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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
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Harry Blaine shot a swift glance
at Nils Jonson as Cherry, with I'M
necessary violence, closed the door
of the sun parlor upon herself and
Alan Beardsley.
The blonde young giant who had
been CherTy's husband for a year
was lounging at ease against the
naantel of the fireplace. The young
reporter noted with amazement
that Niles was smiling faintly-a
smile of genuine amusement, with
no hint of the sinister.
''The little foolle Harry Blaine
against mentally apostrophized
Cherry Johnson. Taking a chance
on losing a husband like that, just
to sooth her colossal vanity! If
she we're my wife"
What are you growing and
gritting your teeth about, darling2"
Selma Pruitt inquired lazily, as she
dropped to the couch beside the
scowling reporter. Snap out of it
like sweet pet. I've been develop
ing CHASTITY inferiority complex
this evening"" Selma continued
THE entire male half of this
party has had eyes for nobody but
our interesting invalid. I've def
nitely made up my mind to get
myself kidnapped somehow. / I'M
derstand your paper, The Press, is
quite vain over the effectiveness of
its classified ads.
Don't you think If 7 ran an ad
something like this-'Rich but popu-
lar young heiress wants kidnaper.
Prefers tall, dark and handsome
young villain Of romantic tenden-
eies.
Sorry, but I'm not in the clas-
sifled ad department" Harry Blaine
interrupted stifhy.
@Oh, I know thatl" Selma Pruitt
laughed maiieiously. but I'm tax
ing you into my confidence SO I can
arrange with you TO rescue me. Yes.
I've come to the conclusion that the
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trouble with me Is that I've never
murdered anybody-"S flashed a
mocking smile at the closed door
into the sun parlor-"have never
been kidnapped and can't even fly a
plane"
1.-The trouble with you is" Harry
Blaine told her with cold fury, that
you weren't spanked enough when
you were a child. BY the way, it
might be good idea to remember
that Cherry didn't murder any
body
and that Crystal wasn't really
Kidnapped" Selma Pruitt cut in,
her voice deceptively sweet and, sub
missive. ooh, here's Faithl Cherry
and promised to serve the refresh
ments for her. So long. Harry!
Ready for me, Faith?"
Faith heSitated at the couch,
fro'yning. Where is Cherry. Sell
ma?p
still in the sun parlor with Mr..
Beardsley." Selma answered. Shall
I go after her?"
The blonde young giant moved
from the fireplace with astonish-
ing rapidity, but he was still smil-
ing family. amusedly when he
joined the group at the couch and
with a gesture halted Selma Fruits
first steps toward the sun pariur.
Looking for Cherry, Faith? I'll get
her for yo,l"
Faith involuntarily took two or
three steps in the wake of her
brother in-law, as il to stop him.
But his long strides quickly left her
behind. George Pruitt, sensed her
anxiety and its cause, joined her
unobtrusively, spoke to her in low
voice.
Selma leaned close to Harry
Blaine to whisper: Cherry really
ought to have picked a lover more
nearly Nils size, so that the fight
could be fairly interesting. Poor
Alan Beardsleyi"
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CHAPTER XXXIIr

OAlC QOOL lllLO GilO plIFdOC O44lCCs -.
CHAPTER XxXIII
NTOW, young lady, if you men
In ton the word murder one
more time before you've drunk every
drop of this hot broth and eaten
exactly one-half of this chicken,
your future husband will anticipate
his prerogative and give you a
sound spanking!"
Jack Hayward addressed the gold
en-haired girl whom he had just
forced down into the biggest, soft
est chair that her small apartment
boasted.
Ruth Testers fatigue-shadowed
blue eyes started as if they were
looking upon a divine miracle, at
the tall young man who was bus
lily setting her little gateleg table
with her own gaily patterned dishes
and serving the food which ne had
ordered sent up from the neaerst
restaurant.
Suddenly, as she watched his I'M
trammeled hands-hands which an
hour ago she had expected to see
shackled with steel bracelets-she
began to sob, shudderingly, so that
her whole small body was terribly
shaken.
Instantly Jack Hayward forsook
his dinner preparations, dropped to
his knees beside her, drew her head
to his shoulder.
Don't sweet!" You've been SO
Splendid SO brave! I'm here with
you now because of your faith and
courage. Don't you think I know
that if it hadn't been for you I'd
be in Jail tonight, instead of hold
ing my own darling girl in my
armS?" Jack pleaded.
"McMarln believes you're guilty,
and so does Commissioner Weeks!'
Ruth sobbed. They've just let you
out, like a dog on a long leash, to
see if you'll run to a buried bone,
and-give yourself away"
Jack laughed and kissed her wet
eyelashes. Then the dog is CRATE
full for the leash, darling, since it's
long enough to reach to you, and
he's going to begin worrying a bone
right nova nice, juicy drumstick."
Ard he sprang to his feet, to pull
the big chair, with the tired girl
in it, to the gateleg table.
do you think Rita has been ar
rested?" Ruth dared revert to the
subject of the murder, when jack,
had grudgingly agreed that she had
eaten enough for one small person.
Jack dragged her chair to the lit
tie fireplace, gave an expert poke
at the smoldering logs, and seated
himself on hassock at Ruth's feet,
before he answered, gravely:
''I rather imagine she's been. let
run looSe-on a leash, as I've been,
and that the cop on the other end
of the, leash will find her digging
for her buried bone-if Rita isn't
careful"
ID UTH'S eyes widened incredu-
N lousy, but with shamed hope
in them. "You think Rita is guilty,
Jack?" ~
The good-looking young mans
hands closed tightly over hers.
"some one did it, darling. You
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ID UTH'S eyes widened incredu-
N lousy, but with shamed hope
in them. "You think Rita is guilty,
Jack?" @
The good-looking young mans
hands closed tightly over hers.
Some one did it, darling. You
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GTo Be Coa:inued)
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ITO BE Continued
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Hayward pushed in ahead OF Bird

Hayward pushed in ahead Of Bird
well.
Ruth's anxious, loving eyes de-
voured him. He had evidently just
brushed his hair, for the deep
waves in it cleaned wetly in the
electric light. Not the act of I1er-
vous or frightened or a guilty man.
And his bronze-brown eyes,
wide open, candid, clear, smiled at
her.
The both, forget Detective Bird
well as they moved toward each
other, their arms outstretched
They did not even realize that the
detective had CONSIDERABLY turned
his back.
poor little darling!" Jack muir
INJURED.
Ruth wanted to warn him that
arrest lay before him, to tell him
of the fiattened bullet found in the
court below his window, but he
stopped her first words by laying
his lips against hers.
That kiss, which Ruth wanted
desperately to prolong forever, lest
the next time their lips met it
should be from between prison bars,
lasted ulstil Detective Birdwell
slowly crossed the room and opened
the door into the private Office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
REASON By pf haSDIs

rw~E5E GROWING tendency to place the dead line of
human usefulness at so is as stupid as 1t Is cruel
since age like everything else, is relative, the mosV re-
cent illustration of this being the case OF Clemenceau
who entered upon his immortal service to France and
the world at the age Of n.
Such dead line would drive Herbert Hoover from
the White House and it would have dlsquahneo al
most all of his predecessors except Theodore Roose
Welt It would Danish every justice OF the Unlteo
States supreme court and retire to private lie most
of the leaders of the business, scientific and protes
sional world.
A dav or two ago the head Of large family was
denied employment because he had passed the hall
century mark.
He offered to waive all insurance and sick benefits
but was pushed aside by the iron rule all OF which Is
reproach to our alleged civilization
THIS world owes to every one a chance TO make an
l. honest living and when it takes that chance away
1t plays with fire. for there could be no greater provo
cation for crime
While Mr. Hoover is assembling the industrial lead
ers of the land guarantee building program which
will drive away the possibility of hard times, he
might induce captains of industry to recede from
the practice Of blacklsting those who have lived
fifty years.
Efficiency is great thing, but carried to the Bit
ter end it becomes god, as tarbarous as the god
of the Incas, who demanded the sacrifice of babes.
Practced with arbitrary code of regulations
which takes heed of individual cases. it can work
more woe than pestilence and famine
Efficiency becomes beast when it turns its back
on justice.
Clemenceau said in his last days that glory is but
a wiSp of smoke but possibly he was influenced by
the ungrateful nation which refused him its great
est honor the presidency after he had saved it's life
Little wonder he provided that the nation should
not honor him dead, when it had failed to honor
him living.
HOWEVER 1t is fortunate that great souls follow
the radiant Illusion sacrifice their and for
tune for the public good otherwise would have had
no progress, no lofty examples which rise sublimely
above the flood of years.
But for the intoxicating fragrance Of the "wisp OF
smoke" we would have Washington, no Jefferson,
Lincoln
Glory Is no such futile thing: it is the sacred fire
from Heaven when the aspiration is to make life bet
ter for the masses of mankind
And it Is greater than all else from the standpoint
of satisfaction, for those torch bearers who led the
world upward would not have traded the ecstasy of
fine achievement for all the of earth all its
gold.
When the leaders of mankind shall turn their faces
away from unselfish glory, such shall enshrine the
of Clemenceau for centuries we shall hang the
flag of human progress at halfstaff and to the beat
of muffled drums march back into darkness.
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Not a lob for Moses

It is difficult to believe Senator Moses Of New
Hampshire is being seriously considered for ambassa
dor to Mexico, as press dispatches say.
Moses career in the senate has been anything but
that OF diplomat Typical was his recent speech re-
ferring to the senate group opposed to high tariff
as sons of wild jackasses thereby arousng their ire
and solidifying their ranks.
At the same time he involved in a row with
his colleagues the senatorial campaign committee,
of which he is chairman failing to notify them of
his appointment of Otto H. Kahn as committee
treasurer The uproar was so great that Kahn de-
clined the post
Numerous instances indicating Moses tempera-
n1ent might be cited. He is sharp-tongued and in
adroit and given to uttering wise cracks that make
others smart this practice he seems to derive
great satisfaction
Relations between this country and Mexico happily
are better than for many years. due largely to the
tact and skill of Ambassador Morrow There remains
nevertheless many points at issue, which 1t will re-
oure diplomacy of the highest order to settle. We
doubt if Senator Moses supply it.
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Something New

The investigation by the city council Of the pur-
chase Of an automobile for the police department has
resulted in adding something new to the history of
public affairs
It discovered that the law had been evaded by
dividing the requstion into two parts-and that the
evasion had saved money for the people.
In other words 1t convicted the purchasing agent
OF being a good business man. though it criticised
the evasion of law.
That is somewhat different than the evasons
practiced in other parts Of the government, county
and state. When the laws have been evaded in these
departments. the people have paid the bill for that
evasion in high prices and inroads into the treasury
All of the restrictions in regard to purchases are
placed in the law for only purpose They
intended to prevent waste of public monies
An evasion of the law for the purpose of saving
money is something new.
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Church and Congress

Whether churches should engage in legislative
activities is question that be debated. Much
can be said against their doing So from the stand
point of the churches good But that they have
a right to do scarcely is open to question; they
have as much right as other organizations.
Representative Tinkham calls attention to the fact
that two such church organizations have gone into
legislation in a big way. He names the Methodist
Board OF Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals,
and the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in
America He tells Of the pressure they exert con-
gress In manifold ways and of the large sums Of
money they raise and eXpend.
He proposes that Senator Caraways lobby investi-
eating committee look into their activities. Speci
cally, he asks that the committee inquire into the
question of who provides their funds and how these
funds are spent.
Tinkhams proposal sounds reasonable to u.s. No
doubt 1t will seem reasonable to Caraways committee
and for that matter to both of the church organ
Izations The churches certainly will be the last to
desire that their activities in public affairs should
be shrouded in mystery.
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Search the Closets

Intense cold brings with it inevitable suf-
fering. The winter always comes upon
many who are unprepared through some mis-
chance of fate, to meet its rigors.
In this city ard IN every large city there
are men and women ana children who do not
have the proper clothing to guard against
its blasts. There are families unable to pur-
chase the shoes and the coats that are need
ed for their little broods. There are men who
will SILVER as they walk to work.
There are also hundreds of homes in
which warm clothing will be unused. The
fashions have changed. Those who own
them may have tired of the color of coats
and, able to afford change, have purchased
new ones.
This might be a good time to get in touch
with the officers of organizations which make
it business to know those in need. 1t is
pity that many must suffer while warm cloth
ing is feeding moths.
There are a number Of agencies that know
cases of need and can use these garments in
a way that will make life tolerable and COM
Portable for those who suffer for their lack.
This might be good day to search the
closets and do little telephoning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
Danger From Above

Three airplanes have crashed into buildings In
the New York metropolitan area within two weeks.
Two pilots have been killed. Luckily no one on the
ground has been struck although houses set fire
in one accident.
But people are beginning to demand that some
thing be done to stop this menace from above True,
something should be done. But what?
Planes cannot be forbidden to fly the populated
districts If they were they would get anywhere.
But planes can be made to attain and keep safe
altitude before crossing congested areas.
Also it is foolish to suggest that all flying fields
be Isolated far out in the country If they were the
prime purpose OF air transport-speed-would be de-
feated But student training well might be carried
in the open spaces. The majority of crashes now
adays are by novice pilots Two of the three who
crashed in New York had just learned to fly One, &C
cording to dispatches, violated field rules by
flying over town after taking off.
Furthermore, pilots are being turned out and per-
tted to go where they choose with too little nstruc
ton. Many crashes can be avoided by giving the
youngsters sufficient background and skill to handle
himself in emergencies
The talk that anyone can fly is rot. Many young
pilots are flying who have business in the air, who
are not temperamentally fitted to fly in present-day
planes
AS for eliminating such crashes that Of the
Fokker 3d. there little hope. Pilot Boggs was
veteran and his handling of the plane has been praised
highly The only guarantee against crashes OF that
sort is an absolute prohibition of flying.
But the total of crashes into buildings can be cut
down by producing better ers, solating the novces
and creating respect for flying rules by Furnishing
those who violate them and live.
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Space

A LONG with absolute motion,
L n Professor Einstein dlSpenseS with
absolute space and time. The one
thing which remains constant in
the universe, according to Einstein,
is the measured speed OF light. 1t
is always the same-approXimately
10000 miles a second. .
And the observer, whether he is
moving in the direction of a beam
of light or against it, or at right
angles to it, always finds the speed
Of the beam Of light the same.
This means, therefore, that units
Of space and time change with the
motion of the observer by just the
required amount to cause the speed
Of light to always seem the same.
This belief in the constancy Of the
speed of light grows out Of Elm
STEMS Interpretation of the Michel
son-Morley experiment, which he
says failed to show any difference in
the speed of light in different direc-
tons.
Professor Dayton c. Miller. how
ever, who has repeated the expert
ment hundreds of times between
1905 and the present, insists that
the experiment does show a differ
ence in the speed Of light in diff
ferent directions, and that 1t is pos
sible from this to calculate the abb
solute motion Of the earth and the
whole solar system through the
ether of snace.
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Don't Be Too Trusting

THE task of throwing cold water
Il on war prevention play may
be ungrateful, particularly if the
plan happens to be fathered by a
man of Mr.. Hurley's obvious origin
ality and good intent, but we hardly
can afford to be too naively trust
full in an age which is giving birth
to such plans every day or So.
War is too old and too chronic
an infection to be alleviated by naive
trustfulneSs.
Besides, if some one doesn't look
out, we shall find ourselves en-
dorSing a cure that would be worse
than the disease.
Getting down to brass tacks, what
has Mr.. Hurley suggested, except
to put a common suspicion in re-
verse?
For years, we have imagined that
industrial leaders, who had some
thing to gain by it, were responsible
for most of the war.
Turning the proposition around,
Mr.. Hurley imagineS that they
could and should make themselves
responsible for the other thing.
1t sounds fine, until one begins to
think about the corollary.
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have had the state of mind of the ostrich They have
been unwilling to face the thing they doing or
permitting to be done. They absove themselves by
telling themselves that though Mooney and Bill
ings may be innocent of the crime for which they
convicted they the sort of men who should be
in prison anyhow.
How can the people of California fail to see what
this means? how can they fail to realize that they
are building precedent of official lawlessness that in
time will destroy their individual rights?
How can they fail to understand that they are not
merely being cruel and Indifferent to the rights of
other men, but that they being stupidity regardless
of their own?
The smooth maneuver whereby the present
Governor temporarily has shifted the Mooney case
into the pardon board is not important. The i'm
portant thing is that the smooth Governor under
stands the public of his state well that he can feel
confident of getting away with this maneuver.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-03
M. E. Tracy
The Idea of q Feao Industrial
Giants Banding to Prevent
War Is a Beautiful One,
But Not So Feasible.
SAYS:
TINE war prevention plan pro-

TINE war prevention plan pro-
Il posed by Edward N. Hurley,
former chairman of the United
States shipping board, is simple,
to say the least.
Just a few industrial nabobs to
form worldwide boycotting trust
and crack down on the naughty
nation that dares to create dis
turhance.
And the reasons back of the plan
are equally simple.
Since no country on earth Is self
sustaining, when it comes to raw
material needed for war, argues Mr..
Hurley, and since that raw mate
rial. or the major part of it, is con-
trolled by two or three dozen great
corporations, how could any coun-
try wage war successfully if the
heads Of those corporations said
"nay?"
If Walter Teagle and Sir Henri
Deterding, for instance, were to
hold back oil; If James A. Farrell,
Charlie Schwab and DR.. Fritz Thys-
sen were to hold back steel, and if
twenty-five or thirty other inter-
national magnates, were to hold
back the commodities under their
respective control, how could old
Mars maintain a foothold for very
long?
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California

1t grows continually harder for other states to
understand California.
For thirteen years the people Of California have
permitted two innocent to remain in prison. For
few of those years, perhaps it the conviction
of a majority of Californians that these men were
guilty but in recent years there has been
for anybody to think that.
Convinced-as they must be if they believe the trial
Judge the jurors the principal witnesses the prose-
cutting officals-that Tom Mooney and Warren Bill
ings are innocent of the crime for which they
held in prison. Californans lack the moral courage
to confess the states error and set the free.
We say the disgrace of this situation and the
blame for it rest the people of the state. 1t is
not by coincidence that succession of Governors
have evaded their simple and clear duty in this matter
One Governor two Governors might have pursued
this policy in the face of the peoples DESIRE but not
every Governor since 1916.
The fact that the state of mind of the Governors
has been the state of mind of the people And both
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Out of the Wall Street crash two

" books have come already and
naturally each is something of a
rush job. AS yet there has been in
sufficient time for the community to
thumb its wounds and find the frac-
lures.
The history of the panic and its
aftermath deserves the attention OF
trained investigator and his find
ings may well fill many volumes.
The social effects of the catas-
trophe should be particularly inter
esting. Possibly, economists may
find that an entire group of Dor
derline capitalists has been elm
mated.
In recent years the line between
the upper middle class and the
wealthy or capitalistic class was
dimly drawn. Promotion from the
group to another was relatively easy.
In a land where riches might be
accumulated so quickly, even by
those with a small stake, the dogma
of the older economists were out
of date. Carl Marx was not talk
ing to us.
The dream Of land in which
poverty was nonexistent seemed less
than fantastic. 1t appeared to lurk
almost around the corner.