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lutara Mattel Mirws
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Daily Except Sunday, 26-29 South Meridian Street.
Telephones—Main 3600. New 28-361
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Stop! Look! Listen!
Y/hose fault was it —the sudden snuffing out of eighteen lives in this
state Sunday as the result of two collisions between automobiles and pas
senger trains —one near Huntingburg and the other west of Franklin?
According to the information received, both occurred at dangerous rail
road crossings.
The one near Huntingburg, where the persons killed were riding on a
truck, was where the road enters a deep cut that intercepts a view of the
track, and the other, it is believed, was the result of the driver following
another automobile and not noticing the approaching train
The lesson is plain, but will it deter others from taking chances —of be
lieving they can “beat the train to it.”
For so long as the railroads are not required to provide proper safe
guards for the public using the roads the public must look out for Itself.
During the summer months, and especially on Sundays, accidents sim
ilar to these have occurred, and it seems will continue to occur until all
drivers of automobiles will have learned by ifeart that old caution "Stop!
Look! Listen!” or at least look and listen and take no chances with the
lives of themselves and of those entrusted to their care.
The War Memorial Again
The question of a war memorial for Indiana is again before the peo
ple and may come before the legislature if Gov. Goodrich means what he
says this time and actually calls a special session.
The bill was not permitted to come before the last special session be
cause of the activities of the state administration in convincing certain
members of the assembly that they were serving the republican party by
not taking it up and in convincing certain members of the American legion
that the bill would be made the basis of a party quarrel if submitted at that
time.
The proposal is that $10,000,000 should be spent on a building which
would truly represent Indiana’s appreciation of the service rendered by
Hoosiers in the world war.
Ten million dollars is a lot of money, but Indiana has a lot of apprecia
tion to express.
The building would, according to present proposals, include facilities
for the national headquarters of the American legion.
The legion national headquarters means a great deal to Indianapolis
and to Indiana, and if possible it must be retained.
In order that the headquarters may be retained Indiana must show that
it has better facilities for taking care of the headquarters than any one
of a number of other cities which will seek to secure it at the legion na
tional convention in September.
The program proposed in bills which have already been drafted is an
ambitious one, probably the most elaborate of any ever proposed in Indian
apolis.
Mayor Jewett and many others who are back of some of the bills are
still sticking to the plaga idea, which has so long -been proposed in In
dianapolis, and it is likely that this idea will be incorporated In the bill
as it is finally presented to the assembly.
The mayor’s idea is to bring about the formation of a public plaza,
extending from the Federal building on the south to the city library on thp
north.
This scheme would leave University and St. Clair parks in their pres
ent status, would eventually require the removal of the state school for
the blind to another site and would necessitate the clearing of two solid
blocks of private property.
This last is the most difficult problem, as it would entail an enormous
expenditure.
Unquestionably, such a plaza would be an asset to the city, but it re
mains to be seen whether the scheme is practicable in view of the limited
finances of the city, county and state,, and the already high rate of taxes
Perhaps the legislature will think it best to go slowly on such an
elaborate program.
At the same time, the fact remains that Indiana should have a war
memorial building worthy of the name and that Indianapo'is should retain
the national headquarters of the American legion.
Making Meridian Street Safer
There is a big question as to whether the plan to make North Me
ridian a one-way street would work out satisfactorily. Those who propose
this so-called solution of the problem do not seem to have figured out what
would become of the “other way” traffic.
North' Meridian is a popular thoroughfare in both directions. It is
used both ways at all hours because it is virtually the only good street all
the way out the north side, from the standpoint of the motorist.
Traffic is heavy on North Meridian, but no more so than on main
traveled streets in many other cities. And North Meridian Is wide enough
for all its traffic if there is proper regulation.
A pair of motorcycle police patrolling the street in the late afternoon
are doing all they can to keep the cars in line. A sufficient number of
police, kept on the job, would in time be successful in impressing upon
motorists the necessity of straight driving. The disposition of some driv
ers to sidle their cars all over the street slows up traffic and often is the
cause of accidents.
Another cause of accidents is the reckless manner in which cars dive
from cross streets into the streams of north and south-bound trafffe with
out slackening speed and without signaling other drivers or pedestrians.
A “crossing stop” rule would do away with this. At every street inter
section where there is no officer to signal traffic, all vehicles should be re
paired to ccme to a full stop before entering North Meridian. It may be
said that this gives right of way to north and south traffic, but since the
bulk of the traffic is going in those directions it would seem fair enough.
Such a rule would be in the interest of safety at the corners—for the
driver turning in as much as for the main traffic, to say nothing of the
pedestrians who take their lives jn their hands when they essay a cross
ing under present conditions.
Os course there is no use in having regulations unless they are en
forced.
Women in Politics
Women are playing a far more important part in the democratic con
vention than was the case at the republican sessions. And they are think
ing for themselves. v
Women members of the democratic national committee had their part
in the hearings that were given the contesting Georgia delegations and the
advocates and opponents of Senator James A. Reed of Missouri. Senator
Reed, long a foe of the suffragists, had failed of election as a delegate from
Missouri because of his stand against the national administration and his
bitter opposition to votes for women.
Senator Reed’s case came before the national committee at San Fran
cisco last Saturday.
“When the attorneys appearing for and against Mr. Reed had con
cluded,” writes Mrs. George Bass, chairman of the women’s' bureau of the
democratic national committee, in her report to Tho Indiana Daily Times,
“Mrs. W. W. Martin of Cape Girardeau, Mo., was called on to present the
situation from the standpoint of the voting woman. ,
"Her speech met a reception that might make many an old campaigner
proud—after it was over one of Senator Reed’s representatives told her she
had turned the tables. \
"It was not the speech of a vindictive woman getting even for long
years of misrepresentation. Mrs. Martin made it clear that Senator Reed’s
anti-suffrage speeches and votes and his open hostility to the
of women in politics had nothing to do with her position. She ipyealed
to the statutes and the party rules and the three to '>ne vote by wnich the
state convention repudiated Senator Reed and refused to accept him as a
representative of his district after tNay had refused him the coveted nom
ination as delegate-at-large, and she imade it apparent that the women of
her state resent the attitude of thelK senior senator toward the present
administration far more than his and slurs leveled at the women
and the would-be women voters of the nation.”
Little by little men are coming to realize that women have arrived,
politically, and their point of view must be considered.
They are taking their democracy very sevionsix. V ii with ‘/un
iaith In aught Is want of faith in all/*
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Questions and answers of general In
terest are published in The Times, with
names of questioners’ omitted.
BRINK TEN GLASSES OF WATER.
Q. How much water should be drunk
in summertime? E. H. T.
A. Ten glasses of water dally is the
amount recommended for summer
weather.
“MOTHER OF PRESIDENTS.”
Q. Has Virginia had a “Dative son”
serving as president for a longer time
than Ohio? H. K. G.
A. Virginia's “sons” have held this
office over forty-four years, while Ohio
men have called the wbitehouse home for
only twenty-five years.
WAGES IN HARVEST FIELDS.
Q. About what wages are paid in the
harvest fields? T. R.
A. It has been announced from Kan
sas City that wheat harvesting is under
way in Kansas and that harvest hands
are paid from $6 to $7 per day.
WHAT A “NIZAM” IS.
Q. What is a “Nizam”? W. A. F.
A. This is the title of the native ruler
of “Nizam's Dominions,” a native state
of South Central India. The first man to
hold this office was Asaf who was ap
pointed in 1713.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH.
Q. Where are' the most artificial teeth
made? H. K. L.
A. America is, and for the last ten
years has been, the largest manufacturer
of artificial teeth. The value of this
product in the United States for the last
decade has been about $50,000,000.
CONGRESSMEN'S OFFICES.
Q. Do the offices of the senators and
representatives dose entirely during tho
recess period of congress? A. M. L.
A. Thc-re is no general rule concern
ing this. Some congressmen close their
offices entirely, while others keep secre
taries or clerks in Washington to look
after routine business such as opening
mail and answering inquiries.
OUR FARM EXPORTS.
Q. How much of our farm produce is
exported ’ E. R. D.
A. During the year 1019, the export
of farm products amounted to about one
fourth of the total and was valued at
$4,250,000,000.
GERMANY DFJ.IVERINO COAL.
Q. Is Germany furnishin;} coal to
France a* she agreed to do? E. T.
A. The reparations commission an
nounces the* Germany had delivered
4.656.000 tons of coal to France up to
May 30.
HOW MUCH DOE* A CAN HOLD?
Q. How can I tell how much a can
will held? U. T. R.
A. Measure the diameter and height
of the ran In Inches. Multiply the diam
eter by itself and the product by the
height; take one-third of one per cent
of the total and this answer will be the
number of gallons, correct to one-fiftieth.
For exact result, two per cent of total
may be added. \
ISINGLASS. 1
Q. Wbut is Isinglass, and how is it
prepared? E. R. Y.
A. Isinglass is the dried swimming
bladder* of several varieties of fish. The
amount of gelatin In Isinglass is from
Sd to 93 per cent, and even more. It Is
prepared by tearing the air bladder or
sound from the back of the fish, from
HOOSIER GIRL'S SMILE AIDS ( THE SHOW SHOP
Snappy Musical Act at Lyric —Doane at Keith's—Fox M6vie at Rialto
Rather think that Hoosier made smile*
art* th* sweetest and brightest on this
old earth.
If you doubt that expression anil down
to the Murat with yenr p_lm leaf fan
and see I.ael Davis in “The Show Shop.”
Miss Davis was formerly of Crawfords
vllle, Ind., but now of this city,
and many In the nudienre were heard to
whisper. “Oh, how sweet she Is.” and
“Isn’t her smile Just the dearest thing
In the world?”
To Miss Davis falls one of the big
roles of this fonr-aet play about stage
life and this little lloosler miss sailed
through her first leading role with the
Stuart Walker players last* night In
splendid fashion.
Miys Davis has the role of Bettinn
Dean, whose mother Is bound to make
another Maude Adams out of her, but
Bettina wants to marry Jerome Belden
(McKay Morris) and settle down on a
farm with the cows and the chickens. ./
But mamma (played by Judith Dowry)
will not listen to the wedding bells un
til daughter has a New York triumph,
and so the lover and Max Rosenbaum
(Aldrich Bowker) pick a play for Bettina
which they think will be 11 failure, Ipjt
It aims out to a great hit.
Yes, gentle reader, the wedding bells
ring for* Bettina and Jerome, and the
last we see of them Is a hasty exit to
the little church around the corner.
The third *et gives a glimpse of a
stage dress rehearsal, and although this
was rather drawn out In spots, the au
dience liked the clowning and the an
tics of Morris.
Miss Lowry has never had a better
suited part than that of the stage mother
and her little hysterical scene In the
third act Is Immense. Fine work, Miss
Lowry.
Aldrich Bowker, as the show prodticer,
gives a splendid performance, and It is
so well done that we do not hesitate to
say that his work Is one of the big
outstanding features of this Stuart
Walker production.
Mr. Morris has a role which will en
hance his reputation as a matinee idol,
but the role does not appeal to the
writer as his character did last week In
“The Storm Bird.’’
You will never recognize Thomas Kelly
as the aged night clerk of the hotel. Let
us hive Mr. Kelly In youthful roles, Mr.
Walker.
As usual John Wray, as one of the ac
tors of the play, again gives that rich
ring of sincerity which causes his work
to stand out. prominently.
Elizabeth Patterson, as a weary actress,
BRINGING UP FATHER.
IKq fi>ElE THAT THI-b I* ) II THAT WAh MlVb SMITH || If ~ Nlf O 1 LOOK^
CONN aan A large: we The c lf I more ukc
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1920.
which It has been loosened by striking
several blows with a wooden club, then
washing in cold water. The black outer
skin is removed with a knife, again
washed and spread on a board to dry'lu
the open air, with the white, shiny skin
turned outward. To prevent shriveling
or shrinking, the bladders must be fast
ened to a drying board. Tho best qual
ity of isinglass comes from sounds that
are dried in the sun. After drying, tbe_
sound is again moistened with warm’
water, and the interior shiny skin is re
moved by hammering or rubbing. Fin
ally, it is rolled between two polished
iron rollers.
BRAZIL.
Q. What part of thre population of
South America is in Ijranil? E. U.
A. Almost half of the people In
South America live in Brasil. This
country, however, comprises almost half
the land of the continent.
USING NAVY’S WIRELESS.
Q. Can' private citizens use the navy’s
radio sys*ein ? L. E. W.
A. A resolution 'was reported favor
ably by the merchant marine committee
of the house of representatives, which
allowg any American citizen, press asso
ciation. or business firm to use the navy's
radio system- at rates fixed by the sec
retary of the department.
A “WET MOON.”
Q. At the appearance of anew moon,
it is often spoken of as a wet or dry
moon. Please describe a “wet moon.”
L. U. R.
A. A “wet moon” is anew moon hav
ing one horn much lower than the other,
thus resembling a tilted bowl. It is er
roneously believed to be a sign of a
great deal of rain during the month.
IMPORTS FROM .JAPAN,
Q. Do we export ns much to Japan
as we import from that island?
S. E. R.
A. The value of imports from Japan
exceeded the exports to that country In
1919 by $43,488,510.
FIRST MEMORIAL
DAY ORDER IN ’6B
CHICO, Cal., June 29.—The custom
of observing an annual Memorial day
was instituted In ISfiS when Gen. Jo
seph A. T.ogan was commander in chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic, ac
cording to Justice Norton P. Chlpman
of the Third California district court
of appoels, who then was adjutant gen
eral of the organisation.
“In May. ISAM.' said Judge Chlpman,
in an article written for the Chico En
terprise, “I received a letter from u
comrade residing In Cincinnati, 0., sug
gesting that In some of the countries of
Europe It was the custom to strew with
tlowers In the spring time the grave* ot
heroes who hsd fallen in defense of their
country, and asked If some such custom
would not be appropriate to commem
orate the services of our comrades who
had given tlicir lire* that the nation
might not perish.
“I made a rough draft on May fi, 18dS,
of general order No. 11, and took It to
Gen. Logan at tlie house of representa
tives, who promptly approved of Us is
suing, and added also to what I had
draw a paragraph and directed me to
Issue the order at once.
"My object was to have the cere
monies came in a spring month, hut to
postpone It to a date .vlilch would give
opportunity for flowers to mature. The
31st of May of that year fell epon Sun
day, and so I named May 30.
“The order was sent as rapidly as
telegraph and mall could reach th* north
and west. I think the order rea rhea
California by pony express.”
A HOOSIER SMILE
I
MISS I.AEL DAVIS.
Here Is Miss Lacl Davis, formerly of
Crawfordsville, Ind., who Is playing her
first leading role with the Stuart Walker
players this week In "The Show Shop.”
Why wouldn’t the owner of such a
smile mnke a hit?
She does; that’s tho answer.
does some appealing work.
A large cast Is used In this play.
Opinion: “The Show Shop” is a good
hot weather bill.
At the Murat all week. W. D. H.
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MTSICAL ALT EASY
WINNER AT LYRIC.
There is an easy winner at the Lyric
this week and It is an act called Meryl
Prince’s Girls.
These girls not only have the looks,
tho clothes, but they have pleasing voices
and exercise real judgment In selecting
their song numbers.
They have a real winner In a song
about some newsboys shooting dice and
they put on caps and proceed to 'slqg
this pleasing little novelty.
Our Most Successful
June Clearance Sale
Ends Tomorrow at 5:30 p. m.
During the past two weeks prices have been cut to the limit
to make room quickly on our floors.
Hundreds have saved on their furniture, rugs, linoleum and
curtain needs.
You cannot delay if you need any home furnishing and want
to get it at from 1-5 to 1-2 of its real value.
BE HERE EARLY WEDNESDAY
IU
Everything they do has class and re
finement and to our way of thinking
these girl* are the sure tire winners of
tho current show at the Lyric.
I’ftty Heat and brother offer a musical
act Utch Is different. While Petty plays
on an accordion, the brother got* real
melody out of empty quart bottles. This
act also went over big.
The Hyry Collier troupe displayed
some well trained bicycles and some ex
peit riders; the clown rider as usual
rounded up the laughs with his funny
mounts.
Lila LaVnll, hilled as an aerinlist, dis
played a pretty figure and no mean abil
ity on the rings and trapeze.
The Parker trio arc at their best when
not attempting comedy, but when they
are singing succors is theirs.
Misunderstood motives and conversa
tion* between a doctor and his wife form
the basis of “Getting an Earful," a
sketch presented by Ellsworth and Lin
den company.
BEATRIX DOAN K
NOW AT KEITH’S.
The bill at Keith’s this week is opened
by Nestor and Vincent In a Juggling
novelty and their offering has plenty of
variety and surprises.
Beatrix Doane Is one of the bright
spots on the bill. Miss Doane is a singer
of exceptional ability and confines her
self mainly to grand opera and senti
mental ballads.
Muldoon Franklin & Cos. present a rev
elry of song, dance and tuusie that de
served more applause than it received.
The dancers are graceful, ijome really
good singing by one of the mnle members
of the quartet was well received, de
servedly so.
Hayden and Breell, an English char
acter comedian and prlma donna violin
ist, Is the real bright spot in the bill.
Hayden's Impersonation of an English
man who has Just witnessed Ills first ball
game Is a clever piece of work. Hayden
Is also a dancer worthy of note and han
dles hls feet in big time Rt.vle.
Barry McCormack Is styled “Ireland’s
representative entertainer,’’ but does not
live up to the title.
The bill is closed by Page and Green
in n comedy acrobatic offering,* As acro
bats Page and Green are good tumblers
and they had a good line of comedy.
THE RIALTO. '
The feature at the Rialto is a William
Fox movie, “Camille of the Yukon” and
LAST
DAY
(Trade Mark Registered.)
. concerns a woman who meet* the force*
J of nature and of man In Alaska.
! It Is an adaptation of the book, “The
I Silent Lie," by Larry Evans and ths
entire action of the story takes place la
■‘he north.
The N'alo Duo. Italian Serenaders,
hoijls the most important spot on the
new vaudeville bill at the Rialto
La Viva, who la billed in elastics In
life, is the novelty feature of the bill.
The bill Includes Murphy and Klein in
| topics and tunes; Ned Melroy, comedian
j and the Three Lees, jugglers.
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---1 THE HBO.ADWAY.
As we entered the Broadway yenrer
! day, there was a one-act comedy ocing
I played.
Murray and Lane were the actors who
appeared.
L “Hubby's Holiday” Is the name of the
i production, which is a farce on the inex
! haustible subject of matrimony.
I "Hubby” Is on hls yearly holiday and
haa troubles a-plenty at home.
Olive and Mack do some singing and
dancing In their own xvay.
Benny Harrtson and Company have a
comedy sketch entitled “Dally De
livery.” ,
And toe Three White Kuhns, Beaty
and Blome, dancers; James and Jessie
Burns, comedians, and Benny Barton,
funster, are also on this week's list of
performers.
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THB MOVIES.
Tho following movies were reviewed
at length in this apace yesterday and
are on view today: Doug Fairbanks in
“The Mollycoddle” at the Circle; “Treas
ure Island’/ at English’s; Lew Cody In
"The Butterfly Man” at the Ohio; Bert
Lytell In "Alias Jimmy Valentine” at the
Colonial; “The Invisible Divorce” at the
Alhambra: Loots Bennlson In “High
Pockets” at the Regent; Hope Hampton
in "A Modern Salbme” at Mister Smith's,
and Jack Kerrigan In “No. 96” at the
Isis.
Appeal Road Case
After Eight Years
LOUISIANA, Mo., June 29.—A 1 road
esse In India township, which has been
wrestled with In several courts for the
last eight years has finally reached the
supreme court; and the end is not yet.
The suit is over a small change in a
highway which Is being opposed by sev
eral farmers, and who are determined
the change shall not be made re
gardless of the costs, and there certainly
will be some costs.
The case started In 1912 and the first
court tussle came when a remonstrance •
was filed against the proposed changw. j
While the cose was pending In the |
The Young Lady
Across the Way
The young lady across tho way says
Liberty bonds of the first Issue are gen
erally quoted higher than those of the
fourth, for Insiahcs, and she supposes
this Is because lots of people want to get
their money back sooner.-—Copyright,
1920.
county court It was once dismissed for
want of Jurisdiction.
The case was appealed to the circuit
court, but. the appeal was dismissed.
The county court ordered the road
overseer to make the change, but an in
junction wu* obtained on the ground
that the county court had no Jurisdiction.
The circuit Judge sustained the con
tention.
The county court appealed to the ap
pellate court In St. Louis.
There It was decided the appeal court
had no jurisdiction and tho case was
sent to the supreme court
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The Right Thing
at the Right Time
By MART MARSHALL 8. DITFXC.
TOWARD OLD FOLK.
There were to be sure primitive can
nibal tribes where rudeness to old" per
sons amounted to adding them to the
bill of fare when they were nqjonger
able to do their share In the work of
tribal community.
In fact a tribe burdened by a numtH
of old persons unable to defend tbeH
selves and demanding food and sheltV
was in danger of being extinguished
tribes all of whose members were youifl
and agile. But we have progresses
somewhat sines that stage of develop
rnent. J I
In fact, it might be said that the morl
civilized and the less savage we are tbl
greater is our respect for and courtesjl
to old age, J
If you go into a house where, when al
aged grandmother appears, the youngs!
members Instantly rise and suspend coni
versation, not to resume until the ol|
person has been greeted and seated, yol
put It down at once that the members!
of that family are well bred. Whereas,
when you find a man or women who
treats an aged mother or grandmother
with scorn; has no regard for such in
Amities as deafness or forgatfjjlnes*
and assumes an air of lmpatlencsNvltl
her, you register the conviction that ttfal
man or woman has not true politeness.
If hls manners are apparently good
otherwise you feel that those manners are
only superficial and do not come from
the heart.
Our good manners toward old persons
should be Just the same as our manners
to other persons, only more so.
That is, we should be especially quick
in rising If an old person enter* when
we are seated.
We never should fail to help an old
lady to n chair.
At table It should be our special ain
to assist, her to her place and we shouH
take pains that she understands ant
takes part In the conversation. i
WHAT READERS ASK.
Should a V.'-stess tell her guests what
time to ccarte when she asks them tog
dinner?” “
Bhe should tell them when dinner la to
be served, trusting that they will arrive
not more than ten minutes In advance
of this time and, of coarse, not later than
the dinner time.—Copyright, 192a
FATHER’S RIGHT AGAIN.