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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.
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Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351
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MR. GIVANS should consider the difficulties of imposing the existing
penalties before seeking to increase those for burglary and robbery.
IF JUDGE PRITCHARD keeps on barring attorneys from his court It
may be possible to ciean up the gang of repeating offenders in time.
IS DENNY BUSH now serving his sentence to the Penal Farm while
visiting the £riadnal Court, or is that still a matter for adjudication?
HERE’S PROGRESS. Canadian confidence man, former army aviator,
built airplane and fiew away. Police followed, used machine gun, cap
tured fugitive—wireless message.
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IT WOULD BE really interesting if Mr. Adams would reveal the real
purpose of holding the grand jury for two days instead of explaining that
it was to investigate a rumor of jury fixing.
MUNCIE’S GRAND JURY courageously expressed dissatisfaction with
the judge. In Indianapolis the best that can be expected is expressions of
consternation that a judge should be criticised!
THE GAS COMPANY is using considerable space in which to tell the
public how it is interested in increased gas rates, but the fact that the
public will have to pay the increase is sufficient.
A SUIT to recover an alleged overcharge of the county in 1914 has
been filed the last week of the attorney general’s tern* Evidently a desire
to leave something to remind the public of his term in office.
OY'EF- IN ILLINOIS, whqro land is so valuable that it is suspected
some of it has been sold for coal, the price has dropped as much as $l6O
per acre below the inflated values of recent date. Land values are true
measurements, for living and all wealth comes from land. So if the winter
can te weathered and raxes are not too high, the public may live to see
what Mr. Harding's administration will do.
Candidates for Mayor
In these days -when the people of Indianapolis are speculating on the
question of who will be the next mayor, it is peculiar indeed that so little
attention is being paid to the qualifications of the prospective candidates.
Every little coterie that has a particular ax to grind has a special can
didacy to present.
There is what is known as the administration man, the anti-administra
tion man, the courthouse man, the business man’s choice and the so-called
popular candidate.
In no case does there appear to be any earnest effort to seek out a
candidate around whose banner all might unite in the ffrm belief that If
elected the candidate would be everybody's mayor.
Dick Smith meets with Doc Morgan and Charlie Jewett and back of the
subsequent first page publicity given Morgan’s alleged health crusade looms
Morgan as the News-Jewett choice for mayor.
A group of business men suggests that the next mayor ought to be of
the type of Ernest Smith and it remains for the irrepressible Bob Tucker
to tout him in the Cincinnati Enquirer as the probable pominee.
Lew Shank objects to being read out of the race by some of his con
sistent opponents and he immediately becomes the specter from which a lot
of fearful politicians flee in fear.
A lot of “suspended sentence guys” join hands with the "grand jury
adjournists” and think how pleasant it would be to have their “friend” in
the city hall and immediately consideration is given to Jim Collins as a
“strong candidate.”
And the real truth about the whole affair is that there is not a possi
bility on the horizon for whom the citizens as a whole care to vote.
Sooner or later a candidate will be hand-picked for the voters of this
city and will receive their Ninety per cent, of the voters will neither
know now care whether he is fit or not.
The other 10 per cent, will further his campaign because of other than
altruistic purposes and in the course of a year or more after the election
the citizens of Indianapolis will awaken and wonder why the goernment
has not been improved.
But Why Worry?
It took a professor of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public
Health, lecturing In Lowell Institute recently, to estimate that in the year
2100 A. D. the United States will have a population of 197,000,000 souls.
This is interesting, but why worry? It calls to mind wise predictions
of the past, that all the coal would be mined in a few years, that the water
supply was no longer conserved on account of disappearance of forests and
that the community’s morals all gone to the dogs.
Asa matter of fact, human nature-is so constituted that men could all
live as Eskimos —eat dog—while the fur kept them warm, if necessary.
Already it is boasted that hydraulic development furnishes a third of the
horse power of the nation, and that it is in the infancy of development.
New coal fields in Alaska and in China are said to be sufficient to supply
the world for ages. As to having too thick population, does not China or
India furnish an example of what can be done, although no American wpnts
to live in such a state of society? If a Chinese gardener can exist on an
acre of land, so can an American should the occasion warrant.
It is not the density of population that should cause worry, it is the
development of ideals which will protect the under dog that should ever be
the solicitude of the nation and should cause the laying of a proper founda
tion for future generations. In this regard our forefathers of Revolu
tionary War fame did well by the present generation and there is hope
that future generations will have occasion to recognize present efforts
along the same line.
Russia's Bluff Called
Evidently the leaders of the Russian nation have failed in the big bluff
they wcre,putting up here in the United States, for Ludwig C. A, K. Mar
tens, the Bolshevist envoy of the soviet, has been ordered to cancel all
contracts and to go home. w i
This severs all commercial relationship with that form of government
In Russia whose tenents forbid the ownership of private property and which
apparently knows nothing of the sacredness'of a contract. The American
Government has not been fooled nor Indeed blufTed by the action of Rus
sia, no matter how much we would like her markets nor how good lier
stolen gold and confiscated' wealth would be In America.
Not long ago, Washington B Vanderlip obtained an immense conces
sion of land in Siberia and came back to America with a great noise, loudly
proclaiming the virtue of the Russian soviet, but it appears he was simply
an adventurer and was used as a catspaw by the Russians to seek recogni
tion from the United States of their government. Now that the scheming
Martens of fame for his subtle efforts to overthrow the United States
Government by force has been ordered back to Russia and will depart, aU
the concessions and contracts obtained by Vanderlip are canceled by the
Russian Government.
If the contracts for supplies ainounting to a quarter of our public debt
in figur.es, were made by the Russian government because the Russians
needed the supplies and intended to pay for them, that government would
not hgve canceled them when Its ambassador was found to be persona non
grata to the American Government.
It is therefore evident that the soviet leaders in Russia thought the
only thing necessary to do with the United States was to throw out a bait
for some big contracts for supplies and that the .Unitqfi States would
thereby become a party to the insidious docMne of vandalism and op
pression preached by them. Their gift to Vanderlip sought to hasten this
recognition, but the whole bubble burst when Martens was ordered deported.
It is strange indeed that out of the millionn of people in Russia someone
could not take his place, if he was here in good faith.
Nations are like individuals. If Russia really wanted supplies, the
could get them, provided she had honest mopey to pay for them, tut the
dream of Russian leaders of wrecking the world in order to buiid up their
form of government has been bo desperate Iji its workings iu Russia that it
made no impression in America. So the Russian nation will take its doll
rags and go hornet. It is well that the whole scheme collapsed as early
as it did.
BILL DUNCAN TALKS TO MOVIE FANS
On Temperament and How to Cure It
William Duncan, the well-known Vita
graph serial actor and director, comes
to the front wtth these words of wisdom.
He says the public lias been buncoed
long- enough on the subject of tempera
ment as a requisite of arf artist.
“Take It from me,” says Mr. Duncan
In true movie otyle. known most
WILLIAM DtJXCAM.
of the temperamental onas sufficiently
well to learn that It Isn’t temperament
at all; it Is plain temper, vicious tem
per at that. They seldom become so af
flicted until they have become famous
enough to be able to get away with It.
Some of them affect It In order to cover
up their faults and lack of true art.”
Duncan Is now under a contract yrtth
Vitagraph to make serials for three
years. As star and director he meets
thousands of actors and actresses and
employs hundreds of them. He has cured
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WE REPAIR and RECOVER
UMBRELLAS.
Here’s a Sale that
Mothers Will Welcome
Boys' Suits and Overcoats
At Greatly Reduced Prices
$lO Suits and Overcoats, now $7.75
sls Suits and Overcoats, now $9.75
$lB Suits and Overcoats, now $11.75
S2O and $22 Suits and Overcoats, now $16.75
$25 and S3O Suits and Overcoats, now $19.75
Specials in
Boys' Knee Pants
$2.50 values, now $1.79
$3.50 values, now $2.79
$4.50 values, now $3.40
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unDIANA daily times, Wednesday, DECEiiubEit w,
many of them of so-called temperament
by orderiug them out of the studio.
“The quickest and sure.st cure for tem
perament," says Bill, “Is llbernl appli
cation of brass knuckjps, sand bags,
black jacks, bail bats or coppor-toed
boots. That will take It. out of the most
‘temperamental,’ but it's hardly worth
the while. The best way Is to set them
n good example by showing nn even
temper yourself and If It doesn’t work
show them the gate."
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OX VIEW TODAY.
The offerings of the and the
movle-s today include: “The Charm
School,” at the Murat; the “Marcus Show
of 1020,'V at English’s; the Santos and
liaycs “Revue," at Keith's; popular
vaudeville, at the Lyric and Broadway;
musical comedy at the. Rialto; musical
extravagauua, at the Bark; ’Tolly With
a Past.” at the Colonial; “Dlnty," at the
Circle; “Conrad In Quest of Ills Youth,”
at the Ohio; “The Testing Block," at the
Alhambra; “Prairie Trails,” at the Re
gent; “Help Yourself,” at Mister Smith's,
and “The Life of tile Party," at the Jsis.
HOROSCOPE
“The stars Incline, but do not > . mpel!” |
THURSDAY, DEC. 80.
Jupiter rules In benefle aspect today,
according to astrology, dominating all
planetary direction.
It Is a rule under which to buy on
speculation and to take unusual risks in
business, for the stars promise good luck,
in trades of every sort.
While Jupiter Is friendly bankers and
financiers should be especially fortunate.
There is a forecast of new lines of co
operation that may be beneficial to busl- 1
ness.
Persons whose blrthdate It Is have the
augury of happy fortune for the year.
Children born on this day probably
will have great energy and the ability
to concentrate successfully on any task.
These subjects of Capricorn usually rise
rapidly in life.—Copyright, 1920.
POKTRAITS OX BANK .NOTES.
Q. Is there a standard picture which
appears on all paper money of a certain
denomination? D. W.
A. The denominational portraits ap
pearing on Federal reserve bank notes
have been prescribed for future l*su< •
of all kinds of currency. The portrait
of Washington will appear on all $1 bills,
Jefferson on $2, Lincoln on fS, Jackson
on SIO, Cleveland on S2O. Grant on SSO,
Franklin on SIOO, Marshall on $.700. Ham
ilton on SI,OOO, Madison on $.".000 and
Chase on SIO,OOO, it is thought that tee
standardization of portraits will be a
safeguard against note-raising.
Buy Umbrellas af the Umbrella Store
You will find what you want at The Luggage Shop at
prices that are right. Good Umbrellas at $2 93 and 9-1
At 95 we have Umbrellas that are not equaled in this city.
Silk Umbrellas in all colors, 97.50, Cflher values 910 up.
10% OFF THIS WEEK ON EVERYTHING
10G Less TRUHNS-LrATHF* GOODS-UMBRELLAS
30 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA ST.
7HB
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STORK
PUSS IN BOOTS JR.
By David Cory,
Now let me see. In the last story we
heard all about Puss Junior’s adventures
in Peppermint City, and In the story be
fore that, the King of the Crabs gave him
n beautiful sea green coat. Well, thU
story would never have been written 11
little Puss Junior hadn’t received that
coat from the Crab King, so wait and
you will hear something very strange and
queer.
“Heigh ho, tills Is a big river,” ex
claimed little Puss Junior as he stepped
on the hank of a swiftly flowing stream.
“There Isn't any bridge, bow can I get
across?
There Isn’t a boat and I haven't got a
horse
That could swim 'across this river If 1
were upon his back,
So I guess I’ll have to turn about and
go upon ray track.”
“You won’t have to do anything of
the sort,” said a voice, and Puss saw a
iittle white duck In a boat coming up
to the bank. “Come, Jump aboard,” said
Commodore Drake—for that was the name
of this duck sailor. So Puss Jumped In
and away they went down the river to
the deep blue sea. And nfter a while,
maybe a mile, and perhaps a little more,
they came to the restless ocean.
"Now,” said the duck, with a wheezy,
breezy quack, ’Til take you to Hotel
Wave Crest.% Well, pretty soon they
came to anHsland where a lovely coral
building shone pinky bright In the rays
of the sun. And right In front of It were
two bell buoys that rang little bells to
tell the may, who owned the hotel that
somebody was coming and wanted a room
with a fresh salt water bath.
And after Commodore Drake had fast
ened the little boat to the wharf, he and
Puss walked up the steps and Into Wave
Crest Hotel. And ns soon as the pro
prietor saw Puss Junior's lovely sea
green coat ho asked him where he had
gotten it. So Puss told him the K>eg of
the Crabs had given it to hlui.
“You don’t mean to tell mo that?” ex
claimed the hotel proprietor, who was s
nice old Dolphin. "Do you know that
coat you ha\;e on is a magic one?"
“What can It do?” asked Puss, for he
was even more surprised than you are.
“Why, anybody who has It on can swim
like a hah,’’ answered the good-natured
Dolphin. “It’s better than a pair of
water wings,” and then he turned over
three times and began t,e sing:
"Oh, many a mile I’ve swum In the
sea
Like a hoop that rolls on the ground—
Over and over and over again.
Round and around and around.
But I always come right side up at
last,
Out In the deep, blue sea—
You bet I can do the lovp de loop,
High diddle dlddledy dee.”
—Copyright, 1520.
(To be continued)
Other Specials
$8.50 Sweaters, _
now $6.95
$2.00 Blouses,
now $1.69
$1.35 Blouses,
now 95c
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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Frederic J. Ifaskln, Director, Wash
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THE THIRD INTERNATIONALE.
Q. Why do they call soviet Russia
the third internatlonnle? J. D. B.
A. The first lnternutlonale was an oi
ganizatlon of the forking men of all
countries for the advancement of the in
terests of labor and the' emancipation
of the working classes, whloh met at
Geneva In ISC6. This was disbanded
and a reorganization made In New York
City, known as the second Internationale.
The Association of Moscow, Russia is
the third Internationale.
GETS NAME FROM CLUSTER.
Q. How dldgrapefrult get Its name?
. E. C. D.
A. This fruit, otherwise known as the
pomelo, is known as grapefruit in the
United States and West Indies, because
(he fruit Is borne in clusters of from
ihree to twelve or more, similar to a
bunch of grapes.
EIGHT-HOUR LAW PRESIDENT.
Q. Who was President of the United
States when the eight-hour law became
approved Sept. 5, 1010, under the ad
ministration of President Wilson.
POPULAR STATE FLOWER.
Q. What Is the most popular State
Cower? c. A. B.
A. The goldenrod has this distinction,
four States--Alabama, Missouri, Ne
braska and North Dakota—having ac
cepted It as their representative flower.
alien NAURALIZATION.
Q. Does an alien have to become natu
ralized after serving In the United States
Army? K VV .
A. W hen an alien enters the United
READ OUR ADS WITH CONFIDENCE
Washington and Alabama Streets—Just East of Courthouse
AmmuiaS January Sale
Women’s, Misses’ and Girls’ Apparel Greatly Reduced
A striking feature of this sale is that notwithstanding the remarkably low pricings one
makes selections first of all for superior quality and uncommonly desirable styles. J
The all-inclusive character of the assortments contributes ereatlv to the keen interest in this
sale. ■
Coats Reduced
$20.00 value, now $9.08
$30.00 value, now $14.50
$40.00 value, now $19.50
$60.00 value, now $29.50
$75.00 value, now $37.50
SIOO.OO value, now $49.00
Skirts Reduced
510.00 value, now $4.98
$15.00 value, now 87.48
$20.00 value, now $9.98
$25.00 value, now $12.50
Children’s Coats Reduced
2to 6 years —B to 14 years.
SIO.OO value, now $4.98
$15.00 value, now ..87.48
$20.00 value, now $9.9S
ALL ALTERATIONS FREE—This Means A pother Saving of $2.00 to $5.00
Domestic Specials
, Unbleached Muslin
1 2Y2C a yard
Former 30c Grade /
Yard wide, firm quality, for sheets, pillow
cases anti treneral use.
Bleached Outing Flannel, 22c
Former price ode. heavy firm quality, double
fleeced, for women ami infants’ wear.
Cretonnes, 19c
Yard wide, floral and scroll designs for
comforts.
Blue Ribbon Specjal
Standard Apron Gingham
12c a. yard
Former Price 39c
Assorted blue and brown, staple and broken
checks; for women’s and children’s aprons.
No Phone or Mail Orders.
WHEN A GIRL MARRIES
A New Serial of Young Married Life
By Ann Lisle
CHAPTER CXVI (Continued.)
“I staggered to her ambulance with
her and drove It Into some bushes down
In a ditch. Then I left her. I had to go
on and try to locate the enemy machine
guns. A captain can’t desert his com
pany under fire. Threg hours later I de
tached some men and sent them to find
her. We’d potted the Germans by the
time they got back —and reported that
the ambulance was gone.”
“And was It gone?” I gasped.
“I didn't know. I couldn’t tell wheth
er Betty had recovered consciousness and
had driven off, or whether her wounded
Tommy had taken the car out, or if I
had camouflaged her hiding place so well
that my men couldn’t find It. And there
was nothing to do—then."
Terry smiled wryly, lifted his hand
wearily to his eyes again, and then went
on quickly, ns If in a great rush to be
done with his story:
“At dark the firing ceased. I got to
my brigade commander with the story—
or enough of It. And he sent me out with
two men. We found her at dawn —dead
I thought. We took her to the dressing
station—and In the midst of things—she
opened her eyes and whispered his name
again.”
“Then what?” I demanded.
"Oh, on the way back, I got mine. .And
1 went to the same dressing station. And
finally to Blighty on the same boat. At
first Betty avoided me. Bqt the Tommy
had seen "it all from the ambulance, and
he told the nurses and the nurses>told
her. So, then, she- seemed to think she
owed her life to me, and was grateful.
States Army service he tabes the oath
of allegiance to the United States and
is thus entitled to first citizenship pa
pers. He can take out second citizen
ship papers later, according to his own
discretion. Any man who was exempted
from the United States service on the
grounds of aliency can never become a
citizen of the United States.
PECULIAR NAME OF SERPENT.
Q. What is a hognose? v R. K.
A. This is the name of a harmless
American serpent, remarkable for Its
blunt snout and curious habits.
Suits Reduced \
$36.50 value, now $18.25
$39.00 now .$19.50
$45.00 value, now $22.50
$49.00 value, now $24.50
$59.00 value, now $29.50
$65.00 value, now $32.50
$69.00 value, now $34.50
$79.00 value, now $39.50
$89.00 value, now $44.50
$98.00 value, now $49.00
Dresses Reduced
*20.00 value, now $9.98
$30.00 value, now $14.50
$40.00 value, now $19.50
$50.00 value, now $24.50
$60.00 value, now $29.50
Towel and
Toweling Specials
Huck Towels
12V2C ayard
Former 35c Kind
Large size, red or plain white border,
hemmed.
39c Bath Towels, 22c
Hemmed, bleached, double thread, for home
or hotel use.
' Former SI.OO Bath Towels, 45c
Extra heavy quality, hemmed, bleached,
double thread.
25c Bleached Crash, 18c
Part linen, blue border, for hand or roller
towels.
35c Bleached Crash, 25c
J 8 inches border, splendid quality,
for hand or roller towels.
But when I told her
went all to pieces and made
never to speak of It again.
my word. We’ve never said a word ab*H
our meeting and how she called me ‘Ath*
erton.’ ”
Terry’s voice trailed off. He was ghost
ridden, as Jim had said. And Betty, she
was ghost-ridden, too.
After a minute Terry pulled himself
up alertly.
‘‘l’ve told you the whole story, Anne.
I’ve talked about myself an awful lot —*
I Interrupted, hoping to bring him
back to normal.
“Oh, yes, you’ve swanked all over the
place. Os course, I know now exactly
where you got your D. S. O. and all the
other ribbons and things.”
“Please—Anne!” Terry interrupted.
“Don't you see how I hate—those decora
tions? I got them for finding those Ger
man machine gun nests. And all the
while Betty was lying there by the side
of the road. She might have died. Some
times I think she didn’t get to the dress
ing station —to the hospital—in time. She
was so weakened from loss of blood —so
full of her hallucination about me—that
I’m afraid —more than ever now—she’s
gone like thlsl”
He leaned forward and-sanfe his head
in his hands.
“I got the D. S. O. for the thing I nid
while she was lying there, and I'm afraid
that perhaps her mind—”
He lifted his head and our eyes caught
and held.—Copyright, 1020.
(To Be Continued.)
ROOSEVELT DAM.
Q. What type of dam is' the Roosevelt
earn and when was it built? D. M. R.
A. The Roosevelt Dam is an arched or
curved dam, built by the United States
Reclamation Service, 19d>-1911. This
great masonry dam has a maximum
height of 254 feet and stores 420,000,-
uOO.OOO gallons of water. 1
SIZE OF CROQUET COURT.
Q. How large should a croquet court
he made? ' C. I. S.
A. The average size of a croquet
ground is 70 feet by 40 feet, but It
may be smaller it desired. - N
Bargain Table
Children’s White Handker
chiefs, with white or col
ored rolled edges. Spe
cial Thursday, O g
$1.25 to $1.50 Chamoisette
Gloves for women, In black,
white and
colors ... f flsv