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The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
REASON BY FHEDGREcK TlagnIs

average citizen of the United States who stays
at nome and works by the day will indorse Pres
oent Hoovers decision not to the marines to pro-
tect The property Of Americans who have gone down
to Nicaragua to get rich in hurry
There is lot of common sense in the contention
mat when man goes into"a foreign land knowing
u to be turbulent, and willingly takes chances be-
cause the rich rewards make it good bet he sho,1d
take his medicine if he loses.
RUT there is always the possibility that such an at
n utude may get us into close quarters with other
nations whose citizens have gone into Nicaragua
Other nations may follow the imperialstic pre-
ceoent that they should protect the property of their
citizens all over the world
Should Great Britain, for instance tell us that She
intended to land troops in Nicaragua to protect te
properly OF Englshmen, would tell her that IN
US we could not permit this whereupon she wouId
probably tell us that we would not let her orotect
her citizens, we were bound to do it ourselves.
DREsDENT CLEVELAND, Won know canoe verv
4 close to conflict with John Bull over this verv
tnng ana 1t is not impossible that the situation may
arise again. '
In the case Of the Monroe Doctrine IL is noattAr
OF power and nothing else the doctrine ervine ts
only vitality from the disnclinaton of Fa1ronean no
tions to so to war about it,
The nations of the world never have accented the
Monroe Doctrne as international law and they never
nave mad any love for it, because it has han1pered
their ambitions for territorial extension on this sids
Of the water W
VTHERE was nothing in the Monroe Doctrine as
originally promulgated to prohibit foreign nations
making temporary landing of troops to right a sne
ciic wrong to its citizens, but this country has on
posed it, because it knows that when nations once
plant themselves they stay unless they expelled
Roosevelt, you may recall. went to the mat with
the former kaiser this proposition Wilhelm hav-
ing sent his warshlps to Venezuela, he took them
away only when Teddy gave him few hours to get
out saying that he would send pewey down to show
Inn the way home If he couldn't ind it himself
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
EIss ANNIE MATHEWS,

"A n 1873 ANNIE MATHEWS, a
1F1 prominent Tammany politi-
clan, justified the practices of the
organization in a recent speech.
She suggested that it was unreas-
enable to object to the giving Of
presents to district leaders. She is
quoted as saying:
"a vacancy arises for a judges po-
sition. The district leader gets a,
chance to recommend e. man to the
position OF judge at $4,000 a year
for fourteen years.
"And if he is a Democrat here or
a Republican in Philadelphia he is
sure of reelection, so that he prac-
tically has the position until he re-
tires for age.
eff somebody offered you a thing
like that, would you just say thank
you and not leave him a present?
Would you really be such rotter?"
It had been my assumption that
the bench belonged to the citizens
Of the city and that it was not the
perquisite of the politicians.
In fact, even a THANK you'' to
the individual donor of the job
seems to me too much on the part
Of what we facetiously call a
public servant"
Nor am I moved by that part of
the speech in which Miss Mathews
spoke of the hard work which
politicians have to do and said:
''Is it reasonable that they should
do this for nothing? Nobody would
do this difficult and trying work
just for love of country"
It seems to me that I've heard of
citizens doing even more arduous
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
TT CEEMO TO ATE ~ HEYWOoD
OAI4V1O l. ~ 4V1A Dt BROUN

me. In later years we engaged in
violent controversy because Of a
notice which wrote describing her
as 'the parsnip of performers"
But this was purely individual
Judgment. I was well aware of her
great capacity to hold the interest
and command the enthusiasm of an
audience.
hate to see the great ones Of the
theater fall upon less glamorous
days. To Eva Tanguay extend best
wishes and complete retraction of
the offending phrase written quite a
while ago.
I hope that she still is able TO put
over her defiared slogan, II Don't
Care!"
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
M. E. Tracy
Daredevil Performers Haze
Hurt, Rather Than Helped,
Aviation.
.SAYS.

NEW YORK, April q. - Ruth
l Nichols is reported as planning
a solo flight across the Atlantic
within two weeks. No woman is
better qualified to make the at
tempt, which doesn't mean very
much. The odds still are three to
one against success, if not more,
and what would success prove?
The problem Of transoceanic fly
ing includes more than a lucky
break now and then. We have not
been prevented from solving it ny
lack of either skill or courage, but
by the right kind of airplanes.
What this problem calls for is en-
gineers, not stunts.
The fact that few aviators have,
been able to cross the ocean is not
particularly important, except for
the glory and hero worship it in
wolves.
Exceptionally clever or fortunate
people always have been, and prob
ably always will be, performing
similar feats.
No one can quarrel with The idea
that they do a lot to make life en-
tertaining.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
Radical but Brahman

DUT taking up an American figure
I'D Of more important consequence,
I am surprised that Edward BeIlany
seems to have dropped out of eco
nornic discussion in America.
The old charge that radicaHsn is
an alien growth in this soil COM
pletely oyerlcoks that famous book,
Looking Backward" which sold in
its time more than a million copies.
BY now I fear it is little read.
This novel of a young New Eng
land Brahman contains the entire
essence of Utopian Socialism. 1t is
extraordinary to remember that it
was written in 1887 by resident of
Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Almost it seems as if this New
Englander had been touched by
prophecy.
(Copyright. 1881. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

varying from eighteen to twenty
pounds of Oil per bushel.
Apparently the Inflammation Of
the skin which occurs affects chiefly
the backs of the hands, the fore
arms, and the thighs. It appears
also on the face, the upper arms,
and the feet of the workers.
More people are affected during
the summer than during the rest
of the year.
Practically every one who works
in the press room gets the inflam-
nation sooner or later. It perhaps
is due to the continuous presence
Of oil on the skin, perhaps to some
irritating substance in the oil.
Itching is usually worse at night
and after bathing, some people hav-
ing more of a, burning sensation.
Just as soon as the worker is re-
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
Questions and
Answers
What is peat? What are the peat
bogs of England and Ireland?

what is peat? What are the peat
bogs of England and Ireland?
Peat is a kind of soil formed by
the partial decay Of plants in the
Swamps Of the temperate zone. The
peat bogs Of England are often five
to sixty feet deep and some of the
Irish ones are said to be as deep as
forty feet. They have been form
ing ever since the glacial period. but
are now on the decline owing largely
to natural causes. Peat bogs con-
sist of the remains Of many kinds of
aquatic and marsh plants, but chief
ly sphagnum. This moss grows up-
ward and decays partially below.
complete decay being prevented bv
the antiseptic organic acids formed
IN the process. Near the TOP the
peat is brown, fibrous, light and
porous; lower down it tends to be
black, heavy, dense and without
visible indication Of its vegetable
origin. Peat is commonly used for
fuel by the Irish peasantry. It is
used in the potting of certain kinds
Of plants.
What is the water content of a
grape?
About 79 per cent.
What is the origin of the word
''nobs" when referring to imnortant
persons?
It had its origin ir. @fI. nob.-
abbreviated Latin for ''son of a no
bIeman.
What are the nationaIities of the
prize fighters, Johnny Risko and
Leo Lomslxi?
Risko is Austrian; Lonski is Pol
ish-American.
Was De Maupassant, the writer
insane?
He showed traces of INSANITY n,
his writings from 1887 onward. In
1890 he was so insane as to have
to discontinue his work and on JuIv
6, 1888, he died in an asylum for
the insane. having become totally
insane IN 1892.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
Views of Times Readers

Editor-What is the profession of
law coming to? I have a boy at
college and it has been my arnbi-
ton for him to become a lawyer,
but after reading the presentation
to the jury of the Kirkland case in
Valparaiso by the so-called distin-
guished prosecuting attorneys, if
they are fair representation Of
the profession of law, I sincerely
hope that my son will follow some
other profession.
Is it necessary to resort to the
most brutal and heartlesS language
to convince twelve honorable men
Of the facts in this or any other
case? It is my opinion that any
man who resorts to the tactics that
these prosecuting attorneys have,
that they are yellow" at heart and
it must be their conscience or some
act Of theirs, probably similar to
some portions Of this case, that has
been instrumental in them acting
the way they have.
Was it any wonder that the
young and unwiSe fiocked to the
courthouse to listen to such the
atrical play as was presented in
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
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}AMNDVdR$ARYI
FRANCES MEAT EDICT
April %

April %
ON April %, 1917, Maurice VOL
~ lette, French minister of sub
sistence, issued an order that
there should be one neatless meal
each day.
The measure was adopted as an
experiment, with notice that if it
was not successful two meatless
days would have to be instituted.
It was not successful. On May II
new order appeared regulating
the sale and consumption Of meat.
The provisions were as follows:
/. Monday and Tuesday shall be
meatless days.
2. On those two days Of the
week it is forbidden-with the
exception named below-to sell
meat Of any kind, including tripe,
fowls and rabbit.
3. It shall be permissiable, how
ever, to sell horse meat every day
in the week.
4. These measures apply to al
France.
On May ! restrictions we're issued
by violette regarding the use Of
dour.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22

Valparaiso? What a terrible i'm
preston this must be upon their
minds, regardless of whether this
boy is guilty or innocent. I sincere
ly hope that many who read of this
case win agree with me in con-
demning such practices and un-
necessarily brutal treatment.
T. G. WOETHINGTON
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22

How many Negro troops went
overseas in World war? How many
were killed?
Among the enlisted men in the
service the battle deaths of Negroes
amounted to TAT, while the total
deaths from all causes were 9,765.
About 100000 Negroes went over
seas.
Is it correct to eat from a side
dish, or should the food be taken
from the dish and put on the plate?
Side dishes are seldom used now,
except in restaurants. If they are
obviously individual dishes, eat from
them. If they contain more than
a single .portion, remove some to
the plate Sd eat from the plate
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22


Association and of Hygeia. the Health
Magazine.
A MONG some of the hazards of
N industry are the various types
of Inflammation of the skin which
result from exposure Of the skin
to chemical substances and to oils.
According to DR.. M. H. Barnes,
linseed oil crushers have an ab-
normal labor turnover, because the
workers contract a linseed inham-
nation of the skin which makes it
necessary for them to obtain other
jobs.
Most of the 1inseed used comes
from the United States, Canada,
Argentina, and India, the seeds
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22

ideals and opinions EXPRESSED
in this column are those OF
one Of Americas most inter.
estirg writers and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this DaDer.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
Daily Thought

Whose bOasteth himself of a
false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.-Proverbs 25: Ii.
Where boasting ends, there dig
nifty begins.-Young.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22

and difficult things for love OF coun-
try.
I am not quite prepared to be-
lieve that Martin j. Healy, Miss
Mathews co-worker, has made what
can reasonably be called a supreme
sacrifice for his city and his
country.
a Nor am moved when Miss
Mathews explains that Tanmany
district leaders must live. I don't
see the necessity.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
Not in the Big Tine

z WAS shocked to find brief item
l. in Variety which read: eva
Tanguay opens Sunday in the floor
show at the Rockwell Terrace,
Brooklyn
The place is a small downtown
cabaret. About the time I first be-
gan to go to vaudeville shows, Miss
Tanguay was the most famous per-
former in America. And she held
her leadership as a headline act
over many years.
It changed but little, as I renern-
Der it. For more than a decade it
was built around a single song
called Il Don't Care"
In rendering this ballad Miss
Tanguay, in white tights, ran UP
and down the stage at top speed,
her hair flying in the wind.
Her figure was excellent, and her
voice was not. But she had some
certain quality of energy which en-
raptured most beholders.
Even before I became a case
hardened dramatic critic, the speel
Of Eva Tanguay somehow missed
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22

Don't let any one think that this Russian trade
which the administrations policy is losing for Amer
icais small Thanks to our generally tariff destroyed
export trade Russia is our third largest world
customer.
When we lose this Russian business we will be
throwing away sales recently running at the rate Of
nearly s22,oo0,ooO a month
And those sales virtually all velvet. While the
anti-Russian propagandists shout about the fake
menace Of Russian imports here the fact is that
Russia is paying us $46 to every 81 we pay her.
We believe it is the duty of the Hoover admins
tration, in the midst of unprecedented business de-
preston and unemployment, to stimulate profitable
trade by negotiating a Russian trade agreement
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22

ering large credits to the Soviet Union has been
concluded; and Italy, where new trade agreement
is being negotiated"
The Indianapolis times., 1931-04-22
BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

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Editor. Journal of the American Medica
Association and of Hygeia. the Health
Harazira
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30

The parish hall is getting to be iquite an interesting place. Many
 have wondered what is going on the past few weeks in the upper hall where the Boy Scouts collect almost every evening. A new attraction is Ia sort of war vessel. rigged out with all the trimmings that go to make a first class sea-going ship. The boys are practicing how to handle a ship lin all kinds of weather. There ls considerable rivalry to decide who will be appointed captain and other officers. This matter will come up at meeting to be held in the near future. It was announced that mo- body will be given authority to stand on the quarter deck until he has proved to the satisfaction of a com |mittee that he understands his busi- ness and has the courage to go down
 with the ship in case anything should happen that would demand such a sacrifice.
 The scouts are planning to take an extensive sea voyage some time this summer.
 Wallace Inglis, who is acting as
 publicity agent for the card party
 was asked if he had the names of the committee. He said he had but
 that it would not be right to ask the Democrat to print the full list, adding that the committee consists of every man, woman and child in the parish, and that it Is expected every one of them will do something to make the affair a success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
St. Francis Holy
 Name Will Stage
 Champion Playoff
Best Teams in City to Compete for Prizes One Week From Tonight Captains Agree to Compete for Blue Ribbon of Brass City

The Holy Name society of St Francis Xavier is planning for g card party a week from tonight which promises to be the biggest event of the kind ever held in the parish since the old home week celebration few years ago which was attended by people from all parts of the city and from out ot town. All the noted "45" players will be on hand with the best teams they can collect.
 Already the following captains have agreed to take part in the contest. which will decide once for all the champions nship of the city: Patrick Carlin, Michael Brady. An drew Geary, Samuel Archambault John Phelan, Thomas Byrnes, Myles Kelly, John Fitzmaurice, Thomas Lawlor, William Dunleavy Eddie O'Donnell, James Burns Chris Har- mon, the Gaelic. club, Edward Ryan, Daniel Carroll Bernard Burns. It is expected that there will be few others, provided they are able to show that they have records, the committee taking the ground that no team that has not shown ability to handle teh paste board to good advantage shall be allowed to par ticipate.
 In addition to the contest among the men, the women will be on hand with number of bridge teams, and if one can believe what he hears they wil outnumber them. They are collecting their forces and expect to have some experts on hand for the occasion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
HENRY FORD AND HIS $7 PER DAY
 WAGE DISCUSSED

Washington, April 30--CUP) -- Henry Ford's proposal to pay his employees in IT major foreign cities the equivalent of not less than $7 a day, regardless of the relative costs of living, is being worked out with governmental assistance. Secre- tary of Labor Doak announced last night that Ethelbert Stewart, com missioner of labor statistics, will go to Geneva to confer with foreign government statisticians in working out the salary bases in the 12 coun- tries involved. The statistcians will draw up final report showing just how much Ford must pay in the currency of each of these countries in order that employees there may receive the exact equivalent of the basic s7 wage.
 It was explained that Ford charges as much for his foreign made cars and tractors as for those made in the United States. The foreign cities involved are Manches- ter, Cork, London, Paris. Marseilles, Berlin, Frankfort, Antwerp, Rotten dam, He s n gfors, Copenhagen, Stockholm. Trieste. Genoa, Barcel- ona, Warsaw and Constantinople.
 Limavady, Ireland, has asked the government to help it erect a large number of houses urgently needed for laborers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
SOCIETY PLANS GREAT GARD PARTY
|BEWILDERED BOY OUT OF THE WEST
 AT WHITE HOUSE
Bryan United, Hero of the Colorado Bus Tragedy, Is Honored Guest of the Capital

| Washington, April 30--(U. P.)--- Up in the famous blue room at the White House slightly bewildered | western lad awoke with the sun this
 morning. Scrambled eggs and bacon, | waiting in the dining room, were less of a lure. however, than the fascin- ating things Bryan Untiedt was go- | ing to see.
 There was Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, Arlington
 with the tomb of the unknown sol-
 dier, and as many other sights his- | toric or otherwise, as Colorado farm boy with large bump of cur
 iosity mikht want to see.
 Bryan, hero of the Lamar, Colo,
 bus disaster, lived years in few
 hours yesterday, but they were hap pier years than those he lived in | that terrible night snowbound in | Colorado. He gave President Hoover
 q first hand account of that, relating
 in his straightforward. adolescent | way how he made the children dance
 now he cuffed them and slapped
 them, anything. everything, to keep l them from freezing.
 That is memory, nightmare to | be thought of as little as possible.
  days.
 There was that matter of the king
 of Siam. 1t may have taken a certain amount of persuasion to convince him that this little man, wearing a silk hat and western clothes rather a jeweled crown and sillien robes, was really ar Oriental monarch. Nevertheless there he was. And the queen, too. Bryan saw them both from a point of vantage
 when they drove up to the White
 House for their state call. He saw
 them again when they came for din-
 and gold braid. Like the Peruvian
 Princes. brought to Cuzco to gaze
 upon the majesty of the Imperial
 City, this simple farm boy gazed his
 unsophisticated young eyes out.
 Then he went to bed, for there were
 many things to be done on the mor-
 row.
 What a day it was for him! A shin ing limousine with a real coat of arms met him at the station. A bow ing doorman ushered him in at the formal north entrance of the White House, pale from his illness, clutch ing his little camera. Up in the blue
 room he tested the mattresses on the
 bed in which many distinguished persons would have given much to sleep.
 In the executive offices he met - and conversed with---the president of the United States.
 "How do you like Washington,
 Bryan?" "Oh, Pm thrilled to death! It's the first time ever saw it." Well, you know, Bryan, I got the
 most kick out of Washington myself the first time ever saw it." Then a tour of the executive man. sion, prying into hooks and cran- nies tourists seldom see, while his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
PAGE SEVEN

up to date establishment of lhs kind. It IS being referred to as the first of it's kind in Waterbury. be- cause in addition to carrying aIt that can now be found in the other Economy stores, this one will bs provided with everything neded on the table. 50 that the housewife can purchase not only groceries, but also fish, meats. vegetables and such other food provisions as are used in the home.
 This is new department for the Economy Grocery company in Wa- terbury, but 1t is believed in the near future one of the same kind will be opened in the different sec tions of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30

host turned to that other distinguish ed guest, the Siamese King.
 Then the Washington monument, gray and majestically aioof, the place where they print the money" the theater where Lincoln was assas- sinated, a real ship in the navy yard. -Bryan's first.
 Back at the White House again, tired but unutteraboly happy, he peeped at the uniforms assembling for the state dinner. A state dinner would have bored Bryan exceedingly --the conversation would not have concerned the fundamentals in which his interest lies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30

The first Economy grocery com bination store in Waterbury will be opened tomorrow morning at 420-42S North Main street, at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30
Economy Opens
 Combination Store
New Establishment at North Square Will Handle Meats
 in Addition to Uusual Line of Household Provisions

North Square. It will contain all modern equipments including the latest designs in refrigeration and such other things as go to make an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-30

Brazil is revising downward it's estimated government expenditures for this year.
The Washington times., 1931-01-03
7 topics CHOSEN
. BY DIR. SNYDER

The Rev. DR.. Henry W. Sny-
der, pastor Of st. Paul's Lu-
theran Church, has planned q
series of sermons for young peo-
pie on Life Choices for Choice
Lives" These will be delivered
on the first Sunday evening of
each month throughout the win
ter and spring, beginning tomor-
row at 8 p. M, when his theme
will be Choosing Our Parents. J"
This service will be held at the
Chapel of the Epiphany, v Street
near Sixteenth, and will be at
tended by the Luther League
in a body.
Tomorrow the st. Paul's con-
gregation will hold its services
at II q. m. at the Metropolitan
Theater, F Street near Tenth. At
this service DR.. Snyder will
preach two sermons, the first
to the Junior congregation on
the subject THE Two-Headed
Man." and the second to the
senior congregation on Forward
the Church"