Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1939 — Page 14

FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1939

Our Town

Here I've been spending all my life in Indianapolis and not until the other day, so help me, did I learn that William C. Hoeltke, a German grocer, ‘posed for the statue of George Rogers Clark in Monument Circle. Like most of my stories, this one, too, is largely a matter of coincidence. At any rate, when John H. Mahoney received the commission to do the statue, he found himself hard pressed to find a model to fit his conception. He spent days walking the streets of Indianapolis with no results when one morning he found himself on 8S. Meridian St. talking to a wholesale grocer. For want of something to say. Mr. Mahoney spilled his troubles and, right away, the wholesaler thought of Mr. Hoeltke who ran a retail grocery on E. Washington St. at the time. Sure, Mr. Hoeltke was one of the wholesaler’s customers, but whether that had anything to do with his recommendation I'm not in a position to say.

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A Bargain Is Struck

Be that as it mav, one April morning in 1893, Mr. Hoeitke appeared at the sculptor’s studio on Huron ‘St. He was 6 feet tall. weighed 175 pounds, and was splendidly developed without an ounce of superfluous ‘flesh. As for his age, he was somewhere around 38, Just about that of George Rogers Clark when he set out to conquer the tribes nn the Wabash, Indeed, the only thing the matter with Mr. Hoeltke, as far as Mr. Mahoney could discover, was the size of his hands which seemed a trifle small for the rest of him. But in spite of that. the sculptor was very much pleased with the wholesaler’s selection. An agreement was reached by which Mr, Hoeltke

By Anton Scherrer

was to pose for the sculptor as long as it was neces- | sary, the model to receive $100 cash and 30 cents an hour for overtime. Every day thereafter for a little more than six weeks, Mr. Hoeltke went to the studio and took his stance. The pose, as you can see for yourself, was a mighty tricky one. Mr, Hoeltke would stand with his| twisted left arm raised, his right foot elevated, and | his whole body thrown forward, exactly as can be seen in the posture of the finished statue.

» » » "It Was Pretty Hard Work The strain was so severe that at no time could he maintain the pose for more than 20 seconds. After an hour of posing including, of course, the intervals of rest, Mr. Hoeltke returnad to his grocery. He did it so quietly that nobody knew he had another business on the side. ' Gradually, fraction by fraction, the sculptor buill the statue of George Rogers Clark out of the pliable clay until the thing was done. The statue in clay was | at first the perfect image of the model, including the face. For the finished statue, however, Mr. Mahoney transformed the face of the statute from that of Mr. Hoeltke to that of George Rogers Clark which he took | from an old portrait of the General. And, of course | the hands of the finished statue bigger than those of Mr. Hoeltke, When it came time to unveil the statue, Mr. Hoeltke wasn't in the grocery business any more. He was) now the head salesman at Frank Kamp's oyster and | fish store. Even then, nobody knew that he had posed | for the George Rogers Clark statute. Nor did any) hody—not even his friend, the wholesale grocer— know that he was a nephew of Baron von Hoeltke who! for many years was one of the political cogwheels of the German Empire, hack in the davs when it was go- | ing good.

(Ernie Pyle Is On Vacation)

It Seems to Me

NEW YORK, Julv 14-.-There is logic in the fact that the same women who fought for the vote are now defending their sex against job discrimination. And I think that Carrie Chapman Catt was quite correct

in her assertion that anv move to make the home compulsory would be a step toE ee ward fascism. The notion that a unemployment would he largely iF removed by eliminating sll mara. ried women from work is a fal- . lacy in the first place. In a vast majority of cases the combined salary of husband and wife is just about enough to provide a decent home. Barriers of any kind against the wife in business would actually constitute an effort to lower the living standards of our country. But even more important than the economic factor is the spiritual one. Surely there is no sanity in trving to make the honorable state of marriage a handicap, if not a disgrace, for the lady involved. In perpetuating itself the race will be wise to encourage the best and the brightest women to reproduce themselves. And if there were s rule that no woman could have both a husband and a job I gravely fear that many men would get some terrific turndowns. It seem to me that the woman who knows how to run an office is the very person with more than an average chance to succeed in the still more difficult task of running a home.

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Some of the familiar objections to the dual role of wife and worker are less pertinent than they were once upon 8 time, and if our civilization is to be arranged upon intelligent lines the argument that marriage should include a resignation from each wife, and mother will grow even weaker. 1 mean, of course, that labor-saving devices should literally be a means to shorten the working day and halve the toil of the producers rather than demons of destruction which put millions on relief or breadlines. Even in a far from perfect state there are

Washington

WASHINGTON, July 14—If vou want to know what Congress will do with a given measure, about all you need to do is to find out where Mr. Roosevelt stands and then predict the opposite. Congress has almost quit legislating. What passes for legislative action is mostly a series of right swings at Mr. Roosevelt's jaw, There are two sides to the neutrality question and it would be worth while to air them thoroughly on the Senate floor, But the Senate Foreign Relations Committee decides to take matters into its own hands. Tt kills the legislation in substance, bv voting not to bring it out on the floor at this session. The Committee considers itself as & high and mighty but it is taking on a good deal to exercise a pocket veto of legislation of this character. The result was made possible by a combination of Republicans and Democrats, some of whom had longstanding convictions and some of whom were merely disgruntled and ready to take their revenze against

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The Japanese Embargo

The defense of the anti-Roosevelt Senators on the committee is that they don’t want to get this country Into war. Yet this same committee is seriously considering reporting out a resolution to lay a military embargo against Japan. Such an embargo would be as near to a declaration of war as Congress could go without actually declaring it. Many persons here whose judgment is worth respect fear that such an act would cause severe retalistion by Japan. Certainly the State De-

My Day

NEW YORK CITY. Thursdav.—TI am here in New York City for a night partly beacause the dentist savs that I have three appointments, and partly because I have wanted to see a number of people and it seems

simpler to see them here than to have them all journey to Hyde Park. I felt a little sorry yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Gerard Swope and Miss Mabel Vernon, who had asked to come to see me to talk over a visit from some South American ladies, planned by the Womer's Mandate for Peace Committee When they were leaving, Mrs. Swope said: “You are very well hidden away here.” My heart sank as I inquired: “Did vou have a hard time finding me?” She replied: “We wandered around for about haii

an hour.” A number of letters have come to me complaining bitterly about the fact that I said in an article recently that the repeal of prohibition had been a crusade carried on by women, I know quite well, of course, that the Democratic Party took the stand in its platform that prohibition should be repealed. 1 have always felt, however, that the Wo 's Organization for Repeal, which was & non; organiza-

By Heywood Broun

a great many jobs in which a woman has ample time to combine & husiness career and the raising of a family. Of course, T will agree that a good mother should | have close contact with her children, but that does not mean that her association with her brood should | be on 8 24-hour shift. The most likely children | whom T've seen lately are those who get enough time with the mother to think of her as a grand person without entering into that field of diminish- | ing returns which must afflict anybody who is handy and on call every second of the day. | To put it bluntly, I think a mother can become, | through no fault of her own, a bore as well as a blessing. There comes a time, particularly during the summer, in which even the best little woman | in the world begins to scream at Eric and Patricia and maybe Eloise and Tony. And that isn't good for either the screamer or the screamed at. :

® » x Versatility an Asset My own mother didn’t have a job, but she was a great gadabout, and it was a treat to us boys half a century ago when she turned up in the home, She would bring exciting stories about what she did

in the woman's suffrage parade or give us as much] fill-in as she thought discreet about the high jinks!' at the Cafe Martin, ! We thought she was a grand and exciting person, | and now that a number of years have passed we, still think so. My mother had sense enough not to wear out her welcome in the nurserv., The fact that at times we knew her only as a sort of week-end guest made her all the more glamorous. | If by any chance she sees this column she will probably write an indignant letter to the paper, in| which she will assert that, as usual, I am romancing. ! But I will continue to be right, and I think that! Mrs. Heywood Cox Broun should agree with me in principle as she certainly did in practice. The ideal mother is a woman who is also expert at some other occupation. She should not be under! the feet of her family. A brood does best when it is directed from the top and not the bottom of the living scale,

By Raymond Clapper

Patties is fearful of the consequences that might follow. Unfortunately, this inflammatory action against Japan is sponsored by Senator Pittman, chairman | of the Foreign Relations Committee, who has a severe case of Japhobia. He justifies it on the ground that Japan has violated the Nine-Power Treaty by making war on China. Yet an embargo against Japan under present cir-| cumstances might lay us open to a charge of treaty! violation since we have with Japan a most favored | nation treaty by which we pledge ourselves not to discriminate against her so long as she does not dis- | criminate against us. | If we are going to ask for trouble in this direction! we had best be ready to follow through. |

o » » Unmaking the President

But there seems little weighing of consequences! in Congress. During recent months it has acted with appalling irresponsibility. Although anti-Roose- | velt membe,s in both Houses have been velling for economy, they shoved up his agricultural bill far above his request to the record-breaking figure of $1,200,000,000. On the Monetary Bill the conservative ‘“sound- | money” Republicans in the Senate were so eager to put Mr. Roosevelt in a hole at any price that they made the deal with the silver, inflationists. They were deservedly left on a limb when the silver crowd ran out on them a few davs later.

| east of the Canal.

Wherever possible, Germany expands her network of airlines in

South America.

Her workers land airplane gasoline at Gando Inlet.

Brazil, a stop for German Government-subsidized Lufthansa planes,

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‘Good Neighbors’ Aid Canal Defense

(Last of a Series)

By Thomas M. Johnson

War Correspondent and Author (Written for NEA Service)

NCON, Panama Canal Zone, July 14.—Out beyond the visible, tangible defenses of the Canal is vet another line, It is a cordon of friendIv neighbors that our diplomats, generals, admirals and others are working to erect, by cultivating good relations with the countries north and south of the Canal. So real is deemed the threat of enemy raids by airplane on the Canal or by submarines on our ships, from the many islands and coves of the Caribbean area, that

the more eyes on the lookout, the safer Uncle Sam will feel. “If they shoot at the Canal, they shoot at us,” genial President Juan D. Arosemena told me at his “White House,” overlooking blue Panama Bay. “We want to help defend the Canal and keep possible enemies away from it. We want not hatred like that in

Europe, but American friendship.

With our neighbors and with the United States, we are on better terms than ever before.” Which is a result of President Arosemena’s good will and the labors here of Minister Dr. Frank P. Corrigan of Cleveland, O., now Ambassador-Designate to Venezuela, and of General Stone and Governor Ridley, They have done much for Pan-American understanding and co-operation.

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OR instance, the Panamanian national police tip off our authorities to suspicious moves by foreign powers in the Caribbean: “The ship ‘Equator’ transited the Canal recently. She was full of shark-catching equipment but no sharks. This spring she hung around U. S. Fleet maneuvers with her crew busily photographing until a party had to be sent aboard her, Now snooping along the Central American Coast.” And this one: “The German motorship Elfrieda (not her real name) won't let

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at small, inconspicuous ports. The Germans unload, sometimes at night, large, heavy packages that may be collapsible airplanes or bombs.” Our military authorities down here tremble at the thought of a hostile airplane. Yet a number of them, flown by expert Nazi pilots, might dash over the Canal in an hour from a prepared base only 192 mhiles away. Just conceivably, they might meet there planes from a camouflaged Japanese field in Costa Rica. The two bases now have the Canal bracketed. In Colombia, Panama's southern neighbor, is a well-established network of airlines operated by the German-managed ‘“Scadta” system. One of its stations, Turbo, is only 192 miles in an air line Thence in an

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Neighbor Policy” to defense of the waterway. of our neighbors ultimately may be purchased or leased for air bases. Air patrols are effective within a radius of 500 miles. drawn in solid lines show the areas within which U. S, battle planes operating from the Canal, from St. Thomas and Puerto Rico, and from our base on the southeastern tip of Cuba-—could fly nut to resist the

hour or two could fly one or more planes laden with bombs to be dropped by Scadta’s young pilots, lately arrived from Germany. All are Nazis, some are reserve army officers. And, according to information that is detailed, some have been making bombs in a rather well - equipped workshop. So, these recent events: Colombian publications have called the matter to the attention of their Government, which is friendly, and one of Latin-Amer-ica’'s few democracies. To the Panama Canal came 8 distinguished company of officers of the good Colombian army, headed by its Chief of Staff, Gen. Acevedo. Maj. Gen. David I. Stone entertained them worthily with a preview of the defenses and a review of doughboys. When the Colombians left, their hosts’ minds were easier about Nazi hombs from Colombia. Gen. Stone recently paid a return visit to Colombia. » ” ” O we are speeding the good work of getting to know the neighbors better. Our American democracy is playing ball with

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approach of invaders. Thus, the Atlantic gateway to the Canal would seem to be well guarded. On the Pacific side the situation is not so good. Enemy aircraft carriers could slip up to the edge of the 500-mile patrol zone without being detected and dispatch their bombers over the Canal, UT, S. an thorities urge therefore, that we obtain bases on Cocos Island the Galapagos Islands, so that our air patrols could operate over the Pacific within the 500-mile arcs indicated by the dotted, lines,

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flown at one hop. Our wayv=station for reinforcements to the Canal now is in Mexico. But if the oil troubles are not settled, and Mexico gets uppity , . . Why not Gua~

“There's your policy! * We're they do us-—good.” “But after all,” is the answer,

them seen, compared to the European brand, broadminded, tolerant and humane, They are not Fascists. For instance, President So-

TROOP 83 TO HIKE SHERIFF TO WATCH TOSHAKAMAK PARK AT “AL

Boy Scout Troop 83 will make its races in Vanderburgh County today fifth overnight hike of the year this pasted with Sheriff Ed Dieckmann

week-end when 80 members go to by order of the County CommisShakamak State Park. Others mak- gjoners. je the trip a be Fred Lorenz. Regulations set up provided that | : -Scoutmaster of Troop 80, John Gav- he should give no permit for a race’ tion, laid the groundwork which finally brought about in, Scoutmaster of Troop 67, John unless the operator gives assurance the vote for repeal. |W. Cummings, Scoutmaster and 12 that no highway traffic hazard will | I was one of those who was very happy when the members of Troop 102. be caused; that precautions will be |

original prohibition amendment passed. I thought in- Arthur J. Williams, Troop wl akan Yo Preven: TY 2 Jerse

y , § ; : or property. that parking space be neon Ba Lhe this country would automat- Scoutmaster, is assisted by Charles provided; that criminal laws will! iy P X wi a, and my own ohservation led Emmons Jr. Frances GraHam ang NOt be violated; and that proper eel rather ardently that the less strong liquor Malcol n facilities will be provided by operaanyone consumed the better it was. During prohibi- Malcolm Roberts. Robert Bare, "cr tore the regulations. tion I observed the law meticulously, but I came grad- Bernard Van Sell, Joe Brand Jr. ually i I oh is are only observed with the con- Jack Martin, Gordon Montgomery sent of the individuals concernad and a moral change ang Donald Robbins still depends on the individuai . are patrol Dp he individuai and not on the pas {leaders. Delbert O. Wilmeth is

MAGAZINE POST GOES any WW, chairman of the troop committee and

TO ARV ROTHSCHILD Little by little it dawned upon me that this 1aW poy) Pp Gatterson, Howard Suthere| Sa

was not making people drink anv less, but it was ' : esi” . Gemay oy ; Times Special | making hypocrites and law breakers of a great num- pao A os vo NEW YORK, July 14.—Arv Roths- | ber of people. Tt seemed to me best to go back t0 the Brand are members. "child, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry old situation in which, if a man or woman drank t0 The troop will be host to Troop Rothschild, 3738 Ruckle St. Indi-| excess, they were injuring themseives and their im- | anapolis has been named assistant!

) : | 17, sponsored by the Lowe-McFar- | mediate family ana friends and the act was a viola- jane Post 14 o . 0 y sale HOR BERIT Tite Sn cat oe Tt Sadi HE To Pos f the American Legion | director of boy sales for Macfadden

S {of Shreveport, La. when the t | Publications, Inc., it was announced lation against the law of tine land. | Indianapolis on the way to the New today. I could never quite bring myself to work for repeal. York World's Fair. While here they | Mr. Rothschild, who has served as but I could not oppose it, for intellectually I had to! will visit the Soldiers & Saliors’ a promotional representative in Inagree that it was the honest thing to do. My con-| Monument, World War. Memorial, | dianapolis since May, 1938, was setacts are wide and T see a great many different groups | State House, Naval Armory, U. S. ected from 400 applicants. He was of people, and I cannot say that I find that the Government Hospital, and the graduated from Indiana University change in the law has made any great change in con- | Speedway. They will p at the in 1937. He also is a Shortridge ditions among young or old in the country today. Scout Camp near Ft, | Hen School ‘graduate,

Democrats to block action on the bill to house the Roosevelt papers, a petty act completely ignoring the historical value of these papers which should hecome public property, The same formula is used repeatedly. They call | this making the nation’s laws. What they are really | trying to do is to unmake the nation's President. -

House Republicans rounded up enough disgruntled

EVANSVILLE, Tnd., July 14 (U.P) —The power to regulate ‘“jallopy”

By Eleanor Roosevelt

moza of Nicaraugua. Somoza wanted to buy some American military equipment, But Washington discouraged it. Then up stepped Italy, offering “Ethiopian war equipment.” (Italian equipment, of course, used in the war in Ethiopia.) Somoza ordered $300,000 worth, Italy made him pay $100,000 cash before he saw a single gun--and then, what guns! The salvage of the Ethiopian Army-all dated —some back to 1885. Then there's the road from the Pacific end of the Canal through La Venta and Rio Hato, to rebuild which Congress has just voted $1,500,000—-if Panama will put up $2,500,000. So President Arosemena told me, he is cabling his new Ambassador in Washington to try to borrow the $2,500,000 from the Export-Import Bank. “See?” say certain Americans.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1--What is a pulmotor? 2-—Does Premier Benito Mussolini play the violin? 3—How many grains are in an ounce of pure gold? 4—_.Name the two chief harbors of Poland. 5—Into what river does Canadian River flow? 6--What is the correct pronun=ciation of the word paradisiacal? T--Name the Netherlands. 8—In dry measure, how many pecks are in one bushel? » » n

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1--A mechanism for restoring respiration. 2-11, is one of his hobbies, 3-480, 4—Danzig and Gdynia. 5-—Arkansas River, 6-—Par-a-di-si’-a~kal; not par-a-dis'-i-a-kal. T—Queen Wilhelmina, 8-—Four,

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“these things will help us, if only "to defend the Canal. And isn't it better to put money in Latin America where we can watch fit instead of into Europe or Asia?” » ” ” HUS the Good Neighbor policy goes on. And it doesn't seem to be all one-sided. There's Ti= burcio Carias Andino who has had himself re-elected “President” of Honduras by a Congress as welltrained as the Reichstag — the usual . Central American method. He savs if war comes, all that he has is ours. So does President General Jorge Ubico of Guatemala, a dictator, but perhaps the most efficieat ruler in Latin America. “Use our air fields,” he has told Americans. Gliatemala has the best airfiald in Central America, just halfway between Miami and Panama, which is too long a haul to be

temala? The only boys who seem unwilling to play hall unreservedly in our vard are Presidents Martinez of Salvador and Trujilo of Santo Domingo. Martinez has a German general training his army and a German financier training his bankers, but in war would he proSalvador——whatever that means, Trujilo is the Western Hemispheres closest imitation of a real dictator. His foreign policy sometimes depands upon whether or not his feelings have besh hurt. A racent report of a German cruiser off his coast seat an American destroyer scurrying to the scene for a checkup. But in general, American diplomacy seems to be weaving about the Canal an ever-stronger cordon of friendly nations.

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In and Qut of the Red With Sam "That buyer invited me to his house tonight for a social ave- . ning, so get me opt swatches of all the sweck gonads we

got to sell,"