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Evening star., 1926-11-23
Bar the Monument Windows!

When on Saturday a man leaped
from the Washington Monument and.
Of course, was crushed to a horrible
death, The Star urged that the win
dows Of the shaft should be as quickly
as possible barred in some way, so
that It would be impossible for others
to use them for suicidal purposes. or
fetal opinion was thereupon expressed
that it would not be desirable to OBJ
scure the view Of the many thousands
who ascend the shaft to see the Cap
ltal from that height in order to pre-
vent the extremely rare cases OF self
destruction. Almost Immediately came
another suicide. The unhappy VIC
tim in falling nearly hit and took the
life Of one Of the guards, who was pass
ing on the pavement, thus illustrating
a double danger incident to these open
windows. Now comes the word that
these openings will be blocked in such
a manner as to make suicidal exits
from them impossible.
Even had the suggestion Of blocking
the windows advanced on Saturday
been at once approved. yesterdays
tragedy would not have been averted,
for there would have been no time
to make the change. But no more
time should have been lost in pre-
venting the use Of the Monument
for this shocking purpose. A suitable
and effective barrier can be erected at
small cost. It probably will not be
necessary to await an appropriation,
as in the case Of the gratings for the
interior Of the shaft. for which the
sum of $4,000 has been asked and
not yet granted.
These two recent suicides. together
with the fatal accidents that have oc-
Cured in the interior Of the Monu-
ment, should lead now to the thorough
protection of all visitors. The stair
case should be barred from the ele-
vator shaft from ground to top, If
necessary without interruption. cer-
tainly to a height precluding not only
accidental but deliberate falls.
This great obelisk Is memorial to
George Washington and should be as
ISOLATED with no bitterness or tragedy.
Whatever is done now cannot, of
course. restore the lives that have
been lost or wipe out the sinister rec
ord that has been written, but it can
and should be assured that hereafter
no more blood be shed at this shrine
dedicated to the first President.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Editors Recall Personality
'Uncle Joe" Cannon Showed

that a real man answered when his
name was called"
Even in the days of his fiercest bat
ties in the legislative arena, Mr..
Cannon never harbored resentment,
cherished grudges or kept malice In
his heart" according to the Fort
Wayne News-Sentinel. Strong par
tisan as he was, "he never carried
partisanship further than the doors of
the House," adds the New Haven
Register, which pictures him as one
who "once outside, was wont to hop.
skip and jump about the place with
any one who felt as buoyant as he
might at the moment. regardless Of
political Affiliations"
AS to his strong Republicanism. the
Wichita Beacon says: 1T is unfair to
criticize the intense partisanship OF
the political fighters of the old school.
To the men of Cannon's early days.
RepubIicanism was a religion, for it
was concerned, in their convictions,
with the preservation Of the Union"
The Pasadena Star-News, too, sees
"Mr. Cannon's extreme partisanship"
as reflective "of the spirit of the times
in which he was active in the National
Legislature" and believes it mo dis
paragement of the distinguished dead
to deplore that partisanship ran to
such extremes" The Memphis Com
mercial Appeal is Of the opinion that
'the intensity of his partisanshlp
may be of day that has passed. but
his loyalty to his convictions must be
of a day that always exists, if this
Nation of ours is to succeed in it's
sublime destiny" To the Reno Eve
ming Gazette, "he was the last of the
old-timers," and this journal sees his
passing as emphasizing the fact that
"'there were giants in those days.
and that there are none of the same
stature now"
After reviewing those epoch making
days when "CannoniSm" was Synon-
ymous with autocracy, until a revolt
in the House left the Speakership
shorn Of much of it's power, the At
lanta Journal says: THE significance
Of his story is that though he was
Car of the House and buttress of
bourbonism, he emerged from the
bitter battles that marked the decade
Of 1903-1912, worsted in politics, but
loved in person. and while an auto
crat in method, he was a democrat in
manner and In soul. Only a rare
spirit could have scored that record:
only good heart could have smiled
such enmities away; only true man
could thus have won the affections
of men,"
Evening star., 1926-11-23

meet their death on the streets Of
London. compared to an average Of
two and sixteen.hundredths in New
York. Two hundred and sixty.nine
persons were killed in three months in
the British metropolis, which is a
higher rate than the Ave hundred and
hfty-five in eight months in the cor.
responding American city.
The average American who visits
London ts unable to understand why
the death rate is not higher. because
OF the left.hand passing. but the same
thing undoubtedly applies when a
Briton steps out onto one of New
York's busy streets. 1t is just as hard
for US to understand their traffic sys.
tenn as It is for them to understand
ours.
But whatever system is used there
appears to be no cure for the high toll
Of human life. Pedestrians and auto.
mobiles do not mix and neither do two
fast-traveling machines. They never
Will and regulations and strict enforce
ment will serve to do no more than
make a temporary dent in the ever
increasing list.
It Is an unfortunate phase of the
present-day civilization that 50 valu-
able an adjunct to the conduct Of busi-
ness and the enjoyment Of life should
exact such a heavy penalty. The
world, however. demands speed. by
trains, boats. automobiles and air
planes: and each one takes its quota
in the death of humans. So that the
best thing to do is to be careful. look
cheerful. accept all the blessings of
this fast.traveling generation, and
keep on going in the hope that tragedy
will not occur.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

but the one upside down on the rus
finds it amazingly mysterious.
There, on the bottom of another
table, appears the legend:
"1OS"
What unknown hand placed 1t
there? Why was it not rubbed out?
Why is it allowed to remain? The
answer to the last question Is the
easiest: Because this is the first time
one has noticed it.
After all, let it remain as symbol
Of business, with which each one OF
us, even the most unbusinesslike, has
to do daily.
Let it stand as a sign of happy
store.
y X n X
Here we are down to fundamentals.
Looking at the room from height
Of 5 to 6 feet, we were too much
impressed by finish.
Probably it is the same everywhere.
Here, however, we look up at struc-
lures. see their construction, the stuff
they are made Of, their true shapes.
We see here the sag Of the springs
underneath the davenport cushions. A
combined weight of tons. distributed
over many days, has pushed the under
covering down.
How sturdy the elephantine thing
looks, from this different angle!
The neat pattern of the rug, a pre-
war Wilton, strikes one as infinitely
deft, regarded close at hand and along
the surface. This rug has been lived
with and lived on. Congratulations,
old rug! May all Of us stand the gaff
as we'll!
II X X X
Unusual, to say the least, is the
appearance of the table lamp cords,
as they trail down beneath the daven.
port across the room to the floor plug.
One has prided himself on the way
! those wires were concealed, in the
best approved fashion.
From here, however, all IS revealed.
This ants view shows things as
they are. Here one sees the broken
rod beneath the seat Of the wicker
chair, and the place on the davenport
leg where the cat sharpens his claws
The ceiling, Of average height (mod-
ern), takes on aspects of grandeur
from this lowly position. 1t is, Of a
certainty, at least feet inches far
ther away. Also it appears vast in
extent. The papering job strikes the
observer as inexpressibly neat. How
do paperhangers get the edges to fit
SO well, anyway?
The door bell rings! Up and at
'em, for it would never do for the
guest to discover one lying on the
floor, gazing vacantly at the ceiling.
No doubt he has always regarded
you as queer" to begin with. and
this would be indisputable evidence
How every one loves to believe him
self normal and others 'abnormal"'
There are even persons who make
their living by finding aspects of alb
normality in every one. Surely there
is no such thing as perfectly nor
NAL" person alive, for every one liv'
ing Is thousands Of years old. in es'
sence, and thousands-nay, millions
Of chances for deviation have
slipped in.
every one Is queer but thee and
me, and even thee is a little queer,
as the Quaker said.
So look at your rooms upside down
sometimes, and discover a new beauty
| in them, and a new interest. The re
wards are greater than the risk.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

Discourteous references to Uncle
Shylock" betray the customary atti-
tude Of the reluctant debtor toward a
creditor. The metaphor IS pitiable and
frail. Shylock loaned his money in
hatred and with sinister intent. Uncle
Sam proceeded in all fairness and
friendliness and has asked nothing
like the full measure Of the bond. The
word play is often amusing. but there
are times when clumsily applied in
serious concerns it becomes pathetic.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Prison Ethics and Public Security.

Prison ethics, declared young
Nathan Leopold. serving life SEN
tence at Joliet, ILL.,, for the murder
of a little boy for the sake of a
thrill" prevents his testifying re-
garding a jail break in that institu-
ton in which a deputy warden was
slain by escaping prisoners. This is
a new one. Prison ethics implies a
code, subscribed to by all inmates.
1t is not necessarily consistent with
prison discipline. 1t probably is not.
1t is the prisoners standard Of be-
havior according to the strictly
selfish lights of the inmates them
selves.
For prison ethics" may be read
safety first." Any prisoner testify
ing about Jail break would have to
be placed in solitary confinement
upon return to the institution. in
order to prevent reprisals. The
code would have rendered him SUBJ
ject to penalties more severe than
any the law allows to be inflicted
upon a recalcitrant.
The inmate Of a penal institution
is there against his will. He sub
scribes to the regulations unwill
ingly. If he could do so, he would
escape: he would evade all duties;
he would break all rules. He learns
the rules Of the prisoners code much
more quickly than that Of the ad-
ministra ton and obeys them more i'm
plicitly.
Prison reforms have been instituted
10 ameliorate the condition of the
inmates of these great jails where
men and women are confined in
punishment for their crimes. They
have been given amusements. their
labors have been lightened, their food
has been improved. their misery Of
monotonous existence has been less.
ened by diversions. Yet they want to
break loose. All but few Of them
are constantly seeking means Of re-
lease. The more that is done to
tighten the burden the more. it would
appear. they plot to fee their bars,
knowing that they will be pursued and
if caught be deprived upon return to
jail of the privileges which they have
been enjoying.
1t is idle to think 10 reform the
habitual, practiced criminal through
jail methods. Abuses may be re-
Evening star., 1926-11-23
The High Price of Speed.

Londoners are no better off than
New Workers. when it comes to tho
battle for life in the maelstron Of
present day traffic. IN fact. residents
Of London face a little more hazard
than their neighbors across the sea.
In statistica Just issued, It 10 shown
Ax~A ~.> n~~uu~~n<nAEhNn,avssau -
Evening star., 1926-11-23

Uncle Sam is regarded in Central
America as having so much wealth
and leisure that he ought to be glad
to while away the hours by undertak-
ing to referee an occasional revolu-
ton.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

Florida is recovering rapidly, al
though it will evidently take the
orange crop a long time to get back to
normal in quantity and price. Blue
sky and silvery sand, however. are in.
deatructibie and. when we'll managed,
wonderful assets.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

A number Of willing warriors in Eu.
rope fail to see why Americans should
pay so literally for little thing like
a prize fight and fail to be impressed
by the efforts Of nations to make con.
fiict interesting.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

reason. brilliant and challenging
here we have the truth straight out.
Here is an adventure in personal hon
es,y that We may not soon again find
coming our way.
"But until man has mastered him
SELF the world is no closer to its de
sire to escape from its destiny Of suf-
fering, hatred bloodshaA and y1o.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

An oil scandal is bad enough. But
public interest will welcome the op-
portunity to move over from De Rus
sey lane to Teapot Dome as an oppor-
tunity to get little fresh air.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

When he has worked his plan out
to a logical conclusion, Mussolini may
be moved to issue a volume entitled
who's Who in Italy," with only just
one name in it,
Evening star., 1926-11-23

Possibilities Of the advertising to be
obtained by refusing the Nobel prize
were unsupported until G. Bernard
Shaw discovered them.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

The Hall-Mills case necessarily be.
comes more acrimonious as partici-
pants cease to discuss direct evidence
and begin to talk about one another's
families.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

Many alibis never brought to public
attention were no doubt prompted by
domestic inquiries relating to De Rus
seyS lane.
Evening star., 1926-11-23

The visit OF Queen Marie recalled
Dsme Of the wonders Of America TO at
tsntion, including Loie Fuller.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Freaks.
From the Altoona Mirror.

From the Altoona Mirror.
A potato with perfectly shaped
head, body and feet has been un-
earthed in Kansas We have seen
prunes with the same qualifications.
Evening star., 1926-11-23
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
EsOteric Aspiration.

EsOter1C Aspiration.
When mystics offer curious suggestion
OF what an astral body" oft may
do,
I am persuaded that, beyond ques.
ton,
1 ought to have an astral body, too.
It sure would lend this life a greater
lenience
If, while at home he piled his knife
and fork,
A man spontaneously and with con-
venience
Could daily at dinner in New York.
I'd make that astral body toll and
worry
Were 1 endowed with theosophic
skill.
While set out for golflng in a hurry
Or felt at cards that little friendly
thrill.
o Mystic, I am a converted scoffer,
Instead Of One I fain would be a
Few;
To meet the opportunities that offer.
I'd like to have an astral body, too!
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Secrets.

FHom the Omaha World Herald
Some things about America that
Marie probably viii not tell until she
&ofD e0NS 2nWA a
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Vireinla
All Other States and Canada.
,fcn,ber Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled
patches credited TO II or not otherwise cred.
ised Il this paper and :lsc tne Local nsWs
81 special dispatches herein are also reserved
Evening star., 1926-11-23

"It seems to me that you have
reached the utmost possibilities of
fame in your community"
"I don't see how could possibly go
any further, being as my tempera-
ment would render me incapable Of
getting mixed up in homicide case"
Evening star., 1926-11-23

I'VE used to sing I want to be an
ANGEL" said Uncle Eben, but de
kind of songs We gets now sounds like
we had changed our ideas bout where
verse"
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Wealth Spurned.

NCdltA oPuIhCus
"Would your daughter wed for
gold?"
She has proved she would not" an
swered Uncle Bill Bottletop, proudly.
'by refusin' the attention Of two of
our leadin' bootleggers."
Evening star., 1926-11-23
Propriety Vindicated.
Propriety we now display,
It has been fully tested;
We ate and danced in a cafe
And No One Got Arrested.

Jud Tunkins says one Of the worst
things about graft is the additional ex-
pense in getting the losses of money
before a jury.
He who talks much of the wealth
er," said HI Ho, the sage of China
town, "shuns toll in the vain hope Of
making the music of his voice win him
a livelihood"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-18
Other Livestock

CHICAGO. Nov. S.-Cattle-Receipts.
$1,000; fed steers steady with weeks e%-
IRENE advance: mostly a cleanup market
bulk weighty steers strong at S7.75 a
9:23; best around SO; yearlings fully
steady; strictly cohice kinds held at
ST. 90; she-stock comprising lower grades
mostly: low cutters. 81 vealers at ST l
downward. best to outsiders. Sill 80.
Receipts. IL 900: market freely
active: fat lambs around 25c higher: bulk
fat lambs to packers. S12.7 rs n 13: early
sales TO city butchers. S13.25; holding
ground Sl3;35;, choice fed Clipped lambs
SIS 50d9 mostly sheer, steady: bulk fat
best, around Sff8,, HoFs2ReceipIGts;. AZ. 600;
market slow. weak to Toe lower few bids
- Zoo, lower; TOP. 81 ;65; bulk, S11 a
| go: heavyweights S11 .35 a / L .65; me-
diumweights S11 80 a 50: light weights.
81 20 a11.55; light lights. 10 q II 90 {;
packing sows. 1913 a 1895; slaughter
EAST ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1S.-Hogs =
Receipts, 10000; market steady; 25O-350
lbs, 81 % I'll so; 20Q-250 lbs. 81 40
II,65;, 10000 lbs, 81 .40@I1,75; 100
goo BIS g S113 5@ d1i555; 90-lS9 i s g
f65o. c@ttieIReeeiPtss. $500 @ market
lower on steers: beef sters. 81 500 9; light
yearling steers and heifers S6.50@ $50:
beef cows S. g; low. cutter and cutter
cows. SO. 50: vealers S12.75: heavy
calves. So a 80; bulk stock and feeder
steers. SO a Z 50. Sheep--Receipts.. 1.3O0;
market steady: top fat lambs. Sl3: bulk
fat lambs S13: bulk Gull lambs. $3.50
bulk fat ewes. So M6.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-18

won tnlS trophy TWO years ana the
institution winning it three times
will retain it.
Team Members
The team which Prof. w. w.
Smith. has coached to takea part in
the coming contest, is composed of
I'd. B. Allen, Frankfort; VIC. Allen,
Pleasant Lake; I'M. Bake, College
Corner, Ohio; d. e. Rusk, Hills
boro; w. L. Cook. Boswell; ]. f.
Struckman. Huntingburg, and C. K.
Whistler, Buck Creek.
Additional entries Of Indiana live
stock in the classes of the interna-
tional include: II. II. Peterson, Lin
den, one steer; Gerald Hitchings,
McCoysburg. barrows and steer,
Bernard Brown, Brook, three bar
rows; ]. B. De Ford, Wabash, twenty
nine Chester Whites; II. w. Muller,
North Vernon, two cars cattle; f.
w. Thompson, Parker three Belgiansi
Jacob z. Myers. Culver, one Polled
Shorthorn; w. H. Mitchell. Upton,
three lambs, and V. E. De Ford. Con
verse, barrow. Steers will be shown
by Keith Ellsbury and oakley Frost
of Greenfield; Ray Keen, Orval and
Vernon Fenwick of Goodland; Law
renee Arnott and Clark Reed OF
Rensselaer,; Charles CRUDE, Kersey
Rexford Mcdaniel, Wheatfield. and
Earl Duggleby, Tefft.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-18
Man, Sd, Laughs at
Fate; Flies Injured

On " Ia Sffticc
NEW YORK. Nov. 1S.-James w.
Montee waited nearly sixty four
years for his great adventure of fly.
ing acrossSthe continent, and when
it came, by Cad. he wasn't going to
let anybody's tin motorcycle in
Texas Interfere.
That is how it came about that
Montee swooped down here from his
home in Santa Monica, Cal. smiling
from the passengers cockpit. with
only one good arm and with frac-
tured collarbone radiating little
witches under it's bandages.
Montee learned to fly at co. He
had been interested in aviation. to
the point of having earned years ago
the nickname of Crazy FLYNN Ma
chine" Montee. Finally the Army
air service agreed to let him fly
across the country. And then that
motorcycle on the ground of Kelly
Field knocked him out. But he was
in the air again in half an hour.
They'd have had to break nay
neck to stop mex said the gray.
haired pilot. And keeping on didn't
hurt me. l hope to fly most of the
way back home"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-18
HAD YOUR QUOTA
OF SODA WATER?
Manufacture Average of
$2.15 Per Capita in State.

How much soda water do you
drink?
According to the Department of
Commerce in a bulletin reporting
the biennial census OF manufactures,
1925, total of 1O4 establishments in
Indiana engaged primarily in the
manufacture Of carbonated, fruit and
cereal beverages during that year
valued their output at $5,S41 600.
Therefore, each man, woman and
child in the State is allowed an av-
erage of $2.15 annually for the pur-
chase of these beverages. Indiana
ranks fifteenth in such manufacture.
Pennsylvania leads with 393 estab-
lishments, while New York reports
the highest value, Der products being
worth 500 .SSQ. 900.
The total output of Abs manu-
facturers in the United States is val
ued at $2S6,027 900, an increase of 80
per cent as compared with 1923, the
last preceding census year. Wage
earners to the number of 29,274, not
including salaried employees, are en-
gagged in the manufacture of these
beverages, their combined yearly
earnings amounting to $97, 1853 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-18
MOST PORKERS REGISTER Is CENT DECLINE
LIVESTOCK EXHIBIT
BY PURDUE TEAM

BB Times Special
Purdue University will stage an
educational exhibit of timely interest
at International Livestock EXPOSE
ton in Chicago, Nov. 27-Dec. 4.
The three different sections of dis.
play will be in charge of DIR. G. N.
Hoffer, Lynn Robertson and John
Schwab of the agricultural extern
sion department. University will
also exhibit two exact miniature re.
productions of southern Indiana
farm, showing its condition in 1920
and how 1t has been improved to
date. y
Are Judges
Prof. G.. II. Cutler of Purdue will
serve as a judge of the small grains
and seeds classes at the Interna-
tionaI Grain and Hay Show. John
w. Kerlin. Rockfield, has been APP
pointed official representative of In
diana at grain show and will have
charge of competitive entries from
this State. Prof. A T. WYancko,
Purdue, is one of judges of corn ex-
hibits at show. g.
IAN effort will be made by a team
of students from Purdue to gain
permanent possession at the coming
exposition OF handsome trophy Of
fered in the collegiate livestock
judging contest, which teams from
won in 1916 and 1920. Ne
braska and Texas also have each
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-18
DUCKS AND GEESE
DRIVE OUT TURKEY
Fewer GobbIerS to Be Pur-
chased This Year, Word.

Fewer Thanksgiving tables in In
dianapolis homes will be graced with
the conventional turkey this year
city market dealers today predicted
Ducks and geese have largely
usurped the coveted position held so
many years by the large feathered
fowl, due, dealers say, to steady rise
in gobbler values.
Turkeys, Csc; ducks, soc, and
geese. 45c a pound, are present
quotations, and those which likely
will greet buyers for the big
spread a week from today, produce
men say. Hens at 40 cents and
springers, 40 and As cents, also at.
tract attention of economical house.
wives. Turkeys are of extra good
quality and the supply normal, ac-
cordlng to dealers.
Placards were displayed at the
market today stating that dealers
would have their stands open next
Wednesday from $50 a. m. until
$50 p. m. for convenience Of Thanks
giving buyers. Ordinarily the mar
ket is closed Wednesday. The mar
ket also will remain open on Fridays
preceding Christmas and New Year.