davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
Joe EASTMAN'S JOB

TINE railroads and their one million en-
plOyes should rejoice that Congress has
added a year to the official life of Rail Co.
ORIGINATOR Joseph B. Eastman. In the last
two years of intense labor on one of the ma
tons hardest problems he has proved himself
a friend Of both owners and workers.
At a cost of less than million and quar-
ter he has done mastery job Of research into
possible economies. All his recommendations
as to pooling Of equipment. reorganization of
freight and passenger traffic, Standardization
Of materials and supply purchases, and other
improvements. have not been followed. But
they have been we'll received by the industry.
and have paved the way for future savings.
Nor has Mr.. Eastmans recommendations
on unified regulation Of all carriers met with
success The Eastman Plan" of bringing
regulation of rail, water, pipeline, airway, bus
and truck carriers under an enlarged Inter-
state Commerce Commission, manned by ex-
perts in each field, will. we believe, be adopted
eventually Only the bus and truck BILL how
ever, appear to have chance of passing this
Congress.
An important aspect of coordination lies
in the field of labor. Heretofore the workers
have paid the highest price for industrial
modernization and coordination Mr.. East
man has evolved system of dismissal COM
pensation, unemployment insurance and old
ace pensions that would effect the orderly re-
tirement Of railroaders displaced by the new
economies.
Mr.. Eastmans job in the coming year will
be that of a salesman of ideas. He must sell
the railroads on internal cooperation; ne must
sell Congress on a real and effective unif1ca-
ton Of carrier regulation, such as President
Roosevelt advocates.
II the railroads are to be saved from gov
eminent ownership it will be by such fair
and disinterested salvage crew as Mr.. East
man heads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
War Should Be Outld1Ued

have expressed a desire for peace.
President roosevelt told West
Point graduates that they should
do all in their power to promote
peace.
Certainly Col. Robinson's state
ment that he wants to be in the
next war is not promoting the
spirit of his commander message.
His speech on this new war was
made at a time when a congress
sional committee was studying a
resolution by Rep. Louis Ludlow
to obtain a Constitutional amend
ment neceSsitating a referendum
vote of all citizens before the
country could declare aggressive
war.
l hope that by the time Col.
Robinsons seven and a half years
have passed, the proposed amend
ment will be in effect.
hope that all future wars will
be fought solely by individuals like
Col. Robinson who publicly state
that they want to go to war. 1t
would save thousands of lives if
Col. RobinSone and men of his ilk
could fight it out on some de-
serted plain, where their noise will
not disturb the sleep Of peaceful
persons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21

your editorial pointed out that In
diana pays the least.
If we Hoosiers have any pride
we'll quit prating about the banks
of the Wabash, our school system
and other talking points until we
have provided more decently for
needy old men and women.
1 note that Massachusetts pays
pensions to its aged in four times
the amount that Indiana pays. Mas
SaChusetts, the capital of conserv-
atism, the target of thrusts from the
liberal minded, particularly in ref
| erence to the o-Vanzetti case
and to textile mill town conditions,
does better by its poverty stricken
| aged than Indiana. That should
be a sufficient jolt to Hoosier pride
to get something done.
This is a good time to recall that
Gov. Paul V. McNutt promised there
would be liberalizing amendments
OF the state pension law at special
session of the Legislature; later he
decided there was no necessity for
a special session, and anyway, it
would be better to wait for the Fed
eral social security program.
The Federal program is moving
along toward enactment.
1t seems to me it is about time
that Promising Paul becomes Per-
forming Paul. Promises won't buy
food and shelter for Indianas needy
aged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
LESS FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

IF, following noon, you have an important
conference to attend or some difficult
work to complete, don't eat too much. Your
brain will be slowed up and a result,
you won't be of much good at the confer
ence or at the particular task you had laid
out for yourself.
Too heavy a meal, says DR.. Donald A.
Laird of Colgate University, draws most of
the blood to the stomach, for the work of
digestion. and so deprives the brain of the
blood it needs for thought.
IN fact. DR.. Laird has discovered that the
brain responds less quickly to stimuli and
that its accuracy decreases by four times in
proportion to its slowness of response.
In other words, your brain is almost asleep
after a heavy luncheon, Maybe you'd want
it so for a good sieSta, but if you do you'd
better do all your brainwork in the morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
lands AND PITTS

JUDGE KENESAW MOUNTAIN lands,
- baseballs high commissioner. ruled as every
American lover Of fair play hoped and be-
lieved he would when he decreed that Ala
bama" Pitts can play organized baseball in
spite of the fact that ne is a Sing Sing ex-
convict.
The reversal of Judge w. G. Bramham.
president Of the National Association Of Minor
Leagues, does more than save professional
baseball from another black eye. 1t restates
the principle that an ex-convict with a good
prison record may start at scratch in our So
ciety. If every man who does time is to be
bounded by his past we will have to admit
America still operates under the dark penology
of Victor Hugos France.
Edwin Pitts paid his debt to society in the
harsh routine of Sing Sing. 1t is against the
letter and spirit of the law to require him to
pay usurious interest on debt that has been
Inundated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21

hapless, insane and helpless. That
is government business.
But where on earth does the gov
eminent find such justificst ton foi'
poking its nose in at every window
and saying, aha, that's not the
right way. Look here, ETC., ETC."
The trouble with this fair-haired
land of ours can possibly be that we
have so doggone much government
that it costs an awful lot to pay for
it. For every government office
there are scores of hungry, anxious,
good, bad, and Indifferent ladies and
gentlemen ready to snatch them up.
Congress has been appropriating
hundreds of thousands of dollars
for things that business and indus
try can we'll do for itself. Admin
istrators, secretaries, messengers,
printing and all that cost money.
Money represents work. The work Of
people. And who are the people?
You, and you, of course.
The government should lead and
abet, and instigate and guide. But
where is the point in competing
rivaling, opposing uselessly?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21

Dabney reminds seniors at Colby that "a dan
gerous age develops character" adding that
conflict is better than complacency"
While all this is happening, Nicholas Muir
ray Butler reminds Columbia University's
graduates that what is wrong with the twen-
teth century is chiefly fundamental and
fsr-reaching lack of moral integrity" DR..
William Mather Lewis tells Irving School
seniors that Americans are tine best half
educated people in the world" and graduates
Of Tufts are urged by DR.. Lee S. McCollester
to mediate on the worlds need for calm.
sane. and constructive leadership"
Carrying the record a little farther, We
find Amherst graduates hearing from Dr.
Henry S. Leipe- that the depression was
caused mot by ienoramuses. but by intelli-
gent men who did not have the dynamic re-
sources to keep themselves straight"
President Tyler bennett of Williams tells
his seniors that they have been the 5enef-
Charles of "a system which did net distribute
wealth in proportion to the effort of those
who created it," and Dean Virginia Glider
sleeve urges the young women of Barnard to
mix "a certain degree Of skepticism" with
their natural enthusiasm toward life.
Now when you add all these together, you
can detect the outlines Of a change that has
come over American thought in recent years.
There is little of the old complacency that
used to be so common on commencement
platforms.
If the college graduate of 1885 doesn't
realize that he is going out into confused
and drifting world, it won't be because his
educators have failed to tell him about it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
INVESTIGATION IMPORTANT

THE Senate IS making an investigation of
Il Ewing Mitchell's charges Of graft and in
efficiency in the Commerce Department. and
all Americans will hope that the investiga-
ton is complete. thorough and fearless
Mr.. Mitchell. who was forced out Of his
post as Assistant Secretary Of Commerce. in
cludes in his charges the assertion that both
the Moro Castle disaster and the Sky Chief
plane crash (which killed Senator Cutting)
could have been prevented had the bureaus
supervising sea and air transportation been
properly directed.
II Is this charge probably. that the public
viii hope TO see examined most searchingly.
The Federal governments supervision of
steamships and airplsnes is the passengers
chief guaranty OF safety.
II that inspection is defective. it is highly
important that a drastic oyerhauling Of per-
sonnet and practices be instituted at once.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
NEW WORLD ATTITUDE

THIS being the season when hopeful young
college graduates step down from the
rostrIm and look timorously out az a cold
and family hostile world. it Is worth while
10 see lust what they are getting IN the way
o. farewell advice from their mentors.
The ring Of the baccslaureste sermon and
the commencement address IS abroad in the
land again. II We listen carefully. We can
get az least croSs-section Of the ideas Of our
educators-and If the cross-Section lacks unity.
II is none the less interesting for that.
DR.. Harold W. Dodds. president OF Prince
ton. warns Princeton seniors that boredom
Is a greater danger than the fast tempo Of
modern life. while Cornells seniors are told
By DR.. Julius Bixler OF Harvard that "a change
in the direction OF some form OF collectivism"
seems 70 be on the horizon
Dr. James B. conant. Harvards president
tells his graduates that fear and apprehension
are in the air and the dread Of tomorrow
colors the views Of even some Of the sanest
members Of tie community. and Dr.. vaughar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
The Book World

A BOOK that very we'll may stand as a
N monument to true American ideals is
Samuel Gompers," the biography Of America 5
most famed labor leader, by Prof. Rowland Hill
Harvey stanford University Press; S37o).
1t is a stirring story this life history of the
Jewish boy, who was born in London's slums and
who worked in New York factories. who fought
poverty grimly and who rose to be the founder
If the American Federation of Labor and who
died fighting for organization OF economic
interests, not political.
Frof. Harvey describes Mr.. Gompers as more
American than native Americans. The NO.
labor man of the United States could not stand
Socialism because it wasn't American" he could
not stand radicalism or labor parties and for
Eugene V. Debs and Morris Hillquit he had no
sympathy because they were Socialists.
The biographer paints Mr.. Gompers as man
of unouestioned integrity. patriot OF deep SIN
cer,ty and man who willingly gave every crop
of his strength in the battle for decent condl-
tions and decent wages for the American WORK.
ing man Illustrative of Mr.. Gompers nne Oh
thought Prof Harvey relates how Senator Marx
Hanna told Mr. Gompers that the striking steer
men had been "undiplomatic' in their approach
Eyes. Senator" said Mr.. Gompers very un-
Diplomatic But we don't raise diplomats on To-
IA and Is cents an hour!'
N excellent addition to the list OF DOCKS on
IA American pioneer Gays mas just Coiiio 49,
the nen of Bliss Isely, grandson OF a 93-year-
wichita woman, a atgrandmother VINO
came from Switzerland to the United states
with her parents and two brothers IN VINO,
hammer trekked across the country ana SeCVleo
near St. Joseph, Mo -.
The book is "Sunbonnet Days" by Bliss 1sely
(Caxton Printers so, and it is in all respects
a completely charming tale. Mr. lSely mas put
down in his grandmother's words, the story Oh
pionee days in Kansas.
How the country folk of those days kept BUSY
at cheese-making quilting. making candles ana
soap. building homes snd tilling the lana, Is
engagingly related by Mrs. Isely's grandson
BOOK WORLD JOTTINGS: For gardeners
both amateur and professional there is treat
in store il THE Garden Grows by John r.
Teeming (Harcourt Brace. 1t tells how an
English gardner constructed a veritable Eden
out of waste land. novel Of Annapolis
convincing enough, is BRUTE" by Millard Ward
ID. Appleton Century; so. 1t is the story OF
John Gentner simple country lad, VINO be-
Games the Nays greatest half back and world
boxing champion-amid all the trapplngs OF So
ciety life Timely and interesting in view OF
Signor Mussolinis "windup" is The Last OF
Free Africa" by Gordon MacCreagh Cd Apple
ton Century; S4), a second edition OF the book
first published in 1923, and now brought up to
date on the authors experience in AbysSlnla. 1t
presents an accurate picture Of the country and
It's people
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
FRIDAY JUNE a. 1888
A LABOR COURT

CONCRESS has provided a better Section
~ "a by deaaing unfair labor practices and
establishing q permanent labor court" The
character OF the court and the attitudes Of
Doth capital and labor VIII determine whether
the Wagner Labor Act fulflls its declared
purposes TO promote equality Of bargaining
power diminish the causes OF labor dis
putes~ and provide for the general welfare
Wisely the House followed the Senate's lead
IN setting up the National Labor Board as an
independent agency. Manned by fair-minded
n0n-partissp members this court should adj
minister the act IN the interests Of three par
tie concerned. employers. workers and public
I!le government sets out 10 encourage de-
cer, relationships between management and
iab0r
To employers it offers to adjust disputes
with Lleir organized employees on the basis OF
simple rules long since recognized as legal and
fair. Between 1915 and 1881 labor disputes
caused losses estimated at one billion dollars
In quarter Of these the cause lay in denial
OF right OF collective bargaining
To the workers the government offers an
impartial forum for hearing complaints OF
unfair practices. and ing cease-and-desist
orders where violations are found The mea-
sure makes for the characterization Of unions
by providing that workers may select their
ovr spokesmen under the majority rule.
Employers VIII hurt their own best interest
If they. sabotage this New Deal undertaking
az many did Section IA. Workers will be
equally unwise if they fail to exhaust the
peaceful processes under this act before re-
sorting to economic force.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21

BY T. NJ.
1t is just such wistful militarists
as Col. o. P. Robinson, who is
quoted as saying that a dictator
ship is the most economical form
of government and also that he
wants to be in the next war, that
makes the public distrust its mill
tary leaders.
Col. Robinson is quoted in the
indianapolis Star as saying, Il
would retire right now and sit on
the front porch and watch the
world go, but 1 see war in the
offing and want to be in it,"
The officer must be an unusual
individual to be so attracted to
the smell of smoke and rotting
corpses to stay on after his re-
tirement.
Col. Robinson infers in his
statement that the United States
will be drawn into a war in the
future. If he has knowledge that
this country will be dragged into a
war he should give it to a public
which so far has manifested a
profound desire to keep our ma
ton from armed conflict.
National leaders, including
President Roosevelt, who is COM
mander and chief of the Army,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
CHANCE TO CHECK UP

MIRA officially is gone. yet business indices
y fail to show any boom in industrial pro-
duction. or any slump.
For months the cry against RECOMMENDATION"
OF business went up. its volume increasing.
Now the Supreme Court has lifted that
RECOMMENDATION" Some. at least. Of the busi-
ness fears Of the community have been dis
sipated.
Close watch should be kept on business
activity. employment. prices. for the next few
months. Prosecuting has not yet increased
sales volume enough to create more jobs in
manufacturing. Commodity prices failed to
drop as much as was feared.
But these few months are the opportunity
Of those who have cried for less interference"
On the business activity. price wage. and en-
ployment charts for the next few months will
be written record of what business can do
unhampered by NRA- And on that record may
depend much OF the future policy regarding
government in business, y
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
16TH-ST MAJOR PROBLEM
IN TRAFFIC DANGER

By safety Always"
Meridian and 16th-sts is the most
dangerous corner in Indianapolis.
Going north, try to make turn to
the right into 16th-st. 1t is impos-
sible.
At a great expense to taxpayers
this street was widened to eliminate
traffic congestion. What has hap
pened?
From Capitol-av to Alabama st at
any time, day or night, scores of
motorists are violating the traffic
ordinances by double parking.
Where are the police? Are We
really trying to avoid accidents? If
so, why isn't this condition rem
edieo?
Was this street widened to &C
commodate the customers of ice
cream merchants, taverns, taxi
stands, etc. or for the protection
of human life?
There are enough police riding
around to correct this serious con-
dition. Let's hope that they do it..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
TAXING UNEARNED WEALTH

TT.HE average man. We believe does not wish
Il IN accumulate a swollen fortune to pass
N, N spoiled children. Instead, he wishes only
10 save enough TO provide for comfort in old
acc. and perhaps, a modest bequest for his
children.
In ms message TO Congress, President
Roosevelt recognized the validity of this hu-
man aspiration. He said: The desire to pro-
vide security for ones self and ones family is
natural and wholesome" But this desire. he
added. lis adequately served by a reasonable
inheritance. Great accumulauons of wealth
can not be justified on the basis Of personal
ana family security"
Creative enterprise lie said, is not slim
ulated by vast inheritances. They bless neither
those who bequeath nor those who receive"
The Presidents plan to break up accumu-
lated wealth by graduated inheritance taxes.
however. Is designed only secOndarily to re-
heve financial dynasties of the burden of
riches It's primary purpose is to increase
economic opportunities for the millions of
Young men and women reared under more
modest circumstances. And certainly that is
a proper function of a government founded
on the philosophy that AL men are created
equal" and endowed with certain unalien-
able rights" including life liberty and pur-
suit Of happiness"
His suggestion that all inheritance tax re-
ceipts be segregated and applied against the
national debt offers an orderly method of re-
distributing our national wealth and of less
ening the financial burdens which We pass on
10 future generations.
BY so dong" ne said. we shall pro-
grcssivcIy tighten the tax burden Of the aver
age tax payer. and incidentally. assist in our
approach TO a balanced budget"
The reluctance Of some congressional lead
ers to act promptly on this part of the Presi-
dents tax program is hard to understand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
SUGGESTS MUTUAL PLAN
OF FARM RELIEF

BY Anonymous.
Many critics of the New Deal
were ardent and enthusiastic follow
ers of Theodore Roosevelt, who, you
will remember, advocated the re
call of judicial decisions"
Changing the Constitution is an
orderly and recognized procedure
compared with the turmoil that
would follow Theodore RooSeVelt's
plan.
Personally I do not think the
Constitution needs changing at the
present time, but I do think we need
to change our banking laws. Banks
should carry 100 per cent cash re-
serves against deposits. The owner
of capital, including bank depositors,
should take profits on participate
ing basis, not from mere lapse OF
time. If credit is necessary it
should be furnished by the gov
eminent for revenue. If capital
took its profits on a participating
basis there would be no more bank
failures, no more mortgage fore
closures, no more sell-outs Of fac
tories, stores or railroads. No bust
ness would be liquidated except for
obsolescence Of plant or product.
1 regret President RooseVelt's re-
covery plan has failed, but he is to
be commended for feeding the
hungry even at the high cost to tax
PAYERS. The AAA is actually subsi-
dizing the wheat and cotton grow
ers of South America, India, Aus
tralia and Africa. 1t looks like a
poor scheme. Why not give our
wheat and cotton growers and our
textile manufacturers a bonus on
exports? Why not let the wheat
and cotton growers go their limit?
The producers of wheat and cot
ton would receive world price" plus
the tariff, less the bonus or bounty
on exports; the producer would re-
ceive so per cent to 80 per cent OF
the tariff" in addition to the
world price; of course, the domestic
consumer would pay the bill. This
is the mutual insurance plan OF
farm relief-absolutely sound.
l wish every one would read DR..
Irwin Fishers last book-"1OO Per
Cent Money"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
SEES NO SENSE IN
USELESS COMPETITION

BY j. Z.
Some folk consider the Constitu-
ton a dead number. And other folk
would hardly entertain movement
or embark on a course Of action If
it were not explicitly provided for
in the Constitution. 1t would be
normal then to find the explanation
somewhere between these two
dangling extremes.
RegardleSaof what it is called, In
spite of its shortcomings, in spite
of the tomfoolery of the Grass
Rooters," the Constitution remains
what it is-the only guaranty that
We have as individuals.
The fly in the ointment appears
to be not that the lawmakers and
the executive have adhered toe
closely to that document; it seems
rather that they wantonly and
grossly ignored it.
After all, as human beings, in
telligent, free, somewhat, and in
dependent after a fashion. We do
have some affairs that are strictly
our own. And by the same token
there are other affairs that come
under the supervision and jurisdic-
ton of government. Common de-
Tense, interstate commerce, policing
education. secs1ritY for the luckless
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21

been forgotten. And with the sum-
mer vacation here, careful driving
is more necessary than ever.
No doubt, just as soon as. some
innocent child is run down by some
speeding car, the drive will be re-
opened, but why wait for that cas-
ualty? Let's have a continuous cam
paign and learn to respect the traf-
f1c laws at all times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-21
SUGGESTS REOPENING OF
CITY TRAFFIC DRIVE

By a Reader.
What has become of the police
drive against traffic law violators?
While driving about the city today
1 see drivers back in their old
habits. failing to observe stop sig
nails, failing to stop at preferential
streets. parking on the wrong side
of streets, speeding and in fact
busting" the laws that few weeks
ago they had almost learned to re-
spect.
The recent drive. evidently did a
world CT good, but it sqsms to have