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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04

cY NEA SERIES
XXTASHINGTON, May 4.-Rear
w Admiral Richard Evelyn
Byrd, United States Navy, who
comes home to Washington May 10
for triumphal reception by the
President, is finishing the crown
ing adventure of a life devoted to
daring exploits.
His 10 months in the Antarctic
are the climax of a 10-year period
which Admiral Byrd announced in
1926 he would devote to explora-
ton and adventure.
To the public, which reads only
Of his successes, Admiral Byrd
must seem a child of fortune.
Born of distinguished family,
wealthy enough, given every ad-
vantage of training and upbring-
ing, everything to which Dick"
Byrd turns his hand seems to have
bloSsomed into automatic success.
But the diSappointments are
not so well known, and they have
been numerous enough to prove
that there is a hard streak of de-
termination in Admiral Byrd
that well accounts for his achieve
mentS.
A little grayer now at AZ, the
lines etched little deeper in his
face, he can look back on life
crammed with adventures such as
have come to few men.
TT all began when he was y. A
Il friend in Manila invited the
Virginia country boy to visit him.
and he blandly announced to his
mother that he proposed to go
around the world.
She looked down aghast at the
serious, fragile looking child of u.
But he won out over all remon-
Strances. and made the trip
alone.
Fellow passengers remember
how calm the lad was when the
ship ran into a typhoon in the
Pacific. He went on around the
world And that taste for far
countries and unusual adventures
never left him.
He went through military school
and into Annapolis. There he
played football, and was star
gymnaSt. In a fall from the fly
ing rings he injured a foot so
badly as to cut short his football
career.
1t left him with a permanent
slight disability which led to his
being retired from active duty in
the Navy later 1t was thought
he could not stand watch.
1t must have been a great dis
appointment. But with the World
War he was recalled to active
service, and asked transfer to avn
alton, pointing out that a pilot
sits down most of the time, any,
way.
He flew solo after six hours of
training, and was the first Navy
man to fly out of sight of land.
But because of his injured foot
the young officer was not sent
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possibilities in the countries he
visits.
The President is not going to
allow any grass to grow under his
feet in getting his reelection cam
paign off to an early start. He
is considering some personal
fence mending this summer and
autumn in the form of series Of
speeches in strategic sections of
the country. The midwest and
Pacific Coast are certain to see
him. The Presidents talks prob
ably will not be of an outright
political nature, but their under
lying purpose will be to lay the
groundwork for the 1886 cam
paign.
Roger BabSon'S latest ballyhooed
scheme of giving Senators life
tenure Of Office made no hit with
Indiana's Woodworking Senator
Frederick VanNuyS. Said he,
This is just another damn fool
suggestion, which, added to the
great multitude of other damn fool
suggestions, makes just a little
more nonsense"
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Syndicate IncO
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04

THE preparations, the lining up
Il of backing, the disappoint-
mentS of preparing an expedition
like that Admiral Byrd LED to the
South Pole in 1929, are not seen
behind the glory of his achieve
ment of flying over the South Pole
in a hazardous 18-hour flight. But
they would have daunted many a
less determined man.
Both poles conquered by air.
plane, and a base camp at Little
America established, Admiral
Byrd's hope was to return there
and make a more thorough Scien-
tif1c exploration of the region.
This was the adventure now
drawing to a triumphal close
Not only does he return with
knowledge Of the Antarctic CONT
nent never before possessed by
man, but with it the shining rec
ord that in three polar eXpedi-
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overseas, but given command of
a unit at HalifaX-another diSap-
pointment.
n
TIE was one of the chief plan
Il Il ners of the Navy Atlantic
flight with the NC-4 ships after
the war-first planes to cross the
Atlantic. But when the time
came, he had to stand aside and
see the glory go to others.
In 1924 he was one of the
Navy men sent to England to
make the crossing to America in
the British dirigible R-32, and
just missed being aboard her on
her fatal trip when she exploded
over the Humber River.
1t was in May, 1926, that Ad-
miral Byrd finally, after months
Of heartbreaking effort, got his
plane aloft from Kings Bay,
Spitzbergen, in his flight with
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Now, as he waits for disagreeing
Democratic leaders to reach an
understanding on his successor,
since his second four-year term
expired in February, he has time
to ruminate on his experiences.
1.-The main thing I found out
when I was a bailiff in Circuit
Court" Mr.. Meloy soliloquized to-
day, was that a little, unimpor-
tant man didn't have much chance
in suing a big corporation.
Zone of the practices of the
corporation attorneys is to wait
until the last day for papers to be
filed in suit, and then ask for a
change of judge.
ITO get that, they have to make
affidavit that they believe their
client can not have fair trial
before the regular judge. Of
course, they know better; they just
stall for time"
MIR. MELOY leaned back in his
1V1 chair and gazed out across
University Park. He chewed his
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huge cigar few minutes and then
continued.
1--WE seen it happen dozens of
times. When new judge had
been Selected-of course the judge
always granted the venue change;
he wouldn't embarrass himself by
refusing it-another period would
elapse. Then, maybe, they'd ask
a change of venue from the
county. And the case would begin
all over again.
eff the man suing was poor
fellow, by that time he had spent
all of his money in fees. Or he'd
have to supply his witnesses with
;le-- lees before they'd agree to
testify, and he probably didn't
have the money to pay them.
i've seen lawyers argue loud
and long in court for things they
knew they couldn't get, just to
impress their clients that they
were fighting for them.
Il decided that the little fellow
doesn't have much chance with
the law"
CROWDED court calendars
~ came into Mr.. Meloy's So
liloquy.
1--WE known county court dock
cts to be filled up three years in
advance" Mr.. Meloy said. >
But that wasn't all that irked
him when he was bailiff.
THE judge would want to con-
slider all the papers in a case,
and he'd retire to his chambers
to read them. He'd give me in
structions to keep people from
bothering him.
But the attorneys were I'M
Scrupulous" A smile broke over
Mr.. MeloyS plump, genial face.
They were like newspaper re-
porters," he continued. IF they
wanted anything, they went after
it. They would come into my Of
flee and ask for paper, or stand
around and talk about the
weather. Then, when they saw a
chance, they'd open the judges
door, and go in. And later the
judge would reminu me that he
had not wanted to be disturbed"
XTTHILE these difficulties have
w not followed him to the
marshal's Office, Mr.. Meloy has
had his troubles there, too, he ad-
mitS.
There's a lot more to this mar
shals job than just arresting
people on Federal charges" he
said. Its a big bookkeeping JOB,
in addition to everything else.
All of the salaries of the court at
taches are paid them through this
office.
All the expenses of the dep
uties are advanced to them
through this Office. When the re-
ports go in to Washington, some
times they come back with GER
tain items 'disallowed.' Unless we
can explain them satisfactorily,
this Office has to refund that
money. But I've never lost a cent
Through one Of my deputies"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04
CAFE ROBBED BY YEGGS
SafecrackerS March OFF With
StrongbOx Containing SO.

Yeggmen broke into the Bud
weiser cafe. 23S N. Illinois-st, early
today and removed a safe from
rear room. Employees estimated that
there was approximately $40 in the
safe. Police found a pinch bar and
crow bar left behind by the safe
crackers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04
JORDAN TO ATTEND
CINCINNATI FARLEY
Water Works Engineer to
Preside at Session.

Harry E. Jordan, chemical en-
gineer Of the indianapolis Water
Co., will attend the 55th annual con-
vention of the American Water
Works Association. of which he is
president, in Cincinnati next week
Exhibits of water supply equip
ment and materials. arranged on
the largest scale during the aSSocia-
tions history, will be shown at the
convention. Special trains from New
England. the eastern seaboard, as
we'll as from the West and South
vest will bring delegates to the
convention.
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. Fact is, various officers have
been sabotaging their Command
er-in-Chief constantly. During
the World Court fight, in which
the President had taken a def
mite stand, several Army officers
buttonholed Senators to vote
against that stand. COMPRESSION
al reaction was that the Com
mander- in-Chief should secure
better discipline from his officers
instead of castigating the Mill
tary Affairs Committee.
Choice of o. Max Gardner, for
mer Governor of North Carolina,
as investigator of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Co. in
sures a thorough probe of that
giant organization. AS Governor
of North Carolina, Mr.. Gardner
was the first executive to insist
on taxation of the A. T. and t.
The investigation will be the
biggest in history, having an mi
tial appropriation of S75O.0OO.
A TTY. GEN. HOMER S. CUM
L n MINGS will soon announce
plans for q nation wide cleanup
of the legal profession. The tall,
pleasantmannered Justice De-
partment car considers bar as
sociations Intellectual in such a
job and proposes that the gov
eminent undertake the house
cleaning. E. Democratic Floor
Leader Joe Robinson will always
be a hero to Senator Bennett
Clark. Reason is that at the ia
NOUS 1912 Democratic convention
IN Baltimore. the ArkanSan held
his states delegation in line up
to the very last ballot for the late
Speaker Champ Clark, Senator
Benefits father. Comment
ing on Admiral Richard E. Byrd.
the aircraft designer Grover
Looming says: His real talent.
as l intimately saw him. was that
Of promoter He has the show
man't instinct, a real publicity
sense. Looming is author of the
new book, Our Wings Grow
Faster" To the swarms of
high school children who come
daily to the Capitol this spring,
the historical objects of greatest
interest are the rotunda's two
representations of Lincoln. One
is the massive head dor1 by Gut
ION Borglum. the other the full
statue done by Winnie Ream when
she was Is years old. The
living object of greatest interest
to them is Huey Long. Failing to
see him. they ask guides to point
out his desk in the Senate cham
Der.
TECHNICAL adviser to Secre-
Il tary Henry Morgenthau in
the Treasury's sensational silver
buying operations is publicity-shy
Prof. James Harvey Rogers, Yale
University monetary authority.
The soft-spoken little Southerner
spent several months in the Orient
for the government last year
making a firSt-hand study of the
silver problem. The round-the-
world cruise being made by Fed
eral Housing Administrator Jimmy
Moffett on his own yacht will not
be all pleasure. Moffett is sup
posed to look into foreign trade
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04
Auxiliary to Give Dance

The Womans Auxiliary of Dis
abled American Veterans of DR..
Worthington Chapter will give a
benefit dance at the Indiana Roof
tonight. Mrs. A. Cowan and Mrs
H. R. Stuck have charge of arrange
mentS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04
SUSPECT is RESLATED
Auto Balditry and Robbery
Charged to Leroy Haley.

Auto banditry and robbery
charges today were pending in Mu-
nicipal Court against Leroy Haley,
81. Vagrancy charges, on which he
had been held, were dismissed yes
terday and he was reslated. Police
claim Haley HIS been connected
nth "a filing station robberies.
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this remind them OF the outrage
and provoke them to shrill outcries.
And, perhaps, even their indig-
nation, too, may be regarded as
gain for certainly it contributes
something to the gaiety of the ma
ton at time when laughs are few,
forced and hollow. 1t even makes
them indignant 20 be called nuts,
but nuts were ever thus and the
Stamp-collectOr of adult size and
years naturally sees nothing comic
in his boOndoggling, not having
the necessary perspective. He
might see something amusing in
the innocent pleasure Of children
who collect and trade labels of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04

much Of the time. Certainly in the
issues raised by leaders of big bust
ness against the Administration
I'm for Mr.. Roosevelt. Possibly the
most curious thing in connection
with the convention of the Cham
Der Of Commerce of the United
States was the arrogance of the
captains and the kings. After
abusing the President from dawn to
dusk they expressed surprise that
he had failed to send any note of
friendly greeting.
But one hopeful sign looms over
the horizon. From listening to
spokesman of the Chamber of
Commerce Won might get the idea
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04
Law Not So 'Majestic,'
Alf Meloy Is Convinced
Poor Man Often Does Not Get Fair Break,
Retiring Marshal Says, Citing Examples.
BY HELEN LINDSAY
Times staff Writer

IF MEIOY with
n County, illusions about the majesty
Of
Meloy bali II before becoming
Marshal EIGHT
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EuEnouh
BY
WESTBROOK PEGLER

D AIRING the indignation of the nine million
- American stamp nuts. who are still thrown into
fits of the shrieking meemies at the mere mention
of the episode. James A. Farleys handling OF the
celebrated problem of the ungummed. imperforate
postage stamps has converted a questionable act
into a profitable public service. The indignation OF
the nine million nuts had died away to a low. muSi-
cal moan except at moments when illusions such as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04
DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY-CO-ROUND
By DrerO Pearson and Robert S. Allen

WASHINGTON May 4Prdent Rooseve lefthanded casiga
w the Military Committee publishing
Army officers plans to seize British islands did down well
with committee members Their reaction that the
Commander Chief ought keep Army making
for Selling friendly
he
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Questions and Answers

Q-s the Latin language spoken in France and
ItaYf
A-LAtin is not the language of any nation today.
TIE so-called Romance languages. French. Italian
Spanish, etc. direct descendants of the language
OF ancient Rome. but they are not Latin.
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tnelr parents bOtTeS OF beer and sChnapS az rate
of exchange based upon rarity. But he perceives no
relation between this hobby and his own although
the world would be no poorer or hungrier if soma
discriminating flame to set fire to all the stamp
albums earth and reduce them to so much smut.
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that big business owns America And that wouldn't
be so far off. The hopeful sign is that the captains
and the kings becoming extremely sensitive to
criticism Anybody who much as breathes boo"
IN their direction becomes at subversive sedi-
zionist and. of course, red.
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II Seems hM
BY
Haywood BR0UN

IS not possible for this column to be consistently
- opposed to Franklin Roosevelt. I must admit
that he has an excellent collection Of enemies. In
fact if the President really one-hah radical
as the Chamber Of Commerce contends he would be
pretty nearly Bonnie Prince Charlie as far as 1t
Seems TO Me is concerned.
OF course one may cry out, "A plague both
your houses" and such position be wholly
logical. Sti it does keep you the sidelines too
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-04

crow AND His cENTRALIAHs
Evening star., 1935-01-18

A particularly outstanding and
interesting group featuring such
luxury furs as mink, creamy white
badger, pointed fox, beaver, black
fox, Persian lamb. Sizes IL to 20,
36 to A and S51s to 4312.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FLOOR
COAT DEPARTMENT.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
were '5o-7' and s6o.7'

Specially purchased - because
they were best sellers at higher
prices earlier in the season. The fur
treatments are particularly distinc-
tive and all of the important furs
are included in the group. Sizes IL
to 20, 36 to A and 35l2 to 43l2.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-11
In the Open

THE New York Home Relief Bureau has
announced that it will use open and
unbridled police terror to force the unem-
ployed to accept its dictates on the case
of all relief committees, Rather than re-
move the police from the relief stations,
spokesman for the city have announced
that they will increase the number of DO
lice on duty.
In thus bringing their terror policies
into the open the city officials are recog-
nlzlng the power of the organized unem-
ployed. At the same time in an open dec
laration they have declared their inten-
ton of clubbing the jobless into acceptance
of starvation.
Such declarations as these, the recent
complete stopping of relief while La
Guardia Unanswered to foist the wage
robbing sales taxes upon the masses. the
whole program of hunger doles of the
liberal LaGuardia government, must be
made the basis of broadening the fight for
the enactment of the Workers Unemplov
ment, Old Age and Social Insurance Bill.
H. R. 1927. Side by side with this must
be carried the building of the Unemploy-
ment Councils, and the uniting of all forces
for Joint actions to win increased relief
and unemployment insurance.
Steps must be taken at once to
strengthen and broaden the local Joint &C
ton committees for the Workers Bill.
Every organization has before it the job
of flooding the House Committee on La
Dor with resolutions, kilograms and post
cards calling for favorable vote on the
Workers Bill and the placing of the work
ers' measure before Congress for imme
diate vote.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-11
Sabotage!

FOOL and cynical sabotage!
v That is the only way one can describe
the action of Clarence Senior, national
secretary of the Socialist Party, who has
just sent letter to all Southern State Of
fees warning them against any united
front actions, or if these already exist. to
break them off
Think of it. Socialist and Communist
workers are now fighting side by side in
Alabama and Arkansas; militant Socialist
leaders, Ward Rogers and R. L. Mitchell
face terrorism and jail
And all that Senior can do is to rush
in to break this growing unity of the work
ersi
Al. Ne can do is to attempt to split the
worker, and in this way seriously weaken
the defense of Rogers and Mitchell, as well
as the whole fight against the Southern
landlord terrorism.
Senior uses a newly-passed, supple
mentary resolution of the National Execu
tive Committee to justify his actions.
This resolution makes their meaning
much clearer than they made it at Bos-
ton. It shows that they will fight the
united action of the working class against
capitalism and the employers with all
weapons and at every step.
More, it shows that they will disrupt
the unity of the working class in the midst
of battle, in Alabama and Arkansas, where
Socialist and Communist workers face ter
rorism in the fight against the common
enemy
The burning need which Socialist
workers feel for united front will not be
stopped by such actions as Seniors.
The defense of Rodgers and Mitchell
the need for beating back the advancing
wave of fascist reaction, makes the united
front life and death matter for all work
ers.
Communist work for this unity will 90
forward more than ever. The sabotage of
a Senior and the NEG only proves how
vitally it is needed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-11
Stop Tighe's Explosions

MEETINGS of the lodges and District
IVA Boards of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers CA. F. of
L. which have just taken place, prove
that the expulsion policy of the reaction
airy A, A. national officials has been re-
jected by the overwhelming majority of
the steel workers.
Mike Tighe ordered the expulsion of
lodges and delegates taking part in the
Feb. 8 conference of A. A. lodges in Pitts
burgh. This conference decided on an or
ganization drive to build the A. A. into a
powerful union and to prepare strike for
the steel workers demands
The latest A A. body to take action
against the explosions was the Fourth
A. A, District Board, covering the great
Gary, Ind, steel region. This board as
well as the A. A. lodge in the Illinois Steel
plant, have just endorsed all decisions of
the Feb. 8 conference and rejected Tighes
expulsions. The McKeesport Central Labor
Council had already taken similar action.
Every A. F. of L. local in every indus
try should Immediately pass motions
against Tighe's expulsions, which would
tear the union asunder
The A. A. must be built into mass
union. The. strike for the demands of the
steel workers must be prepared. Defeat
the expulsion policy of Tighe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-11
Aid Ohrbach's Strikers

EORTY-NINE were arrested Saturday
for picketing at Ohrbach's Union
Square department store. This is one of
the many examples of the way the strik-
ers were met at every picketing demon
stration during the three months since the
strike was called
But the significant feature is that
among the hundreds who were arrested,
we find workers and sympathizers of every
type of workers organizations-mem
of A. F, of L. unions, prominent writer's,
actors, artists, and members of many T.U.
U. l.. unions Workers of New York
realize that the strike of the Ohrbach
workers is the struggle of all labor
The courageous and persistent activi-
ties of the strikers, combined with the in
creasing mass support is bound to bring
victory Three months of striking has not
daunted the spirit of the workers. But
they need relief funds. Send it to them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-11

of the total budget of Japan Ambassador Sato declared
that the Red Army and the growing mighty defensive
power of the Soviet Union obstacle to the i'm
peralists.
He said nothing about the openly avowed plans of
the japanese capitalists to seize not only all of Man
churia, Chahar but also the Monaghan Peoples Re
public and Siberia He said nothing about the fact
that the SOUet Union has offered Japan nOn-aggreS
sion pact which the Japanese mitarists refused-be-
their aim is aggression against the SoUie Union
Yes, Mr. Saito, the mighty proletaran state, build
ing world of Socialism for the toers, knows your
mperialist plans And while striving by every means
por peace, it is girding to smash back any of your
schemes of bloody intervention