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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

Obstruction OF university students from east and
west who attempted to visit Kentucky and learn the
facts IN the mining situation hrst-hand redirected
attention to Of the most incredible situations in
the whole history OF American industrial warfare.
Detailed very briefly. here are representative ex-
ampes Of lawlessness and violence in this The
items which follow are only few selected from
large number OF similar activities.
First as to violence by local authorities
Joe Weber. an organizer of the National Miners
Union, and Bill Duncan, a Pineville miner we're kid
naped in restaurant at Cumberland Gap Tenn.
Gunner came across the border from Harlan ccun-
ty Kentucky drove the two to a lonely spot, beat
them into Inconsistencies. and left them in the
woods.
Harry snims. youthful organizer for the Ma
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
A Shoals Situation

once more the senate holds the key to Muscle
Shoals legislation.
The house has passed a shoals bill with which no
is particularly pleased 1t contains joker which,
in effect permits lease Of the plants any time within
fifty years. Its government operation provision is
weak and practically worthless; it does not make sat
sfactory provision for speedy construction Of Cove
Greek dam in east Tennessee; and it provides no
workable way for delivery surplus hydro-electric
power to nearby states, counties and municipalities.
Before the senate is the Norris bill That pro-
vides sensible honest compromise method of put
ting the Shoals work This is no straighout gov
eminent operation BILL but that makes a big con-
cession to those who for years have been demanding
lease Of the nitrate plants for fertilizer manufacture
1t calls the bluff OF these persons, and makes fer
tilzer manufacture mandatory.
The senate should pass its BILL so that again
an acceptable Muscle Shoals can be written
in conference between the two houses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

TT is true charged, that women have been dis
Il appointed in their hopes of reforming humanity.
In the not-so-far-oh olden days. the ranks of
feminism were sweed by eager-eyed individuals who
expected to abolish the double standard of morals and
thus make both sexes virtuous.
How lamentably we have failed may be discovered
in any police court record.
Even So am not one to sit back and argue that
things worse than before. They had TO get a
little serious before they could improve all.
To be sure, women were pretty well behaved when
they occupied the od-fashioned pedestal that men set
up for them But this especial credit TO their
intrinsic worth They simply had TO be good
And it would have been impossible to improve
morals in general without letting the and the
women start from the same level. We had 10 come
realization that decency and cleanliness not
be confined TO sex alone, II we are TO better
ourselves.
A ND things are very, very bad these days. every
n body says. What are We coming to? So goes
the universal wall.
Well l. for one think we are coming to a better
understanding of actual goodness and badness than
We had before pedestals for women went out. At
least we 60 clothed in honesty instead of prudery
We longer indulge in the drivel about woman's
power 10 lift men from evil. We know now that she
self. And surely must assume that men viii learn
strength OF moral purpose only when they stand on
their feet and cease harping about the feminine
temptresseS
It was not only erroneous but dumb. to believe
that one sex made up the sheep and the other the
goats OF human kind.
We have made a bungle OF this. I grant you but
after our long detour VIC are heading in the right
direction Assuming that capable Of virtue
and that women capable OF vice. and that both
capable Of improvement is to make sensible
start upward
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
Leadership Needed

IN this connection. Democrats
Il should remember that they have
not enough votes in their own party
to win; that their only hope of
success lies in converting a
sufficiently large number of in
dependents; and that this can not
be done by a character of politics
designed to pep up the faithful.
The demand is for leadership, not
of the kind that can talk well, but
of the kind that gets things done.
That explains why President Hooy-
er's message was so well received.
1t did not call for perfection. but
for action along certain well-de-
fined lines. The popular response
should be a warning to those who
have been trying to make partisan
capital by throwing monkey
wrenches into the machinery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
Job Must Be Done

A S a general proposition, people
L n are sick and tired OF proftless
argument, of tearing up one plan for
no other reason than to make an
other. Of this empty-headed strategy
which has no objective except to
gain some fancied political advan-
tage.
People have something more seri-
Gus to worry about this trip than
whether a Democratic or Republican
gang gets the gravy. They are vast
~ more concerned in seeing the Job
done well than in who gets it. They
want nothing so badly from Wash
ington as prompt, sincere, construc-
tive work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

MAYOR JIMMY WALKER
lVI should answer Cardinal Hayes.
Upon many occasions the mayor has
made a point of replying with great
fierceness to various people who
have criticised phases Of New York s
civic life. It has been his con-
tention that these critics were CIV
ing the metropolis a bad name.
And yet I do not remember that
any one OF them covered quite as
much territory as the cardinal IN
a recent letter when he wrote.
New York City, am ashamed
to say it-has a maladorous reputa-
ton throughout the country, be-
cause it is said anything, no matter
how foul or filthy, is tolerated and
even licensed on the New York
stage"
James J. Walker is not only our
MAYOR. but one of the chief patrons
of our theaters. and so it seems to
me no more than fitting that ne
should confirm or deny the findings
Of Cardinal Hayes.
II Mayor Walker dissents from
the opinion of the prelate. 1 think
he owes it to the cause OF logic 10
add another name TO the list OF
those who are. according to execu-
tive decree. attackers Of the fair
name of our city
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
People Grow Alarmed
DEOPLE are getting alarmed, no

DEOPLE are getting alarmed, not
Il because Of their own problems,
but because Of a growing suspicion
that the government is not doing
what it should and can.
The last three years have shown
them the danger of deficits. They
see no reason why the federal bud
get should remain unbalanced any
longer than is necessary. They see
no sense in debates and delays
which result only in inaction.
The people regard increased taxes
as inevitable. All they ask is fair
ness. They also regard the reduc-
ton of government expenses as
mandatory All they expect is such
distribution OF curtailment as will
cause the least hardship.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
OSTEND BOTTLED UP
May 2

ON May 9, 1918, a successful at
~ tempt was made by the Brit
ish to block the harbor at Ostend.
A previous attempt had failed.
and the British concentrated a
large force for the second effort.
A smoke screen was laid down
over the entrance to the harbor by
small craft. The battered old war
ship. Vindictive, was maneuvered
into position by a crew an1 off,
GERS, and sunk in the channel with
her insides full Of concrete.
Heavy gunfire from defending po-
sitions accounted for several casu-
alties among the attacking party.
Only .ew officers and men we're
left on board the Vindictive to sink
her. A motor launch assisting in
picking up these men was nit sew
eral times and nearly sank before
il reached the admirals vessel, the
destroyer Warwick.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
1T SEEMS TO ME BY H FR01{S

now as bold as it ever was in the
Bowery. Discretion does not seem
to be a part of the present regime.
But without making a personal visit,
I do not want to enlist violently
on either side.
1t is possible that things have
been said and done in these theaters
which would shock me. Possibly
the cardinal would be shocked at
precisely the same things, but
there is always wide variation
among individuals.
So far this season I have been
shocked but once in the theater.
I think that is too small an allow
ance. I do not know whether the
fault is mine or that Of the produc-
ers. Possibly I grow more blase or
they are becoming less bold.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
No Plan in Mind

IF Democrats had been working in
i behalf of any well-thought-out
plan of rehabilitating government
finances, they would have been
justified in spelling the administra-
tons plan.
Most people assumed that such was
the case, since, otherwise, all the
arguing and pickering seemed in
credible.
II turns out, however, that Demo-
Gratis did not have anything definite
in mind, but were sending up trial
balloons, with the result that little
Of Importance or helpfulness has
been accomplished since the middle
of February.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and ef Hyrcia. the
Health Magazine.

THE death rates of mothers in
Il the United States during child
birth have aroused great interest.
The subject is being constantly
agitated before congress, because of
legislation appropriations for edu-
cation and preventive medicine ap-
piled to this cause of death.
Just as long as any preventable
deaths occur, the mortality rates
may be considered excessive. There
are, however, some factors which
are hardly comfortable.
In a recent survey Of this subject,
DR.. Haven Emerson, professor o.
public health administration in CO.
lumbia university, points out some
OF the factors which commonly are
disregarded, but which nevertheless
are of the greatest Importance in
calculating maternal death rates
and in classifying them as prevent
able and those not preventable.
For instance, many calculators
fail to note the instances of null
tiple births, such as twins and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
Effect of LIGHT

DR. JOHNSTON, in his expert
- ments with oat seedlings,
studied the phenomenon known as
phototropism.' that is. the ten
dency Of a plant to bend either to-
ward a source Of light, or away
from il.
He found that the behavior OF
the plant depended very largely
upon what section of it received the
stimulus OF the light.
There appears 10 exist In the
plant" he says, "a more or less 10
Called region capable Of receiving
a stimulus. II has been shown that
the most sensitive portion OF
coleoptile-the leaf sheaf surround
ing the bud OF an ascending shoot
lis the first fifty thousandths of
the first millimeter Of the tip
The first millimeter is $50 times
aas sensitive as the second, and
300 times as sensitive as the third
millimeter zone. "A millimeter Is
about three hundredthS of an inch)
Furthermore. If only one side Of
the tip of the seeding is illu-
minated. the stem will bend in the
direction of the light, but the bend
ing will take place toward the base.
1T is as if the tip received the
stimulus and the excitation Travelled
downward to the leg, the point
where the bending took place. 1t
would seem at first sight that the
plant behaves very much like an
animal.
1T sees with its ewes then its
legs move toward what IL sees. SUI
perficially, il appears as II there
we're some sort Of volition on the
part Of the plant"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
European Experiments

THE real explanation Of this
Il curious phenomenon Is not yet
known. although much work has
been done upon it in European
laboratories. Dr.. Johnston says.
The most plausible explanation
offered" he says, is that the light
acts on the growing tip to produce
some chemical substance which acts
as a growth regulator.
This substance either may pro-
mote or inhibit growth. according
to the theory one holds as to the
nature OF the phototropic effect.
In one European laboratory, the
heads of several coleoptiles were cut
off after they had been exposed to
light. They were placed on a thin
sheet of gelatin.
This then was cut into small
blocks and placed on the sides Of
coleoptile stumps growing in tho
dark. After three hours, these
stumps showed negatively photo
tropic bending.
Apparently some Of the myster-
ious substance produced by light
in the tips had been absorbed by
the gelatin.
From the gelatin blocks it was
transferred to the stumps. so that
the effect was similar to what might
have been produced by the tips
themselves.
When tiny blocks Of pure gela-
tin, instead of the impregnated
blocks. were used, there was no such
bending effect.
The type of bending is influenced
greatly by intensity of the light
II the coleoptile is illuminated from
one side By a dim light It will show
positive phototropism, bending to-
ward the light.
When the intensity OF the light
gradually is increased, q point OF
indifference is reached at which no
bending occurs. Still further in
crease in light intensity results in
a negative curvature"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
Says

People Hare Something More
Serious to Worry About
Nol0 Than Whether a Dem
ocratic or Republican Gang
Gets the Crazy.
NEW YORK, May s.-The pub
~ lie has taken President
Hoover's message in good faith.
II politicians are wise they viii
do the same.
The scolding he gave congress
was not only deserved. but needed.
Democrats make themselves ride
ulous by trying 10 present it as a
political maneuver, since they were
largely responsible for the situa-
ton which left President Hoover
such a fine opening.
Republican efforts to capitalize
the message for partisan purposes
would be equally absurd.
The only way either party can
hope to derive benefit from exist
ing conditions is by doing some
thing that will be Of benefit to the
whole country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
A Seat Upon the SideIineS

UNFORTUNATELY, am not in
- a position to pass upon the
merits of the controversy TO which
Cardinal Hayes referred specifically
in his letter. He wrote to join
others in a protest against renew
ing the license Of. two burlesque
theaters in Forty-second street. 1
have not seen any Of the current
attractions in this realm of the
drama.
But. for that matter. neither has
Cardinal Hayes. so both Of us can
speak freely.
If his scouts have furnished him
the same reports which have come
to me. I think it must be admitted
that burlesque along Broadway Is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
Democrats HeIp Hoover

A DEMOCRATIC house Of rep
IA resentatives has done more to
re-elect President Hoover during
the last three months then all other
factors of the forthcoming cam
paign,
If his recent message was a stump
speech, as it has been described,
Democratic folly made it so.
AS for the people, especially those
Of an independent turn of mind,
who will decide the election next
November, they see it only as bit
Of sound advice offered for their
peculiar benefit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
The City and Aunt Hattie

Dut, though 1 have her interests
- much at heart, I would not ask
the license commissioner to GUST the
tenants of the Eltinge and Republic
theaters on her account. My Aunt
Hattie never has been harmed by
a burlesque show, and I think it is
doubtful that she ever will be. She
doesn't go to them.
1 have always felt that she II
wiser in her generation than the
Summers and the Comstocks. 1 even
prefer her point of view above that
Of many members of the clergy.
Since burlesque is not as yet COM
pulsory, I am puzzled by the loud
complaints OF those who have no
intention of enlisting among its
clients. If it can be proved to me
that patrons come rushing out Of
these theaters suffused with bushes
and shocked into acute anguish. I
would readily agree that something
should be done about it.
But never have understood why
any who hang their raiment on
hickory limbs should be interested
in chemical analysis of the water.
There is much in the world
which demands the attention of
Cardinal Hayes. I like TO pretend
that 1 have certain responsibilities
myself. And since neither OF us
goes to burlesque. 1 think that
possibly it would be less than tragic
If we just didn't bother our heads
about it.
Copyright 1892. bv The Tines
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-

Plants Hare Organization
Which Resembles Nervous
System Of Animals, Physi-
ologist Says.
ID ECENT work at the Smith
~ sonian institution promises to
rekindle the old controversy as TO
whether plants possess brains
It has been pointed out many
times that animals are distin-
guished from plants by the posses
sion Of a brain and nervous sys-
TEN. Man. without his organization
OF brain tissues and nerves. would
be no more than a needlessly COM
picated sort OF vegetable.
But. periodically. scientists have
insisted that plants did not possess
some sort OF organization which. in
a way, corresponds to the nervous
system Of animals.
The latest claim OF this sort is
put forward by DR.. Earl S. Johns
ton, plant psychologist at the
Smithsonian institution
From experiments with oat seed
lings. DR.. Johnston comes to the
conclusion that they possess areas
which correspond roughly TO the
highly sensitive nervous tissues in
animals.
These areas appear 10 serve the
function Of brains. although II Is
apparent that they function in quite
different ways than do nervous It's
sues in animals.
just how they do function Is one
of the problems not yet solved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

ideals and opinions expressed
in this column arc those OF
one Of Americas most inter
esting writers and are pre-
scented without regard 10 their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this paBer.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
Questions and Answers

What are the characteristics OF
the Bantus Of South Africa?
They were the latest Of the native
inhabitants who entered South Al
RIGA. They all speak dialects Of the
Bantu language, but racially they
vary considerably, with certain Ne
gro characteristics predominating.
They seem to have originated as a
distinct variety somewhere in the
neighborhood Of the Great Lakes,
and TO have migrated south at vari-
Gus times between the twelfth and
fifteenth centuries, each Of their
main groups representing a differ
ent series Of tribal movements. The
BantI peoples are vigorous, power
ful. and increasing in numbers.
They are divided into numerous
small tribes, which, on the basis Of
cultural and linguistic differences,
are divided into four groups.
Does the shamrock grow only in
Ireland?
There is no plant known as
shamrock which is peculiar 70 Ire
land. White clover. for instance,
known in various sections OF Ire
land as shamrock. grows abundantly
in the United States. The name IS
most commonly given 10 one OF the
hop clovers. which are widely dif-
fused over the island, but can not
claim 10 be its exclusive possession.
This plant is commonly exported
from Ireland 70 London, and even
10 the United States for ST. Pat
rick,s day celebrations. Red clover
has been. locally called IN America
the shamrock. Even wfercress has
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

been called shamrock. although its
leaves are not trifoliate.
Is the Vice President Of the United
States a member of gress?
No. He presides over the senate.
brt can only vote il case Of a tie.
How long must an ex-service man
have his bonus or adjusted service
certificate before ne can obtain a
loan IN il?
- years is the -imum time.
Tow can sulphuric acid be distin-
guished from hydrochloric acid?
A simple way to test them is 10
dilute the acid with about five times
its own volume Of water (taking care
to 0dd the acid TO the water, not the
water to the acid. and then add a
small amount OF solution + barium
This substance Yields q
white crystalline precipitate with
sulphuric acid, but no precipitate
with hydrochloric acid.
Who have been the winners Of the
coast conference football
cham 7'~nship since 1925?
Stanford. 1925 and 1927: Southern
Ga, 1928 and 1929: Washing
ten State, 1880, and ~-uthern Cali
1891.
What is the population Of Alaska?
Are its citizens qualified 10 vote in
presidential elections?
The population OF Alaska IL SO, 75s.
Because they are citizens OF a ter
ritory not incorporated INTO the
union they can not vote in a presi-
Dental election.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

How many Catholics and Protes-
tants are in Indianapolis. How
many Baptis!s?
Ro. an Catholics. 1886: Protes-
ts"'s. bout 100000: Baptists. 20.4s2.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09
Daily Thought

Husbands, love your wives, even
as Christ also loved the church,
and gave himself for it.-Ephe-
slams 5:25.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

What is the origin and meaning
of the name NADIA?
tt is a Serbian feminine name
meaning hope"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

God overrules all mutinous ac-
cidents. brings them under His laws
of fate, ard makes them all serv-
iceable to His purpose.-Marcus
Antoninus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

is advertised as 'unsophisticated," I
am not at all sure that Aunt Hattie
would like the toreador episode.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

been called shamrock. although its
leaves are not trifoliate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-09

is the Vice President Of the United
States a member of gress?
No. He presides over the senate
brit can only vote il case Of a tie.