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nsmOX 14 OO A TEAS. Tba Ears! edition Is nid to rural rout ad remota locaUra loiUaa, whore Tba 3ewe la no obtainable ttrocra rit errtr. ixr.MBra or ttvz associates press Tba Aeaoclafd Free la exetastvely tftled to oaa tor rermbSJeatloa all rJitd to It. or oat otherwise cr tf.tAd la paper, aed alao to tba loeaj publiahM hereto. FRENCH 'DEBT FUNDED The funding cf France's world war debt to tba United Etates.

accom plished lata yesterday at Waahing ton by representatives of the two powers, la subject to legislative ap proval by the 'French parliament and tba American congress. Those responsible for tba agreement, while they ara undoubtedly convinced that the ttrnii ara tha beat to ba expected under existing conditions, ara aid to recognize that aoma oppo sitlon ia probable. Xa France there la a likelihood that tba pact will ta attacked aa too severe In Ua provisions, eepeclally alnca tha agree ment contains no safeguard clause which tha Paris roTtrnmwt rigi tsally contended for, and which, In mttmct. would hare made payment provisions partly dependant on continuation of reparation payment! by Germany to Franca. In this country whatever criticism develops presumably will assert that tba terms ara mora lenient than neces sary.

Jn alza tba French ebli cation la aora parable only with that of Great Drltain. which wu funded three year no. The adrancea mada by the United States during and 1m mediately after the. war amounted to 1.340.I1,CCO. With accrued and unpaid intaraat.

tba uew principal dealt with baa been fixed at H.C2M0O,O0O.v Thia. under the plan greed to by Amtasaador Berenctr and tha American debt commission ers, la to be liquidated ia afxtytwo years, a are'the other funded debta owed America. Annual payments for tha first two years would be 30, C00.009, or 15.009.009 mora than Franca offered Iaet week. In tha next two yeara the requirement would ba Thereafter the payments would continue to rlaa gradually, finally reaching a maxi mum of fl23.CCO.000. If the agree mnt la carried out aa planned tha American treasury will In' the end.

wrth Interest Included." get a total of M.tT,l74.009 as a settlement of tha debt. Tha Interest provisions, considering tha long period covered, may appear lntent. but not too lenient. They a'e eraga about 1H per etnt for tha sixty two yeara an average of approximately per I cent, for tha debt of Italy, whose capacity to pay. alto was in dia pate.

Franca would pay no intereat for five years. Thereafter she 'would pay 1 per cent, for ten yeara, I per cent, for tba next ten. 1H per cent, for eight, par for seven and IV per cent, for tha final twe'n t)tw6. Elxty two eara Is a long time In finance, and tba requirements outlined may seem either harsh or easy when examined later on. Vliat should ba kept In mind Is that tha calculation repreeenta tha baat Judgment of tba negotiators after a atudy of probabilities.

Nobody can pretend to forecast with much accuracy what will develop In tha next half century. The considered Judgment of thia country la likely to ba that tha conclusion of tha debt negotiatora Is as good as any that could ba reached. since the Italian agreement waa rRtlfied by, congress, ultimata ac eeptance of the French pact would aaem logical. Opponents of auch a course, if they ara to ba successful, will have to, establish that France's capacity to pay baa been greatly un. derestlmated.

They couU not do aa In the Italian Instance and It Is doubtful whether they avlll ba In a mora advantageoua poaltlon with reaped ta Franca. How extensive tha opposition In Franca becomes and a claims diametrically opposed to those American crltlca la conjectural. There, aa here, approval in tha end ta tha better forecast, however. WILLI Alt E. ENGLISH William E.

English, who died yesterday In his aeventy atxth year aerved this community and Indeed the whole state faithfully and Intelligently as member of the state senate. Ills Judgment waa good, and bis knowledge of tha state's affairs waa accurals and extensive. Tfcs tTlr purposa by rhlca ba waa animated waa his desire to servo tha bet tntereats of the people, aa be conceived them. During bia brief cireer in congress as representative from this district Jlr. English showed tha eame.

cualltiee that ha showed as state senator. Hi a0a esty and Integrity were abova aus icion. Thia In brief ia the record of the life of man who has been identified In many ways with the city and state, Tha state "from Ita aarlleat period has been Inftuenced by a member of the family of which William n. English is tha last to bear tha name. Hla father waa known throughout "the country by reaaon ef bis candidacy for the vice presidency on tha Democratic national ticket with General Hancock, lit bad alao been a member of the state constitutional convention.

Tha aorv followed his father's footsteps, In pubilo service and political affairs. Tha family bad originally been Damoc ratio, but tha eon became protectionist In bis tariff belief and announced himself aa a Itepub llcan. He bad ben 'honored by the Democratic party, aa had bis father, and Lecame a leader in tha Hepub llcan party by reason of his frank and open attitude ajid hla patriot! relations to government, notwith standing party connections. Tha theater which ho controlled Indl cated his Interest In the drama. There was hardly public problem In which bia advice and support were not sought.

Ilia personal frlendshipa were many, and be will bo widely misaed In city and stata. POSTPONED ADJOURNMENT There does not seem to be much prospect for an. early adjournment of conrTMi. which la ao greatly da sired by members of that body, and by tha people welt A few weeks ago tha outlook for an adjourn ment In May seemed promising. It may even yet bo possible to get away by the last of Hay, feat this does not seem likely.

For program of things that simply must ba dona Is lengthening daily, and the things are tbo most Important. and difficult, that tbo present ses sion has had before it. Farm re lief legislation alone, which. It la agre4, must be enacted, la certain to provoke controversy, and to bo made Abo subject of protracted dia cuss on. Something must done but what? Tha answer to that question will not bo easily made.

Nor will' tha solution of tbo Muscle Shoals' problem bo easily or swiftly reached, for; over that, too. a flgbt Is In prospect, Tha debt agreement with Franco will be hot ly debated In tha senate and perhaps! In tbo bouse though tbo settlement will no doubt be ratified aa It ought to be. There ara other measures, soma of which certainly ought to bo acted on. though aoma eaa easily enough be "paaaed up. It does not appear that the bill for dealing with mining when emergencies arrse Is on tha "must" program, though the aviation bill Is.

First place Is held by tbo public building bill, which does lay down a rational program. Hero la much work to bo done. some of it of tbo greatest impor tance, and much of It such that congress' will hardly daro to leave It undone. It looks, therefore, ''as though there might bo In Washing ton aoma suggestion of tha well known heated term before congress gets away. But there ara compen sations In the nation's capital that sre not to bo despised, or even thought lightly of.

While wo should all ba glad to have a long summer undisturbed by congress, resigna tion to the Inevitable Is always wise. After all adjournment may come aooner than now seems pos slble. GREAT BRITAIN'S BUDQET Great Britain plans to ralso and disburse for national government purposes about 4.000.000.000 during tha coming year. The outlay In the United states for federal purposes. If there ara not large extraordinary appropriations outside the budget.

will ba hundreds of millions In fsct this country has been getting within balling distance of 009.009 yearly. The contrast between tha two powers is the great er when It Is remembered that our national wealth exceeds by far that of Great Britain and that her population la not much mora than half of oura. Caring for the British budget Is an enormous task, for she haa been unable to find many ways thus far to bring about a big de crease In expenditures. Wo have room for satisfaction but none ror gloating In the United States. Our mora favorable status does not' Indicate superiority In method so much as It emphasises the more abundant resources we have had that could ba tapped for meeting current expenaes.

thus preventing the piling up of obligation a. It Is the accumulated debta, whlh muat be liquidated If the national credit la to be sustained, that' make the British problem so hard. The world war was much mora of a proportionate drain on Great Britain than on the United fitatea. Moreover British processes of trade were more demoralised, because she was nearer the scene of the struggle and In It longer. Bemlsslon of taxaa on an extensive seals can not ba consid ered by the London government un der existing condition.

The preaent aearch ta rather for aomethlng on which to make a new levy, euch as betting. This suggeetlon by Chan cellor of the Exchequer Churchill has provoked a storm of opposition, due to the moral aspect of the practice. The load the British ara carrying doaa not diamay them, which helps to explain the continued greatneaa through centurtea of Britain and her people. While tbey are not overly cptlmisfio about the' Immediate futura neither ara they pessimistic It Is st tribute to their quiet courage and their ability that tha world docs not doubt that tha British ultl mateJy will eurmount their difficulties In a satisfactory manner. CHILD HEALTH WEEK Child Health weak, beginning May 1.

brings out statements from expert observers showing that the health of children In Indianapolis and Indiana la better than It was a few years agu. Secretary Morgan, of the Indlanapoll board of health. shows that the rate of Infants under one year of age has dropped to TO for each 1.009 births, Ten or fifteen years ago this rate was 123. The reduction Is due. Dr.

Morgan thinks, to active measures that been taken la regard to pure food and better sanitation, and, to the education Vf the fathers and mothers of babies so that advantage be taken ef all the. knowledge available In Infant life saving. The pure milk ordinance, sewage disposal act and other laws or ordlnancea are cited aa examples of the organized effort to give babies every chance for their Uvea Coupled with these are the carapalgna of the health so ciatlea and lay organlsatlona, each extending its educational work year after year and taking Into every home possible a knowledge of what should be done. Frank IL Streight off. professor of business administration in the Indiana University extension division, snows that 91.300 babiea were born In Indiana last year, and that 4,334 of them died before their first birthday.

Counting tha expense of each baby, for birth and burial, at 1100, there was an economic losa of On this estimate, however, there has been a saving of nearly 1200,009 In, tba lowered death rate, compared with ten years ago. The child hygiene division of tbo state board of health. In co operation with the federal la credited by Prof. Streightoff with much of the advance that has been made. Certain it is that progress has boon mads and that the utmost co operation should given during Child Health week to those who ara endeavoring: to bring about a still lower mortality rate for the children 1 VOTERS' QUALIFICATIONS There la no1 connection between next Tuesday's primary and the requirement for registration The'cltlxen does not have to be a registered voter to take part In the primary.

but he must be registered before he can vote In the fall election There was a time wjien participation in a primary registered the voter, but that law has been changed. Those who have complied with the provi sions of the last law and have not since moved, out of their precincts will not have to register this Cltlxena whV are not now so qualified will liave jan opportunity slater to become registered electors. Many changes have been, made In precinct boundaries and new precincts have been created. i The last legislature sought to clarify the election laws by amend ing several acts, but the resun Is none too clear. The statute now reads that at the aessiosi or the board of registration "held In the year In which av general election will occur, every person who at the time resides In' the precinct In which he applies for reg istration, and who will bo of the age of twenty one yeara or upward at the next ensuing November elec tion, and Is a cltixen of the United or if not a citlxen of the United Statea.

who If he continue to reside In the ward" or precinct until the next, following November election, will at that time have resided In the state of Indiana during the six months and In tfhe United States during the one year Immediately preceding such election and who shall have resded In the township sixty days and in the ward or precinct thirty dya before such election. If he continue to reside In such ward or precinct until sucn election, shall be entitled upon proper application, to be registered In ouch preelnet. The law here la vague, as It seems to confer the right of suffrage on aliens, but there Is a proviso In the same seo tlon which ssys that 'nothing. In thia act shall be construed aa qualifying person to vote at any election, even though regUterea, who not be so quslifled If there no registration act In force in this state; the purpose of this act being to provide for the required registration In addition to the requirements of the. election laws and the Constitution of the state of Indiana," The section further aaya that any parson who shall be entitled to vote a ward ahall have the right to register In the precinct in such ward In which he wilt reside on election day." The voter, therefore, muat register from his lawful precinct and if his precinct haa been changed It becomes his duty to see that he Is listed properly.

Where a miftake made and registration entered in a wrong precinct the law, in another section, 'provides that corrections may be made by application to the county auditor. 1 A NEW KIND OF DRY Cartoonists as a rule have accepted typea to repreeentv varloua elaeaea and rarely do they depart from them. The laboring man for years has been represented In a square paper capl The farmer haa whiskers. The advocate of. prohibition Is hown as a tall and angular fig ure with a lean face, nose, long and thin 4 and prying eyes lighted by feverish' fires and an expression that eems to Indicate opposition to ev ery bit of Joy there may be In the world.

The cartoon dry wears black clothing and a tall, battered silk bat. Now Alouso A. Stagg, football coach at the. University of Chicago, has qualified aa a dry." Stagg haa been building football machines for over thirty yeara. He played the game himself, and he fcaa taught others to play.

His players have gone out to teach other youths to play the game such men aa Pat Page and Paul Htnkle, There is nothing of the cartoon dry about Stagga appearance. He told the aenate investigating committee that It is nearly as easy to get drunk on beer as It Is on stronger Intoxicants. No coach ever permitted football players to drink any alcohol if it could be prevented, he declared. With their backs to their own goal, with ounce of energy needed to stem the tide that may mean a touchdown, football players have to be sober. The point here' is that a new kind of dry haa appeared a rugged, hard hitting ftype cf man who knows his busi ness.

He belongs to none' of the prohibition or temperance societies, but he haa bejen a prohibition lat since boyhood because he knows that boore dos not pay. VACANT PROPERTY LOOTING The effort cf the Indianapolis Real Estate Board to prevent the; looting ef vacant property eventually will have to be directed also toward tha punishment of those who buy the stolen articles. It has been shown by the board that practice of TIIE INDIANAPOLIS' NEWS, FRIDAY, APItlL 30, 192G. taking everything movable from vacant dwellings and business houses is en the increase. Lighting fixtures are torn out; floors are ripped open so lead pipes and brass fittings may be obtained; hardware is taken from doors and windows; removable parts of furnaces and even the furnace registers have been stolen These things have a commercial value as lunkv Nobody Is going to loot many houses merely for the purpose of destroying property.

If it Is difficult to learn the Identity of the looters, and have them pun lahed. It ought to be easier tc find out where they sell their loot. The law takes the view that the purchaser of stolen property Is about as gulUy as the Ihlef. It must be shown that the buyer knows the property haa been stolen but buyers of such would have reasons to believe that a good deal of It was acquired in no honest manner. To' break up'the wholesale" theft and disposal of automobiles the legislature enacted a.

title law. Before a car is sold the seller must show that the machine ia his property. That act has done much discourage the' theft and resale of auto mobllea. If there were some method to require those who seek to dispose of Junk to show where they got it. the business of looting vacant houses would probably be checked.

Making It difficult for the thieves to dispose of the property tbey steal Is one of the surest waya of breaking up their practicea. CfRCLE TRAFFIC The' Monument waa built as shrine, but the march of progress has turned Monument Circle into a market place. Whether time land progress cap now. be turned' back so that the traffic Increase there can be checked la doubtful. Recommendations will be made to bar all motor buses from the Circle.

"Ail trafflo bap been barred sometimes during conventions and encampments, but It can. not be done per manently without bringing1 Inconvenience to thousands 6f persons. There is an old law' still In force that prohibits a street railway In the Circle. Another section says: It shall be unlawful for any ve hide to be located, stationed or kept On said Circle street. to be for hire as a common carrier In the transportation of peraons.

merchan dise, or any; kind of property, and the penalty for each auch offense shall be a fine of not less than $5 nor 'more, than $10. This section, written before the days of automobiles, waa directed chiefly1 at hacks and express wag ons, but the language is sufficiently comprehensive ta forbid a taxicab stand. Whether it Is broad enough to bar motor buses that stop only to discharge and receive passengers Is something the courts have not yet been asked to determine. The movement to prevent buses from ushig the Circle Is not based on the old law but on the theory that the city has'a right to regulate Us traffic Compelling the buses to make a loop somewhere else; would mean that tbey would have to stop at every street intersection. Xeav Ing them In the Circle means a cir cuit there without crossing any streets.

UThe buses stop twice In the Circle for passengers. The proposed change would lessen Circle trafflo where the congestion Is not serious but Jt vvould Increase the congestion in other portions of the business district. It la said that there are several thouaand primary candidates in In diana, meaning that Wednesday there will be nearly 'several thousand former candldatea oppoaed to the primary method of nominating. Eleven senators have declared tbey will stay In Washington till there laa vote on the farm relief question. This will also protect themselves from blame for the late, wet and.

obstinate "plowing season. The national crime commission has decided that crime' control Is up to the states, and the statea aeem to have decided that it Is up to the nation. Illinois may to pass, and try to 'enforce, a law against "carrying machine guna An arctic aviator haa been found again Just In time to be lost again next week. An American steel expert says that world trade ia and Mussolini will probably figure that he means trading insults, The llaugen bin supporters arre euro that It will paaa. even if llau gen begins to talk running for President son a straight corn and wheat platform.

iExerclae of he mind la recom mended by a minister Just In time to encourage the voter to stick to the primary ballot until be finds a familiar name. Congressmen should realise that radio users are not nearly ao interested In legislation to control radio aa they are in aomethlng that will eliminate static If You'd Be Happy. Men. Wed GLrls of 21 to 27. Headline But one at a time, remember; one at ev time! One of the most tedious Jobs Is standing around waitings for soma grass seed to germinate.

The national guard may. as well get ready for a call, because Ralph Lee haa to be taken to Franklin shortly. i i i Don't forget to thank the weatherman for a pleasant time yesterday afternoon. I The best way to prevent the looting of vacant property. Is to have less vacant property.

Gasoline and the mercury both went up at the same time. If the Shortrldge High School is nearly large enough, one much smaller would take care of the future ia fine shape not! The heat thing to do for a dependent child Is make him independent. There are persons, of course, who believe the crime problem ahould be turned over to the criminals. 'Those Kansas City guest a of ors yesterday showed a lack of good manners, the way they circuited the base a in order ta get to the homo plate. i i OF.THE PEOPLE Com nrnntra Moos daeignad for publl catlo abeuid be adarasaad to tha editor.

'iVey moat be aceompaoied by tha name and addreaa ef the writer ao that idanuncaUoa prevloue to pubUceUoa will be uicklr poaafble If deemed da atrabla. Tha aasae ef tha writer wCl not be used It anonymity la referrad, AH eheuld ba aa brief as poaafble. not to exceed 300 words. If en unused manuscript 1 to be turned, a etaaotied aad addraeead envelope soust be lacloeed. Let Width Reetrlctteva To the rditor of The Vews: Sir Can not the law be changed ao we can sell our thirty foot before It taken for taxes and Improvement? We tried to sell It.

but the contractor said he can not use it and offer nothing for it becauae he can not build a house twenty four feet wide. he must stay four feet away from the pro party line. If our lot was thirty two feet wide he said he would buy It at once or If the law is changed aa has recently been suggested allowing a three foot llnjS Instead of four feet he can use It. Now I can not stretch my lot to thirty two feet but can not the law be changed to three foot side Una Instead of four on the thirty foot lots, so he can build on It. and! I can sell It before 1 lose It? SOUTH SIDE WIDOW.

To the Editor of The 2tews: Sir A request Is I see In your paper a few days ago, that the aide building line on 20 foot lots be feet instead of 4 feet, aa now required If ithie ta granted It will open up these lots for building, when at present they are useless, as no one can build on them. Tha feet required, now for passageway leaves only 27 feet for a building. If a double houae Is built. three are necessary, and If a. cottage Is built for sale as a four partitions are have rooms opposite, each other," which is necessary, as no one wants a home with rooms running back In a row.

These partitions 'take up about '2 feet of I space, so It leaves only 20 feet inside, which 1 makes' the rooms only 10 feet wide when 11 feet is the, narrowest a room should be to be comfortable "for living purposes. This 4 foot line has killed every 30 foot lot in town and they. can not be used till this change is made. Ther are now hundreds of houses built on 20 foot Why not build on the rest Instead of letting them be eaten up by taxes and street improvements? Thls statement can be verified by ksking any of the building companies that build small homes for sale, We understand that no addition In the future can be laid out in 20 foot lots, but what can be done with those now In existence, that have made useless by this 4 foot Side building line? BUILDING COMPANY. Fer Reaay To the Edor of The Nwa:" Sir The editorial In your issue of April' 21.

commending Will IL Re my, prosecuting attorney, for his efficient work and urging his re nomination to succeed himself at the was both timely and admirable. I have heard much favorable comment upon It, and I want to add a word on behalf of myself, and a large circle of friends In commendation Mr. Remy. He has been, both during his appointive and 'elective terms, a courageoua, efficient and fearless public servant. And has prosecuted offenders ojf the law with the single purpose in view, of punishing criminals, upholding the law.

preserving the peace and dignity of the state, and to 'protect the rights and safety of the citisens of county and city. This he has done without fear or favor, and has not In any way been influenced by any ulterior purpoeee, The office of proaecutlng attor ney Is one of the most Important within tbb gift of the people In a county and city so densely, populated' aa Marlon county and the city of Indianapolis and Mr. Remy having demonstrated his fitness as a publio servant by the.recorj he has made. and without a word or thought of disparagement of oth ers, who are aeeKing me same po sition, the electors of this county should by all means nominate Mr. Remy to succeed himself.

ULRIC WILEY. 1. Dalldlags To the Editor of Tba Kewa: Sir Indiana University alumni will be Interested and distressed to learn that the auditorium, which Is so badly wanted at Blooratngton, is in danger of being pushed to one side to give way for the construe; tlon of a Union Since the funds are. not available for both. the less necessary, but more oaten tatlouo Union building la to be favored In tact; It is not at all certain that the Union boildln is anything but a pure luxury.

Every student and visitor who has been in the big barn that la now used as an auditorium Is aware of its disgraceful and dangerous condition. It Is hoped that enough intereat can be aroused among alumni and other residents, of the state to cause a vigorous protest before Jun I. WILLIAM HEPBURN. New Haven. Teeaatcal EMglaeers To the Xditor ef The If ays: 1 Sir to the evidence brought out in the publishing of the qualifications for a professional engineer of the present Incumbent of the smoke inspection department of Indianapolis: If the law requiring reasonable technical engineering qualifications of those who are permitted by the state to practice pro fa salons 1 engineering haa been nullified, then It seems to' roe that the technical engineers should see to It that all other engineers should be deelgnated as political engineers and that the law be amended to make the clasaiflcation of political engineer of equal Importance to the classification now designated, such aa civil, electrical, mechanical, etc HENRY PEARSON.

Bedford, lnL. BreadeaetJaai Ta the Editor of The JTeat: Sir We ask all parsons listening to WFBM to make protest to WFBM for 'tbo late hour and short time which are allotted for The Wheeler City Mission program on Wednes day to persons who care to listen to religious programs will tune la. and get aoma beYseflt and aoma pleaaura. MR. AND MRS.

R. E. CARPENTER. Aad JSlleage AJasaadria Tlaiea Tribana The rising generation haa a good many problems to face, but one of the most serious Is the cost of gas TIIE CO OPERATIVES Figures which roughly Indicate rates st which farmers' co operative associations have gone out ef business have been compiled by the United Statea department of A total of 11.920 reports were available for the study, of which 1.11? were from associations which had gone out of business prior to Da cember 31. 1923.

Percentages have been worked out for those groups for which enough reports are available to he considered fair samples. The. department bellevea that while these percentsgas hold good for the past, probably will not be true for the future. Inasmuch as fewer associations are being launched where there Is no need for them, and the associations alxeady In existence are assured a longer life, aa management becoming more efficient. Already the death rate la low In sections where farmers have had considerable experience with co opera tive enterprises, and It, Is believed that ten yjyirs from now it will be even lower.

Reports from. 1,371 associations formed for the of collective buying for farmers. Including farm era co operative stores. indicate that 14 per cent, had gone out of business prior to 1929. The rate for fruit and' vegetable marketing aa aociatlona Is IX per miscellaneous products.

12 per dairy products. 10 per grain, per cent, and live stock. 4 per cant. The low percentage for live stoek Is at trlbuted to the fact that Inasmuch as shipping live stock requires little In the way of an organisation and capital, many of fthe efforta along thia line have not been reported to tha department. Moreover, the cooperative shipping of live stock Is such a simple matter thaf the technique of this form of marketing is easily mastered.

Rates have been determined for the nine geographic divisions' and for a few of the states where there are many co operatives. The.rate for the United States a whole Is nine associations out of business for each 100. or 9 per cent, for which reports bave Keen obtained. The rate tor the north central states is per middle Atlantic and Pa clflo states, 11 per south At lantlo states. 14 par east and west south central states, 15 and 19 per cenL, respectively; New England states.

It per and the moun tain states. 23 per cent. The lowest rate of failure Is In the statea where the largest number of associ ations are found, and where the agricultural colleges have given con siderable attention to Improving the technlaue of operetlve market ing. Rates for a few of the states In which co oparatlve activity has flourished are; Minnesota, per Iowa, per wisconam. per cent; Michigan, Nebraska, per cenL.

and Illinois. per cent. WATSON CERTAIN MBBBewaaBBBBBBaBBaaaBBsaaexas i' (Prtaeetosi Clarlon Newsl It requires no. wise prophet to foresee the renomination ot tion. James E.

Watson for the long term senstorshlp In Indiana, His long public service, his national reputation as an orator and a statesman, his powerful situation as assistant leader of the majority and member of the aenate'a most Important, com mitteea combine to make him a national figure and a power in. the upper, branch of congraas. Long service and experience count for muchg in congresa Through their policy of continuing for long periods their representatives In he national legislature the New England statea have proved value of. such a course. New England senators are In powerful position to wield great Infloence In national affairs because of their advantageous committee assignments, made possible through long service Through Its senior senator Indiana! has become power in the senate and will; gain greater prestige If Senator Watson Is permitted to continue his senatorial tenure.

Statesmanship develops largely from opportunity ''and experience, coupled with natural ability Senator Watson has outstanding ability and the advantage of long years of legislative experience. Under these conditions It would be a grave error for Indiana to permit the retirement sf Senator Watson. He ahould be renominated by his" party next Tuesday, and re ejected' by his state in November. Behind the Carta! IFt. Wayne Xewe senuoell Curtains ara devices for uaen windows, to keep the neighbors from knowing when you're watching them watch you.

EIGHT YEARS AGO April 30. If II 11 1 1 I The entente high command evidently decided upon a countermove to dlacourage the Germans, for after a particularly desperate German at tack In the Ypres sector, the British and French acting together, counterattacked with such ferocity that they disorgsnlsed the German Infantry linea and carried their ob jectives, with the Germans in full flight to their prepared positions fan behind their open warfare line. The Germans used 173.000 men In the attack on a twelve mile front. and It is estimated that In the at tack and counterattack one third of them were killed or' wounded. 1 The jtxpected djrect attack upon Ypree did not develop, Captured German officers said that the Ger man high command was dissatisfied because in a week of fighting the Germans had taken only approxi mately 1,009 allied prleonere.

American units. Including a divi sion which by war department inference was thought to be the Rainbow division, with the 1 5 0th field artillery, an Indiana regiment, were reported on the Plcardy front. It was thought that the entire Amer ican force, which had had sufficient training to hold front line positions with confidence, was in fbe fight ing to stop the German drive. protests were made be cause the American censorship waa far more rigid than that maintained by the British and French Uln a war department statement ft was estimated that the man power of the allied armies was at Its crest, as 3 that the United States would have to provide the men to give to the armies opposing Germany a preponderance of effective troop a Combination food sales, to increase the sale of abundant staples, with flour and sugar wers forkil den by order of the Marion cousty food administrator. EVERYDAY SUBJECTS tMeeuaaed by DR.

PARKE3 CADMAIf Copyrtrbtad What books by colored authore would you suggest as being worth while? Some of the best known booktt by Negro authors published during the last few decades are: "Black and by Hugh ML Proctor; Xlor," by Countee Cullen; "Sons of Black Folk and "Darkwater, by W. E. B. DeBola; Tire In theFllnt," by Walter F. White; "Harlem Shadows' (poems), by Claude Mc Kay; "Cane." by Jean Toomer; Holiday by Waldo Frank; The House of Falling Leaves," by William Stanley Bralthwalte; "Rachel.

by Angelina Grlmke; "Batonala," a prise winning novel by Rene Ma ran; "There Is Confusion, by Jessie Fauset; Autobiography, by Frederick. Douglass and by Booker T. Washington; The House Behind the Cedars. by' Chestnutt: American Civilisation and The Negro. by V.

Roman. The list la compre hensive enough for the average reader and very creditable to our colored people. you favor legislation for ex tending the minimum lYes. provided the minimum wsge ts matched by the worker's willing ness to give adequate service. What would be still better Is a maximum wage for capacity output.

With this output, balanced by (efflclent management. Increased production at lowered cost to consumers and high er wages for workers are being ac tually secured in America today. The periodic statements Issued by the federal reserve system and the departments of commerce and labor evidence the' high degree of current prosperity and employment. The London Spectator recently com mented favorably on these excellent results, which are due In part to the use of improved methods, cheaper power, and the best machinery obtainable In many departments of labor and manufacture. There are reasons for anticipating an era In which we can speak a new economic language: the era of a living wage, short working days, excellent products and moderate 'costs to consumers.

But it awaits the intelligent and unselfish co operation of Industry and capital. At the. "movies" the other night. In showing various "ads" on the screen, a local baker had these words at the head of his advertisement: "Qlge us this day our dally ibre'S'd Do you not consider such advertisement sacrilegious? Not necessarily Sacrilegious" Is too strong a term to use In this con nectlon. Your, local baker's advertisement showed poor tasts and a want of appreciation for the.

reverence of refined, people. But we should Judge him by his, motive. If he feels, as he well may. that he is one of earth's agents In providing an answer to this particular petition of Vur Lord's Prayer, you should commend hissentlment while you endeavor to correct Its expression. Surely who deems 'hie toll sacred and makes it a dally offering to humane ends is more contented In himself and useful to the publio than the worker who dJs parages and rebels agatnet the labor of his hands.

The thought we have of labor, of life, or of death, la likely to reflect the color of the soul." And when the constant fight for bread Is aided by the baker's higher sense of Its vital meaning for human exist ence, both he and the rest of us shall be benefited QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS M. J. City How far wesf on what Is now called Maple road or Thirty eighth street boulevard, did the street car tracks once run and where were the turns? I remember an old that stood on the northeast corner st this turn and an old fashioned dinner: bell In the yard. When was this track taken upland tha Una continued due north In Senate avenue? The following answer to your question was given by F. Mllholland, assistant treasurer of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company: Thia line turned west i at Thirty eighth street and Senate avenue and ran to Charles street, now called Rookwood avenue, WherS It turned north.

The track waa' taken up In 1111. The old house at Thirty eighth street and Senate avenue was the property of Thomas Donahue, who at that time was a street esr track foreman." (2) Where did the Westfleld pike come Into Indianapolis? Through Broad. Ripple. Subscriber. City live in a suburb and would like to know If we can make the owner of property adjoining ours erect, half the dividing fence, and If we can prevent him from erecting a barbed wire fnce.

Tour township trustee, Is the agency through which erection of a line fence ly'orcd Ifjh adjoining owners can not agree, ana sii'ce in line fence Uw is generally regarded as not applying in the your course is to consult with yoor trustee. II be refuses to act. you probably can ot force the adjoining landowner to Join In the fence, unless you csre to test the law by a suit to compel, the trustee to take action We know of no way you can prevent the adjolninr owner from erecting a barbed wire fence except on a showing in court to tha satisfaction of a Judge that this fence will deprive you of the free enjoyment of your property. Widow, City Does one have to have a city license to run a lunch' room and aoft drink Jn one's boms or a license Is required of all publio eating places. Mrs.

W. CityAn agent for a Kew York state nursery company called at my door and sold me stock to cost I7.2S, to be delivered in April. He called last October. Within a' week I found that could not afford It. and wrote to the company cancellpg the order.

They wrote back saying they would sue me. They sent the stock. and returned it without accepting It from the postman. I own ao proptrtr, nor docs my husband ara under the Impression that people owning prop erty valued at less than $600 can not be sued, but wish to be sure. Please advise roe.

The company mljht have ground for a suit on your signature to a contract to buy, but the" company's letter to you show ing that' it received your cancellation in ample time to escape the cost, of shipping the order might serve aa a defense or your action. Any one can be sued, and a Judg ment can be obtained, but the Judgment Is not good unless the one Aaetreee Ttm eaa sot are tby einaws. eor tVa ri'e a((r tba iMtvork ol thr fatbrd aaa l. Lone evntry at tba lpl Among tha craahlns avms ef tba atorra4 With rlnr nnftiril. lot thy rtfi4 farm la whtrlad la draamiaee eiecpt Whare staail thy wlnf find reeS tot aU ltd n.Jsfct? Wbara aball tby ll3'eas are.

that aoors tha nicht. Grow blank ta Uttar dH? When ahaJI thy thouaaxti years tars etrtppad 'thee bare. Invulnerable eptrtt of tha air. And aaaiad tby staot breathf Kot thy beaom bare the iry Kot till tby petsiM llmbe suxk la th4 trava. Canrht by tha ahrUkias Maat.

And hurled upon tha aa with broad wiart locked. On an eternity of tim recked. Defiant to tha last I Charles Warren ftodiarl, SCRAP3 Cheese Is ripened" by means ef bacteria and molds. Esrthquakes are mentioned In the Bible thirteen times. Coffee originated In Africa, tea la Asia and cocoa In America.

The product sold aa pumice Is a finely pulverised volcanic glass. The bite of the tarantula, though painful and polaonous. Is not fatal, as is commonly supposed. The' original home of corn ts still unknown, though with out question it waa somewhere in America. There are crevices and caverns la Yellowstone Park that give off gases fatal to birda and email animals that venture Into them.

The hottest thing In Yellowstone Park Is the steam vent known ss the "Black Growler." Its temperature Is 284 degrees Fahrenheit. Before the coming of the white ex ptorers. the Indiana of the Northwest apparently knew little or nothing of the Yellowstone Park region. The planets might conceive Vy ex i ert an Influence on our weather conditions as a result of radiation magnetism and electrical forces, but such effects would be Immeasurably small, a weather expert says. A little dry land submarine whlchj runs on a track and is attached ta elaborate apparatus is used by tba United States navy to teach naval students the operation of depth finders and other sound devices used in real submarlns cruising.

Sam IL Marshall, president of an Albany (Ga.) Ice cream company," on a tour of inspection through the i plant, entered the hardening vault about 10:30 at night, lie was acci dentally locked in. Marshall than experienced all fh sensations of a marooned arctlo explorer, as he ran constantly around the narrow room throughout the night to avoid frees Ing to death. Skirts must fall within six inches of the ground at the conservative Swedish In fact, ail the la dlea who are actually attached to the court wear black gowns with trains three yards long on official occasions. The sleeves to these of ftctal gowns are short and of white sstin. Foreign; women appearing at the Swedish court may any color they, prefer, but their gowns are supposed to fall safely down on the ankles regardless of what Parisian dressmakers say.

A 'race war is raging in California and state authoritlea, far from try ing to pacify tha combatanta, are adding to tha slaugher by endeavor ing to poison them all namely, dark brown Argentine ants and their' redskin opponents, the tire ante. Fifteen years sgo entomologists predicted the energetic Argen tine ant eventually would crowd out all other breeds and become sole survivor of the ant race In California. Late bulletins from the front In dicate that while the prophecy has not fully ycome to pass, the South, American Insect has most of bis rivals on the run. against whom it Is obtained owns enough property, to satisfy it. You have probably beard the last from the nursery company, as It is not likely to sue on such a small amount when there la no hope of collection.

Mrs. B. North Manchester TV a find no record of an old age pen Lai on bill coming to a vote In the last legislature. Appreciative Reader. City Please settle a difference by stating whether win or wins is, right in the following two sentences: "Three orders win a doll baby" and "One or der wins a doll baby." Win Is right in the first, wins in the second.

Subscriber for Thirty Tears. City fc About two years ago a man bought a store, paying part down. He gave a series of notes for the remaining 'payments. The business Is failing, and the man expects to surrender It to the former owner. The store Is entered on the buyer's tax assessment list as personal property along with hla household goods.

About 160 in taxes is due. If this ts becomes delinquent, can the man's household goods or his home, which he holds on a Joint deed with his wife, be levied on for payment? The real estate held Jointly can not, be reached, but'the household goods can probably be levied on for payment. It is only when household goods are assessed at less than 100 that they are exempt from levy for delinquent taxes, N. Y. City The local sgent of the steamship line which you are going to patronise will give Information about the privileges of different classes of passengers.

See the financial pages of The News for current foreign exchange I Cltr What do collectors' pay for Columbian Exposition half dollars dited 1382? About $1. Subscriber, City There Is no special premium on cents dated ItSt or nickels dated 1883 and Constant Reader. Greencastle am trying to find a piste often recited by school bdys forty years ago at "literary." It was called, be. Have. The Drunkard'a Soliloquy," and referred to the way tha drunkard in his downward course applied disrespectful names to bis wife and called his children brats.

In a considerable collection of temperance poems we "lnd none of this title. but several on the same general theme. 'Some reader may be able to help with a suggestion from your dews. Mrs. K.

IL, City What does a reference to "tampanltls of" the bead" mean The word Is misspelled It may be tympanites, a medical word meaning swelling of the abdomen, due to gas within the digestive organs. The word la also used generally In a figurative way, meaning bombastic and conceited, hence the reference may be to a "swelled heed. Tympanitis, how ever, is another medical word meaning an Inflammation of the ruueona membrane lining the drum of the ear..