Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1947 — Page 12

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BE Give Light ana the People Will Fine Their On Wey

- - ” TF there is one man on the Indianapolis police force whose

. chief of police right at the moment when the integrity. of the whole police department is under fire, and while serious charges of graft and corruption by policemen are under official investigation. = 3 1 ‘a », uN ys » are quite certain that Mayor Tyndall did not so in- *¥ tend it, but nevertheless the inference drawn by the general public inevitably will be that Mr. McMurtry was somehow involved in this scandal, or somehow responsible for it. The truth is he was neither involved in it nor responsible for it, even though it did continue to develop while ! he was chief, There can be no responsibility for the breakdown of | any department upon the man who is only its nominal head, ’ / without full authority to assign his own subordinates and J to deal with its personnel and its problems. Mr. McMurtry,| = / as chief of police, has not had that authority. Chief Sanders, who succeeds him, however able he may be, can't clean up this police force with his hands tied, either. Certainly an overwhelming majority of the city’s policemen want, most of all, to be good policemen, and do| | /

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working in fear of influences that should never affect any policeman, and shoved around by a crooked minority in

their jobs honestly and well. Instead they find themselves league with the city’s tin-horn underworld. : Hoos er

I. do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death your right to say it." — Voltaire.

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For years there was a rule in the department forbid-

pool room or any of the spots that want to pay tribute for '

‘ of each such entry by the man who entered. Then vice enforcement was turned over to the vice squad, a smaller

tions. For some reason. this appears to have been aban- | doned, and policemen in uniform are now a common sight in

mate purposes their continued appearance in such places is bound to lead to suspicion, at least.

We have never questioned, and we do not now question, i=in,

If new teachers are to be at-

partment free from eorruption and incompetence in a city raised. ‘The average teacher's sal-

; fm an SOT ES (to about $1100 preunder a system that can make a man a patrolman today he In pa urchins

day without even the formality, of consultation with the : > : board of safety, whe Sbandoned in ihe “United States. It would be a miracle if a department of 500 policemen {Indiana has had its share. without security, without assurance of earned advancement, at The Sta is Jat without sure reward for good performance or penalty for children's educational opportunities. bad did not develop some grafters, some patrol-wagon poli- | WhY are so many leaving and so ticians, and a fair sprinkling of free-lance prima donnas on sion? The answer is salary* the make. And there haven't been such miracles.

what is left of our tattered and unworkable merit plan and ee etc, would we

» _present situation, and these we respectfully offer to Mayor them on their way?

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its personnel and its assignments. If he isn't capable of |tirement and those 2500 unlicensed

k . : lassroom teachers. . being trusted with such authority he shouldnt be chief of ’ The teacher = the center of a police,

| successful school. z : : : .. . (good the building and furnishings, TWO: Give Chief Sanders a clear outline of adminis- the efficiency of the administration tration policy, and hold him completely responsible for its Or the wishes of the officials, the being carried out | classroom teacher is to do the real . {job if that boy or girl prospers by THREE: Demand that he produce a police force free (HiS school work. Give teachers a

aie «Ce living wage and school systems fifrom graft and scandal, disciplined, and efficient. | Bg which they oo nightly

FOUR: Guarantee him, in return, complete freedom. deserve, a .

from political pressures great or small, and from political “QUIT UNION AFTER interference from inside the administration. {UNSAVORY INCIDENTS” a {By Former Union Member, Indianapolis « ; = =z = I have, been a reader of the REALLY able police chief, with such a green light, can ‘Hoosier Forum for many years. I swiftly mould the Indianapolis department into the also have been an employee of kind of organization we believe the mayor wants, and ‘we [4Bk-Belt Co. for five years. 1

h . =~ served my stretch in the navy also. know the people of Indianapolis want. The greatest police | I have read many beefs about L.

out it,

. EDUCATION FOR UNITY

A PROVISIONAL Council for Unity has been ®organized in Indianapolis to help eradicate intolerance, and its first action was to inform Governor Ralph F. Gates today of its\support of the anti-hate bill pending in the senate. ' The council is headed by a dynamic Protestant national leader who has little use for the Ku Klux Klan and other subversive groups which sow the seeds of disunity, He is Dr. James A. Crain, executive secretary of the department of social welfare of the United Christian Missionary society, which maintains national headquarters in, Indianapolis. Purpose of the council is to educate intolerance out of

folk, if that be possible. It recognizes that the anti-hate

legislation, slated for passage, would be ineffective unless the citizenry of the state as a whole was imbued with | Beater Wdebstanding of his fellows, € time has come,” says the head of the isi | council, “to present a united front against all — inal | tolerance, bitterness and hatred based on differences of | | race, color, creed or point of national origin. The pending bill is only the first of a series of steps which need to be taken to protect Indiana from Talmadgeism and Bilboism.” | As Dr. Crain observed, passage of the bill will place | Indiana in the vanguard of the states which have had fe re , face-to-face the forces which contribute |

st encouraging aspects bf the movement ‘a majority of those who have par- |

entative of all phases of commu. | imbued with the knowledge that |

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ding a uniformed policeman from entering a tavern or a "We Must Pay Teachers Adequately

“protection,” except in line of duty, and requiring a report 10 Prevent Schools Deterioration"

: _ By Ora C. Terry, Shoals ; If the schools system of Indiana is to keep pace with and ad grou trusted men re easily accountable i to the level it should be, something must be done immediately. Indiana’ scertain .ward chairman to per- : p of ted ore cam y for Hs ac- | ranks 17h among the states I salaries paid thers teachers. ons - per The Indiana State, Teachers association is sponsoring a legislative program that will lift Indiana oyt of that rut into which it has drifted. | to present my view.

_ free from crime: ~The job is just beyond human capabilities [27 Is about $1700, WHish™s. Sumi]

and chief tomorrow and back on the prowl car the next [vears. there had been better thant ; Pp 700,000 teachers left the profession several poor episodes, I told them |Cratic Chairman Walter Boetcher

replacing it with a proper police civil service system. Until have, if it were not for the loyal) “LEGALIZE GAMBLING AND that can be done, several steps could be taken to relieve the | teacher who had a part in starting LET NATURE TAKE COURSE

If we make the profession finan- : cially attractive, more and better to say I told you so, but didn’t I?! os : : . (qualified teachers will be ence ONE: Give Chief Sanders full authority over the in- the field. Indiana must Se ternal operation of the police department, its organization, [those 2300 teachers eligible for "| The state says it needs money|a respected member of his com- |

badly, who doesn’t? So why not: MuRity and in the past rendered )

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executive who ever lived could hardly get such a result with- ‘B-and the C. I. O. . I am a firm won't change them.

Carnival —By Dick Turner ~~ = -

“QUESTION CLAYCOMBE ON VOTERS’ BOARD RULING”

By John J, Gorman, Democratic Chairman 4th precinet, 24th ward, City

With reference to the recent statements of Judge Lloyd D. Clay-

|combe regarding the qualifications form a public service, I would like

This well-known member of ‘our

oe i iti. | Every friend of education throughout this state of ours should get behind any dive in town. Whether or not they are there for legiti- | ** usakion twos ip re to legal fraternity says in effect that bring about needed results, but I think if the need is shown to our | Ira Buttz, Democratic chairman of legislators they surely can realize the condition our educational system

| _ the sincere intent of Mayor Tyndall to operate a police de- tracted, minimum salaries must be!

the 24th ward has a close connection with partisan politics, and on, if does not have the necessary edubeliever in a union, if this union is Tun right. I joined a few years cation to perform the duties that ago, gave a shop steward my ini- ‘¢ Job requires:

mon “| Mr. Buttz is not a lawyer and Maton Joes and 4 ih op i%o In| does not have the legal training

| Oh yes, T was just a member of {or the judiciary. Mr. Butts was

After | recommended for the job by Demo-

~for- about one week.

where to go. ~iand if he is not qualified for this I. never could figure what we have | Particular job “there are plenty a union for unless it is to keep the |Other appointees how holding polit-no-goods that won't work ical jobs in the court house .that

* future | fired. True, we did get a 16c [Should quit at once. jneing in pay, but 90 per ers of us| I know Judge Claycombe and have t taking home less money. We |? fine regard for his integrity and

eax i lability but I would like to know few entering the teaching profes- can't get overtime. And look what | "we a about three months off ROW close he was to partisan poli-| Have we ever stopped to realize on strike, . > : : a withhol for ob- (City council by and through the That can be cured, and should be cured, by scrapping | ia: ‘caching ls the parent on ast Niliuwls ny have my job, efforts of the precinct and ward

tics when he was elected to the

chairmen of his own party. Ira. Buttz completed his grade school education, By Carroll Collins, Indianapolis honor student from high school, How well I know it is never polite and to supplement this he has two ‘additional years of college equivalency.

Stark is bluffing about gambling

and won't ever prosecute. family man of exemplary habits,

legalize gambling and let poor old JIE a 3 Sificlont serine lo the Uncle Sammy take the rakeoff?| He is the Democratic chairman You can't stop it, you all know that of the 24th’ ward which is Wayne for gambling is a natural as living.! township - inside - Indianapolis. It We all take gambles with life,| was his leadership in no small mealiberty, safety, marriage, children, gyre that helped to keep Wayne jobs and what not? The big gamble | township Democratic as it has been is petty politicians telling tax payers for 26 yeafs. ' what they can do. It reminds me | Zn. of a story during prohibition. A “BELL{GERENCE CAUSES group of very dry ladies attended a MANY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS” meeting and was served punch. They all clamered around to wet

YB. HP, Salem st. ; " Here's a little drama I witnessed

the receipt if ‘was delightful, de< while driving to work the other]

licious, refreshing but what they day. A driver on the inside lane didn’t know was it had a half pint edged into the outside lane preparof good whisky in it. What fools atory to making a right hand turn these mortals be. You can fool some |several blocks ahead . There was of the people but remeber when (sufficient room for Him in the outthey do wake up, elections become side lane but the driver next in landslides and all’ the recounts line had to ease up on the throttle to let him in. I watched the second driver. A flush spread slowly over his face. . He clamped his teeth down on a cigar. I could see his gorge rising like that of a 4-year-old who finds a playmate blocking his way. The signal at the next intersection turned red and traffic halted. {That is, all except the second driver. Squeezing his car Between the outside line and’ parked cars, he pulled alongside the car that had edged in .front of him and cut in so that his front fender ground against that of the first driver. Then he halted his car and glowered at the first driver. Apparently sensing the unreason- - |ableness of this enraged motorist, {the first driver looked straight (ahead and waited -after the light {changed for the angry man to | barge ahead. { I hope that the angry man arrived at work with a feeling of complete satisfaction and that his temper calmed down in time to enjoy his dinner. I wish—but I know it's not. possible~that he also would realize that his is the kind of belligerent action that ac- | counts for a number of accidents on the streets and highways.

DAILY THOUGHT

The Lord God is my. strength, and He will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and He will make me to’ walk upon high -places.—Ha~ bakkuk 3:19. ’

2 THEN’ conquer we must when our | cause it is just.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The theme in White House is “Hearts and Flowers” pi oe lacking when the Republican leaders visited the President was a few rose petals to strew in the path of the smiling. visitors. : This is definitely the honeymoon. How | t last is quite another matter. Sg 1 win The Republicans have bumped up against the facts of life. The paean of “triumph with which this session of congress began has subsided. As a matter of fact, the reaction seems to be a sound one.

Action Reveals Real Intention

FOR ONE THING, unreconstructed -McKinl Republicans of the stamp of Rep. Harold Fs have been told to take a back seat. At the beginning of the session, Rep. Knutson talked as though he would fix policy with a 20 pér cent cut in income taxes and abolition of the wartime excise taxes. Conscientious men with convictions that are not grounded in the remote past—Reps. Wadsworth and Herter of | New York—have been placed on the house rules committee. : ; Just how much this means, events in the future

everything is rosy. He has some justification for his belief. But if he is counting on the honeymoon, continuing for an indefinite period, he is likely to be disillusioned. Zz When it comes to slashing the President's budgetary requests, there are two. key spots to watch. More than anything else they will show Republican intentions, Sa 7 The first, and most significant, is the appropriation for the national labor relations board. Republican leaders have indicated they. would not revise the | Wagner act at this session; they would thus refrain from taking the step that organized labor most fears But there is more than ope way to alter the intention and effectiveness of a law. One method is by paring down the funds necessary to administer it. This method has proved highly effective in the past. 4

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Governor Ralph F. Gates wisely did that last week when he selected a retired regular army officer to : of the slough

However, ‘ there are important political aspects, too . . . ranging from a desire to smear the Tyndall

will show. Mr. Truman is reported to believe that

they would level a few fast shots at the city adminis.

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surely a specific case, © public should not be misled by the hulla Of the present , . . it should watch for the reo On that basis, Judgment can be made, And investigation should determine the higher-ups who benefit financially and politically by the: pro tection that is being paid.

IN WASHINGTON + « « By Marquis Childs a ~ Budget Slashes Can Trim Activities

For the current fiscal year, the labor board asked for $4,746,900. Congress cut 15 per cent It was flecesty to reduce the personnel of the board by 28 per

For the fiscal year that begins on June 30 board has asked congress for $7,084,000. That hi like a big jump. But the fact:is. that the board, with its present personnel, has been snowed under by an Svel-miressing number of cases. e current year, the board will get 11 to 18,000 cases. This reflects the oral Ta of A. F. of L and C. IO. in the South. It reflects a great increase in ufilon activity with the war's end. When the government year ends on June 30, the labor board will’ have a backlog of 10,000 unfinished cases. It is in order to clear away this bagklog that

Monopoly Control Is Issue

ATTORNEY GENERAL TOM CLARK has asked for $2,500,000 for anti-trust for the next fiscal year, For the current year, the division $1,900,000. The increase must cover a pay-incresse of more than $200,000 a year for present employees made mandatory by congress. In relation to the problem of monopoly control, the amount .is pitifully small. As Wendell Berge, head of the anti-trust division, pointed out in a recent speech, the concentration of economic power in this country is increasing above any previous crest of monopoly in our history. Whether practice follows the fine preachments on free enterprise will be determined when congress takes up the anti-tryst ape propriation.

SAGA OF INDIANA . . . By William A. Marlow

Southerner Becomes Honest Hoosier

| IN 1835, President Andrew Jackson said:, “He Is an honest man. I have known him Jong.” | * /Nearly 2200 years before, Diogenes, the Greek | Cynic philosopher, was carrying a lantern through

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# the streets of Athens in the daytime. On being asked Be Bs a Jwabiding clusen, ¥| lo.vhe was looking for, he said?” “T am Yooking for

{ an honest man.” ! That stretch of the centuries, and the words of these two men at each end of the stretch, stress { how rare and difficult it sometimes seems to men who are wise in the ways of the world to find an | honest man. :

| Third Son by Third Marriage

| PRESIDENT JACKSON'S words came without | hesitation in blunt, straight-forward fashion, as he walked into his office at the White House one day to | ind his cabinet in puzzled disagreement over an

appointment,

flicting claims under various Indiana treaties. The claims involved amounted to mpre than $500,000. Speculators were deeply interested, caring only for their own pocketbook. or The difficulty of the whole matter, however, boiled down to getting, above all things, an honest man to adjust the claims. Once President Jackson understood the situation, he blurted right out: “Gentlemen, I will tell you whom to appaint. Appoint Gen. Howard of Indiana. He is an honest man, I have known him long.” Tilghman A. Howard was born near Pickensville, in northwestern South Carolina, Nov, 14, 1797, one of the few men who pioneered in Indiana out of the deep South.

. His father was a Baptist minister. By an unusual

* WASHINGTON, Jan, 21.—Vitally important changes in our relations with Latin America are regarded as certain soon after Gen. George C. Marshall gets organized as secreatry of state. These changes, however, will be more in the way of approach than of policy. They will be designed to strengthen and to implement the good neighbor policy and to promote increasing inter-American cooperation along the lines suggested by Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg (R. Mich.), recently at Cleveland. Secretary Marshall is known to place great importance on close co-operation among the nations of the new world. . J He is expected, therefore, soon to urge: (1) The holding of the several-times postponed inter-Ameri-can meeting at Rio de Janeiro and, (2) the imple~ mentation ‘of the Act of Chapultepec by (3) the standardization of armaments all the way from Canada to Argentina. a As army chief of staff during world war II, th

/| general came to realize the supreme importance of

co-operation among the Americas. Now, as secretary of state, he is expected to do everythirig he can to. make hemispheric defense something more than a blueprint. : Security Depends on All . ; WARS NOWADAYS become world wars. The se-

curity of any of the 'Americas depends upon the security of all of them. In this atomic age, an

sgn ihe ap : ’ And this be our motto, “In God is enemy foothold anywhere from Alaska to Tierre will promote unity, : | Let dis be de lost Hime d hata fh youse,.Pet—don't never soll ” ¥ :

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coincidence, his son Tilghman was the third son by a third marriage of both his father and his mother. When he was two years old, his mother died. His halfbrother, John McElroy, raised him in Byncombe county, North Carolina. : : At 20, he was in Newport, in eastern Tennessee, where he clerked in a store, studied law, and at 27 was elected to the state senate, At this time he was also chosen a member of the staff of Governor Sam Houston, later a United States senator, and governor of Texas, with whom he formed a warm friendship that lasted a lifetime, In 1828, he was a presidential elector from Tennessee. In 1830, Howard moved to Bloomington, Ind, and in 1833, he moved to Rockville. He died at Washing ton, Tex, Aug. 14, 1844, while serving as charge d'affaires to the republic of Texas. About the time he moved to Rockville, President Jackson, unsolicited, appointed him district attorney for Indiana, -and in 1839 he was elected to congress from the seventh congressional district. :

‘Howard Educated Himself

BUT HE MISSED the :background: of: a good home, had no money except what he earned. He educated himself. Every personal contact he ever made—in business, politics, public office—~brought him friendship and honor that was substantia] and high. A great mountain and a great man are picturesque and imposing. But abundant crops, the.coal and gas, the mines. of gold and: iron, the.riches of the earth that make human civilization great—none of these come from the mountain top. Tilghman A, Howard and his kind are the riches out of which ‘democracy in America rises to the world’s heights. ; .

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms Boral Latin Policy Is Due for a Change

But if Canada uses British weapons, Mexico French weapons, Brazil Belgian weapons, Argentina Swedish weapons and so on, it is, pointed out, it might well lea” to oyr defeat. Unless we are self, contained within our own hemisphere, being cut off from foreign countries could easily prove fatal. Standardization of tools 4nd of weapons, the ex« perts say, is only common sense if we are planning hemispheric defense. . With the full approval of the inter-American

defense board, President Truman last May sent a

message to congress proposing such standardization. Senator Walter F. George (D. Ga.), ‘immediately in. troduced a bill to that effect. Gen. Marshall was one of the behind-the-scenes sponsors of the. proposal, :

Split ‘on Argentina

FOR SOME time now, the state. department has been split over Latin-America. The rift could almost be narrowed down to Argentina, Said Senator Vane denberg: ; “I entirely sympathize with the anxiety to purge the Americas of their last vestige of nazism.” But, he went on to say, under half a dozen Pan-American pacts we are bound to work these things. out toe gether, not just by ourselves. ue :

Thus “it Is past time to hold the Pan-American

conference which we promised Tn 1945," This, he reminded is 1047, and “there is too much evidence that we .(the Americas) are drifting apart—and that:

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