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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-03
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occur to Increase the excite.
ment of a pennant race that
involves five crack teams-GOv-
eminent Printing Office. STAN
ford Paper Company. King Pin.
Curb Cafe and COnYentiOn. Hail.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-03

Morrill, beat Francis Hussey, for.
mer national sprint champion, In
the 4O-yard invitation.
One worlds record fell during the
games. Paul Harrington, former
Notre Dame man, clearing Is feet
V inches In the pole vault. He
was the outstanding favorits.
The same was true Of Lloyd
Hahn in the mile and Allan Helf-
frich in the MiIlrose 500, and both
delivered. Hahn ran around Jimmy
Connolly to win In the excellent
time Of ais 3-5. Heinrich cap.
cured the special 500 for the fifth
straight year.
Breaking in front and staying
there. AIva Martin, Chicago A. A,
the national half-mile champion,
fell rounding the first turn and
did not finish,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-03

LermOnd. q novice in racing
experience. ran the tWO.miIe
field into the ground to win i'm
the excellent time Of Oils 2.5.
Owe Anderson, OF Finland, closed
strongly to take second place
from Dalton but the latter gave
an excellent account of himself
until two laps from home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-03

Tile Capitals most important
bowling league. judged from the
STANDPOINT Of skill. is having
hectic time OF it. Yes, the Dis
trict League BOWERS are getting
iumpy as one thing after another
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DAD OF ICE HOCKEY

Frank Patrick is recognized as
the father of modern ice hockey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-29
LazV and Justice
BY Dexter M. Keezer

woman ate chicken sandwich which poisoned
her. She sued the restaurant proprietor for dam
ages claiming that in selling her the sandwich
guarantee was implied that it wholesome and safe
for human consumption. The restaurant proprietor
resisted the claim for damages the ground that
poisonous effect of the sandwich not due to neg
ligence ON his part He claimed that unless it could
be established that he negligent in preparing the
sandwich the woman could not collect damages He
said that he could not be held to guarantee all of
the food products sold in his restaurant and that
they properly prepared he was relieved of
liability.
HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE?
The actual decsion An Appellate Court in Indiana
affirmed the jury award of $500 of damages to the
woman. The court said that the sale of food by the
restaurant proprietor accompanied by implied
guarantee that the food was wholesome and if this
proved not to be SO he liable for the resulting
damage.
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them little pointedly The effort to drive
him out of the State began. Senator Falls re-
sources and resorcefuness seemed for time, suf1-
Gent for the job. The publishers resources were.
slight although his resourcefulness not He found
his credit at the bank cut off, but his credit with his
readers unmpared. He explained what was
happening and his readers came forward with funds
But it was unequal fight The publisher turned
to the Scripps Howard organization for aid. He got
it. His struggling newspaper became member OF
the Scripps-Howard newspaper family, and he
tinued to turn his questioning mind on affairs in
New Mexico. One thing he questioned was sudden
access of prosperity on the part of the man, now
cabinet officer, who proposed to ruin him.
He never was driven from the State, but he jour-
neyed voluntarily to Washington to report to the
Senate committee then investigating Teapot Dome,
what he had observed of this new prosperity. This
proved the connecting link in the fragmentary evil
dence being collected by the Senate committee. 1t
was the beginning of the end of the monumental
conspiracy whereby two oil multimlionaires, Doheny
and Sinclair, had succeeded with Secretary Falls
sistance in Selling Government oil lands worth hun
dredS of millions of dollars. The end two weeks
ago when the United States Supreme Court caused
the return of the last of these properties to the people
Carl c. Magee, whose experience as editor and pub
Usher in Abuquerque-the above being merely one
episode-had been one of the dramas Of American
journalism, yesterday named editor of the Okla
homa City News. The News is one of the most i'm
portant of Scripps Howard newspapers, but the con-
feels honored by his acceptance of the place.
Falls is with the court and jury. His situa-
ton at the moment appears desperate. There is no
pleasure in this fact, however, for Magee, he
pressed his feeling to the present writer. His battle
with the former Secretary of the Interior was purely
impersonal. He fighting corruption and he
sidered his fight when the stolen oil lands
restored.
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HonkerS

Maybe the fellow who honks his horn the louoes'
and longest in any given traffic jam is the most I'M
nortant person in that crowd-but we doubt 1t.
If you're nervous and your car should happen TO
stall in any city street and couple OF these honkerS
get behind you, may Heaven help you! You can't
hear yourself think for these impatient; annoying
pests.
The slightest delay brings them out IN raucouS
chorus. They may not be going anywhere, indeed
most often they're not, but they want to get tnere
lust the same and you would think they are bent on
missions of life and death to hear the imperative
blasts.
There are other ways of showing selfshneSs that
sre not SO blantant and asinine as this
You are just little car in a traffic jam and
all the honkng in the world can't help you out OF IT,
When you're caught the best thing to do after all is
to accept the situation philosophically and pipe
down."
II motorists the world over devoted the same as
siduous energy to learning how to drive that they
lend to the button of their horn there would be fewer
accidents And less wasteful and nerve-jangling
racket.
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Goshen News-Times)
ORepublican)

1.-THE cheapest man we hire at the city hall is the
city manager" says the mayor of city where the
mayors job has become merely nominal and the
manager runs nearly everything. That city manager
gets $4,000 year. 1t is big salary. Many think
it is too high But good many other citizens par
ticularly business men, to agree that he is easily
worth every cent of it. For he is a good executive
and good executives come high. He can, and prob
ably does, that $4,000 year many times over
in awarding contracts in picking subordinates in adj
usting salaries of hundreds of employees and above
ALL in planning constructively for the present needs
and future development of the city. 1.-THE shortest
road, says motorist who does considerable touring,
lis usually the best paved road no matter how long
it is Likewise it might be said, with reasonable al
lowanceS made that the cheapest executive for any
Job, public or private, is the hghest-prced man.
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until late, the luncheon would be
preferable, but if you should decide
to serve only refreshments, the fol-
lowing combinations are suitable:
Pineapple sponge, angel food cake,
coffee; chocolate sundae, lady fin
gers, ginger ale.
Who is the author of the phrase,
ito err is human, to forgive is di-
Vine"?
The most familiar form of the
quotation is found in Pope'S Essay
on Criticism. 1t is, however, an an
cient proverb, found in the early
Greek and Latin writer's, and is
translated and quoted in a variety
of forms.
Is "dove" a correct past tense of
dive?
In correct usage today the verb
olive" is regular, the parts being
dive, dived, diving. In colloquial
use, however, the old irregular past
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-29
Irony-and Justice
tinres tnciau,s news.

Grim irony tngeS todays news.
In a courtroom in Washington an old man hears
from the unwilling lips of his son-in-law evidence
that may end his desperate hope Of escaping prison
sentence.
In Oklahoma City announcement is made of dis
tinct honor paid to younger man whom the old
man had once threatened to ruin.
into the modest little Office of Carl c. Magee pub
Usher of an Albuquerque, New Mexico, newspaper
there strobe the lean, powerful figure of Albert B.
FALL u S. Senator and boss of the State. fist was
banged down on the editors desk and an ultimatum
was issued. The editor would stop asking questions
about the public land Office would be driven out
Of the State.
The editor didn't stop asking questions He asked
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-29
House DuVaII Gave Up

The process by which Indian
apolis acquired its new mayor
reads like THE House That Jack
Built"
Paraphrased in the style of that
Immortal jingle, it runs about as
follows:
This is John L. Duvall who re-
signed;
This is Mrs. Duvall, whom he
appointed controller before he re-
signed, and who succeeded him as
mayor after he resigned;
This is Ira M. Holmes, whom
Mrs. Duvall appointed controller
before she resigned and who
succeeded her as mayor after she
resigned;
This is Mrs. Ira M. Holmes,
whom her husband left to guard
the mayors office while he went
out to breakfast;
This is Claude E. Negley, whom
the council had elected mayor the
previous afternoon, but who
could not get into the office on
account of a police detail Holmes
had summoned to guard it;
This is the court that issued an
injunction with which Negley
shooed away the police guard and
took the office from Mrs. Holmes.
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NJ. E.
SAYS:
The Process by Which IN
dianapolis Acquired It's
NeaU Mayor Reads Like
"The House That Jack
Built"

The inquiry now going on in
Albany as to whether Mrs. Flor
ence Knapp, former Secretary of
State, conducted the New York
State census of 1925 improperly,
grows out of one of those delight
full ventures where public money
is fritted away to no worth while
purpose. The question of whether
pay rolls were padded seems
rather unimportant compared to
the question of why New York
should spend $1,200,000 for count
ing noses between Federal CEN
SuseS.
Of course, it is political game,
and is recognized as such by ev-
erybody concerned.
Lafayette B. Gleason, who di-
rected the census and who is Sec
rotary of the Republican State
committee, voiced no unique or
original view when he said he
regarded the census as Repub-
lican affair because Republican
Legislature had authorized it.
A less authoritative, but no less
sincere confirmation of this view
came from a young Democrat in
the Bronx three years ago, who
exclaimed when he heard of Mrs.
Knapp's election, There goes my
census job!"
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Speed the DaV


pending court action to determine who's who
in our present mayoralty tangle.
And while today's court proceedings be-
fore Superior Judge j. M Milaer may de-
termine the issue as between Mayor pro tem
Claude E. Negley and John L. Duvall's choice,
Ira L. Holmes, there yet remains the quo war
ranto proceeding brought by Joseph Hogue
in which Walter Myers may join.
This newspaper holds no brief for any of
the four men who may or may not be entitled
to succeed Duvall.
1t is interested, however, in seeing the pass
ing and positive humiliation of Duvallism and
all it stood for.
This newspaper is vitally interested for the
good Of Indianapolis in having the various IS
sues clarified and letting the municipal city
function and function properly.
The country today has its eyes upon lndi-
annapolis and is waiting for the answer.
In this connection it is not amiss to say that
the citizens in general will watch with more
than passing interest the refusal of men stand
ing to serve the city by not accepting places on
the various official boards when rendered.
If Indianapolis is to take it's proper place
among the real cities Of the Nation, and there
is no reason why it should not, some men will
have to sacrifice their time and money to make
it possible.
1t is the duty of the good citizen to serve
when called 1t is the duty of the good citizen
to drop his own affairs and serve on jury at
small pay for the good Of the community lie
should willingly serve on board though the
pay amounts to virtually nothing
Today, more than ever before, Indianapolis
needs men in it's official family of the highest
standing and unquestioned integrity. We find
no fault personally with those serving now.
One thing is certain-Indianapol is going
to have new mayor and it is more than rea-
sonable to suppose that that new mayor Will
want to be surrounded with the men he thinks
best fitted, and with whom he can work best.
Granting that some changes in the official
family will be bound to take place 1t is the nope
of all citizens that partisan affairs Will be Tor
gotten, that golf games will not be permitted
to interfere, that business responsibility Will
be placed on the shoulders of partner, col
league or subordinate and that personal affairs
will suffer for the good of the community at
large.
With the elimination Of Duvall and Duvall-
ism let us have an end to bigotry and fanatl-
cism.
With the end of Duvall and Duvallism let
us, have an end to partisan factionalism IN
which the city Of Indianapolis has been the
loser and greatest sufferer
With the end of Duvall and Duvall1sm let
us have a united city where racial hatreds
will not be known, where bigotry and fanatl-
cism have no place, where the greatest good
for the greatest number will be paramount.
The world will soon see our better side and
with that sight will come more factories, big
ger pay rolls, more business, better home lie
and lower taxes.
In truth, g IT'S contamination devoutly
to be wished for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-29
A Landlubber's Advice

When a feller's father Magruder and his
mother Fitzpatrick and his profession is to fight
and his hair is red what the arnation is one to do
about it if he just doesn't know when to break off
a row?
1t probably was some such embarrassed query
this that Secretary of the Navy Wilbur posed himself
in the case of the doughty Rear Admiral Magruder,
commanding at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and lam
basting the naval administration, to speak, in press
and pulpit.
His answer to his own poser is unusually inter
estng not only because of its originality but because
it may serve tip to the anxious parents of our
flaming otherwise obstreperous youth.
What Secretary Wilbur did not punish this
critical son of the navy but yank him out of his job
in the Quaker City and pull him back to Washington,
there to sit and wonder what is going to happen
to him next. This not punitive, says the Secre
tary, just administrative.
So the next time junior pulls sisters hair and
makes her yowl, don't punish him. Simply make him
remove his skates lock him in closet without sup
per and intimate to him gently but firmly that he'll
be punished when he comes out if he doesn't behave
This you will do purely matter of ordinary
household administration.
If you are any way dubious about how Junior
would feel after this administrative act of yours
just ask the admiral.
Admiral Magruder seems to have got away with
his recent magazine article criticsing the navy for
being over ofcered and over-organized. Following
moment of excitement, Secretary Wilbur announced
ne had asked the officer for plans and with that he
considered the incident closed.
"But," the scrappy admiral afterward remarked
to reporter, there is rotten condition and have
exposed it. The navy is spending $300,O00,000
and getting $2OOOOO0OO worth of navy"
And later, at knights of Columbus banquet:
"They never have asked me for plans and doubt
if they will If they do, I'll give them something to
think about"
'Please inform the department in categorical
terms" the secretary at once inquired by letter,
whether or not the words just quoted said"
adding Hastily: "Please acknowledge this letter upon
it's receipt and make prompt reply"
Making it categorical and snappy as per request
the admiral replied with a yes
The rest is history. What will happen next no
one appears to know, for while President Coolidge
does not seem inclined to revoke Secretary Wilburs
order removing the admiral from the Philadelphia
Navy Yard, the secretary says he has mot yet de-
termned what orders will be given" the officer.
Recently Admiral Magruder predicted he might
be sent to Guam. That, be it said is naval officers
idea of the jumping off place, midway between the
middle of the Pacific and nowhere in particular
Between us landlubbers, Mr.. Secretary here's
tip gratis Keep the admiral right here in this coun-
try and furnish him all the help he may require to
work out scheme to save us sf0OOO00O0 year by
giving $2oo0oo0oo worth Of navy for Ooo
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tense dove" is still retained. Owed
is better.
How long did John L. Sullivan
hold the heavyweight. champion
ship? How long did Jack Dempsey
hold it?
Sullivan held it for ten years,
from 1882 to 1892; Dempsey from
1919 to 1926.
In what year were gold quarter
dollars coined by the United States
Government?
They never have been issued by
the United States Government. In
1870 and 1871 gold quarter-dollars
were coined privately in California.
What Is an amethyst supposed to
symbolic?
Sincerity.
Who wrote the Articles of Con-
federation?
They were drawn up by COM
mittee; the manuscript is in the
handwriting of John Dickinson.
Does Italy maintain public schools
supported by the State?
Yes.
Who played the part Of the
wounded soldier in the movie, "The
Keeper of the Bees?
Robert Frazer.
How tall is Charles Lindbergh?
Six feet two inches.
What is the harm Of fiIibuster In
Congress?
The principal harm Is that it
wastes time. On the other hand,
filibusters have frequently been use
full in preventing the passage of
vicious legislation long enough for
public opinion to be aroused and
make certain Of its final defeat.
What is the value of United
States silver dollar dated 1901, fillet
head, large eagle?
These coins are valued at $3.50
to So.
What is the value of 100000 Ger
man marks dated Feb. 1, 1928?
They are worthless.
What does mon cher" mean?
1t is the French for my dear"
masculine form.
What is the altitude of New Or
leans?
Five feet above sea level.
Who were the two children who
took part in the photopIay THE
Magic Garden?"
Philippe de Lacy and Joyce Coat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-29
New Strife Forecast

JIM. Kenworthy, member of the
British House of Commons and
formerly a member of the admir-
atty war staff, has written another
book. 1t is entitled Peace or
War;" contained an introduction
by H. G. Wells and will be pub
lished about the middle of No
vember.
According to advance notices
the book describes the present
naval rivalry, with its background
of competition in oil, rubber, cot
ton and other raw materials; the
state of mind prevailing in Eng
land and America which interpre-
ted as favorable to war; the finan-
cial dominance of this coun-
try; the consequent jealousy Of
Europe and other circumstances
which, in the authors opinion,
forecasts strife.
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ton Of fact or information by writing
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. Washing
ton, D. c., inclosing 2 cents in stamps
for reply. Medical. legal and marital
research be undertaken. All other ques-
lions will receive a personal reply. I'm
signed requests cannot be answered. All
letters are Standardization.
When was the Southern Railway
chartered and organized?
Chartered Feb. 20, 1894; and the
company organized June Is, 1894.
What is the highest mountain in
the world?
Mount Everest in ndo-China. 1t
is 29,002 feet above sea level.
What are the four leading. rail-
road centers of the United States?
Chicago, st. Louis, MsS.; Buffalo,
N. Y, and Minneapolis, MINI.
What is "anti- Observation-Disclosures
tarianism"?
A doctrine of opposition to dis
establishment; specifically of State
church. IS
Is Arizona a mountainous State?
More than two-thirds of the total
area of the State has an altitude
of 5000 feet or over.
What is fiber or reed furniture
made of?
Fiber furniture is made of pa
per wrapped on wire; reed furni-
ture is made of reed, a kind of
dried grass.
Of what church was Queen Vic
toria a member?
She was g. Protestant and a men,
Der of the Church of England.
What is the meaning of the
names Esther" "Thelma" and
"Lydia?"
Esther is from the Persian and
means a "star"; Thelma is from the
Greek and means Bloom" and
Lydia from the Greek and. means
a native of Lydia in Asia Minor.
I wish to serve a light luncheon
or some form of refreshment to a
group of four women and four men
at my home. 1t will be an evening
of musical entertainment, from 8 to
IL o'clock. Should coffee be served?
If luncheon is chosen, what should
be served? If refreshments, what
would you suggest?
Here are two menus for luncheon:
1. Consomme, creamed chicken,
sweetbreads or tuna fish in pate
shells, artichoke salad or celery
hearts, Neapolitan ice cream and
coffee. 2. Cream of celery soup, COM
bination sandwich, Waldorf salad,
orange ice or gelatine and coffee.
As the entertainment is to last
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-29
Senator's Debt to Science

Senator Du Pont is one more
man who can thank heaven that
he lives in this day Of scientific
progress.
If he had been born a genera
ton earlier, had suffered from his
throat affection ten years ago, he
would be a dumb, if not a dying
man.
The rapid advance of medicine,
especially through the aid of other
sciences, makes it possible not
only to remove his larynx without
too much risk, but to supply him
with an artificial one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-29

If the Laddergram grist mill is
running smoothly, it should change
Bone into Meal in six steps. But a
new word must be found for each
rung which differs from its prede-
cessor by a single letter only. Do
not transpose the remaining letters
and use only words that are familiar
or useful. Words of Scottish dialect
are to be avoided. Try to beat our
solution, which will be printed to-
morrow. Answer to Grass Blade: 1,
Grass; Q, Brass; 8, Brads; 4, Blads;
5, Blade.
Copyright by Public Ledger
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(The Daily Oklahoman)
l0Llahnnan GiAr nEIn

Both Indiana and Alabama making gratifying
progress in the their best citizens are wagng to
free their States from widespread crime. 1t is sig
nfcant that the campaign for law en-
The forcement in both States was begun
D and for long time conducted solely
1000 by free and fearless press. Corrup-
Delivers ton in Indiana government went I'M
challenged until a small band of fear
less Hooser editors resolved to expose and terminate
the saturnalia Mob law laughed at written statutes
in Alabama until the Birmingham and Montgomery
newspapers started war for law enforcement that
has sent goodly number of recruits to the States
penitentiary population. Both States owe much to
the vigilance Of a free and courageous press Both
Indiana and Alabama have worthy candidates for
the prize annually awarded to the American news
paper that has rendered the most notable public
service