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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Railroad Valuation

The much discussed OFallon railroad rate valua-
ton case has bobbed up again. with the introduction
of resolution by Senator Howell of Nebraska which
would have the effect of multiplying the supreme courts
decision.
1t was held last summer that in valung the road
the interstate commerce commission had not given
proper weight to the cost of reproducing the prop
erty at present COSTS congress had directed. The
T. c. c. had attempted to recapture what it held
we're excess earnings of the line.
The OFalon case in itself was not regarded as
important. 1t was held, however, that the principle
established by the court would permit the railroads
of the country to increase their book value by several
billions. That would increased rates, since rates
are based value. Also it feared that the same
principle applied to utilities would mean huge in
crease in their valuation and rates
HowelIs resolution defines the intent of congress
as being that the l. c. c. should follow the methods
it used in the OFallon case.
The question is important to this and succeeding
generations. The big point at issue in the regulation
of public service corporations has been whether rates
should be based the amount prudenty invested or
on reproduction COST There is need for establishing
a definite principle.
Accepting the principle laid down in the OFallon
case congress could lower the guaranteed return of
the roads. That might serve to protect against ex
cessive rates. Surer production, however probably
would lie in revising sections of the transportation
act dealing with valuation to the point of max
ing mandatory the use of the prudent investment
theory.
Public regulation and rate-making is the business
of the legislature, not of the court. Establishment
of principles and methods is a legislative not judi
cial function.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Don't Be Hasty

That the outgoing school board has at
tempted to offer, in probable illegal man
ner. the superintendency to Columbus edu-
Gator ought not to be construed as conclusive
evidence against him.
1t is just possible that this board, whose
record for mistakes is nearly 100 per CENT
may have slipped in its final moments and ac-
cidentally made good choice. At least, the
selection should be given the courtesy OF an
investigation as to fitness, associations ana
background before being condemned by fea-
son of his present sponsorship.
The revolution against the present man
acement at the polls last fall was predicated
upon the mistaken judgment of the present
members. The people indicated that they
were tired of the control by Ship and Colin
and demanded something different.
Before any permanent superintendent is
selected, the incoming board will undoubtedly
desire some facts concerning the trend OF
mind. the past associations and the back
ground, if there is one Of a political nature
in the state, of the man or woman to be
placed in charge.
One of the tests will be the attitude to-
ward the Ship interests, which are state
wide
There may be good educators who have
been friendly to Shipp. It is inconceivable
that all good ones are. 1t may be possible to
find head for the schools in this city who
has been free from any such association IN
the past and whose history is such as to
guarantee that he will keep free from pollt-
ical entanglements of all sorts in the future.
Whoever heads the schools should have
very thorough understanding that the job
is no longer political.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
REASON By Ff aASDas

WARE of Pennsylvania said the senate "tramped
on the Constitution" when it refused him seat,
but if the fathers who made that Constitution In
Philadelphia in 1887 could have been informed that
142 years later the political boss of that same city
would spend million dollars an effort to obtain
senatorial chair, you may depend on it they would
have made that thing impossible.
1t would not be so bad if it were an indictment of
Ware alone but it is also indictment of the people
of Pennsylvania and it would not be bad if they
alone were guilty, but the same shameful condition
prevails in other states if this grand and glorious
Union too numerous to mention.
Possibly it would be good idea to stop imm-
grafton and call home our foreign missionaries until
voting livestock could be converted into respectable
citizenship.
And be it remembered the immigrant is not so
much to blame as the native born American with a
tall family tree who buys the immigrant on election
day.
TT is fine thing to have night schools for irnmi-
grants, but need far night schools for
the descendants of generations who have been here for
century or more the well born and the we'll educated
who take interest whatever in their own govern
ment.
Amercanize the American and the immigrant will
Americanize himself!
The profiteers of France made many millions out of
the necessities of their country, but there gen.
uine eloquence in the fact that Clemenceau, who did
more for France than anybody else, left estate
worth only $4,000
One is not surprised by the tender provisions of
Cemenceaus WILL such his arranging to have cher
ished keepSakeS buried with him, for he was good
hater and good haters, rule, sentimental.
The man who love his enemies is so cold the
copusces skate up and down his blood vessels he
forget old friends without struggle and hand the
water pitcher to the tenderest memories of life.
A NY ONE who ever carried a cane can understand
IA the Tigers affection for his old walking stick
for that is mans most intimate possession.
Four years ago We lost old bamboo stick we
had carried for twenty years have been lone
some ever since.
Next to cane comes watch, then knife and
,$l1en a fountain ueu.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Hoover and Haiti

President Hoover has acted wisely in cancehng the
order for marine reinforcements to land IN HAITI
There has been too much American machine-gunnlng
down there already.
IT Is time to turn from the military method to the
methods of peace.
The mere release of nnetyeight political prisoners
and diversion of marine reinforcements yesterday
caused great rejoicing throughout Haiti and served
to dsuel considerably fear of further hloodshed in
political revolt" according to the United Press olS-
patch from Port Au Prince.
Pending thorough investigation it is impossible TO
anportion blame for the marine machne-gun opera
tions which killed from five to twelve natives and
wounded twenty. But reports of American CORE
spondents there raise the question whether boodshed
could have been prevented if American officers and
officials had known enough of the native language to
reason with the strikers.
The thing that matters is how to end Amer
lean intervention with the greatest speed and least
harm TO the Haitians. If we withdrew tomorrow
probably our puppet President Borno would be muir
dered within an hour and general revolution follow.
That is the price of foreign intervention which de-
stroys civil liberties and popular government instead
of training the people to rule themselves.
Apparently the least evil of the alternatives now
nossiblv is an American-supervised election to be
followed by immediate withdrawal of all American
military forces. What happens after that in Haiti is
their business not 1t is not within our power
as experience has shownto provide democratic gov
eminent for any foreign country; nor is 1t our duty
But pending the establishment of a new noninter-
vention policy by the prospective Hoover commission
it is within our power and it is our duty to dismount
the machine guns release all political prisoners lit
the censorship reetabsh free speech free press, free
assemblage appoint outstanding civilian in place OF
Brigadier-G General Russell as American high commits
soner break the unholy American alliance with
Borno and preserve strict neutrality toward all
rival political factions.
President Hoover not be blamed for the errors
of his predecessors His own acts in the Haitian stu
alton including his commission plan and diversion OF
marines have been enlightened But further positive
White House action is required now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Have Rights Left

TINE petty regulating about which
4 we complain in this country
seems rather tame when compared
to what is going on in some other
countries.
Even Volsteadism takes on an in
sipid hue beside the edicts of Mus
soIini and the firing squads of the
Soviet.
Though the average American
may be denied his hooch by law,
he still can belong to a party that
is against the government, sing a
hymn, vote for a strike and tell his
children about Santa Claus with
out the risk of being arrested.
Foolish as we Americans may have
been in some of our attempts to
purify society, we have not been
foolish enough to inpoverish our
selves, Or surrender our basic rights
The very privilege of complaining,
which we exercise with such gusto
regarding prohibition, traffic rules
and the like, shows how much set
ter off we are than some OF our
neighbors.
Such criticisms as are common
in this country would land the aver
age Russian or Italian in jail, II
not worse.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Valuable

TACH member Of the advisory
Il committee is man with an in
ternational reputation. The list
follows:
DR.. Isaiah Bowman, director of
the American Geographical Society.
DR.. Rollo w. Brown, author and
literary critic.
DR.. Ales Hrdlicka, anthropologist
of the Smithsonian institution.
DR.. j. NIcKeen Cattell, psycholo-
gist and editor Of Science.
DR.. Vernon Kellogg, permanent
secretary of the National Research
council.
DR.. Burton E. Livingston, perma-
nent secretary Of the American As
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Science.
DR.. Robert A. Millikan, famous
physicist, Nobel prize-winner, and
chairman of the executive commit
tee of the California Institute of
Technology.
DR.. Michael I. Pupin, inventor
and professor of electro-mechanicS
at Columbia university.
DR.. Forest r. Moulton, famous
astronomer.
DR.. Harlow Shapley, director Of
the Harvard observatory.
Under such excellent auspices, it
seems to this writer that the Scien-
tific Book Club should perform
useful and valuable service to the
reading pubic.
It is a hopeful sign of the times
that the leading scientists realize
the necessity of aiding in the dis
sernination of accurate scientlhc
knowledge.
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UT does not seem to me that we
4 have much to boast about in the
matter of Haiti. 1t will be said by
some, ooh, you're always against
everything American" Well, 1 do
think the invader is always wrong,
and this time, at least, opinion does
have foundation in facts.
Haiti is wild and Haiti Is saw
age. The marines went there way
back in 1915. Shortly before the
landing, revolutionists had taken the
president out of the French legation
and literally tore him to pieces in
public square. That was grievouS
fault. Certainly there was some ar
gunent for intervention then. II
we had not gone in to restore order
q foreign power might have assumed
the job.
Still, I am not sure that it was
inevitably just and right for us to
assume the role of guardian. Hal
tan affairs were in a mess, but,
after all, it was their mess. There
are people who prefer even bloody
anarchy at the hands of their fell
lows than enlightened rule from
outsiders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Small War

T REALIZE that what goes on in
& Haiti is of singularly small con-
sequence to all of us up here. Life
goes on much the same in New
York, Chicago and the wheat fields
of Kansas no matter what our policy
may be along the edges of those far
off jungles.
Some of our boys will die, but
only a few. The chances are that
not one Of them will be known to
you or me. The war we make is
but a tiny one.
Still, there will be some to whom
these men were close. They will
want to know, "Why?" Can it pos
sibly be said with any clean counte-
nance that this time Americans are
asked to sacrifice themselves to
make the world safe for democracy?
I hardly think so.
Once the habit of Gust one more
round" is formed, there never will
be any quitting time. Haitians are
dead. What did they die for?
don't know. Perhaps somebody in
Washington can tell us. I am curl
Gus to know.
Kindness and cannon go poorly
together. Possibly we have good in
tentions, but we have even better
machine guns.
Copyright. 1929. by The Times)
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claimed by this method to be able
to control all sorts of pains and to
cure paralysis.
AS usual, all the cases Of hysteri-
cal paralysis from miles around
were brought to the miracle worker.
Willing to be healed after they had
willed for long time to be par
alyzed, they promptly walked.
Those cases which represented
actual paralysis due to disease or
degeneration of nerve or muscle It's
sue did not walk, but were over
looked in the excitement and the
encomiums attendant on those who
miraculously had recovered.
The joker in the case of the
Asuero system is the fact that
number of physicians have shown
on various occasions that stimula-
ton or cauterization of the nerve
endings in the nose and particular
ly of the sphenopalatine ganglion
forms of headache and to some
definite relationship to certain
types of intestinal disturbance. The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

FRENCH taxis are being equipped
Il with radios.
Maurice, the chauffeur who in
troduced the fashion, says it soothes
his patrons, especially in q traffic
jam, makes them contented, no
matter how the fare mounts.
Morphine probably would do as
well.
Putting that aside, why not in
stall radio in the French cham
Der of deputies, where something of
a soothing nature seems to be
needed?
Last Tuesday Bouillon Lafont,
French budget reporter, announced
10 per cent cut of the military
program for 1880.
Nationalist deputies came back
with the charge that Germany was
preparing secret chemicals and for
tifications which called for an in
crease, instead of a cut.
On the other hand, Edouard Dala-
der, leader of the extreme left, de-
clared the proposed budget still was
too high, and wanted to know what
Germanys army of $4,000 could do
against a French army Of more than
100000?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Russia Spends Money

CPEAKING of budgets, Russia is
- not cutting hers for next year
but increasing it by 431a per cent.
From any other country the news
would be startling, but in Russia 1t
means only business expansion, for
there the government runs every
thing.
There, tax paying provides not
only for schools and courts, but for
houses, transportation and the din
ner table.
1t sounds fine, until one is re-
minded of the tyranny involved.
If you were living in Russia this
year, you would find no holiday at
Christmas.
Instead, you would work as usual
and if you happened to live in Mos
COW and took home some toys and
little tree at night for the sake of
tradition, you would find yourself
liable to prosecution.
Her efforts to overthrow capitalism
have led Russia into many strange
DyWayS.
For one thing, they have led her
to assume that religion was bull
wark of capitalism, and that 1t
would be impossible to destroy one
without destroying the other.
Wherefore, Russia has been
drawn into an open attack on re-
ligion of every form, which, Of
course, includes Christmas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Miracle Cures Are Not Cures

exact relationships are not definite
ly established.
However, in his application of the
treatment to the nose of the Span
ish physician used the mesmeric art,
fixing the patient with his gaze,
any saying confidently that the
symptoms for which relief was
sought would disappear and that
the patient would recover function.
The hysteria of the mob added to
the impression.
Who remembers Emile Coue and
where is his method today? 1t
needed only a brief period to COM
plete the vogue Of Asuero.
Spanish periodicals announce that
he is now planning to leave San Sc
bastian and that he will establish
himself IN South America.
With proper exploitation he
would do well in our country, which
ever is ready to welcome new mir
acle workers, faith healerS, and any
sort of cultist who chooses to dis
regard the facts of science.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
~ So
l5fTltle
| ANNIVERSARY
.4A9lt-
HENRY CLAY NOMINATED

HENRY CLAY NONh11NaAGO
December IL
ON Dec. IL, 1881, Henry Clay,
" then a United States senator,
was unanimously nominated Tor
the presidency by the Wings.
Clay was defeated overwhelming
ly by Jackson, largely on account of
his tariff theories, and his unwise
choice, as a party issue, OF the de-
tense of the national bank.
The defeated candidate lost few
opportunities of opposing the adj
ministration of Jackson in subse-
quent controversies. Throughout
this period of his career, Clay
shared the honors of the senate in
its time of meridian glory with
Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun,
and Thomas H. Benton.
Today also is the anniversary Of
the birth of Mary Todd Lincoln,
wife of Abraham Lincoln, on Dec.
II, 1918.
And on Dec. II, 1903, congress
submitted the twelve original amend
ments to the Constitution to the
Ek8Lk>& =. -.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
TT SEEMS TO ME By H4 BRo0S

own borders of liberty and pipe a
different tune in the small and dis
tant island. But in that case let us
be frank about it.
There is no use in adding insult
to machine gun bullets. When you
shoot young men who say and hon
estIy believe that they are fighting
for freedom, it is too much to tell
them in the 1ulls between volleys
that all this is done for their own
good.
To this, the embattled rebel has
every right to say, Shoot, if you
must, but spare us at least your
piety."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Guidance

NTOW, as never before, men and
~ women must look to science
in the building of better world
and the improvement Of human af-
fairs" DR.. Nather continues. Con
sequently, there must be adequate
machinery for accelerating the
spread of scientific information
throughout the civilized world.
"The average layman can select
for himself those books Of fiction
and biography which appeal most
to his taste, but few are qualified
to pass upon the scientific value
and technical accuracy Of scientific
books. Only men of science are in
a position to offer guidance in this
direction"
The editorial committee of the
new club includes four members in
addition to DR.. Mavher, the chair
man. They are:
DR.. Arthur H. Compton, professor
of physics at the University of Chi
cago, winner Of the Nobel prize for
his work on the nature Of light.
DR.. Edwin G.. Conkin, professor of
biology at Princeton university.
DR.. Harlan It. Stetson, formerly of
Harvard college, now director of the
Perkins observatory at Ohio Wes-
leyan university.
DR.. Edwin L. Thorndike, famous
educational authority and professor
of educational psychology at Teach
ers' college, Columbia university.
The caliber of this committee is
such that one need not fear that
there will be any question of the
scientific accuracy or technical
value of any book which receives
their mark of approval.
In addition, an advisory commits
tee Of ten members of equally emil
nent standing in the world of sci-
ence, has been created to aid the
editorial committee.
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Memories

THIS seems to be true of Hal
l. tians, who are liberty loving
people. Moreover, the island has
known it's era of magnifcence,
From our point of view the native
civilization is savage, but it has
produced its own wonders, including
a famous jungle palace which is the
marvel of the West Indies.
A case can be made for nom
intervention at the very beginning,
but it is easier to let that pass and
argue on the subsequent events. We
went to the island on the ground
that it was necessary for us to
stabilize conditions.
There also was a gesture Of gen.
erosity in the movement. We would
teach this distressed little land the
elementary principles of self-gov-
eminent.
Now, we certainly went about this
in the wrong way, for the structure
which we set up was in essence a
military dictatorship, even though a
few empty forms of independence
were allowed to remain. Nor can it
be said that our difficulties lay
wholly in the fact that most Of the
islanders were illiterate and unciv-
ilized.
After all, the present fracas began
with a student riot and the hand
of the American marine officers al
ways has fallen the heaviest upon
the most articulate ana intelligent
of Haitians.
There was no great incentive for
an islander to learn to write, for If
he did SO he might attempt some
criticism of the alien government
and land in Jail. Again and again
editors were put in prison for the
expression of opinion which was a
long way short of revolutionary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

cities, whom we have trained, hate
us with passion. There must be a
kink in the curriculum somewhere
or other.
Possibly stern necessity compels
us to remain and it may even be
that no form of rule is possible
except that of a despotic military
sort.
If that can be shown, our final
choice may be to sing within our
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

A GAIN and again within the last
IN few months newspapers have
mentioned the miracle cures which
were being worked by a Spanish
physician named Asuero at San Sc
bastian~ in Spain.
Outside the gates of his home.
thousands of crippled and i'll
swarmed and waited for him to ap-
ply his new and magical method.
The Americans are not the only
people who crave miracles. The
French gave us Coue and his sys-
tenn of autosuggestion, and there is
hardly place in the world that has
not it's legend of some miracle
healer.
The Spanish physician Asuero
combined the power of suggestion
with what was alleged to be a sci
entif1c method.
With cautery he touched the
nerve endings in the nose and he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Our Foes

THERE is no possible reason for
l. saying that we have done well
in Haiti. Results show that this
simply is not true. At the end of
fourteen years the entire island is
aroused against us.
This outburst is by no means con-
fined to savage men from inland
Villages. The young men q the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter
esting writer's. and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude OF
this paper.-The Editor.
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Daily Thought

He that reproveth scorner get
teth to himself shame; and he
that rebuketh a wicked man get
teth himself blot.-Proverbs 81.
Reprove thy friend privately
commend him ulbli6lys Snlon