Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1947 — Page 10

State Bar association is to be commended the first step in the renewed fight for nonth many state and county jurists taking part in the ting. members of the association went on record, at annual winter meeting here last week, in favor of a arate ballot for judges. This is a good first stop : The question will be presented now to the legislature i enactment would be evidence of the general assembly’s good faith in preserving the integrity of the bench and attracting better men to it. Prior legislators have _yefused to act on other recommendations of the bar designed to free judges of political obligation. The professional group has made it easier for the legislators to accept. its recommendation this time because the present system of primary and convention nomination is retained. The only forward step is providing the separate ballot for the general election. hy "We hope the recommendation of the bar association will ‘be accepted, and that eventually the high ideals of those who are fighting for non-political selection of judges will prevail.

TRIM OFF THE FAT : FT HE President’s budget was too fat. Cg % The Republican congress must cut the spending be- _ fore it even considers cutting taxes. : © The ing total—$37,500,000,000—is more than four iby rs Bn prewar record. We can't afford that much for government as a steady diet, and this budget’s bulk is made up of “recurring” items. We'll have to get along on much less. . "Estimated receipts contemplate a $200 million surplus too thin a margin. At that rate, it would take 1300 years to pay’ off the national debt. If congress raises postal rates and continues wartime excise taxes another year, as the President asks, the surplus would be $1800 million. At that rate, 144 years to pay off the debt. The Republicans must not shirk their grim duty. This is no time to cut taxes just to be popular and win votes. Congress should fine-tooth-comb every spending item before ~ even looking at the tax rates. Then it should consider only such tax reductions as actually promise increasing revenue. | There are items when lowering taxes can stimulate a higher business volume out of which government can get higher revenue. But there is little or no evidence that the haphazard 20 per cent cut some Republicans propose would “have any such beneficial effect. z g WW es » : ? THIS is a time to economize. The free-spenders ask, *’ tauntingly: Where? The answer: Everywhere. "The biggest item—$11 billion for army and navy—is less than had been anticipated.- The people want, and are willing to support, a military establishment strong enough to prevent war. That, they've learned, is cheaper than a . war. Their inclination, when in doubt, is to say spend more - and be safe. I. We don't know whether $11 billion is too much or not enough. But we know that both the army and navy still indulge in some extravagant frills, carried over from wartime, and can give up some of these with no danger to national defense. Of non-military items, offering still bigger opportuni"ties for economy, we'll say more later. Now we'll mention only one proud claim in the budget message—that civilian employment by the government has been cut to 2,3000,000 - from a wartime peak of 3,770,000. ~ The President didn’t point out that 2,300,000 civilian employees are twice as many as there were before the war. We know the government isn't going back to any prewar level, but why can’t that civilian payroll be cut, say to 1,500,000? - ’ The most rigid item in the budget—the carrying charge on the debt—is the one that worries us most. Five billions is the interest bill for the fiscal year beginning next July 1. The only way to cut that item in the future is to cut the budget. We'd better get stared.

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WELCOME TO MARQUIS CHILDS "FobaY we welcome to the columns of The Times a new * writer—Marquis Childs. New, that is, to The Times, though by no means new to Washington which he has so ably covered for more than 20 years, and by no means new to millions of Americans who have learned to consider his daily reports a “must” for the informed student of public affairs. “With virtually the whole very large field of Washington writers to choose from we chose Mr. Childs because in our judgment his Washington report most completely meets the requirements of Indianapolis newspaper readers. As we see it, the function of a columnist-commentator is to 4 soil the significant news of the day. To tell clearly and truthfully what it means, without bias, or slanting or coloring for or against any particular groups or cliques or actions. To be fair, and objective, and genuinely liberal in ‘his views, to express his opinions, when he must, frankly as his opinions and never-disguised as “facts.” Those are high standards. Mr. Childs is the kind of ‘who not only meets such standards—he sets them. bt df. . ge oN» The Times he brings a distinguished name and a dished record. He will be in distinguished comh him, in these columns, will continue to appear y the reports of The Times Washington correspondM. Kidney, of outstanding writers of The Times i bureau—Charles T. Lucey, Ned Brooks, W, Perkins, William Philip Simms, Roball McNeil, and other members of the writers, like Peter Edson and Edwin

eed, to add to this thorough and f our nation's affairs, a writer of 7 We bape. and we believe, that

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the wi easy for all of the other courts to do the same. The people the world over have been hoping and praying for years that we could find another like “Abe,” back in shoestrings. Well, folks, looks like we have found an

|“Honest Abe,” and I am wondering

if some of the other judges and {lawyers wouldn't like to be able to clean their slates. " Don't be afraid to admit your

{mistakes but try to rectify them by helping the poor honest fellow! to get ready and take their children

and not the one with a pocketbook i full of lies. We have but one thing to remem{ber: God is your judge, anc believe {me you cannot buy him off. { . 2 8-8 “FINGERPRINT PROPOSAL | SIGN OF REGIMENTATION" By George Maxwell, 458 N. Senate ave. Rep. Raymond Springer has come out with a proposal to make everyone in the United States 18 eyars old and over carry on his person at all times an identification card with his fingerprints on it. We thought the last election was a mandate from the people to cut out this regimentation. Even the New Dealers used the depression as an excuse for carrying on their regimentation, but |Rep. Springer isn't even favored {with a depression. Rep. Springer

lin normal times a democracy can

{be as ruthless as a dictatorship. | a am “MANY YOUNGSTERS BAD BECAUSE OF OLDER FOLK” By Mrs. F. T. 8, Noblesville I felt like writing to you to let you know what's in my heart. First, I am the mother of three swell children and I think others that know them will tell you that also. When 1 see things in the paper about our boys and girls it just makes my blood boil. : God pity our young folks. They are not bad, but if you will stop and think for a moment, look at the pictures they show on ‘the

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"Prosecutor Stark Has Great Chance to Clean Up County”

By Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brinkman, R. E. 2, Box 565 ing Prosecutor Judson L. Stark's remarks before his election left doubt in our minds that one man could successfully do so much 't us from bragging ‘everywhere we went that “He

brag we can proudly say, “See, I

I say thank God he wants to serve the people and be respected by the people enough to expose a lot of illegal happenings in courts. We all know if this court has been selecting names that ere not propertly investigated before putting in the box, it was very

screens at these shows (how to mur{der people and throw them by the roadside, rob banks, set people's ‘houses afire, etc) it sometimes is blame our young boys land girls. , © -

| Yes, I blame some: parents as

they send their children to these | picture shows to get rid of them so {they can go on.dancing sprees or ‘drinking parties and such things. I And if yoa would ask these parents

to Sunday school and church they would hit the ceiling. | That's why I say “God bless our | young boys and girls.” Some parents talk, teach-and pray, beg and plead with their children and live a good Christian life with them but they get out and get with some of the {older folks who need to be straight{ened out. There wouldn't be so | many young ones go bad ifthe {older folks were cleaned out first. = # - | “RAILROADMEN PLEASED WITH CROSSER PENSION ACT” By E. Bowman, 2831 Station st. | Referring to an article by Mr. | Bar] Richert relative to railroad re- | tirement act amendments known as

the Grosser bill. Mr. Richert states

{100,000 railway. employees have sent written - protests against these

| evidently wants to show that even amendments. There may have been

a few protests from some employees | who took jobs during hostilities and business was heavy. As business returns to normal many of them will be cut off, and not benefit by the pension act. They were aware of this fact when they accepted the job. * |" So far as the railroad brotherhood membership this is untrue. There is now and has been a futile propaganda campaign going on among railroad employees to cause dissatisfaction with the new pension setup. Mr. Richert states in part: “Union officials, in promising increased benefits did not explain there would be higher taxes.”

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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Such a statement is an insult to the intelligence of the railroad fraties as a whole. All railroad unions issue a monthly magazine which carried actions of the congress on this bill in its éntirety, copies of the original bill and amendments, and explanatory articles that kept the rank and file fully advised. The railroad organization paper, Labor; carried informative articles from conception of the pension act until it became a law, giving detailed explanation on every phase. Railroad workers knew they were paying 3%’ per cent and would have to pay 3% per cent in 1949 under the old law. Actuaries informed the organization that- the 1949 rate would have to be raised to 4% per cent to keep it sound. Then 1% per cent was added to take care of widows, dependents and disabled J workers who had no benefits under the old law. For example, if a worker becomes disabled with 10 years’ service, -he- will get full annuity. Under the old law he would have to have 30 years’ service to get anything. There are other benefits space prevents mentioning. All members of railroad organizations were fully conversant with cost and provisions of the act before its enactment. And were elated when it became a law, and are yet. It is surprising that Mr. Richert never discovered. these facts. w ® ” “HERE ARE RESOLUTIONS FROM VETERAN VIEWPOINT” By J. E. H., Indianapolis Dear friends and neighbors, not long ago I received a greeting from Uncle Sam selecting me .to serve for you in the U. S. army. Now 1 am returning the same and outlining a few New Year's resolutions that we should all try to keep. Resolved that we should thank God that we are Americans. After seeing five foreign countries you don’t know how lucky we are. Resolved that I shall fight against anything that isn’t the American way of life. Resolved that I will not be greedy, that I shall do my best to abide by the Golden Rule, and wear a smile and have a pleasant smile for everyone. Resolved that I shall go to work and get production going in order that prices will have to drop. A little extra effort on my part will help. Resolved that I shall remember the thousands of American ‘boys that died for me in order that I could live the American way. Resolved that I shall work, play and drive safely at all times. When driving to be alert at all times. : A little effort to be safe on my part may save a life. Resolved that if I am a parent that I shall devote my time in starting my. children out on the right path in life, teach them that crime does not pay.

» ~ » “DEMAND OFFICIALS TAKE ACTION TO CLEAN UP COUNTY” By Bert Goodman, KR, 'R. 14, Indianapolis We have been reading much in the papers about Sheriff Magenheimer and~Prosecutor Stark's talks about cleaning up the county. We need the same talk of Chief McMurtry, and when all three change the talk to action and all get behind that action with the citizens’

cleaner than it has been for years. But, gentlemen of the key posts, we the citizens of Marion county and Indianapolis don't want any fudging. We want action. Clean out the gambling places and there will be no others in action. Stop the underworld grapevine of tipoffs. Let all of us back up the sheriff and prosecutor and chief of police in their talk and see that they really give us action.

DAILY THOUGHT

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even 80 the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.—I Corinthians 2:11,

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Pi TO City’ Alexander Ralston—the Indianapolis Journal said: “Mr. Ralston was a native of Scotland, but emi-

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tion in conferring but even on the humblest of the tion;. he would not willingly set foot upon a But his unsuspecting nature made him liable to position; his sanguine expectations were appointed.

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“HIS INDEPENDENT SPIRIT sometimes provoked opposition, and his extreme sensibility was frequently put to the severest trials. Though he stood alone Among us in respect to family, his loss will be long lamented.” : If you are anything like myself, a reading of the Journal's sober obituary leaves you wondering. It's maddening, for instance, not to know what the editor meant by “the pleasures and pains incident” to the life of the man who planned the city of Indianapolis with its unheard of wide streets and radiating ave-

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—You can tell by the way the Indiana Republicans shook the plum-tree on committee assignments that the state is doing all right here under the new regime. © ~*~ But just as individuals, like all the rest of us, senators and congressmen still have their own gripes. Like average citizens they are sweating just now over their income tax returns.

Common Worries

REP. FOREST A. HARNESS (R. Ind), for instance, worked fer two days with two internal revenue men trying to figure out how much he will be clipped by Uncle Sam in addition to the deducts. * It seems that last summer the Kokomo congressman bought a farm and on that farm there were some cows and from the cows he got some milk. The milk was sold by the tenant and the returns to Mr. Harness are taxable as additional income and as near as he can figure out, with all the high-powered help, is that it just turned out to be more cream for the tax collectors to skim off, After everything was figured out, Mr. Harness went to Johns Hopkins clinic in Baltimore and had two of the greatest doctors in the world work on him. It wasn't, as it might seem from this tale, that he was bitten by an income tax bug as. the late Heywood Broun used to say of Westbrook Pegler. But Mr. Harness was doubly glad to be resting awhile in the far-famed Hopkins hospital. Ever since he was injured in an automobilé accident last year he has suffered from an extremely painful crick in his neck and this he now is determined to have cured if possible. He admits that the inconie tax can also become a pain in the neck, but denies that basically it was the cause of his hospitalization. Mild-mannered Rep. Gerald W. Landis (R. Ind.) also has been sweating over his tax return. He had enough figures spread out on his desk the other day to wear out a lifetime pen. He had sent out an

Stay Away From

NEW YORK, Jan, 13.—The National Association of Bed Manufacturers—it should get lost—has started a campaign to interest the nation in bigger beds, because of the increasing height of our vitamin-enriched population. I know about big beds. I've got one. And I wish to warn the nation to stop and think twice before tampering with the size of its cot. Take a fool's advice, men, and leave well enough alone.

Connubial Bliss Blitzed

BEFORE THE WAR, I shared a sack which had a ridgepole in the middle, vicious iron spikes embedded in the mattress, and a razor sharp footboard which managed to wound me semi-mortally on an average of twice a week. After a three year spate of bunks, cots, hard ground, cold decks, and other bizarre nests, I came home with one determination. I was going to buy me the biggest, widest, longest bed I could find.

A kindly, paternal department store said sure, it ‘would make me a bed eight foot square, with a TBS (talk between ships) setup for connubial communication, built-in bookshelves and a small kennel for the puppy hidden under foot. What they charged for this I wouldn't even tell my diary, but it was only slightly cheaper than a mink coat. The only took four months to confect this beauty, but when it came it was worth the wait. It was so wide that, even on a clear day, I could barely spy my everloving on the other side. Things went smoothly enough, at first, because it was summer and we didn't need much covering. But then the minister of the exchequer began to brood about our skimpy spread. Certainly, she argued anybody who can afford such a baronial bed can afford a counterpane worthy of fts noble dimensions. A spread we bought—a gaudy, purple thing vast

Merchant Marine

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—There is anxiety in some quarters lest the new congress, in its search for items which can be eliminated from the President's 1048 budget, may try to economize at the expense of the American merchant marine, The total spending program calls for $37,528,000,000 which is more than 30 times our entire national debt at the outbreak of world war I. National defense accounts for $11,256,000,000. That item alone is approximately five times the 1915 debt. Search for economies, therefore, is natural and, wherever possible, desirable. Nevertheless, it imperils some of the vital, but less spectacular requirements.

Vital to National Defense

THE AVERAGE CITIZEN of the merchant marine mostly in terms of luxury liners, built for tourists with leisure to travel about the world. Tot It is, in fact, as much a part of the national defense as.the navy. Without the merchant marine, we could not have won the war, Not having adequate

“| shipping at the time of Pearl Harbor, we had to build

ships before we could deliver the knockout punch, Our war-built fleet of 4300 vessels cost iri excess of $17 billion, that is a lot more than it would have cost had we ‘built it in time of peace. Which means that it is economical to preserve an adequate merchant fleet, even if many of the ships lie idle, “Congress, however, generally has shied away from ‘such peacetime outlays. They looked extravagant. We once had the finest and fastest ships in the

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Suspicion Was Unfounded

TODAY IT 18 AN ESTABLISHED FACT that Alexander Ralston played no part in the conspiracy. time :

doubt, was true. This fact coupled wi cion that anybody who had ever known or Burr was looked upon as a conspirator, put ton in a mighty embarrassing position. Apparently, Mr. Ralston got out of his tight and lived long enough to win the esteem of e Body in Indianapols. However, it left scars. Journal's veiled obituary makes us aware of. them

have had its source in Ginger Rogers’ portrayal “The Magnificent Doll.” %

DEAR BOSS . . . By Daniel M. Kidney Congressmen Sweat Over Tax Returns

SOS for the feds but they hadn't arrived yet. In the interim he doped out his own idea of what should be déne- about taxes taking so much of your time as well as most of your money. Here is his scheme: He would raise present $500

personal exemptions to $1000 and up the dependent . . .

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the cryptic phrase, “his unsuspecting nature made

rate from $500 to $750. That is simple enough, bist

here is the clincher—he also would require the U. 8;

treasury to “provide an income tax form so simple”

that a congressman can figure it out all by himself.” That idea should be worth all the votes in the Seventh district, if Mr. Landis can just get it carried out. One of the congressmen, a non-Hoosier, says he has found the perfect labor-saving device for filling out his income tax return. He has a blond secretary who is addicted to cross-word puzzles. 80 he just lets her etch his in, As you know, the deadline for filing estimates is next Wednesday. As a sort of reward the Ine dianians here are all set to frolic the next night,

THussisy, Jan. 16, at a whingding at the Statler otel. :

Hoosier Frolic

IT 18 BEING STAGED by the Indiana state society of Washington of which REA Administrator Claude R. Wickard is president. The new house marjority leader, Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R. Ind) and freshman senator, William E. Jenner (R. Ind.), are to be special honor guests. In addition, Senator Homer E. Capehart and all the congressmen are also to be in the receiving line with their wives. There will be dancing and punch (without a punch) and Arthur Murray's dancers will

. cavort.

Any one from Indiana who has a dollar and a quarter left, after paying his income tax, can come, They are shooting for the fancy figure of 500. DAN KIDNBY

REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Ruark

the King-Size Sacks

enough to house an entire Arab family, and evaluated at roughly a dollar the square inch. Then the sheets didn't fit, with the result that each of us awoke, swaddled like mummies in the skimpy ordinary sheets that looked like stamps on an envelope when spread on our king-sized cot. Even with three sheets sewn together, there are fallow portions of the mattress. We now come to winter. It is cold. You need blankets. There are no blankets big.enough to fit this monstrosity. So you effect a patchwork of blankets, each easily. fiichable by the first bunkmate to roll over. Neteresult is you spend most evenings huddled in the very center, for warmth, and are even more crowded than two in a single twin bed, Ownership of one of these hyperthyroid pallets is fraught with nocturnal peril. The average man, by the time he achieves matrimony, has learned the exact dimensions of his bed, and may wander around after the lights are out with small fear of maiming himself. But an entirely new set of dimensions must be learned for this jumbo couch—which a sleep-addied male, suddenly abroad in his bare feet to catch the burglar or fetch a drink of water, invariably forgets, "It's The Upkeep' WE ARE CONTEMPLATING, I was told in a recent communique from the high command, new sheets, shaped to fit this mattressed stadium of ours, ditto blankets, and,. possibly, another spread. I have argued that the same amount of material would clothe most of ravaged Europe, and that the cost would buy a new Cadillac on the black market. I am shouting strictly into the wind. } Gentlemen, I urge you, think twice before you are cajoled into the purchase of a Hollywood sack. I$ isn't the original cost of this Frankenstein creation that drives ydu to the usurers—it’s the upkeep.

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms

Must Be Preserved

time our foreign trade had risen 700 per cent. Now there is a growing appreciation of the merchant maring’s role, both in war and peace. Congress knows—at least its leaders do—that an efficient maritime commission is vital to our shipping; that officer and seaman training should be continued; that a reserve fleet should be provided for and that new tone nage constantly is needed lest the fleet become obsolete.~ At the end of 1046, after some 1400 vessels had been added to those already laid up, we still had nearly 3000 ships approximating 30 million deadweight tons in commission. U. 8.-flag ships carried 75 per cent of our exports ahd 69 per cent of our imports, This was due, in part, to relief cargoes and partly to the fact that fewer foreign ships were competing, Experts believe, however, that we should be able to achieve our goal to carry at least 50 per cent of our foreign trade. : The United States badly needs a few crack liners, Critics assert that these are expensive luxuries. The British” have long led in luxury vessels. They admit

the Queen-type liners generally lose money but they :

also admit they more than get it back in advertising,

Snappy Ships Build Business

THEY ARE “PRESTIGE” builders. ‘Their names appear frequently in newspapers, hooks, fictions, magazines and Hollywood plots. You seldom, if ever, see American liners played up like that. Today our one big beauty is the America. We should have more. If we had, say shipping experts, they would act as magnets for more .

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