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100 Years of Medicine JF YOUR head was aching, your throat was sore, or a finger had become infected, and you wanted a doctor— 100 years ago—there was only one way to get one. You had to go to his office and ask him to call. Perhaps the next day, or even late that night, you'd hear the clompclomp of his horse out front, and there he would be, black satchel in hand, coming up the steps. It wasn't easy with no telephones. When he started out on his round of calls, there was no telling when he would be back. He tried to keep office hours, but that was impossible. Patients hunted him up day and night, and when they found him, if it happened to be an emergency, - he had to go. on : Today it's a different story, You phone. The nurse takes your address and tells you about when the doctor will | call, If it,is an emergency, she knows where to get him | at once. He is either at someone's house or is making his rounds at the hospitals. He no longer carries his full stock of medicines in his little black satchel. Instead he carries a minimum of medicines and a few well-chosen instruments. He does little dispensing from the little black bag. He We mention these broad differences because today organized medicine in Indianapolis is observing its 100th

It is good to review one or two things the doctor has.

doné for us in those 100 years. He has through his own |:

research and pursuit of knowledge virtually wiped out such killers as typhoid fever and smallpox, and he has made deep inroads on tuberculosis and pneumonia. He has reduced the deaths of mothers at childbirth to a negligible figure. Steadily, one by one, he has conquered the principal killers of a century ago.

our encouragement to those who will carry on with dignity fine heritage of the highly ethical professional

Men Are His Memorial t JT 18 rare that a man can have the privilege of projecting * * his ideals on in future generations. It can be done only through work with young lives slowly accumulating the coral formation of character. Then the strength of a

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man's soul moves on invisibly wherever he has touched the

apolis’ first Boy Scout executive was such a man. Before his death Sunday at the age of 79, he had lived to see his as Scout Executive produce men: of leadership who had learned from him the rigid discipline of responsibility, the unyielding demands of human service. It had been “Chief” Belzer who had laid the cornerstones of their lives and had seen them rise to the heights reserved only for the strong, j loved “Chief” Belzer and will remember him well. But there will be no need for marble shafts or

‘bronze plagues. His real memorial stands high-in the com-~|

munity, towering far above the tallest buildings and as broad as the community itself. Yet no one can see or touch its powerful presence. It lies in the men themselves whom he taught the dignity and fullness of living, the worth of work and the deep and abiding love for those about them. : There need be no other memorial, for in these men the spirit of “Chief” Belzer lives on.

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JUST ANY LITTLE BOY

Freckles, just a sprinkling Across a turned up nose, A smile, so sweet and friendly, You knew it was no pose. Shirt, with buttons missing Pockets full to bulgh # With living things, no doubt. That was yesterday, not washday, My nose this fact affirms Small fish he caught a week ago, And a knot of angle worms, Little Imps of mischief Seem dancing in his eyes, —. When asking for a favor—— { 80 wise, for his small size, “Noisy, teasing, daring— Not for one moment still, With energy over-flowing For life . . . is:such a thrill, Seeking for adventure— He must be on his way, From everywhere she beckons The call, he will obey . . . A smile, so sweet, and friendly. So full of life and joy. This is a true pen-picture 4 Of, “Just any little boy.” --MARY R. WHITE, 854 N. Sherman Dr. * * 9

THE CROSSROADS GRAPEVINE

Jimmie Johnson took sick an’ wuz simin’ to stay home from school but he got well awful fast when he heerd his Aunt Marthy wuz bringin’ him a dose uv her special medicine. - =CATFISH PETE. * & ¢ :

FOR THERE YOU ARE

- I know the party's going well, They .all seem bright and gay. Dancing and laughter is the theme, The music's swell—they say. I know I smile and answer them, They notice nothing strange, : My smile’s the same, my dress is new.. (My heart can't show the change.) What is that waltz they're playing now? (I'll never let you go, ’ If only in my dreams, you're mine, Darling, I miss you so.) Oh, Dear, there's something in my eye, = <7 It must not be a tear, (Unless it's one of happiness, For there you are, my dear.) ~~MARION N. WISE. Wa IuEr SE BEL Some wives aren't happy until hubby has iot of irons in the fire—and, for that mat-

his wood clubs, too. : : a ¢ & Ng ea a

Democracy is of the spirit born To human greatness and the true estate; To rule and still be ruled and regulate The government —is freedom’s highest form. It is life's noble bond. Thus, men transform The abject slave, the tyrant’s advocate, And all the subterfuge they may translate— To which America, long has foresworn.

How well we contemplate our Maker's truth; That men are equal born and justice seek In each pursuit of happiness adore - . The culture that will have eternal youth, And dare to flaunt our banner, or meek, To all humanity, forever-more! ! ~8. B. TOKOPF. - : —r > & 9 YoRE % Lots of wives prefer coo! an excuse . to dine out. ‘ Mg ip ] * *

TAXPAYERS

= Coming events that cast shadows In the snow ’ Have. that missing City shortage ° In tow,

Lilienthal. Sen. Bourke B.

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FOSTER'S. FOLLIES...

(“WASHINGTON-—Capital Ladies Guard Girth; Ambassador's Wife Bursts Strapless - Gown Zipper”). - Statesmen's lovely wives grown fatter, Down in Washington, D. C,, Find it is no laughing matter; No great cause for levity.

In developments globe-girdling, They must try to keep abreast, . But at times a yéll blood-curdling, Means some things are over-stréased!

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FOREICN AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms

THERE is one relief fund which has been going on steadily since there has been war-born need abroad.’ At no time has it faltered in its pursuit of the material essentials of living. It is the Bishop's Fund for Victims of War. Last year members of the Catholic Church were asked for $5 million. They responded magnificently with $7,600, 000. This money, and gifts-in-kind, were distributed in two

U. S. Inviting Trouble By Falklands Attitude

s- WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—Far from.being mere opera bouffe, the dispute among Britain, Argentina and Chile over the Falk-

sunms, one was for $3,367,000 which was given to the Bishop's Emergency Relief Committee and another. sum totalling” $4,233,000 was allocated to War Relief Services through the National Catholic Welfare Conference. ; __ This-is recognized “as one of the best organized relief efforts to share in the heavy responsibility of stemming

the post-war tide of hunger, disease and death. Last year

more than 20 trainloads of food and clothing, medicines | ’ children reached | American republics is an aggression against them all. .

and hospital supplies, special gifts f

poverty-stricken war victims in Europe and the Far East. This year's appeal based upon the generous response

‘of understanding citizens is expected-to surpass the contributions of former years. 2

There is less stress on the soul when the body is strong, and the Catholic Church is fighting to keep faith alive and the refreshing stream of Christianity flowing where life js

darkest and hope dimmest.

We believe it is through the Bishop's Fund for Victims of War that this is accomplished with the full capacity of the Church to discern where relief is needed and where

war has given mankind its heaviest cross to bear.

A Case of Yes or No

FORMER Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts has sent a blunt letter to Rep. Leo Allen, who, as chairman of the | House Rules Committee, has shelved the Towe universal | military training bill and told reporters that “the bill will |

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not become a law.”

Citing Mr. Allen's prewar voting record against all defense measures, Mr. Roberts wrote: “As an individual | member of Congress it is your right and duty to voice your | own convictions. My point is that the other 434 members of the House are equally entitled to vote their convictions.” "If Mr. Allen agrees with that statement, he must let the bill come to the House floor for débate and a vote. If he does not agree, he cannot escape the charge of repudi- | A democratic processes of the. government of which

| ‘the United States: - i Except. ‘strategically, perhaps, the disputed areas are de-

lands and scraps of Anfarctica could become a serious matter for

scribed as too dismal and forlorn to warrant the expenditure of |

| a single shot. But it is altogether conceivable that a verbal battle over them now could lead to disaster for the Americas in a pos~ sible world war. Both Argentina and Chile have invoked the continental defense treaty of Rio de Janeiro to which the United States is a party. Under this pact, any aggression against one of the 21

Stc'~ Department Dodges Issue

THE State Department has sought to wash its hands of the dispute. It denies that the pact of Rio has any bearing on the question. This difference of opinion, however unimportant it may

seem at the moment, contains the seed of a split far more vital in a future which might not be so distant.

In the event of war between the U. 8. and an European power for-example, the solidarity of the Western Hemisphere could well

be indispensable to victory.

At Chapultepec, in 1945, delegates from all the American republics voted unanimously for a resolution stating that “every | attack of a state against the integrity or the inviolability of the | territory ... of an American state, is an act of aggression against all.” And at Rio last fall the resolution was reaffirmed in treaty

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U. S. Attitude Might Set Precedent

IF THE United States now washes its hands of the Falkland Islands quarrel, Argentina, Chile and perhaps other Latin-Amer- | ican states might cite it as a precedent and remain neutral in |

a future attack against this country, A British warship is due to arrive in_Falkland waters this week. Argentine and Chilean task forces are already there. The possibility of a “shooting” conflict is remote. But the British are

post-war weakness, and sentiment on both sides seems to be that a showdown is perhaps overdue.

should mvoke the pact of Rio which has now taken the place of

has both a moral and » legal right to suggest a solution.

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS . . . By Marquis Childs

Will Politics Attack Atom Project?

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—One of the major expire. If they were all to be replaced, progress has and continuity would ‘undoubtedly suffer. The

contributions of the present administration the unsettling effect would be felt a long way down

been the organization on a peacetime basis of vast atomic energy project. The importance of the line. Jiving. / ; contr to that the political dead rag a fly year. ‘Involves , : : It could not have happened. . nk co-operation from Capitol Hill. In 1946 Sen. cou Brien McMahon of Connecticut pioneered the bill - to create a Civillan Atomic Energy Commission. He had the steadfast support of Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan, who put his experience and prestige behind civilian control. A year ago, when the names of the five commissioners were up for confirmation, a smear campaign with overtones of hysteria was unloosed. This originated with those who had tried to prevent civillan authority from taking over and it was aimed particularly at Chairman David

Again Sen. Vandenberg stood firm. So did ‘chairman the Senate committee cons the - insisted

3 on getting the facts. Since then, as chairman of the joint Senate-House conimittee supervising . the Hickenlooper has been a working partner in the project that means so much for the future of the world. He recently completed a tour of inSpaction that took him to the Pacific Coast and

Remarkably Harmonious Team

IN SPITE of their differing backgrounds, the five commissioners have formed a remarkably harmonious team. This was on whether the Commission should make available to foreign governments radio isotopes, a by-product of bombmaking invaluable for research in medicine. The

4 to 1 in favor of letting other nations have the

The only scientist member of the Commission is Robert F. Gacher, who played a part in developing atomic fission. Mr. Gacher has proved one of the most useful commissioners, impressing con-

his scientific grasp of the new revolutionary forces. . missioner to fly to the AEC-Navy proving ground

on Eniwetok Atoll in the far Pacific for new and _highly secret tests this summer.

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Side Glances—By Galbraith

) 1 D # pation may acy ntinuing progress in atomic developmen The law provides that, after the two-year period ending Aug. 1, the commissioners shall be named for separate terms—one for one year, and one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years. If President Truman should decide to reappoint all the commissioners willing to accept reappointment,

Could Be Recess Appointments

HE COULD send the names to the Senate two or three months before the Aug. 1 deadline. Then they could be considered before Congress quits | Or they could be nt Congress leaves, as recess appointments. a serve in the interval, and then, if a Republican President came in, he could decide what he wanted to do. : : One significant change has occurred. Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, a member of the military liaison committee, is retiring to become director of research for a large corporation. that Gen. Groves did not get on with the Commission. Perhaps it was too much to expect that any man who had exercised far-flung authority as the war-time boss of the atomic project could

There have been other frictions. fnevitable with so much pioneering to be done. It is hard for most of us to remember and to realize what atomic energy means. The other. day the mayors of 250 cities meeting in New York got a brand new shock when Maj. Gen. Harold" R. Bull, deputy chief of the Army General Staff, spelled out exactly what would happen if a Single atomic bomb fell on, the center of a city. Mankind stands on a knife edge between'a new In that uncomfortable position, gloomy forebodings come crowding in. Therefore it is good to know that a hopeful beginning- has been made toward encompassing atomic engrgy within our political system. It is reason to hope that some day, in spite of current secret tests this su . fears and hostilities, all nation On Aug. 1 the terms of the five commissioners control this force for thé good of

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resentful because they believe advantage is being taken of their

Instead of a show of disinterestedness, the United States |

the Monroe Doctrine. By invoking the pact themselves, Argentina and Chile admit that the United States does have a direct interest in the outcome. Such being the case, the United States |

London has offered to take the matter. to the World Court. If that is unsatisfactory to the others, there are Chapters VI and VII of the charter of the United ‘Nations. They call for settlement by negotiation, mediation, conciliation or afbitration. Fails Ing that, the Security Council has authority to recommend meth lose than Appears on the surface by a policy of aloofness in this so-called |.

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dogs enforced? : That is what we citizens of Indianapolis are It seems as though no one has any interest

tention. The other morning I went out on my

right up on my porch and growled at me, * wpe A nd-soy-in-that event, it. is § anapolis. i I make a motion that we citizens especially taxpayers make an appeal for protection of our property and safety of our children. © On my travels through Ohio, I failed to see a dog on any of the city streets. For example: A story I heard over in Middletown, O. “A little boy wanted to come to Indianapolis to visit his aunt. His mother said, * “No, sonny, you can't go to Indianapolis, for if you do, the dogs will eat you up.” So you may see that Indianapolis is the laughing stock of the country side. Why can't we get our nose clean and keep it clean? ? ® &

Why V.'e Republican? By Mr. Oscar Houston, Ellettsville, Ind. I see the Republican leaders have a new slogan as follows (Vote the Republican Ticket and Save What's Left). I think it's a good idea but we certainly have plenty left. Think of the brass hats of the Republican" Party who will ‘be disappointed. ] They think they can convince the voters that eS $n + TR Ramee tori ak ESAS IANS 2 nf ernment in Washington to guard.and protect

After the First World War, the Republican high command told us the only way to save

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Republican ticket. A big majority of the people climbed on the band wagon and elected Warren G. Harding, President. Both houses went Republican. The first act of the Senate : was to pass a resolution declaring a separate peace with Germany, our Allies as well as our representatives on the Peace Commission who were at that time negotiating a | peace treaty with Germany. a | Their next act was to kill the League of : Nations, the only agency them through which

tionist shells by passing a tariff bill that killed

our enemy. .. . Big business was permitted to do as it pleased, in fact everyone did if they could. Labor was thrown to the wolves to be beaten and controlled by strikebreakers and court + injunctions.

It is no secret

worse. Thousands of them were driven into bankruptcy, yet the government did nothing to relieve the conditions. : Thousands of crooks using all the tricks known to their trade induced people to.buy worthless -stocks. -Millions were stolen from ‘ the people in that manner. ; > These are a few glaring examples of what | happened under free enterprise sponsored by & reactionary government. ; We were operating under a dangerous system—everyone for himself and the devil take the hindmost. But the awakening came in October, 1929, when our whole economic setup collapsed, banks and all, the roof caved inonall of us. ~ re That is the way the reactionary-led Republican Party saved the nation then. With such a record behind them are they worthy of the

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Few Complaints Dispel Fear of Labor Law

(Second of a series on the first six months of the Taft-Hartley law.)

| "'l don't see why you've suddenly turned against hamburgers—we

| practically lived on them the first year we were married!"

LITTLE QUOTES From Big People

We will want both price controls ‘and rationing on meat and we will want-them before this spring is over.Secretary of Agriculture Anderson. . *

Stop sending 10 billion dollars worth of goods abroad and inflation in this country will be over.—H. E. Slusher, president, Missour Farm bureau. od .®

" The federal budget is loaded to the gunwales with frills and window dressings.—Rep. John Taber (R. N. Y.), discussing the President's new buage. AA ; THE President hasn't got any tax plan. Its just a plan to apiece.—~Rep. Harold Knutson (R.) of Minnesota.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—Only 815 complaints of unfair labor practices as defined under the new Taft-Hartley Labor

Management Law have .been filed by unions or {individuals against employers up to Feb. 1 Only 315 have been filed by employers against unions. If this ratio continues, it will prove unfounded a major fear that the new law would be widely by the bosses to coerce their hired help. : NLRB's general counsel Robert N. Denham admits the new law is making a marked change in the approach to unfair labor practice complaint cases. Under the Wagner Act, only the employer could be charged with an unfair labor practice. Unions were immune. Upder the Taft-Hartley Law, a union may also be charged with an unfair labor practice. There is a new balance in labor relations. : ! Contrary to general belief, says Denham, complaints are seldom filed in bad faith by labor or management just to harass

‘each other. They are flied because there is an honest difference

of opinion. ‘ This means that the trial examiners will have to change their point of view and give more balanced decisions.

30,000 Shop Elections Scheduled 3

NLRB'S biggest task under the Taft-Hartley Law will come this spring and summer .in handling some 30,000 union shop elections. The new law bans the closed shop, in which a worker must hold a union card before he can be employed. But a union

- shop is authorized if a majority of the ‘eligible employees vote

in favor of such requirement fn an NLRB election. Under union

shop conditions, non-union workers may be hired by. the em<

ployer, but they must join the union within 30 days. The number of petitions for union shop elections has been

growing steadily. In September 10 petitions were filed. In October .

139, November 600, December 1346, January 1856. In the first week in February over 800 were filed, indicating a possible 3000 or more a month as old contracts come up for renewal. Results of the 664 elections held up to Jan. 1 show 660 for

“the union shop, only four against. The vote was 95 per cent for wi

the union shop, 85 per cent of 100,000 eligible workers voting. Sixty per cent of thesé elections were in plants ‘employing less than 100 workers. .

More Men, More Money fo Be Needed:

/ NLRB officials now believe they may have to handle as many as 60,000 cases during the coming year. Their work load has been more than doubled by the Taft-Hartley Law. The

_ board's costs of operation have been doubled, too.

In 1047, NLRB under the Wagner Act spent $4,500,000. Its appropriation for this year is a little under $6,000,000. For the year beginning next July 1, Presiden Sathnath of 400000, But he recommended 1 found it necessary to spend all this money before April it might do so. Tt could t \ priations to cover costs

er's property. ‘It's a $25 fine for a fémale dog to be allowed on the street without a leash,

this dog shut up. But the owner pays no at. front porch. There came a large strange dog

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