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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12
St. Elzabeth's Patients
Released, Writ Dropped

Answering writs of habeas corpus
served on him to produce two men
said to be in his custody at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital, DR.. William A.
White, superintendent. through
counsel today told the court that
the two men were released five days
prior to the filing of the petitions
for their liberation.
The men in question are Andrew
r. Cradwell and James p. Martin
The petitions were filed August 9
the men were released August 4
Chief Justice Mccoy today ordered
both cases dismissed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12
$50 Erie, Pa, Newsboys
Are Seeing City Sights

Two hundred and fifty newsboys
and bootblacks from Erie, Pa, viii
he received by Postmaster General
New today and shown how Uncle
Sans Postoffice Department orks.
i was announced at the Postoffice
Building. They will be plotted Nv
Representative Milton w. Shreve 81
Erie. n
These boys are making q nine.dav
trip to Various shrines OF America,
dependerlce. The Erie T,in,ea
raised = fund Of $1,000 from Erle
business men to finance the trim.
They viii leave tomorrow morning
Tor Frederick and Gettysburg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12
.ACcENTUATED CONVERSATION

ACCUMULATED CONVERSATION
WHAT do you think? I
hear Sarah's ACTUALLY en-
ragged again."
You DON'T mean it,"
This time he's q TAXI
''Well, DID you EVER?"
Il am COMPLETEly DUN
founded. She told Me she
wouldn't marry the BEST
NAN on earth, after Charlie
married Sadie"
'sWell, isn't it TERRIBLE
how SOME WOMEN. change
their minds SO guickly?"
She didn't change HERS.
Shed marry ANYTHING that
wore PANTS il she could get
him BEFORE d preacher. y
q So long, Gertie. Oh! How
are YOU and Harry getting
Hes JUST a good friend.
AS for NE, / wouldn't MARRY
any man. None Of them are
ANY GOOD any more
CLARENCE Is.
i earn not for the douglinut's hole
Nor Tor lts longitude;
" &c counts with me u what 81 IN
The doughnut'a inner tube.
kNGoRA AL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12
ADDRESSES KIWANlANs

Business men Of A nations par
ticipates in biennial conferences Of
the international Chamber OF Com.
merce and leave politics at home,
John Gregg, manager OF the Ameri.
can section Of the chamber, told
members Of the Washington XII.
wants Club yesterday at the weekly
luncheon in the WASHINGTON Hotel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12
lunGE Mccoy TAIKS.

Scarcely one out Of thousand
grad ties of An1ericanization
schools are apt to become radicals.
walter I. Mccoy, chief iusties 81
the District OF Columbia enpreYle
Court, told members Of the Cos
luncheon IN the Les House yeatoF.
daSN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12

GERMANY is 20 witness the
genes Of Emile BerIiner. famous
Washington inventor. He sailed
today for his native town, Han.
over. where he Ii 20 attempt solu-
tiOn Of the acoustic problems Of
the famous Teclnnological Insti-
tute. by means Of his most recent
invention, resonant cement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12

So Daddy Grooming q
poaO living on rG1O, uncooted
vegetables, seeking the FOust--
tain of Youth. You can't
blame him. peaches" and
other girls haze certainly
cooked enough trouble for
him. GINGER JIM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12

Tommy Armour. National open
and Canadian open champion. has
joined the sporting staff OF The
Times. His first article win ap-
pear Monday, August Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12

The surprising thing about
|. Gals decision not to run
again Is that 1t FOLLOWED an
orthopediC specialists state
ment that the President has
almost perfect feet"
HEXAGON.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-12

re doesn't pay an under
tdker 10 Re too stiff.
z. " d.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
The Powers Demands On China

After a significant delay five great powers
America Britain, France, Italy and Japan-have
to obtain satisfaction from the Cantonese for
The events of March "a at Marking.
Punishment Of those guilty Of the attacks against
foreigners, a written apology from the Nationalist
commanderin-chief and full reparation for injuries
to persons and damage to property demanded
Which is reasonable enough, if the nationalists
really committed the acts complained Of and did so
premeditatedy, as charged. But in the three weeks
which have elapsed since the events alleged to
have taken place, the aes-as we may now call the
concert Of foreign powers-have produced little by
way of actual proof of guilt.
If general massacre of foreigners was planned
in advance by the nationalists what prevented the
massacre? Surely thousands of armed soldiers I'M
der orders to kill and loot, could have made far
more thorough job of 1t than they did. They had
virtually an entire day. according to consular reports
before the Anglo-American bombardment began late
in the afternoon.
Moreover, trustworthy American reporters in
Shanghai claim they have been unable, to date, to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
thought restricting
the qht subject characterization Indiana

verify the stories of atrocities in Marking beyond
what to all appearances, were the acts of lawless
element; nationalist or local, or mixed, taking ad-
vantage of few hours of inevitable chaos attending
the fall of a great river port.
However that may be, the important thing now
is what will happen next?
Some of the powers insisted upon an utmatum
to be followed by punitive measures, including a
blockade which would parayze the nationalist forces
and stop their advance Pekin.
The United States we told, refused to go
that far. However, Shanghai cables say that unless
the Cantonese show their intention to comply with
their demands without delay, the powers will take
such steps as they consider necessary"
This looks like compromise between the Amer
lean and what have been told is the British
position 1t sounds like utimatum in fact without
it actually being one in FORM What steps would the
powers consider necessary" if perchance, Gen.
Chang Kai-Shek the nationalist commanderin-chief,
denies his troops were guilty?
If he sincerely believes they were not guilty, or
if he is in a position to know they not, he could
hardly be expected to confess, and make amends
for crime they did not commit Which is what
compliance with the allies demands would be taken
to mean-a confession
We, in America, would feel far more comfortable
over the situation If we had had a little more
genuine light thrown it instead of the deluge of
conflicting propaganda sources bent upon crush
ing the nationalist movement now on in China.
We with Government a matter of
course lock, stock and barrel in any just But
in enterprises such this, fraught it is with
imaginable consequences to our country and the
world at large, when peace itself is in the bal
ance, our motto must be: "Be sure you are right
then go ahead"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
Passing the Paint Over the Leopard's
Spots

1sbertv Magazine, this week, seems panied. us
readers have been panning 1t Tor us lnulScrlnli
nately expansionst" policy and because tney nave
soroewhat acquired the idea that it "favors terri
+or,a1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT, conquest and extension Oh
our boundaries -
.IUa do not" It now dscaims. I'VE merely
noint out the facts and show how the united oCa'es
having agreed to act as sort OF wealthy eloer
,rother to the weaker nations or this continent
had been compelled to put check on the amoltlous
end aims of groups, individuals and nations tnat' "
the holy name Of liberty, would exploit tnem lot
selfish gain"
We should dearly love to take this scream
o,re weeklv's word for 1t, but the bad boys wall
u,at he didn't mean to do It," while being famed
for chucking a brick through window somehow
seldom sounds impressive.
A better idea of the papers real state of mind
nav be had by recalling some Of its recent eX-
pressions;
"Nhv not develop Mexico?" the weekly asked
last April when the Mexican question was just get
ting started. After explaining that Mexico Is DOM
ignorant and lacking in capital 1t tells the "oriu
she has no right to stand in the way OF Uncle SAM
who needs oil and ore and coal and cattle and an
outlet for his surplus capital.
"The wipng out of the boundary would be
a blessing to Mexico" it concluded, "a peneht 10
the United States ana 10 the WOrlu' ~ ""i
may be necessary to remove this obstruction TO
economic advancement
This is what Liberty means when it talks about
"wealthy elder brothers" protecting the weaker ma
tions against those who "n the holy name OF lib
erty would exploit them for selfish gain"
aft is not that we wish to exploit Mexico or
Central America. Oh no
''But as they are ignorant and poor we in
our goodness should put them out of their misery
before their pitiful struggles break our hearts
In February Liberty treated its readers to an
other exhibition of kind-heartedness when in
double page spread in red and black, it showed
ferocious eagle swooping, with talons extended in
the direction of Latin-Amerca and the Caribbean.
"Southward the bird of empire wings his way,
was the heading 1.-THE eagle has flown in ever
widening circles over the Spanish main-what
next?"
Now apparently repentant, Liberty says I'VE
are content to shiny on our own side and to keep
out Of the backwards Of others"
Which would sound less hollow were it not said
while lodging brickbats from it's readers and did it
not add cryptic "but."
But" says the paper, 1--WE propose to continue
to be masters in our own house, and, II necessary,
to remove neghborhood nuisances, II they interfere
with our pursuit of life, liberty and happiness"
While we are not we know what this
his spots at ALL but has generally applied paint
brush. They're still there only it doesn't wish them
to be so conspicuous.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
The Closed Shop for Lawyers
BY n. ID. Cochran

California has established a lawyers union by
legislative enactment While the open shop is still
popular for labor-especally in Los Angeles-the
tire State henceforth win have closed shop for
lawyers.
The legislature has passed and the governor has
signed bill creating the state Bar of California -
in which entitled to practice law in the
state courts automatically becomes a member.
board Of fifteen governors will be nominated by
petition from the ranks of the profession and then
elected This board, with the approval of the Supreme
Court, will determine the qualifications of applicants
and select committee of to pass applications
by recommendations to the Supreme Court.
The reason given for this law dissatisfaction of
the State bar and the public with widespread shyster
practice.
An interesting experiment in government Here
tofore membership in lawyers unions or Bar Asso-
Citations, has been voluntary-and hasn't amounted
to much because the bar associations were more orna
mental than useful. They controlled as a rule
by the older and welestabshed members of the pro.
fession-generaly those known corporation lawyers
But they have afforded little protection to the
public from shyster lawyers. Probably that was be-
cause all the shyster lawyers were not poor ones
Anyhow disbarment for skinning clients was punish
ment seldom inflicted by these lawyers unions In
mat they We're much like other unions, including
labor unions.
The public is ignorant of the law and SO helm.
less when it gets into the hands, or clutches of law.
yers that it was easy picking when happened to fall
into the hands Of shysters.
Properly conducted, this California LAWYERS, ,,nion
IN connection with the Supreme Court ought to be
able to protect witness innocent public from legal
SHARKS IL all lawyers have to belong and lose caste
and hence business, when fired from the union there
would be public protection in this power of the
lawyers union
But there is danger in this power Just the same
1t makes II possible for reactionary bosssrn in the
union to put lawyer out OF business if his nolitica
social or economic opinions don't suit the bosses of
the union-and the Supreme Court And in many
states supreme Courts made up of reactonarv old
fossils VINO live in the past and dolators of radi-
ton and authority.
nevertheless there are great possibilities in this
lawyers union. If it works California similar laws
may De enacted 1nsttutng sefgovernorment of doc.
ters dentists preachers, bricklayers and lewspaper
editors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
Fruits of DISPUTE

OF greater Importance not onIv 70
the cantonese. but to the rest of
the world is the fact that they have
oeen split wide open by the Bolshe.
visit influence. Their recent re.
verses are undoubtedly due to n
tragic disagreement among their
own leaders.
The great powers will get relief
and China will get bunch Of IN.
scrupulous war lords in control.
For period. times will be good
once more for the exploiter and the
concessionaire, and because tbis
Government has "cooperated" n will
De blessed with a split in the not.
we are defying the laws of des.
tiny' however, If we assume that
China will not come out in the end
as completely free and independent
or that the bulk of Asia will not fol.
low suit.
The system Of colonization and
conquest by which Europe has
grabbed most OF the world and that
paternalistic attitude by which
america is seeking to dominate n
large part of it, is about to become
a memory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
The Blues Seem to Be the Fashion
Just Now in the Land of Jazz Melody

The word blue" seems to be the
magic word in many of the new
songs of the day.
We all know that Irving Berlin
crashed in with another after mar
riage success, known as Blue
Skies"
We hear much about blue skies,
sand and blue and about every
other use OF the word blue"
1t seems to me as I play these
tunes on the various photograph
records, that orchestra leaders are
getting arrangements which are
more tantalizing. more harmony and
even better rhythm.
OF the new songs having the term
blue in EN-, I rather fell in love with
sad N Blue" as played by Lou
Colds Society Orchestra. Here you
have the thought that a fellow Is
mighty sad and blue. Because he is
always thinking OF a certain girl.
The chorus is put over in duet form
and you have in this record corking
good banjo and piano work. On the
other side you have the Okeh
Melodians playing. II Want To Be
Miles Away From Everyone, and
the rebound on that idea is blue
one. because this fellow just wants
ito be a little closer to you" That
sad and longing feeling is there
both in the lyrics and the melody.
The saxophone work is noteworthy.
There is another tune, 1T All De-
ponds On YOU" played by the Okeh
Melodians. This has a sort of a
ballad blue effect, or struck me that
way. On the other side you have
the Okeh Melodians doing a mighty
fine job with "Moonbeams, Kiss Her
For Ne"
The idea is that a fellow sings out
to the moonbeans TO steal into the
bedroom of his sweetie and kiss her
for him. A rather novel idea and
beautifully put over on this Okeh.
You know I am rather strong on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14

Today's questions are designed to
see how much you know about in
dustry and commerce. Some of the
questions are local ones. The ans.
wers are on page 16:
1. What indianapolis banker is
being prominently mentioned as a
probable candidate for the Presi.
dency of the United States?
2. What products does the Fair.
banks, Morse and Company, involved
in a controversy with Marion coun.
ty over land, manufacture in Indian
apolis?
3. What Indiana town was named
after the head of the U. S. Steel Cor
poration?
4. What New York banking firm
is generally spoken of with the pre-
fix THE House of"
5. What is the estimated wealth
Of Henry Ford?
6. Who is Pittsburgh's most ia
nous banker?
Z. What brothers are now formu-
lating plans for a great railway
merger?
8. What citizen of Memphis, Tenn,
startled Wall Street a few years ago
with his manipulations of Piggy
Wiggly stock?
9. What United States Senator
made his fortune through early in
vestments with Henry Ford?
10. Who is the president of the
General Motors Corporation?
II. In what line of business was
the late Marshall Field active?
IL. Who is president of the Penn.
sylvania railroad?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
THE Lines Are Drawn

FUNNY how the politicians are terriOV ai1"iO
Mot tho adoption of the city manager form OIL CIV
eminent will enable the politicians 10 con'i0' 'i
city government. 49,, o,ooent are
very largely those who have hau poii'''~-
tions still have them or have 1rlenus SeeNA"e ~
litical Office. ro,,orr.
Tho movement for the city manager eo'0iA
,,ert comes from earnest men ana "olleh VIM
80 or1v decent administration of city anarS
- b,,siness basis and without tribute to pon'ical
-osts or the inefHciency that comes from putting
ward beelers into jobs for which they are uiii''e"
and giving contracts to contributors 10 o"np"'eN
funds. e,., dor,n
Tho lines are very clearly and dehnltely orawn
Tho noticians Of both parties and Oh all lac
+iors are opposed to the change because the
svstero permits them to control affairs very easily
The business men, the wage earners' the MUSE
v,,ves are eager for change which Will DRIVE ou'
% ,or,or The malicious and evil influences winch
always finally control, under the present syS'en'
M matter who happens to be in ONCE
For the politicians to raise the cry that the CITY
manager system will permit the POLITICIANS 10 luio
ia one of the seasons good jokes.
who rules now? Who have ruled in the past!
Who exnect to rule under the present system?
The city manager form of government taxes CITY
government out of party politics. The politicians
know this. That is why they are trying to terriy
+ba citizen who wants good government, by raising
the threat Of their own evil control II the cnanee
Is made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
BY Walter ID. Hickman

the idea of having music for the sea-
sons in the home. Have just played
Magic Flute" as sung by Elizabeth
Rethberg. The number is Hours of
Joy Forever Banished." This may
be not the Easter soirit, but it is
certainly music of the better sort.
On the other side you have "Oh, Why
Delay So Long" from Mozart's Mar
riage of Figaro" These two num-
bers are put over in Rethberg's
clearest and best style. You have an
orchestra background in both num-
bers.
Some years ago, I raved over
Mishel Piastro as a violinist. He
has met a certain demand of the
day by doing n two part record of
"Zigeunerweisen," which is a collec-
ton of Gypsy airs done in that
haunting and fiery spirit of the vio-
linist Maurice Nadelle is at the
piano. Here is haunting music, bril-
liantly projected.
Since In A Little Spanish Town"
knocked the world a twister, it is to
be expected that composers attempt
to keep the successful Spanish at
mosphere. You have a pretty good
attempt in Coronado Nights" as
played by Ernie Golden and his Hotel
McAlpin Orchestra. Here is that
soft grooming melody which is GER
tainly n date night aid. On the other
side you have the Park Lane Or
chestra playing a melody with a
pretty title. I'm Just A Stones
Throw From Paradise"
The Golden Orchestra, the Park
Lane, Piastro and Rethberg are on
Brunswick records.
One would expect Ted Lewis to
work the old blue idea up in real
blue fashion. This clown of melody,
often sad and blue in song. is repre-
scented in the blue wave with twist
full And Blue" Ted is very wistful
and blue in this number because
the memory Of a girl upsets him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
BY Walter ID. Hickman


Howdy! Thought you would like
to meet John Owen of England.
Business: A novelist who is prac-
tically unknown in this country.
His latest: 1.-THE Giant OF Old
borne" published by Houghton Milf
lin Company.
Here is a psychological study of a
man who was actually a giant of
enormous size and to this human
mountain was added a soul as sensi-
tive as a child.
Daniel Windmill is the youthful
giant and the strange hero of this
extremely we'll written story. Am
sure that you will agree with me
that the author, John Owen, is an in
dividual thinker because he has
turned out a story which is as diff
ferent as Tuesdays hash is from
Thursdays.
Never bumped into any of the
writings of John Owen until his
American publisher sent me a copy.
Will tell you right now that 1.-THE
Giant of Oldborne" is a distinguish
ed novel and one which will appeal
to the more serious reader. 1t is
not food for the alleged highbrow,
but new and splendid experience
in literature.
The author permits the reader to
understand the sensitive soul of this
giant-the object of nearly every
joke and jest in his village. He was
as timid as he was tall. AT times
he is a physical coward, but fine
love and understanding prevented
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14

often asked him If it was raining
way up there.
His great height prevented him
from being any fellows playmate
Just as his sensitive soul did. He
was always doing everything wrong.
He couldn't hold a job on a farm
because his strength suddenly left
him. He even couldn't raise chick
ems well enough to support his
widowed mother. He loved to go
into the woods and talk with his
Maker and the flowers and the trees
1t was there in the forest that ma
ture became his playmate.
And when Daniel fell in love he
picked the wrong girl-a worthless
nobody who played with his finer
nature. But he loved her.
And then the blow to his soul.
He discovered that he had no
place in the world, except to be a
freak in a travelling museum or
show. He was just freak to the
world, nothing more than a human
mountain to be gazed upon by a
wide mouthed public.
just a Freak
He became a circus sideshow
freak so that his mother need not
work so hard. He became a freak
with the thought that he could sup.
port the girl he loved.
The girl was untrue to him and
married a worthless fellow. His
mother died. His girls husband paid
the penalty to the State for a high
crime.
Our giant saw release from being
a freak. He married the girl, but
duty kept him freak in the circus
so she might have pretty things.
But the giant kept faith in his
God.
And so the giant went to sleep
forever under the trees in the for.
est that he loved.
The secret of the greatness of the
story rests in the way the author
has mirrored the soul of this lonely
giant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
Danger in Brooding

Brooding is a terrific factor in
me- whether applied TO the individ.
ual or to nations. 1t is probably
more responsible than any other
single agent for the increased nun.
Der of student suicides. 1t was
certainly more responsible than anv
other single element for the World
War.
Germany brooded over what Eng.
land was achieving and over the
possibility of stopping it by violent
means. Other European countries
suffered from the same affliction.
though to a lesser degree.
Nations need publicity to relieve
the pressure of their inward feelings
and the children need the privilege
OF talking frankly to older peonIe
whom they can trust.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-14
Hard to SYmpathiza

New Yorks "clean stage" law, just signed
by Governor Smith, is about stringent a bit Of
legislation as any State has passed in years.
1t provides that any theater in which is shown
a play revue that is adjudged immoral may be
padlocked for a solid year.
This seems bit too steep. 1t is not hard to
see where it might work real injustice.
But it is pretty hard to arouse much sympathy
for the New York theater owners. For years they
have been skating just close to the line as they
could This law is result of their own sins
We ought to be sorry for them; but somehow we
aren't.