Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 241, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 February 1934 — Page 17

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It Seems to Me By Heywood Broun IT is, of course, perfectly pLain today that violently opposing forces are struggling for mastery of Europe. The street fighting in Paris and the even b'oodier Austrian civil war are tokens of this state of ferment. And I do not see how anybody can fail to regret the dead and the njured. They have fallen to such small purpose. Nothing was settled by the violence which Paris knew for a couple of days. I doubt extremely whether the battle of Karl Marx apartment house in Vienna will be truly decisive. A deeper conflict goes on. The street fighting is merely the symbol. Revolutions are not won at the barricades, no matter wnat the revolutionaries tell you. The Austrian upheaval is peculiarly unfortunate because Mr Dollfuss seems ready to do the work for Hitler without giving that gen-

tleman trouble so much as turning a hand. Fascism is making its heavy yoke felt throughout middle Europe. Those who condemn it ought to be reminded of the share in the responsibility which is held by the allied nations. a a a A Little Too Lenient IWENT to a dinner the other night at which Lord Marley spoke. Among other things he stated that England, France and America must remember that they are partially responsible for the subsequent succession of Hitler. They had made terms

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which crippled Germany. But it seems to me that ‘■partially responsible" is a mild way of putting it. In my mind. Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson not only made Hitler possible but inevitable. The position of the Allies as accessories before the fact is even more palpable in regard to Austria. The treaty of Versailles cut and maimed that nation and left it in so ill a condition that there hardly could be expected healthful and peaceful government. It is very hard to unscramble omelets no matter how great a mess they may be. But surely the time is ripe for another peace conference. It may be said that at such gatherings the plain people are always betrayed by their chiefs and their leaders, but, speaking bluntly, nothing could be much worse than the provocative settlement which has kept Europe at war or on the verge of it ever since peace was signed. It is indeed a misnomer to speak of the peace treaty. The nations did not make peace. They merely called for time out to bind up their wounds and bleed awhile, and now they are at it again. a a a The Blue Danube THE huge guns take their toll in Vienna. Walls and men and women go down before the artillery. but these guns will not say the last word. The cause of the Socialists will live. It is more powerful than the might of the munitions makers. It seems a singularly fruitless thing for France to suggest at this tete date that she may go to the help of Austria. The presence of a French invading force hardly would be the precise element to make for peaceful and happy settlement. The time to help Austria was back in 1919, when she was dismembered through the treaty. Granted the amount of damage already done and the difficulty of undoing the mistakes of Versailles, it certainly is not wholly impassible for the European nations to meet again and form a more equitable treaty. a a a Before the Conflict THE best kind of peace treaty is the one which does not come right after the close of a general conflict. Even if the motives of the negotiations were above reproach, one does not get at such a time ♦he finest sort of vision and clear-mindedness. Clemenceau himself, if he were alive and had It to do over again, would watch his step and avoid blunders which left even his own beloved France in danger and in turmoil. There is a great need of talk in the world today. People say "no talk, but action." and to some action means shooting cannon balls. It would be more to the point to assemble the representatives of the peoples of Europe around the table and turn them loose in a month's debate. Nobody will deny the unsatisfactory nature of the European political scheme as it stands, or rather totters, at the present. The only thing which has been so far neglected is to reshape it. Somebody should begin. Copyright. 1934. by The Times*

' " *”l| Your Health BY OR. MORRIS FISHBEIN ■

THE most serious of all heart ailments, angina pectoris, is far more likely to attack men than women, and is apparently the result of the unusual strain of an active life A sharp, cutting pain in the heart with a terrific feeling of apprehension is a distinguishing mark of the dsease. Probably no other malady gives to the person who has it such a certain feeling of impending death. . . , The majority of competent authorities who have investigated thus disease emphasize the fact that the duration of life after angina pectoris once develops is from four to five years. The length of time a person will live depends, of course, on a considerable number of factors, but most of all no doubt on his individual will power. This it is that permits hi mto control himself under various conditions. The celebrated John Hunter, one of the most famous of British physicians, said, when he had the disease, that he was at the mercy of any idiot who chose to anger him. • * * IN a study of the records of 141 patients who died from angina pectoris it was found that in the majority of cases this condition comes on late in life. More than 85 per cent of those who develop the disease get it after they are 50 years old. While it may be associated with high blood pressure. the blood pressure need not necessarily be excessive. It is found that those with a moderately high blood pressure live just as long as those with a low or high blood pressure. Apparently overweight was not significant in relationship to angina pectoris, because it was found that patients who were overweight lived just about as long with this disease as those who were underweight. In angina pectoris sudden and unexpected death occurs frequently. The death, in the large percentage of cases, is due to some interference with the blood supply to the heart. When a Dlood vessel of the heart becomes blocked, the condition called coronary thrombosis develops. a tan A PERSON with a heart weakened by the occurrence of a disease of this kind is especially prone to a fatal result should he develop any other disease simultaneously. Patients with angina pectoris have died of brain hemorrhage, bronchopneumonia, cancer and similar conditions. Fortunately, the medical profession has developed methods of giving relief to the severe and agonizing pain associated with this disease. There are certain drug* which, if taken immediately, put a prompt stop to the pain. No patient, however, with a serious cramp-like pain in the heart ever should attempt to treat himself. Neither should he consider the pam something temporary and. therefore, requiring no study. Any severe pain in the heart is a serious matter and should have the earliest possible competent medical attention.

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‘INDIANA’S GIFTS TO GOVERNMENT’

This is the third of a series of articles on Hoosier Statesmen. Today’s story concerns Thomas R. Marshall, vice-president under Woodrow Wilson, and originator of the famous cigar wisecrack. a a a a a a BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer INDIANA enjoys the distinction of being the only state producing a Vice-President of the United States who, while holding that selfeffacing post, produced a remarkable remark which has become historic. The Vice-President accomplishing this feat was, of course, Thomas Riley Marshall. The remark was a typical Hoosierism, filled with that common sense and homely wisdom which has marked the public utterance of the more forthright Indiana men of affairs. It was made at a time when persons who could not foresee the early nineteen thirties, thought that they were in dire plight. Then, as now, solutions for the problem were rampant. So Mr. Marshall offered the one which was to make him long remembered among the wisecracked who really were wise. “What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar."

Perhaps if he were alive today and could listen to or read about certain senatorial talk coming from a latter-day Hoosier “statesman,” Mr. Marshall would revamp his saying into something about “jitney critics." But Mr. Marshall was a kindly man. As Governor and Vice-Presi-dent, he kept the common touch and in the style of a Christian gentleman he hated the sin and not the sinner. He got along with President Woodrow Wilson when many of his colleagues failed. a a a MINGLING ability with affability, Mr. Marshall came close to fulfilling Aristotle’s definition of the “magnanimous man." Perhaps it was because if America does have an aristocracy of birth, he sprang from it. His mother was a direct descendant of the famous Charles Carroll of Carrollton, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. On his father’s side, the family kinship was with such men as Chief Justice John Marshall of the United States supreme court, the one man who did more singlehanded molding of American institutions than any other. Oddly enough, Mr. Marshall was to campaign against the great Hoosier scholar-statesman, Albert J. Beveridge, whose writings on Marshall have became an American classic. Founder of the family in Indiana was Riley Marshall, grandfather of the Vice-President. He acquired 640 acres of land in Grant county, including the present site of Marion. Thomas Riley Marshall was born at North Manchester, Wabash county. March 14, 1854. He attended the public schools and then entered Wabash college, Crawfordsville, where he was graduated A. B. 1873 and A. M. 1876. He was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa key, the fraternity being the famed scholastic honor society founded by his kinsman, Chief Justice Marshall. Mr. Marshall was admitted to the Indiana bar on his twenty-first

Greta Garbo Scores Great Triumph in New Film

“f-'vUEEN CHRISTINA" gives Greta Garbo the best acting opportunity of her screen career. In this photoplay Miss Garbo establishes herself, beyond any contradiction, as a tremendously fine and sensitive dramatic and romantic actress. In several of her former ve-

hides, I was of the opinion that Miss Garbo did not completely develop the character and that she was merely being the "great Garbo" instead of the character. A s the lonely and love- starved Queen of Sweden. Miss Garbo rises to heights of honpst acting in the

world of make-believe. This is the first time I have considered her acting great. She measures up to the demands of being a real queen. With equal ease and assurance, she makes the queen a woman, longing for love and finally taking it where she finds it. In several tempestuous and human love scenes with John Gilbert as the Spanish envoy. Miss Garbo dresses the queen in a long flowing gown, similar to that used by the late Sarah Bernhardt as Camille when she makes love to Armand. tt tt tt AS USUAL. Miss Garbo poses a great deal in these scenes and she uses to splendid advantage several moments of pantomime which are delicious. Watch her hands as she fondles the furniture in the bedroom at the inn after she has had her first adventure in love with Gilbert. This could and would have been plainly indecent in the hands of a less capable actress, but she. lifts it to such heights of emotional and heart appealing drama that her love experiences take on a sort of spiritual meaning. • Garbo does splendidly when, with pathetic but plain and simple acting, she renounces her throne to be happy with a Spaniard. She rises again to new heights with her quiet acceptance of the tragic death of her lover. Here Garbo is revealed as a resourceful and as a great actress. a a tt Theater Changes Hands EARL CUNNINGHAM today announced that the Fountain Square Theater Company which operates the Fountain Square and Sanders theaters have taken over the Granada. The Granada is now closed and being cleaned and recarpeted for

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‘Lovable Thomas R. Marshall—He Made 5-Cent Cigar Famous

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birthday and began the practice of law at Columbia City. For thirty years he practiced law there. a a a IN a strong Republican district, Mr. Marshall stuck to the Democratic party. He was defeated when he ran for prosecutor in 1880. In 1896-98, he was Twelfth district Democratic chairman. Forty years of Democratic politics found him always on the liberal side. In the 1908 campaign, he led his party to victory by being elected Governor, serving from 1909 to 1913. As with others in the past and now, Governor Marshall became a figure in the national political picture. A commentary on his regime reads as follows: “It is sufficient to say that Indiana had a thoroughly progressive administration during the four years. His record as Governor not only strengthened the party in the confidence of the people so as to insure the victory to the state ticket in 1912, but it made Thomas R. Marshall cne of the dominant figures in the middle west, and as such his selection as running mate of Woodrow Wilson was justified not only on the score of political expediency, but by real fitness for the responsibilities and possibilities of that office.” He was renominated for the office of Vice-President at the St. Louis convention ot 1916 and his second term as Vice-President was extended from 1917 to 1921. He returned to Indianapolis when the Democrats lost power, and died here June 1, 1925. a a a ANOTHER Hoosier statesman once was called by a somewhat caustic critic a “lovable humbug.” Drop the “‘old humbug” and you have a one-word description of Vice-President Marshall. He was lovable.” Growing old gracefully, he retained the merry twinkle in his eyes and the wit which delighted Washington during the dark and trying days of the World war. It was Marshall who kept se-

a formal opening tentatively set for Feb. 25. New Western Electric equipment is being installled so as to give the theater first class sound. Mr. Cunningham is general manager of the three theaters operated by the Fountain Square Theater Company. Other theaters today offer: "Alice in Wonderland’’ at the Apollo; Ross and Ayers on the stage and "I Like It That Way” on the screen at the Lyric; "Fashion Follies of 1934” at the Circle; "The Student Prince” on the stage with George Hassell and Gertrude Lang and "Hi. Nellie ’ on the screen at the Indiana and "Devil Tiger” at the Ambassador. u tt JOHN GILBERT as the Spanish envoy rather underplays his part at times, but is effective in his love scenes with the queen. You also will notice that Miss Garbo is before the camera most of the time and that she has more

scenes with more people than ever before. One objection I have had of her in the past is that she see min gly insisted on too many closeups with her leading man. She does not seem to be a bit cast conscious this time, but entirely at home working with so many people. Lewis stone as the devoted ad-

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viser of the queen turns in a masterful and touching performance. Others in support of the principals are lan Keith, C. Aubrey Smith, Elizabeth Young, George Renevent, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Ferdinand Munier. "Queen Christina” is a joy to the eye as it has been skillfully and beautifully photographed. If you are interested in architecture, you will find yourself lost in admiration in the great rooms of the palace. Many of the winter out-of-door shots are masterpieces. Even the scenes in the inn have lots of beauty I am glad at last that Miss Garbo measures up to the demands of a great actress. To me she always seemed to be posing. She never seemed to really get down to earth. This time, she is every bit a woman as well as a queen. She makes you understand her human problems and when she leaves the straight and narrow path, you are rather inclined to sympathize chan criticise. Now at Loew s Palace. SSO in Cigarets Stolen Theft of cigarets valued at *SO from a truck operated by Nate Nasser, Carmel, was reported to police last night.

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When Woodrow Wilson ruled the land, that charming Hoosier statesman, Thomas R. Marshall, was Vice-President. To him goes the honor of doing a good job and keeping his temper about it throughout the strenuous days of the World war.

rene during those parlous periods when President Wilson seemed so uncertain about war and peace. He met the slogans such as “He kept us out of war” and “Making the world safe for democracy," with things in lighter vein such as his cigar comment. An active member of the Ma-

CONCERT TO FEATURE ROTARY LADIES’ NIGHT Horn of Music to Be Presented by Chicago Company. The Chicago concert company will present an hour of music at the ladies’ night party of the Rotary Club Tuesday at the Claypool. Following the dinner, dance music will be furnished by the Indiana Vagabonds. Prizes will be awarded in both auction and contract bridge. YOUTH TO BE DISCUSSED Westside Brotherhood to Hear High School Principal. W. G. Gingery, principal of Washington high school, will speak on "Youth’s Problems” at the observation of "Washington Night” by the Westside Brotherhood Tuesday at 901 North Belle Vieu place. There will be a pitcii-In supper at 7. BRIDGE AND EUCHRE SET Parent-Teachers to Hold Party at School 2. The Parent-Teachers Association of School 2 at 700 North Delaware street, will hold a bridge and euchre party at the school tonight at 8.

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sonic lodge, upon his retirement from public life he continued the vice-presidential practice of laying corner stones. Shortly before he died, he officiated at such ceremonies at Racine, Wis., where he took the occasion to mildly censure those

Brings Home Bacon

Good Bishop Has Difficulty With Errant Morsel at White House Dinner; Finally Triumphs. BY GEORGE ABELL Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Bishop Atwood, formerly of Arizona, sat, demure and modest, one of the seventy-six guests at a formal White House dinner. The bishop approvingly eyed the pink snapdragons and buddleia which decorated the table, chatted discreetly with dinner companions. A servant interrupted the conversation to present Bishop Atwood with a filet mignon on a gold platter.

The bishop lifted a mouthful of filet mignon, but suddenly observed to his dismay that a large piece of bacon had been curled around the meat. The bacon now curled from the bishop’s mouth, despite his heroic efforts with knife and fork. Neighbors of the Arizona prelate would have assisted him, but w’ere awed by his venerable aspect. The struggle between bishop and bacon finally culminated in a victory for the church, as His Grace swallowed the entire rasher.

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who would let their lodge replace the church. “We must support the churches," he said, and then bending close to his audience lowered his voice. “We must stick to the church even if we do think they are teaching a lot of things we know are not so.”

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WEARING a gold-laced uniform with gold embroidered cuffs and a dress sword which rattled against his calves, slim, black-mustached Ambassador Saito of Japan presented his credentials to President Roosevelt. Saito's presentation took place in record time after his arrival in the capital. The envoy has been anxious to expedite formalities so as to seriously study the international situation here. The preceding night, he was a guest of honor at a dinner given by the secretary of state. “But he hasn’t presented his credentials,” protested a protocol officer. "Well, we know he’s going to be ambassador,” smiled a state department officer. So Saito—not yet officially presented —went to an official dinner, a breach of the customary etiquet which caused a few stifled gasps in ultra-finicky circles. . tt tt tt Addressing President Roosevelt, Envoy Saito stressed a point which caused nods of satisfaction among his entourage. "Our vast mutual trade,” he remarked, “the largest between any two countries on the Pacific, is highly valuable to both our nations.’’ President Roosevelt, replying courteously, assented: "It is our constant desire that, by co-operation, all the countries of the Pacific region may continue to enjoy peace and may attain conditions of abiding prosperity.” As he issued from his conference at the White House, His Japanese excellency donned a magnificent plumed hat which slid rakishly over one eye, and caused an irreverent bystander to ask: "Where did he get that hat? Oh, where did he get that hat? Minister Leonard asTROM of Finland, benevolent as a placid sardine fisherman, ambled into the state department yesterday and was handed a piece of parchment by state department officials. After scanning the paper, Envoy Astrom nodded sagely, and took up a pen. It was a treaty of peace and commerce between Finland and the United States. "Sign here, please, Mr. Minister!” he was advised. Finnish Minister Astrom wrote "finie” to the pact. It is now officially in effect.

Second Section

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Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler IT would be nice if all the people would heed Mr. Roosevelt's recent reminder to the students of Emory university in Atlanta that fair play and square deal would solve most of the problems of the country because then larceny and greed would cease to be and people would leave their doors unlocked. Presumably, too, a man would quit earning money as soon as his conscience told him that he nad his fair share, which, on a per capita basis, would be $l5O, or some such figure. You can find the exact amount in some book. The trouble is. however, that people have so long been trained to do the best they can for theniselves and to assume that anything which they do not nail down wih be taken from them, that the terms "fair play" and “square deal" have assumed a funny

meaning, comparable to that of the term sportsmanship as it is used in connection with heavy, weight championship prize fights. I always found the spoitsmen connected with the heavyweight championship very cynical and inclined to smirk and sneer when they spoke of the ideal of sportsmanship. I have noticed a similar attitude among practical lawyers around the courts toward the word “justice." and it is my feeling, victim that I am of environment, that if in buying a house or a plot of land from another man, I should say, “Never mind the warranty; your word is good enough for me,” he

might take an unfair advantage of my trust and do me a great wrong. I encountered a group of people in Norfolk. Va., last winter, though, who were said to live by the ideal which Mr. Roosevelt proposed, and to find great happiness under this plan. They were called Dunkards and were of Dutch origin, I believe. The other men in the market spoke highly of them and showed them great respect, but the Ideal of fair play and the square deal were so unlike the principles of the non-Dunkards, who were American business men of the average kind, that they regarded the Dunkards as queer people. a a a He Couldn't Compete ,<r I 'HEY have their colony of farms," said my -1- friend and guide who owned a big store in the Norfolk market, “and they live together in this group not only for religious and social reasons but for protection. I do not mean that there is any hostility to them which makes it necessary for them to band together to resist violence. It is merely that if a Dunkard, with his strict business morals and his scrupulous honesty were to try to go it alone in a world of average people he soon would lose everything he had. He couldn't compete against the accepted methods of business because he would be strictly square in all his dealings and would assume that every one would treat him the same way. “Together, they can do business on even terms. One Dunkard doesn’t cheat or steal from another and they take no such elaborate precautions against larceny in their dealings among themselves as other people do. The other people who have dealings with the Dunkards know they can be trusted to the penny not only because they are honest people but also because they do not go in for extravagance and therefore aren’t likely to run up debts beyond their prospects. a a a He's Ousted Now "VTOW and again a Dunkard does go wrong, of TN course. But when one Dunkard goes wrong, the rest of them run him out of the order, pay his debts and warn every or.e they can reach that he is not one of them any more. They had a fellow who went wrong some time ago and left town owing money here and there. The Dunkards considered his debts to be their debts and went around inquiring until they got them all together. Then they paid them all off and announced that thereafter he was on his own and not one of them any more. “They are a strange lot,” my friend said of the colony of people who were living according to the rule of conduct which Mr. Roosevelt prescribed as a cure for most of the ills of the United States. Mr. Roosevelt’s suggestion could give a nation the horrors if it were applied retroactively. It would be just like someone to say: “Well, for a starter, we have got to give back the Panama Canal.” (Copyright. 1934. bv United Feature Syndicate. Inc.)

ONE of the greatest mysteries in the universe is the other side of the moon. We have no way of knowing what the other side looks like, though we assume it must look somewhat like the side we do see. We see only one side of the moon because the moon rotates on its own axis in exactly the same length of time it revolves around the earth. Consequently, it is turning on its axis as fast as it is moving through the sky and so it always keeps the same face toward us. It takes the moon approximately twenty-seven days and seven hours to make one revolution around the earth, and one rotation on its own axis. Due to the earth’s motion around the sun, however, it is twenty-nine days and twelve hours from one new moon to the next. While we see only one side of the moon, due to certain irregularities of the moon’s motions, we see a little more than half the surface of the moon. These irregularities result in oscillations known technically as librations. tt tt n THE librations of the moon are of three kinds. One, due to the angle at which the axis of rotation of the moon is tipped with respect to its orbit, permits us sometimes to see a little beyond the north pole of the moon and at other times a little beyond the south pole. The second is caused by the fact that the moon is sometimes a little fast and sometimes a little slow in its motions around the earth. Asa result, we sometimes see a little further around the eastern edge of the moon and sometimes a little around the western edge. The third libration is known as the diurnal libration. This results from the fact that at the time of rising and setting the moon js so situated that we look a little over its upper edge, seeing more of it at times than we do when the moon is high in the sky. The moon has a diameter of 2,160 miles, slightly more than one-fourth that of the earth. The moon is composed of material which, as a whole, is about as dense as the materials making up the crust of the earth, but only about 60 per cent as the materials making up the earth as a whole. Asa result, the mass of the moon is only about one-eight-ieth that of the earth. The force of gravity on the surface of the moon is only one-sixth as strong as it is on earth. A person who could jump four feet into the air on earth would be able to leap to a height of twenty-four feet on the moon. a tt tt rpo our unaided eyes the moon appears as though A it must be a sort of enchanted fairyland, but modem astronomy reveals that the surface of the moon is barren and lifeless. For there is neither air nor water upon the moon. The moon’s surface for the most part is extremely broken and largely covered with circular formations which resemble volpanoes somewhat and therefore are known as craters. There are ten mountain ranges upon the moon. These are extremely rugged. Peaks rise to height* of 5,0000, 10,000 and even 15,000 feet. A few are even higher. The largest range, known as the lunar Apennines, extends in a great curve for 640 mile* and includes more than 3,000 tali peaks.

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