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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
NEED FOR OLD-FASHIONED
DOMESTICITY IS SOUNDED
By Mrs. Nellie Picon

BY Mrs. Nellie Picon.
When there is a holiness revival
in town, very little is said about ii
in our daily papers. You may see an
advertisement about one inch long
Some one might come to church
hear the gospel, be converted and
live different life. But you will
take large space for Write-up
and picture of man being in and
or of jail for getting drunk and
lodging police. Each time you do
this, you put your approval on the
man. Do you think that it is a
good ad for our youth today?
You see a large ad for cigarets. 1t
used to be a looking young
man, now a nice looking young
woman. But lately it is an old
fashioned mother with a cigaret,
dressed like an old-fashioned moth
er used to dress. OF course they are
almost an object of the past. You
can not tell the mother from the
daughter now.
What our land needs is some Old
fashioned mothers with some ideals.
Children are reared by flapper,
never taught TO be holy, never
taught about the Bible, never hear
a prayer uttered in the home. What
can we expect Of our children?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
CIGARET SMOKING LETTERS
BRING ANOTHER ANSWER

By a Times Reader
In the Message Center of Feb. II
there appeared very interesting
article by G. A. Stark under the
caption "Blames Cigaret Smoking
for Crime of Nation"
The article you refer to can be
found on page 10, The indianapolis
Times of Feb. 20, and it gives me
great pleasure to note there was at
least one who resented this state
ment, and I had fully intended TO
say exactly all you said and quite a
bit more.
You certainly deserve much praise
for this article, but I am going to
send the Massage Center editor an
article on this same subject that I
do not know whether he will pub
lish.
Mr.. Stark, I would advise you not
to quit The Times, because, after all,
it is no doubt the fairest paper in
the state.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
TWENTY-FIRST AMENDMENT

OENATOR NORRIS of Nebraska and Rep.
- Lea OF California announce they Will urge
Congress 10 accept their proposed amendment
for direct election OF President and Vice
President.
We trust they Will unite on the measure
as originally proposed rather than accept the
suggested compromise. The original form
called for Scrapping the electoral college, vot-
ing directly for President and Vice President.
recording majority and minority votes on
popular rather than a State-unit basis
Last session Senator Norris was persuaded
TO agree 10 retain the state-unit method Of
counting votes on the ground that the South
would not accept the popular count Rep. Lea
insists that the State-unit plan is the root Of
the present evils.
It would make possible the seating of a
President elected by & minority Of popular
votes and permit the continued virtual dis
reimbursement OF an average As per cent of
the electorate whose votes are not counted
under the present arrangement. In view Of
the cumbersome routine OF amending the Con-
StitutiOn il would seem that the twenty
first amendment" should cure all and not part
Of the present systems faults
AZ any rate the electoral college should go.
II is as outmoded as the whale oil lamp. It
was planned for a non-partisan government
and does not 1T our party system
The late John G. Carlisle OF Kentucky, OF
whom il was said that If all Americas laws
we're destroyed he could sit down and rewrite
them. approved the principles Of the proposed
amendment as honest, democratic and
American"
IN my opinion" he said. no amendment
viii afford a complete remedy for the evils
now existing unless it shall provide for the
distribution Of the presidential or electoral
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
DELAY AND DAMAGE

TN addition to jeopardizing the Wagner
Lewis security bill by delay the House Ways
and Means Committee is chiseling from the
measure some Of its essential features.
Recent amendments by this committee have
reduced safeguards and standards almost to
the vanishing point. Ard other amendments
have eliminated large group Of workers en-
titled to protection.
In cutting out the provision that state ad-
ministrative boards be non-partisan and sub
ject to merit rules, the committee has taken
a dangerous step. 1t invites into the security
system its greatest enemy. politics.
Indefensible also is the committees removal
Of provisions that old-age and mothers pen
sions provide reasonable subsistence COM
patible with decency and health" Federal
grants-in-aid must be conditioned on Federal
standards. Under the committees amend
ments state can make an irony Of security
and require the Federal government to be
party TO the Jest.
The committee voted to remove from the
bills unemployment and old-age provisions
all casual, domestic and farm workers. 1t also
exempted employees of churches, hospitals.
educational and nol-proft- making institu-
tons Admittedly these exclusions make for
easier administration of the system, but they
affect a class OF workers, some 100000 In
number. who are in need of the states pro-
tecting arm. They should be included in
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for industry, to speed up production
and increase employment is just a
nightmare.
Industry is very sick, because
these consumers are not able to
make effective demands for con-
sumption. They never will be able
to provide our industries with or
ders; people without money to-
kens" are like the occupants Of GEM
eteries as far as demand is con-
cerned. They were the very Gus
toners who formerly made the de-
mands effective by purchases, and
thereby made earnings and profits
possible for economic enterprise.
They must be restored to the eff
fective consumers lines. Their needs
can be the basis Of orders to indus
tries, by the Federal government,
and these orders must be large
enough to compel our industries to
hire back these people to produce
the goods.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
ROOSEVELT PROGRAM SHOULD
HAVE FULL SUPPORT
Br MIS-. James H. Morgar

By Mrs. James H. Morgan.
In answer to Daniel Carrick S
letter I wish to say that as young
Democratic woman and the mother
of three girls who we are striving
to make desirable citizens, it certain
ly is disgusting to hear man
supposed to be a preacher of the
gospel and truth backbite and say
such untrue things of such a great
humanitarian and friend of the
common people as Franklin D
Roosevelt.
My husband could always get a
job as long as there we're any, but at
present he is an FERA worker earn
ing from $500 to $12 week. I'll
admit that is not enough to send
three girls to school, feed five, pay
lights, water, gas, rent, insurance,
fuel and clothing, but we will say
this much: it certainly is a
tremendous help with what he earns
outside and is a source Of confidence
among those with whom We deal.
You say Mr.. Roosevelt is to blame.
How can he untangle in two short
years something it took the Repub-
licans II years to conceive? Why
not give him break by writing your
congressman and asking them to
give him full cooperation instead of
bucking him like they are? Why
not try this means of solution in
stead of back biting and stirring up
lot Of dissension among the masses
Of the people? Maybe you are like
a lot of these preachers, always try
ing to cram lot of hell and brim-
stone down the peoples Threats and
expect it to get you a free meal
ticket. Pinch yourself and wake up
Maybe The Times will help you pro-
cure a list of the churches and pub
lie organizations that are backing
Roosevelt to the limit.
Why did Wall Street become SC
alarmed when he took Office and
used the tactics he did7 Was it be-
cause he had sold out to them?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
HUGE SALARIES SHOULD
BE BANNED BY U. S.

BY C. w. S.
Sauce for the goose is sauce for
the gander, when such men as Eu-
gene G.. Grace, president Of the
Bethlehem Steel Corp, who testi-
fed to the Senate Munitions Com
mittee that his salary and bonus
for 1917-1918 amounted to $2,798000,
has nerve enough to deplore the or
ganized veterans demand for the
soldiers bonus, many who would not
draw more than $50 to 500.
These same men were patriotic
enough to serve overseas, be Grip
pied and gassed so that men like
Eugene G. Grace could draw such
staggering amounts without being
in the danger zone. Many of the
boys are, not because they want to
be, on relief and the nation as a
whole has to help them.
Mr.. Grace and others are build
ing another 12-milliOn-d dollar steel
mill. I wonder what for? IF the
government permits men to draw
such salaries, and there are many,
there should be no argument about
the boys getting theirs now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
PUBLIC BUILDINGS RESEMBLE
FAMILY REUNION SITES

By William Lemon.
The average citizen should al
ways remember the fact that we
have one daily paper in Indianap-
oils not afraid to print the TACT re-
CARELESS of who is struck, namely,
The Indianapolis Times.
Today, as always, our people are
either too radical or too conServ-
alive.
Then a state Representative in
PRODUCES bill putting a scent tax
on oleo to get the votes of his farm
er friends, regardless of the fact
that it will cause hardship on our
poorly paid and underprivileged
class.
Then there is another bill de-
signed to eliminate the direct prl-
mary, so that INSCRIPTIONS politi-
clans can handpick and control our
various candidates.
Then private bankers try to con-
vince the public that the Federal
government isn't capable of con-
trolling our banking system.
Think of the huge number OF
state Representatives, all with their
hands in the taxpayers pockets, all
with an ak to grind. Why couldn't
this number be cut down in half or
more and their salaries used for
the benefit of our obsolete state in
situations?
Go to the Statehouse, Courthouse
or City Hall and see how many paid
clerks are idle in the corridors dis
cusSing politics. Why not eliminate
some of these sWivel-chair artists?
We also should elect officials who
are not overburdened with too many
relatives and not make our various
Offices family affairs. Then our
Statehouse, Courthouse and City
Hall will not look like a daily fam
lily reunion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05

He can't be at every ones door
step, so why not stop the hell and
birthstone talk awhile and do some
thing useful in life by helping him
see that those unfortunates get
square deal?
We say ION to prosperity with Mr.
Roosevelt at the helm"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05

principle now, leaving administration of their
benefits to be worked out later.
While the House committee thinkers and
hacks at the measure time flies States eager
to pass cooperating laws axe baf1ed. One of
the A Legislatures meeting this year already
has adjourned and score of others will be-
gin folding their tents in mid-March.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05

Aspiring poets must learn to live
on bread and water. Il they're good
poets, their art will keep them alive.
Herman WildenVey, poet-laureate
of Norway.
I deny emphatically that the pre-
vailing wage rate in the Federal
work-relief plan would cost the gov
eminent one additional dollar
Senator Hugh Black, Alabama.
Fundamentally I return home to
Boston and New England to COM
plete my life job among friends who
have given me their affection and
loyal Support.-Babe Ruth.
Private industry should be aided
and encouraged in time of war and
III my opinion should not be subject
to consumption the same as man
power-Eugene G. Grace, Bethle-
hem Steel president.
A man can out-trade me once, but
he can not continue to do business
on that basis. I trade on the basis
of whats fair to me and what's
fair to you. John D. Rockefeller
Jr.
The movies feed on the brains Of
story writers and dramatists and
they also now look TO the stage for
most Of their best actors. The re-
suit may well be drying up.-Wal-
ter Prichard Eaton, playwright
critic.
Life at 100 is not much different
than it was at so, except that you
can't get around quite so WE'LL
The Rev. Samuel Durham, Bing-
hamton IN. " centenarian.
If we are satisfied with relief
alone, we shall never achieve eco
nomic reconstruction. - Senator
Robert F. Wagner, New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05

The Supreme Court at least had more re-
gard for the public's feelings than the Haupt-
mann jury did. There wasn't even whisper
about going into vaudeville after the gold
case ruling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
The Message Center

Times readers are invited to cypress
their UfetCs in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can have q chance.
Limit them to ESQ 4oords or less. Your
letter must be signed. but names t0tH
be 40ithheld at request OF the letter
tCriter.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
Daily Thought

For the Scripture saith, Thou
shalt not muzzle the OK that tread
eth out the corn. And, the laborer
is worthy OF his reward.-Timothy
V, s18.
JUSTICE is to give to every man
j his own.-AriStotle.
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votes of each state among the persons voted
for according to the number of popular votes
actually received by each, and that plurality
of the presidential or electoral votes shall
elect"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05

BY HARRIET SCOTT OLINICK

BY HARRIET SCOTT OLINICK
About him is a splendid restless
ness.
He moves with gracefulness; with
1.-THE, sure ease.
His eyes are ever seeking things
unseen.
He sneers contempt at quiet nights;
at peace.
He runs to life with eager, careless
hands,
Anxious to snatch her close; to
drain her bare.
How sad that he must find how dry
her breasts
How certain he will claim he does
not carel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-05
So They Say

Aspiring poets must learn to live
on bread and water. Il they're good
poets, their art will keep them alive.
Herman WildenVey poet-laureate
Of Norway.
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a Nd the end Of the fight is a tombstone
white with the name of the late de-
Evening star., 1935-07-18

that people in their cities have the
proper mineral to save them from
goiter or thyroid trouble. In some
places the water supply is iodized, and
this takes away the need for using
iodized salt.
CFor general interest section of your
scrapbook)
Rome and the Olden Romans" viii
be mailed without charge to readers
who send me q Scent, stamped, re-
turn envelope. This leaf1et contains
pictures and stories which will help
history students and Latin students.
UNCLE RAY.
Copyright. 1857
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Storm Bird
BY ID. PEATTIE.

THERE is g kind Of Summer weather
= which always call black-biiled
cuckoo weather - the overcast ana
breathless, sultyy sort that Just pre-
cedes storm.
The black billed cuckoo has been
called the rain crow, and was notic-
ing again, only recently, how utterly
different Is his rain CALI from his
normal note. Ordinarily he calls out
'kow, kow, kow," with rather even
rhythm. But in the overcast weather,
when there is thunder in the air and
humidity reaches the saturaSion point,
this irfrequent Summer visitant emits
a call which has been put down syl-
labically as "orrattotoo." To me 1t
sounds more like "scurrilouS," or like
the scufing, whirling sound Of q
knife blade on an old milestone, one
of the most mechanical or metallic
sounds that issues from any of our
birds.
The yellow-billed cuckoo, which Is
far commoner with US, can be dis
tinguished instantly by its call, which,
instead of being evenly spaced and
rapidly delivered, goes "k-k-kuk-k -kuh-
kuk-kowlp- -kowlp- -kowlp," with a
dying slur at the end, as If the bird
were giving up the ghost In the heat
of the day. Both birds sometimes
sing at night.
I often get near enough to the very
tame or courageous blackbill to see his
red eye plainly. Otherwise these two
birds are as difficult to tell apart by
heir appearance as they are easy to
distinguish by song.
Good old Thomas Nuttall long ago
pointed out that the whole tribe of
cuckoos is in disgrace because the
European cuckoo lays her eggs in the
nests of other birds. Only rarely do
our cuckoos commit this fault, though
I must say they are singularly careless
nest builders, much like the pigeon
family.
Apparently any bird that says any
variety Of coo-coo, whether of the
cuckoo family or not, is indolent about
ASoS S1AAAAAASs 4hC 6uEUHCdu
Is SO fecklesS that she builds none.
In q way. Of course, she does
the best for her offspring by placing
the eggs in well constructed nests
and under the care of better mothers.
Our cuckoo's eggs are sometimes such
flimsy affairs that accidents must fire.
quently hefall them.
The European cuckoo, contentedly
whistling in the Spring. seems an in
tegral part Of the Old World land
scape. Our American cuckoos never
do. Arriving among the last of the
birds. they early leave us for the
tropics. Their strange notes, too, have
an alien, tropical sound. Their love
Of sitting weather, Of the most Jung
hferouS Of all our nsect-haunted,
breathless woods, adds to the impress
sion we inevitably form of them, and
in the New World the greater number
Of cuckoos remain in tropic or sub
tropic countries.
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to ideas. It seems that, even under
the most favorable circumstances, we
do lot of unnecessary struggling at
cross purposes. We are, of course,
bafled as q result. These bafYlements
arouse our emotions. And the emo
tions demand action. Since the
actions Of these emotions cause O
general bodily shaking-up, We grow
tired physically.
Since we cannot know just what Is
going on among our cross currents
Of short-circuited wishes, we Jump 10
the conclusions that the nerves have
failed to work, for some reason. The
various twitching Of the body under
the strain Of unsattsed ambitions
lend further evidence to the popular
notion that nervousness is q physical
rather than . psychological condition.
Copyright. 1880
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LARGE city uses a vast amount

A LARGE city uses vast amount
~ OF water each day. The peo-
pie of New York City draw
about 900,00O.000 gallons OF
water per day from their water sys-
tenn, more than 100 gallons for each
person. This includes water for cook
ing, washing clothes, bathing ana
other purposes besides drinking. It
is far more than is 5Ased for each
person in cities of Europe. Liverpool,
England, for example, consumes about
IS gallons per person pei day.
New Yorkis water supply comes
largely from mountain streams. Res
eryoirs in the Catskil Mountains give
d steady supply to the huge city.
Chicago is only about half as large
as New York City, but it uses about
the same amount Of water. Chicago
draws its supply from Lake Michigan.
Most other cities which border the
Great Lakes also make use of lake
water. The intakes usually are placed
from ! to miles out from the shore,
which means that the water is more
nearly pure tIldu IL bdhCA4 4A0AA q
point close to the shore.
River water is used by many cities.
Such water may be unclean, and
any city or village which makes use
of it should take the greatest care.
The intakes are fitted with screens
to keep out fish, as well as driftwood
and other floating objects. Chlorine
is used very widely 70 kill bacteria
before they can harm those who drink
the water. Often the water is fill
tered. Some cities using river water
have excellent health records; but this
result can be attained only when Off
cials keep close guard. Indeed, the
public health department must be on
constant watch no matter what the
source of supply for a city's water.
The Great Lakes region has been
called a "goiter belt" because so many
persons in the area have suffered
from goiter trouble. Experts declare
that this is because the water the
people drink does not have certain
mineral element
It is believed that the daily use
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How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
Omen"

1WHY" inquiries a reader, "do we
call the United States Gov
ernment detectives 'G-Men'?"
Strictly speaking, there are no such
people as United States Government
detectives.
The people our reader undoubtedly
has in mind-to give them their full.
formal and correct title-are special
agents of the Department of Justice,
Division of Investigations designa-
ton which is too large a mouthful for
the underworld responsible for the pet
name In question.
With its usual flair for cryptic brew
ity, this undesirable substratum Of our
population has cut the ofncial appela-
ton to "G-Men"-this being an ab-
breviation for Government men"
At different times, Uncle Sans
agents have been known by other
names. Among others are "Federals.
Feds" and "Whiskers."
(copyrisht. 193S)
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son, Robert Treat. became Governor
of the Connecticut Colony and also
served as a deputy to the General
Court.
There are many descendants of this
distinguished settler now living in
many States who have proved eligi-
bility to various patriotic and heredi-
tary societies.
(Copyright. 1851
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Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. sPR0wL&.
Nervous Breakdowns.

NOTHING is so misunderstood %
nervous breakdowns. Perhaps We
would oil do well not to use the term
ut all. For it's q nlisnomer.
N ,ersons have the idea that
ner breakdown, so-called, means
that nerves themselves are tenn
porarily Wort. out or perhaps over
worked, or perhaps exhausted. As q
consequence Of this popular notion,
you VIII flnd . great number Of nerve
tonics for sale. Some brands have
been on the market for the better part
Of q century.
The best authorities on the subject
of nervous breakdowns today hold
that they are due not to nerves, but
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Jrtnt

THIS is the name Of an ancient
English family, long established
in Somersetshire. The name was
originally spelled Trott and can be
traced to one John Trott of Staple
ton, near the town Of Taunton,
Somersetshire.
The founder of the name and family
In America was Richard Treat Cor
Trott), the son of Robert and Honora
Trott. It appears that he changed
the spelling of the name to Trett, and
after 1647 it was again changed to
Treat.
Richard was born and baptized In
Pitminster, England, in 1884. In 1885
he had arrived on American shores
and settled In Watertown, Mass. He
at cnce became an influential citizen
and was pioneer settler of Wethers-
field, Conn. He was appointed to
many Offices of trust In the Colony
and in 1914 was elected member Of
the General Court at New Haven. His
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Descendant of CONTIGUOUS.

Japanese scholars credit Ku Teh-
slang Of Shantung, China, with being
a descendant In the seventy-seventh
generation of Confucius and believe
there is possibility there may be one
other direct descendant living.
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ROBBER TO BE SPANKED
Boy Gets Light Sentence on

Boy Gets Light Sentence on
Fathers Promise to Court.
GAFFNEY, S. C. RD.-Earl Suttles,
aged Is, has q whole week to sit and
ponder on how hard papa's going
to spank.
For taking part in a greenhouse
robbery, the judge sentenced Earl to
serve 30 days in jail He suspended
all but a week of the sentence when
the boys father promised to welcome
him back home with q rod.