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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-04
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Times readers are inrifed 10 cypress
their riocs in these columns. Make your
letters short. so all cGn hare a chance
Limit them TO ESQ toords or Iess.)
The alcoholic drink has no place
in the human system. The liquor
traffic has no natural right, no
legal right. no inherent right and
the legislature can't make a wrong
right, the voter can't vote wrong
right and the supreme court has
passed again and again on The legal
ity of prohibition
The supreme court has stated:
That there is no inherent right in
a citizen to sell Intoxicating liquors.
That prohibition takes away no
personal rights and no property
rights of the citizen. That the legis-
lature can not barter away the pub
lie health and the public morals.
And that prohibition itself as a
fundamental principle Of govern
ment"
The eighteenth amendment add
ed nothing to these decisions. There
fore, the liquor traffic exists only by
political privilege" and its elimina-
ton is purely a matter of admins
tration."
To get prohibition on the statute
books is but l per cent, bit the adj
ministration of it is 80 per cent. and
in order to make good, we need,
can and must have a real. honest
to-goodneSs prohibition party in
power. Then the despised. little
Prohibition party will be ike little
David when the big giant came at
him with a shield of protection
tlicense) and the sword of political
influence.
Then, in 1886, the pendulum will
swing our way and little David will
! take the sling of faith in which he
puts the prohibition ballot and say.
This day the Lord will deliver thee
into my hands, then hit him in
the seat of thought dorehead) and
smite him to the earth and then
take from the vet giant his sword
of political influence and cut off his
head and his shield Of protection
will be taken from him and then
the wet politicians will skedaddle.
Our own will come to us and then
the lid will be put on 50 tight it
never will be removed: then that
will be thing of the past. being
sold out by the Judases and being
crucified between two old political
parties.
Just now the vets are putting all
their cards on the table and going
up like a skyrocket and later on Will
come down like stick. Should the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-04
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

and the commission Of an infamous crime
by either party.
Defendant in divorce suit must appear in
court. If he fails 10 do so the court shall
appoint some one 10 appear for him.
II defendant Is resident OF state in which
suit IS brought. he or she must be served with
a personal summons: II not a resident OF said
state, summons must be published for three
weeks in certain newspapers as directed,
marked copies Of which must be mailed 70 de-
PENDANTS last known address.
Alimony shall be paid according TO the
financial condition and circumstances Of the
individuals in the case.
The custody. support and education Of the
children shall be a matter of equal justice.
with the children always the first considera-
ton Whichever parent is deprived of the
guardianship and care shall be allowed TO
visit the children and have them visit him
or her
Upon the granting of divorce an inter
locutory decree shall be entered, but such
decree shall not become final until the end
OF three months. during which interval neither
party can contract a second marriage within
the law.
divorce which is granted in one state
shall be recognized in all states.
Certain improvements could be suggested,
notably. the provision that high grade feeble
minded types may marry if both parties are
sterilized in advance of the application for
license. Also, incompatibility certainly should
be added as a legal cause of divorce.
This would eliminate the prevalent hypo-
critical and dishonest plea Of extreme mental
cruelty and the like. Most divorces are, as
a matter of fact. asked for on the grounds of
incompatibility and we might as well be honest
about it in any reform legislation.
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CITIZENS of the tiny little republic of
~ Andorra are living up to their reputation
for independence and stubbornness in defy
ing the authorities of France and Spain
Andorra somehow has contrived to MAIN
tain its freedom since the days of Charlie
magne, governing itself with a council elected
by the heads of families And the Andorrans
intend TO continue to manage their own af-
fairs. even if they have to go to war to do it,
The republic is under the Joint suzerainty
of France and the Spanish bishops of Urgel
Lately there have been disputes between the
French and the Andorran council The
French ordered all armed forces placed at
the disposal of their police agent in Andorra
The order was dsobeyed and when the
Suzerians named a new council, the old one
refused to disband
Andorrans came down from their noun
tains and up from their valleys on foot and
on mules. armed with ALI sorts of weapons
TO protect their council and prevent seizure
Of the capital
The citizens of Andorra number only few
more than 5000, and of course must yield to
France if she insists on having her own way
1t is TO be hoped the difficulties won't be Sc
rious. for peaceful, pastoral Andorra is lust
about the only spot in Europe that has re-
manned untroubled by the woes that have
afflicted the rest of the world.
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DIVORCE NEW DEAL

IF there Is any matter upon which new deal
is desirable it is in our antiouated and di-
versified legislation on divorce in the United
States. There is the widest diversity in divorce
legislation all the way from the ultra me
dieval condition in South Carolina, where
there is no legal ground for divorce to the
free-and-easy procedure in Arkansas Nevada
and Idaho.
1t usually has been taken for granted that
the trend of opinion here is toward the civil
iSeG divorce laws of many European countries
But this Is not unqualifiedly the case. Only
few weeks ago the president of one of the
leading legal associations in the country de-
manded that there be nc divorces granted
save for causes which would have permitted
the annulment of the marriage in the begin
ming
Therefore, one may welcome the proposed
uniform federal marriage and divorce law
proposed by the National Divorce Reform
League. II is in general harmony with the
enlightened view that marriage should be
made more regular and difficult and divorce
easier 1t would also tend TO give uniformity
IN divorce legislation throughout the nation
The chief provisions as TO marriage run as
follows:
VIII forbid marriage ceremony without a
license. for which application must be made
by either party two weeks before its final
issuance. Both parties must be present when
II is issued. Application TO be posted in the
county clerks Office and published in news.
paper
Manageable age. with consent of parents.
is for girls and Is for boys Legal age without
consent of parents Is for girls and q for boys.
VIII forbid the marriage OF imbeciles. the
insane, feeble-minded. epileptic paupers, OF
those afflicted with tuberculosis or venereal dis
ease, or OF those related within and including
the degree OF first cousins
Two witnesses besides the officiating clergy
man or official must be present at the mar
riage.
Penalties shall be imposed on those who
issue licenses or perform marriage cere-
monies contrary TO these provisions
marriage which is legal in the state where
contracted shall be legal in all states.
The specifications as 10 divorce would be
more liberal than those prevailing in many
states and would accord men and women equal
rights in the divorce courts.
Grounds upon which a divorce may be
granted, interpretations TO be alike for men
and women, are: Adultery, cruel or inhunan
treatment abandonment or failure TO pro-
vide for period Of year. incurable inssehity.
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|M.E.TracySays:

IF biologists right, great continent lies
Il buried beneath the Southern ocean-a CONT
nent which once high above the sea- which
possessed rock-ribbed hills and green valleys and
on which, perhaps, there developed races of men
who regarded it as safe permanently from mum
dation.
If astronomers are right, there are stars so
far away that it takes light three hundred mil
lion years 10 reach the earth-stars that may
have exploded, or crumbled to dust long before
their shimmering rays reached our telescopes.
If anatomists are right, there are more tee-
phone stations in mans brain than in a billion
worlds.
II physicists are right each atom represents
solar system with as great a proportion of
space separating its from its planets as sep
arates the units Of our own solar system.
Our ability to deduce and discover over
shadows our ability TO make good use of what
we know. To put it in another way human
knowledge has grown too unwerdly for the av-
erage man TO comprehend. much less control
The average man feels rather hopeless on this
/ account.
/ E>VEN the gadgets and contraptions by which
IL he strives to provide himself with food
shelter and clothing seem to have grown beyond
his managerial capacity His simple ideas of
creation have been shattered, and with them has
gone his simple faith. Naturally enough he
turns to mechanical progress as a substitute. to
MS ingenuity and inventiveness TO plans and
theories Of his own devising
Meanwhile each and every invention. each
new device or system is but the translation OF
some immutable principle into workable form
and 1t is the principle that counts All We have
done, and all we ever hope TO do is to find
and utilize the everlasting forces of nature.
The contrrvances We make as a result of this
are not so important. The real problem is to
Identify and catalogue the force. Not only that
We me- Ia of hut
spared the risk of going contrary to it,
In this connection. we should remember that
the forces which govern intellectual development
are Just as memorable as those which govern
physical development and that falling empires
represent the same kind OF problem as sunken
continents.
w cial order. a system Of justice that will
adapt itself TO changing conditions an economic
structure that will function with a reasonable
degree OF fairness? With all our boasted inteIli-
gence in other fields. why have we been unable
TO breed a sufficient degree of self control, TO
do what We ought without compulsion? Why
for instance can't We drive our automobiles
without killing 10000 people a year?
1t is not lack of knowledge but II is lack
of somethng-something that We fail to real
lie. or comprehend. Our educational system
has done wonders in the improvement OF trade
and professional skill. but il has not done so
much in the improvement Of mere men and
women, chiefly because IL has come TO be more
concerned with their creations than with their
well being. as sought 10 provide happiness
through material achievement, rather than by
cultivation of the inner self.
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NORRIS DAM

The Tennessee valley authority's decision to
begin plans for construction Of the electric
transmission line to link Muscle Shoals with
the projected Cove Green dam in East Ten
nessee will be applauded everywhere the
power issue has been raised
r Y. A. does not have TO worry about its
broad power policy; the general terms Of this
policy are fixed in the Norris Roosevelt act
which created the board. That it has decided
70 exercise its authority in carrying out that
policy will be a relief 10 those who have been
apprehensive about the seeming inactivity Of
the board along this line
The second phase Of this T. V. A. decision
means a new and finer day for the COM
munities near the Wilson Dam at Muscle
Shoals Sheffield Florence and Tuscumbia,
Ala. which have heard the waters rumbling
10 waste over the Dam while some used kero-
sene lamps. will get government generated
electricity.
Now, indeed, cheap government generated
power will be available throughout the Ten
nessee river basin.
The Presidents dream of a new social and
economic experiment in that basin can be
carried out.
And as it is doing this. T V. A. has paid
Senator Norris a wel-earned compliment in
naming for him the great Cove Greek project.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-04
FRIDAY AUG : 1888
FARM PRICES INCREASE

ONE Of the most favorable developments in
~ President Roosevelts recovery program
is the increase in the value Of farm products
which adds many hundreds Of millions OF
dollars 70 the countrys purchasing Il is true
that grain crops were small. but farmers held
over unusually large amounts which they are
selling at the advanced prices This is true
also with regard 10 cotton.
The average of farm prices on July Is was
rs per cent OF the average between 1909 and
1914. compared with 81 per cent year ago
bushe Of wheat now is worth twice what
It was a year ago. even after the recent mar
ket collapse. and cotton has doubled in value.
Ten bushels Of corn now sell for as much as
seventeen did last year
Added to this price increase are the bene
fits which the farmers will receive from pay
m9nts for restricting wheat and cotton crops
Money nov is being paid to cotton farmers
for destroying part Of their growing acreage
The reduction in wheat acreage applies to
next year but producers will be paid the great
er part OF their money this year for agreeing
TO restrict planting. total Of more than
5000 900 600 will be distributed and this will
be added to purchasing power this season.
II is too early TO predict the outcome of
the efforts 10 curb production. or of other
measures taken by the government to in
crease farm prices The cotton farmers ac-
ceDled the governments proposals willingly,
and there is every evidence that the wheat
farmers will do likewise There are many
difficulties to be met before success is as
sured among them the problem of export
ing products maintained at artificially high
prices Also. the effect of the processing taxes
is vet to be revealed
major problem is to maintain farm prices
at fair level and at the same time keep them
from going so high that an unbearable hard
ship will be imposed on consumers. Agricul-
ture Secretary Wallace has warned that run
away markets will not be tolerated He has
ample authority to keep prices from going too
high but the adjustment is a delicate one
Meantime industry will at once benefit
from the greater purchasing power of the
farm population There is an immediate re-
lation between factory output and farm in
come and the impoverishment of farmers in
recent years had seriously impaired the great
home market and destroyed the prosperity Of
cities
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II both the victims hands are
grasping the live conductor. free
them one at a time.
If necessary, shut of the cur
rent. Near it switch should be
opened.
II it is necessary 10 cut a live
wire, use wooden-handled axe,
turning away the face to avoid the
flash.
Put finger in victims mouth to
remove teeth, gum or tobacco.
Lay patient on abdomen, one arm
extended upwards, the other elbow
fiexed. Rest the face on the hand
so that the mouth and nose are
free.
Garry out artificial respiration
When the patient revives. keep
him lying down Keep him warm.
Watch the respiration carefully.
in case il falls again.
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your i-voItaire

Ed FeatheringiIi.
Statements by Paul Fry. excise di-
rector, in the Indianapolis Times.
makes it impossible to resist this
letter.
Fry said as soon as he received
definite evidence Of the sale Of
draueht beer by persons holding
state license. he would revoke the
writs."
Fry said two permits had been
revoked"
he would not hesitate to re-
woke the permits of wholesalers or
importers, if they were involved in
the sale of keg beer
I'm the licensing authority in this
state. and l Will revoke them when
find they are selling draught and
not bottled beer"
II seems to me that now is the
proper time, through public indigna-
ton with pressure on the Governor.
either TO change the attitude of this
public servant. or change servants.
Fry, who is not even an elected. but
an appointed office holder. certainly
has, or is assuming, very dictatorial
powers.
would say. absolutely. that the
decisions of our elected juriSts are
far more welcome and acceptable to
the public than Fry's. If our
learned, elected judges throughout
the state can find no grounds for
prosecution of such accused per-
sons. then there is no Justification
for Fry to put such persons out of
legitimate business. Surely. he can
not contradict his own decisions of
just few months ago. and say that
those now holding licenses are not
now fit TO do so.
have in mind a fellow who
whispered Il am the law. let alone
quote for publication, in direct con-
flict to many jurists of our state.
I'm the licensing authority in this
state, and I will"
All this does not. OF course. con-
slider the public demand for draught
beer. The sweeping changes of re-
cent months through the ballot will
be duplicated when and where neces-
sary to correct unsatisfactory and
undesirable government.
A staunch Republican. long since
have recognized the sincerity with
which our national Democratic gov
eminent is meeting existing condi-
tons. but the state situation is Ger
tainly lacking in any such sincerity
Your paper always has battled for
changes which the public desired.
How about starting, and ! know it
will end quickly and favorably, with
the peoples demand for:
| Immediate draught beer
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For Man of so

By Joseph MeFaii.
Being in accord with your sup-
port of NRA and other public
matters, wish to call your at
tention 10 a very pernicious ele-
ment which will make a great
fiat surface in the proposed re-
covery wheel
We have twenty-five years be-
tween the ages of As and 10, the
latter the pension age. Our great
insurance companies. given TO
boasting of their wealth, purpose
ly are discriminating against rlen
of the above age by placing such
high rate against them 10 their
employers that the industrialists
can not afford TO employ them.
1t is quite nice for these men TO
contribute TO the insurance COM
panies until as, being rewarded
by kick into the scrap heap.
1t would only require the effort
of reasonably intelligent in
vestigation to ascertain the facts.
With a man in the White House
after twelve weary years of futile
so-called effort. it strikes me a
real editor could reach his ear
and that of the public. exposing
the unprincipled method enrich
ing the bloated insurance COM
panies.
1t is appalling to realize that
some millions of men in this
country more than so, with chill
dren still in school. must be tossed
to the junk heap existing solely
on the dregs of life.
And this is America, the richest
country of the world.
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the individual may live decently.
The American woman who par
TALLY is responsible for the success
OF such a plan should be willing to
assume her share Of blame for our
condition. For she is not without
fault IN the first place she knows
TOO little about what takes place
outside a narrow circle.
Although she would repudiate the
thought with adherence. she often
is thoroughly selfish. Her concept
Of motherhood is no higher than her
own roof tree. So long as her own
children are safe and well-fed she
remains unconcerned about those
who are homeless and hungry.
Out Of this dark womb of uni
verssl misery may there be born a
new ideal Of motherhood-one that
is wide enough 10 encompass the
world and all 1t holds Of humanity.
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You Can't Approach 1t

WAR is very heady stuff. II is
w dangerous even to get close 70
II. Bugles and drums act as come
ons for bombs and bayonets. You
can't place any safe minimum con-
tent on militarism. And l fear
most not the old topers in the brass
hats, but the Christian men and
women who say, "Of course, I'm
against war, but, naturally, 1 would
support righteous war They
will be among the first TO go under
the table once the fagon begins TO
pass from hand 10 hand
And l fear those who are all for
peace, with the single exception OF
desire for their own particular
brand OF war I've heard lot about
no more imperialist war" That
means merely the pleasant sham
bles Of nice little civil war. Stall
ings has page with two captions
White Victims Of the Red Army
and underneath. Red Victims Of
the White Army"
Only one mood will end war. and
It is the mood Of fanaticism II
consists in saying. No more war Of
any kind under any pretext what
soever"
Copyright 1898 oy The Times
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-04
CONSTITUTION AND CODES

BECAUSE considerable expression of con-
~ Germ is being heard about constitutional
aspects of codes as they being formed, the
following from recent speech by Donald R.
Richberg. general counsel of the national re-
covery administration, is amply well worth re-
reading at this time:
AS the legal adviser of the national re-
covery administration, let indicate in a
brief space the futility OF debate over the
questions of constitutional law in this critical
situation
First. there is no change of any provisions
of the Constitution attempted in this law.
Therefore all the time -honored constitutional
rights Of the individual remain unmodfied by
this law.
Second there exists no constitutional
right to do anything which is forbidden by this
law There is no constitutional right TO COM
pete unfairly. and there is no business compe-
tition which is more unfair or more harmful
20 all the people than the competition of low
wages and long hours, which the national re-
covery act seeks particularly to eliminate
THE welfare of all the people and the
prosperity of all business is undermined by
such competition. out of which only small
minority can make temporary profit If the
Constitution protected the right Of a few to
profit in such manner at the expense OF ali
the people. It would be a charter of anarchy
and not bulwark of law and order In truth.
the supreme court repeatedly has held that
the Constitution does not authorize any such
minority veto upon a code of business morality
approved by the overwhelming majority Of the
people
Third. If any man fears that, in the estab-
lishment of law of fair competition. he may
be deprived Of some constitutionally protected
freedom Of action, his present course should
be clear. Let him first join with his fellows
in writing the rules Of the game before pro-
testing that he is sure the rules will be unfair.
Let him then try to play the game accord
ing TO the rules. which may be novel but.
perhaps an educational experience for many
who have been accustomed to dignity lawless
self-aSSertion and disregard for the rights of
others. with such noble words as individual
ism and liberty
Finally. constitutional rights are not in
vaced by proclamationS, or statements OF pub
lie policy. or even by grants of extraordinary
power TO meet extraordinary needs. They are
invaded only by the exercise Of force to take
from man liberty or property right, of
which he may not be lawfully deprived.
Let me say now and emphatically that the
national recovery administration expects TO
operate so far inside the boundaries OF consti-
tutional power that judicial determination.
even Of borderline cases, will not be necessary.
But. II the learned members Of my profession
Gin which two opinions can always be OBJ
tained) feel at any time that the administra-
ton has erred. the courts Jealous TO protect
liberty and property. are always open = and
not be done lawfully"