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The Plea for Watson Senator Watson 'has formally started his hunt for votes. He Knows that he will need them this year. No one better understands that the people of Indiana are not in their usual mood of complacent acceptance si the glad hand as a substitute for conscience. During the many years that he has consistently aerved every interest of special privilege and plunder, the defenders of Watson have always insisted that he was their tool because he believes in special privilege and not through self interest. This year the veil is lifted a trifle by the revelations of the Watson deal in sugar stock when a tariff measure was pending that had for its purpose the increasing of the price of sugar to every citizen for the profit of the sugar importers. While that measure was pending a lobbyist, perhaps a principal in the sugar business, gave Watson stock in a concern which expected to profit by the tariff revision. In return, Watson gave his note. There was no passing of money. If the stock went up, through the influence of the tariff Watson would take the profit. If it went down, he stood to lose nothing. Asa matter of history, the stock went down and Watson laughs and says that his note was worthless and the stock tvas worthless —a callous insult to the intelligence of the voters of this state. In any court, it would be termed a confession, rather than an explanation. Watson is back home now. He is asking for votes because of the passage of the home loan bank bill, which he delayed for months. The people who listen may be entranced by his oratory. They should be more interested in the sugar deal. Does Indiana want a senator who trades worthless notes for stock in concerns asking for the legal right to raid their pocketbooks?

Good Advice Two important things not on the program came out of the administration's conference with business leaders at Washington Friday. Chairman Franklin Fort of the federal home loan bank board announced a limited moratorium on mortgage foreclosures. And the President urged a system of shorter hours to absorb unemployment by spreading work. Every national bank receiver has been ordered to suspend foreclosure proceedings for sixty days, and state authorities have been requested to issue similar orders. But Chairman Fort went farther. In appealing to industrial and financial leaders, he said: “We want your help to see not only that receivers generally grant this sixty-day respite, but that other lenders do likewise.” Perhaps he did not intended to make such an unqualified and sweeping appeal for a general moratorium on all loans; perhaps he was thinking only of real estate, rather than “other lenders.” But in any case the policy is important. To millions of worthy citizens who are on the point of losing all their possessions through no fault of their own, this will seem like a stay to a condemned man. Every lender of money should keep this warning by Fort on his desk until the depression ends: "There -are times when forced liquidation of indebtedness is indefensible—certainly, if any other means of procuring funds exists. Payment may be nominated in the bond, but, as Portia proved, it may not be exacted rightfully when payment drains the life blood. And in these days, the courage and hope of men and women are the life blood of our recovery.” The President's plea for a shorter work day or week as a method of giving employment to many of the unemployed was all the more welcome, because a few days ago the White House announced that this vital subject would not be discussed at this conference. He does not exaggerate in stating: “It is doubtful whether any action we could take at this time would accelerate so greatly our progress.” This, however, can not be achieved merely by dividing existing low pay rolls among a larger number of workers. Only larger pay rolls can create a larger mass purchasing power. Fortunately, several industries have proved by experience that the shorter work day or week at the standard wage scale is profitable to them. Here is a fruitful field for this national business committee. Garner Is Not Frank John Nance Garner has spoken. He turns out to be much less a dangerous radical than his Republican opponents advertised him to be. His letter accepting the Democratic nomination for Vice-President is the tamest utterance in the campaign to date—which is saying a good deal. Os course, there is nothing surprising in that. For thirty years in congress he has been proving that he is “safe." from the politicians' standpoint. Os all the propaganda put cut by the G. O. P. factory, the attempt to dress up Jack as a dangerous fellow is the most absurd. About all that Garner allowed himself to say on this occasion of acceptance was that the Republicans are a pretty terrible lot. . What could be more orthodox as a Democratic utterance than that? One thing more than any other is important to the public in the case of Candidate Gamer. Will he work for immediate modification of the Volstead act? That is important if Jack becomes Vice-President and presides over the senate. It also is important if he loses the vice-presidency and wins—as he doubtless will win—his race for congress, which he now is carrying as a side line. Even regardless of the November election, he probably will oontinue as Speaker of the house and its virtual dictator in the coming lame duck session. If Garner is as frank as he claims to be. he should tell the people whether he. as a very recent convert to the wet position, will use his great jtower for Volstead modification when congress opens in December. So far. he has neglected to commit himself. Pussyfooting in Boots A bit mixed in his metaphors, but not in his meaning. William E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson, late of London *nd way stations, speaks out at his farm in Smithville Flat. N. Y. He will support neither major candidate for President. Much as he admires Roosevelt, he can’t go along with him. And as for Hoover, just listen: * He led me up a political alley and left me stranded In a brush heap while he ran away like a scaredJackrabbit. “In 1928 prohibition was very popular and it took courage to stand against it. Hoover rode with {he tide. | Now prohibition is not so popular. The tide seems to

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be on the ebb and so Mr. Hoover changes his shirt and seeks to take political advantage of the trend. When prohibition again becomes more popular, the ‘noble experiment’ man likely will come back again. "Mr. Roosevelt's proposition is unmistakably clear. Mr. Hoover's talk sounds like the squeal of a weasel with his tail cut off, nobody knows what he is driving at, except that he want a 'change.’ ” Whoever called this madcap, metaphor-mixing Don Quixote of prohibition a pussyfooter? The muddy pool of politics having been the rock on which he split, he'll ride no more tides with scared jackrabbits nor change shirts with any squealing weasel of a President who leaves him stranded on a brush heap. And he doesn’t mean maybe.

A Matter of Ethics E. T. Clark, who has become the President's secretary, is a big man in politics and business. But no man is big enough to hold such a public office and at the same time remain on a private pay roll. It is not a question of Clark's good intentions—which we believe to be above reproach. Nor is it a question of his value to the President—Clark under Coolidge was a very successful White House secretary. But the present relationship is questionable. Clark is the vice-president and Washington representative, usually called a lobbyist, of a large business corporation. That corporation has definite partisan interests in many governmental matters, including tariffs and taxes. The President must be very insensitive if he can not understand why it is wrong for him to ask Clark to occupy the position of White House secretary, even for a short time, while he is being paid by a corporation doing business with the government. Despte all the talk about governmental economy, Hoover is spending more money at the White House and has more secretaries on the federal pay roll than any other President ever had. If Clark's services are required—and we don’t doubt that they are—he should be given the job. and salary, of one of the regular secretaries and he should take the oath of office. After all, the secretary to the President is not a personal servant, but an official of the United States government more powerful than many cabinet officers. Much more than the vagary of Hooverian taste is involved. It is a matter of public ethics.

A statistician has learned that only 2 per cent of the people can sing, if he wants to be a real benefactor to mankind, he should spend the rest of his life convincing the other 98 per cent. People are not quite so much interested in what the Governors of the Carolinas once said to each other as they are in what the Governor of New York said to the mayor of New York. Historians continue to argue about who started the World war. And it looks more and more as if whoever started it did the American taxpayer a dirty trick. After a three-year study, a group of economists has decided that the solution for the depression is to provide more jobs. Next thing we know, they'll find out that all politicians are not honest. Most Republicans are resigned to the fact that Silent Cal will live up to his name. But the Democrats are worried plenty for fear they'll have a Silent Al. A race horse trainer says that thoroughbreds eat less than the average horse. That's the first intimation we’ve ever had that the ponies bet on themselves. Oregon farm hands are being paid in hay. They have the consolation of knowing in advance just how much their pay cut will be. Greta Garbo says she is enjoying her vacation in Sweden. And so is Hollywood. After reading a few campaign speeches, we are convinced firmly that the fellow who said a gift in the hand in worth two promises was entirely too conservative. An opera star says it's ridiculous for department stores to charge sls for a woman's hat. Now she knows how we feel when we shell out $5 for a seat to hear her sing. Some of Hitler's foes are advocating that Von Hindenburg give him enough rope, but Hindenburg evident is afraid Hitler might hang Germany, too.

Just Every Day Sense By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

FIRST of the Simon & Schuster “Novel Novels” is "Blonde Interlude." Following the present mode, the lady in the story is somewhat naughty and has practically no capacity for fidelity. She is a likeable enough person, but does not inspire unabated admiration. Which brings us to the interesting subject of blonds in general and their complete right-about-face in fiction. For the blond once was the personification of innocence and gentility met her in the book. During the days when Mary J. Holmes. Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth and the prolific Bertha M. Clay supplied the thrills for the populace, every blond could be depended upon. It was the dusky beauty who invariably played fast and loose and created the havoc in the story. Her dastardly deeds kept the old-fashioned girls breathless until the very last page. She was a hussy, heartless, cold, filled with a thousand duplicities. a a a BUT the sweet little blond, her foil, always was kind, rumble, polite to the old folks, careful of her reputation and true as steel. She never complained. She never accused. To doubt her faith was to doubt the existence of the stars themselves, she might pale and pine under a load of misunderstandings, but you never could swerve her from her trust in her lover, and the villain got not so much as a glance from her soft eyes, no matter how much cash he had. How our blonds have fallen in fiction! Nowadays you know Tight from the beginning that the fairhaired lady will upset everything, No man is safe from her wiles. She bids us a gay good-bye on the last page, minus her virtue, but with the eligible millionaire safe in her pocket. Within the comparatively short space of twenty years, the popular writers have changed our blonds from plaster saints into sumptuous sinners. They now make evil as romantic and glamorous as they were wont to represent innocence and chastity. But whether she be well behaved or whether she be naughty, there seems to be one rule that is never broken. The blond in fiction always gets her mao.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

M. E. Tracy Says:

Human Ingenuity Will Not Stay Put; Whatever It Can Create, It Can Improve, Modify or Destroy. NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—We live in an era of industrial empires. It is the first of its kind and rests on a wholly new basis of human effort and organization. There always have been empires of one kind or another. Generally speaking, they grew' out of fear, tradition, or belief. Their origin w'as romantic, rather than intelligent. Average people had little part In their formation or control, and, consequently, little benefit from their grandeur. The empires of this era are different. They owe their existence to the ingenuity of humble folk. They were brought into being by inventions, discoveries, and students. They are sustained by mass intelligence. Take steel, the telephone, electricity, or any other thing around which great enterprises have developed, and you will find some genius at the beginning and mass consumption in the end. We are dealing with the first group of empires in which mere human beings, as such, play an important part, and in which individual achievement is being socialized for the common good. These very characteristics, however, constitute a source of weakness.

Motion Is Demanded HUMAN ingenuity will not stay put. Whatever it can create, it can improve, modify, or destroy. Human ingenuity demands motion. That is the basic problem which confronts modern civilization. The speed of present-day machines typifies the speed of presentday ideas. People no longer are content to stand still, whether with regard to habits of life, moral codes, or methods of w'ork. They have contracted a startling faith in change. It is the logical by-product of inventiveness. What people have seen accomplished in the field of mechanics, they want and expect to see accomplished in other fields. They have seen gigantic industries grow up around some new process or device. They have seen other gigantic industries ruined by the same thing. They have come to regard anything as possible in the physical world. They are beginning to wonder whether anything is impossible in the political or social world.

Faith in Miracles TWENTIETH century superstition is fastened to faith in man-made miracles. Russian Communism never could have accomplished what it has without a truly religious complex. The tomb of Lenin has become another shrine. Men simply have to believe in something which is beyond their understanding and which can be depended on to save them from their own follies. The waves of agnosticism which are running high in many places find a curious reflection in this belief that, no matter how blind or stupid the common run of people may be, some genius will arise whenever they need help. You can only wonder where it will all end. a a a Nothing New Created MEANWHILE, it should be perfectly obvious that there are certain principles which never change; that nothing, indeed, can be accepted as a principle in the true sense, if it does change. Human progress is based, not on inventions, as we call them, but on discoveries. Nothing new has been created by man in a fundamental sense. He merely has found and isolated a certain number of elements and learned how to apply a certain number of laws. Scientists are well aware of this. They realize that everything is governed by immutable laws, and that man's only hope of bettering his condition lies in discovering and applying those laws. More than that, they realize that comparatively few laws have been discovered.

& T ?s^ Y ‘ WORLD WAR \ ANNIVERSARY

BRITISH SMASH GERMANS Aug. 27 ON Aug. 27, 1918, British troops continued to smash their way through the strong German positions on the Hindenburg line In Picardy. In the second day of their drive, they gained between three and four miles on a front of more than twenty miles, capturing thousands of prisoners and hundreds of guns. During the day’s fighting they took Cherisy, Vis-en-Artois and the Bois du Sart. French troops, closing in on Roye for several days, finally gained their immediate objective and stormed the town. They followed this up with a wide advance on a twelve-mile front.

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BELIEVE IT or NOT

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Following is the explanation of Ripley’s "Believe It or Not,” w'hich appeared in Friday's Times: Lasting Heat—During my stay in Catania, Sicily, I made the ascent of Mt. Etna, where, in the so-called desert region of the slope, I was shown 'the stream of lava about one-third of a mile

DAILY HEALTH SERVICE One Heart Ailment Is on Increase

This is the second of two articles by Dr. Fishbein on Pain in the Heart. BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of Hygeia, the Health Magazine. ONE of the most serious types of heart disease which seems to be somewhat more frequent now than it used to be, perhaps because of the greatest stress and speed of modern life, is that known as coronary thombosis, or cardiac infraction. In this condition the blood vessels which feed the heart suddenly become blocked and as a result a portion of the tissue of the heart fails to receive the nutrition it needs. The blocking of the vessel of the heart may be caused by a clot or collection of germs brought from elsewhere in the body, or possibly by a sudden change in the wall of the vessel. In such circumstance a person may be killed outright, due to the sudden shock to the mechanism of the heart from the shutting off of the blood supply. If, however, the person recovers from the initial shock, changes

IT SEEMS TO ME by

WHEN Jimmy Walker strapped his sword and buckler on, he told his cheering followers that he was going out to do battle and meet the challenge which had been flung against him. He promised to trade blow for blow. From his fist facts were to fly—facts as hard and compelling as the smooth stones which David sought in the brook before he slew Goliath. And Jimmy was all hot and eager. Not only did he hold out hopes of yet another Armageddon, but he even intimated that he might reach this field on time. Yet what are the sounds which rise today along the front of the Walker Expeditionary Army? We hear no clank of any city hall Excalibur biting into the sharp metal of the charges. Even though we strain our ears, the most which rises from the mayor's encampment is the soft swish of rose petals scrunched to earth, the whine of red tape unrolled continuously, and a low and hesitant voice saying endlessly, “I don't remember.”

On request, sent with stamped addressed envelope, Mr. Ripley will furnish proof of anythin* depicted by him.

wide which was flung out of Mt. Etna during the eruption of 1908--1909. In spite of the elapsed intervals of twenty-four years, the lava still is hot, as I convinced myself by a personal test. An Increase in Value of 1,240,000 Per Cent—The wire of a hair spring which is about a foot long,

gradually may occur in that part of the wall of the heart which has been deprived of the blood supply. These changes are a softening and degeneration of the tissue with perhaps later the formation of a scar or, under other circumstances, a sufficient degeneration to * permit escape of the blood into the wall of the heart or the sac of the heart, usually resulting in death. It is remarkable under these circumstances that as many people as do actually survive such attacks. Dr. Coombs found that 50 per cent of the patients diagnosed as suffering from this disorder survived their attack and that those who did survive lived on for periods which averaged about three years. Cases also have been reported, however, in which they survived four or five years and, in rare instances, even longer. The most significant sign of the onset of this condition is severe, sudden, oppressive, gripping pain radiating into the left arm and even into the neck and lower jaw, and associated with an intense feeling of anxiety or even terror. Physicians have recognized the

An Army Without Banners THE man who sallied forth to meet every accusation and to smash his adversaries has changed his plan slightly. He splits no skulls, but only hairs. Even when His Honor angrily cried out that he would like to "sock” Seabury, he meant no more than that he would like to slap counsel with an injunction. Where are the wisecracks of yesteryear—for this was a!- fellow of infinite wit? Gone, all gone. Jim-1 my isn’t even sidesplitting any more, j Indeed, the Walker brothers seem \ to specialize only in fees and hairs, j They questioned James J. Walker, about one of the several pools into | which he seems to have gazed with j interest. Here was his sturdy and I stanch reply: “I don’t know that—if I did know —but I—my understanding was—in view—there were no questions asked about it. In fact, if I never heard of it again, it would have been ' all right with me. I wouldn't have probably complained about it? "I mean there was no definite agreement about it. ‘We are in it’ was one of those things among gentlemen. From the amount that I got could be computed the amount they had and the amount that I participated in ascertained—l mean the percentage.” There you are. Spoken like a frank and fearless little fellow. Spoken by a man who resents ‘‘inferences" and “innuendoes” and who; wants the issue so clearly drawn that he can meet it with all the j simplicity and cleanliness of a i hound's tooth. a a a Missing Cheering Section | AT least. I mean to say that this , is what Jimmy declared for in! the beginning. All that has changed.i In Albany, James J. Walker seems to miss his cheering section. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt has made His Honor stick to the point. Possibly the courts may rule that in Jimmy’s case this constitutes cruel and unusual -punishment. It generally goes ill with any wandering minstrel when his lute is snatched away and a direct interrogation put into his hands. No man can play a tune upon a simple "Yes” or "No.” Indeed, these are words which the mayor of New York scarcely can articulates. It is so much more comfortable

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weighs only one-fifteenth thousandth of a pound. At this rate a pound of steel wire, costing about $5, will be worth about $62,000 by dint of its conversion into watch springs through human ingenuity. Monday: “The Deserted Village.”

great seriousness of this symptom and have outlined a procedure for the care of such cases in which there is one supreme consideration. That consideration is immediate placing of the patient at rest and securing of complete rest toy the use of proper sedative or narcotic drugs. If such a patient has been kept absolutely quiet for a sufficiently long time to indicate readaptation of the heart to conditions of living, other measures may be used. There are other cases in which pain may occur in the heart, such as hardening of the arteries and degenerative changes of the arteries of the heart, infection of the blood vessels, and ,the various types of rheumatic disease. In every instance, pain must be considered as indication for the most careful and complete examination by a physician who is familiar with the action of the heart and with disorders of that action and their manifestations. Pain is the warning signal and never should be neglected, although sometimes it indicates no really serious trouble. The chances are too great to take.

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

to say “my understanding was.” It would be even more comfortable if Jimmy could just take such an embarrassing word as “Sisto” and turn it into a song cue. Then might he say, to the joy of all within the sound of his voice, “Here’s my answer," and proceed to sing the first verse and two choruses of "Mother Machree.” a a a Robe for Emperor if there were only opportunity for him to be reminded of a story. As things are, it seems to me that James J. Walker stands before the bar of justice clad in nothing but his charm. And to these eyes it looks very much as if it about time for some'urchin to shout, “He hasn't got anything on!” James J. Walker has lived to become a legend and a myth. He was the well beloved of the city of New York. And they said that nothing could disturb the hold which he possessed upon the heart of the magical city. But, though a myth may be years in the making, it can be swept away with the wave of a firm and steady hand. Even Ajax may defy the lightning once too often. It is a long bolt which has no turning. James J. Walker himself has removed the contest from the open meadows where the trumpets blow and sought seclusion in the swamps. In a spiritual sense he Is a fugitive as much as Sherwood, for he has not been wiHing to face the issue of the facts. He is not fighting for his good name and his honor. Every recent move has been to bring about a stalemate rather than a victory.. It is evident that by now James J. Walker wouuld be content with a great deal less than vindication. He has been reduced to the point where he willing to accept a meager “not proved.” Moneys received from Sisto and others are admitted. The best the mayor presents in his own' behalf is that he made no return for these “beneficences.” And so in the eyes of many. Armageddon has come down to a paltry 7 squabble as to whether the evidence points to Jimmy the venal or Jimmy the moocher. (Copyright. 1832. by The Timet)

_AUG. 27, 1932

SCIENCE BY DAVID DIETZ

Astronomers Hope to Gain Valuable Knowledge From Aug. 31 Eclipse. IMPORTANT observations which astronomers hope to make during the total eclipse of the sun on Aug. 31. can be classified under ten headings. They are as follows: ONE: Determination of the exg.ct position of the moon at the time of the eclipse and the exact time at which the eclipse begins and ends. This information is exceedingly valuable in checking theories of the motions of the moon. Although the equations for the moon's motion are veritable marvels of mathmatics, there still are some irregularities in the motion of the moon which have not been accounted for. TWO: Direct phonography of the eclipse. The shape and appearance of the solar prominence and the corona are important. The solar prominences are great red tongues of fiery gases extending up from the sun’s atmosphere or chromosphere. At the time of eclipse, they extend beyond the dark disc of the moon. The corona is the great silvery halo around the sun, which becomes visible only during an eclipse. THREE: Photography of the sky around the eclipse. The brighter stars become visible during an eclipse. One of the chief verfications ol the Einstein theory is that these star images are shifted frqjn their proper places during an eclip.se. Such photographs are made at each eclipse, as a further check on the theory. Such photos also are checked for possible appearance of a planet closer to the sun than Mercury, the closest known planet. BUB Corona Is Measured FOUR: Spectroscopic observation of the reversing layer, chromosphere, and corona. The reversing layer is a layer of cooler gases in the sun between the sun's surface or photosphere and the sun’s upper atmosphere or chromosphere. The spectroscope is essentionally a collection of prisms which splits the light into a rainbow or spectrum. The nature of this spectrum reveals important facts about the part of the sun from which it originates. FIVE: Measurements of the intensity of the light of the corona and of the intensity of sunlight in general during the partial phases of the eclipse. SIX: Measurements of the amount of heat given off by the corona. SEVEN: Observation of the amount of polarization in the light of the corona. So much attention is paid to the corona for a number of reasons, chief among which are the facts that the corona becomes visible only during a total eclipse of the sun and that the nature of the corona still is a puzzle to astronomers. The chemical elements composing the corona and their physical condition are not yet understood. EIGHT: Observations of the moon's shadow along the earth, particularly the so-called shadow bands or moving wave-like shadows which appear. NINE: Meteorological observations to record changes in temperature, barometric pressure, wind direction or velocity and so on, during the eclipse. TEN: Tests of the effect of the eclipse upon radio transmission.

The Shadow Bands FOR many years the shadow bands constituted a mystery. They are wavy streaks of light and shadow which appear along the ground just before and after the moment of totality. Astronomers now are convinced that the shadow bands are an atmospheric phenomenon. On a winter day, if you notice a patch of sunlight on the fjoor when the rays of the sun have entered the room through a window over a hot radiator, it will be noticed that the patch of sunlight is marked by moving wavy streaks of light and shadow. This is because a column of air is rising from the hot radiator. This moving air is of varying density and so the sunlight, which falls on the floor is coming through a layer of ai r of varying density. This causes changes in the amount of illumination on the floor and produces the moving wave-like shadows. The shadow bands, it is now believed, are caused in the same way. It is believed that there are streaks of varying density i n the air and that these move along with the wind. Ordinarily, they cause no shadows, because the sun’s disc is so large that a variety of shadows are caused, all of which run together and so become blurred. However, just before or after the moment of totality, the light of the sun is coming from a narrow crescent of sun and as a result the shadows are sharp and noticeable.

People’s Voice

Editor Times—l wish to thank you for the interest you have taken toward radio station WJED of the Thirty-first Street Baptist cfturch, which I think would be a grand thing for the public. I rhink such a station is very essential and should be established. Thanking you again for the interest taken in the Rev. Mr. Coers and his radio station. CHARLES B. FAUST. 1317 Edgemont avenue. Edotor Times—l am living across the street from the Thirtf-first Street Baptist church, of which the Rev. Morris Coers is the pastor. I want to state that I am very much in sympathy with him in his radio station and I want to take this opportunity of expressing my views. I am a member of his church and approve his efforts and your stand in the matter. J. H. LAUGHNER. 901 West Thirty-first street.

Daily Thoughts

He that sacrificeth with any god. save unto the Lord only, he shatll be utterly destroyed.—Exodus 22:20. Oh, it were better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men!—Dan ton. *'