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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
The COnstitutiOn-All of 1t

This is Constitution week We celebrate the for
NAL ratification l42 years ago of the great document
which forms the framework of the American gov
eminent and on which the liberties of the American
people rest Speeches are being made IN this and
other cities paying tribute Constitution Similar
speeches are being broadcast by radio.
All of this is very fine, but speeches not enough.
The effect of public speeches is not lasting. Speeches
must be made over and over again and even then
they futile if those in power under the ConSt:tU
ton do not themselves have full appreciation of
the organic to which they give willing lip service.
In North Carolina there are judges standing firmly
against popular prejudice and powerful local influence
in their determination that the Constitution shall
mean what it says In Philadelphia sits judge whose
attitude apparently can be summed up by the old
cynicism Whats the Constitution between friends?
The deep integrity of the Carolina jursts is the
more remarkable because of the circumstances of dis
order and violence surrounding them conditions that
all too often judges to forget that the bill of
rights is an essential part of the Constitution.
Cynicism of the Philadelphia judge is likewise
markabe, for the opposite reason. There is no tur
MOL disturbance in Philadelphia, nothing of that
kind to confuse the courts mind, although as in
Carolina it is labor dispute that has exposed his
mental workings
Men and employed by certain clothing
manufacturers in Philadelphia have been on strike
for several weeks 1t has been peaceable strike;
the police say extraordinarily peaceable strike.
Through orderly persuasion the workers organization
has been winning over of the manufacturers and
many of the nonunon workers
Into this situation stepped federal judge with
injunction order that fairly took away the breath of
dsnerested persons who read it. 1t prohibited peace
full conversations by strikers with employees of the
manufacturers it virtually forbade the strikers
their funds to support themselves while not
working. 1t was such order that Senator La Fol-
lette in the senate Monday honestly could declare:
IF there a glaring example of the
misuse of the injunction power of the courts in labor
disputes the records fail to disclose it."
La Toilette introduced a resolution authorizing the
senate judiciary committee to investigate the courts
action The senate should adopt the resolution.
And this is the ideal week in which to do it.
Not less than the plain people of the country, the
courts should have brought home to them-where nee
essary as in this inStance-the full meaning of the
United States Constitution. An example should be
made of any judge who fails to realize that constitu
tional rights rights not privileges to be granted
or withheld in his personal discretion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
Rcoulate These Power Combines

If ever situation cried for prompt action by con-
gress it is that presented by the gigantic and still
growing super power organizations, such as the latest
Morgan merger in northern New York state.
This group already has control of the greater part
of the public utility business the Atlantic coast
from Canada to the gulf. 1t is expanding by leaps
and bounds.
No federal agency exists to regulate its interstate
transactions in power or those of any other utlhty
group No state agency can do so. Public welfare
demands that regulation of such vast enterprise
exerting so great influence on the whole Industrial
structure of the country be made effective.
The senate has before it the CouzenS bill propoS-
ING creation of a department of communications and
power which would perform the same functions to-
ward the power industry the interstate commerce
commission performs toward the railroads. This is
the most constructive plan yet advanced for meeting
the situation. 1t deserves serious consideration.
But the trial must be made soon. The power bust
ness is moving fast. Before long it will have built
IN such an intricate structure OF inter-holdng COM
pany financing that no public body ever will be able
to unravc it and make intelligent decisions as to
capital investments and stock watering investments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
Pledges to People

The decision Of the City Manager League
to announce in plain terms a platform Of
policies which will be pursued if its candi-
dates are selected as commissioners should
have the result Of forcing any other citizen
who files for that ,ffice to make the same
sort Of an announcement.
In fact the league could go much farther
and give bond for its candidates for the faith
full performance and carrying out of pledges.
Rival candidates would then be forced to dis
close their hackers.
There can be no debate as to the force
Of the sentiment behind the league. 1t has
the confidence Of the people because it has
led in the revolt against crooked politics, in
efficient government, waste in taxes and be-
trayal of public trust.
That organization carries the hopes of
the people for better things and for relief
from bossism, intrigue, favoritism and pollt~
ical manipulation of public offices.
1t has the distinct advantage of repre-
senting the sentiment and hopes of those who
had become hopeless under the party control
OF city affairs and who would take con-
tinued interest in the successful operation OF
a new plan
When the league program is announced
other candidates will be placed under the
necessity Of offering something better If
they wish to receive any consideration.
Such a task will require considerable IN
genuity and imagination. For the league is
pledged to honesty, efficiency, and the abo-
lition of political favoritism in the transac-
ton of public business.
The investigation of Lake county is Civ
ing new proof each Gay that the foundation
of machine government in the state and in
the nation rests upon machine control OF local
Offices. The divorce Oh city governments from
partisan control will be one long step to free
dom of the state from machine government.
1t may be the beginning Of better things IN
the nation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18

THERE has been much dis
Il cussion about the book "Ex-
Wife" and most of this is based
sheerIy on it's merits. But some of
the commotion has arisen from the
fact that it's anonymous.
Jonathan Cape and Harrison
Smith, the publishers, undoubtedly
helped the sales by making a secret
of the authorship. They have
allowed the public to guess whether
it was fact or fiction.
Though it is written in a manner
that resembles fiction. it can not be
called fiction any more than one
can call it autobiography" says
blurb on its jacket. At this
point the publishing tongue most
distinctly can be observed against
the publishing cheek.
Somehow or other, the public is
more vastly interested in recitals
which are factual than those which
are profoundly veracious.
Years ago l carried on a debate
with playwright who felt that he
had me dashed to the mast because
in review 1 spoke of a certain
gross coincidence, upon which his
second act depended, as being alto
gether unconvincing His reply was
that he was present when the in
cident occurred. To me that seemed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
Dry for a Day

TOR the first time in history,
Il Mexico City celebrated Sept
16 with all saloons closed.
AS might have been expected,
there we're much fewer casualties
than usually occur in connection
with the celebration.
No one will deny that Mexico City
was better off for a twenty four
hour drought.
A twenty-four-hou drought is a
far different thing however, than
one lasting ten years, or even all
summer.
Drys will do we'll not to attach
great significance to the result.
Henry Ford has reincarnated the
school he attended as boy. with
tie old building, old desks and the
CID hand bell in commission at
Dearborn.
Thirty-tWo children have been
chosen from those attending the
public schools to make up the stu
dent body
On the opening day, Mr.. Ford
came to sit with the children and
carve his initials on one of the
desks.
To complete the picture, he should
have been walloped, and one Won
ders why he wasn't, if the master
| fits the setting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
The False and True

A ND 1 will wager that some OF
L n the episodes in the book which
seem the most plausible of all never
occurred, while certain unconvincing
incidents represent an attempt to
report an actual happening.
1t is no easy matter to make. the
truth sound true.
Accordingly, all those who pick up
"Ex-Wife," in the hope that with
in its chapters they may manage to
identify racy anecdote about some
friend around town are likely to be
disappointed.
Indeed dislike this attitude. II
is monstrous that the business OF
publishing book should become a
substitute for the now defunct tattle
of Town Topics.
On this point l think the author
is wholly without blame. She has
written an interesting and highly
competent book If, as I under
stand, she has herself gone through
a divorce, I know of not a canon of
law or taste which says that for that
reason she must never write a story
in which divorce enters.
We expect the man who has been
through. battle to give US a war
story when the creative urge leases
him. Nobody can write a book of
any moment without some emo-
tional drive
Copyright. 1929. by The Tines)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
Guggenheim Meets the Terror

Amendment of Harry F. Guggenheim as am
bassador to Cuba draws attention again to the
inolerablc conditions the island and the difficult
relation existing between the United States and its
political ward.
Two reasons for sending Guggenheim to Havana
are obvious. He is business man with wide Latin
American interests and many of the problems of the
two countries of economic nature such as sugar
and the tariff He is pioneer in commercial air
craft development.
Latin American trade can be stimulated best by
quicker communications. provided by web of regu-
lar air lines. Of that air web Havana is the natural
focal point
But there are considerations more important
than trade
The new ambassador is going to represent a
democracy in a country cursed with of the
worst relationships in an age of dictatorship
That would not be so difficult for the ambassa-
dor under ordinary circumstances for the internal
affairs of the foreign country would be of
his business Cuba is different 1t is United States
protectorate.
The United States is pledged by the Platt amend
ment and treaty protect the rights of the Cuban
people by guaranteeing Cuban government "ade-
ouate for the protection of life property and in
dividual liberty"
The Machads dictatorship destroys life prop
erty and individual liberty. Many of MachadoS
political opponents have disappeared mysterously
their bodies found later in prison washed up by
the sea He has violated property rights of Cubans
and Americans. and in the latter cases has defied
court ruling and state department protests.
Individual liberty does not exist in the island
which We helped to free from Spanish despotiSm
Nachado has wiped out opposition political parties
and labor unions. He has closed universities. He
has destroyed free press free speech free assembly
BY legislative trckery and manipulated elections he
mas prolonged his term OF Office which should have
ended last May, until 1885.
Cubans threaten revolution as the only way to
rid themselves of the Machado terror and restore
their inalienable rights
What is the United States going to do about its
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18

Editor TimeS-In answer to the
Hammond Times editor, I would
say we need many more George
Jacksons. If we had them there
would not be so many young girls
mutilated and cast out by the way
side. He has taken a step in the
right direction; may God give others
the courage to follow. Is the Ham
mond editor at all certain that the
parents of Stockingless girls are
competent? Some parents are, but
many I know are not.
The incompetent mothers don't
care, and those who do try find it
very hard to control their daugh
tiers; often they can do nothing with
them. If they leave home with
their stockings above the knee when
they are out of sight of the mother.
they roll them down. 1t does seem
that nothing but outside authority
will prevent the present day young
lady from going as unclothed as
was Eve in the garden of Eden.
They seem to have no modeSty
whatever. Young girls, IL and IA,
pass my door every evening with
rolled stockings, often without any
stockings at all. Their arms are
bare, the necks of their dresses very
low, and the bottom of their drap-
cry is twelve inches above their
knees; and their grossamere bloom
ers are pushed up to their thighs.
May God have mercy on those COM
petent mothers, if Brother Paul sits
in the jury box at that final iudg-
ment.
Competent parents, parents able
to control their girls, dress them
decently. but one sees very few such
girls on the street-one perhaps out
of ten: but how nice they look With
naAure's healthy color on their
wholesome faces.
ModeSty in women seems to be a
thing of the past. There is no
shame in them any more: can't
understand why girls want to ex-
pose to every male eye all they
have. attractive or otherwise; their
naked flesh, the thin-draped con-
tour of their bodies. Many are far
from being attractive. They have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
Bricks Interest Kenny

ITO read the papers last week, one
il would suppose that William F.
Kenny, the New York millionaire,
saw nothing in London but poor
haircuts, but now we learn that It
was bricksIthat interested him, even
though he did send for his barber
and threaten to precipitate an inter-
national crisis.
The idea prevails that "bricks is
bricks" and that the world has been
producing and laying them long
enough to leave room for nothing
new.
But if we can split hydrogen after
being taught that it was unsplita-
BILE for hundred years or so. why
is a new kind of brick impossible?
Mr.. Kenny thinks it is not. which
shows that however conservative he
may be with regard to haircuts, he
is broadminded with regard to
bricks.
So we learn that he has become
interested in an English invention =
torpedo proof, mortarleSs brick
which promises to eliminate steel in
buildings of less than five stories,
and to reduce the cost of construc-
ton by 90 per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18

AS Whole, the Tariff Bill
Does Not Carry ont the
Promises Made at the
Houston and Kansas City
Conventions.
SAYS:

CENATOR BORAH says that in
- dustry has been given too much
in the proposed tariff bill, while
agriculture has not been given
enough. and that in this respect the
bill violates the pledges of both great
parties.
In support of such contention he
points out that Sc per cent of all
manufactured goods consumed in
this country were produced at home
last year, which shows how effec-
tive the present tariff rates are in
preventing foreign competition.
He also refers to the huge profits
made by such corporations as United
States Steel and the international
Harvester Company.
In other words, Senator Borah
argues that, whether measured by
competition from abroad or by divi-
dends at home, American industry
enjoys protection enough, and that
there is no need of raising the tariff
in its behalf.
In this connection it will be re-
membered that both major parties
promised the farmer relief, espe-
cially as such relief could be had
through tariff readjustment.
While it is true that the farmer
is promised whatever good he can
get out of a tariff on certain things
which he sells, it also is true that
this will be offset largely by an in
creased tariff on many things which
he must buy.
AS whole, the bill does not carry
out the promises made at Kansas
City and Houston.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
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RHEIMS BOMBARDED
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Sept. Is
ON Sept. 18, 1914, the Rheims
" cathedral was damaged to an
almost irreparable extent during a
bombardment by the Germans in
the World war.
The thirteenth century cathedral,
which was one of the finest speci-
mems of Gothic architecture, was
bombarded time and again and was
the target for numerous arerial at
tackS.
The cathedral is 453 feet long.
The elaborate west facade, fanked
by two towers, had 500 statues and
a splendid rose window. The north
portal. with its sculptures, was
scarcely less beautiful.
The cathedral is famous as the
church in which the French kings
we're crowned. From 1179, in which
year Philip Augustus was solennly
crowned there, it was the place for
the coronation of the kings of
France down to the time of Charles
Tenth.
The town of Rheims, which is
ninety eight miles northeast of
Paris, suffered severely in the i'm
portant European wars of the last
century.
1t was damaged during the CAM
paign of 1914, and in 1870 was &C.
cupied BY the Germans. 1t again
suffered heavy damage in the war
which began in 1914.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
Universal

THE spectroscope, the great in
il terstellar detective, has re-
vealed the existence of the universal
cloud.
The spectroscope is a series Of
prismS attached TO telescope for
turning the light of star into a
little rainbow, or spectrum, as 1t Is
technically called.
Laboratory experiments show that
each chemical element produces a
certain type of spectrum. However,
if the light which is to be analysed
with a spectroscope is first forced to
shine through vapor or gas, pc
culiarities are introduced into the
spectrum which depend upon the
vapor.
DR.. Strive has found minute
peculiarities in the Spectra of stars
which would indicate that their
light is coming to us through an eX-
tremely thin cloud of calcium vapor.
Doctors Plaskett and Pearce find
evidence not only for calcium, but
for sodium vapora as swell.
They believe, however. that the
universal cloud contains minute
traces of all chemical elements
There are theoretical reasons why it
would be much easier to find evil
dences of calcium and sodium than
of any of the other chemical ele
ments.
The presence Of this universal
cloud in space has AN important
bearing upon theories of both the
origin of the universe and the event.
ual condition of it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
War Mostly F axe

A CCORDING to a United Press
N report, British observers re-
gard the war game in Manchuria
as about 80 per cent fake.
The rest of the world had begun
to suspect as much.
The COMMIT o'ques are beginning
to sound like press agent stuff from
Hollywood.
One finds it hard to escape the
impression that imagination has
played more of a part on the battle
front than action, and that most of
the trumpeting has been for the
benefit of the folks back home.
Whatever may be the outcome
conversations with regard, to dis
armament are coming to include
about everything.
A naval conference scheduled to
take place early in the new year
will see not only all the great
powers present, but every class OF
fighting machine considered.
Some suggest that. the doom OF
capital ships has been sounded
while others hope for a submarine
ban.
Meanwhile, taxpayers throughout
the world will be satisfied if enough
is accomplished to stop some of the
useless spending.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18

obligation to preserve those Cuban liberties? Machado
boasts that he has the enthusiastic support of Wash
lngton We don't believe it. But the inacton of the
United States government is hard to explain.
That is where Guggenhem comes in. AS am
bassador he will report and interpret the dictator
ship for Washington. If he sees clearly and re-
ports fearessy there should be reversal of the adj
ministration's policy toward Machado very
Bigger issues than trade and aviation expan-
sion are at stake
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
F OLeV6r

A STRONOMERS have known los
Ma long. time that our own sun
continuously is hurting great massea
Of gases out into space,
Photos of the sun, made with
proper devices, show great tongues
Of white-hot gaseous material rising
from the edge of the sun. These
flaming tongues, known technically
as the solar prominences, sometime
reach a height of 10000 miles.
Frequently one of them will break
away entirely from the sun and 60
hurting out into space
1t is reasonable to assume that the
stars are throwing out similar case
Gus tongues.
These tongues may be the origin
of the universal cloud. 1t may be
therefore, that, with the passage OF
time. the sun and the stars will grow
smaller and smaller, while the uni
versal cloud grows thicker and
thicker
Perhaps in a trillion times a trlI-
lion times a trillion years, there Will
be no more stars, but only the uni
versal cloud.
Such gloomy view Of the destiny
of the universe is offset, however
by the consideration Of gravity.
Due to its gravitational pull,
star continuously would draw part
of the great cloud into itself, just
as our own earth draws falling OBJ
jects to its Surface.
The cloud, therefore, might pro-
vide the means of replenishing the
stars, making up for the material
buried out in the prominences, and
thus iilsurihg that the stars and our
own sun will shine forever.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE--
Are You a Tachyphage?

the day that is before him. He lies
in bed too long thinking about his
troubles, rushes through his dress
ing, trifleS with his breakfast, and
speeds to the Office. He is troubled
with discomfort in his abdomen
most of the morning. a
He bolts his luncheon, hufrieS
through the afternoon and gets
home just in time to bolt his dinner
so that he can be off to the theater
or reception.
The constant discomfort in his
interior gives him an anxious look.
Sooner or later he begins to think
he has hyperacidity or gastric ulcers
and takes large quantities of sodium
bicarbonate or baking soda an hour
or two after each meal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18

Most of his trouble is due to the
fact that he eats too rapidly and
because of his mental state has
difficulty in digesting what he eats
The chief step in his cure is the
establishment of regular hours for
his meals. insistence on spending
the full, time in eating the meal,
and avoidance of all business dis
cucsions, telephone conversation, or
other anxieties during the meal.
The New York literati formed
some time ago at their favorite re-
sort in the Algonquin a Three
Hours or-Lunch Club. Perhaps
they were initiating one of the first
steps necessary for a reaction
against the establishment of tachy-
phagia as a universal disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-18
No Need for Proof

A ND since the artist should not
"A be compelled ever to document
his stories, 1 am against the grow
ing public curiosity which would
delve into a book and ascertain just
which situation is fanciful and
which altogether Photographic.
II there is to be much increase in
this prying young authors will hest
tate ever to turn out autobiography
ical novels. 1t would lead to a dis
turloing number of sly paragraphs in
tabloids, and even foment libel suits.
1t seems to me that eVerybody's
first novel should be autobiography
ical. I mean frankly so. Later ones
will likely be just as revealing, but
not to the average reader.
1t has not been my privilege to
make any profound research into
the source Of material of "EX- Wife"
but it's a good guess that no ira
dition would have been broken9if it