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b Watson As Cassandra Through his new State chairman, Senator Watson sends out word to the Republican national convention that if Herbert - Hoover is nominated for President the Indiana result will ' be greatly in doubt. That is a part of his crusade to prevent the nomination of Mr. Hoover. At home it will be easily understood. The people understand thg' there is more than a strong probability that there will be a Governor of Indiana elected on a Democratic ticket by the combined vQtes of honest Republicans, a solid Democratic citizenship and practically every independent man ants woman. The prediction of Watson, for it is really Watson's prediction, of defeat in Indiana in the fallis in the nature of an advance alibi. The election of Frank Dailey, more than a probability, is possible not because the people of this State have changed their political convictions,’but because the Republican ticket and the Republican organization no longer represent the Republican ideals or policies. Since the days of Stephenson, when Watson was hobnobbing with the grand dragon, who is now secluded for life, the Republican organization has not been in the hands of real Republicans who vote that ticket from principle and choice. The efforts of Watson to prevent any disclosures, the appeal of Governor Ed Jackson to the statute of limitations to prevent his conviction on a charge of conspiring to bribe Warren T. McCray, the send of Chairman Clyde Walb to a Federal penitentiary, the control of the last convention by the same forces which ruled it when Stephenson was at liberty, the conviction of John Duvall, the mayor who was sent into power under that same old regime, are too fresh in people’s minds to even imagine an election of an heir to all these evils to the Governor's chair. The announcement that Hoover’s nomination would mean a defeat for the national ticket is hardly borne out by the primary results. Asa matter of fact there is strong evidence that Hoover would be'a very strong candidate in the fall, much stronger, for instance, than Watson himself if he still insists on that pleasing fiction that he is a real candidate. The lead of Watson over Hoover in the primary was about 20,000 votes. Hoover had nothing behind him but public sentiment. He was handicapped by the maloder of former Governor Goodrich, who attached himself to the Hoover campaign. He was managed b vthose who had had no experience in politics. His appeal was directly to the electorate and was unorganized to a large degree. Against him was the organization which Watson testified had 65,000 workers in the precincts who would rally and did rally to anything he wanted to put over. The Watson organization had the support of the infamous Coffin group in this city, a record of whose peculiar handling of ballots is now being investigated. He had the support of the dry political czar and of the goblins and the dragons. He had the professionals and the Federal appointees. He had the regular organization. More than this Hoover had the misguided ooposition of farmers, who were unwise enough to believe that Hoover is their foe and the professional agitation which the organized farm leaders carried on. Hoover also fought the big money bags collected from sources fighting the farmers, from the beneficiaries of all sorts of special privileges. Yet against this combined opposition, against the tradition of a “favorite son” in Watson, Hoover lost by very few votes. The delegates should have the evidence of • the Indiana primary if they are picking a candidate on no higher motive than one who can win, no matter what the issue or the record of the candidate. On the record of Cassandra Watson will hardly be able to show that Hoover would be a drag on the national tocket. Unfortunately, his nomination might make the election of Frank Dailey a little more difficult. Our Young Dreams Patrick Hurley is 13 years old and lives in Detroit. If we’re not mistaken, he is a young man who is going to make his mark in the world some day. 'Patrick built a sailboat the other day. It was eight feet long and two feet wide, and highly rickety. He got up before dawn, left his father a note saying, “I am going to Alpena,” and embarked on his 300-mile cruise. By luck he didn’t drown. His boat was swamped In fake St. Clair, but he managed to cling to a buoy until rescued. He returned home quite undismayed. Every boy dreams at some time of making a boat and going adventuring. Few actually do it. Young Patrick seerps to be a lad with determination. The quality should carry him far. . \ Dr. Max Mason, former president of the University of Chiacgo announces that he sees no Utopia ahead right now. It probably will be several years before there are enough seats in the street cars for all of us.

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Rome and Mexico From widely varying sources as far apart as Rome and Mexico City, come reports of in approaching accord between Lexico and the Catholic church. This is excellent news. For years church and state in Mexico have been at odds. In the last two years their differences have been really grave, threatening to provoke a dangerous crisis at any time. Churches have been closed, congregations have gone without their usual religious solace and devotions, and the tension has been painfully high throughout the t nation. The merits of the case are not for us to discuss. Here is something for Mexicans to decide. But what we can say, without fear of exaggeration, is that the misunderstanding—to use a broad term— has done incalculable injury to all concerned, fanning the flames of popular unrest as it inevitably has done. At home it has prevented unification of the Mexican people. It has precipitated faction against faction at a time when Mexico needed the help of all hands to carry on her work of reconstruction. Abroad it has proved equally harmful. Few have understood what it was all about, but people took sides just the same. Having material issues to settle with the United States and other foreign governments, Mexico naturally found her religious issue at home seriously complicating her negotiations outside. Now, thanks to and President Calles, §ome of these material issues are being cleared. If only the religious one could be settld similarly, Mexico's road to peace and prosperity would be freed of.the greatest of the remaining obstacles. Nor should this prpve difficult. We are certain that the church does not desire to interfere with the proper functioning of the government of President Calles. And we are equally positive that President Calles does not desire to interfere with the rligious liberties of the church. He said as much to a representative of this newspaper in Mexico City a year ago. That being the case, the two sides need only to get together in a friendly spirit or give and take, and everything can be put to rights without either having to cede on a vital point. This, we are told, ih what is going on now. We wish the effort every success. Cleansing Education Use of the schools of the country as propaganda incubators for the electric power industry is dirty business, and J. W. Crabtree, secretary of the National Education Association, does well to request the National Electric Light Association to take steps to clean It up. While the educators quite properly insist that the power industry cease trying to corrupt education does not, however, fulfill the oblications of the Nation’s educators in cleaning up this mess. While the educators quite properl yinsist that the power companies stick to their own business instead of trying to act as overlords of public opinion, they also should get busy setting their own house in order. In converting a university into a propaganda agency, two parties are required. One is a private interest willing to tempt teachers to sell their sacred birthright. The other is a group of teachers venal or dumb enough to become involved in such business. The Federal trade commission, with its investigations of power propaganda far from complete, has uncovered many "educators” who obviously are unfit to hold jobs i nrespectable educational institutions. So far no case, arising from this investigation, has been recorded where university authorities have risen in outraged honesty, and booted these sycophants into the street. It is a vicious thing for an industry, intent on enlarging its profits, to try to bend public educational institutions to its selfish ends. It is fully as vicious for these institutions to know it is being done, and not put a stop to it forthwith. Let’s hope that the educators of the country, in addition to asking the power industry to be good, waste no time in cleansing their own r,*nks. # . Americans spent $617,000,000 net abroad last year, according to Secretary Hoover’s figures. And probably more drank at home than abroad, too.

-David Dietz on Science.

Compass Bows to Sun

THE compass needle makes a daily bow to that lord of the skies, the majestic sun. Careful study has established this as a scientific fact. The compass needle does not point to the exact north, but varies from it. This variation is known as the magnetic declination. But in the course of each day the magnetic declination varies slightly. This slight daily fluctuation is

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some sort of electrical radiation from the sun must influence the earth’s magnetic-field. In 1900 it occurred to Dr. Loiiis A. Bauer, the director of the department of terrestrial magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, that this theory could be put to direct test. During an eclipse of the'sun, the moon gets cflrectly between the earth and the sun. Consequently, any radiation sent to the earth from the sun would be cut off during the period of the eclipse. Accordingly, Bauer arranged for special observations by the Coast and Geodetic Survey scientists at the total eclipse of May 28, 1900. The observations were made along the path of the eclipse from Alabama to Maryland. hTe result indicated a change in the diurnal variation at the time the moon obscured the sun. The change was of the sort which was to have been expected from the theory. Similar observations have been made since by observers of the department of terrestrial magnetism and by observers in other nations. There seems little reason for doubting that the sun is the cause of the diurnal variation. But there is still considerable work to be done before thf exact way in which it is caused is determined. If a radiation from the sun is responsible, we have yet to determine the exact nature o 1 the radiation.

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known as the diurnal variation. ' There is practically n o variation during the night but the variation is practicaly a 1 I confined to the daylight hours. Asa result, it occurred to scientists that the diurnal variation must bq the result of the influence of the sun. It was assumed that

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

M. E. TRACY, SAYSj “Incidents of a Significant Character Seem to Have Created a Situation Where Mr. Hoover's Nomination Is Virtually Unavoidable, Unless President Coolidge Decided to Run Again."

THE attitude of President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon is becoming tiresome to say the least. Each of them may have good reasons for maintaining it, but no one knows what those reasons are. The fact that no one knows is leading to all kinds of suspicion, speculation and wasted effort. These two men whom fate has placed in a position to exercise such great power for the immediate moment are accomplishing nothing, but embarrass everyone. \ The President’s refusal to make a clear, unequivocal statement with regard to his renomination, only furnishes an excuse for political high binders to play with his name. He cannot claim that he has made himself clear so long as such a condition exists. No man has made himself clear so long as other people find it convenient to misunderstand him. n m m White House Secrecy President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon are bothering the Hoo’ er supporters quite as much as tney are bothering the opposition. Also, they are bothering many of their own good friends. Is that their intention? If not, what is? Are they playing a game, just for the sake of playing it, or have they some definite object in mind? Putting all that aside, why all the secrecy? No matter what - their intentions, why is it necessary to keep everybody in the dark? President Coolidge must know by this time whether he is absolutely opposed to running again. If he is, why not say so in such a way as to remove all elements of doubt? If, on the other hand, he thinks that conditions might shape themselves as to make it desirable for him to run again, why not say that? mum • Taking Childish Advantage Secretary Mellon has even less excuse tor side stepping. It is hard to suppose that he has not made up his mind who he wants for the Republican nominee. It is harder still, to suppose that he has not made up his’mind whether he wants Mr. Hoover. What Mr. Mellon wants may justly be considered as his own business keeping It to himself is not. Keeping it to himself, under existing conditions, shows nothing so much as a lack of sense of responsibility. One cannot help wondering if Mr. Mellon is not taking childish advantage of the situation, trying to play the big boy, to pose before the public, to show the rest "how it is done.” Certainly, there is nothing to be gained for the Republican party, or for the country by adopting such a course. That being the case no other conclusion is possible, than that Mr. Mellon hopes to gain something for himself, and what can he hope to gain, except a moment in the spotlight?

0 0 0 v Pre-Convention Strategy As President Butler of Columbia University says, “some of our Republican friends are more concerned with pre-convention strategy than with the results of the election.” The fact that he has prohibition and farm relief exclusively in mind, does not alter the wisdom of his observation. Pre-convention strategy seems to have become an obsession with certain Republican leaders. They seem determined to play a clever game no matter what kind of trouble it may cause for them, or other people. Seldom in the history of this log rolling, horse trading, night caucusing country of ours, has there been more whispering behind the door, more back stair plots, more Intrigues, more obvious efforts to be smart, regardless of * hether the smartness means anything of importance, than has characterized this Republican pre-convention campaign. Mr. Hoover’s lack of “political mindedness.” on which his opponents continually harp, has been more than offset by the excess of "political mindness” with which they have shown themselves afflicted. 00 0 V Leaders Turn to Hoover Meanwhile, the situation continues to shape itself In Mr. Hoover’s favor. No less a political sage than Senator Reed Smoot of Utah declares that the Republicans must and .will nominate either Coolidge or Hoover. While such a declaration leaves the door open for the President., it closes it to the anti-Hooverites. They should be welcome to such consolation as they can get out of that. Senator Borah, who was thought to be a Hoover opponent, seems in a mood to withdraw his opposition in 'exchange for a straight-forward dry plank, which Mr. Hoover is reported ready to accept. So, too, Mr. Hearst, who has remained on the fence, and whom many thought might support the Democratic nominee, has decided that Mr. Hoover is not only the best man for the Republicans to nominate, but the best man for President of the United States. These and several other incidents of a significant Character seem to have created a situation where Mr. Hoover’s nomination is virtually unavoidable, unless President Coolidge decides to run again. Considering; what the President has said on four distinct occasions, it is almost impossible to believe that he intends anything of the kind. So long as he remains silent, however, those who want him to run for one reason or another can make the wish father to the thought that he will, and he ought to satisfy that wish or stop the nonsense,

This Is No Time to Be Going Up Dark Alleys

Kill Thousands in Religious Strife

THE institution might have been saved from becoming the worst blot in human history, had it not permitted the confiscation of the property of the condemned. Soon there were quarrels between the church which condemned, and the State, which executed, over the division of the spoils. In Spain the government of Ferdinand and Isabella found the wealth of the Jewish and Moorish “heretics” (the adherents of another orthodoxy) especially attractive; and the slaughter of innocent men and women rivaled the bloodiness of the Reign of Terror. In the period from 1471 to 1781, 32.000 were burned alive and 291,000 imprisoned for heresy, in Spain. In one year in Seville 17,000 heretics went to jail rather than betray their own faiths. In 1390 a priest preached against heresy with such eloquence that the mob killed 4,000 Jews; In the ye: r 1391 whole towns were destroyed by fire and sword. In 1483 Torquemada came upon the scene;* a Dominican monk of noble birth, so devoted to both State and church that he advised Ferdinand and Isabella to use the institution as a means of at once preserving the faith and enriching the coffers of the king and queen. Appointed inquisitor-general of all Spain, Torquemada went to Seville, set up an assembly of inquisitors, and declared that all inhabitants suspected of being heretics should make public confession and retraction at once, on pain of death. Those who made this act of faith (auto-de-fe) were deprived of all honorable employment, and were fofbidden the use of gold, silver, jewelry, silk, or fine wool. Those who were convicted of heresy were subject to life imprisonment even after retraction and to the c.eath penalty if the inquisitors considered the retraction insincere. Where some doubt existed, torture was used to clear up the matter. a a a DURING the eighteen years as inquisitor-general Torquemada sent to the stake 2,000 persons, if we accept the most modest estimates; if we take the figures of Llorente, who, as secretary of the inquisition from 1790 to 1792, had access to the archives, the number of executions must be placed at 10,220, the number of convictions at 6,000 per year during Torquemada's ecstasy. Every conviction brought wealth, in fines and confiscations, to the treasury of the inquisition; the Popes, the Spanish government and the inquisitors fought interminably over the allotment of this wealth; but 1 the wily Torquemada most often had his way, and the Holy office in Spain became for a time more powerful than the king. No one dared to stop the grand inquisitor; he walked the streets^ in peril of his life (always surrounded by 240 guards), but Ferdinand and Isabella trembled at his words. In 1490 a rumor spread among the people in the district of Guardia that a child had been killed by the Jews. The existence of the child was never proved, and in the whole region no child was reported as missing. But the tale was precisely what Torquemada had waited for, an opportunity to expel the Jews from Spain. Ferdinand and Isabella protested; the Jews were the most valuable merchants in the country; would it not be better, they suggested, to let them off with a general fine of 300,000 ducats? “Judas,” cried Torquefada. “sold Christ for thirty pence, and your highness wish to sell him again for 300,000 ducats.” Their highnesses yielded, and issued an edict (in 1432) commanding every Jew in Spain to embrace Christianity or leave the country withtoi four months. Torquemada on his own account issued an edict forbidding Christians to have any commercial or friendly relations with the Jews; as he intended, this made it impossible for faithful Jews to sell their property, even at

THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION

Written for The Times by Will Durant

the loss that always come3 with haste; and most of the property of the exiled race was taken over by the inquisition. More than 800,000 Jewish families were driven from Spain by these edicts. 'Children were separated from their parents, and no Christian was permitted to give even the necessaries of life tu a Jew who was not an apostate. While the sea was filled with snips bearing the Jews from one hostile land to another, the head of Christiandom, Innocent VIII, violated an ecclesiastical edict and sent for a Jewish physician to save him from his illness. The physician came, and recommended transfusion of blood; three young men were bled to death to save tire Pope; but Innocent died nevertheless. Torquemada, however, lived to a good old age, dying in 1498 at the age of seventy-eight, “full of years and merit.” 000 ALL the world knows that the expulsion of the Moors and Jews contributed to the fall of Spain. They had been the backbone of the nation’s commerce and finance; and when they went the country was left a parasite on the gold that came from the Americas. It was a precarious mode of life; for let Spain's mastery of the seas come to an end, and this supply of transfused blood would stop, and Spain yould die.

Times Readers Voice Views

The name and address o t the author must accompany every contribution, but on request will not be published. Letters not exceeding 200 words wiU receive preference. Editor Times: Being somewhat familiar with the policies of a number of the ScrippsHowards publications, I taxe this means of offering my heartiest congratulations to those members of the city council who exhibited sufficient courage to pass the daylight saving ordinance in the face of unfair and unwarranted opposition, to say nothing of our mayor’s veto. If I am not mistaken, we citizens of Indianapolis are proud to refer to the place as “NO MEAN CITY.” Further, our Chamber of Commerce is expending large sums of money to increase our industries. I admit, that for a city to prosper, industrial expansion is all important. Why then, should our manufacturers and business houses be ignored in so important a matter? Every house that transacts busir ess in the East is working at a disadvantage from the first Monday in May until at least the last Monday in September. It is enough of a handicap to be one hour behind the East, but when the additional burden and handicap of two hours is thrust upon us, we do face a real problem. Instead of working a hardship on the laboring people, the moving up of the clock reacts to their benefit, both financially and for their enjoyment. There is no gainsaying that thirty hours’ electric current is saved monthly and certainly -the vast majority would prefer that extra hour of daylight whether it be used in enjoying the family “flivver” or merely to browse in the parks. We afforded the employes in our factory the opportunity of expressing themselves on the subject and the vote showed four to one in favor of the plan. That does not indicate that it is merely the "white collar brigade” that is in favor of it, does it? Even though the ordinance does solve the problem for the business houses, I am sure that they as a whole would not urge it, if it worked a single hardship on thei** employes. It is hard for a layman to understand the attitude of the ether newspapers of the city. Why, if they have “no ax to grind,” should they be anything but impartial? Surely circulation depends on fairness. In conclusion, I ask Is there a

It happend so in 1588. England’s pirate captains found fine booty in capturing Spanish merchantmen returning to Europe laden with the gold of Mexico and Peru. Sir Francis Drake captured “a great vessels with jewels plenty, thirteen chests of silver coin, eighty pounds weight in gold, and twenty-six tons of silver.” Philip II of Spain raged and protested to Elizabeth; but the queen, honoring skill more than honesty, graciously accepted from Drake the jewels he had stolen. When Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded in 1587, and the last chance of making England Catholic* peaceably seemed gone Philip II decided to bring the English back to the church, and at the same time bring the control of the seas back to Spain, by destroying the English fleet. So- the "Invincible Armada” sailed from Spain, composed of warships so many and so large that all the world considered its triumph over the English an unquestionable thing. But once again, as in the days of Salamis, nature and meteorology entered into the deternination of history; a great storm arose as the Armada entered the English Channel and helped the fleet of Drake and Hawkins to destrop the pride of Spain; of 128 invincible ships that had come, fiftyfour returned. It was a sentence of death for Spain. (Copyright, 1928, by Will Durant) (To Be Continued)

single city of any consequence that has reverted to standard time after once having adopted daylight saving? Sincerely, S. L. BOTTENWISER.

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KEEPING UP With THE NEWS

BY LUDWELL DENNY A1 Smith's big job now is to make friends with Jim Reed. So far as the Democratic presidential nomination goes, it does not matter. Smith apparently has the nomination in his grasp, Reed or no Reed. But there is not much fun nor glory in leading the Democrat.; to another dismal defeat in November. And that is precisely what may or probably will happen if Smith goes into the election fighting both the Republicans and the Reed wing of his own party. Smith must have the active support of the fiery Senator from Missouri for two reasons: 1. The election will be determined partially by the so-called border States. Reed could do much toward carrying Missouri and Oklahoma, and perhaps others for Smith, or he could withhold support and almost certainly assure a Republican victory in those States. 2. The Democratic campaign strategists are eager to raise the alleged corruption issue, involving the oil scandals and primary slush funds. For various reasons, It is considered unwise for Smith, the candidate, to participate in what, the Republicans will call mudslinging. By his work in the Senate investigations, his record as an anti-corruptionist campaigner in this pre-convention period, and as one of the most aggressively brilliant orators of the country. Reed is considered the man for ihis task. 000 Problem Is Difficult One BUT Smith's problem of winning the loyal support of Reed is a difficult one. This is partly due to the Senator’s nature. All his life he has been an irreconcilable. He alone of the prominent Democratic leaders stood out against Woodrow Wilson to the end. with Wilson trying to kill him politically as a result. There is also the Hearst factor j fctearst is an old political enemy of j Smith and a backer of Reed. Hearst 1 now has come Hoover for j President. But perhaps the chief factor in the bitterness with which Reed is now fighting Smith is due to the mistakes of the latter’s campaign managers and the “insults’* to Reed. Reed stared out to get the Democratic presidential nomination in all sincerity and net to knife Smith. His worst enemies admit that. He believes that “corruption” is the big issue in national life, and the major one with which the Democrats can win. Because of his Senate investigation record, he thinks he is the logical candidate. Furthermore, he comes from a border farm State in a year when farm revolt against the East may influence the election To prove his fairness, he fought with clean hands against Smith in the Oregon and California primaries, throwing no mud. 000 Error by Smith Backers THEN the Smith managers became so excited over their 'primary victories that they began to talk of Reed as a party obstructionist and to boast that they would put over the New Yorker at Houston on the first ballot. The notion began to prevail that any Democrat who dared support an aspirant other than Smith was a party traitor, and Reed the arch traitor of all. This was the kind of pressure to which Reed was subjected after Senator Tom Walsh withdrew, leading the Missourian the only active candidate besides Smith. The effect of these "insults”—as Reed’s friends called them—was to anger the Senator and drive him to bitter attacks against Smith. In the West Virginia primary fight, in which he divided the delegates with Smith, he appealed for the party to be "preserved from the danger which threatens it.” He is raising the old cry of Tammany. Conscious of their errors in tactics, Smith managers realized rather late that they had overplayed their hands. They at once stopped the talk of “Smith on the first ballot.” They began to wonder how they could placate the hardhitting Senator. 000 Merits Some Reward IF Reed were the type that could be pleased by high appointment, there is no doubt that he could have the post of Attorney General in the hypothetical Smith cabinet, or almost any other cabinet job for that matter. His party service and his exceptional ability have merited such reward. But such a suggestion probably would be resented by Reed as the greatest “insult” of all. Apparently all the Smith managers can do now sis to play fair at Houston, to refrain from the rough stuff and sirens which increased the hostility to Smith at the New York convention four years ago, to give Reed a hand ih the platform, and otherwise softpedal Smith’s convention victory in the interest of his election victory.

This Date in U. S. History

June 9 1775—American Army surrounding Boston numbered 7,644. 1893—Ford’s Theater, Washington, remodeled into Government offices, collapsed; twenty-one killed; fifty injured. 1911— Mrs. Carrie Nation, militant dry died. 1912 A squadron of the German navy visited New York.

Daily Thought

Judge not according to appearance.—John 7:24. , m m m THERE are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whom people in general taka to be happy.—Seneca,