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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Our 100000 Cars

To the harred motorist to say nothing of the
harred pedestrian, the official announcement that
there are now more than 23,0000OO motor cars in
operation in the United States will come as means
for added worry.
The presence on streets and roads of this
swarm of machines has already made our traffic
problem one of most pressing concerns And
when one stops to consider that Ford General Motors
and the other great quantity producers preparing
for banner years in 1925 one is compelled to admit
that the situation probably will be lot worse year
hence than it is now.
What is called for, apparently, is entirely new
method of handling the problem. Expert study, ex-
pert advice, prompt and far-sghted action are
urgently needed. No halfway measures, such as
widening street here, making this highway one
way street. prohibiting parking here and so on, are
going to solve the difficulty. Application of the best
brains obtainable is needed.
1t is time awakened to the seriousness of the
thing and began looking for these "best brains" and
putting them to work on the problem Otherwise,
we are apt to find ourselves tangled up in traffic be-
yond all endurance in the near future
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Build the Ball Park

Let not the snow and the cold make this city for
get that spring is the way and that spring brings
with it that universal urge to go out to the ball park
and fill the lungs with ozone
Fortunately this city will have for the first time
in many years chance to put enthusiasm and civic
pride behind their cheers.
The new owners OF the ball team show every evil
dence of planning to give the city a real team Of
which it may be proud. And forget that win
ming ball team is the best Of civic assets and great
missionary of civic pride and spirit
These owners want to build suitable home for
their team They want to erect something to be
talked about abroad and enjoyed at home
That they have met with protests on sites which
they to buy is expected of course But after
all perhaps those who object may overestirnate the
dsagreeahle features and underestimate the advan-
tages of having such neighbor
Just why the board in charge of the State fair
grounds should object to such neighbor is unex-
painable The two should be twins in surroundings.
Both need the same sort of transportation facilities
The one is no more Objectionable than the other Both
should be welcomed
The big thing is that obstacles should be removed
as quickly as possible. The park should be made
ready That takes time and in all probability those
who may now object will listen eagerly for those
old FAMILIAR words, "Play BALI.
indianapolis needs some ball players 1t needs team
work 1t needs enthusiasm. 1t needs enterprise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06

denied life What beautiful splendid bodies, filled
with love and eagerness and ambition, there crumbe
into the cold dark dust. What sight for Chris
tans to behold, those graves in France! They are
enough to break the heart of humanity by the stark
horror of their everlasting silence.
AS those lift their arms to the mysterious
moon and the hard bright stars they seem to plead
for answer to an eternal question, question which
is echoed in the heart of every Gold Star mother a
question for which we await in vain a reply. Why?
Why did we destroy bravest and our best
and leave the world poorer and sordid place?
If we might all make yearly prilgrimage to those
tombS perhaps could the better realize the awful
tragedy of war, the inevtableneSs of the death of
youth. Perhaps We should feel ourselves murderers,
we who shouted and cheered when the war god
passed with all the finest and best boys Of France
and England and Germany and Italy and Austria
and America following after.
Send the Gold Star mothers to France Perhaps
they WILL returning preach peace Perhaps they will
save other mothers from like sad journey.
1t would be far cheaper to send every woman In
America to France to those pathetic graves than
to engage in another and sacrifice yet again the
youth of our world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
The Gold Star Pilgrimage

Congressman are being asked to vote for what is
known as the Gold Star Pilgrimage. The mothers
of veterans killed in the World War may be given
trip to foreign cemeteries where their sons are
buried, with the Government defrayng all expenses.
Don't scorn this idea Would that it were posi-
BILE to send all mothers to France that their eyes
might look upon those pitful of crosses, those
thousands upon thousands of graves wherein lie
buried the very flower of modern civilization
What hopes of fair and brave young souls were
anded there. What futures bright with promise
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Elkhart Truth
fundamentally

- NAnuepenOenD
All taxpayers Will be interested
in the statement made today by
Governor Jackson, conveying the
information that the Estate of
Indiana is entering the year 1928
free of all indebtedness, with the
lowest tax levy it has enjoyed for
many years, with healthy gener-
al fund amply protected by a
strong budget, with adequate an
nual investments bringing it's
several institutions to the front
rank of those of any State" The
Governor makes the point that our
per capita cost of government is
considerably below the average of
all the States, and he gives other
data which is pleasant to the citi-
zens who have to foot the bills.
Full credit will not be denied to
Governor Jackson for whatever
part he played in bringing about
these conditions. Of course, they
are partly due to cumulative eff
forts Of other Republican admin
istrationS and also the Democratic
administration of Governor Rails
ton, for the progress toward re-
moving the State debt has been
going on for a number of years.
In presenting these facts, Gov
ernor Jackson takes the opportu-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06

boy brave without limit, but illim-
itably vain.
Energy is one-haH of genius, har-
ness is the other and Alexander was
all energy He lacked the balance
and moderation localized by Aris-
totle, and realized by Socrates, Aris-
tides and EpaminondaS; better far
if, instead of going to Jupiter AM
mon to learn that he was god, he
had gone to the Delphic Apollo and
learned "meden agan."
BY the age of thirty-th three he was
used up, having lived many years
in every year.
The arid climate of Asia Minor
helped to weaken him; neither he
nor his soldiers could drink without
danger the water of the hostile re-
gions which they traversed more and
more they relied on wine, and So
laced their inconsistencies with drink
ing bouts.
Alexander could not be second in
anything, even in drinking; at a
challenge from another youth he
emptied, ten times, the great goblet
of Hercules.
The next day, though feverish, he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
What Other Editors Think

charges. 1t made good reading,
but it does not reflect to Indiana's
credit.
The fact is lost sight of that In
diana has many things to her
credit. There is not a State in
the Union that can truthfully lay
claim to excellency over our State.
Some things discovered" by corre-
Spondents of large newspapers
sent to this State are interesting.
They were sent here, of course, to
find out what was wrong with In
diana. Their investigations dis
closed bad political situation and
and something of the expected
sort.
Here are some facts they "un-
earthed::" Indiana leads in per
capita ownership of automobiles;
a high percentage of home owner
ship, compared to the country as a
whole; more miles of railroads and
improved roads; a higher percent
age of college graduates, and a
low percentage of illiterates, and
population of largely native
born Americans. The State has led
the nation in enlistments in the
last four years. We also claim the
distinction Of being the literary,
population and industrial center.
what State can boast of more?
When these facts are properly
placed before the country, Indiana
Will take her rightful place as a
State of many notable achieve
ments, and not as a battle ground
Of political intrigue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
= THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION
AIexanderS Energy Was His Genius
Written for The Times By Will Dwamt

A LEXANDER scorned the old adj
L N viserS who had led him to VIC
tory and ordered several Of them
killed on a charge of conspiring to
depose him.
When Callisthenes, nephew Of
Aristotle, refused to acknowledge
Alexander'S divinity, Alexander con-
demned him to death, and seemed
careless Of the fact that this brutal
ity brought hts old friendship with
Aristotle to an ignoble end.
When Clitus (the same who had
saved him at Granicus) objected to
his surrender to the Orient, and
dared to quote Euripedes:
Are these your customs?
Shall one man claim
The Trophies won by thousands?"
Alexander ran him through with a
spear, and spent the next three days
in bitter tears.
Greek life" said Hegel, sis essen
TALLY youthful; it was begun by one
youth" (Achilles) land ended by
another"
To understand Alexander it is nee
essary to see him as boy struggling
with the problems of craftsmanship;
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06

nifty to declare that the present
administration has fulfilled its
pledges lin the face of bitter oppo-
sition, misrepresentation and I'M
merited criticisms from antago-
nistic individuals and newspapers
whose obvious purposes have been
to prevent public realization of adj
ministrative accomplishments"
Here the Governor is undoubt-
edly referring in part to criticisms
which have come in connection
with his recent indictment by the
Marion County grand jury. Some
light on whether or not the Gov
ernor deserves criticisms for his
personal political connections will
no doubt be revealed during the
hearing of the case in court which
will be tried shortly. Until then,
most people will be willing to sus-
pend judgment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Questions and AnSzc,e7.S

ton OF fact or information BY writing
to The Inddianapolis Times Washington
ton, D. C.. inclosing ? cents in stamps
advice cannot be given nor can extended
lions will receive q personal reply. I'm
signed REQUESTS cannot be answered All
letters are conhdential.-Editor.
What branch of medicine is psy-
chiatry?
That which relates to mental dis
eases and studies their pathology
clinical conditions, cause and treat
ment. Physicians who specialize in
this science are called psychiatrists
or alienistS.
Has the term fred letter day" any
special significance?
1t is used in connection with spe-
cially set apart days by the Roman
Catholic Church for the more i'm
portant festivals, so-called because
they were indicated in the calendar
by red letter characters. The term
has come to mean any day in ones
life that is specially remembered.
When and by whom was Taft APP
pointed to the Supreme Court
bench?
He was appointed by President
Harding and confirmed by the
Senate June 80, 1921.
What is the value of a United
States half dime date 1851?
Five to 10 cents.
Does an alien become an Ameri-
can citizen by marrying citizen of
the United States?
The Gable act provides that alien
women who marry citizens of the
United States do not become Ameri-
can citizens by reason of their mar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06

rlage. 1t also provides that Ameri-
can women shall no longer follow
the citizenship of their husbands, if
their marriage occurred on or at any
time after Sept. %, 1922.
Who was the leading woman in
the photOplay "The Quarterback" in
which Richard Dix starred?
Esther Ralston.
How are criminals executed In
France?
The guillotine Is still used.
How many coal cars would 1t take
to carry one million pennies?
1t would take less than one car.
A cubic foot holds 44,928 pennies
and one million pennies occupy
twenty-five cubic feet.
What enables fly to walk on the
ceiling?
It's feet are equipped with pads
that excrete a slight amount of
adhesive moisture.
What is the theme Of the Hun
g9rian Rhapsody" by List?
A group of gypsies are resting.
Lethargy possesses them. They try
TO work, but in vain. A few of the
leaders endeavor to arouse the
others to toll but their efforts are
vain. Suddenly cry of war is
raised. Then they are aroused. 1t
proves to be a false alarm, trick
to wake them up. They go back to
rest. But again a cry of war is
raised. This time it is real alarm
and enemies are near. They rouse,
fight with great fury and win a
glorious victory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
New York Drama Free

Speaking of plays reminds us that
a free one, "The Ladder" is run
ming in New York, with Edgar 3.
Davis as its "Angel."
This play deals with a theory Of
reincarnation which DR.. Davis ran
across when he visited India some
years ago and in which he is said
to believe.
AS a comercmial venture, the play
proved a failure whereupon Mr..
Davis dispensed with the box Office
and invited the public to step in.
Though reported to have spent
something like three-quarters of a
million dollars. Mr.. Davis gives no
sign that he intends to quit.
What would not the average play
wright give for such a hacker?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Standardized or Bandit?

The question has been raised not
only in Congress, but outside of it,
as to whether General SANDING is
rebel or a bandit.
So far as he has interfered with
our operations in Nicaragua and so
far as the policy we have pursued
virtually commits us to his destruc-
ton it probably makes very little
difference to which class he be-
longs.
Outlaw or patriot, he has dared to
trade bullets with the United States
Marine Corps and must pay the
price.
All that, however, does not ex-
plain why the Marine Corps is in
Nicaragua, or what this Govern
ment intends to accomplish by push
ing a policy which put it there and
which compels it to hunt down such
characters as SANDING.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Fair Judges


Although the public will be undoubtedly
surprised at the fact that Governor jackson has
asked for different judge before whom he
may be tried, there should be kept in mind
the fact that he is we'll within his constitu-
tional rights and the big evil in Indiana in
late years has been that the Constitution has
meant but little, either in the letter or the
spirit.
The surprise comes from the fact that the
Governor issued formal statement of graft
fcaton when the trial date was finally set and
told the people that he desired that full vindi-
cation which can only come from presenta-
tion of evidence and judgment by jury.
The mere fact that Judge Montgomery, from
whom change is sought, decided adversely
on the claim of the Governor and the others
Jointly indicted with him that the Indictment
was barred by the statute of limitations would
not of course, be evidence of bias and preju-
dice.
Every man. whether he be a Governor or a
pauper, when accused of crime is entitled to
have his trial presided over by Judge who is
without feeling or any personal animosity.
That is the guarantee Of the Constitution.
That there may have been in the past and
will be in the future those who have used this
protection against bias to get rid of judge
whom they feared to be just in the hope Of
obtaining a friendly tribunal does not detract
from the necessity Of the provision. Otherwise
the bench might become the seat of tyranny
and the innocent suffer.
The machinery of justice is we'll calculated
in theory to give exact justice.
In theory all judges are unbiased. They sit
as impartial listeners to decide upon legal
questions. They are presumed to live in the
realm Of legal lore and to have their heads
lifted above sentiment or passion.
The people must rely upon themselves to
obtain at the polls judges who will be i'm
partial in ali cases and likewise fearless enough
to be unimpressed by either power or wealth
That is the one and only place that they can
change judges.
The accused is given the right, under the
law, to declare his prejudice. 1t is always
grave accusation and not to be made lightly.
There is the presumption that the bias and
prejudice is real and of nature that would
turn the court to tyrannies-
1t may be presumed tnaI Cne UoVeIHor ulu
not make the charge lightly or until he had
been convinced that he could not obtain fair
trial.
The people are more interested than is the
Governor personally that he receive the fairest
of trials, that he obtain what he some time
ago declared that he seeks vindication upon
the facts and not upon legal technicalities.
The people are interested because the great
majority would rejoice that the great office of
chief executive be lifted from the shadow
placed upon it and know that this can only be
done when twelve men of eminent fairness and
impartality listen to the evidence and give
their verdict.
Any action which will impress the people
with the complete lack of prejudice, favorable
or unfavorable, is to be welcomed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Snyder Case Is Hinge

Since actions speak louder than
words, people will continue to pay
more attention to what Governor
Smith does than what he says.
This is particularly true with re-
gard to the Gray-Snyder case,
which, though entirely free from
politics, has become a sort of po-
litical issue in New York.
1t is surprising what hold this
case has taken on public opinion
and how often one hears people say
that they will or will not support
Governor Smith, according to the
way he handles it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Pardon Power Is Burden

AS I have said many times, it is
a pity that Governors must be
taxed with such a problem, that it
has become the common practice to
poster them with pleas and petit
lions in behalf of practically every
person sentenced to death, and that
the pardoning power which obvi-
ously was designed for use in cases
OF emergency has caused them to
be regarded as courts OF final ap-
peal.
There is not a Governor in the
United States but who will tell you
that the tears of distraught mothers,
the ranting of hired lawyers, and
the prayers of sympathetic people
in this connection constitute the
hardest burden of his Office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright. 1927. by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; liking; O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower
l. What is the most desirable dis
tribution of cards in a no-trump?
2. When may you bid no-trump
on three blank aces?
3. When you hold A ] x in
dummy, @ x x in declarer's hand,
how do you finesse?
The Answers
i. northumberland.
2. When fourth suit contains three
cards.
8. Play small card from hand and
fineSSe Jack.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
us. in NICARAGUA

Fins Garrett, Democratic leader
of the House asserts that, ''No one
ever yet has cited an instance when
the life of any American citizen was
in danger or the property of any
citizen in Nicaragua threatened with
destruction.
TN view Of the turn affairs have
taken in Nicaragua within the last
few days." he adds, "It is highly i'm
portant that the Administration
ought to make known to the Ameri-
can people when an american life
was in danger, or any item Of
property which it is, or was, the
duty of the American Government
to protect, was threatened"
1t is, indeed, and it is also the
duty of the American Government
to inform the people what end it ex-
poets to accomplish.
Is all this stew merely for the pur-
pose Of seeing that the Nicaraguans
hold one fairly honest election, or
does the Government have some
thing in mind beyond that?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06

The Rules
1. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, a given number of
strokes. Thus, to cnange COW to
HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
2. You can change only one let
ter at time
8. You must have a complete
word, of common usage, for each
jump. Slang words and abbrevis-
tons don't count.
4. The order of letters cannot be
changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Whose War Is IT.?

Section Of the United States Constitution Article
131, declares that Congress shall have the power
to declare war, grant letters of marque and re-
priscl and make rules concerning capture on land and
water"
Has Congress declared war on Nicaragua, or is
this private war?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06

rioted and drank again. Then he
look to his bed, and after three days
Of sickness, during which he con-
tinued to give orders for his army
and his empire, he died aged thirty
three.
His last words we're in reply to the
question, To whom did he leave his
power?
His answer was a summary of his
time, and a prophecy of the chaos
that would follow him. ITO the
strongest, he said.
The strongest were the Romans.
Copyright, 1927, by Will Durant)
Note:I-Today chapter closes DR.. Du-
rants inimitable telling of 1.-THE glory
that was Greece" Tomorrow's Install
Rome" wac
Never has one land produced great
er dynasty than that which begins with
Lecretius and Caesar. rises to its apex
IS reborn? in Marconi and Mussolini
in Verdi and d'Annunzio." DR.. Durant
SAYS Of Italy.
"All in ali. that passionate peninsula
has borne and bred the greatest race Of
AL Behold the famous boot. poised as
ball Of the Mediterranean"
>. Rome nVei again in Durant'S story.
It begins in tomorropr's chapters Of
The Story OF Civilization"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Too Long to Be Read

1t should have occurred to Gov
ernor Smith that a message too long
for him to read would be too long for
other folks to read.
1t should have occurred to him,
also, that the same natural self
which has carried him so far would
do all right on this occasion.
The extended review of services
rendered simply does not read like
cal" Neither do the carefully
argued recommendations.
You just can't wade through the
10000 words without suspecting that
the man tried too hard, or took too
much advice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
Chicago Censorship

Chicago goes very far with cen
sorship. Not satisfied with ex-
purgating American histories to pre-
vent pro-BritiSh propaganda, it now
bars "The Racket"
"The Racket is New York play
which deals with vice, gang war and
the murder of an assistant district
attorney.
One reason why Chicago does not
want this play is that it has racket
enough of its own.
Where the real thing is SO plenti-
full, there seems little need Of the
artificial.
Chicago theater managers appear
to take this view when they say
that "T'he Racket" probably would
prove a financial loss,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-06
(AnderSon HeraId)
(RenubIiesnN


The rays of the national spot
light will soon be focused on In
diana for the trial of Governor Ed
jackson, his former law partner,
Robert I. Marsh, and George v.
Coffin, Marion County politician.
Indiana hopes the trial will not
last long. The sooner it is over the
better. The State has been more
or less the target for damaging
publicity, growing out of political
scandals. Newspapers throughout
the country have carried reams re-
latlng to the sensational political