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President Hoover The American people today welcome Herbert Hoover to the Presidency of the United States. It is a big job, one of the biggest any man anywhere has been called to fill. He accepts the leadership of a united country. There are sectional, party and class interests, but in the minds of the rank and file of citizens these divisions are secondary to that larger community of interest which makes us Americans. He was elected by a large majority, but he is President of all. Without this unity of the nation, no President could govern wisely and well. For the essence of democracy is the reciprocal relation between government and people. He is spared the problems of war reconstruction, debased currency, industrial chaos, wholesale unemployment, general poverty. But even national unity and prosperity can not make the problems of government here a simple one. Our unprecedented wealth and power magnify them. The mass is unwieldy, distance strains direct representation, and spreads law enforcement thin. Prosperity itself begets ever larger industrial and financial units, which dwarf the balancing power of farmers and laborers and which challenge the very government’s sway. To national are added international problems. Ours is an invisible empire of loans, of investments, of trade, vaster and more powerful than the territorial empires of old. The world works for us. No major development can take place in any country without affecting some American interests. For this gigantic task of world leadership, Hoover seems to be the man. He is trained as an engineer, an organizer, an administrator. His experience is national and international. Already he has had enough of wealth and fame. He has no selfish interest to gain. He has the ability and the freedom to serve the people. And he has the people’s faith. They believe in him. Their trust will be his strength, if he finds himself with his back to the wall, protecting the nation’s interests from partisan groups, from selfish politicians, and from predatory wealth. The great responsibility of this high office must humble Herbert Hoover today. The confidence which is poured out upon him in such generous measure must humble hin. even more in consecration to his task. Just because he comes to the office so well equipped, just because he is so widely trusted, he must not fail. We believe he will succeed. And we wish him health and happiness in the service of our country. The New Cabinet There is no objective test by which to judge the Hoover cabinet or any other. The question is not as to their individual or collective ability, nor whether they are the choice someone else would have made. The only question is whether they suit Hoover and can work with him personally in the manner he desirgs. They are honest—and aside from that the cabinet personnel is not the business of the public, but of the President. That is as it should be under our system of government, which makes the cabinet the personal family of the chief executive. They are aides subject to his policy and direction. They are responsible to him, and he is responsible for them to the public. That is why eminent men sometimes have failed as cabinet officers, while men of modest ability have succeeded. The job is one of teamwork and subordination to a leader. The cabinet is made up of Henry Stimson, secretary of state; Andrew W. Mellon of Pittsburgh, secretary of the treasury; Janies W. Good of Chicago, secretary of war; William D. Mitchell of St. Paul, attorney-general; Walter F. Brown of Toledo, post-master-general; Charles F. Adams of Boston, secretary of the navy; Ray Lyman Wilbur of California, secretary of the interior; Arthur M. Hyde of Missouri, secretary of agriculture; Robert P. Lamont of Chicago, secretary of commerce; James J. Davis of Pittsburgh, secretary of labor. Stimson, an able lawyer, was a successful secretary of war under Taft and an efficient governor-general of the Philippines under Coolidge. He pacified Nicaragua two years ago with an ultimatum, which makes him unpopular with Latin-Americans. Mellon has not been a good secretary of the treasury under the last two administrations—in our judgment. He is popular with Wall Street, which fought Hoover’s nomination, and with big and little business men the country over, but is opposed vigorously by the progressive group and others in Congress. Mitchell is rated high by the supreme court, which is about the best possible recommendation. Good is an astute politician and lawyer, who managed Hoover’s western campaign. His real work apparently will be to act as Hoover’s liaison officer with congress, a job necessitated by the President’s nonpolitical training and experience. Brown is the party boss of Toledo, but has been Independent of the old Ohio organization. Adams is a successful business man. Wilbur is president of Stanford university. Hyde, a former Governor of Missouri, is an insurance man who owns several farms. Lamont is a manufacturer, banker and United States Chamber of Commerce official. Davis, who succeeds himself after eight years at the labor department, is a wealthy business man and lodge organizer, formerly an iron puddler. Compared with other cabinets, this group is wealthy and representative of business interests rather than of professional politics, which sometimes dominates cabinets. It is conservative, containing no outstanding liberal except Dr. Wilbur. Finally, this Is a cabinet of older men than most. With the possible exception of Mellon, there is no reason to doubt that each of these men will do his job as Hoover wants it done, leaving matters of policy to the President. From all indications, Hoover Is going to be the administration. And that, no doubt, is what the voters had in mind when they elected him. Lame Ducks Every second year congress gives the country new and striking reasons why its short session should be abolished. This year it adds the reapportionment bill to its long list of casualties. If a special session of congress had not been in prospect to relieve the situation, the fate of .’he reapportionment bill would have been the same. The short session made it simple for opponents of reap-

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portlonment vo filibuster It to death, ana they did. Reapportionment Is a job that must not go undone any longer. It perhaps can be done better at the special session, where there will be unlimited time for debate. It should be taken up promptly. As soon as it is out of the way, the next job should be abolition of the short session. The Little Brother Let it be hoped that no member of the legislature elected on the Democratic ticket will be beguiled by the sophistries of the bosses who are trying to destroy the state wide primary. “Little Brothers” of the boss are needed. The question is not one of party. It is fundamental and concerns the right of the people of the state to govern themselves. Under the old convention system the bosses of the two parties wrote the tickets. And they usually understood each other, both representing the same plunder seekers. That is what the bosses want again. That is the reason some Democrats and some Republicans work together. The record of the Democratic party in Indiana on the primary is suggestive. Two years ago the party leaders put a plank demanding the repeal of the primary into their plaftorm. They lost votes and confidence. Last year an effort was made to again denounce the primary. The resolutions committee listened to arguments. The history of defeat was remembered. Instead of demanding repeal, the convention- stood solidly against any tampering with the law. Privately, the bosses are laughing at the gullible members who are voting for their own political destruction. Privately, they say that the law must be repealed at this session or never, that two years hence those who seek re-election would not dare to so affront the public conscience and sense of right. There is no reason for any changes at this time. The proposals cannot possibly be effective until 1932. Two years hence the same changes could be made if public sentiment demanded them. The decent thing, the right thing and the politic thing to do is to name a commission to present recommendations, let the proposed changes be discussed, and the people pass on the question by electing or defeating those who would tamper with the primary. The extraordinary efforts to destroy the primary at this session suggests that the bosses feel that the growing influence of women will soon loosen their grip on the state. A strong showing by women, and Republican women are denouncing the proposed changes, might save the situation and force some decent regard for the public will. As King George grows stronger and stronger each day, we can hard iy wait to find out what kind of vegetable oil restored his health. According to George Bernard Shaw, “the professions, speaking quite roughly, at the present time are all humbug." Yes, that is speaking quite roughly. Isn’t it almost time for the letters-from-the-peo-ple columns of the newspapers to settle seriously again the question of daylight saving? Considering the fact that he was deposed as head of the Salvation Army because he was “physically unfit,” General Bramwell Booth certainly did put up a pretty fit battle for his job. Washington friends of Mrs. Coolidge gave her a brooch in appreciation of her graciousness as lady. Bet the folks back in Northampton can hardly wait until they see that. David Dietz on Science ___________ Einstein’s New Theory ———No. 294 PROFESSOR ALBERT EINSTEIN, as the telegraph cables recently informed the world, has anew theory. By it he links the phenomena of gravitation and electro-magnetic phenomena and shows their fundamental relationship. The theory hardly had been announced when it was followed by the statement that only twelve men in

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who started this twelve-men business. But it is rather old. Wnen Sir Isaac Newton announced his theory of gravitation, it was said at that time that only twelve men in the world understood what Newton was talking about. But today, every high school student who takes a course in the subject of physics is taught Newton’s laws of motion and Newton’s theory of universal gravitation. Einstein’:-, theory of relativity is still unfamiliar to many people, but the day will undoubtedly arrive when its elements will be taught in high school along with Newton’s laws. The same thing undoubtedly will some day be true of Einstein’s newest theory. It is perfectly true that offiy a trained mathematician—and there are more than twelve of them in the world—can understand in their entirety the equations by which Einstein has arrived at his new theory. But this does not mean that the layman who has had no mathematical training can not understand what the theory means. There are only a few people in the world capable of building a giant telescope. But any one can take a look through a big telescope and see what the moon looks like through it Therefore, it is possible for all of us to take a look at Einstein’s new theory and see what it is all about, even though all of us can not understand its mathematical development. But to understand the Einstein theory of gravitation, we must have a certain amount of historical background. Succeeding articles in this department will be devoted to developing that background and the new

M. E. TRACY SAYS: “How Does It Feel to Slip Out of the Biggest Position on Earth, to Sink Back Into the Ranks After Having Held Chief Command.’*

A LBUQUERQUE, N. M., March 4.—This town is on the Rio Grande, but what a different Rio Grande than boils out of the Colorado mountains, flows at the bottom of Big Bend canyon, or empties itself into the Gulf of Mexico just below Brownsville. Rivers are much like life, with a beginning, an end and a mid-section that often have little in common, and our attitude toward them is much like our attitude toward life, an impression based on brief and isolated contacts which makes small account of what may be upstream or downstream. Who that has seen the Colorado at Needles can picture it as flowing at the bottom of a mile-deep gorge? By the same token, who can think of George Washington as a romping boy, much less a babe in arms, or Coolidge and Hoover as they were thirty years ago. Thirty years ago, Coolidge and Hoover were just two more among the forgotten millions, now they stand forth as marked men for all eternity. tt tt tt Who Picks Presidents? WHAT did the marking? Was it by some caprice of inscrutible fate that these two rose to pre-eminence, or should the greater credit be given to their own initiative and ability? We teach our children that anyone can become President, that there is always room at the top and that whether they win or lose depends mainly on themselves. During the 140 years this republic has been in existence, the presidency has only made room for thirty men. Shall we say that no more were fit? If more were fit, what shall we say about the role played by circumstance, or luck, if you prefer? The men who work hard and intelligently usually ean be depended on to get somewhere, but does he always get where he hoped? By and large, we have had good men as Presidents. It is more reasurring to believe that they came from an abundant supply than to suppose we have picked the only ones available with unerring wisdom. Otherwise, there would be little logic in democracy. tt tt tt Taking Change Calmly Yesterday it was President Coolidge; today it is President Hoover; and not a riffle to mark the change. It would be the same had the change meant President Smith. Not only the public, but the two most concerned take it calmly. That shows progress. Time was when it would have been hard, if not impossible to find a human beinp willing to give up control of such a nation once he had enjoyed it, or a people willing to let him do so. Say what you will, but we appear to be getting somewhere with this thing called self-control. tt tt tt Back to the Ranks IT is easier to understand the emotions of Herbert Hoover than those of Calvin Coolidge. Most of us know how it feels to have a jub cut out for us, even to the extent of being scared. But how does it feel to step out of the biggest position on earth, to sink back into the ranks after having held chief command, to take up the work of being a private citizen after having stood in the public eye so long, to realize that life holds no triumph so great ahead? Mr. Coolidge should be a good man to answer the question. Perhaps he will. tt tt Silent Coolidge WE shall be hearing enough of Herbert Hoover during the x-ext four years, maybe the next eight. Ere the performance gets too well under way, let us give a thought to the man who is making ms exit. Like other outstanding people, Presidents are remembered for some peculiar trait—Washington for his dignity; Lincoln for his kindness; Roosevelt for his energy; Wilson for his scholarly mind. Measured by such a yardstick, Calvin Coolidge will go down in history as the most silent individual who ever occupied the White House. In bygone days, that would have meant little.. In these days of organized propaganda, of loudmouthed reform, of Chamber of Commerce and noon-day luncheon club whoopla, it means & lot. There hardly is a more original role left than that of listener. tt a a Like the Plain People CALVIN COOLIDGE will be remembered for another trait—the ability not to get ruffled. That, more than anything else, explains his hold on the public confidence. He simply wouldn’t react to the passing show; wouldn’t grin for the camera; wouldn’t swear when things went wrong wouldn't bellow when the oil scandal broke out, or wax eloquent over the French debt. He has been called a poor source of news by reporters and narrowminded by highbrows. He has been described as lacking intelligence one moment and as cleverly malicious the next. By their own testimony. those who have tried to get close to him can not seem to discover anything but an enigma. The public, however, thinks it understands, which is a deserved tribute, or a tragic mistake. I prefer to regard it as a deserved tribute. To my mind, Coolidge has done little and attempted little but to live up to the simple traditions of his origin. Those traditions have woven themselves into the character. J||| That gave him a common footing with the plain people.

the world understood the theory. It will be remembered, perhaps, that when Professor Einstein’s theory of relativity became world-fan jus as a result of the eclipse tests of 1919, it was stated at the time that only twelve men in the world understood relativity. We don't know

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WE are glad to see Monday come into her own. She usually carries, the hod for all the other days in the week. She’s the goat of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. She has gone into history as wash day, and you think of her in terms of soap tmd starch and indigo; she reminds you of a washboard, a tub of suds, a line of clothes flapping in the breeze. u tt Nothing of a refined social nature occurs on Monday; the Moth Ball Sisters always meet on some other night, so do the church societies, the Near East Relief Association and all organizations which seek to drop the suggestion of civic consciousness into the moss-grown ear of man. A few noon-day clubs meet on Monday, but that’s all. tt tt tt People are all tired out on Monday, for it’s the hangover of Sunday. It gets the casualties, the sleepy eyes, the indifferent, sated devotees of pleasure who spent the holy day, thinking of their carburetors instead of their souls. it it tt Humanity puts on its .lamess, so wobbly from excess, this day on which long has been scorned as blue Monday, but this is not so today,

Guard Baby Well During Convalescence

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Byftela, the Health Magazine. WHEN the baby has been sick with measles* scarlet fever or any other aoute infectious diseases, it should stay ia bed some time after its fever has disappeared. This is important in that there may be much damage to the heart, the kidneys or other vital organs which are subjected to unusual stress in times of infectious disease.. Only too often it bcomes difficult to keep the child amused during thiconvalescent period. The parents have a tendency* to spoil the child by giving it all sorts of toys to play with and delicacies to eat. Visitors are permitted and with them comes excessive excitement. IT ip THC** OUR NATION’S START NO date in American history was meant to be more momentous titan March 4, 1789. Just 140 years ago today, the curtain rose on our national life. The Constitution was to go into effect and George Washington was to be inaugurated as first President. Actually, however, _the curtain rose on a stage that* was almost bare. And. unfortunately for those who like their holidays to mark definite, clear-cut historical events, the new government did not begin t- function, as it was suposed to, on this date. It was only the theoretical beginning. A few members of congress were ir New York on the appointed day, but a quorum did not gather until April 6, more than a month after the date scheduled. It was not until April 14 that congress notified Washington of his election. And it was not until April 30 that he was sworn into office. So, this date has been cheated of much of the prominence it was intended to have. It is the anniversary of great events which should have been.

By * m Frederick LANDIS

for it is red, white and blue Monday, if you please! tt tt m After all the burden bearing and all the buck receiving, Monday steps out in history as inauguration day, the biggest day that dawns in this western world of ours. And this is not all, for it is the inauguration of a President who promises to be different, a President who promises to translate vision into progress. tt tt tt He is not hampered by political prejudice; he thinks more ©f possibility than of partisanship, more of results than of regularity, more of tomorrow than of yesterday. The Declaration of Independence will be in force throughout his public service, for his only obligation is his oath of office and his only master the American people. tt tt tt He is the only real business man who has held this exalted station and he will give it all he has and

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For the adult visitors, as is emphasized by S. A % Cohen, the child is asked to perform its special tricks in the way of poetry, recitation or other accomplishments. Thus the period of convalescence is, in many instances, such that the child is not given opportunity to make a complete recovery and suffers a relapse. The most important step in the treatment of a convalescent child is rest. Such rest means mental as well as physical relaxation with a ’ i itiimum expenditure of energy. besides the sleep that it has at i nie.nt, it should have one hour in every three during the day. The intervals may be occupied by reading and story telling, by cardboard games or other light recre-

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The name and address oJ tbs author must accompany every contribution but on reauest will not be published. Letters not exceeding 300 words will receive preference. . Editor Times —I note in a recent issue of your newspaper an item stating that there is opposition among the old-time barbers of the state to the license law now before the state legislature. The story quotes W. H. May, 4416 Carrollton avenue, as saying that the educational requirements of the bill, if passed, would throw hundreds of “old-timers’* out of work, for the reason that they would be unable to furnish the schoo 1 certificates or other evidence required. If Mr. May is sincere in the reason he gives for his opposition to the measure, then he has nothing to worry about. Careful reading of the proposed law will disclose the fact that it is clearl; and unmistakably stated that the provisions of the bill are not retroactive to members of the profession now working, and that they will only apply to those who take up bartering or enter the state of Indiana after the bill has become a law. Ordinary iatelligence should tell that no such abortive attempt would be madq, to deprive any existing i member of respectable society of his j means of livelihood. The progres- j sive barbers of Indiana, who are behind the measure, would entertain

THE PRESIDENT—9mm MAY HE LIVE LONG n 9 9 AND PROSPER 1

this is more than any other citizen has today. He will regard the government of the United States as the greatest business in this world, not as a party Christmas tree; he will regard himself as the general manager for all the people, not as a partisan Santa Claus! tt tt tt He will strive to elect Uncle Sam to the greatest' prosperity and the greatest constructive achievement, this venerable aristocrat of the map of the world ever has known. He will seek to remedy the oversights of nature by digging canals; he will seek to bridge, so far as statesmanship can do so, the economic injustice which make agriculture a stranger at the feast which it creates. He will strive in sane and solid fashion to pass prosperity around. His rise is another epic of American possibility and in his great success millions who have fallen by the wayside in similar endeavors will find the justification of their own ambitions, and we believe the lasting benefits of his high service will hand upon the wall of history another vindication of free government. In the words of Rip Van Winkle, Presiderit Hoover: “Here’s to you and your family—and may you live long and prosper!”

ations. If the weather is fine, the child may have an hour outdoors in an armchair and receive occasional doses of sunlight. The diet must not be such as will load a special burden on the digestive organs, but should include cereals and other foods which will aid energy and provide fuel for tissue. A warm bath should be given daily and the child permitted to rest after the bath. It is particularly important that the child be kept from possible chill. On the other hand, the danger of overclothnig is great since it causes perspiration and weakening. The slightest sign of fatigue, loss of appetite, or irritability should be the occasion for more rest and careful attention.

no such intention, nor could they hope for the passage of the measure should they have any such intention. Purpose of the proposed law is to remedy conditions from now on, not go back into the past and work a hardship on any member of the profession. Any publicity that you will give this explanation will be greatly appreciated. I might state further that the Indiant bill is in no respect different from those which have become laws in about twenty other states of the Union, nor from those now pending, to the extent of approximately another twenty, before state legislatures all over the United States. LOUIS E. McILVAIN. General Secretary. Editor Times—Regarding the primary law, there is nothing wrong with the primary if the voters will attend. Now I suggest amending the primary by adding the registration law. This will bring out the voters to the primary. They would have to attend the primt sy to vote at the general electioh. B. P. BROWN. Who is the owner of the New York American League* baseball j club? I Jacob Ruppert.

3IARCH 4,1929

IT SEEMS TOME a a By BEYWOOD BROUN

Ideas an opinion* ■ * eressed In this column * t * those ol one of Am trie*'* most Interest* In* writer* and are presented w I t hout retard to t h e t r a*reemrnt with the editorial attitude of this paper. The Editor.

“T AW OBSERVANCE,’’ by C. W. J_/ Durant and a large group of collaborators, Is an interesting book but one of the most depressing which I have ever read. The collection includes a careful selection of the plans submitted in competition for Durant’s prize. At the time of the contest the newspapers reported that certain ardent drys had suggested the death penalty, torture and other extreme methods to bolster up Volsteadism; these people were cranks and the present list of contributors is limited to responsible persons. Judges, state and city executives, college professors and prohibition administrators are included in the distinguished list. Among them there may be a crank here and there, but at least every author holds some responsible position. Although there is some variation in the details of the schemes suggested, Durant’s fellow authors are practically unanimous in their belief that Volsteadism should be the chief pre-occupation of the American people and that no tradition, customs or constitutional precedent should be allowed to stand in its way. To Durant and his associates there is no law save prohibition. The temper of the leading drys may be well summed up in a single sentence from the plan of J. O. Brown Jr., United States commissioner, Sacramento, Cal. Mr. Brown says, “The law, while it is on the books, must be enforced if it takes a war to de it.” No price is too high to be paid. In the matter of temperance there can be no such thing as moderation, tt tt it Few Little Changes ACCORDING to the various views the Volstead act can readily be enforced by a change In a few American precedents. Roughly we must abolish the jury size, stop all immigration, do away with guarantees against illegal search and seizure, alter our educational system, and revise the creed of the Christian religion. With these few changes and the help of the entire army and navy, prohibition, according to its friends, readily may be enforced. This is not a fantastic distortion of Durant’s book. The attack upon the jury system is very real and has already had its effect. The suggestion of abolishing the jury as we know it comes from a number of contributors. Here, for instance, is the specific suggestion of William B. Smith, a California judge: “To enforce the eighteenth amendment in our courts the jury system must be revised to fit the conditions that the law meets in our social and political body. This can mean only one practical thing—the abrogation of the ancient and honorable requirement of a unanimous verdict from that jury. The majority ruled in the matter of enacting this sumptuary law, and therefore a majority decision in the jury room is the only fair and adequte fashion of meeting the enforcement requirements of the law.” This is an example of what I mean when I say that Volstead supporters feel that this particular law transcends all other traditions 'and precedents. The must be made safe for prohibition, even if we have to fight a war about it. tt u Few Convictions JUDGE SMITH is frank in admitting that the jury system is ancient and honorable and yet he would revise it beyond recognition. Why? Because he grants that even in dry California it is extremely difficult to obtain convictions against liquor law violators. Judge Smith meets this condition with a logic which is characteristic of all performers in the Durant dry circus. It would seem to me that the judge’s report indicated something wrong, not in the jury system, but in the Volstead act. Again America has long held to the virtue and necessity of manhood suffrage. But prohibition could be more readily enforced if here, too, certain changes were brought about to aid the new dispensation. This suggestion comes from Thomas Taylor, former appellate justice, Chicago: “To make the eighteenth amendment effective, my proposal is that the states each enact a law which shall provide that no one may vote before first taking an oath that he or she has not within, say the preceding year, violated the eighteenth amendment to the federal constitution or so-called Volstead act.” This might help a good deal bui it seems to me that Judge Taylor has overlooked an even simpler and more effective scheme. Why not limit all voting to Pussyfoot Johnson and Bishop Cannon? a a a Rewards for Spies NATURALLY there are a number of contributors who would do away with civil service provisions to help undercover work. And the suggestion of high rewards for spies and informers is general. F. L. Johnston, an Ohio justice of the peace, would have a federal department of education empowered to furnish constitutional instruction in all the schools. “Such teaching," he writes, “should be started when the child reaches the age of understanding, perhaps about the third or fourth grade, where the instruction might be in the form of interesting stories and fables showing the rewards of faithfulness and obedience to all laws. Have the instruction so thorough that by the time of graduation the student would have a knowledge of every section and every amendment" Think fast, Mr. Johnston, do you really want the law-observing child to be taught every amendment? (Copyright, 1929, lor The Times)