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The Washington times., 1931-09-17
Boy Playing on Sofa
Tun1bLes Out WindOU

Emmett w. Jasper. 4, was
slightly injured when he fell from
first floor window of his home
at $50 E. Capitol ST. today, after
losing his balance while playing
on a divan near the open window.
His condition is not serious.
The Washington times., 1931-09-17
Drum Corps to Usher
In NeLU War Picture

The opening of Floyd Gibbons
picture, woodrow Wilson'S Great
Decision" at R-K-O Keith's Thea
ter tomorrow night will be pre-
ceded by a parade of the Over
seas Band, Drum and Bugle
Corps of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, under direction of Lieut..
Alvin L. Lorig.
The Washington times., 1931-09-17
CARD PARTY SATURDAY

A card party for the benefit of
Good Will Chapter, No. SO. Order
of the Eastern Star, will be held
Saturday at $50 p. m. at North
east Masonic Temple.
The Washington times., 1931-09-17

accident has happened, that there is
going to be a business merger, that
The Washington times., 1931-09-17
RUSSELL DENT

Doyou know of an important meet
ing that is going to be held, that an
The Washington times., 1931-09-17

celebrity is coming to t0Wn? These
are news events. The Washington
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-04-08

VX7HAT CAN anyone gain by buying unknown
w products?
And why should anyone buy them, when it is
always safer to ask for brands Of recognized
quality.
The lure of unknown products is often bargain
price, The clerk may say they are lust as good"
as the popular advertised brands.
But isn't the approval of millions of people worth
more than the aUoYd Of one?
No amount of advertising will create character for
product. But constant advertising does place
established character on trial.
The advertised product has reputation at stake.
It must make good to hold your confidence. One
false claim would be fatal
The substitute product is an unknown brand, with
nothing to lose.
In appearance, it may initiate brand you know.
Over the counter, any claim may be made for it.
Only by sad experience can you prove that claim
untrue!
Think of this the next time anyone tries to sell you
something lust as good"
Such ''just as good products are urged upon you
for only one reason. There is more profit IN
selling them.
The merchant who permits and encourages such.
substitution is looking only at today's sales slips
Not at tomorrows loyal customers. y. .
These facts are published by this newspaper to
protect it's readers
Whenever Won shor ask for standard advertised
products. Insist on getting them. Be warned BY
the words 'just as good that there is something
better.
When you are guided by names yoM k1,oav you
can be sure Of constant quality Of definite purity.
Of honest weight. Of full value in return for the
money you spent.
- YATH M
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Hoover Takes Charge

President Hoover is acting with increasing wisdom
and courage in the Nicaraguan muddle.
He is reversing an interyentionst policy OF quar-
ter century. He is refusing to act on the Chauvnist
demands of fire eaters like Representative Ham Fish
Of New York He is resisting pressure of American
business interests determined TO turn the United
States marine corps into their own private police
force.
Such is the significance Of Fridays state depart
nent announcement that this government no longer
would use its troops trying to protect Americans in
the civil war interior Of Nicaragua.
ITO do So" Secretary Stimson informed the
American minister, would lead to difficulties and
commitments which this government does not pro-
pose to undertake Therefore. the department recon-
mends that all Americans who do not feel secure under
the protection afforded them by the Ncaraguan gov
eminent through the Nicaraguan national guard,
should withdraw from the country at least to coast
towns, where they can be protected evacuated In
case Of necessity.
Any other policy is self defeating, demonstrated
by our twenty years of sordid experience in mill
tary intervention. In those years the use Of Aneri-
can troops. guns and airplanes has cost much more
in American property and lives than it has saved
not to mention the Nicaraguan losses.
Moreover the old imperialstic policy has made
us hated throughout Latin America. Loss Of trade
has been only Of many evil results
If President Hoover can get us out Of the mill
taristc Nicaraguan venture he already is taking
us out of the similar Haitian invasion, he viii be
credited with one Of the great achievements in the
history of American foreign affairs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Temperature of 10 Near Life Limit

endeavored to fool physicians. the
hoax has been exposed by use of
TWO thermometers, one in the rec
tum and one in the mouth,
If the rectal thermometer indi-
Gates a normal temperature of
somewhere between SO and 100, and
the mouth thermometer indicates
temperature of 100 or 10. the
person unquestionably is mailing
ering
Another method by which the
malingerer gets away with his at
tempt to fool the physician by a
high temperature is to break the
thermometer when he is unable to
carry out his stunt.
In such cases questioning results
In the information that numerous
thermometers have been broken in
an attempt to read the tempera-
ture Of the patient.
British observers have recorded
fourteen cases of heat stroke with
temperatures of more than 10, of
whom six died and the remainder
recovered.
The terminal temperature Just
before death may reach exceedingly
high figures, but it may be stated
in general that life Is incompatible
with temperatures Of 10 very long
sustained.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Doing Their Bit

1t generally Is agreed that one of the chief imne
date causes of the continuation of the present de-
preston is the underconsumption of commodities We
are in buyers strike People refuse to purchase up
TO their limit
Most impartial students believe that the buyers
strike" is nothing deliberate It is result of the fact
that unemployment and loss of wages render the buy
ing public incapable OF purchasing normally
they wished to do so. They simply can not in many
cases purchase necessities, to say nothing of
forts and luxuries.
Therefore, If we wish to end the depression speed
lily. nothing should be done further to reduce the pur
chasing power of the laboring classes Further dis
charge of employees and wage cuts will only drive the
depression to lower levels.
How far the railroads have co-operated enthusi-
asticaly in this policy of aiding recuperaon may be
from the recent report of the bureau Of statistics
OF tie interstate commission. Summarizing
the findings, Lawrence Todd writes as follows in
Labor's News:
Reduction In the total number of employees on
Glass steam railroads in the United States of
248,527 persons between December, 1922 and Deem
ber $780, is reported by the bureau of statistics Of the
interstate commerce commission.
Every group from executive officials to main
tenance men, suffered loss in number employed and
number Of working hours a day
Thus the downward trend OF the employment
side Of the railroad industry. which began in the
summer Of 1929. steadily continued through the en-
tire period OF the general business collapse in spite of
brief seasonal recovery.
In December, 1928. there we're l6O5os5 employees
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Another Blind Boy Sees

We never expected to live to see the day when
one Of the Republican old guard leaders would see
the folly of continued high tariff. But that appar-
emily, is happening in the Of Representative
Smell of New York.
Smell is no common congressman, but fairly
good-size car AS chairman Of the house rules
committee he dictates legislation. He not only
helped to force through the Hawley-smoot higher
tariff bill last year, but refused to let Demo-
cratic and Progressive opponents fully debate it.
For many years, on account of our natural
vision must come:
For many years, on accoun tot our natural re-
sources and by means of protective tariff, we arti-
fcialy have maintained higher standard of living
than in other countries, but we have gone the limit
in a tariff our natural advantages are being de-
peted and it will be necessary that the next gen
Grafton govern its economic standards and living
conditions more in accord with worldwide condi-
tons than we have done in the past"
That is going rather far for a leader Of the old
guard which insisted that the Hawley- Smoot steal
would restore prosperity within sixty days, one
of them said
According to the Progressves SHELLS lower tariff
converson-if it really is such-is explained by his
hankering for the chair of the late Nicholas Long
worth as Speaker of the house and the Progressive
votes necessary to get that chair.
We prefer to think that Sneus eyes have been
opened like those of many business men, by the
costly experience of this year Higher tariff helped
to kill the foreign trade upon which American pros
perity depends.
The United States commerce department Friday
issued the merchandise trade figures for March. Ex
ports had the lowest value of any March since 1914,
and imports the lowest value of any March since 1916.
The export value only $237,OO0,Ooo, compared
with 1869 100000 last year and 100000 in March,
1929. The loss in foreign trade turnover COM
pared with 1929 is at the rate of $425 100000 month,
which means that foreign trade has been cut
in half.
It is about time that even the Republican old guard
began to see the light and plan tariff reductions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
REASON BY Ff IaS5Is

II ME newspaper men at washington complain that
President Hoover has discontinued talking to them
mnistration of Calvin Coolidge which is risky ex-
pertinent since the newspaper men can do so much to
make or unnlake the chief executive
The honor Of the Washington correspondents is
we'll known that it is not necessary to elaborate on
it, but we recall incident back in 1898 which illus
trates 1t better than anything else.
AT that time this country was using all its ener-
gieS to prosecute the with Spain and the papers
were keen to learn about the purchase Of ships be
used to transport men and munitions to Cuba.
This was the story for which all correspondents
were watching
EINALLY one day Assistant Secretary Of War
Il Meikerjohn called the correspondents into his
Office and the room was packed in half a minute for
here was the story of stories
There they stood, ready to get it and dash to
the wires and send it to their papers.
There were probably forty correspondents waiting
with pads and pencils when Meikelohn said they did
not have to do any writing inasmuch as he had pre-
pared written statements for all of them which natur
ally increased their JOY.
The door was closed, all could have an even
start for the wire and the assistant secretary of war
passed out the thin printed sheets and then there
movemen toward the doors and several escaped and
dashed down the corridors
THEN look Of bewilderment spread over Nick
ejohns face and he called for the correspondents
who had eft and they returned Then he said: Boys
have made great mistake. I should not have given
YOU this information today"
He explained that he wanted to help them but In
his desire to do he had uncovered the nations plan
Of invasion and he asked each correspondent to re-
turn the sheet he had given him and say nothing
whatever about it.
And each correspondent returned to his paper and
not one single word was sent over the wires
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
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ANNIVERSARY
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PARLIAMENTs WELCOME

PARLIAMENT'S WELCOME
April Is
0N April 10, 1917, the English
" house Of lords and house Of
commons adopted resolutions as
follows:
"This house desires to express to
the government and people of the
United States of America their pro-
found appreciation Of the action Of
their government in joining the al
lied powers, ana thus defending the
high cause of freedom and rights OF
humanity against the gravest men
ace by which they have ever been
facd."
Bonar Law, in his address, said:
"This is not only the greatest
event but, as I believe, the turning
point of the war. The New World
has been brought in, or has stepped
in, to restore the balance in the
Old"
Ex-Premier Asquith, seconding
Bonar Laws resolution, said:
There never was in the minds
of any of US fear that the moment
the issue became apparent and un-
unstable. the voice Of America
would not be heard.
"She now has dedicated herself
without hesitation or reserve, heart
and soul and strength, to the great
est Of causes, to which, stimulated
and fortified by her comradeship,
we here renew our fealty and devo-
ton"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
NJ. E. Tracy

Mr.. Ford Offers an Argument
for Prohibition, Then En-
pIodes HIS O1On Arqu-
ment.
NEW YORK, April 18.-sir
4 Arthur Eddington says that
the universe is headed straight for
destruction. That includes our
own little world, of course. A cor
rect sense of value should make all
Of us interested, even though Sir
Arthur fails to announce the date.
'Ex-King Alfonso goes right on,
however, declaring that he has not
renowned the Spanish throne, but
merely is taking a vacation. San
dino reappears to make life miSer-
able for the American marines in
Nicaragua.
Soviet Russia persists in the five
year plan. Millions Of ordinary peo-
pie are so unimpressed with Sir
Arthur's gloomy forecast that they
won't give up worrying over such
petty details as how they can get
work or eat regularly once more.
Most humiliating of all, the very
same day Sir Arthur turns prophet,
British automobile manufacturer
comes out with new pay as you
ride plan for installment buyers.
Five cents ride for $1,000 miles,
then buy a new car on the same
terms and begin all over again.
Why didn't some American think
of it?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
1T SEEMS TO ME BY H BEoGS

FORGE JESSEL, POSTMASTER
" at a recent dinner to Mayor
Jimmy Walker, attacked newspaper
men who had criticised the city adj
ministration
He said that they hid in their big
buildings and threw stones from
vantage points where they were pro-
tected against having anything
thrown back.
Little does Mr.. Jesse1 know Of the
life of columnist We have not
the good fortune to be in the happy
position of the actor who moves
from one success to another and
nightly receives the plaudits of adj
niring audiences.
I can not speak for all my fellows
in the craft. But it will be no Sc
cret to readers of this space to
know that the letters which come
in are often barbed and bitter.
1t is not always so. But at times
the brickbatS fall much faster than
the bouquets.
would like to present few
samples from one days list of let
tiers. Please understand that this is
not done in any complaining spirit.
When columns are printed which
arouse no bitter rejoinder, the COL
unlnist begins to feel that he is
merely making mud pies and that
nobody cares or even sees what he
is doing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
BY DIR. NORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor. Journal of the American Medical
Association and Of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine.


Editor. Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine.
THE recent report of case in
4 Chicago in which child with
a fever of 100 has continued to
live for a considerable period again
has reused interest in the posi-
bility Of life after a high tempera-
ture.
Unquestionably when temper
allure exceeds ITO, which is the
maximum registration on the ordi-
nary fever thermometer, condi-
tons occur affecting the cells Of
the body generally which are in
compatible with life.
A British investigator. in 1880,
reported a case Of child who had
temperature by rectum Of ITO.
The child Immediately was put into
a tepid bath; the temperature came
down to 102, and it did not again
reach the exceedingly high point
first mentioned.
If it had remained at that high
point, death no doubt would have
occurred. Apparently such tempera-
lures result from some disorder of
the portion Of the brain which pri-
marily is concerned with regulation
Of body temperature.
It is well known that exceedingly
high temperatures may be present
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18

why don't you go to some suburban
town. build it into a city and run it
the way you want to?"
And here is disagreement concern
ing other matters:
I'm a recent column you said you
had never written anything that
made you a menace to the youth of
New York. I disagree with the
statement.
When you were away some time
ago the principal feature of your
article describing the places you
visited was an account of the drinks
you had and the bars you spent your
time in.
And here in New York you de-
light in telling of the time you spend
in speakeasies and night clubs.
Don't you realize that this may
send many impreSsionable young
men and young women to that same
hell to which you are travelling?
"W. w. B."
This, at least, is concise:
IF you had little football ex-
perlence you might be little more
courageous and not a sxulking,
sneaking Sneerer. r. T. B."
you may be q good fellow, but
It's shame that you should use
such an influential medium as a
newspaper to broadcast such null
titude Of half-baked ideas.
ut shows that you haven't much
education (fron educere-to draw
out, you know. You haven't been
drawn out far enough. You GER
tainly display your colossal igno-
rance when you attempt to COM
ment on ideas.
'HARD-SKULLED MIKE"
And so it isn't altogether true
that the newspaper critic takes his
shots from an intrenched position
in bombproof cellar.
Copyright. 1881. by The Times
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Cracking Process

TINE petroleum situation also has
i been changed a number of
times by the march of technical
progress.
Petroleum is a mixture Of hydro
carbons, some OF them lighter than
others. Gasoline was first produced
by a process of dLstillation which
drove off the lighter hydrocarbons,
leaving behind the heavier compon-
entS.
The latter further were separated
into kerosene, heavy fuel oils and
lubricating oils.
It is probable that if the world
had been forced to depend upon
distillation alone for its supply of
gasoline, it would be faced with a
shortage of gasoline at the present
moment.
Fortunately, however, the crack
ing process was developed about
fifteen years ago. In this, the resi-
due of heavy hydrocarbons. after
the gasoline has been distilled off,
are placed in cracking" stills, where
they are subjected to high tempera-
ture and pressure.
The result is that the molecules
of the heavy hydrocarbons are
cracked" or split up into lighter
molecules. In this way large por-
ton of the heavy hydrocarbons are
turned into lighter ones and in this
way, the supply of gasoline is made
larger.
But it must be borne in mind that
this increase in the gasoline supply
Of the world is brought about at the
expense of the heavier fuel oils.
such as are required by Diesel en-
gines, and the lubricating oils.
The expansion of the gasoline
supply which cracking brought
about has been increased further
by development of "anti-knock gas"
The addition of tetrethyl lead and
certain other compounds to gas
oline increases the efficiency with
which the gasoline can be utilized.
This has, of course, the effect of ex-
tending the life Of the worlds sup
ply.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Questions and
Answers
What is the scenario of the mo-
tion uicfure sSNTefroDOIis?"

What is the scenario of the mo-
ton picture Metropolis"
It is foreign production, some
what like Just Imagine" 1t is the
study of New York in the year 1000,
when skyscrapers will have risen
to 500 floors or more, driveways for
automobiles will be as high above
the ground as the 290th floor, the
rich will have gained control of the
city and live above the ground,
while the poor are forced to live
beneath the earth's surface where
they keep the tremendous macain-
cry Of the world in motion"
What is the derivation and mean
ing of the name Gimon?
1t is British family name de-
rived from Comm, a Hugenot name
meaning gem" or something mean
ing "son Of James" Ca supplanter).
What are the featured players in
the musical comedy Fifty Million
Frenchmen?" What are some of the
songs?
William CASTOR and Genevieve
Tobin were the featured players.
The songs in the production include
Find Me a Primitive Man" do
You Want to See Paris" I'm in
Love, You Do Something to Me -
Where Would You Get Your Coat"
and I'm Lucky in Gambling
Are the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans ct different levels?
The mean level Of all oceans is
the same the world over, but under
special circumstances, where land
separates two oceans, as at Panama,
tidal conditions may result in one
body of water being slightly higher
than the other at certain times.
Did the Chicago Cubs score more
runs in the 1880 baseball season
than the st. Louis Cardinals.
According to unofficial figures the
Chicago Cubs scored e9S runs for
the season and the st. Louis Cardi-
mails scored 995.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Unhealthy Banditry

Bandits may get discouraged in attempted holdups
If many head walters bank cashiers come back
at them with bullets.
Frank Adler of Chicago, waiter, former army sharp
shooters shot two hodup men while patrons in cafe
looked Last week Claude H. Owens, clerk in a
Maryland bank, shot to death Joseph Hayes, one of
trio of bank robbers while two other citizens of the
town made brave attempts to get the Others
Better than such emergency methods, however,
would be efforts by authorities to cope with civic
corruption, racketeering, unemployment and other
causes of bandtry
Brains are better than guns.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
Peoples Voice

Editor Times-The famous corner
saloon fourished on the four cor
ners of our block.
A family man bought 5 or 10
cents worth Of beer, drank 1t at
home with his meals.
Today the cellar, bathroom. ga
rage and chicken houses are full Of
home brewed liquor. Dad calls in
the neighbors, relatives, or friends,
and an all-night debauch begins
that positively would disgust hogs.
The gin party at Gary is an ex-
ample.
hang my head in shame at the
disgrace Volstead has brought upon
our nation. A tax vampire who
bleeds the poor to keep a law few
people respect. Give us back the
brewery and let the United States
Golfers fill with their high tax rate.
Also end this terrible depression for
people who prefer death to charity.
Yours to keep citizens from being
hypocrites.
MRd.w. A. COLLINS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18

THE chief problem facing the
Il modern world is the problem
Of power. It takes power to turn
the wheels of the Machine Age.
A modern city is at the mercy Of
its power supplies. If they were
taken away. the city would disin-
tegrate quickly.
Power pumps a city's water sup
ply, runs its trains and street cars,
lights its buildings, and operates its
factories and automobiles
Scientists, thinking of the future.
must concentrate their attention
upon the problems of power produc-
ton.
AT the present time. mankind has
TOUR chief sources Of power. They
are coal, falling water, petroleum,
and natural gas. The first task is
to evaluate the future Of each Of
these sources.
Most authorities seem to think
that the future of petroleum and
natural gas is extremely limited.
Prediction in this field, however,
is somewhat dangerous. For it is
probably a fact that no one really
can make an adequate estimate Of
the worlds supply Of petroleum and
natural gas.