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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22

losophy, so that the heart might
hold it while the head refused.
Aristotle had been a Greek gift,
like the wooden horse to Troy; he
had brought the habit of thinking.
and had undermined dogma by
making men wish to understand it;
when dogma begins to reason it is
lost. This JOY in logic was a sign
of the youth Of Europe; soon the
mind, intoxicated with a new con-
seriousness of power, would begin to
put questions to these doctrines &C
copied so faithfully and humbly be-
fore.
Unwillingly and unwittingly, st.
Thomas was the prelude to Bruno
and DescarteS, and even a Fremont
ton Of Voltaire; these difficulties
which he so honestly expressed, and
so trustingly answered. would rise
again and would not be satisfied so
easily. AS one stands on the peak
Of scholasticism one ses the dawn
of the Renaissance. and, far of
the peaks of the Enlightenment
Copyright, 1923, by VIII DuranU
TO Be Continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
One More Robinson Blunder

Indiana appears to have among her liabill-
ties Republican Senator who is a specialist IN
the art Of inslnuation. Monday Senator Arthur
r. Robinson insinuated against the reputation
Of dead man until leading members of his own
party sprang to their feet in rebuke, and to
defend Franklin K Lane, dead Democratic
Secretary of the Interior.
Then he insnuated against live man who
is able to take care Of himself-Governor AL
Smith of New York-saying that the Teapot
Dome committee should inquire into his belief
that Harry F. Sinclair had been member of
the New York racing commission, by appoint
ment of Governor Smith, after contributing to
Smith s campaign fund in 1920.
The Senator knows, or should know, that
the Teapot Dome Committee has as little to do
with this as it has with the spots on the sun.
He knows, or should know, that no honorable
man would ask committee of the United
States to step outside the limitations of
the resolution under which it may be working
to besmirch a reputation
If he does not know, he should know, that
he is only sitting in the Senate of the United
States today because Senator Reed Of
Missouri-who rebuked him for traducing
dead man-is an honorable man, who refused to
use committee Of the United States Senate
for purpose outside Of its power.
When Senator Reed came into Indiana be-
fore the 1926 elections to investigate the charge
that money and influence were being used i'm
properly in the campaign in which Robinson
was running for reelection, much gossip about
Robinson was laid before him. 1t dealt mostly
with Robinson S alleged former connections
with the man who once ran the Republican or
ganization of Indiana-David C. Stephenson,
now in the Indiana State penitentiary for life.
One of the witnesses who would have testl-
fed to these things was actually on the stand
before Reed, when the latter discovered what
the testimony was supposed to be. The wit
ness was excused without testifying.
Reed held the investigation rigidly within
it's legal and honorable limitations. Robinson
went back to the Senate by small majority,
when, if the charges against him had been
broadcast over the State week before election,
he would probably have been showed under.
That is the man who later attacked Reed in
the Senate-by insinuation That is the man
whose insinuations Monday Reed himself re
buked sufficiently by a passing reference to
Senators who drag extraneous matter out here
and impugn the dead whose voiceess lips can
not speak in defense of an honorable reputa-
ton"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
Mud Islands Future

Just now Memphis seems to be
more interested in an airport than
in any other municipal project,
especially in the question of whether
Mud Island shall be used for that
purpose.
Mud Island is where the harbor
used to be, and has been regarded
as the city's prize misfortune for
the last twenty years. 1t lies along
the waterfront some sundred yards
from shore-a vast eXpanse of
bushes subject to overflow, useless
and unsightly.
But what an airport it would
make if raised and protected against
erosion. There are cities that would
give millions for the advantages it
represents. Planes could land on
it and be within five minutes of
the postoffice and business district.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
Bigger AirportS Needed

Mud Island contains some 500
acres, which local authorities fear
is too little for first class airport.
They have heard that Cleveland
created one of 1900 acres only to
face the necessity of doubling it
after a short experience.
One drawback Of commercial avia-
ton is the difficulty of finding air.
ports big enough and near enough
to satisfy practical needs.
In this respect. however. the fac
tor of inventiveness should not be
disregarded. The chances are that
airplanes will not always require
half a mile to start and stop in.
Chamberlin already has landed and
taken off in a space Of seventy-hve
feet, While Tesla claims to have con-
structed an airplane which can be
flown in through a window, pro-
vided the window is eighr feet
square.
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BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1928, by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; K-king; O.
queen; Jack; X--any card lower than
100
1. If not reasonably certain of
making your contract, should you
play your last trump?
2. How many probable tricks
should fourth hand have to make an
opening bid?
3. How many probable tricks
should third hand have to make an
opening bid?
The Answers
1. No-establish a suit first.
2. At least six.
3. At least five.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22

MEMPHIS, March 22.-Watkins
Overton, the mayor of this city, is
but "a years of age, while Cliff
Davis, the police commissioner, who
ranks next to him, is but 80
Young men of good family still
consider politics an honorable pro-
fession down here. Mayor Overton
belongs to a family which has been
identified with the growth and de-
velopment of Tennessee for more
than a century. He not only oc-
cupies a place once held by his
grandfather, but is descended from
that canny old Scot, Hair Trigger
Overton, who probably saved An
drew Jackson's life by buttoning
the latter's shirt far over on the
right side when he "shot it out"
with Dickinson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
Robinson S Outbreak

Speaking of Smith, Senator Rob-
inson of Indiana is about the last
man to insinuate that his alleged
hobnobbing with Harry F.. Sinclair
should be taken as a reflection on
his character because birds of a
feather flock together"
IF birds of a feather flock to-
gether" Senator Robinson has
rather more to explain than the
Governor of New York Tagged
with such political associates as a
Klan boss who is serving a life sem
tence for murder, mayor who has
been convicted of corrupt practices
and a Governor who was sent to
prison for using the mails to de
fraud, Senator Robinson can hardly
afford to philosophize too much over
what bad company means.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
Al Smith Strong

Recalling what Tennessee did to
Darwin, 1 have been on The look
out for anti-Smith sentiment since
arriving here, but. thus far the
search has proved rather barren.
Men with whom l have talked,
and that means bankers, as we'll as
politicians, seem to think that the
western part of the State, at least,
is not at all unfavorable to the
New York Governor as Democratic
nominee for the presidency. While
admitting that Cordell Hull will get
the Tennessee delegation, they be-
lieve it eventually will swing to
Smith. More than that, they be-
lieve that Smith will be nominated
at Houston and carry the South
next November
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22

stances with the
aid Of a large
burning glass.
He found that
when he heated
nercuric oxide
in this way-in
his day t h a t
substance W a S
called "mercu-
RUS calcinatus
p e = S e an
air" was driven
out of the sub
stance.
He found fur
Their that when
a piece of red
hot wood was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22

embrace of his exiled son those about his DEATH
bed stony refused the request and sentimental
touches like this aided Carols cause immensely,
There is no telling when he may try to come back.
So the plot thickens. coup seems just around
the corner. Certainly there is much discomfort.
Sensing the peril, Vintilla Bratiano is quoted in the
last messages from Bucharest as saying:
IF the opposition fails to keep within the law,
will know how to answer"-a very thinly yelled
threat
For the next installment of this Balkan novel,
watch the news columns of the papers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
Standards of Turf

The fifth uncovered in connection
with Teapot Dome is not more
startling than the indifference with
which it has been treated, especially
by those who are supposed to stand
for obedience to law and a moral
code which is above that of the
back alley.
Here is a man who has been
charged with fraud by the Supreme
Court of the United States, who has
been held in contempt of the SEN
ate and who still faces trial on the
charge of conspiracy to rob his
country.
Yet neither the industry he has
brought to shame, nor the social or
CARNATIONS he has besmirched have
seen fit to express disapproval of his
misconduct.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
David Dietz on Scien,

No. 4

Modern chemistry began with two European
1F1 scientists who lived during the time of the
American Revolution. One a Frenchman, the
other an Englishman who ended his days in this
country.
The Englishman Joseph Priestley born in
1888. He performed his epoch making experiment
in 1774, just two years before the signing of the
Declaration of Independence.
Priestley arranged glass vessel over variety Of
substances He then proceeded to heat these Sub
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
DiSapproyaI of Sinclair

1t is a sad commentary on our
conception Of good citizenship and
public morals that a horse racing
commission should be the first body
in the United States to disapprove
officially of Harry F. Sinclair
This becomes all the more signi-
ficant when one recalls that Sinclair
has been quite as prominent in rae
ing as in oil, and that barring him
from it is not without cash risk.
The Maryland commission GER
tainly is to be congratulated for re-
questing the four racing associations
Of that State to exclude Sinclair en-
tries. 1t has set an example which
clubs. societies. institutes and boards
OF directors throughout the country,
could follow with profit not only to
themselves. but to the common good
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The Rules

l. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, or 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. Youmust 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.
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Questions and
AnSzOerS

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What is meant by a certified

check?"
A check is certified when the
word accepted good" or an
equivalent is written or stamped on
It's face with the signature of the
cashier or the paving teller Of the
bank Oh which it is drawn. The
act is held to certify, that the sig
nature is genuine, that the drawer
has sufficient funds on deposit to
pay it and binds the bank TO honor
the check.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22

Did Poland fight as an indepen-
dent government in the World War?
At the outset of the World War
Poland was divided into three parts,
belonging, respectively to Russia,
Germany and Austria. and it did
not achieve independence until No.
vember, 1918. 1t may be said there
fore, that Poland, as an indepen-
dent country. did not fight in the
World War. since it became indie
pendent only two days prior to the
signing of the armistice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22
NIuncIe Press

MunoIe Press
The Michigan City Penitentiary
is virtually filled, the Pentleton
Reformatory is trying to accom-
modate several hundred more
prisoners than its supposed ca
pacity. and the Womans Prison
can not even take in one more
prisoner for the time being.
If this situation were peculiar
to Indiana it might be considered
a local condition due to some pc
culiar circumstance or set Of
them. but it is general.
Crime has increased all out of
proportion in recent years, espe-
cially among the young, 1t has
shown a tremendous increase in
your home town.
One would suppose that mere is
a problem whose attempted solu-
ton would occupy the public mind
almost to the exclusion of every
thing else, but it is not so.
Of course there are hundreds of
scattered agencies, and here and
there a scientific inquirer, trying
to find out what it all means and
to get down to the grass roots of
it, but there is no coordinated, ex-
pert, nationwide, effort along
that line.
Nearly every investigator has
his pet theory and there is some
thing of truth in almost any one
of these, no doubt, but all put to-
gether they co not give enough in
formation to warrant putting into
effect any given program of eradi-
cation.
We can't attribute the crime in
crease to the war, or prohibition,
or lax parental control, or to too
many laws and just let it go at
that. The unanswered question
always is, What are we going to
do about it?"
Gary POst-Tribune
Will Hays won't be such an
apostle of purity from now on.
Will got something of jolt when
Forbes told how he sat in on the
Harding poker parties-not that
poker playing is a crime but that
Will always played different
game with the public.
And now Will is finding it i'm
possible to explain his peculiar
handling of the Sinclair bonds.
1t is known that some of the
bonds he handled we're the profits
of the secret Canadian company
about which Colonel Stewart re-
fused to testify The bonds rep
resented a large sum and Will
did not want it known his party
was accepting such a contribution
from Sinclair.
So Will sent the bonds out to
party members asking them to
contribute the money as coming
from themselves. Such a request
should have looked peculiar to
anyone. 1t was not fair and it
was not honest. Yet some Re-
publicans fell for it.
However. it is to the credit of
Secretary Mellon and Chairman
Butler that they turned Will down
Immediately. The bonds were sent
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NJ. f.
TRACY

Senator Robinson of IN
diana Is About the Last
Man to IleSinuate That
Al Smiths Hobnobbing
With Harry f. Sinclair
Should Be Taken as q Re-
Election on HIS Character
Because Birds of q
Feather FlOck To-
gether.'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-22

What were the ten best motion
pictures of 1926?
The report CT the Film Daily's
poll Of critics on the ten best pic
lures Of 1925 shows Variety" lead
ing with $50 votes: "Ben-Hur" next
with ia; The Big Parade" and
The Black Pirate with So. The
Volga Boatman" with "a: What
Price Glory" with &C.; The Sea
Beast with 60 and La Boheme"
with 10.
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Authorizations: A-ace: liking; O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower than
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
LION TEAM WINS
 ' COURT TITLE
Defeats Sjmsbury Cards in County Championship Game

The Lion A. C. ha six et ball team of this city captured the County ''l' intermediate bash etl,all champion ship last night when IL defeated tho Simsbury Cards 50 10 9 ln 3. game played in Hartford
 The local team got oft to 3 good start and through tho work of Mar sellj, New Britain led : 10 q at the end of the first quarter. In the soc ond etanza, Simsbury adoupted the long shot game and several sonsa Q fioual pops were sunk for points bringing the Cards into tho lead by & l to 12 score at half time
 Marsclli ran wild in the third frame and aided materially by Yankouitz and ksrbonic, he made the count B to 15 in favor Of New Britain as the third quarter closed. In the final frame, the teams hattled on even terms mainly through tlle work of Luke of the Lions and De Garmo of the Cards.
 The work Of Hanlcy who sank several sensational shots and De Garme featured for Smsbury while Narselli, Luke and Yankowitz were the main points Tn New Eritain's victory. The summary:
 Lions
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
PENN LEADS LEAGUE
Basketball Quintet Takes tndisput esi Hold on First Place When Vale Beats Dartmouth.

New York Mar. NT, The Uni N"rsity of Pennsylvania took over the undlsputod leadership in the in terCollegate basketball IeagDe today without a. struggle.
 Dartmouth which shared tho crest with the uuakers. floundered before the Yale quintet at Hanover last night by 47 to 32. thereby being tossed into seccuJ place in the standing. It was nartmouth's third setback of the year and the second at the hands of Yale, Lanedell of Dartmouth scored ten field goals and three on free tries.
 In another league fixture. Cornell howled Columbia deeper into the cellar by coming out in front by cs 70 o6. Lewis brought tho victory to the Ithacans by hoopinE 3 basket in the last two minutes of the g3nle, breaking a H5-all deadlock.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
NO REST FOR SOX
Training Camp of Boston Team Fairly Huns With Activity Des- bite TOfrid Heat.

Boston, Mar. 1 UP-Torrid heat availed the Red Sox no rest yester- day, Instead their Pradentown, Fla, training camp fairly hummed with activity as the entire squad went through it's paces. The pitching string was completed by the arrival of that erstwhile holdout. Charley Ruffing. vho went to work in earn st as if to show that there were no hard feelings because the manage ment didn't sec his way in the salary argument.
 Johnny Cooney. Braves pitcher, dil his flr>t work since he was forced out last season 10 have two operations on his arm for arlintered bones, Nanager lack Sl8ttarv. the guiding genius O. the Braves at St. P PtterSburE, watched Coonevs per formanCe closely and was pleas when the .southpaT showed be still had the stuff, Battery and Judge Fuchs. owner CT the Braves, have let II he known that they have taken under tentative advlsemant the re- quest of George Nogridge. former southpaw star. whom the Braves re- leased last sea son at q time when hls services Were urgently needed. Tn order to let hlm become manager of Rochester luternationals
 MoErldEe is now q free agent and wants 70 come back 10 the fold but the judge Is inclined 10 he cold 10 "nCy With which ths hurler urged lis release last year.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
TRACK MARKS ARE LIABLE TO FALL
Harvard Will Try to Take Team Title for Third Straight Time

New York. March P-At leas' thres intercollegiate championship meet records are likely to be tumhled Saturday night while Harv- ards track and field forces are seek ing to capture the team title for the l fnlrd straight time. i Latest performances by the col lege stars indicate that the pole vault. shot put and S5-pound weight 'hro" are in danger of again being changed. AT three hav. been srr ! passed consistently in re"tS 50 far. ! GAIe'S great pole yaUlter Sa bin | Carr, not only ls expected 10 have an easy tlnle eXCeedlng the present L. [ < \. l, 4. record Of t2 feet but also to shoot for new world mark. Carr outdld his previous record-sharterins fsa's last Saturday when he scaled the amazing height Of l i feet l inch in the National 4. A |. pionships He tried II feet 3 inches that night. failing by 2 narrow margin, but will try this lofty height again this week. naEe Adelman, husky Georgetown shot-pufter. Is favored to displace the record of 47 feet. B, inches, s"r by Bruno Hills of Princeton in 1h@5. Adelman heaved tho 1s- pound hall distance Of 4I feet. 51.. inches m the national champlon- ships, taking second place to Herb Schwarze.
 The record of 52 feet IA inches in the 25 pound throw. made five years ago by Fred Tootell of Bow dom, also has been beaten by Nor. wood Wright or Cornell. the defend- ITS champion. His winning throw a' the Cornell Dartmouth Harvard meet last Saturday was s feet. B, inches.
 The battle for team honors ap- pears certain 10 he at least five rornered with Cornell, Georgetown, Val" and Penn State challenging IarVard's supremacy.
 On form here are a few of the outstanding favorites in the l. C. A. X \. X. title events.
 Seventy yard dash: Kari Wilder- IUuth, GeorgetoNn; Jimmy Quinn Holy Cross, and TolWcu Scull, Penn- sylvania.
 Soventh-yard high hurdles: Monty Wells. Dartmouth; Elmo Caruthers, Cornell. and John Collier. Brown.
 one-mllo run: Bill Cox. Penn State.
 TNo-mile run: Hagen, Columbia; lteid, Harvard; and Cox.
 pne-milc relay; Holy Cross tioorCetoUn.
 TWo-miIe relay: New York nj rorsify. Boston College,
 Shot put. Dave Adclman, George town: John Anderson. Cornell; and Harold l.ainberg. Pennsylvania.
 'T'hirty-fve- pound weight: Nor wood Wright Cornell.
 Pole vault: Sabin Carr. Yalo,
 High lump: Tom Maynard, Dart mouth.
 Broad jump: Bates, Penn State, and French, Harvard.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
OLYMPIC MtR\THD\TES

Hamilton, Ont.. March 1.-lPl- Johnny Miles, of Hamilton and Percy Wyer of Toronto have been chosen to represent Canada in the Marathon at the Olympic games in Holland next August. M. N Robin son, chairman of the Marathon com. mite" of the Canadian olympic body announced today. Cliff Brickcr Of Galt. Ont, and Harold Webster of Hamilton, were named Olympic marathoners after trials here last September. Two runners more may ho selected during the next four months.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
Cleveland Indians in
 First Batting Practice

Cleveland. March 1.-tP4-For 'he first time since last october. tn" Cleveland Indians have had n" pleasure of pounding the ball about the lot in batting practice.
 The seasons initial batting sos sion was held at tho spring camp at New Orleans. with Pitcher George | hle carrying off honors with H screechius liner to deep center,
 Garland Buckeye pitcher. who with Coach Howard Shanlis was sent 10 bed with a cold Sunday. had hopes of being up today. but Shauks probably will he confined 10 the sick room few days longer.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
DOnie Bush Reads Riot
 Act to Pirate Squad

Pittsburgh, Pa. March 1.-fP'-- Manager Donic Bush read what might be termed the riot act to the Pittsburgh Pirates squad st Paso Rohles, Cal, when he announced that rules were to he ohcved nS strictly during training season as when the p"nnant chase starts. Bush set 1 ?. m. as { he headline for eve ming enterta inmsnt and $ 8. m, as the breakfast call.
 Yesterdays practice disclosed that Claude Linton. catcher from Arkan- sas, was suffering from sore arm muscles. Bush decrsad several days of rest for him.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
White SON Rookie Is
 Insured for SlO0.O0O

Chicago. March i---iP>-Tho Chi caSo White SoN baseball club has in sured it's costliest rookie, Bill CisSeil Clssell engaged in his first workout with the SoX yesterday al Shrove- port, La.
 While tho provisions Of the policy have not been revealed. II is under stood tAev will fullv protect inc club ln cas" of tho rockies inability 10 play. Cissell was purchased by tho SoN from the Portland. Pacific coast league club for S123.000.