Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 January 1947 — Page 12

PASSING OF A HOOSIER

dead. terday afternoon, at the age of 67, leaving behind him many

"home of the one-time vice president.

ity in 1913 when Mr.

“Pr Marion Mal rates in Indiana, $5 a year; all other states, U. S. possessions Canada and Mexico, §7 cents a BE Give Light end thé People Will Find The Own Wey

MARK THISTLETHWAITE, genial and capable chief of LL "the Washington bureau of The Indianapolis News, is Mr. Thistlethwaite passed away in Washington yesmewspapermen and others who had felt thé impact of » genuinely gracious personality. It was no bromide to say of Mark Thistlethwaite that to know him was to love him. ‘Although he had been away from his native Indiana for many years, Mr. Thistlethwaite kept alive a deep personal as well as professional interest in Hoosierland. His last visit here was in March of 1946, when he made the princi- | pal address at a Tom Marshall dinner at Columbia City,

Mr. Marshall's secretary during his term as governor, Mr. Thistlethwaite went to Washington in the same capac- | Marshall became vice president and Woodrow Wilson became President. In 1921, at the change of administrations, Mr. Thistlethwaite returned to his for mer occupation of journalism, as a member of The News staff in Washington, where he had made his home since. He became head of the bureau in 1935 on the death of James P. Hornaday; another eminent Hoosier. journalist who, like Mark Thistlethwaite, was known for his kindliness and craftsmanship. ; = - ” = : HIS years of Washington reporting, Mr, Thistlethwaite 4 was honored by election as president of the Gridiron club, exclusive organization of top capital correspondents. Indeed, it was his untiring efforts over the past 16 years as manager of the famous Gridiron dinners that contribu- | ted greatly to his impaired health. | The Times wishes to express its sympathy to Mrs. Thistlethwaite for the loss of her husband and to its contemporary, The Indianapolis News, and to alk of Journalism for the loss of an esteemed colleague.

NEW STATE POLICE HEAD X7ITH appointment yesterday of Col. R. R. Rossow, ¥V retired regular army officer and former head of Culver Military academy, as superintendent of state police, Indiana should be able to look forward with confidence to increased _efficiency in that department of government. Col. Rossow will succeed Austin R. Killian, Lafayette, whose title of “colonel” was created at the time Mr. Killian took over the job of directing the state police. Mr. Killian has resigned after a flurry of charges against high officials of the de) tment. ima se A AG nt ans 4 ® ‘ There has been a breakdown in the effective operation of the state police that can be corrected only by sound ~ organization and direction from the top. From our past observations of Col. Rossow, we believe he probably is the man to provide that direction. In naming Col. Rossow, Governor Ralph F. Gates said that appointment of an army man—Kknown as a strict disciplinarian and an administrative expert—was the only way to snap the state police department out of a morale . depression that has been accompanied by frequent outbreaks of charges and investigations. / Col. Rossow now is in San Jose, Cal. He will report for duty Feb. 1. The new head of the state police should have complete support in bringing the organization to a high level of - efficiency. :

INTOLERABLE STRIKES

BRITAIN'S labor government faces a crisis because of its uge of troops against an unauthorized strike of food truck drivers. Soldiers were hauling meat for hungry Londoners Monday, and the governmerit was prepared to use marines, sailors and even air force men, if necessary, to insure continued movement of food. Sympathy strikes by members of other unions were reported in several cities. Nobody can be happy about such a situation. But it illustrates. a fact as pertinent to the United States as it is to Great Britain—namely that there are some strikes

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ABOUT STREETCAR HEAD"

"Young Girl's Clear Thinking [ZT rou A Seas

Gives Example of Being Fair"

By John Cobb, 429 N. Moreland st. 1 sincerely hope you are able fo find room for this little bit of praise for A Teen-Ager. I have been a reader of this paper for 10 years and am also from Kentucky. I sincerely believe that the letter of the 15-year-old girl of Greencastle was the most unselfish and showed the kindest and also the wisest attitude of any person regardless of age that I have had the pleasure of reading. If this young lady has a feeling such as this in her heart she will go far toward making this state and this

tween two states make any difference in the people if the feeling in their hearts is right. There are bound to be a few quick-tempered ahd narrow-minded people in every state and country. If we could all feel as the girl of Greencastle there would be no room for argument. T'm very proud of both states and ashamed of neither. It's too bad lwe can't all from both states be as broadminded as our young lady of 15. In thé ‘years to come she should go far with an attitude such as this.

Editor's Note: Mr. Cobb sounds a good note on which to terminate the Forum argument about whether

Generally speaking, we believe they do. No more letters on the subject,

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By Mrs. RB. P. Caldwell, Speedway It may bring down wrath upon my head, but I must agree, at least in part, with Adopted Hoosier’s views on the manners of Indianapolis men.” I've had too many. of them jab me in the ribs and push me aside to get a seat on a bus, for instance. All these rugged females who have been writing in will not agree with me, but I actually would appreciate it if a man should give me a seat, or open a heavy door for me, or take off his hat in an elevator. I'm a Hoosier born and bred, and have always lived here. I work for my living, and do not expect to have men getting up to offer me a seat, but I admire them when they do. It sometimes seems to me when going ‘home in the evening that all the men in the bus are sitting’ down and looking smug, and all the women are standing up looking tired. \ ; I notice the men aren’t writing in to defend themselves—the women even have to do that for them.

which no government, however friendly to organized labor, can tolerate if it is to remain a government. Much is said #bout the right to strike. Donald R. Richberg, speaking this week in Washington, said that there were strikes our government should forbid. Mr. Richberg spent a large part of his life as an attorney for labor unions, and helped to draft several federal laws to protect the rights of labor. He has come to believe that certain abuses of these rights must be outlawed by congress. The report of his address appears on Page 17 of The Times today.

FIRST MOVE IN MAYOR RACE

ALTER BOETCHER, Democratic county chairman, : has. named a seven-member platform committee to outline the issues on which his party’s candidate for mayor

will seek nomination in May and election in November.

Most of the letters have been de-

country a much’ better place in which to live. After all, this is a great country, so how can a stream of water be-

lack of manners. Of course, the Kentucky girl's letter wasn't exactly mannerly either. I don’t think a little more courtesy would hurt any of us. Of course, Indianapolis men aren't always rude—far from it. In twenty years of riding streetcars and busses every day, I distinctly remember two men who have given me a seat. I wish the Kentucky girl the same luck, and would like to tell her that here is one Hoosier who has no wish to insult her. » ® » “CRITICS HITTING HARD AT THAT KENTUCKY LASS” By E. C. Brown, Claypeol hetel I have been reading and follow-. ing the funny correspondence appearing-in the Hoosier Forum by reason of the letter written by Adopted Hoosier, and to the average person one would think it really does sound funny. But maybe pot too funny if and when the real facts become known. As you are no

along with the three states bordering on its north is given up to be the “finest country in the world” and has produced any number of great people in all walks. And that goes for the sweet Kentucky lass otherwise known as Adopted Hoosier, the criticism now being heaped upon her notwithstanding. Like myself, she is no doubt ready to agree that the state of Indiana certainly has its true and correct name for it is crammed and jammed full of “Hoosiers” like nobody’s business. 1 don’t miss any issues of The Times, which I consider the best paper of them all ” ” #" “WHY SPEND TAXES ON STATE BOOK MATCH AD?” By Inquisitive Taxpayer, Indianapolis.

why in the name of common sense should the state of Indiana spend

fending Hoosier manners, yet the very letters themselves prove their

Side Glances—By Galbraith

silliness?

doubt aware, the state of Kentucky, |

A taxpayer is wondering: Just

hard-to-get taxes on books of matches. Just who authorizes such

Stimulus for this first move in the mayoralty race comes from the investigation by Prosecutor Judson L. Stark of alleged hook-ups between gamblers and certain . policemen whereby the gamblers reportedly received protection. In the inquiry, Mr. Stark is receiving the co-opera-5 tion of the head of the board of public safety and the chief It is to be hoped that both the Democrats and the cans will place the weight of their local ‘organiza1 aggressive candidates for mayor who are coping with the problems of this growing

new faces would be welcome in the parties, and are hopeful that each

candidate that whichever political Indianapolis will win in obtaining

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By LR, Indianapelis Here's a bus rider's dream a lal

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One evening around 5 p.m. Harry | Reid, head of Indianapolis Rail-| ways, grew tired of counting all! the money derived from mnot-so-recent fare hike, and decided to go slumming. Yes siree, Harry heard vague rumors of bus riders’ complaints of his service, etc, and decided to see how the other half lived or got home after a day's work. If you haven't already guessed it, dear readers, he picked out a route by. closing his eyes and having one of his helpers raise his arm to the city route map, and what do you know—you guessed ift—he picked the S. Meridian line. So incognito, of course, he “crossed the tracks” and as an added bit of pravado had his chauffeur drive him downtown where he took his place on the platform and waited for a S. Meridian bus. Oh brother, how he waited. As he shifted from one foot to the other, he was in such a glow of pride for his self-sacrifice it was quite awhile before he was aware of the muttering around him. One uncouth fellow actually cursed at the tardiness of the bus. Then the bus came and in my dream Harry got on the first one, but of course, you realize this is’ but a dream, even so he, gets a break. As fate or my dream would have it, the poor fellow had to stand. While he was being pushed, pummeled and-stepped on by South Side “Okies,” an idea was born. Not for| better service and more busses, not for a reduction in fare. No, not that, | for by the time he had ridden to| the end of the line Mr. Reid had| gathered enough material from remarks made by irate housewives and laborers that he decided to write a book. A saga of the South Side, he

was an immediate success. Mr. Reid retired to live off the bounty from his book and revel in the adulation of the public which heretofore he had been missing. s t J s 3 . “WAKE UP, AMERICA, FOR TOMORROW MAY BE LA _E” By Roy Curts, 228 N. New Jersey Monday I read in The Times an article by Marquis Childs that the atomic bomb cannot be kept secret forever. In another column I gather that our local crime wave is getting out of hand, and still another article by Mr. Reed explains that

venile delinquency. And last, it by no means least, I read that me Antarctic explorers, with Byrd, were rescued from some icy wastes and said as all men say when snatched from the grim reaper—God was surely with us, With the co-operation of the press and radio, churche are trying to educate people in order to prevent these sordid things from happening but how much ‘success can they have? Pitiful and tragic is right. Begining here in our own ‘ty, America had better wake up today, for tomorrow may be too late. ~ » n n p ; “INDIANA TAXPAYER IS BETWEEN DEVIL, DEEP SEA” By D. 8. G.,, University ave. \ The Republicans won in the last election by a promise to reduc bureaucratic reckless spending, and congress is making some pretense that indicates they might do something progressively.” In Indiana, the Republicans are the very opposite,

raising taxes. This leaves an Indi-

in ‘Indiana and the nationally.

DAILY THOUGHT

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The Saturday Herald, a editor at the time. The contributing cause famous Charley Ross kidnaping

Kim, was the youngest son of Christian prosperous Philadelphia merchant. On J two New York crooks lured the kid to take ride, the ostensible purpose of which was fireworks for the impending appeared to make sense torthe 4-year-old boy. : it was such a perfect lure that, to this day, the YITSALZ TTR torians of Manhattan's underworld cite it as the LTS YP) bona fide example of a New Yorker tricking » / " "| Philadelphian, rg

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CHARLEY'S FATHER OFFERED every cent he had for the return of his son, and the newspapers did

all they could to heip him, but despite the publicity given the case, Charley Ross was riever found. In the 72 'yéars that have elapsed sinée the kidnaping, more | than 600 persons have claimed to be Charley Rogs, and others still appear at the rate of two or three a . year, but none has produced the necessary proof -de-

manded by the flat-footed and matter-of-fact Phila-

: delphia police.

Well, on April 1, 1876—two years after the kidnaping took place (at which time the case was still fresh in everybody's mind)—there appeared in the Herald a

|. IN WASHINGTON « « « By Marquis Childs

Trying to 'C WASHINGTON, Jan, 15.—~We Americans tend to believe that all evils can he cured by law. Under that delusion we have made some terrible mistakes. One of the worst was prohibition, That was a

whopper. It dealt the whole movement for temperance and moderation a blow from which it bas never recovered. From the tragic prohibition era we inherited a lawless gangsterism that is still a curse. We may be about to make another mistake like prohibition. We may try to cure our “labor troubles” by law. And the result may be just as dismal, just as disastrous, as prohibition. 3

Consider Workability of Laws

THE NEW CONGRESS will pass a revised Case bill within a few weeks. It can probably be passed over the President's veto, should Mr. Truman decide to send it back to Capitol Hill. A bill banning the closed shop has been introduced, and another outlawing nation-wide collective bargaining. Many features in the revised Case bill are long overdue. It outlaws the jurisdictional strike, which more than anything else has set the general public against organized labor. It outlaws secondary boycotts. It penalizes those who call wildcat strikes. It - provides for financial accounting by unions fo the secretary of labor and to the union membershigh, Heart of the measure, however, is the five-member federal mediation board which would be superimposed on the present U. 8. conciliation service. When this board intervened in a dispute, both employer and employee would have to keep on under the old terms of work for a maximum of 60 days. : The board would, of course, make every effort to settle the dispute during the 60 days. But in that period there could be neither a strike nor a lockout. In the long hearings on the Case bill last year,

REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C: Ruark Evolution of a Modern Music Master

NEW YORK, Jan. 15—Young Henry Reichhold asked the people in the Ford plant for a raise, amounting to 40 cents a day, and it was refused. So Henry quit and went in business for himself. Because of this, Henry has a symphony orchestra, a music magazine, a radio program, several million dollars, and a virtual monopoly in the synthetic resin field. He has acquired three chattels since 1928, the year Ford officials deemed him unworthy of that 40-cent raise. Mr. Reichhold also played a fiddle as a youth. That is part of the story too.

'Let Us Have Music’

IT PLEASES MR. REICHHOLD, born and educated in Germany, to reflect that the basic material of his vast chemical industry is air, which is free, and available to everybody. When the Detroit symphony fell on its face four | years ago, because of acute lack of funds, Mr. Reich- | hold made himself a mental bet he could gratify his musical cravings while simultaneously not losing much money. He had an idea that people who make good music should not be forced to depend on handouts from wealthy patrons. Mr. Reichhold gambled { an initial $250,000 of his cultural earnings, and the | Detroit symphony went back to work, eating money | guaranteed. Mr. R., knocked off being a music-

| lover and reverted to hard-headed business reasoning which has made him the he-coon of the resin league. He pared overhead. He bought a music magazine, started to sell jt for half a buck a copy. He put the

‘WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms A

France Faces

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—This week France's fourth republic will make its real ‘debut. Its new

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! council of the republic and its new national assembly

| meet in joint session tomorrow to_elect its first presidént and thus will begin a crisis, solution of which. will mean much to Europe and the world. i The presidential election ‘will be held Thursday at Versailles, traditional meeting place for the joint session. There are several possibilities but only one avowed candidate—Socialist head of the national assembly, M. Vincent Auriel—and he generally is needed: the inside. track. Which might seem strange Because in recent elections his party came in a poor third after the Communists and the Popular Republicans. !

Canriot Achieve Unity THE WHOLE FRENCH SITUATION is strange. In the Versailles congress there will be 886 seats, not

counting 47 belonging to the council of the republic (the old senate) which, as this was written, had not

affiliated groups hold 260; MRP and affiliated groups 240; Socialist 153; Edouard Herriot bloc 103, the rest scattered among minor parties. Normally the Communists, largest single blce, might be expected to put forward the odds-on candidate. But in France as elsewhere the inclination is to split into Communist and non-Communist elements, and the Communists have somewhat less than 30 per cent of the seats in the congress. .As the extreme leftists and the moderate MRP don’t seem able to collaborate, and as the Socialists are reluctant

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thoroughfare between Washington and Market sts. now known as Court st. More surprising, however, is the historical fact that, more than T0 years ago, Mr, Harding should have thought up the word “Hollywood” to designate the detective who found Charley Ross in Indianapolis. Wonder why modern editors don't have imagination of Mr. Harding.

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' Labor lis by Law

union leaders argued that in effect the law would be a compulsory-arbitration,; no-strike law. The weapon of the, strike can be used to get gains only when the rank and file of a union feel deeply enough to walk

"of workability should be seriously considered. A law that is unenforceable is worse than no law.at all. A

‘effort to compel arbitration.

been filled. Of these 886 seats, the Communists and

out of their jobs. Such a pitch of feeling does not

endure for long.

There is another consideration that touches not union members alone, but all of us. Is such a 60day cooling off period enforceable? Would the law be workable on any practical basis of operation? Or would it breed defiance and a new kind of law? In

the extended labor hearings Which the Republicans. |i

will hold after passage of the Case bill, this question

law that requires a vast enforcement bureaucracy may produce more evils than those it was meant to cure, as we should have learned from prohibition, In the countries that have been most successful in organizing collective bargaining, there has been no

Run Risk of Lawlessness

ONE TROUBLE IS THAT for 14 years organized ment. That has made for every kind of excess—ex- - cesses which unions are only now slowly and reluctantly moving to correct. Depending on government-enforced closed-shop agreements, unions have too often failed to do the kind of democratic organizing job that makes for solidity and stability. The crutch has been altogether too convenient and too readily available. But to try by law abruptly to switch the balance of power is a very risky experiment. It risks disorder and lawlessness. It risks the final penalty of a government strait-jacket forced onto all collective bargaining and therefore onto most of the economy.

symphony to work cutting records which, naturally, he pressed from his own plastics. He started his own booking eéircuit, bought the Detroit music hall for a starter. He set up a concert bureau, and to be sure he hadn't missed apy bets, offered prizes aggregating $32,000 for symphonic compositions, and finally acquired a radio program. . Whatever money the various enterprises earn is pitched back into the common pot.” The symphony now is 80 per cent self-supporting, and he figures that this year will see it in the black.

His new program, “The Sunday Eventig Hour,” :

got under way last week. He chose, of all times, from 8 to 9 p. m., operating in opposition to Charlie McCarthy and Fred Allen, . Mr. Reichhold was bland: He didn’t want the type of audience that listened to McCarthy and Allen. It wouldn't spend 50 cents for his magazine. ’ _“We give 'em an hour of straight music, and no commentaries by people with cultured voices,”” said he. “Let us ‘have music.” wg

Patron for Free

NOW HE IS TALKING about international tours and a Detroit repertorie theater and Lord knows what all. He seems to think that his round-robin of records; radio, magazine and booking circuit will even< tually allow him to be a patron of the arts for free.

In support of his theory, I tan cite’the pact that a

friend of mine once bought a restaurant because he was tired of being pushed around by headwaiters, and has been getting rich on it ever since,

New Political Crisis

to side with either alone, they checkmate gpe another. Rc fw : Candidates from all’ these parties almost certainly will be put forward Thursday. Gen. Chaxles.. de Gaulle probably will receive -support despite his refusal to “run,” saying he could not consent “to preside in impotence over any impotent state.” The general contends that the new constitution takes all power from the president without making up for it elsewhere. \ ? No matter who is elected. president, France's troubles will be far from ended. The new president must choose a premier; the national assembly must okay the nominee; the premier must select a cabinet and the cabinet must win a vote of confidence. in the assembly. All that will be far from easy. Yet only then can France tackle the tremendous job ahead.

World Peace in Balance ‘WHAT FRANCE DESPERATELY NEEDS is a

government of national union, s government com- _

posed of the biggest brains. of all factions, each de voted to the interests of the nation without thinking of self or party. And that seems out of the question at this time. The Communists wish to get control for themselves and the majority fear what might happen if they did. ; : Today the allies: are about to begin peace with Germany, That is the crux of European peace. France should be present with the backing of a strong, united people. Her security is at stake, and without French security, it is no exaggeration to say remain

that the peace of Europe and the world will in the balance.

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