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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09

the loss that always comes with
haste; and most of the property of
the eXiled race was taken over by
the inquisition.
More than 100000 Jewish families
we're driven from Spain by these
edicts. Children we're separated
from their parents, and no Chris
tan was permitted to give even the
necessaries of life t. a Jew who
was not an apostate.
While the sea was filed with
ships bearing the Jews from one
hostile land to another, the head OF
Christiandom, Innocent VIII, vio-
lated an ecclesiastical edict and
sent for a Jewish physician to save
him from his illness. The physic-
ian came, and recommended trans
fusion of blood; three young men
were bled to death to save the
Pope; but Innocent died neverthe-
less. Torquemada, however. lived
to good old age, dying in 1893 at
the age OF seventy eight, full Of
years and merit"
A LII the world knows that the
N expulsion of the Moors ard
Jews contributed to the fall of
Spain. They had been the back
bone of the nations commerce and
finance; and when they went the
country was left a parasite on the
gold that came from the Americas.
1t was a precarious mode of life;
for let Spain's mastery of the seas
come to an end, and this supply of
transfused blood would stop, and
Spain you'd die.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09

some sort of electrical radiation from the sun must
influence the earths magnetic-f
In 1900 it occurred to DR.. Louis A. Bauer, the di-
rector of the department Of terrestrial magnetism Of
the Carnegie Institution of Washington that this the
DRY could be put to direct test
During an eclipse of the fsun the moon gets CO.
recty between the earth and the sun. Consequently
any radiation sent to the earth from the sun would
be cut of during the period of the eclipse.
Accordingly, Bauer arranged for special observa-
lions by the Coast and Geodetic Survey scientists at
the total eclipse of May 49, 1890. The observations
were made along the path of the eclipse from Ala
bama to Maryland.
hTe result indicated change in the diurnal varia
ton at the time the obscured the sun. The
change of the sort which was to have been ex-
pected from the theory.
Similar observations have been made since by OBJ
servers of the department of terrestrial magnetism
and by observers in other nations.
There little for doubling that the sun
is the of the diurnal variation.
But there is still considerable work to be done be-
fore the exact way in which it is caused is determined
If radiation from the is responsible, we have
yet to determine the exact nature OF the radiation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
Error by Smith Backers

THEN the Smith managers be-
Il came so excited over their
primary victories that they began
to talk of Reed as a party obstrlc-
zionist and to boast that they would
put over the New Yorker at Hous-
ton on the first ballot.
The notion began to prevail that
any Democrat who dared support
an aspirant other than Smith was
party traitor, and Reed the arch
traitor of all.
This was the kind Of pressure
to which Reed was subjected after
Senator Tom Walsh withdrew, leav-
ing the Missourian the only active
candidate besides Smith.
The effect of these "insults"-as
Reeds friends called them-was to
anger the Senator and drive him
to bitter attacks against Smith.
In the West Virginia primary
fight, in which he divided the dele
gates with Smith, he appealed for
the party to be preserved from
the danger which threatens it."
He is raising the old cry of Tam
many.
Conscious of their errors In tao
tics, Smith managers realized
rather late that they had over
played their hands. They at once
stopped the talk of Smith on the
first ballot" They began to wonder
how they could placate the hard
hitting Senator.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
Leaders Turn to Hoover

Meanwhile, the situation con-
tinues to shape itself In Mr.. Hoover S
favor.
No less a political sage than Sen
ator Reed Smoot of Utah declares
that the Republicans must and will
nominate either Coolidge or Hoover
While such a declaration leaves
the door open for the President, it
closes it to the anti Hooverites. They
should be welcome to such consola-
ton as they can get out of that.
Senator Borah, who was thought
to be Hoover opponent, seems in q
mood to withdraw his opposition in
iexchange for a straightforward
dry plank, which Mr.. Hoover is re-
ported ready to accept.
So, too, Mr.. Hearst, who has re-
NAMED on the fence, and whom
many thought might support the
Democratic nominee, has decided
that Mr.. Hoover is not only the
best man for the Republicans to
nominate, but the best man fol
President of the United States.
These and several other incidents
of significant character seem to
have created a situation where Mr.
Hoover's nomination is virtually UNI
avoidable, unless President Coolidge
decides to run again.
Considering what the President
has said on four distinct occasions
| it is almost impossible to believe that
he intends anything of the kind
So long as he remains silent, how
ever, those who want him to run
for one reason or another can make
the wish father to the thought that
he will, and he ought to satisfy that
wish or stop the nonsense. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION
Kill Thousands in Religious Strife
Written for The Times By VIII Durant

1t happend so in 1888. Englands
pirate captains found fine booty in
capturing Spanish merchantmen
returning to Europe laden with the
gold of Mexico and Peru. Sir
Francis Drake captured "a great
vessels with jewels plenty, thirteen
chests of silver coin, eighty pounds
weight in gold, and twenty-six tons
of silver"
Philip II of Spain ragged and pro-
tested to Elizabeth; but the queen,
honoring skill more than honesty,
graciouSly accepted from Drake the
jewels he had stolen. When Mary
Queen of Scots, was beheaded in
1887, and the last chance of max
ing England Catholic peaceably
seemed gone Philip II decided to
bring the English back to the
church, and at the same time
bring the control of the seas back
to Spain, by destroying the English
feet.
So the "Invincible Armada"
sailed from Spain, composed of
warships so many and so large that
all the world considered its triumph
over the English an unquestionable
thing. But once again, as in the
days Of Salamis, nature and me-
teorology entered into the deter
nination of history; a great storm
arose as the Armada entered the
English Channel and helped the
feet OF Drake and Hawkins to des-
trop the pride of Spain; of 1913 in
vincible ships that had come, fifty
four returned. 1t was a sentence
Of death for Spain.
Copyright. 1928. by will Durant)
Ito he Continued)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
THE attitude of President Cool

THE attitude of President Cool
Il idge and Secretary Mellon is
becoming tireSome to say the least
Each of them may have good
reasons for maintaining it, but no
one knows what those reasons are.
The fact that no one knows is
leading to all kinds of suspicion,
speculation and wasted effort.
These two men whom fate has
placed in a position to exercise such
great power for the immediate
moment are accomplishing moth
ing, but embarrass everyone.
The Presidents refusal to make
a clear, unequivocal statement with
regard to his denomination, only
furnishes an excuse for political
high binders to play with his name.
He cannot claim that he has made
himself clear so long as such a
condition exists. RIO man has made
himself clear so long as other PEG
pie find it convenient to misunder-
stand him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09

Editor Times:
Being somewhat familiar with the
policies of a number of the ScrippS-
Towards publications, take this
means of offering my heartiest con-
gratulationS to those members OF
the city council who exhibited suffi-
Gent courage to pass the daylight
saving ordinance in the face of I'M
fair and unwarranted opposition, to
say nothing of our mayors veto.
If I am not mistaken, we citizens
of Indianapolis are proud to refer
to the place as mo MEAN CITY"
Further, our Chamber Of Commerce
is expanding large sums of money to
increase our industries. 1 admit,
that for q city to prosper, industrial
expansion is all important. Why
then, should our manufacturers ano
business houses be ignored in SO
important matter?
Every house that transacts bust
ress in the East is working at a
disadvantage from the first Monday
in May until at least the last Mon
day in September. 1t is enough of
handicap to be one hour behind
the East, but when the additional
burden and handicap of two hours
is thrust upon us, we do face a real
problem.
Instead of working a hardship on
the laboring people, the moving up
Of the clock reacts to their benefit,
both financially and for their enjoy
ment. There is no gainsaying that
thirty hours electric current is
saved monthly and certainly the
vast majority would prefer that
extra hour of daylight whether it
be used in enjoying the family
"f1ivver" or merely to browse in the
parks.
We afforded the employees in our
factory the opportunity of express
ing themselves on the subject and
the vote showed four to one in favor
of the plan. That does not indicate
that it is merely the white collar
brigade" that is in favor of it.
does it?
Even though the ordinance does
solve the problem for the business
houses, I am sure that they as a
whole would not urge it, if it
worked single hardship on their
employees. 1t is hard for a laymar,
to understand the attitude Of the
ether newspapers Of the city. Why,
if they have mo AK to grind, y
should they be anything but impair
tial? Surely circulation depends on
fairness.
In conclusion, I ask is there q
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
Merits Some Reward

IF Reed were the type that could
Il be pleased by high appointment,
there is no doubt that he could
have the post of Attorney General
in the hypothetical Smith cabinet,
or almost any other cabinet job for
that matter. His party. service and
his exceptional ability have merited
such reward.
But such a suggestion probably
would be resented by Reed as the
greatest insult" of all.
Apparently all the Smith man
ayers can do now As to play fair
at Houston, to refrain from the
rough stuff and sirens which in
creased the hostility to Smith at
the New York convention four
years ago, to give Reed hand in
the platform, and otherwise soft
pedal Smiths convention victory in
the interest of his election victory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09

known as LuS
diurnal varia-
ton,
T h e r e is
practically no
variation during
the night but
the variation is
practically a ! |
confined to the
daylight hours.
AS a result.
it occurred to
scientists that
the diurnal va
ration must be
the result of the
influence of the
sun. 1t was as
Siirned T. h q I
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
Problem Is Difficult One

DUT Smiths problem of winning
ID the loyal support of Reed is a
difficult one. This is partly due to
the Senator's nature. All his life
he has been an irreconcilable. He
alone of the prominent Democratic
leaders stood out against Wood
row Wilson to the end, with Wilson
trying to kill him politically as a
result.
There is also the Hearst factor
Hearst is an old political enemy OF
Smith and hacker of Reed. Hearst
now has come outsfor Hoover for
President.
But perhaps the chief factor in
the bitterness with which Reed is
now fighting Smith is due to the
mistakes Of the latters campaign
managers and the insults" to
Reed.
Reed started out to get the DEM
ocratic presidential nomination in
all sincerity and not to knife Smith.
His worst enemies admit that. He
believes that corruption" is the
big issue in national life. and the
major one with which the Demo-
Gratis can win.
Because OF his Senate investiga-
ton record, he thinks he is the
logical candidate. Furthermore, he
comes from a border farm State in
a year when farm revolt against
the East may influence the election
To prove his fairness, he fought
with clean hands against Smith in
the Oregon and California prima-.
rieS, throwing no mud.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
Dietz on Science :
Compass BO10S to Sun
No. ~

THE compass needle makes daily bow to that
i lord Of the skies, the majestic SUM- Careful
study has established this scientific fact
The compass needle does not point to the exact
north but varies from it. This variation is known as
the magnetic defamation.
But in the course of each day the magnetic declina
ton varies slightly This slight daily huctuation is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
What are the Roycroft shops?

ILL Wv
What are the ROycroft shops?
Roycroft is the name applied to
an arts and crafts institution
founded in 1894 by Ebert Hubbard
at East Aurora, N. Y. The Roycroft
shops, which are patterned after the
Kelmscott Press Of william Morris.
are engaged in the production Of
simple but beautiful books, furni-
ture, leather work, jewelry and
metal work, engrossing and illumi-
mating. The shops comprise a total
Of twenty buildings enclosed in
grounds covering five acres and en-
play between 300 and 400 craftsmen
The Roycrofters also conduct an
inn with accommodations for $50
guests and publish 1.-THE Fra"
How can ore make blue prints of
leaves?
Get small printing frame and
package Of blue print paper (4x5
is the best size 10 use). Open the
back of the frame, put the leaf to
be printed against the glass, then
put the blue print paper over the
leaf with the sensitive side toward
the glass and leaf, and close up the
frame. ut in the sun for a few min
utes, until the paper has become
quite dark. Rinse in cold water for
ten or fifteen minutes and dry be-
tween clean white blotters. You will
have a print of the leaf, which, II
the leaf is not too thick, will show
all the veins.
What is the difference in weight
between salt sea water and fresh
water?
Sea water weigh "a pounds per
cubic foot. fresh water a per cent
maximum density weighs 62.42s
pounds per cubic foot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
This Date i'm
u. S. History

June 8
1775-American Army surrounding
Boston numbered 1874.
1893-Ford's Theater, Washington,
remodeled into Government
of1ces, collapsed twenty-one
killed; fifty injured.
19l1-Mrs. Carrie Nation, militant
dry crusader, died.
l912-A squadron of the German
navy visited New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09

single city Of any consequence that
has reverted to standard time after
once having adopted daylight saw
ing? Sincerely,
S. L. BOTTENWISER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09

Or Max Mason, former president of the University
Of Chiacgo announces that he sees no Utopia ahead
right It probably will be several years before
there enough seats in the street cars for all Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
Daily Thought

Judge not according to appear
ance.-John 7:24.
THERE are no greater wretches
i in the world than many Of
those whom people in general take
to be happy.-Seneca,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09

Americans spent $617,OOOOOO net abroad last year
according to Secretary Hoover's figures. And probably
more drank at home than abroad too.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
Questions and
ANSWerS

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
KEEPING UP
With
THE NE WIS
BY LUDWELL DENNY

Al Smiths big job now is TO make
friends with Jim Reed.
So far as the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination goes, it does not
matter. Smith apparently has the
nomination in his grasp, Reed or
no Reed.
But there is not much fun nor
glory in leading the Democrats to
another dismal defeat in November.
And that is precisely what may or
probably will happen if Smith goes
into the election fighting both the
Republicans and the Reed wing of
his own party
Smith must have the active sup
port of the fiery Senator from Mis-
souri, for two reasons:
l. The election will be determined
partially by the so-called border
States. Reed could do much toward
carrying Missouri and Oklahoma,
and perhaps others for Smith, or
he could withhold support and al
most certainly assure a Republican
victory in those States.
2. The Democratic campaign
strategists are eager to raise the
alleged corruption issue, involving
the oil scandals and primary slush
funds For various reasons, 1t is
considered unwise for Smith. the
candidate, to participate in what
the Republicans will call mud
singing. BY his work in the SEN
ate Investigations, his record as an
anti-corruptionist campaigner in
this convention period, and as
one of the most aggressiveIy bril-
liant orators of the country, Reed
is considered the man for this task.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09

DURING the eighteen years as
II inquisitor- general Torquemada
sent to the stake 1000 persons, if
we accept the most modest esti-
mates; if we take the figures of
Llorente, who, as secretary of the
inquisition from 1870 to 1892, had
access to the archives, the number
of executions must be placed at
1920, the number of convictions
at 5000 per year during Torque-
mada's ecstasy.
Every conviction brought wealth,
in fines and cohfiscations, to the
treasury of the inquisition; the
PopeS, the Spanish government
and the inquisitors fought inter-
minably over the allotment of this
wealth; but the willy Torquemada
most often had his way, and the
Holy Office in Spain became for a
time more powerful than the king.
No one dared to stop the grand in
quisitor; he walked the streets in
peril of his life always surrounded
by 240 guards, but Ferdinand and
Isabella trembled at his words.
In 1890 a rumor spread among
the people in the district of Guar
dia that a child had been killed by
the Jews. The existence of the
child was never proved, and in the
whole region no child was reported
as missing. But the tale was pre-
cisely what Torquemada had
waited for, an opportunity to expel
the Jews from Spain.
Ferdinand and Isabella protested;
the Jews were the most valuable
merchants in the country; would it
not be better, they suggested, to
let them of with a general fine of
100000 ducats?
Judas" cried Torquefada. sold
Christ for thirty pence, and your
highness wish to sell him again for
100000 ducats."
Their highnesses yielded, and is
sued an edict Gin 1922 command
ing every Jew in Spain to embrace
Christianity or leave the country
within four months. Torquemada
on his own account issued an edict
forbidding Christians to have any
commercial or friendly relations
with the Jews; as he intended, this
made it impossible for faithful
Jews to sell their property, even at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09
Times Readers Voice Vices

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-09

THE institution might have been
i saved from becoming the worst
blot in human history, had it not
permitted the confiscation of the
property of the condemned. Soon
there were quarrels between the
church which condemned, and the
State, which executed, over the di-
vision of the Spoils.
In Spain the government of
Ferdinand and Isabella found the
wealth of the Jewish and Moorish
"heretics" (the adherents of an
other orthodoxy especially attrac-
tive: and the slaughter of innocent
men and women rivaled the blood
mess of the Reign of Terror.
In the period from 1471 to 1881,
$4,000 were burned alive; and 29l,
600 imprisoned for heresy. in Spain.
In one year in Seville $1,000
heretics went to Jail rather than
betray their own faiths. In 1890 a
priest preached against hereSy with
such eloquence that the mob killed
1000 Jews; in the yefr 1891 whole
towns we're destroyed by fire and
sword.
In 1888 Torquemada came upon
the scene;' a Dominican monk of
noble birth, so devoted to both
State and church that he advised
Ferdinand and Isabella to use the
institution as means Of at once
preserving the faith and enriching
the Golfers of the king and queen.
Appointed inquisitor- general of
all Spain, Torquemada went to Sc
vile, set up an assembly of inquis-
itors, and declared that all inhabi-
tants suspected of being heretics
should make public confession and
retraction at once, on pain of
death. Those who made this act
of faith (auto-de-fe) we're de-
prived of all honorable employ
ment. and we're forbidden the use
of gold, silver, jewelry, silk, or fine
wool.
Those who we're convicted Of
hereSy were subject to life i'm
prisonment even after retraction
and to the ceath penalty if the in
quisitors considered the retraction
insincere. Where some doubt eX-
listed, torture was used to clear up
the matter.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-11-24
KINGMAN TEAM
HERE TOMORROW
Vegas Town Football Eleven
Will Contest in Interstate
Game on U. p. Athletic
Field.

The formidable men of the King
man Town football eleven will be
here tomorrow to play with the
Vegas Town team at u. p Ath-
letic Field at 200.
The game will be the first inter
state game played here by teams
other than the high school teams
and the local men promise to put
up a game fight. The Kingman
men have made a fine record in
the games they have played, but
the local men are not dismayed,
having been in practice for some
weeks and have defeated the live
ly high school lads, who are hope
full of the state high school cham
pionship
The Vegas lineup will be:
Center-Banister.
Guards NungesSer, Simon,
Stocker
Tackles-Pikes, Anderson, Swartz
Ends-H. Hampton, Farrell, Con-
ger, Pickett.
Quarterback Hampton.
Fullback-Sargent.
alfbacks-Shaffer, Sly, Boyd,
Waite.
This being the first heavyweight
teams to play football here a large
attendance Is expected.