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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

forth with query after query that
drove poor William Of ChampeauX
from one reductio ad absurdum to
another, from ridiculous conclusions
to conclusions still more ridiculous,
until the whole structure Of Will
liam's realism" toppled and crashed;
and the young victor, followed by q
hundred students. set up his own
class in the cloisterS Of Notre
Dame, and began the most famous
series of lectures since Socrates had
corrupted the youth of Athens with
the religion of intelligence.
Henceforth it was to be the CEN
fury not only of the great cathe-
drals, but also Of Abelard.
And the century of universities.
For in that meeting of William and
Abelard The spark was struck which
ignited again the fire Of European
thought; and in the rival and hos
tile classes which they drew about
them lay the beginning of the Uni
yersity Of Paris.
When these great combatants
were dead. the schools which they
founded in Notre Dame, in Ste.
Genevieve, and in ST. Victor, were
carried on by other teachers, who
called themselves Masters (Magis-
trD: and in ITS these and other
teachers formed themselves into a
guild, distributed and coordinated
their courses, and became a uni
versity.
The name had come from Bo-
logna. There, a little later than
Champeaux and Abelard, Gratian
and others, had lectured on law
and medicine, and drawn to them
students from every part of Eu-
rope.
Here it was the students who or
ganized at first into four NatiOnes,
according to their origins; and then
into two corporations, one made up
of those students who had come
from beyond the Alps, the other
of students from Italy-a Universe
tas Ultramontanorum and a Uni
verSitas Citramontanorum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

VXTHEN the twelfth century
w century of Chartres and Notre
Dame-Was still very young, a
student named William of Cham
peaux secured permission of the
Bishop of Paris to lecture on logic,
engaged a modest classroom, and
slowly gathered students about him
They we're attracted by the scent
of hereSy; for William had just
come from England, where he had
studied under the famous "nomin-
alist" Roscellin; and the students
hoped that William would favor,
however carefully and subtly, the
radical views for which his master
had been condemned.
They were disappointed; for Will
liam was a timid and modest soul,
who reverenced the authority Of the
Church far more than that of his
own reason: and though he spoke
brilliantly for a logician), he could
not quite win the love Of his pupils
who longed for an intellectual war
to stir up the embers Of medieval
thought.
But one perhaps in the very
year 110-a bold and bright-eyed
youth from Brittany joined the
class. and began to ask troublesome
questions.
The students soon learned he had
been born at Pallet, near Poitou,
some twenty-one years before; that
he had inherited considerable land,
but had become so disguised with
the climate Of Brittany and the
mentality of the Bretons that he
had sacrificed his property to his
brothers, and come 10 Paris seek
ing intellectual adventure.
He was not tall, but he carried
himself with the pride Of a Cen
darme; and he went about his bust
ness with such passion and ability
that the world soon took him seri-
ously. He was strong and stocky,
with the broad brow and the flash
ing eyes of the mental athlete.
n
TOR many days he listened in
Il silence, until he absorbed his
masters teachings. Then he broke
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
Tcrre Hante Star

A lesson in business methods is
provided by the case of James
M. Lang. Sullivan banker, who is
mysteriously missing and whose
bank has found it's affairs in a
tangle as the result Of his disap-
pearance.
Mr.. Lang had been identified
with the banking business in Sui
livan for many years; he was
widely known and his integrity
was considered above reproach.
Even with evidence pointing to
his having absconded with funds
belonging to the bank, it can not
be said definitely at this time that
he has committed a willful, Grim
inal act; should he reappear he
might explain everything satisfac-
torily and prevent the bank from
suffering any loss.
But the point is that through
confidence in his integrity and
through the close friendship that
he had with persons in Sullivan
County certain business transac-
lions seem to have been carried on
in what efficiency experts would
call an unbuSineSS-like manner,
For example, William Abbott,
formerly of Sullivan County, now
of Ell Paso, Tex, has presented
claim for 100000 for Liberty bonds
that he had given to Mr.. Lang
for safe keeping. The bank, how
ever, has found no record Of these
bonds, the only evidence Of their
having been intrusted to Mr..
Lang's care being Mr.. Abbott's
memorandum Of the transaction,
and Just how binding this memo
randum would be in law the bank
officials and the - ate banking
authorities are not willing to
guess.
There are plenty of men in the
world whose word is as good as
their bond, but their word be-
comes valueless if something hap
pens to them to make them no
longer responsible for their word.
Business transactions, there
fore, in order to be safe and be-
yond risk, must be cold-blooded
propositions, even among friends.
If you give a friend money to hold
for you or to invest for you you
can not help but take a chance
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
The Strange Case of Red Gold

When is SIS POI 900 in gold neither gold money,
but merely material which costs $700 day to keep?
The answer is: When the gold belongs to Soviet
Russia and is locked up in a couple of New York
banks from which certain quxotic technicates pre-
vent it from getting into circulation.
About d month ago Russia sent twenty crimson
casks Of gold bars to the United States to be used
as basis OF credit for purchases in this country
After placing them in the vaults of the Equitable
Trust and the Chase National Bank Of New York
the Russians felt doubt that they might proceed
with their shopping
But they had reckoned without their host, the
host, in this instance being the red tape entange
ments which har-splitting officials throw in
the way.
Before business could proceed, it was deemed
necessary to deposit the gold with the Federal Re-
serve Bank. But embargo, dating back to 1920,
stands against Russian gold in this country, after
two weeks delay-and loss in interest of about
$4,000 or more than $7OO day-the Treasury De-
partment ruled against accepting the casks. Russas
title, it seems, is not quite clear and the millions
might be tainted
Of course, after Germany, We may get more Rus
sian trade than from any other nation in the world
And in way another-in bills of exchange, for
instance, bought with Russian gold in London, or
Paris, or Berlin-we accepting Russian money
every day of the year. But these casks of actual
5ngots WE'LL they to be different.
Meanwhile the plot thickens and the $500 daily
losses multiply The Bank of France just has
brought suit in the Federal courts of New York to
recover the gold bars, the theory that they are
the Identical gold sent from Paris to Petrograd in
1917 at the stance of the but to be returned
to the demand.
Which raises further technicalities In the first
place. this gold not gold since there is embargo
against Russian gold and legally Russian gold
can exist in this country.
SO far as Uncle Sam is concerned, the casks con-
tain only material In the second place, the United
States has never recognized Soviet Russia, Russia
does not exist And, being existent, Russia
not be sued in this country, albeit she occupies
one-Sixth the land surface of the globe.
So there you are. And yet foreigners call us "the
most practical people in the world" 1t may be
good thing for Soviet Russia just now that she does
not exist legally in this country otherwise the French
might grab the twenty casks of gold.
But regardless of who the yellow treasure
its enforced idleness is netting somebody an
nomic loss Of about $50 hour, $500 day. $4,000
q month or approximately $275OOO year.
That much money would pay for lot of goods
Making these goods would keep lot of people busy
And they do say have amongst considerable
unemployment.
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Richmond Palladium
We have a labor bloc, a bust
ness bloc, a farm bloc, an inter-
nationalism bloc, a communist
bloc, a wet bloc, a dry bloc, a
Protestant bloc. a Ku-KluX Khan
bloc, a Catholic bloc, and no one
knows how many other blocs.
Leadership in all blocs is deter
mined at the top instead of from
the rank and file.
How the blocs originate is very
plain. If certain voters organize
as Professionals or as Ku-KluX
Klansmen with Catholic pur-
poses, naturally voters Of the
Catholic faith will draw together
for defensive political action.
Or if Catholics organize po-
litically any place for their church
and with anti-Protestant purposes,
then the Professionals will form a
counter political organization. 1t
is as broad as it is long. Action
begets reaction.
If business organizes a bloc for
the purpose of obtaining unfair
advantages over labor then labor
will form its own bloc. And if
labor forms a bloc in order to
bring political coercion to bear on
business unfairly, then business
will form a counter bloc. 1t is all
as broad as it is long.
We cannot have continual re-
ligious chickering's without running
the risk that passions may flare
up and precipitate a situation
dangerous to the peace of the
country. Neither Catholic nor
Protestant laity or ecclesiastics
wish to see such an outcome.
And here is another important
body of citizens who do not want
such an occurrence. Nearly half
the adult inhabitants of the Unit
ed States do not belong to any
church. Most of them are Chris
tians. Why they do not belong
to any of the churches is their
own affair in the United States.
This large and important body
of citizens also does not want to
see the religious conflict grow. 1t
wants to see it diminish.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
"R1ood Will Tell"

One by one science compels us to scrap our time
honored proverbs The latest to fall is the old adage
Blood will tell"
Investigators from the University of Chicago have
just made extended study of 300 children, half OF
whom orphans adopted by foster parents 1t
found that childs intelligence depends far more
on its home environment than on its ancestry.
1t found that twenty-six orphaned children whose
parents had been feeble minded brought to
normal intelligence by their foster parents Further
more the general behavior of orphans whose parents
had been morally defective fully up to the stand
ard of other children.
Blood will tell" seems somewhat at fault Per-
haps future generation will say Environment will
tell"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
Inouisitiye Human Nature

So much we know, since Amund-
sen reached the south pole in 1911,
and Scott year later only to die
tor his daring.
Shackelton came within lis miles
of it in 1909 and Amundsen did
nearly as we'll in 1925.
What these men saw makes 1t
logical to suppose that there is lit
tie worth looking at in or near the
south pole, but that is not enough
Logic has fooled us too often to
be trusted. When we can get In
touch with real facts, we are salts
fed with nothing else.
AS long as the Antarctic region,
or any other place remains unex-
plored, human nature will insist on
visiting it. Not only that, but human
nature will imagine things about it
until it's real character has been
disclosed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
Killers Of Bugabo0S

The pioneer is a breaker of idols
as we'll as fancies. He simply will
not leave us our mysteries, our dark,
UNEMPLOYED crannies, in which we
used to conjure up such horribly,
beautiful bugaboos.
He not only robs us Of superstition,
but of those ingenius theories which
seem so plausible until the light is
turned on.
No longer can we get excited over
that tremendous force" which was
supposed to cause the Aurora
borealis; no longer can we argue
that there must be something
peculiar at the poles, such as a
great axle sticking out of the earth,
or at least q volcano.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

Editor Times: In a recent issue
of The Times I noticed that DR..
William Fitzpatrick, speaking before
the midwest conference at Chicago
on Character Development" stated
that parents never should say
don't" to their children.
He also advocated the idea OF
allowing boys to fight other boys on
the street and said, Let him scrap;
let him get licked, apd he will
exercise more caution in choosing
his next adversary" all of which I
think is "tommyrot' and poppy
cock" and, as Billy Sunday says,
"Bla!"
We have had enough Hickmans
and Hunts already and there are
hundreds of others in the making
because they don't hear don't
enough and also have that don't"
followed by chaStisment if the mere
word is Intellectual.
Poor Mrs. Hickman admired the
miSchievous nature of her boy. No
doubt he seemed too cute to be
humbled now and then by a don't.
He certainly exercised caution in
choosing his last adversary"
helpless Marion Parker-one he
could bully" without fear of getting
beaten. But soon the hangman's
knot will take the place of don't"
in Hickman'S case.
suppose the parents Of the g.
year-old James King would agree
with DR. Fitzpatrick, instead of
James teacher and Judge Clifton R.
Cameron, of the Municipal Court,
concerning the spanking James re-
ceived, but I say, Three cheers for
Miss Brant and the Judge in that
case" am glad someone tries to
curb such unruly youngsters when
their parents fail to do so.
Most children these days have no
respect for discipline, nor the rights
Of others.
Our Times Reader" also seemed
to think the worst children we're
from homes where their mothers
worked outside the home.
7, myself, believe every mother
with children should stay in her
home and really watch over her
brood" but I must say that some
of the worst children that it has
been my misfortune to know are
from homes where the mothers do
not work in office or factory. but
it seems their children are allowed
to run the streets seeking what
meanness they may
SO let us have more sound judg-
ment like Judge Cameron's and
none Of DR.. Kilpatrick'sl
Solomon's wisdom was given him
by Cod and Solomon said. Spare
the I'D and spoil the child" No
ones wisdom can compare to Gods
and He has given us many Thou
Shalt Nots."
A FORMER TEACHER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
Fairy Tales Fade

The earth shrivels; the fairy tales
CT old are being spoiled; a few more
excursions and there will be little
left on the surface of this old bail
to feed the fancy or trick the mind.
What a good time cur ancestors
had with "the jumping off place"
and all the terrors to which it gave
birth.
Later on, when Columbus, Ma
gellan and Drake had chased it out
Of existence, what o good time they
still had in building theories around
the poles.
Even those Of us whose hair is
barely turned gray can remember
when the poles still furnished ma
terial for queer dreams and specu-
lations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
lindy and Pegasus

Mother Goose gives way to
arithmetic, and fiction, with all its
soaring flights. cannot compete
with the wonders Of actually.
Lindbergh completely has eclipsed
Pegasus, while Perseus, with his
winged sandals and helmet Of in
visibility, would stand a poor show
before anti-aircraft guns and mus
tard gas.
What was the Ozark Continent"
for our grandfathers has become a
speedway for fiivvers; Siberia has
been skirted, the Australian jungle
has been crossed; the poles have
been found. And nothing much re-
mains to be done, but take pictures
of comparatively small region of
perpetual snow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1928, by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY W. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A--ace; K-king; O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower than
100
l. In leading against suit bid,
when should you take in your quick
tricks?
2. Is @ 10 x stop?
3. When should partner lead his
own suit in preference to opening
his partners suit?
The Answers
/. AS soon as possible.
2. Probabilities favor it.
3. Only when certain of greater
control in his own suit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
A Dead Continent

Unlike the north pole which lies
beneath the sea, the south pole calls
from a rolling plateau some two
miles high.
1t is a desolate region that glares
at the adventurer in frozen silence.
If extent warrants the name, we
are justified in calling the region a
continent, for it has a larger area
than Europe. 1t has nothing else,
however, in common with other con-
tinents-no life Of man or beast, no
indication that life could exist, no
appeal for life to come and try.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

The Rules
1. The idea Of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, OF 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, 1928-03-12
Much to Discover

But cheer up, folks, even after we
have Staked out every square foot
Of ground, and sounded every bank,
bay and gulf of the ocean, there
will be quite a bit to discover.
We have not yet scaled earth's
highest mountain, dug a hole that
could be called respectfully deep,
found a way to go more than 200 or
400 feet under water, or reached the
top-ef the atmosphere.
=. Even after we have penetrated to
the center of the earth, which seems
a good way off, or gotten out into
the ether, which seems quite as far,
there is a lot to be done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

if the transaction is not made
legally regular and binding.
We have heard o. instances here
in Terre Haute in which persons
lost money or valuables by this
misplaced confidence in personal
integrity and responsibility. 1t
is unfortunate that the affairs of
men are so ordered that no mans
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

Editor Times:
Recently there appeared in your
paper an article under the Times
Readers Views, written by Mr.. H. F.
Creon, 1914 N. New Jersey st. In
this article Mr. Creon complains OF
the fact that the Salvation Army
did not take up a case when he came
to our office, because the case in
question was registered with another
relief agency of the city.
We are quite glad that Mr.. Creon
so frankly states that we were I'M
able to deal with this case because
it previously had been registered
with another organization and Mr.
Creon' gave the exact reason.
The Salvation Army conducts its
work in a square way towards all
other organizations in the city.
working in similar fields, and feels
that it owes a Guty 10 the citizenship
at large, of cooperating in proper
way for the preventing of duplica-
ton of effort.
For the benefit of those who may
not be aware of the system in vogue
in Indianapolis, we wish to point out
that there has been established in
the city system of registration for
those helped by the various agencies
Of a charitable character
When anyone in need of assistance
has been registered with one agency
other agencies do not take up the
case except in proper cooperation
with such agency as may have it
registered.
The Salvation Army has agreed to
work according to the system in
vogue here, and feels that it is doing
the thing a Christian organization
should do when it lives up to its
agreements.
The world is full of sorrow and
difficulty, and we would like to be
able to alleviate every bit Of Suf-
fering, as we feel that others also
are trying to do.
Possibly we never will be able to
eliminate it all, but we believe that
we can come nearer accomplishing
the ideal by following up a good sys-
tenn of cooperation when once it is
agreed upon.
BROADER w. B. Sewers.
Is Rin-tin- tin, the screen dog
star, still appearing in the movies?
He has just finished a picture
called Jaws of Steel"
What is the address of the Mayo
brothers, the famous surgeons?
Rochester, MINI.
How old is Jack Dempsey?
He was 80 years old June "a, 1927.
What is the correct pronuncia-
ton of the first "a" in the word
aviation?
The "a" is long as in pray"
Are the Great Lakes high seas?
The United States Supreme court
has held that the term high seas"
J is applicable to the open unen-
closed waters Of the Great Lakes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
Whole Universe Awaits

After we have learned all there
is to learn about this terrestrial
consolidation, both inside and out,
we shall have covered only one
million and more specks in the uni
verse.
After we have measured an
classified them we shall face the
problem of learning where they
came from, and when that is solved,
we can consider the question of
where they are going.
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Times Readers
Voice VezUS

The name and address OF the author
must accompany every contribution. but
tiers not exceeding 200 words will receive
preference.
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John Mays White House valet says all chins look
alike to him and he'll shave the next president That
lets Hughes out
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12
What Other Editors Think

word is as good as his bond in a
strictly legal sense, but such is
the case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

What is the correct pronuncia-
ton of the first "a" in the word
aviation?
The "a" is long as in pray"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

Are the Great Lakes high seas?
The United States Supreme court
has held that the term high seas"
is applicable to the open unen-
closed waters of the Great Lakes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

What is the address of the Mayo
brothers, the famous surgeons?
Rochester, MINI.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-12

Is Rin-tin-tin, the screen dog
star, still appearing in the movies?
He has just finished a picture
called Jaws of Steel"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-28
FIRST FRANKLIN
STILL RUNS
SMOOTH
i AhI9O IL

a quarter of a century under
the control of the man who
Tisioned and created it, the
Franklin Automobile Company
completed its silver anniv er-
sary year in December, and
estarted on its way to the half
century mark with the princi-
pie OF engine cooling it pio-
neered back in 1902 flying
ahead of it on the wings of
passenger and commercial
planes.
In 1902, H. H. Franklin built the
Iirst air-cooled car. It had the first
Tour cylinder gasoline engine to be
built and became the pioneer in
both air-cooling and multiple cy-
hinder construction. The first car
1s still In existence, still runs and
gIves q creditab1e accounting for
itself.
At the start It represented so radi-
cal q departure from the then ac-
cepted standards Of design that it
attracted more than ordinary inter.
est from the few men who were
beginning to take the automobile
seriously as the future means of
transportation.
The four cylinders ran across the
chassis rather than with it. This
was to afford the necessary flow of
AIR over the cooling fins to eff
GENTLY cool the motor.
Few car names now exist which
We're known in 1902. Develop
ments, changes, reorganizations
nave been rapid. No other car is