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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-28
Sort of Cosmic Kibitzer

OOi vi OOOIlllO NiUllZCl
LIE was fascinated by the sight
L l. of men, women, and children
engaged in a wild and perhaps de-
bauching experience. Hitherto,
around the house, he had observed
that men like his father went for
ward and back in reasonably
straight lines, but this progress was
flagrantly rotary.
I could not get him away. He
would not retreat a step, nor would
he go any nearer. In fact, he was
already so close to the carousal that
he could have leaped aboard with
no more than little hop.
BY leaning just a little. he could
have touched it. But he did neither.
He preferred a combination of the
closest proximity and stability.
And after a while I realized Just
what it was Of which he reminded
me. He was a left wing of the
New Republic watching Soviet Rus
STA. His attitude was one Of huz-
zahing, hat tossing, leader writing,
letter to the editorizing.
To my horror 1 comprehended
what had. in somewhat minor
measure, done. I was the father Of
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round, and he was attracted by the
strains of "Dardanella," musical
piece popular at the time. He
dragged me eagerly toward the pa
vilion, and, naturally, I supposed
that he wanted to ride.
I had just time to strap him on
top Of a camel before the contrap-
ton started. He seemed content
enough as we began in a slow rotary
motion. had strapped myself to
an elephant just beside him. AS the
revolutions increased in violence H.
n. B. began to cry Justify.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-28
Senator Cutting Bolts

From out of the campaigns recent fog of recrimi-
nation and gurejuggling the Denver speech of Sen
ator Bronson Cutting as an invigoratng western
breeze. 1t confession of 'islusioned American
LIBERAL who fought four years ago the cause of Her
bert Hoover.
1t also was direct hit at the essential weakness
from liberals viewpoint of the Hoover record.
Cuttipg did not blame Hoover for the depression
nor even for the mistakes of bewildered man hon
estly might have made in financing the nation in those
early days of the crisis
He did blame him for having aligned his admin
isration with those benehciaries of special priv-
lege" who now unite in demanding his reelection
The bolt from the G. o. P. of such western Repub-
leans as Cutting, Norris La Toilette and johnson is
one of the Roosevelt campaigns most reassurng as
pects
Here are men without to grind and who are
among the country's chief champions of democracy
with a small 3D." If little leaven leaventh the
whole lump, their activity in the Roosevelt cause may
help assure progressive administration in event of
his election.
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a penthouse pink. Or, in other
words, a liberal after the third
round.
Here was a lad who would co
everything for the revolutionary
movement which he seemed to ad-
mire so tremendously except get on
board. The mad whirling thing Icy
at his feet, but his interest in it
and even its imminence never dis
turbed his tranquility.
The lines of communication with
the safe and sane rear remained
unbroken. He could retreat the
the minute the merry-go-round at
tempted to become overly familiar.
Il
Years Are Rolled Away
A ND in my anguish the gift of
n prophecy descended upon me.
I beat my breast and muttered.
He will be a couple of Elmer
Rices or-the fates defend mel
half a dozen Sydney Towards
In recent months the liberals of
Olympus have been much more ag-
gressive than is their wont. You
can sit almost any night at twenty
one or Tony's and listen to the
barricade boys strut their stuff be-
tween bacardis.
After all, what's a little slaughter
between good friends, particularly
if you don't have to do the job on
water?
Make me another angel float.
And why not Ford and Foster?"s
But I warn the reddest of the
revolutionaries not to trust too i'm
plicitly to any of the recent liter
att who dangle as watch charms
on the chain Of the Daily Worker.
At the polls, rs on the barbados.
you will not find them.
You see, they are likely to have
forgotten one slight detail. They
haven't registered.
Copyright. 1882 by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-28
Variety of instruments

ME sun is kept under obServa-
Il ton with a variety of instru-
ments, since each type of study calls
for special equipment.
The Smithsonian institution,
which is building the new Mt St.
Catherine observatory. maintains
two similar ones, located on Table
Mountain, California, and Mt. Mon
teZuma, Chile.
The Smithsonian also has an as
trophySical observatory in Wash
ington, d. c., where the work of
analyzing the observations of the
distant observatories is carried on
and correlated with experimental
research under direction of DR..
Charles c. Abbot.
The Smithsonian is interested
chiefly in measuring the total radia-
ton of the sun; that is, the amount
OF heat and light per unit area
emitted by the sun.
The apparatus used is essentially
an electrical thermometer of ex-
IRENE delicacy and accuracy, which
records the amount of radiation
falling on a unit area.
The instrument is known as the
pyrheliometer. 1t is an improvement
on another similar instrument
known as the silver disc pyrheliom-
eter, which had been in use by the
Smithsonian for about twenty years.
During that time, the Smithso-
MAN furnished silver disc pyr-
heliometers to more than fifty in
stitutions here and abroad for use
in solar studies.
The United States weather bu-
reau also is interested in making
measurements of solar radiations
and maintains "pyrheliometric sta
tons" at Washington. New York.
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Miami, New
Orleans, Madison, Lincoln, Fresno.
Fairbanks, Twin Falls, La Jolla, and
Gainesville.
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Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter-
eSting writer's and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-The Editor.
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Daily Thought

The eternal God is thy refuge,
and underneath are the everIast-
ing arms: and he shall thrust out
the enemy before thee; and shall
say Destroy them.-Deuteronomy
1927.
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SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ-

Astronomers of Today Keep
the Sun Under the Closest
of Daily Observation.
WTHEN the new solar observatory
" Of the Smithsonian Institution
goes into operation on Mt. st. Cath
crime in the Sinai desert. one more
terrestrial eye will have the sun un-
der daily watch.
Ancient man worshipped the sun.
The Babylonians, the Egyptians, and
other ancient peoples built temples }
to the sun god.
Modern man no longer worships
the sun, but the astronomers of to-
day pay far more attention to the
sun than did the priests Of ancient
days.
The modern astronomers realize
the Importance of the sun in the
scheme of earthly existence. Life
is possible on earth only because
Of the light and heat of the sun.
The sun is the primary cause of
weather changes on the earth.
1t is also the cause of magnetic
storms and the aurora borealis.
Perhaps it has something to do with
coSmic rays. Compton thinks 1t
quite likely.
Astronomers are interested not
only in the sun because of its effect
upon the earth and its life. They
also are interested in the sun for
its own sake.
There still are many problems to
be solved concerning the sun itself,
the nature of the sunspot cycle, the
nature of the corona, and so on.
For these reasons, astronomers
keep the sun under constant obser-
yatiOn.
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Along about Thanksgiving we can remember, any,
way, what Hoover said about how much worse things
could be.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-28

Picking up business is better than waiting for bust
ness to pick up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-28

How would you like to be baby these days and
be kissed by a candidate?
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The greater our dread Of crosses
the more necessary they are for us.
-Fenelon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
THE USEFUL OFFICER

Ever so often we have to explain
to our people that the man or officer
who can settle trouble before trouble
begins is the useful officer to local
union. 1t is much easier to get a
settlement before strike takes place
than it is to get one after It gets
started. There are occasions when a
strike cannot be avoided, but they are
very few, if the proper kind of judg-
ment and diplomacy is used. AS 3
rule the officer or the union that
strives honestly to bring about set
Element before stoppage of work
takes place are the ones who fight
the hardest and stick the closest to
bring about victory when strike is
forced upon them.-Molders' Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
THE LABOR INJUNCTION AT WORK

afflicted with for the brutality types
belief ty Of the judicial wisdom Of injunction
Judges frequently unqualified condemnation of
Of the fundamental rights Of Amer
workers.
sample picture issued will least
give the conservatives something to think about
January United States the
granted for by coal
William Garland and
others, coalm tenants of the
Garland and the others the injunction said:
"And of and hereby enoned and
made herein
from remaining property complainant
of them enjoned to remove from said
his effects within 10 days from and after the
26th day of January, 1882"
plain Kentucky mining desiring evct
The law tenants certain
rights which
But of this procedure the coal company and
Judge threw injunction
discussed this injunction the
u. S. He said:
"This a sample OF injuncions issued in disputes
Kentucky evicon unlawful
there entertained civil actions be
employers, and those employers
to of coercion
"Thy naught the laws of the state of Kentucky
Indeed employers obtaining of
nunctons hesitation asking set aside
the constitution of the United States
"Here then is horrible situation
Americans through whose veins
the blood of their ancient ancestors
in the midst of the chill of winter not
according remedies provided for the
nowithtsand
the utionalgu guarantees of citizens.
"hs but single instance showing the character and degree
obtaining relief through the
process"
many labor disputes record in which tn
outraged abor constitutional right
in Blaine
available tragic that there still America
injunction
judge issue them
the injunction bill
pepetuation
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); and against the yellow dog"

ers; and against the yellow dog"
contract.
Only five senators voted to con-
tinue the old conditions. Even Reed,
of Pennsylvania, was carried along
with the tremendous force of the tide
now setting in new direction.
But the five senators-they were
from Maine, New Hampshire, Ver-
mont and Connecticut, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island--were the only
New England states not represented
in that unhappy minority.
One of these five is the author of
a famous reference to certain other
senators as being the "sons of the
wild jackasses" from the "back-
ward states"
1t is pleasing to note that both
Ohio senators were fright" on this
proposition.
Practically the same bill as adopt
ed by the senate and presented by
Representative La Guardia, was re-
ported to the house last week with its
approval by the house judiciary COM
mittee If adopted, and all signs
point that way, and the bill is signed
by President Hoover, it means that It
outlaws the yellow dog contract bar
ring workers from joining trade
unions by declaring that the federal
courts shall not enforce it-prohibits
judges from interfering with unions
in organizing the workers or in con-
ducting strikes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11

Big, mechanical industry, that
takes fullest advantage of new ma
chinery, new processes and new ma
terials, has been the worst sinner in
firing men.
If big industry were to take back
half the men it has fired in the de-
preston years, THERE WOULD BE
NO BIG DEPRESSION.
Yet, it is the so-called BIG fell
lows who go around preaching as if
in them reposed all knowledge. Big
business, big bankers, big book
writing economists-THEY KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG. They ought to
They MADE the wrong
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
LOW ROOFS
BY DOUGLAS MALLOcH

In CHILDHOOD to little church
My footsteps found their way.
Life was not then the weary search
For Joy it is today.
A simple sermon, simple song,
An understanding creed,
found, when life was right or wrong,
Sufficient for my need.
Today before a greater shrine
Within larger place
l seek again for words divine
To give me peace and grace.
But there Is something missing now,
The fault the church or me,
l cannot tell--it seems, somehow,
That God is hard to see.
l think some day I'll search 1t out
ufs fifty years or more).
The church with lilacs all about,
An oak tree at the door.
For men and churches both may grow
Too great, too rich, too wise.
Perhaps when roofs and men are low
They're nearer to the skies.
90. 1882. Douglas Maiioch.) )--wNU Service.
Safe, So Far
Youth-There's Rocker, the pestolo-
gist professor. Goes about killing
worms and things.
Maid-WeiI, cheer up. | don't think
he's seen you.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
UNITED ACTION FOR
EMPLOYMENT

Endorsement of the movement by
the executive council of the A. F. of
L., President Green's active partici-
patton, officially, and Vice President
Matthew Woll's active part as chair
man of the division of labor, should
send every trade unionist into the
UNITED ACTION FOR EMPLOY
MENT campaign. Any movement
that can find job sat the rate of 10000
a day is worth getting into. GET IN
AND HELP!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
$167, 100000 For Relief
In 81 Cities in 1881

New York.-Relief expenditures in
eighty-one large American cities for
1881 were about four times as great
as those for 1929, according to a study
of public and private relief expendi-
lures made by Ralph G. Hurlin, di-
rector of the department of statistics
of the Russell Sage Foundation.
Reports from more than 500 public
and private relief agencies show ac-
tual relief grants to families in the
eighty-one selected cities amounting
to more than $167, 100000 in 1881, as
compared with only $42,270,000 in
1929. Public agencies spent about
three-quarters of the total, with q
slight falling off in this proportion
in 1881.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
NO MONEY FOR
CONVICT ROADS


Washington.--The senate voted TO
retain in the agricultural appropria-
tion bill the provision against the use
of federal-aid highway FUNDS on prof.
ects involving convict labor.
The convict labor limitation was
inserted in the bill in the house Of
representatives by an amendment
offered by Representative La Guardia,
of New York. The senate appropria-
tions committee struck out the
amendment in the bill as reported to
the senate. The senate overturned the
recommendation of the committee and
put the anti-convict labor proviso
back by vote of 45 to ID.
The restriction affects four states.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
Van Horn Becomes Acting
Head of Cigar Makers

Washington.-Ralph E. Van Horn,
international representative and vice
president of the Cigar Makers Inter
national Union, became acting presi-
dent of the union in the place of for
mer President l. M. Ornburn, who
was appointed member of the U. s.
tariff commission.
Former President George F. Per-
kins appointed Mr.. Van Horn inter-
national representative of the Cigar
Makers Union in 1924. He was elect
ed a vice president of the union in
1926 and reelected in 1881.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
C. E. Workers to Give Less
For Part Time Employees

New York City (Ilns) - Gerard
Swope, president of the General Elec-
tric Company, in a statement said
that beginning March / fulltime en-
ployes of his company would contri-
butte only per cent of their wages to
part-time workers. Since last Novem-
Der the full-time workers have been
contributing 2 per cent to the part
timers of the company. A total Of
$480,000 has ben contributed since
the plan started. The company has
matched the contributions of the
workers, he said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
Endorsed BY the Trades and Laber
Council Of Hamilton. Ohie
Endsrsed hy the Middletswn Trades
and Laber Council Of Midiletown. o.
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1882
HAMILTON BAKED GOODS

The Press would again call atten-
ton to the great amount of baked
good-bread, cakes, pies, etc.-com-
ing into Hamilton each day, sold to
Hamilton buyers and baked by out
side concerns which have no interest
in Hamilton whatever other than
what they can get out of the city
for their own gain and profit. Every
nickel or dime spent for these outside
baked goods is just so much withheld
from Hamilton-owned bakeries, whose
owners live here, pay taxes on their
factory plants, homes and other pos
sessions and take an interest in the
city's affairs and contribute to the
Community Chest and for anything
for the advancement of the city's
progress.
And every nickel or dime spent for
outside baked goods means just so
much less for Hamilton labor, jour
neymen bakers, truck drivers, etc.,
who also live here and pay taxes
and help bear the city's expenses.
And it goes still further. If all the
bol,oJ osoo1c oorc,,,,,oJ -, uoo,;l@oo
were baked in the city, it would mean
greatly enlarger baking plants-and
new ones-which would mean addi-
tional work for many members of the
building trades-more taxpayers and
city boosters.
Another thing. The outside baked
goods are coming mostly from Gin
cinnati, Dayton, Connersville, Mt.
Healthy and others; than some of
which comes from Cincinnati all
these goods are non-union made.
Think that over, too, Mr.. Union Man
and friend, the next time you buy a
loaf of bread, cake or a pie.
Let US do like they are doing over
in England, where they are urging
the people to purchase only British
made goods, where possible, and
their slogan is "Buy British" Let's
make our slogan "Buy Hamilton"
and let's live up to it. Buy only
Hamilton baked goods, union made,
and help your fellow townsmen.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
THE BIG SINNERS!

Chickens may be away from home
long time, but that doesn't change
their habit of eventually coming
home to roost.
Look back at the figures for the
1929 depression. They show that the
BIG BULK of unemployment was
among the BIG, basic industries.
1t is exactly that way today.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-03-11
LAME DUCK" CONGRESSES


The agreement by the u S. senate
and house of representatives on the
phraseology of the Norris 'lame
duck" resolution to amend the dates
when the terms of the president, vice
president, and members of congress
shall end, and when the congress shall
meet, constitutes next to the last step
to end the so-called "lame duck" ses-
sions of congress.
Under the Norris amendment the
terms of congress will begin on jan
uary 8, the congress will convene on
that date annually, instead of thir-
teen months after the November
election, as at present, and the presi-
dent and vice president will be inaug-
urated on January 20.
According to the present constitu-
ton, the terms of members of con-
gress, the president and the vice
president begin on March d.
! The term flame duck" is used to
describe the short session of congress
| which at present meets in December
| following the N ovember election and
lasts til March the next year. Many
of its members are often not elected
to the new congress, but enact laws
for three months after they have been
! retired and their successors chosen.
The amendment must be ratified
by three-fourths of the state legisla-
lures. 1t is generally admitted that
the legislatures will approve it. 1t
will not be possible for the legisla-
lures to ratify it in time to affect the
congress elected next fall. But the
congress elected in November, 1884,
will take office on January 8, 1885,
and the president and vice president
elected following that date will be
inaugurated on January 20 following
the date of their election.
Senator Norris is to be congratu-
lated on his victory for this important
change in our system of representa-
tive government. The wonder is that
our statesmen and citizens have per-
mitted 'lame duck" congresses to
legislate for the nation for over 140
years.
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eCherry
" Whore with en-
We tell the truth
about many things. sometimes pre-
fonndlys sometimes 1ippantiy,
Sometimes recklessly.

A miniature steam shovel was
buried by Canadian workers not long
ago, the burial having partaken
somewhat of the nature of munici-
pal festival
Back to hand labor, it was. Down
with the machine.
More recently Prof. William Nc
Doigal, of Duke University, has de-
clared the issue to be, imam or ma
chine"
At least two other learned men re-
Gently have written books leading to
much the same conclusion.
The issue is NOT man or the ma
chine. The issue WILL BE man or
the machine, within all probability,
unless we learn to control the ma
chine.
Which is to say that we must learn
to control the hours of labor and the
rates of pay.
If and when we can control those
two things we shall have removed the
"man or machine" issue.
That puts heavy load of response
bility upon the trade union move
ment.
There are plenty of persons who
| <ho ~ csv, la
and who will dispute the placement of
responsibility.
j Let them think-and perhaps let
them wait
1 In work and wages, these TWO ele-
mental things of industrial life, there
is the key to human paradise or social
collapse.
/ Today eight millions are unem-
rloyed. Machines by the thousands
also stand idle.
The machines can produce. The
men wait. The raw materials are at
hand.
WHY do not these things move?
HOURS of work and RATES OF
, pay lay back of this depression.
Each succeeding depression swings
down deeper. There is limit to the
the tensile strength of all things, in
cluding societies and governments.
How far DOWN can depressions &C
without becoming collapse?
If that could be foreseen it would
be almost possible to measure within
year the hour of collapse, UNLESS
control is developed and exercised
through an organized, disciplined hr-
man race in industry.
Let the savants-the doctors of phi
losophy and the professional econo-
mists analyze that and see what they
can do to it--or about it.
Surely there is an herculean task
ahead for labor, for trade unionism
A task also for everyone else. Fol
full success in this business of gov
erning industrial progress and con
tinuity requires organized human ma,
chinery in every sphere of industria
usefulness.
The great burden is upon labor, be
cause labor SEES THE WAY.
But all others have their grave re
sponsibilities.
If they will not help, at least lie
them have the good grace and tn
far-visioned patriotism NOT TO GEl
IN THE WAY.
For if collapse does come, THl
WHOLE WORKS WILL CRASH!