Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 291, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1924 — Page 4

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; CLEAN-UP AND PAINT-UP ;l | INDIANAPOLIS is a beautiful city of homes and all of us 1 I are proud of the fact. But along about this time of year, iwkcn the green gets back in the trees and lawns lose their brown | tones and come to life again, it is necessary to dig out the family Irake, a can of paint and other tools of beautification and “fix !things up.” Hence, the clean-up and paint-up campaign. The fire prevention department, the park department, the j Chamber of Commerce and public spirited citizens generally are back of this movement. Prizes are being offered for the best ‘lawns, for the best window displays and for the best essays by school children on city beautification. Put your premises in a spick and span condition. You’ll be proud of the result. Besides, it’s good exercise. THE “SHUSH” KEYNOTE i rpT)LITICIAXS may make party platforms, but public opinion * makes campaign issues. What counts in elections is what ithe people themselves are thinking about rather than what the | politicians would like to have them think about. Secretary Hughes, in sounding the Administration keynote , knew that graft and corruption in Government are uppermost in ! the public mind; so he had to refer to the topic that has been > discussed in every hamlet in the country for months. But he indicated that the Administration policy is a policy of “Shush, Shush. ” Virtuous promises to punish the guilty and platitudinous epigrams about guilt being personal were accompanied by- indignant denunciation of scandalmongers and a fervent appeal to leave the punishment of official crime to President Coolidge and his hand-picked lawyers. Almost at the same time Senator Reed of Pennsylvania on the floor of the Senate was “shushing” earnestly with a yawp about the “best thought” of the country being sick and‘tired of investigations. Taken together the utterances of Secretary Hughes m the New Y'ork Republican State convention and Senator Reed on the floor of the Senate indicate clearly enough that there is to be a studied effort by the Administration to make the people believe that they are “sick and tired” of investigations. But the people are not fools. They often see much deeper than politicians think they see. Partisans of all parties may play their selfish game. Democrats may overreach themselves in turning official corruption to party advantage, and Republicans may go too far in their efforts to prevent exposure, but the great mass of voters in both 6ld parties are more keenly interested in honest government than they are in either of the parties; and they realize that nothing is more important right now than a thorough expose of graft and other forms of official thievery. Nor are the people generally much interested in what parties ! thieves belong to. They will agree with Hughes that guilt is personal and that no party has a monopoly of either vice or vir- ! tue in the administration of public affairs. But they won’t stand for a “shush” policy whose purpose is to cover up governmental corruption. Later on voters who don’t make their living out of politics will listen patiently to whatever argument the politicians in both parties see fit to make about other issues that will be dragged into the campaign. Just now. however, nothing interests them so keenly and vitally as a complete expose of ALL official corruption. The people are NOT sick and tired of investigations. They want to know the whole truth about THEIR Government. They want ALL crooks exposed and kicked out. They won’t stand for “SHUSH.” ______________ NO matter how close the flapper may shingle her hair, she is barred from raising a Charlie Chaplin mustache and sideburns. RATS at the Courthouse break into print occasionally, but Ratts at the Statehouse makes the front page nearly every day. WHEN Benjamin Franklin pulled his wise crack about early to bed he did not mean early in the morning, as most people seem to think. ANYWAY', those Indianapolis citizens who can’t go abroad this summer can experience the same sea sickness on a Brightwood street car. oSOME of the governorship timber might insert a few planks in platforms advocating abolishment of a board or two at the Statehouse. PINK wildcats have been seen in Tfcxas, a report says. The Senate should investigate the Federal prohibition department down there. THESE be trying times for woman and her rights. A southern Indiana preacher his bed in the basement because his wife bobbed her hair, and a Noblesville farmer got a divorce because his wife insisted on voting against his choice.

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ALL LIGHT IS FORMED OF WAVES / Old Theory Concerning Minute Particles Is Disputed by ; Scientists. By DAVID DIETZ Science Editor of The Times SHE nature and cause of light form one of the great mysteries which was solved by the modern physicist when he discovered the inner structure of matter. For nearly -300 years there were two conflicting theories among physicists. One theory was that light consisted of- myriads of minute particles shot put in all directions from the sjurce of light. • This was called the corpus cular theory. The other theory was that light consisted of waves. Every' one has seen waves upon a lake or the ocean. Most people also know that sound consists of waves of a somewhat nature traveling upon the air. Opposition at First But the theory that light consisted of waves met with great opposition at first. The natural question every one asked was: What do the waves travel on? So scientists that held to the wave theory of light said that all space was Ailed with a medium which they named the ether. The ether, they said, could not be felt or seen or weighed or measured or identified in any other way. One experiment to prove the existence of the ether led to Prof. Albert Einstein’s famous theory of relativity. But we must reserve thut for discussion a little later. At the close of the nineteenth century a British physicist. Thomas Young, proved conclusively that light j Consisted of wave motion In empty space, or on the ether, if you wish to believe the ether exists. Doew Ether Exist? Some of the followers of Eirißteiir’H theory of relativity say, as we shall j see later, that his theory does away ! with the necessity of imagining an ether. But Sir Oliver Lodge, one of the I leading English scientists,- sayg that! there Is nothing In the theory' of relrt- j tivity' which conflicts with a belief in the existence <>f the ether. Young not only proved conclusively that light consisted of wave motion in space, but he measured the length of the different colored lights. As any one prove for himself, i white sunlight is a combination of a i number of colors. A prism held in the j sunlight proves that by dividing the I sunlight Into the familiar colors of the rainbow, or the physicist would i say, Into tike visual spectrum. •Wave Length* Vary Young showed that violet light con- ! sisted of the shortest waves, the length increasingly progresslvly through the, blue, green, yellow and orange, the red waves being the longest. % Yellow light. Rituated in the middle of the visual spectrum, consists of waves about one fifty-thousandth of an Inch long Fifteen years after Young’s expert ments, an English mathematician, James Clark Maxwell, astonished the sclentifls world of his day by proclaiming light waves were really elec tro-magnetic waves. Maxwell was the Einstein of his day. The majority of people didn’t know what he was talking about. Mainly, because no one knew what an electromagnetic wave was. But ten years later a German physicist, Heinrich Hertz, cleared up the mystery by proving the existence of electro-magnetic waves in space. All of us are familiar with them today. Only Instead of calling them electromagnetic waves, we call them radio waves.

Next article In series: The Complete Spectrum. (Copyright, 1924, by David Dietz) Tom Sims Says: After all is said and done the trouble in Washington right now is more Is being said than done. Electricity travels 11,600,000 miles a minute, arriving just fifty-nine seconds behind bad news. Women want the last word In talking and In clothes. The crazy stunts pulled In circus rings are not as funny as some of the stunts pulled In political rings. In the annual spring drive of motorists against trains no train casualties have been reported so far. It never has Recurred to Germany that she could settle the reparation problems by paying. Once they married in haste and repented at leisure: now they marry in spring and repent in summer. A good rain helps to liquidate the farmer’s debts. Concrete facts and concrete heads don’t always mix. Up to now the war veterans awalting a bonus from Congress have found every hour zero hour. Family Fun Terrible! “Did you hear of the accident which befell your brother?” ‘‘Accident! No, not serious, I hope.” "Well, rather. An Idea struck him and now the entire top of his head Is paralyzed.”—Detroit News. Wife at Mali Jongg “An East Deerlng woman,” says the Portland Express, "was attending her first mah jongg party, and when one of the players shouted ‘Chow!’ she made a bolt for the dining room.” In Case of Twins "Faith, Mrs. O'Hara; how d’ye till them twins apart?” S"Aw, ‘tis alsy—l sticks me finger in Dinnls’ mouth, an’- if Ke bites, I know it’s Moike.”—Harvard Lampoon.

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MRS. J| E. ROBINSON RS. J. E. ROBINSON of Bloomington, 111., is the first regent of the recently organized Society of the Daughters of American Colonists. Members of this society must furnish proof of an ancestor who served in battle prior to 1776, either under colonial authority of Great Britain, or who served in some distinctive civil capacity, municipal, county or State during the colonial period.

Ask The Times You can ret an answer u any question of fact or information by writinf to the Indianapolis Time* Washington Bureau, 132" New York Ave., Washington, D. C.. inclosing 2 cents In stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research he undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Uneigned requests cannot be answered. AH letters aro conliden-tial.-—Editor. What kinds of fruit are prunes and raisins? Prunes are dripd plums and raisins dried grapes. Is there any reason to believe that the winters are getting warmer? The United States Weather Bureau says there is not. "Which votes first on n bill, the Senate or House of Represent* c tives? The branch in which the bill !s introduced votes on It first. If the bill priginates In the Senate, it Is voted on in that branch and sent to the House; and vice versa. The only bills that must originate In the House of Representatives are bills for raising reve nue, though it ha* become the custom for the House to formulate the appropriation bills. Why are reptiles called cold blooded? Because their blood varies in temperature with the surrounding temperature. v What countries of South America have no sea coast? Paraguay and Bolivia. Are any comets expected during 1924? Yes, three: Encke’s comet, comet Tempel, and Tuttle’s comet. The times of return to perihelion are respectively November, November, und Decemlier. Ha* a halibut a head like a woman and does ii cry like a baby when Its head i* cut off? There is no truth whatever in either story. What causes chronic cold feet? Generally poor circulation. This condition can be overcome with proper exercise and by eating nourishing food.

Where Is the largest producing oil well in the world? It is said a well in C’erro Azul, Mex lco, producing 260,000 barrels per day, is the largest producing well In the world. What is the largest producing well in the United States? A well in the Spindle Top field, Jefferson County, Texas, with a production of oil at the Date of 96,000 barrels per day for two hours. Is it possible to make pink hydrangeas blue? Yes. by putting a couple of pieces of alum at the roots. Was Qenertt.l Grant a Republican? He was elected President on the Republican ticket, but he had never voted a Republican ticket and never cast a Republican ballot until he had been eight years a Republican President. His last vote before he entered the Army was cast for a radical proslavery Democrat. Test Yourself If your brain is as good as your paper and pencil for doing simple problems in arithmetic, this test will be easy for you. Directions: Lay aside all pencils or pens. Counting on the fingers Is also barred. Let your grey matter do alj the work. 1. 8 plus 2 equals 2. 7 plub 4 equals 3. 13 plus 18 equals 4. 4 minus 2 equals 5. 17 minus 4 equals 6. 62 minus 9 equals 7. 16 plus 63 plus 2 7 equals 8. 96 pjus 23 plus 8 equals 9. 27 plus 62 minus 13 equals 10. 33 minus 12 plus 47 equals 11. Subtract: 1676 723 12. Multiply: 632 7 13. Divide: 17.8 by 8 14. Add: 847665426 917466302 15. 26 4-5 minus 17.3 equals Answers: 1,6; 2, 11; 3, 31; 4,2; 6, 13; 6, 43; 7, 96; 8, 127; 9, 76; 10, 68; 11, 952; 12, 3,724; 13, 8.9; 14, 1,765,121,72 ft 15, 9.5, (All rights reserved by Science Service, 1113 Conn. Ave., N. W., Washimrtov. a.

AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE U. S. RIGHTS Burton Would Allow Public Part of Shoals Privelege, (This is the third and last of a series of articles by Congressman Burton on Ford's Muscle Shoals offer.) By THEODORE E. 'BURTON Member of Congress from Ohio Oi 1 1 UR present water power law requires the lessee to have some l ___ comprehensive scheme of improvement and utilization for various purposes and particularly for beneficial public uses. The Ford offer for Muscle Shoals contains nothing of the kind. Mr. Ford proposes to use the power for his own private uses. Under present law a water power licensee must pay any excess profits tc the United States, the franchise is limited to fifty years with no preferential of renewal, and provision is made for recapture by the Government or by States and municipalities. The Ford offer provides for a lease of 100 years with a preferred right to negotiate for renewal. Provisions of I.aw Under present law the grantee cannot transfer his lease without the approval of the Government and he must maintain the project adequately for efficient development of power. He must furnish power free of cost for navigation facilities, must submit to prescribed public rules and regulations of rates, service and security issues, must make certain contributions to head water improvements, and must do a variety of other things all designed to conserve what is rapidly becoming our most important natural resource. All of these requirements are eliminated in the proposed Ford contract. I propose an amendment which provided that at least half of the power should be disposed of to the public. The House in voting it down simply proposed to turn over to one man one of the most valuable waterpower Installations in the country, giving him an absolute monopoly. The object of my amendment was to guarantee that at least a part of the power should be available for ufee by the people. To me it is little short of monstrous that a great natural asset such* as this should be turned over to one wealthy Individual to the exclusion of the working man, the farmer and the housewife.

.Should Defeat Bill I believe and the American people will condemn the bill. It does not seem possible to me that It will become a law. I think the House destroyed all chance of its passage i t the Senate by voting down some of the amendments designed to protect the property and resources of the Nation. Out of the $5,000,000 which Mr. Ford agrees to pay for the property which he Is to purchase outright, the Government must spend about $3,406,000 for anew steam plant which it will present to him. So he Is really paying $1,600,000 for property that cost $9fc1,000,000 and that has a scrap value of $16,000,000. That Is the Ford offer for steam plants, nitrate plants, quarrtes. transmission fires and thousands of acres of land, including while towns built by the Government. All this Is In addition to the water power leases controlling perpetal power worth untold millions. Lenten Prayer Daily l.enten Bible reading end meditation prepared tor Commission on Evangeilem of Federal Council of tha Church of Christ In America. FRIDAY The Craclflilon Read Mt. 27:29-50. Text: 27:35. And . . . they . . . crucified him. “In the midst of his physical pain and mental distress Jesus seemed to be chiefly' thoughtful of others; the soldiers that nailed him to the cross: the mother that he had so long supported; the awakening heart of the brigand on the neighboring cross; his mission to men. This could only be because the habit of Ills life was to take account of others.” MEDITATION: Jesus had faced the cross for many days and no doubt had gone to God frequently to learn the Father’s will for him. There were other times In his life when he stepped oflde when men sought to kill him. He could have saved himself here, but he realized that only by submitting himself could he be true to his life’s ideals and the will of God PERSONAL QUESTION: Does the cross of Christ mean more and more to me? PRAYER: Most merciful Father, we pray that we may not be slackers in the world’s travail zut faithful companions of our Lord. Give us grace neither to deny nor forsake thee. If we weaken, may we not fail. Even should we fall, lift us up and turn us, O God, toward duty, that In laboring here we may find life. Amen. (Copyright, 1924—F. L. Fagley) A Thought The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.— Heb. 13:6. SO grief there Is a limit; not so to fear. —Bacon.

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‘PASS RAISE IN POSTAL WAGES ON' Reader Thinks Users of Mail Service Should Pay Bill. To the Editor of The Times: Mrs. O. J. D., in agreeing with the conservative reader in opposition to increased salaries, points out a number of things that the postal employe and organized labor are combating. In regard to the two million married women who are required to work to support the family, we realize this necessity In the American home as a direct result of the head of the family receiving a wage that is not commensurate to his needs. We maintain that every workingman is entitled not only to a living but a saving wage. Wher. a group of workers refuse to cooperate with their brother breadwinners, it Is indeed hard to give them a helping hand. It is the man who is all for himself and always has his hammer working as a result of petty jealousy’ that is responsible for the present condition among the workers. As long as the workingman is underpaid, we are going to need charity and charitable institutions. Give a man a chance and he will take care of his family's needs and leave his wife in the home. He knows she is entitled to that much, and the majority of them ar.e content to put in their time making the home a home instead of fi place to eat and sleep. This does not apply to the postal worker alone, but to the army of workers In other Industries as well. The cost of thla postal legislation does not necessarily have to be met by an appropriation. A proper adjustment of postage on different classes of mall can be made to take care of this. Why not let the man who is receiving the benefit of postal service pay' fer the service he is receiving? MRS. HARRISON DAKE, 1816 Roosevelt Ave.

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Science An important factor in the race of the cable systems with their new rival, the wireless, is the new alloy cf nickel and iron, called permalloy. This metal at its best contains about 80 per cent nickel and 20 per cent iron. It will permit the transmission of messages over the submarine cables at many times the speed now obtainable. In the factors of control, privacy and freedom from weather interference the old cables already have great advantages over wireless. This alloy, speeding up their operation, indefinitely defers the day when they will give place to wireless. However, to the scientist, the chief interest of these new high nickel-iron alloys is not their util.ty, but the opportunity they give for the study of magnetism. The new alloy, permalloy, may be magnetized about thirty times as readily as iron. This is not due merely to the mixture of metals. A special heat treatment in forming the alloy is necessary to cause this condition. Permalloy Is being widely used in hives tigating the little known nature of magnetism.