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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
THE SOLDIERS BONUS!

IF the American Legion and the Veterans OF
l. Foreign Wars decide that enactment by
Congress Of a bill for a cash bonus Tor war
veterans is in the bag. now, as result OF the
activities Of the Senate Munitions Committee,
one can hardly blame them.
First of all. Eugene Grace testified. Mr.
Grace drew down something like S3OOOOOO IN
bonuses during the war period but he thinks
that workers in munitions plants in future
wars should get a soldiers pay, he feels that
it would be very unfortunate if the same rule
were applied to executives. and he believes that
the demand for the soldiers bonus now Is
very unfortunate"
Then the investigators began TO get curious
about the doings Of the Bethlehem Shipbuild-
ing Corp. which operated during the war as
a subsidiary Of Bethlehem Steel. During the
war Charles Schwab. who held 81 per cent Of
all voting stock in Bethlehem Steel, was direc-
tor general of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton. which was letting government shipbuild-
ing contracts.
First they examined a wartime letter
written by an admiral in the Navy, charging
that Bethlehem demanded high prices for its
ships and refused to stand behind delivery
dates.
Then they looked at a report from spe-
cha examiner for the Fleet Corporation which
asserted that the enormous profits" made by
Bethlehem showed that Bethlehem's contracts
were unconscionable and against public in
terest."
Next they dug into Fleet Corporation rec
ords showing that while other shipbuilders
were averaging profit of $40 ton on ships
built for the government, Bethlehem was
making $3.50 for a profit Of better than 20
per cent. Furthermore. the examiner pointed
out that this 20 per c'nt profit was not pgs5 y
on Bethlehsms inves | funds. but on ?. sOS'i
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
WAGES AND IMITATION

II CAN guarantee that there will be no infa-
Il ton in this country while Franklin D.
Roosevelt Is President" Donald Richberg told
q Boston audience.
II would be comforting 10 take the state
ment o. the New Deal co-ordinator az its face
value. Imitation IS a far greater potential
threat 10 the wage and living standards Of
American workers than the possible failure 70
pay prevailing wages" on relief-work projects,
dispute over which has halted the Admins
tration's recovery program
UH:. -unately. no man has the power 10
control infationary forces once they get out Of
hand. However. President Roosevelt does have
more power than any other man 10 keep in
hationary forces within bound. And this IS
fortunate. providing Mr.. Richberg has accu-
rately expressed the Presidents determination.
The stampede which currency expansionists
are trying 10 start in Congress for passage OF
farm mortgage retirement bill challenges the
Presidents firmest political leadership. But
this g-eenback drive probably is not as grave
a threat as the eternal forces manifest in the
uneasy world money markets following the
s.artling weekend decline IN the value Of the
English pound.
Money stability az home can not be assured
sdmidst instability abroad. The fluctuations
Of the pound. although not alarming, warn the
President not to Selay too Ions negotiations
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
LEST WE FORGET

IT would be deplorable should the Legisla-
u ture adjourn without passing House Bill
1872, perhaps the most important of all the bills
introduced this session for reform of Indiana's
criminal procedure laws.
And there is danger that the Legislature,
amid the press of more sensational business,
viii wind up its labors without placing its
stamp Of approval on House Bill 1872 which is
known to lawyers as the "Alibi Bill and which
would force a defendant in a criminal trial to
give notice 10 days in advance Of trial Of his
intentions to rely upon an alibi.
The measure provides that the defendant,
10 days before his trial is scheduled, must de-
clare his alibi. stating where has was on the
day Of the alleged crime.
Philip Lutz Jr., Attorney General of Indi-
ana, has conducted an exhaustive survey into
laws Of this type and as far back as last July
he told the Indiana Bar Association in session
at Lake Wawasee Of the benefits of such
measure.
Michigan and Ohio both have alibi laws
and Mr.. Lutz asserts that the criminal element
knows of this law and that the common prac-
tice Of perjury has been reduced considerably
in both these states.
Indiana needs this type ot law in its crimi-
nal procedure statutes. The Legislature should
pass the Alibi Law promptly.
It will be a forward step of the first
magnitude.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY

THOSE who thought Gen. Hugh johnson
was politically dead when he dropped
the helm Of NRA are looking now upon the
Invest corpse that ever leaped from a hearse
or peeled of a shroud
And from now on until time shall tell
whether the ultimate course Of the ship of
state shall be to the right. left or middle. the
general viii be there. out in front, with
bright lights playing on him. For the gen.
eral has taken on none other than Huey
Long and Father Coughlin. 1t is altogether
fitting that johnson should be the one to
90 this JOB. He is the type.
And 50. as one OF the entertaining by-prod-
ucts Of the depression, We are about to wit
ness. ladies and gentlemen. the battle of the
century with no holds barred and winner
take all
AS a master Of the picturesque in language,
Of the slashing and the vivid phrase. of rough
and tumble words, Johnson is DArtagnan
with dictionary.
But he is much more than that. While
what he had to say in his New York speech
about Long and Coughlin was the most strik-
ing part because Of the fight there was in it,
what he said about the old order-that same
old order which. by the way. made possible
the rise Of the Longs and the COughlins-was
much more than merely picturesque.
They (the Old Guard. he said ARE
what they are because yesterday they were
and their fathers before thenl-and for no
better reason. They learned nothing and they
forget nothing. They believe that property
and profits come first and that, if you take
care OF them. the humanities Will take care
OF themselves. They think that the way to
do that is 70 keep the government in cast
iron mold-and finally that the benefits Of
this country can not be entrusted 10 popular
control. but must all trickle down 10 the grass
roots through a sieve made up Of small group
ings OF the wise. the good and the benefcent
old stuff-very old stuff-the mere recital
OF which. in this troubled modern day. is a
challenge TO revolt"
Those are words OF wisdom in the deepest
and most prophetic sense. And if they are
not Needed by the forces toward which they
are directed. the battle Of the century may
go against the General and the national an
them be changed from the "Star-Spangled
Banner" 20 louisiana. Here Come"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
Imagination
BY AUSTIN JAMES

It's true I'm poor and dressed in
rags
And don't exist in glory,
To tell of my pathetic plight
Would make a baleful story,
But though 7 stand the dreadful
brunt
Of fortunes depreciation,
I'm still as happy as can be
I've got Imagination.
7 shut my eyes and there I see
Myself in silks and ern1ine,
I'm king of all the universe
It's easy to determine,
I've gained the pride Of queen and
prince
And won their alteration,
Yes. I become a gallant knight
Through my imagination.
NV dwelling has but four wee walls.
Yet it becomes a mansion,
And all therein becomes of gold,
A trick Of mind expansion,
It matters not that am poor.
Fer need I restoration.
Just close my eyes and I am rich
Its grand-IAIAGINA110N.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
WEDNESDAY, MARCH s. 1885.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

nEATH p.ucks the ear J" and this
II time Oliver Wendell Holmes has listened
and followed
But the indomitabe spirit which was able
70 conquer old age will conquer death also.
Il knew an eternal yoUth-that life is move
ment. changa It was the gallant spirit Of
youth tempered with the wise tolerance that
years Of living can bring.
The thoughts Of men who have sought TO
lay dcwa rigid rules between truth and IN
truth. right and wrong. have passed into OBJ
hvion. sometimes while their authors still
lived Mr. Holmes discovered long ago that:
"Eveything is dead in 25 or so years. The
author no longer says TO YOU what ne meant
to say. If ne is original his new truths have
become familiar N improved form-his errors
exploded. II he is not a philosopher but an
artist, the emotional emphasis has changed"
So he taught that man should lay his
course By a star which he has never seen
should dig by the divining rod for springs
which ne may never reach" He said:
when men have realized that time has
upset many fighting faiths they may come to
believe. even more than they believe the very
foundations Of their own conduct. that the
ultimate good desired is better reached by a
free trade in ideas. We should be eternally
vigilant against attempts to check the express
sion Of opinions that We loathe and believe to
be fraught with death"
He constantly defended the right Of po-
litlcaI units TO make governmental experiments
whether ne approved OF them or not. He up
held the right Of individuals to seek the stars
they have never seen.
AS long as men love concepts of tolerance.
freedom. justice. democracy. they will be
grateful that Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
has lived
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
PRESS UNFAIR TO ITALY
AND JAPAN, HE CHARGES
BY John Kennedy.

BY John Kennedy.
Our press has been most bitter in
its condemnation Of Japan's and
Italys invasion of China and
Abyssinia. Even it seems when they
take into consideration that China
and Abyssinia would have a much
more advanced and controlled social
order under the direction of Japan
and Italy.
Our press also knows, it seems,
that Abyssinia has rich natural re-
sources, which she refuses to utilize
and which would be of great use in
building her own country and also
enhancing the power and wealth Of
Italy. They also seemed to know
that business and society are far
more secure under the governing
control of Japan than Chinese
bandit generals.
OF course. it's fact that our
press always did seem to deplore
Mr.. Mussolini's social order and
maybe that's why they do not care
for him to establish it in Abyssinia.
The press also seemed to know that
American oil companies had an
easier time exporting oil from
Manchuria before the japanese took
over the industry. And it seems our
press IS in sympathy so strongly
with the Ahyssir'ar~ that f-Hvhay
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06

feasibility of the Townsend plan
by reading the Congressional Rec
ord report on the McGroarty bill
which is now before the Ways and
Means Committee in Congress.
At least two of the most noted
and capable economists of this
country have testified before that
committee and many other econ
omists and actuaries of note have
written eXhaustively and favorably
on the economic features of the
plan, as a measure of recovery.
The Townsend recovery plan and
pauper pension plan are, in prin-
ciple, as far apart as the poles, and
no honest defender of either can
make comparisons. One is honor
able retirement on a revolving, self
sustained fund, administered by the
Federal government; the other is a
pauperizing crust thrown to the
helpless old.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
TINES PRAISED FOR
ARTISTS NEWS
Bv Richard DeIavan.

BY Richard Delavan.
The Times is to be congratu-
lated on the way it has picked up
and held the fragile focus of inter
est upon Indiana art and artists
these days.
There is surprisingly large body
Of intelligent people receptive and
curious about this particular as
pect Of our culture. They will at
tend this most representative In
diana show. This body Of people
realizes the uses of truly modern
painting, sculpture and craft in the
identifying of their homes, quite as
important and decorative an ele-
ment as any in the scheme of their
interiors, quite as contemporary as
their latest clothing, and quite as
much a part of themselves as the
people with whom they associate
and live the lives Of their days.
Well see you at the Indiana
Artists Exhibition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
EDITORIALS VS.. COMIC PAGE
HE'LL TAKE THE LATTER

BY o. ]. S.
Your Feb. Is "a Problem in Eth
les" Yes, it is more of a "sin" for
a government Chat had the author
ity to make a gold clause to repu-
date than for reputation to be I'M
expectedly forced upon private per-
sons who were in error in thinking
they had the authority.
Reason: To the private person,
the discovery of lack Of authority
comes as an "act of God," which
dissolves the clause.
Answering Independence" the
crux of the IVA decision was that
(per the 18th Amendmen) the
states and people are free and in
dependent of the Federal govern
ment except where explicitly other
wise stated. So Judge Grub is
consistent with his illustrious an
cestor.
youth Instructs Age" carries the
idea there is something about the
Constitution to which one would not
care to swear allegiance. Article V
is a part thereof, and so the Con-
stitution is not a mental strait
Jacket, as you infer. The Consti-
tuition is but a changeable, chang
ing basic law; at any given moment
the law of the land. 1t is rather
vicious to say that youth should not
hold allegiance to the law of the
nation.
But in general, I am little con-
cerned about your editorials. They
remind me Of David LaWrence's
comment of Washington, D. G. THE
right hand does not know what the
left is doing" Or more of Emer-
sons with consistency, a great soul
has simply nothing to do" So you
are we'll qualified as a demagogic
newspaper. Lead on. don't be-
lieve you sane. I like your paper
editorials and all. I am thereby
kept dizzy and delighted. But as a
source of facts, I prefer the funny
p9Opr
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06

that had to be financed by the Fleet Corpora
ton itself.
Now when you add all Of this up you get
a fairly ugly picture. 1t is the sort of picture
which probably is unavoidable in wartime,
unless the munitions industry and its profits
be adopted; but it does put the soldiers bonus
bill in a different light.
Meditating on Mr.. Grace and his bonuses,
and Mr.. Schwab and his ships, it is a little
hard to get very indignant over the question
of bonus for fighting men
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
COP WHO DOES DUTY
ALWAYS HAS ENEMIES

BY a Times Reader.
I have been reading about the
railroad crossing and the police. It
seems that there has been more
fussing about that than a man about
to face the electric chair.
I see where they said the police
blamed the mistake on some one
else. I wonder if the man who was
arrested ever made mistakes?
I think we all make mistakes
about things sooner later. Why not
give the police a good word once in
a while? The only time some peo-
pie have any time for the police is
when they need them. When that
is done, all is done. A policeman
who will do his duty will have enc
mics. You can expect this.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
Duplicating Department Upheld

ment prying into business" Why
shouldn't the government pry far
enough into business to see that
the bills it pays are reasonable,
rather than pay eXorbitant prices
with taxpayers money?
That the State Of Indiana
should be prevented from avail
ing itself of modern methods of
doing business seems grossly I'M
fair.
In addition to money saved
through lowered prices on print
ing, the duplicating department
last year showed net profit Of
more than S1O,5O0. 1t seems more
than reasonable to suppose that
an abolition Of this department at
this time would result in an i'm
mediate increase in printing costs
to the state, and the virtual loss
of an investment Of about $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06

BY Mrs. NJ. n. Brenneman.
A brief article in one of the
evening papers announced the
passage in the state Senate of a
bill to abolish the central dupli-
eating department as a part of
the state offices. I think little
consideration of few relevant
facts should take place before that
bill becomes a law.
The central duplicating depart
ment was put in operation about
Is months ago in an attempt to
save money on state printing bills.
That attempt has had decided
effect. Contract prices have in
some instances been reduced as
much as Is per cent to meet the
competition of the department, a
rather substantial saving.
The department was described
as "a vicious example of govern
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
OLD-AGE PENSION
PLANS ARE CONSIDERED
BY W. E. Dalk.

BY ". E. DaIk.
In answer to Charles Barrett's
criticism of L. L. Hopkins for his
letter to Otto P. Deluse on old-age
pensions, I would like to say that if,
after IS years Of labor for old-age
pensions, the best Mr.. Deluse can
show for his labor is a SO to SIS a
month pension in Indiana, fail to
see any glory, or great accomplish
ment, in the pensions record Of Mr..
DeluSe.
Mr.. Barrett's statement on the
economic phase Of the Townsend
recovery plan is erroneous, n.isiead-
ing, and incfates his complete
ignorance OF t, subject.
He may enlig1.sen himself on the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
BONUS QUESTION BRINGS
ANOTHER READER ATTACK
BY EIdOn E. Bari

Are you there, Junior? I hope
whoever lacked you up high enough
to read this isn't expecting any pay.
Any one low enough to deny a
bonus to the men who went
through hell for us is SO low ne
would have to be lacked up to read
paper.
I am not a war veteran, nor is
any of my family, but just the
same, I think the least we can do
for the men who did come back is
to give them a much-needed bonus.
If I owed you for work asked
you to do for me, wouldn't you
want pay for it? You're darn right
you would. The kind of work you
can do would in no way compare to
what these men have done.
The man who damned our flag
was put on ship never to see the
United States again. You are worse.
You want to see those who saved
you a flag and a place to live 60
hungry just because you don't think
they deserve a bonus. If they don't
deserve bonus, you sure don't de-
serve the right to live in the ma
ton they upheld for you.
Tell the guy who lacked you up,
that he can let you down now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
OLD-AGE PENSIONS SHOULD
BE FAIR TO ALL

By William Rupert.
There should be one pension only,
and that is to every worthy needy
old person more than 10, SIS to S25
a month, regardless what his former
occupation was, provided it was
honorable.
Why should John or Will receive
different amounts? John selects
teaching as an occupation which
he follows until unable to earn any
more money at it, though he had
steady job every year.
Will selects farming, which he fol-
lows for years. Some years there
is a drought or crop failure and he
has become old and needy. Each
should receive the same pension or
help as the other. Too often those
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06

forgotten about their own dis
franchised Negro in the southern
states.
1t seems they also forgot about
England's enslavement Of Ireland
and India and her domination of
South American countries. Also, our
domination and naval port closing
escapades in Central America. But
now maybe they never heard of
these
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
So They Say

Stop calling me your Royal
Highness"-I'n just mortal like you.
Prince of Wales to Budapest
cloakroom attendant.
can't gay yet whether this is
the end of polar exploration for
me.-Rear Admiral Richard E.
Byrd.
There is no such thing as a lazy
child. When we find child who
appears inactive, we find that he is
either physically sick or in emo
tional diff1culties.-Prof. H. w. zor-
baugh, New York University clinic
director.
I have come to be a profound be-
lever in the possibilities of man
aged currency system.-Frank A.
Vanderlip, New York fnancier.
When you get my age, your old
legs begin to let you down.-Babe
Ruth.
To unborn novelists say, do the
best you can and let the critics bat
ter it as they will.-Pearl Buck, au-
thor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
Daily Thought

The way Of peace they know not;
and there is no Judgment in their
goings: they have made them crook
ed paths: whosoever goeth therein
shall not know peace.-ISaiah lix, 8.
.DEACE Is the natural happy state
i Of man; war is corruption and
disCrace.-ThomSon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06

A Cornell professor has developed a cab
bage that won't smell up the house when
cooked. What a surprise WHEY has for hubby
when he comes home tired from work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06

So many activities of the New Deal have
been declared unconstitutional, we'll soon be
afraid to eat thing lest 1t, too, be called un-
constitutional
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-06
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letters short, so all can have chance.
Limit them TO ESQ 10Ords or less. Your
letter must be signed. but names 1ctH
be 4cithheld at request Of the letter
tcriter.l
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The Washington times., 1935-10-11

thorizations by Congress call for
an increase in District revenues
and urged citizens associations to
consider new sources from which
to obtain them. He said the
city is we'll managed, free
from bonded Indebtedness, but
repeated his charge made at
the Burroughs Association meet
ing that at least two indictments
for graft by District employees had
come up this year.
The council voted its regret that
Mr.. Yaden would retire as pres
ident of the federation next
month.
On motion by Harry N. Stull of
Stanton Park. the secretary of the
council was directed to draft a
suitable resolution on the death
of John S. Driggers, a delegate
from the Kenilworth association.
The annual election of officers
will be held at the November
meeting.
A. F. E. Sheer. president of the
council, presided.