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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
DANGER AHEAD

A move is getting under way in this country that
is loaded with dynamite. Senator William e. Borah,
Wayne B. Wheeler, the Anti-Saoon League, the
United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement and
others are opposing free expression of the public
will The fact that the issue happens to be pro-
hibition is beside the mark.
The point is the peoples right to be heard
any question.
b This newspaper would be derect to its duties
as public servant did it not point out the menace
here is any movement to obstruct the legislative
Z desires of the people who own this country
One does not have to be a dry to see the danger;
{ one does not have to be wet to see 1t.
If minority by subterfuge otherwise may
force a majority to bow to its will then Lincolns
phrase that ours is government 'for the people
and by the people" is worthless. Old-fashioned de-
mocracy is gone.
n Here is bulletin just issued by the United
ECommittee for Prohibition Enforcement. 1t calls
upon drys everywhere to labor to defeat the dry
referendum in New York State any other State
where may be he'd.
IF the drys take part in the contest" it says,
"the moral effect of wet victory will be disastrous.
IAN enormous wet victory would mean nothing. We
sreco11mend passive resistence homeopathic
s boycott"
& Let no one believe the prohibition be set
tied like that. 1t is here to stay until it is met
squarely until it is finally and definitely settled to
the satisfaction of majority Of the American peo
s pie
81 OF a referendum is not going to change
the law Our 115,OOo,0OO people might vote any way
s they wanted to in body and the Eighteenth amend
ment and the Vostead would still be the books.
But would know thing. We would know
how the country stood and could act accordingly
and with due regard for law and order and all the
rest. Senator Borahs objection to referendum is
indeed difficult to understand coming from him.
He has been the great "commoner'' of the G. o. p,
rs Bryan among the Democrats. We have looked
upon him exponent of majority rule and of
E Lincolnesque ideals of government.
Here we find him out to prevent whenever he
scan the expression of public opinion upon a
stupendous national issue.
democracy like ours is, of absolute necessity,
the product of compromises. Only in countries like
Russia handful of impose their will on
Millions From 1887 on, the founding fathers
showed every tendency to compromise, to give and
take for the sake of perfect union" Had
they not done so, today there would be no Union.
So like the fathers" we plead for tolerance; we
plead for the rank and file of Americans who wish
to make their voices heard. We plead against all
fanatcism that would obstruct expression of pub
lie opinion upon any subject, whatever it may be.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
THE TIME TO ACT

The time to prevent trouble is before it happens
The people of this city very much interested
in seeing that strike occurs on its street Car lines
They should have way of preventing any
cessation of service and better STILL OF stopping any
sdscontent which might lead to any such outcome
The gentlemen who operate the street car lines
have been treated rather generously by the people
of this city in the matter of fares and they owe 10
sthe people something than stupid management.
If is nconceivable that in this day and age 1t Is
to resort to courts in order to operate
public utility.
The method of settling disputes between en-
ployer and the employe is pretty firmly estaohsned
Inv precedent and practice. 1t is distinctly not
achieved by arbitrary and arrogant refusal to listen
or by arrogant and arbitrary insstence on demands
The business men of this city are interested and
every and woman in this city IS Interested III
maintaining uninterrupted service on the street car
lines
The time to act is before any incident occurs
which might disrupt the orderly and customary oper-
alton of the
Certainly the one way not to stfe protest is
1.-THE use of policemen to throw men into jail on
charges which can not stand trial in court
z The oppressive use of the police force is hardly
the way to keep down discomfort.
4 IF the charge made in the courts that men have
been repeatedly thrown into Jail and never brought
to trial is correct the city administration and the
police force will have much to answer for In the
event that any trouble occurs.
The merchants and business men of this city,
since the city administration seems to have failed
to represent the people, might investigate conditions
and take some action rather than to wait until
trouble forces them to consider the situation.
Some ought to speak for the people OF this
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
THE HOUSE OF DESPAIR

If youth could see the end OF the criminals road;
could visit for day the house of despair and sor
that is the last station the route of the trans
gressor!
Two Kansas City boys were given the chance the
other day. The judge had sentenced them to 80 days
in Jail for motor thefts 1t police captains
idea that day in the penitentiay, where they
could close-ups of the result of crime would help
them more.
So for day they went to the earthly hell where
men are Gagged On the way they passed green fields
where birds singing. Otner had gone that
way, years before, heard the birds and reveled
in the gorgeous beauties of field and stream, for the
last time
In the house of despair and silence train rob-
Der gave them the best advice give.
Boys, I'm telling you the TRUTH" said Bill La
Trasse, crime doesn't pay"
The boys looked out over the barren prison in
closure where men broke rocks and rocks broke men,
They others toiling in the summer heat in a
coal mine, hopeless men, automatons. machines hui
man picks and shovels. They still others sitting
in cells the light of sanity gone from their dull eyes
They have learned that bandit Bill La Trasse
was right. Their eyes have been opened.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

Him debt of gratitude for standing like Horatio
at the bridge, and preventing the barbarans from
tearing civilization to pieces.
In this country politicians have been equally
silly. They have told the voters how they were
going to make England, France and Italy and all
the rest of former allies pay back every last
copper they us, know the reason why. This
sounded good to the American manin-the street 1t
sounded like reduced taxes and all that sort of thing,
just III France not paying the war debt sounded
like reduced taxes to the French.
Now the politicians naturally can't make good
and they hate to acknowledge it worse than poison.
Over here the politicians must crawl down by
voting to ratify the settlements which range all the
way to 76 cents on the dollar to only 25 cents on
the dollar
Over yonder the politicians must admit their
by voting pay what they have said all along
they would never pay.
Applesauce is great stuff in politics. But
times much Of it is passed out that it and
back to the producers. It's pretty terrible to
have to eat ones soured applesauce
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to
police belong to:
A. F. Thomas, 215 E. Fiftieth ST.;
Cleveland, 505.4S3, from North and
Pennsylvania SITS.
Paul A. Pfistcr. Linden Hotel
Ford, from New York and Illinois
SITS.
Hugh H. Green. 1925 Broadway,
Ford, 1854 from Pennsylvania and
Delaware SITS.
William w. New Hart, 416 E.
Vermont ST.; Chevrolet, 1890, from
416 z. Vermont st.
Tope Coal Company. 610 Traction
Bldg; Chevrolet, 514.976, from In
diana State Capitol drive way.
z. NJ Stepp. 2945 Broadway,
Chevrolet M lis, from that address.
Everett Davis, Westfield, Ind,
Ford, from Senate Ave. and Market
SITS.
Maurice E. Mackey, 257 w. Wash
ington ST.; Overland. 51S-299. from
in front OF 2459 Ashland Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
SOUR APPLESAUCE

In Washington last night the House approved
the $4,000 100000 French debt settlement
1t is now up to the Senate and there's the
rub. The Senate is said to be determined to hold up
final ratification of the pact until Paris takes action,
and word from Paris is anything but reassuring,
Premier Aristide BRAND is enc of the most elo-
quent and abest statesmen in France today. But
former members of the Herriot cabinet said TO
be plotting his downfall and may bring it about If
he attempts ratification at this time.
And unless ratification takes place by the end Of
this MONTH it WILL of necessity, go until fall
So there you The United States Senate does
not want to ratify the debt settlement until the
French do it first and the French may not be able to
act until too late.
The trouble is politics has gummed up the cards
son both sides of the Atlantic
In France the little politicians have found it
profitable to tell the voters they won't have to pay
any of these debts-to the United States, to Great
Britain to else 1t stirred the pride of the
French manufactured to be told the world owes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
NEW SHOW OPENS
AT THE PALACE TODAY

Grand opera with its stirring melo-
dies, spectacular settings and cos
tunes and actors, will be found on
the vaudeville stage at tho Palace
Theater the last half of this week
with the presentation of operate
It'd Bits" it is announced. The emo
tional high lights of such operas as
Carmen" "Trovatorc, aida"
and "Rigoletto" will be in the pro
gram of the seven singers.
"A Revue of Different Doings" will
embrace singing, dancing and COM
edy Of new kind when it co-head-
lines the bill under the direction of
Mark and Dagnova. Massimo and
Foley are the feature entertainers.
Gautiers photograph dogs are
starred in Record Canine Intelli-
gence." in which their masters
voice" is animated.
Written expressly for his dog,
Thunder. the marvel dog. Frank
Foster Davis presents the film, "His
Masters Voice" which tells of a
dog whose faithfulness and bravery
saves his DltSltI AIOlll liNlllS a Wv -
ardly life. Marjorie Daw and George
Hackathorne are in the cast. Pathe
News. a comedy, and topics of the
day are the short reels.
The bill includes Frank Van Ho.
ven, the mad magician" and Stan
ley and Wilson sisters.
Il \ E.
other theaters today offer: 1.-THE
Haunted House" at English's; 1.-THE
Goose Hangs High" at Keith's;
Stars of Other Days" at the
Lyric; "Skinner's Dress Suit" at the
Uptown. Torrent" at the Apollo;
wet Paint" at the Ohio; wages
for Wives" at the Colonial; Ran
sons Folly" at the Circle and com
plete new show at the Isis.
The Indiana Indorsers of Photo
plays indorse the following for adult
patronage - the features at the
Circle, Colonial and Apolla; family,
at the Ohio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
DEMOCRATS HAVE
CHANCE TO GET
SENATE CONTROL
Need Only Nine Seats and
Six Republican States
Are Webbing.
Times Wash inGton bureau.
IBl1 NcW YORK Arcnnl

WASHINGTON, June 3.-Pos-
sibility that the Democratic party
will assume control of the United
States Senate looms larger today
than at any time since the presi-
dency Of Woodrow Wilson.
1t is already conceded that Presi-
dent Coolidge will face a hostile
Senate during the last two years of
his term Of office. If only four OF
the twenty-four Administration Re
publicans up for reelection lose out,
Senate irregulars will gain the
balance of power they have used in
the past.
Furthermore the Democrats need
gain only nine seats TO give them an
actual majority in the Senate,
enabling them to organize all COM
mittees.
In six States 1t now appears the
Democrats have an excellent chance
of displacing administration Re.
publicans. In three others they have
at least an even chance. And in
three more States liberals definitely
opposed to most of the Administra.
ton program are almost certain Of
election.
In Oregon with Senator Stanfield
eliminated by the primaries. Bert
Haney, former Democratic member
Of the shipping board, is the strong
est man i'm the senatorial race.
Oregon is up in arms over sale OF the
Admiral Oriental Mail Line vessels
to the Dollar interests of San Fran
cisco. endangerinE, it is believed, the
northweSts trade with the Orient.
Haney left the Shipping Board as
the result of a sharp clash with the
President.
In Nevada, Ray Baker, director
of the mint under Wilson, is oppos-
ing Senator Oddie. Baker is one
of The best. known and best liked
men in the State and counts on
personal popularity to elect him.
Former Governor Sweet of Colo
RADIO has entered the lists against
Senator Rice Means and seems to
have an excellent chance of defeat
ing him.
In Arizona
Representative Carl Hayden of
Arizona seems an almost certain
winner over Senator Ralph Cameron
whose connection with attempts to
keep the Bright Angel Trail and the
Colorado River under private control
OF his associates has not helped him
politically.
In Massachusetts,, William NJ.
Butler. the Presidents right hand
man in the Senate must battle
former Senator David I. Walsh for
his seat. Walsh was defeated by
former Speaker Gillette only by
small margin two years ago. Gillette
ran far behind his ticket. Butler
has never before. been a candidate
for election.
Kentucky is the sixth State the
Democrats may win. Senator
Ernst's opponent will be Represent
alive Barley, joint author of the
Howell Barley railroad bill.
In Oklahoma. Maryland and Mis-
souri,, Democratic victories are cas-
lily possible.
Brookhart will defeat Senator
Cummins in Iowa, it is predicted
and Blaine in Wisconsin and Nye
of North Dakota. both liberals have
excellent chances of defeating their
regular Republican opponents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
Reginald Denny, Film Star, Arrives
in City Today as Chief Guest of Honor
BY Walter ID. Hickman

Indianapolis today welcomed a
film star to the city when Reginald
Denny, Universal star Of 1.-THE
Leather Pushers" series and other
movies, arrived at the Union Station
early this morning.
The local Universal Offices has
planned a busy and a happy day
for Denny. While here, Denny will
not make any personal appearances
at the theaters.
His schedule for today is: Visits
the mayor at 10 a. M; lunches with
the Advertising Club at the Clay
pool at 1916; automobile tour Of the
city at 2; meets Governor Jackson at
$3.50; visits the Riley home at 4;
guest of honor at dinner to be
given by Universal at o'clock at
the Claypool. and, at Sis will broad
cast from WFBM. Through the
radio he will meet the film public.
Denny plans to leave the city Fri
day morning for the east. He is Wis
iting just a few cities on this tour.
indianapolis is one of the centers
that will be host TO him. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
DTSILLUSIONED

Cleveland BRIDE seeking divorce, married a
bookmaker thinking, in her trusting way, that he
writer and manufacturer of books that we
read.
When he put the bug" on $1,000 of her money.
she got suspicious, and then found out that friend
hubby engaged in the hazardous pastme of bet
ting that the people who bet on horse races were
wrong.
Her next husband, ventures to predict, will
not be SO literary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

A man may be so close In a crowd
that his wife can touch him, and $50
close at home that she can't.
Whenever nom cooked nice fresh
bread.
The kids rushed i'm for feed.
Yea. that's the way they helped her
in
Her daily hour of lSnead.
Before they were married he used
to walk up and down in front off her
house, too bashful to go in. Now
when he comes home late, he does
the same thing, cause he's afraid to
go in.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
BACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found by po-
lice belong to:
Basconlb Hensley. FIT. Harrison,
Ford, found at Pennsylvania and
Market SITS.
Clark Marshall, FIT . Harrison,
Chevrolet, found at Liberty an New
York SITS.
Row d. Simmons. 447 e. South St.:
Chevrolet, 565-2So, from that ad-
dress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
HAD HIS NUMBER

EAMBURG-A postal card adj
dressed to "VO-619" and sent
through the mails reached it's adj
dressee recently because postal au-
thorities recognized the address as
an automobile number and looked
up the owner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
SOME DAY

Zeppelin is being built, scheduled for
completion next autumn, which will attempt to make
nonstop aerial tour of the world in twenty-five
days, starting from Spain and crossing the Atlantic
then to Panama and the Pacific, and then back
to its Spanish base
1t may fail, but aircraft men won't be discour
aged. Some day shall aerial circumnaviga-
tons for tourists-and twenty-five days won't be
considered very fast, either.
The first thing to do for bad cold is to look
around and see if you find handkerchief.
Most men have equal rights. Most of the argu
ing is done their refusal to have equal wrongs
Even if man isn't his brothers keeper there
times when he thinks his brother needs one
One morning got up and we couldn't shave
because we couldn't find styptic pencil.
Sitting up until daylight isn't healthy at all,
because it takes you all night to do it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
What is lava composed Of?

What is lava composed OFF
It is molten rock solidfying when
cold. that Is discharged from a vol
canic crater, poured out specifically
through non.volcanic assures, or in
truded subterraneously between
strata. In composition 1t may be
either rhyoute. trachyte, phonolitc.
dacite, andesito. basalt or one OF
several other minor varieties
What is the weight of a standard
silver dollar?
412,5 grains.
How. do bananas grow on the tree?
Just the reverse order from tho
way they are seen hanging in tho
stores. The stall; bends downward
and the bananas grow upward.
What Is the meaning Of the Latin
phrase. "mobilis In mobili"?
Rapid in motion.
What is the white population of
the United States?
II is estimated at .94,S20,o15.
How many Keys and how many
strings does piano have?
The standard piano keyboard has
IS keys; Sc white keys and 80 black
ones. There are eos wires (strinss)
in an average piano.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

Where are chestnuts grown In the
largest quantities in the United
States?
Formerly the greatest chestnut
area in the United States was from
Pennsylvania down through north
Carolina and northern Georgia. The
chestnut blight has affected chest
nut trees in the United States so
seriously that very few chestnuts
are produced here now. Our supply
comes chiefly from Italy. Most of
the chestnuts on the market are inn
ported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
THE
VERY IDEA!
BY Hal Cochran -
Ely TIME

IT'S time that we're thinkin' bout
summer time flies and it's time that
we're doin' a heap OF things wise.
Wherever. they're buzzing, therein
danger lies. Come on, let's get busy
and open our eyes.
a swatter's as handy a thing as
kin be, but for each one you swat
there's another goes free. Why use
all the strength and the vigor you've
got a battlin' the pests with the
swish and the swat?
You'll find. after all, that the way
to begin. is through keepin' them out
stead Of lettin' them in. When out
in the air, they kin fly as they please
for they're too far away to be
spreadin' disease.
So. ware Of the buzzin' that comes
night and day. Remember, it's
probably sickness at play. Consld-
err the fly, and you'll know what it
means to get up ambition, and put
up your screens.
When tho drill sergeant shouted
Fright about face" his newest priv
ate mumbled THANK goodness, I'm
finally right about something"
He was the first fellow who ever
asked her for kiss. All the others
had more nerve.
A health expert says the only safe
place TO kiss girl is on her photo
graph. Can va picture that?
FABLES IN FACT
WHEN A CERTAIN MAN WAS
ASKED WHY HE WAS A TRAMP
COMMA HE BLAMED TT ON 4
DOCTOR PERIOD SAID HE COM
MA QUOTATION MARK THE DOC
GAVE ME A PHYSICAL EXAM
.INATION AND TOLD ME TO
TAKE A LONG WALK AFTER
MEALS DASH DASH I'VE BEEN
WALKING AFTER THEM EVER
SINCE PERIOD QUOTATION
MARK
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

One morning we got up and we couldn't shave
because we couldn't find styptic pencil.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

Even if a man isn't his brothers keeper, there
times when he thinks his brother needs one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

Sitting up until daylight isn't healthy at all,
because it takes you all night to do it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03
Questions
and
Answers

You, can get an answeer to any qqgss.
ton Of iac, or intorPTSSi ss w ~ TrisinS
f r ase s9s Se% York rm Ave- w WasRSs
for reply. Medical legal and MARTA!
research S be undertaken, All other
questions will receive a personal reply.
Unsigned REQUESTS cannot De pd Answered.
Where were the Olympic games
held In the years 1920 and 1924, and
what country won?
They were held at Antwerp in
1920 and at Paris I'm 1924. United
States won both years.
What is glycerine?
A transparent substance obtained
by the decomposition Of fats or hxed
oils.
Which are the leading States in
the production of lumber?
Tho figures for 1928 arc as fol
lows: Washington, 6.677 ,656,000
board feet; Oregon. 3,966,0S3,000
board feet; Louisiana, 3,554,212,000
board feet and Mississippi, 2,69O,976,-
900 board feet.
There are some lines in n poem
which read recently concerning the
need of men 10 match the mountains
and the plains. Can you tell me just
what the lines are and by whom
they were written?
You no doubt refer to 1.-THE Conn
ing American, by Sam Walter Foss.
The poem begins:
Bring mo men to match my noun
tains,
Bring me men TO match my plains;
Men with empires i'm their purpose,
And new eras in their brains"
There is also line I'm Edwin
Markham's Lincoln, the Man OF
the People," which contains tho
thought, IA man that matched the
mountains and compelled the stars
to look our way and honor u.s."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

Most men have equal rights Most of the argu-
ing is done their refusal have equal wrongs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

The first thing to do for bad cold is to lool
around and see if you can find handkerchief.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

What is the weight Of standard
silver dollar?
412.5 grains.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

What is the white population Of
tho United States?
It is estimated at .9iS20,o15.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-03

What Is the meaning Of the Latin
phrase. "mobilis In moblli"?
RaDid in f11ofion
The Washington times., 1926-02-12
RHEUM ISM J!
What Is it--anyway?
TAKE S. S. S.
TAKE S. S. S.

THAT awful agony Of swollen
i joints and infamed muscles
that miserable pain and torturcus
suffering, we call rheumatism
what is It?
Here's what II is. It Is the result
Of waste products and impurities In
the blood! Impurities that get the
upper hand because the system is
starving for want Of healthy, rich.
red blood!
But you just cleanse your blood
and build up the red.blood-cells
and watch the rheumatism vanish!
why, S. s. s. will aid Nature put so
many millions of red-blood-cells In
yeur system that the impurities
that cause your rheumatism are
driven out-they can't stand pure,
healthy blood
The Washington times., 1926-02-12
CONSTANCE WANTS TO
DO TRAGEDYl

Constance Talmadge would like to straight dramatic
vehicle she thought motion picture fans would stand for the
transition
The Coincidence has her heart bringing the