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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15

A BRIEF paragraph in the pa
IA per the other day gripped
nv heart, opening a little-read
chapter of human life. 1t told
of a signalman on a railway, %
years old, suddenly taken desper-
ately i'll in his box.
He did manage, somehow, IN
spite of his pain, to stagger to a
telephone and call for relief-and
then died at his post! 1t is such
a story as one has often read be-
fore, and will often-thank GOD!
read again.
Yet already the name OF the
signalman has slipped my mind;
it is forgotten. 1t might have
been Jones or Smith or Brown, it
does not matter; it has gone like
an autumn leaf swept by the wind
into oblivion.
The thing that matters, the
thing that one does not forget,
and which makes a lump climb
into my throat, is that an obscure
unknown man, whose very name
is now lost, did not fail, but did
his duty, with the weakness and
awe of death upon him.
1t is this spirit, active and I'M
failing in millions of humble,
hum-drum lives, in all walks of
the world, which keeps the track
clear and safe for the great traf-
fic of the world.
Often, on returning from jour-
ney. one thinks-or ought to think
of the debt of gratitude we owe
to a multitude Of railroad men,
hotel helpers, ship stewards, and
workers of all sorts, for their pa
tient courtesy, their CHEEKY help
fulness, and their amazing good
nature.
II
MOT many of them get much
~ out of life. No doubt they
look back on thwarted ambitions
and futile struggles. Like us
they look forward like puzzled
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
: DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Rygeia, the
Health Magazine.
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

towel. and in other cases by soiled
hands.
In treating such infections, the
doctor usually advises hot fomen-
tations which are put on the eyes
for five minutes at time; some
times recommending that boric
acid or witch hazel be added to
the hot water.
It is not well, however, to take
such infections lightly. 1t is safer
to be certain of the exact nature
of the condition.
For instance, trachoma is very
serious infection also affecting the
eyelds, and there are infections
by the same organism that pro-
duces venereal diseases.
These infections are so serious
that they may spread to the cor
ner, causing large ulcers, with
partial or complete loss of sight.
In the case Of such infections of
the eye, it may be necessary to use
treatment that practically is con-
slant day and night to save the
sight. INdeed, most physicians
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
Times Readers
Voice Views

Editor Times-Concerning the
suspender discussion, I'd like to
have a word.
One of the grandest Of men,
and one of the finest of teachers
this state ever knew, was Jona-
than Ray, for many years at the
head of the Elletsville schools.
The young men who were guided
in the paths of usefulness and the
young women who were inspired
to ways of promise by his teach
ing and precept, and example
were indeed many.
I have heard him tell how he
wore his small, homespun trous-
ers, anchored by a pair of home
made, striped, bed ticking sus-
penders and the JOY and pride
which filed his heart when he &C
quired his first pair of store gall
luses.
If Madame, the teacher, judges
a mans gentility by his sartorial
completeness, where, may I ask,
does Abe Lincoln stand with her?
Or the man called Jesus, who,
clad in the coarsest of garments,
unshaven and barefoot, mingled
with those CARRIED in purple and
fine linen; where would he stand
with her?
Not so long ago. the little, tight,
short skirts Of the girls were
hitched up by a couple Of little
straps run through a buckle and
they wore them without coats in
a most abandoned manner.
In the good. old days. pair OF
police" suspenders showed the
wearer to be in contented state
of preparedness and proclaimed
him to be a gentleman, who ack-
nowledged a personal responsible
ity to the public.
Oh, teacher. Pitt.
Little boy of the red suspenders,
our hearts and hopes are all with
theel Are all with theel
MRS. L. REED.
Bloomington. Ind.
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Coniunctivitis Is Common Eye Ill

recommend, under such circum-
stance, that the patient be put in
the hospital.
There also are numerous small
glands in the eyelids which secrete
oily material so that the eyeball
is fabricated when the eyelid
passes over it.
When one Of these glands be-
comes infected, it is filled with pus.
This is the common condition
called stye, also known scientif1-
cally as hordeolum.
In few days the st1s', like any
ordinary pimple, comes to head
and breaks, then the pus escapes.
If the stye is not treated prop
erly and the source of the infec-
ton eliminated, one stye will fol-
low another and they persist for
a long time.
If the stye does not open itself
and if it is not opened, it will tend
to be cleared up from within, in
which case a hard lump may be
left, filed with scar tissue.
This tends to enlarge, and it is
best under such circumstances to
have the lump, called chalazion,
removed by physician.
Next-Tears.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
An Editorial Check

XXTE are moving rapidly into
NWhat amounts to an executive
dictatorship. The label Fascist"
often is used to shade too readily.
1t is still true that Mr.. Roosevelt
came into Office by the votes of
the people and not through a
march on Rome. His role is not
yet precisely equivalent to that of
MuSSolini.
There are not many effective
arguments to be made against
highly centralized power in a time
of change or crisis, but if our own
experiment is TO escape from ren1i-
mentation which is too rigorous,
we must reserve the right to COM
plain, to murmur, and to view
with alarm.
am not unduly disturbed if the
legislative branches of our govern
ment cede something Of their
powers to accelerate action during
a present emergency. Democracy
has not been particularly we'll
served by congressional fondness
in the past for flibusters and de-
lay.
The devices by which a vote can
be put off never have seemed to
me a fundamental part of the
American political philosophy Of
majority rule.
But it would trouble me very
much and hardly be for the ma
tons good if the attitude Of the
press were to be no more than an
unfailing yes" to whatever is
done in Washington.
To a surprising extent Frank
lin D Roosevelt has captured the
imagination Of the country. I will
agree that a vital and fast-acting
leadership is decidedly necessary
under our present circumstances.
But we must not lose sight Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15

the one devised by the wild men
at Versailles.
Moreover, it must be evident
that those suppressions bred by
the war have not even yet been
sloughed out of our political life.
1t never has been within my con-
science to say, MY country, right
or wrong And I certainly hope
the American press will not sur
render it's function to the extent
of saying, Whatever Roosevelt
does is acceptable to u.s.
Just as long as he goes along the
right and proper road, his hands
should be upheld. But if he errs,
there never will be a better time
than now to shout out that fact,
and in a voice as loud and clear as
possible.
Copyright. 1888. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
SCIENCE
War With Insects Near
BY DAVID DIETz

CPRING is around the corner,
= no matter where prosperity
may be hiding. The days are
growing longer. Soon they will be
growing warmer.
1t will be time for the farmer
to pillow his broad fields and for
the city dweller to spade up his
little garden. And then, the war
of man against the insects will
start again with renewed vigor'
The battle begins the instant
the seeds are soWn. A number
of insects, which live in the soil,
are waiting, ready to eat the seeds
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
Daily Thought

For our light affliction, which is
but for a moment, worketh for us
a far more exceeding and eternal
weight of glory.-II Corinthians
AIT.
DAN is the great teacher OF
L mankind. Beneath its breath
souls develop.-Marie Elmer
Eschenbach.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
The Need of Criticism

Indeed, I do not even think that
it would be helpful to the PreSi-
dent himself to say in advance,
Whatever you decide to do is
OK. with u.s." No single individ-
ual now or ever has been quite as
wise or as good as that. There
are points and policies which can
not be ironed out properly with
out sharp discussion.
Even during the war it was
nonsense to urge America to think
as one man. A great nation which
knows no vigorous and acrimon-
ious dissent simply isn't thinking.
1t is merely asserting, which is
quite a different thing.
It may be true that this is hard
Iy the time to carp about small
matters. For instance, discus
sion of Mr. Woodin's capacities as
a composer well may be delayed
until we are in our stride again.
Franklin D. Roosevelt has every
right to devote himself to one
thing at time, and since the
problem Of banks and currency is
vital in the whole solution of the
unemployment situation, it is silly
to say that he has neglected the
starving to help out the f1nanciers.
I do not think that congress
should haggle over emergency
measures, but I think that neither
legislators nor journalists should
give any President of the United
States a complete blanket ap-
prevail over a period of time.
If there is any utility in democ-
racy-and 1 still believe in tit
has very precious and important
function in a time of crisis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
Questions and
Answers

Q.-What is the specific gravity
Of water?
A.-One.
O.-Does milk containing from
3 to 5 per cent butterfat weigh
more than whipping cream?
A.-Milk containing from to
per cent butterfat weighs from
1862 pounds to $50 pounds a gal
Ion, and whipping cream weighs
1888 pounds a gallon.
Q.-What is theology?
A.-The science which treats Of
the history and evolution OF hui
man ideas.
Q.-Who played the role OF
Tarzan in the serial motion pic
ture, "Tarzan, the Tiger?"
A.-Frank Merrill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
The Right to Disagree

1T does not seem to me that the
Il suppression of minority opinion
and the fierce penalties visited
upon dissenters actually aided our
war efforts in any significant way.
Indeed, if we had had more open
and free criticism, we would have
arrived at far saner treaty than
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
Principles and Ideals Change

CIVILIZATION a transoy period still working its
~ still lodging the weckage and debris which went
the air when exploded
schemes have been suggested various plans formulated
of the existing every hand.
When surely will Of
these though something of value has been
learned
foundry especially with standards and ideals
that have been political through
century half.
We shall find that Germany still still French
and America still American.
More than all else shall desirable the
veopment concerned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
NJ. E. Tracy Says:
DEMOCRACY IS NOT DEAD

THERE are no very good grounds for accept
i ing this widespread resort to dictatorship as
marking the enc of democracy or the emergence
of new political order.
Civilization merely has been forced to invoke
an unusual degree Of discipline to cope with I'M
usual conditions.
Looking back over the last twenty years, most
of us can see how ridiculous it TO suppose
that the war had ended with the signing OF an
armistice or even conclusion of a treaty. That
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15

Most people weigh more in winter than in sum-
mer say doctors. Perhaps it's because so many of
them have heavy colds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15

If the government goes through with its plan to
require everybody to turn in his gold it's certainly
going to be pretty tough on the fellow who has a
couple of gold teeth
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15

The height of something or-other, so far as We
can judge IS contained in the case Of that Chi
cago man who was arrested for cashing bad
check during the bank holiday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15

before they have a chance to ger
inmate.
Other insects in the soil viii lay
their eggs in the sprouting plants.
When these hatch, the newborn
insects will eat into the plants.
gaining their sustenance at its
expense.
A still larger insect horde will be
waiting for the plants to poke
their heads above ground.
An infantry Of crawlers. backed
up by an aviation squadron of
flying pests, will attack the plants
in every conceivable way.
The cutWOrmS and similar pests
will begin to cut off the stems.
ArmyWorms and others will eat
the leaves. Plant lice and leaf
hOppers will suck the sap Of the
growing plant and poison its cells.
Tiny flat insects, the leaf miners,
will eat their way into the leaves.
Lire Within Plants
MANY insects make their
1V1 homes in the interior of
plants, laying their eggs and rear
ing their young within the tissues
of the plant.
Some Of these insects sting the
plant, causing the plant to swell.
The insect inhabits this swelling
or bump, which is known techni-
cally as a gall"
Insects are equipped to attack
plants in many ways. Such in
sects as the grasshopper and cab
bage worm have hard, powerful
teeth. They chew off and grind
up the solid parts Of plants.
Others, like the squash bug.
have sharp beaks with which they
puncture the plant tissues and
suck out the sap. These insects
cause discolorations and knotty
grOWths in plants.
Still other insects harm plants
indirectly by acting as the car
riers Of plant diseases.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
We Refuse to Face the Facts

WHENEVER became government meet
w obligation, either scraped
a
the Communism Italian
now o relentless Adolf
power ressless
clothe
traordinary
the other hand of exaggerated put
end
admit that still the grip of
a abroad
largely rather jam?
No doubt people think that forms OF government
deliberately neigeny what
1918
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15

the fact that some action which
seems expedient for a particular
Monday afternoon may be far
from the desired plan for month,
a year or a decade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15

precisely happened
nsconcepon which included high and low Not only the com
perennial minds took 1t Tor granted
provision made for
the bill
few warned that the plot of debt and generalization would
a but hovled them down
chronic pmist German We would tolerate no other view
than that OF a happy, are-free, future
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-15
"a SCRIPPS- HOWARD NEWSPAPERl

Give Lf0ht and ;he
People Wu FIND
Their Oton Way
Evening star., 1933-01-11
NAVY ORDERS

Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Robert A. Allen,
detached U. S. S. Waters in February,
to U. s. S. Hale.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Roger M. Dais-
ley, detached u. S. S. Dent in February
to U. S. s. Crowninshield.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Warren F.
Graf, detached U. S. S. Talbot in
February, to U. s.. S. Buchanan.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) James H. Hogg,
detached U. S. s. Dent in February, to
U. S. s. Crowninshield.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Gustave N.
Johansen, detached U. S. s. Rathburne
in February, to u. S. S. Aaron Ward.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) John P. Rem
February, to U. S. s. Hale.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Monro M
Riker, detached Receiving Ship at San
Francisco about January 81, to U. s. S.
Northampton.
Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Howard A.
Yeager, detached U. S. S. Talbot In
February, to u. s. S. Buchanan.
Ensign James M. Clement, detached
U. S. S. Pensacola about January 81,
to q. s. s. Portland, and on board when
commissioned.
Ensign John Cory, detached U. 8. S.
Augusta, to U. S. S. Portland, and on
board when commissioned.
Ensign Dana B. Cushing, detached
U. S. S. Rathburne in February, to u. S.
s. Aaron Ward.
Ensign William S. Estabrook, jr., de-
tached U. s. S. Waters In February, to
U. s. S. Hale.
Ensign James D. Grant, detached u.
s. s. Waters in February, to U. s. S.
Hale.
Ensign Cyrus G. Hilton, detached U.
S. s. Talbot In February, to u. S. s.
Buchanan.
Ensign Thomas D. F. Langen, de-
tached U. S. S. Chicago about January
81, to u s. S. Portland, and on board
when commissioned
Ensign Charles z. McCombs, detached
U. S. S. Talbot in February, to u. S. S.
Buchanan.
Ensign Horace D. Moulton, detached
U. S. S. Rathburne In February, to
U. s. S. Aaron Ward.
Ensign George E. Pierce, detached
U. S. S. Louisville about January 21,
to U. S. s. Portland, and on board
when commissioned.
Ensign George F. Rice, detached U.
s. S. Northampton about January 21,
to U. S. S. Portland, and on board
when commissioned.
EIlSlSH DdVlQ Il. fVoScOe, j., OetaCucu
U. S. s. Talbot in February, to U. s. s.
Buchanan.
Ensign Andrew P. Stewart, detached
q. S. s. Rathburne about February J..
to U. S. S. Aaron Ward.
Ensign John G. Tennent, Sd, de-
tached u. s. s. Salt Lake City about
January 81, to U. s. S. Portland, and
on board when commissioned.
Ensign Wilfred A. Walter. detached
U. S. S. Waters in February, to U. S. s.
Hale.
Ensign Robert H. Weeks, detached U.
S. S. Chester about January 81, to U.
S. S. Portland, and on board when COM
missioned.
Evening star., 1933-01-11
ARMY ORDERS

Orders relieving First Lieut.. Frederick
r. Keeler, Coast Artillery, from Fort
Moultrie, S. c., and assigning him to
sail for Hawaii on February 28 are
revoked.
First Lieut.. Jack j. O'Connell, Air
Corps, from Fort Crockett, Tex. to
Philippine Department, sailing Febru-
ary 10.
Capt Percy S. Lowe, Coast Artillery,
from Hawaiian Department to Fort
Winfield Scott, Calf.
Maj. Alvin j. Bagley, Medical Corps,
upon arrival in San Francisco from
foreign service, is relieved from assign
ment to Capt. Stephen D. Little, Ari-
zona, and is assigned to Fort Mag
ara, N. Y.
Col. Walter G. Jones, Quartermaster
Corps. relieved from duty in the office
Of the quartermaster general, Washing
ton, effective March 81, and assigned
to Fort Hayes, Ohio, headquarters OF
5th Corps Area.
Capt. James X. Campbell, Infantry,
from Fort Hayes, Ohio, to Hawaiian
Department, sailing from New York
February %.
Capt. Bayard johnson, Air Corps,
from Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, to
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, Mass.
Each Of the following second lieuten-
ants o. the Intelligence Reserve, Wash
ington, is ordered to active duty and
will report on February to the assist
ant chief Of STAFF for training: Frank
Clifford Broadbent, 1882 Kansas ave-
nue.; John Joseph German, 38os
Twelfth street; Peter George May, l702
Massachusetts, avenue southeast. and
Emil st. Elmo .Schnellbacher, 2o1s H
street northeast.
Capt. Edward David Vosburg, Mill
tary Intelligence Reserve, FairfEx. Va.
viii report for active training February
9 to the assistant chief Of staff, Ga.
Evening star., 1933-01-11
COURSES PREPARE
FOR TECHNOCRACY
Butler U. Plans Training on
Best Ways to Use
Leisure Time./
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January Ii
If the technocrats are right in their
theory that the four-hour day and the
four-day working week are possibilities,
Butler University intends to be pre-
pared.
The university has scheduled q
series of courses for the utilization Of
leisure which will be available with the
opening Of the second semester in Feb
ruary.
Hobbies and avocations will be en-
couraged by the new series Of courses
which has as its purpose the prepara-
ton of individuals to utilize to the
fullest the spare time that will be
theirs should the new social order come
into being.
Offered In Evening.
These courses will be offered during
the evening so that employed as well
as unemployed may take advantage OF
them. Gardening, astronomy, photog-
raphy, radio, birds, politics, appreci-
alton Of art and after-dinner speeches
are among the studies which will be
undertaken.
Other courses will encourage in
terests in religion, philosophy, the
languages, history. psychology and the
laboratory sciences.
According to Dean Albert E. Bailey,
who has arranged the courses, loafing
would soon become a bore II shorter
work hours were adopted, and only the
person with training In leisure would
know how to profitably utilize his time.
Points to Big Variety.
Pointing out that the educated man
is the one most likely to get the ulti-
mate enjoyment from life, Dean Bailey
says:
THE world is chock-full of things to
Notwithstanding, beautiful things to
thrill over, new sciences to pursue, new
books and plays TO understand and ap-
preciate new theories of government
and social organization, new sports,
strange countries and peoples to ex-
plore through books, old arts and new
ones TO comprehend and practice
with all of these nobody need get stale
If he has hundred years of leisure" !"
Evening star., 1933-01-11
ropAY,s ADJUSTMENTS.

National-'sThe Sign of the Gross, I"
at 2:30 and $50 pm.
Gayety-'Humming Honnies," bur-
lesque, at AIS and Sis pm.
PaIace-"A Farewell to Arms" at
11:l5 am, 1:2o. 3:25. $50. 7:35 and
9:40 pm.
Rialto-"T just Had to Get Mar
ried." at IL am. 12:45. 2:35, 4:25, 6:14,
8 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan-"2o,00 900 Years in Sing
Sing" at II am, 12:45, 2:30, 4:20,
sos, 7:50 and 9:40 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"The Animal King
dom," at IL am, 1:02, 2:44, 4:26, sos,
7:50 and s;32 pm.
Earle-"The Devil Is Driving" at
1l:15 am, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20 and 10 pm
Stage shows at 1880, 3:35, $40 and 8
pm.
Loew's Fox-'Evenings for Sale" at
II am, 1:35, 4:35, 7:3o and 10 pm.
Stage shows at 1920, $40, 6:15 and
S:55 pm.
CoIumbia-"The Death kiss" at
1l:15 am, /, 2:45, 4:35. $40, s:lo and
9:55 pm.
Tivoli-"The Match King" at 2:3o.
AIS. 6, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Central-"White Horse Mesa" from
II am. to IL pm.
Ambassador-"Prosp at e:15.
8 and 9:45 pm.
Evening star., 1933-01-11
10000 YULE GIFTS
GIVEN BY TOY SHOP
Cooperative Distribution to Needy
Includes 5000 Presents Raised
by "Toy Matinees."

Team work on the part of business
concerns, charity agencies and clubs
resulted in distribution through the Toy
Shop. at 1917 K street, Of almost 80 900
Christmas gifts for needy children.
5000 Of which were raised by the TOY
matinees" arranged by Warner Bros.
in cooperation with The Star.
Workers at the 1892 Santa Claus"
headquarters estimated today that
81 900 worth Of wooden sweaters, stock
ingS, caps and other warm gift gar
ments were collected by the matinees.
The Toy Shop was operated on a CO.
operative plan worked out by the Coun-
Gil Of Social Agencies, the Parent
Teacher Association and the Girl Re-
serves Of the Y. w. C. A.
It was estimated that 27,518 chill
dren received gifts on Christmas morn
ing through the Top Shop.
Workers at the Toy Shop took oc-
casion today to- extend thanks for the
cooperation Of the Boy Scouts of the
ity & Storage Co., the Parsons Paper
Co., Footers Dry Cleaning Co, Hech-
niger Building Co., Potomac Electric
Power Co., the Walter Morgan Paint
Co., the Washington Tent and Awning
Co., the Capital Sign Co., the Volun-
teers Of America, the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co., the Girl Scouts,
the Boys Club Of Washington, fremen
Of Engine Companies Nos. / and IS,
Radio Station WJSV and the H. l..
Rust Co., which provided accommoda-
tions for the Toy Shop in the Invest
rnent Building.
The work at Santa Claus headquar-
ters was carried on under active direc-
ton Of Miss Edith Coulson Of the
Council Of Social Agencies.
Another holiday activity which oc-
cas.oned much favorable comment in
Washington was the organization by
the Federation of Music Clubs of
Christmas carol groups which sang in
the hospitals and other institutions of
the Capital. The program was di-
rected by Gertrude Lyons.