The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-08

tracts safeguarding union laOOf.
Cessation of farm board cror
Sterilization activities.
Increases in parcel post rates tC
make the service pay for itself.
Possible abolition of federal barge
lines.
Competition Held RuinOus
That disabled war veterans be sent
to private and municipal hospitals
where the government would pay for
treatment by local physicians, sur
geons, and dentists instead of build
ing more federal hospitals.
Government competition has
reached such magnitude that ii
, threatens to stifle private initiative
the committee warned.
1t submitted its findings to the
house after an eight-month inves-
tigation under the leadership OF
Representative Joseph r. Shannon
dem, Mo-, the committee col
lected evidence from thirty two
cities.
Additional recommendation in
Guided
l, Restriction of federal-aidec
farmers co-operatives to the sale Of
products of their own members.
2. DiScontinuance of the army
transport service and the ship serv-
ice of the Panama Canal railroad.
g.. Award to private companies oil
munitions manufacturing and bat
tleship building contracts.
Advocates Supply Department
4. Establishment of a department
of supplies and munitions under
civilian control to make all pur-
chases for all executive departments
and to remove military personnel
'as far as possible from procure
ment and production activities"
5. Capitalization of all govern
ment architectural supervision in
one office, with future policy calling
for employment of private, instead
of federal, engineers and architects
for government construction.
6. Abolition of all army and nav,
exchanges and commissaries excep
in isolated areas.
Z. Contracting with private firm
for construction, reclamation. leve
work, flood control and harbor AM
river dredging
Would End Band Tours
g. Discontinuance of tours b
the marine band and its use at pri
Vate functions
g. Adjustment of army and nav
uniform and saddle manufacturin
plants and the army depot at JEFF
fersonville.
10. Establishment of a uniform
government system of accountin
for cost finding.
II. Elimination of government
printing office manufacture of item
of stationery business.
II. Allotment of "a fair portion
of the war and navy departments
helium requirements to private con-
Germs.
49, Cooperation by the govern.
ment with the lumber industry.
a. Inclusion of creative and adj
ministrative' costs CT production il
the sale of government maps anc
photographic work.
Curb on Building
Is. Abolition OF government com.
petition in sale of serum. virus anC
: other biological and pharmaceutical
preparations.
16. That henceforth no depart.
ment be allowed to erect and equiv
any new plants or re-equip OLE
ones for manufacturing withou
specific permission from congress.
II. Discontinuance of paint anC
varnish manufacture at the Nor
folk, San Francisco. Philadelphia
Charleston and other navy yards
Is. Abolition of prison commits
Saries and establishments of prison
industries which will keep convict
busy at tasks not competing Will
private industry.
49, Abolition of the postoffice de
partment'S practice of printing re
turn addresses on stamped en-
velopes.
20. No more Salvaging of ships b.
the coast guard except in emery
ecieS.
81 Abolition of private veterinar,
practice by farm board agents
Restriction on Laundries
%. DiScontinuance of government
warehousing, except for government
owned goods.
%. Restriction of army and nav,
laundries, dyeing and cleaning es
adjustments to service require
mentS.
shall not be established in govern
"a That henceforth restaurant
ment buildings at government ex
pense.
Members of the committee arr
Representatives Shannon. Missouri
chairman: Cox. Georgia. and Pet.
tengill. Indiana, Democrats, anC
Stafford, Wisconsin, and Rich, Penn
sylvania, Republicans.
Suicide Attempt Claimed
Treatment was given Mrs. Elsie
Young. %, of 040 Kenwood ave.