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artisans went about their tasks
kicking up their heels and singing
But, of course, all the artisans OF
the Middle Ages are dead now, and
we have none Of them around to
prove it.
And there's a popular belief that
all painters and sculptorS are con-
stantly and divinely happy. That
may be. To an outsider those seem
like fascinating professions.
But maybe at the end OF long,
hard day of painting old Dutch
ladies, Rembrandt threw his brushes
down on the floor of the studio and
said, why did I ever get into this
racket"
Miss Canadian School Teacher
asks did ever have a strange urge
for some other work-work for
which I'm not fitted. She also wants
to know if I ever regretted having
learned the fine points of writing.
Well, it would hardly be reason
able for me to regret that. / never
did learn them.
But I have had vague longings
to be something other than news
paper man. I sometimes think I'd
rather be a painter.
Painting seems to be more fun
than writing. But it isn't fair test
I'm only an amateur painter. I've
never lived by it. I couldn't unless
had tin cup and pencils as a
side line.
I did sell painting Of mine to a
man once for SIS. but had to ask
him to dinner at my house and en-
terrain him first. The ginger ale
alone ran to $3.45. There was no
profit in that.
1t was a picture of an angry ocean
that he bought. 1t started out to
be an apple orchard. Lots of my
pictures don't wind up where they
started. In case of doubt, / always
let the ocean in.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13
Times Readers
Voice Vices

Editor Times-At a recent meet
ing in secret session of the Repub-
lican county central committee. one
of the speakers is reported to have
said:
"How are we going to fool the
farmers again? We fooled them IN
1920 and in 1924 and in 1928, by
promising them each time that we
were intending to do something for
them. We promised them relief
each time, and assured them that
we were the sole friends Of the
farmers and knew how to relieve
them and that our friends, the
Democrats, did not know how.
"And now look what we have
went and done Every twenty min
utes since Harding'S Inauguration,
some farmer somewhere in the
United States, has committed sui
eide. The papers usually say it was
caused by ill-health, but we know
what caused the ill-health. Sleep
less worry over the quadrupling Of
their debts by the reduction Of the
value of their products. Our last
three Presidents have each vetoed
a farm relief bill advocated by a
majority of the farmers. What can
we say now?
There's only one thing to say:
The Democrats declared the war a
failure and Lincoln freed the Negro.
That's reason enough for the farm
ers to vote the Republican ticket.
BY examining the idea constantly
into their minds, we can make them
forget our record on farm relief and
the dire consequences that have
followed. ROBERT ROE.
CoVington, Ind.
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poison of a rattlesnake. 1t breaks
down the red blood cells and causes
considerable destruction of the
blood.
No doubt the immediate lowering
effect upon the blood pressure is due
to extensive loss Of blood. The poi
son of the honey bee is a dangerous
poison to blood vessels and it acts as
a marked stimulant OF smooth mus
Gle, such as that of the heart and
lining of the inteStines. 1t causes
the uterus to contract, as well as
bronchial tubes.
Obviously the poison of a honey
bee is a dangerous substance, and
when injected into the body in
large amounts, such as follows null
tiple bee stings, becomes a menace
to life itself.
The person who has suffered null
tiple bee stings, therefore, should be
put promptly to rest; the action of
his heart and of his kidneys should
be watched carefully.
If his blood pressure falls rap
idly, he viii require support for the
hood pressure to sustain it.
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We Feel Superior

lust another revolution. we say,
y remembering what we have
learned at the movies, or from yell
low-back novels. just another crowd
trying to get in and grab share OF
the loot.
And then we pat ourselves on the
back because of the superior method
by which we accomplish the same
thing, with our machines and
rackets.
OF course, we bump of few
now and then, but that's incidental,
If not accidental.
No revolution in the good old
U. S. A.. no, stree, even If we do
have $4,000 murders a year, with
gang warfare accounting for many
of them and politics looking to
gangs for a good deal of its revenue.
Those Latin Americans are Just
queer, We say. A month ago it was
Argentina, then it was Bolivia, and
now it's Brazil.
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M. E. Tracy
SAYS:

lust Another ReUolutioR, We
Say of the Brazilian Cioit
War, but 1t Strikes Near
Home for Us.
THE world may be growing small,
/ but it hardly seems that way
when one tries to figure out what
is going on in China or Brazil, espe-
cially the latter.
Considering our cock-sureness OF
what Latin America needs most, as
is illustrated wildly by the Monroe
doctrine, and considering the fact
that Brazil is by su odds the larg-
est Latin American country, we
ought to know more than we do
about its geography. history and
politics.
Possibly it is in line with our
boosted sense of humor that Brazil
can not make the front page with
out staging a whale of row, but
what about our sense in other re-
spects?
Here is our greatest neighbor at
war, and we are caught completely
by surprise. Had no idea that any
thing of the sort was likely to occur,
and, now that it has occurred, can't
imagine what il is all about.
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GIN a Canadian teacher who has
i been teaching the young idea
to shoot for two years-the same
idea" writes Miss x. 1.-THE profess
sion has it's good and its bad points,
but one gets tired Of reports and
examination papers and conduct
marks, and I'm the one.
"I'm not begging for sympathy
but on Bonded knee ask you: Does
that indicate that I've chosen the
wrong vocation? Did you ever wish
that you had never become ac-
ouainted with the fine points OF
writing?
Were you ever disguised with your
chosen calling? Did you ever regret
the fact that you had not selected
bootlegging or millinery as your
life work? Did you ever have a
strong urge for some other work
that you were possibly not adapted
to-"
Hold on, just minute, Miss Can
adam Teacher. That makes a lot OF
questions we have before the house
by now.
I'll have to go back to the begin
ming to get a start. Let me see now.
First of all. you want to know
whether getting tired of your job
means that you're in the wrong pro-
fesSion.
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Questions and
AnS7gerS

How many wage earners are en-
ployed in the manufacturing indus
tries in the United States, and how
many in the iron and steel indus
tries?
There are S,349,755 wage earners
employed in all manufacturing in
dustries in the United States, not
including officers and executives.
There are 389,27O persons employed
in the iron and steel industries.
Has the United States any heIium
wells?
The bureau of mines has four
helium wells near Amarillo, Tex.
Do the federal reserve banks in
vest in stocks and securities? Do
they have a seat on the New York
Stock Exchange?
They can invest only in bankers
bills and government securities
They have no seat on the New York
Stock Exchange.
How much gasoline was used in
the United States in 1928?
The total amount was 1921 1885,
044 gallons.
Did Gene Tunney ever attend col
lege?
No.
How many department stores are
operated by the ]. c. Penney Com
pany?
The company operates 1,431 de-
partment stores in forty eight states
What became of the hull of the
battIeship Maine that was sunk in
Havana harbor?
1t was raised from the habror in
1912 and towed out to sea, OF the
Cuban coast, where it was sunk
again, with formal ceremonies.
How cid is Douglas Fairbanks?
He is AZ years old.
How many times did Jim Corbtstt
fight jim Jeffries, and what were
the results?
They fought twice; the first tame
at Coney Island, May II, 1900, re-
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years, and I acted one week.
didn't have much chance to find
out just how it feels to be ap-
plauded.
L don't even think the other ac-
tors regarded me as a regular pro-
feSSional actor. I was on the same
bill with Rim Tin Tin, the motion
picture police dog. He didn't treat
me like an actor.
Every time I met him in the al
ley on my way to the stage door
he growled at me. But perhaps he
doesn't like any actors. Maybe it
Just was professional jealousy.
I should think, Miss Canadian
School Teacher, that in the long
run there ought to be certain very
exciting things in your job.
After all, the painter is trying to
make something out of paint, and
the sculptor has only granite or
marble or clay to work with.
A teacher has a chance to make
something out Of people-young peo-
pie. That's a pretty gorgeous gam
BILE. Particularly if you catch them
young enough.
(Copyrieht 1890 by The Timesl
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Milton A. McRae

In San DlegO, Cdl., lOflllS 4I1OHu0 OAilD
Afternoon are paying their last tribute OF
affection and respect to Colonel Milton A
McRae. co-founder with E. w. Scripps Of the
scripps McRae (now Scripps Howard)
newspapers, who died as the result of an
operation early Saturday morning.
In the twenty-five cities in which Scripps-
Howard papers are published and in Detroit
his home for many years, hundreds OF
Threats axe a bit choked and eyes bit
dimmed in consequence of the passing OF
one of the kindliest and best loved men IN
American journalism.
Starting in the typical American boy
alphabetically sweeping out a newspa-
per business office a score of which he one
dav was 20 dominate-Colonel McRae moved
steadily to the top of his profession, and
twenty-five years ago enjoyed (and the word
is used literally one of the widest ac-
ouaintances of any newspaper man in Amer
lea.
The antithesis of each other, the late E.
w. Scripps and Colonel McRae formed
perfect partnership. The former devoted
his life to editorial policies formulated in
the interests of the masses, but was less
democratic in dealing with the individual.
Colonel McRae, on the other hand loved to
mingIe in terms of personal intimacy with
his friends and associates and had genius
for locating and extolling their individual
strengths and virtues
Ever an optimist and a great believer
in the asset value of youth in journalism
Colonel McRae was, for twenty-five years
following his retirement, the chief friend,
counselor and guide of scores of men in the
organization he had helped to found.
Tradition frequently assigns us tasks be-
yond our capacity. Custom has decreed that
when one among us has died. those remain
ing shall weigh his deeds and measure his
acts. and proclaim to the world what man
ner of man he was. Yet there are few of us
who can make such appraisal with distinc
ton or precision.
The spirit of the man-what he was,
rather than what he did-becomes too big,
too intangible, to capture in cold type and
imprison on paper. Death crystallizes the
deeds, but the spirit escapes. And so we find
ourselves vainly trying to explain man, try
ing to catch the spirit of him, by mere
recital of the outstanding facts of his life.
"Financier," "philanthropist," publish
: err" Milton McRae was all those, yet no such
commonplace label words can describe the
kindness, the real warmth of feeling, the
real love he had for his fellow-men.
He was urban, cultured gentleman, a
Travelled and well-informed man. Yet none
of this describes the personal charm of the
man, his stimulating personality, which was
spark that set fire to the imagination of
scores whom he delighted to call ''his boys"
Milton McRae directly did much to make
American journalism better and cleaner for
his having been an important factor in it.
His indirect contribution through the in
SEPARATION he furnished and the courage he
inspired in ''his boys has, and in the years
to come will prove even greater.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13
Solution Looked Easy

EAIRNESS is what people want
II most from government. The
one thing they do not want, and
the one thing they are quickest to
resent, is for government to make
fish out Of one group and fowl out
of another. AS a general PROPOSE
ton, what government can't do for
everybody in principle, it would
better not do for anybody in a
spirit of opportuTisnl.
It was with the best Of inten-
tions that Brazil tried to stabilize
coffee through government assis-
lance and government control. 1t
appeared not only the sensible, but
the humane, thing to do. The
growers were threatened with bank
ruptcy, the workers with unemploy-
ment. and the whole country with
loss of trade and prestige.
The idea Of modifying the ma
tons credit to save coffee appealed
to both statesmen and f1nanciers,
while it became popular with the
masses because of the easy solu-
ton it seemed to promise.
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S&ZZE1XXNS
E7d6AEF Is I'd t7eI'
EANN[1ER$AfY|
THE WHITE HOUSE

ON Oct. 13 1892, the corner stone
~ of the White House, official
residence of the President of the
United States, in Washington, was
laid.
The mansion first was occupied
by President and Mrs. Adams in
1900. The first mistress has put
on record the amount of diSconl-
fort she experienced during the
single winter of her stay in
Washington.
Congress had appropriated $4,000
for furnishing the White House, but
Mrs. Adams, nevertheless, had lots
to complain about. No system of
bells was provided; there was neither
fire wood nor persons to cut it in
the surrounding forest, and as the
1replaces were without CRATES, 1t
was impossible to use coal.
Notwithstanding all this, Mrs.
Adams wrote: 1T is a beautiful
spot, capable of every improve
ment, and the more 1 view it the
more am delighted with it.
The building was burned by the
British in 1914 and rebuilt in
1918. In 1903 the pressure Of
space was relieved by the erection
Of executive offices in the grounds
connected with the main building.
The building today is two-story
white freestone edifice. 1t con-
tains the private apartments of
the President on the second floor
and the reception rooms on the
first floor.
Among the latter are the ia
nous east room, used for public
receptions, and the blue room.
used for diplomatic and social
functions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13
Coffee Causes #

GTILL, when you read what Latin
~ American leaders have to offer,
which is seldom, it has a devilishly
familiar sound. They may be a
little quicker on the trigger than we
are, but the problems which bother
them appear much the same.
Take this latest Brazilian rulnpus,
for instance, and what's the excuse,
to let the revolutionists tell it?
Too much Capitalization, too
much bureaucracy. too much gov
eminent in the banking system, too
much favoritism for certain sections
and certain interests, and largely
because of coffee.
Coffee is to Brazil what grain is
to us, only little more so.
Coffee growers got in bad through
overproduction and the govern
ment undertook to relieve them by
a valorization scheme.
This scheme absorbed a large part
of the nations credit, while it
helped only a single crop in a par
ticular locality, and there you are.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13
SCIENCE
-BY DAVID D[ETZ,

Vienna Professor Clears In
tricate Macs of Modern
Physical Theory in HIS
Book.
ITOW fast modern scientific the
! 1 ory is moving can be glimpsed
from the case of an excellent book
written by DR.. Arthur Haas, pro-
lessor Of physics at the University
Of Vienna.
The German edition, published in
1920. contained five lectures which
DR.. Haas had delivered.
The first English edition was
brought out in 1928. For it, DR..
Haas had to write an additional
lecture to keep his book abreast of
the time.
In addition he had to revise and
extend the chapter on relatively
because of the work which Einstein
did between 1920 and 1928. Minor
additions also were necessary
throughout the book to bring it up
to date.
The third English edition just has
been published. This necessitated
still more changes and additions,
the rewriting of the chapter on
chemical elements, considerable new
material on the electron theory and
the quantum theory and the addi-
ton of an entirely new lecture on
the subject of the new mechanics. -
This third English edition, under
the title of 1.-THE New Physics is
available to American readers. &c.
P. Dutton & Co. has published it at
$215)
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xKTHEN a rattlesnake stings a
w human being, certain definite
changes take place in the body.
The poison of the rattlesnake has
the power to break down the blood,
as a result of which purple spots
will appear on the skin. The poison
affects the nervous system, and, if
sufficient in amount, can produce
death.
In many ways the reaction fol-
lowing the injection of a very small
quantity Of the poison of the rat
tlesnake is the same as that which
follows the sting of honey bee.
To determine any relationship
which might exist between the two
types of poison, Doctors H. E. Essex,
j. Markowitz and F. G. Mann car
ried out a series of studies with
quantities of the venom of the
honey bee.
The venom was obtained from the
bees by anesthetizing them with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13
It's Age-OId Question

MYTH the government back of
w it, coffee looked like a safe
bet, and every one knows how peo-
pie react toward that kind of a set
up.
The possibility of over producing
was discounted, the exporable sur
plus ceased to be a DOGGY, and the
show went hog-wild.
Brazil's credit is not as good as it
was. but she has lots Of coffee.
With the accumulation Of coffee
calling for more and more cash, it
nat-.rally followed that other lines
of business had to do with less.
AS the situation grew worse, the
government grew more stubborn
and eXacting.
The regime that has assumed the
responsibility became gradually in
volved in a struggle for its very ex-
istence and naturally descended TO
every conceivable method Of saving
itself, while those outside the pale
grew hotter and hotter over the
thought that they were not getting
a square deal.
Making due, allowance for the
many differences that exist between
Brazil and this country, some Of us
Americans still could study the sit
uation there with profit, because it
represents a problem as old as the
hills-the problem Of how far gov
eminent can go in helping one
group without angering the rest, Of
how much it can do for special in
terests without exposing itself to the
charge Of unfairness and tyranny.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13

Ideals and opinions expresse d
In this column are those of
one of Americas most Inter
esting writer's and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this Daper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13
Dull Days

T DON'T think ever met anybody
/ who liked his job every minute
of every working day. I know I've
heard people say that before we had
factories and mass production-back
in the Middle Ages-all the skilled
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13

sulting in a knockout victory for
Jefries in twenty-three rounds; the
second time at San Francisco, Aug.
IA, 1903, when Jedries won by a
knockout in ten rounds.
When the legal day for the inau-
guration of a President falls on
Sunday, on what day is the in
auguraI ceremony held?
The following Monday.
What is the nationality and
meaning of the name Yierbuchen?
The name comes from the Ger
man and means -four breaches"
What is the address Of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference?
It is located at 1912 Massachu-
sets avenue, N. W., Washington,
D. c.
Is Fred LandiS related to Judge
X. NJ. Lands?
Fred Lands and Judge Kenesaw
Lands are BROKERS.
How many lepers are there IN the
leper colony at CarrviIIe, la?
About 27s.
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They Tell Ne

I'm not speaking out of expe-
i rience exactly in talking about
acting, though it's true that the only
Jobs I've ever done professionally
are writing and acting
I've written for about twenty
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13
Daily Thought

Whosoever cornmitteth sin is khe
servant OF sin.-St. John 1884.
Death from sin no power can
separate. Milton
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BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

Editor, Journal of the American Medica
Association, and of Hygeia, the Health
Magazine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-13

TT disturbs ones equilibrium to hear the vice-pres
4 dent of the Antorg Trading Corporation, Russias
official trading company in this country. saw that
the Amtorg has been sending to Moscow the secrets
of our coast defenses
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-10-16
REGISTERED TRAPLINES

MT. Terhune's proposal to assign definite trapping privileges to the trappers of Alaska will undoubted- ly result in the conservation of fur animals and eliminate most of the poaching. Each trapper will be the custodian of the fur bearers in his domain as long as he abides by the law. If he is experienced he will know how many animals he can take without depicting his breeding stock, and there will be no necessity for stampede to see who can strip a country before the open season. Everyone knows that this sort of thing has been going on for years.
 There will be more or less con- fusion over the claims for trapping privileges in sections that are known to be rich in fur. Prece- dence, if it can be established, will probably be a deciding factor. Some consideration should be shown the pioneer residents of Alaska. Many an oldtimer who might otherwise be compelled to exist on the bounty of the Territory, could become self supporting and contented if he were given an opportunity to farm the fur in his old stamping grounds without being pestered by the go- getters from the outside.-R. J. S.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-10-16
KARNEs FOR COMMISSIONER

Sentinel Readers:
 Since it is impossible for me to meet all the readers of this paper personally, I am taking this means of informing you of my qualifica- tions for the position of Commis- sionep of Education for the Terri tory of Alaska, which position am seeking at the general election on November 4th.
 I am a college and university graduate, having studied an equiv alent of two years beyond the re- quirements for the A. B. degree. During these two years of post graduate study, I specialized in the field of school administration, and covered every phase of the work.
 I have had IT years experience in school work, consisting of exper- fence as a rural school teacher, high school teacher. high school principal, grade supervisor, and city superintendent.
 With the special training and wide experience noted above, am