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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
Practical Politician Speaks

There is no more practical politician in
the country than Frank Hague, mayor of
Jersey City. What Mr.. Hague says, there
fore, will be needed by all practical poll
ticians now gathered in Chicago.
Mr.. Hague declares that Franklin D.
Roosevelt, if nominated, has no chance of
election. He amplifies with many other
equally strong assertions, including one that
Richie, Traylor, Baker, Garner, Murray,
White, Reed or Lewis would meet the pres
ent situation better than Roosevelt. He asks,
Why nominate the weakest man?
He reaches the climax when he says that
If Roosevelt is the nominee, New Jersey,
which is Mr.. Hague's political bread and
butter. will ne lost in November.
At time when the curse of the country
is political pussyfooting, such a statement
by professional politician is certainly
something to give pause to the bandwagon
boys, who have been accepting Roosevelt as
the one safe and serene method of transport
tation.
Only the Hudson river separates Mr..
Hague from Mr.. Roosevelt. They are close
neighbors. What Mr.. Hague says about Mr..
Roosevelt will cause no surprise to other
close neighbors of the New York Governor.
It will cause both surprise and good,
hard second look on the part of those dele
gates whose enthusiasm for Roosevelt is
measured by their remoteness from Man
haitian
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
StraddIe IS Different

A FEW rebels have been stray
IN ing back into the fold, with
the explanation that, after all, a
straddle is merely another name for
compromise and that in this i'm
perfect world of aches and pains
each of us must yield little ground
to his neighbor in the case Of con-
troversy.
But these gentlemen are content
with something less than nice use
of the English idion. A Straddle is
quite different from a compromise.
1t isn't a question of finding that
magic line which lies somewhere be-
tween the two and bisects the house
of truth. On the contrary, a strad-
die is an effort to make both sides
believe they are getting everything
which their hearts could desire
And this is done by the simple proc
ess Of making the language ambig-
ucus.
The difference may be illustrated
be very simple example. Mr.. x
is very much in love with two young
ladies named, respectively, Flo anc
Minnie. AS a further complication
Flo and Minnie love Mr.. x, but
both girls take occasion to draw him
aside and say: Things can't go or
like this forever. You must choose
between us"
Mr.. K can't make up his mind
and so he decides to compromise
He goes to Flo and says: Here:
my answer. I will marry you or
Monday morning, but I want it dis
tinctly understood that I am going
to spend all week-ends and all rainy
Thursdays with Minnie"
That is what is called a com.
promise. In that case he vii
straddle, which can be done by the
simple process Of going first to Min.
ME and saying, Il will marry yoJ
on Monday morning at O'Clock,
and then going to Flo and saying, g,
will marry you on Monday morning
at 9 o'clock"
Mr.. x nen goes home and begin!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
SCIENCE
BY DAVID DEFY

Astronomers Are In General
Agreement That the Plan
cts Originated IN the Sun.
OUR earth and all that is upon
~ it, trees and grass and flowers,
birds and insects and animals, once
were flaming gases in the outer re-
gions Of the sun. That is the view
point of modern science.
Astronomers are in general agree
ment that our earth and the other
planets as well originated in the
sun. The view essentially is
twentieth century one, and there
still is much disagreement among
scientists over the details
But before examining these con-
hicting theories, let us review the
development Of theories in this
field Of science.
Modern theories in this field may
be said to have started with the
publication Of Sir Isaac Newtons
monumental treatise, the "Prin-
cipia," for until Newton set forth
the role of gravitation in holding
the solar system together, astron-
omers were without any under
standing of a mechanism which
might account for development OF
the solar system.
1t was in 1857 that Newton pub
lished his Principal"
But although Newton thus laid
the foundations in 1857, it was near
ly q century before the structure
was advanced.
And, strangely enough, the first
suggestions were put forward by
men who were not astronomers.
In 1850, Thomas Wright of Eng
land published some speculations
upon the origin of the solar sys-
tenn. They seemed to have had
little effect other than to stimulate
Emmanuel Kant, the great German
philosopher, to try his hand at the
same game.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
Says:

The StrangIing of World
Trade Is of Much More
Importance to the Amer6-
can People Than Al the
Brass Buttons Str1ttting IN
Europe.
NEW YORK, June 24.-Com-
1 merce and peace go hand in
hand. Take it either way, and you
will find that we get one by means
of the other. Any policy which
separates the two is unsound, yet
that is the kind of policy our gov
eminent has been pursuing.
While asking for disarmament, we
build tariff walls. While preaching
cooperation and good will, we put
obStscles in the pathway Of free ex-
change. While pretending to stand
for the right of the people to form
and maintain the kind of govern
ment that suits them, we refuse to
deal with Soviet Russia.
Our foreign policy is not the
same thing when applied to COM
merce that it is when applied to
military problems.
The present administration has
been vastly more interested in naval
conferences than in tariff con-
Terences. The recent Republican
convention, obviously acting under
its orders, ridiculed the Democrats
for proposing a tariff conference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
Roosevelt and Repeal

Scripps-H Howard poll of delegations shows that
the Democratic convention is likely to accept srh
misson-of-repeal plank without pledging the party
to repeal
Inc difference is important. In one case the
party merely would commit itself to allowing the
country to vote on the issue In the other case it
would go farther and definitely commit The party to
work for repeal when the question is submitted
One man probably will determine the Democratic
action on prohibition just as one man dictated the
Republican stand last week. Hoover prevented a.
majority of Republican delegates from voting their
desire for submission plank and forced
them to accept dry straddle.
Franklin Roosevelt apparently will be able if he
wishes, to hold the Democrats to a submission-of-
repeal plank instead of going forward to pledge the
party to repeal He holds the balance of power.
Our poll indicates that the Democratic majority
has moved ahead Of the Republican majority partly
because Of unfavorabe public reaction to the Re-
publican pussyfooting. AS result, only about 80
Of the 1854 Democratic delegates appear to want
a Hoover straddle plank and fewer than fifty are
bone dry.
Aside from these insignificant groups the deIega-
tons are divided into three factions; about 400 re-
pealists about 300 subissioniss and about 300 dele
gates who feel that they must follow their candi-
date Roosevelt, whether he chooses mere submission
or goes on with fiat repeal pledge.
1t commonly is believed by his supporters that
Roosevelt will stop with submission If that is ac-
curate. the convention will declare for simple sub
mission despite the fact that majority is open to
the repeal pledge.
mere submission of-repeal plank would be hon
est enoughcerainly would not be hypocrtical like
the Hoover straddle. But it would be neutral po-
sition lacking in positive leadership and courage
Indeed, it would be typical Of Roosevelt.
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IT SEEMS TO ME BY H Es0z9s

DOP GARFIELD, the celebrated
L goat rider in Chicago, can't
seem to get himself unraveled from
the contortion act which he put on
for the amusement of delegates and
spectators at the last convention.
His friends and associates are
having lot of fun with Mr.. Gar
field these days, for when anybody
comes up behind him softly and cries
'Boo!" the old gentleman jumps a
foot.
The boys in the back room out
smarted themselves a little when
they prepared Mr.. Hoover'S prohibit
ton plank. While the session was
on they endeavored to convince all
opponents that the proposal was
slightly damp.
To hear them tell it one almost
would believe that, With that plank,
some cracked ice and little orange
peel, it might be quite possible to
shake yourself up a cool, refresh
ing, and invigorating draught.
But since the Borah onslaught
they have been compelled to scrap
those arguments and face about to
explain just how dry they were.
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SaIoon2 It's Still Here

4 ND while we are on the subject
L n of the meaning of words, I
wish that some member Of Mr..
Hoover's platform committee would
kindly tell me just what he means
by a saloon" know what I mean
by saloon" I even know where
to find one or more, but I am puz-
zled by all the talk about the pre-
cautions which are to be taken ito
prevent the return of the saloon"
The next time I see Charlie or
Jake or Mike Or any other friend
in a white coat, I am going to ask
him If he realizes that he has been
legislated out of existence. Indeed,
if it were not for Charles short
temper, I would try to poke him
with my finger to ascertain whether
he is as substantial as he seems, or
merely a Pigment in the partisan
imagination of a wet fanatic.
I feel quite certain in that any
one Of them would be puzzled If
inquired whether he expected to
come back under the proposed
amendment to the amendment.
They don't know they've been away.
Charlie more or less sides with
Senator Borah. He is against
naked repeal" because, as he ex-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
Just Every Day Sense
By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

TT is little startling to hear that erstwhile cyic.
l. Dorothy Parker declare that marriage and big
family the only real things in life for women.
Yet many another whose does more constructive
and altruistic work has voiced the same opinion.
1t would be safe to say, perhaps, that for every
woman with a career there dawns dark day when
she would give up everything for peaceful spot in
which she could dwell with some dream man and his
dream babies
Perhaps as has been said 1t never viii be possible
for to have what men always have had in
this land calling and family but 1t is at least
splendid goal toward which to set our faces.
Economical independence is a fine achievement.
And let no one believe that it has not brought more
Joy than sorrow to womenkind Neither is it an I'M
appreciated privilege by any intelligent woman.
DUT it alone can not bring unauoyed fulfllment to
ID the life of any person Men who live without
family ties just as pathetic women who do So
and always less capable Of being sufficient unto
themselves in spite Of the generally expressed opinion
to the contrary
But it would be senseless to say that it is not pos
sibe for men and women to get great deal out of
the single life. Happily we have advanced beyond
that idea.
Those who assume that babies are and always must
be the ultimate satisfaction for fail to real
ize that unless che has progeny the period
during whsch the babies are hers is comparatively
short.
We forget that after the babies become adolescents
and adoescents grown ups who have gone forth into
lives OF their own, the woman who has borne and
loved them still is an individual with ambition long
ings and personal problems of living.
Modern woman can not live by motherhood alone
yet she can not live wholly and perfectly without it.
How to adjust our social and economical world to meet
this fact is our most difficult Ask.
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Blame on Hoover

DUT for the tariff craze and the
ID theory on which it rests, 1t is
very doubtful whether we would be
throwing away Rllssia's trade as we
are, stubbornly closing our eyes to
what promises to become the great
est single market for machinery,
railroad equipment, and electrical
appliances in the world.
This is one aspect of the existing
situation for which the Hoover adj
ministration can not deny re-
sponSibility, and on which the
Democratic party should speak
without reserve, if the Democratic
party intends to formulate con-
structive program for solution Of our
economic problem.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
Must Change Policy

XXTE can, Of course, make some
w Roadway toward recovery by
promoting trade and encouraging
industrial activities within our own
borders, but prosperity will not re-
turn until foreign trade has been
brought back to something like its
normal level.
Casual acquaintance with present
conditions is enough to convince any
one that foreign trade can not be
brought back to its normal level I'M
less our basic policy is changed, I'M
less the unnecessary and unreason-
able degree of protection" now in
force is abandoned and equalizing
tariffs substituted, unless we seek all
the foreign trade that can be had
without injury, instead Of seeing
how much we can kill of.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
What Is This Placer

F only Mr.. Garfield, Mr.. Mills or
= any other of the Presidents
Ieutenants had called me up and
announced that they were free for
single evening in Chicago I could
have contributed much bearing
upon the subject of their deIber-
alton.
I do not mean a drink within
the sanctity of a hotel room, for
that, of course, is plain nullifca-
ton, which everybody condemns.
But we three-Cgden and James
and I-could have walked one block
west and half block south. 1 then
would have strained my conscience
a little by telling the man at the
door that 10th boys were all right.
Thereupon we would, upon ths in
slant, be face to face with mahog-
any, with brass beneath our feet.
and a kind attendant would be in
curing, ibid you say three old
fashioneds'?"
And at this point I would have
asked question of myself of Og-
den and of James: please tell me,
gentlemen, If this isn't a saloon,
what is it?"
lCopyright. 1892. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24

oiN 1AAS ASSN 10 ShO"lAS SISdLSI ANY smaller sum
than this may prove inadequate.
On the other hand, there Is no excuse for writing
into the bill public works pork" provisions The
modest public works program provided in the Wagner
bill, which simply finances by means Of bonds con-
struction projects already planned for 1885, does not
fall in this category but parts of the Garner bill do
Financial recovery can not be accomplished by
means Of nnsound public construction. It can be
advanced materially by selfiquidating construction
loans.
The relief Bill has been criticised as pitifuly made
quate 1t has been condemned as going too far in its
efforts to lessen distress But when the time came
Tor vote, realization was so strong in the senate
that something must be done for the needy that none
cared to go on record against it, The bill was passed
without record VOTE
This realization has been too long in dawning If
the amount contained in the bill for construction had
been spent year ago. it would have helped Ii more
than it will today If the federal government had
been willing then to its inevitable RESPONSE
bility toward its hungry citizens much misery might
have been averted.
But 1t IS the future we face now Relief leeisla-
ton should be made an accomplished fact without
further delay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
A EIuid Haze

TINE theory of Laplace assumed
Il that the solar system started as
great heated and rotating nebula.
Contraction, he believed, caused it
to assume the form of a great blaz-
ing globe.
He imagined that because of the
rotation of the globe, the equatorial
region failed to contract as rapidly
as the rest. In time, this resulted,
he thought, in a globe surrounded by
great ring of gaseous material.
Laplace thought that this ring of
material would be unstable and that
it would break up and then through
gravitational action collect into a
globe.
This globe would in turn go
through the same process of form
ing an equatorial ring, which in its
turn would break up. And so the
process would go on until all the
planets and their satellites were
formed.
This theory of Laplace was put
into poetic form by Tennyson, in
lines which will live forever. Tenny-
son wrote:
This world was once a f1uidhaze
of light,
Till toward the center set the
starry tides
And eddied into suns, that Wheel
ing cast
The planets. then the monster,
then the man."
Fortunately, Tennyson's lin S,
though based on the theory of La
place, are sufficiently broad to rep
resent the general trend of theories
in this field, for Laplace's specific
theory had to be abandoned.
1t has been demonstrated that a
great rotating globe of gas would
not form an equatorial ring in the
way he thought it would.
The mathematical study which
made it necessary to abandon the
theory of Laplace was made in 1900
by DR.. F. r. Moulton of Chicago and
the late T. G. Chamberlin.
Next we will discuss the newer
theories of the origin of the solar
system.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
Trade More Important

THE strangulatior of world trade
L which now obtains is of much
more Importance to the American
people than the brass-button
strutting in Europe.
If trade were liberated from the
shackles that we have helped to
put on it, the world could come to
an understanding for limitation of
ornaments with far less difficulty.
Much of suspicion and distrust
which move governments to main
tain big armies and navies can be
traced to the way they are ham
pering each other commercially.
Nothing constitutes a better ex-
cuse for frontier forts and armed
borders than custom houses where
unreasonable duties are collected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
A Great Nehula

TN 1854, Kant published his theory
l. to account for origin of the solar
system. Kant imagined that the
solar system had its origin in a
nehula, great mass of gaseous ma
terial.
There are many such great clouds
of gases within the range Of mod
erate-sized telescopes.
He imagined that at first the
nebula was great cloud mass, but
that in time it began to contract
through mutual attraction of the
particles of the nebula upon one
another.
He also assumed that in some way
the nebula gained rotary motion.
1t seemed reasonable to suppose
that there were spots in the nebula
which yere denser than the nebula
as a whole.
These, he believed, acted as CEN
tiers of condensation, or nuclei,
about which the material of the
nebula began to gather.
In JnlS way, hanC CnougnC Ine
nebula split up into component
parts which in time became the
various members Of the solar syS-
tenn. The continued contraction,
he imagined, generated enough heat
to cause the component parts to be-
come white-hot.
He imagined that the central part
of the nebula remained the largest
and in time became our flaming
sun.
Like Wright's speculations, Rants
theory attracted little attention. But
in 1896, the great French astrono-
mer, Marquis Pierre Simon de La
place, evidently unaware of Rants
theory, advanced one of his own.
Although his theory was in some
respects inferior TO that of Kant, it
captured the inaginations of the
whole world and reigned for more
than century under the name of
the nebular hypothesis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
CONSCRPTION TREATY

CONSCRIPTION TREATY
ON June "a, 1918, the senate rati-
~ fed a treaty with Great Brit
ain which provided for reciprocal
CONSUMPTION Of British and Amer
lean citizens.
German troops east Of st. Die and
southeast of Luneville raided Amer
lean trenches and succeeded in cap
turing several prisoners. American
troops, however, made up for this
loss by finishing the clearing Of Bel
leau Wood.
Fighting on the Italian front still
consisted of Austro Hungarian
forces retreating from the intense
assault Of combined Italian and
British troops.
Vienna announced evacuation of
Montello and the right bank Of the
Piave. About 10000 prisoners were
reported captured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
Daily Thoughts

But the children of the MUIR
derers Re slew not: according un-
to that which Is written In the
book of the law of Moses, wherein
the Lord commanded, saying, The
fathers shall not be put to death
for the children, nor the children
be put to death for the fathers;
but every man shall be put to
death for his own sinT-Kings 14.6.
Man shows his character best In
les.-Schopenhauer.
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Peoples Voice

Editor Times-Is there in our city
more fragrant violation Of the
pedestrians right than the contin-
uous passing of buses through the
safety zone on the east side Of the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
Has the bus company an agree
ment with the city to drive these
vehicles through this so-called
safety zone?
If so. it is an inexcusable agree
ment. If not, the policemen on that
beat is obtaining money under false
pretenses.
The writer had the disagreeable
experience of jumping for his life
from the path of bus on Monday
of this week. Fortunately, no on
coming car was in the regular traffic
lane at the time.
Yours for the saving Of life.
j. G.. SHARPE.
Editor Times-In The Times Of a
few days ago, a letter from Mrs.
Reno, 511 North Gladstone street,
is identical with my sad experience
with the water company. Have had
but one rate Of $1.08 and the bill
steadily has become higher and now
is SLIP. No sprinkling, small
family. A small house own one
square distant, also carries rate
of $1.72. Seems to be favorite with
the water company.
One gets no civility at the water
company. EAST SLIDER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24

Some people just can't be satisfied. There's the
case of that fellow up in Michigan who bought
rage license year ago, didn't use it, and now wants
his dollar back
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24

DR.. Mayo says the human body is worth 81 cents.
How does he explain a doctors bill for $500 worth
of repairs on 67-cent mRchineq
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to pray that somebody will drop
dead before the time for the show
down arrives.
Mr.. Garfield was not sufficiently
courageous to be a COMPROMISED.
He's just hopper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24

What with resubmission planks and everything
hey ought to change certain well-known song to
How Practically Dry Am"
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Ideals and opinions expressed
IN this column are those of
one or Americas most inter-
eSt1ng writer's and are pre.
sented without regard TO their
agreement or disbursement
With the editorial attitude Of
thiS paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24

Now they are talking about making auto that
will go $50 miles hour Regardless Of how fast it
will go, however you always count on the finance
company to catch you eventually.
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The old saying that when you try to please every
Body you please nobody has been thoroughly dis
credited. Washington dispatch says the G. O. P.
resubmission plank pleased Hoover
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The best way to prove to unbeliever that mir
acles do happen is to show him your summer suit
which just has come back from the laundry with
all the buttons still on.
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pains li1l it, he doesn't think they ever
Will be able to enforce it.