Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 October 1948 — Page 24

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ATTORNEYS who represented both sides in the Juvenile Court suit tax us with being unfair when we said, the other day; that the Supreme Court dallied over the case. Granting that a lawyer's definition of speed and our definition might differ widely, we still don't want to be ‘unfair, and certainly not unfair to the Supreme Court of Indiana. 80 we yield. They didn’t dally. There was no undue “ delay in the case. It just took a long time. ’ . »r . » ” ”~ THE original action was filed in Circuit Court June 7. Circuit Court decided it on June 19. Appeal bond was filed to the Supreme Court on July 2.- Transcript for the appeal was delivered from Circuit Court on July 8. This transcript reached the Supreme Court on Aug. 25, a delay of 48 days which one attorney calls “unexplained,” another attributes to “the fact that. all courts LIT eke In vam tion Haring July and August.” Filing of briefs : ~ and so on consumed the time from Aug. 25 to Oct. 19; when oral arguments were heard, and the final ruling by the

Supreme Court was handed down six days later, on Oct. 25, pomathing less th nths, fro ;

even if it seems like a long while to the rest of us with an important issue hanging in the balance and election coming on apace. ”. » » »

. ” REGARDLESS of the length of time required to decide the issue, the main point, it seems to us, remains unchanged. The legislature in creating a new juvenile court in another county inadvertently worded the statute so that—as the court has now ruled—it applied also to Marion County. That cuts in half the term of a judge who was elected in good faith by the voters of this county to serve Your years, and thus defeats the expressed will of the electorate. It also tosses the election of this court—which of all offices ought to be the one most free from politics—back into the . most partisan of all elections. : j Fortunately the voters of this county have the last _ word on the subject. They can still get their wish of two years ago carried out—simply by forgetting party lines and voting to keep Judge Hoffmann in office for the term to which they believed they were electing him.

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. Too Long or . A REFORM this yawning country would hail with genuine

future presidential campaigns. The present affair has far outlived its welcome. The ~ candidates are weary, the customers—the voters—wearier, and the end isn't yet. In horse-and-buggy days there may. have been a reason, or at least an excuse, for starting campaigns in midsummer and continuing them right up to the eve of the first Tuesday * after November's first Monday. Communications, then, were slow. Travel was dificult. It took a long time for all parts of the country to find out who had been nominated. And then still more time for the candidates, or reports of their speeches and promises, to circulate among citizens in remote sections. » » » » - ” BUT that's all changed now. The candidates get around In fast trains or airplanes, Anybody, anywhere, can listen to what they have to say, while they're saying it, or read : about it in the papers immediately after they've said it. As a result, practically everybody soon hears or reads all there is to be said, and a lot more than most citizens want to read or hear. The ghost writers strain to invent

and over. And the partisans on each side try to work up excitement by making more and more lurid charges against the other side. When election day finally drags around, many a voter is too tired or too disgusted to vote. Our idea is that the nominating conventions should be held after Labor Day, instead of in June or early July. Then - everybody should rest up for a couple of weeks or so. After that there could be five or six weeks of campaigning, and that would be plenty. The way we feel right now, three or four weeks would be better,

Polls and Elections

the public-opinion polls have any important effect on the way people vote in the elections may be a debatable question. Anyway, politicians who object to what the polls purport to show like to charge that they're _ crooked. Republicans did that in 1940 and 1944, when most polls . showed President Roosevelt running far ahead. Now Democrats, including President Truman, are doing it.

Mr. Truman says the “pollsters” who forecast victory for Gov. Dewey are trying to give the voters “sleeping polls.” He says they have rigged the returns against him (1) to please newspapers which support the Republican candidate, and (2) to make Democrats believe their ticket 48 80 sure to be badly beaten that voting would be a waste of time. These charges are interesting but not, we think, accurate. We know, for instance, that The Times’ local poll is fairly conducted and accurately reported. We can’t imagine Dr. Gallup and his competitors deliberately plotting to ruin their own profitable enterprises. Even if they were dishonest, they wouldn't invite the fate that overtook the Literary Digest-after its 1936 poll— actually a straw vote, not taken by the scientific opinionng methods now widely used—predicted that Alf

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Barton Rees Pogue FIRESIDE PHILOSOPHY

A platform is what a political party stands on before election and lays down on afterwards, + » » It does little good to be for, or against, anything: if that's all one does about it.

Loneliness is preferable to the company of a.

grouch. , . . Arguing about religion is just about as foolish as arguing about “how high Is up?” since nobody knows the answer. , , ,

; “All the world is a stage” and we actors give

a pretty lousy performance. ,.. . I do not know that a bad deed will destroy me, but I do know that a good one gives me a deep-satis-faction. . . . The real value of a good book lies in our ability to appreciate it. , . . Satan can paint ‘a rosy picture, but he can't keep it from fading. . . . There is a lot of scenic beauty abroad, but it. doesn’t equal the Statue of Liberty. . . . The ordinary cat is said to have nine lives, but a “sour puss” is already dead and doesn't know it. ,-, . An enemy can be made in a flash—it takes time to make a friend. . ‘Plain talk is never offensive if blended with kindness. ., . , All of the, combined knowledge of a man is childish compared with that which still lies beyond the hori. ton of human understanding. . . .

~—THURMAN D. GEISE, Connersville, ® &

THE FIRMAMENT

The beauty of the firmament surpasses, in resplendent hue, " The masterpiece of brush # and pallette's rarest gild; The grandeur of its symmetry outclasses far, in contour true, The noblest form which any architect can build. " «=MARY HAGLER LeMASTERS,

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"FOOD FOR SOUL AND BODY | %

The air is quite sharp now, as if Jack Frost blew his breath this way, but had not yet decided to come in person. These tangy days stir BROVALEY OF. Fiay days pushed from us. Somehow they also arouse an unexpected appetite, too. The colors not only forget to be conservative, but the fruit has ripened and storing of the winter's over-abundant supply fills our hours. God seems to have added an extra dash of heaven for us all to draw from, and to lay by for the sunless days ahead. I breathe deeply of the good clean air, smell the rustic fragrance of blushing apples, and bite into spicy pumpkin ples. Nothing equals the shade of blue of an October sky with the fluffy white pillows of clouds here and there. God, in His great mercy, added fall to Indiana seasons, knowing so well that all of us must have food for the soul as well as for the body.

~M. J. LUKENS, Knaightstown. ® * 0

BOYHOOD TRIAL

My mom, she’s so partik’lar "Bout washin' face an’ neck, An’ serubbin’ ears 'til they shine, An’ clean hands too, by heck!

A fella can’t have no fun Awashin’ all the time! Fer a week I didn’t wash my neck . . . I'd made a bet an’ won a dime!

Mom, she finally caught mae, An’ boy! Did she rare! { wonder who told her — ? She sure gimme a scare!

Ever’ nite I gotta hear The same old silly dope, “Bedtime. Now take your bath, And please, do use the soap!”

Gosh, when I git grown-up I won't wash fer years an’ years , . . Well, T might wash face an’ hands, BUT NOT MY NECK AN’ EARS!

-—MARY HELEN APays, Indianapolis. i. © *

I'VE BEEN THINKIN

Did you ever see a feller who was to blame for an auto accident? . . spite kicks Yharder'n it shoots . . . fear of criticism has been the undoing of many who chose to please the wrong one . . . “the kitchen in my apartment,” says a young wife, “is so small { don’t have room to jump when I get burned.” + « « “the more some folks pat you on the back . the worse they are agin you,” says Uncle 81. ... . —AUNT PITIPAT, Anderson. ® & o

VEIL AND NECKLACE October wears a necklace of jewel-toned fays and a flowing veil of smoky mist,

~—LOUISE MAE HOGAN, Indianapolis. .

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FY ? pri . bs Shh On Pride and P IT IS FAIR to say, I think, that America survived. the administrations of Harding, Coolidge and Hoover largely because of men (and women) whose energy and stamina had been built up by way of the bicycle. The corollary is, of course, that nothing has contributed more to the fix we are in today than the automobile. To drive the point home, the riding of a bicycle necessitated physical exercise. The automobile does not. Even less well known is the historical fact that the stamina ) produced by way of the bicycle was the result of what we used to call “runs.” for the bicycle clubs of the Nineties, there wouldn't have been any runs. Fifty and more years ago, Indianapolis had around a hundred bicycles clubs. Every texture of society was represented. The clerks of the New York Store, some 40 of them, had a club of their own, And so did the ladies of the Propylaeum. The latter group denounced the wearing of bicycle bloomers with such vehemence, indeed, that the ‘wearing of skirts was made a condition of the initiation of their members,

Memberships Limited

MOST of the clubs were predicated on pride and prejudice. Price examples of pride were the .club whose membership was limited to teachers of the public school system, for instance, and practitioners of religious sects. (The Methodists were surprisingly good bicycle riders.) : i Prize examples of prejudice were the clubs whose memberships were limited to riders of specific wheels—like the Waverley, Columbia, Victor, Ben Hur and Outing clubs, to name only a few of this type. They carried mottoes like the crusaders of old, the messages of which in every case could be traced to the. advertising man employed by the bicycle manufacturer. Historic examples: The Sterling Club (“built like a watch”), the Barnes Club (“like a trusted steed”), the Pierce Club (“a study in vibration”). When all other resources were exhausted, bicycle clubs were organized because of the complexion of their riders. First to appear was a club whose membership was limited to girls born with blond hair. Only genuine, unadulterated specimens were accepted. This was followed by a club made up entirely of brunets, The waiting list of this group

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was so great that finally only girls with sultry purplish-black hair were initiated, When the red-heads organized, it gave rise

10 a bicycle superstition—something to the effect

that it was mighty lucky to run across a girl bicyclist whose hair approximated the color of the longest wave of the visible spectrum. The implication was greatly overrated as I discovered for myself. In my own case, it was just as lucky, and certainly less complicated, to meet a blond or a brunet. All the bicycle clubs had their favorite “runs.” The clerks of the New York Store, for instance, nearly always rode to Noblesville, a distance of 22 miles the way the road was laid out at the time. The forerunners used to do it in two hours flat without feeling sore in the joints. ‘ Bethany Park was the goal of the Methodfsts. And on one occasion the ladies of the Propylaeum got all the way to Cartersburg (and back), It was in the nature of a record, for up until then the Propylaeum ladies had never. gotten beyond the Country Club, the predecessor of the present Woodstock Club. Eventually, somebody thought up- the “century run,” a bicycle performance which required the rider to cover 100 miles between sunrise and sunset. The favorite century runs out of Indianapolis were those to Cambridge City and back, and to Frankfort and home by way of Lebanon and Westfield. )

Took Bicycles to Europe THIS sort of thing inspired some riders to attempt even longer runs. The farthest anybody ever got away from Indianapolis was a record run in 1805 when William C. Bobbs and Charles W. Moores took their bicycles to Europe. They covered all of England, Ireland, France and Germany including Berlin which was a flourishing city at the time. The bicycles revealed an amusing biological fact—namely, that women had the endurance of men. The discovery put the males behind the eight ball. To get out from behind it, they introduced a new element into bicycle riding—that of speed. The “scorcher” turned up in 1896. Among the

“first to deserve the epithet were Waltér Marmon,

Gene Minor, Jap Clemens, Carl Cameron, Eldon Dynes, Tom Hay, Fred Jungclaus, L.. D. Munger, Arthur B. Taylor and Charlie McGarvey. Some of the old-time scorchers are still living ——thank Heaven. And to this day they are distinguished because of their good-looking legs and well-developed seats.

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Changing Vote This Time By Julia E. Morgan, 1248 E, New York St. I was one of those people who last election was besieged with women bearing banners and urging me to vote against Mark W, Rhoads and for Mr, Hoffmann and a “qualified personnel” in the Juvenile Court; for we all want te do our best for the “dear children.” I knew little of the situation myself, but was willing to take the word of my “well-meaning” welfare friends. Then I read of one of this same “quali fied” group raping adolescents at the Juvenile Center and I wonder if T was sold a “bill of goods” and also I wonder how loud the screams for our “social workers” would have been if this had happened under Rhoads’ administration, I see Moffmann has promised the same fine organization that he has had for the last two | years. Well, this time I am voting for Scott McDonald.

®* & Sees Big Vote for Thomas By W. H. Richards It is certain that Wallace will get the Come. munist votes, but on account of his alliance with that bunch he will repel more than the Commies can give him. As for gétting in sight | of the White House, he will miss by a thousand miles. There are strong indications that Norman Thomas will score a big vote, People who are dissatisfied with the run-around we have been getting from the capital-controlled Republican | and Democratic “misrepresentatives” will cast | their votes this year for Thomas, the best loved | and worst hated man in the United-States. Even his enemies respect him and admit that he is

AREER theveniy platform. that aiands. for, peace and plenty for the WHoOl& people; omni.

That a few states have made it impossible for the Socialist ticket to get on the ballot, and the ganging up of metropolitan newspapers not to mention that there is a®Socialist party have

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candidates as mayors and other officers have been elected and served to the satisfaction of the people, it is possible that a few may go to Congress and a few more cities elect Socialist Mayors.

ciples are parallel with the teachings of Chris. tianity, in spite of the mud slinging and lies that have been spread with slurs and efforts made to make people believe that Socialism and communism are the same, ® oo 9

‘Is Dewey Policy Dictated? By A Reader I note with interest a recent article entitled “Truman ‘I’ and Dewey ‘We'.” Does this indi cate that the suspicions of many voter were correct when they feared that Mr, Dewey had made a deal with some bankers and industrialists when his leutenants called a recess during the national convention? Does it mean that Mr, Dewey can no longer say ‘I’, plan and conduct national affairs according to the dictates of his own conscience, but must permit that group to dictate a policy which, of course, could easily deprive the average citizen of many rights? “On the other hand, does Mr. Truman's “I” indicate that no special group has “any strings on him” and that Mr. Truman is free to conduct the affairs of his office himself aided Jy advisers of his own choice rather than having dietation forced upon him? At least, the article called the attention of voters to the matter and they are beginning to think along that line. Something must have happened during the recess, since the nomina. tion was unanimous and bitter contenders be-

came friendly.

‘Why Legal Dilly-Dallying?' By L. Lapping I have heen following, with interest, recent efforts of our local and state law enforcement agencies to apprehend sex criminals and proposals for better legislation to deal with such cases. However, one case in particular stands out in my mind, that of Robert A. Watts. I ean t help but ask the question—what is going to be done with him, and when? ’ Here is a man who committed the worst crime of -all—not once, but twice. He confessed to both of those crimes. Nine months ago he was sentenced to die for the first crime to which he confessed—but where is he today? Still in 1. : We need new, more stringent legislation for cases of this kind—to that I agree—but don’t vou {hink we need better enforcement of the Jaws we now hava in effect? Why, in the Watts case, is there © much legal dilly-dallying?

LABOR ISSUES . . . By Fred W. Perkins

Unions Using NLRB

People are finding out that the Socialist prin.

PARIS, Oct. 20.—The next Soviet bombshell, it is believed here, will be timed to explode when it will do the most damage, possibly when the administration is being changed in Washington. For that reason, if Gov. Thomas E. Dewey is elected next Tuesday, top-ranking United Nations delegates regard it as vital that President Truman, President-elect Dewey, Secretary of State George C. Marshall and John Foster Dulles find some way to demonstrate their unity on foreign affairs in general and the East-West conflict in particular. iN Mr. Dulles, who is Mr. Dewey's top man here, is going home “for the elections.” That is not the real reason. He could cast a vote here if that is all he wanted to do. He is returning to the U. 8. because he is aware of the importance of driving home to the UN and the world exactly where the United States stands. -

Arr-nge for Continuity

SECRETARY Marshall also is returning home soon. There would be ample opportunity therefore for the outgoing and incoming administrations-—assuming Mr. Dewey's election-—to arrange for continuity between Nov. 2 and Jan. 20. If some such steps are not taken failure or refusal to act likely will weigh heavily upon whoever is responsible. For the authority of the U. 8. delegation here stands to be weakened. The nature of the next Russian bombshell is the subject of

much conjecture here, A well-informed French source believes it |

may be a demand for unified Germany whose capital would be Berlin. Also a complete evacuation by all four powers within six months or a year. . ra The effect of this would be to place Soviet frontiers west of the Rhine and next to France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.’ It would put Russia practically on the Straits of Dover, 20 miles from England. It would give her the Ruhr.

Could Be Embarrassing

WESTERN powers could not accept any such proposal, but it could prove embarrassing. If defeated, President Truman ‘would find it ‘difficult to handle—unless he and his successor collaborate to make America’s stand unequivocally clear. « What Moscow is believed to have in mind is a duplication of her scheme for Korea.. Russia is known to have screened two

million German war prisoners. From these she has picked sev."

eral hundred thousand troops for eventual service in eastern Germany. Many are believed already there under German officers. French estimates place the number of German troops now under Soviet command at 000.

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defense on that river would be academic, For, like the Danube,

the ine would have become Russian. te are other reasons why it is believed Moscow may soon try tack. It would provide a resounding talking point among

the Germans who naturally yearn to see the last of the occupation. It could be made to sound as if Russia were their only real friend. Also it would tend to force the west into further negotiations outside the United Nations, . .

Quotebook

Frankly, the theater would be a sight better off if there were

some poverty around among actors and agents. It flourished more luxuriantly these were living | law worse than we in, garréts.—Gilbert Milles, veteram groducer. fi instances. - uh . y 1 ¥

Rulings for Votes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20—Labor unions are making the most of two recent National Labor Relations Board decisions to convince their members that they should vote next Tuesday for an administration and a Congress that will repeal the Taft-Hartley law. - The rulings, called “harsh” and “a blueprint for union-bust-ing” by union spokesmen, have produced speculation in political circles that they may have been timed to help rally union votes for the election. . However, Sen. Robert A. Taft (R. 0.), when reached today in Cleveland, said he believed “sych suspicions are not justified, and the board seems to be proceeding in an ordinary course toward interpreting the law as it was written.” One ruling, announced 10 days ago, held that strikers for higher wages who had been replaced permanently and legitimately could not vote in a collective bargaining election in the plant where they had worked.

Strikes Made More Risky THE OTHER defined “mass picketing” and one form of union intimidation of non-strikers, and held the parent or intere national union liable for acts of its local unions. These two rulings, when considered together, make more risky for the urifon and its members than under the ol Wagner Act. . Denial of voting rights to replaced strikers is an evolution from the old NLRB's policy under the Wagner Act. It held for a time that only strikers could vote in elections of a collective bargaining agent. That was changed later so that both strikers and their re placements could vote, both being’ considered to have an interest in the job. The new policy is based on the statement in the Taft Hartley law, “employees on strike who are not entitled to rein. statement shall not be eligible to vote.”

Board's Ruling Elastic THE NEW board's definition of mass picketing appears to be elastic according to circumstances. It was based on a case in Petaluma, Cal, where the evidence showed that from 200 to 300 pickets and sympathizers had blocked entry to the plant of the SBunset Line and Twine Co. The board found union Intimidation when strikers pursued non-strikers from the plant and made threats of physical punishment., It protected “freedom of speech” in these instances by deciding that the strikers did not violate the law by merely call« ing the non-strikers “scabs” or other such names. The board's trial examiners have made several important recommendations which the board may or may not follow. One examiner has held that mass picketing, even when peaceful, vios lates the law because it is “intimidatory and coercive.” Arthur J. Goldberg, general counsel of the CIO, said today these board and examiner actions “have proved the Taft-Hartley

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