Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1946 — Page 12

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U INTERESTED, MR. BLUE? ) weeks ago, when serious charges had been filed ‘against Marion county's sheriff, Prosecutor Blue anced, rather promptly we thought, that he could find no ance to support any suspicion of mis-doing in the sher-

There is a little more-evidence now, and we recite the facts in this case again, just on the off-chance that Mr. Blue may have changed his mind, though we're not counting on it. As you will recall, Sheriff Petit was charged, in a com- _ plaist be Waash Shiner, with allowing gambling to flourish | illegally in the county, and further, with collecting fees for doing so. The suit filed by Mr. Shriner demanded his im- ) i Well, no one blessed with ordinary vision, of course, doubts that gambling does flourish illegally in this county,

tion as sheriff that Governor Gates had to step in and order “his state police to cool it down. But as tothe secdnd part of the charge, to wit that Mr. Petit was collecting from the jgamblers, no evidence ever was presented, and so, of course, “there could be no presumption that he was guilty,

Lg. . = =» REAT many men, when accused unjustly, demand an * immediate and thorough hearing of the charges against themselves, so they can prove to everyone that they are innocent. Sheriff Petit did not choose to follow this course. His office, however, promptly placed against Mr. Shriner, his accuser, the nastiest charge they could get up on short notice, the rape of his own minor step-daughter. Affidavits were filed, warrants issued and, although the offense was alleged to have occurred several years before and had previously aroused no interest in the sheriff's office, deputies mow dropped whatever else they were doing and rushed forth in hot pursuit of Mr. Shriner. So impetuously, indeed, "that Mr. Shriner felt it necessary to go into hiding in fear of what might happen to him if these deputies of Mr. Petit’s got him into their custody in the privacy of the county jail. Bs. Although, obviously, Mr. Shriner had filed this suit at considerable risk to himself, he was not permitted to offer any testimony in support of his charges, because the court decided it was the job of the prosecuting attorney to press ‘them, and turned the whole matter over to Mr. Blue. And Mr. Blue, after what may stand as the shortest investigation in Marion county history, was not successful in finding i © any grounds on which to criticize Mr. Petit’s conduct of his + office, much less to proceed with an impeachment suit.

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1 : new evidence we mentioned, in case it has escaped © "= Mr. Blue's attention, came out in a hearing in Superior Court 2 last Friday. In that hearing Mr. Shriner's stepdaughter, alleged victim of the rape and almost the only person in the world who might be presumed to know whether she was or was not, testified that the charge against her + step-father was wholly false. She had sworn to this charge, she further testified, because she was threatened by a deputy sheriff—one of Mr. Petit’s deputies. We recall that Mr. Blue was highly indignant, and : very properly so, too, when some city policemen were aci= cused a while back of pushing people around in an arrogant ¢ and high-handed way—though not as high-handed as this, 5 ~ by any means. So it occurs to us that he might consistently be expected to concern himself with this affair, which in- ~~ volves not only the civil rights of an adult, but the welfare and reputation of a young girl as well. 8 Mr Blue, as a highly qualified attorney, needs no layman to point out to him what constitutes subornation of perjury, or violation of civil rights, or contributing to the delinquency of a minor, all offenses we consider even more ~ serious than collecting hush-money from gambling joints, and if any such offenses have been committed it is certainly the duty of the prosecuting attorney to find it out : and take proper action. This is not the only complaint of arrogant procedure by Mr. Petit’s deputies we've heard lately. It just happens to be one where all the evidence already exists in sworn testimony and in court records, ~ where Mr. Blue ought to be able to find it rather easily. = How about it, Mr. Blue? Are you interested?

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NGER AT THE BACK DOOR worrying about new wars brewing in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we are apt to ignore the v in our own back yard. The South American situan is explosive, and Argentina is determined to make it

80. ‘We don't like to admit that. History, wishful thinking pride, all move ug to the smug assurance that happen in this hemisphere. But the fact is that largest, best organized and most aggressive Fascist e in the world today centers in Buenos Aires. And it

Our state department, under the leadership of AssistSecretary Braden in charge of Latin American affaits, in; to wake up Americans in this-country and others We hope it succeeds. Otherwise the Argenbr Mi divide the hemisphere as they are now Braden has just outlined United States policy. It At is forceful, It is democratic. It is based on

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taking care of children, am all alone.

Now what is the difference giving an ex-soldier a home and putting me out in the street? 1 have paid taxes many years. Do you think this is fair? Can some-

one help me? I have no extra money to store my goods—and live where

am worried sick. There seems be no law to protect me. What this, a racket? Life is sweet to me, too, but I an't see my way out. Can enoe come to my rescue. am an old lady, too old to

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work in a factory or store. What am I to do?- I would love to.have three or four rooms. Can someone tell me, please? - . .

“MEN COMING HOME TO STRIKES, HOUSE SHORTAGE” By Mas Garrity, 2408 Roosevelt ave. What did they fight for? I along with countless thousands of other mothers am wondering just that. We hear every day on our radio, help your men to adjust themselves to being civilians. Again now T ask you what we can do? Our sons, husbands and brothers have been and are returning every day. What to? Strikes, no place to live, no houses for some because they have children. Maybe these same landlords would rather have had a German or Jap bomb hit their property than to have. had a child’s fingerprint or scratch on the wall But no. Their daddies gave their lives that such would not come to our wonderful country, Our boys are asking for nothing, Just a chance to be back. And I know they are more than thankful for just tha. They went because they had to. Now they must strike because a few big shots who sit

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"Rented House to Be Sold... No Law Will Protect Me"

I am wondering if there is any goodness in this grand world we

I am an old lady, respectable and at one time had plenty of money. The 1913 depression stripped me and now I am poor, but work,

I am very lonely many times, especially when holidays come and I think when my family was together what lovely times we had. Now 1 am informed my little house I rent is to be sold. If a civilian buys it I can stay six months to find a house; if a soldier buys it, I have only 30 days to live in the house.

try to live yet on any called a strike before got their first pay. is too that some men were too old to go to the islands in the Pacific and to foxholes of Germany and share what our boys went through. Yes, the back pay will be fine for the ones who stayed home, kept supplies going to our boys. But they made good money, lived in good homes, etc, good food. Oh yes, we had rationing but even so they had corned beef hash with water gravy, one C and K ration week in and week out. But some of the boys were glad for even that because they were fighting for what they believed to be the best and fairest country in the world. And they should know for we have sent our boys to all parts of it. So after thinking it over I am still wondering what they fought and died for: ® » . “ISOLATION GANG SHOULD LIVE LIKE G. Ls” By Mable Mather, 1504 Broadway We wish to congratulate Robert C. Ruark on his article “Proposes All Hardships of War for Members of UNO” and also suggest that all congressmen, especially Bert Wheeler and Gerald Nye and their isolation gang, be made to go and live in the mud like the G. Is did. (Not forgetting Hanford McNider). It is a disgrace that this country started the UNO and has not paid anything on it to date, whereas the poor countries have paid their funds for two years. Please keep up the good work and make it hot for the above named reactionaries. .

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“YOU'RE DOING MUCH FOR RACE HARMONY”

By Herman Spight, Indianapolis As an avid reader of all the local | papers over the last decade, I cannot longer withhold the expression of my candid opinion as to the comparative merits of The Times. We in America confidently expect pur newspapers to disseminate all the news about all peoples, regardless of color or race, honestly, fairly and impartially, We believe our newspapers must do this if they would keep faith with themselves and their obligations to the public. In pursuing the present policy of the worthwhile activities and attainments of Negroes: in this community, and giving space for both a story and picture, I firmly believe you are providing a great incentive for better citizenship on the part of the Negro population. I believe you are doing as’

agency for the promotion of '\nderstanding and harmony between the races by breaking down misconceptions and prejudices. By the mere deletion of any news except “crime news” about the 70,000 Negroes in this vicinity, I cannot see how any paper can make an honest claim to presenting the complete news. - Without any fanfare or ceremony, I believe The Times is trying to correct this injustice to its ‘readers and deserves the commendation of all thinking ‘people regardless of color. BL nw ” » “NOTHING 18, GOOD FROM HEARSAY—NEEDS PROOF” By Bernard A. Dugan, Indianapolis Pro-Communistic agitators in this country can easily be divided into two classes. In the first are those misguided by -the same propaganda that was put out by others who tried to show that the fascist state of Italy was beneficial’ to the citizens because “Mussolini made the trains run-on time.” In the second are the really dangerous leaders of the above sort of thinking and who owe allegiance first of all to a totalitarian government- every bit as evil as that of Hitler. It is bad enough to let someone else kid us but when we voluntarily

hearsay, originated no doubt by the

we are kidding ourselves and have our individual and -collective heads examined. In The Times of Wednesday evening is ‘an article by Leigh White that should be read by everyone that thinks communistic government is desirable anywhere. p It is high time that more reading and thinking persons took up the cudgel to help The Watchman who

assisted very much. ; DAILY THOUGHT ‘MOREOVER as for me, God forbid that I should sin against thé Lord in ceasing to pray for

you; but I will teach you the . good and the right way.—I Samuel 12:23. . NN 4

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. ‘With the possible exception of Prof. Inigo Cestus, nobody around here worked on Sundays’ when I was a little boy. I can be persuaded to explain that, too. Prof. Cestus came to Indianapolis by way of London, England (his birth-place), and set up shop

as an “eye painter.” He was the yak first of his kind to practice in ; Indianapolis. Indeed, so little was known about his business that he had to have cards printed to des fine the nature of his profession. | His cards, I recall, were printed two fonts of type in much the De a art of restoring eyes to make them look “as good as new.” The other type (much too fine to. be. read with the naked eye) disclosed that he paracticéd the “art of removing the effects of fist fights inci. dental to everyday lite.” mR “Prof. Cestus created quite a stir with his business cards because, up to the time of his coming, the only way of “removing the effects of fist fights incidental to everyday life” was by the trial and error method, namely the application of a raw, red beefsteak or, in desperate cases, the application of a cast iron lamp post. \ Except for removing the outer rim of discoloration and, perhaps easing the pain a bit, neither treatment had anything to recommend it. Eyes Back fo Normal PROF. INIGO CESTUS changed all that. With

LONDON, Jan, T7.—If a plebiscite were held tomorrow in Italy, it's probable that some 60 per cent

| would vote in favor of retaining the House of Savoy

as a constitutional monarchy. Yet, owing to a combination of circumstances, the future prospects of the

the elections are held and the issue of a republic a monarchy is submitted to the people. There

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for the form of government. A third course would be for the electorate to a constituent assembly, which then would decide the constitutional issue. This is the solution which would give the smallest chance to the monarchy.

Not Favored O OF THE six main es which now constitute the government, none has yet emerged openly in favor of retention of thé monarchy. For, though half of the

lected and very likely many to lose by coming out into

royalist campaign, the monarchy, though probably in the minority, feel

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—8igns are multiplying that in the event of another world war the United States will be caught relatively as unprepared as at the outset of world wars I and II. well-meaning, some not-so-well-meaning

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One Hand Tied UNPREPARED for war, and -with' almost everything we had at the time earmayked for Britain and the Soviet Union, we had to take Japan on almost alone. With one hand tied by commitments in the Atlantic, and with only crippled Hawall as our westernmost defense outpost, we had to take up the cudgels against a powerful enemy AaCross the Pacific. Fo make things worse, that enemy then held not only the richest part of China, including her ports, but also Hongkong, Singapore, Malaya, Burma, the East Indies, the Philippines, Guam and the whole swarm of mandated islands. At that moment, Japan was an immediate and deadly menace to Russia in Siberia, to India, Australis and New

POLITICS . . . . . . By Thomas Congressional

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7—It is hard to indict, con-

gress, as such. There are 50 many different sort of persons among the 531 members of house and senate and so many subterfuges available in congress’ complicated mechanicm, in its parliamentary procédures and committee system, thet it is difficult for the citizens to find out where the blame is and fix responsibility, President Truman recognized that in his message to the people about the blocking of his program. At the same time he performed a service by point~ ing out somé of the devices used.by those who have held up his program, and he spoke from knowledge gained by experience in congress. : He

times by only a few people, so that house and senate members representing the people never get a chance to vote on them. Thus democratic procedure is

nullified. : : He said, “ofen a bare majority of a committee— handful of men—can prevent a vote by the whole congress on these measures of majority policy. What I am asking is tha various least

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TODAY IN EUROPE . . By Randolph Churchill Future of Italian Monarchy Shaky

more strongly on this issue than the majority who probably favor it, As a result, no major party cares to commit itself in favor of the monarchy, and a constitutent assembly elected to decide the issue would almost certainly feel compelled to vote for a republic. Another factor which. makes one skeptical of royalist chances is that, even if the monarchy could get 60 per cent of the votes, that would not really be enough. A constitutional monarchy can succeed in the modern world only when it is above politics and, as in -Britain, enjoys the support of all the major political parties and at least 90 per cent of the people.

Aided Italian Independence KING VICTOR UEL II played 'a notable part in helping to achieve Italian independence and union in 1870. His son, King Humbert I, who was assassinated by an anarchist in 1900, was a pious man

He at least deserves some gratitude from his people for having helped to bring Italy into the last war on the allied side, thereby gaining Trieste, Pola,

Zara and Southern Tyrol for Italy. He also deserves some credit for having urged his ministers in 1922 to Mussolini's Black Shirts when they marched on Rome. But his ministers were weak and Mussolini established his dictatorship, It is certain that many royal houses have given worse Service to their countries and survived. In these matters. there is much more luck involved than justice or logic. The House of Savoy may well have to console itself with the old maxim: “In life

Those who oppose’ “there are neither rewards nor punishments: there

are only consequences.”

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms : Unpreparedness Still Haunts U. S.

Zealand—and the one and only power that could possibly stop her was the United States. Then, all concerned were more than happy to see the American flag planted, at terrific cost, on Guadalcanal, Eniwetok, Kwajalein, Tarawa and other Jap strongholds. These, they knew, were the only stepping stones to victory over Japan proper and to salvation for all those with interests in Asia and the Pacific. + Now, abroad—and even here in America—there are those who seem to have forgotten. They are asking, impatiently it would seem, what we -are doing in those areas and giving us the here's-your-hat-what's-your-hwrry. i All Say it's "Our War' same time we are being told that we are the world’s richest and most powerful pation. we not only must finance the rehabilitating of the rest of chief burden of policing UNO. out, it is recalled, our us it was “our war.” Similarly, r” And if there is a. world weapons—that, more than ar.” If so, we can hardly over again to win bases

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Reform Is. Overdue

during reconversion. Recommended by the President last May, & modified bill finally was passed by the senate in September. The house ways and means committee had bills since last May on this subject. When the seriate sent over its bill that was a con crete bid to complete the legislative process. But no, The ways and means committee by a combination of the 10 Republican members and four southern Democrats voted to shelve all such bills. There it slumbers. The Presiderit did not refer to the antiquated and cumbersome _machinery of congress which contributes to the evasive tactics he partly exposed and deploréd. But his speech was a splendid argument for reform

gated the subject for months,

Modernization Overdue put ould ACTION by congress to mod wo seem to’ be & “must” project In the coming session tative t there; if resentatives ;of the people are going to be perToitted. as the President demands, fo Vote yes or no on » legisiative program; and’ if fhe public is going to get more light on what individual congress mem!

While the Joint commitie¥s final Fpbrt bas nc ben pful to these objectives. These include ineasure within & specified time and that all votes

"in committees be made public. Most such votes are

not made public now. . wn Investigations by this writer a number of times

_ have revealed that many constituents did not know

what, their congressmen did here in Washing. ) ‘because of the way tracks can be covered up in devious parliamentary A little t

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