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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
CITES ABUSES IN
RELIEF WORK
By VIII II. Craig.

By VIII II. Craig.
The weakest part Of government
relief is proper control. The time
to give relief and to whom, are
questions of vital importance. In
the north less should be needed in
summer than winter. In some states
of the south the reverse is true.
While in Florida, last winter,
watched the civil works administra-
ton. The waste was a shame and
the time for relief was not at hand.
The winter season is the busy sea-
son with raising vegetables for the
north and picking and shipping cit
rus fruits There was no need for
government help, but the CWA
butted in with worthless projects TO
the injury Of legitimate business.
Men employed regularly in factories
and on farms at 25 TO 30 cents an
hour quit their jobs to go on part
time public works to loaf at 40
cents an hour.
Some truckers and packers we're
hard pressed for labor. One packer
said he lost 10000 bushels Of toma-
toes because. he could not get labor
TO pick them. A man from lum-
Der camp came into a city for if
teen hands; he could not get them.
They were loafing on the govern
ment. The relief should have been
given in the summer, the dull sea-
son. The north is not free from the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
DINIMED TORCHLIGHTS

IT is interesting to note that the earnest
l. young Democrats of Hastings Neb., were
unable to hold the old-time torchlight parade
they had planned-because they couldn't find
any one in town who knew how to make the
old-time torches.
Interesting-5ecauSe it exemplifes sweep
ing change that has come over American poll
tics
There was a time, still within memory Of
an aging generation, when a political cam
paign without torchlight parade just wasn't
campaign at ALL People took their politics
with an intense, nervous seriousness in those
days. Campaign professions were colorful and
boisterous affairs.
And now they can't even find any one who
knows how to make the torches!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
LOST IN THE DISTANCE

MO more impressive examples Of the rela-
i y tive effect of distance upon the human
emotions can be had than those afforded by
three recent disasters which cost total of
nearly 5000 lives.
To Americans. the one that struck home
with most telling effect was the burning of
the MORO Castle just of the New Jersey
coast. Fire at sea is perhaps the most hor-
rible form of death human beings are called
upon 70 face, and here was a case where 1877
men and women were burned or drowned as
the Anal episode Of a gay holiday cruise and
within only a few hours of home.
The event struck horror into the hearts
OF all OF US. It was so close and its victims
were % familiar TO US
Yet within the same month two much
more heartrending tragedies have occurred.
and Il Is doubtful whether either got more
than casual recognition In our homes.
In one case, mighty typhoon swept out OF
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
THURSDAY. OCT :. 1884.
THE CAPITAL-LABOR TRUCE

THERE has been much unnecessary mis-
understanding by capital and labor Of
the Presidents proposal for an industrial
truce. Certain employers jumped in with the
Interpretation that he meant that labor here
after must take what it can get without ap-
peal Some labor leaders advanced equally
fantastic interpretations, implying that the
President plans to impose compulsory arbi
tration and revoke the basic right to strike.
It should be clear to both sides that the
President even if he desires has no power to
abolish the collective bargaining law. AS for
the Presidents desires, he has just put through
long delayed reorganization Of NRA. He
would not reorganize old agencies and create
new agencies to enforce Section IA, and with
in the same week propose truce of the type
to abolish those labor law enforcement
agencies.
Far from throwing over those agencies the
President has appealed to capital and labor to
make full use of them. He says. in effect, be-
fore you fight with lockouts. strikes and dis
ordinations, give these governmental agencies
a chance to settle your disputes fairly and
peacefully.
Ihls is StateSmanlike appeal. 1t IS just
appeal. The employer or union unwilling to
submit disputes to impartial government
agencies established by law to enforce law,
deserves and probably will receive. no SYM
pathy from the government or the public.
In the last resort both capital and labor
have the inherent right. when all else fails,
to resort to industrial warfare. But no such
industrial strife can be justified until the
legally constituted machinery for peaceful set
tlement has been used honestly and has failed.
We do not believe that the NRA labor agencies
and the national labor relations board and
subsidiary boards will fail to preserve indus
trial peace with justice unless capital or labor
tries to wreck them.
If these agencies are wrecked, the resulting
industrial strife will be suicidal for both cap
itaI and labor-which means for the entire
nation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
Capital Capers
BY GEORGE ABEL

TINE Spanish embassy calamity feted the
l. Mexican and American army polo players
with hot tamales and three kinds of sherry (not
to mention cocktails, fourteen different kinds of
sandwiches, olives and smoked hanO after the
last of the international polo series.
The MeXicans were beaten on the field, but
they recouped wonderfully with the aid of hot
tamales.
Dr. Gonzales Roa, the Mexican ambassador.
and his very pretty nieces, the Senoritas Chico
Zone Of them in a smart and vivid green dreSS)
were among the honor guests.
General Billy Mitchell ex-air corps chief,
marched about in a tweed coat, talking polo,
horses, hounds, hunting and munching Smith
field ham.
The alligators which once swan in the en-
bassy fountain have passed away, but a group
of goldfish gazed with google eyes at the clink-
ing medals and stars on the breast Of General
William Horton. The general far outstripS any
goldfish.
Genially, he passed with clinking decorations
and his pleasant smile, exclaiming:
Delightful day, wasn't it?"
The Mexicans didn't quite agree, but they
took it bravey. 1t must be admitted that the polo
field was soggy from rain and that the Mexican
ponies do not react well to the Washington alti-
tude. Mexicans play polo on rocky fields and in
a bracing climate.
TOVIAL Ray Baker, former director of the
u United States mint, arrived in Washington
as bright and prosperous looking as newly
minted coin.
Exuberantly Mr.. Baker hailed friends whom
he met in the lobby of the Mayfower. In one
hand he swung with jaunty assurance an ivory
headed stick A smartly striped shirt covered his
expansive chest
One acquaintance dazzled by the brilliance
of Rays diamond scarf-pin, exclaimed:
why good Lord, Ray I saw in the papers
that you were broke out in Reno"
Ray laughed throatly, replied:
Did you ever read anything more amusing?
I'm still in my house. Come and see me-"
Far from broke" ex-Director Baker has been
strenuously campaigning for Senator Key Pitt
man Whose reelection he regards as in the
bag), expressed enthusiasm for the New Deal,
declared he is shortly to return to Nevada.
T OST-A black cat with violet eyes and a pair
IL of white whiskers.
Thus. the Gerard Walravens Of the Belgian
embassy bemoan the loss Of their pet "Agapita, =
which disappeared mysteriously the other day.
Gerard who is almost fond Of felines as
the late Ambassador Anlaral Of Brazil (who had
eight CATS made loud complaint.
"A black cat! A black cat" he informed the
janitor Of his apartment house. I'm offering
a reward"
The janitor went out and told other janitors.
The gathering of janitors collected various black
cats. These they brought triumphantly to
Gerard.
"AIeowl Meowl" went the cats.
But none Of them was the famed @Agapita"
manned after the Aga Khan So the janitors
and their finds have been put outside and Ger
ard bewails his loss In silence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
COOPERATIVE Economic System Favored

to the purchaser. This way the
more you spend, the more you get
back.
I know of one cooperative serv-
ice station in indianapolis at 610
Kentucky avenue.
I do. my purchasing there be-
cause I receive part of the profit
made at the station. This is why
I believe that the country would
be better off and you and would
have more if we had cooperative
buying and selling in the United
States. There would be no man
with all the money and you and 1
without a penny.
The cooperative organization
gives back to the consumer the
profits where the others give it to
the one who owns the business
and it goes in his pocket. think
time will bring all of us under the
cooperative movement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
RISES TO DEFENSE
OF WORKING WIFE

BY Reader.
I am the writer of the article in
criticism of THE Man on the
Street." published several days ago
and notice in The Times of Tues
day that j. P. B. tried to put me in
my place.
Well, the shoe didn't fit and I
would like to remind him that this
isn't the time when Mother Was
Girl" Then, if daughter didn't
have sufficient worldly goods to
"buy" a good husband, ma" and
''pa" would supply the wherewithal.
If the family was not well-to do,
the daughter could have a family Of
children in an insanitary home and
nobody would say anything about
it for everybody was far too busy
clearing land, and building up bust
ness to worry about too many peo-
pie to take care Of in the world. If
the children were a little dirty and
with rundown shoes, the charity in
stitutions of the city bothered not
at all, for everybody recognized the
fact that the family was having a
hard time and let it go at that.
But not SO today. You must pro-
vide sanitary living quarters for a
family. provide plenty to eat, be
able to drive a car or have enough
left from the grocery, rent and
utilities, to pay carfare for a hus-
band who probably works across the
city, for its a cinch he couldn't
walk. or lose any self-respect that
you might ever have possessed.
No, j. B. I don't think you ever
have seen much of any side of life
except the rosy one where 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"
Maybe you do earn a sufficient
salary 70 take care Of your wife
and children. Then more power
TO you, but there are probably a
lot far mora deserving men in this
city who are unable to do this and
don't think they lose one iota Of
! their wifes respect. nqr does she
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
A BLUFF IS CALLED

THE soap gun" attempt to escape, staged
by death house convicts in the Ohio state
penitentiary at Columbus. o, is another proof
of the bluff and bravado by which the under
world has cowed society.
Dillinger and his wooden pistol we're the
first symbol of this gangster philosophy. But
it was enough to prepare organized society
for a similar occurrence and to crash down
upon the hoodlunS fearlessly and ruthlessly
Only by such action as that displayed by
the riot squad in the Columbus Jail, in thwart-
ing the jail break led by Dilhnger's pals. can
the underworld be made to realize that So
ciety intends to call its bluff.
And only by such vigilance can all of us
feel more secure in our homes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
BELITTLES REVERING
CAPITALISM.
By a Student.

By a Student
The committee for the nation has
estimated that the depression has
cost American capital and labor
more than S108, 0O0, 100000 so far.
This does not include the depreci-
alton of property, caused by neglect
to make repairs and ordinary up
keep. The misery and suffering cost
can hardly be less than the dollar
cost.
1t is funny that this hit-and miss
system of economics, known as cap
italiSm, should be cherished and
revered as sacred institution,
much like the sacred COW of India
Instead Of ascribing infallibility to
the system, we ought to note the
tremendous failures the system has
recorded throughout its history.
American history is strewn with
the wreckage Of the system. Add to
the cost Of its failures, the cost of
the wars resulting from its opera
ton through international conflict.
Wars are the direct result of eco
nomlc connlct and chargeable as
part Of the cost of operating under
the capitalistic system.
If we could find a more expensive
way of creating our wants, it would
be hard to find such a way.
The motive for industry under
capitalism is profit; service is mere
" incidental.
The economic history of our coun-
try shows that what we assume to
be profits Of industry turn out to
be debts. represented by borrowings
for capital structure, better known
as stocks, bonds and mortgages. In
variably throughout all depressions
these profits have turned out to be
sour grapes in that they were large
| ~ washed up through the collapse
OF consumer buying power, and COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
chick" PRACTICES IN
CITY ENUMERATED
BY z. S. Greenleaf.

BY F. S. Greenleaf.
An editorial in The Times about
the time of the annual Speedway
race here regarding thick" MANAGE
ment on the part of some officiaI.or
officials gave me the idea to run a
spot" under caption "Hoosier
Hicks" or 'Hoosier Hick-ories." With
sketch.
In indianapolis, persons line up
across the entrance Of a public
building or large business building
and stand there conversing while
others get in or out Of the door the
best way they can; they will stand
in circle in the middle of a side
walk on a busy street and talk.
There are SO many such Hoo1er
practices in Indianapolis that call
ing public attention to them mi4ht
eliminate some Of them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04

By G. A. Chambers.
The cooperative movement has
grown fast in the last ten years
in the United States and I believe
if this country was on co-opera-
tive basis there would be better
livingS for all of us.
If we would buy and sell CO.
operatively, we could cut the cost
of living because we could get
away from the middle man, and
he is the one who holds up prices.
In cooperative store you and
I own part of it because we do
our buying there. This store is
owned and operated by those who
patronize it; therefore, the store
would be operated for the benefit
of us instead of the storekeeper or
some moneyed man perhaps 1000
miles away. The profits that are
made in this store are given back
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04
ANSWER MADE TO
OLD TIMER


BY a New Dealer.
The only answer to Old Timer in
Mondays Message Center is that his
groans are more futile than he i'm
agined the promises of the Presi-
dent to be.
There always have been those who
in time of disaster will rob bodies of
the victims, but that does not give
cause for belittling the efforts of
the reScuerS and the acts of heroism
that always are in evidence in an
emergency.
That some graft and crookedness
or some inefhciency creep into pub
lie efforts is a sad fact and accounts
for the same bad trait of human
| character as that which shows itself
in denying the economic improve
mentS which are in evidence in our
| country today and of which those
connected with various industries
have daily proof if they are too
Skeptical to accept the published re-
ports.
The destructive criticisms of those
who are prejudiced have the effect
of interfering with and somewhat
delaying the work. but they can not
entirely hinder progress of which
they themselves now are or will in
the future reap benefits in spite of
their lack of cooperation.
The statements of Old Timer and
similar ones by others are perhaps
due to the fact that their own busi-
ness or trade has not as yet felt the
benefits of recovery and that they
can not or will not see beyond their
own little circle to find out what
actually is going on.
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sequently took bath in bankruptcy

sequently took bath in bankruptcy
and capital reorganization.
Instead of looking at the record
with a view Of organizing an intel
ligent economic system which would
give us continuous prosperity, we
merely deny that anything better
could be organized.
We are gluttons for punishment.
We have intelligence enough to or
ganize our individual business en-
terprises, but fail to organize our
collective energy to prevent waste
of capital and labor. When We
reach maturity economically. CAPT.
talisIn will go.
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YOUR TEARS
BY KATHRYN MASON

BY KATHRYN MASON
Please dear
Tell me true,
This secret sorrow
That troubles you.
I know dear,
Your eyes. they smile
Yet I see them weeping
All the while.
I love you dear,
But In silent fears
Ny heart is grieved
AT your unshed tears.
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A Michigan professor was rolled in the mud
by members of farmers union who thought
he was milk spy" Don't mistake this for
the political pastime of mudSlinging.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04

An Illinois candidate for congress says the
United States has gone back to the town crier
days. We should say so-six of them on every
corner.
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Football season is coming. So senators
should get all their investigating committees
going strong now while they can still get front
page publicity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-04

Peace advocates should forget disarmament
long enough to negotiate peace treaty within
the ]. J. Aston family.
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The Message Center

(Ttmes readers are Mvtted to eGpTess
their Uteaos tn these columns. Moke your
letters short. so all con have chance.
Limit them to ESQ toords or Iess./
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Sc They Say

If an organized minority, through
what amounts TO open revolt, can
compel revision Of laws while de-
handing support from government
relief funds, then orderly government
hangs IN the balance-Robert L.
Lund, president National Association
of Manufacturers.
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Censorship in the amusement in
dustry is not an efficacious remedy.
Sol Rosenblatt, NRA film code ad-
ministrator
Evening star., 1934-10-25
AMATEURS TO Join
FETE0N NAVY DAY
Receiving Competition to Be
Sponsored for Radio
Operators.

JOINING in commemoration Of
Navy day, October 81, radio
amateurs of the country will
~ participate in the annual Navy
day receiving competition spon-
sored by the United States Navy in
cooperation with the American Radio
Relay League.
From two stations Of the Navy De-
partment messages will be transmit
ted, addressed to all radio amateurs.
The 25 amateurs making the most
accurate copies of these transmissions
will be singled out for special COM
mendation, and will receive letters
signed by Secretary of Navy Swanson.
The two transmitting stations are
NAA at Arlington, Va, and NPG, San
Francisco. Copies of the message will
be sent to the American Radio Relay
League headquarters in Hartford,
Conn, for checking.
X u 81
A SPECIAL short wave radio pro-
\ gram from Australia, dedicated
to the District of Columbia,
will be broadcast November IS by
VK2ME, operating on 3128 meters.
from Sis to $50 am, Eastern
standard time The broadcast will
consist of music and short talks.
+ y X
MRS. CALVIN COOLIDGE, widow
A'A of the former President, is to be
heard in a Columbia broadcast
Tuesday afternoon, making one of
her rare air appearances.
She will participate in the dedica-
tion of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial
Library of the National Women's Re-
publican Club in New York. Other
speakers will be William r. Castle. jr.,
F. Trubee Dawson and Mrs. George A.
Wyeth.
HARRY HERSHFTELD, celebrated
= L newspaper man and raconteur,
has been signed by A. B. S. for
five broadcaStS week, starting Sun
day. The broadcasts, which VOL will
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REEVES NAMED HEAD.
OF SELECTION BOARD
Navy Unit Is Ordered to Choose
: 6 to Be Rear Admirals and
+ % to Be Captains.

? Admiral Joseph M. Reeves, COM
Fleet, will head a selection board or
dered by Secretary Swanson to con-
yene at the Navy Department Decem-
ber to choose six captains for
promotion to rear admiral and %
commanders to captains.
Serving with Admiral Reeves on
the board will be Vice Admiral Ed
ward H. Campbell, commander of
the Scouting Force; Rear Admiral
Wat T. Cluverius, commandant of
ehe 9Th Naval District, Great Lakes,
IL; Rear Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn.
commander of the destroyers of the
Battle Force; Rear Admiral Walton
r. Sexton, member of the General
Board; Rear Admiral Joseph K. Taus-
sig, assistant chief of Naval Opera
tons; Rear Admiral Edward G. Kalb-
tns, president of the Naval War Col
iege, Newport, r. l.; Rear Admiral
John w. Greeslad, member of the
General Board, and Rear Admiral
Alfred johnson, commander Of air
craft at the Base Force.
N Serving as recorder of the board
Hdll be Comdr. Lewis E. Denfeld of
the Bureau of Navigation.
m The Selection Board will be on duty
here at least 10 days, under the law.
It's findings will be laid before Secre-
tAry Swanson, who will transmit them
To President Roosevelt. The Chief
NGecutive, after Congress convenes in
January, will send the names to the
Eenate for confirmation.