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The Washington times., 1932-11-08
Mans Ankle Broken
In Auto Accident

Philip Lewis, first block H st.
N. w., is at Sibley Hospital, suf-
fering from a broken ankle. He
was struck yesterday by an auto
mobile driven by Harry B. Nc
Claim, 700 block Q st. N. W., at
North Capitol and H Streets.
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
Charlie Chan Again

The hand of Earl Derr Biggers has not lost it's cum
ming and Charlie Chan talks wisely and detects as
astuely in Keeper of the Keys (Bobbs MerrilD
think he delays little too long the announcement of
decisive clue: when two times green and red have
been confused you needn't wait "a hours say the word
"colorbnd right out But the rest of the story moves
rapidly and has the advantage of being written by
man who knows how to write Like Macdonald (who
wrote "The White Crow, which is old but good) Biggers
to make you think that the murder actually hap
pened there is not only dead body in the story there
is body to the book.
"The Red Castle Mystery" by the author Of the "Ir
Fortune SERIES but without the cuckng Mr. Fortune
trace disappointing. The psam-singing' Mr. Chunk
who is vainous and yet so much on the side of law
and order is good character but the complications of
the plot are too Given good murder at the start
and the murder is right there-one wants to 90 into
detecting, not into tracing out the ramfcaons of an
other family which, at the long end, bring you back to
tne original death I've read worse, to be sure and
better. Doubleday Doran)
The Washington times., 1932-11-08
True to Type
MEN OF MYSTERY,
GENERAL JOFFRE,
MR.. RASCOE
BY GILBERT SELDES

THE sensation of the week. gather is Burton Rascoes
Il "Titans of Literature which Putnams have pub
lshed l haven't it but have read extracts, and
gather that Mr. Rascoe, who made books matter OF
violent excitement when he published running diary
The Washington times., 1932-11-08

absurd onethird how natural and right (meanng that
imagine | had thought the same thing myselt), and
one-third, how surprising and lnteresung am ratner
good at reading camer writers Santsbury
for instance-but like excitement And DO not reca
ever having read Mr. Rascoe when ne did not
generate excitement of some sort
General and Politicians
will not pretend to have read through two large vol
umes of the Personal Memoirs of Joffre (Harpers),
but what read suggested to me that our chief interest
in generals hereafter going to be in their contact with
civilians It is one of the merits of Guedaas 'Weng
tom that he gives enough of that side OF his heros
lfe and all the memoirs of recent times gain perna-
nent interest when they give in detail the struggle be-
tween the soldier and the statesman (or the little poll
tican). In the old days general was in luck; ne was
sent out to fight and took weeks for his government
to catch I'D with him. Joffre, the other hand had
his government on his neck when he wasn't himself rush
ing to Paris to define his The story of the
intrgues in 1915 is enough to make shudder espe-
claly II you believe with General Persnng tnat tne
destiny of civilization hung at times Joffres deeds.
A Russian Friend ... ...
. The went nearly two years after Joffre
signed his command Other officers won the final vic
tory and now Mr.. Frank Simonds calls him mot only
the greatest commanderinchef of the World War but
aso as the chief Of general staff the superior of the
elder Motke himself" These technical questions.
The human questioned what commanding officer has
to face-nay be guessed from tiny episode Joffre had
asked each of the allies to give him their numerical
strength, and General Ginsky, speaking for the Rus
slams, denied that the figures which Joffre had
correct He insisted that Russia had at that time 70O,
600 Joffre knew that the Russian effectves
about million and half He threatened to read aloud
a telegram he had received but the Russian objected.
The telegram said that Russia had only 100000
at the front and that of these out of ten had
rifles! "It clear says Jofre benevolently "that
lack of confidence regned between the Russian general
staff and ours How many of the thirteen million dead
died on account of such lack of confidence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30

were maintained at constant level
once they were established.
Even though this study has lasted
for a year, it is not possible to
estimate finally the actual value of
the quinine in this disease. Never
theless, the use of the product has
been encouraging.
The average case of multiple
sclerosis lives from five to ten years.
The shortest period of time between
the onset of the disease and death
was six weeks, but there was one
case in which a patient lived thirty
three years.
There is no record of complete
spontaneous cure or cure by any
treatment yet devised
Because occasionally symptoms
improve without any treatment, it
is difficult to evaluate the usefulness
of any new measure.
Multiple sclerosis is a typical ex-
ample of some of the extraordinary
serious diseases that may attack the
nervous system of man and bring
about death.
The field for research in the
diagnosis, the cause, and methods of
control Of these diseases even yet is
exceedingly great.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30
Just Every Day Sense
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

A CONGRESSIONAL candidate who championed
[ n the bonus bill said in recent speech IF we
do not pay our veterans at once may find it diff
1cut to get other to fight for in case be-
come involved in future international disputes"
This is bald, evasive, statement. If it is true
then the United States of America already is lost
land
For when nations must hire their citizens to de-
fend them they speedily disintegrate.
No soldier ever was paid for service to his coun-
try, if We measure his remuneration in terms of
money Does weigh his life in the balance
with gold? Can all the wealth of the world restore
to one obscure dead soldier his lost future?
Through all history. men have fought for many
things. They have gone forth for conquest They
have waged wars in the name of their God and died
heroicaly for faiths that now forgotten They
have battled against the aggression of tants against
injustice to themselves and others and for liberty
of conscience?
They have enlisted under the banner of cause,
or followed leader whose personality represented
cause. They have marched behind the drums
in search OF high adventure.
DUT never, except in scattered instances have they
- fought only for money. And no nation ever has
called itself great for long whose citizens have waged
war for monthly stipend held their lives of such
little account that they were willing to gamble them
for petty pension.
The truth is that matter how sad the ordinary
citizen may feel over the plight of the bonus army
about to be driven by executive order from the ma
tonal capital nothing has been done to give
such black eye as the march of the B. E. F.
These ex-soldiers have accomplished effective work
for the cause of For they have disclosed the
mercenary depths of our 100 per centers.
And they have traied patriotism in the deepest
dust. If there is not within the American soul
something that can higher than the eagle on
our dollar, then what is It for which we shall fight
in this mythical next warp =
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30
"ReVOlutiOn"

Revolution has been threatened General MacAr-
thur, chief of staff of the United States army an
nounces from the White House. This is untrue
The veterans ridden down and sashed by Mac
Arthurs troops were insurrectionsts according to
the general. This is untrue
There is no danger of revolution in this country
unless the government and local authorities con-
tinue the reckless and ruthless tactics used Thurs
day against veterans, their wives and children
The danger is that local officials elsewhere
may follow the Washington example and call out
state troops
Revolutions can not be threatened by unarmed
men The bonus marchers were unarmed
What ptifu spectacle is that of the great Amer
lean government mightiest in the world chasing I'M
armed men, women and children with army tanks
The weakest governments in Europe are accustomed
to handling vaster crowds with few police armed
with nothing but brains and fire hose in reserve.
The President justihes his sudden and unprece-
denied of the army against unarmed citizens by
raising the cry of Communism. That is good propa-
ganda for the Communists, who wish the credit, but
it is untrue
Of course there were few Communists in Wash
ingon, and of course they tried to take advantage
of the situation But the Communists had been iso-
lated and cast out by the veterans themselves. The
veterans fired upon by the police and ridden down
criminals as the President implies.
We have opposed and will continue to oppose the
demand for indscriminate cash bonus for all vet
Grams regardless of their need We urge that relief
be concentrated veterans injured in the and
that general unemployment relief be given without
favoritsm to veterans and non-veterans.
But while dsagreeing with the bonus demands
protest the of guns against these citizens and
ex-sodiers. We protest against the Cossack methods
of local officials in many parts of the country against
the unemployed.
Unless they die killed, the millions unem
pIoyed must sleep somewhere and cat something. If
they do nothing more than trespass and beg food the
country will be fortunate.
But there is a limit Drive these desperate men
against the wall with machine guns and tanks as
the government did in Washington and you create
danger of the revolution which no Communist propa-
gandiss ever have been able to start in this country
We appeal to the President and all local authorities
of the country to reverse this policy before it is too
late We do not appeal merely for justice to hungry
and suffering citizens We appeal for the safety of
this nation.
There can be no safety if police and troops turn
millions of peaceful citizens into desperadoes fighting
for their lives.
Now is the test of this democracy. If the govern
ent can not lead the nation out of this depression
crisis peacefully, democracy is gone If the army
must be called out to make war unarmed citizens
this no longer is America.
We pray that the folly of those in power will not
lead them further toward the despotisn which brings
revolution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

the chemical changes that take
place in the tissue in this disease.
1t is believed that in the course
of multiple sclerosis a portion of the
tissue of the nervous system, called
myelin, is acted on and disinte-
grated by some toxic agent.
When the myelin disintegrates,
soaring occurs from a removal of
the broken-down products by the
white cells of the blood.
The New York investigators be-
lieve that the giving of quinine
might act against such toxic agents.
They, therefore, administered it in
sixteen well-established cases of
multiple sclerosis, in which there
were present many of the symptoms
mentioned.
In three cases there was slight
repression of symptoms in the be-
ginning of treatment.
The effects of the treatment we're
studied symptom by symptom, and
it was found that forty symptoms,
most of them of short duration, i'm
proved, whereas thirty-three symp-
toms which had lasted for a long
time did not improve.
Practically all the improvements
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30
Here Is Real Hope

Taxpayers, workers, iobless can find hope in the
passage by both houses Of the legislature of measure
which will divert half of the revenues of the highway
commission to cities and counties
For the taxpayer it will bring relief from portion
OF the local taxes
For the worker it means that what money will be
spent roads will not turned to contractors
who practice peonage
For the jobless in cities, it means more work dur
ing the fall and winter.
The measures were sponsored by Delphi McKesson
in the lower house and due credit should given to
him for his courage and his ability to combat the pow
erfu forces set up opposition by the contractors
the material statesmen, the huge political lobby Of the
commission itself
The commission attempted to intimdate by threats
and to seduce with promises of favors 1t failed
The commission surrendered any claim to either
confidence or recognition when it sanctioned the
blackmatng of its employees for political purposes
and fixed as its standard of political morality the
basis that those who hold state Iow-waged jobs should
pay the political freight of the parties which appoint
them.
This commission has spent between twenty and
twenty-five millions of dollars each year for num-
her Of years.
That vast sum made the commission the most i'm
PSi
as hose of all other units of government outside
the sums spent for education.
The commission influenced legislation by giving or
Withholding roads Activities dictated by the po-
tical necessities of the commission which found very
pleasant the task of buying amounts of materials
and machinery and giving out huge contracts to
1avorites. The awards have not been above criticism
and protest
The big fact however, is that these funds, which
Will be diverted will reduce taxes There is no new
tax added. There is no burden shifted The same tax
will be paid-but it will go where it is needed in these
troublesome times and relieve burdens that have be-
come too heavy to bear
The measures require the signature of the Cover
nor II he fails to sign public sentiment should force
The passage of these measures, really constructive
moves in the direction of economy, over any veto.
The special session. despite the lack of any definite
guidance or direction from the Governor promises to
be worth while.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30
The Relief Loan

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation has made
the first hunger loan" from its $30O0O0o00 relief
fund.
In this first loan, the benehciaries will be the
distressed of Illinois, particularly Chicago, who will
no fed from a $4,000 900 advance from the federal
treasury. The loan will draw 3 per cent interest
which viii be collected if necessary from federal
road building appropriations.
The care and precaution exercised by the Recon-
errcton Finance Corporation in its first relief trans
action is encouraging Governor Emperson of Illinois
proved to the government board, first, that the need
was woefully pressing; next that the state had
reached the limit Of its own resources: and. finally
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30
Just Joined the Parade

THOSE boys did not realize what
Il they were doing, and neither
did other people, when the show
began. More because misery loves
companionship, than for any other
reason, they joined the parade.
Soapbox orators egged them on,
while some politicians lent SYM
pathetic ears. Other politicians
though not sympathetic, made lit
tie effort to give them good ad-
vice.
When they found themselves in
Washington 10000 strong, and with
no indications that they soon
would be evicted, they naturally
came to the conclusion that they
could tire the government out.
The government appeared quite
content to try the issue on that
basis. Mahatma Ghandi could
have asked no better illustration
of his passive resistance creed.
The bonus marchers took possess
sion of certain old government
structures and vacant government
property and called for Sustenance
by donation. The government made
no move to help, or interfere.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30

Dental candidate nominated by
either party except with the APP
prevail of j. P. Morgan and his
gang.
Since congress failed to recognize
the Soviet union, which is the only
form of government on earth CIV
ing its workers a square deal, that
omission alone is sufficient to con-
vince even a dumb Dora that cap
italism never has and never will
give labor any of its rights.
But the opportunity will be given
us in the coming election, by a
third party, to take those rights
by force of the ballot. If we fail,
through indifference, or by being
again duped by old party promises
of a full dinner pail or a chicken in
every pot, when all such mealy-
mouthed grooming has been proved
to be just so much slush, I'll say
that we working people are not
capable of self government.
BOB MOULTON.
Editor Times-News of city coun-
Gil movements bring us the report
that the honorable Mr.. Hildebrand
is planning an ordinance to close
all groceries and delicatessens on
Sundays. Of course, it is evident
that Mr.. Hildebrand is moved only
by religious impulses, but, running
true to the mine-run form of pres
ent-day Democrats, he isn't using
his head
Banning Of all groceries and deli
catessens on Sundays would be a
real hardship on the forgotten
man" Here's an instance:
Company drops in on Sunday
evening. No delicatessens are open.
The forgotten man" has to patron
ize high-class "gyp" joint. where
they serve delicatessen under the
guise of a "toasty shop OF course,
it would be proper to be stocked up
all the time, but who has that fine
memory?
Thanks to the Republicans, We
have too many blue laws now. And
between the Democrats and Repub-
licans. I think I'll take Norman
Thomas. At least, he has brains.
JUST ONE CITIZEN.
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that it had organized to administer the money with
a maximum Of efficiency and minimum of waste.
To show that Illinois first had helped itself it was
pointed out that special fund of s1875OOOO voted
at special session of the legislature in February
would be spent before the end of this month
In granting this advance, the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation board declared
In making funds available under the new act
for the relief of restitution the board desires to say
that the corporation will expect all states to meet
their needs to the greatest extent possible from their
public and private sources and call upon the cor
poration only last resort to supplement their own
efforts.
Otherwise the $500 900 made available will
not be sufficient to meet the purposes desired all
requirements for such purposes"
While the first loan and it's accompanying warn
eral relief in cases might be administered
through favortsm and craftsmanship vigilance should
not be relaxed
The sum of $500 900 is all too small The need
is all TOGO great. Already thirty states in the
bread line.
While President Hoover has named maj rty of
the appointees of the board from among the rival
party, most of the members are not outstanding.
Upon them will be exerted pressure such as seldom
is applied to any official.
Only by the most scrupulous and disnterested ad-
ministraton of this relief fund starvation be
prevented In view of this human problem, the
thought that federal relief funds may be dispensed
selhshly wastefully is incredible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30

Editor TimeS-Through my con-
nection with an automobile dealer,
I come in daily contact with en-
ployes of the automobile depart
ment in the secretary of states
Office. During a recent visit, I have
heard a great deal of discussion of
a two weeks vacation without pay
which the employees of that depart
ment are about to enjoy.
There seems to be a great deal Of
bitterness over the fact that the
department heads of these same
employees are not to enjoy the same
kind of vacation.
It seems to me that these en-
ployes have considerable cause for
resenting such actions on the part
of a Democratic administration. 1t
is beyond my poor powers to con-
ceive the Republican party, in its
paImiest days, being guilty of such
a gross injustice to the rank and
file.
Why should the department heads
who enjoy a comfortable salary be
exempt from a two-week layof
without pay while the people who
do the work for a salary of from
500 to S125 month are forced to
endure it? Did these department
heads do more for their party, that
they are deserving of such benefits
in the name of democracy?
To an outsider, it looks like a far
cry from democracy, or perhaps the
taxpayers would not benefit by a
saving at the sacrifice of these de-
partment heads as they would from
the people who do the work.
I know one department head in
particular who is amusing and con-
fusing himself over crossword
puzzles every time I visit his de-
partment. Do they close these de-
partments up when these same
heads 60 on their regular two
week vacation with pay, as the
statement of that department would
have us believe, by inferring that
some one must remain to do the
work" or do the people who usually
do the work continue in their ab-
sence?
Ny candid opinion is that if some
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30
M. E. Tracy
Says

We Merely Hare Seen a
BlNnder Work Itself ont in
the Bonus Army Trouble
While Public Officials Sat
By.
NEW YORK, July 3O.-Lack of
L = leadership, and nothing else.
is responsible for this tragedy at
Washington. The government could.
and should, have assumed control
OF the bonus march the moment it
showed signs of developing into a
real movement.
II the government considered it
wise to permit 10000 poverty
stricken veterans to come and camp
in Washington, it should have taken
care of them decently for a limited
length of time.
If the government did not intend
to do that, it should have turned
them back and called on the states
to turn them back
We merely have seen blunder
work itself out, while public Of
flcials sat noncommittally by.
What do we have public officials
for, if not to handle such emer-
gencies?
Barring the scrimmage which oc-
CURED Thursday, the bonus march
ers could have done what they cid
and the government could have
done what it did, without public
officials.
AS far as public officials are con-
cerned, the performance just has
been allowed to drift.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30
u. s. TROOPS ADVANCE
July 80

ON July 30, 1918, American troops
" advanced almost two miles
from the scene of the bloody fight
ing at Sergy on the previous day.
Their progress was opposed by
Prussian and Bavarian guard di-
visions, considered the finest SOL
ders in the German army.
Fighting on the Marine salient
continued with great intensity, with
allied forces making progress at all
points.
Late in the day it was learned
that the German high command
had decided to abandon the Ourcq
region and retire to line approx
mating that held before the great
drive in May.
Australian troops in Picardy fol-
lowed their attack Of the day be-
fore by regaining positions lost in
April near Amiens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-30

TT was at first assumed that the
A. gamma rays originated from the
movements of electrons within the
nucleus, Rutherford points out.
This would be in keeping with the
generally accepted belief that X
rays originate from the movements
OF electrons near the nucleus, and
visible light originates in the move
ment Of the outer electrons of the
atom.
In recent years, however. so
Rutherford tells us. the belief has
been growing that the gamma rays
must be due to the activity of an
alpha particle or a proton within
the nucleus.
Until two years ago, little prog
resS was made, because it has been
so difficult to study the nucleus
of an atom.
The nucleus, even today, may be
thought of as being chiefly an I'M
solved puzzle.
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call Tito" (Uncle), was a home
less drain digger. To provide him
self with home, he started to
belabor a huge rock towering over
the highway back in 1907. Follow
ing his trade in the daytime and
devoting his leisure to his home
stead work, he succeeded in con-
verting the rick into a house for
himself and family by dint of the
most patient labor, lasting twenty
five years.
The house, hewn out of the
solid rock with the aid of a pick
ak alone, contains seven large
rooms, a kitchen, benches, shelves,
portals, dormitories, windows,
balcony, and other furnishings, all
heWn out of the rock.
Tic Limos casa -roca has at
tracted the attention of the gov
eminent, and the picturesque old