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The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Dinner to Honor
Standards Veteran

Lee r. Downs, retiring head Of
the carpenter shops of the Bureau
of, Standards, will be given a
testimonial dinner tonight by a
group of his fellow workers. Mr..
Downs, who has spent 81 years
In the Federal service, will be
the guest of honor at a banquet
to be given in Tilden Gardens
bv~ Bureau of Standards Local
No 26O of the National Fedora.
ton of Federal Employees, OF
which he was one of the charter
members.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05

We are picturing a. one-col-
umn photo of a new member re-
Gently enrolled in our famous
Times Adventure Club.
This youngster is Alien Brock,
jr. He is all dressed up in a
lovely little silk suit, ready to
go, as he would say, bye-bye.
How do you like that cap? And
note those white oxfords. Just
like a big man.
Allen did not want his picture
snapped that day. You can see
he is not even smiling.
He used to be a Washing
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Woman Track Star
Off to Polish Meet

NEW YORK, July 5.-Miss
Anna Paluszek, of the Dragon
Club, will sail tomorrow to take
part in the Polish Olympic
Games at Warsaw next month.
Following her participation in
this event, Miss Paluszek plans
to compete in the women'S inter
national meet in London, where
she will meet her teammate,
Miss Alice Arden. Both Miss
Paluszek and Miss Arden also
intend to enter several invitation
meets while in Europe.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05

Somehow a boudoir doll must
be exotic and so express the
feminine longing for frilliness.
This dainty one, lovely dressed
in organdie, crisp taffeta or any
cotton material is certainly frilly
and yet very simple to sew. The
ruffleS, of course, could be of
lace or contrasting material.
The hat, too, is easy to make
but If preferred may be omitted,
as the doll is certainly very we'll
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
BEST WISHES

Boys and girls of the famous
Adventure Club celebrate their
birthday anniversaries today.
They include Lawrence Baker,
I'LL H st. N. w.; Eleanor
Reese, $3.50 Fulton st. N. W.;
Dorothy Weber, 224 Tenth st.
S. E.; Shirley Wibes (no ad-
dress); Elaine Smith, Arlington,
Va; David Kraft, 1109
Buchanan st. N. w.; Maryl
Young, Arlington, Va; Shirley
Gartner, Seat Pleasant, Md,
and Helen Teresa Drew, 146
Sixth st. N. w.
Congratulations on your
birthday.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05

dressed without it
Pattern 761 comes to you with
a pattern for a dress, hat and
petticoat for a regulation 26
inch doll; detailed instructions
and material requirements for
making these.
Send 10 cents in stamps or
coin (coin preferred for this
pattern to The Washington
Times, Needlecraft Dept, 50
Eighth Avenue, New York, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Times Adventure Club

tonian, but he recently moved
down to Sumter, s. c. They tell
me he has someone as a COM
panion to follow him around
wherever he goes. If so, believe
me, they have some steppin' 70
do, as this man is always on the
go-only when you say EAT.
This new member is only 2
years old. He celebrates his
birthday anniversary Febru-
ary 27.
Good luck, Allen, in your new
home. Do not forget to remem-
ber your friends in Washington.
Another little member, Law
renee Clark, Bowie, Md, en-
rolls in the club.
II would like to join The
Times Adventure Club. I am
7 years old, birthday anniver-
Sary April IA. 1 attend the
Bowie School and passed to the
second grade this year.
II would like to enroll my
sister, Martha, and my little
brother (did not give his
name). Martha was 5 years
old May IS, and my brother
will be 3 years old Saturday,
June 30.
II want to send in a picture
Of all three Of us before very
long.
1--WE will be looking forward
to receiving our membership
cards. Best wishes to the Ad-
venture Club and all its men,
berS. You will hear from me
again sometime SOOn."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
ONE LOOPHOLE LESS

ME customer of public utilities got break
out of passage by congress of the johnson
bill closing federal courts to public utilities
seeking injunctions against rate decisions of
state utility commissions.
This bill ends an old custom by which a
utility frequently was able to whipsaw the
luckleSs consumer for months on end
Utilities previously were able to go to law
in either the state or federal courts, or both,
when they wished to object to the state COM
missions regulation. The customary procedure
was to do both; in this way the litigation was
drawn out to great lengths and the utility got
an unreasonable advantage
Under the new law the utility must fight it
out in the state courts. 1t is a piece of good
luck for the ordinary citizen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
WHEN THE LAW SPEAKS

ME language of the law can be delight
to the layman-when it isn't pain in
the neck.
In Italy farmer let pig stray into the
road. motorist swerved aside when the
pig refused to move and damaged his car
He sued the farmer for damages, holding the
farmer responsible for the pigs acts. The
case finally reached the supreme court, which
rendered its decision as follows:
when the compartment of an animal
without going into the hypothesis of fault
of force majeure, sets in motion elements
which otherwise would have remained inert,
and these elements in turn, through no fault
of their own, but due to the animals COM
pertinent, cause damage to be done, the cas-
ual connection between the compartment of
the animal, for which the law holds the pro-
prietor to be responsible, and the occurrence
causing the damage, appears to be uninter-
rupted"
In other words-the owner of the pig was
responsible and had to pay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
A FAIR SOLUTION

THE Stock Exchange bill compromise, which
Il seems to have restored peace among the
warning factions, is fair solution. The final
differences were not fundamental. The conflict
was between personalities rather than prin-
ciples.
Out Of many months of hard work,
exhaustive Investigations and hearings intense
debate careful and frequent re-drafts and
refnementS, and through a dense cloud of
propaganda has come prospective law which
promises fair play to investors.
Properly administered, this new law will
mean that an investor can 60 into the markets
with his eyes open, and with some assurance
that his savings will not be siphoned into the
pockets of behind-the- scenes thimbleriggers
and pool operators OF course it can not save
a fool from his folly
Ferdinand Pecora, senate investigator who
exposed the abuses of the securities markets,
says:
Within year stock exchanges and their
members will give it their blessing, just as
banks bestowed their blessing upon the federal
reserve act, which they originally opposed"
The test of this proposed law will be in
its administration. President Roosevelt has
before him no more important appointments
than the five positions on the new securities
and exchange commission. The commission
will both initiate control of stock markets and
assume jurisdiction over the truth n-securities
law. 1t therefore will have unprecedented
authority over both the origin of and the
trading in the investments of the people,
which it must regulate in a way to assure
orderly financing of the nations industries
This responsibility can be intrusted safely
only to commissioners who are at once familiar
with the intricacies of finance and above
suspicion of selfish motives or influence
The steadfastnesS of the President, through
out the bitter legislative battle, is proof that
he appreciates the Importance of honest and
competent administration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
SOCIAL PROGRESS

TINE fact that modern civilization has two
faces, one of which has been modelled
with much more skill than the other, comes
close to being the basic point of all our
troubles
These two faces are the material realm
of science invention, and technical progress,
on the one side, and the social realm of hui
man relations, emotions, and mass thinking,
on the other.
The former is very far advanced; the lat
ter is a constant reminder that we are rela-
lively only few generations out of barbarism.
A striking illustration of this was furnished
not long ago by DR.. William E. Wickenden,
president of the Case School of Applied
Science.
CUPPOSE, says DR.. Wickenden, that you
~ translate the history of the human race,
covering approximately million years,
into the terms of mans lifetime Suppose
that the race, in other words is a man so
years old How long has the race been
civilized?
I'm terms of personal adjustment rather
than race adjustment" he answers, "it is as
if civilization had begun only nineteen days
ago, as if cumulative science went back only
to midnight, and a habit of deliberate in
vention only to this morning, and the age of
electric power had begun about the time we
reached our Offices this morning."
In other words, we have been out of the
wilderness only a very short time, and our
acquisition of those complex tools by which
modern. society is maintained dates back only
an hour or so.
That being the case, it is small wonder
that we have not yet discovered how to ex-
tract the utmost in human values from the
machines which our ingenuity has devised.
We have done marvelously we'll at the job
of inventing things, but we have made hardly
any progress at the job of learning how to
use them after we have them invented.
That is why we have starvation in the
midst OF plenty; why we suffer because we
have too much of everything, and not be-
cause we have too little.
Our task now is TO educate ourselves I'D
to the level of our scientists and our tech
nicans. Until we do so, their achievements
will do us nearly as much harm as good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
FRANKENSTEIN

II ME destruction of the Nantucket lightship
by the White Star liner olympic is
queer back-handed testimonial to the perfect
efficiency of modern mechanical means of aid
ing navigation.
At the time of the accident the Olympic
was following a radio beam sent out from the
lightship-a tremendous aid to navigation in
foggy weather. And in this case the beam
worked all too WELL
The Olympic followed it with hai1 line &C.
curscy-and, finally, ran it down to its source
and crushed the lightship from which it was
originating.
An accident of this type never could have
occurred in the old days. 1t is striking, if
painful, bit of evidence about the accuracy of
our new machinery for keeping ocean-going
ships on their course.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
Phone RI ley 1851
FRIDAY. JUNE 1. 1884.
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

MYTH the labor situation IN oozen IN
wv dustries from coast to coast boiling up
to the danger point, congress appears indif-
ferent.
The only thing in sight which might posi-
blv turn the threat of wholesale strife into
orderly settlement is the Wagner BILL if
amended in more reasonable and effective
form. But the congressional leaders say it has
little chance of passage, or even of adequate
debate.
The President is reported in favor, but he
has done little so far to get action. And OF
course, in the usual legislative jam at the end
of a session the best Ct bills always will die
unless a determined leadership DEGREES other
wise.
That leadership is lacking. The same
politicians who may next month be shaking
in their boots and demanding hysterical action
such as the calling out of government troops,
can't be bothered with measures of prevention.
There are a few exceptions. Senator Wag-
ner is one of them. With heroic persistence
he came up again yesterday with series of
proposed amendments They would improve
the bill, even though obviously they do not go
nearly far enough.
They would eliminate some of the tie-up
between the proposed independent board and
the secretary of labor, but not all. They do
not touch certain of the basic faults of the
bill; such as its proposed bipartisan rather
than nonpartisan character, and its failure to
put time limits on the adjudication process,
which could easily degenerate into strike
breaking machinery
Probably the chief issue is the boards
jurisdiction. The bill in its present form
would restrict the board to authority over
few specified unfair labor practices and deter
mination of employe representation Over the
great range of labor disputes-such as hours,
wages, working conditions and the ike-the
board would have no power. That is it
would be weaker than the existing temporary
labor board created by executive order which
has proved too weak.
Senator Wagner's first amendment aims to
restore general jurisdiction to the new board,
as follows:
"The board shall have the power to use
and create agencies for the mediation or con-
citation of labor disputes; provided that the
board may decline to take cognizance of any
labor dispute where there is another means of
: settlement provided for by agreement, indus
trial code, or law which has not been utilized"
But the real difficulty arises when either
capital or labor extremists refuse such offers
of Cancellation. 1t is therefore essential that
the board have absolute compulsory power
not to abolish the constitutional rights of
strike-but to compel hearings and inveStiga-
ton under subpoena to determine facts and
fix responsibility. Only then can public opin-
ion exert it's power for fair settlement, aud
only then will the government be equipped
for intelligent action against culprits who defy
lust arbitration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
THE TIMES POLICY
AND POLITICS
BY w. G. Hess.

BY w. G. Hess.
AS a liberal and also as a Repub-
lican because of the fact I am not
convinced by Professor Douglas
thesis, have a warm spot in my
heart for many of the stands thai
you have taken, but your judgment
in local situations is not always
sound.
A newspaper with any degree of
integrity and honesty of purpose
should desire honest and capable
men nominated by both major
parties. If both parties nominate
such men, the public, of course, is
secure against corrupt and ineffi-
Gent men in the fall.
1t seems to me, therefore, that if
any independent newspaper, which
you profess to be, enters into the
political situation, as you have with
both feet (see issue of May 81, it
should fairly present the contest be-
tween Mr.. Denny and the Coffin
Armitage-Pritchard crowd
That Mr.. Denny represents the
decent element of the party in its
fight to GUST Coffin and Armitage
from the leadership of the party,
there can be no doubt.
Mr.. Denny is not only highly
qualified and honest, but has the
intestinal fortitude to be both at all
times.
1t is simply ridiculous for any one
to charge that MIR. Denny can or
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
SOUTH MERIDIAN
TRAFFIC TROUBLES
By Jimmy Cafouros.

By Jimmy CafourOs.
AS time goes on conditions change.
And South Meridian street is not
what it once was. 1t is now, as any
observer can see, heavily travelled
thoroughfare. Accidents are numer-
GUS and are increasing. Recently a
6-year- girl forfeited her life.
There are no restricting sema-
phores to stem the tide of the traf-
f1c. A few puny and scattered mo-
torcycle officers are trying to stop
broken levee with a 2-inch cork.
Meridian street can hardly claim
any fair sentiment from the neigh
bors throughout it's length when
manned dogs and cats, Shrieking,
dying and dead, mark its course.
Wrecked automobiles, puShed-down
lamp posts, toppled telephone poles
and glass and what not litter the
street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01

will be bossed in any way-that is
it is ridiculous to any one who
knows him or has taken the time
to investigate him.
Here is a real issue between I'M
bossed and intelligent government
and the government that Coffin and
Armitage gave us before, namely
the Duvall administration and "the
invisible empire
My opinion is that The Times
really desires to see the Coffin
Pritchard-Armitage gang win so
that all it will have to do this fall
is TO reach into the complete files
that Boyd Gurley acquired some
years ago and ride Judge Kern into
Office, and perhaps Mr.. Peters too,
on the issue of Coffnism and the
K. K. K.
To further impeach your honesty
of purpose, Sit seems increditable
that you should slate Ed Hart, the
Coffin county chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
FAVORS COMMUNISM
TO PREVENT WAR.

BY Charles Burton.
To H. u. Messenger:
suggest that you fish out your
dust-covered dictionary if you have
one, and see what a Communist is
The Communist party is legal in the
United States and I am one who
will take my stand with any party
that is against war.
Of all the loathsome words which
have been coined by man there is
none which is associated with Sc
much horror as the word war.
Take your stand upon the plains
of Waterloo or Bunker Hill with
George Washington or upon the
banks of the River Marine.
From every acre Of ground, from
every ripping wave, there strikes
your ears the echo of an everlast-
ing curse which rises from the
corpses of victims who were offered
upon the altar of an injustice.
Mr.. Messenger, was it not taught
both in pulpit and in press that the
last war in which we participated
was one whose purpose was to end
all wars, to make the world safe for
the common man?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
HOPEFUL FOR BETTER
TYPE OF MOVIES
By Hiram Lackey.

By Hiram Lackey.
Those who appreciate the Message
Center's letters having to do with
the movies may be interested in
learning more about the facts OF
this great industry.
SociOlogiStS of Ohio State uni
versity over a considerable period
of time, have made an extensive
movie investigation. The accumu-
lated data, now is available and a
study will help to solve the prob
lens involved in perfecting for a
varied public want those finer quail
tiles essential to the industry's sue
cess.
Forman's book entitled "Our Mo-
vie-Made Children" will be of help
to all who are interested in chill
dren's welfare. Growing children
should spend most of their play time
in the open air, instead of giving
it's major portion to the theater.
Children should be acting upon
things instead of being passive OBJ
jects of acting.
If we continue to brand as ia
natics all who condemn the movies,
it might be well for us to read a
few editorials from periodicals of
England, France, New Zealand, In
Ola, Russia and Japan. These will
teach us to be more tolerant of
the fanatics point of view. If the
pictures from Christian America are
considered by the Russians as be-
ing too degrading to be shown in
their theaters, is man fanatic for
entertaining a suspicion that there
might be room for improvement of
the influence which they WELD upon
their audiences?
The problem is complex. But one
fact is certain. If we form our
opinions on the subject without in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
RESENTS CRITICISM
OF BEER JOINT
BY Another Reader.

BY Another Reader.
In answer to two recent articles
publicizing SO called beer Joints" I
would like to say that no operator in
indianapolis is making a more con-
scientious effort to run a business
of this type on higher plane than
I am. The one where a waitress was
knocked cold" by a customer.
A little investigation and con-
sideration as to the facts in this
case on the part of those who are so
ready with criticism would show
that such incidents might sometimes
be attributed to the efforts of the
management to choose the custom
erS to whom it will cater.
I would like it known that this
cafe does not cater to stew buns
Not one drop of liquor has been sold
by this cafe since it has been under
my management. I sincerely regret
the fact that there are places which
cater to these "bun1S" and for which
we must take the blame for any mis-
conduct on their part.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
Wherein 'PdN' Is Heated for Policemen

Pine streets they sit on the edge
only because of their uncomfort-
able conditions.
They sometimes walk a whole
block without taking the street
car to sit down. They sometimes
stand motionleSS in one spot, I'M
less they are interrupted by SYM
pathetic relatives or friends to
chat a few moments.
They alertly see and act on
traffic violations by the drivers of
small autos and in their alertness
they overlook the fine cars and
the pedestrians.
They very likely are underpaid
for all of this. Such life! Let us
try to do something about it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
SIDELIGHT ON BUSINESS

THE assertion of federal trade commits
sion investigator that Henry L. Doherty
obtained control of the billion dollar Cities
Service Co. with an investment of only 81, oOO.-
600 brings into light one of the strangest
quirks Of modern society-the divorce that
can exist between ownership and management
Control Of q great property, that is to say,
can rest IN the hands of man who actually
owns only very small fraction of the prop
erty. On the other hand, thousands of peo-
pie can be owners without ever having any,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
DEGREES STRESS ON
BOOK LEARNING"
Friedrich o. Rusher.

friedrich o. Rusher.
1t seems that today, unless you
are a high school graduate, you
don't stand much chance of getting
employment. How many men of to-
day between the ages of Is and 35,
have had the opportunity to receive
such an education? Any number of
men in business started from the
ground up on a grade school educa-
ton.
The great trouble in hiring a man
today is that he is not given a
chance.
I'll venture to say can go into
most any business establishment,
and with just a little coaching, at
reduced salary to start, can prove
my statement in a short while.
Any man who is conscientious, and
has confidence in himself, can do
the same thing. A high school edu-
cation is essential to every one, but
why kick a person because he hasn't
any?
It's pity we can't all go through
life and be able to overcome any
obstacle that comes in our way.
1t is great encouragement to a
man to learn he must be highly
educated to obtain employment. If
the average company has a whole
organization of educated employees,
it must be whiz-bang company.
I am just poor boy trying to
keep soul and body together. Just
plain living. Nothing fancy. No
fancy dressing, and just plain rec
reation. If could just earn $40 a
week, steady income, I could really
live and save a little. But it's too
bad I am so unfortunate as not to
be highly educated.
Well, men, you who are lucky to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01

BY G. l..
The NRA should do something
for the much maligned, down
trodden, downcast, worried,
brooding and bored. policemen.
They fit each of these descrip-
tons, because they look it.
Their uniforms seem to be too
small and tight or else their
bodies are too big; their shoes
seem to be too big or their feet
too small.
Because of their cares and sor-
rows they have to bear for the
public, their limbs, by sheer
weight, have become bowlegged or
knockkneed.
When they sit in the court
house or on chairs at Fulton and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-01
/ aOhoLy disapprove of aOhat yom sag and a0iU
defend to the death your right to sag it-VoItalre.

( be working, don't sing the blues too
much. When you are out OF work,
your misery starts. Your go-to-
church clothes will become your
loafng clothes. One of these days
am going to have steady work.
Education or no education. l am
going to have better living. I am
going to save a little.
You can't keep good man down.
am going to win out. No matter
what anybody says, that is my goal.
I hope every man, married or single,
who has a job, will be able to keep
it. hope all the others find work,
for life is misery without a steady
income.