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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
SCIENCE
by DAVID DIETZ,

United States Public Health
SerUice Wages War on Bac-
terra That Causes Ira
chOma.
THE United States SIS engaged
Il in a war at the present mo-
ment. 1t is being waged, however.
against an invisible enemy, at least
invisible to the naked eye.
The public health service is do
ing tbs fighting and the enemy is
the bacteria which causes trachoma,
that mysterious disease of the eye
lids which leads to blindness.
DR.. Paul D. MoSsman. medical
officer in charge of trachoma pre-
vention of the United States public
health service, is commander-in-
chief. directing the battle from the
federal trachoma hospital at Rolla,
Mo.
DR.. Mossman recently set forth
the facts of the situation in report
Tor the Natlonal society lot tlle
Prevention of Blindness.
Among members of the white
race" DR.. Mossman writes, ira
choma is endemic in several Of the
south central states. notably Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West
Virginia, Missouri and Arkansas.
In most other parts of the country
the disease occurs only sporad-
ically.
Among the Indians We find
some tribes practically free from it,
while in others the incidence rate
runs as high as 20 or Is per cent.
Accessibility of treatment and
better living conditions may account
for the low rate in some instances
but there are some variations not
so easily explained
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
e jobs-shoveling. trucking.

a great many more jobs-shoveling. trucking
dumping.
II it is difficult for you to see just how you can
help things much by engaging man to putter around
at jobs you usually do yourself Saturday after
Moons stop for instant to recall that the Amer
lean doctrine Of equality Of opportunity entities every
man TO job as well as vote.
Perhaps you right in your surmise that the
man you would employ might be better engaged at
mining coal, making automobiles building houses,
schools, bridges at dredging rivers shaping harbors
But do not allow yourself to be swerved from the
clear path of duty by transports of theory. Make
a jobl
1t may be true, as Owen D. Young once said that
widespread unemployment is a blot upon national
intelligence. But all that is neither here there.
Put man to work raking up the leaves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

out between the fourth and eighth
month and the upper central teeth
follow within a few weeks.
The front molars and the rest of
the incisors follow between the
tenth and sixteenth month. If the
child receives an insufficient amount
Of calcium and of vitamin D, the
development of the temporary teeth
is late.
Associated with this failure to do
velop are the other signs of ricketts,.
1t is, Of course, recognized that the
proper development of the jaws is
associated with the proper growth
of the teeth.
The jaws of an undernourished
infant and the jaws of those who
have ricketts, are poorly formed, the
face is narrow, and the chin is
pointed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
Serious in u, S,

THERE have been six revolutions
l. in Latin-America during the
recent months. China seems no
nearer peace than at any time dur
ing the last twenty years of discord
and revolt.
Though Russia and Italy appear
calm on the surface, the drastic
measures both have found it neces-
Sary to adopt, the spectacular trials
and severe penalties both are i'm
posing, leave no doubt as to the
seethe and stew underneath.
In our own country, that curious
spawn of prohibition, malcontent
and corruption which we call rack
eteering, has reached the proper
tons of an anti-social cult.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

this way or that by the public's
concern with the particular fitness
of one woman or another to serve
as White House hostess.
But these are not insuperable
difficulties in the cultivation of an
intelligent electorate. I may point
to England and, in pointing, assert
that here is democratic government
conducted with a close realization of
the issues at hand.
Naturally, I do not mean the de-
cision of the voters in Great Britain
invariably seems sound to me. Or
that it need seem sound to you.
Nor would I contend that no
myths and f1ctions and extraneous
matters enter it. But, at least, the
average Englishman is politically
conscious.
Copyright. 1880. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
Questions and
Answers

Is a great uncle and grand uncle
the same?
The terms are used interchange
ably in the United States.
What is the value Of a United
States trade dollar dated 1873?
It is valued at 30 cents, proof only
Where does the Tennessee river
rise?
1t is formed by the confluence of
the Clinch and Holston rivers, which
rise in Virginia and unite at Kings
ton, Roane county, Tennessee.
Where is the headquarters of the
Workers party Of America?
IS East One hundred twenty fifth
street. New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
47d6AKF B1T)e7e|I
HAUPTMANN'S BIRTH
November Is

I'm Nov. IS, 1862. Gerhart Haupt-
" mann, foremost and most rep
.esentative writer in Germany, was
born in Salzbrunn, the son of an
innkeeper.
Until he was about %, Haupt-
mann vaccilated with farming,
painting and sculptoring. His in
stincts were, however, always ar
tistic. So, when he was obliged to
return to Berlin from his travels be-
cause of illness. he decided to try
his hand at writing.
When he was 81 he began the
series of dramas which set him at
bound at the head of the Ger
man dramatic writer's of his time.
The first of his plays appeared at
time when cultivated Germans
read nothing but works of Scandi-
navian, French and Russian writer's.
1t was Hauptmann who forced Ger
man attention back to its native
writer's.
Hauptmann established the nat
uralist movement in his country
with a series of dramas depicting
life of the working classes or pow
erty-stricken middle classes.
His Die Weber, a social drama of
the rise, outbreak, development ana
failure of a Immature revolution
is perhaps his greatest work.
He was awarded the Nobel prize
for literature in 1912 and still is
living.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
little Things

UNDOUBTEDLY, it is difficult to
u make large bodies of people
stick to the point and not go of
into bypaths having to do with the
way in which a candidate parts his
hair or the manner in which he,
pronounces familiar phrases in the
English language.
I even have heard it said that
votes on occasion have been moved
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

President Hoover, Attorney General
Mitchell, the crime commission, and congress
should take an interest in the acquittal OF
ten policemen Of the indianapolis force on
charges of conspiracy to violate the liquor
laws. The history of these cases might be
illuminating to those who still have faith in
the noble experiment" especially as to the
possible use of federal authority to influence
elections.
These indictments were returned just at
the time when it was most desirable to the
Republican party of the state, and especially
to the Coffin machine, to discredit the city
administration of Mayor Sullivan.
One of the policemen indicted was
brother of Prosecuting Attorney Stark to-
ward whom the Coffin machine showed little
affection. If one Republican were needed to
rob the indictments of the appearance Of
partisanship, patrolman Stark was, of
course, the likely scapegoat.
1t certainly is the duty of federal officials,
and especially of the federal district attor-
ney to protect innocent men against false
charges.
That is an even greater obligation than
to indict the guilty. The humiliation and
stigma easily could follow such innocent men
to their graves.
When the trial opened, it is significant
that of the ten, Judge Baltzell exonerated six
of the police officers with the declaration
that there was no evidence whatever which
connected them with any liquor conspiracies,
worthy Of consideration by jury.
The four others whose cases he per
mitted to go to the judgment of the jurors,
who were drawn from outside counties, and
who probably are free from any particular
friendship for either the policemen or the
local city administration, were acquitted
quickly.
Just where does this place the prohibi-
ton department, which brought to this city
under-cover men whose regulations are be-
low par?
Just where does it leave the district at
torney who drew these indictments and who,
either in person or from his assistants,
listened to the evidence upon which the in
dictments were returned and which Judge
Baltzell declared was so himsy as to be I'M
worthy of notice
The enforcement, or lack or enforcement
of the prohibition law has resulted in many
evils. Certainly the nation can not accept
with complacency any situation where there
is suspicion that the federal court and its
power of Indictment are being used to fur
Their partisan political purposes.
The time at which these indictments
were returned fitted too closely into the
hopes of the party in power to escape suspi-
eion.
Conditions in this city at the present
time certainly are no worse, and probably
better, than they have been in months.
1t is significant also that the investiga-
tors confined themselves to the city limits of
Indianapolis and did not extend into its
perlieus, over which a Republican sheriff
stood guard.
The administration at Washington owes
it to this city, to the nation, and to itself to
make one more investigation.
1t should discover why ten policemen
under control of a Democratic mayor were
indicted falsely at time so opportune to the
wishes of a Republican machine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

TINE circumference of the chest
r. of the child at birth is little less
than that of the head, but the diff
ference is not usually much more
than half as much. At the age of
year, the head and the chest are
usually just about the same length
around.
However, after the age of 1 year
the chest increases somewhat more
rapidly in size than the head, so
that at the end of five years the
chest is at least one-half inch far
ther around than is the head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

in southwestern United States,
Mexico, and parts of Central
America.
My drawing was made from an
original photo taken by j. o. Loop,
of Long Beach, Cal.
Reference: Encyclopedia Britain
MICA.
MOnday-"AnOther Good OAo IN
Sports"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

Ideals and opinions expressed
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, 1930-11-15

Following is the explanation of
Ripley's Believe 1t or Not" which
appeared in Fridays Times:
Lindsey Hicks-WhO Can't Be
Killed Hicks was working with five
other men in tunnel of the South
ern California Edison Company when
he was imprisoned by cave-in.
His five companions were killed in
stantly, but Hicks lived for sixteen
days under the mass of rock and
debris before the rescuers were able
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

to extricate him. During that time
he was fed milk, whisky punches,
and eggnogs through a thirty-hve
foot pipe and he weighed more
after the ordeal than before.
The Largest LiIy-The Yucca
shown in my drawing is known as
the Joshua Tree, or Yucca Brevifolia,
and is the talest on record. The
Joshua Tree is the most con-
spicuous of the Yucca species of the
Liliaceae family, and is found only
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
Great Issue

THERE is one single issue upon
Il which voters have in recent
years been anxious and eager to ex-
press themselves. In regard to pro-
hibition it is entirely possible to
separate the vets from the drys.
But even this question seldom has
been submitted in absolutely clear
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

Does increasing the number of
plates in a storage battery give it
greater capacity?
The number of amperes a storage
battery will deliver is proportional
to the area of the plates exposed to
the electrolyte (solution). Therefore,
the more plates connected in par
allel, the greater the capacity of the
battery.
Has Rudy yaIlee ever been mar
ried?
His marriage was annulled after
one year.
How many postoffices are there in
the United States?
On June 80, 1890 there were
49.103.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
What is berylIium? How is it
used in industry?

used in industry?
It is a hard, silver white metallic
element related to magnesium, zinc
and aluminium. It's application as
an industrial metal is still in its in
fancy. Alloys with copper, silver,
iron and aluminium have been in
vestigated with interesting results,
although much work remains to be
done before commercial demands
will arise for any of these materials.
It's lightness, high melting point,
hardness, and heat conductiVity
point to possible application in the
construction of pistons in motor
cars and aeroplane engines where
cost is a minor consideration.
Do all the states have laws against
Iynching?
Yes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

King Alfonso of Spain, says a dispatch, recently
served as soldier for day in his own army Now if
ne had been up there in war times that would have
been news
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

Upton Sinclair who often has been taken for Sin
clair Lewis probably is hopeful that the judges who
awarded the latter the Nobel prize are victims of mis-
takent identity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

Colby, another Maine college, has come out with
marching tune to rival the famous stein song But
before predicting its success it is necessary to know if
it viii lend itself to grooming
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

The reason Scotchman should buy dachshund
in preference to any other dog is that even little
one will go a long ways.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

Experts at John Hopkins says the microbe of the
common cold is small the most powerful microscope
can not see it, shucks! They're just trying to mag
Nifty the whole thing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

This is the third of series of four
articles by DIR. Morris Fishbein on nu-
triton of the child.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
Daily Thought

WickedraSs burneth as the fire.
Isaiah 9.18.
The world loves a spice of wicked
neSS-Bias.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
TINE circumference of the chest

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the Health
Magazine
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

YOU'VE got to take your hat off to. President Hoo
verfor his optimism The very next day after the
Democrat ic landslide he issued his Thanksgiving
proclamation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

Syndicate Inc 1'e1i BFilais nights rslervea
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15
Why the Indictments?

sesippJ-Ho~ARl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-15

p SNAKE SWALLOWED AN EGG
= CRAWLED THRU A kN0TAoLE
ANO SWALLOWED ANOTHER
nus MAKING tTSELF-PRlSoNeR
Droluh 6thd sUbmtted BY
REV ) .H.fAzEL, Topeka, Kan.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-17
First Tran-PaCiiic Flight Made Six Years Ago

Six years ago last Thursday, new chapter in aviation history was writ ten when six army airmen, engaged in the project of encircling the globe by air, descended in three planes on the Japanese naval flying field at kasumigaura, Japan, after having flown across the Pacific for the first time in the history of mans conquest of the air.
 An elaborate program Of welcome was accorded the intrepid American aViators the moment they landed at the flying field near Tokio. Crowds of students waving Japanese and American flags greeted them, and girls literally bombarded them with flowers. At the airdrome they were welcomed by about 100 Japanese officers and men stationed there and also by American naval and military attaches from the embassy at the Japanese capital
 The arrival of the Am erican air men at kasumigaura occurred after a. flight of 726 miles from Hitokap- pu bay on Yetorofu Island. Be- Ss>L>.. ,-
New Britain herald., 1930-05-17
25 Fears Ago To-day

The National Lithuanian alliance will hold its next convention in this city under the auspices of the local alliance.
 The young people 0, the Center church made d trip today to Bill Warren's den.
 The Teachers club gave it's first reception last evening at the hish school Principal Marcus White of the Normal school is president Of the club
 The taxpayers in the Bartlett school district are signing a petition ln protest Of the action of the school board in voting to turn the school building over to the state to be used for the training Of Normal school teachers.
 There was a light tlurrr Of snow about 10,50 o'clock this morning. Landers, Frary 6 Clark are nov ing into their new offices upon the sixth story Of the new building this afternoon The P. Q. s Of A. held an open meeting l6t evening and took steps 10 form a ladies' auxiliary. Fifty ! names were secured and these will form the base of the organization i which will be completed in a few | weeks.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-17
TREATY ONLY HOPE FOR LARGER NAVY

For l50 years thc Jnlted states has maintained itself itself pres use, it's po7er and is safety, with out maya. parity with Great Britain. During that per1od there were times when Great Brt,ain's navy was many times larger and mora power lul -aan thae ot the United states, Even during the Clvll War. when the northern states srleTously of- tended Great Britain by seeking 10 prevent trade with the southern states. ann var was possible, Great B~ltatn's statesmanship held aloof from such q step, What an oppor- "lniv thai would have been for Great Britain had it's statesmen been as UelAcose as 5lngolsts since then have often been.
 Today the United States, through .re London Naval Treaty by inter- national agreement has achieved inc right Of parity with Great Britain. To brirs the nauon's fleet up to parity ~lIl mean the cXpcnd- i-.ra Of more than a billion dollars or na~ vessels within ten years sho hcas jest naval program ever conceived during peace rImes.
 Yet some senator's are no. sat Isfed They believe the interests oi the American nay were sacmaced in London
 T. so happens that there is q widespread sentiment m the United States against any substantial in crease in the feet. Under ordinary circumstances this sentiment in all probability would determine what Congress would do about the navy, Which means thero would not b.
 more than small part Of the new construction that actually IS made possible under the London treaty,
 If the London treaty IS rejected In the senate the nigger-than-parity interests would eventually he great ly disappoln.et, They would find that appropriations for nav ships done niecemeal-~ouLd he tough. inch ny inch by Inc influences op- posing naval increases. Instead of a. navy equal 10 that Of Great Brit
 ain VI would eventually have one . far inferior and possibly not much , in excess O tine nect ot Japan.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-17
COACHING
 IN RINGER GAMES
Advice From Sidelines to Be
 Allowed, Rules Say

The question whether coaching will be permitted at the rinsside in the, Herald Junior Achievement marble shooting tournament to be- gin Monday, May 19, at the Benja- min Franklin school has arisen and the answer is. Yes.
 Who makes the best coach is a matter of opinion. "Midge" Walker, who won the Decatur, Ill, cham pionship last year, said no marble shooter can hope to get a better coach than his dad
 One thing has been found 10 De necessary for success at marble shooting and that is constant prac- tice. Good coaches advise practicing different siots-from all distances -on smooth and rough ground.
 Another tip to marble shooters Is not to change style. Many possl- ble champion has lost because he changed hi. style to a. new method which he did not have time 10 per feet.
 Marbles is a game where the thumb is most important. Players should keep that thumb in shape by massa ging 1t with oil after shoot ing. The shooting hand must be hard. Concentration is necessary. It is a bis word but it just means pay ing strict attention to business
 Lewis White, who captured the national championship in 1925. said, The thing I practice most in mar bles is the aim. Lucky shots will not win in the long run. It IS far better to get your aiming down pat.
 English on the shots counts in marbles just as it does in pool. It is the trick that has landed more than one championship. The opJect is to leave the shooter in a good folloN-up position. Players should learn how to put that backspin on the agate. It is we'll worth learning
 A marble within a few inches Of the ring should not be regarded as just an easy shot but rather an eX- tra opportunity. The shooter should learn to carom off the sucker to the center of the ring where the mar bles are and then clean house. Marble matches are not the place for bad manners. Smart Aces and rude boys get nowhere while no boy in the city was ever more courteous and modest in the marble ring than Dominic Cartelli, who not only cap- tured the city championship several times but became runner-up Tn . national championship.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-17
Steeplejack Solves St.
 Rose of Lima Miracle

Freehold. N. J., May IT (UP)- A practical steeplejack with a pen chant for night work has solved the mystery of the mystic rose colored lights known as the Miracle of St. Rose of Lima"
 Since the death last month Of Monsignor Frederick Kivelitz, for 5s years pastor Of the church, thou sands of persons have visited the neighborhood at night and reported a rose colored glow about the cross on the church steeple,
 James Montague, of, Trenton, climbed the tower Thursday night and discovered that the soft glow on the three tips of the cross resulted from moonlight, starlight and street lights on the peeled gold leaf shell of the cross.