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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1925
Page
11
The text affirms that no law shall restrain free interchange of thought or limit the right to speak write or print freely on any subject, reflecting a constitutional guarantee of free expression in Indiana.
The piece argues the Greater Indianapolis parade should spark real progress toward a bigger, better city. It warns against treating the event as mere display and urges sustained action on industry, jobs, tax policy, labor, transportation, and civic support to secure growth and national credibility. It defends defense spending against calls for excessive cuts.
A columnist warns against rough, improvised fixes in national defense noting that haywire solutions save money short term but risk major failure. It predicts Congress will revisit defense policy next December and suggests politicians may attempt similar makeshift, unsafe shortcuts. President Coolidge is cited as having earned popular support for prudent policy, implying safer, sound approaches are needed.
The piece weighs options on US policy toward Mexico. It rejects intervention and urges cooperation to lift Mexico’s 16 million peasants toward modern life. It argues American prosperity hinges on Mexico becoming a market of prosperous citizens, not a source of cheap labor.
The piece contrasts humans and apes, noting shared primate traits and similar biology while humorously arguing that apes have avoided borrowing from humans. It cites Darwin with a skeptical tone about claiming relation to apes and ridicules anti evolutionist stance.
A discussion contrasts faith in unseen realities with faith in tangible proof. It notes scientists accept molecules atoms and electrons though unseen, based on observed effects and experiments. It mentions vitamins and hormones as hoped discoveries and cites a California automotive engineers meeting proposing six wheel trucks to ease highway wear.
Marion County auditor Arry Dunn argues the 1926 county budget must stay within the current levy of 2642 cents per $100 to avoid higher taxes. He notes nearly two-fifths of revenue goes to interest on bonds and old debts, including a $400,000 courthouse. He warns debt from past generations burdens future taxpayers. More than half of federal revenue also goes to bond charges, illustrating the cost of credit for public works and the burden of dead horses on taxpayers.
The article recalls the Sunday jailbreak at Brownstown Indiana by Lawrence Stout and two other inmates who left when the sheriff was away. Stout walked home after surrender, while the piece contrasts jail life with liberty and criticizes sporadic speed enforcement as ineffective.
Indianapolis police report twelve serious accidents in eight days on Twenty-Fifth Street from Indianapolis Avenue to Dearborn Street. One child died as excessive speed on newly paved smooth pavement is blamed for the high casualty rate.
The Navy dirigible Shenandoah plans a September visit to Indianapolis and five Midwest state fairs as part of its itinerary. Weather and logistical contingencies could derail the trip, illustrating the dirigible as a fragile spectacle rather than a practical weapon or transportation tool.
A reader questions rouge use by women and vain household items. The Times replies with facts: rouge used since ancient times, 1 245 742 vacuum cleaners manufactured in 1923, lemons contain 0.036 percent calcium, one Indian reservation in Pennsylvania near the New York line, and 16 000 eggs per ton.
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