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Capturing a City One way of capturing a city has been exemplified in Chicago where gangsters, beer runners, hijackers, and gunmen ride out with machine guns and take whatever they wish. Those *who oppose them aie massacred. That requires some sort of personal courage and personal bravery. It is not, at least, despicable. The safer way works in Indianapolis where the politicians, through mysterious alliances, subtle bribes of office or protection, control the government of a city by defying the expressed will of the people and maintain their grip upon public office. Stupidity alone will not account for the statements made in the legislature that the adoption of a City Manager form of government is a confession on the part of the people that they are unfit to rule themselves. No one could be quite that dumb. The bosses and the panderers to privilege thoroughly understand that the City Manager form of government, with modern safeguards and methods of election, is an assertion by the people of the right to rule themselves and direct their own affairs. The people understand that under election laws that are open invitations to fraud, with elections in which officials are henchmen of the bosses, culled from the purlieus of crime, bound by fear or plunder to the bosses, they have not ruled themselves. They understand that the injection of partisan politics int-o city affairs is but one method of taking away from the people any vestige of self government and turning it over to those who have grown powerful and often rich by misuse of public office and control of public office. This city has stagnated under political rule. Its fine spirit has been mocked. Its endeavors have been thwarted. Each step in advance has been shackled by the additional burden of political control of office. Inefficiency and ignorance have been placed upon pedestals. Regard for public welfare has been discounted. Honesty is a barrier to office or public ' service. The people of this city, by more than five to one of its citizens, voted to adopt anew form of government under which partisan politics was to have no place. That was the'chief goal to be reached. The platitudes of politicians that the form of government matters little if the right mm are elected to office no longer misled the voters. They knew that if Indianapolis is to grow, is to prosper, it must be rid of the curse of political partisanship in the selection of officials, that the city be no longer a vassal state in a political empire. That timidity in the face of opposition by politicians caused the group which has charge of City Manager legislation to compromise and to falter is most lamentable. That the first election under the City Manager law. if one is ever held, will be under the election officials who in the past have ruled by fraud robs the people of an even chance to escape the evils they have so plainly seen and from which they voted, in hope, to escape. That those whom the people repudiated are still powerful enough to sit in conferences and write the provisions for a political election of a presumably non-political government, is more than farcical. The whispered rumor that the courts will soon declare the City Manager law, in force since 1921, unconstitutional, is not farcical. It is an imperative reason for calling a constitutional convention to change that document so that there can never be a doubt of the right of cities to free themselves from the sordid, selfish, sinister influences, such as have ruled this city in the past. To surrender to the forces "which are fighting all legislation to make the City Manager government effective, is the real confession of inability on the part of the people to rule themselves. The situation is as ghastly in its inferences as it is infamous in its analysis. A New Enforcement Weapon The Jones bill just approved by the senate permits a federal judge to sentence you to five years in jail and assess a fine of SIO,OOO, if you sell your neighbor a glass of home brew. Actually, however, the measure is not aimed at such trivial violations. It increases penalties at the request of enforcement officers, who assert their efforts have been hampered because they have been unable to punish big violations severely enough under existing law. An amendment in fact instructs judges to discriminate between "casual and slight’’ violators and habitual offenders, who "attempt to commercialize violations of the law." How this law—which it is conceded the house also will approve—will work out in practice experience will tell. Probably it will be abused by some of the fanatical judges who are creatures of the reform organizations. Also, it may add to the reluctance of juries to bring in convictions, and defeat its own pur - poses. History teaches that the imposition of excessive penalties never has deterred crime. There is this to be said in the law’s favor—if enforcement continues to be a tragic failure after congress provides legislation which the drys specify, and votes enforcement funds which are considered adequate, the alternative inevitably will be a confession of failure and a willingness to consider a change. Senator Borah, for instance, although one of the leading prohibitionists, says he is willing to admit many of the evils cf Volsteadism and to consider a change, if any one can find a better way to promote temperance. Labor in Prison With the certainty that Congress will limit the sale of prison-made goods in the near future, responsibility rests upon the legislature to provide some moans of employment for the increasing number of prisoners in the penitentiaries, reformatories and penal farm. Idleness in prison is more than a punishment. It is a distinct invitation to uprisings end insanity. Without labor, discipline is impossible. Certanly it is not too much to suggest that the automobile plates used in this state be made by prison labor. Many other states have adopted this method of obtaining the necessary license tags and road markers. The signs used by the state highway commission cost considerable money and could be made cheaply in prisons. The welfare of prisoners as well as economy demands action along these lines.

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Long Live the Prince! When Hoover made his good-will tour of Latin America, some of our British cousins turned up their noses at the idea of a President-elect trying to stimulate foreign trade. We wonder what they will'do notv that the prince of Wales is making public speeches for foreign trade, and criticising Britons for their outworn methods. Os course the prince always has been heralded abroad as “Britain’s best salesman.” But at home this was interpreted as a mere figure of speech. Now the reveals that he, no less than Hoover, is concerned vitally with business expansion in the most practical terms. Even a prince, however, sometimes fails to get his ideas accepted. A fortnight ago, the British heir was tramping through the starving mining villages of northern England and openly condemning conditions. Indeed,’ he Yvas talking like the so-called labor agitators. Obviously the tory government, facing an election campaign, could not let that go on. So the prince’s scheduled trip to the worse mining pits of Wrles, speedily was called off. for some unaccountable reason. Anyway we are all for a prince who has a mind of his own, and who'rather would think and speak on labor and trade conditions than be only an ornament of monarchy. An Uncompleted Task Former Senator Thomas Sterling of Colorado apparently examined a mountain of documents in the interior department in his capacity as special investigator of the Salt Creek oil leases for the senate public lands committee. Having done so, he turned in a report which the chairman of the committee, Senator Nye, and others regard as inconclusive and incomplete. Sterling says, in effect, that there may'have been fraud in obtaining leases from the government, but that he has been unable to discover sufficient evidence to prove it. The question of whether the Midwest Refining Company, a subsidiary of Standard Oil of Indiana, exercises a monopoly in the field in violation of federal statute is ignored, because the department of justice is investigating this phase. Thus as matters stand the committee does not know to its own satisfaction whether the charges made in connection Yvith the Salt Creek field are true or untrue. Operators in this immensely valuable piece of public domain are either guilty of criminal practices or they have been maligned grossly. Hundreds of millions of dollars’ Yvorth of oil have been taken from public lands in violation of the law, or in a proper manner. Senator Nye intends to ask the senate to continue . the investigation of his committee. The truth should be had if it is possible to get at it. Pertinent Questions The solution of problems most important to us all may lie in a piece of work being quietly done by the federal trade commission. Has the state regulation of public utilities broken down? If so, can it be made effective again? Is federal regulation advisable? Are existing rates for heating and lighting, by gas and electricity, too high? Is the financial structure of utility companies sound? There has been no information available from which these questions could be answered. It has become more and more necessary to answer them as utility companies grew and extended their activities until they touch nearly all other phases of public and private life. When the commission finishes its work, a long step will have been taken toward meeitng a perplexing situation. A 10-year-old boy in Alton, Miss., wears size 25 shoes. We were going to say that he ought to make a wonderful cop, but have considerable doubt about whether he’d fit in the traffic department. • David Dietz on Science Border-Line Fields Call No. 285 THE most interesting phases of science today are the border-line fields, the places where two sciences run together. Asa result, a whole new crop of hyphenated terms nave come into existence. The border line betYveen astronomy and physics has been named astrophysics. Physics and chemistry

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chemistry. The development of these hyphenated sciences was inevitable for there is only one universe. Mankind arbitrarily divided the universe up into fields of science. And so today, we are finding out that the fundamental laws of physics and chemistry underlie the phenomena of astronomy, geology and biology. A discovery made in the stars help us to understand what is going on in the physical laboratory and an experiment in the physical laboratory helps us to understand what is going on in the sun. One of the most interesting fields of recent research has been that concerning the origin and interior structure of the earth. The earth is at least a billion years old, according to most geological evidence. Perhaps it would bo better to say that the earth is two billion years old. Scientists, therefore, are embarking upon an interesting piece of research when they undertake to reconstruct a series of eY'ents which occurred two biliio;\ years ago. But by calling on the facts of astronomy, geology, physics and chemistry, an interesting picture has been put together. Much of the work has been done in the United States and England. Moulton, the late Chamberlin, Washington and Adams are American names which figure prominently in the story. Jeans and Jeffries are the foremost British representatives in it

M. E. TRACY SAYS: “People Think for Themselves These Days; They Are Hypnotized by Eloquence Only When They Agree With It.”

SAN DIEGO. CaL, Feb. 21.—The gas Yvar continues, with Standard Oil making a slash in response to that of the General Petroleum Corporation. Though the amount of the cut Yvas not stated, it is be- j l.ieved that it will bring the Yvholesale price of gasoline down to 10 cents. Small independent dealers of this section appear doomed if the struggle lasts much longer. They already have lost $60,000 according to one authority. If sufficiently Yvell organized to maintain an organized front, the independents could save themselves by following the big companies down in a uniform way. Instead of that, they are doing quite a bit of slashing on their, own account. The variation of prices all along the line indicates nothing so clearly as complete demoralization. It is the old-time, free-for-all-cut-throat competition returned for a moment, and it shows how far we have moved away, arms such a throat business. Though the public is getting it much cheaper, it is not particularly happy, for it realizes and dreads the effect of the number of failures in prospect. tt tt tt Hit-and-Run Drivers THE situation grows harder for hit and run drivers. It should. They not only constitute a menace in themselves, but set a bad example. There often Is some excuse for the hit, but never for the run. The driver is master of him or herself, •when it comes to that. Neither unavoidable circumstances or carelessness can be offered by way of apology in leaving maimed or killed human beings. The penalty for such conduct should be severe. A case just has occurred in San Diego, where a.woman, returning from Tia Juana with several companions had a collision and went right on. She was given twenty days in jail, put on probation for one year and forbidden to go to Tia Juana. Not a particularly harsh punishment, but harsh enough to produce a good effect if generally applied. n tt it The Fall of Oratory SENATORS REED AND BRUCE talked eloquently against the Jones bill, but when the vote was counted found themselves supported by only five out of seventy. If mere oratory meant what some people think it does, the result would have been different. The power of the spoken word is not Yvhat it was, or more accurately perhaps, what we imagine it was. People think for themselves these days. They are hypnotized by eloquence only when they agree with it. The notion that oratory wins elections, alters jury verdicts and influences courts is beautiful, but dumb. It would be tragic if clever word mongerers could twist people around their fingers in a figurative sense, yet some of us labor under that very illusionment. u a tt Know Own Minds THE Jones bill was passed by a senate that already had made up its mind, that stood committed and that Yvas beyond reach of eloquence. Most any shrewd person could have guessed the vote with a fair degree of accuracy before the debate began. Opinions with regard to such a permanent issue as prohibition are not to be changed over night, especially on the part of politicians who must answer to their constituents. It took about seventy years to write the eighteenth amendment into the Constitution and the Volstead act into the law. It is going to take a long time to write them out, or modify them. In dealing with such a big sterotype as prohibition represents we must look to something more effective than brilliant speeches. Public opinion is not the whimsical, capricious thing we sometimes imagine with regard to major issues, it is rather slow to form and just as slow to alter. u tt tt Britain’s Naval Stand SIR ESME HOWARD, the British ambassador at Washington, is rebuked for commenting favorably on the prospect of another naval limitation confemece. The British foreign office, though using the polite language of diplomacy says in effect, “No such thing,” British newspapers are not so sure. They are inclined to believe that Sir Esme Howard came nearer expressing public opinion than the foreign office. That is at least consoling. One does not like to believe that the bumptious reprimand of the foreign office represents true British intentions. If it does, we are surely in ! for a naval race, if not war. It would be a disaster, indeed, if we were to draw such a useless quarrel out of the late war, if the antiPrussian drive were to result* in a break between the two great English speaking peoples when it was supposed to be a preliminary step toward the extension of peace not only between them, but throughout the world. Let us hope that we are only deali ing with one more piece of political bunk, and that the tories merely are talking to sa\’e their party in the forthcoming election. DAILY THOUGHTS Doth onr law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what be docth?—St. John 7:51. a m tt IF judges would make their decisions just, they should behold , neither plaintiff, defendant nor pleader, but only the cause itself. —Livingston.

have entered bio]ogyj resulting in biochemistry and biophysics. Perhaps one of these days, if life on ather planets is more definitely established, we may have astrobiolcgy. Or will it be called bioastronomy? Physics and physics and' geo-

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Good Skin Depends on Bodily Hygiene

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hyeeia, the Health Magazine. THE skin on the palms of the hands, the soles of the feet, the shoulders and the back of the neck is the thickest of any portion of the body. It varies, however, from .02 to .16 inch in thickness from its thickest to its thinnest portion. The skin is also subject, of course, to unusual growths-on its surface, such as are represented by moles, warts, pimples and similar disturbances. These growths are made up of collections of cells, usually deeply pigmented, which are different than the normal cells. The skin is an organ of the body, just as are the liver, the heart or the lungs. When the flow of fluid to the skin is hindered for any reason, the tissue hardens, thickens and losses its normal appearance.

Reason

AS Edward Doheny, multimillionaire oil king, contemplates the assassination of his only son, he doubtless realizes the futility of a lifetime pursuit of gold and he would tear up a million questionable leases with ex-Secretary Fall to bring his son back to life. There are a few things in life more valuable than money, but we have to go to the cemetery to realize it, tt a Gene Tunney knocked down a French photographer who wanted to take his picture, but a little while ago when Tunney was broke and obscure, he would have knocked the photographer down if he had refused to take his picture. President Coolidge would have let this man photograph him, but then the dignity of a prize fighter must be maintained. tt tt tt If the two men were Intoxicated who crashed their car into that Dayton (O.) car. killing a man and his" wife, they should be sent up for life. . . . The drunken driver is a mad dog on wheels and a price should be paid for his pelt. see A lot of people do nothing on earth but sit around and send messages of congratulation and condolence to other folks. Not one in a thousand of those who congratulated Morrows over their obtaining Lindy for an “inlaw” ever knew the family.

Questions and Answers

writing to Frederick M. Kerby Questior B8H& ?eplv. *"a 2 an Ce d n U r i S&Sa C r^e n a o reh be b e ßlV Sde nor A| a “otS Questions will receive a r&WK “sTare cordially Invited to make use of this service. Can an alien, otherwise qualified, obtain American citizenship while his wife and children live in Italy? Yes. How old is William Collier Jr. and what is his address? Twenty-five; address, Warner Brothers Studios, 5842 Sunset boulevard, Hollywood, Cal. What is the meaning of the name Allene? It may be a form of Allen, which means “cheerful,” or a variant spelling of Aileen, meaning “light.” What is the value of the commerce between Japan and the United States? Exports in 1926 to Japan from the United States were valued at $260,754.000 and imports at $400,693,000 Raw silk is the principal commodity imported from Japan and the United States supplies chiefly unmanufactured cotton-

DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

In age, when the circulation is interfered with by changes in the Yvall of the blood vessels, the skin loses a great deal of its elasticity and its youthful appearance; wrinkles form and the color of the skin may change. Control of most of the disturbed conditions of the skin is dependent on good hygiene. There must be a good circulation of blood to the skin and a proper elimination of grease material from the grease glands. It is not possible to treat successfully every disease of the skin with a salve, lotion or powder. The methods of treatment of skin diseases today includes practically every form of apparatus and every method of medical administration known to science. The X-ray is used for producing definite changes in the growth of the cells. Similar effects are secured by the use of radium, which is applied to destroy cancers of the skin,

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By Frederick LANDIS

WE are not surprised to hear Governor Roosevelt say he is a farmer, for all the politicians we know are “farmers.” But the real farmers will do well to make the pretenders show their mortgages before giving them the right hand of fellowship. u tt tt A committee which has made a thorough study of the jails of the United States reports that most of them are unfit. Not only the food inferior and the entertainment below par, but the service is very unsatisfactory and unless the taxpayers would lose valuable customers they must make their jails radiate an irresistible appeal.

Fellowship in Prayer

Topic for the Week “LENT AND MY WORK” Memory Verse for Thursday “Verily I say unto you, They (already) have their reward” (Matthew 6:15). (Read: Matthew 6:16 to 24.) MEDITATION: The principle of reward is a sound one. I must work for something, not merely to be occupied. What am I working for? Is it money to lay up treasure on earth? Is it some little or great honor among men? Am I working ior the means to gratify myself in pleasure? Or am I just, working for a living? Whatever it is, I will work while there is expecta-

Times Readers Voice Views

Editor Times—lt is most heartening to find such an editorial as yours of Feb. 6 on the subject of the passing of the cruiser bill. It is true that the press is giving evidence more and more of realizing the necessity for peace education, but there still is far too much hate hysteria abroad, which at any time easily could become a potent instrument for wholesale destruction. The fact is not grasped generally that peace does not happen. It must be made and the only tune to work for peace is in time of peace. It is too late once war has broken out. For the first time in the history of the world, civilization has the power to destroy itself completely. There would be less indifference on the part of the public and less hostility in the ranks of the friends of war, if it were understood clearly that no future war will be fought

masses of veins, birth-marks and moles. Such growths may be removed by freezing with carbon dioxide snow, they ma* be treated surgiQ. —Can grape juice be substituted for orange juice in the baby’s diet? A.—Grape juice is not a good substitute for orange juice. The latter is especially rich in vitamin C, which prevents scurvy. cally with the knife, they may be destroyed by cutting off the blood supply through electrical heat. The wise physician uses the special method of treatment that may be called for in each case, always bearing in mind the fact that he is dealing with an unusual form cf living tissue which demands special consideration.

MONEY IS NOT ALL TUNNEY IS TOUCHY POLITICAL FARMERS

WE used to think the young lady was brave when she got into the circus cage with snarling tigers and tapped them on their beans and made them sing a lullaby, but she Is not in it with Herbert Hoover, leaving the peace and security of Florida, two weeks before his inauguration, to go to Washington and meet 10,000 carnivorous officeseekers. tt tt tt We pay but passing attention to the doctors when they speak about lengthening the life of man, but we rise and stand at attention when some manufacturer speaks about increasing the life of a tire. tt tt tt These New York playwrights and actors who put on an indecent play should not be sent to jail; they should be sent to the Bronx Zoological Garden and labeled “The lowest form of animal life.” a tt u Anne is going to have a hard time keeping Lindy’s supper warm for him when hq’s out flying.

tion; after that there is only dreariness. The plight of the hypocrites was pathetic, because they had their reward already. There was nothing coming to them. Now I want to be a creditor with life; I want an eternal hope to sustain me. So I must work for something that can not be paid off today or tomorrow; something that will satisfy, and yet be forever incomplete. PRAYER: O God, who art the rewarder of them that diligently seek thee, let me know and find life’s true values that I spend not myself on vain pursuits. Reveal to me the heavenly treasures which time can not exhaust nor enjoyment consume. Amen.

exclusively by trained armies, as heretofore. The civilian population will be the heaviest sufferers. Their wholesale and speedy annihilation can be accomplished with ease, because of the new discoveries of science. Peace is no longer a matter to be left to the bungling of helpless diplomats. It must become an affair of conscience with every living individual. We should take to heart the follqwing statement of General John F. O’Ryan of New York’s famous fighting Twenty-seventh: “The American people can end war in our time if they get on the job. War can not be successfully abolished except through the complete mobilization of all peace powers for peace purposes. Let us wage peace.” ERNEST DE WOLFE WALES, 1236 North Pennsylvania SL

FEB. 21, 1929

IT SEEMS TOME a By HEYWOOD BROUN

Idea* ant opinion* *a - pressed in tbta column are those of one of Am erica's most Interesting writer, and are presented w i t hout regard to their agreement with the editorial attitude of this paper. The Editor.

FAME has jogged on by and left me jilted. A chance has gone to ride, even as far as posterity perhaps, by clinging to another's coattails. Deems Taylor’s announcement that he has dropped the tragic fantasy which was to be his second opera for the Metropolitan finds me the pitiful protagonist. It was my novel, “Gandle Follows His Nose;” upon which Taylor planned to found his music drama. In the beginning this was supposed to be a secret, but I never did keep it. well, and at this late date I see no reason why I should not rend my clothing in the market place. To be sure. Taylor has said, "Some day, perhaps,” But some day I will not be here and it is my well considered opinion that Bunny Gandle is likely to bleach unnoticed in the mountain pass where he wa. trampled down by the armies oi King Helgas. It was my keen desire that he should have musical survival for such a fate would have been peculiarly romantic in his case. If Bunny could have gone on in this new form he would have been a sort of Cinderella man. The book ! in which he lived and died fell like a pin in some great foundry. Indeed the publisher had predicted as much for he wrote me when he received the manuscript that it was a puny and feeble work and that it might be better for me to destroy it. Tersely I telegraphed, “Go to press.” a a a Revenge Gone Wrong AND throughout the years I had saved up Liveright’s bleak letter purposing to wave it in his face on the great night when the violins began to sob and Bunny, clad in purple tights, bowed to the diamond horseshoe. And I would be sitting somew'here in back because Mack's tailcoat does not fit me so very well. After Taylor, and the conductor, and all the singers had taken the requisite number of bows I felt that there might be a shout for “Braun.” In fact, I knew it, for I planned to start it. Now I shall never know just what one does when roses are thrust upon him suddenly. Nor will I get the cigaret case. In the beginning it was to have been gold. When Deems told me that he planned to make an opera of Gandle I was delighted and when he added, “Now as to the financial part of it—” I stopped him w r ith a lordly gesture. “This is sheer luck for me,” I said, “so don’t lets mention money. I will be perfectly satisfied if I get a gold cigaret case out of this." “A gold cigaret case,” answered Deems, incredulous, “I guess you have some misconception as to the rewards of music.” This opera was in no sense planned as a collaboration. Deems Taylor simply took the book to use as much or little as he liked and in his own words. In hope of unearned prestige I sold Bunny down the river and perhaps my present frustration is a punishment quite justified. Some little time after the first conference Deems read me his scenario of the operatic version. Still in conciliatory mood, I said, “I think that’s very good," though at every change, however minor, the wounds of Bunny bled afresh while I had slight twinges in the shoulder. Nobody can remember who first called him Bunny. That name he seems almost to have brought with him into the world. Now nobody in the Metropolitan would ever look like that and Agathan was “the fairest and most virtuous lady in all the world” which is asking too much of any soprano. u n Just as Good Moreover, there was Yom to think of. Genie-like it was his custom to sit on a mountain and rest his feet upon some lower hill across the valley. At Kahn’s place they would have been compelled to make him a bassbarytone perched precariously on stilts. And the elephants, and the mighty armies of King Helgas winding up the mountain road toward Kadia would all of them been minified. Still I did hope to hear the music for the moment when the bugles blew and the elephants all trumpeted because the way was steep. It was then that Gandle’s voice rose high as he cried out, “It is no use. We have no chance. Let’s go and fight them in the pass.” And that time, even though the others ! ran away, he did turn back the host of Helgas. Yes, I still think my Gandle was quite a fellow and probably he is better off up in the mountaias with an arrow through his heart than strutting around before the boxholders and bickering out an aria with the first flute making place. Here's to you. Bunny, and here s j to me. To hell with the fiddles. (Copyright. 1829. for The Tltnegt

This Date in U. S. History

February 21 1813—British captured Ogdensburg, N. Y. ! 1819—Spain ceded Florida and the United States gave up all claims to Texas, 1881—President Hayes issued an order prohibiting sale of liquor at army posts. Do the boxing rules In Illinois and New York differ In respect to retiring to a corner after a knockdown? The New York rule states that the fighter scoring the knockdown must i retire to a neutral corner. The IlUj nois rule is that tl fighter scoring I the knockdown must retire to the farthest neutral corner.