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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25

the crawdad. And then they like
to talk about "communing with
their maker"
Just pals" they are, with the
every living thing" while they
hide behind an overhanging stump
and try to slip a wire moose over
a nice fat suckers head!
If it's wrong to catch fish out of
an artificial fish pond, it's wrong
to catch them out Of a stream or
a lake. The hook hurts just as
bad, they flop as pitiably, one place
as another, if you want to turn
humanitarian.
Whether it's pop in one hand at
the fish prison" as he calls it. or
contraband whisky in the "crick
bottom" it makes no difference to
the fish, remember that.
Where these self-appointed anglers
get all this suff about their exalted
sport" always has been a mystery
to me. The Bible never said any,
thing about God going fishing on
that seventh day"
LIVE N. LETLIVE.
Editor Times-Under Voice of the
People, would like to have a word,
although only visitor in your fair
city. In all my travels I never
have seen in any city SO many beg
gars as you have in Indianapolis.
I am told this is daily thing, no
matter what sort of financial con-
dition exists, am wondering why
all this is permitted.
While downtown shopping today
I counted two beggars in every
block in your downtown district, one
on each side Of the street. Has this
become a trade" in your city?
Each one was perched in front of
one Of your nice department stores.
Do your merchants permit this?
Some are selling pencils for and
10 cents that one can purchase in
the dime store for l cent, which to
my idea is only a way Of begging,
as it arouses peoples sympathy.
This is surely an unfair time to
allow all this begging when every
one is so hard 'hit."
Most Of the beggars are filthy, and
none good too look at, some with
their dirty nakedness showing, some
with sores, it is terrible to allow
this.
Some of these so-called beggars
are really wealthy, so I am told. Is
there some sort Of "beggars' syndi-
cate" in Indianapolis If so, may
be some Of your worthy unemployed
would like to be admitted. At any
rate, your citizens deserve the right
of investigation, and the city should
be rid Of these beggarSthen a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
Questions and
Answers

Is the United States army nov
recruited to the full peace time
strength?
The authorized peace strength Of
the United States army is $4,000
men. The actual strength on March
81, 1881, was 117,254.
How many diStiIleries were In the
United States before prohibition
went into effect?
Two hundred thirty-six.
What Is the salary Of American
ambassadors?
They receive $l7.500 q year, ex-
elusive Of representation expenses.
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Editor Times-In your issue of
July II under the heading "Ques-
tons and answers, note a question
as to the significance of the phrase,
Gone where the woodbine twineth."
The answer, while no doubt cor
rect, may be given in another way.
This is the story substantially as
I read it years ago:
The colorful figure "Jim" Fisk, of
Gould-Eric-Panic of '73-Helen
Mansfield fame was asked in those
days what he thought of the sit
uation. Fiske replied that things
had gone where the woodbine
twineth, having in mind that in his
early Vermont home he often had
seen the vine growing up the drain
pipe at the corner of the house. In
other words, everything had "gone
up the spout. c. P. w.
Editor Times We American
farmers would like reliable informa-
ton on the following subjects, which
at present are confronting us:
What shall we do about the 1881
crop, or are we going to need 1881
crop?
Are people going to be allowed to
eat this coming year? If not, the
farmer should know it before he
raises a lot of stuff he can not sell.
After the last year, we feel
kinder" doubtful about the advisa-
hility of raising stuff for the mar"
ket. Since Al Capone and the rest
Of the millionaires seem to have
garnered in all the dough, it doesn't
look like common, honest, hard
working people were going to be
allowed to have any money to buy
with.
We're wondering if they're going
to have to starve another year. Why,
from what I read it seems that even
our hogs and chickens are fed bet
ter than millions Of people.
We scarcely can sell our wheat
and milk and cream and eggs, so
the hogs and the chickens get a lot
of it, and they surely do appreciate
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Attraction

TN addition to these globular clus-
i tiers which form the suburbs of
our galaxy, there are many clusters
within the galaxy.
These are known as open clusters,
because of their irregular shape.
They rarely contain more than 1000
stars. AS rule, they consist of 100
stars or less.
A study of them reveals, however.
that they are united systems, for
all the stars Of any cluster prove to
be moving in one direction with
uniform speed. Their motion is not
unlike that of flock of birds.
It is these clusters which astrono-
merS believe have been merged to
our galaxy, making it the foremost
trust Of the universe.
Newton's law of gravitation states
that every object in the universe at
tracts every other object.
This, astronomers believe, ac-
counts for the merger tactics Of our
galaxy.
There is reason to believe that our
galaxy as whole is moving through
space with considerable speed.
They believe that on its journey
through space 1t has attracted these
clusters to 1t.
The globular clusters have been
attached to the edge of the galaxy.
The open cluster, it is thought,
were attached at an earlier date.
AS result, it is thought that they
have been pulled within the galaxy
where the complex play Of gravita-
tional force has destroyed the origi-
nal globular formation of the cIus.
tiers.
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Work Where Needed
\ SSUMING that the federal po

"A OGOM1NN1 GIlaG the federal gov
"A eminent could float bonds at
81 or 4 per cent, it could loan it
to states, cities, towns and counties
at 4 or AZ, and not be out any
thing. AT the same time, most of
them would be getting it cheaper
than they could on their own &C
count.
Best of all. money expended in
such manner would provide work
work where people live, work to put
cash in circulation where it would
do the most good, work that would
make unnecessary the soup kitchen,
the bread line and other demoraliz-
ing forms of relief. work that would
restore the domestic market and re-
open the channels for domestic
trade.
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Tight Money and Fear

MO one with common sense will
IN quarrel with the assumption
that the slump in foreign trade has
hurt, or that its rehabilitation is
imperative.
When it comes to encouraging
billion-dollar corporations by the
discharge of a few low-salaried gov
eminent clerks, not so good.
Business in the United States Is
not suffering from a money strin-
gency, except as such a stringency
has been brought about consciously
and arbitrarily by fear.
There are plenty of cash and
credit available if properly en-
ployed. Since those in control of
private resources seem disinclined
to loosen up, what choice remains,
except for those in control of public
resources to act?
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This is the fourth Of a series of five
articles BY DR.. Morris Fishbein on 1.-THE
Failing Heart of Middle Life.''
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor. Journal of the American Medical
Association and Of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
I'm making a diagnosis of heart
l. disease the modern physician de-
ponds, as did the physicians of the
past, first of all upon the history of
the patient.
He asks innunerable questions as
to the conduct of life, sensation of
oppression or pain, shortness of
breath, fatigue, and the other symp-
toms that have been mentioned.
Then he carefully maps out the
size and position of the heart by
using the methods of physical
examination called percussion and
auscultation. He locates the posi-
ton of the heart beat and the posi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
Our Growing Tax Burden

Senator Fletcher Of Florida proposes national
conference Of state and federal officials to devise
ways to check the growing burden of taxation-fed-
eral, state and local.
Whether the conference would accomplish what
the senator relieves it might. he again has directed
attention TO problem that is causing increased con-
cTn- President Hoover is attempting economies in
the federal government which had deficit during
the last thirteen months In excess Of billion dollars
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Why Not Federal LoanS2

XXTHY not designate a federal
w board, or commission, to call
on the head of every political sub
division in this country for COM
plete statement of it's financial
condition, its unemployment prob
lem, its borrowing capacity, TO-
gether with such public work as it
is willing, or prepared, to undertake
Immediately?
Why not determine the aggregate
amount that prof1tably could be ex-
pended in such way, and formulate
plans to provide it through a fed
eral bond issue and loan it out to
political subdivisions at such rates
and under such terms as would take
care Of interest charges, supervision
and other overhead expenses?
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Clusters

D ECENT researches have dis
N closed that scattered about the
great ocean of space which We call
the universe are other galaxies or
collections of stars.
These other galaxies are known
generally as the spiral nebulae, be-
cause Of their spiral shape.
But none of these other spirals
is as large as our own galaxy. The
nearest one and the one about
which we know the most as a result.
is the great nebula in the constella-
ton of Andromeda. This is only
about one-seventh the size Of our
galaxy.
None CT the spirals seems to ex-
coed one-third of our own in size.
Astronomers feel that there must
be some special reason for the
unique size of our own galaxy.
Turning next to the distribution
Of stars in the galaxy, astronomers
have noticed number Of interest,"
ing facts in recent years.
The first is that our galaxy, much
like thriving American city, has
great many suburbs. These are
known technically as the globular
clusters.
Few objects appear so magnificent
in telescope as do the globular
clusters. AS their name indicates,
they are the great clusters of stars
arranged in tho shape of a ball or
globe. Astronomers estimate that
they contain from $4,000 to 100000
stars each.
These clusters are arranged
around our galaxy in such way that
they outline it's boundaries.
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visitor would enjoy shopping and
spending his money where it should
be spent
With this exception, your city is
beautiful, but this begging situation
Is a very unfair one, and I, person.
ally, hope to come back next year
and see your streets without beg
gars or filthy pencil vendors.
A VISITOR FROM THE WEST.
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HaarStIS PROPOSAL
XXTILLIAM RANDOLPH

WI IL L M r NDOLP H
wv HEARST has suggested a
$5.o00,0OO,O00 prosperity" bond is
sue by the federal government.
That is good as far as it goes,
but at the risk Of appearing pre-
sunptuous in disagreeing with a
man Of Mr.. Hearst's experience and
ability, I do not think it goes far
enough.
don't think the federal govern
ment is in any position to spend
five billion dollars in such a way as
would produce maximum results.
Federal work is limited to definite
lines and definite places.
What would the improvement of
a western forest preserve mean to
the unemployed of Baltimore, or
the improvement of Boston Harbor
to the people of Nebraska?
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Need IS WIDESPREAD

Mooney. no matter in what vast
N1 amounts it is made available,
will fail to bring about the
necessary relief, unless it can be so
distributed as to provide work in all
parts Of the country.
People who have been out Of work
for a year, or even six months, as
millions have, are in no shape to
travel. To be of any value to them,
the work must be close home.
It goes without saying that the
federal government is the one
agency that can produce capital in
such huge volume as the situation
obviously demands, but how could
that capital be made to provide
work in a general way, except
through expenditure by state, city
and other local branches of govern
ment2
The problem Of giving four or five
million people employment includes
not only raising the necessary
capital, but getting it down where
they live.
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NJ. E. Tracy
SAYS:

Why Not Make Federal Loans
to Political Subdivisions to
Provide Work Where Peo-
pie Lire.
NEW YORK, July 25.-We are
IN headed for another hard win
ter. 1t will be the third in success
sion. Shall we drift along as we
did in 1e29-30, betting on hope and
grabbing for makeshift remedies at
the last moment?
1t is comforting, Of course, to re-
gard this depression as just a tenn
porary interruption, largely brought
about by foreign conditions and
sure to end once those conditions
have been corrected.
Most Of us would like to think that
the problem includes no more than
helping Germany renew her notes,
or setting up years moratorium
on war debts, but haven't we played
that kind Of psychological tag long
enough?
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Mistaken Theories Hurt

TWO theories have played a dis
Il astrous part In our calcula-
tons.
First, it has been assumed that
the slump in foreign trade was
mainly, if not wholly, to blame for
our economic ills and that the
stimulation Of domestic business was
rather less important than the re-
covery of markets abroad.
Second, it has been assumed that
government economizing was in or
der, no matter how many. employees
had to be laid off, since liberation
of more money through reduced
taxes would pep things up.
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Daily Thought

For he cometh in with vanity.
and departeth in darkness, and
his name shall be covered with
Observation-Disclosures ga.
There Is nothing which vanity
does not desecrate.-Henry Ward
Beecher.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Rhythm of Heart Beat Is Warming

This is the fourth Of a series of five
articles by DR.. Morris Fishbein on 1.-THE
Failing Heart of NIiddla Iife.'s
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
BEDTIME STORY
By THORNTON W.. BURGESS

be no danger here tonight, Paddy"
Il didn't think there would be-"
replied Paddy. 1t must be that
some one saw you come here Prob
ably it is Reddy Fox or Old Man
Coyote. You wait and I'll find out"
Paddy dived and when he came
up he put only his nose out of wa
ter. He was very close 10 the shore
where Reddy and Granny Fox were
hiding, and the minute he put his
nose out of water he smelled them.
Then he grinned to himself and
dived again, coming to where Honk.
er was waiting. "Reddy and Gran.
ny Fox" said he briefly. "They
are hiding right over there on the
edge of the shore and ! guess that
If you hadn't wakened you would
have had one or two less to make
the long journey South with you by
this time. Two or three were pret.
ty close to that very spot when ]
gave the alarm and were getting
closer all the time"
All the geese began to gable al
once. thanking Paddy for having
walked them in time. Don't thank
me-" said Paddy. 1T was Peter
Rabbit who discovered the danger.
| only passed his signal along.
didn't know where the danger was
or what II was. when | slapped the
water with my tail. But | did know
that when Peter thumps the ground
the way he did it is best for every
body TO watch out, so | wakened
you"
Where is Peter?" asked Honker.
Il don't KNOW" replied Paddy.
Il heard him run away after he
thumped. | guess he knew that ii
wasn't safe TO stay another minute
because Reddy and Granny Fox
would be likely to try TO catch him
to make up for spelling their chance
to dine on a fat goose. There they
are now :!
Sure enough, there were Reddy
and Granny Fox in plain sight on
the edge of the pond, looking over
at HOnker and his followers with
hungry, longing eyes. You see,
they knew that they had been found
out and that it was of no use TO
hide there any longer. for having
once been alarmed the geese would
not again give them the least
chance to catch them Honker bold
ly swan toward them. Just out of
reach he stopped and hissed an
grily. Old Granny Fox drew back
her lips and showed all her sharp
teeth.
Hiss away" she snarled IF 1t
hadn't been for that meddlesome
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
HONKER SENDS HIS
THANKS TO PETER

THE slap of Paddy the Beavers
l. tail on the water, especially In
the stiffness of the night is very
startling sound. 1t is no wonder
that HOnker the Goose awoke with
a start. The other geese did the
same thing. "Honk, honkp said
Honker in low voice, which was
the way of asking Paddy the Beav-
er what the trouble was.
81 don't know" replied Paddy.
"but Peter Rabbit thumped his dan
ger signal and | passed 1t along by
slapping the water with my tail.
1t seemed to me that some of your
followers were drifting pretty close
to the shore and if there is any dan
ger about, that is where ii Is, and
there's danger or Peter Rabbit
wouldn't have thumped."
Meanwhile the geese who had
drifted' so near shore were swim
ming out and all gathered around
Honker In the middle of the pond
to find out what the scare was. their
long necks stretched as high as
they could stretch them as they
looked and listened suspciously.
Now Honker has the keenest Of
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
~GIOE
Old Gardener
==:=========Says:=
=Sdys:=::.:

IN MANY parts of the country the
torch lily or red-hOt poker, cata-
logued both as TritOma and Knipho-
fla, can be wintered In the open
ground with light protection in
the way Of leaves or pine bOughs
In New England and other north
ern states, however, II Is very often
killed. for which reason 1t is bet
ter to take up the plants when cold
weather comes, storing them In
boxes of dry sand or coal ashes in
the cellar, or with slight covering
In a cOldframe or a pit. If this
plan were generally adopted. these
brilliant flowers would be seen much
more often In northern gardens
They are TO be priced for their hab-
1t of blooming In the autumn, al.
though some of the newer kinds
will flower almost continuously
from midsummer.
0a 1881 Western Newspaper union.p
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
Circumventinp Collie

a pretty little party from Pitts
burgh, who always wears a straight
flush and who can't understand the
ways of man with a maid. brings
her problem to Oral Hygiene. "My
boy friend" she boasts. sis as fine
as they come, but whenever he calls
he invariably waits Is minutes be-
fore kissing me. Now, what's his
system. please? Perhaps" grins
the editor, "he has learned how long
it takes the paint to dry?"-Path-
finder Magazine.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
Drum Signaling

The Smithsonian institution says
tribes, particularly the Batela, have
evolved a system of telegraphy
through use of wooden drum, the
system of signals approaching that
Of code. The drum vibrations are
not articulated as in human speech !;
rather the message is recognized
through intensity of volume, rhythm,
kind of drum used, time Of day, etc.
In a jungle environment much infor-
nation may thus be signaled"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
Old French Institution

The Academic des JeuX Floreaux
is at Toulouse, France. The first
floral games were held at Toulouse
in May, 1924, at the summons of
guild of trOubadours who invited
the lords and their friends to as
semble in the garden Of "Gay Sci
ence" and recite their works. In
1894 the Academic des JeuX Flor
eaux was constituted an academy
by letters patent. At present it is
especially interested in Provencal
poetry.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
"Knight of the Road"

Claude Duval, famous highway
man, was born in Normandy in
1913. He was sent to Paris in 1857,
where he remained until he went to
England in attendance on the duke
Of Richmond at the Restoration. He
soon took to the road and became
famous for his daring and gallantry.
He was captured in 1910 in London
and within a week was executed at
Tyburn. His body was laid in state
in a tavern and was viewed by huge
crowds before the exhibition was
stopped by a judges order
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
"Rond" and "Stock" Holders

The primary distinction between a
bondhOlder and a stockhOlder is
that the former is a creditor and
the latter part owner. This is a
general distinction only, and does
not take into account the various
finer legal distinctions. The bond
holder lends his money to the com
pany, and is promised interest at
stated amount, as well as repay
ment of the principal sum at a fu-
ture date. The stockholder, on the
other hand, has a certain undivided
share in the property of the com
pany, the right to participate in
profits, and generally voting priv
ileges.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
SEASONABLE DISHES

w HEN preparing salad for more
w than the usual number, a few
packages of lemon gelatin will make
a fine foundation for the various
fruits or vegetables. If one wishes,
add in place of the water, to dis
solve the gelatin, fruit juices,
strained broths or both, made with
bOuillOn cubes; they add flavor as
we'll as nutriment. When giving a
luncheon or serving a church or SO
ciety club, a nodded gelatin salad
is always well liked. 1t may be
set in small molds, or in large fiat
dishes and cut in serving sized
cubes, or it may be lightly broken
up with fork and served in nests
of lettuce.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02

Peter Rabbit some of you never
would have Missed again." With
that she and Reddy turned and dis.
appeared in the Green Forest.
HOnker swan back to where Pad
dy the Beaver was waiting. Very
early in the morning we will have
to be on our way to the sunny
southland" said he, land so we are
not likely to see Peter Rabbit again
The next time you see him please
thank him for us and tell him that
Honker the Goose never will forget
what he has done for us this night.
Will you?"
And Paddy promised that he
would.
(C0 by J. C. Llovdl-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
Famous English Forest

By its association with Robin
Hood. the most romantic forest in
England is. perhaps, Sherwood. On
its verge is a curious amphitheater
called Robin Hoods hill, and in the
forest may still be seen a very old
hollow oak tree called Robin Hoods
larder. One Of the ancient oaks.
entirely hollow, called the Major
oak, can shelter in its hollow trunk
Il dozen or fourteen people at once.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
German Cabbage Salad.

This is one of the most appetiz-
ing of all cabbage salads. Chop q
crisp, hard head of cabbage with
an onion or two. according to the
size of the cabbage; three cupfuls
of chopped cabbage will need one
medium-sized onion. Cut up two
inch cube of salt pork into the
smallest possible cubes and fry un-
til brown; pour this Drowned pork
and fat over the cabbage. stirring
and mixing well: add a teaspoonful
or two of salt and in the same fry
ing pan add enough vinegar to mois-
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-10-02
Vegetable Salad.

Crate six or eight medium-sized
carrots, or better, shred very fine
on a vegetable shredder; add one
finely minced onion and one green
pepper also finely minced, a few
stalks of tender celery chopped
fine, cupful or more Of finely
shredded cabbage and one small Gu
cumber cut in dice. Add to three
packages of lemon gelatin dissolved
in three pints of hot liquid and put
away to mold. Chill before adding
the vegetable and let thicken
slightly.