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STILL, THE LARGER we build our navy, the fewer typewriters our
state department will need.
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EVERY MARRIED IRISHMAN knows that home rule Is a thing that
can’t be established by parliaments.
HERE’S HOPING that when our genial Dick Slpe gets to the penal
farm as a military prisoner he will not be compelled to work in the gov
ernor’s son’s company’s coal mine.
NO, GENTLE READER, this “first extra” and "second extra’’ talk does
not refer to newspaper editions. It is merely a method of refering to the
legislative sessions that will never be held.,
THOSE MEMBERS of the American Legion who called on Gov. Good
rich In reference to their memorial were “satisfied” with his attitude, but
no pae has yet asserted that they were "contented.”
Women Won't Need Leap Year Now
Upon the stroke of midnight on New Year’s eve men become fair game
for any woman who aspires to wed them. For 1920 is a leap year, and for
366 days there will be an open season on bachelors. Tradition gives to
woman the right to propose during leap year, and neither precedent nor
maidenly reserve demand that she wait to be asked. The huntress need
not be wary and sly in her approach when she is after a man's heart, but
can boldly pop the question once she corners the particular man she wants.
Most of us are familiar with this tradition. How it originated can not
definitely be said. During the reign of Queen Margaret the Scottish parlia
ment passed a law making it legal for a woman to propose if the man was
backward. This was in the year 1228, which was a leap year, and from
comment upon this fact grew the tradition that leap year was Roman’s
year when she might cast restraint to the winds and openly lay siege to
masculine hearts. A man who turned down a proposal had to pay the
woman 100 pounds—about SSOO.
The Irish have a prettier way of accounting for it, although it is not
worth much from an historical standpoint. There is a legend that SL
Patrick, resting from his labors, was strolling along the shores of a lake
when St. Bridget approached him with her mind much distressed. She
complained that ttie women were lamenting the fact that the men were so
backward about takiug wives. St. Patrick told her that he thought of one
way out of it—to let the women propose. However, being a wise saint, he
figured that if the privilege were not limited all of the men would take to
the woods before long. You see, St. Patrick knew that almost every
woman craves a home and a husband, and he didn't want the men to be
harassed by a multitude of proposals. So he suggested that the privilege
be limited to one year in seven.
“That wouldn’t do at all,” said Bridget. "I wouldn’t dare to tell the
women I had agreed to a proposition like that. In seven years a woman
figures she loses a great deal of her beauty and if she were turned down
all around and had to wait seven years before she could propose again
she’d lose about all the chance she ever had of getting wed.” St. Patrick
then agreed to make the privilege effective fourth year, beginning
that very year.
According to the legend, St. Bridget wasted no time; but proposed to
St. Patrick on the spot. Os course he couldn’t marry, but he squared his
refusal with a kiss and a silk gown, from which grew the saying that on
leap year, “The ladies propose and if not accepted claim a silk gown.”
Why do we have leap year, anyhow? Well, the old Romans, who fig
ured out the calendar of twelve months, which we "still use, and which is
based upon the changes of the sun, weren’t very accurate in mathematics
and they made a mistake and, instead of actually being 365 days, as we
figure it, a yejtr is about 365% days. Julius Caesar fixed that in the year
B. C. 46 by making every fourth year have 366 days, but he slipped up on
the deal by 11 minutes and 14 seconds. To make up for that, in 1582 Greg
ory XIII decreed that every hundredth year should not be a leap year ex
cept every fourth hundredth year. Thus 1800 and 1900 were not leap years,
but 2000 will be a leap year and the women eighty years from now will
not be deprived of their old privilege just because the year is a hundredth
year. Leap year always is a year which may be divided by four without
remainder.
Now that the world has given woman anew place in affairs, has taught
hpr independence from man and equal suffrage, it will be interesting to
see bow she goes about the matter of proposing. Will she “pop the ques
tion” on bended knee, or tajke advantage of moonlight nights and make
the proposal a sequel to her recitation of the old, old story that always will
l;e new? Or will she brusquely make it a business proposal through and
through; pointing out how a union would benefit both and adding the sug
gestion that they hurry to a justice of the peace and get it over with?
Or perhaps she will revert to the tactics of the caveman, wield a club
- upon the object of her affections and drlg him off to have the nuptial knot
tied.
Bosh, say those who claim to know. Women won’t propose any more
than they ever have done. They will simply piok out a man, twist him
ar'ound their little fingers and make him do the proposing whenever they
wish. They always have. They always will. As near as I can figure it
out, they have no further use for leap years.—W. D. Boyce in the Saturday
Blade, Chicago,
Hays' Man Fesler,
If there lingered any doubt In the minds of the people of Indiana as
to how J. W. Fesler was brought forth as a candidate for the republican
nomination for governor, it was dispelled when announcement was made
that Schuyler Haas had resigned his position with the republican national
committee for the purpose of devoting his time to Fesler’s candidacy.
Haas has for many years been known as a confidential agent of the
coterie of politicians who operate through and with the Indianapolis News,
the reoently disclosed personal organ of the late Charles W. Fairbanks. He
was placed on the board of works by Mayor Jewett as a representative of
these interests and was removed to a-place of safety under the protecting
wing of Will H. Hays when some of the political opponents of his master
objected to his appearance as attorney for persons interested in the sale
to the city and county of certain records which were part of an estate and
of questionable value to the community.
Haas has been "scouting” around the country for Hays for some time.
Now it is desirable for the national chairman to have a direct connection
with the race for governor in Indiana and Haas is directed to his home
state to act as liaison officer between the national organization and the one
candidate the organization is willing to accord a chance for the nomination.
The “resignation” of Haas from the employment of the national com
mittee is for public consumption only. His assignment to the Fesler cam
paign 1b not without precedent. There was the attempt to make Ed Schmidt,
lately of telephone fame, the manager of the Bush campaign when the or
ganization feared that Bush might prove a stumbling block in the cam
paign. Schmidt is said to be on the roll of the national committee’s “cam
paign managers,” also.
Fesler is now the best aligned of any of the republican candidates.
He has the support of the state committee, from whose headquarters his
announcement emanated. He is backed by the News, the oflcial organ of
the committee. His campaign is to be managed by Haas, the representa
tive of the national committee, and he is the man on whom wishes
the Goodrich and Watson elements to “compromise.”
From a political standpoint, Fesler Is regarded as the most satisfac
tory of all the candidates for governor, not only because of his strategic
position, but because of his strength in Marion county, where Mayor Jewett
is fast slipping as the party boss.
But from the viewpoint of the republican who would like to have a hahd
in the selection of a candidate for governor, and believes that this is the
time for the nomination of someone other than a political office seeker,
Fesler is about as different from the ideal candidate as could have beqn
found. a *'*’
A Column Conducted Under Di
rection of Dr. Rupert Blue of
U. S. Public Health Service.
; ’Uncle Sam, M. D., will answer, either
In this column or by mall, questions of
geneial interest relating only to hygiene,
sanitation and the prevention of disease.
It will be Impossible for him to answer
.questions of a purely personal nature, or
‘to prescribe for individual diseases. Ad
dress :
INFORMATION EDITOR,
U. S. Public Health Service.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
CARING FOR THE HUMAN MACHINE.
Consider the furnace. Theoretically
this Is a machine for the economical pro
duction of heat. If the proper amount of
the proper kind of fuel is properly put
into it, if the ashes are properly cleaned
out, if the drafts are properly managed,
the chances are that it will heat the house
properly. If, on the other hand, too
i much' or too little fuel is put into it, if
I the fuel contains too much inflammable
1 material, if the fire is not kept clean of
! ashes, or if the dampers are badly regu
lated, the furnace operates inefficiently or
ceases working altogether. Perhaps the
most important thing next to putting in
the fuel Is to clean out the ashes. If
these are allowed to accumulate In the
ashpit, the grate bars may be burned out.
! Food is taken Into the human body
for the purpose of producing heat. The
standard of its value Is the number of
heat units it contains. If too little fuel
Is taken Into the human body an insuffi
j clent number of heat units to operate It
are received and it works Inefficiently.
If, on the other hand, too great an amount
|of food is taken, the body becomes
i clogged and works Just as inefficiently as
if it had received too small an amount,
j The most important thing is to remove
1 promptly all of the waste materials re-,
! mnijiing after the food has given up its
heat units N If too great an amount of
this debris Is allowed to remain, the fires
j of the body are in danger of being put
! out by these poisonous materials. The
■ elimination of these materials is one of
the functions of the intestinal apparatus.
Perhaps this is even more important than
an educated set of brains. Certainly an
educated set of brains can not work ef
fectively so long as the intestinal appa
ratus is badly operated.
Man In our present state of civilisation
is obliged to pay particular attention to
functions which in a state of nature took
care of themselves. *A robust man en
i gaged In active exercise In the open air
| may commit dietary Indiscretions which
I would be exceedingly harmful to a seden
| tary worker. Exercise as a part of the
! dally life Is, however, absolutely neces
! sary for both. Plain, wholesome food Is
! just as necessary for the brain worker
las for him who labors with his hands.
| Above all, both must keep the human fur
nace well shaken down and without ac
| cumulation of ashes and debris In order
j that the fires of life may burn brightly
and steadily.
ANSWERS.
q—Would you be suspicious of tuber
! culosls In a 14-year-old child having a
persistent cough? She never coughs up
anything and her and general
j health are good.
! A. —A persistent cough in a 14-year-old
; child should, of course, lead to a very
I careful examination of the lungs. There
are. however, other common conditions
which produce a cough, and In a child of
14 it would be very Important to make
sure that there are not nasal catarrh, ob
structed nasal breathing and enlarged
uvula, or other local causes which give
rise to the cough. Tn any event, yo
should have the child very carefully ex
amined by a physician.
BUGS MAY STOP A TRAIN.
Despite the contrast of size, a loco
motive may be stopped J>v a bug—at
least by a host of bugs. The reason Is
that when these insects swarm upon the
tracks they rails so greasy that
a wheel can not be kept turning.
Bugs particularly capable In this line
'are the cotton worm, the tent caterpillar,
the migratory locust "and the army worm.
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, J 920.
Here the Reader
Says Mis Say
PARK OFFICIALS THANK TIMES.
Editor The Times—The board of park
commissioners at its last regular meet
ing directed that I extend to you its
appreciation for the courtesy extended
this department In helping make its
Christmas festivities such a great suc
cess. We are Indeed most grateful to
you for the assistance given us and trust
that we may at some time be able to
return this favor even In a small way.
With best wishes for a happy and
prosperous New Year, we beg to remain
very truly yours.
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS;"
JAMES H. LOWRY,
Superintendent.
R. WALTER JARVIS,
Director of Recreation.
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WOMAN READER ON UNREST.
Editor The Times—-The growing unrest
in our country is bringing the more
serious minded citizen to a condition
of mind which is of grave importance.
Where will it all end? What will be
the outcome? These are questions heard
on enrery side.
New conditions have arisen lu our na
tional life which must be adjuster. New
problems are before the people and
necessarily demand great leaders. It Is
only a few months until a national cam
paign will be here and now is the time
for the people to ponder over tlie real
lsse which political parties must place
in the platform. The' votingTopulation
must be Informed and educated as they
have never before been educated. Suf
frage for women will be a potent factor,
so the education must begin In the home.
The majority of the people would
like to be informed on the real position
of the different parties on vital points
affecting their lives and that of their
families, but as long as the press Is
I controlled by the wealth of the country
only the most discerning reader can be
Informed through newspaper reading. We
must read the history of the different
parties and not only find out whnt they
have stood for, but what they have oc
complished.
The democratic party has been in
power for the last seven years, and Its
record is fairly clear. It has stood for
the rights of the individual rather than
the classes, whether they be dominated
by the plutocrat or the industrial unit
The democratic party realizes that a man
may be influenced by environment, ano
such being the case, men often become
blared in Judgment after election.
This being true the time has come
when direct legislation Is necessary. If
our government is to stand the will of
| the people must stand supreme, and nil
| states should amend their constitution
] to include the initiative and the referen
j dum. It is true the public must be In
formed on how to use this power In
telligently, and /that they may use wis
dom in the use of the ballot there
should be government bulletins issued
at intervals containing facts concerning
vital questions before our legislative bod
ies and the attitude of both political
j parties on these questions.
Having faith in the people, ss the
democratic party d-oes, we believe they
have the right to be Informed, and the
wisdom to decide rightly In all matters
Involving self government. This party
has already declared for the protection
of the Individual citizen against profi
teers and wishes to establish state and
local trade commissions to assist the
federal trade commission in bringing ex
tortionists to Justice and Inflicting heavy
penalties. The detnocrntlc party ha* al
ready protected the people from the
greed of Wall street through tb© cur
rency law. It believes private monopoly
to be intolerable, and so would stimu
late commerce through government
means. Public sentiment is coming more
and more to believe in government own
ership' of railroads, and this party
stands ready to encourage this move
whenever the people are ready for ir.
and not only railroads, but every other
Industry where it has been shown that
competition is impossible.
Equal suffrage is here, and with It
PROSPERITY lilJl
Smiles on the Members |p^M|J|
Christmas Savings Club
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$40,000 was divided among 1,800 of them this
Christmas. They are happy after Christmas as
well as during Christmas. They have saved to meet
the expense of Christmas shopping—prepared for it
gradually—met it readily—and are still smiling. A “D R 1
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small sum deposited every week m our Christmas
Savings Club will keep you smiling after next Might W ell He
Christmas. . x - Your Hank ’ ’
25 cents deposited weekly means Christmas Savings of $12.50*
60 cents deposited weekly means Christmas Savings of $25.00
SI.OO deposited weekly means Christmas Savings of $50.00
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ar© untold possibilities for women. They
will demand that the league of nations
be Indorsed without limitation, and that
military training he discouraged. That
prohibition be rigidly enforced, and that
the social evil be destroyed. We are
looking to the party who has stood the
test In the past, to indofs© these things
WOMAN READER WHO IS INTER
ESTED.
Greenfield, Ind.
"BUTTERMILK POWDER” NOW.
WILLOW SPRINGS. Mo., Jan. C.- -It Is
looked upon as out of date In this sec
tion to ask waiters In hotels to bring
you a glass of buttermilk. The request
now Is “bring me a buttermilk powder,
waiter." *
The Change is due to the fact that
creameries hereabouts are installing what
are known as buttermilk driers, by aid
of which the liquid is reduced to a pow
der form.
ItHEdDTHESEBqDks
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"The Great Hunger," by John Bojer is
a simple, direct story which touches
modern Jlle and universal nature at many
points in depleting a Norwegian boy's
struggle for success crowned in the
end only by a spiritual victory. He
finds that the great hun'ger is not sat
isfied by honor, wealth, love or work,
but In building temples for tl hu
man spirit. “I went and sold com in
my enemy's field that God might exist.”
In ‘‘The Haunted Bookshop,” by C. D.
Morley, Roger Mlffin, the book peddler
of his other book “Parnussus On
Wheels.” Is retncarnated ( In the setting
of a second-hand book Shop in Brook
lyn, N. Y. His wide ranging, whimsical.
eccentric book talk Is sufficient excuse
for his revival, but Mr. Morley adds a
mystery and a love story concerned wita
a charming young girl, taken in at her
father's request to learn the book trade
and “get some of the finishing school
nousense out of her head.”
‘‘The Wine of Astonishment,” by M. H.
Bradley is the romance of a poor law
student and a well-to-do college girl,
its progress complicated by lack of
funds and youthful unwisdom. There is
a happy ending Induced by the wjfr,
which, whatever Its general tragic re
sults. has served the useful purpose
In cutting Gordian knots in fiction.
“Green Valley.” by Katherine Reynolds,
is a chronicle of the neighborliness and
friendliness of a smsgi town, with much
mention of soda biscuit and old-fash
ioned flower • gardens. A slight plot.
Rmuslng village gossip, some excellent
bits of characterization and a rather
WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A PRESCRIPTION.
MAGGIE’S HUSBAND IS A BRUTE.
EXCUSE ME FOR POINTING.
saccharine atmosphere make, on the
whole, a pleasant book.
League Organized
by Male Teachers
FITTSBUKG, Jan. .—At last, the
School Man's league to prevent the en.
croacbment of women In this field.
Nearly GOO male teachers formed the
organization here. One of the means pro
posed as a method of -topping the “femi
nization’’ of the school system is a gen
eral increase of salaries which shall keep
ilie teachers from “tumbling into debt
for the necessaries of life.”
An official statement said that the 30f
men “propose hr- - t*ad--w4th * bold
front for such change in the educational
policy .of the city schools as will insure
well-balanced influence of both men andl
women teachers."