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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-28
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CHICAGO, June 28-"This con-
~ vention," said Senator Alben
w. Barley, should recommend the
passage by congress of a resolution
repeating the eighteenth amend
ment."
ut is Hades come to EARTH" said
Weeping Willie UpShaw.
Lets have five more beers, Joe, "
said delegate from Maryland.
All these statements were made
within the space of five minutes and
radius of one hundred yards at
the opening of the Democratic con-
vention Monday.
Alert newspaper enterprise per-
mitted young New York columnist
to cover almost simultaneously the
platform, the spectators, and the
speakeasy just across the street
from the hall. These seemed to be
the three pivotal spots during the
keynote address.
For purposes of identification it
may be stated that Alben w. Bark
ley is United States senator from
Kentucky; that Joe is Frank Vitor-
ETH, a restaurateur; and that Weep
ing Willie Upshaw used to be con-
gresham from Georgia.
Joe Stands in debt to Alben. No
speakeasy can fail to do business
when a keynote speech lasts for
more than two hours.
Once admitted to Joe's, I found
that you missed very little. He did
not have a two-thirds majority of
the delegates, but a good working
minority was present. Above the
bar was a loud speaker, which made
it possible to hear Senator Barley
as plainly as was necessary.
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Peoples Voice

Editor Times-I closely followed
and rated each round of the Max
Schmeling-Jack Sharkey title bout
as given by radio. What steaIl
1 am pro-American to the core.
I should like for an American to
hold the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship title-but by upright fair
ness, clean of graft and steal.
1 believe that the two NBC sports
announcers covering that fight gave
us as unbiased, nonpartisan, truly
accurate account of the fight as
possible to have broadcast. How
well, I wager, those announcers
would have liked to have voiced
their own personal opinions OF the
decision rendered by the referee and
judges!
Round by round Schneling ever
was the aggressive fighter, always
pushing forward, never a step back
ward, following Sharkey step by
step" ever on the offensive, tactful,
artful. and confident.
/ firmly believe that if Sharkey
had had to face Schmeling even two
more rounds he would have been
knocked out. How that bad eye of
Sharkey's was banged and banged,
and the while Schmeling being "cool
as cucumber unmarried and little
hurt.
The recording Of the crowd
showed how it felt toward the de-
ciston. When Sharkey was intro
duced. he was applauded highly and
cheered. But not so at the finish.
They had witnessed before their
very eyes a great steal.
am wondering, was this match
above board? Could it have been
prearranged affair? The way now
lies open for a return bout and an
other half million in gate receipts.
If this is true, God pity prize fight
ing promotion should the public
find it has been duped again by
this pair. If it was not a prear-
ranged bout, wasn't Sharkey sur
prised. and Schmeling, too?
indianapolis Times. give us the
opinions of Dempsey, Tunney and
others on this fight. Please be more
liberal in your sporting material.
c. F. HENDRICKS.
Editor Times - Those foolish,
peace-loving people who can't see
further than the end of their QWn
noses and deny that there ez6ts
any basic conflict in our society
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they do not place too much strain
on aging tissues.
The most favorable physical eff
forts for adults are swimming, hik-
ing, camping, golfng, skating, and
possibly horseback riding, hunting,
fishing and gardening.
Persons after 80 years of age are
not adapted to efforts requiring
great speed. Goldng, hiking and
skating are forms of sport which
can be tried for long periods of
time.
The gradual wearing out of the
muscle power, the sagging of the
walls of the body, particularly of
the abdomen, make perils for the
person of advanced age which
should prevent him from partakins
in sports better reserved for the
later years of adolescence and
youth.
Next-The benefits of exercise.
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when Senator Barley is making a
keynote speech.
The badge they gave me says.
ironically enough, Active Press. -
but do not think that even a work.
ing newspaper man is under any
obligation to sit around and listen
while a Kentucky senator does var
iations from Gray's "Elegy,' such as.
the farmer who homeward at the
end of day plodded his depressed and
weary way"
do not think it is even necessary
for a political commentator to be
physically present to hear a Demo-
crat doing "be with us yet, lest we
forget, lest We forget"
am frank to admit that during
all these portions Of the speech I
was at Joe's. eating a meat-ball
sandwich. But I did get back in
time for the wet demonstration. 1t
was fine. Nobody could question its
sincerity.
Two Texas delegates were punched
in the eye and Weeping Willie Up
shaw, who sat just in front of me,
shook his fist at the marchers. 1t
was worth cycle of Smell. I al
ways say, Give me any day Dem
ocratic convention and a good glass
Of beer"
Copyright. 1882. by The Times
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g. 0, P, Applied MuzzIe


.nELEGATES to the recent Re-
- publican convention felt the
same way, but were muzzled bv
order Of their master. In that mar
tlcular respect, Democrats enjoy a
distinct advantage. Whatever else
may be said of their convention. IL
Is not coWed by the shadow of fed
eral patronage, or bound bv the
necessity of indorsing an admin
lstratlon for which it has no
enthusiasm.
To some extent, the difference is
explained by the fact that the Re-
puollcans are in, while the Dem
ocrats are out, but not wholly. Re-
publlcans are inclined to submit to
discipline for the sake of efficiency.
Democrats are inclined to tolerate
lnetnciency for the sake of free ex-
preston.
Such distinction always has
separated the two parties, as is
illustrated wildly by the convention
just held and the one now in
progress.
To think of the Republican record
IS to think Of bosses like Hanna
Platt, and Quay. To think of the
Democratic record is to think of
storms and stampedes like those
which characterized the conventions
OF 1896, 1912, and 1924.
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have become Presidents on rare
occasions. In fact, a Democrat
may be almost anything in the
world but brief. John Raskob, who
was expected only to make a few
announcements, did a speech.
Evangeline Booth, who is not a
Democrat at all, but a commander
of the Salvation Army, caught the
prevailing spirit of give and talk
and made the longest prayer ever
heard at a national convention.
1t consumed twenty-five minutes.
And, after all, Commander Booth
could have expressed the deep re-
ligious conviction of this conven-
ton so simply. She need only have
said, 1T wasn't our fault. Lord;
please blame it on those Repub-
leans"
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We Hare Played Safe and
Stood Pat Regarding the
Problems at Hand Long
Enough to Prove the Folly
Of This Course.
NEW YORK, June Ex-senator
' Barley made a good keynote
speech. Even Republicans should
have been impressed. AT any rate,
it showed them what kind of attack
they face and what kind of argyll
ments they must meet.
1t was partisan, of course, but in a
robust, straightforward way. If
Democratic speakers take it as a
model We shall have an interesting
and instructive campaign.
While Senator Barley INDUCED in
some vitriolic criticisms Of the Hoo
yer administration, he did not fail to
back them up with a comprehensive
review Of the facts. Neither did he
StdeStep when it came to telling
what might have been done to al
leviate the country's present dis
tress, or what the Democratic party
ought to do if placed in power.
He handled the tariff, foreign
trade. farm relief, unemployment.
war debts and prohibition without
gloves. While accorded frequent ap-
plause. it was his reference to the
latter that brought down the house.
Delegates cheered and paraded for
ten minutes when told that congress
should pass a resolution calling for
repeal of the eighteenth amendment.
That showed what they considered
the paramount issue.
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Questions and
Answers

To whom should one apply for a
copyright?
The register of copyrights, Lii
orary Of Congress, Washington, D. C..
How many of the prisoners in the
United States are men? Women?
In 1929 there were 1890 female
prisoners and 1926 male prisoners.
Name the five boroughs of New
York City?
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx,
Richmond and Queens.
On what date did the house of
representatives pass the Philippine
independence bill?
April 4, 1882.
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The Two-Thirds Rule-or Ruin

Give Roosevelt time enough and he will
wreck himself - and his party. His trick
mess grows. Each convention move is more
fantastic than the last.
If victory can be won by sharp practices,
he has the nomination in the bag that is,
unless the convention revolts before the vote
is taken. If not, the country will have time
to discover the weakness of Roosevelt before
the November election.
The only question seems to be whether
he will wreck himself and lose the nominal
ton, or wreck the party and lose the cleo
ton.
AS this is written, Roosevelt is attempt
ting to slip in the back door with another
version Of the rule which the convention
was ready to kick out the front door, until
he lost his courage and fled. This latest
maneuver is less defensible than the earlier
one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-28
U. S. TROOPS IN ITALY

ON June %, 1918, the first Ameri-
~ can soldiers arrived in Italy to
take part in the advance on Austro-
Hungarian lines. One regiment of
troops landed and proceeded to the
front for future action.
West of Merville, British troops
advanced on a three mile front for
nearly a mile, overwhelming the
Thirty-second Saxon and Forty
fourth German regiments.
The hamlets of L'Epinette. Verte
Rue, and LIE Becque were taken in
the offensive.
Mutinies were reported occurring
in the Hungarian army at the garri-
sons of Gyor and PEGS.
From Spain a report came in
forming that Austria had asked that
country to attempt opening diplo-
matte relations with the entente.
with view to establishing general
peace.
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should take a good long look at
the hullabaloo now raging in con-
gress.
If, after taking that long look.
they are still able to maintain that
the class struggle is nonresident,
they will be very proper candidates
for some institution that looks after
nit-wits and keeps them from
harm.
Now as never before, the CAPT.
talist class is waging bitter and
desperate battle against every pro-
posal designed to make the rich
bear their proper share Of the ma
tons expense. The rich fight the
corporation tax, the estate tax. the
capital losses tax, and in their
stead they propose taxes that still
further would depress the mass of
the people.
Not content with that, they sneak
into the provisions of the bill
tariff on coal and OIL And Ogden
Mills, who, as secretary Of treasury.
presumably should be an advocate
Of the peoples interest, openly es-
pouses the capitalistic interest in
the name Of business recovery"
The class struggle, here as every
where in the contemporary Ameri-
can scene, is so open and obvious
that only a fool could deny it. The
question, however, is this: Is mill
tant action in the class struggle 60
ing to be left entirely to the CAPT.
talist, or is the worker going to
shake himself out of the sloth pro-
duced by decades of class co-opera-
ton and organize for militant ac-
ton in his own interest?
The capitalist is organized, and
unless the worker becomes SINH
larly organized and equally power
ful through organization. he is des-
tined to increasing misery.
WILLIAM AYERS.
Box 242C. R. r. Ia.
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Science and Politics

In Chicago the prayers and attention of the en-
tire medical staff of that citys great country hos
pital are being directed toward saving the life Of
4 tiny baby GIRL weighing pounds and Is ounces.
She lives in an incubator and gets her food
through an eye dropper, she gains by ounce.
In washington. President Green Of the American
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Cancel the Keyn0terS

LIE had not been going more than
Il 4 forty or fifty minutes before
he announced that "the moving
finger writes; and, having writ,
moves on"
There were those who wished that
Senator Barley also would move
on. But, as he proved, nor all
your piety nor wits shall lure 1t back
to cancel half line"
I do not know just how the ma
jority of delegates here stand on
the matter of foreign debts, but it
would be possible to sweep the con-
vention on proposal to cancel
keynoters.
Democrats sometimes make good
husbands and fathers. They even
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-28
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association. and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine

IN a consideration of exercises
= most suitable for adults. DR..
Jesse F. Williams, in his book on
Personal Hygiene Applied" recog-
nizes that most grownups nowadays
are inclined to sedentary activities.
This is due to two causes which
he mentions; namely, the formal
caliSthenic exercise of our younger
days were not such as to stimulate
repetition or any pleasure; as a re-
suit they promptly were given up
when school days we're over.
Second, the athletic games and
sports for the grownups OF today,
learned in the schools of their youth,
were so highly organized and re-
quired such elaborate accessories
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LapIaCe Idea Shattered

LapIaC6 Idea Shattered
I'm 1900, two professors at the Uni
Il versity of Chicago, DR.. F. r.
Moulton and DR.. T. c. Chamberlin.
published a mathematical analysis
OF the Laplace theory, demonstrate
ing that it could not be made to fit
the observed facts of the solar sys-
tenn.
They also showed that con-
tracing nebula would not behave
IN the way Laplace postulated.
One of the important facts which
must be taken into account in AAt
theories seeking to explain the
origin of the solar system is the
fact that most of the matter in the
star system is concentrated in the
sun.
If we consider the mass or
amount of matter in the solar sys-
tenn as 100 per cent, then more than
SO per cent, almost 999 per cent of
that mass is accounted for by the
sun.
The following table, prepared by
Professor Moulton, is of interest. It
puts the total mass of the solar sys-
tenn at l and indicates the fraction
of the whole to which each body in
the solar SVSfera Commemorate.
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Daily Thoughts

Heaven and earth shall pass
away: but my words shall not
pass away.-St. Luke 21:33.
Happy child! the cradle is still
to thee vast space; become a man,
and the boundless world viii be too
small to thee.-Schiller.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-28

Feoeraon OF LABOR joins With responsible congress-
men in pleading for the lives and health Of millions
of Americans, while President Hoover blocks the re-
lief bill with his opposition to its public works
program
The American Federation of Labors monthly sur
vey of business that 100000 persons have
lost their jobs since the first of this year. and that
by next January there will be no fewer than 600
idle All agree that relief must come from congress
and quickly
In the face of this crucial problem of life and
health starvation" says the survey delays of con-
gress in passing relief legislation sickening."
Is it not incredibly strange and cruel that while
science labors day and night to conserve feeble
spark of human lfe politics should permit the loss
of health and life among millions of children and
adults?
Until politics becomes jealous to forestall sick
ness and death as science is now, we can not call
ours a government worthy the name.
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Sings the Second Verse

MISS ROSE zULAL1AN OF Bos-
IVA ton, who represents a vocal
straddle in the matter of conven-
ton anthem singing, being neither a
soprano nor a contralto, but mezzo,
sang the "Star- Spangled Banner"
And she, too, established a new
precedent against the short session
principle. , After finishing the first
verse, which several of the delegates
knew, she sang the second.
Isidore Dockweiler followed her by
reading slowly and in full Thomas
Jefferson's first inaugural address.
1t soon became evident that the
present convention can not be
stampeded for Jefferson. The two
thirds rule will block him.
And about this time, Joe's place
began to fill up Senator Barley
warmed up little slowly. He is a
vigorous speaker, who excites him
self good deal and has to pause
frequently for ice water. I shouldn't
think that he got much more than
two views with alarm and one point
with pride to the gallon.
Before he had finished with "the
existing depression" you had to
light to get as much as one finger on
the bar. Joe is an independent Re-
publican, but, will support Mussolini
if nominated.
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ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter
esting writers and are pre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude Of
this paper.-The Editor.
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Box 242C, R. R. IA.

What are the corresponding dates
In the Jewish calendar to Aug. Is,
1912, and May "a, 1913?
Aug. Is, 1912. is Elul 5, 5672; and
May "A, 1913, is var II, 5673.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-28
Encounter Theory Given

TN 1878 A. w. Bickerton. a
J. chemist in New Zealand. sue-
gested the encounter theory" to
account for the origin of the earth.
Blckerton, however, published his
theory in journal devoted chiefly
10 biology, and as a result it seems
that 1t escaped the attention OF
astronomers both in Europe and
America, and was practically I'M
known until revived and expounded
by A. G. Clifford in 1926.
1t seems that Bickerton became
interested in astronomy because of
the excitement caused by the ap-
pearance OF a nova, or new star"
Occasionally a star bursts into
brllliance which it previously did not
possess. Such star is known as
nova, from the Latin word for
new"
II is bovious that only some cata-
clysmic event in the life of the star
could cause it to attain such new
brilliance.
1t has ben suggested that a COL
Ision between two stars might &C
count for the appearance of the
nova.
This led Bickerton to formulate
his theory that collision between
two stars, in which one struck the
other an oblique, glancing blow,
might result in formation of plan
cts. the planets consisting of ma
ter1al which the one star Clipped
off the other.
But. as already stated, Bickerton's
theory received little attention at
the time of its publication, and La
places nebular hypothesis continued
to reign throughout the closing years
of the nineteenth century.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-28

The New York reporters certainly overlooked one
bet when Amelia Earhart came back. They forgot
to ask her what she did with that $40 bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-28

school superintendent says children are not a
we'll trained at home as they were thirty years ag
Parents asleep at the switch, We suppose
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Police ordered to Wink at Vice, Cleveland head
line says. What they probably meant was Police
Ordered to Keep Winking at Vice.
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A Wise Move

The Medical Society of New Jersey has set up a
committee to limit the designation of specialist" to
physicians scientifically qualified to assume it,
When the committee has completed it's work any
doctor who wants to practice as a specialist must
submit his scientific and personal credentials for a
strict examination, and if he is turned down he
simply must list himself as a general practitioner
The ruling will appeal to the ordinary citizen
exceedingly sensible worthy of emulation by other
state medical societies. The layman who wants a
specialist is after ALL more or less at the mercy of
chance.
In many localities any inexperienced young saw
bones fresh from his interneship may list himself
as specialist, and his prospective patients have no
way of judging his qualifications
Such a scheme this of New Jersey looks like
very good way of handling the situation.
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The Itch to Write

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contract bridge player who spanked his wife
for failing to return his lead is being sued for d-
vorce. That ought tc make spanking common play
for married bridge players
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SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ

Theories on Origin of Earth
Start With Assumption
That 1t Vas Born From
Accident to Sun.
NTODERN theories Of the origin
1V1 Of the earth all start with the
assumption that the earth and other
planets were born as a result of
some sort of accident to the sun.
The first theory of this sort was
proposed in 1740, when Button the
French naturalist, suggested that
the planets might be fragments of
the sun split off by the oblique i'm
pact of comets.
This daring theory, which we
must admire for its speculative
boldneSs, was, in considering the
planets to be fragments of the sun.
in line with modern theory. But
the mechanism suggested was i'm
possible.
We know today that the CENTRAL
portion of a comet, the so-called
nucleus, is only a mass Of dust and
gas, containing some bits of matter
the size of pebbles and perhaps a
few larger rocks.
The sun might swallow many
comets without any important eff
feet.
AT any rate. Buttons theory
seemed to attract no particular at
tention, while the theory proposed
by Laplace in 1854, the nebular
hypothesis captured the magma
tons Of the entire scientific world.
Lsplace's theory held that the
sum- the planets and their satellites
were evolved from condensation of
great parent nebula.
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MeatbaIIS Were Great
TN addition to beer, he serves
l. ravioli, spaghetti and meat ball
sandwiches, which is not a bad
thing to know on any weekend
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Editor Times = Those foolish,
loving people who can't see
further than the end of their QWn
noses and deny that there exbts
any basic conflict in our socisty