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The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
RY DIR. MORRIS FIsHREIN


Editor. Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine.
IN 1850, the statistics indicated
L that about 7 per cent of each
generation Of mankind was being
killed by smallpox. In some cpl
denies as many as 33 per cent of
the persons affected passed away.
In one Scotch town 161 out of
every 1000 children born alive
died of smallpox, and there was
an epidemic every four or five
years.
In an epidemic that took place in
Boston in 1852, when there was a
population of 1871, 1,843 people
left town; 6,035 had had smallpox
previously and recovered, and all of
the remainder Of the population,
except 174, had the disease.
These figures are extremely Strik-
ing, in view of the relative freedom
from smallpox Of the vast majority
of our people today.
It seems reasonable to believe
that proper vaccination of all of
the people and proper isolation
and control of every case of small
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
The Work of Marconi

was born in Bologna,
1v1 Italy, on April "a, 1874. His
father was wealthy and wished
young Guglielmo to become a
musician.
From early boyhood, however, he
showed an interest only in cleo
tricity and so his father decided to
let him be scientist.
It was at the University of Bolog-
ma that Marconi first heard Of
Hertzian waves. He Immediately
started to repeat all the experiments
which other scientists had per-
formed.
In 1895, he launched into a series
of original experiments, setting up
a laboratory on his fathers farm.
He found it possible to send
signals by Hertzian waves over
greater and greater distances, finally
sending them over a distance of
about two miles.
In 1896, he went to London to
carry on additional experiments. BY
1898, he succeeded in sending
signals a distance Of eighteen miles.
In another year, he sent signals
a distance of eighty-flve miles and
just after the turn of the century
succeeded in sending them a dis
tance Of 1876 miles.
His great triumph came on Dec.
ID, 1901, when he succeeded in
transmitting the letter "S" from
Poldhu, England, to Nova Scotia.
After that, advances in wireless
came with rapidity. A great many
entered the field. The
Marconi Wireless and Telegraph
Company Of America was organized
in 1901, and the De Forest Wireless
Company Of America in 1903.
The wireless telephone. followed
the wireless telegraph. Radio, as a
public amusement. was confined to
a rather small number Of amateurs
until after the World war, when
radio broadcasting was begun.
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Views of Times Readers

Editor Times - After reading
Claude Harshbarger's statement in
The Times, I wish to state that I
think that he is all wet: AS far as
the saloons in days before the war
is concerned, I see more drunks to-
day and more people in need Of
clothing and food.
Prisons are full of men who have
been poisoned on this stuff that you
call bootleg whisky and would. not
have committed crimes had they
been privileged to go in and buy
themselves a drink when they
wanted it. AS it is, they sneak
around and drink it all down at
once, which sets them crazy.
also wish to state that the
farmer can not sell his grain at a
profit since the prohibition law. The
farmer comes to town now and
takes our work from us at lower
wages, because he can not make a
living on the farm.
You want to realize that to have
prosperity you have to produce
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nue. between F1fty-f1rst and North
View. Additional street lights
would make an improvement, also.
NORTH SIDE TAXPAYER.
City Engineer A. H. Moore advises
that since the space in the tracks never
has been paved, II would be up to prop
erty owners affected to present a petit
tion to the board Of works for this i'm
provement. propert yowners paying the
cost. Once space between the rails has
been paved. 1t is up to the street rail-
way company to maintain the pavement.
blank petition for the improvement
may be obtained frem the works board
office, city hall. Street light petitions
also may be obtained there.
MIR. FiNt-PleaSe see II we may
have inspection Of the alley west of
the TOO block Lynn street. We are
unable to have regular collection Of
trash. TIMES READER.
Truly Nolen. sanitary board collections
superintendent. has promised to inspect
this alley.
Mr.. Fixit-At Congress avenue
and Ethel streets there is an old
house that is an eyesore to the
neighborhood. Can anything be
done about it? Also there is bas-
ketbal post in the center of Con-
gress avenue. w. o. c.
Investigation Of this complaint is be-
ing made by W. F. Hurd. city building
inspector.
Mr.. Fixit-There IS an empty
storeroom at Sixteenth and Sheldon
streets from which boys and men
are tearing boards. 1t Is disgrace
full in appearance. 1t should be
removed entirely.
C. G.
This complaint has been referred to
W. r. Hurd. city building commissioner,
who has promised TO investigate.
Mr.. Fixit--Last fall there was an
old fiat torn down in the 100 block
English avenue. This nat was razed
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
The Second Stage


TTOWEVER, Heinrich Hertz, a
II German physicist, reasoned
that if light consisted Of electro
magnetic waves, there should be
electric means Of generating such
waves.
Hertz brought about the second
stage in the cycle of radio. He
made the scientific discovery. He
succeeded in generating electro
magnetic waves which Travelled
across the laboratory.
Hertz used an induction coil to
generate an electric potential of
sufficient strength to cause an cleo
trio spark to leap between two brass
knobs.
The passage of this spark gener-
ated waves which travelled through
the laboratory. The waves were
called Hertzian waves in honor of
Hertz.
Radio now passed into the third
stage, that of a laboratory toy.
Many experimenters worked and
played with Hertzian waves. Grad
ually, improvements were made,
both in the method of generating
the waves and of detecting them.
Experimenters included Sir Will
liam Crookes, Sir Oliver Lodge, Pro-
fesSors Branly, Hughes, Varley.
Popoff and others.
Radio now was ready for the
fourth stage 1t was ready to be
taken out of the laboratory and into
the world of commerce.
In the history of any device. the
man who acconpnshes this step has
the best chance of seeing his name
go down on the rolls of fame.
Radio was no exception. The man
who made radio practical was re-
.warded with both fame and wealth.
He was Senator Guglielmo Marconi.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
TangIe in Wheat

ID USSIA is the only country that
IN could agree to an export wheat
quota and make it stick, but Russia
won't do it, and that's that.
THE rest of the world thus is fur
nished a good excuse for explaining
how and why the London con-
ference is deadlocked.
Not that it makes much difference,
because the conference was bound
to deadlock or adopt some unwork-
able scheme.
The crux of the wheat problem
lies in the utter lack Of machinery
for handling it.
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something that people can consume
and they surely can not consume
automobiles, the only thing pro-
duced in America today.
Modifying the prohibition law
surely would put extra men to work.
A lot of men right now would like
to have work and a lot of farmers
would go back to the farm and be
contented.
I think that any one who lives
in the U. S. A. ought to have the
right to spend his or her money
as he or she pleases. Let every man
look after his own faults and he
will have plenty to take care OF.
N. F. 0.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
SCIENCE
Radio Has Developed From a
Marcel Into q Common
place.
BY DAVID DIETZ--

THE radio Is a good sample Of the
L cycle through which any new
invention goes. Today, it is COM
monplace. Most people have stopped
talking about the marvel" and the
mystery" Of the radio.
A majority Of people have learned
how the radio works. A minority
let us hope it is a very small one
doesn't know how the radio works
and. what Is more, doesn't care.
Many small children have grown
up in homes which, to the extent
OF their memories, always were
equipped with radio. To these chill
dren there never can be any mar
vel or mystery about the radio.
1t IS simply a part of their en-
vironment, as normal and as nat
ural as electric lights, automobiles
and airplanes-all objects which
once upon time were likewise mar
velous and mysterious.
The cycle Of radio may be summed
up as follows: A complex and lit
tie understood mathematical theory,
scientific discovery, a laboratory
toy. a commercial possibility, a CEN
ter of public attention, a common
place.
Radio began when James Clerk
Maxwell, the British mathematician,
announced his electromagnetic the
ory of light. The public of his day
gave the theory the same kind of re-
ception that more recently was ac-
corded to Einstein's theory of rela-
tivity.
1t was said that his theory was
mathematical puzzle and that
only twelve men in the world un-
derStood it.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
Listen to Farrell
IT'S all right to be ontinis

au rlghC to be optimistic If
l. you don't take it too seriously
The roseate outlook for steel, az
painted by Charles M. Schwab in
MS address to the American Iron.
and Steel Institute, is vastly more
agreeable than the hard-headed
opinions offered by James A. Farrell
NO one can look at the latest
stock quotations, however. without
Suspecting that Mr.. Farrell is neare,.
right, or that his advice is sounder
no matter how much it hurts.
Farrell says frankly that there
has been price cutting and wage
cutting on the sly, and that the
steel industry can't hope to re-
cover until it is.stopped.
Why should prices 90 down as
production falls, he wants to know
II conditions in the steel indIstrv
are healthy and if it is putting IN
the necessary resistance?
Why should the same thing he
true in other markets?
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TT SEEMS TO ME BY HFEM99D FT97fS

4 YOUNG man came in to in
IN terview me the other day. And
he was quite irate at one opinion
which has been voiced frequently
in this column.
Il don't see how you can uphold
the life in this city," he told me. TT
drives me almost frantic. I feel
spiritually bruised as well as bodily
when I get out of the subway. And
the constant battering of city noises
can't be good for any human be-
ing's nervous system"
And then he went OH to paint the
pastoral beauties of the country in
such a way that I was half per-
Suaded.
I admitted that there was much
in what he said and added that in
few hours 1 would be on my way
to the farm in Stamford, ready to
give frontier life at least one more
trial.
And when I got there apple trees
were blooming, the lake was full to
the brim, I caught four bullheads
and painted three landscapes, and
for the moment this did seem the
real life.
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WAR TAXATION BILL

May %
ON May %, 1917, the war tara-
" ton bill, levying about 81 a57 :
100000 annually in direct taxes
passed the house of representatives
by 329 to rs vote.
The opposition came entirely from
Republicans. Representative Mann
the Republican leader. led an IN
successful attempt to recomrnit the
bill.
He contended that the tax levy
was too high and that a greater nro-
portion of the expenses Of the war
should be met by bonds with =
gradual imposition Of taxes.
Five roll-calls were taken before
final approval was given to the bill
Mann's motion to recommit the bin
was defeated 246 votes to 161.
Some Democrats voted for the mo-
ton. The Democratic floor leader
Kitchen. made a fervent appeal for
unanimous action.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
Sins of the Fathers

Something has got to be done to help the rail-
roads" says Pierpont Davis, vice-presdent of the
National City bank discussing the application of the
roads for higher freight rates Then Mr. Davis proves
himself to be a man of keen understanding, with this
statement:
THE trouble has been thai relations between the
roads and the public have been handled deplorably."
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23

To make the visit of the President to
indianapolis a real success, the Republican
editorial brethren, as hosts, should collect all
the original Hoover men in Indiana as a spe-
clal reception committee. Don't crowd, gen.
tlemen, please. Make room for Ed Bush and
Our Jim.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23

ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter-
esting writer's and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude OF
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23

When was poisonous gas first
used in warfare?
The first recorded use was about
451 B. c.. when sulphur fumes were
employed at the siege Of Plateau
and Belgium in the war between the
Athenians and the Spartans. Sim
liar use of toxic substances are re-
corded during the middle ages.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23

Mr.. FiXt-Please see about get
ting the 1000 block West Ohio street,
between Traub avenue and Belmont
avenue, oiled as soon as possible.
MRS. F. w.
This street already is on file for oiling
when street oiIing is started, probably
In June. w. H. Winship, street commits
sfoner. stated.
Mr.. Fixit-Last spring the city
filled the chuckholes on the 14OO
block Samoa street with black ashes.
Now when the wind blows or car
passes the black dust flies all over
the neighborhood. A coat Of oil
would help this condition.
o, H. L.
rhis has been reported TO w. II. Win
.hIp. street commissioner. and steps TO
releve IL will be taken as soon IS
street oiIing Is started for the season.
Mr.. Fixit-West Ray street, 140O
block. where the paving ends before
reaching the Belt railroad, is so full
of holes that motorists are driving
on the lawn space and on the side
walk to avoid the holes. Ray street
also is in bad condition from Hard
ing street to Blaine avenue.
TAXPAYER.
street Commissioner Wilbur H. VIM
.hIu has ordered inspection fthe street
~Ith q view Of relieving. the stuation As
soon as possible.
Mr. Fixit-I am wondering why
There has been. 20 Improvement IN
tha street car tracks on College ave-
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The So ram bic for Tra de
Grolos Wilder and Markets
Shrink and Prices Fall.
II ENGLAND produces a catapult
II which will launch a nine-ton
bombing plane IN three seconds
with a run of only 100 feet.
America plays at defending her
self against an imaginary foe by
mobilizing 672 airplanes at a cost
Of 100000
Neither country makes much
headway in overcoming unemploy-
ment.
Civilization appears to do a much
better job at preparing for war
than providing work.
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Mr.. FiXit

Write your troubles to Mr.. Fixit. he
Is The Times representative at the
city hall ard will be glad to present
your case TO the proper city officials.
Write him In care of The Times,
signing your full name and address.
Name viii not be published.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23

Hunting Ridge highway was being
improved.
Seemingly it will be necessary to
turn it up from the bottom. The
old glaciers left heavy contribu-
ton of rocks and cliffs to remember
them by. And I gravelv fear that
the building of the new road is an
all-summer task.
Perhaps can adjust myself to
this new schedule of getting up with
the gunpowder around dawn. But
the vision of a peaceful countryside
was shattered with the first blast.
Things never will be the same upon
the Ridge.
The ancient road was arduous,
but it kept all but the regular in
habitants away. Now, for all I
know, we shall have bus line when
the new Appian Way across the
hills is complete.
The hot dog stands follow the
highway, and under the apple trees
will come the booths where you can
get soda pop for nickel. In fact,
it is not impossible that soon our
section will own a roadhouse-
Dew Kun Inn,'' T suppose.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
Daily Thought

Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites!-St. Luke
11:44.
Hypocrisy is nothing, in fact. but
a horrible hopefulness. Victor
Hugo.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
Then the Dawn

DUT into my early morning
- dream there came a vision of
war and violence. =. L was again in
the square before the cathedral at
Rheims Only this time the Ger
mans we're shooting more fire.
quently.
Looking out the farmhouse win
dow saw heavy cloud Of dust
spring from the road with a terrific
roar. 1t was just -7:3O.
And when I made inquiry I
learned for the first time that the
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
Wild Trade Scramble

N7E are moving into an era of
w ruthless competition when It
comes to international trade
competition that has been intensified
not only by the desperate state of
affairs on every hand, but by the un-
precedented meddling Of govern
ments.
A child should perceive the ridicu-
louSneSs of attempting to remedy
the situation by voluntary agreement
as long as the craze for tariffs con-
tinues.
Though every nation is cIamoring
for others to give up something none
is willing to take a dose of its own
medicine.
The scramble for trade grows
wilder as markets shrink and prices
fall.
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How large are the populations in
torrid and the temperate zones?

The torrid zone contains 7s s,22e,-
600 square miles, including the area
immediately north and south of the
equator and each Of the temperate
zones covers an area of 5l,12I, 900
square statute miles. There are
no population figures by zones but
it is a known f9et that the ma
iority Of the worlds population lives
in the temperate zone.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23
One DeSpot for Another

WHEREVER big business has a
w strangle hold on some basic
commodity, an international pool
might be formed for its stabiliza-
ton.
But that would serve only to place
consumers more definitely at the
mercy OF board of directors, sub
shutting economic for political
despotiSm.
Save as gigantic monopolies can
be invoked to take arbitrary COM
mand of few commodities, this
international palavering represents
little but hot air, and it's success in
that respect probably would do
more harm than good in the end.
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Civilization BUSHES In

A ND this rush Of civi1izing in
IA fuences fills me with dread.
Until now 1 have been conducting
double life. From Monday until
Friday it was my custom to behave
in the manner of a. city butterfly.
Each night saw me at some lively
resort. turned out in manner be-
fitting a man about town.
But on Fridays 7 laid the blue
suit with the white stripe away in
bottom drawer and put on the
brown, which is an outing costume.
Leaving the main highway a little
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23

past Bedford, I found myself in a
wilderness of birch and maple.
One or two early settlers are
within sight. But from the barn
to the lake lies land Of complete
Seclusion.
If the forces of refinement are
about to break through now with
their menacing macadan, I shall be
obliged to keep up front the whole
week around.
The roadhouse is not as yet a
definite enterprise, but I fear its
coming. For then Saturday night
will be very much like Monday. 1
don't want to be tempted even by
a sort of road company Club Ar
gonaut.
Song of the Lark
HOW the birds are going to take
i L it don't know. Some I could
spare If they can blast the whip
poorwill out of his tree just out
side my bedroom window, I might
consider everything all square.
But it is more likely that the
raucous-voiced will adapt them
selves to the new way Of life and
the robins and the thrush seek
ouieter pasturage.
However, my main concern is less
with wild life than my own. In a
year Of 365 days the strain Of
keeping up appearances begins to
get a man.
Chifely I have valued the farm
because I felt tina There ought to
be one spot in the world where
could lay aside my cane and take
the gardenia from my buttonhole.
If the bombardment continues,
the laborers may raise heavier bod
les than glacial rocks. They may
succeed in blasting me back to
Broadway.
(Copyrfpht 1921 hv rTha rrfnnAsA
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23

Copyright. 1881. BY The Tines,
The Indianapolis times., 1931-05-23

Z Mr.. Fixit--I am wondering why
fhere has been. no Improvement IN
the street car tracks on College ave-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-23
B E T H L E H e NJ

There will be preaching service in
the Bethlehem church on May at IL
o'clock, conducted by Rev. CuEpett.
Sunday school every Sunday at ten
o'clock.
Miss Marie Tasker visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Ralph Pritts, near Bittin-
ger, on Sunday.
There have been number of forest
fires in our community the past week
but fortunately not much damage was
done.
With Miss Dillon as principal, our
school is progressing very nicely.
Mrs. Blanche Peas gave a surprise
party in honor of her sister, Grace
Hardesty, on Thursday night. A large
crowd attended and all present enjoy
ed the evening. The honor guest re-
ceived a number of useful presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Steyer and
daughter Dorothy visited at the home
of ]. I. Moon on Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Paugh visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Dixon, one day last
week.
Mr.. James Harvey and family visi-
tied relatives at Kitzmiller on Sum-
day.
VIM. Steyer, of Steyer, visited his
sister, Mrs. Kitty Harvey, on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Simpson Wis
tied Mrs. John Rowan on Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Lish was business cal
Ter in Oakland one day last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-23
AgricuIturists Should Not For
get Birdlife

Fully realizing the scarcity of food
and cover caused by the drought OF
1880, we appeal to the agriculturists
of this State not to forget their feath-
cred friends when planting thei crops
at this time. The farmers of our State
should realize that it is impossible for
them to raise farm crops without the
presence of birdlife and if they will
plant grain sorghums, millet, black
eyed peas, COW peas, kaffir corn, rye,
corn and buckwheat and permit it to
stand to furnish cover and feed for
fall and winter, they will find this
method to prove very successful in at
tracing beneficial birds to their pro-
perty.
Sorghums and kaffir corn can be
easily grown on varying types of
soil and hold their seed for winter.
Millet also produces an abundant sup
ply of grain and holds its seeds quite
well.
The expense of planting few rows
of some of the seeds mentioned would
be very slight to the farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-23
HIGH SCHOOL GLEE CLUBS
TO PRESENT PLAY MAY 1
"SOnia" Is Title of Comedy
Other School News

The date for the presentation of
Sonia, the musical comedy which is
to be staged by the Oakland High
School Glee Clubs, has been definitely
set for May 1. Several rehearsals
have been held already, and progress
is being made.
Even though the production is, as
Miss Bland asserts, still in a rough
state, and still to be greatly developed
and polished before its public presen-
tation, every member of the cast is
most enthusiastic as to the outcome,
each expressing himself as delighted
with his share in the work.
Tickets for "Sonia" are being Of
fered to the public for the first time
today.
Field Day
An attempt is being made for every
girl and boy to have a period in
which to place himself or herself for
the field day meet. The school is
strongly urging that every girl and
boy take advantage of the 1oppor-
tunity to improve his health by adopt
ing health program.
The field meet should be day when
every school girl and boy as well as
many of the parents look forward to,
and plan to attend.
This field meet will be held on May
%.
Special attention is called to the
fact that Ruth Ream's name was left
off the list of those having perfect
attendance for the past three months.
BETTE GONDER.