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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1930
Page
7
The Indianapolis Times critiques the Senate and House conferees over the Grundy tariff bill. It blames lawmakers for greed and logrolling, arguing higher tariffs hurt export trade, slow mass production, and threaten recovery from a slump. It warns the nation may lose prosperity if the tariff passes.
A Senate debate questions the Muscle Shoals leasing bill and links Farm Bureau influence to the Cyanamid company. Speakers compare the yellow dog contract to socialistic labels while urging reversal of the ruling and condemning alleged exploitation hurting workers and families.
A 1929 profits burst undermines the idea that reduced profits sparked the downturn. Data from 1,258 large firms show profits rising to 5.19 billion dollars, up 15.28 percent from 1928, with notable gains in rail equipment and iron and steel. The labor bureau asserts high profits contradicts the slump cause.
The piece condemns mob killings in Sherman Texas and argues lynching is a national mental disease not a racial or regional issue. It urges systemic reform and strong officials to protect victims while stressing the need to conquer ignorance and superstition across the country.
Senator Hiram Johnson denounces the so called yellow dog contracts quoted in opposition to Parker and labor union rights. He cites provisions banning union membership and collective action, calling the contracts void against public policy and socially destructive.
Senator Robinson pledges to ratify the London naval conference result while Woodrow Wilson’s Paris party is blamed for the League Covenant’s fate. The Lindbergh heir to be, Titian painting valued high, and comments on aging, aviation, and politics mix with a New York smuggling case and European unity predictions.
A revised air mail bill moves through Congress removing the post master general must award contracts without bids. It protects pioneering twenty five operators while giving passenger lines a chance at mail work. It keeps competitive bidding for new contracts and shifts pay from weight to mileage. It aims to satisfy air transport operators and the post office.
At the American Philosophical Society meeting in Philadelphia Professor David Riesman of the University of Pennsylvania discussed the Glazer finds near Vichy France. He traced the 1924 discovery by Emile Fradin and Morlet, the doubts about authenticity, the lawsuits, and the Amsterdam commission verdict that most tablets were recently made and planted.
A daily Bible quiz tests readers on familiar passages. Questions include identifying the first named woman, a prophet’s response to God, a famous feast quotation, a name meaning unstable as water, and Jesus’ remark about a guileless Israelite.
The list provides biblical answers for six questions: 1 God. 2 The mother of John the Baptist Luke 1:5. 3 "The fear of the Lord" Psalm 111:10. 4 Job see Job 19:20. 5 He was taken up by a whirl wind II Kings 2:1 11.
Drs. Dublin and Lotka analyze the cost of raising a child to 18 in the Journal of the AMA. They estimate total expenditures around 7500 dollars including birth, food, clothing, shelter, education, health, recreation, and sundries, noting many costs vary by region and family.
A column analyzes Judge John J. Parker's nomination defeat, arguing a NAACP inquiry about his alleged quote on Negro political participation framed the controversy. It notes Parker’s stance helped mobilize Negro voters and shaped opposition in the Senate, while pondering broader racial politics in 1930s America.
The writer questions sincerity in arrests of loan sharks claiming prosecutions are blocked to affect elections. He recalls past quashed affidavits, notes a precinct committeeman among the accused, and cites prior BBB reports. He asks if families harmed by loans see the same political manipulation. The piece ends with a question about the musical comedy Rose Marie.
English hospital superintendent Florence Nightingale, famed as the founder of modern nursing, was born on May 12 1820 in Florence Italy the city that gave her surname. She grew up in Staffordshire England and studied at several hospitals before reshaping nursing as a permanent honorable occupation for women. She led nurses during the Crimean War improving care and reducing death rates and later received many honors becoming the first woman awarded the Order of Merit.
M E Tracy criticizes Ford and calls his farming gospel a threat to farm economy. HRIS Cagle plans to resign from West Point after graduation, arguing for expediency over four years service. A Sherman Texas mob burns a courthouse. officials urged punishment of those responsible.
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