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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19

By
Frederick
lands

NOU advance the money and
/ days pass, as they appear to
have in incurable habit Of doing,
whereupon the piano-tuner who has
not only recovered but gained twen-
ty-five pounds, not only refuses to
pay what he owes you, but bitter
ly denounces you for having neg
lected him.
He calls attention to the fact that
his children should have their ton
sis and adenods subtracted, that
his mother-in-law's false teeth are
becoming hors de combat and
should be replaced, and that his
wife has needed a new hat for six
weeks, all of which constitute your
obligations to the piano-tuner!"
n
It is a perfectly charming philoso-
ply and should be very effective
with all who have matriculated for
entrance into first class feeble
minded home, but for some reason
the appeal does not penetrate the
armor of those who have been able
to keep their mental cargoes from
slipping, almost all of whom go
about every day, completely sur
rounded by troubles and obligations
of their own.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
The Auto Ring

No one should be surprised that the federal gov
eminent discovered a crowd of auto thieves operat
ing in this city. When respect for law disappears,
the people may expect to see crime organized and
conducted on lines similar to those of legitimate
business.
Nor should any one be surprised that among those
who engaged in this Furnishing traffic in stolen cars
was the former head Of the Ku-Klux Khan and the
grant titan who once gave orders and led misguided
and women.
When super government is created either by hate,
prejudice or secret control of officials those who
gagged in its manipuations are quite likely forever
after believe themselves beyond the power of estab
lishd authority.
The auto ring is the logical consequence of the
of lawlessness inaugurated by Stephenson and his
cohorts. That the man who inherited the power once
held by Stephenson and another who rose to some
small eminence under him were a part of the con-
spiracy was almost inevitable.
The fact that they were convicted should serve as
a reminder of the force and influence which
ruled without question. 1t should also remind them
that some Of those influences are still in power.
Two years ago the head Of the hooded order now
convicted Of auto thefts sought by the powerful
and the mighty His influence did much to elect two
United States senators. His word was then powerful
Two years ago the former titan, now in Jail,
staggered ABOUT the legislative nails, hired TO IN
fuence lawmakers who still believed in the secret
order.
Two years ago this same man was the adviser and
counselor and guide to those city councilmen of
dianapois who were later to plead guilty to crimes
and lose their places.
1t is not pleasing retrospect But perhaps it
will serve to remind those who may be inclined to
forget that the city and state and county will be
secure and safe if every one of those who rode to
power with Stephenson is relieved of any influence or
authority.
There are still some odd jobs of house cleaning to
be DONE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Make Ships Safer

In dealing with the sea, we are
dealing with a common high road.
The problem of guarding it should
be a common problem. At present,
this is being confused with the
problem of national defense, and in
that lies nine-tenths Of the mischief.
The idea that merchant fleets
may be exposed to seizure and at
tack by some enemy is constantly
paraded to get money for battle
ships. The sums we provide to
guard them against possible war
are enormous compared to those we
provide to guard them against the
continuous perils they encounter.
This country has taken the lead
in trying to make ships safer and
more dependable. 1t has passed
laws to improve the quality of sea-
manship by guaranteeing better
wages and living conditions.
Other countries cling to the old
order, operate their ships cheaper
and get bigg share of the traffic.
A larger navy than we need for
national defense is not the answer,
but regulations that would force
foreign ships to meet the require
ments prescribed for ours when they
sail out of American ports, carrying
American freight and passengers,
might help.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19

for the most part, these microbes are the harmless
kind
Deadly microbes not around in the quantities
that Pasteur imagined them. If they were, human
life would have disappeared from the face of the
earth.
The microbes of most disease seem to be fairly
well localized. For example Koch found that the mi
crobe Of cholera thrived in contaminated water sup
plies and that the danger Of cholera epidemics could
be wiped out by purifying the water supply.
The germs Of other diseases for example, are car
ried by certain insects such mosquitoes and flies
What conclusion shall we draw then from the story
of mcrobe hunters?
1t would to be this:
= Microbes thrive in dirt and filth. The study of
bacterioogy points out the necessity Of cleanliness
and sanitation
Public health measures are a necessity. Adequate
inspection of food and water supplies must be car
ried
People should protect themselves from contact
with those suffering from contagious diseases
But people should not be fanatical about microbes
One need not be afraid Of germs that he is
afraid to touch doorknob. 1t is not necessary to
hold ones breath while passing a house with a
"chickenpox" measles" sign on it,
In Short exercise ordinary rules Of care and COM
And after that forget about the fact that
microbes exist.
1t is not necessary to make life unhappy by worry
ing about microbes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Poor Excuse

The fact that England can not
grow her own wheat, or raise
enough cotton for her textile mills,
is less significant than some of her
statesmen would have us believe,
especially as an excuse for a big
navy.
Comparatively speaking, her sea
trade is no more important, or es-
sential than is that of Sweden, Hol-
land, Denmark or Cuba. They, too,
might feel the need of a big navy if
they could afford it.
Bringing the argument closer
home, while We may not face the
problem of holding a world empire
together, we furnish more freight
and passengers for sea trade than
any other country. What we buy
from abroad may be more essential
to our industry than to our break
fast table, but it is essential never
thelesS. What we sell not only helps
us, but other people, to enjoy that
degree of prosperity which science
and invention have made possible
and which is the right of humanity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
The New America,

The remarkable change that has come over
American life since the war is perhaps nowhere SO
clearly illustrated as in statistics on occupational
shifts contained in the 1928 report of the American
Federation of Labor. These figures do more than
reflect the decline of old industries and growth of
new ones; they portray the rise of America that
hardly resembles the country of pre-war days.
AS regards industry itself, the report shows an
Increasing substitution of machinery for men, In the
automobile industry the same number of men pro-
duces three times many cars in 1914. A brick
making machine in Chicago makes 10000 bricks in an
hour, whereas it formerly required eight hours for
man to turn out $50. 1t is the same story every
where.
Largely because of these mechanical advances, the
number of men engaged in manufacture has declined
$4,000 in eight years. There also has been sharp
reduction, for reasons fairly well known, in agr-
culture
Since 1920 there has been drift of 300 900 farm
hands toward the cities or into other lines of work
at home. Railroad workers also show 100000 fewer
men, but some slack in the communications field has
been taken up by gain of $4,000 workers in the
telephone and telegraph offices.
In every other field listed there has been an in
crease in the number of employed. 1t is in these
figures thai the changes in manners, customs, and
standards Of living reflected most wildly. They
show greater capacity for leisure and pleasure on
the part of the American people. They also indicate
that greater attention is being paid to religion and
education.
These things compensate for much hardship that
may have been caused by the necessary readjustment
And it seems evident that within few more years
industries, Inventions and needs will
create additional markets for labor
Professional groups. for instance, including teach
ers, clergymen, and physicians, show gain of
254000 1920 In the dis rbutive industries which
include statesmen for all kinds of comfort-creat-
ing devices and things formerly regarded luxures,
the gain has been most marked. There are 1,575000
more people selling us radios automobiles insurance,
movies airplanes and refrigerators than there
in 1920
With leisure and the habit of stepping out per-
haps comes keener desire to look we'll and eat we'll
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
The Solution

DISCARDING, especially toward
H. the end of a hand, is of
supreme Importance. In this
puzzle, the necessary trick is OBJ
tanned by making the only proper
discard.
South leads a heart, and West
wins with the ace. North, however,
does not trump, but diScards his
lone diamond.
Regardless of East's discard, East
and West are now helpless. If West
leads a diamond, North will trump.
If West leads a trump, South will
win the last trick with the ten Of
diamonds.
Should North trump the open
ing lead or discard a spade, East
and West easily win all the ricks.
With a spade discard from North,
East discards a diamond, and West
then leads the queen Of diamonds. A
cross-ruff Of course follows.
Copyright. 1928. NEA Service. Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Battle of Dollars

1t is preposterous to suppose that
nations will abandon the idea of
protecting their own sea trade with
their own navies until some prac-
teal program Of cooperation has
been formulated 1t is equally pre-
posterous to suppose that they will
not take such advantage of each
other as the relative size of their
navies permits as long as the exist
ing system continues.
In this connection, it is just as
well to remember that the idea Of
setting the stage for unfair compe-
tition in sea trade plays quite a
great part in determining the naval
policy of nations as does that of ma
tional defense.
There is more at stake than pre-
paredness for future wars. No one
knows this better than England.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19

DURING the last few years a
- half dozen quacks of assorted
varieties have sought public inter
est with the scarehead on their
advertising matter, Throw away
your glasses"
Like quacks of all varieties, they
relied on the power OF suggestion,
knowing that the person who
throws away his glasses will make
a special effort to see without them,
and will believe for a while that
he actually sees better. unless of
course he suffers with such severe
grades of nearsightedness or astig-
matism that he is unable to see at
all without his glasses.
The director of the National So
ciety for the Prevention of Blind
ness has pointed out recently that
when glasses first came into popu-
larity and when eyestrain was a
popular topic of conversation,
glasses were frequently prescribed
when they were not necessary.
In many instances the people
came for glasses and would feel that
they had not been satisfactorily
treated unless a prescription was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Peculiar to All

Those very peculiar circum-
stances" of which Sir Austen
Chamberlain speaks, are peculiar of
all nations. There is not one Of
the fifty-five but what needs things
which cannot be had without going
overseas.
Rich and prosperous as we are,
where would we be if our sea trade
were interrupted? What would we
do for rubber, tin and mica, not to
mention tea, coffee, tropical fruit
and a large percentage of the sugar?
That political security about
which statesmen talk so much is
obviously dependent on economic
security. How can there be economic
security, except through freedom of
the sea. through such an arrange
ment as will guarantee it to all
natiOnSp
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Seas Must Be Free

The profoundest effect OF civiliza-
ton is to make all people more de-
pendent on each other. Every day
finds us compelled to establish new
contact if we would take full ad-
vantage of our opportunities.
The struggle to improve living
conditions, promote health, create
prosperity, abolish poverty anc
eliminate disease, depends on our
ability to draw on all natural re-
sources, take advantage of every pc
culiar product and enjoy the bene-
fit which is to be obtained from
soil and climatic differences
throughout the world.
This means nothing if not a free
sea, and how can there be a free
sea so long as nations visualize their
security and progress as dependent
on the size Of navy they are able
to build?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19

TN his Armistice day speech Presi-
Il dent Coolidge paid his respects
politely to those moochers in the
eastern hemisphere who accuse us
of having neglected our obligations
to Europe.
Just what these obligations" are
has never been stated with preci-
sion which would enable one to go
up and shake, hands with them,
should he meet them on the pike.
The contention seems to be that
just because we saved the lives of
the Allies we must battle, massage,
perfume, and feed the beggars until
the day of judgment.
n
You are going home at night,
when suddenly you hear cries for
help and hurrying to the scene of
distress, you find a husky highway
man beating a hollow chested
piano-tuner on the bean with a
piece of gas pipe, whereupon you
attack the highwayma1i in mass
formation and save the piano-tuner.
Thereupon the piano-tuner falls
upon your neck and processes death
less devotion and begs a loan suffi-
Gent to tide him over until he can
recover from the highwayman'S
diScourtesy.
Personally we need no action on
the part of the government to rid
us of fancied obligation to Europe,
for we have wife and six children
and a fox terrier to care for and
the eastern hemisphere cannot
count on any help from us.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
1T IS ALMOST TINE
q o
FOR SOMEBODY TO TELL
EUROPE TO HEAD IN

MOST of these nations are graft
I'VE ers, pikers and panhandlers;
they are the colossal incarnation of
the moth-eaten nobleman, seeking
the rich American bride.
They are spending billions for
future wars, but won't pay the in
terest on the debts of the old one;
they are planting alliances all over
Europe'S grudge-laden continent,
but if Uncle Sam merely mentions
the long past due I. o. U. he is
called "Uncle Shylock!"
II n
This country has its obligations, &"
but they are due to its own people;
they are due to children with
pinched faces, struggling amid sin
and squalor for bare existence; they
are due to women, bending over
washtubs, taking the places of
bread-winners, stricken and help
less; they are due to widows, left
penniless with children; they are
due to men, who. with breaking
backs, still bear the crushing, COM
mon burdens of their lot; they are
due to disabled soldiers, to whom
this nation owes all it can give
and more.
II n
We have permitted our European
debtors to MARBLE this lamentation
without contradiction until not only
do they believe it, but many half
baked Americans are beginning to
regard themselves as utterly I'M
worthy to because they have spent
their money for gas, instead Of
sending it to the Bulgarians and
played bridge when they should
have been sewing carpet rags for the
Slovaks.
It is almost time for some Presi-
dent, with hair on his chest, to face
the eastern hemisphere some eve
ming when the atmospheric con-
ditions are conducive to perfect
broadcasting, and tell the whole
European bunch where to head inl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
WE have no desire to starve,

WE have no desire to starve'
w or enter upon a naval race
with the United States" says Sir
Austin Chamberlain, but"
Then he goes on to explain what
very peculiar circumstances" Eng
land faces. She is the center of
world empire. She cannot feed
herself. She must keep her sea COM
municatiops open, not only for the
sake of supplies, but for political
reasons. All Of which makes it
necessary for her to have stronger
navy.
There is logic in what Sir Austen
says, but not too much. England's
weakness is only relative. Modern
civilization has made every country
more or less dependent on maritime
trade.
1t is true, as Sir Austen points
out, that we Americans could feed
and clothe ourselves through home
production if we had to, but not
without drastic cuts in the bill of
fare.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19

Many people are
more or less like
that.
For the last few
weeks, this depart
ment has been de-
voted to the story
of microbe hunt
ing.
P a S t e ur's re-
marks about germs
being everywhere
have been quoted.
Perhaps a word
of caution should
be given at this
time. Microbes are
everywhere R1It
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
David Dietz on Science -
Care, Common Sense
No. I'll

MANY medical question the advsability of
Iva the publication of discussions of disease because
of the effect which such discussions have some
people Jerome K. jerome told in one of his humor-
sketches of how he once read book which cata-
logged the symptoms of various diseases By the time
he had finished the book, he convinced that he
had every disease in it but housemaid's knee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
This Date i'm
q. S. History

Nov. 10
177S-New Jersey ratified the ar
ticles of confederation.
1831-Birthday of James A. Gar
field, twentieth President.
1863-Gettysburg battlefield conse-
Grated as a national ceme-
terry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Daily Thought

There is that speaketh like the
piercings Of a sword; but the
tongue of the wise IS health
Prov. 1918.
CHAMBER is a poison which ex-
. tinguishes charity, both in the
and in the persons who
listen to it.-St Bernard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
NORTH

T AY out the cards on table, as
a. shown in the diagram, and
study the situation. See if you can
find a method of play whereby
North and South can win one of the
four tricks. The solution is printed
herewith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19

What kind of a language is a
jargOn?
A barbarous mixed speech, with
out literary monuments; a rude Lam
guage resulting from the mixture Of
two or more discordant languages,
especially of a cultured language
with barbarous one; as of the
Chinook jargon; the jargon called
pidgin- English.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19

Editor Times-Am taking this
means to ask what right has any
factory in this, or any other city,
to take wages from any employee,
without his personal consent to do
so, for the Community Fund drive?
Most of the people in this city who
have put up with that kind Of
treatment are women or piece work.
ers. and one-third of them do not
make more than 81 day.
What's the trouble with Indiana?
Isn't there any protection at all,
or are they so small they have no
say-so? This letter, I hope, will help
make clear what chance a poor,
Woodworking devil has in case
of this kind.
CONSTANT READER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Times Readers
Voice ViezgS

The name and address OF the author
must accompany every contribution but
ters not exceeding geo words viii receive
preference
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
Gr2TD6EE@?ADtFuf
BY FABYAN MATHEY

Clubs are trunps and South has
the lead. North and South must
win one of the four tricks, against
a perfect defense.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-19
By DIR. MORRIs FIsHBEIN,

Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-10-11
CAMPBELL MAGYAR
ATLETIKAI CLUB

A campbelli sport kedvelo ma
gyarsag vasarnap, september
30-an gyilest tartott, amelyen
megalakitottak az atletikai klu-
bot 80 taggal, amely hivatva lesz
j0v3 eyre a labdaz6 csapatot ala
kitani es anyagilag tamogatni. A
k0vetkez0 tisztikart valasztottak {:
Eln0k. Feher Mihaly, titkar !:
Orosz J6zsef, penztarnok: L6rinc
Jozsef, penztari ellenorok: Sztan-
k6 Demeter es Cseh Mihaly. Keri
a tisztikar campbelli sportked-
velo magyarsagot, hogy lehet6leg
t0bben csatlakozzanak klubhoz.
A hatarozat ertelmeben a gyales
minden h6nap masodik vasarnap-
jan lesz megtartva 100 Robinson
Rd. alatt.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-10-11
A CAMPBELL POLGARI KOR
Macy SZttRETI BALJA

A Campbell Polgari K0r okto-
Der l3-an, szombaton este het oral
kezdettel tartja Macy sziireti bal
lat a Roman Hallban, melyen a
zcnet Zsiga Jancsi hires cigany-
zcnekara fogja szolgaltatni.
Lesz szabad lopas es ket erte-
kes targy adomanyozasa annak,
aki legt0bbet lop es annak, aki
a legt0bbet fog. Akik elszokfak
jarni a Polgari K0r mulatsagaira,
azok tudjak, hogy ezeken az 0sz-
szej6veteleken mindig j6l lchet
mulatni exert remeljiik, hogy
ezen mulatsagon az 0sszma-
gyarsag reszt fog venni.
"A rendez6seg mindent elk0vet
hogy a vendegek jol mulassanak
finom etelekr6l fs italokr6l gon.
doskodva van.
Megegyszer kerjiik az 0sszma
gyarsag partfogasat a tisztikal
neyeben.
Sagi Ignacz, eln0k
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-10-11

tiszta j0vedelmet ismtt csak a
SIT. lstvan Otthon javara fordit-
jak, melyet meg $2500 ad6ssag
terhel. Ugyanakkor keriil kisor-
solasra az asztalterit6 Is fut6 is.
amely az egyhaz javara S65-t jo-
vedelmezett.
Sziyere k0tjiik mindenkinek,
hogy jelenjen meg ezen j6ravalo
n0k altal rendezett laloman.
A Scent Terez KEEP vasarnap "a
nagymise alatt lesz megszentelve.
Scent Terez tiszteletere hetf5n
reggel 9 6rakor nagymise lesz,
melyet gy0nas cloz meg.
A vacsorara K0r meghivta
IIeffernan polgarmestert is.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-10-11
A SZINEszEK CANTONBAN

A Chicagoi Ndpszinhaz % tagu
kitiino tarsulata j0vo szerdan,
vagyis okt6ber lien jatszik Can
tonban a Bandy Hallban. Szinre
keril a "Legkisebbik Horvath
lany" cimii legujabb magyar ene-
kes es tancos operette.
Canton es kornyekenek magyar
saga j6l teszi, ha megnezi EFT a
kitiin0 darabot. Hyen j6 szintar-
sulat meg aligha volt Cantonban.
Teljes zenekar, teljes k6rus. Je-
gyek el6re valthat6k J. Bandi ma
nagernel, 1908 Belden Ave.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1928-10-11
CANTON, OHIO
J0L SIKERijLT BAL

A cantoni Iparos Esyesiilet f,zii-
reti balja mind annak dacara,
hogy aznap meg ket magyar .mu-
latsag volt, igen j6l sikeriilt. =
T0bb mint 45 par tancolta a leg
szebb magyar tancokat, ugy mint
odahaza jarjak azokat sziiret al
kalmaval. A tancokat Volkan 10
zsef az egylet agilis titkara tani-
totta be.
A bal anyagi haszna sep 0sz-
szeggel gyarapitotta az egylet
penztarat.