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powerful influence on the national psychol-
ogy. An artifcially high market followed BY
an inevitable gambling collapse could play
havoc with industrial recovery. which is being
purchased by the cooperation and tempo
rary sacrifices Of the legitimate industries Of
the country.
The administration owes it to the indus
trial recovery plan-and 10 the 900
Americans who are trying employers,
workers and consumers to make the recovery
plan success-to protect recovery from the
gambling sharks There is every reason to
believe that the President will act on this re-
sponsibility If necessary. But the Job can be
done better and quicker by the New York
Stock Exchange itself it, under the stimulus
Of great emergency, it has the capacity for
self-reform.
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CONFIDENCE IN UNCLE SAM

CONFIDENCE in the government and be-
~ lief that economic conditions are def
nitely en- the mend are reflected in the quick
oversubscription Of the governments new is
sue of bonds and notes
While the Offering was for $3.50 900 0oo it
is now probable that more than billion in
obligations will be issued. Short-term loans
of 900 will fall due this month and
next. and proceeds of the loan will go for
their retirement. Conversion of the So
called floating debt into long-term bonds
and notes is regarded as desirable by the
government. since it does away with the ne
cessity for constant refnancing
Success of this iSsue-the first since 1891
-augurs well for the future borrowing that
will be necessary in connection with the re-
covery program.
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WANDERING WOMEN

A PECULIAR development of the relief sit
n uation in New York City, and presum-
ably elsewhere. is that while the number of
homeless men is decreasing as business picks
up, the number of homeless women is increas-
ing.
The Welfare council of New York reports
that Is per cent fewer men sought shelter in
June than in May. while the number of wom-
en- was IL per cent greater.
The increase in the number of destitute
women was attributed to the fact that each
day additional women and girls are reaching
the end of their resources and are Obliged
to appeal TO charity. And they are not the
type regarded as "derelicts," but are former
white collar workers unskilled for the most
part, but heretofore self-supporting.
1t has been estimated that the number of
homeless women adrift in the United States
has reached a total of 100000 Many of them
have taken to the open road in their search
for work.
We have been accustomed in the past to
large numbers of unemployed and wander
ing men; transient labor has in fact been
useful in many ways. But the addition of
women to the ranks of this unfortunate army
constitutes new and disturbing problem in
our social readjustment
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
BLUE EAGLE WOMAN
Woman the delivereri

Correct is President Roosevelt in his opin-
ion that the buying power lies largely in the
hands Of Americas women. You will, If mar.
RED, and you'll say that power" is the right
word for it,
BY no means does the fate of the MIRA
depend wholly, or even principally, upon get
ting more money into the possession of the
masses. That money must be spent judi
ciously, and there is no disputing the PROPOSE
ton that 1t will take judicious. confident
spending by the women TO make the wheels
OF factories, railroad equipment and mills 90
round and round again. normally.
This is not written TO urge a plunge into
luxuries 1t is safe 10 say that there are,
comparatively mighty few wardrobes in the
country that are not full of WORKOUTS or
last-season habiliments; that there are mil
lions of households that have been denied
common necessities and the little luxuries
which have contributed TO making the Ameri-
can standard of living the highest on earth.
Anything like general boarding or selfish
ness born Of fear for ones individual inter-
ests and thereU be no national industrial re-
covery. The Blue Eagle will hatch no chicks
ever able to stand on their own legs Active
and urgent in the mind of every American
woman with newly-acquired money power
must be the certainty that boarding or con-
tinuance Of the pinching policy will mean
defeat of perhaps the last great effort to save
the country from period of human misery
such as America has never before expert
enced.
To simply possess more money than in
the last four years of fear, pinching and self
denial will not save 1t will not save even the
possessor. The difference between possessing
and judiciously spending is like that between
the muddy stagnant. scun-covered mill pond
and the clear flowing stream whose irrigation
means food for man and beast.
Woman, you have great power Use it to
make the wheels of industry 60 round Don't
pawn it.
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1t Seems
to Me
: BY HAYWOOD BROUN :

NEW YORK. Aug Sit we'll
~ may be that when these few
lines appear local showers or other
disturbances Will have checked the
heat wave Nevertheless. I will
chance II and give a few hot wealth.
er hints which generally offer
about this time Of yea.
Doctors and other learned men
are fond Of furnishing August
don Is. and I would keep my own
trap shut but for a feeling that all
the others tragically are wrong in
the advice which they offer
The gist of most OF the programs
which have seen is to do nothing.
eat a little lettuce and drink some
lukewarm water. Even If that is,
by any chance. physiologically sound.
1t is more than the human spirit
should be called upon to bear.
Man has outlived many animals
which could lick the life out OF him
in fair combat. and he has done IL
by his ability TO thumb his nose at
the weather When the glaciers
slipped down from the polar caps
the saber-toothed tiger sneezed and
died. But primitive man found
himself some minstrel corresponding
TO Whittier or Robert w. Service
and kidded himself along into the
notion that II was fun 10 have your
ears frozen.
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:: The Message Center ::
wholly dapprove of what

Times readers are Hyited 10 cypress
their riers in these columns Make your
Limit them TO ESQ tcords or Icss.J
letters short, so all can here a chance.
A Reader
Haywood Broun, in his column
PUBLISHED in The Times, July "a,
makes one of the most pungent
comments upon the current scene
that l have read. He says:
Il am all for planned production
and for codes. but when 1 read that
some generous industry has gone
into huddle. only to come out with
the announcement that nobody is to
be paid less than s12 a week,
tremble for this purchasing power
which I have seen mentioned so re-
Gently in the headlines of our news
papers.
Il don't see how anybody can keep
body and soul apart for s12 a week"
I suspect that great many peo-
pie are beginning to wonder if the
MIRA is at best not just another
colossal blunder of a colossal fat
head. From my seat in the upper
gallery, it has an even more sinister
aspect. Here is how the MIRA will
affect one American family-that is,
American at present:
My father works flfty-siX hours a
week for S28. With that sum, we
have contrived an existence for four
persons. I call it merely an ex-
istence-not life-becaUse it has
meant cancellation of all sacial con-
facts. We do not accept hospitality
which we can not return. 1t has
meant that when we needed medi-
cal attention, we have been unable
to afford it. It has meant that
higher education is a luxury with
which we have dispensed. 1t has
meant-an existence.
A thirty-five hour week for sl4
will mean that We must vacate the
rental property we occupy, for the
reason that current taxes will not
permit further lowering of rental
rates. With Sl4 salaries the general
rule, will our landlord be able to let
his property? If not, how will he
be able to pay his taxes? But that
is something over which our bril-
liant statesmen may worry.
A thirty-f1ve hour week for s14
will mean that our insurance must
lapse-that We can no longer meet
utility bills-that our food and
clothing will be scanty and meager
that we can not pay personal
property taxes-that my father will
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CURBING SPECULATION

TINE house cleaning rules issued by the
II New York Stock Exchange probably are
the wisest move ever made by Wall Street.
The profeSsed object of the new rules is TO
curb speculation. To that end margin require
merits are increased and weekly reports to the
exchange committee are required on pool and
syndicate operations.
Whether these rules will prove ADEQUATE re-
. mains to be seem Obviously the new system
will not even have a chance OF success unless
he exchange members cooperate completely
and in good faith
There are many who believe that half
way measures are not enough to prevent the
worst speculative evils. Especially there is
demand in some responsible quarters for en-
forced publicity on pool operations as the
surest way to produce results.
II is an open secret that the Roosevelt
administration is studying the problem in
preparation for rigid regulation Of the Stock
Exchange II that expedient becomes neces-
sary. The administration would much prefer
it is said. for the Stock Exchange to regulate
itself. provided voluntary action gets under
way quickly.
Doubtless the knowledge that effective
voluntary regulation is the only alternative
to a strict government licensing system has
encouraged the board OF governors of the
Stock Exchange TO hasten the new rules.
In the midst OF the crucial national re-
covery plan neither the administration nor the
nation can be indifferent to the effects OF
unrestrained stock market speculation. II the
effect were merely 10 wipe out few gamblers
the government would not be concerned.
But. unfortunately. stock quotations, no
matter how inaccurate they may be in re-
necting actual business conditions. have a
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SATURDAY. Auo S. 1893.
A DOUBTFUL CURE

A COMPLETE solution for the kidnapping
racket can be designed "on paper" by
penalizing those who pay rewards to kid
napers Such solution accords perfectly
with the theory that If you take the profit out
of crime there will be no crime.
But no Law ever has been strong enough
to go against human nature.
That penalizng the reward payer does go
against human nature Is our fear in con-
nection with the recommendation made by
the Governor Of New York and others.
We only have to recall the recent waves
Of public emotion which have risen instinc-
lively in behalf Of the father and the
mother Of a kidnapped child or the wife of
kidnapped husband to give us pause on the
question Of whether a jury would ever convict
under a statute penalizng those who pay
the reward.
Failure Of such statute to stand up
widespread refusal of iuries to convict-woud
add one more chapter to the already long
story of laws that are unenforceable.
To strengthen the law against the
kidnaper himself. to create a Scotland
Yard TO set up any uper-intellgence serv-
ice. no matter what the cost. in order to
stamp out this most vicious and heartrend-
ing of all rackets-yes
But to prosecute the relative who has
gone through the torture and who has re-
sponded as you and would respond might
have the effect of not retarding and stamping
out the crime, but of demonstrating to the
racketeers themselves that one more law has
merely proved its impotency
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So They Say

The first thing to do once YOU
arrive in any place is to sit down
and catch your breath and take a
nap if you feel so MISUNDERSTANDING
w. Van Loon, author.
What the world really wants is
liberalism. But what is going on
in the world really is the reverse to
hberalism.-Lord Grey Of Fallodon
Jesus had no interest in a religion
that divorced itself from righteous
ness.-Dr. William Pearson Tolley.
president of Allegheny college.
There are many sincere people
who regard warships as not only a
superfluous luxury, but actually con-
slider them an incentive TO war
Claude A. Swanson, secretary of the
navy.
I do not think Mr.. Roosevelt can
reduce to order by legislation
world of which chaos is the basic
principle.-Professor Harold ]. Laski
OF oxford university.
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acidosis or the fact that the person
has taken large dose of alcohol
or Of ether.
Associated with the onset Of faint
ing there may be dizziness or light
medicines. The average human
walks erect and pays no attention
TO his sense of balance because that
is controlled by a number of reflex
sensations coming to the brain from
various places.
The semi-circular canals of the
internal ear give the human being
a sense Of his position in space.
There is also feeling associated
with the muscles which aids the
determination Of presence in space.
II the body tends TO accumulate
acid, dizziness is a prominent symp-
tom. Anything that interferes with
the coordination between the sense
Of vision, the muscle sense and the
sensation coming from the semi
circular canals will produce dizzi-
ness.
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on the contrary, we wish TO conduct
ourselves like reasonable human
beings, We can not initiate the
murderer.
Let US. at least. be honest about
it. When We cry for blood, We
only are shouting aloud our own
defeat. For we have failed, sor-
didly, shamefully. to cope with
crime in any sensible fashion. Our
whole legal system tends 10 pro-
mote rather than lessen it. The
gangster is the result OF our mass
dishonesty. our vile political rack
eteering, our spoils system.
To be effective. punishment must
be swift and sure. The law should
act quick as dagger thrust. Most
important Of all. the crimes that 60
on in this country within the law"
under the sanction Of the courts and
the people, must cease, before we
tan hope TO rid ourselves Of bandits.
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BETTER BUSINESS CHART

THE President has created a new federal
statistical agency. statistical chart is a
dry affair. So is a compass or fever Their
mometer. But life sometimes depends on
them. Just ar inaccurate fever chart may
cost patients life. so an unreliable eco
nomic chart may close banks bankrupt bust
nesses and throw workers on the streets to
starve.
Indeed. that is more or less what happened
for two years when officials of the Hoover
administration were pulling figures out of
their hats to prove that prosperity was Just
around the corner.
Despite our boasted American business
efficiency. it is a little known fact that we
have no complete and authoritative govern
ment statistics on business and labor condi-
lions. On great many questions where pre-
else statistics are essential, we have been
operating by guesswork. or by misleading gen.
ordinations on inadequate figures.
Therefore the Hoover administration was
not altogether to blame for its wish-fulin-
ment figures-the charts were so incomplete
often they could be read either way
With the advent of the Roosevelt admin
istration and the recognized need for definite
economic planning on a national scale the old
hit-or-miss government statistics were more
inadequate than ever
The first reform was achieved when Sec
rotary Frances Perkins named DR. Isidor
Lubin an outstanding expert. to head and
reorganize the bureau of labor statistics
Meanwhile, other cabinet officers were i'm
proving their statistical organization, and
many of the emergency bodies. such as the
agricultural adjustment agency and the in
dustrial recovery administration. were setting
up new chart agencies.
That is the purpose of the new central
statistical board. on that board it is said
there will be such men as DR. Lubin for labor.
DR.. Mordecai Ezekiel for agriculture and DR..
Winfield Rieffler for the federal reserve.
Given free hand they will gather statistics
that can be trusted.
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Inconsistencies Laid to Numerous Causes

EEW people have the slightest
l. idea of what is to be done
when another person suddenly
becomes unconscious. There are
numerous causes for this condi-
ton, but practically all of them
are related in some manner to
the brain, since the brain is the
seat of consciousness.
A blow on the head: pressure
on the brain from a large blood
clot; lack of blood supply to the
brain; the effects of such drugs as
opium, ether, chloroform or alcohol:
or carbon monoxide gas may pro-
duce Inconsistencies.
A physician who is called to see
a person who suddenly has become
unconscious makes his decision as
TO the cause OF Inconsistencies
from a number Of factors. He feels
the pulse TO determine whether. by
its rate and strength, the difficulty
is affecting the circulation Of the
blood.
He watches the breathing rate. If
it is between IS and 80 and fairly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-05
Diet for Hot Weather

THERE is also the matter of hot
IL weather diet to which have
referred in passing. The doctors
tell us to toy with lettuce. a mouth
tul OF cold soup and perhaps a
radish. This is not the fare for
brave men. Although l never have
advocated tho use Of spirits or any
other beverages which steal awav
the brain and reduce man TO the
level Of the beasts, must admit
that the last two or three DAYS have
offered splendid opportunities for
drinking.
/ am not arguing that mint tuleps,
gin rickeys, highballs and old
fashioned cocktails actually reduce
the bodily temperature. AS Mrs.
Boole and other dry partisans long
have contended, ten or twelve of
these drinks likely are 10 make YOU
feel terrible. But in very hot
weather you are going to feel
terrible, anyway. All say is, What
have you got TO lose?"
And then there is beer. II the
see how the Democratic party.
which brought about the modifi-
cation of the Volstead act. ever
can be defeated. In winter. spring
and early autumn beer seems to me
more or less a negative beverage. It
is merely a tossup between even the
best of brews and good we'll water.
But in summer water Just won't do.
On hot days l advise all my clients
to shun 1t with fortitude. In order
to turn a brave and bold face to
the sun you must have some stim-
ulation. You must feel the drink as
II pours into your ego. Primitive
man drank beer. The saber-rootbed
tiger did not. Where is that tiger
today? Where is man? But per-
haps that is an argument into
which We had better not 60 too
deeply.
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BIZ Making 1t q Virtue

A ND the human race has main
L n tanned itself in the Arctic.
along the equator and even IN the
temperate zones by developing
compensating literature In other
words. If you give the weather an
inch it will slip over ten degrees
Of temperature on you. Excessive
cold or heat must be greeted as
challenge.
I am a slothful man, but when-
ever the mercury hits a hundred or
Whereabouts. make it n practice 10
put on a rubber shirt and a couple
Of sweaters and eXclaim, Now for a
round of golf'
OF course, / always do not get all
the way through. Sometimes they
pick me up by the second green and
carry me back to the locker room,
where restoratives can be apoled.
one OF these days-and yesterday at
high noon seemed almost like the
spot-the sun will get me. But
nothing ventured. nothing gained.
And when the time comes or a good
deal later I'd like to go like the gray
goose and be struck down on the
wing. rather than be potted in a
corner in my undershirt and with a
palm-leaf fan.
Certainly. the more nan surren-
ders to high temperature. the great
er will be the anguish Of his nerve
centers and his spirit. I can think
of no more punshing pursuit upon a
hot day than sitting still. In that
situation your whole life passes in
review before you You may en-
JOY that. but to me it is n most
distressing spectacle. And so 7
would rather go out and golf or play
tennis or dance the encores.
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BY DR.. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association Of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine

strong he is certain that there is no
immediate danger of death from
failure of respiration.
He studies the color of the face.
If there is great pallor or blueness.
or a purple color he realizes that
there are difficulties with the blood
He observes also if the skin is hot
or cold, and determines the pres
ence or absence Of perspiration.
The eyes are noted to observe II
the pupils are equal or unequal, If
they are dilated or contracted. IN
equal size OF the pupils is a common
symptom of injury to the brain.
such as a brain hemorrhage. It also
may be desirable to feel the skull
TO determine whether or not there
is fracture or crushing injury be-
meath the surface of the scalp.
In the presence Of excessive heat,
sunstroke may be the cause Of IN
consciousness. The odor OF the
breath may indicate the presence Of
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BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

occasional enforcement of the death
sentence.
Those who shout for that forget
apparently that the loopholes in the
law are many and wide; that courts
are slow and cumbersome; that
about half our criminals are never
caught at all and most Of those who
are escape through technicalities or
paroles.
WET daily We read editorial sem
l. fences such as this. When did
the gangster show mercy? Why,
then, should a lot OF sickly minds
and palpitating hearts be allowed
10 interpose between humanity and
these monsters?"
To be sure, if we desire to at
tain the state Of mind that &C.
tuates the gangster. then we must
act Ike a gangster-namely, kill. II,
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be spared the pleasant duty of pay
ing S4.56 gross income tax to In
diana.
A thirty-five hour week for S14
will mean that we can no longer
support my grandmother. who is one
Of fathers three dependents. Next
January, she will be a candidate for
an old-age pension. providing such
pensions can be paid from inevi-
tably curtailed tax returns.
My belief that all of these things
are deliberate attempt to wipe out
the middle class is founded on the
unvarnished truth that It is the
middle and lower classes that are
being forced TO bear the brunt, the
major portion, Of the expense of at
tempted recovery-a retrogressive
recovery. If all this fanfare of
sharing work were accompanied by
agitation for capital levy against
those VINO we'll car afford it. I
might believe differently. But on
this point there is discreet silence.
Let the forgotten man pay for the
capitalists forgotten mistakes. We
dare not cut a Mellon"
And so when I see the spread
eagle OF the NRA. I shall know that
there operates a merchant who be-
lieves what the controlled Press of
this country with its usual pro-
clivity for presenting one side of
case) is stampeding him into con-
sidering right-who believes that
sl4 a week is living wage-who
believes that he himself should be
spared the expense of rebuilding
what he is responsible for wrecking
who believes that what the United
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A Woman's Viewpoint

TINE increase Of crime does some
l. thing more than terrorize a
people. 1t lets loose an emotional
rage for revenge that demorahzes
character and destroys all sober
judgment.
Kidnapings - Alpha and Omega
OF crinle-lately have stirred the
beast within the national soul.
And so. everywhere there arises
the cry Let US kill! Let US kill"
And by the time one or two or half
dozen criminals have been exc
cuted. we shall probably say 70 our
selves. Revenge, death. that does
the business"
But it will not be true. The only
thing that ever can put an end to
crime is the earnestness and speed
with which we apprehend and pun
ish the malefactor. It is national
determination that counts-not an