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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Why We Must Have Navy Second to
None

Secretary Wilbur of the Navy Department says
he intends to ask Congress to double our present
building program.
This is not nearly so startling as it may sound
Since the United States, Britain and Japan agreed
to the 5-5-3 principle at the Washington confer
of 1s21-that is to say equal sized navies for
Britain and America and navy threeffths as large
for Japap-the United States has all but stood still
while the others rapidly forged ahead with their
building. ~
To-day, instead of sharing first place on the seas
with Britain, we rank poor third after Japan, in
cruiser strength at least E
Since the Washington conference Britain has COM
peted, laid down or appropriated for twenty-eight
cruisers in excess of 75O0ton average. Similarly
Japan has provided for nineteen new cruisers aver
aging above s,5co tons. On the other hand America
has only two cruisers building and six authorized.
1t is this puny program of eight cruisers which
Secretary Wilbur wishes to see doubled. If he gets
his wish he would have program of sixteen cruisers
against nineteen for Japan and twenty-eght for
Britain. Truly that is not excessive, especially when
you consider the modern cruiser tonnage the three
countries already have in commission.
Britain has forty such vessels afoat and Japan
has nineteen as against ten for the United States
Comparing tonnage, built building and appropriated
for, Britain looms large with 387410 TONS with Japan
good second with 247665 tons and America a poor
third with only $4,000 tons.
Should Congress consent to doubling our present
program as suggested by Secretary Wilbur-that is,
II Congress appropriates for an additional eight
cruisers of 10000 each-our total modern cruiser
strength would even then amount to a mere 100000
tons, 157410 tons less than Britain and 1865 tons
less than Japan.
And let us not forget that under the Washington
agreement we entitled to parity with Britain and
two-hfths more than Japan
The needs Of our national defense alone justify
vastly increased program. Dut there is another
reason still and one Of almost equal Importance That
Is to say if the United States wishes to bring
about any further naval limitation it must go to the
conference armed with something besides words
The first, or Washington naval conference was a
success because we had. built and building, the
lnightest fleet Of battleshps on earth When we
proposed drastic tonnage reductions and strict mi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Brain TIeaSerS

If you know your movies you'll.
have no trouble at all answerinS,
today's questions. Answers are q
page IL;
l. What two film stars are mar
ried to princes?
2. What author selected the &C
tress to play the title role in peter
Pam?
3. What is the name of Tom
MiX's horse?
4. Who is Marshall Neilans wifep
5. What is the color of Clara
Bows hair?
6. What is the name of the first
woman movie director?
7. Was Adolph Menjou born in
Paris, Pittsburgh or Petoskey,
Mich?
8. What is the real name of Chot-
sic Noonan?
8. What cartoonist created the
character of "Old Bill" who was
the hero in THE Better OLE?
TO- What was the name Of the
director of recent picture in which
an American frigate played the title
role?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Law Out of Step

In every other field of en-
deavor we have made marked i'm
provement, but with respect to law
we have gone backward. In trans
portation we have moved from OK
cart to airplane; in merchandising
we have supplanted the Old cross
roads grocery with the modern de-
partment store; III education we
have advanced from the little red
schoolhouse to the university with
10000 students; in banking we have
developed from the old, one-man,
irresponsible institution to the Fed
eral Reserve system.
When 1t comes to law, however,
we have reduced the Federal judge
to level with the police magistrate,
and we cannot try an ordinary GRIM
inal case as quickly or as con-
vincingly as our grandfathers could.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Steel, for Instance

If we had neglected steel the way
we have neglected law we would
still be using the old wood fur
mace, hand forge and bellows.
We let imagination and intelli-
gence work with regard to steel and
produced a great industrial era,
with all the comforts and con-
veniences it affords.
Out of steel we have forged the
skeleton of modern life.
No one can visit the Youngstown
district without realizing this.
The thousands of widely varied
products into which steel is shaped
here are constant reminders not
only of the great industrial revolu-
ton that has taken place, but of
what the dreamer, the inventor
and the developers can do if given
a chance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Steel OUTPUT

This country is now producing
steel at the rate of one ton per Sec
ond, but that is just the beginning
Of the story.
Some of it is made into nails that
run 100000 to the ton, and some OF
1t is cast in blocks that weigh 200
tons.
The steel business represents at
least five billion dollars of active
capital and keeps half a million
men at work.
There are between 100000 and
100000 stockholders in the various
steel companies.
The United States Steel Corpora
ton controls about so per cent OF
the output.
The three largest independent
companies are Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube, ano
Jones-Laugblin of Pittsburgh.
Youngstown Sheet and Tube pro-
duces about 100000 tons of stee,
annually, under normal conditions
100000 of which are made into
pipe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
tation Britain and Japan fell over one another il

tation, Britain and Japan fell over one another in
their rush to sign.
The second, or Geneva conference, was doomed
before 1t started, because since 1921 Britain and
Japan had gained undisputed superiority over us.
Britain went to Geneva certain in her mind that
if she wanted to maintain her supremacy on the
seas all she had to do to stand pat The United
States, being too stngy to spend money to keep up
its feet, would allow first place to go by default.
Therefore, when We with our insignificant feet of
cruisers, suggested cruiser limitation to the British
with their mighty fleet they simply gave us the laugh
In 1881 Britain, America, Japan, France and Italy
the five powers sgnatorylto the pact of Washing
ton-will meet again to talk ships. Perhaps limi-
tation may bob up at that time. If so, success or
failure will depend once more the United States.
we go to that conference inferior to Britain and
Japan we will leave it inferior-and with the sky the
limit as 1t is now, cruiser tonnage But If between
now and then we make it Enthusiastically clear to all
concerned that we intend to have navy second to
none, cost what it may, Britain and the rest will not
be slow to listen to the voice of reason
We must arm to disarm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
nj. e.
TRACY
SAYS:
Tf Our Railroads and
Steel Mills Operated
With the Clumsiness and
Inefciency of ur
Courts, We Would Get
Noa0here."

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. Aug. 26-
What people give their attention to
they usually accomplish.
Our forefathers thought deeply on
law and politics. That is why they
made progress.
For the last two generations we
have been concerned with commerce
and industry.
The improvement in our manu-
featuring, financial and transporta-
ton systems shows the results, so,
too, does the decay of our legal
system.
When it comes to the mill, the
mine, the railroad, the department
store or the bank we can do vastly
better work than our grandfathers
could, but when it comes to the
court we cannot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
A/xAs IL BY Charles
w wv Ink Fitzhugh
Talman
Authority on
w R(LL HRT Meteorology
WIND "HOLFS"

In parts of rural England the Gu
rious custom prevails of describing
the quarter from which the rain
bearing winds blow as "hole." The
word in this sense, is always ised
in connection with the name of
some locality. About Shrewsbury,
for example, you hear people say,
'"There1l be rain, for the wind has
got into Habberly Hole''-Habberly
being village to the southwestward
of that town. In Ashford Vale, East
Kent, it is Bodjam Hole that is said
to bred the rainy winds, and at
Dunstable, Berfordshire, it is Flam-
naer's Hole. In parts of Lincolnshire
people talk in similar fashion Of
Wraby Hole and Marnum Hole,
Probably these expressions Aare
mementoes of the time when even
the wisest philosophers believed that
many winds had their origin under
ground, in caves. This belief was,
I suppose, founded on the now we'll
known phenomenon of blowing
caverns." A typical blowing cavern
has two openings at different levels.
In summer the air in the cave is
colder than the air outdoors, ana
therefore flows out of the lower
opening, while air is drawn in above
to replace it. In winter the circu-
lation is reversed. The air in the
cave is then warmer than that out
side and escapes at the top as from
chimney. being replaced by air
drawn in below.
(All rights reserved by Science Service. Inc.D
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Lao, end Justice

man was accused of violating the prohibition
law Bottles containing the liquor which he was
charged with possessing were placed on a table in
the courtroom near the jury box. The Judge. in in
structng the jury said You have the evidence before
you; you can see whether or not it is Intoxicating
liquor" One of the jurors understood this to be an
invitation to taste the liquor and did so. The jury
orougnt ID verdict OF guilty but attorneys for the
nave been taken from the jury after one of the
Jurors had tasted the evidence" They commended
that this action by the juror gave him possession
material facts not possessed by the other jurors and
placed him in the position of witness who should
be subject to cross examination Attorneys seelinp
to uphold the conviction suggested that knowledge Of
what was m tho bottles would serve as q legitimate
aid IN determining the guilt Of the accused.
HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE?
The actual decision: The Alabama Court of Appeal:
oyerruled the urys verdict of guilty 1t said the
should have been taken away from the jury when
one OF the jurors tasted the contents of the bottles
because the juror thus placed in the position OF
a witness The judge who wrote the decision sale
he thought the ruling somewhat absurd but that he
was bound by precedent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
It's Paving Time

That time should come when the Chamber
Of Commerce and all other organizations OF
business men would begin to protest against
high taxes could have been easily predicted
long ago.
High taxes were very certain when these
same business men permitted professional
politics to do their voting and their political
thinking for them.
They should have known that some day
they would have to pay for the indifference
with which in the past they have looked upon
public wrongs and permitted public affairs
to get into the hands and control of men whom
they would not trust with dime in private
business.
Those same high taxes were on the way
class of this city sat back and said nothing as
elections have been manipulated and at times
stolen.
That excess tax rate is due to many things.
1t does not come as the result of one act, even
though the levy for refund swells it.
The high tax rate is caused by the excess
cost Of government which has gone to profess
sional politicians.
Whenever inspectors fall down on jobs and
let favored contractors get away with slack
work, that fact sooner or later shows up on the
tax books.
Whenever the boss fixes things so that con-
tractors get more than Job is worth and some
Of the crumbs are scattered around among the
boys, that extra mony shows up sooner or later
in tax levies.
In the past the business men may not have
exactly applauded when the bosses ran cleo
to stop these bosses from taking charge of
affairs. Not many Of them stood up and were
counted when the vicious hooded order kid
mapped the government of the State and city.
Now the effect Of all this misgovernment
can be estimated at its cost in dollars. It's cost
can not be estimated.
Those who object to the high tax rate have
a duty which is quite as important as protest
ing against the invasion of their pocketbooks.
They ought to kick and kick at once
against conditions which make such invasions
possible.
Right now while the yell against high taxes
is being heard, there might be demand that
Governor Ed jackson tell what he knows about
the offer to McCray, when Governor, of $4,000
and immunity in return for Coffin prose
cutor.
That may seem moral matter with which
business has nothing to do. But it is upon
just such incidents and manipulations that
boss rule is built and boss rule always means
a deep dig in the public pocketbook The two
things are at least first cousions in politics.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Alney aba VIII Make Her First appearance With
BerkeU Players i'm The Ghost Train at EalgHShS

Miss Alney Alba, new leading
woman with the Berkell Players,
will make her first appearance with
the Berkell company in 1.-The Ghost
Train" a mystery melodrama which
opens tomorrow night.
AT the termination Of the summer
season at Englisf's. she will, with
the rest of the Berkell players, take
up her work for the winter at the
Colonial Theater. their opening play
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
What About the Courts?

When Legislatures pass laws nobody ever thinks
of reservng criticism either of the laws or the law
makers The suggestion that criticism Of Congress Is
unpatriotic would be met by unanimous guffaw.
When laws being administered by courts, the
person who wants to discuss this process critically
forced to face the charge that he is attacking the
vitals of the Nation.
Why is this true? The Legislatures and courts are
all part and parcel of the same pr Jcess-that of max
ing the individual subject to the rules Of the game
imposed by organized society.
Why is the judicial part of this process sacrosanct
when the Legislature is mott?
One reason for the lack of public discussion of
court procedure of course obvious The courts are
SO involved in technical details that the man in the
street is generally incapable of understanding what
goes on in them.
But that is an explanation of why there isn't more
discussion of the judiciary not why there shouldn't be
1t may be that honest indignation against criticism
Of the courts springs from faith in the fiction that
judges are automatons who mechanically grind out
justice according to fixed formuas-that in our courts
there is, in fact, government of laws and not of
men.
1t is only necessary to study the United States S,
preme Court to understand that judiciary is made
up OF very human men who have very human dis
agreements about law and justice
With great regularity the ranks of the nine justices
divide on the question of what is the law.
Judicial tribunals where disputes can be settled
with hnaity vital part of our scheme of govern
ment Otherwise there would be chaos But because
they are an important cog in our governmental ma
chnery is there any to believe the courts are
not subject to the weakness of other human nstitu
tons?
And is there any why court procedure
should not be discussed and criticised with the same
freedom that Legislatures and executives are dis
cuSseda
Isn't 1t true that in the ultimate analysis judges
are servants of the people? Is their service being
formed as well and wisely it might be? Is the j
dical system keeping pace with the changes in our
social and economic life?
Earnest discussion of these questions was never
more in order than it is today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

starting Sunday evening, Sept. 10.
Miss Alba is native of New York
City. When a small child she en-
tered upon her career as an actress,
taking advantage of the many OPP
portunitieS afforded by such close
proximity to the heart of dramatic
activities.
She later went into stock, having
played three summer seasons with
the Glitch Gardens in Denver, Colo;
two seasons with the o. D. Wood
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

ward Stock Company in st. Louis,
Mo-; one season with the Gene Lewis
Company, Memphis, Tenn, and two
seasons with the Pierre Watkins
Company.
She has prepared an extensive
wardrobe for her work here. She is
youthful, petite, and has an
effervescence which is extremely
pleasing,
The following members of the
Berkell Players will support Miss
Alba in her work during the winter
Idabelle Arnold, Bernice Marsolais
Adelaide Melnotte, Milton Byron
Larry Sullivan, Robert st. Clair
Herbert Dobbins, Frank j. NARROW
William Hull and Harvey Schlueter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Questions and
AnSzOerS

Please give the names of some
great cOnquerors in history?
Sargon the First and Hammurabi
Of AsSyria, Cyprus and Xerxes Of
the Persians, Croesus of Asia Minor
and Alexander the Great of the
Greeks, Julius Caesar of the Ro-
mans and Caliph Omar of the Mos
lens, Jengis Khan and Attilla, Char
lemagne and Napoleon.
What nationality is Renee
Adoree?
She was born in Lille, France, in
1901 of a Spanish father and
French mother. 30
Does an alien who marrieS wOm-
an citizen of the United States be-
come an American citizen by his
marriage?
He must be naturalized to become
an American citizen.
How can paint spots be removed
from linoIeum?
Rub spots with turpentine and If
they do not come off that way apply
turpentine again and, while the spots
are still damp, rub with fine grained
sandpaper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
POSTAL TURNS TO RADIO
Mackay Interests Acquire Pacific
Coast System

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 26. The
Postal Telegraph Commercial Gables
Company will enter the radio busi-
ness. 1t has acquired the radio sys-
tenn of the Federal Telegraph Com
pany on the Pacific coast.
The announcement of the Mackay
companies, made by George v. Nc
Laughlin, vice-president, indicates
that the intention is to expand the
radio service of the Federal tele-
graph which now operates point
to-point and ship-to-shore service
or the Pacific.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Importance of Pipe

Did you ever stop to think what an
important part pipe has come to
play in life?
Without pipe we could not have
hot or cold water in the house, could
not drill oil wells. could not bring
natural gas to cities from fields 800
miles away.
Pipe, first made of iron, but later
Of steel, has brought modern plumb
ing within the reach of average peo-
pie.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Think and Work

The point is, what are we going
to do about it?
J Finding fault does not solve the
problem.
Our industrial and commercial
programs have been made possible
by discovery of new and better
methods, by thinking constructively,
by trying experiments and paying
attention to their results.
Can we hope to improve our le-
gal system in any other way?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Poisoned By kittens Bite

KEMPTON, Ind, Aug. 26.-Fred-
eric Hobbs is in a serious condition
at his home here from blood poison
ing which developed after he was
bitten on hand by a kitten.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
Hoosier GeoIogist Discusses
Robert FuIton'S Use of
Fuel in 1912.

When Robert Fulton made his
first trip down the Ohio River, in
1912, he landed his steamboat,
Orleans, on the shores of Perry
County, Indiana, and dug some coal
there which he put aboard for U.s.
as fuel, according to T. M. Kings
bury, geologist of the State depart
ment of Conservation. This. Kings
bury says, is one Of the first records
of use of coal in Indiana.
AS early as 1904, surveyors, in
making the maps of the State, noted
and marked several locations where
coal was exposed, according to the
geologist. In the early days the
coal industry made slow develop
ment. Small amounts were shipped
on flat-boats down the Wabash
White and Ohio Rivers, and it was
used locally to some extent by
blackSmithS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

It's such relief to hear that the Einsten theory
OF relatively is to be changed We never could under
stand why they thought the old way was right
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

woman recluse in California wrote her will on
corset and it was found to be binding The gar
ment still slaves of obscurity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

AN advertisement reminds folks that the saxo-
phone was invented almost hundred years ago.
Yes. the evil that men do lives after them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

It's good thing Charles A. Levine had all his
fallngs-out before he actually started to fly back
to America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
DO You Kmow-

That 81 social service
agencies of Indianapolis, in
Guiding SO affiliated with the
Community Fund, belong to
the Council of Social Agen-
cies, an organization for the
study and recommendation
of the best possible service
to its city and citizens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

An 82-year-old woman in Tennessee has never
seen an automobile. No wonder she lived so long.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

Indianapolis theaters today offer
Charm" at Keith's; 1.-The Whole
Towns Talking" at Englishs; ST.
bylla Bowman at the Lyric; "Demp-
sey-Sharkey fight at the Colonial;
Lost at the Front" at the Ohio;
THE Poor Nut" at the Indiana;
''The Big Parade" at the Circle;
We're All Gamblers" at the Apollo
and movies at the Isis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26
WINGS" is A REAL
BROADWAY HIT

wings" the Paramount picture
drama of the war in the air, scared
to the top of the New York film list
on the night of it's premiere show
ing. The newspaper critics gave it
tremendous approval. and the pub
lie is standing in line for a chance
to see it.
The advance ticket sale before the
first showing reached $500, which
record skaters by more than $4,000
that held by any other special pic
ture ever shown on Broadway. A
Griffith Gray, head of the Para
mount road-show department, who
has been connected with film road
shows since 1.-THE Birth of a Ma
tion," made the announcement of
the bookings. The theater was sold
out solid for two weeks in advance.
The review by the New York
World movie critic indicates the re-
ception of the picture by the news
papers. He said: wings flew into
the Criterion-riding on the breeze
of an ELUSIVE ballyhoo, and justified
virtually all the praise it's makers
have given it. Never has screen
in this country shown such a spec
tacle of aviation. The audience
broke into spontaneous applause at
the thrill of sheer spectacle
Wings doubtless will have a long
run on Broadway"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

All that women's clothes leave to the imagination
is what makes them so expensive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

Usually the first thing that strikes visitor to
this country is motor car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-26

The woman who fashionable evenin,
dress is very much out of it,