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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14

How can a person enter the Army
or Navy at indianapolis? Is there
any remuneration to begin with?
Can you choose any special line of
work?
Call at the recruiting Offices in
indianapolis. Army is 4o8 Federal
building. The Navy recruiting Office
is Al West Washington street, No.
217. There is salary to start and
you may specify the division you
wish to enter.
What is the premium on a silver
half dollar dated 1922 and one dated
1881?
These coins are worth less than
rs cents.
Is it possible in Indiana to tell
what county an automobile comes
from by the numerals on the license
plate?
No. although certain groups of
numbers are allotted each county,
many are purchased at the state
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Huge Ice Bowl

VOU can't ring a bell in ice, but
L you can dig a hole and ex-
plode dynamite, or TINT in it.
That is what the German scientists
did, producing a sort of artificial
earthquake and measuring the time
it took the resultant vibrations to
go down to bedrock and back again.
They have proved that Greenland
is not only bowl full of ice, but
a heaped-up bowl.
The great island is trimmed by
mountains from 1000 to 5000 feet
high, while the ice cap rises to as
much as 10000 in some places. The
land inside the mountain rim, how
ever, is only 1000 or 1000 feet high.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
NJ. E. Tracy

What's the Matter With Re-
publics? Is Som ct hing
Wrong With the Theory or
Something Wrong With the
People?
NEW YORK, Aug. l4.-"Plough
~ under every third row." says
farm board to cotton growers, and
we'll hold what we've got on hand"
Good idea, based on voluntary
cooperation, bubbling over with
spirit of self-sacrifice and all that,
but do you hear any cheering from
cotton patches?
Apologists will tell you that cot
ton growers can't bear the thought
of destroying what cost them so
much to produce, which is bunk, no
matter how plausible it sounds.
What bothers each and every cot
ton grower is the suspicion that
other fellows won't tote fair, and
it would bother you and me if we
were in his place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-


Scientific Methods Help in
Detection and Apprehen-
sion of Criminals.
DUPLICATION Of the Wicker
L sham commission report criti-
cises the police Of most Of the larger
cities of America for use Of the
third degree" lends particular in
terest to a book just published by
D. Appleton &c Co. The book is
The Scientific Detective and the
Expert Witness"
The author is c. Ainsworth
Mitchell, who holds the degree Of
doctor Of science from oxford uni
versity.
The book is particularly interest
ing at this time because the alter
native to the method Of applying
the third degree" with the hopes
that 1t will bring a confession is to
apply scientific methods and call
upon experts in the hopes Of OBJ
tanning sufficient evidence to fix the
guilt where 1t belongs.
There are twelve chapters in DR..
NIitchell's book. These deal with
The Scientific Detective and His
Weapons" expert evidence. the evil
dence of identity, finger prints,
medical evidence, chemical evidence
with particular reference to cases
Of poisoning, archaeological evil
dence, documentary evidence, hand
writing experts and art experts.
There is a final chapter on Expert
Evidence and History"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Questions and Answers

house and by mail and the result
is no distinction by county is pos
sible.
Can a person be sentenced to
prison in federal court for transpor-
tatiOn or possession of liquor before
the Jones law came into effect?
What is the limit on a conspiracy
charge now or before the Jones
law?
Yes, for the third offense Of
transportation. Three years. The
Jones law has no effect on the SEN
tence.
Does the Indiana law permit a
county official to practice law while
holding a county office?
Any Office holder can engage in
any business as long as it does not
conflict with his Office. That is,
an attorney may practice law and
still hold a public post, as long
as he does not appear in suit
against the state or any political
subdivision thereof.
When do the chimes ring at the
Scottish Rite cathedral?
There is no one playing the CARL
lon bells at this time.
Who played in the motion picture,
Sonny Boy?"
The cast included Davey Lee,
Betty Bronson, Edward Everett
Borton, Gertrude Olmstead, Lucy
Beaumont, Tommy Dugan, Edmund
Breese, Jed Prouty and John T.
Murray.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
What's the Matter

THE most orderly, if not the most
4 contented lands right now are
those under dictatorship-Italy,
Russia, Poland, and so on.
The greatest field of disorder and
discomfort outside of Asia is South
America, where republicanism is
supposed to have been established
for more than a century.
What's the matter, anyway? Is
something wrong with the theory,
or something wrong with the peo-
pie?
We might as well ask ourselves
this question in all seriousness, be-
cause in spite of all the wealth we
have accumulated and all the pros
perity we have enjoyed, we are ap-
preaching problems which promise
to bring it up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
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CHINA DECLARES WAR

Aug. IA
ON Aug. IA, 1917, China de-
" clared war on Germany and
Austria.
Six months previous, the United
States invited China to follow its
example in protesting against
Germany's submarine campaign.
The Chinese foreign office soon
thereafter sent a warning to Ger
many, and on March ID broke of
diplomatic relations.
Premier Tuan Chi-jui wished
China to go to war against Ger
many, but members of the parlia-
ment, aroused at rumors of secret
agreements between Tuan's group
and Japan, held back. The premier
later was ouSted.
Tuan later resumed the premier
ship with enhanced prestige and
power by leading an army to
Peiping. ostensibly to defend the
republic.
Tuan and his supporters, now
being in control of the north,
carried through their purpose which
had precipitated the crisis, and for
mally declared war on Germany.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
JingOeS Again

REAT islands figured prom
VI inently in Wednesdays news
Greenland, with its enormous ice
cap, Cuba, with revolution in full
swing, and Japan, where two Amer
lean aviators are being held on
suspicion because they took some
photographs while flying over the
country which happened to include
some Notifications.
There are jingoes in Japan, just
as there are here, or in every other
nation, for that matter. The
Japanese jingoes think they have
unearthed a deep, dark plot, where
by your Uncle Sam was going to
gain some information with regard
to forts and guns, when Pangborn
and Herndon only were taking some
snapshots of the scenery.
Freedom and Peace
THE situation in Cuba is far
l. more serious - rebellion all
through the island, with concentra-
tions in forty-nine places and sixty
dead thus far.
1t sounds like old times, when
American papers were full of such
names as Gomez, Maceo and Gar
cha, and when Free Cuba" was one
Of our dearest ideals.
Freedom does not always mean
peace, more's the pity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
It's Not the Heat

THE cities Of the Atlantic coast
l. are not the war1nest in the
world. But New York at its best
is, at least, a competitor to some
OF the tropic capitals. Nor can it
come as a surprise when the mer-
curry gets up above 80 and remains
in that vicinity. Still one can walk
the length of Broadway and never
see pith helmet.
The campaign in favor of shori :
for men has made practically no
progress. Even shirtsleeves abash
the average New Yorker. One night
during the performance of a current
musical revue called Shoot the
Works." the master of ceremonies
decided that it would be a good idea
to try to make the audience feel
as comfortable as possible.
To set the pace I took off my
own coat and urged all in the house
to do the same. The invitation
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
IT SEEMS TO ME BY HE FEo9%

IT has been pointed out by many
L people many times that we in
America are not race to face our
problems Squarely. There is a devil
BUSINESS about our attitude toward
prohibition, the tariff and numerous
other public questions. We seem to
find a comfort in making only flank
attacks.
But it is curious that we should
deceive ourselves so much about
thing as personal and palpable as
the weather.
1t is true, of course, that hot
waves make the front page of the
papers, that the prostrations and
the degrees of humidity are duly
registered. What I mean is that
we make so few concessions in our
ordinary life to the plain facts of
our climate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Cooling Thought

7 ET"S talk about Greenland,
IL where a German scientific ex-
petition has discovered ice 5000
feet thick, and cool off.
You wonder how the Germans
made such a measurement, and
whether they're right.
They employed the same method
which has been tested and found
accurate on taking soundings on
shipboard.
On shipboard, a bell is struck,
which sets the water to vibrating
in all directions. The vibrations
go downward until they strike bot
tom and then come back to the
ship. All that is needed to deter
mine the depth is a recording de-
vice which will tell how long it took
those vibrations to make the trip
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
TeXaS to Rescue

COVERNOR MURRAY showed a
" far better understanding of
human nature when he started out
to shut down the oil wells. Got the
militia ready to mobilize first, and
broadcast afterward.
1t looked as though Governor
Murray might have to play lone
and. perhaps, losing hand, until
Governor Sterling of Texas swung
into line and the Texas legislature
came through with the necessary
acts.
Just now it looks as though the
campaign might succeed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Down With DiSSenterS!

GONE might argue that woman
~ in sheer, sleeveless chiffon is
more attractive than man in
Shirtsleeves and suspenders. In some
cases this may be true. But I've
seen women who looked cool
although far from esthetic in their
hot-weather costumes.
And the sight Of a man sweltering
in sartorial dignity is surely less
pleasing to the eye than one who
presents q picture of GOODNESS and
comfort, if not elegance.
Brothers, unite! You have moth
ing to lose but your coats!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14

ideals and opinions expressed
In this column are those Of
one Of Americas most inter.
estinK writer's and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this Daper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
CircumStantiaI Evidence

VII IlOAi l. lAOttNO
VERY fresh scientific discovery
II has extended the possible ap-
plicationS of circulnstantial evidence
to be gained from an investigation
of the collateral facts associated
with a case, DR.. Mitchell claims.
Thus photography has proved OF
value in human identification, al
though 1t is far from being in
fallible, and it constantly is used as
a means Of recording the exact con-
dition of adjacent objects associated
with a case under investigation, and
so Of checking the statement of eye
witnesses.
Photographic evidence of this
kind is sometimes decisive when
there is conflict of testimony as
to the facts relating to motor &C
cident.
1.-THE camera also is applied in
many other directions for investiga-
ton Of facts which have an
evidential value in criminal and civil
cases.
For instance, in a case which
rose out of a claim for 1000 pounds
on the strength of a letter in which
the receipt of that sum was ac-
knowledged, photography proved
conclusively that the claim was
fraudulent.
"An enlarged photograph showed
distinct evidence that the original
amount had been 200 pounds and
that the final "0' had been inserted
in an exceptionally wide space be-
tween the written characters.
Another application Of photog-
raphy in documentary evidence is
its use for demonstrating which Of
two interesting lines is upermost,
and therefore the most recent.
"A scientific instrument, the use Of
which has extended even more than
the camera, is the microscope"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Daily Thought

When thou hast eaten and art
full, then thou shalt bless the Lord
thy God for the good land which
he hath given thee.-DeuteronO-
my $40.
Our whole life should speak forth
our thankfulneSs; every condition
and place we are in should be a
witness Of our thankfulness.-R.
LihbeS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14

Batter takes two strikes batting
right handed. then switches TO the
opposite side of the plate for his
final strike. Is this legal?
The batter can change positions
providing he changes before the
pitcher starts his Wind-up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Fiction and Fact

ONCE the average person gains
- his notions of the detective
business from novels and mystery
stories, DR.. Mitchell wisely begins
his book with discussion Of the
detective of romance"
THE detective of romance fire.
quently achieves the impossible"
DR.. Mitchell writes. Usually he
works by methods of intuition, not
by the ordinary process Of logical
deduction, and his triumphs could
not be repeated by any one else
under the same conditions.
I'm one ingenious series of stories
the author has satisfied the re-
quirementS of common sense by
making his detective blind man
whose sense of smell and of touch
are developed so abnormally that he
can discover clews which are i'm
perceptible to the senses Of a nor
NAL person. and G. K. Chesterton
has endowed his detective, Father
Brown with physical faculty by
which he can dissect the mental
processes of those associated with a
crime, and thus detect the criminal"
Turning from romance to reality,
the author, whose home is in Lon
don, proceeds to describe European
detective methods.
I'm several of the continental
countries, special police laboratories
have been established where scien-
tific problems associated with GRIM
inal investigation are studied, and
names such as those of Bertillon
and Locard have become famous all
over the world in connection with
criminology.
I'm this country England diff
ferent system is in use. Apart from
surgical examinations, by police
surgeons, attached to the different
divisions of the police, and the
search for finger prints and their
classification, which have been
brought to a high state of efficiency
in the finger print department at
Scotland Yard, other matters which
require scientific examination and
Interpretation in evidence are dealt
with by specialists"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
Well Smother for Tradition

DY dint of a passionate plea to
- one very sweltering gentleman
in the front row, I managed to gain
a convert. And after he broke
down and exposed his galluses to
the public gaze, some fifty or sixty
followed. Once the ice-to coin a
phrase-had been broken the men
in shirtsleeves seemed a little hap
pier than before. But all required
urging.
And so it has been almost every
evening. Since it is not the usual
custom to sit coatless in a New
York theater, few are willing to
break the tradition even for the
sake of coolth. The average New
Yorker would prefer to perspire
than to be out of line with his
fellows.
Before another torrid season
bursts upon us, it seems to me that
it might be an excellent idea to
call a great convention and revise
the rules. We would do extremely
well to follow the example of other
peoples who have managed success
fully to mitigate the tortures of the
sun.
There Ought to Be a Law
IN South American cities, am
l. told, the inhabitants remain
quite content in blistering weather
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
HEALTH
Metal Cooking Utensils Are Safe

This is the fifteenth of a series Of
twenty-six timely articles by DR.. Morris
FiShbein on Food Truths and FOllies,"
dealing with such much discussed but
little known subjects as Galleries, vita
minis. minerals. digestion and balanced
diet.
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
THE knowledge of copper and Of
l. manganese is of fairly recent
development.
There remain many problems of
chemical elements in the diet and
also in the human body of which
little is as yet known, but which
unquestionably must have an i'm
portant part in relationship to hui
man health and welfare.
It is known that a small amount
Of aluminium is present in the body
and that aluminium also is received
in the tissues through various plant
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14

resent being used sideshow for an alleged real
estate promotion scheme.
Secretary Adams, in defending Britten overlooked
an excellent opportunity to be completely frank
making such episodes less likely in the future.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14

seemed to find practically every one
a little tin1id. 1t may be that I
was not accepted as one qualified
to set Sartorial example. But for
whatever reason, the men in the
audience chung to their coats and
their coats chung to them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14
There OUGHT to Be a Law

IN South American cities, I am
l. told, the inhabitants remain
quite content in blistering weather
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-14

II even your best friends won't tell you, you might
as well eat those onions and have the game as well
the name
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
ANNUAL JUNIOR AND
~ INTERMEDIATE RALLY

The annual Junior and Intermed-
late Rally of the Sussex County
Christian EndcavOr Union, was held
at the SeafOrd Methodist Protestant
church on Thursday evening, Febru-
ary 10, Mrs. L. c. Darby, presiding.
AS formerly, the entire program for
this rally was conducted by, and par
ticipated in by the various Junior,
intermediate and young peoples so
cieites of the county. A very wOr-
Sliipful devotional service was con-
Quoted by the Seaford Y. p. S. with
special music. One of the outstand-
ing features of the program was the
presentation of a pageant entitled
the Value of Preparedness" by the
Milford Y. p. S. The Milton M. p.
Juniors furnished special music.
The attendance rewards were
awarded as follows: first, Lewes
Methodist Protestant Intermediates,
banner; second, Milton M. p. Jun
iors, pennant.
The shield for the greatest num-
ber of church representatives was
awarded to Milton M. p. church.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
American Legion Notes
SUSSEX POST NO. s
Dear Cllarlie:

Dear Charlie:
Well l made a special trip to town
to see COmrade AffIerbach to sec
how the affair for the entertainment
of the National Commander was COM
ing along and found out that he had
left for Detroit. l did find out, how
ever, that the Georgetown Rotary
Club, the Kiwanis Club from Reho-
both will be there. / also found out
that the National Commander was
summoned by the Secretary of War
to appear in Washington on March
5th, and he is going to make his Of
fetal visit to Georgetown on March
4th. I am looking forward to this
and l reckon this will be one big
time for Georgetown
How did the dance come off Char
lie? / want a complete report about
it next Monday night, March 2nd,
when we have Post meeting again.
wonder what Comrades EdgingtOn
and Stogdon will pull off for their
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW
Over A Million Dollars In Blooms
VIII Feature This Years
Flower Show

With the first Lady of the Land
confidently expected as the principal
guest of honor, with Mrs. Henry Ford
and Governor Clifford Pinchot on
hand at the opening, the 1881 Annual
Spring Flower Show is scheduled to
begin Monday, March 10th, at the
Commercial Museum, 34th and
Spruce streets.
Twenty thousand dollars in cash
and other prizes will he awarded ex-
hibitors in the various divisions.
Listings already received, nearly
a month in advance of the opening,
indicate exhibits likely to surpass
anything that Philadelphia has ever
seem Not only will the shOwings of
commercial houses be more numer-
GUS and more elaborate, but there
will be many magnificent exhibits
from the cOnserVatories of private
estates surrounding Philadelphia.
Just before the opening of the
show, March 10th, it is planned that
the officers of the Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society shall entertain
Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Ford, Governor
PinchOt and number of other dis
tinguished guests at luncheon At
ter the luncheon, the officers of the
society and their guests will attend
the formal opening of the show,
which will continue all the week,
until Saturday night, March 21st
Many special events will feature
the activities of the week. Follow
ing the official opening of the show
on Monday, which will be known as
Pennsylvania Day, special st. Pat
rick's Day program has been arrang-
ed for Tuesday, the 18th. The bal
ance of the week will include many
novel innovations details of which
will. be made public in the near fu-
turc.
Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
MOTHERS-DAUGHTERS
HOLD THEIR BANQUET
[Coniinued from Fin Pagci

LCOHtiRned from FirI Pdgcl
words that suited the occasion set to
the tunes of old favorites, was led by
Rev, Frank Herson and every one
gave her bit to its success. Miss
Elizabeth Messick was at the piano.
The program, of which "Compan-
iOnship' was the theme. follows:
What Mother Means to Me-, Cor
nelia Pierce.
"What My Daughter Means to
Me-, Mrs. M. Haswell Pierce.
MY Madonna, Irene Williams.
Chorus by the members of Mrs.
Chester Coffin's class.
Talk Girl Reserves in their rela-
ton to Mother, Miss Elizabeth Alden.
Solo. Wonderful Mother of Mine" "
Irene Williams.
THE Bravest Battle" Elva Davis.
Address, "Companionship", Mrs
James Bishop, of Dover
Mrs. Bishop i'll her address spoke
of the types of companion-some
temporary, some permanent, and of
how to enjoy the best qualities of
each kind, She made particularly
DGduIllul plClulG VI Tie uSIShCo VIC
attain, by earnest endeavor on our
parts, but how worth while with
genuine companiOnship. This fine
talk was greatly appreciated by
mothers as well as daughters.
Short talks by M. Haswell Pierce,
james Bishop and Mr.. HersOn
brought to a close an enjoyable
evening.