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Is Row NeceSSary2

Administration spokesman are now
talking about the Nicaraguan canal
as though it were the basis Of our
present policy.
Is it necessary to start, or
support a row in Latin America
whenever we think of building an
Isthmian canal?
That is the way we went at it in
Panama and, by inference at least,
that is the way we are going at it
in Nicaragua.
If we were a poor nation there
might be some excuse for forceful
seizure of what we felt we were I'M
able to buy, but we are not poor and
Latin-America knows it.
If a Nicaraguan canal is de-
sirable, and it certainly is, why not
trade for the needed concessions
and pay fair price?
We didn't save a nickel by our
ruthless course in Panama, and we
won't save nickel by acting as we
are towards Nicaragua if a canal is
the object.
Whether canal has become the
object, it was not the object to begin
with so far as public could tell.
Nothing. was said about a canal
when our marines first landed, and
nobody had reason to suppose that
the administration had canal in
mind.
You can't help suspecting that the
canal has been trotted out as an
afterthought, as a sort of substitute
for all the excuses and arguments
which have turned so sour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02
FIapperS' Votes

"Votes for flappers," has become a
burning issue in England.
At present English woman cannot
vote until they are 80, while men can
vote at 81.
Agitation to remove this inequality
has been going for some time, with
Lady Astor we'll out in front.
Mrs. Pankhurst, on the other hand,
who has always been regarded as an
uncompromising suffragist, is not so
enthusiastic.
Liberals and Laborites have long
since declared for reducing the age
limit and Conservatives SEEM inclined
to fall in line.
Premier Baldwin has virtually
promised that he will introduce bill
to that effect.
There is a lot Of opposition, not
because young women are regarded
as less intellectual than men, but
because war has so affected the sex
balance in England that if women
were permitted to vote at an equally
early age with men they would be
in the clear majority.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02
Why Winnipeg Leads

The city of Winnipeg Canada, claims to lead
TIE world in the use of electricity in the home
Winnipeg has $4,000 electric ranges in operation in
its $4,000 homes and 5000 apartment block suites
There not that many electric ranges in use in
any other city in the world, whether you compare
totals or proportion to the population according to
a recent dispatch to the Christian Science Monitor.
Is there a reason? There Isl The city of
Winnipeg has low rate for electricity as the re-
suit of the construction of a municpallyowned
hydroelectric system sixteen years ago. The aver
age rate for domestic lighting is three and one-hal
cents per hour, and for domestic power purposes
cooking, washing ironing-one cent per hour!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02
John Bull Is Up to His Old Tricks
Says the United Press:


Some dissatisfaction has been expressed ac-
cording to Shanghai reports at Americas alleged
lack Of cooperation with Great Britain. :.
"a long message received by Secretary Wilbur
from Admiral Williams, commander of the American
naval forces in China is believed to bear on this
topic"
And so the plot develops step by step.
If America not be drawn into the Chinese
war she would be pushed in.
London newspapers are filed with indignant re-
ports of American flags being torn down and tram
pied; of American marines being set upon by Can.
tonese thugs to be rescued by British tars, and
thoussId and one other indgnities heaped upon
American citizens in China.
Precisely as happened during the World War,
the British determined to prove that the Chinese
war is our war; Dsregardng the notorious fact that
the antiforeign movement in China is really anti.
" British and anti-Japanese, you'd think on reading
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02
What Perry Heath Started

Perry HEATH who died Wednesday, should be
remembered the father of rural free delivery
He other things-handy man for Mark
Hanna, pioneer in political publicity perfect glad
handler coadjutor of Charles G. Dawes in financing
and recognizing small town gas companies, and that
unique thing among newspaper correspondents who
made money. But his memorable achievement was
the Inauguration of rural free delivery.
Had it not been for Perry Heath and his meth
DDS the rural dweer might still be sending or going
to the country postoice for his mail.
Because the delivery of rural mail was univer-
sally admitted to be one of those things that lust
couldn't be DONE" it could be demonstrated to a
inaty that the would be prohibitive. 1t would
bankrupt the Government. 1t physically i'm
possible owing to bad roads. And there were thir-
teen other reasons why it could not be done.
But Perry Heath, while Assistant Postmaster
General smiled his way into the hearts OF members
of the Postofice Appropriations Committee to the
extent of little appropriation of $4,000 just to ex
pertinent with. And then, saying nothing much to
anybody, Perry picked out rural district and ar.
ranged mail route. He engaged a man with a
horse and buggy and set up delivery of the mail.
Amazing to tell, it worked The mail got de-
livered and the Government did not incur any very
great deficit And the farmers in that particular
county and congressional district were tickled pink
The neighboring Congressman heard about it
and hurried to Perry Heaths Office to see if service
couldn't be started in his district. AS he was one
OF the appropriations committee congressman Perry
thought it could be arranged Then the Congress
man on the other side heard about it and demanded
service He got it. 1t spread like a rash.
Finally it covered the whole country and the
Government had not been swamped by the ex-
pense The farmers liked it. The mail order houses
liked it, The publishers of newspapers and maya
zines liked it and it was generally popular
1t never would have got itself done as an openly
ayowed project covering the whole country But
being quietly tried out and put through by a good
manager, it got by without creak
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02
Crime News

A subcommittee of the New York
crime commission has revived the
idea that crime news in the press is
harmful and has advanced six argu-
ments against it.
There is sense in the idea, but so
far no one has offered a remedy
that isn't worse than the evil.
Suppression of crime news would
certainly do more harm than all the
sensationalism with which we are
now affected and censorship is too
absurd for second thought.
Details of a murder, theft or for
gerry cut both ways. If they in
fiuence some people to be bad, which
is still a matter of guesswork, they
assuredly stimulate other to be good.
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the British press that it is not really antiforeign,
but anti-American.
Our State Department should put stop to these
tactics. quiet and courteous hint that such pro-
cedure is insulting to our intelligence would have
good effect If dropped in the right place.
We have no apologies to offer Britain or any
other country for course in China. And we
should quietly but firmly let this fact be known to
those who have the gall to censure us.
Otherwise shall the China stua-
ton turned to disadvantage the whole world
over thanks to trick propaganda put out by those
who would to pull their chestnuts out of the
fire,
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Tracy
Ferguson Amnesty Case
Raises Maze of
Questions,
BY NJ. K. Tracy

Another chapter was added to one
of the most dramatic political rec
ords in this country when Governor
Moody of Texas signed the so-called
anti-amnesty bill which reaf1irms the
impeachment of James E. Ferguson.
Ferguson is one of the eight
American Governors ever to have
been impeached, and the only one
ever to fight his way back.
Ousted from the executive chair
ten years ago and disqualified from
holding any State office. he ran for
the United States Senate in 1920
and 1922 and was successful in hav-
ing his wife declared Governor in
1924.
During her administration, the
Texas Legislature passed a bill re-
storing Fergusons right to hold Of
fees of the State. The last Legisla-
ture repealed this bill and restored
the oroginal verdict of impeachment.
Such whirligig Of flip flops could
hardly fail to present several ques-
tions of constitutionality.
In the first place, can the Legis-
lature repeal the verdict Of it's Sem
ate sitting as a high court of i'm
parchment?
If it can, is 1t possible for a sue
ceeding Legislature to restore the
verdict?
If the verdict can be restored and
Ferguson Is once more barred from
holding State office, is he also barred
from holding Federal offices.
His case is cluttered with enough
question marks to suggest that nei-
Their Texas nor the rest of the coun-
try has heard the last of James e.
Ferguson.
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sisted by students of Eleanor
Saunders, Ferdinand Schaefer, Bo-
mar Cramer and Gertrude Hacker.
(shaefer)
Jack Ford. Ted Randall. Harry Myers and
Helen Dauner.
Ain Gonna Cry No More"
nS,o,. Margaret Laughter.
Imogene Laushner.
"Dandv and Belle"
=, Leander and Wanda Jean Goodwin.
Assisting Uncle Joe
Julia Neukom.
Here's the WAY You Look"
Ruth Neptune.
Conet-"Tulip Polka. ...... Vandercook
Melvin Brown.
Lilac Tree"
"von,,,, Paul Ir. Houan.
Bette Lu Grizzle.
Long Trousers.
"rov noo Junior Shirley.
.- Barbara Jane Burke
'Warning the Carpenter -
William Roberts
P1ano-"Dolls Dance ........ Poldini
(Cramerl
Maxine Rue.
Selected, by students Of Newcastle
Selected. by students Of Newcastle.
Selected, Bessie Irene Lee
selected. mary Ldu fltChlc.
Trial of a Boy" Jack Wall
Violin--"I ntroductione ct Polonaise" Allen
tSchaefer)
Jack Ford.
Readings
The Fishing Party"
Barbara Jean Riner.
Rags"
Betty 10 Laughner.
"Forgetfulness
49,, Betty Jean. Ashwell.
Little Red Schoolhousp."
Phyllis Smith.
Selected
Carolyn Walters.
bdlCe -NuHlDCr SeIecteQ
(Hacker)
Milton Heller.
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n HERE is no more famous
III tenor in the world today than
l. Tito Schipa, who will be
heard in the lead of the Sunday
afternoon Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts
concerts, May II. But none is SIM
pier in his bearing or more genu-
inely a good fellow. While many
great artist fails ito mingle with
people in general, Bchipa finds in
this his greatest Happiness, aside
from music. He lives his life both
as man and artist.
Schipa is an athlete and trains
daily. In perfect health, not only
does he keep in perfect voice, but
in sunny humor. Nothing worries
him. Last winter a supper was
given by the Alfalfa Club of Wash
ington, d. c., in honor of Nicholas
Longworth, Speaker Of the House.
Schipa's Tuxedo coat had by acct
dent been left at home. Did he
worry? Not at all. Putting on a
sack coat with the balance of his
evening clothes, he went. Later, he
W do dShGu W 0lIlSs lis ONl aiANOiil-
PIANIST could not be found. That,
too, failed to stop him. A man pres
ent volunteered TO act as his pianist.
Taking chances, Schipa sang and
made the hit of the evening.
No man there bothered ABOUT the
kind of coat that Schapt wore, any
more than did Schipa himself, which
was not at ALL They only knew
that his voice enchanted them and
that he was regular fellow"
Duly Schipa was presented to
President Coolidge. ooh! I know
all about you" was the smiling
greeting he gave the great tenor,
adding, when their talk had ended,
ANY time you are in Washington,
I'll be glad to see you" Doubtless
he, too. recognized the regular fell
low" traits in Schipa which had de-
lighted those forty Congressman
present at the Alfalfa Club.
But to see Schipa at his best is
to see him in his own home. Like
the Spanish host, his manner says,
This house is yours" Last fall
on the final night of his stay in Los
Angeles, where he had been singing
with the San Francisco Opera Com
pany, Schipa gave a little party.
The list of those attending would
have read like a directory of NOV
ing picture celebrities, for among
many others Of the silver screen
there were Ramon Navarro, Norma
Schearer. Florence Vidor, Leatrice
JOY, Bebe Daniels, besides singers
from the opera. fifty all told.
Was there a formal supper? Not
a bit of it. Madame Schipa, the
tenor's wife, made spaghetti for the
crowd, Schipa sang to them. That
''home feeling" so welcome to the
hearts of stage 'stars," inspired the
gathering. Nor was it likely that
any guest there would have ex-
changed it for a banquet in a palace,
particularly after Schipa had sung
to them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02
Tonic for the Week
SPIRITUAL INTERCOURSE"

Saturday
Friendship with God Involves
Mutual Self-Surrender" king
SCRIPTURE: Read-II Corinth-
ians 6.
Draw nigh to God and He will
draw nigh to you" Gas. 4:S). Not
every one that saith unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom
of heaven; but he that doeth the
will of my Father who is in heaven"
(Mt. 7:21. For if We forgive men
their trespasses, your heavenly Fa-
Their will also forgive you" ont. GID.
Come out from among them and
be We separate, saith the Lord and
touch no unclean thing; and I will
receive you, and will be to you n
father. and We shall be to me sons
and daughters" III Cor. 6:17-1S).
Luke SAG.
MEDITATION: Would it be I'M
reasonable for God to demand of us
all the surrendering? If He and I
disagree, which should give in? Is
He not perfect? But what does Cal
vary mean unless it means Gods
surrender to us? Is anything so pre-
sumptuous as to refuse to yield to
God? Consider what sin is-opposi-
ton to God. When, however, come
to converse with God as His friend
1 am eager to give up everything
that is offensive to Him. Moreover,
when 1 have done my best I recog-
nize the need of His patience with
me. Let me learn self surrender, for
it means happy friendships in the
realm Of the spirit.
1T is not enough that 1 am at
peace with Thee, it is not enough
must be able to be glad in Thee"
HYMN:
Beneath the cross of Jesus
/ fain would take my stand
The shadow of a mighty rock,
Within a weary land, e
A home within the wilderness,
A rest upon the way.
From the burning of the noontide
heat,
And the burden Of the day.
1 take, o cross, thy shadow
For my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine than
The sunshine of His face
Content to let the world go by,
To know no gain nor loss,
My sinful self my only shame,
My glory all the cross.
Elizabeth c.. Clephane,
QS30-1S69).
PRAYER: Pray for obedient
spirits; our homes; the blind; the
deaf and inmates Of institutions.
Collect-O Lord our God, Father
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
thy love is unsullied, full and free.
Thou art conquerfng the hearts of
men by the surrender of Thyself.
Thou art showing high trust in us,
can we not trust Thee. We praise
Thee for the life. death and resur-
rection of Thy Son in whom we see
the Father. Give us to know the
| fellowship of His suffering and the
power of His resurrection with its
pledge of our on-going life. We be.
| seech Thee to be our ally in the con.
flict with evil. Give us the love that
! triumphs. Use us for the transfer
nation of the world into the king
dom of Christ. Seal within us our
purpose to live for eternity and to
Thee be all the praise. Amen.
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! Socrates Case

While on the subject of repeating
verdicts, it is worthy of note that a
Greek lawyer has petitioned the SUI
preme Court of Athens to reverse the
death sentence passed against So.
crates $500 years ago.
A noble gesture, but OF what avail?
The physical Socrates has been
dead too long to benefit by such &C.
ton, while the spiritual Socrates has
long since lived down the unhappy
fate which a narrow-minded tribunal
visited on him.
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HERE will be three recitals
at the Metropolitan School of
~ Music next week. All are
open to the public free of charge.
Monday evening at o'clock Miss
Frances Beik will present her pupils
in, three-act play. Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs.' The Wen
nese trio, Miss Marguerite Billo, Miss
Harriet Harding and Miss Beulah
Moore, will play incidental music
and between acts.
Friday evening. April 8, at s
o'clock Mrs. Nora M. Beaver, teach
or Of piano, will present her students
in a recital. Assisting on the pro-
gram will be Henry Marks and Will
liam Hughes, cornet students of
Leslie E. Peck: Frances Neal, stu
dent in dramatic art under Miss
Frances Beik;- Esther Stamm, vio-
lin student of Henry Mershall, and
pupils Of Miss Gladys Smead, who
will present a short play to conclude
the program.
Pianists on the program will be:
- Elizabeth, Cavanaugh. Marjorie Carr.
Ramona Wilson. Priscilla Shearer, Esther
Steinmeer, Pub Gortz.. Jean Mellett, Hor-
ace Harger. Margaret Mattingly Winifrcd
Claire Holmes, Dorothy Ryan Mary Gray
Bauer.
In the cast of the play will be:
Margaret Louise Kayser, Jeanette So
lotken, Ernestine Bradfield, Constance Bor-
man. Charlotte Bergman. Lncile Oglesby
Bernadine Grow. Mary Eleanor Pegs and
Saturday afternoon. April 8. the
regular weekly recital will be given
by students of various departments
of the Metropolitan School of Music.
These programs are always open to
the public free of charge. There
will be readings, voice. cello, violin
and piano numbers and a one-act
play. Students Of Miss Helen Sar-
tor will present the play in tLe cast
of which will be the following:
Anna Foster, Marian Fehrenbach. Ger
aldine kuntz. Florence Sturm, Helen Louise
small, Mary Nicholl and Mary Beatrice
In the recital will be:
Fred Crosstreet Jean Van Ripper. Helen
Foster Mary Catherine Craycraft Alice
NesnOrst, van Miller. Martha McFadden.
Maxine Jones. Gathryn Bowlby. Martha
Parsons, Reba Hunt. Mac Henry Lane.
Matthe%s. Carl Joyce, Maxine Ingram Eliz-
abeth Todd, Addie Axlinc. Eleanor Hadd.
Bessie Hills and Ethel Blum
These students are pupils of the
Following teachers:
Edward Neell Grace Hutchings. Earle
Howe Jones, Arthur G. Monninger Frances
IBeik. Mary e; white. Tuu Brown. Dom
watson, Adoiph Schelischmidt Helen Louise
Quig. Lucille Wagner. Freda Heider,
Frances Ann Wishard Leone Kinder and
Norma Justice.
Musicians from the Metropolitan
School will give the second of a SER
les of radio programs broadcast
from WKBF Thursday evening.
Robert Gels, baritone, student I'M
Ger Edward Nell, head of the voice
department of the Metropolitan
School, was soloist in the Rose
Maiden" cautata given by the Car
mel Choral society at Carmel Friday
evening.
Miss Friedo Heider, soprano of
the faculty of the Metropolitan
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02
How many Marys are mentioned
i'm the New Testamenf9

Mary, the mother of Jesus Virgin
Nary; Mary. the mother of James;
the other Mary?"; Mary OF Clopas;
Mary, the sister of Martha MARY
of Bethany); Mary Magdalene; Mary
the mother of Mark; Mary saluted
by Paul. Some scholars identify
Mary of Bethany with Mary Magda,
lene, others claim they were differ
emit persons.
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CvTa G~1aExxxGi<>n
,f.'lr"l(I<.l!I.(,
By MfIs<2xx '"'@
C,N<'<.Iz, :
In No Trump Don't Jump
at Strong Suit Like
Hungry Trout,
The pointer for today is:

The pointer for today is:
When playing Il NO.Trump, Post
pOne as long as possible the lead
of a seven-card suit containing
Ace-King-Queen when ono hand
has four cards and the other three.
Todays pointer is one which many
players need. A suit of four cards
in one hand and three in the other,
headed by Ace-King Queen. regard
less of how the three honors may be
divided, seems to contain a special
lure; it looks like an easy way to
win tricks, and many Declarers, the
moment they obtain the lead, jump
for it with all the energy of a hun
cry trout after the first grasshop.
per of the season. Ii is, however,
lead which should be postponed us
log as possible; do not lead that suit
until the adversalies have estab-
linhed their suit. For example, take
the NoTrump hand given yestc"-
day:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02

Once there as baseball manager who admitted
before the season began that his team probably
wouldn't win the pennant However, habits of
sooquy have fallen off lot lately.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02

An Engshman drove his car 2O7 miles an hour
down in Florida the other day, but he didn't man.
age to hit single pedestrian
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-02

A sport writer has one thing to be thankful for
these days He doesn't have to make any wise
cracks about Sinclair Lewis
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IN Chicago they have Husbands Defense
League Next thing you know men will be demand
ing voice in public affairs.
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girl coming home from party at 5 a. m in
Chicago shot herself when she met her mother who
was on the way to church. Mothers shouldn't get
up early to go to church
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The Viennese trio of the Metropoli'
tan School will give a program TO-.
the mems dinner at the Y. M. c.. A,
next Tuesday evening. Margarits
Bino, violinist; Harriet Harding, eel
list, end Beulah Moore, pianist, com
prise the trio.
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Elsie Adams, violinist; Cosette
Hutchinson, cellist, and Arabelle
Chambers, pianist, trio Of the Pc
Natural Club Of the Metropolitan
School will give Il program at school
No. SO next Wednesday evening for
the arent-teachers meeting.
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Ona B. Talbot Announces Song Recital
Program of Tito Schipa at the Murat

together is of special interest tc
friends and admirers of both men.
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William Davis Hine of the drama
tic art department of the Indiana
College of Music and Fine Arts will
present her pupils in the following
recital, on Friday night. April s, as