The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-02

I, Editor Times-Is there a Job in
this big state or city for an eX-
service man, who is strong, healthy,
and willing to do any honest labor
to help keep his family? l am one
of those working wives. and God
knows, am not doing it for clothes
or theater tickets.
work sixteen hours a day for a
little money, not enough to pay rent
and feed my husband and son. It's
a pity to see big husky men walk
the streets every day, seeking in
vain, hungry and discouraged. 1 am
not for liquor of any kind, but if re-
peal or anything else will give our
men work, let's have it, and soon.
We have lost our furniture and
insurance and eve ything that de-
cent people hold dear 1 worked
and let my husband go when the
country needed him and our boy was
10 years old. Now we can't get
dimes worth of help, because we
have no small children Adults must
eat, the same as babies, but they
don't think of that.
We don't want charity, I'VE want
work, if it's only two or three days
q week. My son or my husband can
do anything. One is a fine green
house man, the other a truck driver,
caretaker, or anything. 1 wish I
could say what I want to, but l
would be arrested as a Red"
MRS. E. MIDDLE.
Editor Times-Have just perused
an article in a morning paper which
should we'll cause any thinking man
to ponder, viz, to wit; What is our
country coming to? Are we, as citi-
zens of the greatest nation, or any
how, one of the greatest, to permit
our great public servants to casti-
gate and torture themselves because
we are so thoughtless, selfish, and
cruel that we should permit such
intolerable conditions to continue?
I am referring, Of course, to the
schedule of labor and travail self
imposed, but none the less mex
cusable on our part to permit, of our
great President, the great engineer
Of our destinies, Herbert G. Hoover.
The executive Office being air
cooled, of course, helps just little,
and the weekend trips to the noun
tains and fishing camp is a gesture
to be commended, but considering
inf CT ~ ~rv-fy1 IF -
ing the yes man for the boys behind
the throne, I, for one, am ashamed
that such a thing should be in this
great country.
Why, even the working man (past
tense 10000 ,000) is advised by Secre-
tary Whatshisname to travel, visit
our summer resorts, national parks,
and wherever his fancy dictates.
And then to permit the greatest
public servant, Herbert c. Hoover,
to impose upon himself in such a
beastly and unseemly manner.
Is this Russia? Can't congress do
something about it? I am asking
you.
A SHOVELSTIFF.
Editor Times-In 1922, or when
the Keystone school was built, there
were two school houses, one at Thir-
ty-fourth and English avenue and
one at Thirty-fourth and Orchard
streets. Today they are wrecks,
windows broken, doors removed and
roofs about gone. The buildings are
a deplorable sight.
The right thing to do is to wreck
them. l do not know Of the Gus
tomary way of disposal of these
properties, but I do know that they
are at present a discredit to their
respective communities, and a great
loss to the taxpayers. believe
there are plenty Of men still who
would wreck them for what lumber
is left. p. S. THOMAS.