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Before It Is Too Late China and Russia arc drifting nearer war. Border clashes between outposts of the two armies, such as those reported Tuesday, can not go on indefinitely without a general explosion. In preparation for such eventuality, Moscow just has placed the famous general, V. C. Bluecher, in command of all its Siberian forces. / American correspondents in Russia, who have not been accustomed to sending out alarmist reports, view the situation seriously. One of the most disturbing dispatches from Manchuli is that recently received from this newspaper’s foreign editor, William Philip Simms, describing the rapidly increasing war preparations of the two armies facing each other across a narrow No Man’s land. He indicated that the Manchurian provincial government Is much more willing to negotiate a peaceful settlement with the Russians than is the Chinese nationalist government at Nanking. Even the Japanese, who hardly can be charged with pro-Soviet sympathies, are inclined to place most of the blame on Nanking for precipitating the crisis and blocking settlement. Never was there less excuse for a war than the one that now threatens. The dispute is suited especially to arbitral or judicial solution. It has to do with rights of the two nations under the Chinese-Russian treaty of 1924 confirming joint control and management of the Chinese Eastern railway. The Chinese have seized the road and arrested and expelled Russian railway officials, justifying their action by the charge of Soviet propaganda. The Russians deny the charge, and demand return of the railway to Its treaty status. The situation is aggravated by the presence in Manchuria of large numbers of former czarist or White Russian soldiers, who are eager to force China into war with their Soviet enemies and who are reported responsible for most of the border fighting. Considering that China virtually has torn up a treaty and tied up a railroad on w T hich Russia is economically dependent, Moscow has not been belligerent in this matter. Moscow wants peace, because the Russian economic and financial reconstruction to which it is devoting its best energies would be jeopardized by war disorganization and expenditures. Manchuria also needs peace. It can maintain and strengthen its autonomy under the Nanking nationalist government only through peaceful development and operation of the prosperous railroad; not by letting southern Chinese armies come through the Great Wall to make Manchuria a battleground for most of Asia. Nor can Nanking afford a war. Doubtless it has maneuvered itself Into a position where it needs “to save its face” before returning the road to treaty status. Eut worse than the loss of “face” is in store for the nationalist government if it permits a war. Nationalist China, having had world sympathy during its long struggle against native militarises and foreign exploiters, now is beginning to lose that world sympathy. During the last six months the internal nationalist strife, the censorship of American newspapers and dispatches, and the militaristic leanings of Nanking have made the nationalist’s best friends question the future. , The nationalist minister of finance resigned because most of the money was going to armies instead of to famine relief, construction of roads and railways. and economic development and balancing the budget. For the good of both China and Russia, and to prevent a war which might draw' in Japan and other countries, we hope the Washington government will renew efforts for international mediation before it is too late. A New Note of Peace The French government has granted the Lufthansa Company, Germany’s leading aviation organization permission to fly its planes over Ft. Cherbourg, near the principal seaport of France, to speed up delivery of mail between Germany and the United States. The mail bags will be dropped on the deck of the Bremen, Germany’s record-breaking trans-Atlantic liner. France's action is commendable, because it indicates less of the distrust and suspicion that have marked relations between France and Germany since the Franco-Prussian war in 1870. But at the same time will there be much necessity for ary nation guarding the secrets of its forts if another big war should come? Will not those forts which helped stem the German advance into France m 1914 be as obsolete as the cannon of Civil war days? If that war should come, death will rain from the skip* and what good will a few forts be? The long-range cannon that bombarded Paris during the World war amazed the entire world, but since then aviation with non-stop flights for planes of more than 4.000 miles and for dirigibles ot mere than 6.000 miles has made the "Big Bertha” appear as a puny weapon of war. The next war can not be confined to combatant armies. It is certain that the death toll of civilians —children, women and helpless old men—w 11 be terrible. For these reasons the statesmen and peoples ol the world should do everything possible to prevent such conflict Anything looking toward that end must be encouraced fervently. The people of the wer'd do not want war and their representatives in international '■ councils must represent them trulv. Summary Execution Henry Virkkula. a confectioner of International P*.ls. Minn., was shot to death on a public highway by an officer of the United States customs patrol when oe did not heed an alleged order to halt Iris autnmoL‘ bile. „ Mrs Virkkula. who, with their children, was riding with him. said that no one in the car heard the order to stop. The customs agents searched Virkkula’s car. They found no liquor. The agent who killed Virkkula was arrested, and es usual the federal government intervened in his oehalf He i6 awaiting trial, before a federal judge And with federal attorneys to defend him. Virkkula was ( killed on June 8 Citizens of the community were aroused. They went as to ap-

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peal to President Hoover to protect them against federal officers. Now, a dispatch from International Falls informs us, sympathy for the accused killer is growing in the community. It has been discovered that Virkkula once was indicted and fined SIOO on a liquor charge. ‘This apparently will be used in an effort to justify his death. We hope the dispatch is in error. The time has not yet arrived when a man, given a badge and a gun, can constitute himself judge, jury and executioner. Motor Cars and Health Did you ever think of the big part played by the automobile in getting America's urban population to fresh air. Twenty-five years ago millions of people were cooped up day after day in the stifling heat and smoke-filled air of our large cities. Fresh air specials loaded with poor children were run into the country districts. But new nearly every family is able to get the pure air of the country at least once a w f eek. The automobile takes them there. Look at the greatly increased number of golf courses, most of which are crowded. The same applies to beaches, camps and other places where outdoor sports are available. One of the greatest contributions of the motor car to modern civilization probably will be improved health resulting from more fresh air per capita. Protecting Capone Even the lawless seek refuge in the law. Witness Scarface A1 Capone, overlord of Chicago racketeers, credited with obtaining commitment to a Pennsylvania county prison to find safety from his enemies and then being transferred to another Pennsylvania institution to escape. violence by fellow prisoners in the first- jail. Behind the travesty which shows the government being employed through legal means to shield a gangster, stands the inescapable fact that life without law is unthinkable. To it even the Capones turn for protection. The new SIO,OOO bills bear a picture of Salmon P. Chase, according to a report. This, however, is mere rumor and has not been very generally verified. Once there was a town in the United States so old-fashioned, remote, slow and small that no one there ever held an endurance flying record. Custom officials have been fining Americans, returning from Europe, right and left for undeclared merchandise. Moral: "Well, I declare!” About 5.000 taxicabs were off the New York streets when drivers went on strike. That only left a few odd million for pedestrians to dodge. There is expected to be a deficit in th* postoffice department again this year, despite proposals of marriage received by endurance fliers. The lemon quotations, on one of the produce markets, tumbled $6 a crate Huh! Demand is bound to come to the lemon aid. Seems funny how. all of a sudden, convicts have started on a rampage in various prisons. In fact it’s a riot! Whippet races in Ohio are causing a heap of legal argument. Whoops! The law has gone to the dogs again. We are living too fast, says a doctor. But it still takes a lady thirty-nine years to reach the age of 28. Probably this will be remembered as the age when the girlies wore only the bare necessities of life.

David Dietz on Science

Growth Causes Change

No. 435

GROWTH is the most noticeable characteristic of plants. Every one Is impressed by the fact that a tiny seed, planted in the spring, grows into a great plant with the passage of the weeks. Growth requires both food and energy. It will be remembered that part of the foqdstuffs—the carbohydrates, fats and proteins—manufactured within the

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protoplasm of new cells in the process of growth. It will be remembered that a plant is composed of millions of tiny units known as cells. Three processes go on during growth. One is the enlargement of cells. Another is the division of cells by which one cell splits into two. The third process is the modification of certain cells without any increase in their size. It will be remembered that each cell consists of three parts. First, there is the outer wall or membrane. In the case of plant cells this outer wall is heavy and composed of cellulose. Next there is the interior of the cell or cytosome. Finally, there is the denser spot within the cytosome which is known as the nucleus. All three undergo important changes during certain stages of growth. When a cell is growing, the wall of cellulose is stretched and grows thinner and thinner. When a cell divides or splits into two cells, anew wall grows up between the two parts. As an enlarged cell grows older, the wall grows thicker and thicker. Cellulose is a very complex carbohydrate which is manufactured by the cell out of the sugars and starches which are present. Sugars and starches are both simpler carbohydrates. Cotton fiber is pure cellulose. As can be seen from the examination of such a fiber, cellulose is colorless and insoluble in water and possesses considerable strength. Abundant water supply, warmth and strong light favor growth. Water is needed because protoplasm is mainly water. Strong light increases photosynthesis or the manufacture of food and therefore increases the supply of materials needed for growth.

M. E. Tracy SAYS:

Some Day We Will Train Men to Run Cities Just as We Train Them to Run Private Enterprises. THE Hague conference continues in a muddle. Philip Snowden, British chancellor of the exchequer, put it there. Aristide Briand, premier of Fiance is trying to get it out. Snowden first demanded modification of the Young plan. Then he threatened to withdraw British troops from the Rhine, regardless of what France and Belgium might do or think. Snowden seems to have thought that France and Belgium were so anxious, not only to keep their own troops on the Rhine, but for a united front, that they would concede modification of the Young plan, rather than see the British withdraw. nam Snowden’s Threat BRIAND met the Issue by agreeing that all allied troops be withdrawn from the Rhine by Christmas. That serves two purposes. In the first place, it satisfies Germany, and in the second, it takes the wind out of Snowden’s threat. Briand, as the United Press points out, now is in a position to say, not only to The Hague conference, but to the whole world: “Gentlemen there is only one thing that stands in the way of evacuation of the Rhine region and settling the entire reparations problem, that is acceptance of the Young plan, to which Great Britain is the sole objector.” antt Cleveland’s Manager ONCE again politicians challenge the people of Cleveland to save the city manager plan. Since Cleveland is the largest American city operating under the manager plan, the battle resulting from this challenge is of more than local significance. Hundreds of communities throughout the country will be influenced by Cleveland's decision. Some of these communities have adopted the city manager plan and some are on the verge of doing so. In each and every one, however, there is a sharp lineup between those who regard government as a science and those who look on it as a pie counter. ana Passing of Hot Air IF most major activities had not yielded to science, politicians At'ould have a better chance of making people believe that cities can not be managed on a business basis, and that government is one place which leaves no room for system, expertness and efficiency. Time was when the hot air artist dominated every trade, profession and enterprise, when farmers looked to the preacher for advice, when merchants were guided by superstition. when statecraft consulted the astrologer and alchemist, when men did about everything by guess and had little choice but to heed the loudest talker. a a a Science in Government SOME day we shall train men to run cities, if not states, just as we train them to run private enterprises. Some day we shall quit arguing and do more studying with regard to politics. Some day w r e shall set up laboratories on a grand scale to find out the laws that govern society, just as we have set up smaller ones to find out the laws of individual growth, or disease. Some day we shall approach the problem of government in the same way as we now approach the problem of chemistry, engineering, or aviation. a a a Character Training STILL science does not answer every question. Something besides mechanical knowledge is needed to elevate humanity. That intangible thing we call character demands training, as is proved by disagreeable events every day in the week. Dishonesty and crime are not confined to the ignorant or poor. Our prisons contain may men who not only have money, but college degrees. , . Material progress has not solved the problem of making people decent. a a a Conviction of Snook SNOOK, married and a college professor, who hammered Theora Hix to death after a sex orgy stimulated by drugs, must die in the electric chair. It took a jury composed of eleven men and one woman only twentyeight minutes to reach the verdict. Since there was no recommendation of mercy, the sentence is mandatory. * Even those who disbelieve in capital punishment will find it hard to be sorry. The shocking character of the crime for which this man has been convicted consists not only in its revolting beastliness, but in the fact that it originated and came to a climax amid the atmosphere of higher education.

cells of the plant, were oxidized or burned up in the process of respiration. This oxidizing process results in the release of energy. Much of this energy is used up in the process of growth. In addition, a large part of the car bohydrates. fats, ar.d proteins are utilized directly to form the

Daily Thought

I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.—Daniel 4:5. a a a EVERY man has some peculiar train of thought-which he falls back upon when he is alone. This, to a great degree, molds the man.— Dugald Stewart. What was the date of the beginning and ending of the French revolution? It began with the storming of the Bastille, July 14. 1789. and ended when Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the directory in 1799. ■w, ... . . I*l ■■ •

THE INDIANAPOLIS TDIES

This is the second of two articles by Dr. Morris Fishbein in which he discusses the cause and effect of defective vision among school children. BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hygeia. she Health Magazine. ONE of the most serious handicaps to education of the school child is defective vision. Dr. Frank H. Rodin recently disclosed the results of study of the eyes of school children in San Francisco, pointing out that poor vision may result in mental retardation, the development of an inferiority complex and even in juvenile delinquency.

HAVING had the matter investigated by my attorneys, Fitzelbaum. Fitzelbaum, Fitzelbaum and McGrath. I am advised there is no state or federal statute against filling Uncle Heywood’s space with a miscellany of philosophical, whimsical and scientific treatises. Thus: a a a The Lone Hen OVER in Jersey—l think it was Jersey—a barnyard hen was taken for a ride in an airplane. True to its industrious, unremitting nature, the fowl laid an egg' To posterity she will be known as the first hen ever to lay an egg 2,000 above sea level. Somehow this performance fascinates me more than any recent accomplishment of the credit of aeronautics. It has the healthy appeal of practical ability, naturalness and conservatism. There is no suspicion that the hen was spurred by any giddy ambitions or ephemeral delights. Beyond being herself and doing a good day’s work she apparently had no other interest in the adventure. It is told that upon alighting from the ship she split the air with a strident cackle, which land observers compared to the unusual fluttery manifestations of females making their first flight. A rooster, of course, would have crowed. a a a Stop This EVER so often the man does bite his dog. There is the story from Portugal describing the victory of a bull over a bull fighter in the Lisbon ring. This happens with about the same frequency that Mr. Coolidge throws dollars to street urchins. The bull fighter, Mr. Sidney

FT. DEARBORN MASSACRE —Aug. 15— ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN years ago today, on Aug. 15, 1812. the Ft. Dearborn massacre occurred. On that day the garrison of six-%■-seven men. under Captain Nathan Heald. evacuated the fort, located on the site of Chicago, under injudicious orders from General William Hull. Accompanied by about thirty resident settlers, including men, women and chidren. the garrison started for Detroit under the escort of a body of Miami Indians. At a short distance from the fort they were attacked by an ambushed body of 500 Indians, assisted by most of the escort. Two-thirds of the whites were captured. Most of the captives were subsequently ransomed at Detroit On the day following the massacre, the fort was destroyed by the Indians. The fort was rebuilt about 1816, was evacuated in 1823, reooccupied in 1828. and demolished in 1856.

Just a Few Wrinkles to Be Ironed Out

DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

Poor Vision Retards Education

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A study made by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness of school children in the United States in 1922 and 1923 showed defects of vision among them varying from 6 per cent in Tennessee to 13.4 per cent in Virginia, and averaging about 12 per cent for 3,000,000 children. Practically all schools make arrangements for regular tests of the eyes of the children with the Snellen chart, which contains letters of \ f arious sizes which the child is asked to read at a distance of twenty feet. Young children are asked to identify symbols instead of letters. In the study of a great* many children in San Francisco schools,

Franklin, late of Brooklyn, was slashed badly in the leg and forced to retreat. A hero of many a frenzied subway rush in his native city, it is impossible to suppress astonishment that the gentleman would flee from a mere bull. Hardened campaigners of the subway are prone to look upon the infuriated bovine with the same contempt that a buzz saw holds for a tallow candle. In Mr. Franklin's case, however, there are extenuating circumstances. The bull came into the ring with bare horns. Generally it is the custom to cushion the horn points with rubber pads. This serves to deaden the impact when the bull’s stickers happen to caress the gladiator’s backsides and produce an effect reminiscent of the rowdy days in the old Mack Sennett films, albeit without presenting anything like the hazards Messrs. Turpin, Chaplin, Sterling and Conklin were compelled to risk. Be that as it may the humanitarianism of the world cries out against that barbarous practice of permitting bulls with unpadded horns to face matadors armed with nothing more than sabers, cutlasses, claymores and a road map to the nearest exit. Something ought to be done about it for the sport will get a bad name. a a a On the Bounce IAM not so sure after all that Mr. Coolidge is correct when he writes that the surest road to success is hard work, patience and constant devotion to ideals. Fame being akin to success, it is well to consider the present glamorous estate of Mr. Jack Geiser of New Philadelphia, O.

Questions and Answers

Who invented the ouija board? It was patented by the Kenard Novelty Company, Baltimore. Md., July 1. 1890. The ouija board originated from the “planchette board,” which was popular in 1860. Where is the Doges palace? In Venice. It was the seat of government of the doges who ruled the Venetian state when it was a powerful financial and commercial nation. Where is Tuscany? It is a region embracing the southwest part of the northern half of Italy, bordering on the Mediterranean sea and bounded on the north by Emilia, east by the Marches and Umbria, southeast by the compartimento of Rome and west, in extreme north, by Luguria. Does one have to be a full citzen of the United States to enlist in the army? No. It is necessary, however, that he shall have his first citizenship papers. When was Fannie Ward born? June 22,

of cross-eyes were found, cases of poor vision with repeated headaches, cases of trachoma, cases in which children had had foreign substances in the eyfes with infection for long periods of time. In the San Francisco schools, 12.3 per cent of the children had defective vision. Many children were using eyeglasses which were not in any sense of the word suitable to the conditions of their eyes. It is important that any condition of the eye resulting in defective vision be given prompt attention and tha t children with very seriously defective vision be put in special classes which will educate them and at the same time save as much of their eyesight as is possible.

Joe Williams, sports editor of the New York Telegram, is “batting for Heywood Broun” while the latter is enjoying a vacation.

Mr. Geiser was standing on a street comer in Cleveland, pondering the mysteries of life. A ball game was in progress between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. Presently a tremendous cheer cut into Mr. .Geiser’s meditations. Aroused, he looked up to see a small white sphere spinning through the air. Interested, he gave pursuit. It proved to be the ball with which that great American, Mr. George Herman Ruth, had made his 500th home run, a feat never before contrived by man. woman or beast. Returning the ball to the great citizen, Mr. Geiser was presented with moneys, gifts and otherwise honored for his active participation in a deathless chapter of the nation’s history. Today he is known from Butte to Boston as the man who retrieved the most famous baseball ever smacked into an outlying jurisprudence. It will be interesting to follow the future of Mr. Geiser. Obviously he is a favorite of the gods. When the cards of fortune are dealt he seems predestined to hold only pat hands. I can vision but one possible drawback to this ultimate success. Somebody may convince him that a fellow ought to work to get by. (Copyright, 1929, for The Times)

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REASON ,3y Frederick Landis

If the Democrats Know Their Business. They Will Nominate Paul V. McNutt, Legion Commander , for President. WE see where the Democrats think of nominating Jim Reed for President *in 1932. We have no right to tell the Democrats what to do, but if they know their business they will nominate Colonel Paul V. McNutt, now national commander of the American Legion. As the baseball fans used to say of pitcher Christy Matthewson, McNutt has everything. The very thought of Paul McNutt for 1932 should be sufficient to cause the Democratic donkey to dance the Charleston. ana Unless congress passes an act to save Dewey's historic flagship. The Olympia, she will be scrapped. This would be outrageous and congress should have her and at the same time the old heroic ship, Constitution, for whose rescue different societies have been passing the hat for many years. a a a Captain Robert Irving of the Cunarder line reports that whales have disappeared from the steamship lanes between here and England. They have also disappeared almost entirely from the United States senate. a a a DR. WYNNE, health commissioner ,of New York city, reports that the lives of 180,000 babies have been saved in that metropolis in the last ten years as a result of protecting the milk supply. Health officers are not flag wavers, but they are the most important of public officials. a a a Magnus W. Alexander, president of the National Industrial Conference board, returning from the other side, says that Europe is friendly to us again. Well, she should be, for we cancelled her war-time obligations, we gave her everything except the fuzz on Uncle Sam’s beaver hat and the stars on his vest. a a a Claudius H. Hustoh of Chattanooga may be the new national Republican chairman, but he never can hope to do the G. O. P. anything like the amount of good done by Raskob. mam AGUINALDO. who led the first Philippine rebellion states that under the leadership of his rival, Mr, Quezon, the Philippines will not get their independence in 1,000 years. He might have added that the Philippines will not be able to defend their independence in 10,000 years. a a a The Pullman porters held a mass convention in Chicago and declared that they were grossly insulted every time they were tipped. If this is true, they’ve got the greatest self control we ever saw! a a a Miguel Martinez agreed to referee a duel between two friends at twenty paces and both fired, striking the referee in the chest. In other words, as they say in golf, one of them hooked his shot and the other one sliced.

Times Readers Voice Views

Editor Times—l congratulate you on “The Truth About Prohibition,” by Mabel Walker Willebrandt. It Is a courageous service and will be appreciated by timid people, who fail to see the psychology of a constant “news content” of law defiance. Nothing can more quickly annihilate conscience than “front page” articles on lax prohibition conditions. Really, I welcome them, for they catalog a well-defined attempt on the part of a few to break down social standards held valuable by the larger number of real Americans. The Willebrandt story has an interest. T am sure I shall read it carefully. F. A. HAYWARD. Formerly Executive of the Federated Baptist Church, Indianapolis.

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