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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06
SCIENCE
-RY DAVID DIETZ-


Cottonseed, Once. Discarded
az Useless, Noao Highly
Valuable to Industry.
THE cottonseed today is almost
Z as valuable as the cotton it,
self. Industries whose plants are
valued at hundreds Of millions Of
dollars are built upon the cotton
seed.
Therein lies one of the triumphs
Of the machine age, with its
emphasis upon research and the
discovery Of processes for the man.
facture Of by-products.
Half century ago, the big prob
lem at cotton gins was what to do
with the cottonseeds. Many of the
southern states had to pass laws
prohibiting the dumping Of them
into streams, because they rotted,
killing the fish and polluting the
water.
Today, manufacturing plants, not
only IN the south, but scattered
throughout the big cities of the east
as well make use of the cottonseed.
to produce q variety of products
ranging all the way from. rope to
the stufhng material for upholstered
furniture, and from butter substi-
tuteS to roofing tar.
Research specialists turned the
trick by studying the cottonseed.
separating it into its component
parts and finding a suitable use for
each part.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06
NJ. E. Tracy
The United States Is Losing
It's Importance in the Eyes
of Soviet Russia.

NEW YORK, April 6.--Accord-
i ing to Walter Duranty. Rus
sian correspondent for the New
York Times. the Soviet attitude to-
ward American trade has undergone
a great change during the last
twelve months.
"A yer ago, the United States
bulked large in the eyes of the
Soviet government, he says, and
then goes on to explain how our red
batting and embargoes, coupled
with the more liberal terms offered
by certain European governments,
changed this feeling first to resent
ment and then to indifference.
Without attempting to analyze
the reasons for ii" he declares that
Soviet Russia gradually is adopting
the view that we Americans are no.
where nearly as essential to her
success as she once imagined, and
Illustrated the point by quoting two
recent editorials, one in Economic
Life" and the other from a rail-
road newspaper.
Americans" says the editorial
in Economic Life, "are like Ro-
stands Chanticleer. who thought
the sun rose because he crowed at
dawn, and one morning oversight
himself, to find, to his dismay, that
the sun had risen just the same
The railroad newspaper pours
scorn on recent article in Popu-
lar Science which attributes the
success of the f1ve-year plan in
Russia to the work of American
specialists, and concludes with the
assertion that Soviet Russia now is
capable OF padding her own
canoe"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06
Not Our Best Customer

THO begin with, the Soviet has
L gotten along much better than
we expected but that doesn't mean
that it has or win wipe everybody
off the map.
In sipte Of all it has accomplished
and all that some Americans
imagine it is going to accomplish.
its total foreign trade is only about
one-third that of Canada.
AS to our own participation in
foreign trade, we have done ten
times as much business with Canada
each year during the last six years
as we have with Russia during the
best year.
Our trade with Mexico is nearly
three times as great as it is with
Soviet Russia. The same is true re-
gardlng our trade with China and
Brazil. In 1929, we exchanged goods
with Soviet Russia to the value of
little more than one hundred million
dollars. The same year we ex-
changed goods with Cuba to the
value of $328,000,O00.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06

decoration OF a chevalier, Legion Of
Honor.
Is a vacuum pull or push?
The United States bureau of
standards says that ''the work of a
vacuum is done by the pressure of
the atmosphere, and whether this
pressure is made to pull or push
depends upon the construction of
the machine in which the pressure
is utilized" Actually a vacuum is
nothing.
How many members Of the Nor
mon church are there in Utah?
$1,000.
What is the origin of the quota
ton: God tempers the wind to the
sh0rn Lamb?"
It is from Sterne's Sentimental
Journey" where it is given in italics
as a quotation. The origin is not
known. 1t does not come from the
Bible.
How long was Myron T. Herrick
the ambassador to France?
From April l6. 1921, to March 81,
1929, when he died.
What is the nationality and mean
ing of the name AusIandef?
It is German family name and
means foreigner.
How many battles Of the Civil
war were fought in Tennessee, and
what were some of the more i'm
pOrtant ones?
Next to Virginia, Tennessee was
the principal battle ground during
the Civil war. and historian has
counted Asa battles and skirnishes
that took place within It's borders
Among the principal battles we're
those of Shiloh, Stone River (h.ur-
freesboro). Chickamauga, Chatta-
nooga and Nashville.
In which states can aliens, who
have declared their intention to be-
come citizens, vote?
With certain limitations as TO the
time of declaring their intention
prior to election. declarents can vote
in Alabama. Arkansas, Colorado,
Kansas. Missouri. Nebraska, Oregon.
South Dakota, Texas and Wiscon-
son. Il othsrwise qualified.
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Blind to Facts
WHATEVER may be thought OF

M/ aA1ENEtt may be thought of
w Soviet Russias attitude to-
ward us and our trade, it has been
apparent for long time that our
attitude toward Soviet Russia and
her trade is based on an utter mis-
conception Of the facts.
Six years ago we started out with
the idea that Soviet Russia was
IAN economic vacuum" Right now
a good many Of us are scared lest
she swallow the markets of the
world.
1t was case Of flying from one
extreme to another, of seeing ev-
erything turn red because Bolshev-
ism lasted longer than we thought
it would, of imagining unconquer-
able success in the absence of COM
plete failure.
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Association. and of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine.
a MONG the unusual claims made
4 n for the ultraviolet rays since
they have been promoted SO largely
to the public has been the belief
that the light rays will change the
quality Of the blood in several re-
spects.
1t occurred to Doctors Gerald
Hoeffel and Dorothy Lyons to test
these effects of ultraviolet on a
group of children who were being
treated with the rays for tubercu-
losis Of the bones and joints.
Forty children were chosen and
divided into four equal groups, one
of which was to receive the direct
rays of the sun, the second group
to receive sunlight behind glass
which would transmit the ultra
violet rays, the third group to re-
ceive ultraviolet rays from a rner-
curry vapor quartz lamp, and the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06

Ideals and opinions expressed
In this column are those OF
one Of Americas most inter.
esting writer's and are pre-
sented without regard 10 their
agreement or. disagreement
with the. editorial attitude Of
this paDer.-The EDITOR.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06
Daily Thought

For our rejoicing is this, the
testimony of our conscience, that
in simplicity and godly sincerity,
not with fieshly wisdom, but by
the grace of God, we have had
our conversation in the world,
and more abundantly to youward.
III Corinthians 1912.
The expression of truth is SIM
plcitY.-Seneca.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06

A Cleveland judge has been named football
referee. Whereas he formerly heard both sides and
then gave decision. now he'll give decision and
then hear both sides.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06

1t may be interesting to Henry Ford, who recently
suggested that school children be paid for going to
school, to learn that Jackie Coogan has had his salary
raised to $500
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06

Sometimes we think it wouldn't be such a bad
idea if train announcers changed stations with radio
announcers.
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7 90 Fine

A ND think that certain weak
IA nesses generally are to be found
in man of this type. The man
who can learn some necessary in
formation in ten minutes eventually
begins to scale down even that and
try to do it in five.
Even the warnest partisans of
the mayor hardly would contend
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06

him to go over certain point which
was not clear in my head. He
grinned and said, I don't know it
myself now. That was two days
ago."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06
BIZ DR.. MoRRIs FIsHBEIN

Editor. Journal of the American Medical
Association. and Of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06

decoration Of a chevalier, Legion OF
Honor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06

How many members Of the Nor
mon church are there in Utah?
$4,000.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-28
Common Sense in France

Now and then French writer expresses senti-
ments which radiate truly liberal point of view.
Such expression has just come from Custave
HerVe editor Of La Victore In article on France
and Germany" he sizes up the present situation with
a degree OF common sense which French diplomats
would Go well to emulate He says:
Does Germany accept the peace of Versailles? No.
Would Germany, even in her nationalist ele-
ments accept peace based on revision of the treaty
OF Versailles with modification of certain clauses
which she considers inexcusable, humliating or
unjust? Yes
What are the notifications urged by her? Thev
these: The right to arm herself like anv other
independent nation the end of the tribute of repara
tons, the restitution of the Kamerun, Togoand and
the Saar, and her union with Austria and her
100000 Germans by virtue OF her natural right to
complete her national entity and rectidcaton of
her eastern frontier
What OF these notifications can we and ought
we to accept? All, with the exception of that which
concerns the rectfcation of the German frontier
touching Poland. In this the decision depends
alone on Poland, who should be advised energeticaTv
II she does not wish to again be disnebered as she
was IN the eighteenth century, to surrender the So
called Polish corridor which foolishly cuts GERMANY
into two fragments, on condition that Germany for
maly renounces claim to any other territory arro-
gated to Poland.
IF Germany solemnly accepts peace on these bases
snail We feel obliged to believe that she wishes
peace? Yes.
What will remain to us of our victory? AIsace-
Lorraine the surrection of Poland the consolidation
OIL our African empire, the immortal glory of the
Marine and of Verdun
What will happen if we do not quickly revise the
treaty OF Versailles? First the increase of unern
ployment and a crisis in business throughout the
entire world then the inevitable war of revenge which
VIII crown Bolshevist European revolution
"hat VIII happen if we revise in time? The re-
'al OF commence and credit Ghe recovery of busi-
ness, Franco German reconciliation security for
Poland, the rapid collapse of Bolshevisn at Moscow
the possibility of being able to speak without laugh
Ing OF the United States of Europe
Can France disarm? With the present attitude
OF German mentality, one would be made to talk
about disarmament"
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-28
Indiana Indicted

The manner in which the parole system of this
state is administered comes in for strong indictment
py the Wickersham committee, strong that officials
will find it difficult not to change their habits and
customs.
The whole system Of placing the parole power in
the hands of trustees Of the various penal instu-
tions is fundamentally wrong
The trustees in theory, have charge of the busi-
ness affairs of the institutions 1t is their duty to see
that there no waste of public funds and that there
is proper discipline, food and housing.
It is very human for them to make records for
themselves in the matter of production of prison goods
There is human temptation to proong the sentences
Of the efficient The contractors for prison labor have
aot been without political influence.
That can be changed by the legislature. The old
pardon board was abolished under Governor Jackson
There was broad suspicion at the time that Jackson
desired as few official contacts with D. G. Stephen
son as possible He trusted his trustees to keep the lid
on Sephensons revelations until after the statute Of
limitations had run against political crimes involv-
ing the high and mighty. They did good job in this
respect
But the trustees can refrain from making parole
meetings Roman holiday for invited guests. 1t can
;efran from forcing piabe creatures to undergo the
ordeal of revealing their souls before unsympa-
shetc audience. especially of women.
No person who ever sat through one OF these meet
rngs at which, so says the WickerSham report, a new
chance is given or denied with scant two minutes
Of consideration could help but be impressed with the
essential brutality of the performance,
Conditions in the larger prisons have become un-
speakable Most of them are overcrowded. The state
does good job of brutalzing those who received
for reformation.
=. The one hope is in the parole power, if the pur-
pose OF salvaging human values is to be accom-
plished. The present system Of turning this task
over to trustees who turn their meetings into a
vaudeville show and operate on mass production
schedule destroys that chance
Perhaps Governor Leslie, that his attention is
officially called to the matter, will correct it far
possible until the legislature gets its chance.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-28
The Last Stronghold

Mr.. Hoover has said much about rugged indi-
sidualism" as the core of the American economic
and social system but it actually persists in only
important field of American industry namely, retail
distribution. Banking, manufacturing, mining and
transportation already have been caught up in the
network Of combinations and mergers
Detailed information about the status OF retail
selling in the United States has been provided for
the rst time by the census of $780, The statistical
facts cover the year 1929.
Retail selling Is greatest industry. Total retail
sales for 1929 amounted to no less than
two-thirds of the total estimated national income
that year.
Yet the units stin remain surprisingly small
There are between and eight and fifteen stores to
the thousand Of the population The average annual
sales from $ls2S7 in South Carolina to $3e715 in
Michigan The editor Of Facts for Workers estimates
that 1t requires an average annual sale OF $4,000
to provide for an adequate living income and to give
assurance Of financial stability to the owner. This
means that there is very high mortality among
retail merchants.
"A tremendous number Of retailers enter business
only 70 fail in short time The number Of small
stores u maintained in spite OF failures by the
crop which is always coming into the business"
Quoting Facts for workers
Retailing Is about the last stronghold Of thessmar
Dkependent business man. It furnishes about the
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-28
Watson to Rescue

Some Of the influences which nave always O0Si
his strong supporters may be peeved but tne Peope
generally Kill applaud the vigorous statement Oh
Senator James Watson on the question OF wage CUT
ting by the steel trust
There il sound economics and sound patriotism
behind his declaration that wage cutting VIII Aii0
depression and unemployment.
While the industrialists promised the PRESIDENT
months ago that they would not resort to this prac
ce the truth is that wages through either direct re-
auctions or evasions Of various kinds have been cut
and that ne average annual incomes Of large groups
of workers have been reduced.
Last fall Senator Watson sounded note OF warn
ing when e openly suggested five-day week ior
industry.
The country IS coming to understand very rapidly
that there is bit one cure for unemployment ana
that is work.
The inevitable consequence of widespread ana
continued unemployment is the soup house. the oreso
line the heavy tax for charity and discomfort tnat
becomes either explosive or expressive
The senator might go step forward and declare
that what the country needs is not detatlon nu1 III
1ation and that increased wages, fair DIVISION VI
labor. secure annual income for every 1anllly Is
essential not only to prosperity but to civilization
itself
II is not often that The Times has an oppor-
But his stand on the wage question now is not only
sound but brave and courageous because OF the grip
which big business has always held upon the ma
chinery of his party.
There is one question and one only before THIS
country and that is the matter of employment and
wages for workers. The slogan raised by the FRA
ternaI order of Eagles a year ago when it declared
that it is the nalienabe right Of every American to
work and to work at a saving wage now becomes
national platform.
Unless that right is made available, no one can
predict immediate history in this country. Senator
Watson catches the seriousness of the situation when
ne declares against wage cutting in basic industry
Perhaps when congress convenes, the senator may
be found urging the passage of bill introduced in
that body by Congressman Ludlow of this city and
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin in providing for COM
mission with the powers to deal with labor as is
given to the interstate commerce commission to deal
with transportation.
No American starves to death, nor will. Every
American demands the right to earn his food
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-28
Political Prohibition

Inc 1ederal courts have frowned upon the use of
the federal government for purely political
They decide that the czaristc methods of Old Russia
have no place in this country and turn free five city
policemen on the ground that they had been en-
trapped ny an undercover man furnished by A.
torney General Ogden.
The indictment of the police in advance of the
last election was of course part of political con-
spracy to which part of the federal government
lent itself No raids were made in the county where
conditions under the then Sheriff Winkler, a candi-
date for reelection, open as in the CITY.
The amazing feature Of the situation was that If
was necessary to entrap the policemen
Now that the police are free, the police board has
fine opportunity to set standard for service by re-
tuSing to renstate them. The city deserves men who
can not be enrapped" by government bootleggers
are above the temptations of taking money or favors
for overlooking law violations.
The federal courts have justified the faith of the
people. The five policemen shoald not be punished
But there is reason to believe that the city longer
needs their services.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-28
1T SEEMS TO ME BY HEEM9SD EEG2S

r AM beginning to understand why
l. some OF us actors hate some OF
those dramatic critics. In all logic,
a critic has a right to say whatever
he pleases. Not only is it his right
but also his bounden duty; to record
accurately his impressions of the
entertainment set before him. His
function is to review the play and
not the audience.
And yet some people engaged in
the honest performance of a duty
are often less than likable. You ~
hate a man even though there is no
rational background for your dislike
Indeed, it is easier to hate people
when the rational reason is dimmed
or absent.
For instance, there is one young
man On rival newspaper who will
do well to pick his dark alleys care
fully from now on. He saw his duty
and he did it.
But I see my venom, and I'll re-
lease it if opportunity ever offers
The story next day will be, in effect
in it's headlines:
DRAMATIC CRITIC VICTIM OF
BRUTAL MURDER!"
The Indianapolis times., 1931-07-28
Peoples Voice

Editor Times-Washington town
Shlp's new fire station is to be To-
Gated at 5545 North Illinois street
rms Is only about one and one
fourth miles from the one already
located in Broad Ripple.
Is this fair to taxpayers already
ourdened to the breaking point hv
high taxes and assessments? The
present administration received
many votes on the strength of their
promise OF economy. Such economy
as was practiced in the cleaning of
tne statehouse may be blamed nm
the Republicans, but who is to
blame when an engine house (sup-
posed to serve the northwest sec
tlon) Is located in high priced dis
trlct composed entirely of fireprol-,
buildings and extensive grounop
which is already adequately served
Wnen cheaper site is available in
the thickly populated district one
mile southwest, composed of frame
dwellings?
Why not even consider the site
offered adjoining Buffers field
mouse? There, a fre-station would
serve two-fold purpose, inasmuch
as the police powers thus afforded
would help to curb the rowdyisnn
ana rottenness which occurs almost
nightly along the sheltering walls
OF this noble institution.
tuesdays meeting of the board
OF zoning appeals showed yerv
plainly how little attention is paid
70 the mere taxpayer. He only footg
the bills while Butler colleges vast
grounds are nontaxable.
When will Indianapolis awaken as
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G, B. S. on Parade

n AM sorry that George Bernard
i Shaw has gone to Russia, and
even more sorry that he should be
accompanied by Lady Astor. Dur
ing the next few weeks front pages
will contain short stories built upon
the repartee INDUCED in by the
great lady and the great dramatist.
We will get, by virtue of the ca
bles, the perfectly ripping remark
made by Nancy to George and the
manner in which he topped it in
his reply. And in every case these
jokes, when reduced to cold and
black type, seem feeble stuff.
AS one who worshipped ardently
at the shrine of Shaw for twenty
years, I could wish that the maestro
would deny himself to all inter-
viewers.
It comes as distinct shock that
the man who wrote "St. Joan" can
at times give out utterances which
sound perilously like the opening
paragraph Of a Calvin Coolidge
column.
Still it may be that the fault does
not lie entirely with Mr.. Shaw. A
joke which passes through the
hands Of an inquiring reporter and
then a telegraph operator can be-
come sadly mangled IN its journey
TO the front page.
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critic suddenly adds a cubit to his
stature in the mind of the per-
former.
read something the other day
which Immediately inspired me with
the feeling: Isn't Mr.. x a swell
fellow? And how beautifully he
writesl That's pure Addisonian
prose. And how shrewd and quick
is his Judgment about all things
theatrical. I've always liked him. "
And, on the other hand, certain
paragraphers have loosed from my
Subconscious the thought: "Why,
what would that little pie-faced
runt know about anything? He
never was much good.
"It'S shame that his paper en-
ployS person SO i'll equipped for
the grave and exciting task of
evaluating summer revue"
From now on one branch of jour-
nalism is closed to me completely.
Never can I, under any circum-
stances whatsoever, assume the job
Of dramatic critic or even indulge
myself in casual comment about a
show.
I won't be reliable Signpost. Re-
morse asSails me for any mean
things may have said in the past.
All actors are paragons and all plays
perfection itself, or very close to it.
Surely it would become a little
tiresome to the reader if the COM
mentator offered him nothing more
day after day and night after night
than "The production at the Gin
let theater last night was bowling
success. Everything was simply
swell"