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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14
THURSDAY. DEC. "a. 1888.
THOSE WHO GOVERN

nOEs the public set its moneys worth from
- the s4OOOOOOOOO it spends each year
paying the salaries Of its public servants?
Does government service city, county,
state and national-attract high, mediocre
or inferior type Of man and woman? DO those
on the government pay roll work as efficiently
as those in private industry?
It has been customary in the United States
to regard many public employees generally as
time-servers, an attitude no more justified for
sweeping application than most such generah-
ties.
The social science research council is not
content with a verdict arrived at without evil
dence. 1t has set itself the task of finding out
the facts During the year 1884 it will conduct
a survey of public personnel in every city and
hamlet in the country, finding out all there is
to be found out concerning the 2,5OO0OO per-
sons on public pay rolls.
1t hopes to create public attitude which
will demand the best in the way of public
servants and to discover ways and means by
which the best may be obtained.
A survey such as this never has been
needed more urgently than it is today. In the
last year government has assumed an i'm
portance scarcely dreamed of in the old days
of rugged individualism.
The national government, particularly, by
necessity is assuming many new duties in be-
half of its people. 1t is the directing force in
the attempt to reorganize and salvage our
economic system. Responsibility for ending
unemployment has fallen to it by default of
others. The government is undertaking to
operate various important services and it may
be forced to extend this work.
This vast undertaking will fail unless the
best that America has to offer in the way of
ability and devotion are turned to it's service
The day Of planned economy never can come
until a personnel competent to plan efficiently
is ready for the task. Only public confidence
that the men who undertake it are chosen for
their training rather than for their political
views, will make planned economy possible.
President Roosevelt has expressed hearty
approval of the study the social science re-
search council is to make,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14
CREDIT UNIONS

DR FREDERIC c. HOWE, consumers coun-
~ sci for the agricultural adjustment ad-
ministration, announces that the movement
for credit unions is spreading. About two
thousand such baby banks" have been formed
by farmers wage-earners and small business
men. The number is growing at the rate of
fifty week
Here is a movement that the government
should encourage. A vast storehouse of buying
power waits to be unlocked. It is the credit
of the consuming masses, now catered to by
few small loan departments of banks but
generally left to the mercies of rapacious
loan sharks and pawnbrokers charging up to
$40 per cent year.
According to Leon Henderson of the Russell
Sage Foundation IS per cent of the nations
population is without bank credit Banks as a
class serve producers rather than consumers.
Credit unions, or cooperative baby banks,
would release the credit of the honest earning
propertyless class and those with small Sc
curity. How good a risk this class of borrowers
is may be seen by the fact that the Morris
Plan system loaned 100000 900 to 100000
borrowers in twenty-three years, with losses
averaging less than one-half of l per cent.
DR. Howe thinks that no less than $4,000 100000
in buying power could be released through
credit unions
Credit unions are an old story in Europe.
There are $4,000 such banking "coops" in
Germany alone In Russia and Italy they
survived the revolutions.
Here, although they are legal in thirty
eight states, their growth has Jagged like
co-operatives in other fields. For years such
men as Justice Brandsis and Edward A. Filene
have urged these poor mems banks. They can
help to decentralize wealth, encourage con-
sumner co-operatives, keep small borrowers out
of the clutches of loan sharks and tighten the
nations relief burden
1t is tribute TO the resourcefulness of the
people that this movement is growing. It
would grow faster If the government aided in
financing.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

hotels restaurants and clubs, and setting up
a state monopoly to handle all retail pack
age sales.
Instantly the liquor lobby got busy. Par
ties were thrown for legislators. Pressure was
applied. The liquor lobby demanded that this
bill be thrown overheard and that licenses
to retail packaged liquor be sold to any Tom,
Dick and Harry who could raise $3.50 for the
privilege.
The Governor had presented a sane and
conservative plan by which the profit motive
could be removed from the retail liquor trade.
The liquor lobby, so recently resurrected, in
sisted that the old set-up be restored-mnus,
of course, the open saloon-so that the state
be dotted with host of retailers, each urged
by his pocketbook to sell as much booze as he
could, each striving to outsell his neighbor.
If such tactics are a sample of the way
the liquor trade generally is going to act, it
is evident that the trade has learned nothing
by what happened to it in 1919.
Prohibition was adopted largely because the
liquor interests had become too arrogant and
too active in politics; because they had put
the lust for profits ahead of every other con-
sideration.
If they revive those old habits, they may
tempt a great many citizens to reconsider
their recent action in repeating the eighteenth
amendment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14
Heat Used as Cure for Ills

no you remember when, as a
IL child, you complained of a pain
in the stomach and your mother
took lid off the hot stove, wrapped
it in several layers Of cloth, and
applied it to your middle? How
soothing and relieving it felt!
And do you remember when you
had chills - which is the outward
expression of fever and your
mother bundled you into bed,
covered you with extra quilts, and
put a hot brick or stove lid, well
wrapped, at your feet? You per-
spired freely and your chills and
fever were gone by morning.
Well, today doctors are going
back to heat treatment for the cure
of many ailments, but in a much
more modern way.
They have found that many
types of bacteria do not live we'll
under conditions of high tempera-
ture, and that many forms of dis
ease are benefited by maintaining
high temperatures for long periods.
So they're studying the usefulness
and the danger Of applying heat in
various ways.
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TUGWELL BILL

EEW measures proposed by the present ad-
L ministration are more interesting than the
pending Tugwen food, drug and chemical bill.
This bill, which gives present federal pure
food and drug laws a complete overhauling,
is about the most drastic thing of its kind yet
suggested. 1t has aroused a vast amount of
controversy, some of which is highly confusing
to the layman.
The current issue of the Journal of the
American Medical Association contains
rather full editorial discussion of the bill; and
since this reflects the opinion of the nations
leading medical authorities, it is worth quoting.
The bureau of legal medicine and legisla-
ton Of the American Medical Association"
says the magazine, has been analyzing care
fully the provisions Of the Tugwen bill from
the points Of view of its protection Of the
public its adaptabilty TO the practice of
medicine. and its successful administration
mo doubt the hearings on this bill before
1t comes for final action to congress will bring
to light necessity for various notifications of
some of its phraseology and even of some of
its regulations. In the meantime, however,
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(Times readers are invited to cypress
their Vietos in these columns. Make your
letters short. so all can hare chance.
Limit them to ESQ Words or less.J
BY Cannon Fodder.
Now, since we are going to give
the heroes who we're decorated the
preference to jobs let us, for the
sake of the infantry man who bore
the brunt of the war, consider just
how and why those medals were
awarded.
Now I, for one, will take off my
hat to a real hero, and during my
war experience observed many, but
there were breasts decorated which
were certainly not deserving. Now
when it comes to giving preference
of jobs to them as a group, 1t be-
comes a special privilege which is
the most damaging blow yet de-
livered the eX-dough boy.
The soldiers who foungt the bat
tie of Paris and those who remained
in camp, truly did their duty, but
how can we place them on an
equality with the combat infantry
man.
While it was the duty of the in
fantry to face the Germans in a
bloody battle royal, we either had
to take it or be placed in the cata-
CORY of a coward In doing this we
deserved no medals as we merely
we're doing our duty. 1t is true
there were infantry men who re-
ceived medals and a great many
died to receive the honor. Con-
sidering the ordinary duty of the
dough boy, you can imagine what
the requirements must have been
to merit citation for unusual
bravery.
Now in other cases what were the
requirements? Take the cook, for
instance, whose duty it was to re-
main back with the kitchen. When
this cook volunteered to bring chow
into the lines he was given a medal
for gallantry. His coming into the
lines for few minutes seemed to
be an unusual act of bravery, while
it was the duty of the infantry at
all times.
Now consider the medical corps.
1 will give the greatest of praise
to the medical staff. Their serv-
ices were highly commendable
The duties of the medical staff
were associated with or back of che
q in
were under heavy shell fire while
administering first aid, they seemed
to achieve recognition for bravery.
Just for comparison let me say
that while in action on the scissors
sector, I gave first aid to Corporal
Fowler of my company, while under
the direct fire from three machine
guns of which one was the same
gun that fired the bullet that pene-
trated his abdomen. Now, I re-
ceived no medal and deserved none,
for 1 only did that which should
have been done. You may verify
the truth of this statement by
checking the hospital record of Cor
poral Fowler, CompanysC, twenty
third Infantry.
Do not feel that this is a case of
Jealousy, because I am willing to
admit there were heroes who put
me to shame, even though my war
record was considered excellent.
only feel that the infantry man is
thought of today as during the war
as the lowest type soldier and one
who should give his life to save
horse. had no desire for a medal
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the temperature of the human body
might be raised by surrounding it
with air Of a certain temperature
and humidity.
All these methods are being
studied by the medical profess
sion in relationship to their use in
general paralysis, but also for
treatment or various forms of
arthritis and other infections.
1t is possible, by putting a per-
son into an exceedingly hot water
bath and keeping him there over
a long priod Of time, to develop
temperature of los degrees with
in the body and TO maintain this
temperature for several hours.
When person takes the fever
treatment, he may lose water
rapidly from his body, so it be-
comes necessary to supply him
with water during long fever treat
ments.
1t also has been found helpful to
supply them with salt, because
they also lose salt from the body
during long continued periods Of
perspiration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14
CREDIT STILL GOOD

THE recent furore about the administra-
TONS monetary policy contained num-
Der of dire prophecies about the effect which
that policy might have on the governments
credit To date these prophecies do not seem
to be justified.
At any rate, when the government offered
$950,000,00O in "a per cent certificates the
other day. the issue was oversubscrbed in jig
time
This, OF course, is not to say that adoption
OF direct inlationary measures would not
harm the market for government bonds. But
it is pretty fair sign that what has been
zone SO far has not shaken the confidence of
investors in Uncle Sans intention and ability
to pay back what he borrows.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14
Fair
Enough
by WEsTBROOK PEGLEF


IT is about time. I should think.
i to check up on the myth which
would have it that the bootlegger OF
prohibition times and the man who
ran the speakeasy were two Of ma
lures noblemen. Otherwise this
one is likely to be accepted without
a contest along with the older and,
to my certain knowledge. unsound
belief that the old-time bartender
was the counsellor and friend of one
and all.
The old-time bartender may have
seemed so at times but in his case
much that passed for patient hui
man understanding and tolerance
consisted of nothing but a profess
sional trick or habit which bespoke
dumb nature He especially was
loved, mostly in reminiscent writ
ings rather than in person by indi-
viduals, for his capacity to listen by
the hour to the imbecilic babbling
Of the rum pots who confronted him
from the other side of his cherry
wood counter.
Il lA4Cy CAACO OCCduSS t14ty we're
having trouble at home he looked
solemn and threw in a sympathetic,
yes, that's the way it goes" as he
ran his rag across the wood and
nudged the glasses slightly to sug-
gest that it wouldn't be altogether
amisS to have them freshed up a
little.
If they wished to brag about peo-
pie they had licked preferably in
some other city and quite a long
time ago, he would permit a credu-
lOus CLINT, which was strictly
mechanical with him, to light his
eye for an instant and say, yes, I
always heard you were a pretty good
man in a fight"
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Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association and of Hygeia,
the Health Magazine.
By DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

No doubt the first stimulus to
this revival came from the research
on general paralysis. 1t was found
that some cases Of this disorder
showed remarkable improvement
after they were injected with the
organisms which cause malaria. The
resulting fever apparently was re-
sponsible for the improvement.
Later it was found that similar
fever could be produced by inject
ing into the body some foreign pro-
TEN. Among the substances sug-
gested as foreign proteins are boiled
milk, typhoid fever vaccine, and
similar preparations.
Different means were developed
for raising the temperature by
using new methods, including the
passing of an electrical current
through the body, electric light
cabinets, hot water, electrical pads
and blankets, and similar devices.
Suggestion also has been made that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14
Go Get It
BY AUSTIN JAMES

BY AUSTIN JAMES
It's said that all will come to him
Who's patient and will wait.
But I've different kind Of thought
I'd like to now relate.
1 waited nigh on fourteen years
To get a bit ahead.
Then learned that all this time
why I
Was slippin' back instead.
So here is my conclusion-if
You want to get some credit,
Don't ever wait for some one else,
just go yourself and get it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14

By Valuation Fan.
1 am not expressing myself as
a taxpayer, but as young girl
who should be able to express an
opinion on the Walkathon.
1t seems strange to me that
"our" Chief Morrissey is so per-
sistent in stopping something such
as the Walkathon, when there
are things in our city that lower
our standards much more.
Do you ever see a nudist at the
Walkathon? No. Do you ever
see a nudist at the Colonial or on
the stage? Yes.
No, he does not stop the nudist
shows for, perhaps, he and his
force attend them, but he must
remember they are only a few of
the $4,000 people who live in In
dianapolis.
1 think that before the Walka-
thon is over, some ardent fans of
the Walkathon should apologize
to the management for the "sissie"
or cream puff" that we have for
chief Of police, or perhaps I
had better use Nellie Wilder's
words in saying that he is full of
baloney, balona, balonie, or what
have you.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14
Questions and
Answers

Go what extent is American
money invested in Manchuria?
A-The estimated investments
in 1881 totaled about S13,O00OOO.
@ - What blood relationship
exists between King George and
Queen Mary Of England?
A-The grandfather of Queen
Mary was a brother of the great
grandfather of King George.
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Took Care of the Boys

ME old time bartender is re-
a membered with particular af-
lection for the soothing restoratives
which he used to brew for people
who did not feel or smell, quite
fresh on the morning after a diff
cult night. But in these cases. and
few of the present class of drinkers
can honestly recall having needed
this first-aid, he was only pouring
another drink, according to another
formula. 1t remains to be shown
that any love went into these prep
arations, but those who did benefit
from them have handed on a ira
dition that the bartender's beauti-
full sympathetic soul was the KEY
ingredient.
The fact is that most of the old
time saloons were, as most of the
new ones will be, low and dirty
refugees presided over by bartenders
of similar character, but it is too
late now to correct a fallacy which
was popularity accepted, not for love
Of the bartender, but in resistance
to prohibition.
The Devils Advocate ought 10
bring out in regard to the bootlegger
and speakeasy proprietor before
they are accepted as benefactors Of
the people, inspired by noble mo-
tives, the fact that most Of them
were criminals by nature or men who
we're too lazy to work for a fair
living and took readily to criminal
habits. The mere peddling of the
liquor was only the obvious portion
Of their work. They couldn't begin
to peddle it, however, until they had
snuggled it or cooked it or high
lacked it and these activities asked
for the kind of party with a gift
for treachery, robbery and murder.
Aside from these few objections I
suppose the botlegger and speak
easy proprietor may be accepted
without protest as natures noble
men.
Copyright. 1888. by United Features
Syndicate. IncJ
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14

Now we learn that the correct translation
OF the famous Mdivani title is Large land
owner" not prince. So those boys really are
poor at that.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14

and might add that have less de-
sire for one today, knowing as 1
do, how they we're awarded. /
fought in all of the engagements
of the Second division and, regard
less of the attitude of others, I
place myself in category far
above 10 per cent of the decorated
and far below the remaining 30
per cent.
Returning after an eventful ca
reer as an infantry man partici-
pating in all of the engagements of
the old Twenty-third Infantry, Sec
ond division, even though gassed
and battle worn, I felt that life
itself was my greatest reward.
By Nonpartisian.
While the discussion as to the ad-
visibility of maintaining a Demo-
cratic government becomes more
acute, lawmakers who enjoy the
confidence of their fellow country
men, devise and rend asunder or
dinances that have no meaning to
the vast majority of citizenry
Would it not be proper move to
take the United States ConStitu-
ton off the shelf and revise some
of our present day amendments to
read as our forefathers intended
them to? True, some of the pro-
visions are very antique, but many
show logical reasoning than can not
be devised by our present day po-
litical opponents.
Regardless of political utilization
or religious faith, let's hope that
some day in the near future the
true builders of our fair nation will
awaken to the realization that our
state and national capitols have
taken on decided fraternal atmos-
phere and that much religious
prejudice has retarded the perfec-
ton Of our governmental policies.
Regardless of these two stumbling
blocks, let's put our nation on such
solid foundation that neither sect
nor faction can retard.
Discharge all of the carpet bag
politicians who wish to dip into the
public funds for personal gain and
impose such drastic penalty that
the desire will not arise for honest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-14
Daily Thought

The lofty looks of man shall be
humbled, and the haughtiness OF
men shall be bowed down, and ehe
Lord alone shall be exalted in that
day.-Isaiah, 2:11.
bride breakfasted with plenty,
L dined with poverty, and supped
with infamy.-Franklin.
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Bartender Just listened

THE very fact that the old
Il fashioned bartender could stand
his eight-hour trick day after day
listening to the prattle of patients
who. if they were not half wits nor
mally had made themselves half
wits for the time being would imply
that he wasn't quite bright men
tally himself.
But he had. moreover, his hard,
or practical side. He could tumble
money around and play chop
sticks on the keys of the cash regis
ter, as any old time saloon keeper
who employed bartenders will tes-
tify and he never should have been
accepted into the American mytho-
logy without consideration of The
fact that he often tapped helpless
alcoholics over the head with a
beer mallet and hove them into the
snow.
This I have seen them do many
times and the memory of such Incl
dents involving clamoroUS steWs
who were sickly at best and plas-
tered as well, in saloons on the
south and west side of Chicago al
ways has hampered me in my APP
probation of the old time bar
tenders nobility of soul. Such con-
duct, I insist, is unseemly in one
who claims to be the counsellor and
friend Of one and all.
Among old-time circus people,
who are excellent story tellers, but
may exaggerate for all I know, the
art of fumbling money around is
highly thought of. 1 have been
told that the boys used to pay the
circus for the privilege of working
in the ticket wagon and the tricks
which they played on the innocent
hay-shakers at the windows are
fascinating to hear But they we're
dealing, usually, with sober custo-
mers and to tumble 81 out a sober
customers $40 note in a ticket
transaction required a degree of
skill and nerve. It was no trick
to hold out on a wheeling lush.
swaying at the bar and to do so
was certainly no more sporting than
to shoot a bird on the ground.