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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-19


Perhaps that is close get at the pres
ent moment
The scientist does not, a rule talk about mind
because he feels that at the present time the inves
tigation of mind is not entirely within his province.
The scientist reduces the physical universe to mat
ter and energy.
But wondering today if it is not possible
that matter and energy are merely different mani
festatons of one and the same thing.
What is that one thing? Sir Oliver Lodge says
that it is the ether of space Other scientists say
that the ether does not exist.
The ancient philosophers of Greece wrestled with
the problem of Cne nature of matter We still
doing it today
The Langmuir- Lewis theory, the quantum theory
and the Bohr theory have been of the recent at
tempts at solving it. The latest is known the
Schroedinger mechanics theory.
Next will examine the development of these
theories
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-19
40-Year Crime Secret

Joab Banton, district attorney Of
New York says that q murder case
loses half its strength from the
prosecution standpoint in six
months.
If that is so. how much does it
lose in forty years? Theoretical as
this question seems. it may have to
be answered by Michigan author
tiles, who are now rearching for q
man who is charged with having
killed his father and seven other
members Of the family two genera
tons ago.
The charge comes about as the
result Of a confession which he is
alleged to have made to his sweet
heart when Grover Cleveland was
President Of the United States. .
She has kept the secret all these
years. she says, and might have
kept it to the end had the murderer
not appeared to her & short time
ago and soon after the death of
her husband proposing marriage
and threatening violence if She re-
fused
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VI. z.
TRACY
SAYS.
"The Country Might Rate
q Billion Dollars for OG
Carts and Regard Itself
Safe, bit Who Believes
1t Would be-"
SAYS:

Peace organizations should be
satisfied with the Navy bill as
passed by the House. It represents
a greater victory Cor them than for
the Administrations
Though authorizing the largest
building program since 1916 it still
falls so per cent short of what the
Navy wanted.
Secretary Wilbur gets fifteen
cruisers where he asked for twenty
five, one airplane carrier where he
asked for five and nothing at all
where he asked for thirty"two SUBJ
marines Rnd nine destroyers.
The seven or eight hundred mil
lion dollars which he proposed to
spend has been Whitfield down to
$274000,000.
Whether the Navy bill can be de-
scribed as a victory for the "paci-
fists" it certainly is a victory for
common sense.
Seven hundred million dollars
may not be too much for the United
States to spend on this branch OF
the national defense, but it is too
much to spend for the kind of craft
that Secretary Wilbur and his adj
visers proposed.
If national defense calls for one
thing more than another, it Is the
last word in efficiency
No human activity turns so large
ly on the factor of inventiveness as
war. The country might vote a
billion dollars for oX-carts and re-
gard itself safe but who believes
it would be?
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World Not Yet Ideal

This country cannot afford to ne
glect its navy for the sake of an
ideal. Neither can it afford to go
so far as to place itself in opposition
to that ideal.
AS Chairman Butler pointed out in
his concluding remarks, the navy
bill squares not only with what this
country wishes in theory, but with
what existing conditions demand.
Much as we would like to dwell in
a world of peace and far as we are
willing to go to bring it about it
were folly to suppose that we do.
dwell in world of peace or that
we can bring it about by ourselves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-19

What was the paid attendance at
the recent Dcmpsey-Sharkey fight,
and what proportion of the receipts
did each boxer get?
The paid attendance was 1928
and the receipts S985,O27, of which
Dempsey got $27O,882 and Sharkey
$221,631.
N can stains be removed from
granite steps?
Make a strong solution OF I've by
dissolving three pounds of washing
soda in one gallon of water and lay
it on the granite with fiber paint
brush. A bristle brush would be
ruined by the soda. Scrub the
stains and rinse with clear water.
Does Mime. Ernestine Schumann-
'Heink live in the United States?
Her home address is 800 Orange
Ave, Coronado, Cal.
Is a verbal contract as binding
as a written one?
A verbal contract is as binding as
one that is written, even in the alb
sence of witnesses; provided, that
there is sufficient consideration, and
a meeting of the minds as to the
subject and nature of the contract.
The instability of verbal contract
arises from the difficulty in prov
ing it in case of a dispute.
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Beware SWeIIed Head

1t is not surprising that an order
to purchase 5000 shares Of General
Electric stock should be placed by
telephone from Berlin, but it in
trigues the fancy.
One never gets tired of contem-
plating such vivid evidence Of how
man is conquering time and space.
Whether it means anything Of
constructive value, it certainly tick
les our pride.
The mere thought that we have
done something, or even heard Of
something being done that was inn
possible for previous generations is
a constant source of inspiration.
But we must not forget that it is
also a constant source Of danger,
and that if modern civilization
should contract a swelled head be-
cause of its achievements, it would
more than spoil the good they
promise to accomplish.
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HOnrS for Speed

If the S-4 had been raised in
three days, instead Of three months,
the country would ring with cheers,
yet the longer time only proves the
difficulties of the task.
1t is sad but true that the very
thing which proves mems mettle
often robs them Of applause.
Speed plays q part in bringing
honor these days, which is not so
peculiar considering the part it plays
in everything else.
Many a feat gets more praise than
il deserves for no better reason than
it was quickly performed, and many
an achievement gets less because it
took longer than people expected.
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BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1928, by The Ready Ref
Pranca Publishing CnmnanVl
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; K-king: O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower than
100
1. When you hold a terrace suit
and your partner has bid it, should
you lead it?
2. Declarer holds A @ 10 with x
x x in dummy, how many possible
tricks can he make?
3. When holding K @ 10 x in
four suit, what outside
strength is required to bid it?
The Answers
/. Yes.
2. Three.
3. One quick trick.
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NO. 1

No. l
Inc fundamental aim of all intellectual pursuits
might perhaps be stated as an aim to understand
the nature OF reality While the scientist realizes that
many useful inventions and appliances come from his
work, ne considers them as byproducts. The search
for facts is his primary interest.
Prof Albert Einstein for example, has said that
just as many artists take art for arts sake" as their
guiding principle so the scientist must pursue science
Tor sciences sake.
The ultimate nature of reality is a difficult thing
to discuss. We are very long way from knowing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-19

H
haps we shall
never find out.
Certain phil
osophers have
attempted to re-
duce the uni
verse to mind
and matter.
A scientific
wit, discussing
this, a s k Ca
What is mind?'
He answered the
question himself
by saying, mo
matter.
Then he asked,
What is mat
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-19
ShOuIdering The Blame

Occasionally. old and Well-nigh 1o-.-
gotten crimes come to light in this
way, but more often than not sucn
concessions, even though made VOL
UNFAIRLY and publicly by those
claiming to be the perpetrators, turn
out f"'-9 '-'Gt now, a New York
il ~--~orKer is trying to make the
police believe he killed Joseph B. Ell
well eight years ago. but there are
too many flaws in his story.
In the same way, a man tried TO
make Texas officials believe he killed
Florence Brown in Dallas,
1t is a curious circumstance, but
unsolved murder mysteries seem to
prey on weak minds
More than one man and woman
has walked into a police station,
confessed to murder and begged for
trial on no other grounds than that
thinking about some unsolved crime
developed the hallucination that
they did it,
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Editor Times:

Editor Times:
Give light and the people will
find the way"-Dante.
No better words could be put at
the head of your editorial column
and used by The Times daily.
If the writer mad not read a GER
tain book forty-odd years ago, he
would today, in all probability, be
socialist, communist or, worse, IAN
anarchist. The unemployment sit
uation has confronted us for months
and supposing that such problems
will adjust themselves in time, how
about those suffering during such
periods, tranSitory or otherwise?
Verify, here is where the Golden
Rule, SO much discoursed upon,
should compel one to look for a
solution of the vexed question of
labor and capital. whose interests
should be identical.
When the change from the car
riage industry to theu Sc of auto
mobiles took place, the capitalist
could borrow funds with which to
install new machinery necessary.
While he could look forward to a
time when his profits would enable
him, with the cooperation of labor.
to wipe out the debt and reimburse
him for loss of profits. the unem-
ployed laborer was getting behind
all the time, running in debt. with
no income whatever, thereafter
compelled to sacrifice in MANY WAYS
IN order to meet honest OBLIGATIONS.
Everyone willing and able to labor
Is entitled to employment. The
world owes no man a living. but
a democratic form of government is
IN duty bound so to shape its laws
mat everyone would have oDpor-
tunlty at least. 1t is just necessary
% talk common sense" as Presi-
cent Coolidge has advised us at one
time and ito get down to brass
tacks," as Vice President Dawes q
lew years ago declared. otherwise
thousands will be compelled To
keep cool with Coolidge" or get
very hot indeed with Hell and
Maria Dawes"
Democrats ma ynot laugh. as
their party has no remedy to offer
as YETI
Democratic orators are surely
right when they say there never
mas been time when there was a
greater need for a return to the
fundamental principles of democ-
racy,D but, as usual, they do not
specify.
Thomas Jefferson, author of the
declaration of independence. wrote:
All men are created equal and en-
dowed by their Creator with in
alienable rights to life. liberty. and
the pursuit Of happiness" But of
what avail is truthful utterance if
some monopolize the earth, its
natural resources and by specula-
ton prohibit others from EMPLOYING
themselves unless a purchase or
rental price is paid?
The Scriptures say, 1.-THE heavens.
even the heavens, are the Lords.
but the earth He hath given to the
children of men," It does not say
ito some of the children of men"
But Of this more anon, with the
kind permission of the editor
CHARLES H. KRAUSE. SR.,
674 E. Drive, Woodruff Place
Is "tip-up" another name for
field sparrow?
A "tip-up" is the common North
American spotted sand-piper. The
field sparrow is a small American
sparrow similar to the chipping
sparrow, but has rustier upper parts
and a red bill They are entirely
different birds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-19
The Rules

1. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, or a given number of
strokes. Thus, to change COW to
HEN in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
2. You can change only one let
ter at a time.
3. Youmust have a complete word
Of common usage for each jump.
Slang words and Authorizations don't
count
4. The order of letters can not
be changed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-19

Richmond Palladium
U. s. LeSh. a former Attorney
General of Indiana, who main
tains a legal residence at Hunt
ington. but lives in indianapolis,
where he practices law, has an
nounced his candidacy for Gov
ernor subject to the Republican
nomination at the approaching
primary.
Lesh. in other words, is a Mar
ion County candidate. Does he
come before us with any proof
that the Coffin ring in Marion
County has been cast out? No.
Does he give us any assurance
that he is joining with other de-
cent Republicans to break the grip
of the Coffin ring on Marion
County and on the state? No.
He says in a public statement he
eff selected will regard it an i'm
perative duty to conduct a vigor-
Gus campaign for the success Of
the entire ticket"
Suppose that ticket has on it
the names Of men who have been
associated in the worst political
scandal Indiana has been shamed
by? Do his own words not reaS-
sure the very men we want to
get rid of that he will support
them if he and any Of them get
on the ticket?
Why vote for any man from
Marion County for any nomina-
ton for public office until the
Republicans of that county have
cleaned house? Is this not the
sole and only means the Repub-
licans outside in the State have
to use to make plain her duty to
Marion County?
Let us remember the name of
Lesh and point it out to others
as one to keep our pencils away
from on the primary ballot.
Terre Hautc Star
Attorney General Arthur L.
Gilliom has bid defiance to the
Klan and to the leaders of the
Anti-Saloon League in Indiana in
announcing his candidacy for the
Republican senatorial nomination.
He wishes it distinctly understood
that he is personally and polit
ically for prohibition
His quarrel is with some of
those who have been carrying on
the prohibition movement in this
States. He is for permitting ply
sicians to prescribe liquor if they
see fit to do so, but is not in favor
OF repeating the VolStead act or
the eighteenth amendment.
He announces that he intends
to call spade a spade and pro-
ceeds to mention by name those
against whom he plans to wage
warfare on the stump.
Mr.. Gilliom is no pussyfoOter.
He was elected four years ago as
Attorney Geenral in face of de-
termined opposition on the part
of the Ku-KluX Klan leaders. 1t
has been no secret that he would
welcome an opportunity to have
a showdown with the remnants
of that organization.
He has been out in the open
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How old is Jane COwl, the actress?
When did she make her first ap-
pearance on the stage?
She was born at Boston, Mass.
Dec. IA, 1884, and made her first
appearance on the stage at the
Blasco Theater, New York, Dec 10,
1908, in Sweet Kitty Bellairs."
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Another man, claimed to be the original Tom
Sawyer is dead out west. But we haven't heard vet
of the death of the last of those who knew Abra-
ham Lincoln.
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Times Readers
Voice ViezUS

The name and address OF the author
must accompany every contribution. but
on request will not be published. Let
preference.
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The Nature of Reality

Dietz on Science
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Is "tip-up" another name for
field sparrow?
A "tip-up" is the common North
American spotted Sand-piper The
field sparrow is a small American
sparrow similar to the chipping
sparrow, but has rustier upper parts
and a red bill. They are entirely
different birds.
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Copyright. 1928. by viii Durant)
TO Be Continued
Evening star., 1928-04-29
Of $4,000, with an estimated saving of

of $4,000, with an estimated saving of
So, 900 over contract price.
Three modern three-ton trucks were
purchased In January, 1927, fourth
was added in the Fall and three more
purchased March /, 1928. Books OF the
county engineer show saving to the
county up to April |, 1923, of $1,000
by operation OF It's own equipment. This
is after all charges for maintenance, In
terest on investment and IS per cent
for depreciation have been deducted
Upon recommendation of MIR. Larlin
the supervisors this Spring instituted
a further economy In their operating
expenses. They have rented the stone
quarry at Bull Run used by the State
Highway Department in the constfuc-
ton of the Lee Highway. Operation
started one month ago with an output
of approximately 100 tons of crushed
rock per day. Based on the same
amount of stone purchased last year
for county and district roads, Engineer
Larkin estimates an annual saving OF
at least SIS 600.
On June 10 the management Of the
county highway system will undergo a
reorganization, the last State Legis-
laturc having abolished all district road
boards and placed the control of dis
trict as we'll as county roads under the
direct supervision of the full Board of
Supervisors, who arc advised to employ
a county engineer to handle road work.
Operation of the new law is expected to
greatly increase the efficiency Of road
construction and maintenance in Fair
fax County and to aid in the rapid
progress now being made,
Evening star., 1928-04-29

the visitors In locating relatives or
| friends in Washington. Frequently the
| tourist knows merely that his old high
| school chunn, John Jones, works for the
Government in Washington, and with
| that bit of information to work on the
management will endeavor to locate
Mr.. Jones through various channels.
| Although such searches often seem
hopeless ut the outset, many OF them
| have reached a happy conclusion FOR
all concerned.
The washington camp is laid out
, like a small city, and 1t is operated
much the same as one, The tents ana
cabins are placed in even rows along
cindered streets. There Is a regular
garbage collection service, and neat
trash cans are provided at every corner.
They are emptied frequently by the
sanitary force. The interiors OF the
bathhouse. lavatories. laundry and
| lounge are scrubbed or busted every
morning by an industrious jantor
force. The cabins and tents are kept
scrupulously clean and sanitary.
An interesting feature Of the local
camp is the big assembly tent at the
south end of the grounds. where groups
of tourists may band together and
stage a party for the editication and
| entertainment of themselves and their
| fellow campers Dances to the tune
of portable radio sets or monographs
are not infrcqucnt, while religious
services may be held there on the
Sabbath.
On N0n-PrOft Basis.
The camp is operated by q private
corporation on a non-profit basis. any
Evening star., 1928-04-29

| questions usually propounded At the
| registration desk Is whether there are
| any other tourists there from Kansas
or Idaho or Texas. and IL so, What
are their names and where Is their
cabin or tent?"
For the children there is fully
equipped playground where Johnny
and Mary may have the time OF their
| lives while mother is cooking dinner
| and father Is reading a newspaper. II
| the Youngsters or the grown-ups get
| hurt or are taken sick, they may get
| first aid treatment In the office, where
a complete outfit of emergency medical
| supplies Is kept on hand. II the pa
| tient Is seriously Ill. Emergency Hos
| pital is close by.
Fortunately there has been little need
| for the medicines and bandages at the
| local camp. Two recent cases where
treatment was rendered involved an
| attack of blood poisoning and lacera-
tions from fall,
Mai. Foster states that the camp
population this Spring exceeds that OF
| last wear by about Is per cent. The
| first major influx of tourists of the
| Spring season came from Florida, he
said. There was while. few weeks
back. when majority of the cars roll
| Ing into camp bore Florida licenses or
tags of other Southern States. This
migration northWard Is not so pro-
nounced OF late, however, the machines
| this month bearing license plates OF
many Eastern, Northern and Western
States.
$50 Cars This Month.
About 45O cars have been accommo-
dated in camp so far this month. This
/ {,@H Af I
persons, Mai. Foster pointed out. Be-
| tween is and 20 cars, or from so to 70
persons. are accommodated daily under
| prevailing conditions but when the
cherry blossom festival started there
was an average of $50 campers.
A number of parties came in busses.
! There have been, so far, two groups OF
girls belonging TO visiting organizations,
| and a party OF Y M c. A, boys Spe-
| cial attention is given to such groups
| by camp authorities.
Mai Foster declares there is prac-
tically no limit TO the number of camp
| ers who can be accommodated in the
Potomac Park camp. from the stand
point of tent sites n there Is an over
| flow sites are available in the broad
stretch Of ground to the north of the
present camp.
| The average tourist party stays III
camp about a week the manager has
| found. 1t usually takes four or five
days for the visitors to sec all the
points of interest in and about Wash
ington. and as a rule the guests decide
to make q week of It," Some merely
stay overnight and move on to another
city. Others stay two or three weeks,
Search for Friends.
In addition to giving advice about
| sightseeing tours and answering ques-
tions about historic buildings and
places. the Office attaches often assist
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Continued from Fifth PageD
camp. and his able assistants are ever
ready TO lend what advice they can
to the visitors This service even ex-
tends TO the cashing Of checks for tour
lists who have run out of cash.
A small sized banking business is
carried ON daily In this way over the
counter in the administration building
Large bills are changed, valuables are
deposited for safe keeping. checks are
caShed and other financial assistance
is rendered Not once has check
been returned because of lack of funds,
nor has any other untoward develop
ment cropped up to destroy the man
agement'S faith in the honesty OF their
guests.
There is also post office in the
headquarters building. where regular
city mail deliveries and collections are
maintained through the courtesy OF
City Postmaster Mooney. Mail comes
to the camp from every State in the
Union and from number Of foreign
countries.
The administration building has a
large assembly room or lobby, suggeS-
tive of lounging room in flrst-claSs
hotel. where there are writing desks,
tables luxurious armchairs and set
tees and a massive stone fireplace. A
library of popular books Is provided.
and all up-to-date magazines and
newspapers are sold.
Popular Rendezvous.
The lounge room is popular rendez-
vous at night. when tourists enjoy look
ing up fellow travellers from their homes
States and talking over their expert
ences on the road. One OF the first
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profits derived being turned back into
the camp for improvements or addi-
tions or for other activities under the
supervision OF Col. u. S. Grant, Sd,
director of public buildings and public
parks of the National Capital. The
camp Is protected by the Federal Park
police.
An attractive system of landscaping
screens 1t off from the remainder Of
East Potomac Park and from the un-
due curiosity of passing motorists.
With completion of the new facili-
ties many of the campers have told the
management that the Washington camp
now is the most up-to-date in the