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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
(KokomO Dispatch)
(Democraticl

kDemOcratlcS
The indictment of Clyde A.
Walb, State Republican chairman
of Indiana, did not come as a sur
prise to many citizens, because it
was pretty generally known that
grave charges we're being made
concerning his connection with
the defunct First National Bank
of La Grange. Some SUCH devel-
opment, therefore, was inevitable.
Serious as are the allegations
recited in the grand jury findings,
these should not concern the peo-
pie Of the State of Indiana at
large, so much as some of the
matters which have not yet been
mentioned in the news dispatches.
For instance, the public is en-
titled to know how much State
money has been kept on deposit
in the banks of La Grange-and
why such large amounts have been
kept there. ~.
If the Walb Construction COM
pany has been financed by Jug
Cling funds of the defunct bank,
as indicated by the charges al
ready preferred, certainly Walb is
not the sort of man with whom
the affairs of a major political
party of the State should be en-
trusted. If, in addition, 1t is found
that excessively large deposits of
State money have been kept in the
La Grange bank, the people of
Indiana will want to know why.
1t is about time that a thorough
investigation be made of the de-
posting of Indiana public funds.
1t would be very interesting and
no doubt enlightening, to have the
State finance board make public
a complete list of State deposit
tories together with the amount
with which the Indiana treasury
is entrusting each. No doubt, the
citizens would be shocked to find
with what apparent care the
weaker and more insignificant in
situations have been so studiously
sought out in preference to the
stronger and better known banks.
There is no question but that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1927. by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company.)
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace;. liking; O.
1OO
/. Playing at suit bid, how do you
echo?
2. What does the echo signify in
no-trump?
3. First hand bids. Second passes.
Third hand passes. Fourth hand
bids. Has third hand denied normal
support for first hand?
The Answers
/. BY playing a high card first
and then low card.
2. 1t indicates four cards of a
suit, or three with an honor c. more.
3. No.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
Peril to Genius

Doctor Hickson's idea that de-
fectives should be segregated before
they have an opportunity to COM
nit crime is perfectly sound, pro-
vided there are safeguards to pro-
tect people.
In pronounced cases. it may be
easy enough to identity a genital
defective. In other cases, the flaw
may be streak of genius instead
of criminal instinct.
1t would be unfortunate, indeed, II
our alienists were given such power
that they might spoil genius for
the sake of preventing crime.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
K0kOmO Democrat
(DemOcraticl

Widespread attention has been
attracted to recent survey Civ
ing general approval to install
ment selling as economically
sound when properly carried on.
The conclusion arrived at has
: been referred to in the stock
market as bull argument. This
may prove unfortunate because
II there is anything consumer
credit does not need it is incite-
ment to Splurge.
Those who made the survey do
not ignore the dangers of high
persuading the consumer, or of
unwiSe cerdit extension in the
competitive drive for business. The
fact is not dismissed that in in
stallment selling responsibility Of
the buyer is given no such thor
ough investigation as is ordinarily
exercised in producer and bank
credits.
Intelligently handled the sys-
tenn is an important contribution
to industrial progress, Stabilizing
output, increasing production,
lowering costs and working for
improved standards of living.
The plan is abused. just as the
cash and thirty days credit plans
were abused, but the abuses are
gradually being eliminated.
The partial payment plan has
demonstrated that most people
are honest even to the extent Of
paying their bills, and that there
are not enough who buy beyond
their incomes to make the sys-
tenn improbable for merchant
and manufacturer.
However, the success of the sys-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07

ton it would have been for President Coolidge and
his good will speech before the coming Pan-American
Congress at Havana! Instead, opinion is daily
mounting against in Latin America, as stories of
the fighting appear in the public print. In many
Central and South American capitals, it would even
SEEM the marmur is heard that the Havana congress
should be called off What, people asking, is the
use of holding such conference against such back
ground?
When one stops to think of what might have been
and what it is it enough to wiring tears from stone
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
The Rules

l. The idea OF letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, a given number of
strokes. Thus, to cnange COW to
HEN, in three strokes. COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
. 2. You can change only one let
ter at a time.
3. You must have a complete
word, of common usage, for each
jump. Slang words ana abbrevia-
tons don't count.
4. The order of letters cannot be
changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
What other Editors Think

tenn and the latest study of its
workings should not prompt those
who are financing the vast vol
ume of credit to relax vigilance
or neglect precautions which the
very nature of the business de-
mandS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
Fear of Disaster

Just before he went to his death
in the Inflated S-4, Lieut.. Donald
Weller of Los Angeles wrote: Some
thing terrible will sure happen to an
IS boat before the Navy Department
will believe us when we say IS boats
are unsafe and of no military value.
1.-THE boat is i'll worse condition
than before going into drydock. >
Given twenty-four hours notice
to get under way for Provincetown,
allowing no time for satisfactory test
of conditions of motor"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07

1t may be friendly competition, in
stead of trade war, as Henry
Ford asserts, but the boys certainly
are slashing prices to an extent
which promise the public a lot Of
good luck, no matter what effect it
has on the business.
Let us consumers be thankful and
not waste time arguing as to what
the thing should be called.
"A rose is just as sweet by any
other name" and SO is a price cut
for those who buy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
Hurnor Out Of Place

1t is all right to have a sense OF
humor, but, like everything else, it
can be overdone.
1t was overdone by that Austria
liam weekly which suggested a news
paper contest to obtain a wife for
the Prince of Wales. r..
1t was also overdone by Will Rog-
ers' clever imitation of President
Coolidge over the radio.
Neither of these incidents calls
for censorship, or even for people
to paw the air. They merely rep
resent nonsense out of place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
Questions and
AnS1UerS

You can get an answer to any oues-
tion s0t fact or information by writing
to The Indianapolis Times Washington
Bureau, 1922 New, York Ave, Washing
ton. D. c.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps
for reply. Medical legal and marital
advice cannot be given nor can extended
research be undertaken All other uues-
lions will receive a personal reply. I'm
signed requests cannot be answered. All
letters are Standardization.
How far is 1t from San Francisco
to VladivOstOk, Siberia?
Approximately 5,225 miles.
Is Jack MulhaII, the motion pic
ture actor. married?
Yes, to Evelyn Winans.
Is the land OH which the battle of
Shiloh was fought a national park?
In 1894 Congress passed an act
providing for the purchase of 1900
acres of land, covering the field of
battle now known as Shiloh Ma
tional Military Park. 1t is a national
cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
AS Others See us

The American with his keen nose for news, with
his curiosity about what other folks are doing and
saying and experimenting, gets fair day-by- day
picture of what is going on in Europe But the re-
verse is not true. Europe persists in believing that
we are something raw and untamed and particularly
uncivilized The average reader of European news
paper thinks that all Americans wear huge goggles,
chew gum droop big cigar from the left end of
their mouth and start all polite conversation with:
Say bo I'll tell the world"
Nor is that all America as presented to him is
made up of movie stars, divorce court defendants
gunmen hijackerS, bootleggerS and freaks
Which, perhaps, accounts for their great aston
shment when they find us the most prosperous nation
on earth and with a very neat habit of constantly
cornerng more and more of the worlds business
Pa says he has never doubted he is the light Of
Mas life. She won't let him go out at night.
If you broke diet and gained ten pounds, don't
complain The weigh Of the transgressor is hard.
Ado SMILES: AS unexpected as jury summons.
A lot of people do not have to be weighed in the
balance to be found wanting. They always want
ing-if they don't want this they want that
Croeodiies go thI-e months v-.lout eating
But what makes fellow suspicious when he looks
at is, will he?
Politicians seldom if ever write their memoirs
They have instructive fear that they will misquote
themselves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
Steals $4,000, Education

A young man in New York steals
$4,000 to get an education, as he
claims, z s :e &s1
He steals it by learning how to
forge checks through weeks of Ia
borious study and by telegraphing
money for expenses to statesmen"
in nearby towns and then going to
cash the remlttances.
The question is whether this
young man did not have more edu-
cation than he knew how to use
wisely in the first place.
Character requires more than the
mere ability to do things.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
Times Readers
Voice Vie.ze,S

The name and address OF the author
must accompany every contribution. but
on request viii not be published. Let
preference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07
Newcastle Times)
CDemocTaficl

A message from the Governor
says that the State administration
adopted the pay as you go plan
for paving roads. We were of the
opinion that this plan was adopted
in 1852 by the makers of our con-
Stitution, before the Governor or
any of our present State officers
we're born. Perhaps this pay as
you go provision was thought up
in another world, from whence
came our State officials. Might
as we'll claim everything, including
the authorship of the Decalogue,
SO long as it can be put across.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07

CroeodheS go THE months v-yilout eating
But what makes fellow suspicious when he looks
at one is will he?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07

Politicians seldom if ever write their memoirs.
They have instructive fear that they will misquote
themselves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07

If you broke diet and gained ten pounds, don't
complain. The weigh Of the transgressor is hard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07

lot of people do not have to be weighed in the
balance to be found wanting. They are always want
ing-if they don't want this they want that.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-07

Pa says he has never doubted he is the light Of
Mas life. She won't let him go out at night.
, 1928-01-28

THE ST. CROLX AVIS
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and Holidays eucept0d) by @. JobGnSen at
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TERMS so cents monthly IN ddUGnce
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, 1928-01-28
FREDERIKSTED THEATRE
8.45 Sunday Evening 8.45
IVAN MOSKINE ~(EUROPE'S R IDOL IN
I'M ~STROGOFF''
Adaptation Of Jules Verne's Thrilling Russian M
fers Exciting Entertainment.

This story Of a courier of the Russia C@g who carried a message across Russia and
. large portion of Siberia through country held by the revolving Tartar tribes. hash been
transferred tot the screen by one Of the leading French companies in LaVla and we take
great pleasure in presenting it to our esteemed patrons and the public IN general
In Difference to the expressed wish OF several OF our clients " e are withholding the
summary IF the story, leaving it to be unfoded on the screen in TEN big reels,
cammed with thrilling scenes Of tn. amazing adventures Of the most heoc character
in fiction and drama
From the standpoint Of spectacle there ire a number Of massive and exciting scenes
of battle in which thousands of persons are used...A gorgeous set of ball N the
n8ace with its brilliant costumes. and unusual and striking scenes of the gamourOus
court Of the Grand Khan of the Iatars The weird and striking costumes of tme
peope odd and in many instances beautiful are enhanced by being shown in natural
OOurs
tHe moraH tia the usual popular prces--St. Crix must be gvena opportunity of
seeing a real super reduction once IN a while.
ADMISSION: = Frederksted so, 40 and 20 cts"
Chrsiansted 40 and ~ cts
, 1928-01-28
Publication.

THE seats of the third and fourth
! members Of the Colonial C0un-
ell for Christiansted Country Dis
trict, Messrs. HALVOR BERG and
HOLGER JESSEN, having become va
cant, an election Of two members
to fill the vacant seats will, accord
ing to order from the Government,
be held at the Police Court House
in Christiansted Town on
Friday The 10Th day Of February 1928,
Polling will commence at l o'clock
.. m, and in accordance With 30
of the Colonial Law will close at
the earliest at 4 o'clock p. m.
Pursuant to publication of 18th
November 1906, paragraphs l and
2, candidates in order to be con-
sidered shall be announced by one
of the electors of the Electoral Dis
trict Tor announce themselves) as
candidates either by written an
announcement, signed by the an
nouncer, and sent to the chairman
of the Electoral Board, at his off
cial office not later than 4 o'clock
o. m. on MONDAY THE 9TH OF
FEBRUARY 1923, or by the per-
sonal appearance Of the announcer
before the Electoral Board at the
place where the election is to be
held between the hours of 3 and 4
o'clock on TUESDAY THE 7TH Of
FEBRUARY 1928.
The Electoral Board for Christiansted
Country District, St. Croix, this 23rd day
of January 1928.
A. E. STAKEMANN,
Chairman
, 1928-01-28

S. S. FORT ST. GEORGE"
from Windward is due at Frederiksted
at 6 o'clock on tuesday morning, and
will be dispatched shortly after for New
York, accepting freight and passengers.
ROBT. L. MERWIN g CO., INC
Agents.
Evening star., 1928-11-09
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION
LECTURES ANNOUNCED
First in Series Will Be Given Tues.
day-Public Is Invited
to Attend.

The first of the series of illustrated
lectures given annually by members OF
The staff of the Carnegie Institution is
scheduled for Tuesday evening at $3.50
o'clock, in the auditorium of the ad-
mlnistration building Sixteenth and P
streets. DR.. NJ A. Tuve of the depart
ment of terrestrial magnetism will
speak on High Electrical Voltage and
the Structure of Matter"
The lectures this year will be five in
number and all will be held in the
administration building. They are
open to the public, but tickets of ad-
mission are required. These may bt
obtained by communicating with the
secretary of the Carnegie Institution.
The list of other lectures follows:
November 20-"French Sources of
American History" by DR.. Waldo G..
Leland, department of historical re-
search.
November 27-"Heat From Stars and
Planets" by DR.. Seth B. Nicholson.
Mount Wilson Observatory.
December 4-"The Temple of the
Warriors. Chichen Itza." by Earl Morris,
department of archaeological research.
December 11-"How Trees Grow" by
DR.. D. T. MacDougal, department Of
plant biology.
Evening star., 1928-11-09
INDIANS PRESSING
&,ODO,O(|O CLAIM
Census of Natives to Be Made
in California Preparatory
to Suit Against U. S.

A suit that may involve $4,000. 900 and
will be fought out in the Court of
Claims here is scheduled to be tried
soon, with the State of California bring
ing suit on behalf of the California
Indians, as an aftermath OF the great
gold rush of 1849 This was made
known today at the Interior Depart
ment which announced that it will
count the California Indians and set
down on an official roll the names OF
those entitled to membership In the
various bands and tribes of the adopted
State of PreSident-elect Herbert Hoover.
An expert of the Bureau of Indian Al
fairs has Just been dispatched to Cali
fornia to seek oct those who are Indians
in the task of establishing a record to
determine who are entitled to partici-
pate in any moneys that may accrue to
the California Indians.
The Attorney General of California
was authorized by Congress under an
act of May Is, 1928. to bring suit in the
Court of Claims, following more than
half century of agitation by the In
dians of California for settlement of
their claims against the Government.
Two rolls of the California Indians
will be made under the direction of
Secretary Roy o. West. one of those re-
siding in the State. June /. 1852, and of
their descendants living there May 18,
1923, who have claims against the
United States, based upon the so-called
18 unratified treaties with these In
dians, which were submitted to the
Senate for ratification by the President
on June 1, 1852, but failed to be rati-
fed; and the other roll will be of all
other Indians living in California on
May Is, 1923.
Claimants have two years from May
IS last. in which to apply for enrolment
and the Interior Department expects
that some 10000 Indians in California
viii be duly enrolled. The claims of the
California Indians will be presented to
the Court of Claims by petition by the
States attorney general and this is to
be filed, under the legislation, within
three years from passage of the act:
The great gold rush of 1849, which
took place two years prior to the nego-
tiations of the treaties, will figure in
the litigation, for the gold-Seekers are
alleged to have overrun the Indians
lands.
Evening star., 1928-11-09
TwO Very Ne,v Models Sketched

Left-A youthful model of soft,
brown velour, wearing huge
Paquin collar of baby seal. Novel
quilting forms the smart design that
trims the back and cuffs.
Wemen's and Misses Coat
Evening star., 1928-11-09
MUSIC
SONG RECITAL AT ARTS CLUB.

Miss Mary A. Cryder. one of the
charter members of the Arts Club OF
Washington, presented two young sing
ers, distinguished American composer
and young accompanist in program
of songs at the club before a very en-
thuSiastic audience last night. The
singers were Emily Harold, soprano,
and Horace Smithey, baritone. The
composer was Percy Lee Atherton, and
the accompanist was Hester Smithey.
The program of songs was excellent!y
arranged Quite the hit of the evening
was the final number. a clever, So
phiSticated piece of writing by the
Frenchman, Messenger. with fine English
translation. 1t was called swing song,
with the title "Veronique." The singers
both seemed to become more at ease
and themselves enjoy the singing of this
duet. Also, they knew the words per-
fectly. BY request, the number was re-
peated. The voices blended very
pleaSingly IN this song.
Miss Harold achieved some artistic
effects in her first group of songs by
Schumann, Geni Sadero and Nine.
Chaminade. However, she has not yet
made these songs her own. She was
more convincing in the group of Mr.
Atherton's charming pastel songs, with
perhaps as the best in Interpretation
and originality, Fly, Thistledown, Fly"
Another lovely song was Beloved. It
was April Weather" with words by a
member Of the Arts Club. Ednah Proc
tor Clarke Hayes. Miss Harrolds light
lyric voice was at its best, and she has
charm of personality.
Mr.. Smithey has a true robusto bari
tone which showed to special advantage
in Deems Taylor's Captain Stratton'S
Fancy" Marketing, by Weaver,
was sung with lightness, due its whim-
sicality. and the Oriental beauty of
Shaw's Song of the Palanquin Bear
erS' was sympathetically presented.
Spross' tragic In Flanders Fields" was
sung with excellent restraint. Mr..
AthertOn was represented in this group,
too, by graceful song, IF 1 But Look
Within Thine Eyes" The Verdi air
from THE Masked Ball" which opened
the program, was not suited to the size
of the rooms, and the singer was far
from his best vocally in this number.
Mrs. Smithey proved an unusually artis-
tic accompanist for her husband, and
Mr.. Atherton was excellent in that
accompanying both singers in
his own songs and Miss Harold in her
first group, too. H. F.
Evening star., 1928-11-09
SWANSON VOTES CUT.
S13 Scratches Against Senator in
Virginia County.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, November g.
Although United States Senator Claude
A. Swanson of Virginia had no oppo-
sition for reelection in this weeks ref
erendum, his name was scratched of no
less than 813 ballots in Winchester and
Frederick County, an examination OF
the official returns today disclosed.
The names of H. B. McCormac OF
Winchester, vice chairman of the Re-
publican national committee for Vir-
ginia, and of Dabney G. Harrison, this
county, were written on a number OF
ballots for Senator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21

erry-go-rounds. shoot-the -chutes and
scenic railways? Lotsl One cannot
| be very dignified sitting In the front
seat of pMnging car of screaming
couples and Joining the chorus, II
| you will search long enough, you will
find hidden beneath the mantle OF
manhood--and womanhood--a small
boy or girl.
Paul, that wise old apostle, said,
When I was a child. I spake as a
child: but when I became man, |
put away childish things. Most Of
us have emulated his example, but
there are still few free spirits who are
perfectly willing to be seen doing
things not expected of them
BE your age" is an admonition that
constantly rings in our ears. Presto
and we obey--sometimes The other
night. four Washingtonians visited an
amusement park. Each has attained
the age of what is called discretion:
Each OF them observes proprieties. or
course. riding on a t-the-chute is
perfectly proper. but one must discard
his dignity when he goes aboard.
We Eyes, the writer was one of them)
first bought tickets and entered a boat
like contrsption that wound Through a