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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
Reading the Dial

A S rule, the scale of the baro-
"A meter is divided into four sec
tons, with the words Fair"
"Changeable," Rainy" and
Stormy written upon them. But
the fact that the pointer of the
barometer happens to be in one of
these sections does not indicate that
weather of a corresponding nature
can be expected.
A single reading Of the barome-
ter tells very little about future
weather.
1t is necessary to have two read
ings which establish whether the
barometer is falling Or rising; in
other words, whether a low pressure
area or a high pressure area is
moving in.
The observer should read the
barometer and set the adjustable
pointer over the pointer which in
dicates the reading. 1t then is pos
sible, by glancing at the barometer
a few hours later to see whether
it is rising, falling, or standing still.
To forecast the weather, the OBJ
server must reduce the reading Of
the barometer to sea level The
local weather bureau can furnish
the necessary information for do
ing this.
For each 100 feet above sea level,
10 must be added to the reading
of the barometer. 1t also is pos
sible to adjust the barometer so
that its readings are always those
Of sea level.
This can be done by calling up
the weather bureau and getting
sea level reading and then imme-
diately adjusting the barometer to
that reading.
The direction in which the wind
is blowing also must be known to
make a weather forecast. The di-
rection of the wind is clew to the
quadrant or quarter of cyclone in
which the observer happens to be.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
A Civic Loss

The dishonest and disorderly will feel little
more safe today The upright and the decent VIII
feel triae more apprehensive Many citizens VIII
rnosten of eye Jerry Kinney is dead.
His passing is loss to the city During long years
of service upon the police force in shifting positions
as political changes came to the city ADMINISTRATOR
ne won and kept the respect OF all citizens
In a day when graft and corruption are not IN
known to departments of safety, and when rewards
of the dishonest officer in large cities great, no
one ever inpugned the honesty Of Jerry Kinney.
He was good citizen as well as good guardian
of the law He was friend to those with whom
he worked. He was esteemed by the public
He set a standard by which his successors viii be
measured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
New but Not Gaudy

IN no sense is this a shoestring
4 revenue pleading poverty Of
equipment.
But the drops and the lights and
the dazzlement of cloth never are
allowed to entangle the comedians.
I was particularly interested in
the work of Frank Morgan, who
was, I believe, making his first ap-
pearance in a musical show.
The career of Mr.. Morgan illus
trates the terrific hit-or- miss quail
ity in theatrical casting. For num-
Der of years he lived somewhat in
the shadow of his brother, Ralph,
who was always the first choice
when anybody needed a romantic
juvenile.
If my memory serves me, Frank
Morgan in those days. was a sort
Of road company Joseph Kilgour.
He could get occasional jobs as the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
FOrecaSting Data

IF the wind is southwest to north
l. west, sea level readings Of the
barometer have the following mean
ings:
1910 to 1920 and steady: Fair
with slight temperature changes for
the next day or two.
30.10 to 1920 and rising rapidly:
Fair, but followed by rain within
two days.
1920 or above and steady: Fair
with small change in temperature.
1920 or above and falling slowly:
Fair for next two days with slowly
rising temperature.
If the wind is south to south
east, indications are as follows:
1910 to 1920 and falling slowly:
Rain within twenty-four hours.
1910 to 1920 and falling rapidly:
Rain within twelve hours as rule
and increasing wind velocity.
If the wind is south to south
west and the barometer reads 5000
or below and is rising slowly. a
clearing can be expected within a
few hours, followed by several days
of fair weather.
IF the wind is south to east and
the barometer reads 1880 or lower,
and falling rapidly. a severe storm
can be expected within a few hours.
followed within twenty-four hours
by a clearing.
If the wind is southeast to north
east, indications are as follows:
30.10 to 1920 and falling slowly:
Rain within twelve to eighteen
hours; if falling rapidly, rain in less
than twelve hours.
5000 or below and falling slowly:
Rain can be expected to continue
for a day or two.
If the wind is east to northeast
and the barometer falling, rain may
be expected.
If the winds are east to north
and the barometer reads 1890 or
below and is falling rapidly, a heavy
rain and severe northeast gale can
be expected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
Crooks PAY Better

I'm its latest report, the Wicker
l. sham commission says that too
close an affinity has developed be-
tween criminal justice and politics
No one familiar with the situation
will deny it.
After all, politics is just method
of doing something by means of or
ganized effort.
When honest people allow crooks
to run away with the organization,
they must expect to pay the price.
Public office used to be regarded
as matter of honor. Now it is re-
garded as a matter of pay. Crooks
pay better than the public, and
there you are.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
Character at Root

WHETHER you take Willie,
w whose hunger for publicity
inspired him to strut, or a district
attorney, whose hunger for cash in
spired him to graft. the problem Of
lawlessness goes right back to char
acter.
We are not going to cure lawless-
ness by appointing prosecutors in
stead of electing them, or by any
other change in technique.
Old Pope wrote, Gust as the twig
is bent, the tree inclines."
Too many twigs are being bent
the wrong way.
AS most any parent knows, the
fundamental conceptions of a child
are developed during the first eight
or ten years.
Helpful as it may be, most of our
scientific welfare work comes into
the picture afterward, which &C
counts for it's failure.
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KING RECEIVES PERsHNG


June 8
ON June 9, 1917, King George Of
" England received General
Pershing and his entire staff at
Buckingham palace.
General Lord Brooke, commander
of the Twelfth Canadian brigade,
presented the American commander
to the king, who said to him:
1T has been the dream of my
life to see the two great English
speaking nations more closely
united. Ny dreams have been real
lied.
1T is with the utmost pleasure
that 1 welcome you, at the head Of
the American contingent, to our
shores"
Later King George chatted for a
few moments with each member of
Pershing's staff. He conversed with
the general for a quarter Of an
hour, shaking hands enthusiastic
cally as they parted.
This ceremony at the palace was
followed by series Of calls and en-
tertainmentS.
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Daily Thought

Let your moderation be known
unto all men.-Philippians As.
To live long, it is necessary to live
SloWly.-Cicero.
Is there a premium on a Stone
Mountain Memorial half dollar?
1t is worth only its face value.
Who won the Schneider cup race
in 1880?
There was no race held in 1890
In 1929 England won with a speed
OF 357.7 miles per hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
SCIENCE
Barometer Is Useful Tnstru-
ment to Teach Weather
Facts IN Home.
BY DAVID DIETZ.

Barometer Is UseTW InStTlG-
ment to Teach Weather
Facts IN Home.
THE amateur weather student
i will find his enjoyment of the
subject greatly increased IL he owns
a barometer. The mercury barome-
ter. such as is used in the United
State weather bureau stations, IS an
expensive device. It is unwieldy in
the hands of the laynan, and.
therefore is not recommended 70
him.
But good eneroid barometers are
inexpensive and easy 70 use. A
good one can be had for about SIS.
although better models can be had
at prices ranging up to $50.
II is a mystery to this writer
Why more households DO not con-
tain barometers. The instrument
is particularly useful to teach chill
dren the facts about the weather.
The aneroid barometer has a cir
cular case with dial at the front.
a pointer, moving across the dial,
registers the air pressure. This
type Of barometer does not make
use OF column of mercury.
Instead, there is a little metal box
inside the case. Most of the air
has been pumped out OF this box.
The pressure Of the atmosphere
causes the sides Of the little box to
be pushed in, the amount being pro-
portional to the pressure.
The pointer is connected by a Sc
ries Of levers to the outside Of the
little box. AS result, a Slight move
ment OF the sides Of the box is regis
tered as a considerable movement Of
the pointer across the dial.
There is an extra pointer on the
barometer which can be set at any
point on the scale by moving e
little knob. This extra pointer L.
very convenient in using the barom-
eter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
Questions and
Answers
How old is Gary Cooper?
He was born on May 7, 1901.

Was JesSica Dragonette, radio art
ist, born and educated in this coun-
try?
She was born in Calcutta, India,
and received her education at Geor-
gian Court convent, Lakewood, N. Y.
How long does a person have to
live in Nevada in order to obtain a
divorce?
The new law provides that suits
may be brought after a residence
of forty-two days.
If you put a live fish in a tub
of water win that add to its weight?
The weight Of the fish will be
added to the total weight.
What Is the most famous gam
bling resort in Europe?
Monte Carlo, the capital Of the
principaIity of Monaco.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09

Moreover, the curriculum and distribution of space
are more flexible If good teacher desires to spend
more than normal amount Of time on what he
regards as specially important topic, he can do So
within the bounds of reason
Goose-stepping uniformity of progress throughout
the courses is much less fully insisted upon
This is no attempt to create the impression that
our private schools utopan centers of intellectual
curiosity There is all too little Of that spirit in the
best Of them Yet it does seem that the energetic and
skeptca teacher has far rope in private school
than in the average public institution
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09

heavy and villainous stock broker
who invites the heroine to the
seductive supper in his bachelor
apartment.
Perhaps the depression has had
something to do with it. But in the
last year and half the oily villain
from Wall Street has disappeared
utterly from the American drama.
Possibly the public realizes that he
no longer is in position to ruin a
miss, however spotless. He can't
afford the chicken salad and the
champagne, which are necessary.
Indeed, it might even be possible
now to do play in which stock
broker appears as hero.
Frank Morgan's click into his own
was first accomplished in 1.-THE Fire
brand" There he appeared as a
somewhat muddIed monarch and
gave a performance which set audi
ences and reviewers on their several
ears.
After that, casting directors and
Mr. Morgan came suddenly to the
realization that they had on call
one Of the finest sillyass comedians
the New York theater has ever
known.
1t was a revolutionary discovery. 1t
might almost be set down beside the
Boston Tea Party. For it marked a
break with a long standing depend
ence upon the products Of Great
Britain.
Until Mr.. Morgan showed that one
could be quite side-splittingly vague
in the native tongue, all, managers
had proceeded on the theory that
every sillyass role must be played in
English dialect.
Even without a tariff, an infant
industry came at last to its fruition.
y Il
I think it is a fine thing for all
actors to be stagestruck. This is by
no means true of the entire pro-
fession but some of the best. GER
tainly profit from the affliction.
VIII Rogers is a notable instance.
Coming to articulate appearances
comparatively late in life, he sim
ply loves the chance to get before
an audience and talk. Some of his
fellows have complained to me that
when benefit is given, Mr.. Rog-
erS is likely to provide a very large
proportion of the entertainment
once he gets before the footlights.
The matter of ceremonies may
whisper to him before he goes on.
TRY to keep within ten or fifteen
minutes" But applause and
laughter mixed together make a
heady beverage.
A couple rounds of merriment,
more or less, sets Rogers for the
evening. He can not stop when
the mood is on him. And none but
the impatient, volunteers in the
wings would have him curtail his
efforts.
Another famous American is a
person somewhat similarly endowed.
I once got Clarence Darrow to ap-
pear, as he said, briefly, at a bene-
fit. 1 called for him at his hotel
to fetch him around to the per-
Torrance. He seemed tired and
worn by various activities. There
was a sag in his shoulders.
= .
Merely the Call of Duty
TIL co. he said, because I
L promised. But don't expect me
to do anything more than walk on
and then come of again"
But the opening of his address
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M. E. Tracy

Public Office Used to Be Re-
gGrded as q Matter of
Honor, bat Nol0 1t Is
Regarded as q Matter of
Pay.
ATET YORK, June s.-The New
~ York police are looking for
Willie.
Willie is young man Of is who
shot a pal in Los Angeles with a
gun he stole from New York cop.
incidentally, he claims to have
committed fifty enthusiastically
on the east coast and thirty on the
west.
Added to this, he has escaped
from two reformatories.
One is forced to admit that Willie
has talent, which is none the less
genuine because it has been en-
ployed in the wrong direction.
MOST people will dismiss Willie
1F1 as just another interesting
episode.
That is one reason why he and
hundreds more Of similar bent are
inspired to strut their stuff.
Willie typifles an unacceptable side
Of this sophisticated era.
You can't put premium on
precosity without getting a dose Of
it in all directions, can't glorify
stunts without inviting just so much
mischief and nonsense.
Child prodigies, child tree sitters,
and child crooks go together
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
No Arms Cut. No Debt Cut,

Germanys move for a reduction of reparatlons
has revived discussion of American cancellation of
war debts. That is natural Preparations and debts
can not be separated, either economically or politi-
caly-as the collapse of the fiction of separation,
maintained by the Washington government, discloses.
The total of reparations which the allies are to
collect from Germany under the Young plan roughly
IS the same as the United States proposes to collect
from the allies on war debts Thus, in effect and
Ill the long run, Germany is paying us, with the
allies acting as collecting agencies.
Experience proved that Germany could not he
made to pay for the war, as the allies originally
planned. For two reasons: With restricted world
markets and internal weaknesses resulting from the
wrench Of war and revolution, Germany could not
make enough to pay the full war bill And even if
She could pay for the war; she would have to do so
by dumping goods abroad and otherwise running the
aIlies-which the allies in self-protection could
not permit
therefore, the Dawes plan was revised downward
TO the Young plan, and in the Young plan was left
oophole Tor the further reduction. All that cauou
hage was necessary because time was required to let
The politicians and public opinion catch up with eco
non1lc facts. Now at last the economic facts can not
be evaded my longer
The alternative to allied reduction of reparations
is German default and reputation and possible
German Fascist revolution. A German Fascist-rnili-
tarist revolution probably would result in another
European World war;
German reputation of debts would shake the
financial structure of every capitalist country es-
pecially the United States.
In this emergency one very simple solution is
offered by the allies and by many Americans: The
allies will reduce cancel Germany reparatons pro-
vded the United States reduces or cancels allied debts
This should be done by the United States not only
in the interests of European peace and reconstruction
but for Americas selfish interest which is tied up with
the peace and prosperity of European and European
trade it is said
The trouble with this solution is that it is too
fact that the United States already has Cancelled war
debts from Is to rs cents the dollar and that the
saving has been squandered by allied governments on
increased ornaments
The American farmers and workers. who must pay
for the large share of those debts already Cancelled
resent very bitterly being unanswered into position
in which they are paying for European preparations
for another And these American taxpayers have
no intention of allowing further debt cancellation for
war purposes. We don't blame them.
To use debt cancellation as a trading club is not
pleasant task But we see no other way open If
the allies want to risk European revolution and war
resulting from German chaos, rather than agree to
arms reduction along with PREPARATIONS and debt re-
duction, they will have to take the consequences
The solution is not debt-reparations reduction
The solution is debt-reparatons-arms reduction
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Health Magazine.
THE people of the United States
4 are not the only ones concerned
with the gradual increase in the
cost of medical care and particularly
with the cost of hospital care. The
problem is concerning the whole
world.
Development Of hospitals, of
specialties in medicine, of numer-
Gus advances in medical science,
both for diagnosis and treatment,
and above all the necessity for two
or three workers for each individual
worker who formerly was employed,
explain large part of the increased
cost.
Recently, DR.. M. Setz has analysed
the reasons for the increase in the
cost of hospital care in Germany.
He says that the principal sources
of expenditure in large hospital
are the catering, medical treatment,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09

ideals. and opinions expressed
IN this column are those OF
one of Americas most inter-
esting writers and are Dre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this DaDer.-The Editor,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09

Many who arises with a crouch in the
morning usually goes from bed to worse.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09
HEALTH SERVICE
Hospital Costs Are on the Upgrade

This is the first of two articles by DR..
Fishbein on cost of hospital and medical
care.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09

Making oratorical gestures, says Political Pete is
largely a matter of forum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09

II hope everything comes out all right" as the
appendix victim said to the surgeon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09

For exciting news these days, there's no pac
like Rome
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-09

Merely the Call of Duty
"T'LL co. he said, because I
L promised. But don't expect me
to do anything more than walk on
and then come of again"
But the opening Of his address
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
Improved Homes
Urged bY DR.. Cries

Need for clear, unprejudiced in
formation on home building and
ownership was stressed last night
by DR.. John M. Cries in an ad-
dress before the American Asso-
citation of University Women.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31

Lawrence ]. and Albert F..
Auth, cousins and members of
the wealthy family of meat
packers of that name, were
Jointly sued for the recovery of
$4,000 damages for alleged per-
sonal injuries today in Circuit
Court by John R. West, 943 K
st. N. w., a taxi driver, who
claims that the pair beat him
severely on the night of March
Is and kept him a prisoner for
nearly an hour.
Attorney p. J. Sedgwick repre-
sents the cab driver, who asks
$4,000 ON each of two counts, one
alleging assault and the other ac-
cusing the Auths of false i . pris
Onment. The address of the de-
PENDANTS is given as 5SO2 Colo
RADIO Ave. N. w.
In the assault count West
charges that the pair dragged
him about an alley and beat him
severely, all the while cursing
him and calling him vile names.
The other count says that they
forcibly dragged him from his
cab and placed him in another
auto and took him for a ride to
the Monument Grounds. After re-
turning him to Thomas Circle,
where his machine had been left,
West says the beating occurred.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
POLAR REPORT
GIVEN BYRD

The report of the committee of
the National Geographic Society
named to check the records of
the flight of Rear Admiral Rich.
ard E. Byrd, over the South Pole
has been completed and formally
turned over to the explorer.
Particular attention is called to
the methods used by Admiral
Byrd in his navigation over the
Polar wastes as we'll as the &C
curacy of his findings and map
ping while at Little America.
In it's report the committee,
comprised of officials of the Geo.
graphic Society, estimates that
the actual time that the ship
containing the Admiral and his
three companions, passed over
the South Pole was 13 hours IA
minutes, Greenwich Civil time, No
vember 20, 1929.
The report as transmitted to
Admiral Byrd is contained in Is
pages of close tipping and is
signed by Hugh C. Mitchell, AL
bert H. Bumstead and Henry G.
Ayers.
All evidence as taken from the
records of the trip to the Ant
arctic region is discussed in the
report which establishes definitely
the exact hour of crossing the
pole as well as the fact that the
exact spot was located.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
BUS EXTENSION,
SCHOOL PLAN

The District public schools may
request an additional appropria-
ton for bus transportation for
crippled children in the 1888 bud
get, but final decision will not be
reached until it can be deter
mined how many children will
avail themselves of the transpor-
tation.
This was learned today from
Major R. o. Wilmarth, assistant
superintendent of schools. A total
of $4,000 has been provided in
the 1882 budget, an increase of
$1,000 over the 1881 budget.
In a few instances, Major Will
marth said, children live in out
lying districts, for whom it oc-
casions an excess additional ex-
pense to carry them to school.