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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Why the Embarrassment?

Rather difficult to understand is the complaint
that two questions submitted by Attorney General
Giiom should be at all embarrassing to the women
whose organization has an u1blemished record for
sincerity and courage in regard to the liquor prob
lem. ~>"r
The organization, of which it so happens the wife
OF Governor Jackson is member, passed resolution
denouncing the attitude of Mr. Glliom and his letter
in regard to change in the Wright law which pre-
vents the use of whisky for medicinal purposes
The letter of Mr.. Giom was specific It openly
admitted that he had broken the law in order to save
the lives of his and stated further that the Gov
Of this State had also broken the law in carry
ing out advice of doctors when Mrs Jackson was crit
icaly ILL., ~.
Both had obtained whisky, illegally when human
life was in danger and doctors had advised it's use
It was in response to the open letter that the or
ganlzation voted to condemn Gillioni. It stopped
short Of asking for his prosecution or the failing of
the Governor
When he was condemned, Mr. Gilliom asked this
organization because it is sincere and courageous to
answer these two questions:
Would you, as mothers, refuse to condone the
use OF whisky If prescribed by your family physician
Tor use by your dying child?
Since the VolStead act permits t1e use of whisky
as medicine, would favor changing it to conform
to the Indiana statute which forbids itp"
UnqueStionably every member of the white ribbon
organization which has carried on for years the bat
Tie Tor temperance and sobriety, which is under no
suspicion OF 1nsincerity which is untanted by politics
WHICH mas tne universal respect and admiration of
all good citizens would be willing to answer these
questions as they have answered all others
The people could understand the eouyocal state
ments of candidates for Office who have lodged on
this matter. They can even understand the silence
OF the Governor who has hesitated to either show
ms gratitude for the saving of the life of his wife or
OF asking that other men be relieved of becoming
criminals in order to follow the advice of physicians
1hese questions should embarrass no one Every
citizen probably has his or her opinion on them
Many nave expressed those opinions
Those who believe that it is better to send the
doctor to the booegger to fill their prescriptions than
10 permit them to use such medicines as thew think
necessary obtained in legal manner would object
70 any change in the law Those who believe that IL
IS better that few die for lack of aid than that
any change be made in the Wright law will also
object.
Others may have reached the conclusion. with
out embarrassment to their conscences that it NAV
be well to have the laws of Indiana conform to the
constitution of the United States
No one should find the subject embarrassing. and
least OF all the organization whose record has been
SO consistent through the years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Woman for President

Fifty-four years ago a woman ran
for President of the United States.
She did not get vary far, of course,
but a good time was had by all and
several trials resulted.
The woman was Mrs Victoria
Woodruff Martin, who died in Eng
land on Friday at the age of 80,
after having lived to see two women
Governors of American States. She
was born in Van Buren's admins
tration, when Negroes were still
slaves, when there wasn't such a
thing in the whole world as a kero-
sene lamp or a telegraph office
when New York was betting that
canals were more important than
railro DIS and when "woman's
sphere" extended no farther from
the kitchen than the woodshed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
A Real Experiment

A delegation of farmers has waited on President
Coolidge to urge him to support increased appropria-
tons for agricultural research Representing dozen
farm organizations they told MI. Coolidge that re-
search support had declined since the war and was
now five millions short
We believe it was Dean Swift who made the cele-
brated remark about him who makes two blades of
grass to grow where one grew before teing of more
account than the whole tribe of politicians 1t seems
late to have to go back and defend that proposition
One kind of experimentation, however, has not
been undertaken, and it is about time it were. Why
not try the economic experiment in farming Let
the Secretary of Agriculture, through his proper
agents. and under authority of Congress- set up and
conduct typical farm in each of the forty-eght
States Let it be conducted not as a subsidized
locality Tor scientific inquiries, but experiment
tai farm Let it be started the amount of capital
OF the average" farmer. Let the land be purchased
or leased. Let books be kept by the man chosen to
make the experiment in each case. Let him be typ
lcaly married with an average" number of children
Let the farm be operated according the best meth
DDS reveaable by the Department of Agriculture.
market them, or in some better way if the depart
ment knows of any better way Then let the world be
told the story. How much did it make? How much
interest did it pay on the investment? How much
land was found to be the best unit? What crops
and stock were found best in that locality? How
was the labor problem solved? How many hours did
the farmer work? How many his wife? Where did
the children go to school? To the movies? To
church?
Let's have the whole story. Let's see whether the
best information in the hands of the Government
would work out the problem of making decent living
on the farm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Concerning Economy

Economy is fine thing in any institution, family
or Nation. But when it becomes religion with a
missionary spirit offering rebukes to friendly powers
it ventures into field where its place is doubtful
to say the least.
In recent days such tendency has been revealed
by certain proponents of national economy.
The Federal Government, said President Coolidge
at last nights meeting of his executives has set an
example not alone to the other governments of this
country, but to other nations of the world"
And further down in his speech he explained the
reasurys in estimating receipts by the
fact that Frances failure to ratfy the Mellon Ber-
enger debt agreement had necessitated a change in
the figures.
1t is quite possible that French statesmen may
resent these two statements rejecting dscredt on
their nations ability to manage it's home affairs and
discharge its foreign obligations Moreover, such
thrftier thanthou attitude Americas part seems
unlikely to improve relations economic and political
with our foreign debtors.
In fact both President Coolidge and Budget Di-
rector Lord permitted strange note of belgerency
to creep into their speeches exalting the Administra
tons economy record. Mr.. Lord depressed time and
again to answer those critics who maintain that much
OF the boosted economy has been matter of book
keeping, unwise restrictions of certain important
branches of the Government and deferment of neces-
sary expenditures.
Nobody will cavil at the Presidents insistence on
economy but none can deny that the natural, post
war curtailment of Federal activities since 1920, as
well as repayment to the treasury of loaned to
the railroads and other organizations by preceding
Administrations has contributed to the Administra-
tons praiseworthy achievements in this field
1t would be not only matter of fair play but of
wisdom for the Administration to take these factors
into consideration in reviewing the past and planning
for the future. Economy should remain the goal Ct
all Federal officials, but it should be regarded as
cult in which group has the exclusive right of
worship. Such attitude will not lead to the next
Congress to approach the problem of further tax cuts
from "nonpartsan standpoint" the President has
so frequently requested
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Lindbergh Returns

Welcome home! Clean, brave, modest and I'M
spoiled, our great American boy comes home to find
the arms of all men, women and children of his
happy country stretched forth in eager and afec-
Tomato welcome
All of thrilled with a sensation more
wholesome than pride when comparatively I'M
known boy all alone in his puny airship. few
the other side. 1t seemed as if he crossed over
on invisible bridge of prayer. And when he
reached the end of his fairylike Journey he found
that he had sailed away from material world, sad
dened with human strife into spiritual world where
universal soul glowed with the glory of God
Never before had the world seemed so good the
brotherhood of man so real and the love Of God
personal to each of his children
This the miracle wrought through the spirit
of Charles Lndbergh ambassador of peace and those
whose dreams caught vision of the dream of dreams
true.
But for feetng moment there can be human
brotherhood and peace earth, why not always.
Hope may spring eternal in the human breast.
but there is always lurking fear Many hoped that
material temptation might not drag our dream to
earth-but they also feared
Thank God that hope is triumphant, and that
our boy comes home to the heart of America clean,
brave, modest and unspoiled!
Charles Lindbergh, you opened up the heart of
the old world and what we saw in it was good To
the eyes of brothers there you opened up
real heart of America-and what they saw was good
With hearts throbbing with quckened emotion,
the people of your country bid you
Welcome home!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11

Here is another quiz on Bible
history. Answers TO all these ques-
tons will be found on page IA:
l. What incident of New Tesla
ment history is pictured in the illus
tration below?
2. Who attempted to set himself
up as successor to King David
3. Who was the father of Hanoch,
Palu, Heron and Carmi?
4. What book of the Bible follows
the book of Job?
5. What was the approximate date
of creation, as reckoned by Bible
history?
6. Who is quoted throughout the
Book of Proverbs?
7. What was the color of the robe
put upon Christ when he was
scourged by PLATE and delivered to
the Gentiles?
8. Where was the Apostle Paul
born?
9. Who was the father of Joseph,
husband of the Virgin. Mary?
10. How many times did Moses
unite the rock to bring forth water?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Questions and
AnSzVerS

Is it correct to spell endorse with
zen" or "in?"
The Standard Dictionary saws
Endorse" is the form preferred in
commercial usage and endorse" in
literary usage.
Who is the author of the saying
"Some men are born great, others
achieve greatness, etc?"
The quotation is from Twelfth
Night" by Shakespeare.
Is there law forbidding the use
of red ink for addressing letters?
No.
What is the value of a United
States half dime dated 1857?
From to 10 cents.
What is the meaning Of the name
Celeste.
1t is French and means heaven
ly."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Indianapolis Music Colleges and Teachers to
Present Pupils i'm Final RecitalS Next Week

Dolores Mainard, Mildred Claffey,
Sara Hadley, Marguerite King, Fay
Thomas, Paul Glidewell, Daisy
Schulz. Ross Donaldson and Harold
Fromer, students of Miss Beau
champ. Mrs. Brown, Miss Loucks,
Miss Sommers. Mrs. johnson, Mrs.
Hine and Miss Hoffman, will pre-
sent the program. Miss Gladys
Loucks will have charge Of the pro-
gram.
The special course for music su-
pervisors opens June Is. The regu-
lar summer term for students pri-
vate work opens June 20. All re-
citals are open to the public.
- EONARD FRANKLIN, a
III young Negro tenor, whose
III singing in Indianapolis dur
ing the past year has created much
favorable comment, will give a pub
lie song recital on Friday evening,
June II, at the Colored Y. M. c. A.
Leonard Franklin is a fine ex-
ample Of his race. With his gift
Of song he has been steadfast in his
purpose to make a career for him
self. Left an orphan at the age of
ten years, he attended School No.
43, Shortridge High School and
Manual Training High School. 1t
was during his term at Manual
Training that through the efforts of
the Educational Aid Society for Col
ored Orphans who became inter-
ested in the boy. that he received a
two-year scholarship at Fisk Uni
versity.
Last year he returned to Indian
apolis and has been studying with
Edward La Shelle, during which
time he has evoked the interest of
musical people of influence in this
community.
Upon the recent visit of Roland
Hayes to Indianapolis, Leonard sang
for him. Hayes was very enthusi-
astic about his voice and predicts
brilliant future for him.
The following is the complete pro-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Times Readers
Voice ViezOS
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
In the arguments, pro and con,
for medical whisky, am sure there
is one, angle which had not occurred
to most people, which, if tried
would prove interesting. For years
it has been rifficult and expensive
for candidates to get voters to the
polls; in fact, it has been unani-
mously conceded that the ills OF the
government, both State and nlunic-
ipal, can be traced to the indiffer-
ence of good citizens in casting their
ballots. We suggest sure remedy,
to overcome this condition. We,
would have the government manu-
facture and sell medical whisky, al
lowing each citizen six quarts per
annum, this to be issued one quart
at time-one quart preceding Dec
grafton Day, July 4, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day,
New Years Day-and be sold only
to citizens holding receipt for
their poll tax and certificate
showing that they had voted at all
elections the year before.
Since the Rev. Shumaker has.
decreed doctors skill shall be multi.
fled in this regard, prescriptions
could be dispensed with, and the
money used to hire taxicabs to haul.
the voters to the polls to exercise
their inalienable rights and get
their health certificates, to insure
them for the coming year against
bootleggers, wood alcohol, hair
tonic and snake bites. "a
BERT WILHELM,
2106 s. Enerson Ala.
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Mr.. Fixit
Park Ace. Resident Asks
Chuck Hole Repair.

A Park Ave. resident today sought
assistance of Mr. Fixit in the repair
of a sunken place in the pavement
in the 5000 block on Park. "t,
The letter: ...' 10. e. b
Dear Mr.. Fixit: The pavement
on west side of the street between
1928 and 1880 Park Ave. has sunk
about four or five inches. Every
machie going south hits this sunken
place and causes lot of noise and
also a chance for a broken spring.
Please see what you can do to have
thisrepaired and oblige. Yours truly,
wv. x"
Assistant City Engineer Arthur
Hauf1er promised action soon. &,
Dear Mr.. Fixit: Please see If
You can have the city put two or
three loads of cinders on our street
in front Of 1924 and 1886 S. Talbot
st. This street is known as the
Rockies of the South Side one
good jar and then another, and
some more mud holes.
Hoping you will look into this
matter at once, am, very truly. =
MRS. M. AND F."
Street Commissioner George
Woodward listed your complaint
with many other requests for Gin e
ders. He promised results as soon 4
as possible. ,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Laz0 and Justice
by Dexter N. Keezer

The owners of piece of property listed it with
broker. The broker introduced them to a possible
customer. Some time later the owners dealing di-
recty and not through the broker sold the property
to this purchaser. The broker sued them for COM
mission The owners contended that the sale was
maze through their own efforts and that the broker
was not entitled to commission
HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE?
The actual decision: The Supreme Court of Ok
lahoma decided that the broker was entitled to a
commission because he had brought the parties to-
gether and thus made the sale possible
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Strange Contrast

In strange contrast to the atti-
tude of this San Francisco princi-
pal, Smith college girls have put a
ban on stockings and will go about
the campus bare legged in hot
weather.
Our educational system appears
not only to be overloaded with fads.
but with fads that are hopeiessly
inconsistent and irreconcilable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11

p r o g r a m S
looking i n t o
the future.
Insure team
work among
all municipal
departments.
Do a w a y
with the po-
litical boss -
the municipal
middle-man.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11

cause of so
many evil S
under the pres
ent system.
Permit Off
Gals to adj
minister city
affairs solely
for the public
welfare a n d.
not in the in
terest Of those
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11

who put him in Office.
Place a mans ability to de-
liver on the job above his abil-
ity to deliver a precinct.
Make possible improvement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
What the City Manager
Plan VIII DO

Bring about efficiency, econ
omy and direct official respon-
gibility..
Do away with pre-primary
and prediction promises, the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Much Since Then

Wonderful things have happened
since Mrs. Martin came into the
world, and a good many of them
have happened because bare-footed
boys in overalls were not denied the
right of education.
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Bridge Answer Slip of June 10
No. II. South pass, West pass;
North should .............
No. 10. South one No Trump, West
pass; North should .......... 49,.
No. 10. South ore. Spade, West
pass; North should ............ y
No. 20. South one Heart, West pass;
North should ................
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11

My answers and. reasons follow
No. 13-South pass, West pass;
North should pass.
North has a hand with which a
Dealer or Second Hand should bid
one No Trump; it has three suits
stopped and is above the average.
An average hand (reckoning on the
basis of an Ace counting 4, King
3, a Queen 2 and a Jack y equals
10, and hand counting more than
10, with three suits stopped, justi-
fies No Trump by Dealer or Sec ,
ond Hand; but Third Hand should
not bid No Trump with less than an
Ace or the equivalent above the
average count 14) and North's
hand counts only 13.
No. 14-South one Spade, West
pass; North should bid two Spades.
AS a general rule, it is not advis-
able to Jump with less than four
trumps, but in this case the side
strength fully justifies that type
of bid.
NO. l5-South one Heart, West
pass; North should bid one No
Trump.
With less than normal support in
Souths suit and shoppers in the,
other three suits, North's declara-'
ton is clearly marked; undoubted-
ly he should bid No Trump. 80
No. 16-South one Diamond, West
pass; North should bid one No
Trump.
A dangerous declaration because
of the worthless doubleton I'M
Hearts; but it is the only available.
bid except to jump Diamonds, and
that would not show strength in two
other suits. The hand has not suf-
ficient strength to justify the belief
that it is probably game in Dia-'
monds and not in No Trump and
therefore the No Trump should be .
tried.
(TOday's North Hand Score,
Love-AlD
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11

gram to be presented by Mr.. Frank
lin, who will be assisted at the
piano by Harry Campbell:
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IMPORTANT

You do not haze to register
to Uote June 81.
You must cast your Uote
I'M person.
You cannot vote By absent
votgr ballot
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
Ignore Russians

Sngland has found it possible to.
ignore the excited Russian notes
with regard to her raid on Soviet
house in London and her severance
of diplomatic relations.
1t is doubtful if she will find it
possible to maintain the same SUI
perior pose with regard to the ex-
ecution Of twenty alleged spies in
Moscow, some of whom are de-
clared to have been in her pay.
The Russian government has
either committed a wicked, wanton
and inexcusable crime, or there is
more than one side to this story of
plotting, sniping and intrigue.
To put it in plain language Russia
says that she caught twenty persons
stirring up trouble against her gov
eminent, some of whom actually
planned the assassination of govern
ment leaders and many of whom
were actually in the pay of other
countries.
This is either a barefaced lie. or
Russia is not the only government
in the world trying to foment revo-
luton.
Meantime, the war cloud that rose
above the Russo-Polish border right
after the Russian minister had been
shot down in Warsaw seems to have
disappeared, mainly because Poland
has shown the right attitude.
This is just another illustration
of how strongly the desire to keep
peace has gripped Europe.
Most of the war talk we hear in
this country is made out of whole
cloth.
No matter how sore or suspicious
some European governments may be
towards each other, the people have
had enough bloodshed to last them
for at least one generation, and the
wiser leaders know it. 4
On what date did General AlIenby
enter Jerusalem
Dec. 9, 1917.
Are the words surprise" and
cosy" correctly spelled with an IS"
or "z?"
Some photographers give sur
prize, and "cozy" as preferred
spellihgs, but surprise land cosy"
are correct. ~. -.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11
AUCTION
BRIDGE
by MILTON C. WORK
Original Third Hand No
Trump Bid Mast Be-
Strong.

The pointer for today Is:
1t Requires More Strength to Bid
an Original No Trump Third
Hand Than in Either of the Lar
lier Positions. ..-
Each day this week North hand,
is given with the previous declara-
tions in four cases; the question in
every case being what should North
declare T.
Yesterdays North Hand (scorc,
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11

Misses Frances Anne Wishard,
pianist, and Frieda Heider, soprano,
will give the musical numbers at
the annual frolic of the Rapier
Commandery Choir, Saturday eve
ming, June 10.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-11

The Vienesse Trio of the Metro
politan School of Music will furnish
the music for the baccalaureate
services of Butler University Sunday
afternoon, June u, at 4 p. m. The
trio is composed of Marguerite Billo,
violin; Harriet Lou Harding, cello;
Beulah Moore, piano.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-26
new YORK MAP'
HAVE TO WALK
Union Leaders May Call
Strike Of Elevated and Sub
way Lines Employees Today

New York, July 26.--tP)-New
Y0rk's millions rode to work today
facing the possibility that they may
have to walk home
A strike affecting all the elevated
and subway lines in Manhattan and
Brooklyn and surface car service in
Brooklyn loomed as almost GER
tainty for late today.
The Amalgamated Association Of
Street and Electric Railway Employees,
whose efforts to unionize the en-
ployes Of Interbor0ugh Rapid Tran
sit company. the Brooklyn Manhattan
Transit company and Brooklyn City
Railroad caused the strike threat,
has called meeting Of tits members
for five o'clock this afternoon, when
a strike vote will be taken. Should
the vote be favorable, the strike
will become effective Immediately.
The involved companies hope to
keep their lines IN operation through
use Of men hired since the strike
threat. Fifteen hundred men have
been examined and pronounced fit
for service by the Interborough CON-
pany. Plans to lodge and feed them
have been made.