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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Why Courts Are Crowded

President Hoover in his message to congress called
attention to congestion in the federal courts and
recommended increased forces in the Offices of United
States attorneys marshas and court clerks. He also
urged modification and simplihcation of procedure in
trying petty offenses.
Chief Justice Taft in reporting the conference
of the senior circuit judges. urged the
Hoover suggested. Taft recorded that additional
judges recently authorized by congress have finally
been named and that the business of federal courts
is steadily increasing.
Court congestion is bad Tt defeats justice. Grim
mails not brought to the bar promptly avoid conviction
or escape with light sentences. Accused persons who
are innocent must remain under a cloud. Those
able to make bail forced to remain in Jail without
trial 1t is agreed that delayed punishment detracts
from the restraining influence the law is supposed to
exercise on society.
Prohibition is the principal cause of court conges
Zion. The number of federal offenses over which
federal courts have jurisdiction has increased during
the last decade, it is true but it is the VolSead act
and other dry laws that have swamped the courts
They provide the largest single class of cases.
Mrs. Withdrawals report for the last fiscal year,
Just out contains interesting statistics There were
3d. 1856 criminal prohibition in the federal courts
during the year. 7455 injunction petitions and 10961
civil actions 1t is notable that out of 47100 convc
TONS 1863 were obtained by pleas of guilty and 1913
by jury trials.
This means that to combat congestion the courts
were willing to accept guilty pleas in return for mpo
sition of light sentences Fewer than half of those
convicted went to JAIL the average sentence being lat
days The rest we're fined average of less than $780,
The net result is that the advocates of measures
like the Jones fve-and-ten law crime deterrent
have defeated their own purposes Guilty pleas are
accepted to avoid endless delays and hopeless court
congestion. The courts bargain with offenders.
The remedy may lie in the multiplication of courts
and increasing the number of their officers, which will
mean sending continually larger number of persons
to jail There must be a limit somewhere, however,
beyond which we can not CO. Otherwise, will reach
a point where every citizen is either judge prose-
cutor. clerk deputy marshal, bailiff, court stenog
rapher, juror, or defendant
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05

Beware of Slow-Running Rabbits

develops swellings of the skin with
the formation of assesses, swelling
of the lymph glands and nodules
and small spots of infection in the
internal organs.
A few fatal cases have been re-
ported, one of the most serious being
in a man % years of age who
scratched his finger while dressing
wild rabbits.
The ulcer developed slowly, the
glands of the body became enlarged,
and finally the stomach, liver and
kidneys were seriously involved.
Should this disease become more
of health menace, the attempt to
stop its spread will involve control
of all insects and animals concerned
in transmitting the disease from
animal to man.
Thus far the only method of
treatment known is to clear up the
infected spots as rapidly as possible
and to treat the other symptoms in
the patient as they develop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Federal Finances

President Hoover's budget message to congress re-
veals that federal finances are in sound condition.
surplus of $22558 900 is in prospect for the fiscal
year ending June 80 next and surplus of s122 $4,000
is expected the year following.
The showing is such that the President believes the
contemplated reduction of in income taxes
is fully justified He recommends that the reduction
apply to 1929 income taxes payable in the calendar
year $780, but hopes that the benefits Of lower rates
may be extended to succeeding years as well.
Ehs budget for next year calls for appropriations
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

ward Francis Of the same service
identified the disease in human be-
ings in 1920.
Within the last year, nine cases
have been seen by one physician in
Minnesota, who discovered one due
to the bite of a woodtick and three
cases from the bite of the deer fly.
Hundreds of cases have been seen
in Russia, where apparently the dis
ease occurred among peasants, who
handled water rats, skinning them
for their furs.
Francis, at the end Of 1928, had
accumulated the records of 614
cases in the United States developed
through a great variety of insects
and animals, including muskratS,
squirrels, cats, rabbits, whale and
sheep.
Two groups of cattle in California
were found to have become infected
due to bites of woodticks which car
ried the disease from other animals.
The person who has tularemia
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Guilty
had entered a p.

"CALISBERRY had entered plea
- of guilty to a charge of violat-
ing the United States revenue act
by possessing liquor on which no
tax had been paid. He was called
forward yesterday and told to give
an account of himself since last
spring.
"He said he had been engaged
most of the time in cutting rights
of-way for the Redwood Lumber
Company and looking after the
properties of his father-in-law.
Salisbury protested that he
hadn't made or sold any liquor since
last March, but admitted that he
had taken a few sips with the boys
He either didn't know or refused to
reveal the Identities of these boys
"He professed to see no harm in
taking a drink of liquor.
"a man Of my age, who has been
used to it all his life, never thinks
anything of taking drink he told
the Judge. Salisberry appeared to
be about so years old.
"In bewildered way, he wanted
to argue with the judge the ques-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Analysis

DUT making the 175000 readings
ID was only the first step in the
task. The movement Of the frilges
is back and forth movement twice
in each rotation of the cross.
Consequently, each readings con-
stitute cycle. This meant more
than 10000 cycles.
It was next necessary to plot each
of these 10000 cycles as curve and
then to average them tigether
Some of the critics of DR.. Miller's
work have Insisted that the results
which he gets are the result of some
eXtraneouS circumstances and not
really a motion of the earth
through the ether of space.
In reply to these critics, DR.. Miller
calls attention to the 175,000 read
ings made on the interferometer.
Between 1921 and 1926, the inter-
ferometer was set up on top Of Mt.
Wilson in California at the famous
Mt. Wilson Observatory.
Since 1926, DR.. Miller has been
experimenting with the inter
ferometer on the campus Of Case
School of Applied Science in CleVe-
land.
He calls attention to the fact that
these 175,OOO readings have been
made in every month Of the year
and at every hour Of the day. Read
ings have been made at 6 a. m, at
noon, at 6 p. m. and at midnight,
and at hours between those times.
He insists that if any other effect,
such as temperature, for example,
was registering on the interferom-
eter, it would cancel itself out in the
175,O0O readings because of the
different times of day and Of the
wear at which thew were made
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Questions and AnSz0e1.S

ing it away. Or wash with milk
diluted with warm water, and dry
without rinsing. Or cut a potato in
half and rub gently with the fresh
surface, slicing off the soiled poT-
tions, until the whole is cleaned.
How long is a generation?
A generation is reckoned at thirty
three years.
Who is the oldest movie actor In
the United States?
william II. Taylor, 101, who has
a part In 1.-THE Vagabond King"
What Is "bitumized fiber?
Felt saturated with a bitumen,
such as asphalt and coal tar pitch.
1t is used for roofing, pipe covering
and waterproofing In general
Are there any cities In the United
States called Topeka outside Of
Kansas2
4AeIe are FAudSCo ny bI1db uoAuC
In Mason county, Illinois, and La
Grange county, Indiana.
What do chamleon eat?
They are fond Of meal wormsts
bread crumbs and tiny pieces "
meat. Put the food on straws anT
move it about, as they viii not esF.
food that Is stationary. In thekS
natural environment thsy live ~
catching insects
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
SCIENCE
.Rv DAVID DIETZ
BY DAVID DIETZ
Scientist Walks 125 Miles
With Eye Glued to ReUolU-
ing Instrument to Prove
His Theory of Motion.

DR. DAYTON c. MILLER, fam
- Gus American scientist and
past president Of the American
Physical Society, has walked 125
miles in the interest of science. He
has, moreover, walked all of the l25
miles around the same circle,
circle whose diameter is sixteen
feet.
In addition, he has walked the
1875 miles in the dark, with his eye
glued to the eyepiece of a revolving
scientific instrument.
And each time the instrument
has made one revolution, Or. Mil
Ter has made sixteen readings
through the eyepiece.
It is on the basis of that 1876
mile stroll that DR.. Miller bases his
claim that he has proof of the abso-
lutte motion of the solar SYSTEM
through the ether of space, a piece
of evidence which flies in the face
of the Einstein theory and upset,
one of the basic tenets of thu
theory.
For the Einstein theory hold
that all measurements of motion ar
relative to the observer and that
measurement of absolute motion !
not possible.
The instrument which DR.. Mill,
has used is the -Morl(
interferometer. It consists of
great steel cross with arms sixtel
feet long, f1oated on a mercU
bearing so that it rotates freely
a horizontal plane.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Monumental

A T ONE end of one arm of e
"a cross is a little telescope. S
the cross reYolves on the mercy
bearing, DR.. Miller walks aroJti
with it, looking through the lite
telescope at the same time.
A system of mirrors on the ans
of the cross splits beam Of lighhl
two, reflects the halves along lie
two arms and unites them in :e
telescope. There they unite to fm
a pattern of light and dark friaes
known as interference fringeS.
According to the theory Of ,e
instrument, an absolute motionof
the earth through the ether wod
result in a changing speed of te
light beam as the interferomer
revolved. This would result ina
movement back and forth Of he
fringes in the telescope.
AS you look into the eyepieceof
the telescope, you note a little T.
row fixed in the field Of vision.tf
the fringes move, their movemet
can be noted as to the right or lit
Of this arrow.
Each time the interferometer y
wolves, DR.! Miller makes sixten
readings of the position of tie
fringes with regard to the arro'.
He calls these out to an assistat,
who notes them down.
If you can visualize the procedue
of the experiment, you get sore
idea of its difficulty.
If you add to that the fact tht
since 1921, DR.. Miller has male
175,0OO readings as he walked tae
125 miles around the instrument
you get some idea of the moni-
mental patience Of the man a1c
the faithfulness with which he Ia;
D11rSIIed his work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
IN the years that have passed
4 since tularemia first was de-
scribed by Francis and Mccoy, more
and more cases of the disease have
been seen in various portions of the
United States.
In this condition, the human be-
ing usually becomes infected
from contact with the tissues of
an animal, particularly the rabbit,
which has been infected with the
organisms of this disease.
The rabbit usually is a sick rab-
bit, and for that reason authorities
have warned particularly against
eating meat of a rabbit that does
not run we'll when it is pursued.
DR.. George w. Mccoy of the
United States public health service
found the disease first in California
ground squirrels in 1911, and Ed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
TT SEEMS TO ME By HF RFo0S

fenced to serve three years in a
prison.
"'You wouldn't do that, would
you, judge?' he pleaded. I've got
a family that will go to the poor
house if I'm not there to care for
them
"My! My! My!' he exclaimed,
as a deputy marshal led him from
the bar of the court over to a seat
in the corner of sighs,' reserved for
persons awaiting transportation to
Drison"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Gone of Our Bows"

A man is known by the company he
keeps.
A company sometimes is known by the
man it keeps.
The United States Petroleum institute,
spokesman for the American oil industry,
has reelected Harry F. Sinclair to its board
of directors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05

fright and the other which says that
those who live by the sword shall
perish by it. Those who live by a
law which cuts and mains are not
immune from the same disaster.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05

lg17It1e|
ANNIVERSARY
.4z21lt5
BROOKLYN THEATER FIRE

december
ON Dec. 5, 1875. fire destroyed the
~ Conway theater in Brooklyn,
N. Y, with loss of 295 lives.
Today also is the eleventh ami
versary of the first awards Of con-
gressional Medals of Honor to
American soldiers participating in
the World war.
On Dec. s, 1899, the state Of
Georgia adopted It's famous motto,
''Wisdom, Justice, Moderation"
And thirty-seven years ago today,
on Dec. 5, 1892, a resolution was
presented to congress to keep the
Worlds Fair at Chicago open on
Sundays
Today also is the anniversary OF
the birth Of Martin Van Buren,,
eighth President OF the United
States, born Dec. .. 1852. Of Kin
dexhpok a. "a -.,...-...u..-..-.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Daily Thought

Therefore I win judge you, o
house of Israel, every one accord
ing to his ways, saith the Lord
God. Repent and turn yourselves
from all ,your transgressionS; so
iniquity shall not be your ruin
Ezekiel 1880.
q
What is past is past. There is a
future left to all men. who have the
virtue to repent and the energy to
atone.-Bulwer-Lytton.
ton of the crininality Of taking a
drink. He seemed unable 10 conn.,
prehend that he was being SEN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter
estiDg writer's and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05

What Is the best time of year to
transplant and trim a maple tree?
In the eerly spring before any Of
the buds have burst. Transplant
1t In a rainy spell when the group
Is soft and save as much Of the
rott as possible. A six or eight foot
maple tree can be planted success
fully If care Is taken about saving
the roots. The transplanted tree
should then have the crown
trimmed down as the newly trans
planted roots are not as able to
take care of the entire tree as be-
fore. After transplanting Is q good
time to trim out the branches so
tina: the tree win Be symmetrical.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Situation Was Bad

INTERPRET it any way you will,
i but Russia has taken the position
that the Kellogg pact is all right
except when it applies to her.
The adoption of such attitude
would, of course, destroy the KEEL
logg pact. But, thank heaven, other
nations have a finer sense of moral
obligation than Russia.
Though the result of this first
test of the Kellogg pact is hardly
what you would call inspiring, it
should not be taken too seriously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
M. E. Tracy
Stimson Wrote HIS Note on
RusSian-ChineSe Situation
Just at the Wrong Time.
SAYS:

EATE is a capricious wench,
Il sometimes playing mean little
tricks on humble folks, sometimes
shaking thrones with her raucous
laughter, sometimes leading civiliza-
ton through the mire, only to con-
sole it with hidden treasure in the
muck.
Comes Charles Spath, the human
pincuShion, man seemingly with
cut the sense of physical pain,
siding his way into the Newark,
N. j., police station, and confess
ing to the murder of an aunt fifteen
years ago, whose wrath had pur-
sued him until he couldn't stand it
any longer.
To complete the irony, a learned
pSychiatrist informs us that body
and soul are one.
After experimenting with thou
sands of plants, Thomas A. Edison
decides that goldenrod offers the
best prospect of a cheap rubber
supply.
Goldenrod, the bane of farmers
and hay fever victims, which we
have been trying for years to ex-
terminate. Can you beat it?
Where We once destroyed golden
rod to make room for good hay
crop with which to feed old Dobbin,
we may destroy hay to make room
for goldenrod with which to pro-
vide tires for the flivver.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
The situation was not at all aus

The situation was not at all aus
picious.
First, China was too demoralized
to act coherently. Second, a Chinese
faction seems to have been respon-
sible for the trouble. Third, the
trouble was started in such way as
to give Russia just ground for COM
plant. Fourth, when Russia APP
pealed for redress she found that
Manchurian and Marking authort-
ties could not agree. Fifth, outside
nations paid little attention to the
situation in the beginning. Sixth,
when outside nations finally con-
cluded to take a hand, 1t was dis
covered that Russia and China vir-
tually had arrived at an agreement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Soviet Is Insulting

Under Sucn circumstances, IL Is
~ a gratuitous insult for Rus
STA to say that the United States
or any other government has no
right to interfere if she chooses to
invade China, regardless of her OBJ
legations under the Kellogg pact,
especially when the interference in
wolves no more than good advice.
Does Russia imagine that she can
stop the mouth of civilization, or
prevent the human race from eX-
pressing itself with regard to a
method of settling international
controversies which it has in
dorsed?
Taking up another point which
Russia raises, what made the KEEL
logg pact inapplicable to the Man
churian controversy?
Did invasion cease to be war be-
cause a railroad was at the bottom
of the row, or did a treaty cease to
be binding because China was in
volved?
The Soviet government declares,
we are informed, that the Soviet
Manchurian conflict can be settled
only by direct negotiations between
the Soviet Union and China on the
basis of conditions known to China,
and already accepted by the Muk-
den government"
What does that amount to but an
out and out declaration that no one
has a right to interfere, because
this is "our war"
Furthermore, what kind of war
would it be that could not be de-
Tended on the same ground?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
Russia High Hats World

iANOOI 1871 ! \ StlO " VI IN
IF SECRETARY STIMSON had
Il written his note with regard to
the Russo Chinese situation last
August, it might have done some
good.
Or, after putting it off for months,
had we waited only a few days
more, he could have saved himself
the trouble.
At it was, he waited just long
enough to shoot as the bird flew,
waste his powder, and give Russia
chance to laugh.
But, instead of accepting the
chance in a good natured way, Rus
STA made it an excuse to high-hat
the world.
When Russia, or any other nation
for that matter, declares that the
Kellogg peace pact implies no obi
CATION on the part of the signatories
to back it up, she does little less
than defy ordinary common sense.
Though the Kellogg pact creates
no machinery for its enforcement,
it's very nature implies such obli-
cation.
Specifically, it binds those nations
that have signed it not to make
war.
But as a general proposition, IL
binds them to prevent war.
In all essentials the Kellogg pact
is declaration of policy which all
signatory nations agree to support.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05
REASON By Ff hASDHs

QUEEN MARY of the House of David insists that
" her late sovereign, King Ben Purnell, had some
thing like million dollars buried with him.
Needless to say the queen believes in the resurrec-
ton of the body.
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