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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
"The Policy of Drift

The United States childrens bureaus report on
conditions among the soft coal miners and their
families indicates the magnitude of this winters
task in fighting starvation.
The report also is a reminder of what happens
when close our eyes to economic diseases, in the
hope that they will themselves
school principal in a Pennsylvania town re-
ported that probably one-thrd of the families in
the small town are living on starvation rat1ons" A
Red Cross worker said of another town: Half the
children in this town don't know what a piece of
meat looks like"
postmaster of another town said Half the
people are living on beans, bread and syrup" In
another mining town, Five children were taken sick
in school and it found that they had not had
food for several days"
In a Kentucky town. the health officer who ex-
amined the school children estimated that from
20 to Is per cent more children were undernourished
seriously during 93O-31 than in the year previous"
These are typical of statements made throughout
the coal mine states And according to Miss Grace
Abbott, the chdrens bureau chief. The situation,
from certain sandpoints not different in those
mining towns from conditions in the larger cities"
This coal mine situation did not come upon the
nation suddenly. Unemployment has been the rule
in coal mines for a long time.
In 1928 the United States coal commission found
conditions unbelievably bad The drought and de-
preston simply turned pathos into tragedy And,
all the time reform being left to God and
rugged individualism
THE present crisis has given us dramatic demon
stration of the fact that are trying to meet mod
ern social and industrial conditions with system
OF poor relief which in many states has been little
modified since colonial times" wrote Miss Abbott 1T
is clear that policy of drift instead of social plan
ming will be costly in money and in social values"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
Times Readers Voice Their Views

ported the house vacant and drew
his pay for his dirty work.
After the officer was gone, friends
of the family placed the few pieces
back in the house, as the poor fam
lily had no place to go. A few days
later this officer came back, saying
he had warrant for this father for
trespassing.
AS I look at it, this man did not
trespass, as he only entered the
house from which only part of his
furniture had been removed and he
had right to stay with his belong
ings. Seeing they could not arrest
him, as they knew they had no
charge against him, they came back
on Aug. Is and, l.5ing the same war
rant, dated Aug. II, again removed
part of his belongings, which again
were replaced in the house by
friends.
This time when the officer came
he brought along one Of the real es-
tate men, who mingled with the
crowd to see what he could learn.
I guess he heard plenty, as he said
he felt so small he hardly could be
seen.
He even felt so sorry for this
mother and children that he offered
her a dollar to get groceries with,
but she told him to keep it, as he
needed it worse than she did. That
made him feel smaller still. He dis
appeared
I think it is an outrage and dis
grace when little children are
thrown into the street with no place
to go. while thousands of empty
houses are being torn down. No
wonder we have so many youths
roaming the streets and in our
courts. I, as well as thousands of
others, think it is about time to
stop such things. A READER.
Editor Times-Have been reading
Of strikes and troubles concerning
low prices on farm produce.
A short time ago I was in COM
plete sympathy with their cause,
until 1 learned some facts.
These farmers bring their produce
to market. For example, green
beans. They set their price at 80
cents a bushel. The grocer or
huckster buys them to retail in his
neighborhood for, say ) cents Q
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
Bargain Schools

AS autumn approaches and idle young men and
women hesitate the brink of their future, they
should consider that education will be cheap this
winter.
survey conducted at the University of Iowa
Iowa shows that college education that used to cost
between $500 and $1,000 year now can be had for
between $500 and $780, Fraternity house bills have
been cut from $50 to $45 month. Dormitory rentals
are down 20 per cent.
If you board out the cost will be $3.50 week in
stead of Sc. Even the Friday night movie will be
cheaper by so per cent.
Colleges are making it easier even for the penni-
less youth Penn college at Oskaloosa Ia is encour-
aging rural enrolment by resorting to the old barter
system of early days.
President Medford has announced that the college
will accept farm products in return for tuition and
board. Corn oats, wheat hogs, poultry eggs and
fruit will be taken in at from to 10 per cent above
market price
Perhaps with education on the bargain counter
more young people can afford to buy it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
Sun and Clouds

MTU, and DR.. Tenney L. LAWS of
w Massachusetts, institute Of
technology. who has been collaborat-
ing with him, write:
Yin, according to Liang, origin
ally had the meaning Of covering
the sun with clouds. It came to
mean shaded, dim, beclouded and
since Chinese cities were generally
laid out with principal entrance on
the southern side, it meant the
northern or shaded side of the city.
the interior, the reverse, and the
north side of mountain.
The word Yang originally Signi-
fled the brightest aspect of banners
fluttering at sunrise, but it soon &C
quired the meaning of the brilli-
ancy of the sun, hence sunlight.
warmth, the face-side, the exterior.
the south side of a city or of a
mountain.
The couplet Yin Yang was used
to signify, such as north and south.
reverse and diverse, and this was
without magical connotation and
without the belief that the oppo-
sites were scientific categories by
which the endless diversity of ma
ture might be understood and clas-
sified.
The words Yin and Yang. more
over were used separately more
often than they were used together.
The notion of Yang, how
ever, gradually became extended
until in the writings Of the Taoists
and alchemists it appears as a fun
damental genealogical concept hav-
ing innumerable fantastic associa.
tions.'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
Primal Matter

L is interesting to compare some
Il of the statements of the YIN
Yang doctrine with modern scien-
tif1c theory.
SIR Oliver Lodge, for example.
says that it may be possible that
both the positive and negative cleo
irons originated from the ether of
space.
His idea is that the positive cleo
iron might be one kind of a whirI
or vortex in the ether. while the
negative electron is a vortex in the
opposite direction.
Davis and WI write: 1T was
supposed that the primal matter
Tai Chi, in its gyrations, graduaTSA
separated into two parts.
The heavy and gross part, Yin,
settled and formed the earth, while
the fine and light part, Yang, re-
manned suspended and formed the
heavens.
Together they were the two regu-
lating powers and constituted the
soul Of the universe"
Liang writes, YIN was regarded
as the female element, typifying in
general the more undesirable phe-
nomena of nature.
Yang was regarded as the male
element, which was in turn repre-
sentative of the qualities in direct
opposition to those of the Yin.
From the interaction of these
two cosmic forces, the universe was
created, and, in it's various phases.
directed and controlled.
"As time went on, this principle
of dualism came to be most potent
factor in Chinese thought, for it
permeated both the material and
the moral world
AT a later date, it was adopted
as one of the cardinal beliefs Of
Confucianism."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07

IN all schools there are children
Z who never seem to study, but al
ways have their lessons. 1t has
been believed that this was primar-
lily due to an eSpective retentive
memory.
Sometimes the children who learn
so easily are troublesome because
they have time, energy and imagi-
nation enough to get into mischief.
Sometimes they are so exceptional
that even their teachers in the ele-
mentary grades recognize that these
Children are likely to rise in the
world.
A survey made in connection with
the White House conference on
child welfare indicates that such
gifted children constitute about
per cent of the school population.
There are 25,0OO,O00 children in
the schools of the United States
and approximately 100000 of them
are so exceptional that they ought
to have special training in school.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
Problem for Tan1many
TAMMANY hall has prided it

TAMMANY hall has prided it.
L self on giving New York city
an efficient government. Does it
care to go to bat for Walker as a
shining example, especially in de
f1ance of the Democratic nominee
for President? Does it care to take
the risk of being held responsible
for national defeat in such
cause?
Not pausing to speculate on these
points, Tammany might support
Walker without being able to elect
him and without causing a national
defeat for the Democratic party.
The effect of what has occurred is
not all one way, nor is it going to
be all one way.
Roosevelt has shown an unexpect-
ed vitality in handling the Walker
case. The gossip about his physical
weakness has lost it's force, and the
same goes for gossip regarding his
indecisiOn.
The country as a whole is con-
VllCe0 IIldI he can stand q nard
grind, maintain control of diff
cult situation, match wits with the
best and stick with his convictions,
whether they appear popular or not.
The Walker case has revealed a
fighting side to Roosevelt which the
public did not know. It is a side
that average people are going to
like, that they have felt. the need of
at Washington for quite a while.
and that is bound to make. votes.
A great many of the weatherwise
looked for Roosevelt to Sidestep the
Walker case. The fact that he did
not helped him in many sections.
All Of which merits careful consid-
Grafton at the hands of Tammany
! leaders.
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pound, to make a fair profit. Then
the farmers who cry about low
prices leave their stands to come on
the street and sell their beans at
five pounds for 10 cents, in direct
competition with the grocer and
huckster, who were compelled to pay
the price he asked or market. How
in the name of common sense does
he expect to get fair return by
such tactics. 1t certainly WolEd be
more sensible to give his lefto7ers to
the needy.
Furthermore, it is not fair to the
grocer or huckster, who pays taxes
and license fees for the privilege of
selling Ia his neighbOrhood, VIII,
the farmer is not required to have
a license.
HARRY PORTER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
GERMANS THROW IN RESERVES
Sept. 7


ON Sept. 7, 1918, allied forces
~ continued their advance on a
fifty-mile front in northern France.
In places, their net gain was as
much as five miles, although the
total ground retaken during the
days flight did not match that re-
covered during the previous day.
German resistance stiffened no.
ticeably as the tried troops reached
the positions from which their
great offensives Of March and May
had been launched.
Fresh German forces, numbering
nearly 100000, had been in reserve
on the Hindenburg line. and the
presence of these soldiers lent a
new intensity to the fighting.
One of a squadron Of German
warships cruising of the island of
Ameland ran into a mine and sank.
British airplanes bombed the Ger
man munition and chemical plants
at Mannheim.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
SCIENCE
Electron Theory Vietged as
Echo of Ancient Philosoph-
zeal Idea Of Chinese.
BY DAVID DIETZ.

MODERN theories Of the physical
1V1 universe hold that everything
is constructed Of two entities, the
positive and negative electron. These
electrons, respectively, are of posi-
tive and negative electricity.
1t Is interesting to note that this
extremely modern scientific idea is
in many ways the echo of an old
Chinese philosophical idea which
sprang up at least 500 years before
the Christian era.
The modern idea sees the funda-
mental particles of matter as con-
sisting Of two contrary kinds. one
perhaps the mirror image of the
other.
The old Chinese idea was that the
whole universe was based on two
contrary principles.
This doctrine, which took shape
at about the time Of Confucius, who
lived from 551 to 479 B. c.. became
known as the doctrine of Yin-Yang.
A discussion of the doctrine of
Yin-Yang by modern Chinese
scholar, Chi-Chao LANG. recently
has been translated into English by
Lu-Ch lang WI of the Massachu-
setts Institute OF Technology.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
Daily Thoughts

Delight thyself also in the Lord;
and He shall give thee the desires
of thine heart.-Psalms 35:4.
Ambition, like a torrent, never
looks back.-Ben Johnson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07

Editor Times-Well, the story of
Big ana Little DO has been told,
for Hoover has made his speech Of
acceptance. 1 read it over very
carefully a couple Of times and adj
NIT that Secretary Walter Newton
did a pretty good job. Still, there
are a few inconsistencies in it.
AS was to be expected, he claimed
credit for everything that looked
at all favorable which happened
during the recent session of con-
gress, but neglected to say how
many times he and his cabinet and
his various secretaries have tried,
and in many cases did, throw a
monkey wrench in the machinery.
He forgets to say that the idea
of the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration and the home loan bank
bill, for which he and Senator
Watson claim credit, really belongs
to Congressman SABBATH, who talked
this over with him and Eugene
Meyer, both of whom turned it
down then.
Later he dug them up and foisted
them on the country as great ideas
of his own, when he has not had an
original idea since he has been in
the White House. He speaks about
how he suffered with the people
because of the unemployment, etc.
Well, he must like to suffer, for
he did nothing for nearly three
years to help matters and would
not now, except the election is not
far off and he fears public opinion
may beat him. He has played the
game with the rich men all his
adult life and that is all he cares
for.
The great common people he
loves like he did the bonus veterans
whom he drove out Of Washington
with troops and tear gas bombs.
GEORGE T. NICHOL.
Editor Times Just a few words
in regard to a case where a man,
wife and four small children were
evicted from their home at 1241
Bridge street on Aug. Is. An officer
from a j. P. court came out and,
after removing a few pieces Of fur
niture to the street, went back, re-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those OF
one of Americas most inter-
esting writer's and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
One of Those Accidents

Ull6 Of nose ACClQ61IS
a ND that time in the first round,
L N when he sat you down so hard
for count of seven. Sure, it was
just a push, and he caught you off
balance.
And when you went through the
ropes and lit on the back of your
neck, that was just luck. He nailed
you when you were bouncing off.
Yeah, we'll see his manager in
the morning and fix up a return
bout. Who says you quit cold? You
didn't hear the bell for the begin
ming of the round. That's it. You
thought he was just out there
Glowing.
OF course, kid. There was 10th
ing you wanted more than to get
out there and trade punches with
him.
He never laid a glove on you. You
said it, kid just shift that piece
of beefsteak over to the other eye
for a minute The man with the
arnica will be here any second.
Take off your bathrobe, and let's
get going.
Home, James"
Copyright 1882. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
1T SEEMS TOME BY HE ET912S

TIE who fights and runs away
i / may live to fight another day.
But it is much more likely that
he will take a salary of hundred
thousand a year as window dress
ing for some motion picture COM
pany or accepts retainer from his
friend A. G. Blumenthal.
In other words, it is my solemn
conviction that James j. Walker is
done. And he didn't precisely go
down with flying colors, but rather
sat in his corner when the bell rang
for the last round and allowed his
seconds to toss in a towel.
To put it very bluntly, Jimmy quit.
He couldn't take those punches
around the middle.
BY now think it becomes evident
that Jimmy, the Well-dreSsed man.,
was always a gymnasium fighter.
He had style and a good left jab.
His footwork was faultlesS. and
pitted against a setup, the kid
looked like a million dollars.
He'd circle around a slow moving
opponent and faint and duck and
throw a lot of fancy punches. OF
course, he generally hit with an open
glove, and the yokels would scream
and yell with delight at the sound
of the slap.
II
Tannmany'S Glass Nephew
DUT he couldn't take it. Not on
- the chin or in the bread bas-
ket, either. And when the going
got too rough, James was inclined
to dog it. He was the Sid ferris Of
municipal politics.
Of course. like every other title
holder who has listened to the
march of time from one way up to
ten, Jimmy is screaming for re-
turn match. Somebody slipped
something into his soup. Maybe he
got hold of some bad celery.
1t was a lucky punch. The big
stiff hit him low The referee was
fixed. Perhaps he hadn't trained
quite hard enough. He broke his
right hand in the second round. His
ulna bone went funny, and the ring
was too wet.
Yes, Jimmy, we have heard all
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07

that before. Sure, you're just dy-
ing to get at him, now that you've
been counted out and the big battle
is ended. You're as good as you
ever were. Yes, Jimmy, you can
still talk a good fight. What's that
you say-a couple of preliminary
bouts under your belt to tighten
up? Sure, kid.
Starring in Exhibitions
CHOW us what you're going to
- do with him next time. A
right and a left A couple of rights.
Three jabs to the nose without a
return. Ats a-Workin', kid. No
training camp has ever known a
better shadow boxer.
Of course, they jobbed you. And
that big cinder. 1t flew into your
eyer just as he started that right.
Afraid of him? Why, kid, none of
us ever said it. We know better
than that.
Maybe you did hang on a bit in
the last touple Of rounds, but was
it your fault that you caught that
heavy cold the night before the
fight?
He hasn't got a thing? Sure, we
know that. Just big dumb goof
that comes in swinging both hands
and leads with his right. You we're
going to let that punch slide over
your shoulder. Of course you were,
kid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07

But your foot slipped, and he
caught you right in the mush. And
that cut over your eye. We know
that, kid. That was no punch. He
butted you in a clinch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-07
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHRETN

Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia the
Health Mapazine
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15

it would have released hundreds of
property owners from obligations on
the project which originally cost
1884, 900.
Circuit court, in 1929. held the
original assessment too high. or
dering so per cent reduction
which property owners accepted.
The sewer drains lard both inside
and outside the corporation limits
from Arlington avenue to Garfield
park.
Munter sought to escape the 40
per cent assessment by charging
that the law, under which the sewer
was constructed is unconstitutional
He also charged his lands had
not been benefited in proportion to
costs assessed.
The works board adopted a reso-
luton for construction of the prof.
ect in March, 1927.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
$50 MINERS TO GET
JOBS, JUDGE is TOLD
Immediate Employment Indicated
When Receiver Is Named.

Immediate employment of $50
men in the mine of the Big Vein
Coal Company of Buckskin, Glib
son county, was assured today in
federal court when Judge Robert c.
Baltzell named a receiver for the
firm.
Although in financial difficulty, it
is said the company has several
large orders for coal, including one
for 1000 tons for the Big Four rail-
road. Attorneys told the court
that under a receivership the mine
can be operated, and suggested that
course rather than throwing the
company into bankruptcy immedi-
ately. David Ingalls,, Evansville
mine operator, was named receiver.
Receivership was sought by the
Roberts & Schaefer Company, a
Chicago mine engineering and
construction firm.
1t was suggested to the court
that David ingalls,, Evansville mine
operator, be appointed receiver and
that Warren R. Roberts of the
Chicago firm be appointed CORE
ceiver.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
Rheumatic
Sufferers
Here's Good News-New Internal
Medicine Drives Out Dangerous
Poisons That Cause Rheumatism
EASES PAIN FIRST DAY

II you suffer from Gripping rheu-
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What you need right now is RU-MA
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No long waiting for your suffering
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
PASTORS FIGHT
SCHOOL SLASH
Methodist Ministers Group
Protest Action.

Resolution protesting slashing of
teachers salaries and shortening OF
the school term was adopted Mon
day by the indianapolis Methodist
Ministers Association.
Another resolution asks that the
National Association of Methodist
Episcopal Hospitals, Homes and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-15
Wake Up Nights?
Make This 25c Test

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of waking up nights go back and get
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