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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
The Book World

NY novelist who writes consistently about
N Iowans is bound to get out to Southern
California sooner or later, writes the famed
Bruce Cotton in discussing the talented PM
Stong. Mr.. Stong gets there with whoop in
The Farmer in the Dell" and produces neat,
swiftly moving novel which once again advances
Mr.. stong's eminently sensible thesis-that Iowa
is a grand state which produces some swell
people (Harcourt, Brace & Co.; 81.
This story is chiefly about old Pa Boyer who
retired after years on an Iowa farm and moved
his family TO Hollywood.
AS the story opens, Pa is finding the going
bit tough. His income from the farm back in
Iowa is dwindling and to get a little extra
money he makes stab at working as an extra
on movie lot.
Getting an extras Job Pa Boyer is i'm
mediately kissed by Lady Luck The company
is making picture of Iowa farm life, and Pa is
the only man on the lost who ever saw either
Iowa or farm; and he suddenly finds himself a
combination of expert adviser and priced char
acter actor. drawing down some hundreds of
dollars week for his pains.
What happens thereafter-how Pa blows
through the sophisticated film colony like
fresh breeze off the cornfelds, how he builds
solid place for himself, repairs his shattered
fortunes and strides manfully past all of Holly
woods pitfalls-makes a neat and entertaining
bit Of summer reading.
DERHAPS you are just spending a week in
i that cottage by the river this summer when
you would prefer to be making tour of foreign
parts. Or perhaps you are an arm-chalr
voyager and like guide books and accounts of
tours in faraway places for their own sake, even
when you know you will never get far from
home Or, perhaps, you are actually planning
a trip abroad.
In any of these cases, you would enjoy
book called The Beauty Of England" (Scrbners;
so. This book written by dozen English
men and introduced eloquently by j. B, Priestly
is set off with a large number Of amazingly
lovely photographs, and it discusses the Eng
land that the tourist too often overlooks.
1t does not tell you a thing, for instance,
about the way to see the sights of London, or
how to get to Stratford-on-Av or the historic
ne usual tourists goals
Instead it simply recounts the charms of the
English countryside, tells you where to go to find
those Enthusiastically English vistas of orderly
neatness, and reveals that by leaving the beaten
track you can enjoy a landscape that is quite
overwhelmingly lovely.
1t is hard for an American to read this book
without rejecting the profound differences
between the English and American countrysides
England lacks those grand viStas so common in
America-tremendous peaks. illimitable plains
Of peace and quiet, regions that somehow seem
far more finished" than anything in America
ana. TO American eyes unusually charming.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
Demands Special Session

On two points, alone, there
should be legislative action.
First, the gross income tax law
should be repealed. 1 can't see
how any state cam align itself
with the Roosevelt program ana
at the same time harbOr such an
obnoxious piece O. legislation,
which is one of the outstanding
examples of soaking the poor"
Second, Indlana's old-age pen
sion law is practically worthless.
Not only should it be revamped
to meet requirements Of the Fed
eral social security program, but
it also should be amended in
way that would prevent county
officials from ignoring it.
There are counties in the state
which never have paid a cent in
pensions, although the law has
been in effect a year and half.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
SATURDAY. JULY % 1875
BAD TAXEs AND WORSE TAXES
"A soRIPPs-HowARD NEWSPAPER,

I ET'5 assume Just for the sake Of argument
IL that all taxation is evil; that there is no
such thing as good tax. Certainly none Of
Us likes taxes.
But since our civilization depends on gov
eminent and since government depends on
taxes. We have no alternative but 70 look for
revenue. Some taxes are not as bad as others.
So We can mitigate the evil, BY levying taxes
that are least Objectionable.
one form which seems to fall naturally
into the category Of ability to pay and bene-
fits received" is the graduated inheritance tax.
In many ways it is even less Objectionable
than the income tax. It is more Of tax on
static wealth, as contrasted TO dynamic
wealth. The inheritor generally owes his
wlndfall to the fortune Of birth. The benefit
received is the protection the government
gives that wndfau. But a man who earns
good income is not dealing with windfalls. He
is harvesting the rewards Of his own industry
and good management.
Accordingly when it was suggested to Con-
gress that a steep levy on large inheritances
be made. there was no general dissent. But
It seems to US that one tremendously impor-
tant factor has been overlooked in confning
the inheritance tax idea to large inheritances
alone. That factor has to do with what is
basic in any tax measure. namely the raising
Of revenue.
AS in the case with income taxation, not
enough revenue can be obtained by merely
oonhning the levies to the very highest brack-
cts. The base must be broadened. For the
middle and lower brackets. That does not
mean less heavy taxes against the very big
inherited fortunes. 1t means to go down the
line to the smaller inheritances, graduating
according to ability to pay
The House Ways and Means Committee is
reported to be considering the exemption from
taxation Of all inheritances up to $4,000.
That, We believe, would be a mistake So
long as more than half Of our Federal reve-
nue. Is at present, derived from sales and NUS
ance levies which come from the average man
who in his lifetime. never gets his hands on
as much as $4,000 at once, the government is
not justified in being unduly tender with
$4,000, $4,000, s25 900. or even $4,000 inherit
ances. Taxes on these smaller inheritances
should be mild. On so small inheritance
as S5OOO very mild indeed. As the amount Of
inheritance goes up the tax should go up. just
as it should on small to large incomes. But
there should be a tax Otherwise our fiscal
problem will never be solved
And the ultimate aim of our taxing policy
should be eliminate the invisible nuisance and
sales taxes and substitute such visible forms as
inheritance and income taxes for all revenue
raising.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
TENURE LAW is
ADVANTAGE TO TEACHERS
BY School Patron

BY School Patron
Announcement of Grover Van
Duyn, assistant superintendent of
public instruction to the effect that
the State Department of Education
will ignore a Franklin Circuit
Court decision holding the teacher
tenure law invalid, should meet with
the approval of every school patron.
The tenure law gives teacher a
feeling of security, feeling that
most certainly is one conducive to a
teacher doing his best work.
Whatever the failings of some
teachers may be, and they have as
many as other mortals, they should
not be subjected to unlimited power
in the hands of such political acct
dents as often are elected town.
ship trustees or placed in other Of
fees having to do with education.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE

THE decision OF the United States Court Of
i Appeals in Cincinnati against the gov
ernment's power to seize land by condemna-
ton for low-cost housing Will not IN itself
cripple the rehousing program. Secretary
Ickes can acquire the land he needs through
direct purchase or through condemnation
suits by cities or states or local housing
authorities.
A more serious matter was the doubt i'm
Piled by Judges Norman and Hicks that the
governments sovereign right to acquire prop
erty for a public use'-whether by condemna-
ton or otherwise-extends to Stun clearance.
Judge Florence Allen dissented sharply by
aeclaring that the power Of eminent domain
may be exercised wherever necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the power
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
SHE UPHOLDS PLIGHT
OF TAXI OPERATORS
BY Ruth Brown

BY Ruth Brown
I have been reading the letters
sent in by taxi drivers, their wives
and cab owners. My husband be-
longs to the class of cab drivers who
drive cabs because they can find
no other employment, preferring
that to charity.
1 just wish my husband made $3.50
for his II, Is and sometimes "a
hour days work, and I wish finan-
cial worries we're all that drivers
had to contend with. Traffic cops
would rather arrest a cab driver
than eat. That's saying something,
Judging from some Of the overfed
mugs that ride the boys. There are
few officers who give the boys q
break whenever possible. But when
cab driver goes before a judge, he
gets the limit.
One thing sure, they get very few
tips these days. Most drives are
either a slick dime or 40 cents for
a cross country flight What tips
they do get in the summer especially
they have to put on the meter, so
they won't get fired for not having
enough money.
If they smash a fender or some
thing, they get days on the bench
or fired. There aren't any cry-babies
driving cabs. They couldn't last a
week.
Maybe this so-called cab driver
of July Is did make what he says.
but he didn't make it honestly. You
can't make people ride, even when il
costs them less than car fare. If
what he says is true. he made his
money either gambling. bootlegging.
rolling DRINKS, or squealing. Ny
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

BY C. L.
The situation regarding calling
a special session of the Indiana
Legislature to deal with tax prob
lens and the states participation
in the Roosevelt social security
program is one that should be
dealt with Immediately and def
nitaly by Gov Paul V. McNutt.
I read in The Times that Rep.
John Napier Dyer, Democratic
member of the lower branch of
the Legislature, declared this week
in a radio address that Gov. Nc
Mutt promised during the 1885
General Assembly that he would
call a special session later in the
year.
But on several occasions since
this years regular session ended,
the Governor has denied promis-
ing a special session.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
HE'S WASHED UP WITH
THE COURTHOUSE CREW

BY Reader
Here is a little news for your
column. 1 am e taxpayer of Marion
County and have been a good
Democratic worker for years, but
this mess in Criminal Court washes
me up.
If it we're some poor taxpayer
that had an indictment against him
as Peter Cancilla has against him.
it wouldn't take four or five weeks
for Herbert Spencer to have him
sent over the road
The outrage of the fight in the
Courthouse is about the last straw
I think if justice is not given this
reporter, it is time for the public
to bring back the old American rule.
Get out the rail and give these boys
a good ride.
What do you say?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

department had to hunt another
entrance.
The Playground is owned by the
state and kept UP by taxes but the
poor public is not even allowed
10 drive through it.
j. seems to me that Shelby Coun-
ty really got a break when they
sent the two noble and stalwart
Democrats, Mr.. Greenlee and Mr..
James, to Marion County. Why not
make our immigration laws a bit
more strict, especially during the
election years?
1 have been a reader of The
Times for 10 years and more power
to you. Get on Judge Baker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
SOnnetS of a
Sojourner
BY BERTRAM DAY

The echo Of the English Lakes is
old:
1t filters through the midst of wood
land shade,
1t runs through all the fields like
molten gold
The echo is the song that poets
made.
Long live the sunny thoughts Of
noble men,
Whose genius wrought a subtle kin
snip bond,
Who coined in words and with a
deathless pen,
The soul OF man while here and
then beyondl
The Poets Of the Lakes inspire man
kind,
They give a memory to passers-by;
They drink the nectar from the
best they find
And write their lines in songs that
never die.
ride uDon the waves Of Grasmere
Lake
And ponder singers thoughts for
Beauty's sake.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
DEPLORES OPERATION OF
STATE PLAYGROUND
BY g. E. w.

BY G. E. W.
This pat on the back is a little
late, but time has proven It. For
rest Neal was considerate and
faithful worker during his 15 years
as superintendent OF the state fair
ground and Will never be forgotten
by any one who dealt with him.
Since Pleas Greenlee and MS boy
hood pal, Mr.. James, from Shelby
vile, made arrangements with the
state Of Indiana to take The fair
ground over, it sure has slumped
into a deplorable state. We haven't
forgotten the disastrous fire 1T the
Playground not so long ago when
Mr.. James had the gate at the
Amidst entrance locked and the fire
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
TWO-WAY TRADE GROWS

MERE are many roads that lead to pros
perity, and We shall probably have to
follow half dozen of them at once, before
We get through. One Of them, evidently
Will be the revival of foreign trade through
the bilateral trade agreement.
The American Chamber of Commerce in
Havana has Just issued figures to show the
benefits of the Cuban-American trade agree
ment which was signed last year.
Cuban imports Of American products it is
pointed out have risen greatly Purchases
of steel products are up 81 per cent; Of agri-
cultural machinery, Sal per cent; of food
stufs, from 100 to 500 per cent; of cigarets,
from 800 to 1000 per cent. On the other
hand Cuban sales to the United States have
tripled, and Cuban economic conditions are
said TO be better than at any time since the
world depression started
If trade agreements can do things like
that, don't We need more of them?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

husband doesn't do these things. l
would rather be poor.
I believe this party who wrote
July Is is a cab owner whose con-
science is hurting him.
Thanks for giving me a place to
have nv say.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
SEEKS RELIEF OUTLET FOR
HAY FEVER SUFFERERS
BY Joe Matthews

BY Joe Matthews
1 am one of the 10000 who suffer
from hay fever every year.
The only way we can get relief is
to 60 to Northern Michigan and
that costs money. 1 am wondering
if there couldn't be some way
Matched up to make this more prac-
teal than the way it is by some CO.
operative action among the suf-
ferers and others who may care.
Let's have suggestions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
The Message Center

Times readers are mvtted TO eTpresS
their UtetoS in these columns. Make your
letters short. SO all can have a chance.
Limit them to ESQ to0rds or less. Your
letter must be signed. but names tctH
be Uithheld at request OF the letter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

velt is one of the original grass
rooters" too; not in spite of the re-
cent Supreme Court decisions but
because of them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

Son OF china's president found a bride in
an Ohio 5-and-lo-cent store. Isn't it awful
how these 5-and-l0 heiresses insist on marry
ing fore 1srs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
Daily Thought

For until the law sin was in the
world; but sin is not imputed when
there is no laW-Romans 5.13.
MO people we're ever better than
IN their laws, though many have
been -Priestly. =
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20
So They Say

In the "a years I have covered ma
tional conventions, I have always
noticed that the men who should
have been chosen are generally
given about 20 ballots and then
dropped.-Henry L. Mencken, writer
and critic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

Division Of wealth is decreasing
wealth; production is increase. Not
less for any one, but more for every
one.-Henry Ford.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

1t is pleasanter to know that you
would like to have me for President
than it is to contemplate being
President-Senator Carter Glass Of
Virginia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

| whoHy djSapprove Of 10hat you sag and aOiA
defend to the death your right to say it.-VoLaire
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

l never want to have a husband
who smokes a pipe.-Mlle. Denise
Leboisellier, elected Frances queen"
of smokers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-20

No overload Of organized crime.
no racketeer, plies his trade today
unless his lawyer is near by, ready
to checkmate the law-Mayer c.
Goldman, New York attorney.
Evening star., 1935-05-26

Z NJOY this summer without
IL single worry about your
home comfort next fall. Put that
heating problem behind you -
look forward to a carefree vaca-
tion-a winter free from care.
Without paying one cent until
fall-svithouf any summer inter
est charges-you can have your
Heating and Plumbing Contrac-
tor install American Radiator
Heating this summer, and start
paying for it next fall on Gov
ernment approved low rates.
Under a plan approved by FHA,
you can take as long as three
years to pay.
Just think what this means to
you! You can have the work
done at your convenience-while
you are on a vacation, if you
Evening star., 1935-05-26
May rs. 1885

girl climbed cut from behind the
steering wheel. She was, Dick saw,
not ever twenty-five. attired in riding
trousers. with white shirt open at
the throat. Her silver-gray eyes sur
veyed him from under a broad
brimmed Stetson in steady appraisal.
Whats the trouble?" she asked.
II don't know" he told her, making
his voice match the helplessness of his
manner.
She stepped to his car with business
like efficiency, raised the hood. looked
at the motor. dropped to her knees,
peercd under the car, then got to her
feet. slapping the powdery dust from
the knees of her riding trousers.
The drain plugs jiggled out.
You've lost your oil and froze your
motor. III have to tow you back to
Quartzburg. I've a rope in the car.
Help me turn your bus around"
"Oh. I couldn't think of bothering
you to do that. ="
I'm in hurry" she said. "Argu-
ment isn't going to help. There may
not be another car along this road for
couple of hours. and even then it may
not have tow rope"
But" Dick protested. tits really
an imposition"
She put her shoulder against the
back Of his car and started to push,
saying. as she did so. Turn the
steering wheel" Dick had no alter
native but to help her. Together they
fastened the tow rope. and her car
threw dust in Dicks face all the way
into Quartzburg.
The garage man observed him with
sardonic appraisal. bowed to the
young woman, called her by name
Virginia Daine - then began swift
inspection of Dicks car.
Dick introduced himself to the girl
and was expressing his thanks when
the garage man delivered his verdict.
Eventually" he said. I'VE can get
parts from Phoenix. The bill will be
twice as much as the car is worth. You
can practice law here as we'll as in
Bolton; there amt any business in
either place. III give you ten bucks for
the wreck. including the tank full of
gas"
Dick nodded acceptance.
Make out bill of sale, since you're
lawyer" the garage man said. hand
ing over two soiled five-dollar bills.
Whats your name?'
Dick Gait"
A horseman, riding a sweat-covered
mustang branded with Flying-M on
the left hip, stared curiously at the
two cars, then reined the horse over to
them. Dick. writing the bill of sale,
heard the garage man say in low
voice, Names Gait. He's lawyer
was going to practice law in Bolton.
but his car broke down."
The horseman, man of about fifty
five. Dick judged, shifted slightly in
his saddle and stared at Virginia Daine
in hostile appraisal "And she brought
him in. eh?"
Something about the mans voice
sent shiver up Dicks spine; but he
looked up. with his most ingratiating
grin.
81 feel humiliated," he said. "hav-
ing to accept the help of a total
stranger, er,-particularly so when that
stranger is a woman"
The riders eyes became as mere Sits
as he peered suspiciously at Dick and
said. Haven't l heard your voice
somewhere before?"
At that moment Dick realized what
there was about the mans voice which
had given him such an unpleasant re-
action. He had heard it coming from
the lips of man who sat in car con-
tanning men who posed as deputies of
the United States Marshal. This was
the man who had pushed his gun
against Sheriff Argyle's unsuspecting
Evening star., 1935-05-26

devastating death. Dick heardrunning
feet on the ground. He tried to raise
himself. The pain in his side caught
him, doubled him forward. He got to
his knees. swaying uncertainty.
Frank he called.
He heard Perkett's voice answer ing
him. "Okay, Dick" But the voice was
weak, and it sounded sputtery, as
though bubbles of blood were on his
lips.
Dick started to crawl toward him.
The running feet were closer. Dicks
legs crumpled. He crashed forward.
Dick could smell ether. The smell
sickened him. He rolled his head The
cool hand of the nurse touched his
forehead. He felt her other hand al his
pulse. His eyes opened. He saw Per-
kett's white face. deathly still on the
next cot. Men were moving around
the room.
is he is he
The nurses voice said. No He's
got fifty-fifty chance"
A man pushed forward.
Dick said. What happened?"
The man said, Poor old Argyle.
The guy he thought was a reporter
from the city was one of the Waxon
gang, who was making check-up to
see if anyone were getting suspicious.
You moved too fast for them. so they
couldn't tip off the gang. They pre-
tended to be deputy marshals and
blasted a way through on the road"
THE Waxon gang escaped"
Clean as a whistle. You got one
man when you cut loose your Tommy.
They pitched him out half mile down
the road. He was dying. He wouldn't
talk. There was evidence in the house
that tied the gang up with that rob-
berry of the gold truck which was
making gold coin shipment from the
Federal Reserve. They've got more
than half a million dollars in gold coin. ;"
The nurse said, Don't talk to him.
He can't stand it,"
Dick turned. Frank" he said.
Frank, speak to me-"
Frank Perkett rolled his head. Dick
noticed that the lips were slightly
blued. He could hardly hear Perkett's
voice.
Promise me you'll. get them
Dick"
Dick tried to reach out and touch
Perkett. The pain stabbed him.
Steady" the nurse said. You'll
have to lie very, very quiet"
A woman screamed, shrill scream
of mortal anguish, which was bottled
into silence as the door of an adjoining
room closed.
A voice from somewhere said, Bob
Dawley's wife e in the maternity
ward. They haven't told her - yet.
It's her doctor who's operating on the
federals while waiting for the kid"
Dick Arlton put every ounce of
strength that he had into making his
voice carry across to the ears of the
man who lay so still on the adjoining
cot.
"I'll get them. Frank" he said.
Frank Perkett, seated at his desk,
looking almost waxlike from loss of
blood, with dark circles under his
eyes, took a telegram from his inner
pocket.
Dick" he said. you know Arizona
pretty well, don't you?'
II was born there" Dick said,
grew up on cattle ranch. worked as
a Government ranger, went through
college and was admitted to practice
law in Arizona. Still have my license"
he grinned.
Know place called Quartzburg?"
NO"
Its wild and woolly," Perkett said,
north and west of Phoenix. off the
main road. mountains in back of it .
You're going there"
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