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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07
Is Prohibition a Joke?

How much will it cost to enforce prohibition?
Representative La Guardia of New York estimates
that at least $15O,0O00O0 q required That seems
like stupendous figure, but many agree with him
The Federal prohibition establishment now costs
$30000000 year, and this does not include the
spent by the States and smaller political units
the additional expense imposed on the Judiciary.
La Guarda has shown that many parts Of the
country absolutely unprotected against dry law
violators. With only 2043 agents, simple arithmetic
tells that exact distribution Of them among the
$50 largest cities would provide fewer than ten for
each. But New York City has 200 agents. while
Philadelphia, Chicago and other large communities
have proportional shares.
Naturally, such ALLEGATION leaves many important
cities entirely uncovered. AS result there are many
towns and rural sections quite wet the metro
potan sodoms and Gomorrahs frequently as
sailed by dry leaders.
1t is no to reply that, except for New York
and Maryland the States are cooperating in enforce
ment. In numerous instances they are not. 1t is
answer to say that the Federal Government can
not be expected to police the highways and byways.
Conditions being as they are, the Federal Gov
eminent must enforce the law no matter how much
it costs. 1t cannot abdicae in favor of communities
which already have demonstrated their inability or
unwillingness for the task
That is why Senator Borah's QUESTIONABLE of
presidential candidates only befuddIe the problem
Prospective Presidents should be asked not whether
they believe in the principle of prohibition, but
whether they will recommend adequate appropria-
tons for its enforcement.
That is why William G. McAdoos denunciation
of New York and Maryland conveys misleading i'm
preston. His statements would lend one to believe
that the other fortysix States shoudering the
major burden of enforcement. That, of course is
absurd.
An incident which occurred in the house is H.
Illuminating. La Guarda's revelation of arge-scale
violations Of the dry laws received with laughter
and witty comments. 1t merely evoked humorous
salles and several hours of congressional foolery
With vaudeville managers banning jibes at the dry
laws, strange to see the House treating
hibtion as a joke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07
Racing the Wind
BY BRUCE CATION

If the ghosts of the old time Yankee sea captains
still hover around the wharves of salt water
ports some maintain, it is to be hoped that they
read the daily papers.
They would be interested, believe in the stories
about the new ships which American builders are
planning for the transatlantic trade interested,
though they might not be willing to admit that
these projected ships would have anything at all in
common with the graceful, white winged clippers
of the old days.
If present plans go through ten or more huge
ships will be built. Each ship will be capable of
crossing the Atlantic in four days. Upper decks and
superstructures will be copied after those grotesque
warships, the Saratoga and Lexington and each ship
will carry its own fleet Of airplanes.
The old timers, we repeat wouldn't admit it; but
these ships nevertheless will be the lineal descend
ants of the famous clippers of old
Until century ago, speed was the last quality
one looked for in a merchant ship. The picturesque
galleons of Spain, with towering hoops and tub
shaped underbodieS needed a stiff gale, as Conrad
said to move at all; and though the Dutch and
English improved on these models, their ships were
still bluff bowed and wall-sded built to pod along.
Them about 100 years ago, came change. Mer-
camille competition became keener, and the shipper
who could get his cargo there first was the shipper
who made the money. American and British de-
signers began narrowing the body lines and mprov-
ing sail areas. Incredibly beautiful and speedy ships
resulted; vessels that could maintain speed of
twenty knots an hour if the wind held good.
But the wind did not always hold good and ship
pers discovered that steamships less graceful and
,eSS speedy, could make better time because of their
independence of the weather So the clippers became
obsolete.
With the passing of the clippers passed the TO
of shipping. 1t is hard to thrill over a rusty
steamer. with her dungareed and her trailing
cloud Of black smoke. Utility conquered romance.
But now it appears that the urge that brought the
clippers into existence is operating again. Once
more ships will take wings.
The method has changed, but not the spirit
The liner speeding the Atlantic at express
train speed driven to the utmost of its capabilities
hurting arpanes at the distant shore in order to
clip few hours from its schedulethis is truly the
lineal descendant Of the famous clipper that made
Yankee speed famous the world over.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07
The Right to Revolt

The Pan-American Conference acted wisely in
refusing to place absolute ban on all further
revolutions in the New World
Under one proposal brought forward, all Ameri-
nations would have agreed to apply pressure
any faction that revolted in any New World
country. This pressure, while purely economic AMI
moral, probably would have been sufficient to out
law revolutions entirely.
That would have been dangerous step. Revolu-
tons are bad, in Latin America or anywhere else
but there are times when they are needed. Thomas
Jefferson, who wrote that the right to revolt was
sacred and should be jealousy guarded by any free
people, would have been amazed at the ant-revolu-
ton proposal &c. it is safe to say would all of his
confreres in the revolution of 1776
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Questions and AnSzgerS

This particular kind of fowl needs
neither education nor experience to
team him to fight, and his capacity
for giving and taking punishment
till dead has passed into a proverb.
How long have pOpes been pr1S-
oners in the Vatican?
Since 1871 the popes have re-
manned within the Vatican. At that
time the italian government seized
some Of the papal domain and as a
protest the popes have called them
selves prisoners Of the Vatican"
Do all the States have compulsory
education laws?
They all have compulsory educa-
ton laws, and while not identical, in
general they provide that children
between the ages Of z or 8 to IA OF
18 must attend school for the full
term each year or until they have
completed at least the elementary
grades. In two States the minimum
attendance required annually is as
low as eighty school days; In one II
is 100 days; in another 100 days, but
for the most part attendance during
the entire term Is required.
What is the translation Of the
Latin inscription on the great seal
of the United States Treasury?
The inscription is "Thesaur Amer
Septent Sigii," which means ''The
seal Of the Treasury Of North
America
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THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION -
Nero Burns Christians for Sport
Written for The Times BIZ WI DMraMt

adjoining the interior of a brothel,
and the petrifed body of a man
struck down, with ten thousand
others, by the burning torrent of
ashes and stones.
= t.
DEACE and quiet came again
L with Nerva, whom the Senate
managed to elect upon Domitian's
death (96 A. D..
Nerva saw the problem: To find
some mode of succession that would
escape the domination of the state
by soldiery; and he saw in the eX-
ample of Augustus the best solu-
ton.
He adopted Trajan for his heir,
and trained him in the art of be-
ing king.
But he died too soon (9S A. D.;
and Trajan, suddenly empowered,
itched for the glory of war.
Seeing the peril to Rome in the
barbarians gathered to the north,
he forced them back across the
Danube, established Dacin as a
buffer state, and left there so many
Roman soldiers and colonists that
to this day the land is called Ru-
mania, and the people speak a
tongue half Latin and half Slav.
But then he lost himself in vain
dreams of rivaling Alexander, and
died in the midst of a campaign in
the Orient.
He had followed the principle
established by Augustus and Nerva,
and had selected Hadrian as heir
to his power.
1t was his wisest act; for Hadrian
proved to be one of the ablest
rulers in history.
He refrained from war, and to
keep back the barbarians contented
himself with building immense
walls between the Rhine and the
Danube and between Scotland and
England; parts of those vast struc-
lures still remain. For half a CEN
fury this eXpedient Suficed.
After long and benef1cent reign
(117-138) Hadrian died, leaving his
power to Antoninus Plus, a man too
kindly and gentle to fit throne.
Copyright, 1928, by Will Durant)
ITO Be Continued
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circus shows, mixing in the crowds
in the dress of a charioteer, or
driving a chariot.
80 it happened that though
men thought the Christians were
criminals who deserved extreme
punishment, yet they came to pity
them because they were being
sacrificed, not for the public good,
but simply to crafty the cruelty
of one man."
MEANWHILE the provinces were
I'VE rebelling against the heavy
taxation by which Nero maintained
his eXtravagant luxury in Rome; in
SO A. D. they rebelled, and marched
upon the capital.
Nero tried for a time to hide; but
then, determining to die dramatical-
ly, he trapped himself, saying,
What an artist dies in mel"
And now began three generations
Of chaos, in which the emperors
were chosen by the army. or the
Praetorian Guard of the palace, and
brutality such as had seemed to pass
away with Sulla returned to fashion.
VespaSian came from a merciless
war against the revolving Jews,
made himself Emperor, and sent his
son Titus to capture Jerusalem.
The Jews resisted almost to the
last man, and Vespasian retaliated
by exiting all the survivors from
their ancient capital.
Titus and his brother Domitian
succeeded to VespaSian, and made
more wars.
In the midst of this violence a
great catastrophe added to the dis
order: Vesuvius broke into erup-
ton GO A. d., and destroyed Pom
peii and Herculaneum, cities whose
origin went back to the time of
Greek power in Italy.
Today the tourist walks impa-
tiently among the sun-baked ruins,
and sees that ancient life as if it
had been interrupted only a brief
while ago.
Kitchen utensiI and baking ovens
ready for use; Il s of bread a lit
tie overdone by The lava, splendid
mosaics on rich mems floors, po-
litical appeals and shibboleths on
charred walls, crude obScenities
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THE people accused Nero OF
N starting the fire to entertain
himself.
And the story went around that
while watching Rome burn he had
played on the violin a composition
describing the destruction of Troy
He did all he could to mitigate the
disaster; he opened his garden tc
the refugees, and fed them at the
expense of the state.
But-and here let the greatest OF
Roman historians plain, blunt
Tacitus, take up the tale:
Neither human effort, nor the
generosity of the Emperor, nor
the services of expiation, could
remove the horrible suspicion that
the fire had been ordered by Nero.
Therefore, to get rid of this
rumor, the Emperor laid the guilt
at the door Of the Christians, and
inflicted on them the most ter
rible forms of punishment.
1.-THE Christians, as they were
popularity called, were hated for
their secret denominations, and
took their name from one Christ,
who was executed in the reign Of
Tiberius by the provincial gov
ernor, PontiuS Plate.
Though it was temporarily
checked, this deadly superstition
broke out again not only in Judea,
where the mischief began, but
spread even to Rome, the very
sink of all that is shameful and
horrible.
First, all those who confessed
that they were Christians were
arrested, and on their statements
a vast number of others were
convicted, not of having caused
the fire, but of hatred of man
kind
Their death was made public
sport and spectacle; they we're
wrapped in the skins of wild
beasts and torn to pieces by dogs;
they were nailed to crosses or
burnt to serve as lamps when
night had fallen.
Nero had given up his own
gardens for this performance. He
entertained the people, too, with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07
Working Against War

The new treaty with France is
not all its promoters hoped. It does
not outlaw war between the two
countries, as M. BRAND wished, and
it does not form basis for outlaw
ing war with other countries, as
Secretary Kellogg wished.
At the same time, it embodies a
more comprehensive plan of arbi-
tration than the treaty it replaces,
which shows progress in the right
direction.
While they cannot find a formula
to express the idea in practical
terms, both France and the United
States are in mood to believe that
war between them is improbable, if
not impossible.
That, too, is a new thought for
great nations to hold. It certainly
was not held by any $50 years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07
Proof of Progress

The new treaty which France and
the United States have entered into
represents an even greater proof of
progress than the $50 years Of peace
they have enjoyed.
In 1778, no such thing as an arbi-.
tration treaty had been thought Of,
much less adopted.
Governments were conceived as
institutions for the prosecution Of
war more than anything else. Peace
was regarded as a state of affairs
that could only be maintained by
force. The life of nations was meas
ured by their ability to fight. Treat
les either took the form Of truces
or alliances, and they we're valued
according to the security they guar
anteed from military standpoint.
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EDITOR.
What phOtOplays hold the Iona
time record for runs in New York?
1.-THE Big Parade" The Ten
Commandments" and 1.-THE Covered
Wagon"
Is food harmed by cooking it in
aluminium utensils?
The Government has made some
experiments on foods cooked in such
utensils and has found the amount
of metal which gets into the food is
insignificant and harmless.
Where is the Suwanee River?
What does the name mean?
The river is located In Florida
The name is said to be derived from
an Indian word meaning echo"
What is the origin Of game cocks?
Are they trained to fight?
The origin of the breed Of game
cocks is lost in an obscurity as dim,
as that Of the origin of the sport of
cock-fighting. The jungle cock of
India may have been its progen-
itor; he has the constitutional in
stinct of fighting highly developed,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07
Work of Generations

Such revolution as this idea i'm
plies will require generations to
complete.
People in all parts of the civilized
world hope for peace, but do not
know how to secure it.
They are plagued by extremists.
On the one hand, there are those
who believe it is impossible and who
cry continually that there is no
safeguard but the old one.
On the other, there are those who
cry that it is not only possible but
that it could be brought about right
now by the simple process of dis
banding all armies and scrapping
all navies.
Sensible men mad women, who
realize that this, like every other
ideal, can only be accomplished
gradually and with patience, find it
hard to steer a practical, construc-
tive course.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07
KOkOmO Dispatch
(DemOcraUc)

In Indiana there is talk Of run
ming Senator James E. Watson
as "favorite son" candidate for
the presidency. 1t is freely admit
ted that Senator Watson has no
real hope of being his party's
nominee. About all that Senator
Watson could hope to accomplish,
should he allow his name to be
entered as candidate in the
presidential preferential primary,
would be to control the delegation
at the national convention where
he might have an important part
in the selection of the real nom
inee and so worm himself into the
good graces Of the party standard
bearer.
This is a favorite trick of poll
ticians. For those who are tired
of Senator Jim's" domination Of
State affairs there is an easy rem
edy. All they need to do is to
enter the name of Colonel Frank
o. Lowden or some other real
contender for the Republican
presidential nomination, and see
if the people of Indiana do not
express an emphatic opinion of
this particular "favorite son"
business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07

A new treaty of arbitration goes
into effect between France and this
country. It was signed by Assistant
Secretary Olds and Ambassador
Claudel at Washington, Monday.
Monday was the 15oth anniversary
Of the signing Of the treaty which
Benjamin Franklin, SilaS Deane and
Arthur Lee negotiated with the king
Of France in 1778.
The original of that treaty lay on
the table at which Ambassador
Claudel and Mr.. Olds sat, and they
spent some time looking over its
yellowed pages, dinmed writings,
curious seals and bold signatures.
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End War by Education

Peace through such institutions ass
a League Of Nations, a world court,
limited groups Of governments and
even arbitration treaties cannot be
brought about by paper proclama-
ton. 1t is obviously matter Of
growth. Until 1t takes root in the
hearts and minds Of majority Of
people, until they believe it rep
resentS not only a better, but safer
system than the one under which
they now live, it cannot be attained.
The task of attaining it belongs
to the school teacher quite as much
as to the statesman.
In the meantime Government z
must go on and will go on providil
for the defense and security e. q
old.
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BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1928. by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; liking;
' tSaHS felp Jack; x-Any card lower
l. If in doubt whether to I'M
block, should you unlock?
2. Against a no-trump, partners
opening lead is K; you hold j x;
what do you play?
3. Partner, having bid a suit,
what do you lead against a suit
bid when you hold four or more of
partners suit?
The Answers
l. Yes.
2. Play j.
3. Holding K x K x, lead low
est: otherwise highest.
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What Other Editors Think

Muncie was given a penal sent
ence on the same charge, but
neither strayed so far across the
line as this man Neal. They crit
icised actions which had been
made. Neal, apparently, is trying
to arouse prejudice favorable for
a public official who is facing trial
on a serious charge, the charges
having been made by a grand
jury the integrity of which has
not been questioned. "Petty>pol-
itics" is given by Neal as the
cause for the charges against
Governor jackson, who is too
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07

much Of a Christian to strike
back at his enemies" No doubt
every thoughtful person in the
State holds the hope that the
Governor can prove the charges
against him are unfounded, be-
cause the State cannot afford the
stigma that would result from
his conviction, but surely no one
will believe that the same sort OF
acquittal that has resulted in
some of the recent murder trials
will be a vindication of the Gov
ernor. Meals appeal is in reality
a move for that sort of acquittal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07
u. S. as World Leader

Circumstances have placed the
United States In a definite position
Of leadership.
Whether willingly or not, the rest
Of the world looks to Washington
for guidance more distinctly than
to any other capital.
This means responsibility, as we'll
as power. The United States Is
duty-bound not only to safeguard
her own interests, but to give world
movements and world impulses such
direction as will make them Of de-
pendable value.
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New Idea of Peace

Considering how new the idea of.
peace through systematic abritra-
ton is, it has made remarkable
Roadway.
1t is, perhaps, the biggest idea
that men ever entertained.
1t involves conceptions and con-
cesSions that go far beyond any,
thing in their past. 1t upsetS Gus
toms and traditions to which they
have been accustomed for ten thou
sand years. 1t calls for a revision.
Of those ideals which have been
woven into the life of every land.
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Clash With Ideals

What is going on in Congress with
regard to the proposed naval pro-
gram furnished a good illustration
of the difficulties to be encountered
1t is just a question of squaring
actualities with ideals, and trying
to make the world we live in and
the world we hope for fit each
other.
That self-same question has con-
fused every progressive movement.
Dreamers point out the way and
pessimistS point out the difficulty,
but sensible people, while getting
good advice from both, can follow
neither,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-07
DanVilIe Gazette
(Democratic)

E. E. Neal of Noblesville, vice
president of the Republican Ed
itorial Association, has sent out
a pamphlet to newspapers con-
corning Governor Jackson and the
charges which are pending against
him. The main theme of the
pamphlet is introduced in an in
direct way, but its purpose is
plain-to influence the people of
Indiana Gncluding the twelve who
will sit as jurors in the triaD IA
vorably for the Governor. If an
indictment by a grand jury was
returned in this county and this
paper should comment in the
same vein as the NobleSville
pamphleteer on that action there
is but little question but what
Judge Dougan would order the
editor before him on a contempt
of court charge. The Rev. Shu-
maker has been cited for con-
tempt of court and Editor Dale Of
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The Rules

The Rules
1. 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 time.
3.You must have complete word
OF common usage for each jump.
Slang words and authorizations don't
count.
4. The order of letters can not be
change.
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When two men marry sisters do
they become related to each other
by marriage?
There is no blood relationship, but
by courtesy they are called BROTH
ers-in-law.
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cause of the chaotic conditions at City Hall and
the doubt existing in some quarters as to
legality of the mayor acts.
But this screen falls, too, when it is taken
into consideration that this chaotic condition
is due more to actions of the council than to
any other factor.
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witness in the Teapot Dome inquiry couldn't
remember details of 100000 transaction. These
oil men certainly need no lubricant for their
memories.
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