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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
The Whipping Post

Small iraginaton and less vision is shown by those
e,ees of the legislature who demand that the state
establish the whipping post as method OF punish
ment.
The very suggestion shows how little they under
stand the problems of the day, or its needs.
The whipping post once held an important place
in the penal system of this country 1t hourished in
the days Of the witch burners and the stocks where
women were held up to public with their tongues
held in cleft sticks
It belongs of course, only in community OF witch
burners.
If it be established at all it should apply to Grim
inals who can be terrified by the idea Of physical
nutilation, not to those for whom the bloody lash
would have no terrors.
The thug and gun man and bandit who live
rough life and to whom bruised head or stray gun
shot is but an inconvenience, would probably not be
st al terrified by thought of public whipping They
are used to whippings of a kind.
If the whipping post, where as member says
he would have human beings "riddled into rags" is
20 be established let it be for those crimes which
it might have some chance Of prevention as well as
punishment.
Let the first whippings go for those model citizens
who steal the funds of banks entrusted to them by
their neighbors.
It might also deter mayors who are caught graft
ing on the public or councilmen who plead guilty,
or state charmen who loot bank funds to establish
their political power.
The criminals who live in refined and respectable
circles the vendors of blue sky, the volators OF the
corruut practices act under which anarchy replaces
government the defauting bankers the xers of pub
JIG officials might hesitate IL they thought that they
would stand in public place to be whipped, If pub
lie conscience could stand for the hrutazing spectacle.
If we are to journey back to the jungle, let it be
the modern jungle of crime. If we are to apply
primitive methods Of punishment let them be lsed on
real crimes
OF course the suggestion of such a measure is a
confession If some thought were given to the speed
ing UP of justice the elimination OF delay in appeals
TO the highest court the certainty that no pull or
oower could save the desperate suggestion of such
brutality would not be possible
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

brought on by other conditions.
Swelling of the feet, shortness Of
breath on exercise, pain and similar
symptoms are not always indicative
of heart disease.
1t is only the competent phySi-
clan who can tell by listening to
the hearts beat, by the use of
functional tests, and by other meth
DDS involving the use of the X-ray,
the size of the heart, its capacity
and It's need for rest.
First Aid Is Best
When the heart becomes weak
ened, it can not be controlled di-
rectly as can other tissue of the
body. 1t is, however, a living It's
sue and tends to recover with a
sufficient amount of rest, and with
aid to the combat of infection by
removal of the source of infection.
Hence it is that the first pre-
scription in heart disease is rest,
not rest for an hour or rest for a
day, but sufficient rest to permit
the WORKOUT tissues to regain their
vitality.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
N. e..
TRACY
SAYS:
SAYS:
:" Experience, Which Is the
Foundation of Knoa0E-
edge, Remains, to Some
Extent, a Matter of
Clock Ticks"

~ ENVER, Colo, Jan. 30.-Snith
~ and Hoover meet, reminisce
and wish each other luck. Their
prominence, rather than what they
did, makes the episode worth not
ing. What they did was not ex-
ceptional. 1t has been done a thou
sand times since the polls closed
last November.
-Four months ago we were all par
tisans, shouting that our side must
win to save the country. Today
we are all Americans once more
content to believe that the country
is quite safe and that it would have
been quite safe, no matter which
side had won.
Just as the PreSide1t-elect has
met and laughed with his defeated
opponent, SO have GovernorS-elect.
mayors-elect., and constables-elect.
We play the political game hard
while it lasts, but seldom take it
seriously enough to make it the
basis 'of personal anirnoSity.
John Adams was so angry at his
defeat that he refused to wait and
greet Thomas Jefferson. The fact
that we can not forget the incident
speaks for itself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Questions and
AnSzCeYS

You can get an answer to any answer
able question Of fact or information BY
writing to Frederick M KerbY Question
ington bureau. 1923 New YORK YORK avenue venue
stamps for reply Medical and legal
ended f Teass4ch 0e be sS made All a other
questions will receive a personal reply
Unsigned requests cannot be answered
Cordially invited e make use o Of hi,
service.
IF an American citizen resides
continuously for fifteen or twenty
years within British jurisdiction,
does he automatically become a
British subject after the lapse of
such time?
No: to become a British subject,
he must be duly naturalized, either
according to the dominion law or
the British law Of nationality.
Is Herbert Hoover a naturaIized
citizen of the United States?
No, he is a natural born citizen OF
the United States.
Is Herbert Hoover a Mason or an
Odd Fellow?
He is not member Of either
organization.
What is the per capita circuIa-
ton Of money in the United States?
On Sept. 80, 1923, it was $40.82.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
knowledge by Experience

CPEAKING of elections, young
- John D. Rockefeller's attorney
says the latter has enough profits
corralIed to GUST Colonel Robert w.
Stewart as head of the Standard
Oil Company of Indiana. Let us
hope so.
Meanwhile Rockefeller is in Egypt
paying his respects not only to
King Fuad, but to an ancient civil
lization. The chances are that he
will spend some of his millions to
protect its mementoes from the
vandalism of the irreverently
curious.
That is as it should be. If TO-
nance and adventure call upon lis
to travel new trails, poise demands
that we back-track some of the old
ones.
We are right in assuming that we
can gain knowledge through the eX-
perience of others, whether they
dwell just over the hill, or call to
us from the ages.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Hold EN-, HeyWood

VEN on that first trying after
H noon the final score was 0 to O,
which should be recorded as a moral
victory since played the last three
chukkers with a sprained wrist. At
the end of the first half the croupier
made a fatal mistake. When I said.
Give me $40 more in 50-cent chips"
the fellow Sneered at me.
One may do many things to a
Broun, but sneering is not among
DIETER known as Beau Brown
them. The blood of old Basil Broun
burned in my veins. / resolved that
I would show them, even if had
to change another $40. They are
not laughing now. I hold them
spellbound.
Some might think the turning
point was lucky. When Ia came I
had it nailed on the nose for a
couple of quarters. Cheerfully /
hauled my winnings in, but I forgot
that my original bet still rested on
IA.
So when the number repeated,
announcer HWOOlWOrCh tower OF
counters was handed me. For a
moment / thought the house was
cheating itself, and within me there
ragged duel as to whether or not
I should tell them about it.
Then 1 Z, lembered what I had
learned in the third lesson of "Rou-
lette in II Easy Lessons" and real
lied that the money was rightfully
mine.
Here in the southland everything
seems topsy-turvy. Before leaving
New York two friends agree to tuke
Is per cent, each, of my poker
game. They anticipated a killing.
And rightly, too, for 1 have played
full dozen times with easy marks
and Shnookles. Unfortunately /
am the type of gambler who cannot
do we'll except against foes who are
worthy of his metal. Against wom-
en- and other incompetent players
I fail invariably.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Problem of the Insane

COLORADO faces the necessity
~ of enlarging her insane asylum.
The number of patients practically
has doubled during the last twelve
years, though the states population
has increased very little.
This typifies a countrywide con-
dition. There hardly is a state but
what finds itself up against exact
ly the same problem.
Institutional records show that we
have about 250,000 insane, where we
had scarcely 100000 two decades ago.
The trouble with institutional rec
ords is that they are confined to
institutions. They do not show how
many insane are, or were on the
outside.
Public care of the insane, as we
provide for it today, is comparative
~ new, so new, indeed, as to lack
anything like uniform system of
determining who shall be considered
insane
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Sanity Standards Vary

GTATES do not agree on what
~ constitutes insanity, whether
from criminal or civil standpoint.
To judge by institutional records,
some states have twice as great a
percentage of insanity as others,
without any apparent reason for it.
New York. with a population of
II 100000, has $4,000 insane, ac-
cording to these records, while
Texas. with a population nearly half
as great. has only 1900
We simply lack reliable informa-
ton when it comes to determining
the actual number of insane people
in this country. and especially when
it comes to determining the number
of different times in the past.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
LEFT HANDED LOGIC
DIPLOMATS ARE WET
SHIP THEM TO INDIA

TINE trial of Ex-Secretary Fall
Il and the election contest of Sen
ator Ware will both be continued
on account of illness.
We should get both of these frail
fellows and keep them in glass
case.
If the Governor of Oklahoma,
now on trial, was merely corrupt,
that isn't so bad-for Governor,
but if, as charged, he and Mrs.
Hammonds, his confidential secre-
tary, pulled off Hindoo ceremonies
in the Governors office, then both
of them should be Grated and
shipped to Calcutta.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

ministration to take Office the time is almost ripe
for friendly negotiations on the twin disputes over
freedom of the seas ana cruiser parity
Ramsey Macdonald, former British premier and
possibly the next premier, who favors such friendly
American agreement just has stated that pass
age the American cruiser bill will weaken the forces
of peace abroad That so selfeydent that admits
of no argument.
The issue raised by the cruiser bill is clear: Why
jeopardize naval limitation agreement by the threat
Of armament race when forthe first time in seven
years there is good chance of obtaining cruiser
equality by friendly negotiation?
threat by strong nation is stronger, the longer
1t is withheld.
Commonsense, economy, and peace require post
ponement of the cruiser bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
A PI1zz1a

just why the house military affairs committee
feels called upon to vote Muscle Shoals legislation
at this session is difficult to understand.
Only five weeks remain of this congress and there
is absolutely chance of such legislation being
acted, particularly since Senator Norris has an
nounced he will block it in the senate
The agitation for Muscle Shoals bill comes from
the American Cyanarnid Company whose proposal
already has been rejected both in house and senate
Although the company has submitted what is pur-
ported to be new offer, the members of the commit
tee scarcely have had time to determine what safe
guards it offers the government, the advisability
of accepting it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

is won by East, the f1inesse fail
ing
No matter what suit East may
play, Declarer eventually wins the
lead and plays of clubs to king
of clubs. The third club is ruffed
by Declarer so that the clubs are
established. Trumps are then
drawn and the game is assured
The Principle-When holding any
seven cards in combined hands
with tops as good as king and
queen, the probability is that the
suit can be established on the third
round.
Copyright. 1929. Ready Reference Pub
fishing Company
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Clock Ticks-Learning

n TITLE as the ancient Egyptians
IL may have known about the
creature comforts with which we
have surrounded ourselves, they
knew much about the basic prob
lens of life.
No people could struggle with
those problems successfully enough
to maintain a government for thirty
centuries, without learning some
thing about the-something more
than we have been able to learn by
maintaining a government for only
$50 years.
Say what you will, but age has its
value, regardless of time or place,
and experience, which is the
foundation of knowledge, remains,
to some extent, a matter of clock
ticks.
No matter in what lowly circum-
stances he was born, or what a
humble station he was compelled to
fill, the octogenarian usually can
be depended on to tell youth some
things it does not know.
BY the same token, a modern re-
public still in its teens may be able
to learn something from an empire,
which though buried by the march
of events, survived for more than
100 generations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

digestion is combination of muscular action
~ and chemical activity 1t begins as soon as food
is taken into the mouth At the same time the food
is chewed chemical activity begins in the reaction be-
tween the food End the saliva.
AS soon as The food is swallowed it begins to be
pushed along by the muscular action of the walls of
the digestive system. AT the time many glands
pour chemical secretionS into the food
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

The food when
swallowed passes
down the esopha-
gus into the stom-
ach. The stom-
ach is a muscular
bag. Its walls are
made up largely
Of smooth muscle
hberS. 1t is
marked of from
the inteStines by
a strong circular
muscle b a n d
called the pylorus.
The pylorus acts
as a sort of valve
between the stom-
arb and the inteS-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
This Date in
u. S. History

Jan. 80.
1896 Richard Lawrence, maniac,
attempted to assassinate
President Jackson.
184T-Yerba Buena became San
Francisco.
1862 Ironclad Monitor launched.
1897 Treaty with England, settling
Alaska boundary dispute,
signed.
19l1--J A. ID. McCurdy few from
Key West to Havana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

Q.--Is there any truth in
the statement that athletic
mothers have a more difficult
time at childbirth than the
unathletic type?
A.-There is no evidence to
support such a contention. The
factors causing difficulty in
childbirth are those of bony
framework and the mascuIature
Of internal organs that are not
affected by general exercise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Daily Thought

And Paul, as his manner was,
went in unto them and three Sab
bath days reasoned with them out
of the scriptures.-Acts I7:2.
LIE that win not reason is a
L 4 higot. he that can not reason
is a fool: and he that dares not
reason Is siave.-Sr w. Drum
rnond.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

Warf1eld has pointed out that we
have two kidneys and two lungs and
a great deal more intestines than
We need, but we have only one heart
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

The existing treasury deficit Of $375,0ooy000 will
be wiped out by June /, according to plans When
you are paying the last of those Christmas bills think
that over.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

prospective juror in Washington said he never
had heard Of the dry law But then, Of course, you
can't blame that on Washington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

The Bidding-South bids one
heart. West bids one spade. North
bids two hearts and all pass.
Deciding the PIay-West leads
king of spades and Declarer takes
trick with ace of spades. How
should Declarer plan to play to in
sure game?
The Error-Declarer leads 2 of
spades and ruffs it in the Dummy
Then king of clubs is led.
The Correct Method-Declarer
endeavors to establish his club suit
by playing 2 of clubs and flnessing
queen of clubs. Assume this trick
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

Dean Inge Of London has been called "the Gloomy
Dean" Yet he says the time may yet come when
Great Britain will have to discipline the u S. A"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

DR.. Einstein says electro magnetism and gravity
are identical He must have been watching people
faw down and go boom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

VXTHEN the heart gives out it is
w impossible to get another one.
In a recent consideration of the
danger of heart disease, DR.. L. M.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

This Chicago policeman should
Il have been commended. instead
of punished when he used club to
end dispute in court between two
lawyers who were arguing about q
point of law, for that's the only
practical way to simplify legal pro-
cedure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

ideas an q
opinions exc
pressed in this
coIu m d are
those Of one
Of Americas
most Interest,"
ing writers
and are pre-
scented with
out regard TO
their sgrce-
ment with the
editorial atti-
fuda ~ AHA
paper.
The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Harvesting Thunder Bolt


II EFT us push forward by all
IL means, but let us not forget to
do what the engineer has found in
dispensible, and that is to take a
backward sight once in a while to
keep our course straight.
Presently we shall be controlling
the thunder Storm. if not actually
utilizing it, as is forecast by those
experiments now under way in the
laboratories of the General Electric
Company.
Presently we shall be starting our
autos by radio, if G.. M. Williams is
correct.
Even so, we shall probably be
wrestling with divorce and child
less marriages just as Augustus
Caesar did, and, perhaps, with no
better results.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
Too Dumb

HOW is it possible to bluff peo-
Il L pie who won't even take the
trouble to remember how many
cards were drawn? Brainy strategy
is of no avail against the mindless.
These explanations may seem long
winded and tiresome, but some sort
OF report is due my stockholders.
Never again will 1 consent to be
a corporation. The responsibility is
too great. When midnight comes
around and one or two would like
to stop, because Of the 1ateness of
the hour. it is not possible for me
to join in this request. I must keep
on and on because Of the stock
holders. cannot quit when widows
and orphans own shares in me.
Roulette is quite another matter;
but in this pursuit I'm on my own.
No one had sufficient confidence in
my ability to ask for an interest.
BY now I've got the hang Of the
pastime, for 1 never was 'crn to be
listed in Barnums statistics. Take
last night for instance. Upon leaving
the hotel I found the sky ablaze
with the brilliance Of tropical
full moon.
In fact, I feel confident that I
would have made a complete killing
II it had not been for Peggy Hopkins
Joyce. I was in nid-career when
she came up to the table and, all
the chairs being occupied, stood di-
rectly behind me.
Every time I put so cents on a
number she would reach over my
shoulder and top it with SIS. More
over, | was all but blinded. as the
hands glistening with many fine
gems swept just before my eyes.
And as watched the five mag
nif1cent engagement rings f1utter
before me like glass houses in a
gale, l decided that this could not
go on. To myself I said. 81 can't
afford to play numbers in coniunc-
ton with lady so obviously lucky
In love. There is no health in such
a silent partnership
Besides, l had dropped $3.50 Of
my winnings.
And in addition to all that. I hate
70 see lady stand while am sit
ting. With courtly grace 1 rose and
said, Madame, won't you have NV
seat?" with many girlish protesta-
tons she took it and what befeIl
from that time on do not know.
'copSrikht- 1929 for The Tines
What is the origin of the word
electricity?
It was known to the ancient
Greeks that amber when rubbed
possessed the power to attract light
objects. This power was called
electricity" by them and was de-
rived from the Latin word "eIec-
trum." meaning amber"
What is the age, height and
weight Of Colleen Moore, the mo-
ton picture actress?
She Is rs years old, Is 5 feet 1
inches tall and weighs 10 pounds.
What was the attendance at the
Dempsey Carpenter fight and the
FiTpo- Willard fight?
Dempsey Carpenter, 10000: FIR
po-Willard, 100000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30
By DR.. MoRRIs FIsHBEIN

editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-30

David DietE on Scis
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
ZAPATKA'S LAST JOB hS ALDERMAN TODAY
Retiring Representative of Fifth Wards Makes Final Arrange
 mcnts for District.

Alderman Frank Zapatka of the firth ward, in what he said would be his last official act. today made arrangements, through Mayor Paon- essa, for the grading Of the plot to the rear of the Benjamin Franklin school and the placement of play ground apparatus for a district recreation field.
 The alderman. whose place in the common council will be taken next Wednesday by Peter J. Pajewski, alderman-elect of the fifth ward has devoted murh time and energy 10 improving park and playground facilities in the fifth district. having been responsible for the Washington school grounds development. and for improvements in the small triangles near the intorsectin of Broad. Clin- ton. North Burritt and Smith streets
 At today's conference, Mayor paonessa agreed 10 communicat 9 with the park and public works de- partment and have grading opera tlons commenced at once. The alder man was also assured that equip ment would be purchased out of the appropriation given the municipal recreation commission for this year. 5 work.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-16
STRENGTH 0F BONDS ! HOLSTERS MARKET
U. s. ubertys With Higher
 Yields Gain in Demand

New York, April 16 - Demand for obligations of the prosperous railroads brought frmer prices Of Southern Railway General As, and Great Northern 5 l2s. Other strong spots St. Paul 5s. Erie Refunding 5s and Southern Pacific Collateral As The Seaboard Airline Adjustment as a center of recent speculative ac- tivity on reports that recapitaliza- ton plans were near completion, sold off. The rails have been helped of late by an amendment 10 the New York state banking law adding to the legal list for savings bank investment the higher grade issues.
 The convertibles remained in the background as stocks declined, ex- cept the Pan American Petroleunl Gs which again moved into new high ground. AS a group the oils were fiimer in reflection of confidence in | the outlook of the industry. Hum
 ble Oil and Transcontinental Oil se-
 curities were in fair demand. Still favored by slightly easier
 money rates, the United States gov
 ernment obligations made further
 progress. particularly the libertys with the higher yields.
 In the foreign group the French and Belgian issues attracted the
 heaviest buying, with fractionally trmer prices.