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The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Hibernidns to Mark
st. Pdtrick'S DaV

Plans for the annual banquet
of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans and its women's auxiliary
at the Mayflower Hotel on st.
Patrick'S Day, March II, will be
launched at a meeting Of q joint
committee at the Mayflower
Thursday at 8 p. m.
Patrick O'Dea is chairman of
tie committee. P. j. Haltigan
and Miss Elizabeth Lynn, of the
auxiliary, are vice chairmen.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Benefit ShOW Seats
RepOrted "SeU Out"

All boxes in Constitution Hall
have been sold for the benefit
show for the Central Union Mis-
sion, February 16. The famous
Seth Parker" radio .broadcaster
of religious programs, who in zeal
life is Phillips H. Lord, son of a
Congregational minister, will ap-
pear in person at the benefit. So
will Homer Rodeheaver.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
200 Held at Nassau
As Vessel Hits Reef

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 u.N.SO
Two hundred passengers who
sailed from here last Friday
aboard the Munson line steamer
Munargo for Nassau, Bahamas;
Miami, Fla, and Havana, today
were marooned at the Bahaman
capital after the vessel went
aground there.
The steamer became stranded
upon one of the coral reefs in
the Nassau harbor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
IT SEEMS TO NE BY H EEg4S

have made bootleggers out of citi-
zens; now they will make bootleg
gers out of storks."
This sounds very much like a dis
course written for the sake Of the
phrase concerning the Storks.
In the first place, I have met no
one who even suggests that contra
ception shall be made compulsory.
The most that any one advocates is
that the information should be of
easy access through daily licensed
physicians.
It is the notion that those who
want and need advice shall be per-
nitted to obtain it.
Again, it might as well be pointed
out for the millionth time that birth
control does not mean the end Of
child bearing. It's advocates hope
to bring into the community the
possibility Of reasonable spacing and
protection Of those unable to bear
healthy children or to maintain
them after birth.
It is, to a large extent a cam
paign not against life, but against
death. The wide dissemination Of
contraceptive information ought to
war against the high mortality
which exists always among unWant-
ed children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Other Tammanies

In trying to hang the latest Tamnany scandals on
the national Democratic party a coming issue,
Republican headquarters in Washington will not get
very far Tammany is not national issue and can
not be made one.
Whenever Republicans attempt to lug it into the
national campaign voters with half an eye will see
that this is merely clumsy trick oobscure real
national issues such unemployment, power, civil
liberties, tariff and prohibition
If the national electorate would not turn the
rascas out" when those rascas were federal officials
in the Harding administration voters outside New
York need not be expected to get excited about
Tammany
Being less hypocritical than some Of the Repub-
lican politicians, voters in the rest of the country
know that Tanrmany has no copyright on city cor
ruption. Municipal crookedness in Chicago Phla-
delpha and elsewhere is sufficient to keep those citi
zens busy cleaning in their own backyards.
The only national aspect of Tammany corruption
such is that Tammany delegates sit in Democratic
national conventions-just the racket ring of Chi
cago has a hand in Republican national conventions
But fortunately local Tammany corruption does
not smear the national Democratic party, any more
than Chicago Republican racketeers run the Hoover
administration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
ANA$A AOO4 Lands

TINE other night we listened with great interest to
the radio address of Mrs. Herbert Hoover, for it
was well written and splenddly delivered.
We were surprised at her ease before the micro
phone, for it's the test of ones composure.
Many veterans OF the stage and platform shrink
from it, some OF them being frozen by fright
You have noticed that certain artists are accom-
panied by laughter and applause when they speak in
the studios
This means that they require visible audiences
when they go the air and responsive friends are
placed in the studio.
THIS enables one to proceed with the same natur-
Il alness, as if addressing an ordinary crowd Of
folks and this naturaness is the effect for which all
radio speakers strive.
If one can attain it, his future is assured, pro-
vided he has, in addition, something to deliver.
And surprising to listen to the Presidents
wife as she addressed the mike as naturally as if
speaking to group of friends in the White House
If Mrs. Hoover ever desires radio engagement
she can get it after this performance.
But our enjoyment of her number was marred for a
moment by some static furnished by one of the kids
It coming in the form of crash of glassware just
Mrs. Hoover was concluding
TT was like this One of the goldfish appeared to
have passed out. Yes, it was as rigid as ramrod
floating its side, apparently dead as King Tut
whereupon the kid in question remarked that he had
heard in school that bowl of salt water would bring
back departed fish
SO he tried it and little by little that fish came
back. 1t actually did; for few minutes he had a
struggle but it was not long before he resumed his
former activity and returned to the fresh water
bowl and there he swan about, apparently no worse
for wear.
In bringing him in to display him, the kid dropped
the bowl and broke it and We had to hold the dog
Until the fish were rescued That vas the static
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Victim of Politics?

Ordinarily the resignation Of a superintendent OF
schools is of interest only to the city county which
he served The enforced resignation Of Superintend-
ent Borden Of South Bend Is different.
AS member Of the state board Of education
Borden was leader in the fight to save the parents
Of the STATE money on school books. He was among
the first to protest against changes that would compel
new expenditures Last week he one Of two
members Of that board Who voted TO advertise for new
bids basng his demand on the logical plea that prices
Of labor and other commodities had been reduced and
that the price OF books for schools might be expected
to follow the general trend.
At that time the head Of a state educational in
stitution declared that the influence Of the book
publishers had been such to attack the dignity Of
the teaching profession and their influence in ap-
pontrnents and control Of schools disgrace.
Under the SUPPLEMENTARY Of Borden the schools
OF South Bend have been elevated to new standards
Of efficiency
The school system is political in its control The
members of the school board named by the mayor
The present ruling powers of that city would con-
slider it libel to suggest that they miss chance
play politics and partisan politics They are very
practical gentlemen in their outlook upon society.
The friendship Of the book publishers would not be
offensive if that friendship could add a vote Or an
Office or campaign contribution.
The teaching profession and citizens who believe
that the schools should be kept out of politics should
be interested in the case of Borden Is the time here
when any man who protests in behalf Of the people
is to be cruci1ed2
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Business Folly

Certain manufacturers of New England and else
where are beginning to slash wages.
In the face Of the promise made by employers to
President Hoover year ago, in face of the virtual
unaninity among intelligent employers that wage
sashng will proong the depression, in face of the
united warning of economists that return to prosper
tty depends on restoring the buying power of the
wage-earners, it seems incredible that manufactur-
ers should return to 1ow-wage standards
On the same day that President Green of the A.
F Of l. and DR. Julius Klein of the commerce de-
partment called public attention to this wage-cut
campaign, John P Frey, labor economist showed that
American worknen today actually are receiving less
Of the product of their toll than in 1849 Then the
wage-earner got 233 per cent of the value Of the
finished product; now he gets 165 per cent.
The amazing wealth that machinery has added
has gone into other pockets than the workers The
breach between the value of our manufactured prod
ucts and the workers share of that value is WIDEN
ing. If the home market is not to collapse, this
breach must be narrowed Higher wages will mar
row it.
American Industry has big Job on its hands to
absorb its 6O50O00 unemployed It will fail if it kills
its consumers market by cutting wages
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Bread Arithmetic

Farm prices are the lowest in twenty years, the
department Of agriculture reports. The mid-Febru-
airy farm price of wheat Of 58.7 cents bushel was
43 per cent below that Of a year ago.
Meanwhile, the average retail price Of bread, &C.
cording to the bureau of labor statistics has de-
clined from 8.9 cents pound to 3D. cents. This is
drop Of per cent.
bushel of wheat will make sixty-two loaves Of
bread and bakers argue that the drop in price Of
wheat from a year ago means less than cent a
loaf in the cost of the -four used.
But it certainly behooves the farmer to do his
own baking.
It would cost him IS and more to buy the bread
from the wheat for which he got his 587 cents This
seems like rather large spread and the same thing
is true with other commodities to greater or less
degree.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
HEALTH SERVICE ---
Bad Posture Can Be Corrected

cases of twisted backs due to wrong
standing or due to overlooking the
weight on the spine or spinal COL
un1n by some occupation.
There are, of course, diseases
which break down the strength of
the tissure or which interfere with
their action so that the tendency of
the spine is to curve either to one
side or to the other, or perhaps for
ward and backward.
Associated with this curving of
the spine may be digestive disturb
ances, and sometimes pressure on
the lungs and on the heart, Suf1-
Gent to cause difficulty in breathing,
pain, and a rapid pulse.
Development Of the modern spe-
cialty of orthopedic surgery has
meant great relief for people with
twisted spines who formerly had to
go through life gradually becoming
worse and invariably objects Of pity
or contempt.
The kings chose as their court
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Not Fault of the Press

INTEREST in men Of Fred Burke's
4 stripe was not created by news
papers. If it had been, we wouldn't
be hearing so much about Captain
Kidd, Rob Roy, Robin Hood, Dick
Turpin, Jesse James, Billy the Kid,
and a thousand more like them who
have been made virtually immortal
by popular fancy.
Ten thousand years of glorif1ca-
ton for brass buttons, blood, and
violence have woven this taste into
our very nature.
Otherwise, how could we accept
a system of politics and diplomacy
which, though willing to spend ev-
erything for the protection of chill
dren against accident and disease,
is quite content to make cannon
fodder of them, once they reach ma
turity?
Fred Burke synlboliZes war on
small scale, trial by combat, brute
courage, the fighter who is ready
to try anything once.
Not only youth, but lot of us
old fogies. are intrigued by his sheer
foolhardiness and largely because
Of the kind of books. monuments,
songss and pictures on which we
have been brought up.
If the papers didn't give us all
the details, we'd start a flock of
new ones before another sunset.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Local Anesthetic

Anesthetic may be as desirable for social misery
as for physical pain If so, the appeal of the Ma
tonal Recreation Association is not without merit
This organization just has issued bulletin calling
attention to the value of recreatona centers as an
aid in the unemployment crisis They point out the
value OF recreation in relieving the mental suffering
Of the unemployed and in improving the state of
health of those out OF work
Nothing is said about the possibility that hard play
may increase the appetites of the participants Play
grounds without breadnes may be indirect but organ
lied cruelty.
It is pointed out that the attendance at play
grounds and recreaonal centers has increased enor
mousy since the depression set in This doubtless is
q good symptom and serves to prevent violence and
confusion, which might result if men stood around
sulleny to nurse their grudges. But it must be re-
membered that pleasantly to distract mans mind
from his misfortunes does not find him job and put
him to work
More cogent is the statement of the association
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Free Opinions

VOLUNTARY parenthood IS not
v a plan which would keep any
body from getting acquainted with
the gaiety Of the child.
If one comedies, as I do, that
good Catholics have a perfect right
to reject contraception on religious
grounds, it seems to me to follow
that this church should not under
take to interfere with the decision
of other churches which are oper-
ating under a different dogma.
The Catholic clergy we'll may
consider the Protestant schism a
tragic error. But the Catholic clergy
should be realistic enough to ac-
cept it as fact.
And so it seems to me a tasteleSs
thing for the Rev. FIR. Cox, in a
sermon at the Church of St. Igna-
titus Loyola, to say; The position
taken by the Protestant committee
last Friday was based on poor eco
Monies, worse morality, and world
illness, however unconscious
And again I object to the SER
mon of the Rev. Austin Luckenbell
who said: Divorce and birth con-
troll mean selling ones soul for
Enthusiastically to the great
leadership Of Jesus Christ.
Had there been no disloyal chill
dren. there would have been nc
protestant reformation and Chris
tendon would still be united"
To put it bluntly, the Catholic
church should find ample occupa-
ton in attending to the spiritual
need Of its own. To put it still more
bluntly, a great many Catholics, in
many parts Of the world, 90 practice
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
NJ. E. Tracy

Hot0 Many Great Novels Can
You Think of Without
Theft, Murder, or Some
Other ViIldiny to Furnish
an ETcuse for the Hero?
HARRISBURG, Pa, March o.
- if this man Burke is worth
all the headlines. he is worth some
comment. Those who pretend to
interpret the news can not ignore
him, or his kind, and play the part
they should.
Neither is it enough to argue
whether all the headlines are
justified. The situation includes
more than distracted editors hunt
ing for copy. Contrary to popular
opinion, editors, no matter how dis
tracted they may be, have COM
paratively little say so about the
general character Of news.
The general character of news is
determined by prevailing tastes,
whether born Of tradition, excite
ment, or some passing whin. The
taste which DEGREES front page space
Tor such men as Burke is not only
OF ancient origin, but owes much of
It's strength to some of our more
exalted literature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28

MAYHEM the pope's encyclical
wv concerning birth control was
issued, I took the ground that non
Catholics had no logical cause for
criticism.
It seemed to me that here was
the head of a great church inter-
preting to his own parishioners the
theological attitude of the Catholic
church upon the question Of con-
traception.
Several letter writers asasiled me
with the charge that this was a
nanby- PANTY attitude for one who
professed to be a fervent believer
in birth control.
But it seems to me that several
local Catholic clergymen have at
tempted to make the encyclical
cover too much ground.
The decision of the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches of Christ in Amer
lea to give guarded approval to
birth control has now met bitter
criticism from number of priests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28

testers hunchbacks who we're mere
ly cases of disease not helped by the
primitive knowledge Of their times.
Modern scientific orthopedic sur
gerry provides corrective exercises
and braces which improve these
conditions. IL severe cases, plaster
of-paris jackets are used. gradually
modifying them to meet the i'm
proyement.
AS any one can realize, the earlier
treatment is begun, the greater is
the possibility Of complete cure.
The children who incline to have
twisted spines are generally deli
cate, weakly children who need
proper diet and suitable hygiene to
build up their nutrition and to in
crease their resistance.
There are exercises and gymnas-
tics and the use of right braces
that do much for these patients
until they become strong enough
70 undergo the more rigorous forms
If treatment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
2ZZE&!5SSSSs
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ANNIVERSARY
H484ss97l4444
BIRTH OF CONIENIUS
March %

MarCn 20
ON March %, 1892, Johann Amos
~ Comenius, a leading figure in
the history Of education, was born
in Moravia.
Though he did important work
in the NoraviaE church, and was
a prominent figure in the Baconian
attempt to organize all human
knowledge in the encyclopaedia
movement. Comenius exerted his
most permanent influence in prac-
teal educational work.
Comenius was the first organizer
and teacher of schools, not only
among his own people, but later in
Sweden and Holland
In his Great Didactic" he out
lines a system Of schools that is the
exact counterpart Of the existing
American system Of education, from
kindergarten to university.
Comenius also was the first to
formulate the idea Of education
according to nature" a theory so
influential in later generations.
Another aspect Of his educational
influence was that on the subject
matter and method Of education,
exerted through a series Of text
books of an entirely new nature.
He composed the first picture
book successfully adapted to teach
Ing of children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Great Authors Used It

DEOPLE OF a certain type are
L forever complaining at the
amount of crime news which is
published.
II encourages crime, they con-
tend, and less Of it would help to
solve the crime problem.
Not pausing to discuss that point.
what about the great books and
plays which have acquired such q
reputation that even the boldest
reformer, or most fanatical cru-
sader would not think OF question
ing them?
Take them as whole-Shake-
Speare, Scott, Hugo, Dickens, Dumas
and the rest, and don't they revolve
around crime to a greater extent
than the average newspaper?
How many great novels, or dra-
mas, can you think Of, without
murder, theft or some sort of vii
lainy to furnish an excuse for the
hero?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Always Has Rnnn

DIRTH control as an economic is
ID sue and as a medical issue is
quite different matter. I was sur
prised to read that the Rev. Fir. Ig-
natius w. Fox said to the Catholic
Physicians Guild you Catholic
doctors are fully aware that contra
ceptives are bad medicine as vel as
bad morality
That very we'll may be fair state
ment of the opinion Of Catholic
physicians. But in modern days one
goes TO his clergyman for religion
and to his doctor for medicine. This
separation is almost as important as
that Of church and state
1t seems to me that Catholic
theology should be left to Catholic
theologians, that Protestant the
ology belongs to Protestant clergy
men, that medicine is the business
of doctors and that an economic
issue can be decided most wisely by
economists.
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(T-o~-rrfghf 1921 - TIE T+re-t
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
He's Center of Attention

THE vast majority of people want
L to read about Burke not only
because OF what he has done to
others, but because of what others
now will do to him. He is good
for a nationwide story everytin1e
he cracks q. smile, smokes a cigaret,
or snarls at somebody from now I'M
til the end.
Twenty murders, a million dollars
worth or robbery, rewards totaling
$4,000 on his head and successful
defiance of the greatest country on
earth for several years-thats al
most equal to Macbeth or Borgia.
Of course, some Anticipated boys
will be moved to try the game be-
cause of the headlines it brings, Just
as such boys were moved by neigh
borhood gossip before headlines ever
were dreamed Of.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Hitting the Mai!

THE issue was distinctly confused
Il by the Rev. DR.. Fulton j. Sheen,
who preached in St. Patrick'S ca
thedraI, and said: THE whole his
tory Of humanity testihees that
there are two things which delight
the heart Of man, namely, the spirit
which is in wine and the gaiety
which is in a child.
Both of these are forbidden,
first by prohibiting the wine and
now by prohibiting the child. They
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Peoples Voice

Editor Times-Well. once more
Indiana has been weighed in the
balance and found wanting. Cover
nor Leslie's veto message on the
old age pension bill showed an at
titude in no wise conforming to the
best minds in welfare work.
It is tragic that state which has
so many good points can't pick big
men for public Office. Every intel
ligent person in Indiana knows
that the poorhouse method of car
ing for old men and women is
wrong. It is unjust, often positive
ly inhuman.
So the Governor probably didn't
impress very many Hoosiers when
he mentioned only Delaware as a
state having the pension system,
passing over thirteen others, most
of them much larger than Della
ware, including New York, Massa-
chusetts and California.
WILBUR H. MILLER.
408 N. Forrest street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28

birth control, despite of encyclicals
and other commands.
Let the church, through its excel
lent organization and high power Of
disciplinary action, bring the erring
brothers and sisters Of it's own fold
into line before 1t undertakes to up
braid denominations which are def
ntely beyond the border of its the
illogical kingdom
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28

ideals and opinions expressed
In this column are those of
one Of Americas most inter
esting writer's and are pre-
scented without regard to thsiF
agreement or disagreement
With the editorial attitude Of
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28

stream divides, half going to the
Atlantic by way of Yellowstone
river, and half to the Pacific by
way of Pacific creek, Snake river
and the Columbia river, down
which the eel could go, coming
into the Pacific ocean at Cape
Disappointment.
Frank HI. Pickering has travelled
1857, 300 miles on street cars-F.
H. Pickering, now Is years Of age,
has spent forty-two years in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28

Following is the explanation of
Ripley's Believe It or Not" which
appeared in Fridays Times:
An eel can swim from the At
lantic to the Pacific through
United States-To swim through
the United States from the At
lantic to the Pacific, an eel could
go up the Mississippi and Missouri
to the Yellowstone river, thence
through Yellowstone lake to Two
Ocean pass. At this point a small