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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-30
p;vaI,.v IN the New Pedagogy


The rivalry in education on the Pacific coast is
not limited to the annual combats OF oregon ana
California eevens on the gridiron There now Is IN
process a nip and tuck race between Los Angeles and
portland in devising methods of discouraging en-
thusiasn for the ideas of Karl Mar among school
students.
Last year Los Angeles started the ball rolling by
denving a diploma to brilliant Communist student
IN Roosevelt high school There was some protest.
81 a more invincible technique was devised. re-
oured course in cvics based the political ethics
of the Better America Federation, was introduced
No student who failed in his course could be grad
mated Communists quickly were topped when IN
terrogated.
But Portland followed suit with method Whlch
mt her away out in front OF the great Hollywood
suburb Michael Kulkof was captivated by the sent-
nent and rhythm of the radical songs OF Communism
So he began to teach them to his fellow pupils
He was arrested Conviction of criminal syndi-
oalisn1 was considered and deemed impossible. De-
portation was out Of the question: since we have no
diplomatic relations with Russia
But the authorities were undaunted. Kulkoff was
taken to court. He admitted being Communist
nhvsican testified that this was proof Of insanity
So Kukof was whisked of to the state hospital for
the insane at Salem to enjoy the company OF those
whose ballucinations are Of other than Muscovite
flavor
All this is strangely reminiscent of the oolngs III
another Salem little more than 200 years back.
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Physiology of Civilized Drinking

It generally is conceded by reasonable men that
solution Of the alcohol problem 3 in education In
the science and art Of civilized drinking rather than
in fanAtical prohibition scstatc euogy Of gzzng.
Hence, we may welcome as a genuine contribution
to popular education the liquor problem the article
by Charles D. Snyder in the American Mercury, based
on the researches Of Finnish psychologist, DR.. P L
Tuovinen.
The core of the effect of alcohol on the mind
and body is the matter of the alcoholic content Of
the blood stream. There is always a small quantity
Of alcohol in the blood, even though actually
has been consumed. This amounts to one part Of
alcohol to from $4,000 to 100000 parts Of other fluids
in the blood. In the of man who dies Of
alcoholic poisoning this ratio may be raised to one
part Of alcohol to 200 parts Of other fluids, thou
sandfold increase over normal.
Dr. Tuovinen discovered the interesting fact that
the alcoholic level in the blood is raised most rapidly
by highly diluted drink. Alcohol in any form Of
watery diuton will raise the blood level Of alcohol
much more rapidly than the same quantity taken
III highly concentrated form.
To be specific a highban is potentially more in
to2dcating than cocktail containing the same
amount Of alcohol. The greater bulk OF fluid gives
greater area for intestinal absorption Of alcohol
into the blood stream.
Taking food along with liquor reduces the rapidty
OF the rise Of the alcoholic content Of the blood This
Is due to the fact that the food, as solids must be
held in the digestive tract until reduced to fluid form
Most Of the alcohol also is held here and passed
along only gradually into the ntestnes for anSorp-
ton. Food in which meats, carbohydrates and fats
are notably present particularly delay blood absorp-
ton of alcohol
The subjective effects Of alcohol were found TO
vary directly in intensity with the alcoholic content
of the blood Mr.. Snyder gives the following sum-
mary of the essentials of civilized drinking:
THE man who really lives well is the one who
confines his drinking to meals, preferably the evening
meal or whenever the days work is done The TOPPER
on the other hand, prefers to take his alcohol on
AN empty stomach, and finally eats very little
food at all
upon noting the first tendency in this direction
one will do we'll to regard it as q sign Of impend-
ing addiction and resoutely put drink aside until
food and exercise may be taken again with g1sto'
This paragraph probably is more cogent ana use
fl as a guide to temperance and urbanity than all
the pro1ibitory statutes ever put the law books
relative to the use Of alcoholic beverages.
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HEALTH SERVICE
Stabbing Pain Marks Angina PectoriS

In many instances the disease
in the chest. It radiates upward
seems to be associated with infec-
tons of a rheumatic type early in
life, with various forms Of inflam-
nation Of the blood vessels, and
with unusual disturbances of the
nervous system.
Thus the person who has angina
pectoris begins to realize that his
heart attack usually is associated
with some extraordinary effort, such
as walking rapidly after a meal or
walking against the wind, such as
excitement in tia form of anger or
joy, or after any type of physical
or mental activity that may be asso-
ciated with an increase in the blood
pressure.
1t is known that the excessive
use of tobacco may be an melting
factor and that intoxication with
lead or the form Of disturbance as
ISOLATED with diabetes may lead to
angina pectoris in some people.
There are several conditions af-
fetcing the heart which may pro-
duce pain in that region, but the
pain Of angina pectoris is distinc-
tive.
Il begins suddenly as a sharp,
stabbing pain, or a dull grinding
pain with the feeling of pressure
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toward the shoulder and may even
seem to pass down the arm to the
fingers. J. is distinctive and asso-
ciated quite definitely with the
nervous mechanism.
any one who seen a person in
such an attack knows the reaction
which almost inevitably occurs
The person concerned may cry out,
the face becomes pale and looks
pinched and drawn and perspira-
ton may pour from the forehead.
Fortunately for these patients,
scientific medicine has developed a
method of relief for the acute at
tack. In the majority of cases the
inhalation of amyl nitric brings
about prompt relief.
Some patients, however, do better
with nitroglycerine, which is used
as a remedy and with several other
medical preparations. Any physi-
clan can prescribe these as needed.
Relief of the acute attack is not
the chief matter of Importance.
The physician who is RESPONSE
bic for a patient with this disease
finds it necessary to regulate the
entire life of the patient to mini
mize the number of attacks and,
if possible, to overcome the basic
disorders in the body associated
with onset Of the heart disease.
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Paint Industry
THE paint and varnish induI

THE paint and varniSh industry
L employs alcohol coming and 60
ing. Alcohol is the base Of most
varnishes, Iacquers, and enamels. It
also is the principal ingredient Of
most paint and varnish removers.
AS the sale Of paint increases, SO
does the sale Of paint removers. Ana
as a result, the demand for com
mercial alcohol receives a double
impetus.
Among the newest wood lacqUers
are quick-drying ones which can be
shot on to furniture with air-pres-
sure guns. These lacquers dry al
most Immediately and many Of
them furnish a brilliant finish with
out the necessity of rubbing or
polishing.
Another important use Of alcohol
is in the manufacture of pyroxylin
This is a plastic substance made OF
nitrocellulose or gun-cotton and
goes by many trade names, among
the most familiar Of which is ceIlu-
loid.
Buttons, billiard balls, combs,
vanity boxes, salt cellars, napkin
rings, children's toys and a great
variety of products are made today
from pyroXylin.
Alcohol is required as a solvent in
the manufacture of artificial silk. It
also is used in manufacturing many
dyes.
Thus, alcohol may play double
role in the manufacture of many
articles Of clothing, taking part in
the manufacture of the silk and in
the subsequent coloring of the silk.
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SCIENCE
Alcohol Is as Necessary to
Var as Steel Is.
BY DAVID DIETZ

THE Importance Of grain alcohol
4 to the bootleg industry Is well
known. But it is doubtful If the i'm
portance Of this liquid to legitimate
industry in general is as well appre-
ciated.
1t has been said that sulfuric acid
is so important to the industrial
world that the machine age well
might be called the age Of sulfuric
acid. But in the Importance and
variety of its uses, alcohol Is ex-
ceeded only by sulfuric acid and
caustic soda.
Alcohol IS used IN the man
ufacture Of va1nishes, lacquers.
shellacs, enamels, celluloid. Good
stuffs, drugs, medicines. dyestuffs
and artificial silk. 1t is employed
in the printing and Photographic
industries and many others.
The great uses for alcohol grow
out Of its utility as a solvent. A
solvent is a liquid which will form
uniform fluid mixture with some
other substance.
Water is the best known and most
common solvent. Every one IS
familiar with ordinary sugar or salt
solutions.
Most chemical processes 80 on
best in solution and so the begin
ming Of most chemical manufactur-
ing processes is the making Of 8
solution. Next to water, alcohol IS
the most useful liquid for creation
of solutions.
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Peoples Voice

Editor Times = great many
laboring men rave about en-
ployers installing labor-saving de-
vices and call down the
curses of the devil upon the heads
Of the merchants and the manu-
facturers who install such systems
yet 1t is the Snlau-salaried man in
most cases who is responsible for
the success Of such systems.
For instance, a local oil com
pany has several serve yourself fill
ing stations where only one person
a cashier, is employed, thus throw
ing several men out Of work. Yet
the biggest portion Of their bust
ness comes from those same Ia
borerS who think such EMPLOYERS
should be mobbed.
Small-salaried men and laborers
condemn the chain stores, yet it is
their patronage which permits the
chain stores to exist.
They condemn the manufacturer
who pays his employees small vases,
yet they jump to get a job with
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Questions and
Answers

What was the Massacre of st.
Bartholomew Eve?
A massacre of the Huguenots,
perpetrated Aug. "a and Is, 1879,
growing out Of the feud in France
between the House of Guise and the
Catholics on the one hand, and the
House Of Condo and the Huguenots
on the other hand.
Who appoints United States dep
uty marshals.
They are appointed by United
States marshalS, subject to the ap-
proval Of the encouragement.
What is the Photocolor Corpora
ton?
A company incorporated under
the laws Of Delaware, which owns
and operates a film laboratory al
Irvington-on-the Hudson, N. Y. It's
equipment includes all necessary
special machinery and chemical ap-
paratus for applying the corpora
tons process to natural color mo-
ton picture films.
How many home runs did Babe
Ruth hit in 1928?
Fifty-four.
What is the elevation of Mt. Ra-
nier in the state of Washington?
It is 14.408 feet.
What was thu first spoken Ian
guage?
There is no record of the first
spoken language. Language was
undoubtedly an evolution from the
times that mankind first uttered
sounds to express primitive emotion
or ideas.
How much has the population of
the United States increased in the
last thirty years?
The 1900 census enumerated U.s.
and the 1880 census enum-
Grated 122, 728.873, an increase of
IS, 734.298.
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Looks Like Waste

1T will profit us very little that
Il bright Chinese young men will
sit and listen TO professional ex-
plantations that the wine at the
marriage feast was not really wine,
but unfermented grape juice.
I have no right to assume the
dogmatic attitude that there is no
merit in the propagation of Metho-
dist theology. But this I can state
without much fear of contradiction:
No plebiscite among the people
who made the Wendell fortune
would sanction any such bizarre use
Of the moneys.
And to add the final twist of
irony, the rise of land values in the
midtown section has been based, to
a great extent. upon the develop
ment of amusement centers such as
theaters, hotels, restaurants and
cabarets.
And now a considerable part of
the fortune is to go to institutions
devoted to teaching young men 70
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IT SEEMS TO ME BY HE EFS2fS

THE character of the will of Ella
L Virginia Won Echtzel Wendell
seems to me to furnish additional
evidence of one fragrant flaw in our
economic system.
The vast Wendell fortune, as
everybody knows, has been built up
on increase in land values. The
rule of the family was never to sell.
According to Forrest Davis, the
Wendels did a daring thing in 1856.
It was at that time that John D.
Wendell decided to remove his fam
lily all the way from 705 Broadway
to 442 Fifth avenue. But even in
1856 this was not precisely pioneer
ing
The Wendels did not have to fight
of any wolves or Indians or cut a
path through virgin forest. The de-
cision merely represented a good
guess that a day might come when
442 Fifth avenue would not be way
uptown.
Very possibly it was no more than
reasonable that some reward should
come to the lines Of Wendels be-
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Which Is Tolerant

NTAFALI FRIED, beWhiskered
" fish and vegetable dealer from
small town in Russia, has been
appointed by the pope to take
charge of the Vatican's Hebrew IL
brary. Before he would accept the
appointment, Fried demanded that
the Vatican provide him with a
kosher kitchen, permit him to OBJ
serve Saturday as the Sabbath, and
grant other concessions to his
faith.
AS between him and the pope,
who stands for tolerance?
AS between Gandhi, with his
stubborn obstrusion of peculiar hab-
its, and British officials, who stands
for that love and affection" which
are deep enough to make things
easy for other people?
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Requests Frivolous
THE city grew up around 442

THE city grew up around 442
Il Fifth avenue. In very literal
sense you and I contributed to this
wealth. The fact that We shopped
in the neighborhood or rode in taxi
cabs or buses or attended plays or
picture shows within a small radius
contributed to the growing valua-
ton Of the property.
The theory Of those who hold that
all is right with the world seems to
be based upon the assumption that
sooner or later the most swollen
fortune flows back to the sea.
But it is well to remember that
an estate may be distributed in a
wholly cratic way. That has hap
pened to the Wendell fortune. The
requests are largely frivolous.
twenty-five million dollars goes to
further the theological teachings Of
the Methodist Episcopal church in
seninaries at Madison, N. j., and
Marking. China.
This is rather far leap away
from the people who lived and died
and traded in the neighborhood Of
442 Fifth avenue to make Wendell
holiday.
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BIZ pR. MoRRIs FIsHBEIN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeias the Health
Magazine.
DAIN in the chest of great inten-
Il sity, carrying with it the fear OF
impending death, is one of the most
disturbing diseases that attack the
human being.
Angina pectoris brings about
death through a nervous mechan-
ism which stops the beat of the
heart. The disease has been known
to the medical profession for many
years; in fact, it was first studied
by Edward Jenner, who was credited
with the development of vaccine fol
smallpox, and, in 1853, by Heber-
deem, who is noted for his studies
Of rheumatic conditions.
Angina pectoris occurs in mer
most frequently at the time when
their tissues have begun to break
down, but before the occurrence OF
senility.
1t comes on at the same time as
hardening of the arteries begins and
the health of middle age begins tc
disappear.
If old age is established COM
pletely with Qualification of blood
vessels and angina pectoris has not
yet appeared, it is likely to appear
in any individual.
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In War lime

A LCOHOL has its wartime uses
L A as well as its peace-tirne uses.
It takes about a barrel of alcohol
to construct g 12-inch shell.
AS chemists have observed, every
alcohol plant Is a potential NUM-
tons plant. The modern explosives,
smokeless powder, cordite and TINT.
all require alcohol for their manu-
facture.
Today, a nation decides upon
standard explosive for its artillery.
It's big guns are then designed for
this particular one.
This fact, led to difficulties for
Great Britain during the World
war. Great Britain had adopted q
cordite for its standard explosive.
Cordites require acetone in their
manufacture.
During the war, there was a
shortage of acetone and so the
British chemists had to develop a
method Of manufacturing acetone
from alcohol. The process was a
costly one, but Great Britain had
to use it, because there was no
choice in the matter.
Alcohol also is required for man
ufacture Of the Eliminates in the
percussion caps Of shells. It also
is the basis for the manufacture Of
most poison gases, particularly
mustard gas and tear gas.
1t has been estimated that at
the close Of the World war, go per
cent Of the shells fired contained
some form Of poison gas.
1t is usual to think Of the wag-
ing Of war as depending upon a
supply of steel. But alcohol is as
necessary for war as steel.
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Clash Over Oil

H NGLAND ard France have
II been very near a break several
times during the last decade on the
account Of the Mosul oil field.
Thanks to a holding company
through which it was possible to
split the part, they now have
settled the difficulty, after paying
the Lraq government $1,Oo0,0OO a
year and four shillings a ton on all
oil extracted, English companies
2324 per cent, and an Armenian pro-
moter 5 per cent. Pipe lines will
be run to the coast Of Asia Minor
and ref1neries constructed at an
estimated cost of $5OO,OOO,OOO.
The Nosul field sounds pretty big,
not only because of such figures, but
because of the way it has been ad-
vertised as sore spot of interna-
tional politics. AS a matter of fact,
it is not one-third as large as the
Rusk field, unexpectedly discovered
in Texas three months ago.
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1SzZZ . :, $500
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ANNIVERSARY
A44z9H
PURCHASE OF ALASKA

ON March 80, 1857. the United
~ States purchased Alaska from
Russia for some $1,000, 00c.
Secretary of State Seward per-
suaded congress to make this pur
chase in order to extend our power
on the Pacific coast.
Many congressman thought it
was a waste Of money, and one
called Alaska the refrigerator of
the United States"
But, as every one now knows, the
purchase of Alaska has proved ex-
tremely profitable to the govern
ment. Alaska's, furS, forests, and
fish have yielded us considerable
wealth, to speak nothing Of the rich
deposits of gold found on the
Yukon and on the ,zlondike. The
trace in sealskins alone amounts
into millions Of dollars a year.
Alaska embrace about $50, 600
square miles End includes the IS
lands Of the Aleutian archipelago,
which extend a very long way
Westward.
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1t Works This WAY

WHATEVER effect small guam
w titles Of manganese may have
on mother love, large quantities are
needed for manufacture of steel.
American steel companies have
been buying a great deal of it from
Russia. Not because it is unobtain-
able in this country, but because the
Soviet could produce cheaper.
American producers want a tariff
that will stop this traffic, which
makes. it possible to prove that
manganese has very definite eff
feet on brotherly love.
Specifically, at least, many of our
so-called instincts are affected by
commodities and mechanics.
Instead of loving or hating people
for what they are, we are growing
more and more inclined to be guided
by what they have that we want.
Or what we have that they want.
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Love and Manganese

A FTER experimenting with rats
L n for some time, DR.. Elmer V.
McCollum, professor of chemical
hygiene at Johns Hopkins univer-
sity, concludes that an inflnitesimal
amount Of manganese may be the
root of mother love.
Rats fed on a diet free from man
ganeSe, he says, not only gave up
interest in their young, but finally
ceased to have young.
When manganese was reintro-
duced into the diet, even to the ex-
tent Of five one-thousandths of 1
per cent, they returned to normal
acy.
If DR.. McCoIurn's conclusions are
correct, this world would do well
to conserve its supply of manganese.
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ing quantities Of the narcotic.
His maximum was one pound,
which is capable of killing 1,1OO
people. He is the author Of $50
books, and their dreamlike prose
is Enthusiastically the result of his
pernicious habit.
See: Confessions of an Opium
Eater" by Thomas Quincy.
Alex Fiddler Refereed 1,157 Fights
in Five Years-A1ex Fidler, a &C.
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NJ. E. Tracy
As Bet1Oeen Gandhi and
Britain, Who Really Stands
for "Love and Affection?

HUNTINGTON, N. Y. March 80.
H If Gandhi goes to London as
head Of the India delegation, as
now seems probable, he viii appear
in Loln cloth, with shaver head.
Also he will carry his own pots and
pans, eat food specially prepared
for him by his woman companion,
Nirabhai, who is the daughter of a
British admiral, sleep on q straw
mattress in the open, and otherwise
conduct himself in such way as will
make it embarrassing and difficult
for his hosts.
Gandhi claims to have nothing
but deep love and affection for his
fellowmen. Englishmen, who set
up no such pretensions, will do the
best they can to make him COM
Portable.
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cause of this sllrewd guess of an
ancestor. But that estate is now
estimated to amount to $4,000, 900.
Obviously, this sum was not amassed
by any terrific toll Or public service.
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Following is the explanation of
Ripley's believe 1t or Not" which
appeared in Saturdays Times:
Thomas de Quincy Ate Pound
of Opium a Day-Thomas de
Quincy, great English prose writ
er, commenced making opium a
part of his daily diet at an early
age as a cure for rheumatic pains
in the head. BY the time he was
e he was a confirmed opium
f1end, able to assirnilate astound-
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Daily Thought

It Is of the Lords mercies that
we are not consumed because
His compositions fainI not.-La-
mentations 3:22.
The greatest attribute Of heaven
Is mercy. Beaumont and Fletcher
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ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter-
esting writers and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this Daper.-The Editor.
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dar Rapids (Ia.) newSpaperman,
refereed 1857 fights from June
Is, 1925, to June 7, 1890, an aver
age Of better than 231 bouts a
year. Refereeing fights is his
hobby, and he has often ofhci-
ated in as many as seven in one
evening.
Tuesday: "The man who broke
his legs turning over in bed"
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foundation has appropriated 100000 for a STUDY
OF the history OF Pittsburgh. VIII it be concerned
mostly with the city's dark ages?
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drink, dancing, and the theaters are
works of the devil.
Copyright. 1881. by The Tines