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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
Quickest the BeSt2

Another idea that enters the
picture is that the quickest way to.
the top necessarily is the best way.
Those trades and professions
which promise large rewards within
a few years have become very
popular.
Many people appear to have lost
sight of the automatic truth that
happiness depends more on growth
than any other element, that it is
not to be found in getting Some-
where so much as in going ahead.
The advantages Of career should
be measured not by what it offers at
30, but by what is offers at so, 60
or 10.
If satisfaction in life hinges on
one thing more than another, it is
on the idea that today is better than
yesterday and that tomorrow will
be better than today.
When that idea fades out of the
picture; when people are on the
downs grade and know it; when they
have to live on memories and rena-
iniscences, without any hope that
they can do as well, much less better
than they have, life loses it's thrill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
- THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION -
LuCr9tiNS Adopts EbiCu7uS' Theory
Written for The Times 6y VIII Duramt

GO he looks about him for a Sys-
~ tenn of thought that will rid
man of fear for the hereafter; as
others long for supernatural con-
solidation and assurance, so Lucre-
titus longs for naturaliStic phil
osophy, world without ghosts to
hover over the head of man.
And he believes that EpicuruS,
300 years before, gave such a heal
ing philosophy to mankind; and
since Epicurus did not disdain to
borrow from Democrituc, Lucretius
will be content to mould his
thought upon that of EpicuruS, to
whom he makes obeisance rever-
emily:
Not from myself. poor souls with fear
Not from myself I have 1t, but from one
AT whose approach the lamps Of all the
Fade and go out like stars before the
So he will expound and adapt
EpicuruS; "for soon as thy philoso-
ply proclaims the nature of things,
the terrors of the mind are dispelled,
the walls of the dark part asunder,
and I see things in operation
throughout space"
1t is a great subject, embracing
all the world of science and religion
in its web; he feels timidly bold in
attempting 1t, and yet his blood
tingleS with the zest of daring to
carve in verse so difficult a theme.
Sweet love of the Muses., with
which now inspired I traverse in
towering thought painless haunts
never yet trodden by the foot of
man! love to approach the I'M
tasted springs and to quaff, I love
to Gull fresh flowers and gather
for my head distinguished crown
from spots whence the Muses. have
yet yelled the browS of none.
First because I teach of great
things and essay to release the
minds from the chains of religious
fear, and then because on a dark
subject I pen such lucid verses
over laying all with the Muses.
charm.
$50 I now, since my teaching
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will seem bitter, and the multitude
shrinks back from it in dismay,
have resolved to o'erlay it with
the pleasant honey of my verse"
Yes, it is pleasant honey, solid
and rich, and as we sip we forgive
the honest egotism of the genius
that distilled it.
This Latin of these lines Is rude
yet, generation must pass before
the language of the Romans will be
polished into rhythm and refinement
by Cicero'S vain and careful pen.
But the feminine grace of the
great orator yields to these nascu-
line hexameters, these picturesque
unwanted adjectives, these stately
verbs and Sonorous substantives.
And beneath the honey of the
verse lies one of the profound and
imperfect PHILOSOPHERS of all time;
as we listen we are transported into
the garden of Epicurus, and hear the
laughter of Democritus, and feel our
selves in the company of the
Epicurean gods.
r
TOR there are gods, Lucretius tells
l. us; but they are too courteous to
interfere with the world or man;
they sit in idle grace and careless
happiness in some airy realm afar,
and are content to see the universe
as an esthetic spectacle, without
seeking 70 subject it to their whims.
And besides, how could thought
direct so vast and intricate world2
who can rule the sun, who can
hold in his hands, with controlling
force, the strong reins of the i'm
measurable deep? Who can at once
make all the diverse heavens to roll,
and warm with ethereal fires all the
fruitful earths or be present every
where always, to bring darkness with
clouds and shake with noise the
serene expanse of heaven, to hurl
the lightning and at times strike
down his own templeS?"
No, it is world without creation
and without design; the cause of
every intent is inherent in the ma
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31

ture of things; and nothing more is
needed for the explanation Of the
world than these three eternal
things-atoms and space and law"
Matter is eternal and indestructi-
BILE: things cannot be born from
nothing and cannot be brought back
to nothing"
And yet there is also a "void," or
space; for if there were not, how
could things move?
"VoiceS pass through walls and fly
through shut houses; and the stiff
ening frost pierces to the bones.
If there are no void parts, by what
way could these bodies pass?
When a thing is as large as
another, but lighter, surely it is be-
cause it has more void in it,"
Matter, then. consists of atoms
vibrating in the hooks and crannies
of the void" and this restless
"Brownian" movement goes on in
everything forever.
Observe whenever the rays are
let in, and pour the sunlight
through the dark chambers of
houses; you will see many minute
bodies nlingling, in this apparent
void, in the light of the rays, as
in never-ending conflict they
skirmish and battle in martial
order, driven apart in frequent
meetings and partings; from
which you may guess how the first
beginnings Of things tossed about
In the primeval void.
again, when mighty legions
waging the miInicry of war fill
with their movements all the
plain, the glitter of it lifts itself
to the sky, and the whole earth
CLEANS with brass, and from be-
low rises the noise Of the tramp
ing, re-echo the voices to the stars
of heaven.
"And yet there is some spot on
the high hills from which all
these moving men seem to stand
still and merely to shine as a spot
of brightness on the plains"
Copyright, 1928, by VIII Durant)
Ito Be Continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
Retiring DefieS Nature

Too many young folks are not
only thinking Of careers by which
they can achieve success quickly, but
which will enable them to retire and
live happily ever afterward.
That probably is the worst piece
Of illuSionment that has crept into
our outlook.
There is no satisfaction In retire~
ment, especially at an early age.
Nature did not intend anything Of
the kind, and when you defy nature
you take a pretty big risk.
The happy people are those who
can go on with their work.
People who have found it neces.
sary to step aside because of the
peculiar character of their trade, or
the fact that they have made
enough money to do so, are not
only miserable themselves, but make
others miserable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
A Lasting Career

The career that counts is the
lasting career, the one that will stay
with you, and the one that you will
be willing to stay with.
The first thing to consider is
whether you are fitted to pursue it,
and you can be pretty sure that you
are not unless it is of such a nature
that you would be willing to look it
in the face every day in the year
for half a century, to sleep with it
nights, and to consider it worth
while in spite of all the drudgery
and difficulties it involves.
You can be pretty sure. too, that
it is not what you want unless you
see how it can be carried on and
made better after the prime Of life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
Richmond Palladium


Federal aid for the construc-
ton of the George Rogers Clark
memorial, paying a tardy tribute
to one of the great military heroes
of the United States, should be
forthcoming without the necessity
Of long haggling and argument to
convince Congress Of the justice
of his claim to thankful recogni-
ton by his countrymen.
Opponents of the plan to erect
a memorial to General Clark at
Vincennes have asserted that In
diana should do this of it's own
accord without help from the
Government. If this great soldier
of the revolutionary period had
achieved something with signifi-
canoe, only so far as it pertains to
Indiana with its present geo.
graphical boundaries, there might
be some reason to entertain that
view.
But General Clark is far more
than a historical character with
an Indiana background. What he
achieved at Vincennes had sig
nificance in the acquisition of the
entire Middle West. His scene of
operations was in the States of
Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana, but
it was at Vincennes where he
gained the victory which forced
the withdrawal of the British from
vast sections of the Northwest
territory. The fruits of his vic
tory had national Importance.
Federal participation in the
project which, of course, could
be carried out by Indiana alone,
would be a national recognition
of an achievement that helped the
Nation in its formative period.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
Climb Too Fast

Putting aside romance and re-
ligion, the choosing of a career is
the biggest question mark on the
horizon of youth.
What to do and how much 1t will
pay, forms the chief topic Of con-
versation.
Parents and friends take hand
in solving the riddle.
Generally speaking, those acs
quaintances who have made a sue
cess, especially a quick success, are
held up as the best models to aca
cept.
Too little attention Is paid to
the personal talents and traits of
the boy or girl whose life is being
charted.
The big idea is for them 10 fn1i~
tate some one who has climbed fast,
whether they are fit to do so or not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
VI. E.
TRACY
SAYS:
"The advantages of q
Career Should Be Meas
Wred Not By What 1t Of
ferS at so, but By What
1t Offers at so, 90 or TO-"
SAYS:
Between Is and IS life is just one

Between Is and IS life is just one
puzzle after another.
That is the age in which the
mysteries of romance, religion and
a career crowd in upon us.
That is the time when we turn to q
racy books, glorify cyniciSm and
think of white-collar jobs.
Thanks to the influence of Freud,
philosophy has come to regard sex
appeal as the explanation, but the
novelty of it all is a very impor-
tant factor.
Between Is and Is young people
suddenly discover not only that they
are men and women, but that they
are individuals whom society will
rate according to what they can do
for it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
The Dreamer Damrosch

Not birthday dinner to a celebrity but dis
tnct civic event marking progress and appreciation
was the dinner given to the great Walter Damrosch
master musician and greater dreamer
Looking into the years to come when machinery
shall have reduced the working hours of mankind to
two hours day, when power shall have supplanted
muscle and all material wants be satisfied by the
pressing of button Damrosch asks what shall be
done to fit mankind to the hours of leisure which
now hours of drudgery and toll.
And through music he finds the not to
mere passing pleasure, but to JOY.
Music, he says, is the language of emotions. And
through an appreciation of music he finds the ave-
to turn the minds and emotions into pathways
that upft and DO not destroy, into realms that are
delightful and not decadent
What resources have you within yourself to satisfy
your soul if you compelled to live away from
your work, through economic determinism, for
twenty-five of the twenty-four hours day?
Where would your thoughts turn? What outlet
would your emotions have.
In this city the great musician paid tribute, highly
deserved to Ona B. Talbot for making it possible
to enjoy real music and for creating deeper and
more general appreciation of true art than is found
in other places.
The thought of DamroSch and the explanation Of
his purposes links the dreams of all the yesterdays
with the hopes of all the tomorrows
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
To the Editor.

To the Editor:
The indianapolis Water Company
has for some time been advocating
the installation of water meters and
their claim is that these meters
will cheaper the cost of water pro-
viding there are no leaks in the
plumbing.
My experience has been that the
cost is higher due to various rea-
sons, one probably being that the
change in temperature seems to af-
feet the meter, always making it
run faster, another reason being
that the meter is not read exactly
one month from date of preceding
reading which runs the bill up for
that particular month and the over
tapping of dates is always in their
favor.
The people Of Indianapolis who
are on the fiat rate should not al
low themselves to be misled by this
propaganda which eventually will
lead to higher rates in addition to
the above.
would like to see comments from
others on this subject.
TIMES READER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright. 1923, by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; liking; O.
queen; Jack X-any card lower
1. What is diScouraging discard?
2. What is denoted by discourage
ing discard?
3. If you do not hold any trumps,
when should you lead a singleton
first round?
The Answers
1. Six or lower of another suit
than led.
2. Weakness in suit discarded.
3. Only when your partner has
declared the suit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
The Rules

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 time.
8. 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
changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
Get There and Stay

The idea Of getting to the top is
fine, but the idea of staying there
is finer.
Gladstone was better man at
30 than he was at so or 80.
Jack Dempsey is through in his
early thirties.
Walter Scott did his best worn
after 40. So did Burbank, Shakes
peare and many others.
Sports and the movies offer quick
returns, but they include qu1cE
fade-outs.
The star of today may make a
million dollars year. Where wilI
that star be at 70?
The desirability of retaining phys
ical and mental health should "a
taken into account in choosing >
career.
Admitting that it is of such ma
ture as will enable you to grow in
it indefinitely, is it of such nature
as will keep you fit to grow? Can
you do the work it calls for, and live
the life, without becoming fabby?
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Muncie Press.
Republican,


UnfavoraDle comment Is being
expressed by Indiana newspapers
over the inspired publicity that is
being given out in Governor
Jackson's behalf before he goes
to trial on a charge of conspiring
to bride former Governor Warren
T. McCray. Special attention is
called to a rabid defense of the
governor distributed to Indiana
newspapers by NobleSville pub
Usher. to an article sent out a few
weeks ago by Jackson himself, and
to talk over a radio given re-
Gently by the Governor.
Now Governor Jackson will have
his day in court, several of them,
in fact, beginning February Z.
There he will be tried, presumably
by a fair-minded and unpreju-
diced jury that will weigh all the
evidence carefully, and by a pre-.
siding judge selected only after a
great deal of difficulty.
No propaganda now put out in
newspapers either for or against
the Governor should have any
weight for the reason that it could
not be based upon all the evil
dence in this important case.
Governor Jackson is not sur
rounded by a ring of enemies. On
the other hand it doubtless would
be pleasing to the vast majority of
Hoosiers to know that he is not
guilty of the grave offelse with
which he is charged. The state
has been so diSgraced by other
public officers and their allies that
its people do not look joyfully
upon the conviction of their gov
ernor, especially if there be reas-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31

Necessity of a new cement walk
along Seventeenth ST., between Col
leges Ave. and Bellefontaine ST., was
pointed out today by a correspond
ent of Mr.. Fixit.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: Last spring I got
up a petition to have old brick side
walk taken up and cement ones
placed next to the curb along Seven
tenth ST., from College Ave. east
to Bellefontaine ST., thereby making
it uniform with the walk from Col
lege west. We had three who signed
for it and four property owners
against. This threw it out. One
party who signed against it has
since sold her property to a real
estate man. am not asking that
the improvement be made at this
time to 'beautify" the street as be-
fore but as a NECESSITY.
On bad days from Ashland Ave.
to College, the south side of the
street is almost impossible. The
alley is dangerous and on snowy
or slippery days it has been the
cause of persons receiving falls. Ny
wife recently was struck by an auto
as a result.
I will have to pay as much as
the expense as anyone and will be
glad to pay my share. E. H.
You should submit new pc
tition bearing names of the ma
jority of property owners to the
board of works, asking that the
improvements be made at this
time Mr.. Fixit could not aid you
in this matter, as it is necessary
for the board to have the petit
ton on file before it can consider
the project.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
Senator Walsh Is Smart

In the earlier days of our country. there was no
man who could win the admiration and goodwill of
his fellow citizens like the who smart"
in the frontier vernacular-the man who shrewdly
kept his wits about him and never, by whatever
smooth tongued talker, could be hoodwinked
That sentiment is not quite strong now. If it
were, we believe that one Of the most admired men
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
What Other Editors Think

enable doubt of his guilt. But the
people do not wish him to escape
punishment if he is guilty, merely
because he is the governor, ard
they do not wish him to be tried
by committee of his own press
agents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
KokomO Dispatch
(Democratic)

The political anfratuosities of
the great brain of Senator James
E. Watson were again we'll en-
phasized Thursday evening when
the senior Senator from Indiana
voted to seat Frank L. Smith of
Illinois.
Although Sixty-one Senators
more than a two-thirds majority
voted to declare vacant the seat
sought by Smith, Senator Watson
became inoculated with the
States rights" bug to such an ex-
tent that he was blind to the
real issues at stake.
1t must be wonderful to be con-
stitutionally gifted like Senator
Jim" Situations that might
otherwise prove embarrassing to
one less nimble Of conscience, be-
come easy and even compelling to
him.
Thus it will be, that although
Smith was elected by means of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31

What is meant by displacement"
of a ship?
1t is the usual standard by which
vessels are measured and means the
weight of water measured in tons,
displaced by a ship at her load
draft.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31

a huge slush fund. our own elo-
quent "Jim" will be able to come
back and face the people of In
diana with very plausible de-
Tense of his hectic course.
The rights of States become
very sacred when Senator Jim"
gets his back to the wall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
Fl. Wayne News-SentineI
I'D A~VkI4AnN


Claude Bowers, jim Reed and
William G.. McAdoo, each in his
own way, all have recommended
that the Democratic party return
to the principles of Jefferson and
Jackson. 1t is really encouraging
to find so many Democrats dis
covering, even if belatedly, what is
the matter with the Democratic
party-simply this, that it is not
now, and for long has not been,
anything like the party of it's
founders. Unfortunately, we find
little evidence that it ever will be
again. There are too many bigoted
Tom Helms riding in the high
saddles of the Solid South to per-
nit the rejuvenation of the So
called democracy until there has
first been a complete reorganiza-
ton and rehabilitation in party
generals tents, to set forth, as
general orders, a mandate for the
Punishment of intolerance and re-
dictionary prejudice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
Mr.. Fixit
Property O1OnerS Should
File Petition With Works
Board for Ne1O Sidewalk. .

Let Mr.. Eidt. The Times representa-
tive at city, hall. present your troubles
Times. Names and addresses which
must be given will not be published
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31

A man got life for numbering little girl IL
Michigan We are wonder how the man who got tn
sentence for having pint of gin feels about this
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31

The reason why some of our ancestors came to
America to catch fish. The movement has con-
tinued and now is popular among many OF the de-
cayed European nobility.
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Times Readers
Voice ViezCS

The name and address OF the author
must accompany every contribution. but
on request will not be published. Let
ters not exceeding 200 words will receive
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31
What is paradichlOrObenzene aua
how is it used to kill moths?

1t is a white crystalline substance
which vaporizes slowly at ordinary
temperatures, forming a gas appar-
emily heavier than air. This gas is
non-poisonous to man. The fumes
do not injure fabrics. 1t is similar
in general appearance to naphtha-
lene flakes and is apparently quite
as effective when used according to
directions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-31

What is the value of a rupee in
American money?
The par value is 1886 cents; thel
average exchange value during Sep
TENDER was 1914 cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-08-31
ORPHANS. COURT

Bonds Approved-James H. Fra
zer, administrator of Sarah Brew
er; Lille Davis Garrett, executrix of
Casper S. Garrett; Mary G. Tennis,
executrix of Hannah L. Jenness;
William j. Miller, executor Of Fan
ME M Miller, Alice Williams
and Joshua Clayton, administrators
of Osborne Williams; Georgia Raw
ilings, administrators C. t. a. Of Frank
M. Rawlings.
Accounts Passed-First and final
account of Elmer L. Parrett, admin
istrator of Edward j. Parrett, and
distribution struck on same; first
and final account of William HI. Cor
nish, administrator of Sylvester Cor
nish; fourteenth and final account Of
William J. Sterrett and Charles s..
Pyle, guardians of Deborah e. Ster-
rett.