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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
A Great Proiect

GUSTAV LINDENTHAL, veteran
NJ engineer, celebrates his 81Si
birthday by working on plans fol
the Fifty-seventh street bridge If
New York.
1t will be the greatest structure
Of its kind, with ten railroad tracks
sixteen highway lanes and two
promenades, at an estimated cost
including accessory developments, o.
$500, 100000.
Politicians, luncheon orators anC
blurb writer's may speak of it as (
marker for ALL time, but not Mr.
Lindenthal.
He visualizes it as temporary
though essential convenience.
Not only that, but he visualize
the great city it serves in sirnilsl
way.
Half century hence, he predicts
New York will be much better
place in which to live than it is now
but 200 years hence it will have
ripened and begun to fade.
1t is a strange phenomenon o.
mass psychology that as we grow
less provincial regarding place, We
grow more provincial regarding
time.
Present-day observation-disclosures TO-
ward other people and other land
finds a curious reflection in the
general indifference toward any
thing more than ten years old, OF
toward anything that may happen
later than next week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
This Really Counts

TINE movement among hospitals
i to encourage prenatal care of
expectant mothers and provide for
their confinement at reasonable cost
is probably of more vital Importance
to average people in this country
than the Russian five-year plan, or
the London powwow over wheat.
Nothing really counts in this
world, or ever has counted, unless
it touches the lives Of average peo-
pie, unless it means something of
value and comfort to them in an
individual way.
Eventually the Russian expert
ment will be determined not by
what the mass can be compelled to
do under scientific management or
arbitrary rule. but by whether or
not it makes life better for the av-
erage Russian.
While mass thinking can be
propagated temporarily, it Ultimate
ly vsverts to individual feeling.
In the end our altruism depends
chiefly on what we think we can
get out of it.
Nor is such attitude either sor-
did or inhuman, because there is no
profit in mass achievement save as
it improves the lot Of the indi-
vidual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
DID a CNN FREDERICK
NLEAOO1N DA Lands

THE whole country was interested in the valiant
Il fight for life made by DR.. Samuel Palmer Brooks
president of Baylor university of Waco Tex and his
determination to survive long enough to sign the d.
plomas of 42s graduates.
There is widespread regret that this heroic figure
did not live to accomplish his last DESIRE but in his
gallant finish he has touched the hearts of millions
who never knew him; he has dramatzed the pro-
Iession Of teaching.
THOSE who play their parts in the arena Of public
Il life may appeal to the imagination than the
head of institution of learning, but they eff
proach the lasting influence exerted by the teacher
who is revered by the thousands of boys and girls who
come and go throughout the years
Millions carry in ftheir hearts the tenderest OF
memories for the serene spirits who guided them in
college days. they occupy place second only to those
Of nearest kim and 1t is greater to live In hearts than
In headlines.
PERSONALLY we hold in greatest veneration those
L fine old souls whom we met in law school
For instance there was Dean Knowiton Of Ann
Arbor.
that he thought OF u.s. except material for his
work.
Yet when graduation day came he asked us all to
meet him in the classroom before we separated
There he was dressed as we never had seen him,
dressed as If for a state occasion.
He delivered to us beautiful farewell, then shook
hands and called each one, than 800 of us, by
name.
THEN there was Professor Grifan one Of the great
i est lawyers that ever lived. We had been with
him during success and calamity; we sat under his
teaching when he was elected to congress: we had
hauled his carriage to the campus, 800 Wild young
birds.
And we had been with him when he lost his
hearing.
We had risen as he entered FOR the first time
after that misfortune and he had talked for hour
putting aside his text book he had told Us OF all his
trials and giories.
There were others. but there Is W more space.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

Fish TapewOrm InfestatiOn Spreads

picked up by a form of vegetation,
which, in turn, is eaten by the
fresh water fish.
The larvae pass through the
stomach wall and develop into a
worm-like structure, which lodges
in the organs and muscles Of the
fish.
If the raw or poorly cooked fish
then is eaten, the adult tapeworms
form In the intestines Of man, fox,
cat, bear, or any other animal that
happens to eat the fish. Young
children apparently are easily in
tested.
The treatment of tapewor1n in
festation in the human being in
wolves essentially the giving of a
cathartic mixture followed by a
preparation of a drug called aspi-
dunn which causes the death Of the
tapeworm. It then is passed
promptly out of the body.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
Peoples Voice

Editor TimeS-E. A. is correct.
have tested my light meter and it
surely is creeping meter. My light
bill has almost doubled since the
company had a man here more than
two months ago to check the meter.
I believe E. A. is right. We should
own our own gas and light plants.
I will go 500 toward ownership.
How about the rest Of you small
property owners? @. TURNER.
Editor Times-I read that when
application for work, not charity, Is
made to the county trustees Cor Is
it township and it is furnished, the
applicant is to be paid with basket
of grocies.
Am wondering what is the idea in
not paying off in legal tender and
letting the worker buy his own pro-
duce where he pleases.
Could it be the petty larceny graft
money which might, with little
conniving, accrue to butter and egg
men," who have been dishing out
short weight baskets Of food?
Our public officials surely have got
it on the timorous mob of serfs and
goose-steppers at the present time,
following the example Of the Red
Cross, which has been putting out
baskets in lieu Of coin and pick
ing the employer to whom the serf
is indebted.
But everything will be o. K. in
short time. for Herb and Cal and
all the big-time boys and their yes
men have said so, is it not?
y READER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
Questions and Answers

Is there another Atlantic City
other than the one in New jersey?
There is town in Wyoming
called Atlantic City.
What was the salary Of the kaiser
Of Germany?
The civil list Of the former kaiser
of Germany, William II, was $3,737,-
1876 a year. He had a large private
fortune in castles, forests and es-
tates, out of which the court and
royal family were paid.
Which are the three most vaIu-
able gems?
A perfect pigeon blood ruby is
considered the most valuable, be-
cause Of it's rarity, and q perfect
emerald comes next. The third is
the diamond.
Does it hurt a plant to paint the
pot in which it is growing?
The Bureau of Plant Industry
says that painting flower pots has a
detrimental effect on plants. The
implanted pots are porous and per-
NIT evaporation and a transfer of
water whereas painted pots defeat
this purpose.
What companies produce Negro
films and what are the names of
some prominent Negro stars ap-
pearing In films of white producers?
Among the colored film producers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

Indeed, a great many cases among
adults have occurred in the house
wife who tastes the fish during the
course of preparation to make sure
that it is seasoned properly.
Twenty years ago, DR.. A. s.
Warthin predicted that the number
Of cases of this condition would
increase because of the infestation
of fish in the Great Lakes with
tapeWorms brought to this country
by natives Of Scandinavia.
The fish commonly used in the
preparation of gefuelte fish are lake
trout and pike, buffalo fish and
carp. Fish from the Canadian
lakes of northern Minnesota have
been shown to be infested.
In the process, the eggs Of the
tapeworm, passing through the
bowels, get into the water. They
burst in from nine to twelve days
when they hatch out and then are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
DOLLAR BEEF"
Me- NJ

UULLAh 3EEE
May 81
ION May 81, 1917, beef went to a
~ dollar a pound in Paris. This
was the reaction which followed
the beginning of the regime of two
meatless days a week. Vegetables
and fish also followed the upward
tendency.
The rush for meat supplies to
carry consumers over to the next
meat day swamped the butchers, al
though they had laid in extra
amounts.
Crowds stormed the stores from
early morning to closing time.
A great deal Of protest was
voiced against rich buyers who paid
any price the dealers asked. This
practice, naturally. sent the quota
tons much too high for the modest
purse
Beef on the hoof at stockyards
also advanced in price. Wholesalers
appeared to take the view that the
new regulations would not reduce
consumption appreciablv.
Coincident with the meat regula-
ton in Paris, Berlin prepared to
take action on its potato shortage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
Past and Present

DRUSH was link between the
- past and the present. Born
into the world before men had nut
electricity to work for their uses.
he helped to usher in the electrical
era by his inventions.
He was one of the group Of pio-
neering geniuses of which Thomas
A. Edison is another, who helped
found the electrical era.
used 20 see Brush frequently
in Cleveland. He was tall and
walked N=Eh an almost military car
riage.
He was a regular attendant al
the symphony concerts, which were
held in a hall on Euclid avenue, not
far from his stately home.
After the concert he usually
would walk to his home, looking
like figure out of a past genera
ton, as he made his way slowly
down the avenue.
Brush was born in Euclid, O., on
March II, 1849. He was educated
at the University of Michigan, be-
ginning his career in the CITY Of
Cleveland as a chemical expert.
Later he turned to electrical ex-
perimentation, and in 1873 invented
the arc lamp.
In 1880 he organized the Brush
Electric Company, now the worlds
largest electrical company.
Another of Rrush's inventions was
the storage battery. One of his fa~
vorite stories concerned that in~
vention.
IT lost $5o,oOo,OoO by inventinS
the storage battery too socn," he
would say. Most of my funda-
mental patents expired before the
world had advanced far enough to
provide large-scale market for the
batteries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

are the Colored Players Film Cor
poration, Philadelphia; Famous
Artists, New York, and Superior Art
Productions, Philadelphia. Among
the Negroes appearing in films OF
white producers are Stepnin Fetchit
Nina May Mckinney, Oscar Smith.
Noble johnson and Stompie.
What is the derivation and mean
ing of the name OthnieI?.
It is a Hebrew name meaning
Zion Of God"
IF Walter Johnson pitched In the
1924 and 1925 world series, how
many games did he win and lose?
He won one game and lost two in
1924 and in 1925 he won two games
and lost one.
Does the United States import
sugar from the Philippines and II
SO, how much?
In 1929 imports Of sugar from the
Philippines totaled 421, SOC, 900
pounds.
How many games did the PhiIa-
delphia Athletics lose TO the New
York Yankees in 1902
They won twelve and lost ten
games.
Are there more Catholics than
PTOtestants In Canada?
There are 4,713,778 Protestants In
Canada; 1888, 635 Roman Catholics
and 125, 1877 Jews.
What is the origin Of the name
Bragg?
It is a British family name mean
ing bold or brave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
Who Wrote It?

Can it be that there was a Watsonian
subtlety in the decision to serve mo wings
or backs at the chicken dinner for President
Hoover and the Republican editorial
brethren?
Without wings, no heights are reached.
Without backbone no man is able to take
positive stand Can it be that therewas an
intention to pay delicate compliment by
keeping the menu motif.
Or did Little Arthur write the menu as
his latest version of "birds of feather?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

Is that some few at least must be
sacrificed for the preservation of the
ideals of mankind.
Almost there is the suggestion
that at least a little poverty should
be preserved so those faithful in
heart may acquire merit in the eyes
Of heaven by relieving it.
Copyright. 1881. BY The Timesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
Early Experiences

DRUSH also used to delight IN
- telling how the public had ia
be "sold' on the arc lamp.
"The principal difficulty arosa
from the propensity Of everybody
to stare directly at the arc and
then declare that everything else
looked dark" Brush would tell.
1T took people years to outerow
that habit. However, a number of
two and four-light units were sold
during the season Of 1873 for light
ing stores and shops.
The largest plant of this kind.
about twenty lamps in all. waa
bought by John Wanamaker for his
great department store in Phila~
delphia.
"A four-nght dynamo and lamps
were used to light part OF the
Mechanics Fair in Boston In thu
autumn Of that year.
1.-THE electric light was a novelty
in Boston at that time and a great
attraction at the fair"
The first usespf arc lamps for perx
manent public Street lighting was IN
Public square Of Cleveland. In 1879.
twelve lamps Of 1000 candle powef
each were installed on high orr
namental poles.
"The square was crowded on the
evening we put the lights in oper~
ation," Brush liked to tell. MANY
evidently expected a binding glare
Of lights, as they came equipped
with colored spectacles and pieces
Of smoked glass.
"Of course, there was at first 4
general feeling Of disappointment
because the lights were moi as
bright as some expected, but every
one was willing to admit that the
lights made it bright enough to
read a newspaper on the square
with ease"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
SO Per Cent Emotional

EIVE-YEAR PLANS, fifteen-year-
Il old revolutions, too much wheat
for a couple of seasons-what do
such incidents mean in the larger
scheme?
Our attitude toward Russia is SO
per cent emotional
That's the trouble with our atti-
tude toward everything these days.
Steel reaches the lowest point in
seven years, and you would think
a cycle had been completed to hear
people talk.
What was steel worth seventy
years ago, or what will it be worth
seventy years hence?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
TT STEMS tn ME pv HAYWOOD
4 Il 0%AAVAo ~ 4V1I p BROUN

should not be abolished, according
to Catholic economics as outlined
by the pope.
But in practice it remains to be
seen just how great these ''neces-
sary'' differences in the social scales
are to be.
But if charity must endure for
ever, then the needy are to be kept
that way. Seemingly the thought
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor. Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine


A N increasing number of infesta-
L N tions Of the human being by
fish tapeWorm is being reported in
medical literature. Many diseases
are transmitted to man through
the medium of insects, fish and
animals.
Recently Drs. T.. Pilot and I. M.
Levin, accumulated the records of
twenty-one cases of children in
tested with fish tapeworms and
noted the not at all surprising fact
that sixteen of the twenty-one chill
dren were Jewish.
The reason for the preponderance
OF Jewish children in such cases is
the popularitysof gefuelte fish as a
dish in the Jewish cuisine. This
dish is made by mixing practically
raw fish and properly fiavoring it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
SCIENCE
by DAVID DIETZ-

Windmill Which Turned the
Dynamo That Lighted the
Worlds First Arc Lamp Is
Crumbling ACGy.
TN Cleveland backyard stands a
4 queer, square wooden tower, its
shingles and planks slowly sue
cumbing to the ravages Of wind and
rain.
Once upon a time, the tower sup
ported a windmill, but nothing Of it
remains but the hub to which the
arms were once attached.
That windmill turned the dynamo
which lit the first arc lamp in the
history Of the world. The back
yard in which the tower stands once
belonged TO Charles F. Brush, cleo
trlcal pioneer, who died a few years
ago.
The yard fronted on Euclid
avenue and was once upon a time
graced with a large stone mansion
OF the sort which naillionaires built
in the "ntneties."
Back in the "nineties," Euclid
avenue was known as "Millionaire's
ROW" It was a street of wide lawns
and ornate mansions.
Brush lived long enough TO see
The street become conmercialized,
to see the mansions torn down to
make way for stores, apartments.
and gas stations, and to see the
mansions which remained turned
into boarding houses.
When he died, on June is, 1929,
he left word in his will that his fine
old mansion was to be torn down.
He wanted his house to be spared
the fate OF other mansions. And
so today only the windmill tower
remains to remind passing autoiSts
Of Charles F. Brush.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

Nothing Really Counts in
This World Unless
1t Touches the Lives of
Average People.
-SAYS:

nON ISAAC LEVINE, whose book,
IL Stain" comes of the press
today. talks sensibly about Russia.
That is true of most men who
know what they are talking about.
First Of all, he is neither scared
nor carried away by the much dis
4cussed fve-year plan.
The least impressive thing about
the plan" he says, lis the dumping
of grain which has had the Amer
lean farmers so agitated."
Dumping" he declares, costs
Russia more than it is worth, and
is really just a consumption Of
working capital"
At the same time, he believes this
country should recognize Russia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

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. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
Daily Thought

Lead us not into temptations
st. Matthew GLIB.
Temptations are a file which rlibs
off much Of the rust of self-con-
characterization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

1T is an interesting ehcyclical of
l. Pope Plus XXI, which was broad
cast from Rome by radio.
Judging from the official resume
Of the pope's message, liberal and
even radical thinkers will find them
selves in possibly surprising agree
ment with the head of the Catholic
church.
The pontiff goes a long way in
accepting the premise upon which
most economic reformers begin.
For instance, there is this strik-
ing paragraph:
I'm the past there has been, be-
yond question, an excessive and I'M
just distribution of the commodi-
ties of life between capital and
labor, for on the one hand i'm
mense riches are accumulated in
the hands of few, while on the
other the proletariatj who form a
multitude beyond all counting, have
nothing of their own save their
hands and the sweat of their brow"
= n Il
From the Same Point\
MO radical win take issue with
IN this portion of the papal mes
sage. And again, there will be COM
plete agreement with the statement,
Free and often unbridled competi-
ton has been succeeded by the ex-
aggerated concentration in the
hands of a few Of the whole eco
nomic power, not only Of single
nations, but Of the entire world,
and this concentration and this
power degenerate into tyrannical
despotisrn."
But the issue between Catholic
Economists and those Of more radi-
cal schools will come at the point
where the Pope begins to suggest
remedies for the conditions which
ne sets forth.
Distinctly and explicitly. he
sanctions the principle Of trades
unionisnl.
But in the official resume, at least,
there are certain limitations upon
the approved objects Of the trade
union.
Thus we find the pontif saying,
Wages, therefore, must be such as
really to satisfy the legitimate re-
quirements of honest workingmen. "
Now, over that word Legitimate"
hundreds of strikes have been
fought and hundreds more still are
to come.
Surely there is need Of some
Qualification Of the thought which,
as it appears in the resume, reads:
1.-THE differences in social condi-
tons in the human family, which
we're widely decreed by the Creator,
must not and can not ever be ahol-
ished, but, on the other hand, the
condition Of the proletarian worker
can not forever be the normal con-
dition of the bulk of mankind.
It is essential that the proletariat
be enabled gradually to obtain some
Of the advantages enjoyed by the
proprietors."
. =
Speculation Enters In
HERE speculation must enter in.
IL "Some of the advantages"
hardly will suffice for anybody with
an inquiring turn Of mind. He must
necessarily want to know What
advantages"
The pope speaks Of the righteous
ness of the workers desire "to i'm
prove his condition within the limi-
tations above described"
In other words, he seems TO say
that the worker should strive to
become little more prosperous. but
not too much. Just when is the call
to halt 70 be given?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21
Speed Holman

Today they bury Speed Holman on the high
est point Of land between Chicago and Minneapolis,
along the route OF Northwest Anyways where he for
ever can keep an invisible charge the great air.
line system he loved and managed so well
Holman, killed Sunday in a stunning crash at
Omaha, was one of the very few figures in aviation
who combined spectacular career with the con-
servatism necessary in commercial aviation
At the Office he operations manager of North
west Anyways After hours he was one of the coun-
trys greatest acrobatic and racing pilots
He ran his arlines safely and sanely. He was a
credit to aviation and to the company for which he
worked. But he wild and woolly when he sat
In his own plane.
Holman died as Rockne died. at the peak of a
fascinating career He died as he had lived-with a
roar and fash, at 300 miles an hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

The vogue for reducing might acquire some sig
nifacance il it also applied to heavy artillery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

The prohibition problem for the dry agents is
search and for the commissions research
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

The conductor of the Boston Symphony orchestra
was presented clock by subscribers Was this a
subtle hint to keep better time?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

Those college professors appointed to study prohi-
bition won't lose any time Of course, in putting it
to test.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

Modern pugiliSts, opines the Office sage are like
cratic motorists they imbued with the hit-and-
run idea.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

An optirnist is a South American president who
thinks the shooting outside is one presidential salute
after the other.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

Naturaists are asking New York to adopt state
bird. We were of the impression that the famous
Bronx cheer was the state bird
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

An Ohio burglar stole bathtub and got away
with it. Police expect him to come clean
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

AS far as most housewives are concerned swatting
flies will soon become the national pest-time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-21

The British army has reduced the length Of bayo-
nets from twenty inches to nine. low for steel