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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
DAILY HEALTH SERYIC

are available that are without merit
and that they are sold with exag-
gerated advertising claims. The
same thing is true in regard to GER
tain foods.
However, the food industry itself
has developed, as has drug manufac-
ture. Reliable manufacturers, con-
WINGED of the Importance of hon
esty, label their products correctly
and limit their advertising to state
ments that are sound.
Whereas, American people twen-
ty-f1ve years ago lived largely on
meat, potatoes, bread and coffee, to-
Gay they eat a widely varied diet'
containing all sorts Of foods which
we're formerly considered to be
novelties.
The food and drugs officials re-
port that $1,000 legal actions have
been taken in the last twenty-five
years, a result of which foods and
drugs are much safer when pur-
chased in the open market than
they used to be.
Tt should be- realized, of course,
that the control of the food and
drugs administration concerns pri-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
LOYALTY and No Food

DOES that mean that the chill
~ dren of the miners will have to
starve indefinitely? Let us assume,
for the sake Of argument, that the
strikers are in the wrong. Is that
sufficient reason for allowing their
children, the innocent victims Of
these prolonged chickering's, to go
hungry? Do we still adhere to the
theory that the child shall suffer for
the sins of his father?
Russia IS more intelligent in some
respects in handling it's affairs
There the child is all-important. IT
is the business of the state to nour-
ish, clothe and educate it's children
The Soviet regime is leaving nc
stone unturned to rear its future
citizens in the way they should go
That way may not be ours. But
they merit our attention, neverthe-
less, by reason of their foresight
The ideals instilled in childhood re.
main. And hunger is not uplifting
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Too MANY Between

1T is hard to prove that the farm
L ers are entirely wrong when you
compare the prices they get with
those consumers pay.
If wheat is so low, why doesn't
bread come down?
The farm problem includes more
than what Uncle Bill is not making
on his wheat, or Uncle John on his
cotton, or Uncle Ely on his hogs, or
Uncle Abe on his beans. It in
cludes what you and I are losing
when we buy them in the retail
market.
Whether it's big business, or little
business; commission men, or spe-
culators: too much has come be-
tween the place where we grow it
and the place where we eat it.
Some kind of a system is getting
most of the gravy, and this works
just as much hardship and injustice
on city folks as on the farmers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
To the Sun
WYE can apply this same me

WE can apply this same method
| w to finding the distance to the
sun. AT the same instant, an as
tronomer in New York and one in
San Francisco point their telescopes
at the sun, noting the angle at
which their telescopes are inclined.
They now have triangle like the
surveyor had. The distance from
New York to San Francisco is their
base line. The telescope readings
give the two angles. All they need
do now is calculate the distance to
the apex Of their triangle, which is
the distance to the sun.
1t would seem at first that the dis
tances of stars might be obtained
IN the same way. But the stars ara.
so far away that the base line from
New York to San Francisco is far
too short.
However, once we know the dis
lance to the sun, which, of course,
is the radius of the earth's orbit, We
can make use of that.
Consequently, we can pursue the
following method: We can point our
telescope at the star in January.
and again in June. We then have a.
great triangle whose base line is the.
diameter of the earths orbit, dis
lance of 186,00O,0OO miles.
Actually, a modification of this
method is used. Two photographs
OF the star and its neighboring stars.
are taken six months apart. Due to
the change in angle at which the
star is seen, it will appear to have
shifted its position slightly with ref
erence to the other stars in general.
This shift or paraIlax, as it is
known technically. is then deter
mined from careful measurements
OF the two Photographic plates and
the angles and then the distance
calculated from it.
The parallax is so very small.
however, that the method can be
applied with success only to the
nearer stars. In the cases of the.
most distant stars, it is too small to
measure with the most delicate in
struments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Cutting Wages

AS usual, the Chamber of Commerce
finds the most stupid way of doing what may
be desirable thing.
In demand for reduction of school ex-
pense, it's experts find the easiest way
through cut in wages of teachers and jan
itors.
If there is any place where reductions
should not be made it is in the matter of
wages for workers, whether they be the
professional groups or the manual trades.
The men who cheered this sound doctrine
enunciated by President Hoover in his Indi-
annapolis speech, now propose to discard it in
order to 1eGuce taxes.
Taxes, Doth those of the government and
by private monopolies, ought to be cut. They
are fast confiscating all property. They may
soon absolutely confscate it.
True, a sane system of taxation would
bring remedy, but the business interests
fought bitterly last winter against an income
tax that might have relieved the home owner
and the farmer and the man whose real es-
tate is now being burdened. The men of big
incomes were all powerful in the legislature
1t is probable that some expense can and
should be cut from the cost of school opera
ton. There are too many big salaries paid in
the offices of the schools There is duplca-
tion of work in some of these offices.
One cut that might be made would be to
disarm the school system. Several thousands
of dollars are being paid each year for mill
tary training at time we sent delegates to
disarmament conferences.
Instead of reducing the number of adult
and night schools, these should be increased.
They are a safety measure in times of unem-
ployment. More adults now have time to take
advantage Of them and probably will next
winter
The salary of the Teacher in the public
school car not be called eXtraVagent, when
comparison of the value of service rendered
is made with that of say bankers who are
now objecting to living wages for educators.
There are much better and sounder and
more just ways of reducing costs of public
enterprises, including the schools than by
filching money from the pay envelopes of
the teachers.
The same forces that are demanding
wage GUS might SCuuy Tie COSC VI SCIeeG
lighting and electric service in public build
ings and frd way out by demanding new
rate schedule for this city. They might, but
of course will not, investigate the amount of
money paid out by taxpayers to holding COM
panies for the water and telephone services.
Here is a chance for a cut that would leave
the common citizen something left with
which to pay taxes.
But the easier and less offensive way is
to cut wages and so that is the limit of mag
ination of the tax experts.
Before any suggestion of this kind is
adopted the teachers and the people should
be heard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
M. E. Tracy

Too Much Has Come Bet1Oeen
the Place Where We GrolU
Our Produce and Where
We Eat 1t.
NEW YORK, July 18.-Chancel-
L Y lor Bruening wants no meet
ing of the reichstag and President
Hoover no special session Of con-
gress.
Wise, or not, such an attitude is
significant.
Time was when popular assem-
blies were thought well Of in the
face Of an emergency.
Though the war was supposed to
have been fought for democracy, it
appears to have developed much
Iaith in an oligarchy of experts.
The peace treaty was virtually
written by four men.
When it came to modifying the
reparations plan we had first a
committee headed by Mr.. Dawes,
and then one headed by Mr.. Young.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Hunger and Love

a HUNGRY man, no matter how
"A high his moral standards, is
apt to slip back and become one
Of society'S outcasts. Certainly a
hungry child can not be expected to
feel nothing but love and loyalty for
the country that permits him to
starve.
He doesn't reason. He just feels.
And hunger is among the strongest
emotions. In prehistoric times men
killed because of it. And we shall
never be truly civilized until hunger,
disease and war are banned as un-
lawful and inhuman.
If the Red Cross refuses to recog-
nize and help these children, it is
up to the state to do something
about them. And if the Red Gross
continues in its attitude Of silly dis
elimination, it might be good idea
for the citizens OF the United States
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ

Measuring the Distance to
the Stars Simple IN Theory
but Difficult in Accomplish
ment.
HOw do astronomers measure
4 the distance of the stars? That
is the question in the mind Of a
correspondent who writes. TT is
stimulating to hear the way the as
tronomers toss around billions and
trillions Of miles. But how do they
know?"
I am not surprised to receive this
query. DR.. Robert G. Aitken, asso-
ciate editor of the great Lick OBJ
servatory in California, says that
the most frequent questions asked
by visitors to the observatory are
How far away is that star and how
do you know?"
Measuring the distance to a star
is very simple matter as far as the
underlying principle is concerned.
In practice, however, it is an ex-
tremely difficult task, requiring the
highest of astronomical skill.
An analogy will make the method
clear. = Let us suppose that sur
veyor on one bank of a river wishes
to know the exact distance to a
tree on the other side. He will pro-
coed as follows:
First, he will measure of base
line on his side of the river. Then,
he will set up his surveying instru-
ment at the one end of the line and
sight at the tree, measuring the
angle between it and the base line.
Then he will do the same thing
from the other end of the line.
He now has a triangle of which
his line is in the base and the tree
the apex. He knows the length of
the base he has measured. 1t is then
a simple matter to calculate, by
trigonometry, the distance to the
apex of the triangle, which is the
! tree.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Wanted-DefinitiOn

ON the contrary, it seems to me
" that the urge to fight for a
cause, for better living conditions,
for the right to rear and educate
their children decently, as these
Pennsylvania coal miners are do
ing, would find favor in the eyes Of
God.
If the American Red Cross is so
f1nicky about living up to the let
ter of its charter, it should have re-
fused to render any aid to Ameri-
can or allied armies. The excuse
"War is un-Godlike and uncivil-
ized"-would have been sufficient to
vindicate them. And-who car
tell?-such a stand by a powerful
organization might have made us
pause and think and decide against
entering the conflict.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Moratorium Endemic

a T present, moratorium" is the
L a magic word. Unless the usual
ly reliable signs fail, state legisla-
lures will be asked to grant it on
farm mortgages and farm debts.
But the sixty year-old fight
against speculation and nanipula-
ton is what really counts.
Farmers throughout the country
believe they would not be half so
bad off were it not for the hi
lacking to which they are exposed.
Rightly or wrongly, they feel that
they are in the grip Of a racket
which, though legal, is none the
less a racket.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Radicals CIanlor

ERMAN Fascists and Commu-
NJ nists, though with nothing else
in common, unite in clamor for
the reichstag to meet They would.
1t represents their only chance to
make political capital.
Professional farm believers in this
country, together with certain poll
ticianS who think it may be good
business to string along with them,
demand special session of congress.
In spite of past experience, a spe-
cial session might do some good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Heavenly WiSeCraCk2

A ND again, if we are going to
IA be technical, isn't everything
We do an act of God? God created
man in His image" refers not to
the physical aspect OF man, but
rather to his mental makeup. Mans
desire to rise from his humble be-
ginning and find place in the sun
would seem to emanate from his
God-given ego. If the Maker had
intended that we should be satisfied
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

Following is the explanation of
Ripley's Believe 1t or Not" which
appeared in Fridays Times:
Mrs. Mary Bowden Has Seen
Eight Generations of Her Fam
ily-Mrs. Bowden, whose home is
in May, Tex, was born in Law
renceburg, Tenn, July %, 1854.
She remembers having seen her
father, grandfather and great
grandfather, and there are now
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
IT SEEMS TO ME BY HE EES22S

with our lot He would not have
given us eyes and ears and desires.
1.-THE meek shall inherit the
earth" has been nisinterpreted. It
does not mean to suggest surren-
der. There is such thing as "the
terrible meek" The plutocrats Of
that earlier era appreciated as much
as do our contemporaries the ef-
fectiveness of slogans. And they
worked them to death.
But getting back to Pennsylvania:
''The coal strike" said Mr.. Payne,
was the result of an economic stu
alton prevalent in that industry for
the last ten years and may continue
indefinitely"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Midwest Is HI

CONDITIONS are bad not only
~ in the corn belt, but through
out the midwest.
Yes, and you can include some of
the south and southwest.
Twenty-Five cent wheat, lucent
oil and Scent cotton don't sound
like recovery.
Right now, wheat has the spot
light, chiefly because of the vast
amount held by the federal farm
board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Loan Approval Certain

president HOOVER'S mora
l. forum was put over with less
than three weeks of comforting
among few high officials.
Now that Germany needs big
loan, it is assumed that few high
officials will determine how much
and on what terms.
1t goes without saying that after
everything has been arranged, the
legislative assemblies of the various
governments concerned will be asked
to approve it. Their approval, how
ever, is taken for granted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
THE federal food and drugs act
l. is Is years old this year. It
was signed by President Theodore
Roosevelt in 1906 Only those who
can remember the conditions that
prevailed previous to the passage
and enforcement of this act can
appreciate the changes since then.
Methods Of manufacturing food in
those dayswere very crude.
Patent medicines, consisting of a
little alcohol and innumerable
worthless weeds and vegetables,
were sold in immense quantities not
only from wagons but in drug
stores and through the mail.
In order to preserve foods, to
give them proper coloring, or to
make them more easily salable, all
sorts of harmful coloring materials
and personalities were added to
them.
It would be folly to state that con-
ditions today are perfect. Every
one knows that drug products still
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Mistaken Identity
VXTHEN we help the Street cor,

NTHEN We help the street corner
w panhandler, we don't stop and
ask: Are you hungry as the re-
suit Of an act of God?" Here is a.
hungry man. For the moment that
is all that concerns us. AS long as
we foster an economic system that
necesSitateS the existence of char
liable organizations it Is their lob
TO take care Of the needy. BY dis
eliminating they defeat their name
and purpose.
Isn't 1t just possible, though, that
Mr.. Payne was more concerned with
the good will Of the mine owners
than that of God2 1t may be that
by feeding these hungry children
his organization would offend a
heavy contributor. And, after all,
there are salaries to be paid.
(Copyri9ht 1881 bv The Tir,es1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
THE American Red Cross refuse

L to aid the starving children Of
striking Pennsylvania coal miners.
The reason given by Chairman John
Barton Payne is that his organiza-
ton is confined, by its charter, to
the relief only of emergency disas-
tiers due to "acts of God"
On the other hand, the organiza-
ton was conspicuous in its efforts
to minister to the manned and dying
during the great war. Is war an act
of God? 1 doubt it. I don't think
any intelligent human being can
corscientiously worship deity who
advocated the slaughter of millions
of inhocents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

living five generations Of her fam
lily in direct descent, comprised
of herself, her nine children, 80
grandchildren, 33 great-grand-
children and three great-great-
grandchildren
James Aliens Own Skin Binds
His Memberships novel book, in
possession of the Boston Athe-
naeum, is the Memoirs" of James
Dali IITrAr ryTT S,EDXI1NE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

Allen, gentleman of numerous
aliases, who terrorized New Eng
land as highwayman during the
years between 1925 and 1885. The
book is bound with his own skin,
in accordance with that specific
provision in his will, which was
made shortly before he died in
prison, 1887.
Monday: A Contest Prize
Winner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

Did the football team Of the Unf-
versity of Notre Dame defeat Geor-
g1a Tech in 1929? What was the
score?
Notre Dame defeated Georgia
Tech in 1929 by a score Of 26 to 6,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

Ideals and opinions expressed
In this column are those Of
one OF Americas most inter-
estinR writers and are ure-
sented without regard 90 their
agreement or disagreement
With the editorial attitude Of
this Daper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

The only difference between a golfer and the new
balloon ball that it is the former who goes up in the
air
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

"All Gods Chillun Got Wings" takes on something
more than spiritual significance in these days of
busting aviation activity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

After the debt situation is nulled over states
men, we suppose, will be holding their post-mora-
forums
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

to keep the incident fresh in their
memories when the next annual
drive is on for funds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

When was the minimum wage at
the Ford plants raised to 81 a day?
In December. 1920.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
Daily Thought

I gave my back to the smiters,
and my cheeks to them that
pIucked off the hair; / hid not my
face from shame and splitting
Isaiah 50:6.
Let us cling to our principles a.
the mariner clings to his last plank
when night and tempest close
around hirn.-Adam Woolevee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18

Is it against the law to send
United States currency through the
mail?
No.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-18
By DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health MAGAZINE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-05
SHIPPING WILL l BE SOLD BECAUSE UNSUPPORTED
United States to Sell the Leviathan and Other Vessels That Have Not Been Paying
By RAYMOND CHAPTER (rnnyydr rht Rv UTnifn6 ppncC


 Washington, Aug 5. UP)- United States shipping board off, cials are in New York to-day at- tempting to sell the s. s. Leviathan and her sister ships if the United States Lines, because they have not been profitable.
 The fleet was to have been "the show window" of a revived Amer ican merchant marine but hopes of its maintenance and the Ire vival" faded with confession of P. w. Chapman, promotional genius, that he could not operate he line profitably.
 The liners may go to the Roose- velt-International Mercantile Mar inc combination, which Is under | stood to be the only group inter- ! ested in an outright purchase. Kenneth D. Dawson, a Pacific coast operator, is offering to take over operation of the lines but not to purchase them. His proposition is said to include, however, an of- fer to invest in the holdings of the present owner.
 The only other course would be for the government to take back these ships, which were seized from Germany in the war. The l Hoover administration is strongly opposed to such action. Merger of the Roosevelt lines, headed by Kermit Roosevelt. son of the late president, and the Inter- national Mercantile Marine recent ly brought together two of the strongest shipping groups. | Addition of the U. S. lines would create the most powerful shipping combine supported by American capital since J. r. Morgan, the elder, attempted In 1903 to chal- lenge the supremacy of the pre- war British and German merchant marines with his gigantic Inter- national Mercantile Marine cor poration. He vainly dreamed this would be in shipping what he made the United States Steel cor poration in the steel industry. | F. w. Chapman, a successful un- derwriter of huge bond issues, ven- tured into the shipping business in 1929 by buying the U. $. lines for $16,30O, O,000. Though this was less than the government spent in re- conditioning the ships after their wartime transport service, ship ping experts regarded 1t as a high price.
 | Chapman had to put in only $4,- 00O.0O0 cash and he immediately undertook large stock issue. But the money market went bad. The shipping business was worse. And it was q strange field for Chapman. Now he is ready to close out. Tho Roosevelt-I. M. M. interests are understood to be ready to buy up about $11, 100000 in mortgages on the lines for $6,000.000 or $7,- | 000,000. According to shipping board informants if no complica- tions develop, the transaction is expected to be worked out within | two weeks or so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-05
MATTRESS WALKER
 ATA. M. LARSON'S
Jim Joyce to Demonstrate Punishment a Good Matt
 treSS Will Take
PRIZES TO GUESSERS

A unique contest and one which will demonstrate clearly just what abuse good liattress will take starts tomorrow morning at O. clock at A. M. Ladson Furniture Co, 318 North Main street, prompt- ly at 9 a. m. Jim Joyce, the un- disputed championship mattress walker will start out on his mara thon mattress walk in the big dis play window of this popular store
 Two high grade mattresses will be arranged in the window so that Jim will walk back and forth over these mattresses. He will carry a pedometer which will register the entire distance travelled. For a period of six days he will keep up this walki..g starting in every morning at 8 o'clock after the opening day. He will continue to walk daily up to the time the store closes which is six o'clock except on Wednesday and Saturday when he will walk till o'clock.
 Under the conditions under which Jim walks he will walk for % minutes and rest 15 minutes.
 Now how far will Jim travel in the days he walks? His pedo- meter will tell the story at 9 D. clock on Wednesday August 18th.
 To the person guessing nearest to distance tray eled mattress valued at $39.50 will be presented while the person coming second will receive a mattress valued at s27.5O and the third prize will be a mattress valued at $12.50.
 The public Is invited up to Lar sons to see Jim do his marathon