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It Seems to Me By Heywood Broun rT has become evident that in order to start a 1 political faction in any par, of the worid the first necessity us to buy a shirt. Some of the more outstandine colors already have been reserved. The ereen the brown, the black and the red hate been spoken for. But the faction which I would like to see organized by somebody else, I hope) will be concerned not with the color but rather with the contour of the organization-identifying garment, in other words, how about a group to be called “The

Stuffed Shirts of the United States”? It eventually could become an international organization. Asa matter of fact, it already is. but there is a lack of constitutional dues and a ditty. I don't know whether it is fair to nay that America would be the prime recruiting ground. “Stuffed Shirtism” has had a remarkable growth in the last four or five years, and the movement is not confined to people of a single economic or political belief. u v n Enlistment by Units TO be sure, certain organizations could be taken over

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practically bodily. Ever- member of the D. A. R. and practically every member of the Sons of the American Revolution is potentially a “stuffed shirt" in stood standing—that is. he should be considered guilty until such time as he can prove himself innocent. But, it is not very difficult to name a certain number of liberal, semi-liberal and even \lolently radical 'stuffed shirts.” The chief identifying mark of a “stuffed shirt is an entire absence of the time sense, t have known many men and women whose instincts were excellent and whose views seemed to me admirable, and yet. they could pour cold water on a cause simply through an inability to sit dow-n at the right place. There may have been orations which remained fresh, clear, convincing and inspiring even unto the fifth or sixth hour. I have not heard such a speech. Possibly my testimony is not the most accurate available, since I walk out on all speeches at the end of an hour. That is enough—indeed, far too much —for any man. It may be observed that the great masterpieces of oratory- are all singularly short. When a speaker actually has his feet upon the mount you may depend upon it that a few words will do the work of manv. There is a majesty in brevity. It is the sign of the clear and inspired thinker. Only those who grow confused need to ramble on and on and on. The “stuffed shirt" is a gentleman with an exaggerated sense of his own personal importance in whatever movement he chooses to espouse. He feels that he is not only the first word but the last. n n a The Cloak of Sanctity AND over himself he casts the cloak of sanctity. To some extent the phrase “stuffed shirt" has been used as an interchangeable synonym for "hypocrite.” I ripplore this lack of nicety in language. Hypocrites and “stuffed shirters" are not the same thing at all. For instance, a first-class hypocrite must, have a certain amount of cleverness and a great deal of charm. If his protestations and postures ar® too markedly false the man is not more than a feeble faker and undeserving of the name ‘ hypocrite." High offire in all lands has beeen eained again and again by hypocrites. No matter how villainous their function in history, you have to give these boys credit for being clever up to the point w-here they werp found out. But the “stuffed shirt" Is recognizable as just that. From the moment he clears his throat and says “Mr. Toastmaster” he is capable of fooling only one person in the world. He is a victim of selfdeception. Some might grant him the possession of at least one virtue. That all depends on how you are going to classify “sincerity." It seems to me very unscientific to pretend that sincerity is in every case an excellent, quality. It is a purely negative thing until you have some inkling of the direction in which it is functioning. For instance. some of the classical rogues and rascals of the world have beeen utterly sincere. There have been any number of sincere murderers. People who go ir for torture and other forms of cruelty are obviously dedicated to their point of view. Race prejudice in its meanest forms often has behind it a very mountain of sincere belief. B B B Sincerity at Its Worst IT may be that it is the very stuffing of the shirt of which we have been speaking. Obviously the true member of the clan is very full of something. and I believe the thing which puffs him out is a combination of pride in himself and enthusiasm for something either silly or monstrous, or both. The great advantage of organizing this faction is that where two or three stuffed shirts are gathered tocether then comes the tug of war. They are not people who can live in amity with their own kind. They suffocate one another. If it is only possible to get them all into the same lodee they will leave such a small number of survivors that th® world will be able to attend to them without much fuss or friction. (Copvrisht. 193*. bv The Times)

Your Health BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

\ BIRTHMARK mav be a useful thing for purpose of identification, or it mav be of particular value to you as a beauty spot, if it happens to be a dark dot on your cheek, chin or shoulder blade. But there are several types of birthmarks, and about as many superstitions regarding them. And you'll find very few persons without birthmarks at nil. Whenever a baby has a strawberry mark, its mother is likely to remember an uncontrolled appetite which she had for strawberries, which was unsatisfied. If the baby has a hairy and pigmented mole, the mother may have some memory of being frightened by a mouse or a dog. Sometimes a baby is born with a skin that resembles in spots that of a fish, and there are innumerable superstitions about fish. But all these birthmarks are merely malformations of the tissues, and they are not related in any way to mental causes. * * M MOST birthmarks, il not too extensive, are not dangerous to health and are treated easily by modern scientific methods. In most cases, they are made up of small blood vessels. When they are flat with the surface of the skin, they are a port wine color and are called port wine marks. If they are raised above the surface of the skin and are soft and spongy, they resemble strawberries and are called strawberry marks. There is only one type of birthmark that may have potential danger—that is the mole which is bluish-black or slate colored and which varies in size from that of a pinhead to several inches in diameter. If this type of mole becomes irritated, it may grow suddenly and develop into a serious form of cancer. m mm CASES of this type have been reported in medical articles. If such a mole occurs on a part of the body on which it is likely to be irritated, it should have prompt treatment. It has been found, through recent investigations, that the strawberry birthmark is treated best with radium and the best time to do this is during the first few years of life. The skin of the young child heaia praaptip, -

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THE MONUMENTS OF LITERATURE

Tbt i the second of a series of art icles written exclusively for Times readers and rivinr a comprehensive background of literature regarded as classical masterpieces. Today s article reviews the Old Testament. BBS BY TRISTRAM COFFIN, Times Staff Writer THE saddest and yet the richest lament passed dow-n the ages is that of the stem patriarch Moses and his oppressed people. The plaintive wail of a scattered race, persecuted and narassed. sounds through the pages of the Old Testament like an eternal chant. By turns bathed in the half light of mysticism and lighted by the rigorous glow of religious fervor, no literary period represents so many styles and viewpoints as the Old Testament. It is infused by the colorful flavor of the Orient and the robustness of the almost barbaric Occident. It represents tales and legends passed by word of mouth from generation to generation and venerated by the patient toil of monks of a later daf<. Scientists have traced developments in the Old Testament, not classified until much later. Many authors such as Gals.vorthv have attempted to write the history of a family surrounded by the conflicts of society, but the poetic epic of the Jewish rare is unparalleled in the western world.

Through the Old Testament runs a melancholy dirge that shows a tremendous capacity and inclination for pain. Aside from that it is a poetic history of a people, driven out of their native land and forced to become a distracted nomad band. The fear of Jehovah and the stern discipline of Moses kept the tribe struggling together toward the goal of the promised land. Such powerful motivations as religion, persecution, and battling the elements themselves furnish magnificent dramatic possibilities. There are few scenes in all literature such as the one in which troubled and weary Moses, a grand figure, stands on the mountain top as a storm thunders about him, praying to his deity for guidance. There is a strength in that scene w-hich makes contemporary literature pale into anemic scribblings of immature boys. Critics have frequently pointed out that the best art is created by those w-ho have suffered tremendous mental and physical pain. b b a THERE is a quality so human in the Old Testament, as the people, perplexed and sorely troubled, look w-ith weary hope for solutions, that it lives again in the minds of the reader. When Job shouts forth, sobbing curses upon his God, he might be the broken, disillusioned man of today crying from sheer hysteria.

‘Da vid Ha rum ’Ra ted Rest of All U. S.-Made Movies BY WALTER D. HICKMAN

'T'ODAY is award day—simply because you and thousands of others have agreed upon the wholesome entertainment value of Will Rogers in ‘David Harum.” Into my own and private hall of fame today, I am placing “David Harum.” It's going down as the best all-round American-made movie from an entertainment standpoint I have ever seen, either silent or talking. I can show you scores of letters and can relate conversations with those who have seen this picture to almost prove that this "award” of mine is a landslide. Just a short time ego, we received word from Kenneth Collins, manager of the Apollo, that "David Harum” would start its fourth and final week at his theater tomorrow. Passing the Apollo shortly after the first show yesterday, the doorman confided that "they were standing up.” This is a great record. It is interesting to see a talkie bring American literature to the screen in a human way. Mark Twain and James Whitcomb Riley have not been treated, well on the screen. ‘The Connecticut Yankee” is the only exception. B "David Harum” is a personal triumph for Will Rogers. Thousands will always remember him for his grand performance in the picture. "David Harum” should be the best movie of the year from a standpoint of human values and Mr. Rogers should be the leading actor or the screen when this movie year is over.

Tradition Is Maintained WITH the presentation of “The Rock" at 7 Sunday night at the Sutherland Presbyterian churcn. Twenty-eighth street and Guilford avenue, the Sutherland Players are maintaining the tradition established eight years •ARMY SLUM' LISTED FOR FEAST BY LEGION Auxiliary and Friends of Hugh Copsey Post Will Be Guests. Hugh Copsev post No. 361, American Legion, will serve the traditional “army slum" at a supper for the auxiliary and fnends tomorrow night at Edgewood grade school. Cooks will be Matt Harris and Fred H. Foster, post commander. Entertainment will be provided by Jack and Max Danner. James Wheatley and Robert Hacker. Plans for a joint sponsorship of the post and parent council of Edgewood Boy Scout troop will be presented by Charles W. Miller, Forrest C. Davis and B. J. Willis. KICK THWARTS BANDIT Trolley Car Operator's Uplifted Boot Prevents Robbery. A threatened drop-kick on a bandit's nose saved Herschell Lewsader. 46. of 1616 Brookside avenue, operator of a Brookside trolley, from a holdup last night at Twentieth and Olneys streets. Lewsader told police that a bandit with a gun attempted to board his car with a demand for money. Lewsader halted the man on the car steps with an uplifted boot,- The hppffot rlytrliirri luok °pj fUt*

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Old Testament Is Poetic Epic Unparalleled in History

Superstition, chicanery, humor, and religious fervor thread through the pages, but rarely romantic love. Romantic love was a development of a later civilization. Scientists have studied the frantic predictions of thp prophets and the miracles performed to find the key to the sweeping fervor of religion. Whatever may have been the weaknesses of Old Testament characters, they had staunch spirits that cried out an unbroken faith in their deity. No better description of early civilization and modes of living are found than in the Old Testament. The hierarchy of religion and state, the rural struggle against pestilence and famine, the cruel domination of the Pharaohs and methods of warfare are depicted. The pragmatic wisdom of Solomon and the rich pageantry of his court, the friendship of Jonathan and David and the faith of Ruth have given literature models that have been used over and over again. tt tt tt ''l''He Psalms which gave solace JL to the bleeding hearts of the Jews years ago, still offer powerful surcease from sorrow 7, although the actual conditions of life are vastly changed. “One generation passeth a way, and other generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever,’’ spoken

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ago of presenting an outstanding religious drama during Lent. At that time they presented Mary Hamlin's play. "The Rock.” Miss Hamlin collaborated with George Arliss in the writing of "Thomas Jefferson,” a play recently seen in the movies. “The Rock” has been translated into many languages and produced all over the world. During the last eight years, the Sutherland Players have presented "The Rock" throughout the state and in chautauquas many times. Many of the original cast appear in this performance, which includes Florence Berrie, Norman Green, Fannie Fort, Lora Frances Lackey, Edward Green, Riley Fledderjohn, Russell Young and Clamor Fledderjohn. * Mrs. Lora Lubbe Lackey is in charge of the special music. tt tt tt TVfR. COLLINS, at the Apollo, **-*■*- says, that "David Karum” and "Sunny Side Up” are the only two movies which have played four consecutive weeks while he has been at the Apollo. And "David Haium” is playing to more people than either "Sunny Side Up” and "State Fair,” said Mr. Collins. nan Fine Music Announced Tj'RWIN W. MUHLENBRUCH, organist and director of the choir of the Second Reformed church, announces magnificent Palm Sunday programs next Sunday. The evening service Sunday will be devoted to the presentation of a cantata, “Message of the Cross.” The programs for Sunday are as follows: —Morning service. 10:30 Organ Prelude "Marche Ponti- _ Scale" ... J. Lemmens Call to Worship— The Lord is in His Holy Temple." Choral response. Organ Meditation "Chansonette" —Op. 5. No. 2 Van Denman Thompson Gloria. Invocation. Hymn—" Beneath the Cross of Jesus” _ Pred C. Maker Scripture. Anthem—" Exalt K m. All Ye People” _ E. W. Hanseon Prayer. Choral Response—" Let the Word of Our Mouth” E. Trowbridge Hymn—" A-las! and Did My Saviour Bleed" Hugh Wilson Violin solo— Meditation Thais” ... Carl Schmid, violinist. Sermon—" The Stupidity of Sin.” Rev. Dobbs Ehlman. Prayer. Benediction. Organ Postlude—" Fantasy on the Hymn-tune 'St. Theoaulph.’ 'All Glory Laud and Honor’". Carl McKinley —Evening Service. 7:45 Organ Prelude "Schonster Herr „ Jesu” Philip G. Kreckel Invocation. Hymn— Go to Dark Gethsemane” _ Richard Redhead Scripture. Cantata "The Message of the _ Cross” will C. MacFarlane Benediction Organ Postlude—" Moderate in D.” ■ Henrv Smart , Erwin W. Muhlenbruch, organist and director: soloists: Olga Gakstetter. Edith Muhlenbruch. sopranos; Charles Kryster Homer Hafer. tenor; Arthur Vits, W. Fetta. baritone. * m On View Here Today INDIANAPOLIS today offers: "Three-Cornered Moon” at the Playhouse, a Civic theater production; "David Harum.” at the Apollo: “She Made Her Bed” and “Once to Even- Woman.” at the Indiana: vaudeville on the stage and "Love Birds.” at the Lyric; Morton Downey on the stage and "The Show-Off,” on the screen at the Palace; “Death Takes a Holiday, ’* at the Circle, and burlesque at ihe Mutual, ;

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The stern patriarch Moses, who led his people away from the oppression of the Pharaohs. The Old Testament is a mighty epoch of a people by turns despairing and uplifted who struggled to reach a “promised land.”

by ‘‘the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem,” offers a philosophy used by skeptics of every generation. Commentators of today, bewildered by a ruthless social order, have paraphrased these words: “Or even the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel

AIR MAIL IS RESUMED BY CITY POSTOFFICE Letters\ Will Be Sent by Train to Junction Points. The Indianapolis postoffice resumed today the routing of ail mail over the remaining army air routes following orders from Washington that the service was available. Where time can be gained over air routes, it w-ill be dispatched by train to the nearest air junction point, John Rothert, superintendent of mails, said. CITY MAN KILLED IN KOKOMO AUTO CRASH Harold Martin’s Car Collides With Truck. Harold Martin. 29. of 2136 Sugar Grove avenue, was killed north of Kokomo last night when his car collided w-ith a truck, according to dispatches received here. The body w-as identified by letters found in the clothing. The truck was being driven by Cullen Stevenson. Denver, Ind. Mr. Martin was an employe of the National Display Company, 211 East South street. BOY’S SIGHT MENACED BY MOLTEN TAR BURNS Playmate Hurls Stone in Liquid, Splashing: Fireman’s Son. Sight of Robert Casey, son of John Casey, 2358 Ringgold avenue, city fireman, w-as endangered today by burns suffered from molten tar splashed upon him when a playmate threw a stone Into a can of tar. The accident occurred at Garfield drive and Ringgold avenue. Police could not learn the name of the child w-ho threw the stone. The injured boy w-as taken to city hospital.

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

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broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return and the God w-ho gave it. Vanity of vanities, saith preacher, all is vanity.” The “Song of Solomon” is treasured by literature lovers as one of the greatest love songs ever v-ritten. Simply written, it has a force which makes later lyrics

House Honors Quezon Dapper President of Philippines Senate Listens in Congress During Freedom Bill Passage.

BY GEORGE ABELL Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, March 22.—Dapper. gray-suited Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine senate and former resident Filipino commissioner under Woodrow- Wilson, yesterday was accorded the privilege of sitting on the floor of the house during pasasge of the MCDuffieTydings Philippine independence bill. Mr. Quezon w-as seated next to Santiago Iglesias. an old friend, now 7 resident Filipino commissioner and formerly executive secretary, of the Pan-American Labor Federation.

Don Manuel smiled appreciatively when the house applauded him vigorously and he heard himself referred to by Representative John D. Dingell of Detroit as a “brilliant statesman.” Mr. Dingell said later (off the floor) that he hoped his fellow-towns-man, Frank Murphy, w-ould be the last governor-general and the first high commissioner at Manila. Slumped low in his chair, Mr. Quezon attentively followed debate on the bill, his face occasionally lighted by his characteristic and celebrated smile as he recognized old friends in the house and gallery. Other members of the Philippine mission rejoiced at passage of the bill which would grant the Philippines until Oct. 30 to organize a republic. The measure goes to the senate and—if passed—will represent a notable step in the Filipinos’ three-century fight for freedom. B B B BULKY Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador, yesterday called on Secretary of State Hull in connection with the case of John (Jake the Barber) Factor, now- held in Chicago on charges of swindling his Britannic majesty’s subjects. After conferring with Mr. Hull

seem artificial. The emotions are described delicately and w-ith deep sensitive feeling. “Tell me. O thou whom mr soul loveth. where thou feedest, where theu makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions. "... He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. Stay with me flagons, comfort me w-ith apples, for I am sick of love. His left hand is under my head and his right hand doth embrace me.” B B B /CONDITIONS have so-changed that the heroic struggle of the Hebrews is not entirely applicable today. But Job, reviled by his friends, his riches gone, his home ruined and his family destroyed, has an everlasting place as a modern portrayal of the writhing mental torture suffered by men broken through no fault of their own. How- often in the past few depressing years have men cried out in dismay, “Let the day perish w-herein I was bom. and the night in which it was said. There is a man child conceived. Why died I not from the womb?” Left to perish on the ash heap, Job struggled long with his soul, cursing and praying in turn as many left destitute today by unexpected failures have done. There on the ash heap Job and men representing tw-o viewpoints, the new skeptics and the old faith, conduct an intellectual discussion. Job vacillates between the tw-o and then molds his own ideal. That the tribulations w-ere a test in w-hich Job had triumphed is shown by the words, “So the Lord blessed the later end of Job more than his beginning.” As long as man is filled with woe and difficulties press upon him, the Old Testament will be a human document echoing the cries of humankind. As literature it is strong realism given with an almost impossible accuracy in view of the many hands through which it passed. Next: Dante's Inferno.

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for some time. Sir Ronald issued from the secretary’s office and loped toward the “lift.” One agile newsman sped after him. caught up breathless and blurted: “A. good day for coursing, Mr. Ambassador!” "I say not,” retorted Sir Ronald. “Asa matter of fact, were going to call off the dogs.” Note—Sir Ronald later revealed that the British crown’s attorney in Chicago has been instructed for the present not to press extradition action against Factor. tt o tt Arthur mullen jr, son of the Nebraska politician who helped elect Mr. Roosevelt, yesterday changed his name to Janurius A. Mullen. This startling metamorphosis left associates wondering what the "A ’ stands for. Someone suggested “April.” a a o Yesterday was st. Joseph’s day and the Josephs fJoses) of the Cuban embassy had a glorious good time. Dr. Jose Baron, counselor of the embassy, mixed a Daiquiri cocktail; Jose Lara, secretary of the embassy, mixed a Bacardi cocktail; Jose Sera, private secretary to Ambassador Marquez Sterling, mixed a Martini. "Salud,” cried Jose Baron. “Salud,” cried Jose Lara. “Salud,” echoed Jose Sera. All the cocktails disappeared in a twinkling and the three Joses sang Cuban songs and hoped for a rise in the price of sugar by next St. Joseph's day. ENGINE STRIKES~AUTO: CITY WOMAN INJURED Victim Goes to Hospital After Coupe Is Wrecked. ' Miss Lillian Meeker, 35, of 312 East Twenty-first street, suffered body injuries last night when the coupe in which she was a passenger was struck by a B, & O. switch engine at Rural street and the Belt railroad. She was taken to St. Vincent’s hospital. Robert Strohm. 20, of 4001 East Washington street, was driver of the car. PROTEST REMOVAL OF ALABAMA STREET LINE Opponents of Plan Object to Increase in Fare. Protests against removal of the Alabama street car line were made yesterday in a public hearing before the works board. Opponents of the abandonment plan presented objections to a 3cent increase in fare which substitution of busses on t.ne line will necessitate. John H. Healey, director of public relations for the company, said Indianapolis Railways had been losing,money steadily ©n_th# line because- o£Jacfc oi

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Fair Enough By i Westbrook Pegler THE self-respecting policeman in New York has a hard problem. He enters the department intending to be a twenty-year man and qualify for a pension, and he accepts a risk that be will be killed or permanently mangled before his time expires. But, in the course of his twenty years on any large police force he will find himself serving from time to time, and more often than not, under the high command of some of the most degraded pol-

iticians that it is possible for low-grade mayors to select among their local party colleagues. He will serve under some men who have no object but to pay off old grudges with petty and humiliating acts of persecution and protect the ward, leaders in the operation of their rackets. He will also serve under stuffed shirt commissioners whose pleasure is to dash about town at night having themselves photographed on the scenes of cheap murders, and who knowno more about police work than they have read in the detective magazines. Now and again in his twenty years, however, the policeman

v li 1 . come under a decent and somewhat efficient commanding officer for a brief period of time. But even such a commissioner probably will turn out to have a wife or daughter with novel ideas as to the sort of caps and uniform jackets that policemen should wear, if so, these innovations will be put into effect by departmental orders at considerable personal expense to the individual patrolman. That is always a nuisance, but it is only a nuisance after all and can be endured. These occasional honest commanders always approach the job with a naive idea that they are going to last forever, although the average tenure in the position is only a couple of years and that of the honest and independent ones is a little briefer than the average. tt B M AH Make Same Start A LL police .chiefs, including the crooks, the stuffed -UV shirts, and the honest kind lead off w-ith the announcement to all ranks, and to the newspapers, that from now on there will be no politics in the department, that, promotion will depend on merit alone, and that crime must go. There usually ensues a drive of some kind to advertise the new administrafion to the citizens. Sometimes it is a crusade against vice on Mam street, but it may take the form of an old-fashioned drag-net which st-oops up a lot of beggars and unimportant thieves who will be turned loose in a day or so for lack of evidence. The ex Perienced policeman has learned, however, that it* is not smart to taxe too literally the assurance of the new commissioner that politics Is at an end m the department. He soon begins to read that Lieutenant O'Brien of headquarters has been transferred to a beat out among the cabbage-rows and ash-dumps near the city limits “for the good of the service'’ and he does not need telling that Lieutenant O'Brien has been sentenced thus as a rebuke to some ward politician of the defeated party. The policeman has seen this napprn a. few times in the past and has seen these Lieutenants O'Brien take their punishment in silence and presently, on anew turn of city politics, come oack to headquarters with nre in their eyes and malice in their hearts. tt e Cops Wise to Schemers policeman is w-ise in the ways of the scheming and conniving world In w-hich he has to live and work. Therefore, when he sits in at the big. departmental ceremonies, listening to pep-talks by the new mayor and, the new 7 'chief, he decides that he will just go along minding his ow-n business as usual. He has learned that if he should go out and kick in some politician’s gambling house or issue a ticket to some ward leader's wife for parking at a water-plug, he will get his some day. He may not get his right now. but when the commissioner of the present moment has grow-n tired of his job and retired to run for Governor or resume the wholesale grocery business, he will get his from the next man. He will get his as he has seen so many credulous and duty-conscious cops get theirs in times gone by and he can not be blamed if he decides to confine his police work to crimes of violence or violations of the moral and sanitary codes by persons of the most obvious unimportance. i Neither will he run squaw-king to the chief or the papers if his perfect case against some assassin or swindler is fumbled around in the courts and presently reduced to a charge of disorderly conduct. He will have learned that prosecutors and judges are the most reachable and cynical politicians of all and that they trade favors with other politicians in curious ways. All things considered it is a wonder that there is not more crime. The city policemen have to consider their own future and conduct themselves so as to outlast many chiefs. The country and smalltown cops, as a type, are big, dumb, swaggering physical specimens with great personal vanity w-ho bieak more law’s than they enforce and become tyrants to strangers on the road. If I w-ere a New York policeman listening to one of General John F. O’Ryan's orations to the force. I w-ould feel compelled to bear in mind that Tammany has always come back. When Tammany does come back General O'Ryan will not be there to protect the zealous policeman. This is a gloomy way of looking at it, but cops are not children. (Copyright, 1934, by Unite and Feature Syndicate, Inc.)

Today's Science ============= BY DAVTD DIETZ ■p* XPERIMENTS with the positron, the newly discovered positive electron, are proceeding at such a rate that, to quote Dr. Karl K. Darrow, “one has to snatch them week by week from the pages of the Comptes Rendus. or of Nature, or from the proceedings of the American Physical Society.” The Comptest Rendus is published in Paris, Nature in London. Dr. Darrow divides the recent developments into three classes. The first includes experiments In which electrons, particles of matter, are apparently transformed into energy. The possibility of this occurring was suggested as early as 1905 by Professor Albert Einstein. Since then, astronomers have used this hypothesis to account for the tremendous energy of the stars and the sun. There was, however, no direct experimental proof of the transformation of matter into energy. Last year, shortly after the discovery of the positron. it was thought proof of just the opposite, the transformation of energy into matter, had been discovered. This also is possible according to the Einstein equations. * m u THE new experiments thought to demonstrate the first mentioned change, that is the transformation of matter into energy, are the work of the French experimenters, Dr. J. Thibaud and Dr. F, Joliot. Their results appear in the Comptes Rendua. Dr. Thibaud in his experiments sets up a series of thin foils of platinum. A photographic film is placed behind the last foil. A block of lead is then bombarded with radium rays. By means of an arrange*' ment of magnets, the positrons knocked out of the lead are concentrated into a beam which strikes the platinum foils. The image formed on the photographic film is such that it can not be satisfactorily explained from the impact of positrons alone. It can, however, be explained, according to Dr. Thibaud. on the assumption that some of the positrons have been transformed into photons of energy. He speaks of this process as a “demti teri ?ligation" flt the josj rr on%

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