Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 November 1948 — Page 12

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» Give LAght and the Peoples Will Find Thew Own Way Don’t Risk It Again ! (CHAIRMAN Hugh Scott Jr. of the Republican National Committee has asked GOP leaders in Ohio, Illinois and California ‘to review the presidential election ballots of those states. His apparent purpose is toedetermine whether evidence of frauds or counting errors would justify demands for official recounts, The move probably will come to nothing. But it’s true that a change of fewer than 4000 popular votes in Ohio, 17,000 in California and 19,000 in Illinois could reverse the result of the election, giving an electoral college majority to Gov. Dewey instead of President Truman. Such a result would be unfortunate. Mr. Truman's popular vote in the whole country still would be well over two million above Mr. Dewey’s. And both houses of Congress still would have large Democratic majorities. It would be an almost impossible situation for a Republican President. » ” ” 4 . ~ . IT OUGHT to be said again and again that this country should never conduct another presidential election under the old and dangerous system which gives the entire electoral vote of each state to the candidate who carries that state by even a bare majority or plurality of its popular votes. Three times, under that system, men have become Presidents although more citizens voted for their leading opponents than for them. That came too near to happening this time. Adoption of the proposed Lodge-Hossett amendment to the Constitution would prevent it from happening in any future election. The new system established by this amendment would divide each state's electoral votes among the various presidential candidates in ratio to their shares of the state's popular votes.

sn . » . . SUPPOSE the amendment had been in effect this year. With Ohio, Illinois and California in the Democratic column as they now stand, Mr. Truman would have had about 261 electoral votes, instead of the 304 he has under the present system; Mr. Dewey, about 222 electoral votes, instead of 189. That would have been a much more accurate reflection of the whole country’s popular vote. And even if Ohio, Illinois and California had been switched to the Republican column by narrow margins, Mr. # Truman would have lost not more than half a dozen of their electoral votes. His election still would have been assured.

China Bids for Support statement of policy by Dr. Sun Fo, China's ne prefier, proposing a basis for fi

this country, was most timely, coinciding as it did with the |

departure of Mme. Chiang Kai-shek to make a personal appeal here for assistance against the Communists. China needs an outstanding American military figure, such as Gen. Douglas MacArthur, to advise her in the war, Dr. Sun said. More than that, he declared, China must be prepared to give such an American officer “full power.”

. 8 » s 8 =» THAT is a great concession by a sovereign state to the national of another power. Yet it is an essential one. China’s whole military organization, particularly its supply system, must be modernized. Then a strategic program must be devised that will get results. Even a MacArthur would require nothing less than whole-hearted support to reverse the present military situation. Apart from the implied promise that American military assistance would not be dissipated under such overhead control, Dr. Sun indicated a desire to remove other misunderstandings between his government and the West. He would open the Yangtze and other inland waterways to foreign shipping, and give foreign business interests “every reasonable encouragement and protection.”

. = » . . ” DR. SUN'S appointment was, of itself, a friendly gesture tp the United States. The son of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Chinese republic, he was educated in this country and is “western” in his thinking and sympathies. Yet whether the traditional friendship between China and the United States is to be maintained will be decided not by China, but by ourselves. And our decision on that issue cannot safely be long delayed.

One Decision Can Wait

IVAL claims for the Italian colonies in Africa aré causing trouble in Rome and at the United Nations meeting. In the present acute Mediterranean situation a just and lasting settlement probably is impossible. Therefore, it would seem wise to postpone decision for another year or so. Any settlement now which did not return the colonies to Italy would seriously cripple the present democratic government in Rome. But if they were returned to Italy, the Arab states already angered by Palestine losses would sabotage Mediterranean peace. Whatever the ultimate decision, at the moment Italy lacks two essentials for trusteeship over those areas. She has neither the capital to develop them nor the military strength to protect them. :

» » ” . # » RUSSIA as usual is waiting to profit from any disunity in the Mediterranean. After trying unsuccessfully to get those colonies for herself, she promised them to Italy in the hope of swinging the last election there to the Communists, Now Stalin is proposing a joint UN trusteeship, which would give him part control. Such a trusteeship, which the United States originally favored, would be selfdefeating if Russia participated—as joint occupation in | Germany, Austria and Korea proves. Under the circumstances, it is necessary for strategic reasons to continue temporary British control, with Ameriuse of Libyan bases, until the Soviet threat is remowed the UN is strong enough to police the Mediter-

In Tune With the Times

Barton Rees Pogue

A MESSAGE TO B. R. P.

It is a gray day outside, but there is a cheerful blaze in the fireplace as I sit here in my fireside-pew to worship before the altar of goodness . . . seeking to be very much “in tune with the times” . . ., not the hectic “times” of the politicos, B. R. P, but such “times” as Sister Lukens of Knightstown mentioned recently in your column . . . wish she were here to discuss with me some of the joys and problems of our “times” , ., . and you to add the flavor of wit to the repartee of fellowship ... Yes, Sister Lukens, God DOES ALWAYS HAVE A STOREHOUSE of eternal, satisfying goodness to feed our souls, though we wander about, aimlessly feeding upon the husks of materiality, and failing to sup on the joys of the Spirit . . . real public welfare must include feeding the spiritually starved people of the world . . . truly we do need “food for the soul” +... 80 I am thanking you, B. R. P, for the service rendered me in publishing the Lukens testimonial , . . and in our fireside circle, B. R. P., I would also like to include Brother Geise of Connersville, jor he has penned some peppy philosophy that rings the bell with me . . . he must be a reader of The Proverbs , . . I suggest that he also peruse Ecclesiastes . .. I am sure that “Aunt Pitipat” from Anderson would fit into our fireside circle, too . . . I wonder if she is an old-time schoolteacher? . . . Of course’ Esther Kem Thomas, with her delightful dish of poetry, would enjoy munching popcorn and drinking Brown County cider with us . .. she’s from Columbus, you know, B. R. P. . . . I am thanking You, Almighty One, for these friends, who have taken the time to contribute to IN TUNE WITH THE TIMES, giving me food for thought and nourishment for my soul. —LESTER C. NAGLEY SR., Nashville.

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EDUCATION FOR LOVE

He was a comely lad Who set her heart atwirl; But, oh, it did not last— He found another girl

She nursed her grief in shame, And thought herself a fool Until the hour she learned First love had been a school! --NORA ASHMAN, Indianapolis. * o ¢

WHEN CHILDREN CUDDLE IN

Of Sundays, when the need is not so great For stirring out, we lie abed a little late To rest a bit, the while the house is still,

.But very soon we'll hear the shrill

Chatter, the clatter, the fun and the fuss, When the children come to cuddle into bed with us.

Dickie and Dora and little Nidge-Widge, All in a fume and a terrible fidge, Descend on our bed like a heavy snow, Drifted deep by a winter blow— If covers were straight they, are soon in a muss, When the children come to cuddle into bed with us.

Those warm little bodies! Their soft white hands!" These fairies and pixies from far-distant lands! We can't halt time, and we can’t stop growth, But we can wish a lot, and the; wish of us Yoth Would defer the drab day we never discuss— When the children cease to cuddle into bed with us. ~—BARTON REES POGUE, Upland.

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0 with Bie. & nful prudes, oary frost sili But spreads the ground, And see what gay Mother Nature wears

To be stylishly and rightly gowned:

Her naked hills lie wanton to the breeze, Nude her fields, her shameless groves un frocked, Bare the shivering limbs of her trees, Go with me and see how her corn is saocked.

—F. P. M.,, Indianapolis. * & o

SONNET

(Upon a child’s lament at having missed a visitor) That friend who came, just came then went, She didn't even make a dent, No deep impressions, good or bad, Just quiet inquiry, not happy nor sad. ° “How've you been? Folks all well? Can't stay long. I'll just sit a spell. That baby's sweet, healthy as can be. The Lord is good to you and me.

“Did the crops pay well? Hens layin’ good? Luke cut the dead tree for kindlin’ wood? Better go now. Glad you're all well. Come se¢e me sometime and sit a spell.” That friend who came just couldn’t stay, . But the best of friendships grow that way. ~—MARY BACON, Indianapolis.

‘Somebody Taking Too Much for Granted? |

IT WAS John D, Defrees, resourceful editor and owner of the powerful Journal, who first figured out a way of numbering houses on Washington St. On June 13, 1853, when Indianapolis had something like 8500 citizens, Mr. Defrees’ paper submitted what looked like a foolproof scheme. Commence at the corporation line at East St., seid Mr. D., and proceed in a westerly direction to Alabama St. allowing three numbers for each full lot (87% feet). From Alabama St. to Mississippi (now Senate Ave.), he proposed giving four numbers to every full lot, which sounds reasonable enough when you consider that this part of town represented the heart of Washington 8t., embracing both the Courthouse and the Statehouse, which left the two remaining blocks to the west corporation line to have three numbers for each full lot. Moreover, it was on this occasion that Mr. Defrees proposed placing all the odd numbers on the south side and all the even numbers on the north side of the street.

Town Split in Two Paris

WELL, knowing what I do about the Journal's scheme of numbering, it’s kind of exciting to figure out that had Mr. Defrees had his way, the firm of Charles Mayer & Co. (established in 1840) would now be doing business at 443 Washington St. I don’t know whether it impresses you as much as it does me, but to my way of thinking Mr. Defrees deserves a monument for inventing a system of addressing a letter without the bother of orienting the street. For some reason, however, Mr. Defrees didn’t have his way. At least, not altogether. Two years later when the first directory appeared (in 1855), Charlie Mayer was listed as doing business at 29 W. Washington St. Without having moved, mind you. From the looks of things, somebody had deliberately horned in on Mr, Defrees’ scheme and split the town into two parts using Meridian St. 8s a dividing line, with the result that ever since that day the citizens of Indianapolis have had to carry compasses to find their way around. - However, the unknown iconoclast didn't wreck Mr. Defrees’ plan completely, for in the same directory all the houses on Washington St. (the only ones to be numbered) have their odd numbers on the south side and the even numbers on the north side of the street.

It might be well to linger awhile over that

OUR TOWN . . . By Anton Scherrer Confusion of Street Numbering Dates Back More Than 90 Years

first (1855) directory of ours, the one published by Groom & Smith. It records something like 2600 names, presumably heads of families. Apparently, every one had a job with the “take home” pay equalling that of the earned wage of the week. At any rate, there is as yet no sign of a retired capitalist.

Early Occupations

DANIEL FRANCIS was a last-maker; 8. J. Gorman, a wool carder; D. Ebert, a wiper; 8. G. Daly, a chandler; G. B. Hill, a daguerreon artist; Sam Parrott, a coverlet spinner; A. S. Mount, a currier; Richard Ware, a spinner; John Shay, a greaser, and Andrew Fuqua, a toll-gate keeper (the one at Washington St. and the river), The same directory has a list of the streets of Indianapolis. There were exactly 50 with names. Six more were identified by numerals, those from First to Sixth Streets. Moreover, there were seven temperance orders, 15 hotels and as many more boarding houses. Francis Costigan, the architect, boarded at the Capitol House, and Caleb Mills, the teacher, at Illinois and Maryland Sts. In 1855, C. Grinsteiner ran an undertaking established on Market St., between Noble and Liberty; Drum & Hill sold “nails, glass, fish and salt”; J. R. Osgood & Co. manufactured

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Reply on Health Insurance By W. D. R., M. D., Muncie, Ind. -

1 should like to dissect E. §. Barber's letter =

point by point. : ; First, your understanding of government health insurance is correct insofar as you have stated, but you have not gone deep enough. It is an attempt at health insurance on the part of the government—a feeble, fumbling, futile attempt. ‘ . i Second: Your statement that there is ne thought of restricting the choice of doctors by patients is again correct insofar as it goes. There is to be no restriction of patients’ choice

of physicians as long as that choice is a phy= ~

sician who has aligned himself with the proe gram. If his choice is not such, the patient forfeits his rignt to the “insurance.” :

Next, I take exception to your statement

that physicians are as a class reactionafies, *

There is no branch of science which is changing more rapidly or forced to absorb new tools and techniques in such great quantities as our

modern medicine. Any modern physician who °

does not force himself to read and study these new tools and techniques and employ them is forced out of business by his employers . . o his patients. : A doctor is essentially a businessman ale though each has chosen this profession probe ably as a result of a deep inherent desire to aid the suffering. Any man who has embarked on a medical career for the sole purpose of amassing a fortune will soon change his ideas or quit. The work is too hard, the study is nerve wracking, the hours too long, and the obliga- - tions of conduct and responsibilities are toe

great. In short, the material gain is not worth.

the effort necessasy. But a doctor nowadays fs also 'a business man. He must be or else he

cannot continue to outlay the high prices for °

equipment and medical supplies. As to your argument on women doctors, I pose another question. How long has it been since women have had suffrage rights? 3 long since women have been commonly ployed in any of our so-called “men’s field"? I'll answer that for you. Women were given the right to vote with the passage of a Constitutional amendment which was introduced into Congress in 1919. . Thirty years ago. This was the culmination of a mgvement which had been sn foot for 50 years. men in industry began with the first World and almost stopped when the war ended. Then with the depression and the recent war women were forced back into industry. All this in 30 years. Yet you deplore the fact that it is “not quite a century” _ since we had our first known woman doctor, How long has it been since the first woman graduated from any university or professional school? Roughly the same length of time. I can tell you that no discrimination is made against women entering or graduating from medical schools. . ° You have probably recognized by now that I am a doctor. Now let me try to state our side. Very simply and briefly it is this. We wish to maintain our system of free and private enter prise in our chosen “business.” We wish to maintain the system of personal choice and preference in the selection of “their doctor” by patients. We do not wish to be depersonalized and restricted by a lot of governmental red tape and regulations in'our treatment and care of patients. Most important, we wish to keep alive the high competitive spirit in the profes. sion which leads to new and better methods, This is true in any field. In conclusion this M. D. is stepping forward and speaking his piece. A different light might | be cast on the subject if more of us would pre-

« Sent our side cf the issue.

“felloes, bows and singletrees”; F. J. Joh advertised that he “inserts teeth on platina with the continuous gum”; Rosengarten’s Apothecary proclaimed the efficacy of ‘“Deobstruent or German Bitters for the removal of all visceral obstructions”; and Charlie Mayer had a toy shop at 29 W. Washington St., which brings me back to the subject of today’s piece.

50 Numbers te a Block

THREE YEARS later, in 1858, the Council took a hand in the matter and appointed A. C. Howard to number our streets. He made the fatal mistake of numbering only the houses then erected, with the result that when somebody built on a vacant lot, there was the deuce to pay. In 1864, the Council allowed Mr. Howard to rectify his mistake (with full pay, of course), and on this occasion the Philadelphia plan was adopted. It allocated 50 numbers to a block. Since then the law has been changed any number of times, with the result that today a number is given for every 20 feet of street frontage or fractional part thereof (to state it simply without all the exceptions to the rule). The amazing thing is that with all the revisions that have taken place, the 108-year-old toy shop of Charlie Mayer still retains the street number recorded in the first directory of Indianapolis.

What Others Say—

Some of us have called for war with Come munist Russia—the sooner the better—in vain hope that we could “get it over with” and be done with the menace of communism. But the blunt truth is that Russia could be reduced to rubble, and that wouldn't destroy international communism.—Eric Johnston, president, Motion Picture Association of America. a ® % @

In my opinion there is no issue of greater importance to the welfare of the people than the . launching of a concerted effort to rid this nation of its slums and to bring decent homes within the reach of all.—Sen. Allen J. Ellender (D.) of | Louisiana. ¢ ¢ o I am convinced the Taft-Hartley Act cane not be amended. You can't unscramble rotten eggs.—Charles J. McGowan, president, AFL International Boilermakers’ Union, % ® © < :

To know and to study art is to key up observation, to stimulate inquiry.—Josef Bakos, - noted artist, recommends teaching art to young military men.

THE PALESTINE PROBLEM—

Urges World to Ask Arabs for Peace

(Editor's Note: One year ago the United Nations decided to partition Palestine. Since that time there has been war and bloodshed and a new state has been born. Here is the first of two articles written for the Scripps-Howard newspapers giving the two sides of the controversial question. The first is from a distinguished leader of Israel. The second will present

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By AUBREY EBAN, Representative of Israel at the UN PARIS, Nov. 30—One year ago today the General Assembly of the United Nations voted to partition Palestine. The decision, taken after long and careful study, recognized that there were two peoples in Palestine both striving for selfdetermination and both entitled to self-government and inde-

pendence.

The Jewish people, who had claimed the right to establish - national homeland in all of Palestine by virtue of a League of Nations mandate of 1922, accepted the recommendations of the Assembly as a compromise. They made plans to establish their: own state in the part of Palestine assigned to them in conformity |

with the UN decisions.

The Arabs of Palestine were prevented from establishing their state because of the uncompromising stand of the Arab states, which in violation of their obligations under the UN charter resorted to armed conflict to overthrow the UN decision and to prevent the Jewish state from coming into being.

State of Israel

ON MAY 15 with the expiration of the British mandate, the Jews proclaimed the establishment of the state of Israel. The neighboring Arab states launched an invasion into Palestine.

The invasion failed. The judgment of the General Assembly

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS . . . By Marquis Childs

New Idea Men Urged For Federal Posts

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30—Since President Truman returned to Washington, a number of callers have been urging on .him. the necessity to bring into his administration men with. new : ideas and new energies. Among them are many of the liberal Democrats who helped, as the final election returns in state after state clearly show, to achieve the Democratic victory. Behind their urging is the fear that unless positive, creative, construction action is taken, the Truman administration will fail to make good on the promises of the campaign. As was demonstrated in 1946, when the President had at least a nomi« nally Democratic Congress, it is not enough merely to send ' messages proposing this or that program. R

Typical of New Forces

ONE OF THE recent callers was Chester Bowles, who was elected Governor of Connecticut by a narrow majority although . the state's,electoral votes went in the Republican column. In many ways Bowles is typical of the new forces in the Democratic Party that are certain to play a more and more important role

In partnership with William Benton in a highly successful advertising firm, Mr. Bowles made a tidy fortune. When they sold their firm, both men decided to devote themselves to public

As head of the office of price administration during thé latter half of the war and in the immediate postwar aftermath, Mr. Bowles had a job that was tough and demanding with little chance, or so it seemed, to win personal popularity. ‘Moreover, he consistently advocated a tough anti-inflationary policy and in so doing stepped on many sensitive toes, 3

Critical of Policies WHEN MR. BOWLES resigned, his relationship with the

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was vindicated. Though the Jews of Israel were denied arms and equipment they succeeded in organizing their new government and warding off the attacks of six Arab armies. The Security Council attempted to end the conflict in Palestine. However, instead of compelling the Arab invading armies to withdraw, it ordered a truce. Thus it ended hostilities but it did not end the war.

Must Settle Differences

THE PROBLEM now before the General Assembly is to bring peace to Palestine. How can that best be achieved? All the parties of the Arab governments and the government

of Israel must be called to a peace table to settle their differences. |

The Arabs have stubbornly refused to accept the fact of Israel's existence. They continue to fight the General Assembly's decision of 1947. This is an unrealistic attitude which can lead nowhere. The Arabs must realize that they cannot liquidate the state of

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Israel either by political maneuver or by military adventure. The world community must call upon the Arabs to make peace. The most significant step which the United Nations can make in that direction at this moment is to confirm its decision of a year ago. That decision provided that if either the Arab or the Jewish state came into existence it would be welcomed into the United Nations. At this moment the new state of Israel stands at the portals of the United Nations asking for admission, It would be logical and just and conducive to a final peace ‘9 grant that plea. :

White House was not too happy. He had been critical of policies that he felt were essentially inflationary in their effects. 3 In view of this background, the meeting between the Preste dent and his former price controller might have been difficult, Yet it was warm and friendly, The President’s attitude about pas disagreements is one of forgive and forget in the light of . ctory. od 53 The administration is coasting! Mr. Bowles has said, on the ideas out of the old New Deal. Thinking still prévails along the line of the Keynesian theory of spending to create purchasing power even though it is obvious that the current inflation, with - its threat of a depression, calls for a different measure to meet - the present situation. : . 1 President Truman is 64 years old. After the age of 50 or 5S, very few people ever change their attitudes or their ways. Th likelihood for change, either in personnel or point of view, therefore seem to be small. X

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