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The Washington times., 1932-11-16
The Weather

For the District of ColumbIa-Rain
tonight and probably tomorrow morn
ing, possibly changing to snow fur
ries: colder late tonight and much
colder tomorrow; lowest temperature
tonight about 80 degrees; gentle to
moderate shifting winds, becoming
fresh northwest or north by tomorrow
morning.
For Maryland-Rain, changing to
snow and much colder in west, and
rain and colder in east portion, to-
night; tomorrow snow and much colder
in west, and rain, possibly changing
to light snow and much colder In east
portion.
For virginia-Cloudy tonight and to.
morrow, probably rain on the coast
and rain, probably changing to light
snow in the interior, except fair in
southwest portion tomOrrow colder to-
night; much colder tomorrow.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
WILL HOLD CHEST CLINIC

DR.. Leo v. Schneider, of the
Maryland tuberculosis AsSocia-
ton, will conduct Chest clinic
IN the Montgomery County Health
Department, at Rockville, Friday,
at 10 q. m,
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
DIVORCE ACTION FILED

Charging desertion, Marcella
Orrison, through Attorney Rob
ert B. Peter, of Rockville, has
filed suit in Circuit Court at
Rockville for an absolute divorce
from Morris S. Orrison, whom
she married April IA, 1917.
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

put didn't get any BETTER" said Mrs.
Stella Estep. Box l42. FINALLY l
took DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton for the ills of women, and | feel
like a different person and can do
light work." All druggists.
The Washington times., 1932-11-16
WEAK, NERVOUS

Star City, w.
Val was so
weak and nervous
/ could hardly stand
up, would have
dizzy spells, my
head would hurt, l
had no appetite and
was not able to
work at all. l doc
tored with four
different doctors
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

A GOOD deal of PaulS advice to Timothy re-
n corded in the Holy Book, hardly be regarded
as suitable for intelligent moderns certainly not
for women 1t would set us back in the dark ages.
But the First Epistle contains of the wiseSt
things ever said by "The love of money is the
root of all evil" wrote the first Christian theoogian
in bright flash of understanding, long, long ago.
1t explains tersey what is wrong with todaT
and better than the finest essay by any living
omist surely we are pierced through with many
sorrows" because have loved money too we'll And
wherever the passion for gold becomes too intense,
virtues languish.
The men of this country have been betrayed by
this lust into making zanieS of themselves and well
nigh wrecking civilization. We have witnessed veri-
table intelligence panic.
Common sense is likewise at low ebh when the
individual puts his entire trust in wealth as means
to success happiness. Yet for the last quarter
century men have neglected wives and homes and
children to run after riches And women foolishly
aping them have, like Marys little lamb followed
after.
NTOW there is nothing surprising in the fact that
Y the person who enters maturity with absorb
ing ambition to make money very likely will succeed
under ordinary circumstances
Edison sagely said that the who ac-
cumulateS money accumulates very little else and SC
we have many rich person die a pauper in
contentment and wisdom
Because nation be no finer than its people
are of all countries under the sum- the richest
in gold and the poorest in morals Millions of citizens
innocent victims of the evil of this universal lust
after money,
They commute from their homes into great cities
having literally time to spend in the rearing OF
their children. And the weekend parent hardly
can expect TO fashion the manne of character Of the
coming generation.
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Roosevelt Not Liberal

TN spite Of his protestations, RooSe-
l. welt is not liberal under any
exacting definition of the term. 1t
is true that in the middlewest. he is
accepted by many as the very SYM
Dol of this school of thought.
That's not good enough. If the
election is to mean anythingSit must
be man to man and not myth
against symbol. We have had our
share of sham battles already.
Curiously enough, think that
Smith and Hoover might provide
an almost perfect cast for an honest
knock down and drag out struggle.
I will admit that in their last meet
ing many extraneous and irrelevant
issues were introduced. Chiefly, I
think, by the Republican campaign
ers-
But I credit Herbert Hoover with
enough political acumen to know
that the same trick hardly will suf-
fee now. He could not expect to
win again by the expedient of pro-
claiming himself the leader in a
holy war.
No amount of evasion upon the
part of any or all the candidates
can keep the unemployment issue
from the center of the stage. And
on this the Republican platform is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
Nearer Home

California doubtless deserves all the condemnation
which has been heaped upon her for the failure to
see that elementary justice is done to Mooney and
Billings
Yet the papers have revealed to our attention an
even more absurd case in Pennsylvania In the issue
involving Mooney and Billings somebody was killed
Indeed, nine killed and forty injured. The
outrage for which they convicted falsely was one
of the most atrocious in national history. There
some psychological basis for public indignation
and judicial savagery.
In Pennsylvania, one Israel Lazar still is in prison
under a four-year sentence imposed as a result of
criticism of President Coolidge and his cabinet back
during the campaign of 1928
Lazar is Communist and supported William e.
Foster He was arrested tried and sentenced on the
testimony of policeman who alleged that Lazar
called Coolidge and Kellogg bunch of hypocriteS"
The supreme court of the United States has refused
60 review his sentence and Lazar must serve out his
term
Lazar was convicted on the basis of the criminal
syndicalsm law of Pennsylvania. 1t may be bad
taste to call the President and the secretary of state
hypocrteS but it certainly is legitimate prison
offense. Even less should it be regarded in the
heat of a political campaign.
Moreover if anybody is going to be punished for
such epithets let everybody Similar or worse sate@
ments frequently were made during the 1928 CAM
pagn by distinguished political leaders. Professors
of history and international relations daily express
such sentiments in their classes or writings.
If all critics went to the hoosegow such an absurd
violation of civil rights and personal freedom would
be rectiied quickly.
Students of American history will not need to be
told that any such procedure is directly at variance
not only with the Bill of Rights, but also with the
tradition and practice of American political life
Even the venerable Franklin and the sainted
Washington were viliied by eminent Americans dur
ing the contest over the ratification of the Consttu-
ton jefferson was attacked bitterly not only in the
campaign of 1900 but also in that of 1904, when he
was chief executive.
The alien and sedtion laws passed to pro-
tect oversenstiye group of public officials This
disastrous experience should have ended fok all time
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
Unusual Chance,

A CLOSE approach to the Rein
L n muth object would furnish as
tronomerS with an unusual oppor-
tunity to make more accurate meas
urements of distances within the
solar system.
1t is an easy matter. from the
laws of Kepler. to write the relative
distances Of all objects within the
solar system.
If, then, one can be measured
with great accuracy, all the others
can be reduced to the same scale of
accuracy. To date, Eros has pro-
vided the best opportunity.
At present, according to DR.. Frost.
the measurement of the distance
between the earth and the sun, APP
proximately 100000 miles, is be-
lieved to be accurate within $4,000
miles.
Measurements with the aid of the
Reinmuth object ought to give an
accuracy within 10000 miles, he be-
lieves.
1t also is apparent that the close
approach of the Reinmuth object
will give astronomers an excellent
opportunity to study the object it.
self.
Studies of both the large planets
and the asteroids, or little planets"
will be accelerated by the building
Of the 200-inch telescope.
This telescope, while twice as
large as the 1OO-inch telescope, will
be ten times as powerful. 1t will,
therefore. be very useful in clearing
up many problems which at present
perpleX astronomers.
1t will, for example, reveal details
just on the edge of visibility in
the 10O-inch telescope.
DR.. Henry Norris Russell, famous
astronomer of Princeton university,
has expressed the opinion that it
would be possible to make a weather
map of Mars with the aid of the
200-inch telescope.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18

Gratis fool him in their choice. Hoo
yer expects to face Franklin Roose-
welt.
I am not myself a conservative or
inclined in that direction, and yet
think that the scuttling of the
Hoover myth and the plain label
put upon his present attitude con-
stitute the greatest public service
which the President yet has rem
dered to the United States. For the
first time in years, America may
have a chance to stand up and be
counted on the really vital and fun
damental issues of government.
I say may" because there is an
obvious catch in the opportunity.
1t takes two to constitute a clear
cut duel. No reasonable man will
deny that Herbert Hoover accurate
ly represents the conservative point
of view, but the question remains as
to whether the Democrats will put
bona fide liberal against him.
Franklin Roosevelt may be an ex-
cellent man in many ways, but he
does not meet this requirement at
all
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Noise Is Real Health Problem

noise, and the consequence of work.
ing under such conditions is les
sened efficiency.
Among 11,O6S complaint cases in
vestigated by the noise abatement
commission of the city of New
York, it was found that more than
SO per cent concerned traffic.. in
GLIDING railways, trolleys, automo-
biles and trucks.
Yet the automobile undoubtedly
has made great strides recently in
lessening its noise at high speeds.
This advancement, however, has
been counterbalanced by the in
creasing numbers of automobiles.
Edison once said that city noise
must continue to increase and that
eventually man would be deaf,
thereby overcoming the harmful
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18

effects of the hubbub of the great
cities.
But deafness certainly is tragic
price to pay for immunity from
man-made machines.
Anti-noise commissions have been
formed in many cities to fight this
growing evil.
Laboratories are engaged in test
ing the effect of continued noise
on the human mechanism, and
others are experimenting with
noise eliminating devices.
While the end of the problem is
hardly in sight, it remains a fact
that a start has been made in the
right direction.
City health authorities have been
quick to recognize the Importance
of noise abatement and progress
may be expected in the future.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
Origin of Comets

A NEW theory about comets has
L n been advanced by Professor
VsessviatSky of the Astronomical
Institute of Moscow.
1t generally has been assumed By
astronomers that a large number
OF comets which revolve in fairly
small orbits, as the orbits of comets
go, were captured" by Jupiter.
These comets have been thought
to be ones which passed close to
Jupiter and so were affected by that
planets gravitational pull that they
henceforth revolved in restricted
orbits, one end of which circled the
sun and the other end of which was
in the general neighborhood of
Jupiter's orbit.
There are about fifty comets in
Jupiter's family"
The Russian astronomer attacks
the capture theory on the following
grounds: Among comets in general.
about so per cent are moving in
their orbits in the same direction as
thf planets, while about so per cent
- ~~AS'%AA . ~ Vic OpDOolJe QlIeCLlOn.
But among the Jupiter comets.
every one moves in the same direc-
ton as the planets.
This leads Professor Vsessviatskv
to conclude that these comets were
expelled or erupted from the planet
Jupiter. He also believes that such
eruptions still might occur.
Some astronomers have. from
time to time, suggested that the sur
face Of Jupiter still might be in a
molten state. Today, however. most
astronomers think that the surface
temperature is far below zero.
At any rate, the new theory
should lead. not only to a closer
study Of the comets, but to addi-
tional observation of Jupiter.
Here is another place where the
new 2Oo-inch telescope will prove
extremely valuable.
This discussion of the solar sys-
TEN will be continued Mondav)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
Another HOOver?

Theoretically national political convention is
supposed to express the will of the delegates as
sembled
Actually the delegates are scenery. They sing
songs, and standards and eat peanuts and en-
JOY their fling But what comes forth is not from
them.
One man writes the ticket. If the convention is
convention of the ms" that is the President
If of the outs" he is the who wins the nomina-
ton. On rare occasions, as when Smith in 1928 did
not agree with what the delegates in Houston had
done, the nominee defies the deegates-and so the
platform, nevertheless reflects the nominee
The words of the 1882 Republican platform are the
words of Herbert Hoover. Each vague and elusive
line is his from the introduction to that classic
sion about submission not limited to retention or
repeal"-and to the declaration in behalf of Lo
the poor Indian. The Republican document mirrors
the man who heads the Republican party.
And so will the Democratic document mirror a
man.
Will that be another Hoover?
Two weeks will tell.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
What Does It Mean2

IF the Democrats must view with
Il alarm" let them do it in one
sentence, and then tell us in plain
English how they intend to over
come the causes.
The Republicans have dosed us
with platform so windy and I'M
interesting that not one in a thou
sand ever will read it. Those who
do read it will discover that they
are wasting time long before they
get through.
1t might do very well as lee
ture by an assistant instructor to
class of sophomores, especially if
he were trying to show off on a
subject with which he was not very
familiar, but as a message to the
public, it is flop.
Thirty -seven planks, and who
knows what the Republican attitude
is toward war debts, Russian trade,
or Muscle Shoals, much less the
cash bonus and prohibition?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
Smith Is the Man

INDEED, the country needs a can
i didate like Smith, who can say
what he means in a way that ordi-
nary folks understand and a plat
form that he doesn't have to throw
in the waste basket.
-Four years ago, Mr.. Smith had to
forget the platform which was
handed him at Houston, and make
one as he stumped. But that did not
prevent him from gaining the con-
fdence of 100000 citizens and roll
ing up the biggest vote ever cast for
a Democratic presidential nominee.
With platform such as Repub-
lican Squirming makes it possible
for Democrats to write, candidate
like Smith could sweep the country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18

rain, History records that en-
peror's dying words: There were
only three things that did not
obey me-the waters of the
Kammo river, the dice in back
CANNON and the Buddhist priests.
The Passkey to Paradise-"Om
Mani Padme Hum" the first words
taught to babes in Tibet. 1t is
the most frequently uttered sem
tence in the country, and is the
last prayer of the dying.
An all-compelling, irresistible
talisman and password to para
disc, it is carved endleSsly upon
rocks and walls and inscribed
upon the prayer wheels with
which people pray without open
ing their mouths.
MOnday-The Man With a
Horses Name.
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the silly effort to prevent denunciahon of pub

the silly effort prevent denunciation of public
servants in democracy
One does not need to have any personal esteem
for Lazar to share in his views to the slightest
degree to feel that long he remains in the peni
tertiary, Pennsylvania hardly can look with scorn
upon California.
The American Civil Liberties Union has called our
attention to case the boundary in New York
state, which in another manner reminds one of the
blot California justice.
The highly original notion of the California SUI
preme court in the Billings review case was held up
for the nation to view with amazement. The court
held that the collapse Of the states case against Bill
ngs not enough to justify his release. Billings
must prove his own innocence. This is a complete
reversal of all principles of Anglo-Saxon justice.
But the Civil Liberties Union has uncovered a
somewhat comparable case in New York state. One
Max Krawchuk was sentenced to prison for seven
and half years for alleged arson. Competent in
vestigators have stated that there was concrete
evidence against Krawchuk
The trial judge held that Krawchuk must prove
his own innocence. He said that the defendant must
show that the fires started by spontaneous COM
bustion or by persons other than the defendant.
This is another evidence that California does not
quite stand alone But there is little probability that
the treatment of Krawchuk will be approved by the
New York state court of appeals. One can envsage
with pleasure what Judge Cuthbert Pound and his
associates would do to the Mooney-Bings travesty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
Need Leadership

VOU have seen most of the great
4 nations on earth go to pieces
under the strain of postwar prob
lens. You have seen Germany in
the throes of initiation, Italy in con-
troll of a dictator, and England
forced to abandon the gold stand
ard.
Don't imagine that the United
States can avoid rough weather,
unless practical, purposeful lead
ership is substituted for the aca-
demic dwadling to which it has
been, and still is, being treated
The Democratic party faces not
only a great opportunity, but an
imperative obligation. The best it
can offer will be none too good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18
An Editor to Jail

lOudy ION NIXON, eOlLOf Oh Il newspaper
at Wabash, adds his name to the list of edi-
tors who walk into iails for the privilege of
telling what they believe to be the truth.
Again a court has found it necessary to
use the arbitrary power to punish for Con
tempt when editors criticise their actions.
Again judges place themselves upon ped
estals and proclaim themselves omniscient
and sancro-sanct.
Unjustifed criticism of the acts of any
judge can be laughed away. 1t falls of its own
weight of either malice or misinformation.
1t is usually only when the printed ar
ticle finds a responsive echo in the minds of
readers that judges ever use the weapon of
contempt to protect their dignity under the
guise of keeping the processes Of the court
In orderly motion.
With the merits of the controversy be-
tween Nixon and the court, The Times has
no opinion and no particular interest.
With the sending of an editor to jail
under this assumed power of indirect con-
tempt, The Times has the same interest as
any other unit of society, and every citizen
who believes in free government should have
very great interest.
The article which sends Nixon to Jail con-
Germs the appointment of receiver for
bank In that subject many depositors are in
terested. A political appointment to such
position might easily mean the loss of what
ever assets were left by unwise, or worse,
bankers.
Nixon may have been wrong in his facts.
F~r
The appointment might have been very good.
Or, it may have been, as he suggested po-
ltical or influenced by the directors of the
defunct institution.
When a court holds that the appointment
of a receiver is a continuing act and that no
criticism, true or false, may be made, it sets
precedent which should warn the people
that free press is gasping for breath.
This state has some very bad laws in re-
gard to contempt written in passion in de-
termined effort to send two men to jail. In
the case Of Rev. E. E. Shumaker, former
head of the Anti-Saloon league, the courts
established the precedent that such pris-
oners can not be pardoned by the Governor
and that the courts are above the ordinary
revision by executives, even if they show
malice, hate, prejudice or even insanity.
In the case of George Dale, whose perse-
cutor was later impeached by the house of
representatives, the supreme court wrote the
astounding declaration that the truth is no
defense against the hatred of Judge.
Take those two and put them together
and you have the perfect pattern for censor
ship by courts.
If Nixon had told the truth and been able
to prove it, that fact could not iberate him.
If he had slandered Judge or person, the
libel laws are there to punish.
If he goes to jail, no Governor can turn
him loose.
The cause of free speech has had many
martyrs through the centuries. Some have
died upon the wrack. Others have been
burned at the stake. Others go to jail
Perhaps what is needed is more editors
who are ready to go to jail.
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Following is the explanation of
Ripley's Believe 1t or Not, y which
appeared in Fridays Times:
The Most Gigantic Painting
Ever Made-The picture is seventy
feet high and forty feet wide, the
largest ever painted, was the
work of Hokusai, japanese paint
err. 1t was done at Yedo in 1917
on the occasion of the temple
festival on the fourteenth day of
the fourth month. The gigantic
figure of Dharma was painted
with enormous brushes dipped in
veritable casks of India ink. The
work is on such scale that the de-
sign could be seen only by those
who mounted with ladders to the
temple roof
This picture brought Hokusai
great fame and the favorS of the
Shotgun Iyenasi. But when he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-18

CHICAGO, June 18.-Underneath
it all, the Republican convention
was not as silly as it sounded. There
was a great deal of low animal cum
ming. even though it failed to meet
the eye. To be sure, practically all
the dramatic events occurred off
stage, but that must be expected at
political gatherings.
This was the most cynical of all
conventions since the days of
Daugherty and the smoke filed
hotel room. Indeed, there was less
smoke this time and more concen-
tration of power. Almost without
exception, the delegates gave Her
bert Hoover what he wanted.
Such delays and chickering's as
arose were caused by the fact that
on several problems Mr.. Hoover had
a hard time making up his mind as
to just what he did want.
But he arrived at one difficult
and important decision, even though
it involved the Staying of an indi-
viduaI. I hasten to add that the
man who was killed never really
lived in actuality, but he was for
years among the liveliest of Ameri-
can myths.
Moreover, the drastic action taken
now may be excused, upon the
ground that the legend was linger-
ing on precariously because of
anemia.
THE brave does it with a sword;
the coward with kiss" The Presi-
dent decided that he had been tirnid
for too long time. and so with
three sharp blows he utterly de-
molished something which had been
himself.
He slew deader than last years
slogans person who once was
known as Herbert Hoover, the great
humanitarian and liberal.