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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-13
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ME federal government gets bids on cement
4 Tor Boulder dam-ten of them, all alike.
with the price up 20 cents a barrel Secretary
Harold Ickes regards this as representing too
much cooperation and calls on Attorney
General Homer Cummings to investigate
The state Of Illinois has a similar experience
with bids on cement for road work, and Cover
nor Horner wonders whether it would not be
wise to build a publicly owned plant
Assuming that we have cement trust or
at least an agreement to control production and
fix prices among the various manufacturers is
1t out OF line with the policy now being adj
vocated?
Assuming that the cement people have pooled
their interests, eliminated unfair competition
adjusted production to the demand and estab-
llshed such prices as would guarantee reasonable
profit and better wages, have they done any,
thing more than is being suggested for all jor
industries?
AS I understand it, the administration virtu-
ally has told industry to regulate itself to be
prepared for government regulation, that in
either case, prices must go up and wages ad-
vance, and that this can not be accomplished
without removal of unfair competition.
In other words, industry is being told to get
together, for sterilization of production prices
and pay.
OUCH set-up is irreconcilable with free COM
- petition or anything approximating it, The
problem it presents is one of fair prices, fair
returns, and fair wages.
Barring government regulation, each industry
must decide what is fair, and it can not do so
without working agreement based on uni
formity.
Controlled industry, with allotted production.
the minimum wage, prescribed working hours
and suspension of antitrust laws, undoubtedly
would tend to stabilize conditions Whether il
would increase the drive and energy from which
we have benefited much is another story
At all events, We might just as well kiss the
great indoor sport of competitive bidding good
by. You can't have that without competition.
MYTH stabilized industry, a barrel of
w cement a ton of steel, or an eight-tube
radio set is going to cost about so much f. o. b.
no matter from whom you buy it.
The great difficulty is to figure out just how
much barrel Of cement is worth in bushels of
wheat. the fair value of radio set in COM
parison to a bathtub.
Competition will change from a battle within
each industry to one among all industries, as
recently was illustrated by the drive to substitute
cigarets for candy.
How much OF this fixed and dependable in
come should man put into a home, as COM
pared TO life insurance, or into life insurance as
compared TO automobiles that will be the great
problem Of life with controlled, stabilized in
4
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Mother
BY +. o. RUSHFR

BY F. o. RUSHER
LIES greatest gift, LIES greatest
treasure, Lies all in all,
Greatest blessings, days Of JOY,
Thru her We recall.
What a pal! Her sacrifices
All year long.
Each daily task, large or small,
She does with song.
Every dawn, and at twilightj
She guides US right.
BY her bedside, talking with Godl
She prays each night.
What greater Joy could We behold.
Than her sweet smile?
1t takes mother, her faith in prayer,
To make life worth while.
She understands our every care
Although we fret.
Our childhood ways, our old school
days,
She'll ne'er forget.
Let us tell her. how we love her,
We never will have anotherE
In all our struggles, she helps us on,
Let us always remember mother.
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NEW SOCIAL ORDER EMERGING

CLOWLY but steadily the pieces of that gi-
~ gantic ligsaw puzzle at Washington are
falling into place; and as they 90, it begins
to be possible to get an idea of what the out
lines of our new society are going to be like.
Those words, new society" do not go be-
yond the facts. Almost without realizing it,
We have swung of from our old course at
something like right angle.
If We have not swung nearly as far as some
radical leaders would like, We certainly have
swung a great deal farther than any one
thought possible as recently as six months ago.
Whether we like it or not. we seem to have
put rugged indiyidualism in the grave and
patted the earth down smooth. We are
switching from an unrestricted capitalism to
a controlled economy.
The social responsibilities Of the menewho
employ labor and control money and guide in
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are nevertheless, to my notion, the
only individuals who really appre-
ciate or truly understand the dog,
who is, in spite Of some Of his fool
ish friends, noble and dignifed
animal.
PSYCHOLOGISTS might be able
l. to explain this urban aberra-
ton as sort of repressed desire for
primitive fundamentals. The dog is
the last link with prinordial exist
ence and as a consequence is loved
most fondly in penthouses.
Let me explain. The farmer never
makes a toy Of his dog or his wo-
men. He pays both the compliment
Of allowing them to be useful mem
bers Of his social order and his
family life. Nor does he inflict his
silly ideas of human behavior upon
an animal that is not human.
He let's his dog be a dog, which is
not only the gesture of the true
gentleman, but proof of profoundest
in, r5nrcf Q n f7sf1xx ard 7rexsc
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Job for q Lost Sheep
1 FTER q certain amour

a 1ER certain amount Of cOgf-
L n tation, have hit upon a func-
ton which I may fulfill in spite of
the fact that : have no official con-
nection with any organized group
or party. I have decided to be p
boat rocker if I can make the grade.
The notion cid not come to me
out OF thin air. I must score an
assist for friend Of mine who re-
Gently attended a conference with
one of the leading lights of the
financial world. A little group
waited upon him to complain about
the manner III which a bank with
which he is affiliated happens to be
operated
He heard them with deep interest
and even sympathy, and when the
spokesman of the delegation had
done the great man answered in
a spirit Of Cancellation:
I have no ooubt,' he said, that
many Of the charges which you lay
before me are true. I gravely re-
greet the Irregularities which oc-
CURED in the institution which YOU
have mentioned. We all deplore
them. The gentlemen who erred
have gone.
I ask you TO be patient with the
new management, which I can as
sure you is as clean as a hounds
tooth. But most of all I urge upon
you the patriotic necessity Of not
printing any Of the things which
you have told me. I think we can
all agree thai this is no time to
| rock the boat"
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Some Of the propositions sub
mitted by Mr.. Dudycha in his ex-
a.nination we're matters requiring
exact knowledge and the responses
were extraordinarily interesting.
For example, from IS to 95 per
cent of the freshman group disbe-
lieved the statement about Friday
the 18th being unlucky, or break
ing mirror, or the value of find
ing a horseshoe or tapping on
wood. But this was accompanied
by the belief in prenatal influence.
Also, so per cent of the freshmen
believed in telepathy and a consid-
cradle number thought child who
was left-handed ought always to
be taught to be right-handed.
BY the time the students had be-
come seniors there had been con-
siderable addition to the number
Of minds demanding proof, and less
credulous in relation to supersti-
tons.
Apparently, the education did
convert some students away from
naive beliefs and superstitions.
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It Seems
to Me
: BY HAYWOOD BROUN

NEW YORK, May l3.-Mr. F. r.
1 : A. writes to me in what I take
to be utter seriousness to complain
that did a serious injustice to Mr..
Easley in a recent column. you
never have been a square shooter"
he asserts, politically or humor-
ously and naturally you will not
reply to this
Both the writer and several
members of his family distinctly
heard Mr.. Easley's exclamation over
the radio" he adds. He did not
say, as you reported. Damn it all!
Where the hell does it hitch up?'
He did say, My God! Where Is the
damned thing?'"
In simple justice to F. r. A. and
to Mr.. Easley, I am delighted 10
make this correction.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

doubtedly has revealed this, as well as weak
nesses in the statutes.
Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture Tugwell
has undertaken study Of the laws and their
application
Department Of agriculture chiefs are doiro
well in seeking more rigid adherence to the
existing laws
Such enforcement not only will afford
DETER surer protection for consumers, but also
reveal any structural faults of the law.
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A MORTGAGE MORATORIUM

MORTGAGE foreclosures are doing moro
than anything else to turn naoooe,.,
farm protest into movement of -
nc nc" larn law is designed to bring partial
-0'i7i 70 Inc worst sufferers But it can MT
spring INTO full operation at once-tin1e is 70
q0ireo TO appraise property, check records
transfer mortgages from private holders ~
Ieoefal land banks at lower interest rates
meanwhile the holders of these nnortpaoos
nave the power either to make a bad sitTo-
ZION worse or to tide over the victim, ,,ot.,
he gets government relief.
President Roosevelt Friday, in SIGNING The
law made direct appeal to these boIdars
OF 1arm mortgages. He spoke not onIv r. +,,oi.
patriotism and sense of Justice. but a1eo -
their selfish interest.
Under the law they are to have the ,,ri,,,
lege of exchanging slow and doubtfu1 ronor
Tor bonds guaranteed by the United states
treasury 1t is new deal-and d good one
for them.
Inc President asked them, pending full
operation OF the new law, to abstain from fore
closing or making any effort to dispossess
oeotor farmers. When the Hoover admin
lStration made a similar appeal in connec-
uon with senli-of1cial mortgage mora
torlum' cooperation from the real estate
creditors was disappointingly small.
But if these creditors are intelligent. thew
will understand that conditions are much moro
serious today, Creditors can not expect to
retain any sympathy of the public. or of con-
gress and the administration who are max
ing and unmaking laws, if they defy the
President by demanding their pound of flesh
Immediately.
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A P0rdOl10ble Curiosity

nNE member Of the delegation
" fingered a little after the 9TH
er sand said, Mr. x, I want you to
solve a problem which has long
been troubling me When is the
proper time to rock the boat? If
prosperity is piping hot, We are all
told that no man should jar the
existing and excellent state of the
nation. When a turn comes for the
worse, there is again counsel that
destructive criticism is out Of place.
After things reach rock bottom,
everybody tells us that it is the duty
Of a. good American to sit tight and
smile and pray for better times. AS
soon as any uplift becomes evident,
there is a cry for silence and team
work. Please tell me when is the
proper time to rock the boat?"
But the great financier gathered
his charts and papers together and
left the room to indicate that the
interview was ended. He made no
reply and his demeanor showed that
ne thought the inquiry was frivolous.
But to me it seems a fair cues
ton. At least, it is a reasonable
point Of Interrogation for those who
do not like the boat and believe that
some better craft is visible upon the
horizon. And they think that the
best way to secure passage upon this
more seaWOrthy vessel lies IN scut-
thing the old sCOW.
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by fixing her mind on subject,
could influence the character Of an
unborn child
Today there are people in Ger
many who believe anemia and
jaundice can be cured by cooking
sleeps lice into jam. There is a
superstition that the way to avoid
childbirth pains, is to open all the
doors. windows, and boxes. to pull
out all the drawers, and unite all
the knots around the house.
They think paralysis can be cured
by putting the patient to sleep in a
stable where a donkey has slept
Beliefs depend on environment,
education, and reasoning. The sim
plest type of reasoning is sympa-
thetic, such as belief that yellow
flower like a dandelion will cure
jaundice, that heart-shaped flowers
will cure disease of the heart, that
the way to get strength is to use
the bones or organs Of strong ami
mails.
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nit to the rule of bankers and big
business corporations, but that a
new government must and shall be
established in which the basic means
of life will be owned and operated
for the good of all the people.
Farmers, trade unionists, political
left wing parties, unemployed coun-
ellis, leagues and unions, all COM
bined their forces and declared for
a complete revolution of industry
by peaceful means if possible, but
not hesitating to fight as may be
necessary.
Revolution is not only coming,
but is already here. That the capt.
talist press suppresses the facts
about an event of so much moment
only shows how badly the people
need a press that will print the
facts. Socialist papers will do so.
BY f. b Nisbet.
May I express my sentiments in
regard to an item I saw published
in your paper stating that the In
diana bakers are intending to raise
the price of bread one to ten cents
a loaf?
What do they take the people
for, when they can't get employ
ment? Bread prices are too high as
it is. I bought six one-pound loaves
for Is cents when wheat was selling
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Contrast Bath Hell ps to Keep Feet Fit

DLINY the elder was visiting his
4 friend Pomponinus some 1000
years ago. The latter complained
his wife was troubled by sneezing
too much
The best way to stop sneezing is
to kiss a mule" Pliny said.
And when his friend said that he
suspected the paternity of his child,
because both he and his wife had
gray eyes and the child had brown,
Pliny confded that a gray-eyed
woman could bear a brown-eyed
child by eating rats.
Moderns laugh at these ancient
superstitions, but many little less
grounded in fact persist to the pres
ent time.
George J. Dudycha of Ripon col
lege, in examining a group of stu
dents Of seven midwest colleges
about superstitions, found that 81
per cent were unwilling to believe
that if an expectant mother sees a
person with birthmark her child
will have a birthmark.
But IS per cent of the students
believed that an eXpectant mother,
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A Womans Viewpoint

DURING the several years that
II have been engaged in publicly
expressing what probably was worth
less opinions, I have learned one
significant fact about human nature
in these United States.
The good American is an easy
going person. He will stand for
great deal of criticism. He will let
you find fault with the way he con-
ducts his business and his morals.
He doesn't resent anything you say
about his wife and his children.
You may insult his country and
SANDER his creed.
But you "dasnt" say anything
about his dog. And not just his
dog. mind you, but any dog. The
canine is the only living creature in
the whole length and breadth Of the
land that is regarded with utter
reverence.
And city people are twice as dog
minded as. country people. BY dog
minded Tlmean absolutely hypno-
tized AMI completely drowned in
Sentiments tfu This list must ssf
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PURE FOODS AND DRUGS

THE Federal Food and Drug Adnlinistra-
L tons monthly report indicates that IN
der the new regime the department of agri-
culture is making a renewed effort to protect
consumers.
During April, large seizures we're made OF
foods unfit for human consumption. of de-
leterious drugs, Of improperly labeled goods,
OF medicines for which false curative powers
were claimed.
Recent studies of past enforcement of these
protective laws clearly imply that more should
be done to Protect buyers from impure and
adulterated drugs and foods. The new admin
istrations expeuenh in ENFORCING its act IN
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So They Say

Roosevelt is a great man, not only
because he has great mind, but
because he has wonderful technique
in handling men.-Paul Claudel,
former ambassador from France.
During the last ten or twelve
years the governments of Europe
and America, with but few excep-
tons, have been manned by men of
mediocre ability-Colonel Edward
M. House of Texas.
If we adhere strictly to the the
DRY that competition must continue,
regardless of the fate of the pro-
Queer, it may become so keen as to
deprive him of any return on CAPT.
tai invested and deny living wage
to his empIoye.-Silas H. Strawn of
Chicago.
American owned and operated
ships are an American sales force
that sees to it that American wheat
and other farm products are trans
ported and sold in foreign ports
Rear Admiral Frederic r. Harris.
I'm free as bird I really think
I'm freer than most birds.-Lilian
Harvey, movie actress.
Liberals would like to rebuild the
station while the trains are run
ming; radicals prefer to blow up the
station and forego service until the
new structure is built-Rexford G.
Tugwell, assistant secretary Of ag-
riculture.
We want to get business back on
its own feet-and off the govern
ment's feet-Daniel G. Roper, sec
rotary of commerce.
The talking picture today is the
most American of all art FORMS
Albert Warner. movie producer.
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BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

course, include the suburbanites,
who are only city folks pretending
tc be in love with nature-a horde
of lesser Antoinettes frolicking in
their little Trianons, as it were.
Country people are the honest to
goodness farmers without bathrooms
in the house, perhaps. But they
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at $50 a bushel and now see the
price today bushel People then
had work and money to buy with
There are too many two-footed
hogs for the good of this country.
Too much self1shneSs and greed
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Questions and

Q-Does a watch stop at the
moment its wearer dies?
A-No.
GLOW much did the popula-
ton in the United States increase
from 1910 to 1890?
A-From 81 ,972. 266 to i22, u.s.
O46, an increase Of 10000, 78O.
Care locomotive wheels made
of steel.
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CHASTITY Gloom

BY Mrs. W. A. Collins.
DOOR hypocrites, these drys!
4 Whipped to a fragile by their
own prohibition law and too mar
row minded to admit defeat.
After canvassing one precinct
for wet voters, I advise the drys
to turn dripping wet. The few
drys I found were i'll tempered,
bad hammered, disrespectful citi-
zens. One said I was going to
hell. A dry man said, Get out
of here and go on down tn
street"
The vets were kind, sweet
tempered, respectful, and cour-
teouS.
Believe me, if L had a DISPOSE
ton like the few drys I met, I
certainly would cultivate a taste
for alcohol so I could manage a
few smiles and make life worth
living.
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London planned a "joy week." but post
poned 1t until 1888. Probably found they had
everything they need for it but the Joy.
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You may continue to save the pennies. if
you like but the dollars seem no longer able
to care for themselves without congressional
supervision.
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savant sets age of earth at 1000 millions
years Seems like that ought to make it old
enough to know better.
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Japans claim that the open door still
prevails in Manchoukuo is somewhat affected
by the fact that Japan holds the key.
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SpiritualiStic revivals follow denressiors
movie director says. Probably bank depositors
trying to find out where their money went.
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Daily Thought

When ray soul tainted within me
remembered the Lord and my
prayer came in unto thee, into
thine holy temple.--Jonah 81.
q y
OUR prayers should be for bless
~ ings in general, for God knows
hest what is good for Socrates.
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By R. R. Mann.
For a number of years the rail-
roads Of this country gradually have
been putting themselves out of bust
ness by overcharging for freight and
passenger service.
These railroads have no more
right to ask for help from taXpay-
ers' money than has any other bust
ness firm which has lost out by
overcharging for goods sold or for
services rendered.
Many lawmakers are very kind to
the railroads because they ride on
these roads free and charge the tax
payer so much a mile for each mile
covered.
If the railroads wish to survive
they will have to reduce their over
head at least IS per cent. This can
be done within few weeks time.
Freight rates, passenger rates and
wages should be reduced 20 per cent
and salaries from so to 10 per cent.
The salaries Of railway executives
are entirely out of reason. Hun
dreds of men in this country are
qualified fully to direct the opera
ton Of any railroad for salary of
$4,000 or less.
There should be a revaluation Of
railroad property which would bring
a reduction of 40 per cent. This
would save the railroads millions
of dollars in taxes. The recapture
clause should be and will be re-
pealed.
Unless the railroads adapt them
selves to peace-time conditions they
can not hope to survive.
BY W. H. Richards
I take The Times daily to keep
in touch with city, state and world
events, but have been disappointed
in not finding information about
the greatest event that has ever
occurred in the history of America,
where 1900 delegates, representing
more than fifteen million organized
workers, met in Washington last
Saturday and Sunday and declared
a new declaration of independence.
1t unanimously was decided that
the workers no longer would sub
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BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and Of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.
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