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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
A Chance to Save

Tucked away near the bottom of page in the new
economy act is clause which may determine whether
The 1888 bugdet actually will balance.
Tt is clause permitting President Hoover to pro-
coed at once to consolidate such activities of the
and navy departments except those of purely mill
tary nature, as may be common to both
1t was put into the economy bill after Hoover had
expressed sharp disapprova of plans for making such
consolidation by legislative action; and because of this
attitude the clause had not been taken into account
in reckoning up the $15000OOOO which the bill is ex-
pected to save.
If the President should go ahead with consolida-
ton of war and navy bureaus, much larger econo-
mics undoubtedly could be made.
And the smoke of battle over federal economies
clears and congressman pack their bags to go home
and face the folks who pay their wages, there is
growing realization among them that further efforts
to curtaI the national budget must concern them
selves with this problem
Page after page of last words to their constituents,
inserted in the Congressional Record are devoted to
pointing out the great share of federal which
go to pay for past and future wars.
Burton L. French, former Republican chairman of
the committee in charge of naval appropriations has
compiled a table throwing into sharp contrast the
cost of civil functions of the government and the cost
of national defense and war burdens.
It shows that from 1913 to 1882 the cost of all civil
functions of the government increased 247 per cent,
while the cost Of past and future ware increased 43
per cent
During this time there was growth of 100000
in the population of the country. The cost of OPP
Grating the postofice department than trpled,
and so did the cost of federal public works.
National expense expenditures grew by ITO per
cent and burdens, including pensions, compen-
sation, hospitals and interest and principal of the
public debt grew 825 per cent
In 1881, normal year so far as federal budgets
CO. $2777 225 028 out of total expenditure of s4599
53228O went to pay for war burdens and national
defense.
French calls on "the earnest business men of
every community to recognize view of these fig
ures that 1t may be necessary to spend less for the
national guard and naval reserves, to modify the
program for national defense and to study and recast
the burdens of war.
He adds, "A fine sense of economy is not incon-
sistent with the highest patriotism"
These are impressive statements coming from a
man who has studied naval appropriations for years
and they will meet cordial response from the peo-
pie who have been footing the bill
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Books Never Written

EOR Joe's apartment is too hot
IL for the crowd, of course. Also
his gin just has gurgled its last
gurgle, too, four minutes before we
arrived. And, since there seems to
be law against going home to bed
in this town, We argue with a taxi
driver again, then go to one of those
deep watering holes, where books
are discussed once more, but never
written.
Why an attendant peeks through
the bars at us I do not know, except
that it's all just part of the Halo
ween game-all just part of it, the
same as . useless olive with dry
Martini
Whom does the attendant propose
to keep from entering? If we are
cash customers from anywhere he
most certainly would be too much
the business man to keep us out.
Rather he should be there, if at all,
to keep us in. Or, If we were raid
ing officers, we would come in, any,
way, more likely in fact, for his be-
ing there.
I was about to say that what !
am searching for now is somebody
in New York who has ever-once in
his life-thought Of the idea Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
Mr.. Hoover Decides

When the Republican national convention ad-
Journed four and half weeks ago, it laid a ire
mendous responsibility upon the shoulders of Her.
bert Hoover
Since then Mr. Hoover has been giving the matter
much thought Not caring to trust entirely to his own
Judgment lest he make a mistake, he summoned
numerous best minds" to the White House.
There the question was debated with the calm de-
liberation due question of such grave importance.
decision has been reached.
The date upon which Mr.. Hoover will accept the
Republican nomination is Aug H.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
Successor to the Horse

1t hasn't been so long, only dozen years, since
the American symbol Of sin was a horse Not just
any horse to be sure; particular horse, big dap
pied gray, with great round hips and bullying
shoulders; horse whose hoofs hit the pavement
horse; fine, well-groomed Percheron horse.
You know the one we mean-the brewery horse.
HIS is gone. The American scene has been purified
of his presence. Homer Rodeheaver can sing with
perfect assurance, "The Brewers Big Horses Won't
Run Over Mel" No, they won't run over Homer or
anybody else, ever again, if ever they did.
But that doesn't mean that Homer now can carol
about the streets in perfect safety for something
taken the place of the brewers big horses
The car travelling seventy miles an hour failed to
make the sharp turn in Michigan avenue struck two
trees in the parkway, and overturned The driver
was pinned beneath the steering wheel and fatally
burned by an explosion of gasoline and alcohol
Police said the car was laden with several cases
of half-gaon jars of liquor and twenty hve-gaIlon
cans of alcohol, all of which were DESTROYED by the
blaze smoke screen apparatus, filled with tear
gas, was attached to the auto"
This little incident occurred this week in Wash
ington. 1t obtained about three inches of news
space, due to the fact that such episodes have be-
come commonplace in the national capital as in
other American cities
The clop-clop-clopping of the big gray horses is
gone forever from ears. Heaven grant that soon
we will cease to hear the siren of pursuing police the
shattering racket of the booteggers' open exhaust
and the sckening crash of the cars that have taken
the horses place.
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available help, and having convic-
lions formed by knowledge acquired
from actual contact with saloons,
saloon -keepers, their habitues, and
Stock-in- trade, and not Influenced,
pro or con, by hearsay propaganda,
literature, political hypocrisy, or dis
cussion, and believing that educa-
ton, and not legislation, is free
dom's method of control, I stand
firmly, on both feet. for the repeal
of the eighteenth amendment, and
immediate resumption of leganzed
manufacture of beer.
I accepted the law at it's face
value when it became a part of
our Constitution, and never have
violated my support to it. I never
have double-crossed myself with the
assumption that I could stand up
in a church temperance meeting
and shout Glory HallelujahI Pro-
hibitiofl!" and then go home and
knock the top from a bottle Of beer.
And I DO like GOOD beerl
HAROLD F. HUTCHINSON.
Frankfort, Ind.
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DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

their mortality and the illness they
cause are not yet quite reliable.
However, enough evidence is
available to indicate that the
youngest children are in the great
est need of supervision and care.
The greatest number of deaths
among children from / to years
of age is due to infectious and con-
tagious diseases.
Then come conditions affecting
the lungs and nose and throat, tu-
berculosis, accidents, stomach and
intestinal diseases and finally, other
diseases.
The infectious diseases which
continue to be more serious are
diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles
and whooping cough.
In tropical countries and in re-
gions in which peculiar social con-
ditions exist such conditions as
dySentery, malaria and smallpox
may also be important.
1t is interesting to know that the
four diseases, diphtheria, scarlet
fever, measles and whooping cough,
may constitute the responsibility for
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n TO-DAY SO
N IS THE F
{ WORLD WAR !
ANNIVERSARY
&N9I0ASE
ALLIES ADVANCE

O0Ag ~
NN July %, 1918. victorious
~ American and French troops
crossed the Marine along a front
of several miles and seized the
towns of Jaulgonne, Buzancy, Mar
faux and Mailly- Raineval.
French forces also pushed the
Germans back more than two miles
near Montdidier, and made impor-
tant gains near RHEIMS.
German losses since July is were
estimated at more than 10000, of
which 10000 were prisoners, by al
lied experts.
The British armored cruiser Mar
mora was sunk, either by a mine
or a submarine. Ten members Of
the crew were reported missing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
Importance of Crystals

bragg developed method in
ID which a beam of X-rays were
reflected from the face OF crystal.
He showed how the angle OF renee
ton was dependent upon the Local
tion of the atoms and the distances
between them.
Consequently, it is possible TO
measure the exact position Of the
atoms of a crystal by the Bragg
method.
AS the work progressed, 1t became
apparent that many more SUB
stances were composed Of crystals
than had been supposed.
The X-ray revealed crystal struc-
t,lre where the crystals were so
small and irregularly jumbled to-
gether that they previously had es-
capped attention.
In fact, it was discovered, as
Bragg said that nature always
makes crystals unless something
happens to interfere with her.
The smallest known unit OF mat
ter is the electron. Electrons, posi-
tive and negative, unite TO form the
ninety-two atoms Of the ninety-two
chemical elements. These atoms
unite to form molecules.
Bragg showed that we must take
notice of one more step in natures
plan of organization. Molecules
unite with each other to form crys-
tails.
A small number of molecules.
two or three as rule, unite to form
a pattern. This pattern is repeat
ed time and time again to form
crystals. Bragg has compared crys-
tails to lace work in three dimen-
sions.
His work already is finding appli-
cations in industry. 1t now is re-
allied that the properties Of many
alloys depend upon the kind Of crys-
tails formed, their shape and size,
and the way they are thrown to-
gether in the alloy.
1t is realized that such properties
as weight, tensile strength, cleo
trical conductivity, elasticity, and
others can be explained in this
fashion,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
NJ. E. Tracy
Says

DR.. Hoover, Is It? This IS No
Time for That; the Public
Is Fed Up ON Slogans and
Cdtch-Phrdses.
NEW YORK July $50 it's
IN going to be Doctor" Hoover
in this campaign, with the world
pictured as a sick patient
The world is sick all right, but,
beyond that, the parable includes
some risk.
For one thing, DR.. Hoover's
medicine has not proved particul-
arly effective. For another, he seems
to have had no idea that the world
was about to become sick when he
took charge.
Of course, the Republican board
Of strategy has thought it all out,
but Iaymen will be pardoned for
wondering whether it wouldn't have
been wise to continue Hoover in the
role of engineer.
Not pausing to argue that point,
why not leave out the figure Of
speech and talk sense?
Though most politicians appear
utterly unable to realize it, the
American public is fed up with
Catch-phrases and slogans.
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who tried to reach chairs and
couldn't.
Gin Instead of Champagne

Gin Instead of Champagne
ITO the contrary, it's gin rather
4 than the champagne of my
back-woods dream, and this gin
always seems to have gurgled its
last gurgle from a bottle just before
your own party has arrived.
The host is sorry, very sorry. But
he has the solution. He knows that
Joe's home tonight. 80 let's all
go to Joe's. He'll have some. BY
the way, you read that new book
BY
mo, but I think it's rotten. It's
too subjective. He's tried to COM
promise between the Italian school
and the French. Now, when I do
my book you'll find I did not COM
promise. You'll find p
Say, how is your book coming
along, anyhow"
We'll, I got it all just about all
thought out now. I intended to
start on 1t tonight. But, well, you
know, wasn't in the mood, and a
fellow has to be in the mood. May
be tomorrow"
These social gatherings are in
spring toward more and better
work, all right. Nor not until now
do I realize what a great sacrifice
I have made by not being in New
York always and always. But what
I do not understand is why speak
easies have guards at the door.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
Look at the Reality
"HIs country is confronted "

THIS country is confronted with
l. one of the worst situations in
its history. Millions of people who
were fairly well off four years ago
now are threatened with actual
want.
Since the Hoover administration
came into power, the country's in
come has Shrunk by one-half.
Banks have failed by the thou
sand, factories have closed, farms
have been abandoned, charities have
been organized on an unprecedented
scale, states and cities have had to
cut expenses, and drastic economies,
as well as a sharp increase in taxes,
have been required to balance the
federal budget.
The drama is too real for meta
phor. We don't have to create ro-
nance by talking about sick pa
tents and great physicians while
stark poverty stares us in the face.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
Lectured by Children
bragg is not only a famous SCI

BRAGG is not only famous SCI
ID enlist, but he is master Of
the art of Simplifying science for the
layman. He is particularly at home
upon the lecture platform.
A few years ago, I heard Bragg,
during a meeting of the. British
Association for the Advancement Of
Science, give a lecture for children.
1t was amusing to note that scat
tered among the children at that
lecture we're some of the worlds
most famous physicists. including
Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Ernest Ruther-
ford, and others.
1t was hard to say who had the
better time, the children or the SCI
ents. For the faces of Bragg's
learned colleagues beamed with de-
light at the way he succeeded in
rephrasing complex scientific mat
tiers into language which children
could understand
1t is interesting to note that
Bragg now is the director of the
Royal institution, whose director at
one time was Michael Faraday.
Faraday instituted the custom Of
having a series of lectures for chill
dren delivered each year at Christ
mas time. He delivered several such
series himself.
The custom has been continued
ever since, the most famous scien-
lists in Great Britain devoting their
time to giving these lectures and
arranging experiments to accom-
pany them.
A few years ago Bragg gave such
a series OF lectures. These were re-
printed in book form in this coun-
try by Harper & Bros. under the
title OF Concerning the Nature Of
Things"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
Your Questions Answered

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any answerable question of
fact or information by writing
to Frederick M. Kerby, Cues
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Washington Bureau, 1922 New
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You are cordially invited to
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often as you please. Let our
Washington Bureau help with
your problems.
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SCIENCE
BY DAVID DIETZ'

Coveted Honor Is Conferred
Upon Sir William, Bragg,
Famed Pioneer IN Study of
Atom.
THE honorary degree of doctor Of
L science from the University Of
Cambridge, one of the most COW
eted Of scientific honors, just has
been conferred upon Sir William
Bragg, director of the Royal Institu-
ton Of London.
Bragg is well known in this coun-
try, having lectured at a number OF
universities in the United States
and Canada.
His scientific reputation, OF course.
is worldwide, for he is one OF the
pioneers in the study of the atom,
having devised a method for using
X-rays to discern the matter, the
way in which the atoms Of matter
are joined together.
The atoms of matter are far too
small to be seen with the most
powerful microscope, for they are
Smaller than the shortest ray Of
visible light. But X-rays consist of
waves 10000 times shorter than Wis
IDLE light.
And SO, Bragg devised way by
which mans sight could be supple
mented with the X-ray.
One of the most important re-
suits of Bragg's work was to reveal
the role played by crystals in the
scheme Of nature.
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BIZ DIR. MORRIS FTsHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.


THE Health Organization of the
L League of Nations recently ap-
pointed a committee to consider
particularly the health problems of
mothers and children.
A portion of the report is con-
cerned with the health of the pre-
school child-the child from l to 6
years of age.
During the second and third years
Of age the reactions of the child are
in many ways similar to those of an
infant. During the third, fourth,
fifth and sixth years of age it be-
gins to resemble more closely the
school child.
This group of children has not
begun to receive the type of
systematic and organized attention
given to children of more advanced
years.
Several diseases which attack
children of this age have not been
brought under scientific medical
control. Moreover, statistics as to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
No Room for Pageantry

THIS is one campaign which
Il should be pitched to the tune of
plain, serious talk.
There is not the slightest excuse
for pageantry, or make-b believe.
Issues which they neither could
suppress, nor sidestep, have forced
our two great parties to take the
most definite position in years.
The Hoover administration stands
for paternalism, for a sort of ia
therly government which accepts
the order as is, respects precedent,
rates intelligence by financial sue
cess, and SHES at anything new.
Let the Hoover administration
come clean in defense of such
stand. Let it preach what it has
practiced, and give the public a
chance to make something like a
clear-cut decision.
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The DiSruptiye Visitor

lust when the members are about
~ to say, We'll, thank Heaven, at
last we can stay in tonight and get
some work done" along comes this
bird. know. The same sort of Wis
itors strike our town, too.
And already can hear folks say
of me: "Mmmn, so finally he's
gone. Well, that's one more off the
list to be entertained. Now, won
der, who's next? Your cousins,
probably"
It's funny I never thought Of that
side before. I take back all I've said
about all your running around, and
I take back all I've thought about
it, too.
Life must be constant parade of
terror for you folks who retain a
permanent mailing address, as I do
not know why we visitors assume
that we should be entertained the
moment we strike here.
But we do assume it. Yes. the
more think about it the more I
know we assume it. And what you
really should do to us, I guess, is
simply to plant us in Central park
and let us look at the swans.
Simply plant US there and say:
Wen call for you later. How about,
say, in a week."
Copyright. 1882. BY The Times
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23

One OF the ways suggested to remove the depres-
sion was to remove all suspense. Hoover and the
Republicans will do their bit soon when the party
leaders let him know that he has been nominated to
succeed himself
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
Peoples Voice

Editor Tines-A recent issue of
local newspaper announces the
lamentable news that the treasurer
of Lake county is worried about the
problem of finding a bank or other
depository where $1,500,000 of the
county's money might be placed for
safekeeping.
I was gonna suggest" that could
take part of it, but as there are
many bootleggers in my neighbor-
hood (who might tempt me to spend
it,, I will suggest the next best
thing" Let the state of Indiana
establish its own banks-and then
we will all be set. 1t will be done
eventually. Why not now?
DAVE HORN.
324 West Washington street.
Editor Times-In Harper's mag
azine, July number, Lucille Kohler
writes an interesting story, rem
iniscent of the book beer days in
st. Louis. For those who may, per-
chance, read her story, especially he
who has tasted of this delectable
book brew, I wish to offer a bit of
advice.
Beside you, On table, place a
pitcher of ice water, for, as your in
terect increases in the reading of
the story, so, likewise, will your
thirst increase.
My memory takes me back to a
shady retreat, interspersed with
chairs and tables, surrounded by a
high board fence, at the rear of a
building that polite society calls a
saloon. On a hot summer after
noon, my father would take. my
younger brother and myself, ard
here we would spend a half-hour
together.
We would enter the beer garden, -
as it was called, through the family
entrance gateway. At a table, under
a shady grapevine, my brother and
I were served with trimming glasses
of root beer, while father would
revel in a tall beaker Of foaming
lager, brewery style.
On every table. one would find a
glass Jar of home made mustard
and a bowl of oyster crackers. Never
since have I been able to find a
cracker and mustard combination
of similar taste,
These little excursions. taken with
the full knowledge of my mother, a
lifelong disciple of morality and
righteousness, were occasional and
not regular. Once again, o time
allow me to return to that Vine
covered retreat, and take my son
with me, to meet his grandfather.
In the face Of a dire economic
situation, that urgently calls for al
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23
Daily Thought

Have 1 not commanded thee?
Be strong and of a good cOur-
age; be not afraid, neither be
thou dismayed: for the Lord
thy God is with thee, whittier
soever thou goest.-Joshua 1:9.
They always talk who never think.
Prior.
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Following is the explanation of
Ripley's Believe 1t or Not" which
appeared in Fridays Times:
The Freezing Paradox-To melt
ice in the water, it is necessary to
supply a definite quantity of heat,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23

Judging from the number of alimony husbands in
the courts these days. France and England aren't the
only ones trying to get reduction in war debts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23

Mr.. Miller, author of 81
Cover the Waterfront" is
conducting this column
during Mr.. BrOun's vaca-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23

II Kentucky gets another student INVASION that
state could squelch them for all time by having the
Governor name them mere leutenant-colones.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-23

One advantage in being dumb is that YOU neve,
need have any quas about going against your better
judgment.
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The only time the ordinary man needs the geom-
etry he studied in school is when friend writes
that hailstones as big us cantaloupes fell, and he
wants to divide by ten to get the real size