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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
No Maine This Time

DUT we know now that instead
A1 of remembering the Maine, we
should have forgotten it. There
ought to be among us a common
and announced resolution that we
will not fight, no matter what may
occur beyond the broad expanSe of
the Pacific. Indeed, there should
not even be display Of force.
And in the matter of neutrality,
we ought to go well beyond the Will
son formula and make it include
not only thought and deed, but also
extend to the matter of munitions.
Even though industry lags, we must
not oil our lathes with the blood of
victims, however remote from our
foundrieS.
Our chance to serve as soon as
possible in the role of mediator de-
pends upon our ability to wait and
avoid any appearance of bristling. 1t
is not fantastic to insist that we
have no quarrel with the Japanese
people. The war, like every other
one, has been fomented by the brass
hats. The Japanese peasant and
worker has no more to gain than
the farm boy in Kansas.
Often China is cited by advo-
Gates of preparedness as an arch
example of the folly of being unpre-
pared. 1t seems to me that they
choose a singularly inappropriate
example. China always loses in
the field and conquers in the end.
In its vastness and fecundity it
swallows up the invader. The mil
itary adventurer, be he Manchu or
Japanese, falls at last into the
greatest melting pot the world ever
has known. China has outlived all
the empires.
1t isn't either exciting or very
satisfactory to say that under the
circumstances our best role is one of
passivity and silence. That is far
from the ideal role. And at that it
is just about one thousand and a
half times as satisfactory as par
ticipation in war 5000 miles from
home.
copyright. 1882 BY The Timesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
World Is MoCked

TINE civilized world finds itself
Il confronted by a problem which
includes more than the integrity of
China, or the protection of persons
and property in the so-called inter
national settlement.
The civilized world finds itself
openly ignored, defied and Knocked.
It's advice has gone UNDECIDED, it's
institutions have been treated with
contempt and its confidence has
been inSulted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
F0ray Long Planned

TT is sheer folly to dismiss the
L present outbreak as spasm on
Japan's part, as a fit which will
pass once it has spent its force. 1t
is nothing of the kind. 1t is but
an incident of a carefully formu-
lated program, a program which
has been in the making for at least
forty years and which will not be
abandoned, save by force of COM
pulsion.
Barring successful interference by
China herself. which seems incred-
ible, or by a coalition of other
countries, which no one likes to
contemplate, Japan will make her
self the mistress of eastern Asia
within the next century, will con-
solidate and modernize the Orient,
not in a missionary sense, but for
definite, purposeful use in carrying
out her own vaulting ambition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
Questions and
Answers

When was the last eclipse of the
sun, and where was it visible?
1t was a partial eclipse that oc-
CURED Oct. II, 1881, and was gen.
orally visible in the southern part
Of Africa, southern part Of the At
lantic ocean, and the central and
southern parts of South America.
The duration of the partial eclipse
was three hours and forty-eight
minutes.
Is Robert Williams, who played
the leading role in sThe Platinum
Blond" dead?
He died Nov. 3. 1881. The cause
of death was peritonitis, which set
in after rupture Of the appendix.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02

the La Toilette senate committee have testified to the
need for federal aid These experts were not hand
picked to prove some theory. They came directly
from the trenches Of misery, where they have been
fighting the against hunger for two years.
They called for help. Men like Allan Burns head
Of the National Organization of Community Chests
who chosen by Hoover to do the Of the Pres
idents emergency unemployment organization testi-
fed to the need for federal relief.
In addition, Senator La Toilette has asked the
mayors of the country whether their relief funds are
sufficient to prevent starvation Those mayors for the
most part members Of Republican or Democratic
party machines who can not be accused of too much
sympathy with progressive legislation.
Nor spokesman of local community pride I'M
der pressure of business interests those mayors
be accused of wanting to advertise the failure of
their cities.
Yet 305 Of these mayors, responsible for local relief
can not find enough funds to feed their people, and
have appealed to congress for help Their cities in
need cover population of 9711O0 and 285 of these
cities reported that they have exhausted their Dor
rowing power, They no longer can float bond issues
The United States government has fed the Chi
nese, the BelganS the Russians and other foreigners
1t has fed American victims of fire. flood and famine
it has subsidized shipping and aviation and wine in
dustres, and handed giant corporations tariff DOLE
bankers and railroads.
Now let the United States government help to feed
the unemployed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
German Experiment

Z Asst year, DR.. De Graaff at
IL Princeton university, invented
a simple device for achieving high
potention electric currents. 1t made
use of moving belts of silk to &C
cumulate electric charges upon large
brass spheres. His invention was
regarded as an important step for
ward in the assault upon the atom.
Now an even simpler method has
been suggested by two German ex-
perimenters, Doctors Brasch and
Lange. Their idea is to make use
of lightning itself, or more exactly,
to make use of the electrical charges
which exist in the atmosphere dur
ing a thunderstorm. 1t is the ac-
emulation of these charges which,
of course. leads to lightning dis
charges.
Benjamin Franklin experimental
with atmospheric electricity in his
historic experiment in which he flew
a kite during a thunderstorm. In
cidentally, the experiment was far
more dangerous than Franklin real
lied. Several experimenters who at
tempted to repeat it in Europe were
killed. The United States weather
bureau which makes use of kites,
never dreams of flying them in a
storm.
Brasch and LANCE built a steel
tower on a mountain top. Then
they hung a cable between two in
sulated towers on a nearby peak.
BY an arrangement of insulators
they ran out two wires, one from
the steel tower and one from the
cable, the two wires ending in brass
spheres about fifty feet apart. Due
to an accumulation Of atmospheric
electricity on the cable, they were
able to get sparks fifty feet long be-
tween the two spheres.
They plan to use these sparks to
operate electron tubes in expert
mentS upon the atom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
BOLSHEVIKI ORDER
February 2

ON Feb. 2, 1918, the Bolshevist
" government announced that
British and other foreign embassies
would not be allowed to draw on
funds deposited in Russian banks
until the Bolshevist government
should be allowed to have completed
disposal of Russian funds in the
Bank Of England.
Ten E. glish ships, each with a
displacement of more than 1000
tons, were sunk by German subma-
rines in the week ending Feb. 2,
1918.
The Teutons were repulsed at
Monte di Val Bella in the Italian
campaign.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
by DAVID DIETZ.

Lightning VIII Be Used by
German ErperimenterS in
Net0 Attacks on the Atom.
Chemists still are looking for
- ward to the day when they will
be able to disintegrate the atom.
At one time, it was thought that
such a disintegration would let loose
a vast store of energy and that the
day would come when atomic
energy would replace more conven-
tional fue-5 and lower sources.
Today, physicists are pretty well
agreed that it will use up more en-
ergy to smash an atom than the
smashup viii release. Nevertheless,
there are many reasons why they
still wish to accomplish it.
The chief reason is that they feel
that they will never understand
completely the structure of the atom
until they have succeeded in taking
the atom apart.
Until the discovery of radium
there was not great deal of curl
osity about the interior of the atom.
But Rutherford'S analysis of radjum
showed that the radium atom was
diSintegrating spontaneously.
He showed that the radium atom
gave of three kinds of rays, only
one of which, the gamma ray, was
q ray in the sense that X-rays are.
He showed that the beta rays were
clectrons, while the alpha rays were
htill heavier particles. These alpha
particles turned out to be the nuclei
uf helium atoms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
BY DIR. MORRIS FTsHBETN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.
EXTRENIE cold is not RESPONSE
IL BILE for the occurrence of
colds, since this condition seldom
is seen among the Eskimos. One
group of Investigators found on en-
trance into an Eskimo settlement
that there was not one cold in the
settlement.
However, within seventy two
hours after the arrival of the ex-
petition, which included several
members who had colds, every one
of the inhabitants developed a cold.
1t is obvious, therefore, that this
contact with the infection probably
is the most important cause in its
onset.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
The Oriental Threat

XXTHAT should be done about it,
wv especially by us Americans?
I, for one, do not pretend to know,
but I do know that we can not
afford to blind ourselves to the &C
tuality and it's probable con-
sequences.
When and if Japan gains control
of China, the Orient will be a vastly
different factor in world affairs
than it is now,-or than it has been
for the last 100 years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
Target Practice


WITH1N recent years, Ruther-
w ford-he is now Lord Ruth
erford and director of the Caven-
dish laboratory of Cambridge uni
versity, England-has shown that
alpha particles or helium nuclei
can be knocked out o. the atoms of
number of elements by using the
alpha rays of radium for the pur-
pose.
The experiment might be 1ikened
to an artillery bombardment. A
supply of radium is the gun. The
alpha particles which it releases are
the projectileS. Occasionally one of
these projectiles hits an atom of
the substance under bombardment.
When this happens, the atom which
is hit is shattered by the blow and
alpha particles in turn are released
from it.
Hits, however, are few. Ruther-
ford once estimated them at one
out of every 10000 shots.
Now radium is both scarce and
expensive. An ideal atomic gun
would require more radium than
there is to be found in the entire
world. Accordingly, scientists have
turned their attention to high POI
tential electric currents as a means
of disintegrating the atom.
Steinmetz developed such a cur
rent, a miniature lightning bolt in
effect, in his experiments with "ar-
tificial lightning" Other expert
mentors, including DR.. Tuve and his
associates at the Carnegie Institu-
ton of Washington, also have de-
veloped such powerful electric cur
rents. These experimenters also de-
veloped powerful electron tubes in
which the currents could be used.
A current of electricity is really
stream of electrons in motion.
Therefore these tubes furnished
high-speed electrons which could
be used in atomic experiments just
as the alpha particles are used.
The electrons, however, are not as
heavy as the alpha particles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
TT SEEMS TO ME BY HR RySYS

when we did that and England and
Germany and France.
1t is imperative that the war
and there is no point in using any
other word-should be localized as
far as possible. I am fearful of
some melting incident. Bombs may
well drop in the wrong place, and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
The Twain Often Meet

DUT it is well to forget our fixed
ID ideas about oriental psychology
as something mysterious and wholly
different from that of the rest of
the world. Japan stands guilty at
the moment of gross and uncaIled
for aggression. But surely no oc-
cidental ought to contend that the
course of imperial adventure is
something unknown and .unheard
of in Europe or America.
Since we have all been sinners;
it is not fitting that we should take
a moral attitude too proud and
stiff necked. Japan has seen a
chance to grab territory and has
availed herself Of the opportunity.
Such action is not only wrong, but
tragically wrong. And so it was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02

What is the source Of the proverb:
Dead flies cause the ointment of
the apothecary to send forth a
sinking SAVIOR; so doth a little folly
him that is in reputation for wis
dom and honor?
1t is from the Bible, tenth chap
ter first verse Of Ecclesiastes.
What is the address Of George
Bernard Shaw?
He lives at 4 Whitehall Court, S.
w. /, London. England
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02

Common Colds Are Highly Infectious

This is the second of i've articles ON
prevention and treatment of the COM
mon cold Since colds are prevalent at
this time of the year. these articles are
of particular interest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those Of
one of Americas most inter-
esting writers ana are Dre-
scented without regard to their
agreement or DISAGREEMENT
with the editorial attitude of
this Daper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
The Japanese Back Home

Japan has gone quite mad, and
d the only justification for its acts
lies in the fact that civilization it
self is afflicted with a psychosis of
fear and complementary savage
mania. The land of the rising sun
has been kidnapped by its military
machine and is being held for ran
som. Under such circumstances,
any show or threat of force only
serves to increase the alterations of
the patient.
The cure must come from within.
1t is well to remember that within
Japan liberal and radical forces
exist which in time will come into
power on account of the excuses
of the militariSts. This is not a par
ticularly consoling doctrine, since it
must be admitted that these internal
solvents are slow in coming to
effective function.
But that's all there is. Certainly
no sane American can be willing to
suggest that we should take military
or naval steps to check the mad
rush of Japan. War would be the
worst possible of all solutions. And
yet it is well to remember that it
is by no means impossible. Once an
army gets out of hand, as the Nip
poneSe has done, there is no scar
ing it off from an objective.
A nascent host gets in temper
where it is quite willing to fight the
world if necessary. Any overt act
upon our part will suffice to soldify
Japanese public opinion behind its
generals and admirals. The fever
must run it's course without the in
trusion of foreign bodies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02

Europeans expect to fly from Berlin to New York
in six hours That's enough time for the traveller to
get the charm of Berlin off his mind, but hardly
enough to get it off his breath.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02
DAILY THOUGHT

And there was also q strife
among them, which of them
should be accounted the greatest.
Luke 22:24.
Wind puffs up empty bladders;
opinions, fools.-Socrates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02

a wire fence around an interna-
tional settlement is small protection
against stray machine gun bullets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-02

A DIFFICULT but extremely use
IA full duty is up to the Ameri-
can people at this very moment.
The best service which we can per-
form in the face of the Chinese cri-
sis is to sit tight.
Frankly, it must be admitted that
treaties have failed and that the
League of Nations is insufficiently
potent. Some may argue that we
were too slow in citing the prece-
dent of pacts and that the weak
ness of the league is a response
bility which lies at our door.
But all that is in the past. 1t
can not be altered now. Spattered
blood, like split milk, demands a
present practically.
To say "do nothing" may seem
the counsel of defeatism and de-
spair, but it has in certain cases a
constructive value. For my part 1
would even have an end to the
sending of official notes. They solve
nothing and only tend to increase
the tension.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20

Mrs. Orietta def. Emerson has
been spending some time with her
son and family at Lansdowne, Pa.
Mr.. Ernest A. Helms, of St.Louis
who has been here visiting rela-
tives for the past month, left last
week for his home.
Mrs. Lottie Boggs and Mrs. Hugh
Muir spent several days of last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
Boggs in Baltimore
Miss Clara Baker, of Dover,
spent a visit with Miss Ethel Bell
Streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Sapp are
spending some time with relatives
in Richardson Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Barcus and
w. w. Kerper visited Mr.. and Mrs.
John Anold, Ja., last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kipp, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph A. Legar and
John R. Legar visited Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence Schneider last week.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
Mrs. William Shepherd spent
E,ridax, u, yHyi1,,oip c@tor1

Mrs. William Shepherd spent
Friday in Wilmington.
Mr.. Harry G. Johnson spent
Tuesday and Wednesday with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry c. Johnson Jr., in
New York.
Mr.. William Shepherd spent
Monday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dicie Kitchens and
children Howell, Buddy and Flora
Anne, of New Jersey, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. How
ell Sevil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker of near
Odessa, spent Monday with Mr.and
Mrs. Matt Antoine.
Mr.. Clarence Marker has return
ed home after spending sometime
in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph McCrystal,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sapp, of near
Dover, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Legar near town.
Mr.. Harry Holt of Massey, Md,
spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Pratt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Clark and son
of Wilmington, Mr.and Mrs. George
Lynch of New Jersey, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J..
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
SMYRNA LANDING
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Smyrna Landing, Jan. 10 Mr.
and Mrs. James Flemings Of Clay
ton, are being congratulated on the
arrival of little baby girl the
14th Of this month at the home Of
Mrs. Thomas Wrench and her
name is Vivian Rosalie. Mrs
Flemings will be remembered as
Miss Mary Ryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Ennis 81
Smyrna are receiving congratula-
tions on the arrival Of fine baby
boy this morning, Wednesday, at
the home of Mrs. Thomas Wrench
at Smyrna Landing.
Mrs. Louis Gaulke, ST., spent a
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Mil
ton Slaughter at Middletown on
Sunday, who had just returned
from the Wilmington General Hos
pital, where she underwent some
minor operations.
Russell Jones attended the forty
fifth graduating class of Goldey's
College, Tuesday evening, Miss
Smith of New Castle being one of
the class.
Mr.. George Underwood Of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Jackson and
Mr.. Steve Jester, for dinner Sun
day. Mrs. Jackson surprised Mr.
Underwood with his favorite dish,
fried chicken, waffles, and straw
berries, picked fresh from Mr.
TESTERS vines.
Mrs. Mark Scout is visiting in
Philadelphia, with her children and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurd spent
last Thursday in Wilmington.
Mrs. James Fleming had as her
recent guests, her husband, Mr.
James Fleming, and his mother of
Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Ryan,
Miss Mildred and Viola Ryan, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Ryan, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Reed of near town, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Fleming of Oxford,
Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Ford
and son Earl, of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
WELLINGTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Millington, Md, Jan. 10. Hugh
Barton, who met with quite ser
ious accident recently, is recover
ing as satisfactorily as can be eA-
pected. While driving the catue
into the barn he was attacked pN
an angry bull and had his arm
broken at the elbow.
Mrs. Paul Jones and little son
Bobby, of Still Pond, are visiting
her mother, Mrs. Eva Marvel.
Mrs. H. H. Rasin entertaineu
recently at Bridge and 500 ana !,
was a delightful evening. Amons
those present were Misses Martina
G. HAZEL, Clara II. Bryan, E.uha
Strong, Mrs. S. S. Comegys' MT
Paul Comegys, Mrs. George ?
Stevens, Mrs. Merritt Brice.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
KENYON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Kenton, Jan. 19.-The P. T. A
will meet on Friday evening, jan
uary 21st, in the school house.
Mrs. John Ford of Clayton, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jar
rell.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacobs mo-
tored to Wilmington last Friday
to spend the day with their son
Rev. D. w. Jacobs and wife.
Mrs Addie G. Arthurs, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. D. Crossley and daughter
Carolyn, and Mrs. Anna Coppage
motored to Collingdale, Pa, and
Sharon Hill, Pa, on Sunday, to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Widdoes
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Daniels.
Miss Elizabeth Crossley Of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Crossley Jr.
Mrs. Ella Carey spent one day
last week with her mother, Mrs.
Susan Pratt.
Mr.. Stanley ArthurS OF winning
ton, Mrs. Martin Burris, Misses
Sylvia and Susan Arthurs and Mr..
Allen Virdin, of Middletown, were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. 2.
w. Arthurs on Sunday.
Mr.. Ralph Knots and family Of
Orefield. Pa, spent Sunday in
town. Mrs. Sarah Walker return
ed with them for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. frankfort and
family, Of near Seaford, have been
visiting their daughter and hus-
band. Rev. and Mrs. Conrad Ham
er. They motored to Baltimore,
Md, on Monday.
Miss Kathryn Clifton Of VIII
mington, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Clifton.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
BLACKBIRD
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

Blackbird, Jan. 19-Mr. and Mrs.
]. w. Weber are spending this
week at Lewes with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. D. Conner and Mr..
Conner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mitchell
spent Sunday in Odessa with Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Burchard.
Miss Mary Webb was Viii
mington visitor Saturday.
Miss Dorothy V. Caulk spent
the Weekend with her father, Mr..
Royden Caulk.
Mrs. Laura Townsend and Mr..
B. F. Caulk of Sassafras, also
spent Sunday with Mr.. Caulk.
Rev. Charles Spry of Clayton,
preached in Scott M. E. Church
Sunday afternoon. Our pastor,
Rev. c. N. Jones, is i'll.
Mr.. Edward Hart and son Ed
ward Hart, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. James
Carpenter Jr., and Mr.. w. Harmon
Reynolds, F. L. Smith, Walter
Donovan, Elmer David and Mrs.
w. G. Roosevelt attended the DEM
ocratic Dinner held at the DUPONT
Hotel on Thursday evening.
Smyrna times., 1932-01-20
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town

CheswoId, Jan. 19.-Mrs. S. E.
Pearson spent several days of last
week with Mrs. William Masten, of
near Dover.
Mrs. Willard Barcus, Mrs. Lee
Remley nd Mrs. Abe Vaughn and
son Donald, were recent guests of
Mrs. Harold Shockley in Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Legar, Mrs.
Amanda Vaughn, Mrs. P. L. Bar
Gus and Mrs. Walter Smith were
recent visitors in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George King. of
Wilmington, has been visiting his
parents here.
Oliver Hamburger and daughter,
Miss Nancy, Of near Clayton, were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bamberger on Sunday.