davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
Completing the Chaos
AN EDITORIAL

lawed companies may refuse to reorganize for
temporary bids and also refuse to let go of
their elaborate and costly equipment to a
competitor SO long as the future is in doubt.
That is the trouble with this new policy.
It settles nothing. It insists on complete re-
organization Of a complicated industry for a
period of a few weeks or months, with the cer-
tainty that the new set-up will be changed
again by congress very soon.
In fact the revised administration bill al
ready has been reported favorably by COM
nittee to the senate. After the prolonged dis
cussion and hearings of the last few weeks,
there is no reason why congress should not
make up its mind in the next month as to the
future air mail system Of the country. Con-
gress changed our entire monetary standard
system and enacted the basic new deal legis-
lation in much shorter time than that.
AS a matter Of fact bids are not to be
received for three weeks under the temporary
Farley plan, and congress can have the perma-
nent plan ready by that time or soon after.
And by that time the companies test case
challenging the legality of the cancellation
should be decided by the appellate court
A440 oAA4y PAo1VAOoN4o A4SC1loo VI 4eFIV4ng d
temporary service is through the old COM
panies. Since the government holds that this
is illegal, the only sensible course is to hasten
court action on the cancellation dispute and
to hasten congressional action on the future
air mail system
If the companies have to reorganize to get
valuable long term contracts under the coming
law, they probably will comply by electing
new financial officers and by naming their
expert advisers such as Colonel Lindbergh as
executive officers. But that would be very
different from flying into the night of Mr..
Farleys uncertain stop-gap contracts
Whatever may be the best solution to this
now complicated problem it will not be found
IN any more temporary improvised policies
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

would not be able to carry the
county orders.
Why not give the orders to some
grocer who is more deserving, who
needs the business and would ap-
preciate it? This isn't the first com
plant. Some grocers have given us
short weights and if twenty cash
customers come in while he is wait
ing on you he will stop and wait
on them. Then he has the nerve to
say that after the basket men get
jobs they would go elsewhere and
trade Maybe if they were given
decent treatment they would con-
tinue trading with him.
I don't think Mr.. Palsgrave, the
trustee, would allow such conditions
if he knew about them. He is a
man deserving to be a trustee. He
treats one and all alike no matter
what they want I don't think any
one will be sorry if he is reelected
next term.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
Capital and Labor

the dog, keeping down riots and
possible revolution. Every one
must admit that without these,
revolution was possible this
winter. Lets have our revolution
at the polls.
Wake up labor, capital never
gave labor anything but few
bones to keep them quiet.
I suppose if by any chance this
is printed, there will be hoWls of
treason, arson, murder and what
not. But what hurts most is that
the majority of these howls will
come from labor itself.
Labor, capital has not fully re-
trenched. We still have a chance.
That chance is Socialism. Capital
always has recognized Socialism
for what it is, its greatest enemy.
Capital has kept it down. How?
Through domination OF the press
capital has labeled Socialism every
atrocious name at it's command.
Does the average laboring man get
anything but capitalistic con-
trolled paper in his home?
Let's all look at Socialism with
an open mind. Let's see it for
what it really is. the only hope of
labor for a fair share in what
rightfully belongs to it. Socialism
does not mean anarchy. 1t does
mean revolution, but only at the
polls. Remember we are the pro-
ducerS.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

BY r. w. Patterson.
How about word from Marion?
Labor is living in fantastic
make-believe world. Proof? Pres
ident Roosevelt's intervention in
the auto workers strike. If Roose-
velt was sincere in his recovery
program, including the. PWA,
CWA and the rest, why interfere
with workers, who were only
taking him at his word. Maybe
labor wasn't supposed to take him
so literally.
Capital knows what labor closes
its eyes to, namely that labor has
no mind of its own. Given few
days poStponement, capital knows
that it can corrupt enough work.
ers to rum the strike.
In that word capital I include
Roosevelt. Why shouldn't I? At
least I think more of him than
I do of labor. He believes in
fighting for his own. He COM
mands respect, where labor
merely takes it." Ninety-two per
cent Of us dominated by 8 per
cent. What a laugh.
Those Of you who think Roose-
velt was thinking of you when he
inaugurated his recovery program,
wake up. He was thinking of the
retrenchment of capital and the
old order. In what way did the
recovery program help the re-
trenchment of capital? His work
projects were the bones tossed to
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
I a0hoUy disapproUe of q0hat you sag and a0iu
defend to the death yor right to sag it-Vottaire.

officials say if they pay the bonus
it will make cheap money.
Yet they are giving thousands of
dollars to the farmers and most
farmers who are drawing it will
hoard it. Mr. Hoover and Mr.. Wat
son saw what the ex-service man
can DO and SO will the present ad-
ministration.
CHECK SYSTEM SUGGESTED
TO HOLD CRIME
BY John A. Brewer.
Most all crime is caused by the
craving for another persons money.
A new law that would read some
thing like the following. would re-
duce crime to a minimum.
Demand an immediate deposit of
all paper currency now in circula-
ton. The banks in return will issue
the depositOr a book Of individual
checks, the bank having the de-
positors complete description, in
Guiding three-Way photo, and thumb
prints; also auto license number.
drivers license number, etc. In
transaction, the money Will be
handled as the travellers cheques are
at present.
After the first transaction, the
holder must deposit a check to his
personal account. If the person is
new depositor, he or she must sub
NIT to thorough record Of descrip-
ton, which must be renewed
periodically.
Complicated? Yes. But so is the
present system Of crime combat.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
sATuRpAY. MARcH 81. I9a4.


A CTIVITIES of Sheriff Lillian Holley, Of
1 n Lake county, Indiana, and those Of John
B. Worland, alias Joe Weintraub Of St Paul,
Ind were brought before the nation again
this week.
Mrs. Walter Ferguson, writer for Scrpps-
Howard and other newspapers, found ma
terial for daily columns in the two of IN
diana's Page one news stories.
In dealing with Sheriff Hoey of Crown
Point, Mrs Ferguson raps the gentlemen Of
Indiana" and other states for their criticism
OF the woman sheriff
She points out, in direct terms, that there
are many Of these boasting gentlemen who, so
far, have failed to recapture Dillinger and
also calls attention to the fact that many
other criminals who have broken jails still are
at large. although the officials at the scenes
of the crimes wore trousers.
Mrs. Ferguson defends Mrs. Holley to the
extent that we expect more of the few women
officers than we do of the men.
Mrs. Ferguson, however. draws one con-
clusion that well may be considered by au-
thorities who intend to appoint women to jobs
when she says;
q" it is rather stupid to compete with
men in such a field. There always will be
plenty of work particularly fitted to the ma
ture of women. That work women should do
And when women or men attempt that which
is outside the scope of their natural ability
they may expect to fail"
Worland alias Weintraub, is under grand
jury indictment here on charge of en-
bezzlement by trick. He is alleged to have
swindled five women by proposing marriage
and then obtaining their money
Mrs. Ferguson says that pending trial on
the charges he is a scoundrel in the eyes of
all, but she also points out that the woman
who takes" man for his money through
marriage and subsequent alimony is per-
mitted to continue her practice.
Her point has been proven many times.
And her final thought in the article brings
forward an idea that might well be considered
by parents and educators. It is:
1T seems to me the education of both boys
and girls should include a course in common,
human fairness. The attitude of the sexes
toward each other still is far from being in
telligent or wholesome"
Indiana well may profit by this advice from
an outsider. Indiana and her residents al
ready have had sufficient unfavorable pub
icity. It might be well to exert some con-
structive effort.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
UNUSUAL CASES

a WOMAN walked into a clergyman's house
the other day and announced that she
would like to be married on the single STAN
dard basis OF course the bridegroom was
with her A rather surprised bridegroom who
decided that he didn't want to marry the
single-tracked lady after all. and went away
the platinum band securely hidden in his vest
pocket.
OF course 1t was bad taste on the woman's
part She should have settled the matter of
special privileges before she signed her name
on the marriage license. Her mother should
have taught her, too, that men dislike being
embarrassed in public.
But just the same there is an inner core of
wisdom in the woman's action. She chose the
wrong place to exhibit it, that is all
There is just SO much time in any ones life
for love and devotion Most men have a
limited amount of money to lavish on women.
man can't squander his affections over
large area and please a particular woman any
more than he can spread pound of butter
on one hundred loaves of bread. The affection
simply doesn't reach. 1t has to be spread so
thin that nobody gets very much.
There has been much talk recently of the
need of a federal divorce law. After all. men
and women in Alabama are the same as those
in Maine People even move from one state
to another
They even feel the same way about things
when they move from one state to the other
Inhibitons. devotions, loyalties. sins-none of
them change. If something is wrong in Kan
sas there is a chance that it doesn't rate high
in Ohio
Polygamy never has worked. Plenty of
countries and plenty of men have tried if IF
Brigham Young, with his subtle cleverness.
couldn't keep his harems happy if the sultans
and the ralahs can't succeed in a wholesale
way, how does the average American man ex-
pect that he can? The rajahs of the east
have opals and pearls and rubies. satins soft
as lavender ice cream, velvets sensuous and
glowing as purple fire to delight the hearts of
their lady loves. The average man has Moth
ing but few new garments every season to
hold as bait But the woman seldom minds
much. She is quite satisfied if her lord and
master calls her beautiful in calico. He NAV
have fallen arches. knock knees. bow legs a
pronounced Adams apple. but she will con-
tinue to love him
OF course there are instances of married
people who permit each other extra curri-
cular romancing and yet appear to be happy
TNey are unusual
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
UNLOAD PERPETUAL
OFFICE HOLDERS
By ]. R..

Dy j. n.
The greed for public office cer-
talnly is amazing.
I notice that Timothy P. Sexton
now is asking the nomination for
state treasurer and Charles (Buck)
Sumner was seeking the nomina-
iton for mayor Of Indianapolis.
Each of these men had two full
terms in their respective offices
OF county treasurer and county
sheriff at large salaries.
Do these and some other prospec-
tive candidates think that the
functions of the various offices
would collapse if they were not per-
petuated in office?
The city, county and state would
survive in the absence of their Of
fetal management. These prospec-
tive candidates who have been kept
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
So They Say

The youth of Germany is being
brought up to hate foreigners
Lord Marley of England.
The time has come to take strong
measures for safeguarding the NOR
ais of our peopIe.-Cardinal Patrick
Joseph Hayes of New York.
Love alone can not make mar
riage successful.-Professor LinWood
w. Chase, Boston university.
Try to see the terrible conse-
quences and then avoid what I am
facing noW-Gordon Alcorn, con-
victed kidnaper.
AS much can be accomplished
with a poor charter and honest off,
Gals as with a modern charter and
bad administration. - Mayor La
Guardia Of New York.
International trade is at present
hopelessly clogged with tariffs, pro-
hibitionS, embargoes, quotas and
special restrictions. - Corden Hull,
secretary of state.
The work Of the civilian conserva-
ton corps will be OF inestimable
value to future generations.-Rob-
ert Fechner, CCC director.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
GROCER'S TREATMENT TO
BASKET MEN DEPLORED
By a Faithful Times Reader

Is man getting a basket from
the county supposed to be treated
like an ex-convict by the grocer
from whom he gets the basket?
= One of the fellows in Wayne
township asked the grocer if the
store delivered the groceries, know
ing that some Of them did, and the
grocer said that was done only for
cash customers. When asked the
difference between a cash Gus
toner and a county customer he
said about six months in their
pay Is all" He added that If it
weren't for his cash customers he
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

in office for years should step down.
They have been sufficiently favored
by the Democratic party.
This principle applies to the ju-
dietary, too. When a judge has
held office twelve to twenty years
at salary of $4,000 to $4,000 a
year he should thank the party for
what it has done for him and grace
fully step aside to give some equally
qualified lawyer his place 1t is time
TO call halt and unload these
hangers on.
l am a Democrat not wanting an
Office.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
THE JOB AND THE MAN

THE automobile industry and its workers
begin today TO operate under the special
labor board machinery agreed to bv both
parties IN the White House settlement. A great
deal Is at stake-more than the peace and
prosperity of that major industry. The auto
motive industry is one key to recovery.
AS pointed out at the time, the White
House compromise settlement was very loosely
drawn. 1t contains plenty of loopholes. If
a.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
PRICE PAID FOR
PIECE WORK SCORED

While the NRA is looking up
some of the chiselers, why don't
they investigate a factory on the
east side. The factory must pay
employees S13 week and if they
don't make it they have no job.
There were thirty-flve Iayed of on
one floor in one day. 1t all is piece
work and with the prices on some
OF the work, it is almost impossible
to make the minimum salary.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
Poem
BY HAROLD FRENCH

BY HAROLD FRENCH
The hours at midnight
And SO IS hope
Like a soft dark cat
In a twisted rope.
I am old
And always awake,
And I can not die
For any sake.
A stream sWims on
Like a startled otter,
While I count sounds
From the moving water.
Here is a woody rendezvous
And a misty flower.
Strange, TO find myself
here now,
AT such an hour.
But love Is old
And always awake,
And it can not die
For any sake.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
CLEAN UP WHISKY DENS
AND FORGET DILLINGER
By a Reader of Your Paper.

~ d hCaUtA VI AVuA 4 dptis
Why don't the city police and the
sheriff hunt for some other nui-
sances instead of John Dillinger?
I think if they would clean out
all of the redlights and whisky dens
on Kentucky avenue, they would be
doing better work than chasing
John Dillinger and hoping they
won't run across him.
If they will look very hard, they
can stop much-needed money be-
ing spent where it ought not be
spent. Boys 16 and older are en-
ticed in one place and they come
home broke.
Let's have a cleaner and better city
with the policemen's help.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
EX-SERVICE MEN ARE
ADMINISTRATION THREAT.
By r. A. r.

by X. 4, r.
I am Times reader, staunch
Democrat, political worker, and an
ex-serVice man. I was overseas
twenty-three months and do not
draw a pension and never did. All
I ever got was what little I could
borrow on my bonus. Some of our
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

The midgets of Hungary have organized
and are demanding racial purity for them
selves. And that's no small matter.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

woman in Brooklyn swallowed 1908
metal objects while clerking at hardware
counter, and lives. Proving to man that
honeymoon biscuits shouldn't be half so bad.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
The Message Center

(Times readers are inUited to cypress
their Cie10s in these columns. Make yoWr
letters short, so all can haze a chance.
Limit them to $50 40ords or less.J
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

Memb Of United Press.
scripps Howard Newspaper
Alliance. Newspaper Enter
prise Association, Newspaper
Information Service and Au-
dit Bureau Of Circulations.
Owned and published daily
tercept Sunday by The In
dianapolis Times Publishing
Company. 21f-22O West Mary
land street. Indianapolis Ind
Price in Marion county. 2
cents copy; elsewhere. 3
cents-delivered by carrier. II
cents a week. Mail subscrip-
tion rates in Indiana. S. a
year: outside Of Indiana. 65
cents a month.
c.s6I;sexssso
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31
Liberal Viewpoint
BY DIR. HARRY ELMER BARNES

Editors Note-Ths is the second and last of two
articles by Harry Elmer Barnes, Ph. D. on the need
for commonsense and realism in facing the crisis in
the recovery efforts
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

Love alone can not make mar
riage successful.-Professor LinWood
w. Chase, Boston university
The Indianapolis times., 1934-03-31

The youth Of Germany is being
brought up to hate foreigners
Lord Marley of England.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-19
Conference Seeks to
SOlue Stock Problem
TO FREE
POTTER
IN YEAR

Action Of the state pardon board
Saturday afternoon assured Raymond
Potter, sentenced to q life term in
prison, that he will be freed In little
more than year.
The board reduced his sentence to
10 years which, with good behavior,
will expire In about . year. He has
served nearly five years, entering
prison in July, 1929, following hts
conviction on q charge Of first-de-
gree murder.
At the last session Of the pardon
board Potter's sentence was reduced
from life imprisonment to second
degree murder. His sentence. how
ever, was not fixed until Saturday,
after his attorney. Hugh H. McCul-
loch Of Washburn, appeared before
the board.
The pardon board, in fixing SEN
tence for second-deeree murder, Get
the term at the minimum Of 10 years.
The maximum Is 80 years.
Potter was tried for the killing Of
Oliver Webb In Bismarck. A Bur
leigh county jury disagreed and the
case was taken to Mclean county on
q change Of venue. He was found
guilty Of first-degree murder and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-19
New Yorker Accused
OF Killing Policeman

Dallas, Tex, May 1o.-(R-Nine
hours after he killed q Dallas police
man, Richard Charles Rhem, New
York parole violator. had been shot
and captured. charged with the muir
der, indicted and arraigned.
Trailed by officers from the time
he dashed out Of . downtown garage
after shooting Luke ]. Bell, patrol
driver, Rehm was forced to surrender
under q barrage Of pistol shots on
the Wichita Falls highway near
Roanoke Friday. He suffered two
flesh wounds.
Bell was slain after he had con-
veyed several prisoners 70 the rear
entrance Of the jail. Rehm made .
dash for freedom. but was pursued
by Bell. Both entered the garage
and Rehm threw up his hands when
bell confronted him with . drawn
pistol. As the officer reached for his
handouts with one hand, Rehm
grabbed the pistol from the other and
fired.
He ran from the place. comman-
deered three automobiles and kid
mapped two persons in his flight and
stopped long enough 70 shave with .
bare safety rasor blade before he was
captured.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-19
A. A. ANDERSON, 81,
RESIDENT Of wing.
SUCCUMbS SATURDAY
Had Lived in BurIeigh Since
1879; Was Active in Eek.
lund Township Affairs

August A. Anderson, 81, Wing, resi-
dent Of Burleigh county since 1879,
died at his residence Saturday at $40
.. m. His death was due to complica-
tions Of old age.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. pending the arrival
Of relatives, but will be held at the
Swedish Lutheran church, Ecklund
township, with Rev. Nelson Of Under
wood officiating.
Mr.. Anderson established his home
stead in Burleigh county early in
1879. The same year he married An
ma Myrblom, who preceded him in
death.
He retired in 1920. establishing his
residence ct Wing. He served as q
member Of the school board and as
assessor In Ecklund township for q
number Of years. At one time, he
held . position Is section foreman for
the Northern Pacific railroad 1T Daw-
son.
He leaves six children, George,
Wing: Roy. still: Oscar, Power. Mont;
Ada, Wing: Mrs. Clinton stillman,
Choteau, Mont: and Mrs. Beda Bur-
NETT, Seattle. Wash: 10 grandchil-
dren, two great grandchildren and
one brother. Otto. Timberline, Mont.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-19
LANCER Asks All
To Pray for Rain

North Dakotans are asked to
pray in unison Sunday for much
needed rain to break the pro-
tracted drouth.
In . proclamation issued Sat.
urday Governor William LANCER
asked that Sunday Be ret aside 6
. DAY Of Prayer for RAIN" stat
ing that unless granted rain
North Dakota will enter q period
Of distress unprecedented ii the
history OF the state"
The governor acted Of the sug-
eestton Of the Valley City lliuis-
terial association which Friday
asked that the state Join In Q day
Of Humiliation and prayer that
there may b . united. wide
spread calling upon God for this
needed blessing"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-19
Peace Department Is
Urged by N. D. Senator

Washington, May le.-(Fesenator
Frazier (Rep.-N. d. has appealed to
students OF the nation to work and
pray" for q government department
to promote total disarmament and
world peace.
The senator spoke Friday ct the
world goodwill day program Of the
student branch Of the Women's In
League.
Terming war q crime legalized by
governments which participate. the
senator said It was doubtless largely
for the crime wave since
the world war.
WAR holds life to b. cheap and
property as . thing to be destroyed .
he said. War teaches how to kill
by the latest scientific and deadly
effective methods. Swords and sabres,
bayonets and bullets have become
obsolete"
Approximately . billion dollars viii
be spent on ornaments by
the United States during the coming
fiscal year. the senator said, I'm the
face Of the fact that We are probably
facing the hardest conditions We
have ever experienced"