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The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

T EFT us rejoice over the settle
E. ment Of the Gam case, even
though good source of copy has
been spoiled, and all the more so
because settlement was brought
about through courtesy rather than
by command.
1t was adroit of Henry L. Stimson,
secretary of state, to appeal to the
chivalry of foreign diplomats, and
it was right noble of them to SWal-
low the pill so gracefully.
So. too, it was gratifying to learn
that our government is equipped
with tribunal to adjust such
snarls, and that President Hoover
feels it should be permitted to do SO
in the future.
The protocol division Of the state
department, they call it, and it is
supposed to purvey all major social
problems such as 60 with an inter
national pow WOW, pink tea at
the White House or a dinner party
at which politics and money mix to
any considerable extent. e.
This should appeal to those who
have been deferred from aspiring
to jobs at Washington for fear their
wives might be unable to hold up
the social end.
All their wives need do now is
consult the protocol division of the
state department, to find out what,
or who is proper.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Union Labor's Contribution

High wages as an accepted part in prosperity. we're
not won without struggle. Back a generation ago.
industry in America still believed that the way to
prosper was by keeping wages down. The philosophy
under which mass production waste elimination
Standardization, high wages and shorter hours were
combined to make good times, then was unborn.
The realization had not dawned that an ade-
quate market for production necessarily called
for wages high enough so the workers themselves
might purchase what they themselves produced.
No; high wages weren't rendered voluntarily to the
workers of America by far-sighted employers who
suddenly saw the light of a new economic philosophy
The force primarily responsible for establishment
of high wage standard was none other than the
American Federation Of Labor.
Against the almost unanimous opposition of en-
poyers the American Federation brought under the
leadership of one of Americas truly great men, Sam
uel Gompers new level of pay and of hours, not
only to union labor, but incidentally and by
product to nonunion labor as well.
And in SO doing, instead of administering a curse
to industry it brought a blessing even unto those who
violently had so opposed it.
The contribution of high wages to the prosperity
formula the formula which today is espoused by Her
bert Hoover and by every other farlookng economic
leader should be credited to the American Federation
of Labor.
WITHOUT Iudb OIgdLlIdIlOn. american wages WOm0
not be high today. And without a high wage stand
ard, the prosperity that prevails generally in the
United States would be impossible.
William Green head of the American Federation
today, is an effective exponent Of what his organiza-
ton fought so many years to attain.
Naturally he and his organization are continuing
the work in those spots where industry has not yet
the light.
One such spot is the textile industry of the south
Harking back to an economic theory that is dead
far as most industries are concerned the textile
centers of the south resent the efforts of the American
Federation to bring about an improvement in the
wage and hour situation that now exists.
Other industries if wise, will back the federation
its efforts.
a continuation OF such wage and hour conditions
as prevail in the southern textile centers can mean
but one thing-the growth of communism.
Communism always has thrived on wage slavery
wherever it has appeared in America.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Quickly Sees Red

CTILL he was not alone in his
- Whim. A member of the Ma
tional Security League will charge
against anything red with all the
1erVor of a Guernsey.
And if the bull had this one Slight
phObia, who could afford to throw
the first stone? Now it appears that
no set principle actuated the bull in
his mad rushes. He was merely a
victim of general cusSedness.
The most recent tempest concerns
Joan LoWelIs book, "The. Cradle OF
the Deep" Here and there I find
people passionately angry because
it now develops that there are in
accuracies and fables in her mar
rative. 1t seems that her experience
at sea was more scant than that set
forth in the book.
But why should this anger any
reader? The book is lively and in
teresting and so I can't see Just who
is gored if some is fact and some is
fiction.
Since when, may I ask, did the
talent for telling thrilling yarns
ever entitle anybody TO aught but
the gratitude and approval Of man.
kind?
Copyright. 1929, for The Times)
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
P00WeoS in Office

A RE the mighty falling, or is the
L y public getting wise to lot of
peeWees it put in high Office with
out giving the matter sufficient
thought?
Governor Johnston of Oklahoma
has been irpeached, Governor Long
Of Louisiana is being impeached and
former Governor Cats of Florida
has just been indicted on the
charge of having helped finance a
counterfeiting ring.
Governor Johnston was convicted
OF general incompetency, while Gov
ernor Long is accused of abusing
mis- power in many ways.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Misguided GIee

Tom Heflin Jr. seems to have furnished some of
the metropolitan newspapers with lot of fun. They
yeefuy have been describing his behavior on arriv-
Ing in New York from Panama, apparently not quite
sober The gee grows out of the fact that his father
is one of our most determined political drys.
Somehow we fail to see any occasion for nerriment
IN the natural anguish of the boys father and family
No newspaper agrees less often with the Alabama SEN
ator but respect his distress in this instance vastly
more than We can respect the sense of humor being
displayed at his expense
Misuse of liquor seldom is funny. 1t often tragic
Certainly the suffering of parent does not place the
present episode in the humorous class.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
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LINCOLN's LAST SPEECH

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CIXTY-FOUR years ago today
- Abraham Lincoln, from the steps
Of the White House, delivered his
last public address to the American
people.
The occasion was informal and
the sneech was eXtemporaneous.
General Lees surrender to General
Grant had occurred Just two days
before and, after indulging in wilder
JubilatiOn, it occurred to several
hundred Washingtonians that it
would be a fitting tribute to the
gaunt, worn man in the White
House to call on him early in the
evening and extend their congrat-
ulations.
Lincoln responded to their noisy
acclame+'o'oe by appearing outside
and spc7 7'~r~ to them briefly on the
subject OF reconstruction. He re-
peated his belief that it was not nee
essary to decide whether the south
ern states were ever out Of the
Union, so long as they were brought
back into proper relationship with
it."
Fir g themselves safely at
home, it would be utterly inmate
rial whether they had ever been
abroad" Lincoln said.
Two evenings later he was assas-
sinated, a~d the difficulties Of recon-
struction, more difficult in many
ways than the difficulties Of the war
itself, fell onto more belligerent
shoulders.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
The Case of Lenroot

We doubt that President Hoover intends to offer
iudgeship of the United States court OF customs
appeals to former Senator Irvine / Lenroot of Wis
consin. Lenroot nominated for this job by Pres
dent Coolidge. but Senate progressves prevented his
confirmation.
Lenroot's law firm received $4,000 from the joint
committee OF National Utility Associations for oppos-
ing before the senate interstate commerce committee
investigation by the senate of the propaganda and
financial activities of the public utilities and holding
companies.
This is the investigation which, as conducted by
the federal trade commission has revealed such activ
tiles by the public utility organizations as the censor
ship of school text books, attmepted censorship of
newspapers, and the election or defeat of public off,
cials
Lenroot opposed the investigation at all unless
argued the industry was conducted soundy and raised
the question of states rights He have felt much
satisfaction probably disspated later when the senate
partially because of his stand referred the inquiry
he federal trade commission. which was expected to
make only a languid investigation.
There are scores of lawyers in Washington. who
rom purely legal standpoint could have conducted the
utility case before the senate committee as well as
Lenroot Most of them could have been obtained for
one-tenth of the fee paid to his firm.
But what the utilities obviously wanted was Len
root the ex-senator with the influence of his former
position the and his friendship and standing
with the committee members. That was what they
got
And Lenroot. according to his testimony, made
few inquiries and only one stipulation. when offered
the job. That stipulation vas that he should repre-
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
UnWiSe Mill Owners

IN most OF our great industries,
Il the management has learned to
be satisfied with enough.
In the textile industry, however.
there appears to be quite a hangover
Of those mid-Victorian tendencies
which led to so much trouble in New
England.
New England was in fine shape
SeVenty-f1ve years ago, but the mill
owners decided that their American
employees were asking too much,
and began to import foreign labor
on wholesale basis.
When things got too hot in New
England, some of those mill owners
quit and others went south.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
A Coolidpe DIAGNOSIS

1T is difficult for in high office t. avoid the
maiadv Of self delusion. They always surrounded
nv 1yorsbperS They are constantly, and for the
most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
"They live in an artificial atmosphere of adulatOn
and exaItaton which sooner or later impairs their
Judgment. They are in grave danger of becoming
careless and arrogant"
Public officials in Offices not so high that Of
President could do worse than have these words of
Calvin Coolidge now writing his own history for The
Cosmopolitan printed in six inch type and hung
very prominently in their offices.
1t is his diagnosis of what goes wrong with most
men who get into public Office It probably accounts
for many of the blunders and mistakes of men in
power
The time it takes for this disease to ge ia foot
hold depends upon the inner resistance OF the official
Those who are triAe dizzy when they get into Office
unable to believe in their own elevations contract it
much sooner than those whose climb has been long
planned and who could expect high Office the
result of merit popularity gained through service
Possibly the character of the Worshippers may
have something to do with the progress of the malady.
The sincere devotees are the least harmful The ones
who Wnk as they sit at the steps of the throne and
whisper their own plans and purposes into willing
ears can do the most evil.
It might be a good thing for this country if every
Governor each morning took measuring stick and
got correct estimate OF himself. Some Of them
may finally recognize the danger which confronts
them. They might even become humble instead of
arrogant. They might come in time to understand
that election to office does not mean either omnis-
cience or omnipotence.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Are Beavers Busy?

4 N inquiring professor in an
L n agricultural college has found
that there is nothing in the stuff
about red rags and bulls. I wish he
had kept this information to him
self.
just what expression is to be used
to replace like red rag to a bull?"
For my part, 1 intend to use it Just
as much as ever. The bulls won't
mind and the professors discovery
never will stand up against the
weight of popular belief. He says.
curse his passion for accuracy, that
bulls are color-blin and will charge
with equal ferocity at rage of white
or blue. They would not even turn
up their noses at the orange and
black of Princeton.
However, even this meddlesome
literalist has left us something. He
can not object if I remark that the
man who goes about bashing meta
phors is no better than bull in a
china shop
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
IT SEEMS TO ME By HRFW09D RRoI&%

"XXTHAT is truth?" has per-
w picked many before and aft
er PLATE and the matter isn't even
settled yet. A few would fix it upon
very simple terms, They hold that
truth is something which happened.
But that gives truth a dead
quality Surely there is such thing
as today's truth and tomorrow's.
And I would have it even wider
Truth should include things which
could happen.
A piece of fiction can be just as
veracious as the most carefully
document book of history. And
history is dull indeed if it deals only
with recorded fact. Give me the
myths and legends of a people and
l will let Mr.. Sweeney read their
literal chronicles.
For instance, every year scholars
grow excited over the fact that
Washington did not cut down the
cherry tree. They would have this
incident removed from the school
books. But I'm for sparing tree and
hatchet
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Loo Accurate

EVEN science may yet go too far
II in its passion for complete ac-
curacy. Not content with tearing
down religious faith, it now seeks to
impair SMILES. One of the natural
lists is going about at the moment
insisting that the ostrich does not
bury his head in the sand and never
has done SO. If the scientist is right
something will have to be done
about it.
The ostrich must be taught to per-
form the trick. The birds ought to
be willing to meet us at least half
way. Possibly they may find this
new experience unpleasant. 1t isn't
any fun to get sand in your eyes
and the ostrich may object that
the whole performance is very silly.
Still we can't allow a mere bird
TO make suckers out of assayists and
column conductors. 1t is practically
impossible to argue about censor
ship, prohibition or any form Of
hypocrisy without saying something
Of the manner in which the ostrich
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

seat the industry as whole, and not any one COM
pany.
Now the mind which draw distinction be-
tween lobbying on the floor and the coakroom of the
senate and appearing before committee of that body
at the head Of distinguished counsel to influence its
deliberations with his prestige and his friendships may
be good mind for hair-spting. But it is mind too
nsenstiye to the fine obligations of public duty to be
placed in powerful position on The bench.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Straw Breaks CameI'S Back

poVERTY has played a large part
4 in the southwark drift of the
textile industry.
Money was scarce before the mills
came, children worked on the farms
and there were few labor laws.
More than one mill owner was at
tracted, not so much by the climate.
or cheap power, as by the fact that
he could operate in a section free
from trade uniouiSm and regulations
to protect women and children.
Until recently, the people were too
glad of a chance to connect with
regular pay rolls to bother much
about the question OF fair play.
One would suppose that the mill
| owners might BE content with such
a Set-up and most of them were.
A few, however, wanted more, and
brought down efficiency experts to
teach weavers how to run double
the number of looms.
That proves the straw that broke
the ca1nels back.
Inc workers are wide awake now,
and these strikes represent the be-
ginning, not the end of trouble.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Appoint a Negro?
DRESIDENT HOOVER has bf

DRESIDENT HOOVER has been
asked by the Association for the
Advancement of Colored People to
place a Negro on the proposed
commission to investigate the pro-
hibition problem.
1t goes without saying that no
person should be barred from such
an appointment because of race, re-
ligion or politics.
BY the same token, it goes without
saying that no person should be
appointed for such a consideration.
We are getting altogether too
much of thio sort of an appeal in
connection with public Office
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
-- HEALTH SUPERSTITIONS-No. 18---
Seaickness Cures Are H1efectiUe

the abdomen, and the taking Of all
sorts of remedies internally.
Most of the patent remedies on
the market contain either sedative
drugs or drugs that are supposed
to affect the secretionS. Tests have
been made of all Of them, includ-
ing even the nitrites of blood
pressure decreasing drugs that have
recently been yaunted for this con-
dition, but thus far none of the
drugs has borne out all of the
claims made for it.
1t is possible with these various
remedies to make the patient less
conscious of his symptoms, some
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

buries his head in the sand A USE
full belief can't be thrown away
simply because it is not we'll
founded.
The ostrich must be blasted for
the sins of the snoopers. Let every
reasonable bird born from now On
be taken in infancy and taught to
bury his head at appropriate mo-
mentS.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
BY Talburt

times to control his secretions, but
it is not possible apparently with
any preparation available to pre-
vent cases of seasickness routinely.
The various bandaging methods,
charms and similar devices serve
merely to keep the patients mind
off the idea and thus to postpone
the seasickness for a while in some
cases.
Apparently the majority of peo-
pie will continue to get slightly sea-
sick when somebody rocks the boat.
There is no need to tell them, what
to do when they are seasick; they
invariably do it.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

the rest is Rumania. It is usual to
speak of seven or eight Romance
Languages, although such a division
is not always scientifically accurate.
These are Rumanian, Romansh
(Rhetian, Ladin), Italian, French,
Provencal, Spanish and Portuguese
to which may be added Catalan,
Franco-Provencal, Sandman and
DaImatian.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
I'm Alone incident

THE fact that the captain and
Il crew Of the I'm Alone have
been discharged showed how little
the coast guard had to go on when
she sent the Inflated schooner to
the bottom.
Apparently, there was not much
back of the performance except sus-
picion.
Suspicion does not count for much
in court. It should not count for
much as an excuse for shooting
folks, and sinking ships.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Worlds aIIeSt Building

II Asst Sunday, Thomas Hastings,
h writing in the New York World,
declared that New York City should
limit the height of its buildings to
eight stories.
AS though in answer to his sug-
geStion, Wednesdays news con-
tanned the announcement of a sixty
three-story building to be erected by
the bank of Manhattan in the Wall
Street district.
Except for the Eiffel tower, this
building will be the tallest structure
in the world, topping the Woolworth
by nearly fifty feet and the Chrysler
b. more than thirty.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

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.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
South Learns of Strikes

TEXTILE strikes are growing
4 common in the south. One
does not have to dig deep to dis
cover the reason.
First, the workers have something
to strike for.
Second, agitators are playing on
their discomfort.
Third, honest efforts to organize
them along sensible lines have been
baked by employers who should
know better.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

A LMOST everybody has his
l. h favorite cure for seasickness.
This is an indication of the fact
that nobody has a certain cure for
every case.
Among some of the recent ones
that have been suggested, in addi-
ton to the drinking of liberal
quantities of champagne, are stuf
flng of the ears tightly with cotton,
the tying of tight bandages around
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Daily Thought

Cast out the scorner, and con-
tention shall go out; yea, strife
and reproach shall cease.-Pro-
verbs 22:10.
Il DISMAL, universal hiss, the
IA sound of public scorn.-Milton.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
REASON
BY Frederick Lands

BY FREDERICK Landls
Many Brqpe Sailors Would
Be Aliye if the Nary Had
Tdhen More Care to Moke
Submarines Safer.
WE are glad to see the United
w States navy genuinely inter-
ested in devices calculated to save
the lives Of those engaged in the
submarine service. but if this solici-
tude had been manifested years ago,
a lot Of brave fellows who have
perished would be in the land of
the living.
It may be that those members of
our coast guard service who boarded
Stuyvesant Fish's private yacht in
New York harbor and ransacked it
for liquor we're proceeding on the
theory that he drank like a fish"
n =
This estimate of 1000 cases Of
meningitis in Shanghai shifts the
business of our national defense to
the quarantine service on the Pa
cific coast.
An old German shell exploded
near Verdun, killing two French
students, but the hatreds of that
| conflict will continue to explode for
generations, taking a far greater toll
in human life.
! TANADA is fully within her
~ rights to refuse to recognize
divorces granted Canadians in this
country and this country might do
the same, regarding divorces grant
ed Americans in Mexico, but under
our system of government, this is
a matter for the several states to
determine for themselves.
One thousand New Workers gave
their old overcoats as the price of
admission to a motion picture house
and as most Of them probably had
given up their underwear for auto
mobiles, they may be said to Ds
playing both ends against the mid
ole.
These six young ladies in Florida
who went to school without any
| haolyr ", t1,ai,s rlroezoe. Jo,,L,4Tor- folA
assured that they would be able to
pass the examination.
q
If these Mexican rebels continue
to shoot up the border it will be all
most as lawless down in Arizona as
it is in Chicago
TINE most striking difference be-
4 tween the English and the
Americans seems to be that the
English hunt foxes while we hunt
Governors.
This season does not promise to DO
as fruitful as last years but up to
date Oklahoma has bagged hers and
Louisiana just has started.
Il
There's no occasion for Richard
du Manor, house painter of Penn
broke, Ont, to become chesty be-
cause he has become a French
count.
ANY nit can be count. but it
takes ability to become a house
painter
Inasmuch as President Kemal Of
Turkey has taxed unmarried pco-
pie and married people without
children, the dear fellow is dream
ing of a future war
n
The raVages of Chinese bandits
have stopped the caravans and the
camels are being parked in Peping.
which not only rests the camels, out
gives a certain tone to the popula-
ton Of Peping
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

In Most Of OuT Great Indus
tries the Management Has
'Learned to Be Satisfied With
Enough"
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

But even that figure, I fear, has
never been put to the test.
Possibly the bull would lie down
and never hurt the cut glass or the
teapots
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11
Questions and AnSzgers

You can get an answer to any answer
able question of fact or information by
writing to Frederick M. Kerby Question
Editor The indianapolis Times Wash
ington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue
stamps for reply Medical and legal
advice cannot be given. nor can ex-
tended research be made. All other
questions will receive personal reply.
All letters are confidential You are
cordially invited to make use Of this
service
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

Forty aldermen from Chicago took short vaca-
ton in Excelsior Springs recently There was quite
a lot of construction work going at the time and
the officials whled away the time watching and list
ening to the riveterS
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

Why can't Mexico copy Okahoma's system of get
ting rid of executives without bloodshed?
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

Nobody seems to be making much OF a fuss about
Mr.. Gam. Just where does he sit?
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

The day is at hand when repair gangs set out to
find
The Indianapolis times., 1929-04-11

The head of the house of course is the one who
gets up to put piece of cardboard in the window
TO keep from ratting because the noise annoys the
better half.