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twenty years and then get nothing more than their
money back.
Just how it is possible for holders of certificates
to now object carrying out plain bargain is diff
cult to understand if good conscience and good morals
be the test If more modern view Of get the money
honestly if you can-but get it, is taken, OF course
the contest can be explained.
The people who purchased the certificates under
stood the bargain The people who gave the use OF
their streets understood the contract Only lawyers
with minds alert for hidden flaw would think of try
ing to prevent the consumma ton of the agreement
which was based upon fairness, good morals and
equity.
AS long as there is any confidence in courts and
in Justice it must be believed that eventually the city
will own and operate the gas company
The importance of this board runs far beyond this
one utility It is empowered to purchase other public
utilities It is that power which makes it important
that the viewpoint Of the membership be more than
honest. It must be social.
The second step will undoubtedly be the acquisition
Of the water company. The serving Of water to the
community is too important to be left forever in
private hands. The fact that very many industries
and citizens still depend on their own private wells
is some evidence that the privately owned operation
is costly There should be no need of private sup
ply. Water is so prime necessity and has SO great
an effect upon safety and health that its distribution
should be a public function.
Should the time arrive when sentiment demands
this step the viewpoint rather than the honesty Of
the utility board membership will be most important
If the board buys at a price which could be easily
justified by the prevailing reproduction cost" rule
for fixing rates. the present owners would undoubt-
edly be very glad to sell
Let it be hoped that in any transaction for any
utility the board will always have some regard for
the relationship between the invested dollars and the
price to be paid
The city should never wish to rob private investors.
Nor should it ever consent to be robbed
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Work Resigns
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long time ago-at least the presidential cam
nairn seems far away-we called for the resignation
of Dr Work as chairman Of the Republican national
committee NOW that he has got around to IT. there
IS nothing lett to do but commend his intelligence
IN resigning.
Doubtless the political punsters will make the
rather obvious wisecrack that as statesman or as
a campaign manager, Work was good doctor.
P,t that over-simplifes the case. Work was able
enough in his way and certainly sincere. HIS mis-
fortune consisted Of being an old-ashioned politician
in a new-fashioned political regime
He didn't make such bad cabinet ofncer tor
Harding and Coolidge and he might not have mace
s,c, a bad campaign manager for them But Hoover
represents a sharp change in type. And "orN Simply
didn't belong to the new order.
No one probably would deny now that Hoover
made grave mistake in Judgment in picking WORK
70 head his national committee and that Work made
an equal error in accepting the job. The result was
most embarrassing for both.
Work did his stuff according to the old rules OF
the game The religious and prohibition issues we're
believed to be the weakest points in the Democrats
defense Work, together With an unfortunately large
number of sincere American citizens, wanted to bar
Al Smith from the White House because he was
Catholic and vet.
The sincerity with which Work and other cltizerS
forced the religious issue into the political life Of the
nation did not make it any less dangerous
And. aside from the larger national interests in
VOWED. Works opinions and methods we're even more
mt Of Mace because they so completely nsrepresened
his candidate. cosmopolitan and tolerant man
whose quaker ancestors suffered most for religious
freedom.
Hoover did not dismiss Work. Perhaps no can
didate would have done 50 in the midst OF cam
nairn. But Work. before the campaign was over mad
been relieved Of the real management in fact
not in name.
And in the months between the campaign victory
and inauguration when the chairman OF the national
committee usually is in such powerful position 1t was
clear that power did not rest with Work His state
rnents on policy we're ignored or denied by Hoover
beadouarters His suggestions for federal appoint
r1ents apparently were not acceptable He was given
no lob in the new administration-perhaps he
wanted none
The significance Of this probably is not personal
II is not so much that Work an individual Is
through Rather the Work type Of politician IS being
PASSED by There are plenty OF them lett-out lelI
without much chance of national leadership.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-05
Light on Electric Utilities

The National Electric Light Association at its At
lsnuc City convention is Weighing the public criticism
heaped upon it during The last year.
House -Isaring IS needed sorey in the electric
power industry Revelations in the senate and by the
federal trade commission Of propaganda activities Of
power associations IN schools colleges, clubs. egsla-
lures and the press have produced sharp condemnation
throughout the country.
Pucc ewareness Of the situation and certain legis-
la.c proposals are expected 10 help wipe out the evil.
Buc IN the long run reform. to be effective must
come from within That is true Of oil or any other
industry Il applies especially to power anG public
utilities whose lines inevitably run through questions
Of federal and local government.
IT, therefore is encouraging that the National Eec-
trlc Light Association frankly is taking cognizance Of
widespread criticism Of its publcity-and not public
methods
The association yesterday listened to report Of
ls public relations committee. headed BY J. F Ovens
Of Oklahoma City. This committee is convinced that
modification Of our present organization would provide
reasonably in the future against any occasion for ad-
verse criticism" Ovens said.
air owens dealt at length with bis ndustrys ac-
tivties in connection with schools recommending that
The association encourage measures leading to pro-
nouncement bv education administrators of national
prominence and standing of guiding principles to
control future cooperative aCtNlUeS uNOlNhB euuCd-
uonal institutions"
Just why there should be any special corporation
between The power industry and schools other than
the natural effort Of schools to get facts and repre-
sentative opinions from utility organizations and the
WILLINGNESS Of the latter to provide such information
when H. is sought IS not clear to outsiders
But however the power industry works out details
Of the reform there is one test that will be applied by
the public TO determine the adequacy Of the results
That test is whether the power interests-or any
other special interests-tag their propaganda
The public will listen with fairly open mind to
anv one with anything to say, long as 1t IS SAID
honestly and openly But those caught trying TO put
over in the dark propaganda for which they are not
willing to take responsibility must take the conse-
ouences. And the consequences are that the public
for long time thereafter will dstrust anything ana
everything put out by such persons no matter how
legitimate it may be.
That is Why the task Of the power industry at inns
time is so difficult. That is why sins OF the past
baunt the future That is why the innocent COM
NAMES suffer with the guilty
But all this is added reason for fastening the
housekeeping.
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T7HE Labor party has come with
Il in few votes of control of
Great Britain. It is reasonable that
every one should hope this mandate
of power may be made more definite
in the next election.
Russia has given radicalism a
black eye. Many observers, who can
not be accused of capitalistic lean
ings, have testified the Soviets have
invoked force much after the man
ner of the old masters. Not even
our own prohibition scheme has foS-
tered so great and intricate an Or
ganization of peep-hole officials.
Freedom of speech and of opinion
is hardly more lively than in the
days Of the car.
I would not be inclined to deny
Russia has moved some PAGES nearer
the light. The present despotism
represents a greater bulk Of the pop
ular will 1t may even be clear
majority supports the present rulers.
But Russia still is a million miles
away from the Utopian dream of a
community where even minority
rights are respected.
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The Utility Board

with the naming Of outstanding business men
as members the city now has utility board WITH
unusual powers and unusual responsibilities.
The first duty OF this board will be the operation
of the gas company when that utility comes into the
ownership of the city. That event may be some
what delayed unless the court decisions in the legal
contest are more quickly rendered than in most cases
Public ownership of this utility is possible through
the vision Of the little group led by the late Alfred
Potts Those who put up their money thoroughly
understood that they we're to receive interest Tor
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of calcium in his body, most Of it
within the bones and the teeth.
From day to day by the processes
Of life some calcium is lost from the
body and it must be made up by
new calcium taken in. The new
calcium can be had best in milk.
Beside, the carbon, hydrogen. oXy-
gen and nitrogen that are contained
in milk in the form of protein, car
bohydrate and fat this fine fluid
also contains calcium. phosphorus,
sodium, chlorine and other ele-
mentS
Whereas most of the body's cal
cium is in the bones and teeth small
amounts occur in every tissue.
About one-tenth of a gram of CAL
cium is present in each quart Of
blood.
If the normal amount of circu-
lating calcium is reduced the hui
man being promptly has symptoms
Of a disturbing character, Among
these symptoms are the convulsiYe
nervous phenomena called tetany.
Infants with convulsive disorders
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Counting Heads

MORE than any country in the
Iva world. England has learned the
lesson that it is better to count
heads than to break them. I hope
and trust that the triumph of labor
over there will prove an inspiring
event to our own Socialists.
But with the proyiso that the
American radical shall outgrow his
sophomore snobbishness. I suggest
as good start that such old stencils
as "proletariat" and "bourgeoise' be
abandoned. It is quite silly for the
American Socialist party to be so
snooty about the middle class.
There are so many of us that it
is mere foolishness to make an ap-
peal for our support with the sug-
gestion that in the event Of victory
We shall all be eliminated.
And I am sick to death of that
orthodoxy which demands that the
worker" must be a person who lays
one brick against another or catches
red-hot rivets in his teeth
In the old days of "the masses"
various sad young editorial writer's
forever We're tossing someone out Of
court because he doesn't work with
his hands"
Copyright. 1929. By The Tines
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condensation of additional moisture. But meanwhile,
the cloud dropets which already have formed be-
ginning to fall very slowly This slow fall does not
consulate rain but it has the effect OF hering the
dust particles out of the immediate region OF the air
in which the fall is taking place.
AS result, the condensation which takes place IN
the new volumes of air results in larger drops OF water
since there are fewer nuclei for the condensation to
take place on.
Fourth: AS this process continues drops grow to a
size sufficient to permit them to fall with rapdlty
against the rising current Of air. Large drops also
form as the result of two drops coaescng. In this
way rain begins. That is. drops begin to fall from
the cloud toward the ground.
Fifth: Further coalescenCe takes place as the
drops fall from the cloud toward the ground. Drops
of the same size fall with the rate and hence,
two which are close together are likely to be pushed
together by the air and united into one drop.
1t will be seen therefore that the drops which leave
the cloud are all of uniform size These tend. while
falling to unite to form drops of double the size.
These in turn unite to form drops four times the orig
inal size and so on.
Observations have supported this view. The great
majority of drops in any given rain fall into classes
which include a minimum size and others which have
drops of two. four and eight times the size Of the
minimum drops.
Like other weather processes the formation OF rain
is an intricate one depending upon the operation of
b large number Of factors.
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Calcium Is Needed by Body

+ are sometimes promptly relieved
through the addition Of a right
amount of calcium to the diet. Some
physicians believe that many cases
of hay fever and asthma can be
benefited by the taking Of calcium.
Then, too the element enters into
the reactions associated with clot-
ting of blood and the prevention OF
hemorrhage.
For several years authorities in
the field of nutrition have urged
that each child take one quart OF
milk day and that each adult take
at least one pint of milk a day. The
deficiency of calcium is also we'll
met by the inclusion of liberal
amounts of the leafy vegetables in
the diet.
For safety the daily diet should
include at least enough milk and
leafy vegetables to provide ten
grains of calcium.
A pint of milk and fairly liberal
helping Of lettuce, spinach, cabbage,
broccoli. cauliflower and similar
vegetables will take care of most OF
the body's need for calcium.
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UNCLE TOMS CABIN


TODAY is the birthday Of Uncle
4 Tom. Simon Legree, Little Eva,
Topsy and all the other well known
characters in Harriet Beecher
Stoves story, Uncle Toms Cabin"
They were born into the world
simultaneously with the pubica-
ton Of the first chapter in the Ma
tiona! Era. at Washington. D. G.
For almost a year this historic anti
slavery tract ran as serial story
without attracting undue attention.
Upon its conclusion. it was pub
lished in book form and met with
immediate. phenomenal success.
Five hundred thousand copies were
sold in the United States in five
years and many more in England
Historians some times point TO
Uncle Toms Cabin" as one Of the
major GAUGES of the Civil var It
first appeared when slavery was a
political issue, bitter enough. but
not emotionally stirring except in
extremists.
The story did not present a true
picture of typical slave life. Uncle
Toms hardships were the excep-
ton instead of the rule. Neither was
the story great literature, according
to most critics.
But running through it there is
a spirit Of earnestnesS and realism
that has made it an undying part
of American letters.
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1T SEEMS TO ME By HB BroUH

which We thrive and flourish. I am
not arguing our affairs would neces-
sarily be helped by the establish
ment of a responsible ministry.
With us the English scheme might
work out badly.
Nevertheless. there is no harm in
realizing Great Britain, in spite of
such anacrotisms as king and
house OF lords, is functioning closer
to the ideal of pure democracy.
After all, the king is no more than
a core around which to build the
social register, and the upper house
merely functions as a luncheon club
The senate of the United States
permits the existence of very rotten
boroughS. No partisan of majority
rule can justify the fact a dwindly
community such as Nevada should
have the same number of senators
as populous states like New York,
Ohio or Illinois. Since the mines
of gold and silver petered out little
is left to barren Nevada, but its di-
VOree industry.
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Quotations of NOtabIeS

TOR every boy taking an active
Il interest in track forty years
ago. there are now l.000.-Coach
Keene Fitzpatrick of Princeton.
hope the day will come when
if two nations want to fight there
will be some power which will say,
Move on. Stanley Baldwin.
Should colleges be reconstructed
as students want them? Superfici-
ally. that would seem an excellent
plan if only students could control
what they want, and if only the
economic pressure on colleges would
allow it to be given to them.-Louise
Davies. New Republic)
In those states vehere the per
capita wealth is larger than the
average for the United States, the
birth rate is lower. In states where
the per capita wealth is smaller
than the average, the birth rate is
higher.-Dr. o. E. Baker, economist
in the department of agriculture.
Taking an active part in the civic
life of the community is not enough.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-05
Greatness of Russia

THE Ford company and eleven
IL other great American firms
who have signed contracts with
Soviet Russia evidently do not share
in the opinion Of Charles Evans
Hughes that she is an economic
vacuum.
1t would be a good idea if more
of our politicians die not,
Russia still is a great nation, even
if her social and economic systems
are different from our oWn-a
nation of enormous resources, which
is bound to play a major part in the
commerce and industry of the
future.
Statecraft hesitates to recognize
this fact because of popular clamor
Business shows better sense. and
eventually will steer statecraft into
the right channel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-05
Paving for the War

THROUGH on the point of col
4 lapsing a dozen times, the Paris
conference finally has worked out a
reparations program.
According to this program. Ger
many will pay a total of $27,000000
during the next f1fty-nine years.
which is about one-tenth Of what
the war cost. The rest Of the world
will pay the other nine-tenths.
Tt is the same old story.
Nations always go into war as
Stunning that the vanquished will
foot the bill. but only to learn that
defeat means poverty as well as
humiliation.
The trouble is that it takes them
too long to learn this, and that
they usually waste good deal Of
time trying to make their as5ump-
tio1s stick.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-05

CPEAKING Of genius and the pos
- sibility that it can be bred by
mating people Of superior talents,
the great-great grandson of the Poet
Schiller has Just been convicted of
fraud.
He tried to collect insurance on
a package which was supposed to
contain q pearl necklace, but in
which was nothing but dead
mouse.
In rendering its decision the court
suggested that the mouse had been
put in the package to eat its way
through the wrappings and create
the impression that the necklace
had slipped out.
While this incident doesn't prove
that Schiller's descendant lacked
talent or imagination, it does prove
they took a decidedly wrong direc-
ton,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-05
Chicago Woman Killed

81 Times special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 5.-The
body of Miss Helen Rowland, Chi
cago, is being held here following
her instant death when the auto
mobile in which she was riding with
Mr.. and Mrs. A L. Douglas, Chi
cago. overturned in a ditch two
miles south of the city. Douglas
had applied the brakes suddenly to
avoid striking the machine Of an
unidentified driver who cut in
ahead. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas we're
treated for slight cuts and bruises.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-05
All Eyes ON ENGLAND

1T will be well for us to watch
l. most carefully the progress of
events in England with Ramsay
Macdonald as premier. The theory
of socialism sounds so well in theory
that it is inevitable all the people of
the world should in the course of
time have fling at this expert
ment.
Will it work? How do I know, or
you, for that matter? There is no
telling until the scheme has fair
test under the fierce heat of lab
oratory conditions
Russia has not afforded any rea-
Sonable basis for a conclusion. The
system set up there knows no fercer
foes than the Socialists, who feel
their theories have been marred in
the making Of Russia communism.
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Utopia in Stride

ULTIMATE good has come and
u will come again from reyolu-
ton. but it is not a method likely
to endear itself to the heart of eff
cheney engineers. Surely there is
something tragic in the old Wilde
epigram that nothing succeeds like
success.
England is the great laboratory of
governmental experimentation. The
most patriotic American can not
justify the claim that even the
United States has done as much to
advance the cause of human liberty
AS a matter of fact. the govern
mental scheme of Great Britain is
far more sensitive to the will Of the
majority than the system under
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Britain and Labor

MYTH the Labor party in control
w of the English government.
it seems probable that Russia will
be recognized.
1t would be certain, except for
Lloyd George and his fifty-eight
Liberals who hold the balance of
power, which brings to mind a most
curious phase of democracy.
Democracy means nothing if not
as many parties as the people want.
but wherever there are more than
two parties, the people seem to &C
complish little except to create a jam
where anything like coherent ex-
preston is impossible.
Great Britain is in such a jam to-
day with the Liberals able to prevent
anybody from doing anything
though they control one-siXth Of the
votes in parliament.
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The Labor government. If it re-
mains long in power. inevitably must
produce great changes in the social
and the economic structure Of Eng
land. but under the leadership of
Macdonald there will be no ridicU-
ious reign Of terror.
Reds and prohibitionists have
united in the curious heresy that
man may be persuaded out of an err
roneous opinion by knocking him
on the head. Jails. guillotines and
firing squads are very poor persuad-
ers.
Put pressure on any person and
you can succeed in nothing beyond
forcing prejudices into his very mar
row. Defiance Is the inevitable last
gasp from lips Of any martyr.
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A Price on Love

I Owe may laugh at locksmiths,
A. but it is apt to take less hu-
morous attitude toward dowries.
Published reports lead us to be-
lieve that Mabel Corey loves Don
Luis of Bourbon and Don Luis OF
Bourbon loves Mabel Corey.
She certainly has done her part
to prove it. While he has con-
fessed to it,
But the dov1y is still insuf1-
cient to convince him of her de-
votion, so the romance waits while
she ponders an amended contract.
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denSdUlOn DeglnS
on the dust nuclei
and a cloud is
formed.
So far. the pro-
cess has not diff
fered materially
from the forma-
ton of a cloud
from which no
+ a n is falling
The difference is
in the next three
steps.
Third: The ris-
ing air current
continues to cool
new volumes Of
air and calISe the