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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
HIS VIEW ON LAUNDRY
DIFFERS WITH WELLS
By Jesse HoltseIaw.

BY Jesse HOltsclaw.
In answer to a letter by Esther
Stanley that the Progress Laundry
does not have many slaves, and that
they carried their employees through
the depression, she failed to state
the wages received by the employees
in the last two years.
The employees in the Progress
Laundry receive on the average from
1888 to S6.67 week. Every pay
day have taken checks to the bank
which could serve as proof. One
week I took thirty three checks,
totaling S210. At that rate their
employees received on the average of
about Sc week.
They say they abide by the NRA,
but they are disobeying the MIRA,
seventh section, which reads that
no employees shall be discharged for
union activities. Eleven employees
were discharged by the said COM
pany in the last two months. The
company was found guilty Of dis
elimination against these employees
in front of the regional labor board
Monday, Feb. II, 1884.
They were ordered to reinstate
said employees by the executive sec
rotary Of the regional board, which
the company officials refused to do.
Our complaints are forwarded to
General Hugh Johnson, Washing
ton, D. G. Isn't there some way to
stop all this discrimination and sla-
very against the employees of said
Progress Laundry?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
THE LAKE COUNTY MESS
Reprint tom the New York worId.TeIerram

Reprint from the New York WorId-TeIegram.
CHERIFF LILLIAN HOLLEY's hysteric eff
- ever see John Dillinger I'll shoot him
through the head with my own pistol" hits
the general level Of law enforcement stand
ards in Lake county, Indiana.
This is the county where jail authorities
let "Indanas public enemy No. L. murderer
and bank robber, have a knife in his cell and
laugh at him while he whites the wooden
pistol with which he later terrifes thirty-three
Of the prison guards and inmates, locks them
into cells and storeroon1s. collects SIS and a
couple of machine guns and escapes in the
sheriffs own automobile!
This is the county where Prosecuting At
torney Robert G. Estill. after Dllinger's cap
ture last January, mad himself photographed
with his arm around the shoulder of the des-
perado whom it was his sworn duty to try to
send to the electric chair
Also where this same woman sheriff like
wise posed for photographs, proclaimed that
John Dillinger may be able to fight his way
out Of some prisons, but he won't break this
Jail" and put an armed guard at the head of
her drawing room divan to peer through the
window and prevent the notorious Jail-break-
ers escape
To cap the climax, we have the plaintive
vail of Deputy Sheriff Ernest Baar, who slept
near the Dillinger cell so as to be available
in case of trouble:
4 could have ported him as he walked out
if had only awakenedP
This sort of thing calls for something
more than nationwide laughter and contempt
Governor McNutts investigation should be
stern and thorough It's about time local
prosecutors and prison authorities were taught
to be less keen for press photographs and
high-sounding interviews and more jealous to
perform their plain duties.
The Lake county mess is another invita-
ton to the rest Of the world to sheer at
American law enforcement-and reprint that
amazing picture of a Sinking public prosecu-
tor with his comradely arm around one Of the
country's worst criminals!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
SURPRISED

GABLES from Paris bring the surprising
~ news that the French actually may re-
sumo payments on their war debt to the
United States
The next instalment is due June IS and
it is said that if the present Doumergue gov
eminent remains in power the interest on the
debt. at least. will be paid. The total due on
June IS. is slightly more than SIS 100000, Of
which $1,000 900 is interest
All this. to the ordinary American, proba-
bly, viii come under the heading of news which
is too good TO be true. Most Americans have
made up their minds that the French war
debt was a thing which might as well be kissed
good-by forever. so far as any chance Of COL
lecting any OF it is concerned
To read that some of it actually may be
paid is a surprise-and an Unexpectedly pleas
ant one-even though the payment may be
only one Of those token payments" drop
in the bucket. so to speak.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
AT LEAST TWO CHEERS

THE Presidents proposals for temporarily
letting down import bars against foreign
liquors and increasing domestic quotas will be
bad news for the bootleggers, but not bad
enough
1t is true that liquor prices are much too
high. 1t is true that temporary relaxation
OF quotas will help bring in more and better
liquors. But until something is done to reduce
taxes and tariffs, bootleggers probably will
continue to wax and prosper.
Regardless of import quotas the tariff re-
mains SIS gallon. The federal tax is 50 and
the average state tax is 81. Here is an IS wall
Bootleg can be bought all over the United
States for 81 a gallon.
1t should be remembered that for some
months quota restrictions against Canadian
whisky have been off. The tariff wall has
worked to keep out sufficient Canadian whisky
TO greatly affect prices
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
PROGRESS LAUNDRY CLEARED
AFTER INVESTIGATION
By Francis Wells

By Francis Wells.
ENCLOSED is letter from Jesse
l. Holtsclaw which you had sent us
in which she alleged a violation of
the code Of fair competition for the
laundry trade on the part of the
Progress Laundry. Immediately upon
receipt Of your letter, I referred the
matter to George Mckay, our field
adjuster, for his investigation.
Mr.. Mckay reports that he called
on E. B. Cracraft, vice-president and
secretary of the Progress Laundry
that he verified wage payments from
available records, and that all
vouchers drawn were checked
against the pay roll and time clock
cards and were scrutinized carefully
for Endorsements and bank can
collation.. Mr.. Mckay reports he
found no irregularities.
Mr. Mckay reported that it is
true some of the women in the
press and hand ironing department
received small checks which is due
to the fact that employees in these
departments work only part time.
Thank you for having called this
matter to our attention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
I aohOUy disapprove of aChat you sag and 1Oiu
defend to the death y0ur right to sag jt-VOtaire.

| meet the 81 rate or less, and not
let it exceed the 81 rate at any
time.
would loan money at each coun-
ty seat under the school fund plan,
from the United States treasury.
then take the interest from the
loans and put our people to work
on public improvements. Then, 1
would work all the public roads
with men and teams and team
equipment-nOt trucks, tractors
and contractors. I would let any,
one that could not do a days work
do what he could, and receive cred
it for what he did, so that old or
disabled men could do what they
could and wanted to Go.
There is plenty for all and then
some in a country like ours. I
would want the state legislature to
pass on our laws; and, at each
voting time, let the people vote Eyes"
or mo" on our laws, and throw
out what laws the people didn't
want to back, and okeh the laws
that the people want
We could have more work and
money than we have men to do the
work, under the Walton platform,
for years to come.
In the event of a declaration Of
war, the peoples vote would be
Eyes" or no" In this way, man
would come into his own Chris
tian rights regarding his own des-
tinV
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
ARTIFICIAL RADIOACTIvITY

WITHIN the last few weeks at Paris and
W within the last few days at Pasadena,
experiments have been made that the future
may rank with the epochal discovery of radio
activity itself Artificial radioactivity has been
produced. Atoms are made to smash them
selves.
Irene Curie and her husband, j. Joliot, al
lowed alpha particles. helium atom hearts
produced by natural radioactvity. to lombard
the element boron. Not just when the attack
was made but for minutes afterward, atomic
explosion fragments consisting of POSITIONS
were emitted.
With the million-vot tube of the California
Institute of Technology, DR. c. c. Lauritsen
and associates flung deutons or heavy hydro
gen hearts at carbon and here, too, POSITIONS
were emitted for many minutes after the
deutons ceased to strike. Artificial radioactive
ity was achieved without the use of any nat
ural radioactivity.
What good will it be? When Becquerel
discovered radioactivity in 1896 and Irene
CURES mother and father isolated radium in
1900, who foresaw the usefulness of radium in
the treatment of cancer.
Medicine or industry may use artificial
radioactivity to make the world a better place
to live in. Physics is Selling the new knowl-
edge it provides as. new clews that will help
the solution Of the mystery of matter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
APAYING INVESTMENT

CTIvTTIEs Of the federal trade commits
n sion have cost taxpayers something like
IS 100000 during the last four years. Of which
perhaps one-fOurth was spent on the investi-
cation Of utilities ordered by the senate.
During those four years customers of cleo
tric utilities have been saved S118747654 by.
reduced rates.
The percentage Of profit to rate-payers
on this investment is as staggering as the per-
centages Of holding company profits disclosed
by the commission.
The trade commission punctihously reports
that not all the reductions can be directly
traced to its investigation It finds that s66.-
454240 has been saved customers through re-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
HE'D REDUCE THE NUMBER
OF CONGRESSMEN ON TICKET

By Reader.
After reading and watching the
papers in this country on the way
the congressman and senators Of
our country are held by the gag rule
on voting for amendments to bills
and how they are kept from intro
ducing bills to come before the
house and senate by rules made
by the administration, I have come
to this belief
To be telling the truth can see
no reason for having all these sem
ators and congressman in Wash
ington. It looks to me as if one
senator and one congressman from
each state would be enough.
Each Of these senators and con-
gressmen draws an average of about
$4,000 a year, counting his mileage
and other expenses. Look at the
saving in dollars yearly this would
effect if there was only one Of each
from each state.
can see no reason for there
being ABS congressman and ninety
six senators sitting in Washington
as they don't seem to be able to
pass on anything only what has
been made up for them by brain
trust. and they don't understand
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
MoNDAY MARcH y ~.
SUMNER ON SHERIFF. HOLLEY

IT is not surprising that Sheriff Charles L.
Il Sumner opened his mayoralty campaign
with a maudIn statement about the little
woman" Sheriff Lillian Holley This is just
the sort OF partisan claptrap that may be ex-
pected from the old-time, machine politician
like Sheriff Sumner.
Besides he may well sympathize with Mrs.
Holley's gross Acknowledgement OF Crown Point
jail. His own record with Marion county Jail
has been far from distinguished. II has been
only luck which has prevented the escape of
criminals from that institution
only a few days ago Hilton Crouch, dan
gerous CRIMINAL was caught in the nick Of
time after he had sawed almost through bar
Where did he get his saw blades? Why, he
was a forehanded gentleman and brought
them with him in the soles of his shoes
This business OF carrying hacllsaws in
shoes is one Of the oldest tricks known to
penologists. Why were not prisoner Crouch's
shoes carefully examined?
Ask Sheriff Sumner.
Crouch also was found to have a long rope
wrapped around his waist 1t either was
struggled in to him Of he manufactured it
himself. In either case how did he get it?
Ask Sheriff Sumner.
People have not forgotten the amazing
revelations several months ago regarding the
management of the jail A trusty admitted
that he had been in charge of the institutions
garage, that he opened and closed the door
and that he even borrowed sherifs car
occasionally to take his girl friends out on
datesl Why was this permitted?
Ask Sheriff Sumner.
The sherffs candidacy for mayor adds a
light touch to the primary fights. His is going
to be most amusing campaign. In view of
his record he Will have to devote himself in
the coming weeks to kissing babies, giving out
free beer and cigars, sweetening precinct COM
mitteemen and venting such asinine state
ments as his remarks on Lillian Holley
Funniest Of all is his impudence in running
for mayor at all.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
URGES PLANTING OF TREES
THROUGHOUT INDIANA

By j. G. Collins.
I read the editorial in The Times
about Money Grows on Trees"
Sunday, 1 drove over to Rich
mond and stopped at Centerville
airport, which is about six miles
west of Richmond. This small air.
port was about eighty acres, with a
small hangar, and few small out
buildings. Now the CWA has taken
it over, and is enlarging it. To the
south Of the old airport was forty
acres of the finest land in the state.
The CWA workers butchered this
beautiful woods to the ground,
chopped up all the large trees for
fireWood. 1t would take 200 years
to grow as fine stand of timber
as was on the forty acres. There are
thousands of large empty fields
around this port, but Gods woods
must be destroyed, with 200 CWA
workers leaving destruction every
place. Better had they been on the
dole.
The last few years everything has
burned up on the farms because of
lack Of rain. The water level in In
diana is lowest in history Indiana S
once fertile fields are fast becom-
ing barren and worthless.
If the rainfall in the Mississippi
valley keeps shrinking as the tim
Der is destroyed, fifty years will see
Indiana nothing but a desert. All
rivers will dry up in the summer,
leaving Indiana nothing but dry
plains.
Why not save the few forests that
Indiana has? Put these men to
planting trees everywhere, not de-
stroying them. Thousands Of Indi-
ana farmers would like to have ten
and twenty-acre fields on their
farms set out in young forest trees.
This would take thousands Of acres
out Of cultivation and help stop
overproduction.
Trees are mans best friends. It
takes hundreds Of years to grow
but they can be destroyed in few
hours.
Here's hoping that no more for
ests will be destroyed, when there
is idle ground everywhere.
Plant trees-plant them every
where.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12

it, anyway. There are few can
leave out Of this that have minds
Of their own and one of these is
Arthur Robinson. He has a mind
of his own and can think for him
self and for the interest of the peo-
pie he serves.
think the people will come to
see this in time not to send men
up there who can not think for
themselves.
And, thank the Lord that they
have not gagged the press of the
U. S. A, as yet, as this is the only
way the people can find out what
is going on in Washington, and get
the right views of what their sena-
tors and congressman are doing
there.
Please print this for me.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
DILLINGER HAS THE
SAME CHANCE-IN HEAVEN

By Times Reader
When Prosecutor Robert Estill
stated to Governor Paul McNutt
that Matt Leach, Of the state po-
lice, was handling the Dillinger case
with an eye for state administra-
ton publicity, he certainly told the
truth.
AS for Mr. Estill's having his pic
ture taken with Mrs. Dillinger,
wonder if those who did so much
talking were Just a little jealous.
In the last day of judgment, they
will have their choice who they will
stand by. In the last day John Dill
linger will stand the same chance as
the rest, for Jesus mercies endureth
forever.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12

BY ". A. Benedict Jr.
1t seems the new gasoline code
has turned the new deal into a
raw deal for the motorist, when
he was looking for some relief
with the dropping of part of the
federal tax, and leading gasoline
companies broadcasting for the
repeal Of the rest of it.
Now, with all stations forced to
sell at the same price, and an
overnight increase of as much as
A per cent in some cases John
Motorist has been dealt another
blow below the belt. Such price
fixing can only result in forcing
small independent companies out
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
G. o. p. STILL POINTING
TO THE DEAD

BY Hamet Hinkle.
Another Indianapolis paper Of
strong Republican leaning recently
greatly publicized the announce
ment of Walter Pritchard'S can
didacy for mayor in the news
columns.
On another page in the same
issue was an article praiSing Judge
Earl Coxs efficient record in clean
ing the docket of the circuit court.
thought it strange that so much
space should be given to this sub
ject, as that paper had heretofore
been very scant in praise of Demo-
cratic officials; but, reading further,
began to see the light.
BY subtle reference to the eff
cheney Of Judge Cox over his i'm
mediate predecessor (of whom I
have heard as a probable candidate,
also for mayor it was putting in a
few ticks for Pritchard.
I am not acquainted personally
| either with Mr.. PritChard or Judge
Chamberlin, and, moreover, I am a
Democrat, but this barefaced con-
spiracy to ram down the Threats of
the trusting rank and file candi-
date hand-picked by few self
styled bosses Of the so-called grand
old party is deserving Of discus
sion.
AS this said political party has
been making it's biennial pilgrim
age to the graveyard ever since
1855 to point with pride to a great
statesman, it is small wonder that
independent voters are turning in
increasing numbers to that party
whose greatest statesman is very
much alive in this day and age,
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
Protests Gasoline Tao

of business, gouging the motorist,
penalizing economical and eff
Gent methods Of retailing and
suspicion and distrust for NRA.
When we consider the vast num-
Der of people employed, directly
and indirectly, by the automotive
and allied industries, and the in
creased pleasure and joy in living
practically all of us derive from
the motor car, maybe we will be
more interested in protecting the
motoriSt from excessive taxes on
the part Of the state, and profit
eering on the part Of the oil mo-
nOpolies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
SEEKS BETTER REPRESENTA-
TON FOR AMERICAN PEOPLE
BY Frank Walton.

By Frank Walton
When Americans see they no
longer can play politics, but must
get down to business and feed their
own people, they will come into
their own.
If I were putting on a recovery
movement for the people I would
make it practical and not theoretical
as Hoover, McNutt and Roosevelt
have done by playing politics. 1
would get our taxes down well with
in the volume Of money. If money
was worth per cent, taxes should
be so cents and 81 on the hundred.
At the one dollar rate l per cent
would be one sixth Of the value
Of money paid in annually. I-would
cut down government expenses to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
Forgetting

BY VIRGINIA KIDWELL
can fill up my days and not miss
you,
1 can smile and accept other men,
1 can stife my longing to kiss you
And think I've forgotten you,
then.
But at night love for you makes
ne weary,
And the long lonely hours pass
like years,
II 1 sleep-I awaken dream-weary
And my pillow is wet with my
tears.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
PERHAPS ESTILL WILL KISS
DILLINGER NEXT TIME
By ]. P. Jamarpe

By ]. P. Jamarpe.
In view Of the fact that Prosecutor
Estill saw fit to embrace John Dill
hnger when that worthy celebrated
his first homecoming to Indiana.
it seems only fair that the legal
luminary should greet Johnny with
kiss when they meet again.
Who said that the law was harsh
and cruel? 1t appears TO be COM
posed Of nothing but sweetness
and light in this section Of the
country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
HE REMINDS US
THE WAR is ENDED.
BY a Times Reader.
In answer to A. B. @.


In answer to A. B. @.
Do you know the war is ended?
Do you want to live on the past
glory forever? I am also an eX-sol-
der, but why rave about it now
the war is over?
Please don't hide behind a wo-
mans skirts, now that we are all
getting it on the chin. SO, don't
put yourself in front as ar ex-sol-
der or a married man.
The ex-cry babies always are talk
ing about fighting for "our country"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12

A lamb born in Michigan has four ears
eight legs. and two tails. Probably the young
of one of those elusive sea monsters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
The Message Center

(Times readers are invited to cypress
their Vie10S in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare a chance.
Limit them to ESQ 4oords or leSS.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12

A one-armed bank employee in North
Carolina is accused of forging hundreds of
dollars worth of checks. Think what he
might have done with two arms!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12

A French scientist says those sea monsters
washed up on the shore Of France are Moth
ing but sharks. They might have been among
those that inhabited the stock exchanges up
to 1929.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12
The Indianapolis Times
ID sCRIrPs-HoWARD NEWsPAPERl

EARL n BAKER Business Manager
Phone-RIley 1851
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-12

Editors Note--This the first of two articles by
Harry Elmer Barnes, Phi. d. commenting on John
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
BUREAU SHIFTS
WAIT REPORT

No further changes will be
made in the personnel or func-
tons of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce until a
report on its reorganization is
made by the Business Advisory
and Planning Council.
This was revealed today by AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce
John Dickinson, who stated that
the report is awaited with in
terest" by him and will carry
great weight" in making any flu
ture changes in the bureau.
The Business Advisory and
Planning Council, appointed by
Secretary of Commerce Roper, will
hold it's fifth meeting here to-
morrow. 1t is expected to discuss
such topics as unemployment in
surance and NRA developments.
It is not known when its report
on the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce will be mace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28

II that's the way you feel about
That's the way you ought
Linda. We'll forget the fruit,
to feel about it," Jerome said
holly. 1--WE take the mans
food and before leaving We
shall have to force the chests
and get some clothes. and I've
got to demolish his hennery to
get planks to build a boat. The
least we can do is to obey his
only written verboten to the
letter"
LAS you will" she inter-
rupted. Throw me my best
dress. 1 want to look into
that cellar"
After breakfast Jerome got
to work on his boat. He was
pleased to find that the long
hen-house was built of mahog-
any, which is par excellent for
small boats and was, no doubt,
in that region the cheapest.
Boat planking of mahogany
can be laid as closely as con.
tact permits without danger Of
swelling and varying, and this
saves necessity of caulking.
He planned to build a down.
east fisherman'S dory about
fourteen feet long. To avoid
sabotage by the gorilla family
he decided to use the big room
of the house for his shop.
When finished the boat would
not be too heavy for Linda and
himself to drag down over the
bed Of the brook to the beach.
(To be continued
Copyright, 1894. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)