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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26
Hoover and Smith-An Important
Announcement
from the New York WorId)

At a meeting of the editors Of the twenty-six
Scripps-Howard newspapers printed in large cities
of the United States resolutions of considerable poit-
cal Importance where yesterday adopted These set
FORTH first that Herbert Hoover is the best qualified
active candidate for the presidency put forward In
either party by Of his character training ex-
perience and cosmopolitan outlook national and
international problems" Second, that Herbert
Hoover among Republicans everywhere Is the prefer
ence of the rank and file"
Third-Having regard for the character and at
tainments of Governor Alfred E. Smith and his rec
ord Of achievement it accords with the liberal and
constructive editorial policies of the Scripps Howard
newspapers we consider him desirable candidate for
the Democratic nomination AS between Hoover and
Smith, we will support Hoover. AS between Repub-
lican like Dawes Lowden and Democrat like
Smith, we will support the Democrat.
The Scrpps-Howard newspapers have generally
espouSed the Of the progressive wing Of the Re-
publican party. They have been edited with ability
and sincerity. The they give for preferrng
Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Smith sound reasons deserv-
ing careful study and analysis. Their announcement
in some degree reflects, in degree must inform
and guide public opinion in important centers of pop
uation in the Nation. 1t is challenge that will gain
the attention of the voters and that practical pot-
clans can not we'll ignore.
Remember the good old innocent days when you be-
lieved that all the sparkers in the vaudeville queens
stage dress real Observation-Disclosures Sentinel
Henry Ford says railroad trains should be lighter.
That would give Model a better break.
The eagle is said to fly fastest when going away
from its nest. A nice emblem for our money.
ex.-Hartford City News.
The best example of vote of confidence is to eat
the hash.-Bloomington Telephone.
What this country needs is heavy underwear that
will not itch.-Warsaw Union
Most inventors harmless if left to their own
devices
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Elkhart Truth
independently

The announcement of Charles
w. Jewett of Indianapolis that he
is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor indicates
that he may be the new deal"
candidate whose expected appear
ance has been talked about SO
much of late. This announcement,
coming on the heels of the with
drawal of M. Burt Thurman of
New Albany from the contest for
the gubernatorial nomination "for
the good of the party" is inter-
esting. Mr.. Thurman, who is In
diana collector of internal revenue,
has always been a strong worker
for Senator Watson. Mr.. Jewett
was formerly mayor of Indianap-
oils. He is a good speaker and
campaigner. In past years, he
has been classed as part of the
Republican element to which
Postmaster General New and Will
Hays belong. However, during the
last campaign, he assisted in the
election of Senator Watson.
Mr.. Jewett starts out on a good
platform in advocating primary
law repeal and the cleanup of
intolerable political conditions in
the State.
The State primary campaign Is
now fully launched with avcwed
candidates for Governor in both
parties. The Democrats have
three strong men in their contest,
Frank G. Daley Of Indianapolis,
George E. HerShman of Crown
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THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION
A Night at a Roman THeater
- Written for The Times by Will Duront

"Servant-You see those girls
that stopped me yesterday?
Captain-What did they say?
Servant-Why, when you passed,
they asked me-'What, is the great
Achilles here?' I answered, No, it
is his brother Then says t. other
one-'Troth, he is handsome!
What noble mani What splendid
hair!'
Captain-Now did they really
say so?
Servant-They did indeed, and
begged me, both of them, to make
you take walk again today, that
they might get a better sight Of
you.
Captain (sighing complacently)
IT'S a great nuisance being so
very handSome!"
Terence is a little loftier, having
been more fortunate in his slavery
Captured at Carthage, he is brought
up as a slave teacher in the cultured
home of TerentiuS, whose name he
takes, and wins the friendship of the
learned LaeliuS and Scipio.
To please them he writes comedies
of some refinement and Subtlety,
venturing such noble lines as, Homo
sum; human nihili a me alienum
puto" CT am man; I think that
nothing human is alien to me.C
His plays are praised by the aris-
tocracy, but they fail with the
masses; and Terence, disguised,
leaves Rome in huff, and dies in
shipwreck while still a youth.
Shall we listen to his dramas,
"Phormio" and THE Eunuch," and
that one of the monstrous title,
acknowledgements" CThe Self
Tormentor)
No; there is no genius here; we
must pass on. The Romans did not
deserve to have finer drama than
this; their hearts were in the ColoS-
scum rather than in the theater;
they wished to see starving lions
tear to pieces living and quivering
human flesh.
They were barbarianS; and their
masters, in feeding them with the
scenes of slaughter which they fur
nished, proved themselves barbar-
lanS, too. unworthy of the empire
which Caesar and Augustus had
placed in their hands.
When the church put a stop to
these brutal spectacleS and closed
the Roman theaIers as dens of OBJ
scenity, it was just as we'll; men
must be civilized before they can
create comedy.
Ito Be Continued
Copyright. 1928. by VIII Durantl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26
Sails Over Flat World

Wilbur Glenn Voliva, general
cverseer of Zion City, denies that he
is going abroad to prove the earth
is flat because, as he says, 1T know
it is"
What a comfort such assurance In
ones knowledge must be.
Voliva will cross the ocean on a
ship navigated by men who do not
believe the earth is fiat, which is
very fortunate, even though it
makes no impression on his sublime
faith.
He says that what he wants to see
most is the Great Pyramid of Egypt,
which is a prophecy in stone not
only predicting the beginning and
end of the World War, but the end
of the world itself.
1t is not curious that he should
set such store by a monument
erected in pagan Egypt, 1000 years
ago, while believing that the world
is doomed through universal sin
and church lawlessness as expressed
in modernism"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26
The Presidents Quandary

While President Coolidge has indicated his dis
pleasure at the warning attributed to Rear Admiral
Plunkett that war, even with Great Britain, is not
far distant he is reported not being able to under
stand why the newspapers or the public take the
officer so seriously.
And while the President holds that service men
should not speak without due regard to the Gov
ernments policy, he indicates he has found no way
to prevent unwise statements. Were he to attempt
to muzzle them, there would be nation wide pro-
test against interference with the freedom of speech
Somehow we not help feeling, in this in
stance the problem is not so difficult To muzzle
an officer to keep him from talking about the defects
in our national defense is thing and forbiddng
him telling the world that war between the United
States and Great Britain, some other clearly in
dicated nation, is emphatically another.
Wars come from a state of mind-public sentiment
more often than from overt acts committed by one
nation against another. The World War became in
evitable the people of England and France and
the people of Germany apd Austria became convinced
it was So Up to that time statesmen might have
prevented it. After that time national passions swept
Europe toward 1914 precisely a chip is swept by
the Niagara River toward the falls. That is why
Rear Admiral Plunkett's speech was so serious.
Nothing could be further from this newspapers
desire than to the officer punished for his words
the narm Is done ana IL can not De unQOne, ulOreS
the pity, were he cut and quartered, the suspicion
aroused by what he said would not be leSsened one
ota. To the contrary foreigners would probably say
he being punished for letting the cat out of the
bag. Which is one why his offense must not
be repeated 1t is heart breakngly futile to try
to undo the mischief, once it is DONE
And so we return to the Presidents plant and con-
fession that he is up against it to find way to
vent such happenings. We recall the of Brig
Gen. William Mitchell, assistant chief of the Army
air service who was denoted and let out of the
Army for speaking out of school regarding those in
charge Of the national defense Then there Rear
Admiral Magruder, who yanked out of his job
as commandant of the Philadelphia navy yard for
critical piece he wrote about the Navy. And so
There was considerable public criticism in both
instances. It was said Mitchell and Magruder were
being muzzled. What then is to be doneP If the
Government can't gag its ofdcals-and manifestly it
should not attempt it-what is to prevent them
from making breaks like Plunkett's?
There is but one answer, of course: common sense.
The instant uproar, created around the world ITSELF
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ments and gave a boxing match.
The prologueS reveal the nature
Of the audience; mothers are re-
queSted to leave their babies at
home hereafter; wives are asked
not to disturb the play with their
chatter: children are warned what
will happen to them if they make
noise. and slaves are reminded not
to occupy the seats, since these are
only for free men.
The actors are called hiStriones,
l. E., they are tellers of story (his-
toria). They are nearly all slaves,
and nearly all Greeks; any citizen
who acts on the stage loses his
civic rights.
(Not till the days of Voltaire will
this indignity be withdrawn; even
the great Moliere will suffer from
it,
If the play is unsuccessful, the
slave may be Soundly beaten; if he
does especially well he may win his
freedom.
Roscius, greatest of Roman actors,
began as a slave; Plautus and Ter
ence, greatest of Roman play
wrights, rose from slavery.
DLAUTUS was at first a scene
Il shifter, like Will Shakespeare,
then a merchant learning the world,
then a factory hand; then a dra-
matiSt.
His style, his plots and his humor
reveal his life; he uses the speech
of the people, INDUCES them in that
obscenity which is the poor mans
Solace against monogamy, makes his
wit simple, and wastes no time in
polishing his lines; Horace will Sug-
gest that he writes in such haste in
order to be sooner paid.
His scenes, his characters, his
stories, are Greek; it is unwise to
satirize the Romans. NaeviuS tried
it and was Jailed.
There is the old story of the mis-
taken identity of twins (the "Menae-
chmi'), which Plautus steals from
Menander and Shakespeare from
Plautus; there is the "Aulularia," or
Pot of Gold, which Meliere will
appropriate as 1.-THE Miser," tram
scribing entire scenes without &C
acknowledgements; there is 1.-THE Cap
tive" which tells again the tale of
the slave who is really the heir to q
great fortune, you know; and there
is THE Braggart Captain" who
boasts of his success with ladies in
every quarter of the globe.
His servant, falling in with his
humor, feeds him lies:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26
A Grin for Coolidge

Even a President has his bright hours and
occasional relief from the seriousness of life.
Will Rogers dimes at the White House and
furnishes smile.
And then yesterday the head of the Re-
publican Editorial Association of Indiana was
there to invite the President to Indiana in
March and should have contributed grin
Nothing should stand in the way of the
presidential acceptance. His visit here would
be educational only for the editors but for
the President
The deep interest of the President in In
diana is shown by the fact that after he had re-
ceived the invitation, he questioned the edi-
torial ambassador, whose organization took the
pledge few months back against being longer
kept" by the Watson political machine, about
the state of the elephants health in the Hoosier
State.
He must have enjoyed the afternoon quite
as much as he did the recent visit of the famous
humorist.
"Nothng wrong. Our officials have fine
records. But we are cleaning house and get
ting an entirely new deal All our officials are
have contributed so much that we believe they
should be called for no further sacrifices in be-
half of the public. They are modest men and
therefore we do not talk about them at home.
Yes, the criminal trials of few will be held
soon. biased judge you know, just could
not read the statute of limitations. F" That, of
course was not the exact wording of the report
- 4:
and digest Of what the press wires say the Pres
dent heard.
Now if the President will only come out in
March and hear the rest he will need no spring
tonic, for laugh is a sure cure.
Some stalwart will undoubtedly tell him the
Indiana version of rabbit hash 1t is an old
story, but always good. The meat inspector, you
recall, asked the butcher how he made his rab
bit hash. Fifty-ffty, was the mixture. One rab-
bit and one horse. Mix them up and you have
rabbit hash.
Indiana has more chickens than rabbits. One
kcken, shot Intentionally or otherwise. A
Sateful farmer who gets stealthy payment.
One horse sold to friend at friendly price.
What would Inspector Coolidge call the COM
bination?
Of course, the President today may be
wondering just why it happens that, if every
thing is jake there has been so many confer
ences so much talk, so desperate an effort to
get new faces and new front for the old ma
chine. If he comes, perhaps he will find out
Anyway, the State has a right to rejoice. 1t
has contributed an afternoon of sunshine to the
dull routine of the chief executive.
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Fall a Bargain2

This tale is almost matched by
that which M. T. Everhart told a
Senate committee on Tuesday, and
which also had to do with a treasure
hunt.
Everhart'S yarn was not of gold
and silver which thrifty priests had
buried years ago, but Of papers and
bonds which the just as thrifty
apostles of politics and commerce
tried to hide in more modern ways.
1t was a yarn of a sale never COM
pleted, Of club never organized,
Of a loan never recorded.
You simply cannot read 1t, with
out wondering what Harry F. Sin
clair bought. or thought he was buy
ing, when he turned over total of
1859 900 to Albert B. Fall.
A good many people are unkind
enough to believe that he bought
Fall, but if he did, he made a sorry
trade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26
Journey to Venus

While Mr.. Voliva sets out to cover
as much of his pancake world" as
he can before it goes up in a sheet
of spontaneous combustion, Robert
Condit of Condit, Ohio, plans a
journey to Venus, though he has
postponed the date of departure to
the end of February or the Begin
ming Of March, when "meteoric con-
ditions will be more favorable"
He says that three men have al
ready made application to accom-
pany him. Mine was not among
them.
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What Other Editors Think

lature made it possible for a
county to levy a tax for tubercu-
loSis hospital, the board allowed
the county to use money raised
under an entirely different statute
for the operation of the hospital
here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26
World of Buried Treasure

A treasure hunt IS Symboltcal OF
progress.
Some seek treasure where man
has never been, while others follow
in his footsteps with the hope of
finding what he may have left be-
hind.
Not the least surprisig part of it
is that man should leave so much
behind.
The world is full Of buried treas
ure, not only in silver and gold, but
in experiments and achievements.
We are constantly unearthing
valuable knowledge with the spade,
constantly throwing light on present
day problems by peering about the
dark chambers where our ancestors
once dWelt.
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Point, and Samuel B. Wells of
Scottsburg. OF course, they also
stand for a State wide cleanup.
Newcastle Times
(DemOcraticl

Mrs. Grace Urbahns, Indiana
State Treasurer, is opposed to the
primary because it gives women
very little chance 10 hold office.
She says that in any convention
the men may be counted on to
give the women representation on
the ticket, which is not true in a
primary. Mrs. UrbahnS is 100 per
cent right. The men will be fair
with the women as matter of
good politics, if nothing more,
when it comes to a convention, but
this can not be done with pri-
mary where the women are at
great disadvantage. Under the
primary system the quality of
candidates has been gradually de-
teriorating, and this will sooner or
later force a return to the conven-
ton system where some consider
alton can be given to the candi-
dates who seek office. Moreover,
the primary limits the choice Of
candidates to Self-seekerS, while a
convention can go outside and
draft the best men in the party if
the other candidates do not meas
ure up. There are lots of good
men who will not enter primary
scramble to get an Office that
means a sacrifice to them.
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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 change COW to HEN, in
three strokes, COW. HOW, HEW,
HEN.
2. You can change only one letter
at a time.
8. You must have q complete word
of common usage for each Jump.
Slang words and authorizations don't
count.
4. The order Of letters can not &c
changed.
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Questions and
AnSzOerS

able, question Of fact. or Information by
Editor. The indianapolis Times. Wash
washington, D. c., enclosing two cents
gal advice cannot be given. nor can ex-
tended research be made. All other
questions will receive a personal reply.
All letters are. confidential. You are
cordially invited to make use of this
free service as often as you please:
What Is the value Of Confederate
SIS bill, issue of 1861?
One portraying a sailor, with the
figure 49," is valued at so cents to
SIS; Negroes loading cotton, So to S.;
machinist, IS to SO cents.
How many home runs did Babe
Ruth hlt in the 1926 world series?
Three in the fourth game and one
in the last game, total of four fol
the series.
What is a knot" In nautical
measurement?
1t is a nautical mile equal tc
lis statute or United States lanc
miles.
Is a child born in the United
States of parents temporarily re-
siding in this country an American
citizen?
He is an American citizen under
a citizen of the country to which
its father owes allegiance under the
laws of that State. Upon reaching
majority he can make an election
of nationality.
What is a rutabaga?
A variety Of turnip, larger than
the common species, that has a yell
loWiSh color.
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Mr.. Fixit
Garbage and Ash CoUec-
tors Impeded by Muddy
Alleys; Four Complaints
Referred to City Officials,
Who Promise Relief.

Let Mr.. Fixit, The Times representa-
tive at city hall, present your troubles
Times. Names and addresses which
must be given will not be published.
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BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1928, by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A--acei liking; O.
queen; Jack; A-any card lower
than 1O.)
1. When holding total of eleven
cards of suit, should you finesse?
2. What is the penalty for revok-
ing?
3. Partner not having bid, what
do you lead against a no-trump bid,
when you hold K 10 x?
The Answer
1. No.
2. Continue playing and at end
take two tricks away from revoker.
3. Ten.
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Complaints of three residents who
have not been remembered by the
ash collector we're investigated today
by Mr. Fixit.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: I live at 1873 w.
Thirty First ST., and it seems I can't
have my ashes collected like other
people. Sometimes it is three weeks
before a collection is made and
ashes pile up in my basement after
1 have used every basket and tub 1
have. 1 am appealing to you for re-
lief, seeing you have helped so
many others. G. K. S.
Other complaints: Alley between
Morris and Jones Sts., the Belt rail-
road and Harding ST., and 1880 Hoyt
Ave.
Garbage Collection Superin-
tendent Truly Nolen promised to
care for the complaints. Nolen
declared garbage and ashes should
be in metal containers with lids
during the winter. Contents freeze
making is difficult to empty.
Nolen declared collectors have
been unable to reach some sec
tons Of the city where alleys are
impossible.
Dear Mr.. FiXit: What can be done
toward cleaning mud from the side
walk at Twelfth st. and Pershing
Ave? Every time it rains there is
mud four inches deep and the pub
lie has to walk in the street.
TAXPAYER.
Street commissioner Office in
formed FIR. FiXit the property
owner would have to remove the
dirt. The city has no funds for
such work.
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What is the design of the Latvia,

What is the design of the Latvian
Tag?
1t is two-thirds as wide as it is
long and comprises two red stripes
and one white. The red is carmine.
The stripes are arranged horizon
tally-the white one between the
two red ones. The white stripe is
one-fifth the width of the flag.
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Ito Be Continued)
Copyright. 1928. by Will Durant.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26

The eagle is said to fly fastest when going away
from its nest. A nice emblem for our money
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26

The best example of vote of confidence is to eat
the hash.-Bloomington Telephone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26

The two letters that express the most tragedy are
ex-Hartford City News.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26

Most inventors are harmless if left to their own
devices.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26

What this country needs is heavy underwear thu
will not itch.-Warsaw Union.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26

What is a rutabaga?
A variety of turnip, larger than
the common species, that has yell
IoWiSh color.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26

Remember the good old innocent days when you be-
ieved that all the Sparklers in the vaudeville queens
stage dress were real Sentinel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-26

Henry Ford says railroad trains should be lighte
That would give Model A better break.