Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 295, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 May 1929 — Page 7

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RIVAL UNIONS VIE FOR DIXIE MILL WORKERS Neither A. F. of L. Groups or Other Recognized by Textile Chiefs. lollom.nc . IHr fourth and Ul of a on lb** harlieroitnd and of lb* prrnt Ifilil* *trikfv. BY UIWARI) W. I.EWfS, I niter) Prr*.v Mass ( or rrvponrirnt 'Top-rjjht. 1020. rr United t ATLANTA. Ga. May 1. Two ;rrat compel b ivr drives to organize :he 300,000 textile worker:-, of Dixie ?re planned by organizer of the National Textile Workers Union and Ihe United Textile Workers of America. In a statement to the United Press. made while he was spending the night in a Gastonia <N. C.l jail on a charge later dismissed, tliat he had kidnaped the wife of a textile worker. Fred Erwin Beal, organizer of the National Textile Workers Union, revealed plans for the drive. Alfred Hoffman, southern representative of the United Textile Workers, a union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, has announced like plans. Neither Union Kccogni/.ed Significance of the two campaigns lies perhaps in the lact that neither union is recognized by any southern textile mill. Several mill managements have intimated they consider the present strikes highly important because if they succeed, the unions will secure a toothold in the south. So far activities of the two unions cautiously have been kept from colliding. The United Textile group has directed the strike at Elizabethton. and after a conference, decided to delay activities in the North Carolina field, where llie strikes are controlled by the more radical union. Beal told the United Press a conference to lie attended by delegates from every large textile null in ihe smith was planned in the near future for the purpose of extending the campaign and starting sympathy strikes. Ask Workers for Funds “We intend to organize everywhere in the south and unite the southern workers with the thousands of textile workers in other parts of the country,” Beal explained. “It may take a long time but we hope to have the entire field organized.” Hoffman, southern representative of the Federation of Labor group, -aid that organized labor throughout the country would be asked to contribute to a fund of $1,000,000 for the United Textile Workers of America campaign in the south. Both Hoffman and Beal claim the -onthem textile operative has been exploited and forced to accept starvation wages. Sweden’s' Exports Prop /In r Itifrif Press STOCKHOLM. May I. —Sweden’s exports during March fell off to 39,000.000 kroner 1 about $23,750,000) because of the severe winter, it was announced today.

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SCHOOL BOARDS ARE EXPOSED IN NOVEL Lola Jean Simpson Becomes a Sort of a Sinclair Lewis in Her Story on School Teachers and Teaching. BY WALTER I). HICKMAN 7ITH the ,-amc touch that Sinclair Lewis went after the Elmer j W Gantr Lola Jean Simpson goe after narrowed minded and selfsatisfied school boards on Main street. This happens in ‘Treadmill,’’ anew novel by Miss Simpson and recently published by the Macmillan Company of New York. Although Leslie Burleson, a California school teacher of history in a high school, is the chief character in this story, yet it is the way that Miss Simnson shows up some of the narrow-minded sticks on school boards which makes this novel refreshinc and commanding.

I for one have never been of the opinion that the school board of my home town could do no wrong and for many years while I was in -ciiool T felt that the board often used other tilings than brains and common sense in dealing with school problems. * You get a pretty good idea of the type of school board that Miss Simpson hammers at in "Treadmill” when you read one of the weighty decisions of the board of the "Oakley ville high school.” Leslie was having a grand time with her class in this country's policy toward Mexico. The school superintendent, one Martin Galloway, who said "Yes sir," to everything tl'.at the board asked, dropped in on the class when they ’- ere advancing their own ideas about this country and Uncle Sam. Galloway would not have dropped in unless the school board had objected to such freedom of thought on the part of the young people. Galloway said to Leslie, "But I am afraid you are handling dynamite. The board has never thought it wise to stir up too much controversial feeling, especially where the United States is concerned. They feel that to question the policy of our present state department is heresy. It introduces an element of doubt into the minds of our young people and keeps them from being 100 per cent Americans. I don’t believe I would continue the discussion tomorrow.” And poor Leslie realizing the nonsense behind such an opinion of the dear school board "eliminated Mexico" from her school room. The author makes it clear that she is not signaling out any specific high school but. points out the general danger that our modern standardized educational system can do to the teacher. And speaking of men school teachers. Leslie has this to say to Professor David Havener of a great university—". . . I was going to say you're the only man teacher I ever knew who wasn’t a total loss. Did you ever see a group of them together at a teacher’s institute? They look like cases of people so inhibited, so lacking in initiative. Why. in our school there’s only one chap, Jim Crawford, w r ho has any spirit, and lie's riding for -a fall unless I’m mistaken. What is the matter?” And David answers: “Its the mystery system. Very few: first-rate men can afford to go into the profession because it hasn’t any economic status. Fortunately or otherwise money is our standard today in this country, and or, that basis a man who teaches in the grammar or high school is regarded as a nincompoop.’’ You also have a good study of how Tim Crawfrd and Gale, a good- - . school teacher who could

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not resist sex and a good time, came to their doom. And back of alt the tragedy is the gossip of the small town and how the wife of the president of the school board made more fuss over her official position than a vicepresident does over seating his official hostess. “Treadmill” nia& not be very popular with some people who buy books for the public libraries, but it is a big novel, honestly conceived and well written. Better read it. Last night at the Murat, the Harlequin Club of Purdue presented "Katja.” As I reviewed this play when first given last week at Lafayette, it is not necessary to do it again. Other theaters today offer: “Speakeasy” at the Apollo; “Coquette” and The Times safety campaign movie at Loew r ’s Palace; “One of the Family,” at English’s; “The Bohemians,” at the Mutual: "Dawn,” at the Zaring; Charlie Davis at the Indiana; "Show Boat.” at the Circle: "His Captive Woman,” at the Ohio, and the Colonial Players at the Colonial, Hospitals to Be Modernized Bfi I'nitrd Press STOCKHOLM. May L—The hospitals of Stockholm soon will be modernized at an expenditure of more than $5,000,000, it was announced today.

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DEATH TAKES IRISH LEADER Fear Austin Stack Funeral Will Cause Riots. Bu 'll il< il Pn ** DUBLIN. May I.—The Irish Free State government took precautions today against the possibility of renewed Republican demonstrations at the funeial of Austin Stack, former Free State secretary for home affairs. Stack was one of the most fiery Sinn Feiners of the days when Ireland war being transformed into its present two-government, system. Free State officials feared his followers would use his funeral as an excuse for demonstrations in favor of complete independence. Stack, who was 49 years old when he died Sunday, had led a romantic career. He was commandant in the Kerry area when the attempt was made to land German arms which Roger Casement brought in a submarine to Ireland. Stack directed the arrangements for the landing, but the plan failed and Casement was executed. Stack was imprisoned and sentenced to death after the Easter uprising in 1916. but the sentence was commuted to a Life term of penal servitude. The following year he was released with Eamon de Valera and was elected secretary of the Sinn Fein. Again imprisoned, he went on a hunger strike in a Belfast jail, and suffered extremely. In 1927 as a member of the dail he sided with Mary McSweeney in opposing granting a dail seat to Dc Valera.

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Yes, he plays, meaning that Harry Hoxworth. director of the Berkell Players at English's, is a pianist. He will prove it on next Friday night by giving a "recital" at the cabaret performance, which the Berkell cast will give following the regular Friday night ; performance. DRY AGENT HELD DRUNK CHICAGO. May I.—Martin Fitzpatrick, prohibition agent, who recently led a drive against bootlegging bellboys, was charged with driving while intoxicated in a warrant sworn out by three men who were injured when their automobile collided with the agent's car. The agent denied the charge and was granted a continuance.

CITY AND GAS COMPANY WILL CONTEST SUIT Newton I. Todd Asks U. S. Court to Stop Transfer of Ownership. Attorneys for the city and Citizens Gas Company today made plans for fighting the injunction suit filed by Newton I. Todd, broker, to prevent the turning over of the” gas property to tiie city under the terms of the original 1905 franchise. Todd asked Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell to issue a permanent injunction against enforcement of the 1905 contract and to quiet the title oL the stockholders to the company. “Confiscation” Charged The suit was filed in federal court on the theory that the city’s plan to enforce its option on the property is a violation of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution which provides that, property can not be taken "without due process of law.” The suit was filed by Frederick E. Matson. Earl Barnes and Austin V. Clifford, attorneys for Todd. No date has been set for a hearing. The litigation is the first formal step in the battle of certain stockholders to prevent carrying out the city’s plan to manage and operate the utility. Demand Denied It followed denial of Todd’s demand that the company resist the city’s effort to obtain ownership and that action be rescinded on the plan to pay $5 a share on each $25

certificate toward redemption of the $2,000,000 common stock. The suit is based on the theory that the city lost its claim on the property when the company surrendered its charter in 1921 and obtained an indeterminate permit from the public service commission. Attorneys for Todd hold that the legalizing act passed by the last legislature is void because it is "class legislation.” One-Arm Driver Races Police B" Unit'd Press CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. May I. Although he was only one arm, Lawrence Keane, 26, drove his automobile two miles in a race with police before being arrested for operating without a, license.

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CHURCH ENDS DINNERS Last Fellowship Banquet Will Be Held Thursday. The last of the winter series of fellowship dinners of the Northwood Christian church will be held Thursday night at the church with Dr. Ernest N. Evans, executive secretary- of the Church Federation, as the principle spekaer His topic will be "Dynamics of Evangelism in Preaching.” Dr. C. H. Winders, the pastor, will be in charge, of the devotionals and Jessie Whiteand Miss Ruby winders will be in charge of the music. The dinner will be served by the women of the church.

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