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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1923
Page
5
The Indianapolis school system shows a per capita rise from 5.55 to 12.19 in 1917 through 1922 with total costs climbing from 1 637 000 in 1917 to 4 082 000 last year. Expenditures for buildings and equipment rose per capita from 1.01 to 8.65, a substantial 857 percent increase.
The article notes 1923 freight traffic set to exceed 50 million carloads, signaling widespread postwar prosperity. It explains rail movement reflects business stocking cycles from merchants to mills, with 46 million cars already moved by December and gains over 1922 and 1921. It emphasizes mass material movement for every citizen.
Dr J Ambrose Dunkel told 500 Indiana postal workers that priority must be given to American homes. He urged higher government pay to postal employees so they can maintain a decent standard, arguing aid to Europe should wait while domestic needs are met. He urged letters to Senators Ralston and Watson and Congressmen.
The writer recalls old timers memories of sleigh rides in Indiana and laments modern youths lacking snow vehicle joys. He paints scenes of hook ons and bob sleds, moonlit hills, and social gatherings with sleighbells as a sentimental farewell to a brisk winter pastime.
The piece notes German chancellors have slim chances, flags Mexico as recognizable, and questions President Coolidge's stance on Congress. It also mentions ex governor Gardner of Missouri seeking the Democratic nomination and calling for army action against rum runners, with a colorful line about a 634 hat.
A humorous tale of a Blue Orpington hen that swallowed a diamond and the legal questions it raises about ownership. The piece uses the hen and other trusts as analogies to criticize steel and railway trusts, urging a Congress to curb profiteering and bleed the predatory interests of wealth.
No. 6 of Series Winter Safety By National Safety Council warns motorists to watch pedestrians in bad weather. Low visibility and slick pavements demand double caution at corners and midblock. Pedestrians should stay alert, but drivers bear most responsibility for preventing injury.
Quotes from Tongue Tips Pard Wright Opie Read and Jay Lovestone reflect on libraries as essential to commerce and education, the newspaper office as training ground for writers, and government as a strike-breaking tool in capitalist hands with a future Third International in Washington.
Brig. Gen. James E. Stuart, 81, remains active in National Guard recruiting and readiness, with three Civil War and Spanish American War era service records noted. His career began as a private in the 21st Wisconsin Cavalry, where he was wounded but never missed a day of service. He rose to captain, served as a major in Cuba and Porto Rico, and spent 47 years as chief post office inspector in the area.
A satirical column mocks the fire of the Greek king and the kinging business, contrasts kings with aviators, and jokes about Russia and Mexico with provocative, non-graphic humor. It contemplates diplomacy, seasonal whimsy, and cultural stereotypes in a breezy, tongue in cheek style.
The world marks the centenary of Henry Fabre whose life ended in 1915. He spent his years studying insects and shaped public understanding of entomology. Fabre authored accessible works and inspired Maeterlinck and completed the ten volume Entomological Memoirs with The Life of the Scorpion.
French and German captains shook hands after a Mayence game as spectators applauded impartially. The report notes a spirit of reconciliation through sport and regrets Germany will miss the 1924 Olympic Games in France while progress toward peace through athletics is seen as possible.
In a Smoking Room tale Rev Mahon hosts a meeting to gauge his flock. A stranger named Kelly delivers a sharp critique of liquor, ending with a bold line that he is a bell-diver, prompting the reverend to praise his forceful rhetoric.
Washington report recalls George II of Greece wishing for freedom from royal duties. Exiled with Greece becoming a republic, the text traces a line of kings from Otho to Constantine and notes Constantine’s 1922 exile and George II’s reluctant throne. It ends noting one ex-king likely sighs with relief today.
H L Nearpass unable to attend the Institute of Technology event at Youngstown O. his son Lynn spoke thirty minutes on A Boy's View of the Philippines. The lad had spent three years on the island with his parents.
A collage of short science notes and curiosities: a horn beetle lifts twenty times its weight, tomato grafting on jimson weeds yields firmer fruit and drought resistance, and a Carnegie study on eggs hints at sex pre-determination. Also describes the grasshopper mouse and its desert habits in Colorado, including its appetite for grasshoppers and wasps.
The Times daily asks readers to send questions to its Washington Bureau for personal replies. An advice section explains home steaming for plush coats and answers dozens of trivia items from travel times to Cuba to horse numbers, Bible corner marks, and Philadelphia scrapple recipe.
A nostalgic verse on the off season across major sports. It notes baseball players abroad, football stars studying, golfers puttering, and winter sports like bowling bridge and pool filling the scene. The poem laments athletes moving from public stages as fans seek entertainment indoors.
A collage of brief gags from various magazines and papers including Kinema Comic from London and Puck excerpts. Bits feature misunderstandings about manners, headlines about office life, and light social humor, with lines about a maid and a gentleman, cake missing, a new brother, and a lazy salesman.
Editorial notes President W H Settle urged Indiana farmers and other business sectors to cut spending, seek honest value, and shift burdens wisely at the Indianapolis convention. The piece argues restraint benefits lawmakers and drivers alike and praises highway progress in Indiana. It also cites postal pay debates and other small town concerns with a mix of wit and civic observation.
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