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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
Rickenhacker

At last America has given its ace of aces in the
World war the honor he has deserved for twelve
years. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker has become the
l823rd holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor
Rickenbacker is the only living aviator to get this
most precious of American decorations out Of the
war. The other one was awarded poSthumously to
Frank Luke the Arizona balloon buster
Two other American aviators-Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh and Admiral Richard E. Byrd-hold the
congressional medal for peacetime feats.
Lindbergh flew the Atlantic for his. Byrd flew
to the North Pole for his.
Twelve years was little long for Americas war
ace to wait for medal that has been awarded 1922
times before.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
HaknlS RaY Of HOPE

DUT does all that. and much
D more, warrant the conclusion
that conflict is just around the
corner?
Is it true that another storm has
begun to shape and that the world
is headed for another deluge of
blood and destruction?
Have all the promises gone sour
and all the efforts failed, or are we
still little groggy and a little I'M
balanced with shellshock?
The League of Nations survives,
even though it has accomplished
far less than it's sponsors hoped;
the world court is going concern,
even though we refuse to join it
without reservations" and the KEEL
logg pact has been signed by vast
majority of nations, even though it
lacks teeth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
Back From Limbo

MYTH the awarding Of the Nobel
w prize assume that there will
be a revival in interest, and posi-
bly, new edition. Attention will
also be directed to Main Street
and Rabbit" and even to Elmer
Gantry."
But I don't think that look ng
backward ought to depend on the
occasional stimulus of Nobel
award or a Pulitzer prize. After all,
there are not enough prizes to 60
round among the living authors
who have done brilliant work.
I've always been against the prev
alent notion that an author in some
way improves with death. 1t ism
fair to hold it against writer that
he continues to hang on.
Possibly Sinclair Lewis will be
chided for inconsistency. He re-
fused the Pulitzer prize and an
nounced at the time that he con-
sidered all sueh prizes dangerous
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
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INDIAN SUMMER
November IL

ON Nov. II, Indian summer. a
" short season of pleasant
weather in the central and Atlantic
coast states, is supposed to begin.
Characterized by an almost cloud
less sky, mild days, and cool nights.
Indian summer may last from one
to two weeks. The barometer read
ings are higher than the average.
and the season is marked by the
drying up of the leaves of most
plants.
Because Of the prevailing dryness.
forest and prairie fires occur at this
time, the smoke adding to the in
tenSity of the Indian summer haze
Smoke from such fires spreads
slowly eastward, gathers moisture
to itself, and is followed by clouds
and gentle rains.
Similar weather occurs in Ger
many, where the season Is known
as "old woman's summer and in
England, where it is called All hall
low summer"
The term Indian summer" proba-
bly, was derived from the intense
heats Of the midsummer weather
in India and the West Indies. No
connection has been found in the
name with our own American III
dams.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
SCIENCE
The Radio Decade Repre-
sents Ten Years of Amaz-
ing Advance.
BY DAVID DIETZ-

sents Ten Years Of Amdz-
ing Advance.
THE years 1920 to 1880 are epito-
4 mized as The Radio Decade"
in a slim book of forty-two pages
just issued by the Radio Corporation
of America under that title.
The name, perhaps, is fitting. 1t
we'll may be that future historians.
looking back upon the twentieth
century, will regard the development
of radio broadcasting as the most
significant occurrence Of the last ten
years.
It is still far too early for any one
to hazard what eventual sociological
and economic results will accrue
from broadcasting.
In the history CT radio the year
1920 will remain outstanding" writes
the author of 1.-THE Radio Decade"
1T witnessed the birth of organized
radio broadcasting. an art that has
developed in a single decade into
one of the greatest forces the world
has known.
ut witnessed also the establish
ment of a commercial international
wireless service linking the United
States with foreign nations"
1t was on March /. 1920, that the
Radio Corporation of America sent
its first message across the Atlantic.
using high-powered wireless stations
which had been under government
control during the World war.
The 1920 radio broadcasting ex-
periments were conducted by the
Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company in Pittsburgh.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

would I deny that there can be great
satisfaction for a creator in a piece
Of work, even if it fails to bring
him acclaim or financial recogni-
ton.
But I think that most people are
neither harmed nor insulted by a
pat on the back.
In a world in which the president
of steel company collected for the
year 1929 one million six hundred
thousand dollars in a series of Gin
centive bonuses" there is every rea-
son why an artist should receive
financial recognition as well as more
exciting honors.
fCopyright. 1880. BY The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of HyEeia, the Health
Magazine.
IF if were not for the fact that
A many people have natural i'm
munity to infantile paralysis, the
amount of Gripping and permanent
injury from this disease would be
far greater than it now is.
Unquestionably the virus or agent
that causes infantile paralysis is
widely distributed so that oppor-
tunity is open for infection.
There seems to be considerable
likelihood that people who have
some immunity to the disease de-
velop, increasing immunity as they
grow older.
Furthermore, as one reaches adult
age he is less frequently exposed to
the disease than when he was q
child.
Some Investigators have argued
that immunity decreases with age,
and that it is only the lessened ex-
posure that keeps most adults from
having the disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
Views Of Times Readers

Editor Times-The recent cleo
ton in Marion County is what
might be called q, final result. For
four years, through the medium of
The Indianapolis Times, you have
been the most powerful in
fluence in this city and county
which has contributed to this final
result. When I went in as mayor
of indianapolis in November, 1927,
you already had been making a
most powerful fight for the redemp-
ton of this city, and, while my
election was not on your program
or any other program until it &C
tually happened, you and your pa
per Immediately co-operated by en-
couragement and expression of con-
f1dence which was especially needed
under the distressing conditions in
city government that existed a. that
time,
Your fight for upliftand redemp-
ton continued toward a reorgani-
cation of the city council, which oc-
CURED, and became the positive
assurance that the redemption of
the city was going to be accom-
plished. This. accomplishment was
obtained through the cooperation
of leading good citizens generally,
regardless Of politics.
Still you continued the fight
which eventually resulted in the I'M
precedented election of Mayor Sui
Ivan and a high grade board of
school commissioners. Thus, two of
our political subdivisions were COM
pletely redeemed and readjusted in
the interest of the citizens AMI tax
payers generally.
One more effort was necessary
and your paper continued the fight.
So far as opportunity is concerned,
a final result has been obtained.
You are entitled to a vote Of thanks.
However, I already observe in
our editorials that you still are out
in front on the firing line for re-
demption of pledges and true, re-
sponsible and responsive service on
the part of those who are now as
Stunning responsibility and taking
over the powers of local govern
ment.
You not only have my personal
appreciation for all the things you
have done, but am also rendering
encouragement and cooperation to
the fullest extent of my ability.
Very sincerely yours,
L. ERT. SLACK.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Now, with justifable pride, he ac-
cepts the proffer from Stockholm.
I already have made the point
that there is more soundness in an
award based upon a writer's total
output rather than laurels handed
out year by year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
NJ. E. Tracy
There Are Stronger Forces
Than the World Court or
the Kellogg Pact at Work
for War Prevention.

TWELVE years, and people are
i blue because the millennium has
rot dawned. What did we expect,
that We should be so discouraged?
A war to end war, they told us, as
though the mere declaration were
enough. And we fell for it, with
out pausing to consider the diff
cultiea involved.
The pessimism so prevalent on
every hand has for its background
the foolish, extravagant optimism
with which men hailed peace when
the greatest conflict Of human his
tory came to an end.
Those who delight in such a pas
time can find many disagreeable
facts to prove that little has been
accomplished in behalf of more en-
during peace, and that the outbreak
of war is imminent in half dozen
spots, if not on a worldwide scale.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
Human JUDGMENT

NEVERTHELESS, Sinclair Lewis
IN was wrong the first time, and
he is right now. Everybody knows
that any committee, however con-
stituted, will make mistakes.
Few assume that here is an eter-
nal and unmistakable verdict. Nor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

The iron entered into his soul.
Psalms 1858.
Revenge is an unhuman word
Seneca.
How old is Ramon NovarrO?
He was born Feb. 6, 1899.
What does quitopahilla mean?
It is an Indian name and means
spring flowing from the ground
among the pines"
How can zinc be cleaned?
Stir rye bran into paste with
boiling water, and add a handful
of silver sand and a little vitriol.
Rub the zinc with this paste, rinse
with water, dry and polish with a
cloth.
When did Walt whitman die!
In 1892.
How is detour pronounced?
It is pronounced de-tur, with the
accent on the last syllable,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Some churchmen questioning the act of the
late French poet who preached his own euogy from
a photograph record There are of course, two sides
to the question.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one Of Americas most inter
esting writer's and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this Daper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Members of a foreign football team are reported
to have carried revolvers in a recent game. Perhaps
they tried to go better the American backs who
are described as knitting" their way through the lines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Some one suggests that Edison may negotiate nth
the SovietS now that they are growing plants from
which rubber may be produced But this is stretch
ing the point too far.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

AS for that new black derby AL Smith wore at TIT
polls. the Democrats are convinced it had sive
lining
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Editor Times-One hears much
nowadays about married women
working. OF course, there are DIFF
ferent ideas on this subject. TAX
ing the side Of the married woman,
for instance. surely no one can be
so narrow-minded as to think for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Who used the pseudonym Michael
FairIess?o
Margaret Fairless Barber, who
lived from 1869 to 1901.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

a moment that married women
work because they want to.
Would they rather leave a COM
Portable home to go out to an Office
or store and work all day and take
orders from some one when they
can stay at home and do as they
please? Well, I guess not, but be-
cause it is necessary for them to
work to help feed hungry mouths,
to keep little bodies clothed and to
give their children an education
that otherwise they would be de-
prived Of.
The majority of workingnlen do
not make sufficient money to keep
a family. will say that if mar
ried women are taken off of their
jobs that there will be more di-
vorceS, homes broken up, children
without father or mother than we
ever have known before.
Is it the married women's fault
because Wall Street crashed or be-
cause we have this depression? Why
take their jobs, their homes and
separate children from their par
ents, for that is exactly what it
means?
In wonderful country like ours,
people do not starve. Working peo-
pie are willing to help those who
do not have Jobs.
The average wage for a man is
$40 a week. What person is such
a genius that can keep a family on
wages like that and still stay the
respectable American citizen?
A MARRIED WOMAN,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Editor Times-With your noble
influence in putting the people wise
to the notorious Coffin gang and
the rest of the political crooks, we
cleaned house right and we are not
through. The rest Of the rascals
will get slammed into the discard
good and proper in 1882.
I hope The Times goes after the
gamblers hot and heavy now, as
most decent people know there is
plenty Of it going on all over the
city, and you know there are thou
sands Of punchboards and slot ma
chimes going overtime.
And when you get through with
them, give the food profiteers a
rip up the back, as there absolute
~ is no justice for the downtrodden
working class having to pay 8 and
10 cents for one-pound loaf Of
bread, when -four is cheaper now
than it has been for twenty years.
G. G. G.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

What dogs run fastest? RI
Whippets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBETN

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

The iron entered into his soul.
Psalms 1858.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Copyright. 1890. By The rimes)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11

Revenge is an unhuman word
Seneca.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-28
OPENING THE FAIRGROUNDS

Monday will see the re-opening Of inc city playsrounds; and to help train frolicking youth and prevent it from risking life and limb, and also 10 teach t to play systematically and with a purpose, B playground direc- tors will begin their duties,
 Time Was. not many years ago, when the idea Of having playground supervisors was regarded as an other instance Of super-supervision. Boys and girls in the good old days, it was pointed out, did not require such assistance; they played wherever they toregathared and not even their parents supervised them. Why cannot modern children do the same l. was asked
 Conditions have changed in this mans world, and in the children s world quite as much as in that Of the elders. We have turned the streets, where once boys played their games with only an occasional inter rapton from passing wagons. into dangerous tnoroughtares. Scarcely a street in the entire city Of New Brit ain is sufficiently free from the fre- q4ent passage oc swift automobiles Q he a fit place for youth 10 tarry. Instead os every neighborhood be- lng q place for play large numbers of children are forced to go to the parks regularly. Unfortunately, to this day all sections Of the city are not equally provided with parks and p,aygrounds; but each year sees an improvement regarding the latter.
 The use Of play supervisors was a natural step, one that has been well appreciated by parents in that the children at the playgrounds are doubly secure. The consequent lack Of worry for parents is something that more than pays for the cost of the playground directors.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-28
IF MIR, N ATeDN WE'RE \
 MANAGER

l. IS sad that Chairman James J.. Watson Of the water board has been deyourg his tu.I time to the position tor a year, Yet there will probably he a fuss over raising his salary in conformity with the importance and volume oc his duties. T. Mr. Watson were manager Of d privately owned water company and doins the same amount ot work and having the same responsibilities ha would be receiv- ing al least &toae1 a year and would probably own far slice Of the com7ary's stock.
 Which illustrates one difference between working Tor inc dear people and being employed by a "soulless corporar.on
 It is q weakness Of democracy so the wise commentators say to ex- pect is officials to tender expert services at a low price. And perhaps ]. is the strength Of private enter prise for t to repay expert service at something approaching is true value.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-28
Ban on Fireworks Sale Becoming Countrywide

The agitation for the prescription of fireworks is reported 10 be sweep ing the country. Several cities in Connecticut have banned their sale after this year and q proposal is now before the common council in this city with that end in view.
 Fireworks have outlived their novelty. Time was when no Fourth of July could be celebrated without an accompaniment of noise. The fireworks industry was q good in ye3tment at that time because few city dwellers thought their celebra- tion was successful unless they rendered their communities hideous with ear splitting detonations caused by the lighting of explosives.
 Slowly the country began 10 realize that this was not essential to the observance of Independence Day. Increasing accidents mortified the land. The maining and death of Celebrators finally brought home to the public that the use of explosives vas a menace to the happiness of thousands of homes. AS the light dawned more strongly on the situa- tion, cities began to adopt ordinances forbidding the sale Of firearms and fireworks.
 Young America of the future may eventually be forced to turn to other means to celebrate the big day for youth. Boys and girls of generations to come will miss q lot of fun but they'll have their fingers, eyes and lives
New Britain herald., 1930-06-28
linked up with the state government

linked up with the state government
 and how everybody is paying more for current than the stuff is worth. High grade men, when they go into politics, must become political showmen. The sedate, ultra logical and 'super-dignified candidate usual ly fails to appeal to the imagination Of the grimy sons of toll who are
 more inclined to think through their emotions than through the cells of their brains
 The party that is in" especially in hidebound state like Connec-
 ticut, need not force its candidates to initiate MT. Barnum. They merely
 need to sit tight, and the fewer 1 speeches the organization candidates make the better for the grand old
 party of the status quo.
 Those who would prefer to see politics in this state turn to less Of
 a one-sided affair feel inclined 10 stimulate the aspirants on the oppo-
 sition; and this manifestly cannot be
 done by merely uttering or printing nonsensical words of formal en-
 couragement. but needs be done by
 pointing out the hurdles and the rocks in the road. IL is better to
 realize what is expected in advance
 than to learn by an application or { hlndsjght.
 Thus We wish Dr. Cross and Prof. . Levitt success If it should happen
 that these two were to be pitted
 against each other for the governor
 ship there would be a genuine poli- ! ttcal awakening throughout the state i and folks actually would take an in-
 terest in the campaign.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-28

of the fire commission but has not met with wholehearted response on the part Qf the members of the board, Chairman Hjerpe declaring that the clerk has more responsibii- ties to discharge now than ever be- fore. The mayor approved Of de- laying until next year the repair Of fire department headquarters on Commercial street, the contract for which has been let to Israel Wexler. chairman of the building commits sion. In respect to these three pro- jects the mayor has thus far been forced to back water although it IS possible that he may find ways and means of effecting the reduction in the fire board clerks pay,
 Comment has been caused by the procedure in awarding the contract for making repairs at headquarters. It is customary for public commits sions to call for competitive bids by contractors but in this instance the job was handed to Wexler on g. silver platter. the only reservation being that it is to be done by day labor When the previous board had work to be done it called for bids and awarded the contract to the lowest bidder.
 When repairs were made at No. station, plans were drawn by the building department at no expense to the city. The plans for repairs at headquarters will be drawn by & private architect. who will receive fee which must be added to the ex- pense of the job,
 Old timers-and they're not SO very old at that-recall that during a previous Quigley administration a barn was built at the town home un- der the day labor policy. It was completed and a good job was done but, contractors say, the cost was about double the amount the city would have paid had the structure been erected by a contractor offer- ing 10 do the work for a fiat sum.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-28

The Mayor is to be encouraged in carrying out what might be termed legitimate attempts to save money for the city; citizens rather appre- ciate such action when done with taste and effectiveness. But try as he might, he is unlikely to save enough to set up a substantial fund for un- employment relief. In the long run money for this purpose will have to come through an appropriation and probably will have q slight effect up on the tax rate.
 And what would be the attitude of most taxpayers in such an eventu- ality? Surely they will not blame the Mayor for instigating a larger measure of poor relief Most tax payers, we are certain, will have sufficient intelligence to realize that the situation was one not Of the Mayors making that he wrestled with tt as best he could, and that's that