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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
Sir Austen Proves Our Case

Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign minis
ter, explaining things to the House OF Commons
Somebody had asked what about China?
Things had reached pretty much a stalemate in
China, he said And for Furnishing the Chinese
for what happened at Marking last March, he did
not think it expedient at this time.
Why? Oh, well, the communist element had
been responsible for the anti-foregn outburst at
Marking, and today the communist element in China
is thoroughly discredited.
Moreover he went on to explain, the perpetra-
tors of the crimes against foreigners had been pun
ished with a severity and speed which would have
been impossible by any foreign power.
So now the British government is unwilling,
under provocaton to abandon the hope that its
friendly policy would evoke equally friendly
response from the Chinese.
Bravo, Sir Austen Well said
Here is ample proof of the correctness of Ameri-
cas- China policy and complete Justification of our
refusal to make common cause with the British or
any other power to crush young China. e
Here is official recognition that the incident at
not only have these been terribly and quickly pun
shed for their crimes, but their whole movement
has been thoroughly discredited.
What need there, therefore, for provoca.
tive ultimatum holding the whole of nationalist
China to blame, course which by this time, might
have plunged the great powers in war?
After this, it seems tosus, the graceful thing for
our critics to do is keep quiet At least until Sir
Austen goes another rampage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
Protecting Our Children

HI Only and then through some public
nouncement are parents given opportunity to
discover just how much care and attention the
Bureau of Education of the United States Depart
ment of the Interior is giving to the upbrnging of
our children
IA One Of these announcements has just come to
hand, being the net result no doubt of long confer
among experts in that branch of the govern
ment. .,.. ...
This announcement deals with suggestions for
the conduct of rural schools.
Among them are two that strike us as of ire
mendous Importance.
sG The first says: Never allow children to choose
sides for playing games which require two teams.
This method is very embarrassing for the last play
ers chosen"
=, The second says: when playing indoor games
among the desks be sure to all surplus ink
bottles, which might be spilled in the excitement
OF playing"
Parents need no longer fear. The Bureau OF
Education is on the job
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

The Harriet Frishmuth exhibition
of small bronzes. which includes
Call of the Sea-" is now on view in
Gallery XI together with paintings
by Helen Turner at the John Heron
Art Institute.
Call Of the Sea" like several
others. is a fountain bronze, but UNI
like the others, it is low and compact
in it's sculptural mass. sea nymph
seated astride n dolphin, riding on
the tops of the waves.
The rush of onward motion. the
whirl of spray and the lash OF wind
are admirably expressed. 1t Is an
expression of joyousness and YOUTH
full daring, laughter and light heart
edness perpetuated in enduring
bronze. In the upper gallery are
"Jov of the Waters" n large'sized
replica of the dainty figure owned
by the Art Association, 'Playdays'
n replica of the model OF the same
name lent to the institute by Ms.
Thomas Taggart, and now on view IN
Gallery II, "Humoresque| and
Crest of the Wave"
The other pieces are shown In the
cases. Most of the small figures are
done in green bronze. but the "Sla-
vonic Dancer" in red. the Goddess
of Happiness" in black and THE
Hunt" in a lovely golden color sup
ply welcome accents.
1.-THE Hunt" is a most distinguish
ed bit OF sculpture. A clean limbed
Diana. bow in appraised hand, springs
through the air above the bounding
wolf hounds. Lightness and swift
movement animate the group. The
slender boyish figure is alive, the
dogs course forward.
Fine modelling, interesting tex
lures and perfect balance make this
a worthy work of art. In the
Dancers" a male and female nude
dancing with clasped hands and
backward swayine bodies. there is
strong action-an eager determined
animation.
The attenuated. long throated fig
ure of the Goddess of Happiness"
Is classical in the treatment Of the
hair and the scant drepery. A calm
dignity of pose distinguishes this
model The goddess steps graceful
ly and slowly, a tiny spray Of
foliage in one hand, q lamp in the
other.
"Crest of the Wave" is shown in
large and a small bronze. This is
an idealization of slender youth.
Like others of the fountain bronzes
the figure stands a-tiptoe with up
raised arm. The hands are very
beautiful and the laughing face is
charming.
Portraits. landscapes, interiors and
still life studies are found in the
Helen Turner exhibition. Miss Tur-
ner--is known chiefly through her
portraits of women, but this collec-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

employers to exact as much work
from a man in five days as is now
done in six. Then is when we will
have the five-hour day and there
will be no desire to reduce wages,
for the employer will be getting his
moneys worth"
- Ridiculous
The labor president characterized
statements that "only five days
work will give a man too much time
to play" as ridiculous.
"The workingman will use that
extra day to get better acquainted
with his family" he said. "He won't
go carousing around, as some peo-
pie charge. He'll have a chance to
recuperate and rehabilitate himself
for another week and he'll do it.
1.-THE trouble now is that employees
are becoming too much like ma
chimes. They need the extra day
for a respite from the repetitive, mo-
notonous work they are doing. I
think you'll find that many business
men and capitalists use one extra
day a week for pleasure, and I don't
see where it has hurt their moral
habits"
Green pointed to the clothing.
printing. and building industries as
examples of successful five-day
work.
They're doing II" in these lines"
he said land are highly pleased.
They'll be doing 1t universally soon. ,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
Law and Justice
BY Dexter NJ. Keeezer :

A man was sitting in an automobile parked in
front Of a twenty-story apartment hotel when bot
tie crashed through the top of the car and hit him
the head. He sued the proprietor Of tie hotel for
damages, claiming that the proprietor negligent in
allowing the occupants Of the hotel to leave bottles on
window Lodges without providing guards. 1t was es-
tablished that bottles left number Of win
dow lodges Of apartments where light housekeeping
DONE The hotel proprietor contended that he
responsible for the actions his putting
bottles their window lodges
HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE?
The actual decision The Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania decided that the who was hit by
the bottle could not collect damages from the hotel
proprietor 1t said that the proprietor not under
obligation to inspect the window lodges that
being part of the management of the establishment
1t held that the guests had exclusive of their
rooms, and that the landlord liable for the
acts of his tenants that part of the premises leased
to them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
No Mystery

The Gray-Snyder case might have
been tried in half the time. What is
more to the point, 1t would have
been in some other countries. It
was no mystery at the beginning
and all the quizzing, quibbling and
windjamming, couldn't make a
mystery of it at the end.
With the counsel of each de-
PENDANT reviling and denouncing the
other, the district attorney had an
easy task.
AS a matter OF record. the defense
really prosecuted this case.
When Mrs. Snyder's lawyers got
through cross-examining Gray and
telling what they thought about him
and when Gray's lawyers got
through cross-examinating Mrs.
Snyder and telling what they thought
about her, there was very little
left for the State to do.
This is a grim illustration Of the
way lawyers work in the interest
Of their clients.
One wonders If justice plays any
part in the game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
Call of the Sea Is Now on View at the
John Heron Art Institute Gallery

ton of her work proves that she is
proficient in many fields.
1.-The Cardinal" and Spring Song"
are landscapes depicting woodland
labyrinths in delicate greens and
pinks laced with pale. slender tree
trunks. 'Iollyhock Garden" pre-
sents an engaging color harmony.
There is an old pink-toned house
among green trees and a woman
feeding chickens.
"Battledore and ShutJecock"
shows the tall white columns of a
Southern home, age-worn ever
green's and old fashioned ladies at
play upon n sunlit lawn. The inter
Tors are interesting. particularly so
1.-THE Mirror" Here the paint is
spread thinly upon the canvas and
the colors are low in key. gray, tan
and rose with black accents.
The composition is effective-a
woman sits before a mirror in which
the furnishings of the room and an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
An Interesting Hunt

The Smithsonian Institution is now engaged in
trying to trace the origin of the American Indian.
1t has a bunch that this country was first settled
by immigrants who came by the Boring Straits, and
1t wants to find out If this bunch is right
It's an interesting problem. The unknown his
tory of the red this continent would make
an absorbing tale if it could be brought out There
are mysteries enough in it, suspect, to keep the
Institutions investigators busy for long time
Here's hoping they can unravel a.few Of them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
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6NMillt1tx ~
CN6rE ~
Bid to Show Partner
Characterize Your
Holding,

Yesterdays question was: Against
a Heart contract, West opens with
the Six of Spades. Dummy North
has the Nine, Eight and Deuce OF
Spades, and Closed Hand the Ace.
Queen and Seven of Spades. What
is Vests Spade holding?
The answer is: West cannot have
any Spade higher than the SiX-the
card led. The six must have been
either the top of weak suit or a
fourth best. The only three Spades
better than the Six which are not
seen by the Declarer are the King
Jack and Ten. That suit would not
be apt to be led against trump con
tract; but if led. the Jacl-not tho
SiX-would have been the card sc.
lected.
Todays question: Contract No
Trump; West opens with the Eight
Of Diamonds. Dummy has two small
and Closed Hand King. Queen and
one small. Where are the other Dia.
monds higher than the Eight?
Answer tomorrow.
The question today comes from
st. Louis. 1t is as follows: Dealer
South held, Sp: AID lit: A Di:
A.Q-10.4 CT: K.10-7-3. She bid one
No Trump, West passed, North bid
two Hearts, East passed, South bid
two No Trumps and obtained the
contract. North's hand: Sp: SO HIT:
KQ-J-9.7.5.4 Di: 5.4.3 CT: Q. Dummy
II. f,.taI Il ,t.so 4
was defeated. My correspondent
asks: "Who was to blame? Should
North have passed the one No
Trump? Should South have allowed
Norths Heart bid to stand?"
The answer is that both the bids
were correct; but my correspondent
neglected to ASK me another
North, with seven Hearts headed by
King .Queen.Jack, was correct in
overcalling South's No Trump; and
South, with the singleton Ace of
Hearts and three four-cash suits all
reasonably strong, had every reason
to think that a No Trump declara-
ton would work better than n suit
bid in which las South saw III one
Of adversaries might be quite long.
But North, on the second round, haV-
ing shown No TRUMP support with
freak seven-card Major suit hand
which would be worthless for a No
Trump unless South have Ace-x In
Hearts (Which was not likely as
South had denied suit, should have
bid three Hearts.
The pointer for today is:
When your hand fits one declara-
ton only. bid until you have shown
your partner the character Of your
holding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
Spoiled an Empire

Through wind and flood nature Is
reminding us that we have some
thing to worry about besides foreign
relations and foreign affairs.
The Mississippi has spoiled an en-
pire for this year at least, and tor
nadoes have cut a destructive swath
through several States.
Six or seven hundred lives have
been lost in these disasters, as well
as an incalculable amount of prop
erty.
The tornado is beyond our power
to control, but the flood is not.
What has happened in the lower
valley of the Mississippi can justly
be described as a monument of our
inattention and neglect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
Impulses and Ideals

We are a people Of fine impulses
and ideals, but we show a woeful
lack of intelligence in carrying them
out at times.
1t is probable that 100000 could
be raised in this country over night
to save Nungesser and Coli if things
came to a point where that amount
of money stood between them and
death.
If President Coolidge had called
for ten times the amount he did for
relief work on the Mississippi, the
chances are that it would have been
raised without difficulty.
You just can't reconcile pur gen
erosity after a disaster has occurred
with our Indifference toward the idea
of preventing disaster.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
Thick Over Atlantic

Fog hangs thick over the north
Atlantic and there is a heavy swell.
1t seems almost hopeless to hunt for
such little thing as an airplane in
sucn vast and trackless waste. The
search will go on, however, until
every possibility has been exhausted.
All that the brains, the wealth and
the equipment of three nations can
do will be done.
Heroism could not ask for a finer
demonstration Of homage and re-
spect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
Why Not Gamble?

We spent $4,000, 10000 to safe
guard the world against Prussian-
ism.
Why not gamble per cent of that
amount to save the United States
against the Mississippi?
Or would we rather spend 20 per
cent on the battlefield than one on
the FARM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
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Tracy
" Says:
Millions Stand Ready Not
only to Inquire but
to Help.
BY NJ. f. Tracy

What of Nungesser and Coli?
Millions are asking the question,
and will continue to ask it until they
have been found or all hope of res
cue has vanished.
Neither is the interest confined to
idle curiosity. The millions stand
ready not only to inquire but to help.
Failure often brings out the best in
people. especially when they must
play the part of onlookers.
In their defeat Nungesser and Coli
have won a more eloquent tribute
from the world than they could have
by victory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

other figure are reflected. The
handling of the materials in this pic
ture is not characteristic of the
artists style as eXemplified in the
greater part of her work. Her habit
is to use paint in thick layers. deeply
ridged and uneven. She applies one
color above another to achieve vi
bration and at the same time pro-
duces the effect Of depth and sculp-
tural solidity.
Her portraits are splendidly drawn
and finished with painstaking atten-
ton to, likeness and detail. maintain
ing. Notwithstanding, a grave sim
plicity and dignity.
indianapolis theaters today offer:
"The Yankee Clipper" at the Pal
ace; "Lazybones" at Keiths; white
Cargo" at English's; Bartee Sisters
at the Lyric; wedding Bills" at the
Ohio; movies at the Uptown and the
Isis; Mother" at the Colonial and
THE Night OF Love" at the Circle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

Portugal has taken up ping pong again. But
America is still getting along with murder trials
as the most popular sports.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

. Art works were exhibited in Sing Sing prison.
Nothing like helping fellow find out what's worth
while before he goes after it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

young man In Kansas reported he had "a
fine time" on the floating university. The purposes
of higher education at last fulfilled! >
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

Handwriting is key to character especially
on those pieces of paper marked insufficient
Funds"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

The ex-kaiser has the best of intentions for his
former subjects. He announces he is not intending
to return to Germany.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
HOOSier
Briefs

After losing $2S in a Ft. WaynG
poker game, John Poe, whose adS9
dress police did not learn, grabbed
S29 from the pot" and fled. When
arrested Poe explained that he
simply couldn't afford to lose the
s2S.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

The Plymouth Retail Credit Asso.-
citation announces that there are fe0 #
bad accounts in this vicinity. More
than 1000 names Of creditors are
listed by the association with only
] or per cent of bad payers" on
the records.
Portland Tzaak Walton League
has received a shipment OF 100000
wall.eyed pike for the Detamore pit
Because OF the imminence Of the
chigger season, Greensburg citizens
have demanded that the long park
benches be taken out Of hook and
placed near the courthouse. Pre-.
sumably the younger generation will
not be annoyed.
Honesty among Peru bus drivers
must be at a premium, for, IL Is
learned, one of the conveying fra.
ternity says he is perfectly willing
to stand trial for speeding.
Mrs. Ethel B. Price, Evansville.
has been elected Supreme Noble
Prophecies Of the Supreme White
Shrine OF Jerusalem.
Rush County Child Welfare As
ISOLATION reports that in a school
survey fifteen MiIroy children
have been found physically nor.
NAL. The Chamber OF Commerce
will get hold OF that soon.
1.-THE Call OF The Wild" is heard
at Button. There a farmer killed
two dogs that were attacking his
sheep.
Two Greencastle youths have been.
arrested at Anderson after a wi
ride in which bullets chased Their
for about three miles. The riddled
auto they were allegedly attempting
to steal was stopped by flat tires.
But a cheering note comes with the
announcement that hundreds OF
warbIers are flying through the
town.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

Families who until recently re-
ceived their mail ON rural route
out Of COvingtOn, are up in arms
today as the result of an order dis
continuing the route. Petitions are
being circulated for re-establish-
establishment, since the only, way
the families can receive mail now
is to go to the COvington pOstof'
flee Cor il.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

Dusty and footweary carrying
with them the odds and ends OF
clothing which constituted all their
earthly possessions, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Green and their two chill
dren, refugees from the Arkansas
flood district, passed through Evans.
VILE on their way to relatives in
Warsaw, Ky. They had lost every
thing they possessed in the flood
waters, they said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

What proportion of those entitled
to vote cast their ballots for Presi-
dent in 1920 and 1921
In 1920 less than SO per cent,
which was the smallest percentage
in any presidential election in the
history Of the country. In 1924 the
proportion was raised to 53.7 per
cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

The source of the worlds supply
of mica are Inia, the United States,
Canada, Brazil, Ceylon and South
Africa. The United States Geological
Survey reports mica in North Caro-
lima. New Hampshire, Virginia, New
Mexico, Georgia, South Dakota, Col
orado and Wisconsin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
How large are icebergs?

Large icebergs stand 100 to $50
feet above the water and six-sev-
enths Of them is submerged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
Questions and Answers

You can get an answer to any cues
tion of fart or information by writing
70 The Indianapolis Times Washington
ington, D. C.. inclosing 2 cents in
stamps for. reply. Medical. legal and
Extended S research be undertaken. All
other questions will receive a personal
reply. Unsigned requests cannot be
answered. All letters are confidential.
Where does the phrase ''The
leaves of the trees are for the heal
ing of the nations" occur originally?
In the Bible, Book of Revelation,
chapter %, verse THE whole verse
reads: "In the midst of the street
on either side of the river was there
the tree Of life, which bore twelve
manner OF fruits, and yielded her
fruit every month and the leaves
of the tree were for the healing Of
the nations"
How many fatalities from autOm0-
bile accidents have there been in the
last twenty years?
1t has been estimated that during
the last twenty years more than
10000 persons have been killed in
automobile accidents. Six years rec
ards indicate that accidents are in
creasing at the rate of about 10 per
cent per annum. Each of the years
1920. 1921, and 1922 showed little
more than 10 per cent increase
over the preceding year. In 1928 the
increase over 1922 was 20 per cent
In 1924 the increase fell back to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

A school census Of Gary shows
24,S52 listed between the ages of
and Fl years old. This would in
dictate n population OF over 100000
for Gary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

A tentative list of graduates at
the Brazil high school shows that
121 will receive diplomas at COM
mencement exercises May %.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

What Is a watt?
1t is an international unit OF cleo
trical power, equivalent to 1.746 of
a. horsepower.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

per cent. but the records for 1925
again show an increase of 10 per
cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11
How can the gold in old jewelry be
separated from its alloy?

1t may be separated from impuri-
ties by introducing granulated lead
in the melting pot. Cupelling the
lead, the result will be fairly pure
gold. BY another method the alloyed
gold may be dissolved in hot nitric
acid and then filtered. Melt the I'M
dissolved material and the result will
be gold free from all impurities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

Among the artists who are rather
new to the city is Evelyn Lebo.
concert violipist Of 21O2 n. Capitol
Ave. She made her first radio APP
pearance on The Times program
last Friday over WFBM, and her
work was greeted with applause
stated in telephone calls and letters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

What State leads in the production
of corn?
Iowa.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

1.-THE Call OF The Wild" is heard
at Bluffton. There farmer killed
two dogs that were attacking his
sheep.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-11

Portland Izaak Walton League
has received a shipment OF 100000
wall.eyed pike for the Detamore pit.