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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

TINE rift In the home life of Harry Bannister and
i Ann Harding, motion picture actress, Is q fine
commentary on our current warped idea Of marriage.
The two separating they say, because the hus-
band Is losing his identity and becoming background
for the activities of his wife.
He is known in many places merely as Ann Hard
ings husband.
This demonstrates perfectly our subsection to a
stupid tradition After ALL is there any logical
why a wife should not be famous than her
husband, except the reason that Is created by the
male ego?
Have not millions of gifted women lived within
the shadow of less gifted husbands? Yet very little
outcry ever is made about that injustice.
Here we have situation that is not unusual these
DAYS and that will grow more usual as women have
wife say they love each other. They have child,
a home.
Yet they can not continue their relationship be-
the husband Is receiving less public notice than
the wife, Can men honestly say that they are fair,
just intelligent when they uphold such child
ishneSS? Does this arrogance mark sex that Is
truly SUPERIOR
T HEARTILY agree that no person should be COM
PEELED to live with a mate who dominates him and
prevents the fullest development of his capabilities
I also am aware that such conditions exist in many
marriages.
But the fact that the spotlight has been turned
for little while upon the woman rather than upon
the should not create an untenable position in
marriage.
And the spotlight of the movies makes this att-
tude more unjuSti1abe. For the chances are
that like most screen celebrities Ann HardingS day
will be brief
In this world, where all things pass strutting
upon the stage is ended soon.
1t seems to me that the husband who can not bear
fame for his wife, II he loves her. will not ever be
likely to get much on his own account.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
The Tax Bill
TFrOm the Emporia (Kan.) darettsI


The new tax bill goes to the senate. AS 1t stands,
it seems to be adequate to balance the budget though
Secretary Mills says it still lacks little Probably
the senate will add the necessary fringe to splice the
bill to the budget.
The thing that seems to have been sighted by
the house is inheritance tax There the fairest tax
that nation assess 1t leaves men free during
their lives and takes youths back to the toe mark
when they start.
An inheritance tax gives man his liberty and pre-
serves to society the Of opportunity and equality
for all its members.
There IL no great reason why any man should in
herit more than ten or fifteen million dollars Every
thing above that should be taken The shock to the
economic and industrial organization would be no
greater II the surplus beyond any reasonable amount
like this should be taken at death-no greater than
the shock that follows when fool sons-in-law and
diettante get into great business organizations
and wreck them.
If a man has a wise or Son-in-aw he will
make him full partner, and more or less escape
the inheritance tax. If he has fool son, he can
not do it.
If a father can not trust his son, why should
society trust him with the fathers money! Let the
budget be balanced by q stiff inheritance tax and
America will be q better and fairer country
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
Same Old Story

The Constitution of the United States says in
language not to be misunderstood that whenever
a vacancy occurs in the Office Of congressman, the
Governor Of the state shall call a special election.
There is vacancy caused by the death Of Repre-
sentative Vestal Congress will be in session until
March 4. The vote Of one member might conceiv-
ably change the whole course of legislation.
Governor Leslie says4he will call election unless
compelled 70 do so. That may indicate the extent
to which respect for the Constitution has slipped in
the past decade. Even governors may now ignore it.
OF course, the real for inaction is not the
cost but the Discrimination Of the Hoover boys to
have showdown in advance Of the November joust
on the issue Of supporting him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
Let's Shut Up

NTHEN Europeans get good and
w ready, they will show us how
to trade with regard to those war
debts. They will give us all the
plans we want, and then some. Thev
will kick the ground from under our
feet by quoting some of our own
gratuitous CAB.
They will use our own PROPOSE
lions against us and spoil our ar
guments before We have had time to
make them. They will put the re-
sponSibility for readjustment, or
reputation, on us. They will leave
us holding the bag not only in an
economic, but moral, sense.
Our cue is to shut up and let
Europe begin negotiations. That
would square the issue with the
facts. We did not borrow the mon
ey and we do not owe it. We stand
in no need Of revision, or cancella-
ton.
We should not permit ourselves to
be placed in a position where we
can be charged by future genera
lions with encouraging, or suggest
ing breach of contract. Assuming
that such thing is necessary. or
legitimate under the circumstances,
we should not take the initiative,
even by inference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
One State Acts

Urgent as are the issues Of efficiency and economy
at Washington, local communities should remember
also that, like charity, these begin at home.
The biggest tax leaks are in the extravagances
and Implications in district, township county, and
state governments that up twice as much OF the
tax dollar does the federal government
North Carolina progressive bellwether of the south,
believes not only in states rights but in states duties
In 1880 Governor o. Max Gardner called upon the
experts of the institute of government research Of
Bookings institution to make state survey.
One result the enactment last year of set
Of laws that all but revoutonized Old North's gov
srnmental machinery. This program lifting at least
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
TIT CEFMC TN MT NV HAYWOOD
l. Il OA4A4V1O ~ 1V11 d BROUN

owe what I humorously call my
success to native sloth and &C
Quired Incidence.
My first step upward I owe to the
unfortunate state of colleagues
liver. It troubled him into retire
ment, and he happened to be the
book editor of the journal by which
was employed.
Back in the dark ages of which I
speak the status of q book critic
was low, even when he managed to
preserve his health. It was a job
assigned to those not competent to
read copy or hold down a. reporto-
rial assignment. And so 1 got the
job.
But even in this obscure post, my
lazineSs came to the attention Of
the managing editor. I was sup
posed to say something about three
novels each week, and that seemed
to me a task beyond my strength.
Accordingly, although the column
most palpably was labeled Books"
I strayed off into extraneous topics.
One standard of ethics I did
maintain.
Never was I willing to say any,
thing about an authors offer unless
I had perused the first twenty-five
pages. Less conscientious reviewers
frequently get themselves into trou-
bic.
I remember the mess which a
friend Of mine fell into. 1t was his
custom to read the blurb upon the
jacket or, failing that, to note the
title Of the book under considera-
ton and make some neutral notes
which seemed appropriate.
One review sent to him he
glanced at hastily and noted it
down upon his list as THE Missing
Gallon" Naturally he thought it
was story about prohibition, and
in his review he spoke of the books
being a lively and exciting yarn
concerning rum runners, revenue
men and the coast guard.
Later it turned out that he had
been guilty of typographical error
in jotting down the title. It was
actually '"I'fle Missing Galleon" and
proved to be an historical novel
about the Spanish Armada. The
author was justifiably angry at the
reviewer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICE
Skull Injury Needs Immediate Care

because the loss of body heat at this
time may lead to death.
A physician Immediately examines
the skull for the presence of any
open wound or laceration of the
scalp, with a view to finding out
promptly whether the skull has
been injured.
OF course, an X-ray picture
should be taken as soon as the pa
TENTS condition permits.
The head Of the unconscious per-
son always should be kept lowered
If there happens to be any hemor-
rhage from the nose or ears, the
patient should be put in a position
where breathing will be as easy as
possible.
The physician who examines such
q patient feels the pulse to know
whether the circulation is going on
correctly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16

n LtteFuTy hdmOte Wttb a.
L. De Leeua0 VII Teach
You Many Scientific Facts.
MODERN physics is chiefly a way
4FA of looking at things. The uni
verse in 1882 is the same universe
that it was in 1880.
But scientists have found out a
lot Of new things about it and as a
result they have achieved a new
way OF viewing the universe.
The scientist, having to deal with
other scientists, naturally has built
up a Technology to express these
new views. This is only a natural
and necessary procedure and not
proof of a plot upon the part of
scientists to conceal their findings
from ordinary mortals.
The baseball fans follow exactly
the same procedure. He talks about
sacrifice hits" and squeeze plays,
and the like.
But it is easy to read the baseball
news, because most Of us played
baseball IN our school days.
All Of us, however, did not make
the acquaintance of theoretical
physics in our school days. And
some OF those who did, have failed
to keep abreast the latest develop
mentS.
Consequently, many readers who
would like to catch up with the new
Developments in the world of physics
find themselves baffled by the tech
meal vocabulary of the physicist.
To all who find themselves in that
predicament. I recommend a book
Just published named Rambling
Through Science"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
al property own

$120O0000 from the backs OF general property own
ers without curtaing essential services, included:
Transfer Of $4,000 miles Of county roads to the
state, taking their administration from 100 county
boards prying from pay rolls 500 local road officials
State control of city and county credit through
formation of local government commission to pass
on all bond issues
State responsibility for financing the entire school
system through state income franchise and property
taxes accompanied by 20 per cent reduction in school
budgets
new revenue act, shifting $1200O00 Of tax bur-
dens from real property to franchise gas inheritance
and income tax increases
Besides these, North Carolina adopted such admin
istrative reforms consolidation of the state uni
versity and establishment Of central purchasing
system.
Basic are these steps toward Capitalization, the
people Of the state apparently are pleased Paul "
Betters formerly of Brookngs, who served as Gard
ner's technical adviser, reports:
80 long tax relief is possible, people in North
Carolina little interested such factors as preser
walton of the rights and prerogatives of local self
government"
Modern transportation and communication have
made larger governmental units possible Oppressive
taxes have made them necessary. without sacrifice
Of efficiency democracy, other states can do what
North Carolina has done. That is one way to lower
taxes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
A Skilled Guide

A L. DE LEEUW, well-known
L a engineer, is the author of
Rambling Through Science" It is
published by Whittlesey House at
$3.50.
The style of De Leeuw is as in
formal as the title of the book. The
book is literally a ranble. a slow.
easy jaunt through the fields of
modern science. But it Is by no
means an aimleSS ramble.
The reader may not know where
he is bound when he plunges into
the first chapter. But De Leeuw has
laid out the path with the skill of a
veteran guide-and while the reader
never would guess it in a million
years, De Leeuw has started him
upon an understanding of nothing
less than the Einstein theory.
How could the reader guess it?
Here is the simple and easy start
of that first chapter:
Did you ever ride in a fast rail-
road train when another train met
you, going in the opposite direction,
and the engineers, according to
their habit, saluted each other by
blowing their whistles?
IF so, did you notice that the
whistle of the other train made diff
ferent sounds, one higher and one
lower? Did you notice that you
heard the higher note when the
other train came toward you, and
that, suddenly, this note changed to
a lower one when the engine passed
you?
IF you have not already no
ticed it, keep this in mind and try
it out on your next railroad ride.
Professor Rijke of Leiden noticed
it, too, one day. but was not salts
fed with merely noticing it; he
wanted to know the reason why ="
And then De Leeuw goes on and
explains this phenomenon since
known to science as "Rijke's phe-
nomenon." 1t is matter of
sound waves.
More waves reach your ear per
second when the other train is APP
preaching you than when it is re-
ceding from you.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16

If there is interference in the
brain due to blood, the pulse is
likely to become exceedingly slow
and the breathing likewise.
By putting a needle into the
spinal cord, the physician deter
mines whether there is blood in the
spinal fluid. Presence of blood in
this fluid indicates injury to the
brain.
Far too often a person who has
had head injury gets up prompt
ly as soon as he begins to feel at
all well and later relapses from
progressive condition.
Tt is at this time that special care
must be taken to detect the first
signs of headache, dizziness, gem
eral weakness or disturbance of vi
sion and hearing, which not infre-
quently follow injuries to the brain
or to the spine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
The Cost Of Coal

The cost OF coal is fairly low In dollars but ter
ribly high in human happiness. How much ton
OF coal takes out Of American family is being
learned through leaks in the censorship that seeks
to Isolate the coal terror of eastern Kentucky
How 1t robs youth of life, limb and joy can be
learned from report on boy labor in the mines of
Pennsylvania. This report, just made public by the
department of industry and labor Of Pennsylvania,
reveals that of $500 boys under IS who toll in the
states coal mines, 739 in 1880 suffered accidents
(this is out of every seven).
Five were killed and eleven permanently disabled
Most Of the injured were between Is and II, while
six under 16.
Coal mining is five times more hazardous than
manufacturing, and boys injured more frequently
than men in the bituminous fields.
With millions Of men seeking work. it seems
lamentabe thing that boys should be sent down into
mines to be worked, broken, and killed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16

newspaper recruit who is column
lsticallv inclined that he make a
point of not working too hard and of
picking paper upon which the men
above him are not in particularly
good health.
In my more mature years I have
begun to feel an executive itch, and
recently it has been my practice to
ask the managing editor each day,
"And how are you feeling?" He
doesn't seem to like it. I'm afraid
that he is sensitive, or maybe super
Stitious.
Copyright. 1882. BY The TimeO
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBETN
Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association. and of HyEeia, the
Health Magazine.

OCCASIONALLY some one picked
~ up unconscious on the street is
thrown into cell with the dag
nosis-"d drunk and disorderly" on
the police blotter.
Later it is found that the indi-
vidual had fracture Of the skull
from which he died before he came
to trial.
Physicians recognize that a per-
son who suffers with an injury to
his skull or to his spine needs i'm
mediate and well-advised treatment
to save his life.
A person found unconscious and
in shock should be wrapped 1mme-
diately in warm, wooden blankets,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
Says

oar Cue on Var Debts Is
to Shut Up and Let Europe
Begin Negotiations. We
Didn't Borro1O the Money
and Don't Owe 1t.
NEW YORK, April 16.-Whether
IN those war debts should be re-
duced, Cancelled, or let alone, it is
poor policy for us to do all the
worrying.
If European countries need a re-
adjustment, they can be depended
on to ask for it. Common decency
suggests that they be given a
chance to do so. This continuous
parade of plans and advice on our
part must be extensively patroniz-
ing.
Besides, it is working us into
position where we are likely to be
traded out of our shirts. What can
creditor expect after telling his
debtors why and to what extent
they should not pay? Or are we
out to force reputation on che
world even against its will?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
Costly MeddIing

THO hear the chatter on this side
Il Of the Atlantic, one would
think Europe did not have sense
enough to add up its bills, much less
to realize the pickle it is in.
We take it upon ourselves to tell
the people lover there" not only
how much they owe, but how they
ought to get out of it.
Apparently, we can't bear not to
NEEDLE, though meddling may be to
our great disadvantage.
Apparently, we are obsessed with
the idea of telling other people
what they should do, even to the
detriment of our own interests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
GERMANS ADVANCE
April Is

ON April Is, 1918, three fresh
~ German divisions were thrown
into the battle on the Lys sector in
France. After an all-day struggle
they Stormed BailIeul, Wulverghem
and Wytschaete, and held the
greater part of MessineS ridge.
German losses during the day
were described as very severe" by
official British bulletins, which
pointed out that British soldiers had
been withdrawn to previously pre-
pared positions only after hard
fighting, in which their losses were
small compared with those inflicted
on the enemy.
The German long range gun again
bombarded Paris, killing sixteen and
wounding forty-two persons during
the day.
In the United States, Charles M.
Schwab was appointed director gem
eral of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
Daily Thought

Train up a child in the way he
should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.-Prov-
erbS 1875.
In bringing up the child, think
Of the old nan.-Joubert.
How many radios are there in the
United States? How many radio
stations?
According to the latest census,
there are 1858 1877 radio sets in this
country. The radio division says
that there are SOB broadcasting
stations in the United States.
What is the address of Dwight
Davis?
II Westmoreland Place, st. Louis.
When was the Ssh sunk and how
many of her crew were lost?
The Ssh was lost by collision with
the S. S. City of Rome, Sept. 25,
1925. Thirty-seven members of her
crew were lost and three were saved,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
We've Not DefauIfAd

4 UROPEANS merely are waiting
II to see how far we will go, to get
us committed on every possible
front, and we are foolish enough to
play right into their hands.
1t is not, and never has been our
place to do the talking. We have
not defaulted on payments to any
one, or asked moratorium. Except
for its indirect bearing on credit and
trade, we would be much better off
if the debt settlement were to re-
main as is. There is no reason on
earth why we should be interfering
with it, yet we are.
Interference has become a habit
with us. We just can't stand to let
other folks alone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
Questions and
Answers

How many successive years must
teacher serve before he is con-
sidered a tenure teacher? Can
trustee refuse to hire a tenure
teacher without due cause?
A teacher must serve five years,
and must receive a contract for the
sixth year to become a tenure
teacher. A trustee must show cause,
as outlined in the tenure law, to
discharge tenure teacher.
What Ia the address of Alfred z.
Smith?
Empire State Building, New York,
N Y
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
EUrope'S Listening

DUT don't imagine that Europe
- is neglecting to keep a record
of all the nonsense, or that Europe
will neglect to make the best pos
Sible use of it when the time comes.
Every little debt revision chicken
we have Matched is coming home
to roost one of these days, and we
are not going to like the way some
of them have grown between whites.
Every little scheme to soften the
debt situation we have proposed,
whether for politics, or just in fun,
is going to be tossed right back at
us when the time comes to trade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
Step by Step

| A ND so, before he knows it, the
L n reader has mastered a formi-
dable scientific concept, namely
"Rijke's phenomenon" From that,
so the reader will find, it is an easy
step to the "Doppler effect and
from that another easy step to the
fundamental relatively principle
that observations are relative to
the observer.
In similar fashion, with the aid Of
a spider spinning his web in
room, De Leeuw introduces the
reader to the concept of "Cartesian
co-ordinates." And so, step by
step, the reader builds up a knowl-
edge of the fundamental concepts
Of modern physics.
4 list of some Of the chapters
serves to indicate the style Of the
book and some of the ground COW
cred:
About Spiders and the Fourth
Dimension" How Tall Are You?'
"a New Peg to Hang Our Things
On" Things to Hang on the New
Peg" About Bowling Balls and the
Solar System"
A large part Of modern scientific
theory is based upon what is known
as the claw Of probability" Dc
Leeuw introduces the reader to this
in a chapter called Gambling"
Another important law, the first
law of thermodynamics, is known
as the claw OF the conservation Of
energy" This. the reader meets in
a chapter titled THE Market Of the
Universe"
I recommend Rambling Through
Science" to all readers who would
spend pleasant hours catching up
with the newest views Of science.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16

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, 1932-04-16
Evading the Issues

DUT I made no mistake of that
~. sort. At such times as I had
dipped into no books I wrote about
buying a farm and rearing a son
and dog. The managing editor
was not of a literary turn, and so he
said, Il think your best book stuff
is in those columns when you don't
mention any books
After awhile we quit calling it
Books" and named the space at
Seems to Me" so publishers should
not be fooled.
And SO I would suggest to any
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16
Bv Watching the Clock

OUCH fortunate situations never
- come about through persever-
ance and hard work. Even ambition
has little to do with it. All my life
I have been a watcher Of the clock
and a worker who strived nightly
to get by on the smallest amount Of
effort possible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-16

Is blue discharge from the army
a dishOnorabIe discharge?
1t is a discharge mot under
honorable circumstances" It Is
neither an honorable nor a dis
honorable discharge. The color dis
tinguishes it from the other dis
charges.