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zen's call it. of corn stimulant.
The other was a slab Of gin.
NO fooling," Mr.. Logan said,
setting down his parcels, /
thought you was dead the way
you didn't answer. I brought you
a couple of slabs. When Jack
Dempsey was through here the
other day he told me to look you
up and take care of you while
you're in Memphis
Mr.. Logan was rolling up his
sleeves.
Lay over here and leave me
rub some life into you. The cd
champ said for me to pick you
up and take good care Of you as
long as you are in town. Any
thing you want to do, anywhere
nF1rrhnFlvr
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THE END)
ROUNDING ROUND
THEATERS " H1T Hl UA < N 4 R

N FAIIZINC the controversy developed Of Men
II Pulitzer instead of Mary of Scotland
the
Mrs Eugene Fife instructor will
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want to see I will take care of you
Shifty Logan was playing Dixie up and down the
right leg.
No" he said. I never laid up quarter fighting.
I had 287 fights and came out even. was broke
when I started and broke when I finished. But l
got my eyes and I never got punched around the
head so much, so I can go along.
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a o
wanted" or and
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Let's not sum up I suggested,
and let's avoid vulgarity, for it
seems to me that a principle is at
stake. We have banded together
TO create a federated nation.
When the first gun was fired on
the battleship Maine there was no
south, no north, no east nor west
= n
4 Pedunt for Accuracy
MO guns were fired on the
~ battleship Maine" said
the syndicate manager meticu-
lousy. You are thinking Of Fl.
Sumter"
I am trying to forget Fl.
Sumter" I assured him earnestly.
That issue was decided on the
bloody Dlains of Gettysburg. When
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-27
WHAT QUAINT BELIEFS!

TT gives an American a pleasant feeling Of
Il superiority to learn that the people of
Nepal, that mysterious Himalayan kingdom
north of India, believe that the recent Indian
earthquake was caused by the flight Of three
British aviators over Mount Everest last
spring.
The gods of this mountain, according to
the people Of Nepal, are jealous of their
peaks isolation and get angry whenever pre-
sumptuous men to try to climb it.
When the British airplane went sailing
over the summit, the gods decided things had
gone far enoughi so they Jared India with
an earthquake that took $1,000 lives.
This quaint tale is believed devoutly by
the superstitious and unlettered people of
the Himalayas and it all sounds very child
ish and ignorant to enlightened folk like
ourselves.
Yet we have our own troubles in straighten-
ing out matters of cause and effect, especially
where great national disasters are concerned,
and in some ways we don't seem to be much
better at it than the skin-clad tribesmen of
Asia.
We had our own earthquake, matter of
four years ago, in the form of a depression,
and it Jared us clear back to our eyeteeth
And if there ever was a land in which
people did more frantic running around in
circles trying to figure out the cause of an
earthquake, the history books don't mention it,
Some Of us blamed the tariff and some
Of us blamed the war; some of us blamed
the foreign debts and some of us blamed
Wall Street; some of us blamed our lack of
faith in God and some of us blamed the
sun spots; some of us blamed Stain and
some of us blamed Andy Mellon.
And We are so far from being agreed on
the cause, even now, that we can't agree
on how to handle our domestic economy, our
foreign trade. our currency, or our inter-
national relations, to keep it from happening
again.
And there is something rather frightening
in all this confusion.
1t suggests, somehow, that we are, all of
u.s. enlightened and unenlightened at the
mercy of forces which we can comprehend
little better than the Himalayan peasants
comprehend an earthquake. Perhaps, indeed.
we shall have to accept the Himalayan
explanation. We flew over a high mountain
and the gods were veXed
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
THE DRYs AND THE VETS

"Indiana's liquor law" cries the dry, 'is
blot on Civilizations name"
We've got repeal says the wet, "and we'll
keep it,
Snarls and sneers and Impotence with each
others viewpoint mar the old, old wet-dry
dispute. Cctainly, our liquor laws could be
improved.
Is the chasm so wide that our drys and
our vets can not sit down at the same table
and talk things over sensibly? We live in the
same houses, the same CITY, and We live under
the same laws. We speak the same language
and yet we have so little regard for our neigh
boris ideas that we will not even grant him
the courtesy Of listening to him.
The drys and the vets should get together
Perhaps they could do it reasonably. Sup
pose there would be shouting across the table,
and fiery words. But what if they performed
a service TO the community? Wouldn't it be
worth the drys' while to say that they are
drafting laws that will make for temperance?
Wouldn't it be worth the vets while to tell
the state that they are living up to their re-
peal promises?
Quit scowling like school boys
Get together like men.
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NOT WORTH THE PRICE

A small Indianapolis restaurant went out of
business the other day. The closing came as
surprise to its patrons because it had been
doing what was considered a good business.
Rumors popped up irresponsible rumors
perhaps, that the restaurant had been forced
to close because of the high" NRA wage
schedules.
There can be only one answer to those
rumors.
If the price of business success must be
dollar sweating conditions for its employees
then that business has no right to operate.
1t is high time we realized that human
rights are higher than money making rights.
What good is wealth and success to one
man when he must tear another mans soul
from his body to achieve the goal?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-27

TODAY. tomorrow and Monday have been
set aside by the American Humane Edu-
cation Society as national child labor days,
and while the occasion may not get very
vice observance, it ought to be celebrated all
across the country.
The NRA codes have done much to set
our children free, but they have not done
everything; furthermore they are only tenn
porary in their effect.
The society points out that there still are
100000 children under 16 years OF age who
are not covered by the codes. and whose pro-
lection from exploitation is only the uncertain
legislation of individual states
1t still is possible to pass the child labor
amendment Substantially more than half
of the required number of states have rati-
fed it. 1t is high time We got busy, ratified
the amendment. and gave to exploited child
hood the protection of the federal Consti-
tuition.
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THE 'CARTWHEEL' RETURNS

MANUFACTURERS in Freeport, Ill, pulled
A'A an interesting stunt a few days ago
when they met their entire weekly pay roll
with 10000 silver dollars. Instead of getting
the customary envelopes filed with bills, the
workers got little canvas sacks filed with dol
lars-heavy, clinking, and somehow exceed
ingly satisfying to handle.
The step was taken, it is explained, to help
popularize silver currency and to cooperate
with the administration in its silver policy.
And it wasn't, when you to stop to think about
it, bad idea.
There is something solid and comforting
about the feeling of silver dollar in your
hands or in your pockets. 1t feels like more
money than a dollar BILL for some reason; it
rings in such an authoritative manner when
you slap it down on counter to buy some
thing.
In many parts of the country the silver
dollar never is seen any more. 1t wouldn't
be bad stunt to make it once again popu-
lar medium of daily exchange.
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SATURDAY. JAN q. 1895.
A GOOD JOB
IA salutes Arizona.

INDIANA salutes Arizona.
= John Dillinger. Russell Clark Charles
Makely and Harry Pierpont are locked up
awaiting punishment for their stupid and
brutal crimes
II is refreshing 10 find that the west still
knows how to deal with bad men. In fact.
Dillinger and his pals with their expensive
baggage, their trick clothes. and their female
companions must have seemed rather insipid
to Arizona police.
After all, it was not many years ago that
Arizona had some bad men who were really
tough. No silk shirts. machine guns and gun
molls' for them. They rode hard. shot
straight and laid down their lives rather than
submit to capture Although their morals
were Of the worst they certainly had courage.
Dillinger folded up meekly when he was
caught. There has been too much nonsense
written about the modern gangster. He has
no real courage. ANY one can be brave with
machine gun in his hands. There is moth
Ing gallant about shooting a man from a
swiftly moving automobile. In fact, Dilinger
did not even show the nerve Of a rat, which
will fight when cornered.
1t is a pity that Indiana was unable to
clean up this foul nest Of criminals. The
authorities did work hard, but their efforts
came to naught. Arizona did it and our hats
are of to the police and fremen of that state
for real headwork and courage.
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vey Graphic. are great houndering cry
babies rafting their empty tin banks" Critics
point to many solvent municipalities which
avoided boom excuses. kept their budgets safe,
or reaped profits from pubncly-owned utili-
ties.
But It is too late for such preaching. Con-
ditions, not theories confront these cities, and
the human suffering involved is too great to
ignore.
Some 1900 municipalities are said to be In
default on their bonds. Detroit Is reported TO
be plastered with city scrip. The social serv-
ices. including schools. health departments,
police and fire protection, are being cut to
the bone In many cities, Fall Rivers mayor is
working for a day laborers salary. Yonkers
owns 5000 parcels Of land taken for tax de-
lnquency. The story Of the cities is one long
Jeremiad
The lessons are too obvious to repeat. Cities
will and must learn from the depression to
run their affairs without graft, extravaganza
and ineficiency.
In the meantime, the federal government
should offer them what relief it can by way
Of bankruptcy machinery and short-term
credit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-27
A Woman's Viewpoint
By MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

DUT the very first thing you
H. know is your man. There
lies the very kernel Of the secret.
After you have become thor
oughly familiar with all the pro-
cesses of his mind, understand his
likes and his egoisms, the rest is
easy. What does he see in her?"
becomes a rather foolish question
after you have watched one or
two of these experts land their
fish. He sees in her exactly what
she wants him to see. That's all.
Study the marriage records for
a while. One fact will hit you
squarely in the face and take
your breath away-the fact that
men ever select their wives for
those qualities they say they de-
sire them to possess Either that,
or you must come to the less COM
plimentary conclusion that the
male seeking his mate is just
plain dumb. He doesn't use the
slightest care, thought or sense in
getting married. The way he lets
himself be picked up by the good
for-nothings is proof indeed that
he has used his brains for busi-
ness-and think what business
has beenl
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THE CITIES PLIGHT

IMPOVERISHED cities are knocking at
u their Uncle Sans door for relief.
Plagued with bankruptcy. depressed bond
markets and payless pay days. they are calling
for the same nfe-Savers the government has
been tossing to banks. railroads and others of
the new poor. The United States conference
Of mayors. representing lSs cities Of $4,000 or
more. favors:
l. The Sumners-wilcox bill This would
permit bondholders 10 sit down at table with
city officials. and. if two-thirds of the credi-
tors agree. arrange for reducing or refunding
the loans. The plan now operates for rail-
roads and others under the recent bank
ruptcy act.
2 Loans from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation. secured by tax anticipation war
rants or notes. This might involve a revolv-
ing fund Of s5O0.OOO.O00
These broke cities. in the view Of the Sur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-27
A GREAT ENTERPRISE

The indianapolis Symphony orchestra viii
give its next concert this coming Tuesday
night at the Murat theater 1t will be inter-
esting to see how many of our citizens attend.
The symphony has been taking a frmer
hold in Indianapolis with each passing year.
but the response isn't high enough yet.
The indianapolis Symphony is a great en-
terprise, really great movement to give this
city firm foundation for its cultural activi-
ties. Let us all hope that we may see the day
when the Indianapolis Symphony can hang
on its front door the sign, sSold Outf
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'AvARICIOUS' IS REPLY
TO M'NUTT VOTER

BY a Times Reader.
'McNutt Voter" says that sit is
fine thing that The Times per-
mitS us to relieve our inward selves
without disclosing our Identity
Then he goes on to tell us that he
is "all wrought up with madness
and feels that he is full of rabies, .
which is a perfect description Of a
fanatical Red Socialist.
He reveals his loyalty and pa
triotism and party fealty when he
says, Il was promised a good job
before the election; and I suppose
that when he pulled the lever in
the voting booth he had a vision Of
a good job, rather than any interest
in a change Of administration.
Such unselfsh loyalty!
Well, friend, nobody is going to
sympathize with such avaricious
patriotism as that; and, isn't it a
fact that the real reason you don't
like Governor McNutt is because he
doesn't let you revolutionarieS take
possession Of the state capital? At
least Mr.. NcNutt knows that the
red flag is dangerous.
I haven't seen the red flag wav-
ing on the statehouse grounds since
Mr.. McNutt was elected, which ac-
counts, 7 believe, for your extreme
madness and the symptoms Of
rabies. hope this wiz help you
get better.
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"TTOW does she do it?" sighed
II a good looking 30year-old
girl. We had talked much too
fast, and much too cattishly, about
the three times divorced grass
widow with a 12-year-old child
who had just announced her en-
gagement to a well-to-do man
about-town. The question had
everybody stumped.
And so, afterward, I thought
about it a good deal. The woman
certainly was not handsome. She
hasn't an ounce of what we think
of as sex allure. She's selfish,
spoiled, lazy and completely lack
ing in all those virtues which men
pretend so much to admire.
But she's smart. And believe me,
when somebody tells you it's the
dumb ones who get husbands, for
get it. A woman gets a husband
exactly the way she gets a fur
coat-by starting out after it.
Then. too, practice helps great
deal in the art Of getting married.
By the time you've hooked your
third man you should be more Of
an expert than the woman who
has had no experience whatever.
You know all the ruses, all the
little advantages and retreats, all
the silly pretenses<
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HE'S A PARTISAN-AND
PROUD OF 1T.


By Democrat.
There seems to be a desire on the
part of the national administration
to build up a non-political organiza-
ton (Such as we had during the
war; to accomplish the economic
recovery of this Countrywide result
of twelve years of Republican adj
ministration.
The attempted use of Republicans
whose ideas have been repudiated
at the polls all over the country
to put into effect Democratic poll
cieS which the people expected the
Democrats to accomplish will not
be looked upon with much favor
or confidence by Democrats who
have long been loyal to Democratic
ideals.
Nor will it be looked upon with
much favor by independent voters
who tired of Republican incompe-
tency. Even Republicans can not
respect us when it seems necessary
to appoint our political enemies to
execute our Democratic policies.
Every one will therefore have a
right to look with suspicion upon
the appointment of Republicans,
known in their various states and
localities to be such, to carry out
policies foreign to their previous be-
liefs and who are not supposed to
be sympathetic or in accord with
Democratic party platforms or
ideals.
Democrats disagree frequently as
to who is to be intruSted to carry
out their policies and platforms, but
they as party agree on the prin-
ciples involved and the ideas back
of them, and are usually in SYM
pathy with the plans devised for
that purpose. They have a right
to expect Democrats to be appoint
ed to execute Democratic policies.
One who disregards this right lays
himself liable to the charge of party
diSloyalty himself and thereby loses
the confidence of all party men in
either party.
I sincerely hope that, except for
the use of dollar a-year men" per-
haps, our Democratic adnninistra-
ton will not lay itself liable to this
charge This is largely responsible
for the party's disruption and de-
feat in times past.
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asking 1 cent from the public, con-
Quoted a campaign which resulted
in enactment of a law for pensions
by the 1888 legislature.
Today, in many sections of the
state that law is being nullified by
officials blind to the march of
times; deaf to the pleas of the
needy aged for aid that will give
them bread, not a stone.
1t is evident that the pension law
must be strengthened. 1t must be
rewritten in a form that will bring
the fullest measure of help to those
no longer able to help themselves.
1t must be responsive to the hu-
manitarian theory that human
need is above all else.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-27
ASSAILS THOSE BLIND
TO MARCH OF TIME

BY Jacob L. Smith.
A recent decision of the United
States supreme court to the effect
that economic emergency broadens
the scope of the federal Constitu-
ton is directly applicable to many
counties in Indiana where commits
sioners have refused to set aside
funds sufficient for payment of old
age pensions.
For that decision established the
supremacy of human need, which
is the only real issue in administer
ing Indiana's pension law.
For more than twelve years, the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, without
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-27
In Defense of Mr.. Maddox

By Rev. Walter E. Bailey
I have been a more or less con-
slant reader of The Indianapolis
Times for ten years and have al
ways had feeling of warmth for
the paper and the staff that edits
and publishes it because of their
seeming desire for freedom, liber-
atty and justice toward views and
opinions of the reading public as
they find expression in the COL
umns of your paper.
I have felt many times that I
would like to express my views
and opinions on matters of public
interest in your columns entitled
the Message Center, but thus far
have refrained from doing so.
Recently, however, there has
been so much said in this column
in defense of this atheiStic, anti
Christian patriotism enough to
refuse to be deceived as Red So
cialisn and Communism and
against the man who dares
openly to defend our rights and
liberties granted to us by our
Constitution and to defend the
Bible, the blessed word of God
upon which the faith of our fore
fathers was rooted and grounded
when they set forth to establish
our Constitution, and which these
organizations are determined to
destroy.
I refer to the many unkind and
disrespectful remarks made about
my good friend, Mr.. E. F. Maddox.
In writing these remarks without
any compulsion I must say that
all that has been said concerning
the character, purposes or intents
of Mr.. Maddox has been done in
ignorance.
Also, I want to say here, lest
forget and omit it. that I have
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aOhoUy diSapprove of a0hat yoM say and wiU |
defend to the death yomr right to sag t-Voltaire.

followed the methods used by or
gained Socialism and Commun-
ism, and the ends obtained, close
enough to know that the on
slaught against Mr.. MaddoX'S
character and ability is one of
the most subtle types of propa-
ganda used by them.
I have been acquainted per-
sonally with Mr.. Maddox and his
entire family for some time and
can say that therere is not man
or his family that I know any
where that commands the respect
and esteem of this community
more than they. He is a Chris
tan gentleman; theirs is Chris
tan family.
He is patriotic citizen of rare
courage, ability and vision. He
is a very adept student of eco
Monies and industrialism and of
industrial methods and organiza-
ton. In my opinion, he is
student, yes, even more, an au-
thority on the workings of Red
Communism, which is the direct
product of organized Socialism.
Mr.. Maddox is that type of fear
less American patriot whose value
to a commonwealth always is be-
Titled or denied while he lives,
but whose extraordinary vision,
unusual zeal in pursuit of an ideal
and relentless devotion to a COM
mon cause for the good of hui
mainly always is envied by many
after he has passed from the scene
of action.
I will appreciate it very much,
indeed, if you will print this let
ter in your Message Center in
answer to the untruthful and
slanderous remarks recently made
there against this man who is a
Christian gentleman, a worthy cit
izen and my good friend.
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DAILY THOUGHT

Let him know that he which con-
verteth the sinner from the error
Of his way, shall save a soul from
death, and shall hide multitude
Of sins.-James, $40.
ZACH year one vicious habit
IL rooted out in time might make
the worst man good-Franklin
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Be Glad

Be glad if for an hour you've been
gay
Even one hour can happy mem
cries bring,
Glad, if helpful word you've
CHANGED TO say,
Love given, or had the time to
sing
A lone glad song.
Days are made Of such small
things,
And years are days made lc2xe
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-27
HE THINKS LIGHT co.
is HARDLY POOR

BY Times Reader.
have been reading in your paper
about trying to have the Power and
Light Company reduce consumers
utility rates. I also read where the
consumers are not making as much
as they were, as they claim.
That may be, but they surely are
making some as I happen to know
of a party who could not get down
to pay her bill just at the time on
account of being too sick to get
there so a man was sent out and
turned off the light in the afternoon.
The woman and a little boy were
both sick and had no lights all
night. Father was working at night.
Of course next morning they had to
pay another dollar to have it turned
on and the last dollar they had be-
sides the light bill they were going
to pay.
1t so happened found out about
fifty lights were turned off in that
part of town at about the same time
and that would bring them about
$50 and if they are doing that to
many people they surely are making
money, and they call this Chris
tan country.
I am writing this to you as I know
your paper is a plain outspoken
paper, and perhaps you know this
alreaoy-but it is a shame the way
some people make money.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-27

Huey Longs candidate lost the election for
mayor of New Orleans. and now Huey cries
the vote was unlawful. Tt is, if you accept
Huey Longs word as Law.