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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
One Detail Missing

The people will look with favor upon the
first utterances of Judge Springer, Repub-
lican candidate for Governor, in regard to the
control of utilities.
He showed that he understands the source
Of much of the extortion that is now practiced
by the companies.
He declares against the practice Of util-
tiles specializing in their own stocks.
He criticises the very bad and vicious prac-
tice of permitting operating companies to buy
materials from their holding companies.
He protests against the very difficult path
by which cities must now follow to achieve
public ownership and thus, by inference, in
diets Governor Leslie, who vetoed measure
that would have opened that door of escape.
With this program, as far as it goes, the
people will be in sympathy.
But one detail is missing. Judge Springer
forgot to tell the people how he expects to
work the changes.
His rival Paul McNutt, announced
months ago that he would at once discharge
the present public service commissioners,
who have protected the utilities with great
uniformity.
Will Judge Springer now pledge himself
as his first act to demand the resignation of
John McCardle, who for years has prevented
any justice for the people?
Will Judge Springer openly pledge him
self to name men to that board in whom the
people have confidence?
Will he go farther and pledge himself to
remove at once every member of that board
who has shown an attitude of hostility to the
peoples interest-and this would mean the
entire board?
This little detail is much more important
than the other promises. The people will
never be able to receive any relief from the
system of regulation as long as utility
minded members of the public service COM
mission are named at the behest of utility
lobbyists in return for campaign cOntribu-
tions
Please, judge, just how soon after you
are inaugurated, if and when, will you fire
John McCardle?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08

The falacy that all men we send to prison are
dangerous characters to be confined behind the thick
walls of maximum security" jas is being shown ur
by Sanford Bates the enlightened director of federal
prisons.
In June, 1920, when Bates took over the manage
ment of prisons he found them crowded to point OF
scandal Atlanta and Leavenworth were overpopu-
lated at least 100 per cent
New federal laws, chiefly prohibition were send
ing into Jail increasing stream of felons. Laws
passed in the last two decades had accounted for "a
per cent of all federal prisoners prohibition for more
than so per cent
$13000,0OO prison building program was bep1,n
More significant was the move to send forth thou
sands into the unwalled prisons of the probation
parole and work camp systems.
In 1929 the number of federal probation officers
was increased from eight to sixtythree the number
OF federal practitioners increased from 5000 in 1929 to
252OO this month. full-tme independent parole
board was established; the numbr Of men on parole
increased from 664 in 1929 to 1887 this month
Besides these 1000 prisoners were moved out to
open work camps, to live in unbarred barracks and
perform manual labor in the open air.
"TIeSe camps have proved an unqualified s,c-
cess" Austen H. MacCormick, assistant director of
liable work has been done for the government
nave been few and prisoners rehabilitation apparently
has been promoted"
Feoeral prisoners confined in government institu-
lions and boarded in county jais total 262Oo It is
interesting to note that there are about the same
number on probation and parole and in camps.
here is an example for the states now SUFFERING
from high prison costs, overcrowding and had hons
Ing problems The Wickersham commission found
p'e0eV crowded condition in county, state and federal
JanS almost Incredible in evil and extent.
AiN0ng us hrst recommendations were scrappine
u 'e great state oasles except for use for the most
dangerous feons; building of cheaper medium and
minimum security prisons; extending of probation
parole and road camp system
The commission damned Americas $1oo mn mn
penal system as total failure in reforming criminal
ana protecting society. Here is one wav to mato -
more effective at less cost. -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
City Jobs VS.. Doles

According to a current news story bankers ha1i,,o
1he Reconstruction Finance Corporation will helm
tnem IN their campaign to reduce municipa b,doets
ny withholding relief funds until satisfactory az
engagements nave been made for cutting wages. FIR
loughlng employees, and postponng unnecessary nub-
lie works F
Inc Reconstruction Finance CORPORATION shor1d
say publicly whether its policies are being stated co
rectly Tor this is matter of great public imnortence
undoubtedly, municipal budgets are too high in
many cases. The record of our cities has NOT been
praSeworthy one in this respect at any time. and
a cleanup in the name of economy or for any other
reason will be welcome
YET when 1t comes to poStponing public works as
the price of obtaining federal relief funds there is
more TO be said on the subject.
If unnecessary public works are to be postnoned
until better times almost any construction project
may be included in that category city man ALWAYS
can get along another year or two without q new
Scnoo, new water system, Fairgrounds But is
IL wisdom to postpone projects that are sound and
sensible and will be built Soon anyway because tax
collections are slow and bankers unwilling to loan?
Is 1t more sensible to use relief funds for hunger
doles than for providing jobs and to wait until build
ing prices rise, before undertaking planned author
lied projects?
Congress did not think So when il intrusted the
task OF unemployment relief to the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation and if that body has different
views, 1t should make them known:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
Just Every Day Sense
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

ORANGE has built another monument to her war
4 heroes With soldiers trampng and flags hying
and drums beating, she dedicated the other day the
coStlleSt and most splendid of all such memorials
The stone structure, graceful but grim towers
heavenward, and craven high upon its granite side
is the word PAX"
Peace! 1t was for peace these Frenchmen diedi And
what Sacrllege that this holy word should adorn
monument that war has built and that the still fam
Ing martial spirit glorif1eS.
In this monStrous incongruity France is not alone
to blame Every nation has its war memorials Every
nation its graves are marked with crosses
begins to pirate of peace and to prepare for
Every nation defes its generals and sets up shafts
to its helpless slaughtered thousands
THE wonder is that take pride in these me-
Il MORALS, or is it that seek to Salve our con-
science thus? We dedicate them with prayers Our
statesmen who make for common men to die in
humble fine words.
We women, who in every conflict have played the
craven and sent sons off to death so that our
pride might be saved weep futile tears and listen to
the nonsense that men speak, the that they
call patriotism and courage and heroism
How many dollars does it take to build all these
monuments to the murdered martyrs of the earth?
Not SO many of course takes to pay for the guns
that destroy them
But put these two amounts together-the supplies
we use for war and the wasted dollars that go to pay
Tor all our sculptored Stones-and put the most in
hnesmal part of the huge aside to educate peo-
pie for peace and what would be the ultimate result?
No more monuments No more glory of the bayonet
not triumphant at least men would realize. they
marched off to battle that insult ever Is wiped out
no wrong ever righted and no security ever obtained
through war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08

Editor Times-Now we have Rep
resentative Royal c. johnson, Re-
publican, of South Dakota, adding
more prestige to Mr.. Hoover's Com
munistic bogy man.
In Johnsons address to the
American Legion at La Crosse, Wis,
he declares that the finding of ex-
plosives will be proved at the proper
time. Just what does he consider
the proper time?
Nothing more explosive than a
brick was thrown by those eX-sol-
diers. So whoever discovered this
dynamite must have been quite
clever to have missed single stick
of it and not have allowed it to get
into the hands of some of the So
called radicals.
Such bunk as this only serves to
make our handful of real radicals
laugh with glee to get so much
credit for their power. So thanks
to The Times for being fair enough
to follow up the article written
concerning JohnSon's address to the
legion at La Crosse, Wis, which
states that the grand jury inveSti-
eating the disorder reported only
the indictment of three former
service men for assault. There was
no mention of radicals, reds or
Communists.
Your paper surely is living up to
its slogan of Give light and the
people will find their own way"
THOMAS FEAREY.
Editor Times-How we should adj
mire our most noble Governor!
Heretofore we have been all too I'M
mindful of his superior and excel
lent traits and high intentions. If
he will forgive us we hope never
again to commit so grievous an
error as TO accuse him of being in
considerable of the welfare of hui
mainly:
Since that courageous statement
of why he wouldn't sign the bill
legalizing dog racing, that he
couldn't be persuaded that it was
right to educate our children with
tainted money" I am quite sure it
would break his great heart if he
positively knew one of them was
hungry.
Now I understand why he said
no one was suffering in Indianapolis
and that Indiana could take care
of her own. He has been passing
some of our breadlineS and he be-
heves that we have reached such
a degree of efficiency that We are
serving meals in community style,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
> DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Sea Voyage Not Always Nerve Cure

1.-THE most suitable person for
such a recommendation" he says,
is the business or professional man
suffering from physical and mental
exhaustion as a result of prolonged
strain or worry"
However, if insomnia is a promi-
nent symptom, this may be aggra-
waited by motion and vibration of
the vessel and by innumerable small
noises associated with a sea voy-
age.
If depression is a prominent
symptom, a voyage should be cho-
sen in which the intervals between
ports are short.
People who suffer from melan-
cholia are likely to be more and
more depressed when there is moth
ing but water to look at for many
days.
If a person has been alcoholic
and has been on liquor for long
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
BRITISH SMASH GERMAN LINE
September

an Sept. 8. 1918, British forces
~ on the Somme sector continued
their hammering at the highly forth
fed German positions and made i'm
portant gains toward st. Quentin
and Lapn. taking Villeveque and the
greater part of Havrincourt wood.
Many positions gained during the
day were we'll within the old Hin
denburg line. The British had
reached the old German line of
March 81 on nearly their entire
front.
It was from these positions that
the great German drive, which al
most succeeded in smashing the
British army, was launched.
French troops took Hamel and
several other villages, but reported
no such sweeping gains as they had
made during the earlier days Of the
month.
Americans advanced northWard
on the Aisne sector, fighting their
way through highly fortified posi-
tons.
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time, he should not be removed sud-
denly from access to liquor on a
sea voyage neither should he be put
where his access is so easy. that he
can overdo his weakness.
People who have been i'll and who
get seasick easily should not take
sea voyage for convalescence.
The exhaustion associated with
Seasickness, the tendency to acido-
sis due to the elimination of fluid
from the body, and the inability to
eat necessary food for rebuilding
tissue and blood may interfere seri-
ously with convalescence.
Finally, people who have had a
nervous breakdown never should
travel alone.
A companion should be selected
who will provide moral support and
encouragement, but not one who is
likely to intensity the irritability
from which the person suffers.
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Questions and
Answers

What is the salary of the con-
trOller- general of the United States.
]. r. McCarl?
1t is fixed by law at $4,000 a
year. 1t is subject to the 81-3 per
cent pay cut for government en-
ployeS provided for by the economy
bill OF the last congress.
Has James r. Garfield, chairman
of the resolutions committee of the
Republican national convention.
ever held public office?
He entered politics in Ohio in
1896 as member of the Ohio state
senate. In 1902 he was appointed
United States civil service commits
sioner from 1908 to 1907 served as
commissioner of corporations of the
United States department of COM
merce, and was secretary of the in
terror in the cabinet of President
Roosevelt.
What is the duty on imported
honey?
Three cents per pound.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08

when ne may upset the apple cart and endanger the
fruits of fourteen years Of travail and humiliation
But it is hard to play with fire and not get burned
Having used Hitler to get justice Germany will find it
hard to put him quietly on the shelf
Yet the Germans must be made to realize that
mllitaristc absurdities and atrocious anhSemitism
now will help to undo the gains of the last decade
and half.
1t will be dangerous to get out of the lockstep only
to go back at into the goosestep.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
Allies Break Faith
WE have heard a lot about til
Wv y7nnacSitv IF oOr1r1oIIiy1o Ga1

WE have heard a lot about the
w necessity of compelling Ger
many to abide by the Versailles
treaty. That treaty contained bind
ing, if implied, obligations on the
allies.
Among others was the general
understanding that Germany's dis
armament was intended to set the
stage for an al-round reduction
of armies and navies.
The allies have not kept faith in
this respect. They have made Ger
tain agreements among themselves
as to the relative sizes of the navies
they would maintain. They have
reached no agreement regarding the
size of armies. Neither has Ger
many's status received consideration
in any agreement.
OF all European nations, she is
the most helpless. Though prac-
tically surrounded with frontier
forts, she is prohibited from build
ing any.
The size of guns which she may
cast is held down to militia require
ments. She is not allowed to man
ufarture or fly military airplanes,
or construct a warship of more than
10000 tons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

THERE seems to be an idea
Il prevalent among most people
that any one who suffers from nerv-
GUS exhaustion or nervous break
down. or from any of the conditions
which are called neurasthenia, al
ways will benefit by taking a sea
voyage.
This idea probably is due to a
large extent to the fact that it gets
the nervous person away from his
surroundings, responsible for his
nervousness.
1t usually removes him from the
people who bother him, and it keeps
him out of touch with business and
news for some time.
There are, nevertheless, cases, as is
pointed out by DR.. F. G.. MacDon-
aid, in which a sea voyage may be
disastrous.
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/ thus saving the housewife much
work and worry.
The fact that he came to these
conclusions about tainted money"
from the after effects of the man
ayers of another gambling empor-
ium in our sister state informing
him that this one here would ruin
their business, is conclusive enough
evidence that his whole interest is
based Or higher plane for human
existence.
We seem very unappreciative,
ignorant mob. However, it does look
like even he might be afraid that
Indianans would become contami-
mated by association with our bor-
der state, probably he has arranged
to send bodyguardS with all persons
crossing the lines.
Until lately I never realized why
some of our leading politicians were
so opposed to the repeal of the dry
law. They are positive that the
tainted money" derived from reve-
nue. would ruin the morale of our
citizens.
This article would lead any one
to believe that / am an advocate of
gambling and saloons, but, on the
contrary, I have no use for either
But was reared during saloon days
and I am trying to rear family
in these days of prohibition"
A saloon was a credit to some of
our private homes these days. Why
will the dry reformer continue to
ignore this impossible condition?
MOTHER
Editor Times-It is my desire, in
writing this letter, to correct in the
public mind a wrong impression as
to the character of Abraham Lin
coins ancestors.
Probably no man in history has
been more abused than Lincoln's
father, Thomas Lincoln. He has
been labeled as "shiftless and inn
provident," "a migratory squatter
without strength of character,SS "a
man who neither could read nor
write" IAN idler, without ambition
for himself or his children.
Contrary to textbooks and popu-
lar biographies, evidence has been
found that Thomas Lincoln was de-
Scended from an old and distin-
guished fanily-a family of at least
moderate wealth, certain social dis
tinction and very definite political
prestige.
Instead of being a squatter,
Thomas owned all his homes and
other real estate, and was in good
standing with the local merchants
Thomas went to work as a day Ia
borer, then a carpenter He appar-
emily was a hard worker and
thrifty, for he bought four farms
and until he became an old man
prospered as much as the average
pioneer.
These records show that he was
directly related to the famous Lin
coin family of New England, one OF
his parents being Governor OF
Massachusetts,, another Governor
of Maine, and third Thomas JEFF
fersons -gneral.
His own grandfather, Abraham
Lincoln ST., was a prominent citi-
zen and owner Of 5,544 acres OF
Kentucky land when slain by In
dams in 1876. His. widow lost most
of the land through faulty land
titles.
In denial Of the charge that
Thomas Lincoln was illiterate, g
court document signed by him ir
1863, six years before the Presidents
birth has been found.
Although I have been engaged in
Lincoln research for more than ter
years, the last four have been de-
voted almost exclusively to exam
nation of Lincoln's ancestry. I an
convinced that much additions
data never before published can b
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08

PSeudo-Science of Alchemy
May Hare Extended to
West From China.
by DAVID DIETZ-

THE fantastic pSeudo-Science of
i alchemy, with its search for
the philosophers stone which would
turn iron into gold and insure per-
petual youth, usually is thought of
as a feature Of western civilization.
But recent researches show that
it was a feature Of Orienal eivili-
cation as well. In fact. so similar
are the aims of the early Chinese
alchemists that many authorities
now believe that the western alche-
my of the Greek, Roman and Arab
cultures may have had its start in
China.
Another opinion is that a common
origin must be sought for both the
Chinese and the western alchemieS.
According to DR.. Tenney L. Davis
and Lu-Chiang WI of the MaSSa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, al
chemy f1ourished in China as early
as the second century B. c..
These two authorities say that
alchemy. may have arisen in China
as an outgrowth of the magical and
fantastic side of the Taoist religion.
They point out that the Taoist
canon is veritable treasure house
for students Of the history of al
chemy.
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NJ. E. Tracy
Germany Is Entitled to Jus
tice;' If All Her Neighbors
Arm, She Has That Right.
Says-

Arm, She Has That Right.
BOSTON, Sept. s.-Germany's de-
- mand for armed equality will
disclose whether the civilized world
is honest in its ballyhoo for dis
armament.
There are two ways of solving the
problem she has presented. She can
be permitted to increase her military
establishment or other nations can
reduce theirs. The former would
put us right back where we were
in 1914. The latter would mean a
real step forward.
1t is up to the allies. Having won
the war, they must accept the re-
sponsibilitieS of peace.
Germany has asked nothing but
justice. What a nation needs for
defense obviously is determined by
the forces with which it might be
attacked.
Germany is surrounded by heavily
armed nations. AS long as they
exercise the right to look for pro-
lection through force, they justly
can not deny her the same privilege.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
Excuse for Fear

ERMANY has done very well in
NJ handling her domestic prob
lens, irritating as they have been,
despite these restrictions. She has
shown that a European government
can get along without all the equip
ment, training, and strut.
Her only excuse for fear is what
her neighbors are doing. That is
the only excuse for fear which any
nation has.
If other countries weren't build
ing battleships, submarines, and air
planes, she would not feel the need
of them. AS long as we are threat
ened by their existence, we shall re-
main sufficiently frightened to
squander billions for self defense.
One. soldier in uniform leads to
another. If Canada were to fortify
her frontier, we would feel called
upon to do the same. 1t is only good
sense to assume that a government
some day will make use of those
agencies which it exhausts itself to
create and develop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-08
Daily Thoughts

For wrath killed the foolish
man, and envy sIayeth the silly
One.-JOb So.
1t was well said that envy keeps
no holidays.
the nations defenders of their
monthly pittance, why not start d
movement to mobilize the veterans
and all the common people in a
crusade for government ownership
of all public utilities? This would
end all squabble over income taxes
and our government could be self
sustaining, with practically no taxes.
am sure that the great mass of
the American people are more in
terested in balancing the scales of
justice than in balancing the
budget at the expense of their
crippled and sick veterans and their
dependents.
ROBERT A. HOFFMAN.
GreencaStle, Ind.
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Occult and Magical

Il chemical writings of the mid
die ages will note that the passage
just quoted from the Book of His
torical Documents" runs quite true
to pattern.
Davis and WI go on to say, CAL
though the terms Wu-hsing at first
meant only the five elements, it later
took on an occult and magical con-
notation and was used in connection
with the five ways of righteous con-
duct, the five social relationships,
the five virtues, the five tastes, the
five colors, the five tones, etc."
Liang, another authority upon the
subject, says; 1.-The seasons of the
year thus we're divided among the
Wu-hsing: Spring, wood; summer,
fire; autumn, gold; winter, water,
and, to complete the story, they
even went so far as to assign the
interim between summer and au-
tun1n to earth.
I'm similar way the magic
quintet was correlated with the five
locations: East, west, north, south
and center; with the five colors:
Blue, red, yellow, white and black;
with the five tastes: Sour, bitter,
salty, astringent and sweet; with
the five animated species: Furred,
shelled, scaly, feathered and nude;
with the five rulers of ancient China
and with the five gods.
THUS, the thousand and one en-
titles of the universe have been
forced ruthIeSsly into five catego-
ries, corresponding to Wu-hsing."