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INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Dally Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street.
Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351
MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS.
Advertising Offices —Chicago, New York, Boston, Detroit, G. Logan Payne Cos.
—"THIS IS THE YEAR”—
AS A COMPROMISE CANDIDATE J. W. Fesler semes to have been
brought out only to he compromised in his home county.
NONE OF THE OLD CROWD seems to have forgotten the trick of the
late returns that was so ably demonstrated by Denny Bush et al.
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IT IS INDEED UNFORTUNATE that Ralph Lemcke and Bill Davis
didn't have a chance to settle that controversy right then and there.
AND THE WORST of it Is that Claris Adams, county manager for
Fesler, appears to have lost his own precinct to McCray.
WOOD'S POPULARITY may not have been a "manufactured senti
ment,” but it seems to have waned when $2.50 testimonials were no longer
sought.
THAT CORONER JOB is really important enough to demand a man
with some sense of obligation to the people who elect him.
Courage in Defeat
Fights against machine domination of a political party such as the tight
waged by the “antis” against the Goodrich-Jewett organization in Marion
county, are not won in a single primary, and seldom in a single election.
By the very nature of their organization the machine leaders reach
down to control through long and various tentacles which can only be
severed a few at a time and the head of the monster can seldom if ever
be reached with one blow.
The “antis” do not appear to have been able to defeat a single machine
candidate for a Marion county office.
Thk result was not indicative so much of the lack of strength of the
"antis" as of the power of the organization against which they fought. This
power extended from the dome of the courthouse to the farthermost re
cess of the county. It made itself manifest in the election booths, in the
-counting rooms of the election boards, and, if we may believe some honest
republicans, it was not* always exercised in the interest of fair play.
However, the “antis” should not be judged by what they failed to ac
complish, so much as by what they did accomplish.
Whether or not they broke into the slate of the republican leaders in
any one race, they demonstrated that there is in the republican party an
element that is unwilling to surrender its right to govern to any combina
tion of interests, no matter how powerful those interests may be. They
demonstrated that not all the republican party will tamely submit to co
ercion, or supinely surrender the right to political freedom.
In the thousands of votes that were cast for anti-administration repub
lican candidates lies the future hope of the party.
Among these voters are men who had the courage to oppose the powers
that be.
They were not numerous enough to win the primaries last Tuesday,
but tney were numerous enough to prove that the machine is vulnerable.
Combined with the democratic voters of Marion county they would be
numerous enough to eliminate the machine forever from Marion county.
And the time will come when the machine will either realize the . ight
of these thousands of prctestants to be heard in the councils of the repub
lican party or there will be no councils worthy of the name.
The courage that prompted these republicans to stand against over
whelming odds Is the courage that comes of being right.
It is the courage that enables a man to take a beating and come back
to fight again.
Wanted—A Halo
The alacrity with which the “good government" officials of Marion
county prosecuted the young negro who committed a fiendish crime in
Indianapolis recently continues to be a seven-day wonder to the Indian
apolis News and a few other republican papers that see in a repetition of
the details an opportunity to deceive the public into believing that it is
really the customary thing for negro cases to be prosecuted with zeal in
Marion county.
Nothing could be farther from the truth than the impression that these
officials were moved to rapid action by a natural inclination to prosecute.
The facts are that the community had become so fed up with delay in
the courts that it threatened to take the law into its* own hands unless
something was accomplished speedily that Indicated the existence of ability
to uphold the law. This community trembled on the verge of a race riot,
provoked not by misconduct on the part of the colored citizens as a whole,
but by what Prosecutor Adams himself has admitted is "spineless enforce
ment” of the law. ,
Realizing that an enraged populace could no longer be held in check
by political possibilities, the republican leaders of the county nipped the
movement to obtain a change of venue for the murderer and insisted that
he be brought to trial.
By so doing they avoided mob violence which would have been the
direct result of any further efforts on their part to favor the negro.
Now they are holding up their heads in the vain hope that some care
less angel will drop a halo on them for not delaying this case in accord
ance with their usual custom.
In Muncie and Indianapolis
Speaking editorially of the lenient manner in which authorities deal
with law violators, the Muncie Press, which the local gang of republican
“good government” will hardly accuse of being prejudiced against them,
asks:
"If somebody were to jump out of an alley and steal your purse and the
thief was knowij, would you think he had been punished adequately if he
were called into police station and scolded and allowed to go?
“Or would you think it was the duty of some officer to file charges
against him and of the prosecuting attorney thereupon to prosecute him
and see that he was punished so severely he would have good reason for
not starting up in business again in the community?”
Muncie officials, it appears, have been gently slapping professional
gamblers on the wrist and telling them to behave.
The same kind of treatment is given automobile thieves in Indian
apolis, and the result is that a few nights ago $20,000 worth of autos were
stolen. „ >
Muncie will net rid itself of professional gamblers by this kind of
compromises with them.
Indianapolis will not rid Itself of auto thieves by granting them
suspended sentences and recommending paroles in other cases.
What both cities need is law enforcement.
What both cities have is political influence greater than the laws
of the state.
That Lap Prize Fund
The $20,000 lap prize fund which is being collected by a committee of
Indianapolis citiiens promises not only to add to the zest-of the 500-mi!e
speedway race but also to prove that the city really does appreciate the
speedway classic.
This is the first time the citizens of Indianapolis have undertaken such
an extensive appreciation of the speedway race, and the movement has
met with very good response. As its purpose becomes more thoroughly
understood it should and doubtless will receive greater support.
George M. Dickson, one of the pioneer automobile manufacturers of
this city, has done valiant work in arousing the business men of the city
to their opportunity and is still earnestly working to raise the funds neces
sary for these prizes.
It is proposed to offer the prizes to drivers for increased speed in speci
fied laps, thus making intervals of even greater interest than is shown in
the long grind of the 500 miles.
The speedway race attracts people from all over the world. It does
more than any one event in the year to advertise Indianapolis. Contribu
tions to the fund designed to arouse e,ven greater interest iq it than exists
at present are mighty good investments on behalf of Indianapolis.
PLAN MEMORIAL
FOR ZEEBRUGGE
Kings George and Albert Pa
trons of Project.
LONDON, May 6.—The first meet
ing of the reconstituted committee of the
Zeebrugge memorial fund, of which the
patrons are King George and King Al
bert, was held recently under the presi
dency of Lord Emmott. It is desired
to erect on Belgian soli a monument to
commemorate the daring achievements
of the blocking of the Zeebrugge canal
on St. George’s day. 1918.
The city of Bruges, despite Its own
municipal anxieties after many year* of
enemjr'oecupatlon, has on Its own Initia
tive offered a cite and £2,500 to Inaugu
rate a fund for the erection of a com
memorative obelisk thirty yards from
thee spot where the British ships blocked
the canal.
The burgomaster has invited the co
operation of the British public so that
sufficient money to erect h worthy and
lasting monument can be raised.
When completed the memorial will be
visible from far out at sea.
The lists of the names of the vice
patrons submitted., at the meeting in
cluded the lord chancellor, the arch
bishop of Canterbury, Earl Bjatty, Enri
Haig, Viscount .Tellleoe, the prime min
ister, Mr. Asquith, Mr. Bonar Law, Vis-
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MAT 6, 1920.
count Burnham, Mr. Churchill, Walter
Long, the chairman of Lloyds, Budyurd
Kipling, Arthur Henderson, M. P.. and
the high commissioners of the domin
ions.
The honorable treasurer la Sir Kobcrf
IClndersley.
It Is proposed that the surplus, after
paying for the memorial, shall bo dis
tributed amongst naval charities.
It was decided that an appeal shoulo
be Issued to the public to subscribe to
ward the fund, and that bodies and
corporations throughout the country
should be approached, especially those
representatives of shipping and mercan
tile interests.
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Woman in Overalls
Worked Way About
NEW YORK. May 6.—A’ slight fig
ure clad in mackintosh and brown over
alls was brought before Magistrate B*>-
berman charged with disorderly conduct
and masquerading as a mar.
“I was christened Henrietta,” she said,
“and I call myself Harry nnd wear over
alls because I find it easier to get work
as a man.
“I have done manual labor In Birming
ham, Chicago, Philadelphia—all over.
“And I see no harm In It, either.”
Miss Wilson doffed her Fedora hat; a
mass of blond hair tumbled to her waist,
and she was suddnnly lerealed as a very
comely person with big, blue eyes.
STRIKES IN TIME
OF HENRY VIII
Famous Cardinal Had No Use
for Walkouts
Cardinal Wolsey in, talking to Master
Kingston on the subject of government,
warned his friend against tolerating sedi
tious strikes.
“Lee His Grace,” ho said, meaning
Henry VIII, “consider the story of ltich
ard the Second. .
“Did not the commons in his time rise
up against .he chief governors of this
realm ?
“And, under pretense of having all
things In common, did they not fall to
spoiling and robbing, and at last took
the King’s person and carried him about
the city, making him obedient to their
proclamations?
“Alas, if these be not plain precedents,
then our prudent rulers will be taken
from us and wo shall be left in the hands
of our enemies, and then will ensue mis
chief upon mischief. Inconveniences, bare
ness nnd scarcity, for want of good or
der in the commonwealth.”
The great Wolsey had no sympathy for
outlaw strikers.
LEAD Ol'TPl'T INCREASES.
The yearly output of lead in the United
States has increased 535,188 short tons in
ninety-eight years.
Rides Tire Rack to ,
Get Divorce Evidence
SACRAMENTO, Cnl., May 6.-After
hearing testimony that Raymond Weaver
had hitched to the tire rack of an nuto
mohile in which his wife was riding
with another man In order to gain evi
dence, the court decided he deserved a
divorce.
Raymond said hts wife discovered him
clinging to thi# tire rack and instructed
her companion to speed up in order to
shake him.
Hubby was shaken ofT and also shaken
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Milk at Low Price
NEW YORK. May 6 Milk at BVi
cents a quart is to be on suie nt 33 pub
lic schools in Manhattan, and also in the
tenement districts of other boroughs, be
ginning soon, according to an announce
ment by Dr. Royal S. Copeland, com
missioner of health.
Dr. Copeland said that the Sheffield
Farms cotppany had offered to sell the
department an unlimited supply of milk
if the department would provide for the
reception, storage, and distribution of
the milk. _
JIGGS IS OUT, WHILE MAGGIE’S IN.
WE AGREE WITH ABIE, THESE DAYS.
WHY NOT USE HIM FOR AN ANCHOR.
Bushy Eyebrows
Return to Favor
PARIS, May 6.—While tbey’re pulling
them out in America, they’re sticking
and growing them on in Paris.
This refers to eyebrows. 1
The Paris hairdressers are being he
sieged by women who want tonics guar
ahteed to make their eyebrows long and
heavy.
One enterprising coiffeur advertises
that he will glue on artificial eyebrows,
warranted to stick for at least twenty
four hours, for eight francs.
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