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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-08

this shift in the tax burden is unsound, and
that the trend should be sharply reversed.
We would even go farther than MI Jackson
suggests-to the abolition of all hidden con-
revenue by taxes that are visible and grad
uated in ratio to ability to pay
But how far would the Administration tax
bill take US in that direction? How sharply
would it reverse the trend?
Assuming that this bill will produce the
maximum estimate, $3.50 100000. and that
existing ability-to-pay and existing consump-
ton taxes will produce the same as last year.
the governments receipts next year would
be divided:
Ability-to-pay levies (ncome, estate, in
heritance. gift and excess profits taxes ST.
$50. OOO-426 per cent Of total revenue
Consumption levies, s2233 coo, OO0-42.S per
cent Of total revenue.
So it seems that this dud of tax bill.
which Mr. Jackson espouses, would increase
the share Of the tax burden borne by ability
to-pay levies by 39 per cent. and leave the
heaviest part of the load on the shoulders Of
those who pay consumption taxes.
This mircing step toward the tax millen-
mum gives no promise that any of the sales
and nuisance levies will ever be repealed.
Instead its failure as a real tax bill points
definitely toward more rather than less IN
visibility. toward less rather than more of the
principle of ability -to-pay, toward more Of
the consumption kind, when the government
finally does go after revenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-08
LANIBASTES BIG BUSINESS
FOR ITS ACTIVITIES
By a Times Reader

BY Times Reader
We have in these modern times
"big shots" in big business, the
Constitution boys, the telegram
boys, the tax evasion boys, the red
scare boys, the idle rich boys, the
Il do give and bequeath" boys, the
tax exempt boys, the tax evader
boys, the insanity propaganda boys,
the 300 per cent boys, the public
be-damned boys, and the special in
terest boys who have put the COM
mon people, including the stock
holders, through the dry cleaners
and some Of these high officials in
big business have even used the
vacuum cleaner, such as insult and
Hopson, on the public.
Their methods which have come
to light in recent investigations
used in robbing the public as well as
the stockholders in depression
years, does anything but set an hon
est example for the common peO-
pie. The only difference in this big
business gang and the Dillinger
or Purple gangs is this: The big
business gang uses no arms. The
Dillinger and Purple gangs used
guns Both have robbed the pub
lie. The big business gang when
the heat of an investigation is
turned on them resort to the
phoney kilograms and the insanity
or red propaganda.
They appeal for help to the
puplic and stockholders whom they
have robbed in their crooked
ways. They come rubbing their
hands with big gun, with the old
hand-shake and the slap on the
back and urge the public to make
it Snappy with the kilograms, the
insanity, the Constitution propa-
ganda, the red propaganda and
whatnot.
Then we have Hopson doing the
insult disappearing act when Con-
greSs turned on the heat. Then we
have the wise birds of big business
trying to put over the Tydings-
Mccormack military disaffectior
BILL" which is the most dangerous
bill ever proposed. 1t is real threat
to critics, the public and news
papers. 1t is worse than putting a
Jacket on free speech and
4ree press. 1t could suppress the
truth. 1t is dirty. under handed
method of gagging free speech or
those who criticise the crookedness
of big business and also the public
be-damned attitude of these big
shots.
It requires high moral courage for
President Roosevelt to propose tax
ing the rich what they should Justly
pay. Big business is sore because
Mr.. Roosevelt did not do what was
most advantageous to big business
and Wall Street.
Mr.. Roosevelt is trying to do what
is fair, honest, just, right and hon.
orable toward the masses who pro-
duced the wealth for these big shots
in big business. And big business
is resorting to the foulest and low
est means to defeat our Presidents
good honest intentions.
Now how is that for an example
to set for the common people? Is it
any wonder the common people re-
sort to crime when they see the big
shots in big business pulling that
kind of stuff? What chance would a
poor man have in Old insults shoes
when he was brought back? A poor
man would have been found guilty
and in prison in go days time.
And speaking about prisons, what
kind of a prison system have we in
these United States that permits
convictS to hold positions In prison
at the telephone exchange, dan
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-08
A WORTHY SELECTION

THE appointment of Russell j. Ryan, for
L mer Superior Court judge, as member
of the board of directors of the City Utilities
District, will strike indianapolis as a par
ticularly intelligent step.
Mr. Ryan is a capable and able young man
and the appointment of men of his caliber to
posts like these can only serve to bolster the
publics confidence in the utility district
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gerous place for convict. or putting
a convict to work in a Bertillon
room where he may alter or destroy
records?
What kind of a system is it that
permits a convict to steal and forge
a trusty's pass, aiding a prisoner to
escape? What kind of a system have
you that employs guards who will
take convict money and bring into
the prison anything a convict wants,
including guns and ammunition, or
permitting some visitors to bring
them in? The power house of
prison should never be inside the
walls. Guards should be under
high bond at all times. Guards
should be searched on coming on
and off duty.
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HE'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT'LL CHOKE HOPSON
By Another Reader

By Another Reader
Bernard r. Robinson, Chicago Sc
curities broker, says his chief, H. C..
Hopson, who did the Samuel insult
disappearing stunt, is very sick
man. Who wouldn't be sick with all
the heat turned on and the expose
Of the insanity propaganda, the 300
per cent stuff and the phony tele-
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The Message Center

(Ttmes readers are tnUfted to cypress
their viet0s in these columns. Make your
letters short. so all can have u chance.
Limit them to ESQ cords or less. Your
letter must be signed. but names totH
be ,0ithheld at request Of the letter
tOrtteT.I
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Coincidence
BY VIRGINIA

She's sleeping now.
Her day is Ger,
No more the endless round.
Earth tasks done,
The nightfall come,
She sleeps a sleep that's sound.
Why should We bow our heads
IN grief?
We could not hope to hold her.
How sweet to know
That death is sleep,
Pillowed on Gods shoulder.
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Daily Thought

Where there is no vision. the peo-
pie perish; but he that keepeth the
law. happy is he.-Proverbs 1918.
IF man take no thought about
4 what Is distant, he will find sor-
row near at hand.-Confucius.
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There has been a movement for men to ap-
pear in shirt sleeves during summer. What is
this world coming to? Pretty soon the men
viii remove their neckties
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So They Say

You can accomplish something
constructive with children, but with
squabbling adults whatever you do
is likely to be negative
Jacob Panken Of New York's domes-
tic relations court.
The government doesn't owe me
anything Fred (KiLer) Burke, lifer
at Marquette Prison, Michigan.
One bad thing about the (movie)
studios is that they never want to
discard a story that they have
bought. Which is sound, providing
they'd produce it as it is written
Helen Hayes.
Talk of my quitting is absurd. I
like the excitement too much
Helen Wills Moody.
Our so-called society people, in
stead Of going in for sport, persist
in holding conversations in their
drawing rooms, generally in for
eign tongue.-Achille Starace, secre-
tary Of Italy's Fascist Party.
Our public has become opera
minded, and with patience and en-
couragement we will find our own
idiom and eventually evolve what
must logically become the American
opera.-Edward Johnson, Metropoli-
tan Opera impresario.
A picture has TO have action. IN
les a man has just killed 90 girls, no
one wants to look at plain picture
Of him.-Anna May Wong.
I'm as great a baseball fan as ever,
but I have no ambition to be
front Office manager.-Joe E. Brown.
Education must Streamllne itself
for better performance-Miss Agnes
Samuelson, superintendent of public
instruction in Iowa.
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This quick flight around the world by Wiley
Post and his wife is a good idea, 1t doesn't give
them time to get on each others nerves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-08

Samuel insult denies he has asked for the
return Of some Of his pension. being thankful
for small favors, nevertheless.
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China was to pay $4,000 ransom for for
eign correspondent held by bandits. The
writer should never know what was put up for
him, or he'll ask for a raise.
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Another tunnel has been holed through
under the Hudson at New York It viii be
used to catch any tourists who have failed SC
far to find New York
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Missouri: is seeking its most cussed mule
but is confning its search to those with Ions
ears.
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The government doesn't owe me
anything Fred (KiLer) Burke, lifer
at Marquette Prison, Michigan.
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Talk of my quitting is absurd. I
like the excitement too much
Helen Wills Moody.
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A picture has to have action. IN
les a man has just killed 90 girls. no
one wants to look at a plain picture
OF him.-Anna Nav Wong.
Evening star., 1935-05-05

Dressing for visit to Davy Jones locker Just
another trip the bottom of the is not very exciting
in the life of H Merritt rst-cass deep-sea diver
aboard the Navys specially equipped submarine rescue
vessel the u S. S. OrtOlan. He has three Wallets
~ ~ Associated Photo
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26
THREE MATMEN
SUSPENDED BY
STATE BOARD

LOS ANGELTS, April 26 U.p -
Three grapplers were removed from
competition in the international
tournamTnt at Olympic auditorium
today by the California State Ath-
lectic commission.
DR.. Harry Martin, chairman,
ordered the suspension of Tony
Felice, bearded Italian heavyweight,
for foul and rough tactics" display
ed in Wednesdays opening matches.
Merriman Maxwell, Negro, was
suspended for lack of ability and
Jack Nelson, Negro, was placed on
probation for the same reason.
Nelson will be allowed 10 appear
on tomorrow nights program, DR.,
Martin said, but will be ousted if he
shows no more ability than he dis
played in his match the opening
night.
Feature match on tomorroW's 5
Gard will be between Man Mountain
Dean of Georgia and Jim Brown
ing, former claimant to the world
heavyweight title. They will meet
in a one-fall finish match.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26
Historic Capitol
OF Oregon Ruined

SALEM, Ore, April &C. W,P)-Fire
todya had destroyed Oregon's So
year-old capitol building causing
damage of more than a million
dollars. One fireman was killed and
valuable historic and state business
records destroyed
The fire was still smouldering
today. The inside of the structure
had fallen to the basement. The
huge copper dome fell and hour af-
ter the blaze started and Showered
sparks for half a mile.
Firemen carried out filing cabin
cts and desks from the governors
office and the secretary of states
suite, but were forced to leave be-
hind the documents stored in the
offices of the tax commission, the
state police, the liquor bureau, and
the auditing department. Historical
data, war trophies and the por-
traits of state officials collected
since oregon achieved statehood
were lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26
JUDGE THOMPSON CITES FEDERAL
COURT RULING ON COMMUNISM

The following statement on re-
cent federal court decision relative
to Communism, was submitted to
The Press by Judge Vaughn NJ
Thompson of the superior court:
"A direct ruling that membership
in the Communist party is suf-
ficient legal ground, under the fed
eral statutes as they now exist, for
deporting alien Communists. was
made by Federal Judge Charles E.
Woodward in Chicago on April "a
I'm support of this ruling Judge
Woodward took the position that
the Communist party and its men,
bers advocate the overthrow of the
government by force and violence.
and therefore proof of the fact of
membership in that organization is
sufficient in itself, upon which to
base an order for deportation.
Law enforcement officials of I'M
,erial county, upon being consulted
as to the effect the ruling Of Judge
Woodward would have on the situa-
ton in this county, stated it is their
belief that the conclusion reached
by Judge Woodward is a proper in
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26
PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE GAMES
BY United Press

At his present pace, Gene Lii
lard, Los Angeles third sacker,
threatens to break Tony Lazzeri's
long standing record of so home
runs in single season of Pacific
Coast league play.
In 18 games Lillard has cracked
10 homers, most of them on his own
home grounds where batsmen find
the right wall a convenient place
for aiming their shots. At that rate
the wide-shouldered infielder can
hit at least 72 homers this year.
Lillard added to his string yes
terday with a seventh-inning cir
cult blow, but it failed to help the
Angels, who bowed in defeat for
the second straight time to Frank
O'Doul's San Francisco Seals The
score was So.
Oakland stretched its hold on
first place to two and one-half
games by beating Portland, 6-3.
Sacramento won its first start in
three games from Seattle by a 9-5
score.
The Mission Reds made it three
straight over Hollywood with GA
win.
The teams moved to new battle
fields today. The Missions went to
Los Angeles; Oakland to Seattle,
and Sacramento to Portland. The
San Francisco Seals returned home
to meet Hollywood in night game
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26

I depreciation Of the law. and is en-
tireiy correct; that it is their pur-
pose to take similar action against
every alien Communist who may be
apprehended in this county in the
future, causing deportation proceed
/ ings to be taken in the federal
courts, if necessary. and insisting
upon deportation orders of the
courts being carried out, when they
are once made
Big Per Cent Aliens
1T is we'll known that approx
mately seventy per cent of the Com
munists in this country are aliens,
and that many have criminal rec
crdS in their native lands. With
legal weapon such as is provided
through the decision of Judge
Woodward, and such Interpretation
Of the federal statutes, it appears
that local public officials can at last
take effective steps to rid the coun-
try of this class of criminal para
sites,-those who make it their busi-
ness to go about the country pro-
noting strikes and discomfort, for
the purpose of bringing about a
revolution, and eventually the over
throw of the government.
Let every American, and every
person who believes in government
by democracy, stand squarely be-
hind Judge Woodward and every
other public official, in the exercise
of his duty, in ridding the country
of alien Communists, whose only
purposes here are to carry on their
treasonable practices and inflict up
on our people this scourge upon
civilization, emanating from Mos
COW, Russia.
1T is stated authoritatively that
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26
PITCHERS GET
GOING GOOD

NEW YORK, April 26. U.p -
Some of the major leagues out
standing contenders for batting
leadership today viewed averages
that took a sharp drop yesterday
in six outstanding pitching per-
formances, four of them in the Ma
tional league.
John Babich, starting his first
full season in the big show, tied
the best of 1885 pitching with a
one-hit game that gave Brooklyn
a 6 to victory over the Phillies.
The only other one-hitter of the
season was pitched by Cy Blanton
for the Pirates, but two others
threatened.
Lefty Vernon Wilshere, 22-year-
old Philadelphia, Athletics rookie,
held the Washington Senators to
two hits as the AS won 10 to
shutout. Most of the rest of the
days best pitching cropped out in
the National league. One game de-
veloped into a hurting duel that
snapped off the batters with eight
hits for both sides as Roy Parma
lee held the Boston Braves to three
hits and won, 2 to l, for the New
York Giants.
Ben Frey of Cincinnati held
Pittsburgh to a 6 to 0 shutout by
scattering six hits.
Paul Dean went in as relief pit
cher for the st. Louis Cardinals
and was charged with to de-
feat administered by the Chicago
Cubs.
The New York Yankees made u
hits while Broaca was hurting a
seven hit game, second best per-
formance in the American league
for the day, to beat the Boston
Red Sox, II to 4, and permit Cleve-
land, winner over st. Louis, Z to 6,
to climb into first place.
The Chicago White sox piled up
nine hits and as many runs on
Schoolboy Rowe in four innings,
chased him to the showers, and
went on to a to victory over
the Detroit Tigers who have won
only two games out of nine.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26

coming youngsters yet to win their
spurs in the squared circle.
The opener brings together Juan
Humberto, Argentinian, and Al
Tafrof, Armenian. In the Semi-fin-
la, Vincente Lopez-who has con-
quered the Man Mountain" and
Jumping Joe" Savoldi-will meet
Pat Fraley-MeXican VS.. Irishman;
and the main bout will feature
Man Mountain" Dean of Georgia
VS.. Matros Kirilenko, the former
Russian CoSSack.
Thrills galore are in store for
what indications point viii be the
largest crowd to ever witness a
sporting event in the local arena.
The promoter has spared no eX-
pense to make this card especially
attractive and is bringing to Ell
Centre only those well known per-
formers about whom you have
heard and read in recent months.
Each is under contract to appear
here in these and future bouts.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26
: :XQ;4K
ARABS DOWN
VIKING NINE.

Holtville high schools Viking
nine went down, but not very far,
before the onslaught of Central
junior college in same played at
Holtville yesterday afternoon, the
score reading 5-4 at the close of
the contest. ~
This was the second time the To-
cal team had defeated the neigh
boring ball club. Earlier in the
month, the Arabs ran the Vikings
ragged to the tune of i1-6.
Good pitching on the part of the
Jayce moundsmen and many err
rorS by the opposition were two
great factors contributing to the
Arabs win.
T. S. Walker allowed only four
hits, two of which were made by
the Holtville coach. Noval Walker,
who played the catching position.
The Jaycees got seven hits off
the Holtville pitcher and had only
one tumble against them, while the
Vikings managed to acquire eight
errors during the course Of the sew
en- innings.
Score By Innings
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26

When the time-keeper's gong
sounds at $50 o'clock tonight, FL
Centro and the Imperial Valley
will be afforded their first oppor-
tunity to cheer the six 'burping
beeves" comprising the first heavy
weight wrestling matches brought
here by John A. Contos, the grunt
and groan promoter.
His inaugural card for the val
ley comprises both Drawn and
brain, scientific wrestling as well
as the murderous catch-as-catch
can tactics of the caveman; heroes
and villains and seasoned veterans
of the mat as opposed to up-and-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26
Meeting Held By
Local 2O-3O Club

Open discussion of club matters
occupied the members of the 20-30
club last night at their meeting at
the Hotel California.
New tennis sides were chosen and
it was announced that George
Conner IS side, losers in the last
contest, are to entertain the WIN
ners, Barney Foote IS side.
Carlos Worrall, vice-president,
presided in the absence of e. C.
Bernard, president, who with a
number of the other members, was
in Yuma, Arizona. attending the
anniversary celebration Of the club
in that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26
Policeman, Kills
Former Convict

SAN FRANCISCO, April IS. UD
"A man identified today through
fingerprint records as Joe Armen-
ia, 20, former convict, was wound
ed fatally last night in a gun duel
with Patrolman William Nittler in
a residential area here.
Armenia died in San Francisco
hospital several hours after the
battle. Another man arrested at
the time of the battle refused to
talk. He was identified as George
Mccarthy, 38, former Folsom pri-
son inmate.
Armenia was paroled from Fol
so mprison in 1894 SO that he could
be deported to Mexico. Later he
was arrested in Arizona and was
ordered deported.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26

IF such plans are attempted to
be carried out, let the people of I'M
perial county stand squarely behind
our law-enforcement agencies and
officials in the proper and. certain
enforcement of the laws, including
their activities in having alien COM
munists deported, in order that, II
possible. there may be no recurrence
of our unpleasant and expensive ex-
periences of the past
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-26

information has been received here
that plans are being made to at
tempt to organize a general strike
of shed and field workers during the
forthcoming cantaloupe harvest, and
that red agitators and strike or
ganiaers will e4deavor to assume
control of these activities, although
the strike movement ostensibly Will
wear the cloak of labor unions.