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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE,

One ringworm gets between the
toes and is associated with the for
nation of soft corn; another ring
worm is found most frequently in
the arnspits, and another on the in
side of the thighs; some ringworms
prefer the scalp and others localize
on the hands and feet.
The condition called BARRIERS itch
frequently is due to infection with
parasite of this character, as are
also the common conditions called
athletes foot and similar appella-
tons.
1t is hard to advise people as to
how to be certain to avoid these
conditions. They are so widespread
that it is practically impossible to
make sure that contact. with the
parasite will not occur.
Among common causes of infec-
ton of the feet is walking bare
foot over infected rugs, carpets,
floors of gymnasiums and locker
rooms, runWays of swimming pools
and other places where a consid-
cradle number of people walk bare
foot.
Practically all of us use our hands
for many tasks daily, including the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Just Every Day Sense
By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

T HEARTILY recommend to all parents a slim vol
l. ume published by Lippncott. called Common
Sense and the Child" It's author is an English woman
Ethel Mannin.
1t is one of the rare books upon the subject that
offers advice However, let the mother who reads
it brace herself for several Shocks for it is not the
usual mixture of obvious facts and psychological glib
berish.
1t tears ruthlessly at some of our preconceived
notions orthodox education and training
In several instances the author, who, by the way,
has child herself, grows bit fanatical, but whether
one agrees with her Fundamentally does not mat
ter. She breaches doctrine that is needed in the
world-freedom for the child.
With the advent Of psychology, child training has
grown into cult in this country. AS a consequence
the poor little babies trained to death All in
ties that may denote power, bounced upon by
parents nurses and teachers and after intensive
workout under all hands there remains only a sort
of washed-out being, walking encyclopedia, or a
standardized robot
IT FAVE the child alonel" shouts Ethel Mannin.
IL To that we all should cry, Amen" The aver
parent needs something startling to shake her out
of her smugneSS Doesn't 1t seem little bit crazy
exactly like we are, when We often turn out to be
weak, mistaken and miserable?
Certainly there is too much fuss about raising chill
dren. We work at 1t too hard. And we give them
no freedom at all
Indeed. the major crime of this century is COM
mitted by we-intentoned parents who unconscious
~ force upon the fearleSSneSS and honesty of the
child all their ready-made ideals their old traditions
and moral codes and the other hycritical shams of
civilization
When the mental and moral freedom of the child
Is thus hampered the march Of progress Is stopped.
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Brainy Children
human victim;

The exceptionally brainy child is better-looking
than other children and tends to be good deal taller
stronger, and heavier
This is the conclusion reached by survey made
at Columbia university recently where some ffty-sx
gifted youngsters were painstakingly examined
Doubtless the Columbia experts could produce
statistics to buttress their claim But it is amazingly
easy to think of famous men who must have been
striking exceptions
There were, for instance, Stenmetz, the crippled
dwarf Lincoln one of the ugliest men who ever lived
Stonewall Jackson awkward, clumsy, and almost
grotesque; Roosevelt sickly and puny Napoleon, far
below normal height; Lenin, thin and wizened-but
why go on?
The list could be long one. The rule hardly can
be ironclad one.
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The wheels of a great industry
slowed down. Expensive actors sat
around the lot doing crossword puz-
zles until such time as the hippo
potamus should make up his mind.
After three-day siege, he relented
and was borne off in triumph.
But then a new difficulty pre-
sented itself. He was to be featured
in water scene, and the director
suddenly grew panicky as to
whether hippopotami could swim or
merely wade. A test was made ut
the shallow edge of an artificial
lake.
The animal actor promptly sought
the depths and remained there for
five days, coming up only to breathe
little on occasion. They hauled
him out with ropes. and in a mean
spirit of revenge ne Immediately
developed high fever. Two days
later he died of pneumonia.
For the sake of hippopotami, and
us as well, hope that Hollywood
won't get too economical.
Copyright. 1892 by The Timesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Why Not Cut Here?

Again comes the Chamber of Commerce
with the suggestion that this year there must
be very radical cuts in taxes for the city,
county and schools.
The suggestion is made that the very
easy way is to reduce the wages of public
employees.
The chamber is startled with the pros
pect of empty treasures because of lowered
valuations of property and the failure and
inability of increasing numbers of property
owners to pay taxes.
The prospect is not pleasant, and the
picture is true. There will be so many de-
.linquencies that the public funds will soon
be exhausted. The increase of 80 per cent
in the amount needed to keep voorhees, men
from starving is appealing in its implica-
tons.
Unless some relief is obtained at once,
very many thrifty citizens will find the flu
ture rather difficult, and there is the posi-
bility that many government activities must
be suspended or public employees go without
any wage whatever.
OF course. it is not to be expected that the
Chamber would adopt the obvious remedies
which might be applied.
The chamber is on record as against any
special session of the legislature for remodel
ing tax laws that would lift the burden from
real estate and place it upon the owners of
intangible forms of wealth.
It's voice in behalf of economy will carry
much less weight as long as this attitude is
maintained. Cutting wages of school teach
ers and policemen will not be popular until
the people know that this is the final remedy
and that it is impossible to raise funds
through the taxation of the hundreds of mil
lions that now escape any tax whatever.
Right within the power of the chamber
is one weapon that would relieve the great
mass of citizens from taxes levied by private
capital upon the public.
If the chamber wishes to reduce govern
ment costs and the necessary burdens upon
home owners, why not join the fight of
Mayor Sullivan for lower rates on electricity
and water?
In this city one dollar out of every eight
raised for city taxes is paid to these two cor
porations on a rate basis of war prices for
labor and materials.
A real fight for rate reduction would
lower city taxes and at the same time would
leave money in the pockets of home owners
with which taxes might be paid and delin-
quencies reduced.
Why not make drive for a special ses-
sion of the legislature to lift some of the
burden, readjust the sources of taxes and
then demand that the utilities that are MAX
ing tax payments impossible for the ordinary
citizen be brought into line with modern
economic conditions?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
FRENCH STORM ENEMY LINES
March 10


0N March 10, 1918, a strong
~ French force penetrated the
German lines near Rheims, Selling
and holding a considerable section
of the German trenches.
Many prisoners were taken dur
ing the action. which at one time
involved several thousand troops
and hundreds of guns.
British raids on their front were
successful. They reported heavy
concentration Of German troops,
and allied observers believed that
the British were to receive the
first of the great German drives
planned for the spring.
Sir Eric Geddes gave figures on
losses from submarines to British
shipping during 1917, showing that
requirements by allied nations were
running 100000 tons a month be-
hind.
Sir Eric also pointed out that
losses from submarines were de-
creasing, while construction was in
creasing rapidly.
The royal mail steamer Amazon.
a British boat. was sunk without
warning by German submarine.
The British war Office announced
that 225 successful flights into Ger
man territory had been made By
British and French planes since
October. Bombs dropped were essi-
mated at forty-eight tons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
New Paints Needed

ONCE the little larva is attached
" to the bottom, it begins
to grow, forming in time a large
and heavy shell.
DR.. ViSScher made various expert
mentS, Submerging colored tiles in
waters where the larvae barnacles
were present.
He found that the barnacles at
tached themselves in great numbers
to the dark colored tiles, but lodged
the light colored ones.
IF chemists can develop a white
or light paint which will not be
dissolved by the sea water, it will
save the shipping industry millions
Of dollars" DR.. Visscher said.
DR.. ViSscher also showed how ma
vies could evade the barnacles. II
it was known at what time of the
year the larvae in any particular
harbor were ready to settle down,
the ships then could keep out of the
harbor at that particular time. But,
while this rule can be followed by
battleships, it does not help COM
mercial shipping very much.
During a study of barnacles LASH
summer at the Tortugas marine
laboratory of the Carnegie inStitu-
ton Of Washington, located on Tor
tugas island, south of Florida, DR..
ViSScher made the discovery that
the barnacles we're repealed by GER
tain smells.
1t is thought that a paint might
be developed which would contain
certain chemicals obnoxious to The
barnacleS. This would repeI them
and keep them from fixing on the
ship bottoms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Balance or Revolt

TT is impossible to stabilize condi-
L tons in this, or any other coun-
try, without maintaining a reason
ably fair distribution of wealth.
Too great a spread between riches
and poverty, between landlord and
tenant, between bosses and workers,
has caused most of the violent revo-
lutionS in history.
There are very few great nations
but have had to stop every so often
and readjuSt their economic affairs
from the bottom up.
: This could have been avoided had
they insisted on maintaining an
equitable balance in the economic
status of their people, had they
made laws and employed the taxing
power with such an end in view.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Cousin to Lobster

THE barnacle is a sort of cousin
L. to the lobster, but instead OF
swimming about it remains fixed III
one spot like an oyster
DR.. Visscher began his inveSties-
ton of barnacles about ten years
ago at the request of the United
States bureau of fisheries.
He found that there were about
eighty marine animals and about
thirty marine plants which col
lected on ships bottoms, but that
barnacles made up about so per cent
of the total number of growth pres
ent. Consequently, he concentrated
on the study of barnacles.
His studies not only disclosed in
formation of great value to the
shipping industry. but many new
facts OF great interest to biologists
concerning the life and habits OF
barnacleS.
Among other things, he discovered
why it is that the barnacle attaches
itself to ship bottoms.
THE barnacle begins life as
free-swimming larva,' DR.. Visscher
said.
When it reaches a certain period
of development, it reacts negatively
to light.
Until this time it has been at
tracted to the light, but now it tries
to get away from the light. That is
one reason it attaches itself to a
rock or ship or something of that
sort.
THE bottom of ships are painted
with dark red iron oxide paint.
This is ideal to attract barnacles
when they are trying to get away
from the light"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Fortunes a Menace

TINE United States can not go on
4coddling and conserving these
vast family fortunes without Great
ing a serious menace to her political
and economic future.
The theory that it is right to let
strong men earn all they can legiti-
mately must not be allowed to in
clude the theory that it is all right
to pass vast estates on from gen.
Grafton to generation, without let
or hindrance.
Wealth accumulated by interest
is very different from wealth &C
cumulated by work. The latter is
social asset, the former q social
liability.
Fundamentally, inherited wealth
involves the same risk as inherited
power.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Loads Uneven

THE time has come to redis-
l. tribute the load, and to redis-
tribute it in a more substantial way
than the soup kitchen, or second
hand clothing distribution.
The problem is one for govern
ment to solve and taxation is the
place to begin.
Outside of such savings as can be
made through pay cuts and re-
duced expenses, big incomes and big
inheritanceS must be made to fur
nish more of the revenue.
The man is mentally blind who
fails to realize that the concentra-
ton of wealth has gone altogether
too far in this country and that it
represents one of our basic ills.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Views Of Times Readers

Editor Times-The following trib-
ute to Emmett Branch is my own
personal view of him.
AS you will note, it brings his IA
ther into view and I feel this puts
my little say in a light not touched
upon by others. I am in reality
raising the question: why should
common honesty in the discharge of
public duty seem to set a man
apart from the average legislator
or executive officer?
My personal acquaintance with
Emmett Branch was but casual
hence I feel my estimate of the man
is free from personal bias.
I came to Martinsville to live
some twenty-six years ago, and the
father of Mr.. Branch died soon
after. He long had been engaged
here in the flour mill and elevator
business.
There was strong tone of regret
among all farmers in the loss they
had sustained by his death.
HE was very valuable to u.s.
they said. HE always paid for our
grain all the market justified, and
because of his keeping thoroughly
informed he often paid US more. He
was always ready and willin. to
help us to get good seed, and if
need be be gave us time in which
to pay for it, even though we must
ask him to wait until the crop was
raised"
Being an entire stranger, I at
once became much biased in favor
of the name Branch. Later on,
when the late Emmett Branch oe-
came prominent at our statehouse,
I began to read comments of men
familiar with our legislature and its
usageS to the effect that Mr.. Branch
handled the duties of a presiding
officer in a manner which inspired
nothing but praise.
When the fates made him Coy
ernor, grafters soon learned that
he had absolutely tn time for them.
His simple, plain honesty made him
stand out And 1 thought, He is
just his fathers son. real man. A
man who rather would give than
take the type OF man whose every
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impulse was to do the honest thing
IN his relations with others"
While I do not feel that I have
overstated our friend and neighbor's
healthy integrity. there comes in my
mind this question: why should
simple, straightforward business
honesty, make man stand out as
being unusual among our legislators?
Why did his vigorous yet modest
way of diScharging his duty as he
saw 1t make him different?
1 must leave the answer to that
serious question to my readers.
A. J. KINNEAR.
MartinSVille.
Editor Times-I have been read
ing your paper for several years
and notice that you always publish
when any factory or company takes
on men, but never when they shut
down. The Big -Four shops at
Beech Grove have shut down for
an indefinite length of time. throw
ing about $500 men out of employ
ment. Contrary to their agreement
on the 10 per cent wage reduction
Of Feb. /; the Shelby street round--
house also cut its force, effective
March Is, approximately IS per
cent, throwing about fifty more out
OF work. They have made drastic
reductions at various other points
such as Nation, Ill, and Belle
fontaine, o. This does not look
much like the railroads are living
up to their agreement of putting
more men back to work.
I would like to see this on the
front page of your paper, so that
the public would know just what
goes on between reopenings of the
shops at Beech Grove.
TIMES READER.
Editor TimesEI wonder how
many people are prohting bv
Father Charles E. Coughlin's out
spoken talks every Sunday after
noon. Father Coughlin says it mat
ters not to him whether his audi
ence be Catholic. Protestant. or
Jew, and think it is to the advan-
tage Of all so-called common peo-
pie to hear him, especially in times
like these. PROTESTANT.
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SCIENCE
Crop Is Grown on Ships
Farm; BdrndcIes ThriUe
on Vessels Bottom.
BY DAVID DIETZ-

on vessel s Bottom.
A BIG ship is also farm. The
L a farm part of the ship is its
bottom and the crop it grows con-
sists of barnacles.
When it is remembered that the
bottom of ship the size of the Le-
viathan is an area of more than an
acre, it will be seen that a lot OF
barnacles can be grown on one ship.
Barnacles and other marine ami
mails and plants which collect on
ship bottoms are serious problem.
because they cost the shipping in
dustry and the worlds navies mil
lions of dollars each year.
1t is estimated that a ship whose
bottom is loaded with barnacleS is
slowed down to 10 per cent of it's
normal speed and that in addition
its coal consumption is increased
greatly.
Barnacles and the other growth
also make it necessary to put a Shio
in drydock every six or eight months
so that these growths can be Scraped
of.
Dr. a. Paul ViSScher, head of the
biology department of Western Re-
serve university, just has set sail
for Naples, where he will spend the
next few months investigating the
habits and behavior of the barnacles
of the Mediterranean at the marine
biological station in Naples.
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Nation of Tenants

THROUGH blessed with an abund-
Il ance of natural resources, and
though committed to the idea of
equal opportunity for all, this
country steadily is becoming a ma
ton of tenants.
According to one estimate, no less
than IS per cent of the land now
belongs to 2 per cent of the people.
A similar proportion holds good in
about every line of value.
This is largely due to the theories
of taxation that have been in vogue
until recent years.
Even now, old guard Republicans
persist in the idea that the way to
recovery consists in treating the big
boys indulgently so that they will
be encouraged to treat little boys
likewise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Pat the Big BoySI

THE present emergency shows
l. where such nonsense leads. For
three years, our government has
been patting wealth on the back,
helping it to conserve its interests,
accepting its pledges and advice.
For three years, tie people have
been told that prosperity was just
around the corner" because of what
big business was about to do.
The latest and most cynical
maneuver includes a two billion
dollar corporation for the benefit
of wealth and a sales tax on the
poor to back it lp.
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NNE of the most common COM
~ plants, and one which is be-
coming exceedingly widespread in
this country, is infection of the
human skin with an organism
called the trichophyton and also
the epidermophyton, a vegetable
parasite commonly called a ring
worm.
The word ""tricho" means hair
and the word "epidermo" means
skin. A similar condition some
times affects chickens, horses, COWS,
dogs, rabbits and other domestic
animals. The mango of the dog is
disease of this character.
The condition was called ring
worm because in many instances
it appears on the skin as a ring.
However, the appearance is not
always -ringlike, and the parasite
that causes the eruption is not a
worm.
Strangely there are many varie-
ties of these parasites and they pick
certain parts of the body as their
special habitat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Words of the Poet

CAMUEL HOFFENSTEIN, the
- poet, once groaned against his
talkie thralldom, saying: "The work
is dull and arduous. Many of the
men with whom you must deal are
gross and annoying idiots. The ar
fist must sell his very soul. And
what does he get for it all? A for
tune!'
trust that Hollywood will not
long retain its garments of repent
ance. 1t is my notion that sackcloth
and ashes already are a drug upon
the market. Indeed, economies may
result in expenditures more costly
than those known in the freehand
days.
So it was with the Hollywood hip
popotamus. The script distinctly
called for a hippopotamus. No
double or dummy would suffice, and
the nearest available animal was
resident upon the Atlantic coast.
The dealer suggested that the great
beasts keeper be included in the
contract. But that meant $40
week, and a businesslike manage
ment refused.
The hippopotamus would have 10
go to Hollywood unchaperoned, and
by fast freight. since the picture was
already in production.
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Says

The United States Can Not Go
on Coddling Vast Family
Fortunes Without Mendc-
ing Her Political and Eco
n0nllc Future.
NEW YORK, March 1o.-Thus
IN far the poor have borne the
burden of the depression, the men
who couldn't get enough TO eat, the
children who have suffered from
cold, the sick who were unable to
AFFORD proper medical care.
The rich have been compelled to
modify their habits of life, but not
to an extent that hurt.
1t doesn't matter much if a FAM
lily has to give up three out of five
autos, or discharge six out of ten
servants, but it does matter when
the funds are too low to keep the
fire going, or provide decent meals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Discrimination

The treasury department March offered
bearer certificates in denominations of $50, 500 and
$500 at per cent interest. On March it offered
bearer certificates of from 5000 to 100000 seven
month maturity, at 31S per cent and one-year at ga
per cent. Why this discrimination?
From more than so per cent to nearly 100 per cent
larger return upon the large certificates as
with the small certificates To be sure, the small
certificates are redeemable before maturity sixty days
after demand, but that is privilege of small actual
value, particularly as it is available only through
federal reserve bank
Both classes of certificates are entirely exempt
from normal and SurtaxeS. If the new 1882 revenue
act raises suraxes to 40 per cent the rich purchaser
OF these certificates will be exempt therefrom
The wealthy man who purchases the az per cent
certificate will in effect be getting return of 5h
per cent. The poor who invests in the per cent
certificate will get only per cent return
If this is not gross discrimination in favor of
wealth. perhaps the treasury department can explain
just what it is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
TT SEEMS To MT DIV HAYWOOD
OAZ4NAO ~ 4NAG d. BROUN

No other community did so much
to discourage boarding, and in a
spiritual sense the movie Monte
zumas appealed to the imagination
of the country, since they we're able
to prove that there is no happiness
in million dollars and very often
not even a good picture.