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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

and secrecy are not the chief factors
of Importance in medicine. Instead,
the public is being educated in mat
tiers medical and the writing of
prescriptions in English tend to OPP
pose charlatanism and quackery.
Many people wonder as to the
meaning of the "R" with a cross that
appears on top of the prescription.
It has been urged that this sign
represents an invocation to Jupiter,
chief of the gods; but more recent
studies indicate that the cross at the
end of the "R" is not symbol, but
merely a period, to indicate that
this is an abbreviation.
The letter "R" is the first letter
of the Latin word recipe" which
means take" 1t is the instruction
to the druggist to take the amount
specified of each of the ingredients
in the prescription and to mix them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

Doctors Prescription Not Mysterious

according to the directions, which
are usually given in Latin below.
The most common direction is
represented by the letter IN" which
follows the prescription and which
stands for "misce" meaning mix"
In an earlier day, prescriptions
were noted for the large number of
ingredients which they contained.
Not infrequently the doctor would
inquire as to the various --'mptoms
and put something in the prescrip-
ton to control each of the
symptoms.
The modern physician is likely to
have only a few Ingredient in each
prescription, since he is concerned
largely with controlling the cause
of the disease and with relieving
the most serious of the symptoms.
He uses potent remedies which have
definite effects.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Space

CPACE, according to the Elm
~ stein theory, is not infinite, but
curved and limited. DR.. Hubble
calculates that space is about bill
lion times as large as the section OF
space within range of the 100-inch
telescope at Mt. Wilson.
According to this view, the longest
possible distance in the univer~e is
$1,000, 100000 light years. You can
change that into miles by multiply
ing it by 6,OOO,OOO,oOO,oOO. Travel
that far in one direction in space
and you will find yourself back
where you started from, according
to the Einstein theory.
And now for an excursion into the
world of the atom:
First, let us remember, that the
smallest particles of chemical COM
pounds are called molecules. These
in turn are composed Of the atoms
of the chemical elements, while
the atoms, in turn, are composed Of
positive and negative electrons.
The largest molecule has a diam
eter of about one ten-millionth Of
of an inch.
The smallest molecule, that Of
hydrogen. has a diameter Of one
one-hundred -and-twenty-fve- mil
lionth of an inch.
The smallest atom, the hydrogen
atom, has a diameter Of one two
hundred-and-f fty-nillionth of an
inch.
The negative electron has di-
ameter of one twenty five trillionth
of an inch.
The positive electron has a di-
ameter of about one rty-fve-quad-
rjllio1th of an inch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
TT SEEMS TO ME By HT BFo9S

the extraordinary scene in which
the two bare their hearts to each
other.
Any two people who spill them
selves out in private condolences set
UP a new and somewhat lasting
relationship. Things never can be
quite the same again.
The play, I thought, brought false
testimony in saying that they could.
Still, if it's acting you're after,
and much more as well, then you
will be we'll off at Kaufman's other
play, June Moon" am not among
those who find a tear beneath the
generous supply of laughs in this
comedy.
The pathos seems to me largely
synthetic and unconvincing save in
a few instances. Yet it is silly for
anybody to quarrel with a comedy
which keeps him roaring his head
off all evening long.
Copyright. 1929. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

RY passing the debentures amend
Id ment, the Progress
sive coalition has given President
Hoover one more slap in the face,
which seems to be it's chief aim in
life.
The tariff bill was bad enough
as it stood. The coalition has only
made it worse.
President Hoover Gould hardly do
better than veto it.
Guilty of murder in the second
degree" is the jury's finding with
regard to the seven defendants
charged with the death Of the late
Police Chief Aderholt Of Gastonia,
N. G.
It carries penalty Of from two
to thirty years, which means that
the mistake is not irreparable, if the
Jury has made one, and which puts
the verdict on different plane
from that of 5he Sacco- Vanzetti
case.
Prejudice played a part, Of course,
but not wholly on one side.
If there are those who regard
these defendants as guilty because
of their political and religious be-
liefs, there are those who regard
them as innocent for precisely the
same reason.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

My weekly list of best bets among
1Nl books and plays stands I'M
changed. I have no additions yet,
and so the list remains for readers;
"a Farewell to Arms and Ami
mails Looking at You"
For theatergoers: "Sweet Adeline,"
June Moon" and Strictly Dis
honorable"
If it were feasible for folk to see
only part of a play and then go on
about their business, I would GER
tainly suggest 1.-THE Channel Road"
To go before the final curtain seems
to me advisable. The last act is
neither well played nor well con-
trived.
1t let me down and killed the
fine fervor aroused by the second
act. But, looking back on it all,
I think that Alexander Woollcott
and George kaufman have a con-
siderable achievement to their
credit,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Jailed by Lies

JUSTICE, as we call it, frequently
u hinges on anything and every
thing but an impartial desire for
the truth.
The illusionment prevails that
there is little chance of sending in
nocent people to jail, much less to
death, except through circumStan-
tial evidence.
AS a matter Of record, probably
more people have suffered unjustly
through prejudice, or plain lying.
=
Ten years ago, a Californian was
convicted on the testimony of a
daughter who claims that he had
wronged her.
Now the daughter says her evil
dence was false.
There was a man, an ex-soldier,
who threatened to kill my father if
I told the truth about who wronged
me, and I was afraid of him. Be
sides, I did not realize they would
send my father to prison for SO
long"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

talk of life and tragedy in a way
which made at least one spectator
sit up all tense and tingling. This
part of the comedy is good enough
to grace even great play.
And if I am almost persuaded to
suggest THE Channel Road" to
playgoers there must be promise OF
something more than single scene,
however excellent. If it is acting
you're after, here is fulflllment for
your desire.
An unknown German player
named Siegried Rumann scored the
most decisive personal hit I have
seen at any first night in many
seasons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Into Reverse

NNY chief objection to THE
IV1 Channel Road" is that you
can not play it backward. An air.
tight comedy should contain moth
ing which will seem untrue in the
light of earlier events.
In a detective play there Is some
character who undertakes at the
time of the solution to explain and
justify all that has gone before. If
MS summary won't hold water, the
theater is not so very likely to hold
spectators.
THE Channel Road" isn't true to
itself For purposes of the formula
it is necessary that the respectable
spinster should begin by despising
the harlot and end the same way
But in the middle of the play comes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
SCIENCE
Man Is About as Many Times
Larger Than the Electron
as the Biggest Star Is LGrg-
er Than He Is.
BY DAVID DIETZ.
1.-TWO things about modern sci

1.-TWO things about modern sci
Il ence fascinate me-" writes a
correspondent. They are the i'm
mense distances Of astronomy and
the inf1nitesimal sizes of atoms and
electrons.
You have mentioned both from
time to time. Won't you give sort
of table of statistics which could be
clipped out and saved for refer
ence?"
My correspondent has touched
upon one of the most interesting
phases of modern science. Perhaps
the most fascinating of all is the
fact that the gigantic stars and
nebulae, huge as they are, are built
up out of tiny electrons
Another fact of great interest is
that man stands midway in the
scale OF. the universe. He is just
about as many times larger than
the electron as the biggest star is
larger than he is.
But to answer the question of my
correspondent. First a few figures
that every one ought to know, since
without them he lacks any appre-
citation of the scale of the universe
in which he lives:
The diameter of the earth is ap-
proximately 5000 miles.
The diameter of the moon is APP
proXimately one-fourIh of the
earth's, about 2160 miles.
The diameter of the sun is ap-
proXimately ITO times that of the
earth, about 864,100 miles.s
From the earth to the moon is
1000 miles. From the earth to the
sun is 100000 miles From the
earth to the nearest star is 25,000,-
900, 100000 miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
In GaIIoWIs Shadow

MOT so long ago a man was lib
~ rated from Mississippi prison
after serving twenty-six years, be-
cause somebody lied, and he es-
capped the gallows by only a hairs
breadth.
In Vermont two young men con-
fessed to a murder that never was
committed, on the district attorney
assurance that they would be given
life imprisonment, rather than take
chances with a possible death SEN
tence.
Lying plays more Of part in our
judicial system than one likes to
think.
Commercial flying in this coun-
try increased more than so per cent
during the last six months. There
now are 1875 fields in operation,
with more than 10000 pilots in ac-
tive service
Up to July total of 10000 miles
of airways had been lighted for
night flying.
If progress continues at the pres
ent rate until Jan. 1, American COM
mercial planes will have covered
one-third more mileage this year
than those Of England, France and
Germany combined.
Slowly, but surely, the daredevil
stunts by which the possibilities OF
aviation were revealed are being
translated into a great industry.
The Lindberghs and Eckeners have
not risked their lives in vain.
Within fifteen or twenty years air
travel will have become common
place, and what now is regarded as
a spectacular feat will have shrunk
not only to an everyday, but per-
haps, an obsolete performance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
III So
lb1TIt4e
|AMNlVGR$ARY|
.ttzEsdI
FIRST STEAMER IN WEST
Oct. ~


Oct. 20
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
" years ago today, Oct. %, 1911,
the first steamboat on western
waters. the New Orleans" left
Pittsburgh for New Orleans, via the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
The next few years saw an amaz-
ing increase in traffic on the in
land waterways. Until 1925, when
the Erie canal was opened, the Ohio
was the great commercial and in
dustrial link between the east and
the west.
Until the closing years of the
nineteenth century, the famous old
river packets piled up and down the
Ohio's winding 1,0oo-nile trail from
Pittsburgh to Cairo and beyond.
Then, as suddenly as it had start
ed, river travel dropped to a mini
mum, wharves rotted, scores Of
packets were thrown into the dis
card. and the inland waterway
seemed doomed as a main artery of
commerce.
But government engineers were
convinced of its practicability as an
important link in the nations trans
portation system, and the Ohio
river federal canalization project
was started.
The gigantic engineering work,
costing $4,000, 900, was completed
this fall. BY means Of fifty NOV
able dams and locks. nineteen
foot water stage is maintained
throughout the length of the river
and this gateway to commerce has
been reopened
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Strong Scene

THEY haven't written a good
l. play-at least I don't think so
but they have furnished one
scene which seems to be by far the
most moving thing now current on
the New York stage.
Even if a playwright wits be-
fore the evening is out, he hardly
can be said to have failed if some
where along the road he has pro-
vided true magnificence.
And in the THE Channel Road"
there is a moment in which an acid
spinster and very human harlot
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

MANY a patient has puzzled in
lV1 ordinately over the prescr!p-
ton handed to him by the physician.
Prescriptions were in the past
written almost altogether in Latin.
The reason was that Latin was q
classical Language used by all learned
men and medicine in the middle
ages was studied altogether in Latin.
1t had the added advantage of the
respect and inspiration that comes
with secrecy and justification.
Furthermore, 1t was argued that
Latin added to the prescription an
unvarying accuracy not possible with
English.
Today 1t is realized that mystery
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

the very batements of heaven and broke the chains
and traces of their patience and caused them to call
the off GERS to the lot and stop the internal scenes
that came sweeping down from the wild plains Of
Soviet Russia into the peaceful community of Cas-
tona bringing bloodshed and death, creeping like
the hellish serpent into the Garden of Eden ="
That was the atmosphere in which the men were
convicted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those Ct
one of Americas most inter
esting writer's, and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude #
this paper.--The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
NJ. E. Tracy
SAYS:

Injustice, As We Cal 1t, FIRE.
Quently Hinges on Any
thing and Everything bat
an Impartial Desire for the
Truth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
New Giant of Air

MONDAY the great twelve
I'VE engine flying boat known as
the Do-x. rose from Lake Con-
stance, with 169 human beings on
board-the greatest number ever
lifted off the ground at one time.
The total load Of this giant
Dornier plane, which remained u,
the air one hour, amounted to fifty
tons.
Her twelve engines developed a to-
tai of 5000 horsepower, and each
can be turned on or off, without af-
fecting the other.
Her fuselage is $50 feet long, while
her wing spread is $50 feet.
She is designed for transatlantic
service If the tests now being made
warrant the venture.
y
Speaking of transatlantic air
service, a company to operate Yep
pelins between Europe and America
just has been chartered under the
laws of the state Of Delaware.
1t is reported that this company
has the support of New York and
Berlin bankers, and that its forma-
ton was the direct result of DR..
Eckener's world trip.
With 1oo-passenger flying boats
and dirigibles just around the cor
ner. we may look forward to a bigger
and more interesting chapter in
aviation than any thus far written.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Daily Thought

But evil men and seducers shall
wax worse and worse, deceiving,
and being overwhelmingly 1913.
Cheats easily believe Others as Bad
as themselves; there is no decedv Z
them, nor do they long deceive.
RruYexA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

Where is the Madeira River?
1t is a large river in South
America that flows from the Andes
across western Brazil and empties
into the Amazon river.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22

Do snakes lay eggs?
Some snakes lay eggs and some
produce living young. The former
are designated as oviparous and the
latter as viviparous.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
Questions and
AnSzOerS

Have all the popes been italian?
Nearly all have been italian, but
a few were Spanish and French
and there was one Englishman,
Nicholas Breakspear, who took the
name of Adrian w.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
How high is Yosemite Falls?

A44N HLk9~@ 80 y
he lower falls 800 feet high.
Where in the United States is the
greatest rainfall?
Glenora, Tillamook county, Wash
ington, where the average precipita-
ton a year is 1914 inches.
What is an homophonic?
It is a letter representing the
same sound as another. Homo
ohonic means an identical sound but
iifferent in meaning.
Which states in the United States
have no official state flags?
Kansas and Washington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-22
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBIEN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

President was in line, and was busy in aiding
to pass the buckets to and from the burning
building. So curiosity to see the President
induced us to go up where he was, and there.
sure enough, We saw him in the line engaged
as stated. He did not remain there long, how
ever, for some gentlemen approached him and
advised him to withdraw for fear he might take
cold.
II think he was about the size of his son,
John Quincy-perhaps more slender. At that
time, 1901, we had no hose; consequently We
had to fill our engines with leather fire buckets
by forming two lines to the pump-one line to
pass the full buckets to the engine, and the
other line to pass them back to be filled again.
The first fire law was passed on January 10,
1903, by the City Councils and approved by
Washingtons first mayor. Robert Brent who
served the city from 1902 to 1911. This act
was certified by James Barry, president of the
first chamber, and Daniel Carroll of budding
ton, president of the second chamber.
Section / of this measure provided that
every proprietor Of any dwelling house or store
house should, prior to the first day of March
ensuing, at his or her expense, provide as many
fire buckets of leather, containing at least two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

and half gallons, as there were stories III
the particular house. For neglectlng 70 pro-
cure the proper number OF buckets one ooiiar
each was subscribed as the penalty Tor eacn
bucket short and, even where Landlords 1aileo
to provide the required number OF buckets, the
tenant was authorized to procure the same
and recover the amount expended from the
landlord. Provision was even made for entering
and numbering the buckets in the Office OF the
register, whose duty it was to record the name
of the owner and the house to which 1t be-
longed. No other use was to be made OF the
buckets and if one was lost it was to be re-
placed, and in case of fire in the city, they
were to be sent there for use. Other provisions
were made, and a subsequent law gave addi-
tional time in which to procure the buckets.
but the law was only partly complied with, and
rarely ever enforced.
A YEAR and half later came the act
which provided for separating the District
into four fire wards and brought into existence
the early volunteer fire companies In sub
stance this law provided:
"All west of Sixteenth street to constitute
the first fire ward the second, bounded on the
west by Sixteenth street, on the south by G
street south until it intersected with Third
street, and by such street from such intersec-
ton to the extremity thereof; the third fire
ward to consist of all that part of the city
southwark of such G street; and the fourth
fire ward to consist of all the remaining part
of the city,
Section authorized the mayor to appoint
one man residing in each ward, who shall
call meeting of the citizens, who shall or
ganize themselves into fire companies, which
shall pass such rules for government as they
may see fit, each company to annually elect
one of its members who, with the four citizens
appointed by the mayor, shall be denominated
fire directors, and constitute board of general
superintendent, etc"
This act was signed by Samuel H. Smith,
president of the first chamber OF the City
Councils of Washington; Nicholas King, preSl-
dent of the second chamber, ETC., and approved
by Robert Brent, mayor. The mayor thereupon
appointed as directors, pursuant to the act,
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I BY JOHN CL4CETT PROCTOR.-

OOKING at the flremens parade on
Labor Day, one might think that the
life of this valuable public servant Is
Just one round of pleasure, but that
surely is not the case. for there are
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
GROUP WILL HOLD
 NORMAN EXERCISES
William The ConqaeG0r's Name
 to Be HOn0TGd

New York, Sept. 26 CtP)-PlanS for extensive Norman celebrations in Falaise, France, next summer were announced today hy Jackson Crispin American member of an in tcrnational committee which is ar ranging to place a bronzr tablet in the castle of Falaise where William the ConqucrOr was born.
 The tablet will not only be q memorial 10 the Norman leader, but on if will be inscribed the names of knights who fought with him at the great battle of Hastings in England in the year 10GG. This battle paved the way for the conquest of England by the Norman French.
 Many lists purporting 10 name the knights who accompanied William have appeared, according to Crispin. but all are incorrect A special committee is now working to rre- pare a complete one. Americans of Norman descent who have informa- ton on the subject are invited to communicate with Crispin at 1G5 Broadway, New York.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
SUPERNUNERARIES
 ELECTED BY BOARD
Six Petitions Tabled, Two Ap-
 pIiCantS Will Withdraw

Five men were elected 10 the supcrnumcrary force of the New Britain police department, six peti- tions were tabled, and two men were given an opportunity to withdraw their applications at a meeting of the board of police commissioners which took place last evening at police headquarters.
 Those who were named 10 the supcrnumcrary force were: William Burns, 1134 Stanley street; Ray mond Hart, 231 Washington street; James Botticelli, 106 Clark street; Edward r. Murtha, SS7 East street: and Alfred R. Dcry, 6GG East street.
 Tabled petitions included those If Andrew Marsh, $40 Stanley street; William Roy, $50 Washington street; LcRoy Hannon, 8S Clark street; Louis Pcnta, 30 Concord street; Harry Axclby, 196 Cherry street, and George Mccarthy, G1 Bcldcn street. Carl Ahlin, 125 Fair view street, was given opportunity 10 withdraw his petition because of his height and William Benjamin, 131 Lincoln street, also was given q chance to withdraw because he was so close to the age limit.
 After a routine business meeting, the commissioners discussed traffic signs with a factory representative.