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Laz, and Justice

woman brought damage suit against a group
of people for alienation of the affection of her IT.
year-old son. She said that for ter years they had
been engaged in poisoning her sons mind against
ton for her, and that she was entitled to damages
In opposing her claim 1t contended that a
mother has no legal right to her sons affections and
that consequently there is legal basis for damage
suit based on alienation of such affection
HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE THIS CASE?
The actual decision: The Supreme Court of Iowa
decided that the mother could not bring suit for
damages on account Of alienation of her sons affec-
TONS The court said that the right of mother is to
the services custody, control and companonship of
her minor child, and without alleging that she has
been deprived of some of these there is no cause
for action.
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Produced in Wilderness

The Constitution is not a cata-
logue of independent expressions,
a mere enumeration of rights and
powers, but the framework of a
structure so arranged as to make
for strength and symmetry.
Precedent can be found for
some of its features in other
lands and other times, but as a
whole it was made in America.
AS whole, it was produced in
the wilderness on this side of the
Atlantic Ocean and, as a whole,
it could not have been produced
anywhere else.
Had our forefathers been shut
off from the rest of human his
tory, they could still have framed
the Constitution out of Colonial
experience, but had they been
shut off from Colonial experience
they could not have framed it out
of the rest of human history.
AS a matter of fact, they we're
shut of from the rest of human
history to a measurable extent,
from its pomp and ceremony, its
inbred habits of thought, its ster-
eotyped ideas, its inf1exible sys-
TENS, and in that lay their great
opportunity. ~
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earth's surface. The oceans are
separately named Gas the Atlantic
and the Pacific) and the word "sea"
is also used in a restricted sense for
particular bodies Nof water not so
extensive as oceans, but larger than
lakes, as the Caspian Sea. the
Black Sea, the Yellow Sea.
Was Sir Harry Lauder born in
Scotland? Is that his real name?
He was born in Portobello, Scot
land. His real name is MacLen-
nan.
Has "Abie's Irish Rose" been
produced in the movies?
The Paramount Famous-Lasky
Corporation, has purchased the
screen rights, but it has not yet
been produced.
What were the decisions in the
fights between Gene Tunney and
Harry Greb?
Tunney lost his first fight with
Harry Greb on q decision in flf-
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(Muncie Press)
Republican,

tM RSnSSI Psess'
The whole story OF the success of Lew Shank,
former mayor of Indianapolis, who died suddenly
Saturday, his lack of pretense. In political
campaign or out of it he told stories
Leu" upon himself which if related by 9TH
Gil. n; ers would have made him the target Of
CieIftn-I1 70 unanswerable criticism, but his very
Success admissions of error we're taken as an
indication of the rugged virtue that
actually his Shank never disguised motives nor
denied the he had used to accomplish the thing
he intended to accomplish Thus he deprived his OPP
ponents of the very weapons they would have liked to
use against him.
And one might look the nation over without find
ing anybody who knew human nature so well-at
least the human nature that dwells within the ord
nary man or woman The way he could foresee the
popular reaction to any given public matter under dis
cuSsion seemed almost uncanny If he had lived a
little bit earlier he would have made of the great
est horse traders the world ever had known And
this is compliment, for in his day the horse trader
was the best judge of humanity.
If Shank had any special pride in one thing more
than another it probably that he was one of the
plain, everyday Hoosier folks" And it was not
pose. There are political leaders who place their
arms about voters shoulders that they may the
more easily reach his pocketbook but Shank was not
one of these whatever else may be said of him. He
may have wanted vote, but there never was a hint
of financial dishonesty in connection with his public
service
Lew" was at home in any company. He had no
regard for dignity and his greatest delight in a
speech to poke fun in his stingless laugh-pro-
ducing way at any of the supposedly great or near
great men that happened to be the platform with
him. There were no 'msters" in his language for to
him everybody Was Gal" ALBERT" Tom" and
Harry, unless he had more intimate nickname that
he could use Many a high hat has assumed the
proportions of pebeian cap under the good-natured
banter of this humorous philosopher. He was a
puncturer of pomposity.
Shank was not averse to the use of the common
tricks OF politics by which votes obtained but
you could be well assured that he would admit their
use and tell all about them to anybody or everybody
at the very first opportunity giving and dates
and not sparing himself.
Shank sometimes was wrong and he knew the
experience of defeat but not its bitterness moth
ing embittered him. The Republican party tago hung
loosely upon him. He knewthe value of party organ
ization, and he used the organization when he could
but when he could not he-went upon his merry way
without it.
In world that takes itself all too lugubriousy Lew
Shank was needed and his like always will be needed
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Changes Civilization

The Constitution came into be-
ing amid a world of monarchy
and class rule. 1t has changed
the general course of civilization.
There is not a government on
earth but has yielded to its, infiu-
ence. 1t was the greatest political
innovation ever made.
You can't read such document
intelligently without some knowl-
edge as to its origin, without 60
ing behind the scenes for a little
way at least, without fair I'M
derstanding OF how 1t was con-
ceived and put together.
You can't tell what it means by
following cases in court. by dis
cussing city ordinance now and
then, by getting excited over cam
paign issues as they crop up, or by
the blah-blah of a designated
week.
There is a spirit in the Consti-
tuition, and that spirit is bigger
than any of its particular provis-
lions. Each phrase is but part of
a section, each section but part
of an article, and each article but
part of the whole.
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LA Porte Herald-Argos)
Undeuenden)

Mayor Duvall is not the man to be awed by a
conviction for corrupt practices. He proceeds to
strengthen his political fences wherever they need it
the most apparently the Indianapolis
The First mayor is enc of these brazen persons
rx,o.., who glories in disgrace and ignominy,
"o"e"" for to increase the enmity of the hon
Manor est citizens of Indianapolis he has
named his wife city CONTROLLER succeed
ing man who resigned by request.
We have had women governors in this country
and even women mayors but if Mrs. Duvall ascends
to the station of mayor she will be the first woman
mayor IN Indiana and in any city of great size in
the Middle West. Mayor Duvall, knowing his precari-
Gus situation in which he stands has no otner thought
in mind but that his wife will step into place when
he falls.
For effrontery, for sheer audacty in the face Of
thousands of honest citizens who demanding that
Duvalllsm be removed, this act must be labelled as
unsurpassed. 1t is astounding that mayor who is
undoubtedly unfit for his Office should make such a
desperate effort to retain the rens of power
Without regard to her competence her sex or
any other consideration except that Mrs. Duvall has
been named the virtual successor to incompetent
mayor, her husband establishing a situation which
savorS strongly of the succession of kings in old
monarches, it can only be said that the situation in
the capital becomes more dsgraceful if it were not
slightly humorous, every day.
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Still Much to Learn

You have been told that you
ought to read the Constitution of
the United States: that it is the
bed rock of the law; that it con-
tains no more than 1000 words,
and that you can get through with
it in half an hour.
You may have tried. You may
be one of the few, indeed, who
have actually done the trick. But
there is more to the story than
that.
In spite of its brevity, the Con-
stitution says a lot. Thousands
of books have been written about
it, and there is still room for
more. Jurists and statesmen have
been studying it for 1873 years, and
they still have something to learn.
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teen rounds. The next two fights
resulted in decision victories for
Tunney, also in fifteen rounds. The
last two battles were ten rounds,
with no decisions.
Is Sarah Bernhard still living?
She died in Paris, France, March
rs, 1923.
Is Cleo an abbreviation Of the
name Cleopatra?
1t is sometimes used as a given
name, but usually is a short form Of
Cleopatra, from the Greek, mean
ing celebrated" Clio is the Greek
muse Of history.
What does it cost to stop a rail-
road train?
Estimates show that 1t costs from
80 TO so cents.
What was the amount Of loss by
fires in the United States in 1925?
Property destroyed was valued at
k57o. 255, 92l.
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Cleaning House

1t was to be expected that the first demand
of political machines and of politicians who
now seek an alibi for their part in the shame
of Indiana should be demand for the repeal
of the primary law.
Discredited and exposed in their political
nakedness, they hope in this manner to retain
control of government, through the old tricks
of manipulation and trading
The primary fails only when the people are
drugged with hates and prejudices, and ap-
peals to partisanship.
This State is in the grip of super-govern-
ment and secret control. That is responsible
for all its i'll repute And the very tricks and
devices that were used to control primaries and
electionsere exactly those used in other days to
control conventions.
The same group that long ago demonstrated
its ability to control party machinery through
conventions has controlled through the pri-
mary by secret alliances with Stephenson, the
Khan and the Anti Saloon League
What sort Of candidates would the political
parties give if they had the convention system
to use next year?
rOrtunately the answer mas Deen gwen Tor
the Republican party, which must now admit
that it is in alliance with these hateful secret
groups
1T is openly suggested that there be no
candidates in the primary with the exception
Of one man whose voice has never been heard
in protest against the corruption Of the secret
control of government.
1t is advanced that the Republican party
can only save itself by naming for Governor
man who has made no enemies among the
same hateful groups, has never offended them,
and whose sole claim seems to be that he can
not be shown to have had any definite con-
nection with them.
The politicians have shown that they little
understand the morals or the purposes Of the
people. The time has passed when the people
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-29
Made in America

Long before the colonies thought
of independence they had estab-
lished institutions that made in
dependence inevitable. Long be-
fore they perceived the necessity
of a new form of government,
they had quarried the stone and
hewed the timbers with which to
build it.
When the convention assembled
at Philadelphia to write consti-
tuition it did not have to go to
Greece and Rome for ideas or to
the writings of Rosseau and Mon
tesquieu. All it needed to do was
glance back over the struggles,
aspirations and achievements of
its own people.
Popular sovereignty. represent
alive government, religious liberty,
freedom of the press, separation
of the Legislative, executive and
judicial powers-they we're all at
hand. Made in America and in
advance of the rest of the world.
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Constitution week has come and
gone, with its exercises, addresses
and honorable mention in the
newspapers.
What did you get out of it?
What do you know about the
Constitution that you did not
know before?
The trouble with designated
weeks is that they run to glorifi-
cation rather than study.
So far as the Constitution goes,
it has had praise enough. What
it needs more than anything else
is to be intelligently understood.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-29
WEEKLY BOOK REVIEW.
by WALTER D. HICKMAN

This biography of Heinrich Heine
is the first important book to appear
in English about the great German
genius in forty years.
MIR. Browne, who is the author of
the widely read, This Believing
World" and Stranger Than Fic-
ton" points out that Heine was one
of the really great prophetic figures
of the nineteenth century = so
modern that he has been dead sew
enty years and Europe is only just
beginning to grow up to him."
His biography Of the poet, which
probably will be definitive English
life. is said to present Heinie in
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readers of this department stating
that they are having trouble in
keeping up with the best sellers be-
cause they are in such demand at
the various libraries and circulating
libraries at the book stores.
This raises the question: "Why
Read The Best Sellers?" And the
answer is, according to popular re-
port. is that people talk mostly
about the latest books.
According to those who write me
letters, it is nearly impossible to get
hold of I'VE" by Lindbergh and
GRANDMOTHER" by Glenway Yves
colt.
To those who have an affirmative
answer to the question why read the
best sellers, I submit the following
list of the newer books that, con-
slider worth while:
why we Behave Like Human
Beings" by George A. Dorsay, pub
lished by Harper.
We" by Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh, published by Putnam's Sons.
witch Wood" by John Duncan,
Houghton Mifflin Co.
1.-THE Happy Pilgrimage" by Cor
"a Harris, Houghton Mifflin Co.
"a Good Woman" by Louis Brom-
field, F. A Stokes Co.
can American Tragedy" by Drei-
ser, Boni and Liveright.
Revolt In the Desert" by T. E.
Lawrence, Doran.
1.-THE Glorious Adventure" by
Richard Halliburton, Bobbs- Merrill.
"Grandmothers" by Glenway
Wescott, Harper.
Several of these books will be diff
ficult to obtain at the libraries be-
cause of the tremendous demand
but I feel certain that my list is
big enough that at least one will be
found in at the libarries.
am old fashioned enough to be-
lieve that if a book is first. a good
book then 1t is always a good book.
The Macmillan Company has the
same theory because they are issu-
ing what they call The Modern
Readers Series. Of this series I
have before me 1.-The Essays of Ella"
by Charles Lamb.
read some of these masterful
essays years ago, but I found even
new charm in 1.-The Two Races of
Men," 1.-THE Old and New School
master" and 1.-THE Praise of the
Chimney Sweepers."
The series will include many ia
nous books. Charles Dickens is
represented with Tale of Two
Cities" and David Copperfield."
And in considering the name of
Dickens, why would it not be a good
thing to include in Our better read
ing list this year either first read
ing of Tale of Two Cities" or re-
reading of it. I have made up my
miny to re-read 1.-TWO Cities"
am sure that Essays of Ella
will be welcomed by the more seri-
GUS readers who will appreciate the
efforts of Macmillan in giving us
this new series.
My more serious reading list will
include at least three plays of
Shakespeare and two by Ibsen.
Think over the idea of having
better reading list or at least
mixing the old with the new.
An Announcement
Have received the following state
ment from the Literary Guild of
New York:
THAT Man Heinie," by Lewis
Browne, to be published Octt. Ii
by the Macmillan Company, has
been selected by the editors of the
Literary Guild as the October book
to be sent to its members.
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An Aroused City

The Service Club has demanded action, not
words 1t has officially demanded that Mayer
Duvall get out and in getting out, put some one
other than ibis wife in line of succession.
1t asks officially, that there be government,
not chaos, in Indianapolis
The significance of the action lies in the
fact that these men who have taken this actions
have proved their patriotism and their de-
votion to the country and its ideals by actual
military service. They are men whose patriot
ism has been put to the test. They refuse to
permit the things which they defended in
foreign fields of battle to be surrendered at
home.
The action within the Kiwanis Club looking
to the demand for the resignation of Mayor
Duvall and of his new controller, his wife, is
is line with this action. s4}
That club has its slogan and its inspiration
in the words eve Build
1t is perfectly in keeping with that slogan
and that purpose that the club should demand
that the city government be so reconstructed
building and progress. n
The redemption of Indianapolis is not
matter of partisan politics. 1t is one of morals
and business.
How can any group of business men expect
to build with the security of all business jeop-
ardized and with the city suffering from the
humiliation of having at its head man who
has been convicted Of corruption in obtaining
Officer
What kind of an invitation can be extended
to men Of vision, enterprise and purpose, to
come here and build?
What would be the response if delegation
of citizens who know that the people are sound
at heart perhaps sounder than most commun-
tiles, who are proud Of the spirit of the people,
of their industriousness their thrift, their pro-
gressveness in education, went to the head Of
any great industry and asked him to bring his
plants hereg
What is the response now, when citizens of
this State journey abroad to meet the jeer that
its chief city is ruled by man under con-
viction, who seeks to perpetuate his power by
naming his wife to the position Of succession
when he goes to jailf
The rules of most of the civic organizations
very properly declare that they will not enter
into politics. But the club members who
ask action have sensed the situation clearly.
They know that the matter is not politics but
patriotism, not partisanship but preservation.
Now the Service Club has led the way the
Chamber of Commerce has magnificent OPP
portunity to justify its name and its purpose
by joining Other clubs should join.
For the individual citizen is aroused. He
knows. He understands. All that is needed is
leadership and responsible guidance. The clubs
can furnish it.
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Best Sellers

The following is a list of the
six best sellers in fiction and
non-fction in Brentano's New
York stores: ~
FICTION 7N OF
Something About Eve."AJ. B. Ca
bell Mcbride,
Death Comes for the Archbishop"
w. Gather, Knopf
DUSTY Answer" r. Lehman1l,,
Holt.
Harper.
Stokes.
"Barberry Bush" Kathleen Norris,
Doubleday-Page. 81
NON-FICTION N
John Paul Jones'" Phillips Russell,
Brentanos.
The Presidents Daughter" Nan
Britton, Elizabeth Ann Guild.
Mother India" K. Mayo, Har-
Napoleon" E. Ludwig. Boni g.
Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters
G. Jean-Augry, Doubleday-Page.
Land of the Pilgrims Pride" G. j. e
Nathan. Knopf.
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BIZ Times Special
= GREENSBURG, Ind, Sept.
29.-Local weather prophets
who believe in the snake
theory regarding Severe and
mild winters, declare the COM
ing winter will be warm. An
eighteen-inch snake has been
killed here by Mike Dupenty.
the prophets say that had
severe winter been in prospects
the snake weeks ago would
have been burrowed deep in
the ground. -
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What Other Editors Think

His kindly character and a lovable one His
heart he upon his sleeve for hypocreS to wonder
at His the leaven that does much to tighten
sometimes sad human loaf.
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Questions and AnSzCeYS

You can get an answer to any ques-
ton OF fact or information by writing
to The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 New York Ave, Washing
ton, d. c., tnclosing 2 cents in stamps
for reply. Medical, legal and marital
advice cannot be given nor can extended
research be undertaken. All other ques-
signed requests cannot be answered All
letters are onfdential.-Editor.
Is oil conductor of electricity?
All materials conduct electricity to
greater or less extent. However,
metals are immeasuranly better con-
ductors than oils, which are gen.
orally considered to be nonconduc-
tors.
What were>the treaties that end
ed the war of the Spanish sue
cession?
The Treaties of Utrecht (1713)
and Rastadt Q71D.
Do the words sea" and ocean"
mean the same?
Both words may be used to mean
the great body of salt water that
covers about two-thirds of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-29
Oft. Wayne News-SentineD
(Republican)

Mayor Duvalls selection of Mrs. Duvar to wear
the mayoralty mantle in event of his retirement be.
tokens the early dawn of of Hoosier Ferguson
ism in the capital city. This action also furnishes
fresh evidence of the fact that Dva deserved to be
ousted from the mayora throne.
Shumaker's attempt to evade service of his sem
tence on the penal farm through the avenue of eaE,
crate technicaites must provoke a smile upon the
lips OF him who recalls with what ardor the holy
car OF fanaticsm has berated booteggers for evad
ing sentence when their plain constitutional rights
had been disregarded by INSCRIPTIONS enforceplent
agents.
A democratic contemporary sneers at the fact that
republican speakers spoke at emancipation day. at
the Shebyville fair given in special honor of col
ored citizens. Us this Bourbon bid for Khan suf-
frage?
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Times Readers.
Voice Vieze,s.

To the Editor:
Did Robinson give you an extern
sion of time? SUBSCRIBER.
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Trying to AnS1Oer the Question: Why Read the Best
Sellers? and Then Trying to ProUe A Theory

his significance to present day Eu-
rope as well as the author of the
most popular lyric poetry ever pub
lished, and the most famous and
most feared wit of his time.
indianapolis theaters today offer:
Tiny Revue at the Lyric; Flaming
Youth" at the Colonial; Nan Hal
perrin at Keith's; Chang" at the
Apollo; 1.-The Blood Ship" at the
Ohio; Hard Boiled Haggert" at
the Indiana; what Price Glory?"
at the Circle; movies at the Isis and
the Rivoli and 1.-THE Band Box
Revue" at the Mutual.