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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Ma is still away visiting Ant Fanny
and today pop got a letter from her,
being this:
Deerest Willyum, am having a COM
| pleet change here but ony a fairly COM
| strane caused by Fanny's highly mis-.
taken ideer that her little Herbit Is the
f., brightest child of any age since the
invention Of children, and to make bad
| matters verse she keeps drumming and
harping on the 3deer in all our CONVEX
sations, notwithstanding the fact that
have our Gladdises Willie at home a
an example and a standard.
For instants, this morning at brekfist
she asked me to CESS what Herbit said
to the mailman yestidday. And Will
yum what do you Suppose 1t was? Her
bit said to the mailman. Have you got
anything for Herbit? That's all, Have
you got anything for Herbit. and YET
| Fanny insisted it was q super brilliant
remark for boy years of age.
So to take the wind out of her sales
I told her about little Willie's famous
remark to the milkman. You remem-
Der, Willyum, the time he looked up
| in the milkmanS face and calmly said
Milk. Well, 1 told that to Fanny but
1t left her imperviouS. All the clever
ness and irony of it seemed to excape
her entirely. Instead. she meerly said,
| Speaking Of cows, just lissen to this.
And she called Herbit over and said
to him. How does COW go, Herbit?
and Herbit anSered with his usual ex-
preSSionless expression, Bow WOW.
Fanny explained that the charm Of
that lay in the fact that Herbit knew
very well in his hart of harts how q
| cow goes. and my naturel response was,
| Very well then, why duZzent he wink
| when he says it? Then told her how
! Willie, whenever he Is asked what time
1t is, invaribly ansers, Clock, but Fanny
/ just raised her eyebrows with an ex-
preston that was barely polite
That's what mean by an atmospheer
of strane. Willyum. and I may not stay
as long as I intended. and in fact I'm
not being urged to. Your affectionate
wife PaWleen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

Thieves stole a safe from the cinema
in Adershot militay camp In England
smuggled it past the guard. carried u
more than mile, broke n open and
found only SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14


70 in
"letdout" will
bull did tAnswer tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-14

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5. Border for picture.
8. Small apple.
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-. One: Scot.
! IA. University town in Prussia.
16. Vehement speeches.
l8. Protuberance on skull.
; 10. Lizard.
20. Irregular.
"a. Rash.
23. Position In bridge.
IS. Made public.
rs. Suffers, allows.
~. Scandinavian navigator.
20. Plant emulation.
81. Silly.
"a. CanOnized.
81. Moments of time or life: poet.
50. Russian stockade.
80. Shine.
~. short, light spear.
A. Tool for boring wells.
As. Son of Adam.
As. Jester
AZ. Court for games.
so. Jurisdiction, in old English law.
81. To be mistaken.
IS. Empress Of Russia.
81. Over: poet
BS. Muse Of poetry.
90. AScertainS as an aggregate.
81. Measure of capacity.
90. Edible Japanese plant.
. "a. Clever, proficient
65. Excepting.
SO. Sea: Fr.
81. Maker Of the FIRST American nag.
Down.
I. Gall
2. Red deer.
8. Southern constellation.
4. Fundamental unit Of force.
5. Mans name.
6. Close: poet.
z. Canopies for beds.
8. Stylish. smart.
9. Flowed, as river.
10. Nutritious.
IL. Initiate
IL. Masticate.
IS. Remnants.
IT. Kernel.
81. Notion.
: "a. Organ of climbing plant.
. 26. Horizontal beams over doors.
20. Obligations of insurance.
30. Kitchen utensil
81. Dolt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
Youth Opposes War

Since youth always is called upon to do the fight
ng 1t is interesting to inquire how youth feels about
war and the preparedness for war;
Such inquiry just has been made by the inter-
collegiate disarmament council of New York straw
vote in seventy colleges throughout the United States
among students of both sexes, reveals that:
Out of 24,345 students voting 80 per cent favored
reducing ornaments, and So per cent favored the
United States setting the example by beginning to
disarm without waiting for action of other nations
One-third favored 100 per cent cuts in ornaments.
provided all nations agree to the same ratio while
one in seven advocated 100 per cent cut for the
United States, regardless of action by other nations
Out of 1880 students voting on the question of
military training in colleges, 81 per cent favored
abolishing all military training
Out of 1886 students voting on the world court.
"a per cent urged adherence by the United States
upon the basis of the Root protocols.
These tests are highly significant. The students
voting were small children during the great war and
have no shocking memories of that horror to guide
their sentiments. In spite of persistent propaganda
by the parioteers and ngoes they are choosing the
way of peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
Redistribution, Need

1T goes without saying that when
( some face starvation while 9TH
ers roll in wealth, there must be
more or less of a redistribution that
those who have an abundance must
yield something in order that those
who have nothing may live.
1t were better for all concerned
to put this redistribution on a BUSH
ness basis, to make it as matter of
law, rather than as one of bally-
hooed philanthropy, which enables
the giver to strut, while humiliating
the receiver.
Democratic leaders are right in
assuming that the bulk of the bur-
den should be placed on the Shout
derS of wealth, that great incomes
should be taxed more heavily than
the Mellon plan provides; that this
is no time to permit the rich to grow
much richer, while millions are so
poor that they couldn't possibly grow
any poorer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
When the Lawyer Knows

Is it proper for lawyer to defend, on plea of
mot guilty" client charged with criminal offense
when the latter has confessed to the lawyer himself
the fact that he did commit the offense charged?
This DID, intricate, much-mooted question is raised
again by New York judge who denounces dis
honest lawyers who defend guilty men-knowing them
to be guilty
In 1917 general council of the British bar made
interesting report this point 1t held that "if
the confession has been made before the proceedings
have been commenced it is most undesirable that
advocate to whom the confession has been made
should undertake the defense as he most certainly
would be seriously embarrassed in the conduct of the
case and no harm can be done to the accused by
questing him to retain another advocate"
On the other hand, where the confession has been
made during the proceedings in such circumstances
that the lawyer retained for the defense not
tire from the without seriously compromising the
position of the accused the British bar decided that
the lawyers duty is ito protect his client as far as
possible from being convicted except by competent
tribunal and upon legal evidence sufficient to support
conviction for the offense with which he is charged"
But-and this is highly pertinent to current criti-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
Political Issues

Senator Watson, distorting statement made by
Newton D. Baker in his Winchester address, tells the
people of Indiana that he would be very glad to &C
cept the League OF Nations as the tissue" in his
campaign for reelection.
Aside from the fact that Mr.. Baker specifically
said that he did believe it politically possible
join the league the truth is that neither Senator Wat
son nor Mr.. Baker, nor any other individual will
make the issues" in the next campaign.
The issue is rather definitely fixed by the prob
lens created by vast unemployment by the plight Of
farmers, by the stagnation of industry and the
threatened defiaticn of living standards.
When Senator watson voted for the smoot-Haw-
ley tariff bill, he proclaimed that prosperity would
arrive within thirty days. Instead, that tariff bill
fastened the debacle which threw more and more
out of work
The latest repercussion comes from Germany
where American-owned automobile factory has
put out new auto built entirely by foreign labor
and now competing with its own American-ma
products in South America and Africa.
The people next fall will be in no mood to listen
to debates on any question that does not have
direct bearing their jobs and their bellies and
their pocketbooks.
Between now and next fall Senator Watson will
have opportunity to firmly establish himself in
the hearts Of the people.
AS leader of the senate, he can see that the
jobless get relief it is definitely that
private charity will not suffice to prevent suffering
and distress.
He can, if he wishes vote funds to put to
work on public projects and thus crank up the in
dustral engine and start business going.
Fortunately the senator is back in Indiana, where
he get frst-hand information. A journey to the
restaurant established by city employees would be en-
tightening trip through the steel cities in north
Indiana would be Illuminating
After such journey, definite stand at the side
of Senators La Toilette and Cosgan in their efforts
to prevent human suffering would place him in po
sition where he would not be looking for any issue
He could say that in emergency he placed human
life and human rights above all other considerations
That should be enough.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
HEALTH
Scarlet Fever Spread by Discharges

son does not really know that he
is sick with scarlet fever.
Obviously such a person may
travel about and spread the disease
to other people without either his
or their knowing anything about it.
Scarlet fever occurs throughout
the world, more often in temper
ate climates than in the tropics
more often in the cities than in
the country districts.
Both colored and white people
have scarlet fever, but in colored
people it is usually much less severe
than among white people. The
disease also occurs at all seasons
of the year, but more frequently
in the winter and in the spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
The Economy AK

Prodded by demands of Democratic leaders in con-
gress for at least a $3O0O00,00O cut in the Hoover
budget estimates the President says he wishes con-
gress success in its economy move. Specifically, he
agrees with the Democratic proposal to funds by
recognizing the government to eliminate duplicating
bureaus
That makes it almost unanimous.
The difficulty, however is that this unanimity
garding the need of federal administrative reorganiza
ton has existed for at least ten years. Every Pres
dent since the war has given this program lip service
The rub is politics Added to that is the human fac
tor-bureaucrats like of other professions, tend
to perpetuate themselves and their machinery.
Hence ten years of talk about h-needed re-
form has resulted in no action
Prospects of action this year are better for sew
eral reasons. One reason is that the huge federal
deficit gives sharper barb than ever before to the
economy motive.
Another reason is that the Democrats are in con-
troll of the house of representatives. Democrats,
Democrats are no purer and more efficient, of
course than Republicans such. But it so happens
that the Democrats for the first time since the war;
have good prospects of winning national election
provided they make good showing in this session of
congress.
If the Democrats can claim credit for federal
economies that will be perfect campaign ammunition.
BY the same token, it is to the political advantage
of the RepublcanS-now that the Democrats have
embarked on an economy crusade-to show that the
administration can not be outdone in this matter
Therefore, chances are fairly good for some meas
ure of federal administrative reorganization and
consequent saving.
The public however should watch for jokers in
this program. Already it seems clear from the Hoo
yer statement that he would make this saving and
reorganization at the expense of small and starved
humanitarian services-such the childrens bureau
without touching departments such the army and
navy which most in need of coordination and
which eat up the largest part of the taxpayers dollar
Whether the Democrats have similar jokers in
their program is not yet known.
The test of any reorganization, either from the
standpoint of economy efficiency will be the older
and larger departments which have accumulated the
bureaucratic moss Of more than century. The pro-
portion of government expenditures health educa-
ton labor conciaton industrial statistics and similar
humanitarian and scientific services already is low
to the point of ineficency.
But even if these services wiped out altogeth-
err the total saving would have little effect on the
giant deficit.
If the Democrats and the President mean business,
they will have to use the ak most the war; navy
and interior departments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
Just Every Day Sense
By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON
ID OREDOM to is the most incomprehensible of
I'D all human ailments. Yet large numbers of

ID OREDOM to me is the most incomprehensble of
- all human ailments. Yet large numbers Of
women suffer from it, or so it seems One is obliged
to take their word for it. The most recent complaint
comes from young wife who after having educated
herself for professional career fell in love and
RED
Now, after several years. she finds time heavy on
her hands. She confesses to sensation of useless
while she tries to fill her empty hours With no
economic or heart Worries she fels frustrated and
what is life all about she walls
It's easy to diagnose her trouble. What she needs
is baby or maybe two or three of them.
The modern woman, we find often interprets her
unrest as longing for outside work when it is only
the natural desire for child
And cure for boredom there's nothing like a
baby of ones own. Life takes a meaning the
minute you realize you to partake OF the great
experience OF motherhood Discomfort flies out of
the window when the stork comes in at the door,
TNHEN all these inconsequential things with which
l. We have occupied ourselves-clubS, strummng on
interludeS between our moments of living We dilly-
daily with other work, but we care for our babies
with heartfelt earnestnesS and sincerity.
Men and women are not normal unless they have
some association with children during early maturity
And wives do themselves grea injustice when they
argue that for them family is not necessary hap
piness
Modern life with it Stainless activities is particu-
larly fitted to foster such deluSon. SO long as we
can hustle about we believe that are living. Yet
the fullest flavor of existence is found only in serenity
An dthe core of such peace for women abides
in the nursery One soft little body to cuddle in your
srms can Danish forever from your life the mean
ingess things and give you vision of the sig
niicance Of being.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30

cism Of certain practices among American criminal
lawyers
Such confession imposes very strict limitations
on the conduct Of the defense An advocate may not
assert that which he knows to be lie He may not
connive at much less attempt to substantiate fraud
While, therefore, it would be right to take any
objection to the competency of the court to the form
of the indictment to the adissibity of any evidence
or to the sucency Of the evidence admitted it would
be absolutely wrong to suggest that some other person
had committed the offenSe charged or to call any
evidence which ne must know to be false having
regard to the confession, SUCH for instance as evil
dence In support Of ab which is intended to show
that the accused could not have done or in fact had
not DONE the act; that is to say an advocate must
not whether by calling the accused or otherwise)
set up affirmative case inconsistent with the con-
fession made to him."
Would every criminal defense lawyer in the United
States subscribe to the aboveP Would he be as
punctious where his client had confessed his guiltp
would ne be as scrupulous in rejecting aIbs or any
other evidence he knows to be false?
We fear that in this country far more than in
England, the average criminal lawyer would take
shelter behind Lord Brougham's famous dictum:
An advocate by the sacred duty which he owes
his client, knows, in the discharge of that Office but
one person in the world-that client and none other
Though repudiated by greater urists, Lord Brough-
ANS sweeping statement has been used by LAWYERS
to cover a multitude of professional sins 1t is the
shysters Standby-the great apology for all fake
defenses
How infinitely finer is Lord Chief Justice Cock
burns standard for lawyers:
The arms which an advocate Yields he ought to
use as warrior not as an assassin. He ought to
uphold the interests of his clients per fa but not per
ne1as. He ought to know how to reconcile the inter
esS of his client with the eternal interests of truth
and justice.
Fidelity, courage, independence do not REQUIRE
tnat undue zeal which produces rancor venom cruelty
falseness"
Lawyers, as Henry w. Jessup of the New York bar
wei says in his Study of Legal Ethics truly more
often need bride than spur"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
Three Ways Out

ID OUGHLY, there are three basic
IN theories for curing the depres-
sion, each of which has its merits
all of which undoubtedly will be
applied to a certain extent and any
one of which would be dangerous il
carried to extreme, or depended on
exclusively.
First, there is the theory of re-
trenchment through a general re-
duction of wages and prices.
Second, there is the theory of
maintaining present wage and price
levels by reducing the number oil
those employed, getting little more
work out of those kept on the pay
roll and taking care of those dis
charged through charitable efforts
of one kind or another.
Third, there is the theory of
providing work by mobilizing the
credit available through federal
bond issues.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
Reduce Resistance

ITO meet this competition the
Il carriers can obtain speeds of
100 miles an hour by decreasing the
train resistance rather than by in
creasing the motive power and this
can be done without appreciate
sacrifice Of either safety or econ
omy, say Tietjens and Ripley, who
recommend lighter weight stream
line designs and probably other
radical departures from present
practice as the solution.
Even if it is inadvisable to jump
the speeds from 40 to so or 100
miles an hour at the present time,
they show curves and figures to
prove that air resistance presents
the chief obstacle to speed and say
that from an economical stand
point of power consumption
streamlining of fast trains and
high-speed interurban cars is JUS
titled on present operating sched-
ules.
Assuming a straight, level track,
train resistance is divided into fric-
tional and air resistance.
Wind tunnel tests show that a
saving of about 40 per cent in pow
er at a speed of SO miles an hour
is procured by partially streamlin-
ing an interurban car. At thirty
five miles an hour, this saving is
about 80 per cent, say the experts.
Consequently, they argue, stream
lining may be used either to save
energy consumption for the same
schedule speed or to increase speed
without corresponding increase in
energy consumption.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
SUBMARINE LOSSES

OCCs OV
ON Dec. 80, 1917, the British adj
~ miralty announced that in the
week closing on this day subma-
rines had sunk twenty-one British
ships and nine French ships.
Eighteen of the British ships were
over 1000 tons, and three were less.
The nine French ships were all over
1000 tons.
Padua, Italy, which was raided by
enemy airplanes on Dec. %, was
again raided on this day. Three
persons were killed. Three were in
jured. Two churches and many
other buildings were damaged.
In Russia a provisional agreement
was reached at Brest-Litovsk with
the central powers on liberation of
war prisoners, and resumption of
commercial and treaty relations.
The German naval delegation at
Petrograd reached an agreement
with the Bolshevist government for
raising the blockade on the White
sea.
Bessarabia declared its indepen-
dence as the Moldayian republic to
form part of the Russian federated
republic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30

through milk contaminated by a
person who has the disease or who
has just recovered.
There seems to be plenty of evil
dence that scales from the patient
who is peeling do not carry the in
lection, except when these scales
are contaminated with discharges of
the type that have been mentioned.
Apparently the person is able to
communicate the disease for a
period of at least three weeks from
the time when it commences until
all of these discharges have ceased.
There are cases of such slight
character that they are not dag
nosed properly. Indeed, there are
some cases so slight that the per-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
That Budget Cut

COMMENTING on Senator Har-
" rison's recent statement that
the federal budget would be cut
$300,000000, Vice-President Curtis
says that it could and should be
cut $5O0,OO0,000.
This vast sum, he declares, could
be saved by the simple process OF
cutting out duplication in the va
rious departments and stopping the
publication of unnecessary docu-
ments
Splendid, but what about the
thousands who would be thrown
out of work?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.
NOR many years the cause of
Il scarlet fever was unknown. 1t
now is accepted generally that one
form of the Steptococcus is respon-
sible for this disease.
This germ is spread in the dis
charges from the nose, throat and
ears, from assesses, or from
wound surface Of a patient who is
sick or convalescing from the
disease, and also by any articles
with which such a person may be
in contact.
The infection also may be spread
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-30
For Autos Also

TIETJENS is of the opinion that
Il adequate Streamline design
ought to be applied to all vehicles as
means Of saving power and money
as well as way of attaining higher
speeds.
He says that halfway stream
lining, such as rounding a few cor
ners or slight sloping of the wind
shield, has little effect on air re-
sistance, but tests over a period of
ten years convince him that the
enormous proportion of power re-
quired to overcome air resistance
can be reduced considerably if the
streamlining is properly done.
IF the body, wheels and tenders,
considered as unit, are shaped
according to modern aerodynamics,
he says, "a car shape can be devel-
oped that will have but one-fifth
the air resistance of the present type
of automobile, yet it will have the
same ample passenger space as our
Sedans of today.
such car would require only
30-horse power instead of 90-horse
power for S0-miIe speed, less than
50-horse power would be required
to go 100 miles an hour in contrast
with the 160-horse power required
for such speed today.
"The percentage of power saved
by streamlining increase with the
speed. At forty miles, so per cent is
saved; at seventy miles, IS per cent
and at ninety miles, 70 per cent is
saved" according to DR.. Tietjens.
"a present type car with top
speed Of eighty miles an hour has
mileage Of about ten miles a gallon
Streamline the same car and the
power saving will give thirty miles
to the gallon.
"These data show convincingly
that the bulky body Of the present
type automobile must give way to
the streamline design" he predicted