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The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

their activities in Indiana. Indian
apolis has had more than its share
in the last two months.
Machine gun thugs and bandit
mobs have no business in any state.
Repeal has spelled their doom and
now is no time for the state and
city to be tinkering around with
inefficient police staffs.
We need men who will shoot and
shoot to kill. If Mayor Sullivan
and his cronieS insist that the time
honored political method of pick
ing police officers is to be kept up,
then it's about time we got a new
mayor with new cronies.
It's about time for a wholesale
cleanup. What is the Indianapolis
police department going to do about
it? So far the answer has been
nothing"
In response to L. A. Kirkpatrick's
letter Of recent date, I think Mr..
kirkpatrick is all wet.
To begin with, Mr.. Kirkpatrick,
let's take former Governor Leslie's
statement just after the prison
break. I believe he said he could
have told Governor McNutt that the
break was going to happen, but he
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23
MONDAY, OCT. %. 1888.
MONEY AND WAR

WHEN the chances for a new war in
Europe are discussed the American is
apt to have in the back of his head notion
not unlike that which possesses the mind of
the village undertaken who watches by the
door Of mortally sick friend.
He hopes nothing tragic happens, but he
can't help knowing that if it does it at least
will put some extra cash in his own pocket.
If Europe. that is to say. goes to war again.
Europe will need an infinite variety of the
commodities America produces everything
from wheat to poison gas, from auto trucks
to shells An America which has sold stead
lily diminishing amounts of these and other
commodities for years hardly can be blamed
for thinking about this.
But it might just as well be pointed out
that this time those expectations might be
disappointed very sharply. Europe would
want to buy those things just as much as in
the last war; but Europe might have very
hard time figuring out what to use for money.
In 1914, Europe held vast quantities of
American securities. American railroads had
used enormous amounts of foreign capital
in their construction; so had American mines,
American factories, American street rail-
way systems, and so on.
But things are different today.
The amount of sound American securities
held today by Europe could almost, as they
say, be put in your eye. The shells that could
be bought with the money these securities
would bring wouldn't last week. After that,
Europe would have to borrow.
And any one who looks at the present state
of foreign loans in this country knows with
out being told that there would be a differ
ent story this time. European bonds would
not go like hot cakes now; as a matter of fact,
they probably wouldn't go at all.
There are various ways in which Ameri-
can prosperity might be restored. A new
European war; however, is not one OF them.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

DEATHS from diabetes in the
OUnited States have risen as
much as fifteen times the rate OF
little more than half a century ago.
In New York, for example, the
rate per 100000 population in 1866
was 81. In 1882, it was 29.2.
Perhaps even more serious is the
fact that more women have been
dying of diabetes than men. The
death rates for men and women
were about the same until about
1905. Then the rate among women
began to rise more rapidly so that
by 1882 about twice as many women
as men died of diabetes.
Sound conclusions regarding dia-
betes, however, can not be drawn, be-
cause insulin was introduced around
1928, and diagnosis has become more
frequent.
Apart Of the reason for the great
er number of cases found among
women in recent years has been the
improvement in diagnosis and the
fact that women are being examined
more frequently and regularly than
they were in an earlier day.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23
M. E. TracySays:

DEFORE getting too excited over the situation
- caused by Gernany's withdrawal from the
disarmament conference and the League of Ma
tions wouldn't it be a good idea to recall certain
basic facts?
To begin with, Germany has perfect right
to withdraw Both the conference and the
league are voluntary associations. Any nation
can enter or stay out, or even get out after en-
tering.
There is no ground for assuming that a con-
tract has been broken, or that the status is any
different from what it would have been had nc
conference been held.
internationally speaking, we are back where
we were a year or so ago with respect to dis
armament, or ten years ago with respect to the
League of Nations.
The Versailles treaty still is in effect. If Ger
many intends to ignore it or the allies do not
intend to enforce it, that's another matter
Meanwhile the world has lost nothing for the
simple reason that it had nothing to lose.
MANY people hoped that the League of Ma
1V1 tions and the disarmament conference
would accomplish something to diminish war
but it was only hope.
All nations entered the league with the un-
derstanding that they could withdraw at any
time on two years notice. They entered the
conference with the understanding that they
could withdraw without notice.
III InlS particular case, germany naQe GER
tain proposals which were rejected by England
France and the United States. Germany had
right to make withdrawal contingent on the
rejection of her proposals and other nations had
a right to reject them with the knowledge that
she might withdraw Not a government con-
cerned was bound by contract to act differently
than it did Not government concerned has
adopted an attitude that conflicts with the doc
trine OF state sovereignty.
The trouble is that many people assume that
We have established superbodies for the control
of international affairs, when we have not They
are all creatures of sentiment, hostages of hope
shadows without substance.
CPEAKING roughly, there are seven frst-cIass
~ powers in the world-England, France, Ger
many, Italy, Russia, Japan and the United
States, OF these, only three are now members
of the League of Nations, while four-Germany.
Russia, Japan and the United States are non
members. That should be enough to make any
one realize how weak the league really is
These conferences on disarmament are even
weaker They lack anything like a covenant
and sometimes they lack anything like pro-
gram What they stand for is little more than
voluntary effort to try and see if some kind of
an agreement can not be reached whereby ma
tionS will agree to spend less or do less on prep
arations for war.
When they break down, nothing has hap
pened, except tho explosion of one more dream
We ought to be getting useo to that by this time
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23
Changing the Mood

7 WONDER what a member of a
l. lynching mob thinks about when
the embers have ceased to glow.
Does he sleep we'll of nights, and is
he still proud of his activities after
the months and years have passed?
A story such as that of the trag-
edy in Princess Anne, Md, fills me
with horror not only because the
details of the lynching are unspeak-
able, but even more since I am
moved by a complete mystifcation
as to the motivation of the men.
I have never had any faith in the
theory that punishment solves
crime. I hope the leaders Of this
mob will be caught and convicted.
1 hope that because there is need
to study the abnormal psychology
which makes such things possible.
Quite obviously none of the ira
ditional excuses is found in truth.
1 suppose the lyncher might fall
back upon such staples as the argu-
ment that he was protecting
American womanhood" or "preserv-
ing the purity of the Nordic race"
But at that point the examining
magistrate should hand him with
out comment a newspaper clipping
reading:
The dead man was lifted high
by half dozen men and flung to
the flames. Hundreds of persons,
packed SO thickly about the fire
that police could not fight their way
through, watched the body burn"
And were they still in these last
savage rites protecting virtue and
purity?
Good Lord, spare the bodies of
poor victims from the mad fury Of
the lynchers, and, Lord, spare, too,
the souls Of those who go down into
utter degradation in the lynching!
copyright. 1888. by The Timesl
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23
ENCOURAGING NEWS

nNE of the best bits of news of the year
- surely is the revelation by the American
College of Surgeons that five-year cures of
cancer have been reported in no less than
12476 cases in the United States and Europe
AS DR.. Beckwith Whitehouse of the British
radium commission says, THE statement
that cancer is durable is the greatest contribu-
tion the profession can make to the public"
Surgery X-ray, and radium irradiation were
the weapons used in these cases; and the
important thing to notice is the fact that the
surgeons all agreed that even more cures
could be recorded if patients would apply for
treatment earlier.
a cancer that is just starting is far easier
to handle than one which has been allowed to
have its own way until it has become painful.
The time factor is a tremendous one in the
war on this malady.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23
BUILD THIS CANAL

A MoNG the major prospects to store and
use the priceless waters of "the last
water-hole of the southwest" the Colorado, is
Boulder Dam. An integral part of this project
is the all-American canal a giant ditch that
will carry the stored waters of the dam to
Imperial valley directly across American soil
instead of by detour through Mexico. Compile
ton of the $125,OOO,OO0 dam is being rushed
under the work-relief program. For some
reason the public works administration hesi-
tates to loan the $26,OOO,OOO needed to build
the canal.
This canal was authorized three years ago
by congress in the Swing johnson act. All legal
and international treaty questions were settled
at that time. Urging it's construction are not
only the $4,000 Imperial valley farmers now
depending on the Mexican canal for their
water, but San Diego city, that looks to it for
future water and power supply.
Construction Of the canal would employ
5000 men for two years.
According to former Congressman Swing,
spokesman for Imperial valley farmers, the
same private powec companies and Mexican
land interests which unsuccesSfully fought the
canal before congress are in Washington fight
ing the loan now. They were beaten in the
Hoover congress by Senators johnson, Norris,
Copeland, Black and other progressives of both
parties.
Is it possible that defeated opposition now
can succeed under the progressive Roosevelt
regime?
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23
It Seems
to Me
by HEYWooD BRoUN.

NEW YORK, Oct 23.-The
~ Rockefeller liquor survey speaks
with disapproval Of the drink on
the house. This is point 8. Moth
ing of such vital import should be
allowed to slip by without the full-
est possible debate.
1t has not been any privilege to
set the complete text Of the report
submitted by the dedicated young
men endowed to go out and look
upon the wine when red. 1 would
like to compare their findings with
nv own experience. I doubt that
they have had the time to pass final
Judgment upon so complex a prob
lem. 1t is nay impression that no
man, woman or child has ever oeen
gravely imperiled by those ROUNDS
set up through the generosity OF
proprietors.
Now, of course, the Rockefeller
commission may have had far more
luck than I have ever known. 1t IS
entirely possible that wherever the
Rockefeller investigators went some
white coated benefactor said, L
wouldn't think of charging you boys
for this one
Them as has gets.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23
BY. MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

on her side. We all know, if We will
be honest about it, that getting a
husband these days is often a diff
hcult if not actually an impossible
performance. Perhaps it is the
transitory nature of sub-rosa ro-
mances that makes all talk Of love
unconvincing, although We must re-
member that love of a sort is there
in nearly every case. But sex ex-
perience is what they actually
amount to, if We put it frankly
and sex experience, according to our
present moral code, justifes them. I
only like it better when we call
things by their right names.
nNE may see then that although
~ the single woman is in a
dilemma, the wife who hopes to
keep her husband is confronted by
a real problem. Not only is he be-
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23
A Greed
BY ARCHER SHIRLEY

It is my plan and lot IN life
To see that things are right and
just;
To pay my debts for kindnesses,
1t is my duty and I must.
For friendships that I have received
can not break my word or trust;
l must strive on TO keep the faith,
1t is my duty and must.
Forgive me when I fall far short
In hope Of selfish gain or lust;
Help ne to fight for things Of right,
It is my duty and must.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

FaScistS plan to form fourth information
tional" to oppose liberalism and democracy.
They'll never get anywhere in this country;
the politicians have beaten them to it.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

Why worry just because a girl swan that
treacherous mile from Uncle Sans Devils
Island" to the San Francisco shore? There
will be no girls on the island.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

Why complain against those fat figures our
industrial leaders have been getting? Hasn't
Mae West brought them back into style?
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

Hosts of Dr. EinStein have appealed to the
newspapers not to bother the scientist. If he
doesn't make the team, he won't be bothered.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

their VietCS in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare chance.
Limit them to $50 aoords or Ies8.)
BY H. P. C.
The letter published in your paper
Oct. 16 under the heading of MAY
be So" and written by one S. NJ.
is, I think, one of the worst state
mentS of untruth that l have read.
True some things happen every
day that never get into print but
almost everything that the Aneri-
can Legion does gets some publicity
and some things happen at the ma
tional convention that the Legion
gets credit for that they do not do.
If S. M. wishes first hand infor-
nation in regard to this, he should
attend a convention of this size
some time and he will see for him
self that the vets can and do hold
their liquor like men. There is a
very small per cent of the men
and women who are members at
the convention who are drunk.
w 11OG c14OW VIII VI W11clG C441O
narrow minded S. M. is, nor do I
care, but his letter shows his char
acter very plain as bigoted nitwit
and not to be trusted in anything
he has to say.
have read The Times ever since
it was the Sun. For truth in its
articles, always have found that it
ranked very high. I also found that
The Times is ready to print it, no
matter who it hits. The man or
organization is not too big or too
small for them to print the truth
and take my hat off to them.
So Mr.. Clodhopper S. M, when
you wish to take issue with a news
paper, please find out about the
things that you wish to write about
beforehand.
If you wish to know, belong to
the American Legion, am proud of
it, and was in Chicago and stayed
at the Sherman hotel while there,
and I saw nothing Of the great
destruction of hotel property you
speak of.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

By T. G. W.
The crime situation in Indianapo-
lis and the state as a whole seems
to be getting out of hand. Grant
ing that Mike MorriSsey and Al
Feeney are two of the most efficient
peace officers we possibly could
find, I think that something has
got to be done and done quickly be-
fore Indiana is turned into a Chi
cagoland.
Criminals driven out of Chicago
and the east seem to be centering
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

That careful driver in front of you isn't
really beginner. He has just finished paying
for the car
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

It'll socn be that We'll wonder whether
Einstein is famous for his theory of rela-
tivity or for the violin he's always seen carry
ing.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23

A single distilling firm in the United States
is prepared to make 100000 gallons of whis-
ky a year. And We haven't put in our
order yet.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-10-23
1 wholly disapprove of what you say and

(TimeS readers are inrited to cypress
their 0ietos in these columns Make your
letters short, so all can hare a chance.
Limit them to ESQ aoords or less
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-13
LYRIC is NOW
IN ITS SECOND WEEK

Entering its second week since re-
opening, the Lyric theater offers an
other new idea" stage and screen
program for the week which started
Friday
On the stage is a vaudeville revue
featuring six headliners and others
in at least a dozen specialties run
ming more than an hour at each
performance, four times q day.
The screen portion of the bill pre-
sents Zasu Pitts and Slim Summer
vile in the Universal all-talking fea-
ture length comedy hit, out All
Night" The featured team of COM
edy stars appears as a very bsshful
pair of newlyweds, embarking on a
honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls.
Produced by Carlos Romero Of
New York, the vaudeville revue on
the stage is presented in exactly
the same manner as at the Roxy
This new idea" brand of stage en-
tertainment now being offered week
ly at the Roxy has been brought
here by A j. Kalberer, recently re-
turned manager of the Lyric.
With the Lyric orchestra on the
theater's stage for the first time
and with the famous Carla Torney
troupe of twelve Broadway dane
ing girls established here as a per-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-13
GRAND SLAM
NOW AT THE CIRCLE

Believe it or not, there is not a
family quarrel in a card deck in the
newly discovered bridge system
which is the main theme in the
First National picture, Grand
Slam" featuring Loretta Young and
Paul Lukas, which opened yesterday
at the Circle.
Lukas and Miss Young, known
as the Honeymoon Bridge Couple, -
and Americas Bridge Sweethearts, "
tour the country giving exhibition
games in which never a cross word
is passed, nor even a dirty look.
How this system was evolved and
eventually works out is one Of the
surprises in a picture filled with
wise wit and uproariously funny sit
uations.
The picture is based on the
novel by B. Russell Herts. which is
a fast moving comedy drama Of the
American bridge craze, with its
championship battles and bicker-
ings.
In converting the novel for screen
play. it is said that Erwin Gelsey
and David Boehm made a fine Job
of bringing out the absorbing ro-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-13
DOUBLE BILL
DUE AT TERMINAL

Starting Sunday, the Terminal
will present a double feature with
Wheeler and Woolsey in 80 This
is Africa" supported by Raquel
Torres and large cast, and Men of
America" starring Bill Boyd and
Chic Sale.
80 This is Africa" concerns the
two comics, Wheeler and Woolsey
as explorers sent to Africa to bring
back wild game, but instead they
return with women. The story is a
musical comedy
Men of America" is a drama of a
gang Of eastern racketeers invading
the west but who find the western
natives prepared to handle them in
their own way.
Short subjects will complete the
program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-13

Included is Walter Huston, who
recently played the President in
Gabriel over the White House,
as the submarine commander.
His daughter is played by Madge
Evans. The riotous ships cook, who
is also student Of mall-order
dentistry is none other than Jimmy
"SchnoZzle" Durante himself.
Eugene Palette is the chief tor
pedo man, and Robert Young, as
Montgomery's pal, has a rule even
more effective than his naval off,
Ger of To-day We Live" Minor
roles Of equal Importance include
Edwin Styles, John Lee Mahin,
David Newell, Sterling Holloway and
Charles Irwin.
Many of the exterior sequences Of
He'll Below" were made on location
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Members
of the cast. Director Jack Conway,
and large technical corps spent
more than month at Pearl Har-
Dor photographing atmospheric and
action scenes.
Mickey's Pal Pluto" is the title
Of Walt Disney's latest Mickey
Mouse cartoon comic, heading list
of short subjects which include a
James Fitzpatrick traveltalk, The
Big Ditch of Panama" an organ
logue novelty, Home Again" and
happenings Of the news of the week
as pictured by the most recent issue
of the Hearst Metrotone News.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-13
KEENE'S LATEST
NOW AT THE ALAMO

Stampeding cattle, galloping rus
tiers and avenging cowboys enact
a thrilling plot in Scarlet River"
starring Tom Keene, opening at the
Alamo today for three days.
Tom Keene as a Hollywood cow
boy arrives at an Arizona ranch to
make his new picture. The scene
of location is privately owned by a
man having difficulty in meeting a
mortgage, and he appeals to Tom to
assist him. During the filming of
the picture Tom discovers the
mortgage issue is being promoted
by an interruptions band of rustlers
who are anxious to gain possession
of the ranchman's land for a haven
for their stolen cattle.
Keene is supported by Roscoe
Ates, Edgar Kennedy and Dorothy
Wilson. A comedy and other short
subjects will complete the program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-13

manent feature, the remainder Of
the current weeks vaudeville revue
has come here-costumes. scenery.
acts, and all-from its engagement
at the Roxy couple of weeks ago.
Eddie STANLEY is the number one"
headliner with his comedy and
music-making. Besides conducting
the Lyric band on the stage. Stanley
also serves as master of ceremonies.
The Harris TWINS and Loretta. two
male twins and girl, offer adagio
and speciality team dances in an
act entitled who's Who" Dodo.
The Wonder Horse" INDUCES in
comedy antics, While the Carla Tor
ney girls do three ensemble numbers.
Representations of Lon CLANCY,
Will Rogers. El Brendel. Joe E.
Brown, and a host of others are
provided by Steve Evans. who is
called "Hollywood's Favorite Mimic
Several other treats are presented
in the vaudeville revue. including
an amazing display of skill at
lighted cigarette manipulation by
Pablo, South American Magician"
Ruth Noller heads the surround
ing program with an organ solo.
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Supporting acts to Lucas include
Jed Dooley in Remarks BETTING
the Occasion" assisted by Aduree
Evans: the Zastros ROY and
Sonny with Edward Brach and the
Eugene twins in AN Artistic Diver
tisement"; the Robbins trio; Frank
Rogers, and the Yoku Japs.
From He'll to Heaven concerns
the lives OF eleven people who go to
the Derby each with different
purpose. Each stakes mis- entire ca
reer on the Derby. Each bets on a
different horse, and each prays for
his choice to cross first. Only one
can be made happy and the rest will
be ruined.
Ed ReSener and the Indiana Con-
cert orchestra are on the program.