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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN,
Editor journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

a S it has become increasingly
4 n apparent that nutrition of the
child is probably among the most
significant of its characteristics in
it's relation to health, psycholo-
gists, physicians and dietitians are
giving more and more attention to
the eating habits of the child.
In the first place, studies were
made of children from the cities,
from the farms. from well-to-do
homes and the homes of the poor.
1t was found that 35 per cent
of 100 well-to-do children were
hungry, and well-to-do children
had to be urged or coaxed during
the entire meal to eat their food.
In the country, sixty-two children
of 100 were found to be hungry at
every meal and only thirty-eight
had to be urged to eat their food.
Among the poorest city children,
eighty-six were found to have a
good appetite at every meal and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23

T WONDER whether Americans in
l. general and President Hoover
particular realizes that the govern
ment's plans to aid national indus
try are purely socialism? When the
President suggests that the federal
administration shall attempt to
ward off unemployment by under
taking public work, he is following
formula familiar to many much
more radical economists.
And in pointing out this fact I
am in no sense criticizing the
schemes of our chief executive. To
be sure, the governments proposals,
as outlined by Hoover, constitute
but tiny fraction in the industrial
life of the whole community. Never
theless, it is a helpful gesture and
step in the right direction. \
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Mooney Is Victim

nut in California, Governor
" Young calls upon the pardon
board to investigate the case of
Mooney and Billings.
These men have been imprisoned
for twelve years, during which time
they only have not asserted their
innocence, but with such strong
supporting evidence as to impress
millions of people.
What allied the law, that it could
not have investigated and de-
termined their cases long before
this?
What kind of system have we,
anyway, if innocent men must re-
main behind the bars one sixth of
their natural lives before they can
get a fair hearing?
And if that isn't enough, what
kind of a system have we that per-
mits an innocent man to be con-
victed on the trained babbling of an
8-year-old child and the perjured
testimony of the child's mother, as
happened in Mississippi six months
ago?
Where Is the experiences and
efficiency We are supposed to have
built up with our law schools, our
bar examinations, and our jury
system?
Technically, red tape and pre-
cedent have come to overshadow the
real objective.
The worship of the machine has
obliterated the cause it was de-
signed to serve.
AS a playwright has said, 1--WE
used to call them courts of justice;
now We call them courts of law. y
The time has come to ask our
selves why we have a judicial
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Does It Work.

ANY economic system which
n functions effectively for the
yell-being of those who live under
it deserve their support. 1t is silly
to ask contented and happy people
to support revolutionary expert
ments.
I never have had sympathy with
any of the Communists who wanted
us to scrap all we had and prompt
" organize ourselves upon the
Soviet system. Why on earth
should we?
At the moment, our plan seems TO
be working rather better than
theizA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Incense

rVHE remainder of the demand.
l. the survey of states, Is split
among a number of activities, In
GLIDING the surfacing OF wallpaper,
the manufacture of incense and the
cleaning of high grade furs.
The price of wood flour ranges
from $23 to $50 a ton. A few special
grades bring as high as $50 ton
About IS per cent Of the wood Hour
manufactured in this country Is
made from white pine. Poplar, mr.,
willow, maple and birch are used
for special grades.
Different industries require differ
ent types of wood flour. The color
of the flour, its f1neness and the
amount of resin which it contains
are important factors which must
be watched with care.
One Of the great aims Of chem
istry finds its realization to a great
extent in utilization Of wood flour.
That aim Is utilization Of so-called
waste products.
The chemist feels rightly that
there should be no such thing as q
waste product. A good example Of
the way in which the chemist has
converted waste products into val
liable products Is the case Of the by
product coke oven.
Formerly coke was made in an
open or beehive" oven. The gases
and volatile products arising during
the process escaped into the open
air. Now these gases and liquids are
utilized. Dyes. perfumes and explo-
sives. more valuable than the coke
itself, are made from them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Daily Thought


Again, when the wicked man
turneth away from his wicked
ness that he hath committed, and
doeth that which is lawful and
right, he shall save his soul alive.
Ezekiel 1927.
q q
Our greatest glory consists not In
never falling, but in rising every
time we fall.-Goldsmith.
Did President Hoover lay his hand
on an open Bible when he took the
oath of office?
His own Bible, a modern Oxford
edition, bearing his name in gold
letters, was open and his index
finger pointed to Proverbs 29:18-
Where there Is no vision. the people
perish"
Who was Osiris?
The Leading Egyptian sun deity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23

But neither governmental nor
economic systems are God-giyen. No
moral problem is involved. Plain
mathematical common sense Is
needed.
If our present structure works,
there is no need to look for any
other. If it begins to warp here
and there, it seems only reason
able to bring in a few props.
But I am minded to cite the aver
age conservative as a fantastic and
illogical fellow. In piping times of
prosperity he shouts that industry
must be allowed to proceed without
any vestige of governmental inter-
ference whatsoever.
Yet, when there is turn for the
worse, even though it be but briefly
established, this same standpatter
is the first one to cry aloud in
agony and to ask petdlantly why
Washington does not Immediately
do something about it,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Dynamite

MORE than half the wood -four
lV1 Is used as filler in the manu-
facture of linoleum. It Is taking the
place of ground cork for thus
purpose.
while ground cork originally was
used for this purpose" Little states
"and still Is preferred in some grades
as the darker inlaid and jaspe pat
terms, on account of its superior
resiliency, the lighter color Of wood
flour and its capacity for taking up
pigments makes it more satisfac-
tory filler for those patterns In
which light colors and delicate
shades are desired.
Explosives of the type Of dyna-
mite account for a third quarter OF
the total demand for wood -four
The wood -four is used in dyna.
mite to cut down the sensitivity OF
the nitroglycerine and hence make
it safe to transport the dynamite
by railroad or auto.
Formerly, a fine earth known as
Kieselguhr was used for this pur-
pose. But this earth was entirely
inert and played no part In the cx-
plosion Of the dynamite.
Wood flour, on the other hand.
when the explosion takes place,
gives up carbon and hydrogen.
which unites with the excess OF
oxygen present. thus rendering the
explosion of the dynamite more
complete and hence more powerful.
The third great outlet for wood
flour Is in the manufacture Of such
materials as bakelite and durez,
known technically as plaStics. These
materials are used for the panels
and dials of radio sets, for many
parts of radio sets, such as the tube
sockets and coil forms.
They also are beginning to find
widespread use in the electrical IN
dustry in general and In other IN
duStries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23

Why Is the lion called The King
Of Beasts?
Because it's bravery is unsurpassed
and because there is no other ami
NAL that can successfully meet IL In
combat under ordinary conditions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23

ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those. OF
one of Americas most inter
esting writers. and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude OF
this naper.=The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Fettered by Foo!ishness

DUT one does not have to wallow
- in the slough of Volsteadism
to find defects in the law-defects
that a 10-year-old child would
realize and have sense enough to
remedy.
A Brooklyn woman, swept off her
balance by the maternal instinct,
kidnaps a little baby, which is re-
turned to it's parents after thirty
one hours.
The parents understand and
would forgive her, but the law must
take it's course.
The offense was not against the
parents, says the law, but against
the state, and the woman must be
arraigned, and held for trial, re-
CARELESS of what those most con-
cerned may think.
The parents plead for her release
in court; the child's grandfather
signs her bond; after which the par
ents take her home in taxi, sooth-
ing her with kind words and telling
her not to worry.
Any reasonable human being
would drop the case there, but
sometimes it seems that the law is
neither reasonable nor human.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Graham MCNamee

OF late I find strange heresy
~ gaining ground. Here and
there I run into people who deny
that Graham McNamee is the king
pin of radio announcers.
They proceed to worship strange
gods and tell me that a gentleman
(his name escapes me- with a
southern accent can report foot
ball games in more vivid manner.
AS a rule, I avoid dogmatism and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-23
Law, but Not Wisdom

NOOD Law, no doubt, all wool
W and a yard wide, warranted
not to rip, tear, ravel, or run down
at the heel, but even the judge can't
quite stomach it.
Whether it is wisdom thus to
make thousands, perhaps millions,
of persons felons," he argues with
himself, lit is constitutional"
The inference is obvious. Wis
dom and the Constitution are not
the same thing.
People have felt that way toward
the law a long while.
Now that they are beginning to
feel that way toward the Con-
stitution, we approach dangerous
ground.
When wisdom flees, what chance
has justice, or even common
honesty?
Fanatical prohibitionists not only
made the sale Of liquor a felony i'll
Michigan, but made a life sentence
mandatory for the person convicted
Of four felonies.
Under this nonsensical and wicked
combination of rules, man and a
woman were doomed because small
amount of liquor was found in their
possession-only a pint in the mans
case.
AS though that were not shameful
enough, one of the officers who Of
f1ciated now declares that they were
framed, that the liquor was planted.
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
HE STARTED
RIGHT

One OF Americas leading radio
and electrical engineers was
native Of sweden. and received
his technical education in Europe.
He graduated from the high school
In Lund, Sweden, when he was
IL years old. and then spent an
other five years at the University
of Lund and the Royal Institute
of Technology in Stockholm. and
post.g graduate work in Berlin.
Then he came to the United
States and got his first job as a
craftsman with the G. & @. Elec-
trio Company. But shortly after
this he made a connection with
the General Electric. in which he
soon won the opportunity TO de-
vote his activities principally to
research work.
And 1t was about is years later
that he became chief engineer of
the Radio Corporation of America.
Throughout this period he has
made more than hundred ins
ventions, OF which he is the pat
entee, the foremost among which
were a single phase railway
motor, and a number OF radio
devices and systems.
His name is Ernst r. w. Alex
anderson
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GRACEFUL AFTERNOON FROCK
The Washugton Times 1s-Ceaf Practical Pattern

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The Washington times., 1929-01-16

Rosalie reads the ads like all
good newspaper readers, and one
catering to the lazy person inter-
ests her especially. 1t tells all
about revolving tables so one
doesn't have to reach far to get a
book; low, sprawly chairs that are
almost legless: powder boxes that
save the trouble OF lifting the lid,
a slight pressure and they open
from the side; divided service
dishes that look like china but are
paper and may be washed or
thrown aawy: a revolving tray that
stands on the table to hold sweet
meats. etc.; revolving bookcases,
cigarette lighters that hang from
the light socket in a reading lamp,
a tea wagon that springs open au-
tomatically and discloses delight
full food or drink and closes again
at a touch, holders for the morn
ing newspaper so the man of the
house may devour his breakfast
with both hands II necessary,
cigarette boxes that swing open
from the side, and huge floor
rilshions ~
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
Friend ships in
April Of Life
May Last
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on Problems Of Love
and Marriage

-
A. SURPRISING number cfsvery
A young people-say. Miss Six,
teens and Miss seventeenth
writing me, sign their letters
Anxious or "Despondent" or
''worried."
What pity that girls and boys
in the very April Of life should
be overshadowed by clouds Of
worry and fear and dependency!
Let us hope these troubles are
after all ephemeral, like the clouds
and showers of April, and soon
give way to merriment, laughter
and light hearts.
Dear Miss Fairfax" writes one
who signs her letter 'Despond-
Ont, II am a girl of sixteen and
will be seventeen soon. Will you
kindly help me with my prob
lem?
Three months ago a young
man know wrote letter to
me and / did not answer. Then
gradually / thought about 1t and
two weeks / wrote. Yesterday.
received 4 letter fro mhim asking
me to continue writing.
Eat first my mother wanted me
70 answer his letter, bnt now she
thinks / shouldn't write to him.
IL there any harm in a friendly
letter?
II know he likes me, but ] care
for him only as friend, as ! am
zone night some boys and girls
OF nv neighbornood, including
myself. were talking and laughing
and having a nice time. My father
thinks 1t was wrong. He thinks ]
shouldnt talk TO any boys and
few Girls, Was. it wrong for me
to enjoy myself with my friends.
"Ts there any way could have
a friendly chat with my fatner
and mother?
syour column liz wonderful ana
a. helping everyone. will watch
II every day for reply to my
letter,
spondent," that you and your
friends Ll1Q my Ct1dthA =
How I hope it may help you solve
the problem of friendship regard
ing which you have written to
me.
Let me assure you friendships
Of Miss Sixteen are most .impor-
tant. for they are sure to fnflu-
ence all the years ahead OF ner
and may lead in later days to
romance and marriage. A girls
marriage is often happy or un.
happy, according to the kind OF
friends she learns to enjoy and
cultivates during her early teens.
BY that I do not necessarily
mean that her companion of to-
day will be her sweetheart OF to-
morrow and her fiance Of several
wears from now. but that the
girl she, herself, will be tomor.
row depends so very much on the
kind of friends she prefers today.
So time and space IN this col
nmn may well be, devoted TO aid,
ing Miss Sixteen straighten out
her friendship problems.
Choose friends that brins out
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
Haze Your Child Learn to Make It's O1Un Decisions

slightest inkling as TO the route
by which she came to the deci-
sion that Mary was undesirable,
nor did she ever in her widest
rloments Of dispensing freedom
give her daughter a chance 10
choose her own companions. AS
a result the daughter. now a
woman of 40 years and over,
chooses her companions at ram
dom, without the slightest degree
OF Judgment. She confides her
most intimate secrets to indi-
viduals who are obviously, to
even d casual observer. unworthy
OF a trust, and suffers In conse-
uuence. She was never given 2
standard by which to judge any
body or anything. It is not her
fault.
As 8 growing girl she would
be greeted by her mother upon
her arrival from school at night
with: Now. Anne, yoll go right
up and lie down. You are going
to your sorority dance tonight
and you must rest. Mother has
bought a lovely new party dress
for you, but you cant see it un-
til you've had nap.
Her clothes were all decided
for her. with never 4 peep from
her as to any preferred color or
cut or fabric. As q result, her
desire TO have q part in their
choice atrophied, until now she
cannot decide when she needs TO.
Mother has been gone these
many years, and Anne must now
depend upon everyone and any
one to help her decide what she
shall buy, what she had better
eat, where she had better go.
And it is a positively sad sight
and such an unnecessary one.
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when all OF us feel that we
should like to shake her.. she Is
So exceedingly exasperating. Foe
when it comes to a real decision
of any type, she just can't make
up her mind
She calls each OF us In turn
and inquiries, II want You TO tell
me seriously, dear, do YOU think
it would be better for me TO go
out to Iowa next month and visit
Sue or would you 60 to New
England? You know I've wanted
to for so long. / haven't been
back since was q girl. =
Then, il you haven't known her
for very long. you consider the
matter ana tell her what you
think would be best. re you
have known her for years. VOC
win feel justly certain that no
matter what you say. or what
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

the next person says, 1t will have
no weight. She will abide by the
advice of the last person she
meets before making her plans.
She goes through this same per.
Torrance when she is buying new
clothes. All her friends are con-
suited as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
getting fur coat or a cloth
coat, a black gown or scarlet
and 80 on. This through every
single experience which requires
a decision.
have known her for long
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

time. I knew her mother and her
home life as girl. And there is
no one on earth to blame for her
wishy-washy lack OF saifreliance
except her mother, because this
woman adored her daughter and
never to my knowledge allowed
her to make a decision Of any
kind.
AZ = small child the mother
would say, Don't go over to
Mary's to play. Mother doesn't
want you to play with Mary" She
gave her daughter never the
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

your estimation, try to get your
mothers consent TO a friendly
correspondence. Promise her 1t
viii not become silly or senti-
mental. Explain to her that you
realize you are too young to think
of him as beau. In short, my
dear. adopt your own suggestion,
expressed In your letter and have
a kindly chat with your father
and mother.
Explain to them that you need
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
Engraving Silver

DEAR MISS BEECKMAN:
Will you please advise me
through your column what ini-
tials are proper on fiat silver after
marriage? 1 have almost a com.
plete set which I received as .
wedding gift with my maiden ini-
tials, and have recently added a
number of pieces to the set, and
am not quite sure II 1t is proper
now TO continue my maiden ini-
tiaIs on the additional pieces. or
should I use my marriage initials?
MRS. o. X.
This is as you wish. IL you wish
to have the monogramming match,
use the same initials. Usually the
silver acquired after marriage is
engraved with the married initials.
(Mrs. Beeckman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette sub
mitted by readers.)
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

Let your youngster choose be-
tween two alternatives whenever
you are able to do so. Let him
make mistakes rather than al
ways decide the right thing for
him.
Guide him by kindly sugges-
tons but let him do the deciding
when you can. Teach him to
choose friends wisely by allowing
him to choose for himself. He
will only learn to Judge human
nature through experience with it.
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

companionship of both girls and
boys of about your own age. Ask
permission to invite your friends
to your home where your parents
also can meet them. 1t is nat
ural and right for girls and boys
to enjoy each others companion
ship under the right auspices. but
home and not the street or dance
hall, is the ideal place for such
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

ring to the amount of money ne
has to spend. nor to his dancing,
not even to his good looks. There
are boys earning their way
through school by washing dishes
or waiting. on table today who
will be wbrld leaders, possibly
presidents of the United States,
in future years. refer solely 10
what the boy is, himself-his
character and personality!
Unless he is a friend really
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

Thin, pale people-th respondent
sort who never have an appetite.
and complain Of headaches, irdiges.
ton, dizziness, biliousness, usually
have too much acid in their stom.
ach. And unless they displace Ii,
any food they eat turns into sour
bile ard foul gases, which poison
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It does what it promises. That's
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The Washington times., 1929-01-16

worth cuItivating, I agree with
your mother that it Is better not
TO waste time corresponding with
him. To reply to courteous let
ter Is one thing. That she APP
proved To carry on a regular
correspondence would lead TO
close friendship in all proba-
bility.
/ know you need and long for
friends, my dear, beth girls and
boys. IL he is the right kind in
The Washington times., 1929-01-16

friendships to grow. with the CO.
operation. watchful guidance and
full approval of your parents.
/ hope. dear ''Despondent, "
that your teens win be bright
with good times and play as well
as work, and that your goot
times viii include wholesome
sports and recreation in the hap
Ply company OF nice boys as well
as girls.
The Washington times., 1929-01-16
By Constance Cameron

n HAVE a friend whom we all
i love dearly. she is intelli,
gent, interesting, cultured and
Kind hearted to every one. But
there comes time every so often