Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 November 1939 — Page 4

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’ Women Voters Check Setup; . - Trade Union Group ¥ Also Active.

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; the Propylaeum under the chairmanship of Mrs. Stanley Hayes. ; ‘Low’ - Grants Cited The League, upon completion of its survey, will prepare a list of Yellef agencies whieh have some of merit system for personnel ‘selection, and a list of agencies in ~ which political affiliations influpersonnel selection. It also Will appraise the present system as to proper co-ordination versus overlapping of function and duplication of effort. © The Trade Unions group meeting ~ last night was addressed by William , international repretative of the State, County and unicipal Workers of America, and Joseph Levy, midwestern representative of the Social Service Division of the United Office and Professional Workers of America. Both declared they were shocked by the low poor relief grants in the Btate, asserting the allowances given families are far below the

amounts needed to maintain health and decency.

» New Price List Out

“The committee named by Mr. Quinn and the Center Township Advisory Board to revamp the Township’s handling of relief and put it on a business-like, “graftg f” basis remained incomplete y while a fifth member was sought. . Leo X. Smith,” Toynship attorney, has contacted a “prominent citizen” but has not received an answer yet. Thé new prospective committee member was selected when William H. Book, Chamber of Commerce executive vice president, declined to serve, explaining it was against the Chamber’s policy for him to act in such a capacity. Mr. Quinn announced today that his grocery price committee issued a new maximum price list for relief food yesterday. The list, issued every two weeks, contains a dozen ‘price reductions. The only price increase, Mr. Quinn said, was tea, raised to 14 cents a quarter pound 1from the former price of 10 cents.

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corrigible criminals that now fill our prisons.”

Pyle Says Duties Vary

Judge Pyle, however, said that while the work of the parole and probation officers are in some respects quite similar, they are widely different in civic representation. He said in part: “The parole officer is an officer of the State, and gives his services after the man has been committed to some institution, while the probation officer is- essentially local and gives his services prior to committment, , under the guidance of the court who has full knowledge of the facts surrounding the offense and a full record of the life, character and physical and mental makeup of the offender. If probation is successful, the parole officer will never see.the offender. “If probation fails, then the state takes the case and handles it, with its particular institutional equipment and ultimately its parole organization.” Vial Opposes Laboratories - Mr. Vial suggested that the real seat of the probation problem is that of never allowing the offenders to commit the offenses and get to court in the first place.

“The expense of setting up elaborate laboratories would be a burden

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State Probation and Parole Agencies - Should Be Unified, Loveland Advises

on the substantial middle class all for the purpose of artificially raising the standards of underprivileged persons,” he said. “If social work is to be effective, the workers who contact families before members of it commit unlawful acts, should prevent them ‘from beconiing criminals and thus reduce the burden of the courts. “A wholly adequate probation department for the Municipal Courts here would cost $100,000, and our present budget is $11,000. There's such a thing as going too fast with these. things.” Dr. C. M. Louttit, Indiana -University psychological clinic director, said that “urban civilization has resulted in the delegation of authority from the home to schools, churches and other agencies. “The parents should prepare the children to develop their own independeiice, to prepare them to take their places in these social organizations, and to always rely on the home for emotional security.”

Urges Use of Religion

The Rev. E. Burdette Backus, pastor of the All Souls’ Unitarian Church, said that religion, properly used, could contribute the emotional security of the individual and urged social workers to avail themselves of the religion in their work. . Thomas L. Metsker, for the last year part-time secretary of the Conference, began his duties as full-time conference executive secretary. Offices will be established in Indianapolis. : Mr. Metsker’s appointment to the position was announced yesterday to the conference by Allan Bloom, president, at the first general session of the meeting. Mr. Bloom also announced the donation of $1000 to the conference by Mrs. Edmund Burke Ball, Muncie, former conference president.

Mental Health Seminar

At the mental health seminar, Dr. Daniel L. Sexton, chief of the endocrine clinic of a St. Louis, Mo.

hospital, told the workers that the

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apparently stupid child, or the excessively fat one, might need glandular treatment. He warned that the solution of such matters and their treatment were so highly technical that physician’s direction is imperative. Dr. Harold A. Edgerton, Ohio State University, pointed out that parents always should remember in judging the ethical behavior of a child not to impose adult standards

on him. A child telling something at variance with fact may merely be allowing his imagination free rein, whereas the same behavior in an adult would be lying, he said. Dr. L. A. Pittenger, Ball State Teachers’ College president, said educators more and more aré recognizing that the schools’ function, in addition to teaching subject matter, also is character building. He urged, however, that a “middle of the road” course be pursued. 2 Raymond Clapper, Indianapolis Times columnist, will address the general session of the Conference

tonight. : . This afternoon the annual elec-

tions were to be held.

K.C. POLICE DIRECTOR GIVEN 2-YEAR TERM

- KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 3 (U. P.)~Otto P. Higgins, who admitted accepting $1000 a month as police director to protect a thriving Kansas City gambling racket, was sentenced to two years in Federal prison today after he pleaded guilty to income tax evasion. Judge John Caskie Collet sentenced the former Pen-

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dition placed him on probation for five years. Higgins’ probationary period will start after he completes his term at Leavenworth He will be taken to prison within 10 days. Tom Pendergast and other machine leaders are serving sentences there.

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By LUDWELL DENNY . ‘Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The fight to restrict powers of the President will be one of the fiefcest in publicans and Democrats are using thte special session to prepare for the big attack in the regular session. Just as the Supreme Court battle started by the ro : President was the bitterest so far in this Administration, so the struggle of the legislative branch to curb the executive will be an explosive mixture of principles: and personalThies, 5 i EER ; rtisan poli= tics in a cam- Mr. Denny paign year, plus anti-Third Term elements, will contribute fo the fray. So will personal distrust of President Roosevelt. But that will only be part of it.

Fear Is Increasing

There has been genuine fear for a long time that the increasing power of the executive branch destroys the constitutional system of co-ordinate powers and of checks and balances. This trend, which started more. than half a century ago, was accelerated = by World War I and latterly by the decade of depression necessitating vast executive emergency powers. In the New Dealers’ philosophy this is an essential ¢evelopment. Transfer of powers from the legislative and judicial branches 1o executive agencies, to meet problems of the machine age, are considered as inevitable as the transition from horse and buggy to automobile and plane. To many of the older members of Congress, and some of the younger this smacks of the totalitarian state. © To New Dealers it is the only method by which democracy can function efficiently to prevent fascism here.

Line on Three Fronts

On three fronts the lines are drawn already—and there will be several others. On one front Congress will challenge executive powers under the Trade Agreement Act, and probably will win by. allowing that law to lapse next June. Opposing the President are not only Republican leaders McNary, Vandenberg and Borah, but such Democrats as Pittman, O'Mahoney and Adams. : : On a second front Congress will try to pass the Walter-Logan bill restricting the so-called independent administrative agencies, thereby reversing a basic American de-

bill was slipped through the Senate last spring, but later recalled by courtesy. The outcome is un-

in. The third front involves Presidential “emergency” powers, accruing from war and depression. In

Attorney General Murphy listed 100 such laws, but refused to define them. From the Gannett National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Government, right, to the Charles A.- Beard group on the left; this curbing movement grows in different forms.

CLAIMS COMMUNIST WOOS CANAL LABOR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (U. P.)— Frederick C. Phillips, former national Maritime Union official, told

" |the Dies Committee today that a

Communist Party member named Stoudt is acting as agent for the N. M. U. and the C. I. O. in the Panama Canal Zone. Mr. Phillips, who previously testifled that 80 per cent of N.M.U. officers were Communists, declared that “several officials of the N.M. U.

terest in the Panama Canal Zone.” Mr. Phillips said he did not know Stoudt’s first name, but that he was appointed by OC. I. O. Chairman John L. Lewis at the recommendation of N.M.U. President Joseph Curran, identified by ‘Mr. Phillps and other witnesses as a member. of the Communist Party.’ ;

was appointed about nine months ago to-head a “temporary and pro- » C. I. O. unit in thesCanal Zone. No unit charter has been issued for a Panama unit, they said, but it is possible a permanent organization may be set up later,

TOO COSTLY, THROWS | AIRPLANE IN RIVER

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 3 (U. P.)—Pushing airplanes off bridges may be legal but it conceivably could tie up navigation, reasoned Bridge Tender R. In Wells, so he hurried to stop a group of youths from shoving a plane from his bridge into the Missourd River, Richard Burns, 22, explained: “I'm just plain tired of this air plane,” said the young aviator. “It keeps me broke buying parts. I bought it for $100 and I've put more than $400 in it and it still won't fly.” Win ol me companions wet or the rest of the plane and pushed it off another bridge.

MARINES TO GUARD “U.S. NAVAL BASES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (U.P.).— The Marine Corps soon will have four powerful, mobile battalions for

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The Gallup Poll— »

By DR. GEORGE GALLUP Director, Pea le ay tute of

PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 3.—The effect of the debate and voting in the Senate on the Neutrality Act has been to increase public sentiment for keeping the arms embargo. Although a majority of

| voters in a nation-wide survey still

favorss changing the act, the number is not as large today as it was before the Senate “isolationists opened fire in the historic Senate debate. Results of nation-wide polls show that, after a temporary rise in sentiment for changing the act which came just after the Presi|dent’s speech to Congress, the trend has pointed downward. E The issue put to voters was: _ “Do you think Congress should ‘make changes in the Neutrality Law so that England and France, or any other nations, can buy war materials, including arms and airplanes, in the United States? The results: ! I YES N

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ate debate (Oct. 11)... 60 40

suvesees Merisiees 38 44

In a companion survey completed this week, the Institute polled voters on the specific issue of raising the embargo. The Institute split its national cross-section into two equal halves, each half containing the same types of voters, and to the second half it put the question: “Do you think Congress should repeal the existing arms embargo in the Neutrality Law so that nations at war can buy airplanes, arms and munitions in the United States?”

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Shows Gain in Sentiment - For Keeping Arms Ban

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The vote on this question was the same as the vote on the Institute's Sther neutrality question reported above. !

For Repealing Embargo. .... 56% For Keeping Embargo...... 44 Most of the change in sentiment during the last few weeks has come among women voters and among Republicans, the survey shows. The women’s vote for changing the Neutrality Act dropped 13 points,

there has been a drop of approximately 10 points. Y The survey found four geographical sections definitely in favor of changing the act, and two sections evenly, or nearly evenly, divided in

opinions. For Against Change Change New England ...... 56% . 44% Middle Atlantic .... 59 41 East Central . 50 50 West Central ....., 51 49 South sees 08 35 Far West ..(..cs.0..60 40

Just completed. is a survey among La cross-section of persons listed in Who's Who in America, a compilation of outstanding men and women in business and professional life. To this group the Institute put the same question as it put to. voters throughout the country:

“Do you think Congress should make changes in the Neutrality Law so that England and France, or any other nations, can buy war materials, including arms and airplanes, in the United States?” The vote is:

For Change ....c.cee0000:00 18% Against Change .. College professors ‘voted over= whelmingly in favor. of changing the Neusrality Acti Their actual vote is:

RTY WORKERS ON QUINN STAFF

Holding . Various . Jobs in Trustee’s Office.

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ship relief employees obviously close relatives of ward officials or committeemen, and shown as living at the same ‘address. For example, there is Dorothy M. Bowman, a typist in the trustee’s bookkeeping department. The City Directory lists her as living at 915 N. Ewing St. At the same address, the directory lists Willlam Bowman, a City Hospital carpenter, who also is Democratic committeman for Precinct 3, Ward 9. : Same Address. Robert Neilan is a woodyard foreman for the trustee. The directory lists him as living at 2425 N. New Jersey St. and his wife's name as Myrtle M. Neilan. © The Demo-

* |eratic vice committeeman for Pre-

cinct 13, Ward 3, is Myrtle Neilan, same address. ! Annette Kelly is a relief investigator for the trustee. The City Directory lists her as living at 2128 N. New Jersey St., the same address as that of Mrs. P. C. Kelly, Democratic Third Ward vice chairman. Delia Keegan, employed as a clerk by the trustee, is listed by the directory as living at 731 W. New York St., the same address as John J. Keegan, committeeman for Precinet 13, Ward 12. Relatives Among Employed Norma = Dalton, the Center frustee’s bookkeeping department supervisor, is listed by the directory as living at 1041 S. Senate Ave., the same address as Raymond Dalton, a policeman, and committeeman for Precinct 2, Ward 13. And then there are some towne ship employees who are relatives of

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