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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24

ID EP. MAURY MAVERICK of Texas calls
~ the pending Tydings Mccormack bill "a
thrust at free speech and press. a menace
to the efficiency of the national defense and
the most dangerous measure Congress has
considered since the American Revolution"
This innocent-looking bill purports to pro-
tect the soldiers and sailors from radical at
tempts to incite disobedence and "disaffec-
ton" Its Army and Navy sponsors do not say
there is any trace Of disaffection in the
armed forces. If there were Of course, there
are dozen laws to care for both the in
citors and the melted. Why. then, this drastic
peace-time gag legislation?
Its language is vague enough to cover al
most any civilian criticism Of the Army,
Navy and National Guard. 1t could be used,
conceivably. to jail an editor or reporter who
protested the use of militia in strikes, or ex-
posed graft in the purchase of supplies.
Section of the bill provides that any
printed matter described in the first section
as illegal may be taken from any house or
other place in which it may be found" under
"a search warrant issued pursuant to the
provisions" of the 1917 espionage act. This
would permit raids upon homes or newspaper
offices.
We recall highly unpopular wartime cam
paign that Lord Northcliffe directed against
the munitions policies of Kitchener, then idol
of the British masses. Northcliffe finally con-
WINGED the people that he was right and
was thenceforth credited with saving the
Allies from defeat Under the Tvdings-
Mccormack bill, a similar campaign, even
in peace time, could be stifled by an army
or Navy clique.
1t is against the interest of efficient ma
tional defense to discourage criticism. Worse
a step toward military censorship over civil
ian speech or press is a step toward Fasc1sm.
We trust the House buries this proposal
incidentally, Rep. Maverick, who leads
the fight against it, is no radical. He is an
ex-officer of the Army, decorated for Eek
traordinary bravery in the Argonne. He rep
resents a district that embraces the biggest
Army establishment in the nation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
A LEADER PASSES

TN Cultra, near Belfast, Ireland, John Rich
4 ard Kinghan, chairman of the board of
Kingan 81 Co, is dead, after devoting nearly
two score years of his life to the company,
one Of the citys oldest industries.
Despite his service to business which is
worldwide in scope and which claimed much
of his time, first as president and later as
head of the board, Mr.. bingham found time
to devote to civic affairs, not for his own bene-
fit. but for the good Of all citizens of In
dianapols.
A useful, worth-while life is ended
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
The Book World

TO-DAY is mystery story day for the arm
l. chair sleuths who follow the Book World.
Indianapolis has its share Of thriller fans and
they'll be happy to know there are several
top-notchers on the list.
Best of the batch is ct Couldn't Be Muir
der" by Hugh Austin CThe Crime Club; so
It concerns Nurse Mary OToole who fell asleep
on duty. At l O'Clock she was scheduled to give
Mrs Charles Haughton her medicine. She awoke
at 2 to find Mrs. Haughton dead The doctor
held Mary morally responsible for the death, but
Nurse had different ideas. She was convinced
she had been doped and that's where Detective
Sergt. P D. Quint comes into the story.
The author goes big for the S. S. VanDine
time system for he has 81 chapters, all timed
to the minute and stretching over little less
than 43 hours.
But sergt. Quint is nobodys dummy and
when Mr. Haughton dies suddenly it begins
to appear as if Nurse Mary OToole was not so
far wrong The story is a highly ingenious one
and the brilliant work of Sergt. Quint certainly
balances things. Even though Mr.. Austin places
every scrap of information in front Of the reader
the whole tale remains completely battling 1t
is one of the best mysteries in months. Don't
miss it.
MO. on the days list Is "a Question of
~ Proof" by Nicholas Blake (Earper & Bros;
So. The scene is the Sudeley Hall Prepara-
tory School in England and there are two VIC
Tins. The first is Algernon Wyvern- Wenyss,
nephew of the headmaster, and the most I'M
popular boy in school. A guaranteed madeto-
order pest, Algernon is strangled under hay
stack
His uncle, the Rev. Percival Vale, is stabbed
to death. 1t doesn't look like much mystery
when you learn that Michael Evans, one of the
masters at the school, and Hero Vale, beauti-
flu young wife of the headmaster, had held a
little rendezvous at the haystack where de-
testable Algernon was found dead.
But Nigel Strangeways, the London deteo-
tive, isn't quite satisfied and he gets the goods
on the murder all by his lonesome. He springs
the whole story in dramatic fashion
Even though Mr.. Blake doesn't seem to care
for newspapermen and newspaper photographers
CHS sense Of humor might be improved by
meeting few of them, We'll forgive and rate
his story with an "a"
THIRD on the list is "The Tau Cross
l. Mystery by j. j. Connington CIittle
Brown & Co.; So. Mr.. Connington is an adept
mystery story writer and this latest will not
detract from his reputation in the slightest.
The body of a man is found in an empty
flat with flock of what seem to be swell clewS
Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield takes
charge of the investigation and if you've read
Connington mystery already you know that
the murderer will be caught. Sir Clinton knows
his stuff as we Hoosers put it.
There is also a suicide note, but there is
puzzle connected with it. Can a dead man
mail letter?
Sir Clinton does very nicely and 1.-THE Tau
Cross Mystery" is recommended as sure-f1r8
entertainment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
DOG DAYS IN WASHINGTON

DR. COPELAND, New York's Senator-phy-
~ stefan, thinks Congress ought to be sent
home for a summer rest. Many Congressman
seem to be suffering from creeping nostalgia
that comes when the thermometer starts
climbing into the giddy nineties.
It's hot down in that Valley of the Potomac
sticky, steaming sin1mering hot. and about rs
fit a place for summer resorting as Adds
Ababa. And now comes Speaker Byrns with.the
prediction that adjournment ought to arrive
along about Aug 20.
But don't waste too many tears on the
fate of your Senators and Congressman.
Mark Twain to the contrary, something has
been done about that weather. Air-cooling
machines keep both chambers in the Capitol
so comfortable that not even the thermal
oratory of the Longs and Blantons makes the
brothers remove their coats or get out their
palm leaf fans If they Succumb to midsum-
mer madness they can not blame the man
made climate in which they bask. The new
tax law and other items on the Presidents
program ought to be the result of cool DELHI
Grafton.
AS matter of fact. the members are
lucky With billions Of Federal moneys being
spent and with all the other jobs Congress
man is supposed to do for his constituents
these days the Home Town is something of
a hot spot itself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
SERMON ON HOLLYWOOD

A NY young woman who has been bitten
y by the moving picture bug would do
well to mediate over the tragic message left
by Julia Ann Graham the former West vir-
GINA choir singer who committed suicide after
a vain attempt to gain stardom in the movies.
Miss Graham wrote:
Had known what faced an inexperienced
girl without dramatic training, would never
have left home for Hollywood The fight is
terrifc-it forced me to choose death rather
than to carry on"
That brief note is sermon in itself Any
girl who has dreams Of rising to fame on
the silver screen should read it and mediate
over it before buying her ticket to Holly
wood The odds against the unframed nobody
in FINLAND are nothing less than overwhelm-
ing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
WEDNESDAY. JULY a 1885.
GOOD NEWS FROM TERRE HAUTE


FAILING off the general strike in Terre
- Haute will meet with VIDE public approval
II never should have been started. The strike
is a legitimate instrument for use by labor,
but general strike-one that cripples city'S
essential services, that injuries innocent parties
to the controversy, that makes for disorder and
possible bloodshed-is an irresponsible misuse
Of that instrument. Intelligent labor leaders
know this.
The strike was called off after representa-
tives of the Department of Labor, representa-
tives Of industry and representatives of labor
got together and reached an agreement on
basis for amicable negotiations in the Column
bian controversy. Most labor troubles wind up
around the table That's where they should
start and end.
Toledo has found, after terrific economic
waste, that there is an amicable and a salts
factory way out, if all parties are willing to
approach the problem of labor relations with
a reasonable viewpoint.
There really should be no problem in find
ing common meeting ground. That meet
ing ground should be a recognition of mutual
interests.
We are not attempting to pass on the
merits Of the specific controversy between the
Columbian Company and its striking employees.
The manager of the company was quoted yes
: rday as saying that he intended to operate
with strike breakers under the protection of
the militia.
If he was quoted correctly, that was evil
dence of an approach that, it seems to us, is
wrong. 1t was further, a wrong conception
of the function of the militia, whose only duty
was to preserve order. It was no part of its
duty to act as strike breakers
1t is doubtful General De PREF would have
acquiesced in any such plan. The handling Of
the militia by its officers seems to have been
excellent, both from the viewpoint of military
technique and statesmanship. Calling out of
the militia is ticklish business. Too often it
is provocative of trouble. rather than a pre-
ventive of trouble. thrown brick and
nervous trigger finger can easily result in
blnodshed. 1t is gratifying to see that the mi
litia in Terre Haute kept its head and per-
formed its assigned functions with credit.
1t is to be hoped that the negotiations
which led to calling of the strike be
successful eventually in working out salts
factory settlement of the fundamental con-
troversy which led to this trouble.
Signs point to renewed industrial activity
in practically all lines After better than five
years of economic chaos, it will be stupid to
prclong return to better times by industrial
warfare.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
COMMON SENSE

THAT rather uncommon thing, common
sense, bobbed up yesterday in an an
nouncement by Clarence E. Manion, Indiana
director Of the National Emergency Council
that men on relief rolls will not lose their
status if they accept employment from farm
ers in harvest work.
Fear of losing out on relief through ac-
ceptance of casual employment has become
a real element in administering aid to the
unemployed.
The situation makes apparent the need for
highly intelligent handling of every phase of
relief work.
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two years. Now Mr.. Editor, Uncle
Sam did not set a price on that
company'S goods like he did on the
farmers products when he set the
price of wheat at 1920 a bushel.
Uncle Sam told the soldiers to come
to certain place on a certain day
and be examined. If you were able
bodied you went to war and you
were given 81 day if you took your
own risk. The soldiers were threat
ened with Jail if they didn't serve.
Now, Mr.. Editor, you see the United
States took two years of these young
mems time and work and gave it to
the ammunition company. Now, if
Uncle Sam wants to right that wrong
and bring back prosperity he must
tell Mr.. Grace to come to the State
house and give me a check for about
100000 and I will save it for the
soldiers bonus
Now, Mr.. Editor, I suppose you
think it is not right to confiscate a
mans wealth. Don't you know Uncle
Sam is doing that every day, taking
from the poor and giving to the
rich. Now he must turn the car
around or he will never see pros
perity again. There is no other way
to get rid of the bread line.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
TAXES AND CITIZENSHIP

TT is hard to believe the report that the
l. House Ways and Means Committee is writ
ing a tax bill to yield only S35OO0O,0O0 in new
revenue.
That will pay the governments bills for
about II days at the current spending rate.
OF course our plan is to taper off govern
ment spending when and as business i'm
provement overcomes the present emergency.
But we can not coast toward a balanced
budget; the road is uphill.
AS business improves. the present tax rates
will Weld more. But not enough more. Next
years budget and probably the next, in adj
dition to normal government expenditures,
doubtless will include allotments for relief,
and may include more pump printing.
To balance its budget. the government will
have to have greater revenue than the present
taxes can produce 1t will also have to pinch
pennies and squeeze dollars.
President Roosevelt and his congressional
leaders have shrunk from what they seem to
fear would be the political reaction to real
revenue program. They are still playing poll
tics with our fiscal problem.
And apparently because they are still
thinking more about the election of 1886
than about the budgets of 1887 and after, We
are soon to be presented with an Administra-
ton tax bill which will not bring increases on
incomes of less than 100000 year nor touch
inheritances of less than $4,000. Higher
taxes in the high income and inheritance
brackets which the Administration proposes
70 tap are justified. Higher taxes on much
lower incomes and inheritances are also i'm
perative.
Even with substantially higher tax revenue.
the governments budget can not be balanced
without drastic retrenchment. 1t is as pain
full for a government to taper OF its spending
as for an alcoholic to taper of his drinking
And for much the same reasons Government
spending develops the appetites of bureaus,
politicians and special interest groups which
1t feeds These appetites are hard to curb.
especially hard under democratic form of
government.
When the time comes to balance our
budget the tax spenders will line up on one
side, and the tax-conscious citizens on the
other All citizens are Federal taxpayers. But
many do not realize it because the taxes they
pay are hidden and apparently painless. But
if taxes were made visible as they can be by
broadening and extending the program now
before Congress. millions of these citizens
would quickly shift TO the side Of prudent
spending.
Visible taxes such as income taxes touch
the pocket nerve. causing those who pay them
to demand that the government spend wise
" and not too we'll
The sanest and fairest tax policy for our
government is to make all taxes visible and
proportional. The way TO effectuate that
policy is to broaden ard boost direct levies
based on ability to pay. and repeal those in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
SEEKS ANSWERS TO
DART" ALLEGATIONS

BY Readers
Many indianapolis residents are
wondering if all has been revealed
concerning thc fight between The
Times, suppose Oily in the right, and
various Criminal Court officers. To
date, I feel that the great majority
Of our citizens are sympathetic with
The Times in this affair. The case
brought out by The Times against
Judge Baker, u. A. b." Peter Can
ella, and all the Democrat Court
house gang" is apparently an in
dictment worthy of higher court in
vestigation. Our citizens are hop
ing, of course, that The Times is
again championing the right.
Recently, a pamphlet calling itself
the Dart" appeared in this city,
with great deal to say in oppo-
sition to the stand of The Times.
The one big accusation of this
pamphlet has gone unanswered by
The Times, to whom it was adj
dressed. An impartial reader of the
Dart would catch no decisive anti
Semitic views expressed therein.
Yet The Times concerned itself
with reporting this irrelevant item
while lodging the main tissue" in
the Dart" the blackmail accusa-
ton. May I respectfully inquire
why other Message Center con-
tributors, who professed to have
read the Dart" also failed to find
that accusation?
Now, we Times readers are anx-
ious to see our editor vindicate his
paper. Therefore, will he please
answer this following question (as
suggested by the "Dart'):
Is it true that Jake Weiss, Times
attorney, threatened to blackmail
Auditor Grossart Through unfavor-
able newspaper publicity for sew
eral thousand dollars worth of legal
advertising which The Times de-
sired. and which Grossart con-
trolled?
BY all honor, The Times should
answer this question. even at this
late date since the Darts" appear
ance. Several of your readers in
this neighborhood may be forced to
drop their subscriptions if an an
Swer to this shocking accusation
isn't forthcoming. Please don't let
us down.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
Pleads for RiUer Sport

BY An Owner
AS a member of the Hoosier
Power Boat Association and an
owner of a small fast speed-boat
operated on White River, I wish
to protest that as yet Ravenswood
Beach and surrounding water
beaches are not roped off and
laned for water traffic as promised
by our sheriff and the beach au-
thorities.
We wish it understood that we
will cooperate extensively with
the patrol boats and, at this time,
I can say through last Sundays
courteous act of one deputy warn
ing one of our members and this
being accepted in the true spirit,
/ have gone past the factory spec
if1cations for the muffling of my
Speedboat and it is perfectly
muf1ed.
Now we have another ques-
t. n outside of Observation-Disclosures.
We slow up at beaches, give wide
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
MOTORISTS, POLICE PRAISED
FOR ACCIDENT REDUCTION

BY r. r. H.
The residents of indianapolis, so
long criticised for their inability to
follow the traffic laws, should at
least be given some measure Of
praise for the results shown in the
last few days.
According to the newspapers, at
least, there has been a definite drop
in the number of accidents within
the city limits and I think the
papers that rave and rant about the
traffic problems, should be decent
enough to give the other side.
If it is true that the reduction in
accidents which seems apparent is
due to the carefulness of the auto
lists. these same newspapers should
be the first to admit and praise this
situation.
Personally, I have noticed tend
ency on the part of motorists to
watch their step and even the pc
destrians recently have been more
careful. The police, too, should be
given their share of credit because
they appear to have stressed the i'm
portance of safety upon the public.
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berth to swimmers, canoeists and
fishermen and because of the
small size of our boats and their
apparent bouncing and tossing,
we are termed reckless fools"
and are being complained about
for this.
If we cause no damage to the
property, life or well-being of any
of these complainers, we are
therefore not reckless and not
eligible for arrest.
I want it understood that as
long as I do no damage and OBJ
serve all laws carefully, I do not
wish to be disturbed and this is
asking only a fair deal and this is
not what We are getting from
these few selfish chronic kickers.
Again I compliment the deputies
and sheriff but please, for our
sake, rope off the beaches and
give us chance to play square
and enjoy the river and its sports.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
RISING SUN SITUATION
SHOWS CORRECTION NEED
By H. E. "

by II. T.. w.
The tone taken in your editorial
yesterday concerning the alleged
fleeing of Rising Sun Qnd0 persons
by promoter is one that probably
will be missed by every one in the
state except your newspaper.
You are absolutely right. Any
time that the people of this state
and country are so obsessed with
the possibility of making a little
money that they will lose their
equilibrium to the degree they did
in this instance, shows that the gov
eminent and business interests of
this country are falling below par.
Let's hope it does not happen
again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
THE DOOM
BY EUGENE RICHART

Since you are one of that bright
band
That can not feel or know
That death itself is near at hand,
That spring will go;
Since you are one Of that gay throng
That knows SO little Of
The mangled heart producing song,
The pain Of love;
I would not stop you. even though
To call out once would be Joy.
What hope of solace, even so.
From such boy?
What hope of peace, since you
must be
With gay companions, on your
way?
But never again shall I be free,
Slave to your shadow night and
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
SUGGESTS PERSONS FROM
OTHER STATES BE RETURNED

BY Times Reader
am daily reader Of The Times
more so the Message Center.
was born and reared in this state.
I have lived in different parts of
this city and just wonder why
Indiana permits persons from other
states to come here and beat them
out of work and something to eat.
If the Indiana persons go to the
trustee for help, they are asked
1000 questions. Persons from other
states can come up here and get a
basket the very next week or a job;
then brag about it. I know a family
who gets a pair of shoes every
three months, bed clothing, clothes,
rent, water, fuel and everything
they want and never are refused.
Here the persons of this state can't
get job and only have half enough
to eat.
The government has given to
every state money to pay men to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
CLAIMS G. o. P. LEADING
WAY TO PROGRESS
By Charles L. BIume Jr.

By Charles L. Blume Jr.
All this talk of the New Deal,
new mode of government and fail
ure of our Constitution and form
of government is plain hooey.
Our constitutional form of gov
eminent has never failed the people,
but the people have failed it. How
many persons truly understand our
government? Whose fault is it?
The Constitution is progressive,
but we must understand it in order
to progress with it. We, the people.
must stand on our own feet and do
our own thinking and planning. 1t
is time to come out of the clouds.
and get down to solid earth. The
Republican Party is leading the way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
DEMANDS FAIR AND
SQUARE LAW ENFORCEMENT

By T. B.
Doesn't Chief MorriSsey have any,
thing else for his police to do than
raid a few italian boys who shoot
little craps once in a while as
Lieut.. Troutman did last Saturday?
Isn't it queer that a bunch of
Woodworking italian boys are both
cred when the bookmakerS all over
the city are going wide open, even
the ones who were raided by Sheriff
Ray a week ago? The brave and
fearless officers raided and captured
a few boys and conf1scated the large
sum of 40 cents.
There are crap games in town
running wide open where sums run
ming into the hundreds could be
confscated. Why isn't there fair
and square enforcement of the law
in this city?
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do work. Why doesn't Indianapo-
lis put her own persons to work and
let those persons go back to their
own homes? I don't think that
Indiana is doing her persons justice
by giving this work to persons from
other states and letting her own
citizens go without work. What do
you say?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-24
THINKS FIRE DEPARTMENT
CREDIT is DESERVED

by X d. T.
I'm not a fireman and frankly
wouldn't want a job like that.
However, it appears that The
Times finally has come to realize
that the department in this city is
one of the best in this part of the
country.
often have noticed the ability
and efficiency with which our city
f1remen respond to alarms. They
may be accused of playing a little
too much pinocnle and basking in
the sun-but what would you do II
you had to spend "a hours day on