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Evening star., 1935-10-14

TAKE THE FIRST STEP NOW
Toward home-owner independence. We
have thrse-story BRICK, in the best sec
closed bank. and which can be bought
away below its value. Make q few i'm.
provements. live on one floor and rent out
the two other floors Let the other fellow
pay for your home. Consult US as to
details.
721 10th st. NV. National O765.
After & Call Adams 1888
Evening star., 1935-10-14

241 N. H.. AVE. N.w.-No drinking or
.moklng. $40 each. room suitable 2: Tor
\ Phone Metropolitan 5534.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
JUSTICE, COMMON SENSE
OVERSHADOW ALL LAWS

By H. d. Robinson.
I see in the Supreme Court ruling
on the gold case, wherein they made
the remark, that we have no Con-
stitution I think they are mistaken
as the people who form this govern
ment have not repudiated, or
changed it, and their officials who
are appointed to represent them
are sworn to uphold the Constitu-
ton which is the supreme law as
agreed upon by the people, and can
not be changed by their hired hands,
whose. failure TO uphold the ConSti-
tuition would make them subject to
action by the people.
The representative part OF the
Constitution is being misrepresented
by certain class Of people who
claim the systems formed by the
Legislature are law, and must be
complied with whether right or
wrong.
The writer's Of the Constitution
brought up the question as to
whether the people could be con-
trolled better if they thought the
Legislature made law. John Quincy
Adams said that with honest men
it would be all right, but with the
other class, very dangerous.
The legislators are elected by the
people to represent them and are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
ATTEMPTED SCUTTLING

THE shipping interests are present in for
Il bidding power at the meetings of the
House of Representatives Committee on Mer-
chant Marine, now considering the proposed
new sea safety laws.
Certain Commerce Department officials 1t
is rumored, are uniting with shipping inter-
ests to defeat the Sirovich bill. This excellent
bill grasses the S4-year-old immunity of ship
owners to damages for life loss unless explicit
owner knowledge of conditions producing a
disaster is proved-an extremely difficult thing
under present circumstances.
The shipping interests, aided, according to
the report, by the Commerce Department Of
hcials, are out to replace this bill with another
calling for blanket passenger insurance, pay
able not by the company. but by the passen-
gers.
Passengers can now buy insurance before
going on voyages.
The special viciousness of the ancient i'm
munity law is that but for it shipowners and
masters. facing huge money damages, would
be under great financial pressure to prevent
disaster and life loss in disasters.
The present law permits the travesty OF
a Ward Line seeking to limit all damages for
the 1874 lives lost on the Moro Castle and As
lost on the Mohawk to $4,000 and $4,000.
respectively
The Sirovich bill provides that knowledge
of the captain. superintendent or owners
managing agent shall be presumed to be
knowledge of the owner in case Of condi-
tons contributing to disaster. It permits re-
covery which would run more than $1,000 eco,
instead of a mere $4,000, for those lost on
the Moro Castle.
The Sirovich bill is soidly modelled after
English law on the same subject, just as the
present ancient law was in its time modelled
after an English law now long since repealed
IN justice to sea travellers and as an indis-
penSable means of promoting owner and mas
ter caution.
1t is to be hoped that the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration will champion the Sirovich bill
as the keystone of a new program to put hui
man life above dollars at sea. 1t is hoped
it viii repudiate at once the reported Com
merce Department alliance with the shipown-
ers TO scuttle real sea safety reform by pas
senger insurance bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
Another Depression Cure

economic structure began to pile
up debt upon debt until now we
are unable to meet those debts
as they come due, without making
other new debts, with interest Cor
profit added, to take their place.
Thus a gradual change has taken
place and nothing has been done
about it. A vicious, Spiraling cir
Gle has been created unknowing-
ly that will continue to mount
higher and higher until there is a
great financial collapse and every
body loses, such as in the present
depression.
Let the government set dead
line date for every concern in the
country, regardless of its size, to
start working with full capacity
of workmen and hours, with a
government-controlled production;
make them all sell direct to the
people at cost (allowing all in
veStorS, officials, ETC., of the COM
panies a fair and just wage, for
which they should be forced to
work like any other workman.
In any event that any of the
concerns failed to heed the edict,
let the government take over the
business and operate it for the
good of the public, allowing the
stubborn officials and other stub
born parties concerned, to subsist
upon charity.
Then, possibly, they may make
good American citizens with a
genuine sympathy for their fellow
human beings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
TAXES AND THE BONUS

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT repeatedly has
4 warned Congress that il must levy taxes
70 pay for any unbudgeted appropriations
which il votes.
Having justified concern for the govern
ments credit. the President could not do
otherwise. The Administrators own plan 10
spend more than four billions in excess Of
anticipated tax collections next year makes
any additional operations IN red ink extremely
hazardous.
This much. at least, can be said for the
Presidents financial program: 1t provides
taxes 20 meet al OF the ordinary expenses Of
the government. and resorts TO borrowing Only
to meet expenditures 10 relieve the general
distress Of the people.
Congress now threatens TO vote, possibly
over q Presidential veto. for premature pay
ment OF the soldiers bonus-premature be-
cause. under the law which the veterans lobby
itself forced through Congress. the bonus GER
tifcates do not mature until 1915.
II Congress votes two billions to pay the
certificates 10 years in advance Of maturity
and an additional zoo millions 20 cancel in
terest on money borrowed. a day OF reckoning
may come all too abruptly.
The Patman bonus bill would have the
government print the money. The vinSon bill.
which the HouSs Ways and Means Committee
supports, makes no provision for raising the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
THE NO MAN
country

IN the fatefu issue raised by the quarrel
Il between Navy Secretary Swanson and
Comptroller General AIcCarl, ordinary mortals
may hazard no opinion. The courts. or perhaps
higher powers. may decree whether the gov
eminent shall shell out return fare and freight
for the families and chattels Of retiring naval
officers as Mr.. Swanson argues. or not as Mr..
NcCarl insists.
The thing most Americans will find gratify
ing is that in Mr.. McCarl they have an official
with not only courage but congressional man
date TO say. No.
Mr.. McCarTs lot. like the policeman's is
not a happy one. He was appointed IA years
ago for a I5-year term. with instructions TO
guard the Federal expenditures without let or
hindrance from politicians or bureaucrats.
While his Office was created by Congress he
wears the collar Of neither the White House
nor Capitol Hill Only his conscience and the
law are his guides. He is the governments
official No Man.
Often walls have gone up over this Iowa
lawyers rulings. He has angered lesser hire
lings by clipping pennies from their expense
accounts outraged gold braids by telling them
what trains or boats they should have taken,
defied Cabinet officers. and even presidents.
When they challenge his findings as tyrsn-
nical or pettifOgging. he tells them TO have
Congress change the law.
Senator vandenoerg has proposed to amend
the law to permit this mans reappontment
next year for another 15-year term. The
Michigan Senator Is right when he SAYS:
Mr.. NIcCarl has demonstrated a fidelity to
trust unexcelled N the history Of our govern
ment" Unless better No Man can be found
he should be reappointed.
In stopping the leaks he has saved the tax
payers millions. Il does not appear that the
services Of such man can be dispensed with.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
INCOME NEEDS REDISTRIBUTION

XXTHEN Gov. Mariner S. Eccles Of the
w Federal Reserve Board told the House
Banking Committee that redistribution of
income is in order in the United States, he
helped to clarity a situation which has grown
pretty confused.
Gov. Eccles was careful to point out that it
is income. and not capital. which needs re-
dealing
II is a point which ought to be kept in
mind by all people who are casting wistful
giances at any of the current share-the-wealth
movements
At the height of the postwar boom, Gov.
Eccles says, one-tenth of l per cent Of the
families at the top of the income list got as
much money as ~ per cent of the families at
the bottom.
They couldn't possibly spend all their
money. Most Of it had to be invested.
But investing it simply meant that the
money was used to stimulate production. The
countrys capacity to produce was pushed
ahead Of its capacity to buy.
Eventually We found ourselves foundering
about in a depression featured by that astound-
ing contradiction, want in the midst of plenty.
Gov Eccles sees the remedy as a more
equitable distribution of incomes. This, he
says, can be accomplished most effectively
through income taxes.
Now contrast this view with the rising de-
mand for a redistribution of capital wealth.
Capital wealth consists largely of intangi-
bles-stocks, bonds and the like. Suppose, for
the sake of argument. that the claims of the
most vocal are-the-wealth group are true,
and that this wealth if divided would give each
family $4,000. What would happen then?
The family would not get $4,000 of income.
It would get a $4,000 stake in the countrys
mass of securities. If these gave an average
return of per cent, the family would draw
exactly 5000 year-wfich is a long way from
being enough to support family in this day
and age.
In other words. we are asked to put through
a scheme which would rock capitalism to its
foundations to give each family an income far
below even the subsistence wage in the pend
ing public works bill.
Mr. Eccles plan would create infinitely less
disturbance in the world of business and
finance-and, at the same time, it would be
far more lucrative for the people who need in
creased incomes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
HUEY LONG CLASSED
AS SINGULAR MAN"

BY Jimmy Cafouros.
Let us forget that there are polit-
ical parties. And let us forget our
likes and dislikes for moment and
do a bit of considering. In short,
let us assume that we have no in
terest in this affair. Assume that
we are a generation now dead and
are looking at contemporary affairs
with that wise eye of the dead
cold and unbiased.
There is that singular man, Sen
ator Huey Long. Descriptions of
him and attacks upon him, and the
treatment he gets lead one to con-
clude that he is a crank, or cry
ing hyena. But listen to the man
over the radio and your heart goes
out to hinl-you have impressions
of his hunanness. You wonder if
he is all they say he is. You Won
der if you haven't been listening
to one side too long.
Now we all love President Roose-
welt and trust him. 1t is only too
evident that he is trying hard and
that he has aged considerably.
One knows by experience that there
are periods of doubt and fear fol-
lowed by periods Of confidence and
hope-periods when the stoutest of
hearts doubt and Numerically op-
posed periods when the frailest and
the weakest and most cowardly find
hope. So let us not be stricken
with panic-the patient does not
usually die when he gets a fall,
painful though it is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
Capital Capers
BY GEORGE ABEL

T ENT is here-but it hasn't made dent in
IL the entertaining that goes on ceaselessly
this season. At least, you can't notice any SLOW
ing up in the parties given last week and the
ones scheduled this week.
For one thing kings, emperors and presidents
continue to have birthdays, no matter when
Lent comes.
Last week, President Masaryk of Czecho-
Slovakia celebrated his 18th birthday and the
Czecho-Slovak Legation gave big reception in
his honor.
This Friday will be the birthday of His I'M
perial Majesty, the Shah of Persia, and Min
lister and Nine DALAI will be hosts at a recep-
ton and dance
In addition, there will be another birthday
party on March 26, when Khalil Bey, Charge
d'Affaires of Egypt, will entertain in honor Of
His Majesty, King Fuad I.
Standardized between these formal events are
parties of all knds-dinners, teas, "at homes, .
cocktail parties, buffet suppers, hunt breakfasts,
midnight cinema parties, dances, soireeS, en-
tertainments Of all kinds.
GONE things diplomats and officials might give
~ up for Lent:
Minister Michael MacWhite of the Irish Free
State-that nip of Irish whisky before going
to bed.
Minister Bordenave of Paraguay-drinking a
third cup of mate Paraguayan teal at
breakfast.
Rep. Sol Bloom of New York-caviar.
German Ambassador Hans Luther-a second
helping of Schweinsbratten nit APPEL tunke.
Minister Charles Davila of Runania-another
jaunt to Palm Beach.
Polish Ambassador Patek-one of his busts of
Marshal Pilsudski
Signor Augusta Rosso, the Italian Ambassa-
dor-his whirlwind tours through the Midwest
(s:lch as recently disconnected Springfield ILL.,,
when they couldn't find rock sent to Abraham
Lincoln from Italy in 1850
Senator Willard Tydings of Maryland - his
forebodings about the next senatorial election.
Minister Prochnik Of notwithstanding Who's
Afrait uf der Beeg, Bed Vu'n?" in the bath tub.
THE royal Egyptian Legation is again IN
4 tenanted by a resident Minister after the
brief and meteoric career Of Ibrahim Ratb Bey,
who arrived several months ago and has Just
been recalled.
Minister Baths sudden return to Cairo dhe
result of political enmities at home) has de-
prived the Capital Of a cultured, widely edu-
Gated and interesting personality.
King Faud has sent a number of strange
ENJOYS to Washington. One of them was
reputedly weather. than the King himself, wore
a ruby as large as a pigeon egg on his little
finger. talked Of yachts with staircases of solid
silver and snubbed the British Ambassador.
Then Minister Ratib arrived and the legation
began to function normally Scandals ceased
and a brief interlude Of peace ensued. Suddenly,
Minister Ratib received a cable calling him
home. He will not return. The irony of the
situation lies in the fact that the Foreign Min
lister responsible for Ratbs loss Of his post here
has himself been denoted.
Such are Egyptian politics.
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BY Harry Kent, ConnersviIle.

BY Harry Kent. COnnersville.
The economic situation facing
this country today is plainly the
result of the greedy, grasping
habits of the aristocracy, together
with the tradition that has been
handed down from father to son
from ages past that profit must
be made in any form of business,
and the more profit that is taken,
the more successful is the mer-
chant or manufacturer.
This is true, for personifying
the capitalistic class and the la
boring class as two persons alone
in the United States and as an
example, let the laborer work for
the capitalist, using his machines
to make two articles. Now sup
posing the Iaborer wishes to pur-
chase one of the things that he
has made. If the capitalist
charges him all of his wages that
he has earned in making the
things, then adds 10 per cent
profit to the purchase price where,
in Gods name, will the laborer
get the added 10 per cent when
he only has his wages?
In years past, it was possible for
person to go West" and with
out much money, recuperate, or
gain an added fortune, either in
land or gold or in some of the
other natural resources at that
time unclaimed.
With the decrease in the avail
able free public resources, the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
COMMUNISM WILL NOT
HINDER UNITED STATES
Bv James H. Job.

BY James H. Job.
Please allow me space for brief
reply to some of the statements
made oy H. L. Chailleux, American
ization director, in his speech at the
Chamber of Commerce dinner at
Brazil recently.
In his words of warning of the
danger Of the red" terror, he de-
nounced the Roosevelt Administra-
ton for having recognized the Soviet
government of Russia on the
grounds that it gives them the OPP
portunity to open embassies
throughout the country from which
to direct their campaign to over
throw the United States govern
ment. He seems very much fright
ened to know that 247000 Comnun-
ist votes were cast last Fall.
The gentleman forgets that there
are two kinds of Communism. One
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
COMMENT ON THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
By Uncle Hiram.

By Uncle Hiram.
Well, since my Senator was so
kind to take me in, I been havin'
lots of fun, kinda gettin' acquainted
with the boys and hearin' all kinds
of talk, specially bout the beer bill.
Never seen so many fellers inter
ested in one bill in all my life; the
bottle fellers, wholesalers and even
teller who sells these little alumni
mum caps for bottles. BY golly, it's
lots of fun.
Seems to me though that some
Teller sort of got ambitious cause
when Drs. McHale and O'Mara spent
months writin' somethin' fur a bill
it don't hardly seem like its fair 10
have other fellers tear it all to
pieces with these papers they call
amendments, but as I said before,
boys is boys.
Mr.. McHale had his boy friend
over a few times this week. You
know him, 30 Elder. He's more
positive than the rest of 'em. 30
says it must be, if the administra-
shun wants t-dont see much of
Skitz Simmons since the streams
have been polluted. guess he's
worked so hard he's all worn out.
Herald Feightner, who is a code
man fur beer, amt been home for
weeks, so he says, it's jist too bad
I think fur all these boys to have
to work day and mite like they do.
Looks like the Senators and House
members would be more consider
ate and not have night sessions.
The boys celebrated in fine shape
the last night, as remember long
ago some of the newspaper boys
cut up a little, usually on that night.
I would think everybody should cele-
brate, but you know my senator says
he's Just beginning to learn the
ropes and would like to stay down
a while longer, and he don't sleep
so good fur wonderin when the Spe-
cial Session will start. 1t does beat
all how different people is but I
guess We got to have EN-.
understand Lieut.. Coy. Town
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contemplates a social order which
would provide work for all able
bodied persons who would get the
full price for their labor without
having to divide up with such men
as Andy Mellon. Under such
regime the workers could produce an
abundance of the necessaries of life,
and have that abundance. Then
the problem of distribution would
be solved.
The other kind of Communism
would provide that one portion Of
our people would labor to support
the unemployed, iole portion. That
is the kind Of Communism we now
have. I suppose that is what Mr..
Chailleux stands for, the gentleman
is so scared lest our government be
overthroWn. Communists are not
trying to hinder our government IN
solving the unemployment problem.
But if this government doesn't do it,
nor can't do it, I, for one, am in
favor of establishing a government
that will
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
POOR CHANCE FOR NOTORIETY

THE young woman in Missouri who asked
county sheriff to let her spring the
trap at the hanging of a condemned murderer.
on the ground that she wanted to know what
It felt like to hang man, has given the
nation just about the most unpleasant little
morsel for contemplation hat any one could
imagine.
Ofhand, one suspects that what she really
wanted was a bit Of notoriety rather than the
thrill Of taking a human life Volunteering
TO perform an execution is one way Of get
ting your name in the paper; no injustice
can be done by supposing that was her real
aim
But it is very hard to think Of any other
way Of doing it which would have been quite
as repugnant TO the instincts Of decent people.
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money. Presumably. the government would
have to try to raise it by selling more bonds.
These two bills differ somewhat in method.
but not much in their probable effect. Both
endanger the governments credit, at time
when that credit is so essential to the welfare
Of both veterans and non-veterans. What
credit the government has should be saved to
provide relief and jobs for the needy. both
those who have and those who have not worn
the uniform.
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WEnNEsDAY. 80 =. -.
THE HOLDING COMPANY MESSAGE
a scRIPrs-HowARD NEwsPAPER,

DREsDENT ROOSEVELT rang the bell in
Il h. message to Congress on utility holding
compa.
The utility business happens TO be one with
which The President is familiar. As Governor
Of New York he learned that It is practically
impossible for state and local governments to
regulate intricate corporate devices to insure
fair treatment either to investors or utility
customers.
In his message. the President conceded
every virtue 20 which a utility holding COM
pany has any claim He outlined a reform
program to retain such benefits and to abolish
the many evils of Tho system.
He would not Coy utility holding COM
panies which are ID fact investment trusts,
conducted for the purpose of diversifying in
vestmcnts and protecting investors. But he
would destroy those that confuse management
with investment 70 the detriment Of both. He
would make it impossible for little ring Of
greedy men 70 rob investors with one hand
and rate payers with the other.
He would not destroy holding companies
which can prove an economic or business rea-
son for their existence, which perform demon
strably useful functions in operating geo.
graphically integrated utility systems. But
he would destroy those that serve simply as a
means Of financial control
He would not destroy management COM
pauies which give genuine and useful services
TO operating companies at reasonable fees. But
he would return self-cOntrol TO the operating
companies. and prevent financial promoters in
distant cities from milking them through ex-
Or1uant fees and one-sided contracts with sub
salaries.
such program viii strengthen rather than
interfere with legitimate business. The inter-
ests OF the real investOr-as OF the rate payer
lie in the direction the President has outlined.
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sent to the Legislature to form sys-
TENS for law the base of which is
supposed to be justice. But the
people we send to represent us do
not have knowledge Of all the diff
ferent phases of life and can not
always form a system that would be
adequate for the purpose. 1t is
therefore left to the people to accept
and make the system form, law by
custom, or by a majority vote of the
people.
The word justice encompasses all
phases of law that are required to
protect individuals and correct the
wrongs that are being done.
Justice and good common sense
is all the law we are in need Of if
properly enforced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-13
TIMES PRAISED FOR
SCHOOL ON SHOOTING

By r. A. Ferguson.
I am member of your shooting
school that is being held at the In
dianapolis Gun Club. would like
to take this opportunity Of telling
you the great work I think is being
done. Since attending this school
I have learned a great many safety
features that the average hunter
would not pick up in years.
You are to be congratulated on
your excellent support of this
worthy cause.