Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 July 1939 — Page 9
MONDAY, JULY 17, 1939
The Indianapolis
SECOND SECTION
Our Town
Once upon a time, three Negroes e¢ontrolled the barber business of Indianapolis—at any rate, its carriage trade. That was back in 1870 when Indianapolis had a population of somewhere around 48,000. Their shops stood as landmarks on the tonsorial horizon. Gus Turner, probably the busiest of the three, had his shop in the basement of the Occidental Hotel at the southeast corner of Washington and Illinois Sts. There were four chairs including that of the boss. The chairs all had straight backs, much the same as the modern house chair, and as there was no leaning back, the only thing left to do was to shave with a perpendicular movement. If a man wanted a shampoo, he was conducted to one corner of the shop and told to soak his head in a wooden bucket. For 15 cents extra, Mr. Turner mixed a spoonful of salts of tartar with the water. It was supposed to give the hair a nice slick look. Modern science, which is always sticking out a foot to trip us, says you can't do anything worse—that salts of tartar burn and ruin the hair. I thought you ought to know.
2 = < Prof.’ Knox’s Shop Across the street where the Lincoln now stands was a rival shop run by old “Prof.” Knox. It also had four straight chairs. Whatever you do, don't confuse the Prof. with George Knox. There's no connection. He wasn’t even a relative of the man who, years later by way of the Bates House Barber Shop, lifted the profession and made it the phenomenal thing it is today. People with long memories say that Prof. Knox was the most talkative barber Indianapolis ever had. I know that takes in a lot of territory, but everybody I've questioned agrees that Prof. was tops in
By Anton Scherrer
his line. Indeed, just the other day I ran across an octogenarian who told me about his first shave. He said it took Prof. Knox more than an hour to do the job, and it wasn’t abit too long to get in all the autobiographical details of the story he was telling. The octogenarian went on to say that he never met a barber whose past was so full of incidents. But even more amazing was the fact that he didn’t have enough to go around. And so it happened that every once in a while he had to dress up his stories to make them appear like new ones. With the result that one day an old customer listened to the old man’s talk—how many years he had spent as a slave, how many in the steamboat service, how many in the war—and took careful notice of the dates as he went along. When he footed up everything, he learned that Prof. Knox had lived exactly 120 years before coming to Indianapolis.
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The Age of Progress “Old Reub” Gibbs was the proprietor of the other shop, the three-chair outfit on W. Washington St., opposite the old State House. He was also inclined to garrulity, but nothing compared with Prof. Knox. Mr. Gibbs’ fame rests on the fact that he was the first one around here to recommend “bear’s grease” as a fine hair dressing. The State House crowd fell
hard for it. Up to that time, cottonseed oil cut with bergamot was supposed to do the trick. It wasn’t until the Nineties when George Knox got his Bates House Barber Shop going good that Indianapolis males were treated to the soothing effects of witch hazel, violet water, lavender, lilac, quinine tonic, egg shampoo, and “Caprice,” a secret French compound with a heavenly smell guaranteed to turn any lady’s head. And lest we forget, it was George Knox, of blessed memory, who introduced the “singe,” the “facial massage,” and brought the first manicurist to Indianapolis —at a time, mind you, when a barber shop was the least likely place to find a woman.
(Ernie Pyle Is On Vacation)
It Seems to Me
Not right this minute, you understand, but pretty soon I'm going to try an experiment. Or, to be more precise, go back to an ancient way. I think I'll spend most of my days and even some of my nights on the
farm which is my home. There is nothing particularly immoral in that. Indeed, once upon a time man was supposed to garner wisdom by going back to the eternal rocks, of which we have a complete set in Connecticut, and musing beside a brook. Thoreau was able to speak wisely about many things in the cosmos, although he used nothing more than a small New England pond as the crystal into which he gazed protractedly. And it may be that what one can learn from the fish and frogs will help him no little in evaluating men and women. It is not, of course, within my hope or intention to become as deeply rooted in the ways of nature as the great and good.
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Taken With Moderation . . .
But following a brief business trip to Hollywood, I think I may try to ascertain whether the forest may not yield as much wisdom as a night club and the robin provide music as fetching as that furnished by the Stork Club. Will anyone, I wonder, commune in spirit and pay any heed whatsoever to a man who can say no more about his mousetraps than that some may be adequate? Anyhow, what's the good of catching mice? What can you do with them when you've got them? To be sure, not all the lessons to be learned from nature should be taken over into human relationships. Between some species there is war, and preju-
Washington
WASHINGTON, July 17—Look at Congress. For-
get about Mr. Roosevelt. Just look at Congress as a body which is supposed to legislate for the interest
of the country. Just before this Congress, after five weeks of bickering, finally reached a lastminute agreement providing funds for the municipal government of the nation’s capital, a delegation of Washington bankers called on District of Columbia officials and offered to advance them money to meet part of the official $750,000 semimonthly payroll due Saturday, covering 11,500 employees of the local government. Ever since Congress met in December it has known that a District of Columbia appropriation bill would have to be passed. It should have been passed by June 30 when the fiscal year expired. But it wasn't. Members were in a deadlock over how much the Federal Government should contribute to the District. So, ever since July 1, the local government has been technically out of funds.
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It's Just One Example
While fighting over these details, thousands of local Government employees were faced with a payless pay day until the bankers offered to carry them through. Then, prodded by Mr. Roosevelt, Congress got busy and patched up things. That is only one sample. Other illustrations have been the irresponsible deal between conservative Republican Senators and silverites over monetary legislation, the boosting of appropriations, the doubling
My Day
HYDE PARK, Sunday—I must go back to Friday evening and tell you that I attended the Roosevelt Home Club meeting at our neighbors’, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Smith. There must have been close to 100
people in their living room. Though the evening was cool, such a number of people gathered together on a summer's night is bound to create a certain amount of heat. However, everyone seemed interested and pleased to be there. The homemade cake and lemonade, I am sure, repaid the children present for their patience in listening to speeches. Yesterday we left home about 10:45 a. m. and motored down the Bronx River Parkway, arguing more or less amicabiy as to the place where we should turn to find our way to Highbridge, Conn. and thence to Mr. and Mrs. George Byes place where we were to be part of a distinguished picnic company. We arrived in good time, but were told to return another way, which we did gladly because variety is always pleasant and all this country is lovely. Both ways, however, take exactly the same time to drive. A number of people were already at the Bye’s when we arrived and cthers soon gathered. The day was perfect, cool and sunny, and the table which Mrs. Bye had arranged ih the shape of an “¢” was set
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By Heywood Broun
dice may be found in the chicken coop as well as in the capitals of the world. A young pigeon fell among the hens the other day and would have been pecked to death if rescue had been long delayed. The reason for such conduct is not clear to me, and, indeed, if supervised fraternity were tried for a while I am informed the chickens would very soon consent to receive the stranger as one of their own. But even in their most vicious moods the birds and animals do not invent spurious distinctions or back-track and make a foe of companions to whom they once were friendly. They have no part fomenting classifications which have no root in science. In the aviary there is no disposition to invent out of nothing some racial strain and then insist that its preservation and protection against all others is both vital and inevitable.
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Birds Friendly So Far
I have been reading the words of Dr. Franz Boas and have been stirred by the manner in which he spews out the work of anthropologists who have betrayed their science to curry favor with the dictators
and their plans of political aggrandizement. And it is interesting to note how eloquently a poet may act as pioneer and blaze the way for the scientist. Inspiration was upon Walt Whitman when he wrote: “Health to you, good will to you all—from me and America sent. “Each of us inevitable; each of us limitless—each of us with his or her right upon the earth; each of us allowed the eternal purports of the earth; each of us here as divinely as any is here.” And for my part, although I cannot maintain that the birds and the animals always get along with each other or with me, I have yet to hear any furred or feathered friend exclaim, “Go back where you came from.”
By Raymond Clapper
of Federal matching contributions for old-age assistance, down to the 5-cent issue which Republicans made over the bill to establish a place for the state papers and library offered by President Roosevelt. And on the large, highly important question of neutrality, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with the aid of a couple of disgruntled Democrats, voted to refuse to permit the legislation to come before the Senate for a vote. Next the House is ready to wreck the wage-hour law by voting it full of holes. !
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How can democratic government function indefinitely with such horseplay dominating the legislative branch which should be the citadel of democracy? It is almost enough to shake one’s faith in the capacity of parliamentary government. At least it helps one to understand why Germany and Italy welcomed abolition of parliamentary government under Hitler and Mussolini. The story is told—I don’t know how true it is—that when Daladier, the French Premier, went to Munich, he had a long talk with Goering. Daladier had been having the usual parliamentary trouble. Goering told him he was foolish to waste his time in such petty bickering. Get rid of it, so you can do the things that you think need to be done, and so on. Anyway, Daladier went back to Paris and it wasn't many weeks before he put through a measure giving him power to govern by decree until next November. Democracy isn’t overthrown by a strong man single-handed. It commits suicide and then a strong man comes in and kicks the body out of the way. That's the ultimate stage, from which we are, thank God, a long way, here in the United States. But there Is no reason to think we are automatically immune. Especially if Congress continues indefinitely to set the kind of example it has in recent weeks.
By Eleanor Roosevelt
Poll Tests Traffic
Views
By Dr. George Gallup
Director, American Institute of Public Opinion
NEW YORK, July 17.— Most American homes —and even the safety experts—have never been able to settle the question of whether men make better drivers than women or vice versa. But a nationwide Institute survey shows that average Americans are not in doubt about one thing: They would rather ride in a car driven by a man than one driven by a woman. The typical American male goes farther than that. The survey shows that he thinks “women are too temperamental to be good drivers,” that they pay too little attention to the road,” that “they aren't quick enough in emergen-
cies” or any one of a number of other derogatory things. And even four women out of five with definite preferences about riding with a man or a woman at the wheel say they
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Would you rather ride in a car driven by a man or a woman?
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would rather ride in a car driven by a man. The Institute asked a representative cross-section of men and women in all parts of the United States: “Would you rather ride in a car driven by a man or § woman?” The answers are:
Rather drive with a man.. 60% Rather drive with a woman 8 Makes no difference
Most of those who thought “it makes no difference” were women, but 78 per cent of the women with definite preference preferred a man at the wheel. So did 95 per cent of the men with definite choices. Many of the “reasons” advanced why men make better drivers than women would make a feminist fidget. An Elmira, N. Y, newspaperman, for instance, replied that he “believed in the supremacy of man— whatever the issue.” Others asserted that “men think faster than women” or that “men are more ievel-headed.” On the other hand, many of those who preferred a woman driver, or thought it made no difference, commented that “a good woman driver is the best driver in the world.” 2 8 =
CTUALLY the argument over men and women drivers may never be solved. Insurance experts and others who study the accident figures in the United States every year are impressed by the fact women drivers figure in only 7 or 8 per cent of all fatal street and highway accidents. But such figures don’t take into account the greater mileage driven by men, nor the conditions under which truck drivers, taxi and bus drivers do much of their driving. Women drivers in today’s survey do claim a better “no accident” record than men, however. The
accident while you were driving?” The answers are:
Men Drivers—
At least one accident... 449 No accidents 56 Women drivers—
At least one accident.. 329% No accidents. .......... 68
At the same time the survey shows that women don’t run the same risks with the law of averages that men drivers do. On a typical day, the survey shows,
men drivers account for about eight times as many “car miles” as women. Nor do women drivers push their cars to as great speeds as men drivers occasionally do.
In answer to the question, “What is the fastest speed that you have ever driven an automobile?” the average woman driver says 65 miles an hour. The average man says he has driven 75 miles an hour. Thirty-nine per cent of men drivers said that they have driven 80 miles an hour or faster, moreover, while only 18 per
Don't Blame Me!
With nearly half of all men drivers and a third of all women drivers admitting that they have had at least one accident, today’s survey indicates that approximately 15 million Americans have had one or more crashes. In explaining the smashups very few admitted serious accidents, however, or voluntarily took the blame. The principal were: 1. Only minor damage 2. Other fellow’s fault 3. Only fender dents
explanations
Institute asked men and women drivers: “Have you ever had an
4. Result of skidding All others
BURDIN APPOINTED TO PHONETICS POST
Gray Burdin, Butler University speech instruetor, has been appointed instructor in phonetics for the post-summer term, George F. Leonard. summer session director, announced today. Mr. Burdin received both his bachelor of science and master of science degrees at Butler. He has written several papers on speech and now is working for an advance degree at Northwestern University. The post-summer term will be held Aug. 7-26 at Arthur Jordan Memorial Hall.
STATE WELFARE JOB EXAM OPEN
ment’'s Bureau of Personnel until 5
ing to take merit examinations as senior welfare visitor. R. W. Bunch, County personnel committee secretary, seeks to establish employment lists for filling vacancies as they occur in the Marion County Public Welfare Department. The salary ranges from $125 to $145. Applications may be had at 141 S. Meridian St. Applicants must be 24 or more years old, have had at least two years’ experience since 1930 as a paid social worker, be a college graduate with social sciences emphasized or have any equivalent combination of training and experience.
SHIDELER CONCERN FACING U. S. INQUIRY
A Federal Grand Jury may be
Thirty-eight firms who furnish books and school supplies to Indiana schools will hold a three-day exhibit at Jordan Hall beginning tomorrow. Prof. Leonard has invited superintendents, teachers and supervisors of the State to visit the exhibit.
RIDDICK NEW HEAD OF STATE PRESS GROUP
down by what I call a brook, though I was gently rebuked and told it was a river. In any case it makes a very pleasant sound as it runs over the stones and adds great attraction to the picnic center.
Many old friends and some new faces were there. Dr. Hendrik van Loon showed me his newest publication, the product of some time spent in Sweden last summer. The story of the Swedish writer of songs and the illustrations are Dr. van Loon’s, the music is by Miss Grace Castagnetta. She played some of the songs for us after lunch and I think the book is one which no household should lack.
We reached home a little before 6:00 o'clock and so had a swim before dinner. The sun was not warm enough to make us want to lie around for any length of time so I came in and read on my upstairs porch. Today is cool and lovely and I have had a ride and we are all, I hope, going to swim and play deck tennis before I go up to lunch with my cousin, Miss Laura Delano, at Rhinebeck. Mrs. Warren Robbins of Washington, D. C,, is staying with Miss Delano and some of Mrs. Robbins’ children will be there also.
CULVER, Ind, July 17 (U. P.).— Foster S. Riddick, editor of the Columbia City Commercial Mail and Post and former president of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, today had been elected president of the Hoosier State Press Association. He succeeds Wray E. Fleming of Indianapolis, who became director of the organization. Other officers named were J. Frank McDermond, publisher of the Attica Ledger Tribune, vice president; E. C. Gorrell, publisher of the Pulaski County Democrat of Winamae, treasurer, and Neil’ D. McCallum of Batesville, secretary. All were re-elected.
COLLEGE UNIT STARTED
Times Special
GOSHEN, Ind. July 17.—Work is
called upon in the fall to investigate the affairs of Shideler & Co., local investment firm, it was learned to-
ay. The trial of Frederick W. Shideler and his son, William A. Shideler, in Marion County Criminal Court on charges of embezzlement and grand larceny has been indefinitely postponed by the Marion County prosecutor’s office. The Shidelers were indicted. on two counts each by a County Grand Jury. Investigators of the Securities & Exchange Commission have been working on the case, it was learned, in an effort to discover whether there was any violation of Federal laws. It is expected that U. S. District Attorney Val Nolan will present the results of their inquiries to the Federal Grand Jury in September.
I have made a new discovery. Wednesday morning,
while I lay idly looking at a cedar tree which grows Health Center at Goshen College near my sleeping porch, I noticed a great commotion here and is expected to be comnear the top and saw a bird fly in and out several pleted by Sept. 1.
times. Finally I found a nest with several voung birds waiting open-beaked for the food to be dropped in. The same commotion went on this morning, but I think they are nearly ready to fly and I will not be able to watch them for long. &.
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HOOSIER MARINE KILLED
GOSHEN, Ind. July 17 (U. P.).— [Plans were being made today to When the present work is fin- bring the body of Lieut. Edward Rigished the $40,000 Goshen College li- gle, 31, of Goshen here for burial brary will be started. The drive for, from San Diego, Cal. A member funds for this building now is in of the U. S. Marine corps, he was progress. {accidently shot and killed Saturday.
underway on the $5000 Student
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Infantry, Ft. Harrison, Applications will be received by sumed charge of the Indianapolis the State Public Welfare Depart- district U. S. Army Recruiting office in the Federal Building. He sucp. m. July 28 from persons want-iceeds Lieut. Col. Sam I. McCants, linfantry, who is on leave of absence until Aug. 4 when he will becme a member of the infantry school staff at Ft. Benning, Ga.
cent of the women had driven that fast. 2 8 = HE questions make it possible to have some interesting correlations between the use of high speeds and freedom from accidents. As might be expected, those who say they have driven over 65 miles an hour have considerably worse accident records than those who habitually go at a-slower pace. The actual percentages of the two groups are: At Least No 1 Acci- Accident dents THOSE WHO HAVE NOT EXCEEDED 65 M. P.Hiivvenee 29% 1%
THOSE WHO HAXE EXCEEDED 65........ 48 52
In other words, almost half the drivers in the speedy group admit they have had at least one smashup, while only three drivers in 10 in the lower group say they have had crashes. Another interesting sidelight in the Institute survey is the vote on what is the speed safety limit for driving on highways. Despite some of the best and straightest highways in the country, persons in the Middle West (West Central States) set the relative low maximum of 45 miles per hour. The maximum throughout the country is 50 miles per hour, with men and women agreeing for once on the identical figure. 2 2 ” ECTION by section the speed consensus is: “What is a safe speed for driving on a normal stretch of good straight road outside of town and without crossroads?”
LIEUT. COL. BENNETT SUCCEEDS M’CANTS
MEETING IN BEDFORD
Lieut. Col. Lloyd B. Bennett, 1th today as-
On Aug. 4 Lieut. Col. Enrique Ur-
rutia Jr., 65th Infantry, San Juan, Puerto Rico, will assume charge of the local recruiting office.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
1—On which continent is the Sahara Desert? 2—Who holds the world’s land speed record? 3—What is the name of the branch of social sciences which deals with the organization of life of the state? 4—Which country suffered the heaviest casualties during the orld War? 5—Name the tallest of all mammals. 6—What is the correct pronunciation of condolence? 7—Name the capital of Tahiti. 8—What is another name for the chickadee? 4 ” 2
Answers
1—Africa. 2—Capt. George T. Peyton. 3—Political science. 4—Russia. 5—The giraffe. 6—Kon-do’-lens. T—Papette. 8—Titmouse.
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Median Speed M.P.H. .. 50 50
New England States .. Mid. Atlantic States .. East Central States West Central States
All of these indications may make little difference in your own home arguments on the subject, but they do show the prevailing
American attitude toward speed,
accidents and women drivers—for better or worse.
What the Public Says About Women Drivers
Following are the highlights in the American Institute's survey of drivers and nondrivers on questions of safety, speed and the abilities of men and women as drivers:
Would you rather ride in a car driven by a man or a woman?
All Persons
Rather drive with a man Rather drive with a woman Makes no difference Men Only Rather drive with a man
Rather drive with a woman .
Makes no difference Women Only
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What is the fastest speed that you have ever driven an automobile?
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BEDFORD, Ind. July 17 (U. P).
—Approximately 150 Indiana park officers were expected to attend the trict at the Indiana State Fair. annual Indiana Association of Park
Departments starting today. William | in coinpetition among representa Ingalls, Bedford, president, is in|tives from Marion, Hancock, Shelby,
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Speakers will include Lawrence V.
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PARK OFFICERS OPEN STATE FAIR DAIRY
TEAM ANNOUNCED
A dairy judging team composed of Robert Smith, Acton; Tom Hanes, Southport; Dale Pruitt, Warren Township, and Robert Richardson, Bridgeport, will represent this dis=
The team was chosen ‘ast week
Bartholomew, Morgan, Monroe, Brown, Hendricks and Boone Counties. The remainder of the State
Sherman, a national park officer,|is divided into four other districts. and Col. Richard Lieber, a national-| Winners of State competition will ly known park leader. Both are from Indianapolis.
compete at the International Livestock Exposition at Chicago next December.
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