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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
A THWARTED LYNCHING

CHERIFF CANT did his duty when he tried
- to calm the mob at Shelbyville Tenn
Judge Coleman did his duty by declaring
mistrial in the case of E. K. Harris, the Negro,
when the mob surrounded the Courthouse. The
mob set fire to the Courthouse.
The Tennessee National Guard did its duty.
training its guns upon the charging mob and
carrying the prisoner away to safety The
mob overturned and burned the guards motor
trucks.
Shelbyville police did their duty risking
their lives to save the City Hall from the torch
The f1remen did their duty fighting the
Courthouse flames. The mob cut the fire hose
Gov. McAllister did his duty by sending
more troops to restore law and order in
Shelbyville.
1t nov remains for Shelbyville prosecutors
to punish the vandals and round out a per-
feet score of official courage in Tennessee
in this one case.
Back of and largely responsible for the
bloody Wednesday in Shelbyville were three
successful lynchings in Tennessee in the last
18 months. Two white men and one Negro
were the victims and the latter was lynched
in Bedford County, of which Shelbyvile is the
county seat. He was lynched after a grand jury
had refused to indict him. In those three
lynchings, Tennessee officers did not do their
duty, and because they failed mob spirit spread
in the state.
But on Wednesday, Tennessee authorities
demonstrated how mob should be handled.
A few more such salutary performances by
local authorities might end cowardly lynchings
in this country
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
UNIFIED FIGHT ON CRIME

A PERMANENT national institute of crimi-
nology, such as was suggested by the
Attorney Generals recent conference on crime,
ought to be an excellent means of helping the
cause of law enforcement throughout the
country.
Joseph B. keenan,, Assistant ATTORNEY Cen
eral, pointed out that the criminal is helped
greatly by the fact that each city and each
state is independent in its law enforcement
activities. Some method of co-ordinating their
work must be found.
A national body which could tie Federal,
state and local crime prevention and detection
agencies together would make the task of
cracking down on the crook great deal easier.
With such body in active existence. it
would not be necessary for Federal agents to
chase a Dillinger for transporting stolen
auto, when he was actually wanted for muir
ders and bank robberies
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
THE FIT VS.. THE FAITHFUL

EXCEPT among professional Democrats"
IL the Civil Service Commissions proposal
to curb patronage evils will be widely approved.
It is begging the question to say that pro-
fessicnal Republicans" smothered similar pro-
posals when their party was in power.
One thing decidedly old about the New
Deal is its method of providing jobs for the
party faithful. Today there are 214OOO Fed
eral employees outside the civil service, COM
pared with 10000 before March. 1888
There never was sound reason for waiv-
ing civil service tests in the appointment of
posImasters. collectors of customs and revenue.
deputy collectors or deputy marshals. Efficiency
in these services could be improved by merit
appointments and promotions from the ranks.
Many of the jobs could be abolished without
damage to eficiency-and would be if patron
age were not factor.
Many New Deal agencies were set up too
hastily to be stated by civil service methods.
But now they may be northumberland should
be. 1t would not be necessary to throw all jobs
open to competitive paper examinations. Bat
each employee should be required-and should
be willing-to take an examination to prove
that he IS qualified to hold his position, in
accord with civil service standards. Future
vacancies should be filled by the regular COM
petitive method. 1t is not proposed by the
commission, or by any one. that officials with
the power to fix policies be subjected to rule
of-thumb tests.
Those who make living out Of politics may
not like 1t. but most people agree with the
Civil Service Commission that:
The competitive system is the best method
of public employment that has been devised in
this or any other country. 1t is democratic
and American. is based on merit alone, and
offers a fair field and no favor To those who
care TO investigate there is available an abun-
dance Of evidence that it is economical. that it
adds to government efficiency"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

enough TO cover all business groups repre-
sented
Thus it covered both those who oppose and
those who favor Federal relief by saying that
the Government should give aid only when
absolutely necessary" Similarly. as regards
crop control it opposed only undue"
restrictions. In urging sterilization of ex-
changes and fixed gold standard dollar, It
added the qualification as soon as practic-
able" Though opposing Government inter-
ference in business it requested one more years
extension of a modified MIRA as necessary to
certain industries.
BY struggling to find simple, easy answer
to these public questions and falling to do So
the business leaders are now in a better po-
sition to appreciate the hard job of the
President. Since their program shows that
they are confused and uncertain, they can be
more tolerant when the Administration is I'M
able to reach in a bag and pull out formula
for quick recovery.
The President has made it clear that he
is ready to talk over these problems with the
conference representatives if their purpose is
TO cooperate and not obstruct
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

house cold as a barn, burn two tons
of coal a month"; paying $3.50 a ton
for it; $125 a month for water;
pay little insurance so the county
won't have to bury him when he
dies. Could he do it? No. Would
he live as many of our city people
are living? No. He woulG have
to do just like the rest Of us-go
TO the souphouse and get his beans.
If he passes the 5000 4 month,
gets the money in circulation and
starts these factories to paying
the younger men a good living
wage, he would see old Indiana get
up and move. 1 am in favor of
the 5000. I have two old parents,
II and 80 years. Let the old people
have a few good days before they
go beyond. Thousands of these old
people have lived in poverty all
their lives, and don't know what a
good time is. So pass the 5000 a
month pension and get rid of the
poorhouses. Don't forget, I am
taxpayer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
NO MANANA'S TO-DAY

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT was considered
very bold when he invited all Americans
with complaints against the Government to
write to him.
But compared with the recent action Of
President Cardenas new chief executive of
Mexico, Mr.. Roosevelt's invitation looks like a
mild bid to increase postal revenues Senior
Cardenas has ordered all government tele-
graph lines reserved one hour a day for free
transmission of citizens complaints
Something is happening to Mexico's man
ana" tradition.
Looking through the 2OO-inch telescope,
now under construction, scientists could see a
three-story house on the moon, says one of
them So moon residents soon will have to
pull down their shades
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
SATURDAY. DECEMBER AZ. 1924.
AND SHYSTERS

CONSCIENTIOUS lawyers will applaud the
~ Justice Departments drive against shys-
ters who connive with criminals, share in the
lort and advise clients how to evade arrest
and punishment.
Americas legal fraternity today does not
enjoy the good reputation that once gave it
unoisputed civic leadership Many bar asso-
Citations have been VIGOROUSLY lax in ethical
standards. because the majority Of decent
lawyers have been too busy or too timid to
prevent Founders from prostituting the progress
sion.
Typical Of the inability Of lawyers to keep
their own house in order is the situation
which has developed in Missouri. There the
state bar leaders talked for years about the
need OF purge in the progression, but moth
ing was done until the State Supreme Court
moved in with big broom.
Part of the blame rests with judges and
prosecutors who have shut their eyes to the
malpractices of fellow lawyers, and have been
loath to treat lawyer criminals like other
criminals
The term "shyster'' is applied too exclusive
ly to attorneys engaged in defending with
improper methods persons accused of the
lower crimes. The term should include all
lawyer criminals, and in this group there prob
ably are as many engaged in civil and cor
poratlon practice as in criminal practice.
Lawyers who concoct financial schemes to
rob investors are as unethical as lawyers who
shield racketeers, and generally are better paid.
Too many of the rewards of the legal pro-
fession have gone to corporation lawyers most
adept in defeating the purposes of our laws.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Unemployment Insurance Supported

provident purposes to members
only, by this means keeping the
funds in circulation for worker
benefit and at the same time
earning interest equal to other
shares of the credit union.
The interest from such shares
in few years would retire the
fund payments completely. This
plan is based on pay roll of 300
people, which would with employer
equalization mean total Of 500
a week.
Payments to claimants of such
insurance would be limited to
fifteen weekly payments of $40
each and not claimable more than
once each year or until after two
weeks of unemployment. OF
course. certain limitations would
have to be imposed as safeguards,
but the cause of unemployment
shall be no factor
It is needless to state that had
such system been in common
use when this depression hit"
and had all the unemployed 90
million) had an additional $3.50,
what a vast burden it would have
lifted from the taxed public. One
billion five hundred million.
Indianapolis has paid out
through it's Community Fund
nearly five million dollars in the
last five years. Such relief sum
created by the small sum OF 80
cents a week, if it had been
previous to the depression, would
have cared for 300 cities the size
of indianapolis for five years.
And still unemployment in
surance is not worth the atten-
ton of thinkers!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
THIS LOVE
BY RUTH SWAN PERKINS

BY RUTH SWAN PERKINS
Sweeter than ounce honey in the
blood,
Ffercer than winter tides, oh,
strong wing,
Radiant substance from whose milk
sup,
From whose harp I pluck the
notes I sing.
Whyfore the quickened pulse, the
unsteady beat,
Or the sweet stupor as a warm
spring tide?
All to the reason and the sign OF
love,
Leash. wheel. spoke of the chariot
ride.
Therefore, no questions ask to my
heart,
Therefore, no doubts forfeit I for
aim,
Proudly answering. dominantly in
spired,
Drive I high Heaven on this steed
of flame.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

BY NJ. E. Selby.
In answer to a recent letter con-
corning the good to be gained from
unemployment insurance, in which
the writer could find no good"
reason for making it public in
strument, may I offer the follow
ing plan which already has been
rendered to one large company
which employs thousands of
people
Many employers have sponsored
credit unions for employees, dis
corning the benefits of keeping
workers from the clutches of loan
sharks. The credit union is here
to stay, proved by national laws
enacted by the last Congress, per-
hitting organization any place in
this country.
These credit union units are the
ideal base for an extension of
planned provision for periods of
unemployment among people who
are willing to provide for their
own future but lack the initiative.
Legislation for such provision
is a certainty. 1t will take time,
but must come So why not in
clude in the bill the right to
organize or form trusts" set up
within credit union units, for the
purpose of administering trust
funds accumulated by each worker
contributing the small sum of Is
cents Ga base sum, used for illus
tration) weekly, which shall be
matched by an equal amount for
each worker from the employer,
all going into the credit union
investment shares, which accord
ing to law are to be lent for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Capital Capers
THE traditional Cabinet dinner opened the
by DAVID DIETZ.

/ TIE trdu4tIonal CaplneC dinner opened the
l. official social season at the White House
President and Mrs Roosevelt received 80
guests, including all the members of the Cab
met headed by benevolent slver-haired Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull and Mrs Hull.
Pink roses and snapdragons added a bril-
liant touch of color to the long table Among
the four-Score guests one noted ambassad doris,
State Department officials, NRA chieftains,
senators, newspaper men, New York visitors and
presidential secretaries
Alec Weddell, who is American Ambassador
to Argentina was a guest with his wife So
was Bill Bullitt, Ambassador to Soviet Russia,
looking very serious these days
Clipper DR.. Leo Rowe director general of
the Pan American Union, for once was guest
instead of host. (They failed to serve Leos
favorite lamb stew
The Bishop of Washington Dr. Freeman,
gravely occupied seat at the table, with his
usual dignity
Dapper alert-looking Francis Biddle, Phila-
delphia blueblood, who is here as chairman of
the National Labor Relations Board chatted
animatedly.
Busy Jesse Jones, RFC chairman (whose
thoughts habitually stray to Palm Beach at this
season., was present with Mrs. Jores.
The American Ambassador to Italy, Breck-
in idge Long, who has his hands full just now
wi the debut of his daughter. Christine,
dashed back from Philadelphia for the dinner.
Sedate Joseph H. Choate Jr., chairman of
the Federal Alcohol Control Administration, and
Donald Richberg, bald-headed NRA leader sat
near each other.
1t was a cosmopolitan dinner, as informal as
formal White House dinner can be, which
isn't very informal
ONCE Venezuelan was expelled because he
~ failed to mention the name Of President
Dictator Juan Vicente Gomez in speech de-
livered here
Poet Pedro Rivero of the Venezuelan Lega-
ton, certainly will never be expelled Yester-
day, he gave a talk over the radio and mem
toned the name of Juan Vicente Gomez" so
frequently that is sounded like a poem.
In the first paragraph, he said Gomez" In
the third paragraph he said Gomez" The
fourth paragraph began with Gomez" The
fifth included Gomez" In the sixth, Poet
Padre slipped up and forgot to include the Die
tator, but he made up by mentioning him once
in the eighth, twice in the ninth, and ending
with a Salvo of Juan Vicente Gomez"
NOTE: Occasion of the Comedian fireworks
was the celebration of the 26th anniversary of
the presidency of the noted Juan Vi1ente-an
occasion honored not only by Poet Pedro but
through champagne luncheon by white-haired
Minister Arcaya.
GONE comment was caused yesterday as
- smartly groomed Ambassador Felipe Espil
of Argentina selected as one of the u best
dressed men in the world strolled along State
Department corridors.
There was mere comment as Envoy Espil
entered the Office Of Assistant Secretary Sumner
welles another of the IL beSt-dressed men,
What are they talking about-tarihs9}
hazarded some ~
"No-taiors. s&EA4 liz
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
MORE INSULT TRIALS

THE state was wrong, said Chicago jury.
u Martin insult die not steal.
Acquitted of embezzlement charges. Martin
insult may now join his brother Samuel IN
claiming indication" Brother Samuel won
mot guilty" verdict in Federal mail fraud
trial month ago.
Next month, the state of Illinois will try both
Martin and Samuel on other embezzIement
charges. Whether those prosecutions fail, or
not, the Federal Government then will try to
prove Samuel insult and others guilty of
bankruptcy violations.
Present plans are to continue prosecutions
until all insult indictments are cleared off the
dockets.
In this country are several thousand peo-
pie who doubtless are puzzled by what has
transpired in the Chicago courts They are
the people whose savings were invested in the
insult bubble. They do not know. legally
speaking, whether they We defrauded
through the mails or whether leir savings
were embezsled or vanished in lie smoke of
bankruptcy. All they know is that their
money somehow disappeared.
The prosecutors who are trying to inf1ict
social punishment on the insults represent So
ciety in general. But these diSillusioned in
vestors are their special clients, and deserve
the best representation the prosecutors can
give.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
BIG BUSINESS MUST NOT
KNOW" NEW DEAL SETUP

BY Patient.
About May, 1881, the secretary and
active general manager of one of
our very large heavy industry manu-
featuring concerns told me that his
company had just paid cash divi-
dend to the stockholders equalirlg
100 per cent of the outstanding
common and preferred stock, and at
the same time had issued 100 per
cent stock dividend to stockholders
of record at that time. He also
stated that the company had cash
surplus in its treasury more than
equal to cash SURPRISES of all other
manufacturers of the same industry.
Having been connected with that
industry in one way or another for
many years. 1 know that if his state
ments were true, and have reasons
to believe that they are true, that
concern has quite an accumulation of
cash or possibly United States Gov
eminent bonds.
Later the same source reported
that in spite of very poor business
during 1881 and 1882 his concern
had been able to show profit, de-
rived principally from United States
Government bonds held. The capital
investment of the concern being sew
eral million dollars, their holding Of
United States Government bonds
must then indeed be considerable.
My point is-then how does our
Government expect to be able to
induce business in the face of what
these same manufacturers choose to
pronounce unfavorable conditions,
when they can keep their factories
open, even indulge in cut-throat
business tactics, pay taxes of all
kinds, add to SURPRISES and reserves
in the usual manner, when interest
payments on United States Govern
ment bonds held by them will wipe
out their losses and even show a
profit to the concern?
Many other establishments of all
kinds in our country enjoy similar
circumstances as the manufacturer
we refer to here. Then is it not pos
sible, yes even to be expected, that
industrialists, bankers, insurance
companies and all other similarly
strong organizations will carry out
the mandate reported to have orig
mated with the American Bankers
Assn. meeting during the sum-
mer of 1882 when it was the con-
sensus of those present that a Dem
ocratic President would be elected in
the fall, and that then would be the
real beginning of the depression?
1t was then that bankers and their
allies in industry determined to
freeze the American voters for at
least four years to retain their power
over every activity Of our American
homes. Will President Roosevelt do
something about our money chang
ers." or will he let them outwit him
and his professors and surely cause
their downfall at the hands of the
voters in 1896?
It is amusing to read the daily re-
ports Of our Chambers of Commerce
activities, statements by bankers
and other flnanciers, pretending to
be warming up to the Roosevelt
New Deal. If they are, then the
great mass Of voters who supported
our President really never have
known Of his real plans.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
RELIEF WORKER OBJECTS
TO "NAGGING" BOSSES
10 a Relief Worker.

Bv a ReIleI nOIheEs
I am a subscriber to your daily
paper but never before have 1 ever
written anything for any paper
However, I think the public should
know how we relief workers feel
about our jobs. The great majority
of us think our President is a Won
derful man in working out a plan
whereby we can make an honest liv-
ing, but when we are told by straw
boss that we are just trying to get
something for nothing, it is time
for some one to call halt.
At a certain packing plant here,
the boss told a number of men in
our gang that he could take 10
men and get out more work in two
hours than we were putting out in
two weeks and that we thought the
Government owed us living.
This may be a fact about the
amount of work as none Of these
men are experienced meat cutters and
probably never used a meat knife
before. I never did but I am trying
to do the best ! know. When we
90 to work, we are charged with
white coat and cap and sharpen
ing steel and are watched like a
bunch of criminals for fear we will
walk out with something.
They tell us we should be tickled
to death that we have jobs. 1 am
glad I have a. job, but it is not very
encouraging to walk up to a pay
window and draw SO and know this
will not meet half our bills, so it
may not sink through the thick
skulls Of some Of the bosses how it
makes a man feel to meet the COL
lectors who call at our doors for the
rent and we must tell them we have
no money for them. Our children
must eat and we must feed them,
but one thing is certain, we can not
pay rent and eat on So q week with
q family of anv size
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

am not complaining about the
work have to do but of the treat
ment of the men. What we do not
like is the way the bosses expect us
to do as much work as man who
has had years Of experience. The
work is not hard and the hours are
not long but the continual nagging
about not doing enough discourageS
any man. If this does not stop,
there may be way of stopping it
by taking the matter up with some
one higher up, but work is what we
want and we are willing to do it,
but we are not slaves and refuse to
be claSSed as such.
A contenged man will do twice as
much work as a man who is dis
couraged. The bosses should get to-
gether with the men and have a
spirit of cooperation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
ANOTHER READER SEEKS
AID FOR AGED

By F. o.
I am a reader of the Message
Center, and I read in the paper
where Gov. Paul v. McNutt is
in favor of only SIS to SIS a month
pension for people IS years and
over. What is he going to do with
men from As to 65 years who have
large families and can't get any
work in factories?
wish some one would ask him
for me if he thinks he could live
off s25 a month. Pay SO for a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
THE JOINT BUSINESS PLAN

THE joint business conference did about as
well as could be expected with its CON-
promise plan in view of the wide difference
OF opinion among business leaders concerning
recovery methods.
The President will get nothing much from
it that is definite and a practical program.
For, in order 10 get any sort of agreement. the
conference had to stretch its canvas wide
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

Washington scientists report a new nebula
100000 900, 900 900 100000 miles away. Some
day those scientists will slip and say something
We can check up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

For the first time in diplomatic history the
word ~ was used in note Mussolini sent to
the League of Nations, and some of the dele
gates still wonder what he means.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

A policeman caught crook in New York
and Immediately began questioning him, pune
tuating his questions with suitable black and
blue mark on each eye.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22
Daily Thought

These things command you, that
We love one another.-St. John, XIV,
II.
TIE alone has lost the art to live
l. 4 who can not win new friends
S. Weir Mitchell.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-22

The National Resources Board has found
an easy way to get rid Of Communists and
loafers-a 25-year plan that will provide work
for all.