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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
THE LETTER AND THE SPIRIT

In the dispute between Georgia and New Jersey
over Governor Moores refusal to extradite the flu
gitive convict Burns to finish his sentence in Geor-
ga's chain gang, a few legalists will side with the
southern state. The bulk of Americans will side with
Governor Moore.
Governor Russell does not deny that Burns
serving time for a $3.50 rubbery had been strapped
to board and beaten to nsensibility or that the
chain gang discipline, to which Burns would have
been returned, embraced the of stocks.
He generalizes that Georgia treats its prisoners
humanely without codding them sticks to his
rights under the Constitution, demands his man.
Governor Moore evidently believed Burns tale
of torture. He refused extradition on purely hui
ground. To Governor RusselTs bitter qups
he reminds Georgia of her refusal to extradite a
$lOOO0O0 defaulter to New York, and smingly
wishes every Merry Christmas
1t is the old issue, dramatzed again as it was in
the argument between Shyocz and Portia, the letter
versus the spirit of the law. The spirit will be
served by the from further useless punish
ment of this man. The letter is not SC important
Georgia would the spirit of the law if, in
stead of airing its grievance it modernized it's penal
system.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
Publicity Saves Him

GEORGIA authorities, however,
" appear to have been more
interested in making Burns an
example of their power than their
mercy, and after waiting several
months, Burns escaped for the
second time.
If he hadn't written a book
about his experience, he might
never have been rearrested. On
the other hand, he might not
have created sufficient sentiment
to save him when he was rear
rested.
My own opinion is that Robert
Elliott Burns owes his liberty, es-
pecially as it has been safeguard
ed by Governor Moore of New
Jersey, to publicity, and that hun
dreds of poor devils are rotting
in jails or convict camps for no
reason on earth but lack of pub
Lefty.
We are too prone to punish
those whom it is easiest to pun
ish, but, as a general PROPOSE
ton, they are not the most dan
gerous type Of criminal. The most
dangerous type of criminal is the
gangster, the boy with an organi-
zation and plenty of cash, the
impersonal cut-throat who re-
CARDS crime as a business, who is
in it for the profit, who has in
fluence, can hire good lawyers,
and is hard to catch.
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melody granted by the good grace
of God, and all arrived at the
new born truth, albeit by different
paths. Each must follow the path
marked out for his soul, by song
or star, and allow others the same
joy.
Who were the wise men follow
ing a wandering star leading to
a better west? They were astrol-
ogers, priests of an old light
religion of the east, nature-mys-
tics seeking God in the forms and
facts of the natural world.
What was the star by which
they we're guided? 1t was the
star of wise men, shining in the
sky over arching their places of
toll and sorrow. They followed
it, obeying Him who made great
lights, whose mercy endureth for
ever and whose light never fails.
TT is the great starry ideals Of
4 humanity that save us, sending
us in search of new and richer
truth. They look down upon us
in our labor, our pain, our prayer;
they glorify the night Of time
with the wonder of divine dreams.
When we are wise we follow
them, and when we follow them
faithfully, we come to a truth
fairer than poet-vision or artist
dream, even the Truth that makes
all other truths true. If we turn
back, lacking courage, we lose our
way and die in the dark.
The thing to remember about
the wise men is not only their
wisdom, but their age. They were
old men, grave, hoary star stu
dents, still seeking light that
never was on sea or land.
They were brothers of Omar
Khayyam, but, unlike him, they
did not lose faith and sink into a
slough of debauchery. They did
not let life get the best of them,
trample upon them, and beat them
into insensibility.
They went chasing after stars,
even in old age. never giving up
their faith in life.
Such men, then or now, never
grow old, cynical and dull of
spirit; they have in them the
fountain of eternal youth.
Copyright, 1882, United Feature Syndicate
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
SATURDAY. DEC. "a. 1892
CHRISTMAS PARDONS

In Germany, between $4,000 and 10000 prison.
ers are about to be freed under Christmas amnesty
voted by the reichstag. They include both political,
prisoners-Nazs Communists and Socialists-and
those convicted Of crime under economic pressure.
In italy recently, Mussolini issued pardons for
10000 political prisoners. In both cases the sweet
uses of adversely" as well as the Christmas spirit
was factor Neither Germany nor Italy no longer
can afford free board to thousands of non-criminal
prisoners
In the United States 1872 dry law vioators will
emerge from CALIFORNIA; San Quentin prison under
pardons resulting from repeal Of the state enforce
mont act otherwise, our jais will remain packed
with people whose sins" are greater than those
Of the prisoners Germany and Italy freeing
and whose release no more seriously would menace
institutions
In spite of the wet landslide in November, 1880
dry law vioators are serving in federal prisons at
an annual cost of 100000 to hard-up Uncle Sam.
Tens of thousands of other victims Of Volsteadism
cram state iails, to the distress of taxpayers
In Pennsylvania four men serve time under a
sedtion act. III Washington the Central l. w. W.
riot victims still are behind bars. Mooney and
Billings innocent of murder are serving their six
teenth year.
Perhaps all these could not have been given
Christmas pardons But President Hoover could
mark the holiday by restoring the rights
of citizenship to the 1900 persons convicted under
the war time espionage act
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Just Plain Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

ATOW and then one hears fine gentleman speak
Y regretfully of the old time saloon. wistful
quality creeps into his voice and he invariably en-
phasizes the fact that there such another
place for masculine enjoyment
can understand this Indeed it seems to me
that modern man is q pathetic creature, for the
simple reason that he has few retreats where he
is safe from all-encompassng and greedy femininity
To flee to the saloon and close the door against
encroachng tears, recriminatons, and naggings, or
even against the smothering emotionalism bred of
love, must have been blessed boon to men of a
a bygone era.
And every normal male likes to spend some of
his time in purely masculine atmosphere. He feels
at home there. He can be himself completely, I'M
hampered by the necessity of striking pose to
impress the ladies.
WE are alarmed fearfully if Junior shows a
w tendency to prefer girl playmates. We surmise
that the child suffers from some abnormality and
take him post haste to the doctor Why them should
we feel surprised or injured when grown-up Junior
wants men instead of women for his playtime COM
panions?
How can we expect him to depart entirely from
his natural heritage which is and which We desire
to be, thoroughly masculine?
good many of make the mistake of thinking
that because our husbands in offices all day,
they have plenty of contacts with men. We forget
that offices these days full of women, too, and
that during business hours men at least must pre-
tend to be serious.
They can't romp in their professional sanctuaries,
and they do like to romp not in the physical then
in the spiritual of the term They like to cut
loose and sit with their feet higher than their heads
and feel like mischievous boys again.
And why not? There's no harm in it and prob
ably good deal Of enjoyment for them. And en-
joyment is never very bad for any one
1t may sound paradox, but it's nearly always
true. The more man likes men, the better husband
he is likely to be.
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Universe Is Young
4 T the beginning Of the pre-

a T the beginning Of the present
L n year, the general opinion
among astronomers was that our
galaxy was about IS trillion years
old. The opinion was also held
that our galaxy had more or less
the shape Of grindstone.
The diameter Of this grindstone
was given at about 100000 light
years and it's thickness as about
10000 Hght-years. "a ight-year
is six trillion miles.
But during the course of the
year, it became evident that the
galaxy was neither so old nor so
large. Both revisions became
necessary as the result of work
which began at Mt. Wilson.
A few years ago the Mt. Wilson
astronomers discovered that the
distant spiral nebulae were all re-
ceding from the earth. This led
to development of the theory Of
an expanding universe, to which
all the leading coSmogonists, Elm
stein, De Sitter, Lemaitre and Ed
dington, now agree.
Further study of the expanding
universe showed that it could not
be anything like fifteen trillion
years old.
Sir Arthur Eddington, in Amer
lea this fan as a delegate to the
congress of the International As
Economical Society, said that es-
Inmates of the age of our galaxy
and the rest of the universe as
well-would have to be reduced
about 1900 times.
He pointed out that If We as
sumed that the universe as we
now know it had started as a
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Questions and
Answers

- - W - -
Q-Name the signers of the
Declaration of Independence from
Virginia?
A-Carter Braxton, Benjamin
Harrison, Thomas Jefferson, Rich
ard Henry Lee, Frances Light
foot Lee, Thomas Nelson Jr, and
George Wythe.
Q-When was Salmon P. Chase
chief justice of the United States?
A-From 1864 to 1873.
Q-What does it cost to fire
single shot from a 16-inch naval
gun at target practice?
About $500.
GLOW was the term STRAW
vote" derived?
Alt derives from the old adage
that "straws show the way the
wind blows"
Q-What does the name Roose-
welt mean?
At is Holland Dutch name,
meaning "rosef1eld.'
Q-Who is the author of the
motto, ITO the victory belong
the spoils?"
A-The saying is attributed to
Andrew Jackson.
GLOW many states have state
unemployment insurance?
A-Wisconsin is the only one.
Q-Who played the role of 30"
in the movie Thirteen Women?"
A-Jill Esmond.
Q-To what race do the Span
iards belong?
A-To the Latin family of the
white race.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
Vines Around q Stump

MYTHS gather any newspaper man like moss around
" scrub oak know of two legends and both are in
accurate one IS that but for fortnight tendency might
nave been successful wealthy account
OF capltanzng radical attitude
mellow ~ ~ ~ INV A'e sio"H
tnere isn't nckefs worth any these I've lost
some JOBS on account OF opinions Justice to
SELL must that didn't bookkeeping in advance of the
event But when did take STOCK didn't seem to make much
difference way or another ~ " ~ -"0H
m great deal more radical than in nv life
nope I'm more tolerant There these attitudes
o" lou OF people who take out all
radical than that 1890 'N'' -" i""Oi AlOre
Anu my enthusiasm is for a which provide different
"'1"""soA- one ClaC Will be worth eaping
Copyright by The Tines
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
Reform Is ThWdrted

A MEXICAN jails and penal
L n institutions still are crowded
with what we call the accidental
criminal the one-time offender,
the man or woman who went
wrong on impulse without know
ing why.
In majority of cases, the per-
son simply is trained for a career
of crime at public expense; made
an outcast, and virtually forced
into associations which put re-
form out of the question.
This man Burns tried to be
decent after escaping from the
Georgia chain gang, to which he
was sentenced for ten years after
being convicted of robbery with
firearms.
Robbery with firearms sounds
pretty bad, but in this instance,
it Melted the bandits, of whom
Burns was one, less than SIS and
was too amateurish for any one
to regard it as the work of hard
ened thieves.
On being apprehended in I'LL
nois, where he had built up
good business, Burns waived ex-
tradition and voluntarily returned
to Georgia. He says that he was
given to understand that if he did
this, he would be pardoned, or
paroled within reasonable time.
Most of those familiar with the
episode took it for granted that
he would be as a matter of ap-
probation, if not specific agree
mert.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24

This is the third of series of articles
by Dr. Fishhein on scarlet fever, its
Sreatment and precautions to prevent
lis spread.
ONCE the great discoveries that
- have been described were an
nounced. many thousands Of per-
sons throughout the world have
been tested with the Dick test.
Many thousands of persons have
been inoculated with the toxin,
to free them relatively from the
danger of contracting scarlet fe-
yer.
Because scarlet fever is not an
extremely widespread disease, it
does not appear to be worth while
to inject every child with the pre-
ventive toxin.
However, when a child has been
exposed definitely to the disease
or when girl is going to work
as a nurse in a hospital where
there are frequently cases of scar
let fever. it probably is advisable
to give them the benefit of the
preventive NEGOTIATIONS against
scarlet fever.
There are few, if anv ecords
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
VETERAN SAVINGS

The inexcusabe decision Of the congressional
committee veterans expenditures to postpone
economy recommendations until March need not
end all prospect Of sensible savings in the 1884
budget
Appropriations committees Of congress are
charged even more directly than is this special group
with the duty of guarding the nations money, and
certainly these committees will not overlook the
obvious necessity of slashing veterans costs this
year.
The Joint veterans committee was created last
summer to make comprehensive study of prob
lem with which congress was not then courageous
enough to deal. It's members Senators Rob-
inson CRep Ind, Walsh Dem, MaSs) Brookhart
(Rep, Iowa. George Dem., GaO and Hatfield
(Rep, w. Va, and Representatives McDufie
Dem, Ala, Milligan Dem, MOI Boehne (Dem,
Ind, Taber (Rep. N. " and Chiperheld Rep, I'D
1t made no pretense of beginning its task until
congress convened this winter and the immediate
problem Of annual appropriations again upon it.
Many of its members have not concealed their lack
of sympathy for the work assigned.
But the impossible conditions under which we
are paying out billion dollars a year to veterans
approximately one-third of all revenues estimated
for 1934-are recognized by other officials of the
government.
S127,oOOOOO year from the veterans budget vari-
Gus groups of citizens have pointed out how much
more can be saved without injustice cruelty to
any deserving man who served his country during
the war.
The appropriations committees can and should
reduce veterans costs without further delay and
congress must support them in this if it wishes to
reflect in any way the desires Of those it represents
If the joint committee shows any disposition to
carry on its work in a manner deserving respect it
can do so with view to framing permanent policies
regarding survivors.
It's final report take into consideration any
injustices that might occur under an immediate
economy program, and any savings that might for
the time be overlooked.
But there should be action now. The folly OF
billion dollar generosity paid out of federal deficit
at the expense of an impoverished nation must stop
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
SCIENCE
Our Galaxy Loses Age
BY DAVID DIETZ

NINETEEN hundred thirty-two
~ will go down in scientific his
tory as the year when the depres-
sion hit the Milky Way. 1t was
during the year now drawing to a
close that astronomers decided
that our galaxy of stars was nei-
ther as old nor as large as they
had formerly believed it to be.
For this reason, 1882 marks a
turning point in astronomical an
nails. The story of our galaxy
from the day in 1909 when Cali
leo turned his first little telescope
upon the heavens until the pres
ent year has been a story of con-
tinuous growth.
The Ptolemaic theory still held
sway in Galileo's day. This the
DRY put the earth at the center of
the universe, with the sun, moon
and planets surrounding it in a
series of concentric spheres.
The stars were in the outermost
sphere, not much farther away
than the planets.
While eighteenth century as
tronomers suspected that the stars
were very far away, it was not un-
til the beginning of the nineteenth
century that astronomers succeed
ed in measuring the distances to
some of the nearer stars.
Even then, there was not yet
a true understanding of the mag
nitude of the galaxy. AS a result
of the work of Kapteyn, Adams,
Shapley and others, the galaxy
grew by leaps and bounds in the
twentieth century.
At the same time, as result Of
the studies of the evolution of
stars, astronomers became in
clined to assign greater and great
er age to the universe.
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made acquainted with the details,
but it is not an exceptional case,
save in that respect.
A few states have recognized the
folly of trying to scare criminals
by bouncing on friendleSs culprits,
and have adopted laws whereby
the first offender either is given a
suspended sentence, put on proba-
ton, or let off with comparatively
light punishment.
In many sections, however, the
idea of making an example"
especially of strangers, or helpless
home folks, still plays dominat-
ing part.
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COSmic Dust

. EVISIONS of the size of the
N galaxy have become necessary
as result Of the work of DR..
joel Stebbins Of the University of
Wisconsin, who carried on his re-
searches this year with the big
telescope at Mt. Wilson.
DR.. Stebbins made use of photo
electric cells to record light in
tensities from the Milky Way.
His work confirms a SUSPICION
which astronomers have had for
some time, that there is a great
amount of gaseous material, or
"cosmic DUST" scattered about in
the galaxy.
Now our notions OF the size
OF the galaxy are based largely
upon observations of the appar-
ent brightness of stars. Shapley
worked out method by which the
real brilliance of a variable star
can be determined from its period
or the time in which it goes
through its variations.
Adams worked out formula
from which the distance of a star
can be calculated if we know its
real brilliance and measure its
apparent brilliance.
But it will be seen at once that
the apparent brilliance of a star
would be less than it ought to be if
there is dust or obscuring material
between us and the star.
DR.. Stebbins has now found out
that such is indeed the case.
This means that we must cut
down our estimates of the dame
ter Of the galaxy by about one
half or one-third.
1t may be that our galaxy is
only 100000 light-years in diane
ter and only 10000 light-years
thick.
Up until this time, astronomers
have supposed that our galaxy
was much larger than any of the
spiral nebulae which the tele-
scope reveals beyond the edges Of
our galaxy or Milky Way.
The new revision means that
our galaxy is just an average
sized galaxy.
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DEYOND this placing of the pa
II tent in separate room, at
tention must be given to protect
ing the kidneys and the heart
from the special strains associated
with activity at a time when they
are exposed to actions OF poisons
that come from the germs.
Therefore, every patient with
scarlet fever should remain in
bed for at least three weeks. 1t
is customary to give light, soft
diet consisting mostly of liquids
until the fever has disappeared,
and then gradually add cereals
and similar soft foods until the
peeling has begun.
Then it becomes necessary to
build up the tissues and the blood
again.
This can be done by feeding
plenty of milk, fresh vegetables,
foods rich in vitamins, mineral
salts like calcium and iron, and
more protein than is allowed in
the active stages Of the disease.
NEXT: Precautions in the care
of scarlet fever.
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Every Day Religion
: BY DR.. JOSEPH FORT NEWTON

TIME story of Christmas-the
l. greatest story ever told-is
also a parable of the plentitude of
life. The shepherds did not see
the pilgrim star leading from east
to west; the wise men did not
hear the angels sing of peace on
earth.
Each followed the CLEAN or
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
NJ E. Tracy Says NO 9s eos S2ez HEEaES

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The
IN case of Robert Elliott Burns
illustrates cleavage between pub
lie sentiment and the admins
tration of justice which is becom-
ing more and more apparent in
this country.
There is little sympathy with
the harshness of punishment me-
ted out to petty, unknown offend
ers. The only reason it fails to
find stronger and more frequent
expression is lack of publicity.
Thousands, if not millions, of
people have become interested in
the Burns case because they were
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of severe accidents or injuries
following use Of these preventive
methods.
CCARLET fever varies in its Sc
~ verify from time to time, from
epidemic to epidemic. In the pres
ence of a severe epidemic with
numerous serious complications, it
is more advisable to inoculate
against the disease than under
other circumstances.
Because of the danger to other
children from child or an adult
who has scarlet fever, the patient
should be put TO bed promptly and
kept separate from other people
for about six weeks.
If there are discharges from the
nose and throat or from the ears,
the patient should be isolated I'M
till all discharges have ceased.
These discharges are extremely
dangerous in spreading the dis
ease.
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Some of Them Are Popular

ECK1N up on myself find that things which
nave strven as hard could unpopular
surely In this community lone wolf
fighting against the writing pieces in disprae
of prohibition F - -
were actually complete addict to the being
would JON the GentlemenS Auxiliary
through this column shouting en- Ella Booel
would out for insist upon the literary
recognition of Guest '
ana to be consistent in the being different would
advocate the Puritan Sabbath OF
IL Is my contention against
what against my honest opinion In saving that T
ask that allowance emotional and unconscious drift
but that of - "' N1At"
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Park Avenue Is EUeryaVhere

NIE young who boldly declares Communist
himself for the impact poceman's club may
shocked and startled to find that pressing
to have tea with the CorlisS
AND this perhaps
the traditional After ALL gunuans
ing better THAN TO be slapped the end of the
jeremiah the
and any man who wants to have pathway beaten his
only TO announce that he going the
wild honey.
Accordingly the who sets does within
e shadow Of the that practcng
blows the rams horn trumpet of revolt merely
tumble to his
Now 1t is quite true that occasion have
the walls and attempted to rk the
never marched three times the I'VE
got suitcase $50 49, -
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this the full travel without carry
convictions, they bound to get in the
Anybody with ardent convictions almost certain
occasionally the side Only the completely aous
commit himself without minority
kind of dispute.
And then there the that
OF utter nonconormy be changed into sarched
Of magic