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portant for the pupil to form the habit
Of thinking things out for himself than
for him to acquire simply texts and for
mulas. It insisted that it was more
fruitful to teach the student to think
freely for himself than to accept the
straitjacket of discipline, follow In the
goosestep set by authority.
Much Of the dullness and sterility OF
traditional education the progressive
educators found, and justly, in the en-
phaSis on the past, the fixed, the con-
ventional. Students were no longer to
be asked to center their attention, just
during the period when they were most
eager and alert to the life about them
on the debris and ashes Of things long
dead. Only the present is genuinely
alive and the future is the field in
which the young are going to run their
race Progressive education, therefore,
tried to emphasize those aspects Of the
past, those ways Of doing and thinking
that q student might look forward to
using in controlling the changes In
changing society.
There is not the slightest doubt that
the progressive movement in education
got rid of lot of dead wood. There is
no doubt that the whole educational
world has been freshened by the en-
phasis on freedom, spontaneity, by the
interest in the future rather than obei-
sance to the past Education had been
too long in a rut and had been passing
on conventional wisdom rather than in
culcating the habit Of intelligent under
standing. The revolt was revolt against
the dead hand Of the past, the para
lying hand Of fixed authority, the re-
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pressive hand Of discipline for its own
sake.
But there have been any number Of
educators, themselves fairly entitled to
be called progressive, who have looked
with serious question on some Of the
orthodoxes that have grown up In pro-
gressive education.
They have looked with some doubt
because they have seen some Of the
products of extreme devotion to pro-
gressive theories. They have seen some
of the results of the new spontaneity.
They have seen young men and women
full of enthusiasm, but with neither di-
rection nor responsibility nor disciplined
capacity. They have seen youngsters
with an enthusiasm for the future who
could not punctuate nor add two and
two. They have seen young men and
women who were free from everything,
including information. They have seen
students, brought up in the most mod
ern schools, SO devoted to the future
that they acted naively. cs II the world,
as well as themselves, had been born
yesterday. So successful has the new
education been in developing the habit
of thinking thing out yourself" that
some of those who have attended mod
ern schools have not stopped to inquire
whether they were not wasting their
mediocre talents thinking out what had
been completely worked out and thought
out before them.
We are beginning to think, in other
words, that the baby has been thrown
out with the bath water. There has
been . failure to distinguish the diff
ference between discipline for its own
arbitrary sake and that discipline Of
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Hawaiian Protests Keep
u. S. Cutter at Island

HONOLULU, Hawau.-Protest from
Hawaii residents has resulted In can
collation. Of orders to the Coast Guard
cutter Itasca to leave Hawaiian waters
to join the Bering Sea patrol for q SIX
month period.
The people Of the islands have had
numerous occasions to test the value Of
the Coast Guard cutter service and
when the Itasca was ordered to Alaska
widespread objections were voiced. Gov.
Judd requested a change in the orders.
pointing out that Hawaiian waters
should not be left unprotected. Civic
and commercial organizations joined
the protest. The cancellation or orders
is regarded as recognition Of the i'm
portance Of the Hawaiian area In the
Coast Guard service. ....., ..
(Copyrisht 1eoS.l
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BY IRWIN EDMAN.

NOTE-Dr. Irwin Edman has long
been q student OF the progressive move
ment In education. He is now associate
professor Of philosophy at Columbia
University, and his book, Human Traits
and Their Social Signidcance,'' is part
Of the curriculum AT many universities
in America and Europe.
Il past have been rejected by crises
in the educational world. IL Is
II not surprising that 1t should be
so at the present time. For edu-
cation in any period Is necessarily con-
cerned with two things: The transmits
sion of the culture, that is to say, the
traditions, of the past, and the develop
ment of techniques for dealing with the
future. In periods of settled and
ordered civilization, or periods Wnen
conservatism is in the saddle, tE>
transmitting functions Of education are
accentuated. THE wisdom Of the An
clients" becomes the chief theme of
educational institutions. And it is gen.
orally accepted that the wisdom OF the
ancients should be taught in the estab-
lished ways. Authority is the atmos-
phere of teaching and acceptance the
way of learning.
There are again periods Of adventure
and discovery in civilization when 1t
seems more important to discover ways
of dealing with the new and the chang
ing than simply to learn the old con-
ventional patterns. Not the best that
has been known and thought in the
world, but the best and most flexitje
ways Of dealing with the novel, the un-
precedented, the future come to the
center.
Economic and Social Life Changed.
Education for the last Is years has
been accenting the tradition Of expert
mentalism, of techniques for handling
the new rather than ways If mheriting
the old, however cherished and beau
tiful the old may be. In the last 70
years the pace of change has been so
accelerated that even the most stupid
and sleepy can recognize 1t: 1t Is no
use emphasizing authority in world
where all the old certitudes have come
| into question. no use accenting exclu-
! sively the inheritance of culture" in
a world uneasy with the most urgent
problems Of survival.
For it is not only the acceleration OF
invention and machinery that nave
changed the face Of the world to which
the young must be educated. It is the
profound change in the whole matrix of
social and economic life, of which the
first five months of the present admin
istration have been so notable an in
stance. We are passing from society
of competing individuals to a society OF
cooperative members Of a cooperative
commonwealth. The old values, the old
! traditions. even the old virtues may be
more transformed than we now realize
before the lifetime of most of us Is over.
About 25 years ago, largely under the
influence of my old teacher. John
Dewey. there began that general move
ment known as progressive education.
1t tried to substitute intelligence for
authority, freedom for discipline, con-
Germ with the future for reverence for
the past, fact for formula. 1t empha-
sized the fact that 1t was more I'M
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Plus XI First Pope
To Wear RaincOat

ROME. Italy.-When Msgr. Achilie
Ratti. the librarian of Desio, assembled
the papal throne as Plus XII ne added
something entirely new to the papal
wardrobe raincoat, especially made
in white to accord with pontifical vest
ments.
No previous Pope. so far as can be
learned. ever felt the need Of q rain
coat. But Plus XI, determined noun
tain climber in his youth, was bent on
taking what walks he could in the
limited area Of the Vatican grounds,
and he wanted to be able to 60 out,
rain or shine-and has done so.
Not only did the new Pope have q
raincoat made, but he also ordered that
a sort Of galley-roof be built along the
walls of Leo w." on the summit Of
the Vatican gardens. to provide extra
shelter for walks during stormy weather
Benedict XIV and Plus x, the pres
ent Pope's two immediate predecessors,
seldom went out, but for Plus XI a
daily walk has been almost fixed rule
Only in recent years. with advancing
age, has the Pope made exceptions.
(copyright. 1933J
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It was not until June, 1892. that
there existed any Federal statute deal
ing with kidnapping. In that month
the so-called Ltndbergh law went into
effect, making the interstate transpor-
tation of kidnapped persons Federal
0ffense. Another statute makes 1t
violation of Federal law to send through
the mails ransom letters or threats to
kidnap.
These new laws are proving potent
weapons. In It's present drive against
the racketeers. the Division of Investi-
CATION of the Justice Department IS
making full use Of them. Under their
authority the Federal Government is
enabled to cooperate fully with local
police in kidnap cases. For although
the Government, In q technical sense,
has the authority only to enforce Fed
eral laws and to prosecute cases OF
their violation, the Department Of JUS
tice cannot be sure, until case Is fully
solved. that certain kidnapers did not
cross State lines with their victims or
misuse the mails. In these cases We
are proceeding on the theory that there
may have been a violation of Federal
laws. and are not waiting until 1t Is
ascertained that there has been such
violation.
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This method of attack is proving q
serious obstacle to kidnapers. The act
of transporting their victims across the
nearest State line. which removes them
from the authority Of State offcial at
the scene Of the crime. facilitated their
business In former years. Now 1t brings
down upon them the wrath of the
Federal Government.
1t is gratifying to note that every
kidnapping case handled by the Division
Of Investigation since the Lindbergh
law became effective has been solved.
OF the IA kidnapping cases thus re-
ported and investigated, there have re-
suited death sentence, 8 life SEN
tences and other terms of imprison-
ment totaling nearly 375 years.
The Division Of Investigation has
also been called upon for assistance in
cases involving threats To kidnap.
Twenty persons are under arrest and
awaiting trial, 8 have been convicted
and sentences totaling 76 years have
been imposed.
The success which has attended the
prosecution Of recent kidnapping and ex-
tortion cases has not been due entirely
to theefforts Of the Department Of Jus
tice, Of course. The department could
not have succeeded without the aid Of
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many persons outside Of it. But it is
entirely fair to say that the work OF
the division Of investigation, which is
charged with handling such cases. has
been a potent factor in their solution.
The importance Of complete co-opera-
ton between local. State and Federal
authorities, and between these officials
and the family of the victim cannot be
overemphasized in the solution Of this
type of crime. The cordial spirit Of CO.
operation which police authorities and
the public have shown in the handling
Of recent cases is gratifying.
The perfect clearing up Of the recent
kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel IS an
excellent example of the results which
may be obtained through such co-opera-
ton. That was the first case In which
the family followed the advice offered
by the Department Of Justice that In
such circumstances immediate word
should be sent to the division Of investi-
cation.
Within few minutes after the actual
kidnapping Of Mr.. Urschel telephone
communication was established with the
director Of that division and Govern
ment agents were Immediately sent to
the scene Of the crime They continued
(Coptdn11ed on Fourth po0ol
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Progressive Calls a Halt
Freed Modern Students From Meaningless Discipline,
but Traditions Must Not Be Forsaken.

mind and habits which contributes the
stve education turns out often to be
q dangerous form Of sentimentaliSm
The world did not begin yesterday and
two senses there is a necessity and
already the symptoms Of the beginning
Of the return to a more adequate
Past Full Of Tcchnlques.
The past is full Of techniques and
habits, already developed, that we at
our peril dispense with If we were
really to overthrow the past we should
have brand-new world with q COM
plete set Of ignorant fools in it who
would have to learn everything from the
beginning again. Secondly, the past i,
patrimony, an inheritance of solace
and delight. Whatever our progress
may be in physical things and me-
chanical control, it Is to the past we
turn to discover that golden thread
Of art and thought and imagination
which is the birthright of every stu
dent
Even in q society undergoing the
changes, the great tradition is still
alive, more alive by far than the pass
ing fashions in current literature and
art. 1t Is almost fantastic that pro-
fess1onal educators should have come
to talk of the past as an old attic
fun Of useless lumber. It is rather the
fountainhead Of all that we have and
are. The realm In which Plato and
Milton, Bach and Mozart and Beethoven
abide Is not dead. It is the source OF
life. It Is not simply a realm to re-
treat to for refreshment and delight;
1t Is filled with rejuvenation for us, the
youngest generation of all mankind. II
Is almost criminally narrowing the
horizon OF . student to rob him Of the
meaning and beauty Of his past.
Dangerous Emphasis on Freedom.
In the same way there has been 9
DANGEROUS emphasis on spontaneity and
freedom. The greatest things, Spinoza
once remarked, are as difflcult as they
are rare. He Is really free who has the
greatest autonomous control over his
materials and himself. A great vogue
OF wishful thinking has been substi-
gressives in education have overthrown
the authoritativeness of the expert with
the authority Of the autocrat. They
have overthrown the discipline that
comes with knowing what one Is doing
with the discipline imposed by marinets.
Progressive education has done many
services. It has rescued education from
the doldrums and from stereotype and
routine. But q service could now be
done In progressive education by re-
mtnding it Of two things-the beauty
and use Of cultural tradition for our
leisure and the importance Of expert
training for our work.
In our confused and perilous work II
Is only the discipline of the expert that
will save us, not romantic talk about
spontaneity and freedom. We must be
careful that We do not rebel too COM
pletely against the hard-wun discipline
and cumulative tradition that has given
our civilization such order and stability
and beauty -, even In It, present
crisis, It sttll possesses.
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BY HOMER CUMMINGS,

Attorney General Of the United States.
1HE drive being made by the De-
partment of Justice against
crime is yielding results. In
i the light of the last few months
work we can gauge somewhat
the ability of the United States Gov
ernment to cope with the so-called
crime wave" and it is encouraging to
note that the late Summer and early
Fall have witnessed a decided drop In
the number of kidnapings. extortion
cases and threats of predatory crime.
The extent to which the racketeers
are being discouraged in their raids on
law-abiding citizens and legitimate
business may have been somewhat OBJ
scured by the publicity given various
instances of crime. This is particularly
true in connection with kidnapingS.
The spectacular features Of case, the
facts that person was kidnapped and
that a large ransom was demanded
and perhaps paid-these overshadow in
the public mind the facts that through
the operations of the law-enforcement
authorities the victim was returned un-
harmed. the guilty parties arrested,
tried an sentenced and the ransom
money recovered.
Evening star., 1933-10-29

NOTE Irwin Edman has long
been q student OF the progressive move
ment In education. He Is now associate
professor Of philosophy at Columbia
University, and his book. Human Traits
and Their Social Significance, Is part
Of the curriculum AT many universities
In America and Europe,
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COLLAPSE OF ARMS PARLEY
BECINSFRESH PRE-WAR ERA
Observer Says Germany's Action Is Logi
cal and That World Peace Is No y
Longer Possible.
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS.

"HE collapse Of the Geneva Arms
Conference marks the end Of q
postwar period and the begin
i ming Of pre-war era. 1t insures
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The llauot Trade

Certainly not enough thought has
Hes es,oe sesn sI.de ve we to .am be faes TO
with it in Q few weeks and many local.
ties are going to be unprepared. The
result is likely to be q hasty devising OF
scheues and q great deal OF olssatls-
faction with results.
The Federal Government Is evidently
not in q mood to take the lead or 70
interfere in any way, though 1t Is 10 pc
hoped that the District OF Columpla WIZ
set q high standard which the STATES
may find it wise to follow. Inc guioius
principles to which have been per,
suaded by observation in Canada ana
various European countries are
simple. feel that II the business s. can
be conducted wholly In the open, WITH
out the ashamed secrecy wnlcn Gnai na1-
acterized the old saloon, there wiz IoI-
low q much healthier habit OF consump-
ton. Drunkenness will be held at q
minimum II drinking Is done IN clean,
airy places quite open to the street.
It would have been better. IN my
opinion, II the Federal Government had
set up q monopoly for the manufacture,
import and sale Of spirits. This woulo
have prevented the poisonous effects OF
inferior qualities. There will be long
period during which improperly aged
and hastily manufactured spirits Will
be the only domestic kinds obtainable
Great caution in the protection OF pub
lie health will be necessary, not all OF
which can be furnished by the Food
and Drug Administration. The task Will
be too great.
But the Government Is not undertake
ing this responsibility. It Is falling to
the States and It will doubtless be LETT
In
are immense A new vested interest WILL
grow up fully equipped with lobbyists,
lawyers and all the paraphernalia OF
an industry under general suspicion ana
with a need for the constant molding
of public opinion. We are evading one
problem only to find ourselves faced
with q worse one.
Drink and Taxes.
Another danger Is that liquor will be
an easy mark for taxation. It Is hkely
to be made so expensive by heavy ex-
cises that the bootlegger will still nnd
1t profitable to operate. There VIII be
customs, for II we are to have good
spirits within q decade they win have
to be imported. And there will be Fed
eral and State excises as well as license
fees. II we are to legitimize this trade
it ought to be made accessible without
such handicaps that not all can share
In 1t or that no one but the rich can
consume the product.
On the whole the prospect Is very
dark. Those who have so ardently ad-
vocated repeal ought to be working con-
sistently for the reform Of those condi-
tions which caused prohibition. But
every one Is so impatient with this issue
that It seems impossible to interest any
one In intelligent discussion o6 the prob
lens to come.
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Continued on Fourth Page. }
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
Kinks MARKING
ANNIVERSARY
47th Year in Business
Celebrated by Start
of Sale.

Forty-seven years in business is
being celebrated by Kinks, % North
Illinois street, with an anniversary
sale opening today.
Believed the first store in the
United States devoted exclusively to
women's apparel. Kinks was opened
forty-seven years ago today in a
small building on Washington street.
The present store has been occupied
for the last twenty years.
Officials of the store, in ANNOUNCE
the sale, stated patrons will share in
the anniversary celebration with
savings which probably can not be
offered again, due to rising whole
sale prizes.
Entire six floors of the store will
take part in the sale, and traditional
Rink quality will be stressed, &C
cording to A. Weinberg, vice-presi-
dent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
CAUCUS SYSTEM
is RESTORED IN
BUTLER VOTING
James J. Stewart Named
New President of
Senior Class.

The fraternity caucus system,
fought at Butler university as bad
politics" was re-established at the
election held yesterday at the uni
versity.
James J. Stewart. a member Of
the football team which is in Des
MONIES, Ia, was elected president
Of the senior class. He is a mem
Der of Phi Delta Theta and Blue
Key, honorary fraternity for upper
classmen at the university.
Other officers elected were Mag
6alene Adams, Kappa Alpha Theta,
as vice president; Emsley johnson
Jr., Delta Tau Delta, as treasurer,
and Avanelle Brenneman, Delta
Delta Delta, as secretary.
Votes in the election we're cast by
approximately one hundred seniors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
ing a s5o.ooo.oOo property valuation.

ing a s5o,OOo.OOO property valuation.
as opposed to the S40,00J000
claimed by Sherman Minton. public
counselor, who launched the rate
reduction case.
At the hearing yesterday they
declined to produce an appraisal OF
the properties made in 1929 by Stone
and Webster, industrial engineers.
Commissioners asked that this be
presented today.
These figures will be used to OPP
pose the book values Of the COM
pany upon which the $4,000 900 fig
ure is based. The book value meth
cd of providing a rate base was at
tackled vigorously by Chairman
Perry Mozart of the commission.
He contended that book values
now bear no real relation to the
replacement new costs, which the
utilities for years have built up as
rate base through court decisions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
PILOT KILLED IN CRASH
Plane Smashes After Aviator Is
Caught in Tailspin.

? NtTfH FffNS
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct g.
George Courtmanche, "a, South
Bend, was killed here last night
when the plane he was plotting
crashed after he apparently had
brought it out of a tailSpin.
Homer Stockert, flying beside
Courtmanche in another plane
when the accident occurred, said
Courtmanche brought his ship out
of a spin at 300 feet. He then lost
control and crashed at the edge of
Bendix municipal airport. The dead
pilot was student fiier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06

Don't let them gee a Stranglehold.
Fight germs quickly Circumcision
combines the best helps known to
modern science. Powerful but harm
less. Pleasant to take. No mar
cotics. Your own druggist is au-
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the spot if your cough o rcold is not
relieved by Observation-Disclosures
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
I Dead, 20 Hurt in NelU
Steel Strike Outbreak

up the Monongahela river from
Pittsburgh, pickets held close
vigil over the plant of the Carnegie
Steel Company.
The situation was tense over a
wide area.
Adam Pitrusaka, so, bystander,
was slain. Nine men received bull
let wounds. More than a score were
beaten and eleven picket leaders
were clamped in jail.
The Ambridge and Clarion stri-
kers both were demanding recogni-
ton of their unions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
UTILITY VALUE
SLOWS HEARING
1929 Appraisal Demanded
of Firm by Service
Commission.

Fight to get 1929 appraisal of
insult properties that were merged
to form the Public Service Company
of Indiana and price paid for the
common stock was continued at
the public service commission rate
hearing today.
Company attorneys are demand
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
AUTO THEFT SUSPECT
GIVES UP TO POLICE
Didn't Want to Be Shot" He Says
After Hating in Chase.

Freedom is sweet, but life is sweet
err, was the reason given last night
by Francis Hunt, 81, 449 Goodlet
avenue, for stopping, following an
automobile chase in which police
we're pursurers, seeking to arrest
him on an auto theft charge.
L didn't want to be shot" Hunt
said as he was taken into custody.
He is accused of stealing an auto
mobile belonging to Paul H. Har-
land, 712 Livingston avenue, from
442 Concord street.