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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
BY DAVID DIETZ-
Sugar In Mortar Adds Great
lg to Strength of Building.

Sugar IN Mortar Adds Great
lp to Strength of Building.
CUGAR in your coffee Is an old
- idea, but would you put sugar
in the mortar If you were building
a brick wall or a bridge?
The old Romans did and modern
scientific research just has demon
stated that it was a smart idea.
Buildings, bridges and other
structural work, built with the aid
OF a little common cane sugar, win
be stronger and last longer than
present-day buildings.
That is the findings of scientists
at the Mellon Institute Of Indus
trial Research of Pittsburgh.
The work carried on at the Mel
Ion institute by DR.. Gerard j. Cox
and DR.. John MetSchl was ex-
planned before a meeting of the
sugar division of the American
Chemical Society in New Orleans.
The two scientists reported that
the "sweetening" Of mortar by the
addition of cane sugar increased its
tensile strength approximately so
per cent, thus adding greatly to
the life of the structure built with
the mortar.
They also reported that the add
ton of sugar to plaster had the
same effect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

President who had courage to fight
trusts and monopolies. He said
that if any one group was allowed
to form combinations powerful
enough to control any one line of
business it would kill all small
competitors and put thousands out
of employment.
When trusts are allowed, they put
in labor-saving machinery that the
small business can not afford and
turn the work out so fast that few
men are needed, and then only at
part time. They say this makes the
products cheaper, but it does not
help the poor man.
II these trusts were broken there
would be thousands Of small con-
Germs, each one with its full quota
Of help to take their place. Thou
sands Of travelling men again would
travel from one place to another,
instead of one man calling at tEe
head office in New York.
A country is in bad shape when
a boy getting out of school and
having courage to go in business for
himself has no chance, as all forms
Of business are controlled by Wall
street.
If prosperity ever is to return, we
will have to go back to small l.
Germs, to make work for all.
Why did that Wall Street COM
mittee call on the President and
ask to have the antitrust laws re-
pealed or to have the penalty re-
moved? They knew they we're VIC
lating the law for their own good.
Let the law be enforced and all men
have jobs. JOHN HOLIDAY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

the Democratic charge that the administration is try
ing to play politics with the revenue blan exceed
ingly dangerous pastime in this emergency.
If the administration tries any of these tricks
when the bill gets to the senate the same enraged
public opinion which routed the original Democratic
sales tax leaders probably will be turned the Re-
publican reactionaries.
Net effect of the reactionary obstruction in the
house Friday was to reduce the maximum surtax rate
from IS to 40 per cent. This action well may be
GREETED, but it does not unbalance the budget.
And the higher income and surtax rates, which
proved most effective and just in wartime, likely
to be restored by the senate.
The country will have to pay nuisance taxes and
higher income taxes until the voters force congress
to legalize and tax beer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Administration Unfair

.THE Hoover administration is
4 not playing fair with congress,
or the public. 1t is not doing what
it can and should to make the tax
burden lighter.
If congress provides the money,
it will go right on spending as
usual. The taxpayers have no hope
of relief, except through congress,
and they can not realize that hope
without making themselves heard.
The Hoover administration is not
exceptional in its appetite for
money.
BY our own demands, we, the
people, have taught every branch
of government and every party to be
extravagant. to believe in a show
of service, to gather its henchmen
around the pie counter and keep
them there. Curtailment of ex-
penses is the last thing public
official, or political leader thinks
of in these United States.
Economy in government is like
the weather. We talk about it
more than anything else, but do
nothing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Governments Turn

IF the people of this country put
Il up four dollars by way of new
or increased taxes, the government
ought to save one. Even so, the
government would be making far
less of a contribution to the COM
mon good than the average clerk,
stenographer, or ditch-digger.
If congress heaps another billion
dollars on the tax load and the
people stand for it, the government
ought to show its good faith by
saving a quarter of a billion.
More than one board of directors
has gone further. More than one
well paid executive has taken a
bigger cut in order to spare those
at the foot of the line.
And don't be deceived by all this
propaganda that is being put out
with regard to the relative weight
of taxation here and in other
countries.
Government taxes may be much
higher in some European countries
than they are here, but don't get
too excited over that until you have
learned more about local taxes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
WNGN De MAKO RIDES
G ~ N"~/

duces an element of novelty.
Agostya's reason for Furnishing
himself in such a CHASTITY manner
was that IAN act of dire conse-
quence had come to the world on
account of this hand. 1t struck
some one he loved most and for
that reason he punished it that
the sin shall cease to exist" The
gaunt, shabby Agostya, whose
petrif1ed arms stuck out like
stump from his shoulder. was not
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Economy Assumed

ITO begin at the beginning and
Il state the problem roughly, one
billion and quarter dollars we're
required to balance the budget.
Congress was asked to raise one
billion one hundred million by tax
alton on the assumption that the
government would take care of the
rest by cutting expenses.
During the last few weeks the
idea gradually has gained ground
that if congress provided one billion
through new, or increased taxes, it
would have done quite enough, and
that the government ought to make
up the balance by trimming down
expenditures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

Whelmed the Labor ministry came
out Of its reluctance to attempt anv
basic legislation whatsoever. It
never ventured beyond the tumbler
stage.
And here in America we must
make up our minds that property
rights ought to take not only a back
seat, but a very silent one, until
human necessities have been sup
piled.
(Copvrigt. 1882. by The Tjmes)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Views Of Times Readers

Editor Times-If Clarence OAR
row i$a champion of the poor and
unfortunate, challenge him to
champion the cause of all working
men in the United States and bring
suit against the attorney general
and President to compel them to
enforce the eanti-trust laws.
Theodore Roosevelt was the only
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

Following is the explanation of
Ripley's Believe 1t or Not" which
appeared in Fridays Times:
Visiting an Inhuman Revenge
Upon HimseIf-The Believe It Or
Not" series has cited numerous
examples of inhuman self-imposed
fortunes on the part of the Hindu
faquires for religious reasons. The
case of Agostya, who held his arm
aloft for twenty years until his
nails grew through his palm, intro
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Says

49, -
If Americans Put Up Four
Dollars By Way of Nea0 or
Increased TGres, the Coz
ernment Ought to Sdve
One.
NEW YORK, April Now that
IN balanced budget virtually is
assured, Secretary of the Treasury
Mills discovers that the government
can cut expenses by only about one
half of the amount expected.
Instead of saving SPAS, 000, 900
through economies, as congress and
the public have been led to believe
it could, Mills thinks the govern
ment would be doing right well if
it saved SIPS, 100000.
eff Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Mills
would cooperate" retorts Speaker
Garner, 1--WE could reduce expenses
S250,000000 without the least
trouble"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

a sanity man. The penance was
rather result of too literal an
application of the rule of the
offending limb, on the part of a
superstitious savage.
Aluminium Is Heavier Than Sand
The specific gravity of aluminium
is 2.56, equal to about 100 pounds
per cubic feet. A cubic foot of
sand will weigh from "a to ITO
pounds.
Monday: With Ripley in Hawaii.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Where's That Help

CONGRESS has tried to reduce
~ appropriations, as we'll as i'm
pose taxes. It had a right to ex-
pect cheerful cooperation on the
part of President Hoover and his
official family.
Instead of having that co-opera-
tion,' says Speaker Garner, every
cabinet member is going over to
the senate and yowling that we are
running their departments"
These same cabinet officers and
Mr.. Hoover, he declares, could save
that $250,OO0.OOO themselves if
they wanted to.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

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.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Ma0aziua

Health Magazine.
CIR NORMAN WALKER, a great
~ British physician, said that,
'the ways of warts are mysterious. !"
Every one knows that groups of
warts sometimes vanish following
various magical methods and that
they appear as mysteriously as they
disappear.
This fact caused DR.. Karl zwick
to investigate some of the mysteri-
Gus methods by which warts are
caused to disappear" to find out
whether there was any actual
virtue in any of these methods.
One method involves applying the
cut surface of an apple to the wart
at the time when the moon is wan
ing and then burying the apple.
Another method suggests that the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
Daily Thought

If / forget thee, o Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget her cum
ning.-PsaIms 1875.
Earth produces nothing worse
than an ungrateful man-Ausonius.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
A Very Familiar Fiction

WYE constantly are warned upon
w the basis of a familiar fic-
ton which runs that England I'M
der the leadership Of Socialists at
tempted an extremely radical eco
nomic program which brought the
country to the edge of ruin. In
this crisis, so the story runs, Eng
land turned back to good OF Brit
ish conservatism and saved the day.
But the precise truth is that the
Labor party never commanded a
clear majority in parliament and
that it compromised and temporized
with the situation which it had to
face.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
What is the difference between
fate and deSfinvo

fate and destiny?
Fate is defined as Power pre-
determining events from eternity:
what is destined; appointed lot or
ultimate condition; death, destruc-
ton" Destiny is defined as Power
that foreordains the course of events
or lot Of a person regarded as de-
cided BY this power
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

We could and did feed, clothe and
house millions of men to fight the
Germans. We refuse to do just that
to fight poverty, more bitter and
dangerous foe.
The War Wasn't Private
DURING the war we woulo have
~ laughed at anybody who said,
This is all very well, but it must be
done by private initiative" We
weren't afraid in those days of pau
perizing the young men who be-
came the wards of the state.
We even insisted upon presenting
overcoats and baked beans to many
who were reluctant to accept these
gifts from a generous and warlike
government. 1t seems much easier
to turn a deaf ear to those who cry
out for help.
Both voters and congressman are
very slow to grasp facts. even
though they lie at your elbows and
at mine. Once upon a time a guest
in hotel called for a bellboy and
ordered a glass of ice water. Two
minutes later he repeated the order,
and within a few seconds he sum-
n1oned him again.
Pardon my curiosity" said the
bellboy, "but why do you want SO
much ice water?"
ooh, I'm SO sorry to trouble you,
replied the guest, but my bedroom
is on fire"
Here in America we still are
treating conflagration with tiny
tumblers of relief which we call
block-aid, the Salvation Army, and
private charity. We can not make
up our minds that the traditions
and the inhibitions of the past are
of little use to us now.
Even the streams Of salty tears
which run down the cheeks of Mr..
Hearst in regard to property rights
and "Bolsheviks" in congress will
not suffice to put out the blaze.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
The Best Students

A survey recently made at Temple university dis
closes that students from small towns usually carry
off scholastic honors at colleges and universities and
that students who are working their way through
usually rank higher in their studies than students
whose expenses are being paid by their parents.
These findings are interesting, but not especially
surprising The youngser from the small town usually
has better chance to learn how to study while in
high school, for the simple reason that there are
fewer distractions.
And the youngster who wants education badly
enough to wait on table or tend furnaces to get it
ordinarily can he depended on to do some good, hon
est work in classroom and study hall.
Havana Communists who held up radio station
and forced employees to let of their number speak
for six minutes neglected one point. They didn't
have anybody to hold guns the listeners.
Herr Einsten says: 1.-THE curvature of three
dmensional space may be either negative positive
zero" So that's settled.
No wonder the rubber industry is staying busy.
Just thing of the rising number of rubber checks.
The people can't say the newspapers aren't Civ
ing them plenty of warning They print storm fore
casts, stock market lists and radio programs.
bles but at least it hasn't disarmament delegation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
RANDOLPH HEARST

TILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
wv is very angry. In fact, his
feelings have been hurt to such an
extent that he thinks it might be
good idea to try Herbert Hoover
all over again.
Mr.. Patterson of the New York
Daily News is of the same opinion.
This right-about face was caused
by the defeat of the sales tax. In
the case of the owner of the Daily
News, no great change in ostensible
point Of view fairly can be charged.
He never has pretended to be any,
thing but conservative.
But Mr.. Hearst always has been
the friend Of the common people
on Mondays, Tuesdays, and alter
nate Thursdays. He is their friend
right up to the point that big
property interests are threatened.
Indeed, he is a rampant radical as
long as none of his own goats is
touched by taxation program.
1t is true that the revolt in the
house was not inspired for the most
part by any clear minded economic
philosophy. The gentlemen who
ganged Mr.. Garner knew what they
were against without being at all
sure what they were for. The
strident charge of socialism" is
very apt to send many of them
scurrying back into the ranks again.
The Beginning of Wisdom
WET even blind resentment
Il against old measures under
which the poor must pay for their
poverty seems to me the beginning
of wisdom. The end requires even
more courage and steadfastness. For
years the words "conf1scation" and
"confscatory" have been enough to
terrify every congressman.
In a time of emergency, our ma
tional legislature deemed it wise to
pass a bill by which the individual
could be drafted for military pur-
poses. His very life was potentially
forfeit to the state But we didn't
call that "conhscation." We called
it "conscription, and most of the
millions submitted to it tamely
enough.
Since that day there has been a
certain amount of idle and insin-
cere talk by politicians about draft
ing wealth in the event Of another
national emergency.
That emergency now is upon us.
Tt was, indeed, a member of the
United States supreme court who
pointed out that the conditions
which we now face are more critical
than those imposed by the war. And
yet there is violent verbal opposi-
ton to any far-reaching plan TO
use sweeping remedies for relief.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

No wonder the rubber industry is staying busy
Just thing Of the rising number of rubber checks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

Herr Enstein says: 1.-THE curvature of three
d1ensional space may be either negative, positive
zero" So that's settled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

No one say that ireland hasn't plenty of trou-
bes, but at least it hasn't disarmament delegation
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02

The people can't say the newspapers aren't Civ
ing them plenty of warning. They print storm fore
casts, stock market lists and radio programs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-02
IT SEEMS TO ME BY H FR07%

We could and did feed, clothe and
house millions of men to fight the
Germans. We refuse to do just that
to fight poverty, a more bitter and
dangerous foe.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
Double Feature Bili Al strand
Closing Tonight; Vaudeville To-
morrow.

\ Whit happens when n police ofh-
Ger decides that larceny rs the best
Motley, terms the theme OF Dis
orderly Conduct" now heading a
double feature program at war
,ners strand.
Y Moving with n broath-taking
speed that makes 1t one of the most
entertaining pictures seen here IN
recent months, the production com
bines an absorbing, treatment OF
modern police problems with not
able performances by Sally Eilcrs,
Spencer Tracy and Ralph Bellamy.
Grimly realistic In places, "Disor-
/. derby Conduct" ls 80 true to life
and 80 wen done that the spccta-
tor cannot help but become en-
thusiastic over this very unusual
y film. John w. Consdlne, Jr, d.
rected, with william Anthony Nc
CURE writing the original story.
Others I'm the cast who contri-
butte notable performances are
Dickle Dickie Moore, III Brendel.
Ralph Morgan, Allan Dinehart and
Nora Lane
The compalon feature IN 1.-THE
Lost Squadron" movie within "A
movie which details the reckless
camaraderie of film stunt avlators,
q and stars Richard Dix.
Il superlntlvc cast supports DIX.
Included in the list OF players are
Mary Aston, Erich Won Strohcim,
Dorothy Jorwan, Robert Arm
strong and Hugh Herbert.
Starting tomorrow another great
seven act stage brow will be pre-
scented for two days only. One Of
the finest vaudelivvle programs
ever brought to the Brass city ana
topped Off with "A splendid feature
K picture, "Office Girl"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
very fine dialogue IL by 10 swcrl.

very fine dialogue IL by 10 Swcrl.
Ing and Robert Rlskin.
oscar Hammestein II, who with
Slgmund Romberg, did "Childrcn
or Dreams the musical romance
which Is the co-fcature was hon
orcd by King George of England
at a. command performance OF
Rose Marie" in London. HIS
Majesty pronounces In his faVorite
opertta. "Chlldren OF Ddeams'
which Is n slamorous love story OF
the wandering apple-plckers OF
California, features Margaret Schil-
ling, Paul Gregory, Tom Patrlcola,
Bruce Winston, Charles Winnlnger
and Marion Byron. Alan Crosland
directed.
one OF the short pictures Is Sea
Legs" musical comedy vaudeville
net with big Broadway cast
Coming tomorrow Is "Stowa way"
with Fay Wray, Leon Waycom and
Lee Moran. The co-feature being
"DisOrderly Conduct" with Sally
Eilers, Spencer Tracy and El Bren-
del. Also on the bill Is Reading
and Writing an "Our Gang"
comedy.
An extra attraction Saturday
night viii be Country store. Com
Ing next Tuesday and Wednesday
IL "1'he Crowd Ronrs" with James
Cagncy and Joan BlOndcll.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13
STAFF; TIII:ATIEI,

II used to be said OF San Fran.
cisco;
"If you stand long enough at the
Golden cate, you VIII meet every
one you ever knew
IN the show business, at least,
the same thing IN true to-day Of
Hollywood. Preston Foster, one
Of the ironWorkers In First Ma
tlonnl'a "rwo Seconds" starring
Edward 6. Robinson ut the State
thoatcr, IL just beginning to find
this out.
Four seasons ago in 1928, Eos
ter and Louis Alberni played to-
Gcther for twcnty-eight weeks In
The Silent House." one OF the
conspicuous successes Of that
Broadway season. During that
time, the two men had become
firm friends.
For four years, Foster and Al
berni did not once see each other
In the meantime, Alberni had
heard the call Of the screen and
had definitely established himself
Ias competent and valuable
actor at the leading studios. Foster
continued on Broadway until. nj
the instance of McrVyn LcRoy
Warner Bros. signed him for tho
part he played In the New York
production OF 1.-TWO Seconds"
Nearly week after the shoot
ing Of the picture had begun, Al
bcrni who has played important
roles In several Warner First Ma
tional productions. dropped In H.
call on Mervyn Leroy. the dircc'
tor.
There were simultaneous yells oil
pleasure and surprise as the two
men found themselves face to face
for the first time In four years.
For the rest OF the afternoon
Alberni was keenly interested
spectator as he watched his ole
pal Of "hTc Silent House" do hi
stuff before the camera.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-05-13

shooting
greeted him.
amt you orkn to-day" he asked
Jackie replied But say-how much money
gen for ths?'
: "FIve dolIa proudly replied the youngser
Get job, Will you'll only
got so cents"
Mndgcs rajamas
Andno along to advocate much
pajamas by women
pajamas she de-
looking,
hot collection the pride
with evening gowns than the
I
comfort acceptable wear