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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
More Liquor Deaths

The question of how prohibition has affected pub
thing; vets another Both cite figures but adequate
statistics have been lacking.
1t is interesting therefore to note the recent find
ngs of Frederick L. Hoffman, statstican of the Pru-
Dental Life Insurance Company, who asserts that the
death rate from alcoholism has risen 300 per cent
since the first year of prohibition. Hoffman places
the death rate at four per 100000 1928 against
one 100000 in 1920.
while it goes without saying that drastic liquor
restrictions and prohibition had at first pronounced
effect on the death rate this effect gradually is losing
force and the death rate shows strong tendency to
return to the average common to the pre-prohibton
PERIOD" he said.
DR.. Hoffmans figures are like those published in
the last year or two by other insurance companies
and various official bodies. AS far back 1927 the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, which has
100000 policyhoders, put the rate for alcoholic
deaths at Al, was the same for 1911. The New
York State hospital commission has noted the growth
of alcoholic insanity.
This apparent steady increase in deaths from aco-
holsm since 1920 may mean either that the country
is consuming more liquor, or worse liquor, or both.
The important thing is that prohibition isn't i'm
proving the health of people generally and that
ditions are getting worse rather than better Hoffman
says, moderate indulgence, previously has been
pointed out may serve useful purpose, or put in an
other way, temperance is higher ideal, and more
practicable one, than prohibition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
Reflect Ludlow

s In futile endeavor to distract attention
krom the real issue OF Cofinism, local speak
Frs for that organization are resorting to a
vicious, unfair, scandalous attack upon Louis
Ludlow.
Cofinism has changed the Republican
elephant in Indianapolis into polecat.
The attacks upon Ludlow are so palpably
false as to lose weight with any but the
unthinking.
These political hijackers, bond slaves of
Cofinism, actually boast that their party re-
fused to permit Ludlow to accomplish any
thing for Indianapolis because he belongs to
The minority.
If only members of the majority party
are effective, then Ludlow should be re-
elected. for it is the opinion of the political
observers Of every great Republican news
paper of the nation, including the Chicago
Tribune, that when Ludlow returns to con-
press, he will go back as member OF the
majority, and not the minority, in the lower
house.
The truth is, that with even the handicap
of belonging to the minority party, Ludlow
has been the most effective and faithful rep
resentative this city ever has had in Wash
ington. He has been an interchangeable worker
on behalf of this city and of every citizen who
had business with any part of the national
government. No appeal has gone unanswered.
He probably has been the hardest working
of all congressman.
= IF YOU should by any mischance happen
to listen to any of the malicious attacks upon
Ludlow. remember that they are smoke
screen to cover up the real purpose OF Colin
ism to recapture the key Offices in the county,
bv which it may continue its Policy OF priv
lege, patronage, and pillage.
Consider, also, the source from Wnlcn
Fhese attacks come. The spokesman for Col
Hnism who now attack Ludlow, two years
ago were pleading for the election OF Ralph
hJpdike, that Jest of D. c. Stephenson. Ihey
supported Updike, despite the fact that his
sVritten contract with Stephenson for the de-
livery of all patronage had been exposed
Thev cared nothing for his efficiency, which
kvas missing. He was cog of Cothmsm ana
that was sufficient.
& Ludlow, in principle, in character IN
bbilitv in devotion to duty, is everything
which Cofinism is not. That is the reason
EoAinisra has turned loose its mud batteries
h a last desperate effort to save itself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
Pershing Versus Hoover

Now that General Pershing is about to publish his
book of memoirs he has entered the field of
public debate through the magazines. He is very
much worried it seems, because he thinks this coun-
try is unprepared for war.
He goes SO far as to state that: America already
is disarmed. Good men and women tell that we
should throw away our ornaments. We have very
little to throw away
Leaving aside the matter Of opinion as to what
should be done about it, the country is bound to be
interested in the accuracy of such startling facts
coming from such an authority.
Can it be that President Hoover was misleading
the country when he Stated the facts to be the exact
opposite from those presented by Pershing?
"The American people should understand" said
the President that current expenditures strictly
military activities of the army and navy constitute the
largest military budget of any nation in the world
today" The official figures show that our military
budget of $74 100000 for the last fiscal year was not
only the largest in the world but increase of 16
per cent over pre-war.
When Pershing describes such a record-breakng
military establishment as disarmament" he either is
ignorant of the facts is using words in a way in
which they will be misundl stood generally by per-
sons familiar with the English language.
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M. E. Tracy
We Are Trying to Make Or
ganized Industry Fit Dis
organized Consumption.
SAYS

TN spite Of all the queer crannies
L into which we have poked our
noses, life remains about as much of
a mystery as ever.
Horizons may be receding, but
they are no less impenetrable, and
some Of them still are too close for
comfort.
You don't have to go farther than
the inside of your own whirling
head to be absolutely stumped.
Where do the endless trains of
thought come from and where are
they gazing? If started in a dozen
minds at the same time and by the
same suggestion, why do they sell
dom lead to the same conclusion in
any two?
The stars furnish one kind Of
riddle, the microbes another. But
the most puzzling of all is furnished
by man himself.
There simply isn't any logical ex-
PLANTATION for mans actions, or re-
actions, in nine cases out of ten,
much less for his dreams. Some
times he may be the helpless, hope
less creature of external conditions,
easily amenable to influence, wheth-
er in the nature Of discipline or an
archy, glad to follow the crowd, even
though he knows perfectly Well it
is headed for disaster. At other
times he seems ready to obey no
voice except that Of his own peculi
aritie1.
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IT SEEMS TO ME BY HB BECSS

princesses. The gallant knight
never raised a hand in anger
against any princess.
Not, of course, that T thought my
sister was lovely princess. That
suggests complex quite alien to
any of those which Cypress me.
But I was a gallant knight, and
as such I could not hit any woman
at all, no matter how plain and
humble she might be.
Giants and dragons were about
the only things knight was al
lowed to get made at, and we lived
in a city house where there were
none.
There was sometimes a sort of
giant on the landing Of the stairs,
just outside the library, but it took
a good deal Of pretending to get
him there. And since that was his
status there was no necessity of &C
tually getting mad at him or swing
ing real blows in his direction.
Against him I found it was SUI
f1cient to feign anger and to mag
inc I had thrust clean through
him with a spear. He always died
quickly and quietly.
And so in my heart Of hearts, I
knew that giant for a setup, and I
took no pride in the long record of
knockouts which 1 held against him.
copyright. 1880. by The Timesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE :

world, particularly in Labrador, in
dictates that the disease may occur
in the human being in large num-
Der of cases, accompanied in many
instances by visual disturbance
called night blindness.
In addition to complete absence
of vitamin A from the diet, there is
of course the possibility Of vitamin
A deficiency.
Apparently the absence of a suffi-
cient amount of vitamin A leads to
easier infection. In a series Of eX-
perimentS carried out in Norway,
every one of 1,138 rats with vitamin
A deficiency showed infections at
time of death, particularly infection
of the kidney.
Some British investigators found
that rats fed on a vitamin A de-
fcient diet ceased to grow, and two
leading Investigators, Drs. H. N.
Green and E. Mellanby, confirmed
the ease of infection on a vitamin
A deficient diet.
They proved, moreover, that the
addition of vitamin A to the diet
caused the infections to heal and
prevented new infections.
Such evidence as has been ac-
cumulated indicates that carotin,
which is the yellow coloring matter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
Questions and
Answers

What does nobleSse oblige mean?
A literal translation is mobility
obliges;" the connotation being
that nobility of birth makes GER
tain standard of conduct obligatory.
Could a man born in England of
English parents who afterward be-
came naturaIized in the United
States, ever become President of the
United States?
The Constitution says that only a
native born American citizen may
become President Of the, United
States.
What is the nationality and
meaning of the name Linwood?
1t is a British family name, de-
rived from a locality. and is a short
ened form of Underwood.
Who played opposite Lillian Gish
in the picture, THE Scarlet letter."
Lars Hanson.
How many bank failures occurred
in the United States in 1929 and
1902
There were 437 in 1929 and 258 for
the first two quarters OF 1890
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Getting the Answer

DR. NICHOLSON then goes on to
~ explain how it is possible to
obtain an answer to these questions
from Eros.
Measuring the distance to the
sun has been one of the most i'm
portant and difficult astronomical
feats," he says.
From the observed positions and
motions of planets and comets, their
habits can be computed and dia-
grams drawn without knowing the
actual distances in miles.
Relative distances in stellar as
well as in planetary space, can be
determined by various methods; but
until some distance is determined
in known units, such as the mile,
the actual dimensions of planetary
or stellar space are unknown.
1.-THE simplest methods Of measur-
ing one of these obstacles is by tri-
angulation, just as distances to in
accessible points on the earth can
be determined by angular measures
from a base line Of known length.
1.-THE base line used in surveying
the solar system may be any known
distance on the earth, such as that
between two observatories or the
distance that an observatory moves
in certain time due to the rotation
of the earth.
1.-THE longest base line possible is
so short that the angle to be meas
ured is small, and It must be deter
mined with great precision if ac-
curate distances are to be, OBJ
tanned"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
d. \ COM ~, FREDERICK
1AA1 AOO4 Lands

PRESIDENTS LINCOLN, GA GFIELD AND TKIN-
L LEY were shot only once, but they had to die,
but Legs Diamond notorious New York gangster, who
was shot four times seems to be recovering.
The law of cause and effect is supreme in the
world, bullets not taking the time to look up the
records of those they strike nor does the lightning
care for the character of the building it wrecks,
churches falling as frequently as dens of vice.
CHICAGO is having hard time to keep in jail
~ the tribe of public enemies incarcerated to pro-
mote peace and harmony.
If Mussolini were in charge at Chicago they would
not be in jail long; they would be en- route to some
other seaport of the universe and Chicago would have
a peace she never has known.
AL these hideous failures of justice and all of
these disgusting evidences of weakness back you into
a and ask you the question: rs republican
form of government strong enough to do the work?'
We think it is, but we will have to tighten Uncle
Sans belt in a good many places; and the most i'm
portant place to DO it is in his courts.
1t will not be long until we are faced with the
alternative of taking the criminal lawyer by the seat
of the pants turning punishment over to the mob.
NEW ORLEANS had an earthquake the other day
IN but the people didn't mind it, as it was much
Inilder than the commissions of the recent campaign
in which Governor Huey Long for the United
States senate.
France is so prosperous she had to import 5000
foreigners to work Notifications, but French
prosperity is somewhat different from ours, labor
being paid II and Is gents an hour.
Among these foreigners were men of all nation
alities except Germans but you can put it down
that Germany has due quota of representatives
among the lot also that every othef European nation
has sufficient number Of spies among the workers
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ROOSEVELT'S BIRTH
October ~

an Oct. q, 1853, Theodore Roose-
" welt twenty-sixth President OF
the United States, was born in New
York City of distinguished family
of Dutch origin.
He was graduated from Harvard
college at % and launched his po-
hticaI career q year later, when he
was elected to the New York legis-
lature, of which he was the young
est member.
He continued thereafter in public
life. serving on the United States
civil service commission, as head
of the New York City police depart
nent and as assistant secretary OF
the navy.
He resigned the latter post to or
ganize the Rough Riders, Volun-
teer unit which did remarkable
fighting in the Spanish-American
war.
After he had served as Governor
Of New York, Roosevelt was elected
Vice President and succeeded to the
presidency on the death of Presi-
dent Mckinley. At the close Of the
term, he was reelected.
For bringing about the treaty OF
peace between Russia and Japan in
1905, Roosevelt was awarded tho
Nobel peace prize.
In 1910, after he had led big
game hunting expedition to East
Africa, he returned through Europe
receiving numerous honors. In 1917
he was presidential candidate Of the
Progressive party, which he organ.
ICED. he died % 1919.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
SWatted Her

TF I had my life to live over
l. again, I should alter the Incl
dent. With a second chance I would
want my sister to-even up the blow
with the freight car and then for
give her freely. But that device
mental bookkeeping would be
avoided.
Still, my conduct was not illog-
ical. My brother could lick me, and
so there was no particular point in
doing anything but suppress hate
as far as he was concerned.
I did try the other system a
couple of times without any good
results. A violent blow in the
stomach seemed to be more fearful
than insomnia to be developed thir-
ty-four years later.
Indeed. I had no notion about the
insomnia, for I was rather a shell
tered child, and to the best Of my
remembrance, Freud never was men
toned in our nursery.
Dreams I knew about. They had
dark men in them and blondes who
would do you no good and jour
neys by water. They were, these
dreams, quite on par with the tea
leaves at the bottom of the cup or
the cards counted out upon the
table. But they did not tie up then
to any suppressed desire of mine.
The journey across water I failed
to identify as wish fulfillment
and the blonde woman was not
recognized as palpable evidence Of
my somewhat erotic feeling in re-
gard to my great-aunt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
The Cars Speak
TWENTY years ago, heavy u

TWENTY years ago, heavy I'M
Il derwear and long skirts pro-
vided a veritable clover patch for
the textile industry, while coal
mines were working at top speed.
Then came steam heat, closed cars
and the effect of war on fashions.
1t is easy enough to see how
warm houses and limousines spoiled
the heavy underwear trade. So,
too, it is easy enough to explain why
women Topped off their dresses. But
why didn't more heat in houses
make a better market for coal?
The reason is that oil was just
around the corner, and no one saw
it coming.
Further than that, if the women
had such good reasons for curtail-
ing their drapery, why are they
lengthening it again?
Only one answer to that-the
style czars of Paris, New York, or
Hollywood. But how did the style
czars acquire their power, and why
does the crowd obey them without
protest?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
Affect Business

WYE have seen some rather
wv drastic revolutions in the
manner Of living during the last
twenty years. Some of them have
been brought about by honest, in
telligent progress, but others have
been due to little but an increased
passions for fads. All have affected
business, whether produced By
caprice, or science, and caprice has
done its full share.
The game promises not only to
continue, but to get more exciting.
Tree sitting and other signs of nut
tinesS merely are storm signals.
Miniature golf has raked in $125,-
100000 the first year, which means
just so much less for something else.
Any study of the business cycle
which ignores this phase of the Sit
uation will amount only to another
noble experiment"
Until we have learned to guess
what people will want next for no
reason in the world, and how much
Of it they will want, we can not hope
to make progress in slowing down
the SeaSaW.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
Political Judges

# One of the great curses Of Indiana mas
Seen and is the fact that candidates for Ju-
Hicial nositions have been thrust, willingly
br unwiIlingly, into partisan politics.
s Our present Constitution manufactures
nolitieal Judges and few are able to cast aside
tbei, partisanship after they have secured
nfice. They are looking forward to re-elec-
lion. and many ,ac'> courage to go counter
r. the wishes of the controlling forces with
In their parties.
There are some, of course, who have
thorough respect for law and sense OF the
dignity of their high position that protects
them against political suggestion.
If there were no other reason Tor Young
FOR constitutional convention the oppor-
Eunity of taking the judiciary out OF partisan
politics would supply compelling one.
It is matter of common knowledge that
Ehe highest court of this state has lost the
respect and confidence of large portion OF
mr. citizenship through decisions which have
seemed to be dictated definitely by partisan
politics. .,.u o.ao,
which might have political recoil has added
DO this distrust.
The people can not understand why John
Duyall, convicted ex-mayor of indianapolis,
remains at liberty, after the appellate court
has affirmed his sentence, while the supreme
court does not, or can not decide the simple
question of whether the legislature had the
right to give the appellate court final Jurls-
diction over misdemeanors.
The people do not understand why it
should take years for the supreme court to
reach decision as to whether d. c. Stephen
son legally was convicted of murder, and this
applies to those who believe in his guilt as
well as those who desire his liberation. The
people put their own Interpretation upon this
delay
At present the only remedy offered to
the people is the election of two Democratic
Judges, in the hope that mixed court may
regain something of public confidence.
There should be neither Democrat nor Re
publican judges, but men selected because of
their knowledge of law, their keen sense of
Justice and their reverence for human. right.
A constitutional convention undoubtedly
would write provisions under which the
curse of partisan politics would be taken
from the judiciary and its ermine dry
cleaned of its present obvious spots.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
They Won't Fit
THE trouble is that we are tryinl

TINE trouble is that we are trying
4 to make organized industry fit
disorganized consumption, and to
square the circle, we are playing
with the thought that consumption
can be organized.
Perhaps it can, but it won't be-
We prefer it disorganized, not only
for the sake of variety, but for the
sake of progress.
The human mind demands
change, the more change it is de-
MED through Standardization of in
dustry, the more it Graves on the
side of consumption. The less it
gets by travelling from place to
place, the more it will expect while
living from day to day.
If it can't get its novelties and
innovations through the channels of
substantial improvement, it will
force them by arbitrarily altering
its habits and customs.
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NNE of the psychic factors from
~ which I suffer is suppressed
hate. All my life, it appears, have
gone along tucking away grudges in
my unconscious. I think that gaze
upon the world with a serene and
unprejudiced mind, but the lower
layers of my brain are full of lava.
I wish now that 1 had struck my
sister ,thirty-four years ago when
she hit me in the mouth with a
freight car. 1t was, you understand,
toy freight car, but it all but car
ried away my lower lip. And on that
afternoon I wept a little, but sup
pressed my anger. That started the
whole train of evil consequences, so
that now, at Al, I have insomnia.
She did not say she was sorry
after the doctor came and stitched
me up, and I thought at the time
that I forgave her freely. Now
know that it wasn't free. 1t became
a charge account, and after a while
I began to bill not olny my sister,
but the whole world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-27
More Accurate

A CCURATE direct measures can
IN not be made on the sun it.
self. Even a planet like Mars, Dr..
Nicholson says, is so large and so
bright that accurate measures of its.
position are extremely difficult.
1.-THE asteroids are small and &C
curate measures can be made on
their star-hke images" he contin-
ues. "But until Eros was discov-.
cred, the known asteroids were too
far away to be Of much help in
this problem.
AS soon as the orbit Of Eros was
calculated, it became evident that
it would sometimes be much closer
to the earth than any other planet
and that measures of its position
would give very accurate deterni-.
nation of the distance to the sun. y
DR.. Nicholson also goes on to eX-
plain how the weight of the earth.
and moon, or to use the proper
scientific term, the mass of those
bodies, can be determined from OBJ
Servation Of Eros.
1.-THE mass of the earth and moon
can be determined by their at
traction on Eros" he says. 1.-THE
perturbations of the earth and moon
on Eros will be large, and the diff
ference between the observed and
computed positions of Eros will give
corrections to the mass of the
earth-moon system.
"Since the effect Of the moon will
vary with the relative positions of
the earth, moon and Eros, the mass
Of the moon alone also may be
obtained.
"It is very probable that the value
thus found will be more accurate
than any now available"