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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Starving in the Midst of Plenty

Hundreds Of thousands stand in breadlines daily
for hours in country to get crust of bread and
some watery soup or coffee Yet we live in the midst
OF the greatest surfet of food products ever known
in our national history.
IN Labors News, Professor Colston E. Warne of
Amherst college summarizes the governments esti-
mates Of agricultural production for 1890 as follows
Corn, 2081O0000O bushels; wheat, 851 900 0Oo oats
14O2OoOOOo; barley, 925 893O0O rye, 40Oo rice
z1367ooo; potatoes, 861 100000; apples. 163Oooooo
Alexander Legge, former head of the farm board
estimates that the surplus carryover of wheat from
the 1880 American crop will be 27500o00o bushels
OF all the typical radical denunciations of the
present capitalist system, nothing else appears to be
so striking condemnation as its inability to pre-
vent the hunger of millions in the midst of billions
of bushels Of food.
It far worse implicit indictment than typical
Chinese famine, in which millions starve because of
an actual food shortage
a fighter who has the edge over his opponent.
says the office sage, doesn't always put up q slash
ing bout.
rich man is one who puts two 2-cent stamps on
bulky letter without bothering to have it weighed
When woman begins to shop around for hats
her trying" days have arrived.
you first Alphonse" as the republicans il. Spain
said, pointing to the exit door.
The depression has hit Hawaii where it is said the
Hula dancers are due for shakedown.
When the wife insists that you tune in on Rudy
Vallee, you might as well face the music
Your point is well TAKEN" as one fencer wise
cracked to the other
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

ideals and opinions expressed
IN this column are those Of
one of Americas most inter
esting writer's and are pre-.
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this Daper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
At First a Lone Fight

AT FIRST a Lone Fight
RTANY economists and historians
1VA contend that the individual
plays only a small part in the
march of events.
They are the surge of tides which
can not be fastened much or
checked at all. And yet it seems to
me that the birth control move
ment in its present development has
been created directly by the efforts
Of Margaret Sanger.
incidentally, while writing men
and women are exhun1ing minor
dead Presidents for purposes of BIZ
ography, I wonder why some one
does not do the life Of Margaret
Sanger. 1t could be a thrilling story
Of answering courage and single
minded devotion.
The New York Academy of Medi-
cine just has passed resolutions urg-
ing a change in federal and state
laws to exempt physicians from sex
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Daily Thought

Your zeal hath provoked very
many.-Corinthians go.
Nothing great was ever achieved
enthusiasm.-Emerson
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Whose Private Life7

SEE by your paper" writes Ruth
L Hale, that the World Telegram
is pretty annoyed at Alan Fox for
bringing up the subject Of the
'vagaries Of the mayors private life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

The depression has hit Hawaii where it is said tn
Hula dancers are due for a shakedown
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

Your point is well TAKEN" as one fencer wise
cracked to the other
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

When the wife insists that you tune in on Rudy
Vallee, you might as well face the music
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

fighter who has the edge over his opponent
says the Office sage, doesn't always put up slash.
ing bout
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

You first, Alphonse" as the republicans in SPAR
said, pointing to the exit door.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

rich man is one who puts two 2-cent stamps OF
bulky letter without botherng to have it weighed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

When woman begins to shop around for hat
her trying" days have arrived
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

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Editor. Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the Health
Magazine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30

Gridley, recovered from the mysterious blow,
shouted to his companions to follow him. He
pulled himself out just in time to see a bronze
giant disappearing in the forest. For mo-
ment his heart leaped within him. the figure
so suggested Tarzan's. NO." he said to him
self. 'it cannot be. Thoar himself saw Tarzan
carried to his room by the thidpar." Anyway
the FELLOW was not Horib and Jason decided
to track him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
/. BEGIN HERE TODAY

At.-t1tlt nEktE IUUAX
.,A.nrnE. CECILY and MARY-FRANCEs
EhNWACk live with their RraLdpafents
Vlse wealthy. now so impoverished that
Annes and Cecily's earnings support
the household. The sisters have been
orphaned since childhood
lively as .'ROSALIE" and GRAND"
Anne. Is. and Cecilv. 90 do secre-
tarial work and Mary-Frances. IS. is
SUI In school. When the story opens
anne has been engaged TO PHILIP
ECROYD. young lawyer. Tor eight years.
knows her sisters and grandparents de-
pend on her to manage their home.
Gec1lY has new admircr. BARRY
MKEkL. with whom she Is falling IN
love though ehe has known him only a
short. time. Mary-Frances and her
friend. ERMINTRUDE HILL, strike up
an Acquaintance with EARL DE Ar
MOUNT. stock company actor. To Mary
FRANCES he Is an intensely romantic
ngure. She meets him secretly and
promises TO see him again.
Next morning Phil comes to take Anne
70 the office IN his car. He begs her
TO set their wedding date When sire
potts out. the obstacles they come nesr
ceciiy'ss friend. MARTA. tells her
Barry Nickel is heart-breaker and not
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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CHAPTER NINETEEN
"XXIERE they engaged Cecily
wv gave II a not-that-it-natte


w gave 1t a not that-it-matters
infection.
NO, they weren't engaged" said
Marta. But, honestly, Cissy, when
a man has been madly rushing a
girl for months, if he's decent he'll
force her to let him down, won't
he?
Il don't expect man to marry
every girl he goes with. Like
mamma says, they have TO go to-
gether for quite a while to find out
whether they want to marry.
But I do say that when a man
will do that twice in two years
just throw two dandy girls down
fiat, and for no reason at albany
girl who knows about it, If she has
any sense, will leave him utterly
alone"
Well" said Cecily, essaying logic,
. ''he did have a reason, Of course, If
it was only that he suddenly got
tired of them.
Maybe the girls didn't know the
reason; but maybe they did and
didn't like to tell
mo, sir. I don't think so. Bea
told Lutte everything. OF course,
Bea did say that when she began to
90 with Barry he told her that he
couldn't quarrel. That he had a
complex or something about quar-
rels.
"I forget whether she said COM
kplex or repression-but you know
what 1 mean. He said a quarrel
blew him out like candle, and he
couldn't. But Bea said they hadn't
actually quarreled.
"She did say that they'd had an
argument, but that as far as she
was concerned it was just foolish
ness, and she never dreamed that
he was really angry. She said he
Just didn't talk.
So then she came right in and
didn't offer to kiss him good night
but she said she thought he would
have, If she'd waited. A man can't
get mad and quit every time girl
doesn't offer to kiss him good night,
can he?"
II should hope not Just the same
that sounds like "a quarrel to me. F."
"VXTELL, what if it was? Lutte
wv said she thought, maybe,
Bea had been flirting d little, try
ing to get him to the point of talk
ing marriage. But, anyway, Cissy,
what can a girl do with man who
says he can't quarrel?
It's swell for him, of course. But
1t simply means that he'd have to
have his own way utterly about
everything-you know.
81 told Lutte that if the girls had
had their share of gray matter
they'd have let him out for air when
he first pulled that can't quarrel
line.
What can you do with man like
that? Honestlyl Just, Yes, dear
and No, dear around him all the
time. Silliest thing I ever heard
of"
Cecily forced herself to stop
thinking that 1t might be tolerable
to Eyes, dear" and mo, DEAR
around Barry all the time and said,
Marta, promise me that you won't
make fuss at Gretchen's party.
Gretchen has loads of friends, and I
owe her ever so many parties,
and -"
ION, yeah? Put that in the Ugh
Huh department. The more think
, of it the madden 1 get. I won't
make a fuss. I'm not going.
Herbert can't bear Gretchen,
anyway. He'll be glad to get out of
it, Makes me sick when I think
how I've stood up for her"
when is it to be?"
"A week from tomorrow night.
Crotch didn't ask me until yester-
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THREE ! l !lN y[}z{!s f.E1(zJyy 2
III
QnnnAnd Ice
Doran and Co

der and deepening to violet mar
gins in front Of a sunset spread like
a Japanese fan.
The waitress came and brought
the ask tray Barry had asked for.
and brushed at some crumbs, and
moved the catsup bottle two inches,
and departed
Barry said, "Cecily, do you know
you are the first real friend-femi-
nine-that have ever had?"
Frai1 Constance and her chauf-
feur walked in and sat beside him
on the right, and Bea, beautiful
though weeping, sat beside him on
the left.
Barry opened his cigaret case.
Sure you won't have one?" he
asked.
Cecily, tired of looking at Con-
ntance and her chauffeur and Bea,
looked again out of the window.
No, thank you," she said.
He lighted his own. eff you
smoked" he said, I'D think it jolly
and friendly; so, consistently, I'm
tremendously glad that you don't. !"
Constance and Bea were both
smoking like real comrades and be-
comingly by now, so the best Cecily
could do was to make fun Of them.
1T seems so old-faShioned for
women to smoke nowadays" she
said. 1t didn't ring right, and she
knew it and could only hope des-
perately that it had not sounded as
if she were foraging for praise.
But you are old-fashioned," he
said. "You are as old-fashioned as
dignity, and good manners, and 10y
atty, and-"the hesitation was just
perceptible-"love."
Since never before had he so
much as mentioned love in her
connection to Cecily, it could only
be supposed that either Bea or Con-
stance and her chauffeur had put
him up to it.
She continued gazing out of the
window. "Or, as Billikens, or cruets,
or chaperons?" she said. B, for
Bea, and two C's, one for Constance
and one for her chauffeur.
TIE laughed appreciatively. ''You
Il L are as impersonal, he said, "aS
a librarian or lily-the two most
imperSonal things on earth. I like
'em. They are cool and calming.
You are cool, but-well, not always
calming.
"You never say, Why am ~ The
easy lead into personalities. It's
fun when you won't; but it trips
me up and throws me headlong. You
know.
'You should have said, when I
told you that you were the first real
girl friend I'd ever had, why am ~
or, at least, Am I, really?' and given
me an opportunity to step along in
my conversational stride"
But that wasn't what I thought,
just then"
He pretended to sigh with re-
lief. 81 was half afraid you'd an
Swer that with rs that what girls
always say when you make that
speech?' No. I can't trap you into
the obvious. can 1, no matter how
banal / am? Please do tell me now
what you thought when you didn't
think. Am I really?'"
ST thought" she answered, ooh,
well-one hypocrisy doesn't make a
hyocrite, nor one fib a f1bber'."
He laughed again, less apprecia-
lively. "Yes, but actually" he in
sisted. "I'm not saying that I
haven't played with girls. I'm not
saying that haven't thought had
a bad case, once or twice and for a
short time.
TO Be Continued
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Ito Be Continued)
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sinewy arm encircled his neck as Tarzan
arose dragging the creature up with him. Turn
ing quickly and bending forward, Tarzan swung
the body over his head and hurled it violently
to the ground. still retaining his hold upon its
neck. Again and again he whipped the mighty
body over his head and dashed it to the earth,
while The Red Flower of zoram, wide-eyed
with establishment at this exhibition OF Hercu-
lean strength. looked on
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BY Blosser

At last satisfied that the creature was no
more, Tarzan released it. Taking its knife, be
turned to Jana Come" he said, there is but
one safe place FOR u.s." He lifted her to his
shoulder and sprang into low-hanging branch.
Once in the trees, Tarzan lowered her to her
feet, and as he looked into The Red Flower Of
zoram's smile he had all the reward he desired.
Only for moment were they permitted to
think they were safe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
MARSHAL PETAIN RECEIVED INTO
 40 IMMORTALS'
He Succeeds the Late Mar shaI FOch-He EulOgized
 Successor and Also Praised American Forces

Paris, Jan -(UP)-Marsha Philippe Petain was received to-day into the select mem bership of the Forty Immortals" of the Academy of France succeeding the late Mar shal Ferdinand Foch.
 The deaths of Foch and Marshal .Joffre had left the academy without a great military figure for the first time in q century.
 Marshal Petain. in accepting the seat, eulogiZed his predecessor and praised Gen John J. Pershing, the late Georges Clemenceau and Mar shai Joffre. whose recent death was mourned by France.
 America brought her aid with the noble example of sacrifice" Mar shal Petain said. No other nation entered the war more freely or more generously. No other nation entered with such complete inexperience, but the citizens of the United States rapidly adapted themselves to war Their bruskness and familiarity sometimes shocked us but their aid was precious
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22

arrested in San Diego early this month on charge of possessing narcotics. Physicians bore out her statements that she was not taking drugs. She claimed she was victim of q "frameup." but was held to the federal grand jury.
 Miss Rubens gained her first stage experience in San Francisco in 1917 when she substituted for a chorus girl. With the same company was Franklin Farnum. When the troupe reached Los Angeles, Farnum was given a motion picture role. and per- suaded Miss Rubens to accompany him into the new professoin. The couple had been married, but this was not learned until Miss Rubens secured a divorce from Farnum in 1918. She was given supporting role with Douglas Fairbanks in '"rhe Half Breed" and made an immedl- ate success. She followed this with an appearance in "Humoresque." For the next eight years she was featured in several score pictures. retiring temporarily from the screen in 1926. Her last appearances on the screen were in Show Boat" and "She Goes To War"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
UNFORTUNATE ALMA RUBENS IS
 DEAD OF PNEUMONIA AND HER TROUBLESOME LIFE IS ENDED

Hollywood. Jan. 22.-(UP).-The checkered career of Alma Rubens, stage and screen star, came to a peaceful and sudden end last night when she died of pneumonia Miss Rubens, once acclaimed the most beautiful actress on the screen, was stricken four days ago in her Hol- lywood apartment. She was removed to the home of Dr. Charles r. Pfeuger, Q close friend. There she lapsed into unconsciousness, and aft CT 4S hours of peaceful sleep. died at 7:25 D. m. Her estranged hus- band. Richard Cortez, did not arrive before her death, but her mother. Mrs. Theresa Rubens. sister, Mrs. Hazel Large. and here husbands brother. Stanley Cortez. were with her
 Miss Rubens gained much unfor- tunate publicity when it was learned she had become a drug addict. A long battle which she waged against narcotics aroused admiration for her fighting qualities and gained many friends for her. A year ago Miss Rubens announced that she had con- quered her habit. Aided by friends. she began fight to regain her popularity and appeared in a short play at the Writers club. Then. with her husband. she appeared on the stage in New York. A few months ago she returned to Hollywood. where she lived quietly until she was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
WET BLOC WELL ORGANIZED
 TO FIGHT GIVING MONEY TO
 DRYS FOR UNDERHAND TRAPS

when he appeared before the house appropriations committee while it was drafting the bill,
 The appropriations recommended this year are more than $2,50O,O0O above those voted last year. The increase is largely for the 500 addi- tional agents sought by the bureau in an effort to improve enforcement. The wet bloc is better organized for this fight than any it has made hith- erto. Bolstered up by recent public agitation and by the Wickersham re- port, the Fl members in the group are attempting to lay the ground work for a real fight in the next congress. They are well aware that their efforts at this time will avail them virtually nothing in the way of actual gains.
 Members of the group who pre- viously have taken no public part in the bloc's activities other than to vote were given the privilege of of fering various amendments to-day and of speaking before the house The way was prepared for to-day's campaign by speeches during the last few days denouncing the prac- tice of wire-tapping. employinp "stool pigeons" and speakeas! traps" and the use of taxpayers money for prohibition propaganda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
MISSING JUDGE CRATER MAY HAVE
 BEEN BACK HOME
Envelope Filled With Money Found in His Residence Place Had Been Searched Before

New York. Jan 22-(U. P.)-Evi- dence in the form of Manila en- velope containing $6,6S0 and a note to his wife-that Joseph Force Cra- ter. missing supreme court justice, or someone in his confidence, return ed to his Fifth avenue apartment at least sixe weeks after his disappear ance was in the hands of District At- torney Grain to-day.
 Mrs Crater, excited and unnerved by the discovery. called her Attor- ney. Ralph c. l.. Fay, who in turn summoned the district attorney. Up- on examination, the envelope was found to contain s6,690 in denomina- tions of $1.000. $500. $100 and $50; insurance policies, several checks, a handbook and a three-page note to Mrs Crater. The letter was mainly a recital of many debts to be collected from various persons. but ended with the words! Am very weary, Love, Joe"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22

Washington. Jan %. UP)-The noisy and militant but comparatively small house wet bloc organized to- day for another of it's numerous sham battles over prohibition appro- priations this one directed at funds provided for the prohibition bureau
 in the pending justice. state, com merce and labor supply bill. The campaign to-day is not an attempt to deprive the bureau of funds, of which it gets $11.35O,O00 in this bill. Instead. it is designed to prevent their use for such purposes as wire tapping, employment of infOrmers, setting up of government-owned speakcasies Co entrap violators, and use of dummies" in attempts to check up on bribery cases.
 The bloc also has prepared a point of order under which it seeks to eliminate the $50.000 for prohibition propaganda by the dry bureau. This money is designed for preparation of pamphlets and a general program of "education" as to benefits of pro- hibition. A $10,000 appropriation for this purpose was stricken from the first deficiency bill. This was the wet bloc's only victory this ses- sion. Federal Prohibition Director Woodcock defended all the appro- priations objected to by the wet bloc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
Chairman Fess Tries
 To Save His Chief

Philadelphia, Jan 22.-UP)- Chairman Simeon D. Fess of the re- publican national committee was quoted here to-day as declaring that President Hoover actually is not definitely opposed to revision of the 18th amendment and will not hold out against leaders of his party if the majority decide for revision. Fess has sometimes been interpreted as a presidential spokesman in the Cool idge and Hoover regime, though on several occasions remarks so taken by the press have subsequently been altered or reinterpreted by Fess or others. Fess' quoted observations remarks he made at the White House yesterday when. speak ing personally, he suggested Presi- dent Hoovers message to congress this week indicated he would take a dry stand in the 1892 campaign.
 What 1 did attempt to say was this: That I think the newspapers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
Nomination To Superior Court
 Bench Fastened
POLAR COMMANDER MAY BE ON STAFF
 OF GOVERNOR

Hartford, Conn, Jan 22-(CP) A member of the Connecticut governors stan will command the Wilkins polar submarine on its projected undcr.icc trip to the north pOic if the general as- scmbly approves measure in trOduccd to-day at the request of Governor Wilbur l.. Cross.
 Tho bill would permit the gov crnor :" appoint as an additional member of his staff Lieutenant Commander Sloan Danenhowcr of Old Lyme. noted salvage expert, who is to command the sub marine in whicil Sir George Hu- bert Wilkins will attempt to cx- plOrc Arctic seas.
 DancnhOWcr was commander of simon Lakes private salvage submarine Defender, which was tested by the navy last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
STOLE GARMENTS
 WORTH $2O,000
 AND ARE CAUGHT
Three Men Seized the Truck Load, But Suspicious PO= liceman Land Them All

New York, January 22 - (UP)- Three men were under arrest today charged with stealing q truck load ed with $2O,000 worth of garments from the garment center. A fourth member of the gang escaped with the truck.
 Eugene Batiste. 19, and Adolph Polite, 2l, who were in charge oi the truck, owned by the Dependable Express Company. were about 10 drive the truck away from gar ment establishment on West 35th street when the four men hel1 them up. Three of the men forced them into another automobile anu drove away with them. while the fourth man escaped with the truck. A policeman stopped the automobile and arrested the bandits when his suspicious were aroused by the five men in it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22
May Have
 Two Prosecutors In
 The Borough Court

the judges have to name another prosecutor, temporarily, but as there is no law giving them the right to reimburse him out of public funds The persons so named either serves for nothing, which has occurred many times in the past, or the judges Fay him cue of their own pockets.
 The new bill would permit the naming of second prosecutor for the borough court, to serve not more than 30 days in any one year The pay of the special prosecutor would be $10 day during actual service to the b,"ough. In this way. it IS felt. the court will be in q position to meet emergencies in case of the prosecutor being ill or away on vacation. No opposition to the pro- posed act is anticipated. The judi ciary committee will consider the bill and report back at n later time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-22

all over the country have misinter
 preted the presidents attitude on re
 vision of the eighteenth amend ment," Fess was quoted as saying. "Of course. 1 am now giving you oIly my opinion, but I know the presidents mind on these matters. The president is only opposed t1 the form of revision recommended in the Wickersham report. He does not wish q revision that would throw the whole wet and dry question int" congress to harry congressman foc perhaps another 100 years.
 "The presidents view is that the prohibition problem is social and economic and should not become d mere matter of politics. Of course. the president Is opposed to repeal of the amendment. but l am sure he would not be opposed to it's lewiston if such revision did not place the burden of responsibility in the proh- lem on congressman.