Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 April 1938 — Page 9
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Vagabond From Indiana = Ernie Pyle
New Mexico's Governor Admits He's A Machine Politician, but First Among His Interests Is a Hospital.
SANTE FE, N. M., April 27.—The Governor of New Mexico doesn’t look the way I
thought the Governor of New Mexico would look. vv
I've been hearing about Governor Clyde
Tingley for years. They joke about his grammar, and tell how rough and ready and Western he is. I supposed he would look like an old cowboy. But instead, he looks like a machine politician.
And that’s what he is; he admits it. He says that’s the only way you can get. anything done. Right or wrong, he’s a Franklin D. Roosevelt man till ‘the last dog is hung. The Governor is just’ touching middle age. He has a sort of Jim Watson good humor, and wears a diamond on his left hand that knocks your eyes out. He always carries two cigaret lighters, and won’t go up in airplanes. He’s getting a middle, and he wears glasses Bs when he reads. When he’s finished, Mr. Pyle he puts them up on his forehead, like a shoemaker. The Tingleys came out here from Ohio 27 years ago. “Ting” followed his sweetheart when she brought her mother out for her health. They got married right away, and have been in New Mexico ever since. The Tingleys’ real home is Albuquerque, and Mr. Tingley was Mayor of Albuquerque for 12 years before he became Governor. He says the governorship costs them around $5000 a year. They do a lot of entertaining, and their phone bill is often $250 a month.
There is always a line of people at his office want-
' ing something. He sees everybody. He may get mad
and yell at them, but he sees them. He's had as
* many as 200 callers ina day.
Despite being so busy, the Tingleys love to do things for people. They're always giving parties for kids. The Governor takes 2000 children every year to see, Carlsbad Caverns. At Easter the Tingleys and Jim Calhoun of Albuquerque give away 40,000 colored eggs. The Governor keeps floodlights on the mansion’s garden till 10 p. m., just so tourists can see the beautiful flowers. And he lets people walk right into the mansion and nose around. Some of them have the nuttiest ideas. . The other night somebody came and wanted the Governor to autograph an egg. He would have, but he wasn’t home,
Taxpayers Got It Free
Governor Tingley is probably the money-gettinest man in New Mexico. He seems to make it a hobby to get public parks and playgrounds and even highways when there’s no way to get the money. The No. 1 story is how he wheedled and wangled till he had built a million-dollar hospital for crippled children, and it didn’t cost the taxpayers a cent. The city of Hot Springs gave the land. The Governor had 2,750,000 bricks made at the state penitentiary. The Federal Government did the building, and there New Mexico had its million-dollar hospital. There are 1200 crippled children under 16 in New Mexico, and already (less than a year) they've operated on and straightened out nearly 200 of them. They expect to make a new life for 1000 of the 1200 before they're through. Governor Tingley is a politician, and admits it. But
* this hospital is something above and beyond politics.
And I believe that if any future Governor should try to ring politics in on this kids’ hospital, one Clyde Tingley, private citizen, would get his gun and go out shootin’,
My Diary By Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt Believes Leaders Are Responsible
For Success of Georgia Farm Group.
JASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The largest group
which came to tea yesterday consisted of 450
; members of the National League of American Pen
Women. They were followed by the wives of the mo-. tion picture engineers. In this small group of less than 100, there were representatives from other nations as well as from the United States. A very charming woman was introduced to me as having come from Austria. I asked her how iong she had
~ been in this country and she answered: “Just 24
hours.” Whereupon I discovered shie was here to stay and this was the beginning of a new life in a new
. country!
Then I had the pleasure of a real talk with 21 members of the Dublin, Ga., Production Credit Association. Mr. W. I. Myers, governor of the Farm Credit Administration, brought this group in.. They have the distinction of having won a competition for
. the best attendance at a stockholders meeting—402
out of 406 members being present! I thought they must come from a part of Georgia
* where the land is particularly good, but they told me
their land is just average and their farmers just average farmers. They use the extension service from the college and their county agent advises them, but this is the ordinary assistance any group of farmers can
. have. I was forced: to conclude that their progress is
largely due to a few really good leaders. Mr. Sherwood Eddy came this morning, heading a
- group of about 73 people, all of whom seemed very
: ° much interested in their journey through a part of
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Public Library Presents— : “M= own interest in Cromwell arises chiefly from
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"of the personalities of its actors it * thrilling. If,
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the United States. It has become an accepted habit for certain leaders to take groups on European or Far
' Eastern trips, but it is a more or less new idea to take _ citizens to visit their own country.
Workers’ Education Stressed
I met with them for half an hour in the Blue
' Room and did my best to answer a few of the ques-
tions which were asked. But I was conscious of the fact that probably many of the people present could
. have answered the questions very much better than - I did!
. Miss Hilda Smith, head of workers’ education in
the. educational division of the WPA, came to lunch ' with me today. I feel so strongly that now is the " time to put emphasis on this phase of education. The
workers of the country are constantly assuming greater responsibility and it seems very necessary that they should have & real knowledge of history and economics and know something of the labor movement so they may have some perspective on the questions with which they find themselves confronted.
New Books Today
the fact that I see in him every one of us writ
: large, every one of us who in dealing with complicated ircumstan
Cc ces, strong passions, limited knowledge and imperfect men has to sacrifice one ideal to another » writes Mary Taylo Blauvelt, the author of OLIVER CROMWELL, A DICTATORS TRAGEDY comes alive through understanding is dramatic and because of its issues, a past period is to. a contemporary one, history gains a double interest and significagce. So this study of Cromwell, who fought because he loved peace, and
When history
- pecame a dictator because he loved liberty and tolera- " tion, aside from * light on the
its intrinsic. interest, throws much which may make men dictators, as well as upon other factors entering into the contemporary / i The book will deeply interest
- any thoughtful student of history and make him
der thrice Cromwell's words: “That which you have
by force I look upon as nothing.”
EGAUSE of the turbulent condition of Europe and B Asia, cruises to the West Indies and South Amer-
! are becoming ever more popular. Tom Marvel in i joa new book CIRCLING THE CARIBBEAN (Har-
court) takes his readers on a bird's-eye view journey he West. Indies and several South
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Second Section
DITOR’S NOTE: The In-
vited all the candidates in the contested primary election contests for the Mayoralty, Judiciary and Prosecutor races to make campaign statements. Statements in the uncontested Judiciary races will not be published. Responses received from candidates for Superior Court One, in alphabetical order, are printed herewith. Responses from candidates in the other contested races named above will follow.
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JOHN M. CAYLOR Republican
(Born in Noblesville; age, 42; resident of Indianapolis for 19 years, in law practice 15 years; married, one son: former Deputy Prosecutor, served three years as State Judge Advocate of the American Legion; served with the Rainbow Division in the World War; attended Indiana University Law School; resides at 4310 College Ave.; member
F nominated and elected 1 pledge my court to be free from political influences and will insist upon prompt trial of cases filed in my court. I pledge myself to eliminate unnecessary delays in the trial of cases. I pledge my support to the adopted program set out by the Indiana State Bar Association.
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HARRY D. HATFIELD
Republican (Born in Dublin, Ind., attended grade and high school there; age, 46; graduate of Indiana Law School; in law practice here for 13 years; has never held public office; active in Republican circles for more than 20 years; member Mystic Tie Lodge, Roberts Park M. E. Church, Sigma Delta Kappa legal fraternity; lives at 805 Parker Ave.)
AM deeply concerned in the Republican Party and the present status -of our government not because I am a candidate for judge, but because I am opposed to the squandering of the taxpayers’ dollars, which will’ take generations to pay.
bers of able-bodied men and women to do nothing productive violates every principle upon which progress has been founded. Now the President is about to ask Congress for approximately 24 million dollars, with which to stimulate business as he calls it. If Congress should appropriate such a sum, the President would likely remain in power, but Heaven help the taxpayer after election for the stimulant will then have lost its effect and our Government will be on the brink of destruction. The central problem is not complicated. Every city worker, every farmer, every housewife - realizes that work plus materials equals wealth. Able-bodied men and women in America must be given a real opportunity to work at a substantial wage and reasonable hours of labor. This will be done when the Republican Party returns to power for not until then will’ private money be put into circulation and idle factories resume full-time operation, Factory whistles will again blow, homes will be secure. families will be happy and progressive and above all it will again be the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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JOSEPH T. MARKEY
Democrat for renomination (Born in Indianapolis June 11, 1881; has lived continuously in city, served as Judge
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of the Presbyterian Church.) '
To continue to pay great num-
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1938
Leo X. Smith
Charles Mendenhall |, -
Joseph M. Milner
David F. Smith
Robert I. Marsh |
Harry D. Hatfield
‘Why You Should Vote for Me’
Candidates for Superior Court, Room One, Appeal for Support
Wilbur A. Royse |
Joseph “T. Markey
John M. Caylor
of the Marion County Crime inal Court for four years; practiced - law until elected as Judge of Superior. Court - One; resides at 5001 Washington Blvd.,, with wife and two children; member of Nation- - al, State and County Bar Associations, Knights of Colum- « bus, Elks and Moose.)
URING my administration as .judge of Superior Court -One and in the trial of ‘divorce cases, especially where there were children involved, I have made an unusual effort to bring about a reconciliation between the parents so that the children could be reared in’ happiness and contentment. Chee Children : that are happy and live in comfortable circumstances (make the best citizens. They are strong - and healthy and helpful. On numerous occasions I have been successful “along this line. The happiest recollections we all have is the association and companionship we have with our parents. . When parents are separated and divorced, they rob the child
of those beautiful recollections _ and ‘memories.
I have several bank and other important receiverships pending in. this court’ in ‘which fine citizens and lawyers are assisting to bring about payment in . full
to depositors, creditors and stock-
holders. During the time that I practiced law I was associated in. offices
~ with honored and successful law- °
yers and. I always enjoyed a fairly - good practice. I have been indorsed for re-
- nomination by the Indianapolis
Bar Association and by the Workers’ Non-Partisan Political Action League and Labor's Non-Partisan League of Indiana, and approximately 60 Democratic prominent
lawyers who are" personally ac--quainted with me and have prac-
ticed law in this court. They have taken an interest in my candidacy and are:-sponsoring my renomination. : Regardless of who the litigants are, I have treated them all fairly and justly, deciding cases in the way I think they should be decided. Ho - 2 » ® ROBERT I. MARSH Republican (Born July 14, 1879, on a farm in southwestern Missouri; came to Indianapolis at age of 18; admitted to the bar and began practice in 1902; graduate of Indiana Law School; member of Indianapolis, Indiana and American Bar Associatiens; member, Irvington Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite .and Shrine; of Quaker ‘ stock; married, five children, lives at 119 S. Hawthorne Lane.) :
UR forefathers came here to escape’ tyranny, and if the influence of any religious or political organization is permitted to ¢
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dominate our courts, not only the
protection of the people, expected - and due from the courts, will be
gone, but with. it will go the freedom of the American people. Our courts are a most vital part of our American form of
government; and for that reason,
if no other, the voters should not consider the selection of judges lightly. They should know for whom they are voting. : : I have made a study of the courts not only in the United States, but in Europe. I have served as special judge in most of the courts in Marion County. I am familiar with taxing and other problems of land owners,
having been the owner of farm
land and city property for the past 22 years. i
CHARLES MENDENHALL
‘ Republican (Born in Indianapolis; age, 57; formerly’ State Represent-: _ ative from Marion County; formerly attorney for the Indianapolis Board of Health; in the active practice of law here for 25 years.)
Y oath of office would be my °
guide. All cases coming before me would be tried fairly and impartially, upon the law and evidence, regardless of the parties
involved. 1 have always aspired to be a
judge;.I have been preparing my-
self for 25 years with this end in view. I believe that. for one, who, so to speak, has been in the
~ trenches for 25 years, practicing law, .should be qualified to dis-"
charge the duties that would be I have no pet theories to put in
-'vogue, other than to see the dig-
nity of the court will at all: times
be upheld; that all cases be tried
impartially. is My record as a citizen of this ‘county all my life, as an attorney in the general practice of law, as a State Representative from Marion County, and as an.attorney for the City of Indianapolis at one time, has been made, and that record, I am glad to say, I am willing to “stand . on, because ‘it
‘testifies to the fact, that if nomi-
nated and elected, the people can t the same conscientious service that have in my other endeas 2 & .% , od vit JOSEPH M. MILNER - 9 : y Republican: | (Born in 1878; resident of :
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NOT CONTESTED
Statements from the following candidates are NOT carried because their races are uncontested in the pri- . mary: Earl R. Cox, Democrat, for Circuit Court Judge.
‘William D. Bain, Republican, for Circuit Court Judge.
Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind.
én “exhibited
me by selecting me as the nominee for Superior Court, Room One, I will, if elected, strive as before to perform the duties of my office with honesty and fairness to all and support the law.
2 =» = WILBUR A. ROYSE
Republican _ (Native of Indianapolis; age, #13; married, has one daughter; lives at 4073 Park Ave, has frequently served as special judge in County courts; attends St. Joan of Are Church.)
BELIEVE that our laws in reference to the selection of judicial officers should be amended to provide for a nonpartisan offyear election for all judicial positions. ‘An unfettered, independent judiciary is the very backbone of the American system of government. Gt The present administrations in nation, State and County are exerting all of their influence and power to destroy the independence of our courts. In our State and County we find that the powerful influences behind
the Townsend-McHale-Clauer ma- -
chine have decreed the defeat of certain incumbent judges, who
would not permit the machine to.
control and dictate.
If we are to remain a free people these conditions must be stopped immediately. The only vehicle available to our people to bring about the desired change is the Republican Party.
It has the responsibility of
enunciating ‘ principles and nominating candidates who will appeal to all classes of citizens who desire to. preserve American Constitutional government. These are my principles. : If nominated and elected I will faithfully live up to my oath of office and I shall maintain regular hours for the tralksaction of the Court’s business. eee
2 89 DAVID F. SMITH Republican
(Lifelong resident of Indianapolis; graduate of Shortridge High School, University of Michigan Law School; served overseas in World War; past officer in Scottish Rite; member Presbyterian Church, Mystic Tie Lodge; never has held public office; active in City Manager move“ment; lives at 642 Berkeley Road.)
JHE Superior Court judgeship is’ one of the most important offices that the people have to bestow. It should be occupied by a man who is not allied with any clique and who is free from all obligations of money backing or other considerations which would influence his rulings or decisions.
There are three things it might be said which contribute largely to a lawyer’s fitness to be a judge. One is his study of the law in both textbooks and court decisions. Another is his experience as a practicing attorney, and a third is his knowledge of men and everyday affairs. Our courts combine legal and’ equitable jurdisdictions so that our judges should have the experience necessary to the proper administration of both.. The business of the court should be conducted honestly, fairly and promptly. Delays in court rulings often spell disaster to cne or more of the litigants, and a trial judge should never overlouk that fact. I solicit your vote on this platform. Since this is a nominating pri-
‘mary, it is the only real chance
the people have to influence the ticket which will be voted upon this coming fall. : All persons should vote early and do something at least to induce their neighbors to vote.
8 ® ” . LEO X. SMITH
Demograt :
(Lifelong resident of Indianapolis; age, 46; served as . State Senator from Marion County for one term; active in 1933, 1935 and 1936 sessions of Legislature; ex-service man; served as attorney for Center Township; member of Indianapolis Bar Association; . Knights of Columbus; home, 5613 University Ave.) :
AL persons having any transactions with the court should have fair and impartial consid-
- eration, irrespective of race, col-
or, creed or political affiliations. I have led no group to believe it will receive special consideration nor would I do so if elected. A judge of a court is a public
servant and court should be open
delay to the end that litigants
may be informed of their respective rights at the earliest moment. I will not, if elected, endeavor
‘to dispose of a large number of
cases on so-called “divorce days,” t will give each case, and both necessary time fathes
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Qur Town By Anton Scherrer
Leave If to Mrs. VanCamp to Find A Way to Dispose of the Surplus ‘Vegetables in Her Husband's Store,
ALK west on New York St. and keep _going until you reach Missouri St. Stop when you cross the old Big Four tracks, and survey the surroundings. The sight of the old canal will do you good. After the canal has revived your spirits, cast a glance toward the southwest corner where the Harry Smith poultry people now do business. That's where Gilbert C. Vane Camp started the Fruit House Grocery back in 1861,
It was a little one-story, one-room affair at the time. Mr. VanCamp’s business was bigger than his sign led you to believe. Besides dealing in fruits, he also dealt in vegetables. I guess it
_ was one of the first green groceries
around here—certainly, one of the first good ones—and because it was, it got all the trade of the Military Park neighborhood. It was a trade worth having not only because of the wealth of the neighborhood, but because the Military Park society got around a lot, Enough, anyway, to praise the quality of Mr. Vane Camp's stock, and first thing he knew he had a care riage trade, too. : With the coming of the. carriage trade, Mr. Vane Camp had to carry a bigger stock, and right away he was confronted with his first problem. For one thing, he never knew ‘how much to buy. A bright, sunny day, for instance, brought people from all parts of town, and a rainy day left him stuck with his stuff. There’s no telling gwhat might have happened had not Mrs. VanCamp been around fo handle the situation. It was she who hit on the scheme of canning the unsold stock. Legend has it that she did her canning at night in the family kitchen. She kept it a secret until winter came, at which time she loadad the shelves of the Fruit House Grocery with the products of her skill. :
A Parking Problem
Mrs.. VanCamp’s canned goods turned out to be the talk of the town. So much so that it was hard to find parking space in front of the grocery. To solve the parking problem, the VanCamp’s decided to sell direct to the grocers. Soon as the women heard about it, they stampeded the grocers, with the result that VanCamp’s didn’t have enough canned goods fo go around.” To make more, they moved to the corner of . Market and Missouri Sts, and here they grew and grew to a whole series of whitewashed frame buildings. By this time the fame of VanCamp’s canned goods had spread all over the country. In 1919, they moved again, this time to the big ‘seven-story building on the South Side. It cost $3.< 000,000 to build and was supposed to be fixed up with enough machinery to turn out a million cans a day. Nobody believed it at the time, but it’s a fact that one day when the going was good, VanCamp’s turned out 1,400,000 cans. In one day—mind you.
Jane Jordan—
Thinks Girl's Loyalty to Mother _ Explains Why She Has Few Dates.
EAR JANE JORDAN—I am a high school senior, 17 years old, average or above in looks and am considered intelligent and a good sport. When I started: to high school I thought that after I got ac.quainted I would have dates and the good times which I had heard went with going to high school, but I didn’t. Until last September I had never had a date and since that time very few. None of these dates was with boys from school. They were boys about my ‘age who had graduated from high school. They saw me three or four times and then never asked for another date. Some mutual friends asked them why they didn’t see me again and they couldn't give any reason. Boys at school seem to like me, but never ask to see me outside of school. Perhaps because my mother is not in very good health has something to do with it because I have had -more responsibility than most girls my age. I would like to know whether thera, is something wrong with me that I am not more popular or ‘whether it is just the boys I have met. I am inclined to think that perhaps it is the boys. : A SOCIAL FAILURE.
Mr. Scherrer
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” 8 ” Answer—Of course you realize that I couldn't possibly know why you aren’t popular from reading one letter. All I can do is to guess. One sentence in your letter stands out: “Perhaps because my mother is not in very good health has something to do with it.” This may be partly true. At least I believe that in your heart, you blame your mother although you
‘ may not be completely aware. of this, '
. Usually it is the mother who promotes her daughter socially and makes a home where young people like to gather. When she fails to do so the daughter is bound to feel some resentment. These hostile feele ings against the mother in turn give rise to féelings of guilt and self-condemnation, particularly in a case like yours where the mother’s deficiency is brought about by circumstances beyond her control. I imagine you have stepped on yourself too hard. Doubtless you are afraid to have parties for fear they are too heavy a burden to your mother. Some such oppressive influence works against the gaiety which makes a young girl popular. 1 do not say that these observations are correct. 1 only know that something stops your love of living, the easy outward flow of friendliness which attracts the boys. ‘You are inclined to think that the trouble lies in the boys you have met. High school is a big place and I feel sure that you could find some of the boys congenial if you could learn to shed your respon= sibilities when on a date and give yourself to having a good time. , JANE JORDAN.
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Put your problems in a letter to Jane Jordan, who will answer your questions in this column daily, : ‘ A : :
Bob Burns Says— HEEwoon, April 27.—Somehow people have got the idea that my folks down home are easy going and listless, but I wanta tell you if you give ‘em a goal to work for, they'll surprise you. Not long ago, a fella was visitin’ my home town and he noticed that while all the other citizens wera . mostly just sittin’ around, every time he saw my Uncle Hod, he would be dashin’ up and down the street on the run. The stranger called my uncle over and says “You seem to be the most ambitious man in town.” ; Uncle Hod says “Am I bitious—brother, I won't be satisfied until my wife is doing all the first-class
washings in this town.” (Copyright, 1938)
. / i Walter O’Keefe— LJOLLYWOOD, April 27—Well, hurray for Presis . dent Roosevelt: : F. D. R. has decided that all politicians must pay a tax on their earnings. It'll be a novelty to see a politician taking something out of his pocket instead of putting it in. : : One officeholder is wondering whether he can put
If in addition to-their salaries as sta ‘they have to declare every dollar they make outside, their returns will have them up in the upper bracke with the Hollywood stars. i 1
‘down his voters as dependents. :