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The Washington times., 1932-02-22

by Mrs. Fan PARKER CRAMER
ME Ward Cramer and Mrs.
Milmoth Paquette each ask for
the maximum award.
Cramer and Paquette, after
successfully crossing the At.
lantic in their effort to estab-
lish a mail route to Copen-
hagen, disappeared after leav.
ing the Shetland Islands.
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CrOOner Pens Paen
To Wife Who ReIents

HOOOLYW OOD, Feb. az
Q.N.S0 Manila LIE Mori, &C
tress, and her husband, Ray West,
orchestra leader and radio Groom.
er, were reconciled today because
West wrote love song and
mailed 1t from Japan to his wife
who met him when his ship
docked, and announced she would
withdraw a divorce action.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Bdby's Body Found
In Eastern Branch

The body of a baby, which had
been in the water so long its race
was a matter of doubt, was found
this morning in the Eastern
Branch near the west end of the
railroad bridge by John Branch,
of 1885 Linden st. N. E., who was
fishing there. Harbor police were
summoned to take the body to
the ff1orgue.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22

Mh' UAMHOoOH nave AnOLheT
20 years, at least, to observe
the astounding changes just
now under way.
But all I really ask is three
more years of it. I believe I
am building something there,
and I'd like to be able to
carry it a bit further"
DR.. Damrosch> is a rugged
figure. His driving energy
daily carries him through an
amazing schedule round Of
work that causes his younger
assistants to wonder how he
does it.
The Washington times., 1932-02-22

he'd like to
work u n TIL
he's a hun
dred, lust to
sc e W h a t
A m e lea is
going to do
W ith ur
music.
The world
Is SuCu HI
e x C i ing
pla e." he
m u S e d, Il
wish I were
only so. I'd
really like to
La"~ A~AkAAr
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
SACKETT GETS DEGREE

BERLIN, Feb. %. G.N.S)
Frederic M. Sackett, American am
baSsador to Germany, today was
awarded an honorary doctors de-
cree by Tuebingen University. y
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
Virginia Legislator
Dies of Heart Attack

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. %
State Senator B. Frank Buchanan,
of Marion, Va, one of the leading
figures in the Virginia Legislature
died suddenly yesterday of heart
trouble in his room at the West.
imoreland Club.
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Cramer's Widow Asks
$6, 500 for His Death

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. "a
I.N.SO.-Parker Cramer's widow
and the widow of her flier-
husbands mechanic have filed
a request for $500 each with
The Washington times., 1932-02-22
ASKS FAIR PLAY
REGARDLESS
Of POLITICS
Speakers Blunt Speech Seen
Start of Rift With
White House

The blunt declaration of
Speaker John N. Garner that
President Hoover is trying to
dictate to Congress, instead of
seeking it's cooperation, today
cleft the political truce that
has marked the present ses-
sion.
With virtually all of the pro-
posed emergency financial legis-
lation passed by Congress, the
Garner statement was hailed as
the fore-runner of a Democratic
legislation plan which may figure
In the next national election:
The plain-spoken Texan, who
has maintained complete control
of the House for his party with
a margin of but a few votes. is
expected to assume a prominent
role in shaping the legislative
program for the remainder Of the
session.
"Fair Play" Demanded
Garner served notice upon the
White House that the Admins
tration must play fair" In all
future legislative matters. He as
sailed members of the Presidents
Cabinet for claiming credit for
Mr.. Hoover and the Republican
party for legislation made pos
sible by the Democrats.
Serving notice that the Demo
Gratis will not give Mr.. Hoover
the blanket power he asks to
reorganize Government depart
ments, Garner said:
eve, too, have our ideas as
to how to effect improvements
and economies in the national
administration. If the Presi-
dent is sincerely desirous Of
such improvement. there is no
reason why we should not get
together. If he did that, he
would cooperate; what he
seeks instead is to dictate, and
nobody can dictate to the Dem"
OCratic group in Congress"
Asks Teamwork
Garner criticized the President
for not making specific recon.
mendations for Government re-
organization, after having served
in the cabinet and White House
for nearly II years. He added:
"Tf we are going to be part
nerS in the enterprise of re-
deeming prosperity, in reducing
the distress of the depression,
in effecting economies in Gov
ernment, in formulating meas
ufes adequate to produce the
revenue the Government re-
quireS-we must be full part
nerS; taking our full share in
the responsibilities, and par
tlcipating in whatever benefits
acCrue-pOIiticaI or otherwise"
Charging the Administration
with seeking false political credit
to aid the President in his fight
for reelection, Garner continued:
$50 far we have had no Co
operation in the true sense Of
the word. Such measures Is
y the GlasS-SteagaIl amendment,
which has its foundation i'm
legislation frequently sought by
Democratic legislators and as.
frequently vetoed by the then
Republican majOrities, are
claimed as triumphs for the Ad.
nninistratiOn.
HOOVER POWER WEAK"
"There is an instance of this
In every speech made by one Of
Mr.. HOOver's Cabinet, or Cther
Administration SpOkesmen. The
purpose is plainly to improve the
Presidents prospects Of Fe-elec.
ton by planting the idea that
he Single-handed has accom-.
pIished everything done by Con.
gress."
Garner declared that. the PreSi.
dent does not have sufficient in.
fIuence or power to accomplish
needed legislation without Demo.
cratic aid. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
Arms and Depression

settlement Of the foreign debt issue has been re-
tarded by Great Brtains failure to rise to her dis
armament opportunity at Geneva The proposals made
by the British foreign secretary Sir John Simon were
maze Of technicalities and evasons which COM
pietely missed the main point Of outright arms re-
ducton
1t seems that the British government has not
Awakened to the fact that the United States con-
Sders arms reduction the test of good faith not only
In debt negotiations but in other major international
questions which are prolonging the depression and
threatening peace
The reception in London Of simons Geneva speech
show that the British public, business interests and
the press disappointed and fearful Of its results
on the prospective debt negotiations.
That British public pressure can force the Tory
controlled national government to cease its disarma-
ment obstruction appears doubtful
For ten months this so-caled disarmament con-
ference has backed and filed without accomplishing
anything but fine words which belied by its in
action. The American proposal for a definite arms
cut Of one-hrd has received serious considera-
ton from any of the larger nations except Russia
But some kind Of compromise seemed possible when
the French government earlier this week presented
its plan. Great Britain was expected to follow and
carry the French plan step further. Instead, the
British have thrown the disarmament conference back
into the mire, where it has walowed for almost
year.
The warning given by Norman H. Davis the
American representative, is pertinent. He said
I'VE must not lose sight Of the fact that this con-
ference was called for the express purpose of reducing
and placing limit upon ornaments While it
can not be said that the burden and of arma-
ments were the primary of this depression it is
becoming increasingly evident that they were con-
tributing cause of conditions which brought on the
depression, and that reduction and limitation of
ornaments would contribute tremendously to recovery
from the depression.
In the face of this world emergency of misery
nothing can justify the continued squandering of bill
lions in wealth while many millions of
people are jobess and hungry.
The former enemy countries have been disarmed
largely. If the vctors and allies will not reduce mill
tary expenditures now what hope there that they
ever will do so?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19

TT is indicated that President Hoo
Il yer will suggest another mora
forum on the war debts of year
at least.
It seems to me that this year-by-
year period of grace is nothing more
than the application of pain killer
It would be much more sensible for
us to sit courageously in the dentists
chair and have the tooth pulled out.
Sooner or later, something drastic
must be done about the blamed
thing. "A year is too short time
to do anybody any appreciate good.
1t seems extremely unlikely that
any vast change in the present eco
nomic setup of the world will occur
within twelve months.
The very fact that heavy, heavy
hangs the debt over the heads of
us all makes radical change all the
less likely. We have not been will
ing to realize that the debt situation
Is a burden to us as well as to
European nations.
The newspapers of Mr.. Hearst are
fond of using cartoons in which a
somewhat SNUG Europe is asking a
long line of unemployed Americans
to pay the money that Europe owes.
But the most casual examination
of the situation will reveal that
those men in the ranks of the un-
employed have paid already and are
continuing to pay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
Parasites

For long while we have been hearing stories of
money good security. Banks refused to make
loans. We could not understand this as the banks
supposed to have too much idle money.
But we supposed there good and suf-
ficient technical reason beyond our comprehension
which made 1t impossible for the banks to fulfill their
plain duty Of lending the peoples money to the people,
Now, however, comes the head of the Reconstruct
ton Finance Corporation, charging that such banks
are parasites" Atlee Pomerene-Speaking from the
detailed information and confidential facts open to
the R. F. C-limits the number of banks which thus
are strangling the country to bne-tenth But, he
adds if it were not for the r. F. c. "the entire coun-
try would be at their mercy"
His indignation reflects the anger OF many citizens
who are the victims of these parasitic banks.
This is no time for financial institutions to re-
fuse to loan their money when properly secured"
SAYS Pomerene. 1.-THE money in their vaults was
earned by the people and belongs to them 1t is the
very life blood of commerce.
what right have they to refuse to loan it back
to the people who may need it to employ men need
ing work to keep their wives and children from
starvation and freezng?"
The banks have no such right. But the parasites
will not be moved by mere general indictments from
Pomerene.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation or some
other responsible federal authority will have to
name names.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
M. E. Tracy
Says.

Initiation Has Played an I'M
bortGet and Continuous
Role IN Civilized Progress.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1e.-The fed
IN eral government is said to be
running behind at the rate Of about
SIS 900 a minute, or S7.200,000 day.
If that is true and keeps UP, the
federal government will be in worse
shape next June than it was last
June.
Federal taxes are higher than
they have been for many years, but
produce far less revenue. That Is
because they must be paid in
money, and money is harder to get.
The man who has money these
days can buy more wheat, land or
labor, but the man who has wheat.
land, or labor must take less money.
Lower prices and wages are re-
f1ected in the rise of money, or vice
versa. That shrivels the volume of
business, amount of income, capac-
ity to buy, and pay debts, all of
which are measured in terms of
money.
The people of this country have
about as much of everything else
as they had four years ago-build-
ings, real estate, machinery, auto
mobiles and strength to work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
A Uniform Auto Code

In 1880 $4,000 Americans killed and 115O 900
were injured in motor accidents Since then the rate
of increase in motor casualties has continued its
steady course.
In the last decade, auto deaths have trebled In
less than every twenty five minutes, American
gives up his life to an automobile.
OF course the causes lie chiefly on the part Of
drivers and pedestrians, But laws help abate
this useless slaughter. To be effective laws should
be uniform in the fortyeight states. Unfortunately
they are not.
The national conference Of state and highway
safety, headed by Secretary of Commerce Roy D..
Chaplin, has drafted model auto code for adoption
by all states The code calls for uniform regulations
of highway intersections grade crossings and drivers
permits.
In the last feature lies the best hope for improve
ment for 1t would make all states require rigid ex-
aminations for would-be auto drivers Twenty-Five
states now have little or such requirement.
Need for uniformity in auto traffic regulation is
too obvious to require argument Such code should
be adopted without delay by all states.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
Germany in 1919 and 1892

The struggle for German equality in armament
may disrupt the peace OF Europe But the slightest
acquaintance with the history Of the last 200 years
should be sufficient to prove the utter folly of the
Versailles arrangement.
This reduced the German standing army to 100000
men and forbade training Of reserves. At the same
time the former enemies Of Germany have armed
more heavily than before 1914 Today, Germany's
former enemies outnumber her in military power by
the amazing figure of forty to one
Let us look at historical parallel which is rather
more exact and applicable than such anaoges usually
prove to be- In the middle Of the eighteenth century,
Frederick the Great had stood OF most OF Europe But
after his death the military power Of Prussia col
lapsed
The army went to seed. AS result, it quickly
succumbed to the military genius Of Napoleon. Twenty
years after the death of the great Frederick Bona
parte entered Berlin IN triumph and exa essed his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
Initiation Aids Progress
.HERE are those who pretend I

THERE are those who pretend to
Il be afraid of nothing so much
as imitation, or cheaper money.
What do higher prices and wages
mean, if not that very thing?
The trouble is that many of us
think of imitation solely in connec-
ton with paper money. We fail to
realize that it can be, and has been,
brought about in other ways.
AS matter of record, imitation
has played an important and con-
tinuouS role in civilized progress.
Time was when laborers received
only l or 2 cents a day. How did
they work up to 81 or SIS, except
through imitation?
Most of the imitation came about
through the steady, continuous
boosting of prices and wages, with
an accompanying demand for more
and more currency to meet them.
Quite frequently, governments
have made the mistake of supposing
that more and more currency was
the all-important actor, and have
demoralized credit by over-issuing
paper money.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
For Reference

COLLINS book is an excellent
~ introduction to the subject of
the metals. You not only will want
to read it, but you will want to
keep it handy for reference pur-
poses.
Chapter is a brief Introductory
chapter. Chapter II deals with the
common metals"-iron, copper, tin,
lead, zinc, nickel, tungsten, chro-
MUM, mercury, aluminium, cobalt,
antimony and bismuth.
The chapter is divided up with
subheads, increasing the ease and
convenience with which the book
may be used for reference purposes.
These subheads in the case of
iron viii serve to indicate the plan
and scope of the book They are:
Iron, the Most Useful Metal" "Ori-
gin of Iron," Occurrence of Iron"
Kinds of Iron Ore,' Kinds OF
Iron," 1.-THE Physical Properties of
Iron" and 1.-THE Chemical Proper
ties Of Iron"
Chapter III deals with the noble
metals" Chapter w With the alkali
metals, Chapter v with the alkaline
earth metals, Chapter VI with "the
uncommon metals" Chapter VII
with the rare earth metals, Chapter
VIII with the radioactive metals
and Chapter TX with 'the hypo-
thetical metals"
The remaining chapters in order
are THE Older Alloys" THE Newer
Alloys" How Metals Are Mined"
Extracting Metals From Ores" and
1.-THE Uses of Metals"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
Even If They Could

EVEN If it were possible for the
II debtor nations to meet their in
terest charges in full in gold pay
ment, such a gift hardly would help
us. On the surface 1t would mean a
smaller amount of money to be
raised by us in taxation. But there
would be so much less to tax in the
way of incomes that we would de-
rive no benefit.
During the campaign we heard
frequently enough that the depres-
sion was not solely of our own max
ing, but represented a worldwide
condition. II think most Of us ac-
,eepted that fact in large measure.
so why can't we see that any sort
Of economic recovery must include
all the nations of the world? We
can't climb up while others are down
and clinging to our heels.
A jobless man doesn't know what
hit him. The factors are complex.
But surely ne wasn't helped by the
terrific losses which we have suf-
fered in foreign trade.
The purchasing power OF Europe
has been cut down vastly. and II
hardly can be re-established by the
J inSistence that the debtor nations
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Smoking Factor in Thrombo Angiitis

exertion and may be associated
with exposure to cold weather. The
foot seems colder and darker on
the side that is affected contrasted
with the side that is not affected.
Usually the person who has this
condition will state that he has
been a heavy smoker for years.
Practically all authorities are agreed
that tobacco bears some relation
ship to the cause of this condition.
This does not mean that every
person who smokes tobacco is likely
to have this disease, because there
are some people who smoke ire
mendous amounts of tobacco and
who do not develop these symp-
toms.
The condition may progress so far
that it becomes necessary to re-
move a leg by surgery, because of
the Inflammation and obstruction
to circulation resulting from
changes that take place in the blood
vessels in this disorder.
Formerly the disease was rare, if
not completely absent, among
women but nowadays occasional
cases are seen in women.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19

Recent Investigations reported by
Drs. Harkavy, Hebal and Silbert in
dictate that the people who have this
condition may have some special
sensitivity to tobacco, of the same
type that produces hay fever and
asthma, when there is sensitivity to
various pollens and foods.
They tested considerable num-
Der of patients with extract of to-
bacco and found So out of SO cases
to be especially representative.
The people studied were also SEN
sitive to some other substances, in
most instances.
AS contrasted with the So out of
SO people with thrombo-angiitis, who
were sensitive to tobacco, only 10
per cent of 1O2, who also were heavy
smokers of tobacco. showed any SEN
sitivity to the extract.
There seems to be now, therefore,
definite evidence that a large per-
centage of people who have throm-
bo-angiitiS, are representative or al
lergic, and that they are especially
allergic to tobacco.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19

payment to us is, from an eco
nomic standpoint, quite a different
matter than sums spent largely
within the borders Of some foreign
country.
The building Of battleships and
cruisers in France or England is to
some extent a part of public works
which gives employment to their
own.
1t is very vicious form Of pub
lie works, I will admit. If the
threat of war and the burden OF
war preparations could be lifted
from the necks of European nations
there would be a growth in that
confidence by which men live and
work and trade.
But even that happy contingency
would not establish funds immedi-
ately to meet the pressing needs of
their debt to us.
The world will be better off when
it can forget the rancor of the great
war. And in forgetting that it will
be an excellent thing also to forget
the bitterness of the great debt.
Copyright. 1882. by The Tines
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

A COLORADO reader takes exception to my re-
marks on capital punishment. 1t is inevitable
perhaps that most of us do not agree about this
But must register protest when he insists that
hard-boed methods should prevail because the softer
sort would increase crime. That, it seems to me-
hardly is possible.
Those who advocate the extreme punishment for
malefactors working for a cause that already
Is lost. If there is one fact that sticks I'D like
sore thumb when this subject is approached it is
that the hard-boiled methods have failed.
Send all these demons in human form to the cleo
trio chair" says this proponent of the death SEN
tence, land may the Lord have mercy on their souls
which the judge tells them every one when he pro-
nounces sentence"
Sure. May the Lord have mercy on their souls
since we have had their bodies It's comforting
to know that the Lord will be more magnanimous than
We are Personally can not understand how any
Judge can ever muster up the courage to repeat this
cruel remark to any condemned man.
JUSTICE in this country is mainly in the hands OF
- those who are ignorant Of its meaning Men who
have made life study of crime and its causes and
who have Investigated the result of prison systems
present plans to They tell us that the old ways
will not work. But we do not listen.
We go right on. following the same old procedure
and watching 1t fail, year after year. The
lawyers, who always are more concerned with Law
than with devise the punishment for crimes and
in the majority of cases designate what crime is
They are far more interested in the letter than In
the spirit of the law.
How can we say that humanitarianism has failed
when We have never given it trial?
We do know this, for experience has proved its
truth: Good citizens are not created by threats Of
death, nor crime abated by punishments. and decent
morals are not bred in prison cells.
So long as social injustices flourish We may ex.
pect crime to keep pace with tKKsnA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
Must Restore Values

OUCH mistakes do not prove that
~ reasonable imitation is danger
out, or even avoidable, especially
when the obvious weakness is ex-
cessive defation.
Put it either way you please, but
we must bring money down, or the
value of other things up, not only
here in the United States, but
throughout the world.
The general economic balance is
out of tune with the obligations
which have been contracted. The
only way those obligations can be
met is by restoration of the value
of goods. and labor.
1t is not only unfair; but impos-
sible. for people to pay off their
debts, whether public or private,
with dollars that are twice or three
times as hard to get as they were
when those debts were contracted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-19
Money Is Lacking

XXTHAT they lack is money. They
w can't get as much of it in ex-
change for anything as they could.
They are suffering from excessive
deflation. How are they going to
pay taxes and debts if this con-
tinueS?
Some of the economies being adj
vccated mean only more deflation,
with reduced power to earn and pay
all along the line.
If the government expenses could
be brought down to the general level
without increasing unemployment,
the result would neutralize itself.
But can they?
Even if they could, we still would
have to meet those debts, repre-
sented by notes, bonds and mort
cages, and totaling no less than
$150,0O0,0O0,000. according to one
authority.
How are we going to handle that
load if money keeps on rising, while
prices and wages go down?