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TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1938

ROOSEVELT AT BALTIMORE A FTER reading what President Roosevelt said at Baltimore last night, a vigorous critic of the President rather grudgingly remarked: “It was a great political speech.” That was a way of damning with faint praise. But the critic spoke more truthfully than he wished. It was a great political speech. What made it so? The President offered no panaceas. He made no big claims of accomplishments. He drew no general indictment of his enemies. He didn’t even mention the name of a political party, or utter a partisan war whoop. He did none of those things usually associated with political oratory. But what it take-, for political speechmaking in common times does not ring the bell in these uncommon times. And the President rang the bell last night. He did it by refraining from shallow partisan commonplaces, and by turning his thougl ts, and the thoughts of his audience, 1.0 those deeper human concerns—to those problems which touch the welfare and happiness of all of us, problems which give rise to our human fears and doubts, problems upon whose solution depend our human hopes and aspirations. a a * THERE he stood, the head of a government of human beings. Before a gathering sponsored by an organization of young people, and through them to the whole population, he talked of the simple aspirations of youth: “ ... An opportunity to make an honest living; a reasonable chance to improve your condition in life as you grow older; a practical assurance against want and suffering in your old age; and with it all the right to participate in the finer things of lifegood health, clean amusement, and a part in the satisfactions of the arts, the sciences and religion.” And of what youth working for those objectives, has a right to expect: "... That those in authority will do everything in their power to help restore conditions that will make employment and opportunity possible; more than that, that you will be protected, insofar as is humanly possible, from the physical and mental and spiritual ravages of economic and social maladjustment.” These are not the words of a man weary of stewardship, disappointed, disillusioned, despairful. These are the words of one, who, despite three years of disappointment and frustration, does not wrap himself in a halrshirt. nan WHEN there is no vision the people perish, and without leadership that sounds the note of hope, the spirit droops. In days that are still dark, at a time when such problems as unconquered unemployment continue to beset us, such words as these spell leadership, hope and vision—all three: “I, for one, do not believe that the era of the pioneer is at an end; I only believe that the area for pioneering has changed. The period of geographical pioneering is largely finished. But, my friends, the period of social pioneering is only at its beginning. And make no mistake about it—the same qualities of heroism and faith and vision that were required to bring the forces of nature into subjection will be required—in even greater measure —to bring proper under control the forces of modern society. There is a task which—for importance and for magnitude—calls for the best that you and I have to offer. “You ought to thank God tonight if, regardless of your years, you are young enough in spirit to dream dreams and see visions—dreams and visions about a greater and a finer America that is to be; If you are young enough in spirit to believe that poverty can be greatly lessened; that the disgrace of involuntary unemployment can be wiped out; that class hatreds can be done away with; that peace at home and abroad can be maintained; and that one day a generation may possess this land, , blessed beyond anything we now know, with those things—material and spiritual—that make man’s life abundant. If that is the fashion of your dreaming I say: ‘Hold fast to your dream. America needs it.” That's why it was a great political speech. BOWLING CONGRESS INDIANAPOLIS today brings to a close the thirtysixth annual tournament of the American Bowling Congress. The “world.; greatest indoor sporting event” was a distinct success from many standpoints. It drew a record-breaking entry of 2853 teams. One five-man combination came all the way from Honolulu to take a turn on the alleys. Several were here from Canada. Local bowlers fared better than ever before, placing higher in the standings than any previouo host city. The Falls City Hi-Bru five of Indianapolis won first place in the team event. The Bowes Seal Fast team placed seventh. With the play almost over, Johnny Murphy, 21-year-old East Side star who was a pin-setter a few' years ago, holds first in the all-events. In the doubles, Jerry O’Grady and Herman Bohne of Indianapolis are third, while Raymond Fox, another east side youth, is second in the individual event standings. a a a THE tournament, which has been in progress since March 9, drew the acclaim of civic leaders, A. B. C. officials, veterans of the 35 previous tournaments, •ports celebrities and others. The Indianapolis American Bowling Congress Tournament Corp., headed by Paul E. Crosier and made up of bowling enthusiasts, spent 840.000 in staging the event. Big crowds attended the sessions, with interest reaching a peak last week when Jess Pritchett Sr., veteran of state pin circles, led his Cook's Goldblumes to the alleys. The Coliseum was packed by 3500 persons, and nearly that many more were turned away. The more than 15.000 visitors found that taxicabs, hotels, restaurants and other businesses had not increased rates. The entire community Joined In providing Hoosier hospitality. ADMITTING A MISTAKE IN keeping with the tolerant philosophy of his Baltimore speech was the President’s action •arlier in the same day in the Hagood case. Men and government* have done many wrong* * ' ** ■-' v ' ."siv

by adopting the Chinese notion that to admit mistakes is to lose face. So occidentalized is this policy by now that it Is refreshing to see an exception, when one In high office rises above it. The President reversed his order of seven w’eeks ago removing Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood as corps area commander for having criticised the spending of WPA funds and reinstated him to a post of equal rank. All circumstances considered, that seems plain justice. The treatment of Hagood was unjust. When this Army officer was Invited to talk freely before a House Committee he was allowed to believe his testimony was secret. The usual rule that an Army man must not talk out of school was lifted. He should not have been punished therefore for speaking freely. ROOM FOR BRAINS FLETCHER. Is careful to say that the Republican National Committee's nine newly recruited professors do not constitute a brain trust. He is obviously afraid that the suspicion of brains which he and his party aids tried so hard to instill a little while ago will boomerang back and bruise the brows of his chosen scholars—as it would if the country had taken the ic'ea seriously in the first place. Instead most reasonable citizens accepted the notion of brains in government with considerable equanimity, not to say relief. The novel idea of brains in Mr. Fletcher's organization probably will be greeted in the same manner once the country recovers from its surprise. SIGN OF THE TIMES ■pOST-DEPRESSION note: Collection of Federal internal revenue in Indiana from all sources for the nine months ending March 31 showed an increase of 852,702,544 over the same period last year, despite a drop of nearly $7,000,000 in AAA processing taxes. Income tax revenue for the period gained $4,559,831. LET’S FIND THE ANSWER! (New York World-Telegram) WHAT, in cold fact, was back of Gov. Hoffman's long, spectacular attempt to prevent the execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann? We wish we knew. The Governor has answered the question by saying it was only “an earnest desire to see truth and justice prevail.” But in view of the spectacle of confusion and doubt which has just been filling the public’s eye, in view of the damage suffered by the legal and governmental prestige of New Jersey, we believe a careful inquiry into the case is essential. And neither apathy, fear nor distaste for what might be bad politics should prevent it. The Hauptmann case has presented a dizzy spectacle since it became known that Gov. Hoffman last October had made his secret unprecedented visit to the condemned man’s cell. More recently have appeared such strange items as Paul H. Wendel’s “confusion” and his charges of third degrfe torture: the intervention of the Governor's friends, the grand jury foreman and the prison warden, to delay the execution; the offstage voices of such figures as “Jafsie” and Ellis Parker, the last-minute hysterical uncertainty over Hauptmann’s fate. Conceding the honesty of the Governor's doubts as to the completeness of Hauptmann’s guilt, still there must have been half a dozen ways for him to satisfy himself—beginning as early as the trial jury’s verdict more than a year ago. Other Governors have faced a similar responsibility, and by applying sober methods they have solved their problem without nation-wide scandal. A thorough, honest and impartial nonpolitical clear-headed investigation of the whole mess was urged by the group of distinguished citizens of Princeton last week. The first requirement lor such an inquiry is that politics be kept outside. The Hauptmann case has left New Jersey singularly divided into rival camps, and the impending presidential campaign promises to deepen all political lines. But more important for the state than any party or personality is the integrity of its judicial system. With that value at stake the Legislature can’t go wrong by insuring the disinterested disclosure of fact which the occasion requires. A WOMAN’S VIEWPOINT . By Mrs. Walter Ferguson MAGAZINE has made a serious indictment against fashionable boarding schools for girls. In cold statistics, it shows the fallacy of our most expensive educational system, and should open the eyes of many people who are thinking of mortgaging the old homestead so that Elsie can go East to learn the social graces. Their desire, of course, is prompted by the wish, for Elsie to get a good husband. Elsie does just that, too. Graduates from these colleges always get their man, but—wait a minute —they don’t know the first thing about keeping him. Their divorce record is the highest in the country. At this point it’s time for the American mother to prick up her ears. For here is a disaster of her making. Every track from th fashionable boarding school leads straight back to mama, who has social ambitions for her child and wants to do the right thing—tht right thing being usually an eligible young man for her particular Elsie. There's no denying it; the gravest of all maternal concerns is getting the girls married off. Nor is it a modern innovation. We’ve been at it since the Year One and the probabilities are we ll never stop. Our urge toward matchmaking is instinctive and unceasing; only our conception of marriage has changed. When grandma helped her daughters settle down with husbands, she expected them to stay settled. They were prepared for wifehood as they might have been prepared for any other work, and were taught to hold up their end of the matrimonial yoke. Being wise about marriage, grandma didn’t hope for her girls to have a soft snap. Indeed, she would have scorned the idea. Soft snaps, in her opinion, were for weaklings. And I vote with grandma on that. Young women who are educated for any work have to bring backbone to their jobs; they earn their success in all other fields. Marriage is no p-ab-bag for goodies, either. It requires backbone and grit and constant effort. But the rewards one gains in a successful marriage are the sweetest rewards in life for a woman. HEARD IN CONGRESS SENATOR ROBINSON (D„ Ark.): The Senator from lowa is an able lawyer, and he will be able to state the theory of law upon which that section rests . . . Senator Murphy (D., Ia.): Mr. President, notwithstanding the complimentary reference of the Majority Leader, I am not a lawyer. Senator Robinson: I apologize v£ry earnestly.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Our Town By ANTON SCHERRER

FUTILITY note: Indianapolis undertakers spent the better part of ten year; teething us to call them morticians only *o have the telephone directory list them as funeral directors. nun We couldn’t help noticing the other day that the William H. Block people are putting in another entrance. It’s a mistake. At any rate, it’s not working out so well over at Ayres. We were walking past the Me-ridian-st entrance of Ayres store the other noon when we saw a fidgety girl looking in all directions as if her future depended on it. We caught on right away, but we couldn’t do anything about it. And so we went our way and turned the coyner. There, gumming up the Ayres’ Washington-st entrance stood a man with the same unmistakable symptoms. “Say,” we said, “the girl you’re looking for is at the other entrance.’.’ She was, too. Tragedies like that could be averted with a little different planning. an n had our first glass -of this ** year’s bock beer the other day. At that, we were a week late because bock always makes its appearance the week after St, Patricks Day. It's some kind of an arrangement the Irish and Germans have. The brew lasts two week—no longer. It’s a wonder it lasts that long because when you come to think of it, bock beer doesn't make sense any more. It did at one time, though. That was way back before had modern refrigeration. Beer, then, couldn’t be made in summer so the first appearance of the winter brew was celebrated and called “bock.” Guess why? Everybody else has. Os course, everybody knows that bock means “goat” in German but if that gets you anywhere you’re a brighter boy than we think you are. Your best bet is to dig into the old legends. There are two. One is that two rival German brewers agreed to drink it out one night to see whose beer was the stronger. The proprieties of the occasion demanded that each drink the other’s brew. After several hours, one of the brewers had to go out for a breath of air and got bowled over by a goat. The brewer inside saw his rival fall and claimed the victory. He got awful mad when he learned it was a goat and not his beer. Anyway, that’s one solution. The other story has to do with a ritual connected with medieval beer festivals which required that the guests be butted as they stood up to toast their host. That’s the way the goat gets into this one. Somehow, we like the first story better. Some day we’ll tell you about bockwurst. nan OKEH NOTE: Clemens Vonnegut Sr., founder of the Indianapolis dynasty, wrote his own funeral oration when he was 48, reread it when he was 82, allowed it could stand as originally written.

TODAY’S SCIENCE —BY DAVID DIETZ

INJURY or destruction by disease of a small area in the brain is capable of producing weird effects upon a person’s ability to use and understand language, Dr. Samuel T. Orton, professor of neurology at Columbia University, says. Dr. Orton discussed the subject recently before the New York Academy of Medicine. “There is no direct relation between the amount of loss in language and the size of the area of destruction,” Dr. Orton said, “suggesting strikingly that we are dealing with a disturbance of a normal physiological process in these language disorders and not, as was held in the older view with the destruction of brain depositories for words.” A second fact brought out by recent studies, he continued, is that the control of language always is located entirely in one hemisphere of the brain. The similar portion of the other hemisphere of the brain is not concerned with the language process at all, showing that it is either useless or unused. Five different types of impairment of the language facultv were described by Dr. Orton. The first is known as “word blindness or alexia.” In many cases of alexia the patient can recognize individual letters, but can not put them together into words. The second type of impairment is known as “word deafness.” In this condition the patient has lost the ability to understand the spoken word. The third type is known as “motor agraphia.” In this condition there is a loss of the ability to write, but without paralysis and with no loss of the ability to understand the printed word. The fourth condition is known as “motor aphasia.” “In this condition,” he said, “speech is lost, but without loss of understanding of spoken words.” The fifth condition is known as “apraxia.” “This is ? condition," he said, “in W'hich there is a loss of the memory of complex learned movements without paralysis.” OTHER OPINION On the Railroads [Rep. PettenrtU. Indiana Republican, in a apeech at Durham, N. C.l Last year our railroads delivered every one of their passengers safely to their homes. The total was 18,000,000,000 passenger-miles without the locs of a passenger. Let me translate that for you. It is equivalent to carrying every human being on the globe one mile and then the inhabitants of eight other planets equally populated, if any. In terms of one passenger it would take him to the moon and back 47.000 times, or every day for 130 years. Starting a train at Galilee in the year 1 and running it constantly for 50 miles per hour, it would carry one passenger to this present hour i and then repeat the trip 20 times.

The Hoosier Forum I disapprove of what you say—and will defend to the death your right to say it. — Voltaire.

{Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, reliaious controversies excluded. Make pour letters short, so all can have a chance. Limit them to 250 words or less. Your letter must he sioned, but names will be withheld on reouest.) ana SAYS NAZI THINKERS ARE INOCULATED By Y. K. L. It has long been a strategy of the regimented state to achieve its ends through propagandized education of its youth. We have seen the principles of Karl Marx drilled into Soviet youth, we have seen Mussolini bring into being a corporative state, and more recently we have observed Herr Hitler carrying the practice a step further. In Hitler’s latest move there is an astounding lesson for every American school and college. The order is that,, all candidates for teaching posts in the Prussian middle and higher schools must attend the National Socialist propagandists normal schools for at least two semesters before entering the universities. This, explains Dr. Bernhard Rust, Nazi leader, is to facilitate the “spiritual and intellectual revolution” the youth must experience to become good Hitlerites. Simultaneously, two rousing semesters of propaganda will give them immunity to any liberal tendencies likely to be developed at the universities. In a word, here is inoculation against free thinking. a a a VOTERS SHOULD RETAIN GOOD OFFICIALS, HE SAYS By Jimmy Cafnuros The question rises, “Are you satisfied with the present political setup, the Democratic a&ministration, what it has dona, what it proposes to do?” Either you are or you are not. So many brickbats have been flung from both camps that only the hardiest and luckiest individuals can stay on the fence.

Watch Your Health

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN MANY questions have been asked about the artificial ripening of fruits, and the dangers of various substances used in protecting the fruit against; infestation by worms and parasites. To get the fruit to market in the best possible condition, methods have been developed for picking fruit in a green stage and then ripening it artificially on the way to market. In 1923, it was discovered that the fumes of ethylene gas would stimulate the ripening. This process now is used with oranges, tomatoes, lemons, dates and persimmons. Scientific studies do not indicate any essential differences between fruits allowed to ripen naturally and those in which ripening has been hastened with ethylene. Vine-ripened tomatoes, however, have been found to have a higher content of vitamin C than tomatoes picked green and then ripened. A question also has been raised about the danger of eating apples or other fruits which have been sprayed with a combination of lead

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THE OPTIMIST!

There always will be slack times and depressions. We know that. We may as well stock up for the next one. The people know that the last few years have been tough sledding. Say what you will, think what you will, it still stands that the Democrats have done excellently. There have been some black sheep, but where so many are to be considered, the law of averages surely takes care of that. Elections draw nigh. This nation and especially Indiana and more especially Indianapolis lacks one thing. Experience. Political experience. People should be left in office at least until they prove themselves inefficient. As soon as a mayor learns the ropes, he may be ousted. "As soon as the chief of police gets a decent organization, politics steps in and out he goes. Consider, for example, the county treasurer. He started his term last January. If he is not re-elected, he may as well have his aims and legs bound. This county treasurer business is a queer one—something for the lawmakers to peep into in their spare time. ana COLLEGE BOYS SUBTLE, WRITER THINKS By B. J., Franklin The recent tirade published in your column against the college parody on Veterans of Foreign Wars shows, I think, a misconception of the organization, formed first at Princeton University and called “Veterans of Future Wars.” The group does perhaps ridicule the American Legion and other organizations of its type, but this is only a by-product of the group’s intentions. Its purpose, as a whole, it seems, is much more subtle. America’s entrance into a conflict such as the recent World War, engineered for profiteering purposes, will not be stopped by mere

and arsenic, to prevent their destruction by various parasites. a a a IT should be realized that only these modern methods of handling make possible the use of fruits in large quantities by most people, since these methods aid production and thereby lead to lower prices. Under the law's of various states, fruit growers are supposed to wash the fruit, to remove any dangerous quantities of poisonous substances before shipment. The records of medicine do not show any significant cases of human beings being poisoned in any way by the lead and arsenic content of fruits. Actually, people who want to be reasonably hygienic should wash not only themselves, but all fruit, before it is served on the table. In the case of the apple, particularly, it is possible for the chemical to remain in detectable amounts in the depression where the stem i3 fastened to the fruit. One, therefore, should be especially careful to make certain that this portion of the apple is thoroughly clean or removed before the fruit is eaten.

and Portsmouth Harbor was duplicated on Catalina Island. Other scenes were made in studios in California. Q —Who was the author of Robert's Rules of Order? A—Henry Martyn Robert, son of a Baptist minister, descendant of Pierre Robert , the first pastor of the French Huguenot colony which settled on the Santee River in South Carolina. Q—Can the Vice President, when presiding over the Sejiate, vote to break a tie vote? Can the president pro tempore vote to break a tie? If so, can he vote first as a Senator and then vote to break a tie? If there is an unbroken tie vote, does the measure pass? A—The presiding officer of the Senate, whether it be the Vice President or the president pro tempore, can vote to break a tie. The president pro tempore can not vote twice on a measure, however. If he has already voted, he can not vote again to break a tie. On an unbroken tie vote, a measure is lost.

neutrality laws, as some suggest. After a year or so of prapoganda, people follow like sheep, law or no law'. The Veterans of Future WaA are ridiculing war and the feeling that it is necessary, not the Legion. Seen from that angle, the organization is a healthy sign. Refusal to recognize this is an attitude similar to that which refuses to recognize in the strong minority college interest in social and economic reorganization the fact that the student is at least thinking, and that he has a right to think. a a a ARMAMENTS WILL COST U. S. PLENTY, HE SAYS By Cynical Since the w’orld finds itself again in a mad, headlong race for increased armaments, have you considered your part of the bill, as an individual American citizen? Recently, John T. Flynn gave figures revealing the burden each individual in all the leading countries must bear for the support of armies. In Canada the cost is $1.24 a person; in New Zealand, $1.50; Denmark, $2.18; Australia. $2.40; Japan, $3.70; Belgium, $4.10; Italy (at war), $8; Great, Britain, which defends a vast imperial empire, $9.50, and the United States, $5.60. No statistics are available for Germany. But the United States, for the first time since the war, has begun borrowing money for arms, battleships and aircraft. America obviously is at last caught in the maelstrom of armaments that has burdened the Old World for so many decades. Whether it is the nly way out is to be proved. At least we know that it is going to cost us plenty.

PRESCIENCE BY MARY WARD Sometime I shall seem as they, Asleep forever, clay and clay— Sometime trees may whisper low Above my resting place so— But now I can only think Os the dawn’s bright rose and pink. And of these flowers to bloom in spring, That seem lost in their slumbering. DAILY THOUGHT I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel My glory.—lsaiah 46:13. FEW, without the hope of another life, would think it worth their while to live above the allurements of sense.—Atterbury.

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

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APRIL 14, 1936

Vagabond • from Indiana ERNIE PYLE

EDITOR S NOTE—Thla rteinr. r*prer for The Timet toe* where he pleaae*. when h* pleaaes, in tearch •( odd aloriet about thia and that. MEXICO CITY. April 14 Here is the box score (and a little coaching from third base) on the Pan-American Highway to Mexico City: TIME—I took five days, on purpose Actual driving time 28 hours. Could do it in three days without pushing. ROAD—Total. 760 miles. Smooth macadam for 600 miles. Wide and level. No crown. No "roller coa< er” pavement. Could do 80 on most of it. Speed limit is 48. Didn’t see a motorcycle cop the whole trip. - Remaining 160 miles gravel, crushed rock, some clay. Passable in any weather. About 60 miles pretty tough going. Five bridges being built—four circled by detours, one by pontoon bridge (50 centavos). No other tolls. No ferries. STOPPING PLACES—HoteIs and tourist courts. Farther down, the courts are better than hotels. Quality of both is o. k. Quantity inadequate. If you pick your spots ahead on the map. and get there early, you will find a place to stay. In four nights we had good beds every night, no hot water three nights, no electricity one night. Not a single place that gave you a “lost” feeling. Every place absolutely clean. n n n PRECAUTIONS Before leaving Texas, you are warned about food and water. It scares you. Don’t be scared. Just be cautious. You can tell by the looks of most any place whether the food and water is safe. “PERSONALITY” OF ROAD You won’t get lonesome. You'll see somebody nearly every mile. Villages are frequent, even in the mountains. Everybody walks. Hundreds of walkers on the road. Mexican people are friendly, and courteous. Hundreds of cows and burros grazing along the road. Look out. These cows won’t move. They love to stand in the road. If you demolish a cow at 60 miles an hour, the demolition becomes mutual. FACILITIES FOR CAR The guide books say to gas at every station you see. Nonsense. You’d be gassing half the time. The longest stretch I remember without a filling station was 60 miles through the mountains. Elsewhere, at least every 25 miles. Few “rest rooms.” nan PICTURES —By all means take a camera, and keep it going like a machine gun. Don’t take pictures along the border. The authorities don’t like it. Anywhere else, take all you want. HISTORY OF ROAD—First planned in 1925. Started from both ends, leaving the hardest till the last. The “horror stretch” won't be macadamized for two years. Has to settle first. But will be smoothgraveled in May. That will make it easy driving. They’ve been six years building this mountain section. Three hundred engineers, nearly all Mexican, did the job. Ten thousand laborers employed at one time. Four thousand still working. Total cost of road—63 million pesos (about $15,000,000.) All along the road, people say 1000 men have been killed on the job. Killed by slides, and trucks going over the side. Officials here say only 100. One tourist was killed, a year ago. COST OF TRlP—Travel in Mexico is cheaper than in the states. Gas and oil figure up about the same. Rooms and meals less. You can get a good room, supper and breakfast for two, for 14 pesos ($4). Our total driving and living cost for five days was about S4O. nan WHEN TO COME—Hundreds of American cars have made the trip already. We counted 30 between Monterrey and Mexico City. The 60-mile stretch of unpaved mountain road right now is an adventure, rather than a pleasure tour. After May, it’ll be smoother. I wouldn’t advise a nervous or inexperienced driver to try it. If you’re a good driver and will go slowly and watch the road, it's all right. I’d wait till this winter. Road will be better. Weather better. All facilities better. And practically all of the native charm will still be there. It’ll take several years of commercialism to wear that away. So—for adventure, come right now. For a pleasure vacation, come next winter.