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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
PurpoSefuI Creation

DR. FROST is unwilling to be-
IL lieve that the present opera
tions of the universe is the result
Of chance
1--WE do not find anywhere in the
solar or stellar system the debris
that would necessarily accumulate
If the universe had been operating
at random" he continued.
'In purposeful creation find it
not at all inconsistent to believe
that there must be a mind behind
developing the purpose"
DR.. Frost's remarks recall to me
the last time heard him deliver a
lecture. The lecture was illustrated
with lantern slides made from
photos taken by astronomers of the
YerkeS observatory.
1t was almost uncanny to hear
this man, totally blind, describing
and interpreting recent photos Of
sun-spots and similar phenomena
which he could not see.
His system is to have associates
explain such photos to him in great
detail. From their description he is
able to arrive at conclusions based
upon his wide experience Of past
years.
His recent remarks recalled a
statement which he made at that
time. He said that it was probable
that astronomers at times learned
too much on mathematics as a cri-
terion of possibility.
He said that it might prove a
most difficult task to write an equa-
ton to describe the growth of a
potato plant, that, in fact, such an
equation would be so complicated
as to look impossible.
But potatoes grow just the
same" he added.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
LODGES Views

CIR OLIVER LODGE, celebrating
~ his eightieth birthday recently,
predicted that the next great de-
velopment in science would be the
discovery Of a new world"
This new world, Lodge is quoted
as saying, will turn out to be a
spiritual world which interacts with
the known material world, but is
not a part of it.
Lodge is also quoted as saying
that it will be proved that there are
intelligences in the universe which
are superior to man.
Lodge, great pioneer in the field
Of physical science, has gradually
alienated his scientific colleagues
by his excursions into the realm of
spiritism.
He is convinced that he has
carried on conversations with people
ION the other side"
The existence of the ether plays
a large part in Lodges beliefs. He
once told me that he thought it
likely that man had three-fold
entity, consisting of his material
body. an ether body and a soul or
spirit.
The ether body, he said, resembled
the material body and at death the
spirit in the ether body left the ma
terial body.
Many scientists, of course, will
point out that when Lodge enters
upon such speculations he has left
science behind him.
1t is probable that Frost's birth
day remarks will occasion more
agreement than will Lodges.
In this connection, it is interest
ing to recall Sir James Jeans re-
cent remarks that everything in the
universe points back to a definite
creation at some very remote time.
What is the origin Of the name
Theron?
It is of German origin and means
dear, beloved or precious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
Mistaken CIemenCy

EOUR young people-two boys and
Il two girls-none of them over
II, were held up in Michigan last
Tuesday morning. The motive is
supposed to have been robbery, but
before the sorry mess was ended
one of the girls had been assaulted
twice and all four had been shot, OF
beaten to death.
OF the three men who committed
this outrage, two were ex-convicts
One Of the ex-convicts had been
pardoned on the plea of his sweet
heart. 1t has now been discovered
that, whether she knew about the
murder, she took his bloody clothes
home to wash.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
Gripping Muscle Shoals

The new Muscle Shoals commissions have been
committed to an absurdity.
They will, according to one of the members of
the presidential commission concern themselves with
Settling" the problem of Muscle Shoals alone, dis
regarding Cove Greek dam and the remainder of the
Tennessee river.
This is impossible. It indicates lack of knowl-
edge at least on the part of the presidential COM
mission of the issue
1t is fact, Of course that Muscle Shoals was
constructed by the government to operate as unit
Tor the manufacture Of nitrates for in explosives
in time of war.
But Muscle Shoals will be practically useless if the
other improvements such as Cove Creek DAM are not
made above it. The essential purposes of Cove Greek
dam are two: To provide reservoir to control flood
waters, and to provide Muscle Shoals with more eff
Gent flow of water Cove Creek dam, the engineer
ing experts have said, will double the primary power
output at the shoals
To operate Muscle Shoals without also operating
Cove Greek dam would be like operating four-cyIin-
der motor with two spark plug wires.
President Hoover has appointed very unfrendy
commission to work with the Shoals commissions of
Alabama and Tennessee. We believe he was unfair
to the plan for government operation of Muscle
Shoals which congress agreed to twice, when he
appointed his commission.
But even private operation, our engineer-Presi-
dent should realize, must take the whole project in
Guiding Cove Greek dam, into consideration.
Texas school teacher preferred one of her pupils
to her principal and lost her job The pupil was 10
and athletic Yes, education is the hope of the world
AL Smith still is being mentioned for the highest
Office in the country. He'll be To- more comfortable
in that highest building these days
You can lead horse to water, but you can't make
it drink it. Nor anybody else
Even craftsman says the office sage would have
a hard time drawing up vacation plans
Some men get the key to the city, others get the
gate.
Then there's the boy who too we'll bred to
stick out his tongue at the doctors order
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
What's Sauce for Inc Goose

u n IL. Dill Elm 1IlQlSIlduGly has
N1 denied these charges and as
serted that his holdings in the land
development corporation are tiny.
He contends that the rendezvous
was arranged for the good Of the
service.
Assuming that the congressman
has been guilty of nothing more
than slight want Of tact, still
feel that his theory of toughening
of the sailors and the officers of the
fleet falls short of perfection.
just what part is Mr.. Britten
himself taking in this new regime
of rigor? 1 think his philosophy
about the fleet would be more con-
vincing if he himself had been OBJ
served jogging up and down the
shore of Long Island clad in a rub
Der shirt and running pants. No
such incident has been reported.
The men of the navy have COM
planned because Montauk affords no
quarters for their families. There
is, to be sure, a large and magni-
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beyond the capacity of the men Of
the service.
Mr.. Britten also is quoted as say
ing that he believes in an operat-
ing navy and that separations are
one of the hardships Of military
or naval life. Just how deeply do
these hardships bite into Fred Brit
tens own life? Is this hard bitten
executive prepared to take on any
portion of a monastic existence for
himself? 1t would be more fitting.
After all, the representative from
Illinois is a close friend of Carl
Fisher, who runs the hotel. And
I assume that it is not impossible
to obtain a room with bath while
his subordinateS keep close quarters
below deck.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
SCIENCE
by DAVID DIETZ

ut Is Inconsistent With
Physical Sciences Not to
Believe IN q Mind Behind
the UniUerSe." Says Vet
eran Astronomer.
DIRTHDAY remarks of two world
- famous scientists are worth re-
peating. The two men are DR.. Ed
win Brant Frost, one Of the greatest
of living astronomers, and Sir Oil
yer Lodge, one Of the pioneer in
vestigators Of the atom and Of radio
phenomena.
1t goes without saying that all
scientists will not agree with the re-
marks of these two men. In fact,
many savants will disagree with
them violently.
First let US hear from DR.. Frost.
DR.. Frost has just celebrated his
Sixty-f1fth birthday anniversary. In
tense work at the telescope weak
ened his eyes and many years ago
they began to fail.
For the last eight years he has
been totally blind, but in spite of
that handicap has continued his
duties as director Of the great
Yerkes Observatory Of the Univer-
sity of Chicago.
Everything that we learn from
the observational point of view in
the study of astronomy seems to me
to point precisely and always toward
purpoSeful operation of nature"
he said to several hundred guests
who gathered at the observatory in
honor of his birthday.
when you accept this it seems to
me to be inconsistent with physical
sciences not to believe in Mind
behind the universe. I can not inn
agine the planets getting together
and deciding under what law they
would operate"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
Issue Clear

COVERNOR ROOSEVELT could
NJ ask no higher tribute.
Cuyillier proves exactly what he
was up against, the kind of threats
to which he has been subjected, the
kind of temptation he was forced to
resist.
The issue was clearly drawn
partisanship versus good govern
ment. Governor Roosevelt stands
for the latter.
The sachems, district captains
and ward heelers of Tammany Hall
may regard it as a mistake, but the
American people will not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
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an Aug. II, 1917, white book
" establishing that there existed
an agreement between the Athens
government and the central powers
was distributed to the deputies of
the French chamber.
Documents were contained in the
book relating to the Bull
garian incursion into eastern Mace
donia.
These documents showed letter
from Count Won Mirbach, German
minister, to M. Skouloudis, Greek
minister, stating that in view Of the
allies troops movements the Ger
mano-Bulgars were compelled to
enter Greek territory to insure free
transit through Rupel pass.
The count declared this was purely
military necessity.
When M. Skouloudis proteste.. to
the entente powers it was charged
he did this to deceive them and that
he misrepresented the facts in a
statement to parliament.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
No DiIIvdaIIving

THERE is only one bright spot
4 in this Michigan tragedy. The
authorities cleared it up in four
days, with the culprits placed be-
hind prison bars for life within six
hours after they were caught.
That's record, kdt it ought not
to be.
We waste altogether too much
time in handling obvious cases, and
we make just as many mistakes as
though we went after them in a
business-like way. if not more.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
Laws and Crime

WYE Americans have more law
w and less enforcement than
any civilized nation on earth. One
accounts for the other. Our atti-
tude toward both has resolved it.
self into a parade of excuses-ex-
cuses for making law on the one
hand, and for ignoring it on the
other.
Artificial crimes and overcrowd-
ed prisons find a natural reflection
in mobs of ex-convicts, with which
the country is being over-run and
from which gangland is being re-
cruited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
A Clustered NAVY

T MAKE the suggestion to Mr..
L Britten that he set up for him
self pup tent near the waters
edge. Then there will be a greater
feeling of fellowship all around.
I never have been much moved
by the fierce fighting spirit by any
in swivel chairs. AS a matter of
fact, am very slightly persuaded
to the theory of Treat 'em roughi"
in any form of endeavor. I doubt
that the discipline of the United
States navy is ruined by the fact
that during the summer an officer
has a chance to see his wife for a
few weeks and reintroduce himself
to his children. During the winter
the fleet additionally is absent in
southern waters, and all the men
are out Of touch with their homes.
Discipline never is advanced by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
Japanese Justice

DANGBORN and Herndon must
L pay a fine of Stops each
81 900 for flying over Japan without
a permit, $25 for taking pictures
which included forts and guns.
They did not intend to do any
thing wrong, but that is no excuse in
Japanese eyes.
The Japanese idea seems to be
that if you have a law, it should be
enforced, and that, if you don't in
tend to enforce it, get rid of it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

CIXTY-FIVE per cent Of the
~ human body is composed of
water. Suggestions as to the proper
amounts necessary for internal use
to keep the body well supplied vary
from six to ten glasses a cay.
HunoriStS insist that Americans
have all been thirsty for the last
ten years.
The necessity for water in the
body is far more pressing than the
necessity for food. A healthy hui
man being can live without food
and with decreasing physical eff
cheney for some forty to sixty days.
He can do without water for a
much shorter time. Without this
cooling and comforting fluid he gets
uncomfortable after two or three
days, feverish in from four to seven
days, and he usually dies in from
eight to twelve days. That is what
happens to a man lost at sea or in
a desert without fresh water.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

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 uaper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
THE fleet, he said, was or should
\ be fighting organization and

should not have too soft a time"
Fred A. Britten, chairman of the
house naval affairs committee, is
the advocate of the Spartan regime
for sailors. The fact has been
brought out that Mr.. Britten has
some personal interest in Montauk
property, and a few have been mean
enough to suggest that this had
something to do with the assign
ment of the scouting fleet to Fort
Pond Bay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
Even Gold Lace furnishes

a LAD brought up at an army
n post is generally one who loses
in early life all sense of glamour
about bugle calls and drum beats.
And, again, there is the army or
the navy wife. She, too, may easily
be rated among those who do not
fall for the glory and the glitter of
gold lace.
And, since we make no prohibition
of marriage in either arm of the
service, it seems no more than fit
ting that soldiers and sailors should
be treated as human beings and not
denied the historic right of life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness.
A little nearer home somewhat
the same problem arises. The men
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

Of the fire department of New York
city are agitating for an eight-hour
day. That seems to me one of the
most reasonable demands in the
world.
AS things stand, the average fire.
man is called upon for tWenty-four
hours Of continuous service once a
week, and his usual stint is around
twelve. Moreover, in case of emer-
gency, he is subject to call for I'M
broken duty.
Give Our Heroes a Break
TT is true, of course, that not all
l. this time represents the fierce
labor of fighting flames and climb
ing ladders. But leisure subject to
sudden interruption is of little use
to anybody. Even the fireman who
sits around in quarters for ten or
eleven hours hardly can be said to
have an easy day.
In the back Of his mind there is
always that expectation of the clang
which may call him to duty. He
lives tensely and drawn fine, like
Splinter toeing the starting line and
waiting for the sound of the pistol
to send him on his way.
Firemen do get married and have
homes and children. And under the
hours which are prescribed for
them, they can be no more than
occasional visitors in the family
circle. An eight-hour day would
cost the taxpayer a little more. But
the amount would be infinitesimal.
1t would put more men to work.
Surely the city ought to be among
the most generous Of employers and
show the way to private corpora
tions by taking on more men and
cutting down the hours.
Copyright 1881. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
Peoples Voice

Editor Times-I have been read
ing the case of John Tooley, Is
years of age. There is some princi-
pie in the boy, as he could have
grabbed his chance Of making a
getaway. Why don't your readers
come and help this motherless boy,
for whom the judge seems to have
taken dislike? If this judge was
in this boys place, he would want
all you readers of The Times to
help him. That boy is as innocent
of wrongdoing as 2-year-old.
Why didn't Governor Leslie's son
get put away? Because money talks
nowadays. If John Tooley's par
ents were rich and had a back
ground like Leslie's son had, the
case would have been ignored.
A DAILY READER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
Daily Thought

BY much slothfulness the build
ing decayeth; and through idle
ness of the hands the house drop
peth Observation-Disclosures 1918.
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster
than labor wears, while the key
often used is always bright.-Frank-
LIN. 81
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
1T SEEMS TO ME BY H BECSS

mere petty annoyances and tyran-
MES.
OF course, there could be rule
which would make membership in
the army or navy a sort Of priest
hood. We could forbid marriage to
our ensigns and our admirals.
Personally would be opposed to
any such regulation. It is an eX-
cellent thing for naval and army
officers to rear families. Some OF
the most profound pacif1sts of my
acquaintance are the immediate de-
scecafnts of men in both branches
CT the service
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

How many auto race drivers have
been killed while trying for the
speed record at Daytona Beach,
Fla?
Frank Lockhart was killed April
Is, 1923, and Lee Bible was killed
March Is, 1929.
How much larger than the United
States is the Dominion of Canada?
The area Of continental United
States is 3,026, 789 square miles, and
the Dominion of Canada has $780,
DAB square miles.
Where Is the Island Of Yap?
1t is one of the Caroline islands
IL the Pacific ocean.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
HEALTH SERVICE
Water Is Paramount Need in Diet

This is the seventeenth of a series of
thirty-six timely articles by DR.. Morris
Fishbein on Food Truths and FOlIies,"
dealing with such much discussed but
little known subjects as caIories. vita
minis. minerals. digestion and balanced
diet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

What is the origin of the name
Theron?
It is of German origin and means
dear, beloved or precious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEN

Editor. Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

Even craftsman, says the office sage, would hs
hard time drawing up vacation plans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

Texas school teacher preferred one of her pupils
to her principal and lost her job The pupil was 10
and athletic Yes education is the hope of the world
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

Some men get the key to the city, others get
gate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

Then there's the boy who was too we'll bred t
stick out his tongue at the doctors order.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

Al Smith still is being mentioned for the highest
Office in the country. He'll be a To- more comfortable
in that highest building these days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-17

You can lead horse to water, but you can't ma
it drink it. Nor anybody else
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21
BY WILLIAM r. KERBY. Copyright, 1881, by United Prcss)

(SOpyrIkn, lUoI, ny OHitcu lTeSsJ
 Washington, Aug 21.-UP)- Department of labor statisticians estimated to-day that aggregate payrolls of 14.000-odd manufac- turing establishments reporting to the department have been reduced fby 37 per cent since the stock mar ket crash of October, 1929. Department officials said no esti- mates were available for the ac- tual dollars and cents shrinkage. They explained the percentage figure had been obtained by analy- sis of payroll statements.
 | Reports are received from 54 of the chief manufacturing industries. Officials said they furnish q good sample" of reductions in employ ment and wage payments. On the basis of statistics avail able for the manufacturing group of industries. department economists said the reports indi- cated the great anthracite coal | fields of Pennsylvania, the bitum- inous coal industry of West Vir- ginia and Kentucky. and the oil fields of Oklahoma. Texas and California have lowered wage payments as much as manufac- turers of New England and the middle west.
 Tn June, the last month of rec ord, aggregate payrolls for the Pennsylvania anthracite mines re- porting to the labor department had fallen more than 33 per cent below the 1929 average. Govern ment statisticians also pointed to a 47 per cent decrease in the az gregate payroll of the bituminous coal fields, compared with the 1929 average.
 On the same comparisons, the labor departments payroll aver age showed a 37 per cent drop for the reporting crude petroleum pro- ducing companies. Considerab ble reductions In aggregate payrolls were recorded in metalliferous mining, quarrying and the can ming and preserving industries.
 Industries which have main- tained payroll levels were listed by the labor department as tele- phone and telegraph, power and light and hotels.
 During the first six months of this year, 1,438 wage cuts by indi- were voluntarily reported to the labor department, averaging ten per cent each.
 More firms in the lumber indus try reported reductions than In any other industrial group. A total of 287 lumber manufacturing estab- lishments reported decreases in wages. The iron and steel indus try reported PAS reductions and the textile group 245.
 Department officials emphasized that these statistics must be re- garded as merely indicating q trend, and only represent wage
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21
Unemployment a
 Community Job
State Commission Claims No City Should Shirk Duty
 Expecting State and Federal Aid

giving which will mean most to the the community, and go farthest toward mitigating not only the distress of unemployment, but also theaftermath of bitter feel ings which always follow a great social crisis such as we are now passing through.
 Two years of depression have necessarily created q situation that cannot be cured quickly even though business may be more ac- tive this fall, as seams probable. The resources of the country, how ever, are amply able to provide needed relief without unduly bur- dening anyone. The problem lies In securing responses from the ap- propriate sources and in marshall ing the forces of relief so that each dollar will perform a maximum service. III considered bond issues and appropriations may only add to the difficulties. Over-emphasi of the extent of the problem and sentimental appeals not based on fact are apt to weaken morale, in- stead of strengthen 1t and to create despair where courage is essen | tial"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-21
REID E. SCOTT HURT BY
 FALL FROM VERANDA

Ried E. Scott, A, fell from his veranda at his home, 61 Wacona avenue, last evening and suffered a
 dislocated right shoulder and a pos sible fracture of the vertebrae. He was removed to the Waterbury hos pital for x-rays and obsrvation. MT Scott in his fall dropped distance of 20 feet and landed in the yard.