Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 May 1938 — Page 15
Vagabond
From Indiana==Ernie Pyle
Fiend Stalking the Quiet Streets Of Richmond, Ind., Opens Fire on Our Columnist's Car With an Egg.
ICHMOND, Ind., May 20.—Richmond is | clear across the state from my home ' town, and I am sorry it is not a few miles farther, for then it would be in Ohio. Richmond is a blot on the fair, clean name of
Indiana. This cruel judgment is the result of a horrifying incident that happened today as we drove through Richmond. We had a collision. It came in a flash, as collisions do. We instinctively shut our eyes. When we opened them, we gazed upon =a sickening sight. Our collision was with an egg! It came from we knew not where. At the time of the impact, we were driving slowly and peacefully along the street, minding our own business. Suddenly a small white streak flashed across our vision. There was a rending swish-splash—and presto, the yellow of a huge egg Mr. Pvle was running over the hood, just : back of the radiator. Being somewhat inexperienced in the role of host to thrown eggs, it took me a couple of moments to get my bearings and form future plans. However, instinct quickly told me the thing te do was jump out and sock somebody. So I jumped out. But there was no one to sock. could see, the sidewalks were empty. Somebody, it seemed clear, threw that egg at me on purpose, and with malice. But I have no enemies in Richmond, Ind. In fact, in all mv life I have known only one person from Richmond. Her name is Helen Rust, and I have not seen her for 15 years. It seems to me rather ridiculous to believe that suddenly one afternoon at the end of 15 years Helen Rust should suddenly pick me up in her | thoughts, walk down to the main street just as I was passing, and hurl an egg at me. If I remember correctly, she used to sort of like me. And she was never a very good shot anyhow.
A Hypotenuse Is Projected
That left but one theory upon which to advance. The egg had come frdm the hand of some human snijer on a nearby roof. We backed up to where the broken eggshell lay. We took the angle of the smeary yellow streak upon the hood, lined it up with the fallen shells in the street, projected the hypotenuse onward and upward, and reached the conclusion that the egg had come from the roof of a garage. I hunted up the manager, and informed him in harsh terms that some fiend, operating from the roof of his garage, had bombarded me with an egg. The man went and looked on top of the garage. There was nobody up there. Another man came by, and he too looked on top of the garage. There was still nobody up there. At last I told the men we would have to let it drop. I got in the car to go on. Just then four boys of high-school age came around the corner, hesitated a moment, and then started to run. When we overtook them a block farther on, they were laughing knowingly. I felt the time unpropitious just then for exercising disciplinary tactics upon four high-school boys all big enouch to be my father. So we drove on, had the egg wached off at the first filling station, and left the whole problem behind.
My Diary
By Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
Gray Skies and Wet Grounds Cause | Veterans’ Party to Be Postponed. |
TASHINGTON, Thursday.—Gray skies again this morning and, while it is.not actually raining, everything is so wet that we again postponed the | veterans’ garden party. Now we hope to hold it on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, and I pray the weather will be a little kinder than it has been this past week. At 10:30 I started out to visit a convalescent home in Rockville. Md.. run under the auspices of the Christ Child Society. This society was started by a Miss Merrick, who for 50 years has been an invalid in a wheelchair. She began by making one child happy at Christmas time, and now, in this city, there is a settlement house which takes care of thousands of children. There is a convalescent home where 32 children are taken the year round and restored to health. The work of the society has become national, The farm is delightful and has possibilities for | expansion. There are well-arranged summer play- | grounds and a program of supervised play. Some | of the Junior Guild of the society come out to help | the children who are handicapped beeause they are | away from school, for no way has been found by which these children, who are often with the society for several months, can have regular teaching.
Lauds Progress on Art Projects
from there to Neighborhood House, their settlement down near the riverfront in southwest Washington. They have taken some old houses and done them over and the atmosphere is altogether delightful. I marvel that they carry on so many activities in the comparatively restricted space. They have a small nursery school and a day nursery and many children and adults are engaged in various activities during the days and evenings. I came back to lunch with some guests and spent an hour with the representatives of the Federal art projects. Their reports of progress during the past vear give one a glow of pride and I think all these leaders, who work so harmoniously under Mrs. Woodward, deserve our gratitude.
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ME latest addition to Erle Stanley Gardner’s cases is THE CASE OF THE SUBSTITUTE RACE (Morrow). Perry Mason, returning from the Orient, is impatient to get back to the roar of the city and his clients. But the voyage plunges him into a series of curious events that are only a prelude to busy days on the Mainland. There is the man with the broken neck, and his pretty nurse; the bookkeeper, newly-rich, traveling under his stepdaughter's name; her ‘pretty mother who tells such a strange story. Then during a storm witnesses tell of shots heard from the boat deck and a bady hurtling through space to the angry waters below. Perry, aided by loyal Della Street, cunningly plays one person against another, and solves the mystery in the pick of time to save hjmself from a Jail cejl and the reader from overexcitement! : \l
The Indianapolis
Times
Second Section
By E.R. R. VV ASHINGTON, May 20.—A national advisory committee has been appointed by Secretary of Labor Perkins to consider the problem of age discrimination in industry. At the conclusion of the first meeting of the committee in Washington, its chairman, Chancellor Harry Woodburn Chase of New York University, voiced the group’s unanimous conviction “that constructive approaches to the
problem are possible.” Affer a second meeting the committee stated that it was “positive that much of the dis-
crimination against older workers is entirely without justification.” Pointing out that “the determining factors in employment obviously should be physical fitness, skill, ‘and experience, rather than age,” the committee announced that it had begun an analysis of all issues involved in the relationship between age and the economic values of a person's labor, including efficiency, skill and experience, and the incidence and cost, of industrial accidents, disease and illness. The effects of pension plans and group insurance upon employment practices also were to be investigated. “Once these facts are brought, together,” the statement concluded, “the committee expects to have a basis for recommenedations with regard to both public and private employment policy, on the basis of which an informed public opinion may be developed.”
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N a public statement more than a year ago, when the recovery movement was in full swing, President Roosevelt pointed out that the sharpest rise in employment had been among skilled workers and the relatively young and that those remaining unemployed were for the most part unskilled workers and persons 40 years of age and over. Observing that the burden of supporting such persons must be carried ultimately in large measure by industry itself, the President declared that it was to the best interests of industry to recognize its responsibilities by increasing its employment of the older workers and the unskilled. “Industry can adjust its hiring policies so as to cause the speediest reduction in the real social burden of employment,” he said. “This means giving a fair share of the new jobs to the workers over 40 and to expand opportunities for the hiring of unskilled workers.” Since then the question has re-
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1938
ceived increasing attention. An investigation has been instituted by a New York legislatife committee; the American Legion has formed a special committee to deal with it, and various private organizations have been established to promote the employment interests of workers in the middleage groups, n » » N earlier New York investigation in the first years of the depression, a Massachusetts inquiry in 1935 and several private surveys have found definite evidence of discrimination against older workers. Some concerns, chiefly the larger companies, admit having rules forbidding the taking on of new workers beyond a certain age—usually 45 for men and 40 for women. Tt has become clear, in addition, that other companies, although not having such rules, in practice pursue a similar policy. While older workers who have been laid off have some chance of getting
their old jobs back when business
| By Herbert Little
Times Special Writer ASHINGTON, May 20.—Nearly 30 years of fighting for conservation and for liberalism are behind Harry Slattery of South Carolina, newly nominated by President Roosevelt to be Undersecretary of the Interior. He has not been in the limelight much of this time. Rather he has been whispering in the ears of the
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battles over the public domain, His job always was to furnish the ammunition which others fired.
Mr. Slattery advised the elder
La Follette during the period when | the Wisconsin progressive proposed | investigation. | Some say that Harry pave the orig- |
the Teapot Dome inal tip which led into that scandal. He was executive officer of the Boulder Dam Association during the four years in which that successful fight for public power was
men who were leading the fights— | organized.
Gifford Pinchot during his conservation battles, the elder Senator La Follette in forcing the Teapot Dome inquiry, and, since 1933, Secretary of the Interior Ickes. Harry Slattery does most of his talking in whispers, and he is just as modest as the tone of his voice. But he is also one of the bestinformed persons in Washington, and ie has been for years a leading contact man and research expert in the cases for which liberals have fought. He has been secretary and counsel of the National Conservation Association, taking part in many
Side Glances—By Clark
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After that he cruised to the South Seas with Gifford snd Cornelia Pinchot, who have been his friends and co-workers for yvears— despite the present antipathy between them and Mr, Slattery's chief, Mr. Ickes. Once, in 1932, Harry was dragged from his busy obscurity to
receive praise from his friends at | The | diners and the signers of messages |
a testimonial dinner here. to him made up a virtual directory of the American liberal movement—Norris, La Follette, Villard, Frank P. Walsh, Pinchot, Chase
and many others.
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improves, they have slight pros-
pect ‘of making new connections unless they possess some special skill. “Some discrimination appears to be least in industries where there is a strong union and where employment is relatively stable. Where the opposite conditions prevail, the unemployed worker is likely to find himself in serious plight. Numerous reasons have been cited for this condition. Companies which have introduced private pension plans prefer not to take on employees who may become old and incapacitated before termination of the 20 or 30 years’ period which they must work to become eligible for a pension. A disproportionate number of older employees, moreover, raises the costs of group life insurance.
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OME managements are afraid that older workers will be more prone to accidents and will increase the costs of workmen's compensation. Others think the older worker is not so efficient as the younger. And in jobs where experience is no asset, labor costs may be lower if younger workers are employed. In any case, a policy of making promotions within the organization may naturally tend to open up new jobs only for the young and inexperienced. Some of these assertions are disputed. It is contended, for example, that older workers are more cautious and hence less likely to be involved in accidents. Their experience, moreover, is asserted to compensate in many cases for any decline in physical capacities. And it is thought that group life-insurance costs may be only an insignificant factor, especially since the bulk of such costs is usually paid by the workers themselves. It is suggested also that industry could do much by paying more attention to individual qualifications and by retraining workers whose skills have been rendered valueless by technological changes.
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ASSACHUSETTS is the only state which has attempted to deal with the problem by legislation. A law passed in 1937 provided for publication of the names of employers discriminating against workers between 45
seekers.
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For Men Past 45-What?
and 65 years old because of their age, But it carried no penalty. In fact, there is question as to whether there are any legislative remedies that will be of substantial avail. Secretary Perkins said recently that while there might he some legislative programs that would make opportunities easier for persons of middle years, she did not think “that by any means the whole problem can be solved by legislation.” In her opinion, “most of this has to be solved by common sense and by a change of those policies which are against common sense.” This being the case, it is probable that chief reliance will have to be placed upon educational programs, backed by the results of further research, to induce industry to abandon blanket discriminatory age policies and to cooperate in searching for means of overcoming any real obstacles to the employment of older workers. » » » EMEDIAL measures which it has been suggested might be initiated by management include proportioning of industrial pensions to length of service, modifications in group life-insurance plans, more careful analysis of job requirements and more careful consideration of the qualifications of individual applicants, and training programs for older job-
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Times Photo, Adoption of such measures naturally presupposes the discarding of arbitrary age limits, Ways in which governments might assist in solving the problem of the older worker include provision of broader opportunities for vocatiomal training and retraining, provision of improved health services for workers and rehabilitation services for injured workers, modification of civil service age regulations, preferences for older workers on public works projects, and provision of special employmentoffice facilities for placement of older workers,
It has been pointed out that maintenance of such a percentage of industries which can employ older workers may not be enough to meet the problem, since there are certain occupations, such as those involving heavy manual labor, in which only younger men can be employed. Furthermore, since the proportion of persens in the middleage group is steadily increasing, and is expected to continue to increase, need will arise for industry to employ a growing proportion of older workers. In. the light of current age trends, solution of the problem of age discrimination is seen as important not only from the standpoint of the present situation but from that of a prospectively more serious situation in the future,
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Go Up on Signboa rds
EW YORK, May 20 (U. P.).—
Pgtrolman David K. Eisinger's “Hickory Dickory Dock” was being reviewed at police headquarters today. If found meritorious, it will go up in a seven-by-five-foot sign, near his “Humpty Dumpty” and “Little Jack Horner,” which he believes are saving children’s lives, Three months ago Mr, Eisinger composed the following: “Humpty Dumpty crossed against the light, Humpty Dumpty had a great fright, All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn’t get him te cross against the light again.” It just came to him, he said, as he stood at a crossing near the playground of Public School 43. He
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submitted it, with the notation that perhaps it might make an impression on the children, Headquarters accepted it promptly, and perpetuated it on a signboard with the legend “Police Department Safety Campaign.” The board was erected at the
crossing where Mr, Eisinger com- |
posed it, and ne child has been killed or nurt there since,
Yesterday headquarters accepted |
Mr. Eisinger’s second creation which was: “Little Jack Horner crossed at corner, T listened and heard him say: ‘1 watch for the light, Then look left and right And that's why I'm happy foday.'”
On a signboard, that rhyme went |
up today near School 486,
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
1—Where is the island of Imbros?
2—To which Major League baseball club does Dizzy Dean now belong ?
3—What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level?
4 Where is Indiana University?
5—What is the life of a U. 8. patent?
6—Who was recently elecigd president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors?
T-—How long is a decade?
8—Which is the smallest breed of dogs? Answers
1—-In the Aegean Sea. 2—Chicago Cubs. 314.7 Ibs. per sq. in. 4_Bloomington, Ind. 5—Seventeen years. 6—Wiillam Allen White, T—en years, 8—The Mexican Chihuahua. ® S-cent Wamp for Huet or int
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Our Town
By Anton Scherrer
More Than 20 Boys Were Needed To Deliver All the Messages to Hendricks in Cleveland Campaign,
N case you've been wondering about tha whereabouts of the old messenger bovs of Indianapolis allow me to tell you about Wil« liam Grant King, who now runs a typewriter business at 36 W. Ohio St. On April 1, 1883, Mr, King, then a kid of 15, was measured for his uniform. It turned out to be a hlue affair of the same texture and shade the policemen wore at the time. It had brass buttons,
too. Except for the beards the policemen wore, you couldn't tell the difference between a messenger boy and a cop, says Mr, King. The cost of the uniform, including a badge, set him back $8.50, Mr. Ring remembers. Mr. King wore badge No. 7: William Mette had No. 1. The rest of the numbers were distributed among Harry Porter, Charlie Iliff, Johnny Waldo, Lewis Monroe, George Lybrand, Fletcher Noe, Charlie Borchers, Cary Gordon, Ed Ziegel, Mike Wolf, Billie Bray, Bert Boyd, Charlie Stebbins, Albert Car= roll, Will H. Boyd, Eugene Rollin, John Trimpe, Tom Oddy, and the famous Crowley twins, Dan and Dennis, from the Rolling Mills district on W. Merrill St, who had more tricks up their sleeves than all the other kids put together, That made more than 20 boys in all. I wanted to bring that out because it took that many boys to deliver all the messages to Governor Hendricks during the Cleveland-Hendricks campaign, Mr, King delive ered a lot of them himself, he says. On one occasion right in the heat of the campaign, Governor Hene dricks asked Mr, King the number of messengers on the force, “Oh, about 20,” said Mr. King, whereupon the Governor gave him a $20 gold coin, and told him to give the kids a dollar apiece. 1 don't know who got left—Mr. King wouldn't say—but I'll bet a dime that the kids got even with the Crowley twins that day.
They Had No Bicycles
The first job Mr. King had to handle was a message addressed to William C. Smock, 48 N. Delaware St. He didn't know what to do with it, because he didn’t know where Delaware St, was, That's exs plained by the fact that Mr, King came here straight from Henryville, just 24 days before he landed his job with the telegraph people. Mr, Smock got his mes sage all right, After that Mr. King caught on fast Back in those days, says Mr, King, the boys didn't have any bicycles. They had to do everything on foot—at any rate, everything that could be walked in 15 minutes. Beyond that distance, the telegraph people slapped on a delivery charge which enabled the boys to use the streetcars, provided there were any going that way, Mr. King says he had some mighty good customers back in those days, George A. Dickson, who ran the Opera House, was always good for a quarter tip if he was feeling right, and if he thought the kid was old enough to appreciate the show he gave him [ree tickets, to boot. Mr. King got to see George H. Adams in “Humpty Dumpty” that way,
Mr. Scherrer
Jane Jordan—
Tells Divorce-Seeker to Achieve Serious Attitude Toward Marriage,
EAR JANE JORDAN--T am 21 years old and have been married for about 10 months, My wife and I have been separated for about three months, Since we have been separated I have been going with another girl, My wife knows that I have had dates with this girl. I want to get a divorce s0 I can be free to marry this girl if I find out that I really love her. But my wife won't get a divorce because she says that we made a mistake when we got married and she doesn't want either of us to make another mistake, Do you think she is being fair? Can I get a divorce? MR, NOBODY. Answer—No, vour wife is not being fair for she has no right to decide what you are to do with the rest of your life after she is through with you, However, she is right. Neither of you should marry again until you're older and wiser Of course your wife's decisibn not to divorce won't last. Sooner or later her pleasure-loving
vou
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| dencies will overcome her punitive attitude and she'll
want to be free for her own sake, The delayed divorce won't do you any harm for it may force vou to wait until you know your own mind, Marriage is more of a task in co-operation than a romance, Many young people expect more from mars riage than it has the power to give. At the first breath of adversity they fly apart with no feeling of respons sibility to see their joint venture through. Unless von achieve a more serious attitude toward partnershjp you may spend vour life starting marriages which vou lack the character to finish, ” ” n
EAR JANE JORDAN-—At the place where I work there are many girls employed and it is custo mary to give a shower on them when they are to bas married. However, one girl who will be married (wo vears this month was slighted and we feel bad about it. Will you please tell me what the proper procedure would be in having a shower or anniversary remems brance for her? M. H.
Answer—Why don't you give a surprise party? Op take up a collection and give her the present that a second anniversary rates? No particular procedure is necessary, JANE JORDAN,
Put vour problems in a letter to Jane Jordan, who will answer your questions in this column daily
Bob Burns Says—
OLLYWOOD, May 20.—A preacher friend of mine tells me that the people today have so many things on their minds that vou have'ta make vour gers mons entertaining if vou wanta bring 'em in I happened to think of Rev, Tweedle down homa who couldn't get many people into his church on Suns day. One day he ran into an old man on the street who had never been to church and when Rev, T'weedls asked him “why” the old man says, “I ain't got ne pants.” Rev, T'weedle gave the man a pair of pants and the man came for three straight Sundavs and then didn't come any more, When Rev, Tweedle saw him again he asked him why he hadn't come to church and the old man says, “Now listen, Rev, let's have an understanding, How many times will T have'ta listen to your sermon befors you figger them pants are mine?” (Copyright, 1038)
Walter O'Keefe—
OLLYWOOD, May 20.-—Rumors in the social columns say that Harry Hopkins, the big foun tain pen scratcher of the WPA, is going to marry a lovely lady in July. This should take the wind right out of the Res publican sails for 1940. No man with a wife is as big a as an unmarried man, Mr. Hopkins’ flancee is to be envied by less fore tunate After all, if a husband spends hin days at the oftice writing out billlonedollar checks he's going to quarrel if the wife wants a pers ‘every month, por my that Tema Roosevelt was the - for the C8, Roosevelt, senlor o | : Demo-
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