Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1947 — Page 20

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0 POLICE SHAKEUP YOR TYNDALL says there will be no shiffs in police assignments on the basis of “rumors” and that is certainly a sound position and one with which nobody can ~ teasonably find fault. he Since the mayor has brought up the subject, though, Jet's look at whit has been happening in the police department lately—facts, not rumors, © Early last month a policeman, using the proper chan- © nels, reported to his superior officers that he had knowl-

bling operators. The president of the board of safety or dered a complete and thorough investigation, with appropriate action against those guilty if any guilt was found. _ The chie? of police announced that he would make one. To “anyone who knew these two men this looked like a real and honest effort to get at the truth. - ~! Almost immediately the chief of police was removed E * frbm office by Mayor Tyndall. The chairman of the board’ of safety was by-passed entirely, and it was made unmistakably clear to the police force and to the public that the board of safety had no further authority in police matters. The new chief of police announced that he was answerable directly to the mayor, and only to the mayor. © “That leaves direct and full responsibility for the police ' department with Mayor Tyndall—a responsibility he has assumed himself. If policemen are accepting bribes from gamblers it is definitely up to the mayor to find it out and act to stop it. If they are not he owes every honest policeman in this town a better exoneration than the mere “poohpoohing” of charges as “rumors.” True or not, they are not likely to be accepted by the public as “just rumors” so long as gambling rackets continue at their present level in Indianapolis without effective interference by the police.

DON'T CHEER YET

REPUBLICANS in congress have prepared a legislative * budget $6 billion smaller than President Truman's $3714 billion executive budget for the coming fiscal year. . Many of them seem to feel that, having done this, they are all set for the pleasant job of cutting taxes. But don’t cheer yet. ~~ Adoption, of the legislative budget, required for the first time this year under the La Follette-Monroney reorganization act, will be an important forward step. It will give congress a definite economy target to shoot at. However, it will be only a hopeful promise, not a guarantee of performance. The Republicans don’t yet know how, where, or whether they can slash six billions from Mr. Truman’s spending estimate. They won't know until congress gets through passing appropriation bills, three or four months hence. A tax cut voted now, in the pious hope that the legislative budget wouldn't be exceeded, might put and keep the government in the red for another fiscal year. So we don’t wonder that cautious Senator Taft has proposed waiting until July to make any’income-tax reduction effective. . » s UT wouldn't it make sense to go further than that, wait until Jan. 1, 1948, and be sure that the actual budget is balanced with leeway for substantial payments on the huge national debt? And meanwhile to give the federal tax system the thorough overhauling it sorely needs, put it on a know-where-you-are-next-year basis, and keep it there? One of the most irritating and damaging phases of our tax-legislating technique is its retroactive aspect.

taxes for that same calendar year.

over personal and business decisions.

than offset the tax cut that might not come for 1947.

—that place being a payment on the debt.

job to be on hand and ready to serve throughout 1948,

JUSTICE HOLMES SAID IT

from federal funds.

reasoning for the ‘majority was sound. Congress used proper and necessary power when it passed the law whic

says they must get off the federal payroll if they take an active part in partisan politics.

that he had been denied a' constitutional right. Holmes said:

k politics, but he has no constitutional right to be . ”

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' economist sees signs of coming

have ass roes act that

Bad

edge of bribery of some policemen by Indianapolis gam-

Congress usually spends a big part of a calendar year revising Result: Uncertainty, inability to plan with assurance for the future, hesitation

It would be much better to say, “This is what taxes will be for the 12 months beginning next January,” than, “Here are new taxes for months that are past and gone.” The certainty gained for 1948, we think, would more

And bear in mind that there's a place to put any money the government might save by not cutting taxes this year

We should like to see 1947 devoted to a complete reform and renovation of the taxation system—the renovated

THE U. S. supreme court, we're glad to say, has upheld the Hatch act's ban on. political activity by federal employees and by state employees whose salaries are paid

There was disagreement among the justices. A minority contended that the Hatch act deprives government workers of constitutional freedom. But Justice Reed's |

*. leaves government employees free to vote as they please but |

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes put the whole point in | a few words many years ago, when he was a member of | the Massachusetts supreme’court. A policeman, discharged for political activity in violation of a city ordinance, argued Justice

“The petitioner may have a constitutional right to

; economic diffithe United States. If and when they arrive, ht to be sympathetic. They have eco-

ured the voters that|

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

er Forum

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"Gross Income Tax Is Hardship 'On Those in Low Wage Bracket"

By George S. Rainey, 1629 Allison st. I see by the papers where some legislator has introduced a bill in our state legislature providing for a withholding tax upon all wages and salaries in counties of more than 35,000 population, for the purpose of | obtaining money for school purposes. : | What are they going to do with all that surplus, dollars the state now has which was collected under the gross income

tax law? Didn't they promote enactment of the gross income tax law by the argument that it was mainly to raise funds to pay teachers and

“UNITED YOU STAND— AND DIVIDED YOU FALL” By Coca-Cola Employee, Indianapolis I also have been a Times fan for 20 years, and never miss the Hoosier {Forum column. I, too, have never {contributed an article, prior to this. {What I would like to know is what this { “American” means by the “phoney statements” made by the A. F. of L. Teamsters ‘Local 135. 50 to 70 million | What are you looking for, my friend, a free ride? You are {evidentally an “association” mem- | ber, not a union member. Yes, every man does have the privilege,

| Assembly Needs More Time for T

STATE LEGISLATORS have too much to do. and too little time in which to do it efclently . , .-

| even with the. strong party leadership which de-

termines in ad measure, : In the period for introducing bills, 463 measures were presented in the house and 352 in the senate, plus an odds-and-ends assortment of resolutions, joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions, These ranged in nature from condemnation of federal subsidies and ‘dolés to proclamation of Washington's birthday af a day of celebration of founding the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

Recess for Study of Bills | THE SOLONS NOW HAVE 61 days for the entire procedure of introduction, consideration and debate on bills. ,This is not enough time to do the job . . . and procedure is too hurried. A breathing spell of 30 day should be provided between introduction of measures and their final con sideration, and the length ofthe session extended. Of course, the legislators are not particularly overwarked . . . no Saturday sessions have been held yet « « « but there is too much rush and bustle in their “deliberations.” However, it would appear more practical if the sessions were lengthened and an interim period provided for study of bills. If the legislators met for 30 days for introduction of bills and then adjourned for a» similar period before reconvening for committee hearings, debate and action, the public would have a better chance to express itself on legislation. As the system operates now, the public has little genuine representation of its interest at hearings, which are more or less routine. Practically any measure ‘with administration support could be slipped through.

vance the fate of Every important

April 1 Coal Str

WASHINGTON, Feb, 13.—Miners in the bituminous coal fields are mining a record volume of coal. The figure for the week ending Feb. 1 was 13,800,000 tons. For the second week in January, it was 13.700,000 tons. These figures are compiled in the department of the interior. The federal government is still boss of the bituminous coal industry, with the future dependent on the decision of the supreme court in the case of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers.

Time Off Traditional in Spring

FROM WEEK TO WEEK, Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug and the navy officers doing the actual work of mine supervision have awaited the momentous ruling. Turning the mines back to pri‘vate ownership will not get far until both sides in the dispute know where they stand. When Lewis called off the coal strike last December, he said that work would go on without interruption up to a March 31 deadline. Coal reserves are not much larger than when the crippling strike

to take care of public schools? Don't you remember back in 1932 or "33 how Paul V. McNutt et al put that! - infamous gross income tax law than it ever was under the Reover on the people, and how the publican regime. Just go back since Republicans howled about the in- Tyndall took office. What have equitable essence of this law? And they done to better the conditions later, when the Republicans gained of this city? Nothing, starting control, instead of correcting this with the capital N. On the other unfair and discriminatory piece of hand, there have been in the past class-legislation, (as everybody ex-!couple of years three very serious pected them to do) they hung onto crimes right under their own eyes it for dear, dear life, making no and they are still unsolved. Why effort to reform its evil features! isn't something done. 10n. the other hand, they are even| start your shakeup In the upper talking of raising the rates under pracket, from the mayor on down. it, but no plans whatever of equaliz- There isn’t anything wrong with ing its discriminatory rate struc- our police department that could ture. not be remedied by a better ad- | Under the gross income tax IaW, ministration which will take place {the laborers and wage earners are jn the near future. (paying twice as much tax as some| 1 don't think the citizens of this favored classes, and three times as itv have been asleep for these past {much as other more favored classes, rq.» years. 1 was reading in The |with some of the favored classes Times that they were going to {having three times as much exemp- raise the mayor's salary from six | tion. thousand to twelve thousand a year. | Under the present taxing sYS-|ghame, shame, if this be true. { tems, the wage earner and laborer | About the city streets! Why not is paying more than his share of; time out, and about a baker's |the tax burden. He pays taxes ON 4,50 of you listless officials and {his reaFestate, the same as other .,..q a full day looking over the

according to federal law, to join a union of his own choice (unless he should happen to work at the Coca- | Cola Bottling Co.) so if you don't want to work in a union shop why! not go to a non-union shop. { The answer to your statements should be just this — united you stand, but divided you fall! Do you | remember of having heard those words? If so you should believe in a closed shop. That is if you believe the little phrase. Maybe you think everyone is out of step but Johnny. I think the ‘working man, ! which is most of your “public,” has been more than just tolerant. Per{sonally I think the unions would like to do the right thing by all of us. But in order for this to be they lare going to have to get more con- | sideration from our employers. Also I do not believe there are any “unions” which would object to your working any job of which you are capable. Furthermore, ungil you know more of the conditions which |exist at the Coca Cola Bottling Co., {why not refrain from using them as {an example. In closing, I will say

ended. - If the court rules that the government had no right to enjoin Lewis and the mine workers, Lewis will make the most of technical victory. The Lewis ~alcano would certainly become active again. If the court rules that the government had a right to enjoin Lewis, then the task of getting the: mines back to private ownership will be comparatively simple. Northern mine owners and owners of captive mines seem willing to negotiate a contract with Lewis that will include the disputed welfarefund clause. i To finance the welfare fund, 5 cents a ton is set aside for every ton of coal mined. That is a

SAGA OF INDIANA . .. By William A. Marlow Frenchman Enriched State's History

THE TREK of men and women to Indiana's New Harmony colonies in the second and third decades of the 19th century is unmatched in America’s history. : In no pioneer village in the world on a scattered

fringe of civilization has so gifted a coterie of men and women gathered as came to New Harmony in

(this, and it comes from the bottom of my heart: Thank God we do not (have many more companies which follow the policies of the Coca Ccla

| people, with Uncle Sam taking an qv streets. You will find out they awfully big hunk out of his Pay ,.. ike the old-time washwoman'’s check each payday. While the fed- oo hoard. Then, when you finish eral income tax is high—too high, | ying over the city streets, turn

l1 think—yet it is a net"ficome tax, your attention to alleys of this Bottling Co. of Indianapolis, Indi- { not a gross tax, and Uncle Sam does city. Yes, Tow after row of jana. give one credit for all state taxes, .. down ash cans and ash! = = =»

“CAN'T BE HAPPY WHEN OTHERS DON'T LIKE YOU” By Earl D, Hoskins, 1206 W. 26th st. Some of the opinions of Mr. Lanidare I heartily agree with and some I do not. There are several cases of colored engineers associated in business with white partners not because they matriculated from Negro schools, but because they learned each others

paid, as well as higher exemption for married persons with dependents. It is high, yet it is fair. The state gross tax is wrong in principle. By the time the wage earner pays his taxes, he has nothing left to support himself and family.

baskets which have not been collected this fall or winter. Yes, these conditions do exist right here in our own city. Yes, a raise of six thousand dollars, but not one penny {for the policeman, city fireman or to your workers. Again, shame, Yes, this city has a man who could make this city the talk of RULED UNDER DEMOCRATS’ the nation. This man is honest, By T. A. Casey, Indianapolis efficient and fearless. Why do I Just a few lines in regard to a say this? Because I came in contact letter I just read in your column re- with this man day after day. He garding good government under our was my superior during the war political system. Thanks to Mr. years and he got things done. Yes, Harry J. Gasper of 903 E. 11th st., and in a big way. He had no your statement is correct. Myself,|“yes men” in his department and a citizen and taxpayer for almost|when he said “yes” he didn’t’ mean thirty years, I have found out that “no.” This man’s honesty is above this city and contry have been ruled reproach. The man I refer to is far better. under the Democrats Al Feeney.

= = = ‘CITY, COUNTRY BETTER

to mixed schools and participated iin athletics not because I was any

cause I was just another boy. No one individual has an over abundance on strength or any other vitamin that makes a Human. I agree

children of God. Here is something to think over. When at home we discuss the evilness in the other fellow, not his good points. had that to contend with but constant association in school helped me to see that we were as much at fault as the other fellow. If it is wrong for him to hate me it is equally wrong for me to hate him. You can’t be happy if you know or think that others do not want to associate with you or give you the chance to earn your keep at the work you are able to do because of your color. Teach the Negro in

Carnival —By Dick Turner

a | h, democracy.

yi “MORE CO-OPERATION

By Mrs. D. D. Parks, Indianapolis

barbaric owners.

living by inflicting torture animals,

———————————— DAILY THOUGHT And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.~I Samuel 18:14. . =.

Wisdom sits alone © Topmost in Heaven.

"Were youse de party wot had de bread sliced 'nof too oki "thick an‘ de water ‘plain'?" co

: ability by] association in classes. Yes, I went

tougher thay any other, but be-,

that we must teach all men are|

America Americanism under true

NEEDED BY HUMANE SOCIETY”

I read about the “rental” of the fifty work horses, and I am glad you published an account of the inhuman treatment of these unfortunate animals in the hands of

If only the Humane society would get more co-operation in your) newspaper and publish the names of the judges that try these cases, and suggest the public write to them demanding action, it would be a great step in stopping these ignorant people, from making a upon

these two decades. /

Assigned to Scientific Staff

OF ALL these, Charles Alexandre Lesueur was outstanding. He was born at Le Havre, France, Jan. | 1, 1778. His father, Jean-Babtiste Dennis Lesueur, was an officer of the admiralty. Lesueur was trained in the Royal Academy school at Beaumont-en-Auge, where he graduated in 1796. In 1800, when he was 22, Lesueur was assigned’ to the scientific staff as a painter-naturalist on an expedition sponsored by Napoleon, then first consul of France, to explore the coasts of Australia. Napoleon considered this vital in his fight with the British for honors in the field of scientific exploration. In this enterprise, Lesueur collaborated with Francois Peron, a young French medical botanist and anthropologist of his own age. The two returned to Paris with 100,000 zoological specimens, 2500 of them being new species. To this collection, Lesueur added 1500 drawings of animals. This was the most complete collection of its kind that had ever been made up to 1804 when Peron and Lesueur returned to Paris from Australia. For the next 12 years, Lesueur drifted. Peron, his collaborator, died in 1810. Napoleon gave him a modest pension of 1500 francs and living quarters at

REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert Skiing=—A Sport o

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 13—I have suddenly been dumped Into the heart of the ski-country where little children are born with barrel-staves strapped

to their feet. The adult with the un-frostbitten nose is a sissy. : ;

It's a Disease

I WI TO come out against skiing as the most involved way I know of to break your neck while dying simultaneously of pneumonia. It it unbelievable the lengths to which ordinary sane adults will go in order to make themselves miserable, It is a disease, I think, inaugurated by too many magazine covers and movie shorts depicting people soaring birdlike off peaks. It is increasing annually to a point where it has become a sort of national vice like smoking cigarets. The original purpose of the ski was to transport people named Hansel or Fritzl or Joe from ong schnapps emporium to another schnapps emporium on. account of the cursed climate in which they lived. The earth blanketed with snow for about nine months out of the year, it was transport, like the car, the horse and the airplane; not an international affliction. I blame the women largely for popularizing this ‘dubious sport which is a blood brother of Russian

day, didn’t crack a pelvis and decided that here was a marvelous opportunity to buy clothes for still another occasion. Skiing is high fashion now and it costs more to outfit a skier than to prepare a debutante for

to stick the athlete on the ski train, One cannot, you know, just slide down the hill in ‘a pair of run-sprung britches and a tacky old sweater. Oh, dear no. The trousers must be specially

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IN WASHINGTON . . . By Marquis Childs

roulette, Some giddy girl swooshed off a hill one

the big ball. . It costs a couple hundred bucks just

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And the lobbyists of pressure groups always are on b

the job." 5 This recess for study of bills woild give adequate

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time- for the departments of the state government to 8 From scrutinize each bill which affected them and to form ny considered judgments to be presented in committes To Pitts hearings. _ And “bad” bills could be detected and the : general question of constitutionality of measures By EMMA could be carefully considered by the attorney general, 1 k Flats Such a period between introduction of measures A delegation and Astin on them woul be of great value in ine fessional men ¢ orming the people of new laws proposed, and would "business and I enable’ the legislators themselves to act more ine | tend the inter telligently on them. This would be particularly ime | ference on *“T * portant if the membership of the general assembly . nomic Life” r were more nearly divided than at present. | burgh. After the cooling-off period, the two houses could 4 Dr. James A reconvene for a 60-day session and really go into | plan the confe each question in deliberative manner, dicts that the There is such a mass of proposed legislation these most . importan days that the legislators must perforce accept the Ling of 147. 1 guidarte of the G. O. P, policy committee now . , . or | and close Thu else act blindly. There is no militant opposition in clude the beg either house or senate. The Democrats usually go ME Leason on We along with the majority unless the measure ‘under i In atdition discussion is in conflict with the party platform. | executive sedr Governot Gates Has Power many SUCH A PROCEDURE COULD BE placed in ef § ety, the local fect by Governor Ralph F. Gates through his power . BEN Dr, James M to call special sessions of the legislature. « HR retary of the The regular 61-day session could be interrupted by. JE vention of the adjournment after introduction of bills, reconvened [EE Wiliam H. in 30 days for another month, and then a special BEE president of th session called to complete the schedule, BEE ber of Comme The increasingly complex nature of state govern [JER rector of fhe men kes it necessary that the legislators and the ! workers, public be more fully acquainted with what is going JE land, general on . .. enacted laws are pretty permanent. BE diana Council ; Alexander of | Larry Brando | © reau, and Df | gartel, execut . Ay 4 | Indianapolis ( ike Is Still Probable WB .=.>= BEE local party, ex BEN of Christ dele reasonable sum, in the opinion of the government ; Four hundre bosses now operating the mines. They believe the A nomic and rel northern owners would ‘accept it. 1 will attend. Southern owners are something else again. ‘But 1 ture, labor, m with an agreement from the north in his pocket, JE and religion probability is Lewis would eventually get a similar ’ ; The ‘conferen contract from operators in the south. f auspices of’ tt Present record production has little to do with ] the Churches

the fact that the mines are still operated by the government. To begin with, it is a sellers’ market, Industrial production remains at high level, and demand for coal is consequently also high. As for the miners, they have felt the pinch of several strikes in recent years. They want to ges in all possible overtime to make up for losses. What is more, they must pay high prices for necessities, Miners’ pay has averaged $60 to $65 a week in recent weeks. Even if the government should win the case before the supreme court, probability is for a strike after March 31. It has become a kind of tradition with the miners to take a vacation beginning April 1, Demand for coal eases off about that time, and the men in the mines like to get in a little fishing and loafing.

» Strike Legislation Is Factor WHETHER A STRIKE OCCURS, and how long it lasts, depends partly on what congress will have done about labor legislation. Lewis is fearful of what this congress will do. With our present record volume of production, it should be possible to send more coal to Europe in this most desperate winter in 50 years. But Secretary Krug says the present 2,000,000 tons a month to Europe is more or less fixed by port facilities. Once again our feast is in striking contrast to Europe's famine,

the Sorbonne in Paris, which he shared with his aged father. He wrote the first volume of an intended complete account of the Australian expedition. He added drawings to illustrate it—and drifted. In the midst of this stretch William Maclure persuaded him to come to America. On their way, they spent four months in the winter of 1815-1816 in exploration and study in the West Indies. On May 10, 1816, they arrived in New York, and scantily explored scientific North America now open to Lesueur, From this time on out Charles Alexandre Lesueur achieved. For nearly 10 years, Lesueur felt his way carefully in a new country. He spent two years with Maclure in scientific exploration and’ sketching in the eastern seaboard states. > He then settled down in Philadelphia. He wrote out results of his explorations; gave private lessons in painting; taught drawing; and, not the least, caught the spirit and the feel of his new America. On Jan. 26, 1826, Lesueur came to New Harmony, For a little over 11 years till he sailed for France, where he died at Le Havre Dec. 12, 1846, New Harmony was his home.

First to Study the Fishes

HERE HE became one of the great scientists of the world. He was the first to study the fishes of the Great Lakes of North America. His was the firs} study of the-prehistoric Indian mounds of Indiana, Great scientists give him unstinted praise as a painter-naturalist. Lesueur gave nearly one-third of his life to Amer ica, and nearly 12 years of it to Indiana. He enriches the state immeasurably.

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made. They must taper in a ruler straight line to the boots. They must wear a knifed crease, a special pleat and if they bag at the knees you go off and cut your throat. The jacket must be trim and of sober hue or one risks the sneers of his fellow - sportsman. -The shirt may be loud for contrast, the cap must. be just so gnd the socks are always worn “mside the pants, not tucked over the boot-top. There is the heavy parka for going and coming and of course the skis. God in his wisdom caused people to build towns at a considerable distance from ski-sites, but man has conquered that difficulty with the £ki train, the automobile and finally with little towns perch®d on some craggy mountain or other, where the wind blows an average 90 miles an hour and the air is always full of razor-sharp snowflakes,

Off to the 'Crackup' PEOPLE LEAVE their homes in the middle ot the week to move pilgrimages to these places. They drive wildly skidding cars over iced mountain passes, When by some miracle they arrive they spend a king's ransom on lessons from some yodeler with a sprig of edelweiss stuck in his hat. They trudge painfully up the mountain, or allow themselves for a fee to be hauled up on a monstrous invention called a “tow.” Blue and pinched with cold, their stomachs curled into a tight little knot they take off, emitting loud cries of “track” which is the Tyrolean equivalent of “fore,” Halfway down the hill the athlete hits’ & rock, a hole or another skier and breaks an arm, neck or leg.. They send up the St. Bernards and & stretcher. Down comes the victim and off. to the hospital where double pneumonia complicates the compound fractures and another brood of helpless kiddies are left with no mama or ‘paps, no bread in the-cupboard. us : she