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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-14
Unfit Judges
preston worse

A senate subcommittee has reported favorably on
the nomination of James H. wikerson for the federal
circuit bench
In the face of record that brands him a more
savage injunction enemy of labor than the rejected
ticans, that stamps him an eager partisan of on
pressve corporate interests Judge Wlkerson is given
clean bill because, forsooth, he is against crime
The staple minimum of judges sworn duty is
to sentence criminals Because Wilkerson gave Jail
sentence to Al Capone-breaking, it is charged his
agreement with both prosecutor and defendant as to
length of the sentence-his obviously dsoualifyng
bgotry Is forgiven and he is pronounced fit to occupy
the second highest bench of the land That is like
rewarding a for not beating his wife
GangSt9rism and racketeerng are serious issues
judge can conquer these evils however, until the root
cause, prohibition, is removed.
A federal circuit judge must stand harder tests
than the question of whether he has the decencv
to send a convicted criminal to jail The real test
is whether he is much partisan of property
interests that he not Or will not give Justice to
the people in their human rights
Wilkerson has demonstrated that he is such a
partisan. That should dsqualify him for promotion
a federal judge
The same is true of the other pending Hoover ap-
pointee, Kenneth Macintosh of Seattle
We believe that, if the senate is sensitive to it's
constitutional responsibility withhold confirmation
from unfit judicial appointments it will reject the
injunction judges Wilkerson and Macintosh as it
rejected the injunction Judge Parker
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-14
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association, and of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.


physicians know that there are
Il many varieties of rheumatic
disease and therefore that self treat
ments may lead to difficulties.
Patients with chronic Inflammation
of the joints are seen at all sorts of
resorts, undertaking special baths
and similar treatments, which in
their cases may not be warranted,
because of the acute inf1ammatory
condition of the disturbance.
Investigators in one large clinic
of this country endeavored to find
out how most of their patients with
chronic disturbances were being
treated before coming to the clinic.
It was found that rs per cent of
them had consulted medical
practitioners, maSseurs, and similar
healerS, as we'll as various physi-
clans, without successful results.
Today proper treatment of, rheu-
matte inflammation involves use of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-14
TIT CEENTC TO MI Nv HAYWOOD
l. OIL1V1O L ~ 1V1L Dl BROUN

ministration. After all, one mans
optimism may very we'll be another's
woe, misery and lack of employ
ment. Even small group of pessi-
mists in 1928 and 1929 might have
done much to avert the crash and
its attendant catastrophes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-14

What male actor won the acad-
envy of motion pictures arts and
sciences award for merit for out
standing individual achievement for
1929-30, and for what performance
was it awarded?
George Arliss won the award for
the role of Disraei in the photo
play Of that title.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-14
Limiting of Arn1anpents

nthe disarmament
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past?
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the past? the principal compare their
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-14

| CECRETARY PAT HURLEY made
~ an extraordinary speech to the
Republican editors of Indiana, and
in its course he managed to add
clause to our Constitution.
Referring to those who have de-
clared that President Hoover is too
optimistic, Mr. Hurley said:
I'VE have had many Presidents
exemplary figures-who guided our
ship of state wisely in time of
stress. They were all optimists.
They had to be to gain victory. Not
one of our Presidents ever has been
unfaithful to the purpose to which
the nation was committed.
If I understand Pat Hurley cor
rectly, he is under the impression
that our forefathers founded
nation dedicated to the proposition
that the voice with smile wins,
keep to the sunny side of the street
and prosperity is just around the
corner.
It is quite true that they spoke
of "the pursuit of happiness" but 1
never thought this meant that every
runner must chortle with glee in
chasing his objective. 4 would be
much more sensible to laugh little
less and save some breath for a good
sprint in the last lap.
n n
More Work, Less Cheer
CELDOM has the nation been in
| - greater need of sound, poig-
nant, driving pessimism. 1 am not
referring just now to the economic
and political utility of looking on
the dark side of things, but rather
to the psychological advantage en-
joyed by all stern-faced folk over
their grinning brothers and sisters.
People who condemn pessimism
in round and general terms have
not the slightest notion of the way
in which it operates. They confuse
it with defeatism, and true pessi-
mist is never a.quitter
You will find the shirkers chiefly
in the ranks of those who feel GER
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-14

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, 1932-04-14
Daily Thought

Hope deferred maketh the heart
sick.-PrOverbs 1912.
He is the truly courageous man
who never desponds -Confucius
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-14

Apparently congress is going to save the railroads
if it takes the taxpayers last dollar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-14

Clarence Darrow says the least painful part o.
mans existence is sleeping wonder if Clarence eve
slept in day bed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
COMMISSIONS
To Be SHELvED
Roosevelt Against Idea of
Rule by Boards.

By Scripps- Hoieard Newspaper Alliance
WARM SPRINGS, Ga, Dec. B.
Government by commission" will
go out the window when Franklin
D. Roosevelt enters the White House
door.
The President elect does not share
his predecessors penchant for set
ting up a committee or commission
every time new problem, or a
pressing phase of an old one, pre-
sents itself. He is a great believer
in the use of experts, even more SO
than Hoover, but he limits their
function to advising.
To use the phrase of. one of his
advisers, he does not think the gov
eminent should have too many
loose ends" or that the govern
mental game should be played with
experts wild"
The members of the forty or more
Hoover commissions, perhaps in
Guiding the farm board, will become
virtually forgotten men," once
Roosevelt takes Office.
He probably will scrap Or liqui-
date them, and find substitutes for
them in the various departments Of
the government, where there are
experts equaling any serving on the
extra legal presidential commissions
at the present time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
Three Persons Are Hurt
Here in Auto Crashes

bury avenue resulted in arrest of
Joseph Johnson. Is, of 1877 South
Fourth street, Beech Grove, on a
drunken driving charge. His sister,
Mrs. Opal Swope. "a, of 1916 Wade
street, riding with him. suffered a
cut on the chin Another paSsen-
ger, Robert Norman, II. of 1852
South Randolph street, was ar
rested on a drunkenness charge.
Cuts were received Friday by
Jane Morris. 10, of 644 North Ham
ilton avenue, when she was struck
by an automobile after alighting
from a street car at Michigan street
and Hamilton avenue. William
Schaettle, 735 Park avenue. was the
motoriSt.
Remarkable escape from injury
was experienced Friday night by
six persons riding in an automobile
which turned over after colliding
with a truck at Brill street and
Troy avenue.
The automobile was driven by
Ollie Willoughby. who was accom-
panied by his wife, Mrs. Clara Will
oughby; two children, Donald and
Edward, and Mrs. Emma Foster and
daughter, Maxine, all of 1923 North
Warman avenue. Walter LitZ, r.
R. l, Greenwood, was the driver of
the truck.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
Subscriptions Fall Far Be-
low Expectations, Sur
Vey Shows.

BIZ Scripps-Hoodrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Uncle
Sam will be the chief investor in the
governments venture into the field
of home financing, it became ap-
parent today with the first an
nouncement by the Federal Home
Loan bank board of stock subScrip-
tons by Building and Loan ASsocia-
tons and other institutions dealing
in home mortgages.
Subscriptions in the twelve dis
trict banks totaled SO, 259 ,081, leaving
$124, 740,919 to be put up out of the
federal treasury to complete the
systems $4,000 900 capitalization.
The federal act provided $125, O00,-
600 for this purpose, although when
the bill was passed it was not ex-
pected that the governments stake
would be so large.
Borrowing power of between
81 100000 and 100000 already has
been conferred on institutions which
have become subscribers, and an adj
ditional $1,000,000 is ready for the
boards approval, Chairman Frank
lin Fort said.
Institutions may receive loans
against these approved lines of
credit" and in turn pass them on
to home owners for making repairs,
paying taxes and refinancing mort
cages.
These needs must be met before
regional banks will make loans to
institutions to pay Withdrawals, the
board has decided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
URGE AID CHECKUP
investigator to Probe Needy
Food RationS Asked.

Grocers selling poor relief food to
the nine township trustees CT Marion
county are entitled to a gross profit
of 20 per cent, according to the
recommendations of sub-commit-
tee of the poor relief advisory COM
mittee working with Mayor Reginald
H. Sullivan.
The committee will continue its
Investigations of prices and APP
proximately every two weeks will
recommend revisions based on
fluctuations in food costs. The COM
mittee also recommended that the
trustees jointly employ trained
investigator to make a constant
check on the quantity and quality of
poor relief food.
Indianapolis spent $95,381 for poor
relief in September against $94,657
in August, according to bulletin
issued by the United States depart
ment of labor.
The september total for In dian
apolis gave it the lead over the en-
tire United States in cities of its
class, for economical poor relief adj
ministration, according to the labor
department bulletin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
10000 HIT BY FLU
Additional Medical Aid to Be
Given Hospital.

With approximately 10000 cases
of influenza prevalent in Indian
apolis in varying degrees of serious
ness, the city health board has &C
coded to the request of DR.. Charles
w. Myers, city hospital superin-
tendent, that additional medical aid
be supplied the hospital to cope
with the wave of respiratory dis
eases.
The board appointed Drs. Myers,
M. Joseph Barry and L. A. Ems
minger a committee to solve the
problems facing the hospital dental
clinic, whose five dentists resigned
simultaneously two weeks ago. Dec.
8 was set as the date for the board
to act on inferno appointments at
the hospital for 1888.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
BANK KIDNAPPING
LINKED TO CITY
Car Stolen Here Thought
Used in Michigan.

Bandits who Friday night at
tempted to kidnap two officials of
the First National bank, Cassopolis,
Mich, and made a deputy sheriff a
captive with his own handouts, are
believed to have fled in one of the
two automobiles stolen here
Wednesday at the Thirtieth Street
garage, SO West Thirtieth street,
where two employees we're kidnapped.
Fleeing from Cassopolis, the
bandits engaged in gun battle
with state police near Niles, Mich.
and escaped in the direction of the
Indiana Michigan boundary line.
Three men entered the home of
G. A. Ritter, and his son, Joseph,
officers of the First National bank
of CasSopolis, but both we're absent.
His suspicious aroused when he
saw the automobile in front of the
Ritter home, Robert Kennedy, a
NCPuOy ol1Cll11, Cl1GSI Cu d11N WdS
seized by the bandits, who made
him captive with a pair of hand
cuffs found on his person.
The bandit car, according to in
formation received by local police
from Captain j. c. Claghorn of the
Michigan state police, bore Illinois
license plates, as did one stolen IN
Chicago which was occupied by BAN
dts who week ago were reported
to have held up a man and girl
on West Washington street near
Lyndhurst drive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
CITIZENS POSSE
CAPTURES AUTO
THEFT SUSPECT
Five others Held by Police;
Two Providers Routed
by Bullets.

Six theft suspects are held today
by police after a series of burglaries
Friday night in which two providers
were routed by shotgun slugs and
loot estimated at several hundred
dollars was stolen.
A posse Of citizens pursued and
captured Peter F. Flater, 33, adj
dre@ unknown, at Miley avenue
and Michigan street, Friday night,
after he is alleged to have stolen
the parked auto of Mrs. Mary Reyn-
oldS, 337 West Ninth street.
The alleged theft was witnessed
by Mrs. Reynolds son, Richard,
who, with four neighbors, gave
chase. Flater, a paroled convict
from the Indiana state reformatory,
was charged with vehicle taking.
Four Youths Arrested
Captured by police after alleged
theft of gas from the parked auto
Of Schinell Richey of 819 West Nor
ris street, the following youths were
arrested on larceny charges:
Fred Myers, IT, Of 322 North Ad-
olson street; Walter Park, II, Of
4006 West Michigan street, ano
Frank Murdoch, II, of 1886 West
Michigan street.
Charges of vagrancy were placed
against Frank Kirchner, 10, of 431s
East Thirtieth street, and Robert
Seibert, Is, of 1925 Lancaster street
in connection with theft of supplies
recently from a grocery operated
by Robert Suhr at 2436 Station
street.
Fires Twice at Thieves
When he surprised two youths al
they siphoned gas from his parked
car, Albert Reid, 1431 West Twenty
sixth street, seized a shot gun anc
fired twice as the thieves ran. Reic
told police he believed a slug struck
one of the youths.
Thefts and losses were reported
by the following:
James Rabatis 119 North Liberty
street, $25; Merritt Shoe Company, SS.
West Washington street. Sc; West Clean
ers 709 Maple road, SIS; William j. Upper
] 1885 Washington boulevard, $40; DR.. Davic
W.. Foster, ATS, Central avenue, un.
Belmont avenue, 500; Ruth Lindenborg
| 1893 West Twentv-fifth street. $84. ant
Helen r. Brock, 20l5 College avenue, Sl3
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
Twelve Grape States VIII
Seek LegaIization of
Product.

By ippS-HOWdrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. - The
house and senate delegations of the
twelve states forming the wine
bloc" are organizing a fight for
legalization of light wines as soon
as congress meets Monday.
These grape-growing states, led by
California, have twenty-four votes
in the senate and I'll votes in the
house. They include New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Okla
homa, California, Alabama, Tennes-
see and Florida. Members declare
their campaign has three objec-
tives:
l. Repeal. It is certain that the
bulk of grape growing states Will
line up for repeal and fight Shout
der to shoulder with the other vets.
2. Modification, to include wine as
we'll as beer.
3. Tariff protection against a drive
of foreign beer and wine interests
seeking to line congress up for low
cred tariffs as soon as beer and
wine are legalized.
California, largest of these pro
ducers, is represented here by the
Grape Growers League that talks
for that states $350,OOO,0O0 grape
industry.
The leagues counsel, Marion De-
vries, points to Section 20 of the
Volstead act that legalizes home
wine-making, and argues that it
was the clear intent of congress to
sanction beverages. developed from
natural fermentation.
The tariff fight is battle behind
the scenes here. Lobbyists repre-
senting German, French, Italian and
Scandinavian beer and wine inter-
ests are feeling out members of con-
gresS on the proposal that modif1ca-
ton be followed by drastic tariff
cuts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
Trio of Motorists Held on
Charges of Driving While
intoxicated.

Three persons incurred slight in
juries and three motorists were ar
rested on drunken driving charges
as result of automobile accidents
Friday night and early today.
Mrs. Gertrude Wheeler incurred
a cut on the chin when the car
driven by her husband, Tilford A.
Wheeler, 43, of 4314 Manlove ave-
nue., struck a safety zone guard at
Illinois and Market streets. Wheeler
faces a drunken driving charge.
Richard Powers, 80, of $50 North
Olney street, was arrested on a
drunken driving charge after his
automobile struck a car owned by
the Citizens Gas Company at 631
North La Sale street.
Collision of two automobiles late
Friday at Shelby street and Brad
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
2 PARDONED AND So
PAR0LED BY STATE

Men Sentenced to Life ImprisOn-
ment Freed by Trustees.
By United Press
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Dec. g.
Two pardonS and fifty-two paroles
were recommended by trustees of
Indiana state prison at a meeting
attended by Governor Harry G. Les
lie as the last of his administration
The pardons were granted to
Wesley Johnson, convicted in Lake
county on charge of criminal at
tack and sentenced to life impris-
onment. The other was Robert
Bruce, convicted in Porter county
on murder charge and sentenced to
life imprisonment. Both men are
Negroes.
Clemency petitions of five con-
victS were denied and the cases of
five others were continued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
Wine Bloc Is Organized
for Battle in Congress-
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Ira C. Lester. 1888 Finley street. Ford
roadster 1884, from Orange and Shelby
streets.
John Ingle. Thirty Second street and
Leslie avenue Ford coach. 66-068, from
1000 East Twelfth street.
DERRICK Suanner, 37O9 West Tenth street.
Ford sedan. 3l-746, from parking lot at
Kentucky avenue and West street.
Lenora Cummings, 1914 North Capitol
avenue. Ford coach. 102-380, from Four
tenth and Meridian street.
William B. Andrick. 3016 Mcpherson ave-
nue.. Chevrolet sedan, 42-607, from Fall
Greek boulevard and Broadway.
Martin Schwartz. 1928 Chester avenue.
Ford coupe, 53-761, fro mparking lot at
New JERSEY and Michigan streets
Mason Bivin. 422 Berwick street. Ford
touring. 122-77L from Ohio street and
Senate avenue.
Ira Dick. SOL North Bradley avenue.
Chrysler sedan. from Dearborn avenue and
Tenth street
Walter Howard, 20911a West Washington
street Oldsmobile sedan, from Vermont and
Illinois streets.
Chevrolet four-door sedan. 60O-342 from
DanVille Ind,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
Uncle Sam Chief Investor
in New Home Loan Bank

Fort said he assumed the regional
banks already are making loans to
institutions whose lines Of credit
have been approved.
Fort explained that federal funds
will be drawn from the treasury
only as needed, since the home loan
system is required to pay 2 per cent
interest on this capital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
GLADDEN. URGES NEW
COUNTY SCHOOLS DEAL
Economy Program Has Gone as Far
as Possible, Says Superintendent.

Demanding new deal, Fred T.
GLADDEN., county school superintend-
ent, today asserted the school
economy program has gone as far
as possible.
I'VE have gone the limit in re-
trenchment. To go farther is to
endanger our children'S futures" he
told Marion county teachers at their
professional meeting at the John
Strange school.
ITO go any farther in cutting sal
aries, school terms and the supply
budgets will not be economy" Glad
den warned.
He declared several county schools
will be forced to close several
months next year unless the legis-
lature corrects the county tax Sit
uation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-03
POOR AID HEADS
URGE CONGRESS-
TO LEND help
Plight Of Relief Workers De-
SCribed at Session in
Washington.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times stan Writer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Nearly
one-third Of all normally employed
workers in Ohio now are idle, DR.
L. M. Rubinow, director of BNai
Birth in Cincinnati, told the joint
committee on unemployment at its
second session here today.
In Illinois, two-hfths of those
who normally work are unemployed
according to Karl Borders, secretary
Of the Chicago League for Indus
trial Democracy, while IN Chicago
half of those who should be working
now are idle.
OF relief work in Illinois, Borders
reported that standards are far be-
low those fixed in normal times
that no rents are paid and evictions
are occurring at the rate of 313
a month.
NO cash allowance is made for in
cidentals, no provision for school ex-
penses, inadequate clothing only is
given, and nonfamily persons are
cared for almost entirely in con-
gregate shelters.
Many Delegates Present
DR.. Rubinow said of Ohio condi-
lions. Standards of relief have
been slashed numerically. A grant
OF $40 to $12 month is begin
ming to be considered a normal
appropriation.
Direct distribution of food, which
only two years ago created a sense
OF horror among social workers, has
been adopted almost throughout the
state as the only possible method
with the means at hand.
Social workers view with appre-
hension the inevitable situation
during the coming winter"
These reports, with those from
other states, were part of the con-
ference called by the committee to
discuss what part congress should
play this winter in meeting the stu
alton. Delegates from twenty-five
cities are present.
Urge Federal Aid
A majority of speakers have ad-
vocated greatly increased federal
relief funds as the first step to be
taken.
DR.. John A. Bryan, director of
the National Catholic Welfare Coun-
Gil, declared today that IF con-
gress is to perform its elementary
obligation toward our helpless mil
lions it will appropriate $2,OOOO0O,-
600 as soon as possible after it as
sembles Monday. At the rate of
$40 a person a month this would
sustain our 25,OOO,0OO destitute for
only eight months"
The time has passed when the
slow process of public works for re-
lief of unemployment can be of
real service in meeting immediate
conditions, "even if $10,000,000. 900
or ,OO0,OOO0OO were available" w.
Jet Lauck, economist and former
secretary of the war labor board
told the conference. He advocated
immediate federal action to stabilize
prices, and take overproduction I'M
der federal supervision.
THE agencies for successfully
carrying through such a program
should consist of sterilization of
price and production control boards,
with administrative powers to ar
range production and price Sched-
ules, operating under the advice of
an economic council" said Lauck.
These agencies would be COM
posed of representatives of business,
finance and organized labor, assist
ed by experts"