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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
PUBLIC WORKS AND INDIANA

INDIANA can not help but feel elated that
l. the works-p progress drive is already under
vav in this state and that men are already at
work.
Worthy projects undoubtedly are on the
program for Indiana. but speed is vital and is
an earnest hope that more than few thou
sand men are at work before another month
passes. Already the 81 1900 100000 works relief
program has been cluttered up with too much
red tape and the faster Indiana's officials get
the thing into high gear the better for all con-
cerned.
It seems a pity that with millions being
spent in this state, that the public officials
Mayor Kern. Gov. McNutt, Senators Minton
and vanNuys and Works-Progress Director
Wayne Coy-could not have convinced Federal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
CRITICISES OFFICIALS FOR
ATTITUDE ON POOLS
BY a Swimmer

BY a Swimmer
The recent answer of our local
Park Board to requests of citizens
for places to swim reminds me very
much of the Supreme Court decision
on the NRA: In effect, it is this,
Anything to relieve the misery OF
the workers Just must not be-" How
come this nonsense that the pres
ent pools are not paying their way
Since when is municipal recreation
supposed to pay its way" and to
whom is it supposed to pay a profit?
Do the golf links pay their way?
Do the tennis courts pay their way?
DO the beautiful sunken gardens
and conservatory pay their way?
Would not swimming pools BE- as
good as any of these?
1t seems that in this state nothing
is to be built with FERA money on
which contractors can make a
profit. And don't try to tell me that
it can't be done. Milwaukee is
building its third swimming pool
with relief funds and labor. They
have $10,000,000 public safety
building and a 100000 Court
house and a new municipal water
works filter plant either finished or
under construction.
All these are aided by grants from
the Federal government. And taxes
are very little higher there than
here and the taxpayers get whole
lot more for their money. The new
police and fremen are not asked to
make a contribution to the cam
paign fund" before they are per-
mitted to take the city civil service
examination.
But to get back to the swimming.
There are between Is and 20 pub
lie natatoriums (indoor swimming
pools open every day in the year
except Sundays and holidays, on al
ternate days to men and boys and
women and girls. And these are
free if you bring your own suit and
towel. Towel and trunks together
cost 10 cents. No charge for the
sanitary steel lockers where you
leave your apparel In addition
there are about a dozen beaches on
the river and lake provided with
wringers, towel service at 5 cents.
showers and free locker service.
If people here really want such
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06

Marion County unanimously ap-
proved the following resolution
censuring your action in using the
State Militia as strike breakers in
the recent Terre Haute strike:
Resolved, That by sending the
militia to Terre Haute, Gov. Nc
Mutt, who was elected as a friend
of labor largely through the eff
forts of organized labor and SYM
pathizers, has betrayed the trust
and confidence which labor has
heretofore placed in him and
proven himself to be no better
than the most reactionary Repub-
lican.
by taking this action sum-
marily without investigation as
to whether or not there was either
violence or threat of violence and
overt acts against private prop
erty, but merely upon the hysteri-
cal request of a Republican Mayor
and sheriff, he has shown that
the industrialists can depend
upon him to act as strike
breaker.
The Terre Haute general strike
was carried on peacefully by con-
sentative leaders of Terre Haute
labor as a mass protest against
the importation of Chicago gun
men. There were no acts of vio-
lence or attempts to damage pri-
vate property. The only act of
violence was the arrival of the
State Militia who gave labor a
dose Of tear gas as greetings from
the Governor, and labor now
knows that from him they can
expect tear gas and bayonets."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
DENIES TERRIBLE TEDDY
DID MUCH ABOUT 1T

By E. B. Chenoweth
In your editorial Aug. 2 under the
heading "Storming San Juan Hill, +"
you say, "Just as Terrible Teddy led
his Rough Riders up Cuba's San
Juan Hill to victory"
The fact is that Teddy Roosevelt
didn't lead the Rough Riders up
San Juan Hill to victory.
He was away from the battle en-
joying dinner and after the Spani-
ards were practically routed. he rode
up the hill. The victory was won
by one Of Uncle Sans Negro regi-
ments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
SUGGESTS POLICE STUDY
COURTESY MEASURES
Bv a Traveller.

By a Traveller.
I travel the state and find that in
Indianapolis, unless you are a poll
tician or city employe, it is i'm
possible to park downtown close
enough to interview a prospect
without getting bawled out by one
of your policemen or having a ticket
stuck on my car.
Thought you would like to show
your police chief this card which
is the way these other towns and
cities in the state treat strangers.
1t says:
Welcome visitor. The key to the
city is yours with the full co-opera-
ton Of our police department at
your service. You are welcome to
stay as long as you like and park
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
Now 1T APPEARS COPS
ARE USING THE WEEDS

BY ID. >. GOble
I have been reading the pros and
cons Of the weed question and I
wonder if it ever occurred to our
Mayor that the weeds at the street
crossings afford the best hiding
place in the world for the traffic
officer.
Now you cut these weeds and
where in the dickens would the
officers hide? Its an i'll wind that
blows nobody good" and the weeds
may be doing their bit.
A red flag flying above the weeds
might be as economical and give all
fair play. 1 thought the city could
cut weeds and charge it to the prop
erty or is it a case of whose bull is
getting gOred?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
HE WAS SURROUNDED
BY SERIES OF ILLS
By Unknown Citizen.

By Unknown Citizen.
A study in psychology is pre-
sented in the case Of a man VINO
committed suicide recently. He had
been in poor health and then got
Better. He was in debt His family
lived in town. but he worked in the
country. He was between the devil
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06

preme sacrifices are required that is the spirit
for which leaders yearn.
1t makes us want to laugh when we see
how so silly thing can create an interna-
tional incident. At the same time, it makes
us want to weep. 1t does have its tragic side.
We've always taken with grain of salt our
East is East and West is West 4" and
vet. somehow, we wonder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06

as long as you like. The police de-
partment is conveniently located
in the basement of the Court
house. An officer will be at your
service to show you every courtesy
possible and furnish any informal
ton you may desire. Signed the
Frankfort Policemen Department,
Frankfort, Ind, Dan Power, Mayor,
Walter Cline, Chief"
If your police would take the trou-
bic to ask where a driver is from
before they bawl him out, they
would get more cooperation from
visiting travellers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
HE'S INTERESTED IN BhOUN,
BARNES AND BOOK WORLD

By an Indiana Reader
7 wish to express my appreciation
of the columns written by Haywood
Broun and DR.. Harry Elmer Barnes.
They are the finest things in the
paper.
I also wish to tell how much I
enjoy The Book World" I hope
none Of these three features will be
discontinued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06

things they should think of them on
election day and attend council and
Park Board meetings en- masse at
the proper times. Members of the
Milwaukee City Council have even
had their homes picketed when they
took action comparable to that Of
our Park Board in refusing to build
more pools. In closing, 1 might
suggest that our reactionary Red
Gross might put forth little effort
in providing satisfactory places to
swim instead of placarding so many
places not to swim.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
So They Say

The Townsend plan won't work.
Wall Street would have the entire
revolving pension fund" before a
year was out.-UptOn Sinclair.
Anybody who can't carry at least
five Of 'em (silver do lar cartWheels)
in each pocket is a sissy-Rep.
Compton I. White o. Idaho.
Americans do not know enough
about their bodies.-Dean Harry w.
Holmes Of Harvard Graduate School
Of Education.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06

authorities Of the necessity Of a complete
track elevation program. Indianapolis has
been talking track elevation for years and now
in an era OF vast public works building the
completion Of the project still seems far away.
Not only a little more speed, but little
more sense seems to be needed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
The Message Center

Times readers are imUfted to cypress
their rfet0s in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can have chance.
Limit them = ESQ cords or less Your
letter mus be stVned. but names toiH
be toithheld at request OF the letter
tErifey
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06
Daily Thought

And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brothers eye, but
perceivest not the beam that is in
thine own eye?-St. Luke Gal.
THE greatest of faults, I should
i say, is to be conscious Of none.
Carlyle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06

The New Yorker who has been forecasting
earthquakes with such accuracy probably can
tell the Republicans whether anything will
happen the first Tuesday in November. 1896.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06

An Argentine senator was killed during
long debate in the Senate chamber. 1t took
some time for news of Huey Longs alibuster
to get down there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-06

Things got little too hot in the state of
Tabasco for even the president Of Mexico to
stomach them.
Evening star., 1935-12-08
Christmas Dreams Thrill Child
Unaware of Fathers Suicide
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, December 7. - Betty
May Satti believes in Santa Claus
with all the faith of her three years.
She slept through the night unaware
that, this Christmas, there may be
neither Santa Claus nor toys.
Police arrested her 23-year-old
father. Alfred j. Satti, yesterday
afternoon. BY pm. he was dead.
He was found in the police station
cell-No. 13-his own belt looped
around his throat. a suicide His 49,
year-old wife, Mrs. Emma Satti, who
had come to visit him, discovered the
body. Clenched in his fist was a
photograph Of Betty May.
Satti, weighing but l13 pounds and
frail, experienced dificulty in obtain
ing jobs, Mrs. Satti said. His lack
Of education rendered him unfit for
anything but labor by day. Twice fore
men of relief projects sent him home
as too weak to work with a pick and
shovel.
Late last Fall the gas and elec-
tricity in the Satti home were cut
off-becauSe Satti couldn't pay his
bills. Relief checks we're intermit-
tent. They could buy no coal. Last
Evening star., 1935-12-08
This Changing World
II Duce Undeterred in Campaign by Japan's Threat
Against China-''Y Yelow Peril'' Warning
Scorned at Geneva.

apply economic sanctions against
Japan; their export trade with that
country is negligible.
The League is in the same mood
al some Russian White generals
after the collapse of the and-boi-
shepist revolution. They toert to
expensive Paris night clubs, had
good meals toith plenty to drink;
had no money to pay and Of
tered the manager their MITES fur
coat in lieu OF payment. When
some more or less honest mar
ager decided there tDere stu feD
hundred francs coming to them,
after paying the bill, they toere so
elated that they Immediately or
dered more champagne and spent
the balance Of the money.
There Is no reason, say these ma
tions, why after losing money because
of the sanctions applied to Italy they
should not lose little more and appl,
the same penalty against Japan.
**
The naval limitation conferenc,
win begin in few days. At the greer
table in st. James Palace delegates
of France, Great Britain, the unitee
States, Japan and Italy sit next te
each other to discuss in friendly
manner" the naval problems Of tht
world, while the army and navy staff
in their own countries are studying
more carefully than ever the mor'
important problem OF how to defea
each other.
Evening star., 1935-12-08


Great Britain plans to build within
the next seven years 100000 tons Of
new warships costing no less than
81 .O00, 900, 900.
France has appropriated for this
year, on and dbope the regular
naval expenditure, $f2,000,000 for
the net0 IS ,000-ton bdttleship irhich
must be ready as soon as possible
probably within the merit ttDo years.
Italy has begun the construction Of
two new 35,000-ton battle cruisers,
while nobody knows what the Japanese
are preparing. The only thing is
known is that they will certainly
not remain idle, especially now that
they have completed their naval pro-
gram in accordance with the London
treaty Of 1880.
The United States will be forced
to follow suit and spend more money
whether 1t wants to or not.
Evening star., 1935-12-08
FRANCO BELGIAN
FRIENDSHIP COOLS
Economic Affairs Reaching
Critical Stage-Labor
Chief Problem.

PARIS Up. -- The statesmen's
speeches are still warm on both sides,
but French and Belgian friendship
appears to be cooling.
So difiicult have economic affairs
become between the two countries
that French opinion is becoming
alarmed. The French point out the
two nations cannot long exist in
friendly alliance by living on war
memories alone and that serious ef.
fort must be made to smooth their
differences.
Frances high tariffs on Belgian
products and her rigorous repatriation
Of thousands of Belgian workmen be-
cause Of the depression are among
the principal causes admitted by
French observers for the cooling Of
Belgium's friendship.
French Take First Steps.
Georges Bonnet, French minister
Of commerce, took the first step in q
campaign to close the gap between
the two nations when he went to Brus-
sells for a conference with Premier
van iceland. They envisaged an in
crease in the French import quotas
for Belgian products, but nothing has
yet been done.
The problem Of Belgian worknen in
France has made much Of the trouble.
For centuries Belgians have crossed
the frontier into France to work in
the northern fields and, Of late, its
factories. Many French industries
were established close to the border
solely to benefit by the cheaper labor
which the Belgians brought, as well
as specialized experts in many lines.
Belgians were also considered easier
to handle than the French workmen
grouped into labor unions.
When the depression first was felt
in France, the government adopted
a policy of shutting out all foreigners
to insure work to nationals. The
frontier was almost closed. with Bel
gium and her workers forbidden to
cross. In other cases. Belgians who
had been living in France for 40 or
80 years and whose children and
grandchildren were French citizens,
were sent protesting back into Bel
GUM.
Many Frenchmen blame the Bel
gians for their difhculties, claiming
that the kingdom should have ac-
cepted the customs union which
France offered her during the World
War, but that the Belgian fear OF
becoming "vaSSals" Of France ruined
the plan.
Evening star., 1935-12-08

There are innumerable pacts, trea-
ties and agreements, bilateral and
multilateral, guaranteeing China's ter
ritorial integrity-and the privileged
interests of the other powers. They
all have the same value-zero.
The japanese are practical peo- 8
pie. They kno,D that the British
feet in concentrated in the Medi-
terranian and is unlikely to ledUe
hose tDdters as long as the
British belieue that their line OF
communications is threatened BY
the Italians
They know that the United States
Navy is on the Pacific Coast 1000 miles
away from China and won't sail to
give battle to the Japanese because
the black dragon has decided to make
the Chinese mainland its home.
Thus, when Sir Samuel threatens
and Secretary Hull warns" the
Toxic military and naval clique
shrugs its shoulders, too, and says.
so what?"
MusSolini Is, of course, particularly
interested in what is going on in the
Far East, where the Japanese are by
way of annexing another portion Of
China about four times the size Of
Italyy, with a population more than
twice as large as that country. This
is good propaganda for II Duce. All
mis- newspapers ask, together with the
Italian people: rs the League Of
Nations going to apply the same treat
ment to Japan as is being applied to
Italy? And why is the League so
slow at taking action to prevent the
carving up of China? Why don't the
British apply the old saying, what Is
sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander"?
OF course, technically, there is not
the same situation. The Chinese gov
ernment has not applied to the League
of Nations for application of article
II or 16. But, with little encourage
ment, with a few whispered words
from the British representative at
Nanking, the government of the
Chinese Republic would not hesitate
to ask the Leagues Intervention.
1t is also true that the japanese
disclaim they have anything to do
with the new autonomist move in
Northern China. It's Spontaneous" +"
they say. If the powers were to ask
Japan, however, what the Japanese
troops were doing in North China and
whether their presence did not indi-
cate clearly that the move of the
Japanese subsidized Chinese generals
is not as spontaneous as all that, it
may be that even the Toxic govern
ment might have some difficulties in
answering.
\ X 4 y
Queerly enough, the smaller nations
of the League are quite disposed to
Evening star., 1935-12-08
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

n TOT even the specter Of the
M Japanese black dragon sWal-
lowing the Chinese yellow
dragon so adroitly and timely
brought before Mussolini can induce
II Duce to accept the present terms OF
peace offered him by the French and
British.
The italian dictator, like the former
German Emperor. has been shouting
yellow peril ever since the Japanese
began gobbling up Manchuria in 1891.
He was quite willing then to play the
role of st. George. but was told at
Geneva and in Paris shut up, this is
none of your business"
X Il u y
Now, when Sir Samuel Hoare adjures
Mussolini to stop the Ethiopian cam
paign, take whatever Is offered him
and wait for a better chance in the
future because the Western powers are
menaced by the ever-growing power
of the japanese, Mussolini shrugs his
shoulders and says, 80 what?"
Evening star., 1935-12-08

w. p. A. job. In the afternoon he
went to a branch relief ofice to re-
ceive a S. aid check which had been
promised him. He was arrested in the
office and removed to the station.
A short time later Mrs. Satti ap-
peared. The turnkey, busy with an
other prisoner, waved her to the cell
block, heard her scream as she halted
before No. 13. As the body was cut
down the picture Of Betty May fell to
the floor.
He'd saved enough to buy two
presents doll and doll bed" Mrs.
Satti said last night.
Evening star., 1935-12-08
j. S. STAND WORRY.
IN OIL SANCTIONS.
League Committee Con-
cerned as Hoare Points Out
Vast Possibilities.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
America stood last night as a
principal unknown quantity in the
projected move by the League OF
Nations Sanctions Committee to invoke
an oil embargo against Italy.
Almost on the eve of the December
II meeting of the committee to vote
on the proposal, the question of what
the United States Government may do
concern to the nations sponsoring 1t
as well as to Italy.
A statement by Sir Samuel Hoare,
the British foreign secretary, that
the effectiveness of any oil sanctions
depends on the attitude of states not
members of the League put into
words the apprehensions felt for some
time in League circles over the
possible success of the plan. -
One Of Greatest Producers.
The United States, not member Of
the League, is one of the worlds
greatest oil producers Thus far, its
formally expressed policy has been not
to interfere with a normal peace
time flow Of commodities other than
munitions to either belligerent in the
Italo- Ethiopian war.
1t generally is conceded that even
If this much oil were allowed to go to
Italy from America, any embargo
which the other principal nations of
the world might apply would be seri-
ously hampered.
Thus far, there has been no sign
OF any immediate change in the
American policy, which at the same
time is designed to discourage ship
ments of all essential war materials
in abnormal quantities to both Italy
and Ethiopia.
When official comment was sought
on Sir Samuel Hoare's observation,
officials here pointed to the written
American determination to maintain a
rigidly separate and independent
neutrality. regardless of what other
nations may do.
Neutrality Law Lacking.
On the other side of the picture
the State Department admittedly is
not satisfied with the present neu-
trality law and, in conjunction with
congressional leaders, plans to ask
Congress when it convenes next
month Cor more sweeping act.
One Of the provisions advanced
would provide discretionary presi-
dental authority to apply an embargo
on materials other than implements
of war" The latter are banned un-
der the present law.
Concededly, those hopeful for the
success of a possible League of Ma
tions oil embargo. as well as many
in this country who favor the pro-
posal solely in the interests of Ameri-
can neutrality, will watch eagerly to
see whether Congress accepts it and
whether President Roosevelt exer-
cises the authority if it is granted
him.
The Importance Of Americas posi-
ton is emphasized in bulletin pub
1ished yesterday by the National Geo.
graphic Society, which asserts that
three countries alone, producing
about 81 per cent of the worlds Pc
troleum output, virtually could i'm
pose oil Starvation on Italy.
Evening star., 1935-12-08

January the baby-their second child
died Of double pneumonia.
A month ago, with no funds and
jobless, he remembered the cold which
caused the death of their other child.
And he remembered, too, that he
must save every penny to buy toys
for Betty Mays Christmas
1t was then, Mrs. Satt said, he
committed the crime for which he
was arrested. He tapped gas and
electric lines near his home, Illegally
diverting" the fuel and power.
A gas and electric company In
Spector discovered the tapped mains.
Police were called. For days Satti
crept home after midnight, avoiding
officers. hoping to stave OF arrest
until after Christmas.
Yesterday he obtained another
Evening star., 1935-12-08
Alleged Intruder Shot.

Alleged to have been caught trying
to enter q house in the 1900 block of
Columbia road, Randolph Ward, 81,
colored, 1924 Seventeenth street, was
shot in the shoulder yesterday by
Policeman 3. B. Campbell, third pre-
cinct. Ward was taken to Gallinger
Hospital.
Evening star., 1935-12-08
Reciprocity Club Plans Party.

The Reciprocity Club announced
yesterday it is holding a Christmas
party, including a minstrel show.
buffet supper and dancing, at the
Maynower Hotel Thursday, December
10, from $3.50 pm. until am. Money
raised from the ticket sale is to be
used for purchase of food for poor
families at Christmas time.
Evening star., 1935-12-08
R0SENBLO0M TO WE'D

Former Boxer Engaged to Heir
ess, He Says.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, December Z
LP.-Maxie Rosenbloom, former light
heavyweight champion, announced 20
day he is engaged to Mary Elizabeth
Campbell of Beverly Hills and Chi
cago.
Rosenbloom blushingly admitted
wedding bells probably will ring in the
new year for him and the heiress.
I'm going to retire from the ring
and pursue my career as a motion pic
ture actor Rosenbloom said.