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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
NO COUNCIL
ATTORNEY

THE Indianapolis city council
Monday night struck fr3m
~ its files Ordinance No. l.
proposing to create the position OF
attorney for the council at an an
nual salary OF $4,000.
So the scheme of a special coun-
ell attorney dies abornin-and the
council will wlggle through the
year depending for legal advice on
the existing city legal department.
The action OF the council in kill
ing the proposal-whether it was
the result of mature judgment or
the limitations OF the 1926 munich
pal hudget-will please ordinary
mine-run citizens. II may pain
some plum seeker, but most peo-
pie would regard employment OF a
special attorney for the council as
an unnecessary luxury.
However. such attorneys arc
now quite the style. No govern
mental department, bureau or COM
mission feels that it is properly
equipped to handle matters under
its Jurisdiction unless 1t has its
own attorneys at its elbow.
The school board, plan commits
sion and such bodies, though usual
-ly having lawyers in their member
ship, regularly employ by the year
outSide legal talent.
Perhaps 1t is necessary because
of the growing compleMty OF gov
ornamental functions and the in
creasing intricacIes Of the statutes.
But it is a question II the govern
rient isn't being lawed and attor-
neyed tn death. Public business
ism handled more satisfactorily
n these days, when each public
official has special attorney at
his elbow. than in the simpler days
when he brought to his job only
native ability and commonsense.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
BY Walter ID. Hickman

RI ONGS have to get ripe" be-
hi fore they land and this
. happens to the most popular
of song writer's.
Last summer, Russell Robinson
rushed to Indianapolis his home
town all heated up over his new
song, Tomorrow Mornin'."
The second he landed, Robinson
called me and told me that his
fingers were hot" and that he had
turned out prize beauty in syn
copated melody.
grabbed my hat and dashed
madly out to the Robinson mansion
on Fall Creek Blvd. (still in Indian.
apolis). and prepared myself to hear
his latest song baby.
It was still baby" because the
printed copies had not as yet been
manufactured. But the song, the
lyrics as well as the melody was
there.
Robinson played 1t time and again
in as many fashions as possible.
Even Mildred Harris was on hand
TO tease along the syncopated lyrics.
1t takes time to get song in the
air. Just now Tomorrow Mornin'
is getting the recognition 1t deserves.
Okeh has just issued two versions
Of Robinson's song, Tomorrow
Mornin'" Both are hot. II you want
1t for dancing. you will find 1t on an
Okeh as a fox trot with chorus sung
by Billy Jones. The Melody Sheiks
furnish the syncopation.
And H. you want 1t as a singing
novelty. you will find it on another
Okeh, as done by Barnum and
Bailey. two singers. Both records
are splendid.
Last summer, or early last fall,
predicted that this song would land.
And 1t sure has.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13

the American public as never before
to the sensational wonders OF the
rare art Of Improvisation, which
Dupre's gifts have brought to the
highest possible pitch. 1t is not
generally known, however, that i'm
promising Is a general custom on the
continent and definite part of the
training of musicians, and OF or
ganists in particular. This does not
always take the same form-some
organists make use of 1t in the
church. services to bridge the gaps in
the ritual, others build up great
symphonies on the spur of the mos
ment on themes handed them, such
as Dupre--and others, prefer to inn
provise in more popular forms on
themes already we'll known to the
audience, folk songs, SONGS of the
home. old familiar melodies which
bring up a train Offender recollec-
tions and which can be followed
with ease by the audience as the
artist weaves 1t into patterns Of
lovely tone.
Such is the type OF improvisation
which will be heard tonight at the
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
when Alfred Hollins, the great Eng
lish organist, plays his recital in
this city. Although schooled in the
severer forms Of musical compost
ton, as are all well grounded mu-
sicians, Hollins prefers to make his
improvisations sort of personal
appeal to the music loving instincts
of his audience. They are inter
mezzi in his rograms-moments Of
melody, color and rhythm, tracing
familiar lines, rather than great
climaxes in his program. For that
reason, when Hollins improvises, the
audience becomse a part of the per-
formance. The Johannesburg Star
South Africa on the occasion Of
Hollins' inauguration of the great
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
AFFAIR
RETURN

"TTORNEY GENERAL GILL
Al LION told the public serv-
ice commission Tuesday, in
oral argument before it, that pres
ent rates OF the Indiana Bell Tele-
phone Company are insufficient to
provide a fair return on the in
vestment. Current rates only give
the company a return OF 4.675 per
cent. he said.
The poor, poor telephone mo.
nopoly. Only 4.675 per cent re-
turn on its investment. Certainly
It is entitled to rates that will give
it a decent profit. But what is a
fair return?
The average retail hardware
dealers net profit in 1924. accord
ing to figures given at the recent
National Hardware Association
convention, was only "A of / per
cent. Survey of 545 individual
groceries by the Harvard business
research bureau showed that their
average net profit was one-ninth
of l per cent. Other retail lines
reveal equally low returns.
A million storekeepers go broke
and retire from the retail field
every seven years on the average
because of the small returns on
their investments. No one pro-
poses higher rates for them.
A lot of merchants would like
to be in the distressed telephone
company's shoes and get 1875 net
profit. And better yet to crawl
under the protecting wings OF the
public service commission and the
sympathetic Mr.. Gilliom, TO be
regulated to insure a fair return.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
Bx Walter ID. Hickman

NCIENT scandal about Paris
TAI stealing Helen, the beautiful
EJ wife OF Menelaos, has been
Dug up again
Scandal? you ask. Helen in those
ancient days had her views of what
scandal really is.
After Helen was returned to
Sparta by her husband after many
years Of war, Helen took it upon her
self to correct the scandal" spread
about by her own daughter,
Hermionc.
Hermione was careful" daugh-
ter even in those ancient days, that
is careful about some matters. SO
she invented scandal" about her
mothers kidnapping.
At this time Of day it probably
would not matter whether Helen
went freely with Paris or that Paris
dragged her away with some of the
household furniture of Menelaos,
husband Of Helen, unless John
J1rskines THE Private Life Of Helen
Of Troy had not jumped into the
best selling class Of the day.
When Helen again had become ac-
customed to her home after her ex-
cursion with Paris, Helen, accord
ing to Erskine. said to her daughter:
Herinione, | find certain scandalous
rumors circulating about me here
in Sparta. Perhaps you can ex-
plain them"
And Hermione could do some real
explaining when she so desired.
Finally, Hermione said to her
mother: There's legend that you
deserted your husband and ran away
with Paris to Troy. I first heard
of it right after you went
HeIen's Scandal
And Helen, according to Ershine,
had her idea of what scandal really
is. and she said to her daughter:
But that's not scandal, that's the
truth"
Her daughter replied in very
modern fashion: IF that's not
scandal, / don't know what 1t is"
IT see you DON'T" said her mother.
I'm scandal there's always some
falsehood, something malicious and
defamatory. Scandal, to my mind,
is such a story as I heard yesterday
afternoon from Charitas. She says
I never was at Troy at all. Paris
carried me off. against my will, and
some valuable furniture, too, for good
measure. The winds blew us to
Egypt-you know the absurd tale?
Well, that's what 1 call scandal.
What should I be doing in Egypt?
And would / have gone off with
Paris IL he had been theft"
And Hermione, probably believing
that Paris was furniture mover,
answered. according to Erskine:
THE furniture was missing and you
must admit, mother, Paris, was the
natural one to blame since newell,
he did-what he did"
And in the course of her answer,
Helen accuses her daughter OF In.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13


The board of works investigation
of the street lighting contract
evidently has aroused hopes Of
citizens for lights in other long
darkened localities.
DEAR MIR. FIXIT: AS you have
done robly in the past for citizens
Of this end. am asking you to get a
corner light at w. Sixteenth and
Hariing SITS. 1t would be splendid
place for some foot-pad to slap a
person on the jaw with a club and
relieve him of his meal ticket.
H. II. G.
The question will be taken UP
at once with the new boardl OF
works. Would suggest, however,
that you present a petition to the
board. signed by as large num-
Der of property owners as possible.
The reader who complained Of be-
ing charged for parking his car on
Market St., should be, interested in
a board Of safety ruling Tuesday
that all private policemen dress in
olive drab to avoid being confused
with regular policemen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
Lucky Boy

m BOSTON millionaire, dying left his son
a a huge fortune but left also $1,000
which, he provided, should be expended in Civ
ing the boys bride-to-be course in domestic
science, so that she could be good cook And,
dispatches say, she is taking the course.
There was man who had an eye for his
son. marital happiness Say what you will,
the old saw still holds good. A man doesn t
head for the divorce court very readily if he
gets his bacon and eggs the way he likes them
at home
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
The Past

Just stop and consider the things
of the past and turn the thoughts
over. right well, while they last. The
tasks that you know you have
sighted, when mass'd, the right sort
of tip for the future will cast.
You. can't let the dead past Just
bury itself, with many unfinished
things left on the shelf. The per-
son who's willing to have things
that way, still lives in the past, as
to labor, today.
The job that you face, day by
day, can be met if you'll tackle the
thing, stead of stopping to fret. To
starts not the part that is right
hard to do. It's the keepin' on goin',
and carryin through.
So, look to the past SOS to sum
UP your faults. and say to yourself
Here's where robustness hats. The
past will not hinder my chance.
Never morel I'll be set for what
future is holding in store"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
NOW. HONESTLY

You think your friends believe
everything you say when you're
talking about yourself.
Kinda like you, doncha?
1t seems that way, when people
hear you brag.
All of us like to broadcast our
good points, now and then. It's
human nature.
But, don't be too dern human.
'Tis far better to let the things
that you DO. not say, advertise your
good points.
Just a friendly tip to actors who
are thinking Of touring whatever
country the ostrich comes from: an
ostrich egg weiRlns from two to four
pounds. ~
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW
REVIEW
Paris Did Not Steal Furniture From Home of Menelaos

venting the scandal and remarks
also: Paris didn't sleal me, as you
were about to say, l was quite
willing. But if he had stolen me,
I'd prefer to think he would have
had no margin of interest left for
the furniture"
And there you have some of the
most delicious satire and con-
versation ever appearing in a
modern book.
Youth Isl Youth
Mr. Erskine in 1.-THE Private Life
of Helen of Troy" discovers that
youth is always youth and that
beauty is always beauty.
Here is book of cyclonic wit,
startling and sudden in it's many
passages. Not duh old stuff but the
language of beauty and youth as
spoken by the beautiful Helen.
The Bobbs-Merrill Company Of In
dianapolis published this Erskine
book and in this weeks New York
Herald Tribune Books it is listed
as second among the best sellers by
Brentana as being among the best
six sellers in demand during Christ
mas week.
Here is book that many people
have phoned me about. I saved the
review Of this gorgeous piece Of
witty mental food until the holiday
rush is over.
1t is not stale history but the
smartest series of dialogues supposed
to have been uttered by the char
acters Of Homer.
Am telling you that you will miss
the smartest treat of many season
II you do not digest THE Private
Life of Helen of Troy"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
EYE TESTS
FOR DRIVERS

H1 IN. FRANCIS p. BARR of
I'D Rochester. N. Y. expert on
IL vision and it's relation to
accidents, in an address before the
Indiana Association OF Optome-
trists the OTTER night, said eye
tests for motorists are an essen
tial step in the reduction of traf-
flee accidents.
Between and per cent OF
the people are unable to distin-
guish colors," he stated, land are
liable to drive past a red traffic
signal and not know it."
Those Of the color-blind fraction
of the population apparently all
drive autos in Indianapolis-judg-
ing from the way our stop-and-go
signals are ignored.
There is sound argument for
subjecting motor car drivers to
vision tests-some cities have al
ready adopted the plan.
Locomotive engineers and other
railroad men are frequently com
PEELED TO undergo eye tests as a
matter OF course. particularly for
color-blindness. Why not automo-
bile drivers? A motor car can be
as dangerous to life and limb as
locomotive.
But color blindness isn't the
chief visual defect that needs cor
rection in the interest of traffic
safety. The drivers who won't
see their own speedometers are the
worst menace. A speedometer that
will reach out and pinch the dri-
vers leg when he exceeds the
legal speed limit will do more for
safety than examination of his
ability to distinguish red from
green.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON

operations in the Middle West, the
most fertile agricultural region of
the continent, are a sure road to
bankruptcy and the poorhouse.
II the raisers of food go broke
where does national prosperity get
off?
There's something for Congress
and economists to solve. The prob
lem Of the corn growers can't be
solved by merely urging city folks
to buy more corncob pipes and
corn plasters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
Ask the Times

You can get an answer TO any quee-
ton 81 fact or information BY writing
10 The indianapolis Times washington
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. WASH
I'll ,mps for reply Medical. legal and
marital advice cannot be giyen. nor
can extended research be undertaken.
sonal reply. Unsigned requests cannot
be answered. All letters are connden-
tial --EditOr
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13

One of the busiest men these
days at the Bobbs- Merrill Com
pany, is David L. Chambers, who
took the desk vacated by Hewitt
Rowland when he became editor
of Century. 1t is Chambers who
meets the authors and says the
word which pleases or does not
please the many authors who sub
NIT their manuscripts to this pub
fishing house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13

The vaudeville acts will include
Lillian Pearson, Ellen MacLean,
Jean Davis. Virginia Jobes, Arthur
MacLean, Charles Ingersoll. Roger
Teeguarden, Jack Garrison and Her
bert MacLean. Fred Scott is stage
manager and Betsy Jane Green mis-
tress Of properties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
Mr.. FIxIT
Street Light Investigation
ArouSeS Hope of Citizens
in Dark Corners

Let Mr.. Fixit solve your troubles
with city officials. He is The Times
representative at the city hall. Write
him at The Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13

why is the book of Job in the
Bible referred to as a drama?
Because there are severall
characters who speak in turn.'
These cycles Of speeches are the
nearest approach in Hebrew htera''
ture to our acts and scenes in a
drama.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
NOTED ORGANISE
IN CONCERT TONIGHT

The recent tours Of Marcel Dupre,
famous French organist, aroused
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
CLAIMING CLUB TO
OPEN IT'S OWN THEATER

The Charming Club of All Souls
Unitarian Church will, on Friday
evening, Jan. 10. celebrate the open
ing Of its miniature theater with a
seven-act vaudeville show and a
farce-comedy entitled THE Radio
Baby"
Besides furnishing all the talent
from the ranks Of its own member
ship the club is credited with hav-
ing painted the scenery and installed
the lighting effects.
The farce-comedy, written by an
Indiana author will be produced for
the first time. The cast Of char
acters is as follows:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13

rs the writer of "Silver Threads
. Among the Gold" still living?
Harriet Danks, the author Of the
song, died at tho age Of so in a
rooming house in Brooklyn, N. Y.
She had been prosperous in former
years, but she and her husband,
who composed the music, became I'M.
happy. together and separated. He
died in 1903 in a rooming house in
Philadelphia with copy Of the song
in his, hands, on which he had
written Its hard to grow old
alone"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13


When was the first Diesel en-
CINE made? Can you tell me some
thing concerning its inventor?
The first Diesel engine was made
in Germany and is patented there.
The first engine of this type was at
work in 1898 and at the Munich Ex-
position in 1898 various eypes were
exhibited which attracted much al
tention. Rudolph Diesel. the In
ventor, was born in Paris in 1858
OF German parents. In September,
1913, he disappeared from a steam
packet crossing from Antwerp to
Herwich. No further record of him
Is to be found. 1t is supposed he
drowned at sea.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13

No interchange opinion
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13

NCIENT scandal about Paris
TAI stealing Helen, the beautiful
wife OF Menelaos has been
New Britain herald., 1926-05-10
TALES CREW HAS
 HARD TIME AHEAD
Harvard Starts Strong and Great Race in June Is Expected

New York. May 10 LP,-Yale's rowing fortunes this season appar- ontly fact the scvorest test they have had since Ed Leader started the Ellis on the high tide Of success three years ago.
 Championship stretches such as Yale had enjoyed on the water in varsity competition three straight years without defeat and five success sIve victories over Harvard-usually operate in cycles. Crimson support CTS, viewing the Elis' close call against Pennsylvania Saturday, al- ready are erecting hopes that the Blue cycle is nearing it's end and that the Cambridge eight will turn the tables on their rivals at New London June 9.
 Yale emerged from ifs opening regatta when Penn and Columbia on the Housatonic river with fewer laurels than at any time since Leader became head coach. Not only were the Eli junior varsity and freshman crews dccisiyely whipped but the varsity continuation needed a whirl- wind finish to beat out the Penn crew lost by five lengths to the Naval Academy the week before,
 The Yale camp, however, has been hit by illness and its supporters arc confident that the development Of the crews will SC the Blue again at the top when the season closes.
 The Yale camp, however, has been hit by illness and it's supporters are confident that the development Of the crews will see the Blue again at the top when the season closes.
 Haryard's varsity also opened its season victoriously, defeating Prince ton by narrow margin, but it will be two weeks before a real oppor- tunity arises to compare the relative
New Britain herald., 1926-05-10
SUBS LOSE GAME
 FOR KENSINGTON
Simsbury TrounCes KS" 14-7-.
 SuIliCk and Hab0r Stars

4 weakened Kenstngton line up sent III to play against Simsbury after kansington had piled up what appeared to be q safe lead, spelled defeat for the Ks" yesterday Sims bury forging steadily ahead TOT a Ii 10 win.
 The game was played in Simsbury yesterday afternoon.
 At the end of the fifth inning, Kensington had the home team [ 10 l. Substitute players who had been taken on the trip were given their chance under fire as the regulars re- tired 10 the bench. Simsbury took the cue and in the sixth inning landed q run. The seventh inning was q disastrous one for Kensington with Simobury registering five runs, and in the closing frame four more were added,
 Kensngton experienced little diff ficulty solving La Giers offerings betting out ten hits in the first four innings. Phelps who relieved La iGor held the visitors 10 one hit.
 Su1lick behind the plate for Ken sincfon, and "Georgie" Haber in the field had q real day of it, being the stars Of tho K" lineup.
 The score.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-10
Disguise, Famous Horse,
 Has Birthday Party

Santa Rosa, Calf, May 10 P,- Equine aristocracy represented by Disguise, famous race horse Of an other day. was host yesterday to several hundred members of the human family.
 The occasion was the 29th birth day of the thoroughbred whose name is known wherever horses run and sportsmen gather. Disguise is declared the oldest thoroughbred race horse in the world and his get have won for his owners approM- mately S1,000,00o.
 Persons whose names are by words on the social register of the nation gathered at Wikiup Rancho, country estate Of John II. Rosseter, as guests Of his noted steed. The assemblage was seated at a huge horseshoe table on which rested a cake, IS inches high and decorated with % carrots.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-10
WIN
 OVER HIGH SCHOOL
Defeat New Britain Nine to Tune
 Of 16 tO7

The combined efforts of pitchers Al Havlick and Dutch" Conway failed 10 stop the onslaught of the St. Thomas Seminary baseball team and it defeated New Britain High school Saturday in q seven-inning contest, by a Is to : score. SiS .errors Were made by the losing team. four of which were chalhcd up against the Red and Gold pitcher, HGvlick.
 St. Thomas scored one in the opening inning. eight in the second, all Of which were made after two were out, and two in the third in- ming. Havlick went out. Conway came in. Two more runs were scored. In the fifth, four for New Britain made the score 13 to 1. Be- fore the close or the game New Britain brought its total 10 seven.
 A detailed story Of the game would tell only of q succession Of hits by each team. In the second inning, St. Thomas sent 1% men to the plate and during the parade they hit to all corners of the lot. Errors and passes broke up the monotony at times,
 The High school team is ineXpcri- fenced and is playing under q handi- cap since 1t is without veteran regular to steady it in a pinch. With in two weeks, there is q possibility of the addition to the lineup of John Howard and Tim Clair to strengthen the infeld. Howard returned to school in the winter and on May IS will have served the II weeks in school rules. Clair is out with an injured shoulder.