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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
The Grain Gamblers

s President Hoover's denunciation of spectators
may for the moment divert public attention from
the plumbers Of the farm board 1t may provide the
southwestern farmer getting so or IS cents busel
for his wheat with something at which to direct his
wrath But it will not increase the price Of wheat.
1t may be, as the President says, that small
group of spectators by selling short have depressed
aprices. 1t has been shown in the past when grain
Hgambng was under fire that large scale operations
Aby small groups CART influence prices without regard
I to the law of supply and demand.
[ : However variety of other factors probably
more important Chief among these is the fact that
the farm boards holdings of 200,000OOO bushels of
wheat acquired in the biggest speculative venture of
all time, and have been threat to the market
and have depressed prices The decision of the board
to continue selling at least part of its store in
petition with the new CROP despite the demand of
farmers that it be held until prices better, like
wise has unfavorably affected the market.
. Wheat prices moreover have declined in sympathy
With all commodity prices The export market has
collapsed The country is producing wheat this
year than last with surplus already in hand. The
world crop is good Russia, the largest exporter
Of wheat, again has to be reckoned with in markets
that have been consuming American grain.
Speculation of the kind to which the President
alludes may be an evil thing-evil in Wall Street
well as in the Chicago wheat pit The gamblers
anake their profit from the losses of other people"
They are parasites. They should no doubt, as the
President demands in the name of patriotism, close
up their transactions and desst from their manipu
lations
: CURLING speculation is difficult, however. Hedging
IS generally conceded to be useful and necessary
device for farmers nillers and the legitimate dealers,
providing them with what amounts to insurance. The
problem is to permit these legitimate transactions
in futures and keep out gambling, against which
there has been long and bitter complaint. Since
1922 the government has had grain futures law
which permits the supervision of exchanges by the
department of agriculture. Sales reported and
published without names in effort to prevent
Squeezing and cornering. Business conduct commit
ices operating under the law in cooperation with
the government apparently have been Intellectual,
although Secretary Jardine, who set them up three
Years ago, very optimistic.
Z The law does not give the government authority
TO prevent short selling excessive trading. Prob
ABLY the law needs strengthening Then President
hoover could order proceedings against the specu
lators he regrets that he is not now permitted even
to name.
: The price Of wheat meanwhile will continue to
be made largely by world supply and world demand.
The simple and unacceptable fact is that we have
vastly more wheat than we sell, at home or
abroad. It's wholesome thing for the President
to get mad at the grain gamblers but it will hardly
correct this world condition
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
REASON BY FREDERICK 1tagn1s

TURKEY is hard up for money and she is going to
4 tax the Angora goat and the Angora goat is in
dgnant about it, but he should not be because he does
great damage to crops
Now take the case of the poor American goat: he's
700 mlo 70 90 any damage to anything but since
the war; Europe has been taxing him until he's about
ready to burn the mortgage and forget it.
It's mighty good news to read that while many
Medcans are outraged by the acquittal of the Okla
homa deputy sheriff who killed the Mexican students
the Mexican Olympic committee is to send team TO
participate in the games in Los Angeles next wear
We hope the Mexicans carry home barrel Of trophies
MRS. MURIE1. VANDERBILT CHURCH who "a
1V1 Gently amputated Mr. Church. is going to marry
Mr. Phelps, thus balancing young Cornelius Wander
bit who is about to amputate Mrs Vanderbilt. This
country ought to set aside separate marriage altar
and divorce emporium just for the Vanderbilts Some
OF them are always going or coming
Bernt Ralchen, the famous flier who flew to France
and to the south pole with Byrd has filed application
Tor citizenship Welcome, old man, you'd honor any
land! -
Not having enough to do with stablizing Germany
and South America, Uncle Sam has Just Joined In q
plan to help Hungary. Alongside the old man in the
beaver hat and the red, white and blue ensemble
Santa Claus is just piker. He just loafs around the
north pole and comes out at Christmas time but
Uncle Sam is chasing UP and down the chinneys of
etle "nOae Wlos WoI4o ali the year round.
THE members Of the British house of commons
i suffering from the heat
This last week Lloyd George skinned . n.r1ia
mentary brother alive several other members shouted
treason when mate made speech while anotba~
member was carried out bodily for insulting fhe
majesty of the speaker.
q
The department of commerce makes the state
ment that this country has two-thirds of All the
automobiles IN the world We know this is so, for
we live state road and there's stop light at e
corner. And we know something that the depart-
ment OF commerce does not know--halT OF them ouQft
to have their brakes refined
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
Who Has the Money?

Who is going to pay for the billion-dollar federal
deficit and for the federal debt retirement charges
increased by the moratorium and for the increased
public works to stimulate business revival? Somebody
must pay; every one admits that. But who?
Who is going to pay the coming increase in fed
eral taxes?
1t is not only question of who should pay It Is
question of who can pay Who has the money!
Certainly not the fifth of the population which is
unemployed or dependent on the unemployed. Ger
tanly not the farmers of the nation, many of whom
can not even meet their mortgages. Certainly not
the general wageearnng classes whose savings have
been cut to the danger point Certainly not the small
professional and business men, who have been brought
close to bankruptcy by the prolonged depression.
But surely. after long period of high prosper
ity and big profits there must be taxable money left
somewhere in the country. Where is it?
In giving statistical answer to the question
Where did prosperity go? John P. Frey of the
American Federation of Labor submitted to the pub
lie affairs institute of the University of Virginia the
following figures:
While the total volume of wages was increasing
from 1923 to 1929, only from 81 900 100000 to
$l1421 100000, corporation dividends were increasing
during the same period from $3.50 $4,000 to $3478Ooo
600; net additions to profits of banks were increasing
from $279ooOOO to $556OOoooO and interest paid to
bond holders was increasing from $2,469 100000 to
$758S0oooOO
AS economists have pointed out repeatedly. this
Recommendation Of wealth, limiting the purchasing
power OF the consuming masses, is one of the chief
ana continuing causes of the depression
1t is just that those who took more than their share
OF the joint profits of capital and labor during the rich
years should now help carry the country through the
lean years. But whether that is just or not that
concentration of wealth is the only great source of
revenue which the government can tap to meet its
mounting debts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
PITY the Secretary

"T ISTEN, Mr.. Broun, know
IL you're getting a terrific kick
out of being a producer. I'm get
ting just as much fun out of it as
you. Well, all right, then, almost as
much. It's true I can't get away to
attend rehearsals and have my pic
ture taken with bevy of adoring
chorus boys sitting on my knee.
,"But it has been fun to receive
celebrities and otherwise
distribute them around the studio,
the private Office and the roof, serve
them tail, cool glasses of nectar and
otherwise keep them from absolute
mental collapse while awaiting the
arrival of the impresario.
1T was fun, for the first five days,
to have people exclaim:-'Oh, a
penthouse! How wonderful! Such
delightful disarray! Why, even if I
didn't know it I'd guess Immediately
that Haywood Broun Lives here. The
place just oozes his personality!
ooh, yeah? Well, you tell them
for me, Mr.. Broun, to come around
here some day and watch my hair
turn gray as I attempt to wade
through that disarray and clean up
pile OF correspondence five weeks
old.
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The New Censorship

We refuse to get excited over the latest presden-
tal press censorship 1t is just Of those cases
IN which man inauthority, under the pressure of
feeling loses his head for moment and does silly
thing.
Such acensorship could be serious only II it were
effective. 1t will not be- American newspapers viii
not let the President any else dictate what they
shall print and what they shall not print Free press
= not only guaranteed by the Constitution it is de-
xnanded by the American people.
To be sure. editors and reporters are human. A
few Of them will be intimidated by the censorship
edct from the White House, but those few apt to
De the same ones who have always printed more
less what the White House desired anyway Theehect
"a most editors and White House reporters viii be to
AXE them even more determined 10 carry cut their
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
Teachers Tenure

Whateve. may be the outcome OF two suits fled
BY city school teachers against the local board, all
citizens will be deeply interested in tn eprotection OF
the teachers tenure law from any nvasions or eva
sions
In the cases before the courts there is the definite
charge that the board is attempting to eliminate all
married women from the teaching force.
On that question: there may be quite properly a
division of opinion. The woman who is herself a
mother, might be better equipped for teaching the
children of others than those who do not have said
personal experience.
The argument, of course, is that in days Of de-
preston public work should go to those who have
10 other means of support. But even general rule
or general inclination the part Of authorities to
bar all married women would not fit into this policy
There may be teachers, single women with independ-
emit means who find the schools pleasant occupation,
but whose financial needs really less than those OF
The married
But violation Of the teachers tenure is more fun
damental than the question of married women as
teachers or the financial needs Of the individual.
That law was passed in order to drive politics and
unfarness from the school system 1t provided secr
ity for profession that had been notably insecure
1t provides that those who have held position in
the public schools for period Of five years may not
be discharged except for cause 1t provides that tnere
shall be hearing public one, before the board and
chat the courts may then review the action.
: There was deep reason for this law Politics
dominate many school systems The bringing OF
new superintendent often resulted in wholesale
changes of teachers often for other reason than
the new executive lacked imagination to do anything
except discharge teachers and supplant them with
friends and favorites.
hiatt state
for retirement fund after years of service and teach
ers could be robbed of this right through arbitrary
action on the part of authorities.
! That law gave the teacher the security which
workers in other groups and trades and professions
are demanding. 1t was a long step forward in the
settlement Of human relationships. 1t sets an ex-
ample which private industry might follow, but is
now only attained through labor unions and mass
action
\ ANY school board which invades this law by any
suhterfuge is headed for trouble doubly deserved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13

If breathing stops in this type OF
Inconsistencies. as well as in any
form of Inconsistencies due to cleo
trical shock or gas poisoning, or
some similar cause, artificial respi-
ration should be kept up.
This should not be stopped after
few minutes because of failure
1t should be kept up for hours; in
deed, as long as there is any pos
sibility that the heart and breath
ing may be induced to continue
spontaneously.
A person who has had a heat
stroke should not be given large
quantities of food. He should, how
ever, be given small quantities of
nutritious food repeatedly, includ-
Ing milk, soups, broths, eggs and
similar soft and easily digestible
substances,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
As Others See Us

It rather hurts to have an Engiishman tell lis
something as true that which winston Churchill
just has put into words about us
THE average Englshman," he SAYS "indignant al
some scandal or i'll usage, feels he can put the matter
right The average American feels quite sure that he
can not Public opinion and the sensitive flexibility
OF our parliamentary institutions willsvery quickly
sweep away in England an unpopular law The Aroeri
resigns himself to put llp with IL or. evade T.
Having slipped into prohibition unawares, America
is unable to escape from it's deadly embrace The
law can not be altered it appears Therefore it must
be broken or evaded; and broken and evaded it has
been on scale without example in the Ahistory OF
Sef-respecting communities"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

One of the dangers of the cold
sponge is collapse.
For this reason the patients tenn
perature is taken regularly and
when it falls to 101.6 degrees (taken
by the bowel instead of by the
MOUTH, it is customary to stop the
application of cold water Sponging
or the ice rub, to cover the patient
with blankets and to watch him
carefully in order that he shall not
collapse.
In some instances serious synp-
toms have resulted, because of in
crease in the cerebrospinal fluid.
Hence, in serious cases spinal fluid
is removed by the physician through
spinal puncture.
Not infrequently it is also de-
sirable to remove some of the blood
from the patient by opening a vein
in order to restore normal circula-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
SPACE, Atoms

CPACEs according to the Einstein
- theory, is not infinite but curved.
and limited. DR.. Hubble calculates
that space is about a billion times.
as large as the section Of space
within range of the 100-inch tele--
scope at Mt. Wilson.
According to this view, the long,
est possible distance in the universe
is 0,000, 100000 light years. You,
can change that into miles by null
tiplying IL by 100000, 100000. Travel
that far in one direction in space.
and you will find yourself back.
where you started, according to the,
Einstein theory. !.
And now for an excursion into
the world of the atom:
First, let us remember that the
smallest particles of chemical COM
pounds are called molecules. These
in turn are composed of the atoms
Of the chemical elements, while the
atoms, in turn, are composed of pose
tive and negative electrons.
The largest molecule has diam
eter of about one ten-millionth of.
an inch.
The smallest molecuIe, that OF
hydrogen, has diameter of one
northumberland twenty mill
honth Of an inch.
The smallest atom, the hydrogen
atom, has diameter of one two
hundred-and-fifty -miilionth of an
inch. :
The negative electron has diam
eter Of one twenty-five trillionth OF
an inch. q
The positive electron has diame-.
ter Of about one forty-five quadril.
nonth of an inch. = 2
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
France Bargaining

by common report, France is out
D to drive another sharp bargain.
She has the necessary cash and
does not appear dissatisfied with the
collateral, but realizing GermanyS
desperate need, proposes to exact
more political promises and guaran-
tees as part of the transaction.
Meanwhile, France is withdrawing
large quantities of gold from Eng
lang, where she has been keeping it
In cold storage.
British officials intimate this Is to
embarrass them at the forthcoming
disarmament conference, but French
officials imply that it is to help Ger
many.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
Spoonful, a Ton

AOEO CdI III 10 O1lS VI SlBIlG pldI1SJSs
~ which revolve around the sun.
The moon revolves around our
earth. Some planets have. no
moons. or satellites. Others have
numbers ranging up to nine.
Our sun is. star, one Of 10000, :
100000 which form what astronom-
ers call the galaxy. \
The smallest known star, called
Van Maanen's star, after the as
tronomer at Mt. Wilson who dis
covered it, is about the size of our
own earth. The largest known star
is Antares, It has a diameter of
about 415,000,000 miles.
The smallest known star Is CONF
posed of material so heavy that a
spoonful would weigh a ton. The
largest known star is composed of
material so light that a piece the
size of a mountain would weigh less
than a hundred thousandth Of an.
ounce.
The dimensions of the galaxy are
best given in light years. A light
year is 100000, 100000 miles, the
distance a beam of light travels in
year.
The galaxy is shaped like a great
watch. The diameter along the
hands is about 100000 light years.
The diameter from front to back is
about 10000 light years.
The spiral nebulae are at inn
mense distances from the earth.
The nearest is about 10000 light
years away. The most distant one
known is about 100000 light years.
away. About 100000 spiral nebu-
lac are within range Of the largest
telescopes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
Overdose Of Oil

TWENTY-FIVE thousand oil
l. wells are being closed down in
Kansas, which means that 10000
men will be thrown out of work.
There is every indication that
even larger number of wells will
be closed down in other states, with
a large number of men thrown out
Of work.
The latest prices posted for crude
oil in Texas, Oklahoma and Kan
sas run from 10 to % cents a bar
REL That won't pay for getting the
oil out of the ground, much less
affording a return on the invest
ment.
We are suffering from an overdose
of oil, just as we are suffering from
an overdose of wheat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
Racket Efficiency

TITO the same extent that we wor-
. J. ship organization on the one
hand, we fear it on the other.
That, more than anything else
explains the rapid growth of rack
eteering and gang rule.
Vice has simply borrowed a page
from our business ritual merged
consolidated, Kept books and in
stalled an efficiency system.
The killings would not have been
half so impressive but for the fu-
nerals.
The trial of a real he racketeer
has become quite as grave an affair
as the trial of a cabinet officer. If
you don't believe it. follow the Jack
Oegs) Diamond show which is Just
opening in court at Troy, N. Y.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
VERY often in the past 7 have

VTERY often in the past I have
v turned over this space to corre-
spondents with real or imaginary
complaints. But here is a letter
from my secretary that registers a
legitimate kick. Miss Beatrice Nor
ton speaking:
st hear that Walter Winchell's
secretary has been writing letters
to her boss in this column. Being
of a naturally tinid disposition, I
had hesitated airing my woes. But
if other secretaries can ankle into a
column and speak for publication,
why not I?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
SZZZS.SSSS ssm
FF7d0AKF Ss lTE7e|
}AMNIQGR!$ARYI
JEWISH LAW REPEAL
July Is

I'm July 10, 1917, the text of the
" decree of the Russian provi-
sional government repeating all
laws. restricting the civil, political
and religious rights Of the Jews was
revealed.
"All existing legal restrictions, .
the report said, upon the rights OF
Russian citizens, in connection with
this or that faith, religious teaching
or nationality, are revoked. In ac-
cordance with this:
Il. Repealed are AL the laws ex-
listing for Russians as whole, as
we'll as those of separate localities,
embodying limitations concerning
%. Selection Of place of residence
and change Of residence and move
ment.
IS. Engaging in all kinds Of
trades, commerce and industry, not
excepting mining: also equal par
ticipation in the bidding for govern
n1ent contracts. deliveries and In
public auctioIis."
IN the drafting Of these laws
Jewish lawyers were called into con-
Saltatlon By the milaistTy Df justice
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-13
Plea for the Old Order

A ND the letters from people
I IA asking why they haven't re-
ceived acknowledgements to their
previous communications. I'll tell
them why. Because never got
their previous communications,
that's whyI In the good old days
We used to have routine around here
swell routine. Those We're the
Gays when you stayed IN bed, like
a respectable colun1nist, until
around noon. And I could get at
the mail first and answer it.
But now, alas! you've fallen into
evil ways. You get up around 10 or
earlier, snitch the mail before I get
in and if I'm lucky I'll find about a
third Of it on the floor later on.
Or maybe several days later I
might get the opportunity of
searching the pockets Of the brown
suit before it goes to the tailor for
the really important papers, checks,
etc. And you know, Mr.. Broun, my
mother always told me it wasn't
nice TO go through a mans pockets
that is, unless you're married to
him.
But, as I say, it's been fun just
the same. It was exciting to sit
around with you and Milton Raison
and Ted Hammerstein and Johnny
Boyle while the additions were 60
ing on.
even learned how to look bored
like the rest of them. I'm cultivat-
ing poker face, my friends tell me.
Strangers look into my glazed, ex-
pressionless eyes and whisper to one
another: Doesn't she look interest,"
ing? A. real typeI"
Type, hell It's just plain. da~a-
right worry"
Copyright. 1881. by The Tines
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M. E. Tracy
Present Day America Has
Gone Crazy Over q Limited
Group of Industries.
81 ~

ATEW YORK, July 13.-The debt
~ holiday has not worked out as
expected. Less than ten days since
1t was agreed on at Paris, and look
at the situation. Not that the situa-
ton is Understandable, but quite the
reverse, which makes it all the more
alarming.
There has been a regular raid on
the Reischsbank, bringing its gold
reserve down to. .$25,o00,000 and
causing the mark to take a bad dive.
That's why Hans Luther, head of
the bank, went to Paris in such hot
haste.
He didn't get the loan, though for
Just what reason no one seems to
know, though he probably will get
1t later on.
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Questions and
Answers

What is the origin and meaning
of the names Mansfield and Whit
man?
They are British family names,
Mansfield is derived from a locality
and Whitman means son of
White"
In what countries was the picture
Trader Horn hlnied?. Were. any
natives killed in producing the pic
ture?
Trader Horn" was produced In
Africa, Mexico and California. Nc
natives were killed in producing Il
Is a naturalized citizen eligible "a
the office Of Vice President Of the
United States?
The same provision OF the Con-
stitution applies to the Vice. resi-
dent as to the President, and a nat
uralized citizen is not eligible.
what Is the official pole vault rec
ord?
The cfacial world pole vault rec
ord Is ia feet IL irschsss made by
Lee arnes at FreEno, Cal. April
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WhatlII | Do2

"THERES that letter, for In
l. stance, from Mr.. Harry G..
Foster upbraiding you for that
Trader Horn column He says that
your column seems to emanate from
the pen of an infidel, one of the
class of Albert Einstein -. He
quotes Bible texts at you. And he