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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
Mr.. MELONS Pants

Although he is quit Of his troubles with budgets
and bonuses, Mr.. Mellon over in London, still has
his worries. Chief among them seem to be pants.
On two occasions he defed custom by appearing
at the Court Of st. James in the chaste hablnents
known in this country as trousers. But the other
evening he showed up at a. swanky party at Bridge
water house with the ambassadoriaI legs done up
In black satin rompers.
The occasion was the derby-or Is it darby?-din-
ner given in honor of Lady Ellesmere's daughters
debut, and Queen Mary was there. To have worn
anything else, the cables said, would have been
"unspeakable"
We can sympathize with Mr.. Melons dilemma
His pediments like those Of his two predecessors,
Mr.. Kellogg and Mr.. Dawes, are nothing to faunt
before royalty. But, after all, chap can't be I'M
speakable. Now can he?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

ONCE more we have honored our soldier dead
" Perhaps we can lay vreaths upon the graves
of Civil heroes without deep feeling of
shame, but collectively, I do not see how we dare
go through this performance beside the resting place
of any man whose life was lost in the World
For we have played him false. Our oratory is
meaningless, our monuments empty OF sincerity.
Urging him to die in to end war, we have done
nothing at all q government to carry on for the
cause in which we sacrificed him.
We have more tariffs, more ornaments, more war
talk, and more jingoism right now in America than
we had when these deluded men marched away to
the sound of our wild huZzaS Unless faithful
to the principle for which they died, weeping
crocodile tears for them.
That We have not attained world peace is nothing
to our discredit But it is shameful that we have
made so few real efforts to bring it about.
TN his splendid book on human stupidity Walter
l. Pitkin has made some pertinent remarks about
the particular kind Of human stupidity that encour-
ages war. 1t is fact he Says-and I am sure no
one can deny i-that always kills off the finest
and most intelligent part of population.
Thus the south lost its best during civil strife,
because they fought until their strength was gone.
Mr.. Ptkin considers that France and England today
are much less acute mentally than in 1913.
Who will be ready to challenge this statement?
For these countries wasted the best blood of their
lands and destroyed the brains that might have made
them great forever.
We know that America lost fewer men in the
World war than any other nation. We are better
situated for safety than most. We have power,
more natural resources and the finest traditions for
leadership.
This being true, then, the burden Of breaking the
way toward world peace must rest on u.s. If America
does not take up the torch dropped by the hfelesS
gushe6. With the ghosts OF 100000 martyrs haunt
ing Us, dare we give up this dght2
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Over There

Now is the time for the administration to help
the forces in Europe working for peace and revival
of world prosperity. With eye the closing ses
sons Of congress and the other eye the Republican
convention in Chicago, the administration should not
forget that grave issues may be determined Europe
next week.
At Lausanne the nations will hold the long-post-
poned reparations conference, which will include
discussion Of the twin subjects of war debts. At &C.
neya the fate Of the world disarmament conference
will be in the balance. Also at Geneva, efforts will
be made to follow through on the recommendation
Of the league commission for general return Of the
gold standard.
Virtually every major international issue will be
under discussion in way another except tariff
and that probably will slip in, too
The Geneva arms conference is almost dead All
the pretty phrases Of delegates seeking alib can
not obscure the fact that something must be done
quickly to revive that conference, or the world will
pitch back into pre-war type Of armament race.
Such military competition would threaten another
world war. Basic causes Of war are as acute today
in 1914.
There is no reason why statesmen, under the pres
sure of this war danger and the need for economy,
should not salvage the Geneva conference. Musso-
lini in Italy seems to have reversed his earlier mill
tarist policy and now is open to arms limitation
Italy needs the money.
In France the liberal Herriot just has come into
power This week he announced that he would at
tempt 10 per cent reduction in French military ex-
penses and stressed the serious financial plight Of
his country In Great Britain, Premier Macdonald,
a pachst during the last war, is reported ready to
propose at Geneva ten to ifteen-year war truce.
Where is the United States in all these last-min-
ute efforts to save the disarmament conference and
iron out the reparahons-debt dispute? Apparently
we are sitting back, usual, taking negative part
in the disarmament negotiations and refusing to talk
debts.
For better or for worse, the United States as the
most powerful nation in the world make or break
these European peace efforts We can break them
merely by inaction, for any world agreement that
counts is impossible without our cooperation.
It is time for the washington government to take
the lead in the international negotiations, proposing
Joint and reciprocal reduction in tariffs.
That is the road to peace and prosperity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
Increases Reported

IN New York state, the number Of
l. cases of the disease have in
creased 100 per cent, according to q
survey made by the American Den
tai Association.
A similar rise Of the disease was
shown in a report from Los Angeles,
where statistics were collected by DR..
I. DiSraeli.
DR.. Disraeli reported that ~95 per
cent of the public health service Of
ficers, 80 per cent Of the dental
schools, and 80 per cent Of the prac-
ticing dentists who were questioned
believe that the disease as a whole
is on the increase"
He adds that "of the individual
dentists questioned, the 90 per cent
who believe that the disease as a
whole is on the increase state that
the acute type is on the decline and
the chronic type on the increase"
During the war, acute cases were
sometimes fatal. The chronic cases
are not so dangerous. They are the
result, according to DR.. Walker, of
the reSorting to home treatment on
the part of patients, who discontinue
taking precautions as soon as the
pain and discomfort are relieved.
This, he says, may happen often
before the disease is actually eradi-
Gated.
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Adequate Treatment

TINE need of adequate treat
l. ment in cases of trench
mouth" is stressed by DR.. Walker.
Tartar and soft material de-
post on the teeth" DR.. Walker
points out. Bacteria impregnate in
this deposit, and although many of
the germs can be killed by a good
mouth wash, the deposit and some
of the bacteria will remain.
mo mouth can stand an anti
septic strong enough to eat through
these deposits. The best way to
get rid of the disease is to institute
the proper professional treatment"
New York City, Chicago, At
lanta, Minneapolis, San Francisco,
Rochester, Mimi; st. Louis and Los
Angeles were included in the sur
vey, he adds.
The majority Of dentists report
ing stated that no widespread pre-
cautions had been taken to stop the
disease, and that it rapidly was be-
coming more prevalent.
Trench mouth, known to the
medical profession as Vincent's in
lection, was identified" by DR.. H.
Vincent, a Partisan, in 1897. 1t got
its popular name during the war,
when it was common among
soldiers.
I'm its milder form, the infec-
ton is marked by a Slight destruc-
ton of the gums, resulting in
tender mouth" DR.. Walker says.
High temperature, headache, nau-
sea, loss Of appetite, bleeding and
glandular enlargement mark ex-
IRENE cases, which sometimes re-
suit in death"
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Proper Child Height, Weight Shown

Speech-Vocabulary of 100 to 500
words; 2-word sentences.
At Three Years
Weight-Boys, 1875 pounds; girls,
Bis pounds.
Height-Boys, SO inches; girls, 35.6
inches gain of three inches over
previous Year,.
Teeth-Completion of the first set
of twenty teeth.
misunderstanding rapidly; likes
to skip and jump.
Speech-5O0 to 1900 new words;
begins to use pronouns.
At Four Years
Weight-Boys, 1854 pounds; girls,
35.1 pounds.
Height-Boys, 1876 inches; girls,
1874 inches.
Teeth-Fu1l set of twenty teeth.
Muscles - Growing rapidly with
increasing coordination.
Speech-500 new words and
makes complete sentences.
At Five Years
Weight-Boys, Ala pounds; girls,
40.2 pounds.
Height-Boys, Ait inches; girls,
Alb inches.
Teeth-Twenty teeth.
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Too Easy to Block

ENDORSEMENT Of repeal, or re-
l. submission, even by both parties,
will mean little, unless accompanied
by efforts to get action.
If we have to wait for two-thirds
Of congress to say the word, or the
required number of states to act
through their legislatures, or spe-
cialy called conventions, heaven
only knows how long it will be be-
fore we can get a constitutional
amendment before the country,
much less adopted.
Such method Of procedure GER
tainly would afford obstructionists
the best kind of opportunity to strut
their stuff. They would need only
one-third of the members in either
house of congress, or control Of the
political machinery in one-third of
the states, to block progress in
definitely.
With mandate. from the peo-
pie, however, they would find such
a course vastly more difficult.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
Hold 1t Soon

1T seems to be generally agreed
4 that a popular vote on prohibi-
ton is in order, that it represents
the only effective way to start
things, and that our lawmakers
will continue to wiggle, wabble,
sidestep, and stall until it Is held.
That being so, it should be held
at the earliest possible moment.
Conditions being what they are, it
should be held at the least possible
expense.
There Is no reason in the world
why both objects could not be salts
fed by persuading the states to
authorize referendum when they
vote for presidential electors next
fall, and there is no reason to sup
pose that suggestions to this effect
would carry less force If they came
from the two national conventions
than If they came from congress.
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Napoleon was, I will admit, a more
significant person than Chester A.
Arthur or Martin Van Buren,, but
even our pygmy Presidents have
brought us to less woe than we
would know under the leadership
Of plumed knights and conquerors.
When we go wrong, as we have
done on many occasions and I'M
doubtedly will do again, it is Just as
well to be able to pass the blame up
and down long table. Humble pie
ought to be cut in thin slices. You
and and the next fellow are not
so smart. We will admit that.
But when it comes to mistakes,
we want to make them. 1t always is
more satisfactory to fall down a
fight of stairs than to be kicked
down.
(Copyright. 1892 bv The Times)
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stuck together. They we're all fight
ing for a common cause and they
did not want any strangers jumping
on them.
Some of those same boys are
banded today for a common cause.
Whether they are right or wrong, I
do not think that any person, or
group Of individuals, continually
should jump on them. AS our most
famous viii Rogers always says, "All
I know is what I read in the pa
pers," well may be my case.
I first found out about this So
called "red" movement in news
papers. surely did not see it about
me. I believe it is either a lot of
bunk, or something that would sell
more newspapers.
Whatever it is, or where it came
from, or how it ever was conceived.
will remain mystery to me, but I
do not believe it should be used as
weapon to discourage or modest
these boys, seeking what they are
entitled to. They are doing no more
than assembling in Washington for
the purpose Of lobbying for legisla-
ton that will benefit them in their
hour of need.
If the police departments Of the
nation will leave these boys alone,
they will not harm any one. The
only difference between these boys
and a well-paid professional LOBBY
ist is in the mode Of travel and the
amount Of money in his pockets.
The people of this country should
have no respect for any one who
openly will convict and condemn
these boys. If they call being hun
CRY. and in some cases out of a Job
for months, being a Communist and
red, there must be more than ten
million reds in this country.
If these boys were working and
we're not hungry. they would not
have attempted this march. That
and no other reason prompted the
march.
RUSSELL w. FAULKNER.
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A STATEMENT just made avail
IA able by DR.. William Palmer
Lucas indicates the weights and
state of development of children
at various ages SO that parents may
have some idea as to whether the
child is gaining properly.
The report published by one Of
the largest insurance companies,
as part Of its public health edu-
cational service, gives the following
figures:
At One Year
Weight-Boys, 21.5 pounds; girls,
20 pounds.
Height-Boys, 1915 inches; girls,
% inches.
Teeth-Should have six cut.
misunderstanding rapidly.
Speech-A few words.
AT Two Years
Weight-BoyS, 28.4 pounds; girls,
27.8 pounds.
Height-Boys, 1871 inches; girls,
1927 inches.
Teeth-Should have 16 cut.
notwithstanding rapidly.
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Peoples Voice

Editor Times-This little article
may not reach the thousands of
World war veterans that it affects,
but to those whom it does reach, I
am sure it will meet with their
hearty approval, and do not be-
lieve that one of them can disagree
with what I have IL say, unless he
has changed since he was severed
from the service and mustered out
after the close Of the war in 1918.
What prompted me to ask you to
publish this article is an editorial
that I read in the Indianapolis Star
of recent date that sounded the
idea that the bonus marchers were
led by "red propagandists." Having
confidence in your paper for fear
lessly printing what you believe the
people should know, I respectfully
am submitting this.
Every doughboy, COB, and leather
neck who wore the uniform in 1917
and 1913 put it on to fight for his
country, without asking why ne
should do 1t. This country was at
war and every one of them was old
enough to know what he was going
up against. War is not a lark"
In the hearts of every one of those
boys was formed a tie that is found
only in family, commonly known
as the family tie that binds" For
those who do not understand what
I mean. I suggest they ask any
soldier, sailor, or marine what would
happen to him if he wrongfully &C
cused or started an argument with
him.
The result would be that he would
have the whole navy, army and
marine corps to fight. Those boys
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
M. E.. Tracy
Says:

Why Not Simplify Matters
By Having Bota Conuen-
tons Request Each State to
Authorize q Vote on Pro
hibition at the November
EIection2
NEW YORK, June ia nation
In wide referendum should be the
first move with regard to proli-
bition. Since no law exists for hold
ing such referendum, it must be
brought about by voluntary action.
William G. McAdoo has suggested
that congress pass special act,
but the constitutionality Of such act
would be doubtful. Besides, why
wait until congress reassembles, or
is in the proper mood?
Why not simplify matters by
having the Republican and Dem
ocratic conventions request each
state to authorize vote on prohi-
bition at the November election?
Can you think of anything that
would Clarity the atmosphere
quicker, OF more definitely, and do
you believe that any considerable
number Of states would refuse?
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CONGRESS- Needs Orders

IF we undertake resubmission,
l. without a mandate from the
people, who can say how long the
stalling will continue?
What has occurred at Washing
ton during the last three years, and
especially during the last three
months, is more than enough to
make one skeptical of routine pro-
cedure. Obviously, congress needs
sailing orders.
An aggregation of law makers
that would refuse to tax beer under
existing conditions, when it might
have done so merely by amending
the Volstead act, hardly can be re-
lied on to move rapidly, or agrees
sively, in changing the Constitution.
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BELLEAU WOOD STORMED
June IL

ON June II, 1918, American ma
~ rines completed the capture of
Belleau Wood and repealed three
fierce counter attacks by crack Ger
man regiments.
More than 300 prisoners and
thirty machine guns were taken
during the two-day engagement.
German losses in killed and wound
ed were estimated at more than
1000.
The sorely pressed French divi-
sions on the Marine rallied to inflict
crushing defeat on their tormen-
tors when they repulsed an attack
on Seven-mile front.
Later in the day a French coun-
ter-attack gained 1000 prisoners
and all the ground lost earlier in
the day.
On the Italian front, an Austrian
attack was beaten of after heavy
fighting near Monte Carno.
The British resumed the offensive
for the first time since March on
their front and reported a gain of
more than 800 yards on a two-miIe
front.
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Muscles-Same as third year.

MuscleS-Same as third year.
Speech-The articulation is now
nearly perfect, and an interest in
rhyming is developed.
AT Six Years
Weight-Boys, 45.1 pounds; girls,
1876 pounds.
Height-BoyS, A inches; girls, 43.4
inches.
Teeth-The child should have
twenty-four teeth, four of which are
permanent-especially important to
preserve sixth-year molars.
Muscles-Rapidly growing; in
creaSing correlations.
Speech-The articulation is now
perfect; the infection of nouns and
verbs nearly perfect.
Child is interested in nonsense
words and likes to draw his ideas.
Speech defects are recognized be-
fore six years; 80 per cent Of slut
tering occurs before six years.
Of course, it should be remem-
bered that all children are not nor
mally the same size, as we pointed
out in a recent article.
The size and weight of parents
should be taken into consideration
in every case.
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Give Voter a Chance

IF the states could be induced to
Il unite in holding a referendum
on the question of prohibition next
November it would do more good
than all the platform planks con-
ceivable.
1t would let us know where we
stand right off the bat, and that is
what we should know before we get
too excited over imaginary posi-
bilities.
It would furnish definite evidence
as to whether three-fourthS of the
states are in favor of repeating, or
modifying, the eighteenth amend
ment, provided, of course, the prop
osition was put in such way as to
give the voter a chance to register
plain eyes" or "no" opinion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11

OWEN D. YOUNG spoke well at
~ South Bend to the students Of
Notre Dame, and I did not agree
with word he said. Young's adj
dress was marred by a Slight lack
of candor, for he commended to us
dictatorial government, without ever
once using the word dictator"
Instead, he spoke of putting ex-
traordinary powers in the hands of
the President in times like these"
Now, democracy is one Of those
things which may not be met with
the familiar phrase, "I can take it
or leave it alone" There is no true
conviction in the minds of those
who say, "Of course, I believe in
democracy, but
Like free speech, majority rule
must stand or fall by its value at
those moments when pressure is ap-
piled. If democracy is useless in
a time of crisis, it is not an ideal
worth any mans life or death.
Quite frequently we are reminded
that during the great war many
facets of freedom were shut of, and
some advance this undoubted fact as
an argument for the assumption of
extraordinary powers" 1t is prob
ably true that in surrendering
ancient rights some gain was made
in new efficiency, and still think
the price we paid was much too
high.
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SCIENCE.
BY DAVID DIETZ-

Increase IN Trench Mouth Is
Believed Largely Due to
the Depression, Partly to
Kissing.
A N increase in the infection IA
L \ miliar to overseas soldiers OF
the World war as trench mouth" is
reported in the United States by
the American Dental Association.
The disease, known technically as
Vincent's infection. is spreading in
the United States, according to DR..
Alfred Walker, chairman Of the as
sociation's educational committee.
DR.. Walker warns Of the necessity
of greater precaution against the
disease and of prompt treatment
when it is discovered.
He says that the depression
probably is responsible for the in
crease in the disease. He also says
that the use of glasses instead Of
paper drinking cups in many places
is helping to spread the disease.
A short time ago, he says, dentists
were inclined to blame kissing for
spread of the disease, but they now
think that the depression is more
to blame than the ancient custom
Of kissing.
Some authorities think that the
disease is in itself only symptom
of a systemic disease and that the
lowering Of general resistance, cou-
pied with worries induced by the
depression, are responsible Tor its
spread.
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Following is the explanation of
Ripley'S believe It or Not" Which
appeared in Fridays Times:
The SeawOrthy AutO-An ordi-.
nary automobile was driven across
Great Salt lake on Jan. 8, 1882,
by P. w. Rous Of Salt Lake City.
This extraordinary event was
made possible by the physical
characteristics of that remarkable
lake. The lake contains % per
cent salt, and is quite shallow, the
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The Answer

The Scripps-Howard declaration for Al
Smith as against Roosevelt has brought
from many sources this query:
eff you think so much of Smith today,
why didn't you support him against Hoover
in 1922"
The answer is: We wish we had.
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Flavor Seems to Last

TN many lands in many ages the
L argument has been advanced:
''This we must do for a little while.
It is better to take on a pinch Of
tyranny than to suffer much
But there Is no such thing as a
dictator for a day. Here in America
we have not recovered those hertz
ages which we pawned to turn back
the enemy who supposedly was at
the gates. After fourteen years the
hatreds, the REPRESENTATIONS, and the
espionage which we Shouldered for
the sake Of conflict still are with US.
It sounds persuasive to say that
some Of our checks and balances
are cumbersome in the face Of the
immediate crises and that the
strong man system might profit us
greatly during the emergency. So
it might, but it is easier to put a
man on horseback than to drag him
down again.
After we get this person with
extraordinary powers" just who is
going to halt him with Whoa
here Is the place where you get of !"
have heard much and seen
nothing of those dictatorshiIs which
are to pass as soon as the necessity