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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
SCIENCE
Nansen, Dean of Arctic En-
ptorers, ShoUed Courage
That Rarely Has Been
EQudled.
BY DAVID DIETZ
TAbL and broad-shouIdered. with

TAbL and broad-shouldered, with
Il white hair and a great white
mustache, Sir Fridtjof Nansen, dean
of Arctic explorers. looks like one
of the famous vikings of history
brought back to life and dressed IN
modern clothing.
America had an opportunity to
renew acquaintance with this ia
nous explorer last year, when he
travelled through this country on 3
lecture tour.
For convenience, we may divide
modern Arctic exploration into
three periods. The first. a period
in which the Arctic ice and cold
usually proved the victor, may be
said to have started with the disas-
trous voyage of Sir John Frank
lin and ended with that of Greedy.
The second period, in which Arc
tic explorers Jared better, started
with the work of NanSen. Its CHI
max, Of course. was the discovery Of
the north pole by Admiral Peary.
This period extended up to 1925,
when the first attempt was made to
use airplanes in polar search.
Nansen represents a link be-
tween the old and new: for although
68 years old, he is planning to make
a journey into the Arctic by airship.
He plans to use the Graf Zeppelin,
the great German ship which cir
cled the globe, for his expedition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
PIatitudes Do Not Help

4 Under such circumstances, we
" hardly can appraise the movie,
or the necessity for safeguarding it,
on the same basis that We would
appraise a book which we keep on
the back shelf.
Neither can We approach the
problem from the standpoint of ma
ture and critical minds, or dismiss
it by such platitudes as that, ito
the pure, all things are pure" that,
"the ballot box and jury box afford
sufficient protection" and that 'the
American people are fit to govern
themselves.
The American people are fit to
govern themselves, but only through
due process of law, as evidenced by
the Constitution and thousands
upon thousands of statutes, by a
sheriff in every county, by a police
force bigger than the standing army,
and by more than 100000 prisoners,
not to mention traffic lights, public
service commissions, and such a
multitude of regulatory measures as
would fill an encyclopedia.
Considering what we have found
it necessary to do in so many other
lines, a code for the movies would
not seem out of order.
The question of whether the first
code proposed is perfect would ap-
pear less important than the fact
that those in charge are trying to
do something of constructive ma
ture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
Courage

CONVINCED that the ship would
~ continue to drift across theice,
Nansen, with one companion,
Johansen, left the ship and started
with dog-sleds to the north pde.
Such courage and confidence
rarely has been equaled. Once Han
sen and his companion were ont OF
sight of the ship, they could never
hope to find it again. The ship
would continue to drift to the west.
An attempt to find the ship again
in the great Arctic field of ice would
be like looking for a needle in a
haystack as, large as the Woolworth
building.
BY April 8, Nansen and his COM
panion had reached latitude IS de-
grees il minutes, the farthest north
reached to that date.
When Nansen and his companion
felt they dared push no farther
north because Of the lateness Of the
season, they headed for Franz Josef
land.
They were forced, however, to
spend the Arctic winter, the long
Arctic night, on Frederick jackson
island. Here they lived in a little
hut which they had constructed,
subsisting on the meat of animals
which they had shot.
At the end Of the winter they
nushed south once more and finally
met the members of another expe-
dition. the Jackson armsworth ex-
pedition, with whom they returned
to Norway on Aug -, 1896.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
I he Erann

ATANSEN was born in Norway at
IN Frozen, near Christiania, on
Oct. 10, 1861 He studied at the
University of Christiania and made
his first trip into the far north to
study animal life and physical fea-
lures of the Arctic ocean at the age
Of d. That was in 1882.
In 1888, with four companions, he
made trip on skis across Green
land from east to west. This was
the first time such journey had
ever been made.
On his return from Greenland,
Nansen became curator Of the
geological museum of Christiania
university.
In 1890 he proposed a. revolutions
airy scheme for crossing the Arctic
ocean. His suggestion was that
ship be allowed to freeze in the ice
on the belief that it would be
carried across the north pole by the
east to west drift of the Arctic ice
The scheme caused a storm Of
discussion in scientific circles anc
great opposition was expressed. Blu
finally Nansen won out.
The Norwegian parliament votet
two-thirds of the necessary fund
and the balance was made up b.
contributions from King Oscar an
private citizens.
A ship, the Fram-the nam
means Forward constructe
for the expedition. 1t was pointe
at the bow and stern and ha
sloping sides so that the ice insteS
of crushing it would slip beneaa
it and lift it out of the water.
The Fran sailed from Christian
on June "a, 1893. Nansen, Of cour.,
headed the expedition. Otto Sve"
drup was sailing master. On Set.
% the Fran was frozen in and be
long drift across the Arctic ce
began.
By March IA, 1895, the ship hd
reached latitude 81 degrees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

+ DsiIu \
I Lenten Devotion
TRANSFORMING ENVIRON

TRANSFORMING ENVIRON
MENT
(Read Isaiah 35.) Memory verse +:
Passing through the valley of
weeping they make it a place Of
springs" psalm 84:6)
MEDITATION
Notice the verb. They make it,
a place of springs. They trans
form their unhappy environment.
Their resourcefl spirit finds in it
some hidden good. The chapter for
today is a picture of the way in
which an arid land may be trans
formed into a fruitful place through
the coming of a new and victo-
rious spirit. Oscar Wilde tells us
story of an artist who desired to
make a statue to 1.-THE Pleasure
That Abideth."' But there was no
bronze in the kingdom except what
was IN the form Of a statue to THE
Sorrow That Endueth." SO he
melted the statue to the Sorrow that
Endureth and used the metal for
his statue to the Pleasure that
Abideth. This is the task Of the
spiritual artist.
PRAYER
Thou great Creator of mems souls
we thank thee for the power of the
human spirit to triumph over cir
curnstances and to overcome evil
we coyet that power for ourselves
this day that we may not be easy
victims of environment, but may be
greater than anything that can hap
pen to Us. Amen. -~4.Azsm.szAs..ass
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

not for want of geniuses. The
offices of these publications always
are cluttered with masters of Eng
fish prose and poets filled with the
divine afflatus.
Now the enterprises languish and
die for want of "hacks." There is
nobody around the place competent
to answer the telephone.
And, changing the subject, but re-
tanning the theme Of incompetence,
I think that most of us are too
complacent about men who have
been reduced to bread lines.
Many are fond of saying, "Oh,
it's no use trying to help people like
that. They wouldn't even want a
job if it was offered them. They
just won't and can't do anything"
Well, suppose that is true of some
Of them, how did they get that
way. Somewhere in the system
which We have devised for life be-
tween the cradle and the cross
something went wrong.
You and I can not stand up and
plead not guilty to the charge of
contributory negligence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
Screen to Rule

TIME power Of the printed word
4 is gradually succumbing to
the screen. especially since it has
been supplemented with sound de-
vices.
Within the space Of twenty-five
years, it not only has swept the
spoken drama off the stage, but has
popularized the theater to such eX~
tent as never was before known.
In most of our great cities, more
people are to be found at the NOV
les on Sunday afternoon than at
church on Sunday morning.
One only has to talk with the
average boy or girl to realize how
definitely they are forming ideas of
honor, loyalty, and justice from
what they see and hear in the
movies.
They can talk much more glibly
about the prominent stars than
they can about the prominent poll
ticianS Or preachers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
F ootStooIS

TTACKS serve as footstools and
L L stepping stones for the aristoc-
racy of high talent. Take the case
of William Shakespeare. His genius
is beyond bubble, but he had to
depend on a troupe of actors who
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

Editor TilneS-It seems the great
est of American tragedies is the pro-
hibition law. We, the American
people, have lived ten years under
this law and we, the middle class,
have not received a single benefit
from the law.
Many of us lost jobs through stop
ping of liquor manufacture, which
now is shipped here from other
countries or is made by the foreign
class.
We know that as long as men de-
sire liquor, there will be liquor for
them. That is human nature.
The prohibition law made taxes
high and placed new taxations on
the American people. The working
people have not the resources to
purchase the better drinks, and lives
are sacrificed because of this law.
We realize it will be difficult to
wipe this law from the Constitu-
ton, because of the graft it creates.
Money seems to rule the country
and this law provides the biggest
graft of all our racketS.
Instead of all these arguments, we
should be given a direct voice on the
question and be permitted to vote
on it. The law was war measure
and was made law at time when
the voting power of the United
States was in Europe or away from
home.
Ten years is a long enough trial
for any law, so why not give us the
right to say what we feel? This
law becomes more dangerous in all
ways to the welfare of our country
daily. We must demand action.
ROBERT HANSON.
500 North Capitol avenue.
Editor Times Members of the
Womans Christian Temperance
Union of Marion county feel thas
the time has come when the
Christian people Of Indianapolis
should take action, and in some way
bring to bear an influence great
enough to prohibit any more mara
thons of any kind whatever being
held in this city.
The marathon being held in Cadle
tabernacle is a fact to be deplored
by any right thinking citizen. The
members of this organization be-
lieve that leisure time should be
used for constructive recreation, and
should not be wasted. A marathon
of any nature is surely time wasted.
MARION COUNTY w. G. T. y.
Mrs. Alonzo Huls.
Corresponding Secretary.
Editor Times-Answering Mrs.
| Gla.singame: Sorry, but you're
wrong again. I am mother. One
son is a senior in high school, one
is in the eighth grade, an only girl
is in the third and I have 20
months-old baby.
HE needs my help" Yes. that
type does; but q real man raises
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
Spectator

r MET a man just off the bread
Il line the other day who seemed
to me to possess great enterprise. He
had devised profession which is
unique as faFas know. Two thou
sand had stood up on the line that
morning and it was necessary to
send the last 500 away empty
handed.
For them no meal tickets re-
manned. I was standing in front of
the Little Church Around the Cor
ner which distributed the doles
when a wastrel approached and
said, did you get ticket, budGy?'
1 answered that I had not.
Reaching into his pocket he said,
II can let you have one for II
cents" He was the first bread line
ticket speculator in the city of New
York.
Mark you, the bargain offered was
fair enough. Each ticket called for
20 cents worth of breakfast. What
amazed me was the extraordinary
initiative of the man.
I suppose he must have repeated
on that line or fastened uptown
after being supplied with a meal or
an order at some other station. But
it must have required some three
hours of his time.
He was being paid at the rate Of
4 cents an hour. This puzzled me
and asked a man out Of the line
why it wasn't easier to beg. you
don't get the idea," he said. "You
gotta have CUTS and gumption to
beg, They haven't got it."
Copyright, 1880. BY The Tines
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
Remus and Sherlock Holmes have been picked to lea

Remus and Sherlock Holmes have been picked to lead
the 500 charged with conquering the presidential
cares at nightfan to bring sweet Sleep Who find
JOY in the Spanish knight better than he who has
returned weary from fitting at congressional wind
mills-not to say windbags? To whom will Toms
tactics of getting others to whewash the fence ap-
peal if not to the President, who has appointed
twenty-one commissioner is it forty-one-to help
do his jobs? With Uncle Ren1us at hand, there will
be no need for another cabinet officer who specalizes
in bedtime stories.
And who If not Sherlock and the faithful Watson
can divert the presidential mind from the national
mystery:
Where is the noble experiment?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03
All GeniuSeS

little magazines of high
I'VE intent have blossomed for a
while and faded. But, mind you,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

ideals and opinions expressed
IN 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 paDer.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

1t is to be hoped that the fellow who proposed
and was accepted by telephone got good number.
And there is no doubt that the girl told him. give
me ring soon, DEAR
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

The argument in the Massachusetts legislator
over suppressing indecent books seems to be develop
ing into real battle of the censory
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

in New Orleans they are giving race horses sun
baths and ultra violet rays treatment. But it would
seem that Jockies, not horses, need to get light.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

An Italian athlete set some sort of record by
walking to and from his bedroom for forty hours
It isn't reported whether he found the collar button
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

California sword swallower broke four teeth try
ing to bite piece of iron the other day There is
nothing to the story but our guess is that his
front door key refused to function
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

water tank, says news item burst and splashe
the singers the stage of the opera house at Paris
But then, they must all have been divas
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

Yodeling is becoming popular in Germany. 1
seems the Swiss movement is spreading
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

Planet x, like the ex-President, is still more
less of mystery. And it's distant as a rich rela
tive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-03

The Movie VIII Play an I'M
portant Part in Making
Not only the Morals bat
the Politics Of the Future.
SAYS:

IF every story has moral, so does
L every movie, the only difference
being that the movie carries stiff
fer punch.
You simply can not get away
from the element Of propaganda in
form of entertainment which de-
picts life.
That is why Soviet Russia is pre-
pairing 1873 films this year.
Soviet leaders show their perspi-
Guilty in recognizing the movie as
the most powerful instrument avail
able for putting over ideas.
The story is an individual prod
uct; the movie an organized
product.
You can sit down and write a
story all by yourself if you have the
talent. Then all you need is a
magazine to buy it, or a publisher
to print it.
To put out movie, you need a
studio, with a mob Of actors, not to
mention camera men and experts
Of every description. After that,
you need a raft of theaters to be
sure of effective distribution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
American Gold Star
Mothers

The War Department has practically
completed details for the pilgrimage to
Europe of American Gold Star Mothers
and widows of World War veterans
buried overseas, and the first delegation
will sail from New York on May on
the s. S. America for France, carrying
widows and n1others from the state of
Nebraska. The priority of States was
determined recently in a drawing by
Mrs. Herbert Hoover. This movement
was sponsored by the American Legion
and the plans as worked out by the
War Department, according to local
legion officials are in such minute
detail that each Gold Star Mother or
widow will be able to tell in advance
how and where her time will be spent
on the entire trip.
The only thing each mother or
widow will have to do for herself is to
secure the necessary passport and this
has been made as simple procedure
as possible. Transportation and ex-
penSe money from their homes to New
York will be sent to them In advance.
On arriving at New York they will be
met by Army officers and escorted to a
hotel where reservations have been
made. The stay in New York will be
from "a to 48 hours. At the proper
time they will be escorted to the steam
ship upon which passage to Europe has
been arranged and CHARTERED In cabin
class accommodations.
The ocean voyage will last about
eight days and when the ships dock at
Cherbourg, France, each party will be
met by officers especially detailed for
the purpose and taken in o special
train to Paris, where hotel reservations
have been made. The first day in
Paris will be devoted to resting. On
the second day the women Of each
party viii place wreath on the tomb
Of the French Unknown Soldier and
attend reception in which the French
war mothers government officials and
prominent civilians will participate. On
the third morning the groups going to
the different cemeteries will leave
Paris, travelling in motor buses, and
proceed to the cemeteries, where they
will remain about seven days. Twenty
f1ve women will be detailed to each bus
and an Army oficer will have charge
Of the bus. The itineraries to and
from the cemeteries and the daily
itineraries while at the cemeteries have
been varied so as to take in points of
historical interest as well as some parts
of the battlehelds where American
troops were engaged. Upon return to
Paris, each party will remain for about
five days, and during this time an OPP
portunity will be given to see the points
of historical interest in Paris and
vicinity. The entire duration of the
stay In Europe will be II days. Upon
return to the United States each ship
will be met in New York by Army
officers, who will escort the mothers
and widows to the trains which will
take them home. Before leaving New
York each will be provided with her
return railroad ticket, a sleeping car
ticket and enough funds to cover cost
Of other travelling expenses home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

and for this purpose high-frequency
broadcasting sets have been installed at
advantageous points, and at designated
times code messages Of instruction are
sent out and are received by the men,
bers of the various units.
Also, specialists in certain branches
Of medicine have been organized on the
same basis into hospital units, for mo-
bilization as units, both on hospital
ships and at shore hospitals. During
the past year 355 officers and 461 men
of the volunteer branch performed Is
days Of active training duty, both afioat
and ashore. Fifty aviation officers were
maintained on training duty with YES
sells Of the feet throughout the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

The superstitution that 1t is unlucky
to comb your hair at night Is another
of the old beliefs that have come down
from our early ancestors. The point
then was that any hair scattered by the
use of the rough combs of those days
might have acted as scent to proving
beasts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

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serve who are specialists In radio COM
munication and whose mobilization du-
ties will be for this special duty have
been organized on Q volunteer basis,
into sections and units. These units are
specially trained. 1t was announced,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-13
Ready-Made Plot

Ready-Made Plot Now she is plugging for success in her first talkie, in the role she played in the stage musical, Fol low Thru"
 Of the real children of the stage is zelma. Careers like hers have
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-13
MOORE BROTHERS ARE
 AT PALACE TONIGHT

For the first time in nearly a quarter century of screen work three brothers, each of whom has achieved success as an individual, are brought together in one picture Radio Pictures all-talking hit, Side Street"
 The trio is made up of the brothers Moore-Tom, Owen and Matt-and they are playing in brother" roles on the screen at the Palace tonight.
 Critics wherever Side Street" has been heard and seen are unanimous in the opinion that no better choice could have been made to fill the three featured roles-Tom as a conscientious Manhattan traffic cop, Matt as the police surgeon, and Owen as the king of the racketeers, with Owen keeping his means of livelihood secret from his family.
 Tom goes out to "get' the racke-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-05-13
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