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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
Today S Science
BY DAVID DIETZ-

THROUGH the ages Mt. Everest has lowered
above mankind No climber mounted its
summit. Mallory and Irvine met their death in such
an attempt IN 1924 when they reached to within 900
feet of the top. 1t remained for the airplane to
achieve the conquest of this mighty mountain.
How it was done is told in First over Everest"
written by four members of the Houston-Mt Everest
expedition OF 1888, including Air Commander P F.
M Fellowes the chief executive officer:
The actual fight took only six hours. But months
of preparation were needed for the accomplishment
of those few hours
AS the authors point out the dream of flying over
Mt. Everest was little more than fantastic hope
until 1892. While British French and German
flyers flew over neighboring mountain ranges it was
apparent that the conquest of Mt Everest required
plane equipped with an engine of superlative
power and superchargers able to meet conditions
close to the stratosphere. For Mt. Everest is five
and one-half miles high-29 002 feet to be exact
Imagine the pinnacle of a Matterhorn on the
shoulders OF Mt. Blanc, or Mt. Rainier, the second
highest peak of the United States capped by the
very highest, Mt. Whitney say the authors That
gives you an idea of the height of Mt Everest.
THE authors take pains to point out that the
chief purpose of the expedition "was not to per-
form feat of daring and endurance to break
record to do something for the first time. These
are doubtless excellent things and the expedition in
fact achieved them-but it was incidentally.
THE true purpose austerely scientific to show
that the airpane and the air camera could be made
the means of acquiring important knowledge which
would otherwise be unattainable"
We l. science is the gamer, for there is no doubt
that the airplane and the tools Of prime
importance to the geographer, the geologist, the
topographer, and the meteorologist. But the
authors admit. the fight Everest was grand
adventure and by the token their book is a
grand book Of adventure I can recommend it as
Christmas present~for any boy who loves adventure
or for that matter. for his father as well.
4 MOST interesting feature of the book, fully as
L n interesting the text, Is the illustrations
These number 80. Most important of all is the po
tograph Of the peak of Mt. Everest, taken during
one of the fights it.
AS the authors truly say, This closeup of the
summit of Mt. Everest is the dramatic record Of
epochal achievement in exploration comparable TO
Peary's picture of the North Pole or Byrds aerial
panorama of the South Pole"
large dark spot in the photograph marks the
points at which Mallory and Irvine met their death
in the expedition of 1924, only 300 feet below the
summit.
Other photographs Of the Himslayan range are
equally stirring.
First Over Everest" is published by Robert NJ.
Mcbride & Co. at $3.50.
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II Was Inst Their Nature

NOR am dealing particularly with the subject
Y Of sincerity I haven't the least doubt that
few Of the most violent red-baiters filled with
fanatcal glow of righteousness In these cases, too,
II is worthwhile to know what forces making use
Of these convenient tools Not every traitor is
bought with silver with gold. Arnods and Judases
have been known who betrayed their fellows simply
because that their nature
Not even in the case where somebody voices that
which call honest" opinion the people who
affected by his words have right to be ac-
quainted with all those factors. economic, personal
and political which went into the making OF that
opinion.
Probably 1t would not be feasible to require that
every educator should submit to pSycho-analysis
part Of his preparation. And difficulties would arise
there an ordinance that person should at
tempt to instruct his fellows without first dsrobing
for medical examination. But think the public
has every right to demand that teachers commenta-
tors and editorial writer's should be at least as
courteous as conjurors When man gets up on any
sort of platform to that there is just one
way to save the world and that he has the program
his pocket ought to shout Roll up your sleeves,
professor"
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They'll Be Clients Again

A FTER all, criminal lawyers pay taxes out Of
n the fees which they receive from kidnapers
bank robbers and murderers. Their sense of JUS
tce which is very acute, will cry out with Mr..
Stewart against branch of the Government serv-
ice which singles out the very flower of their Glen
tele and removes them abruptly from the diminish
ing roster of live ones. The criminal lawyers taxes
are being spent for the ruin of his own business
But a note of cheer has just been received in
letter from two policemen in San Diego Cal. which
should hearten Mr. Stewart. The California Boobies
related case in which two men, colleagues of Mr.
Stewards late clients the Touhy gang of kidnapers
tortured a man to death by fire in a robbery.
The jury found them guilty but weakened and
brought in verdict of second-degree murder This
verdict was then thrown out by the Appellate Court
on the ground that the defendants either guilty
OF flrSt-degree murder not guilty of anything
Perhaps this is the first premonitory shudder in
the revulsion which Mr.. Stewart bespeaks Here are
two clients very like Mr.. Stewards Touhy in their
professional methods, who are spared to become
clients again.
Copyright 1884 by Unite Feature Syndicate. 1nc)
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man S. Clay Williams is soon to
return to his tobacco business.
Williams refuses to confirm or
deny the report, but friends as
sert that he took the NRA job
only at the insistent request of
the President ard with the I'M
derstanding that he would be free
to step out after 80 days. That
time is soon UP 1t is an open
secret among Jim Fariey'S init
mates that if he is still Demo-
cratic national chairman in 1886
he will leave no stone unturned
to defeat Senator Bill Borah.
Following his return from a
Western political survey last sum-
mer, including a visit to Idaho,
Jim privately informed friends he
was convinced the veteran Re-
publican Independent could be
got" two years hence when he
comes up for reelection. Borah
has been apprised of Farley's
threat, and grimly says he is
ready for the battle Treas
ury insiders are forecasting an
early promotion to a strategical
Federal Reserve post for Herbert
CASTOR, able assistant to Secre-
tary Morgenthau. CASTOR will
receive the job, it is limited, as an
other move on the part Of the
Administration to strength its
grip on the Reserve system.
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vices Of modern mothers to pre-
vent the habit of Misunderstanding
Thereafter, at half-hour inter-
walls, Betty Cow looked in at the
sleeping infant and saw that all
was well. The lights were turned
out and she went below stairs, to
visit with the impeccable English
butler, Oliver Whately, and the
buffers good wife, Elsie.
Shortly after 7:30 o. m, Col.
Lindbergh Unexpectedly made his
appearance. He inquired, as usual,
about the baby and was told
Charles seemed to be suffering
from a slight lung congestion. At
BIS p. M, Ollie Whately an
nounced: Dinner is served"
A FTER dinner, the Colonel re-
"A tired to his study, adjoining
the living room, and became en-
crossed in work. Anne Morrow
Lindbergh tired with the days
events, went upstairs to her own
bedroom, and prepared to retire.
Col. Lindbergh recalled, after
ward, that at some moment be-
tween and 10 o'clock, he was
startled from his reading by hear
ing loud noise outside the win
dow. With furious wind blow
ing, however, he laid the sound to
the possible crack of tree
branch, and resumed his studies.
A little before 10, Betty Cow
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TOuqh on the LdWHers

A RRESTED and brought to trial in strict accord
L N ance with the United States Constitution which
all criminal lawyers hold DEAR they would have been
desirable clients. They might even have been
quilted in court on an appeal or paroled later to
become repeat orders with their attorneys. Shot
dead without trial, they were of to anybody
but the embalmers except that Diingers old father
was enabled to make { few dollars eevating the
drama in indianapolis. Proposals that the late Dill
linger be cured like ham, Pharaoh Ncolai
Lenn and placed exhibition at the Chicago World
Fair at a dollar a squint, for the old gentlemans
benefit, were rejected on aesthetic grounds.
1t is not so much the violence done the deceased,
however, as the elimination of the trials which will
be deplored by all persons of good conscience. They
had to die time. But the trial is sacred thing
and the legal profession is entitled to its legitimate
business opportunities.
If the Government feels that, in the confusion
attending the New Deal it is necessary to do some
informal killing then the victims should be selected
with discretion. Let the apartment of Justice con-
fine its killing to petty larcenists who wouldn't be
worth anything to a lawyer, even if they be brought
to trial.
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Entry of the Japanese into this
trade, now seemingly about to take
place, might prove serious in the
not distant future-particularly If
the japanese. War Department
and other agencies lend the in
dustry hand.
Behind the move is the japanese
Governments desire to make it
self completely independent of
outside sources in everything per-
tanning to the national defense.
TT is part and parcel of the same
l. general policy which led to the
seizure of Manchuria and Jehol to
provide raw materials; Japan's re-
cent oil edict setting up a vir-
tual monopoly within the area
which she controls, and her de-
mand that foreign concerns keep
on hand not less than a six
months oil supply at all times.
Two great American companies,
until recently, have had complete
control of the Japanese automobile
industry. These were Ford and
General Motors. So vast is their
capital and so complete their
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between him and his kidnapped
SON

between him and his kidnapped
son.
TOWN police, augmented by
l. the highest officials of the
New Jersey State Police, headed
by Colonel H. Norman Schwartz
kopf, reached the Lindbergh home
within an hour. Teletype messages
Sputtered over the police wires of
three states, galvanizing the news
rooms of newspapers and press
associations into frantic action.
Out of New York and into New
Jersey rolled an army of news
gathererS, special writer's, profess
sional and amateur detectives.
Back of them marched another
division of workers-the COM
munications division with truck
loads of telephone equipment and
telegraph cable, to converge on
the sleeping town of Hopewell and
turn it, for time, into the news
capital of the world.
The advance guard of this
army reached the village in the
early hours of March 2. It's leader
pounded insistently at the door
of Bebhart's General Store.
wake up. Pop" he shouted.
you'll have 300 here for break
fast"
TomorrOw-The Chase Begins.
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hurried upstairs. With Mrs. Lind
bergh they stared at the vacant
crib and then began a frantic and
fruitless search of the upper
rooms. The conclusion dawned
that the child had been stolen.
The open shutters of a. nursery
window-warped shutters which
could not be closed-appeared to
point the trail of the kidnapers.
Col. Lindbergh told that suave,
efficient butler, Ollie Whately, to
call Harry Wolf, chief of the
Hopewell constabulary. Then, in
desperation, he seized a rifle and
rushed aimlessly out of doors, to
be met only by an impenetrable
darkness, falling like a curtain
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11
DISPUTED FURNITURE
CONTRACT AWARDED
Fry Accepts $24O0 Offer OF
indianapolis Firm.

The much disputed contract for
$4,000 in Office equipment for use in
nine branches of the state employ
ment service has been awarded to
the Indianapolis Office Furniture
Co., it was announced today. The
firm was low bidder.
Representative of four other con-
Germs, charging favoritism, recently
"beseiged" the offices of Paul Fry,
State Purchasing Agent, and of G.
M. McAlpin, his assistant, and de-
manded that bids on the order be
opened in their presence. The re-
quest was denied.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-11

Old Guarders Of being in secret
league with the power trust.
q
MRS. ROOSEVELT already is
1Vl at work on her Christmas list.
AS a matter of fact. her Christmas
shopping began months ago at the
various baZaars and exhibitions
which she has attended. Her i'm
mediate family is big, the greater
Roosevelt family" tremer dous. So
the First Lady must begin her
Christmas shopping early
THE fertile brain of Don Rich
i berg, new car of Government
coordination, is buzzing with all
sorts of bright ideas for juggling
Federal bureaus. One of these is
to shift the Bureau of InSular
Affairs from the Department of
the Interior to the State Depart
ment. Thus Hawaii, Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands would be put
in the same category as foreign
countries. 1t is not known whether
Richberg thinks the insular pos
sessions should have the same
status as Haiti and Cuba or
whether he thinks they need
larger doses of pink teas and pro-
tocol Henry Suydam, saga
cious adviser on crime prevention
to the Attorney General, had his
Thanksgiving turkey stolen from
his back porch The Cabinet
ladies' luncheons, considered by
some participants as the most bor-
ing occasions of the social season,
already have started 1t looks
as if the Nicaraguan Canal. re-
vived by Calvin Coolidge when he
needed an excuse for sending the
Marines to Nicaragua, might come
up for discussion at the next
Congress. Rep. Carl Vinson, Chair
man of the Naval Affairs Com
mittee. is strong for the canal,
says he is going to push it.
MADAME Secretary Perkins is
WI a stickler for abiding by the
Office rules of her department. She
not only signs the guard book
when she leaves after working
hours. but requires all her execu-
tives to do likewise. Senator
Robert Wagner has ted Senate
colleagues that he plars to offer
a bill at the coming session that
will OUTLAW company unions. Wag-
ner sought such legislation last
Congress, but could not get Ad-
ministration backing for it.
William T. Kemper, MiSsouri's
Democratic National Committee
man, and the wealthiest man IN
the state, just has settled a back
income tax claim with the Treas
ury for $4,000 plus interest. bring
ing the total up to approximately
100000. The Stock EX-
change business may be in the dol
drums, but diamond brokers and
dealers report brisk trade. I'm
ports of gems in the last several
months have been the largest
since 1881. The trade attributes
the improvement in sales to bet
ter business conditions and less
fear Of imitation.
A MOTHER major Blue Eagle
IA upheaval appears to be i'm
pending. The NRA is buzzing
with the whisper that ChaN-
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driving through the storm; to
Englewood, with her son. The
child had a slight cold. Accord
ingly, she telephoned, shortly be-
fore noon, to the babys nurse,
Betty Cow, who was at the Nor
row home, and told her of the
change in plans.
Betty, Scottish maid who had
attended the family since the
baby's birth, promised to be at
the Hopewell home by mid AFTER
noon. But before she left Engle-
wood, she attempted to telephone
Henry johnson, red-headed
young man with whom she was
friendly, to break an engagement
with him that evening. Unable to
reach him at his boarding house,
she left word for him to call her
at Hopewell.
COL. LINDBERGH, who was in
~ New York, was not expected
home for dinner. He had promised
to be present at the dinner of
New York organization of uni
versity men-a promise, it devel-
oped, he had completely forgotten.
At 7 p. m. the child was put to
bed in his crib in the large nur-
sery on the second floor. His
mother, ministering to his cold,
had rubbed his chest with oil.
Betty Cow had dressed him
warmly in wooden sleeping gar
ment, to the sleeves of which were
affixed little aluminium cups, de-
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Questions and Answers

Q-When were the earliest game laws enacted in
the United States? Were they Federal laws?
A-The earliest game laws in America probably
we're the hunting privileges granted in 1929 by the
West India Company TO persons starting colonies in
the New Netherlands New York;. and the provisions
regarding the right Of hunting in the Massachusetts,
Bay Colonial Ordinance Of l647 and the New Jersey
Concessions Agreement Of 1913. The first Federal
game law passed in 1882, and Is the Oldest one
on the statute books. 1t IN fore until the ad-
mission Of Oklahoma state in 1907. II prohibited
the capture of game in the Indian territory by any
persons other than Indians, except ior subsistence.
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made a final visit to the nursery.
She turned on the lights and went
to the crib. 1t was empty.
Puzzled, she sought Mrs. Lind
bergh and asked, did the colonel
take the baby?"
Perhaps you'd better go down.
stairs and see," Mrs. Lindbergh
suggested casually.
u II
Betty Cow went downstairs to
the study. The Colonel was at
work and no child was to be seen.
THE baby isn't in his ROOM"
said the nurse. Il thought you
might have him"
Col. Lindbergh and Miss Cow
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EUZnough
BY
WESIbROOK PEGLER

XXTILLIAM SCOTT STEWART. VINO adorns and
w ennobes the profession Of the law in Chicago.
has uttered solemn cry against the current practice
of the United States Government in dealing with
potential clients of the criminal lawyer. Mr. Stewart.
whose own clients have included the Roger Touhy
firm of kidnapers and orturers. deplores the abrupt
eradication of John Dillinger Pretty Boy Floyd and
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equipment, it was generally con-
sidered impossible for a japanese
concern to break into the field.
In recent years, however, the
japanese demand has greatly in
creased. This demand should con-
tinue to grow as good roads null
tiply and other developments take
place inside Japan proper and in
Korea, Manchuria, Jehol and
throughout China.
The japanese do not wish to
continue in the role of mere mid
dlemen, placing foreign-made-
principally American-cars. They
wish to supply this trade with
their own product.
THOUGH it is not widely
L. known, Japan has already
begun car manufacture, from the
ground up-not just assembled
jobs.
Last year, two such concerns
were combined under the name
of the Automobile Manufacture
ing Corp. This, with the Toxic
Gas and Electric Manufacturing
Corp, is turning out most of the
japanese autos under the pro
lection" of the War Office.
The Mitsubishi Dry Dock, in
Kobe, and the Kawasaki Wheel
Corp, are backing the effort.
They have just finished a series
of trial trucks and buses. The
japanese Wheel Manufacturing
Co., similarly, has turned out ex-
perimental passenger cars.
A car known as the Datsun-
smaller and cheaper than any
American carts already on the
market. 1t is built by the Japan
Industry Automobile Corp.
Several other large concerns
are likewise experimenting.
TN 1880, there were 458 cars
l. manufactured IN Japan. Last
year the number had increased to
nearly 2Q90.
Reports from Santiago, Chile,
say Japan intends soon to market
the Datsun there and elsewhere
in South America at a price less
than one-third that of the cheap
est American car.
Japan today is selling bicycles
in Germany, home Of cheap bicy-
cles, for less than half the cheap
est price the Germans can quote
in their own country.
Admittedly. should japanese
automobiles, by the aid of sub
sides or otherwise, take hold,
competition would be extremely
hard to meet. even by the largest
American concerns.
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Baby Face Nelson among other
martyrs to the lawless zeal of gov
eminent agents.
1T is all very well. this crying
that the agents always get their
man." said he in an address to his
colleagues of the Illinois Bar AS
ISOLATION, "but it is about time the
revulsion set in"
With this professional protest your
correspondent finds himself in
hearty agreement because business is
bad enough at best nowadays with
out the interference of the Govern
ment
In the untimely destruction of
Dillinger, Floyd and Nelson, without
trial, Mr.. Stewards profession, sadly {
frequent drafts from the law schools
the repeal of prohibition. was der
promising jobs of work which might
law firms in funds through the winte
were three of the most successful b
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CRIPPLED FREIGHTER
LIMPS FOR ENGLAND
Three Officers Lost, Seamen Hurt;
Ship Heads for Port.

1Hree OH1CerS LOSC, Seamen durCs
Ship Heads for Port.
By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE dis
abled and storm battered japanese
freighter, Victoria Maru, proceeded
slowly toward England from mid
Atlantic today, escorted by the
Dutch tanker, Amsterdam.
The Victoria Maru sent an SOS
Sunday after mountainous seas
smashed her superstructure, killing
her captain and first officer, and
sweeping her third officer overheard.
Seven seamen were injured.
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BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE
United Press stan Correspondent
1C,nnurirht fq24 hu ITnifnd PrnssA


THE ran-denched Sourand Mountains of
winter of 1882, setting the
shocking historyhe kidnapping
A. Lndbergh Jr
unWelcome attention
family Colonel Lndbergh built his
community foothills
town of Hopewel
The home rambling white Seignora
iecure dominating knoll overlooked
north dirt
10me woodlands rolling
occasional land descending gently village
Colonel Lindbergh his wife, Anne Morrow Lndbergh
20monthoo established
the great white house 1t their habit,
ends the supervising the transforming
into residence
mother. Morrow in Englewood
NJ.
But March came in like lion morning o Mrs
doerg looked out upon The dismal
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DETROIT PASTOR WILL
SPEAK TO METH0DISTS
Poor Boy, Great Man Will Be DIR.
Rice'S Subject.

Rice's Subject.
Dr. Merton S. Rice, Detroit Metro
politan Methodist Episcopal Church
pastor, will speak Tuesday night,
Jan. Is, at the Meridian Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, ST.
Clair and N. Meridian-sts, on the
subject, Poor Boy, Great Man"
The committee on arrangements
includes j. 1. Holcomb, Arthur "
Brown, H H. Hornbrook, John S.
Wright, Alexander Taggart. H. P.
Sheets, J. w. Noel and William L.
Taylor.
Harry o. Garman. William E.
Mick, Edgar Henderson and Ken
nedy Reese are the members of the
ticket committee for the lecture
which is being sponsored by the men
of Meridian Club.
Mrs. Howard Clippenger will have
charge of music. and Mrs. w. c.
Patterson is chairman of the dec
orations committee.
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CUTS OFF OWN LEG IN
FUTILE RESCUE EFFORT
Irish Plumber Found Dead at Bot
tom of Deep Well.

By JHifc1 Press
GREYSTONES. Ireland, Dec. H.
Rescuers reached Charles OLeary,
imprisoned in a 30-foot well shaft
since Saturday, by frantic digging
but they were too late. OLeary was
dead.
OLeary, a 30-year-old plumber,
was trapped by a slide of earth. On
Sunday. he tried TO free himself by
amputating his leg with instruments
lowered to him but failed. The last
sign of life from him was yesterday
afternoon.