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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
Views of Times Readers

Editor Times-I notice the Star
recently took Senator Couzens and
others to task for opposing the gil
gantic railroad merger sponsored
by President Hoover. I say Spon-
sored because he gave it his ap-
proval and praise publicly before
the merger proposition had been
placed before the interstate COM
merce commission, where it belongs.
Does not the President overstep
his jurisdiction when he calls to-
gether four or five of the leading
railroad magnates to form mer-
ger and calls it an economic
measured" Was his approval Of
this vast combination of wealth
publicly given out for the purpose
OF influencing members of the COM
nilsson to grant this vast merger?
It certainly does not seem proper
that the President should entertain
a conference of corporation mag
mates to form merger Of so vast a
nature, then give his approval to
their action while there exists spe-
cial authority to review such cases.
Mr.. Hoover exhibits too strong a
tendency toward centralized power,
not alone in this merger case, but
in his strong advocacy of the flex-
ible paragraph in the billion-dol-
lar tariff bill. This country is not
yet ready to accept a dictator.
The Star, however, criticises
every public official who has the
courage to express his official pre-
negative, even though he refuses to
obey the executive overture upon a
measure he deems unwise. The Star
took Senator Robinson severely to
task because the senator possessed
the moral courage to oppose the
adoption of the London pact.
Mr.. Hoover has said some very
harsh things to the law-making
power of the country because they
do not all snap up and accept his
demands.
Speaking Of mergers, surely In
dianapolis has had a taste Of merg-
ers. When the two Light and power
companies asked to merge their in
terests, they gave as reason that
they could, by consolidating, give
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

You Sense a Brighter Spirit
Everywhere. Even til e
Hitcb-HikerS No10 Grin as
You Pass Them Up.

"Hope springs eternal In the
human breast" which offers one
explanation of the change in at
mosphere that has occurred
throughout Indiana and the rest
of the midwest.
If psychology can be depended on,
the midwest is coming out of it fine.
If it's case of cooling themselves,
the folks are doing a wonderful job.
You sense a brighter spirit every
where. Even hitch-hikers grin as
you pass them up. Last December,
they were more likely to swear, and
not under the breath, either.
Travelling men find it far less
difficult to raise a laugh with ''the
latest" prohibition has returned as
the most favored topic of converSa-
ton; and you don't have to pro-
duce blue prints and specifications
to make people see the funny side
Of Mayor Walkers California trip.
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MADISON'S BIRTH
March IS

MAJ cA 40
ON March is, 1851, James Madi-
~ son, fourth President Of tbs
United States, was born at Port
Conway, Va.
After graduation from Princeton
at the age of 20, he studied law.
Five years later he entered politics
by becoming member Of the Vir-
GINA convention, and, though too
modest for an orator, he became
one of the most eminent, accom-
plished and respected of American
statesmen.
AS a member Of the convention
OF 1877, which framed the Federal
Constitution, Madison took COM.
plete notes in shorthand, thus pro-
ducing the only record of its pro-
ceedingS and debates.
In 1892 he became the leader of
the Republican party in congress,
and wrote the Kentucky resolutions
Of 1898, which contain the basis of
the State Rights doctrines.
In 1909, after he had served as
secretary Of state under jefferson,
Madison was elected President Of
the United States. In his second
term Madison approved the estab-
hshment Of national bank as a
financial necessity.
In 1917 he retired to his home at
Montpelier, Va, where he served
as rector Of the University Of Vir-
ginia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
Questions and
Answers
what makes dolls crv2

What makes dolls cry?
The sound that comes from a
crying doll is produced by mechan-
ical apparatus operated by weights
or hand pressure, which causes air
to be forced through a device SINH
lar to whistle. The apparatus is
located in various parts Of the doll,
usually in the stomach.
Which Is the higher degree in
philosophy, masters or a doctors
degree?
A masters degree in philosophy
requires one year of graduate study
and doctors degree requires two
additional years of graduate study
after the masters degree.
Which were the best motion pic
lures in 1929?
According to Film Daily's annual
poll, the best were ''Disraeli," 1.-The
Broadway Melody" Madame X"
Rio Rita" Gold Diggers of Broad
way, Bulldog DrummOnQ, In Old
Arizona" "The Cock-Eyed World, y
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" and
'Hallelujah."
What are the seating capacities of
the stadiums at Harvard, Pitts
burgh, Washington and Yale uni
verSities, the Los Angeles Coliseum
and Soldiers field in Chicago?
Harvard university stadium has a
seating capacity Of 10000; University
of Pittsburgh. 10000; University OF
Washington. 10000; Yale university
$3.50: Los Angeles Coliseum, So
600, and Soldiers field stadium at
Chicago, 125.000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

XXTHEN a victory has been won
wv on any flank, there always is
the temptation to say, well, let's
sit down and rest q while before
we go on
This column has been screaming
for action against corruption in New
York. The appointment Of Judge
Seabury to hear charges against
District Attorney Grain is not only
a beginning, but a good beginning.
1t is no more than fair that Mr..
Grain should be allowed his day in
court.
In the beginning I had a feeling
that New York was apathetic. That
seems to me by now unfair. The
response in letters and postcards
and kilograms has been so generous
that I am convinced many thou
sands of citizens are anxious to get
on record if somebody will show the
way.
I hope to gather a group Of
speakers who can outline a definite
channel for this enthusiasm.
And I think there should be an
immediate answer to the challenge
which Mayor Walker has issued to
every one of us. He left New York
at time when it was in distress.
His only explanation to the news
paper men was: 81 want to get
away from all these Investigations. :"
I haven't a doubt that they do
annoy Jimmy Walker.
Jimmy has soldiered on the Job
and now he should he compelled to
step forward and give an account of
himself.
AS in the case of Grain, do not
. think that the capabilities and the
performance Of James Joseph Wal
ker constitute the vital factor
against which we must fight. We
can't take a breather now, because
Tammany is on the job 365 days
every year.
The mayor may be late and pro-
craStinating concerning appoint
ments. But Tammany itself misses
not trick. If it were as indo-
lent as some Of the men who serve
it, we would have been rid of the
Tiger long ago.
Probably am at least as lazy as
James Joseph Walker. I'll grant
that I am five times as inefficient.
But, then, I'm not mayor; nor even
headed in that direction.
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Confession

Tor past sins I should make ex-
l. piation. On numerous election
days stayed in bed and didn't
give damn. Some Of you were in
the bed with mel mean. spiritually
speaking.
That time has ended for me.
And it ought to be over for you. Out
of our neglect and apathy, crime,
corruption, cruelty and bloodshed
have prospered.
We can't dodge our responsibility.
1t involves a wakefulness, fervor
and a true desire to get into the
fight and take a part.
The time may not be ripe for
launching a movement for the in
veStigation and potential removal
Of the mayor Of the city Of New
York.
But I am not disposed to stand In
the wings and wait for a cue. En-
frances may be effective, even If
they are not dramatic.
It seems to me that We have
waited long enough In regard to
Tammany. Specific sins may fur
nish useful ammunition, but II we
60 to the arsenal Of past and
present misdeeds there's not q
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

initiating reforms and hopeful experiment In hui
manitarian administration which eventually may en-
tighten entire colonial policy.
This week the island government, after thirteen
years of naval rule is to be transferred to civil adj
minstration under the new head Governor Pearson
Unfortunately, time limitations will prevent
Hoover from visiting the neighborng island of Haiti
dependent republic which has been as much under
American rule in fact as if it had been colony
legally.
The evils Of American occupation and territories
have not been wiped out err ;irely. But Hoover and
his commission of last year have made splendid
start in that direction
If Hoover's domestic policies had been as liberal
or as effective his Caribbean reforms, he would
be happier and more popular President today. Any
way he has earned this vacation at the scene of his
succ 3sses We wish him bon voyage
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor, Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the Health
Magazine,

Editor, Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the Health
Magazine.
TT generally is known that over
L activity of the thyroid gland
frequently is associated with changes
in the blood pressure; indeed,
there are some physicians who
feel that overactivity of the thy
roid gland may be responsible for
changes in the blood vessels.
To settle some of these doubtful
points. DR.. L. M. Hurxthal of Bos-
ton studied the blood pressure Of
patients before and after partial
removal of the thyroid gland, and
also the relationship between the
basal metabolism, the type of
goiter and the blood pressure.
This type of investigation
which involves the accurate re-
cording of changes in the body
functions under various condi-
tons represents scientific re-
search in the field Of medicine.
The investigators found what
most physicians have established
over many years-that the average
height of the blood pressure in
creases with advancing age.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
SCIENCE
Parasites of Three Types Are
Found Living IN Tissues of
Mammals.
BY DAVID DIETZ.

Mammals.
THREE types Of parasites are
a found living within the tissues
Of mammals. according to Professor
E. @. Faust Of the parasitology labo-
ratory OF Tulane university.
These organisms, which Professor
Faust calls endoparasites, are CLASH
fed as follows:
First: Protozoa, microscopic one
celled animals.
Second: FlatWorms.
Third: Roundworms.
Speaking of the protocol, Profess
sor Faust says, Some Of these lowIy
parasites are primitive and simple
in their structure; others are COM
pick and specialized.
Among the former are the en-
damebas, while in the latter group
are the mslarial organisms.
THE endamebas live primarily in
the digestive tract" he says. Some
live entirely in the intestinal lumen
and feed only on food as it passes
through the intestine.
"One type (Endamoeba gingivaus)
Is found associated with bacteria
and spirocheteS in pyorrheal infec-
tons of the gums. Another, En-
damoeba histolytica, is a tissue
parasite"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
Back to Comic Strip
pY every rule of the game, "

RY every rule of the game, we
- Americans should be tenselv
serious after such winter and such
year, should be emptying the Ii
oraries Of books on economics, hold
ing open forums and bending all our
energies to the discovery Of some
better way out, but are we? We are
not.
Instead, we revert to that good
old sense of humor-hopelessly
dumb, to let some tell it, but I'M
cannily wise, according to others.
The comic strip and slapstick
comedy are back on their own once
more, while such taste for heavier
literature as still survives is salts
lied largely by the latest sex novel.
or murder cases.
The midwest has been peculiarly
fortunate in murder cases during the
last few weeks, which may account
for the stampede in favor of capital
punishment.
Bills intended to restore capital
punishment were adopted by the
Kansas legislature, but later were
vetoed by the Governor, which ends
matter for this year, since the legis-
lature has adjourned.
In Michigan, where q similar
campaign was started, the question
will be decided by referendum.
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peter and more efficient service at
less cost to consumer. What was
the result? AS soon as their petit
ZION was granted, they began rails
ing their rates and eventually raised
Cnelr rates to double what thev
were before the merger.
And what was true Of the power
and light company also was true of
the telephone companies. Central
Ized power seems to have a new
birth IN the present administration
JOHN ROBBINS,
SIT East Twenty-ffth street
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chance in the world that we will
find that cupboard bare.
Infinite Charm

T Asst Saturday night the Inner
IL Circle, an organization of City
Hall and Albany newspaper men,
put on a dinner at the Hotel Astor.
Jimmy Walker was present and
made a speech.
It is the understanding that at
this annual affair the mayor is
present unofficially. His speech
never is reported. And it would be
an invasion of an excellent custom
for me to deal with its substance.
Yet I hardly violate a confidence
if I state that it was a very charm
ing address. Mayor Walker at his
best is always likable, shrewd, witty
and winning.
I realize the difficulties which lie
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

Is child born of American citi-
zenS temporarily residing abroad
eligible for the Office Of President
Of the United States?
1t has been held that a child born
to American parents temporarily
residing abroad is a natural born
American citizen, and as such would
be eligible for the Office of PreSi-
dent Of the United States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
Never Given Fair Trial


L n hundred million dollars a year
training men and providing equip
ment with which to kill off some
imaginary foe by the process of
wholesale murder, and as long as
we remain Indifferent to the fact
that 10000 innocent people-half
Of them women and children-are
slaughtered by our autos annually.
I can not get excited over capital
punishment.
If there is any way Of proving
whether it is a deterrent to crime.
we have not found it in this coun-
try. The strongest argument against
capital punishment in America is
not the cruelty it involves, or the
ruthleSSneSs to which 1t might lead,
but the unfairness and threadbare
emotionalism with which it has
been, and probably will be, applied.
AS matter of record, we never
have tried capital punishment in
anything like an honest manner.
AS a matter of, record, we don't
catch more than half our murders,
or convict more than a fourth.
AS a matter of record, we don't
regard killing as a crime per Sc.
AS matter Of record, we have
more slayers walking the streets
than are In prison.
AS matter of record, our great
difficulty in handling crime consists
in the criminals knowledge that
he has more than an even chance
to escape any punishment what
Soever.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
Daily Thought

Behold am vile; what shall
answer thee? I will lay mine
hand upon my mOuth.-JOb 4O:4,
H'lmbleneSs Is always grace, al
ways dignity.-Lowell.
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ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter-
esting writer's and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this DaDer.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

Are there the same number OF
days and nights In a year?
Since the year begins and ends
at midnight, the number Of DAYS
and nights In the year is the same.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
1T SEEMS TO ME BY H BEoSS

in the path of any individual who
says: I'm going to get that man"
And so say, II am going to get
that man"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

It is no indication farmer is a domestic merel
because he belongs to the sowing circle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

surgeon is the author Of new play. VIII he
select plaster cast?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

horse in California swallowed $500 diamond
recently. 1t now is said to be worth its salt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16
The GoOsesten

While the u S. A. raises the peace flag, swears
allegiance to the Kellogg anti-war pact and talks
disarmament, the process of making colleges
and universities into army barracks continues.
Army figures reveal that in ninety so-called civilian
institutions of higher learning military drill is
pulsory that 900 college students march to martial
music under compuson; that 1885 high school boys
do the goosestep in twenty-five high schools under
duress
OF all the land-grant colleges, the University of
Wisconsin is the only IN which the state has not
made drill mandatory.
To what purpose this Prussanization Of American
schoosP The whole thing un-American and danger
ous The only way truly to dsarm is to disarm men
tally And the place to begin to diSarm is in the high
schools and colleges
student protest movement has begun. It should
have the blessing Of every lover Of peace and deoc
racy.
New style pajamas, fashion note says, will be
trimmed with sleigh bells But will they have pop
ular a-pealP
Women are thinking about spring hat styles. Men
are also thinking about caps-for beer bottles.
Though his profession is humble, a plumber is
proud of the good connections he makes.
horse in California swallowed $500 diamond
recently. 1t now is said to be worth its salt.
It is no indication a farmer is a domestic merely
because he belongs to the sowing circle.
surgeon is the author Of q new play. VIII ne
select plaster cast?
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Though his profession is humble, plumber Is
proud of the good connections he makes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-16

Women are thinking about spring hat styles MeI
are also thinking about caps-for beer bottles.
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New style pajamas fashion note says, will be
trimmed with sleigh bells. But will they have pop
ular appeal?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

| I couldn't live. without you. Do you
love me as much as ever?"
More" replied Mrs. yellow Wing,
and she, too, began to show of, dis
playing all her charms, bowling and
nodding and swinging her head from
Yellow Wing; he just had to do some
thing unusual to show how wonderfully
happy he was. He suddenly jumped
into the air and then began to go up,
I'D, up in a spiral. He didn't do It
gracefully as a member of the Hawk
family might have done it. He didn't
do It smoothly as Longbill the Woodcock
would do 1t. He went up and up in
funny Jerks, until he was little more
than a speck In the sky, and then he
came down In the same funny, jerky
manner and alighted In tree just over
Mrs. Yellow Wing. It was an unusual
| performance. He had never done It be-
| fore. It was, as said before, just be-
cause he had to do something extra to
express his joy.
Mrs. Yellow Wing looked up at him
with such a look of loving admiration
that Yellow Wing wanted to do 1t again.
He couldn't just then because he simply
had to rest. He wasn't used to making
such flights.
oh" she said softly, you are simply
wonderful. I never knew before how
wonderful you are"
AS soon as he got his breath Yellow
Wing dropped down beside her, and
such bowling and swinging Of heads
and funny little hops and spreading of
wings and. tails as followed. They flew
up In tree and continued their funny
| antics there. They peeped at each
other around the trunk They said
pretty things to each other in low
voices. They forgot that there was any
one else in all the Great World.
Now all the other feathered folk, In
the Old Orchard were watching these
antics. did you ever in your life see
such silly people?" demanded Sammy
Jay.
"They do look silly" admitted We'll
come Robin, "but they are In love and
that MnAsas O difference. Most people
in love seem silly to others, suppose"
II should think they would have
some dignity" said Winsome Bluebird.
II never have seen anything more I'M
dignif1ed in all my life"
tut, tut, tut, tut" spoke I'D Jenny
Wren. How can any one be dignified
when they are Just bursting with hap
piness and have got to show it? There
Is Mr.. Wren singing so hard that he
shakes all over. That isn't dirnified
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Strawberry Ice Box Cake.

One round sponge cake; u cup
sugar; tablespoons -four; 1s teaspoon
salt; egg yolks; Ia cups milk; 2 egg
whites, beaten; cup whipped cream;
teaspoon vanilla; tablespoon granu-
lated gelatin; 3 tablespoons cold water;
3 cups berries, washed and hullad, and
u cup confectioner's sugar. The
sponge cake should be "a hours old.
Remove the center crumbs so a round
case remains Mix the sugar and
flour, add the salt, yolk and milk. Cook
in a double boiler until thick and
creamy. Stir frequently. Add the
gelatin which has soaked minutes
with the water. Mix well and add the
egg whites, vanilla and whipped
cream. Pour into the sponge cake
case. Chill for several hours. Arrange
on serving platter and top and sur
round with the berries which have been
chilled with mixed with the confec-
toners sugar