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The Washington times., 1931-11-21

This magnificent torrent rushing the rocks of Kaie
teur in height in beauty and in the majesty of its
among the finest of all waterfalls.
The fall is five times higher than Niagara 800 feet against
Niagaras 164 feet The Falls of Victoria owned like Kaie-
teur by Britain 800 feet hgh against Nagaras height
of less than half
In volume of water however Niagara carrying the
flow of the Great Lakes the monarch of the earth Over
the edge of Niagara every second $4,000 cubic feet Of
water The Falls of Victoria have 38 30 cubic feet whereas
Kaieteur has only 23400 cubic feet second little
than onetenth of Niagaras volume.
However, there many of power in waterfalls
~ in men, VOLUME is not everything. HEIGHT counts,
and there Kaeteur has the advantage.
Twenty thousand four hundred cubic of water
falling every second from height of 800 produces ter
rifle power
We who see this cataract inadequate picture of
It, think of its BEAUTY; impressed by the grandeur
OF great river rolling down cliff nearly 1000 feet high
The practical of power in this cataract
lasting after year, for thousands of centuries as long
rs the earth shall last and sun continue to raise the
oceans water in mist and drop it in rain caaracts
AS Niagara remained through all history of the United
states and through thousands of centuries before
until now harnessed by this great Kaieteur waterfall
today is free of any harness
Out tne turbines and the electric wires will come harness
Ehe force and send it to distant factories
Cities will be lighted will be run clothing and food
WIN De by the power that now goes to waste
everywhere on EARTH in the of South America
mere and elsewhere in the widespread British posses
ons IN many places in country nature has provided
power tnat can be turned into wealth.
AAlS S one OF the most beautiful mapnifcent
UOSe n%G"raI storehouses OF future power and gold
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
Pass Prosperity and
Obligations Around
By Claude G.. BOlUers-

adjustments and changes.
There can be no patch work
business that will abide.
Things that fundamentally
are wrong must be remedied.
Just now, with from six to
seven million breadwinners
on the streets, we are mo-
mentarily concerned with
getting as many back to
work as possible, at least
part time, and without ref
erence to what under normal
conditions would be thought
adequate wages. But we
cannot go on forever with
vast numbers working part
time.
And machinery, substitut-
ing for man power, threatens
that very condition. During
the period of 192O-9 there
was an increase Of a million
of the unemployed because
of machinery; and inventive
genius is at work on new
mechanical devices as substi.
tutes for man power. En-
ployers are prone to substi-
tute machinery because it
costs them less to produce
but that finally means the
aggravating of the present
trouble of overproduction-
due to under-consumption.
You cannot throw men out
of work without decreasing
the purchasing power Of the
nation. That is the reason
merchants are going into
bankruptcy today.
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

Prof. Thomas Elsie Robinson
Charles Blaisdell, jr. (econom-
ics) of Columbia University.
Both she and her learned huS-
band think that Gods a lot OF
superstitious poppycock, and no
proper subject for discussion in
an enlightened American home.
Which may or may not be OF
interest to the unenlightened,
superstitious Americans who
are paying Prof. Blaisdell
to instruct their young. Be that
as it may, Mama Blaisdell
doesn't want any book contain
ing pictures of praying children
in her home. Because it might
make her own highly cultured
little heathenS, ask questions,
and then what?
peggy and Peter"
It all happened because GER
tain New York book publishers
decided to publish a picture
book called Peggy and Peter"
The book shows a days doings
Of two little tadS and their
pup. There .iS-or rather there
was-a picture of Peggy and
Peter saying their prayers. The
proofs of the book were shown
to a group Of women before
publication - and Immediately
a great clamor arose. The
praying picture would never,
never do! Would the pub
fishers please take it out?
They would. They did. But
why?
Enter Mrs. BlaiSdell-
IF such a picture were put
into the hands of my chill
dren," said she, 81 should be
in for a bad half hour trying
to explain what prayers were,
and why they did not fo1m a
part of their routine. I would
not bar the book from the
house to save myself this
trouble, but think it IS vastly
improved by the omission Of
such a picture, for a great
many children today are
brought up without ever hear.
ing of God or religion. Mine
are among them.
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
LISTEN. WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson

ITO introduce a small child
to the idea of an omnipotent
Father may easily rob him of
his self dependence. He may
form the habit of leaning on
some person or power instead
of growing up in the belief
that he alone must meet and
solve his problems as they
arise. One might jeopardize
the whole future happiness of
a child by telling him that he
is accountable to God for what
he does and not to his own
conscience"
In other words-N1x ON
GOD.
What Would Result
Shut Him out with the
boogie-man, the hob-goblins and
witches and other exploded
fancies.
Don't let the Little Tike
think that there's a mysterious
source of comfort and wisdom
and strength
Tell him that he can and
must depend on shimself-that
he has everything within him
which he will need to under
stand and beat this difficult
game of human existence.
I wonder.
An interesting theory. But sup
pose some day Mama Blaisdell
neglectS to bar the exclusive
Blaisdell door against Reality
and the little 3laisdellS tumble
out of that door, off the univer-
sity campus, into the vast, dis
orderly, tragic and heart-break-
ingly beautiful business of Life
As-Is-then what?
Suppose the little Blaisdells
happen upon Love? Or Fear?
Or Shame? Or Hate? Or
Poverty? Or Beauty? Or
Birth? Or Death? Or those
strange. dark urges. those
tall, shining flights of the
human soul which have no
name-what then? Can they
depend upon themselves" to
answer those questions which
the wisest men have been un-
able to answer for 5O,O0O,O0O
years? Can they depend upon
their little pinch of Blaisdell
protoplasm to stand up against
the wonders and mysteries and
and terrors of Reality?
Or will they be forced to see
that there is more behind
human soul than a couple of
smart parents and a campus.
and will they go stumbling for
ward into the darkness, reach
ing for Hand that will steady
them through their humiliation,
comfort them in their agony,
guide them through their dark.
ness?
But suppose
Just suppose
GOD WON'T BE MIXED?
EVEN BY A BLAISDELLi
WHAT THEN?
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

THOSE timid politicians
l. preferring to camouflage
the state of the Union by
meeting the two-billion-dol-
lar deficit by long-term loans
instead of increased taxes
will hardly have their way.
The habit of going into debt
instead of meeting obliga-
tions as they come is partly
responsible for the present
plight Of this country and
the world.
When men must meet an
obligation as it comes and
find it hard they may be
forced to the elimination OF
extravaganza in living; but
when they pass the obliga-
ton on to a future day
through longtime loans they
are prone to continue their
extravaganza. One of the
primary needs of the nation
now is for the people to get
their feet back upon the
ground.
Nicholas Murray Butler,
in his advice to his party,
cites some startling figures
from official sources on what
Indebtedness is meaning to
America. If we include cor
porate, governmental and
personal debts, Americans
owe $116,OOO,O ,OOO,O ,OOO-which
amounts to almost one-third
of the country's total esti-
mated wealth.
He finds that "the cur
rent and continuous indebt-
edness Of the average Ameri-
can family for household
and personal expenses is be-
tween 5000 and $780,"
If to this is added, as it
must be, long-term mortgage
obligations, we must add
$3.50 per capita.
We do not need any more
debts; we must pay the
paper.
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

If a woman had made such a
statement, it would sound like
nothing but a new gesture-a
very weak "alibi"-to the all"
conquering male.
But, there is a lot more to it
than that. Economic independ-
ence and modern freedom have
made women more fastidious
and "choicy" in the matter Of
masculine companionship. To
a girl with a perfectly good job
and plenty of spending money.
marriage looks less like a dire
necessity than like a big gam
BILE. And a husband may be
more of a liability than an asset.
Yet, glorious and satisfying
as economic independence may
be, it will never take the place
of romance, love and marriage,
in any normal girls life. A job
may be inspiring and a career
is dazzling and exciting. But
you can't talk baby-talk to your
grandchildren nor sing them
lullabieS.
And there is a thrill about
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

One of the most valuable
books in the world is a copy of
Millions "Lycidas," with correc.
tions. in the great poets own
handwriting.
Let fools the studiouS despiSe,
There's nothing lost by being
wise. La Fontaine.
Many go out for wool and
come home shorn themselves.
-CervanteS,
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

Painting, with all its techni-
calities, difficulties and peculiar
ends, is nothing but a noble
and expressive language, in
valuable as the vehicle Of
thought, but by itself nothing.
-Ruskin.
Man is ice to truth, fire to
falsehood.-Voltaire,
Probability Is the guide Of
life. -Rutler.
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

book OF Blble
stories?
i'll it
weaken baby
Blossoms fu-
ture charac-
ter if y o u
teach her to
say her "NoW-
I-Lay-me's" at
your knee?
Mrs. Cath-
crime Maltby
Blaisdell says
it will. Mrs.
BlaiSdeu is
the wife Of
- "A-.-
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
While members cry, "No, no! Tut, TUT"
And piously the fight deplore,
The fighters wreck the furniture
And knock the flowers on the floor.
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Nelson Harding
By Helen Rowland

listening for the key in the
latch at dinner-time that ex-
goods any thrill you ever got out
of carrying a latch-key Of your
own. Or even out Of your own
pay-envelope.
After concentrating his whole
mind on the pursuit of the al
mighty dollar for eight Or ten
hours a day. about all that a
man can think of to entertain
q woman in the evening is to
offer her a kiss, a drink. a
dinner or a diamond bracelet.
BY the time night comes, the
tired business mans imagina-
tion has gone dead" his
mind is a total blank, and even
his heart has slowed down to
low gear. There isn't a sparkle
left anywhere in his weary
brain, and his conversation
sounds like one long yawn.
He can dance, pet and play
bridge in a mechanical sort of
fashion; but you sort of get
the impression that he keeps
going" just in order to prove
that he's still conscious.
Chasing dollars dullS the
Imagination and deadenS the
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
Who Will Be
Responsible?

oSEVAOAD@0
And whatever may be
done toward spreading the
tax burden to the masses,
the original Administration
plan Of sparing the possess
sors Of great fortunes has
been abandoned. The pres
ent plan to place a large
part Of the burden of meet
ing the deficit upon the in
comes in the higher brackets
is no longer partisan; since
the revolutionary views of
Baccarach, ;, of New Jersey,
are spreading to the Repub-
lican camp. Nor is such a
plan confined to radicals"
-" radicals" having come
to mean those who think
more of the rights of men
than the privileges Of
money. Thus:
Angus Mclean, of North
Carolina, is a "business man
in politics. He-is a banker
and manufacturer. Having
served in the Treasury
under Wilson and been gov
ernor of his State, he is not
unfamiliar with the theory
of taxation. And he pro-.
poses that during the period
of the depression half OF
every individual income
amounting to a million dol
lars and more shall be taken
in taxes to be divided be-
tween the State and nation.
Many will think that
shocking but that is being
done in England, and unless
another plan is found and
adopted that is precisely
what we shall have here.
There would be no need
for any increase in taxation
under the depressing condi-
tions of these days had the
Administration adopted bust
ness-like methods and not
have run counter to eco
nomic laws. Whoever has
to pay the taxes will know
precisely where to place the
responsibilities.
Why Merchants Are
Going Into Bankruptcy
We are passing through a
ner;od oal1inn for numer01ls
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
The Solution for the
Problem of Machinery

And yet it were absurd
and stupid to consider the
smashing of the machinery;
that would be outlawing
progress. That was at
tempted in England when it
was first put in the mills,
and Charlotte Bronte in her
novel, "Shirley," graphic
ally describes the mood Of
the workers at the time
when they sailed forth at
night to wreck the hated
machines. That fear passed
because the men who lost
jobs because of the ma
chinery found jobs making
the machinery; but that no
longer holds.
What, then, is to be done
now? 1t seems simple
enough. We have been Civ
ing the employer all the ad-
vantage from invention,
making it cheaper for him
to produce and increasing
his profits, while throwing
the employees, no longer
needed, on the streets. We
have come to the end of
that rope. We must now
give the worker some of the,
advantage of invention; and
there is but one way to do
it-and that is to give him
a five-day week or a six
hour day. That means less
drudgery and more time for
pleasure or self-improvement.
That is the only solution for
the problem of machinery.
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
'ENix m GOd!"

'tNix on GOd!"
Will it rob little Billie of his
self-dependence if you tell him
there's a God? Or give him a
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
Conditions Define
Duties

Duties
And this is something the
industrial leaders can do
themselves if they will, and
have the vision; for it ulti-
mately works to their own
a dvan>t a ge and profit.
Neither the manufacturer,
the merchant nor the banker
gains by destroying or re-
ducing the purchasing power
of the millions.
That is one of the big les
sons of the present depres-
sion.
Fewer work days or fewer
work hours; some form of
un e m ployment insurance;
old age pensions-these
must come whether we wish
it or not. Conditions de-
fine duties. 1t is no longer
possible to think in terms
of yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
Chasing dollars dullS the
imagination and deadenS the

Some day, men will grow
weary of being dollar-slaves,
and will learn again to enjoy
books and beauty and music
and pictures And then per-
hapS they will charm women
and there will be a renais-
Sance of love and marriage.
Copyright. 1881. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

Your MOney-Or Your Love!
Men have lost their glamor-
Gus charm in the eyes Of
women" declares a famous
French critic. "The modern
woman is finding the modern
man dull and uninspiring. That
is why she is looking more and
more obviously at marriage"
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

Why Merchants Are
Going Into Bankruptcy
We are passing through a
period calling for numerous
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

What a blow to masculine
vanity! Right out of a clear
The Washington times., 1931-11-21

And there is a thrill about
The Indianapolis times., 1931-09-22
NEGRO LEADERS
TO HEAR OMAN
De PauW President Slated
for Address Tonight.

DR.. G. Bromley Oman, president
of De Pauw university, will speak
tonight at the sixth national con-
ference of the bureau of Negro
work of the Methodist Episcopal
church being held at Simpson M. E.
church, Eleventh and Missouri
streets.
Devotions were led this morn
ing by the Rev. D. F. White, pastor
of Witherspoon Presbyterian church.
Speakers we're the Rev. w. A.
Hughes, director of the bureau of
Negro work; Mrs. Rhoda M Morrow
of the Family Welfare Society of
Indianapolis, Miss Miriam v. Ris-
tine, Philadelphia, the Rev. D. H.
Stanton of the American Bible So
ciety and the Rev. w. H. Williams
of Columbus, o.
I'm the midst of mechanical de-
velopmentS such as the world never
has seen before, the church is in
sisting that the machine must not
imprison and starve mankind" DR..
Charming A. Richardson of Phila-
delphia said. Monday night.
Ward B. Hiner, indianapolis mo-
tor truck operator, sounded a chal-
lenge to Negro voters to assert their
suffrage.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan well
coined the delegates to indianapolis,
and outlined the program of un-
employment relief the city proposes
to follow this winter.
The convention will continue
through Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-09-22
At End of Honeymoon Trail

Before cards of "at home" are
sent out by Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Anthony Stahl of 1446 North
Gladstone avenue, they'll have to
call the freshman, the second
hand dealer and get an auto
matte nail puller.
The Stahls, bride and groom,
were scheduled to arrive today to
settle down in that little nest"
that the rest of the world goes
by. They have been on honey
moon in the east.
During their absence their home
was decorated in the above fash
ion by we'll wishing relatives and
friends.
Signs we're nailed over windows.
A water-c -colored stork graced the
front porch. A baby-buggy
topped the roof.
A festoon of baby bottles, rub
Der tires and pans garnished the
cutters along the roof.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-09-22

WLW singer and
pianist.
Personally, Ellis
is a nice looking
lad, pleasant voice
along modern sing
ing lines, but he
lacks stage show
manship. He makes
no effort at reach
ing a climax and
he does not vary his
offering. He sings
a song about not
killing a fly because
the little fly might
be seeking its "it''
mate. Certainly a
The Indianapolis times., 1931-09-22

and hospital costs in such a case
range from nothing to $1,000.
Owners of autos or their insurance
companies must pay for failures to
save minute"
And other than cost for care of
injuries are the problematical law
suits that dig deep into pocket
books of individuals and corpora
tionS.
Lose a minute and save a life, +"
but if you won't lose that minute
to save a life or prevent injury of
some one, then lose it to save your
pocketboOk.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-09-22
HAY FEVER AND
ASTHMA TREATMENT
ON FREE TRIAL

D. j. Lane, a druggist at 1413 Lane
Building. st. Mary'S, Kan, manu-
factures a treatment for Asthma
and Hay Fever in which he has so
much confidence that he sends a
$1-25 bottle by mail to anyone who
will write him for it. His offer is
that he is to be paid for this bottle
after you are completely satisfied
and the one taking the treatment to
be the judge. Send your name and
address today, stating which trou-
BILE you haYe.-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-09-22
CRAzED INMATE
SOUGHT IN BAY
DEATH MYSTERY
Madman Theory in CoihnuS
Staying Leads to Hunt
for LunaIic.
United Prees

DH Cfttfl FFtSN
HUNTINGTON, L. l., Sept. "a
A Sl.sll-Shocked -ar veteran. said
to be paranoiac, was sought today
by Suffolk county authorities for
questioning in connection with the
killing of Benjamin Ceilings and
the kidnapping of Ceilings wife Lii
lin from their motor boat, the PEN
gum, nearly two weeks ago.
District Attorney Alexander Blue.
reviving the theory that the amaz-
ing drama aboard the Penguin could
be only the work of a madman-
theory advanced by the Ceilings
family-pinned little hope of solv-
ing the mystery, however, even if
the lunatic is captured.
Michael King, who believes he is
God" escaped from the Kings Park
hospital, twelve miles from the spot
where the crime was committed, on
Sept. 9. The murder was commit
ted the following day by a man
who answers Mrs. Ceilings descrip-
ton of "the elder of two pirates
who boarded the Penguin.
Doubt that King was the elder
pirate. however, was expressed by
DR.. Charles S. Parker, assistant su-
perintendent of the hospital King
had an impediment in his speech
which was very noticeable, Parker
said, and he felt sure that Mrs. Col
lings would have remembered that.
She has not told of any such pc
culiarity of speech.
Blue worked on another strong
clew simultaneously today. The two
men, it was reported, were known
to Ceilings, This information was
revealed after a two-hour confer
ence between the young widow and
Felix Di Martini, investigator.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-09-22

seeking federal aid in a campaign
to boost the price of corn. Turner,
who has spent long hours trying to
solve the tuberculosis testing prob
lem without resorting to force,
called W. H. Bailey. adjutant-gen-
eral, by telephone from Washington
late Monday.
Mobilize the national guard"
Turner told Bailey. Il intend to
go the limit in seeing that the law
is carried out"
The Indianapolis times., 1931-09-22

Lose a Minute and Save a Life"
embodies even more than con-
science, standing before a judge, or
wishing that you hadn't been so
careless.
Consider Frank Barrett, 7, of 1901
South Alabama street, above, as he
sits in his bed at the city hospital.
Franks life was saved after he
was run down by truck, but since
June 4, 1881, he's spent the major
portion of his time in bed sur
rounded by nurses and doctors.
A right knee fracture necessitated
a plate in Franks leg. Surgical
The Indianapolis times., 1931-09-22
BY BEN STERN

DROHIBITION rallies as a crowd
Il getting stunt are about as
popular just now as a tax in
crease
One of the best examples of what
flop dry revival meeting can
be was evidenced here a week
ago, when Bert Morgan, former dry
administrator, president of the
Irvington Club, Leslie campaign
manager, and aspirant for the
Craftsmanship of the new Eleventh
district, bosted one along.
Bert, you must remember, is a
real dry. He doesn't drink, like
many who give lip service to the
prohibition cause, and really is sin
cere in its advocacy.
Thus to him this three day dry
program at Cadle tabernacle was OF
great Importance.
1t was also watched keenly by
organized prohibition groups OF the
state, for they indicated the trend
of thought on this question in In
diana.
None can deny that the rallies
here were terrible flop.
Il n
An attendance of 1877 was counted
at the first meeting and the greater
majority of those present belonged
to the w. G. T. u, Indiana Anti-Sa-
loon League, and other prohibition
units.
Five years ago, no, even three
years ago, the tabernacle would have
been packed by a dry conclave.>
What is the answer to the lack
of interest in the recent meeting?
Simply this, the Majority of all
classes feel that enforcement Of the
prohibition law is costing too much
and that depression relief would be
afforded through at least the legal
ization of beer. You hear it at
all political gatherings.
Even the perfervid Hoosier dry
will tell you confidentially that pro-
hibition costs too much and that it
is unenforceable.
Leaders of the various dry or
ganizations who derive their liveli-
hood from contributions know that
the depression mas hit their ex-
chequerS and realize that unless
something drastic IS done bys the
1882 campaign there viii be no
donations.
This is consideration of the sit
uation from the purely political
standpoint.
There won't be any money for
the drys in 1882, and you can write
that down in your little notebook
that is, unless the Democrats
nominate a candidate for the presi-
dency against whom bitter feeling
can be aroused on other subjects
besides prohibition.
The one most affected by lack
of interest in the dry revival meet
tings mere, besides the parasites of
such organizations, is Senator
Arthur r. Robinson, who is purely
and simply the baby of the pro-
hibition leaders to whom he gives
lip service, and the khan.
In an attempt to strengthen the
foundation of his political career
and fan the flame of prejudice,
Robinson took a couple of shots at
John j. RaSkob in his address at
Newcastle Friday night, but didn't
get hand.
its bad outlook for Arthur If
the drss are slipping and you can't
get votes through prejudice,