The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-06
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Editor Times
HOW much longer are the people
i i Of Indianapolis going to stand
the attitude Of traffic policemen?
This morning as l came to work
] heard a corner policeman use Ian
guage that If any bystander had
used and the policeman had over
heard he would have arrested him.
I have heard people swear before,
but l don't think one should have
TO listen TO corner cop do it.
A truck from Ohio, loaded with
horses, was going west on Wash
ington street and the driver evil
IDENTIFY had not seen the sign that
trucks were not allowed to 90
straight through the city.
At any rate, l imagine those men
always will remember that they got
one grand calling from an In
dianapolis policeman. Courtesy
certainly was not part of this
mans attitude.
The fact that he wears a blue
uniform and has badge should not
make him forget that he is a gen.
tleman.
am not one of the people who
think that all policemen are the
bunk but l think, if hear a few
more OF them on rainy morning,
shall change my opinion.
A READER.
Tditor Times
CETTLERS of Hooverville would
~ do we'll to choose a name for
their village which shows more
sportsmanship 1t is a mud-sling-
ing epithet at the President of the
United States, who could not in any
way be held personally responsible
Tor the plight which they are in.
All fair-minded citizens will agree
that Hooverville and Curtisville are
names poorly chosen. Why not call
their towns Depression or some more
general name? The depression is
wide, and certainly is not to
be attributed to any one person, and
especially not to hard working,
hard-thinking man like the Presi-
dent Of the United States.
l suppose it gives them a feeling
OF Importance that they thus pity
themselves in the eyes of the world.
Also, l greatly would appreciate it
If the gentleman who believes in
spanking our grown-up daughters
would quote his scriptures, so that
we will not be troubled in looking
them up. l long have been an adj
vocate of more padding and less
psychology, but I believe there
should be an age limit.
SUBSCRIBER.
Editor Times
IF it is true, as opponents of the
Il bonus claim, that % cents of
each dollar paid by the taxpayer
goes toward some kind Of veterans
relief, how can our patriotic Ameri-
can Legion, and our Veterans of
Foreign Wars, unless they are full
fledged ignoramuses, have the
nerve actually to expect more?
Relief for the veterans in this
country has given our eloquent,
vote seeking politicians more to be
eloquent about, our grating, money
grabbing politicians more to graft,
and our taxpayers poor devils
more to kick about than anything
you can mention.
In our effort toward leSSening the
burden that is crushing our tax
payers poor devils again, how
about squelching this bonus thing
and eliminating some of the graft
ing sweets by cutting down on bonus
relief? A BUSINESS MAN.
Editor Times
WE certainly are grateful for
w the good work you have done
for highway construction employees.
but it seems of little help since Hoo
yer has put his plan into effect.
Nine dollars week probably
would keep a man in a construc-
ton camp, but what about his wife
and children? They, too, need food.
clothing and shelter. And children
are required by law to attend school
until the age of Is.
Most of the men follow their
company from job to job They are
between the ages of IS and so, and
most Of them have families. Proba-
bly, less than one third of them
have furniture, becaVSe it is neces-
sary to move so often. The rest rent
housekeeping rooms and either must
pay high rent to be close to their
work or keep up car.
Few construction companies work
in the winter, so employees must
make their summers wages last
through winter, when they are out
of work.
If Hoover is to have an unre-
strained hand until March it GER
tainly will be a hard job to face
the future unafraid.
MRS. NJ. NJ.
Editor Times
TN answer to the so-called man
Il who thinks he is one of we bet
ter class of thinking people" who
won the war by staying at home
while the real men went across and
gave their lives for their country
and TO save men like him, how many
medals has he?
Has he ever visited the veterans
hospital. If he is so patriotic, per-
haps he gladly would exchange
places with some of them or with
some in Flanders Field. He couldn't
be a real man and not sympathize,
instead of criticiSe the men who
were brave enough to go across.
suppose he is one of the many
persons who has plenty of money