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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11
K0kom0 Dispatch
(DemOcratic)

Is the time coming when the
Government will daily undreSs the
citizen, put up the windows of his
bedroom, conduct him to his bed,
tuck in his covers, hear his eve
ming prayer, kiss him goodnight
and turn out the light?
This is something a mother
does, and government in this
country is assuming many ma
ternal functions. Bureaucracy and
paternalism have become archaic.
Maternalism is the order of the
day at Washington. This is true
in fact if not in profession. The
care with which officials in pur-
suit of big brother" service to
American business men, house
keepers and farmers disclaim any
intention of being even paternal
is proof of their consciousness of
the true state of affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer are among
the chief objects of the tender
miniStrationS of the Government.
There are bureaus in the national
capital telling the farmer how to
farm and telling the farmers wife
how to keep house.
Business men, including export
erS, manufacturers, retailers,
wholesalers and others, receive
pap in great gobS. Government
poo-bahs continually tour the
country in order to inject into
them pep for foreign trade and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11
BARNARD Marriage

What Judge Lindsey advocates IS
a "barnyard marriage" says Billy
Sunday.
The sixteenth century is where
Billy Sunday lives and "he would be
burning witches and heretics If he
had his way" retorts Judge Lindsey.
So they got it-Modernist and
Mossback-one arguing that what
ever is old is wrong, while the other
contends that whatever is new is
wrong.
Strange as it may seem, Henry
Mencken takes the Sunday side, de-
claring that after thirty years of
observation he is persuaded that the
happiest marriages are those Of the
old-fashioned conventional type,
and that without the illusionment
they represent, marriage can amount
to little.
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IT. Wayne News Sentinel
(ReuubIicanj

Those who would temper their
commentator of Attorney Cen
eral Gilliom for what they term a
debated" institution of suit to
evict the Ku-Klux Klan from In
diana must have overlooked the
difficulties which attended &C
emulation of evidence to warrant
the custer proceedings. The Klan
was deeply entrenched behind
ramparts of secrecy and, although
there are numerous external evil
dences of its corruptive activities,
the guarantees of the law for sew
eral years had to reckon with the
individual rights of certain Khan
leaders. When, by a concerted
effort, it was possible to strike
through it's outer breastworks and
lay its citadels under the heavy
fire of justice, it will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Gilliom lost no
time in following up each early
gained advantage. His movement
against the hooded cohorts has
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11

! sister Of conservative statesman,
Cato the Younger. Story told, in
later days, that Brutus, who stabbed
Caesar to death, was Servilia'S and
Caesars son; some accept while
others reject the tale, but in general
it is well to suspect biographers, who
would turn all heroes into saints.
More certain it is that Caesars
wife believed these stories; ap-
parently, she initiated him, and
when her name was too publicly con-
nected with that of Clodius, Caesar
divorced her on the ground that
Caesars wife must be "above
suspicion"
Meanwhile, the last character In
the drama had risen rapidly:
Cnaeus Pompey-"a high-spirited
ornamental YOUTH" as Froude calls
him, with soft. melting eyes, as
good as he was beautiful, and so
delightful to women that it was said
they all longed to bite him."
When pirates were making the
Mediterranean unsafe for Roman
trade, and one commander after
another, sent to destroy them, yield
ed to brides Shared with the SEN
ate), and remained content with
failure, Pompey, supported by a
middle class that ragged against the
incompetence venality of the SEN
ate, went out and cleared the sea
within three months.
Then he sailed to Asia Minor,
defeated Mithridates, who had re-
belled against Rome, and came back
laden with spoils and victories that
doubled the revenue Of Rome (67-
628 CO. All Italy looked upon him
as the successor of Alexander.
Ito Be Continued
Copyright. 1927, by Will Durant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11
: THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION
Caesar Steps Upon the Roman Stage
Written for The Times By Will Durant

CAESAR SECOND IN ROME
|CAESAR was born 100 B. G. by
~ the operation which now bears
his name, for this reason, some say,
he was called Caesar, and for this
reason, perhaps, he suffered with
epilepsy to the hour of his death.
His mother, Aurelia, was distin-
guished member of the patrician
class; one of his uncleS was Marius.
At 18 he fell passionately in love
with a girl who belonged to the
Democratic, or agrarian, party that
had survived the assassination of
the Gracchi; he married with the
precipitancy of genius; and. when
Sulla, triumphant over MariuS, or
dered him to divorce his wife as an
enemy of the Senate, Caesar refused.
AT once Sulla prescribed him,
confiscating his property and the
dowry of his wife. Caesar fled, and
was captured; he bribed his captors,
and escaped.
Powerful members Of the aristoc-
racy pleaded for him until Sulla con-
sented to let him live.
Take him, since you will have it
So" said the Dictator; but I would
have you know that the youth for
whom you are so earnest will one
day overthrow the aristocracy
In this young Caesar there are
many Mariuses"
Alive and married, Caesar left for
Rhodes to study under the famous
teacher, Apollonius. His vessel was
boarded by pirates, who held him
for ransom. He raised the sum,
gave it to them, and so secured his
liberty.
But hardly had his boat touched
shore when he engaged sailors and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11
BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1927, by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-acej liking; O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower than
l. When is a suit guarded in ini-
tial no-trumper's hand?
2. First three hands pass. Fourth
hand holds: Spades-A K x x x;
Hearts-X; Diamonds j x x;
Clubs-Q x x x. What is his bid?
8. Partner bids no-trump. When
holding: Hearts-K @ x x x; Dia-
mondS-X x x; Spades-X x x;
ClubS-X x, what do you bid?
The Answers
l. When it contains any quick
trick worth half quick trick or
@ x or j x x x or better.
2. Pass.
8. Two Hearts.
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Portland Commercial



The statement is made that the
State of Indiana may lose sos, 900
of the $250,000 it had deposited in
a Ku-Klux Khan bank at Kokomo.
The fact that the State finance
board would deposit a quarter Of
a million dollars in such a bank Is
in itself a matter for investigation.
1t may not have been a specific
crime, but it was a case of gross
favoritism and business careless
ness that calls for the Severest
criticism. The $250,000 was more
than the capital of that bank.
Moreover, with all the banks there
are in Indiana, there was no ex-
cuse for depositing $250,000 in a
small bank in Kokomo owned and
managed by political Ku-KluX as
sociateS of certain State officials.
This is one of the things that
has been the matter with Indiana.
It is no wonder that the State
is talked about, that it has lost
it's reputation for official probity.
The Marion County grand jury has
only SKINNED the surface of Of
fetal misconduct. All the contents
of the Stephenson "black box"
would make but a few pages in
the black history of Indiana
politics for the last few years. The
Kokomo case is only one Of
hundreds equally bad, and that
have gone unpublished and without
any publicity. Those who have
exceeded their official authority
in Indiana should be grateful for
the litNe publicity that has been
given them, rather than crying
about how much they are talked
about. What is needed is more
truth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11
The Rules

1. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, given number of
strokes. Thus, to change COW to
Hen, in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
2. You can change only on let
ter at q time.
O. You must have complete
word, of common usage, for each
Jump. Slang words and abbre-
viations don't count.
4. The order of letters can not
be changed.
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common sense about domestic
marketing.
Nearly every one in the country
is obtaining some alleged benefit
from the service rendered. This
ingratiatingly brings about new
attitude toward the Government
on the part of the citizenry to
correspond to the new attitude on
the part of the Government. So
accustomed are the people to hav-
ing Government aid forced upon
them that they are falling into
the habit of expecting the Gov
eminent to do everything but eat
and sleep for them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11
Agrees With MenCken

I am inclined to agree with
NIencken. You can't have a game
without rules, morality without
standards or civilization without
laws.
The idea of making people good
and virtuous by removing rules SO
that they wont have any to break is
a curious conception of human
progress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11
Clinton Gtizen)

clinton Citizen)
It is O. tragedy that many hun
dreds of men who have devoted
their lives to an occupation can
not find work to do in the only
line Of employment they are ac-
customed to.
While the condition of unem-
ployment of coal miners is not so
bad in the Linton field as 1t is
In some adjacent fields and in
parts of Ohio and Illinois, 1t Is
bad enough.
Linton is no more wholly de-
pendent upon the coal industry
yet that industry built Linton and
maintained it for years. Coal
miners money, for the most part,
built our good school houses, our
paved streets, bought our light
and water facilities, built and sup
ported our churches. But it is not
a local condition that brings about
the present depression in coal
mining activities here. 1t is more
far-reaching than that. Yester-
day it was Stated-and we believe
that there was no exaggeration-
that there is yet enough unmined
coal in the Linton field to keep
every miner here employed for a
long period of years. Speed the
day when the men and the oper-
ators will be given an opportunity
to produce it at mutual profit.
One noticeable thing since the
slump in the coal business began
to be felt is that sons of coal
miners are no longer following the
vocation of their fathers. They
are seeking other lines of employ
ment and endeavor and are max
ing good.
The business of coal mining is
over-manned and over-financed
and there must be a levelling be-
fore we can again expect any
stability.
What are the young Of an eIe
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11
Need a Dan Moody

1t was q somewhat similar case
that made Dan Moody Governor Of
Texas.
While Attorney General Of that
State he discovered that the high
way commission, which was domi-
mated by James E. Ferguson, hus-
band of the then Governor, had
been letting contracts to favored
few; that a patented treatment hac
been used to boost the price, anc
that some of the work had beer
sublet at enormous profits.
Moody wasted no time with hear
ings. He simply called the highway
commissioners and contractors be
fore him, told them what was what
gained the cancellation of some con-
tracts by agreement, forced the can
collation. of others by bringing suit
and saved the State a cool millio
What New York seems to need
an attorney general like Dan Mooc
What is the value OF q Unit,
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Why are young girls called clap
pers?"
A flapper is a young bird unable
to rise in flight, especially a young
wild duck. Hence, it is used in de-
scribing girls in the adolescent stage
who are making their first forays
into the world and experience.
How can a man break himself of
the habit of lying on his back when
he sleeps?
Try folding large bathtowel and
pinning it in the pajama coat where
it will be the most uncomfortable
when you lie on your back. The
discomfort of the bulky towel will
cause you to turn over.
What Marquis of Queensberry
patrOnized boxing?
He was John Shelto Douglas,
eighth Marquis of Queensberry
(1844-1900) a representative peer for
Scotland from 1872 to 1880. He was
one of the founders of the Amateur
Athletic Club in 1860. The Marquis
Of Queensberry rules, which have
governed boxing matches all over
the world for many years, were
framed by the British peer and Ar
thur Chambers, who fought for the
lightweight championship in 1872.
The object of the Queensberry rules
was to eliminate all unnecessary
brutality which often occurred in
fights under London prize ring rules,
and to give men with science a
chance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11

Let Mr.. Fixit, The Times representa-
tive at city. hall, present your troubles
to city officials. Write Mr.. Fixit at The
Times. Names and addresses which
must be given will not be published.
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Mr.. Fixit

Repair of Electric Sign
u for Fall Greek, Capitol
Ace, Promised By City
Electrician; Clothes APP
peal Received. .
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Pensions for World War Veterans?

E6uS1OIS 1OT w OrlQ war VGGSranSY
Will this country within the next few years adopt
a blanket pension system for the four and a half
million men who wore uniforms during the World
War?
The war risk insurance and compensation legisla-
ton, enacted when America entered the war; was
designed to preclude this possibility 1t was supposed
to provide adequately for injured in service and
for their dependents If they were killed.
Now, however, sentiment in favor of World War
pensions is beginning to appear, as evidenced by
the bill offered by Senator Smith w. Brookhart of
Iowa, member of the banking and currency and mill
tary affairs committees Brookhart would advance
veterans of the World War to the status of Spanish
American War pensioners, who get from $40 to $72
monthly. Spanish-American veterans would receive
the same pensions those now paid Civil War vet
Grams, from $65 to 500 month.
BrookhartS proposal, it is estimated would cost
$5O0000OO0 year at the start and would increase
annually. The expenditure would be in addition to
the 600 spent each year by the veterans
bureau, and the $23O0OO0OO paid out by the pension
bureau.
No one seriously believes Brookharts measure will
become law, at this session. or soon. He announced
however, that he will keep fighting for it. The first
general pension for Civil War veterans did not ap-
pear until $780, and the first general pension for
Spanish War veterans in 1920. Veterans point out
that the original pension system was put into effect
by George Washington, that there have been pen
slons after every war; and that the system an &C
copied part of American tradition and practice
Pensions for wars have cost the United States
seven and half billions leaving out of account some
four billions spent by the veterans bureau The great
est number of pensioners was on the rolls in 1905,
forty years after the Civil War ended
II you have penchant for figures try to calculate
what blanket pension system for World War vet
Grams might mean in future years. The figures are
staggering, even though we have grown used to a
Federal establishment that spends four and quar-
tel billion dollars year.
Miss Maude Royden, English woman preacher has
been barred from speaking in MANY places in this
country because she smokes. Shame on Miss Royden
Tor bringing that pernicious habit to this countryI
The person who depends others is usually look
ing for an opportune time to experimentation
Citizen
If all speeders go there the road to hell won't be
paved long-Martinsville Reporter
The two principal causes Of divorce are men and
women-New Albany Tribune.
It's easy to meet expenses; the trouble is lodging
them.-Elwood Call
Something else that doesn't improve to any notable
extent with use is Neutrality-suspicious. Tribune.
It's getting so that children have a hard time
making parents agree with them-Goshen Democrat
Pick your friends and you will not have to worry
hoyYfv riff r1sr.
The difference between trolley car and a sardine
can is you can't get another sardine in the can.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-11

What are the young of an cIe-
plant called?
Calves.
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What Is the value Of a Unit
States nickel five-cent piece dat
1883 without the word "centsg"
Five cents only.
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Questions and
AnSzUerS

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ton OF fact or information by writing
to The Indianapolis Times Washington
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ton, D. C., Enclosing 2 cents in stamps
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signed requests cannot be answered. All
letters are conf1dential.-Editor.
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Miss Maude Royden, English woman preacher, has
been barred from speaking in many places in this
country because she smokes. Shame on Miss Royden
Tor bringing that pernicious habit to this countryl
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The person who depends on others is usually loo
ing Tor an opportune time to importune.-Lintc
Citizen.
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II all speeders go there, the road to hell won't b
paved long-Martinsville Reporter
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01
Kansas City Livestock

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 81 CR-U. S.
D. A)-Hogs 1000; fully steady with
Fridays best prices; no shippers in;
top $50 on choice 100000 pound
butchers; bulk 10000 pounds N25-
$50; a few 14O-18O pounds 7.75-8.25;
odd lots packing sows 675-750.
No cattle. For weekend steers 15-25c
higher; spots up more on good Of
ferings scaling above 1900 pounds;
short fed steers predominating in
weeks receipts with finished kinds
lacking; other classes cattle including
stockers and feeders 25-50c higher;
veals and calves 1OO-1.5O higher; week
tops, good medium weight and heavy
steers 14.75; lightweights 400; prac-
tical veal top 115O; bulk prices, med
ium weight and heavy steers 11.00-
14.OO; lightweights 1OOO-125O; short
fed heifers 9OO-11OO; butcher cows
6.75-8.75; one good to choice load 9.70;
medium bulls 7OO-765; stockers and
feeders 8.75-11.5O; choice 1923 pound
fleShy feeders 11.90.
No sheep for week; lambs 10-15c
higher; sheep fully steady; top fed
lambs 1910; closing top 12.75; bulk
86-91 pound offerings 12.35-12.75;
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01

ton and production. The increase has
come about through the expansion of
Katanga to an annual rate of 125,000
tons and the incoming of Andes copper
with about 10000 tons and the prob
able expansion to $4,000 tons next year
These two factors combined with the
potential production to come from vie
sensational ore strikes of Greene Can
anea and Calumet and Arizona, make
The next year an important one to-
watch and guard against over produc
ton and its disastrous price conse-
quenceS.
The total consumption of copper for
the year is about $4,000 pounds less
than the production and the stocks Of
refined copper Alave therefore been in
creased by that amount since January
l, 1927 The total refined surplus at
the end of the year will be about
$1,000 tons or about a three weeks
supply.
The production of lead in the coun-
tries accounting for about 909o Of the
world total will be about 1,645 900 tons
as compared with 1,575,O0O tons dur
ing 1926, an increase of about Az.
The production in the United States
has decreased during 1927 by 3.2%
while the lead production in countries
other than the United States has in
creased over 1917.
The lead stocks are not known other
than for the United States and Mexico
and they have increased during the
year. Deliveries of lead for consump-
ton have decreased 75%o while pro-
duction has decreased but 3.2%.
In the countries accounting for 97@5
of the total, zinc production has in
creased about 6 % and will be 100000
tons as against 1,330,OO0 tons during
1926. The United States production
has decreased about 42qo while the
other countries of the world have in
creased 14.4ao, the United States being
the only country of the world showing
a decrease.
In the first half of the year zinc
stocks increased by 21,971 tons while
during the last half they have de-
creased by 4538 tons, making the net
increase for the year of 17,433 tons.
Thus the domestic consumption de-
creased by 5.826 while the production
decreased 42%o.
In all of the metals the domestic
conditions have been bad with ship
ments less than in 1926 and more
than in 1925. Copper has the advan-
tage of the large European demand
which has offset the lowered domestic
shipment, while in lead and zinc there
is so much of them produced in coun-
tries other than the United States that
they do not react so well to improved
European conditions.
For that reason, lead and zinc are
statistically in poor position with
their hope for improvement based upon
United States conditions while copper
is getting its advance from better for
eign markets. The primary reason for
poorer domestic conditions is given as
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-01
STOCK MARKET
In 1927 ENDS
GOING UPWARD

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 Q9-As a fit
ting climax to one of the biggest "bull''
markets in history, the New York
stock exchange wound up the year to-
day with the average of 20 leading in
dustrial issues compiled by The As
sociated Press, at new high record
for all time. Rails also made a b.,
gesture, but the final average was still
about 6 points below the high mark
established few months ago. To-
days sales of more than 100000
shares brought the years total to the
unprecedented figure of 580,000,000
shares, or about 130,00O,000 above 1926
and nearly as much above 1925.
The weeks price movements re-
flected little more than the usual. year.
end readjustment of speculative ac-
counts, although the publication of q
series of optimistic business forecasts
the Nospects for heavy January re-
investment demand and the signs OF
improvement in some of the country's
leading industries all helped to main
tain bullish enthusiasm.
Further Withdrawals of gold, SHARP
increase in brokers loans and indica-
tions of an early stabilization of the
French franc, with the possibility of
a further draw in on Americas, gold
reserves, focused attention on the
credit situation Wall street is paying
close attention to open market money
rates in an effort to get line on the
possipi1ity uf--an increase in the New
York federal reserve rediscount rate
after the turn of the year. Such an
increase, tt IS widely believed, might
procede. ag'sharps decline in securities
prices sucn as took place in March,
1926, although there is rather general
opinion that new high records in stock
market averages are likely some time
next year.
Most Of the leading commodity mar
kets made slight progress on the up
side during the week, although there
were few changes of consequence.