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Evening star., 1934-08-14

@. Did Robert q. Ingersoli change
his mind about religion before his
death?-W. II. p.
A. Biographers Of Robert q. Inger-
soil are agreed that he did not In any
way retract his atheistic views either
before or at the time Of his death.
These facts are substantiated by
members Of his immediate family.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
CAPITAL GOES SOCIAL

EVEN through the depression years the
~ community trust idea has grown until to-
day 9,25OOO0 is producing more than $1,OOO,-
900 every year for the social needs of seventy
six communities.
These trusts, established on the trail blazed
in Cleveland in 1914 are based on the idea that
when individuals leave money in trust for spe-
cifc charitable purposes those purposes often
become silly in the light of changing condi-
TONS
Marion, Ind, for instance, has line of
fine hitching racks at the corner of the court
house-useless now, though an appreciated
public benefaction once. But the person who
gave the square itself to the courthouse speci-
fed that hitching racks must be maintained,
and so lines of motor cars look down their
radiators at the outmoded posts that must
stay there.
Forty years ago an Ohio woman left in
an asylum for inebriates should be founded
there, when the money should go to this
asylum. There never has been any. and the
money lies unused and unusable.
The community trust idea was to create
a permanent fund administered by board
of public-spirited citizens as the needs of the
community demanded. And the plan has pro-
crossed until the Cleveland Foundation, pio-
neer in the work, today has 1891 ,OOO and
that of New York $7,703,6O0.
Income from these funds is used for COM
munity needs as they are today-not as some
long-dead benefactor thought they might be
today. Much of it went last year into direct
community fund relief work
Some of the larger appropriations for ex-
ample, of the New York community trust for
last year went to the Association for Improv-
ing the Condition of the Poor, the Charity
Organization Society, the Girl Scouts, the
Hebrew university in Palestine, the Protestant
Episcopal City Mission Society, the Salvation
Army, United Hospital Fund, and Visiting
Nurse Service.
And all these and other appropriations
from the fund were approved by set of i'm
partial and public-spirited trustees who have
power to alter the channels of original bene-
factions in case the public interest so indi-
Gates
Several of the larger community trusts for
the last few years have been allotting larger
sums for direct relief and community fund
work than usual, diverting such funds from
educational and research work which might be
equally valuable in the long run, but was less
urgently needed during these difficult times.
The rise of such funds even in the face of
the trying conditions of recent years indicates
that not all capital is anti-socially minded,
and becomes every year more practical and
sensible in its willingness to abandon the
whitening control of the dead hand"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
THE FIRE FIEND

WAITING and lurking behind us this sum-
mer, with his hot breath on our very
shoulder, is the fire fiend.
With everything dried to tinder-like con-
dition, every man, woman and child should be
alert to the danger of setting fires. The Chi
cago stockyards confagration, and the already
grave series of forest fires testify to the need
Tor care. Due to the unusually dry weather,
thousands of acres already have been reduced
to barren desert, with the summer still before
us. New Yorks forests actually have had to
be closed to the public, because of a series of
disastrous fires.
Every city fire is potentially more danger
Gus than usual, and any man who carelessIy
drops match or leaves an unextinguished
fire in the woods is a public enemy
For forests, even those privately owned. are
an asset to all of us, and must be protected
today as never before
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

a convict would be entitled to pardon, pa
role or reduction Of sentence hearing after
serving certain part of his sentence-de-
pending on the nature of his crime, his prison
behavior and his past criminal record
We would make the decision of these Glenn
ency courts beyond repeal and reserve for the
Governor only the right to stay the execution
of death penalty under emergency circum-
stances which would not permit the conven-
ing of clemency court.
And we would make these clemency court
hearings public SO that all might be apprised
of the facts of every pardon, parole or other
cemency acts
We would propose that these pardon and
parole commissioners be appointed originally
by the chief justice of the supreme court for
terms OF two to six years, and that thereafter
vacancies on the commission be filed by other
members.
Then as safeguard we would suggest that
all commissioners must be confirmed by the
voters at every general election.
We would suggest rigid educational and
other qualifications for these officers. nav them
well, and further bestow on the commission
the power to name our prison wardens
Would not such an independent penal sys-
tenn go far toward divorcing cIemencv from
politics?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
MORE QUESTIONS FOR
SENATOR ROBINSON
BY TeRoy S. Moore.

BY leroy S. Moore.
And so the Republican party re-
nominated Arthur Robinson! Of all
the famous plumbers this one just
about takes the BOBBY prize. It
merely goes to show that the G.. o.
F. has not yet fully recovered from
the long count of 1892. The old
elephant is still stamping his way
around in an added and mysterious
manner.
The events that happened last
summer we can expect to happen
again this summer. History repeats
itself, and always mindful of his
political welfare, Senator Robinson
Will see to it that this thing hap
pens with regular frequency.
Wnlls Senator Van Mugs remains
on the Job in Washington, the art
full, lodging Artie will again travel
up and down the state delivering
such a plethora of stale periods as
to send his audiences weaving
home in a groggy condition.
once more he will deliver his
usual pitiful philippe of the ma
tlonal administration. AS per
schedule he will select his songs
and attune his harp to please pleb-
ian ears.
Ever solicitous for the veterans he
will appear at times to be reaching
for Socrates cup.
This martyr and patriotic parti-
san always seemingly willing to go
TO any length for their welfare. pro-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
FOR FAIRER PRICES

MIRA after long study has evolved uniform
price policy to be applied with the con-
sent of the industries to all present and future
codes.
At the beginning General Johnson let each
industry write its own price provisions, to see
if they would work.
So many different indirect price-flxing
provisions were put into code law, most of
them with disastrous results. Many of them
merely legalized what industry had been do
ing all along-to it's own detriment and at the
cost of the buying public. Their result was
foreseen. Some prices went up too fast, where
competition was curbed too much.
Now NF2A has new policy frankly aimed
at restoring price competition, preventing CO.
ercion of competitors, and enabling the seller
to fix his price at level which will enable
him to sell the largest amount Of goods. When
drastic action against destructive price cutting
is called for, the government will act.
1t is major and very delicate operation
that NRA is attempting. There is no easy
cure. But fair prices would enable every one
to buy more of the worlds goods
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09

sign contract with it, or to submit disputes
to compulsory arbitration.
In our judgment the steel companies by
this plan have done more to drive their
workers into the hands of the extremists than
all the radical propaganda combined to date
We hope the union representatives will wait
patiently little longer. The chances of en-
acting an adequate Wagner labo- disputes law
are good because the President and, appar-
emily, most of congress wants it. Even if that
fails, the President is still in the White House
and still master of legal code authority over
the steel industry. We believe that if it be-
comes necessary the President personally will
do all in his power to protect the workers
legal rights
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
SATURDAY, JUNE 9. 1884.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
"a SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPER

ID ARELY has more remarkable docu-
N ment been sent to congress than the
message written by President Roosevelt yes
terday. 1t sets forth the basic responsibility
of the government for the minimum security
of the citizen. It would translate the ancient
political liberties into new economic free
dom. In the words of the President
These three great objectives-the secur-
ity of the home, the security of livelihood,
and the security of social insurance-are,
it seems to me, a minimum of the promise
that we can offer to the American people.
They constitute a right which belongs to every
individual and every family willing to work.
They are the essential fulfillment of meas
ures already taken toward relief, recovery and
reconstruction"
He then sketches what is perhaps the
boldest and broadest program for general So
cial security ever offered by an American
government, covering the whole range Of
mastering and using our natural resources
for the larger benefit of our population. His
vision is inspired by the wisdom which I'M
derstands that momentary recovery is not
enough, that reform must go hand in hand
with it. Or, as he says:
"It is childish to speak of recovery first
and reconstruction afterward. In the very ma
ture Of the processes of recovery we must
avoid the destructive influences of the past"
That the American people will be uplifted
by the Presidents program is clear. And of
the Presidents intense sincerity in this So
cial reform there can be no doubt.
But we believe many will be disappointed
to learn that he finds it necessary to post
pone action on pending legislation for unem-
ployment insurance and old age pensions.
Obviously his broader program can not be
ready until the next session of congress. But
the harm that could come from enacting those
two separate parts of the larger plan which
are now ready for action is not explained.
Even if those laws had to be amended later
to fit the general plan, meanwhile they could
be giving new hope to the millions of unem-
ployed and aged whose hope is fast running
out.
Moreover, since the Republican national
committee has just announced from Chi
cago the interest of that party in relieving
the hardships of unemployment and old age"
is it good politics for the Democratic admin
istration on the eve of an election to announce
delay?
We would like to see the administration
challenge the Republicans to join the Demo-
Gratis in passing pending social legislation It
is above party and it could be passed now
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
AFTER MANY DAYS

CAST thy bread upon the waters for thou
~ shalt find it after many days, said the
preacher.
Four years ago the farmers of South Da-
kota were moved by accounts of devastating
drought in Arkansas They not only sympa-
thized; they did something about it, They
sent to Arkansas carloads and truckloads of
food for people and feed for animals.
Today, shipments of hay and other prov
ender are on their way to South Dakota from
Arkansas. A score of carloads of hay and cot
tonseed meal have been pledged by Arkansas
farmers to be sent northward
The Arkansas farmers didn't forget. Their
Governor Futrel, gave them chance to show
that "the people of this state never forget a
friend"
And the bread which the South Dakota
farmers cast upon the waters in 1880 is re-
turning to them after four years. So long as
such things happen, we know that gratitude,
and sympathy and neighborliness are not
dead, but need only tragedy like the scared
crops of the northwest to bring them forth.
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Capital Capers
> BY GEORGE ABEL

I'm the Hall of the Americas of the Pan
Il American Union, the charge daffares of
Nicaragua and Sonora de De Bayle entertained
at lavish reception in honor of charming
Nine. Sacasa, wife of the president of Mica
ragua
DR.. Leo Rowe director general of the Pan
American Union, stood at the front door, re-
splendent in white flannels, receiving guests
The De BayleS and Nine. Sacasa stood at the
head of the marble stairs
Duncan, prize major domo of diplomatic
parties Che used to be chief butler of the Chill
can embassy poured the Scotch. When Duncan
pours drink, it's good
IRISH MINISTER MICHAEL MAC WHITE
4 was discovered walking serenely about in a
formal black coat and striped trousers and not
whit disconnected by the hot weather.
Inc afternoon sun Lit up MichaePs friendly
lace, as he remarked to Minister Gonzales of
Costa Rica
What lovely girls there are herer'
Minister Gonzales, symphony of blue shirt,
gray suit and pearly scarf, answered:
An minister, Latin-America is noted for
Its beautiful girls and its coffee-especially Co.'S
ia Rica"
THE plump German ambassador, DR.. Hans
u Luther, discussed innocuous subjects, look
ing terribly hot and uncomfortable in a coat
of Munich worsted.
mat gentleman" exclaimed a LADY, an
sWerlng the question about who DR.. Luther
was. Why, that's Baron Strive of the Ger
man embassy"
Sim, dark mustached Baron Strive was so
busy gettlng ices for charming ladies and dane
ing gay Viennese waltz (played by Gl1ate-
malan musicans) that he did not learn the
mistake of Identities.
= PEAkER RAINEY, emulating the fashion of
- SENATOR Royal s. Copeland of New York,
appeared wearing bright pink carnation in his
coat lapel much to the delight of the Young
iaoles VINO swarmed about him, exclaiming, ooh.
Mr.. Speaker, you look SO distinguished"
&ENA1OR ARTHUR CAPPER, the Kansas
~ wheat king and publisher, was introduced
10 Bolivian Minister Enrique Finot who is
league, Huey Long.
Up fastened affable DR.. Rowe director of
the Pan American Union
Some ice cream, Senator?" Some ice cream.
Mr.. Minister?"
Capper nodded assent. AS if by magic. DR..
Rowe produced luscious dish of strawberry ice
cream-pink as lobster and cold as the North
Pole.
All" rejoined Senator Cappers as he delved
into this dish. "Ice cream is the national Ameri-
can dish"
NINE. SACASA wore lowered chiffon and
Iva diamond lavalliere that twinked when
she shook hands,
Il adore being back in Washington" she
smiled at friends. who asked the usual banal
question.
Her husband, she intimated, is in excellent
health and affairs in Nicaragua might be
worse.
ME attractive Mile. Fanny Bunand- Sevastos,
4 prize beauty of the National Woman's party,
appeared at the. fiesta radiant in a bright blue
gown.
It's not Prussian blue" she informed adj
mirers.
What color is it then?"
It's vague cobalt blue,' responded Mile
Bunand- Seyastos. s..saakasae -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
PARDON AND PAROLE COURT
Editorial in the Oklahoma News)

(Edlt0rlaI IN the Oklahoma NeWs)
A WRITER to the News would revise our
laws to make Governors criminally re-
sponsible for the depredations of those they
parole or pardon.
1t is not likely that such law would
stand constitutional tests, nor that it would
have any practical value
In effect it would end all executive elem
ency, for no Governor would risk a trip to
the electric chair because of a murder COM
mitted by one of his paroled convicts. Than
that it would probably be better to repeal all
clemency laws.
But it is still fact that we shall not solve
our penal problems except through intelligent
application of the clemency system
Thus we preserve discipline in our prisons
and make them more humane and condu-
Give to reform. And it is more important to
reform man than to punish him until he
feels that he has paid, or overpaid, for his
crime.
Nor is it necessary to pardon Baileys and
Kelleys in order to extend mercy to more
deserving prisoners. That may be achieved
by divorcing clemency from politics-which is
also within the range of possibility.
Suppose we create a separate state Glenn
ency commission, made up of as many COM
commissioners as are necessary. Then let two
of these commissioners meet internationally
with the presiding judge of each district to
hear local clemency petitions.
Under such system clemency courts would
be convened once, twice or three times an
nually in each county to hear the petitions
Of all convicts sent up from that district.
Certain rules could be prescribed whereby
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AN AMAZING PROPOSAL

TINE steel workers have an inalienable
u right to strike, but, in our judgment, they
would be foolish to act upon that right. They
are not strong enough to win. The public
would suffer and business in general, but the
strikers and their families would suffer most.
They have more to gain by trusting the gov
eminent to enforce the collective bargaining
provisions of the recovery act and of the
Wagner labor disputes bill, which the Presi-
dent wants congress to pass
Having said that the men should not STRIKE
we can not say that they should accept the
plan presented to the President by the Iron
and Steel Institute and General johnson
This plan is vicious.
Its effect would be to destroy the labor Sec
tons of the recovery act For that reason
there is serious doubt that it would be legal
even if accepted by the union leaders. Gen.
Johnson says the workers are not to have the
privilege either of accepting or rejecting it;
according to his understanding the employers
plan is to be imposed on the workers by the
government.
This plan bears no relation to any other
labor settlement of which we have ever heard.
The proposed board of three appointed by
the President is to be representative of the
public, the employers and the workers; but no
one of the three, including the labor repre-
sentative, can be any person who has ever had
"any interest in or partisan relationship to-
ward any labor organization whether ma
tional or local." But any one or all three of
the members can be industrialists provided
they are not in the steel business.
The proposed board would have no juris-
diction over amy charges of interference re-
Straint or coercion in the choice of employee
representatives" which occurred before Jan. l.
1934that u.s. when most of the company
unions were organized.
Not only the employer, but also any labor
organization" would be prevented from Inter
ference" to affect the results of a collective
bargaining election. This would prevent union
members in plant from explaining the bene-
fits of their legal union to fellow workers, or
the circulation even outside the plant of the
recovery act or any other pertient literature
among workers by union.
The board would have authority over cases
OF employer discrimination against worker
for union Membership only if "such employee
has not had full opportunity to have such
matter fairly determined under the provisions
of the employe represerl-h'--l plans in force
at the plant in which he works"-that is, I'M
der company union provisions expressly writ
ten in many cases for the specific purpose of
discriminating against unions.
Even after the board determines under
these restrictions and pro-company union
rules the freely chosen representatives of the
employees" the steel companies agree merely to
respect" such representatives for the pur-
poses of collective bargaining. The companies
do not agree to recognize such union, or to
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viding it calls for no cut of his SAL
airy, will appeal to them to hearken
to his Macedonian cry and follow
him in an attack on the Democratic
administration.
Many questions no doubt, arise in
the minds of the veterans after list
ening to these pompous and bonn
bastic deliveries; paramount among
which are:
Where and why, during all the
past years that he has been in the
senate did we not hear Arthur's
benevolent voice raised in protest
against the wrongs being visited
upon his constituents and especially
the veterans?
Why does he fail to explain his
strange silence on the QUESTIONABLE
sent him by The Times regarding
his purported connection with the
diSreputed Ku-Klux Khan? And
why was the senator so conspic-
uously inactive when Mr.. Hoover,
Andy Mellon and the G.. o. P.
fought a bonus.
Senator Robinson, it would seem
has too long allowed his newborn
patriotism to lie dormant. Be all
that as it may, Arthur Robinson
is senator who eXcelS among his
kind insofar as he knows less about
more things than the usual run of
mediocre statesmen.
To any seeing eye or to any dis
corning mind it is apparent that
Arthur's is but the last frantic hue
and cry of one who realizes he is
soon to be shorn of his faded epau-
let's.
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advertising and Prosperity

BY G. II. A.
A recent article by a promi-
nent advertising man mentions
the advantages that advertising
is supposed to contribute to hui
man welfare.
An economic system is divided
into the following groups:
The executive or supervisory,
the actual producer and those en-
gagged in distribution. The more
we create the better will be our
standard of living; therefore, the
most labor should be applied on
the actual production. The execu-
tive and distribution groups should
be kept at a minimum.
Imagine how much more could
be produced if statesmen or adver-
Using men were paid to produce
instead of hunting for a market.
An increased demand for con-
sumption is created only when a
baby is born into the world.
There never has been a period
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-09
DENIES WATER RELATED
TO HYDROPHOBIA

BY F. G. Shamker.
I feel it is my duty to call your
attention to an article printed in
the Message Center in regard to
hydrophobia in dogs.
Dogs sometimes do become fren-
zied for lack of water, but never go
mad from such cause.
The increased number of mad
dogs during the bought, if there is
an increase, is due to lack of vac
cination against rabies and care
leSsness in letting dogs run the
streets. Drought conditions do not
prove anything about mad dogs.
Dogs have been known to swim
rivers and were proven by autopsy
findings to be mad. Any dog may
or may not be afraid of water if he
is suffering with rabies.
Dogs with rabies can scarcely
swallow due to paralysis and at
tempts to drink may result in the
dog strangling, which gives rise to
the name of hydrophobia, which I
think means water fear and not wa
ter suffering.
This letter is written in an effort
to get you to print a correction of
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in history when mans ability to
consume has been satisfied.
Half of the groceries, drug
stores, clothing stores and auto
mobile agencies in Indianapolis
could be closed over night and
we would not suffer for the lack
of food, drugs, clothing and au-
tomobiles.
Let half of the farmers or fac
tory workers die over night and
conditions Immediately would be-
come serious. We can not do
without the actual producers.
AS those in the production
group are underpaid and the
other groups overpaid, we see
every one trying to be in the ex-
ecutive or distribution groups.
Some day our political wiseacres
will learn that wealth is created
through production and not
through distribution. Government
RECOMMENDATION is preferred to pri-
vate RECOMMENDATION, which we now
hive.