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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
The Po1Oer of the Press

XXTELL, you know how it is with
w those of us in public life,
Haywood
I'VE have to keep in with the
Fourth Estate. So I went out and
came back with a little dog that has
been hanging around the house for
some days.
My visitor looked at the dog and
was silent for a space. Finally he
said:
Do you call that dog?'
ITO be sure, when I examined the
animal more closely it didn't seem
to have much MARKHAM fire about it.
At the sight of a diminutive black
kitten it went right under the sofa.
Not much of rebel, is it,? said
the Fourth Estate.
This put me on my mettle.
went down to the store and bor-
rowed a huge police dog which looks
fierce as. anything and belongs to
one of our Republican stalWarts out
here. I was careful to get the black
kitten out of the way before intro
ducing the new dog, because knew
that the police dog was just as
scared of that kitten as his rejected
predecessor.
"The picture came out ali right.
All Of me that appears in it is the
lower part of my right hand hold
ing the leash. The caption is good,
though. 1t says, Friend of the I'm
der Dog. Cullman McClaster, Com
munist Candidate for Assembly, and
His Police Dog, Grover Whalen.
Altogether, campaigning out here
in Bergen is quite different from
any of my previous campaigns. For
one thing, we don't go in much for
public speaking, which is a break
considering my present molarless
state. For another, you are kept
busy answering missionaries
have answered questions-some of
them hard, too-for almost every or
ganlzatlon in these parts Exempt
Firemen, Parents and Teachers, w.
G. T. U. and what not There is one
tricky question stuck in by a tax
payers association that is giving me
a lot of trouble right now This
says, Have you ever been defeated
Tor public office? If so. state the
Office for which you were defeated
and the year in which you ran
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
Belief
BY MARION NEAL

BY MARION NEAL
like to believe
That those who leave
The earth alone by day
Will find hidden rainbow
To guide them on their way.
Or should a soul
Seeking its goal
Depart, alone. at night.
I like to think the Milky Way
Will lead it to the light.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
1t Seems
to Me
by HAYWOOD BRoUN.

NEW YORK. Oct. S1-Forello
L H. La Guardia is the candi-
date of this column.
Naturally I reserve the right to
take a swat at him when it seems
justified I think he has said some
thiLgs which he ought not to have
said and left unsaid certain things
which he should have said. But in
a somewhat trying political situa-
ton TIE Major carried on an effec-
tive campaign. In particular he is
warming up to his work. Within the
last ten days La Guardia has said
wise things about the social obliga-
tons of the city of New York. His
rivals largely have neglected such
fundamental issues.
1t has been pointed out that Mr..
Mckee has presented two portraits
of Fiorello. La Guardia has been
pictured as both Ogden Mills and
"a Communist at heart" Every
body knows that La Guardia is not
a conservative Republican. l fear
that he is somewhat less than
complete radical, although 1 hope
and pray that he does edge over IN
that direction. I do not under
stand how any citizen can consider
the condition of our town without
hoping that something radical
should be done in its affairs. La
Guardia is the fellow. Who else is
there?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31


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Limit them to $50 CORDS or lesS.)
By John F. White.
There was carried in 1.-The Mes
sage Center" of The Times of Sat-
urday, Oct. 81, an unidentified let
ter rather bitterly criticising our
city sanitary department, particular
ly regarding garbage and ash collec-
tions. From my experience of many
years residence in the southeastern
section of the city, and rather in
innate understanding of this
service, I believe this criticism was
unwarranted totally by the facts.
1t seemed so ill-advised, and was so
Incorporate in tone as to question
it's sincerity, and leave the impress
sion that it was either the out
pouring of a prejudiced mind or a
far-fetched desire to find fault.
To my mind the sanitary depart
ment of this city is rendering one
of the most essential services in our
community life, and believe is do
ing it in an efficient and generally
satisfactory manner. If any such
dereliction in the service really is
happening in any part of the city,
the one making the charge ought to
have the courage and the decency to
cite facts over his own name and
not hide behind an assumed one.
| BY Frank Walton.
In Wilson's. administration when
corn was worth $3.50 a bushel, 667
bushels would pay off $1,000 mort
gage. In Franklin D. Roosevelt'S
administration, at 20 cents bushel
for corn, it takes 5000 bushels of
corn to pay off $1,000 mortgage.
1t takes cheap money to redeem
mortgages on our farms. When
Wilson went out of office, the Re
publicans in this section could not
see how stuff stayed up so high.
The cut must come on the farmer
first.
The farmers borrowed cheap
money and now have to pay interest
and principle on cheap money at
the rate of 20 per cent on the dollar.
It takes more than five times as
much labor on farm commodities
to pay $1,000 mortgage than it did
in Wilson'S administration. After
Cleveland was President, the Re
publicans would electioneer: II you
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butte his long life to fiat feet and bad eyesight
during the Civil war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31
THE SECOND STAGE

A NY ONE who has studied the public reac-
ton to the recovery program can not
have failed to notice that we recently have
passed from the first phase of this expert
ment into the second.
The first phase was the era of unanimous
public approval. Few of us understood exactly
what was going on, but we could see that
some definite action was being taken, and we
liked the idea. There were no dissenting votes.
Everything that was done drew a round of
cheers.
Now things are different Criticism has
begun. The various acts of the recovery pro-
gram are being submitted to searching anaIy-
sis, and those who believe they rsee defects
are not backward about calling attention to
them
1t would be mistake to assume that this
criticism proceeds solely from those who have
private axes to grind. There is some sniping
going on of course, touched off by gross sell
fShness; yet that in itself is not enough to
explain the change in the public's attitude.
Evidently we simply came to the end of the
period in which our one wish was to see "ac-
ton, and action now" We wouldn't go on
cheering forever over the fact that the ma
tional government bad recovered from an at
tack of paralysis. 1t got to be high time for
us to bring our critical faculties to life
This is bound to be good thing for the
administration.
No government can give its best if there
is q complete and continued absence of criti-
cism. If its every act is hailed as a MASTER
piece of WISDOM it sooner or later will get
to be like an engine without flywheel
Perhaps the best thing that could have
happened to the recovery program as a whole
is the fact that people now are ready to speak
up in meeting the moment they see a flaw
in it.
We are, after all, still a democracy and not
a dictatorship. We want to stay that way BY
subjecting the recovery program to critical
analysis, we simply are proving that our
democracy is continuing to function in the
proper manner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31

I'm going to follow in Mae Vests hip
steps," says Sally Rand But will she be able
to put over Macs curves?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31

Half a million hoboS ride the freight trains
in America each year. At least these still
prefer the railways to the bus lines.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31

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their rietcs in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare chance.
Limit them to $50 t0ords or leSS.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-31

The housewife who won $4,000 for a novel
says she thought of the story during the two
years of washing dishes. That can't fool the
rest of the housewives into doing the same
thing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07
Change License Dates

The proposal has been made that auto- mobile registrations be issued to run from April to April and no doubt bill to this effect will be presented to the Legisla- turc in the next few weeks. Many changes are contemplated in the motoS vehicle laws One or two more certainly won't make great deal of difference one way or the other However, in sitting the chaf from the wheat our law makers must use some dis crction. We do think there is room for in- provement in the manner in which plates for motor vehicles in this state are issued. But it is a question whether this new pro- posal covers the case fully.
 In requesting a change of issuance date from January to April 1 sponsors of the bill believe they will increase the motor ve' hclc departments revenue considerably. They base this claim upon the fact that more motor vehicle owners will register their cars for a full year, if they can do it the first of April rather than the first of the year. There are Christmas bills at that time holidays, and also inventories In the hustle and hustle too many registrations are ignored for one, two, and often three months. As a result the state issues pro. rata licenses.
 Another argument advanced (we wonder if it amounts to mueh) was that people seeking licenses won't mind waiting in line for them in April, whereas they do grumble about doing that in Deeembers too disa- grceablc weather. There may be something in this. Nobody cares anything about wait ing in line, though, whether it be April or December And there will be lines even If the date of license issuance was changed to the middle of summer. That's human na- ture. If the motor vehicle department car, change it, it will succeed where everybody else has failed
 As to the disadvantages of the scheme what about securing the cooperation ot other states. They would be forced to rec osnize license plates of another year, be- cause the plates secured. for example, Tn lo33 would carry over to 1884 Recpro- cal agreements would have to be made with every state SO that Connecticut motorists would not be embarrassed when travelling in some other state. say in January. February or March, with plates of the previous year. And we don't doubt but what some po' lice officials would be hard to convince on this point until they had been shown the law in black and white. It looks to us as if license plates and registrations might be issued in advance of the first of the year, as they are to-day, but certainly their use should coincide with the fiscal year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07

after year tried to place the entire state in steel wise.
 There are thifty-five standing committees in the Legislature. composed of three senators and thirteen representatives, Two years ago the apportionmsnt was two republican sena- tors to one democratic, eleven or twelve g.o.p. representatives to one or two demo- erats. The republicans controlled both houses, but by small majoritiss. To day the democrats control the Senate by one vote. while the republicans have safe majority in the House. That certainly indicates change in political feeling in this state. It does when we add to the above the information that the governor is democratic; SO is one U. S. senator and two district congressman. The republican legislators will be definitely in the minority in the state if they prevent vital legislation being passed by display of aggression. It is out of place today. We want action not friction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07
A Book a Day
Hurrying On To An Abyss
by BRUCE CATION

you get an oddly illuminating pioture of pre-revolution Russian society in Largo" by F. N. krass- noff-a picture that Is illuminating ono suspects, in ways that the au- thor did not intend. .. . In this novel are brought to. gether typical representatives or inc upper class in tho days when ezarist Russia was dead on US feet md didn't know it; n couple of young army officers, n learned professor, e band of ardent young
 revolutlonists, Il superannuated general, a handful of restless in' teliectuals, D few ladies of hish
 Around them Is woven q slow
 paeed story which seems to nave
 been designed to show that Rus- sIn's inteiieetuals were to blame for tho worst of her Ills. A mur- dor takes place, tho learned pro- | lessor proves that 1t was Q Jew ish ritual affair, and because these inteliectuals protest against the yerdiet--on tho not unreasonable
 ground that 1t is nonsense and
 will lead to n pogrom--wo are as-
 sured that they are sapping the life of the empire and paving the
 way for the revolution.
 Unconscious however, tho
 book gives another impression. | One sees Q ruling class hopelessly lost in a maze of out.of.date tra-
 ditions, refusing to realize that
 tho world has moved, utterly un-
 able 10 get Itself into line with q mechaIiiged era and rushing, consequently, directly toward the abyss, "f.argo," somehow, Is
 more enlightening than it set out
 to be. Published by Duhield and l Green, it sells for $3,b0.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07

We'll. 1t begins to look as if Federal Em- ploymsnt Commissioner Harry E. Maeksn, zie of Bethel may find himself out of job for the first time in good many years Re- cent news dispatches seem to indicate that the position of Superintendent of the State Capitol may go to Colonel Roberto. Eaton, at present Internal Revenue Collector for Connecticut, He is destined to lose his job when the democrats take office in March. However, Colonel Eaton will not wait to be displaced but intends to resign some days prior to the Roosevelt inauguration. It is also hinted that Mir Mackenzie will do the same thing rather than wait for his dismis- sal. We wonder if Colonel Eaton will get the state job. We wouldn't be bit sur. prised to see him off for Washington, while Mir Mackenzie remained in Hartford where he could manage J. Henry Rotabaek's po- litieal affairs much better.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07
Prosperity Hunt

Senator Harrison of Mississippi wants Senate committee to study the whole eeo- homie situation, gathering whatever con structive suggestions it can from leading economists, finaneicrs and statesmen as to methods and policies to restore economic stability" He observes that I've have now eroped in economic despair for more than three years without any marked improve ment at home or abroad that "the methods adopted arc merely palliative and it is time to take counsel and plan more agsres- siyc course of action, He has his own ideas of budget balancing, raising commodity prices, lowering tariffs and stabilizns ex- changes, but wants to see a general campaign against the enemy
 What with the plans of the new admIn' istration, the present Congress and numer' ous business and professional groups, there seem to be d great many inquiries and pro- grams already in progress Nevertheless some such action as the senator recommends would probably be good thing But would it be wise to restrict it to economists, finaneiers and statesmen" or to have the Senate itself in full charge of the inquiry Shouldn't it be rather a civilian inquiry with expert representatives from professional and business life. free to follow their own eourse'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07
Our Daily Washington Letter
Marines Start Drive on Congress
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

stimulated an ineradicablc dislike for this country among tho peo' ples of Latin America.
 Lately the propaganda for the marines has become rather thick' Retired marine officers nave done most of the whispering and lobby Ing, since active marino onicers' much us they may hate MT Hoov; CT, cnn't engage In open "mutiny against their eommander-in-chief.
 A rush call was sent to Major General Smedley D. Butler, re- tired, and Butler came dow, tNc other day to sec what could Do done toward persunding cotlsrts that the corps mustn't be cut any more. He is organizing every pos- sible force against tho reduotioi, and Q spectacular fight is nssured which probably will break out on the floors of congress if It isn't won in committed.
 Tho marines argue that they arc being cut to pieces while the per. sonnei of the army and navy is being left intact.
 They admit that Hoover Do. lieves the army and navy could do the work of the marine corps, the army handling foreign. expeditions and the navy it's own policing.
 Since we are not now engaged in being tough in the Caribbean area 1t is easy to argue that we don't need so many marines. Ana the marines are likely to fall once more, under the eeonemy cieaver unless they can indueJe Presldent' elect Roosevelt, who used to be as- sistant secretary of the navy, to capouse their cause among demo- cratic leaders in congress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07
Will The Democrats Gain?

In yielding to the republican House of Representatives on the question Of rules qoyerning the joint committees the demo- cratic Senate lost the first battle ol the l933
 legislative session. It was only through intervention upon the part of Governor Cross, however. that the Senate agreed to the demands of the House, Had the fight continued inauguration of the governor could not have been held, It is doubtful if it would have been held even by today for there was no Ssgn of weakening upon the part of either house of the Assembly and either could have prolonged the fight ndcii' nitely. There seems to be general feeling throughout the state that Governor Gross has won moral victory for the democratic party by eoneurring with the republican House in its vote on committee assignments
 However, the issue isn't decided, as all DO. litieal leaders and Governor Cross well know. It now is up to the g.o.p. leaders in inc House to show their mettle. If they as- sign places on the various committees as they have in the past the democrats will, of course. retaiate in the Senate by complete. ly eliminating the republicans from any and all places. That would be very serious state of affairs and make for poorer les's' lation than resulted two years ago.
 We sincerely trust that the move that Governor Cross took will bring republican leaders to their senses. They must realize by now that their control of the state government is not complete. The democrats are entitled by their showing at the polls in both io30 and ls3z to share in the dis trbution of the spells of victory. lt IS necessary to state the case boldly if we wish to make ourselves clear. Everybody reeog' nizes the right of the democrats to share in A,e yafious forms of government this year. except those seif-same leaders who have year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07

Where the House of Representatives failed to vote repeal of the 18th Amend. ment the Senate bids fair to do that very thing. A favorable report from the Senate judiciary subcommittee indicates that when the body votes on the topic 1t will be with the intention of straightcnins matters for all time. It is no secret that the Senate hasn't much use for the beer bill that re- gently passed the House. It believes that repeal or modification is of far more i'm. portanee than mere legalization of beer of higher alcoholic content than is now per mittcd. We agree with the subcommittee report
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07
REPUBLICAN ADVANTAGE
(Hartford Times)

kAiuTbhVFu AiIVb|
 Reading tho list of contributors to tho republican state central committees campaign fund of 31i3,i7b, as made public by J.. Henry Roraback, pdrty treasurer, md filed by him with tho geere' tary Of state; and contemplating the amount, ono Is impressed by tho financial condition of the SOD. as compared with that of tho dem-
 The democrats. in giving their state central committee's report. last weok, showed the raising or
 Hugh M. AIcorn. state attorney for Hartford county, gave $b90 10 tho repueiican fund. Dewitt Pege, Of Bristol, candidate for president- iai eieetor, gave sb000, Edgar r. Hopkins and Robert Q. Eaten, vet eran republicans, gave S50o eacn' Highway Commiasioner John ~ Macdonald, contributed $500. He' vision commissioner Fred 4. beott, came across with e200j. Collector ot Port. Eiwyn T. Clark, akewise 7-ff therp Is no mistake in the Roraback report. John Day Jack son, of New Haven, gave the re. publican state committee fi7b. TIC committee accepted sf0O from Deputy state Secretary Elmer E I Lotnsbury. . :.
 Anyone may consult the list oi giyera, Tt represents q rather im' pressive loyalty to the party.
 The democrats may have beeii ni l loyal. but had very much less witt which to Do loyal and q very Iini. ited number of 0fficeholdeFe, anf | friends of office holders Co whoH they might appeal.
 gemetimes the democrats are SC
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07
Discord About, a Great Name Is If "Mi.Zurf" or "Mssoori' ri'-Lingusts Battle
 Over Correct Pronunciation
NEW YORK TIMES

to exhaust tho states office man. uai, Don't be- caught saying "Mls- soori"-that is eastern and out,
 The "s" is said to be derived from tho Indians. It comes down like . tomahawk. Goyernor-eleet Park, who is to wear at his 'n.. auguration "for the first timc and the last . 'spiko tall coat" is true 10 tho manly "z' as against tho effeminate E." The University of Missouri ''yel" speaks. ono hopes, the determination of tho younger generation to stick to tho noblcr utteranee:
 For I am Q son, Q son, c son, a son of old MizEou!
 If m outsider may poke his nose without peril into | domestic dis pute, that's tho talk. Let us rc- peat, with tho Star reporter, thlB stanza from "Tho Missouri Walts''
 Way down in Missouri,
 Where l heard this medoly
 Where was a pickaninny On my mafimy's knee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-07
fNEA NcryIcc Wrltcr)

tNEA 6VFVtCc NFtttEI
 Washington.---The good old U. S. marines, heroes of various bloody engagements in France, Nicaragua, Haiti and other coun- tries, arc now fighting . battle of propaganda In which they imply that tho life of the corps Itself Is ut stake.
 They faco the. grim cleaver of economy, which often acts With utter ruthiessress toward such relatively small groups as tho ma. rin6 corps, with ell their old bravery but nevertheless with n little more inward fear than in thoir struggles with tho blacks, the browns and the wicked Huns.
 Having lost previous major en- agreements of tho present type, they are now actually desperate and hence recruiting every possl- ble aid and utilizing all avail. able stratogies. A few years ago they had iS,000 men. During tho Hoover administration their ranks have been cut down to i6,343 and now tho presidents own budget carries an appropriation cut. of $l,350,000 which would reduce tho number of enlisted men to i3,600.
 1: 4; In this grlevous hx they And themselves reinforced by the moans and protests of those who recall the glorious traditions of the corps, It's brilliant service from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli," It's mission of guarding American lives and property abroad. But the marines also hear the cheers of those others who regard them as tho gunmen of imperialism, the VII. lains of dark episodes in Haiti and Nicaragua, tho active symbols of q once iron-iisted policy which has