The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-25

TWO JOBS. Also JNdC our sundays
have to be spent in doing the thou
sand and one things that we never
catch up with, but take my hat
off to any woroan who will get out
herself, rather than force her chill
dren out too soon.
ONE OF THEM.
Editor Times-Why did the mar
ried woman start working in the
first place? In nine cases out of
ten it was because our lords and
masters persisted in mismanaging
our financial affairs until it was the
only thing to do to keep our heads
above water and still hang on to
few shreds Of pride.
How many working women have
husbands who practice the theory
that they make the money and have
the right to spend it as they see
fit. Father works hard all week
and is entitled to recreation, gets
his pay and proceeds to spend his
share OF it, which too often takes
too large a percentage.
Then mother gets what is left to
pay the grocery, coal, gas, lights and
often payments on a home. Then
where is the money to pay for
Johnny'S shoes, or Toms new suit, to
say nothing for expenses for the
rest of the family, unexpected ill
ness and the dozens of other things?
A very small per cent of working
women are buying luxuries. More
Of their money goes for necessities
for the family than mother gets
for herself
Father, after his days work, eats
his supper and reads the paper.
Mother hurrieS home to cook sup
per, wash the dishes, make prep
aIationS for Two or maybe three
meals the next day, and somehow
manage time to keep the house
clean and maybe do the family
washing.
Do you think any woman is going
to do all of that if it isn't neces-
sary? #N -
ONE WHO WORKS AT A JOB NO
MAIN WOOLD HAVE.
Editor Times-After reading Mrs.
Walter FerguSon's editorial, Under
the shadow of a giant grain ele-
vator, a woman with babe in her
arms stood begging for bread"
must say, her reasoning is some
what puzzling to my poor dull
brain.
I agree with her that in reality
we have no overproduction of any,
thing, but an under-c consumption.
When people have no money with
which to buy, they can not con-
sumo, and the reason they have
nothing to buy with is because
four-f1fth of the product Of their
labor is taken away from them in
the form of interest, rents, profits,
salaries, taxes and fees, which keep
the poor in constant squeeze.
The picture presented here is sure
a sad one. 1 can not see anything
beautiful in it.
The writer says 1.-THE woman who
stood near the elevator, however.
does not worry me much, she will
not suffer long" Let's not forget
she had babe il, her arms.
Again she says People do not
starve in small towns" Don't they?
Have you really never heard of it?
I know of some now who haven't
enough to eat. One does not nee
essary have to die to starve, but
if they starve long enough they
will die.
With all due respect for the lady
editor, I must say entirely too few
people have the feeling" they
should for the downtrodden.
How do you know she will not
suffer long? She evidently was
suffering or she would not have
been out in the cold wind begging
bread.
Again she says: "Out of this I'M
explainable period of depression
may come blessing for America"
We certainty have waited long and
patiently for the blessing, but how
can one think this period of de-
preston is so unexplainable when
there is nothing more easily ex-
planned? Perhaps it would have
been better to say, A thorough ex-
PLANTATION is not altogether per-
Missile.
1 want to ask what will become
of the poor farmer who has pro-
ouced the present supply Of food
stuff when the millions of city
workers 'grope" their way back to
the farm? Right now he is pinched
beyond endurance, has had to sell
his product below the cost of pro-
duction, and that very thing has
reduced millions of them to peas
antry and pauperism.
Yes, farmers independence" is
wonderful. I happen to know some
OF them who haven't enough feed
for their stock to take them through
the winter, and want to sell to pre-
vent starvation. Yes, what a great
JOY it is to realize every time the
COW moos, the chickens cackle and
the pigs squeal its to remind the
independent farmer they must be
sold TO pay the spring installment
of taxes.
Farming, an honorable vocation
indeed, but with all of the honor
and independence, there are many
who would jump at the chance to
change stations in life with any
well-to-do city dweller, and trade
even, too.
If Mrs. Ferguson or any one she
may know Of who would like to
make the change. I'm sure
could negotiate a deal, and they
could keep their souls, and I'm
sure after they have enjoyed their
independence and <iaily grind from
Twelve to sixteen hours day, on