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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Just a Suggestion

Faced by the necessity of closing very
large number of country schools or raising
money to keep them open, officials seem at a
loss as to know which horn of the dilemma to
grab.
Thew realize that the money can not be
raised by direct taxation in the country dis
tricts. The farmers are already taxed be-
yond the limit.
Failure to provide school facilities for the
children of agricultural counties can not be
tolerated. That invites too many lnJustlces
and too many new dangers.
While the schools are in danger the state
finds it very easy to gather in twenty millions
of dollars a year for new roads. The boys
and girls will be able to ride even if they can
not read.
Out of the twenty millions of dollars
large amount is spent for cement and other
materials.
The state has lot of free labor. 1t gets
more each month. The free labor is in the
prisons, whose population grows rapidly.
One or two states have found it econom-
ical to start their own cement plants.
The establishment of a state plant for
making cement and the payment to the
school fund of the money saved on its manu-
facture over that now paid to private con-
Germs might solve the problem.
A state that pays twenty millions of dol
lars a year for roads and spends it with little
supervision or vision ought not to find it
difficult to keep it's schools in operation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Questions and Ans7UerS

of Columbia, but there are sections
of the district that have local names
such as Georgetown, Anacostia, Ia
coma Park and Congress Heights.
Is a COW always female animal
and is bull always male animal?
Cow is the female of domestic
cattle and other bovine ruminants.
Bull is the unrestricted male.
Where Is Nantucket Island? Is
1t inhabited?
It is the largest of a group OF
islands comprising Nantucket couf1-
ty, Mass. 1t lies east of Martha's
Vineyard: is nearly fifteen miles
long, with a surface of undulating
knobs, and devoid Of trees, termin-
ating southeast of line of bluffs,
on which is Sankaty Head light
house. The towns of Nantucket,
on the north coast, and SiasconSet
on the southeast, are well-known
summer resorts. The island is trav-
ersed by a railway.
How high Is the timber line" In
mountains?
1t is the upper limit Of tree
growth on mountains; of greatest
height in the tropics and gradually
descending toward the north and
south and also the seacoast. In the
Himalayas it is about 1890 feet;
in the Alps, 6,400 feet and in the
Rocky mountains from 5000 to
$4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Common Sense Needed

ME lCea JLaJ We can make rules
Il for every situation is absurd.
In the last analysis, we must look
to common sense for guidance.
Because Ware is punished for
spending too much money, it does
not follow that the senate will at
tempt to force the Democratic party
to admit Negroes to its primary in
southern states.
Those who profess to think 1t
does merely are making political
Whoopee.
We have not arrived at a point
yet where it is necessary to save
our theories of government at the
price of dirty politics. If we ever
do, we would better drop the theo-
ries.
In his statement on the Russian
Chinese situation, Secretary Slim
son offers O. vivid illustration of how
definitely the greatest problems may
hinge on moral support.
AS he says, "the efficacy Of the
pact of Paris depends upon the sin
certify of the governments which are
party to it. Its sole sanction lies
in the power of public opinion of
the countries, constituting substan-
TALLY the entire civilized world,
whose governments have joined in
the covenant"
In other words, the kellogg pact
which represents one of the most
important and revolutionary poll
cies ever adopted by civilization,
depends not on armies and navies
or even acts entitled acts, but moral
| force.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
IT SEEMS TO ME By HT BRoTS

of time. 1 don't chance it a hairs
breadth. But how about one-six-
tenth of hairs breadth, or any
minute fraction you choose. Even
that would be worth while.
Of course, would like to per-
suade people into a belief that war
and race prejudice and censorship
are all wrong. I'm no persuader.
But sometimes I think I have the
ability to poster. That's the next
best thing.
They say a horse can not be made
to drink even after he has been
led to the river brim. I'm not so
sure. I think he can be nagged into
taking just sip.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Eye Tests Urged to Avert Smashups

known until about 100 years ago
At that time Doctor Dalton, the
eminent English physicist, was walk
ing down the street wearing cap and
gown, insignia of the degree that
Oxford had just conferred upon him.
One of his brother quakerS took
him to task for appearing in public
wearing colors, and all scientists
were at once on the qui vive to sec
the man who could not see red.
The majority of people first take
up motor car driving after the age of
16 years. DR.. Small suggests that
every child on graduation from high
school be submitted to an eye ex-
animation to indicate whether or
not he possesses the minimum
amount of vision for driving a mo-
tor car, and whether or not he is
able to distinguish between red and
green.
If he passes these test satisfactor-
lily, he should be given certificate
of his ability to drive motor car,
at least from the point Of view of
vision.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
A Real Message

Herbert Hoover's first message to congress is one
likely to please the millions who voted to make MN
President 1t is, furthermore one likely to persuade
MANY of those who voted against him that after an
eight-year inerregnum, there again is strong and
competent leader in the White House.
Space is not available here to discuss the message
In detail In the course OF its more than 10000 words
it presents an analysis and recommendation IN con-
nection with practically every major problem con-
fronting the country Each of these deserves its own
discussion in due time.
There is room for difference of opinion concerning
more than one recommendation offered by the Pres-
dent
But, it seems to u.s. the message is bound to in
crease the steadily growing impression that an able,
rorcetu executive has bucked down to the countrys
biggest Job and that he gives every indication of max
ing distinguished success of 1t.
The message makes clear the number and the
completely of the governments problems. 1t reveals
the manifold ways in which the government must
function if it is aid in the general we-being of
the whole people.
OF all the President has to say on a wide range of
subjects, some part is large part is not Per-
haps In way, the thing he says of greatest i'm
portance is not new. This is the reeration of his
views concerning the tariff
The progressive Republicans and progressive Demo-
Gratis in the senate have commended from the beginning
of the present notable tariff struggle that they and
not the so-caled regular Republicans. fighting for
the principles laid down by Hoover in his call for the
special summer session of congress.
Hoover's message proves their claim. No warrant
for the unprecedented raid on the public pocket at
tempted by the Hawley- Grundy tariff bill, be
found in his original statement which he repeats
The special session of congress opened with the
reading of Hoovers warning against the very thing
which the house has attempted to do. The house lg
the warning The senate coalition has compelled
the senate to stop and consider Now the regular
session opens with this warning renewed by the
President.
It is important that this time both branches of
congress heed the warning 1t is important that they
dispose of the limited revision Of schedules for which
some Justification can be found and get the tariff
controversy out of the way.
II stands squarely across the path of industrial,
commercial and agricultural rehabilitation in which
the whole country Is engaged.
The way to get this obstacle out of the path is
not TO pass the tariff bill, wiy-nilly There is
prosperity in that direction, there is only loot for
limited part of the population. The very interests
pressing congress hardest for this bill are those who
stand To- lose most the tariff fight permitted to
hoA back the general business program.
They should call OF their dogs. They should sum-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Poverty

ATOR do 1 believe that the prob
IN lem Of poverty must neces-
sarily wait for another hundred
years. During the war it was said
that the Hinderburg line could not
be broken. But it was broken. Under
the stress of strife millions agreed,
"this must be done"
I could wish that some of that
fierce compulsion of conflict could
be turned into the uses of peace.
A nation which could batter down
barbed wire and concrete citadels
ought not to be thwarted by q line
of rickety tenements.
1t is not humanity possible to wait
for slow ferments. Somebody has to
seize a stick and stir things up. A
pinch of freedom now, this minute,
in hand, is worth a ton of potential
release in 2029.
Rome, you say, was, not built in a
day. Just the same I'll bet they did
get a terrible lot done IN the first
twenty-four hours.
Copyright. 1929 BY The Times,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Light

RANTING for the sake of argu-
VI ment, that further work will
confirm both the Einstein theory
and Miller's findings, many scien-
fists look to super-theory to ex-
plain both by including both.
In this connection, they call at
tention to the fact that in his ex-
pertinent, Miller makes use Of light
waves to detect an effect which Is
the result of the earth's motion
through the ether of space.
Einstein likewise deals largely
with light waves, as for example in
the eclipse tests.
They call attention further to the
fact that one of the greatest mys-
teries before the world Of science
today is the nature Of light.
In many experiments, the Miller
experiments for example, light be-
HAYES as though it we're composed
of waves. But in other experiments,
1t behaves as though it we're COM
posed of little particles Of bullets
called quanta.
DR.. Arthur H. Compton, who did
such important work in establishing
the quantum theory that he was
awarded the Nobel prize, compares
the situation to football game.
And he says, THE score is 6 to s
with the ball in the middle Of the
field" -
DR.. Irving Langmuir says that it
is impossible to tell whether light
consists of waves or quanta and
says that the answer is both" He
says light can be either, depending
upon the way we measure it,
But many hope for a super
Epstein theory which will explain
both the work Of Einstein and Mil
Ter and at the same time explain
the true nature of light.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
BY r. MORRIS FISHBELN,
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

THE human being of today faces
L. conditions that did not exist a
generation ago.
The streets are full of motor
traffic, the air has airplanes, speed
boats travel the waters, and from
the windows and tops Of tall build
ings there is a constant menace OF
falling objects.
Greater and greater demands are
being placed upon the eye and ear
for the safety of mankind. The eye
specialist is finding as a result more
and more work to do in determin-
ing who is capable of driving the
various vehicles that convey man
kind and who is capable of taking
care of himself in the middle of the
traffic.
It is probably true that most
automobile accidents are the result
of carelessness on the part Of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Alarmed by Ware Case

THROUGH willing to concede
Il that William S. Ware was duly
elected, the senate probably will I'M
seat him.
That it has the right to do so
and that he deserves no less is be-
yond dispute.
Some politicians, however. and
especially those committed to the
doctrine of state rights, profess
great alarm at the precedent that
would be established by such action.
If Ware can be excluded because
of primary irregularities, they ar
que, why not any one else?
What they mean is that some
senator-elect from the south might
be excluded because he was nomin-
ated by a primary in which Ne
groes were not permitted to take
part. That is nonsense.
The senate is exercising no new
power in the Ware case. Ever since
the Constitution was formed, it has
had the authority to pass on quail
fications of its members and that,
too, without offering any specific
excuse.
Southern senators would be In no
more danger if Ware is denied a seat
than they were before.
The senate is not attempting to
discipline the people of Pennsyl-
vania, but to make an example of
a politician who oYerstepped the
bounds of decency.
Who can doubt that our fathers
had that very thing in mind when
they clothed the senate with such
power?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

History Is Repeating Itself IN
the Fight of Tories and
Left Wing Laborites to
Beat Ramsay Macdonald.
SAYS,

A CCORDING to Postmaster
IN General Brown, the air mail
covered 10,250,0O0 miles last year
at an expense to the government of
$11, 100000.
That represents an average cost
of $110 mile. If such price is fair,
airplanes will have to be big and
travel well loaded to carry paSseng-
ers at railroad rates without loss.
q q
Left wing Laborites join with the
Tories in an effort to beat Ramsay
Macdonald, which is what every
body looked for when the right
moment came.
1t is history repeating itself.
Only a few months ago. French
royalists and radicals made the
same kind of an unholy alliance to
beat BRAND in France.
You can generally depend on ex-
tremists to be against the middle,
no matter which end of the game
they play.
That is one reason why the
middle appeals to most people.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Daily Thought

Woe to the crown of pride, to
the drunkards of Ephraim, whose
glorious beauty is a fading flower,
which are the heads of the fat
valleys of them that are overcome
with wine.-Isaiah 2S:L
q
Drunkenness is nothing else than
a. voluntary madness.-Seneca.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
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WASHINGTON RESIGNS
December 4

ON Dec. 4. 1888, General Wash
" ington delivered his farewell
address to his officers
After the war, Washington had
exerted himself in endeayoring to
obtain from congress settlement
of the claims of his officers.
1t Is probable that, had he so
desired, Washington could have
established a monarchy, sustained
by his army, at this time. He
took the course, however, OF
quelling this disposition on the
part of his soldiers, whenever 1t oc-
CURED.
On Nov. 25, 1888. the British
evacuated New York and Washing
ton bid his officers farewell on Dec.
4. He made his formal resignation
at Annapolis several days later and
retired to private life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those. OF
one of Americas most inter-
esting writer's. and are pre-"
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
A Test for the Kellogg Pact

Secretary StimSon's attempt to marshall the force
OF world opinion to prevention end-a war between
China and Russia in Manchuria is hailed as the first
test of the Kellogg pact renouncing war.
Although the two nations last summer gave as
surance they would not resort to unless attacked
Russian troops since then have moved into Man
chura and there have been hostites, the extent of
which is not known accurately.
The great powers, with the exception of Japan
already have approved this governments course
There is little doubt that the smaller nations will heed
Stimsons appeal to remind China and Russia of
their sacred promises under the treaty. Thus if
either resorts to aggressive warfare it will be in de-
fance of the sentiment of the civilized world.
1t is unlikely however that the test of moral force
will be clearcut The Manchuran provincial govern
ment reported to have yielded to the Soviet demand
that the status of the Eastern Manchuran railway be
restored as it was at the time of seizure by the
Chinese.
Negotiations said to be proceeding. If this Is
true, Russia will be in position to report that the
controversy already is being settled by pacific means
and to tell the powers their good Offices are not
needed This is what Russia did when the nationalist
government which nominally controls Manchuria re-
Gently proposed negotiations.
Manchuria is not in position to offer serious OPP
position. She lacks revenues, her armies have been
shown to be hopelessly inferior and the government
is dsorganized. The Marking government has trou-
bles of its own and can not help.
Japan's aloofness is explained due to a belief
that action is unnecessary at this tine because of
the negotiations already going forward. Moreover,
Japan regards her position in Manchuria a spe-
cal one, and is not eager for outside interference
from any source. She stands to gain in any read
juStment
Future developments will reveal the influence of
StinSons maneuver on the complicated situation.
Meantime, this country and the other powers have
given evidence that they regard the restraints of the
Kellogg pact real and intend to use all their
influence to make them effective.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
Evidence

ITO begin with, there are many
u pieces of evidence, which in the
opinion of leading scientists of the
world. support the Einstein theory.
The theory came into prominence.
it will be remembered, as a result
of two eclipse expeditions after the
World war. Photos taken of the
sky during the eclipse, when the sky
became dark and the stars visible.
revealed the stars shifted out Of
their normal places.
This phenomenon had been pre-
dicted by Einstein. According to
Einstein's theory, 1t is due to
warping of space in the neighbor-
hood of the sun. The varying bends
the rays of light from distant stars
as they pass the sun and causes the
stars to appear out of their normal
positions.
DR.. w. w. Campbell, famous
American astronomer; Professor A.
S. Eddington of Cambridge, Eng
land, and many other famous as
tronomers, agree that this Einstein
shift, as it is called, is a real thing.
Much evidence for the Einstein
theory has been amassed at the ia
nous Mt. Wilson observatory in
California.
DR.. Charles E. st. John of the
observatory staff has found shift
to the red in the solar spectrum
which matches a prediction of Elm
STEMS. DR.. w. S. Adams, director
of the observatory, has observed the
same shift in the case of the dwarf
companion Of the star Sirius,
In addition, members of the OBJ
servatory staff have carried on in
terferometer experiments and in
sist that they do not get the results
which Miller gets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

A T0-year-old woman in Illinois was burned badly
while smoking pipe in bed. When will the ladies
learn not to smoke pipes in bed?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

mon their lobbyists home and allow congress to get
on with it's work.
Reading merely summary of the Presidents
message will convince most any citizen that congress
will have enough to do in the next six months if it
ignores the abortive tariff bill entirely
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIEIZ--
World May Prepare for the
Worst; Flood of NelO
Theories Along EinSteiD
Lines Forecast.
Bv DAVID DIETZ-

THOSE who felt somewhat be-
= wildered by Einstein's theory
of relatively and by his more re-
cent field theory which sought to
explain electromagnetic and gravi-
rational phenomena on the basis of
the same mathematical formula,
may as well start preparing them
selves for the worst.
Most authorities feel that the
world is in for a succession of such
theories, as rapidly as such brains
as Einstein's can turn them out, I'M
til our present difficulties are re-
solved by super -Einstein theory"
This Supervisory will have to do
many things when it does arrive.
One of the things it is expected that
it will do is to resolve the contro-
versy between the relatively theory
and the ether-drift experiments of
DR.. Dayton c. Miller. famous Amer
lean scientist and past president of
the American Physical Society.
Einstein poStulateS in his theory
that it is impossible to measure
such thing as absolute motion.
DR.. Miller, by a series of expert
ments from 1906 to the present, dur
ing which time he has made $4,000
observations with the Nicholson
Morley interferometer, insists that
he has positive proof of the earths
absolute motion through the ether
of space.
The reader might say: Well, if We
accept NdilIer'S results, all we have to
do is throw away Einstein's.
But it isn't that simple
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

A California politician was charged with paying
exorbitant prices for soft soap bought for the city,
And you get so much of that free nowadays, tool
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

fashion note says track pants will be the style
for next summer. That is, for some men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

ELISABETH CUSHMAN, column
- mist of the New Rochelle Stand
ard-Star, reports in her department,
"as woman thinks" on a recent
speech made by this conductor.
Haywood Broun spoke" writes
Miss Cushman, "and amazed me
and every one around me. The rea-
son was amazed was because I
liked him. Somehow, he always
seems to roar in his column and
cast threatening glances and shake
menacting fists at everybody but his
readers-that is-all those outsiders
who don't agree with him.
But he didn't roar Saturday
night, and he didn't make any
wisecracks. He spoke rather briefly
and almost solemnly. One more
stroke of the comb before he came
Saturday and I would have thought
him goodlooking.
Miss Cushman Is too kind. One
stroke would be of no. use to me.
I'm a high handicap man and
would not even think Of competing
with anything less than a stroke a
hole and half a dozen bisques.
HH
All Theme
IF one nearer was pleased, the
l. cause probably lay not in the
speaker, but in the theme. This was
a dinner of the Women's Peace So
ciety and I spoke in defense of
pacifsm to an audience of pacif1sts.
Public speaking is fun, but there's
small utility in it.
People who come to any sort of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

Ten boatmen on the Voga river were killed the
other day. We knew that song eventually would get
somebody into trouble.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

The glory of landscape is in its trees, but that
isn't what men look at when they're riding in street
cars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-04

One of the great dangers of the hatless fad for
men occurs when lady walks up to you in depart
ment store and asks where she find the boomers