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THE MACHINE WINS? JT LOOKS like the Republican voters of Marion county .* aren't going to havesmuch of a say in selecting the can- | “didates their party puts up in the fall election. * A Times survey of the local political situation shows that apparently all organized opposition to the Bradford‘Ostrom county machine has collapsed. The organization will back its slate in the primary with the votes of its payrollers and other workers, and those men will be nominated in a walk-away. Reason for the folding up of the opposition, in which it had ‘been reported the-city-hall-group-of Republicans was to play a leading role, was given-as “the central committee machine has become too strong ... we can’t buck it successfully.” Political discussion the past few days has included possibility that Judge Judson L. Stark, of superior court, who made an outstanding record as prosecuting attorney some years ago, might again seek that key post as head of a group of Republicans who were not satisfied with the Bradford-Ostrom leadership. : When a machine has such complete control of county government and its important law-enforcing offices as does the present Republican organization, there is an in herent danger of abuse. If the Republicans who had the vision of correcting abuses in government do fold up and “go along” in the traditional manner, it is to be hoped that the Democrats will not follow suit and accept a weak ticket to oppose the men

YESSIR-

RUSSIA

OTTA BE FIRM WITH

Uncle Samson

selected by the Bradford-Ostrom machine. The large body ‘of voters who. refuse to vote a straight ticket will have a chance to improve county government in its weaker spots

Hoosier Forum

say, but |

“I do not agree with a word that you

your right to say it." — Voltaire.

will defend to the death

- if the Democrats select a strong ticket.

RANK INJUSTICE HE civil service commission is applications for government jobs printed—and one of the questions asked a véteran is what rating he held when he went into service and when he was discharged.

terday that veterans who made the greatest progress in the

marine corps, too, since members of those services will apply for government positions as well as ex-soldiers. =

ed—to hundreds F above the rank of private or apprentice seaman. And to

tend officer candidate schools. And to thousands of lieutenants and captains who could not get promoted under existing conditions. And, perhaps, to some who were promoted too fast and reached ranks they were not really qualified to fill. Reason many men were not promoted is what we called in the army “T. O. trouble,” or “getting caught behind a table of organization.” In many combat organizations, a‘ man didn’t become a non-com unless the man ahead of him was killed, wounded or transferred to another outfit. And ‘many a capable young combat officer went through the war without passing the rank of a first lieutenant—just as a number of enlisted men were commissioned in the field. Rank and rating held in the service in war-time cannot be considered as the basic qualification for a government job, or any other job, particularly if the applicant stayed in one organization. All of the ather factors must be considered. And the chief of these is opportunity for promotion. We: have little patience with that yardstick of a man’s qualifications. Of course the type of work he did and the responkibility he carried have a bearing on his qualifications. But they are only oné*of many factors to be considered in filling government posts.

CHECKING THE BUREAUCRACY

army would have the best chance of landing civil service |, jobs. We presume he meant to include the navy and the | am

rom other countries erican friendliness. America has gained a. reputation through the-kindness and bigheartedness of our boys overseas. Yet many “foreigners” will be . . . s . . 2 neglected unless we set aside preThat attitude is a rank injustice—and no pun is intend- | viously conceived ideas of Who is|apolis. I can and will build a of thousands of G. I's who never rose |the “foreigner.” Let's start now, where ever we|just as soon as I can arrange the are and shout across the fences|financing. The house will he modother hundreds of thousands of non-coms who could not at- | “ui, neighbor!”

"As a Foreign Bride of First War, | having some 5,500,000 | Say Let's Welcome New Gl Wives"

By Mrs. Bonne, Noblesville

» » » “MANAGEMENT-LABOR ROW IS OVER PROFIT OF WAR” By D. J. Moran, Hammond Management and labor are having a battle over nothing. Management wants more profits and labor wants more wages. The real fact is that the row is over something that does not exist—the profits of war, we got good wages during the war; and management answers, we got small profits because our profits block. I saw the picture you had in

were taken from us by the excess The Times and it is all true. I {have been out here for five years

and there has not been one thing’ the war, done about improvements to "our

profits tax. And now both sides want to divide the gains made by But anyone that thinks knows that Street. the war, instead of increasing our, material wealth,

Labor says,

actually dimin-

I am a native of Belgium. During my stay in France as a Belgian refugee in 1914-1919 I met my husband. While I was teaching school x : a . we were married and I came to America to live. The president of the civil service commission said yes- | easy for me to become a good Amrican citizen, as I realize that in order to become 100 per cent American, we must first be 100 per cent Christian. During these days when our boys are bringing back home wives , we have a chance to show our real Christian and

It has not been very

four-room house, not one but many

ern except for furnace. Am I

G. 1's bringing foreign brides to going to charge $8000 of $10,000 America may be the Lord's way of for it? T should say not. Why my creating better understanding between all nations,

price will be $3000 and the house will be as good or better than one priced at $6000 or above. Yes, I know what I'm talking about. Just wait and see, I'll give the contractors and realtors plenty of competition. As for the present time all I can say is, shame. Yes, {I am an ex-serviceman, " ” - “WHY CAN'T SOUTH SIDE GET STREET IMPROVEMENT”

By Ted Rich, R. R. 8

Now you say the city or county disclaim responsibility. About three weeks ago, I came home and turned

{ prevail and the greedy of this earth I live on 8t. Paul st. in the 2900;

EMEMBER the Logan-Walter bill? It was a hot issue back in 1940. When congress passed it and President Roosevelt vetoed it. Its purpose was to check and balance the use, and to prevent the abuse, of ‘bureaucratic power. Well, a successor to that bill went through the senate last week without opposition. This newer measure is called the McCarran-Sumners bill. We hope the house also will approve it soon, and that President Truman will sign it into law. We have the federal bureaucracy—the many administrative agencies-—because modern life is so complex. Congress can't possibly write detailed rules for handling the; countless problems that arise in relations between the people and the government. So it enacts general laws and author{izes departments, commissions, boards and other bureaus to administer them. ! These agencies then make rules that have the force of laws, interpret their own rules, and sit in judgment on those accused of violating them. Long before 1940, the dangers _of this concentration of legislative, executive and judicial powers in appointed bureaucrats, and the many evidences of their abuse, caused growing concern in the country and in congress. Hence the Logan-Walter bill . Mr. Roosevelt killed the Logan-Walter bill, contending that it went too far; that it would destroy governmental efficiency; that congress should wait for the report of a committee he had appointed to study the subject. The committee reported in 1941, Suggestions from it and from other sources have been embodied in the McCar-ran-Summers bill. This new bill is milder than its fre- : decessor, but it is more carefully drawn and we believe it is better. It gives the public a fairer opportunity than now exists to know when, how and why federal agencies issue rules and regulations. It does much to protect citizens against being prosecuted and judged by the same officials, It widens the field for appeals to the courts by those who Satie they are injured by bureaucratic actions or deci-

. Wa agree with Attorney General Tom Clark that the McCarran-Sumners bill = fit, Sa he

-uniformity and fairness in administrative prout at the same time interfering unduly with

‘Appears to offer a hopeful prospect of achieving ||

ished it by about two and a half] billion dollars in money and much more in the loss .of life and limb of our soldiers, » # » “I CAN BUILD A HOUSE

FOR $3000; A GOOD ONE” Sy Paul Wright, 1301 E. 40th st.

grader over it.

patriotic city of Indianapolis - for sute is a pity.

sdw a serviceman or ex-serviceman way te school.

I have been scouting around and pricing everything that goes into | 8 house and I also know the price of lots in all sections of -Indian-

What

off Troy on St. Paul.. There set a| Veteran, that I must use these {road grader and I noticed they had Means to say what I think. been grading the road for one square. ‘This part of St. Paul was| considerate of those people to do in good shape till that man ran the such a thing. They say there is alNow it has big|ready a tavern on one corner so chuck holes in it and not only that,| What difference does it make. if {but the cinders we had from the their children have to pass one or Well! Well! Well! So the great | road to our drive were also scraped |two taverns. After all, this man contractors and realtors can’t bulld yp. Now I think that the city or|gave both his legs so that their and sell a house here in ouricounty owns that grader. A 0l We are all taxpayers out here and not to any school of Naziism. less than $8000 of $10,000." That|and think we should have a street It's one fine way of showing their If I were them I|we can drive down. It is true about! grastude. : would go and hide every time I|the school children walking a long 1 go to work around life except for the two and a half coming. But, no! They have nerve |g every morning and when I get and plenty of it. They should be|to the school house, I have from ashamed, taking advantage of them. three to eight kids in my car. They are little tots and may get hurt | as there are no sidewalks. is the matter that the] South side can't get a little help.

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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“DON'T CEASE DREAMING OF PEACE IN THE WORLD” By T. H. G., Indianapolis I'm tired of the violence, both mental and actual, that is going on in the world today—abroad, all over this country and even here in home town Indianapolis. Truly, we act “like one who has no hope!” 80, 1 shall think peace! I shall dream of “peace!” Not just the peace proclaimed by signed documents which apparently mean nothing. to -“statesmen"” anymore, but a peace which heretofore “the world cannot give.” And why should I not dream of peace and expect that dream. to) prevail? I should, I believe, in spite of the newspapers correspondents who perhaps innocently are instilling the inevitability of another war in people's minds. For several years have we not all dreamed of “A White Christmas,” even to popularizing a song to that effect? It is the nature of divine law that all good comes from and goes| to God. Therefore, it follows that! our thoughts, our dreams, our prayers, which recognize the divine plan will be accepted and granted by our God. Let us all never cease dreaming of peace. Maybe our dreams will

will permit that peace which heretofore has -not been obtained on earth. = ”. ” “UNFAIR TO DENY LICENSE TO CRIPPLED WAR VETERAN" By Richard L. Trittipe, 2020 N. Olney | I was so burned up when I read | about the people who petitioned | against the tavern of the legless

I think it is very cheap and in-

| children might go to those schools

I've lived in Brightwood all my

years I was in the army. I wouldn't have believed there were 40 people therein who had such little gratitude as to try to deny a veteran who gave: both legs to his country the right to make an honest living.

~ ” " “DON'T LET THE GERMANS TRICK US THIS TIME, TOO” By John Dennis, Indianapalis Comes now Senator Capehart sobbing unduly over.our treatment

| unpacked, they went in search

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OUR TOWN . 3 By Kien Sehorres Pell ; ~ Sauerbraten and Kartoffelkloesse

EXCEPT FOR a Teutonic dish known as Sauerbraten and Kartoffelkloesse, Rhodius park wouldn't be on the map today. Marie Rhodius was a German, born in Nuremberg. Her husband, George, was a Heidelberger. In 1858, the two came to America. After y a year stay in Cincinnati, they turned up in Indianapolis. Mrs, Rhodius was 20 years old at the time. : Soon as they had their trunk °

of a place to set up a restaurant. They found a one-story frame house on 8. Meridian st. just about where ‘the-Russet people now do business. In no time at all they ‘had this part- of the world beating a path to their door, all on account of the way Marie prepared her Sauerbraten and Kartoffelkloesse.

to do business. For one thing, Indianapolis was full of German bachelors at the time—hungry young men like Herman Bamberger, for instance, and Henry Severin, Christian Off and Herman Lieber, to mention only a few. As for the location, 90 or so years ago the corner of Washington and Meridian sts. was as much the Cross Roads of America as it is today.

Old-Buildings Still on Circle INSIDE OF a couple of years, the Rhodius restaurant was much too small to handle its customers, This time they found a two-story frame house oh a 40-foot lot on N. Meridian st., the front door to which was just about where the entrance to the Electric building is today. Even that wasn't enough to suit them. They bought 20 additional feet. The frame house was moved to the rear of the lot and in its place a two-story brick building was erected. This came to be known as the Circle House. As time went on, two additional stories were added, and the house «did a thriving business as a hotel. ° Then came the Civil war, George Rhodius, the husband, served in the Union army in the quartermaster department. During his absence Mrs. Rhodius had the burden of running the hotel all by herself. The end of the war didn't improve her situation. Her husband had returned in broken health and died soon after, in 1867. Mrs. Rhodius stayed right on the job. When the

NEW YORK, March 20.—The army. worries over disintegration, and the navy worries’ over the army and everybody worries over the Russians. But I am concerned only with Joe DiMaggio’s ulcers and whether the Senators will hit leéfthanded pitching. Chester Bowles can holler his head off, and the people who holler at Chester can top him in the decibel department, but my ears are attuned only 40 the sibilant whispers of Leo Durocher and the dulcet voice of Frankie Frisch. There may be strikes and slow-downs, famines and the atom, nylon. shortages and howling in congress, but America today is 100 per cent normal in in one category, which is baseball.

Back to Old Routine: ,

NEVER WAS THERE a swifter adjustment. There might well have been no war. The teams went south, ‘the old pattern was picked up and the stories haven't changed a bit. Anybody who has covered ball clubs in spring training for a couple of whirls can recite perfectly, in January: What will happen in February, March, April and May. It never varies, except when some delightful screwball like .Wes Ferrell relieves the monotony by stinging himself with bees to cure a sore arm. Clark Griffith turns up with three new Cubans, a 90-per cent lefthanded batting order, and whatever seal is managing the Washington club announces gravely that the two weak third basemen (or second basemen, or center fielders) will be played alternately. The old timers, who have long sneered quietly at

WASHINGTON, March 20.—It now seems fairly certain that France, backed by the Soviet Union, will call the case of Generalissimo Franco's Spain before the New York meeting of the security council and that the United States will refuse to join the prosecution. : The American thesis probably will be. that, whatever else one can say about Franco, he is not a threat to international peace. But if there is an outside effort to unseat him, such intervention would almost certainly become a menace. Of late; the United States has shown a tendency to stray from the straight-and-narrow path of nonintervention in the internal affairs of others. Argentina is an example and, as such, she scarcely encourages further ventures in similar field of diplomacy.

Interference Helped Peron THERE IS little doubt that Col. Juan D. Peron, the axis friend). has won something of a landslide against his liberal opponent, Dr. Jose Tamborini. Published just two weeks before the elections, the state department's blue book obviously was timed to help bring about Peron’s defeat. Apparently it did nothing of the kind. -On-the contrary, some of Dr. Tamborini’ followers are now sore at the United States, charging that the blue book hurt their man more than it did the colonel. Not all of the Latin-American republics were in favor of our move against Argentina, Still more are critical of it now. By all accounts, the voting was honestly conducted. This means that the Peron regime, Fascist-tinted though it may be, must be what

of the good Germans, Hitler and

WASHINGTON, March 19.—The conduct of for-

his mobsters. Mr, Capehart, your flesh escaped

cause of the geographical distance from the soap factory, and because of the fighting allied might,

two are bandits. Defeat in war acter one iota.

world war I,

on us.

————————— DAILY THOUGHT And I will establish My covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast ddhe, sald the Lord God.—Ezekiel 16:62-63.

shame. thing that is real about us; ashamed of ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our ac-

of* our naked skins.—George Bernard Shaw. = | -

of »

being made into scented soap be-|

has not changed the German char- |

We were tricked once, as after So, shame on the tricksters, but if we allow ourselves| cabinet officer gets such a mark of respect. to be tricked twice, I say, shame :

WE live in an atmosphere. of We are ashamed of every-

cents, of our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed Certainly, if he fried, the average Washington cor-

eign affairs still is shrodded with so much mystery, | secrecy and protocol it is small wonder wars get | started in the newspapers. Some of them don’t ever | come off. Unfortunately, others do. { This mystery, secrecy and protocol goes down to | the simplest matters, day, for instance, a press

One German, sir, 18 good; but! conference.

| Among other things—and it is a trivial matter— every newspaper correspondent. rises to his feet when the secretary of state enters the big room where the semi-weekly newspaper conferences are held. This has been the custom for many years. No other

It's inconsequential, but it helps to give you that inner-sanctum, holy-of-holies atmosphere. Big question now, of course, is the situation in Iran. Secretary Byrnes reiterates the statement issued two days previously by the department about Russian troop movements toward Tehran, and says they come from “reliable sources.”

Vague Answers to Queries

WHEN A REPORTER asks him what “reliable sources” he replies that they are sources that the department considers reliable. He does not mean to be blunt, he explains, but that was all he can say, .and certainly he must be justified, " Undoubtedly, we have state department representatives there who know what they are - talking about. Maybe we don't want. any other nation to know who they are or where they are. That's the way with diplomacy. . "No other cabinet. officer would get away with such a vague statement about such an important matter,

réspondent, would get a quick message from his office for sources before the story was printed. 4

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They couldn't have picked a better time or place.

REFLECTIONS . +. By Robert C.Ruark Spring Baseball Always Same Story

WORLD AFFAIRS ... By William Philip Simms U.S. Against Intervention in Spain

IN WASHINGTON . . . By Thomas L. Stokes Falderal of Protocol in Diplomacy

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. . A Li BAN . Circle House became too small to handle its ever Gali Mas inex clientele, Mrs. Rhodius bought the property trano mis around the corner now occupied (in part) by Lyman corded th Bros. on Monument Circle. Upon this ground she ; swallows f erected the building that became the Circle Park M seph’s da, hotel, a structure of extraordinary taste and restraint The floc considering that it was built in the most flamboyant _sea, whir period of American architecture. ‘You can judge for Just as th yourself for the old building still holds its own am since fart} the more modern structures of the Circle. Ji. padre can . : , 0 The la Here's How to Make It - ; hundreds MARIE RHODIUS owned and ran the Circle Park waited in hotel until the day of her death in 1905. When she The sw: died, it was learned that she owned downtown prope the ancie; erty in Indianapolis worth something like half a | scolded th million dollars. The only man who helped her with: had "usur her business affairs (after her husband's death, of * flying off course) was Werner Amiet, a Swiss, Mr. Amiet stuck Father around Indianapolis for a while after Mrs, Rhodius® - said they

death and then returned to Switzerland. Back in his native land, he built himself a little chateau with a tourelle and all the architectural fixin's that go with it. He called it “Villa Indiana.” ! Rhodius park, the one on 8S. Belmont ave., rep= resents part of the fortune left by Mrs. Rhodius, every hit of which was acquired in Indianapolis— mostly in her kitchen—and all in the course of 43 years. And just as beneficial for us was the fact that amorig her effects was found the recipe for her fae mous Sauerbraten. Put five or six pounds of beef (rump or shoulder) in a stone crock, said Mrs, Rhodius, and along with it deposit an onion, a bayleaf, cloves, pepper and juniper berries. Cover with boiling vinegar, Let stand in a cool place for six days. Turn it every night, last thing before you go to. bed. When ready to cook, lard the meat generously with strips of bacon, Put honest-to-goodness fat in the pan and brown roast on all sides. (This keeps the juice in the meat, said Mrs. Rhodius.) When browned, salt slightly, sprinkle a little flour in the pan, add boiling water and some of the pickled vinegar and baste very often until done. The gravy,should be strained before serve ing and pepped up with a little salt, sugar and vine gar, conclided Mrs. Rhodius, As for the way Mrs, Rhodius prepared her Karte offelkloesse (potato dumplings) I regret to have to report that she took the recipé with her, Hell, I - can’t help it if some of my stories end like that,

the pompous facade of spring training and whe know it for a publicity dodge, quietly bruise a heel or pull a tendon. ‘This allows them to laze over their beer while the young punks, up from-the A, B and leagues, knock themselves out and inspire lengthy paéans from the nianager, who knows full well that 98 per cent of the youngsters will ‘be back in the minors by June.

Will Hold-Outs Sign?

THE SAME OLD arguments, adjusted to the era, are combed over. At the moment the topic is Ted Williams against DiMaggio; a dozen years ago it was Gehrig and Ruth, before that it was Cobb and Speaker. As inevitably as March 15, Connie Mack turns up for a picture with a catchers mitt and no ball club, and somebody routs out Joe Tinker in Orlando to get the latest on Tinker, Evers and Chance. All the managers have too many guys in one spo$ and a big if (that’s what they call it) in another, but if Moscowitz develops a curve and Hacienda can learn to hit one and O'Higgins can go to his right and Ferrara can go to his left and Smith's mysteriously sore arm heals and O'Mahoney sobers up enough to see the plate we will have a great year, With the exception of Mr. Mack, that is, Mr. Mack always builds for the future. The late Jack Miley wondered aloud, in the spring of 1941, whether things would ever be the same again. He needn't have worried, any more than you need worry over whether the holdouts will come into the fold. They always have, and they always will,

the people want. Thus, they contend, the democratie thing to do is to respect their wishes unless and until Argentina interferes with the rights of her neighbors. There is reason to believe that a majority of the 21 American republics share this view. Similarly, there is equal reason to suspect they feel much the same way about Spain.

UNO Stand Would Endanger Peace WHAT MAKES SPAIN a menace is the threat of foreign intervention, As was the case with Peron, the present plan now being urged for Spain is to get rid of Franco, The United States is currently being urged to unite with France, Britain and Soviet Russia to oust him. But, it is asked in Washington and London, who would take Franco's place? If Britain succeeded in placing Don Juan on the throne as a constitutional, democratic’ menarch, France and Russia would have none of it and many in the United States wouldn't like it. If liberal Ree publicans, such as overthrew Alfonzo, take over a$ Madrid, the U. 8. and Britain probably would give the regime their o. k. but not so Russia and France, Russia, at any rate, will not be satisfied until” Spain turns Red. ; Here, then, are the seeds of civil war. For no ore © who knows that country for a moment believes the people of Spain will accept communism without a fight, Just as our intgrvention in Argentina is likely to prove more or less disruptive of inter-American unity, Big Four or United Nations intervention in Spain would ‘almost certainly prove to be more dangerous to world peace than the caudillo.

But foreign affairs we must take on faith. Even though they may mean life or death for so many of us. Curiosity was aroused, too, about another situa tion that developed at the press conference. The Russian charge d'affaires had conferred a few hours earlier with Secretary Byrnes about “eco

nomic and commercial matters,” including the re oD quest some months ago for a billion-dollar credit. We must imagine that the two men sat down together in op Mr. Byrnes’ office. That's customary. Why didn't they talk frankly about this Iranian oT matter, too, since they were there together? Mr, Byrnes had written two notes about the alleged troop oT movements, with no answer. The secretary of state | is a most congenial fellow, not at all frigid. He oT knows the art of easy conversation. Couldn't he have brought it all up there? Seemingly not. eT Rumors Start Trouble oT THERE'S PROTOCOL, you know. One must go \ b through channels. 5 Lately there's been lots of talk in, newspapers : ® about members of congress charging tere are Come S munists in the state department. Rep. May (D, Ky.) chairman of the house military affairs committee, eo was reported to have made “strong representations” to Secretary Byrnes to remove state department ine o\

telligence officers of “strong Soviet leanings.” Mr. Byrnes said all he knew about this wae that Ralph Burton, counsel of the committee, had come to him two or three months ago and asked an ine yestigation of one man in the service, It"sepms there's a lot of Jdobse talk and vague ine formation being Spread around about Subjects ine tensely important to every American, and that somes body should elarify it before the rumors roll up into

something ominoys. Lo

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