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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.
Daily Except Sunday, 26-29 South Meridian Street.
Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351
MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS.
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ANOTHER COAL SUIT may disclose why the consumer is unable to
get coal at the price the commission says it has fixed in Indiana.
NO UNDUE IMPORTANCE should be attached to the fact that Jesse
EBchbach “rapped for order” at a coal hearing. He probably forgot for
a moment that he was not presiding over Jim Goodrich’s House of Rep
resentatives.
HAD WE ONLY KNOWN that publication of the facta concerning the
inactivity of Mayor Jewett would cause him to get busy to save his admin
istration program, we would certainly have printed a list of his remissions
sooner.
WE SINCERELY HOPE that whatever the incoming administration
does with the State board of agriculture, it will insure a State fair next
year totally different from the commercialized “boys, get the money”
•xhibit of last year.
REFERRING to an editorial appearing in the New York World the
day after the election, an Indiana editor says “it was necessarily hastily
written under stress of the many distracting things incident to election
night.” We know of no reason why it should not have been written a week
before the election.
Paying the Penalty
Public utility patrons in Indianapolis are beginning to realize the
privileges they are obtaining by reason of their indifference to their politi
cal government.
The street car company is asking increased rates in order to care
for an increase in taxes amounting to approximately $150,000 a year.
The water company has filed a petition asking for an increase in rates
to cover an increase in taxes of more than 556.000 a year.
A million more was paid into the county treasury in the fall collec
tion of taxes than was paid last spring.
Six millions more will be paid into the county treasury in 1921 than was
collected in 1920 because of the increase in the tax rate.
In addition to the tremendous increases of the individual’s taxes he
will be compelled, Indirectly, to pay a sum that is almost beyond com
putation.
For the taxes of public utilities are operating expenses which the law
says shall be provided for in the rates to consumers and the taxes of the
grocer and the merchant are overhead expenses which he carefully com
putes and adds to the various charges that go to make up his selling price.
In addition to these expenses, there is the tax of the landlord which he
must pass along to the tenant in order that his property may be made to
bring him any revenue.
Verily, there is no escape from taxes.
We will help pay this tremendous burden whenever we purchase milk,
water, gas, electric lights, groceries, in fact anything we buy.
We will contribute to this tax fund when we ride, on the street cars
or In autos.
We will swell the coffers of the city, county and State when we deliver
our checks to the landlords.
For the next year, at least, every man, woman and child in Marion
County will feel the pinch of a tremendous burden of taxation.
Tax revenue is, of course, necessary. And in exactly the proportion of
Its necessity are the taxpayers willing to contribute.
The question that creeps into the mind of the man who sees high
prices continued because of high taxes is solely a question as to why
these taxes are so high.
For example, it requires considerable explanation to make the resident
of Marion County understand why it is proper that $16,000,000 should be
collected in taxes in 1921 when $10,000,000 sufficed in 1920, and less than
$6,000,000 was collected ten years ago.
The difficulty is only enhanced by the fact that there are no public
Improvements under way that would absorb a considerable amount of thia
sum. Little, if anything, is tangible evidence of the outgo.
The truth is, of course, that the tremendous taxes that have been piled
on the people of this county is the penalty that comes from turning the
nomination and election of our tax spending officials over to the eighteen
thousand negroes who hold the balance of political power in the county
and constitute the plurality which the administration manipulates in sup
port of its tax-eating.
Until the citizens of Marion County awaken to the tremendous waste
of their money that results from blind partisan voting and by their bal
lots express a determination to entrust their government affairs to men
Beledted for their ability to govern rather than their popularity in the
negro districts and their political faith, we will continue to pay high
taxes, constantly growing higher.
Leaders and Policies
An editorial in these columns recently in which the Times called atten
tion to the fact that Marion County failed to join the Republican landslide
in Indiana and attributed that failure to an Independent Democratic cam
paign on the State issues in Indianapolis has brought forth comment from
the Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette and the Rockville Tribune.
The Journal-Gazette defends its indifference to State issues as a mani
festation of “no disposition to run away from the marvelous record of the
national administration,” wholly overlooking the fact that in Marion County
the State and county organization speakers talked on nothing else.
"At the same time,” the Journal-Gazette says, "we agree with our con
temporary that much more might have been made of State affairs, but
there was no general awakening to this fact until about six weeks before
election.
"The concentrated gun fire on Goodrichism should have commenced
Immediately after the State convention, and immediately after the State
convention there were ail too many Democrats hysterically proclaiming
that it would be suicidal to attack Goodrichism with meat ax and artillery.
With the motives of these we have no concern. W'e ascribe their mistake
to a strange lack of political sagacity.”
In this connection, it is interesting to note that Mr. Lew Ellingham, man
aging editor of the Journal-Gazette, was asked to cooperate in "concen
trated gun fire on Goodrichism” as early as Jan. 20, 1920, and REFUSED
a few days later.
The Rockville Tribune suggests that the tremendous increases in the
Republican plurality in the districts served by the F*t. Wayne Journal-
Gazette and the Evansville Courier, were caused by the deflection of the
“German vote” to the Republican party.
It overlooks entirely the fact that Indianapolis has as many if not
more of the so-called "German votes” than either Ft. Wayne or Evans
ville and the wards in which they live were as staunchly Democratic as
ever. Perhaps, also, the “German vote” of Allen and Vanderburg Counties
might have been interested in State issues.
The purpose of the Times in pointing out the difference In the results
of the election in Allen, Vanderburg and Marion Counties was merely to
give the Democrats of Indiana food for thought as to their party man
agement.
For some time the Democratic State organization has awarded honors
and followed policies shaped by Allen and Vanderburg County leaders.
Their leadership has not been successful, their policies have been ad
mittedly inefficient.
It ought not to be necessary to say that if the Democratic party of
Indiana wishes to be led to victory it will first have to choose leaders
who can lead.
Getting Back on the Job
tlo33ffl]r^£
The producer and the workingman got it into their heads, on account
of the wealth piled up by the makers of war materials, by the meat packers,
etc., during the war, that enormous profits were being made generally in
this country. That, however, was not true. Ninety per cent of the manu
facturers have made less money than before the war. An exception was
the automobile Industry, but that was due to the fact that high wages
enabled many people to buy cars.
The average man has been doing well, and therefore the impression
has gone abroad that everybody has been making lots of money. Asa
matter of fact the bankers have been sweating blood for the last two years,
trying to take care of business in good shape until the country could settle
down from its war spree.
Now we have got to the point where we must compete with the
European countries, which have settled down to a normal basis. It would
be easy enough for us to put up a high protective tariff to shut down on
imports and safeguard our industries, but this country has become an
exporter cf manufactured goods. If we put up a high tariff we soon
would be manufacturing only for ourselves, because our costs would go up
to such a point that we could not compete with other countries. There
fore a high tariff would not bo practical, except to a limited extent
The only thing to do now to save our country from a panic is for
every man who works with his hands, or his head, or both, to use his
hands and head to the fullest extent of his ability. The day has come, if
we are to get through this without a smash, when every man and woman
In this country must cease to limit the number of hours or the amount
of work he or she does.
Wo have a big advantage over Europe in that we aro not an underfed
nation. We have plenty of food and it is getting cheaper every day. We
can remain strong and healthy and go through in good condition. Another
advantage we have is that the energy of our people, except in a few cases,
Is not being sapped by the use of alcoholic beverages. This will be a big
factor in helping us keep the world’s markets.
The time has come for us to get down to earth again, and stay there—
W. D. Boyce in the Saturday Blade, Chicago.
WHEN A GIRL MARRIES
A Sew Serial of Young Mar ried Life
CHAPTER C.
"Pat lunches here almost every day—■
shall yon mind If ho walk* In on us?"
asked Carious Sturgz, waring the waller
aside to serve our chicken Cllusarge aud
artichoke.
"I# that why yon brongbt me here
to see how I’d take a meeting with my
—brother In law ?” I asked, wondering If
Carl >tfn meant to confide in me after all.
But Csrlotta only leaned across (he
table and put her band over mine.
“Anne Harrison,” she said, *'l liked
you from the first. And you stood hy
me at the canteen the other day. You’re
a thoroughbred. And If 1 can ever do
anything foi you—why, name It. But In
the meantime I want you to answer one
question. Will you?”
"I’ll try,” I replied earnestly to her
eamestr.'**.
"Well, now, lt'e this: Do you see any
barm In my being frlenda with Pat Pa!
ton? He’s married. I know, but he Isn't
living with his wife. Now. I don't eee
why he should be cut off from friend*
and comps ions while he's trying to find
out wbat Mrs. D. proposes to make of
HOROSCOPE
•The stars Incline, but do not romc-’ "
80DAY, NOV. 81.
Although the Hun and Uranus are In
beneflc aspect early this day. Saturn
and Venus are adverse during the hours
of afternoon and evening.
The mind should have rather a con
fident trend that aids the pursuit of high
ambitions, while this configuration pre
vails.
Reforms In fashion* again are fore
told, but they may he alow In making
their appearance. Modesty la to become
fashionable again. It la promised.
The welfare of children will become
a public concern more than ever before.
Many will be adopted.
Person* whoa* blrtbdate It Is ma.v
have rather a strenuous year. Lltagatlou
will be very unfortunate.
Children born on this day may be
fearless, energetic and clever. Success
la believed to depend largely on the hour
of birth.
MONDAY. NOV. *2.
This Is a fairly favorable day, ac
cording to astrology, but care should be
exercised In all dealings. While Jupiter
and Neptune are in beweflc aspect the
Sun and Uranus are adverse.
Under this sway the natural Impulse
will be to push abend, especially hi en
terprises that Involve the need of vision.
There will be unusual iuterest In cook
ing and household arts during the com
lng winter.
Again the simple life will be recom
mended and change* In extravagant cus
toms will be encouraged.
Persons whose blrthrfnte it Is tnay hare
a very quiet year lit which business af
fairs proceed as usual.
Children born on this day may be In
clined too much toward Idealism. They
should be trained along practical lines
of work. —Copyright, 1920.
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me smashed up bits of their lives. Do
you ?”
"Not when you put It that way," I
agreed unwillingly.
"How else can 1 put It?” cried Oar
lotte, her eyes bright with triumph or
some other even more stimulating ieel
hig
"Pat Dalton and Virginia are married.
They're separated—that's true But per
haps they’ll tlud each other again. 1
thluk marriage la a- permanent thing
not Just what the minister has *n!d, hot
how people have felt. That ought to be
—sacred.”
Carlutfa narrowed her eyes and tapped
the fingers of one band nervously sgalnat
the back of the other
"Evidently you don't believe in divorce.
Evidently yon think hope even—that If
no one,” she hastily corrected herself,
“that if nothing comos between Pat
and Virginia, they'll find each other again
Instead of something just as good. That *
it Isn't It 7”
"That's it," I agreed gravely, wonder
ing how she would take It.
She sat quite *ttil and motionless for a
moment, staring ahead of her with sphinx
eyea. Then a glitter of mischief cam#
Into them, and she turned to me almost
saucily.
"I warned you—but yon didn't hnrry.
Here comes Pat now. And guess who a
with him?”
But before I could guess, a voice of
greeting sounded over my shoulder:
"Hello, Lady Tenant! So you've found
the beat restaurant In town. Patrick
Kerence O'V.aragh Dalton and I drop In
for a bits now and again— and today I
think we’ve found fine company -unless
you object to Dalton."—Copyright, 1920.
(To Be Conttuued.)
Minister Killed When
Crushed Against Tree
Sneclsl to The Time*.
SEYMOUR, Ind.. Nov. 20. The Rev
William Shaw, 30, pastor of the Christian
Thurcb at Medora, fifteen miles west of
here, was crushed to death In a woods
two miles from his home about noon Fri
day, by being caught between a wheel
hub and a tree Into which a wagou
ernshed.
The body was found late icrlday by a
searching party led by th< wife of the
minister, who had gone to the woods to
Investigate his long absence from home.
At the edge of the woods the searchers
were met by Shaw’s son, about 4 yenrs
old, who had gone with his father In the
morning to gat a load of wood. The
child led the searchers to the body.
The aceldent occurred on a alight In
cline and It Is belipved the wagon crashed
Into the tree when Shaw was unnhlo to
hold back the load with the foot brake.
The child said his father threw him
from the wagon Just, before the crash.
E\- KA is klt'S CLASSMATE DEAD.
WHEELING, Nov. 20.—C. W. Rente,
veteran newspaperman of West Virginia
nnd Ohio, and a classmate of former
Emperor Wilhelm nt Bonn College, Ger
many, Is dead here following a stroke of
paralysis.
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ONLY ONE GENERAL.
Q. How many full-fledged generals
have we now? I. M. C.
A. The War Department says that
Oenernl Pershing Is the only general In
the United States army at present. Gen
eral March held the title during the
war, but Is now a major general. Gen
eral Bliss was a brevet general, but Is
now rtired fr<?m active service.
COTTON GIN.
Q. Why is a cotton gin so called?
A. M. P.
A. “Gin” Is a contraction of "englno’’
and a cotton gin Is merely an engine for
separating seed3 from cotton.
PILGRIM HALF DOLLARS.
Q. Ilnve the Pilgrim half dollars been
coined yet? B- M. P.
A. Pilgrim half dollars to the num
ber of 300,000 have been coined and dis
tribution began Oct. 1, 1920. The price
of the half dollars will be one dollar.
MAN-O'-WAR'S AGE.
Q. How old Is “Mau-o'-War ?”
C. H.
A. The wonder horse "Man-o'-War" la
a 3 year-old.
TWO VERSIONS OF THE BIBLE.
Q. How do the King James Version,
the Authorized Version and the Revised
Version of the Bible differ? A. P.
A. The King James Version and the
Authorized Version of the Scriptures are
the same. This version was made In
Mil. Tatter a number of the greatest
Bible students of Great Britain and the
United States revised the Authorized
Version, making the text clearer and
more In conformity with good English.
This "Revised Version” was completed
In 1885. Both versions of the Bible are
used In Protestant Churches.
HE ONLY DECIDES.
Q. Can a Judge of a county court or
Supreme Court be consulted on points
of law ? G W, B.
A A Judge of a court Is not supposed
to be consulted on points of law.
KEY WF*T. WARMEST.
Q Ts there any place In the United
States that never ha* freezing weather?
J W.
A. The weather bureau says that a*
far as known no part of the continental
area of the United States Is believed to
be free from freezing temperatures. How
ever, freezing temperature has never been
observed at Key West, Fla., and It 1*
PUSS IN BOOTS JR.
By David Cory.
One morning, at Pus* Junior was
traveling through the Country of the
Gods, he came to a pond of clear water
on the bank of which stood a beautiful
woman with her children. And she was
Just about to give them a drink when
! the countrymen who lived nearby geth
’ ered around the pond sad forbade her
to drink from It.
! And some of them were so cruel as to
throw stones ut her aud others stirred
tip the water so as to make it muddy
aud unfit to drink And when Puss
saw bow wicked they were he grew very
, angry, aud, taking htß flaming gold k
1 feather from his cap. he waved If before
i them and, would you believe It, they alt
j turned Into frogs.
A* quick a* a wink their backs turned
green aud their breasts white, and they
| croaked In a dismal way:
"Now In this pond forever,
And forever shall you stay;
Your voices shall be hstsky croaks
No matter what you say.
For who shall be so cruel
And do what you bare done.
Shall swim beneath the water
, And never, never run."
And then the lovely woman thanked
Pus* and he went upon hts way. after
replacing his magic gold feather in bis
cap.
And by and by. after a while. Puss
cam# to a fisherman who was drawing
his net to lauid. and when be emptied his
net he began to sort the fishes on the
grass. And while he was doing this
Pass spoke to him -for the fisherman
was so busy that he hadn't noticed our
! little traveler at all.
! "I will give you a fish If you will
help me." said the fisherman; when, all
i of u sudden, those fish which had been
laid on the gnus wiggled their fins and
tails, and before you could say "Jump
i lng Jupiter.” they flopped Into the water
and swam away.
I "What did you do that for?" asked
the fisherman angrily for I suppose h
thought Puss had thrown them back
Into the sea.
"It was not my fault that they went
Into tho water,” said Pus* Indignantly.
And then he looked down at the grnss
and saw that a little plant that grew here
and there had been nibbled by the fish.
"I will tell you a secret,” ssld little
Pus* Junior, and he curled his whiskers
and looked very wise, while the great
lumbering fisherman looked very sulkily
at him. for he was still very angry nt
loeltig his fish and wouldn't believe that
Puss hadn't thrown them hack Into tho
sea.
"This little plant has magic power,"
said Puss, handing a sprig to the fisher
man.
"Nonsense!” he replied. "Y’ou aro mak
ing sport of me.”
"Taste it and you will see." replied
Puss. And, would you believe It, as soon
as that big fisherman tasted the Juice of
that, little plant his hair grew long and
turned Into n beautiful seagreen color
and hi* legs formed themselves Into a
fish’s tall, and away he flopped toward
the great blue sea; and when ho was
In the water he turned around and
sung:
"1 am a merman—yes, I am;
No longer I’ll fish for a lobster and clam.
And work like a slave with net nnd trawl
But swim lu the ocean nnd laugh at the
squall.”
And then he swam away, and lit
tle Puss Junior once more continued his
Journey of adventure.—Copyright, 11)20.
(To Be Continued.)
probable that there are other Island* near
the southern end of Florida where It
rarely, if ever, occurs.
TO KEEP WINDSHIELDS CLEAN.
Q. What preparation can be used on
automobile windshields to keep them
clear when driving In a rain or snow
storm? T. M. McC.
A. Glycerine applied to a windshield
will help to keep It clear.
FIRST COINED MONEY.
Q. Who thought of using coins for
trading purposes? 8. C. W.
A. The Invention of coined money la
attributed to Gyges, a ruler of Lydia, In
the beginning of the seventh century,
B. C. The coins of that time were made
of a mixture of gold and sliver.
MAGNETIC FORCE.
Q. If a needle la moved outside the
range that a magnet can attract It, Is
the magnet exerting any force on It?
G. O. G.
A. The magnetic force is still affecting
the needle. The magnet gradually has
less power on the needle as It 1* moved
away from It, but there Is no definite
point at which this power ceases to
exist.
Six Cream Stations
Condemned in October
Fottr bakeries, sit cream stations and
one dairy were condemned during Octo
ber by Inspectors of the State Food and
Drug Department, according to a report
filed with the State Board of Health.
Cream stations were given special atten
tion by the Inspectors during the Investi
gations In October.
Os those stations Inspected, eighteen
were given specific orders to clean
up st once or risk prosecution for
continuance of business, sixty-five
were directed to make minor improve
ments and forty-seven others are rated
as “good.” Many stations were foand
to b* handling other goods which the
law forbid*.
The inspectors, during the month. In
spected 106 meat markets. 125 hotels and
restaurants, 100 drug stores, seventy-nine
confectioneries, eighteen canning factor
ies and alxty-two soft drink parlors.
Os the food sample* analysed during
the month, thirteen of forty seven were
found Illegal, and one of six drug
samples was found In violation of the
law. There were no prosecution* for
violation of the food and drug laws dur
ing October.
75 YEARS BRING
MANY CHANGES
Thanksgiving Day Then and
Now Discussed.
Thanksgiving day seventy-five year*
ago !n Indian* wa# an entirely different
r affair, which Hoot-
Fg f ler* will observe next
fy rf&A jnj x Imagine a lonely
Bv cabin In what Is
r*W*wr*~ now Bussell town-
J ship In Putnam
J County. There *
— A9 hardy with
INfa family of seven chll-
L (K3l dren were not pre
r-c paring a turkey
feast, although wild
turkeys were plentl
j ful In those day*. This family was pre
! paring to go to church In a big wagon
; five miles away.
That Is th< recollection of Cspt. A. M
S' ott, HI, rtcorler of the I.oysl I.eglon,
who lives at 3422 Kenwood avenue.
"Seventy-five year* ago we didn't call
! It Thauksglvlii{ day." explained Captain
Scott "My first recollection of Thank*
giving day was something which was to
ho dreaded. We boy* dreaded Thank*
i’lvlng then because Thanksgiving day
was a fust day. not a feast day.
"My mother nnd fnther were atrlct
Presbyterians aud on Thanksgiving day
we got up very early In the morning
lad a light breakfast and then father
and we boy* hitched up the old two-horse
wagon and all drove five miles to church
There we had a Thanksgiving sermon and
no dinner. Later in the day we drove
home and after having a very light sup
per, we went to bed"
Captain Scott % Willy recalls the time
when he and his numerous brother* slept
In the attic of their log house and dnr
i lug the winter the snow would fall
through the holes In the roof on to tbetr
i beds.
j "Getting np In the snow and the cold
gsv* me health,” said the captain with
(•ride as he looked around the comfor
tably-heated headquarters of the Loyal
1 egion In the When building.
He explained that Thanksgiving day
was not generally observed until after
the Civil War, wbeu the people were
railed upon to thank Almighty God tha'
the war was ended and that peace wa
restored.
Gradually the fast Idea was replaced
by the feast plan until todr.y Rooster*
■ are ordering tbetr
turkeys weeks ahead
for the big occasion.
Captain Scott re
call* going with his
older brothers In u
hunt for wild tur
keys and many <le
lirtous feasts, but a
Gettin' Turkey Prayer, and a long
Today. one, was said over
the remains of the
nicely-cooked bird. He recalls the time
when there was only three months' school
In Indiana and remembers when the
free school system went Into effect In
1853.
"When I was a boy we had no roads
except mud roads,” said Captain Scot;.
"We made the Journey than by stage
coach from Crawfordsvllle to Indian
apolis at tho tremendous cost of fI.SO one j
way. We thought we were making One ?
time If the trip one way was made In j
twelve hours after changing horses three j
time*.”
This Thanksgiving Captain Scott Is
grateful for many things. He has a j
wonderful Civil War record and will be j
able to eat turkey next Thurday, al- j
though he will not shoot It himself. j
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fl.ooo 000 IN OPIUM SEIZED.
MANILA, P. 1., Nov. 20.—Customs of
ficers recently selxed 5.300 tins of choice
grade Hang-Kong opium at Hlnutangan
Islands, near Tallsbay, Cebu. The opium,
it was said, was valued at 51,500.000.
A Healthful Drink
With
No After Regrets
'You are sure of satis
faction when you make
your table beverage
Instant Postum
Coffee drinkers delight
in the change because
of greater comfort,and
the price is attractive
because so moderate.
All the family will like
the flavor of Postum
At Grocers Everywhere
Made by Postum Cereal Cos., Inc,
Battle Creek. Mich.
There’s a Smile
About the Table
When Mother
Serves
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SCHNULL & COMPANY, Indianapolis
WOULD AVOID
ODD CARFARE
Engineers Ask Full Street
Traffic Investigation.
*
The Indianapolis chapter of the Ameri
can Association of Engineers goes oa
record In favor of thorough investigation
of traffic conditions before etreet cat
routes are changed downtown in a reso
lution adopted at the last regular meet
ing. The resolution was sent to the
board of public works.
The resolution says;
“The street railway routes as at present
established are In many respects sus
ceptible of vast improvement with prob
able savings In operating cost, whereby
the continuance of the 5-eent fare may
be assured; that the annoyances and in
conveniences of a fare Including odd
cents should be avoided If possible to do
so, besides the abided tax upon the com
pany’s patrons.
“It is self-evident that any public
utility must earn enough to pay its oper
ating expenses and legitimate fixed
charges; the company at the present time
is barely doing this, If at all, and the
great addition to operating expense en
tailed by adding many miles of car
travel without aproportionate Increase
In revenue, as would be occasioned by
the enforcement of the proposed loop
ordinance, would drive the company into
early bankruptcy, to the great detriment
of the public service and general injury
to the community.”
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Lithuania Planning
Offensive on Poles
PARTS, Nov. 20.—Representatives of
Lithuania are in Moscow negoiatlng with
the Russian government for a military
offensive against Poland, according to
advices received from the soviet capital
today.