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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29
The High Priest

NICHOLSON was called "the
N1 high priest of light" an apt
title, for he was the worlds great
est authority upon the subject.
Nicholson was regarded by many
authorities as Americas foremost
experimental physicist. The present
figure for the velocity of light is
Michelson's.
Nicholson was born in Strelno,
Germany, on Dec. 10, 1852. When he
was 4 years old. his parents came
to America and settled in San
Francisco.
He was educated in the public
schools, winning an appointment to
the Naval academy at Annapolis,
where he was graduated in 1873 at
the age of 81. He had shown fond
ness for science while at the acad-
envy and two years after graduation
was sent back to it as an instructor
in chemistry.
The subject Of light. was receiv~
ing much attention at the time and
young Nicholson was instructed to
give some lectures on the subject
That order launched him upon his
career as the high priest of light.
1t is interesting to speculate how
much a part fate plays in shaping
career. Had it not been for tina;
order, Nicholson might have re-
turned to active service, and, per-
haps, become a rear admiral
AS it was, Nicholson spent $40 Of
his own money on apparatus. be-
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of the policies commission, and shows that all the
fine intentions once expressed about taking money
profits from apparently have dissolved into thin
air.
Immediately after 1918, great clamor was raised
for drafting the dollar as well as the man. Do you
remember? Well Waldman explains exactly how
that move was circumvented and how, after months
of elaboration just where We always have
been-with business and industry prepared to get a
very nice profit for themselves while go forth
to die for $50 month.
Even the American Legion or its leaders, he
charges, have agreed that per cent guarantee to
capital in war time would be agreeable The war
policies commission in Short has recommended that
mo constitutional amendment to permit the taking
Of private property in time of without compensa-
ton be considered by congress"
And supplements the author. with what seems hon
est justification, Tt startles one to know that elab
crate preparations are being made Insure future
pronts to business during 8 future war when the
cries OF manned men of the last shambles sti are TO
be heard"
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else will give you any comfort
when you come to lie here. Read
to me- he added. What book
shall I read?" asked Lockhart.
why do you ask? There is but
one book" Sir Walter replied.
Yes, awfully old-fashioned, no
doubt; and many in our snippy,
cynical and clever time would dis
miss it as a bit of sodden senti-
ment, sickly and sticky, and.
make a wiSe-crack about it.
None the less, some of us are
beginning to see with new,
strange, and curiously comforting
cle2rneSs, that nothing is worth
ewhile, nothing at all in the tiny
moment of life-a mere flicker,
the briefest thing blown out be-
fore we are able to turn round
except being good simply being
good.
People may argue up and down
as to what, precisely, being good
means, but they know in their
hearts as they know nothing else;
and every one who is worth any,
thing will end by thinking that
all that counts in this infinitely
precious time. is just goodness.
fConvrieht 1922 United Feature Syndicate
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People Voice


. FADING the You Say It Col
An umn in The Times surely
gives one a great kick. So here is
reply to an article written by
One Dry Voter from Marion, Ind.
1 knew young man, Who, some
years ago, got job as brakeman
on railroad running between In
dlanapoliS and Cincinnati. He made
only a few trips until he became
involved in small liquor deals. It
was not long until he decided to
quit his job and began doing bus
mess on large scale.
He then moved to Hamilton, O.,
became prosperous and finally de-
cided to go to Cincinnati, where he
lived IN luxury. The result was
that he was shot and killed by a.
detective in trying to escape the law
in Cincinnati. Now what caused
this? Prohibition.
Frank Murphy was killed by ma
chine gun in Hamilton, O., a week
later to the very day. George
JacablS was killed by machine gun
also in Hamilton. The writer was
just within few minutes of being
an eye witness to one of those kill
ings.
Both these men were fine boys
at one time. One had a wife and
three children lived in a highly
respectable neighborhood and never
was suspected of being a boot
logger.
But he was out of job had an
idea of making big money, chose the
bootlegger and racketeer method,
and this was the result, also due to
prohibition. Abb. C.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29
It Seems to Me:
BY WOOD BROUN

A far as can make out. Americas policy in
1 n regard to the foreign debts is largely die
tated by a desire to save Will Rogers from having
to eat any OF his gags and to spare Mr.. Hearst
from an attack of editorial apoplexy.
Aside from these undoubted benefits I can
not for the life of me understand just who is to
to be helped by our present attitude. There is at
least a good fighting chance that Great Britain
can be driven into default, and do not know Of
any mechanism by which default can be made TO
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Just Every Day Sense
"TN 1917 the youth of American left homes,
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

"TN 1917 the youth of American left homes jobs
Il and opportunities, and for varying periods en-
gagged in war They were taught to care little for
life to kill without thought, and to die without fear
They helped to win a glorious victory.
So says General Smedley Butler, retired. This ex-
cerpt from his article in the current Outlook will
however not bear close examination. American boys
did not leave their homes gladly the general ap-
pears to think. They rorced to go.
They did not kill without thought or die without
fear No does And they did not help to win a
glorious victory. Because there victory for
any nation or any man in 1913. There only de-
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The worst of it is, we still cling
to this futile idea.
Bootlegging, disrespect for law,
official corruption and machine
politics have been the worst fea-
lures of the liquor traffic in this
country, whether under prohibi-
ton, or high license.
You just can't create a monop-
oily, or special privilege for control
of individual habits without in
viting such evils.
That, however, is what many
people conceive as the best alter
native to Volsteadism. They talk
of state dispensaries,- or rigidly
restricted retail outlets, just as
though such set-up would not
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29
Enioyed His Work

MYTH his interest in science
" aroused, he subsequently 70
signed from the navy to pursue
graduate study in Berlin. Heidel-
berg and Paris.
While in Paris, he invented the
interferometer, the instrument
which in one form led to the Elm
stein theory of relatively, and in
another was use0 for the first di-
rect measurement of the diameter
of a star.
The interferometer is a delicate
measuring instrument, making use
Of light waves as unit of measure.
It is so delicate that it will meas,
ure the amount which street car
ran is bent when you rest your
thumb on one END.
Upon his return from Europe.
Nicholson became professor of
physics at Case School of Applied
Science. From there he went TO
Clark university and from there in
1872, to the University Of Chicago.
In June, 1925, he was honored
with the first distinguished service
professorship awarded by the Uni
versity Of Chicago. After a serious
illness in 1929, he became professor
emeritus in 1880.
His invariable answer to why he
continued his scientific inyestiga-
lions and why he is so intent upon
results Of the highest accuracy was.
1 do it because it is SO much fun
While Nicholson realized that
pure science paves the way for in
dustrial applications, he did not feel
that he needed any such excuse for
his own activities. On one occasion
he said:
1T seems to me that scientific re-
search should be regarded as a
painter regards his art, a poet his
poems, a composer his music.
It would be quite as unfair to ask
OF these an apology for their ef-
forts; and the kind Of benefit which
l should most appreciate from re-
search in pure science is much
more allied to such non-materiaI
results-results which help to in
crease the pleasure of us all azi
which help to teach man his tr6e
relation to his surroundings" A
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-I find
4 ' myself in disagreement with
most people as to how the liquor
traffic should be handled after
prohibition has been repealed.
Like them, I am opposed to re-
turn of the saloon, but for every
different reasons than commonly
are advanced.
1t strikes me that our failure
to make better Roadway in the
promotion of temperance can be
traced to excessive and unreason-
able regulation of trade. From
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

ItdJ. DtItdU 1UI tV6I yDOuy'
Whether General Buffers plea
for the bonus payment is sound, I
can not pretend to say. But this
much is certain: A large part of
the blame for the occasion that
made the bonus necessary must be
laid upon the doorstep of the
hangout Of the general-the war
department.
y n
CEYMOUR WALDMAN makes
- this plain in a recent little
book called Death and Profits.
And it was written from a study
of the actual papers and records
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29
SCIENCE
The High Priest of Light
BY DAVID DIETZ

IDR. IRVING LANGMU1R, as
- have pointed out, was the
Twelfth American to win a Nobel
prize Three prizes in the fiel Id of
physics, two in chemistry two in
medicine, one in literature, and
four for the promotion of peace,
have been won by Americans.
1t has been my good fortune to
meet five of the seven who we're
awarded the prize in the scientific
fields. Perhaps the reader would be
interested at this time in hearing
about the men who achieved this
most coveted of Scientific awards.
The late DR.. Albert A. Nicholson,
the high priest of light" was the
first American scientist to receive a
Nobel prize. I met DIR. Nicholson
at number of scientific meetings
and heard him, lecture on several
occasions.
He was a MISUNDERSTANDING
man with gray hair and -mustache,
finely chiseled features, sharp eyes
and high forehead. He possessed the
quiet dignity and formal reserve of
the other generation.
He lectured in pleasant voice of
medium volume. The listener came
away impressed by his genuine love
for his work.
It was evident that to Nicholson
a scientific experiment was an ar
tistic masterpiece, something that
called for the same skill and artis-
try that the playing Of great violin
concerto demanded.
A well-done experiment was as
beautiful to him as an inspired
painting or a heroic piece OF sculp-
ture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29
Who was Thorfinn KarISefni?
A Scandinavian explorer.

What does the mark reg. U. S.
Pat. OFF" mean?
1t is a legal notice that the mark
or name is registered in the trade
mark division of the United States
patent Office, and that any one who
infringes the mark is liable to suit
for infringement.
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Don't Repeat Error

A S master of common, sense,
4 a we could have little to worry
about, if the great majority of
people could take liquor without
getting drunk. AS matter of
record, the great majority always
has been able to do so.
1t was the comparative few who
could not control their appetite
that threw us off the track. For
the last 100 years, we have been
trying to reform them by mass
regulation, and have accomplished
little but to make the mass sore,
to generate a widespread disre-
spect' for law to corrupt and i'm
mobilize our law enforcing ma
chine.
Let us not repeat the blunder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29
Remove Bootleg Lure
"XXTELL," you ask, whats the
wv aIternative?"

VXI ELL, you ask, WHATS Ille
wv alternatives"
Simply this. Throw the door
wide open as far as the retail
liquor trade is concerned, let it
be sold like cigarettes, in the orig
inal' package and with a govern
ment stamp attached.
Forbid it's consumption in places
where it is sold, except hotels and
restaurants, which should be
licensed for that purpose and
rigidly supervised. 2
Enact laws to insure the best
liquor at the lowest price, and
thus remove all possible tempta-
ton to make and bootleg the stuff
Z am assuming, of course, that
the sale of liquor will be subject
to state control and local option,
that it will not be imposed on any
community against that commun-
ity's wish, and that both federal
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because there was no fund avail
able for the purpose.
He set up a classroom demonstra-
ton of the method of measuring
the speed of light, and with it, got
a more accurate figure than any
then in existence.
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feed the hungry house the ee either here abroad
generally admitted the
helpful national prosperity Accordingly
that there viii
stimulus in kicking it all the dam.
In world which suffers in practical and material way from
little
these curious aliens
seem to love
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

b IL g DSSillIllIlS,
we have assumed
that polite a |
control of a bust
ness w o u | d
achieve moral re-
suits.
We have en-
couraged monop-
oily, invit e d
smuggling, opened
the door for po-
litical corruption,
and stultifed the
basic conception
of personal lib
erty in an at
tempt to prevent
n1ro,. i,,d,,lnnnnn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29
One Of the Vicious Circles.

ME Bucotchman in "Davy and the Goblin couldn't
ne got hot get hot until the situation
similar Europe filled with bring
feeling
at the moment it has very little to protect
Happy don't do
nations Since dealing possible
break thing feasible say
be just as effective to I'VE will begin reducing debts then
follow by reducing ornaments"
The whole getting making arrangement
whereby the whole
family of peoples.
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= =
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
.ditor Journal Of the American Medica
Association and of Hygein, the
Health Maoazfue


BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hygein, the
Health Magazine
TWO young men in California,
i DR.. j. H. Dorm and E. I. Sugar
man, found, when working with the
Aschheim- Zondek method for dag
nosing pregnacy, discussed in the
first article on this subject, that the
effects of the urine of a pregnant
woman when injected into rabbits
varied according to whether the un-
born child was a boy or a girl.
They tried their test in eighty
five cases. It seems likely that in
four of the cases in which an error
was made that error was due to the
fact that the rabbits used in the
experiment were not of the correct
type for this work.
Apparently; a pregnant woman
with an unborn female child Sc
cretes in her urine a hormone. or
glandular substance, which can
stimulate the cells in the tubules of
the sex organs of pubescent rab-
bit and cause precocious develop
ment.
On the other hand, the urine of
a woman with an unborn male
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

If reports from Washington are correct John
Nance Garner was pretty smart poker player even
under the weight of the speakcrship His cronies
would better watch out when he becomes -Presi-
dent and has more time to concentrate. .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

Science informs us that more than 300 triion
stars are out yonder in space+more than enough to
give separate sun to every human being who ever
lived If you want to hitch your wagon, here's your
chance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29
Richard BrinSIeY Sheridan Said It.

MERE is Shidans play
English
falthlesS Spanish
the
The situation further complicated English
unces the press against
All action
within play complains to the author Why this Nobody
can make move. How is play going proceed?"
The author him be
solution
tiers Beeeater who Drop kings
The daggers and the swords ctter the floor
There need today for
pnt to give the allow
ness OF moving But this only
So far Uncle Sam has refused be for the
phrase assigned to him in the
in full That has said
dropped to give him better and
different
by Tmes
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

The British Association has been solemnly dis
cussing why babies sleep Weary fathers believe the
only problem to worry about is why they don't
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work then and I doubt desperately that it
will work now
But one objection to any form of revision
is being made by certain kindly people whose
intentions are of the best. The argument runs
that we should not ease up the load of debts
by even jot or little, because the. countries
so favored will Immediately splurge with these
funds and increase their war equipment
That sounds like a promising argument
until you begin to observe the European sit
uation and note how circular is the vicious
ring of circumstance. It could be explained
by little dialog between Junior and his Pa
which might 60 about as follows:
Junior-Why are the nations of Eurnne-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

If AL Smith is little off key when he sings "The
Sidewalks of New York" for that benefit in New
York he should be pardoned It's been six months
since he given the pitch at Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

Scientists at the University of Notre Dame have
perfected an instrument to pick one germ from a
Held OF millions But it's just as hard as ever to
find collar button when it rolls under the dresser
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

and state governments will adopt
measure to protect dry territory
In such states and communities,
however, as desire the sale of
liquor. it should be placed under
as little restraint as is compatible
with sound public policy.
Retail Control Futile
COUND public policy demands
~ avoidance of those methods
which tempt people to disobey the
law, or engage in corrupt prac-
tees.
Sound public policy recognizes
the utter folly of attempting to
overcome the liquor evil by con-
troll, regulation, or prohibition of
retail trade.
We have tried high license and
the eighteenth amendment with
out satisfactory results. Finland
IS having as bad results with the
dlspensary system, and so are some
Canadian provinces.
The European system, as prac-
tlced in France, Germany, and
England, is better than any of the
experiments thus far proposed. It
has its defects, but it does not in
yolve the breakdown of law and
order
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29
A King of Israel.

THERE young Bible who announced
him he intended to his
political problems by using severity rather than less He planned
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all armed to the teeth?

all armed to the teeth?
Pa-Because they filed with misery suspicion and
JuniorYes, they misery VICE. suspicion
fear?
Pa-Because they all O the teeth
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be repeating the sorry perform
ance which led to the mess we
now are in.
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Daily Thought

Ye shall walk in all the ways
which the Lord your God hath
commanded you, that We may live,
and that ii may be well with you,
and that We. may prOIong your
days in the land which We shall
possess.-Deuteron0my 1888.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

We hope Shuler will appeal this ruling and let the
United States supreme court set the radio commits
sion right the issue of censorship
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

Ideals and opinions
expressed in this
column are those of
one Of Americas
m o e interesting
writers and are
presented without
regard to t h ir
agreement with the
editorial attitude of
this paper .-The
Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

This is the second of two special
articles by DR.. FiShbein on scientists
quest for a basis for predicting the sex
of the unborn child.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-29

Obedience is the Christians
crown Schiller.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

Copyright. 1892. United Feature Syndicate
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tynhoid Carrier

Can q person be typhoid carrier
II he has never had it? II so. how
does he get the germs? Is there any
treatment for a carrier that will get
rid OF the germs? q. e. b.
Answer-No. In some cases the
original attack Of typhoid fever had
been wrongly diagnosed Is malaria.
stomach fever or intestinal flu"
Cholecystectomy removal OF gall
bladder) has cured the carrier state
in AZ out Of q series Of 90 cases.
That Eyes
bathe my eyes with boric acid
also tried salt water, but my eyes
stick when I use either. miss w. K)
Answer-Unless there Is some spe-
cific condition which your physician
prescribes drops or eye wash. 1t Is
better not to battle the eyes. II you
insist on bathing your eyes, a heapine
teaspoonful of common salt IN pint
Of boiled water is the least irritating
eye wash. Use It lukewarm.
Tea and Coffee
Does the drinking Of tea or coffee
to relieve q tired or run down feeling
constitute dangerous habit?
IF. H. L.
Answer-Your question Is too in.
definite. The moderate consumption
of tea and coffee by adults is gener.