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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
FOURTH OF July

CHIEF MIKE MoRRIssEY has warned
against the retail sales of fireworks be-
lore July and against premature celebrations
Although the conditions are set out in q
city ordinance it is the wise thing on Norris
sey's part to recall the facts to Indianapolis
residents.
In the first place, it is absolutely silly for
persons to purchase fireworks before July q
No one wants to hear the noise until the last
minute and many don't care for it then.
Of course, in the years of depression the
Fourth of July noise has dwindled more each
year. In the good old days when father blew
nus weeks pay on fireworks the neighborhood
resounded from dawn until midnight with
series OF bangs and screeches
Any retail firm which disposes of fireworks
before the legal time should be hailed into
court. Not only the disturbance created by
the explosives is irksome, but there always are
more casualties than there should be, even on
the one day of celebration
Chief Morrissey will perform a commend
able duty if he and his men are able to en-
force the law to the letter this year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
JUMPING OFF PLACES
MAN who once was an aviator. re-

A MAN who once was an aviator, recently
remarked that many indianapolis
streets consisted chiefly of jumping off
places" Any one who ever has piloted plane
should be well verSed in jumping off places"
What ne meant. however, was that many,
Streets in the city are smooth for several
blocks and then suddenly become a mass of
bumps, ruts and chuck holes which tear up
the constitutions of the car and driver.
A check by city officials will confirm this
statement Without taking the time to cite
each instance, it is safe to say that there
must be fifty streets in Indianapolis that have
smooth surfaces for many blocks and which
suddenly become masses of seething pavement
When the city undertakes its next i'm
provement drive, it will be a good idea to start
on these streets first.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
MORE ABUNDANT LIFE

TT is slow, but it is inevitable. The forces
l. moving toward securing more of the good
things of life for the common man are max
ing progress even while we look aghast at
temporary setbacks.
The most recent evidence of this tendency
is in the new yearbook of the National Recrea-
ton Association showing a large increase in
public recreational facilities during 1888
At the end of that year there were 7,434
outdoor Fairgrounds an increase of 444
Nearly 300 new baseball diamonds were built
during the year, and f1fty-eight new bathing
beaches
More than 500 new recreation areas and
centers were opened in fact, almost all sports
facilities were enlarged greatly except munich
pal golf courses and swimming pools, which
showed slight decline.
Federal aid made these expansions posi-
ble as most counties cut down their recreation
budgets.
More leisure, more sunshine, recreation, and
fun in life for the average fellow. It's coming
slowly but surely.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
THIRTEEN MONTHS

NNE of the oldest of reform movements is
~ that of the calendar reform people. For
decades they have agitated the idea that the
year should be divided into thirteen equal
four week months, with a new month insert
ed between June and July, and the 365th or
extra day used, presumably, to go call on your
Aunt Minnie.
Now the NRA has given the idea an unex-
pected impetus Washington officials, col
lecting data on various industries, found an
amazing variety of report periods, weekly, BIZ
weekly, every four weeks, monthly, and quar-
terly. 1t was highly advisable to get together
on something.
So the central statistical board asked
adoption of uniform four-week period, and
now more than seven hundred individual
firms are using this system, according to the
International Fixed Calendar League.
It is the leagues belief that this foreshad-
ows adoption of the reformed calendar for
business, and later for public use. Stranger
things have happened
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
A LITTLE MORE JUSTICE

THOUSANDS of Indianapolis residents are
appalled, by the amazing death toll from
automobile accidents thus far this year. They
are taking it seriously enough, but are doing
nothing themselves to help remedy the situa-
ton.
They still are driving as fast as they ever
did. still as recklessly. They have little re-
gard for arrests for there is always some poll
tician handy who is ready to 'hx' anything.
1t would be splendid idea if Indianapolis
frightened up NOW on its traffic enforcement.
"Fixing" of speeding tickets should not and
must not be condoned.
Every automobile driver in Indianapolis
who knows politician is potential reckless
driver. He thinks he can get away with it.
All too often he does.
The release without punishment of speed
ers can be classed as criminal negligence. And
indianapolis is guilty of criminal responsibility
in every case where a speeder wiggles himself
free through the Influence" of his politician
friend.
Indianapolis has traffic laws.
When arrests are made for violations of
those laws, punishment is due. 1t is high time
that this citys public officials stepped forward
with mandate to all drivers and driver
politicians. That mandate should be: Elk
1g is barred"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
sCApEGoAT NOT ENOUGH

THE Rogers committee of the house has
\ made very serious charges against Cen
eral Fouois, army air corps chief And the
committees report was approved unanimously
by the four Democrats, three Republicans and
one Farmer aborite after what appeared to
be exhaustive hearings.
But the public should suspend Judgment
on the general until he has had full oppor-
tunity to meet the accusations.
The army being what it is, it hardly is
possible that General Foulois alone could be
responsible for all the things charged by the
committee If there is "mismanagement"
"ineficiency" and gross misconduct as
charged, it would seem that other high army
officers and war department officials must be
partly to blame.
The recent grand jury investigation into
charges of army graft and two contempor-
aneous congressional inquiries bringing out
charges and counter-charges of all kinds,
proved beyond doubt that the aviation and
procurement branches of the army are rife
with Office politics Such a situation obviously
can not be cleared up by taking the shoulder
straps off one or two men.
Piercing the nasty accusations that have
come from all Sides we find that basically the
controversy RACES around the question of what
method should be followed in purchasing army
equipment. General Foulois and some of his
colleagues favor negotiated contracts" Some
of the generals superiors and some of his
subordinates, together with members of the
Rogers committee, favor open competitive bid
ding, saying that negotiated contracts lead to
favoritism. Even in congress there is dissent
as to method.
group, led by Representative Collins
Den., Miss. conscientious student of mill
tary affairs, contends that only by negotiated
contracts can the army be certain that it is
securing the best possible equipment. Some
how, the navy air corps by combining the
two methods, has escaped criticism entirely,
and there is no question of naval air efficiency.
Since it failed in its attempt to fly the
mails, the public has known that something
is wrong with the army air corps. This public
alarm can not be dispeled by anything short
of complete and authoritative inquiry and
fortunately such an inquiry-that of the
Baker boards now under way.
Efficiency of the corps is the goal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
A NORTH SIDE NEED

INDIANAPOLIS is rightfully proud of its
u park and playground system. Children in
almost every portion of the city have paylots
and parks in which to play. away from the
streets and away from dangerous automobiles.
But one section of this city and the most
thickly populated-the north sde-can boast
of no playground from Thirty-eighth street
north to the canal
Something should be done about it. Such
things, of course, are not done in a day. But
by 1885 indianapolis should be able to number
among its Fairgrounds one on the north side.
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BELIEVES RED RUSSIA
MOVES FORWARD

BY Jack Dolan.
My previous letter brought forth
some sharp retorts in your issue of
June 16. No doubt those writer's put
out the best they had and are en-
titled to respect.
Marks philosophy, call it social
ism, Communism, or what you will,
has two kinds of critics, the nom
essential parasite who never con-
tributes to the maintenance of the
human family, and the misled in
dividual who stubbornly refuses to
investigate for himself, neither OF
them ever has produced an intelli-
gent argument where Communism
has failed or capitalism has sue
ceeded. They are forced continually
to shift from one bugaboo to an
other.
If you would accept proof of Rus
sia's progress, look up the discus
sion Of Russian recognition. When
the subject was brought out into
the open where facts were neces-
sary, the opponents did not get to
FIST base.
Go over the files of the magazines
and newspapers Of national prom
inence and see the articles of their
reliable international writer's. Just
a few Sundays ago Arthur Brisbane
stated in Chicago paper he visited
Russia several times and gave her
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
Declares Party Chairman Fared Badly

other states the most noted
speakers.
And all this procedure only
made it harder for r. Earl Peters,
but he took off his coat and sac
rificed his upersonal interests and,
without fear and without asking
favor, carried the Democratic
platform as the banner Of the
party, with all the candidates
pinned to the four corners, and
fought fight that won.
Mr.. Peters believed he was en-
titled to the nomination for
United States senator, but the
intrigue of persons for whom
Mr.. Peters spent long, restless
hours defeated him and gave the
nomination to man who spent
no time, lost no sleep, and did
not sacrifice any of his personal
interests, yet he holds an ap-
pointment at good pay under who
-Greenlee or McNutt?
Do you expect Peters and his
friends to stand pat under such
treatment? A house divided
against itself can not stand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
CHARGES FAVORITISM
IN POOR RELIEF

BY Mrs. ]. Smith.
I can't get any information from
the trustee of Wayne township in
regard to the government supplies
of meats, butter, lard and eggs.
1t seems like there are only
chosen few who can get these sup
plies. I know an eX-deputy sheriff,
who boasts he can get anything he
wants, and makes his boast good.
He is working for the Public Works
Administration and has a soft job
He gets $12 a week and government
supplies, and his children are
clothed by the township. He bought
a new radio and keeps it going all
day.
There are other families who
need help more than this man does,
but try and get it. Why not help
those who need it? There are three
grown girls in the family who work
away from home.
There are only four small boys at
home, and there are lots of people
with as large families as his, who
get no help. There are few 9TH
ers who are getting the same treat
ment as he, but I only told about
him because it will be easy for you
to check on him and learn that this
is the truth.
We are all poor together. Is every
one entitled to those government
supplies or not? Twelve dollars
don't go very far in feeding eight,
paying rent and clothing children.
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SEEKS DATA ON
HOGS IN RIVER

BY E. H.
A member of the Khan quoted
speaker at one of their meetings
as saying: HE stood on the bank
of a river and saw the bodies of
pigs, that the government had
killed, and thrown into the river,
so thick that he could not put his
hand in the water without touching
a pig"
The speaker was not quoted as
to the distance the river was in this
condition, but it seemed so unusual
condition I thought I would try
to have it verified by The Times or
some reader who was also a wit
ness.
I am under the impression all
states as we'll as the federal govern
ment have laws regarding stream
pollution. 1t is also a mystery to
me how it would be possible to get
that many pigs in the river at one
time.
I do not recall the name of the
river, but believe it was either the
Missouri or Mississippi.
Information from any reliable
source is welcome, if authentic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20

a. cut-out going different from a
roaring motorcycle? That is some
thing which has been puzzling many
of us on the north side for many
moons.
Summer certainly is anything but
restful period for us on the north
side. Every night from until
midnight motorcycles operated by
drug store delivery men roar past
our houses, most of them driving at
speeds exceeding the limit.
But perhaps our police depart
ment is more interested in indus
try's welfare than the comfort of
the taxpayer. Why doesn't Mike
Morrissey make those stores get BIZ
cycles, or, better still, small auto
mobiles, and give the north side
some rest?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20. 1884.
A CHALLENGE TO THE U. S.

THE administrations new housing act is
L challenge to what has come to be the new
American spirit of self-help through civic CO.
operation.
Under this plan for rehousing the nations
millions the government abandons all notion
of substituting private industry. 1t will not
pour billions of public credit into building. 1t
WILL however, make it easier for the billions of
private dollars now rusting in the banks to go
to work.
The new measure, no less than MIRA, is
typically Rooseveltian. Harold j. Laski, in
describing the Presidents conception OF the
state, says: For him the power of the state
remains that of the reserve organizer who de-
fines the rules, not the immediate agent who
operates the process" Under the housing act
the government does just this.
BY insuring private home mortgages for
renovating and rebuilding setting standards
for new type, long term. anortized, cheap in
terest home mortgage; providing mortgage
money in high interest rate regions through
national mortgage associations insuring the
savings of building and loan associations the
government proposes to attract capital into
the mortgage market. While doing this it gives
: full play also to the old-fashioned virtues of
thrift and personal initiative
The new measure will live up to the hopes
of its sponsors only if loaning agencies and
& home owners cooperate to make it work. This
Will require revival of the same civic enthu-
SiaSm that marked the early DAYS of the blue
eagles flight
The time for great rehousing movement
is here. Home building is five years under nor
NAL. Families are living double" and millions
are IN homes unfit for Americans The con-
sumption goods industry is picking up People
are returning to the cities. The marriage rate
is going up. Recovery lags only in the heavy
industries RehouSing seems to be the next
! New Deal play.
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as high a tribute as any Communist
could.
AS to sanitary conditions, let us
watch the report of our own housing
committee and hope to win the race.
Police brutality-read a front page
editorial in the same issue in which
the letters appeared. Burning Christ
in efflgy; I grant they stopped the
transforming type Of evangelists
who shake down the people for a
few millions regardless of how, but
in their stead they are teaching the
fond utterances of our beloved Jesus
in practice such as do unto others
as you would be done by, you shall
not charge your brother usury, and
you shall earn your bread by the
sweat Of your brow.
r never have seen Russia. I did
see Milwaukee. Marx students have
had charge there for more than fiji
teen years and it is the only city
in the country that has weathered
the storm of five years of depression
and held its own.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20

BY A. L. Huff.
Who is game enough to act as
state chairman when one realizes
how both the Republican and
Democratic parties have treated
each of their chairmen?
Both were kicked out; Mr.. Nor
gan for failing to carry the state
and R. Earl Peters for success
fully leading the party out of the
wilderness into the land of milk
and honey.
All the big guns of each party
privately connived in selecting
the most competent, the shrewd-
est, the most efficient man in the
state to carry the banner and
guide the last national campaign
to win. Mr.. Morgan is a gentle
man.
I know Mr.. Morgan personally
and he made the hardest fight
ever put up by any Republican
state chairman. He even brought
into the parade the elephant and
astride it some noted personages.
MI. Morgan also brought from
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
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defend to the death your right to sag it-Voltaire

that there is a city ordinance which
makes it unlawful to pass a street
car while loading or discharging
passengers" and to cut through a
safety zone?
The street cars carry IS, 900 to 100,-
900 passengers daily with no Seri-
GUS accidents. Then the safely car
ried passenger tries to alight in safety
and is struck by the auto of care
less or ignorant driver and the
street car company is blamed.
If the men who witnessed the in
cident the other day are so con-
cerned about the passengers, why
don't they keep their car, which
carries four Or five passengers, out
of the way of car which carries
from fifty to sixty passengers?
The automobile in question was
halted twenty feet from the rear
of the street car. The passengers
were boarding the street car at
the front door.
CONDEMNS STUNNING
OF BIRTH CONTROL
BY H. L.
Each day when I get my copy Of
The Times, I first turn to The Mes
sage Center. With growing interest
have read all of the letters on
birth control and Communism.
am thankful that one Indianapolis
newspaper is imbued with the gen.
uine American spirit of democracy,
to the extent that it will give pub
licity to both sides of these mooted
questions.
notice that the American Medi-
cal Association, the supreme body
of medical men, has met again and
for the fifth consecutive time re-
fused to give birth control the con-
Sideration which it deserves.
To me, this indicates timidity on
the part Of these scientific men in
refusing to take firm stand either
for or against this question upon
which the public will has not been
definitely expressed. This indicates
how little regard selfish men have
for those expressions of democracy
which credit the public with en-
lightenment and the capacity to
bear intelligentiy responsibility.
This condition should be a chal-
lenge to every man and woman. Let
us accept this challenge by study
ing the civic problems Of the hour
and by expressing our opinions to
those officials in whose hands rest
their ultimate fate
These learned physicians of con-
sentative, or may I say selfish
thought, have indicated by their ac-
ton that, the costly lessons of the
Inquisition, prohibition and Hoover
ism have, upon them, been wasted.
Birth control is not a cure for
all of our social and economic ills.
Birth control doctors the effects of
greed. Yet, believe, that the wom-
an of slender means is more en-
titled to this scientific relief than
is her more wealthy sister who, per-
chance may be the physicians wife.
The point is that the same sell
f1shness which has produced our in
dustrial depression now is active in
frustrating the designs of unselfsh
scientists and physicians.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
LAUDS STREET CAR
SERVICE IN CITY
BY X. M. W.

BY X. M. W.
AS a reader of The Times and pa
iron of Indianapolis Railways, Inc,
l wish to express my opinions about
the article that you published last
Tuesday about the Street Car Com
pany. do not work for or have
any connection with it. I think you,
or rather the men in the automo-
bile, took an unfair view of the in
cident.
I have ridden the street cars for
many years, not only here but in
many cities and have found the
operators here the most courteous
that I have been in contact with.
OF course there are one or two in
every system, but this can be
remedied.
AS for the man who was in
clined SO nobly, he was at fault If
he had called to the operator and
directed his attention to the ap-
preaching woman he would have
done the right thing. Instead he
stood outside the door like bump
on a log" and held on to the door
until the car started.
The article stated that four other
men had boarded the car ahead of
the helping" man, thus obstruct-
ing the motorman who helps the
crippled, blind. aged and heavily
burdened passengers on and off the
car.
To the stranger in town or a per-
son unacquainted with a section of
the city, he directs him to his des-
tination and calls the streets, but if
he makes one slight mishap or for
gets to call street for the passen-
ger all of the good deeds are for
gotten and he called dumb, asleep,
stupid, and even worse.
Now for the automobile driver,
How many of the motorists know
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-06-20
ICE MEN ANNOY
NIGHT WORKER
BY Night TOiler.

BY Night TOiler.
I arrived home at $3.50 after work.
ing all night. 1t is just 6:1O, and as
I am writing this, ice men are rails
ing the neighbhorhood with their
voices
I used to get to bed as soon as I
came home, but decided would
stay up until they were past. Well
that worked for awhile, but doesn't
now. for in about thirty minutes
they come around again. 1t seems
to me that Chief MorriSsey could at
least use his good judgment, and put
stop to this menace. He certainly
can understand what one has to
contend with who works at night.
They don't allow it in any cities
ever have been in, except Indian
apolis.