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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
ANA<A AOOA lands

THE Runnanians have very elastic sense of COM
mon decency, as shown by the fact that King
Carol appears to be putting himself across very sue
cessfully with the dear people of that troubled land
II a President OF the United States should aban-
don his wife and child and leave Washington for a
foreign capital in company OF an adventures, you
can hardly imagine popular demand for the dear
fellows return and the installation of the mistress as
the power behind the presidency.
WET this is precisely the background of the kngly
dapper who now rules in Bucharest
Because Americans have difficulty in understand
ing the charm OF such background they are called
provinciaIs.
May they long remain provincial.
Since Alfonso has parked his outfit in Paris,
there has been grand foregathering of the royal
loaers who have been disconnected from their thrones
all over Europe.
It is the greatest assembling OF lame ducks in his
tory
THE president of Portugal is in small business to
Z ask President Hoover to try to save the life of
this Portuguese citizen awaiting execution for
the murder of two girls
If Europe would only keep her criminals at home,
what q lovely place the U. s. A. would be!
We synpathize with Admiral Byrd in the loss Of
his dog, but while the papers make lot OF it because
Byrd is famous. he doesn't feel any worse about it
than the freckled kid who loses his nlongreI and
whose grief is not broadcast.
TN fact We doubt whether Admiral Byrd knows any
thing like the piercing agony OF the kid who loses
his dog, for still can feel an echo of the grief
OF long ago when, one after another we placed de-
ceased CANNES in their burial plot in corner of the
back yard.
filling station now marks the spot where care
fully arranged boulders were to carry the names of
these dogs as we then planned down to succeeding
generations.
Come TO think Of it, q filing station marks
the spot where almost everything has occurred
Byrd is not the only distinguished person TO lose
his dog, King George also being among the recent
mourners.
It's pretty tough for the king Of England to lose
his dog for that's about all the authfity he possesses
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
HSERVICE-
Will Power Essential in Reducing

in which the glands Of internal Sc
erection fail to function as usual.
When the basal metabolisrn of such
people is measured, it is found to
be from % to so per cent below nor
NAL.
Associated with this there may
be subnormal temperatures and a
low nervous tension; this, coupled
with lack Of exercise and overeating,
produces a large increase in weight.
Few people realize that weight
reduction without proper attention
to securing the correct proteins,
carbohydrates, and fates may be a
serious matter in actually produc-
ing malnutrition or deficiency dis
eases.
Under proper diet calculated for
this purpose, it is possible to cause
one to lose weight satisfactorily at
the rate Of one pound q week.
It is generally recognized that
a loss of weight of more than two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
ing to find him defending it against the unfoundec
insinuatons Of Bellegarde

insinuations Of Bellegarde
Presenting the secretary Of the navy with parody
Of the latters charges in the recent Mussolini cpl
side, no doubt was fun for moment but the general
now would do well to drop the matter.
For there is a real issue between Haiti and the
United States, one that is coming to head rapidly
and it should not be obscued or confused by further
Belegarde-Butler exchanges
Haitian-Arnerican relations are strained. The
Hoover reform program is tagging Haiti bitterly
resents the plan to keep the United States marines
there five years longer.
Saturday, Ernest G. Chauvet, a leading editor of
Port-au-Prnce, and close friend of the president Of
Haiti, warned New York audience that unless there
reforms in American rule in Haiti possibly seri-
Gus consequences" will result. He said:
Not only are Americans holding the most i'm
portant Offices, but they do not even speak the
language and gross ineficiency is the rule With the
end Of the maied-fst military rule Of Haiti by
marines, the civil occupation has broken down in the
face Of the governmental and economic problems of
the country.
"Haitians understand clearly that it is not the
American nation, but gang of raceteer jobholders
who are deceVing the American people, who are Great
ing the present serious situation"
Americans should remember that similar situa-
ton little than year ago resulted in Haitian
uprising and massacre by marines. What is Wash
ington doing to prevent another such explosion?
Here again--as in the case OF Nicaragua and Hon
duras-is proof that the Hoover goodwill policy is
not in itself enough We should get out of Haiti and
get out at once.
Hoover wants to get OUT but in Haiti, as in Mica
ragua he thinks the people are not yet strong enough
to go on without Yankee tutelage.
What is needed, obviously, is a representative or
ternatonaI rights in this hemisphere and to protect
the weak nations from the strong
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-
CoUoid Chemistry Expected
to Reveal Many NeU Facts
TO Aid Industry.
CHEMISTS expect many discov-

CHEMISTS expect many discov-
~ cries Of great importance to
industry, agriculture and medicine,
to come in the future in the field Of
colloid chemistry.
This is one Of the newest fields
Of investigation and consequently
one in which there is yet more to
be discovered than is known.
The colloid is a sort OF I'm
between" state Of matter. defying
exact attempts at classification. To
understand colloids, we first must
get in mind the ordinary behavior
Of matter.
Let us suppose that We have
dropped q handful Of sand into
tumbler Of water. After a short
time all the grains of sand settle
to the bottom. The sand Is lnsol-
uble in water.
On the other hand, let Us sup
pose that We put some table salt in
the turnbler of water. The salt dis
appears entirely from view.
We say that it has dissolved in
the water. What has happened is
that the crystals Of salt have broken
down and the individual molecules
Of salt now are scattered about
among the molecules Of the water.
In addition, many Of the mole
cules Of salt have broken up further
into electrified atoms known as ions.
Between the phenomenon repre-
sented by the insolubility of the
sand and that represented by the
solubility Of the salt is the "in-
between" realm Of the colloid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Mellon Is Wrong

GECRETARY MELLON always
- has commended that lighter taxa
ton for rich would help the poor by
encouraging the former to promote
and develop business. Acting on
his advice seven years ago, the gov
eminent sharply reduced the levies
on larger incomes.
During that seven years the num-
Der with incomes Of less than $4,000
has remained about the same, and
the number with no income at all
has multiplied three or four times.
Mr.. MELONS scheme has failed
not only to help business, but to
provide additional revenue for the
government. It's chief effect was
to liberate large amounts of money
for speculation, which led to over
expansion and overproduction in
certain lines, thus setting the stage
for the stock crash and depression.
A new and constantly increasing
group of millionaires stands out in
grim contrast to our five or six
million unemployed, so, too, does
the enormous volume of money
which could be borrowed at or
2 per cent if the call market only
would take it, but which has a little
stomach for legitimate business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
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Is 1Tt1e
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= .!l'<...d
FINAL ARRAS ATTACKS
ApriI 81


April %
NN April 81, 1917, the English
" launched the first of the final
attacks on an eight-mile front
north Of Monchy-le- Preux. Gen
eral Sir Douglas Haig. British COM
mander, reports it as follows:
The assault was launched at 4:25
a. m. by British and Canadian
troops and resulted in heavy fight
ing, which continued throughout
the greater part Of April % and %.
The enemy delivered counter attack
after counter attack with the great
est determination and most lavish
expenditure Of men.
Our positions at Gavrelle alone
were attacked again seven times
with stronger forces, and on each
occasion the enemy was repulsed
with great loss.
"In spite of the enemy's desper-
ate resistance, the village Of Arleux-
en-Gohelle was captured by Cana
dian troops, after bitter hand-to-
hand fighting; and English troops
made further progress in the
neighborhood Of Oppy, on Green
land hill, and between NIonchy-Ie-
Preux and the Scarpe.
In addition to these advances, an
other 1000 German prisoners were
taken by US in the course Of two
days fighting"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Views of Times Readers

Editor Times-How can two or
three men form a so-called in
dustrial development company and
petition for a public improvement
in the circuit court of Marion
county without approval Of the ma
jority Of people in the community
which the Improvements concerns?
And succeed to the extent of hav-
ing the people assessed eXorbitantly
for the improvement?
This is exactly what has hap
pened in the vicinity between Lin
hurst drive and the city limits. NO
one received previous notice Of the
project. No one saw a notice in
the papers. The first known Of it
was on Feb. Is, 1881, when property
owners received their assessment
with the invitation to pay in full
within thirty days or pay under the
Barrett law.
The public improvement is q
drainage system with street sewers
(the property holders don't know
whether all the streets will be
drained or part Of thena) draining
into an open ditch which would run
to Eagle creek.
This system, Of course, never
could be used as a carrier Of sew
age without menace to public health.
A true improvement later would
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

I pounds q week may be serious
matter.
In cases in which the action Of
the thyroid gland is deficient, &
physician will prescribe regular
doses Of thyroid gland which can
be taken by mouth, and this pro-
vides the body with the thyroid
that it requires.
Following the regular taking of
definite dosage under medical di-
rection, the basal metabolism rate
will begin to approximate the
normal and the patient will have
more normal body chemistry.
Such control Of human reactions
represents the highest form Of mod
ern medical science, including ac-
curate measurement of the physio-
lobic activities, the application OF
substances to take care of deficien-
cies and new measurements to es-
tablish finally the fact that results
have been secured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Questions and
Answers

How many Roman Catholics are
there among the United States SEN
ators and representatives?
There are at present five Roman
Catholics in the senate and thirty
five in the house of representatives.
Nearly all the others are Protestants
though not all are members OF
churches.
What is the official worlds record
for the running high jump?
Six feet eight and one-fourth
inches made by Harold NJ. Osborn,
May q, 1924.
What is the height of the Wash
ington monument in Washington?
Five hundred f1fty-f1ve feet five
and one-eighth inches.
What is the annual immigration
quota for the Irish Free State?
Seventeen thousand four hundred
tWenty-seven.
Should plural or singular verb
be used with the noun dues?
Dues requires q plural verb. Dues
are" is correct.
Is Tommy Gibbons still prize
fighting.
No. He is living with his wife and
family in st. Paul, MINI. Gibbons
last fight was with Gene Tunney al
New York, June 5, 1925. Tunney
knocked Gibbons out in the twelfth
round of this fight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Held in SISDnnSinr

TN the colloid, the substance in
Il volved is neither dissolved in the
liquid nor is it precipitated or
thrown down to the bottom.
Instead, it remains scattered
through the liquid in particles Of
various sizes. The condition is de-
scribed technically by saying that
the particles are held in suspension.
Some colloida1 solutions appear to
the eye to be true solutions. A
number Of tests, however, will re-
veal the difference.
For example. when beam Of
light is passed through a colloidal
solution, the light is scattered in
all directions by the colloidal par
ticles.
An examination of colloidal solu-
tons with high-powered micro
scopes has revealed that the colloi-
dial particles are not at rest, but in
continual motion.
These vibratory motions, known
as Brownian movements, because g
botanist by the name Of Robert
Brown first noticed them, are the
result Of bombardnent Of the col
loidal particles by the molecules Of
the liquid in which they are sus-
pended.
It now Is thought that it is this
molecular bombardment which
keeps the particles in suspension.
It is interesting to note that Pro
fesor Einstein, in 1905, worked out
the mathematical proofs Of the
BroWnian movement.
That was one Of four pieces OF
work which the famous German
scientist published in 1905. One Of
the others was the special theory
Of relatively.
Collodial particles will reflect
light and so the same substance in
a colloidal condition will yield diff
ferent colors, depending upon the
size of the particles.
This is because the size. influences
the ability to reflect different wave
lengths Of light. Thus, for example,
a coIloida1 solution Of gold may APP
pear either red, green, blue, or vio~
let, depending upon the size OF the
colloidal particles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Couz0nS Is Right

TINE federal government faces a
y deficit of $8O0,OOO,O0O this year
That is more than it took to run
the federal government in 1916. Nc
wonder Mr.. Hoover wants to econo-
mize.
The prevailing trends, however
are the other way. We have stan
dards Of life to maintain, Or think
We have. They run largely to more
leisure, higher wages, extended
public service, and, Of course, in
creased taxation.
Senator Couzens is right in as
Stunning that the federal government
must find means to collect more
money. He also is right in sugges-
ing that the easiest and probably
fairest way TO do this would be tc
restore the surtaXes of 1924 anC
provide for gift and inheritance
leVieS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Hard 10 Fathom Out

TEHE amount of idle labor would
L be easier to understand we're
it not for the amount of idle CAPT
tai. So would The prevalence of
hunger, were it not for the surplus
Of food, and the farmers plight, if
bread and meat were not so high
in the retail market.
The general situation is alarming,
not alone because many people have
suffered, but because some thrive
on it. This is no time for the gov
eminent to be aiding and abetting
the accumulation Ct huge fortunes.
If more revenue is needed, go to
those who are holding their money
because they regard the present as
a poor time to gamble.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Danger in Haiti

The row between Minister Bellegarde of Haiti and
General sredley Butler reveals bad Judgment on
both sides.
The Haitian minister IS one Of the most brilliant
and distinguished members of the Negro race. He
hates the marine occupation of his country. That is
understandable. But Of his intelligence should
know that the United States government is respon-
sibe, not the marines.
The duty OF soldier IS to take orders, and not
to reason why When Bellegarde attempts to blame
or bettle the soldier. he Injuries the very strong
which he and his people have against the United
states government.
AS for Butler. we have admired him more often
then we've disagreed with him But his record as
acsat soldier is so well established that it is saprs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

Senator CouzeaS Is Right. We
Should Put More of the Tar
Burden on the Rich.
.SAYS::

NEW YORK, April Patients
~ blamed for medical costs, "
reads headline, referring to an
address by DR.. Haven Emmerson Of
Columbia university.
You can't quarrel with the idea.
If people didn't get sick, there
wouldn't be any medical costs. That,
however, was not the question Dr..
Emmerson had in mind.
His contention was that people
demand too many things from the
hospital that they can't afford, and
too many things from the drug store
that they don't need, and that what
the doctors get out Of it is small by
comparison.
A recent survey showed that the
average doctor earns about $1,000 q
year in this country. Another sur
vey showed that we have one doctor
to each 800 people, while England
has one to each 400, Germany one
to each 1850, and France one to
each 1880.
Why is it that European countries
get along with about half as many
doctors as we, and doesn't such a
situation have some bearing on the
relative cost Of sickness?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Too Many Experts

THUS far, very little thought has
L been given to the problem Of
occupationaI balance. We go right
on turning out doctors, lawyers,
engineers, and other professional
men, just as though there we're no
limit to what the public needed or
could support.
Though realizing the disastrous
results Of overproduction in other
lines, we have not reached q point
where we are willing to even adj
nit the possibility of overproduction
in higher education. The number
of highly trained experts and ad-
visers who are helpless, unless other
people start something or get in
trouble, is allowed to increase with
out rhyme or reason.
Not only that, but our entire ed
ucational system is conferred around
the idea Of producing more instead
Of striving for social and economic
symmetry. Our high schools and
colleges appear bent on improving
and perfecting only g few pro-
LESSONS.
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Nov, the WorId-Telegram would
be just astonished to find how com
pletely I am eye-to-eye with them
on this. There isn't anybody in this
town who thinks a private life
should be 'privater' than I think it
should be.
But what want to know is this:
How about Mrs. Potocki's private
life? How about the private life
OF that sorry mess of framed
women? How about the private life
OF the wayWard minors at Bedford,
who didn't get a hearing at all?
How about the private life even
OF those who were using their 'pri-
vate' time in downright sinfulness.
according to the standards of the
vice squad?
If your private life is not private
enough to keep a Chile Acuna or a.
Harry Levey out of it, whether YOU
are guilty or innocent, as the phrase
goes, just what does private life
mean?"
copyright. 1881. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
Always Has Been So

T AM not competent to pass upon
L some Of the technical civic points
raised in the reply of Mayor Walker.
But it is to me less impressive
document than some of the editorial
commentators have assumed at first
glance.
go by internal evidence and an
ancient rule in suspecting a struct-
ural flaw.
In discussing the department of
hospitals, James Joseph Walker
said Of John Haynes Holmes that
his attack on three officials may
be understood in view Of his we'll
known attitude during the recent
World war and to American ideals
in general.
'These three hospital officials all
saw service in France with the A.
E. F., while this complainant was
endeavoring to break down Ameri-
cas- resistance behind the line.
The chairman of the So-calIed
city affairs committee would
have you as Governor order the
mayor of New York to remove three
honorable, capable and devoted
public servants who love this coun-
try and its institutions-on what
grounds? That they were not
slackers, defeatists or traitors, it may
be assumed"
1t is an ancient rule, as I have
said, and a good one, I believe, that
when a public official wraps himself
in the American flag there is a rip
in the seat Of his trousers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
IT SEEMS TO ME BY H EYg4S

T HAVE been reading Edward Bel
L lalny's Looking Backward" His
success in prophesying certain hap
penings more than century beyond
his time enboldens me to do little
predicting on my own account.
It is a safe game. For if ven
ture the guess that something will
be true 100 years from now, no one
can say dognlatically that I am
wrong.
And if the prediction fails when
2,031 rolls around, the error will not
be sufficient to disturb me much in
whatever state Of bliss, or less,
find myself.
But here IS my one best bet for
the future. purpose to put in
nomination a name which I think
will loom up as the most important
of our decade in respect to service
to humanity.
And it is name frequently
omitted from lists of the ten great
est American this and that.
Naturally I mean Margaret San
ger. Even those who oppose her
fight must admit its enormous i'm
portance if she wins. Quite obvious
ly the trend has begun to set in
her direction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

listing inhibitions" in statutes con-
corning birth control information.
"The conservatism of the medical
profession with reference to con-
traception has been juStifable," said
the subcommittee report. Recent
research in contraceptive technique,
however, now demands recognition
on the part Of the profession of
medicine"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27
About En1uISi0nS

A PARTICULARLY important
IN and interesting type OF collol~
day solution is known as an emul-
sion. It consists of two liquids and
third substance known as the
emulsifying agent.
Let us suppose that some olive oil
is mixed with glass Of water. If
allowed to stand a little while, the
Oil separates from the water and
floats on top Of it.
But if little soap is added to the
mixture, the olive oil remains sus-
pended through the water in tiny
colloidal drops.
The reason is that the molecules
Of soap have formed little protec-
tive coatings around the droplets Of
oil because Of these coatings the
droplets can not unite and coalesce.
Consequently, the oil remains sus-
pended in the water and a colloid Is
formed.
Mayonnaise dressing IS such an
emulsion. Olive oil and vinegar will
not mix. But the addition Of the
yoIk OF an egg furnishes an ernul-
styling agent and as result an
emulsion is formed.
The making Of emuIsions is an
important process today. Various
cod liver oil preparations, for ex-
ample, are emulsions.
There are colloids Of all sorts.
Any condition where one substance
is held in suspension in the form
Of small particles in another. con-
stitutes a, colloid.
They may consist Of solids sus-
pended in gases, as in the case of
smoke or dust clouds, they NAV
consist Of liquid droplets suspended
IN gas, as in the case Of q fog or
cloud; they may consist Of LIQUIDS
IN liquids, as in the case of emuI-
sions; or O. solids in solids, as for
example, when metals are used to
color glass.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-27

EolLOrs journal OF the american MEDICAL
Association and of Hygeia, this Health
Magazine.
A LMOST all women now know
N that strict adherence to a suit
able diet will cause a reduction in
weight.
They have learned, moreover, that
it is just as important to c lucate
the will power as to engage in any
other measures necessary for weight
reduction.
DR.. D. M. Kremer points out that
the vast ma ority of cases of obes-
ity are those in which the only dis
coverable cause is race, inheritance,
or habits Of life.
The tendency to put on weight
after middle age is a general tend
ency. It depends largely on over
eating and the associated decrease
in physical activity.
The other type of obesity is that