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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10
Color IN Baseball

OH, yes, McGraw had color, and
~ so did many of the other old
timers, not forgetting some of the
men who are still in active service.
But if the big league magnates
want color why don't they seek
it among the semi-professional
Negro teams of New York, Chi
cago and the other large cities of
America? I can see no reason
why Negroes should not come in
to the National and American
leagues.
I have heard that some members
of the race possess a high talent
for the game. AS things stand, I
believe there is no set rule barring
Negroes from the ball clubs. 1t
merely is tacit agreement, or
possibly custom. =. 4
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FOR my part, I never feel reli-
4 gious when a preacher tells
me I must feel religious. have
no desire to pray as long as am
told I must pray. To me religion
is a celebration of life, not a gad-
fly which merely stings me into
doing what I prefer not to do.
Worship Shrinks and freezes
within me when it is proclaimed
as a duty, whereas it ought to be
the joyous outgoing of the soul
to the mighty Soul of all things.
For myself, God grows dim when
when His name is invoked and
Numbered, and 1 have no sacred
sense of the Bible when it is held
over me as club or a clOut.
Jesus is a stranger to all my SYM
pathieS when 1 am commanded to
believe in Him, because I know
that is not His spirit.
He woos like lover; He does
not drive like deSpOt. The Won
der of His life is that He trusted
to win by the power of Love, and
Love alone.
When religion wooS me, I will
follow it to the death; when it
tries to make me afraid, I will
have none of it. To me religion
is a wonder and a mystery, at
once the romance of life and its
reason for being; it is poetry be-
lieved in, and no one can tell what
it will do next.
My soul prays when the stars
look down out of their changeless
order; when the flowers watt in
cense of praise to the Eternal
Beauty; when the lovely, heroic
Figure of Jesus passes by, walk
ing His high, pitiful way to the
Cross-He takes the JOY out Of
selfish living.
MY heart kneels in communion
NI with the literature which
gives immortal meanings to these
mortal years, and in fellowship
with the saints of all sects who
give me vision for today and hope
for tomorrow.
My spirit scars in the presence
of q man whose integrities are
quiet and whose courage is con-
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So They Say

The lack Of possible escape over
the frontier and the lack of pres
ent industrial opportunity now is
beginning to crystalliez into class
consciousness, but it hardly has
passed the stage of discontent.-
Norman Thomas, Socialist nomi-
nee for President in 1882.
Always say: please, God, help
Tetrazzini sing" And I receive
help always in the tragic and
comic parts.-Louisa Tetrazzini,
famous opera singer.
The civilization of the western
world expresses itself in bombs,
guns, cruisers, military power, and
the great nations seemingly are
those that kill people most ex-
Observation-Disclosures J. Patel,
former mayor of Bombay, India,
and adviser to Mahatma Gandhi.
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SCIENCE
Land Policy Needed
BY DAVID DIETz

America today stands in need of
a scientific land policy, a wise
government policy backed by pub
lie opinion. So says DR.. A. F..
Woods, director of scientific work
for the United States department
of agriculture.
His reasons for believing this
serve also to point out the neces-
sity Of continuing intense scien-
tif1c study in the realm of agri-
culture.
1.-THE starting point in agricul-
ture is SOIL" DR.. Woods points out.
IF the soil is good and adapted
to the crops grown, we have the
foundation of good agriculture.
If the soil is not good or not
adapted to crops grown, we have
the beginning of failure.
1--WE have no scientific land pol
icy in America. We have cut down
the forest and plowed up the
prairie and put the land into
corn, wheat, and cotton, cattle,
pigs, and poultry, with no regard
to soil or market requirements or
competing areas.
I'VE have built up one commu-
nifty only to have it pushed to the
verge Of bankruptcy by develop
ing new areas. Millions Of acres
of land adapted only for forests
or range have been sold for gen.
eral farming purposes.
There is no present need for
these lands in general crop pro-
duction, but there is real need
for them in forest or pasture, in
which they will give good eco
nomic return in the production of
wood and other needed forest
products or in the production Of
grass"
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Every Day Religion
BY DR.. JOSEPH FORT NEWTON

slant; whose soul is cleansed of
sanctimoniousneSs, sentimental
ism, and vanity; who faces the
issues of life thoughtfully and
with high faith, daring to believe
the best and do the best for his
fellows.
To be spiritual is to trust the
highest truth our minds can think,
to follow our finest feeling, to pro-
long our noblest moods. All of
us have moments of divinity, when
the word of seer and evangel is
the echo Of our own soul, when
song and sympathy and alteration
are the beating of our own pulse,
and the ideal is the real.
Such divine moods are lamps of
God along the night road to guide
our feet betimeS-to increase their
number and brilliance till they
tighten the entire way to the end
and beyond is to live in the spirit
Copyright. 1888, United Features
Syndicate)
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Fail to Grasp Measure of Disaster

Lso we are talking about temporary delays the payment
mortgages a slight reduction
action would represent effective easing the burden
havet
the last three especially
failure without framed them
comprehensive understanding of the calamity which
OF the
we are not dealing with panic slump
the ordinary the
Ser winch involves the whole civilized
havoc with Of
we nave able
superior intelligence but because great surplus of wealth Over
production which
really has actual distress
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10

r WENT to the dinner of the
n Baseball Writer'S Association
recently and made a suggestion
which met with no overwhelming
roar of approval But it is still
a good suggestion.
Possibly it might be held that
the notion which I introduced
was not relevant to the proceed
ings of the evening. The sports
reviewers were gathered together
to honor John ]. McGraw as one
who graced the game for many
years and added to its picturesque
ness.
AS a former paid hireling of the
press box, I could subscribe to that.
Once upon a time I made a train
ing trip with the Giants. It was
a team of constant surprises. You
never could tell when McGraw
would show up with an elephant,
an eleven thousand dollar beauty,
an Indian, a half wit or a college
graduate.
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I am informed that in the dis
tant past few Negroes did play
in organized baseball. Of course,
even in recent years some have
been hootlegged into the charmed
circle, but they were called Portu-
gueSe or Mexican or Hawaiian.
have even suspected one or two
Of the Indians.
Why, in the name of fair play
and gate receipts, should profess
Sional baseball be so exclusive?
If a Paul Robson is good enough
to play football for Rutgers and
win a place on the mythical ALL
America eleven I can't be con-
WINGED that no Negro is fit to be
utility outfelder for the Boston
Red SoX.
There were a number of superb
Negro athletes on the American
Olympic track team. Indeed, Eddie
Tolan, the sprint champion, was
almost team in himself.
n Il
The Olympic Standard
If Negroes are called upon to
bear the brunt of competition
when America meets the world in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

TT has become possible, through
4 combining the use Of sedative
drugs and anestheticS, to bring
patient to the operating room
somnolent and capable Of re-
manning without sensation during
the long period necessary for COM
plicated operations, including, for
example, those upon the brain.
Moreover, it now is possible to
inject anesthetic substances into
the spine, and thus block off
sensation from portions Of the
body without interfering with
consciousness.
1t also is possible to inject
various solutions of anesthetic
character around the nerves af-
fecting certain portions OF the
body, and thus to block off single
sections.
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QUE tiOnS and
Answers

Q-What degree Mason 10
Franklin D. ROOSEVELT
A-Thirty-second.
Q-Give the names and address,
es of several astrologerS?
A-Madame Marcia, 1445 You
street, N. w, Washington, D. c.;
Gustave Meyer, 1925 Washington
street, Hoboken, N. j.; Belle Hart,
200 West Fifty-seventh street,
New York, N. Y.
Q-What is the address q
Harry A. Miller, Inc2
A-2652 Long Beach avenue, los
Angeles, Cal.
Q-Are aliens being admitted TO
the United States at the present
time?
Ayes, in limited numbers.
Q-On what days did Jan. IS,
1925. and March 7, 1927, fall2
A-Tuesday and Monday re-
spectively.
Q-Give the number Of drafted
and enlisted men in the United
States army during the World war
and their age limits? How much
did privates receive?
A-EnIsted 1888, 713 and drafted
2,679, 848 Age limits we're between
18 and As years. The pay Of
privates. first enlistment, was $50
a month, and for overseas service
$33.
Q-What is the minimum age
for President Of the United
States?
A-Thirty-f1ve.
Q-Name the President and
Vice-President Of the United
States during the War Of 1872?
A-James Madison, President,
and George Clinton, Vice-Presi-
dent.
Q-Why do stars appear to
twinkle?
A-The twinkle" is due to the
interference of dust, water vapor,
and other foreign substances with
the light rays as they pass through
the earth's atmosphere.
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Untold Wealth Wasted

TIME situation is particularly
IL bad in the case Of our forests,
according to Dr. Woods.
eve are using our timber re-
sources four times as fast as they
are being reproduced" he says.
"Unwise removal Of forest and
grass cover is causing rapid run
off of rainfall, causing erosion
and land destruction, the filling
of stream beds with resulting
floods, etc.
BY so doing we are opening
Pandora's Box for our children,
if not for ourselves, and wasting
billions of dollars Of wealth each
year"
The United States department
of agriculture and the land-grant
colleges long have stood for a
wise, scientific land policy and
are doing everything in their
power to bring it about, DR..
Woods says.
"They have been making soil
surveys and soil studies for many
years" he says. They have done
much toward pointing out areas
and soil types that should be de-
voted to state and national for
ests and those adapted to staple
crops.
They have aided in formulating
legislation to protect and promote
the policy, but progress is very
slow, due to lack of understanding
of the problems involved.
"a sound naturalization policy
is the first step in the solution of
our so-called agricultural prob
lem. It would bring no more non
agricultural land into crop pro-
duction.
1T would gradually bring back
into forest or pasture land that
already unprohtably is farmed
and thus put it on paying basis.
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Preventing Erosion

A POLICY which would return
N to timber land the areas best
suited to it would tend to stabi-
lie the business of wood produc-
ton and business based on forest
products generally, DR.. Woods be-
lieves.
In his opinion, a wise land pol
icy would help 10 prevent erosion,
regulate stream flow. conserve wa
er resources, including fish and
game, and water power.
The problem, however, does not
stop with the ALLEGATION Of land
to the purpose for which it is
suited best.
Coming back to our good agri-
cultural land. We find that it must
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Daily Thought

If there be among you poor
man of one Of thy brethren within
any OF thy gates in thy land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee,
thou shalt not harden thine heart,
nor shut thine hand from thy
poor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1871.
1T is not enough to help the
i feeble up, but to support him
after.-Shakespeare.
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wise to let class of individuals rich at the expense
danger.
The load under which general
breakdown is to be ordinarily have
proved utterly inadequate
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NJ. E. Tracy Says:
DEPRESSION REMEDIES WRONG
TN normal times. it is !

TN normal times. it is perfectly proper to hold
debtors responsible. If they have gone beyond
their depth, it is their own fault. When disaster
occurs, however, and the common good requires
concert Of action, rules designed to maintain a
system based on personal accountability must
be set aside.
We are in the midst of such disaster right
now. The task confronting us is not to preserve
a system, but to salvage a ration.
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The fellow who can't make up his mind ought
be whiz at designing jigsaw puzzles
The Washington times., 1933-05-08
To Wed June 16

Gen. and Mrs. George S.
Simonds have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Frances Page, to Lieut.. Nor
mando A. Costello, U. S. A..
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.
Costello of Franklin. Mass.
The wedding will take place
at the Army War College, Fri
day, June 16. The bride-elect
made her debut in Washington
last season after graduating
from Gunston Hall.
Lieutenant Costello, who is
stationed at Fort Davis, Canal
Zone, is a graduate Of West
Point, class of '29.
Mrs. Russell William Magma,
President General of the Ma
tional Society Daughters of
the American Revolution, has
joined her father, Colonel Wal
ter Scott, at their fishing camp
in Maine. Following a brief
stay there Mrs. Magma will go
to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she
will address the annual meet
ing of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution. While in Gin
cinnati Mrs. Magma will be en-.
tertained at dinner by the Gin
cinnati Chapter, Daughters Of
the American Revolution.
The Washington times., 1933-05-08
Century Houses on View

One of the most interesting houses to be visited the day
of the tour will be the residence Dr. and Mrs R. Savers
at GOT Ornoco Street. This the former home of Robert
Lee who went to live there at the Of H. following the
death of his father Gen. Henry Nght Horse Harry Lee
Its history began with that of Alexandria, with the patent to
Robert Housing which passed John Alexander then to his
two Robert and Philip to the latter falling that portion
which the town Of Alexandria erected 149 ORR
Street then "The Rolling Road down which the
planters from the hnterand rolled their tobacco to the Gov
eminent warehouse located at the foot of the street
On April 1899 for consideration of 1000 John Potts
and Elizabeth his wife, conveyed this property, to William
Ftzhugh, also of Alexandria, who lifelong friend of
Gen. Westinghouse
The Fendal House, the home of Mr. and Mrs Robert
Downham in North Washington Street, is another historic
house which included in the tour The records show that
it built previous 1884, of frame brick and it
the home of Philip Richard Fenda distinguished attorney
Of that day and of the ncoporaors of the Bank Of
Alexandria, The house decided to Richard Bland Lee in
1892 and for the next half century it occupied by various
members of the Lee family 1t in this house that large
group of the citizens of Alexandria met the night Gen.
Washington died to make arrangements for the part Aexan
dra to take in the last rites Of their famous fellow
citizen.
Many other interesting homes will be shown during the
tour and members Of the Rectors Aid Society will act
hostesses that afternoon.
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Chief Executive
Entertains at
Luncheon

President Roosevelt enter
tanned at luncheon today at the
White House in honor Of Mr.. T.
v. Soong, Minister Of Finance
Of China, who arrived on Satur-
day to confer with the President
prior to the World Economic
Conference in London.
The guests were the Minister
of China, Mr.. Sao-Ke Alfred
SEE; Mr.. Tsu-Wee Pea Mr.. w.
P. Wei, Mr.. Alfred M. Young,
the Counselor Of the Chinese
Legations Mr.. Yung Kwai; the
Secretary Of State, Mr.. Cordell
Hull; the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, Mr.. William H. Woodin;
the Secretary of Agriculture,
Mr.. Henry A. Wallace; Senator
Key Pittman, Senator Fred
eric c. Walcott, Representa-
tive Samuel D. McReynolds, the
Undersecretary of State, Mr..
william Phillips; the Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture, Mr..
Rexford Guy Tugwell; Mr.. Her
bert Feis, Mr.. Marvin H. McIn-
tyre, Mr.. Stanley K. Hornbeck,
Mr.. jefferson Patterson, Capt.
Walter N. Vernon, Col. James A.
Ulio.
The table was adorned with
pale yellow roses with a pink
center, white snapdragons, and
maiden hair fern.
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Embassy Dinner

The Ambassador of Cuba
and Sonora de Cintas enter
tanned at dinner Saturday even
ing, at the Embassy, in honor
of the Secretary of State of
Santo Domingo, Senior DR.. Don
Max Henriquez Urena, and
Sonora de Henriquez Urena,
who are spending some time in
the Capital.
The Ambassador Of Germany,
DR.. Hans Luther, will enter
tain at dinner this evening at
the Sulgrave Club in honor of
his distinguished countryman,
DR.. Hjalmar Schacht who is
here for parleys with the Presi-
dent prior to the World Econ
omic Conference in London.
The Minister of the Union Of
South Africa and Mrs. Louw
will entertain at dinner tomor-
row evening, at the Legation in
New Hampshire Avenue.
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Music festival
Is Planned

Mrs. Roosevelt heads the list
Of distinguished lovers of
music who will sponsor the
forthcoming May festival con-
cert of the Washington Choral
Society which will take place
Tuesday, May Is, at half past
eight o'clock in Central High
School Auditorium. Mr.. Louis
A. Potter will direct the choral
program which will include a
small worl- of Bach. THE Four
Seasons" hithero unsung in this
country, some lovely old Eng
lish madrigals, and Cesar
Franck's One Hundred and
Fiftieth Psalm, as well as or
chestral numbers, by members
of the National Symphony Or
cheStra, and the Warrington
String Quartet.
The sponsors include Mrs.
Anne Archbold, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence A. Aspinwall, Mr..
Percy re Atherton, Mrs. Hiram
Bingham, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic A. De-
lano, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Phelps Dodge, Col. U. S. Grant
Sd, Miss Grace Durham Guest,
Miss Alice Graeme, Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, Mrs. Hennon Jen-
nings, Miss Helen S. Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. John E. Lodge, DR..
dw;.rd D. Meigs, Mrs. Edwin
B. Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan
Phillips, Mrs. E. K. Peoples,
Mrs. JUL D. Strong, Mr.. I'D
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, Mrs.
Charles Warren, Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron w. Whitney, and Mrs.
David l.. Wing.
The Junior League is CO.
operating with the washington
Choral Society, and reserva-
lions for seats for the Festival
Concert may be had at the
League headquarters on Con-
necticut Avenue or from Mrs.
Gertrude Lyons, who is secre-
tary of the Choral Society.
X X
Mrs. Houghton P. Metcalf, Of
Providence, r. l., is at Ward
man Park Hotel.
X X
On Motor Tour
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barnes,
of Los Angeles. Cal, who
motored East from their home,
are in Washington for a week,
sojourning at Wardman Park
Hotel
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ONES ALEXANDRIA TO BE OPENED FOR ANNUAL TOUR ON MAY
Social Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Houghton
Of gainesville, Ohio, are at the
Dodge for a few days.
Mrs. r. e. L. Burford, Of
Brunswick Ca, is spending q
few days in the Capital at the
Dodge.
Mrs. Mary C. Waters has re-
turned from Florida, and is in
her apartment at the May
flower.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Abbott,
Of Bronxville, N. Y, are at the
Carlton for a few days, accom-
panied by their daughter.
DR.. and Mrs. William r.
Nicholson, of Philadelphia, are
at the Carlton for a stay Of
several days.
DR.. and Mrs. Royal S. Haynes,
Of New York City, are at the
Carlton while the former Is at
tending a convention here.
4 X \
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Roths-
child have motored to washing
ton from their home in Port
Chester, N. Y, and they are
stopping at the Carlton.
X X \
Miss Theodore Lasley, Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, is passing
some time at the Carlton.
X
Mrs. E. w. NARROW has ar
rived in Washington from her
home in New York city and is
at the Carlton.
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Dem ocratic Club
Luncheon Today

Miss Grace Frysinger, Of the
Department Of Agriculture,
spoke on 1.-THE Farm Woman"
at the luncheon given at the
Woman's National Democratic
Club today. Miss Frysinger
was introduced by Mrs. Clar-
ence I. Hendrickson. Mrs.
Charles S. Hamlin, Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair, Mrs. Frederic A.
Delano, Mrs. George P. Fry
singer, Mrs. Wilbur w. Hub
bard, Mrs. Edward B. MeigS,
and Mrs. James T. Newton
were at the speakers table.
Others attending the lunch
con were: Mrs. Eugene o.
Sykes, Mrs. Edward w. Pou,
Mrs. Pat Harrison, Mrs. Finis
Garrett, Mrs. Joseph Russell,
Mrs. Anderson Walters, Mrs.
Frank Crowther. Mrs. w. A.
Ayers, Mrs. Adrien F. Busick,
Mrs. Edward R. Martin, Miss
Eliza H. Parkins, Mrs. A. F.
Kempton, Miss Adelaide Steele
Baylor, Mrs. Charles G. Mat
thews, Mrs. Robert w. Hun
ter, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
Mrs. Frank Sprigg Perry, Mrs.
George N, Peek, Mrs. Charles
j. Brand, Mrs. Walter j. Cum
mings, Mrs. Edward O'Neal,
Miss Ethel Ketcham, Mrs. T.
H. Seay, Mrs. Herbert M. Brat
ter, Mrs. George M. Eckels,
Mrs. William j. Price, Mrs.
Winifred Artaud, Mrs. Mary
Hancock Tighe, Mrs. Grace j.
Leimbach, Miss Eleanor Con-
molly, Mrs. Ogilvie Shumate,
Mrs. A. s. Maddox, and Mrs.
Florence r. LIVINGSTON,
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Tompkins-Parke'
Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Tompkins announce the engage
ment of their daughter Louise
Chappelle Tompkins to Mr.. An.
drew Parker, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brainard w. Parker of Bethes-
da, Md.
Miss Tompkins made her de-
but with her sister Miss Pinkey
TompkinS at tea given by her
parents at Battery Terrill, in
Bethesda, early in December
and she shared honors with her
sister at the ball given by Mr..
and Mrs. Tompkins on Decem-
Der % at which all the members
of the smart younger set were
present.
Miss Tompkins, who is Of the
petite type, with black hair and
large blue eyes, is very artistic.
She studied classical dancing for
several years and was student
of art and music. She goes in
for sports and plays an excellent
game of tennis. She is a gradu-
ate of the National Cathedral
School.
X X
Mrs. Robert w. Chambers of
New York City, wife OF the
author, is spending a week at
the Carlton. She was Joined
Saturday by Miss Olive Whit
man, daughter of the former
governor of New York and Mrs.
Charles S. Whitman. Miss Whit
man will be married June 2 to
Mr.. John Jennings Parsons,
American representative OF the
International Telephone Com
pany, in Bucharest, Rumania.