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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08

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BY Average Citizen.
Is it not the function of a local
newspaper to furnish it's community
with news that is uncolored? Also,
is it not true that a newspaper has
a certain moral obligation TO its
readers?
The Anderson Bulletin, managed
and owned by Mccullough and
Crittenberger, is SO saturated with
Mellettism that it is not possible
to get uncolored reports of court
trials to determine whether Baldwin
or Mellett is mayor of Anderson.
1t is very plain to US average
citizens that the interests" of the
Bulletin best can be served if
'Hick" Mellett is restored to power.
Why? How? Has the Bulletin
joined hands with the Mellett at
torney? This attorney is the same
one who previously fattened on the
Mellett administration gravy. If
he wins this case, he again will be-
come city attorney, and will fatten
again.
Evidently he has promised to do
favors for the Bulletin.
Decency, economy, and the best
interests of the community always
have gone by the boards when the
money changers have waited on
some newspapers. This fact carries
with it certain significance when
it is noted that Tom Mccullough
still is seeking political favor.
BY Non-Partisan.
To take into consideration the
weakness of our coastal defense
would be a grand and patriotic pro-
gram for our public officials to in
dulge in while they still have OPP
portunity. The invasion of France
by the Germans and the invasion of
China by the japanese should cause
the honorable statesmen to lay aside
their taxation bills and programs
and seriously consider this problem,
so vital to welfare of our nation.
We grant that the italian armada
is on a friendly visit to our friendly
nation, but how can we be sure that
it is only a sightseeing expedition?
The feasibility of an invasion by
this nation or any other foreign ma
ton is being demonstrated thor
oughly to the United States.
That the events of the World war
were tragic or necessary is of no
consequence, but as a preventive of
hostilitieS only the policy Of constant
preparedness can be considered, as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08

is proved by the wholesale butchery
INDUCED in by the warning factors.
Let the other nations clamor for
peace and brotherly handclasps, but
keep our ornaments at their highest
possible efficiency and the most
powerful nations will hesitate to
rupture the peace
The series OF articles written by
our foremost army engineers on our
inefficient and obsolete coastal de-
lenses can not be ignored, or our
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08

There is only one thing to be said when
husband persists in coming home late at
night declares a woman writer The trouble
IS, however. that most wives don't realize this.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
Daily Thought

But Peter said unto him, Thy
money perish with thee, because
thou hast thought that the gift of
God may be purchased with money.
Acts $3.50.
MONEY is not required to buy
1V1 one necessity of the SOUL
Thoreau.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08

An erroneous impression that Mary Pick
ford intends to remove to Texas to live proba-
bly, arises from the fact that after her divorce
from Doug she will be in the lone star state.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08

The average doctor knows $4,000 words,
says a photographer. Two that we wish ours
could forget are Please remit"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08

Pennsylvania thief was arrested when he
attempted to pawn 81 900 watch for measly
SIS. He should have known that time is
precious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08

Evicted from his studio for nonpayment of
rent, Washington, D. c.. sculptor became so
angry that he smashed all his statues with
hammer. Very likely, he reached the conclu-
sion that his profession was bust
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
MEN AND THEIR HOUSES

MILLIONS of men out of work throughout
AVA the United States.
Millions of people in the United States liv-
ing in insanitary, overcrowded fretraps, men
aclng the health and well-being not only of
the occupants but of the entire community.
Can we put the idle men to work building
better houses for themselves and others? We
have the materials, the technical skill, as we'll
as the men, in abundance.
To devise plans for doing this in the way
to contribute most effectively to the social
welfare is the purpose of the National Confer
ence on Stun Clearance meeting in Cleveland
today.
1t is great problem. Every city needs the
advice of these experts and it is devoutly
to be hoped that they arrive at a solution
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08

BY Wondering.
Now that we have a state income
tax, it would be great thing if our
legislators and lawyers would start
hunting for loopholes in the statute,
to close them before some of our
big money makers evade the tax a
la Morgan and Kahn.
If all the little fellows have to
pay, let's make sure that all the
moneyed men have to come through
with their share also.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association of Hygeia. the
Health Magazine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
A RECORD ACHIEVEMENT

nNE of the brightest achievements of the
- United States war department seems to
have been recorded in connection with the en-
rollment and mobilization of the civilian con-
servation corps this spring.
Robert Fechner, director of the emergency
conservation work, reveals that the program
laid down by President Roosevelt has been
carried out to the letter
More than 274cOO young men have been
enrolled in the forestry corps and upward of
$4,000 of them now are in the corps 1900
work camps.
Thus in three months more men have
been enlisted and put in camps than was the
case in the first three months of American
participation in the World war
Apparently pretty difficult and con1ph
Gated job has been done with a good deal of
efficiency and promptness.
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nation will be faced by invasion by
nation that must have more room
for colonization.
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Give Light and fhe
People Wiil Find
Their Otcn Rav
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21
Where's the Gain?

The hearing last week in Hartford on the question of lowering motor vehicle registra- ton fees was an interesting one. It brought out the fact that such a reduction could only be accomplished by increasing the gas oline tax one cent per gallon. That would mean three cent state tax and one cent federal tax There seems little likelihood of the federal government repeating the cent tax especially SO with decrease in flrst class postage now positively assured. There fore our total gasoline tax in Connecticut would amount to four cents if present plans were conSummated.
 We don't think that Connecticut motor ists should be subjected to any more fixed charges than they are now paying. In fact the trend should have been in the other di- rection long before this. It is high time that states began to realize that the motorist is goin to rebel like the real estate owner is now. Real estate bears an unjust proportion of the taxes of our political subdivisions. In time to come the motorist might. be plae- ed in the same predieament as the property owner And then what would happen 10 the motor car industry. the petroleum in- dustry etc.!
 There IS no reason to our way of think ing why Connecticut motorists are not en- titled to reduction in registration fees. Comparison of figures would reveal that this state is high in this respect. But it can afford to have its income from this source decrease. The motorists shouldn't be obliged to pay for the upkeep of too many depart ments of the state. We're not in favor of reduced registration fees at the expense of increased gas taxes. That doesn't sound like anything more than an exchange for the motorst. In rough figures the proposed cut would save $2,070,0@0 in fees, while the one cent tax is scheduled to bring in S2.- 100000.
 Already in l933 such states as Arkansas, Kansas Georgia, Tennessee. Oklahoma. Vir- ginia Nebraska. and Montana have cut registration fees. In fact in Georgia they had bargain day sales which resulted in the 's- suance of more registrations at this season of the year than in previous years. If those states can cut registration and not increase gas taxes then Connecticut can certainly do the same
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21
Our Daily Washington Letter Once Cell-Mates, These Two Have U. s. Office Together, Congressman and Secretary
 BY RODNEY BUTCHER
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

people of his community. They know he's honest and 50 do l"
 Tangled With Banker
 Shoemaker, q radical editor and a promoter of municipal power plants, fought the republican ma chine in Minnesota for years. He campaigned against Con-
 gressman August H. Andresen, re- publican in 1930. About that time in his paper, "The Organized Farmer" he was waging cam paign against bankers who held trusts and unloaded worthless stocks on benefciaries. He espe-
 cially attacked one banker who, after being compelled to make good in that sort of case, whote him a mean letter. Shoemakef wrote back, addressing the envel- oDe to "---- -, RObber of Widows and Orphans" A judge, whom Shoemaker says he had re- ferred to as n tool of the power trust" sentenced him. He had the choice of q year and day at Leavenworth or five years of pro- bation. Hc chose tho former. So Shoemaker and Lamb met on the train. Shoemaker landed in the chaplain's office and Lamb became l q clerk. Lamb took down the life | histories of thousands of prisoners Shoemaker studied the cases and
 recommended placements within ] the prison.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21

There is lot to be said for the criticism that Mayor John w.. Murphy of New Haven levelled at our Legislature for it's apparent failure to recognize the dire need of relief for many of Connecticut's cities and towns To date there has been little relief legislation To be sure there were few measures of local origin passed that may relieve certain conditions. But on the other hand there have been no sweeping changes proposed or new legislation ordered that would enable the state to help the towns or allow these towns to embark upon form of relief program that would not be hampered by lack of funds There certainly has been an over abundance of quibbllng among our legislators at ths session. rue there were many controversial matters up for discussion. but not SO many of them tbat they could hold up every program of relief work. If the individual town IS not able to take care of its own problems in this state. it is just too bad The state won't do anything about jt nor does it seem in- cllned to allow the federal government to intervene Perhaps when it comes time for the General Assembly members to go home they will discover that they forgot to do many things they were supposed to do.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21
To-doys Selected Poem
BIERGARTEN AM RHEIS.

(By Kenton Kilrner in the New York Times) Come, i'll ne naRon, I'm not on the wagon, I'll drink With you still till the ocean goes dry. With pretz"ls and schnapps. and some lager
 perhaps,
 We'll drink the moon out of the sky. In this land there's saying some mermads are
 prey'ng
 On sn ors in vessels that pass wonder cliff. If those sailors had sense they would never
 stir hence
 Until arried away from here, stiff igf your maiden with green hair. pearl
 lat n.
 And Hshy black tail on the shmmering
 l. To m, he best mermaid was ever n barmaid- Tho @ better than water at hand. My Y, cc has grown weaker. Come f me q
 dkcr.
 An rut me q slice of that Gedcrkra Hz
 chNIge. Tine Hudson K fine. though it isn't inc Rhine And m cali it tho Rhine 1T 1 please.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21
AN UNTHINKABLE DIVORCE
(New Haven Journal-Courier)

(New Haven Journal Courier)
 The Judiciary subcommittee plan to separate beer regulation from. the wider problem of post repeal control is unthinkable. There is no legitimate reason for 1t and the subcommittee has been able to present none. It Is true beer is notwithstanding under the law; but 1t Is alcoholic, which is to say. toxic, and so rightly amenable L" the discipline other alcoholic liquors face after repeal The Buckley commission has considered beer merely as a part of the wider question. That is so obviously the valid view that one wonders what Is in the back of the divorce, pro- Jected by the subcommittee.
 The plan may be interpreted, of course, as simply stratagem to confuse the repeal outlook. It has been obvious from the first that Il bad beer law would lessen the chances of repeal; 1t might very well suit the purposes of those who want both q bad beer law and re- peal. to achieve both ends by as- surfing the people of the state that beer control was not rightly repre- sentative of the control to be ex- pected after repeal. Whether that is tho motive of the subcommittee plan or not. we do not know; we do know it's effect would be to confuse thousands in and out of Connecti- cut who will vote for repeal fin &C., cordance with the success of beer control preceding repeal.
 There Is, of course, not the slightest Justification for delay. There is only one question genuine ly at issue, and Governor Cross has presented that in unmistakable terms. The division is be- tween those who want the govcr- nor's kind of control, above politics above the liquor traffic. and fin the interests of tho people; and those who want return Co the county commissioner regime witt. It's com plete vulnerability to both politics and liquor influence. There tx no distinction as between beer md the stronger liquors on this point: those who want strong control Of beer will want 1t for whIskcy, t,.ase who want weak control for beer will want 1t for wbiskey.
 The matter may be settled, then. once and in those terms. The gov
 ornor and the Buckley commission
 have both announced the widest willingness to adjust details of the Buckley plan. They stand like rocks on the essential point of state wide non-politlcal control Any effort to divorce beer from the stronger liquors merely beclouds that clear
 issue: whether 20 intended or not
 by those who framed 1t. the as-
 sembly should reject tho subcom-
 miftcc's plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21

Easter Sundays habit of shifting any. where in the calendar from March 2z to April 25 is raising havoc with the spring vacations of American colleges and uni- versailles. In days gone by it was custom ary for this vacation to include Easter Sun day. Now with the idea of regular terms of stipulated length more often the spring vacation will come and go before Easter has arrived. That seems to annoy some citizens We may expect any time now a petition for fixed Easter. All of which would lead to the knowledge that in reality Easter Sunday isn't a holiday. but holy day. It is a religious festival and eonse- auently is not controlled by civil law, but by church law. And this law has decreed that it shall occur no later than the first Sunday after the first full moon after the 2lt of March Calendar reformers should bear this in mind when they rant and rave about these movable dates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21
In To-day's Mail you communications with 0 he Waterbury Democrat
Attorney Auray Has Word To Say On Persona
 Indebtedness
IndeDtedneSS

follows (Yes! and If he doesn't pay his taxes on time this year
 Ill send the sheriff after hin ngain.)
 I am indebted to MT Hayes fl another particular. He has con- vinced me that the organization name Is q misnomer. Inquiries made among league members dis closed the fact that g great pro- portion owed city taxes.
 Inasmuch as I will not become indebted to the city until May first T can afford to side in with the mayor, and maybe I won't be vis- tied by the sheriff. Coming back to the obligations due the city. can you imagine the effrontery of these "TAxOWERS' trying to give as an excuse hard times and distress They go so far as to claim that the tenants being out of work they do not pay rent, some claim they are out of work themselves. claim, etaoinshrdlucmfwyp What would you consider az. q fitting punishment for these h. | grates when you realize that oui strutting mayor and his puppets have succeeded in increasing the departmental salary costs as fol lows:
 Year 1929 ........ $3,255,115
 Budget for year 1883 $3,441,7b4
 Friends,I believe have imposed upon you more than should have about tax delinquency, so kindly accept my humble apologies. and | I will say that l will not bore you with this phase of the situation again. However, I may trouble yot at a later date, giving you my yer | sion of the economical administrh-
 tion now in power.
 Respectfully,
 l HECTOR P. AURAY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21
A Book a Day
 by BRUCE CATION
Trials of a
 Conquistador

Unless your knowledge Is more extensive than that of your review CT. the name of CabeZa dc Vaca means absolutely nothing to you. | But it seems that he was q man worth knowing. He was valiant conauistador of old Spain, he was | the first man to cross the North American continent from Atlantic l to Pacific. and his life story makes one of the grandest adventure tales in existence.
 Morris Bishop tells that story in
 "The Odyssey of Cabeza de Vaca" Dc Vaca came to the new world as the others did, to find gold. He yves executive officer for Narvae2
 on trip into Florida where a gol- ! den city was reputed to be hidden in the wilderness. The explorers found no gold and the expedition dissolved. A handful of survivors, including de Vaca, crept along the
 seacoast all the way to the present
 site of Galveston. Texas.
 There they were captured by In- dians; and after many years of
 unimaginable hardships, dc Vacu and two companions tramped
 across Mexico to the Pacific.
 reached n Spanish settlement, and got back to civilization.
 All in all, their trip was one of the most astounding in all history De Vaca fell on evil days, after that. He led an expedition to South America, founded the city of
 Asuncion, sought gold in the terri ble Gran Chaco; but he had the | quaint notion that the Indians ought to be treated with decent klndliness, and his turbulent fol-
 lowers doposed him, sent him back
 to Spain in chains and caused him
 to end his days in poverty and dis grace.
 Published by the Century Co.,.
 "rhe Odyssey of Cabcza de Vaca' is priced at $3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21

Perhaps if Connecticut and Massachusetts authorities sent to the War Department at Washington some accounts of the damage that the Connecticut river is now doing 1t would impel the heads of this branch of the government to pay more attention to the plan for improving the Connecticut river be- tween Hartford and Springfield. This plan would, of course, include provisions for flood control That is badly needed in and around Hartford. Look at the inroads the river is making there this week and the amount of property damage it has done That's sufficient reason for asking govern mental aid.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-21
Real Control Assured

Passage late yesterday by the Senate of Governor Cross liquor control bill assures Connecticut of not merely supervision of the manufacture, transportation, and sale of beer and wines of the legal content, but of all other liquors, that may be affected by re- peal of the 9th amendment. That IS as 1t should be. There is every reason to believe that the 9th amendment will be repealed and perhaps before this year has passed. If such is the case and Connecticut was not prepared, it would necessitate undoubtedly special session of the Legislature to pass en- sbling acts.
 Now the governor can name his eommIs- sion and to it will be entrusted the gi- gantic task of restoring order out of the confusion that now exists throughout the state. In the main there will undoubtedly be strict adherence to the original liquor con trol measure as reported by the special com mission. But it is safe to say that plus the several changes that have already been made in the original draft of the liquor board there will be few more to be made. 1ime alone can show whether or not the state IS enlbarking on an experiment as noble Tn purpose as was said to be the now lamented 18th amendment.
 Personally we don't consider state con- uol of liquor under commission appointed by the governor as much of an experiment as complete prohibition. Few countries have had the temerity to deprive their citizens of all liquors containing more than dehned percentage of alcohol. Few have tried to en- force laws passed under this provision as long as the United States has. We know of no notable success under prohibition. We can point to many instances of Increases in so- briety where various forms of control were exercised, similar no doubt to many that our states will invoke in the days to come
 In Connecticut we therefore enter upon new regime in liquor control. As we have rallied to the support of Governor Gross asd his supporters in the last few days, now we should give the same allegiance to the men he will name to control the liquor pol icies of the state. They will need it. With out cooperation in this respect nothing can be accomplished. But we feel sure that strict adherence to any mandates will follow nat firally in the ordinary course of events Our attitude seems to be today to follow where our leaders direct us. We can't help but feel that it is the right direction in this state