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FRIDAY. APRIL 10. 1936. COSTIGAN OF COLORADO Senate spellbinder here, no silver-tongued orator to split the ears of the groundlings. No promiser of all things to all men. Not one to bow the knee to power and wealth. Not even one to conceal his thoughts, speak softly because of an election in the or play Jack and Tom and Jim with the next man. Nothing of the domineering, ruthless leader seeking to impose his will upon all who may come along, Costigan of Colorado works in different ways his wonders to perform—the wonder of ceaseless, selfless, exhausting, unremitting toil; the wonder of a man long in public life refusing to take counsel of his fears, never asking what any advocacy may do to him, only whether it be sound, constructive, progressive, in accord with a deep-lying need of the hour; the wonder of a neverceasing compassion for the disadvantaged; the wonder ol a complete devotion to the public weal. “ ‘Colorless,’ some who know not call Costigan, because he does not stir the Senate to mutiny and rage; because, unlike another, lately dead, he is no mountebank duncing for the galleries on feet nimbler than his wanton wits. Colorless, it is said, because he shakes no leonine head to impress his legal lore upon those listening at their desks. “Colorless because quiet, too modest, unassuming, self-controlled, he wreaks himself upon his tasks bv day and by night to explode only at times and then with astounding force.” The above w'. written by Oswald Garrison Villa rd during the winter just past. It is a true portrait of one of the most gallant men ever to sit in the United States Senate. Senator Costigan has announced his retirement—temporarily it Is to be hoped—from public life. The strain of his ceaseless, selfless work has bicken his health. He will not be a candidate in November for re-election. This is the Senate’s loss and the country's. The people of Colorado and of the country at large may well hope th. ' rest will restore his health and return him to public service.
CHOOSING SAFELY A NEW method of selecting judges, designed to relieve them from political pressure, is being given a tryout in California. It was put into effect by an initiated constitutional amendment in November, 1934, and applies to judges of the Supreme Court and of the District Courts of Appeal. The plan is a compromise between the elective and appointive systems. It attempts to keep the better features of each. Under the California plan, an incumbent, shortly before the close of his term, may signify desire to retain his judgeship. His name goes on the ballot and the people vote on whether to retain him. If the majority vote “no” a vacancy occurs. The governor then appoints his successor, subject to approval of a commission on qualifications. This group is marie up of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, the presiding judge of the Distinct Court of Appeals where the appointee is to serve, and the attorney general. The names of judges thus chosen to fill vacancies go on the ballot at the next general election. The voters again vote on whether the nominee shall serve out his appointed term. A majority “no” vote creates a vacancy again, and the process is repeated. The system has not been used long enough to test results, but it is an experiment worth watching by Indiana and other states seeking methods to improve their judiciary. A LITERAL JUDGE theory of our government calls for three -*• branches, executive, legislative and judicial, coordinate, and equal in power. As to where the lines of power allocation run there is constant dispute. That dispute has been particularly strident in recent months as a result of Supreme Court decisions. Now a judge sets forth a doctrine which, to put It mildly, is surprising, considering the usual and human tendency of any branch of government to extend its powers as far as possible. Supreme Court Justice Wheat of the District of Columbia, upholding the Black committee's right to examine telegrams of publisher William Randolph Hearst, said: "I'll have to hold that this court has no jurisdiction over the Senate committee. It is better to have no remedy than to have the courts attempt to coerce another branch of the government. "If the committee has been proeeeding in a manner which some might feel is unlawful, it is better to let them continue than for me to do something which I regard would be unlawful. In other words, two wrongs do not make a right.” The suit will be appealed. It will be most interesting to see whether the Supreme Court agrees that the judiciary has no right to "coerce another branch of government.”
THE TELEPHONE INVESTIGATION A S taxpayers, we're footing the bill for the $750,000 telephone Investigation. So let's try to grasp the significance of at least some of the things which the Federal Communications Commission spreads upon the records. The A. T. & T. is the world's largest business enterprise, the nation's tightest and probably its most popular and efficient monopoly. This is the first time a public body has taken a comprehensive look behind its corporate screens. The inquiry' is not designed to punish anybody nor to smear any reputation, but to search out facts which the public is entitled to know about any company to which it grants an exclusive franchise and which government commissions must know to regulate that monopoly in the public interest. The FCC has disclosed that through the depression period, from 1929 to 1935, the A. T. <fc TANARUS., with a decline in revenue of only 13 per cent, reduced the number of its employes 32 per cent and the size of its pay roll 26 per cent. Some of the curtailment in Jobs was due to loss of business, but apparently much of it was due to mechanical improvements, such as the installation of dial systems, for in the traffic department the number of employes was cut C 7 per cent. Meanwhile the company' dipped into its
reserves to maintain steady 19 dividends to its stockholders. This information is important for two reasons: (1) The public will want to know to what extent pay roll savings reduced operating costs, and to what extent lower operating costs were passed on to telephone customers in the form of lover telephone rates. (2) The Administration and Congress, now wrestling with the nation's major problem of unemployment, might find by further study of this monopoly's labor policies, some suggestions as to the legislation necessary to provide greater job security for the nation's workers. I MUM A NOTHETI important disclosure is that the A. T. & T. exercises complete control over the Graybar Cos. The principal business of Graybar is selling telephone equipment to independent telephone companies. To get the significance of this, it is necessary to recall that A. T. fz T. operating companies buy practically all of their equipment from the A. T. & T. subsidiary, the Western Electric Cos. When an A. T. <k T. company appears before a state regulatory commission in a rate case, it Is necessary to determine the company’s investment before fixing a rate which will earn a fair return. A major part of the company’s investr ont is represented in equipment purchased from > estern Electric. It therefore is essential to inquire whether Western Electric has charged fair prices for the equipment. And it has been the practice of A. T. & T. attorneys, in such rate cases, to justify Western Electric prices by comparing them with Graybar prices, on tfes premise that Graybar is an independent outfit. Anri now the Graybar yardstick is revealed as being made of A. T. & T. rubber. This revelation should prove of great benefit to state regulatory commissions in future rate cases. Other interesting items concern the extent to which the A. T. & TANARUS., through its efficient laboratories and vast financial resources, has branched out into wireless, telegraphic and telephoto communication; into the movie business by perfecting sound equipment and extending commercial banking credit to movie producers. We don’t say this is wrong. But we do say that what a monopoly ' does with the profits it makes in a protected enterprise is a matter of public concern.
BATTER UP. RECORD-BREAKING opening day crowd is expected when the Indianapolis Indians meet the Kansas City Blues Sunday at Perry Stadium to start the thirty-fifth American Association baseball season. Only bad weather can keep a huge crowd —its hopes high for a pennant-winning year—from attending the first Sunday opening in the league’s history. The Indians won the pennant in 1902, when the American Association was organized. They repeated in 1908, 1917 and 1928. During the years, they have supplied their share of stars to the major leagues. Wade Killefer’s men know that the pennant is no easy goal this year. The team has suffered from the loss of Cooney and Stephenson and from some illness this spring. tt tt tt T>UT efforts have been made to give the fans their U money's worth and to give the city a ball club of which it can be proud. The extra expense of a month’s spring training at Wauchula, Fla., is expected to pay dividends in better early season form. Chief Killefer thinks his infield lineup the best in the league, with Heath at first, Sherlock at second, Fausett at third and Bluege at short. Experts rate tie mound staff strong and the catching satisfactory. The weak spot at this time is in the outfield. Back from Florida, the team is getting ready for the A. A. opener with Anal practice on the home lot. Thousands, unable to watch the exciting start of the season in the past because of jobs, will be in the stands at one of the country’s best ball parks Sunday to give the Indians a hand.
A WOMAN’S VIEWPOINT By Mrs. Walter Ferguson ■p\lD you ever try to hold out against a baby’s allure? Talk about sirens! They’re not in it with these nursery charmers who do not try to please you and whose indifference is as colossal as their attraction. Old Ulysses, having himself lashed to the ship’s mast when he sailed past Circe’s abode, has his counterpart in each of us, once we contact with such a morsel of humanity. Figuratively speaking,, we lash ourselves to our masts, too, thinking to withstand their insidious appeal. “I’ll certainly not give way this time,” you say to yourself at the impending first visit of grandchild, nephew or niece. “The world is full of babies and one of them is very like another. Get a perspective on this infant, then. She's no more marvelous than thousands of others. Take her in your stride and don't, for Heaven's sake, gabble about her to your friends. Most of them have the same kind of prodigies in their families, too. It would be dreadful to become as fatuous as that Mrs. Blather in the next street who bores everybody stiff with tales about her grandchildren.” But what are good resolutions in a case like this? Less than nothing. Once the little witch turns her solemn look upon you; orvee you come under the spell of that limpid, innocent, yet infinitely wise gaze; once her rosebud of a face crinkles into smiles, you are lost. Just give up. It’s the only sensible thing to do. Admit your folly. Contemplate but never regret your weakness and enjoy each brimming minute with the tiny lady who reminds you of others you love. How is it possible to analyze this charm? Even the waif with no physical link to bind us can creep into our hearts. When there is added to such appeal the sense of family continuity, there’s no holding out. For here is the Miracle of Miracles. A distinct personality, yet the composite of so many personalities. Guardian of our pride; flower of hope and promise; beguiler extraordinary. That’s our baby. HEARD IN CONGRESS -Q EP. MAVERICK <D„ Tex.): It is my intention t 0 introduce a privileged resolution that Congress shall adjourn on the eleventh day of May. Rep. Taber iR., N. Y.): Congress had better adjourn before they appropriate and obligate all the money in the Treasury and all the country can bear. Rep. Maverick: Does the gentleman think that we can do it so as to adjourn on May 11. (Laughter.) ana T> EP. FULLER (D., Ark.): Recently the undergraduates of Princeton University . . . organized what they call the Veterans of Future Wars These so-called future veterans demand immediate payment of a SIOOO bonus due Jan. 1, 1965. This movement is too serious to be considered as merely ridicule. It is a slander, and seeks to degrade our World War heroes. ... In my opinion, they should have as president of their association Grover Bergdoll, who is no doubt their idol and who is now in Germany repenting in sackcloth and ashes. (Laughter.)
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Squaring the Circle With THE HOOSIER EDITOR
A FRIEND of mine who used to be night police reporter on a morning newspaper, and w r ho now is working for a movie magazine in Hollywood, once had quite a time with a fire in his apartment. Slightly fogged by fatigue and a couple of touches of lemonade after a hard Saturday night's v/ork, he and his colleague on the beat went to his apartment. My friend pulled down the in-a-door bed for his guest, and he himself sat down in an overstuffed chair. Both went to sleep immediately. All the loose ends were tied except one—my friend held a lighted cigaret when he went to sleep. tt * n ■pROBABLY not very long afterward, he awakened. Smoke was choking him. He remarked to himself that it certainly was getting stuffy in the place and he got up and left. Out in the hallway relatively pure air revived him and, coincidentally, his loyalty. So back in the apartment he went, with a good deal of bravado, and awakened his guest. The guest was a bit recalcitrant at first, but finally went along. He was revived, too, when he got into the hall. Now, for years these two had been getting facts on other people’s fires. They held a hurried conference and decided to get into this, their own fire, some of the details that they often wished other people had had the feature sense to get into theirs.
THEY deliberated for some time over how to summon the fire department. Ways open: Phone, break the alarm box and turn in an alarm, commandeer a car and get to the fire department personally. They ruled out the phone because it cost a nickel. They wanted awfully to break the alarm box, but finally decided on going down personally and ride back. So they did. The firemen, who long had known them, at first, thought they were kidding, but finally agreed, after they put the alarm on paper over their signatures, to go. Back with a siren scream to their building, the two rushed upstairs ahead of the firemen, entered the room, and demanded of the chief when he entered that they be rescued. The chief would have none of it. Then they argued that the least the firemen could do was to break a window. This the firemen refused to do. One fireman they knew pretty well took out for the kitchen as soon as he got in the room; rummaged about in the ice box, and finally reentered the room saying he was quitting the fire. a a a HE said that if there wasn't a beer for him, he'd be darned if he'd fight their fire. And he left, too. Another fireman carried a basin of water from downstairs — oh, so carefully so as not to spill it —and brought up alongside the still smoking chair. The chief spied him. “Nope,” said the chief, “no water. This is a chemical job.” “Okay,” said the fireman and he turned and carried the basin downstairs, never spilling a drop. After the fire was put out by chemicals, and the firemqn were about to leave, my friend’s guest went on to the porch. There w f ere so many people gathered around that he wanted to make a political speech. But my friend restrained him. “What if the paper should find out?” he asked.
TODAY’S SCIENCE —BY DAVID DIETZ—
IF the day ever arrives when the world's supply of petroleum gives out, it will be possible to meet the demand for gasoline and lubricating oils by the refinement of shale oil and the hydrogenation of coal. That is the opinion of Dr. P. K. Frolich, chief chemist of the Standard Oil Development Cos., a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey. The shale oil deposits exist in various parts of the world. Colorado and Utah possess mountains of it. It is estimated that there are 450 billion tons of it in Indiana. Oil shale is a shale rock soaked with a wax-like material called kerogen, which when heated changes into oil. The shale is a highly inflammable rock. There are various stories about its discoveries by pioneers who used it to build chimneys and then saw their chimneys go up in flames the first time they built a fire. A ton of oil shale will produce about 50 gallons of oil. The reason it ’has not yet been attempted is because the process can not now compete with the cheaper process of refining and cracking petroleum. The hydrogenation of coal is a process by which with the aid of high pressures and high temperatures, coal is made to react chemically with hydrogen gas. turning the heavy hydrocarbons which constitute coal into lighter hydrocarbons which constitute gasoline and other oils. Dr. Frolich, however, is not pessimistic about the future of the petroleum supply despite the gigantic scale of operation in the oil industry. He does not agree with those who predict that the oil supply will give out in a few decades.
The Hoosier Forum I disapprove of what you say—and will defend to the death your right to say it. — Voltaire.
(Times readers are invited to express their vieics in these columns, religious controversies excluded. Make your letters short, so all can have a chance. Limit them to 2o() words or less. Your letter must •he signed, hut names will be withheld on reoucst.) ana THINKS J. B. P. UNFAIR TO WPA WORKERS By Purl Lathrop, Richmond In your issue of the paper cf March 27 there was a brainstorm explosion from someone who seems to have a very unfair opinion of us WPA workers and seemed to pour out his wrath in volume. Now, Mr. or Mrs. J. B. P., if I felt as you seem to feel in regard to us WPA workers —that we are cheap ’leggers, petty thieves and worse, and all we want is what we’ve got, a nice soft bit of charity —I would have put my name on the letter instead of J. B. P. Or are you a chronic complainer and afraid? You must hold your friends and neighbors in high esteem. a a a SOCIETY CONDEMNED FOR BRUNO’S DEATH By Etta W. Aue Under my elbow is a copy of your paper with the bold headline, “Condemned Man Weeps in Cell as Hour of Execution Nears,” and below it is the picture of Bruno Hauptmann, who died in the electric chair. Died, did I say? No, he was murdered! Directly below the picture of this unfortunate man was a smaller headline reading “City Church Women Name New Officers.” In this article was the name of the minister’s wife to whose church I belong. These women, it seemed, had a program and luncheon meeting, probably more gala than serious. I imagine that there was a lot of hurt feelings among those not elected. There probably was much business of appointing committees that never function: much dickering over a place to hold the next meeting; much jealousy about some one’s
Watch Your Health
BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN SOME strange superstitions prevail regarding the value of canned vegetables as compared with fresh vegetables. Some people still believe that it is dangerous to eat food that has been left in cans, standing in the refrigerator, after a portion of the material has been used. There is no reason for this notion. Most canned products are sterilized and safer left in the can than kept in any other manner. Vegetables most commonly canned are tomatoes, corn and peas. The manner of packing nowadays is carefully studied to conserve as far as possible all useful substances. In preparing vegetables for invalids’ and children’s diets, the substances usually are finely divided or sieved. The United States Food and Drugs Law of 1906 provides definite standards for canned goods, and the Food and Drugs division is very watchful over the sale of spoiled food or food not properly branded. Vegetables most commonly used
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Inclose a 3-cent stamp for reply when addressing any question of fact or information to The Indianapolis Times Washington Service Bureau, 1013 13thst. X. IV., Washington, D. C. Legal and medical advice can not be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. Q —What do the titles Majority Leader and Minority Leader mean? A—They are the titles of persons chosen by the members of the majority and minority political parties in a legislative body as their floor leaders. Q —Which singer signs jff his radio program by saying, “Good-night Mother?" A—John Charles Thomas. Q —What is the annual salary of United States Senators and Representatives? A —Each receives SIO,OOO a year. Q —What are homophones? Give an example. A—Words that are alike in sound,
THE EASTER BUNNIES
new spring outfit. I have been a “worker” and I know. Why is the church slipping? Because ft let a man die by its own members’ hands, while it planned music festivals and luncheons! Because it is trying unsuccessfully to compete with movies and dance halls instead of supplying spiritual sustenance. Because it schemes and plots for personal publicity rather than teach its members to “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” Some church missed its chance to save Hauptmann from having a part in the crime. Some church probably was having a luncheon when that law about capital punishment was passed. Is the church going to stand by and let the law take an “eye for an eye”? April 3, 1936. One thousand nine hundred and thirty-six years after the birth of Christ and we let a man die on circumstantial evidence of a crime of four years ago! We call ourselves advanced! Modern! Civilized! Righteous! Who knows? Maybe he did not die in vain. a a a URGES QUICK ACTION ON STORMS, FLOODS By T. W. K. It was the mournful fate of old Belshazzar that his name went dowm in history as that of a man who couldn't take a plain warning when it walked up and hit him in the face. Probably it w ? as a bit disconcerting to have a ghostly hand come in and start scribbling on the wall just when the party was going good. But Belshazzar must have been pretty heedless and self-satisfied for a long time before that; after all, the Persians had got clear to the city gate before he suspected that anything was wrong. It may be silly to try to draw a parallel between Belshazzar and! Uncle Sam—especially since there ! hasn’t been anything resembling a Babylonian feast in this country for many a weary year. But w r e have at least been getting
in dried form are beans and peas. The newest process is quick freezing and seems to be successful in the cases of such • vegetables as beans, corn, mushrooms, peas and spinach. a a a AS a contribution to the diet, each vegetable must be studied for its special virtues. The proteins of the leaf vegetables, such as lettuce and spinach, are believed to be more nutritive than those of beans and peas. However, the soy bean seems to contain all essential proteins in amounts sufficient to support normal growth. In most vegetables the carbohydrate is in the form of starch. Some vegetables contain 5 per cent or more of sugar. The laxative value of vegetables depends on the amount of fiber they contain. Vegetables are especially important because of the minerals which they supply. I have already mentioned, at various times in this series, the amount of calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, copper and other minerals supplied by vegetables.
but unlike in sense are called homophones. To, too, and two are homophones. Q —What is the rate of postage on a letter to Vatican City? A—Five cents for the first ounce or fraction, and 3 cents for each additional ounce or fractions. Q —Can the President of the United States pardon a person convicted under a state law, in a state court? A—No; his pardoning power is confined to offenders against Federal laws. Q —What is single crop farming? A —The continuous culture on the same land of a particular crop for an indefinite period. Q—What are the leading varieties of grapes grown commercially in New York State? A —Concord, Niagara, Delaware and Catawba.
our writing on the wall this spring, and if we don’t start reading it and doing something about it before long, we are apt to wind up right where Belshazzar did. Our warning is being provided by Nature, in the form of dust storms and floods. And the point of it all is that these disasters are to a very large extent man-made. Man didn't cause the winds to blow or the snow and rain to fall; but he did set the stage so that these natural forces could inflict the maximum amount of damage. For, in this world, we reap just about what we sow. When we misuse our greatest natural heritage, the land, we must expect to pay the price some day. We have just been paying a sizable installment, in. the shape of dust storms and floods; and the installments will get progressively larger, year by year, unless we - mend our ways with great rapidity. Unless we recognize the writing on the wall, and act on it, we shall presently find ourselves in a very bad fix indeed —a fix like that of China, where the spread of desert and the curse of flood have passed entirely beyond human control and are simply torments that must be endured.
VESPERS BY FLORENCE MACDONALD In the quiet hour of vespers, Set apart each busy week. Fretful care is quite forgotten— Souls brief sanctuary seek. Dusky purple shadows deepen, Wrapt in atmosphere of rest. Peacefully, the church maternal, Folds her children to her breast. Through blest evensong and message Healing hearts too bruised to weep, Comes new strength to meet Life's challenge: “Live robustly—courage keep!” So like lovely gems—these vespers, Counted over one by one— Make a rosary in memory, Treasured when the season’s done! DAILY THOUGHT For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law; and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law.—Romans, 2:12, LAWS are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.— Swift.
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APRIL 10, 1936
Vagabond from Indiana ERNIE TYLE
EDITOR'S NOTE—This rorlng reporter for The Times joes where he plesses, when he pleases, in search of odd stories about this and that. VALLES, Mexico, April io._ We re getting deep into Mexico now. Nearly 500 miles from the border. This is the third day of our leisurely trip over the new Pan-Amer-ican Highway to Mexico City. We came 190 miles today. The road was perfect all the way (level and macadam-paved) with the exception of about 20 miles. It was nearly 11 when we got through lounging and looking around the old Hacienda Engracia. and headed out for the main highway. It was hot. and my coat came off. It took 45 minutes to get back to the paved road, and then it was just 24 miles to Victoria. We needed gas. When we pulled up, a Louisiana car was there ahead of us. The driver came over and rather pathetically asked if I spoke Spanish. I assured him the only Spanish word I knew was manana, and I wasn't sure what that meant. He said he wanted his oil changed and couldn't make the garage man understand. He still hadn't understood when we left. Later in the day the Louisiana car passed us. Full of good Mexican oil, I hope. tt a tt THIS language business annoys me. You can get by without knowing Spanish, but you miss so much. Many of the tourists take a down-the-nose attitude that there is something queer about people in Mexico who can't speak English. I wonder how many garage owners in lowa could speak Spanish to a Mexican tourist? The guidebooks all have “handy” Spanish phrases. They tell you how to ask directions and so on. You get so you can ask them all right, and make yourself understood. But you can’t understand the answer. The good old international language of yelling and pointing usually gets results. tt tt tt VICTORIA is a swell little city. Utterly Mexican in appearance —plaza, straight stuccoed buildings flush with the sidewalk; homes, stores, offices all looking alike, except out on the edge of town, where you get. the thatched houses. Streets white and sunbaked. And anybody who says these Mexican towns are not clean is wrong. It's 75 miles from Victoria to Limon. You knock this off in no time, over excellent macadam. At Limon you hit the first completely raw road of the trip. Here you have 20 miles of rockgravel; rocks from the size of your fist to as big as your head. The road is baked hard as flint, and is full of holes. Speed 20 to 40 miles an hour. This stretch is uncomfortable and annoying, but wide and level. At the end of the stretch you fun onto several big road crews, working with trucks and steam rollers and all modern equipment, surfacing the road. It’s new macadam the rest of the w’ay to Valles.
THIRTY miles before Valles we saw a truck pulled out to the j side of the road. The driver waved :us down. We stopped. He spieled off a handful of Spanish. “No tengo,” was my reply. I thought I was saying “I do not understand.” When I looked in the book this evening, I found I had said “I have not.” But what’s the difference? I suspected the boy wanted to ride somewhere for help. I made signs, and that’s what he wanted, so he climbed in. We hauled him for 20 miles (not able to say a word to each other, unless I wanted to keep repeating “I have not,” which I didn’t). He got out at a big road construction gang, and said “Thank you,” in English. a a a VALLES is a boom town now. Hotels and tourist courts are spinging into life. There is much hammering and plastering. A lot of people are going to get rich in Valles. We drove seven miles beyond Valles, for the night, to El Banito tourist camp, which had been recommended. All along the road, from Texas to Mexico City, the tourists gather at night in the few stopping places and question each other. The first question is, “Are you going down or back?” If you’re going down, you're not so much. If you’re going back, you have the center of the stage. Everybody wants to know what the “bad stretch” farI ther south is like.
By George Clark