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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
Guido Serio

Guido Serio italian Communist whom the United
States is ejecting is going after ALL to Russia instead
of to Italy.
It is discouraging to remember what vast amount
Of effort has been necessary to bring about this
~
result.
The country founded by political refugees, which
once was sanctuary for all whose opinions clashed
with those ruling European powers, determined
not only to eject sero, but to deliver him to the one
spot in the world where his life would not have been
safe.
It took year and half of fighting in the courts
to the executive departments ruling to this
effect.
serio will go to Russia and probably talk of Ameri
can tyranny. In regard to his case, he will be
dangerously right
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
The Deficit and Taxes

Latest figures indicate that the federal operating
deficit may reach total of two billion dollars for the
current fiscal year, three billion dollars for this
year and last. This is large that the govern
rent probably will be forced to meet the deficit by
recourse both to bond issues and increased taxes.
Despite the original opposition of the administra-
ton to tax increases in presidential campaign year.
it is swinging around to that necessity slowly Even
such a conservative Republican leader Senator
David Reed of Pennsylvania, commonly regarded as
spokesman of Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon,
now says larger income tax is inevitable.
In view of the experience of other nations with
much larger income tax rates than the United States
and in view of our own successful experiment with
higher income rates during the and during the
1921 depression the Presidents original argument that
we already have reached the tax point of diminish
ing returns does impress political leaders tax
experts sound.
1t is admitted generally however, that even large
increases in the surtax rate and death duties in this
time of depression will not produce enough additional
revenue to wipe out the prospective three billion dol
lar deficit Therefore. government officials now are
examining sales tax possibilities.
Insofar as a sales tax applied to luxuries we be-
eve it would be effective and just But obviously it
would be unjust and expedent, in a time of wide
spread poverty especially, to attempt sales tax
food or other necessities Inc poorer classes OF the
population already paying too much indirect sales
tax in the form of billion-dolar high tariff law.
AS for the bond issues it is bad business borrow
to meet current expenses The intelligent government
IKE the intelligent individual corporation puts by
In good times enough to carry over bad times, But
our government taxes in the good years and
pinched in the dull years.
Such being the case, there is no choice other
than to borrow the money that not be raised by
additional taxation The evils of such an enforced
borrowing policy, however, can be mitigated in two
ways:
The borrowed money can be used for public works
and addition to plant rather than for strictly oper
ating expenses. Such public works, of course,
needed badly unemployment relief measure and
to stimulate business
Secondly, the legislation which authorizes
large long bond issues provide for higher in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
Making Reds

Except for the fact that they take themselves ser-
ousy' the grave warnings of New York congressman
tne member from indianapolis and Senator Robinson
concerning the growth Of communistic sympathes in
this country would be a laugh
1here can be no widespread belief in that doctrine
OF economics in this country long individual
labor and effort receive fair chance or fair wage
1t gains foothold only in times Of tyranny and des-
peration
How long would it take soap box orator Of the
type that has gravtaed to devotion to Russian the
cries to destroy your belief in Christianity
How soon would you be persuaded to the belief
That the American home is prison that the ties
Of marriage and children are chains and not bonds
Of love?
When you figure the answers out for yourself you
will know exactly how long it will take your neighbors
and your friends to reach the same conclusion.
The people of this country have too strong liking
for automobiles, radios, private homes, comfortable
furniture, freedom in the selection Of occupations in
the right to express their opinions and select
their form of worship to discard these rights for
state compusion of any sort.
The only time that Communism can gain any &C
ceptance is when men forced through lack of
work and through privileged larcenies to stand in
bread lines and receive food for their children Then
they might begin to wonder whether some other sys-
tenn would not be better and even think about Com
munisn antidote for charity and joblessness
Only men who have nothing to lose would adopt
such theory.
Instead Of talking about the grave danger of
Communism and its menace to the home and re-
ligon, our own congressman and senator might bet
ter have warned the people of this city about the
forces that driving men into desperate state
of mind
These forces are easily discoverable One of them
he Of The rh1i The
are taking extortionate rates from the people and
making 1t more and more difficult for factories and
stores to operate, and much more difficult for the
worker to keep his home safe from state intrusion
in the form of constable with a writ of election
AS matter of fact the red batting meetings serve
the people from the causes of communistc sympathy
There are no reds in this country except where
social and economic injustice have brought distress
and poverty
The real evangelistS of Communism in this coun-
try the privileged interests which prey upon the
Of this the utilities with their monopolies upon
the necessities of life and their charges that are
geared up to the basis of imitation in times of
dehation.
The public would like to see another mass meet
ing at which both Congressman Ludlow and Senator
Robinson would discuss the making of Communists
by wage-cutting employers and larcenous operators
of electric and water companies That would be both
illuminating and worth while.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16

Tight Stockings Are Harmful to Feet

other ways interfere with the proper
circulation of blood in the foot.
While high arched feet are pre-
sumed to be exceptional for their
beauty, such feet are weak usually
unless they are especially trained.
Investigation of the occurrence of
the high-arched foot indicates
that it is likely to appear in fami-
lies as an hereditary characteristic.
Obviously the most important
method of treating minor disturb
ances Of the feet includes the use
Of proper shoes with straight inner
border line, a round toe, correct
width of the shank, rigid or semi
rigid shank, a heel of moderate
height, and a snugly fitting top.
The tone Of the feet frequently
may be helped by suitable exercise,
by massage or rubbing, and by
bathing for ten or fifteen minutes
in alternate hot and cold water.
After bathing the feet they should
be thoroughly dried and powdered.
In cases in which the feet are
subject to serious disturbances, it is
desirable to consult a competent
orthopedic specialist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

ONE of our traditions that will not down is that
~ which says that women are mysterious as the
Sphinx
Men especially dote upon it. Most of them sincere
ly believe that are walking riddles and that our
ways are devious and strange and not to be compre
hended by mortal male.
Which is all applesauce. The main reason that
men do not understand women is because they have
made very little effort to do So Granted that we are
does not prove us inconprehensible and perplexing
creatures.
BY cutching at this theory that our natures are
engmatc. they have been able to slide out of good
many responsibilities and have had perfectly splendid
alibis to offer for their miSbehavings
1t is true without doubt, that all human nature
Is battling. 1t offers complexities difficult for anv
of us to penetrate but the fact is that men are lust
as mysterious as we are. They are just as hard to
ITO be sure, women are able to do this with
L ease. And why not? Our main object in life
has been a knowledge OF men. For centuries upon
centuries the only thing that engaged the attention
of women was man and his idiosyncrasies
Before schools were, We majored in the study of
male psychology And I am not Boosting when say
we have mastered it excellently.
Today, after woman has lived several years with
man. she knows pretty we'll what he is going to do
and why. And she no occult powers at arriving
at her conclusions. She probably would consider her
self something of fool if she not able to do
this
suppose, however. it would be a shame to take
us They enjoy it so much. The illusion OF our
mysteriousness pleaSes them and gives good deal
of advantage in relationship with them Long
may they cherish itl
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Advances Continue

DR. HOWE lists a number OF
IL other ways in which recent
scientific advances have aided the
world of industry.
quite recently paper pulp has
formed the basis for a pie plate
which would seem to answer a long
felt need in bakeries handling thou
sands of pies daily and continually
confronted with the expense and in
convenience attached to other forms
Of pie plates" he said.
1.-THE service necessary really to fit
the paper pie plate for its purpose
has been worked out but recently,
using titanium oxide in a suitable
vehicle.
For years magnesium has been
priced where the cost limited it's
application. Sixteen years of re-
search and improved technic have
enabled reduction in quantity
prices to the point where this metal
completes by volume with aluminium.
and enters in large way into light
strong alloys with a multiplicity of
opportunities for application.
What has been Accomplished
with synthetic resins, with the
newer types Of lacquers and pro-
tective coatings, and the newer ap-
plications Of rubber largely possible
as result of the research with
latex. are surely well known.
THE age of alloys is upon us.
and, even though Faraday a hun
dred years ago worked out MANY of
the basic principles upon which all
Toys are compounded, it has re-
manned for the present time to make
the wisest application of this infor-
nation.
Some one develops chromium
plating, and Immediately new posi-
bilities unfold themselves. A scien-
list discovers through research how
TO use atomic hydrogen in welding,
and multiplicity of things become
possible"
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ATTACK ON DESTROYER
October 16

october Is
ON Oct. Is, 1917, the U. S. S.
" Cassin, American destroyer,
had narrow escape after being at
tackled in the war zone by a Ger
man submarine.
While the Cassin was on patrol
duty, the submarine was sighted
about five miles away. 1t was on
the surface. The Cassin, under
command of Commander Walter H.
Vernon, proceeded at full speed to-
ward the submarine.
She searched the vicinity for
thirty minutes, when Commander
Vernon sighted a torpedo running at
high speed near the surface about
400 yards away, headed to strike the
Cassin amidship.
He rang for emergency full speed
ahead on both engines, put the rud-
der hard over. and was just clear
of the torpedo's course when it
preached on the surface, turned
sharply toward the vessel, and struck
the stern of the CasSin.
One of the Cassin's engines was
disabled, but she was able to con-
tinue under way, circling in search
Of the submarine.
An hour later she discovered the
submarines coming tower and fired
four shots, but the submarine had
disappeared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16

Such shoes should be worn only
for the specific use for which they
are planned. In some cases when
there is tendency to breaking
down of the arch, felt pads should
be inserted into the gymnasium
shoes, the ballet slippers, or house
slippers to provide proper support.
1t has been suggested by DR..
Philip Levin that the flat foot as
ISOLATED with obesity arises from
two causes: Cd The strain of an
excessive load. (2) The glandular
disturbances which are commonly
associated with obesity.
Intimately associated with proper
comfort of the feet is the question
of suitable socks, stockings, or
hosiery.
Mothers like to see their young
children with white stockings. How
ever, white stockings soil quickly,
must be washed frequently, and
tend to shrink even when they are
dried properly over suitable foot
forms.
Tight stockings tend to cause the
toes to turn in, the toenails to be-
come ingrowing toenails, and in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
And Then What2

TINE superintendent Of banks in
4 New York has sued the forty
directors of the defunct Bank of the
United States for $60,000,000, and
the stockholders for 100 per cent
assessment.
There are $4,000 stockholders. If
one-third should avoid suit by pay
ing the assessment, $1,000 defend
ants would be left.
What worries New York authori-
ties is where to find a courtroom
big enough to accommodate them.
It has been suggested that they
might hire Madison Square Garden
or the Yankee stadium.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
Questions and
Answers

How long a residence In Reno,
New, is required before the appli-
cation can be made for a divorce?
Actual residence of at least forty
two days is required.
How much flour will a buShel of
wheat make?
The average bushel will make a
trile more than forty pounds of
flour.
Which end of the watermelon is
the head?
The blossom end is the head, and
the stem end is the tail.
When will representatives in con-
gresS who were elected in November,
1880, take [ifeir seats?
In the session of congress that
begins Dec. Z, 1881.
What is the address Of Madame
Schumann- Heink?
Hotel Buckingham, New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
Leisure MiSSpent

IN contrast to conditions in China,
L DR.. Howe paints a picture of
what scientific development has
brought about in this country. He
says:
IN the United States fifteen
American workers produce the
necessities for 100, giving ample OPP
portunity for a life of greater ease
and for leisure which properly APP
piled leads to culture.
IF our sociologiSts and humani-
tarians have not been able to keep
pace with science, so that we do not
yet know how best to employ our
leisure, that, too, can not be charged
to any failure on the part of
science.
Give us another industry like
motion pictures, the radio, electrical
refrigeration, automobiles, oil burn
ers, and so many thousands of new
jobs would be created as not only
to affect unemployment, but to be
potent in starting us again on the
upgrade.
by way OF emphasizing results
achieved with science as the pilot,
reference may be made to a num-
Der of industrial creations,
Some of these are less important
than others, but they all show how
new ideas scientifically sound can
be used to create new wealth and to
stimulate industry.
ut is now some years since the
Yankee manager of Hawaiian
sugar plantation realized that under
the conditions of soil and climate
with which he had to deal he could
not increase the earnings of the
property so long as he had to ex-
pend so much labor in hoeing the
weeds.
HE developed the mulch paper,
now so widely used on sugar and
pineapple plantation, and more re-
Gently introduced for certain garden
crops in our country. The employ
ment of such paper was based upon
scientific considerations"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
Back of the Trouble

COCIETY has been plagued by no
~ system so continuously, or so
extensively, as that which perpetu-
ates individual power through in
heritance.
That this has been recognized po-
litically is proved by the fact that
civilization has gone republican.
With few exceptions, people have
disestablished the inheritance OF
political Office.
Before we get through, the same
principle will have to be applied
economically if the production OF
financial dynasties is to be avoided
Though the issue has not been
discussed widely as yet, it is back of
much of the trouble which we credit
to other causes.
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come taxes with which to pay of the debt in pros
porous years That safeguard necessary to prevent
future government from repeating the past mistake
Of lowering the income tax in the good years. leaving
the debt unpaid and no fund to meet depression
deficits
the administration will face this taxation prob
lem frankly and justly, there is no reason why it
should become partisan campaign issue. Regard
less Of the exgencies of party politics. the govern
ment can not risk repetition of these dangerous fed
eral deficits
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16

People Find Fault With q
System Which Makes 1t
Impossible for Them to
Get q Fair Break.

ca o FIQlr BreNk.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The news
IN runs heavily to finance, queer,
preposterouS, incredible finance,
such as seems entirely out of place
in this age of expert accounting and
as only children dream about in
connection with Aladdin's lamp, or
the Midas touch.
A New York official, earning
$500 a year, is revealed as bank
ing 100000 during the last six
years.
Search of an old lady's hotel room
brings forth $1,6OO,000 in gilt-edged
securities and an another $1,000 600
in gems.
The arrest of a steamfitter and
a salesman is said by police to clear
up jewelry theftS amounting to
100000.
The evidence in Al Capone's trial
shows him to have made hundreds
of thousands off one set of gamblers
and then to have lost it to another
set.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the


Association ana or Hygelas the
Health Magazine.
0NE of the parts Of the human
~ body most subject to wear
and tear is the feet. Experts as
sociate pain in the back and even
disturbances of digestion to
breaking down of the arches.
The feet now carry the entire
weight of the body, whereas the feet
of animals that walk on all tours
carry the weight much better dis
tributed.
Overeating and overweight tend
to increase the burden still further.
Standing causes more strain than
walking.
Many people can walk miles
without firing or swelling of the
feet, but suffer greatly if they are
compelled to stand in one place
twenty or thirty minutes.
The feet are built like arches.
The arches are supported to a
considerable extent by properly
made shoes. However, gymna-
SUM shoes, shoes for dancing,
and house slippers are seldom built
with a. properly supported arch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-16

weapons which he has found so eff
fectiye in dealing with politicians
coercion and intimidation-fail to
penetrate the armor of the legion
naire. We stand for the time
honored principle of majority rule
and see no other way to ascertain
the will of the majority on this
question than a popular referen-
dunn, in which no other question
shall be considered.
We are now, henceforth and for
ever opposed to arbitrary rule.
LEGIONNAIRE.
Editor Times Our organization
being for the most part affected, we
believe that we are Disseminated
against in relation to car service,
being one Of many parts of the city
dependent on same. We are spon-
soring campaign to right an in
justice which did not affect our
property so much in the past as it
does at this time. We refer to the
excess charge Of so per cent bus
fares.
The purchaser of sixteen tokens
on the electric lines can ride sixteen
trips on street car for 81, whereas
the same amount of rides on the
bus cost $1.60. We are willing to CO.
operate with any organization or
individuals to right this situation.
This did not seem to affect property
much when times were prosperous,
but now that everyone is being
forced to economic, you can wit
ness this effect by the vacant prop
erty on East New York street. We
feel that the car company has had
this excess fare long enough. We
also wish it known that we appre-
ciate service and recognize the
street car company's property rights,
but we should not make so much
sacrifice. The car company we'll can
make this change in fares, as it will
mean that more passengers will be
hauled, more people will use buses
who now are driving their cars and
at the same time hauling neighbors
downtown to their work.
We propose to take the matter
before the public service commits
sion at once and will appreciate as
sistance.
EAST NEW YORK STREET
CIVIC LEAGUE.
Editor Times-I lust was wonder
ing what causes this panic. have
noticed that wherever a person goes.
there are so many chain business
places, like Standard Oil, Shell Pc
troleum, etc. Now I believe that
those places at one time were owned
by the people in the form of black
smith shops, livery stables and such.
Then come the chain store and
the chain utilities. It is a wonder
We have anything at all, now when
John D., Sinclair and few others
get it branded, and Mister Hoover
has killed this peoples love for their
country, and Mellon has loaned all
the money to other nations. Aren't
we in h of a fix?
READER.
Editor Times-Ten years ago the
Fraternal Order of Eagles launched
its nationwide campaign for old
age pensions. Since that time,
seventeen states and Alaska have
adopted this humanitarian method
Of caring for their needy aged.
In view of the conditions which
have come to light at the Marion
county infirmary, it would behoove
those in favor of this legislation to
marshal their forces early and
secure such a law for Indiana at the
next session of the general as
sembly.
Had it not been for high-powered
advisers, the state would be oper-
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ating the county option plan of old
age pensions, which might have gone
far enough at least to establish the
principle and show the merits of the
system.
The fact that two states, Colorado
and Wisconsin, passed compulsory
laws after operating under the coun-
ty option plan shows that the public
is in sympathy with this manner of
taking care of the needy old folks.
THE most logical argument in
favor of old-age pensions is the
comparative cost between it and the
poor farm. Statistics show that it
is much cheaper to provide for these
people in their own homes and is
lar more humane and intelligent.
WILLIAM MURPHY.
Editor Times-I have been a
reader Of The Times for several
years. I like to read the views of
Times readers, because they tell you
just what they think.
1 recently read on the front page
of The Times of a brainless thing
they call a man, but I would call
him a cur. A man wouldn't treat
dog that way, much less poor ED
erly sick lady, putting her out of
her home when she has been sick
for four weeks, telling her, IT don't
want any Of your d impudence.
You can go to the poorhouse. That's
where you belong, anyway"
I think that's pretty lowdown to
talk to an old person in that man
ner. I always was taught to respect
old people and treat them kindly.
I only hope that beast gets his be-
fore he dies. would almost bet. if
it wasn't for the badge he wears he
would be afraid to go out after dark.
for know he's a coward, or he
never could do such a thing.
READER.