Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 May 1947 — Page 8

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and the People Will Find Their Own Way

ARE RED IN MUNCIE 2S (as one gets to be in Indianapolis) of TE cia white-wash brush shouldn't

Old Masters in our sister city of grand jury this week couldn't find any vice, . ih Muncie. Naturally. Now your ordi- { jury, just wouldn't find any, and draw its per d go on Rome. But our heroes are made of sterner +; They delve deeper,

they come up, by cracky, with

Nell, maybe not just the answer, exactly. It's more arm or an amulet to keep the evil eye—or any eyes whoever is in public office. Here's something that may ‘to be as useful to hard-pressed officialdom as an ida bag to hang around the neck. And as fragrant,

» ® » . nketous busy-bodies suggest to your officeholders “that they enforce the laws a little, and keep their hands out of the public till? § ’s communism. > ; Ji your war veterans living in chicken-coops while your town wastes precious lumber building a baseball park?

#nd do they object? # Plain old communism. 27 town have a red-light district (Aha—those De to St. Louis,

‘Reds again) ‘that’s famous from Pittsburgh 4nd do people talk about it? Incontrovertibly communism. ; a ‘See how valuable this is going to be? Not in Muncie, of course, where the grand jury is pretty sure there's nothing wrong except that a lot of Communists want to stir up "a commotion, but most any place else. 2 In Muncie these Communists appear to be the public ‘school teachers, the clergy, the P.-T. A. groups, the war veterans, the church members and various assorted com- _ 'ades in certain civic organizations. * =~ Dangerous people, those. "But exposed, now, thanks to a fearless prosecutor, and the unfalteying patriotism of a grand jury that can see _ things like this that so many of us carelessly overlook.

"OLD STUFF | (AND NONSENSE) : ABOR union leaders aren’t too smart in screaming that ' legislation they oppose would bring on chaos, disorder, ; regimentation and slavery. Y

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47. And they aren't at all original. ..» Down through. the ages, the beneficiaries of status quo ‘and special privilege have always raised just such cries against proposals for change. i "In our own country, it wasn't so long ago that workers “who ‘wanted protection for their right to organize unions ‘Were denounced by employers as anarchists plotting to “undermine the foundations of society. : ++ Plenty of statesmen, and even preachers.defended . chattel slavery as an institution ordained by God for the + uplifting of inferior races. ~ “uw The government-owned postal system—many business- ~ men thought—would mean the beginning of the end for v.private ownership of property. . ... + Pure-food-and-drug laws were sure to wreck businesses and starve our people. Pasteurized milk was an assault on "the freedom and the very existence of dairy farmers: “%* Regulation of railroads and public utilities was certain ta destroy free enterprise.- Anti-trust laws would spell + stagnation for industry and unemployment for millions. #5 Equal suffrage threatened our noble womanhood with - ‘degradation. Laws against child labor would deprive "parents of the direction of their children and wipe out the incomes of widowed mothers. “". Federal regulation of stock exchanges and security .dssues was an open invitation to national disaster. And “only recently the National Association of Manufacturers ‘saw in government control of atomic energy a dark plot to ~~ socialize patents and stifle invention. : » ? - » - ” » . ALL this doesn’t mean that congress can afford to ignore + = the danger of going too far in writing labor legislation. It does justify belief that legislation can be written to regulate unionism in the public interest with no such dis44 This on the basjs of past experience. For all this oid “hokum about chaos, disorder, etc. has been used before. And the things that were going to bring destruction became law and were accepted, while the dire prophecies that greeted them are almost forgotten.

an “N¥OTE OF WARNING : ; ‘HE house of representatives reacted normally in cutting et-+ the European relief appropriation nearly in half. The iwonder is that the entire gppropriation was not voted Congressmen must explain -their-votes to their con«stituents. It is asking a lot to expect them to accept the “#contain-communism” theory of the Greek-Turkish aid ap,propriation, and then turn around and vote money for relief in Communist-dominated Poland. To the average citizen, this looks like trying to carry water on both shoulders. § . ++ There is a 1of of latent isolationism in this country. ~ here is growing criticism of big spending programs.

les than whole-hearted support of our bipartisan forei policy, for the very reason that it is bipartisan, and ror Is ruled qut as a campaign issue. bo These unrelated elements can be brought together to sizable opposition to a sound foreign policy if our ker permit our position abroad to become confused mind. The vote on the relief bill is a warning

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stuff. menace or it isn't. We can’t

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-astrous consequences as the union politicians are predicting. | pEmocrACY BETTER?”

Among practical politicians in both major parties there is |]

@ unless our policies are so harmonized as | can be made for some of the apparent arty ent and London's foreign office. But t doesn t add up to sense at the ballot-

same time. We haven't that

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Hoosier Forum

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agree with = word that you | will defend to the death

your right to say it." — Voltaire.

Same This Year as

By Wilbur Shaw, President, This is a copy of a letter to cinnati, O.: “Your

“BUSSES SO GASSY IT’S HARD TO BREATHE” By Fergotiem Citizen, Evanston ave.

trying to find the reason for so much lung trouble, coughs and colds in the Hoosier capital, the answer is simple. Have they ever tried to ride a city bus during the busy hours? - The old busses are so gassy that it is htrd to breathe, especially when people are crowded together in them like cattle going to the slaughter house. And if-you open a window for air what do you get but gas fumes blowing in and choking you. Every once in awhile: you hear of someone getting overcome by these fumes. ‘Isn't there a law about something causing the detriment to the health of the community? When are we going to get bus tokens again instead of paper that is so easily lost?.. Or are our reform politicians too busy hiring more and raising wages to settle the bus question? Most of the people in this city work in town in offices of stores and since cars are not so plentiful many have to depend on these unhealthy busses that are always breaking down and making them late getting to and from work. Can't something be done? = » »

“WHY DON'T WE MAKE

By BR. L. B,, 8. Oxford st. If everyone is so worried about

the ead of communism, why don’t little better?

"Speedway Race Tickets Cost -

Previously" Motor Speedway R. T. Coffey, 2331 Salutaris, Cin-

letter, which appeared in The Indianapolis Times this week, ed considerable surprise at the Spéedway office.

TO CHANGE TIME?" By Reader of The Times, S. Arsenal ave. I have been reading letters from folks who do not want our time changed and I agree with them. I talk to many people and I haven't found one person who wants the change made. to know is who decided to make

others were not consulted either. And I venture to say don't want it any more than I do. This is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Then why can’t our voices be heard in

suggest that The Times print a

the little people can vote on the time they prefer. : If the little people, those who have to get up early and toil daily, are heard, I feel this silly time changing will be forgotten. You have helped us before, do not fail us now. ” ” “PLEASE, LET'S ECONOMIZE ON GOVERNMENT COSTS” By T. McGuire, 1126 Eugene st. Our government is very wasteful. I want to agree with your editorial, “Business Viewpoint.” Why maintain an expensive public service commission at a cost of

per year? We all know that any judge can make it impotent. “A one-man injunction is powerful. Why have a state assembly of legislators elected at great expense? We all know that the state has a board of experts at $25,000 a year, who {ells them what they can and can-

‘not ds.

Cut out that. foolish legislature stuff.

Please, folks, let’s economize.

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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“WHO DECIDED 1

Now what I want

this time change for us. I wasn't} consulted in regards to whether I If those heaith experts are still wanted it or not, and thousands of

ballot in the paper each day that

several hundred thousand dollars

Let the $25,000 experts do the work. Then at $12,000 a year a mayor worth that could run the. e make democracy just a city unhampered by a city council.

“URGE NOMINATION OF JOHN M. CAYLOR" By Le Roy Pickle, 711 N. California st. I believe that the city council is a powerful unit in the city government and it is the welfare of our cf here to

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the time we wish to go by. May I|By Disgusted Reader, Indianapolis

Well, I have been very disgusted with the way the present administration has bungled things. I have often wondered how these {Forre that went to the polls and

voted for such candidates and {really messed things up felt. Such as daylight saving time, 3c tax on cigarets, making our father and {mother sign over their place for a measly little meal ticket they call {a pension. Well, if you voted for !this, you sure are getting it. I'm {proud to say I didn’t and I am sure {by the talk I hear you are sorry and you are-ready for a change, and I mean complete, so here is hoping there will be a housecleaning and I mean put it back on the good old Democrat ways. Just ask yourself, are you satisfied with ‘the way the present administration has run your business for you? Well, when you vote, let's vote it the right way and get rid of all this gambling and rotten payoff racket’ that has gairiéd such headway. And also if they want a 3c taX on cigarets, why not put three more on for a bonus for all these G. I.s. I was not a G. 1., only a 4-F, but I am in favor of giving them something besides a free hunting and fishing lcense. I bet they are proud of that. Also why not make it more pleasant for the student nurses, such as more money and better conditions.” They. deserve it. This is not my idea of making the state, county and city. 1 know how I aim to vote. Do you?

{I-have to laugh to think some people really voted for this.

| » rn | “TIME CHANGE HARD | | ON SCHOOL CHILDREN" | By A Reader, Brookside ave. I think changing time is silly. We don’t any more than get used to one time then we have to change again. It is hard on the school children getting up. And it is harder to get them up. And if anyone had my boys to get up of the mornings they would understand. - We go to bed when it is hot and just when it begins to get cool of the morning we have to get up. And as we grow older we don’t sleep as well and then we are sleepy. And just think we have to get.up at 6 a. m. when the clock should- say 5. ‘And that is the reason I"don’t like ft. Let the ones who want to. get up at 4 a. m.,, get up and let the clocks alone.

DAILY THOUGHT

Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and _ye shall be sorrowful, but’ your sorrow shall be turned ito joy. ~~ John 16:20. J

t bills? We have to get out of the hole 5

or SOPR. 1947 WY WEA SAVIOR, WE. 7. M. MEO. U. 8. PAT. OFF. V “Isn't it about fime for us to’ borrow some money at the bank again and pay %

ome way!" :

[ee undie rrow, arid endless is

| Suggested Candidates

| Louis E. Smith, Mr, Janteson .. . and while an organization candidate °

1he knows community

I'R show it off in Indianapolis. Jb

to batk up their convictions.

ALL VOTERS VOTE for ‘council candidates,

councilmen will be chosen in_the November election. . A balanced ticket for the Republicans could well include the following: First district, Donald Jameson; Second k district, Glenn W. Radel; Fourth district, Char'es P. Ehlers; Fifth district, O. F. Suhr, and Sixth district, is an experienced businessman and ward chairman, would in my opinion vote his convictions. As § member of thg city planning board, Mr. Kuykendall i opecutor” backed . Kuy , & de p y the Hickman al hy machine, is a fine example of the leadership the Negro race has developed . . . would represent éffectively that large segment of our population. Mr, Radel is not tied in ‘actively with any faction, although the city hall faction “likes® him , .*. he is what might be known as a “small” business

"Iman. The Fourth district candidate is an organiza-

tion nian . . . Charles P. Ehlers, ward chairman and trade association secretary-ma . He is a former member of the legislature, head of the house committee on affairs of the city of Indianapolis.

WASHINGTON, May 3.—Word finally got around here that Jep Cadou is going to be the “roastmaster” at the Indianapolis Press viub's first great Gridiron Dinner next Thursday night and things really began to happen, : Both the airlines and railroads put out travel cards. So ‘broke Washington Hoogjers can travel out to Indiana and hear Cadou on the cuff. Of course they will have to pay later. That will will not bother me much. Almost every time I've been with Jep, I nad to pay for it afterwards.

'Fidgits of '48' : FIRST INKLING I had here of the -great event

~ {was a pre-invitation letter signed by Steve C. Noland

of the News as president of the club. Now I understand that Don Hoover of The Times is president. Just the. old Indiana custom of keeping politics pure rotation in office I guess. the formal invitation arrived, I was impressed by the title for the shindig, “Fidgits of "43." seems to me that all the "40s have been filled with fidgits and personally I'm glad there are only a ple left. “informal dress” also made a hit with me. I business suit for my Christmas three times the price of my old worth.

ece Since it cost said to myself now I'll get my money's

the tear-jerking part of this letter. suit (all-wool with chalk stripes to my neighborhood tailor to be pressed. Always a small business champion, Senator Capehart, I took it to this one-man

what happened? Some enterprising so-and-so who was working the night shift pried off a few iron bars from the back window of the tailor shop and now all I have is a burglar insurance form to fill out.

Indiana's Famous Li

TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY million years ago there was a famine in Indiana. It lasted for thousands of years. Its victims did not die of the famine. They merely grew less in size and more in numbers.

The famine occurred in the Mississippian ocean. This was an inland sea in North America that covered Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, parts of Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico. : At some distance south of the northern shore of this sea was a shallow stretch 60 miles long and three miles wide. The shallow water extended southeast from Greencastle and Gosport to Salem and on to the Ohio river. al Geologists have decided after a world-wide Investigation, that the shallow water must have included a string of lagoons in which shelled animals lived. The food in these lagoons, the geologists decided, became scarce. As a result, the animals became smaller, and their shells became correspondingly smaller.

Probably Several Famines

THE FRAGMENTS of the larger shells and their 10 per cent bits of crystalline limestone called oolites, which give the stone its name, united with the famine-shrunken limestone “lenses” to make Indiana limestone. This famihe- evidently lasted for thousands of years, and there were probably several famines, as scientists see it. As the animals became smaller, their numbers multiplied again and again. At no other spot on the face of the earth, so far

UNITED. NATIONS NEWS .

THE UNITED NATIONS has numerous problems before it at this time that are rapidly moving into the acute stage. The special session of the assembly got under way this week, called at suggestion of the British to establish a special committee to investigate the Palestine problem and report to the assembly in September. The Arab states want this assembly to do more than to provide a committee to make recommenda~ tions. The Arab league represented by Saudi Arabia, ‘Syria, Bebanon, Iray, and Iran is demanding that the body thresh out the whole question of Palestine“as an indeperident nation. The present special session is not going to take this step but the suggestion of the Arabs may result in a long debate.

Refugee Problem Underscored THE PALESTINE PROBLEM goes back many hundreds of years. Jerusalem, in Moslem hands since 1244, had been conquered and reconquered in the Crusades. From 15617 to 1917 it was under Turkish

. Editor's Note: Mr. Eldridge is Midwest field director of the American Association for the United - Nations, : rule. On Dec. 9, 1017, it was surrendered to British troops ahd Britain controlled it directly until formal ‘approval of mandate under the league of nations issued in September, 1933. rw i ‘World war II brought the issue to a pdint®of desperation. Germans killed 6,000,000 Jews. Haunted by the memory of this massacre, confronted

countries, an increasing number of Jews have looked

restriction of immigration in many other

party nominating six. From the 13 nominees, nine "Badger

istrict, Rufus C. Kuykendall; Third

In many cases, also qualified. I do believe,

SAGA OF INDIANA . . . Bj Wiliam A. Marlow

to gstablishment of Palestine 45 a national homeland. are

Wallgoe is a ward chairman and attorney; Mr. Ross, a retired passenger conctor, 1s & Ward chaliman and farmer mamber-of the council; Mr. Wicker is an attorney and inct committeeman; Mr. Ex a She an ny and a ward chairman, and Mr. Badger is a West side

A Balanced Council *

ANY NINE OF THESE would make a il, By that T do hob tmply thelr oPRORII ar’ that those two “tickets” provide balanced ne taton. and probably emieencys Se: However you Tuesday, be to giv uncilmanic selections careful ——— you

DEAR BOSS ... By Daniel M.Kidney ~~ Hoosiers Head for Gridiron Dinner

Even Olarence Jackson of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, who fed a lot of Hoosiers here one night this week. admitted that was carrying

Don head of OWI, congressional boys oe dealt with in the congressional skit, which the Washington correspondents had a hand in writing.

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mestone Belt

as scientists know, did a thing like this ever occur. At least there is no known deposit of limestone in the world that surpasses -or equals this stretch essentially concentrated in the two Indiana counties of Monroe and Lawrence. In 1928 and 19290 output in these two counties was nedrly $18 million yearly, almost 15 million cubic feet a year. The production of thif stone in terms of its great buildings is a revealing thing. The department of commerce and internal revenue buildings in Washington, D, C. are instances. The department of commerce building cost about $17,500,000. It took about 11,000 carloads of stone to build it. The largest transit insurance policy ever issued in the world covered the stone on its way to Washington to build this building and the internal revenue building.

Have Technical Advintsgs

LIMESTONE threads its way back even Into early Indiana. Lincoln helped his father gather loose limestone slabs for thes foundation of the Lincoln cabin in Indian. The grave marker of his mother's grave is of limestone. ~ . Ihdiana’s central location in the U. 8. A. gives the limestone interests a deciding tactical advantage in marketing the product. In the keen competition of modern business*this could mean the difference between success and failure in the limestone business. Indiana's climate does not seriously interfere with quarrying operations over most of the year. The limestone district is outside the margin of ‘the glacial drift. To remove this would add materially to the cost of the stone,

. . By James A. Eldridge

Palestine Problem Holds UN. Focus

The British have restricted immigration to Palestine. Illégal immigrants, tracked down, have been interned on the Island of Cyprus. The Arab world is aroused, has set itself against a Jewish state and demands independence of Palestine. This issue” has three outstanding features.

tragedy; strategic military considerations and overwhelming nationalism. - Egypt is preparing the case which she will present to the security council this month. The British government will be asked to leave Egypt and the Sudan. On July 31, UNRRA ceases. The international

refugee organization of United Nations is to take

over, but enough countries must have it by July 30 to make it workable, Total budget of iO was set at $151 millon. ~ Fifteen nations, whose combined quotas would make 75 per cent of the budget, must ratify the charter of the,IRO before it goes into effect. Thirteen have signed. Our. congress has not approved American. membership nor authorized an appropriation, : :

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FIRST AXIS COUNTRY to spply for member-

It is an issue that involve the hopes of millions of people caught in great

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