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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-21
Dick Byrd Just
VIII Not Rush,
Says Chic Sale

Everybody in the world likes
Admiral Byrd, because he's SO
natural and human. No mat
ter where he is, Panama or
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-21
BOND BID is ACCEPTED
Thomas d. Sheerin Awarded $780,
600 Issue for Street Work.

Thomas D. Sherrin, security brok-
er, Fletcher Savings and Trust
Company building. today was
awarded the 100000 bond issue for
resurfacing fourteen city strests.
Sherrin was high bidder with q
premium $5,625. Five other COM
panieS bid,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-21

cockpit and he no sooner is on the
ground than he'is ready for another
flight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-21

an ywhere,
if som e.
body wants
to look at
his ne W
un m
he'll S top
ov er and
spend
few d a y S
u n t i /
every one
sees it.
You take
a felle r
that's been
hshin' and
C a u 6 h t a
whop per.
On his way
home he
will W a TX
through
f0Un rar-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-21

ryin' it on a string. That's
how Byrd is comm back from
the South Pole.
He's been OH the way for
months now, because if any,
body grins at him he stops to
talk. And talk about cameras,
Byrd amt AFRAID of anything.
Forty or fly photographers
can attack and he jest smiles
and shakes lands with some
body. When he landed on
American soil and the big
navy guns fired the admiral's
salute fer him he jest fixed his
cap. He thought it was fash
light photographers.
Well, sir, Eyrd'S been to the
North Fole and he's been to
the South Pole, and he's a
mighty fine Teller. but if / was
in a hurry Ter loaf of bread
I would hate to send him to
the grocery sore.
ORA2s Or So.
Copyright. John r. pile Coz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

claim that the eighteenth amendment
was the result OF spesnodic unheaval.
and therefore condemn 1t, should. Is
good citizens, bend every effort now 10
prevent the equally spasmodic upheaval
that would be represented in any Inn
mediate change in the law or in the
Constitution. If the law or the con-
stitutional provisions regarding prohi-
biticn are eventually changed. the prac-
teal dificulties Of f,Ising the present
and widely conflicting views on the
subject will serve as one cooling-o OF
process. during which the Nations tenn
perature and pulse win descend to nor
NAL. An equally valuable interlude
should be devoted TO the careful and
dispassionate study that the problem
demands; study that the wickersham
Commission seems wisely disposed to
give 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
SHOOTING STARS.
ny PH1LANDER JOHNSON

The Public.
The public has modest way
That sometimes seems obtuse;
1t likes to heary somebody say
That it deserves abuse;
1t likes to hear lecture strong,
And puts UP no defense
When charged with morals wholly
wrong
And scant intelligence.
1t likes to hear reformers shout,
And with reproachful stress
Arise to tell us all about
Our hopeless wickedneSs.
The public always lends an ear,
And with a patient smile
Waits for somebody to draw near
with something that's worth while
From time to time a thought viii rise
Amid the mighty roar.
The public straight that thought ap-
plies
To use; and waits for more.
Fault-tinding all In vain win seek
To make this old world grieve.
The public seems to be most meek
When laughing in It's sleeve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

sional campaign. It appears that the
major portion 81 the dough contributed
10 the Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee was forthcoming from Ber-
nard M Baruch Of New York and South
Carolina. Senator Millard Z. Tydings OF
Maryland, chairman Of the committee,
distributed the funds among IA States.
In 10 Of these, Democratic Senators
were elected, including 3 newly elected:
lucky number. It was just that total
that went Democratic in the 1928 sena-
torial campaign, which the Marylander
also directed.
william Tyler Page, veteran clerk Of
the House Of Representatives, whose
"An American Greed" Is rectted daily
by millions Of school children all over
the country, ought to be weather fore
caster. At least some OF his political
predictions border on the uncanny.
After the Maine election in September,
according to his biennial practice,
Tyler analyzed the result OF the vote
as It had affected Maine members OF
the House. He found Republican loss
Of 10 and fraction and Democratic
gain of the same percentage. Then ne
applied these ratios to congressional dis
tricts throughout the country, on per-
centage basis Of gain and loss, with the
result that 1t worked out at 218 Repub-
licans. 2l5 Democrats and third
party" members Is the probable out
come Of the national vote in November.
Tyler missed it by only one Democratic
vote.
De Wolf Hopper, who viii be 70 years
old next March, Is now on the lecture
platform He spoke in town near
Washington the other night and got of
10 0 flying start with an opening wise
crack This is my own, my native
gland!" he said, land don't need to
take Of my hat to any monkey"
Bob" Allen, youthful and red-headed
chief of the Washington Bureau Of the
Christian Science Monitor, Is just back
from a tour Of Russia. AS to America,
he says that the Soviet's attitude is that
Of the late Phineas T. Barnun, viz, 1t
would rather be abused than ignored.
Allen found that what Moscow wants
above all-barring our recognition-is TO
be kept on the front page over here. at
even likes such things as the Fish COM
mission" he reports.
Copyright, 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Germany and Sabotage.

Before the Mixed Claims Commission
United States and Germany, sitting al
Hamburg, the German government has
rust been adjudged not guilty of sa.
hotase in connection with which Amer.
lean claimants demanded an award Of
et0,00o,0O0. The claims concerned the
famous Black Tom IRE and explosion in
New York Harbor in July. 1915, and
similar destruction wrought at Kings.
land n. j.. in January. 1917.
In both cases immense and valuable
stores Of munitions In process Of manu-.
factalre for or delivery TO allied govern.
rnsnts were blown up. The United
states was stiil neutral In the worlc
War. Suspicion forthwith attached Il
German secret agents. and the allesa.
ticn Of the American Government. later
incorporated in the claims now decided
against It, was that these agents wers
oEaciai representatives OF tlhs Imperial
government at Berlin. ny unanimou,
verdict, the commission dlsmisses the
charges a. improved.
mus enot dispute that was nearly
ffteen years old. 1t ends with particular
crodit 70 the Mixed Claims Commission
which, Notwithstanding that it Is two.
thirds American in composition, had ns
hesatation IN Joining In fun acuuittal o.
Germany. TO Roland w. Boydsn, UNI
pire. and Chandler Anderson. tn,
American member. congratulations ar,
due for . verdict that splendidly vindi'
Gates the theory OF law In 90 far a. Z
rests on the fundamental theory Of evi
dence. Ours Is q government OF Jus
tice. These distinguished American Law
yars schooied in the rules Of evidence
apparently felt they had no Alternative
but 70 concur IN the Judgment o
thear German colleague. Justice Wilhelm
gierselbaeh, that the Berlin govern
ments eosnplicity in the Black Tnu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
A Relic That Should Go.

The old Aqueduct Bridge, in George
town, replaced by the Key Bridge, re-
mains standing pretty much as it al
ways was and provides an interesting
relic Of the ancient and honorable pro-
fession Of bridge building. But If It is
to be preserved, why leave it exposed
to the river and the elements? Why
not transplant 1t to the Smithsonian
or to the National Museum and give it
a homer
After the Key Bridge was completed
some Of the citizens Of Georgetown
came forward with the suggestion that
the District end of the bridge be pre-
served as q recreation pier, extending
out into the river and providing q de-
lightful spot for catching cold in Win
ter and cool breezes in the Summer.
The suggestion apparently has taken
80 well that the whole bridge has been
left standing, but in its present con-
dition is good for nothing except as an
eyesore, for which purpose It serves
very well.
The bridge should either be repaired
and part Of it made into recreation
pier-a proposal that may not be prac-
teal from an engineering standpoint
or else torn down. It was old and
shaky when it went out of use. 1t now
provides menace to the Key Bridge
in time of flood or ice and, of course,
serves no useful purpose. 1t does pro-
vide, however, an opportunity for the
employment Of men who would be
needed to rae It, Such opportunities
are not everywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

One Of the best ways to save money
on books Is to lot down the titles OF
those you wish 10 read.
II one has the fortunate habit Of car
| rying q small note or memorandum
book with him, that Is the place In
which to set down the name OF the
book, its author, publisher, and price,
A certain satisfying sense Of possess
| sion comes to one in the mere process
of writing down the titles. The more
details put in about the books, the
larger grows this satisfaction.
Somehow the mere marShaling OF
names, authors, publishers, gives one
the feeling that he has gone step for
ward TO the possession of those books
his fancy tells him he might like.
The beauty of this scheme lies IN
this:
That once down in black and white
book desired is in q sense book
gained and may never get any nearer
to actually becoming the property Of its
'posSessorl"
There you have an economical method
of buying books; for this system re-
duces the number bought by about 80
per cent.
What 1t does, of course, Is to give one
a chance to null over his prospective
books, and to whittle down his enthu-
siasm.
What is it which one does to enthu-
siasm, whittle 1t down, or blow 1t out?
Or does a book enthusiasm, Ike any
other, suffer O like fate, or action and
reaction?
One reads q review, wonders II the
writer of the review actually ever has
read the book reviewed likes the title,
is intrigued by something or other,
hard to define, but tangible, neverthe-
less.
One decides that one must have the
book.
If its title is not jotted down some
where, it will persist in gnawing at the
memory, much as worldly mouse will
at q piece Of cheese.
The human brain Is q hunk OF cheese,
and curiosity is its rodent.
The mouse of memory eats away at
the cheese of q brain, and finally pro-
pels that queer organ into flashing even
uueerer signals to the motors OF human
action.
Finally. one goes and purchases the
book. to discover that 1t Is no better
than It might be, and not half or one
tenth as fine as ones enthusiasm said
1t would be.
Let no book borrower say, "Ah, why
OLD you Duy III al kAAc 1AoO paw "AAcAA
YOU might have borrowed 1t from the
library or from me?"
We have no relations with such
uuestioners. They do not possess the
soul of booklovers, and the true depths
of booklove is forever beyond them.
Only by actual possession can book
become ones own.
The point is that even the book
owner would willingly exercise some
Judgment in his ownership. This does
not mean, however, that he must
sample a work first before he buys 1t
for his own library.
He who will not take chance IN
books as In life must walk the old
stodgy road which leads only TO the
judgments Of other people.
Why should one put up with the
opinions of other people when he may
lust as easily and a great deal more
satisfactorily make his own juogments9
with books this self-opinion Is
peculiarly desirable.
In the matter Of politics opinion
often is deceptive. When 1t comes
to questions Of statecraft, war, busi-
ness, trafic, what you will. no man can
swear on the Bible that his opinion Is
infallible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17

and Kinesland affairs was not estab-
iished. An issue % reached b worth IN
moral values many times the millions
Of dollars that would have come to this
country had Messrs. Boyden and An
derson. In q spirit Of sheer nationalism,
used their majority power to give the
American claimants victory.
The Hamburg decision stresses the
point that the United States adduced
no conducive facts showing that Ger
nanyb oficiai agents had hand in
the sabotage under review. The ver-
dict even throws doubts upon the Ques-
ton whether responsible German rep
resentatives In the United states be-
lieved IN campaign of sabotage here.
American counsel produced q mass Of
evidence discriminating persons Of in
dubitably German origin. That acts
Of depreciation were committed which
seriously crippled the now Of war
sinews to oermanys enemies was un-
deniable. But clinching proof was
lacking that the wilhelmstrasse or
Count Bernstorff's Washington embassy
instigated these felonies. It goes with
out saying that If Germany was to be
the avowed beneficiary Of such breaches
Of American neutrality. she would
naturally not make It easy to detect
them.
War passions and war psychology
were responsible for disordered thinking
all over the world. InnocentS suffered
everywhere along with the guilty. All
the resultant damage cannot be re-
paired. but the outcome of the Black
Tom and Kingsland cases is hearten-
ing indication Of readiness to make.
though tardily, such amends IS are
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Voters of Three States
Rap Prohibition Law
From the Indianapolis News.


Three referendums were held on
Tuesday in Massachusetts,, Illinois and
Rhode Island-and all were carried by
the opponents of prohibition in some
OF its forms. At least six wet" Cover
nors were elected-E1y in MasSachu-
sets, Cross In Connecticut, Roosevelt
in New York. Ritchie in Maryland, La
Toilette in Wisconsin, and Rolph in
California. Delaware, on the other hand,
supported the dry candidate. as did
Pennsylvania. prohibition Sena-
tors were chosen in Massachusetts,
Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois and Rhode
Walsh, who Is dry" There will be
considerable anti-prohibition gains in
both Senate and House.
All of which is interesting, not as
forecasting any action in the near
future, but as showing tendency, or
what the jubilant ants call q rising
tide" How far the tide viii rise few
would be rash enough to predict 1t
may be such o tide ras moving seems
asleep" Nevertheless, with Massachu-
sets, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
York, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, nil
nois, Wisconsin and California in addi-
ton TO number of congressional dis
tricts lined up against prohibition, one
must admit, however regretfully, that
there has been great change in the
situation.
What future developments wiz be It
would be foolish to attempt to predict,
It Is for the present quite enough to
chronicle what has happened. That Is
in itself sufficiently interesting. AS Q
wise American once said in substance,
Never prophecy 0nless ye know. II
there Is any one who knows, the role
| Of seer may wen ne left to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
"Impudence."

Senator William T.. Borah is aroused
over the "impudence' of those who
imply that q coalition of Republican
Progressives and Democrats may be
used TO force special session of the
newly elected Congress next Spring.
The Idaho Senator, one of the leaders
of the Senate coalition in the last ses-
sion, insists that the Republican Pro-
gressives and Democrats have lust as
keen q sense of responsibility and quite
as intelligent q conception of their duty
as the regulars" referring to the adj
ministration Republicans.
Senator Borah's statement, issued
upon his arrival In washington. seems
to lay the ground for future claims by
the Progressive Republicans that the
administration, not the coalition, is
forcing . special session Of the new
Congress in the Spring.
II am In favor Of going ahead and
disposing Of business in an orderly and
trust an intelligent way; and will
pay no attention to any cooked-up
effort to stampede the Congress-" said
the Idaho Senator This might be in
terpreted as meaning that Mr.. Borah
will drive right ahead to dispose of all
the necessary business before Congress
at the coming short session. The catch
comes In the definition Of necessary
business"
It appears that Senator Borah is one
Of those who viii insist upon the farm
debenture plan, the passage of the Nor
RS Muscle Shoals bin, looking to Gov
eminent ownership and operation of the
Muscle Shoals project; the anti-injunc-
ton bill, sponsored by organized labor,
and several other measures Of impor-
tance. The consideration of all these
measures at the three months session
which ends March 4, in addition to
those proposed by the administration
for relief Of the unemployment situa-
ton and the annual appropriation bills
for the Government, might md the
Congress on March I with much still
TO be done. The mere consideration Of
all these measures In an orderly and
intelligent way" rs suggested by 6ena-
tor Borah, might well be enough to
force q special session Of the new Con-
gress without any outward evidence Of
Q "flibuster," the thought Of which the
Idaho Senator scouts.
OF course. II the administration Sem
ators and the President are willing to
accept. the proposals Of the Republican
Progressives and the Democrats and
permit them TO go through speedily.
then Q special session can be avoided, Is
the implication. But II the admins
tratfon seeks TO call halt on the pro-
gram Of the coalition, then the admin
istration win be guilty Of "filibustering''
and forcing special session. It all de-
ponds on the point Of view.
The fact Of the matter Is that three
months Is . brief period for the con-
sideration Of important legislation. From
q strictly practical rather than a par
tisan viewpoint. the program of legis-
lation, including the passage Of the APP
preparation bills. must be limited If II
is to be completed by March 4. 1881.
The Progressives appear 10 resent the
suggestion that the administration Is to
formulate this limited program. They
prefer to make the program themselves.
and not 20 limited either. The signs all
point TO struggle In the coming short
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

g. who named the Atlantic ocsanp
4. The Aslansac ocean WA nm. nan.
toned by that name BY Herodotus. tie
Roman historian. The present form
Of the name Il from the Latin Allan.
ticum Mare, meaning the Sea Of Atlas.
IN ancient days the name applied only
70 the sea beyond Mount Atlas In North
western Africa.
O. Who said "the human knee a q
Joint and not an entertainment'7--
r. o. L.
critic.
@. How can mercury be reunited
after It has separated, IN . thermometsr7
IF. @. b.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says the
method OF joining mercury columns In
Thermometers, provided that the Their
mometer has not been broken, depends
upon several factors such as the type
OF the Thermometer the design Of the
thermometer, and the range Of the
scale sea; ~. Mercury S,c', may be Joined ey cool
mercury may I'll be tapped down IN the
bulb. This cooling can very well be
effected by using carbon dioxide snow.
In this case care should be taken that
after the column has been joined the
upper part Of the mercury in the bulb
Is thawed flrst. "a mixture OF salt and
ice may be sufiaciently cold for the
thermometer nentioned) II the Their
monster has an enlargement IN the
top, the mercury column may be Joined
by raising the temperature until all Of
the bubbles have been driven 70 the
top. However, the enlargement should
not be fllled more than half fun. II
these two methods are not effective
some manipulation Il necessary. This
depends upon the type of thermometer
and requires boEne skill.
q. where was the first training school
for occupationai therapists n tie
United states7-E. y.
A. The first school Of this kind
established In this or In any other
country was the Henry Favill Training
School Of Chicago. Mrs. Eleanor
Clarke elagle was its director.
q. what Is meant by the Profess
sional Players?-D. 9.
A. This Is an organization composed
Of patrons OF the theater The move
ment started in Philadelphia three
years ago, and has now spread 10 .
or 10 other cities. The organization
chooses the plays that are 70 b pre-
sented, It's membership subscribing for
tickets. This assures the organization
Of o certain number Of plays during
the season that 1t particularly wishes
to see.
q. Is there o great amount Of n
hteracy among the Japanese?-R. r. J.
A. There Is practically no iIliteracy
among the Japanese people.
q. How do laws rank In the United
States? mean by that, what y the
supreme law, what h second, etc.7--
A. 3. w.
A. The relative rank Of laws In the
United States Is as follows: limited
States Constitution, 2--United states
statutes and treaties, 3--State constitu-
tons, State statutes, County,
town, or city statutes. called county reg
ulations or bylaws and town or city
ordinances or bylaws.
q. Is Amsterdam or The Hague the
capital Of the Netheriands?- M,
A. The Hague II the capital Of the
Netherlands. Amsterdam Is the Ciaink
city Of the Netherlands and Il located
IN North Holland, one Of the provinces
Of the Netherlands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
Symptoms of Spasn.

There 10 everything to be gained and
nothing TO be lost through the recess
taken by the Presidents Law Enforce
ment Commission until the latter part
Of this month, when 1t win meet again.
presumably TO complete the draft of its
forthcoming report on some phase of
prohibition enforcement. Unfortunate
", the executive meetings Of the COM
mission have produced an amazing as
sortment Of wildly conflicting tumors.
The reports, supposedly emanating
from high and mighty sources, have
led to confusion IN the public mind
concerning the commissions plans. It
has been difiicult to decide, on the basis
Of these reports. whether the Wicker
sham Commission has been engaged In
studied effort to md ways and means
Of nuiiifying the law and changing the
Constitution or whether 1t has been
seeking remedies for some Of the weak
nesses Of prohibition enforcement. II
anything. the general toneeof the re-
ports has supported the former view,
which d. Of course. ridiculous.
The lively speculation over the COM
mission report il indicative Of some.
thing more than mere heightened IN
terest In prohibition. II Is symbolic OF
the feveriah spasm that seems at the
moment to be the patients chief reac-
ton 10 prohibition discussion. the Ma
tioia being the patient.
The Wickersham Commissions re-
frsai TO b hurried or pushed into max
Ing IT, report Is wise, especially II
view Of thu fact that no immediate 70.
suits can Or should be expected from
the report when It Is made Those wh,