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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
They Block Traffic

THE most discouraging point
L about it is that we do not seem
to be sure of our ground. To know
exactly what ought to be done.
The whole show smacks of COM
promised impulses, badly mixed
emotions, and a vain desire to
reconcile rigid law enforcement
with good nature.
Generally speaking, the demon
STATIONS, being staged without per-
mits, are Illegal. Besides they block
traffic.
Still, they seem to involve no
heinous crime, wherefore, it has
become the fashion to beat EN-
up, just as longshoremen might
handle crowd of strike breakers.
The demonstrators could wish no
more effective aid in their publicity
efforts.
Brutality is exactly what they
want, provided it is not too brutal.
If they were PERMITTED to put on
opposition, to blow off steam in city
hall, for an hour or SO, or even
spout in park, their business
would f1atten out.
But as long as they can show even
a small number Of Commissions, they
not only feel that they have a cause
worthy of martyrdom, but that they
can make the public believe it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

IN the last quarter century cases
L of eczema have been much bet
ter defined than they were before.
At one time any Inflammation of
the skin that was associated with
swelling and redness and the exuda-
ton of fluid was called eczema.
Nowadays it is realized that
eczema is a condition of the skin
with the symptoms that have been
mentioned, but which follows a
definite course and which is asso-
ciated with a special reaction on
the part of the skin to certain irri-
tant or exciting agents.
Among the external irritantS
which may bring about the reac-
tions of eczematous character are
such chemicals as frequently occur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
Cons at f ault

TN most instances, the time and
L. place of these demonstrations
have been known.
The police easily could have
drawn cordons across the streets, or
rcped them off, and thus stopped
the performance before it began.
The fact that they failed to do this
suggests that they may enjoy the
melee as much as the Communists.
Indeed, there is warrant for the
conclusion that on some occasions
the police have laid" for the scrap,
and SO have arranged the situation
that scrap was unavoidable, which
would be all right, except that it
puts government, authority, order
and public interest on a level with
the very thing they pretend to be
preventing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
Fall for the Bunk

| GONE people are thinking about
- this problem intelligently, but
others prefer its more exciting,
though less important, phases.
Just now attention is focused on
the nationwide rumpus ballyhOOed
for next Thursday.
Moscow is behind it, We are in
formed, with a million-dollar fund,
and congress, the state legislature,
city council ought to do something.
Radical agitatorS should be more
than pleased at the way sober
minded folks fall for the bunk.
Tremulous mayors, scared police
commissioners and oratorical con-
gresSnen are doing much more for
them than they possibly could DO
for, or by, themselves.
If we keep on taking this Com
munistic nonsense seriously, we will
make it serious.
If anything could be worse than
the foolish demonstrations that
have been staged in some of our
cities during the last few weeks, 1t
is the way they have been handled
by the authorities.
To put it bluntly, the law has
gone down in the gutter and rolled
with malcontent.
Where there should have dignity
and precision, there have been
tisticuffs and street brawling.
Either these demonstrations vjo-
late the law, or they do not.
If they do, some one can be held
accountable. If they do not, the
pummelling. punching and pursuing
should cease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
.EnIdenlICS

TINE first chapter of DR.. Hag-
L CARDS book is titled Child
birth and Civilization.
Child bearing always has been
accepted among primitive peoples
as a natural process, and as such
treated with indifference and bril-
tally" he writes.
Then he traces developments
through the middle ages. At that
time, he says. "the treatment given
the child bearing woman was vastly
worse that the mere neglect among
III primitive peoples. During medi-
eval times the mortality for both
the child and the mother rose TO
point never reached before.
Children Jared as badly as their
mothers
In the seventeenth century," he
writes, the baby, at birth, was first
bathed and then sailed all over and
its head tightly bandaged to shape
it.
Next It was bound round and
round in swaddling bandageS until
it was unable to make the slightest
movement. These bandages usual
~ were taken off only once a day.
when the child was allowed few
minutes Of exercise.
THE swaddling continued for
several months About half of the
children so treated died during the
first year of life"
DR. Haggard paints q picture Of
the terrible condition of the lying
in hospitals of Europe during the
seventeenth. eighteenth and even
nineteenth centuries. Nothing was
yet know then of antiseptic meth
DDS with the results that these hos
pitfalls were swept by epidemic after
epidemic.
In 1773 50 terrible an epidemic
ragged in Lombardy that 1t was said
that not a woman survived child
birth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03

What is the average number o.
pounds in an American bale of cot
ton? How does it compare with
other standard bales? Is the stand
ard the same now as it was orig
inalIy?
The weight Of the first bales which
we're picked on the plantations II
the year 1890 and pressed by tramp
ing was around 200 pounds Later,
by use of the screw press, the den
sity was increased and they weighed
from 300 to 400 pounds. AS other
means for applying pressure we're
developed there was further in
crease to approximately 500 pounds.
The American standard bale which
weighs 500 pounds is between the
weight Of the East Indian bale Of
400 pounds. and the Egyptian bale
weighing $50 pounds A 500-pounds
3ale is the standard upon which all
commercial dealings in American
cotton are based.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03

r IKE everything else, unemploy-
~ ment becomes an excuse for
politicians, hounds and propaganda
lists to strut their stuff.
The Communists parade, Senator
Brookhart calls for a relief fund
of $50,OOO,OOO, and the White House
advises economy.
Last fall the White House was
calling conferences to boom bust
ness and provide work. That was
a sensible idea, regardless of Sena-
tor WheeIer's opinion that the coun-
try would have been better off
without them.
You can't connect people with
pay rolls by pinching pennies.
There is only one serious aspect
to the unemployment situation, and
only one logical remedy.
With several million men and
women out of work, our problem is
to rehabilitate industry.
1t is not problem that can be
solved by makeshift measures,
grandstand plays to the gallery,
emergency laws, or even enuncia-
tons Of general policy.
1t is a problem for little busi-
ness as well as big, and for private
enterprise as well as public officials.
No one can handle it alone. It de-
mands not only general co-opera-
ton, but intelligent thinking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
Questions and
An.S7OeTS
What do the letters %" and as

What do the letters ID" and as"
on United States coins mean?
They are the mint marks Of the
Denver and San Francisco minis.
How many Republicans and how
many Democrats are there in the
present congress?
In the present senate, 81 Repub-
licans, 80 Democrats and l Farmer
Labor. House of representatives, 1853
Republicans, 1876 Democrats and
Farmer-Labor.
Who was the father of Queen
Victoria of England? OF what ma
tionality was she?
Victoria was the only child of Ed
ward, duke Of Kent, fourth son of
King George III of England. She
was of German and English descent.
Is the bob white, the quail, the
partridge and the grouse the same
bird?
The bob white is called quail in
the north and a partridge in the
south. The ruffed grouse is called
a partridge in the north and pleas
ant in the south.
What does the word ashore
mean?
It is an Irish word, q Term OF en-
dearment, and means my treas
ure."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
SCIENCE
Mothers of Past Centuries
We're Victims of Inhuman
Cruelty and Stupidity Dur
ina and After Childbirth.
BY DAVID DIETZ-

II the title OF a scholarly and
fascinating book by DR.. Howard w.
Haggard, associate professor Of APP
piled physiology at Yale. Harper &
Brothers are the publishers.
A sub title calls the book The
story Of the science OF healing from
medicine man to doctor. 1t is
more than that. 1t is an illumi-
mating account of one of the mos
important phases of the story OF
mankind.
1t is impossible to read this book
without finding oneself in whiri-
pool of conflicting emotions.
1t brings hot anger at the cruel
ties and stupidities Of past genera
lions. Likewise, it brings pity-pity
for the victims of those cruelties
and superstitons and pity for the
whole human race which Went
through those experiences.
1t brings wonder-wonder that
the human race ever managed 10
survive, wonder that plaques and
diseases did not wipe it entirely
from the face Of the earth in the
days of its superstitious Ignorance.
And finally of all. it brings pride
that the human race did grope its
way out of superstition and fallacy
and cruelty to its present stage.
One thing the book will do for
any reader. It will cure him once
and for all of any melancholy for
the good old days" Those good
old days" possessed terrOrs I'M
dreamed of today
Every professor of history would
do we'll to excuse his class from
weeks reading Of battles and diplo-
matte intrigue and have them read
Devils, Drugs and Doctors" The
class will benefit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
Daily Thought

Many shall be purified, and
made white, and tried; but the
wicked shall do wickedly; and
none of the wicked shall under
stand; but the wise shall under
stand.-Daniel 1910.
There is no man. suddenly either
excellently good or extremely wicked
but grows so, either as he holds
himself up in virtue. or let's himself
side to viciousEess.-Sir P. Sydney
What are the five largest colleges
in the United States in point OF en-
rollment?
Columbia university, New York,
with 1858 students; New York uni
versity, New York, 24,846: University
of California, Berkeley. 1880; Uni
versitt of the City Of Detroit, $4,000,
and Boston university, MaSsacff1-
sets, 1906.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03

ideals and opinions expressed
n 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 Daper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
An6SthGSia

DR. HAGGARD traces the slow
~ development Of methods Of
procedure which we today take al
most for granted.
1t comes almost as a shock TO
read, for example. "The use of an
esthetics to alleviate the pain of
surgical operations and Of child
birth was unknown before the mid
die of the nineteenth century.
prior to that time operations
we're performed or1y from the dir
est necessity.
This barbarous state Of affairs,
formerly accepted as inevitable,
shows by contrast with present con-
ditions the humane aspect of the
discovery of anesthesia.
No greater boon has ever come to
mankind than the power thus
rgranted to induce a temporary but
complete insensibility to pain"
In his concluding chapter, Dr.
Haggard writes, "The medical SCI
ences today are giving the world
the healthiest period it has eve
known, but they are not yet ma
ture.
what already has been accom-
plished in scientific medicine IS
small in comparison with futur
possibilities Of preventing disease
alternating suffering and prolonging
human life.
But there is no assurance thu
these possibilities ever will be real
lied. In this manner man literally
controls his own destiny. Medical
science can exist and advance only
so long as the scientific spirit sur
wives. The survival Of the scien-
tif1c spirit is dependent upon ad-
.vancing civilization.
One of the most interesting fea
lures Of DR.. Haggard's book are the
illustrations. These number $50 ano
for the most part are reproductions
of prints dating back through the
last five centuries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03

complained Of the wines and liquors
which are to be obtained abroad.
THE gin they serve you over there
hasn't any kick in it," is familiar
complaint.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03

in a land which is frigid to the ira
ditiOn itself AS to authenticity,
that is the last thing which the
average New Yorker demands. Not
only will he accept substitutes, but
he Graves them
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03
SAYS

oar Problem Is to RehdbIi-
tate Industry, Which De
mands Not Only General
Cooperation, but Intelh-
gent Thinking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03

mission apparently was straight and the boycott
called of.
1t seems clear from these episodes that American
Intervention has strained the patience of Haitians
most to the breaking point but that they ready
to cooperate with the commission if demonstrates
its sincerity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03

A campaign to popularze the potato is under way
We offer, free Of charge. the slogan, THE Eyes
Have It."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-03

When you leave this world you leave your enemies
you're a doctor.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
TRIPS ON
RIVER PROVE
POPULAR

Those who want to "go down to
the sea in ships" can enjoy some
of the thrill Of such an adventure
these days, for the big boat City
of Washington phys daily. except
Tuesday, between the Capital and
Chapel Point, and every evening,
except Tuesday. she glideS down
the Potonac under the moon. with
thousands of happy couples enjoy.
ing dancing and other diversions
on board.
The Chapel Point of this year
boasts many new improvements
that are proving extremely popu-
lar. Bathing was never better and
there are newly installed showers,
up-to-date bath houses, diving
boards, water slides and water
wheel. Picnic parties will find
everything to their liking, with
plenty o. tables and chairs in
shady hooks.
Riding, boating and dancing
may also be enjoyed at the Point,
and for the children there is an
extensive playground with swings,
seeSaws. slides and other diver
sionS. Refreshments may be had
on the boat.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
COmlnends Actors

Miss Lackaye bespeaks word
Of compassion for the girls who
become involved in legal diff
culties because of engagements
with daring producers. She says:
Remember, II has been .
rough season in the show world
and jobs have been hard to
find. Few chorus girls or actors
care to appear in Off-cOlOr plays
or questionable exhibitions, but
sometimes they are forced, for
economic reasons or through
Misrepresentation, to do things
they regret. 1 have seen too
many actors and actresses, des-
perately in need Of work, spurI1
parts which would demean or
degrade them. Such sacrifices
enable one to retain their faith
in the general whOlesOmeness Of
the profession.
Her brother, the veteran Will
ton Lackaye, one of the towering
figures of the acting world, is
now in Hollywood. He recently
closed a season with Mrs. FiSke
playing the judge in Ladies Of
the Jury" I like to think Of
the retort terrible which the barb
tongue Wilton Lackaye once gave
to an impertinent young buttin-
sky at the Lambs Club. Tell
The Washington times., 1930-07-12


genious twists in the story and
you will enjoy this picture.
It is all about a society girl who
has a double that lives with an
underworld gang. The plot con-
trives to have them exchange
places when q robbery is pulled
off. There is little exhibition of
psychic powers as a side dish and
altogether the screen concoction
is purely synthetic but diverting.
Miss Young acts well enough and
is always an agreeable eyeful,
while Jack Mulhall takes it seri-
ously and registers effectively.
Crooner Osborne, in a fetching
blue coat with pearl buttons.
nicely creased gray trousers and
an orange tie, leads his band
through a routine of numbers
while Daniel BreeSkin'S men look
on with critical eye.
Every now and then Mr.. Os-
borne steps up to the mike and
croons softly such q chorus as
MY Heart Belongs to the Girl
Whose Heart Belongs to Some
body Else" and similar senti-
mental ditties. His voice is mag
nified via the loud speaker syS-
tenn, and the result is music Of
the type which gives Maestro
Osborne his radio following. said
to be huge. The audience last
night responded generously.
Two Vitpahone shorts are just
SO so, with the usually interesting
news reel filling the two-hour pro-
gram. ANDREW R. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
Why Do They Do 1t?

Every time / see one of those
flat-foot detectives in the movies
keep his hat on in the house 1t
makes me feel like asking,
''Where wuz you brung up?"
And when I see somebody IN
the picture reading the New
York Morning Telegraph and the
closeup shows the headlines OF
the New York Journal, than I
know this director will never be
called the David Belasco of the
films.
These were things noted in
''Road to Paradise" at the Earle
last night, while I was trying to
figure out why they named it
that and just how they work
the double exposure.
The race between the Messrs.
payette, Cullen, SHIELD, Meakin,
Cochran, Taylor, ETC., to be the
best dressed executive in the
Washington Theater has been
close and fascinating to observe,
But when Corbin SHIELD Of Keith's
blossomed yesterday with nose
glasses on a silk string the dis
position seemed to be to accord
him the pole in the summer
eartorial handicap.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
Seaside Park
Lures Beauties

Seaside Park, at Chesapeake
Beach, is now at the height Of it's
season, and special events are the
rule almost daily. Every WedneS.
day evening now is devoted to
beauty contests and water car
1livalS, and in the latter are
featured swimming races for chill
dren and adults, diving contests
and various comedy features.
Friday is Family Day, with re-
duced rates on the Chesapeake
Beach railway and half.price to
children. up to 6 p. M, on all tides
in the park. The cool breezes
from Chesapeake Bay make the
park an ideal spot for family out
ings on Friday at a minimum of
expense
Swimming and diving in the
fine saltwater pool. dancing IN
the cool ballroom and enjoyment
of the many other devices, such
as the coaster dip, aeroplane
swing, whip, shooter, miniature
railway, custer, skee ball, bowling,
ETC., make time pass pleasantly at
Seaside Park. For those who are
employed during the day. rapid
and convenient train service from
District Line Station takes patrons
to the very gates of the park, ard
bathing under floodlightS and to
music has proved a strong attrac-
tion indeed.
There is ample parking space
at District Line. or at the park it,
self. for automobiles. A beach
playground for children. ample
room for picnic parties, and fish,
ing. boating and grabbing for
those who seek what Chesapeake
Bay has to offer. are added IN.
encements for q trip to the beach.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12

Dorothy ReVler no"8'AS F"HDahk"' "T'
head an excellent cast including
Noah Beery, Robert EdeSon, Will
liam Courtnay, AnderS Randof,
Louis King, and Henry Kolker.
The Way Of All Men" has the
possibilities of an exceptional
play, novelty, strong characterize
tionS, dramatic situations, but
somehow it fails to reach the
heights one might anticipate.
Soaring in several instances to a
tense climax it flattens out
rather abruptly, but notwithstand-
ing. the unusual plot manages to
sustain a fair amount Of interest.
The setting is in a Mississippi
River town, Cottonia tits called in
the picture. and the place chiefly
in Stratton'S Cafe, a downstairs
saloon Of days gone by. The
Father of Waters" gets out of
bounds and a motley crowd Is
trapped in the establishment.
Human fallacieS and stark REQ
actions are portrayed, then q
sharp return to the hectic life of
today. Herein is an opportunity
for supreme acting. but the situa-
tions prove a little too difficult.
Courtnay, as a fanatical preacher,
comes the nearest to playing up
his part. The lovely Dorothy. al
ways good to look at. displays
flashes Of exceptional acting. and
the same goes for Fairbanks.
A short subject, mile Green"
featuring Helen Broderick and
Lester Crawford. is a highlight of
the program. There's a laugh to
every second. Musical Beauty
Shop" is notable for some fancy
roller skating by a fleet-footed
duo cutting such didoeS as make
one dizzy in contemplation. The
newsreelS complete the bill-H. K.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
OLD FAVORITES CAN DO
A COMEBACK

awakening which will be answered
with what looks like worthy
drama.
For herself Helen Lackaye is
LOOKING over two parts which have
been ten dered in the new output.
She will, Of course, pick the one
which looks most promising and
prays for role like that which
she enjoyed with the lamented
Wallace Eddinger and Mary Nash
in Captain Applejack." That
play ran rs weeks on Broadway.
Such roles are the plums in the
actors pudding. But most Of
the puddings have no plums.
The Washington times., 1930-07-12
sBy ANDREW r. KELLEY

Will Osborne is repeating at
the Earle this week and the
Warnings are coming back to F
Street in August. While the old
home week spell is on how about
bringing back Jack Pepper for a
week at the Earle? Jack was an
M. C. who had his moments and
his flapper following no end.
Also John Irving Fisher ought to
be ripe for a short repeat at the
Fox when Sam Jack Kaufman
checks out on July 81. Horace
Heidt's Californians will make
the turnstiles click in any house
and Allan Rogers. blonde gentle
man and scholar. would be sure
of q royal welcome. Am I for
getting Wesley Eddy? No indeed,
the notified fountain pen he gave
me Christmas still writes so /
think Of him every time I sign a
letter. Well, almost.