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conducting, and what we are going
to do about it.
The simple answer is that we
don't think much of it and we are
going to do less.
Before The Telegram and Mr..
Broun came to a working agree
ment, the editor looked squarely in
The face of the fact that in our rela-
tons with the columnist our sltua-
ton differs little from that OF one
of his readers.
You take Broun or you leave him,
but if you take him at all you take
him as is. He is no more suscepti-
BILE to renodeling than soap bub-
BILE. Having consistently borne this
fact in mind, The kilograms rela-
tionShiip with its columnist has been
to date a model of harmony.
Every question on which there has
oeen difference of opinion has been
successfully arbitrated - III COM
plete accord with Mr.. Broun'S ideas.
The system has been simple and the
result complete success.
The Telegram has grown in cir
culation. Mr.. Broun has grown in
the esteem of rapidly charging
following in cities from coast to
coast.
Then came the monkey wrench
into the cogs of this perfect arrange
ment, thrown there by the nominal
ing committee of the Socialist party
seeking q candidate to run for con-
gress from New York midtown
district.
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Instruments

CURGICAL instruments of many
~ sorts undoubtedly we're in use
at the time the papyrus was written,
according to DR.. Breasted. The
papyrus, however, only mentions
one instrument, a fire drill" used to
cauterize.
"a jaw of askull of the Fourth
Dynasty, 1900 to 2750 B. c., disclos-
ing drill hole to drain an abscessed
tooth, indicates that specialized
surgical instruments of metal, pre-
Sumably bronze, already existed in
the age that produced the treatise"
DR.. Breasted says.
"The medicamentS used by the
surgeon were simple. In many cases
he recommends hot applications, fol-
lowed by honey ointment on lint.
APPLICATION of fresh meat to injuries
was another favorite treatment.
In cases of infected wounds, this
pioneer medical man prescribes the
earliest known external application
of salicin, in the form of decoction
of willow leaves, as an antiseptic.
''ae also used astringent applica-
tons, solutions containing copper
and sodium salts. An -ammonical
application was used to allay in
flammation.
Because he was a surgeon, the
author was interested only incident
ally in medicines. That he and his
school were successful is indicated
by the fact that out Of more than a
hundred t1lummies of this period
that have been found with broken
bones, only one case shows an I'M
united fracture"
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lower customs revenues. accounted for

consequent lower customs revenues, accounted LOT
most Of the decline
six weeks is too short period on which to base
a forecast for the year. Nevertheless, the situation
is one to cause concern since it carries the threat
Of a tax increase and deficit
Added weight is given to President HooYers request
to executive heads of the government to practice the
most rigid economy. At best the government VIII
spend more this year than last, since congress ap-
propriated about five billions which was 200 or 400
millions more than last year, depending on whether
appropriations of the special session are included.
Heavy expenditures by the farm board are IN
prospect the public works program has been expanded
greatly and there are larger authorizations for many
other things.
Meantime there is every evidence that the shrink
age in customs revenues will continue through the
wear. Taxes on 1880 incomes, payable next calendar
wear will be smaller because of the business depres-
sion-how much smaller not be calculated
accurately.
So it behooves the government to save wherever
possible President Hoover's repeated warnings show
that he long since realized the situation His at
tempts to curtan army and navy expenditures yet
may have results.
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MorrOw's Successor

J. Reuben Clark is reported to have been offered
informaIy the difficult and important job OF am
bassador to Mexico. AS the report apparently Is re-
liable, there is great deal of satisfaction in inter-
ested diplomatc and commercial circles, where it
has been feared the President might pick a lame
duck or second-rate business man.
Clarks popularity is due in part to his splenoio
record as undersecretary of state as American rep
resentatve on several international commissions and
as author of the nauch-needed but still suppressed
restatement of the Monroe doctrine.
But his appointment has been urged upon the
President especially because of his experience ana
achievement as Ambassador Morrows chief aid III
Mexico CITY, and because he is understood to be
Morrow's choice of successor
There may be better persons for the job than
Clark-as to that the public is not in position to
Judge But there hardly can be any question that
the post should be intrusted to diplomat OF the
Clark or Morrow type Our Mexico City embassy Is
no place for hacks snobs or well-meanng medlocreS
seeking reward for political favorS.
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Muscles

DR. BREASTED says that the
- papyrus indicates that its
author had an intimate acquaint-
ance with a system of muscles, ten
dons and ligaments, but there is no
evidence that he clearly distin-
guished the three systems Of muscles,
nerves and blood vessels.
Some of the more important
forms. of bandages we're made for
the surgeon by the greatest of
ancient experts, the Egyptian en-
balmerS," DR.. Breasted says.
"The lint was made from vege-
table tissue, and was used to apply
external medicaments or as an abb
sorbent of blood. Bandages and
swabs we're made of linen.
Three specialized forms of splints
were employed by this early sur
geon, one a brace Of wood covered
with linen, and employed in cases
of tetanus to hold the patients
month open SO that he could take
liquid food; another of linen i'm
pregnated with glue and plaster, and
third, consisting of stiff rolls of
linen.
when a -comminuted
fracture of the skull made it neces-
Sary, the patient was held upright
by supporters to sun-dried brick,
presumably nodded to fit his figure
on each side under his arms
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L51T|t1eH
|ANNIVER$ARYI
.491+4tH
HARRISoN's Births

ON Aug. 20, 1888, Benjamin Har-
W rison, soldier, orator. lawyer,
author and twenty-third President
of the United States, vas born at
North Bend, o. He was great
grandson of. Benjamin Harrison,
signer of the Declaration of indie
pendeHce, and grandson OF William
Henry Harrison, ninth President of
the United States.
After graduation from Miami uni
versity in 1852 Harrison studied law
at Cincinnati. He practiced in In
dianapolis. Entering the Union
army in 1862, he served with con-
spicuous gallantry in the Atlanta
campaign, finally returning to civil
life at the close of the war with the
rank of brigadier- general.
In 1881 he entered the United
States senate and seven years later
was nominated for the presidency
by the Republican convention, and
subsequently elected.
His administration is character
lied as quiet, successful and meas
urably popular" Nominated for a
second term, Harrison was defeated
by Cleveland, a Democrat.
Harrison was The chief represent
tative Of the Urited States at The
Hague conference in 1899. He lee
tured for a time at Leland Stanford
Junior university in California. He
died after brief Illness in Ipdian-
apolis Ia 1901.
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REASON BY FF aASpIs

7~HE great extent to which these kids are sitting
i in trees all over the United States rather
strengthens the suspicion that that's where we all
came from in the first place.
If pardons are granted to those four Sing Sing
prisoners who we're released to save four people who
were drowning in the Hudson and who did the Work
and then returned to the prison, they should have
no difficulty in finding jobs.
And they should have little difficulty in making
good for where they once had bad record to 1--we
down, they now have heroic record to live up to-
president HOOVER hit the bulleSeye of popular
ity when he decided to give up that pleasure trip
to Glacier national park and decided to stay on the
Job at Washington and help the victims whose crops
have been destroyed.
It's the sympathetic touch that counts.
In this Chicago baby case Mr. Watkins made a
mistake when he went into court and claimed that
Mr. Bamberger conspiIed to grab the Watkins baby
and shift his own to Mr. Watkins
Human nature does not do business that way
The Turks have organized Republican party and
this ought to be an opportunity for Mr. Huston who
has been thrown out of the national Craftsmanship at
Washington.
NOTHING in the jungle is more savage than the
IN extremes for fortune in our so-calIed civliza-
ton.
In one column of the papers you read that Mrs.
Marshall Field, who has just divorced her mate, will
receive million dollars per annum and in the next
column you read that thousands are begging for
bread.
It's an unjust proposition for employers to adver-
tise for thousand men when they want to employ
only half that number
They do it to get larger number to select from,
but they dsappont many who are up against it, and
it's a bad business.
Barbara Tonpkins. 6-year-old daughter OF an
American in Turkey swan the Bosphorus. distance
Of mile and quarter, which Is enough to make
Gertrude Edelle sit up and take notice,
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Rating Br0un

NEFINITE as are our ideas and
IL great as is our admiration for
Columnist Broun, we are not so GER
tain as to how we rate Congressman
Broun.
We find it difficult to imagine this
notorious Sun-dodger functioning
effectively in congress as long as
the house maintains its present
hours. But we would back him to
establish new endurance record in
night sessions.
Most certainly we are not disposed
to take either the candidate or his
candidacy as joke, and we long
have learned that Broun's ability
to avoid taking himself seriously
never prevents him from taking his
job seriously.
We recognize that Broun is no
mere jokesmith or phrase carpenter,
but an artistic debunker Of political
and official hapdoodle. Even so, we
believe that as factor in things
political he can be more effective
on the outside looking in, more
forceful in type than in talk, more
constructive in a column than in
congress.
Meanwhile Broun will continue to
write for the Telegram and The
Times. Sometimes we will be in
agreement with him, sometimes we
will not. That's Broun.
But of one thing we are certain,
he will express his honest convic-
tions Interestingly. He will con-
tinue to focus the penetrating rays
of his logic and humor, as the stu
atoms demand, on events and peo-
pie and things.
He will continue to stimulate the
none too general habit of straight
thinking on matters of public con-
Germ.
And should he be elected--well,
ct seems to me" we can take that
up later.
Copyright. 1880. by The Timesl
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Overlook Vital Point

COMEHOW, we seem to have
~ taken consumption for granted,
though it's fluctuation because of
fad, freak and fashion, is to be seen
on every hand.
The idea OF keeping careful track
of the amount of wheat, corn, cot
ton and other staples to be har-
vested appears 10 have impressed us
as the one essential. though a 10
year-old child should understand
that decreased consumption has the
same effect on prices as overpro-
duction.
The very fact that the law of
supply and demand is beyond re-
peal should warn us to keep close
tab on its operation both ways.
Having settled the production ar
gument. however, we are content to
talk politics. When the bottom
drops out because large numbers of
people have turned from starchy
food to fruit, or from medium
priced cars to flivvers, we have little
to suggest, except that the party in
power be ousted.
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Jail or Congress-


TT had been our boast that In
l. more than half century Of its
existence, few Scripps -Howard edi-
tors had gone to Jail, and no
Scripps Howard editor or important
contributor had gone to congress.
Those who had gone to jail had
been convicted only of contempt OF
court, so we we're rather proud OF
the record. While we did not, and
do not think at the moment the
record as it pertains to congress is
in danger, Broun's announcement
constituted threat.
But a hasty survey is reassuring.
In the last election, the Socialist
candidate for congress in this Sew
enteenth district polled some 1000
out of something over $4,000 votes
cast.
For several months after he came
to the Telegram in May, 1928, and
until we thought that the situation
generally was understood by our
readers, we carried at the top of
Broun's column the following state
ment:
ideas and opinions. expressed in
this column are those of one Of
Americas most interesting writer's
and are presented without regard
to their agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of this
paper.-The Editor"
That was and is the kilograms
attitude toward Haywood Broun
and his column. It never has been
our desire nor his intention to have
his column reflect the editorial
opinions Of this paper.
His political, social, economic
and religious views have never been
matter Of our concern. His value
to theA paper, and his appeal to its
readers, have been those of an indie
pendent writer who has made
place for himself and won for him
self an audience among those in
terested in, even though not in
agreement with, the view of a force
full and unconventional thinker with
highly developed aptitude for
pleasantly provocating writing.
We would have preferred Broun
free from any entangling political
alliances. Possibly this is mere
prejudice. Possibly it's merely the
normal skepticism of any one seek
ing political Office.
Frankly, we rate the profession
of journalism high above that of
the politician, though we recognize
that there are good and bad types
in both callings. However we have
yet to hear of a newspaper man ac-
cused of buying his job.
But in politics or out, we prefer
Broun to be himself, in which case
we know he never will be otherwise
than interesting and entertaining.
That Broun is running on a So
called Socialist ticket seems to us to
be matter of no importance Our
regret is not because Of his party
brand.
The Telegram is opposed to
MARKHAM Socialism because 1t re-
CARDS its tenets as unsound and
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BY ROY w. HOWARD

TTEYWOOD BROUN. originator
L L and conductor of this column
returns to the job tomorrow after a
vacation punctuated by an unex-
pected plunge into the sea Of local
politics from which he probably will
be rescued by the voters Of the
Seventeenth congressional district in
the November elections.
The only person more surprised
by Mr.. Broun's nomination for con-
gress on the Socialist ticket than
Mr.. Broun, was the editor Of The
Telegram.
Mr.. Broun received the news by
telephone. The editor Of The Tele-
gram learned of it from the morning
papers. The editor and the col
umnist recovered their power of
speech at about the same time, but
the edge was with the columnist.
Broun happened to be in Fifty
eighth street, New York, while the
editor was reading a California
newspaper in an airplane flying over
the Sierra Nevada mountains. Mr..
Broun got down to earth first and
gave out a statement before the
editor could get down to earth and
give Broun an argument.
After that it was a case Of Pat
being good for the drink, because he
already had it.
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1T SEEMS TO ME BY HB BK0SS

impractical, totally tulsuited to
American economic actualities. But
having no partisan utilization or in
hibitions, the Telegram has no fear
of the "rnercerized" Socialism of
independent thinkers of the type of
Norman Thomas and Haywood
Broun.
With due respect for their prob
able. dissenting opinions, theirs is
largely Socialism in name only,
Karl Marx certainly would never
recognize or accept it as his brain
child.
without subscribing to their the
cries or accepting as logical the
remedies they propose, the Social
ism advocated by Thomas and
Bround can be accepted as having
a very real value in that it, fur
nishes an outlet for the rapidly
mounting public distrust of the two
moribund major parties.
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G, O. P, to Blame
T TNDER existing conditions

FINDER existing conditions it
~ might not be a bad thing to
GUST the party in power, not with
the idea of making business hum
and furnishing everybody work over
night, but to punish an admintstra-
ton which failed to warn the Amer
lean people where they were going
when it should have known.
BY no stretch of the imagination
can the present administration be
blamed because a lot Of suckers paid
too much for stock, or a lot Of
equally gullible manufacturers over
produced.
1t can be blamed, however, for de-
claring conditions we're sound when
they weren't, for letting the country
believe that the unreasonable boom
in Wall street was made oil anything
but water. and that we could go on
boosting prices and supplies, with
out a crash.
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SCIENCE
Modern Surgical Appliances
We're Used By Egyptians
Fifty Ceu55WieS Ago.
-RY DAVID DIETZ.

A NCIEN7' Egyptian surgeons,
L n perhaps as early as the Thrift
eth century. B. c., used adhesive
tape, lint. bandages and splints. set
broken bones and put in surgical
stitches.
This is the opinion of Professor
James Henry Breasted, director of
the Oriental Institute of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
He bases it on the famous Edwin
Smith surgical papyrus. An edition
Of the papyrus, translated and edit
ed by DR.. Breasted, just has been
published by the institute.
The papyrus dates only to l,70o
3. G. But DR.. Breasted believes
that there is sufficient evidence to
show that it is a copy of an original
document which goes back to 5000
B. c. and he believes that Imhotep,
the earliest known physician, may
have been its author.
Speaking of the author of the
papyrus, DR.. Breasted says:
This ancient surgeon not only
was the first of whom there is any
record to recognize conditions and
processes as due TO Ineligible phys
ical causes, but ne had literally to
create his own scientific terminol-
ogy.
"After his treatise had existed for
a thousand years or so, some Of his
language had become SO obscure
that later practitioner, probably
about $500 B. c., added a glossary
explaining dubious terms"
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Can't Be Repealed

MO doubt, governmental policies,
IN especially with regard to tar
ifs and foreign trade, have direct
bearing on certain industries, and
an indirect bearing on general con-
ditions.
But SO, too, has the law of supply
and demand, especially as affected
by the continuous change Of meth
DDS and ideas.
AS some ancient wag has said,
the law of supply and demand is
beyond repeal.
1t is not beyond the range of
study and information, however,
and that is where we might accom-
plish something worth while.
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Times Readers Voice Vices

Editor Times-At a recent meet
ing of indianapolis Typographical
Union, No. /, the organization, by
unanimous action, instructed its
officers to convey to you its deep
appreciation and communication for
the efforts being made by The In
dianapolis Times in exposing meth
DDS of state and county contractors
in paying neager wages for COM
mon labor.
That the courageous fight The
Times is making will be crowned
with success is evidenced by the
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No Warning Given

TINE reducing craze has din1in-
4 ished the consumption of po-
tatoes by a surprisingly large per-
centage, only to mention one illus
tration.
Were potato growers warned on
this? Were they told that 1t would
be inadvisable to continue planting
the same old acreage because the
demand had shrunk?
The government does excellent
work in making crop surveys and
crop reports, but that represents
only one side of the picture.
The availability of a market is
just as important as the availability
of supply.
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Haywood Broun, who conducts this
column, has announced his candidacy for
Congress. Roy w. Howard, publisher of
the New York Telegram and chairman OF
the Board of the Scripns-Howard News
papers, has taken over the column for
one day to discuss Broun's candidacy.
Broun. who has been absent on vaca-
ton, will resume writing his column to-
morrow with reply 10 Towards COM
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Expenditures by the federal government are in
creasing rapidly. Revenues are declining. These
facts revealed in figures from the treasury for
the first six weeks Of the new fiscal year.
The amount paid out exclusive Of public debt
payments. was twenty-nine millions more than dur
ing the same period last year. Receipts we're ffty-
i've millions lesz The slump IN foreign trase, with
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Your CoIunlniSt

ONCE that time The Telegram,
- recognized as an independent
newspaper with no political tie-ups
or entanglements, has been deluged
with inquiries as to what we think
of our colunnist's latest deviation
from the orthodox course of column
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Daily Thought

The wicked are overthrow, and
are not: but the house Of the
righteous shall stand.-Proverbs
1871.
1t is statistical fact that the
wicked work harder to reach he'll
than the righteous do to enter
w. Shaw.
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Keen lnJeIeSGy pelLlS IldIllleSUtu NY
the public and those in official
capacities.
May the day be not far distant
that all who toll will receive not
only a living wage but a. saving
wage.
Let the good work go on.
GUY HOWE, President.
Editor Times-Now that the Gov
ernor and the President have come
to definite understanding as to
drought relief for the southern
counties of Indiana, why not have
a few suggestions from the citi-
zens as to the application OF this
relief fund? We are told that APP
proximately $2SOOO,OO0 will be ex-
pended on the highways this year.
Southern counties, check UP and see
if you received your proportionate
allowance. If not, get in the scrarn-
BILE.
Take road No. 50, for example.
About three years ago a stretch OF
this road from Brookville to Harri-
son, O., was paved, thus closing the
road for two years. A little later
another small stretch from Brook
vile to Metamora was paved, thus
closing the road again for one and
one-half years. Another stretch of
this road from Metamora to east OF
Andersonyille has been closed for
the last eight weeks for oiling- We
still have rough gravel road, after
about four years of patching.
Road No. 50 is the most direct
route between Chicago, Indianapo-
lis, Cincinnati and the south. All
this time tourists have been COM
PEELED to go through Ohio to keep
on a paved or decent road.
Why could not this road of ap-
proXimately sixteen miles from
Brookville to Andersonville, have
been divided into sections and con-
tracts let to three or four contrac-
tors and road finished that would
be credit to the state instead of
a disgrace.
1t is not too late to finish this road
this season if divided among sew
eral contractors, and they are in
structed to move a little. Franklin
county, let's go. How much Of this
00.000 have you received this
year? CHARLES G. DARE.
Ss40 College avenue.
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Then there's the bright shipping room clerk VINO
when asked for an invoice hummed the boss tune