Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 September 1939 — Page 9
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1939
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WATERTON LAKES, Alberta, Sept. 5.—~The Colossal Pyle Walking Expedition from the United States to the Dominion of Canada arrived in this little vile lage at 2:27 p. m. today. Not a soul even looked up. The Expedition had covered some 50 miles in four days and nights. While actually on the trails it had averaged the sizzling speed of two miles an hour, The Expedition arrived without a single blister on its heels, and with one Hershey bar left over. The Expedition's homemade knapsack not only worked perfectly but was the object of much admiring comment all along the way. Just before disbanding the Expedition (which consisted of changing its socks), Leader Pyle declared everything a complete success. With true exploratory spirit, he declined to take any credit for himself “Our brilliant crossing of the Rockies into this charming land,” he told a boot-black in Waterton Lakes, “was due solely to the fine spirit of co-opera-tion and sacrifice on the part of my two legs. Without these legs, we would never have got here.” Canada really put a snapper on the end of this walk from Sun Chalet to Waterton. This last dav was along the west shore of Waterton Lake and I expected it to be just a nice level breeze along the
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And level it was on the U 8 side of the line. But shortly before noon I crossed the International boundary and then things began to happen. For one, the trail dwindled off until I couldn't teil the main trail from deer tracks, and a couple of times I followed deer paths up over steep hills, when he real trail would have taken me around on the evel.
It Seems to Me
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—It has been said by some defenders of Adolf Hitler, “He had to save his face.” And this same excuse has been put forward by other war lords who plunged the world into misery and bicodshed. “1 have to save my face.” Occasionally the phrase is changed to read, “This is a matter of national honor, which cannot be discussed.” But what is this face which has launched the greater part of Europe into the lunacy of, slaughter? It is the strangely drawn face of a man possessed by the devils of delusion. Before the world he identified himself as “the first soldier of the Reich.” But he is not the last. To save the face of Hitler millions must die, be maimed and mutilated. Bodies will be dismembered to the end that one single indiviaual may lie down at night wrapped in his pride In all warlike addresses stress hig own personal bravery. “I am putting on the uniform. and I shall take it off only in victory or death. Just as I fought in the last war, so I will fight now In other words, “I'll win or die.” savs Hitler. And so, apparentiy, he thinks of himself not only as a tribal leader hut as a tribal god. Wotan is himself sgain, and in Valhalla the bearded warriors drink deep from the skulls of slain heroes. But this is the legend of mythology and not the facs of modern conflict,
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» . v Youth Called Into Con flict
In the great halls of the dead there pass today not the huge flagons fashioned out of the bone of men of iron but chalices more slight and small Pause, Adolf. Wotan, Thor and all the rest before vou sip! That fragile cup which passes among you was once a child. German, perhaps. or Polish, French or English. What does it matter now?
Washington
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—In the brief time since he accepted one of the most important offices in this Administration, Paul McNutt has moved with careful and clearcut strategy to make himself the logical
Roosevelt heir. He is rapidly advancing himself— barring too many future blunders—into the position where it will be difficult for Mr. Roosevelt to refuse him support in 1940 Only two speeches were necessary for Mr. McNutt to place himself on record, snugly wrapped inside of the two fundamental viewpoints which are closest te the Roosevelt heart. One is the modern liberalism of ithe New Deal. The other is the foreign policy of partiality toward England and France in their lineup against Hitler, Mr. Rooseveit will not give his support to any “straddiebug” who dodges on these two points. Mr, MeNutt did such a satisfactory job in declaring his position that the Administration itself asked him to accept a speaking engagement fixed for the near future Mr. McNutt's weakest spot iz with labor which has been inclined to be critical bheca of his use of the National Guard in labor troubles while governor of Indiana. However. he is circularizing his Indiana labor record, confident that the full story will win him labor support. » . »
Speaks Firmly and Frankly
On both of the subjects closest to Mr. Roosevelt in the field of broad policy, Mr. McNutt has spoken out firmly and frankly with a ring of statesmanship not too often found among Presidential aspirants,
My Day
HYDE PARK, Monday —It seems futile to write about anything except the international situation,
for that is the only thing which is uppermost in every mind at the present time, but life has to go on and so we must live in little things, even though they will take on a different value in our minds. It is curious when great tragedies occur, how suddenly the minor inconveniences and sorrows of life, even personal things which seemed important, become overshadowed by the general weight of world conditions. Johnny and I rode together Saturday and Sunday mornings. Though there were many personal things to take up, we discussed, almost the entire time, the Furopean situation and its impact on us as a nation. I hope that, in spite of the contagion of war, we can keep out cf it, but I hope that we will decide on what we believe and do what we can to keep ourselves from being bitter even against those we think are in the wrong. I hope that we will throw our weight as best we can toward a speedy termination of the war, for when there is war no one is safe and the economic consequences of war are seri ous even to those not involved in the actual fighting. We should do all we can to bring war to an end with as little loss as possible, and to keep ourselves in the frame of mind where we can be fair,
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By Ernie Pyle
But at last there was no path at all along the lake shore. The trail very distinctly went up, and away from the lake. And the first thing I knew, I was at least a mile west of the lake, and half a mile above it. In fact, I thought I must be several hundred miles above Honolulu, from the climbing and the westering I had
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done in the last couple of hours. But, finally the trail started down again, and back toward the lake, and eventually we met. And not much too soon etther, for my dogs were getting hot, and little spurts of flame were coming out the sides of my shoes. That's very dangerous in these dry forests. = » » The Leader Was British On this walk, I've covered about 12 miles a day. Of course it's possible to walk lots farther than that. |
Many hikers would scoff at a mere 12 miles. But not me, boy, not me.
You hear some of the most gargantuan walking stories up here. There's a German girl from San | Francisco who bounds through Glacier Park like | a deer. The other day she stopped off at Goathaunt| to rest up. And on her day off, all she did was hike 20 miles over two tough passes and then chop a lot of wood when she got back. { Of course, stuff like that makes my 50-mile stroll look as though I'd just been hiding somewhere. You'd think it would make me feel embarrassed and! ashamed. But it doesn't. | I walked into a rustic little hotel with my pack] on my back. The lady at the desk was very British. | I knew she would be impressed when she found how! far I had walked. ! So I registered smugly, and didn't say a word, just letting my dusty overalls and my tanned and weary | countenance spray their full import upon her. She looked at the register card. “Oh,” she said eagerly, “did you walk from Washington, D. C.2° The British!
Bang! Bang!
By Heywood Broun
Drink deep if you will, and yet you cannot bring back the laughter which is gone. Even the shouted cadences of the Germanic gods cannot still the cries of terror and agony from those whose blithe spirits are such as the Kingdom of Heaven. When Hitler became the first soldier of the Reich | he commanded into conflict not only the youth of Germany but the young men of Poland, of England | and France. And from play he called the children of a score of great thriving cities. They, too, are soldiers of the front line. Put down your toys, my baby, and put your gas mask on.
= ” » Truly a Time fer Prayer
Adolf Hitler is first soldier only in the sense that he gave the marching orders. Beside him stand the generations of the past, today and of the years to come. Some little girl in Warsaw who is two or three years old runs the same risk as the gallant Fuehrer who is prepared to win or die. For this plunger who spreads his chips upon the table as the wheel spins does not move colored counters from one space to another but scattered about, upon the red and black, the hopes and ideals and aspirations of mankind Indeed, like one of Pilate's Roman soldiers, he gambles for the sundered garments of Jesus Christ “He had to save his face.” flowers as fast as sin. Dragon's teeth never fall on stony ground. Out of the blinding hatred of one man will rise the brutal, unreasoning anger of mil hons. In the beginning it will be said, “We have no quarrel with the German people.” But soon inoffensive individuals will be harried in many lands Let uz pray for deliverance. Let us war against unreason. And let us not forget in the dark hours that there will be again a resurrection. Even for Hitler there should be pity. “He had to save his face.” Perhaps he will, but at a price which should stagger him in his secret heart. He is gambling for stakes far greater than those which he has menSiotien To save his face he has risked his immortal seul,
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By Raymond Clapper
and not expected in his instance by some of the New| Dealers who have regarded him with suspicion. Before the Young Democrats at Pittsburgh, in his first address after becoming Federal Security Administrator, Mr. McNutt refrained from the obsequious buttering of the President, unlike some other speakers who made themselves as well as the President look somewhat ridiculcus, but took his stand with dignity and an expression of intelligent loyalty. He labelled himself as a liberal of the Roosevelt kind, and defined the label as follows: ’ “Throughout our history some people have been more conscious than others that democracy is nou merely the label for a type of government but a social goal which must be struggled for. They have sought! more continuously to give substance to the democratic iaeal. They have been more alert to the forces which imperil it. more sensitive to social and economic injustices, readier to act to remove them. People of these qualities and aspirations have earned the right to be called liberals.”
» ” » A Formidable Combination
In his Cleveland speech, reiterated in part later a! Bloomington, Ind., Mr. McNutt outlined his foreian policy views, treating the problem as purely ame of our own loag-run national interest, which he saw to lie in favoring countries trving to avoid war. While thus entrenching himself on the Roosevelt ideological fron:, Mr. McNutt has his political manager, Frank McHale of Indiana, riding the rails ou: West, working for delegates, checking in frequently by long distance telephone. . Mr. McNutt always has heen an exceedingly practical politician. He is trying his wings now on the statesman stuff, and his first two major addresses read with impressive grasp. When vou get that plus the extremely practical politics which this Indiana veteran knows so well how to play, vou have a combinaticn that is mos) fornidaiie, |
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By Eleanor Roosevelt
just and merciful. Our prayer should not be like the | Pharisee’s: “I thank God for what I am,” but a| petition that we may be worthy of the mercy which | is being shown us. Let us do all we can for those | who suffer. | » ” ” | Saturday afternoon, my mother-in-law, Johnny | and Anne, Mr. and Mrs. O'Day, Miss Dickerman and Miss Cook, went with me to attend the Franklin D. Roosevelt Home Club meeting on Mr. Moses Smith's lawn. This party is given annually to the President and he always enjoys it, for it gives him an opportunity to see and talk with his neighbors. Yesterday he could not be here, so I had to give them his message of regret. I received a letter from Mrs. Kelvin Vanderlip a short time ago outlining the work which the women's division for the Greater New York committee for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc, is about to undertake, They have been gathering authentic information on which to base recommendations for New York City's fight on poliomyelitis. There are six points which they feel should be in-| corporated in the program of the permanent New York unit. One of those points strikes me as particularly important. They suggest that definite help be given| to victims, who are able to earn all or part of their] living, to see that they are placed in industry without discrimination because of their condition. This point | I think most important, for I am frequently appealed to bv young people and older people who have suffered from the disease. but who can still earn a living if people would only realize their capacities. ;
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Times Photos. Some very sad scenes were enacted this morning in the homes of Indianapolis’ 75,000 pupils. 1—Mrs. William Beaning, 3020 Kenwood Ave, gives her 7-year-old son Bobby a goodby pat on his tow head before he starts to school. Note that Bobby is wearing the latest in two-tone sports ensembles, with sweater and socks to match. R—Harold Bennett finds that it's tough leaving “Tuffie,” who just can't realize that the summer romps are over and that even the most affectionate dog is not welcome at school. Hareld lives at 537 N. Tacoma Ave, and attends School 135. J=<Probaby the hardest cross of all to bear is this business of having to wash—and thoroughly—every morning for the whole school year. But Phil Kappes, 437 W, 44th St, has accepted the inevitable, and is giving neck and cars a proper shine,
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/5,000 Return to Classes Today
UNDREDS of classrooms were filled today in the city’s public and parochial schools with more than 75,000 pupils—approximately one-fifth of the population. It meant the end of summer vacation fun, the beginning of studies in strange textbooks, talk of football and basketball team prospects and the multitude of activities allied with school days. Certainly the opening of school was a far different picture today from what it was that day in April, 1853, when the first public schools opened in Indianapolis. On that day, according to Emmett Rice, Shortridge High School vice principal, they opened “with a bang.” The 1847 City Charter authorized the city to levy taxes to support education and (hat fall the people voted for free public For seven years the money from school taxes was used to buy property and buildings until in 1853 five schools were ready and 1160 enrolled. on " ” FTER years of expansion—today there are 87 elementary public schools and seven high schools-—some persons believe that the decline in school population has set in. In a recent report on the public schools. the Chamber of Commerce said that “a general
decline in our birth rate is reflecting a decrease in school en-
rollments, particularly in the lower grades.” Although grade school population is decreasing, it is apparent that pupils are staying in school longer than formerly, with a greater percentage graduating from high school. An increase of 600 is expected this year in the high schools. Thus, while there are fewer grade school teachers than formerly, more high school teachers are needed. A new football field, track and landscaping greeted Thomas Carr Howe High School pupils and Crispus Attucks High School has a new athletic field. Auditoriums are being built or remodeled at several other schools and dozens of buildings have been painted and repaired during the summer recess.
Miss Arda Knox Absent As Manual High Reopens
A familiar face missing at)lose touch with the school altoManual High School today as classes gether. She intends to continue as A d after ti IE sponsor of the Manual Roines Club, reopened after the summer vacation {which was organized with her help Miss Arda Knox, teacher at Manual
a quarter century ago. more than a quarter century, an- Miss Knox, who lives at 803 E. nounced her resignation during the vacation. It was a pretty lonesome opening day of school for Miss Knox. In fact, it was the first opening day of time before I get to make it,” she school which did not find her in the said today. “Only a foolhardy soul classroom either as a pupil or teach- | would try such a trip with a war er since she was a‘child of 5. | going on. Although she has retired from| “So I guess I'll just stay home and teaching, Miss Knox isn't going to! keep and eye on things at Manual.”
LUDLOW DEMANDS | Judges Return, U.S. STAY NEUTRAL Dockets Full
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (U. P.).—| CTIVITY in the Courthouse Senator David I. Walsh (D,, Mass.) | quickened today as nine and Rep. Louis Ludlow (D. Ind.) de-| courts opened for business after clared last night that this nation| & two-month vacation for the must remain neutral in the Euro-, Judges. pean conflict, Judges of the courts, which are Senator Walsh, chairman of the the five Superior courts, Circuit Naval Affairs Committee, scored the court, two Municipal Civil courts, Administration's fight to revise the and Probate court, returned to find Neutrality Law to authorize sale of | dockets full of cases to be set for arms, ammunition and implements; hearings. Oar dn CR NSleRNCArY Nadie, Criminal Court opened the fall neutrality Test Hy Presi. | season with a jury calendar of five scheduled murder trials, Few
dent, the State Department and Congress. cases have been heard in Criminal Rep. Ludlow said if the U. S. en-| Court during the past month because of Court staff vacations, The
tered the war, “we will be just one more beiligerent, fighting our weary Criminal Court does not go into a statutory vacation period.
way to God knows what debacle, | Juvenile Court also remained
forfeiting whatever prestige and] authority we will otherwise have in| open during the summer with no the establishment of the new order! decrease in the heavy schedule of that is to follow Armageddon.” daily cases.
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|CONFESSES STRANGLING MARCUS CHILTON
YEARS OF SERVICE| LANCASTER, Pa. Sept. 5 (U. P).|
|—A young quarry worker today con-
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Sept. 5— fessed the silk stocking slaying of | George Anderson retired here recently after 32 years of service as a mail carrier and said that over the
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to be a walking city directory.
"TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
1—Why does cream rise to the top of a bottle of milk? 2—What is a post mortem examination? 3—Is King Haakon VII the ruler of Norway, Sweden or Denmark? 4—Into what body of water does the Volga River empty? 5—Is a meter longer or shorter than a yard? 6—What is a nephoscope? ”n o ”
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1—Because cream (which contains more bulter fat) is lighter than milk. 2—Examination of a body to determine the cause of death. 3—Norway. 4—Caspian Sea. 5—A yard contains 36 inches; a meter, 39.37 inches. 6—An instrument for determining the apparent, velocity and motion of clouds.
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FRENCH LICK, Ind. Sept. 5.— | Marcus Chilton, prominent Orange | County farmer, haired mother of two children, near his home here. vears dogs had been his principle | picturesque Horseshoe Trail. Author-| A native of Kentucky, Mr. Chilton [ities quoted Earl Steely, 24, of Lititz. had lived in Indiana for many years, Bad weather was the second most (as pleading guilty to strangling Mrs. He was active in Democratic poli= Smith with his hands and one of tics and had served as county chaire her stockings when she repulsed his man and as a County Commission ler.
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