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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
Nicking Nell

Nicaragua certainly is not doing right by our
Nell. The faction which Secretary OF State kellogg
trusted has deceived him sorey and the people he
put in power have left him in the lurch And yet,
warned in ample time, he has only himself to blame
Tuesday night, by vote of % to II, the Mica
raguan House of Deputies turned down the law
which would have legalized the American plan to
supervise the coming presidential elections. The con-
servatves, the party of President Diaz, Secretary
Kelloggs puppet and protege, we're the ones who
killed it, voting against almost to a man with I'M
complimentary gUsto and ecat. The Liberals were
unanimously on the American side
Thus, and for all, Secretary Kellogg should
at last realize that the man he picked and ma
neuvered into the Nicaraguan presidency Is without
power, even over his own party. The strong man
OF the Conservatives is the INSCRIPTIONS Gen.
Emiiano Chamorro, who chased President Solorzano
and Vice President Sacasa out of the country and
set up dictatorship.
Diaz never has been more than factional leader.
and then only sort of lieutenant of the stronger
Chamorro, as has been demonstrated conclusivelv.
For while Diaz stormed in his palace and pleaded
with the Conservative deputies to support the Amer
lean election BILL Chamorro sat in an ante-room of
the legislative hall and quietly gave his orders.
The result we already have announced. Diaz had
no more weight with his party than straw in a
Whirlwind.
What our State Departments next step will be re-
mains to be seem In vain it delivered an ultmatum
to the Conservative obstructionsts at Managua saw
ing If the law was not passed steps" would be taken
to carry out the elections anyhow Obviously it is
Washingtons next move
General Chamorro, of course, is playing his own
particular game He would like be the next presi-
dent of Nicaragua, but the State Department has let
it be known that it would recognize him. even
if elected Perhaps this is way he has of getting
even.
But he probably has deeper motive still He and
his followers of the Conservative party definitely
have put themselves record as opposed to the
American-Supervised elections. He knows also that
being in minority, the Conservative candidate for
the presidency will be defeaed-that is to say if the
elections are reasonably honest.
Thus, in the event he sees chance to begin
revolution against the successful candidate, his own
record will be clear and in addition to that he will
have the moral support of virtually all Latin America
opposed as the Latin republics unquafedy are to
American intervention
What pretty mess Secretary Kelloggs plumbers
have got us into 1t will take years for us to get out
of it. but that time will short compared with the
decades required to live it down among our neigh
bors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
Kellogg's Anti War Plan

Accepted at its face value Secretary of State KEEL
loggS peace proposal renewed in New York last
night is by long odds the most amazing thing of it's
kline yet suggested BY one serious minded nation to
another
Publicly, the Secretary of State again puts the
United States record ready to agree with France
England, Germany, Italy and Japan, and ANY and all
other nations that may TO do formally TO re-
nounce war as an instrument of national policy.
If the secretary really means what the public will
take him to mean, then his offer parallels that Of
Soviet Russia which country recently suggested that
all nations abruptly dsarm,
For if the leading nations of the world sign on
the dotted line with us, formally outlaWing war, the
further maintenance of armies and navieS beyond
police force proportions would be open insult
nation to the Others 1t would be tantamount to say
ing 1--WE have no confidence whatever In your word"
Nor is that ALL Even defensive would be
contrary to the spirit of the proposed treaties, for
when the French foreign minister, Aristide BRAND
suggested that only wars of aggression" be ouawed
Secretary Kellogg categorically turned him down
my objection to limiting the scope of an anti-war
treaty to mere of aggressions,' the secretary
explained in his New York speech, sis based upon
very real Discrimination to see the ideal of world peace
qualified in any way, and upon the absence of any
satisfactory definition of the word 'aggressor the
phrase wars of aggression
Certainly nothing could appear sweeping.
Rather than qualify "he ideal of world peace in any
way the secretary simply would outlaw of every
shape and description.
But would he really? The proof of pudding is
the eating. If the Kellogg treaties should go through
as he plans, would the administration for which he
speaks cancel the $270O0OO0O naval program be-
fore Congress? 1t would not
Would the six great powers involved scrap their
fleets? The answer again is emphahcally in the
negative Each of the six nations would insist upon
keeping its fleet to defend itself against aggression.
Here you have the suggestion again, wars of ag-
erosion" Maybe it is difficult, at times to say which
is the aggreSsor nation Nevertheless, going
to have to learn to make the distinction before
proceed very far in the direction of warless world.
Secretary Kellogg, of course does not mean to
propose for moment that the United States would
not defend itself against an aggressor Even if he
did the Senate never would should give any such
proposal its o. K.
Boiled down. therefore, there is little real differ
ence between the Kellogg and the BRAND points Of
view The American Secretary of State has merely
hit upon some noble sounding phrases for saying vr
tually the thing that BRAND said while appar-
ently-though not actually-saying great deal more.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
Jimmy Walker Wrong7

Far be it from me to say that
Mayor Walker is wrong IN his con-
illusions, but if President Coolidge
had taken a similar view with re-
gard to Secretary Fall when the oil
scandal first broke out, had asked
Congress for 100000 to provide for
Falls defense while he was still
member of the Cabinet, what would
people have said, and, more i'm
portant than that, what would they
be saying now?
Hard as it may be, our system of
justice rests on the theory that
people accused Of crimes must pro-
vide for their own defense If they
are able.
There are hundreds Of people
waiting trial in the city of New
York for one offense or another,
who are vastly less able to hire
lawyers than Mr.. Connolly.
To a mere observer, it looks as
though the honor, dignity and
prestige of the city of New York
would be better served by a
thorough-going, impartial investiga-
ton than by too much worry about
the defense of an official who is
commonly regarded as well able to
pay for it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
With Other Editors

by a willingness to clean the
party's skirts.
This association had the oppor-
tunity to go on record as demand
ing that jackson either prove to
the world that the testimony
against him in his trial was I'M
true, or get out of the Governors
Office.
Nothing less than action of that
kind is conceivable under the cir
cumstanceS, if the association is
composed of straight-thinking
editors with the best interests of
the people at heart. But no such
action was taken and the Governor
who took advantage of a legal
technicality to obtain his freedom
on bribery charge was permitted
to speak to the editors upon the
achievements" Of his admins
tration.
The people have the right to
look to their newspapers for clean
and constructive leadership in
political affairs as we'll as in all
others. When the newspapers
fail to do this, they not only
fail of their mission, but they cast
discredit upon all the craft, in
Guiding those that are struggling
for decency in public life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16

The right thing is hard to think,
much less to say, regarding Captain
Hinchcliffe and Elsie Mackay, who
in all human probability have found
death in the Atlantic Ocean.
Theirs was not a case Of delib-
crate courage immolating itself for
the sake Of progress. but of the
irrepressible spirit Of adventure in
viting tragedy.
If they were brave, they we're
also incautious, taking little account
of the difficulties they faced, or of
the fact that they could avoid
many of those difficulties by wait
ing few months.
There is marked difference be-
tween those who combine courage
and patience to study and provide
against the risk and those whose
impetuosity, or appetite for thrills
brooks no delay.
1t is not the same thing to chai-
lenge death after counting the cost.
as it is to seek glory or death in
one wild gamble.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
NiCaragua'S Gratitude

The Nicaraguan congress has
voted down American supervision of
the forthcoming election and San
dino refuses to make peace.
Somehow, the gratitude we ex-
pected as the result of intervention,
seems conspicuous for its absence.
and the settlement Colonel Stimson
was supposed to have arranged does
not appear to have settled any
thing.
Still, we are going to keep the
marines there for the sake Of pride,
if for no better reason; going to
show the Nicaraguans that we can
finish the job, even though 1t may
not be worth finishing, and even
though we are not sure Of doing
ourselves or any one else any good
by finishing it.
OF course, 1t Is consistent with
the honor and dignity Of the United
States not to quit task, dace it
has been undertaken, but it ts con-
sistent with common sense 70 real
ize what a task involves before I'M
dertaking it.
If we learn that from the Mica
raguan mess, 1t will not have been
cooked up In vain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
PubIic-Pai Defense

Maurice Connolly, borough presi-
dent Of Queens, and accused of
misconduct in connection with
sewer contracts, asks the city of
New York for 100000 with which
to pay for his defense.
This is exactly the same amount
that Governor Smith requested the
city to appropriate for the investi-
cation.
While granting the Governors re-
quest, the board Of estimate has
postponed Connollys for one week.
Mayor Walker, speaking as chair
man of the board, says:
"If the borough president is guilty
he should pay the penalty-he must
pay the penalty.
But he is still in the eyes Of the
presiding officer of the board of
estimate d member Of the board
and he should receive the support
of the board in maintaining his
defense, for the prestige, honor and
dignity of the city of New York are
involved in these charges"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
: THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION
Monks attempt to Kill Abela4d
Written for The Times bu VIII Durqnt

from the congregation of the abbey,
and to live in cells with a few
brethren"
During all this time Heloise
waited for him, knowing Of his
sufferings only from other tongues;
he had been too overwhelmed to
write her. On learning that he had
become a monk she became a nun;
but her love for him fed on it's
denial, and the memory of his en-
braces seemed sWeeter to her than
the consultations of religion.
After many years Of separation
there fell into her hands a long
letter, the Historic Calamitatum,"
in which Abelard had described
his vicissitudeS to a friend who had
complained of his own hard lot.
1t was now that she wrote Cor Is it
only the most marvellous and SYM
pathetic forgery in literatureO the
first of her famous letters to him
surely the finest love-letter IN the
world.
Copyright. 1923, by Will Duranb
(To Be Continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
On the Banks of the Wabash

1.-THE Republican party in Indiana comes to the
voters this year with less to apologize for than ever
before"
That ringing declaration, made to a party gath
ering the other day, appauded, and quite prop
erly 1t hardly seems out of order-until you learn
that it voiced by other than Indiana's Gov
ernor, Ed Jackson
Hoosier Republicans, of course, not altogether
responsible for the actions of their Governor. All
parties make honest mistakes. But it does give one
an acute localized pain to hear the Governor himself
making speeches like that.
Indiana Republicans may have little to apologize
for But it is hardly in order for Ed Jackson to
say so.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16

overwhelmed. The monks came
clamoring to me for their daily
necessities, since they had nothing
in common which I might adj
minister to them, for each of theu
from his own purse supported him
self, and his concubine, their sons
and daughters.
ITO make his misery complete
Il it was only necessary to add
the persistent imminence of death.
The gentle monks, not liking the
presence of one who could not care
for their life of debauchery, put
poison in the chalice. hoping to
murder him in the very sacrifice Of
the mass.
This failing, they bride his SER
want to poison his food. But another
monk carelessly helped himself in
advance to what had been reserved
for Abelard, and fell down in mortal
convulSions. If Abelard left the
monastery for any journey, they
hired robbers to kill him.
And so, to avoid their pitfalls as
best I could, I began to withdraw
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1923, by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; king: O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower than
100
When you must lose a trick
OF a long suit in no-trump, is it
better to give it up at the beginning
or at the end?
Before drawing trumps, what
should player endeavor to do?
3-Declarer bids one no-trump.
All pass. Dummy holds A j x x.
Declarer holds 8 x X; what should
declarer play when opponent leads
small card through dummy?
THE ANSWERS
AT the beginning.
20 establish a suit.
3-Small card.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
Good in OIL Scandal

Whatever else may be said of 1t,
the oil scandal already has accom-
plished some good and promises to
accomplish more.
Teapot Dome and the Elk Hills
field have not only been recovered
but $24,000000 have been collected
by way of teaching Sinclair, Doheny
and their associates a lesson.
With fingers burned to that extent
ii will be quite while before anyone
tries similar stunt.
To remove the temptation, so far
as Muscle Shoals is concerned, the
Senate has voted for the Govern
ment to operate it.
The stage has been set for the Re-
publican party to clean house or be
cleaned out by the people.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
FLEXIBLE Tariff"

The resignation of Edward P Costgan progressive
Democrat, as member of the United States tariff
commission again directs the attention of the country
to the utter failure of the socaled flexible tariff,
which is supposed to have been in operation for the
last five years.
Win President Harding signed the Fordney-Mc
Cumber tariff act in 1922, he hailed provisions per-
hitting him to raise and lower rates as the greatest
contribution toward progress in tariff making in
century"
The tariff commission, which had been created
five years previously to collect information for Con-
gress, was to make studies which would enable the
President to fix rates Ito equalize the differences in
costs of production in the United States and competing
foreign countries"
The Fordney- McCunlber tariff imposed the highest
duties in history. Republicans mindful of their I'M
happy experience with the Payne drch tariff and
confronted with economic chaos throughout the world,
sought justify their tariff revision and high sched
ules with the flexible tariff device.
Senators Smoot and McCumber and others pre-
dicted there would be revision downward.
1t is common knowledge that no reductions of con-
sequence have been made, that the commission has
been dominated by gh-protection sentiment, and
manipulated with the purpose of preventing recon-
endations for lower rates. President Coolidge for
instance, has received thirty-two reports from the
commission
He has increased duties in eighteen instances and
made reductions in five. Commodities which the
tariff was reduced include bob-whte quail mill feed,
and paint brush handles
Many of the deficiencies of the tariff commission,
and the revelations of how it has been packed and
manipulated were developed by Senate committee
which undertook an investigation two years ago, but
which has reported.
Commissioner Costigan's letter to Senator Robin
service tends to substantate the charges that have
been made.
Costigan asserts that Thomas Marvin, the chair
man. and Commissioners BrosSard and Lowell stand
today united tariff band steadily pressing for tariff
rates and against important reductions reckless
occasions their treatment of the facts and the law
He repeats the story of how President Coolidge
got rid of Commissioner Culbertson, through promo
ton, and Commissioner Lewis, through demotion He
renewed the charge that the President failed to act
on decisive information warrantng lower sugar
schedule
Ccstigan said he quit in protest, and to force the
issue by compelling the President to nominate sue
Cessor to him while the Senate is in session.
1t is doubtful if he will succeed in this. for the
dominant Republicans will permit discussion
of an unpleasant topic than they avoid.
His letter is the less important, because Of
the subject with which treats, and for its informa
ton and opinions. When, if ever, we have scien-
have to be devised.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
Taxes and Trade
say SO.

Vice Governor Edmund Plat of the Federal Re-
serve Board advises Congress to pass tax reduc-
ton bill as means of stimulating trade.
His argument runs like this: Tax reduction would
distribute purchasing power generally and increase
the demand for the products of industry.
IT, on the other hand, taxes are collected and ap-
piled to debt reduction, the purchasing power goes
to the holders Of Government bonds, Who generally
being large investors. already have more purchasing
power than they use for consumption. Fence
the purchasing power goes into an already over-ex-
panded investment market.
This is ingenious argument. Whether 1t is
depends of course upon the form that tax reduction
takes.
If tax reduction given primarily to those al
ready having large incomes, 1t would go into the in
vestment market just the same, and the enormous
burden Of interest the public debt would have to
be carried along by the rank and file Of the tax
payers.
If tax reduction were accorded to those groups
who would use added income for consumption, it
might have the effect of speeding up industry and
cutting down unemployment
Just what the tax reduction bill passed by the
House and now slumbering in the Senate does along
these lines is not entirely clear.
Would it primarily to release funds to go
into glutted investment market or would the funds
go into increased consumption?
In view of present industrial conditions in the
United States, that is question which Congress
very profitably could discuss at this time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
LindY Doesn't Like Statne

Lmdbergh recently visited at the Office of Post
master General Harry New, in Washington On News
desk was bust of Indy. The young fier looked
at it and shook his head.
Don't like it," he grunted. Makes me look like
a high school debater."
With all due respect to high school debaters Indy
has our sympathy. He can reasonably lay claim to
being more or less of a herman. Let's hope our
scuptors not going to start representing him as
an innocent-eyed mamas darling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
Noble County Democrat

NOUlC NOunNy DCmUOAab
An Indiana court recently has
held that a teacher has a legal
right to whip an unruly child,
regardless.
This may be the law of Indiana,
but it most certainly must be
tempered with no small amount of
effort expended in other directions
for securing the behavior of a
child, before it is resorted to.
otherwise a teacher is in danger
of getting himself or herself into
a peck Of trouble.
The first effort any teacher
should make is to get cooperation
Of the unruly child's parents. No
child should be whipped by a
teacher until the parents have
been consulted, and when a par
ent has been given opportunity to
see to it that the child toes the
mark at school, it then is time for
the teacher to take the respon-
sibility of administering the
necessary discipline.
Our schools today, in all too
many instances, are merely ma
chimes through which the chill
dren are jammed without any
considerable opportunity being
given them to properly express
themselves in their own, natural
manner. There is too much of
fixed standard to which every
child must attain.
This is not successful, for the
simple and very evident reason
that children are not, never have
been, and never will be alike. They
have different temperaments, diff
ferent outlooks on life, different
physical standards, different
homes with different spiritual at
mospheres.
No teacher can know the frail-
ties of a child, nor the mental
attitude of child with one-tenth
the accuracy the parents can. In
other words, what may be good for
one child is poison to another.
Therefore, a teacher should
never take upon himself or her
self the responsibility of punish
ing any child until the parents
have been consulted. In fact, it is
our opinion that no teacher
worthy the position held would
attempt it.
Muncie Press
The Indiana Republican Edi-
torial Association performed dis
tinct disservice to its party and,
putting the best possible construc-
ton upon its actions, showed
palpable, not to say painful, lack
of common courage when it not
only failed to place itself on rec
ord in favor of Governor Jack
sons resigning or being i'm
peached, but actually invited him
to address it, which he did.
The party press everywhere is
not in especially good case with
the public just now, and it is such
performances as chat of the
editorial association in the jack
son matter that makes its posi-
ton worse.
A man or a newspaper may be
partisan and still place good citi-
zenship above party. Indeed, the
only true partisanship is shown
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
The Coal Strike

Harry T. Brundage, reporter for
the st. Louis Star, tells the Senate
coal investigating committee that
liquor, disorderly houses and gam
bling flourish in non-union mining
camps near Pittsburgh. Others
have testified to the same thing.
1t is hard to believe that some
fire does not exist where there is
so much smoke.
Evidently the company-paid police
are more interested in enforcing IN
functions than the law. Their sue
cess in keeping the strikers cowedI
warrants the assumption that they.
could keep liquor and dives out III
they wanted to.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16
The Rules

The Rules
l. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, or a given number of
strokes. Thus, to change COW to
HEN in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
2. You can change only one let
ter at a time.
3. Youmust have a complete word
of common usage for each Jump.
Slang words and authorizations don't
count.
4. The order Of letters can not
be changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-16

Was there a motion picture en-
titled "Al the Brothers Were
Valiant" released about five years
ago?
There was picture by that name.
The plot centered around three
brothers, who, at the death of their
father, fell heir to his ship. The
two older brothers quarrelled, while
the younger one manifested in
difference to life on the seas, there
by breaking the family tradition
that all should be sea rovers. His
brothers accused him of being a
coward, and afraid to fight. In the
end the younger brother overcame
his fear and fought and whipped
the eldest brother. Malcolm Nc
Gregor and Billie Dove appeared in
the picture.