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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25

Physical science is adding years to mems lives.
Until now social science has done little to make
those years secure or happy.
The Administration proposes to create for
the lower-income families heritage Of hope,
If not of absolute security. The Wagner-Lewis
bill, for the first time in our rich countrys his
tory. recognizes this as a national problem. 1t
proposes a so per cent federal subsidy to
standardized state old-age pension systems, to
provide a minimum of security for the needy
past 65 national system Of compulsory old
age insurance for all wage workers, through
employer-employe contributions to supplant
gradually the means-test pensions; the sale of
small annuities at cost for white-collar and
other groups.
Orchards say this program would destroy
individual thrift and wreck public credit.
Others, of various types, say it does not go
far enough.
Conservative opponents should remember
that 575O0OC families in 1929 had incomes
of $1,000 or less. and that 30 per cent of all our
families in that prosperous" year lived on less
than $4,000. Without age pensions for many of
these and compulsory insurance for the wage
earners, increasing millions will be thrown on
future relief to burden taxpayers and unbalance
budgets. Insurance annuities are thrift meas
ures. forcing industry to plan and workers
to save.
Federal subsidies may have to be increased
and more sums obtained from income and in
heritance taxes The proposed S30-a-month
pension is little enough. The sum should be
made as flexible as the cost of living. Also the
states should Standardize their age limit at IS
at once.
Neither this nor any federal law would
cure the bhghtS and ills Of poverty, nor assume
for all of us an "old age serene and bright"
All it sets out to do is alleviate the hazards
that now haunt most of us in growing old.
To such purpose Congress and the states
can apply. themselves with will.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
JUSTICE" TURNS BRUTE

THE temperature was 20 above zero A
young man, stripped to the waist, was
led to the jail yard. He was made to face
post and his hands were strapped to it. A
warden swung a cat-o'-nine-tails. The youth
cringed as the whip fell against his naked
back Again the whip rose and fell and again
the victim writhed. Ten times he was dashed.
Then his hands were freed. At the prison
hospital his back was treated and precautions
were taken against pneumonia.
So that's the way they treated prisoners in
Siberia in the days of the Car?
No. That's the way they treated three
prisoners at Wilmington, Del, few days ago.
Great welts arose on the backs Of the VIC
tins and blisters appeared as the whip cut
into flesh. And this was done in the name
of justice. whose mission, we are to believe, is
to elevate society and save men from them
selves. But when Justice" turns brute how
can it hope to hold respect?
Crime must be curbed. There has been
too much pampering of influential criminals.
But If Justice" wants to be respected, it must
keep itself respectable. And it is far from
respectable when it resorts to such savagery
as was displayed in Delaware.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
THE RELIEF PROBLEM

TIME unemployment relief problem is one
L of the queerest puzzlers any society could
be asked to solve For when you work out
a solution, you are apt to find that you have
taken steps which will alter your whole So
cial and economic base in a way you never
intended.
An example is the subsistence homestead
plan.
Recent Washington dispatches say that the
Administration may develop this plan on an
elaborate scale this year. 1t is suggested that
nearly a billion dollars may be used to put
one million families on 10-acre plots of ground.
Each family would be installed in a COM
Portable house and equipped with horse or
a COW and enough seed for years planting.
Figuring four persons to a family gov
eminent experts point out that in this way
they would take four million people off the re-
lief rolls and make them self-supporting.
The money spent. Furthermore, would not be
a dead loss. since much of it would be laid
out in the form of loans, to be repaid in Is
or 20 years with a small addition of interest.
Viewed from this angle. the idea is all to
the good. Nor is there much doubt that
the individuals settled on these plots
of ground would have better time of it than
they have been having on relief. 1t is the
secondary implications of the plan that make
one pause.
We are now engaged in an enormous pro-
gram to reduce farm production and raise
farm prices. How would creation of mill
lion new farmers affect this?
It is argued, to be sure, that these people
would produce for their own use only, and
not for the market; but even this would take
a million potential customers oat of the mar
ket and, to that extent, would reduce the de-
mand for farm products.
Then there is the industrial angle. A lead
ing feature of the plan is that the home
steaders would not be full-time farmers; they
would supplement their earnings by part-tine
work in local industries.
What sort of impetus would creation of a
million part-time, Small-town workers give
to the decentralization of industry? What
would it 90 to wage rates? Would it not put
a new. unknown factor of incalculable po-
tentiahties into our great industrial equa-
tion9
The Observation-Disclosures plan might
easily lead us into decisions of the most far
reaching experimentation which would
be taken. not because of any carefully
planned attempt to revise our industrial and
economical set-up. but simply as incidents in
a campaign to solve the relief problem.
This is Just a sample of the way in which
the struggle TO cope with this relief prob
lem may have undreamed-of consequences OIL
the whole fabric of our national Hfe
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
BUILDING BOOM AHEAD

HOUSING Administrator James A. Moffett
IL tells the Middle Atlantic Retail Lumber
mems Association that the housing admins
tration is laying the groundwork for "sucn
a revival of building construction as this
country has rarely seem"
The results to date have hardly been spec
tacular. and one can only hope that future
developments will be of kind to fulfill Mr..
Moffetts prediction.
1t is certain that full recovery waits on
revival of the building trades; certain, also
that a tremendous amount of work is wait
ing for these trades, if only some way can be
found of getting it started.
Mr.. Moffett warns that We can not expect
too much at first. Ultimately, he is confident,
the long-range program to reform methods of
home mortgage financing will release a flood
of building orders.
If he is correct. a great reservoir of sales
and jobs should presently be tapped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25

THE Senate probably viii tie lew strings
Il to the "a $50 100000 work relief appropria-
ton which the House voted to the President
late yesterday to spend as he thinks best
The Senate should take time to outline the
general policies and rules to govern the spend
ing. such is the proper function Of Congress-
and special precautions should be taken to re-
move all doubts Of the Dills constitutionahty
IN view Of the Supreme Courts recent hot oil
decision.
But we hope the Senate will resist all ef-
forts TO pork barrel the fund, and all proposals
that might interfere with the Presidents an
nounced intention OF spending "a substantial
portion" Of It Tor projects recommended by
the National Resources Board.
These vast expenditures contemplated for
next year Will not be paid for out OF current
taxes They VIII be added to the debts OF the
future Wisdom and fairness dictate that
money spent to ease our immediate unemploy-
ment distress be devoted to projects that VIII
bring the greatest possible benefits to future
generations. BY wise investments, we can in
crease the wealth OF the future and thereby
tighten the debts we also bequeath.
our ancestors were LlOL 81 COA4SAOCAdOC- AAASS
wrested from the Indians a continent OF
boundless wealth. They stripped it OF trees,
exploited its minerals, plowed up land unsuited
for cultivation, defied the laws OF nature Every
year millions OF acres of rich topSoil silt the
river beds and wash into oceans.
The resources board report marks the first
serious effort of the government to conserve
and reconstruct our natural riches. The board
formulated a general program for planning
and recommended definite projects which can
be started at once to check soil erosion, stop
the waste OF mineral deposits, preserve and eX-
pand our timber supplies, turn millions OF
untillable acres back to pastures and parks and
game preserves, and control and utilize the
flow of water.
In his message yesterday, President RooSe-
welt gave the keynote for this inspiring pro-
gram Of reconstruction:
I'VE think OF our land and water and hui
man resources not as static and sterile posses
sions. but as life-giving assets to be directed
by wise provision for future days. We seek to
use our natural resources not as a thing apart
but as something that is interviewer with in
dustry labor, finance, taxation, agriculture.
homes. recreation. good citizenship. The results
of this Intervening will have a greater in
fuence on the future American standard of
living than all the rest OF our economics put
together"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
THE TALKING BOOK

OF the 10000 blind persons in the United
~ States, only about thirty thousand can
read books in raised types. Even those trained
in Braille system are necessarily limited in the
scope of their reading.
Science and thoughtful government have
opened to the blind a new door to literature
and education. A photographic device known
as the Talking Book, manufactured and sold
without profit by the American Foundation
for the Blind, 125 E. Asst, New York City,
can reproduce an eighty thousand word book
from dozen discs.
Congress annually appropriates money to
buy these records and place them in libraries,
from which the blind may borrow them with
out charge But most blind persons are too
poor to buy machines capable of reproducing
the records. For this reason the Foundation
has started a campaign for funds to place ten
thousand Talking Book machines in the homes
of the blind.
This effort to help the blind help them
selves deserves support.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
TIMES READER VISITS
ASSEMBLY AND SAYS

Dy ~ ~
I have visited the Legislature.
The way 1 understand it is that
the House makes the bills, the Sen
ate passes or rejects them and then
the Governor o. ks them.
In the House everything started
out quietly. The House was called
to order, the prayer and then there
was confusion. Utter confusion.
Men standing, such n such a
Representative has the floor. A bill
is read-confuSion again-a Repub-
ican opposed it. Now a debate.
Another vote, and this time the bill
is ready for the Senate.
Another bill. A debate. A mis-
understanding. And another vote.
The vote is suspended in midair.
The absent members have to vote
the answer rests on the absentees.
No vote. Bill is held over.
A great thing-this state Legisla-
ture. You citizens ought to visit.
1t is free, you know.
Coers acting like he is more than
he is. Mrs. Meredith Nicholson look
ing very feminine in a very charm
ing way.
Nothing chic in the House, but
very busy looking pages and non
chalant reporters.
Lunch, and really there is more to
this legislation business, but it calls
for a personal visit to get to the in
side of it. Then, I doubt whether
it will be wholly understood, but it
is great fun.
Did some one call the Indiana
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
WARS INSTIGATED BY
PROFITEERS, HE SAYS
By Veteran.

By Veteran.
These remarks are in reply to
Junior" in the Message Center
Jan. 10.
There is a familiar ring to your
remarks. The veterans all know
your type-born 20 years too late.
There were many Of your type in
Morgan's army (the A. E. F. blus-
teringly patriotic at first, but whin-
ing at the first tough breaks.
Many of your type fell out of
ranks by platoons, even in that long
march up the hill, with full packs,
to the so-called rest camp at LIE
Havre. Your type tells what Il will
do" the type that got the soft nom
commissioned jobs and thereafter
tried to tell the common soldier how
to be patriotic and do his duty, but
your type turned out to be the
winners. If you should ever go to
war for your country (meaning, of
course, your country'S profiteers and
despoilers) you will be one of the
first to grab all you can from the
public Golfers. Many Of those boys
who joined the army as grumblers
are still grumbling.
I grumbled and cursed at the
army from the start, and am still
cursing it, and any one who tries to
get me or any Of my progeny to
serve in any mans army hereafter
will not find it so easy. I do not
receive any pension and don't want
any, but will say that any proposals
to help the great mass Of veterans,
do not propose half enough, in view
of what the many able-bodied prof
iteers took and are still taking. Ig-
norant and negligent army doctors
are to blame for my leaving the
army with broken down feet, but my
case is only one of many. There are
many veterans who don't receive
compensation and would consider it
tainted money from a profiteer-
loving country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
POLITICAL ISSUES PRESENT
CRITICAL FRONT TODAY
By lanes Paxton.

By James Paxton.
There is or there is not a cure
of all Misunderstanding. If
there is, it surely should be found.
If, in the modification of good and
evil, the media be a true and final
result Of life'S conclusions, however
imperfect or short of our concept of
content and happiness, from this
cheerfully should be worked out our
natural economies of well being. If
an ideal life is possible in our go
cial control Of, so far, favor and i'm
pediment, it would appear as in
evitable that exclusive Self-posSes-
sion be qualified by common sur
render to an additional mutual
conSideration-in other words an
elimination Of selfshness prevent
ing, obstructing, the realization Of
our idea of common American
Union so far it might seem i'm
possible to level off the distractions
of consuming, of tenacious, greed
to an even, a more even, plane CT
interested humanity. 1t is here, OF
all the countless interferences of ex-
elusive and self-seeking interests,
that politics presents a major front.
The division of the country on
political issues presents indeed
critical. a crucial, issue. In it is a
great, if not controlling. part of the
destiny not only governmental but
humanity social of humanity, and to
it largely is referable every hope Of
happiness and fair, kindly dealing
between man and man. To those
who look for other things than
those of crafty, unsparing gratif1ca-
ton Of all-encompassing ambition
and desire for place and political
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
Heart Balm Bill Attacked

she realizes that in catering to the
all powerful male Sex she will
climb higher and more rapidly in
political circles.
I have been in the business
world for ten years and as yet
have never seen or met any of
these designing and scheming
stenographers or office assistants
that this woman legislator men
tionS. In fact I have seen many
girls, including myself, who we're
discharged from offices because
we were not designing and Schem-
ing enough to associate with our
employers after business hours.
According to my idea men are
becoming worse philanderers ev-
cry day. There should be some law
to make them stop, look and listen,
before they start trying to COM
plete and surpass Don Juan, and
not one to encourage them.
This woman legislator better not
make it too easy for the men to
"step out" with the fair sex with
out suffering the consequences.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25

valuation in dollars and cents in
damage it will prevent in floods and
overf1ows.
Now as far as the burden to the
future generations is concerned let
us think of the time we paid war
taxes. We all have thought at
sometime Or other these taxes were
a burden. Let me say that we knew
nothing about where the money
went to, or the cause our men
fought and died for. But in the
last three years the nations that
shouted for help from Uncle Sam
when they were in great danger,
despite the fact that the United
States was meeting its obligations
to them, refused to pay back the
money that Our government had
borrowed from the people. Never
will any nation be able to atone for
suffering our soldiers are enduring.
We may be misguided by the way
the different experiments are be-
ing administered, but let us renem-
Der that no one is beyond making
mistakes. We do not take into con-
sideration the greatness of the task.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
Capital Capers.
by GEORGE ABEL

THE judicial reception given at the White
l. House the other evening was distinguished
by a superb beard, a gold sequin coat which
eclpsed the gold clause controversy, and
spiked" punch.
The beard was that of 10 Davidson, famous
American sculptor who lives in Paris.
The gold sequin coat was worn by MIS-. VIII
liam F. Dennis, an old Washington resident.
The punch was red in color, and vastly pre-
ferred to pale orange punch by scores of thirsty
judges, lawyers and Department of Justice
officials.
A GRAND procession of justices of the Su-
N preme Court started the gala evening.
His white Whiskers perfectly combed, his brow
serene, his waistcoat a bit fuller than last sea-
son, the Chief Justice appeared with Mrs.
Hughes gowned in red velvet, at the head Of the
line.
Justice Pierce Butler. his face wreathed in
smiles, followed with Mrs. Butler, who wore a
gown Of black satin.
Justice Owen Roberts, sedate and dignif1ed,
strobe in with Mrs. Roberts, gowned in white
satin shot with silver.
Justice Harlan F. Stone. looking like a good
natured Buddha, came next with Mrs. Stone,
radiant in wine-colored velvet.
There was not a single bachelor justice in the
line. Justice Benjamin Cardozzo was missing.
Justice Willis Van Devanter, who is in mourn
ing, was also absent.
"And where is Justice Clark McReynolds?"
lamented an admirer.
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes overheard the re-
mark
MY dear" she said che might have better
things to do"
THE charming Mrs Harry Baxter, daughter
Il of Secretary of War Dern regarded Sculp-
tor 10 Davidson's black and white beard with
admiration
Come and meet him" urged friend Hes
one of the most famous sculptors in the world. I"
Mrs. Baxter declined.
IT am so afraid" she said, IT might make a
mistake and call him chiseler."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25

Senate the Weiss Senate? Really,
this man is good debating,
smoking a cigar, talking and then
once in a while, his eye on a Gus
pidor, wait-ah, he made it.
The Senate is the dignified Sec
ton of the Legislature. These men
are polite, some even witty, or can
a Senator be both?
The bills are presented-bills with
amendments. What changes, some
time a comma, sometimes a con-
junction, but they must count.
BY the way I did not visit the
Governors Office. Not open to the
public, you know-too big a chance
to take.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
BY Iris Hamilton.

BY Iris Hamilton.
A certain indianapolis woman
legislator, a Democrat Il am sorry
to say) advocates equality with
men to such an extent that she
offers measures to bar breach of
promise suits.
All politicians receive more or
less criticism and Singing"
so, since she is a strong advocate
of equality, she must be man"
enough to take her share or sit
down.
I was highly amused when 1
picked up The Times and noticed
her picture and the bill she advo-
Gates to prevent women from suing
for breach of promise or heart
balm.
No real woman with a strong
mind and with any practical ex-
perience in the business world
would even listen to such bunk"
let alone sanction it. But like her
sister the designing, scheming
Stenographer or office assistant, as
she calls them in her interview,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
DOG ARTICLES OF
GREAT VALUE TO READER

BY Ames Durth, Columbus.
L wish to commend you on the
excellent articles in your paper, "a
Dogs Life" by Leon F. Whitney.
These articles are very well written,
and by one that certainly knows
his dogs. I took advantage of Mr..
Whitney's offer to answer any prob
lem concerning dogs by writing him,
enclosing a stamped envelope, and
he solved a problem for me that
had two doctors baffled. I believe
these articles in The Times do more
toward eliminating cruelty to ami
mails than all the humane societies
in the country, Educating people
how to care for dogs is one of the
foremost problems in this move
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
FERA is GREAT AID
TO NATIONS FUTURE.

BY Reader.
This is my opinion Of FERA.
Quite a number of persons have
said that the Government is vast
ing money on useless enterprises.
Let me call their attention to
Project No. 2. 1t extends north along
White River to the junction with
Fall Greek to the City Hospital. 1t
is supplying work to about 1900 men.
The money these men receive is
spent with the merchants Of our
city. 1t also permits the worker to
buy his supplies where he can
serve his best interests.
Second, this project will beautify
that section of the city, and en-
courage the expansion of the hos
pital center and improve health
conditions.
Third. the project is beyond
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25
Ice Pattern
BY HARRIET SCOTT oLINICK

BY HARR1EIl Sui OLANICh
I shall make a pattern Of cool
thoughts;
Of coldly beautiful things.
I shall think Of crisp snow;
Hard and frozen, hugging the
ground.
I shall think of cool green water;
Transparent beneath hard, white
moon.
I shall think Of ice-flanked wind;
Wind with knife in its mouth.
1 shall think of a gray vase;
The firm, smooth feeling OF pot
terry.
I shall think of a diamond;
The harsh white sparkle OF stone.
i shall think of green eyes;
Eyes that clink with ice in their
depths.
I shall think Of heart;
A cold heart Sneering at emotion.
Lastly, I shall think Of your voiceI
Your voice that freezes me to stone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-25

DOnG tell LUCILLE III nOiSoLt Sic
thinks I'm a high-class crook
James Morris, Birmingham, who
posed as tough to win his girl.
If business courage were equal TO
the business statistics. we would be
in need of controlling a real bust
ness boom-Daniel C. Roper, secre-
tary of commerce.
The American Liberty League is
formed for the purpose precisely de-
fined in its charter-to uphold and
defend the Constitution of the
United States.-Irenee du Pont.
Far more of the national income
than ever before must be devoted
to social security, to giving a de-
cent living to many people who
never got break, not even in 1929,
much less now.-Harry L. Hopkins,
Federal Relief Administrator.
Divorce can happen in any FAM
ily. When an inharmOnious, intoI-
cradle situation exists, divorce is the
humane and justifiable remedy
Judge C. j. Guild, Nevada, who
granted two Roosevelt divorces.
The cost Of implanted production
is prohibitive in terms Of decency
and human happineSs.-Rexford G.
Tugwell, undersecretary of agricul-
ture.
Trade unions are the only way to
have democracy in industry. we
can't have democracy all along the
line-in sports, business, society
unless it exists also in mill, shop
and factory.-Mrs. Clifford Pinchot,
wife Of Pennsylvania Governor.
Strikes are fewer in number, more
readily adjusted, and the loss Of
man hours Of work less than in pc
RODS Of recovery from previous de-
pressions.-FTances Perkins, secre-
tary Of labor.