Indiana daily times. [volume], June 23, 1920, Home Edition, Page 6, Image 6

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INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
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Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351
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—“THIS IS THE YEAR”—
ALTHOUGH Babe Ruth has abstained attempting anything' of a
literary nature, we have heard men refer to him aa “a modern Homer 1
and get away with it
ONE GLEANS from the New York dispatches that among the numer
ous things that have been dug up against the late Mr. Elwell is the fact
that he smoked terribly smelly cigarettes.
IT WOULD seem there could be no good defense of those “vivid vamp”
movies, yet the producers declare they are educational films. They are
trying to make the world safe for married men.
The Haags Convicted
The celerity and ease with which the conviction of the Haag brothers
was brought about in federal court is in marked contrast to the dilatory
tactics employed when the various hearings growing out of the case were
pending in the county courts.
The federal authorities presented a well-prepared case and obtained
a conviction in a trial lasting less than two days, whereas the county au
thorities failed or refused to accomplish anything for months until public
indignation became so strong that it compelled action leading up to a cop
victlon.
It is true that the Haags were finally convicted In the county courts,
from which they promptly appealed, but the state of Indiana as represented
by Prosecutor Claris Adams deserved little credit for that victory over the
most insidious violators of the booze laws in the state.
Mr. Adams, the state’s attorney, did not originate the charges. He
was foroed to prosecute the Haags.
For many months he consistently opposed the very theory of law on
which these smug bootleggers were convicted in the lower court and he
did not adopt that theory until it became apparent that it was the only
way he could escape public censure.
The summary justice administered in the Haag case in the federcl,
court simply shows that a willingness to make a vigorous prosecution was
n was necessary to bring about a conviction.
It certainly would have been as easy for the state to show that the
Haags were openly selling booze for beverage purposes as it was for the
government to do so. The case did not hang on any technicality in federal
law; it merely was a question of whether or not the Haags sold their
booze for beverage purposes. v , „ , . .
This was the only vital point involved and Federal District Attorney
VanNuys’ compilation of evidence, which was as accessible to the state’s
attorney as to the district attorney, brought about the conviction by the
introduction of only one witness.
The community should be thankful that it is rid of the Haags as boot-;
loggers, and that there is some agency which, without the necessity of
continuous prodding, is willing to take up the cases of wealthy and influ
ential violators of the law and to prosecute them.
Dogs
A youth at one of the motion picture theaters, one night this week,
sneered when the young hero of the film, just home from the war, turned
away to conceal his grief upon learning that during his absence his dog
had accidentally been killed.
Os course, it was just a film hero and a film dog. and all pretense; but
It was all so cleverly carried out that the scorn of the youth was evidently
directed against the sentiment portrayed rather than ita manner of por
trayal.
True, there are vicious dogs and dogs that kill sheep; and theTe are
vicious men and men that murder men.
There are dogs that won’t stay home nights unless tied up, and men
/ who jnst won’t stay home nights anyway.
But were you ever “thrown down” by a dog that had become your
companion and your friend; did he ever show any lack of loyalty; any lack
of faith in you; any lack of sympathy and affection?
It seems that breeding doesn’t count very much with them when it
comes to possession of these traits—breeding on their part, or social stand
ing on the part of their masters.
And it is because of these things—the loyalty, the faith and the af
fection of dogs for their masters—that the work of the Indianapolis Humane
society for the dogs that are strays is reaching farther and farther into the
hearts of the people of this city.
That Special Session
Every one knows the fable of the shepherd boy who called, "'Volf,
Wolf!” when there was no wolf approaching his flock until finally when
the wolf did appear the sheep were destroyed because his neighbors thought
his calls were simply another attempt at a practical joke.
Gov. Goodrich is in an exactly similar predicament at this time.
If he does not call a special session now, and there are indications
that he may not, no one ever will take him seriously when he announces
that he will call a session.
He has now twice definitely announced that such a session would be
held, thus bringing about feverish activity among the lobbyists of vari
ous interests and causing so much activity on the part of oil inpectors
generally that another such period of unusual effort by these gentlemen
will very likely prove their physical undoing and the state will be without
any oil Inspection scandal, which would be a strange and unusual con
dition Indeed.
The governor should have some pity for the oil fee grabbers.
He should realize they are not used to working.
But, seriously, the governor Is making himself ridiculous.
He has been credited with being a shrewd politician. He either does
not deserve- this reputation or he is so shrewd that he has kept his motives
even from those closest to him who have not been able to divine them.
It Is up to him either to act now or to quit talking about it.
These false alarms are becoming tiresome.
Drug Habit Not Increasing
. Efforts of booze interests to make it appear that prohibition has
caused an increase in the drug habit are met by Dr. George H. Simmons,
sditor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, with the decla
ration that there is absolutely no basis for that conclusion.
In an editorial published in his journal Dr. Simmons shows that the
restriction of the use of alcohol In Germany during the war was followed
by a-diminution of the use of harmful drugs.
In an interview with Dr. Arthur Dean Bevan, former president of the
American Medical association, he dictated and signed the following
statement; “It Is possible that in the transition period a few people cut
off from the use of alcohol have resotfted to drugs as a substitute, but it
this is true it is simply a temporary matter and due to this transition from j
the free use of alcohol to prohibition and the number of these cases is very j
small compared to the nunlher that were made drug addicts by the free ;
use of alcohol in the past.”
Proof that the drug habit is not increasing is given in a report on the
effects of national prohibition made by Dr. W. E. McLennan, a practical
sociologist who undertook this study some months ago at the instance of
the social service commission of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ
In America.
Dr. McLennan was told to get the facts, no matter where they might
lead. In order that the survey of the situation might be thoroughly rep
resentative the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Harrisburg,
Columbus, Chicago and Detroit were visited and consultation was had
with social workers, police officers, business men and others in daily
contact with all classes of people.
The most tangible evidences of the effects of prohibition are found
in the police and court records of the cities, which shefw a decrease in the
number of criminals confined or on trial running from 30 to 90 per cent,
Columbus and Harrisburg showing improved conditions approximating the
latter figure.
Reports from the city hospitals show there now are few cases of the
kind classed as “hospital bums.”
Police records bear out the statement of the medical authorities quoted,
that the number of “dope” cases since prohibition became effective is sdnall.
———
The Right Thing
at the Right Time
By MAST MARSHALL S. DCFFKE.
Lord Chesterfield in his famous let
ters to his son advises against asking a
direct question. And undoubtedly in these
days when our idea* of good manners and
good breeding are somewhat diflerent
from those of Lord Chesterfield it is of
ten not extremely polite to ask a point
blank question. Still there are perfectly
permissible questions that one may ask,
but politeness demands that we ask them
without too great abruptness.
For instance it is less courteous to
say, “What time is it?” than “Will you
please tell me the time?” So In asking
strangers directions, it is the part of
politeness always to soften your request
by some word* that make your ques
tion less abrupt.
Sometimes yon may wish to learn
something about your neighbors affairs
of a sort that you need not hesitate to
ask them, still you should not ask such
questiqns abruptly. Your question of in
quiry should not indicate that they are
obliged to tell you, but that you would
consider it a favor if they would do so,
so instead of saying, "Where did you
get that shrub?” you might go about it
with greater politeness.
WHAT READERS ASK.
"When asking a waiter to help you to
something should you say please? I
have been told that one should not say
please to servants. Is this true?”
There Is certainly no reason why you
should not say please to waiters and
servants in general. Te be sure there IS
a difference In the way that we ask for
things.
If we are asking a servant to do some
thing that Is part of his regular work
for which we pay him we need not use
the same words that we would use were
we asking someone else to do the same
thing.
Moreover, some persons never use the
expression, “May I have,” etc., with a
waiter, the Idea being that the servant
would not have any right to refuse you
the thing asked for, and that yon would
preferably uae the form, "Please get me,”
etc.
France Recognizes
the New Guatemala
PARIS, June 23.—The new government
of Prftiident Carlos Herrera of Guate
mala has been recognized by France.
WHEN A GIRL MARRIES
A New Serial of Young Married Life
By ANN LISLE.
CHAPTER VXXI.
Tears were very close to my eyes. I
wonder what would have happened if
I had let them come, If I had cried out
my thoughts:
“Oh, It won’t do for him to go walking
about all day! So he hasn’t a Job, after
ail. And be is so happy becauae he
thinks he has! Oh Betty, what shall
we do?”
Instead, I said coldly:
"He has probably thought of that Mrs.
Bryce, and arranged accordingly.
And then I marched In to put the
melon on the table. When I came back
again Betty had served up the vegetables
and had set them on top of the oveu to
keep hot.
“Thank you for all yon've done, Mrs.
Bryce. You've helped wonderfully. Now
we’ll go In. Please let me have your
apron. I want you to be company from
now on.” I got the sentences out Jerk
ily, and Betty, looking at me gravely,
obeyed-
It was Jim who helped me carry on
the roast and the vegetables—he Insisted
on snatching a kiss from the cook,
4TME M
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Scores oj Men's Finest Suits at
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—This does not include our entire stock, but it does include
scores of our best sellers in cheviots, cassimeres, flannels and
unfinished worsteds. Suits you’ll he proud to own and wear
right now, and values you’ll not be able to secure this fall.
Come in today and look them over.
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Special at $4.50
—Regular $6.00 and $6.50 values in ’ jjyP
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special price of $4.50 per pair. i
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1920.
MABEL NORMAND HAD TO BE FAT
* So the Movie Boys *Blew Up ’ Fair Mabel
Sad fate for Mabel Normand.
She has been “blown up.”
Oh, no, she was not blown to the four
winds and her fair form made into ham
burger. Far from that.
Mabel has just completed George Ade’3
“The Slim Princess” and in this movie
she was the slim Kalora, a member of
a harem.
The fair Kalora in being a beau pole
in place of a’nice, big and fat lady of
the harem, was not a favorite of the
men of a land who demand much weight
to their women.
So poor Kalora had to get fat.
So to make the fair Mable of the de
sired dimensions and weight, she was
"blown up.”
Mabel was made to* grow fat by a
simple process of rubber bags and air
pumped Into them.
Mabel was then satisfactorily fat.
She “out-fatted” the fattest of the
harem beauties.
All this happens In “The Slim
Princess,” to be seen soon In this city.
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MOVIE FLICKERS.
"The Courage of Marge O’Doone,”
now at the Circle, is a story of the
Canadian northwest in which two grizzly
bears stage a fight
"The Love Expert,” with Constance
Talmadge Is the current offering at Mr.
Smith’s.
“Trilby,” with Clara Kimball Young
today Is In its final presentations at the
Isis.
Charlie Ray will close his engage
ment In “Paris Green” with today’s
showings at the Alhambra.
“Why Change Your Wife?” continues
in the third week of its engagement at
English’s.
Marjorie Ramheau continues at the
Ohio in “The Fortune Teller,” a dra
matic story.
Wauda Hawley is the star In "Miss
Hobbs,” in which sho appears as a man
hater who la tamed, now at the Colonial.
The Regent is featuring “When Bear
cat Went Dry.”
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VAUDEVILLE.
Weber, O’Donnell and Westfield, three
former messenger boys who sang to
gether while delivering messages, and
who later decided to go upon the stags,
are a feature of the vaudeville bill at
the Lyric this week. They present a
ainglng act.
“Aladdin’a Lamp” is the feature on
the current bill at Keith's.
which restored her composure, but only
for a brief moment, for when we re
turned to onr guests I could see that
B<-tty bad been talking confidentially to
Capt- Winston. Her head waa close
to bla. I felt sure that she had been
asking him what to do about Jim.
An angry wave of resentment swept
over me. Wo were asking no favors.
Then why couldn’t they leave ua alone
to manage our own affairs.”
But I managed to conceal my feelings,
ao dinner was a social as well as a gas
tronomic success. Capt Winston called
it the “delicious est borne meal he had
met on this side of the pond.” And
Jim beamed.
Every one helped “clean off” so that
waa over In a Jiffy. Then (’apt. Winston
asked who was for running around to
the garage with him to get his car—and
Betty volunteered. I saw through that,
and 1 determined they shouldn't “talk
ua over.” So I said smoothly:
“Silly children! We'll phone for It"
And they had to.
Betty’s turban was In place In a mln
uate or two. To adjust a veil over my
SOME EYES
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BEN TURPIN.
Far from a beauty prize winner is
Ben Turpin of the Sennett fun
forces, but ho is there when it comes
to coining honest laughs.
Os course you remember him In "Yan
kee Doodle in Berlin'' and in “Undo
Tom Without the Cabin.”
He certainly can make his eyes mis
behave.
\
LaFollette, the man with many facea,
is the chief offering at the Broadway.
The Rialto is featuring William Rus
sell in a mode, “Twins of Suffering
Creek.”
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THE MURAT.
The Stuart Walker players are pre
senting anew play, “The Storm Bird,"
at the Mu:at this week.
sailor took longer, so she left me and
went eu: to Join "the hoys.”
When 1 was alone, I began to see how
I had blundered through pride as grave
as Jim’s own. I have failed my hoy,
for he needs me to bridge the gap be
tween that pride of hta and the things :
from which it shuts him off.
I must have dreamed over-long. For
from tho doorway Jim summoned me.
"Annet The car Is here—we're wait- j
tng, Hurry, dear.”
“Where’s Betty? Ask her to come
here." I said, determined now to beg her
to forgive me—-to help us both.
“Bhe and Terry have run ahead. :
They’re waiting at the elevator. Come
on, honey."
I aighed, half In disappointment, half
In relief. But I determined that before
wo came bom* I would manage s few
words alone with Betty.—Copyright, 1920.
(To be Contlnned.)
T. R/s Sort-in-Law
Gets War Decoration
WASHINGTON, June 23.—Lieut Col.
Richard Derby, son-in-law of the late j
Col. Roosevelt, has been awarded the i
distinguished serrtca medal, according
to an announcement made public today j
by tho war department
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Toilet Specials Bargain Table
JAP ROSE TOILET §S§ fi,' Bft 1 if . Sl : -' WS§j 51.25 TO $1.48- MUSLIN
special, 3.
13c SYLVAN OR JAP i- ! plain, ruffle
POWDEH I . CLM ... 9c Wash, and Alabama Bta., Just East of Courthouse. special • 69c
ANNUAL JUNE SALE
\
Big Reductions in All Departments
Many Pretty Styles of Wash Dresses
lljSßiSpl! Are Here for Your Choosing
ffifijSr vK "W omen who are seeking really distinctive home, street or after
-110011 frocks, reasonably priced, will find in these pleasant as
! sortments of new dresses, a delightfu l solution to their problems.
Vj\popp Indiana’s dresses are always pleas
llljry tj rok.-* ing in style, simple, yet effective.
I|/j \\\ The ma t er * a l s are those soft, fine ginghams and dainty voiles that
Id I \ retain their freshness and newness aftef many washings. The
/ \lJg 0 1 ' patterns are varied and distinctive.
There are styles and sizes here for both matron and maid.
June Sale Prices
w|jg $4- 98 uptc si9.so
mmM ffffj All Alterations Free
Interest Turns to Tub Skirts
Just another instance o£ the all-inclusive way
these sales anticipate summer needs. The
tub skirt is indispensable in the summer
wardrobe—especially this year.
These Skirts in Simple, Youthful Lines Are
Notable for Clever Details,
Skillfully Applied.
Cottons, almost like satin in appearance, are
a much favored fabric for skirts of this type.
Others, just as smart, are in new twilled
effects.
$6.50 Kind, $4.98
Others at Special Prices up to $8.98
Thursday Specials
69c SHOPPING BAGS, imitation blade 4Qp
98c SHOPPING BAGB, Imitation black
$5.00 and $5.98 BOSTON BAGS, in black £0 4Q
and brown. Special vW* *0
81LK BAGS, In black, brown, taupe, gray and navy,
with metal or self covered frames —
$3.48 to $3.98. special ... ..$1.98
$4 48 to $4.98, special 82.98
$5.98 to $6.98, special ......$3.98
$7.48 to $8.98, special ....$4.98
$9.98 to $11.50, special _..56.98
A Colorful DUplay of
Lovely Wash Fabrics
A woman never considers her summer wardrobe complete without plenty of summery wadi
frocks, and here are just the kind of wash goods to make these cool dressea more popula?
than ever among well-dressed Yromen.
The Coloring* and Designs Are Attractive
FANCY COLORED VOILES, 40 Inches wide, new
designs on light and dark grounds, for 9Qa
smocks and dresses. Regular 59c kind at...*rir\e
PLAIN BLUE VOILEB, 40 inches wide, sheer qual
ity, for waists, smocks and dresses. Regu-
DRESS GINGHAM, 27 Inches wide, new plaids,
checks and plain colors, for aprons and 9(l#ft
dresses. Regular 35c grade at AIaFV
TISSUE GINGHAMS, 32 inches wide, beautiful
plaids, for women’s and children summer
dresses. Regular 59c grade at “tfv
Trade the Luggage Shop
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For good Leather Goods at mod
erate prices. Trunks priced right *
Trunks— Bags— Umbrellas—
slo to SSO $2.95 to $35 $2 to S2O
Silk Petticoats
Here are unnsual savings. Regular $6.95
qualities. They are all made of good quality
taffeta, in straightline style, with well-tailored
flounces. You’ll find a splendid range of
changeable shades and black.
Excellent Values at the Special Price*
$5.00
NOVELTY WHITE WAISTINQ, 36 inches wide, M>
sorted stripes and plaids for waists and
dresses; values up to 98c, special, a yard.. .tfvv
WHITE SKIRTING, yard wide, all new weaves, in
eluding ratines, piques, gaberdines and novelties!
values up to $1.25, special, HA .
a Yard I JC
PLAIN WHITE VOILEB, 40 Inches wide, extra
quality, for women’s and children's fZQsm
dresses; regular 75c grade, at
NOVELTY VOILEB, yard wide, beautiful color com*
blnation, satin stripes, also silk mixed crepe,
Georgette patterns; values up to Ifk©**
sl-48, at 90C
KNOWS WHEN TO FLEE.