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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
Old College Try

TT IS not unfair, I think. for the
4 public to demand that any per-
former put his soul and shoulders
into effort. If Tunney was contemp-
tuous of the title. then it could be
no great fun to watch him on his
way to win it. And this demand for
whole heartedness extends to other
activities
I would not care much now to
hear Marion Talley sing in opera
once again. The thrill would all be
gone if the listener realized that
every high note meant to her no
more than one more acre Of pasture
for heifers 1t is alternating to rea-
lie that each singing sob is aimed
at still another chicken coop.
Just so it seems TO ME a little dis
affecting to see fighter who aims
not at his opponents nose with
each left jab but strikes out instead
Tor still another set of Shakespeare
Indeed, l think that Tunney
missed trick during his days and
nights with William Shakespeare.
The Bard, think, went after his
objectiveS with elan and brio. The
old quill few over the pages and
the young man hunched up his
shoulders after some particularly
purple passage and muttered TO
himself, This will knock 'em cold.
There's no getting away from it.
I'm hot this afternoon.
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vations have the following indications:
SOTO to 1920 and falling slowly: Rain in u to IL
hours
1910 to 1920 and falling rapidly: Rain as a rule
within less than twelve hours preceded by increasing
winds.
80 or below and following slowly: Rain can be eX-
pected 10 continue for DAY or two
5000 or below and falling rapidly: Rain and high
wind followed as rule by clearing IN 50 hours
III winter cold weather can be expected to follow:
If the wind is to northeast the following rules
apply
1910 or above and falling slowly: In summer, If
the winds light rain may not fall Tor several
days In winter however this is an indication that
rain may be expected within "a hours as rule.
30lO or above and falling rapidly In summer, rain
as rule within u 10 q hours. In winter, rain or
snow rule with increasing winds.
If the winds are east TO north and the barometer
reads 1880 below and is falling rapidly heavy rain
and severe northeast gale be expected rule.
In winter this combination indicates heavy snow fo-
lowed By q cold wave
II the winds shifting to the west and the barom
eter reads 296 below and is rising rapidly. it ind
Gates that the weather will become clearer and colder
1t should be remembered that these barometer read
ings reduced TO level To make this reduc-
ton the observer should add 10 TO the actual reading
for every 100 feet his station is above sea level.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
Oklahoma and Roads

The state OF Oklahoma has cut the cost of her
cement roads $500 a mile.
Since the impeachment of her Governor, the other
officials OF that state have apparently new idea
about their duties and their responsibilities. They
seem to have caught the thought that public officials
should serve the public
There was hope year or so ago that the indict-
ment OF high officials here would have something OF
the same effect. There is still hope, but only hope.
The saving to the people OF this rather large sum
OF money and in this state it would build many new
miles OF road each year, was accomplished very simply.
The state told the cement trust. which operates
there as it does in Indiana that the 10 cents barrel
promotion fund which is assessed against all sales by
every member company of the trust, would not be
paid on sales to the state.
The fund is admitted The fund has also made its
appearance in unexpected places When the so-caled
farm organization was making drive for sentiment
tor many more roads, asking the people to accept
a higher gasoline tax, the payment of advertising
bills by the farmers came from the cement manu-
tacturers. The checks were drawn from this COM
mon fund, which added to the cost of the material
Oklahoma pointed out that there was no necessity
Of promoting the state and need of hiring friends
of the commission to intercede The state had to buy
cement 1t had to get it from the trust as long the
state had no plant of its own.
1t also pointed out that sales to the state we're
safe as far as credit was concerned The cost of selling
to the state carried none of the ordinary business haz
ards. The money was ready delivery. There vas
no waiting hiring OF lawyers, fear of getting
stung with bankrupts
That cement promotion fund may be a necessary
part Of the monopoly but its collection sales to the
state has brought many unfortunate runors There
have been whispers that not all OF it into printers
Is 10 he
to be most attractive to the acquisitiye gentleman of
any state
At any rate, the trust impressed by either the
arguments or the nstence OF the road officials in the
western state.
Instead of collecting an extra ten cents for every
barrel the state gets The benefit OF lower price.
It may be too much to expect that commissioners
who receive gifts from material dealers or have secret
interests III tire contracts will be interested in the stu
alton The other commissioners and directors who
have no such memories should be.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
Advice to Censors

We not n the habit of telling others how to
run their business but we are moved to make sug-
gestion the busy societies for the suppression of vice
These organizations, doubtless with the best intent in
The world poking their noses into other peoples
business trying to lay down what the public shall and
shall not read So we assume they will not mind if we
poke into their censorship business.
And outside advise should be welcomed by these
censorship organizations at this time especially be-
the New York society just has lost its "obscen
ity case against The Well Of Loneliness by the Eng
lish novelist, Radcliffe Hall.
We suggest that The Well of Loneliness" and
similar contemporary books are not important enough
to merit the fierce onsaughts of the vice" crusaders
Such books have very little circulation and would have
less without the free publicity given them by the
crusaders.
But if the crusaders are sincere in their fear that
books touching sex problems are menace as such
to the morals of the public, why don't they try to
suppress the books OF that kind which have the largest
circulation?
Why not begin, for instance, with the Shakespeare
comedies? For Shakespeare is not only held in fairly
high esteem by the public, but raised as model be-
fore the high school youth of the land, who
CURED to read him.
Having suppressed Shakespeare, they then might
proceed to make the schools safe from the Greek
classics
And to show that there was no anti-foreign malice
in such crusade, they would, of course, want to sup
press the great American poet Walt Whitman.
Probably the censorship crusaders would not get
very far IL their efforts to suppress modern and
ancient classics We hope not But they might at least
win respect of the public for their sincerity and keep
their own followers from quoting against them:
I'VE blind guides which strain at gnat, and Swal-
low a camel"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
L Doesn't Paw

In large sense have learned that the cheaper
ing Of the toer decreases rather than promotes per-
manent prosperity because il reduces the consuming
power OF the people"-Presdent Hoover's message 70
congress
An industrial over wages IN some OF the south
ern states is not local sectional problem; it is
national II affects capital and labor in the north and
east and everywhere else where the costly war
fought cut years ago and industry finally emerged into
an era OF relative cooperative peace and prosperity
Probably one OF the greatest discoveries of the be-
ginning Of this century the fact that high wages
so hand IN hand with low production costs and lower
prices to the consumer.
Not so many years ago captains of industry con-
sdered GOOD business TO pay labor the lowest posi-
ole wage hat would keep human beings alive and in
good condition to work More care taken OF truck
horses than of human beings for the horses always got
enough TO eat and were we'll housed and bedded.
Only through organization ana collective bargain
ing we're workers enabled to themselves from star
vation wages. Afterward, with the strength from
ganizauon. came fight for decent wage, wage
that would enable working man not only to iced and
cothe, but comfortably house and educate. his
children
Finally light came to the half-blinded eyes
OF industrial barons and the worker grew up from
BEAST burden human being entitled at least to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
Save the Schools

Quite as important as is the preservation Of
the city manager movement, is the redemption
Of The public schools from machine politics.
The arrogance with which Boss Coffin has
taken control Of the business end Of the school
system should be a call to arms to every father
and mother every citizen who has hope that
through education we can preserve and adj
vance happiness, safety, civilization and
culture.
Il has been the fond hope that the free pub
lie schools would establish a better, finer and
more courageous citizenship.
In a wave Of bigotry and passion and hate,
The people lost sight Of the Importance Of the
schools and chose as commissioners those who
have proved themselves unfit for that trust and
confidence.
The constant and recurrent chickering's, the
secret combines within the board, the manipu-
Iaton Of positions for political and personal
advantage, have Disguised and would alarm
the citizen who believes that the schools must
not he under political control.
Now the machine is in the saddle, openly
and boastfully. 1t dictates. The situation is
more than serious 1t is intellectually dan
gcrou,.
Every organization in the city should dis
cuss this situation which rises above all par
tisanship and factionalism. The schools should
be purgcd of this sinister influence. They
should be in the hands Of those who have only
the education of youth as d purpose and an
object. They should lift the menace Of boss
ism from the teachers.
\ school election approaches. The schools
can be saved But they can not be saved I'M
less the citizenship asserts itslf and says in no
unmistakabIe language that bossism and poll
tcs shall no longer be tolerated in the schools.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22

NENE IUNNEH never did be-
NJ come very popular with the
people who watch fights. and his
friends profess to be puzzled by this
| GOODNESS of the fans. w. o. Nc
Geehan, the sports writer. always
was a fervent Tunney partisan and
an anti-Dempseyite. 1t is, or was,
one Of those things concerning
which nobody could achieve neu-
tralitv.
And vet it is Mcclellan himself
who reveals the fundamental rea-
son for Tunney's failure to stir the
pulses OF the ring devoteeS.
Writing of the possibility OF a re-
turn to the ring on Dempsey'S part,
Mcclellan SAYS: His intimates still
call him Champ. the title in which
Dempsey always reveled, and the
one which Tunney carried with an
amused contempt"
What other explanation is needed
for the great Tunney mystery? 1t
is hard to stir up enthusiasm for
anybody who simply goes through
the motions no matter how skillfully
he may coordinate.
have no means OF knowing
whether Babe Ruth actually loves
baseball as much as sporting writ
ers say. I doubt if he gets up on
every sunny morning eXclaiming,
"Goody, goody, therell be game
today" But at least the legend has
been established that Ruth is a
playboy of the diamond. Surely he
never has minimized the Importance
of being the home-run king.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
Another BrainStorn1

TOO much experiences is a
A dangerous thing. 1t causes men
10 forget that they are human be
ings. and that no matter how skill
full they may be, or how badly
their services might be needed in
connection with some particular
problem, human nature still remains
the front and shoulders of every sit
uation
Charles E. Mitchell president of
the National City Bank. appears to
be a victim of this chronic malady
when he reasons spectators are
holding stock on borrowed money
rather than sell. take a profit and
pay their just share of the income
tax. and argues that if they were
exempted from the tax they would
turn their stock loose and release
the borrowed money for credit in
other lines.
If the problem we're merely one of
dollars and cents in which fair play
had DO part, Mitchell's idea might
work. but fair play is the all-in-
pOrtant question.
If he wishes to rep sSure himself
on this point, let him talk to a
bunch of Kansas farmers, or eastern
college professors, and try to con-
vince them why the government
ought to exempt millionaire gam
blers while it continues to levy
tribute on their daily toll.
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HEALTH SERVICE

with a loud whoop Or gasping sound.
The face often becomes blush
from lack of air and when the
spasm relaXes the child breathes
deeply again,
If the paroXysm of coughing has
been long sustained the child may
Vomit. cough up thick mucus or
have nosebleeds.
This vivid description should be
borne in mind by the anxious
mother, because the paroxysms may
come on at night when the doctor
is not present, and he will have to
make his diagnosis from a deScrip-
ton Of the condition which the
mother gives him.
There have been developed va
rious forms Of treatment for whoop-
ing cough which have been claimed
as specific, but thus far none OF
them has been proved a real cure
for the disease.
1t has been stated that the choral
inhalations shorten the duration Of
the Whooping, that various vaccines
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
It's Gernany'S Grief

60 far as the allies are concerned,
- they can get along very we'll
with continuance of the Dawes plan,
Germany, according to her Oft
repeated declaration, can not.
Germany claims that the Dawes
plan calls for greater payments
than she is able to make, and that
if it continues in force she will be
obliged to default.
If Germany defaults the treaty Of
Versailles provides for sanctions"
as they are called, which means
that the allies could take over more
of her territory, establish closer
supervision of her industrial and
economic system and burden her
with greater armies of occupation.
Such measures might do the al
lies little good, but they could not
help doing Germany much harm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
Quotations of NOtabJeS

vt IS one of womans ancient
D. privileges to be knocked about.
They like it."-Beverley Nichols,
author. (Outlook)
II
II HAVE come to believe that
Il America is incurably religious.
Your scientists and professors are
teaching it, even though they may
sometimes talk against it."-Alexan-
der, Grand Duke of Russia.
THERE is a grave danger that
Il the world will allow itself to
be chloroformed by general declara-
tons in favor Of peaceful intentions.
If a man says he is against shooting
and. at the same time, purchases
two new revolvers, what would you
think of him ?"-Lord Riddell Brit
ish journalist and publicist. diving
Age
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Take 1t or Leave 1t

T-HE inherent nature of the prob
Il lem puts Germany in the light
of a petitioner a party asking fav-
ors. a poor debtor seeking relief.
The allies not only acceded to
her request, but showed their good
faith by offering large concessions.
The chances are that they would
have gone farther, but for the
brainstorm which inspired Dr..
Schacht to declare what Germany
would. and would not Go, and then
strike a take it or leave it" pose.
AS Chairman Owen D. Young of
the PREPARATIONS conference is re-
ported to have advised DR.. Schacht,
just before the latter left for Berlin
last Saturday, it would be practi-
cally useless for him to come back
without a more evident willingness
to COMPROMISE.
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to make physical adjustments and
carry instead a resident pyschiatrist.
Of course, 1 realize that even in
the DAYS before the invention OF
the lively ball there was such q
thing as inspiring personality and
all that, but the ego stimulating de-
vices were largely instructive. There
are individuals who go best under
the lash of invective and some who
must be Wheedled.
There is the story Of the recruit
shortstop. the scout for the Blue
Sox and the manager of that team.
1t was the weak spot in the infield
and scouts -ge sent to scour the
country for a good man.
At last one came upon an ex-
cellent prospect in little league
and wired back, Have found short
stop who can hit and field. but he
has inferiority complex
Promptly the answer came from
the manager, Bring him on. What
do I care what make Of auto he's
got?"
Copyright. 1929. for The Tines
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as much consideration horse but he didn't really
begin to come into his own until some of the clear
eyed captains Of industry discovered that he was
prospective customer, consumer not only of enough
food, clothing and shelter to keep him alive, but a
consumer Of victrolas radios carpets rugs pictures
and all the comforts Of home, even to automobiles
For the good Of the entire country. including the
south, for all business all abors and all life southern
abor should be encouraged in its efforts to organize
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
MaY 10 Make Beds

~REDIT. taxation. profit, capital
~ gains and all the rest OF it go
back to what is just, more distinctly
than to what is needed. especially
for the immediate moment.
There is such q thing as principle,
or craftsmanship. if you prefer.
The idea of granting rich men
favors because there seems DO other
way to get money out of them has
its drawbacks.
One Of those drawbacks Is popular
resentment and the growth Of radi-
caliSm
MiUchell's proposal, if put into
effect. would do more to make reds
in this country than anything that
has occurred during the last ten
years.
1t will not be put into effect. be
cause the country at large has too
much good sense. but if the talk
about investigating the federal re-
serve system continues. it can have
almost as bad consequences. for il
the American people are forced to
a show down they will put such a
crimp into speculation as Wall
/ Street will remember for gener-
] alton, and as might easily do bust
J ness irreparable injury.
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Up ACIAL progress marches upon
AZ the feet Of healthy and in
structed children. There should be
no child in America that is not
born and does not live under sound
conditions of health; that does not
have full opportunity Of education
from the beginning to the end Of
our institutions; that is not free
from injurious labor; that does not
have every stimulation to accom-
plish the fullest of its capacities. =
President Herbert Hoover.
DUT on the market the product
Il which excels in quality from
an engineering standpoint and
domination of the market is as
sured."-C. M. Keys, president
Transcontinental Air Transport
ForbeS Magazine)
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Wh0Oping Cough Needs Treatment

are of value, that injections OF ether
and various drug sedatlves have a
beneficial influence.
The interesting fact is that all Of
these methods Of treatment have
apparently had marked influence i'll
certain cases While failing utterly
in others.
The physician will therefore treat
the patient according to the par
ticuIar conditions that he may tind
in any individual case.
The coughing stage usually lasts
for several weeks. The child may
be up and playing about if it has
no fever and feels we'll otherwise.
If the weather is warm and dry
it may be outdoors, provided it is
not allowed to mingle with other
children
One Of the difficulties Of care in
this disease is control Of the diet. II
the child yonits a great deal it's
nutrition may suffer. An ordinary
light diet should be given and
should include no foods that if
rltate the throat.
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| ANNIVERSARY
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OPENING OF OKLAHOMA
April %

April ~
CHOTS fired exactly at noon forty
- years ago today on the borders
of Oklahoma signaled the opening
Of that territory to settlement.
Vast thfongs or homeSteaders had
been gathered for days and weeks
waiting for the moment specified III
President Benjamin Harrison's proc
lamation as the earliest opportunity
to enter Beautiful Land, as its
Indian name has it.
The race for claims and home
sites was as colorful as it was hec-
tic. It has no parallel in history.
Hundreds of the hopeful were
crowded in trains on the only rail-
road to enter the territory. Thou-
sands we're on horseback, with lit
tie or no provisions. Other thou
sands were in buggies and wagons.
Others, more cautious, drove OK
carts, heavily laden with supplies.
Still others were on foot.
Within a few hours after its dra-
matte opening, the territory had
practically all its obviously valuable
land claimed by settlers. Town and
villages sprung up magically.
The city of Guthrie, which did
not exist at all at dawn, had a
population Of 10000 by nighttall. 1t
was the capital Of Oklahoma until
1910. when Oklahoma City. closer
to the geographical center Of the
state, was chosen.
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TT looks as though Germany had
4 spoiled a good banker in trying
to make a diplomat out of Dr.. HAL
mar Schacht.
Worse still, it looks as though the
experiment might cost her millions,
if not billions, of marks.
Clever as DR.. Schacht may be in
juggling figures, he is an obvious
failure when it comes to dealing
with human nature.
An ordinarily intelligent Office boy
could have told him that the allied
representatives would stand Tor no
such dictatorial tone as he assumed.
To begin with, they did not have
too. 1t was Germany, not the allies,
that asked for a conference, and it
is Germany, not the allies, that
needs concessions.
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BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBElN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.
I'm the spring the mothers atten-
IL ton turns to thoughts OF whoop-
ing cough. Sudden changes in
weather, wet feet and chilly winds
prediSpose to nose and throat in
fections.
Among the most easily conta-
gious of the spring diseases is that
characterized by typical Whoops
which differ definitely from ordi-
nary coughs.
The disease seems to be spread
directly from person to person and
not by books, toys and dishes.
The wise parent will keep his
child away from any others shat
seem to be coughing too much or
in an unusual fashion.
The child usually gives a series
Of explosive coughs. without time to
take a breath between, and ends
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-22
AIR CHIEF OF NAVY
CRASHES ON FLIGHT
Assistant Secretary ingalls, Escapes
Unhurt in Forced Landing.

BH United Pres
CLEVELAND, April 22.-Dayid S.
ingalls,. assistant secretary of the
navy, in charge of aeronautics, to-
day was on his way TO Dayton, O.,
after escaping unhurt from his first
forced landing since taking his new
government position.
ingalls, was forced down by thick
flying weather late Sunday while
flying over Seaton's lake, near
UniontoWn, Pa, in descending his
naval Vought- Corsair biplane hit
fence post and toppled over.
Although the plane was damaged,
ingalls, was uninjured
He directed righting of the plane,
ordered it dismantled and returned
to Washington, then continued on
his way to Dayton by train.
He was to address the convention
of the Ohio Federation Of Women's
Clubs there today.