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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
The UnknO7Un Street
-RY BRUCE CATION

Eyes, sir" said the talkative man the street
car 81 guess know this town about well as any
body could There isn't street OF an alley I'm not
familiar with I've been living here for twenty live
years and know the old town like book
One can learn good deal in twenty five years.
city soon grows familiar, 1t is not hard to imagine
that your home town never can surprise you again.
Yet the laxative rider was wrong. He doesn't
know the town. Nobody does, Not one of us even
knows his own street. Any collection of human
homes from crossroads settlement to great
METROPOLIS is an eternal, nsOluble mystery, and we
are mistaken if we brag Of easy familiarity.
Consider the street you live Oh. YOU walk down it
every evening of your life; its physical aspects are
often that you could get TO your mouse WIN
your eyes shut.
But the street, for all that, is mystery Each
house on it is the dwelling place Of two or more
people like yourself with secret hopes hidden srug-
giles and unknown dreams like your own. You 90 not
know the street at all. 1t is not simply common
place highway lined with ordinary frame and brick
buildings.
1t is the temporary resting place of some scores
of aloof human beings, each of whom has his own
victories, his defeats his aspirations and his
own little heart aches
Nothing is commonplace. You are mistaken if
you think that wonder and romance are to be found
only beyond distant seas. They lie at your very
doorstep unseen In your own block are hundred
unsIng Odysseys.
The man next door may wrestIe with the Prince Of
the Powers of Darkness, and repel him; but since
trumpets sound, and since he gives you a casual,
Morning, ncighbor," next day, his victory goes
nOCced ana you UlnK MIN plOQG1ng ordinary fellow.
Because our modern world has SO many diversions,
because its wilderness is removed beyond daily
paths because it nsuates we'll from the dangers
and shocks fathers knew, are prone to assume
that it las lost its gamor
But that is mistake. Life remains what it al
ways was-an everlasting mystery For all its famil-
arty your own street is as strange you as the Khy-
Der Pass.
fighting the long, unchangng fight to make dreams
come true.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Now It's All Hoover

II Mayor Walker had reached
Washington after Secretary Hoover
decided to enter the Indiana race.
instead of before, he would not have
found such dearth Of news.
No one expected Mr.. Hoover to do
so, therefore it has become the chief
topic Of discussion.
Hoover cannot lose, because even
il he does not get a single delegate.
he will be no worse off than he
would have been.
Senator Watson cannot lose be-
cause he has no chance of being
nominated for President, no matter
how many delegates he gets.
Indiana Republicans cannot lose
because they are in as bad shape
as they possibly could be.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Velma Vests Plea

A lawyer who has his client plead guilty often
serves the public in ways than one.
Young Velma West was about to go trial in
Ohio recently for killing her husband. She had
skilled attorneys and for weeks they had been plan
ming her defense. There was the prospect of long
drawn out trial that would fill the public mind for
many days; many highly unpleasant bits of evidence
we're to be presented, and many innocent people,
called as witnesses to undergo disagreeable
notoriety.
Then, at the last minute Mrs VESTS lawyers in
duced her to plead guilty The trial avoided
Thus the State not only saved the expense
of trial 1t was spared extended, unsavory spec
tace. The lawyers are to be thanked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Mayor Walkers Wise Remark

We outside Of New York sometimes lind It rather
hard to understand and appreciate that ctys dapper
young man, Jimmy Walker.
But now and then this well-dressed executive gets
rd of a remark that we all subscribe to, never
theless.
The other Sunday he spoke in New York Meth
odist church He emphasized the need for tolerance
and neighborliness saying that "as soon as we have
enough brotherly love we can throw away our penal
code"
That little remark may be platitudinous it may
be trte and threadbare But, after ALL it is some
thing on which we can all unite. 1t is profoundly
true. 1t presents goal toward which, sooner or
later we Will all have to work in unison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Public Is Awakening

MI. Hoover is rather minded,
just as a good engineer should be.
He wants to be sure that his stakes
are properly set before he starts
anything.
Once they are set, however, he
is not afraid to begin the blasting.
The favorite sons and their chan
erones have been having a good.
easy time of it. It will be interest
ing 10 see where they will land
when the shooting stars.
Thus far the situation has been
little but hodge -podge OF local
trades and dickers, with ward poll
ticians, county committeeman and
other small fry doing most Of the
talking. Lack of interest from
national standpoint has enabled the
boys to get together behind the
door and fool themselves with the
idea that they were running the
show, but that lack is a temporary
condition.
The public is beginning to wake
up, just as it always does in the
convention spring time.
BY the time the trees begin to
bud you will hear less small talk
from small men.
Many names that now are men
toned prominently will disappeay
and moves that now seem of great
Importance will be forgotten.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
What Other Editors Think

have the results of the examina-
tiCn overruled. What effect this
will have remains to be seen.
What trouble has come in Indi-
ana, through the enforcement of
the law, has not been through Mr..
Winkler. A prohibition force
is probably the most difficult class
of men in any service, to handle.
They are, because of their general
ignorance, prone to go too far, to
take unwarranted steps, to antag-
Onize good citizens. But, despite
the fact that he has had such men
as Bivin and Allie to contend with,
it must be admitted that Mr..
Winkler has accomplished much.
We can not say, since we have
not seen it, what sort Of an exam
ination was placed before Mr..
Winkler. Here is an officer who
has been in the law enforcement
business for eighteen years.
He is on leave from the Indian
apolis police force, on which he
has ranked as captain. Certainly
if he we're unfit for this business,
we have been a long time finding
it out.
We believe that in appoint
ments to the prohibition force,
character should count heavily
in awarding the posts. The most
brilliant man living would not be
acceptable as a prohibition officer
if his honesty we're not sufficient
to give him courage to withstand
the obvious temptations Of the job.
No one has ever questioned Mr..
Winkler'S character. And until
this, no one has questioned his
ability, capability or intelligence.
We are happy-for once in our
career-to join with forces who
would like to see him retained.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10

/ NNER the people ana their
" priests. over the monks, and
nuns. arose the pyramidal hierarchy
of the church. First the bishops
+ i. c. the oversecrs with their great
cathedralS-i. C.. churches contain
ing the bishops church; then the
archbiShops, and the cardinals; and
at last the pope.
The pope was elected by the con-
clayc of cardinals. who reSembled
the senate of the old Roman re-
public; in truth, except when the
+ pope was an unusually dominant
/ personality. it was these cardinals
who ruled the church; and the con-
tinuity of their group, bridging
every chasm Of death and change,
/ is the secret of the power and per-
marence of the church.
With this element in. the selection
of the pope democracy ceased and
aristocracy began, masking itself as
1 usual with a mOnarchical face: the
pope chose the cardinals, the cardi-
nails chose the archbishOpS, the
archbisnOpS chose the bishops. and
the bishops chose the priests. There
at the bottom democracy had an
other chance; any man might aspire
/ to rise from the lowest to the high
est Office in the church; and though
aristocratic birth might help him,
a lower birth was small impeachment.
Under this mode of election the
! popes were for the most part men of
great ability. far surprising the
average of any kingly dynasty
known to history. Popes like Greg
ory I, Gregory VII and Innocent III
were not unusual time and again
the genius Of the papacy proved too
much for the genius Of kings; we
have seen how Henry w knelt in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
So Jimmy Was News

Mayor Walker believes the in
cident would not have attracted so
much attention but for dearth OF
news at the national capital, coupled
with the excessive zeal of reporters
That statement is little less than
reflection on the ability and sue
cess Of such ardent news makers
as ]. Thomas Helm, Senators Reed,
Walsh and Borah, Congressman La
Guardia and the White House
spokesman.
1t is about time for some Repub-
lican to charge that Mayor Walker
procrastinated deliberately to get
himself in the limelight and for
some Democrat to reply that he was
merely retaliating for the way a Re
publican administration has kept
Democrats cooling their heels for
six years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Cuba. Will Want Autos

Cuba is hard at work building roads, and in two
years will have completed extensive central high
way SYSTEM according to report from the United
States Department of Commerce.
This will make Cuba much better market for
American automobiles and will help stimulate pro-
duction in American factories.
Our prosperity has very complicated base. 1t
seems odd to think that such things roads in Cuba
could affect workers in Detroit and Flint But that
is the way it is. Truly modern business is mosaic,
and many strange pieces fitted into the pattern.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10

The question is was Mayor
Walker late?
The White House says yes, but
the mayor says no.
The mayor argues that he could
not have been late, because he had
a floating appointment with Presi-
Gent Coolidge. The White House
replies that the President never
makes floating appointments.
Washington news reports describe
the way the mayor kept the Presi-
dent waiting as 1.-THE climax Of a
brilliant career Of hardness. "@
The mayor describes it as "the
climax of a hectic life with news
paper men looking for stories"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION
Catholic Church G71O70S in POzUe7-
Written for we Times bu Win Dnrnnt :

supreme power. Though the saints
were worshipped variously in vari-
GUS places, practically replacing the
local dieties of pagan peoples, one
God, one Christ and one Virgin held
the worship Of all hearts from the
Ural Mountains to the western sea.
Plato's dream of an ordered So
ciety ruled by philosopher guardians
was almost realized; it was only that
the philosophers were theologians.
Never had Europe known such unity
before; and never would it know it
again, at least for many centuries
after the rise of nationalism in the
days of the Reformation.
But the church had forgotten
Plsto'S provisio that in his aristo-
cratic republic there should be no
fixed laws, and that life should be
left free to grow as it had to, under
the flexible intelligence of wise men.
Christianity had CONCEALED into
dogma, into a faith which it's form
ulators thought would remain I'M
changed forever; the ideal of power
had come down from ancient Rome
with too great force to be merged
properly with the necessities of free
dom. BY its wealth and rigid order
Christianity had been converted to
Rome as much as Rome had been
converted to Christianity.
i; -
mankind; that it shall have order
without liberty. or liberty without
order and peace. Perhaps some
day we shall be intelligent enough
to deserve, and build, unity that
can be friends with freedom.
Copyright. 1928. by Will Durantl
TO Be Continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
SpurnS Hot Air

What Hoover has done, what he
has not done and what he might
have done is debatable, Of course.
hut no one can review the situation
thus far without admitting that he
has made very few mistakes.
If he has refused to bore the pub
lie with useless hot air, he has not
refused to make the right move
when the time came
Senator Willis did not keep him
out Of Ohio and Senator Watson
has not kept him out Of Indiana.
The difference between him and
them is that they have about winded
themselves, while he is comparative
ly fresh.
That difference not only between
him and them, but between him and
most every other aspirant of the
Republican nomination is likely to
become more apparent as the cam
paign proceeds
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10


It now appears that anybody
who does not have much of any
thing else to do is to be a candi-
date for the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor of Indiana
The net result will be, Of course,
that the nomination will be
thrown into the State convention
since, in order to be nominated
under the Indiana State law, it is
necessary for a candidate to have
a majority.
Some day or other this column
may sum up the qualifications of
the various candidates, but to do
so now would be unfair since
within the next week there may
be a half dozen more. But here
is something which the voters
may be guided;
Before you vote, find out what
have been the affiliations of any
candidate with unWarranted and
umwarrantable public influences.
Find out what gang, if any, the
candidate has trailed with, and
you will have a pretty fair index
to his character
A man who has joined any
movement or organization for
political self service when his
conscience objected to such an
affiliation, is nobody for you to
identify yourself with, even
though he be your brother.
The candidate that cannot go
into this years political battle
with clean hands ought to be cast
into the dump heap Of politics.
and that's not maybe!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10

penance at Canosan, and how King
John yielded all England in fief
to Innocent III.
80
A S it grew in organization and
L N power, the church became the
dominating state over all the gov
ernments of Europe. 1t had its
own lew. called Canon Law. through
which it controlled not only priests
and monks and nuns. but marriage,
interest, contracts, and wills.
1t collected it's own titheS and
revenues from the people. it had its
own penal code and jails. BY the
power of interdict, 1t reduced every
European king to fear and ODE
dience; and in some measure, by the
Truce of God" it forced a periodi-
cal interruption in the wars with
which the baronS amused them
selves. robbed their neighbors, and
killed their people.
1t was the theory of the church
that since eternal life was more i'm
portant than earthly life, the church
was more important than the State;
and it taught very clearly that the
first duty of a man was to his
church, and only then to his coun-
try. The papacy offered to Europe
the characteristic Roman inheri-
lance of centralized order; and the
history of the Middle Ages is the
story of the strife between this
Catholic unity Of the church, and
the Teutonic pluralism and individ-
ualism of free cities, competing
companies and rival kings.
A FTER time the strife was con-
L n cealed and the unity of Europe
shone forth in one faith, one Ian
guage for all scholars, and one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
South Bend News Times

George L. Winklel-, highest Off
Ger of the Federal prohibition
forces in Indiana, has learned of
his failure to pass the civil service
examinations required for his po-
Sition.
That is indeed unfortunate, for
Mr. Winkler has been faithful,
earnest and jealous officer in the
discharge of his duties. He has,
as well, conducted himself with
somewhat more regard to the pro-
prieties of law enforcement than
many department heads, and has
kept a firm hand-for the most
part-over his men.
Mr.. Winkler has asked for re-
consideration of his case, but he
holds little hope, it is said, of re-
tanning the position.
Naturally there is a vast STIR
ring among the Anti-Saloon
League group, the leaders of
which are insistent that Mr..
Winkler be retained regardless of
the examination. Mr.. Shumaker
has already written to Washing
ton, and pastors of other faiths
have Joined in the movement to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Gestures Are Few

Hoover has not wasted his powder.
has not bored the public with a
lot of useless conversation, has not
made plays to the gallery has not
gone out of his way to attract at
tention, has not been flustered by
annoying, inconsequential gestures.
A good many people have taken
this as a sign Of hesitancy. If not
of weakness. There has been quite
a bit of loose talk regarding Hoo
ver's Ignorance" of practical poll
tics. Some have said that he not
only lacked knowledge Of how to
play the game, but the courage to
play it right
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Converse, Ind


Editor Times: After having read
"Lindy Less Lucky in Love-" re-
Gently in The Times, I could not
resist the temptation of sending
you the question it brings to me.
Had your reporter done, as so
many fans in baseball beg of their
players, followed up his play" we
wonder what the result would show.
Miss Dorothy Morris says she
wouldn't trade "Herbie" for Indy.
All right, we agreed with her. But
what am wondering is this, would
she still take Herbie, provided he
became famous overnight as Indy
did?
We hope so, for it seems to me
we want her to measure up.
Miss Gertrude Curola's answer
brings something to mind like this.
Would she use the same sane
Judgment Of another that she
loved? 1t is said love is blind, you
know, not selfish. If one doesn't
care, one usually doesn't worry.
After all, it is not so much what
you pay, but how much you want
what you are paying for.
The editorial written by Bruce
Barton for the January Red Book
seems to me to express the idea of
marriage and the proper time for it
in the best possible way,
think everyone will agree with
me when 7 say you would have to
respect Indy Starting with respect
and ending with love certainly
would seem to me a good founda-
ton for any marriage.
A TIMES SUBSCRIBER.
GreencaStle, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10

prove that I was innocent, but my
lawyers made me offer the defense
that whether I did it or not, it
was so long ago that the, law could
not punish mel"
Would Theodore Roosevelt have
said that? Would William How
ard Taft have said it? Would the
late Robert M. LaFollette have
said it? Would Uncle Joe Can
non have said it? How many
honest and intelligent men do you
know who would have said it?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Fighting Candidate

Though it appears to mean little
from a local standpoint, Hoovers
entry in the Indiana campaign
means much from a national stand
point, especially when considered in
connection with a similar move in
Ohio.
1t means that Hoover intends to
fight.
More than that, It means new
light on his political sagacity and
courage.
The public no longer doubts that
he is aware of what is going on, or
lacks the nerve to tackle it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
The Rules

The Rules
/. The idea Of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par. or 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 a time.
3. You must have a 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, 1928-03-10
GreencastIe Herald

An increase of more than eight
million dollars in taxes in the
State for 1928 over 1927, indicates
the splendid business administra-
ton given us by HosS Trader Ed
Jackson, ct al. But Ed is good
business man, all right, all right.
He showed excellent judgment in
his recent trial, when he failed
to go onto the witness stand and
tell all about that $4,000 bride
transaction,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright. 1928. by TIL. Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-acc: king; O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower than
l. You hold A K @ in four card
suit. How many outside quick tricks
are needed to bid it?
2. You hold A K J. What do
you lead after *?
3. When you hold K @ ] x in
fouT-card suit, what outside quick
tricks are required to bid it?
The Answers
l. None.
2. AS rule, another suit.
3. One.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Did Diaz Die Poor?

Armando Diaz commander of ItalyS armies in
the World War, died poor according to United Press
dispatches His only property consisted of a col
lection of swords, given him by admirers, and
house given him by the city of Naples.
But it is mistake to assume that he left no estate
He left mighty name-a name that for generations
will mean much to every Italian. And that can be
a far greater heritage than any collection of stocks
and bonds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Greencastle Herald

An insult to Hoosier intelli-
gence is the claim of Governor
Ed jackson that his lawyers pre-
vented him from offering evidence
as to his innocence. Sticking
right to the Republican party,
what would Theodore Roosevelt
have done? Imagine Roosevelt
accused of corruption.
Can you conceive of Teddy say
ing to the public: ~ wanted to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10
Greencastle, Ind.

What is the value of a C0nfede-
rate $50 bill, issue of 1861, portray
ing plantation scene, and also one
issued in 1861 pOrtraying a train of
cars.
The first is valued at $15O to 81;
the last from Is to IS cents.
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Friendship, Ind.

Editor Times: Indiana Republi-
cans are figuring on cleaning their
house, but it is such q stupendous
undertaking that they are puzzled
as to the lest way to go about it. It
has been suggested that Senator
Watson should superintend the job.
I imagine that if Jim Watson
superintends the work, he will not
enter the old rotten, lottery Repub-
lican shack with a scrub-bucket,
mop and soap. 1t would be much
more like Jim" to give the exterior
heavy coat Of Whitewash, pull
down the blinds, and lock the doors,
so that the interior would be
hidden.
There is no use trying to clean
the old shack, for it is full of filth
and corruption from one end to the
other. They would better raze the
old barrack, or else rent it for a
fertilizer plant. Inasmuch as there
will be an election in November, the
Republicans will not have sufficient
time to renovate their house; con-
seQuently I would suggest that they
have the board of health place a
large sign over the front door. with
skull and crossbones on it, warning
persons to keep out
also would suggest that a red
lantern be kept in front of the
house at night. If Republicans
ever succeed in getting their house
cleaned, they would better give the
Democrats a 99-year lease on it,
and then put a sign over the front
door, as follows: Republicans don't
live here any more; white folks live
here now. G. w. MACY.
Converse, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10

Ford arplanes for the same price as hivvers are
forecast Is that threat or promise?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10

Women voters are to meet in Chicago in April to
study city rule. It's usually pretty hard to get in
terviews with gang leaders, they say, but an easy
matter in Chicago.