Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 300, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 May 1929 — Page 4

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Don’t Bo Fooled Whi n expert burglars try to rob a jewelry j,torr. r.ne of the favorite tricks is to start a titrlit in the street in front of the plaee. Everybody gets excited. The burglars get away with the loot. There is more than a suspicion that something like that is happening politically in Indianapolis. The people are told <>f defections from Boss Coffin. Some of his trusted henchmen are raising a let of noise about their <livorv s from the boss. They are in red revolt. That has happened before. One of the most conspicuous examples was former -Judge divan, now county attorney and privately employed to destroy the city manager form of government, which the people desire and for which they voted. Not so many months ago < lint was one oi the loudest of the opponents of Coffin. He. was sitting in conference with the unsuccessful politicians who thought the time was ripe to unhorse the local Mussolini. He breathed defiance, as did others. His conduct was not unusual. Others have followed the same course. But when jobs were at stake or power in danger, he was back in service again just as he was before he became h revolutionary and likewise back in his wellpax ing job. So it may perhaps be well not to take too seriously the stories of Coffin defections. It is hardly time to kill fatted calves for prodigal sons or to erect welcome arches for the reclaimed. ? t is just possible that there is a leadership in this city, if discovered, which has never been tainted with either Coffin or Coffinism, which means had government. The people, if they are w ise, w ill not become too much interested in fake fights. They will keep their eyes on their own interests and their own protection. Right now that means the checking of any attempt, in courts or elsewhere, to take away the right of self-government. It means, after that right has been established, eternal vigilance against secret betrayals. Fake street tights are hardly worth while in such a crisis. Making the Little Fellow Pay The open letter of Morris Llewellyn Cooke to the federal power commission and state public service commissions on rates charged for electricity gives facts and figures on a subject about which too little is known. Cooke, a Philadelphia engineer, studied costs in forty-five privately and nineteen publicly owne utilities, and concludes that rates for domestic current are two or three times as high as they should be. The domestic consumer, he believes, pays an unfair rate in comparison with industrial users. He contends that fair rates will result in a tremendous increase in use of current in homes, not only for lighting. but for mechanical devices. The condition has come about through ignorance, concealment and bad accounting, according to Cooke, and through the acceptance of theories and contentions which will not stand scrutiny. Power users buy on a ompetitive basis, he points out, while current is sold to domestic and other small consumers on a practically non-competitive basis. Cooke disputes with figures the generally accepted theories of the cost of distribution, which he calls the point of age-old secrecy and ignorance. He hopes to induce state commissions to ascertain costs, which he says has not been done, and to base rates on these costs plus a fair profit. His arguments are well worth the study of those charged with fixing utility rates. If householders have been mulcted and money taken unfairly from their pockets has made possible the enormous prosperity of the utilities, it is time for a change which 'Rill give the little fellow his inning.

Rights of the “Power” Press To Representative La Guardia of New York and other members of congress who are trying to restrict the mailing privileges ot newspapers financially connected with power and utility companies, we commend the words of the great Voltaire. Voltaire's irreconcilable enemy was Rousseau. But when the Swiss authorities banned Rosseau's "social contract” and ordered all copies burned, Voltaire wrote to his enemy: "I do not believe in a word that you say, but I will defend with my life, if need be. your right to say it.” La Guardia. too. is a free speech crusader. He has the support of the press and the public in his charge that financial penetration of newspaper ownership by power companies, as revealed by the federal trade commission jeopardizes freedom of the press. But his method of attacking the evil is wrong. Power companies have a complete legal right to publish newspapers. That right should not be restricted. directly or indirectly. Power propaganda, or any other, is legitimate, so long as it is labeled. The danger to democracy in such a power-press alliance is in secrecy. The solution is public knowledge that such alliance exists—in the few cases where it does exist. The public is sufficiently suspicious of press pollution. The public will not long read—much less trust —a newspaper known to have a private interest m public issues. However much the International Paper and Fower Company may disclaim any editorial influence over its associated newspapers, the public and most publishers will continue to believe that they do. The most disturbing part 01 the federal trade commission revelation is mat the International's financial interest in thirteen news papers was not revealed fully by the federal law ot 1912 requiring all newspapers to publish their stock ownership list semi-annually. Efforts of Representative La Guardia. Senator Walsh of Montana, Senator Norris and others to strengthen If necessary that publicity provision of the law is the best barrier congress can ntise against the

menace that lies in acquisition of the press by power interests. A Cure for Cr/me That a very large percentage of crimes of violence, running as high as 99 per cent of bank holdups, could be prevented by the simple expedient of preventing the private sale of revolvers or concealable firearms is the theory which Judge Harry Chamberlain presented to the lawyers and later to the Service Club. The plan is at least worth trying. There is behind the theory a great deal of research and a j plausible argument. The criminal, especially the one who carries a gun, is not a bold and desperate man. but a cowardly and despicable one. He feds the stimulating encouragement that comes from the weight of the gun which he understands means a chance to escape by killing any one who opposes him. Without this means of protection against capture and forced to rely upon the more primitive weapons of a blackjack, which requires some personal courage to manipulate, most of the criminals might come to the conclusion that crime does not pay. Os course, it will be many years before any law is passed taking the private profit out of the sale of deadly weapons. The people of this country have reserved the right to themselves to "bear arms." That was placed in the constitution by those who had been forced to resort to arms, not to protect themselves from personal violence or their property from criminals, but to attain justice. They believed in revolution as a means of obtaining rights. They intended to reserve forever the means by which an oppressed people might revolt against government, if they found it oppressive and tyrannical and had the courage to take that course for whatever principles they may hold. But they never intended or could conceive a time when the nation would be overrun by criminals, well organized and well protected by unscrupulous lawyers with ready bonds and ready-made alibis when caught. They expected the men who "bear arms” to do it openly and not cover t iy, to be proud and not ashamed of the possession of weapons. The concealed weapon is of use only to the criminal, for as Judge Chamberalain points out, the possession of a revolver as a defense against the criminal who gets droo is generally futile. His suggestion that small firearms be manufactured only by the government for the few peace officers who might need them Is worth thinking about, even if the makers of such arms are strong enought to prevent the adoption of such a law by congress. In the meantime much could be done if the present state laws were enforced against the carrying of concealed weapons by unauthorized individuals. Very recently well authenticated gunmen have been released by petty courts on what seems to be a perverted Hew of that constitutional guarantee of the individual to "bear arms." There are laws in effect which are intended to make it difficult for irresponsible boys and more for irresponsible morons to get these guns One thing is very certain. A state which has 430 life-term prisoners in its penitentiary should be very much interested in solving the crime problem. Perfume is now being concocted for automobiles cabbages and a lot of other things, with the idea of promoting sales and neutralizing disagreeable odors. It may smell like heliotrope, but bologna will still be bologna. Mussolini now holds eight of the thirteen cabirit posts of the Italian government. Probably there are days when II Duce doesn't feel a bit like himself, A Chicago couple were divorced after quarreling over whether or not to give the baby beer. Surely they wouldn't give an infant anything stronger! If some people wrapped themselves in thought they would freeze to death.

— David Dietz on Science Clouds Require Dust No. 318

CLOUDS form when the expansion of the air cools it below the dew-point. From this statement it would appear that two things w r ere necessary for the formation of a cloud. First a certain amount of moisture in the air. And, second, sufficient cooling to bring the air to

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with a piston so that the sudden lowering of the piston will cause the air to expand. The vessel is also equipped with a reservoir of water so that the air is kept moist. Each time the piston suddenly is dropped, expanding the air. a miniature cloud :orms in the vessel. But with each expansion, the cloud becomes smaller and smaller, and finally, if the air has not been otherwise disturbed, no further clouds will form. If we make a second experiment and fill the vessel with air which has been filtered so as to remove all particles of dust from it. no clouds at all are formed with the movements of the piston. Bur if a little smoke is added to the air. clouds again begin to form. From these and other experiments, it is obvious ihat condensation requires the presence of microscopic particles around which condensation can take place. These particles, known technically as condensation nuclei, are chiefly dust particles. There may be hundreds or even thousands in a cubic inch of ordinary air. Laboratory experiments have shown that condensation can be obtained without presence of condensation nuclei under certain conditions in which the air is charged with an abnormal amount of moisture, But it is believed that in nature condensation always takes place around nuclei. It will be seen, therefore, that the formation of a cloud —or a fog—requires three things, moisture, cooling of the air, and dust. Fogs and clouds are essentially the same. A cloud might well be considered as a fog which is up in the air. We will discuss some types of fog next and after that various types of clouds.

M. E. Tracy SAYS:

Measured by Human Progress the Last Forty-Five Years Represent More Than Some Preceding . Millenniums. Revolution is in the air. it is anew kind of revolution, which strikes at the basic traditions of civilization. / In Russia, organized atheism is endeavoring to exterminate Christianity. In India, the "armies of the Hindu republic," as they are called, threaten to kill all whites. In Berlin, the May-day riots already have resulted in twenty-seven deaths and hundreds of casualties. a a a Alice Up and at ’Em UNDER ordinary circumstances such events would be worth considering, but they are completely overwhelmed by the social rebellion which Mrs.. Longworth has started in Washington. When the question arises as to who should sit at the head of the table in the capital of the earth’s greatest republic, there is no time to think of other things. The social peace supposed to have been arranged by Secretary of State Stimson apparently was no more enduring than the political peace he once effected in Nicaragua. Mrs. Longworth simply will not be subordinated to Mrs. Gann, and that's that. a a a Fast and Furious PLANS for what will be the world's tallest building are announced in Chicago. It will be seventy-five stories high, top the Eifel tower by thirty-six feet and contain more than eighty acres of floor space. The first sk.v scraper ever constructed was built in Chicago fortyfive years ago. It now is being torn down. Only fifteen stories in height, it was regarded as a marvel at that time. Its smallness compared to the one now proposed show's how far and how fast we have gone in the last two generations. a tt a Millenium in 45 Years MEASURED by time, forty-five years are no longer than they ever were. Measured by human progress, the last forty-five years represent more than some preceding millenniums. The last forty-five years have seen many age-old customs, habits and conventions swept aside. No revolution in history can compare with what has taken place during that time so far as tangible results are concerned. a a tt Doing and Knowing IT is easy enough to see the effects of this revolution from a mechanical standpoint. It is not so easy to see them from an intellectual or political standpoint. The effect is to be found in new attitudes, however, as well as in new methods. To a measureable extent, the art, conscience, religion and politics of people depend on the tools they use. What men know, what they can do. what they can make and what they have to eat controls their perspective. a tt tt Something for Start THE air castles of antiquity did not include a skyscraper, because there was no skyscraper to start with. By the same token, ancient commerce did not include chemical experiments, and no one dreamed that chemistry might one day be a factor of international politics. Now we realize that some scholar in a laboratory may lay the foundations of empire and that, too, without even suspecting it. Dyes, drugs and a thousand other articles of trade from coal tar furnish but one example in point. At the beginning of the war, Germany was in virtual control of the chemical trade. While that did not mean so much to average people at the time, it was regarded by those familiar with the situation as her greatest source of strength next to the army. Average people learned to appreciate this when Germany began to ; shut down on the exportation of | dyes and drugs in America in the i hope of forcing this country to re- | main neutral if not to lend her assistance. tt tt a Germans Coming Back \ FTER our entry into the war, A. Germany’s patent rights In America, as well as the property of German citizens and corporations were confiscated, and an American chemical industry was developed out of them. That industry has grown until the United States now ranks second to Germany in chemical exports. Within the last few' days, the German chemical trust has made arrangements whereby it can reenter this country. It will be knowm as the American I. G. Chemical corporation, will be organized under our laws and enjoy the association of some of our leading bankers and financiers, but, as Francis P. Garvan points out, it will consist of the same old crowd.

the dew - point, that is, to the temp erature w here it no longer can contain all the moisture in it. But there is a third thing necessary for forma ti o nos a. cloud. It is dust. A simple experiment wi 11 demonstrate this fact. Suppose a quantity of air enclosed in a vessel equipped

A LARGE family, if the income is small, is a crime against the children born within it."—Margaret Sanger, advocate of birth control. B B B "Any real rarity of considerable value is almost sure to be known already to collectors and dealers.' — F. J. H. Kracke. U. S. appraiser of the port of New York. 'North American Review.) "Besides her high proportion of army and naval officers, the south's interest in the military is shown oy her remarkable encouragement and support of military colleges and schools.”—Robert Douthat Meade

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BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal cf the American Medical Association and of the Health Magazine. SOME people believe that if one touches a toad, one will get warts. The back of a toad appears to be full of warts. Much has been said in previous articles in this series about symbolical magic. The whole idea is to get something that resembles the condition of the body that is concerned in the disease and to transfer the disease to the resembling substance. There usTtT to be a patent medicine for coughs called “Frog-in-the-Throat.” It sold w'ell with the picture of a frog on the box because the idea was so easy tc assimilate. In Cheshire, in England, it is customary to treat laryngitis in children by holding the head of a youngfrog in the child's mouth for a lew moments. In a previous article some of the many superstitions relatd to the removal of w'arts were carefully considered. Most of those were likewise of the order of symbolical magic.

THE jacket of “Father William” is undeniably terrifying. Peter Arno has pictured a middle-aged gentleman balancing an eel on the end of his nose. Os course, there is authority for this in the “Alice In Wonderland" jingle from which the novel derives its name. Still I had some reason to fear that Donald Ogden Stewart’s new book might be elfin. And it isn't. This tale of a well-preserved father whose priggish children find him just a shade too wild is gay and humorous but even whimsicality enters in to only a slight extent. This is a straightaway story comprehensible by any reasonable intelligence. The point is worth making, for in recent seasons Mr. Stewart has committed himself rather hard to the left wing of the lunatic school of literature. There havo been some superb performances in this spirit by Stewart, Lardner. Benchley, Frank Sullivan, Mark Connolly and others. Into the lunatic school I would put all stories and essays which depend upon a complete irrationality for their humorous effect. The school is also represented on the stage by Ed Wynn, Jimmy Durante and a score of others. I must insist that I have no blind spot for this style of humor. a c a Someone's Crazy WYNN in his most outlandish moments inspires my laughter. But Ido desire to contend that

Quotations of Notables

Vanderbilt university. 'Current History. > tt tt a “The civilized world today is run on the basis of a belief in promises." —Dwight W. Morrow, ambassador to Mexico. BBS "When the highway from Maine through Mexico and oyer the mountains and in the valleys of South America has been completed the great possibilities of our sister republics will be realized and it will bring Latin-American countries and the United States in closer friendship in our commercial relation* and a happier understanding in our national policies.” Representative Wasson. Pennsylvania.

Observe the Golden Rule , Save Lives

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Inspired to aid in promotion of the Golden Rule Safety Club, sponsored by The Indianapolis Times, William G. Taylor, 647 North Temple avenue, machinist-artist, who has painted many safety posters for the New York Central railroad, has contributed the above speed warning.

Toad Can’t Give Warts Away

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HEALTH SUPERSTITIONS—No. Si

The scientific books on diseases of the skin recognize the fact that the cause of warts is unknown. It is known that the wart represents a thickening of certain layers of the skin with projection upward and that this process is initiated by an irritation which may be due to poison, to bacteria, to mechanical action, or possibly to nerve disturbances. There is one excellent way, however, of proving promptly that touching a toad will not produce warts—that is to get a toad and touch it. It is a safe bet that the warts will not appear in the vast majority of cases when this experiment is tried. - The toad and frog always have had great interest for the magician. According to one legend of the past,, if the tongue of a live frog was removed and placed on the heart of a woman who was sleeping, one could ask her any question and she would give a true answer. That chance is just about as good a chance as the chance of producing a wart.

the nonsense hobby has been ridden to a lather within the last few years. And some of the productions justify the puzzled reader in exclaiming “One of us must be crazy.” For purposes of convenience I have jumped several writers who are not wholly one in technique, though there may be a spiritual kinship. Donald Ogden Stewart, for instance, has been for the most part concerned with serious effects in even his wildest moments. He has never been blind to the poignancy which may rub shoulders with farce. I think he was much disappointed in the fact that many readers failed to find hearbreak under the surface hilarities of “The Crazy Fool.” a B a Larky Book OSTENSIBLY "Father William" is a larky book. Austin Seabury is 45 and does not see why he should become sedate simply because he has a son and daughter who are taking to the higher education with avidity. I believe it is true that the taste I for highballs and high jinks does j not automatically cease when one ! becomes a father. Nor is 45 really \ so very old. I know plenty of men over 40. at least I know one fully as youthful j in spirit as any sophomore. But the Seabury children are shocked to find their father dancing in night clubs. In particular. Harriett Seabury is pained to leam that j her parent is running around with a young miss of her own age whom he calls "Pussie/’ Philip Seabury, who happens to get a crush on Pussie himself is not so much pleased either. All this suggests farce complications which are fulfilled by the author. He overlooks none of the values of a somewhat standardized situation. The playwrights have always been fond of the story in which father and son were rivals. But beyond and behind the somewhat conventional plot is a true tenderness. It is a tenderness reminiscent of Leonard Merrick's "Conrad in Quest of His Youth.” Stewart has written with the understanding of a young man who realizes that he may be 45 himself some day. B a a Young Hefiin MOREC VER. . he has touched I lightly but surely upon one of the potential tragedies of parent-

The magicians also attach tremendous virtues to the toadstone. These toadstones were really fossil teeth of fish, but the belief was that they grew inside the heads of old and great toads. In the middle ages it was believed that a toadstone worn in a finger ring would give warning of the presence of poison by changing its color. In the daj's of the Borgia this was a useful warning. A,n eminent magician of the twelfth century told how to tell a real toadstone from a false one. He suggested that the stone be held before" the toad so that the toad could see it. ‘‘lf it is a right and true stone,” he said "the toad will lean toward it as though he would snatch it." Since the toad and frog are very much nearsighted, it is doubtful that they ever saw the stone in the first place. The toadstone was believed to have marvelous powers in charming awav disease. Modern scientific knowledge has largely dissipated such beliefs in ancient preventive medicine.

Ideals and opinions expressed in thi*- column are those of one of America’s most interesting writers, and are presented without reran! to their agreement or disagreement with the editorial attitude of this paper.—The Editor.

hoed. Both the behaviorists and the disciples of heredity seem to agree that man tends to reproduce his own kind. Fortunately for the world at large and unfortunately for fathers, this is not always the way. In some' degree or other most children are young Heflins. Among human beings a rotation exists. “Harriett and I." says Philip to his father is one of the best scenes in the novel, “don't want you to be a Babbitt. We want your life to be worth while." "But I'm enjoying it. I'm having a lot of fun," replies Austin. “A lot of fun.” repeated Philip scornfully, as if that were worth anything. “I suppose Napoleon had a lot of fun—and Kant—and Dante.” That is funny, but it is also calculated to give pause to parents. (Copyright, 1929. by The Times!

Daily Thought

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.— Eccl. 7:6. a a a IEAST at thine own things laugh ,/ —George Herbert.

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-By Frederick 1 Hindis *

We Used to See the. Chinese Giant in the Circus, but It Man Not F>e Any Circus When the Giant China Gets on Its Feet. TltE do not believe that Moses /V felt any more important when he returned from Sinai after meeting the Lord than these foolish Americans feel when they return from Europe after meeting Mussolini. tt tt tt The most ominous international fact, is that Belgium, Italy. Sweden, Spain, Germany and Russia have given up their extra-territorial rights in China and Japan considers following suit. We used to see a Chinese giant, in the circus, but it may not be any circus when this giant gets on his feet, a a a If the month of your bivih affects your nature, the vacillation of these senators about farm relief would seem to indicate that they were born in April. a a a ifT was a little unusual for this lady A In Ashtabula. O. to find that $l5O diamond in a can of salmon, but many a fish has worn a wedding ring. a a a If Prince Louis Ferdinand, grandson of the ex-kaiser, marries Lilt Damita. the French movie actress in Hollywood, there will be no doubt about France paying the indemnity, a a a Those who think the regulated liquor traffic would save our boys and girls will be surprised to hear Dr. Georges Guillan tell the French Academy of Medicine that something must be done to save the young members of wealthy French families from destruction by alcohol. It’s regulated in France and drips from trees. a a a Seeing that we've just absorbed 1.500 hundred Mexican rebels makes one contemplate Uncle Sam's marvelous digestion. A sour annle will put the average fellow on the blink, but for more than one hundred years the immigration office has ben feeding Uncle Sam gunpowder, paris green, razor blades, door-knobs and conspiracies, yet he’s the heavyweight champion still. But don't crowd him too far! a a a GENERAL WEYGAND states VT that General Foch snent only two sleepless nights during the whole World war. but the number of them would have been greater, had he sought Ins repose in a front fine trench, instead of many miles in the rear. a a a A Los Angeles health authority warns ladies that it is dangerous to kiss bald heads. Why must the most delicious things in li'e be surrounded by such penalties! a a a We can imagine Trotski’s grief when he hears that his enemy, Joseph Stalin, has suffered a stroke of paralysis.

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LUSITANIA SINKING May 7

FOURTEEN years ago today a German submarine, U-20, torpedoed the Cunard liner Lusitania and made America’s entry into the World war inevitable. The giant ship sank prow first within twenty minutes after it had been hit .carrying with her 1,195 persons, of whom 291 were women and 94 small children. Os the 188 Americans who were on board, 114 lost their lives. The effect of the tragedy on America was comparable to that which was aroused by the sinking of the Maine. As soon as possible the German foreign office sent a note to Secretary of State Bryan expressing deep sympathy over the loss of lives aboard the Lusitania and excusing the sinking on the ground that such measures were necessary against Britians attempts to starve Germany’s population. President Wilson replied with a note which caused Germany to yield half-heartedly. She made some pretense of curbing her submarine activities, but a little more than a year later announced anew policy of sinking all ships found within the waters surrounding the allied countries. Why is the south pole colder than the north pole? Because there is a continental land mass with high mountains at the south pole while the north pole is at sea level.