Indiana daily times. [volume], March 13, 1920, Home Edition, Page 8, Image 8

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ONE-TWENTIETH
OF LABOR ALIEN,
WOOD DECLARES
‘Pull Together as in War,*
General Advises in Closing
Speech in City.
TRIBUTE PAID LEGION
Ninety-fire per cent of American labor
is loyal and the other 5 tier cent Is un
der alien leadership. MaJ. Gen. Leonard
Wood, candidate for the republican nom
ination for the presidency, said In a'
speech before the Society of Actual Past
Grand Masters, Free and Accepted Ma
gons, at the Scottish Rite temple last
night.
The speech before the Masonic organ
ization was the third made by Gen. Wood
during his one-day visit here. He had
previously spoken at the Columbia club
and at the Claypool hotel.
Charles J. Orbispn was toastmaster.
,T. H. Makin had charge of the banquet
and seating arrangements.
“Labor must receive a living wage,”
Gen. Wood said, “a wage which, with
thrift and industry, will enable him to
lay aside something for a stormy day,
to marry, to have a family and to give
his children a chance in the world.
URGES CO-OPERATION
FOR AMERICA FIRST.
“We have no serious difficulties," ite
continued. “There are a number of things
to be considered. We want to pull to
gether, we want the same kind of de
mocracy that we had during the war,
when the son of the millionaire and the
son of the laborer, newcomer and native
born, Jew and gentile, stood shoulder to
shoulder stripped of all distinctions other
than those which came from character,
education, and physique, all animated by
a common purpose—and tliat spirit now,
a spirit of co-operation, a spirit to win,
to put America first. We have got It.
We simply want to get together and put
things over.
"We want to gJt the strangle hold of
the excess profit tax and certain other
taxes off the throat of business, be
cause those taxes are paralyzing Initia
tive at a time when w’e need It. We
want to spread our business abroad
over the world —our commerce and our
trade.
“The great producing nations of cen
tral Europe are producing very little at
the present time. We must protect
American business when the time of
production comes, protect all business
which needs protecting; but now we have
very little competition. We never had
such an opportunity in all our national
life to spread abroad our commerce as
we have today. We have a singularly
good opportunity to acquire a fine mer
chant fleet.
“I think as you look ahead you want
to make up your mind about some kind
of a military system which is purely
MOTION PICTURES.
The Bonnie/t Lade of them all—
m Inthe Delightful Dramatic Novelty
SUCH a thing as having someone offer yon $20,000,000 for stopping
vrork seems beyond belief and you think they do it only in the
“movies," but when you see bewitching Mary MacLaren in
“BONNIE, BONNIE LASSIE** you'll not only agree it was worth
every cent of $20,000,000 to get the “Lassie," but more besides. Any
way you’re in for a great evening when you see this play. It's slick
quick, happy, refined, highly entertaining what more could you
possibly ask for? Yes
Starting Tomorrow —Playing All Week
W -mr —i first half
1.13 iIS Next Week
ETHEL CLAYTON
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in Bronson Howard’s Dramatic Success
Young Mrs.
Winthrope
I HANK MANN COMEDY
I TAD DYLAN’S ENTERTAINERS
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American, absolutely without any sug
gestion of German methods or Prussian
methods. It wants to be an American
system, conducted on American lines,
and it must be fairly effective.
“In other words, build up the army
with the Idea of maintaining the small
est possible number of men, living un
der arms as professional soldiers, and
back of it the largest possible number
of men who can become a potential
army on short notice.”
Gen. Wood reiterated Col. Roosevelt's
policy to “Speak softly, but carry a
big stick.”
“We must protect Americans wherever
they live, whether it be in Mexico or
China: protect them against any oppres
slcn when they maintain themselves wltn
ln the law of the land In which they re
side,” he said. “The world must under
stand that It can not Injure American
citizens with impunity. To permit it in
jures the standing of our government at
home and abroad and gives the impres
sion of timidity. A firm and dignified
policy will prevent any actions which
may lead to serious difficulty.
“President Roosevelt's statement In re
gard to our foreign policy was a good
one—'Speak softly, but carry a big stick.'
Be ready to defend our people and our
interests against injustice. Not a dollar,
for ransom, but millions for rescue.
ECONOMY IN
BUDGET SYSTEM.
“We want a budget system In this
country. It will tend to national econ
omy, to a more efficient expenditure of
the public funds. It is a rather impor
tant thing. We have got to economize
and rigidly economize In national admin
istration now, to try and get back on our
feet again financially, to get this burden
of taxation off.
“Then again we bare our schools. We
have all got to take more Interest in
them. Our teachers in colleges and
schools are underpaid from one end of
the country to the other. This teaching
force in our universities and schools is
doing a work second in importance to
none that is being done in this country.
Our couiitr.v rests largely upon its public
school system. We want to keep it up to
the highest possible level of efficiency.
These men and women who today are
teaching the youth of this country, the
children of our land, are forming the
characters of the men and women of to
morrow. As they are taught today will
they be thinking and acting tomorrow.
It is a most dangerous situation to fall
to give proper attention to the school
system.
IMPORTANCE OF
NATION’S SCHOOLS.
“Our teaching force la fighting that si
lent battle against Ignorance and preju
dice upon the outcome of which de
pends In no small measure the stability
of this republic. They know they are
underpaid, and we know it. They are
unhappy.and discontented and a great
many of the best men and women In the
teaching force are leaving. They are go
ing into other lines of endeavor. They
feel they have a right to make the best
use of their talents and to find a position
where they can earn a reasonable return
for their labors, where they can afford
to have a little hit of pleasure, to marry,
to raise a family and to give their chil
dren a reasonable opportunity.”
Wood paid a compliment to the
American legion, characterizing It as a
great power for good government.
PAY’S TRIBUTE TO
AMERICAN LEGION.
“And right In connection with all this
trouble I want to say a good word for
the American legion,” he said. “I want
to say a great many good words for It.
It is the finest upstanding organization
you can imagine: loyal American men
who have offered their lives in the serv
ice of their country; respectors of law
and order; a (treat, force for good gov
ernment; well worthy of your support.
Every man who Is eligible ought to go
into it. It is a loyal organization.
“Out on the western coast when a lot
of assassins fired Into the"kr, killing some
of their number, and wounding others,
what did they do? They had the power
to have hanged them at once, but they
did not. They put them in jail In an
orderly manner without unnecessary
force, and then they defended the jail
against a mob which was trying to take
the men out and hang them.
“That Is pretty good stuff. That
speaks for discipline, a force for law
and order. It is going to be a great
power for good government.”
MOTION PICTURES,
• jfcilASiv . : Hi
She was tired of being the only “live one” in a village of sleep-walkers.
Tired of watching the trains whiz by with other folks going somewhere
to do something—so Mary Ellen came to town —New York—and tried her
' arts on the Great White Way.
CHRISTY COMEDY FOX NEWS
CHAPLIN
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Frederick
The Palister Case
ALL WEEK
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1920.
INSURANCE TAX
TO BE ENFORCED
Sums Long Due Under Recip
rocal Law Demanded.
Steps to collect $65,0f1T.6S in back
taxes from thirty-four Insurance com
panies will be taken Immediately, It was
said at the office of the state board of
accounts today. Delinquent companies
failed to make payments to the state
under the reciprocal insurance law, the
board alleges. Some charges date from
1888.
More than $25,000 in back taxes has
been paid to the state since the discovery
in 1017 that state auditors had not been
enforcing the reciprocal insurance law.
Court aetten will be taken against all
delinquent* if they do not effect settle
ments at once, Jesse Eschbach, chief ex
aminer of ilhe board, said.
Only one Indiana company, the Income
Guaranty Company of South Rend, Is
named In the charges. This company
owes the state $391.47. It is charged.
Enter Ogden Street
Home, Seize Still
What the police describe as the best
equipped still they have seen Is on
exhibition at police headquarters today.
Herbert l’lpe,* 30, negro, 527 Ogden
street, Is under arrest on the charge
of operating- a blind tiger. The arrest
was made by Scrgt. Dean and a squad
of police after a raid on the Ogden
street house. The police were accompan
ied by federal officers.
When the officers entered IMpos hom
they found him making “moonshine.”
The still included a copper coil, two
tanks, a condenser, two crocks of mash
and other utensils.
Park Your Coat? 1
CLEVELAND, March 12.—The ques
tion is whether you prefer handing a
dime to a pretty girl or slipping a jit
ney in a slot.
At any rate one of the interesting
wtN
devices that will be shown at the hotel
aien's show at the coliseum here the
week of May 10 will be a machine that
automatically locks up hats, coats and
umbrellas, doing away with the aproned
attendant.
County’s World War
Veterans Back Bonus
United States Senators Harry S. New
and James E. Watson and Representative
Merrill Moores were today in receipt of
telegrams from Harry C. Rower of the
national executive committee of the
World War Veterans, urgiug them to
support a measure giving a bonus of
SSOO to honorably discharged service men
and women.
Asa result of a meeting held here last
night by representatives of all posts of
the World War Veterans in Marion
county the following telegram was sent
to Indiana representatives at Washing
ton :
“Marion County World War Veterans,
representing 1.500 former service men,
unanimously pass resolutions in indorse
ment of sr,(vn bonus to honorably dis
charged service men and women at spe
cial meeting tonight. Letters containing
resolution follow,”
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NEWARK, March 13.—A wild cow
caused commotion here. The cow roamed
Newark streets for twenty-four hours.
Police reserves failed In three campaigns
to round up bossy. She broke loose
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The Favorite Uasso. >.
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ins Inferior bex
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after they had laapoed her with chains
on the fourth attempt and was last seen
leaving town.
INDIANS, TAKE WARNING.
CH’CAGO, March 13.—Two cowboys.
S all
NEXT
week
BertLytell
In the Soul-Stirring Romantic Drama of the
Canadian Northland,
The Right of Way
Filmed From the Celebrated Novel by
SIR GILBERT PARKER
A Picture That Has Everything
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The Unusual In Musical Entertainment
AMERICAN HARMONISTS J
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Paul Leese, 13, and his brother. Edward.
11, are on their way to Colorado to ex
terminate redskins. They left the other
night with pancake flour and a rifle.
The police are looking for them. They
forgot to say goodbye to their mother.