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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01

(Times readers are inrited to cypress
their vietoS in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare chance.
Limit them to ESQ aoordS or less.J
BY Warren E. Cox.
I am wondering how much longer
the people of this city are going to
endure the Indianapolis Water
Company and the high-handed
methods of its dealings with our
people, A year or so ago Boyd
Gurley, then editor of The Times,
made a talk before our Kiwanis
Club, in which he gave us facts and
figures, taken, in great part, from
the reports filed by this corpora
ton. Then he gave us other data
that proved beyond doubt to any
thinking man that those reports
were lies and misrepresentation.
He showed how this man in the
east, who is the principal owner, took
bloated profits. One item stands
out in my memory because I hap
pened to know something about it.
That was what they claimed they
paid for coal, and it was lot more
than any individual would have to
pay, buying just one car load.
Everybody who believes they did,
stand on his head.
Mr.. Gurley cited similar things
for thirty minutes; he published
them in his newspaper; he brought
them and many more before the
public service commission. and yet
the public service commission
granted these people higher rates.
Oh, yes, they made lower mini
mum charge, but one glance at
their new rates shows anybody that
it would bring them greater
amounts of money.
When our mayor came out with
a statement asking the people to
accept these rates, my thought
was that they had put a fast one"
over on the mayor. But few days
later when these rates were pub
lished, it did not look possible that
either he or the commission could
be that dumb. There must be some
other reason.
I don't know what is. going to
be the attitude of this new COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
It Seems
to Me
BY HAYWOOD BROUN :

NEW YORK, May In a re-
~ cent newspaper letter 7 read.
the Scottsboro verdict was in
evitable I do not believe that the
defendant was guilty. but it is fool
ish to blame the southern jury. The
defense is to blame. It was tact
less"
That seems to me a monStrous
sort of thinking. Here is a per-
son who calmly suggests that an
innocent man should be electrocuted
because, in his opinion. counsel for
the defense was less than discreet
in all his procedure.
And, worst of all. this attitude is
by no means unusual. Very often in
regard to other famous cases I have
heard it said, I don't believe that
the jury's verdict was correct, but
it was a perfectly fair trial"
In other words, there are those
who will be satisfied if the record is
without flaw, no matter how mis-
taken the judgment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
Another Bdrrd.qe

BY Working Man and a Socialist.
MIR. TAXPAYER, I see by your
1V1 statements in The Times,
April "a, that you do not agree
with Governor Olsen of Mime
sofa. You have a right to dis
agree with him, but you have no
right to say the things you said
about the people who are idle and
in distress through no fault of
their own.
I will attack you in the same
spirit in which you attacked Mr..
Olsen. No sensible man would
make such statements in the face
of the fact that the peasants, as
you call the unemployed, are vic
Tins of a social system which not
only has made paupers Of the toll
ing masses, but has wrecked bust
ness of all kinds.
Mr. Taxpayer, you may be an
employer of labor, one of those
who believe in cutting wages to
bring back prosperity or you may
be one who has accumulated
dollar or two and thinks under
Socialism you would have to di-
vide.
Relieve your mind, Mr.. Taxpay-
er, for when that change comes
that Mr.. Olsen is talking about,
if you will send in your name,
maybe we can put you off by
yourself somewhere, as you don't
seem to care anything about the
welfare of any one but yourself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
Study Needed to Prevent Flat Feet

but the child manifests disinclina-
ton to run and to play.
A competent study Of the feet by
one who knows how to measure the
arch and to determine its functional
condition usually will reveal the
character of the disturbance.
A mere print Of the foot, the type
of examination frequently given in
shoe stores which promote health"
shoes on a pseudo-scientiflc basis. is
not sufficient examination to indi-
cate the real nature Of fiat foot.
The specialist in care Of the feet
first determines the extent Of the
disability and then applies his treat
ment specifically to the causes and
the conditions found.
His purpose is to teach proper
walking, to increase the power of
the supporting structures, to stimu-
late the circulation Of the blood,
and to correct conditions associated
with fiat feet, such as knock-knees
and bow-legs.
NEXT: Exercises helpful in cor
recting fiat feet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
THE RACKET

A TTORNEY- GENERAL HOMER CUM
L MINGS is turning his attention toward
the most intolerable, yet most battling, of new
evils, the Racket. He says he will seek to CO.
ordinate state and federal activities TO punish
the criminals who are preying upon legiti-
mate and nlegitimate business and society at
large" He will move as speedily as sound
Judgment permits"
Here is a big adventure in law enforce
ment. To date the racketeers have had it
pretty much their own way. A few have been
caught up in the revenue mems nets, Most
of them wax bolder under their spreading
reign of terror and openly defy their victims
and the police.
Spawned by prohibition. this terror has adj
yanced far beyond the locus of the under
world 1t preys on laundrymen dry cleaners,
merchants, shippers. producers, every sort of
lawful business The tribute it EFFORTS
through threat of death or property destruc-
ton is added to the price the consumers pay,
and generally an additional sum is added by
way of safety insurance.
It is evident that the legalization of beer
or prohibition repeal alone will not end the
racket evil.
The Wickersham commission pointed to
"the tremendous economic Importance of
these forms Of criminal activity" 1t recog-
nized "the immensely of the loss" but failed
TO measure it. Doubtless the annual tribute to
Americans pay to these arrogant crooks runs
into tens OF millions.
New legislation may be needed. New de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
Check and Double Check

CURELY justice must be a little
~ better than that. After all, even
twelve good men and true can not
make a false thing true simply by
agreeing upon it. There ought to
be the sort Of review which con-
siders not only legal technicalities
but the weight of evidence as well.
As a matter Of fact, can not join
in the criticism of the Scottsboro
defense. 1t is charged that the
Communists hurt the chances of
the Negroes by taking over the de-
Tense. On the other hand, it is only
fair to say that but for the Com
mu1ists the trial would never have
attracted worldwide attention.
And it is also true that in many
phases Of the case the Communists
have intrusted the legal end of their
battle to lawyers who had no con-
nection whatsoever with any radical
party.
Some Of the editorial writer's in
New York have spoken in the APP
parent belief that Sampel Leibo-
WITT is a Communist. OF course, the
truth is that he is an extremely
shrewd and successful New York
trial lawyer without any palpable
affiliations whatsoever.
His leanings certainly would be
toward the party in power. He is
not by reputation a visionary, even
though it is true that he undertook
the Scottsboro defense without
fee.
have been told by several in
terested observers that it would
have been the part of wisdom for
the defense to have hired some emil
nent attorney to plead the case in
Decatur. My own opinion is that
no lawyer could have won under
the setup which existed.
The jury''s mind was fixed not
only before the first witness took
the stand, but thirty years before
the alleged crime was committed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
Freedom
On seeing Young Negro boy in box-car)
BY MARGARET E. BRUNER

On seeing Young Negro boy in box-car)
BY MARGARET E. BRUNER
I saw him stare with wondering
eyes.
And fear was blended with sur
prise
Had life, for him, but this in store:
Hardship and vagabondage lore?
And he was hardly more than child,
Still innocent and undefiled,
And as I watched him disappear,
I wondered if none held lim dear.
Perhaps his forebears long ago
Knew bondage in the suns fierce
glow:
But he was free. For what2 To
roam
The earth. with neither friends nor
home?
His childish face, in memory,
With startled eyes comes back 70
me
One of the many free to go
Adventuring with sin and woe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01

A FTER reading the slim little
n story of frontier life, Let the
Hurricane Roar" by Rose Wilder
Lane, you will realize, if you already
have not done SO, that each age re-
quires its particular kind of courage.
So when We tell ourselves that We
must cultivate the fortitude of the
pioneer, we stop short of truth.
That, for us, is not enough. For,
though we may have learned to
overthrow the barriers that nature
erects to halt encroaching man, we
can not yet fail ANONYMOUSLY to
overcome the complexities that We
ourselves set up in urban ciyiliza-
tionS.
There is something splendid, pro-
found, everlasting, in the struggle
between man and his earth. 1t is a
sort of primeval effort in which
man never may win. But what
does that matter? There always
will be the striving, the exhilaration
Of battle.
He confronts a job that never is
quite finished, and is spurred to
added endeavors by menacing win
tiers, by the recurring glory of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor Journal Of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

sociated disturbances of the glands
of metabolism in children who are
overfat. Such disturbances are
likely to be associated with de-
fornities in the growth of the bones
and ligaments.
In rare instances, flat feet may
be the result OF accidents, such as
falling suddenly from a height or
similar disturbances, but these are
easily determinable.
DR.. Philip Levin mentions the
fact that the child with fiat feet
generally is found to be under par SO
far as its general muscular condi-
ton is concerned.
These children frequently have
knock-knees, the back is rounded,
and the mother says that the child
is awkward. The shoes are run over
in unnatural ways along the bor-
ders.
The foot usually is not painful in
the child because it is still flexible,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
Questions and
Answers

Q-Give the dimensions and
cost of the Enrico Caruso Memo
rial candle and the name of the
maker.
Alt cost $4,000 and is sixteen
feet high. five feet in circumfer-
ence at the base, tapering to a
top Of eighteen inches, and weighs
one ton. 1t is burned one day
each year, All Saints day, Nov. l,
and at this rate it. is estimated
that it will last eighteen centuries.
1t was made by Antonio Ajelo &
Brothers of New York City in 1921.
Q-Where is Rutgers university?
Is it co-educational?
Alt is the state university of
New Jersey. located at New Bruns-
wick, and is co-educational.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01


mission, but if it is like the old
one, about the only thing left for
the public is somehow to force the
abolition Of the public service COM
mission, and then force this pres
ent water company to surrender its
franchise and get out of our city.
This can be accomplished if the
people will get back of this news
paper and fight for our rights. If
we just keep still, we will get no
relief. These people, when prices
we're on the upgrade, always
claimed they had to base their rates
and valuations on replacement costs
and therefore got increases.
Now, when these replacement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01

This is the first of three articles by
DR.. Fishbein on the cause and care of
fat feet.
The feet of the baby should be
studied soon after birth, perhaps
not later than at six months and
then again each year to make GER
tain that they are developing prop
erly, and that corrective measures
in the form of suitable shoes, sup
ports, or braces are not needed.
The exact cause Of flat feet is
not known, but it is believed that
there is an hereditary tendency.
Moreover, some races tend to be
more flat footed than others.
When the feet grow rapidly, es-
pecislly in adolescent girls, and
when improper shoes are worn at
the same time, flat feet are likely
to develop.
F1atness of the feet appears most
commonly in fat people:
l. Because the feet carry excess
sive weight and there is dispropor-
ton between the weight carried and
the size of the feet
2. Because there usually are as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
WORLD FARLEY MAY TURN
TIDE

IF any one doubts the supreme Importance of
Il the forthcoming London conference on in
ternatlonal finances and economic policies and
disarmament he has only to read the day-by-
day news dispatches in the daily papers. If
these do not. convince him he is beyond per-
suasion.
Currently, we have a cable from Paris re-
marking that a spy scare like the one that
swept Europe just before the World war is
gripping France, Germany and Italy
France has been rounding up spies along
her German and Italian borders. GERMANY
has been swooping on secret French agents.
Italy has been doing the same. With each
arrest suspicion and fear increase in each
country
simultaneously, another cable from Paris
reports that "the United States and the prin-
cipal European governments have lost all
hope Of immediate progress in disarmament. >"
and adds that the situation will not grow
easier until "the worldwide political tension
lessens'
On the heels of this, Chancellor Hitler de-
clares in Berlin that Germany no longer can
be treated as power of the second rank
she must be recognized as an equal partner"
and the National Alliance of German Army
Officers issues a statement declaring that
restoration of the Hohenzollerns is the crown
ing goal of a reconstructed Germany
Tie all these dispatches together and YOU
have as gloomy a picture as any jeremiah
would care to look upon. Then, to make the
Dill complete, lump in with them the innu-
merable stories testifying to economic break
down in this country-the stories of cities
that can not pay their school teachers, their
f1remen and their policemen, the stories of
closed banks that can not reopen, the stories
OF mounting breadlines, of sweatshop wage
scales and the like.
What you get, beyond argument, is a pic
lure OF a world in turmoil and distress
One hope Is that the London conference
can straighten out world difficulties and get
us back on the right path again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
So They Say

Experience has shown how diff
cult it is to direct discussion at in
ternational conferences into prac-
teal channels of definite accord
James A. Farrell, chairman of the
National Foreign Trade Council.
A real hair cutter is an artist. He
doesn't merely cut hair, he sculp-
lures the head-A. N Naso, presi-
dent Ohio Hairdressers Association.
When a man is hungry, he seldom
evinces much interest in a beautiful
woman.-Cecil De Mile, movie di-
rector.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
And the Mooney Case

THE Mooney case affords an even
l. stranger exhibit in regard to
justice. I don't think anybody with
in the last couple Of years has ad-
vanced any serious argument as to
his guilt. Here the forces are more
frank than in the Scottsboro case.
The explanation Of those who op-
pose a pardon is that, although
Mooney did not commit the crime.
he should be kept in Jail as dan
gerous agitator.
If he were guilty, he would have
been pardoned long ago. Califor-
MIA can not forgive Mooney the IA
tai crime Of being innocent.
Downright. 1893 BY The Timesl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01

termination on the part Of cities, states and
nation is more important If Attorney General
Cummings sincerely puts the full pressure of
his power behind national cleanup Of the
racketeers, he will earn the blessings of a
grateful nation.
Organized society dare not surrender to
this new enemy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01
A Woman's Viewpoint
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

springs, by the opulence Of rich
summers. and the heartaches Of the
autumns that pass over his head.
The land destroys, but it also sus-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01

AT last we know who the Forgotten Man is
Charlie Curtis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01

Running matrimonial agency is just a.
sort Of male order business
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-01

This is the first of three articles by
DR.. Fishbein on the cause and care of
fat feet.
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
GUNPLAY ROUTS
ROBBERPA|R

Bullets flew shortly before mid
night at the delicatessen Of Will
liam ]. Maxwell, $500 block Fourth
st. N. w, when two holdup men
made an unsuccessful attempt to
rob the store.
The gunplay came after the
robbers drew pistols and Maxwell
dived behind a counter and went
for his own weapon.
A customer. C. w. McDormand,
18, of the 400 block Aspen St. N.
W., was slipping soft drink when
one of the robbers ordered him
and Maxwell to raise their hands.
McDormand dropped to the
floor when the firing started and
was not hurt. Bullets riddled an
ice cream freezer and a plate glass
window. The robbers fled and
Maxwell saved about 500 that
was in the cash register.
One of the men had handker
chief over his face.
The Washington times., 1933-07-14

CHICAGO. July IA QNSO.
Detectives Paul Mazeika and
Thomas Barrowman requested
furloughs today. Because they
have the jitters.
Seems the pair picked up
Charley Curtis, negro, who was
carrying two expensive pistols.
They asked bluntly:
"StOlen?"
Absolutely, boss. And / got
prettier ones at home. Here's
the key"
They went to Charles house,
opened box that looked as
though it might contain guns.
Out leaped two dozen snakes.
The sleuths rushed to a door,
swung it open, and a skeleton
ratified it's bones at them.
They rushed through another
door and a huge black bear
lunged at them.
Back at the police station
The Washington times., 1933-07-14
Sleuths, on Trail of Guns,
Return With Jitters

Charlie explained that he used
the bear, skeleton, and snakes as
entertainment at lodge meetings.
But the detectives promised him
he wouldn't be attending any
lodge meetings for some time to
come.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-16
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Convent Picnic
Much Enjoyed

The old-fashioned picnic given
all-day yesterday at the grounds
of the Convent of Mary I'm
maculate by the pupils, assisted
by the faculty of the institution
and parents of the scholars,
proved to be very enjoyable
event.
A variety of refreshments were
served, including a special plate
lunch, and the many delicacies
making up the tempting menu
were heartily enjoyed by the
large number partaking thereof.
Various games were played dur
ing the day, the "Gooseneck" be-
ing one of the outstanding fea-
lures of the program.
Excellent music was furnished
by the school orchestra during the
day, with many other festivities
making up the program, with all
in attendance thoroughly enjoy
ing the pleasures Of the occasion.
F. b
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-16
Church Glass
Gipes Social
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The Evergreen Bible Glass of
the First Methodist church held a
social hour yesterday afternoon
in connection with the business
meeting at the church annex on
Eaton street.
After the devotional and BUSH
ness session there we're readings
offered by Mrs. Lee Warren,
Mrs. BERTHE Riggs and Miss Emily
Laid.
A report submitted showed the
class had visited 1874 persons who
were i'll during the month of May,
rendering whatever aid possible.
At the conclusion of the short
program rendered, refreshments
were served, and all present voted
the affair very enjoyable one
throughout.
Those in attendance were: Mes
DANES Antoinette Roberts, Nellie
Baker, BERTHE Higgs. May Roberts,
Anna Watkins, Sally Lundquist,
Elmira Pinder and Miss Emily
Ladd.
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RAILROAD PLANS
EXCURSION RATE
ANOTHER cENT-A-MILE OF.
FER TO BE STARTED
ON JULY i

One-cent-a-mile rates will again
be offered from all stations on the
Florida East Coast Railway, July
LIST, End and 3rd, is the announce
ment made by ]. d. Rainier, gem
eral passenger agent.
As on the two previous excur-
'sions at this rate, the destinations
to which such bargain tickets may
be purchased include all local
points, all points throughout the
southeast, and in addition, such
cities as Chicago, Cleveland, De-
troit. New York, Philadelphia and
Washington.
The reduction in travel expense
offered by these excursions is ex-
ceptional the round-trip fale being
about one-half of the regular one
way rate. The next selling dates,
July 1st, End and 3rd, should
prove convenient for those plan
ming a trip over the "4th', or
leaving on their summer vacation.
The return limit is longer than
usual for such drastic reduction,
allowing full seven days at destina-
tions. The tickets carry the usual
baggage allowance and stopover
privileges. Pullman rates are al
so reduced for this event on the
basis of one and oneLhalf the reg
ular charge for space.
AS Chicago is included in the
destinations this excursion offers
a very opportune time for visiting
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negotiable coupon bonds shall
state the amount of existing in
debtedness to be compromised, re-
funded or extended, the aggregate
amount of bonds to be issued
therefor, their numbers and de-
nominations, the date of maturity,
the rate of interest they shall
bear and the place or places OF
payment of principal and interest
Ito Be Continued)
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Continued From Yesterday By law for service in other
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Proposed New Charter
For City OF Key West
Fifth In.tallment)

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LIGHT TENDER ON
MARINE RAILWAY
VESSEL TO UNDERGO SEMI
ANNUAL INSPECTION AND
OVERLAPPING

The lighthouse tender Poin-
ciana. which returned to port
Wednesday. was taken out on the
ways yesterday for semi-annual
inspection, overhaul and repairs.
For several months the vessel
was on the west coast Of the state,
doing extensive repair and replace
ment work. As soon as the ship
re-enters the water she will start
on lengthy schedule of beacon
construction and other work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-16
FRANK ALVAREZ
GOES TO CAMP
-

Frank Alvarez left this morning
over the highway for Avon Park
to attend Camp Wing Mann,
Episcopal camp for young people
Of South Florida.
The camp starts June 90 and
lasts until July and is named
for the Right Reverend j. D,
Wing, bishop of South Florida and
the late Right Reverend Cameron
Mann, former bishop of this do
eese.