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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
RUGGED INDIVIDUALISTS

From the Buffalo Tines
FARMERS attending the State Grange meet
ing at Niagara Falls went on record
against the New Deal and all its works 1t was
a sweeping condemnation. lock- stock and
barrel.
The farmers Of this sovereign state Of free
born American citizens want no more "regi-
mentation," no more Of government in bust
ness" no more "5ureaucrats" telling them
what they may and may not do
The husbandmen Of this commonwealth
at least, are willing to face the world bare
handed, asking no quarter from any man, and
giving none. They'll have no more of this ILL.,
advised effort Of government to help them
After this declaration Of independence
Of the New Deal the farmers adopted a few
little resolutions asking the State Milk Con-
troll Board not to set price on milk below the
cost Of production; asking the same board to
permit them to sell milk at less than 10 cents
a quart outside of Incorporated cities and
villages; asking the same board to permit
them to give milk away if they want to; ask
ing the state to appropriate 100000 to pay
them for condemned tubercular cattle; asking
tax Of IS cents pound on all oleomargarine
IN addition to 1o-cent Federal tax, to pro-
tect them from the competition of the but
ter substitute men; asking a state law to
compel veterinarians to disinfect their foot
wear before entering cowbarns; asking the
right to take water from the barge canal free
of charge; urging the purchase of all relief
food in the county where it is to be dis
tributed.
Outside Of these modest little requests, and
a little government help in staving off fore
closure the farmer remains our outstanding
rugged indvidualist
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
FASCISM AND COMMUNISM

THE way the public reacts to atrocity
stories seems to depend largely on where
the stories come from
Last spring a wave of horror went over the
United States when the Hitler government in
Germany executed some rs men for counter
revolutionary activity. Hitler discovered a
plot against his regime and struck with de-
cisiye swiftnesS. and the stories about it Gre
ated a shudder Of revulsion.
A week or so ago very similar thing hap
pened in Russia. Some sort of plot-just what
it was could not quite be made out, at this
distanco-waS uncovered. In no time at all
Soviet firing squads had executed sc people,
with the threat of more executions to follow.
Now the odd thing about it is that hardly
anybody in the United States gave the matter
a second thought. The wholesale executions
Of the Nazis made Americans heart-sick
equally wholesale executions by the Commu-
nlSts left almost every one unmoved.
Why should that be? The actual circum-
stances Of the Russian blood purge"-aS die
tators fondly call these little exercises-were
actually more revolving than those Of its Ger
man counterpart. In Germany there was at
least well-organized plot against the gov
ernment and the men who were slain had
had 8 direct. demonstrable connection with it,;
in Russia some dozens seem to have been
killed on suspicion, or as a warning, without
any guilt having been proved-or, in some
cases. even charged.
Why should the German affair shock us
when the Russian did not?
Perhaps part Of the answer is the fact that
we long since got caSe-hardened with Russia.
No one on earth probably, knows just how
many people have lost their lives in the red
terror" since 1918. but the number IS upquesz
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
REAL SPIRIT OF
CHRISTMAS LIVES

By Ruth S. Perkins.
With the season Of well wishing
here again there is much to fill the
hearts and hands of all good peo-
pie. Christmas may mean so many
things to some that perhaps the
spirit which prompted its beginning
has been partly lost in the maze Of
complex meanings which have
grown up around the original
thought. Yet, even commercialized,
fabhzed, and made into a Roman
holiday, as it has been in some re-
spects, there still remains a beauti-
full and holy tradition which, though
perhaps just for an hour, fills the
heart of the world with ineffable
peace and hope and Eliminates
earth-worn faces with such light
of understanding that the angel in
man CLEANS out to light the dark
ness.
What Heaven-inspired thoughts
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
THEWINTER
BY RUTH SWAN PERKINS
ely impartial to the age.

Sagely impartial to the age,
Fluently master Of your tongue,
Through medium Of the written
page
Your little scattered words are
flung,
To gather volume, meaning, power
And reach beyond the living hour
Unknown to you they find a way
Far of from your established
place,
Impart a truth you did not say,
Yet conjure up your distant face
Through you at times each reader
speaks,
Finds in your words the truth he
seeks.
Remembering far reached effects
Occa eiored by some slightest deed,
These things the world OF you ex-
poets.
Make worthy for the world to
read,
For power of pen upon all stations,
Has conquered time and toppled
nations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
FERA DOES NOT
AID SANTA CLAUS

BY Times Reader.
We read and hear so much about
helping one another at Christmas
time, and no one seems to think
about the men on Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration work
as needing anything or their chill
dren longing for anything for
Christmas that their parents can't
afford to buy.
We have four children, the oldest
and the baby II months and ne
has been sick nearly all his life and
is so small for his age, he often
sleeps in a doll bed. Death came into
our home and took our 4-year-Old
girl away less than six montS ago.
We miss her, but the children miss
her more and the three largest ones
grieve for her. Our home is not
the same and never will be.
Christmas is so near and there is
not enough money to pay bills and
buy shoes with, let alone having a
cent to spend on the children or
to get dinner.
My husband works on FERA and
draws $12 a week, and we pay $3.50
grocery bill; 81 for coal; $3.50 for
milk; so cents on a bed; so cents
on loan, and 81 rent. Our big S12
is gone.
1t is so hard to try and make the
children understand that Santa
can't possibly come this year and
there will be no gifts or extras for
dinner. No one knows but mother
or father how much it hurts to
shatter all their dreams Of a Merry
Christmas and about Santa Claus.
Here's hoping that this letter will
let some people know that this
FERA money doesn't buy the world
and all that is in it and that FERA
workers could use little help, too.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

men out to adjust all meters. After
that my bills were: First month,
S1.21; next month, S132, and next,
$173. What jump! And We were
saving more each month, trying to
keep it from going higher Now
ask you, did they really cut our
rates and take off SO cents demand
charge, as most of my bills before
we're $184, including SO cents de-
mand charge?
I think the state should have men
to inspect the light and gas meters
as they inspect scales and other
things. Just what can and should
be done? What is your advice?
There was nothing wrong with our
meters before the cut in rate. Why
the change in cost?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

come to men to give them this mo-
nent of at-one-ment with the
power of love, give also the meaning
that lies behind the seeming glitter
and outward show of Christmas and
brings again the spirit of the Wise
Mems inspired courage-leads them
for a moment, too, to the humble
cradle where truth lies.
The eternal questions of life beat
at our heartstrings as long as we
live, but the answers seem close
when we hear il the hush of q
white Christmas eve voices singing
the old beautiful carols and the
story of Christ. When we glimpse
through the mist the unchanging
reason of this tradition and see be-
yond the shining, glorious vision Of
a promise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

industrial recovery acts and retard
the turn to economic normally. I
have the information from the Ma
tional Grange Legislative Commit
tee that Congressman Durgan
shared this belief And for that
reason did not sign the dismissed
petition.
On June 16 a modified Frazier
Lemke bill was presented, the effect
of which was to stop foreclosure of
mortgages on farms. This was sup
ported by the Indiana delegation.
Congressional members and all farm
organizations. Mr.. Durgan worked
for and ardently supported this bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
INDIANA CONGRESSMAN SEEK
TO AID FARMERS
BY Perry Rule.

By Perry Rule.
During the recent session Of Con-
gresS, Congressman Lemke Of Min
nesota presented bill to the House,
the authors of which were Senator
Frazier and Rep. Lemke, both
representatives of the Farmer
Labor Party Of the State Of Mime
sofa. This bill, among other things
provided for an initiation Of the cur
rency to an alarming degree. Re
ports from the Government showed
that it would initiate the currency
from % to 25 billion dollars. The
Administration was strictly against
the enactment Of such bill, giving
as their reason that it would over
turn all of the legislation that had
been recently enacted by Congress
for the relief Of farmers. Students
of Government finance believed
that the report Of the National Ad-
ministration on this bill was cor
rect.
So strong was the opposition OF
all leading fnanciers and recovery
specialists to this bill that 1t re-
NAMED in the committee. An effort
was made to have las members sign
petition to dismiss the, committee
under the rules of the House and
bring the bill on the floor Of the
House. This also failed because OF
loyalty to the Administration and
a firm belief by the House members
that it would retard recovery.
This belief was shared by the Ma
tional Grange Legislative Commit
tee and the Farm Bureau National
Legislative Committee, representing
the two largest and leading farm
organizations in America, and it is
the consensus that the enactment
of this measure would have resulted
IN inestinable damage TO national
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
So They Say

1 have seen miracles performed,
and now, in my old age, am still
hopeful for the joint action Of the
ma lions to establish and maintain
permanent peace in the Pacific
ViScount Makoto Saito, former
premier of Japan.
One who is a martyr to a prin-
ciple-which may turn out in the
END to be a delusion or an error
does not prove by his martyrdom
that he has kept within the law
United States Supreme Court JUS
tice Benjamin Catdozo.
To bring together and reorganize
true family Of nations is the out
standing human need of the time
in which we live-Dr. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, president Of Columbia
University.
Animal experimentation has con-
ferred immense benefits upon man
kind.-Dr. Franklin H Marshall, di-l
rector general, American College Of
Surgeons.
I am not a man Of science. u
have made no lasting discovery Of
any kind.-Dr. A. R. Dafoe, physi-
clan to the Dionne quintuplets.
The farmer can not hope to solve
his problems with less organization
than that Of either labor or capital.
Fred j. Freestone, New York state
Grange master.
When they (the Dionne quintup-k
let's are wrapped up and ready 70
be moved to the Veranda, one feels4
that the same baby is being taken
out five times.-Dr A R. DafOe.
The destructive power Of science
in war is absurdly overrated. DR..
Herbert Levinstein. British chemist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
Daily Thought

He disappointeth the devices Of
the crafty, so that their hands can
not perform their enterprise.-Job
V, u.
EAITH in the ability Of leader
l. is of slight service unless it be
united with faith in his Justice
General George w. Goethals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
The Message Center

(Ttmes readers are united to cypress
their Uietos in these columns. Make y0Tr
letters short, so all can have a chance.
Limit them to ESQ toords or less.J
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

because it is an immediate threat to the
United States, bit because it mutiplies The
factors making for a general war whose scope
none can foresee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
LIGHT, GAS METERS SHOULD
BE INSPECTED BY STATE
By Mrs. II. B.

by ME- n d.
I have taken The Times for years
and find you people supporters Of
the working man. that is why am
sending this TO you.
This summer the light company
cut our rates and took of the 60
cents demand charge in Speedway
City, which we appreciated very
much. This helped a great deal the
first month and my bill was &c cents.
The next week or so, they had some
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
PROTESTS JOBS ARE
NOT AVAILABLE
By World War Veteran.

By World War Veteran.
I am a war veteran with three
small children. I have been out
of work three years. I applied to
the Cleveland Wrecking Co. for en-
ployment and was told I would get
work. I have been there five or six
times and never been able to get
work yet. I think it is pitiful to
have some outside Wrecking COM
pany come from some other city and
bring most of the men with them
when there are thousands Of men
hungry and walking the streets
right here in our own city.
The wrecking company an
nounced when the contract was
awarded that only IS local men
would be employed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
NEEDED: COURAGE
a soRIPPs-HOwARD NEWSPAPER

rHrRsDAY. pEcEMBER q. -.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

I am not man Of science. ]
have made no lasting discovery of
any kind.-Dr. A. R. Dafoe, physi-
clan to the Dionne quintuplets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

The farmer can not hope to solve
his problems with less organization
than that of either labor or capital.
Fred j. Freestone, New York state
Grange master.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

The destructive poWe.. Of science
IN war is absurdly overrated. - Dr..
Herbert Levinstein, British chemist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
RESTORE CONFIDENCE

ONCE more the doctors have gathered by
~ the bedside and this time their pre-
scription seems to be that nature must be
Evening star., 1934-08-04
BEAR RAID TRIED
AGAINST DOLLAR
European SpecuIatros Act
After Thomas Hits
Treasury Policy.
BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 4-European
spectators took more seriously the at
tack by Senator Thomas of Oklahoma
on the alleged dilatoriness of the
Treasury Department in putting out
silver certificates than was the case
on this side.
At any rate, bear drive against
the dollar was started yesterday In
Paris and brought sharp advances in
all European currencies in terms OF
the United States unit. The move
ment was the most pronounced in
four months, and definitely negatived
the possibility of exports of gold from
France, as had seemed probable very
recently.
Another feature was the weakness
in sterling in terms of the franc. The
pound in terms of gold dipped almost
to the record low, forecasting an in
crease in the price of the yellow metal
in the London market.
Probably this imitation" scare will
terminate in the same way its pre-
decessors have. The printing of $780,
100000 in new silver certificates is
not likely to do the dollar much harm
at home.
On the other hand, it is true that,
from the long-range standpoint, the
administration faces a difficult choice.
If finances are to be managed in or
thodox fashion, heavy increases in
taxation cannot be avoided. Business
is in nc condition to pay more taxes
now and no one knows when it will
be. The only alternative Is imitation,
the end of which is just as much to
be dreaded as higher taxes. The de-
cision can be postponed but it cannot
be avoided indefinitely.
The debate over the Soundness OF
the prevailing price level for money
rate" bonds continues. BY money
rate" bonds is meant the group which
varies in market price only with
changes in the supply Of and demand
for money, and not according to the
financial condition of the obligor.
whether it be government or cor
poration.
Obviously, United States Govern
ment ponds 1aIl within this category
and so do prime first mortgage rail-
road bonds, interest on which is COW
cred twice over or more, and public
utility issues similarly protected. All
Of these have been selling at practi-
cally the highest of record and the
returns on them are correspondingly
low.
The question at issue is whether
the advance has not gone too far and
whether a turn may be impending.
Most Of the experts incline to the
bearish view, but so far their opinion
has had little effect on quotations.
1t is true that in the market break
coinciding with the development of
the European crisis, high-grade bonds
came down sharply; but since then
they have been regaining the lost
ground.
(Copyright 1894, bv North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1934-08-04
Earnings
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. August 4--Skelly
Oil Co. and subsidiaries report for
the quarter ended June 30, net profit
of $37S,974 after charges compared
with net loss of 1910, ,2s9 in the same
quarter last year.
Otis Steel Co. had profit of $524, ,725
after charges, but before Federal taxes
in the second quarter. compared with
net loss of $257,2 in the june quar-
ter of 1893.
Zonite Products Corp, reports for
the second quarter net income of
S60,089, after charges. equal to z
cents a share on the capital stock,
excluding those held in the Treasury,
compared with $153.498, or Is cents a
share in the second quarter in 1898.
Moto-Meter Gauge 81 Equipment
Co. reports net profit in the first 6
months Of 1868, 8,339, after charges,
equal to 4s cents a share on the
capital stock. This compares with
profit of $16,226. or cents a share
in the first half Of 1888.
Barnsdall Corp. had net profit in
the six months ended June 80 OF
S153,649, after charges, compared with
net loss of $1,s35 ,299 in the first half
of 1888.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
CHINA AND GLASS
ORDERS INCREASE
Annual New York Show At
tracts More Buyers Than
Year Ago.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 4.-China an6i
glass wares have gone back TO the
gold standard They have left bizZare
effects for simplicity and dignity.
These are among the impressions
received by a visitor to the second an
nual New York china and glassware
show as he Strolled through the 80
exhibits and talked to the managers
of displays and the buyers who have
been attracted from all parts OF
the world.
Exhibitors merely wrote figures
Monday. but they have written orders
every day since" said Charles B.
RoSengren, manager, as he pointed to
the registration book, showing more
than 400 had come to the show up
to Wednesday night These buyers
came from every State in the United
States, Canada, Hawaii, New Zealand
and Jerusalem. Last year the first
china and glassware show got under
way with 20 exhibitors. During that
week 496 buyers came to the ex-
position.
A year ago price uncertainty ham,
pered buying. Manufacturers quoted
prices only on actual stock. N. r. A.
codes were being formulated and few
were able to figure new costs. Fluc-
tuating dollars prevented importers
from quoting their wares on a firm
basis.
Today prices are virtually un-
changed from levels prevailing at the
close Of the last show. Domestic
manufacturers are displaying new de-
signs and shapes. which are in keep
ing with conditions under the New
Deal. Importers are having less dtfn-
Guilty with dancing dollars, but boy
colts and threatened tariff increases
now are numbered among their woes.
Gold is being used more lavishly on
china and glassware this year thai
at any time since 1929. Elaborate
designs on stemware, crystal and
allied lines are stressed. The precious
yellow metal is not utilized merely In
bands or edge trimmings or on knobs
and handles, but is worked into in
tricate decorations.
Copyright, I934.)
Evening star., 1934-08-04
STOCKS co DOWN
AT WEEKS CLOSE
Few Reach New Lows for
Year--Many Drop | to
4 Points.
BY VICTOR EUBANK.


NEW YORK. August 4.-Ignoring
worldwide strength Of the wheat
markets. shares yielded readily to
light selling in the New York stock
Exchange today. few issues register
ing new 1884 lows Losses of to 4
points were numerous, and the clos
ing tone was heavy. Sales approxi-
mated 100000 shares for the two
hour session.
Selling of the rails. notably Union
Pacific. was a depressing influence.
That issue broke through recent re-
sistance levels to new low for the
year. Chrysler continued 10 sag, and
also reached new low ground for 1894.
Attendance in Wall Street was un-
usually light, even for an August week
end session. but such interest as there
was seemed TO be largely on the bear
side. Traders we're clearly concerned
over the trend of corporate profits.
In rails. 1t was pointed out. June
gross was up about per cent, hut
net declined more than 10 per cent.
The Chrysler report for the second
quarter continued to cause comment,
showing gross sales up 66 per cent,
but net profits of 81 per cent from
the same period of last year.
Sentiment was not uniformly bear
ish. however. as some traders looked
for signs of Fall revival OF business
in few weeks, and pointed to favor
able retail sales reports Automobile
production this week has held up
around last weeks levels, 1t was
pointed out, and was again above
1898.
Wheat showed notable strength in
Liverpool and Winnipeg, reaching
new highs for the season in those
markets. and continued its advance in
Chicago. Cotton at New York was
moderately higher, and bar silver rose
"a of a cent to AZ cents an ounce, the
highest since December Of 1929. The
selling Of the dollar, which started IN
Paris yesterday, subsidized. Bonds
eased little. in sympathy with stocks,
Union Pacific finally extended its
loss to little more than points,
| getting below 81. Santa Fe and
Pennsylvania also both reached new
lows for 1884, with losses Of more
'.han a point. The rail outlook was
regarded as obscured by the prospects
CT lowered crop movements and
higher operating costs. The move for
higher freight rates, II successful,
some observers have pointed out, might
| divert freight to trucks.
Several Of the metals resisted the
decline, although the silver issues
were heavy. American Smelling,
Cerro de Pasco and United States
Smelling lost a point or two. Among
the gold issues, Dome and Mcintyre
were up small fractions.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
SOLD TO LION OIL.

CHICAGO, August tP.-Produc-
ing properties and physical equipment
in Union and Ouaehita Counties.
Ark, Of the Pure OH Co. have been
sold to the Lion On Refining Co. it
was announced. The crude oil will be
piped direct to the Lion refinery in
FL Dorado, Ark, Col. T. H. Barton,
president, said.
Evening star., 1934-08-04
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury August .
was: Receipts. S12,765, 1886; expendi-
lures, S42 ,362. .S14.07 balance, S2,436,-
month. S1.12S,S2S1O.
u Receipts for the fiscal year. S23s,O14,-
b9U. Al; expenditures, S506, ,6S3,426 90
Gncluding S247,O62, ,45O 90 of emergency
expendituresl; excess OF expenditures,
S26s,66S, 73643. Gold assets, $685.
:, Receipts. for August .. 1888 fcompara-
ole date last year,, S69.923,3 2S; ex-
Ss12. 500, ,636 SO: customs receipts for the
month, S11.945.3D2 &c
Receipts for the fiscal year. S177,44o,-
including S216.s90.579. OF emergency
expenditures; excess of expenditures,
Sl2S,41 4, 81 .95; gold assets, S3191,-
Evening star., 1934-08-04
GENERAL BAKING CORP.
PROFITS AT $742,884

NEW YORK, August 4.--General
Baking Corp. report for the 26 weeks
ended June 80, net profit Of $742,Ss4
after charges, equal, after preferred
dividend requirements, to "a cents
a share on the common. This COM
pares with 81 ,022, ,153. or AZ cents
a share in the similar period a year
ago.