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tuberculosis Of Larynx Is Curbed

A per cent of the valuable rays
into the larynx, according to DR..
Joseph w. Miller, whereas ordinary
glass mirrors absorb these rays
and reflect only about per cent.
1t has been found that practically
all patients treated by direct sum
light to the cords tend to heal. DR..
Miller reports f1fty-nine out Of sew
enty-two patients who showed COM
plete healing Of the tuberculosis L.
sionS in the larynx.
The symptoms improved in the
other patients, even though healing
was partial.
In many Of these cases, because
it was impossible for the patient to
stay in a sanatoriun. it became nee
essary for the patient to treat him.
self.
The apparatus has been developed
so thai the patient actually can see
his larynx and treat himself by
means of the rejecting mirrors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21
"JuSt as Good. Madami

Evidently the ladies Of the League OF Women vot-
ers out shopping for reform laws in congress not
to be fooled second time by administration sales
men.
When, last winter, they wanted the Jones mater
nity-infancy BILL they were told that the admnistra
ton had in the Cooper act something "just as good
They accepted the substitute, only to find that the
administration could not or did not, deliver
NOW that they want IAN adequate" law to co-ordi-
nate free federal and state employment offices thew
have been told again that the administration substitute
is Just as good" the vetoed Wagner bill But this
time they more wary.
The general council of the league, meeting in
washington, said nothing about the administrations
reorganization Of the federal employment agencies
Instead they passed resolution for IAN effectively
co-ordlnated system of federal and state emplov-
ment Offices in which system there is due regard for
the interests of women"
1t is interesting that the vetoed Wagner bill was
just that including in its original form provision
for womens departments
The leagues program in the next congress now
includes five measures, all of which are sound lib
eral and fundamental RECONNAISSANCE such measure
as the vetoed Wagner BILL maternity -infancy aid
world court ratification Norris lame duck" amend
ment and the Norris Muscle Shoals bill
"Just-as-good" bills doubtless will be offered for
most of these but it seems safe to forecast that moth
ing Furious will be sold again to this group of inte
gent women
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As It Seems to SteffenS

TN his autobiography Lincoln Stef-
L fens discusses reforIners at great
length. He was a police reporter at
the time Of the Lexow investigation.
When Theodore Roosevelt acted as
police commissioner, Steffens and
Ritis were the commissioner chief
confdantS.
Looking back on it all, Mr.. Stef-
fens has no very great enthusiasm
about reform. He admits a warm
personal feeling for Richard Croker
and explains that he never said
anything to me that was not true,
unless it was a statement for pub
LEGATION, and then if it was lie he
had way of letting you know it. He
had morality. He was true to his
professional ethics
And to MIR. Steffens it now seems
that the ethics of political machines
and business machinery are not very
different. Indeed, he reports that a
number of the so-called respectables
supported Tammany even at a time
when it was admittedly corrupt.
The explanation for this was
simple. Certain business men pre-
/ferred to 6eal with a city govern
ment and a police force from which
they could buy favorS, particularly
if the price of those favors was
standardized definitely.
It seems to me that things are not
so very different today. 1t is obvious
that a number of witnesses who
testified at the Seabury hearing in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21
France and Peace

Friends Of peace will get little comfort from
Stephen Lauzanne's frank article in the New York
Times describing the colossal Notifications which
France building to protect herself against Germany
1t shows how little real faith she puts In disarm-
ament, peace, and Locarno, where Germany agreed
never to seek the recovery Of Alsace and Lorraine
The only sensible Interpretation is that France is de-
termned to take all risks incident to perpetual en-
forcement Of the peace treaties
These eastern Notifications are pretty heavy
load the back Of the French people in order to per-
petuate the Polish corridor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21
We Remain Blind

a S far as our citizens and our in
IA terests are concerned, what
difference does it make whether
they are threatened by men in gold
braid or men in overalls?
AS far as correcting the situa-
ton is concerned, if we do not in
tend to furnish adequate protection,
regardless of who holds the gun, or
how much it costs, what sensible
course is there except to hold each
and every de facto government &C
countable?
The basic weakness of our Latin
American policy goes back to the
absurd supposition that we can
make other people over to suit our
own ideas.
We still are afflicted with the
notion that our social and politi-
cal order is good anywhere.
Most of Our efforts, whether in
the form of counsel charity or
armed intervention, have had for
their object the development of con-
situations, laws and methods mod
eled after our own.
1t seems as though that 100 years
of failure and disappointment were
enough to show us the folly of such
attitude, and that we should have
learned by this time to realize the
wisdom of taking the rights and
characteristics of Americans
into account.
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1t Gets TireSome

light Latin American countries
IL have had twenty-six presidents
since Herbert Hoover was elected.
We have meddled in three to no
avail, and kept out of five without
doing our citizens or our interests
any harm.
Most Americans are really in &C.
cord with the general principles laid
down by Secretary Stimson in his
statement regarding Nicaragua, but
they are not in accord with the rea-
sons assigned for it, or the room
for uncertainty which those reasons
leave.
The idea Of new policy" every
time somebody pulls a gun in Latin
America is not only tiresome, but
dangerous.
Admitting that every upheaval
has its peculiarities, shouldn't the
United States be able to map out
course for its own conduct that will
last fifteen or twenty years? It is
possible that the greatest nation on
earth has become so fuddled that it
can't tell what to do when a rumpus
occurs in Latin America, without
first classifying the leaders as
bandits or generals?
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M. E. Tracy

The Basic Weakness of Our
Latin American Policy
Goes Back to the Absurd
Supposition That We Can
Make Other People Over to
Suit Our Oa0n Ideas.
NEW YORK, April 21.-If Hon
1 duran revolutionists were en-
couraged to take the field by our
new Nicaraguan policy they made
a mistake.
1t was banditry, not revolution,
that our state department decided
to ignore.
Latin-Americans should be care
full how they read the various pro-
nouncements. The reasoning is not
only close, but the action rapid.
Each situation, it seems, is diff
ferent."
The Nicaraguan situation is not
the same as it was five years ago,
and the situation in Honduras is
not the same as that in Nicaragua.
Men who justly can claim the
title Of general or colonel" are
leading the Honduran revolt That,
of course, places it in different
category from the show staged by
SANDING.
1t is fine distinction, perhaps,
but Latin Americans should be able
to get it with the proper amount
of time and study. Briefly, Uncle
Sam appears to have advised that
he will not get excited over murder,
pillage or arson, unless committed
by an organization of military
character. Though humiliating, the
alternative is very simple.
All that is required to make
bIst-up pleasing in your good old
uncle's eye is to keep brass but
tons and gold lace in the back
ground. To be sure, the average
liberator rather would be known as
a general than bandit, but, if hon
est and sincere, he should be will
ing to make the temporary sacri-
flee, since he can call himself what
he pleaSeS after the show.
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IT SEEMS TO ME BY HB BECSS

joinder. But, what t'hell! Well find
some tricky little dive where we can
have dinner and watch the Villagers
cavort. That'll be amusing
maybe"
I'VE were among the first to reach
the theater. Did you know, Mr..
Broun, that those impossible benches
are now upholstered in nice soft
red, and they're really rather COM
Portable?
LAS the audience dribbled In, we
recognized Norman Thomas, Louis
Waldman and many others whose
faces were vaguely familiar from
the old days when 1 was a bona
f1de member of the S. P.
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ZZIN
1T16AkF d Ts4G
| ANNIVERSARY
R44sS444
FRANCES america DAY"

FRANCES america DAY.
April 81
NN April 81, 1917. Paris cele-
~ brated United States day" in
honor of our country's entrance
into the war.
Through the celebration was be-
gun April 20, the activities on this
day included a reception to Ambas-
Sador Sharp. a procession to Lafay-
ett's statue and exercises in the city
hall.
The Stars and Stripes were un-
furled from Eiffel Tower, the city
hall and other municipal buildings.
Alexandra Millerand, president
of the French Maritime League
which organized the celebration,
made an address in which he said:
yes, history viii assign to Mr..
Wilson a place among the great
statesmen Of all time, for he has
been able, in a memorable docu-
ment, to make clear the ideal rea-
sons why honor condemned neu-
trality and commanded war to as
sure to humanity the def1nitive
blessing Of peace.
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Questions and
Answers

How much does it cost the United
States government to educate mid
shipmen at the Annapolis Naval
academy?
Between $1,000 and $4,000
What Is the value of a United
States silver "peace dollar" dated
1922?
It is catalogued at its face value
only.
On what date will Thanksgiving
day fall in 1888?
Nov. go
What star is nearest to the earth?
Alpha Centauri is the nearest
star.
What kind Of wood is most used
for making bows and arrows?
Hickory and yew are used for
bows and ash and oak for arrows.
What Is the value of a United
States one dollar gold piece dated
1851?
It is cataloged at s1.5O to $3.50.
What author had the pen name
MILFORD?
Alexander wilford Hall. born in
1919.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

paratus which yielded ultraviolet
rays, in the form of the carbon arc
and the quartz mercury vapor
lamps, it became possible to apply
concentrated suns rays directly to
the larynX.
To get the rays directly to the
laryngeal cords. various systems of
mirrors have been devised and also
quartz stems along which the ultra
violet rays pass.
1t has been found that people
who are very frail, those with adj
vanced tuberculosis of the lung, and
those who have very severe LESSONS
in the throat are treated better BY
means of the mirror reflection than
by other methods.
a steel mirror will reflect about
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21
Last Act Is Winner
"TTHE curtain rose. And it 70

ME curtain rose. And it con-
4tinIed to rise and fall on a
series OF short scenes, giving just
an Introductory glimpse Of the sew
eral characters concerned.
We were still unimpressed until
the very last scene of the first act
the trial of Thomas Delaney, who.
l gathered, was a composite of Bill
ings and Mooney. That was breath
taking in its effectiveness-short,
lightning flashes of the different
witnesses and bits of testimony.
1t was very much like the tying
up OF facts and evidence in a good
mystery story, only better, because
it was true.
"For the balance of the evening
we sat-as did the rest of the
audience (even weil-known and
often satirical dramatic critic
without moving, enthralled at the
story unfolding itself before us and
at the restraint and finesse dis
played in the telling of that story.
Really, Mr.. Broun, you simply
must go GOWN ana see Precedent
I'm sure it has many flaws as far
as playwriting, directing and acting
are concerned. But you'll overlook
them, or maybe you won't even see
them.
1.-THE important thing is that it's
exciting and-its true. It should be
on Broadway, so that the whole
world could see it and get properly
hot and bothered about the great
est injustice extant in our So-caIled
civilized world
Pardon me if I seem to rave. But
this play brought to life that old
crusading spirit which I thought I
had done with.
"Somthing should be done! Some
thing must be done, damn it! You
see the play. And then tell us, as
only you can, what we must do"
Copyright 1881. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21
Hydrocarbon Ratio

CIXTEEN to one once was a
- famous rallying cry in politics
in the days of William Jennings
Bryan. Sixteen to one also had an
important signi1~,ance for Professor
Bergius.
His work showed him that btu
minous coal contained carbon and
hydrogen in the ratio of 16 to ]. In
petroleum, the average ratio of car
bon to hydrogen is 8 to /.
The problem of converting coal
into oil, therefore, resolved itself
into the problem of doubling its
hydrogen content. 1t is for this
reason that the Bergius process fire.
quently is spoken of as the hydro
genation of coal.
In his first experiments, DR.. Ber-
gius tried passing hydrogen under
high pressure into coal which was
heated to high temperature IN
great steel drums. The great heat,
however, changed the coal into coke
and the experiment failed.
After further research, he hit
upon a process which worked. In it
the coal is ground to powder and
mixed with a small amount Of
heavy oil.
Special pumps pump this mixture
and hydrogen into great steel drums
with a pressure of 5000 pounds to
the square inch.
Dr. Bergius found that the tenn
perature control was extremely i'm
portant. The reaction between the
coal and hydrogen began at a tenn
perature of 300 degrees, Centigrade,
and ended at one of $50 degrees.
Not only did the hydrogen 20
into combination with the coal. but
heavier hydrocarbons were cracked
into lighter ones during the process.
A ton Of coal produced forty-five
gallons of gasoline, in addition to a
still larger amount of heavy fuel
oil suitable for Diesel engines. still
heavier fuel and lubricating oils.
and some ammonia and carbolic
acid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21
The Bergius Process

TINE most promising process SO
l. far developed for conversion of
coal into motor fuel is the so-called
Bergius process, developed by Pro-
lessor Friedrich BergiuS of Heidel-
berg, Germany.
DR.. Bergius began his expert
mentS in 1912. His work is a beau
tiful Illustration of methods Of
modern research and of the results
which reasonably can be expected
from studies carried on with am
pie facilities and over long enough
periods of time.
In this connection, 1t is well to
remember that research is based
upon the careful and often slow &C
emulation of facts. 1t is not a
magical hocus-pocus which can
produce startling results overnight.
DR.. Bergius believed that btu
minous coal could be converted into
a suitable fuel for automobiles. And
so he set to work.
The first task he set for himself
was to learn what was in coal. He
obtained samples of coal by the
thousands from all parts of the
world, and subjected them to chem
ical analysis.
At the end of two years he was
probably the worlds foremost au-
thority upon the chemistry of coal.
Next, he tried his hand at pro-
during coal-like substances. He
succeeded in turning sawdust into
substances resembling a large num-
Der of grades of coal.
Then, feeling that he had arrived
at pretty good understanding of
what coal was, he turned to the
problem of converting coal into oil.
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r ABSOLUTELY agree with you,' .

A6SCAO 1ELT agree WIUL1 yOus
4 writes Joan Peters, that too
much is made over football players.
In fact, I believe that handsome
athletes are a menace to educa-
ton.
st myself would have been much
more learned person had there been
no football captains when I went
to school. I fell terribly in love
with the captain of the football
team (they called him the Greek
god, because he was supposed to
resemble one), and I spent all my
time in study hall gazing at him
instead of learning French verbs.
MY life has never really been the
same since. Once girl starts hero
worshipping, she never get over it..
You see, I started with football
captain, and then there was a
dramatic critic, and now well,
now I write letters to a colunnist.
$50 I agree with you that football
players shouldn't be idolized, because
you never know where a young girl
will end up once she starts hero
WorShipping,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21
Why Keep on Kidding7

OBVIOUSLY, wouldn't it be
- good idea to quit kidding our
selves as well as Latin America?
After all, what do we want but
a reasonable degree of protection
for those of our citizens who con-
duct themselves decently, keep out
Of politics, and obey the laws?
And to whom can we look for such
protection except to the govern
ment actually in power, whether it
came into being by a bloodless
revolution or by bloody election,
and whether it is twenty-four
hours or twenty-four years old?
How can we expect to get any
where with the development of
responsible government in Latin
America unless we recognize it's
responsibilities?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21
In Praise of Precedent

"TTHROUGH the kindness of my
L employer" writes Beatrice
Norton, who, unfortunately, had to
leave town, I inherited pair of
tickets for the opening Tuesday
evening of Precedent the new play
by I. j. Golden at the Provincetown
theater.
st corralled, after some little per-
suasion, trusty playmate, and we
started bravely on our trek to the
Village. Neither one Of us was par
ticularly keen about the theatrical
fare offered.
Gosh" 1 said to Rosie, "a good
hot revue would be just right for me
tonight instead of one of these pro-
paganda plays. feel in the dumps
as it is
''Me, too" was the wistfuI re-
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regard to fish market rasketeering
talked most unwillingly.
Some Of the employers commended
that the payments they made were
not corrupt, but a reasonable
charge on business. If they had been
a little franker they might have
said, cit is cheaper to buy walk
ing delegate than to shorten hours
and raise wages for an entire in
dustry."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21

Ideals and opinions expressed
In this column are those of
one of Americas most inter
estinR writers and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this uaper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-21
SCIENCE
Automobiles of Future May
Be Operated With Coal,
Turned Into Gasoline.
BY DAVID DIETZ

HOAL will operate the automobiles
~ Of the future. The petroleum
supply may give out in a few dec
AIDES. There is enough coal beneath
the surface of the United States to
last 1000 years at the present rate
OF consumption.
The chemists answer to the prob
lem Of dwindling petroleum sup
ply is that he will substitute coal
for it.
There is no need, however, to Wis
ualize coal yards taking the place
OF Vne corner gas station and to
wonder whether coal bucket and
Snovel will constitute standard
ture.
For the chemist believes that the
auVo owner Will shift from depend
ence upon petroleum to one on coal
without much realization that any
thlng has happened.
What the chemist proposes to do
is 70 substitute coal for petroleum
III tne manufacture of gasoline. The
AUTOS OF the nation will still run
on gasoline, but a new raw material
will supply it.
Gasolines are the lighter hydro
carpons which are driven off i'm the
dlstnlatlon Of petroleum, and which
are also manufactured by crack
ing the residue of heavier hydro
cartoons to split them up into lighter
components.
The lighter hydrocarbons which
constitute gasoline and similar
products which can be substituted
for gasoline, can be manufactured
from coal.
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TUBERCULOSIS Of the larynX
4 has been considered, until re-
cent years, one of the most dan
gerous forms of the disease, leading
usually to fatality.
All sorts Of remedies have been
tried, in an eadeavor to control the
condition, but without exceedingly
good results.
AS far back as 1893, attempts were
made to treat tuberculosis Of the
larynx with sunlight, but, due to
lack Of proper apparatus, the results
were not as good as they might
have been.
With the discovery of the ap-
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Daily Thought

Give strong drink unto him that
is ready to perish.-Pr0verbs 31:6.
All excess is i'll, but drunkenness
is of the worst sort-William Penn.
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If he has lots of friends, bibophile and his book
are soon parted.
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The extent OF calSthenics for the average Ameri-
can, it would seem, is between hands up and thumbs
down.
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1t takes more mental equipment than sense O
direction says the office sage, to get anywhere
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BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Ii OAS' 4'AOASASA0 AASGAAS1AAN
Editor. Journal of the American Medica
Association and of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-05
FIRST pRESBYTERlAN


e:S0-Nursery, kindergarten. Pri
mary, Junior, intermediate and SEN
ior Departments of the Sunday church
10:30--Morning service Of worship;
Communion service.
Organ prelude, Calvary" (Rodney),
Quartet. Just as | Am" (Neid-
linger), Mrs. Wingreene, Miss
Baldwin, Mr. Bauer, Mr.. Cave.
offertory.. "Madrigar lHey,sser2;;
organ postlude. "Recessionar'
12:00-Young. peoples and adult
classes of the Sunday church school.
3:00--Meeting of entire cast for
Christmas pageant in church school
rooms.
story as conceived by artists, showing
of stereopticon slides of masterpieces
and interpretations of each by Miss
Iaile.
organ prelude, "Berceuse No. 2"
(Kinder). Grace Duryee Morris).
Anthem, "Heaven Is My Home" NE
VIM. Presbyterian. evening choir
offertory. Spirit of Spring" (Lau-
Anthem; God and God Alone"
Sermon, christian Forbearance,"
Organ postlude, "Gloria" (Andre).
S:3O-Y ounG Peoples society
More About Our EARLY North Dakota
Missionaries"
Tuesday
800 Nursery and kindergarten
mothers meeting.
7:3O-Trustees at the church.
7:3O-Choir practice at the church.
Wednesday,
: 4:15-Builders Of the Trail.
7:30-MidWeek prayer service.
Thursday
2:30--Women's Missionary society
meeting with Mrs. w. Fl. Webb, 31913
Main.
7:O0-Boy Scouts, Troop 6.
Friday, 7:30-Young peoples party
Tor all above high school age.