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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
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THERE'S grim. slightly callous humcr to "Dove
Il Greek Rodeo" by Alden Stevens Morrow s2).
which puts this novel of the COW country in a class
by itself. When you read it. you may wind UP by
hoping that the class never gets any larger, but you'll
at least admit that the book is different
The ordinary cowtown novel has heroine who
Is almost scientifically virtuous and hero who Ia
Galahad and Bayard minus the tin vest. In this
book the heroine Off you call her that Is COM
PLEASANT beyond the dreams of hayward man; and
the hero is a liar, a echer, rogue and general,
all-round rouble-maker
With that understood we can get on with the
story.
THE dreary little town of Dove Creek is holding
Il rodeo.> On to the scene comes the Utah Kid
who says he is just cowpuncher trying to get along
and who acts as catalytc agent to precipiate all
the storedup trouble which the little town contains
He gets out of it, in the end. with a whole skin
and goes his way looking for more worlds to
and. somehow, his adventures are described with =
carefres hunor which-if you don't mind humor
that IN rather brutal--makes the book definitely
amusing (By Bruce CattonJ
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stance is the recent order converting the last rem
nant of NRAs research organization into a new
DIVISION OF industrial Economics in the Department
OF commerce, with orders to prepare an industrial
analysis and report by Dec l. month after election
Every effort was made to make this appear an I'M
important routine detail. But the subject was dis
cusSed at length at the White House before Mr.
Roosevelt left on his fishing trip and there is no
uncertainty among those close to the President as to
its purpose.
THE situation, foremost in domestic importance
is this: Despite recovery. the relief load is not
decreasing Federal authorities expect no decrease
IN it-unleSs the ratio of employment to production
is considerably increased and unless children and
the aged are taken out of employment About | $780,
600 under l8 are working and 5000 900 over 60 are
working. Administration officials see no excuse for
either of those groups having to work while millions
in the able-bodied age span can not find Jobs In
ADDITION to this shorter hours are regarded as i'm
perative whether achieved through legislative ac-
ton or by trade union agreement
7 is important to bear in mind that the Admin
istration has lost faith in pump printing Earlier
1t was believed that if government spending was
forced 1t would stimulate private recovery which in
turn would automatically reahsorb the UNEMPLOYED
1t is now the prevailing belief within the Admins
tration that no probable amount of further recovery
Will automatically absorb the idle Hence the prep
aration Tor fresh approach after the election
THIS is the most difficult domestic situation with
which the Administration in power during the
next four years will have to deal II Is infinitely
complicated and no formula is at hand ready made
In addition to the industrial studies now going ahead
the scripps-Howard newspapers are urging creation
Oh non national relief policy board to de-
velop long-range program. If any of the Repub-
ncan presidential candidates and pls form makers
have any ideas IL would be public Mfyce AZ haul
them out for public discussion.
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with the chief code expert of the
War Department. He has charge
of putting messages into secret
cipher before cabling them
abroad.
Roosevelt has cousin. a
Catholic clergyman, who wanted
certain information. So the
President gave him personal
note to the chief code expert.
asking that he make the informa-
ton available.
The code expert refused.
The relative went back to the
President, who became consider
ably irked, and wrote a second
note to the code expert. But again
the code expert refused to supply
the desired information.
There are some things" he said.
which I can not divulge even to
the President"
BECAUSE the Presidents tax
- bill does not reach into the
pockets of the great mass of tax
payers, it is sure to pass eventu-
ally, but it is due for stormy de-
bate and some alteration.
This will take time-not less
than six weeks and possibly more.
In the House, where gag-rule
prevails, the pruning will be linn
tied and relatively light. But in
the Senate hot reception awaits
the tax measure.
Already Hobbies of the banks,
railroads and insurance compa-
MES are at work on Senate solons.
They are seeking important ex-
emptions. Furthermore. both in
the Finance Committee, which
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doors and windows. But the air
of the lamp-lighted rooms began
to grow dim with fine dust.
The missing Mae burst through
the kitchen door in swirl of
dust, coughing and sneezing, mud
dy tears running down her
cheeks. Mrs. Casaday was obvi-
ously relieved. 1T makes me
worry about the children when
these busters come up" she said
alphabetically.
How these children do talk"
she reflected, obviously thinking
of Julia's remark about hunger.
They remember things pretty
clearly, I guess. After % years
out here, we grownups learn to
forget troubles. as soon as they are
over. We'd have been hungry if it
hadn't been for the WPA work.
I'VE did get some free groceries
and clothes last summer. That
helped. I imagine we'll get
eAAAO u51A Oil 41Sllt. AL we lieu is
just one good crop"
"Just one good crop!" That is
the longing, hopeful word you
hear throughout the dust bowl.
Any they keep trying. In Baca
County, Colo, 10000 acres of
wheat planted this year already
are all blown away. And future
prices in the country's grain
markets are beginning to allow
for such destruction by tending to
go higher.
IT is not only the poor tenant
l. farmers and small owners who
have suffered. Listen to R. r.
Rutherford, southern Colorado
wheat grower:
In 1881 he had amassed $40, 1000
from repeated bumper wheat crops.
Like every one else out here.
he thought he saw good thing"
in 1arge-scale wheat production.
He plowed all of his land, includ-
ing the pastures covered with
tough, embarrassing grasses.
I'VE planted everything in
wheat" he recalls. Then in the
spring of 1882 the drought hit.
The fields dried up. We replanted
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the wheat. A cloudburst hit and
the fields washed away. We re-
planted third time. The dust
storms hit us then and blew the
land away. We haven't made a
crop since"
In 1888, in 1884 and in 1885,
the wheat was planted. 1t was all
blown away. This year, on bor-
rowed money, Rutherford planted
5000 acres of wheat on the long
chance that he might be lucky.
But it looks as though he was 60
ing to lose it all again for the
fifth consecutive year.
'Quit?
mo" he said. 81 guess I'll stay.
made quite a stack of money
out here and now I've put it all
back. But I'm sticking
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
Washington Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN

VXTASHINGTON, April 3.-Re-
w Gently Speaker Joe Byrns
airily predicted that Congress
would adjourn around May l."
Old-timers promptly crossed
their fingers and added another
month to this date. They knew
it is a well-tried principle on Cap
itol Hill that when majority lead
ers begin prognosticating adj
journment dates in the middle of
a session, it is always wise to add
from four to eight weeks to their
forecasts.
The rule is sure bet this year.
With the schedule of still UNI
completed must" legislation be-
fore it, Congress can not wind up
by May /. June is a more
likely guess, and even then the
boys will have to break their
necks to get through.
THE President of the United
- States is COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the Army and Navy, but
no President in recent years has
been able to control their peace
time political activities.
Hoover had terrific rows with
both branches and although it
is q strictly guarded secret,
Roosevelt also has had difficulties.
Latest has been behind-the-
scenes sabotage by the Army of
the Presidents new treaty with
Panama. The Army is trying to
kill it by lobbying with certain
key members of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
One instance which peeved the
President particularly occurred
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
BY FRANK HOUSTON
NEA Service SueciaI Corresnopdent

NEA service special correspondent
CUYMON, Okla, April 3.
Another dust storm
was at our heels as the car
pulled into the farmyard
of the Ray Casaday place
near Turpin in the Okla
homa Panhandle.
Here you do not see the
spectacular effects of the
dust storms so clearly. But
appearances are deceitful.
Go away from the houses and
farmyardS, out where the wheat
is grown in the fields, and see
the drab, windswept stretches, the
leveled burrows, the crops blown
out of their seedbeds, or COW
cred with inches of killing sand.
Casaday's place is like that.
Where there should be green
sprouting wheat at this time of
the year, there is a layer of pow
derry gray dust that settled after
the Panhandle winds destroyed
the plowed burrows.
Come into the Casadays' little
house, where they have survived
four years of hell III the form
of dust and drought.
The wind is starting to blow
again as three of the Casadays'
seven children greet us. They lead
the way to the small, three-room
farmhouse.
Mrs. Casaday, sturdy and rena-
able, is typical of the rugged
womanhood which is the only type
that survives in this region.
u
VOU'D better come inside"
l. she says. Were going to
have another blow directly" The
three children, Bessie, 3, Roscoe,
6, and Harold, 18, enter with us.
Inside are Julia, Jesse and Vida,
ranging from II to Is. Nine
year-old Mae is staying late at
school, and Casaday himself is
out on WPA road project with
his truck.
IF it wasn't for WPA, I don't
know what we would have done
this last year," says Mrs. Casaday.
Mr.. CaSaday makes $50 month
with his truck, working 16 days a
month, and that keeps us going.
OF course, his gasoline, oil and
repairs have to come out of that,
too"
Last fall, the Casadays got
$275 wheat allotment check from
the AAA. That helped tide them
over the winter.
Its been awfully hard out here
the last four years. Mrs. Casaday
went on. 1--WE haven't had any
wheat all that time. Two years
ago we had so little row-crop
stuff that our four horses and one
COW just starved to death"
Getting enough to eat now?"
we asked.
"Oh, yes, we get enough" she
replied grimly. I'VE aren't starry
ing to death yet"
But, MAMA" put in 1-year-old
Julia, don't you remember last
summer when We went hungry so
much?"
Hush, child" her mother said,
quickly. 'You know we're getting
along all right now"
n II
THE dust cloud fell like
l. shroud about the house. Mrs.
Casaday hurriedly closed the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03

But many can not hold out.
Hundreds have picked up their
little possessions and taken the
trail that leads away from the
dust bowl. Unless unexpected
rains come, or the government
program is continued and proves
effective, large parts of the dust
bowl must become bleak desert.
Next--In the front-line trenches
around Dalhart, Tex, in the bat
tie against the dust demon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
10000 Imitation Sp0rtsn,en

ITEM THOUSAND selected Nazis were exported to
Il London for great politico-sporting demonstra-
ton at the soccer match, and although they were
put upon their before they left and warned
to conduct themselves like civilized people, the realm
leader overlooked the fact that they had no manners
and could act like sportsmen only by conscious imi-
tation.
In their moments of unguarded naturalness they
were only Nazis, after all, Haunting their pinwheel
flag, banging their heels together sautng and sing
ing their patriotic songs.
Nevertheless, by rigid discipline and the threat
OF the concentration camp on their return to Ger
many, they were able to effect certain pretense
which the British, through their newspapers were
glad to exploit as marvellous paradox. To them it
mad been an amusing spectacle, like that of stage
paboon in dress suit using knife and fork
Moreover, the British have an optimistic illusion
that the Nazi is human being under his scales
and their tolerance is not acceptance of the brute
so much as hope that by encouragement and an ap-
peal to his better nature he may one day be house,
broken And, finally, they wish to avoid war and
enjoy their freedom even at the cost of bending
few treaties.
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TINE attitude is common. j. G..
= Ramsey, owner of several
hundred acres near Logan, N. M,
admits he lost $4,000 in the last
three years when drought killed
his wheat and starved his cattle.
Leave this country? I should
say not" he says, emphatically.
"We came here and made our
profits. We stayed here and lost
them. Why leave now? Well
make 'em again"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
Washington Is Busy
Beneath It's Silence
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Ths unwonted quiet
w on the Potomac is deceptive. It's the pre-
election breathing spell, broken only by occa-
sonal despairng Republican sigh, while the Admin
istration keeps its head down, making little COM
motion could be expected from herd so literally
sprinkled with articulate mustangs.
But the comparative silence is much like that
suspicious stiffness which sometimes settles over
small boys in the house. and which all experienced
parents know to be certain sign that fresh devil
ment is afoot There is plenty of subsurface activity
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
EhZnough'
by
WESIBROOk PEGLER

T ONION, April S.-This is your GORE
spondents second visit to England
since the turn of the year, and it has been
interesting to see the extent to which
Adolf Hitler has split British public senti-
ment by aping the manners of the civilized
races in certain outward FORMS
Beginning with great pilgrimage of Nazi foot
ball fans to London for international socce match
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
Guilty From Strange Folk

THE British of course know all about the fury
Il of the domestic regime in Germany having
read thousand details seen the terror them
selves. They know, too that Htlers book calls
France an enemy who must be destroyed and they
are aware that the Fuehrer keeps thousands of con-
spirators at work undermining the governments of
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Austria, Rumania and even
Switzerland, while he offers peace
On the other hand the British are impressed by
acts of civility, which so strangely from the
Nazis. Thus at the present moment, they are not
even amused by the absurdy of the Hitter election
so farcical compared to of their own
But they do feel a faint stir of friendship against
their better judgment on reading that the North
German Lloyd and the Hamburg American sent
courteous greetings to the skipper of their own new
Queen Mary who answered them in kind They
realize that Hitlers plans contemplate torpedoing
the Queen Mary in the natural course of events but
his greetings said nothing about that and they did
sound so nice.
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here. Part OF It relates TO the
political campaign. such as the
energetic search for ammunition
on work-relief abuses which the
Republicans are making, and the
search for dirt by Democrats
about Republican presidential
candidates and by the Republic
ans about each ether.
TNHERE is also some other in
4 conspicuous activity which
Is more significant. That is, it
will be If all goes well with
Roosevelt in November One in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
Liberal Side
by
HARRY ELMER BARNES
Haywood Broun Is on vacation.)

MUSSOLlNI has brought theory closer
to fact in Italy by suppressing parlia-
mentary government. He has abolished the
cham pretense that has existed for some
years, to the effect that representative gov
eminent and constitutional guarantees existed in
italy.
One is reminded of the great parliamentary
statesmen Of Italy Count Camille Benso d Cavour,
who guided the unifcation of Italy with great de-
votion and astuteness. He was foremost friend of
constitutional government and parliamentary insti-
tutions. He was great adnirer of the British sys-
tenn of cabinet and representative government Sec
ond only to his JOY in contemplating the progress of
Italian unification his satisfaction in feeling
that Italy would be free and liberal political So
ciety
Now all this has been wiped away and the work of
Cavour in the liberalization of Italy is mere men,
ory. Italy has come under complete despot-
ism than that Of the old Hapsburg monarchy or the
autocracy of Bourbons from which Mazzini Carl
bad Cavour and others labored to free Italy in the
nineteenth century
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will consider the bill, and among,
the solons at large, they are find
ing sympathetic listeners.
1t was coalition of Old Guard
Democrats and Republicans in the
Finance Committee last year that
hatcheted the Presidents inheri-
lance tax scheme. The committee
is strongly conservative, and the
form in which the corporation
surplus tax bill will emerge from
its hands is any ones guess.
u II. q
HIGH executive of Rex Tug
- wells Resettlement Admins
tration is Warren j. Vinton, CO.
author of the Economic Conse-
quences of the New Deal" 1t is
one of the most scathing left-wing
indictments of the Roosevelt Ad-
miniStration. Numerous re-
quests for copies of it's testimony
have been received by the Sen
ate Munitions Committee from
libraries and colleges. DON
aid R. Richberg, one-time "As-
sistant President" is making
confidential study of low-cost
housing for the President.
The Agriculture Department has
sent out warning to farmers
throughout the East and Middle
West to prepare for an invasion
of 17-year locusts this spring. 4.
Members of the publicity staff of
the Liberty League are telling
former newspaper colleagues pri-
vately that the mail of the organ
ization sis being opened by the
Postofflce Department"
Copyright. 1895, by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.l
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three months ago, der Fuehrer
has crowded every opportunity for
the cheap, superficial appeal to the
sentimental weaknesses of the
British. and the result by now is a
tolerance for regime of massacre
and torture, fraud and conspiracy
against the world.
The normal feelings of the
British, with their honest courts,
free elections and liberty of
thought, speech and press, were
plainly spoken when Hitler and
the Brown Shirt racketeers of his
original mob first took over. To
the British this naturally was
lnathSnne state of aHoirS and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
THE FIGHT ON THE DUST DEMON
dads Leazv but Stronger Souls Stay On in Deury Area

1500-mile auto survey Of the Dust
Bowl Of the Southwest by Frank Houston,
reporter, and Ennis Helm, cameraman.
resulted In this disturbing picture of
new devastation TO come. This Is the
second Of three stories.
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revived their old wartime contempt for the character
of a people whose only discipline was force whose
only moral law was their own desires
There was nothing they could do about it, but
Hitler obviously suffered from this harsh opinion
and yearned for social recognition so to speak
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
Solution to Precious Contract
Problem
NV w M,KENNEY

secretary american orIuse League
TT generally is not proper to
l. take finesse when you hold
a singleton in a suit and can
trump the losers. Sometimes,
however, you are faced with an
obligatory finesse.
Let us consider today's hand,
first from bidding angle. Many
players will fail to support part
ner's suit simply because they
hold two trumps. There are times
when you may support partners
suit while holding only single
ton.
South makes an original bid,
North makes a one-over- re-
Spouse in hearts, and now South
signs the hand off by bidding two
clubs. North then forces by bid
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
No Cause for Tears

TN spite of all this the wiping out of the old form
of parliamentary government, based on the rep
resentation of geographical districts need cause no
great shedding of tears This system based partly on
the absurd political theories of Jean jacques Ro,s
seau and partly on the realities of simple agrcul-
tural civilization has become farce where it is
still retained.
hundred years ago might represent the
inhabitants of so many square miles of territory for
they would be mostly farmers, herdsmen trades
men. Today, in complicated industrial age, it is
grotesque to base representative government ter
rtorial units and gross population. congressional
district may embrace in addition to the traditional
butcher, baker and candestick maker, the bankers,
industriaists, clerks, workers, intellectuas and
good measure of farmers thrown in from outlying
rural districts
How can man represent such conglomeration
of diverse and mutually conflicting interests? 1t is
absolutely out of the question This is one reason
for the decline of party and representative govern
ment and for the growth of FaScism 1t is also
reason why real If extra-egal form of representa-
tive government is growing up in the Hobbies which
do represent interests actually directly and logically,
In one sense, Mussolns scheme of representation
by corporate groups is step in advance In theory,
1t is much to be preferred to the representation by
geographical units which has been abolished. When
definite professions vocations and interests elect
their representatives there is clearcut realization
of what is represented and of how to represent it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
It's Still a Joke

T UNFORTUNATELY, Mussolini's corporate Par
- lament" is much of joke as his old geo.
graphical chamber 1t has no more actual power
than the old Parliament 1t is equally rubber stamp
for the dictator and his puppets and stooges. And
the most majestic joke of all is the announcement
that the new plan, including the new industrial
scheme, means the Inauguration of a regime of
higher social justice based the idea that the
workers should be considered as colaborators of
capital, with equal rights and equal duties" Under
Mussolini the workers take it and like it, and have
nothing TO say about it,
Mussolns parallel announcement of the nation
alizaGon of key industries means yet only
further extension of state RECOMMENDATION. But it
shows what fascism for industry in the later
stages of Fascist regime. Our reactionary indus
trfalists who forcing into fascism, but could
not endure the pleasant and helpful controls of the
MIRA will do we'll to study Mussolini's new indus
trial legislation.