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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
SATURDAY, FEB. 10, 1898.
JUST AS INSURANCE

Citizens who have the best interests of the city
at heart might we'll take out some insurance against
the politicians of both parties by launching an in
dependent ticket in advance of the primaries
The law does not favor independent candida
ces. They are barred after the primary. But they
can be filed in advance.
The city is on record by vote of six to one in
favor of nonpartsan city government. The people
voted for that when they tried to get the city man
ager form. Only by luck, the city fell into the ca
pable hands Of Reginald Sullivan.
Had the politicians Of his party made the selec-
ton, the mayor would have been an entirely diff
ferent person.
Politicians see in government the chance to dis
tribute jobs and keep up their organization The
party always comes before the welfare of the city,
Within few weeks the primaries will be held
unless the legislature decides on repeating the law;
theoretically for economy but in reality to turn the
nominations over to the party machines.
The list of probabilities in both parties up to date
is not inspiring. Candor would suggest that there
are other citizens who would serve better
The mayor will be important during the next four
years. In addition to the growing problem Of I'M
employment, a problem that requires careful con-
sideraton and treatment the utility question will be
urgent.
The taking over Of the gas company, while in
the hands Of the utility district will be influenced to
great degree by the attitude of the mayor. He will
have much to say about the policy of its operation
Other utility service will need public attention while
law enforcement important in depressions should
not be left to hands that might be compscent to-
ward violators.
Above all, taxation will be of real import to the
owners OF real estate Partisan political rule gen.
orally means waste and extravaganza Political debts
must be paid. Political workers become Office iders
Some outstanding citizen should be drafted for
the Job' at least as threat to the politicians.
The leaders in the city manager movement should
get busy Perhaps both parties would accept
their suggestions. If they did not an independent
campaign In the event of unhappy partisan nomina-
uons' might save the city from many troubles
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18

peace machinery resting on the league covenant and
the Kellogg anti-war pact is about the only thing
that stands between the world and another gen.
eral war.
There are far more war causes and dynamite
dumps in the world now than in 1914. The
now flaming in the far east and in Latin America,
the war preparations in Europe, may at any time
get out of bounds.
If there is another world war we do not know
all that will happen. But we know some of the
things that will The present system, under which
Great Britain and France are masters of much Of
the world, will be wiped out.
Therefore, the present apparent effort Of Great
Britain and France to save the worlds peace ma
chinery is not surprising. On the contrary, the
solved mystery-unless the explanation is just stu
pidity-is why the European powers waited for al
most year and half to protect their large interests
in treaty preservation while Russia and the United
States stood alone for peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
PENALIZING PROGRESS

Under the pending measure to change the utility
laws, progressive cities which own their own cleo
trio gas or water plants to be penalzed.
The law would place these publicly utfi-
ties on the tax rolls for all taxation except city
levies They will be compelled to pay state and
county taxes. 81,
The purpose, Of course is plain. 1t is to protect
the privately owned utilities from comparisons and
discourage the movement toward public owner
ship. 1t fits well into the plans of the utilities
who show a suspicious inactivity
If publicly owned utilities are to be taxed why
not go the limit and put all public property on
the tax rolls?
Why not put the sewers on the rolls? Some
cities have disposal plans. Others have none Why
Discriminate
For that matter If there be a general DISPOSE
ton to penalize progress why put city halls and
auditoriums, community houses, even court houses
under taxation?
Aside from the real danger that courts will de-
clare the whole measure invalid because Of this
endeavor to tax publicy-owned property, which
idea may Turk in the minds of the utility lawyers
the thing Is wrong in principle.
Any community showing progress should be en-
couraged, not handcuffed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
THE LEAGUE LIVES

If the League of Nations has been dead 1t Is
alive again.
No better answer could be made by the league
to its many critics than the report of the commit
tee of nineteen uphoding the peace treaties against
Japan. Since all the large powers are represented
on that committee and since virtually all the smaller
league nations have been urging the policy for more
than year, ratification of the report by the full
league assembly next week is considered certain.
So far recall, this is the first major
case in which the League of Nations or any other
international political organization has had the hon
esty and courage to apply its rule and professions
to world power.
Despite elaborate rules and pledges of one kind
and another, the large powers have managed by
delays and evasons and diplomatic trades to carry
their imperialisms in violation of treaties and
covenants.
Taking only two notorious examples, the years Of
hypocritical staing by league disarmament confer
and the leagues failure since September 1881,
to cite Japan for treaty violation have demonstrated
the capacity of Great Britain and France to make
a mockery of the league.
Now that there seems to have been sudden re-
versa of policy need not be too critical of the
immediate causes 1t is true that American and
Russian policy in favor of the sanctity of treaties
rapidly making the leagues tactics untenable
1t is true that the alarming emergence of Hitler
Hohenzolern power in Germany helped to brighten
France and Britain to the need Of keeping treaties
alive. 1t is true that the great powers had mis-
used the league for their short-Sghted purposes so
long and had shattered so much faith in its eff
fcacy that the league rapidly losing all value,
even a screen for their domination Of world
affairs
But If the European powers have discovered be-
latedy that it to their best interests in the long
run to maintain real rather than a fake league,
We should not complain at their intelligence.
Nations are expected to act in self-interest The
folly Of Great Britain and France in their original
support of japanese treaty breaking was precisely
in their failure to that they were digging their
own graves
With all its faults and weaknesses, % world
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
"NICETY OF DETAILS"

The job Of defending the third degree usually
falls to the brutal and lazy policeman who uses it,
in lieu of evidence, to wiring confessions from the ac-
cused. In Pennsylvania, recently, judge defended
the practice and thereupon had himself reversed by
the state supreme court.
I'm the procuring of confessions sometimes the
nicely Of details must be governed by the necessity
Of circumstances" said Judge McDevt, in charging
Philadelphia jury that tried and convicted young
William Brown, who confessed under police torture
to killing 8-year-od girl
This is error" ruled Judge Maxey, in granting
Brown a trial. mo principle Of law is settled
better than that confessions secured by brutality or
by any other form of duress are vitiated"
OF course, the young Negroes confession was
useless as evidence. He told of threats of mobbing
super-heated room, blackjacks, curses, hunger,
thirst, other customary persuasive arguments that
come under the trial judges term, "nicety of de-
tails"
He would have been executed but for Justice
Maxeys reversal on his showing of forced confess
sion.
On this widespread American practice the Wick
ersham commission reported: ITO defend the third
degree Is to advocate lawessness- fragrant
and habitual-committed by those specially charged
with enforcement of the law"
Confessions wrung through torture are not ad-
missions of human guilt, but admissions OF human
terror and despair.
William the Third tried the thumbscrews on
his own thumbs. He admitted that another turn
would make him confess anything.
Cities anxious to abolish this survival Of the In
QUESTION could copy Detroit. BY order of that citys
police commissioner, every arrested person is
brought first before judge for questioning If he
confesses he is taken at to hospital for med
1cal examination to determine whether he has been
subjected to physical abuse.
Why can not this simple practice be adopted
universally?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
Just Plain Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

IT'S the hardest thing in the world for woman to
trust her own convictions. This is natural.
We have been stepped in the traditions of male
superiority for so long that have lost confidence
not in our ability to perform, but in our capacity to
think, That's one thing the matter with the world
Very few masculine leaders have any ideals left
Those they profess they have no faith in. And
they will not admit that feminine opinions are worth
anything.
So it's easy to see that unless we women build
up some confidence in ourselves the whole kit and
caboodle of us will be in the middle of very bad
fix. Faith will have died in America
Now I'm not saying that we know any more than
the men, or half as much, for that matter. But
do say that We believe in certain ideals which
men have discarded at least so far as applying them
in business and government is concerned.
HERETOFORE we have tried to force ourselves to
4 think as men think, because we were told that
their brains were superior to ours Well. their
brains may be, but from the look Of things right
now, unless they can put their mental powers to bet
ter uses, the masculine cerebral power won't be
much of a help.
Indeed, the time has come when women must
begin to believe little in themselves in their ideals
OF decency and justice and honorto feel again con-
deDce in the standards that through so many crises
have kept homes intact and truth and love and
goodness alive upon the earth
To do this, We first have to accomplish the colossal
task of understanding plain fact. Men can be
wrong. Some Of our idols have toppled We have
glinapsed the clay feet of our great male gods.
Why, then. would it be foolish to assume that
where ruthless masculinism has failed so deplorably
softer. gentler, more charitable tactics might not
succeed
Today mankind everywhere faces the dawn of
new era. 1t comes. Nothing can retard the march
OF its sure arrival And whether we live under
democracies or relationships, a new set of values
will exist.
Human values living beings, rather than dead
dollars. will become the chief concern of govern
ments. And when that happens. feminine ethics
and idealism viii have triumphed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
Every Day Religion
BY DR.. JOSEPH FORT NEWTON

TN the lovely Barrie play, Little
u White Bird" a man is waiting
in the street for news of the birth
Of his child. Many thoughts are
in his mind as he thinks of his
wife. Had he ever been unkind
to her? Or If not actually I'M
kind, might he not have been a
little kinder?
Then follow these golden words:
"Shall we make new rule of life
from tonight: Always try to be
little kinder than is necessary"
"a commonplace" some one will
say. In words it is perhaps; but
in deeds, it is not too common in
this hard world. For kindness is
not merely kindly feeling, it does
things. 1t is an active, not pas
sive virtue. not a soft, luxurious
flow of emotion which ends with
itself.
1t Is no vague, soppy sentiment
talism which loses itself in signs
of sympathy, and helps nobody.
Such sloppy sentiment is sham
substitute for the reality.
y
A S old as the hills" some one
4 n else will tell us. Yes, Jesus
taught it in His doctrine of the
second mile: "Whosoever shall
compel thee to go mile, go with
him two" Do more than is re-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
RoGds to Recovery

TN speaking of three roads to re-
Il covery President Hoover said
with eloquence and wisdom:
1.-THE first is the highway of CO.
operation among the nations,
thereby to remove the distractions
to world consumption and rising
prices. This road leads to real
stability, to expanding standards
of living, to a resumption of the
march of progress by all peoples.
1t is today the immediate road to
the relief of agriculture and un-
employment not alone for us, but
the entire world"
In contrast with this, President
Hoover spoke of the theory of ma
tional isolation as "a long road of
readjustment into unknown and
uncertain fields"
Anybody who had left the Wal
dorf at this point would have felt
justified in reporting that Pres
ident Hoover had come out
strongly for international CO.
operation and against isolation.
But Presidents sometimes see their
own shadows and crawl back
again, and Mr.. Hoover was not
content to let his statement stand.
He had to add Immediately after
these remarks on the uncertainty
of an isolation policy: But it
may be necessary if the first way
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18

quired, go farther than you are
asked.
He would have nothing to do
with a painful, punctilious moral
ity which tries to go just as far
as it must, and not a step farther.
He was against the nicely calcu-
lated more or less, and all for the
golden extra.
For it is what a man will do
without being forced to do it
which is the real test of what he
is. We hardly can do any duty
if we try to do no more than we
have to. A daughter said to her
stern old father, "Oh, sir, you are
a good man, but you seldom are
kind, and you rarely are just"
All Of us know the type-a miSer
in kindness is the meanest miser
of all. To do only as much as
custom or decency prescribes is
hardly kindness at all.
Aye, what world it would be
if all of us were little. kinder
than is necessary, even for one
day! 1t is so simple, so easy, for
having gone so far we might go
just a little farther; it would lift
the burden Of the world and bring
the kingdom Of heaven very near.
1t is not what we do for our
selves. but what we do for others,
that makes us happy. God melt
our hearts and forgive our stolid,
stubborn, stingy souls!
Copyright, 1888, by United Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18

HERBERT HOOVER'S farewell
Il ADDRESS, or, if you like, his
Lincoln's birthday speech, is one
of the most curious documents
which ever came from the mind
of most pulling President.
I suppose few of our chief ex-
ecutives ever have been hurt more
by the pull of politics. 1t hardly
can be denied that the adminis-
tration now drawing to a close
was a disappointment even to it's
friends.
Even with full consideration
for the difficulties which Mr..
Hoover faced, there still is the
fact that his executive capacity
diminished once he gained power.
He couldn't make up his mind.
He seems to have lived in con-
slant dread of being flunked out
by the electoral college.
And even in his farwell address
the mark of political pressure
still remains in the words Of
President Hoover. He still talks
like a man running for something.
Or, perhaps more accurately,
away from something.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
Atmosphere May Affect Body Tissue

NEOST medical investigators
1V1 ascrihe the frequency of res
piratory diseases in winter to the
lessened resistance of the mucous
membranes Of the nose and
throat, resulting from frequent
changes of the quantity of blood
circulating in the membranes.
The absence Of moisture from
the mucous membranes because of
constant drying in rooms that
are too hot, without sufficient
amounts of moisture in the air,
also is believed to lower resist
ance.
In cold weather there is ten
dency to overcrowding and lack
of ventilation, which means great
er likelihood of infection from one
person to another, and this may
be as significant in the increase
Of coughs. colds, and other res
piratory diseases during the win
ter as the changes actually due
to the lowered temperature itself.
Next-The benefits Of outdoor
life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18

This Is the first Of two articles BY DR..
Fishbein on the effects of atmospheric
conditions on health.
ONCE the earliest days, physi-
~ clans have recognized that
the atmosphere in which we live
may have definite effects on the
tissues Of the body and thereby
on health.
In recent years, additional
knowledge has been accumulated,
but medical science is, as yet, far
from final conclusion on this
subject.
Engineering, architecture and
related sciences still are trying to
develop methods which will be
economically and scientifically
sufficient to meet medical require
ments.
In a survey Of this subject
made for the White House confer
ence on child health and protec-
ton, the investigators point out
that young children, especially
those under one year of age, are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
Debt Pressure Must Be ReLieUed

TT is to farm which would
become temporarily useless without the farmer
vast majority OF enterprises activities
Debt having sitting on mills hotels
mining operations houses developments and
other activities the relieved for the same
we are beginning radiusment
is right to consider would deceive orr
selves by imagining that agricultural means more than IRE
hnnary STEP ~ F-0
SHAVING OF imitation has not spare us
and commodity $500 N100
Whether boost go in for moatora
euuce e gold content the dollar
scrip or issue paper the the ame-owerng of
the dollars value and values
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
Weaseli11g out Yolk

A ND that certainly weasles
L A most of the yolk out of the
declaration in favor of interna-
tional cooperation, because it is
a statement that to bring about
cooperation we first go deeper
into non-co-operation.
The best way to reach "the i'm
mediate road to recovery is to
turn your back on it and run for
dear life in the opposite direc-
ton.
And, again, it hardly can be
said that President Hoover did
very much to aid the imitation of
international amity when he de-
clared, ST trust the American peo-
pie will not be misled or inf1u-
enced by the ceaseless stream of
foreign propaganda that cancel
lation of war debts would give
the international relief and rem
edy."
In other words, cooperate with
the nations of the world, but
never put an ounce of faith in any
of their declarations. President
Hoover is all for relief mot alone
for us, but the entire world"
And he suggests that we bring
about this common service in a
common cause by hanging our
clothes on hickory limb.
Copyright. 1888. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
Capital Must Bear It's Share

OUCH condition is of too nequable the face
~ OF
Vince the thought capital form of money
and securities must bear its share only
just,
VI all forms OF capital that which tied
evidenced by which
OF mankind to build and produce important.
No matter what happens the nation
priSes and activities by which people live.
Moreover, 1t do a
sibe dlsocaton of ownership management
Theoretically
OF change hands without altering superficial appearance
our economic structure but to
little than wholesale disaster.
complicated tolerate such sweeping change ownership opera
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
Que tions and


Q-What is hundred per cent
Americana
A-Benjamin Franklin gave the
following definition: "a hun
dred per cent American is one
who puts his duty to his country
above his selfish desires, and who
is more anxious that his children
ana his children's children may
live in a country where Justice
and liberty prevail, than for any
profit that he may make for him
self during his own life by cheat
ing"
Q-Can the President Of the
United States declare war?
A-The sole power to declare
war vested by the Constitution in
the congress of the United States.
Q-Is there any law that sub
jects an American citizen to pen
atty for failure to vote?
A-No.
N-Glve the source of the line,
"A thing Of beauty is JOY for
ever"
Alt is the opening line Of
John Keats poem, "Endymion."
GLOW many independent
countries are there in the world?
A-Sixty-three.
Q-Is the membership Of the
Masonic order in the United
States larger than that Of the
Knights Of Columbus?
Ayes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
Blood Sugar

TINE influx of adrenalin causes
l. an increase in the sugar con-
tent of the blood. Blood sugar is
the most favorable source Of
energy for the muscles.
Hence by making more sugar
available to the muscles, the
adrenalin enables the muscles to
show greater power.
At the same time the process Of
digestion temporarily is suspended.
Blood is withdrawn from the
digestive organs and sent to the
organs which require it mostly at
the moment, namely, heart, lungs,
and central nervous system.
In other words, the adrenalin
enables the body either to put up
a better fight or to run away with
more speed, both reactions which
tend to preserve the continuity of
existence.
Each adrenal gland consists Of
two portions, a central portion
known as the medullary portion
and an outer layer or covering,
known as the cortex.
Adrenalin, sometimes called cpl
nephrin, is secreted by the
medulla. Less is known about the
secretion of the cortex.
Certain investigators believe
that Addison's disease, a disease
characterized by the appearance
Of a brown pigment in the skin, is
due to failure Of the corteX to
Secrete its hormone
Adrenalin normally is present
in the blood in the ratio of about
one part in 100000: But it is
highly important. serving to keep
the muscular tone and the blood
pressure normal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-18
Modifying Clauses

TINE speech contains some
Il states Of economic truth, but
in almost every instance modify
ing clause follows within the next
two paragraphs. For instance,
Mr.. Hoover made an excellent plea
for International eccpomic CO.
operation when he spoke of Europe
and said:
"Those nations in turn, sought
to protect themselves by erecting
barriers higher and higher until
today, as the result of such finan-
cial breakdown, we are in the pres
ence of an incipient outbreak of
economic war in the world with
the weapons of deprecated cur
rencies, artificial barriers to trade
by quotas, reciprocal trade agree
mentS, determinations, national
istic campaigns to consume home
made goods and score of other
tactics, each of which can be justi-
fed, for the moment, but each of
which adds to the worlds confus-
ion and dangers"
This is a curious statement to
come from the President who
signed the Smoot- Hawley tariff
bill, and it becomes even more
curious when after a minutes in
ternal Mr.. Hoover added:
I'VE ourselves will be forced to
defensive action to protect our
selves unless this mad race is
stopped. We must not be the major
victim of it ALL"
In other words, President Hoover
seems to be saying that economic
warfare is menace to the whole
world, that increased tariff bar
riers are a part of that warfare
and that to end this confusion and
strife We must increase our own
schedules. 1t is not unlike war
time psychology.
Everybody admits that war is a
dreadful thing, but your own side
is always right and it was the
other fellow who started it.
OF course, Mr.. Hoover is not
the creator of the strange psy-
chology, which holds that an
American tariff is wholesome
and helpful thing for the peace
and prosperity of the world. but