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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
M. E. Tracy
SAWS

The United States Can Not Go
on Coddling Vast Family
Fortunes Without Menac-
ing Her Political and Eco
n0mic Future.
NEW YORK, March 19.-Thus
IN far the poor have borne the
burden Of the depression, the men
who couldn't get enough to eat, the
children who have suffered from
cold, the sick who were unable to
afford proper medical care.
The rich have been compelled to
modify their habits of life, but not
to an extent that hurt.
1t doesn't matter much if a fam
lily has to give up three out of five
autos, or discharge six out of ten
servants, but it does matter when
the funds are too low to keep the
fire going, or provide decent meals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Words of the Poet
iAMUEL HOFFENSTEIN,

CAMUEL HOFFENSTEIN, the
- poet, once groaned against his
talkie thralldom, saying: 1.-THE work
is dull and arduous. Many of the
men with whom you must deal are
gross and annoying idiots. The ar
fist must sell his very soul. And
what does he get for it all? A for
tune"
I trust that Hollywood will not
long retain it's garments of repent
ance. 1t is my notion that sackcloth
and ashes already are drug upon
the market. Indeed, economies may
result in expenditures more costly
than those known in the freehand
days.
So it was with the Hollywood hip
popotamus. The script distinctly
called for a hippopotamus. No
double or dummy would suffice, and
the nearest available animal was
resident upon the Atlantic coast.
The dealer suggested that the great
beasts keeper be included in the
contract. But that meant $40 a
week, and a businesslike manage
ment refused.
The hippopotamus would have 20
go to Hollywood unchaperoned, and
by fast freight, since the picture was
already in production.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Loads Uneven

THE time has come to redis-
L tribute the load, and to redis-
tribute it in more substantial way
than the soup kitchen, or second
hand clothing distribution.
The problem is one for govern
ment to solve and taxation is the
place to begin.
Outside of such savings as can be
made through pay cuts and re-
duced expenses, big incomes and big
inheritances must be made to fur
nish more of the revenue.
The man is mentally blind who
fails to realize that the concentra-
ton of wealth has gone altogether
too far in this country and that it
represents one of our basic ills.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Nation of Tenants

THROUGH blessed with an abund-
l. ance of natural resources, and
though committed to the idea of
equal opportunity for ell, this
country steadily is becoming a ma
ton of tenants.
According to one estimate, no less
than IS per cent of the land now
belongs to 2 per cent of the people.
A similar proportion holds good in
about every line of value.
This is largely due to the theories
of taxation that have been in vogue
until recent years.
Even now, old guard Republicans
persist in the idea that the way to
recovery consists in treating the big
boys indulgently so that they will
be encouraged to treat little boys
likewise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19

VI SAC AAuCAlCdH ENACuACdA
Association and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.
.NNE of the most common COM
" plants, and one which is be-
coming exceedingly widespread in
this country, is infection Of the
human skin with an organism
called the trichophyton and also
the epidermophyton, a vegetable
parasite commonly called a ring
worm.
The word "tricho" means hair
and the word "epidermo" means
skin. A similar condition some
times affects chickens, horses, COWS,
dogs, rabbits and other domestic
animals. The mango of the dog is
a disease of this character.
The condition was called ring
worm because in many instances
it appears on the skin as ring.
However, the appearance is not
always -ringlike, and the parasite
that causes the eruption is not
worm.
Strangely there are many varie-
ties of these parasites and they pick
certain parts of the body as their
special habitat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Pat the Big BoySI

THE present emergency shows
Il where such nonsense leads. For
three years, our government has
been patting wealth on the back,
helping it to conserve its interests,
accepting its pledges and advice.
For three years, the people have
been told that prosperity was just
around the corner" because of what
big business was about to do.
The latest and most cynical
maneuver includes a two billion
dollar corporation for the benefit
of wealth and a sales tax on the
poor to back it up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Discrimination

The treasury department on March offered
bearer certificates in denominations of $50 500 and
$500 at per cent interest. On March it offered
bearer certificates of from $1,000 to 100000 seven
month maturity, at 3H per cent and one-year at 3%
per cent. Why this discrimination?
From more than so per cent to nearly 100 per cent
larger return upon the large certificates as compared
with the small certificates To be sure, the small
certificates redeemable before maturity sixty days
after demand, but that is privilege of small actual
value, particularly it is available only through
federal reserve bank.
Both classes of certificates are entirely exempt
from normal and surtaxes. If the new 1892 revenue
act raises Suraxes to 40 per cent the rich purchaser
OF these certificates will be exempt therefrom.
The wealthy man who purchases the 81 per cent
certificate will in effect be getting a return Of 51k
per cent. The poor who invests in the per cent
certificate will get only per cent return.
If this is not gross discrimination in favor of
wealth. perhaps the treasury department can explain
just what it is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19

impulse was to do the honest thing
in his relations with Others"
While I do not feel that I have
overstated our friend and neighbor's
healthy integrity, there comes in my
mind this question: why should
simple, straightforward business
honesty, make a man stand out as
being unusual among our legislators?
Why did his vigorous yet modest
way of discharging his duty as he
saw it make him different?
1 must leave the answer to that
serious question to my readers.
A. j. KINNEAR.
Martinsville.
Editor Times-I have been read
ing your paper for several years
and notice that you always publish
when any factory or company takes
on men, but never when they shut
down. The Big -Four shops at
Beech Grove have shut down for
an indefinite length of time, throw
ing about 1900 men out of employ
ment. Contrary TO their agreement
on the 10 per cent wage reduction
Of Feb. /; the Shelby street round
house also cut its force, effective
March Is, approximately Is per
cent, throwing about fifty more out
Of work. They have made drastic
reductions at various other points
such as Nation, Ill, and Belle
fontaine, o. This does not look
much like the railroads are living
up to their agreement Of putting
more men back to work.
I would like to see this on the
front page of your paper, so that
the public would know just what
gees on between reopenings of the
shops at Beech Grove.
TIMES READER.
Editor Times-I wonder how
many people are profting bv
Father Charles E. Coughlin's OUT
spoken talks every Sunday after.
noon. Father Coughlin says it mat
ters not to him whether his audi
ence be Catholic, Protestant. or
Jew, and think it Is to the advan-
tage Of all so-called common peo-
pie TO hear him, especially ii times
Like Theses PROTESTANT.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
TT STEMS TO MT Nv HAYWOOD
4 OZG4NAO ~ 4VA1 DA BROUN

No other community did SO much
to discourage boarding, and in a
spiritual sense the movie Monte
zumas appealed to the imagination
of the country, since they were able
to prove that there is no happiness
in million dollars and very often
not even good picture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19

administration and congress making available billions
of dollars of credit to banks revive business stop
boarding and prevent panic Democratic Floor Leader
Rainey, in a sales tax broadcast Thursday night de-
clared the bankrupt" and threatened the
possibility of 1.-THE worst panic in all the history of
the world"
This sounds like the talk Of men who are out to
rule rinor perhaps of men who are too excitable
to be trusted with grave government problems.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
He Was Not Stage Struck

LIE stood the journey well enough,
L Il but when keepers who were
strangers sought to pry him from
his crate the hippopotamus stood
his ground and refused to bulge.
At least, the best that all the direc-
tors men could do was to get him
halfway from the car. And at that
he was faced in a direction from
which he did not screen his best.
Carrots and kind words were fail
ures. There was secret kind of
encouraging whinny which only the
rejected keeper back in the east
could manage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter-
esting writers and are pre-
scented without regard TO their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Daily Thought

Render therefore to all their
dueSs-Romans 1887.
The moment that law is de-
stroyed, liberty IS lost. G. HoI-
land.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19

A CCORDING to a news dispatch
IN in Variety, Will Hays has
banished grandeur from Hollywood.
I am wondering whether the mo-
ton picture industry will be able to
survive this new economy. Sin was
exiled several seasons ago, but lavish
virtue was encouraged by the mag
mates and their publicity men.
Thus, though a star could have
but one husband, there was nothing
to prevent her from possessing 81
couple of swimming pools. Indeed,
Hays and his associates subscribed
to the theory that monogamy and
the good life were maintained py
permitting a polygamy in the more
innocent pleasures.
Whenever. an artist grew restless
and temperamental and began to
display a twelve cylinder look, the
management fastened to buy her a
new motor.
1t was felt that young girls could
with propriety receive such presents
from the stockholders and that in
this way they might be dissuaded
from accepting rich gifts at the
hands of gentlemen and strangers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
Ponies and DomestiCity

Ponies and D0meStiClty
ZONE are the days when each
VI baby star had but to cry for
the moon to obtain her ration OF
ermine or chinchilla. VIII Hays
says, mo"
Thumbs are down. reports Vari-
ETY., ION celebs posing amid swank
domestic atmosphere, such as polo
ponies or other effects that might
lend an atmosphere of numerous
dollars"
From now on we shall see Greta
Carlo on her way to market, while
Douglas Fairbanks tills the soil and
Mary mends his socks.
But the public may not enjoy the
sight of its idols in overallS. Even
during period of depression, one
feels. there must be some place
where the sun is shining. think
that most Of us delighted in the no
ton that Hollywood was the heavi-
est sugar daddy in the world.
Vicariously we forgot some por-
ton of our worries in the thought
that Ruth Chatterton was doing
very we'll and there never was a run
in a Marlene Dietrich stocking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19

Many farmers in the middle west are sowing early
oats, a news item says. Their sons have probabl,
been at it all winter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19

Tax dodgers, says banker, menace to gooC
government Well, how about the tax spenders?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19

Sugar is the best food for the BRAIN the doctors
have discovered. Let's donate surplus to the
politicians
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-19
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

Editor Journal of the American Medica
Association and of Hygeia, the
Evening star., 1932-03-11
Married Teachers Deprive
Graduates of Positions

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t Is regretted that the attention of
the Committee on Unemployment has
not been called to the conditions in the
public schools of the District of Co
lumbia. There are instances where a
husband and wife, each making living
wage, will be teaching in the schools in
the day, while one or the other will
teach in the night school or during the
Summer session.
There are instances where teachers
are married to professional men and
need their own salaries only for luxu-
ries. 1t may be true that the living
conditions in this city require more
money to allow the young couples to get
start" but there seems to be no de-
sire to relinquish after five or more
years, and although experience is gained
during that time it will be plainly seen
that the graduate must suffer.
The parents struggle to educate their
children, pay a willing tax for the
teachers salary, and when the child has
reached the point to become a worthy
citizen he Is denied the privilege Of
doing the work for which he has been
trained because there are no vacancies
due largely to the aforesaid. The night
ence. and although the school system
maintains schools for the training of
teachers, persons who have been out of
the system for 20 or more years are
given preference over the more modern
methods, and the discouraged graduate
goes on and on. ANNE MCDOWELL.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
March Billiards.

Forty-four years ago Washington,
along with other cities of the Eastern
seaboard, was hit by storm that has
become historic as the March blizzard
of 1888" 1t ragged for several days and
caused intense suffering. The vista
ton of last Sunday which has been
called blizzard, was a trifiing affair
in comparison. Tomorrow in New York
will be held the annual reunion of the
blizzard Men" of that city, veterans Of
the great fury of the elements that took
many lives and paralyzed the trans
portation facilities of the metropolis.
Washington has never organized its
storm survivors and so there will be no
such reunion here, though many Capt.
tai residents vividly recall the distress
occasioned by the storm of SO
That blizzard, however, was not the
greatest within the recollection of
many Washingtonians. Weather remi-
nlscenCes usually go back to the storm
of February 8-12, 1899, which was the
worst In local history. 1t began IN the
North and caused many deaths and
property loss before it swung down to
thiG region, hitting the Capital in its
full force on Saturday the 11th. For
two full days it ragged. with winds
reaching fifty-mile rate at times, with
an unprecedented fall of snow and with
the thermometer touching the all-time
record low of seventeen degrees below
zero.
That was a veritable blizzard II
blocked the streets. 1t caused the sus.
pension Of almost all business activities
1t forced the closing of the sessions
Of Congress. 1t stopped all but one oi
the citys street car lines. The city's
poor suffered untold distress and emer-
gency charity works were organized and
conducted undsr crave dinacq|tiss. sor
Evening star., 1932-03-11
Street Gasoline Vendors.

The action OF the Traffic Advisory
Council in urging the abolition of gaso-
line selling from trucks on the streets
OF the city on the ground that it con-
stitutes an obstruction to the free flow
Of traflc brings up a question that
the Commissioners doubtless thought
they had disposed Of effectively. Some
time ago the city heads, acting on
numerous complaints, barred the gaso-
line truck venders from carrying on
this type Of business. immediately q
howl arose from the men engaged in
dispensing gasoline in this manner and
after many consultations with interested
parties and with few of the original
complainantS putting in their appear
ance, the Commissioners rescinded their
abolition order In the meantime, how
ever, q quiet investigation has been
undertaken by District ofhcials TO ascer-
tain vhethm q seFest-sslling hasapsss
Evening star., 1932-03-11
a fortnight MANY lives were lost In

fortnight. Many lives were lost In
the storm. The snow, driven by the
high wind, banked in huge piles in the
streets and froze to a hardness that
resisted all efforts at removal. Some
OF these drifts lasted for month before
they finally yielded to the sun.
The furious storm Of March 3. 1909,
was a smaller version OF the blizzard Of
1899, yet it became historic because of
the fact that 1t coincided with the
inauguration of President Taft. which
was conducted under the INST depress-
ing conditions ever known at the time
OF such a ceremony One Of the gravest
features of that storm was the isolation
Of Washington the Capital being cut
off from all ccmmunication by wire save
by a single line to the South, while for
many hours trains were blocked and
thousands Of inauguration visitors were
marooned.
From February 4 to 7, 1920, a storm
ragged along the Eastern coast, includ-
ing in its path all of the larger cities,
which in some respects exceeded those
that have been mentioned. A greater
weight of snow fell then, but there was
no such height of wind speed and the
drifts were not as great or as lasting.
That storm was true to the tradition
that the worst visitations of the Winter
in this part of the country occur after
January. The period between Febru-
ary l and March IS Is the tine Of the
greatest danger from the clements. The
comparatively trifiing storm Of last Sun
day was probably the contributicn of
1892 to this record and the hope is
that it was the heaviest.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
Bicentennial Deserved
Greater Celebration
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
May I get something out of nv svs-
TEN which has been accumulatinC since
Washington's birthday?
was keenly disappointed that dav
to note general failure of the neonle
of the Capital to rise to the high occa
sion Whlch presented itself The day
was flled with activities. it is true. but
what about the rank and file of citi-
zens? How many business places failed
to spend a few cents or a few dollars to
display the colors or a picture of George
washington? How many homes could
have displayed at least a tinv fiae
which would have proclaimed. Il realize
the deep significance OF this dsv and 7
am grateful to the man whose inf,uence
still lives and affects me every dav of
my life? "a
1t seems to me that the Monument
should have been banked on ali four
SIDES with wreaths and flowers on that
Gay Every mems and women's orpani-
zatlon IN tne city should have brought
a tribute: The display was Shamefully
inadequate Tor Bicentennial celebra-
ton. By official count there were
scarcely more than a fifth as many
Wreaths as were reported.
Why this general apathy at the heart
OF the Nation where one would exnect
the exact opposite? Whatever it's cause,
1t keeps people from thinking vitality
about such things. 1 will never forget
my surprise and disappointment the
first Fourth Of July spent IN this citv
L expected blaze of glory. 1 found
general apathy and indifference-a fiag
here and there-the dullest kind Of
day!
This year people from all parts of
the country will visit us. Shall we let
them go away disappointed with our
expression Of patriotism? The psyche
logical reaction to an unfulfilled expec-
tation is bad for the whole country
People will go back home impregnated
with the deadly virus of disillusionment
and do little or nothing in their own
communities to make the Nationwide
celebration a success.
Our duty is to keep the National
Capital suggestive on every hand of
The Father of His Country" and the
high ideals for which he fought-at
least during the Bicentennial. There
fore, more flags and pictures of Father
George" ROSE ARNOLD POWELL.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
Doubts Cangster Link
In Lindbergh kidnapping
To the Editor OF The Star:

10 the Edltor OF The Star:
Recently you published an editorial
about the Lindbergh case-"No Ransom
Demanded"
Strange as 1t may appear to you. Mr..
Lindbersh has many bitter enemies
jealousy Is the main reason for these
enemies. His success and public ap-
plaud have excited the enmity of many
who have followed mis- line of work.
should say, based on many years
experience, that the baby was kidnapped
by some person not known as an under
world character 1t Is my firm belief
that when the baby is located it will
be shown that "gangland" had nothing
to do with the affair.
As the years have rolled by we have
handled many men who served in the
World War and I have had a chance
to know something about the jealousy
existing. and If I was going to try to
locate the child I would look in a new
field other than the one suspected.
further think its a great mistake to
enlist the assistance of the men known
as members of the underworld gang
It's dangerous example and will lead
to-no one can tell where.
I would give my right arm II could
give a lead that would find the child
1t Is extremely sorrowful
E. E. DUDDING,
Evening star., 1932-03-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

To Be Envied.
There is one little compliment
A friend Of mine is earning.
Amid the clouds of discomfort
He sees the sun returning.
His share of fame is rather dim;
His wealth's of low condition;
Yet can't keep from envying him
His gentle disposition.
He knows the skies will soon be warm
And flowers will be blooming;
So he defies the passing storm
With courage unassuming.
Though others splendid treasures boast,
make this odd admission:
Among them all I envy most
This gentle disposition.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
Of gasoline is being carried on in Other

Of gasoline is being carried on in other
cities. Coupled with the action of the
Traffic Advisory Council, the report of
these officials will probably constitute
the basis for final action on what has
proved to be vexing question.
1t is unfortunate in many ways that
the Commissioners did not stick to
their original order. 1t would have
Commissioners, of course, wanted to be
fair to the men who were engaged in
the business, and when the plea was
made that the order would throw men
out Of work they lent a sympathetic
ear to the gasoline venders. Since
then, however, the small band which
was engaged in selling gasoline from
trucks has increased TO a very much
larger organization, and an order abol-
ishing the practice now will throw more
men out of work than it would then
That, however, is water over the dam
ard should not interfere with sensible
municipal regulation in regard to a
street business which has no place In
the life of any large city.
If there is one reason for permitting
the selling Of gasoline from trucks
parked on the public highways-and 1t
is difficult to find even that one rea-
son-there are fifty against it. In many
cases it leads to double parking, which
is traffic obstruction. 1t is unfair
competition for the owners Of gasoline
filling stations who maintain expensive
plants on their own property off the
street
When these trucks enter residential
sections. in which no filling stations
are permitted en- account of the zoning
regulations, it is a direct violation o.
the zoning laws. In fact, the practice
is a nuisance and should not be
tolerated in any city. The Commits
sioners will be doing the community
a service If they definitely abolish it..