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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
A Lesson to Remember

number Of walters in certain Paris restaurant
have been accustomed to wear on their black uniform
coats medals won in the World War. The Croix de
Guerre dangled from many an obsequous chest as
the pate de foie gras went sailing through the air
Now the management of this restaurant has for
hidden the walters to wear their decorations
The medals give offense, it seems. Peace time
patrons don't like to be reminded of the war; 1t has
been over for nearly ten years. and the restaurant
management feels that it ought to be forgotten.
This is perfectly natural attitude especially for
a restaurant serving the better class of people, 1t
must be rather embarrassing for journalist let us
say who whooped it up for La Patrie and bloodshed
in July of 1914 and Struggled down safely at his desk
for the next four years. to reflect he nibbes his
hors doeuyreS that the man who served him spent
four years in the trenches
Yet there are some things that ought not to be
forgotten. And the World War is one of them.
Human nature forgets things easily. 1t is one
of the things that helps make life endurabe. Bitter
experiences have way of getting softened by time.
But this is not entirely an advantage.
The burnt child will never learn to fear the fire
if he doesn't remember how badly it hurt him. And
this laundering world will never learn to avoid that
"next war" we're always talking about if it doesn't
manage to remember what terrible thing the last
one was
The human suffering brought on by that conflict
was in its total, simply beyond computation. 1t can
only be imagined No in his senses would counte
repetition of it unless there were no other
way out.
But when the next threat of war comes, that suf-
fering will be forgotten Influential people will not
remember it. They will hear the bugles and see the
banners and thrill to the thudthud of marching feet
and they will remember that war has always been
and it will not appear them in all its grisly awful
And, without really willing any universal heart
break, they will agree that war; once more, is in
evitable."
War is seldom or never really inevitable Patience
and intelligence could nearly always find some other
solution. If memory of the last war could remain
alive and throbbing, people would make more of an
effort to find such solution when the next crisis
came,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
WHY the Discrimination?

Appearances would indicate that the railroad
world in the Middle West facing serious strike.
Our guess is that it never will become an actually,
for two reasons In the first place. the Western roads
will see the light of reason if the 10000 members Of
the twin brotherhoods of conductors and trainmen
vote in favor of the strike on which ballot has been
called In the second place, Federal mediation under
the railroad labor act never will permit industrial hos
tties progress the point of tying the Nations
business.
The railroad workers apparently have good case
and have exhausted the possibilities of arbitration In
creases for which the conductors and trainmen have
been asking in the West have been granted in the
East and Southeast
Such increases as have been profered in the
West however have been qualified by demands for
changes in working regulations which, according to
the employees nufy the effect of the advance in pay
Working rules matter of growth and are
more or less universal in character and purpose Rails
ing them as an issue looks to like attempt OF the
roads to drag the welknown red herring across the
tracks.
Railroad employees represent very high type OF
American union labor and have heavy responsible
ties There is particular reason that we can see
why those who work on The long stretches across the
plains and through the mountains should rest under
a discrimination, either in pay or working conditions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Bridge Play
Made Easy
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

tAbbreyiatiOns: A--ace; king; @
queen; Jack: X-any card lower
than 100
MYTH the information furnished
Wv by your partners bid you ex-
perience no difficulty in your open
ing lead-as a rule you lead your
partners suit. When, however, your
partner has not bid, you may find
yourself in a quandary as you pre-
pare to play your first card.
Under these circumstances, the
novice, is in a particularly embar-
RAISING position.
He usually hesitates, pulls card,
puts it back in his hand and then,
obviously perplexed, draws a card
blindly. He leads it in hit-or-miss
fashion, hoping he has played the
right card.
The player who leads first must
open in a manner that will neither
strengthen the declarer nor weaken
his partner. The lead must not
place the latter under fire so that
he closes and otherwise winning
card.
Games are most frequently won
or lost by incorrect leads. To mem
orize a table of leads is not only a
very difficult and laborious task, but
it is unnecessary if you acquire the
fundamental principles involved.
Your aim in leading should be to
establish a winning card or suit in
your partners hand or your own
You must determine not only what
is the best suit to open but what is
the best card to lead in that suit.
When you are playing the game
at no trump, your problem is COM
paratively simple: You usually lead
the fourth card from the top Of
your longest and strongest suit, or,
when you hold three honors, you
usually lead one of the honors.
Copyright. 1928 by the Ready Reference
Publishing Company
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16

the enactments of the code gather that the med
ical profession must have been in highly organized
state. for not only practice regulated in detail,
but scale OF fees was laid down and penalties
acted for malpractice.
Operations were performed, and the veterinary
art was recognized"
One of the laws of the code of Hammurabi reads
follows:
"If doctor has treated gentleman for severe
wound with bronze lancet and has cured the man,
or has opened abscess of the eye for gentleman
with the bronze lancet and has cured the eye of the
gentleman, he shall take 10 Shekels of silver
Other parts of the code qouted below. All
things considered, they were little hard the
physician. for example:
"If the doctor has treated gentleman for severe
wound with lancet of bronze and has caused the
gentleman to die. or has opened an abscess of the
eye for gentleman and has caused the loss of the
gentleman's eye, one shall cut off his hands
IF doctor has treated the severe wound OF slave
OF poor man with bronze lancet and has caused
his death, he shall render slave for slave
IF he has opened his abscess with bronze lancet
and has made him lose his eye. he shall pay money,
half his price"
Veterinary medicine was also recognized, for ex-
ample:
IF COW doctor or sheep doctor has treated a
COW sheep for a wound and cured it, the
owner Of the sheep shall give one-sixth of a
sheke of silver to the doctor as his fee"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Some Tips for Swimmers

Hot weather drives everybody who can get there
to the bathing beaches. In such circumstances it is
wise to bear in mind few good safety first rules
for swimming Here are few, drawn up by the Chi
cago health commissioner:
Persons with weak hearts should be examined by
their doctor before going swimming.
Cramps attack the strongest swimmer without
warning; hence, swimming far out where help can
not quickly reach you, is unwise.
when diving first explore the place to make sure
of its depth and hidden dangers
Keep out of swift currents and beware Of the
undertow.
Water wings and inner tubes are poor protection
when out in water beyond your depth"
Careful attention to a few rules like that will
make summer swimming less productive of tragedies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
China, and japan

The Nanchurian government has yielded to the
demand of Japan that negotiations looking toward
union of Manchura and the nationalist be ended AS
consequence the situation that existed between
Japan and China has eased somewhat
The nationalists are having their troubles and
are in no position at the moment to resist the Japa
nese assumption of the right to dictate the course
of Chna's internal affairs.
Nevertheless, the nationalist regard Manchuia as
an integral part of China They will insist, if and
when they are able that it be included under the
trail Chinese government they now are establishing.
The problem remains as future source of trouble
unless 5here is modification of the japanese policy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16

WITH David shanks, the con-
w fessed slayer of Jennie Con-
stance, indicted and plans made for
his speedy trial, citizenSs and Off
Gals of Evanston, H., deplore the
"woeful apathy which permits
known morons to freely wander our
streets, killing at will innocent
women and children"
at is obvious" says DR.. Scott,
president of Northwestern Univer-
sity, chat persons Of low grade
mentality should not be allowed to
breed"
Other eminent men have said the
same thing under similar stress of
circumstances.
DR.. Scott was shocked by the re-
voting murder of a graduate stu
dent, and speaks from the fullness
of his emotion.
Theoretically, we should protect
ourselves against the idiot, lunatiC
and moron, especially in the matter
Of reproduction. Practically, we do
not know how.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Tariff Revision

With leading spokesman for the major parties
vyng with each other in whooping it up for the pro-
tective tariff the question of where we can turn for
enlightenment on the deadly dull but vitality mpor-
tant tariff issue arises.
Until the turn of the century the contentious
of New England protectionists pretty well bal
anced by the arguments free trade advocates from
the South The very extremes in the perennial de-
bate suggested the wisdom of a middle course.
In later years there has been rapid induStrializa-
ton in the South and with it has conversion
to the protective tariff principle.
The result today is surrender by the Democrats
of their traditional low tariff stand.
This might be all right if it were established be-
yond doubt that the portective tariff is an umiti-
gated blessing.
But on the contrary, many contend that, at
present handled in this country, the protective tariff
permits exploitation Of the great Of people for
the benefit of the favored few.
Following the World War, European currency
decentralization said to make rigorous protective
tariff policy necessary to prevent this country being
flooded with goods seriously would have upset
markets and production, and tariff rates were boosted
to unprecedented levels.
Now the threat of flood OF European goods
largely has been eliminated by monetary stabiliza
ton abroad and many argue the time has come for
a revision OF the tariff.
with both parties ballyhooing for the glories OF
tho protective tariff as it now operates, who is going
Is give impetus to this movement?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Psychology and Law

I am not one of those who doubt
that psychiatry will some day play
an important part not only in the
administration of justice and elimi-
nation of crime, but in the develop
ment of social ideals. Neither am
one of those who question the prac-
tical good sense of mental hygiene
and eugenics.
I am one of those, however, who
doubt the wisdom of mixing psy-
chology and law, except in very
guarded way.
While we have made some prog
ress in the study of individual
cases, we have no records that are
worth a whoop in determining mass
reactions.
The effect of any given system on
an individual is not necessarily the
same as it is on the crowd. That
is something we know very little
aboA.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
What Is a Moron

There are cases of mental de-
rangement or inferiority so appar-
ent that any one can name them
They represent a comparatively
small menace, because of this very
fact, and because we have provided
methods and institutions TO take
care of them.
The real difficulty arises from
those border line cases on which
experts disagree and concerning
which the general public is hope
lessly bewildered.
What is a moron, and who would
undertake to define the word so
clearly that it could be used as the
basis for legal suppression of indi-
vidual rights? The people of Evans
ton have no doubt now that David
Shanks was moron, but the fact
remains that his mental condition
did not appeal to them as danger
Gus before.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Watermelons and Shotguns

An Arkansas farmer had a fine watermelon patch.
Into this patch came man who liked melons, but
didn't intend to pay for any. The farmer saw him
and fired shotgun at him. wounding him. The
marauder had him arrested.
Now an Arkansas judge has freed the farmer,
ruling that he had perfect right to shoot any one
who tried to steal his melons.
We're inclined to agree with the judge. A city
storekeeper would surely be upheld if he took a shot
at man trying to burglarze his store. Shouldn't the
same rule apply to farmer? Because the farmers
property grows the ground we're too apt to think
that stealing it isn't a real offense.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.


Health Magazine.
THE increasing attention given
Il throughout the world to the
question of alcohol consumption has
prompted a report of some Of the
recent observations by physicians
dealing with this matter.
The British clinician Wilson has
classified women who drink to eX-
cess into three groups: ID the in
different, consisting mostly of self
indulgent, rich women; 90 feeble
minded women Of all grades of
mental defect; 90 neurotic women
who take to alcoholism as an eS-
cape from a sense of loneliness, re-
greet, fear, remorse or some other
type of pain.
1t has been the general impress
sion of physicians that addiction to
drugs of various sorts represents
primarily a mental problem, and
that the control of the problem de-
ponds on a study of the mental
cause and of its removal.
Indeed, another investigator has
asserted that the almost universal
instinct of various people to pro-
duce some form of alcoholic bev-
erage has arisen from a natural re-
action against eye-strain. For this,
however, there is not a great deal
Of evidence.
AS to the amount Of alcohol pre-
scribed by physicians, there seems
to be generally a tendency to pre-
scribe less and less in the treat
ment of disease.
In the United States the minority
of the medical profession has APP
piled for the license to prescribe
alcohol. However, in Finland, ac-
cording to Schmolderss, it is stated
that only twenty to thirty of all
the doctors have failed to claim Of
fetal permission for alcoholic pre-
scriptions.
According to Schmolderss, the
number of physicians in Finland re-
quiring prescriptions for alcohol has
steadily increased each year since
1922, and the number of prescrip-
tions has been greatly in excess of
the amount that could be possibly
used in the treatment of disease.
The number of prescriptions is
sued during a year was sufficient
to provide every inhabitant-man,
woman and child of any ageAwith
at least one prescription for alco-
hol.
More and more the physicians
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Mailing a Political Libel

Campaign falsehoods, once started, are hard to
overtake, in any kind of political contest the normal
standards of truth ruthlessy are disregarded. For
that friends of Secretary Hoover will welcome
the emphatic manner in which Senator Smith w.
Brookhart of Iowa has refuted the familiar yarn to
the effect that Hoover forced farm prices down during
the war.
Brookhart enjoys the confidence of the farmers and
knows whereof he speaks when he declares that in
stead of holding prices down. Secretary Hoover held
them up during the war
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Abuse of Power

Beyond all other considerations, is
the possible abuse of power.
History teaches nothing so wildly
as that power is dangerous in itself.
Our system Of government is rooted
in the thought that a minimum of
power is safest, and that even that
minimum should be curbed with all
sorts Of checks and balances.
Authority to dictate and deal with
moronS would represent such arbi-
trary rule, such intimate meddling,
such control over life and liberty as
no nation ever dreamed Of, much
less undertook to exercise.
According to some of those who
have discussed the subject, a large
minority of us, if not an actual
majority ought to be scientifically
catalogued as morons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Threatened by TriCkerv

Some high-brow cynics, as we'll as
alienists, have reached point
where they are ready to regard the
United States as sixth grade ma
tion," where they place Christians
the fundamentalist kind at least
and morons in the same category
1t requires no great stretch of the
imagination to forecast how far
such a point of view would go if it
dominated the system by which mo-
rons were discovered and dealt with
Neither does it require a great
stretch of the imagination to fore
cast how early it could be influenced
by clever people who had something
to gain through depriving a relative
of his liberty. or preventing him
from becoming a parent on the
ground that he was moron.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
With Other Editors

will prove stronger than the eco
nomic issue in the Middle West.
The Democrats expect to keep
the solid South" in line, hope to
win the campaign in the East on
the wet issue, and think they can
pick up enough scattering cleo
toral votes in doubtful and mid
dlewestern States on the economic
issue to clinch the victory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Chance of Failure Great

Admitting that science has ar
rived at a point where it is able to
define and classify morons, who
would perform the actual task Of
discovering them? BY what kind
of a system could we go through the
country, pick them out and bring
them before the proper authority?
How many agents would it take to
perform such at task efficiently, not
to mention the boards, bureaus and
statutes?
We have made too big a mess of
suppressing the bootlegger and
speakeasy for one to contemplate
the detection and elimination of
morons with optimism, particularly
If there are as many among us as
some of the experts suggest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16

in Babylon so
that anyone
oppressed or in
jured, who had
a tale of woe to
tell, might come
and stand before
his image. that
of a king of
ri g h t. eousness,
and there read
the priceless Or
ders of the king,
and from the
written monu-
ment solve his
0rOh1enoS -
Sir William Os-
Ter saws "Frnn-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Science at a Loss

Putting aside such practical diff
f1culties. it is a matter of record
that people with apparently sound
minds and bodies produce morons,
while morons occasionally have bril-
liant offspring.
1t is doubtful if an alienist could
be found who would have seen any
reason why the parents of Richard
Reese Whittemore should not have
married and produced children. or
the parents Of Leopold and Loeb, or
those of Edward Hickman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Fe70er Doctors N0zU Prescribe Alcohol

who study this subject are con-
WINGED that the control of alsohol-
ism is as much a social as a medi-
cal question.
This is emphasized by the fact
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
David Dietz on Science
First Medical La70S
No. 100

TINE worlds first medical code was formulated
j. about 1000 years ago. 1t formed part of the
Hammurabi code of Babylon.
This famous code dates back to about 1000 B. C..
1t is column of black rock known as dorite eight
feet in height The top is rounded.
At the top there is a bas-relief showing the king
receiving the law from the sun god Below are 2540
lines of writing, setting forth the law.
Jastrow tells that copies Of this code were set up
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
This Dale i'm
U. S. History

Aug. is
l792-First theater in Boston
opened.
l858-First cable to cross the At
lantic put in operation and
Queen Victoria and Presi-
dent Buchanan exchanged
greetings.
l861-President Lincoln forbade
business intercourse with the
southern States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16

that legislation for the control of
alcoholic addicts in most countries
takes the form of enforced i'm
prisonment and guardianship with
reformative rather than medical
care.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
Daily Thoughts

For in the multitude of dreams
and many words there are also
divers vanities; but fear thou God.
--Ecclesiastes SD.
q
ID EGARD not dreams, since they
IN are but the images of our
hopes and fears.-Cato.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-16
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