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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ -
Planet Recently Found NolC
Believed to Be Different One
Than Heavenly Body Whose
Existence Was Predicted By
Lowell.
BY DAVID DIETZ

THE new planet, discovery Of
Il" which was announced by the
Lowell Observatory OF Flagstaff,
Ariz., on March 10, is not the Lowell
planet, the planet beyond Neptune,
whose existence was predicted more
than decade ago by the late Pro-
lessor Perciva, Lowell. That now is
agreed generally by astronomers.
Until the days of Sir William
Herschel, only six planets were
knows. On March IS, 1881, he dis
covered the seventh planet, which
was named Uranus.
Irregularities in the motions of
Uranus led to the calculation by
Adams, an Englishman, and Lever
rier, Frenchman, of the position
of an eighth planet. On Sept. %,
1846, Gale, a German, discovered
the eighth planet, which was named
Neptune.
Professor Lowell, however, felt
that all the irregularities in the
orbit of Uranus could not be &C.
counted for by Neptune. 1t was
also suspected that there were some
irregularities in the orbit of Nep-
tune.
This led him to calculate the posi-
tion of a. slIppOsed rans-Neptunian
planet.
At first it was supposed that the
astronomers at Flagstaff had locat-
ed this planet and astronomers de-
bated whether it should be named
after one of the Greek gods or after
Lowell.
But now, they are content to call
it Planet x for the present. The
"X' is the familiar letter used in
algebra to represent an unknown
quantity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
Case Of Ford

NNR. FORD isn't asking for any
1V1 tariff. In spite of shorter
hours and higher wages, his skill
in mass production makes it pos
sible for him to sell cheap motor
cars abroad. But he can't go on
selling there if we won't buy in eX-
change.
If congress should pass law ar
bitrarily cutting 10 per cent off your
pay and mine, I'd howl my head
off. And so would you.
And if congress decreed that our
rent should be raised and that
everything we wore and ate should
Immediately be advanced in price
we'd all be very angry.
Well, we ought to get excited
about the Grundy tariff, for in a
very real and actual way it will do
just that.
1t isn't just an abstract question
to be mulled over in a committee
room. This is our money which they
are fooling with. We are to be
heavily taxed for the benefit of a
few individuals.
The Grundy tariff is just an i'll
wind. We all should protest against
its acceptance.
(Copyright. 1880. by The Times,
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How WeNDONu
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FIVE QUESTIONS 4 DAN
ON FAMILIAR PAS AOES

l. What is the origin of the phrase
bricks without straw?"
2. Who were the Pharisees?
8. Who said, Lord, if thou wilt,
thou canst make me clean?"
4. Complete the beatitude Blessed
are the pure in heart"
5. Who asked Gan the leopard
change his spotS?"
Answers to Yesterdays Queries
l. Abraham'S nephew; Genesis
1875.
2. After his resurrection, when he
met seven of them returning from
fishing; John 21:1-13.
3. Simeon; Luke 2:29-32. Lord,
now lettest thou thy servant depart
in peace"
4. Hope deferred maketh the
heart sick" Proverbs 1912.
5. They left grain unreaped in the
corners of the fields, and left some
Of the grapes on the vine, so that
the poor might CLEAN after them;
Leviticus 1870.
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TNHE tariff never gets its fair
Il share of attention from the
average American because he has
been led to believe that the whole
thing is in some way magical and
very complicated.
Way back in the days of William
Mckinley, when the full dinner
pail" first came into the language
of politics, the workingman was
asked to believe that a Republican
administration provided the honest
toiler with roast beef sandwiches.
1t wasn't really roast beef, but &C
tually bologna.
We don't hear 50 much about the
full dinner pail any more. The more
successful worker is not likely to be
particularly grateful for the oppor-
tunity to eat out of a pail and the
less successful one has no pail, full
or otherwise.
We know now that even high
protective tariff is not a certain
guarantee against hard times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
Verdict

THAT Planet x is not the trans
Il Neptunian planet predicted by
Professor Lowell was the verdict
pronounced at the annual meeting
of the National Academy of Science
by Professor E. w. Brown of Yale
university.
That, as far as the astronomical
world goes, settles the matter. For
Professor Brown is the worlds
greatest authority upon celestial
mechanics.
Professor Brown spent forty years
of his life studying the motions Of
the moon and formulating equations
to express the result. He has made
monumental studies of the motions
of the satellites of Jupiter and per-
formed other important tasks in
the fields of mathematical astron-
ony.
It appears, therefore, that the
discovery of Planet K in the region
where Lowell's planet should be is
only coincidence.
But now the interesting question
arises: What is Planet x?
Some astronomers suggest that it
might be a comet. Another Sugges-
ton is that it might be an asteroid.
There are several thousand tiny
planet-like bodies in an orbit be-
tween Mars and Jupiter. But if it
is an asteroid, how did it get to
the edge of the solar system?
Professor Harlow Shapley of Har-
ward says that the preliminary orbit
indicates that Planet K is re-
markable type of member of the
solar system not comparable with
known asteroids and comets and
that its discovery may prove of
greater importance than even the
discovery CT the real Lowell planet
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
Machinery Benefits us

THERE would be little hope for
L such enterprises as the League
Of Nations, the world court, or the
peace movement as a whole, but for
those inventions and innovations
which have brought humanity closer
together.
Out Of the mechanical hookup
rises a new and broader conception
of human relationships.
We like to think that idealism, as
we call it, is separable from the way
we work and live, but the tools and
instruments that have been devised
through thousands of years Of toll
and struggle have a profound bear
ing on the way we feel toward So
cial and political problems.
Though machinery may not have
done much to produce better indi-
vidua1s, it has done great deal
to improve society, and in the end
individuals will benefit.
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MILLS BIRTH
, May 20

May 20
NN May 20, 1906, John Stuart
~ Mill, English philosopher and
economist, and regarded as one Of
the foremost thinkers of his time
was born in London.
Taught'at home by his father, Mill
is said to have begun the study Of
Greek at the age of 8. When he was
Is his father sent him to France to
be educated. His stay there also
gave him an intense interest in
politics.
On his return to London he en-
tered the India house as a clerk in
the examiners Office, where his
father was assistant examiner. He
remained with the company for
thirty-three years, and rose grad
ually until he became head of the
political department.
Mill took an active part in the
political discussions that followed
the revolution of 1880 in France
and in the reform bill movement in
England.
He established his reputation,
however. by publishing his philo-
sophical work. "a System Of Logic,
Ratiocinative and Inductive." The
success Of this work paved the way
for his famous Principles Of Po-
dtical Economy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN.

BY DIX. MORRIS FISHBElN,
Editor Journal of the American. Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
TIME average man who perSpires
n seldom gives any thought to
the reason for the perspiration.
Precipitation may be brought about
by work involving muscular exer-
else or by increasing the tempera-
ture of the surroundings or it may
be associated with emotion or men
tai stress.
Scientifically it has been believed
for years that the chief purpose
of perspiration is to regulate the
temperature of the body.
To determine whether or not
sweat might have some other func-
ton, the Chinese investigator, Vas
'Kuno, in the Manchurian Medical
college, has been studying the prob
lem for eight years.
A selected portion Of the body
with a surface of about ten inches
square was submitted to Various
impulses and the amout of perspira-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
TT SEEMS TO ME By HR REo4S

venting them from going out. Our
exports begin to dwindle. Why?
The answer to that is simple
enough. We haven't as many Gus
toners as before.
The situation would be simple
enough if, instead of the word
trade" the term barter" was sub
stituted. Suppose, for instance, there
was no such thing as money. In
such a state of society we might
send steel rails to England and get
in return wooden goods.
Our export wheat to Belgium
might be paid for in their cement.
Now, in effect, that is. what does
take place. The existence of money
merely makes the process a little
more remote.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

against us, it would be impossible to
continue business without flow of
goods back and forth. Once foreign
markets are shut against us, our
very efficiency becomes a threat
against the national welfare.
Everybody knows that our manu-
facturers are skillful enough to
produce more commodities than
America can absorb.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
Nothing for Nothing

THE balance Of trade might be in
a our favor for a little while, but
in the long run you can't expect
people who have nothing to sell to
continue to buy. Already many ma
tons are setting up duties against
us as an act of reprisal.
But even without these tariff walls
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

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 OaDer.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

In what direction would the
needle of magnetic compass point
at the exact geographical north
pole?
1t would point south to the mag
netic north pole. All directions on
the earth are south from the geo.
graphic north pole AS a matter Of
fact, the magnetic compass in very
high ATTITUDES becomes unreliable,
since it is then too near the mag
netic north pole to function accu-
rately.
When was william Strong mayor
of New York City?
From 1895 to 1897.
Is pOIygamy stiIl practiced by the
Moslems in Turkey?
The new civil code adopted by
the Turkish national assembly on
FEB. 10 1926. prohibits polygamy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

Paul Hampden, son of the noted actor, is working
in an autonoI lie factory in Flint Mich. Even taking
automobile parts great training for the stage these
days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

over Indiana, comparatively little
drinking went on?
Has the wet cause come to the
point where facts must be sup
pressed, news stories falsely colored
in the headlines and wrong con-
illusions drawn from the simplest
figures in order to support editorial
policy?
The issue is deeper than prohi-
bition. 1t is fundamentally ques-
ton of the integrity of the press
and the truthfulneSs of our news
purveyorS. .
JAMES A. GRAIN.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
Daily Thought

For all his days are SOrrowss
and his travail grief; yea, his
heart taketh not rest in the night.
This is also vanity.-EccleSiastes
2:23.
Vanity has no sex.-Colton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

Secretary Hyde says that the farmer suffers be-
cause Americans eat less than did their fathers
Well, their fathers could take appetizer occa-
Sionally.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

One reason why Jack Dempsey IS going to Africa
to hunt big game may be that he wants to show a
dubious public that he can still lick his weight in
wildcats.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

How many votes in the electoral
college has the state of Texas?
Twenty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

1t may have been somewhat embarrassing to Edda
Mussolin to have father announce shortly after
her marriage that Rome will have 100000 inhabi
tants by 1885,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

What is Gene Tunney's real name
and when was he born?
James Joseph Tunnney; born in
New York, May 25, 1898.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

Who played the feminine lead
opposite John Barrymore in the
photoplay Don juan?
Mary Astor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
Questions and
AnSzCe7.S

Which word is correct in this
sentence with" or "by"? "The two
magazines that I sent down with
Frank" or "the two magazines that
l sent down by Frank?
Either may be used. They are
syononmous, meaning by means of.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20
Round and Round They Go

EARRING scientific achieve
- ments, the news remains heavy
with incidents and episodes that
nave occurred thousand times.
Inc brain alone supplies novelties.
ana tnen only when it is devoted to
constructive work.
A Graf Zeppelin on her way to
South America represents the kind
OF thrill our fathers and grand
Iathers never knew. A murder no
matter how horrible; a divorce case.
no matter how rotten; a primary
campaign, no matter how corrupt,
does not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

How much do the largest ele-
plants weigh; how much at birth,
and when do they reach maturity?
A full grown elephant weighs
about $500 pounds; the Indian ele-
plant about 1000 pounds. Ele-
plants are not regarded as mature
until they are 20 or go years old.
The average weight at birth is from
$50 to ITS pounds.
Is there any difference in the
speed of light in vacuum and in the
air and in water?
In vacuum and in air light trav-
els 186,284 miles per second. Both
Foucault In France and Nicholson
in America have measured directly
the velocity Of light in water and
have found it to be about three
fourths as great as in air.
Do Arlnenians belong to the white
race?
Yes.
Is Frank Merriwen real char
aeter?
He is a fictious character, created
by Burt L. Standish, writer Of boys
stories.
What part did Warner Baxter
play in THE Romance Of the Bio
Grande?"
The GRANDSON.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

Considering how interested we
pretend to be IN what is novel, or
unique, and how much Of it there
is to interest us, the kick we get out
Of old stuff is amazing.
Though the first sex story was
written about as soon as Adam and
Eve made their appearance, and the
nrst homicide occurred when Cain
Killed Abel, we have not tired of
them.
Let two people get in a row,
especially man and woman, and
more especially still if the row in
wolves death, and we are ready to
forget about everything else in the
world, while we read the particulars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-20

Awake to Science Value
TINE old morality may be passing
Il but interest in the woes and
worries of other people is not.
A fight, even between dogs. still
draws a crowd, though not to such
extent as it did before science
dramatNed another, and more
wholesome form Of triumph.
Surely, if slowly, we are Begin
ming to realize that the victories Of
intelligence are not only more i'm
portant than those of brute force.
but quite as interesting and
romantic.
The reason is obvious. They at
last have been translated into
tangible results.
AS long as science was confined
to the abstract, only superior minds
could grasp it's significance.
Now that it rides the skies, lights
cities, and enables us to talk with
one another across the, ocean, we
are beginning to understand that it
means something more than a few
added comforts and convenienceS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
BODY OF RECLUSE
FOUND IN CABIN
Death of 73-Year-0ld Samuel
Hessler, Ivy City Figure,
Believed Natural.

The body of Samuel Hessler, 73-year-
old carpenter and handy-man, who had
been a familiar figure in the Ivy City
neighborhood for gears, was found near
the doorway of his cabin home in the
woods near Seventeenth and Bryant
streets yesterday afternoon by Arthur
Taylor, 46-year-old metal lather, who
shared the cabin with him.
Police of No IL precinct after an IN
vestigation said last night they were
sure Hessler died of natural causes.
He was last seen alive about o'clock
by neighbor. Benjamin Redmiles, of
2400 Seventeenth street northeast, SUI
perintendent of the National Lutheran
Home farm.
Redmiles said that Hessler came to
the house saying he was hungry and
had only 6 cents He was given some
milk and bread, and the promise of
some sweet potatoes. but he never re-
turned for the sweet potatoes. When
Taylor, his friend. returned from work
he found the body of Hessler lying on
its side near the doorway of the home.
The food was uneaten. A chair over
turned nearby led Taylor to believe his
friend had fallen and attempted to
catch himself on the chair
HesSler had been a caretaker on the
estate OF seven acres on which he had
lived many years. About ID months ago
the house burned and since he had
been living in q cabin with his friend
Taylor. They had three dogs.
The body was removed to the morgus,
where it VIII be viewed later by the
coroner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

The Scotchman'S lunch wagon had a
generous amount of parking space, but
the Scotchman himself was in no great
hurry to give away an inch Of it free
for nothing.
The little italian dancing behind his
banana push cart was nearly frantic.
1t was most noon; any moment now
5000 Census Bureau employees would
swarm out looking for their Saturday
luncheon-there woulG be business
enough for all.
Move up one feeta one .foot!" be-
sought the Italian, only one feeta,
one foota!"
The Scotchman turned a.-11lacid eye
on his helpers, arranging hot dogs and
sandwiches; he, like his lunch cart,
was quite unmoved.
Along Sixth street next the Census
buildings stretched an unbroken line
of lunch carts, shelved with edibles, with
soft drinks-every sort of vehicle that
could be pushed or pulled or motorized.
Nowhere was there a place for the
Italian.
He was late. The little man had
come hurrying down the street, long
after the others had taken the best
places. He tried to wedge in now be-
tween the Scotchman and the colored
man, who had converted an old sight
seeing bus into a rolling restaurant.
Pushers Unpopular.
"Let me in" walled the Italian, push
ing and perSpiring as his cart wedged
between the trucks. Let me in!"
No pushing, no pushing!" rose a
shouted protest along the line. Pushers,
explained the patrolman on the beat.
are unpopular. Everyone pushes and
no one likes it.
Private automobiles are showed to-
gether, bumper to bumper, for every
inch of curb space is valuable There
Is much wailing and crashing of teeth
when the employees try to get their
automobiles out of the jam at closing
hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
FARM BOARD DECLINES
LOAN INFORMATION
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Farm Board declined
yesterday to make known the amount
of money it has loaned and interest
rates charged co-operatives until its
annual report is submitted to Congress.
The information was asked by Rep
Celler, Democrat, New York,
who made public a letter he wrote
Chairman Legge renewing request
made and denied in September. Gel
Ter asked the names Of co-operatives
getting loans, the amounts and inter-
est charge and any information the
board might have as TO reloan inter-
est rates.
Secretary Christensen on September
% wrote the New Yorker the board
found it inadvisable" at the time TO
make available the information. At
the board Office it was said yesterday
the boards annual report was being
compiled, and the information Celler
asked would be made public shortly.
In his second letter Celler said he had
been informed co-operatives had been
charged as much as per cent and as
little as rs per cent, and that they
in turn had charged members as much
as from to per cent interest. He
expressed the opinion that withholding
interest rates would excite suspicion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
TALKS ARE PLANNED
BY WASHINGTONIANS
Capital Woman Will Preside at
Recreation Congress Tomorrow
at Atlantic City.

Several Washingtonians will be
among the chief speakers at the Ma
tional Recreation Congress In Atlantic
City beginning tomorrow.
Charles w. Eliot, II, director of plan
ming Of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. will discuss City
Planning for Recreation Workers"
Wednesday.
Miss Sibyl Baker, director of the
Community Center Department in the
local schools, will preside and lead the
discussion Of two major subjects to-
morrow. Problems to be considered in
chlde, What Responsibility Does the
Community Center have in providing
evening recreation for boys and girls Of
junior and senior high school age?" and
What handcraft projects are best
adapted to different age groups?"
Miss Baker also will speak Tuesday
on Trends in American Life Affect
ing Recreation"
Herbert Evison. executive secretary of
he National Conference on State Parks.
with headquarters in Washington, will
be among the other speakers Tuesday,
as well as Harlean James executive
secretary of the American Civic AsSo-
citation; Miss Ella Gardner of the Chill
dren'S Bureau of the Department of
Labor; Robert Sterling Yard and Dr.
Marie M. Ready, recreation activities
specialist OF the ONCE Of education in
the Department of the Interior.
Standards Of recreation for American
families will be gone into by two other
Washington women, Miss Julia D. Con-
nor, assistant director of Better Homes
in America. and Miss Ellen Lombard,
specialist in home education, Depart
ment of Interior.
Among other persons from this city
who will attend the conclave will be
Edwin c. Graham, chairman of the
Community Center Council; F. B. But
Ter. assistant director. Office of public
buildings and public parks: Albert
Clyde Burton, Commodore w. E. Long
fellow. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes and
Miss Lydia Burklin.