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TUESDAY. JUNE 23, 1936.
THE CYCLE OF SMITH admire him for what he was, and always Ce shall, io matter where he goes from. here— For his record as Governor of our greatest state; for the reforms he effécted in behalf of the rank and file; for his fights against the Bourbons and the _ special interests which opposed him when he oc__cupied his high office; for the combination of courage i and personality that made it possible for him to win against constantly hostile legislators those measures that brought a more livable life to the multitude. We believe that, despite what has been happening “ of late to take him off thé path on which he originally set foot, Al Smith will go down in history as a statesman. 80 it is hot ih anger but in sorrow that we discuss what we consider to be the underlying reasons for Smith's change of heart and state of mind. : 8 = ” WE believe that it is due to two major forces. Pirst, bitterness at the unfair part which religious bigotry played in defeating. him in his ‘ supreme ambition; a bitterness grown so great that “he now fails ‘to see that he is translating it into ingratitude against’ his own party associates who "stood by him then, i Second—the old, old story of what age and ma- ; terial prosperity do to a man.’ Al Smith is following a cycle that is the rule, not the exception; one from which few who gain success with their bare hands ever escape— : ““ ‘Youth, lean, hungry, hard, radical. Then, get_ting ahead at last, in middle age, to prominence and power. ‘ Next, accumulation, and the “good things of life,” wealth and the joys it can bring, and hence to ‘that to-have-and-to-hold process of rationaliza- . tion, which makes the flaming soul of. yesteryear the ultra-conservative of today, when'age comes on and _ the road leads over the hill to the sunset. It's the "way of all flesh. It explains the drama of Al which might well be entitled “From the Bowery to Wall Street.” It tells the tale of the span of the brown . derby which now gathers rust in an uptown pent- . | house, far as the stars from the fish market.
» » » ITH that in mind it is not so hard to undergo stand why Al appears as leading man in a cast ‘of five self-confessed “best minds” who, canes in hand, are “taking a walk.” The consistency which Emerson said is the hob- . goblin of small minds is no bogey to these. Pausing at the door on their way out they invoke shades of * Jackson, Jefferson and Cleveland to bless a “must” : program that might well have been conceived by Harding and Coolidge and Hoover, with the help of Grundy and Smoot and Hawley. “You must,” they say. to the party which once * honored them, “stop the inflow of foreign goods, _ Jest American producers lose the American market.” "It is no hobgoblin to: them that Jefferson espoused - complete free trade, or that Jackson put through the | greatest tariff cut in American history, or that Cleve- . land abhorred the protective jdea. Nor are they : bothered by the fact that the inflow is, in: reality, a | mete dribble compared to what it once was and what it will have to become again if American producers . are ever to recapture foreign markets upon which the prosperity of so many depends. a 8 = : OU must,” they say in the next. breath, “insist upon a chief executive who will collect the ‘moneys due us from defaulting governmen > No mention of the fact that those debts were already writ in red ink by Hoover moratorium before Roosevelt became President. No mention that higher tariffs would make the debts even less possible to * collect. No reference to the fact that one of the - walkers-out, Colby, was the Secretary of State when "many of those sour post-war loans were made, and that Jim Reed, another of the pedestrians, voted for : the Liberty loan laws that authorized the credits. ‘ “you must,” they warn, turn your back on the rest of the world, become completely isolationist. This, to the party of Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations, the party which in 1928 nominated the then Happy Warrior on a platform pledging “full, free and open co-operation with all other _ nations for ‘the promotion of peace and justice : throughout the world.” The most and perhaps the least which Messrs. Colby, Reed, Ely, Cohalan and Smith merit for their stand is the thanks of those who wrote the Republican platform for 1936, - As for four of the five, the nation will soon forget. But something more than forgetfulness is involved for the man who has wandered so far astray.
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: city whose two million souls are heated, cooled, lifted . up and down skyscrapers, tra: and given light and communication from the mysterious element he { snatched from the clouds with his kite and key. As
EARLY [DATS has om rently in rent wks prominent early residents whose careers were Hed ‘closely. with the life and growsh.and tradition of Indianapolis. Latest of these was Gustave A. Schull, president _ of Schnull & Co., wholesale grocers, who died at 74 after an illness of six months. The grandson of a pioneer: Hoosier, Jacob Schnull, who came here 101 years ago, Mr. Schnull followed his father in the wholesale grocery business. Many well-known families, related to the Schnull family by blood or marriage, are directly touched by the death of a man who spent an active lifetime in the business, civic, charitable and religious activities of the community.
Mrs. John P. Frenzel Sr., a civic and social leader for many years, who died at 78, was another in this procession. ill another was Joseph A. Kebler, whose death at 75 closes a career marked by hard work: for civic betterment, by his presidency of the Board of Trade, his part in organizing the Indianapolis Kiwanis Club and his 35 years of service: in the Knights of Columbus Council. : . These men and women were links with a past which Hoosiers recall with considerable sentiment. We join with their families and many friends in the sorrow at their passing,
SUMMER MUSIC
F there was any doubt that Indianapolis wants high-~caliber, outdoor summer music, that doubt ‘was removed Sunday night when 10,000 persons went to Garfield Park to hear the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in its second and final free park concert of the season. Lack of funds prevents further concerts this summer. : The experiment was a distinct success. Even the fears of outdoor crowd disturbances did not materialize. The audience was attentive and orderly. The amplifiers were adjusted better and an appreciative crowd enjoyed the fine program given by Director Ferdinand Schaefer and his orchestra. The demonstration of public interest at the two performances should lead to a regular series of popular concerts next summer. Other cities with symphony orchestras supply such entertainment. City officials, in planning next year’s budget, should not overlook this community desire and need.
ANOTHER M’CARL
with the personality of its occupant as the comptroller generalship is saturated with that ‘of McCarl. When we think of the presidency we do not think alone of the magnetic Mr. Roosevelt, but we get a kind of composite of all the 31 who have held that office.
But when we think of the Comptroller General, we think of John Raymond McCdrl, watchdog of the Treasury. The reason we think of the Comptroller General as McCarl, of course, is that we have had only oné
General longer than any man has been or is likely to be President. His 15-ydar term will end next ‘month. The law says he can not be reappointed. Because the country has grown used to. MecCarl being Comptroller ‘General, and seems to like having a person of this sort as the No. 1 “No Man” of the government, the public doubtless will look with unusual interest at President Roosevelt's selection of a succesor. We shall be disappointed if the President picks out a second- -stringer, even a promising secondstringer, to be Comptroller General. The times demand a new Comptroller General ‘who can carry on this’ McCarl tradition. :Not a poli_ticlan who regards the Treastry as a pork-bariel,
hend the need of elasticity in experimental government undertakings, not a bureaucrat hide-bound in
letter of the law in the Spending of the laspavere money.
KIWANIS ‘AIDS SCOUTS I'HE Indianapolis Kiwanis Club does ‘the coms ~ munity a distinct service in its improvement, year after year, of the Boy Scout Reservation. A riew Kiwanis tent-cabin was dedicated at the reservation Sunday. This year the club raised enough additional money to build a new gateway entrance to the reservation and a roadway to the camp. * The gifts are particularly timely this year because of the need for expanding Scouting here. Boy Scout executives point out that lack of facilities, funds and trained leaders is delaying the establishment of Scout troops in many sections of Indianapolis where they are much needed. The Boy Scout membership expansion program for 1936 merits wide support.
A WOMAN’S VIEWPOINT By Mrs. Walter Ferguson
A WISE SMITH, national president of the W. C. T. U, is not daunted by defeat, She doesn’t, in fact, admit defeat. The matter of repeal to her is only a detour for the organization she heads in the American journey toward teetotalism. “Two facts have cheered the small determined woman who, once started, can talk for hours on end about the aims and achievements of the white-rib-boned women. First, she is perfectly sure they are right. Second, the opposition is getting jittery. “And,” says Mrs. Smith, “when the brewers and saloon keepers begin to quake, you can be sure there are definite signs of a right-about face back to common’ sense.” - She can point out for you all sorts. of places where the. jitters are evident, notably inthe wét JIOagaikia which expresses a constant fear of W., C. T. U. workers. “The decent people in this country,” Mrs. Smith declaims, “are not going to stand much longer the high-handed methods of the forces which are leading our children to destruction, contaminating our. cities
health, society itself, is jeopardized by whisky. There is no argument against that. Drunken women and girls, cocktail orgies that are a disgrace to enlight-
O job in the government is quite so saturated
Comptroller General. McCarl has been Comptroller.
‘not ‘an auditor with a vision too narrow to compie- |
red tape, yet a man who will enforce the spirit and
and making a shambles of our highways. National |
ened people—even the wets are becoming alarmed over these signs of social decadence. Don't think for
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Avie DAY, last Sunday, ‘wasn’t anything to brag about. To tell the truth, it was as big a fizzle as any and the only reason it wasn’t a complete flop was because our daughters did their part. Our sons, most certainly, did not. And no wonder. I always have had my doubts concerning Father's Day. At any rats, ever since the day a group of American men, willingly and voluntarily, exchanged ‘the prerogatives of fathers for the privileges of pals. Which is to say, ever since the day they subscribed to the delightful but deceptive theory that ‘a father should make a pal of his son. Not that I have anything against the theory, droll as it is. - It is good enough in its way. The trou-
ble is that it isn't good enough to). {8
serve its purpose and. support ‘the idea of Father's Day at the same time. : For, if the truth be told, you can’t make a pal of your boy and have Father's Day, too, any more than: you can have your cake and eat it. It's an anomaly and the sooner everybody finds it out, the better it will be for Father's Day, : * x = HE reason isn’t hard to find. : Indeed, it’s so apparent that it isn’t necessary for me to dwell on it today. Anyway, I'm not interested in today. What interests me is the future of Father's Day. The only way of making Father's Day into something like the signifi
cance of Mother's Day is to start|
all over again and re-establish the old-fashioned status of father.
By that I mean, of course, ithe |
kind of father who spoke like the Voice from Sinai and behaved like a policeman. That’s the kind of parent Father's Day was made: for. All of which brings me to what I wanted to say in the first place, namely: - That if you haven't read
‘| “Life With Father” ‘by Clarence Day
it’s high time you were getting around to it. A reading of it will convince you, if anything can, that the old-fashioned type of father is something worth rescuing. s = = book has an ‘extraordinary flavor. and the only way to taste it, is to read it aloud. Otherwise, all its beauties are not revealed, Father is so violent and unrea-
| sonable that a lonely reader, in his
‘haste to gulp, will miss some of the phases of this strong, affectionate, huniorous; kind-hearted man whose
{loud “damns” did not make-his wife
wince, and whose tyrannical dealing with his sons did not spoil their admiration for him. (Which, if you've lost the thread of this thesis, is the point I'm driving home.) Only when you sit among people
J who. are continually giggling and
crying ‘for more, will you get. the bouquet and fragrance of the 30 stories and realize how lavishly full
they are of the living details that | make the charm of the funny epi- |
sodes. After you've read “Life With Father,” look up “God and My 'Fa-
1 ther,” an older book by. Mr. Day.
It’s even better.
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Q—For which novel did Sinclair Lewis receive the Pulitzer Prize? Why did he refuse it? A~The prize was awarded for “Arrowsmith.” He stated his reasons for refusing it as follows: “The Pulitzer Prize is cramped by the provision that it shall be given for the American novel, published during the year; which shall best pre-
| sent, the wholesome atmosphere of
American life and the highest standard of American manners and manhood. This suggests not actual literary merit, but an obedience to whatever code of good form may chance fo be popular at the moment.” :
Q—Where did the ** originate?
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The Hoosier Forum
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FINDS SUPREME COURT ‘SPLIT IS LOGICAL By 8S. W. R. “Why: there should be any con sternation because the United States ‘Supreme Court justices are not unanimous ‘ in their vital opinions on New Deal legislation is certainly
| not readily apparent,
Experts in all-fields of knowledge almost invariably have disagreed. Is it logical to assume that an important body such as thie Supreme De ‘composed of men. of; experiences, should reach unanimity in everything it does? i Chief Justice Hughes himself said recently, in an address before the American Law Institute: “It is not possible that in the interpretation and application of complicated principles of law they (the justices) should be all of one mind, or be able on demand, to rise above their
Your Health
BY DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
MONG the most important ar< ticles of clothing for babies is| the sleeping bag. All sorts of sleep-: ‘| ing bags have been. developed and many have been given - extensive trials under various conditions. - A few instances are on record in which babies have suffered harm from sleeping bag necks that are too tight, and loose tapes which wind around the baby’s limbs. Mothers, therefore, should be: extremely care-
should be: wide Ea to cover the crib and somewhat longer than the baby. Materials may be sheeting, canton flannel, French flannel or ‘light blanketing, depending on the season. There usually are tapes which fasten to the sides of the crib. These serve to hold the bag in place and also to keep the bag from winding itself around the baby. Such a sleeping bag should pe of movement for hands | legs. Some of these bags made with special materials around the neck, to keep the bag from. Decorning too tight and. restricting the breathing in any way. - ‘8 8. B® UBBER pants sometimes are ‘convenient when ‘a child. is taken on 8 trip, or under other special circumstances. = They should
not be used continuously, “however,
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environment: so as to function in a higher region of icy uncertainty.” Divided opinions merely testify to the infinite complexity of the: legal process as modern civilization has devised it. . ” | 3 * READER REVISES G. o. Pp. - CAMPAIGN SONG | By. V. D. V.
Four long years!
Four long years!
“Full of bunk and cheers
Full of bunk and cheers = And. Herbert and his. highbrow band | He wanted us to understand - Prosperity is around the corner The next four years! :
Four long years! Four long years! : Full of bunk and chéers : Full of bunk and cheers Oh yes! a chicken in every pot Oh yes! two cars on every lot But the banks got busted, that’s what we got For four long years.
Four long years! Four: long ‘years! - Full of bunk and cheers. Full of bunk and cheers Herb didn’t feed them, he Just shot them
Herb starved them and put the In
he pen with arrogant rule he would Wick- ~ ersham For four: lohg years.
The last three years! The last three years!
— Less hunger and less tears .
Less hunger and less tears
And everything is is being With no banks busted
trusted Our Franitin D. our - Pranklin The last three years.
The newt four years! : ‘The next four years! - = ° ‘Tess hunger and less tears Less hunger and less tears
Not. back to, the rocks with Landon Ris
"and Knox Because
day: So let us help him tn every: way The nexs four. years! - a REVERSES MEANING OF ‘THREE LONG YEARS’ By a Roosevelt Voter “Three Long Years,” sing the Republicans, Now let some one’ sing
who knows about “three long years.” | : Not the three we have just gone| ¥
adjusted , because we.
Franklin Di 1a saving thie) ay
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through, but the three we went through with Hoover; when ‘we: lost our homes, jobs, money, respect, yes, even the bread of life. : I 'went through it all. I was a Re-
‘| publican all my life, but I will sup-
port Roosevelt to the end. For he and his New Deal took me out of the. bread line, put clothes on: my back, gave me back my self-respect, and best of all, a job. 53 Landon says “take Federal work out of competition ‘with: private industry.’ ? But we who pounded the
would “have no jobs. ¢ Also Landon says “return relief to local agents.” ‘We ‘also’ know that
" ‘I'means bare necessities of life. We
want work, not starvation dole. know what it means .to try to get aid from local agents. It means taking away ‘what little pride we have Jett. ‘Thank God for a man jie. Pres-
ident Roosevelt: may he carry on— championing the cause of the poor. And God forbid that we have to go back to Hoovervilles arid bread lines. A Republican in the White House means just that.
DOUBLE RAINBOWS
| BY MAUD COURTNEY WADDELL “| golf- with Ythem agen
After a day of frequent showers When sun shone through between | . darks hour, The Heaven’ s blue washed clear and | ‘bright Held earth. ‘embraced “in: sparkling ht: : So green the grass and foliage new! So frésh. the earth where ‘flowers
grew! ‘And then displayed in Basten sky
When eer the rainbow’s: a For then oi himpeca Tar Wonders
- sped. | The “winile I watched 1s fading | fight, . + [And knew. somehow. tha. all was
Like Sis iights of Home at Hight, I watch this double rainbows light
SIDE GLANCES
sidewalks in 1930 and ‘31 know we|
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ERNIE PYLE
. EDITOR'S NOTE—This roving reporter for The Times goes where he pleases, when he pleases, in search of odd ‘stories about this and that.
M=4PHIS, Tenn., June 23.— Clarence Saunders can take it. You ‘remember. Saunders, the Memphis. grocery clerk who started Piggly Wiggly stores and ran up an imimeace fortune and then lost every
di then. came. right. back and with his Saunders stores piled. up an even bigger fortune, and then tangled with Wall Street and: was cane again. For years the papers were : plastered with his rises and falls. lie has been ..down About four “years now. He's. living -and _eating Aon borrowed money. But de ‘SAYS’ to [keep an eye on him. 7
+ “A year from today.” he told. the,
“Ill be worth $10,000,000. In 12 months I'll have stores : ‘doing million dollars’ worth of business 3 day.” » . I got a surprise when I went to see Saunders here. It’s funny how .you get distorted mental pictures of spectacular . figures you've never seen. Somehow. you get the idea that anybody who bucks the established order in a big way and loses is a quack or a freak. But he’s just like anybody else. Only a little handsomer and a little smarter, maybe. He looks and acts about 40, although he's well over 50.
‘E has a philosophy of living. I guess anybody who ‘started with nothing, twice made himself a multi-millionaire and twice hit the bottom, flat broke, would develop a philosophy. In most of us it. would be a.philosophy of bitterness. But not in Saunders. He thinks everything in this world is perfect. He likes everybody. He doesn’t blame anybody for taking his money away. 2 He . liked to have money so he could make beautiful things with it. The finest: résidential section in Memphis today is land, Saunders used to own. He beautified it, built palacés and swimming pools and lakes and parks. I asked Saunders what was tle richest: he ever was. He said he didn’t know. You can’t figure up vast values “like that right down to the decimal point. “ He did say: his income. was once $3500 a day. 1 said to him: “When you went broke, were you broke the: way I would be broke, right down to where you didn’t have taxi fare, or did you have furniture and cars and maybe ‘a: few bonds left?” * He said, “TI was broke the way you would be broke. ‘Didn't have a cent. Not even a sap, :”
TEE thing "that has saved Clarence Saunders’ face in Memphis is the fact that when. he lost other peaple’s. money -he lost'his own too. TI asked him what the people. of ‘Memphis thought of him, . He said he supposed 95- per cent of the. people in their hearts: were for. him. But as for putting up money, he said he doubted if he could raise a I nickel in Memphis. Saunders says when he was young he was the most sensitive ‘man in ‘the world: Terribly emotional; and’ the slightest thing hurt his feel‘lings. But*he has learned to con‘trol dt. He says that’s the reason he’s ‘so tolerant of everybody now. He says he had a lot of fair weather" friends who flew away like rockets when his money was gone, ‘1. said, “When you get rich again, -and fair -weather boys come flocking back, are you going to tell them to beat it?” : ‘He said: “No. They're all right. I understand them. I'll be playing in two mronths.” .
Today’ s Science
‘BY SCIENCE SERVICE row long can life survive in permanent cold storage? This question; raised some time ago by: reports. of insects discovered
Washington (D..C) ‘scientist from in Moscow.
friends adn which were made by Prof. P. N. Kapterov of the Far East Research Institute for: the Study of Permanently Frozen Areas, did not consist of insects, as at firs: