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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
GREATEST ADVENTURE

A VERY old map was found in the archives
Of the former sultans of Turkey not long
ago. 1t proved to the delight of scholars, to
be a copy of map used by Christopher Co
lumbus On the border, in Arabic, was the
story of Columbus voyages written for the
ruler of Turkey by some court scribe way back
at the dawn Of the sixteenth century.
A paragraph of this story is worth re-
reading today, as reminder that the whole
Columbus epic is one Of the finest bits of
courage and high adventure ever told.
The unknown Turkish author after telling
how Columbus begged the men of Genoa for
ships with which he could explore the west
ern ocean, quotes their reply:
They say: oh, you simpleton, in the west
is to be found the end and extremity Of the
world and its boundary; it is full Of the vapor
of darkness"
There is somehow a creepy quality to those
words which helps us to understand just what
an uncertain and scary job it was that Co.
lumbus tackled.
The earth today offers no voyage even re-
motley equal to it. For there were no charts
of the western sea then. A resolute and fool
hardy man heading west might fetch up any,
where from the Isles Of the Blest to the very
jumping place itself
He didn't know and no one else knew.
There was an abundance of weird tales about
the dreadful things that could happen to
him, and however much he might doubt them
he had no way of proving that they weren't
true but to go himself and find out
All he could be sure CT was that he would
sail into an empty sea, sea that never had
seen a sail before. Columbus believed, as the
old Arabic writer says, that "the western seas
has an end, that on the side Of the sunset
there are coasts and islands, and many differ
ent kinds of Mines and also mountain Of
precious stones"
But he couldn't quite be sure, and there
must have been moments, late at night when
he had only stars and waves for company,
when he must have wondered if he were not
sailing right out of the ordinary world into
unimaginable and unacceptable perils.
Those eerie words about "the vapor OF
darkness" are more than an expressive phrase;
they tell what most men actually expected
Columbus to find.
The earths history holds few stories more
romantic than this one of Columbus. Once
a year is not too often to reread it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
Letting the Facts Speak

MOT much of this is matter Of
~ opinion. The figures speak for
themselves. Old unions are increas-
ing by leaps and bounds in mem
bership. New ones are being formed.
The Communist may argue that
this growth is almost entirely in
the ranks Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor and that from
their point of view the A. F. of L.
has nothing to offer.
But if the older body is now out
stripping by vast proportion all
the |left-wing unions, the extreme
radicals have only themselves to
blame. While the redder unions
wasted their time in trying to de-
wise some elaborate end run the
A. F. Of L leaders saw a hole in the
line right ahead Of them as big as
a house and proceeded to drive
through.
The familiar charge used to 20
that the chiefs Of the Federation
were ineffective, sluggish and blind
to the changes in the economic
status Of America. But, standing
now at the head of a vast new army
Of organized workers who have won
for themselves the vital right Of
recognition, the A. F. of L. boys can
afford to smile at the dwindling
forces Of Communism and ask:
Slow, are we?"
Copyright 1888. by The Timesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09

very little In return for the money which
society gives them.
Currently, for instance, we read of bank
ing house which organized an investment
trust in 1924, obtaining for 100000 stock that
later was valued on the Stock Exchange at
s36,ooooOo. We read of banking house get
ting a 100000 commission for selling $780,
100000 worth of stock of firm buying invest
ment trust stock for 20 cents share and
selling them. later on, for $55.
These things. Of course. happened in the
easy money days 1t is important that we
find out about them. Not otherwise can we
understand the true weakness of those much
talked-of boom times
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09

little coal we had by the basket and
that was only two baskets a week.
We live huddled over a little laun-
dry stove, because we did not have
fuel for our heating stove, and we
would go to bed at night in a room
with ice on the walls. My wife
would have to dry the bed clothing.
We have neighbors on either side
of us whose homes were always nice
and warm and they always had
plenty of food when we had to go to
bed hungry and cold. They also
had nice warm clothing given to
them. Some of them really dressed
better than they ever dressed be-
fore in their lives. I had no over
coat and have none for this winter,
and my wife has worn a coat that
was given her by kind neighbor,
that has no lining, but she is thank
full for that.
I have tried every conceivable
way to get employment. But every
where I go it is the same old story,
and if I don't get employment so
I can buy what we need for the win
ter, 1 do not intend to live as we
lived last winter. 1 may be ar
rested for stealing coal and I may
not. But as long as I am free and
able, we are going to have fuel to
burn and a warm house to live in, I
am going to apply to the trustee for
fuel and if same is denied again,
then the railroads must suffer, for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
A BETTER COMMISSION

president ROOSEVELT is strengthening
one of the weakest but most important
parts of the government when he builds up
the federal trade commission. For twelve
years Republican administrations undermined
the commissions power. because of conser-
vative opposition to its regulatory function.
A small group of devoted experts on the staff
could make little Roadway against the inertia
Of mediocre commission. appointed and
influenced by hostile presidents
The new deal not only revived the impor-
lance of the commission, but extended its
functions. Now the commission is the enforce
ment agency OF the securities law and in part,
of the MIRA. There is good reason to believe
that additional duties will be given the
commission.
Hence the interest which attaches to the
two new Roosevelt appointees. BY naming
Dr. James M Lands of the Harvard law
school and George C. Matthews, the President
has injected life and efficiency into the weak
commission. Mr. Matthews has an able record
as a former member of the Wisconsin public
utilities commission. Professor Lands, a
former secretary to Justice Brandeis of the
supreme court and an expert in financial
legislation is a brilliant public servant
Unfortunately the price of the Matthews
appointment was the enforced dismissal of
Commissioner Humphrey. We say unfor-
tunately, not because Mr.. Humphreys
departure is any public loss but because he
and his old guard hackers threaten to raise
the legal issue of the Presidents right to
remove him-which would tend to obscure the
central issue of the commissions efficiency.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
A Mental Reservation

DO not agree that its intent was
l. a reduction of labor into serf-
dom. And yet I regard that as an
academic point, since it is now
palpable that nothing in the recent
history of the United States has
done one-fifth as much to encourage
workers of all sorts to unite and fight
collectively for their rights.
1t is quite true that in many codes
labor has been granted only crumbs
of comfort. Some of the wage scales
established are just about as pre-
posterous as those which went be-
fore. Into a few codes open-shop
jokers have been slipped. I also will
grant that the individual employe
may suffer discrimination and dis
charge for his organizing activity
and find the guarantees promised
under the act remote and slow
moving.
And even so, NRA has been the
match to touch off the latent will
and power of workers to get together
for their own protection. I think
that large employers have reason to
fear its far-reaching effects. think
that the Communist party would do
an extremely i'll service to labor if
it had the power to tear down the
present mechanism and send big
business back to where it came from
in the days of unimpeded rugged
individualiSm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09

/ am not. Now you grumblers put
yourself in my position and see how
you like it.
I am not employed by the town.
ship trustees office, and the editor
of this paper is at liberty to give
my address to any one who is in
doubt.
BY E. F. Maddox.
The NRA program is mighty
good device for detecting and
bringing to light certain forces
which have as their purpose the
sapping of our national vitality by
destroying our unity of purpose by
continuing agitation of the public
mind
There is a time to fight and
time to pray. There is time to
keep silence and time to speak.
Right now is the time for every
genuine American to get his Shout
der to the wheel and do his part to
restore confidence in our great
American ideals. The man who
has time to listen to every ped
dler of some radical foreign idea
of government reform is giving aid
and comfort to the enemies Of our
national peace and tranquility and
unconsciously is destroying his own
peace of mind.
The newspaper man who is pub
fishing propaganda which keeps the
public mind in a state of unrest
is doing his part to destroy the
freedom of the press. Whenever it
becomes evident that the freedom
of the press is being used to attack
and destroy the very institutions
which guarantee that freedom, we
will then have strict censorship
of the press. Men lose their liberty
by violating their freedom. The man
who violates the rules of common
decency, whether in freedom of
action, freedom of speech, or in
freedom of the press, has nobody
but himself to blame if he overStepS
the mark and gets caught in the
act.
What we need in this nation is
RC6CO d44O u SsAA
classes. The friends of America are
getting tired of so much revolution
airy agitation in both the press and
in public speeches. We also are
getting tired of war congresses and
second continental congresses
which are attempting to bring dis
credit on existing national institu-
tions. We also are getting tired OF
strike agitation.
The great majority of our people
sincerely desire to see the United
States set an example of solidarity
and peaceful unity to the rest Of
the world and we have no time nor
desire to listen to these who are
trying to obstruct our progress. We
are all Republicans. We are all
Democrats. We are all Americans.
We are all union men, members of
the greatest and strongest union
that the world ever has seen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
M. .TracySays;

once more President Roosevelt inspires con-
~ fidence by doing the square, courageous
thing. ,.o,,
He might have ducked the legion conven-
ton. might have said he was too BUSY, nllghV
have drafted some subordinate to risk razllng,
instead. he cut short his vacation II such II
can be called hoped train and talked 1t OUT
with the boys face to face
Since it turned out all right, cynics can IN
terpret it as a sllrewd bit OF politics IN one
respect it was. You can't beat the oecenC'
manly course when it comes to influencing
people. .,.u.
no leg to stand on. He did it by simply telling
them the truth. His frankneSS and genlanty
showed I'D their attitude as nothing else cou1o
have done.
1t was another call to the colors another
appeal for unity, another summons Tor sololerS
to do their duty in the face of a national emer-
gencv. and the Presidents example proved that
he was asking no man to do more than ne NM
self was willing to do.
r LEADERSHIP rests on that kind of stuff Men
L are glad to follow anybody. who dares to stay
out in front and who has the poise to tell them
thew are wrong without losing his temper. They
forget their selfshness when led by such man,
see the business on hand in broader light and
snap into spirit of real cooperation
I am not a hero worshipper, but I honestly
believe that Mr.. Roosevet'S moral courage is
doing more to sustain public confidence IN his
administration than any other single factor. He
has an uncanny knack Of doing the right thing
at the right time and Of doing it in such way
az challenges a maximum of respect with min
imum of offense.
He is one of those rare individuals who can
be confronted with a dozen problems without
getting Hurried, take command without Struttlng
and bend men to his will without arousing their
passions.
COME of the Presidents associates have
= most unhappy talent for causing commotion.
They appear incapable Of getting ready to do
ANYTHING without an irritating amount OF pre-
lininarv chatter That accounts for the idea
that this is a laxative administration. When
vou consult the record however, you find that
men like Farley johnson, Howe and some mem
bers of the brain trust have been doing most OF
the talking You also find that when they get
in a lam, it is the President who straightens
them out and that too, with surprisingly few
words.
The President has not made many speeches,
issued many statements or written many notes.
Those he has made, issued, or written have been
brief clear and to the point That is why he
invariably gets the public ear and makes
favorable impression. His greatest handicap lies
in the fact that some of his associates won't or
can't pay him the tribute Of emulation. The
efforts of Farley to become Warwick, of Howe
to become a radio star and of certain professors
to pose as powers behind the throne are not
particularly helpful
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
Ten Hours Sleep Urged for Athletes

and certainly before any game in
which the player may be subject to
injury.
The best type of bandage for
weak ankles is one Of gauze or
canvas wrapped like the figure eight
over the ankle and reinforced with
adhesive plaster. The best type Of
bandage to hold a knee which tends
to slip is one with an K strapping
above and below the kneecap.
The committee warns, however,
against too much strapping and too
heavy pads, because these tend to
interfere with function.
For football all sorts Of special
pads and braces have been devel-
oped. Any athlete subject to injury
should have the full protection Of
these devices when possible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09

Modern science recognizes that
4VA for the average man tea, cof-
fee, tobacco, or alcohol, taken in
moderation, are not harmful to
health.
However, the committee Of ply
sicians of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association points out that
complete abstinence from alcohol
and tobacco contributes physically
and psychologically to the improve
ment of the general physical con-
dition.
This is particularly true in sports
which require long periods of prac-
tice and a fine coordination.
The average athlete needs more
than eight hours sleep. Ten hours
would be better, and at least two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
MONDAY. OCT. 9. 1893.
EAST DOMINATES WEST

ME- rise of eastern power great and daring
n and determined enough to defy the Eu-
ropean powers and America probably marks
the twilight of western mastery Gin eastern
Asia),' is the conclusion of Edgar Snow, who
has spent five years in China as reporter
and who witnessed the recent Japanese
Chinese conflict from the front lines.
Manchur1a, explains Mr.. Snow in his book
Far Eastern Front" has been the birthplace
of Asatic conquerors and this tradition still is
alive in the japanese today
The japanese had made several sorties into
China, but the shape of events had been
against her and she retired Sullenly to the
land of the rising sun to wait for more pro-
pitious moment.
This moment arrived in the fall of 1881.
Taking advantage of an unparalleled world
economic crisis and unsettled conditions in the
domestic affairs of the larger powers, Japan
struck silently, efficiently and deadly. For
years her spies, her trained army of Spies had
observed every movement in China and in the
west. Her military had planned so efficiently
that little was left to chance. Manchuria was
overwhelmed in short time. Using the en-
forced China to capitulate in spite of the
heroic defense of the ill-equipped Chinese
troops at Chapel and Woosung
The league and the United States protested
in vain. Said War Minister Araki, in a speech
at Toxic, April %, 1882: Japan may never
withdraw her troops from Manchuria &.
Japan will resolutely resist any attempt to
apply the nine-power treaty to the situation
here. E. We need not pay any attention to
what the League of Nations may say, what the
Soviet Union may attempt, or what China may
plot e"
So Japan carved out a huge empire, ex-
terminating thousands of noncombatant men,
women and children and making thousands
more destitute and homeless. Mr.. Snow records
deeds of horror and cruelty by the Japanese
troops.
China, abandoned by the powers, settled
back to its usual lethargy. She relies on her
age-old weapon the ultimate absorption of
her conquerors. Only Russia remains to chal-
lenge the Japanese in the Far East.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
A Woman's Viewpoint

about the only one that never con-
suits the taste of its customers. With
it, the customer Away is wrong.
She takes what she can get and
she takes it often.
The cost in money for fashion
whims is staggering, but since it is
a part of business, we admire rather
than resent it. But what about the
cost in nervous energy? That, you
will have to admit, is incalculable.
Perhaps the secret Of woman's in
ferior business ability lies here. A
person who has to expend so much
thought, ingenuity and actual phys
ical effort in keeping up with the
styles hardly will be able to put
enough Of these qualities into her
job.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association and of Hygeia.
the Health Magazine.

hours of that ten should be before
midnight. Hence, practically all
trainers agree that athletes engaged
in competitive sports should get to
bed before 10 o'clock.
In considering protection of ath-
letes from injuries, the committee
points out that ankles, knees, and
shoulders are subject to more in
jury than are other parts and de-
mand protection.
In football and basketball par
ticularly, the thighs represent the
portion Of the body most likely to
be bruised. Weak ankles always
should be strapped before practice
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09

A RGUING for flckleness in
N fashion, and its resultant quick
turnover in merchandise, friendly
critic says: 'SThe average girl today
has a hat to match each costume,
and more costumes in a year than
her grandmother had in ten"
Needless to say, the critic is man
and his words have wide appeal.
But somehow it seems to me that
the men talk out Of turn a good
deal on this subject. They can af-
ford to. They don't suffer the up
sets in fashions that we do.
They tuck in their shirts, cut
after the same pattern for decades,
into trousers that haven't changed
their essential styles since trousers
began. They wear hats that have
not altered their general shape since
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
Who's Making Complaint?

DUT if these facts are accurate,
D what could be sweeter from
Communist point Of view? II the
capitalist employers" are CRYING
out in anguish I an. puzzled as to
why the left wing radicals should
be anything but pleased by the
entire situation. had assumed in
my naive way that whatever Henry
Ford didn't like, the Communists
would just naturally adore.
1t hasn't worked out that way.
The agonized howl of big business
in regard to NRA and the shouts
of, Nobody is going to tell me how
to run my business" are not bit
more lusty than the fierce, full
throated protests Of the Com
munists. 1t seems to me that Henry
Ford and Bob Minor should get to-
gether and decide which side OF
the street each one is going 20 oc-
cupy.
Upon very numerous occasions
the more advanced revolutionaries
have taken the attitude that they
constituted practically the only
realists living in world moved to
insane action by romantic and
trivial thinking. Their interest, so
I have heard at many meetings, did
not lie merely in surface manifes-
tationS, but went to the kernel OF
each economic situation.
May 1 then inquire just why they
should be so passionately inter-
ested in what they conceive to have
been the intent" of NRA? The
afternoon of intention was passed
many weeks ago. In order to SIM
plify the argument, let us assume
that the Communists contention
that the National Recovery Act
was trap designed to ensnare the
worker is correct beyond a perad-
venture.
So what? If it has failed to work
out in this manner, why not consid-
err it's present effects rather than
anything which may have been
written upon the original blueprint?
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BY. MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

the year the male took off his
pluned bonnet. Their vests, their
collars and their ties partake of a
perennial sameness.
But how different is the woman's
story! Our style fads are more err
ratio than the musings Of maniac.
You have not forgotten, I hope, how
we lifted the depression two years
ago with the Eugene hat.
NTOW it may be good for us to
IN make these lightning changes,
but We are asked besides TO submit
ourselves each season to the vagaries
of designers and manufacturers gone
mad for something utterly differ
ent." The gigantic industry that
dresses the American woman is just
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-09
It Seems
to Me
=BY HAYWOOD BRoUN.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-For a good
~ many weeks now I have been
wondering why radicals Of the ex-
IRENE left fought NRA so bitterly.
I am even more puzzled after read
ing an editorial in the Daily Work
err a day or so ago. The official
organ of the Communist party
states:
THE cunning NRA, which was to
have done away with strikes
through the treacherous promise OF
collective bargaining is itself be-
ing engulfed in a wave of strikes.
And this already is bringing cry
of anguish from the capitalist en-
ployers and their agents, who see
their crafty NRA trap beginning to
be trampled on by the millions OF
workers for whom it was intended"