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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

tain cells the organs, called into action by
the stimuli. Other cells those composing the nerves.
are energized result. So irritabity and conduc
vitv express very we'll the fundamental processes.
The basis of irrtability is probably the chemical
and physical instability of the complex protopasnic
mixture writes DR.. Newman
Local responses to stimuli may be in the form of
direct contraction, direct secretion, direct growth
changes: more commonly. however. stimuli affecting
one region such sensory cell, affect not only the
region stimulated. but transmitted through the
general protoplasm, through special transmitting
structures such hbers to others parts capable
of responding by modification of chemical physi
cal character
The eighth characteristic of protoplasm is adapta-
bility This is recognized in such popular though not
entirely correct maxins "Selfpreservaton is the
first law of nature.
Adaptability is regarded by many authorities as
the foundation stone OF evolution.
"ProtoplaSm in responding to envronmental stimuli
seems generally to do in such way that the change
is an appropriate response TO the stimulus whether
the response be structural. chemical. merely a
movement of some sort" writes DR.. Newman.
Changes that are of advantage to the organism
and tend to keep it adjusted to its environment are
known as adaptive changes.
"One of the outstanding pecularties of proto-
plasms is their capacity to modify themselves in ap
propriate ways under the influence of changes in the
environment"
The aivhf choracterstics OF nrotoplasm will be
summarized briefly in the next article. anse.s..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Fightjnq Prohibition

Z VEN prohibition. which We have
A. tried to look upon as our own
peculiar problem. has entered the
international picture
Representatives OF thirteen ma
tons, with headquarters in Paris.
have formed an organization to
fight prohibition in the interest of
their wine growing countries.
DR.. Leon Douarche, director of
the organization, has been put in
charge of the campaign. the slogan
of which will be Liberty and tenn
perance"
While these crusaders entertain
little hope of obtaining q repeal of
the eighteenth amendment or even
the Volstead act, they believe modi-
fication is possible. and that pres
sure from abroad can help to bring
it about.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
The Parole Power

Some Judges are alarmed over the fact that
Governor Leslie has turned loose few convlcts
before they served the minimum sentences i'm
posed by the courts.
They critcise the lenency and declare the
Governor could not possibly know all the facts
The Governor might Just as easily retort
that the Judges do not know al the facts upon
which he acted. for the exercise Of the power
Of parole must inevitably rest upon different
basis than that Of the courts.
The theory of punishment is that it will.
first Of all. be deterrent to others and sec
ondly that it will reform the person who has
violated the laws.
Severe sentences and long terms have not
been successful in impressing the weak and the
tempted. Crime has not been reduced because
legislatures increase the number Of years in
prison for offense>
There have been As many bank robberles
and acts Of banditry since the last legislature
increased the punishment for these crimes as
occurred under laws that did not make long
terms mandatory.
The power of parole Is given 10 the Cover
nor in order that those who have paid some
penalty may be given a chance when their
reformation seems complete 1t IS the road by
which those who have learned the lesson that
crime never pays may return to responsibility.
The facts upon which leniency can be prop
erIy extended must 90 into the probability OF
complete reform and the chance that the prls-
oner will not again commit crime.
Society does not demand vengeance. 1t IS
stupid and costly to keep men in prison where
there Is no likelihood that they will again
menace society or violate its laws.
Governor Leslie. who began his admnlstra-
ton by announcing that he'was hard boiled
now declares that be wants to save the first
offender where possible He has come to the
viewpoint that long sentences may make con
frmed criminals out Of youths and that mercy
may redeem.
The only question IS one Of Judgment There
can be no real disagreement with the newTlew-
noint Of the Governor The discretion he uses
NAV he debatabe but the policy is right
Abuse Of the power Of parole because OIL
nolitical Influence or other consideration IS
omen to attack There has been no such charge
against the Governor. His critics want long
terms and severe sentences
When it IS shown that those whom the
Governor releases 90 back to criminal ways, 1t
will be time for criticism. As long as the record
shows even fifty-fifty batting average of re-
form. the Governor has the better OF the argu-
ment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

TTARSH words nave been flung
L 4 and accusing fingers pointed at
men who vote dry and drink vet.
It seems to me that these COM
plants are we'll founded and that
it is an evil thing to maintain SO
wide > gap between practice and
preachment But I feel that scorn
should include in its scope those
others who talk wet and drink dry.
The patriotic citizen who is in
tent upon the overthrow Of Vol
steadism and all its attendant in
iouities must give more than lip
service to the cause. Surely MS
outlet should be enlisted in the
struggle.
prohibition will pass only when
it's failure becomes manifest beyond
all bubble. The man who buys
liouor, yes, and the man who sellS
II is doing his bit toward the res
toration of human liberties.
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SS>ZL $500
H7do AZ IsITI4!e.I
| ANNIVERSARY
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CHILEAN SETTLEMENT

LuI1 IL
CETTI EMENT Of trouble Win
, Chile that almost led to serious
complications was made on July H.
1892. ~
On this date. United States MIN
ister Eagan accepted an indemnify
of $4,000 from the Chilean govern
nent in settlement Of che "Chlie
affair" -,
During a Chilean civil war, the
United states had taken sides with
the established government. When
rebels captured Valparaiso, where
there we're many Americans, IN
Guiding a number of sailors on shore
leave from the United States steam
ship Baltimore, there naturally was
much i'll feeling against Americans.
A mob attacked the American
sailors, killing one.
However. trouble between the TWO
nations was averted when the
Chilean government apologlzed ana
paid SIS. 900 indemnity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Our Problem, Loo


NOV come Bolshevism and mod
~ ern China to carry on the
struggle, but with Japan still watch
ing out Of the corner of her eye.
And what's it all to us. you say?
No more. perhaps. than was the
murder of the Arcrduke Franz Fer
oinand in 1914.
We are dealing with information
alism these days, whether We like
it or not, and interna tionaliSm has
extended to every part of the world.
Not only that, but International
ism has come to include many
things that we're regarded as purely
local; yesterday or the day before.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Bar MetS From j, S.?

HERE is basis for more propa-
l. a. ganda in technical conflict
with our Constitution.
What are We going to do when
the anti-prohibition lecturers come
to tell their story?
Are We going to class them with
the pacifists and bar them out. or
are We going to admit the legiti-
macy of disagreement?
On a strictly legal basis. the for
eigner who comes to preach against
prohibition might be held as unde-
sirable as the foreigner who comes
to preach against war.
Even more so, perhaps, since We
have no constitutional amendment
legalizing war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

less fundamental
in others.
We see the re-
spouse to stimuli
all around US. We
ourselves continu-
ouslv respond to
stimuli. Stimuli
enter by the five
senses. causing us
to perform vari-
GUS actions as a
result.
L n E 5 e nlghly
complex responses,
however, can be
analysed into the
activity of indi-
Vidual cells, Ger
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Quotations of NotabIes

in the Office and half the bugahoos
of drab routine will vanish ike thin
smoke in the air.-Helen Hathaway,
niberty)
After We get plenty OF business
efficiency in America, I hope there
will be crusade to go back to the
doctrines of our fathers on the right
of every human to regulate his own
life as he sees fit.-Clarence DarroT.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Ban on PacifiStS

NUR treatment of pacif1sts easily
" might be converted into a
dangerous precedent, yet some would
have us go farther still.
H. Ralph Burton. counsel for vari-
Gus patriotic organizations, writes
Secretary of State Stimson a long
letter. in which he asks that the
passport recently Issued to Dorothy
Deter be revoked, and that rule
be put into force to prevent the
repetition of such action as was
taken in her case
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

r OOKING ahead but few years,
l. one reasonably may visualize
airplane postofhces, the mail being
picked up, sorted and discharged
in much the same fashion as is now
done by railroads.-Robert P. La
mont, secretary of commerce.
Don't reserve your manners for
your friends. Give them an airing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
lingo Still May Loot Horn

TNHERE seems to be quite as
Il much hypocrisy in our attitude
toward war as in our attitude to-
ward hooch.
AS a government, We are not only
willing, but insist on outlaWing it.
AS citizens. We virtually are for
hidden to say one word against it.
One would suppose, that having
outlaved war. We would frown on
those who advocated it.
Instead, We frown on those whose
ideals seems to accord with our Of
fetal action.
The lingo still is welcome to loot
his horn on any street corner, but
the pacifist must remain silent.
Is this Just another case of drink
ing drys?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
NJ. E. Tracy
There Seems to Be ds Much
Hypocrisy in orr Attitude
ToWdrd Var os in Orr At
titude Against Hootck.
SAYS

THE ManchUrian railway has
i caused one war, and it may
cause another.
The probability would be greater
we're Russia and China in better
shape, and we're not both of them
afraid Of Japan
The background of the contro-
versy is one Of tricks and intrigues
woven by the minions of imperial
ism.
For thirty years Manchuria has
been the focal point of orie point
Of oriental diplomacy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17


THIRTY or forty years ago one
Il heard little indeed Of disturb
ances Of the gall bladder. Now the
gall bladder is one Of the first Or
gans to be investigated in the pres
ence of complaints of indigestion, of
pain coming on after eating, Of
eructation of gas and Of similar dis
turbances.
Some of the most difficult dag
noses that physicians have to make
are concerned in differentiating be-
tween inflammation Of the gall
bladder with or without gall stones,
various form of jaundice, ulcers of
the stomach and duodenUm. ap-
pendicitis acute and chronic, and
other disturbances of the organs
that lie within the abdominal cay
ity.
Most of these disturbances come
on just after middle life and it is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Destiny of Three Empires

a ROUND this rich and fertile
n region swirl the race hstreds,
national ambitions and political
prejudices of a billion people.
The destiny of three empires di-
rectly is bound up in it.
The great railway which passes
through it, and which not only taps
its tremendous resources. but forms
the chief means of communication
between central Russia and the Pa
cif1c ocean, is a prize to challenge
the greed Of governments.
1t was Russian car who first
saw its possibilities and who Wrung
possession of it from China.
It was Japan which smashed his
dream.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Response to Stimuli
No. 410

MOST characteristics of living organisms, as We
1sl have seen are not unique. They are duplicated
in the inorganic world. One, however, which seems
unique, is reproduction
Another which seems also to be unique is number
seven in list of characteristics. Professor New
man calls it "irritabty and conductivity" Response
to stimuli might also be used a for it. That
name would be descriptive in certain ways but
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Pick Your Side

TUT I say those who are not with
u lis are against us. 7 do not see
wi1v anybody should be ashamed OF
coming out frankly and aomlVVnlg
II am against prohibition because l
like to drink. 49,
one plays into the hands OF the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
The Dron1edarieS

r REGARDED the Stacker coldly
4 and answered icily. IF you don t
like it here, why don't YOU 90 back
where you came from?" It seemed
to me that no sacrifice should be
too great when a mighty issue it at
stake.
We are in honor-hound to toss
down even the most suspicious DO
tons even as Our ancestors tossed
of the tea. One or two come round
claiming exemption, saying. II hate
to refuse but it is the doctors or
der" But the man who will meekly
submit to physician will hardly
have the courage to stand UP against
a house and senate.
A rebel must be thorough going
and surely this is not the time 10
give consideration TO the kidneys.
Is there any soul so selfish that he
would set his liver up against the
bill of rights?
To be sure, I have seen vets who
seemed TO me fanatical. It Is non
sense TO assert that abstinence must
inevitably be destructive 10 every
individual. I think it is entirely
possible for a man in perfect health
and leading an outdoor life to go
wholly without liquor for a little
while.
Even after a month he will show
few signs Of physical deterioration.
Naturally would not dispute the
obvious fact that abstinence rots
the mind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Daily Thought

That they ali might he damned
who believe not the truth. but
had pleasure in unrighteousness.-
III ThesSalonisns 1:12.
= Il
A MAN can not practice sin and
"a he y good citizen. Burke sags
very truly: Whatever disunites
man from God disunites man from
man. -ChaDin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter
csting 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, 1929-07-17
Preaching AGAINST War

nOROTHY DETER is secretary
- of the Wonan's International
League for Peace and Freedom.
That organization being against
war in general, Mr.. Burton thinks
she ought to be denied admission to
the United States because of her
official connection with it.
Maybe she had, but would it be
quite consistent with the treaties We
have signed outlaWing war?
If it is a crime to preach against
war, is it not q greater crime to
renounce it by treaty?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

The legislature in Michigan has started inyes-
tigation 10 determine whether co-eds smoke. After
they're through with that one, they might try TO find
cut also whether any Of thSn bob their hair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
REASON

REASON
Ry Frederick lands -
American Scientists Have
Gone to Panama to STUDY
Monkeys, But They'll Re
turn Whom the State LegiS-
iatNres Open Again.
CPEAKERS who addressed the
- convention of the American
Medical Association a. Portland.
Ore, seemed TO agree that if a fell
low would only stop eating every
thing he liked TO eat and eat ey-
erything he loathed. then stop
doing everything he enjoyed and
do everything he abominated. he
might live to ITO. all of which
would appear to be a treat rather
than promise.
We respectfully remove our hat
in the presence Of Justice Morris
sey of Burlington. Wis, who sent
two young men to jail for six
months for driving automobiles
While drunk
How fine it would be if head-on
collisions could be arranged for all
paper backed Judges who nave
been serving angels food to SINH
lar offenders
Mrs. Rose House of New York
City. who is chairman of some
committe or other. states that
women should play more to keep
fit for work.
Impossible! They play nov
every time four of them get to
gether.
At the fall fashion show given
by the Garment Retailers of Amer
lea in New York City it vas an
nounced that skirts will be length
ened in September thus taking
hinges out Of circulation.
The papers announce that New
York City got its share Of the new
paper money.
1t usually does-and then some.
IT is most gratifying to see that
Il our rich women are taking their
divorce cases from Paris 10 Reno.
We should keep this great and
growing business in the United
States.
-Four American scientists have
gone to Panama to study monkeys,
but they will return When our va
rious state legislatures open.
Thi5s last submarine horror.
British one in which tUenty-one
Smothered to death, makes one
marvel again that any man in his
right mind will enter this service.
AViation's perils have their thrill
ing compensation, but the subnla-
rine's danger all the time it's vi
der water, is as unromantic as tfc
peril Of a 1ishWorm.
AS We had the honor to predicI
when President Hoover was maxim
his South American tour, all tn
goodwill created by it will be kille
by increasing the tariff on Sout5
American products.
Aside from the souvenirs collected
the result of that trip will be moth
I ing at all.
WE may be wrong about it, BIZ
w these aviation endurance rec
ords. made possible only by repeat.
ed re-fueling, appear to be just
about as valuable to progress as the
chewing championship Won b.
the leading citizen of Postum Trot.
Nicholas Murray Butler, back
from Europe, says that the people
of all countries are ahead of their
governments in favoring peace, 50
it would seem that the thing to do is
to arrange in the event of war that
the politicians of the countries in
VOWED shall constitute the shocl
troops.
There's increment in Greece to
grant universal suffrage. but ex-
clude beautiful ladies from the ns-
tional chamber. which is enough to
make the Venus de Milo red headed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
Abstinence Horrors

ATE will not be done with prohi-
~ bition until it is possible to
Introduce into the school books
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
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, 1929-07-17

David Dietz on Science
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

Mrs Rose House of New York
City. who is chairman of some
committe or other. states that
women should play more to keep
fit for work
Impossiblel They play nov
every time four of them get to-
gether.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

At the fall fashion show given
by the Garment Retailers of Amer
lea in New York City it was an
nounced that skirts will be length
ened in September. thus taking
hinges out Of circulation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

WE may be wrong about it, BIZ
w these aviation endurance rec
ords. made possible only by repeat.
ed re-fueling, appear to be just
about as valuable to progress as the
gum-cfeWing championship Won b.
the leading citizen of Postum Trot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17
- Hy Frederick lands -
american Scientists Hdve
Gone TO Panama TO STUDY
Monkeys, But They'll Re
turn When the State LegiS-
iatWeS Open Again.
Pv Frederick .andis =

CPEAKERS who addressed the
- convention of the American
Medical Association q Portland.
Ore, seemed TO agree that if a fell
low would only stop eating every
thing he liked TO eat and eat ey-
erything he loathed. then stop
doing everything he enjoyed and
do everything he abominated. he
might live to ITO. all of which
would appear to be a treat rather
than a promise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

-Four American scientists have
gone to Panama to study monkeys,
but they will return When our va
rious state legislatures open.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

We respectfully remove our hat
in the presence Of Justice Morris
sey of Burlington, Wis, who sent
two young men to jail for six
months for driving automobiles
While drunk.
How fine it would be if head-on
collisions could be arranged for all
paper-backed Judges who nave
been serving angels food to SINH
lar offenders!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

IT is most gratifying to see that
Il our rich women are taking their
divorce cases from Paris 10 Reno.
We should keep this great and
growing business in the United
States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

AS We had the honor to predicl
when President Hoover was maxim
his South American tour, all tn
goodwill created by it will be kille
by increasing the tariff on Sout5
American products.
Aside from the souvenirs collecteG
the result of that trip will be moth
ing at all.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

Nicholas Murray Butler, back
from Europe. says that the people
of all countries are ahead of their
governments in favoring peace, 50
it would seem that the thing TO do Is
to arrange in the event of war that
the politicians of the countries in
volved shall constitute the SHOCK
troODc
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

The papers announce that New
York City got its share Of the new
paper money.
1t usually doeS-and then some
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

There's q movement in Greece to
grant universal suffrage. but ex-
clude beautiful ladies from the ma
t1onal chamber, which is enough to
make the Venus dc Milo HEADED.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-17

Thiss last submarine horror, a
British one in which tUenty-one
smothered to death, makes one
marvel again that any man in his
right mind will enter this service.
Aviation's perils have their thrill
ing compensation, but the subnla-
rines danger, all the time it's vi
der water, is as unromantic as The
peril of a fishWorm.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-01
FOURTH RACE SIS MILE

Tommy Athlet. off On top held ell challenges safe
throughout for easy win. All Fire Wild Bill took place
challenging. Unconeern KID was l ncloss quarters n
stretch run. Others outrun.