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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-14
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION
Did Christ Really Exist on Earth?
Written for The Times BIZ WI DMrant

| And many times over and over
again he read the great prophets
and trembled at the call he heard
in Isaiah'S words:
1.-THE spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he hath anointed me tc
preach glad tidings to the poor; he
hath sent me to heal the broken
hearted, to preach deliverance tc
captives, and recovery of sight tc
the blind, to set free them that are
wounded" 1t is the eternal dream
of the nobleSt men.
So we see him, twenty years later,
standing on the shore of Gallilee,
telling his vision to a little group of
fishermen or of simple men and
women from the towns along the
Lake; and even the children heard
him gladly. He must have been an
attractive figure, gentle of bearing,
infinitely tender in every touch,
beautiful of face with the character
istic brilllance of the Jewish eye.
His slim figure was ennobled with
the seriousness of his mission; he
smiled upon the simple pleasures OF
the people, but he seldom laughed.
Later, when the world seemed OBJ
durate to his call, an angry bitter
ness crept into his speech, and the
awful doctrine of hell mingled
strangely with the gospel of love.
He had not the calm wisdom of
the Greek sage, but the Puritan zeal
of those Hebrew prophets whose
line he raised to it's zenith.
He seems to have. shared most of
the theology of his times except
that he lifted the conception of
God and the despotism of Yahveh
to the sublime benef1cence of the
Heavenly Father. He believed in a
personal devil, and interpreted sick
ness as possession by demon; or
was he in the use of these ideas,
merely master of symbol and al
legory?
Copyright. 1928, by Will Dursnt)
Ito Be Continued
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Optimistic Mr., Willis

Senator Willis is not alarmed at
the prospect of conteSting Ohio
with Hoover. Indeed, he is one of
those calm, self-assured, optimistic
individuals who never are alarmed
at much of anything.
Confident that the prohibition
wave which has carried him and
so many other mediocrities to high
places will function as of old, he
feels that he faces no more diff
cult task than to reiterate his dry
ness and continue accepting hon.
orariums from the Anti-Saloon
League.
The $5O0,O0O recently donated to
that organization by it's good angel,
Sebastian Kresge, should fill his
soul with renewed hope.
So we find him trotting out a ten
plank platform with such sponta-
neity as permits the suspicion that
it had been prepared in adance and
held in cold storage for just such an
occasion.
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Watson-Another "Favorite Son"

Were Senator James E. Watson of Indiana
to be taken seriously as a candidate for Presi
dent, it would have to be said that of all the
candidates thus far in the field he is the least
suitable and the most unfit.
From the days when he was an agent of
the National Association of Manufacturers and
as "Our Man Watson" ran for Governor of
Indiana down to the latest of the score Of reve-
lations of the corruption and shame of Indiana
politics. nothing commends him for President,
and everything in his record shouts against it
with a brazen tongue.
So it is to be taken that the nine Republican
Congressman from Indiana who fulSomely in
dorsed him for President did so with their
tongues in their cheeks and in pursuance of
another "favorite son. scheme like that
adopted in Ohio and other States, to head off
Herbert Hoover.
The intent, of course, is to nominate in
stead some nobody to whom Watson and the
other bosses can throw their hand-picked dele
cations after he has been selected, as Harding
was.
Watson's candidacy is even cheaper and
more transparent than that of Senator Willis,
against which many Ohio Republicans have
risen in revolt. A like course is commended to
Indiana Republicans.
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A Costly Experiment

Detroit lady went to a plastic surgeon In
Chicago the other day to have some facial defect
or other remedied. The surgeon somehow, we
just can't help putting that word in quotation marks
noticed that her legs were bit crooked and
offered to straight them for her
So she let him perform an operation to make the
crooked legs straight. Unfortunately, something
went wrong She at last compelled to call her
family doctor; he discovered that gangrene had SET
in, and only by operating promptly and cutting off
both her legs was he able to save her life
The impulse to beautify oneself is natural But
it is good idea to go slowly. Crooked legs are a
great deal better than none at all.
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LIVERY one knows the rest OF
II Johns tragic story, for Oscar
Wilde, drawn irresistibly to this tale
of blood, has told in a silvery
stream of voluptuous poetry, how
Salome, dancing for /Herod, asked
as her reward the head of John,
who had refused her love.
And now, the great forerunner
being dead, Jewish hopes blighted
again, sought some other embodi-
ment and resting place. Who was
this pale and handsome youth who
had stood in the Jordan under
Johns baptising hand, and had
seemed to himself to be a great
saint, his dark eyes burning with
zeal to serve his people and lighted
with the vision of Gods kingdom
come upon the earth?
Did not legend say that the holy
old man Simeon, when he had seen
this lad as an infant brought to
the temple for circumcision, had
pronounced over him these pro-
phetic words, that were to be a
song of parting for many centuries
Nov let thy servant depart, o
Lord, according to thy word, in
peace; for mine eyes have seen thy
salvation, which thou hast pre-
pared before the face of all peoples;
a light for revelation to the Cen
tiles, and the glory of thy people
Israeli"
Perhaps it was through this gen.
tie voice that God would speak the
glad tidings of justice, and liberty
and peace to all men of good will?
r II
r EFT us tell the tale again; it is
IL the greatest story ever told
and surely the world will never tire
of it.
Is it only legend, or did Jesus
really exist? 1t is a legitimate doubt
as the passionate scepticism of
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Editor The Times.

Editor The Times.
Dear Sir: The knock that the
substitute postoffice clerks give the
postoffice laborerS in your paper
Feb. 10, are not true. I am a post
office laborer and have had regular
work for five years. I all past
president of the PoStoffice LaborerS
Union, Local 1890, American Fed
Grafton of Postoffice Laborers, and
I also organized the local. am go
ing to be honest with you and the
public and tell you just what post
office laboreris duties are.
First, before any man can get an
appointment as poStoffice laborer,
he must pass a sub-clerical civil
service examination. I have taken
both examinations for postoffice
clerk and postoffice laborer. There
is little difference in the eXamina-
tons. The postoffice laborer is a
high type of man. AS far as the
substitute clerks think they ought
to lay claim to the cancellation
machines, I shall leave that to you
and the public.
Any man who has had one year
Of schooling can operate one of
those machines, as it takes no edu-
cation whatever to operate. So
shall leave it to you and the public
whether the man who takes the
lower examination ought to have
the machines as far as netting up
mail on the pickup table or sort
ing mail that comes under sub
clerical, the postoffice laborer
handling the mail
I also shall state that we are not
merely laborers, but skilled laborers.
The postmaster can order as to do
anything from sweeping the floors
to clerical work.
1 shall say this also in defense of
our postmaster. When 1 was. APP
pointed subclerical laborer, Mr.. Bry-
son, our postmaster, told me that he
could not furnish me with steady
work. should have to take chances
on extra work. He told me to keep
my position at the Frank Hatfield
Ford Sales Co. until I started regu-
lar work.
I think It shameful for a man to
say that he never has the same in
structions from the postmaster or
from his superintendent of mails.
I am sure every postoffic laborer
will tell you he had those orders
when he was appointed a substitute
laborer. I think this statement
ought to be given the first page Of
your paper in defence of the post
Office laborers, and one Of the best
postmaSters Indianapolis ever has
had, a Christian gentleman.
ARTHUR TOWNS,
Ex-president and organizer Of
Local 1890, American Federation of
Postoffice Laborers.
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Preventing Dinhtheria

bulletin issued by DR.. Arnold H. Kege Chcagos
commissioner Of health stresses once again the value
of diphtheria anti-toxin.
The bulletin points out that in 1880, before anti
toxin was in use, Chcagos diphheria death rate was
200 per 100000 of population. In 1927 it was AL
per 100000 1t is added that the best time to guard
against disease before it makes it appearance in
other words that children might well be given diph-
liberia anti-toxin while they in perfect health
There is point you might discuss with your
family doctor of these days. You may recall the
old saying about the value of an ounce of prevention
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Questions and AnSzUerS

nicipal council chosen by universal
suffrage, and each commune elects
mayor who is both the represent
tative of the commune and the
agent of the central government.
He is the head of the local police,
but acts under orders of the pre-
feet.
Does the receipt of a wedding an
nouncement call for gift?
Not unless you wish to send one.
How long after the death of the
husband should the wife wear her
wedding ring?
Just as long as she chooses. If
she marries again, of course the old
wedding ring should be removed to
give place to the new one.
What is the gross area of the
United States including possessions?
3,742,903 square miles.
What body need does the protein
in food supply?
Protein is fuel for the body and
also provides the important element
nitrogen, which is needed for growth
and to keep the body in repair.
Without meat or it's substitutes, in
Guiding milk, meals would be lacking
in this bodybuilding material
Foods depended upon for protein
are: Milk, skim milk, cheese, eggs,
meat, poultry, fish, dried peas, beans,
cowpeas and nuts.
Are frappe, mousse, sherbert and
water ice made in the same way?
Water ice is Sweetened fruit juices
diluted with water and frozen;
Sherbert is water ice to which a
small quantity of gelatine or beaten
whites of eggs are added; frappe is
water ice frozen to the consistency
of mush; mousse is heavy cream
beaten stiff, favored and allowed to
stand three hours in a mold packed
in ice and salt.
Should one say "She plays tennis
very good" or she plays tennis very
weII?"
"She plays tennis very WELL" is
correct. An adverb must be used
to modify the verb.
In what county is the city Of ST.
Louis, Mo-?
1t is not in a county. "
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Need for improvement of E. Michi-
gan St, between the car tracks was
cited today by correspondent of
Mr.. FiXit.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: You seem to be
about the only person in Indian
apolis who really listens to the COM
plants of its citizens and do try
and correct these things for us.
Cannot something be done for
the people who live east of Sher-
man driveAthe place between the
street car tracks and the street paw
ing is in a terrible condition and
driving a Car, if car is parked on
the street, you have to drive on the
dirt left there by the street Car
company, you can very easily wreck
your car and cause injuries to your
self and other passengers. 1t is in
terrible condition and something
should be done about it. Either the
street car company should pave this
space or else fill it up at least even
with the street so there is no danger
of turning your car over when you
have to turn out for cars parked
along the street.
Then too, the people who have to
transfer from the E. Tenth street
car certainly have to contend with a
lot of discourteSy and inconvenience
from the conductors on the E. Tenth
street car line. They refuse to give
you a transfer to bus when you
board the car, and then when you
reach Olney st. the place the bus
meets the car, you have to go back
to the conductor to get your trans
fer, in nine cases out of ten. I have
seen elderly ladies laden with heavy
market baskets and bundles have
to walk and carry these heavy pack
ages from front Of car to the rear
to get their transfers. This matter
should be taken up and people either
given transfers when they board the
cars or have the conductor come
through and hand them out before
reaching Olney st.
Thanks for whatever you can do
for the people out east. F. D.
Superintendent James P. Tret-
ton said the street railway is con-
templating repair of the E. Michi-
gan line in cooperation with the
board of works which is discussing
plans for improvement of the
street in the spring.
Conductors on the e. Tenth
line are ordered to pass transfers
at Olney st. If you find one who
is violating the order report it to
the superintendent Office.
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While Senator Willis is for IAN
old-fashioned William Mckinley
Republican protective tariff" what
ever that may be, continuation of
the present program of tax reduc-
tion," solution of flood control as
a national problem" and other safe,
orthodox doctrines, he feels quite
sure that "the party or candidate
who succeeds this year must be
thoroughly American in viewpoint
and devotion"
His colleague, Senator Fess, who
admits that he did not tell the
truth to newspaper men regarding
his interview with President Cool
idge, makes clear what Senator
Willis means when he (Fess) refers
to Mr.. Hoover as that eminent
British statesman" which is about
as dirty an uncalled for insinuation
as has yet graced the anti-Hoover
campaign.
Other opponents may have
thought it, but they waited for the
SmalleSt-minded among them to eX-
press it.
Willis and Tess should make an
excellent team to bring out the real
issue in Ohio. They not only re-
fleet with accurate faithfulness the
kind of politics that made such a
man as Daugherty mentor of the
Harding Administration and that
was perfectly content with the oil
leases, the slush fund scandal and
the alien property steal, but they
represent that peculiarly high moral
tone which viSualizes an Anti-Sa-
loon League sustained by tainted
money as the greatest blessing this
Nation could receive.
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Duels With Boxing Gloves

1t does seem as If romance were dying out swiftly.
The other day in Paris, two upper class, French
men got into argument that could only be settled
on the field of honor. One challenged the other to
duel. The challenge accepted seconds were
appointed and the usual arrangements were made.
But the weapons-ah, hearken! The Frenchmen
fought not with swords nor even with pistols, but
Withholding gloves! They fought, we read, five
rounds before they decided that honor was satisfied.
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Brandes has shown; and the mist of
myth that has gathered about the
name of Christ has provoked truth
lovers occasionally to an extreme
reaction in which everything is
denied.
Legends grew up about st.
Francis, too, and about Alexander,
even before they died. none the less
presumably, these men existed.
Doubtless the myths have distorted
the man; but what figure in history
has not been warped with newt
able romance?
We may be content with tie con-
clusion of Klausner, the great Jew
ish scholar who has vindicated the
historicity of Jesus; and we may say
with the skeptical Renan, that "the
faith, the enthusiasm, the con-
stancy, of the first Christian gen.
Grafton is not applicable except by
supposing at the origin of the whole
movement a man OF SURPRISING
greatness"
Nevertheless the picture is OBJ
scure, and every age of history and
of individual growth remolds it in
the image Of its ideal; Jesus has
forfeited his personality to become
all things to all men. And these
pages, too, will not so much paint a
man as mirror another prejudice.
XXTE see him first as student;
w it is not unnatural that a lad
with all the eager intellect of jew
ish youth should at the age of IL
puzzle the doctors with question
ing. Perhaps he loved books a lit
tie more than the harsh realities OF
the world, and pored over them SC
long that the picture of Gods king
dom became more real to him than
the imperfect things attested by his
eyes and ears.
He seems to have read the Book
of Enoch with especial care, and Oft
en- in the days of his mission he
used its language word for word
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BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1928, by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

queen; Jack; x-any card lower than
What do you bid initially
holding: Spades-A K x x; hearts
x x; diamonds-A K @ x K;
clubs-x x?
2.-When dummy has an estab-
lished suit and one re-entry, what
should your immediate aim be when
playing against the declarer?
3.-What is the rule about leading
tenace combinations?
THE ANSWERS
lone spade.
ITO remove the re-entry card.
3.-Avoid leading from them.
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The Rules

1. 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
change.
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partments each administered by a
perfect, nominated by the French
government. The unit of local gov
eminent is the commune of which
there are about $4,000, most of them
having less than 1900 Inhabitants.
The local affairs are under a mu-
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What is THE Spanish Main?"
In medieval times the name was
applied to that portion OF the ocean
especially the Caribbean Sea, off
the coast of Central and South
America, traversed by the Spanish
galleons in their quest for gold and
other treasure.
What is the distinction between
knowledge" and "1earning?"
knowledge is all that the mind
knows, from whatever source de-
rived; learning is wide and system
attic knowledge gained by long
study; wisdom is the power of dis
corning what is true and right; I'M
derstanding is clear knowledge,
comprehension, correct mental dis
cernment.
Does Russia under the Soviet gov
eminent have compulsory military
service?
The army is now organized on a
basis Of universal military service.
Service is divided into (a) prepara-
tory; (b) service with the color; (c)
reserve service. Preparatory train
ing is on a militia basis and begins
at the age of 10. Men in their
twenty-first year are selected for
service with the colors for five
years.
Why is Rome called "The Eternal
City,"
The appellation Eternal Rome"
is said to have been applied by
Tibullus, and was repeated by AM
mianus Marcellinus in Rorum Ges-
tarum. In Plutarch's "Apothegous"
Augustus Caesar is quoted as saying
to Piso-"You cheer my heart who
build as if Rome would be eternal"
Into how many administrative
districts is France divided?
For administrative purpose S
France is divided into ninety de-
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Can Cities Be Too Bio?

And now they are predicting that Chicago, in the
near future, will be city with radius of $50 miles
from the center of its downtown district to the
city limits.
This implies tremendous amount of growth and
doubtless has set Chicagos boosters to singing
delays at great rate
But will it, after all, be unalloyed blessing?
Isn't there limit beyond which bgness ceases to be
desirable? New York. even now, is too big too big
that is for the comfort of the average resident.
1t is just possible that sooner or later cities will
try to find ways to keep from expanding rather than
doing all in their power to increase their size
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EDITOR
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\ We submit that the world has come to pretty
pass when things like that can happen. To be sure
duel with boxing gloves is much more Sensi-
BILE than duel with swords or pistols. But who in
thunder wants to duels. conducted with common
sense?
Romance is dead. All that remains is to open
DArtagnan's grave and see if he hasn't turned over
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Mr.. Fixit
improvement of E. Michi-
gan st. Is Planned by
Board of Works and
RGilaCGy Company.

Let Mr.. Fixit, The Times representa-
tive at city hall. present your troubles
Times. Names and addresses which
must be given will not be published.
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Boston boy confesses he tried to burn the
schoolhouse The strange part of that the baseball
season has not begun.
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They've changed the football rules again. w
didn't know they had any rules to start with
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Motion picture producers say they're going to put
on better pictures. Pretty movie show won't be
a fit place to sleep in.
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