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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
THE SPOILS SYSTEM

TT is a bit ironical that Harold Ickes secre-
tary Of the interior Republican who
has administered the PWA billions with a
minimum Of politics, should come under fire
for having issued an order that in land office
advertising Democratic papers shall be desig-
mated for all publications."
HIS explanation that the order involved
trivial amount Of money and that ex-Secretary
Fall had issued an order favoring Republican
papers is even more out of tune.
Certainly, the Roosevelt administration can
not be charged with extreme partisanship in
manning the new Offices at its disposal.
President Roosevelt's slamming of the door in
the face Of certain party ax-grinders, Secre-
tary Morgenthau's order banning political &C
tivity in the treasury, the appointment Of
many competent officials regardless Of politics,
all 90 to show a tendency to live up to the
ideals Of the merit system. On the other hand
are tendencies equally disquieting. For in
stance:
Official figures Of the civil service commits
sion show that in March, 1888. there we're no.,
900 federal employees outside the classified civil
service the number now is 10000;
Practically all the emergency services have
been filed without benefit of the merit system;
On July II, 1888, the President requested
Postmaster General Farley to prepare legisla-
ton placing first, second and third-class post
masters under civil service. On the day fol-
lowing ADJOURNMENT of congress Mr.. Farley
told newsmen that this move had died nat
ural DEATH;
The National Civil Service Reform League
charged that under former Chairman William
F. Stevenson the Home Owners Loan Corpora
tons pay roll become a dole to political
henchmen who could not be taken care Of in
more discriminating bureaus" The situation
was improved under the new chairman, John
H. Fahey, but an amendment by Senator
Norris to make all H. o. L. c. appointments
"solely on the basis of merit and efficiency"
was defeated in the house.
In 1924 Franklin Roosevelt wrote the Ma
tional Civil Service Reform League; L should
like to see one of the great parties come for
ward with a challenge to the other party
offering to enter into compact to uphold and
maintain the civil service"
Mr.. Roosevelt now President, is in excel
lent position to issue that challenge and get
the proposed compact.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
DEMOCRATIC SHAKEUP

IRON all appearances, the citys Democratic
Il organization soon will undergo a house
cleaning by Walter c. Boetcher, city chairman.
The Democrats will find plenty to do this
fall and if there are any changes to be made,
it Will be well for Mr.. Boetcher to carry out
his ideas as soon as possible. The longer dis
sension. if any. is permitted in the ranks of
the city's Democrats the harder it will be to
iron out by the time the fail campaign gets
under way.
Regardless of the fact that Senator Arthur
r. Robinson is going to use the cry of John
Dillinger in his fall campaign he will face
Democratic organization that will be the
strongest in years. 1t is up to the Democrats
of every unit in Indiana to strive toward one
goal-defeat of Robinson.
So. if Mr.. Boetcher has factional troubles
in his ranks, let them be cleared at once, so
he Will not have to sohdify his vote-getting
army at the last minute.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11

trial anarchy fear to have a new
social order discussed in our COL
leges? Would it not be better that
the new social order be discussed
by students IN the Classrooms than
by the politicians who are leading
the two major parties?
1t is not hard to see why they
denounce the churches that intend
to start on the path to Christianity
by refusing to sanction prepared
ness for the letting of blood
Capitalism in its prime becomes
financial Imperialism, and then in
it's dying struggles demands that it
be supported by wars. But wars
can not stop evolution. AS the
old order of capitalism is dying, the
new order of Communism is being
born. Does not this new order come
close to fulfilling the theory, Thou
art thy brothers keeper?
The American Legion and other
supporters of wars and capitalism
can not stop the approach of Com
munism and Christianity. They will
however, offer enough opposition so
as to change the peaceful approach
through evolution to that bloody
approach of revolution.
May the day be closer when the
American Legion and the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor will be
fighting for the advancement Of
Christniaity and mankind and not
against il.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
THE OLD, OLD STORY

TINE old. old story has been related again
Il on the front pages of the Indianapolis
newspapers. At "A days old, little Jackie"
has become an abandoned child because Of
hardships his mother apparently believed she
could not face unless relieved of the burden of
a newborn babe.
Probably in her heart the child was no
burden to her Certainly she must love him
because if she didn't she wouldn't have taken
the pains she did to see that he would fall into
responsible hands. But it is pitiful that such
an incident should occur TO this infant.
Now Jackie's future rests with persons who
will be kind enough to provide for him. And
there are many in this city who probably will
rush at the opportunity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
CALL OFF THE DOGS

THE epidemic Of dog biting has reached
Il proportions far beyond the middle stage
during the last few days. Dangers of dog bites
threaten all of us but, because of their inabil-
fty 10 cope with the situation and their natural
tendency of frien6liness toward animals chill
dren have been the chief victims.
Every dog owner in the city and county
should concentrate on the health of his dog
Every owner should see that the dog is not
permitted the run Of the streets.
Unless there is cooperation on the part Of
all individuals who own or harbor dogs, the
situation in Indianapolis may become far more
serious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
WEDNEspAY. - u 80.
A MATTER OF LOGIC

y the galoping, cross country, always lively
logic" Of Haywood Broun the strike
breaker becomes an anti-socisl member Of
the community" who sells his birthright for
a few meager and immediate pieces of silver"
and, therefore, never should be given the pro-
lection Of police or national guardsmen when
he functions in any industry.
Mr.. Broun hates to see the san Francisco
dock strike bring out guardsmen and police,
who are supported by the taxpayers" In
Toledo he would have had every owner Of a
business down on the picket line with
placard urging the employers to comply with
the demands Of the workers"
The indianapolis Times needs only the
record to prove its friendliness to organized
labor. But We think Mr.. Broun, in what he
calls The Logic Of Circumstances" is far too
cavalier toward taxpayers communities not un-
naturally interested in the protection Of life
and property.
Since when have union strike methods be-
come completely and in all cases immaculate?
Since when have aroused men ceased to be
HUMANE Since when has the public found it
safe to permit collective bargaining to be
turned into unrestricted. unpoliced, one-sided
coerciOn2
The long recognized weaker side has spe-
cial claim to have its rights supported and
safeguarded. But we think there are better
friends of union labor than those who tell it
its demands are always justified, its methods
always right and its critics always wrong.
We enjoy the freshness and speed of Mr.
BrOuns enthusiasm. But We believe the New
Deal promises enough for labor to make it I'M
necessary to crush strike-breaking by with
drawing police and guardsmen, while unions
fight it out with employers regardless Of what
happens to the public.
After all. the logic Of collective bargaining
is not a logic OF Donnybrook Fair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
ECONOMIC LIBERTY
DEEMED VITAL

BY a Reader.
Does political liberty mean that
political gangs shall select the lead
ership of the ship of state? To
whom do such leaders owe their al
legiance? Is the gang influence
greater or less than the peoples in
terest, whose servants these leaders
are supposed to be? Can democ-
racy be built on the spoils system?
We celebrate the anniversary of
the Declaration of Independence as
the birthday of political liberty Do
we recognize the insidious enemies
of political liberty?
Liberty can only be maintained
by eternal vigilance. Religious lib
erty to many means noninterfer-
ence with pagan ceremony, but not
the application of religious idealism
to real life. That is only for the
hereafter; a sort of fire insurance
religion.
Economic liberty is the INSOFAR
able part of the trinity of freedom.
The nation can not endure half
slave, insecure economically, while
the other half lives in luxury,
dominates, and brushes. Economic
liberty is vital to sustain the other
two.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
EY RaInh w. Pnulfnn.

BY Ralph W. Poulton.
Purporting to represent the pro-
duCers of milk in the Indian
apolis sales area, Carl L. Hedges,
manager of the Indianapolis Dali
rymen's Cooperative, Inc, and
William H. Settle, president of In
diana Farm Bureau, are in Wash
ington asking that the price of
Glass l milk in this area be in
creased from $185 per 100 pounds
to 1928, according to last weeks
Marion county mail.
At first glance such action
would seem to the casual observer
to be a highly beneficial one, but
in the light of what has gone be-
fore, it is actually a move which
stinks to high heaven throughout
this entire milk-producing area.
No doubt many consumers know
that there is a milk license in eff
feet in this area, a license which
was supposed to be based upon
fairness and equity.
This license sets the price to
farmers for the milk which is used
as bottled milk for consumption
in Marion county at $185 per 100
pounds of 4 per cent milk.
For milk used to produce cream
for bOttling purposes the price is
based upon the Chicago butter
price plus certain margin. Milk
used for all other purposes is
Jumped into Glass III at four times
the Chicago butter price plus 10
per cent.
If all the milk in this latter
class was used for butter, such a
price would be fair to the farmer.
However, such is not the case.
Indeed, a very small percentage is
used for butter. The larger pro-
portion of this Glass III milk is
used for condensed milk, powdered
milk and ice crean-all products
which net their professors q
highly satisfactory return.
If it we're not so tragic, it would
actually be laughable to cite some
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11

our Uncle Sam, who it is true
doesn't exist?"
Even the heather population of
the most remote parts of the earth,
who haven't heard that a Christ
came to earth, bled and died on the
cross for them, set up an image Of
wood, stone, or metal, and on bend
ed knee, worship them. For in the
human brain is the knowledge that
somewhere, some time in ages past,
there was something that had power
to bring them into existence. And
no doubt they also look and marvel
at the universe, the plants, the flow
erS, and the blade of grass, how
perfectly made they are. The hand
Of God is upon everything the eye
beholds and that lives.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
DECLARES MAJORITY
DOESN'T THINK
By A. B. c.

BY A. B. C.
Walter P. Chrysler said our coun-
try needs better trained leadership
lit needs men who know all about
something and something about
everything"
knowing about something re-
quires mental effort, which is taboo
for majority of the people. Only
per cent of our population has
capacity for leadership, and of that
group only 2 per cent really get
anywhere.
Exposure to education in schools
does not always mean incubation.
The subject may be immune al
though exposed. Independent think
ing is a rare article. Propaganda
of the silliest sort finds many fol-
lowers, who pretend to be thinking
people. We still are following the
prosperity around the corner myth.
Only real thinking can create pros
perity.
Thinkers in science-search for
and discover the laws Of the uni
verse to apply their efforts in har-
mony with those laws.
Disobedience to natural law, in
any realm, means disorder and
chaos; that includes economics.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
Capital Capers
BY GEORGE ABEL

CONGRATULATIONS July cables from the
~ different nations of the world have been
pouring into the White House and the state de-
partment. Almost the only ruler who failed TO
send one is King George of England.
But of all the missiveS the most curious is
this one from Santiago, Chile:
President Roosevelt,
Washington:
Excellence hearty congratulations on your
national birthday. Please present same to Julie
Mayheld from devoted Chilean friend
(Signed) AUGUSTA ERRAzURIz."
When the wire was received, state depart
ment protocol experts Wrinkled their broWs.
White House protocol experts puzzled. News
paper correspondents were stumped
Who is Julie Mayfeld?
Who is Augusta Errazuriz?
What did the cablegram mean?
Nobody has discovered yet who Julie May
field is but few facts have been cleaned about
the sender of the message.
Augusta Errazuriz is a wealthy importer of
Santiago. He is socially prominent and has
many American friends. About fifteen years
ago he lived for a while in Washington
The Chilean embassy has been bombarded
with queries about Errazuriz and the mysterious
Julie
Diplomats could only shake their heads,
1T is very funny. don't know. I don't
know"
NOJe-1G was reported To-Day JnaC Julie May
field is the wife of an American naval officer
formerly stationed as naval attache at Santiago,
Chile
Il ING FUAD of Egypt sent long fowery
IN wire of congratulations and President
Dictator Gomez of Venezuela who is not reputed
great admirer of independence, dispatched a
famboyant cable about the day Of glory of your
friendly nation"
President-Dictator Trujillo of the Dominican
republic referred to this glorious day Of Amer
lean liberty"
King Alexander of Yugoslavia addressed a
brief, personal message to The President of
the republic"
The longest wire was sent by the affable
Greek minister, Mr. Charalambos Simopoulos
(who only had to pay the charges from his lega-
ton in Washington to the state department, to
Secretary of State Hull.
The shortest wire was sent by Don Miguel
Cruchaga, who used to be Chilean ambassador
here and is now minister of foreign relations.
1t read:
Accept. excellency, sincere congratulations"
President MaSaryk Of CZechoslovakia adj
dressed his wire to President of U. S. A"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
Change IN MlZk SetMp Opposed

of the lud1CrOus situations which
have arisen under licenses. For
instance, a certain distributor in
this area admits having made
more than $4,000 from Glass III
milk simply by separating it and
selling the sweet cream to otner
markets at a price considerably
above what he paid and at the
same time he retained the skim
milk for making cottage cheese
and buttermilk.
Now comes the proposed change
in the price of Glass 1. Already
this market is flooded with con-
densed milk made from the cheap
milk purchased under the present
classification and being sold at a
price in very direct competition
with whole milk. To raise the
price of Class I milk would force
the distributors to raise the retail
price to the consumer which would
encourage the consumer to buy
the condensed product, decreasing
the percentage of Glass I milk
and increasing the percentage of
Glass III or surplus in the market
and thus actually reducing the
blended price to the farmers in
stead Of increasing it.
How much better it would be
to reclaSsify the market as pro-
posed by the Independent Milk
Producers Association, the In
dianapoIis Dairy Producers coun-
Gil, and group of dairy pro-
ducers who are members of the In
dianapolis Dairymen's Cooperative
group.
These groups propose that
Glass I and II prices shall re-
main as they now are but that a
new class shall be inaugurated to
take care of the higher priced
dairy products such as ice cream,
condensed, and powdered milk in a
higher price bracket than the
milk used for butter, which milk
would remain in the lowest class
in the market.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
CHARGES POLICE
WITH BRUTALITY

By Roy S. Osborn.
Never have asked to have a letter
put in your paper before, but would
like to say few words about our
brave police force.
I was passing the Jail on Ala
bama street about 2:30 Thursday
afternoon and saw two Of our
'prides," big, husky men, who could
pick up man of at least 100 pounds
like a child in their arms and carry
him, dragging some poor old fellow
out of the jail and putting him in
the patrol wagon.
When they reached the wagon
each took a shoulder and trouser
leg and threw him up to the middle
of the wagon. The thud of his
head could be heard easily across
the street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
ADVOCATES STUDY
OF BIRTH CONTROL
By Paul WysonE.

By Paul WysonE.
Does any man and woman, in this
time of acute economic stress, have
the moral right to add to the bur-
dens Of already overburdened tax
payers?
In plain words, does any man
and woman have the moral right
to multiply themselves when this
multiplication will mean additional
paupers?
Let US give thought to birth con-
troll and perhaps we can come to
an understanding Of its need and
virtue. I, for one, am in favor Of
regulation by state statute
What have you to suggest other
than the poor We always have with
you?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
CONDEMNS DOUBTER
OF DIVINITY
BY Z. ]. Hudson

BY E. J. Hudson
Please permit me space to wipe
out and silence once and for all a
menace to humanity.
In answer to a letter by one
Frank Cummings, We, the civilized
citizens, would like to know just
what species of humanity could
authorize such a letter condemning
Jesus Christ.
Who, civilized, could say Of the
God, the Supreme Being, that
formed him, that He was just as
imaginary as bur Santa Claus or
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
ASKS INFORMATION
ABOUT RED FLAGS
BY Enid Fountain

BY Enid Fountain
Just recently began reading the
letters in The Message Center. I
was surprised to find the column Of
so much interest.
Will some contributor who has
the information please explain the
significance of the red flag Of the
Socialist and Communist parties
and the Salvation Army?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
AMERICAN LEGION'S
COURSE ASSAILED

By L r. A.
When the roll is called Of all the
near-sighted reactionaries of the
twentieth century the leaders of
the American Legion, Edward A.
Hayes and Russell Cock, will be
found heading the list. The leaders
OF the American Federation Of La
Dor viii be fighting for second place.
Why do these supporters OF indus
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11

Here Senator Borah denounces the Demo-
Gratis for fostering monopolies and the Re-
pubicsns for not doing anything about it, and
he's monopoly all by himself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11

Senator Huey Long has taken hold of the
government of Louisiana, so the rest Of the
country will just have to wait until he gets
around to it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
Death in Fever
BY HARRIET SCOTT OLINICK

Y HARRIET SCOTT OLINICK
1 have know death,
Come face TO face.
Have felt his breath,
His cool embrace.
We met at night;
He long and slim.
I in my gown
Was poplar thin.
I wished for death.
This was the price.
I burnt with flame;
He brought cold Ice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
The Message Center

Times readers are invited to cypress
their Uietos in these columns. Make your
letters short, so an can have chance.
INIT them to ESQ ,ooydS or less.J
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11

Doctors are trying to discover what caused
the death of 164-year-old FARO Agha Of Tur-
key. May we suggest old age?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11

A broker was not permitted to deduct
Monte Carlo gambling loss from his income
tax report He should have lost the money in
Wall Street. >
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11

It's the boy who takes the initiative in love
affairs, says Professor Robert Wray of Penn
sylvania State college. But let them just start,
and the girls viii take care Of the rest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11

DiTinger is yellow. says a former convict.
who knows him, and the bandit will sur
render when surprised But how to surprise
him!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-11
The indianapolis Times


grafesg ao~AAo
Give Light and the
People Wul Find
Iheir Own Way
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01

flee draw. But where the first two had
banalities in story, or SO little story it
had to be excused, the yarn in Foot
light Parade" turns out to be harum-
scarun, If somewhat slightly over-em-
phasized, but kidding account, of an
outfit that produces theatre prologues
for a national circuit at. the rate of one
a week.
You get Jimmy Cagney as a musical
comedy producer thrown out of job
by the advent of takers. He conceives
the idea of making stage prologues for
a circuit on pro-rata cost basis and SO
embarks on dizzier career than ever
could have been his in the comparative
quietude Of the musical comedy world.
The climax, building into the prologue
previews of three sample shows de-
signed to cinch contract with 40 de
luxers, develops naturally and, what is
much more important, gives the musical
chance to send its singing dancing
principals, who include Ruby Keller,
Dick Powell and Cagney himself
through hotel corridors, under and
above water and into Chinese opium
den atmosphere to end it all with a
plug for Roosevelt, the MIRA and the
Blue Eagle.
| It's all rousing entertainment we'll
staged and very adroitly handled. AT
the Kootenai Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-01
Entertain Pinoch1e Club.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Smithberger en-
tertained the pinochle club last Sat-
urday evening, five tables of this popu-
lar game being in play. After a series
of games where scores ran unusually
high, it was found that Mrs. E. P.
Woodwork and ]. F. Fennessy were
entitled to high score honors and Mrs.
George Neils and August Wichman to
low score distinction. Mr. and Mrs w.
G. Seims and Mrs S. N. Plummer were
non-member guests of the host and
hostess, and of these three Mr.. Seims
held the high score. The serving Of re-
freshments by the hostess assisted by
Mrs George Neils, Mrs. Plummer and
Mrs Chas. D. Rowe closed an evening
that was a thoroughly enjoyable af-
fair.