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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
Like Our OUn Pat HurIeu

HERh are several proving photographers in the
lobby of the Palace of Peace who 60 around TAX
ing wing shots of statesmen in unconventional mo-
mehtS with little indoor cameras They are alwav5
shooting away at Anthony Eden because he is so
handsome and every move is picture of stvlish
grace and form.
II a certain way Mr.. Eden in the British cabinet
corresponds to Pat Hurley who was Secretary of War
under Herbert Hoover Mr.. Hurley was known as
the prettlest statesman who sat in an Amer
lean Cabinet. and Mrs. Hurley is beautiful too and
they were called handsome couple in their dav in
the official set in Washington.
Mrs. Eden is pretty and stylish also So the
EdenS occupy position in London which will be an
preciated by all those who remember the HIrlevs
at home.
IT. unthinkable that any Italian could he mis-
taken about anything in these days Of the race of
perfect men under the leadership of a superman
but If they could be guilty of slight error would
say their mistake lay in assuming that because Mr.
Eden is so lovely he is little short on ability and
gumption ~
For Mr.. Eden went straight from college into the
war 10 END war at tender age and was a captain
Oh infantry and won military cross for valor and
an the literature on him devotes special thought to
MS quick and violent temper. Nevertheless there is
tendency to undervalue Mr. Eden's courage and to
uSinlSS MN on his appearance as mere errand bow
POSSIBLY 1t was a diplomatic error to send such
man 10 interview MusSolni, who is more on the
rugged SIDE and who has will and temper of his
own The suggestion is heard in Rome that more
concllatory man and one less ornate would have
made better impression ~
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
Duce Has Some Fun

A I any rate the Italians took to calling him in a
patronlzlng manner "the English charm bow"
ana the story is told with manifest glIsto that Mus
soln got his goat by keeping him waiting for half
an hour and then tearing into him as though he
were just precocious juvenile
From the present state of relations between Tta1v
ana england you may judge just how much good il
old Italy, England and the World in general
Mr. EdenS temper and Mussolini's dominant nature
lleC III olpon1atc transactions which intended
to avoid trouble, and the present hour finds italian
Cilloren taxing hate lessons in cold schools and
every English sign has the word blocked ont IN
every shop window in italy
Ihere was a Hotel Eden in Rome and though tho
hoCel existed long before the charm boy" was born
ana was named for the well-known garden where
woe began, the word Eden" hastily eliminated
from signs IN response to violent popular demand
IhlS story has no moral for the Italians because
they are race without flaw and with nothing tn
learn out II 1t had moral it would be- Never take
a man Tor sissy because he wears mustache like
a oay-old Pekingese pup and carries his handker-
0niei III MS sleeve He might be Anthony Eden
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
Your He aIth
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

DEFORE going further into the subject of diet, let
- me classify the various kinds of foods that you
eat, so that you may know what each type means to
your system From this classification you will be
able to realize better the Importance of certain foods
for Your health.
First shall discuss the proteinS. These foods
that contain carbon hydrogen, and oxygen, and fire.
quenty nitrogen and sulphur.
The word protein means ito take first place. and
the proteinS really are first in Importance in the
structure of bodies. Every living plant and ami
NAL cell contains protein
Evidently great many of the glandular prin-
CipleS and substances which control the functions of
the body also protein in character.
When the proteins are taken into the body in the
form of food, they are broken up into substances
called amino-aCidS.
These amino acids may then be recombined into
kinds of protein that you need in your body Prac-
tically every food that you eat contains more than
kind of protein.
TN protein, nitrogen is the chief substance involved
Il in building material The living cells of the hu-
body require nitrogen for making living tissue
and for constructing hormoneS
The excess nitrogen is passed out of the body by
way Of the kidney.
The child requires extra nitrogen because it is a
growing organism
The adult requires extra nitrogen during athletic
training when muscles increase in size, after wasting
diseases in which the muscles have to regain ma
teral which they have lost and under similar Cir
cumStanceS.
The prospective mother requires extra nitrogen
to provide material for growth of the unborn child
names which mean little to the person not trained in
chemistry There are actually q of these amino
acids sometimes three four of them being COM
bincd IN various protein substances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
Today S Science
By DAVID DIETZ

A BIG book of astronomy, profuSey illustrated
n that would gladden. the heart of any young
student at Christmas tme-and interest his parents
as Wells Astronomy, the Splendor of the Heavens
Brought Down to Earth by d.. Arthur NJ Harding
OF the University of Arkansas.
Two things make this big book of 4l6 pages EASY
to read. One the large number OF excellent illus
trations, both diagrams and astronomical photo
graphs. The other is that the author has broken
the text into short topics, each ranging from half
page to two pages in length
The first 244 pages of the book are devoted to the
solar systematic earth moon, sun, planets comets
and meteors. The material is presented at all times
so as TO bring out the most picturesque details
The next 90 pages, titled The Story of the Stars
constitute guide to the consultations
Following the section on the consultations comes
a summary Of the new researches into the "depths
OF space" Here he discusses the constitution and
evolution of the stars the structure and organization
of the Milky Way, and the many problems having to
do with the study of the distant nebulae
The Garden City Publishing Co. publishes the
book at the bargain price of S198.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
Italy Spurs New Oil Refineries,
but u. S. Engineers Question Wisdom

France also has been pushing
its refinery construction but is
lately turning to large lmporta-
tions of finished products as we'll
as crude.
Petroleum engineers in this
country are doubtful about the
advisability of extensive refinery
developments in such countries as
Italy and France, which have no
active crude.
They point out that a refinery
is usually built to handle a par
ticular type Of oil. In case of war
the usual supply of crude may be
cut off and importation from a
different source necessitated. The
new crude, engineers say, may be
of an entirely different type, re-
curing major changes in the re-
flnery equipment.
Where the country faces an
emergency, such changes might
create an extremely difficult situ-
alton.
These engineers suggest that
importation of finished products
would be more efficient, and would
avert the unbalancing of coun-
try's entire oil distribution system
in wartime by the suddenly in
creased demands for one kind of
finished product with a resulting
over-supply of another.
Furthermore, they point out,
crude oil requires much more
tanker capacity than gasoline and
other refinery products.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
Must Be Mistake Somewhere Ernie Gets Three Luncheons
Edith MaxweKs Home Town. Doesn't Find Curew ChidBeanq

about us are not true. This coun-
ty is one of the wealthiest in
Virginia. Pound isn't much of a
town, admit, but we're doing
the best we can to make it bet
ter.
THE papers made out that we
look with contempt on people who
have an education. Why that's
the one thing that every man
around here works the hardest
for, to educate his children"
1T doesn't take long to draw
Il crowd in Pound. In two
minutes dozen men were crowd
ed close to me, and others were
hanging around on the edge list
ening.
First one would chime in with
a point he'd think of, and then
another. Sometimes two or three
would get to talking at once.
They were a nondescript bunch,
haphazardly clothed, most of them
unshaven, weathered. But every
one of them talked intelligently.
They weren't hostile. They were
friendly, and courteous. And their
sincerity was intense, unquestion-
able.
1t was as though they had held
out their hands and said, Here
we are. Can't you see we're like
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
Times Books

A CENTURY ago the general public looked on all
L scientists as more or less goofy. 1t considered
the entomologlSt, or g-hunter, typical of the lot
grown man spending his life chasing butterflies
and crlckets-what was the world coming to- ANYWAY?
we have sense enough nowadays to look I'D to our
scientists but we aren't great deal clearer about
what they are actually doing than were our unen-
llghtened ancestors Unless a scientist brings a
tangible result in the shape of a new invention
serum or source of energy, We are apt to write
MN down as a dreamy and sadly impractical fellow
10 show just what modern science is trying to do
who is doing it. and how much has been done Ber-
nard Jafe has written "Outposts of Science an in
teigent and readable survey of the present state of
scientific study Simon and Schuster: So 75)
MR.. JAFFE fights shy of the chespy sensational,
AVA and devotes much of his space to pure science
research like Einseins, for instance which has no
direct effect on our dayto-day living
But he is alert to show the tangible results which
follow seemingly pointless research the despised and
impractical bug-hunter, for instance saves American
agriculture millions upon millions of dollars year.
He gives good account of the work of such great
men as Thomas Hunt Morgan, Robert A Millikan,
G. E. Hale, Arthur H Compton Richard c. Tolman,
and others, and presents a scholarly survey of the
field which is, nevertheless. adapted to the horizons
OF the ordinary reader. BY Bruce Catton)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
LEARNING TO HANDLE PARTNER IS VITAL

learn how to handle your partner.
Too many people play bridge &C
cording to set rules, forgetting the
important part the human equa-
ton plays in the game.
At a recent luncheon the fol-
lowing hand was brought up for
discussion.
What would you bid if your
partner started the bidding with
one spade and you held these
cards?
Well. it is quite a problem.
The discussion was along these
lines-if you bid one no trump
that is too weak, two no trump
may be too strong, two spades is
certainly too weak, and a forcing
bid of three spades may be too
strong.
However, when the hand was
presented to Louis J. Haddad of
Chicago, president of the Ameri-
can Bridge League, his first
question was, Who was the player
who opened with one spade?"
Haddad continued. With some
players, one no trump is enough,
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while two no trump would be the
proper bid with other players"
Then. again, with a certain
type of player. the best response
would be three spades"
Doesn't Haddad's explanation of
how he would bid the hand solve
a lot of bidding problems for
you?
You can not always Judge your
hand altogether by the honor
tricks it contains. or the distri-
button. At all times you must
consider your partner. With an
optimistic partner be conservative,
and with a tinid partner you are
entitled to be bold
You must have sound funda-
mentals to play good contract, but
the ability to make people glad
70 play with you, as a partner, is
what makes you a winner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
No Reason for Distinction

XXIALTER LIPPMANN says bitterly, but also
w defensively, Those who do not believe in the
Child Labor Amendment accused of wanting to
preserve child labor"
They stand accused, and the accusation should
endure. child may be scourged out Of sheer malice
or tor his own good but the blows fall with equal
severity. l see no reason why serious distinction
should be made between the mill owner who opposes
the Child Labor Amendment for the sake of profit
and the university professor the publcist who
opposes it on the ground of principle"
The net result is the endurance of child labor
and it will be small comfort to any l2year-old at
spindle to be informed that he continues to toll not
because of the rapacity Of the boss but because
great intellectual loves the Constitution that he
would sacrifice the souls of many that it may
endure. In all fairness to the inteectualS it is quite
true that many of them willing toss their
souls into the pot.
1t was cold and windy day" when the Mayor Of
New York pointed to a group OF school children and
said There is the Constituton-those school chill
dren" On the other hand l assume that Walter
Lippmann sat i'll a warm and comfortable room and
took deep thought about 'the paramount duty of
the citizen" before he wrote He must not be de-
TERED by any cutlery that if he does not believe the
Federal government should clear the slums he must
believe that people shall be doomed to live in foul
buildings"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
BY ERNIE PYLE

DOUND, Va, Dec. 13.-This is
- Edith Maxwell's home town.
It's just little place of half
dozen stores on one side of bend
in the highway. There's hill
across the road and back of the
stores is a small river, and on
the other side of the river is the
high school.
Homes are scattered here and
there around the hillsides. There
aren't any streets. The town is
y miles north of Wise. the coun-
ty seat. and just four miles from
Kentucky.
A bunch of men were building
a new store. The house where
Edith Maxwell killed her father
was just up the road. There must
have been 20 or 80 men loafng
around in front of the other
stores. They all looked at my
license plate when 1 stopped.
walked up and introduced my
self to a man who was Lee
Greear an elderly carpenter. I
told him I had heard that Pound
wasn't very friendly to reporters,
but here I was, and to go ahead
and shoot if he must. He took
off his cloth mitten and shook
hands.
Yes, sir, We'll talk to you" he
said. Well be glad to. I'd like
for you to talk to a lot of peo-
pie around here" Other men came
up and listened.
"NF course, we're mountain
~ people," Mr.. Greear said.
God made mountains as we'll as
plains, and We happen to live in
them. But that doesn't make us
any different from anybody else.
We're not a city, of course, we're
a small town. But do We look
different from people in other
towns?" They didn't look differ
ent to me.
We're pretty sore about the
way we've been painted in the
newspapers as ignorant hillbil-
lies" he said. Il tried to tell a
couple of New York reporters the
other day that they were mis-
representing us, but they drove
away and wouldn't listen.
It's terrible what they wrote
about us. You'd think we had
never had haircut in our lives.
It's bad for us. It hurts the coun-
tvs credit. And it will hurt our
children. When they go away
people will say to them. oh
you're from that terrible place.
THE things they've written
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helping hand of Federal aid is extended to
any child must pause awhile and consider the
problem. What would John Marshall have said?"
And if the statue Of that eminent jurst fails to nod
head in acquiescence, then must say to the
needy child 80 sorry" and pass by on the other
side. which is a mean street called States Rights
Mr.. Lippmann suggests that possibly La Guardia
was misquoted. If not he must insist that his re-
marks represent the attitude Of mind which
nothing about the means long the end seems
good" 1t is I suppose a part of that deporable
radicalism under which men refuse to tighten their
belts and prefer to stretch the Constitution
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BY LEWIS E. LAWES
Warden, Sing Sing Penitentiary.
OssinInP y. Y

THE taking of human
life, whether it is done
by the state in retribution
for a. crime, by medical ex-
perts as a means of ending
the suffering of a victim of
disease or accident, or
voluntarily by the individ-
ual, is practice that to me
has never seemed reason
able, logical or just.
The prominence recently
given in the press through
out the world to the prac-
tice of euthanasia, or as it
is more generally desig-
mated, mercy killing" or
mercy slaying,' has
aroused a justifiable storm
of protest from all localities
by persons in every walk of
life. Nevertheless, there are
some very eminent pro-
tagonists of this much de-
bated policy.
Legal euthanasia in its various
connotationS presents many Sc
rious problems, which have been
the subject of previous discussions,
but never of the intensity and par
tiSanship that the news of this
latest incident in England has
aroused.
1t is undoubtedly true that there
are many prominent medical au-
thorltleS who are eminently more
qualified to discuss the questions
arising from this moot subject
than myself.
VIEW it only from an ethical
standpoint as the problem ap-
peals to my inner feelings, and
from the practical angle of one
who through lifetime of peno-
logical service has come in con-
tact with every possible nantes
tation of human emotion.
Under the statutes of the State
Of New York I have been charged,
as an adjunct of my office. with
the legal execution of over one
hundred and fifty persons.
having been so intimately con-
nected with the taking of this
number of lives the question of le-
gal euthanaSia becomes to me a
matter of grave consequences and
vitality.
Predlcating its premise on the
lnfallibility Of its trial courts. and
the safeguards of review by a
higher tribunal, society today
countenances and permits capital
punishment.
In my long experience as
prison warden I have become con-
WINGED that society, despite the
many checks and safeguards af-
torded by our laws, has in certain
instances erred in the condemn
ing to death of certain individuals.
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Pound never heard of curfew
wise has one at 8 p. M, but it's
for small children: that they
don't beat their children; that
they're anxious for everything
modern they can get; that they've
been misrepresented to the world;
that they're good people; that
they they aren't ignorant hillbil-
lies.
I believe them. And as for their
being hostile to 'furriners," may
be it's just strange old hillbilly
custom, but I was asked to stay
for lunch at three different places.
I mentioned that to somebody
later. He said you could go to
the poorest log cabin in the farth-
est hills and ask to stay all night,
and@they'd make room for you.
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other people? Won't you believe
it?"
They talked about the Maxwell
killing, and told me what they
thought of it. They talked about
the history of the county. They
talked about how proud they were
Of their schools. They told me
of the mountaineers of the old
days,
AfterWard I went around town,
and talked with lots of people.
Mrs. Phillips, the missionary's
wife, showed me the cabin just
across the creek that Trigg Max
we'll was building. People say he
had planned to move into it with
his mother, because his family
was so mean to him.
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THE town doctor, E. L. Skies,
n who looks like a doctor in
any big city, said he lived in a
shack down by the MaXwells, so
he supposed the photographers
had taken a picture of it and
called him a hillbilly.
School Principal Morris said
that of the 104 Pound children
who have graduated from high
school in the last eight years, 70
had gone on to college and bust
ness school.
Mr.. Holafield, a quiet man who
took me around places, said, TRY
and write the truth about U.s." I
talked with at least a dozen other
people. They all said the same
thing: That there is no such
thing as a mountain code; that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-13
EuZnou4h
BY
WESTBRO0K PEGLER

D ONE Dec 13.-The Italians have been taught
IN to hate the English and they are doing very
thorough and enthusiastic Job of it. But there are
many Englishmen, including some puzzling indvid-
ualS who openly insist that Italy is right and Eng
land wrong in the present row Therefore it is diff
cult to hate all Englishmen equally without certain
reservations, which is weakness to be overcome by
a firm effort of the will
However, there is one Englisrman who has the
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II UTHANASIA, viewed from the
~ same perspective, is also con-
tingent upon the assumption of
certain individuals or groups
whose decision and judgment will
determine whether or not a suf-
ferer is beyond all human aid,
Such drastic procedure even in
the most extreme cases can not
be justified. It is the duty of
physician to preserve life.
If, in the relatively small num-
Der of men who have been con-
demned to death, errors have been
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Literary Notes

william Cunningham, whose first novel The
Green Corn Rebellion appeared this season, has
accepted the post Of director Of the Federal Writer'S
Project for Oklahoma and has returned there to
take charge Of the work. His second novel, Pretty
Boy will be published next spring. It's central
character is based Pretty Boy Floyd the Okla
homa outlaw.
John Erskines next book will be called The In
huence of Women, and It's Cure" Bobbs Merrill
will publish it early in the year.
Carl Crow formerly associated with the China
Press and for the last 25 years connected with var-
journalistic enterprises in the Orient. has writ
ten biography of Confucius, called Mr. WI"
Robert Cantwells book The Enchanted
City," will be out in March.