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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-31

Over $4,000 letters and kilograms
were received yesterday by President
Roosevelt on the occasion of his Birth
day One telegram from Alamaba carried
40. 900 names and eacn person contrlbut-
ed 10cts. rne am )unt, 81 00l. will be
donated to the Warm Springs Founda-
ton. A party was held at the Bitmore
Hotel. Washington, the dances beingcon-
Quoted by Gene Tunney Most of the
guests paid $4,000 to $500 each The
proceeds will also go toward rhe Warm
Springs Foundation
Whatever surplus remains from the
contributions toward Yesterdays celebra.
ton in ST. Crolx will be donated toward
the Warm Springs Foundation.
The Danish training ship "Danmqrk"
sailed from Frederiksted at 4:l0 o'clock
yesterday afternoon
overnor Pearson will broadcast from
National Broadcasting Company Station
at 5 clock this afternoon.
Mr. Manuel Roman addressed the
Puerto Rlcans from the bandstand yes
terday afternoon.
The IS. "Catheriue lrrived'nere thi
morning and will sail 3 P NJ today.
OBITUARY
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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-01-31
OBITUARY
X

Mrs Adelaide Horsford, 90 died at
her residence in Hill Street at $3.50 P. M.
Yesterday. The funeral will take place
al 430 P M today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
MEDDLING AMERICANS

THE state departments action in announc-
ing its strong disapproval of the enroll
ment OF United States aviators for war service
in Colombia is perfectly understandable.
One good way of getting embroiled in the
troubles of neighboring nations is to permit
your citizens to take prominent part in the
fighting which those troubles cause
The United States government, of course
never can be held responsible if individual
Americans hire out to fight for warning fac
tons in Latin America; nevertheless, the fact
that they do so helps to color Latin Americas
notion of interference by the COLOSSUS of the
North"
The soldier of fortune has an old and ro-
mantle tradition in this country to be sure.
But he has not, everything considered, been
a wholesome influence.
1t is not surprising that Washington feels
called on to display frown of disapproval
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
ON THE WAY UP

ONE of the brightest spots in the business
~ picture right now is being contributed
by the department stores. During March
there was a record breaking Al per cent gain
in the nations department store sales, and
there are excellent reasons for believing that
this reflects substantial rise in the general
level of prosperity.
The gain is coming hand in hand with a
rise in national income. Figures compiled by
the American Federation of Labor show that
the workers total income has risen Al per
cent in the past year-from 81 ,784 100000 in
March. 1888. to $500. 1000 in March, 1884
These figures indicate pretty conclusively
that the nation is rapidly gaining its health.
People have more money to spend, and they
are spending it. The industrial pump is get
ting primed at last; the pickup ought to go
forward now rapidly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
LOBBYING OFFICIALS
HEALTHFUL reforms in politics are har,
- to win

ii to WIN '''''l' III '0''''' are naf0
President Roosevelt spoke courageously
about taking party politicians out of the lob
byng trade in Washington Several Demo-
cratic national committeeman resigned their
party jobs to avoid the appearance of exert
Ing back-door influence at government de-
partmentS. Several bills were introduced in
congress to divorce, as far as may be, the
Democratic partys politics from the opera
lions of the government
Yet, this week when Senator Borah tried
to call up his bill that would prohibit SEN
ator-IaWyers from being used by persons or
corporations pushing claims before the gov
eminent it was only the vote of Vice-Presi-
dent Garner that broke the tie and permitted
the measure to be laid before the senate
Even then flibustering senators delayed final
action. In that vote, seventeen Democratic
senator's voted to take up the Borah bill.
twenty one voted against it, and twenty-five
did not vote at all.
Obviously Mr.. Roosevelt must exert his
influence in the senate if the Roosevelt reform
is to be accomplished.
The President and Mr.. Farley both have
been embarrassed in the present air mail con-
troversy because it was the Democratic ma
tional chairman who, as postmaster general
Cancelled the contracts. Whatever the other
pros and cons of that controversy, it is GER
tain that less criticism of a political nature
would have resulted if the postmaster general
had been solely that, and not also head of
the party in the nation and in New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
GOOD WORK

ME report on the first full years activi-
ties of the civilian conservation corps
makes interesting reading. Upward of
100000 young men have been given Jobs,
substantial reductions in fire losses on the
public domain have been made. some mil
lions of young trees have been set out, and
other work of direct monetary value to the
nation accomplished.
All this has cost us just $255 900, OOO-
fully two-thirds of which, it is estimated
flowed directly into the channels of industry,
commerce and agriculture.
This makes a fine record of achievement;
and it leads one to wonder anew if this
G. c. c. couldn't proftably be made a per-
manent institution To be sure, $255 600 900
year is a good deal Of money for a regu-
lar item on the national budget
But there is every reason to believe that it
is money well spent-from every angle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21

of the taxpayers money in lawful
way.
OF course. this must be kept on
the q. t., and I also believe Mary
Kinder should be warned about the
kind Of clothes she is wearing, for
surely they won't let her get by
without searching her.
believe the cheapest way out
Of this for the taxpayers would be
to get John Dillinger a silk hat ano
give him a job in bank. 1t
wouldn't take as much to keep him
there as it does to buy new cars
for him and pay all of the lawyers
and cops for investigating and Wis
iting all over the country.
Matt Leach hears Dillinger is in
one state; then We pay his way for
a tour Of that state. Of course,
Matt goes after Mr.. Dillinger has
left.
Then some one sees Dillinger
about four states away, then We pay
pay for another tour.
believe it would be cheaper to
fix up house on wheels so they
can take their families on some Of
these trips.
I don't believe Dillinger is half as
mean as a politician that would sell
out to some light company or water
company or several others that We
are forced to pay high per cent on
their investment and they appraise
it for more than they have in
vested I believe it is time for the
taxpayers to take this in their own
hands and put stop TO it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21

F the new air mail contracts go to the low
l. bidders two of the three major companies
-reorganized-will get back most of their
old lines.
The government will save money because
most Of the rates are much lower.
But before the public rejoices over that
fact 1t will wish to be assured that the service
does not suffer. especially in safety The
government must see to that. Inspection
should be more rigid than ever.
There also is the matter of pilots pay.
They never have received compensation COM
mensurate with their training and fidelity to
duty. Since the tragic experience of army
aviators without adequate training for this
particular work there is more general appre-
citation Of the regular mail pilots.
1t is to be hoped that no further shifts in
contracts will be necessary until next winter.
when congress can enact permanent legisla-
ton on the basis OF recommendations of the
Presidents proposed nonpolitical commission.
The unwisdom of forcing a second set of tenn
porary contracts under the pending legislation
has been pointed out repeatedly. Now that
the administration is going ahead with the
Farley contracts. they need not be duplicated
by new temporary congressional bidding terms.
Apparently the administration has come
around to this decision.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
PegIer Branded Echo of Masters Voice

obvious between the lines, we
recognize a phenomena described
by H. G. Wells in his book, The
Shape of Things to Come" Here
we find the exhibitioniSt and his
masters classified in these words:
Hatred is a morbid, infectious
and preventable repulse to which
the mammalian cerebrum is
prone. Acute attacks may run
together into a chronic condition
of vindictive disapproval. The
patient disapproves of his fellow
creatures and grudges them hap
pineSs"
Hence, it would be useless to try
to prevent this phenomena from
dragging its filth across the pages
of American newspapers, whereby
they become, as Wells writes:
Not so much a news sheet, but
poison rag, every day injecting
the public with fresh suggestions
Of suspicion and resentment"
If by chance any Hoover refugees
actually do possess any of the
vision and technic of their betters,
they could display it to a marked
degree by writing their congress-
man urging him to support the
LaFollette amendment. Then they
could sit back with further vision
and technic and watch him vote.
Louis Ludlow would be delighted
to know their views. And no doubt,
Delbert Wilmeth, who probably
will be his able opponent, would
be delighted to express his views.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21

much was said about the failure Of the army
fiers.
They had to start in, cold, on a new and
naturally lacked the equipment the mail
planes had, and the weather that greeted
them was the worst in years.
When all that has been said, however it
remains pretty clear that the army air corps
did less well than the nation had a right
to expect. Needless to say, this was not due
to any failure of nerve on the part of the
diers themselves-they added new records of
heroism to the history of the air corps.
1t seems rather to have been due to some
defect in training and equipment Of the corps
as a whole.
Now we don't maintain an army air corps
as spectacular and inspiring sideshow. 1t
is an integral part of our national defense;
if it isn't as strong as it should be, our ma
tional defense is weak at vital point
dispatch from Europe the other day
pointed out that it is the existence of the
Russian air force which has probably pre-
vented war between Russia and Japan.
The Russian air force is about the strong
est on earth, right now; approximately 700
fighting planes are understood to be concen-
trated in the Far East, within striking dis
lance of Japan and it is said that their pres
ence has been the principal deterrent against
a japanese offensive in that territory
That gives you an idea of the Importance
of the air corps
The efficiency of our air force has been
called in question by the air mail episode.
1t is encouraging to know that a committee
is preparing to investigate the matter thor
oughly, SO that the next congress can take
whatever action may be needed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
MODELS OF SERVICE

nR. X A. MILLIKAN, famous scientist,
took occasion in a speech at Little Rock.
Ark the other day to pay tribute to the men
who operate the nations filling stations
and said publicly something that great many
motorists have already said privately
Filling station employees, says the great
physicist, have improved the manners and
the courtesy and the consideration of the
American public more than all the colleges
in the country"
1t is doubtful if there is a motorist in the
land who would not indorse that statement.
Few men anywhere show such unvarying
politeness helpfulness and efficient good ma
ture as does the man who handles the gaso-
line pump. It's time he got a bow or two.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
REPEAL LYNCH LAW

HE issue of law against barbarism is
placed squarely before congress in two
printed volumes of testimony taken at COM
mittee hearings on the Wagner Costigan anti
lynching bill.
The revolving disclosures in this testimony
should convince the most ardent states
Fighter that federal action is needed if this
country ever is to repeal lynch law. They also
reveal that mob law is confined to no partic-
ular section, nor are its victims confined to
one race or sex.
Out of 5,053 authenticated lynchings since
1882 there were ,438 whites and 1878 Negroes.
Of these victims "a were women. In the dec
ade between 1918 and 1925 forty-two victims
were burned alive, and thirty-two others were
subjected to other torture. In 1888. twenty
eight lives were sacrificed to lynch law Many
since have been proved innocent. In hardly
any instance has state punished the lynchers
The proposed measure, like the federal
anti-kidnaping law, realistically acknowledges
that here is a situation that localities are
failing to meet
The committee believes" says the Van
Nuys subcommittee report. that this bill does
not propose an invasion or a subversion of the
rights of states. On the contrary the pro-
posed legislation is an aid to the several states
in assuring to their citizens the equal pro-
lection of the laws, both state and federal to
which all citizens are entitled
1t is to be hoped the authors of this meas
ure insist upon a roll call this session.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
BY George Gold Hine

BY George Gold Hine
Now that the senate has passed
the La Toilette amendment, further
soaking the rich for the relief of
the unemployed, war has been de-
clared without stint or limit" In
The Times we see that Westbrook
Pegler has heard from his masters
when he tears the mask from the
born bunglers, yaWners, winners,
guzzlerS, moochers, incompetents,
boSs-haters and four-flushers who
haven't the vision or technic to
steal money on a vast scale"
These Hoover refugees, includ-
ing dependents, number between
forty and fifty millions, increas-
ing as savings are exhausted and
the bounty of relatives and friends
comes to an end. The actual num-
Der will never be known as many
will not subject themselves to what
has been described as the con-
temptuouS inquisition of relief.
In this blanket indictment by
Mr.. PegIer, one can read the silent
thought Of his masters. The solu-
ton is not a new war-too eXpen-
sive. 1t is not a massacre by
soldiers and policemen - that
might get out of hand. And it is
not germs or pestilence-they
might take the wrong people.
What could be more quiet, mex
pensive and discriminating than
to put poison in the relief basket.
In these thoughts, written and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
OPPOSE POLICE GUARD
OF HOSIERY MILLS
By a Reader

BY Reader
Allow me to say a few words in
your paper. see picture of po-
Hcemen guarding the Real Silk no.
siery mills. I believe from the pic
ture we should put Boy Scouts on
this job. Then if trouble starts,
the boys, young and active, could
get up and get out Of the way be-
fore they get run over.
I believe if the officials Of the
mills want protection they should
pay for it, and not take tax money
to do this, and let the policemen go
back and protect the children, and
maybe they could show them where
to run in case a car comes.
This sympathtic story would have
been all right forty years ago, but
We are used it today.
My family has been users of these
silk hose since we came to Indian
apolis, but I will have to change my
mind if they ever use them again.
I haven't any relations or any one
I know working at the plant, but 1
don't want to help laborers like they
insinuate their laborers are.
I also saw where John Dillinger
got him some more clothes. Now, I
believe from the story the cops told
we should have an investigation if
we can get a lawyer and a good,
honest judge to start it. We might
be able to knock down about Sc, 900
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
COST OF ALPHABET
MADE TARGET
BY C. r. Edwards

BY c. r. Edwards
Mr.. Thumma seems to think that
he represents the majority of the
public. to hear him rant. Why go
back to Rome and Neros fiddle to
find something to blame on Roose-
welt? Just let these words filter
through that ninlble brain. Mr..
Thumma, and other Economy
League adherents:
"A Bill to Preserve the Credit of
the United States and to Balance
the U. S. Budget?" What does that
imply? That the 465 millions of
dollars that the federal government
was paying the war veterans and
postofdce employees which were
stolen from them by the so-caIled
Economy Act" mentioned above,
was putting the credit of the U. S.
treasury in jeopardy.
How could that be the case when
a few months later the alphabet
factory started to put out few
hundred millions here and few
billions there?
Surely the budget must Of been
made of rubber to have taken care
of fifteen billions, when by the gov
ernment's own figures only 260 mil
lions was the amount finally taken
from the veterans and postoflce
employees.
And, Dear Mr.. Thumma. please
don't quote the American Legion
speech Of President Roosevelt at
Chicago, for that only goes one
point farther to prove to what de-
gree Of appreciation he holds the
American soldier who offered his
life on the battlef1elds to keep the
home fires burning for the brain
trust the Economy League and
quite some few Of the ex-national
commanders Of the American Le-
gion, who have sold out their COM
rades as recorded in the Congress
sional Record.
In his veto message he made his
sentiments plain when he said in
substance, 1T isn't the money out
lay, but the principle involved"
That put him on record as being
on a par with the Economy League.
Wouldn't it be just for the dis
abled veteran and his dependents
to share the benefits dispensed by
the federal government as well as
the farmers who are paid so much
an acre to let their land stand idle,
or a bonus to kill of so many of
their little pigs, and to curtail the
production of milk?
When We disabled ex-soldiers,
physically unable to go to the CCC
or the PWA for succor. have to take
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
BELIEVES $500 FAVOR
THE TINES STAND.

By II. Hughes
More than $500 men and women,
who are out on strike, will agree
with me that The Times is the only
local paper which will not sell out
the wage earners of this city for an
advertising contract.
In reply to the article, which was
sent, supposedly, by a Real Silk
Seamer, I must say that it sounds
very much like the soft soap
which the Real silk management
has been putting in the E. NJ. B. A.
Builder for years. Trying TO fool
the workers to keep them from join
ing IN body and affiliating with a
bonafide union, composed of their
fellow workers throughout the coun-
try, to present a united front
against wage cutting manufacturers
and profit-grabbing capitalists.
The fact that approximately only
twelve out of 500 knitters employed
are scabbing on their fellow work
ers, is proof enough that Good
mans big happy family is not sat-
isfied with the way the Employees
Mutual Benefit Association com
pany union)' has protected their in
tereSts
I feel sure that until the man
agement agrees to recognize the
rights of the workers, production
Will remain at a standstill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
DPLoMATs were present en- masse to say

II gooG-by
The entire Soviet Russian embassy staff at
tended. Ambassador Troyanovsky in a black
hat and slate-colored gabardine topcoat pumped
his colleagues hand enthusiastically, waved his
hat as the train left.
Mrs. Troyanoysky, wearing a beige coat
trimmed with rabbit and a picture straw hat
was surrounded by embassy attaches as she
peered at Muhtar through her twinkling pince-
nez.
Minister Faik Konitza of Albania looked quite
the country gentleman in bowler hat, wearing
checked tie and gray spring suit of lozenge
pattern. A walking stick swung jauntIy from
his arm.
In russell brown double breasted coat, the
Egyptian charge d'affaires KhaIl Bey, lamented
the departure Of Muhtar Bey.
CT have lost weight" he remarked paren-
thetically).
Mrs. Elizabeth Tate, secretary to his Turkish
excellency, was a symphony in light green. Her
darker coat was trimmed in kolinsky Her prac-
ticed eye ran swiftly over the throng of bowling
geSticulating diplomats:
Every important ambassador is here" she
n1urmured.
She forgot one. The German ambassador,
Dr. Hans Luther, was nowhere to be seen.
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR ROSsO who looks
4 as if he takes a bath three times a day.
glistened in the pale sunshine like a glass of
sherry.
The French ambassador Monsieur de La
boulaye, gayly swung his walking stick.
Bonjour, Monsieur!" remarked a voice in
excellent French.
Laboulaye looked up-very far up. and espied
Sir Ronald Lindsay. the British ambassador,
towering above him like huge oak tree.
Sir Ronald was a miracle in brown. Brown
oxfords, brown socks. brown suit brown tie, a
new brown hat shading his eyes, brown walk
ing stick and brown gloves.
The big Britisher-now the new dean of
diplomats-took Laboulayes arm, and they
walked down the platform, talking the very
best French.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
-R.OWRG
l wholly disapproue of Vhat you sag and 1oW
defend to the death your right to say it-VoItaire

being consist in money and its ap-
plicationS this is not strange in a
general view of affairs, that any hui
man-high official or otherwise
should follow the drifting current
of an irresistible stream flooding
all life, but it is strange, and strange
with any and all, that we should
arraign and condemn in others the
very things we are doing ourselves,
and with no excuse or explanation.
The high official in attaining a
height has not abdicated his place
of individual responsibility, and it
is alone the acknowledgment of the
common share of social responsible
ity that rescues lis from confusion
and disorder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21
AIR FORCE PROBE

PERMANENT solution of the air mail tangle
Will apparently be left for the next con-
gress. Considering the complexity of the stu
ation-the charges arising from the old regime
and the accidents common to the new one
this is just as well, for the whole affair needs
more study and discussion than the present
congress can give it.
But there is another angle to the thing
which ought not to be postponed too long
That is the little matter Of finding out just
what. If anything is wrong with our army
air service.
Now that the first heat of passion engen-
dered by cancellation of the mail contracts
has cooled little. it is easy to see that too
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-21

our little pittance and stretch it out
to cover the increased cost Of living
as per the 59-cent dollar, there
must be something amiss when the
federal government drops the dis
abled from the rolls only to be
added to the local roll of indigents
to be taken care Of by the country.
You, Mr.. Thumma, talk of the
vote on May 8. Just forget that
date, but keep your eyes on the No
vember election. That's what caused
the feeble body Of congress-" as
you called it, to override the veto,
and please remember. Friedrich
Van Nuys was elected for six years
so his vote to uphold the Presidents
veto didn't mean thing as he still
has nearly five years of his term to
serve before he will have to remake
unfulfhed and broken promises to
his constituents back here at home
in order to keep drawing his salary.