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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
A WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

ID EMEMBER the Sabbath Day to keep it holy.
IN The ancient admontion, heard so often in our
youth always will prick the conscience of this break
err of commandments
Yet on certain Sundays am beset by powerful
desire to get at jobs unbefitting the Sabbath. Al
though it does not often aff1ct week days, the
lure of the broom and scrubbing brush may become
irresistible just the church bells begin to peal
I am overwhelmed with longing to chase the dirt in
odd corners to straighten Closets to polish the
silver
Last Sunday gave way to the desire. Starting
on the bathroom cabinet I gradually worked my
way through the house and by o'clock tired,
grimy and entirely happy. According to the ortho-
dox of course, such unregenerate behavior should
have left me remorseful and disconnected. Instead,
1 felt particularly virtuous.
A sweet calm settled down upon me- as pictures
of secret crannies shiny with fresh scrur>angs,
rose in my mind the thought of bottles and boxes
standing in neat rows, and of clothes and linen
folded in orderly array frankincense and myrrh
to my spirit.
How wonderful it is to be woman with house
to clean While the body tolls and the dirt flies,
the heart sings its own peculiar Hosannahs
Is God wrathful that we so toll on His day?
Every instinct says no. While Lares
and Penates, giving thanks for treasures
of life and love- Surely these must carry to Heaven
kind of sincere praise and alteration that does not
always arise from pulpits and affairs
These orgies of housework are a great escape
for the modern woman. From them she may fly
into the deep prmordal regions of the eternal fem
mime, whose greatest urge is creative and whose
sharpest desire is the desire to to make whole
and clean Our prayers may go unsaid but if our
hearthstones shining does that matter? For
there are many ways of praying. Whether he kneel
in pews the waxed floors which the feet
of our loved ones pass genufections are all
made in the spirit and to the same source.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
! THINKS THIS PAGE HAS
LOST ITS PUNCH
BY Hiram Lackey

BY Hiram Lackey
For four years have labored to
lead your readers to peruse the
editorial page of The Times. I now
plead with The Times to publish the
things that strike. AS long as The
Times throws the articles with
punch into the waste basket and
publishes the insipid things, it en-
courages it's readers to ignore its
editorial page.
When you ignore articles of I'M
popular truth you encourage con-
tributors to write the inferior arti-
cles which at present disgrace your
editorial page. AS student of your
editorial page for years, I ask you
to assume the courage of the men
who lifted your seat to it's high place
and face the facts.
Do you need the daringly coura-
geous to remind you of the tragedy
which is blighting your prestige? Do
you esteem, appreciate or under
stand the virile manliness which
made possible the present influence
of your newspaper?
Do you realize what the daring of
such Christian soldiers as the Rev.
Charles E. Coughlin is doing to the
influence of your publication? Try
to erase his influence. if you think
that an oiled cloth will remove a
granite inscription.
1t is not too late for you editors
who are accused of being anemic
and guilty of apostacy to answer,
gloriously, the question which no
man can evade: Are you going to
be coward or a hero?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

ONCE upon a time, people did a
~ good deal of worrying if they
were thin. Nowadays, they usually
go about Dragging how they can
control their weight, the worrying
being done by fat persons trying to
get thin. Any one who is seriously
undernouriShed, and consequently
thin, however, has something to
worry about.
Failure to keep the weight up to
normal, as indicated by haggard
appearance. is definite disorder
of the human body. Sometimes a
disturbance of the glands of inter
nal secretion is involved; usually,
though, the cause is overactivity
of the thyroid.
Thyroid overactivity can be de-
termined by study of the basal
metabolic rate, and by other symp-
toms which the physician will find
on examination. In any such in
stances, immediate rest is neces-
sary. and the removal of all or part
of the thyroid gland by surgery may
be necessary.
In the majority of cases, under
nutrition can be overcome by three
good meals day, selected for their
nourishing qualities.
If you are gravely undernourished
it might be necessary for you to GO
to hospital where you will be GER
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
w atch Your Health

tain to get plenty of rest, and where
hospital authorities see that you get
the food you need.
A NEW method for fattening
L 4 people rapidly involves the
use of insulin. Given before each
meal, followed by food rich in car
bohydrates, little insulin helps
to put on weight promptly. The
amount of food required by any in
dividual depends not only on the
work he does, but on his size and
the amount of rest he takes daily.
Failure to gain weight may be
due to either overactivity, exces-
sive smoking, nervous exhaustion,
or lack of sleep. If you fail per-
sistently to put on weight, consult
physician. He will study care
fully your physical condition and
habits, and base his advice on the
condition he finds.
In the vast majority of cases,
however, putting on weight is
merely matter of 'physiologic
bookkeeping. When the food en-
tiers your body. it is absorbed. Your
body burns up certain amount of
material in its daily work, and the
rest of the food accumulates. If
you do not eat sufficient food, your
body will burn up, first of all, the
stored-up fat; then it begins to use
I'D the protein from the tissues.
This is harmful to health.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
TODAY's SCIENCE
by SCIENCE SERVICE,

NTETEOROLOGISTS are begin
4Vx ming to learn how turbulent
the earth's atmosphere really is:
The winds and storms encountered
upon the earths surface are trif1es
compared to those of the upper at
mosphere.
I'VE live in the undertow or back
wash of the great currents of air
that flow silently overhead" Ed
ward H. Bowie, principal meteorolo-
gist of the San Francisco Weather
Bureau, states in a report prepared
for the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific.
Were it possible for one to &C.
cupy a point of observation well
without the earths atmosphere and
were the rivers of the atmosphere
visible to the eye, one would he
more than impressed-he would be
awed-by the appearance of the at
mosphere in turbulent motion and
made to realize that its normal
state is surely not one of rest"
IL llo SbdIC VI 1llOt1Ol4s llC SO11l1li-
ues, is brought about by the unequal
heating of the earth's surface by
the sun. This is brought about not
only by the difference in various
areas-oceans, lakes, mountains,
deserts, etc.-but by the fact that
the amount of heat received is, of
course, the result of the earth be-
ing tilted on its axis at an angle Of
2315 degrees.
r -
TIME result of the unequal heat
l. ing of the earth's atmosphere,
coupled with the defective influence
of the earth's rotation, is to cause
major atmospheric flows, Mr. Bowie
continues.
These include "the prevailing
westerlies of extra tropical regions
and the easterlies-trade winds-of
the tropics, the latter separated by
! the equatorial belt OF Gains.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20

House of Representatives on March
10, 1884, and by the Senate on
March %, and was signed by the
President on March "a. The Phil
ippine Legislature accepted it on
May /, 1884
Q-What is the political status
of the Panama Canal Zone?
Att is military reservation an
der the direct supervision OF the
War Department.
Odd President Wilson veto a
soldier bonus bill?
A-No bonus bill was passed dur
ing the Wilson administration. The
first Adjusted Compensation Act
was passed by Congress in 1924
over the veto of President Calvin
Coolidge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
OTHER OPINION
A Switch in Tactics, Not in Purpose


1.-THE Richmond Pailad ium1
Supporters of the American sys-
tenn of government are not deceived
by the announcement from Wash
lngton that the Administration will
avoid proposals for amending the
Constitution during the coming cam
paign and that it will seek to &C
complish New Deal purposes within
the language of the majority opin-
ion of the Supreme Court"
The announcement reflects q
change in tactics, not in the design
of the New Dealers to transform a
constitutional government into q
RECOMMENDATION of subjects who have
been deprived of their constitutional
prerogativeS.
Expediency prompted the switch
President Roosevelt and his advisers
were not prepared for the avalanche
of condemnation following his
horse and buggy age" comment or
the Supreme Courts NRA decision
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IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER, ASK THE TIMES.

Inclose a Scent stamp for reply when
addressing any. question of fact or i'm
formation to The Indianapolis Times
Washington Service Bureau. 1913 18th
st. N. W.. Washington, d. c.. Legal and
medical advice can not be given, nor
can extended research be undertaken.
GIN what year were the United
States Marines withdrawn from
Haiti?
ALBA.
Q-Who composed the songs In
a Persian Market" and In Mon
astery Garden?
A-Albert Ketelbey.
Q-When was the Philippines In
dependence Act passed by Congress
and accepted by the Philippine Leg
iSlature?
A-The act was passed by the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1895
LOUIS c. TRAUGOTT

THE sudden death of Louis C Traugott, president
- Of the Fair Store, comes as a sad blow to the
hundreds of persons who knew him intimately and
who admired and respected him.
Mr.. Traugott of vision and of faith.
In his youth just after the turn of the century, he
foresaw thriving future for Indianapolis. He was
of the founders of the store he headed, and in
the more than 30 years he served in the business
and civic life of the city he the friendship Of
countless and women
He was in the prime of his life His death has
taken from Indianapolis loyal and useful citizen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
FROM THE RECORD

CENATOR NORRIS CF, Neb)-If Congress makes
- fool of itself and passes Law which the people
do not want, the people have remedy by the de-
feat of that Congress and the election of which
viii repeal the obnoxious act However, if ques-
ton is to be submitted to body of nine men, five
of whom control for the action of that body,
there is remedy on the part of the people There
Is hope for other action except by the impractical
method Of amending the Constitution
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
PLEADS FOR NON-PARTISAN
SECURITY BOARDS

BY C. R. F.
The special legislative committee
named to draft social security legis-
lation for Indiana has chosen tc
play politics at the expense of hui
man suffering and has taken the
first steps toward creating another
political octopus to prey upon the
state. It's plan is to administer re-
lief upon the basis of political and
personal favoritism by or through
the present elected township ano
county officials.
The first step in any non-political
program must be to unite all poor
relief, old-age pensions, blind pen
sions, unemployment insurance
mothers aid, public health work
county inflrmaries, insane asylums
hospitals, children's homes, parks
and Fairgrounds. and local proha-
ton activities under non-partisan
continuing county health and well
| fare boards.
1t is absurd to assume that q
non-partisan board can be created
through appointment by single po-
litical personality. These. boards
might wisely be composed of five
members. Two of them might be
appointed by committee consisting
of the county schools superinten-
dent, the judge of the circuit court
and a practicing physician, to be Sc
lected by the county commissioners
from without their number.
Two other members might be ap-
pointed by the state welfare direc-
tor, subject to the consent of the
State Welfare Commission. The
fifth member would be selected by
these four.
All appointments to positions as
welfare director, investigator, county
physician, county health officer
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20

(Ttmes reG1ers are fnvited to cypress
their Dtetos in these columns, religious
controversies excluded. Make pour letters
short. so oil can have chance. Limit
them to ESQ t0ords or less. Your letter
must be sioned. but names pilI be
withheld on re0uest.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
CALIFORNIA; BUM RUSH
rs FLAYED

BY NJ. E. Jones
The holdup of buns on state lines
bordering California and Colorado
is criminal outrage if one ever ex-
listed.
The dirtiest, raggedist bum that
ever lived is more valuable to his
country than this brute who calls
himself chief of police. The bum
probably would work for an honest
living and refrain from molesting
weary travellers who have no place
to lay their heads.
I am 100 per cent American and
no bum, but am just about finished
with: my defense of our Constitu-
ton which these buns were called on
to defend. Why should I cling to
document that turns back it's saw
ior and welcomes the millionaire?
j. Edgar Hoover in Washington
had Dillinger shot to further justice.
He makes no complaint about this
outrage. Neither does Herbert
Hoover in California, who is always
harping about protecting the Con-
stitution. The common people will
question the next appeal for its pro-
lection.
I guess the big chief thinks the
millionaire will fight for it here
after.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20

NTEN who have nice notions of
Iva religion have no business to
be soldiers.-Welling
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
Squaring
the Circle
With
THE HOoSIER EDITOR
CELEBRITY note:

]
~ Years ago, when one of her
sons was a cadet at Culver, Madam
Schumann-H eink journeyed there
to visit him and found he was quar-
tered in dormitory wing then still
under construction.
She made her way to the wing
and up the stairs for q surprise visit
AS she went through one of the
doorways a silver of wood caught
and tore her dress.
She was examining the tear when
blithe little cadet encountered her,
saw what had happened and said IN
good-natured impudence:
Madame, you have to come i'll
these doors Sideways"
She gave him a quick little laugh,
threw up her hands in mock despair
and replied:
"Mein Colt, child, have no side
ways"
CONDITION of trade note:
~ At least one downtown de-
partment store has run out of men S
mufflers, save for two. One of them
is an awful yellow, and the other
isn't much better.
But the man behind the counter
is cheerful. He fairly beams when
he tells you there will be no more
in stock until next winter.
THE weather." he says, has been
so good to us in the muffler de-
partment that we're not going to
take any chances. We won't order
any more this winter"
WHAT next note;
w An auto sales firm in the
city is currently selling used cars
by the pound. They run as low as
2 and fraction to as high as IS
and fraction cents a pound.
want to be around when some
kid comes in with his allowance and
wants a pound of Buick, a half
pound Of Chevrolet, two pounds of
Ford, all in the same sack, please.
He ought to wind up with a kid
die car, at that.
II ASTROLOGICAL note:
IL In good American idiom, not
generally used now, to hummax
meant to die; foo-foo was a guy
who just didn't belong or was an
outsider; fouty was a simpleton;
full chisel meant at full speed: a
gander party was a stag party; a
rejected sutton got the mitten; hug
ger mugger was to hush yo' mouth:
and honey-fuggle was to cheat or
SWindle.
Hunkey was good as the compar-
alive, and hunkidori was best, the
superlative; a hurra's nest was
disorder a lady allowed to accumu-
late in her household; and, in Indi-
ana especially, huss-b bran was the
husk of an ear of corn.
These things come from a light
ming perusal of 'Bartlett's Diction-
airy of Americanisms," published in
1877 by Little. Brown & Co.
The book gave good deal of at
tention to free love, the origin of
the idea, quotations about it, and it's
definition.
One illustrative quotation read
thus:
"And you believe in free love, do
you not?' (said Prof. Gusher to Jo-
siah Aliens Wife,.
"How free?' she demanded
coolly."
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etc, should be on a merit basis,
from lists of eligibles found by the
state commission to be qualified.
The present county infirmaries are
costing the counties $1,064,000 year.
Forty per cent of these institutions
are totally unsuited for infirmary
purposes and only one-third of
them have modern buildings and
equipment. If consolidated under
state support and supervision and
operated in connection with the So
cial security program, most of
these institutions can be abolished.
The millions of dollars worth of
property owned by them could be
sold and added to the tax dupli-
Gates in their respective counties,
thus creating new source of county
revenue along with large decrease
in county operating expenses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
BELIEF
BY JAMES ID. ROTH

~ L. htO
In that dark hour
We're in His power,
In that last mile
To the mystic isle.
We have a thought,
Our passing's naught
But into dawn;
New breath we've drawn.
1t was ever so,
All this I know,
It's there to see
Come unto me-"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20
DAILY THOUGHT

Out of the spoils won in battles
did they dedicate to maintain the
house of the Lord-I Chronicles
XVI, q.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20

T TNFORTUNATEL my book has
~ very little to say about typhoid
injections. I don't know whether
the serum they shot into me comes
from an OK or glowworm. But 1
do know that it's mighty, mighty
powerful, and that before they give
me the third and final shot, they'll
have to find me. And if they look
in Virginia, I'll be in North Caro-
lima. And If they look in North
Carolina, I'll be in Georgia. Down
with malaria, probably. 800
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-12
LADIES' Night Highly
Successful Affair

The annual Ladies Night given Mon
day at Cedar creek pavilion by the
Libby Lions club is declared to have
been the most enjoyable party that
popular organization has yet sponsored.
Special effort was made to provide
unique entertainment. The Shafer
Twins and Orchestra were imported
from Spokane for the occasion and pre-
sented speciality numbers during the
intermissions of a IA number dance
program. These were very good and
consisted of clever tap dancing, guitar
solos, the carioca, comedy SKETCH
"Popeye and Olive OIL" hula dance,
etc. Andy Gompf and Jim Phillips as
sisted in the music which was said to
be especially good for dancing.
Noise makers were handed out early
in the evening and soon everyone was
having good time. A light lunch was
served near midnight.
The general committee in charge of
the party consisted of Paul Church, j.
w. Farris, James Harris and Fred
Cloutier The floor committee was DR..
Church and Howard Turner The dance
music was by ANDY Gompf and His
Use of q the hall was
generously donated by w. Fl. and
Avery Kemp.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-12
Drive Death Off Montana Highways

The minimum width Of Montana
highways is "a feet. On new construc-
ton and reconstruction we are making
them 80 feet, as an added safety factor.
However, anyone should be able to
control a car on IL foot traffic lane if
travelling at a reasonable rate of speed.
Moreover there is stripe painted on
the paved roads to show you, Mr..
Motorist, which part of the road be-
longs to you. When you straddie that
line or cross it to pass car ahead
you are encroaching on the territory
of cars travelling in the opposite di-
rection. 1t is your fault alone if you
place them in jeopardy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-12

European Armies
March; War Threatens

Many observers are prophesying that
Europe is on the verge of another ter
rible war. Last Saturday Hitler moved
German troops into the demilitarized
area along the Rhine river, thus break
ing another one of the terms of the
Versailles treaty. As a consequence of
this action, France has rushed soldiers
into the forts along the German border.
Europe is tense with the war threat
simultaneously with the movement Of
German troops into the Rhine area.
Hitler made public a statement of
policy in emphatic terms. He insists
that Germany does not seek war and
only wants the peace of Europe. To
prove this he offers to sign 25-year
nom aggression pact with France,
Belgium and the Netherlands, with
Great Britain and Italy as guarantors
Of the pact He will sign non-aggres-
sion pact with Poland and other east
ern neighbors of Germany. He also
asks for general defensive aviation
agreement among all nations of western
Europe to guard against sudden at
tack by any one nation. # these terms
are met, Germany is ready to re-ioin
the league of nations. =
This breaking of another Of the pro-
visions of the Versailles treaty by Hit
Ter has created great excitement in
Europe. Practically all European ma
tons have notified France that they
will aid France if Germany starts war.
They question Killers sincerity in of
fering new agreements in view of his
having already broken SO many. Some
statesmen are saying another war Is
almost certain within two years. Great
Britain has taken the stand that Hit
ler's move does not necessarily
mean war.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-12
VALUABLE PROGRAM BY
FARM WOMEN'S CLUB

The Libby Farm Women's club held
its regular meeting March 4, at the
home Of Mrs r. R. Beebe.
During the business meeting the quilt
to be made and sold by the club was
reported on. The making OF a comfort
for Mr.. Gitner was planned. There was
some discussion of dance to be held
at the Community hall by the club
around May LIST
One of the most interesting programs
of the year was held The topic for
discussion was Kitchen Equipment"
closing the series OF meetings on Re
modelling Kitchens" The following
topics were excellently handled:
Essentials Of Good Kitchen Equip
ment," Mrs. Bergstrom; IF | had $50
/ would Buy" Mrs. Bowen; Water
Equipment and Cold Storage" Mrs
Ostheller; Additional Equipment
Mrs. Mary Collier; Story of Mrs. W.
Kitchen Yellowstone Co.. Mrs. Beebe
The Usual zone dish meal dinner
was served at noon by Mrs. Becbe
Mrs. Essie Maize and Mrs. Martenson
A lovely cake was also served in honor
Of those having birthdays in March.
The April / meeting will be held a
the home OF Mrs. Rouse, Mrs. Herbs
and Mrs. Berrstrom assisting. Topi
for discussion. what Shall We Fat TO
Health" Roll call. my Most Embar
RAISING Moment
JULIA A.. BEEBE,
Secretary