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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
A Thought. at Least

A few very earnest women are organizing for the
denomination and reelection Of President Hoover.
taking as name the rather high sounding title Of
daughters of the American Constitution.
While no one in the Republican ranks has thus
lar suggested any necessity for any work that will
not be capably handled through southern postmasters
10 secure denomination the organization contributes
thought which the President will undoubtedly con-
sloer' lnaSmuch he still has two years in which to
DO something about it.
six million men out of work with all their de-
pendents Is too big task for public charity Any
system that keeps men employed the year round will
hep minimize these periods of depression and help
stabilize business is Of the planks of this new
organization
1t is precisely because the present administration
has done very little to cure unemployment that the
second part of the ambitious program of these
daughters may become more difficult
4nasmuch as the organization is strictly against
what 1t calls "doe" and confesses the inability of
private Charity the alternative is that these six mill
lion and their dependents be left to starve unless
regular system of employment be devised
(1he Daughters start their efforts in Indiana and
will make this the first battle-ground
1t may be called to their attention that over one
year ago an Indiana organization the state conven-
ton OF Eagles declared that one of the inaenable
rights OF every American citizen is the right to work
ana 10 work at saving wage 1t was later Endorsed
by the national convention Of that fraternity.
1t may also be recalled to the Daughters that
congressman Louis Ludlow Of this district presented
OIL to congress asking for commission which would
study the whole field of industry and allocate labor
SO that there would be periods of depression and
unemployment That measure failed to receive any
active support from administration circles Perhaps
1t escaped notice.
Il, the Daughters wish to become effective why not
carry on national crusade for the passage Of the
Ludlow bills and do something instead of merely
talking about unemployment.
Perhaps that commission would find system to
keep men unemployed The medicine might he I'M
palatabe to the privileged and protected But it is
what the six million Of obless and the taxpayers who
carry the burden OF charity looking for.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
REASON BY FREDERICK a2Ea3n
XX7ELL, it's a wonderful record. made bv thos

WELL, it's a wonderful record made by ttose
w American Eagles Post and Gatty. They deW
around the world in about eight DAYS
And this carries lis back lot of wears IN ~.
ume When the New York Herald sent a news
paper woman, Nellie Bly,, around the world bv train
ana snip N the then amazing time of eighty days
we remember how whole towns went down ia
the ralroad station as Miss Bly, made her wav from
triumphs '4-0 N-4o"AO IL
She was hailed in way, as a gentleman hv
the name of Lindbergh was hailed many wears later
Post and Gatty have not only slsshed Nellie
blyS record to SInithereens They also have mi
verlzed the speed record Of the Graf Zeppelin. and
io ttlan tnS tney nave put to shame that ancient
stope tIoCCer the Man In the Moon, who in all his
eHorts has never been able to complete the circuit
III less tnan tWenty-Seven days and several hours.
GO, II when you gaze at the moon tonight il seems
- TO have an emerald hue, it is not because it is
zen thereof green with envy because his record has
been shattered by two Americans who have hung IN
a record which will stand for some time
This exploit Of Post and Gatty stands for sports
manship in its highest degree.
They took their lives in their hands and did what
man had never done before They dared all the fates
had to send against them They challenged storm and
lightning and wind and ice and rain ard sleet-and
lonely death.
So this was real sportsnanship.
But there was ansther event in America Friday
which labeled craftsmanship but it was not; it
was just plain brutality plain jungle ferocity
1t was the prize fight between Schmeling and
Stribling.
THERE is positively nothing in such an occur
= renee that by the greatest stretch Of imagina-
ton may be termed beneficial It was all degrading
all horrible
Humanity never sinks lower than when it pays
money to sit round prize ring and see a pair of
tWo-legged beasts demoish each other
II we must make periodic excursions back to bar
bar1sn, let have bull fights; they are infinitely
preferable to prize fights
They are cleaner and more nearly on the square.
50 long as prize fights continussin America 1t is
grim Jest to say that we are civilized
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
SZZE1ESS
b1TE4e
ANNIVERSARY
s
TRAINING BASES
July s

NN July 6, 1917, it was announced
" that training bases for the
American troops in France had
been established and were ready for
occupancy. They included aviation,
artillery, infantry and medical
bases.
The section of the battlefront
eventually to be occupied by the
Americans was decided upon by the
military authorities and approved
by General Pershing, after he had
inspected the ground.
The location of this section was
kept military secret and no ac-
tual time was fixed for American
participation on the fighting
front.
The battalion of United States
soldiers that took part in the In
dependence day celebration in
Paris began traAing at its pern.a-
nent camp. over which General ST.
bert was placed in command.
In the meantime the training Of
officers was rushed, on the assump-
ton thzt organization of the new
armies would e retarded without
qualified leaders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
HEALTH SERVICE--
Clothing Has Relation to Health

choice of underclothing, since this
is worn next to the skin. Over
heating is serious, particularly for
infants.
Therefore, in the summer, all cot
ton, or lightweight silk, or mixed
silk and cotton garments are more
suitable than wooden garments.
It also has been found that some
types Of clothing permit the ultra
violet rays Of the sun to penetrate
more readily than do others.
A fabric with an open mesh not
only permits the circulation of
warm air and the radiation of heat,
but also permits more sunlight to
pass through than does a fabric
with a closed mesh
The human body gets along best
with fairly even temperature.
Hence, clohting should be chosen
with that idea in mind.
When people used to have to walk
long distances to and from work
in the open air or to work a great
deal out of doors, it was necessary
to have thick wooden underwear.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06

There isn't a mine that has made
any money since October, 1929. Coal
is selling at price today and has
been for nearly two years below
cost Of production, and this can not
continue forever. The operators are
doing everything they can to keep
the men employed, and it has been
an effort to give them enough work
to exist on. It is not the operators
fault that these conditions exist anv
more than it is the fault Of the
miners. We have to admit that
there are a lot of INSCRIPTIONS
operators still trying to hold on. and
there selling methods are the same
as their working methods. That's
the thing that has been causing
trouble for the last two years. The
unfortunate thing about this is that
they are able to hold on for a long
time. This condition exists in every
coal field, but the majority of the
operating companies are doing bust
ness in a legitimate manner and
would like to see the miner make
more money than he is getting TO-
day. They know that man can
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Views of Times Readers

Editor Times-Your editorial of
July 2, "How Miners Live in West
Virginia" should be read by every
invididual who buys coal from either
the West Virginia or Kentucky coal
fields. This condition not only ex-
lists in these coal fields, but in all
the other fields, whether they are
organized or unorganized. If the
people who complain about the
prices they pay for this grade Of
coal could see how these people in
the various mining areas have to
live. what they have to put up with,
I am sure they would not kick on
the price they have to pay for the
coal. The average person who does
not know anything Of these condi-
tons think that the miner receives
large wages, also that the operators
are making big profit, and that
they are being held up for a high
price when they have to pay $3.50
and ST a ton for this grade Of coal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06

Under modern conditions of
transportation and with the devel-
opment of modern types Of clothing,
such underwear practically has dis
appeared, except for lunbermen and
ice cutters.
OF particular Importance i'll using
any type Of clothing is the frequent
changing of all that comes in con-
tact with the skin.
It has been shown that the num-
Der Of bacteria increases constantly
on a garment the longer it is worn
Many modern garments are ruined
by boiling in hot water, and there
fore it is necessary to have them
dry cleaned frequently.
Any garment that is so tight as
to prevent circulation through and
expansion of the organs Of the body
is not a healthful garment.
Carriers, belts, and bands which
are so tight that they leave red
marks on the skin and dents in the
flesh interfere with the circulation
Of the blood and can not be consid-
cred suitable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
The Standard Meter

LIVERY one of Nichelson's expert
~ ments, say Hale was so in
tereSting that it is difficult to con-
fine attention to a few.
Before 1892" Hale writes
Nicholson had measured the We
locity Of light, performed with Nor
ley the famous experiment that
served as the foundation stone Of
Einstein'S. theory Of relatively. and
applied the interferometer to a great
variety Of purposes.
"One of these showed that light
waves, resum bly, invariable
throughout the universe, could be
employed as a constant and indie
structable standard Of length.
1T, therefore, was not surprising
that he was invited by the Interna-
tional Bureau of Weights and Meas
Ures to measure the standard meter
at Sevres.
"This delicate operation, which
took nearly a year to complete, fixed
the length of the meter bar with
an absolute accuracy of about one
part in two million and a relative
accuracy Of about one part in TWEEN
ty million.
Slow change or even complete
destruction Of the standard meter
therefore would no longer be a seri-
GUS calamity, as it could easily be
replaced from Michelson's meas
ures, subsequently beautifully con-
trned by Benoit, Fabry and Perot.
The measurement Of the stand
ard meter was a formidable task, in
volvlng a great variety Of difficult
operations"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
The Deficit

Frank with admissions of earlier inaccurate esti-
mates the United States treasurys statement fed
eral finances at the end of the fiscal year showed
deficit of 900 and an increase of $6160OoO 900
in the public debt.
1t must have afforded Acting Secretary Mills little
pleasure to sign the statement "In the annual re-
port Of the secretary" said Mills statement "the
deficit for 1881 estimated at $3.50, 100000, or
$723,o0Oo0O less than the actual deficit shown for
the year." His statement is to be admired because
such frankneSs u.s. unfortunately, not common in gov
eminent departments and bureaus.
Current individual income tax collections were
$7S100c000 $33000000O less than during the fiscal
year $780," Mills said Those figures can not be seen
except against their background of unemployment,
poverty, wage reductions, layofs, bread lines and
hungry children.
Corporate income taxes tota1ed about 1892 600 oOo
and were $22600O000 smaller than last year." Mills
went on. And those figures make us see empty fac
tories idle mines, cold boilers and smokeless stacks
Then, if further figures are necessary to COM
plete the unpleasant panorama, Mills shows that to-
bacco taxes were down, documentary stamp taxes de-
clned and other miscellaneous tax receipts were
under 1880 totals. High tariff reduced customs
receipts.
So there's the condition Of the federal treasury.
1t took terrific wanop from the business depres-
Slon 1t is burdened with a record deficit and the
public debt is greater than in years.
The budget probably could be balanced BY legaliz-
ing and taxing liquor-that is, by repeating the VOL
stead act.
Since repeal Of the Volstead act is not in sight
thls WINTER apparently there must be an increase in
Cne income tax rates-that tax increases will
have to come out of the pockets of those who have
suffered least from the depression-the very rich.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Individual Ability
TVEN little yachts have lust

TEN little yachts have just left
Il Newport, r. l., for a race
across the Atlantic. The longest is
only seventy feet over all.
1t doesn't sound like much com
pared to the Lindbergh flight, but the
eighty-nine men and one woman
participating will take it just as
seriously.
It's right that they should, too.
Human achievement may be wholly
matter Of tools and mass co-or-
dination, but individual ability, even
when reduced to bare hands, still
has merit.
Half dozen men have fought
their way to fame and fortune dur
ing the last few years with nothing
but light gloves, and Jimmy LondoS
has done the same thing with moth
ing at all but muscle, training and
tricks
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Time and Place
XXTHAT difference can it make

XETHAT difference can it make
w to man where he dies? If
it is true that there is a life after
death surely we will all reach our
proper destinations, no matter where
we are when we bid this old earth
goodby.
If, on the other hand, there is
nothing beyond this plane, the To-
Gale Of our demise is negligible.
Since he has begun to wonder
about a hereafter man has been
wont to rornanticize unduly about
the proper setting for his departure.
It must be that we are all stage
struck.
Most Of us have never had an
opportunity to be in the limelight
and hear the plaudits Of an appre-
ciative multitude. And SO we build
up for ourselves a fantastic and
effective setting for the final take
off.
But fate-cr whatever it is that
rules our destiny-is a trickster. II
seldom happens that people die un-
der circumstances which seem to
them fitting or in accord with their
earthly activities.
It is interesting to note most men
who have led active, dangerous lives
die in bed. Almost invariably the
end Of the chapter finds them help
less and weak and old. Only the
memory Of former daring or CHI
valry lends glamour to their pass
ing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Interest in Light

CONTINUING his estimate of.
" Nicholson, Hale writes: Most
OF his researches demanded refine
ments that other physicists, however
talented, could hardly dare to hope
for, still less attain.
thing of him as a master artist.
conceiWng new visions, terrestrial
and celestial, and giving them pre-
else and enduring form.
1T was characteristic Of such an
artist to select light, in all its varied
hues, not only as the subject, but
also as the chief agent, of his in
vestigations."
Hale then quotes from a lecture
which Nicholson once gave on
Light Wave and Their Uses" The
passage is a significant insight into
MichelSon's attitude toward his
work. Nicholson said:
''This to my mind, is one Of the
most fascinating, not only of the
departments of science, but of hui
man knowledge. IF a poet could at
the same time be a physicist. he
might convey to others the pleasure,
the satisfaction, almost the rever-
ence, which the subject inspires.
1.-THE aesthetic side OF the subject
is, confess, by no means the least
attractive to me. Especially is its
fascination felt in the branch which
deals with light, and I hope the day
may be near when a Ruskin will be
found equal to the description of
the beauties Of coloring, the ex-
quisite gradationS Of light and
shade, and the intricate wonders of
symmetrical forms and combina-
lions of forms which are encount-
cred at every turn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
ISCIENCEI
by DAVID DIETZ-
Nicholson Never Equ0Ied in
His Scientific Field, De-
clares Co-Worker.
by DAYID DIETZ-
"COMPARIsONs are dan

."TOMPARISONS are dangerous,
~ but I greatly doubt whether
Nicholson ever has been equaled in
his chosen field" So writes DR..
George E. Hale, honorary director
Of the Mt. Wilson observatory, in
the publications Of the AStronomi-
cal Society of the Pacific.
The late Dr.. Albert A. Nicholson,
the high priest Of light" performed
many Of his experiments at the Mt.
Wilson observatory, of which he was
a research associate.
He and Hale were friends for
many years. There was a deep
community of interests between the
two men, for Hale, like Nicholson,
is an instrument designer.
Nicholson gave the world the in
terferometer, a powerful engine Of
research which laid the foundations
for the EinStein theory and made
possible the measurement of the
diameters Of stars.
He also made many improvements
in the apparatus for measuring the
velocity Of light.
Hale invented the spectrohelio-
graph, which made it possible for
astronomers to learn more about
the nature Of the sun than was
known in all the centuries which
preceded the invention of that in
Strument.
1t is interesting, therefore, to
learn Hale'S opinion of Nicholson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Scientific Heaven

T WONDER why Alfred Aloysius
L Smith wanted to die walking
into the setting SUM-?
Perhaps he harbored the wish that
he might be gathered into the
warmth and glow Of the dying sun
and transported to special heaven
~ veldt Astounding in tigers, rogue
elephants and soft-hearted publish
ers. It is a happy thought.
And who knows that day may be
not so distant when We will be able
to achieve in another plane those
things we desired most on earth?
Science has accomplished miracles
We take for granted now the things
which seemed utterly impossible
few short years ago. We are living
in a man-made world. Why not
then, a man made heaven?
I can visualize a perfect hereafter
for myself wherein it would be
necessary only to think Of topic for
my daily column, and, prestol the
column is written. And the rest OF
the day would be mine to do with
as I pleased. For instance, I have
neglected my poker for several weeks
now,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
What Is GenuinA2

EDUCATION, success, renown-
II what are they? What part of
them is genuine, and what spuri-
Gus?
We have reduced some of it to
a book OF rules. but there is vastly
more that we haven't.
We have devised ways Of deter
mining who shall get a college d.
ploma, but not who will get the
cheers. or the money.
Where was Mussolini twenty-five
years ago, and who, at that time,
expected him to be where he Is
now? The chances are that he
didn't expect it himself.
There are many German boys who
would rather be a Schmeling than
prime minister right now, and there
are many American boys who would
rather be Post or Gatty than Presi-
dent.
Is it all wrong, or are there some
fundamental laws we do not under
stand?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
-SAYS:

We Are Born AdUentGrers,
Which Not ONLY Accounts
for Progress, bat Keeps
Education Alive.
NEW YORK, July 6.-No sooner
AN does one cloud disappear than
another forms. Bad news from
Rome follows good news from Paris.
Mussolini and the pope are farther
apart than ever, with education as
the chief issue.
Each seems to think than con-
troll Of the school system would in
sure permanency for the cause he
represents.
History fails to confirm such a
view.
Russians did not learn Commun-
ism in their school system, nor
Italians fascisn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
A Whisper; a Wink

WHETHER for good or Ill,
W everything in life has an edu-
cational effect.
Some Of what we learn Is due to
instruction, some to observation,
and absorption and some to our own
deductive powers.
The children Of this country are
learning great deal from the
movies and radio, but probably more
from what they see and hear close
at hand.
Neither does the spectacle have to
be grand, nor the noise big to give
them an idea.
Go back over your own life, and
you will discover that you learned
some things from nothing louder
than a whisper, or more impressive
than a wink.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
WhimS Spur Pursuit

MTHIM, caprice and appetite
w have played a large part in
the pursuit Of knowledge and, per-
haps, more in determining its use.
What produced the novel, save
love Of romance, or has sold 25,0OO,-
600 autos in America, save love of
joy-riding?
Last Saturday morning a good
many Germans crawled out of bed
to hear about the Schmeling -Strib-
ling fight.
Some people may regard that as
frivolous and think they would have
done better to keep on sleeping, but
such things are helping to break
down old-time prejudices.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06

row. Inc private savings OF the workers, especially
the unemployed, are virtually exhausted.
Regardless Of any change that may occur in the
business outlook millions of our fellow citizens face
winter Of acute poverty and DISTRESS nor can there
be any marked Improvement in business conditions
till there is marked increase in the purchasing
power of the American people?
Probably no informed person in the entire country
Of present conditions.
What to do about it? This group proposes federal
appropriations of $3o0oooo0oo for public works
$250o0o000 to match amounts spent by states and CON-
munities on direct unemployment relief, and $780,
100000 for subVention Of state unemployment insur-
ance systems
We do not believe that this proposal in itself is
adequate. Tariff reduction enactment of the vetoed
Wagner unemployment exchange bill, and other
measures in our Judgment are necessary. But we
share the view of these and other experts that further
arge-scale public works appropriations and direct
federal aid to local relief agencies are obvious immed-
late steps.
The Hoover idea that private charity can handle
the problem has been dsproved. Last year the state
and city treasures had to supply rs per cent Of the
total relief funds. Many of those treasures now
exhausted and the legal tax limit reached Unless the
federal government helps there is apt to be wide
spread hunger and disorder next winter.
A large public works program-foated with in
creased income and inheritance taxes the very
wealthy-would give jobs and would help revive pros
perity by putting billions Of dollars into business cir
cuation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-06
Born Adventures

XXTE are born adventurers, which
w not only accounts for progress,
but keeps education alive. When the
serious business of life fails to pro-
vide a sufficient outlet for our pio-
neering spirit, we turn to sport,
pleasure, or even vice.
Some Of the worst crimes ever
committed had no baser motive
back Of them than the desire to get
thrill.
Generally speaking, however, we
find decent ways to expend our sur
plus energy, even if they aren't SO
sensible.