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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-05
Ranishing the Khan

x1,et,er or not the courts will find aEegal reason
for banishing the Khan from Indiana under tne sun
brought for that purpose by Attorney General oii-
lion, will be determined upon the issues.
Rut there can be no question as to the necessity
If Kidding the State of this organization ana more
,orticarlv of the sentiments which permtteo IL W
get control of the State
Conceived in hate and born in fraud, the organlza-
ton is very largely responsible for the evils which
have now been disclosed.
The membership of that organization was mlsed
-, ~broees of the leaders who disguised their real
purpose.
The men and women who gave fanatical allegiance
- +hs hooded order allowed themselves to be swayed
nv appeals to passion and prejudice, and while they
were isled their votes were used to capture the gov
eminent Of the State.
whether anything will be accomplished by taking
away the charter at this time is predetermined.
Much more important is the task of preventing
repetition, under any name, of the events which
make the Khan the menace that it was.
Thousands of men and women who know how
they were betrayed have turned away from the Or
ganization They understand better than those on
the outside just how badly they were deceived and
it is not probable that any future appeals by hired
orranzers would lead them back to this particular
organization.
It hardly seems possible that any wizard from
Washington could again give orders to officials OF
Indiana and have them obeyed.
But hate does not die. Prejudice and passion are
not taken away by tearlaA up charter.
hate and prejudice is Aportant action
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A LEXANDER m arched on
N through Persia into India, and
stood on the banks of the Ganges;
surely then he must have realized
that there we're many worlds to
conquer, and that the earth, small
as it vas, was too large for Alex
ander
His soldiers grumbled, being men,
not gods; and at last their wistful
leader yielded to them, and turned
his face unwillingly toward home.
Everywhere he left garrisons and
founded towns; thereby, and
through his lenience with local cults
and institutions, he hoped to keep
the conquered population in quiet
subsection while he would civilize
them with Greek philosophy and
irregular verbs.
He had now brought under his
sway nearly all the states of Greece,
each jealous Of its neighbors, and in
capable Of unity to win a corporate
independence; he had conquered
most of Asia Minor chaotic with
diverse and warning peoples whose
history makes the Old Testament
read like Creasy's Fifteen Decisive
Battles" he had forged vast chain
of empires and nations from Egypt
through Palestine, Armenia, Media,
Persia, Parthia to India.
He did not realize the intense ma
tionalism and separation of these
tribes, the wild heterogeneity of
their cultures and beliefs; he did not
consider the great distances that
isolated them, and the scarcity Of
means for that persistent intercom-
munication and exchange which is
essential to unity.
How much better it would have
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Opening of State ST., south side
artery, was ordered today by City
Engineer A. H. Moore on request Of
a correspondent of Mr.. Fixit.
Dear Mr.. Fixit:
State Ave. has been closed several
days at the intersection with Pleas
ant Run Blvd. The important street
was closed because of the Pleasant
Run main interceptor sewer but
they have been working several
blocks from there for several days.
Will you see if it can not be opened
at once. 1t is an important street.
SOUTH SIDER.
Engineer Moore investigated the
complaint and ordered the street
opened as soon as possible.
Dear Mr.. FiXit:
Will you have the city compel the
Murphy Cable Company to repair
the pavement they dug up at Cap
itol Ave. and Thirtieth st. and Ken
wood and Thirtieth st. The dirt is
scattered over the street and is dan
gerouS. A.. GIN.
The city inspection department
promised relief.
Dear Mr.. FiXit:
There are two electric light poles
on my lot at Palmer st. and S. State
Ave. A heavy cable almost touches
my house. Can you have it re-
moved. G. j. H.
The light company promised to
remove the cable, according to A.
j. Middleton, former chief in
Spector.
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THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION
Alexander Signs for Ne7U Worlds
Written for The Times bN WM DNraa1t

omnipotence and divine right of
kings.
He withdrew the liberties which
he had granted to the cities of Hell
las, and assumed absolute power. He
astonished Greece by revealing that
the oracle of Jupiter Ammon in
Egypt had named him a god.
Two thousand years later Napo-
leon was to complain that the people
of his time were too clever, or he
might have tried the same plan. But
even in Alexander's day they were
too well informed; it had not been
SophiStS and Platos and AristotleS
for nothing. When it heard that
Alexander had become a god, Greece
merely laughed.
If Alexander had been mature
genius of thought as we'll as a boy
of limitless courage in action, he too
would have laughed and made it
plain to his friends and to the
Greeks that this Sudden divinity was
solely for Oriental consumption.
Instead of that, the new god is
sued an edict requiring all who came
to him on affairs Of state to kneel
and kiss his feet.
To make himself a little more
seductive he shaved his face, so in
PRODUCING another nuisance into
Europe. He dreamed of having Mt.
sxlf1 1t-E -f1H IF
himself, with town of ten thous-
and people living in his hand. When
the Greeks about him smiled at his
new dimensions, he sent them away
and surrounded himself with Ash
atics accustomed to subservience.
Copyright. 1927, by viii Durant)
Ito Be Continued
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(RichmOnd PalIadium)
Undependcnt)

independently
Another politician, high in the
ranks Of his party, is indicted.
This time it is Federal grand
jury that acts, and Clyde A. Walb,
Republican State chairman, is the
official who must answer in court
for alleged violations of the law.
He is charged with violation of
the banking act while he was vice
president of a bank in La Grange.
Specifically it is alleged that he
used the banks money in connec-
ton with a construction company
in which he was interested.
The indictment of Walb recalls
the fight he made to stop the in
vestigation of political corruption
in Indiana. He and Governor
Jackson, the latter under indict-
meent for an alleged attempt to
influence the decision of Warren
T. McCray when he was Governor
in the selection of a prosecutor in
Marion County, not only ridiculed
the efforts of Republican editors
to free the State government from
sinister influences, but also tried
to kill the investigation after it
had gotten under way.
Walb also was responsible for
the statement that international
bankers were spending money in
Indiana to influence public opin-
ion, a move that quickly brought
Senator Reed into the State to
investigate the charge. Senator
Reeds presence assisted materially
in swinging public opinion to the
support of the investigation.
Walb's indictment, even if it is
not in connection with the po-,
litical scandal, again focuses the
attention of the entire country on
the government of Indiana. The
financial operations of a State
chairman of a political party are
under the condemnation of a Fed
eral grand jury. If he were not a
prominent figure in political
circles his indictment would be
only an ordinary news event of
the day. Citizens of Indiana in
that case would pay little atten-
ton to it.
But Walt' is the head Of the Re-
publican organ ization in this
State. He holds a position Of
trust apd Importance in a po-
litical party, whose administration
of public affairs in the last four
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What Other Editors Think

years has been under fire, and
justly so, for its mismanagement
and its palpable liberation of
Irregularities in office.
With the mayor of the largest
city in Indiana ouSted from office
and convicted of violating the law,
with the Governor of the State
to be tried on a serious charge in
February, with another Governor
on parole from a Federal prison,
with a grand jury still collecting
evidence of corruption in the
affairs of the State Government,
Indiana may we'll feel disguised
with it's political household and
lose respect for many of its Of
f1cials.
The cheerful aspect Of the whole
sordid affair is the persistence with
which the friends of good govern
ment have pursued their course
to expose the corruption which
they knew existed, despite the
efforts and Vaccinations of Walb,
jackson ana OCnerS, IlrSU 10
ridicule the investigation and
then to block its progress. The
expose of the corruption in the
State government would have
been accomplished in a few
months if the proper authorities
had given their support to the
effort. Success was won despite
bitter opposition.
The indictment of Walb has dis
credited him thoroughly in his
party, and his resignation, which
he promised to submit, should be
given forthwith. To let him re-
main as head of the Republican
organization in Indiana a day
longer than necessary is an affront
to the sincere and honest mem
bers of his party.
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(NOblesville Ledger
(R

1t is hoped that the manage
ment of the financing of the Mar
ion County Courthouse may never
come to the ears of Silent Cal
Coolidge. The fact that the
original cost of the temple of JUS
tice was $4,000 and that the tax
payers of Marion County have
paid, in interest, the goodly sum
of $2,546,000 would shock the eco
nomical President. Paying inter
est rather than the principal of
any debt is the very poorest kind
of financing. 1t is hoped that the
Courthouse at Indianapolis may
be paid in full before a new one is
absolutely necessary. Carrying
debt on a building for we'll to-
ward sixty years is an example Of
financing that should give the tax
payers of Marion County heed.
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To the Editor:

To the Editor:
L see where some one has sug-
gested that Congress give Lindbergh
a pension of $4,000 a year. 1t is a
good suggestion. 1t takes nerve to
step on the gas" and start plane
across the ocean and anyone with
the courage to do it deserves credit.
But why not, at the same time.
give the boys who went to France
during the war pension of $4,000
a year? 1t takes more courage to
do that-not knowing whether you
are going to get blown up or not
than it does to cross the ocean in
time of peace. Besides, they were
going to fight for their country.
Lindbsrgh went for glory. If the
soldiers went for glory they lacked
a lot of getting it.
To think of the "hullabaloos"
raised when Queen Marie and Lind
bergh came! Oh, that people could
learn to give honor where honor is
due! JOHN ACKERS,
313 N. Denny st.
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BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1927. by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; king; O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower than
1. Partner not having bid, what
do you lead against a no-trump
when you hold A X x?
2. Who should play with players
who fail to give information?
3. Partner not having bid, what
do you lead against no-trump bid
when you hold A 10 9 x?
THE ANSWERS
1. Fourth from top.
2. Mind readers.
3. 10.
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Seek Only Progress

There are Indians down there to
be sure, who cannot even speak
the Spanish language, there are
millions who sleep on the ground
and cook their food on hot rocks,
there are multitudes of children
who never have seen or never will
see the inside of a school-house, and
there are tribes who cling to jungle
superstitions. But over it all and
guiding it all there is a class of
honest, earnest, conscientious folk
who seek nothing but civilized
progress and whom we should not
only respect, but assist. il
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-05
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 let
ter at time.
3. You must have a complete
word, of common usage, for each
jump. Slang words and abbrevia-
tons don't count.
4. The order of letters cannot be
changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-05
Marines at Work

A majority of the American
people does not know why our
marines are in Nicaragua today, but
believe their presence is justified on
general principle, the general prin-
ciple being a product of tales,
stories, rumors and insinuations,
nine-tenths Of which are pure
fiction.
The fact that Colonel Lindbergh
cannot only fly from one Latin
American capitol to another in COM
plete safety, but be received with
such acclaim as no native son ever
knew. should warn us Of the
nonsense with which we have been
dealing,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-05
What's Best Method

Which method is better not only
for the broad interests of peace,
but for the practical interests Of,
commerce?
Which method means more trade,
more profit, more prosperity?
Which method is more likely to
result in relations that can be de-
pended upon?
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its millions with prodigality. One
of the reasons for the increasing
use of newspaper advertising by
national advertisers is the fact
that the public has been educated
to look for their announcements in
the newspaper. Newspaper adj
vertising has the most readers and
is most read. Only the newspapers
are read by everybody.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-05
tFk Wayne News sentineD


Statewide interest has come
into the Howard County grand
jury'S Investigation of the Amer
lean Trust Company at Kokomo
as a result Of the inclusion Of the
State bank commissioner and his
deputy among the eleven persons
indicted. The State officials are
charged with negligence in failing
to take prompt action on receiv-
ing reports that the Kokomo bank
was insolvent. Their indictment
does not establish their guilt, of
course, but the seriousness of the
charges brought against them de-
mands thorough inquiry relative
to all the circumstances.
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How much did American tourists
spend in Canada and abroad in
1926?
American tourist expenditures in
Canada during 1926 are estimated
at $200,000,O0O, and for other coun-
tries excluding Mexico abouy $780,
100000.
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tion of fact or information by writing
Bureau. 1922 New York Ave. washing
for 0 reply Mas sdicae es SSnI and d marta
advice cannot be given nor can extended
CHI be esc1e Az T 1shSE oeS
signed requests cannot be answered. All
letters are onndential-Editor.
Who commanded the British at
the Battle of Waterloo?
The Duke Of Wellington. NJ
Who made the first successful
swim across the English channel?
Captain Mathew Webb.
What horse won the 1927 English
Derby?
Call Boy" 3-year-old.
What is the value Of a United
States 1-cent piece dated 1860?
One to 3 cents.
Where are the State penitentiaries
of Virginia and Florida located?
The State Penitentiary of Vir-
GINA is sE Richmond and the State
Penitentiary of Florida is at Talla-
hassee.
Who was the architect of st,
PauPs Cathedral in London?
Sir Christopher Wren.
Would boy born in England, who
moved to Australia be considered a
foreigner in that country?
Since it is a British territorial
domain where British law of nation
atty persists and determines the
political status or allegiance of the
inhabitants, he is not a foreigner
How did the custom of coloring
Easter eggs originate?
Tt is very ancident. LIE Brun says
that the ancient PersianS had the
custom The Jews also had sim
liar custom from an early time, and
may have learned it from the Per-
slams. The custom is much older
than Christianity and the Christian
Easter.
What do the following names
A1OWdIuS w dltCAR
Augusta and Arthur?
Frederick, Astounding in peace:
Howard, keeper of the stronghold;
Walter, powerful warrior; Augusta, &
eXalter, imperial; Arthur, noble.
Where does the expression "somcS
thing rotten in Denmark" come
from?
Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 1,
Scene 4.
How is water pressure inside of a
sphere calculated?
1t is expressed in pounds per
square inch, the same as in
cylindrical boiler, tank or ANYTHING
of that nature The total force woulN
be equal to the inside surface area
of the sphere, in square inches, M,
tiplied by the average pressure
pounds per square inch. ThN
sure will vary from the top
bottom of the sphere being
at the bottom, the same as
other vessel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-05

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
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Times Readers
Voice Viez0S

The name and address OF the author
must accompany every contribution. but
on request will not be published, Let
preference
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SAYS:

Anyone can take $4,000 or $780,
600 to Mexico City and buy a bushel
Of documents which will prove any
thing from the invention of radio
by the Mayas to membership in the
Ku-Klux Khan by Archbishop Diaz.
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Mr.. Fixit

State Ace, Artery to
South Side, Opened to
Traffic After Seq0er
Workers Finish With
TeGr-Up.
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Justice for Doctors

Sometimes feels that we do not appreciate our
men in the medical profession. We quick to run
to them when we are ill. but how swiftly we forget
them when good health comes back Of late, it
seems to me, they have been receiving more than
their just share of hard words They have been ac-
cused of fee-spltting, of overchargng of quackery
1 do not believe it of many of them They have
really only one grave fault, which they share with
lawyers and opera singers. They are so prone to
converse in an unknown tongue
When your doctor feels your pulse and with pro-
fessonal scow opens his mouth and lets fall one of
those six syllable frghtful sounding medical TERMS
it is enough to run your fever up
The good generally means nothing by it. It
is merely his playful little way of mpressing you
with his wisdom. There is use in grabbing his coat
lapel and, with pleading eyes, asking for verbal
justice He will only hide behind more Latin while
looking at you in the patronzing way that
Congressman looks at newsboy, and leave you COM
pletely in the dark.
Nothing can give you such feeling of inferiority
and ignorance as to hear a couple of medical men
discussing your symptoms They utter their phrases
with cold indifference to your sufferings
Let suppose, for instance that you are troubled
with the itch Your skin specialist-pardon me- your
case of psoriasis. How cav you help feeling worse
under that blow?
Such mouth filling staggering words xero-
derma, septcemia and uvulatomy and thermoanes-
thesia and syrigmus are mere childs play for our
physicians. Does it not unfair however, that
they should infict them upon creduous patients?
But no doctor will use short word when he can
find long one, or Anglo-Saxon term if Latin
exists. Can it be that the length of the word
determines the size of the bill? Oh, no. But all
the same, they very canny men, these doctors,
and know how to make us keep our place.
1t is about this time every year when Old Dobbin
has good laugh the automobile by pulling people
through deep SHOWS where the modern conveyance
refuses to budge-washington Democrat
1t would suit many man if he could dodge re-
sponsibility like he does Observation-Disclosures Star.
There must be big surplus of uncut dress goods
stored Observation-Disclosures Truth.
What's going to happen? Prince Carol has not
renowned the throne for week-Warsaw Union
Chicago's most prominent citizen.-Auburn Star,
Don't get too enthusiastic The ambition to paddle
also includes the right to it over
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What's going to happen? Prince Carol has not
renowned the throne for a week-Warsaw Union.
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1t would suit many if he could dodge re-
sponsbility like he does automobiles Star
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There must be big surplus of uncut dress good
stored mewhere.-Elkhart Truth.
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Next to bill" Thompson, Scarface AL Capone is
Chicago's most prominent citizen.-Auburn Star.
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been If he had let Asia sleep, and
turning west, had Solidif1ed the
cities and colonies of the Greeks,
from Thrace to Naples in a realm
strong enough in body and soul to
withstand the coming Oriental tide
of migration and belief.
But he missed the chance to be
better Rome to become a genius
Of organization giving order to a
civilization of geniuses.
He was, we must remember, a lad
of thirty when, like a Colossus, he
bestrode the world. He had been
led on to victory by imagination;
and by Imagination he was to be de-
stroyed.
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ALEXANDER AS GOD


TEIS plan for the unification of
l. L East and West was as romantic
as youth; he would marry Darius
daughter, and encourage similar adj
ventures among his soldiers and his
generals.
1t was true that he was already
married; but this was a considera-
ton unworthy of an emperor; he
now took two wives more; he was
resolved to give a generous impetus
to that ethnic fusion by intermar-
riage which he hoped would make
at least one nation of a thousand
tribes. At the same time he adopt
ed for himself the Persian robe of
State, and the diadem, Persian SYM
Dol of supreme authority.
Instead of conquering the Orient,
the Orient had begun to conquer
Alexander.
Finally in his endeaver to Hell
lenize the East, he introduced to
Europe the Oriental idea of the
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Don't get too enthusiastic The ambition to paddle
your also includes the right to turn it over
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How much damage was caused by
forest fires in the United States last
year?
1t amounted to $26,912,295.. The
loss was the result of 91,79S fires
which burned over 24,316, 1873 acres.
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1t is about this time every year when Old Dobbin
has good laugh the automobile by pulling people
through deep SHOWS where the modern conveyance
refuses to MISREPRESENTATION Democrat.
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What is the value Of a United
States 1-cent piece dated 1860?
One to 3 cents.
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What horse won the 1927 English
Derby?
Call Boy" a 3-year-old.
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Can fish breathe out of water?
True fish breathe by means of
gills. Water is passed through the
gill openings and oxygen from the
water is extracted in the process.
The water mammals such as whales,
seals, ETC., breathe, like other mann
mails on land, from the air, and
they come to the surface for that
purpose. Some fish come to the
surface and some occasionally jump
clear of the water, but neither &C
ton is for the purpose of breathing;
it is either to feed or to escape
enemies.