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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-30
FAITH FINALLY WINS

Behind the pardon Of James Pattee victim of
Khan hate and intolerance, is story of faith that
should revive hope in world fast becoming skeptica
During the years he spent in prison, unjustly
1t is now admitted person worked and sacrificed
and never wavered in her loyalty and devotion.
That adopted daughter who knew that
the man who had been so kind to her SO loving in
lis care, would have killed in anger or in hate
When all others gave up the task of persuading
a prison board of the innocence of her adopted
father she went on, gathering where possible new
evidence, presenting where she could find listen
ing ear, the story of the trial itself in which the
evidence was far from convincing
The circumstances of the trial at which Pattee
was convicted should have at once suggested to i'm
partial minds that only injustice could result
One prosecutor refused to present the case. It
was only because of the nsstence of the Khan forces
that Pattee was brought to trial He had been an
outspoken foe of the hooded order and his legal
training and eloquence made him feared by the
leaders of that organization
When his trial occurred the members of the Khan
crowded the court room They were led by man
who has since served time in prison for a felony
The jury was unquestionaby influenced by their
presence.
The tragedy of the matter is that for years the
prison board refused to consider the matter.
committee of lawyers in Anderson where he
practiced, analysed the evidence and declared
it to be insufficient to subsantate the verdict Even
that had weight with the prison board.
But this daughter never lost hope She kept on
And now, in the closing days of the administration
justice is finally accomplished.
All must rejoice in the happiness which comes to
this brave girl at this holiday season.
Perhaps the incoming Governor and legislature
may find the Pattee interesting They might
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of taxing the pardon power
away from trustees whose concern should be the
business management rather than the humanitarian
aspects Of prison problems.
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Just Plain Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

nR. LORINE PRUETTE suggests presidential
- cabinet composed entirely of women
Not bad idea that. Especially since she bases
her selection upon past performances and high quail
fcations instead of political perspicacity.
And what, may ask, does this country need more
than some leaders, whether men or women, who are
chosen not for what they have done for party.
but for what they have contributed to the cause
of humanity and the good of this republic?
MIR. RooSevet-and I shall certainly not go so
far as to ask him for strictly feminine cabinet,
although it might work like charms in position
to make selections upon entirely basis. With
the overwhelming vote he had in November, there
very few states where any man or group of men
can claim positive credit for Democratic victory.
He, least OF all our Presidents, and especially
in face of such economic disasters, should feel re-
heved of any obligation to the country benefit
a political party.
TRUE, have made some Roadway under the
civil service system, but from woman's point of
view still have long way to go so far as any
efficient or even intelligent handling of government
business is concerned.
There is far too little coordination of our var-
Gus official departments. And what are those de-
partments fore Does each function to the best of
its capacity does it merely exist to grab funds
from the treasury?
Il assume said DR.. Pruette, as she mentioned
Judge Florence Allen for secretary of war that
we want this department to keep us out Of war"
This is the assumption of the average taxpayer when
he thinks of the matter at all.
Yet the facts are so contrary to the idea that
TO state them is unnecessary. No matter how fine
its individual members Mars is the god of the
war department. If truly wanted peace We
should rename it the peace department and put
an intelligent pacihSt at its head
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-30
Every Day Religion
BIZ DE-. JOsEPH FORT NEWTON

Sancho might be stupid and
cruel, at times even boorish,
crushing beautiful things under
his heel. But there are some
things which hush the laughter
even of Sancho Panza.
T AUGHTER is lubricant of
- life. 1t is like a buffer be-
tween railway cars, softening the
jolt and jar. Without it life is
heavy and hard, but laughter has
it's limits. 1t is great and
beautiful truth that, in the midst
of all the absurdities of life, there
are some things at which nobody
can laugh-unless they have lost
their sanity and fallen into that
wild, mad mood in which life it
self has become bitter, cruel
joke.
The finest phrases, the loftiest
PHILOSOPHERS, can be turned to
scorn and satire, and great
poem can be made ridiculous by
parody. But nobody can laugh at
noble living, at modest courage,
at un-prudish purity, at secret
charity and kindness.
Men may hate the church. and
make mock of it's members: but
no one ever yet has laughed at
Jesus.
Copyright. 1888. United Features
Svndicatel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-30
AN OFFICIAL RACKET

In Los Angeles the so-called Red SQUAD has
syndicaliSm.' There is no such charge under Cali
forna law the police hold the victims in jail for
awhile and then dismiss them.
In New York, United States custom officials
seized a consignment of Russian posters belonging
to Corliss Lamont The posters were held for four
months on suspicion of containing "seditious sent-
ments' then released.
In Buffalo, immigration men arrested and held for
two to six weeks thirty-eigh suspected aliens. They
made the arrests without the formality of war
rants, and denied the victims counsel. One Italian
girl held seven months before she obtained
lawyer, who promptly secured her deliverance.
These are scattered examples of type of tyr
amy being practced with increasing frequency by
lazy and brutal officials of the law. The purpose is
intimidation of minorities. When legal justification
is lacking these officials reach beyond the law and
arrest ION suspicion" some fantastic charge
they know will not stick in the courts.
The victims are released, but not before they have
been branded as law violators and their cases well
aired in the newspapers
This is racket. 1t is more dangerous than
the many practiced by underworld racketeerS, for
il is done under the law and has the laws apparent
sanction.
The wickersham commission said of such tactics:
ut is a fundamental principle of common law that
a citizen may not be imprisoned lawfully by police
man or any other official merely because the official
thinks such action to be for the public good
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-30

A LONDON paper tells how an
1 a English actor, George Robey,
threatened to quit and walk out
of a motion picture studio. They
were making a film version of
Don Quixote," by Cervantes, one
of the great and profound stories
of the world.
Robey was playing the part Of
Sancho Panza, the man who has
sense of reality, but no ideals,
whereas the Don has ideals, but no
sense; at least, none of practical
sort.
Two immortal figures they are,
types Of the two classes into
which mankind may be divided
those who see things as they are,
and those who see what ought to
be. Sancho Panza is the coined
ian and always is poking fun at
his fantastic master, the Don,
laughing at his sentiment, jeering
at his highflown fancies. For
ages they have added to the joy
Of the world, mingling humor and
pathos, laughter and tears.
AS Sancho Panza, so the story
goes, Robey was instructed by the.
producer to go on being funny at
the deathbed of his poor mad
master. He rebelled, on the
ground that it was artistically
wrong, as we'll as inhuman, to mix
comedy and tragedy at such a
supreme moment.
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1t is not the first time that hui
mainly has sought relief through
the idea of consolidating it's
gains and making its position
permanent. A Chinese emperor
walled off his country 1000 years
ago, and then burned all the
scientific books, to save it from
the restlessness Of progress on the
inside.
At about the same time, Rome
decided that she had reached gov
ernmental perfection and stopped
improving. A little later chivalry.
SuperimpoSed on feudalism, was
conceived as the highest obtain
able ideal. Then liberty broke
down the barbados and gave us
the present age.
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Peoples Voice

Editor Times
II EFT us not forget that it is the
IL old men of this state, and of
every state combined, who have
built up this American country and
made it what it is. Many still are
the old men who helped to roll the
logs and clear the fields for grain.
Many now are the old men who
raised the boys who have won vic
tories in wars.
We are the old men who helped
to raise the food to feed the boys
on the battle fields. We are the
old men who have worked in facto-
ries to fill the needs of our coun-
try.
Many of us now are living our
home life all alone, with our fam
lilies and near relatives passed away.
So let us not forget that we love
our home life way of living, peace
full and happy in the twilight of
our lives.
Let us not forget that none of
us want a county home life, and it
is a disgrace to the state of In
diana to press crown of thorns on
any old man, on any poor farm at
what they call county home,
where no loneliness is seen.
Every old man has his individual
habits and can not feel free in any
county home. Why not pass an old
age pension law, first of all, in the
coming legislature under the new
Governor, in January, and rush it
through to benefit the suffering old,
with relief this winter?
Don't worry about increasing
taxes in case like that. Let us
not forget that any one able to pay
tax on property and land is able to
bear with a light increase to re-
lieve the downtrodden, the poor and
distressed old man and woman.
Willing to work, but can't get
job. j. WILSON WHITE,
rs years old.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-30

This is the fourth of six articles by
DIR. Fishbein reviewing the progress Of
medical science in 1882.
TINE serious hazard to the hui
4 man body of certain ele-
mentS, such as thallium, radium,
and mesothorium, was brought
prominently to light in 1882 by dis
covery of cases of poisoning by
use of all these substances. taken
either as such or in the form of
various salts, or sometimes in
taking food accidentally contami-
mated by these substances.
Thallium particularly has been
used to cause hair to fall out, and
is found, at the same time, to have
serious effects on the nervous Sys-
tenn. and, If taken in sufficient
quantity, to produce death.
Application to a human case
revealed the fact that a substance
called methylene blue can be used
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Que tiOns and
Answers


Q-How long is the term OF a
United States senator?
Ask years.
Q-How many Negro inhabitants
has Georgia?
A-1,O71 ,125.
Q-What is dusk?
A condition OF partial dark
ness; a state between darkness and
light, especially that between day
and night twilight. cleaning.
Q-What was the value of silver
produced in the United States in
1881?
APPROPRIATELY so.97O,294.
Q-How does the United States
compare with Australia in area
and population?
A-Continental United States
has 3.026, 799 square miles and the
population is 122, IT'S. 046. Australia
has 2.974,581 square miles and
6,436,707 population.
Q-What is the average height
above sea level of the Neither
lands?
A-Thirty- seven feet.
O-Ig a naturalized American
citizen eligible for membership in
the American Legion if he was in
the British army during the World
war, before he was natTalized?
A-No.
Q-How many cities are in the
United States?
Counting every place with a
population OF $500 or more as a
city. the number is 2,787.
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MORE TEETH

With Paraguay and Bolivia already fighting over
disputed territory three other South American ma
tons are concentrating war forces on an Amazon
jungle port. All of this, of course is in defiance of
the protested anti-war policies of the governments
oncerned
Here is added proof, if any We're needed, that the
Kellogg pact in general and the Pan-American peace
machinery in particular is inadequate. The dplo-
mats have word for it, They say the pacts need
mplementing. The man in the street has better
word for it. He says the pacts need teeth.
These disputes being handled by the bellig-
erents in the old way in the days when
nations frankly were committed to war policy,
as though there peace machinery and COM
mitments.
About the only concession made by these fighters
is the made by Japan in Manchuria-they go
to war; but deicately refrain from declaring war
The old-fashoned way seems more honorable, or at
least more honest.
Only more teeth can save the treaties.
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Danger Found in Use Of Thallium

protective qualities will be avail
able.
=
GONE years ago it was shown
~ that the liver contains inn
portant substances for overcom-
ing pernicious anemia. That work
was accompanied with studies of
the effects of the vitamins and of
various mineral salts on forma-
ton of the blood cells.
It seems reasonable to believe
now that the food Of infants never
has been sufficiently rich in iron
and copper and perhaps other
mineral elements, and that for
this reason infants suffer prompt
ly after birth with a special form
Of anemia.
Means have been developed for
making good this deficiency.
Copyright 1882 NEA Service Incl
Next-New theories of combat
ing hay fever.
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We HAVE BECOME FEARFUL
OF THE G AMPLE WITH FATE

thing new and dramatic, but most
of the remedies thus far proposed
have been cheap limitations of the
past.
AS a matter of record, we have
done our best to avoid anything
and everything which promised
major break with custom and
tradition.
We are proud of the past, but
shrink from emulating it. We
shudder at the thought of
revolution, though it was through
revolution that our own country
was brought into being.
We actually are considering the
idea of placing an embargo on
arms against people who stage
revolt, regardless of cause or OBJ
jectiye.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-30
Want Safety First
DAYING lip tribute to advanc

DAYING lip tribute TO advance
4 ment, we shiver at the thought
of inventions and innovations
which would destroy some of our
great enterprises. Just now, we
are wondering what we will have
to stop, suppress, or overtax to
save the railroads.
Much of the So-called liberal
ism with which we are flirting
merely is conversation in disguise
methods and measures intended
to serve no purpose SO distinctly
as to put present-day activities,
systems and enterprises beyond
the reach of competition, not only
in a trade sense, but from an ex-
perimental standpoint.
We are seeking safety above
everything elsa situation in
which we can depend on steady
work. steady prices, and steady
profits, and we are willing to OBJ
tain it at the sacrifice of unre-
strained progress. In other words,
we have become afraid of the
gamble with fate.
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the largest on record, the nucleus
had diameter of about 1900
miles. The nucleus is visible as
a bright spot within the head of
the comet.
There is some question as to
whether the nucleus consists of a
single object or whether it is
merely a concentrated swarm of
meteoric material, that is, large
and small rocks, dust, and gaseous
material.
surrounding the nucleus is the
coma, so named from the Latin
word for hair" The coma NAV
range from 10000 to 100000 miles
in diameter.
An average diameter is 10000
miles.
1t will be seen at once that the
size of the coma is enormous bv
comparison with the nucleus.
But most enormous of all is the
tail, which may range in length
from 100000 to 100000. OOo miles
1t is important, however, to re-
member that when a comet is
sighted at a considerable dis
lance from the sun, it has no tail
AS it approaches the sun. the
coma grows smaller and the tail
begins to develop. The tail al
ways points away from the sun
and astronomers now are con-
Vinced that the tail really is 2
stream OF gaseous material being
driven out of the comet and 50
continuously dissipated into space
There are two theories regard
ing the origin of comets. One is
That they were formed from ma
terlal driven out of the sun at
the same time that the planets
were formed.
The other theory, supported by
Professor N. T. Bobrovnikof. A
World-famous authority on com
cts, is that they are composed of
material attracted to the solar
system when the sun passed
through a region of space filled
with nebulous material, perhaps
the constellation of Orion.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
BY. DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association and Of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

as an antidote for poisoning by
cyanide and by carbon monoxide.
CTUDIES carried on in the lab
~ oratory and hospital of North
western university medical school
in Chicago particularly led to de-
velopment of a preparation of
mucin, derived from mucous
glands, which apparently has
special virtues in treatment of
ulcers Of the stomach.
Normally this mucin is secreted
by the glands and protects the
tissue against the acid of the
stomach.
Means have been developed for
giving preparations of mucIn
where there are ulcers, so that its
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-30
Grasp at Shadoap

WE pay homage to liberty.
" just as the jurisconsults of
the Roman empire paid homage
to the laws and precepts of the
Roman republic, just as the
troubadours tried to perpetuate
the ideals Of chivalry without per-
petuating its practices, but we
want the shadow without the sub
stance.
The dominating thought of
progress has come to deal with
minor changes, carefully guarded
and introduced, while major
changes are taboo.
1t finds the Russian experiment
and Mussolini very shocking. It
feels that industrial efficiency de-
mands the suppression of competi-
ton, that the trade set-up must
be protected regardless of what
humanity stands to lose in the
long run.
The prevailing urge is to protect
what we have, rather than leave
the door open for what we can
do.
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M. E. Tracy Says:

MOST people, I think, regard
Iva this as a very progressive
age, with the United States well
out in front and profound changes
just around the corner. In con-
Versation, we still are driving for
ward, ready to try anything once,
undismayed by the risk and dis
comfort which go with genuine
development.
When you come to analyze the
true attitude, however - the
attitude disclosed by what we do,
rather than what we say-you
find it dominated by the
philosophy of f1xation, the idea of
taking the world as is and making
it fool-proof.
The depression called for some
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-30
M0nY MYSTERIES

THE last ten years, however,
Il have been considerably def
Gent in big comets, and this is
pity, since the development of OBJ
serving apparatus, to say nothing
of many new theories, would make
a big comet extremely useful.
Perhaps the present status OF
knowledge concerning comets
might be grasped from the closing
paragraph of Professor Charles P.
divers splendid book, Comets"
Professor Oliver is one of the
worlds foremost authorities upon
the subject of meteors and comets.
He ends his book by saying:
I'm conclusion, comets still offer
some Of the most surprising phe-
nomena and perplexing problems
in the whole realm of astronomy.
1t is not improbable. indeed, that
the mystery of their origin and
formation will be the last problem
dealing with the evolution of the
solar system which astronomers of
the future will be called on to
solve"
The problem is complicated to-
day by the fact that astronomers
now feel that no hard and fast
line can be drawn between comets,
meteoric swarms and asteroids.
The asteroids are the small
planet-like bodies sometimes de-
scfibed as mountains broke
loose" revolving in orbits around
the sun between Marc and Jupi-
teri
Studies to date indicate that
comet is divided into three parts.
two of which constitute the head
of the comet and the third of
which is the tail. The component
parts of the head are the nucleus
and the coma.
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Daily Thought

Woe unto them that are wise in
their own eyes, and prudent in
their own Sight.-Isaiah 5:2l.
THERE must be in prudence also
l. some master virtue Aristotle.
Q-Does any state now have a
general sales tax?
A-Mississippi is the only state
Q-Does any state absolutely de-
prive Negro citizens of their votes?
A-No.
Q-How old is Harold Lloyd, the
movie actor?
AIN his fortieth year.
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1t Seems to Me:
BY WOOD BROUN

r OUIs UNTERMEYER declared recently that
IL all women poets are daughters of Niobe,
and when the matter was mentioned to Edna st.
Vincent Millay she agreed readily
But Miss Millay went TO insist that
pervasve pensiveness also is part of the attitude
of male poets as we'll In other words. those
who can't quite make the grade as daughters
are likely to be identified as nephews of Niobe.
Why, can't think of single great poem
that's glad said Miss Millav to marguerite
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-30
SCIENCE
w anted Big Comet
BY DAVID DIETz

WTHILE astronomers are watch
w ing the comet discovered a
few days ago in the southern
heavens by an Australian star
9azer, to see if it really is the
much-sought Temples comet, let
us have look at comets in gen.
eral.
Temples comet, you will re-
call, revolves in the same orbit as
the meteoric swarm which fur
nishes the November shower of
shooting stars known as the Leo
nids. Both Temples comet and
the Leonids are thought to be the
remnants of big comet which
blew up at some remote time.)
If any astronomers wrote let
tiers to Santa Claus. the chances
are that their requests to that
dear old gentleman were headed
with the wish for a big comet.
A big comet not only would stir
up plenty of excitement in the
world of astronomy, but it also
would prove most useful in testing
out our recent theories about the
solar system in general and the
subjects of comets in particular.
incidentally, the present century
has not had its quota of big COM
cts to date. Most important of
all comets seen SO far this century
was Halley's, which returned in
1910 and furnished a most mag
nificent spectacle, as we'll as an
object worthy of intensive study.
Another extremely important
comet from the standpoint of the
astronomer, although it never be-
came very bright as naked-eye
object, was Warehouses comet in
1908
Other fairly important comets
were Borelly's in 1908, Kopffs in
1906, Daniels in 1907, Brooks in
1911 and Gales in 1912.
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l he indianapolis Times
a sCRIPPs-HOWARD NEWSPAPER

rn,r '" ~ NV ARD .-s'. President
49, -. . Editor
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Parts Of Comet

THE nucleus of a comet is
j. small. It may be no more
than 500 miles IN diameter In
the great comet Of 1852. one Of
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Young her interviewer Millions Lcdas sheleys
Misunderstanding they
not too Robinson Jeers writes the disusoned
tragic marvellous stuff.
No think of which great