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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
EDUCATION AND MYTHS

The spread of education in Ireland is rapidly
killing the picturesque old Irish folklore, according
to Ella Young. Irish poet and author.
Miss Young declares that the Irish children
growing and more to find fairies and elves and
the like unbelievable in short time she says, Ire
lands of folklore will exist only in memory.
To a sentimentalist this doubtless will seem too
bad. Yet the Irish fairies only going the way
that countless other generations of fairies have
before them. One after another, the races of nvis
BILE, unearhly creatures with which mems magma
lions have peoped forests and fields and mountains
have disappeared before the rising tide of know
edge. In the not too far distant future there will
not be left of them earth.
Tracing their decline and fall is interesting and
instructive. There was time when every man on
earth believed devouty that every tree every bush
and every stream sheltered strange immateral
creatures who could profoundly affect his life for
good evil and whom it behooved him to propitiate
To these beliefs can be laid many strange, dark
customs; human sacrifices blood atonements, elab
crate rituals, systems of taboos and so on. They
hedged mans life in sharply the "carefree" savage
actually far wary about his comngs and
goings than we imagine.
But the old credulous days are gone. In their
passing man has freed himself of many Worries
has released his spirit from whole host of incom-
prehensible fears and supersttions
Yet, at the same time, the old myths were
beautiful-many Of them were, at all events And
they held here and there grains of truth An ancient
Greek might believe that fauns and nymphs in
habited the woods behind his home; he might believe
that the mountain the horizon was the home of
alloowerful gods; and these beliefs might cramp
his course of action and his horizon. Yet
they helped him to build buildings and to carve out
statutes that the world still admires and they kept
him eternally that life is profound mystery
wondrous and insecure wayfaring in the midst
OF forces that no mind comprehend
So they kept him from growing too complacent
and cocksure. He. not arrogant; and the
beauty and majesty of nature and life were ever
before his eyes.
We have killed all of his gods and discarded all
OF his myths. And sometimes it seems that we
have grown too of ourselves too matter.of
tact, too blind to the power and the glory that the
unenlghtened ancients beheld clearly.
That is our loss 1t is good for us to become
enlightened But must watch that we do not
let the light that has come to us blind our eyes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
What Price Life?

The inundation of st. Demands
parish is not so appalling when
measured by the number of people
affected or the amount of property
destroyed. New Orleans can well
afford to pay for it if she is spared.
So, too, New York could afford to
pay for the demolitoion of Terre
Haute, Ind, or Ell Paso, Texas, or
Newark, N. j.. IL by so doing she
could protect her own people from
disa ster.
But can we afford to put life on
such a basis?
We say that the law Is unjust
unless it offers the same degree of
protection to the humblest citizen
that 1t offers to the most powerful.
Doesn't the same apply to the Gov
eminent in the way it safeguards
life and property. and doesn't the
vital point in this case consist in
the fact that If the Government had
done what it ought to control the
Mississippi it would not have been
confronted with the necessity Of
flooding st. Bernard to save New
Orleans?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
Five-DeCk Streets

Comes DR.. John A. Harriss. New
York's most eminent traffic expert,
recommending five-deck streets. The
proposition is just as logical and
just as scientific as was that of
flooding st. Bernard parish, and cen.
ters on the same idea of inconveni-
encing a few to make life safer and
more comfortable for the many.
II we insist on building of fifty
story sky scrapers the five deck
street becomes inevitable, but the
five deck street means that the five
lower stories Of great many build
ings will be practically useless.
Again, you cannot help wonder
ing If it would not be wiser to go
to the root Of the problem and try
to prevent congestion instead of
meeting it with half way measures
that seem as likely to make it
worse as they do to make it better
in the end.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
New Orleans

mile wide and more flows the Mississippi at
New Orleans.
Stand high levee of a sunless day and
across the dark sweep the far shore is dim line
lost in haze.
No river this but running sea- continent of
waters whose roar is so low and monotonous that II
seems silence everlasting
Look upon this river" says the city of quick
laughter. look, and roam where you may you will
return"
The queen of its fow married to it's memories
New Orleans has loved this muddy, beautiful river
long and well. The fear is something new
other floods there have been and New Orleans
has laughed laughed with water seeping down into
the streets from the steady streams
And the laughter was ft for from this friendly
river the Crescent City takes its name and its very
life It's buildings, its bank accounts the ground
even 1t stands upon, all built by this dark and
lovely flow.
Nothing so bespeaks what this worst food is as
the fact that New Orleans, the light hearted has
really discovered fear.
1t is a fear in which all the Nation can Join.
Flood waters swirling through the quaint his
toric streets of the City that Care Forgot would be
catastrophe even beyond the inevitable loss of
life and property. 1t would be the knell possibly of
dionysan epoch that not even yellow fever. Yam
KEGS or world war could quite usher to the limbo
an epoch that has been one of the seven spiritual
wonders of an industrial standardized world
lnundation of 200 square miles below New Or
leans is not too large price to nav to save
the happy city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
Averages in Saddle

The city compels us to follow the
law of averages, to think in terms
Of cold blooded arithmetic, to take
care of the crowd. no matter what
happens to the individual, to insist
on Standardization. to regulate traf-
fic by bells and lights and to make
everybody do the goose step to re-
lieve congestion.
Cities are and always have beep
the strength and weakness of civil
cation. Their tendency is to kill the
very initiative that brings them into
being by systematizing life to such
an extent that people have no time
to learn much except the rules and
regulations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
Child Health Day

May~frst, besides being May Day, has this year
another reason for being given especial aattentlon
It has been designated Child Health Day in every
state in the Union.
Now. we have had in this country, of recent
years so many special days" and weeks that
lot of us have grown rather tired Of the idea what
with dried prune week, eat-more-aspirn week, tulip
week and what not, the idea has sort OF fallen
into disrepute.
But here is an exception. Child Health Pay
is something to which can be glad to turn our
attention 1t touches matter OF the highest
Importance
Strong physical manhood has always beer an
American IDEAL The American of tradition is, and
has been, wiry, athletic chap healthy and active
He is a noble figure, worth keeping as our national
type.
But we won't keep him without effort. Strong,
healthy men don't develop from children that are
undernourished, for example. They don't develop
from Youngsters with defective teeth, with faulty
vision adenods crooked spines the like. The
foundation for good health in manhood must be
laid in childhood
Looking after the physical well-being of its chill
dren is a task this nation cannot shirk. Examina-
ton by competent physicians will often disclose
unsupported ailments in youngsters body-ai-
ments that can easily be corrected If treated prompt
ly but that will hamper him for life If allowed to
go unheeded.
There are now upwards of 1900 clinics for
young children throughout the country. This is
good but it is not enough. We must have more,
and we must to it that the widest possible use is
made of the ones have
If you have a child, that it gets medical
examination every often See to it that child dis
pensaries and clinics get the support they need
The health of tomorrows manhood and woman.
hood is in hands. good way to show our
realization of that fact is by whoe-hearted support
of Child Health Day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
BigneSS MiSIeadS

II intelligence suggests anything,
1t suggests that there are limits
beyond which we cannot go with
safety-limits to the heights of build
ings, limits to the number Of people
we can crowd into given place,
limits to the size Of cities. One of
the most distressing illusionments
OF this age is it's worship of business.
Worship of bigness is causing us to
go to unreasonable extremes in
many directions. Worship Of big
ness was probably responsible for
the fatal accidents that have pur-
sued the proposed New York-Paris
fight.
Most of the aviators seem to
have assumed that this flight called
for the heaviest ship. the heaviest
load and the heaviest engine that
could be built.
II results are to be trusted, sue
cess lies in the opposite direction.
Chamberlin and Acosta, who hold
the worlds duration record, put
their faith in a minimum of weight
and load.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
~
Tracy
" Says:
Flood Waters Stand Where
Children Played q
Week Ago.
BY Nj: E. Tracy

Uncle Sam has played the sur
seon's part with pitiless intelligence
cutting out thousand feet of levee,
turning the Mississippi loose and
wrecking one community to save an
other.
Muddy water stands Ave, ten and
twenty feet deep over door yards
where children played happily a week
ago and where they wanted to go
on playing forever.
Rooms made dear by years of oc.
cupancy and adorned through pain.
full economy have succumbed to the
ooze and slime of an overflow.
1t is easy enough to justify the
thing by arithmetic, the property of
500 sacrificed to save the property
of 100000. You can't quarrel with
the logic OF it.
Besides, the great city will pay
and pay more perhaps than the
buildings and crops were actually
worth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

no amount of talk will induce it to throw down its
arms.
We Americans are prone to pat ourselves on
the back. We like to picture ourselves as already
having given the world model of dsarmed state
to 60 by But have we? Our Army is small but 1t is
small simply because we have nothing to fear from
Canada or Mexico But how about our Navy? 1t
is Second to none.' Why? Because We believe we
may need Navy of that size
Restore confidence to the world, give people
everywhere real sense of security, and see how
long they will keep paying high taxes to support
what they know in their hearts is a useless lot of
junk.
But until reach that OF confidence and
security, the world can make up its mind to go on
supporting the burden of armies and nayies.
Why are the difficulties today great as to
seem nsuperable to Mr.. Hughes? Precisely because
the worlds confidence In peace just now is at low
ebb.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
Modern Epic

1t is an epic OF modern civiliza-
ton, of organized society dancing a
tune of scientific knowledge, of a
few individuals brushed complacently
aside in order that more individuals
may be saved discomfort.
The theory Is sound. but some
how you can't reconcile yourself to
the practice.
When an emergency arises there
is nothing else to be done, but you
cannot help thinking that scientific
knowledge should be employed to
prevent such emergencies instead of
meeting them in this ruthless way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
Poor Policy

Once more the State pays for its niggardly pol
icy toward it's institutions of higher education.
Prof Lionel Ede will go to the University of
Chicago That may mean nothing, stated as bold
fact But those who have a knowledge of the uni
versity know that Professor Edo has already at
tracted wide attention by his research and by his
ability.
Professor Edie is young man. His case merely
proves the contention of the college authorities that
it is impossible to hold the younger men who show
ability when other universities want them The rea
son they 20 is that universities in other States pay
better salaries.
The Indiana University once held first rank
among all the State universities because of the
leadership of its teaching staff. There was time
when it attracted students by the fame of its pro-
fessors 1t drew because the Nation knew it as
progressive center Of education
In the past few years the university has seen
many of the men who gained distinction leave for
other places. The lack of funds did not permit it
to compete. 1t could only take pride in the accom-
plishment of these men and see them go 70 higher
and more profitable honors.
Certainly professor whom the University of
Chicago desires because of his marked ability is
none too good for the youth of Indiana.
There will undoubtedly be others in the years
to come who will be attracted in the same manner.
They will remain in Indiana only long enough to
achieve reputation and will then respond to the
call of more appreciative institutions.
The last Legislature failed to provide funds
which would permit the holding of such men. 1t
failed to appropriate mo- y to meet the demands
of first class university. 1t did levy special tax
for new buildings. 1t failed utterly when it came to
the more important factor Of man power.
Certainly Indiana afford to have the best
when = is a matter of education for its future
citizenship and leadership.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

Ten of these questions deal with
Biblical subjects. Two concern In.
diana. You'll find the answers on
page IA:
l. What scene in old testament
history does this sketch represent?
2. Group these words so that each
mans name is associated with the
word which the Bible applies to him:
David high priest
Paul fisherman
Caiphas harp player
Matthew tent maker
Peter publican
8. How did Jezebel meet her
death?
4. What Jewish king assembled the
throne in Jerusalem at the age of
eight?
- 5. Under what circumstances was
Esther chosen as queen by Alias.
uerus?
6. What fate overlook Hannah?
Z. Which disciple protested when
Mary anointed Jesus feet at Beth
any?
s. Who was Theudas?
Q. Whom did Peter raise from
death at Joppa?
10. What Roman centurion sent
from Caesarea to Peter for guild
ance?
II. How many Federal judges are
there in Indiana? Name them.
IL. What former branch of the
United States Treasury Department,
with an office in Indianapolis, was
made a separate bureau by the last
session of Congress and its em.N
ployees placed under Civil Service?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
The World Fears More Wars On the
Wav

The time to disarm is now, former Secretary of
State Charles Evans Hughes told the American So
ciety of International Law in an annual session at
Washington.
But, he added sagely. "the difficulties mount so
high to appear we'll nigh nsuperabe.'
Mr. Hughes is emnently correct in both in
stances There is time like the present for do
ing a good deed and in the case of international
disarmament the chances it would be harder
and harder to bring about as time goes
Which is why this newspaper insisted right after
the World War that the time had to make
our bid for world peace and disarmament Then all
humanity was crying out for warless world and
that the time to strike.
But we did not strike and we, the people of the
United States were the ones that held back. The
world will forgive us that, and today as we
urge disarmament upon the other nations they are
prone to reply:
IF you are so eager for world peace why did
you not join us seven years ago when we we're beg
ging you to come in?"
And it is difficult for us to answer Today,
quite as Mr.. Hughes says, well nigh insuperable"
difficulties already in the way. In fact, to our
way of thinking, they not well nigh, but quite
insuperable for the present at least We must wait
for more favorable opportunity and hope, mean
while, that it will not take another world war again
to put in the notion.
People have habit of talking of disarmament
as If all nation had to do was just to disarm
That is nonsense.
No nation is going to disarm as long as it feels
itself in danger. 1t must first feel secure, otherwise
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
When to Quit

Acosta has just withdrawn from
the New York, Paris fight in favor
of Chamberlin, because, as he says,
the fact that he weighs sixty pounds
more than the latter might deter
mine it's success or failure. Acosta's
action breathes a fine spirit of cour-
age and self sacrifice, but what is
really important, it shows the SUI
periority of that kind of intelligence
which recognizes limits and is big
enough not to overstep them.
We need more of that Kind of in
telligence in this country. Our great
est weakness is that we don't know
when to quit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
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Doubling Adverse Suit
With One Stopper in
that Suit.

The pointer for today is:
1t often is advisable to double
an adverse suit bid with one stop
per in that suit; wit htwo shoppers
and requisite side strength No
Trump should be bid.
Yesterdays hand was held by
West, who had to decide what to do
after a declaration by South.
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My answer slip reads:
No. II. South pass; West should
bid one No Trump.
No. IS. South one Spade; West
should double.
No. 10. South one Heart; West
should bid one No Trump.
No. 20. South one Diamond;
West should bid one No Trump.
My reasons in support of these dec
larations are:
No. II. With four suits stopped and
hand containing two Aces and two
Kings, plus additional strength, the
No Trump is SO unquestionably the
declaration that IL does not need ex.
planatory comment.
No. Is. The adverse suit being
stopped but once, and there being adj
mirable support for a Heart take.
out if East have four Hearts, the
double is distinctly a better declara.
ton that No. Trump
No. 10. A very close choice be-
tween one No Trump and a double.
The argument in favor of the double
is that if East have four Spades. it
will produce a Spade bid and that
might work more advantageously
than a No Trump. On the other
hand, after Spade by East Ghe one
situation in which the double might
work better than No Trump, South
would lead. The West hand is OF
the type which desires as many
leads as possible up to it, and it has
the Hearts stopped twice. A No
Trump is reasonably safe and more
apt to make nine tricks than the
possible Spade answer from the
partner would be to make ten.
No. 20. Another close choice be.
tween No Trump and a double; prob
ably closer than No. 10, because in
this case doubling would give East
choice between two four.card
Majors. In addition to this, South's
Diamond bid, without the Ace and
Queen Of his suit, shows a King
Jack suit with at least two side
tricks; and against such strength it
is important for East and West to
reach the best declaration. The ad.
vantage of having the original lead
come up to the West hand rather
than through it. however. seems to
make the No Trump slightly more
advantageous.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
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terials. If paraffine is melted with
carnauba wax and the mixture is
thoroughly stirred, the cold product
will be harder than the original par.
affine. Paraffine of different de.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

Aimee Semple McPhersons congregation split
when the evangelist bobbed her hair PERHAPS thew
only came to the parting of the waves
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

quarter of an apple pie for nickel is the
forecast of a Federal economics bureau. Maybe we'd
better stick to the G. D. P. after ALL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

Chcago woman was arrested as she was
shooting at an old dishpan. She explained to the
authorities that she didn't have any husband
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

confession is a statement that jury is not
expected to believe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

m HE Technical High School
III Band. under the direction of
Frederick Barker, will pre-
sent the second band concert of
Music week on the south steps of
Monument Circle Tuesday at noon.
Many special numbers have been
arranged. including solos by Ellis
Carroll, Rudolph Miller. Irl L. Smith.
James Goulding. Paul Robb. Ray
mond Johnson, Burton White and
the Brass and Woodwind Choir.
The program will also be broad
cast over WFBM, the local station
of the Indianapolis Power and Light
Company, direct from the steps of
the monument.
This will be the first time that a
radio program has ever been put on
the air direct from the street by an
Indianapolis station. The Thursday
concert of the Manual High School
Band will also be broadcast.
Director Barker announces the fol-
lowing program:
Trumpet Call-"Assembly."
ton south steps)
America"
Ton English Hotel.)
The Senior Band Brass and Woodwind
Medley of 'Marches-"Semper Fidelis'
................. ........ Sousa
"Hostrauser' ............ Chambers
Fife. and Drum with Concert Band.
Descriptive Overture-'As Midsummer
Morning .............. Farmhouse
A Selection from THE Prophet '-"Coro-
nation March" ,.......... Meyerbeer
A Duet from mariana Wallace
The Tech Clarinet Quintet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30
Many Big Events Planned in City for
National Music Week Observance

many years. She is a graduate and
postgraduate pupil of Jeanette
Grouse. A graduate Of the Sher'
wood course with a diploma. Teacher
in Cooperative School of Music; spe-
cial study Of harmony and coordi-
nate subjects. A teacher of spleh-
did ability and will fill well-defined
place in the schools staff Of teach
ers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

Mary Jane Foran, Ruth Peterson,
Helen Gertrude Shaner, pupils of
Gertrude Hacker of the dancing de-
partment of the Indiana College of
Music and Fine Arts will appear
next week in the Charlie Davis pre-
sentation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

Mrs. Lenora Coffin of the family
of the Indiana College of Music and
Fine Arts will go to Iowa University,
Iowa City, on May and and will
act as one of the judges for the
Iowa State music contest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

Mrs. Henry Schurmann. president
of the Indiana College of Music and
Fine Arts. has returned from the
biennial convention of the National
Federation of Music Clubs held in
Chicago. Mrs. Schurmann has been
for four years n member of the ma
tional board of directors, and has
just been made a member of the
executive committee, and also ma
tional chairman of finance, with sub
committees Of endowment and special
memberships, ways and means and
budget
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-30

Mrs. Frances Johnson, soprano,
with Arthur w. Mason accompanying,
and Miss Louise Dauner, violinist,
pupil of Ferdinand Schaefer, with
Mrs. f. E. Dauner accompany. all
from the Indiana College Of Music
and Fine Arts, will assist on a Music
week program to be given by the
North Side Lions Club at the roof
garden of the SEVERN Hotel. on
Wednesday night, May ?.