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Evening star., 1934-11-16
NEW PLAN URGED
FOR AGRICULTURE
Milk Producers Federation
Seeks Economic Equality
Basis Restoration.
BY the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, N. Y,

by the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, November 10
A permanent program designed TO
restore agriculture to a basis of eco
nomic equality with industry was
outlined and urged on the Federal
Government Wednesday by the Ma
tionaI Cooperative Milk Producers
Federation at the closing session OF
its eighteenth annual convention.
The program, offered as new
plan for agriculture. includes the
following major points which the or
ganization will seek to have embodied
in legislation at the coming session
of Congress:
/. Protection and expansion Of the
eo-operatives.
2. Further lowering of the gold
content of the dollar to raise COM
modify prices to the 1929 pur-
chasing and debt-paying level.
Brandt Plan Urged.
8. Adoption of the Brandt plan for
price and production control-a plan
involving utilization Of the equaliza-
ton fee principle and operation of a
surplus pool.
4. A system of marketing agree
ments and licenses correlated with
the Brandt plan.
The resolutions avoided open criti-
cism of the administration of the
A. A. A. program, although calling
for a number of amendments to the
existing statutes, designed to protect
the co-operatives from official hos
tility. This attitude was in the face
of a number of vigorous attacks
launched by speakers from the floor
Of the convention.
In advancing its permanent pro-
gram for agriculture, the federation
asserted that the agricultural adjust
ment act was merely a temporary
measure designed to serve for the du-
ration of the emergency period.
The program calls for continuation
of the Farm Credit Administration
as a separate agency, concentrating
on financing, by cooperative means,
the permanent needs of agriculture;
temporary credit needs to be dele
gated to some other agency, and
farmer control over the lending agen-
cies of the administration to be pro-
gressively increased.
A. A. A. Action Endorsed.
"We indorse the action of the A.
A. A. and the Legislatures of certain
Of the States" the resolutions state,
''in their efforts, through the licensing
of dealers and through milk control
boards, to eliminate unsound, uncon-
trolled, destructive competition in the
fluid milk markets"
Passage of milk-control legislation
Is advocated for all States, as uniform
as local conditions will permit, de-
vised to correlate State and A. A. A.
activity.
Nathan P. Hull of Lansing. Mich,
president of the Michigan Milk Pro-
ducers' Association, was reelected to
a second term as president of the
federation. The board of directors
reelected all officers.
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obvious remedy was nothing Of the kid. These
unlucky investors were victimized, not by any
one man, but by combination of forces; by
themselves, first Of ALL and by the temper of
the times, secondarily.
How was this victimization made possible?
Chiefly by the fact that we suspended our crit
ical Judgment in favor Of a great desire to
have all our problems solved by the power of
finance.
We knew that many things were out of
Joint in our country. The life was being
ground out of agriculture, labor was getting
less than its share Of things, the development
Of mass production and super finance was piling
up stupendous problems which we had not
even tried to solve. But We were eager to for
get all about those things-we simply refused
to be bothered by them-in the hope that by
piling stocks and bonds up high enough we
could be f1oated over into new era without
effort of our own.
Well-it didn't work We should have
known that it wouldn't work, but we never
lie. or yes ask questions. We have been sit
tins 4dd the wreckage for several years. now;
and our remedy is not to put this or that man
in JAIL but to change the psychological back
ground against which these men operated.
insults acquittal ought to be a timely re-
minder Of this.
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UNION HARA-KIRI

INTERNAL American Federation of Labor
strife between two groups of building trades
unions is more serious than the usual juris-
dictional disputes common to craft unionism
This internecine wrangle RACES when all
labor should be pulling shoulder to shoulder.
Moreover it strikes at the key industry in
present recovery efforts-construction
The organized labor movement has made
great advances under the New Deal. But how
can it hope to continue winning the con-
fidence of the government, of the morgan
lied workers. and of employers, if it can not
keep order in its own house? Public opinion,
now sanct'oning unions as never BEFORE will
cool if tsSe internal A. F. of L. fights re-
tard the vital private and public rehousing
projects.
Such disputes are first, labors business. 1t
has been suggested that the federation set up
court" to settle jurisdctional disputes, to
prevent unnecessary strikes, and to punish
labor r. lettering. The loosely-joined Gin
ternational" unions today present much the
same picture as the thirteen American COL
onies before the liberalization under the Con-
stitution
Organized labor will not win its battles
against enemies outside until it develops cour-
age and power to deal with selfish and some
times INSCRIPTIONS officials within the unions.
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ONLY A SYMBOL

THE acquittal of Samuel insult may pro-
Il woke the cynical to new remarks about
the difficulty of finding million dollars guilty
of anything. but its chief Importance is its
warning that we can not blame the disasters
of recent years on individuals.
Mr.. insult was symbol-both before the
crash and after it. When something very un-
pleasant happened to US. We Immediately
trained our heavy guns on this symbol. But
the real trouble all along was not with the
symbol but with our own reaction to it.
In the years before the stock market went
Democratic, Mr. insult was up on a golden
throne. and he nevs would have stayed there
a minute If We had not assented to it. We
looked upon him as one Of our great men, We
listened attentively to everything he had to
say-not because we had any special reason to
believe that he was brilliant thinker. but
simply because we were ready to give our
highest honors to any Ian who possessed
quantities Of the long green.
Naturally enough. when the bottom fell
out Of everything. our ideas went into reverse.
Instead Of idolizing this utilities magnate. We
tried to blame him for everything. A great
many people lost great deal of money in his
companies-so We felt. In our wisdom. that the
obvious remedy was to throw him in jail.
Now It should have bean apparent that the
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Phone Riley @i
sTICKER FIXING" - AN EVIL

ONE OF the worst evils Of fixing" traffic
~ tickets is that those who are most able to
pay fines escape them while the poor and
humble, to whom couple Of dollars is a lot
Of money are forced to pay.
The wholesale violation Of the traffic or
dinances has become not only public
nuisance, but downright scandal. We heard
a woman. who should have known better, say
the other day as she double parked:
IF I get ticket my husband will tx it.
He's lawyer"
That woman End hundreds like her have
been mountaineering thousands OF citizens
every day. Over-parking and double-parking
may not be serious crimes. but they may cause
serious accidents to innocent persons.
The sole contact that many people have
with the police and the courts is on traffic
violations. II they all know that fixing" is
the rule they quite naturally hold our law
enforcement agencies in contempt.
In addition the practice is demoraliz'ng in
the extreme to the police. Why should
patrolman do his duty If he knows the sum-
mons he issues will get no farther than some
"fixers" desk?
Chief Morrissey is to be commended, we
think, for his drive on traffic violations and for
his orders eliminating the sticker "fxer." He
deserves the cooperation of every good citizen.
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the light or the traffic police
man is against him. Some motor
lists do that, and leave a nice,
safe path for the pedestrian to
cross in.
But some of them don't.
They drive their cars across the
lines and stop, and the pedestrian
is forced to go in front of the
car, into the line of cross traffic,
or III back of the car, and rub his
clothing against the muddy
bumper Of the next car in line.
This type of driver is not pc
culiar to Indianapolis, and his
greatest crime probably is
thoughtlessness. But every one
at one time or another, even if
he owns a car, must walk across
street, and the drivers should
remember that they may some
times be in a position of doing
some broken-field lodging, as it
were.
Indianapolis is a beautiful city,
with impressive civic buildings.
1t has a nice pace and, as I said,
is comfortable. But, to the
stranger who is more or less on
Ibis own" in matters of getting
around, it is unnecessarily con-
fusing. A small expenditure would
provide markers, and surely the
investment would be worthwhile.
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IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED

THE depression brought Indianapolis more
than destitute families and decreased
business revenues in all branches of industry.
1t brought lower budgets for governmental
units and with that a crop of bad streets
Mayor Sullivan did all the improvement work
possible under the city's financial outlay.
But traffic makes streets bumpy and wears
them out. And traffic in indianapolis is as
heavy as ever.
The city-wir.l every other city in the ma
tion-seems to be coming out of the gloom OF
the depression. Mayor-elect John w. Kern
can do the city one great favor. He irnmedi-
ately can start planning improvements on the
city's streets.
1t will be great improvement-hoth in
looks and in the temper of our citizens.
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Street Layout Confusing

By New Reader.
I have been in Indianapolis for
two weeks and find the city quite
confusing.
In the first place, I have been
unable 20 discover any street
markers downtown.
A friend tells me he'll meet me
at an intersection of two streets,
and I thereupon wander vainly
about the Circle and the down.
town section, asking strangers
where I'll be likely to find the in
tersection agreed upon.
A city so completely laid out as
Indianapolis, should, I believe,
have its streets definitely, plainly
and frequently marked. I like the
city, and it is comfortably big to
accommodate the pedestrian traf-
fic that throngs streets on shop
ping days. But, o my, I know
that some day I'll be picked up by
police and charged with vagrancy
when I am engaged in no more
guilty pastime than trying to keep
an appointment.
And, since I am releasing a few
pentup emotions about the diff
culties I have found in getting
about, I might put in a word about
the motorists.
There are yellow lines at inter-
sections, back of which the driver
is supposed to stop his car when
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-30
ANOTHER RAT GONE
A MOTHER of John Dillingers rats has
\ gone the way of al outlaws

A MOTHER of John Dillingers rats has
\ gone the way of all outlaws.
Baby Face Nelson, as well known to Indian
apolis newspaper readers as his unlamented
leader. Dillinger, was found dead in a ditch
near Chicago, victim of bullets fired by two
dying federal agents-dying If wounds in
ficted by Nelson and a companion.
Dillinger. Pierpont, Makley, Van Meter
Tommy Carroll. Nelson. all have met the end
that was justly theirs If there ever was any
proof of the adage that crime doesn't pay"
this is it.
Instead Of clarifying the holdups and thefts
of a gang of rats such as Dillinger's, impress
upon your children the headlines of the news
papers which read:
John Dillinger Slain.'
Harry Pierpont Executed"
'Makley Put to Death"
Carroll Killed BY officers"
Van Meter Shot to Death"
Baby Face Nelson Dead"
Remember these headlines. They tell
story so gripping, SO pointed that no child
should be permitted to forget them.
When Amerjca-and Indianapolis in par
ticuiar-wakes up to the fact that crime means
only one thing-death-the we will have the
law observance we constantly seek, and type
of men and women we'd like our children to be.
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STREET LIGHTS AND DEATHS

INADEQUATE visibility is responsible for
l. one-third to one-half of the fatal night
time automobile accidents.
three-year survey dicloses that cities
with poor street lighting have the highest auto
fatality rates. and cities with good street light
ing have the lowest rates.
What have the cities to show for their
economizing on light bills? In the three-year
period. it is estimated. the excess economic
loss due to these accidents was sl2,OOoOoO
DEPLETED revenues have forced cities to cut
expenses. Bun they should be sure that econ
omies represent real savings.
Cheaper electricity rates may help solve
the problem.
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NEW DEAL FALLING
SHORT OF GOAL
BY a Neutral Observer.

BY Neutral Observer.
The editorial written by an en-
ployed woman in your recent issue
is only one of numerous instances
offering indisputable evidence that
the so-called New Deal is far from
being what is claimed for it.
Despite continued prattling that
all are being cared for, there are
plenty who are suffering from being
unable to secure or be supplied with
the essential necessities of decent
living. On the other hand, there is a
huge army who are being taken care
Of entirely too well and at an ex-
travagent expense. This applies to
your numerous and nonessentiaI DO
litical henchmen, big and little, who
in numerous cases are holding dunn
my jobs regardless of qualifications.
Senator Borah's assertion of evil
dence of graft and mismaaagement
in the handling and conducting of
the relief program is no news. Right
here in this small community not
so recently, thirteen of thos5 who
were put on relief jobs were found
found guilty of minor offenses ana
in practically all cases it was po-
litical pull that put them on to the
detriment Of the deserving and quail
flied persons.
Also with one exception all had
their cases stayed or dismissed.
There is also an attempt being made
by some bright congressman to in
ject politics into the bonus, or adj
justed compensation issue. To pay
those who are on relief or in need
is simply an indirect method for the
politicians to come into the picture
as they will naturally decide who is
on relief or who needs it.
The fact that there are more than
three and a half millions certificates
borrowed to the limit and unre-
deemed is evidence enough Of the
condition of the holders and if the
administration requests all those
who desire to wait until the policies
mature before being paid to advise
them accordingly they will not re-
ceive single reply to that effect.
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OBJECTS TO RIGID
ENACTMENT OF LAW
Bv a Reader.

By a Reader.
All the fuss that's being raised
about traffic violators at this time
is a little amusing and more than
a little disgusting to most OF us.
Amusing, because it is soon for
gotten.
I can remember several instances
in the last few years when the traf-
fic department suddenly has de-
cided, under pressure, to enforce the
law and bring to swift justice all
the wicked people who double park
for few minutes while they pay a
bill and those who remain in a
parking space thirty minutes over
time.
Disgusting because of the way in
which enforcing the law is handled.
One night last week woman, driv-
ing a car that looked as though it
couldn't possibly make more than
one trip into town in six months,
pulled up in front of the Office Of
an Indianapolis newspaper and dcu-
BILE parked.
One of the newly energetic and
watchful officers of the law stood
behind a car parked against the
curb, watched the woman stop her
car and go into the building. Then
he calmly wrote a ticket, stuck it
under the windshield wiper and
walked away, perhaps very well
pleased with himself that he had
performed his duty honestly. He
adhered to the letter of the law by
presenting stickers to drivers of cars
double parked, with motors running,
when he knew they would be NOV,
ing on in a very short time. In
both instances the officer could have
walked up to the automobiles and
instructed the drivers to find park
ing spaces.
Even though people have known
for years that it is against the law
to double park, the law has been en-
forced so little, that it seems as il
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THE REAL DELINQUENT

livery so often some die-hard suggests
~ that the trouble with our young people is
that We have been too sparing with the rod.
sound thrashing every so often, we are told,
would work wonders with some of these young
sters whom We find exceptionally hard to
handle.
Maybe so. But Father E. ]. Flanagan,
head of a boys home in Omaha, suggests that
it is the fathers of delinquent children who
need the licking. He boldly proposes that
when child gets into trouble with the law,
and is found to have been neglected regularly
by his dad, dad be called in and given dozen
or so where he will notice them most.
Father Flanagan points out that parental
neglect is responsible for juvenile delinquency
IN a tremendous proportion of cases. In such
cases, obviously it is the parent who needs
correction far more than the child.
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CONVERTED AT LAST

CENATOR HARRISON'S espousal of lower
~ liquor tariffs, after talking with the Presi-
dent. represents a desirable change in ad-
ministration policy.
Since repeal came a year ago, limited
supply of aged legal whisky in this country
and s5-a-gallon customs barrier against i'm
ports have given bootleggers decided adj
vantage over lawful competitors Addition OF
federal and states taxes raised the total gov
eminent levy on imported spirits to about 81
a quart, and the retail price to 81 quart
and above. That being more than the average
whisky drinker could or would pay, he has
been purchasing a less satisfactory product
either immature legal whisky or whisky OF
doubtful purity from bootleggers.
Richard Hunter. new short-term senator
from Nebraska. puts it bluntly:
1.-The only good liquor available is what we
get from abroad. The average person can't
afford it. Therefore. We should lower tariffs"
The Hutchins policy commission recently
weighed the social and economic values cf
lower liquor tariffs.
cit is desirable in the interest Of internal
law and order and international trade to re-
80 -
ported beer, wines and spirits to the level OF
the Underwood tariff of 1872 the commission
reported.
The Underwood gallon rates were: $3.50 on
spirits, As to so cents on wines. and 45 cents
on beer. The federal domestic taxes were not
added. Present duties are: S. on spirits
s1.25 on wines. and 81 on beer. Domestic taxes
arc ADDED.
The 1918 tariffs would give ample protec-
ton to local producers. Under present rates,
they have more than protection. They have
q virtual embargo on imports.
If its recommendation is adopted. the
Hutchins commission said prices of distilled
spirits snc, wines will be lower and bootlegging
encouraged Once smuggling and bootlegging
have been brought under control, the govern"
ment gradually might impose heavier domestic
revenue taxes on alcoholic beverages whether
Of domestic or foreign origin
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-30

The few who did not go into
preaching went home to read
Aristotle while their bondsmen titled
the land. The new spirit OF science
and democracy had not pentrated
the colleges.
Our curricula have changed vast
ly, but our civilization faster. The
graduate of 1884, with an &C
quaintance of literature, history,
economics, ETC., plunges into COM
merce, which now includes most
activities, and beats his brain
against reality. He can not float
above it, in theology or on planta-
tons, for he is not prepared to
face it.
If, for example, he considers the
tariff, he finds that it is not de-
cided by the interest of the nation
but by powerful Hobbies. Literature
will not teach him to write slogans
or magazine fiction. History will
not prepare him to beat his chest
lei his party at election time. He
must seek a new set of standards.
Our colleges could easily fit him
to deal with the situation. They
could teach him oratory instead of
reason. They could train him in
craftsmanship. But he has to learn
them for himself His culture, which
is useless even in conversation, is
only a chamber of the mind into
which he can retire. But he is in
peril Of retiring too often.
The impact of science and de-
mocracy was splendid thing for
the later Colonial colleges. The spirit
of commercialism may give a more
practical turn to our colleges. But
if the change does not come about,
we can console ourselves with the
thought that they might preserve
the amenities Ter time when they
are again in vogue. After all, the
church kept culture alive all during
the dark ages when the sound of
the Angelus was scarcely heard
above the clash Of steel. Our COL
leges may do the same.
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RECOMMENDS CLEARING OF
DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC
BY E. L. Jonas.

BY z. L. Jonas.
Being a reader Of an a friend to
your paper, I just want to make a
suggestion. Your editorial on stick
er fixing" is all o. k. but you didn't
go far enough.
You should try and impress on the
city officials, especially Chief Mike
Morrissey, who has more power than
any chief we ever had in the city,
and his traffic men to stop double
parking near Illinois at Washington
and Market streets, as it is almost
impossible to get past these places
sometimes through the day. Taxis
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are lined up right in the parking
zone, also cars are double parked
in front of the Claypool entrance.
Between Illinois and Capitol on
Market street there formerly were
two policemen in the evening to
keep the cars moving.
1t seems to me that the city went
to great deal of extra expense in
Stalling traffic lights on Washing
ton street from Delaware street to
Capitol avenue and keeping the
traffic men there also. Still the
chief argues he hasn't enough men.
Why both lights and men?
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WIDOW THREE CHILDREN
NOW FACE POVERTY
Ry B. b. III.

BY B. b. II.
Today I saw the most tragic thing
I ever have seen. My heart still
aches and I feel full of rebellion.
What impressed me was the sick,
girl mother. with three small chill
dren clinging to her. She is now
completely responsible for the phys
ical, mental and moral upbringing
of these little ones.
The father was young, strong and
planning for Christmas, college and
the things young parents usually
plan. That was a short time ago.
He was number -, who was killed
on his way to work Nov. 10. An
accident? Yes, but the man WHO
caused this was just another
drunken driver. Why can't our
family circles be protected from this
menace?