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INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
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ORA DAVIES is a peculiar performer. He never seems to be able to
occupy the spotlight more than two days in succession?
WHAT HAS BECOME of the pardon and parole report that was* to be
presented to this special session of the legislature?
FOR A PARTY that professes to hate one-man control of government,
the republicans of Indiana propose some very strange legislation.
THE MORE we see of this legislature the better we understand why
the governor hesitated to convene it in special session.
THE SOLICITUDE of the republican press for the democratic drys is
sufflciept to move a stone man to tears, but it has not yet reached the
stage of extoling the dry proclivities of Mr. Harding.
Duty to Investigate
The gentlemen who are now sitting in special session in the legislative
halls of Indiana have a duty to perform to the state which is none the
less apparent because an attempt is being made to avoid it.
The general assembly of Indiana owes to the citizens of Indiana, and
to Gov. James P. Goodrich in particular, a complete investigation of the
charges of misconduct on the part of the governor in relation to the coal
industry of Indiana.
If Gov. Goodrich has done nothing in his administration which could
reflect on his official integrity he has nothing to fear from such an investi
gation and much to gain through the satisfaction of having his acts re
viewed by a body that has the power to remove him from office.
If Gov. Goodrich has in any way profited personally by the abuse of
the power vested in him as governor then the citizens of Indiana should
not be compelled to tolerate him In office a single day longer than is ab
solutely necessary.
The propriety of the governor’s conduct in office has been openly ques
tioned on the floor of the senate. Insinuations that he has been guilty
of misconduct have been publicly made and widely disseminated.
The truth should be known at once.
It is not sufficient that the whole matter of his conduct should be
referred to a federal grand Jury that will not meet until next November.
This is not a matter for investigation by the United States courts.
It Is a matter that touches every citizen of Indiana and a matter that
the citizens of Indiana should deal with through the machinery established
long ago by the state for exactly such a situation as exists today.
The reference of the facts in the possession of Senator Cravens con
cerning Goodrich’s relationship to the coal industry to the federal grand
Jury is probably the most remarkable blunder that has ever been made
by any legislature in the history of Indiana.
If the federal grand jury discovers that Goodrich has violated the law
such a discovery will reflect everlasting discredit on the members of the
legislature who so far forgot, their duties to the people of Indiana as to fall
to make an investigation of facts which were theirs to command.
If it is eventually disclosed that Gov. Goodrich has not transgressed
the law In his numerous coal deals then a grave injustice will have been
done to him by permitting such a suspicion to hover over him during the
months that must elapse before such a determination can be reached.
The general assembly of Indiana has the power to investigate this
matter right now.
Presumably it numbers among its members men of sufficient ability
and integrity to consider the insinuations of illegal practices that have
been made against the governor, disclose their basis and, If Justifiable,
start proceedings looking toward his impeachment
Indiana should neither be compelled to submit to the administration
of a criminal nor to labor under a doubt of the Integrity of its governor.
We should think that Gov. Goodrich would be the least satisfied of
any person In today with the situation that has been brought about
by the failure of the general assembly to take prompt and proper steps to
sift to the bottom the many rumors of his own misconduct that have been
formally called to the attention of that body.
Whether the governor realizes it or not, he is in the position of a man
who, under grave suspicions, has been bound over to await the action of
the grand Jury at its next session.
He has not asked an immediate trial.
Ota the contrary he has taken a position that indicates thgt ho really
welcomes the transference of his case from the jurisdiction of the as
sembly which Is now In session to the Jurisdiction of a body that will not
meet for several months.
Gov. Goodrich has established, time and again, that he has complete
control of this legislature.
The legislature Is now in session.
The governor has only to ask It and the legislature must, Inevitably,
pass Judgment on his official acts of which much public complaint Is now
heard.
Could It be possible that the governor fears a hearing before a legis
lative body, the majority of which is composed of members of his own
political faith?
Is Goodrich afraid to submit the question of the propriety of his own
official conduct to the Judgment of a legislature that he once termed "the
best that ever met"?
The People?s Mistake
The gentlemen who constitute Indiana’s general assembly and take
their orders from Indiana’s governor appear to be proud of their In
efficiency.
On no other basis can the second week of their third session he ex
plained. \
Called together for the purpose of acting on emergency legislation they
have spent a week Jockeying with "special measures,” designed not to care
for the existing emergencies but to help some certain interests grind cer
tain axes.
Considering an appropriation bill intended to relieve the diro distress
of state institutions for whom inadequate funds were appropriated in the
regular session these so-called solons have paid attention to such epoch
marking measures as appropriations for the purchase of a candelabra for
the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument.
Confronted with the necessity of setting aside large sums from the
state treasury for the Insurance of proper care of penal institutions certain
senators have added to the merriment with which they appropriate tax
payers' money by adding a $500,000 appropriation for the highway commis
sion.
Facing the imperative need of revising the tax law so that local taxing
units may raise sufficient revenue to keep the government going, the
legislature wastes time with such measures as that designed to protect the
excess profits of the ring that sold Indianapolis a garbage plant from a
proper taxation.
So on, throughout the calendar.
For every bill that is justified by necessity the extra session is called
on to give consideration to two hills that common sense dictates should
never be considered at such a session as this is presumed to be.
The fault lies not so much with the legislators as with the people who
elected them.
Indiana, for four years, has been turned over to a rixlg of partisan ma
nipulators who view special privileges as the reward of political victory,
whose ideas of state government consist of the promotion of private
sinecures and whose conception of the general public is a vast body will
ing to stand for every drain upon its resources that may be arranged in
the interest of political powers.
Whatever happens politically speaking in the next few years, it is sin
cerely to be hoped that the citizens of Indiana will not again place in the
hands in any political party such complete domination of state govern
ment as it did two years ago.
In giving the republican party control of the state and the assembly,
the citizens of Indiana wiped away the checks on greed that make for bet
ter government. They created a monarchy in a republic, deprived them
selves of the right to protest and ability to protect.
They listened to the plea of Gov. Goodrich when he said:
‘‘l want the power You hold me responsible.’’
And In their surrender of “the power’’ they overlooked the fact that
there exists no method by which they can hold the governor "responsible.”
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is Samvat? This department of
The Times tells you. If you have a
question to ask, send it with a 2-cent
stamp to The Indiana Dally Times In
formation Bureau, Frederic J. Haskiu,
Director, Washington, D. C. The answer
will be mailed direct to you.
SAMVAT.
Q. What is Samvat? Q. E. XX
A. This is an abbreviated form of the
Sanskrit word, Samvatsara, which means
year. Samvat is the method of reckon
ing time used generally in India except
In Bengal. Christian dates are reduced
to Samvat by adding 57 to the Christian
year.
RICHNESS OF MILK.
Q. Poes the richness of cow’s milk
vary with her feed? R. N. S.
A. The richness of a cow's niilk Is
chiefly determined by heredity and can
FA VORITE RETURNS TO SCREEN
Florence Turner in Metro Production of *Blackmail ’
Florence Tamer, the Vitagraph girl of
yesterday as she so aptly has been
named, is to return to the screen for an
important role In a forthcoming Metro
picture.
Miss Turner will be remembered as
one of the first favorites of filmland.
She was Vitagraphs most important
leading woman and usually played op
posite Maurice Costello.
For some time past Miss Turner has
been living in England and she has.only
just recovered from a prolonged illness.
Her return to the screen after these
many years Is to be In “Blackmail.’’
Lucia Chamberlain's magazine story,
which will be Viola Dana s next starring
vehicle. —-
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OI.DEST AND YOUNGEST STAR
APPEAR TOGETHER IN MOVIE.
Thomas H. Inee’s oldest and youngest
star appear together in “Below the Sur
face,’’ a picture of New England seafar
ing life now on view at. English's.
Hobart Bosworth, famous for bis
screen appearances in stories of the ses,
has the role of the hero, a rugged pro
fessional diver.
Lloyd Hughes, recently raised to star
dom by Mr. Tnce. 1s cast as the diver's
son, Luther, and his partner in the dan
gerous profession.
Others In the cast include Grace Par
mond, ,T. P. Loekney and Gladys George.
The story, written by Luther Reed,
centers around the attempt of a shrewd
crook and his pretty girl-accomplice io
use the diver and his son to further their
srbem® to recover money from a wrecked
steamer.
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CONTINUING ATTRACTIONS.
The lineup of attractions today ts as
follows- “The Lodger.” at the Mura*.:
vaudeville at the Lyric. Broadway and
■ u ± n Trunk
or SUIT CASE
dies’ Hand Bags and Umbrellas
Juction includes all “Hartmann” cushion top ward
in-shine umbrellas, in all colors of silk.
= 30 North Pennsylvania Street
Prices Have Taken
a Tumble on Men’s
WHEN Underwear
Just the kind every man and young man needs
to beat the heat. It’s light, airy and comfort
able; as cool as a northern breeze. At the spe
cial prices now put upon it every man should
own a liberal supply.
$6.00 Quality Now $5.19
This assortment includes athletic and fancy mer
cerized lisle union suits. Splendid quality.
$5.00 Quality Now $4.19
At this price we offer a splendid quality in the
Imperial Fiber drop-seat athletic union suit.
Regular $5 value.
$3.85 Quality Now $3.19
This is a gauze weight, white, silk lisle union
suit. Highly mercerized. Short sleeves and
"4 length.
BRINGING UP FATHER.
I THAT ni £EU.-TOO DONtII I , woNOEB L, If rLI - CALLOPHIb (I WE nirN I I I I I ~m Hlb OFFICE BOX V.ID I
sthjoyeo —, H L_L£ 1 f wwooco^tTdovn
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/ I / '(g) 1020 ar lint ft*niai Bu*vocf las
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1920.
not be permanently changed by any
means. It Is true,however, that a cow
In a high state of flesh at time of calving
gives richer milk for a short time than
one thin in flesh.
SPEED OF BATTLESHIPS.
Q. How fast does the new warship
Massachusetts travel? W. L. W.
A. The bureau of operations of the
navy department states that it Is esti
mated tbat the Massachusetts,, can make
twenty-three knots per hour.
BALM OF GILEAD.
Q. What was the “balm of Gilead?”
E. A. U.
A. The name “balm of Gilead” 1s gen
erally applied to a liquid resinous sub
stance, prized in the east not only for
Its fragranCe but. for the medicinal prop
erties It is supposed to possess. This
balsam is mentioned not only In the
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FLORENCE TURNER.
Rialto; "The Wonder Man," at the Fir-
He; “The Yfan W'bo Lost Himself;
‘‘Whispers,” at the Colonial: “The Great
Accident," at Mister Smith's; “The Deep
Purple,” at the Alhambra; “Twelve-Ten."
at the lis, and “A Misfit Earl," at the
Regent.
THE
WHEN
STORE
Bible, but also celebrated by Strabo,
Pliny, Diodorus, Siculus and other
ancient writers as a cure for almost
every disease.
FIRST NAVIGATORS.
Q. Who were the first navigators?
A. M. P.
A. While ancient Egypt knew ships
which -would sail upon the Nile, credit
is usually given to the Phoenicians for
the building of galleys which could
stand sea travel. As early as 900 B. C.
the Phoenician war galley had reached
the trireme stage and had decks, masts,
yards, stays, sails, et cetera.
CIRCULAR NUMBERS. .
Q. What are circular numbers?
I. M. C.
A. Numbers whose powers end with
thp same figures as do the numbers
themselves; all numbers ending with 0,
t, 5 and 6 are circular numbers since
In raising such numbers to any power
the result will still end In 0, 1. 5 and 6,
respectively (36x36x36, or 21x21 or
5x5x5).
PLI’MB PLAN.
Q. Give a brief but comprehensive
description of the Plum plan for rail
road adjustment? E. P. H.
- A. This Is a plan for the ownership
of the railroads by the public and their
democratic operation by representatives
of the public and the employes. It pro
poses to buy the railroads by Issuing
government bonds with which to pay for
the legitimate private interests 1n the
railroad industry. It proposes to operate
them by a board of fifteen directors, five
named by the president to represent the
public, fire elected by the executive
operating officers, five elected by the
classified employes. The earnings would
be used, first, to pay operating expenses
and fixed chatgea, such ns interest on
the debt, and a sinking fund charge to
reduce and finally pay off the outstand
ing Becnritles. Any surplus due to
efficiency of operation would be divided
according to a saving-sharing plan.
KING SNAKE.
Q Do some kinds of snakes kill rattle
snakes? '• *,
A. The common king snake or chad!
snake is an enemy of the rattlesnake
and remnants of poisonous snakes are
often found in the stomachs of this and
of other species. Rattlesnakes and other
poisonous snakes should be killed, but
non- poisonous snakes should be spared
and protected as they rank among the
be*r friends of the farmer and the gard
ener.
PRESIDENT’S SECRETARY.
q Does the president of the United
States choose his own private secretary,
or does the senate have to confirm the
appointment? A. H. P.
A. The president of the United States
appoints his own secretary and does not
submit the nomination to the senate, as it
Is purely personal appointment.
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Athletic
Union
Suits
$4.50 quality
now 83-88
$4.00 quality
now $3.39
$3.50 quality
now 83.19
l
Store open nnttl 0 P. M
Saturday.
Other days untli 5 P. M
Toilet Specials
25c Mavis Talc, CutJ
cura, Reslnol or
Woodbury's H *7
Soap, special. . Ji I lU
50c Palmolive Face
Powder, Creams, Mul
sifled Coco&nut Oil
Shampoo, Tol- q*)
let Waters, etc OwL
Daily at 5 P. M.
Continuing the Great
Semi-Animal Clearance Sale
/
Hundreds of shoppers have taken advantage of the offerings in this un
usual series of sales now in progress and which will continue throughout
the coming week. Not only are prices appreciably lowered, but assort
ments are sufficiently varied to make shopping here a real pleasure as
well as a thrifty undertaking.
The Purpose of
a Window
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Is to garnish light and a glimpse of gay
gardens In the out-of-town home or of
the ever-changing action of the streets
of the city.
The purpose of a window covering Is
to veil the window, and through a deli
cate design overcome the black box
effect, as viewed from the outside.
Filet Nets. Colored Madras
white or Ivory f or overdrapes—
4<*. 75C. 08*, B<*,
fi.25 81.48, 91.69
Cretonnes, floral
or verdure Terry Cloth, hlack
designs— ground with
50*. 60*. 75 e, floral designs,
98* special, 91.20
35c Outing Flannel,
28c
Bleached, double fleeced,
for women's and infants’
wear.
39c Bath Towels, 29c
Bleached, hemmed, double
thread, large size, for home
or hotel use.
Table Oilcloth, 59c
Plain white, 48 inches wide,
best quality, no seconds, full
pieces.
Summer Sale Silk Underwear
t Reductions of to 40°?°
Special prices quoted on these garment* are less than you
can buy the material and make them yourself.
Silk underwear in this sale includes corset covers, cami
soles, envelope chemises, gowns, bloomers and pajamas.
98c quality 75* ' $4.98 and $5.48 qualities. .53.48
$1.25 quality 95* $5.98 to $8.48 qualities...*3.9B
$1.50 and $1.75 qualities.. 91-15 $6.98 quality 84.9S
$1.98 and $2.25 qualities, .ft 1.48 $7.50 quality 85.48
$2.50 and $2.98 qualities. .81.98 $8.50 quality ............85.98
$3.48 quality 82.48 $9.98 and $10.50 qualities.B7.4B
$3.98 quality 82.98 $11.50 quality $8.98
$4.50 quality .83.25 $14.50 quality .....^.^^.59.98
Special Clearance Sale of Discontinued
Corsets and Brassieres
All Sizes in the Lot, but Not All Sizes in Each Style
CORSETS CORSETS BRASSIERES
SIOO quality 79* $2.50 quality 81-50 75c quality 49*
$1.25 quality 89* I $3.00 quality 81-98 9Sc quality 69*
$l5O quality ....98* $3.50 quality 82.19 $1.25 quality .....89*
$2.00 quality 81-25 I $4.00 quality 82.50 $1.50 quality .98*
Read Our Ads With Confidence
Wash, and Alabama Sts., Just East of Courthouse.
CLOSING HOURS
Good Underwear and Hosiery
For Men, Women and Children at Special Clearance
Prlcea
LADIES’ M O R E L L E
UNION SUITS, lace or
cuff knee, 89c value, spe
tit *. 69c
MEN’S ATHLETIC
UNION SUITS, sleeveless
and knee length, made of
extra quality, satin t.triped
handkerchief cloth; valued
up to $2.60. £-4 Ijn
special, a suit. .9-I*l v
Dainty New Summer
Dresses of Printed Voile
They are lovely new models for
wnu
Any woman would be delighted to have one
of the beautiful new voile dresses we have
Just unpacked and which are now on display
in our wash dress section. They are made in
the prettiest of new styles and of dainty
voile printed in attractive floral and figured
patterns. You will certainly want one or two
for afternoon wear.
Values up to $20.00
Special\ $9.98
All Alterations Free
CHILDRE’S 8 ILK
LISLE SOCKS, with fancy
roll tops; 290 39c
CHILDREN’S WAIST
UNION SUITS, all sizes 4
to 10; 50c quality,
special, a suit .
BURSON COTTON HOSE,
in brown, a hose knit to fit
without a seam; 90 a
out 69c grade, at -OvC
CRUEL NEWS FOR MAGGIE.
Bargain Table
Specials
$1.75 and <1.98 Muslin
and Batista Slipover
Gowns, in white or
pink, hand embroid
ered ; sbme with me
dalion and lace trim
med; ape- fkm
cial *1.69
Saturday at 6 P . Af.