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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Hoover Points Wav

president Hoover deserves the
L appreciation Of a long suffering
world.
He has set the stage for nego-
tiations which. if properly conduct
ed, ought to clarity the entire stu
alton.
A years moratorium should af-
ford statesmen and economists
ample chance to visualize the debt,
reparations and disarmament prob
lem in it's entirety, and discard the
futile idea Of trying to solve it
peacemeal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
His Lost Greatness

Real tragedy was portrayed last week at
Marion when a President and former
President, praising some of the acts OF a
predecessor, excused others on the ground
that he had been betrayed by those he
trusted.
The tragedy was not in the betrayal nor
even in the mistakes if that be the proper
word
The deeper misfortune came when man
who had the power to be real editor left
his office and made all the compromises,
short cuts and bargains that are necessary
to climb that ladder of practical partisan
politics.
It may be idle to speculate upon what
Warren Harding as an editor, equipped with
the same talents, energy and outlook, might
have done had he remained in the little coun-
try town, championing causes in which he
believed, attacking evils that menaced gov
eminent, giving hope in dark days and direc-
ton in crises in local, state and national
affairs.
Warren Harding did not lose his grip
upon greatness in the hour when his good
nature caused him to select as associates
those who had fattered his vanity, had served
their purposes while applauding him, had
betrayed not President, but nation,
when they demanded and received the pow
ers of appointive office.
He lost the chance of fame when he left
the greater position of trust because it is
voluntary one.
He exercised less permanent influence
upon national affairs than is held by William
Allen White of Kansas, who for nearly three
decades has lived in much smaller city than
Marion, but in all those years has vigorously
championed the cause of the people and
never compromised with his conscience. No
friends betray his trust because his power
comes from the confidence of groat masses
of citizens in every state who rely Upon his
honesty and his vision End can gain nothing
by betrayal, but gam everything by pursuing
the same straight course of life and citizen
ship.
In these critical days in industry and
government, the responsibility of the true
editor becomes more and more grave, and it
does not include the seeking nor the accept
ance of public office.
The people will be called upon to make
grave decisions on government. They must
have honest information as to men and
measures They must be warned of danger.
There is need of wise leadership In new
paths.
The mention of the name of any editor
as a possible candidate for any Office is not
a compliment. 1t might mean the desertion
of real Guty. 1t might mean the path taken
by Harding. 1t would certainly mean the
yielding If the greater position of trust for
the lesser, The acceptance of post wherein
the opportunity for real service to the COM
mon good is diminished.
Let it be hoped that none of the Indiana
editors whose admirers may make such sug-
gestions will find themselves in that unhappy
position of those of whom it could be written:
"Just for a piece of silver he left us, just
for a ribbon to wear in his coat
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
IT SEEMS TO ME BY HB BEogS

too the forces and the methods
which brought about his nomina-
ton. He had played the game with
the Ohio gang. He knew Harry
Daugherty.
If President Hoover and Calvin
Coolidge choose to spread a cloak of
responsibility, indirection and down
right perversion of fact over the
grave of Warren Harding, it does
not matter much in one sense.
Although I do not possess the gift
of prophecy, I ain willing to assert
that President Hoover's Marion
speech never will stand in the school
Books alongside the Gettysburg adj
dress
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Mental Anxiety

WE came to know that here
w was a man whose soul was
being scared by a great disillusion-
ment," he said. "We saw him grad
ually weaken, not only from phys
ical exhaustion, but from mental
anxiety.
Warren Harding had dim re-
aIization that he had been betrayed
by a few of the men whom he had
trusted, by men whom he had be-
Iieved were his devoted friends"
But there is not adequate sup
port for the theory that Warren
Gamaliel Harding was an idealist
sinned against by friends who be-
trayed him. Mr.. Harding was,
among other things, an effective
and an experienced politician.
He was under no illusion at all as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
A Bad Precedent

DUT the effect will not pass
ID away so lightly. A precedent
has been set. Another lie will be
added to the many half truths
which are crammed down the
Threats of school children.
No impartial surveyor of the facts
ever has been able to find an ade-
quate cause for our war with Spain.
Research has brought to light the
information that all our demands
could have been won without con-
fiict. The episode ought to stand
in even the most elementary text
books as an example of what mass
hysteria can do to nation.
And, going further back, it was
not an idealistic impulse which led
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
More Rifles

1--WE: Do not tie livestock to wire
Il fences. Stay away from wire
fences yourself. Lightning may
strike a wire fence a mile from
where you are and travel along the
fence.
SIX: There is no particular adj
vantage in standing on glass or
some other insulator during a thun-
derstorm. The notion that it is
safer to be in bed during a thun-
derstorm also is without founda-
ton. The chances of a person in
side an ordinary house being struck
by lightning are very slight.
SEVEN: Lightning rarely kills
outright. If you are near per-
son who has been struck, administer
f1rst-aid treatment at once. Cen
orally people are only stunned by
lightning and a little artificial res
piration will bring them back to
consciousness. Send for a doctor
at once.
EIGHT: Sometimes lightning
causes the fuse in a street car to
burn out with binding flash and
some noise. If you are in car
when that happens, sit still. After
the flash, the danger is all over.
NINE: Have your radio aerial
protected with a suitable lightning
arrester. There is no particular
reason to worry about the radio.
TEN: Dwelling houses in cities
are well protected by the network
of wires. Lightning rods, properly
installed and grounded, are an adj
ditional protection. IF caught in a
storm while out in an auto, do not
stop under a tree or on a hilltop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
president HOOVER and

DRES1DENI HOOVER ana Tx
L President Calvin Coolidge did
a soldiery job at the Marion shrine.
1t was soldiery in the sense that
both Republican leaders paid a tact
full tribute to a dead member of the
party and left unsaid all those
things which must have been in
their hearts.
Coolidge, indeed, made no conces-
sion to the fact that the Harding
administration constituted one of
the gravest tragedies in American
history. He went ahead and spoke
very much as if the succession from
Lincoln to Harding had gone on
without single spiritual break.
President Hoover added few
words of apology. But these were
wease1s-every one of them. He
said:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22

He also found that the average
number Of thunder storms year
for New York is 81. Studies Of
other cities indicated the following
average number Of storms year
for the cities indicated: Boston.
10; Baltimore, "a; Washington, 40.
and Tampa, Fla, "a.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
NJ. E. Tracy
No Nation Is In Condition to
Meet Demands of Peace,
Much Less Another WGr.

NEW YORK, June 22.-We can
IN not evade the problems Of
world peace any more than we
could evade those of world war.
The same circumstances which
forced us to undertake the military
relief Of France in 1917 compel us
to attempt the economic relief Of
Germany in 1881.
President Hoover has merely
squared our position with the re-
alities.
The importance Of his proposal
for years moratorium finds vivid
reflection in expressions Of graft
tude and relief throughout the civ
iliZed world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22

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 paper THE Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22

us to fight Mexico and take for
ourselves a huge slice Of territory.
I am not among those who con-
tend that America is always wrong.
Like other countries, we have be-
haved superbly in certain situations
and i'll in others.
Il n
Approximate Truth
1T does not bother me SO much
l. that myths have come to cloud
the actual nature of Washington
and of Lincoln.
It would be better if the young
student knew these men entire and
had some comprehension of the
complex mixture Of strength and
weakness which goes into every
man.
Both Lincoln and Washington add
up as persons Of superb totals. It
is against the great that the present
crime is being committed The
Harding myth distorts an actuality.
Here was a weak and insufficient
person who became President
through the faults of a political
machine. Very likely he meant
we'll; but he was no idealist.
We ought to know and keep in
mind the life and death of Presi-
dent Harding, SO that a new genera
ton can grow up firm in the re-
solve:
"Such things should never be
againl"
And that both Hoover and Cool
idge omitted from their speeches.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Peoples Voice

Editor Times-DiSillusioned once
more! Another idol, for me, shat
tered.
Read where Roy Howard, in Paris,
recites to an audience that the
Rabbits, Kiwanis, Rotarys and 9TH
erS Of their ilk are a power Il sup
pose he meant for good in Amer
lea.
He should have included 'key-
men of America" D. A. R. and
other 100 perceEters. Why exclude
them? They are all Of the same
breed.
Granted they are a power, but
not for good, for do not they con-
troll great majority Of Charnt rs
Of Horrors - pardon, I meant G..
of Cs.
And predicting that In a period
Of five years this class will have
completed their cleaning house and
eliminated droSs, the present de-
preston having caused them to do
some thinking.
The business and industrial fab
ric of the country is shot through
with this sort Of cattle, who can't
see, in their Unsuitable greed, that
they are committing suicide.
Selhshness, yes, and cunning
greed, but l can't concede them any
finer quality.
Perhaps in a less time than he
mentions they will be in a differ
ent position, with a changed out
look. K. F.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22

A star pitcher, you will notice, is also who is
good to the last drop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
FreouencV of Storms

THUNDER STORMS are most
frequent in July and August.
However, they can occur in any
month of the year, and sometimes
do.
A study Of the frequency Of thun-
der storms for the twenty years
from 1894 to 1923, was made by w.
H. Alexander and his colleagues.
He found the total number Of
days with thunder storms during
that period to be as follows for New
York for the different months Of
the wear:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
SCIENCE
Avoid Exposure IN a Field
When Dark, Heavy Clouds
.RY DAVID DIETZ-
HeraLd D MISUNDERSTOOD.

GUNNER inevitably raises the
~ question Of what TO dc when a
thunderstorm occurs. Voltaire said,
There are some great lords whom
1t does not do to approach too close
". and lightning is one Of them"
Fortunately, 80 per cent Of the
lightning flashes which occur are
from cloud to cloud, while only the
other 10 per cent are from cloud
to earth. These latter ones, Of
course, are the dangerous ones.
While it is unwise to be unduly
nervous about thunderstorms there
are certain precautions which one
should observe.
Professor Alexander Meade.
meteorologiSt Of Harvard university.
has compiled in his book, Man and
weather. what he calls the ten
commandments Of lightning. These
may be summarized as follows:
ONE: Do not stay exposed on a
field when dark, heavy clouds are
overhead or coming slowly from the
west or south. Get under cover If
possible.
TWO: Do not stand under a tree
with thick foliage during a thunder
storm for the sake of keeping dry.
More people are killed by lightning
in this way than any other. Such
trees are frequent targets for the
lightning flash.
THREE: Do not stand in the
doorway of a barn or at a window
which is near a chimney. Light
ming will follow a current of rising
warm air. 1t is also wise to avoid
flagpolcs and metal c!otheslines.
FOUR: Don't laugh at your neigh
boris nervousness. 1t isn't kind Of
you. Besides, while there is no rea-
son to be unduly nervous, there is
reason for apprehension.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Repairs, Worlds Duty

DRITISH newspapers are I'M
D necessarily perturbed over
General Pershing's statement that
the morale of British troops was
low when we entered the war.
OF course it was low.
No people on earth could go
through what the British did, with
out showing signs of the wear and
tear. %ess
The question on who won the war
is not involved.
1t took the whole world to lick
Germany and we might just as well
admit it.
So, too, we might just as well
admit that it will take the whole
world to repair the damages.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Daily Thought

For if we would Judge our
selves, we should not be judged
I Corinthians 1881.
Forbear to Judge, for we are sine
aers all.-Shakespeare.
Who played the male and female
roles in the Romeo and Juliet" Sc
quence in the motion picture ''Ths
Hollywood Revue?"
John Gilbert and Norma Shearer
played Romeo and Juliet and
Lionel Barrymore also played in the
scene.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22

When was Washington Irving
born and when did se die?
Born IN 178S audA ed In lase.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Spelling the Account

THERE can be no question about
4 the desirability of observing
contracts and recognizing obliga-
tions.
Debts should not be written of
as a matter of half baked philan-
thropy.
Tariffs should not be eliminated
in such a way or to such an ex-
tent as would invite the dumping
Of cheap products of forced labor.
Going to an opposite extreme,
however, is even worse.
Walling people of with unneces-
sarily high tariffs is like putting
poor debtors in jail.
Robbing people of their last dol
lar in order to collect an install
ment when due only spoils the rest
Of the account.
The theory that what Jones owes
Smith has no bearing on what
Smith owes Brown is about the most
ridiculous Of all.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
DepIore High Tariff

NUT of more than LOO firms
~ participating in the Leipzig
fair and representing practically all
European countries, IS per cent
want the tariff barricades removed.
Experience has taught them that
anything which interferes with the
free and normal flow of commerce
is only one more obstacle to be
overcome.
Consumption can not be increased
through restriction, and if con-
sumption is not increased, how are
we going to find room for greater
production?
Governments must discard the
notion that collecting revenue, es-
pecially to maintain military es-
Establishments, Is their most inpor-
tant duty.
What the average human being
needs, whether in England, Ger
many, France, the United States, or
anywhere else, and what he has a
right to expect from his govern
ment is the opportunity to work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22

What caused Andrew Jackson's
death?
Consumption.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Haven't Paid Fiddler

ITO hear some people talk you
L would think that We had paid
the fiddler for what occurred in
1914.
Well, we haven't, and we won't
get receipt in full by 1860.
No nation on earth is in a physical
or financial condition to meet the
demands of peace, much less engage
in another war.
Getting back to normally" as
President Harding put it, still leaves
a lot to be done.
A major upheaval at this stage
Of the game might easily cause the
collopse of western civilization.
Politicians and propogandists who
toy with the idea ought to be shot.
n Il
Need Constructive Work
THE task before Europe and
/ America calls not only for re-
Cancellation, but constructive work.
This is no time for the leaders Of
men to hunt trouble.
The restoration of economic order
calls for every atom of intelligence
we possess.
The idea Of prospecting at each
others expense must be dropped.
Business men throughout the
world are coming to realize this.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22

Copyright. 1881, BY The Timesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22

Therefore we hope congress will grant the pro-
posed debt moratorium, but not only that. We hope
congress also will initiate the reduction in world
tariffs upon which peace and prosperity wait.
Intergovernmental debts and PREPARATIONS can not
be dealt with alone. AS of this world crisis
they are secondary to the tariff conflicts and the
preparations for war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-06
Double Feature
 at The Lyric

The two camera system. by which many of the waits incidental to setting up in the making of a motion picture are eliminated. Is a unique device used successfully for the first time during filming of '"The Secret Six which will open Sunday at the Lyric theater for two days.
 Under the new system ,produc- tion is practically continuous, with none of the waits for lining up lights and testing the photographic qualities of sets.
 The Metro-G oldwyn Mayer pie ture of municipal politics and the underworld, in which Wallace Beery. and a large cast appear, was filmed at the same time that the next days filming was being pre- pared e
 As the players worked in one set, in the next a second crew of cleo tricians and cameramen "lined up' cameras and arranged lights so that the players could come in and start work at once. A set was always kept lighted" just ahead of the action being filmed. The idea cut hours from the schedule in the pie ture, which, being large one. re- quired much more time than an average film. .tsq
 George Hill directed the new pie ture from an original story by Frances Marion of Min and Bill' and The Big House fame. Lewis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-06

Excusing herself from a dance Nurse A. NJ. s. Linstead went to Guys hospital, London. underwent a blood transfusion. and later re- Turned to resume her dancing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-06

ing. Tyler. the powerful underworld
 figure. warns her that she will bs a marked woman. She defies him, However. and marries Bob Tender son, son of banker. She is re- ceived by the family without a
 question of her past. Dan Tyler kills a man and relies on Marcia to prove an aiibi. When she refuses to stick by him, much Etranspires.
 I Mae Clarke does everything pos- sible with the role, of Marcia Cam eron. s She has distinct screen per- sonality and uses it to excellent ad- vantage. She makes Marcia 8
 vibrantly colorfu1 figure, who has your sympathy and admiration
 right through the picture. Robert
 Ellis Is sufficiently villainous as Dan Tyler. He Is the acme of cold : sbloodedhess. One of the choice character bits of the season is pres ent in this film 1t is the char acter of Trixie as handled by Marie Provost. As the fat, good -natured,
 wise-crac acking mistress of Pagano, the cabaret owner, she is perfect. Her lines are choice and they serve as an excellent foil to the serious tone, of the drama. James Hall
 makes Bob Henderson thoroughly .likeable young man, while Nance
 O'Neil and Edmund Breese enhance
 the film with dignity. All in all this is an excellent film--good story
 capably acted An excellent sur-
 rounding program accompanies the
 talking screen feature presentation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-06
Twin Features
 at the Garden
'Dracula" and ''Man of the
 World" Open Sunday

Headlining the bill for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the new Garden theater is a modern picture which is absolutely in a class by it. self.
 It is "Dracula," sensationally different, weird and startling story of life after death, and the strange human vampires who rise from their graves at night and bring terror to the hours of darkness.
 The central character of this hair raising story is Count Dracula, ap- parently a polished gentleman, but in reality bloodthirsty vampire whose horrible attacks reduce his victims to madness or death. At length he centers his attention on a beautiful young girl, and fa- nous scientiset is brought from foreign country in an effort to pre- vent her being forced into the strange Legion of the Undead.
 Bella Lugosi and Edward Van sloan, who appeared in the original stage production of ::Dracula." were engaged by Universal to play the roles which they created, and other important parts are enacted by Helen Chandler. David Manners, Dwight Frye, Herbert Funston. Frances DaQ0 ana (HdTltS HcIdiAu, Ioo Browning, who achieved fame through his long association with Lon Chaney. directed the picture.
 Do not fail to see "Dracula." Everyone is talking about this about this exotic, fantastic drama, which Gs creating new milestone in the history of the talkies.
 The companion feature is William Powell in Man Of the World" with Wynne Gibson and Carole Lambard.
 He made a million out of the heart affairs of others. But when true love coIled him. he found that TO- mance wasn't worth thin dime. You'll be fascinated by this grip ping tale of love-racketeer in Paris.
 The short pictures are Lady You Slay Me" and Toby in the Museum.