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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-24
Questions and AnSWerS

eradication. When practicable the
plants may be held under a faucet,
or other forceful stream Of water
and the insects washed off. Treat
ment should be repeated frequently.
Was woodrow Wilson the young
est President of the United S1ates2
Theodore Roosevelt was the
youngest.
What is the theme song of
Gloria Swanson's picture 'The Tres
passer?"
Love. Your Magic Spell Is Every
where"
Who was in command of the
world cruise of sixteen American
battleshipS in 1907?
Admiral Evans was in command
from Hampton Roads to San Fran
cisco, where he turned the feet
over to Admiral Sperry. The ships
sailed from Hampton Roads in
December, 1907, and returned early
in 1909.
Is there an American language?
There is no American language,
although Henry l.. Mencken wrote
book entitled THE American Lam
gllage," the purpose Of which was
to show how different the common
American idioms are from those
used in Great Britain and other
English speaking countries. Never
theless. the language Of the United
states Is English.
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SCIENCE
: BY DAVID DIETZ
Diamonds IN the Sky! May Is
an Excellent Month to
Make Thorough Study of
the Stars.

THE present month Of May is an
4 excellent one to get acquainted
with the earth's brothers and sis
tiers, for a number of them are now
spectacular objects in the night sky.
If you look to the west just after
sunset, you will see two objects
glowing in the twilight like great
beautiful diamonds. The brighter
of the two-and also the one nearer
the horizon-is the earth's sister,
Venus.
The other one, which is higher in
the sky than Venus, is Jupiter, the
big brother of the solar system.
Earlier in the month, the baby of
the solar Observation-Disclosures
fairly close to Venus. It could be
picked up without difficulty with a
good pair of prism binoculars. On
several nights, when the sky was
very clear, it was even possible to
see it with the unaided eye.
Mercury was in best position for
observation on April 81. It was then
at its greatest distance from the
sun or its maximum elongation."
However, it was cloudy that evening
at this observers station.
I succeeded, subsequently, in see
ing Mercury with the unaided eye
on May 2 and 8.
At present. however, Mercury is
too close to the sun to be seen.
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Motions

THE motions of the planets as
Il we observe them in the sky,
are the combination of real and
apparent motions.
The sun is the center of the solar
system. Actually the sun is moving
through space at a considerable
rate-some astronomers think it is
as much as two hundred miles a
second. But since it carries the
entire solar system along with it.,
we can think of the sun as stand
ing still as long as we are dealing
only with the solar system.
All the planets, including our own
earth, are revolving around the
sun.
When we observe the sky, we
have, first of all, an apparent mo-
ton due to the earths rotation on
its axis. This rotations makes all
the celestial objects, sun, moon,
planets and stars, appear to rise in
the east and set in the west.
Next we must take into account
an apparent motion which is the
result of the actual motion of the
earth in its orbit around the sun.
To these apparent motions we
must add, in the case of the planets,
the real motion of the planets
around the sun. What we observe,
therefore, in the case of the planets
is a combination of real and ap-
parent motions.
We see the planets and other
celestial objects as though they were
projected upon the inside of a
dome. This apparent dome is
sometimes called the celestial vault.
When we say that Uranus is too
near the sun for observation, we
mean that the position of Uranus
as projected on this dome is too
near the sun.
In reality, this means that the
line of sight to Uranus passes too
near the sun. Actually, of course,
Uranus always is about $780, 100000
miles from the sun.
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Times Readers
Voice Vices

Editor Times-That certainly is a
bright idea Of Mr.. Wisehart's, max
ing it easy for children to find work
when married men with families
can not find it. OF course, the
manufacturers are in favor of it..
Why pay an older man SIS week
when a 16-year-old child will work
for $12?
1t is bad enough now with all the
married women working. There
should be a law during an unem-
ployment situation like this where
by no married women would be en-
ployed if their husbands were work.
ing. Ny husband and many others
have been out Of work for long
time. What chance win they have
II Mr.. Wisehart's plan goes through?
a TIMES READER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-24
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

Association and of Hyge1a, the
Health Magazine.
IRON 1884 to 1894, according to
Il the records of the New York
department of health, there were
507 deaths in every 100000 children
in that community. Then antitoxin
Yves discovered. From 1894 to 1904
there were only lat deaths in every
100000 children.
During the last ten years, accord
ing to DR.. William H. Park, who is
director of the bureau of labora-
tories of the health department Of
New York City, there has been on
an average only thirty-eight deaths
for every 100000 children.
Indeed, in 1929, there we're only
$50 deaths altogether from diph-
liberia in New York City, which
brings the rate down to twenty-five
out of every 100000 children.
Coincident with the drop in
deaths there has also been a drop
in the number of cases. There were
about $1,000 cases of diphtheria in
New York City in 1898 and 5000 in
1929, Notwithstanding the tremen-
dous increase in population.
These results have been brought
about by the systematic use of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-24
Out With the DiaIs

A ND just to keep the record
IA straight, let us remember that
Democrats, not Republicans, led
the good fight against dial tele-
phones.
Whatever may happen to prohi-
bition as an issue for 1882, or farm
relief, or the naval treaty, here is
rallying cry for the minority
party.
Brought to it's senses by Senator
Glass of Virginia, and shown the
light by Senator Robinson of Ar
kansas, with the solid south urging
them on, the greatest deliberative
body on earth comes to the rescue
of g-suffering humanity, and
strikes body blow at one of those
deVilish devices which not only tor
ture the souls of f1ustered house,
wives and tired business men, but
enable holding companies to collect
unconscionable dividends through
patent rights.
OF all contraptions designed to
fool people in the name Of progress,
to fitch money out of them in the
name of economy, to make them do
work for which they already had
paid, and interfere with the kind
of service they we're supposed To
get, the dial telephone caps the
climax.
Evry state legislature, every city
council, and every private enter
prise that is not subsidized, or
scared, should take courage from
what the senate has done, throw
the dial telephones out of the win
dow, and put the girls to work.
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Saturn

THOSE who elect to stay up after
L midnight may have a look at
the hinged planet, Saturn. The
rings, of course, can not be clearly
seen without a small telescope, al
though their existence is revealed
to a certain extent with a good pair
OF prism binoculars.
Most people have difficulty in see
ing the rings of Saturn with binocu-
lars, because they can not hold the
binoculars sufficiently steady. How
ever, if the instrument is rested on
a window ledge or some other sup
port, there should be no trouble in
making out the rings.
Saturn rises, or comes up over the
eastern horizon, at about midnight.
1t is directly overhead, or ION the
meridian" as the astronomers say,
at about a. m.
Those whose devotion to astron-
omy is sufficient to keep them I'D all
night or cause them to rise early
also may indeed have a glimpse at
Mars this month.
Mars rises about three hours be-
fore the sun. 1t may be seen low
in the eastern sky, therefore, in the
hours preceding sunrise. It fades
from view, Of course, as do the stars,
once the sun begins to illurnine the
eastern sky.
The foregoing covers the positions
of Uranus and Neptune, the outer
most planets of the solar system
Cor the moment we will neglect
the newly found Planet x whose
status still is unestimated)
Neptune is not visible without a
telescope. Uranus, though usually
visible as a faint object to the I'M
aided eye, now is too close to the
sun for observation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-24

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 ct
this pauer.--The Editor.
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Wear Them Out

ITO be sure, Mr.. Fort and his
L friends may have IN mind a
subtle plan. They could quite pos
sibly reason in this wise: 1.-THE
making of beer Is a somewhat ar
duous and difficult process. Give
the vets enough hops and they'll
soon hang themselves.
After a few futile years of ex-
Fermentation every American will
turn from the cauldron in his home
and say: AND is this the stuff for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-24
MAY "a. 1890
M. E. Tracy
ThrolU the Dial Telephones
ont of the Window and Put
the Girls Back at Work.
SAYS:

TIVE done with him." says Sir
L Arthur Conan Doyle on his
list birthday. referring to Sherlock
Holmes. I'm tired Of hearing my
self described as the author Of
Sherlock Holmes: one would think
had written nothing but detective
stories"
Sir Arthur Is mistaken. Most
every one knows that he has writ
ten a great deal besides detective
stories, but the general opinion pre-
walls that he has written nothing
as good.
Sherlock Holmes lives between
the covers of too many books to
be killed even by his creator.
If there were more characters
like him. the publishers would not
feel compelled to cut the price of
fiction to improve the market
Still, the writers of fiction face
something worse than the lack of
originality.
The realities of life, as made pos
Sible by accumulated knowledge,
have outstripped personal imag-
nation.
What the world can do and is
doing makes better reading today
than what any individual can
evolve from his inner conscious
ness.
Even Jules Verne has lost caste,
with airships circling the globe and
commercial television just around
the corner.
Human Nature the Same
INNLY human nature remains the
~ same, and even that shows
signs of yielding to environment.
Still, it is reassuring to find men
and women wrangling over appe-
tites, prejudices and problems which
perplexed their ancestors 10000
years ago.
What a drab life this would be
if we could not argue about mar
rage and divorce; if congress
lacked something to probe, and If
the tariff were to go out of business
as an issue
A nation wide investigation of the
reds; an alleged crematory in Chi
cago where gangsters burn their
victims; a general debate as to what
the Pennsylvania primary means;
a New York judge on the griddle in
connection with an unexplained
fee-how natural it all sounds.
Having expressed itself with re-
gard to the supreme court and hav-
ing WEIGHED on the tariff, the good
old senate redeems it's reputation
by turning thumbs down on dial
telephones.
Do not pass this by as an incon-
sequential act.
The senate has done nothing in
the last ten years that causes more
people to heave signs of satisfaction.
AS a matter of fact, the country
had about given up hope of relief
from this abominable device by
which the telephone company was
getting rid of one-f1fth of its girls
by compelling the public to do their
work.
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Daily Thought

Be thou faithful unto DEATH
Revelation 2:10.
=
Faithfulness and truth are the
most sacred excellences and en-
dowments Of the human mind
Cicero.
What is the smallest denonina-
ton gold piece ever issued ~ the
United States treasury
The one dollar coin
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have won.
day or so later the house-senate conference COM
mttee to the surprise of all, agreed to the tariff
lumber that the manufacturers back in Dills state
desire.
Dill has gained, or has reason to believe he has
gained the good will Of the lumber interests back
home Whether this offsets what he has lost depends
on your point of view.
In any case this is the sort of thing tariff
does to men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-20

All good, wearable merchandise, in fine
condition and ready to give you long
and faithful service.
Silk and Chenille Blouses
80 $5.95 Blouses, for the sale, 3.o5.
2 $So5 Blouses, for the sale, 3.o5.
ao5 Blouses, for the sale, sos.
$2o5 Blouse, for the sale, 1.So.
10 $l0o5 Blouses, for the sale, 5.4s.
$l650 Blouse, for the sale, S.Z5.
$12o5 Blouses, for the sale, 6.4S.
Sizes "a to 46.
White, eggshell, tan, brown, navy,
black, maize, white, chartreuse, bright
blues.
Skirts
2 1896 Tweed Tuck-in Skirts, 1 tan,
| gray. Now, 4.4s.
1895 Tan Wool Crepe Skirt on
bodice. Now, 4.4S.
$2o8 Navy Flannel Tuck-in Skirt.
Now, 1913.
l $10.o5 Brown Satin Skirt on bodice.
Now, 5.4S.
1895 Crepe Skirts on bodice: pow
der blue, | green, | tan. Now, 4.4s.
Cotton BlOuses and Vestees
IL $1.98 Cotton Blouses. Now, soc.
5 $2.o5 Cotton Blouses. Now, SOC.
81 sos Cotton Blouses. Now, 1.So.
Sizes 81 to a..
8 $1.o8 Cotton Dresses, sizes ii and
16. Now, 5Oc.>
2 $3.50 Leather Coats, full length.
Now, 1875.
PALAIS ROYAL-Thtrd Floor
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21
Starts Eighth Year

When the doors of the Boston Store open tomorrow morning The H. J. Donnelly Co, Inc, will be starting it's eighth year as operator of the store which is one of the oldest retail establishments in the city. The occasion will be marked by a stupendous sale.
 The Boston Store has always been one Of the leading department stores of the city but since it came under the control Of Hugh J Donnelly and his sons, it has experienced remarkable expansion and today it is ranked with the leading establish ments of it's type in New England.
 The Boston Store, until it was purchased by the Donnelly company seven years ago, was owned and managed by Pullar and Niven. The store kept pace with the progress of times under it's former owners man agement but since the new owners have taken charge, it has set the pace for department stores of this section.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21

of standard make, such as Badger Kelly Springfield or Federal. De- spite the free tubes you will find our tire prices have not been marked up.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21
MRS. I.R. GARFIELD
 DIES OF INJURIES
Daughter-in-LaW of Former
 President Auto Victim

Portsmouth. N H.. Aug. 21.-tP}- The body of Mrs. Helen Newell Gar field, daughter-in-law of the late President Garfield. will be sent to- day to her Mentor, Ohio. home. where funeral services will be held. Mrs. Garfield died yesterday at the Portsmouth hospital of injuries re- ceived Monday in an automobile ac- cident.
 Her husband, James R. Garfield, who was touring New England with her, escaped from the crash that cost Mrs. Garfeld's life. The auto mobile struck pole after a tire blew out. Mrs. Garfield was found to have received a broken arm and q fractured rib when taken to the hos pital Her relationship to the late president was not made known and her condition was not considered serious.
 Mrs. Garfield, who was 64 years old, took a turn for the worse yes terday and died of what was believed internal injuries. She leaves four sons besides her husband. Burial will be at Cleveland
 MT. Garfield served as secretary of the interior under the late President Roosevelt and is the brother of Harry A. Garfield. president of Will Hams college.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21
Third Generation of Harvard Men
 Taller and Heavier Than Fathers

the fathers 141.33. The sons average advantage was S.15 pounds, or SIT per cent.
 The height of these same boys was 5 feet 8-10 inches. The sons advan- tage was 1 1-3 inches, or 1.94 per cent.
 Mir. Bowles says "the grandfa- thers have not been calculated yet but survey shows marked increase Of the fathers or Harvard sons of today over their fathers. that is, in crease has been steady for three generations"
 Bigger Check to Follow
 All the comparisons are among old American families. whose de- scents are English, Canadian, Scotch, Irish and old German. Later com parisons will be made with the country at large, using records of the Civil war Mexican war, War of 1912. Revolution and the shipping period of 17SO to 1880.
 Mir, Bowles has preliminary re- ports from women's colleges showing that the girls of today make similar advances over their mothers. Sixty
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21

Cambridge, Mass, Aug. 21 P- For the third successive generation Harvard men are larger than their fathers.
 The statistics are a comment on the potential power Of food, diet. and enlightenment to bring back the biblical days when there were mighty men on earth.
 The finding is made at Peabody Museum by Gordon T. Bowles. It is based on records of Hemenway gymnasium and Harvard college physical examination records.
 These figures are all the more striking because the fathers were more than year older on the av- craze than the sons who physically outclassed them. In the comparison of the last two generations of liar ward men, the boys were 1S.5 years old, where their fathers had averag- ed 19.6 years. The comparisons in cluded 14G1 couples, nearly 3,00Q men.
 Both Heavier and Taller
 In weight the boys of the third generation averaged 149.4S pounds,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21
FULL TOTALS SOON
 0N UNEMPLOYMENT
Census Bureau Preparing Con-
 plete Figures on Situation

Washington. Aug. q (Pl-The why and how of unemployment. as gathered in the census takers door to door canvas, soon will be made public by the census bureau.
 Census Director William M. Steuart announced today that a pamphlet covering the supplemental information gathered in the unem- ployment census and not made pub lie so far will be run off the presses as soon as computations now being made by automatic electrical ma chimes are completed.
 The tabulations in the pamphlet will show, he said reasons given for being out of work at the time the enumerator called, the reason for losing the last job, and the number of weeks out of work. They will also show the occupation in which these persons usually engage. and such personal characteristics such as age, color, nativity, sex, marital condition and family rela- tionship.
 20 States Complete
 Announcements thus far, com plete for twenty states, have covered only those out of a job, able to work, and looking for 8 job. In the final summary will be included persons having jobs but on layoff without pay; persons having 6obs but idle on sickness ar 1jsa hilitV persons out of work and not look without pay; persons having jobs but voluntarily idle without pay; persons having jobs and drawing pay though not at work,
 Each of these classes has its own special relation to the unemploy- ment problem, he said, and should be considered in any fair survey of the national unemployment scene.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21
Overnight News
By the Associated Press.

Domestic
 Washington - Hoover committee proposes drought credit corpora tions.
 Chicag go-Wickersham denounces Jones law as making felonies of pet ty violators.
 New York-Gerard names 59 men as rulers of the United States.
 Chicago-Charles H Mulcahy, union leader, shot dead in street; companion wounded.
 Springfield, Ill.-State democrats adopt wine and beer platform.
 New York-Smith predicts demo- cratic party will soon be in national control.
 Portsmouth, N. H.-Mrs. Helen Newell Garfield. daughter . in . law of late president dies of auto crash injuries.
 Washington Government ac- quires rare old printings, including Gutenberg Bible. from Austria
 Kansas City-Hog prices soar to highest price of year.
 Foreign
 Hankow-Kiangsi troops kill A. 900 communists in crushing victory. Ahmadabad, India-Nine women and 20 boys arrested when police disperse crowd watching school girls attempt to hoist nationalist flag.
 Tampico, Mexico-H. C. A. Mai sonville, Detroit railroad executive dies on board train.
 Antofagasta, Chile-Homes inun- dated and property damaged in tor rential rain storm.
 Sports
 Detroit-Hagen's 67 leads quail fiers in western open.
 St. Louis-Giants lose to Cardinals to 4, but stay in second place.
 Newport-Yankee and Enterprise win first test races for the Ameri- ca's cup defense.
 Forest Hills, N. Y.-sarah Pal frey defeated by Dorothy Weisel of Sacramento in national tennis.
 Newport. R. I.-Tilden beats Sut- ter in five straight sets.
 Chicaso-Phillies get five homers in trimming Cubs 10 to s.
 New England
 Newport. R. I.-Enterprise de- feats Weetamoe and Yankee wins from Whirlwind in the first official test race to determine the defen- der of Americas cup.
 Portsmouth, N. H.-Mrs. Heller Newell Garfield, daughter-in- law Of the late President Garfield, dies ot injuries received in auto accident Monday.
 Boston-Colonel William A. Gas ton, banker and prominent demo- crat, leaves estate valued at s7.o57,- 732,ss, according to inventory.
 Springfield, Nt-Authorities fol- low theory that unidentified dead woman buried at Chester may be Mrs. Ruby Chickering Green, miss ing since 1926.
 Nahant, Mass.Coastguar rescue William Freeman, IS. and Chester Webb. IS, both of Boston from home made sailboat which capsized of Irish Beach.
 Boston-American Legion head quarters announce acceptance of Major General Sir William B Hickie of Dublin, Ire, president ot Irish Free State area, British Le- zion. to attend their convention in October.
 Boston-Tax rate of s30.S0. ar increase of s2S0 over the 1929 rate is announced.
 Newport, Vt.-William Crawford New York. driving his outboard mo torboat Penn Yan," wins three out of possible six trophies in second annual regatta opened today.
 Hartford-Five air derby racers arrive for start tomorrow for Chi cago air races.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21

of over 25,O00 population included in the survey. the bureau reported, was offset by an increase of 5.1 per cent ln residential construction.
 The borough of Manhattan, New York city, led in contemplated con- struction in any single locality with plans filed for four office buildings to cost l5,000,000, a hotel to cost S3.- 250,000 and six factories to cost nearly S5,000,OO0.
 New Orleans, with a contract for a government marine hospital to cost s1,178,OO0. Jersey City, with a public utility building to cost s1,- 500000 and Boston, with an office building to cost S1,200,000 were among the other leaders.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21
IDENTIFY SUICIDE

New York. Aug. 2l LP - The body of man who committed sui eide yesterday at the Hotel Manger by shooting himself in the temple was identified today as that of Rob- ert M. Beckerman. 40 years old, of Bradley Beach, N. J. The identifi- cation was made by Harry Schwartz a friend, who said Beckerman for merly was in the clothing business. He was unable to give any reason for the suicide.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-21
59 Men Rule U. S., James Gerard
 Asserts-List of Potent Figures ' Includes Only Business Leaders

Gerard to rank his selections ac- cording to his opinion of their im- portance. but he expressed the be- lief that as a class the bankers ex- ert the greatest influence, because they control the purse strings of the nation.
 He declared while all these men are too busy to run for political of flee, their influence, financial, indus trial and semi-political, determines the men who shah go in office.