Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 October 1946 — Page 12

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XAYOR TYNDALL was quite right in his veto of the * modified FEPC ordinance passed by city council last

"Everything the ordinance iindertakes to do already Bois state laws which have been on the statute books for years, If those laws are being obeyed there is need for a duplicate law enacted by the city. If they are ‘ yed enactment of a darkicate law will hardly accom toward their enforcement. gi ply Tyndall, in his veto statement, says they are being followed by the city, and cites figures to back his assertion. Those in favor of the ordinance have not, so far ‘fis we know, contended that these laws. are being ignored, or offered any specific instances of violations. It seems to us entirely proper that ‘the city, or the county, or the state, should follow the rules they set forth, Jaw or no law. People seeking public jobs of any kind ghould be hired on the basis of their ability to do the job, fot on the basis of their race, or religion or politics. The state laws, and the ordinance council passed, forbid dis¢timination on the grounds of race or religion, though they do not go into the matter of politics. Le : # As orginally introduced in city council this ordinance _ put the same hiring restrictions on private employers, which we consider highly improper, and which we opposed and still oppose as being not only merely inconvenient to employers but also gravely injurious to the minority groups it professes to help. Council removed the application to private employers before passing the

As Mayor Tyndall points out, complete equality of opportunity in employment on the public pay-roll is guaranteed by law already. If it is being withheld the remedy

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around the corner to’ the rectory and introduced. herself as the widow of Dan Rice. :

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pside down and changing the whole arrangement of

the house. Changing the furniture is, of course, a prerogative of women, but Mrs. Rice carried it beyond what the West Side considered reasonable and proper.

Moved Bed Into Parlor

AT A HOUSE on 8. West st., for. instance, the old

lady moved a bed and bedding from a room on the second floor down into the parlor. Not only that, “| put she was found sound asleep in the moved bed when her benefactress returned from marketing. Mrs. Rice became indignant when asked to leave. It was the same story in several West Side homes until finally it struck somebody that, maybe, Mrs. Rice was a bit unbalanced. . And, sure enough, a couple of months later a commission was. set up in the court house to investigate her sanity. She was as lively as a cricket that day and apparently possessed of all her senses. She was positive she was the widow of Dan Rice and remem-

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say, but | will defend to the death your right to say it." — Voltaire.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Everywhere you go in the counjry, whenever there is talk of politics, the

lies in a demand for enforcement of those laws, and not in

a new law which says the same thing. ee ———

GET RID OF TILSON . ONE of the incumbent county M7 feated next Tuesday is A. Jack Tilson, + Mr. Tilson’s record is one to which none can point with any pride. He is responsible for the muddle which robbed of voters of their franchise in the last general election and for numerous other inefficiencies. His opponent charges, without contradiction, that he is responsible for “the marriage license racket which takes an estimated $40,000 from the people in one term” and the “long count” of the May primary vo . 1 If the voters select of qualification instead of days are numbered. He is candidate, an example of the kind of can foist on an unwary public. In Mr. Tilson’s Democratic opponent, E. Curtis White, there is a background of stability and public service. Mr. White was a member of the state legislature for 10 years, serving as president pro tem of the senate for two sessions. He was on the state board of agriculture for a decade, having been president of the fair board when the coliseum and 4-H building were planned. . © We don't believe there will be any

officials who should be decounty clerk

their public servants on the basis party affiliation, Mr. Tilson's the Bradford-Ostrom machine candidates a machine

¥ “long counts” or abuse of the power of the clerk's office if Mr. White is dlected. He pledges himself to “work untiringly for honest and fair primaries and elections,” and we believe he

it. Elect Mr. White.

TOM COMMISSION : VID E. LILIENTHAL, chairman, Lewis L. Strauss, R. F. Bacher, Sumner T. Pike and W. W. Waymack. That's President Truman's new atomic energy commission. Tt-looks like a good line-up. “Mr. Lilienthal’s record is outstanding as head of the Tennessee valley authority. Mr. Strauss, a banker, served with distinction in the navy. Mr. Bacher is a physicist of high repute. Mr, ‘Pike, a businessman of boldness and imagination, served competently on the securities and exchange commission. Mr. Waymack is a good newspaper ‘i We know of no reason why the senate should refuse to confirm any of these men. But they are appointments which the senate should, and doubtless will, examine closely. It is important that the senate obtain from each appointee a statement of his readiness to perform his duties strictly in line with the law by which congress created the comAnd it is important that each testify he will work in ony with the American plan for atomic energy control, now before the United Nations. That plan not only has the

"Parents Should Wake Up and

“REPUBLICANS ARE TO

BLAME FOR MEAT CRISIS” By Frances Jones, 2878 N. LaSalle st.

overwhelming support of the American people but also the

Learn How Juvenile Court Runs’

By R. W. Minton, 3755 Ruckle st.

Some letters in the Forum concerning Judge Mark Rhoads’ juvenile court spoke of the excellence of his staff. 1 should like to add my pro-

test to the letters opposing his regime. 1 was unfortunately connected with a case in his court last spring. A youngster was taken from his home and sent to the juvenile center for playing truant. I consulted my lawyer; who told me they couldn't send him out there on such charges, but they did it anyhow. I inquired what charges they had against this boy. I was referred to a Mrs. Parish. She said the truancy charge was all. She said she had decided to send him out to the center for 15 days. T asked her upon what authority she could send him out there. She became indignant that I should question her right to do as she pleased. 1 mentioned that people were usually allowed trial with representation before being sentenced to a 15-day period. She insisted thay were running the juvenile court and would do as they pleased. Next morning the case was heard before a referee appointed by Judge Rhoads. I didn’t know you had to take anybody the judge should choose. Mrs. Parish insisted the boy should be placed on probation.. We finally got through the fare they call a hearing. When we had a good look at the boy we could hardly believe all this could happen to him. He had on the same clothés he was wearing when they picked him up. He had been out to- the center six or seven days and had not even been given a change of underwear, He had to do tasks -to earn points so he wouldn't be punished. The food was anything but good. He lost several pounds because he couldn't

had no training along this line at all. Of course they get a great many cases where the people do not know their egal rights or have the finances to fight back, so they are able to get away with anything. It's high time the parents of Indianapolis wake up to the fact their children are subject to such a system of unfair and inhuman treatment as this boy received at the hand of Mark Rhoads and his undegings. » ” #

“SOCIAL WORKERS WON'T AID JUVENILE COURT GROUP” By Wesley A. Steckinger, Indianapolis The Times is to be admired for its fairness to both sides of an issue,

newspapers. Doubt no longer remains that the group represented by Mr. Leo Rappaport has set out to elect a man as juvenile judge whom the bipartisan committee can control and direct. This group has solicited the co-operation of several experienced social workers in Marion county, one of whom, who declined, gat Lo i read SF Watered milk. | pos asserted that “not one good |reason has been offered for the deOf course Mark Rhoads should|feat of Judge Rhoads.” Another be proud of his work when helsays “for one failure in youth turns the hardened criminal type|guidance, there are 10 cases of |loose and lets things like this get!social betterment.” Why pervert? wy. I would like to be in some| Mr. Rappaport’s letter is indeed church when he gets up to tell refreshing in his effort to destroy what a Christian worker he is. I capable and considerate administracould think up several questions I tjon for the sake of political victory. don’t think he would like to &n-| As for me, I will defend the swer. philosophy of Lillian D. Copeland, I'm opposed to such a horrible sane and Ohristian,. as set over monstrosity as this juvenile court, against that of Leo Rappaport with its inefficient, insufferable po-|et al, litical employees who seem to have Thanks again to The Times.

Side Glances—By Galbraith

fail to give that plan whole-hearted support.

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hearty approval of most nations. It would lead only to pull“ing and hauling and confusion should any man be confirmed to our own atomic energy commission who would

OMEONE named A. Ossipov, broadcasting in the English * language on the Moscow radio one night recently, atsd the present United States congress as a tool of “re- ! v interests” and expressed hope that American g would support “progressive” candidates in the com-

ive” candidates, Comrade Ossipov said, are { by the C. I. 0. Political Action Committee. ed public’ of the United States, he added, ‘the hopes of the Republicans for a dominant ess are vindicated this would mean a + the country, the end of democracy

have been getting most of the but they probably didn’t expect | ia. If they can arrange for t his advice to American voters, |, flord to give him all the radio. time ‘and Senator Taft. He'll make

it again; the Republicans by the way of making meat hard to get are desperately trying to get control sure, they are guilty in the meat matter—the packers are Republicans. What the G. I. can hope to get out of a Republican is indeed hard to see—~when Hoover ordered them shot in the depression when they were trying to get a bonus. It took the boys 14 years to get it after| the other war; as of now was afraid to call a spe-

a trait not always followed by some P8¢

Well, the political howlers are at

and our governor

cial session of the state legislature because the G. Is might want a bonus; and so the kiddies in school could not have hot lunches. I say let's be careful not to have another mess like we had when the boys marched on Washington for their bonus—for another one like it and maybe there won't be a United States left., The idea of a government trying to control meat without controlling the human hogs that hold the meat is beyond my imagination. It’s an odd situation when a United States has the ability to feed the whole world yet lacks the courage to control its politicians and keep them from starving its own people in order to gain an election. And the meat is there, that proves itself, when these king houses burn to the ground and the public finds out after the fire that so many fons of meat burned, too. Yet the companys’ salesmen told their store-keeper trade that there “simply wasn't any meat anyplace.” What I want to know it—how can this gang be trusted to control the politics of this country? " . ¥ “ALL LABOR SHOULD VOTE STRAIGHT GOP” By Wright Cash, 726 N. Sheffield I see lots of the labor is falling for the Republican big-shots. Well, I hope they will elect all of them senators, representatives and governors. 1 might vote for them my-| self all but Ludlow for I think he is one man their money won't buy. 1 have not forgotten President Harding, Coolidge or Hoover. have seen bread lines and soup lines and what they did to labor. There was our Jim Watson. There was our secretary of interior who served a term for oil. 1 would like to hear from someone that can tell me some laws that the Republicans passed favoring labor, and tell me where the favor is. There was our governor who spent $6 for changing the statehouse when another firm bid $3300. And Governor Jackson who Mr. Stephenson and the K. K. K. spent $7500 to elect. And Stephenson spent $2500 on our Jim Watson. And don't forget all our Herbert did. He gave us all a car and chicken in our dinner pail. Sure, I think I will vote Republican or Socialist, which I never did in all my 50 years of voting, for 1 would like to see labor get all they want, and I think they will desert both old parties and form a labor party. All you laboring men be sure to

vote straight Republican, I have read The Times since it was printed.

” »” “LET HOLLYWOOD EXTRA RUN ADMINISTRATION?"

"So many people seem to be ‘afraid of a little work nowadays—

By May Dempster Soisel, Indianapolis 1s our President going to let Helen “Haggle” Douglas, an extra of Hollywood movies and the Hollywood stars, run his administration? They have money to buy black market meat when we, the public, will have to eat Argentine meat.

DAILY THOUGHT The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed. —Psalms 28.8,

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conversation quickly centers on President Truman. Though this is a onal and local election, the President is the chief topic. Republicans are making him the issue. The President is the handiest symbol, as a President always is when things are not running smoothly.

Truman Brunt of Criticism : MOST SIGNIFICANT, PERHAPS, in the talk of private individuals is the point always inter jected— as if a brand new discovery—that the job of President is a tremendous one, too big a job for one man, as they express it. Harry Truman's stock is lower now than it has been since he was catapulted into the White House, and likely lower than it will be any time henceforth. Now everything stands out in exaggerated lights and shadows. That is always the case in campaigns. Harry Truman is learning, and the public also, the truth of what Jonathan Daniels, who worked on

the inside here during the war as an aide to both

Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, says in his interesting new book, “Frontiers on the Potomac”: “The President remains a man. And the man never quite possesses the power which he has. It is too big to wield. There are more checks in the balanced pressures around him than there are in the Constitution. Also, theoretically «except in the duties of ceremony in which he must appear in person and those responsibilities to public opinion in which his voice must be heard) he can delegate every duty and leave himself free to the pleasures of the palace. : “He does delegate practically every power he

COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 30.—Early in John W. Brick-

er’s senatorial campaign, some of his enthusiasts de-

veloped the habit of introducing him as “the next President.” Mr. Bricker soon made it clear, in his most tactful manner, that he considered the reference flattering, but slightly embarrassing. Source of this embarrassment is the surplusage of White House timber in this presidency-minded state. Mr. Bricker is one prospect. Senator Robert, A. Taft is another,

Both Receptive to 1948 Honor = BOTH OHIOANS HAVE following in their home state and elsewhere through the country. Both seem receptive to the 1948 honor. How this potential rivalry is to be resolved has Buckeye Republicans guessing. They realize that what happens in Ohio may swing the 1948 convention since neither man would be likely to go far without the solid backing of Ohio's 50 delegates. : Mr. Bricker's projection into the national picture presumes his victory next week over Senator James W. Huffman (D.). Neutral forecasters figure a Bricker majority of at least 300,000. Before either Mr. Bricker or Senator Taft can spread out nationally, the “favorite son” question must be settled in Ohio. Some observers believe Mr. Bricker will be so overshadowed in Washington by Senator Taft that the situation will so “solve itself” that way. Relations between the two remain cordial and there is no suggestion that Senator Taft would use his ‘rank to undercut his fellow Ohioan. Another factor favoring Senator Taft is that 1948 might be regarded as his “turn” in the race. He stepped aside two years ago to give Mr. Bricker his chance, just as Mr. Bricker had done for the senator in 1840,

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—If you have been rooting around for an index to the age, I think I've got it cornered for you. This is the anno domini, children, in which very important persons must employ a middleman to obtain for them the services unimportant people used to be able to buy if they had the money. Thriving today—and thriving must be the word, because the firm turns over a yearly $100 thousand— is an outfit called VIP, VIP ‘stand$ for very important persons. It's a term which was filched from the navy by its proprietor, a young fellow named Bill Murphy, ex-lieutenant, U. 8. N. R.

Always the Other Fellow VIP HAD a special connotation in the service. It was the caste mark. .A VIP plane had MacArthur seats instead of lumpy mailbags. VIP meant drawing rooms on trains, instedd of crummy coaches, It meant suites in hotels, instead of broom VIP meant high brass and diplomats and junketing senators and visiting firemen in the form of businessmen with connections—and an eye to post-war trade development, the rich kids always rated. Young Mr. Murphy, a former radio hack with ulcers to prove it, cast off his two naval stripes a year ago, and decided to capitalize on caste. He od his wife established a civilian version of the mili VIP, and he has tumbled into a bonanza. VIP, Inc. is the generations genie, It i8 the or-

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years had this country in stitches. In the late Sixties when he was at the height of his career, he pulled down no less than a thousand dollars a week. His act always started with a song and dance, and ended with ‘a speech in the course of which he razsed the audience and the ringmaster, (There was only one ring.) He was the original cracker barrel philosopher and the first commentator on public affairs.

Took to Drink

HE MADE AND lost three fortunes. When he lost the last, he took to drink, In 1876, however, he “reformed” and became a temperance lecturer. Legend has it that the ubiquitous water-pitcher with which lecturers are provided nearly always held gin in his case. Ten years later (in 1886), Dan Rice was a forgotten man. Indeed, most people thought he was dead. As a matter of fact, he didn’t die until 1900. As for Dan's widow, it pains me to have to report that she was adjudged insane and sent to the Central hospital in care of Dr. Edenharter who, fortunately enough, was a circus fan.

possesses, but he does not escape any responsibility he has assumed. Some of the delegated powers stay delegated, but many of them come roaring back through the anteroom to the President's desk. Generally there is more pressure than pleasure in the palace where he sits.” Harry Truman has found that out, as every President does, and now it is accentuated by the campaign. He adopted the course when he succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was a strong personal President, of delegating more powers to cabinet officers. But the President must accept the ultimate responsibility, Perhaps the reaction against the President, and nowhere is it bitter, represents disappointment of many people who, at the start, were overjoyed that Hatyy Truman was “just like the rest of us.” That was the source of much of his early overwhelming popularity. Perhaps, secretly, the people really want a man. who stands out above the crowd, who has a bit of mystery about him, somebody to look up to.

Interest in Job Requirements

THIS LEADS NATURALLY to-that talk that it is really too big a job for one man, that we need a “big man.” If all this discussion contributes to a better understanding of the job of a President, then something perhaps will be gained. It may serve to focus attention more directly on the candidates for high offices in both conventions in 1948. This interest, continually expressed, can have fe effect upon the politicians who make up convenons. Another interesting discovery in talking with peofi ple about the country is that some earnest citizen

are looking beyond those mentioned thus far, trying

to find some new figure who might measure up.

POLITICAL REPORT . . . By Ned Brooks Bricker vs. Taft for ‘Favorite Son’

There arose then the same situation that exists now and Senator Taft solved it early by informing Mr. Bricker of his intention to seek the nomination. Mr. Bricker had to choose between supporting the senator or fighting openly for delegates. He yielded to the senator. Some observers think Senator Taft might pre-empt the race again. He is said to have been awaiting the outcome of this year's congressional races before making up his mind. Big Republican gains might encourage him to get in. But the odds are not all on. Senator Taft's side, Mr. Bricker has a following of his own remaining from his energetic race of 1944 and many of these believe he made an unnecessary sacrifice when he yielded to Governor Thomas E. Dewey to forge party harmony. ‘ Moreover, his unrestrained crusade against the Roosevelt and Truman administrations are counted in his favor.

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IT CAN ALSO be contended that Mr. Bricker is superior to the senator as a vote-getter. Mr. Taft) was re-elected by only 18,000 in 1944 against weak op/ position while the Bricker forces are predicting mar ging as high as a half million against an incumbent senator. : Taft backers point out that 1944 was a Roosevelt year and Mr, Bricker is getting the benefit of the current anti-administration reaction. As if two presidential possibilities weren't enough, Ohio, has a third in Supreme Court Justice Harold H. Bufton, one of the non-starting dark horses of 1944. The Cleveland ex-mayor doesn't figure in speculation over Ohio delegates, but many Ohloans think he might get the call as a harmony choice in a convention deadlock. |

REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Ruark Sale: VIP, Inc, and Special Services

answer shows, the refrigerators and automobiles and fancy radios that civilians can’t’ buy. You want tickets to “Annie Get Your Gun” without having to expand your nose in order to pay

through it? VIP will get them for you. You want

a hotel room when nobody can get a hotel room? VIP. You want a plane to China, world series tickets, or space on a westbound aircraft from England? Name you poison, and VIP busts a gusset to provide it. I'm not the boy to tell you what this service costs, except that [little things like theater tickets are courtesies, and they'll tuck you into tomorrow's aircraft for Tibet or round up a hotel suite for a fee best described\as nominal. There is very little that VIP is not willing to attempt. Murphy once gave away the bride in a wedding he arranged, when the bridegiver didn't show. Kissed her, too, for free.

Rank Right With Butchers WESTINGHOUSE and the Columbia Broadcasting System are a couple of the big firms which use Murphy's path-smoothing service, in addition to a flock of uppercase names in the celebrity fleld. Ou 70,000 customers has evolved a gold-bound mm called customer relations. i vie In an age of the devious approach, well-greased by hacksheesh and connections, - the Murphys have hit it, rich. As private secretaries to tHousands of people with impatient money, they have a sounder shake than anybody I know—with the possible exoeption of butchers. ° :

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