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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
CONGRESS IS TIRED

CONGREsS, like tired horse after a long
~ days drive, is breaking into belated
trot as it sees the home barn just ahead.
1t has been a long session. probably almost
eight months by the time adjournment finally
comes.
To many it will have seemed a disappoint
ing session, because it failed to pile up tangible
results in the fast. impressive manner of its
predecessor.
To others it will mark the resumption by
Congress of its power to legslate after a
period of near dictahon.
To still others, adjournment will simply be
a relief, chance to back off and see where
we are, chance to readjust things on basis
that should remain the same at least until
mid-winter
It is the first Congress to have met under
the Norris amendment to the Constitution,
providing that congressman elected in Novem-
Der take their seats Immediately in January
instead of waiting until the following De-
cember, as used to be the case.
The increased outspokenness Of several new
members this session was one of it's outStand-
ing characteristics. Coming direct from the
electorate with public feeling still fresh in
their minds, new members have not MAIN
tanned the freshman" silence that has been
customary in the past.
But the general feeling Of WEAKNESS with
continued congressional wrangling is we'll
marked. You can feel it all over the country
There is a lag in enthusiasm in any mill
tary campaign When a major crisis is at
hand, soldiers rally to it. But when the battle
settles down to long siege of trench war
fare, the soldiers grow tired and listless, begin
grumbling.
So it is today. The first fine enthusiasm of
a united frontal attack on the depression has
passed. 1t has settled down to a grinding
warfare for the present of trench raids and
ftful sniping and cannonading. People have
sustained themselves at high pitch for as long
as they can Now they want rest, breathing
space.
1t does not mean that we have given up in
the battle against unemployment, insecurity,
and want. The battle must be resumed If the
war is to be won. But for the moment the
troops are tired (and that's all of us, from
Congress down to just us folks, and we all
want to rest a spell before pushing on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
Bro1tn Is Taken for Ride

matter with which he, "Hey5eed"
BrOun, is dissatisfied.
With MS peculiar type of bitter
sarcasm, how he g,oats in wreak-
ing vengeance [ men such as
Herbert Hoover. Ham Fish, ETC.,
and on newspapers which, to his
notion, violate the integrity of the
news. news integrity standing
for Administration loyalty.
Yet in 1882 how many of these
violations of the integrity of the
news did our defiant Mr.. Broun
think diplomatic to overlook? Right
and ready TO drop the Supreme
Court in a nice, big hole, eager
to help cut the Constitution to
pieces or suggest amending that
document to suit the ends of his
favorites-the present Admins
tration, willing to condemn an OPP
position Congress as traitOrous,
welcoming the greatest rift in
American ideals in our history,
yet patriotic and rah-rah to the
extreme where concerns Roosevelt.
a big brass band, and the inevi-
able flag background.
"Heyseed" Broun. growing cog
infant finally of the great ma
jority of those disagreeing with
his warped viewpoints, says timid
ly, 1T may be that . am preju-
diced. +" 1t may be. And it
may also be that he is guilty of
the irrevocable sin of intolerance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
BY Robert Taylor

BY Robert Taylor
1T may be that I am preju-
diced" is an excerpt from the re-
cent rantings of "Heyseed" Broun.
This admission, although having
to do specifically with his stand
on the Administrations tax pro-
gram, might we'll be considered
as one of the major attributes of
the ever-riled Mr. Broun.
"Heyseed" has it in for the New
York Herald Tribune because that
newspaper is Republican, and how
he loathes Republicanism, good or
bad! He gives hell to the New
York Times, a Democratic news
paper, because of its conserva-
tism and belief in certain national
ideals. He berates w. r. Hearst
and the Hearst newspapers be-
cause of their liberal Americanism
views (and perhaps because they
rival his boss, the ScrippS- Howard
press.
He is particularly irate with
those people who would dare to
suggest anything communistic
about the New Deal. He is quick
to grasp the findings of an inves-
tigation committee in connection
with House refusals to pass the
utility death sentence" bill, and
woe be it to any one who believes
and suggests that Congress acted
sincerely in that or any other
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
THE SILLY SEASON
IVES, friends the silly season is with us in
full glory: and it's not the heat, it's the

IVES, friends, the silly season is with us in
l. full glory: and it's not the heat, it's the
asininity.
One hundred and eighty people volunteer
70 let Dr. Ralph Willard freeze them into the
same sort of experimental cold storage death
he tried on a rhesus monkey.
Linobergh for President.
One-mill coins with hole in them.
Tax proposals with even bigger holes in
them.
Dutch Schultz acquitted by a jury which
draws a scathing rebuke from New York
judge.
Cleveland woman kills neighbor who, she
said, was bewitching her with fireballs that
had to be nailed to the wall
College girl runs away to become side-show
barker at Coney Island.
Jacob Coxey of Coxeys Army for President.
Ohio man hangs bird cages with cats in
them in cherry trees to scare away birds which
eat his cherries.
Congressman and mysterious cigar boxes
Viennese woman commits suicide because
her pet canary few away
Oklahoma City brothers build their own
collins, upholster them luxuriously, exhibit
them proudly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
POINTS TO FAILURE
OF ECONOMIC SYSTEM
By a Reader

BY Reader
Those who view with alarm the
threat to the American Constitution
which is being conjured out of what
is termed the New Deal, must also
point with pride to the report Of the
United States Department of Com
merce, showing the average income
in the United States in 1884 at the
enormous sum of 1888 annually.
What huge success the present
economic system has registered here,
with manufacturer trying to sell
products to the millions whose aver
age income is less than SO week.
What a joke. Rather tragedy and
stupidity.
The potential average family in
come could be 10 times this present
average individual income, accord
ing to the survey Of our national
production capacity made by Harold
Loeb and his associates under a re-
lief project study. The present in
come as shown by the Department
Of Commerce ought to win the BOBBY
prize for our present economic sys-
tenn.
1t surely shows no signs Of intel
ligence, rationalism, Communism or
Socialism. 1t merely points with
pride to the abysmal failure Of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
]. ]. O'CONNOR, LOBBYIST

T OBBYING whenever and wherever found
IL even if it is lobbying by officials of the
government That's what the House Rules
Committee proposed to investigate ard expose
to public view.
And so, we've no doubt, it will turn its
attention at once to activities of its own
chairman, John ]. O'Connor. 1t is hardly
likely that its inquiries elsewhere can develop
anything more interesting than the reason for
OConnor's lobbying activity yesterday on the
Senate floor.
It might be useful for the House commit
tee to discover just what is Mr.. O'Connor's in
terest in the case. His conduct has been IN
usual and it needs explanation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
The Book World

DAMELA FRANKAU, daughter Of Gilbert
Il Frankau, prominent English novelist, is her
self an accomplished writer and her latest VOL
ume. Fly Now, Falcon (Houghton MfHin;
$3.50. is choice tid-bit for the lovers of good
fiction
Miss Frankau's book is an ably done novel,
entertaining from start 20 finish II is the story
Of the. temperamental Penn Jacob, playwright,
author and hero Of countless women, who IS al
ways in flight from others and from himself.
Penn Jacob twice-marrled, isn't always the
perfect hero, but he is an entertaining one and
the book is exceedingly well Gone.
A FIRST novel, Better Than Dying" by Rob-
IA ert Flaherty Doubleday, Doran; so is a
softly soothing story Of life in a Southern Jail.
1t tells Of murder in Uncle Billy Meffords Jail,
a murder that opens up a number Of other
things
Uncle Billy Meford is more than jail war
den; he is shrewd rural philosopher who is
really sort of detective in disguise. Leave it to
Uncle Billy to solve all the mysteries and pro-
mote little romance on the side
1t won't work you up a temperature but it
will entertain you-and more than little.
IF you're looking for excitement you can find
i it between the covers of quick Triggers" by
Eugene Cunningham (Houghton Miffin; so Mr.
Cunningham is among the top-notchers when it
and Quick Triggers" is no exception
Young Clay Borden, nephew of Sheriff
Smokey Cole, is the hero and Clay is tough
young hombre who gets into trouble and out OF
it as fast as you can turn pages.
There are other square-shooters, awful vii
lains, and lots of shooting, but. of course, Clay
ends up on top in the end. IL S swell reading.
A MOTHER good Western thriller Is Alan LIE
IA Mays THE Smoky Years" Farrar &
Rhinehart; So. Lew Gordon and Dusty King
were partners in the vast cattle holdings they
had built up Dusty was foster father to lean,
tough Bill Roper; had taken care OF him ever
since Bill was left an orphan at the age Of s..
Lew had beautiful daughter, Jody, and it was
only natural that Bill and Jody should fall in
love.
But when Dusty King was murdered in cold
blood by the outlaws Of Ben Thorpe, Bill Roper
took matters into his own hands Lew Gordon
stood for law and order, but Bill packed to-
gether the toughest toughest band of outlaws
ever put together in one book and he went out
to ruin Ben Thorpe with Thorpe methods.
The excitement and romance in Mr.. lie Mays
THE Smoky Years" will keep veteran Western
fans up into the wee hours
Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass.
Doubleday, Doran Co.. Garden City, N. Y.
Farrar g. Rhinehart, 232 Madison-av, New
York City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
"CHARGE 1T"

THE last substantial saving effected by the
l. economy act of 1893 was wiped out when
the President signed the bill restoring pen
sions TO Spanish-Americsn War veterans and
dependents.
We have our own opinion of the inequi-
ties Of law which uses the taxpayers money
10 pay lifetime benefits, regardless of need
or service record. TO men and remarked
widows of men who never saw San Juan Hill
nc heard a bullet whine. Mr.. RocSevelt's
statement that the average age of the veterans
of es is now about So years does not seem to
be the point. Millions of other Americans are
Just as old. Discarded and disposseSsed vet
Grams OF our ceaselesS industrial war are &C
tually in need and have more equitable de-
mands to make upon their government.
However, it is not the merits of the re-
vived pension law which We would discuss here,
but instead the alarming trend which its re-
enactment emphasizes. Even If the President
had disapproved it. the measure unqueStion-
ably would have been passed over his veto.
Congress already had killed all other major
economy act provisions. And even now it is
demonstrating its unwiIingness TO levy taxes
that will take care OF It's expenditures. Within
a week after the tax bill was framed. for ex-
ample, Congress approved new legislation, in
GLIDING the pension restoration. 10 spend sl75.-
oo0000-about two-thirds of the estimated
revenue OF the tax bill, which hasn't passed
yet.
One of President Roosevelts first official
acts was 10 make good his campaign pledge to
cut government expenditures IS per cent. He
did it through the economy act. But one by
one the economies have been whitfield away
by Congress under the whip of organized
minoFities- And as the governments normal
hudRetn has swollen back to its old proportions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
NO RABBITS. NO CURE-ALLS

A HEALTHY attitude is apparent in the
special Cabinet committee studying the
textile industry The full report of this COM
mittee. which has gone into every phase of
the ailing textile industry is due soon. 1t
should be the most enlightening study yet
made.
An anonymous member of the group is
quoted by the United Press as saying, I'VE will
pull no rabbits out Of hat, nor suggest cure
alls for problems which even the government
can not solve"
That is encouraging. We are becoming
used to expecting miracles from governmental
planning
This can help, but the final victory over
the ills that beset us can be won only by
patient. persistent effort on the part of all,
each doing his job little better, and with
little more regard for the other fellow and his
problems. 1t will be long pull but it must
and can be done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
THURSDAY. AUG. IS. 1885.
A CORNER STONE

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS signature to
l. the Wsgncr-Lewis Social Security Act puts
the United States. on paper at least suddenly
abreast a score Of other civilized countries that
for decades have provided against some of the
hazards Of the machine age
In little more than year the Administra-
ton and Congress have framed law covering
reforms denied to human beings through many
heart-breaking decades.
The old-age pension, unemployment insur-
snce and provisions for underprivileged chill
dren and the sick and the bind are so sweep
ing that they would have been laughed away
in the Hoover days as chimericaL
With all its faults. it may prove to be the
greatest achievement of the New Deal
This law" President Roosevelt said IN
signing it, represents corner stone in struc-
ture which is being built but is by no means
complete structure intended to lessen the
force of possible future depressions to act as
protection to future administrations of the
government against going deeply into debt to
furnish relief to the needy-a law to fatten
out the peaks and valleys of depression and
inhation-in other words, law that will take
care of human needs and at the same time
provide for the United States an economic
structure of vastly greater soundness"
Passing a law is little more than declara-
ton of intention Equally important are, first,
public opinion behind its enforcement and,
next the kind of men and women chosen to
administer it.
No act so far adopted Federally calls more
insistently for expert administration. 1t must
brave the sabotage of certain employers, with
stand the schemes of political panhandlers
and porch climbers. and meet a thousand
problems utterly new to our government.
President Roosevelt should choose with I'M
usual care those who are TO fit it to the real
tiles of our complex state-FederaI system. He
would do well to avoid the window dressing
of big names" and the lure of politics.
To make this truly noble experiment work
will require the nations best hearts and brains.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
HE RECALLS STORY OF
MONKEY, CAT AND CHESTNUTS
BY Parlor Pink

BY Parlor Pink
The personal story of the Terre
Haute strike by National Guards
man was very interesting, especially
his criticism of letter signed by
"A Socialist"
The N. G. "a very nice abbrevi-
atom is misinforming the readers
when he claims that property was
being destroyed and the situation
was out of the hands of the police.
The only outbreak of violence oc-
Cured several weeks before the N
G.. was called.
He next claims that labor was
getting a fair deal because he heard
the vice president of the stamping
mill offer some employees the mag
nificent sum of s18 a week. Would
N. G. have us believe that the strike
was over wages when every one in
Terre Haute knows that it was over
union recognition?
His statement, "A strike that de-
MES milk to babies is not a strike
but organized murder Of innocents, "
is the prize winner.
If a two-day general strike of la
Dor which denies milk 10 babies is
organized murder then it is logical
to assume that five-year general
strike of capital which denies milk
food, clothing and medical atten-
tion to 100000 of our population
and their babies must also be MUIR
der on a larger scale.
Perhaps N. G.'s logic can't carry
that far. The one thing I will al
ways remember from the days wher
did squads right" and squads
! left" was the law Of @obey orders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15

a steadily expanding extraordinary budget"
largely necessary to alleviate the depression
but entirely financed by borrowed money-has
been Jumped on top.
And Congress, lacking the disposition to
retain economies, hasn't yet worked up the
fortitude TO go after more revenue. Instead,
it has continued to repeat: Charge ia
phrase. which. if overworked, can prove fatal
to the credit Of any individual or any govern
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
PERHAPS THE BOMB
HAS NOT EXPLODED
By Reader

BY Reader
Herbert Hoover has hurled a
bomb. He has demanded a show
Gown from President Roosevelt.
Thus far the reader has heard no
explosion. Possibly the timing de-
vice was set for delayed discharge,
or, the explosive may have been
damp.
At any rate it proves that Mr.
Hoover is in the front line trenches
sitting on the Constitution. Why
some Republicans look askance at
him as their standard bearer in
1886 is beyond me. Mr.. Hoover was
a typical Republican President dur
ing his incumbency. He favored
everything Republican; he did not
disturb the vested interests which
he served SO graciously; he is a
rugged individualist of the first
water and, above all, he is stanch
supporter of the Constitution I'M
changed.
Why take chances on another
when he IS available and of proved
worth? He is ready to lead his coun-
try to prosperity. Plenty of auto
mobiles and plenty of chickens in
the pot for every one. 1t would be
difficult to find any one in the Re-
publican ranks more eminently
fitted for carrying out their pur-
pose which is, summed up, let
things alone and leave it to nature.
AS to his demands made upon
the President, he may simply have
to rely upon what he reads in the
newspapers like the rest of us to
learn just what Mr.. Roosevelt has
in mind at all times. He should not
be blamed for that, however, be-
cause we know he would like to
know all about it, and, it is, beyond
any doubt, constitutional for him to
make as many demands and as
often as he likes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
TIMES THANKED FOR
BASEBALL STUNT AID
~ rtuon NJ Williams

By Elmon NJ williams
AS chairman of the donkey base
ball committee for the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce, I want to express
my appreciation and the apprecia-
ton of the organization for the
splendid cooperation you and your
paper gave to us during the progress
of these games.
We could not have asked for
more. This project was a success
and the money secured will be used
for charitable and civic purposes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15

for his victim and step on the gas
Some days the hunting seems ex-
ceptionally good. I wonder if the
killers ever go to the funerals and
hear the sobs of the bereft.
There is, of course, a remedy
Evanston, Ill. found it. 1t might be
a good idea for your traffic author
tiles to go there and learn how that
community cut its traffic death toll
by-if memory serves me correctly
about two thirds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
A WORTHY APPOINTMENT

THE action of the Indianapolis chapter of
Il the American Red Cross in appointing DR..
Thomas B. Noble Jr. as first aid director of
the chapter, is an admirable move.
The Red Cross faced a problem in finding
a man worthy of stepping into the shoes Of the
late DR.. Herbert T. Wagner ST., who held the
post for so many years.
DR.. Noble is a worthy successor to DR.. Wag-
ner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15

Never think because if you do you
won't obey some of the orders. N.
G., why do you support the mass
murderers? And how much of the
property which you protect is yours?
Remember the story of the monkey,
the cat and the chestnuts? How
human it is!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
RESTFUL DIGNITY OF WAR
MEMORIAL APPRECIATED

By visitor
I wonder whether Indianapolis
residents fully appreciate the vast
lawn and the simple dignity of the
War Memorial. Coming upon it in
the cleaning after day among the
normal clatter and turmoil of the
city is like ending day in a boiler
factory with a visit to a cathedral
at the moment of an Ave Maria"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
The Message Center

Times readers are inUtted to express
their rteUs in these columns. Make your
letters short. so all can have chance.
Limit them to ESQ cords or less. Your
letter must be signed, but names toiIl
be 4ofthheld at request of the letter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
DiSilluSiOn
BY HARRIET SCOTT oLINIcK

BY HARRIET SCOTT OLINICK
And if this is the ultimate;
This quickening of desire.
This high thin peak of happiness;
This torch Of colored fire.
And if this is the climaxing,
The end of search, of quest.
I would I had not quenched my
flame;
Had not cast out my dark unrest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15

Dinosaur eggs discovered in Mongolia have
a market price of $4,000 each. Howeveg after
paying transportation costs there and back. a
United States housewife wouldn't save a thing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
So They Say

Vacations are over. The fight
starts again.-Jaul Joseph Goebbels,
German propaganda minister.
A fighting bull thrills me more
than any man have ever met
Maruja Fernandez, female bull
fighter OF Spain.
The weight of public opinion is in
the main the only influence which
will prevent war-Former Secretary
of State Frank B. Kellogg.
If matters continue the way they
have been going, there won't be any
country TO be President of.-United
States Senator Huey Long.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15
Daily Thought

For the Lord taketh pleasure in
His people: He will beautify the
meek with salvation.-Psalms 1874
TINE meek enjoy almost a per-
i petual Sabbath.-M a It h W
Henry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15

During the first part Of 1884 there were
11O4 strikes in this country, according to sta
tistics Most of them were undoubtedly called
on the Babe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15

That human California guinea pig need
have no fear. Many man frozen by glance
at bridge has been Immediately revived by a
kick on the Shins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15

former aid of the Russian car has been
sentenced to death for distributing poisoned
cheese to fellow workers. The cheese alone
would have been bad enough.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-15

Movie actor tears telephone books in two.
But it's all trick: all you have TO do is get
three wrong numbers in a row.
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Ethiopian version; III Get the Blues When
1t Stops Raining"