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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
Support Asked for Fall Creek Project

rary project of removing the
sandbars from the creek bed as
a flood prevention measure.
The removal of the bars also
will relieve the stagnation of the
stream and attendant odors.
Under the proposed temporary
project, the park department does
not plan to remove the large sand
bar near the Delaware street
bridge, because such removal
might cause the crumbling of the
retaining walls, which then would
not Withstand the strain of high
water.
Mr.. Sallee further explained
that the machinery and labor
would be supplied by the park de-
partment and that the materials
necessary for the project might
be paid for out of the gasoline tax
fund.
This temporary project will be
executed at no additional cost to
the citizens of Indianapolis and
will accomplish a much-needed
improvement on the north side.
1t is hoped that every interested
citizen will express his approval
of this project by means Of let
tiers to the park board or through
letters in this column.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
PROTECT THE CHILD

THE hendish murder Of little Lillian Gala
Il her in Detroit has taught that city
lesson that should stand out in flaming letters
before officials Of every other city in the
country.
It Is the lesson that children sent forth
from door to door to solicit funds or to sell
chances or merchandise ever are in danger Of
falling into the hands Of degenerates.
It was on such an eyrand that Lillian Gal
laher went to her death. A few minutes after
leaving home to sell punchboard tickets for
school benefit. she was seized by the fend who
took her life, stuffed her body into a trunk,
and then fed.
Detroit fully realizes the menace at last,
and Police Commissioner H. A. Pickert has
called for an ordinance to put an end to such
activities of children
Appalling as the cost is. the death Of Lii
Ian Gallaher will not have been in vain If it
can be the means of saving the lives of other
children exposed to like peril
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
RADICAL THEORIES

is the United States going radical? Is this
l. country being ushered into Socialism
through the back door?
Every political discussion you hear these
days hinges around those questions But no
body knows the answer. And one of the rea-
sons is that people forget to ask first, What is
radical? What is Socialism?
That depends. Let's dig into the dusty files
of the library of congress and retrieve for
gotten document. 1t is the Socialist party
platform for 1912. The Socialist party then
was radicalism par excellence. Socialists were.
then what Reds" are .oday.
The Socialist platform of that pre-war
campaign of twenty-five years ago starts out
with the familiar Socialist thesis that there
must be war between the classes, and that
Socialism must replace the present capitalist
economic system in toto. But, in the mean
time, here are some of the demands proposed
pending the day:
Public ownership of railroads telegraph
and telephone lines. wireless telegraph (sic),
express and all transport lines, grain elevators,
stockyards and distributing agencies, mines,
quarries, oil wells, forests, and water power.
Conservation of natural resources; recla-
nation; development of water power projects.
How much of that is coming true today, every
days newspaper will tell you.
Collective ownership and democratic man
agement of the banking and currency system
was demanded. Government relief of the I'M
employed by the extension of all useful pub
lie works" was proposed.
In industry, shortened work day with
day and a half Of rest each week for every
workman (the ten-hour day, or at best the
eight. was standard in 1922. No child labor
under Is years of age. Minimum wage scales.
Unemployment, old age, accident and disease
insurance at employers expense.
The political demands were even more in
teresting. They included c graduated income
tax, increase in the corporation tax and in
heritance taxes. Equal suffrage for women.
Collective ownership of patents.
Initiative, referendum, and recall, and pro-
portional representation. Abolition of the
senate Cthis was just before direct election of
senators) and no more presidential veto.
Abolition of the "usurped" power of the SUI
preme court to declare laws unconstitutional.
Easier amendments Of the Constitution.
Creation of department of labor Zone of
Wilson'S first acts on being elected. A de-
partment of education. CURLING of the injunc-
ton power, and calling of a convention to
revise the Constitution.
Those were the important planks of the
most radical platform presented to the people
in 1912 You may judge how radical it sounds
today, and how far We have come along the
road it points out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
THE BIG BAD WOLF

THE bis bad wolf of federal regulation
u stalked out upon the floors Of the ma
tons stock exchanges yesterday. but he failed
70 frighten either the bulls or the bears. This
seemed a trifle strange in view OF al Of the
terrifying stories about the big bad wolf. and
IN view Of the recent tendency Of bulls and
hears TO frighten easily.
This month i've years ago the bulls and
bears we're at each others threats. both lust
ing for the blood OF the lambs. BY the end Of
October. 1929. the bulls had lost much Of the
Fat accumulated in the boom period and had
-retreated in panic before the advance Of the
hungry bears. Then the American people be-
gan learning about what goes on behind the
stock ticker.
How well they learned remains to be seen.
But at least they learned enough to force
seongress TO create the securities and exchange
commission as a policeman Of the market
places.
Certain practices by which insiders manipu-
lated the markets for their own advantage now
are forbidden. Margin restrictions. lenient
but standard and applicable 10 all without
discrimination. VIII become effective two weeks
hence. The SEC has yet 10 work out many
other important regulations. including rules
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
THE FORGOTTEN CHILD

Until now the New Deal has held no card
- for the child worker on the big industrial
farms
Thanks TO the Jones-Costigan law and the
agricultural adjustment administration, be-
ginning is being made in facing this neglected
social problem out in the sugar beet fields.
In Michigan and Colorado hearings are un-
Ger way on proposals Of the AAA that con-
tracts between the beet sugar interests and
the government prohibit labor for all workers
under IA years Of age and that the labor Of
children under IS be regulated. The new law
gives the government power TO impose wages
and welfare conditions for children in its con-
tracts with the growers.
If the proposed protection for child work
ers l., achieved. Representatives Jones of Texas
and Senator Costigan of Colorado viii share
with Secretary of Agriculture wallace credit
for the reform
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
BUTLER ACCUSED OF
PROFITEERING
BY An Ex-Marine.

By An Ex-Marne.
In The Times of Sept. 90. refer
ence was made to profiteering OF
Smedley D. Butler, by hobnobbing
with the hoi polloi
AS former service man 1 wholly
agree with eX-private, and further
state for the last year General
Butler, has MIXED the ex-service
men Of approximately $1,000
month.
National headquarters of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars offers the
services of General Butler to various
units throughout the country. Terms
are as follows:
National headquarters will bear
transportation expenses; local unit
must agree to pay $75 a speech plus
hotel and other incidental expense.
General Butler usually is booked
four or five times a week, which
nets him a handsome return for his
supposedly generous, patriotic in
terest in the men who served under
him.
There are at least twelve state
departments of the Veterans Of For
eign Wars who have refused to CO.
operate and will not allow or toll
crate the biased mud-slinging par
tisan speeches Of the general.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
BASEBALL Is KING

DRETENDERS to the throne may rise to
Il brief glory and pass on. but baseball re-
mains king of American sports. truly the
national game, first in the affections and
interest Of the American people.
From March to october the diamond sport
reigns supreme. And even through the long
cold winter. its fans ayidly seek every morsel
+ Of news concerning their ball-tossing heroes.
BY millions they Jam into major and minor
league and semi-pro parks during the summer,
with the grand climax coming in the world
series. Interest IN baseball may be waning.
but the figures don't show it. The season Just
closed was one Of record profit in many cities.
Millions play golf. but even the greatest OF
golf matches draw galleries that are dwarfed
by the throngs which pack even minor league
stands.
one of the most terribly fought tennis
Journeys in recent years drew a gate recently
. that would be a fair weekday crowd at most
= major league baseball parks.
The Americas cup race. magnificent event
though it was. stirred comparatively little in
terest among the rank and file of sporting
fans.
ErlLe 4sllL anu MAtStAAL46 AdilS art ASSAOAA'
but no one seriously considers either pastime
a rival Of baseball as an attraction
Basketball has its devotees. but they are
far in the minority taking basketball far and
vide over the nation.
Football. 1t is true. is a magnet for man.
moth throughput for only eight or ten Sat-
urdays in the year. while winning baseball
team pulls fans past the turnstitles for 154
games season
America IS singularly blessed with clean
sports. all OF which have their place in the
scheme OF things. But there is only one ma
tionsI sport without even close rival, wheth-
er played in a magnificent major league plant
or on a sandlOt back Of the warehouse-and
that's baseball
II there be doubters, slet them watch the
crowds before world series scoreboards and
be convinced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02

By Mrs. B. B. Mcdonald.
At the last meeting of the North
Side Federation of Clubs three
representatives Of the park board,
A. C. Sallee, j. E. Perry and An
drew Miller, upon invitation of
the club, appeared before the Or
ganization and explained the
project planned by the park de-
partment, to dredge Fall creek
and remove the sandbars, where
possible. The department antici-
pates beginning the project in the
near future.
In the course of his address,
Mr.. SalIee explained that some
months ago the park board had
applied to the federal government
to supply certain materials, which
had they been given, would have
permitted the completion of a
larger project of not only dredg-
ing Fall creek, but widening of
the stream and beautifying of the
banks and boulevard, thereby
making the drive along Fall creek
a show place of the city.
The request for the federal gov
eminent to supply materials was
not granted and now the park
board proposes to begin a tempo
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
ASSERTS KHAN WOMEN
GAVE GABLE FLAG

By Times Reader.
I read Mr.. Cables letter in regard
to the flag which he received, which
he said did not come from the
Hoosier Capital Khan No. II. Well,
I happen to know it did come from
the khan women Of No. II, because
am a khan woman and helped on
that same flag.
Yes, it is true that a great many
of Mr.. Cables choir are khan women
and like myself, I don't think any
of them are ashamed to say so.
I wonder what became Of the
nice letter that was sent with the
flag or rather given to Mrs. Cadle,
which she said she would read and
didn't.
Now, I wonder why Mr.. Cadle was
ashamed to acknowledge one of the
most beautiful gifts from the khan
outside Of the Bible that could be
given him. Yes, it is true God does
work in many ways to reveal the
truth and I am glad that found
out where Mr.. Cadle stands.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
ANOTHER VIEW OF
UTILITIES TAXES
BY S. E. Test.

BY S. E. Test.
In the Sept. 26 issue Of The
Times, "a Consumer" points out
quite correctly that the money paid
as taxes by the local electric light
and power company comes from its
customers. The money paid as
taxes by every other manufacturer
in indianapolis also comes from the
consumers who use its products.
Likewise the money paid as taxes
by every lawyer, doctor or other
person rendering service comes from
those who receive the benefits OF
the service. Consequently, in this
matter "a Consumer" is correct,
but trivial.
"A Consumer" might well have
pointed out the enormous and
rapidly increasing burden of taxes,
particularly those that are indirect,
which have been imposed by gov
ernmental agencies. On can not
buy a gallon of gasoline or a pack
age of cigaretS or anything else
without paying from one to twenty
taxes levied by federal. state and
local governments.
Within a very few years the por-
ton Of the total income Of the
people Of the United States that
has been swallowed up in taxes has
increased from 10 to IS per cent.
AT present. 25 per cent Of all the
country earns goes into the con-
troll of politicians and is expended
by them. The taxes they are col
Letting from the motor car and
gasoline industries alone exceed all
the money paid for electricity for
Lighting all the homes. stores shops
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
rrEsDAY- - :. -
THE LABOR PARTNER

7 ABOR wants 70 be more than silent part
II ner 70 industry and government in the
recovery setup.
At the American Federation Of Labor con-
vention in san Francisco. the executive cOun-
Gil calls the country back to the original con-
ception Of the New Deal as Government. Capt.
tai and Labor. Inc.
TO make this firm effective for recovery
F.. and reform, the council asks the NRA be made
permanent. expanded 70 include service and
farm workers and equipped with independent
enforcing machinery. It wants the codes re-
opened by petition OF labor as well as en-
ployers TO insure unemployment and higher
real wages; honest enforcement Of section IA;
an actual voice for workers in compliance and
administration.
The worker must no longer be a mere part
OF the industrial equipment Of the country"
says the council but an active and effective
participant in the major economic develop
ments."
Without some changes, NF2A may become
an instrument for exploitation instead OF social
reconstruction. But II it wants NRA to de-
termine hours for industrial industries, it is
inconsistent in demanding a blanket thirty
a hour week BILL
The council has well-merited praise for
the new National Labor Relations Board and
most Of the special labor boards. Since Presi-
dent Green accepted the automobile settle
rnent the councils structures of the automobile
labor board seem unfair. The council is sound
In supporting relief. social security, adequate
public works and protection Of free education.
BY opposing initiation and insisting on a bal
anced budget. it displays economic poise.
The federation this year speaks with an
authority won by new strength of members
and leadership.
Within the federation, certain weaknesses
persist There are too many unnecessary
strikes. too many jurisdictiOnal disputes. and
racketeering in certain local unions. Many of
its friends want the federation 10 centralize
its powers and exercise disciplinary functions.
Unfortunately. the A F. of L. as a whole
often is judged by the sins of its minority.
For selfish reasons. if no other. it should clean
house.
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we who have retained some sanity
don't want to do anything drastic
in the face of a critical economic
situation, which is facing the gov
eminent. I
I am afraid that too many vet
Grams have been swayed by the
demagogic utterances of men who
urge them to forget their patriotism
and to work for themselves, for
their own pockets. What good will
it do veteran to line his own
pocket and see his friend and neigh
Dor starving?
Not so many of the veterans are
in dire need. The ones who are say
little about it. It's the soldier boy
with the job and the home who's
ranting and raVing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
PROPOSES PIG AS
g. o. p. EMBLEM
BY William Lemon.

By William Lemon.
I believe the time has arrived
when the G. o. P. should substitute
a pig in place Of the elephant for its
emblem, for when it was in power,
it hogged the ring.
1t accuses the Democrats of try
ing to destroy the Constitution. The
average man who is out of a job,
ragged, hungry and penniless, cares
little about this silly chatter. What
he wants is a job.
The sacred eighteenth amendment
which was passed over the late
Woodrow Wilson's head by a Re-
publican congress, was destroyed by
the Democratic party.
The G. 0. p. is even dumb enough
to censure the most popular man in
our country, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
man who is an international fig
ure.
Why not confine their activities
to local issues, such as the Demo-
Gratis cleaning up their Stephenson,
Jackson, Duvan and Coffin-made
debts, even up to paying of the
mortgage on an old dilapidated
courthouse.
1t evidently takes the dumb nerve
Of LII Arthur" for any Of their
speakers to appear before a Negro
audience after the reign Of terror Of
the Ku-Klux Klan. Still, Repub-
licans do it and appeal to the ghost
of Lincoln, when they should appeal
to the ghost of Caesar drunken
with power and greed.
Those wishing a change had far
better turn their local government
over to some third radical group
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02

and streets in the entire United
States.
There are not only enormous
taxes paid now, but there are huge
deficits to be paid in the future.
For example, the share of Indian
apolis in the deficit of the federal
government since July l is an
amount of money great enough to
pay for lighting all the homes in
the city for more than six months.
"a Consumer" suggests that it is
half truth" to give the amount
of taxes the electric light company
pays without pointing out that the
money for its taxes ultimately comes
from is customers.
But his assertion that what a
community having a municipality
owned and operated plant loses in
taxes is made up by lower rates for
electricity, is not even a half truth,
for it is directly contrary to gen.
eral experience.
There are nearly 1000 municipal
plants in the United States serv-
ing communities ranging from vii
lagos to large cities. The federal
census figures show that the average
rates charged by municipal plants
are more than 10 per cent higher
than those charged by commercial
plants.
In Indiana there is a correspond
ing difference in favor of the non
politically controlled plants.
According to the federal census
report of 1882, the business Of the
privately controlled companies of
the country increased 1913 per cent
between 1927 and 1882, while the
business of the politically controlled
plants increased only l per cent.
These figures are significant. and so
is the fact that in this five-year in
terval 396 municipal plants went out
of business entirely.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
CAN'T SEE ROBINSON
AS VETERANS FRIEND
Nv a Veterxn.

By a Veteran.
The more truck I read in your
Message Center about these ex-
service men who are rallying to the
support Of Arthur Robinson, the
more I become convinced that the
brave boys who went overseas re-
turned bunch of blathering idiots.
I hate TO do it, but some one
must. The boys have lost their ball
ance. Sure, we want the bonus.
Sure, We want pensions for the men
and widows who deserve them. But
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
THE POET
BY EUGENE RICHART

Bewildered by experience,
He improvises shril laments.
Words outlass flesh; therefore he
tries
To find his comfort in the wise.
He locks himself in an ivory tower.
Finding no proof against the power
OF the earth's potent w1zardry.
"Oh, what" he cries, lis love to
me?"
But no thought can stir him ike
kiss,
And ne protests bitterly. knowing
this.
He wages forever his futile wars,
Concerning himself with the distant
stars,
Seeking always. desiring much,
Anything lovely he can not touch
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02

to control shortseIling and the activities Of
floor specialists.
The future orderliness Of the markets win
depend in part upon how wisely the SEC drafts
its rules and how honestly it enforces them.
But prices viii continue to rise and fall. Men
stin viii Try to get rich quick No law nor
no body Of men has the omniscience to keep.
a fool and his money from parting
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02

Limit them to ESQ toords or Iess.I
BELIEVES PLACE OF
WIFE is IN HOME
Gy ]. P. B.
In The Times of Sept, %. A
reader writes, TN the name Of ev-
erything that is respectable why
pick on the married woman"
Eliminating the respectable" part
of it, if the woman in question
hasn't plain, common, ordinary
horse sense enough to know why
married woman should not work
perhaps I can enlighten her.
In the first place nature took care
of the fact that the function of a
married woman is to bear and rear
children and take care Of her home
and her family. If any married
woman does just that and does it
properly she will have all of the
employment she possibly can take
care of.
In the second place, any married
man who would let his wife work
can't entertain very much respect
for either himself or her and it
isn't long before the working wife
loses respect for him.
In the third place the only rea-
son that women are employed at all
is because they will work for less
than it takes to hire man, and ev-
cry time married woman takes a
job she is cheating her husband out
Of a chance to get a raise in pay.
In the fourth place, if every mar
ried woman employed today were
forced to conflne her employment to
keeping her youngsters off the streets
and to taking proper care Of her
home it would serve to lessen the
juvenile court cases Of both boys and
girls and increase the value Of life
as a whole. This procedure also
would serve to lessen the unemploy-
ment problem.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02

Bets are on as to what will finish frst-the
Bolivia-Paraguay war or NRA reorganization.
But We won't make bets our grandchildren
might have to collect.
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than to ever again trust the Repub-
lican party, as long as it is con-
trolled by the old Coffin faction, I'M
less they want to once again wit
ness parade of the hooded
KNIGHTS"
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The Message Center

Times readers are tNvtted to eCpress
their Utesos IN these columns. MGke your
letters short, so all can have chance.
Limit them to ESQ t0ords or Iess.J
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I ABoR wants TO be more than silent part
II ner 70. industry and government in the
recoFerY setup.