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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-25

idealsn, optimism and reform 1t wiped away most
of the vestiges of the caste society in Amerca-n-
Guiding property limitations on the right of the male
to vote and imprisonment for debt
But Jacksons deep-seated suspicion Of the eastern
business and financial groups led him to oppose any in
truson Of government into business He refused to SUD-
port international Improvements or the United States
bank
The bitter struggle over slavery transformed the
Democratic party. 1t lost the liberalism of Jefferson
and the egalitarianism and optimism of Jackson 1t
became the party Of the plantation owners who felt
that slavery essential to their prosperity-even
to their existence
The Civil war put an end to slavery and strength
ened the northern contingent in the Democratic
party The graft and corruption of the putocratic
Republicans after 1865 gave the Democrats their cue
They came out for political honesty and administra-
tive integrity.
They elected two Presidents on this platform.
though Tidens victory was snatched away by mill
tary and partisan dominion But there was little real
liberalism in the democracy of Tflden and Cleveland
The latter called out the federal troops in the
Pullman strike. The iron and other manufacturing
interests in the party blocked Cevelands plan
for sweeping tariff reductions
return to progresSivism, understanding even that
OF Jefferson, when the "boy orator of the
Platte" stampeded his party by his Gross of Gold
and Crown of Thorns" speech in 1896 He rallied to
his banners the disconnected farmers and many la
borers He united social and political progressvism
with anti-imperialism
But his two defeats and the striking phenomenon
of Roosevelt progressivism in the Republican party
turned the Democratic party to reaction when it
nominated Judge Parker in 1904 more moderate
Bryan made another gesture in 1908
Better than any other Democrat, Woodrow Will
son combined Jeffersonian liberalism with admiration
to the changed conditions and ideals of 1912. His
New Freedom" was bold statement of enlightened
capitalism.
1t promised much, and then Wilson gave way to his
Angophile sentiments and sacrificed his liberalism tn
the exigencieS of foolish and unnecessary war.
Since 1915 the Republican Democrat sham battle
has been an affront to civilized and thinking Amer
cans. 1t has been no more than political racket to
control the trade in spoils and Offices The Repub-
hcanS now have out unequivocally as the party
which trusts to reaction.
Here is the challenge to- and opportunity Of the
Democrats If they espouse the principles of Jefer-
son, modified to meet conditions in 1892 thew not
only have chance to win a glorious victory. They
might save American civilization during the
ent generation.
II they only choose to perpetuate the campaign
racket by an evasive platform and pussyfootng
candidate then the American people will deserve the
worst If they tolerate the travesty any longer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-25
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERcusoN

ME TACT that this month thousands of young men
L and women will leave college and enter life
should not depreSs, but encourage US
1hey are coming into world that will chalIenoe
every ounce OF courage they possess It is world
ruined oy their elders, world in which only mo ~
has bungled his blessings ' ---'A
since we now SO shaken from orr ancient
completeness, 1t may be that these young people
VIII mo some way out of this dreary tange We have
mace OF world affairs, and that their brave young
IeeL Will cut new paths for lis to walk upon
1t sometimes is said that colleges encourage
aCnelSn ana fast living. But this is only half the
story For they also beginning to encourage hon
est thinking and this is the only thing that can
save us now "' 'N4i
II is significant that large number of students
are not wiling to accept the platitudes that satisfied
1her iatherS They are bordering human values for
one OF the few times in history
A RECENT survey made by an instructor in
= Journalism disclosed that every pupil was dis
plesSeo with our penal system. All were of the
opnlon mat society must prevent rather than pun
Few boys agree that war is the splendid thing
1t once was thought to be- Most of them frankly are
oiSguSteo with political chcanery and bored with
hypocritical virtues.
They are concerned over the economic mistakes
we have made and there is no reason to think they
Will not try to remedy them
10 say tnat youth is not interested in vital CUES
tons is to prove yourself ignorant Of what goes on
around you
A great slow change is taking place these DAYS in
mans concept OF progress. To the youth with vision
this age offers StupendouS opportunities Not any
crusader or knight upon his quest had task more
fine and sacred than his will be-the rescue OF Chris
tan civilization xsaE
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The Challenge of the Democrats

The Democrats honor Thomas jefferson and pro-
claim him to be the father Of their party But their
allegiance to him is one of the lips only. The Sage
of Monticello would have turned over in his grave
II he could have listened recently to the Notre Dame
speech of owen D. Young with its thinly yelled plea
for dictatorship.
Jefferson the apostle of the principles of 177s"
one of the few true sons Of the American revolution
His whole life was devoted to perpetuating in Amer
lean tradition and practice the spirit of the patriot
leaders from IT'S to 1888.
The foundation of Professionalism was sincere
devotion to freedom. He declared that he had
sworn eternal enmity to any form of tyranny over
the mind of man. Jefferson ardently defended revo-
luton and expressed the hope that it would remain
permanent element in American life. He eSpoused
lbertariansm in every field of human activity.
jefferson believer in human equality. He
had faith in republicanism because he thought one
could trust the people to choose able leaders like
himself and maintain them in power
The Democratic party under Jackson was party
OF equality. OF strong nationalistc tendencies, Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-25
Misuse of Power
UOVERNOR ROOSEVELT has

.COVERNOR ROOSEVELT has
NJ brewed a tempest in the Demo-
cratic convention for no reason on
earth, except that he thought he
could get some advantage of his
opponents by misusing the power at
his command.
AS the situation stands, it is very
doubtful whether he can hold that
power for such purpose.
If his following should happen to
crack under the strain, what then?
If he should be able to put the
thing over and get the nomination
by forcing the convention to adopt
the majority rule, his case would be
even worse.
Governor Roosevelt's stalling ano
horse trading have done. neither
him nor the Democratic party any
good. They have created a mess
whA%l may lead to unfortunate re-
suits
Had he taken his medicine like
man as Governor of New York,
and as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination, moth
ing could stop him now.
Instead of that, he deliberately
has put things off, has created the
impression that he is willing to
bargain, has revealed a personal
hunger for control which amazes
his best friends.
Whether he can hold his dele
gates, the people are turning
against him.
Frank Hague does not exaggerate
when he says that Roosevelt is the
weakest man the Democrats could
nominate.
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'byterian, but now that he is dead
and gone to dust and glory the
realization comes home that he
made superb try.
He wasn't good enough to carry
it through and his fellow country
men tugged at his coat tails instead
of holding up his arms when he
began to sag.
And yet he had the vision. 1t
was imperfect. He looked through
the spectacles of prejudice and per-
sonal limitation But he did lift
up his eyes to the hills.
Few have followed who could
raise their glance one inch above
the grass around our shoetopS.
Woodrow Wilson played baseball
in his college days and some of his
faults of fielding followed him into
later life. He was inclined to try
to make a throw before the ball
had quite come into his hands. Give
him an error then, but mark the
stab he made.
And in these pigmy days I must
protest that the rule which worked
to give us Woodrow Wilson should
not be whitfield down to allow a
Franklin Roosevelt to crawl under
the fence.
Copyright. 1882. BY The Times)
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Fish Help to Combat Mosquitoes

oil will prevent the development of
the pupae, but this method also will
kill the vegetation and make the
pool unsatisfactory even for wading.
Paris green mixed with lime and
busted on the surface will kill the
malaria mosquito, but will not much
affect the common mosquito. More
over, it makes the water dangerous
for children.
Several kinds of fish will eat the
larvae and pupae of the mosquito
The goldfish is handsome, but is
not to be relied on for this pur-
pose; particularly not the fantail
and other fancy fish.
The top water ninnow is one of
the best types health officers in va
rious parts of the country have
found. This type of minnow also
multiplies rapidly, and that is an
other advantage.
This type of fish does not eat
vegetarian diet and unless it has
plentiful diet of mosquito lar
vac it has to be fed artificially.
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will pull the independent vote; and.
he nor any other can win without
that vote against Hoover. =
Only two of the avowed candi-.-
dates for the presidential nomina -
ton on the Democratic ticket cam
pull the necessary independent votes
to beat Hoover. They are Franklin
D. Roosevelt and John Garner. =
You fay Roosevelt for what you
call his indecision about the corr
ruption in New York City govern
ment, when, as a matter of fact, =
there was the same corruption in !.
the city administration of New York .
during the time AL Smith was Gov !
ernor of New York state that there
has been during the administration
of Franklin Roosevelt.
And Al Smith was then and now.
is one of the leaders of Tammany--
Hall, the influence that has corr
rupted New York City and New.
York state affairs for several dec.
AIDES. -
|. What Indianapolis needs is a real
Democratic newspaper, as there. is
no hopes that we can get really
independent onel =
w. H. EDWARDS. :.
IT'S South Meridian street.
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Peoples Voice

Editor Times-There are many in
dependent voters in Indianapolis
who often wonder what political
party The Times really is repre-
.senting Certainly not the Demo-
cratic party; neither. I believe, does
it represent the sentiments of the
independent voters.
We. remember that, four years ago,
The Times advocated the election of
Herbert Hoover to the presidency
against Al Smith. Now, in your
paper Of Friday, June 10. you edi-
torialiy come out in favor Of Al
Smith.
BY the same token that you were
wrong four years ago, you are wrong
now-that is, if you expect enough
independent votes to swing to Smith
to elect him.
There we're thousands. yea, tens
of-thousands, of independent voters
who stayed away from the polls four
years ago, because we felt sure that
there was no. good reason to vote
for either Hoover or Smith. If
Smith is nominated to oppose Hoo
yer again, il. will be the same old
story of four years ago.
Smith, with all his barney, never
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-25
Greater Than Lincoln

NEITHER his announced poll
IN cies nor his achieved results
should be accepted entirely without
reservations by any American. Look
ing back on the years of his leader
ship, have come to the belief that
the man who kept us out of war
made a tragic mistake when he
took us in.
But with the lone exception of
Eugene V. Debs, not a single per-
son ever was mentioned for the
presidency who could have stood out
against the pressure which swept
us into the struggle. In other words,
the error was not personal, but
rather the inevitable decision of
that generation and era to which
Woodrow Wilson belonged.
1t is my guess that one hundred
years hence woodrow Wilson will be
accepted by Americans as greater
than Washington or Lincoln. OF
course, it is easy enough to make
prophecies of this sort, since I will
not be around when the bets are
paid off. Still, I would like to will
the wager to my heirs.
The time must come when it will
be plain that Woodrow Wilson was
the first American President to see
the United States as member OF
the family of nations. He Spanned
the broad Atlantic in a flight which
was more thrilling than that OF
Lindbergh or any of the others.
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SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-

Planetesimdl Hypothesis Re-
garded as Most Likely
Theory With Reference to
Origin of Earth.
THREE theories hold the center
L of the stage today as the most
successful attempts to explain the
origin of the earth and other
planets.
All three regard the formation
of the various planets as the result
of an accident to our sun in which
a second star was involved.
One theory, known as the plan
etesimal hypothesis, was suggested
by Drs. F. r. Moulton and T. c.
Chamberlin in 1900. 1t still is re-
garded by many scientists as the
most likely theory.
Modern astronomical research in
O4CdtSo pIODdDle age OF QIteen
trillion years for the sun, while
geological study suggests an age of
1000, 100000 years for the earth.
This means, therefore, that the
sun must have existed for trillions
of years without any accompanying
planets. Then, a few billion years
ago, an accident happened to the
sun. The result was the earth and
the other planets.
This view may not seem compH-
mentary to the earth. But the his
tory of astronomy has been a con-
tinuous demotion of the earth from
the place it once was supposed to
occupy as the center of the entire
universe.
And it must be remembered that
compared to the sun. the amount of
matter in the rest of the solar sys-a
tenn is exceedingly small. Phe sun
accounts for 1896 per cent of the
mass of the solar system.
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1t has been suggested by many
investigators that small pieces of
meat be fastened to pieces of wood
which are then allowed to float in
the pool The fish will eat from
this for considerable perod of
time.
Sun1sh also destroy mosquito
larvae, but people who seem to be
well acquainted with the habits of
these fish feel that the sunfish and
the goldfish do not get along well
together.
While it is desirable to be certain
that the pool does not act as a
breeding place of mosquitoes, it also
is we'll to make certain that gut
tiers on the house, swampy spots
around the lawn, puddles near
rocks, or the overflow from the pool
are not acting as breeding places.
An uncontrolled swarm of mos
quitoes can ruin the pleasure value
of any summer home.
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Says:

Roosevelt Stands Before the
Country as Wiling to
Change a Century Old
Practice for His O10n Ben
etJft, Without Regard for
Justice to HIS Opponents.
NEW YORK, June 25.-People
IN have a right to interpret
Governor Roosevelt's attitude
toward the two-thirds rule as in
dicating his conception of political
strategy and power.
1t furnishes a vivid illustration of
what he might do under certain
conditions and what might move
him to do it.
He stands before the country as
willing to change a century old
practice for his own personal bene-
fit, and without regard to what is
just for his opponents.
He and his opponents started
their race for the Democratic
presidential nomination on the as
sumption that the two-thirds rule
would prevail
Having failed to corral sufficient
number of delegates to nominate
him under that rule, but controlling
majority, as he believes, Cover
nor Roosevelt is ready to win, if he
can, by switching rules at the elev-
enth hour.
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ITALIANS MARCH ON

ON June IS, 1918, the rear guard
~ of Austro-Hungarian forces
was forced back and Italian troops
completely recovered the west bank
of the Piave, regaining the ground
lost to the enemy when the big
push of the Austrians began on
June Is.
Allied troops then began con-
certed offensive themselves, gaining
ground on the mountain front be-
tween the Piave and the Brenta, in
the Monte Grappa sector.
British air forces raided Saar-
brucken, karlsruhe, Offenburg
Mannheim, Thionville and the Metz
SablonS railroad.
An aniline and soda factory at
Mannheim was bombed and other
damage in the area amounted To
millions Of dollars.
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leffreYS and leans

DOTH the other two theories
- which seek to account for the
origin of the planets may be con-
Sidered as developments of the
planetesimal hypothesis.
= One is the tidal theory, suggested
in 1913 by DR.. Harold Jeffreys of
England. This theory has been
developed largely by Jeffreys and
Sir James Jeans.
The other, known as the en-
counter theory, originally was sug-
gested in 1878 by A. w. Bickerton
of New Zealand. 1t was published,
however, in a biological journal and
apparently escaped the attention Of
astronomers in Europe and America.
This theory was revived in 1926
by A. G. Clifford. In its present
form, it utilizes the advances made
in both other two theories.
The tidal theory contends that
passing star caused great wave of
material to be pulled out Of the sun
and that the wave was given a ro-
bdl 4IlOIlOu dIOuIlO TIE Su1i NY uio-
ton of the passing star.
So far, the tidal theory is much
like the planetesimal hypothesis.
However, it assumes that the wave
broke into comparatively large
masses of gases, which quickly as
sumed globular form and then
coled to form the planets and their
satellites.
Many authorities today think that
the tidal hypothesis or some mod
iication of it will fit the facts Of
geology better than the planetesimal
hypothesis.
The encounter theory assumes an
actual collision between the sun
and a passing star.
On the basis of the law Of prob
ability, the encounter theory is the
most unlikely, for the chances Of
a close approach by another star
are thousands Of times greater than
the chances of a hit.
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Tides in the Sun

A CCORDING to the planeteSimal
L n hypothesis, a very large star
passed by our sun.
At its cloest, the visitor may have
been within a few billion miles of
the sun. perhaps within the present
limits of the solar system.
This passing star is believed to
have exercised a considerable gravi-
rational pull upon our sun. It's eff
feet would be to raise two great
tides upon the fluid, gaseous surface
Of the sun.
One tide would be in the direction,
OF the passing star. The other
would be in the opposite direction.
The tides raised in the sun by the
passing star were further aggravated
by the fact that the interior of the
sun has many explosive activities.
These activities are apparent to-
day in behavior of the sun-spots and
in the solar prominences, great
tongues Of flaming gases which rise
from the surface of the sun. It is
highly probable that formation of
the tides increased explosive activi-
ties of the sun.
1t is assumed, therefore, in the
planetesimal hypothesis that great
amount of matter were erupted
from the sun.
Some of this fell back into the sun
again. Much of it, however, was
given rotary pull by movements
Of the passing star and so began to
revolve around the sun.
This material is believed to have
cooled very quickly and to have con-
densed into small bits.
These are thought to have revolved
around the sun like little planets,
hence the name of "planetesimal
hypothesis" for the theory.
But it is assumed that the larger
planetesimal attracted the smaller
ones to them. In this way, it is as
Sumed that the various planets and
their satellites took form, the larger
nuclei attracting the most material
to themselves and becoming the
larger planets.
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Too Late to Change
"HERE is nothing sacred abol

NdEttE Is nothlng sacred about
Il the two-thirds rule. It merely
represents practice of long stand
ing, which the Democratic party is
at liberty to do away with at any
time.
Common decency demands that if
this were to be done, it should be
done before the race starts, not as
the contenders are about to cross
the finish line.
Governor Roosevelt has lost
heavily in public estimation dur
ing the last few days. If there is
one thing the average American
dislikes more than another it is
welching on the rules of game
after the game has begun. The
average American takes such con-
duct as a sign of weakness.
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Even Glass Rebels

TT won't work. The lack of sports
l. manship is too apparent. The
New York Governor already has
done himself more harm than good.
When war horse like Carter Glass
threatens to bolt if such a trick is
turned, you can rest assured that
it's raw
Glass stood by Smith four years
ago, in spite of the opposition
among his own constituents, in spite
of his own views on prohibition, and
in spite of some other considera-
tons that might have moved a less
thorough Democrat.
But Glass says he will not sup
port Roosevelt if the latter gets the
nomination by forcing abandonment
of the two-thirds rule.
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THE warm weather brings on the
scene the harassing mosquito,
particularly around those homes
which are beautified by ornamental
pools of water, or which happen to
lie near marshes or streams.
Through American initiative, the
dangerous yellow fever mosquito
has been stamped out of most of the
places in the world.
There are still available, however,
mosquitoes which sting and produce
an itching and irritation of the skin.
The methods useful in stamping
out mosquitoes in tropical areas will
do equally we'll around summer
homes, but some of them are not
desirable, because they kill vegeta-
ton and make pool unsuitable for
bathing.
Covering the surface of the water
with kerosene or any similar heavy
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papers thrown from a train, and
the accident caused a disease
known as ankylosis, or knitting to-
gether of all the bones of the body,
which paralyzed him completely.
But in the face of such obstacles
and encouragement, he hung up
small sign Down, but Not OUT
his motto ever since.
This suggestion won a, prize of
an R. G. A. Victor radio-phono-
graph in the recent national Be
lieve It or Not" contest.
The TuracOu Bird-The turacou,
tree-frequenting bird of Africa, is
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unique in the fact that the red
color of its wings is dissolved
easily either in soft water or in
water and soap. 1t is possible to
wash the crimson of it's feathers
completely white.
The pigment which supplies the
coloring of its feathers consists
partly of oxide of copper, the only
instance where traces of copper
have been ascertained in the
coloring of birds feathers.
Monday: "The Man with
Biblical Mind"
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Following is the explanation of
Ripley's Believe 1t or Not" which
appeared in Fridays Times:
The Champion Optimist - For
twenty-three years A. E. Rump OF
6243 Columbia avenue, st. Louis,
has been unable to move any part
of his body except his eyes and
mouth-yet he makes his own liv-
ing and keeps two employees to as
sist him in his business of selling
insurance and magazine subscrip-
tons.
In 1909 the champion optimist
was struck by bundle of news