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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
Facing Prohibition Facts

1t is fault of many reformers and would-be
reform organizations that they are unwilling to face
facts They assert facts what has not been proved
Often they assert as facts what they must know to be
untrue.
This was illustrated in the prediction appeal for
funds sent out by the AntSaoon League of America.
One passage for instance: Leading economic author
tiles agree that prohibition is tremendously impor-
tant aid toward general prosperity Better public
health, improved home conditions and greater edu-
cational opportunity for children and youth are
among its unquestioned benefits 1t is the best
method of decreasing the evils of alcoholism. 1t
offers the greatest hope of saving future generations
from the drink habit"
There are many people-an increasing number OF
peoplewho do not agree that prohibition the best
method for accomplishing these admirable ends.
Other methods being tried in other countries and
with promising evidences of success.
OF the Canadian method all have heard. No one
has heard of any Canadian who wishes to go back to
the prohibition" method. For Canada had her era
of bootlegging, graft, and violence.
Norway and Sweden have tried both, and pro-
nounce state monopoly the better method for pro-
noting health, sobrety and prosperity. France has
tried quite different methods from prohibition,
and declares they work.
Even in England where personal liberty and "the
pub" had become almost fetishes, the consumption
of liquor has been cut to third, and without setting
I'D a super-government of outlaw drink dealers. So
why declare that the handiwork of the Anti-Saloon
League is "the best method Of decreasing the evils
of alcoholsm?"
Herbert Hoover, whose election was urged ve
hemently by the Anti-Saoon League, says of prohi-
biton as it exits: Common sense compels us to
realize that grave abuses have occredabuses which
must be remedied. An organized searching investi-
CATION of fact and causes alone can determine the
wise method Of correcting them. Crime and dis
obedience Of law not be permitted to break down
the Constitution and laws of the United States"
The other leading candidate for President agreed
with Mr. Hoover to the evils but did not feel the
need for any organized searching investigation" for
either the causes the remedy He thought he saw
way out, which is not that of the Anti-Saloon
League
It is interesting to note that both presidential
candidates disagreed with the Anti-Saloon League
as to perfection of the volstead act and the eight
zenith amendment as the best and sure remedy for
the evils of drink.
The league which originated and lobbied through
the present brand of prohibition still stands by its
handiwork and still that all any persons
who venture to think that sobrety health and thrift
might be attained better by other methods are tools
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
Reason

TIME finest incident of the late
i campaign was the reception
the people of Albany gave Alfred E.
Smith when he went back, a de-
feated candidate for the presidency,
to resume duties of the governor
ship.
That's when you need a reception
when you've lost, not when you've
won.
One naturally thought everybody in
the country had voted last Tuesday,
but only SIS per cent, or a little more
than half of the eligibles, did SO.
Great as was the landslide for
Hoover, the votes of the absentees
would have beaten him two to one,
and, properly distributed, would
have carried every state in the
Union by vast majority.
n
Tammany probably did knife Gov
ernor Smith, because he had risen
so far above it.
An observance of any one Of the
Ten Commandments by the Gov
ernor would have MORALLY offended
the leaders of Tammany and yet
they are as good as the political ma
chinists of Indiana, Illinois, and
other states we could mention.
War is the most horrible thing III
the world, but it gives up the finest
sentiments we have, and almost all
our thoroughbreds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
Going After Trade

Latin American trade now repre-
sents more than one-fifth of our
foreign commerce. It has doubled
during the last twenty years. The
way it has grown shows how it can
be made to grow.
We are not only gaining in Latin
America because of the increase in
population and the development of
natural resources, but because we
have been able to take some of the
business formerly going to Euro
pean countries.
Contrary to prevailing opinion,
our commercial dealings with Latin
America are forging ahead of those
of European countries. BY compar-
ison, we are taking a constantly
bigger lead.
Some people will say that this is
due to our greater investments;
some will say that it is due to the
efforts of our department of COM
merce, and some will say that it is
due to our prestige.
While these have helped, it owes
far more to the energy adm enter
prise of our business institutions.
Business neither follows the flag,
nor the bond issue, as an English
writer points out, but the salesman
the branch house, the developer and
the industrialist.
If we want more trade in Latin
America, or any other part of the
world, we must get it in exactly the
same way that we do at home, and
that is by going after it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
Questions and AnSzgerS

institution if ever created. However,
the legacy never became effective.
Congress-, because Of varying
opinions as to the functions of the
national government in matters Of
education, never acted; and in time
the Potomac Canal shares, left by
Washington for the purpose, became
valueless.
What is the superstition about
the sapphire?
1t is said to bestow strength and
energy, soften anger, free from en-
chantment, obtain release from cap
tivity, prevent evil and impure
thoughts, cure boils, carbuncles and
headaches, rest and refresh the body
and give color to the cheeks.
Is the sundial mentioned in the
Bible?
The earliest mention Of a sundial
is in Isaiah 1918, which reads: Be
hold 1 will bring again the shadow
of the degrees, which is gone down
in the sundial of Ahaz, 10 degrees
backward. So the sun returned 10
degrees by which degrees it was
gone down"
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- SERVICE "
Rat-Bite FeUer Not UnknOzOn i'm L. S.

Because of the unusual nature Of
the disease rat-bite fever is some
times confused with erysipelas or
malaria or other infections. How
ever. the definite ascertaining of the
fact that the person has been Bit
ten by a rat and the general swell
ing and Inflammation at the point
of the bite serve to establish def
nitely its nature.
This disease has been known in
Japan for many years, and, in fact,
was so common there that the Jap
anese had a special name for it;
namely, "soduku."
AS long ago as 1870 a case was
described in the United States, but
numerous cases since have been de-
scribed in American literature.
Gases we're quite frequent in the
trenches during the World war and
during the last ten years the dis
ease has been reported in practi-
cally all countries in the world.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

the disease rate-bite fever has de-
veloped subsequently.
The germ that causes the disease
is a spiral-shaped organism found
in 3 per cent of a vast number
of common brown rats in Japan,
the bodies of which we're examined
by psychologists.
From ten to twenty-seven days
after a person has been bitten, he
he develops the general symptoms
of disease such as headache and
pains in the muscles. The place Of
the bite, which has become healed,
suddenly becomes painful, swollen
and bluish-red in color, and the
lymph glands in the vicinity swell
and become tender.
Usually there is fever and all
signs of prostration associated with
infectious disease. The constitu-
tionaI effects are severe, since in
some cases as long as three months
may be required for recovery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
Ford Salaries in Brazil

Brazilian paters find fault with
Henry Ford, They charge workers
on his rubber plantation receive only
SIS a month while sailors on his
ships receive $3.50.
Well, what does that prove?
The issue hardly turns on what
laborers in the interior of Brazil get
compared to sailors on American
ships.
1t is a foregone conclusion that
the Chinese coolie draws less pay
than the New York street sweeper.
What the Brazilian papers should
take into account is whether Mr..
Ford's employees are getting paid
more than they were before he be-
gan operations, or than they could
get from someone else. In other
words, has his entrance given them
an improved opportunity to earn a
living?
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who had been bitten by mad dogs.
Pasteur did not know what to do. This was not
like dealing with sheep and the disease of anthrax
PaSeur did not dare the risk of killing children
And yet these children bitten by mad dogs always
died of hydrophobia.
Then one day, woman entered his laboratory
bringing boy who had been bitten in fourteen places
by mad dog
The death of this boy seemed inevitable. Pasteur
sent for two of the best known physicians in Paris
After a consultation, they decided to give the boy
the vaccine.
He was inoculated and he got we'll
Then strange group arrived to see nasteur. Nine
teen Russian peasants who had been bitten by a
mad wolf came to Paris begging for the treatment
1t was given them and all nineteen got we'll
The car of Russia sent Pasteur the diamond cross
of st. Anne and a fund of 10000 francs. With this
the building of the famous Pasteur Institute of Paris
was begun
In 1892 on Pasteur's SEVENTEEN birthday, a great
celebration was held in his honor at the Sorbonne
in Paris.
Great scientists as well as students were present
A band played trumphal march as Pasteur entered
the arm of the president of the French republic
Lister was present. He and Rugged Pasteur
rs the assembled throng cheered. medal of honor
was presented to Pasteur.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
Differences in Standards

There is a great difference be-
tween standards of living in the
United States and Latin-America,
and, consequently, a great difference
between the going wage.
That difference is not only inter-
esting from a theoretical stand
point, but seems likely to play an
important part not only in the de-
velopment of trade, but of those
feelings and attitudes which deter
mine the relationships of countries.
We are too prone to think of
Latin America as a good place in
which to do business because OF
the cheap labor available.
America is too prone to re-
gard American capital and enter
prise as a guarantee that it will en-
joy American prosperity over night.
Each of these attitudes must be
compromised to a certain extent, not
only because they are irreconcilable,
but because that is the way of the
world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16

IF any of the heather, now in the
Il process of being Christianized,
should learn that somebody stole
the pipes out of a church organ IN
Washington, Pa, they might have
some little difficulty in understand
ing how the episode backed up our
assumption of spiritual excellence.
n
The bones of a Confederate
soldier, killed at Gettysburg, sixty
five years ago, were found and given
a military burial, an old Union
Soldier reading the burial service,
the Sons OF Veterans firing a salute,
and a bugler sounding taps.
It was very decent of the state
senate Of Mississippi to invite Gov
ernor Smith to come there and live,
and if they will arrange for him to
reside next door to former Senator
John Sharp Williams, the Governor
should accept the invitation without
delay,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16

THERE are many things the law
i cannot guarantee with regard
to safety on ships. 1t cannot
guarantee, that the captain will al
ways exercise good judgement, OF
the crew keep its head. 1t cannot
guarantee that other ships will be-
near enough at hand to render ef-
fective assistance when calls como
for help.
On the other hand, there are
things which the law can guarantee
which it has undertaken to guar
antee and with regard to which it
should be rigidly enforced.
It can guarantee that no ship
shall leave port without being in
good condition and her cargo prop
erly stored. 1t can guarantee that
lifeboats and other safety devices
are in working order 1t can guar
antee that tools, food and other nee
essary equipment shall be at HAND
in case of emergency.
People do not expect the law t.
perform miracles, but they do expect
it to surround them with every de
gree Of reasonable precaution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
DELAYED Records

Queer things come to light in
connection with the Stewart case,
though no queerer, perhaps, than
in any case where millionaire is
brought to book.
There is an endless parade Of
technicalities, which would not be
so surprising if some of the tech
nicalitieS were less serious.
The charge is perjury. Quite
naturally, it rests on the difference
between what Colonel Stewart said
on one occasion and what he said
on another. Since what he said on
both occasions was before a senate
investigation committee, it follows
that the record plays an important
part.
Most people regard records of
congress and congressional COM
mittees as beyond question. 1t is
generally supposed that they rep
resent.
Verbatim prescriptions of what
actually occurred, that they are
made in such way as to include
a minimum of error and that they
offer the best possible evidence.
1t develops in the Stewart case,
however, that while these records
are made by stenographers, they are
not necessarily copied until long
afterward and that by general con-
sent they contain inaccuracies.
One can not learn such things
without wondering why we spend
SO much monty for such poor re-
suits. If stenographers are en-
ployed why are their notes not
copied at the time?
Why such a bother to take it all
down in shorthand, and then lay it
aside until the writer's memory is
of no assistance?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16

of the liquor traffic and friends of the corner
GROCERY"
Which they all not. The cause of the anti
prohibitionsts is recruited today from the sincere
persons who supported prohibition" in thu
belief that it might prohibit but who feel that,
without waiting for too long intricate inquiry
into facts and causes they are willing to pioneer
along other paths in the hope of gaining sobriety,
health, and thrift, without the accompaniment of
graft corruption, and UNPUBLISHED murder.
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tBIl2ID6EE8BUFuf

I are necessary to reach the solu-
| ton.
South leads the ace of diamonds,
followed by a trump which North
wins. North then leads his remain
ing diamond, and South trumps.
South now leads a trump, which
North wins, and North leads his
last trump.
On this play West is squeezed. II
he discards a heart South will win
all the remaining tricks in that suit,
or South will win two tricks in that
suit after North has taken a spade
trick.
If West discards a spade, North
will win two tricks in spades and
South will take the final trick with
the ace of hearts.
If any card other than the ace
of diamonds is opened, trouble will
soon be encountered and at least
one trick will be lost.
If the first two leads are inverted
that is, if a club is opened and a
diamond returned by North to
Souths ace-two tricks will be lost,
Copyright. 1928, NEA Service. Incl
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THE PEOPLE OF ALBANY
KNIFE OF TAMMANY
q r.
WE GET HALF OF BILL

TINE German republic has ap-
Il pointed Baron Won Felking ma
tional fashion director for men, but
the athletes probably will continue
to ask the former kaiser to design
their running suits.
u n tt
Last Sunday the people of Mexico
observed ArimiStice day by keep
ing still for two minutes-and that's
a long time for the people Of Mexico
We do not like to see the Fourth
of March take Vice-President Dawes
out of public life, for he is a real
one.
He does not wear the dickey Of
affectation; there are no detours in
his public attitude; he never sinks
up the alley of expediencey, but
walks straight down the pike.
He is a great business man, the
best administrator in America, and
still a member of the human race.
He would make a great President!
n 4
If Moses is still keeping in touch
with us, he will doubtless be morti-
fed to learn that whereas it took
him forty years to lead the Israel
ties from Egypt to the Promised
Land, airplaneS now make the trip
in two hours and twenty minutes.
=
Half of the ashes of Big Bill Hay
wood, former I. w. w. agitator, who
fled to Russia and died there, will
be buried in this country.
This is all right, but it means just
that much more bother assembling
RjII On Resurrection daV
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16

GUS research.
Finally a means
for making a vac
cine from the
spinal cord of a
habit which had
died from rabies.
T his va ccin e
would protect d., S
and other animals
against the rabies.
Now letters be-
gan to come to
Pasteur from az
over Europe, beg
ging for some of
the vaccine to
protect children
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No. 209

A small boy in the village of Arbois, Pasteur
n had witnessed a terrible calamity A number of
citizens bitten by mad wolf died of hydrophobia
1t was the memory Of that fact, perhaps, which led
Paseur to the browning work of his career the track
ing Of the germ of rabies
PasteurS two medical assistants-Roux and Cham
berland-worked with him on this extremely danger
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
This Date i'm
u. S. History

Nov. 16
1776-British captured TT. WASH
ington on the Hudson and
took 1000 prisoners.
1S64-Shermans army started on
its march from Atlanta to the
sea.
1907.-Oklahoma admitted to the
Union,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
Daily Thought

A naughty person, wicked
man, walketh with a froward
mOuth.-PrOv. 6:12.
Il
TINE opportunity to do mischief
Il is found a hundred times a
day, and that of doing good once
a year.-Voltaire.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16

Health Magazine.
VXTHEN human being is bitten
w by a rat, weasel, cat, ferret,
squirrel or other animal of this type,
he not infrequently develops a dis
ease associated with a germ found
frequently in the body of the rat.
Cases of rat bite fever have been
reported most frequently from ia
pan, where the nature of the hous-
ing of the people makes it not
infrequent for a rat to bite human
being
In the United States, the dis
ease occurs seldom, but cases have
been reported from various places.
some of the saddest are those in
which children are attacked when
left alone in slum districts.
Instances have been seen in
which babies have been bitten many
times about the body and in which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16

r AY out the cards on a table
IL and study the situation. See if
you can find the method of play
by which North and South can take
all of the tricks. The solution is
printed, herewith.
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You can get an answer to. any answer
able question of fact or information by
Editor The indianapolis Times Wash.
ington Bureau. 1922 New York Ave.
Wilmington D. O.. inclosinR 2 cents in
advice cannot be given, nor can ex-
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questions will receive a personal reply
nsigned requests cannot be answered.
All letters are confidential You are
cordially invited to make use OF this
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What is the cOIOr of a jersey cow?

What is the color of jersey cOWY
Usually some shade of fawn or
cream color, although different
shades of mouse color, gray and
brown are common and some indi-
viduals approach black. They may
be solid color of any of these shades,
or spotted with white.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16

blindfolded man drove his automobile from New
York to Boston. The newsy part of the whole story
though was the fact that his wife was with him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
The Solution

THIS solution involves some
Il rather clever manipulation.
Both ruffing and the squeeze play
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About $170000o0 has been spent in flood relief
That's almost what it cost to elect President
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
Who are the three wise monkeys?

Who are the three wise monkeys?
Little Apes Of Nikko," sometimes
known as the three wise mon
keys" 1t is the name for the mon
keys that appear on a mural deco
ration among the ancient tombs Of
Nikko, Japan. The three wise mon
keys are as follows: Mizaru, who
sees no evil; Mikajaru, who hears
no evil, and Mazaru, who speaks no
evil. The legend is simply moral
idea to point out the wisdom Of
Winding ones own business.
Did George Washington ever leave
any money to found a university in
Washington, d. c.?
The establishment of a university
in the national capital was one of
the desires most strongly enter
tanned by George Washington. In
his will he left a legacy for such an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16

Now that the election has settled the prohibition
question: what is the country going to do about aco
holic drinks?
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Bill Tilden is forbidden to play amateur tennis in
all countries except Abyssina and Russia Those two
forward-looing countries haven't got any lawn tennis
associations
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-16
BY FABYAN MATHEY

Clubs are trumps and South has
the lead. North and South must
win all eight tricks, against per-
feet defense.