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Phone-RIley 1851
TUESDAY. FEB. %. 1898.
lust A MINUTE, GOVERNOR

It is quite understandable that administration
leaders SO new to power and so filed with power
would suggest a moratorium in city elections.
Their proposal that the present city administra-
ton be continued for one year is based upon the
idea of saving money for elections.
In times of hysteria, leadership should not be-
come hysterical The saving Of money is important
Preservation of confidence in the orderly processes
of government is important.
Unfortunately for whatever benefits might come
from the plan all our large cities and most Of the
smaller ones now are in the hands Of those elected
upon the same ticket under whose label the present
state administration came into power.
AS matter of fact, the revolt in the cities
against the old order of special privilege hypocrisy
and hate made possible the revolt of the state.
To propose now that the people be denied the
right to elect their own local officials with whom they
come in closest contact, the score that it is
necessary to save money only will furnish new
citadel from which the old forces Of special
privilege, hypocrisy, and hate may wage successful
warfare.
Democratic government depends upon bringing
the government closer to the people 1t must begin
with the township village, the city, and end only
in the presidency.
The greatest foe to democratic ideals is blind
partisanship and party machinery which rests upon
patronage and office holding rather than upon SerV-
ice and coseness to the people.
For that reason after long years Of struggle
city elections were separated from state elections
Sadly enough this state took that next neces-
sarv step which separated state from national cleo
tons Had that step been taken there never
would have been Jackson or Leslie.
There never would have been the necessity for eX-
posing the degradation to which Indiana had sunk
with the sale of privilege to special interests and
with blind obedience to minorities or the night
gown
Grant that a postponement Of elections may
save half million dollars in money. Grant that In
most of our cities the people are we'll satisfied with
their government, and especially is that true in
Indianapolis.
Then balance that fact against the greater one
that the people have little left except their right to
rule and that any encroachment upon this power
means lack of confidence in all government
Necessity is forcing many establishments in the
public mind and in the thought of individuals. The
people expect to elect their next mayor They ex-
government.
To suddenly take away this right invites not
criticism but hatred 1t would destroy all the fine
things that have been accomplished under the name
of the new deal
1t is too violent jar to the governmental ma
chine to be accepted with equanimity
The hour is not here for a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy for democratic processes.
Just minute, Governor, please.
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So They Say

Many people have gained in
soul by what they have lost in
purse.-Dr. Horace J. Bridges of
the Chicago Ethical Culture So
ciety.
I don't think this is a time
when anybody gives a continental
damn what position anybody took
before. Representative Edward
w. Pou Dem, N. o..
However, must be fair. I con-
cede to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
nocracy.-Mrs. Charles H. Sabin,
president of the Women's Or
ganization for National Prohibi-
ton Reform.
If any stable group Of unem-
ployed marches on Washington,
I believe I can lead several hun
dred thousand veterans there to
offset any damage such a group
might do.--Walter w. Waters,
former commander Of the bonus
army in Washington.
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Golf Dangerous in Angina PectOris

ouent indulgence in alcohol, and
emotional stress.
When John Hunter, the famous
British physician, had his attack
of angina pectoris, ne said his lie
was in the hands Of any rascal
who chose to worry him.
In three instances, sudden
blocking Of the blood vessels OF
the heart or fatal angina pectoris
followed violent loss Of temper
during a business argument.
Two patients had their attacks
while overexcited at football
games. Three patients had their
attacks directly after bad news
about son.
Two patients said that unaccus-
toned public speaking produced
their attacks.
Overeating and excess or in
diligence in alcohol frequently are
mentioned by patients as being
the first factor responsible for an
attack of angina.
The old aphorism. Moderation
in all things" probably is the
most important advice that can
be given to any patient who has
attacks of angina pectoris.
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any extent by a change in heart
upon the part of many of our
great financial leaders.
If banks are less speculatively
inclined, the reason may be found
in the simple fact that they sim
ply can't find the customers to
play with. Even turnip will
turn.
For instance, T find little in the
testimony of Charles E. Mitchell,
resigned chairman of the board of
the National City bank, to indi-
cate that he deplores any of the
activities of his institution back
in the days when money grew on
every tree and a director stood at
the foot of every sapling armed
with a sap bucket.
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Times Readers
Voice Views .

Editor Times-Referring to pre-
war prices, 1 gladly refer you to
the prices at the Shortridge high
school cafeteria. 1t is necessary
that students eat in this cafeteria,
as permission is not granted to go
elsewhere for lunches.
1t seems to me that prices in
public school cafes should be based
on cost, and not on a 100 per cent
profit basis, as is being done at
the present time.
At the present time my chill
dren are attending this school.
and at the prices that are being
charged now, I find that it is
costing me about 81 a day for
their lunches. This seems out of
lines with the depressed prices of
today. These same lunches can
be purchased at good cafeterias
for less than these charges.
hope you viii publish this let
ter, so it will be known what con-
ditions students and parents face
from day to day.
A CITY TAXPAYER.
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So Much for So Much

WHENEVER I hear of the
w huge perquisites which come
upon occasion to the heads Of
banks or other corporations, 1
sometimes wonder why the stock
holders or depositors do not call
the gentlemen in question and in
quire humbly, please, sir,
wouldn't you maybe work only
two-thirds as hard as you have
been doing and take just half as
much?"
Until few years ago a fiction
went the rounds. High finance,
we we're told. was an elaborate
undertaking carried on by men
wholly dedicated to the public
veal. That myth has gone. I think
that with it should go many Of
the myth makers.
I see no reason why the leader
ship in troublous times still should
rest with gentlemen who have
been at the very least a shade too
avid.
In addition to reform, we should
have designations.
Copyright. 1888. by The Timesl
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Every Day Religion
BY DIR. JOSEPH FORT NEWTON

XETHAT is genius? Nobody
w knows. 1t is a mystery;
God breathes it, and that is all
we can say about it. Swift, vivid,
creative, it does with effortless
ease what talent can not do at all.
Therein lies its peril-it may
mistake facility for felicity. A gift
of CAB does not make an orator;
like Lincoln, he must learn to
prune his words.
1t has been said that genius is
the infinite capacity for taking
pains. In other words, it is five
parts inspiration and five parts
perspiration; it is ability plus in
dustry.
ct once was told" says Anthony
Trollope, that the surest aid to
the writing of a book was a piece
of cobblers wax on my chair. I
certainly believe in the wax more
than in the inspiration"
All know how he stuck to
his chair, with his watch before
him, and compelled himself to
write for so long and at the rate
of so many words an hour.
Whether that is the best way to
write a book or not need not be
debated.
But it certainly is the best of
all rules for the general work of
life. The habit of industry is
vital, and no amount of clever
ness or even Of inspiration, will
ever take the place of it.
n
A S another novelist, who
N worked even harder than
Trollope, says, There is a blessed
certainty in the achievement Of a
fixed daily task" Those who fail
are the shirkers and the men who
work by fits and starts; the men
described in the CheSterton lines:
Thus I my life conduct: each
morning sees some task begun,
each evening sees it chucked."
That way leads nowhere. The
sands of time are strewn with the
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In the Bad Old Days
"A BORROWER. I read in tn

MOREOVER, I read in the pa
AVA pers that all these abuses
are things of the past. The New
York Times, which is conserva-
tive, says, 1T is unnecessary to
say that no banking authority
would advocate a return to such
activities of the banks as became
too common in the flush years
before the great crash of 1929"
And in the same editorial it
adds, The abuses of recent years,
some Of which the Glass banking
bill would remove or correct, GER
tainly will have fewer defenders
after the wholesome publicity
which has set them in so vivid
and startling light"
am ready to admit that GER
tain practices which seem to the
Times and to this humble colum-
mist to be "abuses" no longer are
practiced. But I fail to see that
this reform has been actuated to
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wrecks of genius which might
have been saved by a piece of
cobbler'S wax.
A brilliant man flashes out,
while a man of less ability wins
out. In the old fable, the tortoise
beat the rabbit in the race be-
cause he did not idle away his
time, but kept going. 1t is amaz-
ing how far we can go by just
going on, unhasting and unrest
ing.
1t is true in the life of the
spirit. AS st. Paul said: This
one thing I do; forgetting the
things behind, I press forward to
the mark of the prize of the high
calling" And later he could say,
Il have Won"
Copyright, 1888 by United Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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Just Plain Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

NXTRITING in the American Legion Monthly
W Commander Louis Johnson argues for a mus
terng of all legion forces to prevent drastic econ
omy programs for army and navy He reminds us
that baby boys of today will be tomorrow's
soldiers, war and national defense therefore are
woman's problem.
Sweet words! How many times have the same
gracious things been uttered and how little have men
ever needed our replies!
To be sure, war is a woman's problem Does she
not see her men forced into the monsters hideous
nav there to be beaten manned crushed, utterly
destroyed?
War is a wife's problem. When the government
takes her husband is she not left defenseess with
her children support and rear and with her future
blghted? Is she not called upon to commit endless
sacrifices that all those things most precious and
sacred to her may become rubbish upon the ever
burning altar of Mars?
XXTAR is a girls problem Does she not forfeit
w the possibility of settled, secure, and happy
existence when the drums begin to sound? Are not
millions of boys destroyed before the day of their
mating and maturity, and do there not die with
them the dreams of millions of maidens to whom
life never can return that which has been taken
away from them?
War is a mothers problem Does she not fur
nish out of her body the living tissues that men
destroy so ruthlessly needlessly?
War is every woman's problem because the man
ner in which we settle this question will decide the
future welfare of our children our country our race
Of western civilization itself
And women say to you, do not want war. They
do not desire that such g large percentage of ma
tional wealth shall be directed into martial channels
Their homes have endured drastic economy pro-
grams. Shall the departments not suffer like
wise?
They see no sense no sanity in keeping up this
vast defense machinery while the things Americans
have to defend dwindle day by day and poverty in
creaSes in the land.
American women have set their faces toward
peace. They must be listened to. They will be
heard
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DR.. Fishbein on angina pectoris.
NOLF deserves special con-
- sideration among the spe-
ciflc dangers for patients and an
gina pectoris, Drs. Fitzhugh and
Hamilton believe. since it appeared
as a clear factor in eight of 100
cases Of death from that disease.
To them it seems absurd to al
low man faced with complete
disability or death to continue
playing golf after he once has
had an attack of angina pectoris.
Thus they say, we sympathize
with the golfer We admire and
share the spirit which says. If I
: can not live like man, l do not
wish to live
But We deplore the fact that so
many of our friends-and perhaps
if it came to us we would be no
wiser-are so devoid of ingenuity
or resources that they can not
occupy their days with intellec-
tual pursuits or artisanShip or
other hobbies that are safe SUI
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they hazy Lacking ideas the probability that
OF the states will their old methods with high license
s1ction and political opening the such
OF ring rule graft and existed adoption
the eighteenth amendment.
WhA engaged in the business of rewriting our liquor laws why not
make thorough job of it? Why question squarey
admit that regulation general proved complete fail
ue and that the liquor
privileges which legalzed trades?
The last century wildly folly
was due to voluntary work associations
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

ficiently to make them happy in
spite of no golf.
Every golfer knows the fire.
quent temptations to violent ex-
ertion. To enumerate a few: In
clement wind and weather, very
frequent short but stiff climbs,
getting out of the rough, climbing
out of a trip, frequent hurrying
because of the delay of unsatis-
factory shots and following play
ers.
"Persisting in golf after angina
is perhaps comparable to persist
ing in eating candy after diabetes
appears"
=
TN 80 out of the 100 fatal cases,
l. long journeys had been taken
Immediately before the final dis
aster. Associated with a long
journey there always is the un-
usual activity in preparation for
the journey, with loss Of sleep,
oyereating>during the travel, fire.
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Daily Thought

Hath not the potter power over
the clay, of the same lump to
make one vessel unto honor, and
another unto observation-disclosures
9:21.
XTOU can not win without sacri-
fice.-Charles Buxton.
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First Arc LAMPS

DRUSH patented his arc lamp
ID in 1878. In 1880 he organized
the Brush Electric Co., enc of the
four which later was merged into
the General Electric Co.
First use of arc lamps for street
lighting was on the public square
in Cleveland
Wood organized the TT. Wayne
Electric Corporation. DR.. Thomson
organized his company to intro
duce the use of arc lamps in New
Britain, Conn.
When in 1880 Edison announced
the invention of the incandescent
lamp, DR.. Thomson made a trip
to Menlo park to talk to Edison
and to see his new light.
At first Dr. Thomson was not
impressed with the new Edison
lamp. 1t seemed very inefficient
beside the arc light and DR..
Thomson confesses that it took
him three or four years to realize
the true Importance of Edison's
invention.
DR.. Thomson's company was
known as the Thomson-H Huston.
Co. In 1892, the General Electric
Co. was formed by merger of
Edison's Brush's, and Woods
companies with the Thomson
Huston Co
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DIR DESTINY IS AHEAD

A British writer finished a tour of the United
States not long ago and remarked that the chief
trouble with America today is that it can't quite fig
ure out just what its destiny is.
Until recently. he said, America knew that its
destiny was to develop and settle vast continent
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NJ. E. Tracy Says:
FOLLY RULES LIQUOR PROBLEM

OUTSIDE of promising some measure Of re-
" lief, the repeal of prohibition is a negative
act, putting us right back where we were thirteen
years ago. or maybe little farther We were not
satisfied with conditions then and the chances
are that We Will not be satisfied with their re-
establishment
To overcome that difficulty various sugges-
tons have been made Many people believe that
elimination of the saloon would solve the prob
lem hi1t Uben If coDoas n 0eeripo q St,hs+itrta
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OUR SONG BIRDS PROSPER"

There has grown up in the last generation be-
lief that American song birds have decreased in
numbers since the settlement of the country It is
relief therefore, to learn from D. T. Gilbert Pear
son, president of the National Association of Audi
bon societies. that this is not the case On. the con-
traTy, they are fourshng nowadays as never before
Contrary to popular opinion" says DR.. Pearson
dense and unbroken forests do not afford an ideal
habitat for great variety of song birds.
Consequently with the gradual clearing away of
forest areas the planting of orchards and the growth
of diversified agriculture there has been brought
about change in conditions which have been con-
ducive to the welfare of birds"
To any one who delights in the presence of song
birds, this must come as bit of welcome news.
Many grave questions confront RooseveIt's cab
met, but we venture the first to come up Will be:
DO you mind, Miss Perkins, if We smoker"
Glimpses of the ladies' new spring chapeaux in
pi-box, tiptilt, and ez varieties are apt to give
us new appreciation of that old phrase mad
a halter"
With the human race it's different, but where
the ponies galop-the hand that clocks the stable
fools the world
The man who can't look himself in the face may
get along for while, but sooner or later he'll run
into trouble shaving in the dark
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The man who can't look himself in the face may
get along for while but sooner or later he'll run
into trouble shaving in the dark
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Not Necessary to Restrict Liquor Outlets

THE saloon and license only liquor in
ganizng and developing pernicious influence
hbiton merely diverted this influence booeggng
AS luxury liquor should be legitimate
trade should not be made football for
1t unnecessary restrict the number
a high license fee get the
We collecting tremendous
thear tickets
system.
If liquor sold like soda there
be incentive to form political booeggng open
speakeasy, make alliance with politicians.
Whether such set-up would increase drinking course
baab but have not drinking sufficiently
restrictive thus
policy is impractical.
Prohibition Theory inconsistent With Ideals
OUR handling the liquor question
~ hlblon started their
theory that people appetite
realize
and that the hope of them
government supervision.
such theory inconsistent principles
which this republic founded
tenance and operation of republic.
is absurd to assume that people
more important phases but that the
less important
Prohotlon was logical outcome
Whcn we attempted to restrict
WIN tese measures again. shall
too before many years.
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With the human race it's different but where
the ponies gallop-the hand that clocks the stable
fools the world.
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Many grave questions confront RooseveIts cab
met but we venture the first to come up Will be:
DO you mind Miss Perkins, if We smoker"
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Genius to Be HOnOred
BY DAVID DIETZ

other pioneers in the field did not
think it would supplant the arc
lamp.
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This is the second of two articles b,
DR.. Fishbein on angina pectoris.
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ga STRAIGHTFORWARD NEWsPAPERl

Give Light and tho
People Wu Find
Their Otcn WAY
Evening star., 1933-11-17
RAILROAD CRITICS
HIT BY EXECUTIVE
Declares Roads Are in Better
Position to Meet Depres-
sion Than Ever Before.

Replying to critics Of American rail-
roads. Warren G. Kendall. chairman of
the car service division, American
Railway Association, declared yesterday
that the roads of the country today
are in a better position to carry on
after the depression of the past four
years than they ever were following
any similar emergency. Mr.. Kendall
was guest speaker at the meeting of
the Washington Transportation Club at
the Raleigh Hotel
In his speech, Mr.. Kendall contended
that most of the criticism of railroads
was unwarranted and virtually all of it
wrong. Speaking of the financial
status of the industry at the present
moment, he said:
The railways are in better shape
today after passing through the four
years Of depression than they ever
were following any previous depres-
sion. They are in better condition
because they invested millions of dol
lars IN equipment in 1928 that had
brought them to a peak of efficiency
In 1929 that was able to carry them
on through the bad years so that to-
day they are in a better position to
carry on than they ever were"
Enumerates Criticisms.
Among the specific criticisms cited
by MIR. Kendall were: l, that railroad
equipment has not been kept up to
date 2, that railroads have not taken
advantage of proper research methods
to promote efficiency, and 8, that the
roads have failed to coordinate their
services. Replying to the first. he con-
tended that while railroad equipment
has not changed its outward appear
rrTIPh ff1o lorO1a.o
OF today are much more powerful and
stronger than they were 10 years ago.
Discussing the research charge he in
sisted that as a matter of fact "lit-
orally hundreds of groups" have been
working almost continuously on various
railroad problems and that, in fact. the
car service division of the American
Railway Association is research body.
Coordination Planned.
Commenting on the third charge.
MIR. Kendall said that no subject in
the field of railroading will receive
more careful consideration during the
next few months than coordination of
various transportation services: Rail.
road, air and water.
Mr.. Kendall was presented to the
club by its president, w. C. McDermott
New members voted into the club were
Joseph D. Libbey, general freight
agent, Grace Line, New York: Stuart
9. Leake, general agent, Richmond.
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad.
Richmond, and c. j. Shaeffer, secre-
tary-treasurer Geo. c. Shaeffer. Inc,
Washington 1t was announced that
the next meeting of the club will be its
annual meeting.
Guests Of the club yesterday included
{. A. Gillis, J. r. Thompson. A. T.
Lutz, Charles S. Wink. W. A. Milander,
A. G. Leibler, c. H. Brown, r. z.
Keefer, r. W. Ellinger, jr; George L.
Brynson. Arthur B. Chopin, e. G. Tay-
lor, F. w. Dentsman, Roy Pipes. H. j.
Whisky, M. H. Jacobson, j. G. Carlisle
and ?. B. Schultz.