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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
SCIENCE.
BY DAVID DIETZ.


Flute, Perhaps Earliest M
SicaI Instrument, Older
Than History, Declares
Student of Sound, Who Has
Large Collection of Pipes
of Pan.
THE flute was probably the first
Il musical instrument used by
man. This is the opinion Of Or,
Dayton C. Miller, professor Of phys
les at Case School of Applied Sci
ence. and one of the worlds chief
authorities upon the subject Of
sound.
At the present time, DR.. Miller is
president of the American Accous-
tical Society. He is past president
of the American Physical Society
and former chairman Of the divi-
sion of physical sciences Of the Ma
tional Research Council.
DR.. Miller is the inventor Of the
phonodeik, a device which trans
forms sound waves into a moving
beam of light SO that one can see"
his own voice or the sounds of a
musical instrument.
Many years ago, DR.. Miller be-
came interested in the subject of
the flute and began a collection of
flutes. Today, it is the largest col
lection in the world, containing
more than 1000 flutes.
Some of them are several CEN
turtles old. Others belonged to per-
sons of historic prominence.
The collection includes one flute
of solid gold, another of solid silver
and several of crystal. Because of
the value of the collection, it is
stored in the. vault of one of the
banks of Cleveland.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Al Smiths Candidacy

AL Smiths announcement Of his passive candidacy
is all to the good Not because it will make Smith
the Democratic presidential nominee-there is no
great chance of that; but because it will prevent
Franklin Roosevelt any other candidate taking the
nomination in walkaway and on his own terms.
The nomination should not go to any man by
default. Smiths announcement will prevent one-nan
control of the convention. 1t assures the rank and
file chance to consider, and choose. That is the
democratic method; and it should be the Demo-
cratic party method
The effect of the Smith move will be to make
the pre-convention campaign real contest Only
in such contest the issues be brought OUT That
is particularly true regarding Roosevelt who to date
has been no more specific issues than forced to be-
But it also is true of other candidates.
Smith is so colorful as political figure that no
drab campaign is possible with him in it, Whether
he will it or not, things happen when he is in the
picture
This does not mean, of course, that Smith is going
out to campaign for himself. His statement says
specifically that he will not But his friends will be
active in his behalf.
Why? We doubt that it is because even his closest
friends think he has much of a chance of nomination
or election. But they do want him and the group he
represents to have some voice in the convention That
is as it should be.
Smith probably is powerful enough to split the
Democratic party if he determined to rule or
ruin. But there has been nothing to indicate that
such is his intention
The fact that he is becoming passive candidate
on the urging of his friends rather than an active
candidate on his own behalf, is pretty good proof
that he is not trying to dictate his nomination.
Doubtless part of the explanation of Smiths pas
sive attitude is that he is not anxious to give the Re-
publican campaign committee another opportunity
to use the forces of religious bigoy to help defeat
his party and divide the country
Smiths announcement will not put him in good
position to nominate himself, but it will put him in
better position when the times comes to help choose
a nominee and platform representing his type of
liberalism.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Verbal utility

MO one misunderstands the
IN danger of boarding, not even
those who are doing it. There are
very few people who would not
prefer to keep their money in O.
bank, or invest it in some good
security.
The continuous impact of de-
preston, however, has proved too
much for their nerves. They are
scared. They have seen so many
things go wrong, that they don't
know which way to turn, and are
barking back to elemental methods
Of safety.
1t is reassuring to imagine that
they can be worked out of this state
of mind by a little good advice. One
likes to believe that such problems
can be solved by talk, especially if
other folks can be induced to do the
talking, but haven't we expert
mented enough with that idea to
realize its futility?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
1t Listens Well, but

IT listens well, though no better,
l. perhaps, than did the shouted
pledge of that industrial confer
ence held some time ago to prevent
wage cutting.
You remember how the great
employers foregathered, how en-
Enthusiastically they accepted the
Presidents plan to stabilize prices
and pay, and how the whole thing
flzzled.
The point is, Of course, that if we
could run this country by confer
ence, we wouldn't need govern
ment.
AS general proposition, public
officials hold a conference when
they can't think of anything else,
or when they shrink from tackling
a job.
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Used in Bands

NHESE pan-pipes, DR.. Miller
~ continues, are made in various
sizes, corresponding to soprano, con-
tralto, tenor, bass and sub-bass
parts.
The melody instruments NAV
have as many as twenty-eight pipes
all tuned, varying in length from
one and half to ten inches" he
says.
The instruments used for har-
mony usually have only one octave
OF tuned pipes, though other pipes
may be added merely for appear
ance. The largest pipes may be
three feet or even five feet in
length. They are used in bands.
consisting Of from twenty to forty
performers, and produce music
which has the effect of a pipe or
gan"
DR.. Miller has twenty-five such
instruments in his collection.
The flute, as we know it. gradu-
ally developed from the pan-pipe.
DR.. Miller believes.
1T was probably very early dis
covery," he says, that a simple
pipe, accidentally having hole in
the side Of the tube, would give
two tones, depending upon whether
the hole is open or closed, and that
the pitch Of one of the tones de-
ponds upon the position of the hole.
"Thus there developed the very
common type Of wind-instrument,
consisting of a single tube, with a
larger or smaller number Of finger
holes, from which scale Of mu-
steal tones may be obtained.
For simple melodic music, the
number Of holes required in the
tube can be controlled by the fin
gers directly"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Socks for Safety

1T goes without saying that we
l. need not only all the cash avail
able in circulation, but, maybe, a
whole lot more.
No White House palaver is re-
quired to inform the people that
boarded money adds to their
troubles, that industry can't run on
capital in the toe of a sock.
Any man, or woman with enough
money to count knows the desira-
bility of keeping it moving, particu-
larly if it can be made to draw in
tereSt while on the go, but that's
only half the story.
The rest of it is that average
people do not feel competent to in
vest their money, and when their
faith is shaken, they just tuck it
away in some safe place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Traces History
TINE invention of the flute pre-
cndad the q MN of hiefnr-rr IN.

TINE invention of the flute pre-
l. coded the dawn of history, DR.,
Miller says.
There are many legends and
myths regarding its origin" he con-
tinueS. It's infancy was passed
IN the twilight OF fable
For our purposes the flute may
be defined as any mouth-blown mu-
steal wind-instrument, in which the
sound originates in the vibrations
of the jet of air.
1.-THE earliest form of flute is a
simple natural piece of bamboo, a
few inches long, which may be open
throughout its length or may be
closed at one end by the natural
septum.
When one blows across the open
end of such tube, musical tone
is produced. The edge of the tube
may be blunt or)may be beveled to
a sharp edge.
"The primitive futist soon dis
covered that tubes, or pipes, of diff
ferent lengths give tones of differ
ent pitches, and so he tied several
pipes together, side by side. and
produced what is now called by the
rather poetic name, the Pipes of
Pan, or Syrinx.
This is probably the instrument
referred to in Genesis, called I'M
Hebrew, 'ugab' and translated in
the English version as organ
THE poetic and romantic legends
OF ancient writer's, and of modern
artists, are fanciful and need not
be repeated now.
'The early Pan-pipes had a va
riable number of tubes-usuallv
three, five Or seven-tuned in a
more or less cspricious manner.
This type of instrument is so
simple in construction, so Cheap to
manufacture, and withal so must
cal IN It's effects, that it survives at
the present time.
"Pan-pipes are in very common
use by the natives of the islands Of
the sea, in Australia, Africa. and
even Tor modern music they are
used in the rural districts of central
Europe and Italy"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

ATO matter how many human
IN beings are killed or manned
by guns or bombs, Will Rogers
must have his little joke. Accord
ing to Arthur Brisbane, Mr.. Rog-
ers pulled good one" when he
cabled from Geneva: well, we are
all here ready for disarmament. The
first laugh was when the Japanese
delegation arrived"
Somehow I can't seem to laugh.
I don't see how anybody can, and
least of all an American. 1t is true
that the world drifts rudderless
through angry seas, but a nation
which talked brave words about
cooperation and then refused to lay
as much as finger on the wheel is
not quite the one. to shake with
merriment in the face of misfor-
tune.
Or if we must laugh let it be bit
terly,, for the jokes on us. We
would not join the league because
we wished to avoid any risk of be-
coming involved in remote entan-
clements. Today our marines stand
guard along the streets of Shang-
hal and our fleet rides in the har-
Dor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
1T SEEMS TO ME BY HE EXg4}S

walls of our hermit haven. The
shadow of the world is cast across
our courtyard, and down into the
deepest cavern comes the whisper
of brother unto brother.
Do not tell me that a passion for
peace is a little thing to be
smashed with a single bomb or a
belt of bullets. 1t rises above
Scared plains and burning cities.
1t begins to take form and sub
stance like a genie freed from his
ancient urn.
Spent bullets fall to earth. The
flare of powder turns to drifting
smoke. And out of the hates and
fears of men we will build the new
world, for we must. The time has
come, and our necessities are
louder than the guns.
Copyright. 1882. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
What Does 1t Mean2

ATOW, what does that mean? OF
IN course, it means that Frank
lin Roosevelt wants to be President,
but what is its important sig
nif1cance, if any? 1t means that we
are to sit in the topmost turret of
a fast-barred ivory tower and lean
down occasionally to shout at the
milling unhappy throngs below,
why don't you follow me?"
It means that Uncle Sam, the
isolationist, pledges himself to battle
the wounds of a bleeding world
with the salty admonition, you
know you ought to cooperate"
The cynical, the stupid, and the
craven haven come together within
our borders to sneer at the Geneva
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

work, and might prod a little into
this tax bushes.
But it is likely that it is harder
than they expected. I really was
sorry for the League of Women
Voters when it worked for an i'm
provement in our primary election
and was frustrated by a high official.
PLAIN CITIZEN.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Act, Uncle SanI

THE most effective remedy for
l. boarding would he an oppor-
tunity for average people to invest
their money in securities beyond re-
proach, and the federal government
is about the only institution which
they trust to that extent right now.
Give the people a chance to buy
government bonds and their money
will come out of hiding. Loosen up
the postal savings bank restrictions,
and open up every other channel
which Uncle Sam can guarantee.
That's the way to get money in cir
culation.
The people are not looking for 8,
or 10 per cent, but for safety. There
are very few of them but would be
content with a moderate rate if
they were sure of protection.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
NESSIMY BEY'S ACCORD

ON Feb. 8. 1918, Foreign Minister
~ Nessiny Bey of Turkey, speak
ing before the chamber of deputies,
declared he was in full accord with
the speeches of Count Czernin and
Chancellor Won Hertling, who, on
Jan. "a, replied to the speeches on
war aims of President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George.
Won Hertling had addressed the
main committee Of German reichs-
tag, and Count Czernin had ad-
dressed the Austrian delegations of
richsrat. In these speeches both
men gave their attitudes on peace,
differing vastly with the two allied
leaders.
The Ukranians claimed great
victory over the Bolsheviki at Sarny.
and the Bolsheviki failed in an at
tempt to occupy Kiev. Viborg was
taken by the White Guards.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Risk Must End

WTHAT the government should
w do is offer the public bonds,
baby bonds, sold over the counter.
That would drag the money out and
put it to work.
The administration at Washing
ton might just as well realize that
something dramatic is needed to
restore confidence, something of
tangible value, something that will
give people a chance to make use
o ftheir money, without risk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Says:

GiUe the People a Chance to
Buy Government Bonds and
Their Money VIII Come ont
of Hiding.
NEW YORK, Feb. President
Hoover, has polished of another con-
ference. It was designed to launch
a nationwide campaign against
boarding.
AS an out-pouring Of the spirit, it
proved eminently successful. Be-
sides The administration spokesman,
leaders representing organizations
with a total membership of 10000
600 were present. They expressed
themselves with complete unanimity,
whether in appreciation of what the
administration had done in stating
the problem with which they were
called upon to deal, or in indorse-
ment of the proposed method for
solving it.
There was not a dissenting voice
throughout the meeting and, of
course, not an original IDEA. When
those willing to volunteer for serv-
ice" were asked to raise their hands,
every hand went up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

Editor Times-We are all CRATE
full for the 'made work" and APP
preciate what the township trustee
is doing, but it surely would help
If they could give some cash, if
ever so little. We mothers must
keep our children neat and clean
In school or the teacher bawlS them
out before the whole room, and how
can we do it with no thread,
needles, tapes, darning cotton or
the hundred and one other things
that every mother needs?
And those without children need
broomS, mops, coal oil, washing
powder and other things that can
not be gotten in the township bas-
ket. We get flour, but no baking
powder, soda, vinegar, and have to
make bread out OF flour and water,
so it is only bareback.
MAUDE JAMESON.
Editor Times "A Detroit man
drove UP to my house recently. He
had approached indianapolis from
the north. What a beautiful town
this is, I never have been here be-
fore. I always thought of it as
rather commonplace. Why, it is ex-
actlv what President Hoover wants
to see-towns and cities OF home
owners"
This man was en- route to ST.
Louis, and my wife advised him to
see Central public library, the Scot
fish Rite building, the fountain in
University square and Soldiers
monument.
But don't look at the war me-
mortal if you can help it," she
ended.
A city of honest That is a fine
idea and the right idea, but just
how long will it be q possible idea?
A woman assessor said to my wife:
"There are women in town who
have rugs worth more than all the
furniture in this house. On their
list they give in about 500"
z / lately have been told OF a man
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

How many submarines did the
United States have at the outbreak
of the World war in 1914?
They had fifty submarines in
commission and two authorized to
be constructed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

Association and Of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
DR. BROWN describes the ase
~ of man who had suffered for
some ten years with frequent at
tacks of pain in the back. Finally
he could not ride in an automo-
bile, lift anything, or even lean over
to put on his shoes without getting
a catch in his back.
1t was found that the habitual
position of his body was in the ex-
IRENE range of motion of his spine,
particularly low down on the back,
and that as a result it took but
slight effort to produce a strain.
Associated with the backache
there was a long standing record
of indigestion, difficulty in action Of
the bowel, headaches, and nervous
ness. The man realized that he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those If
one of Americas most inter.
eSting writers and are pro-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreemect
with the editorial attitude of
this Daper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Daily Thought

Thus saith the Lord of Hosts:
Consider your wayS.-Haggai Ii.
Let us often think of our own in
firmities, and we shall become in
dulgent toward those Of others
Fenelc
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

How many cattle and swine are
slaughtered in Chicago and st.
Louis annually?
For the fiscal year 1881, in Chi
cago 1,531,374 cattle and 6,720,523
swine and in st. Louis, 1853, 1853 cattle
and 1,542,998 swine. These include
only those animals slaughtered
under federal inspection.
When was Philadelphia, Pa,
founded?
In 1852 by William Penn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

Chicago is facing financial ruin. 1t will probably
never forgive the government for locking up AL
Capone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

Chicago babies born in 1882 will each owe $3.50 at
birth. About their only way out of debt is to grow
up and become college football players
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Never a Better Time

TVGVGT d DGIIGT TTTTG
DUT how can there be a better
ID time to raise the cry of Drop
your weapons!" than in the very
hour when there is blood upon
them? q
They have lied who told us that
by raising the drawbridge we could
live happily within our tower and
the world well lost.
The millions of hungry and the
numb who mill about our streets
give the lie to that. The waves
which douse the bows of our far
flung destroyers pound upon the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
Questions and
Answers

How can a dance floor be MAIN
tanned in good condition?
Regular care of waXed dance
floors requires only sweeping with a
soft broom to remove dust and lit
ter. and the application Of powdered
wax as needed. At intervals, de-
pending upon use, clean and repol-
ish with liquid wax If excessive
mud or dirt makes scrubbing i'm
perative, use very little lukewarm
water and mild soap, and rinse
thoroughly. After it is perfectly dry,
rewax Immediately. Keep large,
clean door mats at all entrances to
the floor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

conference and say, Whats the
use of talking about the reduction
of armament when the earth trem-
bles to the sound of guns?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

Can tree surgery be performed at
any time of the year?
AS rule, tree surgery can be UNI
dertaken safely at almost any time
when the sap is not running too
actively, and the weather is not cold
enough to freeze cement, if this is
being used. In most trees the sap
will interfere with the work only
while the buds and leaves are ex-
panding in the spring. Cement work
will be ruined if it is frozen before
it is set. 1t is not likely to be in
jured by frost after setting few
days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08

Is there any way to remove cod
liver oil stains from a baby'S dress?
They may be easily removed when
fresh from practically all materials
by freely sponging with carbon tet-
rachloride, and washing the gar
ment thoroughly iii warm soapsuds.
1t is important that attention be
given the stains as soon as possible
after they are made, for in a short
time they become extremely difficult
to remove.
What airman of the World War
is credited with the greatest num-
Der of victories?
Baron Won Richthofen, of the
German air force, the greatest ace
of the World War, was credited
with bringing down eighty enemy
planes.
What are the limits of weight and
size of parcel post packages?
Seventy pounds, and 100 inches
in length and girth combined.
Who invented the vacuum cleaner?
H. G. Booth. He made and
patented the first successful ap-
pliance in 1901.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-08
by DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the