Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 214, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 November 1935 — Page 20

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15. 1935. AN EARLY SANTA CLAUS OANTA CLAUS is roming parly to the homes of a larsrc number of Indianapolis men. The postoffire is going to give several weeks’ work to six hundred, looking forward to the heaviest business since the depression set in. This will mean Merry Christmas, indeed Christmas on relief is not a. very nice Christmas, no matter how much a man tries to convince himself. If he is any good he would rather work. ’-■'o doubt there will be an early Santa Claus for extra store workers. Recent indices of department store volume have been encouraging. Attendance at amusements and football games show more people have more money to spend. This money will be translated into wages for extra workers in the holiday season. More lighted trees will twinkle happily than a year ago.

LIKE THE OLD DAYS A TOXICOLOGIST has reported that the fluid W’hirh killed three Indianapolis persons and blinded one was wood alcohol. The lamentable incident has reminded many of the condition during prohibition, when wood alcohol killed many. Repeal was to end this, along with the other evils and dangers of prohibition. That it has recurred so soon after repeal does not mean that repeal was a mistake but that, people do not comprehend the peril of drinking unknown liquors. Temperance in the use of identified brands, with the guarantee of a reputable maker and seller behind them, is the only way to safety. It, should not, he forgotten that the expectation of temperance was the condition of repeal. THE RED CROSS TT seems superfluous to urge people to join the Red Cross during its annual campaign. Yet. with the government doing so much to help the distressed, some may imagine that they are excused from joining. However, the Rpd Cross being a voluntary banding together of people to do rescue w'ork in emergencies, it has a special place in American life. And since the people hope and expect that some day the government will be ablp to retire from the human salvage field the Red Cross should be maintained and strengthened against that time. Answering the Red Cross roll call is not only good citizenship, it is good sense. THE BRITISH ELECTIONS A S expected the British elections yesterday brought victory to the Tories, who, in all likelihood, will hold power for the crucial half decade to come. It was one of the shortest campaigns in the United Kingdom's history. Premier Baldwin, leader of the Conservative Party, gave the opposition only three weeks in which to turn him out. Not only that, but he caught them almost completely without an issue. The campaign chiefly concerned support of the League of Nations as a means to world peace, whieh Laborites and Liberals, even more than the Tories, overwhelmingly favored. The only real debate came over the question of rearmament, which the Conservatives demand. Even there the opposition was caught of! guard. For in the most convincing fashion imaginable Italy was daily proving that without force to back up sanctions the League could hardly hope to make its edicts stick Yesterday's elections will be taken by the Tories as a mandate to rearm England—on land, sea and In the air—and restore the British Empire to its former prestige abroad. They can now deal with Italy —and with Egypt, Ethiopia and Britain’s other problems with a free hand. A world armaments race is in ‘he offing. A naval conference is to meet in London early next month. Europe is in turmoil. China is tottering. The Far East and Western Pacific face trouble. Yesterday's votes make fairly certain that, lo face eventualities, Britain will begin by sharpening teeth and claws and generally refurbishing the British lion of old.

USING THE STATE PARKS "D ECREATION is certainly expanding in Indiana. The state parks are beginning to be discovered in a way that seems extraordinary even when one considers the 'increased leisure. The work of the early conservationists, who pioneered for the state parks, at last has been fully justieered for the state parks, at last has been fully justified. O'her states are adopting the state park idea with enthusiasm. Recent descriptions of archery, horseback riding, hunting and fishing in the wilds indicate a wholesome attitude. Assuming that many of the participants in state park pleasures are depression victims, they are not letting their anxieties get them down. Cities which have ample recreational opportunities at hand, and especially these expanses where people can rough it at a small cost, have a distinct advantage as dwelling places over those cut off from such helps to health and happiness. LAWYERS’ DILEMMA r T''HE Libertv League lawyers’ committee appears to be impaled on both horns of a dilemma. The question is whether the Supreme Court and other courts will be offended if the committee carries out its intention of announcing unofficial decisions on the constitutionality of laws whose validity is pending in suits before the court. On the other hand, if the Liberty League -decisions” now in preparaf m are held up until after the Supreme Court acts, they will be out-dated and futile. Liberty League officials here said they understood that the lawyers’ committee, headed by Raoul E. Desvernine, U. S. Steel Corp counsel, would have “two or three ’ opinions ready to release this month. It is nearly two months since the committee put out its only “decision” so far. holding the Wagner Labor Act unconstitutional. Unlike the AAA and other controversial laws, however, the Labor Act is not yet in the courts. The Supreme Court and other Federal courts have usually maintained a complete aloofness to such unofficial opinions, although in a few cases Federal

district, judges have sought to punish newspapers for contempt in commenting in a partisan way on pending cases. Some lawyers on the labor side believe that even though the court officially ignores the lawyers’ committee. the net result of the Wagner Act opinion may be to create a ‘ prior prejudice" in the minds of the Judges. Such a prejudice might make it a deal harder for employers’ lawyers tc convince the courts. Thi' issue, however, is not involved in the present Ameriran Bar Association inquiry into the activities of the lawyers’ committee, which is directed only at the offer of free legal services to persons deprived of constitutional rights. PRESIDENT QUEZON, C. P. I. 'T'ODAY, in far Manila, a salute of thundering guns will mark the inauguration of the world's latest chief of state, President Manuel Quezon of the new Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands. To both, our most sincere congratulations! May they live long and prosper. We of America have the right to feel proud. Gur nation has kept a promise given 35 years ago by President William McKinley. In taking over the Philippines p.s a result of an unexpected accident of the Spanish-American War. he hastened to assure the people of the islands and the world that this was no ordinary conquest. Said he: "We shall continue to make these people whom Providence has brought within our jurisdiction feel that it is their liberty, not our power, their welfare, and not our gain, we are seeking t,o enhance.” At this a cynical world smiled. History’s pages are not cluttered with examples of great powers taking over weak peoples and training them, at no little cost, for self-government and final, full independence. So congratulations are due all the way round: To Americans for a promise kept—even if Congress was pushed to it by somewhat sordid motives; to the Filipinos for being such apt pupils and for their patience: to President Quezon who, in season and out, never ceased to battle for freedom with all his heart and soul. a a a OUT let us not forget that much still remains to be done. Neither President Quezon, nor the Philippines nor yet ourselves are out of the woods. Ten years still are to go before the islands become a full-fledged republic, and between now and then they must become economically self-supporting. If they don't, political independence will be a sham and a delusion. From the beginning, the United States has sought to spur the islands on along these lines. Foreign trade particularly was encouraged. But while foreign trade expanded handsomely, it expanded mostly in one direction. It was largely with the United States. Whereas, back in 1900, the United States took only 12 per cent of the islands’ products, in 1934 it took 87 per cent. And 65 per cent of all their imports were from the United States. True, beginning the second half of the 10-year stage as a commonwealth, the independence act calls for trade adjustments. The idea is to provide for a tapering-off period to leave the republic, at its debut, on precisely the same footing as any other foreign power. But economists foresee tremendous difficulties ahead. They fear American policy has tended to make the islands too dependent upon this country for any such quick transition. Modification of trade relations-to-be is seen as imperative if we are to be true to our moral obligations. Moreover, enlightened self-interest dictates such a course. "Their liberty, not our powder,” McKinley said was to be our guide. "Their welfare, and not our gain, is what we are seeking to enhance.” So on this historic day let us highly resolve, as the traditional phrase has it, that we will keep that honorable pledge.

ROGERS JR. STARTS OUT 'XTL TILL ROGERS JR. buys an interest in a Cali- ’ ' fornia newspaper and thus begins his career. The step means more than just a business venture. He has the responsibility of bearing one of the most famous and most honorable names in America and upon the medium through which he expresses himself will depend to some extent the discharge of that responsibility. It is a big order for a 23-year-old who has had everything he desired. Os course, people are not expecting young Rogers to be like his father. Genius is sometimes, but not often, transmitted. We had not heard that he had shown any disposition to write or publish. But electing publishing from among the many occupations he could follow, he suggests that, he may hope some time to carry on in the tradition of his lather. Ho goes into his first undertaking with the kindly interest and best wishes of millions. A WOMAN’S VIEWPOINT By Mrs. Walter Ferguson A NEW kind of education for girls has evolved in our time. One now may get lessons in office etiquette, as one's mother got lessons in parlor etiquette and social decorum. There is a difference, however; whereas in the past both sexes were required to keep the rules, nowadays a great deal is said to the girls on this subject and very little to the men. “When you come up against the male flirt,” says one authority in her lecture to working women “ —and every office has one—you must just laugh him off.” Which is easier said than done, as every girl knows 'a ho has had any experience. He may be the boss, or the boss’ understudy. Thus the situation can become a delicate one for the wage-earner with a job hanging upon her correct deportment. And if, as we hear, these office Romeos are not really serious, we know also that they can exercise tyranny over too many girls. It seems to me then that any code of behavior which does not set up rules for men as well as women is a sorry arrangement. The girl who works for her living must, in the last analysis, be smart enough to make her own rules, each of which must be thought up to fit the occasion. This much, however, she would do well never to forget: There is a code of ethics which a decent man observes in his behavior to a woman, wherever she may be. The New Deal is handing back to the people the still-smoking revolver with the plea. “Everything went black—we thought we were doing right, and so we pulled the trigger of experimentation—but excuse it. please."—M. C. Eaton. New York G. O. P. state chairman. The feeble efforts of the teacher to inculcate a desirable social philosophy are defeated by public acclaim and nationalization of a hero who has utterly disregarded social rights in his efforts to achieve economic and financial power.—Dr. E. G. Williamson, University of Minner®ta.

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OUT at Johnny Mellett's the other evening. It is a good place to be, whether one knows about and admires Harriett’s pewter and other antiques or merely desires to regale with Johnny. It is a good place to be because it is semi-coun-try and the fried chicken is in keeping with the Indiana literary tradition. The real reason for liking to be there is because Johnny and Harriett are such genuine folks. 'Proofreader: Please do not make it "folk.”) * M • Johnny and Harriett have a daughter who reminds me of my own, in that after making her curtsey to the grown-ups and nibbling at her dinner, she disappears into some part of the rambling country house dedicated to charming young ladies, leaving the grown-ups to their vaporings. Not that much vaporing is permitted at Johnny’s. His mind and that of Harriett are too objective. One should have something on the ball to repay Johnny and Harriett for being tolerated at their fireside. a a a Os course, Johnny comes from the famous writing and editing Melletts who, by one way and another, have left their stamp on national journalism. Karl Harriman, when he was editing the Red Book, used to say that Johnny and Gerald Beaumont turned out the best horse story he had ever clapped an eye on. It is hard to think that Karl is dead. Next to the late Ray Long he probably did more to encourage young and anxious authors than any other person in the editing business. More, even, than George Lorimer, because Ray and Karl were close to the soil of the Middle West, whence comes so much excellent written material. a a a enpHE opening of the hunting season reminds me of the unique hunting club of the United States, the Gnaw-Bone Hunt Club in Brown County, of which Fred Bates Johnson, former newspaper man and Indianapolis attorney, is the leading spirit. Mr. Johnson owns 3000 acres in tha hills surrounding the Brown County State Park, The members do not kill much game but there are many outdoor extra-curricular activities. Indeed, these mighty nimrods might have flushed the deer which was found dead from exhaustion in Indianapolis, after policemen had.chased him all over the South Side. A member of the Gnaw-Bone Hunt Club who will not soon be forgotten was the late and beloved Gaar Williams, the artist, who was one of Fred Bates Johnson's closest friends. I am not much of a huntsman; not that it matters. My shooting thus far has consisted of target practice with Jimmy and his .22. And Jimmy, the rascal, prefers to hunt with a camera.

IIyTY secret agents tell me that •*-*■*■ Lawrenc&burg, in Dearborn County, has no relief problem. The men, and many women, are working in the distilleries. These small Ohio River towns are booming as they did in steamboat days. Liquor seems to have helped in various places. Anew distillery is in operation in Tell City, Perry County, and Frank Mayr Jr., former Secretary of State, is interested in one in Terre Haute. Frank, I believe, holds the alltime record for compelling Hoosiers to buy or rent afternoon attire. It was when his lovely daughter Elizabeth was married. The demand for oxford gray shadbellies, striped trousers, and minstrel show collars was terrific. And lemon-colored gloves. But few of the brothers who went to Betty's wedding would go so far as the topper. The shadbelly and the old slouch hat—that was 'coniddered a proper tribute to fashion. Or a Hoosier compromise. a a a This department is permitted by the editor to be funny but not compelled to be funny every day. This day there was the matter of a toothache. The modem elaboration of pulling a tooth frightens me. That of my own father was quite simple. He practiced at one window for 50 years and pulled teeth for a quarter. When he died he left one of the quarters. OTHFP. OPINION tSouth Bend Tribune] A NOTE of encouragement for -U*- the Republican Party is found in the activity of St. Joseph County women who assembled recently and formed the Republican Women's Association the purpose of which is to promote the interests of the Republican Party not only in St. Joseph County, but throughout the South Bend-Mishawaka area. The enthusiasm manifest in the organization meeting suggests that the women present are deeply in earnest and believe their association has great possibilities. They are firm in their Republican belief and exceedingly desirous of doing all they can to properly promote the interests of the party in nation and state and locally.

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(Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, relinious controversies excluded. Make tiour letters short, so all can have a chance. Limit them to 250 words or less. Your letter must he sinned, but names will be withheld on reauest.) 808 EFFORTS OF ROOSEVELT ARE APPLAUDED By Frank N. Happ We are passing through one of the most important periods since we became an independent country. When the depression fell upon us with such devastating force it found us unequipped and unprepared. We had learned that we had to have a great Navy to preserve us from foreign aggression. We had learned that we had to keep the nucleus or a sufficient Army to defend our rights, if it came to war. In a degree, we had learned to provide against floods and droughts and epidemics. But, when it came to a world-wide economic collapse, we were caught without charts or maps, or even a comprehensive theory as to how such a calamity should be met. When our factories were closed, when perhaps 15.000.000 people were out of employment, when banks were toppling like tenpins, and nothing seemed secure, we found a man who had a plan and was brave enough to try it out. Like our “forty-niners,” he struck for a goal where no trail had been blazed; he proceeded to make his own trail, and I need not tell you, who are cognizant of the differences between today and the day that President Roosevelt came to the White House, that the trail he cut will endure as one of the great monuments in the history of progress. We have come a long way toward the desired goal, yet the journey is far from complete. We have come so far that some people, realizing that the promised land is in sight, would seek again to place their own interests above the interests of all, and to supplant the leadership that has brought us along so well with their own leadership. In the old days of European kingships there was a saving that “the king can do no wrong.” The Republican Party leaders have subsubstituted for this expression of extravagant loyalty, “The President can do no right.” Ban WHEN IS THE SESSION TO MEET, GOVERNOR? By William Rupert, Newcastle That extra session! It is a necessity and it is a promise made the people, especially the old-age pensioners. This promise was made us by the legislators: That if the national Legislature would make an old-age pension law the state legislators would make one something like it. The congressional law provides that the Federal government will furnish sls to states who will likewise furnish sls for each pensioner. I have letters from the chief exec-

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Inclose % 3-cent stamp for reply when addressine any question of fact or information to The Indianapolis Times Washington Information Bureau. Leiral anil medical advice can not be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. Be sure all mail is addressed to The Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau. Frederick M. Kerby, Director, 1013 Thirteenth-st, N. W., Washington, D. C. Q —When did state registration of births begin in West Virginia? A—ln 1917. Q —What is the address of Margaret Sanger, birth control advocate? A —l 7W. 16th-st, New York City. Q—Who fired the shot which wounded “Fritz” (William Powell) in the motion picture, “Escapade”? A—The fiancee of the musician. Q —What is the ratio of young and old persons in prisons in the United States? A—The last report of the U. S. Census Bureau concerning prisoners in penal institutions in the United States says: “The highest ratio of commitments to population in is shown lor males

utive (three of them) dated January, March and October, in which he said it was the state's duty to do so. I also have a letter from Senator VanNuys, who says he is for old-age pensions, and one from Mr. J. W. Napp, whose letter prophesies “a special session to meet the requirements of the old-age pension legislation that Congress is likely to enact,” dated Oct. 11. Paul McNutt's exact words in a letter to me March 1, 1935: “If such a law is enacted by the Federal government, of necessity the state measure must be drawn to meet it.” Oct. 2: “Indiana will co-operate as soon as the Federal money is ready.” The above letters I have before me. If a promise should be made good to any class, it is to the needy old people. Many classes and ages will be benefited by social laws recently passed; so should we. The average pension now is only $6.50 monthly. That's a shame and a disgrace to our proud state. a a a GAS COMPANY CONTEST BRINGS COMPLAINT By C. R. Newton Why don't you get on to the new Citizens Gas Cos.? It is forcing its employes to sell gas heaters and holds a threat over them that if they don’t, it might mean discharge. These men word hard, and when they are off need their rest. There are plenty of unemployed that could sell, and do better than many of the employes at the gas company. I think it is a great stunt for a city like Indianapolis to resort to such coercion. I am not an employe of the company but there isn’t a day but what someone from there doesn’t try to sell me one of the heaters. THE ANSWER! Thomas L. Kemp, Citizens Gas and Coke Utility manager, said; “We now have an employes’ sales contest oh gas heaters. Employes taking part in it are paid commissions on their sales and thus augment their incomes. Os course, it is necessary to take them, as any group of untrained salesmen, and teach them to sell in conferences. “Joining the contest is entirely optional and there is no coercion. There is no penalty of discharge if they don't join the contest or if, having joined it, they don't sell any.” ana found: man who doesn’t LIKE SPORTS By .T. S. Lucas Football season is here. Once again the rational person looking through the newspapers is bored with the vicious, grimacing faces and grotesque shapes of flying bodies of football players who, in addition to appeasing their desires for publicity, appease the simple minds of the fans who attend these demonstrations. Science is quite capable of explaining the reason for such perverse conduct of the game-minded. The player's motive for participation in games is due to an abnormal “exhibition complex” which was fostered in childhood. On reaching the adult stage he is faced with the necessity of self-dependence and the

19 years old, and the next highest for males 20 years old. From these high points, the ratios for males apparently decline somewhat gradually to age 24, and more rapidly from this age on. For females, the ratios are high for the ages 19 to 29 years, being highest at 19. Q —What is the verse that begins: “I am monarch of all I survey,” and who was the author? A—lt is in Cowper's poem, “Verses Supposed to Have Been Written by Alexander Selkirk,” and is as follows: “I am monarch of all I survey My right there is none to dispute. From the center all round to the sea. I am lord of the fowl and the brute.” Q—Where are the headquarters of Camp Fire Girls? A—4l Union Square, New York City. Q —Name the members of the new Social Security Board. A—John G. Wrnant of Connecticut: Arthur J. Altmeyer of Wisconsin, and Morgan Miles of Arkansas. '

problem of job-finding. His mind rebels at the task imposed. In fear of his life’s task he then chooses a game in which he imagines his opponent a foe and having grappled and conquered is lauded by the howling multitude of spectators lurched forward on their benches eager for the “kill.” Those who have financial security may have this complex, to alleviate their stupid desires for recognition, which has been unsatiated in their business routine. In reference to the foregoing, this transition comprises one of the major adjustments of man’s life. The class which does not have ample opportunity to become participants on the field become fans who identify the players with themselves The majority of the remainder become players in some form of game which will suffice to reverse the mind to childhood tendencies where there were no worries or cares. There are comparatively few people, however, who have nobler ideals of attainment when this transitional stage occurs. They do not follow the precedent set forth by their former associates. They turn their attention to the more lofty things in life and frequently become peers in art, music, science and literature. It is to these few that the world owes gratitude for upholding the standards of cultural achievement. They ere the pioneers who blast the way for the game herd to follow. Millions of dollars are squandered annually to caprice in the form of college football and basketball, the profits being used to beautify* the institution to which only the sons and daughters of the wealthy can gain admission. Perhaps an additional amount for unemployment relief could be obtained by a heavy Federal tax levy on all admission tickets. AFTER R AIN BY MAUD COURTNEY WADDELL Crystal-clear, rain-swept, distant sky— Infinite, dazzling, sapphire hue, With billowing, cumulus clouds Lazily drifting across the blue. Tall trees bedecked in colored greens Sway and rustle to breeze that blows. And dowm below on velvet grass, The fresh, wild-rose, shy, blushing grows. DAILY THOUGHTS Great men are not always wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.—Job 32:9. THERE is one person that is wiser than anybody, and that is everybody.—Talleyrand.

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

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NOV. 15, 1933

Washington Merry-Go-Round

BY DREW rEARSON and ROBERT S. ALI.EN. YI T ASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Only ’ ’ a few White House insiders are aware of the speed exerted by the President to conclude a commercial agreement with Canada before Armistice Day. When Premier Mackenzie King arrived in Washington, he was en route for a holiday in Florida. But his conversations with Roosevelt progressed so favorably that he about-faced to Ottawa on Sunday. On Sunday night, the President outlined the main portion of the Armistice Day speech which he was to deliver the next morning at 11 o'clock. But he left one section blank. That section referred to his agreement with Mackenzie King. The speech was to bp delivered at 11. He had told the Canadion premier he would give him until 10:30 to know whether the Canadian cabinet approved the accord. To this end. Mackenzie King had called his cabinet together at 9:30 a few minutes after he stepped ofl the train. Before 10:30 they had approved the full agreement—which includes 700 items. a a a YJEHIND this burst of speed was a definite and important new policy of the Roosevelt Administration. As outlined to some of his closest advisers just before his Armistice Day speech, Roosevelt believes that with Europe in turmoil, the United States must turn much more to the Western Hemisphere. That was why he was so anxiou* to be able to announce an agreement with Canada. Even more important, it was why he was willing to risk the resentment of the farm vote. For the tentative agreement Roosevelt made with Mackenzie King included tariff reductions on such commodities as milk, cheese, butter, cattle on the hoof and certain grades of wheat. a a a ''T''HE treaty may be modified before it sees the light of day. But in its original form, it is a sweeping document. Its 700 items go just as far, if not farther, than the famous reciprocity treaty proposed by Taft. How politically risky it is may he indicated by tthe President’s reluctance to negotiate a tariff treaty with Argentina. More than two years ago he gave j a definite pledge of an Argentine commercial treaty. The commodities involved were less than half a dozen, all agricultural, but none highly competitive with the United States. Because of spasmodic protests from the farm belt, however, the President has given the Argentine treaty a wide berth. The day after announcement of the Canadian treaty, the Argentine government demanded a definite ye* or no answer as to whether Roosevelt meant business. What he answers will be a test of the future Roosevelt policy of forgetting Europe and strengthening inter-American relations. a a a HIGH officials congratulating Manuel Quezon as first president of the Philippines today are not saying anything about it publicly, but it is no secret that their chief worry regarding the new republic is Japan. With Japan now threatening even Shanghai stronghold of British power in the Far East—the Philippines are not likely to be exempt from at least economic penetration. Hoiv that penetration may operate was disclosed by an incident which took place recently on the southern island of Mindanao. This island is dominated by the Moras—all Mohammedan—who refuse to lease their land to the Japanese. Christian Filipinos on Mindanao, however, have leased considerable land to the Japanese, much to the resentment of the Moros, who rose against them last summer and massacred one colony. The Japanese government, strangely enough, made no protest or claim for this outrage, although, under international law, they were entitled to damages. Reasons for this failure was reported to have been Tokyo's unwillingness to disclose the large number of Japanese in Mindanao. 'There are reported to be 30.000, though this figure can not be confirmed. (Copyright. 1935. by United Featur* Rvndiratr. Inc.i