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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24

Editor Journal OF the american McuAcaI
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
TINE progress of medicine in any
il year represents the elimination
of research carried on through the
centuries. AS knowledge develops
in any particular field, research
workers are able to discern its trend
toward a given practical end.
For example, insulin was the re-
suit of research carried out all over
the world, leading toward the point
of view that inSulin in the pancreas
was the material that governed the
digestion of sugar and its use by
the body.
In the same way, the most sig
nifcant work of 1929 was probably
the final adaptation of the use OF
extracts of the liver to the control
of pernicious anemia.
Here was a disease tending
definitely toward fatality and I'M
comfortable by any of the usual
methods. Then Doctors Minot and
Murphy of Boston surveyed all Of
the work that had been done by
many investigators in their at
tempts to control this disease and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
SZZ 49,
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| ANNIVERSARY
.t4sEtA45
ROBIN HOOD
December "a

ON Dec. "a, 1247, Robin Hood,
" the romantic leader Of band of
robbers which infested the recesses
Of Sherwood Forest in England, died.
The chieftain and his formidable
band continued their plundering life
with success, and little opposition,
from the year 1889 to 1247.
1t has been attempted to identify
him as Robert, earl of Huntington,
whom the malice of his enemies
banished from the court Of Rich
ard I.
Being banished from the courtly
circles, he Is said to have made
friends with the poor, TO whom he
gave many a meal, stolen from the
forts of Sherwood, then owned by
nobility.
Highway robbberies were said 10
have been committed by Robin Hood
and his Jolly band to aid the poor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
Radiun1

A S the close of the nineteenth
N century drew near, many
scientists thought that all import
ant discoveries in the field OF
physics had been made. In fact,
one eminent authority made the
statement in 1893 that nothing re-
manned for physicists OF the future
to do except go over and refine the
results of the nineteenth century.
And then, before the year was
out, at meeting of the Berlin
Physical Society on Christmas eve,
Rotengen announced his discovery
of X-rayS.
When scientists saw these mys-
terious rays, capable Of revealing
the bones of persons hand, or
keys and coins through the leather
of a pocketbook, they realized that
there still were new facts about the
universe to discover.
In quick succession came other
discoveries. Becquerel, the French
man, discovered that uranium gave
off rays similar to X-rayS. These
became known as Bacquerel rays.
Pierre and Marie Curle undertook
an investigation Of Becquerel rays
which resulted in the discovery OF
radium.
Other Investigations, notably by
Lorentz, the Dutch physicist, and
j. j. Thompson of the Cavendish
laboratory at Cambridge, led to the
formation of the electron theory,
the theory that the atoms of matter
were composed of electrons, the
fundamental units of electricity.
Rutherford at the time was
student of Thompson's at Cam
bridge.
Later, Rutherford undertook an
investigation of the rays from
radium. He showed that radium
gave off three kinds of rays, alpha
rays which were really particles,
the nuclei of helium atoms, beta
rays which were really electrons,
and gamma rays, which were like
x-rays, only very much shorter In
wave length.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
Nicotine
So-called CO..

THESE so-called commercial
l. managers had sufficient interest
in my whins to discover that I
smoked brand much cheaper than
they were accustomed to send out,
and so I received, not the tradi-
tional 100, but a great package of
1000.
There was enough nicotine in the
assignment to kill two dozen guinea
pigs and shatter the vaso-motor
system of even a rugged reviewer.
Still, always felt that the motive
behind the present was kindly.
One of my associates regularly
made a practice of sending back
the Shuberts' timid proffer of to-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-
- BY DA NID DIE u
Sir Ernest Rutherford GtOe1
WeU-DeSerUed Honor by
Royal Society Of Great
Britain.

CIR ERNEST RUTHERFORD has
y lust been reelected president OF
the Royal Society. Great Britains
Oldest scientific society and one OF
the oldest scientific organizations IN
the world. Election to its presl-
dency is the greatest honor whlcn
British scientists can confer upon
one of their colleagues.
Rutherford, who has held the OIL
fee since 1925, is well deserving OF
the honor. Professor A. S. Eddlng-
ton, famous astronomer and author
ity upon relatively, expresses the
opinion that Rutherford has brought
about a greater change in our view
of the universe than any scientist
alive, not even excepting Professor
Albert Einstein.
The two great revolutions which
modern science has brought ABOUT
in our view of the universe, accord
ing to Eddington, are relatively and
the knowledge Of the internal
structure of the atom.
Eddington believes that the
atomic theory is really more revo-
lutionary than relatively. Relatively
of course, was received with far
greater commotion. This may be
due to the fact that relatively made
a rather sudden and dramatic en-
trance into the laymen's world,
whereas knowledge of atomic theory
spread slowly and by degrees.
In the view of some authorities,
Rutherford played a role more i'm
portant than that of any other one
person, in the development OF the
atomic theory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
Even Gum Has Its Place

MOST people above 30 regard
1Y1 gum relieving as not only an
extravaganza, but a diSagreeable
habit. Yet without gum-chewing,
we probably would not know as
much about the Maya civilization
as we do.
Gum requires chicle, and chicle
is found in Central America.
The chicle hunters not only
stumbled on more than one Maya
ruin, but cut trails for. the scientists
to follow.
Some people regard Maya ruins
as about On a par with chewing
gum when it comes to uselessness
That is narrow-m minded view
To see ahead, it is necessary to look
back.
I'VE have discovered much about
the laws governing individual health
health by studying family histories
1t is logical to suppose that we
can discover something about the
laws governing social health by
studying racial histories.
The more we know about those
laws, the better equipped we shall
be to deal with problems of mass
nSychOlogV.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
Legend

EOR many years every magazine
Il writer in America did one piece
a year about the Algonquin Round
Table. It so happened that a few
newspaper men, playwrights and
press agents gathered for luncheon
every day at the same hotel Out
of this innocent fact grew the the
ory that they were met together in
an effort to dictate what sort OF
plays should succeed on Broadway
and which should fail.
This legend was Enthusiastically I'M
true. During the time attended
the table I seldom heard either lit
erature or the drama mentioned in
any way. For the most part, the
conversation was built UP around
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
TT SEEMS TO ME By HT BFo9S

bacco with a note expressing high
dudgeon. He held that it would be
unethicaI for him to smoke even so
much as single puff at the ex-
pense of q producer.
But this I held to be over-f1nicky.
Indeed, it seemed to me that he
was saying in effect, my critical
integrity is SO feeble that q single
inhale may upset It," Surely a re-
viewers rectitude should be more
firmly rooted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
Mark Set for Spending

A CCORDING to a government
n survey, this Christmas will set
a spending mark in America.
Whether the spending is justified,
it reveals prosperous conditions.
Those conditions largely are due
to the good market for American
made goods that has existed since
the war.
1t is a safe bet that the market
would have been even better with
out @, war.
The fact that people have been
compelled to buy from us because
their industrial and commercial sys-
TENS were crippled badly should not
be taken to mean that they would
have bought less had those systems
continued to operate smoothly.
Neither should the vast amount
we are spending for cards and gifts,
or even wild parties, be put down
as sheer extravaganza.
1t takes artistry to produce the
cards, though one never would guess
it to look at some of them, and pro-
vides work for many poor devil
who otherwise would face a barren
Christmas.
It takes genius to produce some
of the toyS-genius which, If cult
waited, may produce something of
more practical value.
Not only prosperity, but science,
owes quite a lot to extravagant
tastes and habits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24

puns and riddles. II was talk Of a
low order.
And certainly no one there ever
undertook to discuss my work." or
even less, my career" Any such
topic would have met with shrill
derision. Nor do 1 believe that the
members of this informal club were
bound by any common loyalty.
Quite the reverse. 1 thought.
The printed criticism which a
man receives at the hands of his
friends is apt to be of severe and
captiouS kind. Almost invariably
the tendency on the part of the re-
viewer is to lean backward and be
far too coolish in his estimates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24

This is the first Of six articles written
in which DR., Morris Fishbein, editor
of the Journal OF the American Medi-
cal Association and the nations out
standing authority on health subjects,
tells Of the advances made by medical
science in the year that is just ending.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
SWaggefS

MYTH all the arrogance Of men
w who had just behaved like
Roman fathers, we staggered out
into the night, and unfortunately
chose a bar against which we found
the playwright leaning.
''Well, SAM" said my critical con-
fere, 81 saw your play and thought
it was terrible. I gave it rotten
notice" I was not quite up to any
such display Of Spartan fair play.
The most that I could do was to
say, Good evening, SAM" and let
it go at that, which was In its way
equally cruel and forbidding.
Since that evening I have decided
on a different sort of frankness.
If any friend Of mine writes some
thing which is simply terrible, will
do my best never to mention that
book at all.
This may be less than complete
critical honesty, but, as Nora said
in the play, Before all else, am q
human being"
copyright. 1873. hg The Timssl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
Distressing

NNE of the most distressing ex-
" periences which has ever come
to me occurred several years ago,
when I was a dramatic critic.
was sent to review a play written
by a close friend. Throughout the
show I was saying to myself, Nov,
you must be fair and impartial, and
watch this just as if the author were
a total stranger"
With that sort Of tug on myself,
it was quite impossible to become
engrossed in the play or swept along
by the plot. When the final curtain
fell, I decided that since I didn't
have a good time it must be pretty
bad play. Under the circumstances,
I had no means of knowing whether
this was a fair Judgment.
Another critic and shared an
uptown Office. He, too, was friend
of the author, and likewise he dipped
his pen into savage impartiality and
roasted the life out Of the comedy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
Daily Thought

Upon the wicked he shall rain
snareS, fire, and birthstone, and
an horrible tempest; this shall be
the portion of their cup.-Psalms
11:I6.
A Just chastisement may benefit
a man, though it seldom does; but
an unjust one changes all his blood
to gall.-Ouida.
In what poem does the sentence,
~The mills of God grind slowly -
occur?
Probably the best known In Long
fellows translation of the SINCE
dichte of Won Logau:
Though the mills OF God grind
slowly,
Yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands
waiting,
With exactneSs grinds He all"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those Of
one of Americas most inter
esting writers and are pre-
scented without regard TO their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this naper.=The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-24
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
WESTERN Hitch
WINS DRILL
s1nes Staff Photo

The Second Battalion, Fourth
Regiment. of the Western High
School Cadets, yesterday was judged
the best-driIIed cadet battalion at
the competition held yesterday at
Central Stadium.
Cadet Major Charles II. Denny.
commanding the winning unit. was
awarded q gold medal, and his
battalion went home with the
Colonel Craigie'' silver cup.
Eastern got second place with its
First Battalion. Third Regiment.
Major Donald A. Craig command
ing, and third honors were taken by
the First Battalion, First Regiment,
of Central. commanded by Major
Mason Culverwell
In the cadet-band competition,
Central High came first with its
First Regimental Band. Cadet
Capt. Cradle H. Mitchell command
ing.
Judges of the drill were Major
Thompson Lawrence. Capt. Alex
ander r. Boiling, and First Lieut..
Easom j. Bond. all of United States
Army. infantry. Capt. William J..
Stannard and Louis r. Yassel
judged the bands.
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
Daily Court
Calendar

CRIMINAL DIVISION l-chief JUS
tice Walter l. Mccoy presiding; w. 8.
Adkins. clerk.
Arraignments:
U. s. VS. James Maxfield.
y. s. VS., Earl Jackson.
U. $. vs. Robert z. Davis.
u. 8. vs. Stephan Snyder.
U. S. VS.. John Wilson.
U. s. VS.. Clarence Ash.
U. S VS.. John Conor.
Sentences:
U. s. vs.. william Heller.
u 3. vs. Lynn Marshall Cock
y. 9. vs. Austin Gibson and Bernice
U. $, VS.. Jim Brown.
U, s. vs. Ernest B. Bates.
y. .. vs. Edward Gravette and Leo
u s. VS.. John Spencer Lee.
y. S. vs.. Thomas Murphy
u. s. Va. Peter N. Nelson,
CRIMINAL DIVISION Mr. Justice
Frederick Z. siddons. presiding; w. Lee
ARRAIdNMENTs:
United States vs.. Harry A. West
United States vs.. Frank Davis and
unitsd states V. Frank johnson ana
John Stevenson,
United States vs.. Spencer s. Jones.
United States VS.. Norman u. Goodwin.
United States vs. Harry Lucas.
United States vs. Henry Hadion
SENTENCES:
United States VS.. Odell Jones'
United States vs. John o. Macon
United States VS.. Daniel e. Lee
United States VS.. Ohm 8. ScfegRH,
United States W.. John r. Fletcher,
United States vs.. NorrelI c. Lucas.
UAitSd States vs.. Luther Chapman.
The Washington times., 1929-04-19

Following the adoption Of = re.
statement of aims and plans for a
dinner.dance. May 10, the Wash
ington Teachers Union, Local No. s,
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion Of Teachers, Unions and with
the Federation Of Labor, adopted q
resolution drafted by its committee
on grievances and addressed to
First Assistant Superintendent g..
G.. Wilkinson, last night, at its
regular monthly meeting at Cleve-
land School.
In behalf of teachers in the junior
high schools and the elementary
department, especially. the union
protested the assignment of teachers
to duty at recess period, five days
in the week, with the duty to teach
games: they. recited the freedom of
the day-laborer during lunch period,
and pointed to one instance in
which the teachers were forced to
remain In the classroom with boys,
during .inclement weather, because
OF no space for recreation.
Lack of police power was pre-
sented as making it dangerous for
teachers to exercise extreme control
over some pupils outside of the
school building.
Too many meetings and the Inn
possibility of attending those called
at $3.50 without the privilege OF
closing school before 8, together
with the fact that meetings were
called as late as $50 on q school
day, were given as causes under
mining the teachers vitalit3.
That the teaching load was too
heavy by comparison with other or
ganizatiop of the work in the same
system. and that record work con-
nected with the attendance depart
ment imposed clerical duties which
took teachers from the work OF
instruction, already seriously i'm
paired by so-called extra curricular
activities, voiced a general COM
plant.
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
w. Virginia Governor
Honored by Banquet
At Winchester Fete

MARTINSBURG, w. Va. April
1s.--More than 200 Martinsburg peo-
pie and guests attending the Win
chester apple blossom festival were
present at dinner rendered Gov.
W. G. Conley Of West Virginia at
the Shenandoah here last night.
A public reception was held i'm.
mediately after the dinner, and in
the receiving line were many public
officials, including Governor and
Mrs. Conley, Gov. H. F. Byrd Of Vir-
ginia, former Senator and Mrs. Guy
d. Goff, Senator Henry d. Hatfield,
Representative Frank r. Bowman.
President John Roscoe Turner, of
West Virginia University; Speaker
of the House j. w. Cumrnins, of
Wheeling, and Mrs. A. B. Eagle, OF
this city.
During the reception the West
Virginia University Cadet Band
gave a concert.
Senator'S Goff and Hatfield re
turned to Washington last night,
and Mrs. Goff was to be hostess to
delegates to the d. A. r. convention
there this afternoon.
Miss Katherine Moran, said to be
the only licens d woman pilot in
Pennsylvania; took off from the
capital yesterday with a message
from Gov. John s. Fisher to Cover.
nor Byrd of Virginia, but was forced
down near Gettysburg by bad
weather and continued on to this
city by motor
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
D. 6. TEACHERS|V|S|TS AIRPORT
FILE DEMANDS At BAL T|MORE
staff Photos

Major D. A. Dawson, Assistant
Engineer Commissioners, visited Bal
timore this afternoon to inspect the
site for the Baltimore airport, work
on which will be started soon.
The airport viii be an entire fill
and the earth used will be that
taken from the anchorage harbor in
the port of Baltimore.
Major Dawson said he is particu-
larly interested in the Baltimore
project because the work will be on
the same line as that to be done at
the Washington airport, should
Gravelly Point be selected.
1t is not believed the selection of
this site will meet much resistance
in Congress in view of the fact
that 1t is the most practical loca.
ton in the District from every
angle. Not only will land planes
be serviced at the airport If this
site is selected, but the seaplane
type will also find facilities for
landing and taking off.
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
BENCH JOB SAT- {
FOR WHEAT.

Local politicians and members OF
the judiciary as well as legal fra.
ternity of this city were completely
routed in their representations as
to whom President Hoover would
select as an additional judge on the
District Supreme Court bench.
The man whose name the Presi-
dent sent to the Senate for confir-
nation is comparatively little known
to politicians or even court habitues.
Alfred A. Wheat, special assistant
to the Solicitor General of the
United States, was the man selected
by President Hoover and his NOM
nation was Immediately referred to
the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Unless protests are received 1t VIII
probably be favorably reported with
out a hearing.
Wheat is not stranger in Wash.
ington for he attended school In
this city and taught here. Born in
Nashua, N. H., 81 years ago, he won
his A. B. degree from Dartmouth
In 1889 and then came to this city
to help start what Is now the
Business High School. Together
with Allan Davis, now principal
Of the Business High School, Wheat
started the business course,
While Wheat was teaching ne
also was studying, taking the law
course at Columbian College, now
George washington University. He
was graduated in the class of 1891.
His earnings as teacher paid his
tuition at the law school. In the
class of 81 were many men who
today are outstanding members lot
the local bar and bench, including
Judge Peyton Gordon.
After graduating from Columbian
College, Wheat took the bar exam.
ination here and then went to New
York where he practiced until 1922,
when Solicitor General James M.
Beck, now q Member Of Congress,
brought him to the Department of
Justice as a special assistant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheat live at
Stoneleigh Court.
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
WIFE NAMES Z IN
DIVORCE SUIT

Charles l.. Lovejoy. described as
a wealthy owner of stocks. bonds
and real estate amounting to $780,.
600, was sued for absolute divorce
in EQUITY Court today by his wife,
Mrs. Bessie E. Lovejoy, 14OO block
Columbia Rd. N. w. Two core
spondents are named in the petition
Of the wife, who charges that her
husband gave one an $1,s6O diamond
bracelet and provided her with q
winter villa in Florida.
The Ioyeioys married on January
90. 1915. the wife tells the court
ana they have no children. In the
bill filed by Attorneys Leo E.
Simonton, James L. Pugh and Ken.
meth Lyddane, she says that she
discovered in April, 1926, the pur'
chase of the bracelet year pre-
viously and looking for further
clues found that her husband had
lived with the correspondent In a
downtown hotel for time and
finally migrated to st. petersburg,
Fla. after Lovejoy is said to have
withdrawn $4,000 from his bank
for the trip. Lovejoy first gave his
alleged correspondent $1,000 in cash,
the wife says and they lived to.
gether in a house in the Florida
city until April. 1928.
Mrs. Lovejoy says she torgave
her husband in August, 1925, when
he begged her to do 50. and they
then lived together until he deserted
her on Decamber 81, following. She
says that year ago he was living
with another woman at house on
woodley Place northwest.
Out OF her husbands alleged IN
come Of 1000 year. Mrs. Love
joy asks the court to award her
temporary maintenance, and after
the absolute divorce is granted. per-
manent alimony to meet her needs
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
u. S. Hopeful AS War
Debt Experts Fail
To Fix German Bill

Administration officials were not
discouraged today at the failure OF
reparations experts to arrive at a
fixation of. Germany's war bill.
Eventually a settlement will be
reached, It is believed here, chiefly
on the ground that there can be
no real economic equilibrium In
Europe until the perplexing repara.
tions tangle Is adjusted for all
time, and all concerned know It.
Must See End
Germany cannot be expected 70
90 on with "a win to work ana
pay" but without a knowledge
that at some fixed time the none,
tary penalty for having lost the
war win have been paid, accord
ing to the. view expressed by one
well-informed official.
1t was pointed out that under
the present Dawes plan annmt1es
must be met for an undetermined
number of years and that under It
Germany has no future RELIEF 10
which to look forward.
Officials said that owing to the
nature of the negotiations, with
France on the one side seeking full
monetary satisfaction for its war
damage and to meet its foreign
debts, and with Germany, on the
other, fighting to reduce the pay
ments, 1t is natural that there
would be extreme difficulty IN
arriving at q settlement.
While it was not anticipated here
that the present negotiations would
reach an impasse, as they have,
officials felt that even though the
meeting has failed to reach an
agreement, the reparations fixation
would be completed within q COM
paratively short time from the
sheer force of necessity.
Owen d. Young and J. p. Nor
gan. the American experts, are
keeping in close touch with the
State Department through, the
American Embassy in Paris, but
the advices are mostly lnformatory
in character,