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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
A MAN, AND HIS IDEA

ME things that one man can accomplish
depend on the man himself, not on the
job he holds or the spot he occupies.
There died in Arizona the other day man
named Arson Hubert Smith, who had spent
SO years as editor of a small-town newspaper
in the far southwest. Such a man would not
be expected to exert any influence on national
affairs; yet no less man than Herbert Hoover
once named Smith "the father of Boulder
Dam"
Many years ago, Smith saw the tremendous
possibilities of Harvesting the waters of the
Colorado River. He began to agitate for it,
He talked it up in season and out OF season.
He saw his idea take hold Of other mems minds
and at last, befr.e 4 died, he saw it take
actual shape in ne form Of one of the worlds
great engineering works.
Not a bad record, for the editor of re-
mote, isolated, unheard-of sman-town paper!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
Suggests Lobby For Unemployed

since January we have waited for
the appropriation to put us to
work. Then it was to be July l.
Now it's 80 days more. Then, Oh
Lord! how much longer must we
wait? We will wait forever and a
day unless we, the forgotten men,
do something for ourselves. Put a
man in Washington backed by the
unemployed voting strength ana
they will listen. They have to.
Then when they say July l,
that's when it will be, not in 1886
when they wish to build strength
for a political party. Yes, we have
no money. That's true, but 10
cents a month for each unem-
ployed person will put a man in
Washington to lobby and open up
a direct complaint department
from and for the man who ac-
tually works with pick and
shovel. I'll help put a man there
or I'll go myself.
wayne COY ndQ an lued WHICH
placed him as supervisor over 10
states, but he has no idead OF
starting the work July 1, as origi-
nally planned. If the unemployed
had a spokesman, backed by their
voting strength, he would change
his mind and so would all the rest.
The next is the wage scale.
What do you think we can expect?
Are you fed up on going barefoot,
ragged and undernourished? We
will never in Gods world get away
from this until we try to help our
selves through those who are in
position to help us.
With The Times permission, let's
hear more about this through the
Message Center. Shoot my idea
full of holes or oppose it. But let's
do something.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

say that ct. M" may rest easy:
all our past wars have been fought
by men of that type, courage is es-
sential and fortunately, bigotry has
not degenerated the race.
No one having experienced actual
war wants more of it, but wars will
occur SO long as there is strife
among men. War has many hor-
rors, peace also has its fears, one Of
which is, in case of war, one can
not hide from a draft board behind
an anonymity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
LAUDS LUTZ FOR ACT
IN BOYS CASES

BY Mother.
Every mother in Indiana may be
proud of the intercession Of Atty.
Gen. Philip Lutz to save boy Of IA
from a lifetime in prison.
The boy may have been guilty Of
kidnapping, as charged, but the law
must take into account that he is
mere child and I am glad that Mr..
Lutz has seen to it that he was given
a new trial.
The sheriff of Jasper is right
when he said that the boy needed
a good spanking, but he shouldn't
have sent him to prison for life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

BY w. C. Gulick.
The r." in FERA stands for
relief" not for Roosevelt" Re
lief is to alleviate, to help, but I,
and every other F'ERA worker,
has found that relief, as admins
tered now, is to suffer unless you
are fortunate enough to be on the
so-called non-relief basis. Per-
sonally I can not understand this
distinction. Why should some I'M
employed be held strictly to the
so-called schedule, which investi-
gators admit is not sufficient to
purchase the bare necessities Of
life, while another receives three
or even four or more times as
much regardless of the number
in the family? This is done by
the the simple process of chang
ing them to a non-relief basis.
I find the majority of FERA
workers are for President RooSe-
welt, but they feel that he does
not know all that is going on and
that many things would be
changed if there were ways to call
these discrepancies to his per-
sonal attention.
am in favor of sending some
FERA worker to Washington to
lobby for the unemployed. Out of
the millions Of unemployed they
have no representation. These
millions also represent votes that
keep those men in office.
What does mans politics mat
ter to one who is unemployed,
cold and hungry? What differ
ence if he be Democrat, Repub-
lican, Socialist or what not, if the
unemployed continue to get more
ragged, hungry, discouraged, down
and out?
You read about the political pot
boiling for 1886. There is plenty
of agitation on that score but
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
READERS OPEN FIRE ON
99-YEAR SENTENCES

BY R. NJ. Waller.
I just want to say few words
apropos those two boys sentenced to
SO years for kidnapping that sheriff.
In the same paper this story was
given I read that one of those who
kidnapped that Washington boy and
held him for ransom received a
sentence of only As years.
Funny, isn't it, that two kids who
did only what any one else would do
in the same circumstances and who
didn't ask for ransom, didn't keep
anxious parents in terror for the
safety of their boy, should receive
twice the years Valley did.
Justice faltered somewhere along
the line. Perhaps those kids got SO
years to appease the sheriff's pride.
He must be some sheriff to let two
kids lock him up with his own
handouts.
I'm not much on law, but believe
if those two we're paroled with the
understanding that their first return
to the courts would mean their serv-
ing the SO years, they would be
rather careful and steer shy of fur
Their crookeoleSs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
So They Say

No man ever kept his temper or
his sense of hunor in an earth
quake. And this is no time to be
casual or humorous about the state
, of the nation.-Rexford Guy Tug
we'll
There is some good in every man
and woman whose life your life may
touch. Find 1t, honor it, work with
it, and thereby increase it-Dr.
Dixon Ryan Fox, president Union
College.
Ninety per cent Of the worlds
useful work is done by morons.-
DR.. Robert S. Drew, addressing De-
troit Club.
Women are more morbid than
men.-Bela LugOsi, movie actor, who
specializes in horror" roles.
Friendship with the United States
is of first Importance. It exists to-
day and it will grow, and everything
that we can do to promote that
friendship will be done.-An-
thony Eden, British lord privy seal.
have always felt it was the high
est function Of government to pre-
serve life. That is what the Fed
eral government is doing now
Mayor La Guardia.
Germany has been badly treated.
The nations are again ranging up
against her. Europe ought to thank
Germany and Hitler for saving them
from the Red Peril-Ex-C Crown
Prince William Of Germany.
I am not sure that hell hereafter
is certainty, while I am quite sure
that it can be a certainty In this
life Rafael Sabatini.
Music will some day rival football
in popularity among the American
people.-Jascha Heifeitz, famed vio-
linist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

the more right he has to the ear
of the public.
And, the man with horse sense,
but no money in his purse, would
rather strive to achieve under the
man who does his share than under
one who never even thinks Of TAX
ing positive interest in public
questions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
REPRIMANDS READER FOR
LETTER ON ROBINSON

BY Guy A. BayIe.
Had ct. M" heard the Colonies
address, he, she, or it, would prob
ably have not misconstrued and
maligned an Officer and gentle
man"
Col. Robinson did not express a
desire or hope for war; he did dis
tinctly declare the intent Of being
faithful to the nation that has
trained him should war occur prior
to his retirement. account of age,
and not avail himself Of the priVi-
lege of now retiring. by reason OF
term of service.
AS to 1T. Ms" hope that "ail flu
ture wars be fought solely by indi-
VidualS like Col. Robinson" ! would
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
The Message Center

Times readers are mrtted to eCpress
their uietcs in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can have chance.
Limit them to ESQ words or less. Your
letter must be signed. but names tcill
be 40ithheld at request Of the letter
tcriter.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

BY r. P. H.
Circuit Judge John L. Sumner of
Dubois County is making quite
name for himself these days in
dealing out justice.
There is no doubt that two boys
in their teens committed a very
serious crime and that the law must
be upheld, but do you suppose when
Judge Sumner was IA, he had the
mind of an adult? If he did, he
was a genius. From the mess he
made in the trials of Bascom Ray
Jr., IA, and Maurice Sheridan, IT.,
I think the judge should resign and
90 to law school or else the county
should hire him group of advisers.
Every boy has day dreams about
being a policeman, millionaire or a
two-gunman and no doubt the
Judge had dreams, too, when he
was young. These boys made a
mistake by acting, and thinking
afterward, and they are going to
pay dearly for that.
Now justice is justice and the
Judge made mistake by acting and
thinking afterward, because the
whole procedure in the case was
wrong and he should have to pay
for that. The kids took the rap
without crying. The judge COM
mitted a serious offense because he
is mature and is supposed to know
the law. The boys are not matured
and are not supposed to be intel
ligent. I think that Judge Sum-
ner has dishonored himself with his
blunder as the boys dishonored
themselves with their blunder.
An example Of Judge Summers
broad mindedness is the COMPARE
son between the 45-year sentence
imposed upon ex-convict Whaley
and the life sentence imposed on
these two lads who have never been
behind the bars. Whaley violated
the Lindbergh law, collected large
ransom and held a 9-year-old boy
captive nine days. These boys
merely tried to escape and in do
ing so had to hold up a husky
sheriff, and at that they left him
unframed and no ransom was in
volved.
I don't believe the sheriff holds
any grudge towards these young
sters. In fact, I'll bet he feels sorry
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

for them. If Judge Sumner, the
grass rooter," can't agree with the
prosecutor, why doesn't he challenge
him to a boxing match to be staged
for the Dubois County unemployed
and let that pretty good grand
Jury" which served on the case, de-
eide the winner?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

Appeal to White House brings Arkansas
woman set of false teeth and job to pay for
them. The PWA will be glad to consider other
self-amortizing bridge projects.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
Daily Thought

And he said, OF truth I say IN
to you, that this poor widow hath
cast in more than they all.-St.
Luke xxi, 3.
THE truly generous is truly wise,
Il and he who loves not others,
lives unblest.-Home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

Moscow has theater in which the actors
are all deaf and dumb. Very few Of Amer
ica's movie actors, we believe, are deaf
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

Six Russian girls jump four and a half
miles with parachutes. Probably Soviet leap
year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
VISITOR
BY HARRIET SCOTT oLNICK

The rain took passive summer
And stirred her into passion.
He put his arms about her
In fierce, strong lover fashion.
And as he left her quickly,
And stirred from out her sleeping
He gave the gardens solace.
And set the willow weepln&
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

There will be a slackening of demand for
Scotch liquor, following the newest appear
ance of the Loeb Ness monster.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
80 "a

RI p0hony disapprove of sOhat yOn sag and wiH
defend to the death your right to sag it.-Votaire
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27
Day JUNE q. 1895
MHAT DO WE SEE?

THE s.x-sar squeeze play didn't work The
4 Administration has backed down from one
Of tho mes- p-.l-..e ferrous attempts ever made
b. amy AGl1.u.- .-1t-ou.
The at-eI1. was motivated lot By states
maneh.p tl- br politics. Il was the most
oonzpicaoas mistake OF the Roosevelt regime
% date
we hope that q lesson has been learned.
a lesson that larmal1ng is one thing and
trial h1u1o..lr another
Now char -1e political hysteria has sub
sided and -rc tlx program has been routed
thrre-h the regular legislative channels
NOW tlat rhe dominating issue is no longer
whether Haay Long shall get away with a
dare ..
now taa- ID least a part Of the proposed
legislation r1s bccn revealed to the public
ana summer ~ tax lcrislating stretches be-
fore u-. Ie-s look no the proposition and see
what Ve can see.
Among the things We see are tentative in
hcritan-e tax and income tax rates. These
two schedules furnish food aplcnty for thought.
The President says they are not his rates.
We don't blame him for disclaiming them.
For these rates VIII neither accomplish the
Huev Long objective Of sharing the wealth.
nor qualify under the Borah description Of
sharing the burdens OF government. Nor viii
they make more than gesture toward the
conservatives goal Of a balanced budget How
can YOU rcdistri5ute wealth without first col
le-rius it2 How else can YOU SUPPORT the bur-
ders Of government except by raising enough
rcucuue2
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27


THE income tax rates start at the Million
Il doIlar-a-yCar incomes. boosting the present
levy per contrasting the surtax from 50 to
60 per Cent-on the first 100000 in excess Of
a million. and stepping the rate on up to
uaximum surtax of 80 per cent OF. al income
shove ten million dollars.
These proposed new rates merely affect
those -flthy rich" who get more than a million
dollars a year-exactly 46 persons, when last
counted. And even those IS can sidestep the
hieher Iovies by turning more Of their capital
into tax-exempt securities
The ordinary rich who get less than
million a year VIII not have TO pay higher
income taxes at all under this schedule.
Is this not sadly ironical. in country
where a family that has a $1,000 income is
comparatively fortunate. in a government that
is spending more than twice as much as it is
taking il?
The inheritance rates start with per cent
on that part OF an inheritance which exceeds
100000. and step UP slowly TO IS per cent
Of an over ten million dollars.
What kind Of death duties are these. in
country where the average man bOrrOws
money TO pay the undertaken when his par
ents die?
Whoever drew these rates apparently was
thinking primarily Of rushing them through
Congress. with a minimum of debate and a
maximum Of political effect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

THE average Congressman can look at these
Il rates and say; 7 can be for these. and not
lose a vote. at least not Democratic vote"
The average Congressman is a self-appointed
champion of "the little fellow" and regards
himself as one OF the little fellows. His
$1,000 a wear looks small "a him. and though
he may have outside sources nat yield him
double or treble his salary. he still Classics
himself as one OF the underdogs. And when
he starts to tax he likes to look not only
above the 5000 and 5000 brackets Of those
worthy constituents who are the Joneses"
In O thousand communities. but also above his
own brackets.
That was one explanation Of the action
Of the last Congress in reducing taxes On in
comes below $4,000 a year. an action which,
bv The way. leSSened the income tax on the
confessional salary. The average Congress
man seems TO regard income taxation. not as
a good method Of raising revenue III proper
ton 10 ability 10 pay. but as an opportunity
90 thumb his nose at the few persons who are
better of than be.
And the same apparently is true Of the
inheritance tax The average Congressman
never expects 10 inherit $4,000. Nor can be
thrik ofhand OF many trustworthy con-
stituents who are apt 70.
To set the revenue the government must
have. and do il By the fairest available
mc,hoGs. Congress should levy both its in
come and inheritance taxes, not only on the
top brackets. but graduated from the bottom
70 the top
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-27

Ninety per cent Of the worlds
useful work is done by morons.-
DR.. Robert S. Drew, addressing De-
troit Club.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
power brakes and safety glass all

power brakes and safety glass all
around.
Challenger and custom lines are Of
fered In both single and dual valve
form. Prices range from $2,495 for
the 16-valve, 1241a-inch wheelbase,
5-passenger Challenger coupe to S.
sos for the 32-valve custom 5-passen-
ger Weymann Monte Carlo on las.
inch wheelbaSe. This most elaborate
car Of the series carries an aluminium
body. Three others in the custom
series carry fabric bodies.
Stutz is one Of the few American
cars to retain Its characteristic lines
while keeping pace with body trends.
louvres are door-shaped. while the
radiator is fiat and vertical, in indi-
vidual contrass to the majority Of cars.
Among the mechanical features, out
standing developments are the silent
exhaust, accurate control Of top CYL
inder fabrication, automatic clutch
control. thermostatically controlled
hood doors, automatic chassis Iubri-
cation and unusually efficient type Of
combustion chamber. Retained are
such characteristic Stutz features as
the overhead camshaft, overhead
valves, beltless fan, combination oil
cooler and heater, and unusual free
dom from cylinder distortion.
In spite Of the power and perform-
ance possible with the Safety Stutz,
the 1885 models are said to be un.
usually economical in operation and
Continued on Page 8, Column 20
Evening star., 1935-01-13

The motor Of the Pontiac six de-
velops 81 horsepower at IS miles per
hour, while the straight eight delivers
"a horsepower at 70 miles per hour.
The gusher-type cooling system, in
cluding the cross-flow radiator, is an
other exclusive feature. Meter lubri-
cation, an improved electrical system,
the use of an octane tuner for differ
ent grades of gasoline and $50 horse
power hydraulic brakes are among
other noteworthy features. Freedom
from vapor lock is assured through
location Of the gasoline feed pipe
around the outside of the left frame
member, opposite the exhaust side Of
the chassis.
Bodies are fashioned in a. daring
manner. The II vertical chrome
plated bars which form the center
grille of the radiator extend over the
top and through the full length Of
the hood. Tenders are deeply
crowned, the rear ones being raked
way back and extending downward
below the wheel centers. The rear end
is fashioned like the after-hull lines
of a destroyer. Roofs of Pontiac cars
are made of single piece of seam
less steel to give complete all-steel
body protection. Tops have been in
sulated for quietness and to provide
for cooler interiors in Summer.
Evening star., 1935-01-13
sTUDEBAKER

Offering the miracle ride" because
Of q new front wheel suspension, Stu
debaker bids for public approval this
year with three new Champion lines
ranging in price from $685. for the
Dictator coupe for two to sl.445 for
the President Berline Regal. While
the egg shape of the previous Stude-
bakers is still in evidence, the front
end has the new thin, tapered ap-
pearance with an unusual note in the
extension of the horizontal louvre
lines across the sides Of the radiator
shell.
The outstanding developments In
Studebaker are found in the driving
compartment and throughout the
chassis. Instead Of coil springs. split
axles and other arrangements for its
front wheel suspension, Studebaker
has adopted q big transverse leaf
spring, aided by upper and lower
guide links. Anchored to the frame
so that it may flex freely, this spring
permits each front wheel to react to
road shocks independently. Tire
Evening star., 1935-01-13
PIERCE-ARRoW

Entering its thirty fifth year Of pro-
duction, Pierce-Arrow brings out three
groups of automobiles, including q
number of Silver Arrow models. The
cars, with eight and twelve cylinder
engines, are said to be the roomiest on
the market. They include highly
streamlined and conventional types.
In the eight-cylinder group, model
845, the cars are built on wheel bases
of l39 and 144 inches and have horse
power of 40. The larger chassis in
cludes seven-passenger and limousine
models in addition to a moderately
priced streamlined Silver Arrow.
The group of cars designated as
model l245 comprises number Of
conventionally styled cars as well as
a Silver Arrow model. The 12-cylinder
engine develops ITS horsepower and
there are two wheelbases, Of 1S9 and
IA inches.
Cars grouped as model 1855 are
described as the most luxurious Of
the Pierce-Arrow line. These are con-
servative types in the formal mode,
built on wheelbase of lat inches and
powered with 175-horsepower engine.
The 12-cylinder engine is claimed
to be the most powerful in use in
American cars, with the exception of
a highly specialized make sold vir-
tually on nade-to-order basis. The
Pierce-Arrow IL is said to have re-
markable acceleration and extremely
high top speed at relatively low engine
speed.
Both the IL and cylinder power
plants are said to incorporate .
number Of advanced engineering re-
finements making for quietness and
freedom from frequent adjustment and
repair.
Both engines are mounted in rub
Der at four points. Automatic hy-
draulic valve lifters, introduced by the
company in last years models, are
continued this year. Double-drilled
connecting rods. which supply oil to
the low-pressure as well as the high
pressure bearing side Of the piStons,
thereby minimizing the scuffing fire.
quently resulting when the engine is
warming up in cold weather. are also
used.
The automatic power brakes used
on all models are declared to be "the
most highly efficient. powerful and
safest on any automobile"
Free-Wheeling, in combination with
synchro-mesh transmission, Is found
in the new models. The frame is
said to have been increased in rigidity
by so per cent.
Evening star., 1935-01-13

introduced for 1885 an entirely new
line of cars priced lower than any
previous REQ six sedan. The new cars
will be lighter versions Of the Flying
Cloud, but will carry many new fea-
lures, including the Reo-patented
self-shifter Transmission, which has
been further improved. Since its an
nouncement the self-shifter has been
used in IS per cent Of Reo's entire
passenger car production.
Featured in the 1885 REQ Flying
Cloud Is the seven-bearing engine,
built by REQ. It carries q chrome
nickel alloy cylinder block and lock
aluminium alloy pistons that have
been cam ground. The frame is of
K-braced construction, rigidly de-
signed. Axles, both front and rear,
are new, while the hydraulic braking
system has been brought up to the
latest standards. Cam and lever
steering and numerous other comfort
features are found among the de-
tailed specifications.
In external design the new car will
represent the latest trends in aero
dynamic body, roof and fender styling.
Many will recall that REQ was a pio-
neer in the streamlining trend, hav-
ing made q marked impression on
motorists when the Royale was intro
duced in 1880. REQ engineers went
into such details as studying the wind
resistance offered by headlights and
door handles. This research is clearly
illustrated in the new Flying Cloud.
For 1885 REQ also offers q new ver-
sion Of the Royale. This serves as