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f Will New Act? ' Undoubtedly Senators Watson and'Robinson, Avho secured the position of federal marshal for Frank Rozelle, will immediately join with Robert Hicks of South W hitley in his demand for a complete inquiry of the business of the Omaha Tapestry Company, owned by TRozelle. It is difficult to see how they can refrain in view of the fact that Hicks now charges that political influence is intervening to protect Rozelle, who, he declares, has operated a fraudulent business. It would be difficult to imagine a more contemptible crime than the fleecing of women through promises of rich profits from a few hours of simple work at home. Many of these schemes have been exposed. Some of the operators are in jail. The usual plan is to promise women a chance to add to the family income by working *at something iwhich requires, according to the advertisements, no experience. The class of women to whom such advertisements appeal can be readily understood. They are women for the most part who are partial invalids. They are the shut-ins who find themselves burdens to their families. They read in these advertisements a hope for release from humiliation, a hope to aid those to whom they are burdensome. In the case of the man who has now graduated into a very important Federal position, |(the appeal went out to women to paint pillow "tops. The literature of his company showed that he required a deposit of six dollars before the (women could start work. The charge of Hicks, who operates the Specialty Salesman magazine, which has for years exposed frauds, is that Rozelle wanted the deposit for materials worth much less than the six dollars and that he later found reason for refusing to purchase completed pillow tops. Now thera is added a more serious charge. Hicks states that when he was called as a grand jury Avitness he avas met outside the room by the district attorney, very recently the private secretary of Senator Robinson, and Avas told that Rozelle had quit business and asked whether he saAv any objection to letting the business “quietly die.” It is a matter of some significance, perhaps, that there is any grand jury inquiry in the matter at all at this time. Usually such inquiries are made by postal inspectors. It Avould seem that the Government could very readily determine Avbether the Hicks charge of fraud is true or false. It could discover the names of the Rozelle clients, the names of Avomen who had sent him money, how many of them received any money for Avork, where Rozelle sold the pilloAV tops which he advertised Avere so badly needed in the great home. Certainly the two Senators who elevated Rozelle, whose activities in politics in their behalf Avas zealous, ought to Avant to knoAv {about it. The assertion of Rozelle that he came to Indianapolis at the earnest request of Clyde Walb, now in seclusion, to assist in putting across the Governor's program from a recalcitrant Legislature, ought to make the Governor shoAv {some interest. ■ And certainly Postmaster General NeAv, in (vieAv of the charge that political influence noAv plays a part, cannot fail to act and clear up a matter that has in it something more than the usual fraud charge. If Rozelle ran an honest business, he should it>e vindicated. If he ran a crooked game, he •fehould not be allowed to be in charge of Federal grand juries. t New Light On War Outlawry A single palm tree with a hatful of water at its base is of far more practical benefit to a thirsty traveler in the desert than the most exquisite mirage that ever delighted a wayfarer’s eyes. A single sure step in the direction of world peace is of greater servtoe to mankind. than the most glittering of anti-war machines which won’t function when the crisis comes. , We are glad, therefore, that Secretary of State Kellogg has brought his now famous project to outlaw war down out of the clouds of unreality to the not-so-lovely ground, perhaps, of everyday life. - As published Monday, with clarifications, changes Ind reservations, the Kellogg pact now begins to as-* lume the proportions at least of a very handsome esture in the direction of world peace. And if the fourteen invited nations adhere to it, it can not fail to be of considerable benefit, even though largely moral. When first announced, the war outlawry proposal fairly startled the world by its sweeping character. But it was much too good to be true. It seemed to say things it could not possibly mean and promise things no Nation conceivably could live up to, the world being what it is. At one swoop it seemed to abolish all war, of every shape and category, and make the peaceful settlement of all international disputes obligatory, whatever their nature. Practical-minded people knew it could not mean just that. Now we have the qualifications. It does not ban defensive war. Nor does it ban the use of

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force under the covenant of the League of Nations. It does not supersede, nor in any way interfere with war as waged under the terms of the Locarno treaties. It does not forbid wars Avaged in defense of treaties of neutrality. It does not stand in the Avay of wars waged by the United States to uphold the Monroe doctrine or other vital interests. It does not prevent Britain defending her Commerce—her “Bread Lines,” as she likes to call her trade routes—nor safeguarding her interests in Egypt and elsewhere. And so forth and so on. In short, the proposed pact recognizes that what is, is. Moreover, it cedes each Nation the right to decide when it shall go to war in self defense, which leaves Ihe situation v pretty much unchanged. The League of'Nations, imperfect though it is, remains the one best bet against war. For whereas it outlaws aggressive Avar and provides penalties for violations, the Kellogg pact merely outlaws aggressive wars, leaving off the punishment. Nevertheless, the Kellogg pact, if signed, will help. At least it will rengthen the other agencies /or peace now in force. Furthermore, by placing the leading world powers officially on record before mankind as renouncing war ”as an instrument of national policy.” much moral weight will be added to man’s battle for lasting peace. We wish it every success. John D. Junior’s Battle When, back in May, John D. Rockefeller Jr. reminded Robert W. Stewart that the latter had promised to resign the chairmanship of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, Stewart made a statement. Proceedings pending in Washington made it untimely for him to do anything at that time, he said. One profeeding pending was his trial on the charge of contempt of the United States Senate. That trial finally resulted in a jury's failure to convict. Monday morning the news was printed that Rockefeller had not abandoned his purpose to oust his Indiana company chairman. Rockefeller himself was quoted to that effect. Monday afternoon the neAvs was printed that Stewart again had been indicted. This time the charge is that he lied to the Senate committee in testimony of great importance. Once again, therefore, Stewart may decide that proceedings pending in Washington make it untimely for him to keep his premise to resign. This struggle between Rockefeller and Stewart is, in a way, even more interesting than the struggle between Stewart and the law. We l\ave become accustomed to the sight of multimillionaires successfully defying the law. It is something new to see a mere multimillionaire defy a billionaire, however. The Standard of Indiana, while called a Rockefeller concern, is not owned outright by the Rockefellers. The $100,000,000 worth of Indiana Standard stock held by the Rockefellers is said to be less than 15 per cent of the company’s value. Obviously, therefore, Stewart is something more than a Rockefeller hired hand. But, now that John D. the second, hfis gone to war against the bold and resourceful chairman of the Indiana company, he cannot afford to lose the fight. That would be about the end of the moral influence of himself and his money. Planes flying with the President's mail from Brule, Wis., have been forced to land, unab!? to defeat the winds. Why don't them train one of those Brule River mosquitoes to carry the route? Just wait until Amelia Earhart gets home! On the way over, she and her companions threw away everything but tpoth brushes. Just wait until the tooth paste people get to Amelia. • There are 300,000 useless Avords in the English language, according to a philologist. He must have come home early on one of the afternoons his wife was entertaining at bridge.

—David Dietz on Indian Drama in Stars No. 86

THE Indians who roamed the region of the Great Lakes, the Algonquin and Iroquois Indians, wove a complete drama about the constellation of the Great Bear, or rather that more familiar part of the constellation which we now cal lthe Great Dipper. They imagined that the four stars composing the bowl of the dipper formed the bear. The three stars in the handle of the dipper were thought to be three hunters. The star closest to the bear they called Robin because it hap a reddish color. The second they called . Chickadee be-

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cause it Is the faintest o r smallest of the three. This second star is the one which the Araps named Mizar and near it is the tiny star Alcor. The Indians called Alcor “the pot,” and imagined that it was a pot which Chickadee carried to cook the bear in

when he Avas killed. The third hunter they called Moose-bird. The hunt starts early in the spring when the bear is seen marching across the sky with the hunters trailing behind him. But in the summer, the difference in the position of the constellation makes the bear appear to be balancing on his nose instead of walking across the sky. This was the time when the hunters caught up with him, according to the legend. In the autumn the hunters kill the bear. At this season the constellation is so turned that the bear is lying on his back with his feet in the air. The foliage turns red in the fall, said the Indians, because the blood of the bear is dripping doAvn from the sky. Throughout the winter, said the Indians, only the skeleton of the bear is In the sky for the hunters had eaten him by then. But in the spring, the season when all nature awakens to life once more, there is new life breathed into the bear and he starts marching solemnly across the sky once more with Robin, Chickadee and Moose-bird once more in pursuit. Thus the constellation of the bear became a symbol for the cycle of nature to the Indians. The Great Bear figures in the literature of many ancient peoples. There are references to it to be in the Bible.

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M. E. TRACY SAYS: Opinion Groivs Stronger That Smith's Nomination Is Certain on the First Ballott.

HOUSTON, June 26. Thus far, this is more like a carnival than a convention. In spite pf all the bombasts, caucusing and conflicting claims, the croAVd remains joyous. There is political talk, of course, and lots of it, but there is a holiday spirit such as one seldom meets with on such an occasion. Delegates and visitors have been spending much more time going about town and meeting friends than thy have attending to business, and at that, they have not spent half as much as the'entertainment provided for them called for. Most towns want a national convention so that they can go to it, but Houston reverses the idea. What Houston wants out of this convention is for 25,000 strangers to see the town. It is not a case of hard boiled advertising either, but of local pride and southern hospitality. a a a Rumors and Whoopla Apart’ from the holiday spirit, this pre-convention week-end was the usual hodge-podge of rumors, trial balloons and whoopla. Efforts continue to form a coalition among the opponents of Governor /Smith. Some of these efforts arc surprising and a few seem promising, but mostly they are too fantastic for serious consideration. The latest scheme is for a ReedMoody combine, which is chiefly significant because it suggests hoAV hopeless the • struggle has become. You just cannot imagine the wet Demosthenes from Missouri fishing for dry delegates, or dry delegates accepting him as their Moses. a a a Jones Fights Wets The idea of defeating Governor Smith has well-nigh disappeared, but the idea of forcing a dry plank on him still persists. This idea finds expressioh not only in the ultimatum issued by Governor Moody, but in an editorial apearing in the Houston Chronicle, which is controlled by Jesse Holman Jones, Monday afternoon. That editorial declared that the Democratic party must not be committed to “an anti-prohibition program, or an anti-prohibition candidacy. “The southern States are prohibition States,” it said. “The opponents of prohibition can denounce this as evidence of hypocrisy and fanaticism if they will, but the fact of the political situation remains, and the Democrats from other parts of the country should understand that the prohibition strength in the South is sincere and determined. To flout it with a wet program is to court destruction of the party.”

Plank Last Hope Considering the influence Jones is supposed to exercise in higr. Democratic circles, especially since he ‘'brought" the national convention to Houston, considering the fact that he has been indorsed by the Texan delegation, and considering his former relations with William Gibbs McAdoo, such an expression is significant. It can only mean that he has decided to throw in his lot with the dry faction, even at the risk of antagonizing the Smith supporters, not necessarily with the idee of preventing the latter's nomination, but of forcing the adoption of a prohibition plank. Such a plank is about all the drys now hope, for. but they hope for it, and they will fight for it to the last ditch. • a a a Al on First Meanwhile, actions speak louder than words. The fact that many leaders have made reservations on trains leaving town Friday nigh* tells its own story. They, at least, do not look for a long session or serious trouble. The opinion grows stronger not' only that Governor Smith’s nomination is certain but tha*t it may occur on the first ballot. He is now sure of practically 700 votes, without robbing any favorite edns. That leaves him within thirty or forty of the necessary two-thirds. It is hard to see how such a helpless minority as the opposition to him represents can .stop him from breaking through such a thin margin! My own guess is that the opposition is going.*to flatten out as soor as acceptable compromise on the plank has been arranged, and that such a compromise presents no great difficulty. nun All for Farmers As for the farmer, who represents the one other possible bone of contention, he should come down here and learn how he has come to be pitied, especially in sections where he was supposed to lack sympathy. The chances are he has no idea of the number and enthusiasm of his friends in the Democratic party. If the farmers’ interests have been sidetracked temporarily for prohibition, it was because Norman Mack spoke out of his turn. No one wanted to see his act crabbed. It represented too good a basis of harmony, whether he got. anything out of it or not. The farmers’ sorry plight is something on which every one attending this convention can agree. Just how it should be remedied is not so clear, but that bridge can be crossed when we come to it, and if we wait long enough the fanner may cross it himself. The function of a convention is to prom se, not perform. This one can be depended on to do well by the farmer. •*’ ' i

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Emotional Reactions Affect Our Bodies

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN, Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hvceia, ihe Health Maxaiine. SPECIALISTS in medicine are realizing more and more the necessity for keeping ‘ in mind the effects of emotions upon the body when studying not only mental diseases, but even the t tremendous number of cases that the included under the headings of heart disease, digestive disease, and constitutional disorders. The importance of psychic factors is recognized, for instance, in the statement that when there is a sudden break in the stock market a large number of men suffer temporary symptoms of diabetes. Sudden stress or worry produce a prompt rise in the sugar output oi the body. Dr. J. S. McLester has reported many cases in Athich the first appearance of digestive symptoms took place following social reverses, business worries, o rsex disturbances. The diagnosis was madee primarily on the appearance of an unusual intensity of interest by the patient in his symptoms. In such cases very careful examination, including all of the refinements of modern diagnostic methods, served to assure the patient that there was nothing or-

Bridge Play Made Easy BY W. W. WENTWORTH

( Abbreviations: A—ace;K—kln; Q—queen; J—ack; X—any card lower than 10.) When to make a pre-emptive bid and when not to do so is explained in the following illustrative hands: Hearts—K QX; spades—A KX; diamonds —none; clubs —A K J X XXX. This is ft very strong hand. It holds support for either a spade or a heart bid. There is no necessity of pre-empt-ing. as there is nothing to fear. Clubs may not be the best game going declaration. Encourage bidding on part of partner to determine best declaration. Encourage bidding on part of opponents, as you may collect large penalties. Bid one clubr Spades—A KQXX XX; hearts —K; diamonds —Q X; clubs—X X X. To pre-empt, bid three spades, to shut out a possible heart bid. If you were to bid one spade, it might encourage partner to show and you have no support for hearts. Spades—X; hearts—-X X; diamonds—A Q 10 X X X X; clubs —X X. This hand does not contain two quick tricks. Pass. Novices are tempted to bid on such holdings. These are dangerous, not because you may not make one, or two diamonds, but because you may mislead your partner. Spades—A K J 10 X X X X; hearts —none; diamonds—K *Q X; clubs—X X. This hand is blank in hearts. In all probability opponents hold great strength iif hearts. Bid four spades to shut out all bidding. Hand is valueless for any other game-going declaration. Spades—X; hearts—K QJIO X XX; diamonds—A JX; clubs—X X. This hand is weak in spades, and in all probability strength in spades is with opponents. A bid of three hearts may shut out bidding. Bid four hearts. Spades—X; hearts—X X; diamonds—A Q'J 10 XXX X; clubs —A X. This hand is weak in both major suits. Bid five diamonds to shut out all bidding. Spades—K J ; hearts—A K Q J XX: diamonds—K X; clubs—K X. This hand contains support for a spade bid. It may be more advisable to play it in spades. Some experts pre-empt when hold A K Q J X X, although suit does not contain seven cards. Bid one heart, as there is nothing to fear from opponents. (Copyright, the Reference

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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE /■

ganically wrong with him, Avhereas the worry as to the physical condition promptly disappearsd. Dr. N. B. Foster has reported a variety of w.ental disturbances associated with diseases of the hart, including disturbancs of sleep, halluciations, and occasionally the development of delusions relative to persecution. In many instances people with a slight degree of physical disability use the comparatively mild symptoms as an excuse for persistent failure to adjust themselves to the demands of their environment.

Times Readers Voice Views

The neme end address of the author must accompany every contribution, but on request will not be published. Letters not exceeding 200 words will receive preference. Editor Times: The Indianapolis Times ought to be congratulated on its recent editorial concerning the automobile pest who blocks the pedestrian at the street intersections. We need more editorial:, about the jay-driver and fewer about the jaywalker. The jaywalker is not such a jay after all, because he knows that he saves time by crossing in the middle of the block and under the Indianapolis traffic rules it is even safer. This writer recently returned from a trip through six States and nowhere did he find the motorists in such unrestricted control as here Other cities insist that motorists stay back of painted line. They even have quit painting the lines here In this city a motorists can block the crossing downtoAvn right under the nose of a traffic policeman and the latter even will not make a protest. The mtorists, or motor organizations. even are destroying the beauty spots of Indianapolis, as illustrated by the wanton destruction of the beautiful trees on N. Delaware and N. Meridian Sts. Why streets already more than i average in width should be widened at great expense and sacrifice of beauty, simply because there is a little traffic congestion two hours cut of twenty-four surely must be a mystery to every thinking individual. This widening perhaps may speed up traffc five minutes during the rush hours, but it has the objectionable tendency of making a speedway of the street and fast driving in the city certainly should be discouraged, not encouraged. There seems to be no effort on the part of the city to have the street car company speed up Its time five minutes and yet that would be of far greater benefit to the public than speeding up motoi traffic five minutes.

Editor Times: An editorial in The Times of the date of June 18, speaking of the present crime wave, states that it is time to inquire as to its cause. The editorial stated, ‘ There always is a cause when crime increases and criminals grow bold.” This is a true statement, but the questions also were asked: “What is the cause?” "What is the remedy?” In the last paragraph, the editor stated, “It is time to check up and find the factory of crime, the real factory which makes criminals.” In checking up to locate the factory of present day crime. I will not say all, but for a large portion of it we must go back forty or fifty years in the history of our country to the time when immigration laws were not on the statute books, or poorly enforced, and labor organizations were just thought of. The steel mills, the coal mines, and some of the larger cotton mills all were using a large number of laborers, paying a mere pittance for their labor. When conditions became unbearable the laborers would strike for more pay, or better conditions and surroundings. The owners and organizations controlling , these mines, mills and factories would not even recognize

Unquestionably there is a close relationship betAveen exophthal mic goiter and nervous disturbances. This is obvious from the fact that almost every case of goiter or of increased secretions of the thyroid gland will improve when put at complete sest. All men, normal or sick, as pointed out by Dr. R. T. Woodyatt, have emotional reactions and all are affected physically by them. The extent of the response marks the difference between the person Avho initends to remain healthful and the onfe who is likely to be chronically sick.

a plea for higher Avages or better conditions. They would send word to their organized agents in foreign countries for a ship load of men to take the place of those who wanted to live like American citizens. During a number of years of this procedure, thousands of laborers Avere shipped in from foreign lands to take the place of the scantily paid home labor. The worst feature in the transaction Avas that these men were to a large extent picked out of the scum of polluted criminality, thugs, robbers, thieves, murderers and all classes of criminals. Many foreign countries were glad to get rid of their criminals in that way to save expense of caring for them. It is true that many of those shipped in that Avay Avere men of character and made us good citizens. > Check up the factory of crime, the real factory of criminals, and you only have to check up on the children and grandchildren of these shipped in criminals. “What is the remedy?” An immediate remedy cannot be looked for or expected in'the near future, as the same interests that brought these conditions on, together with the bigger interests that have grown up in the last twenty years, would not permit, or submit to a real remedy. The only hope of cessation of this criminal wave which is devastating our country at the present time is to humanize, sterilize and Christianize this element. J. N. COULTER.

This Date in U. S. History

June 26 1788—Virginia ratified the Constitution. 1858—Two steamers starting from mid-ocean began to lay the Atlantic cable. 1911—J. Pierpont Morgan decorated by Kaiser Wilhelm.

Questions and Answers

Are there ostrich farms in the United States? Two of them are Cawston Ostrich Farm, 101 Pasadena Ave., Los Angeles, Cal., and Florida Ostrich Farm, South Jaacksonville, Fla. Is a boy fifteen years old who was born in the United States a citizen of the United States? Yes, he is a citizen by virtue of his birth. How many words were there in the first edition of Webster’s unabridged dictionary? How many in the present edition? In the first edition there were 70,000 words. ’ In the 1864 edition there were 114,000 words; in the 1900 edition, 175,000, and in the present (1928) edition there are upwards of 400,000 words. What is the address of the Jewish Publication Society? Broad Si. and Girard Ave., Philadelphia.

JUNE 26, 1928

KEEPING UP With THE NEWS

BY LUDWEtL DENNY HOUSTON, Texas, June 26. When the Democratic convention opened today there seemed to be only one major question in doubt. Can the drys and anti-Catholics create enough bitterness to make Smith reject the nomination? Most of the delegates, the bosses and the political observers agree that the New Yorker can beat any combination that is rigged against him. Many of them are certain that it all will be over not later than the third ballot, or even the first ballot. These predictions are based upon the belief that such “favorite son" States as Indiana and Ohio will | swing to A1 on the second ballot, or may change their votes at the end of the first roll call. In either case the Smith total Avould mount so close to the necessary two-thirds for nomination that, the band wagon boys Avould break for the winner. It would be Kansas City and Hoover all over again. nan WHILE that is the probable result. there is always a chance that the die-hards can make trouble. They have not given up. Few if any of them expect to stop Smith in an open fight. But they still hope if not to rule, then to ruin. ' They were willing to force a party split to make impossible Al’s election in November. They say to you: “For generations our people have voted the Democratic ticket, but under no conditions will Ave vote for a Catholic.” Some are not so frank. curse Smith’s wetness and his Tammany connections, when they are driven by fear and hatred of a “papist.” They will not answer when you ask them why Senator Jim Reed of Missouri, who Is just as wet as the leading candidate, is acceptable to them as a compromise. Os course, there is a straightaway dry opposition here, unconnected with anti-Catholicism and the Klan. But they are not part of the bitter-end movement. If they were, the dangers of a split would be serious. Such men, for instance, as Sena- ‘ tor Harrison of Mississippi, Senator* Robinson of Arkansas and Representative Hull of Tennessee. If the NeAv York Governor is nominated by a fairly well united party it will be largely because such drys as there so far have refused to make this another Madison Square Garden. a a a THEY know that a split can work both ways. It would be . bad enough if a minority of delegates started an anti-Catholic third party under a dry banner, which would throw doubtful States to the Republicans. But. they reason, it would be worse if Smith, the leader of the proven majority, should use this justification for withdraAving. Could the party survive? Many persons, who should know? are convinced that A1 already has definitely decided to withdraw if the balloting is artifically prolonged, they say: ”He is not thin-skinned, nor afraid of a fair His record in New York State politics and at the last national convention proves that.” But he is not willing to be a scapegoat. He does not want the nomination unless there is a chance of election. His pithy campaign remark that Hoover would be easy to beat, assumed that the Demoratic nominee would have his party behind him. Unless there is going to be such Democartic harmony, he Avould prefer to let some other candidate have the privilege of being defeated by Hoover. a a a THERE is thus a close analogy.. between the Kansas City and Houston conventions. In both cases a single issue was put forward to block the nomination of the leading candidate There it was farm relief: here it m prohibition. Persons with other motives tried to use farm relief for their purpose, as the anti-Cathollcs | here try to use prohibition. In both cases there was failuic of opponents of the leading candidates to form an effective alliance. This threw the decision into the hands of one man. At Kansas City it was known and widely written in advance, -thac Hoover’s nomination was assured unless Coolidge permitted an unauthorized third term candidacy. At Houston it seems that Smith’s nomination is assured unless he himself ciecides it is not worth having on the terms offered. That is possible, but highly Improbable.

Mr. Fixit ' Weeds Are Not Unlawful in City Until After July.

Lt Mr. Flxit. The Times' representative at ci‘v hall, present your troubles to city officials Write Mr. Flxit at The Times. Names and addresses which must be given will not be published. The season's first request to aid citizens in getting weeds on vacant lots cut was received today by Mi. Fix it. Dear Mr. Fixifc—Will you please endeavor to force the owners of the vacant lots at the corner of Allen Ave. and Nelson St. to cut the high weeds? These high weeds in these vacant lots obscure the view of drivers ot automobiles coming down these streets, and may sometime cause a bad accident. They are also a fertile breeding for mosquitoes, which will cause much inconvenience to nearby residents during the summer. Yours for “INDIANAPOLIS FOR HOMES.” Street Commissioner Charles A. Grossart reported to Mr. Fixit that weeds are not unlawful until after July I.’ After that date the street commissioners office is authorized by law to cut weeds and assess the costs against the property. Complaints will be acted mon promptly this year after 1, Grossart declared.