Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 286, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1924 — Page 4
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A DISAPPEARING SPECIES mHK Dawes report is the most scathing indictment of the Administration’s policy of isolation possible. A perfectly good Republican is Dawes, too, he having been President Harding’s first director of the budget. Said he in his report to the reparations commission: “The committee bases its plan upon those principles of justice, fairness and mutual interest in the supremacy of which not only the creditors of Germany and Germany herself, but the world also, have a vital and enduring concern.” f “A vital and enduring concern!” Remember how. on the Cnd we were not concerned, we once refused a place on that same reparations commission to which Dawes made his report ? Remember how the Senate insisted we should keep “hands off Europe” and how our isolationists noisily advised us to “Let Europe stew in her own juice?” The world has moved since then. Today we are well aware that in the long run our national prosperity depends upon the luosperity of the farmer and his prosperity depends largely on an active world market for his surplus products. We know that in the main whether we have slack times, low wages and unemployment or busy workers riding their families around in their own motor cars, depends on whether industry has a world market for its surplus wares. Whether we collect any substantial part of that $12,000,000,000 which Europe owes us, depends upon whether Europe goes back to work or keeps on squabbling. Dawes is right: We certainly do have “a vital and enduring concern.” Onr isolationists are fast dwindling. Events are blotting them out. NEW AS DISAPPOINTMENT mNDIANAPOLIS postal employes are astonished and disappointed following the abrupt decision of Postmaster General New, urging defeat of the Kelly bill for a postal wage increase. New. an Indianapolis man, has been regarded by postal ,men as a probable friend of the measure. While he is not rated an authority on postal affairs has held office for a short tenure, lyet his recommendations carry considerable weight. Announcement of New that the Kelly bill should not be passed by Congress is a severe blow to postal workers. The American business man recognizes that a first-class postal service is a vital asset to prosperity. Such a service cannot be maintained with underpaid workers. The turnover of employes at the Indianaprrlis office is, no doubt., very great. The postmaster of Detroit, for example, testified that the turnover there was more than 100 per eent a year. Are postal men entitled to more than SI,BOO a year? Harry S. New thinks not. Indiana voters who rejected his plea for renomination in past primary election little realized that President Harding would appoint him to his present office. They little realized would reject, in turn, the heart appeal of Indiana postal workers, of whom there are more than 1,200 alone in Indianapolis.
LINCOLN AND LABOR mHE “company union” on the Santa Fe issues a “Bulletin,” financed by the railroad and of course edited under the same benign influence. In the current issue is an editorial, under the caption, “Capital—Why It Is Misunderstood.” We quote: “Which comes first in establishing a business—capital or labor? Capital does, else there would be no factory, no equipment, no raw material to work up.” Abraham Lincoln—generally regarded by Americans as a pretty good authority—had something to say on that subject many years ago. In his annual message to Congress on Dec. 3, 1861, Lincoln wrote: “Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital and deserves muc.l the higher consideration.” You see, Lincoln had an idea that God Almighty created human beings before dollars were minted or bankers had invented “6 per cent with a bonus for renewal of the loan.”—Prom Labor. SMALL TOWN RICHES p URAL communities have been assailed from all quarters of American literature because of their “narrowness.” In apparent contradiction, but really supporters of the same thesis are those who look upon the metropolis as a dangerously rich field in which the mind of youth is apt to run wild, its judgment deadened by the plethora of sensations thrust upon it. Their contention is that, as a world, it is too wide. Why not condemn the city rather as a world which is deadening because it is too narrow and extol the life of the small community for its breadth? Where there is too much opportunity for choice, the result is apt to be limited to a very narrow scope by the lack of imagination in the chooser. New York, to take the classic example of the large city, contains so many, people and so many activities that the individual is forced by necessity to pick from the number those which interest him most. The consequence is that he is surrounded by people with similar tastes to himself, steeped similarly in following the same pursits. No one forces him to get along with I'is next door neighbor. With the modern insistence upon the right of the young to independence, no one even asks him to make a successful business of living with his family. How much richer is the life in a small community, say in Indiana! Here there is a family household whose idiosyncrasies must be not only endured, but sustained, somehow, with liking. There is a tremendous variety of neighborhood activities, more or less colorful and all arbitrary, with the gorgeous arbitrariness of life. The individual is supported by no cushion of a group believing like unto himself. He is thrust forth to face the views on carving of his brother-in-law and the religious opinions of his next door neighbor, alone and on his own responsibility. He must learn how to maintain his self-respect and. at the same time the respect of those who are different from himself. He must L ears to like a world which h/*s many aspects and very few of Fthem of his own choosing. His reward is in the richness and the breadth of his expexianoe. T
CHEMICAL PATENTS IN U. S. HA NDS Daugherty Tried to Turn Back Seizures to Germans, but Lost Case. By HERBERT QUICK r“T2j HEN Palmer was Attorney IVY/j General a great mass of GerI ’* I man chemical patents were seized as enemy property. On them the German control of dyes, poison pas, and many other essential necessaries of progress were based. Palmer turned these patents’ over to an organization called the Chemical Foundation, which held them for the use of all American chemical companies. Only three or four great companies were big enough to use them; but even in such hands, they placed dyes, poison gas, and other basically important matters in the hands of Americans. This seemed to me a good thing with drawbacks. American control was at the worst no more of a monopoly than German control and it was where we could have the benefit of the knowledge, and possibly governmental control of it. Never Saw Explanation When Daugherty took the Attorney General’s office, he attacked this sale in the courts. If he eve*- explained what he expected to do with these patents if he won, I never saw the explanation. His victory would have destroyed the Chemical Foundation. It would have turned the enormously valuable monopoly back to the Oer man trust. It would hatfe l*eb worth billions to them. I hope while the Daugherty investigation is on, it will be able to let in some light on this transaction. It may be urged Mr. Daugherty had a high sense of justice which led him to do the right thing to the Germans, even at the expense of American industries. As to this, I am harassed by doubts. Lost His Case Daugherty lost the case in the Supreme Court of the United States and the Chemical Foundation will go on functioning The whole matter calls attention to our indefensible patent lawß. We give everything to the foreign owner of a patent and demand nothing of him. Other nations make him produce under it within a short time or forfeit his monopoly. We allow him lo hold it for the full life of the patent even though he never uses it in this country. We invite him to make us slaves to his foreign factory.
Tom sims - -/- Says
The fastest auto race seems to be trying to see who can have the biggest auto in that neighborhood. By starting now. and studying three hours every night, you may be able to decide where to spend your vacation this summer. Tn Kansas City a man took a flivver and made it into a flying machine, but this frequently happens on rough* roads. Every now and then some European countryssass> f s she doesn’t want any more wars, but she seldom tries to prove it. No matter how dilapidated looking the home town station, it is a better place to get off a train than to catch a train. The hardest thing about amounting to something In this world is there are so many ways not to do It and so few ways to do it. The price of eggs is down because those keeping eggs in cold storage are getting cold feet. The tree of knowledge is hard to climb because it has so many branches. If you can’t get yourself together you dan't get anything else together.
Family Fun
Beileve He lid The school board visited school the other day, and, of course, the principal put his pupl)s through their paces for the benefit of said austere board. “Henry,” he asked, turning to one boy, “who signed Magma Charta?" “Please, sir, ’twasn’t me,” whimpered Henry. The teacher, in disgust, told the boy to sit down: but old Jed Smith, chairman of the tobacco-chewing board, was not satisfied. After a welldirected aim at the stove he said: “Call back that there boy. I don’t like his manner. I believe he did do it.” —Four L. Bulletin.
The Household Budget
On* authority says disputes over finances wreck more marriages than any other one thing. _ How do you manage your family income? Do you always find yourselves “short” after the bills are paid? Do you put your pay in your pocket and spend it haphazard? Can you tell what you spent for food last year? Do you know whether you can afford an automobile? How much do you require for clothing per year? You wouldn't run your business without keeping books; why try to run
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Legation Beauty
g--- ’■ m The most beautiful woman in the diplomatic corps circle at Washington is Mme. Nano, wife of Frederick Nano, secretary of the Roumanian legation at the capital. JfeUotosfjtp of ! draper Daily Lenten Bible reaairg and mediation prepared for commission | on evansreiisra of Federal Council ol the Churches of Clirlrt m America. SATURDAY The Lon* Look Toward That Far Horizon __________________________ Read Mt. 26:14 80. Text: 26.21. His Ix>rd wp.id unto him, Weil done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things. I will set the© over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy Ix>rd. ‘'So the man who has formed the daily practice of immortality has that within his life which makes small annoyances seem to be the petty things they really are. He has taken the long look toward that far horizon against which no trifle can loom up large. He has put himself under the steadying spell of eternity.’’ MEDITATION: . Work well done brings certain immediate compensations to most people. But if that were all how quickly we might tire of productive activity. The thing that holds a man steady in the long daily grind which is necessary to produce any worth-while result, is his ability to look far ahead to the completion of the enterprise, and realize that he has had a part in it. Here he enters into the creative joy of his Lord. PERSONAL QUESTION; Are the affairs of the day of lesser or greater moment when the light of eternity shines upon them? PRAYER: Eternal God, vve pray that thou wilt kindle in our souls a holy desire for immortality. -May there he a greatness of vision, and a depth of affection In our daily lives that will witness to all our assurance of eternal life, through Christ. Amen. (Copyright, 1824, F. L. Fagley)
Tongue Tips
Dr. J. G. Oster, Baptist, Kansan City: “Modem civilization would reject Christ today as completely as did the Jews 1900 years ago." Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus, Harvard University: “It is in democracy that the hope of the world lies.” Dr. George Donohoe. lowa State Hospital: “If we must have another war, send our unfit young men along with the wicked old men who started the war.” Miss Elinor Colby, lecturer on Art: “A zebra would be insulted at. many a woman’s costume which looks like his, for even a zebra hr-a a sens© of fitness.” Senator Henrik Shipstend, Minnesota: “Only the skin of scandal has thus far been penetrated." Rev. L. Oscar Moon, Detroit: “We ram all as good as wo are willing to be. Our ideal is not far ahead of our attainments."
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ELECTRON ORBITS ARE FIXED ZONES Molecules Are Grouped in Almost Any Conceivable Shape, By DAVID DIETZ Science Editor of The Times Copyright by David Dietz E l ~~~ LECTRONS, it will be remembered, seem to group themL__J selves into atoms along definite configurations, revolving in orbits that seem to be arranged by zones. There does not seem to be any such simple statement of the way in which atoms group themselves into molecules. , Apparently they form molecules of almost any conceivable shape. There are reasons for believing that the characteristics or properties of a compound—hardness, color and so on —are due not only to the kind and number of atoms in its molecule but the way in which the atoms are grouped. That is. their geometrical design. Many atoms apparently possess the property of grouping themselves into molecules in differerit ways. Over 2,000 compounds of the element carbon are known. Most of these consist only of the combination of carbon atoms with three other atoms, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. < Difference in Pattern Frequently two different compounds are known which consist of exactly the same number and kinds of atoms. Here the sole differentiation between the two compounds is in the geometric pattern in which the atoms are arranged. Carbon is again the most prolific in this field. There are twenty-six different comjjounds the molecule of each one consisting of four atoms of carbon, six of hydrogen and three of oxygen'. But in each of the twenty-six the atoms are arranged in a different pattern. Compounds such as these are < ailed "isomers" by the chemist. In some complicated molecules it appears as though the atoms were arranged in a r.ng. The chemist is able to produce new eompounds by producing chemical reactions which result in one atom being substituted for another in the ring. Sometimes he is able to substitute a group of atoms for one atom. We also find an interesting molec ular structure in the elements them 1 selves. Thus in the element oxygen we find the atoms of oxygen coin bined in pairs to form molecules of oxygen. Some elements exist in different forms. Thus phosphorus and sulphur are both found in two forms, the yellow and the red, It is thought thpt the roaaou for this ,-s that th*- atoms may combine in two different ways to form molecules Two Kinds of Atoms Physicists have recently discovered that sometimes there van be more than one kind of atom for a particular element. Thus mercury has been found to be a mixure of two kinds of atoms. The two act exactly alike for botli have the same number of outer electrons revolving around them. One, however, has more electrons in the nucleus than the other. However, in both cases the preponderance of positive over negative electrons in the nucleus are alike. Atoms which differ in weight, but which act alike are called "isotopes" by the chemist. Recent experimental work has led many physicists to believe that true molecules exist as sei>orate entitles only in gases and liquids but that a sort of interlocking arrangement ex lsts between the molecules of all sol ids so that it is impossible to say where one molecule ends and another begins. This is the theory of crystal structure. Next article in series. Crystal Structure.
Third Degree!
Here is a test that is used to determine whether or not a person Is I literate. Try it on yourself and your friends. It will tell whether the person taking the tests can read and understand simple statements. Directions Read each question carefully. Then draw a line under the I proper answer. “Yes" or "No.” You i should be able to complete the test in two minutes. Get out your watch. Ready! Go! 1. Do dogs bite? No—Yes 2. Is snow black? No—Yes 3. Can you hear? No—Yes 4. Do birds lay eggs? No—Yes 5. Are all boys named Tohn? No —Yes 6. Can a chair walk? o—Yes j 7. Is a serious illness delightful? No—Yes 8. Do laconic and che< il have the same mean ing? No—Ye 3, Is migration due to divers causes? No—Yes 10. Is hydraulic pressure necessary in some kinds of mining? No —Yes 11. Are perspicacious physicians translucent? No—Yes 12. Do dllemmatic events occur in the lives of diplomats? No—Yes 13. Is lapis-lazuli a piscatorial substance? No—Yes j 14. Are opaque screens used to transmit light? No—Yes 15. Is theosophy a homunculus paleology? No—Yes 16. Is a muzzle thought to be efficacious in keeping ferocious canines from biting? No—Yes Answers: 1, yes; 2, no; 3, yes; 4, yes; 5, no; 6, no; 7, no; 8, no; 9, yes; 10, yes: 11, no: 12, yes; 13, no; 14, no; 15, no; 16, yes. (Copyright by Science Service) McCulloch Says He Is Mason | Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch of Indianapolis. candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, has declared In reply to a question by the South Bend Tribune tha,t he Is not a member of the Ku-Klux Klan. He said the only frp-temal society of which he is a member is the Masonlo order.
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■ ■ THE EDITOR WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU Readers Discuss Views in Times’Forum — MAKE YOUR COMMENT BRIEF
He’s Only 20 Tn the Editor of The Times Mr. Ex Soldier (pleader for the bonus! you think I am an old timer. I am not. You wijl be dead before I am because T am not old enough to vote this fall. 1 am anly 20. You also think T arn rich enough to own Liberty bonds. I did do my part by buying war saving stamps and eating a mixture of barley and wheat flour, cornbread and beans. In regard to pay, my father re celved sls a month while you received twice that much. Which would you rather have, the bonus or a pension? Which would take care of you in your old age, the bonus or a pension? HARRY ALLEN. IHeU’s Articles Tn the Editor of The Time* From comments expressed by readers of Professor Dietz's articles or. astronomy, geoology and evolution, it Is plainly evident his articles are understandable and interesting. These articles will most certainly bear print in stimulating in the minds of many persons who otherwise would regard these sciences as too deep and complicated for their investigation into procuring text hooks and reading up on such subjects for themselves. Here’s hoping that Professor Dietz "keeps carrying on,’ I believe, however, that in one article he put too strict a construction on the word “universe." I think it but proper that we regard the stars, known to mankind since primeval times, as a “universe.” Until the powerful telescopes of today were perfected, no one suspected that groups of stars, separate and apart from the universe of which our solar system is a part, probably must exist throughout space. “Confound l nderstanding” I do not doubt that these, universes or groups, probably outnumber the visible sta.rs we see in the whole heavens. Why should they not? Ts we set a limit, we simply confound our understanding. The great spiral nebula In Orion, by its spectra, shows it not to be gaseous, but of the same substance as the stars are composed. Yet the most powerful telescope falls to resolve It into separate stars. It most certainly Is a. far-away universe, so far away as to be hut dimly seen, as would appear the headlight of a locomotive approaching through a fog. Ts there should be peopled planets in that aggregation of worlds, they no doubt gaze In our direction and see also a great spiral nebula, it being our universe. and doubtless they look lri all other directions and see other immeasurable aggregations just as we do. I see no passable explanation of what the telepseope reveals to us except. the above statement. Our solar system Is to the north of the center of the universe as we knew it. and is moving farther north all the time at the rate of about nine and a half miles per second, or just a little less than the diameter of our sun, each twenty-four hours. Our earth and all the rest of his family of i anets and comets are keeping exact step with him in his migration. Our solar system is humping its'elf along sort of sidewise toward the bright star Vega in constellation of Syra, which is almost directly overhead on Aug. 15 at 8 o’clock p. m. each year. In a Huge Orbit . No doubt we are moving in a huge circular orbit, but so far our astronomers have been unable to detect anything but a straight line of progress, so immense is the orbit. Even our earth's orbit, though less than 190 millions of miles in diameter, is so groat that but ten inches in a distance of 185 miles, and its circumfei> ence of 25,000 miles bends less than eight inches in one mile. Regardless of the immense width of the solar system, more than six
Heard in- the Smoking Room
441 —r"“| WAS a medical student In those days." said the old I * I doctor, as he watched two perfect smoke rings float slowly towards the ceiling. “Avery famous New York surgeon was Just finishing an operation on a patent, when a fire broke out at a warehouse across the road. UJuminat-
The Spring Blizzard
billions of miles, it is no danger as yet of having its outlying members “brushed off" by a near contact with ether systems distributed all about us. Our nearest neighbor is twenty • billions of miles distant, and we are i passing it "by" not going toward it ; nor appreciably away from It. Whoever studies astronomy ttnder- | standingly will certainly have bis “ego” reduced to modest dimensions, and yet go or getting much more pleasure out of life than if ignorant of the great truths.disclosed to us by our far-seeing telescopes. You have certainly conferred a ; great boon on you-’ readers In obtaining the services of Professor Dietz In so able a presentation of so lofty a si bject, E. P. M’CASLIN, 6901 Dewey Ave. ♦ Daugherty | To the Editor of The Timet Now that Mr. Daugherty is in the I discard, there are hints from WashI ington and in the party press that 1 the investigations will cease. It is to ) be hoped there is no substantial basis for these intimations. The mere departure of Daugherty j as an official is a political matter. The j apprehension and punishment of the j man or men, if any thex-e are, who i have betrayed their trusts Is some- ! thing more than and apart from politics. The latter is what the public is interested in, and in that only and wildly. Distrust of men and Government j lias been aroused by the course of the i investigations so far and to stop now, with the atmosphere befouled as it is and no definite, satisfying end attained. would result in greater- distrust. That would be most unfortunate and unjust and it would indicate very bad faith on the part of those charged with the responsibilities of clearing up a most vicious situation.
The Autocrat By HAL COCHRAN AID the radish to the turnip, C “What a bully place I’ve got; when • they planted seed to grow me. they picked out a classy spot.” Then the turnip, slightly jealous. perked its leave© and looked around, and it answered, “What’s the matter with my little spot of ground?’’ While the argument was passing, Mister Pumpkin snickered loud. “I've got heaps of room,” he shouted, “while you’re always forced to crowd. T can spread my vines at random, I am never put to rout, while they plant you two so clbselv that they have to weed you out.” Then Miss Lettuce waved a. leaflet and Miss Pea Pod joined the fray, and the parsley and tomatoes also had to have their say. When the waving golden bantam said, “I can not kick a bit 'bout my dirt,” they thought him kidding, ’cause he grew away from it. Long and loud the charier followed as to whom was treated best, each one claiming he was favored and stood better than the rest. Then a lowly little party spokefcaloud with grinning face: “I'm the fav’rite, though a weed, ’cause I grow all around the place.” (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service. Inc.)
A Thought
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. * * * mHERE is no slander in an allowed fool, though he do nothing but rail. —Shakespeare.
ing the whole theater. When the surgeon was preparing to leave, he turned to the nurse and said dryly, 'Say. nurse, I notice the patient is coming to. I guess you had better draw; down the blinds. I don’t want him to think the operation has not been successful.’ ”
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1924
The inquests should go the limit and nothing short of the limit. In no other way may justice be done. A READER. Crime Increase Tn the Editor nf The Times It is reported the United States Is expending for education more money than all the other nations of the earth combined. More crime Is committed in the United States than anywhere else on earth and the average criminal now is well within school age. Either we are not getting the worth of our money in education or education does not build character as it should. Is this the answer? Or what is? PUZZLED. QUESTIONS Ask The Times ANSWERS You can get an answer to any question of fact or Information by writing to the Indianapolis Times’ Washington Bureau. 1322 New York Ave., Washington, D. C.. inclosing 2 cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can < xtended research lie undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor. What is the salary paid to AI Jolsen, Lenore Ulrich and Raymond Hitchcock? The exact salary of leading actors is not made public. lienor© Ulrich is paid straight salary, while Al Jolsen and Raymond Hitchcock receive a salary and a certain par cent of profits. Why are Catholic priests allowed to ride on annual passes? All members of the clergy, regardless of denomination, may ride on railroads for half fare. Passes are given occasionally as a charitable donation. Is a single person with "one hundred dollars or more’’ in the bank supposed to pay taxes? Single persons making an annual net Income of SI,OOO or more, regardless of whether or not they have any money in the bank, are required to pay income tax.
Wrong Address Mall to following persons has been returned to The Times. If a better address Is furnished us, mail will be forwarded: Indianapolis—Miss Louise Troke, 512 E. Eighteenth St.; Edmond J. Bradley, 95 Illinois St.; Nelson L. Myers; Ed Bonner, Hazelwood, Ind.
What is the proper way to eat celery? Is a spoon ever used to eat. a fruit salad? Celery is eaten with the fingers, always. Salt should be sprinkled at the side of the plate, or on the bread and butter plate and the celery daintily (lipped In it. The salad fork is always used for fruit salad, er any other kind. A spoon Is never used in eating salads. What does Semper Fidstls mean? “Always Faithful.” What do the whistle signals made by locomotives mean? Start, two long whistles; stop, one short; backing up, three long; sudden stop while running, two long and one short. Is there an old age pension law for men who served in the World War? No. How long does it take for a radio message to travel around the world? Less than a. second, for electricity travels at a speed of 186,000 miles a second. What is the annual production of coal in the IT. S.? In 1922, the last year for which figures are a\ailable. It was 456,713,127 tons. Who is the present heavyweight champion of Europe? Spalla. an Italian.