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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-16
BANK ROBBER
GANG STORMS
INDIANA TOWN
Populace Is Terrorized by
Machine GunnerS; Blow
Safe, Get $4,000.

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jorie said she wanted to go to
school right away"
She said she often spent the
night with her sister. There are
fourteen in her family.
Child Is Frightened
'I guess 1 won't stay up here to-
night" she said. I'm going to be
at home. I guess I was scared and
now want to go to school,
"I don't want Santa Claus to
bring me any burglars for Christ
mas. 1t was an awful night.
81 like to stay down here, but last
week somebody shot through the
store across the safe. Gee, it was
dark in here and those explosions
sure made a lot Of noise"
Jarvis ran to the home of Ed
Hooser. Roachdale deputy sheriff,
but by the time they returned to
the bank, the smoke had cleared and
the bandits had roared west out of
the town.
II was scared to death and sick as
horse" Jarvis said. my knees
shook and I didn't know what I
was going to do. Boy, I sure was
one sick and scared guy, there's no
denying that. Pauline and her sis
ter were as brave as they make
EN-"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-16
Fires With Squirrel Gun

In an alley in the rear of the
store, another episode of the crime
was taking place.
Ed Grantham, who hunts most of
the time with his long-barrelled
single shot squirrel rifle, was
awakened. He came from the store
where he was sleeping and stood in
plain view of one of the bandits,
who was guarding the rear door of
the bank.
Il looks at this guy and thought
the damn fool was up to some
thing, so I drew a bead on my gun
and let 'er CO." Grantham. said
The bullet missed his head about
two inches. And did he get mad!
Il never heard a guy cuss like
that. He called me everything he
could lay hi stongue to and then
repeated it. I let him have one
more, but that went through the
door.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
Diminishing Tax Returns

One of the British governments devices for bringing in more revenue to wipe out the budget deficit was an increase of two cents pint in the beer tax. It was estimated that this would yield $2,625.000 a month The treasury now finds that it is actually bring ing in only $l75,000 a month. less than 7 per cent of the estimated receipts. There is no mystery about the matter. With higher tax on beer, the people are drinking less beer.
 Several of our states. after imposing tobacco tax to eke out depleted public rev. enues, have discovered how much even trivial tax may lower consumption. In one state the addition of two cents package to the cigaret tax is failing by $l,OO0,O00 to meet the estimate. This means a sales loss of 50,O00,000 packages. or l,000.000,000 cigarets
 There IS natural doubt, therefore. whether many of the federal taxes now pro- posed would prove so effective as their sponsors expect. Lawmakers very often tall to take into account in such matters the law of diminishing returns. It is natural to assume that if tax of percent. say. on incomes, sales, imports. etc.. is bringing in certain revenue. a tax of percent will double that revenue. It doesn't work out SO. An excessive tax may bring in less revenue than a moderate one. One of the most difficult problems of states manshp is to tell just where to stop, for practical results as well as fairness, in raising taxes. This is especially true in a time of diminished income
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
SMITH AND HARD TIMES

Editor of the Democrat: The friends of Alfred E. Smith. who voted for him at the last national election, and regretted that he did not win out must have experienced a change of heart since the depres- sion set in. Some say the hard times would not have hit the United States if Smith was at the helm, but nobody knows this for certain. Leaving that aside and taking the ground that the busi- ness slump would have set in with Smith just the same as 1t has with Hoover all his opponents would be shouting "I Told You So" and Smith and his packers never would hear the last of 1t. If 1t be true as some say, that the president has nothing to do with the business of the country, 1t is not easy to see why there is such a fuss made over candidates for president once in every four years.
 At election the campaigners tell people that if their man does not get elected, the nation will go to pieces and if he does win and busi- ness fails. the same spell-binders will make no bones of stating that this would have happened anyway, and that the president is not re- sponsible. Who are citizens to be- lieve when the orators come around looking for votes for the'r favorite candidates? The answer to this is that electors should use their own judgment. If all would do this. n man who failed to make good would not be thought of for ia second term. But 1t Is the old story, some would prefer to starve with their own party in power rather than live in opulence under lthe other fellows. That might be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
Honors Distributed

As equitable distribution of House chairmanships and committee assignments as was possible was made this week by the Ways and Means committee. As result the democrats will proceed with their legis- lative program under the most favorable elr- cumstanecs. Although under party seniority rules southern representatives might have claimed three-fourths of the chairmanshps. including the most important ones bit of trading here and there has resulted in har- monious result that will make for better action in pushing through democratic meas ures that will come before the House this winter It will also mean more solidarity with regard to the party's stand on admlnis- trstion bills any number of which arc to be heard.
 As result of many party conferences democrats from northern and what are termed border states secured 20 of the ~ House ehairmanships. In addition 75 of the l50 members of the 2 exclusive com mittess are from these states. An exclusive committee is composed of representatives who cannot be assigned to any other House
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
A Hero Dies

Monuments to the political and martial makers of our history stand on pedestals throughout the land But who will honor young medical student who died not long ago of rare heart ailment after pennng most complete record of his most intimate patient, himself? Alfred Seymour Rein hart learned in his second year of high school that he was doomed to die of heart disease. Immediately he began researches with his own body as his subject. He was grad uated from Harvard University with hon. ors, entered medical school and specialized in the heart.
 He watched the red corpuscles in his body dissolve, and one day he saw upon his arm the bright red patches that warned him of the end Shutting himself in a tiny room he recorded every symptom. noted every phy- sical reaction as death crept toward his heart. He refused pain-killing drugs T am hesi- tant about taking the drug, he wrote in his note book, because it would cloud whatever abdominal symptoms were present and make diagnosis difficult" He then arranged for post mortem study of his body and closed his book of life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

subdivision. It's duties are considered ini- portant enough to warrant such exclusion. making the individual members devote their sole time to their one committee assignment. Representatives Lonergan and Tierney. Con- necticuts democratic congressmen. are in this category. The former was named to the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Commit tee, while the latter is on the Banking and Currency Committee.
 It was undoubtedly Representative Lon- ergan's previous congressional experience which led House leaders to place him on the highly important Interstate and Foreign Commerce group. It had been rumored that Representative Tierney, well known member of the legal profession in Fairfield county and New York city would go on the Judiciary committee. However, his duties on the Banking and Currency group will be equally as important, since President Hoover proposes certain changes in the Fed eral Reserve Act. His committee will hear them. Republican representatives from Connecticut have not yet been assigned.
 Incidentally democrats played trump card in naming Representative Paul J. Kvale, farmer labor member from Minnesota, on number of committees. He fared much better under democratic organization of the House than he ever did under republican rule. While it may not seem significant at this stage of the 7 End session the wisdom of it may become apparent before Congress has proceeded very far. To put through the ad- ministration program republicans will re- quire every vote they can get Unless dem ocrats are likewise in favor the presidents recommendations are sure to be defeated handily
 Speaking of the distribution one repre- sentative said, The distribution was ae- eomplished without friction. In fact. every body appeared most anxious to subordinate personal ambitions to party harmony. Never in my recollection has the organization of the House been effected with less delay and more satisfaction than the Congress of to- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

Related honors are coming to Reptesenta- tive John o. Tilson of New Haven. Although he was next in line to the late Nicholas Longworth as Speaker of the House and consequently republican House leader he failed of such lionors when the party orr ganized this month. Representative Ber- trand H. Shell of New York defeated him. thus leaving to Mir Tison nothing but mem ories of the days when he was in the saddle as President Hoovers first lieutenant in Congress. Perhaps that is what really de- feated him. He was too much of Hoover emissary. However, this week fellow legis- lators made him second ranking member on the republican steering committee, the group which maps out legislative programs. In addition he was permitted an office in the Capitol bui.sing instead of the Office build ing. It would have been foolhardy move for the party to ignore such parliamentar- ian altogether. Any honors Tilson gets he richly deserves
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

When the Very Rev. J. J. Callahan. president of Duquesne University of Pitts burgh stated some months ago that he had successfully trisccted an angle he started controversy that is raging throughout the middle west. In addition there are any number of claimants to the honor now. There is mathematics teacher in mid dle western high school who says that he trisected an angle years ago. but never tried to announce it because he didn't expect to be believed no matter how much proof he offered. A boxing promoter in Pittsburgh says Father Callahan couldn't trisect an angle but restaurant owner says he can cut pie in three equal parts, so why not an angle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
COST OF LIVING LOWER
Editor of The Democrat:

eOl H
 Competition is the life of trade. That's why One Who Observes finds the price of butter cents cheaper over the week end. sup posed everyone in this age reads your advertisement but 1t is very evident that there are some who cannot be convinced that it pays to read Democrat advertising. I watch the papers very closely every evening and seldom If ever do any shopping without using your paper as guide. I learn where the best values are to be obtained and the proper time to buy which I am sure saves me a great deal every month. There is nothing to stop me from trading where l get the most for my money and from buying when I want to buy.
 Regarding rents the same apr plies. A tenant is not obliged to stay in property where he thinks the rent Is too high or because of something else which might be disagreeable. There gre plenty of good landlords and they're in the majority. If "One Who Observes will have little patience and look Ground I'm sure he will find just the apartment or tenement he wants which will fit his purse. It's the landlord today who is taking the licking and if "One Who Ob- serves" will just investigate the number of Landlords who have been unable to pay their taxes the past few years am sure he wiT not be willing to trade places and assume the obligations.
 Just read the advertisements In your daily paper and be, guided accordingly and I'm sure you'll save. Yes the price of living Is down for those people who read the advertisements and who are guided accordingly. ,
 "ONE WHO BUYS FROM DEMOCRAT ADVERTISERS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
 There is a general tendency this year, more noticeable than at any other time in this reign of the great depression, to be conservative. cautious and circumspect in the matter of Christmas buying. Nat urally those that have little or nothing in worldly goods or money, by that same token have nothing to spend now or at any other time. There is, however, portion Of civilization still making weekly salary; not much in some cases. perhaps, but nonetheless, a weekly salary. The recurrent phrase, the dying theme song of 1881, Is, from whisperings about town and from the highways and byways. I'm not spending this Christmas. but I'm giving that portion to the poor and to the unemployed. This is noble sentiment, and there Is nothing finer than sharing ones worldly goods with the poor. But there are other things to be considered If one wants to keep the wheels go- ing round. It is a bad thing for a city when business houses have little or no business. and tendency to skimp on Christmas shopping or do away with 1t entirely is not a particularly wise move. Why not divide your portion in two and give half to the poor and half to the merchants? It Is worth consider ing, also worth doing, and the proper Christmas spirit.
 READER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
ALL JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS:

Editor Democrat: For years the public has more or less scoffed public clubs and looked upon them as "slap-me- -on-the- back" affairs. But since the depression these clubs have done great deal to help the needy. This Is true of Rotary, Ki- wanis, Unico and the like. They have more than Justified their ex- istence by work of this kind, prov- ing themselves quite human when put to the test. think they de- serve public commendation.
 One thing will come out of the depression and that is better spirit between people of all classes. The rich have had their incomes curtailed by passing of dividends and tremendous shrinkage in val- ues. And "one drop of depression" makes the whole world kin. While I don't agree with Judge Finn that hard times are good for a nation and prosperity bad, I still feel that God never closes one door but what He opens another.
 We'll come through and the Get Rich- Quick -Wallingford spirit will rest in peace for few years to come at least.
 Respectfully,
 PASSING SHOW.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

In commenting upon the inaugural ad- dress of Mayor Rankin of Hartford the Courant calls attention to something he said with regard to unemployment relief The paper says, Briefly. the Mayor proposes that the city should be relieved of providing for all the unemployed save the number that ordinarily are its responsibility. the rest to be provided for out of fixed contributions to d common fund by the employed of the city. in the factories. the shops. and the offices. and their employers. Such scheme has worked well in Waterbury. where unemploy- ment has been as grave if not graver prob- lem than here. but under different ercum- stances. Unlike Hartford. Waterbury has no Community Chest, and although the Mayor recommends that contributions to the Chest be deducted from contributions to the new fund that he proposes, popular opinion is likely to be against the sugges- ton. Popular opinion may be against Il. but will the finances of those who are to be asked 10 support two funds We don { imagine for one instant that Waterbury s Relief Fund would be the success that it has in year or more of existence if there was also in existence in Waterbury Com munlty Chest Drive Maybe we're wrong. Perhaps such drive would be less of drain on eharitably-inelined citizens than the many and diverse ones to which we contribute. However our relief work is beyond criticism.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
@ TODAY sy: WORLD WAR.A ANNIVERSARY G8A oG&E.
Russlan Declaration

On December 16, 1917. the ex- ecutive committee of the Work mems and Soldiers Delegates iA Petrograd approved a deere declar- ing the Constitutional Democrats enemies of the people. Q. The Peasants Congress dee nounced the arrest of members of the Constituent Assembly and called upon the army and navy to defend the delegates. At this time Russia was passing through the most confused period since the revolution.
 Civil and military affairs were in a state of chaos: civil war had broken out: many districts der ciared their complete independ- ence from the Central govern ment..
 The Bolshevlld were in control of eptrograd and Moscow. They apparently had an overwhelming support of the army, navy anu laboring classes under the ieader- ship Of Nlch0Ii Lenin, co pEemierA and Loon TrotxlEy as minister or | foreign affnirs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
NEA Service Writer

NEA Service Wrttcr
 Washington.--Euge Long. 10 years old, was the youngest of all the hunger marchers.'
 His comrades many of them seasoned communists-had realized the Hoover and congress wouldn't receive their bearing dele gations. But Eugene was disap- pointed-and pretty mad.
 Eugene addressed the assembled hunger conference and stage fright ruined him. But I got him off in a corner and extracted, for what 1t might be worth, the implications of the "hdnger march" as they seemed to a schoolboy in short pants. F. He was two-headed and thin. He wasn't emaciated. He was dressed roughly but warmly.
 He is the oldest of five kids in family which exists in the soft coal town of Avella, Pa. The fam fly eats and wears relief donations exclusively. It hasn't any money with which to leave town. The only work is in the mines and Eugene's father is blacklisted by the coal company because he be- longs to the National Miners union. Avella is company town.' where you live Tn company shacks, get paid in company script" buy everything at company stores. rely on company doctors at a dollar a visit. There are no toys in Avella and no movies. Once upon n time It's miners were paid 70 cents to a dollar a ton for the coal they took from the ground.
 "My father was truck driver In Columbus. O., but he stayed out the day our baby was born and they told him not to come to work again." Eugene said. My uncle 1 told him he could get work mining But he stopped working when they said they would just pay 70 cents n ton instend of 45. Now they pay l 90 cents and the Bergerstown com pany pays 25 cents.
 "Nenriy everybody In Avclla ia biacklisted and can't work beca use they joined the union. We live ir an old red house since we left the company house, but it has beer ,eondemned. Yeah, we will be warn because we get coal from tht tracks when it falls off the coa cars. ..
 My father sometimes made VI or 4g in c week but we mover hat any money because it was in script once he got 4b cents in money They owed him st.ss whon h'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

There is a nice stand of white birch just beyond the Heca Street pumping station that needs attention sorely. We suppose the trees are on private property. Many of the trees need pruning, while others are be- ing choked by underbrush. A good thin ming out would improve the woodland in this section. An. unemployment relief crew under expert supervision could do an inn mcnsc amount of. good besides improving the appearance of the land one hundred per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment. will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him. care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
At The National Capitol
 DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
of Who's Who and Whats Wha By RODNEY BUTCHER

quit but they charged 1t up to something. They always cheat If you've got cash coming. They charge 65 cents a pound for butter. We never had any. They never had any milk. I like milk. Some times we had oleo. Once in while we had some slices of pressed ham and sometimes my mother made soup. What we would usually eat was bread and jelly and black cof- fee for breakfast and salt-side (salt fat pork) sandwiches for school lunch and salt-side and bread for dinner. t.4
 'I like 1t better since my father isn't working. We go places on a truck and people give us money and we can buy good food. Some times the truck comes with food or clothes and everybody goes and meets 1t and gets things. The union gives us things. And the state gives us milk at school. We get more canned stun and canned peaches. And meat and oleo oftener. If you get to weigh a pound more than you should at school they don't give you any more milk. Punches of the men used to go out and work a week for the ] farmers and they would get sheep and other stun for 1t.
 "When my father started going to union meetings went. too. My father and I went to Pittsburg and passed coin cans for the miners One day got 80 cents and my father got nothing. once I got $2 My father was elected delegate to Washington from our unemploy- ment council. I asked the delegate in charge of the truck and he said could go if my father would Tel me and my father said yes. There were IS people and 1t was crowded
 We had to get out every 10 or 2t miles to stretch. But I had some fun. It wasn't very cold and we sang Solidarity Forever and Hold the Fort"
 I asked Eugene if he knew whai communism was. He didn't know what I meant. told him he could afford to wait until he was older
 He said he guessed he could,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
"A SMILES THE THING"

Good evening.
 O--O--o Life Is to the swift and the strong. But not the too swift or the too strong.
 O-O-O There are no bill collectors in heaven. I suppose that's due to the fact that we sent them some other place.
 O-O-O Speaking of dots and dashes, the man who dashes to work generally gets there on the dot.
 O--O--O THE TOILEHS IN BRASS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

Why doesn't the League of Nations hire Will Rogers as peace representative and send him to the Far East2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16
VaTvTT,gc IJeFD LANGUAGE

A book was fccontIy pFIHteH " n language that is spoken by only 300 people. It ig q version Of the 0ospela prepared by the British and Foreign Bible society fop the uao of the Worrorn. tiny tribe oe Australian aborigines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

Grain gambling is very wicked. That is, when the gamblers are selling short. When they're pulling the market, it's different.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

all right were it not for the fact that those who want good govern
 ment have to suffer equally with the ones responsible for depression. ONE WHO VOTED FOR SMITH.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-16

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 4.55 tonight.