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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-04

WAsH1NGToN' Feb. a
w simultaneously with the
conviction of three officials re-
sponsible for the Moro Castle
disaster, the Bureau of Naviga-
ton and Steamboat Inspection is
trying to clean house,
However, Joseph B. Weaver.
new and fortnight director of
this long-moribund agency, is
having difficulty with j. M. john
son, Assistant Secretary of Com
MERGE and his immediate superior.
Weaver, a plain talking mari
time expert, was appointed fol-
lowing the Moro Castle disaster
in order to snap the bureau out of
its decade-old doldrums. He was
assured of free hand.
For while he got it. Person.
mel and efficiency of the bureau
were greatly improved.
But recently Johnson has been
quietly blocking Viewers reforms.
One of his undercover maneuvers
was to sidetrack Weaver'S request
for an increased appropriation so
a larger and ADLER staff of in
spectors could be employed.
Weaver and his assistants are
not taking this back-Stage sabot-
aging quietly. They are fighting
back. His board of inspectors
held a meeting and adopted
resolution strongly urging the
need of additional funds to rem
edy "deplorable conditions"
long list of which they included.
The resolution was adopted
unanimously and delivered in per-
son to Johnson. But Johnson sup
pressed the embarrassing docu-
ment. Just the same, that did
not prevent it from getting into
the hands of the press.
Commerce Department insiders
say that ship operators are deep
ly and secretly resentful of Weav-
er's bare-knuckle crusading.
Note-JohnSon is a South Caro-
lima politician, knows nothing
about shipping, was once state
highway commissioner, is friend
OF Secretary Roper.
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KING DAVID MEMBERS
TO ATTEND MEETING
Beech Grove Lodge Makes Plans
for District Gathering.

Beech Grove Lodge Makes Plans
for District Gathering.
At a meeting of King David Lodge
897, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, at 7:30 tomorrow at 241z S..
5th-st, Beech Grove, plans are to
be made for members to attend the
district meeting at Samaritan lodge,
Blain-av and Howard-St, on Feb. 49,
Officers of the lodge are: N. G..
Bartholomew, noble grand; Berthel
Hamilton, vice grand; Carl Ferris,
chaplain; William Carey, recording
secretary; Ed Carey, financial sec
rotary; George Williams, treasurer;
Clarence Allen, warden and host;
William Kline, conductor; H. Lee
Clark, right supporter noble grand;
John McGregor, left supporter noble
grand; Murl Brott, right supporter
vice grand, and Walter E. Horn,
left supporter vice grand.
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EIZnouNh
BY
WESIbROOk PEGLER

II ONDON, Feb. Although our friends the Eng
~ lish make important point of loathing the
vulgarity of the American press, there is comfort
in the fact that the English papers having the great
est circulation those which have attempted to
initiate the gaudiest features of our journalism
Notwithstanding the severity of the English libel
law and the restrictions governing the coverage OF
crime they have managed to achieve rich yellow
complexion and would be much yellower if they
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-04

farming or labor on national
basis. Thomas Dixon, author Of
1.-THE Clansman," told the grass
rooters that Federal efforts to
interfere with lynching consti-
tuted red revolution. The Chris
tain" duty of white voters to de-
fend strict construction of the
Constitution was emphasized by
several speakers. and that was
logical enough, since DOC" Smith,
the rabble -rousing preacher from
Huey's state, announced only a
few months ago that the Share
Our Wealth" clubs which he con-
trolls purposed to drive the Jews
from TniIiciaua
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-04

VLandon blasted the New Deal
the other evening, his most inter-
ested Washington listener was
Presidential Aspirant Vandenberg.
The Michigan Senator sat back
in an armchair in the Wardman
Park Hotel and listened quietly
until Landon struck these words:
1--WE are going to be many years
unscrambling the eggs cooked up
by the kitchen cabinet of this
Administration"
Vandenberg sat upright, Then
he sat back again.
The ink was scarcely dry on
speech Vandenberg himself had
just finished writing-one to be
delivered in New York City Feb.
II. In that speech he had planned
to say something much like the
Landon line. 1t was this:
1.-THE gentlemen in power chal-
lenge us to offer remedies of our
own to replace the remedies they
have adopted. They challenge us
with the turbulence of a cook
who knows that after she has
made the omelet it's too late to
unscramble the eggs"
Vandenburg has a fondness for
neatly turned phrases. And he
has turned such phrases ever since
his editorial days with the Grand
Rapids Herald.
So effective were they that
Warren G. Harding drafted Van
denberg as ghost writer for his
front-porch campaign. He liked
Vandenberg's speeches so much
that he wrote a letter of thanks
which the 1886 aspirant still keeps
framed on his office wall.
Note-The Michigan Senator is
now his own ghost writer.
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Complex Mature Of
IVA Delays Verdict
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

XXTASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Delay in the Supreme
w Courts IVA decision is believed to be due to
the complicated nature of the case Members of
the court have been borrowing volumnous data on
electric power from several government agencies
AT least two justices supposed to be writing
opinions You can draw your conclusions
Not so long ago Maryland tried to force down
telephone rates. 1t cited market quotations to show
that in view of the drop in prices the company
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Devereux turned to the Prince and
said:
perhaps Your Royal Highness
will first try our Meadow Brook
water"
The Prince chuckled, took the
cup and bowling toward the Amer
lean team took 8 good healthy
swig. The American players fol-
lowed and then the British team.
TN the American Museum of
l. Natural History, the great Carl
Akeley escorted him through the
African rooms and pointed out
statue he had made of the Prince
as an African hunter. The Prince
grinned and turned to his host:
well, I see you have me among
the gorillas." ~
In the visit to Wall Street a
ragged newsboy climbed on the
rear tire rack of the Princes open
car. A policeman started to run
him off, but the royal visitor in
tervened.
LET him alone" he pleaded.
''He isn't doing any harm, and he
seems to be having a good time"
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
the Prince climbed aboard his
special at Syosset, N. Y. Half the
sporting folk of Long Island were
crowded around the station.
His 81 pieces of luggage had been
loaded and he had only to have
his picture taken and say his
good-by.
1t was a vastly different fare
we'll than had been the official
send-off five years before. He
could never forget the brilliant
picture of what happened then:
Shortly after noon, on that late
November day of 1919, the last
of his visitors had left the great
battle-cruiser Renown that was to
take the Prince back to England,
and was now lying with steam up
in the upper Hudson.
A T las the giant U. S. dread
L n nought Delaware, standing
by, began slowly to drop down.
stream, hating just above 96th-st
for the visiting battle cruiser to
move. Ahead of the Princes ship
slipped the British light cruiser
Constance. At 63d-st the Con-
stance dropped back of the Re
nown and the eight escorting
United States destroyers began to
form lines on both TANKS of the
Princes ship.
Below the Statue of Liberty the
gray Delaware passed the Princes
ship and took the lead through
the Ambrose Channel.
1t is century old rule that no
naval salute is ever fired after
sunset, but the United States
Navy was to break that rule this
night. Just as the Ambrose
Lightship, riding gently in the
swells, was passed, the Delaware
swung wide and then came to a
standstill.
Silently, like some giant shad-
ow, the Renown slipped by. Then
from the great host ship a 2-gun
salute doomed forth.
On his second New York fare
well there were no booming can
non nor unforgettable moments of
the beauty of giant sea craft
wishing "God-speed." Rather it
was tired and very weary young
man slipping out of sight for
a while.
Four days later he was to arrive
at his ranch in Alberta. Here he
would find the rest and quiet he
needed SO badly. New York hos
pitality had been almost too much
for him.
TOMORROW-How he avoided
being forced into state marriage
-. reception attended by the
death and injury of 400 an
unappreciated rescue from mob
encounter with a walIflower
at King Neptune's court.
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scribers. The Supreme Court
said you couldn't use price in
diceS to cut rates.
Meantime, North Dakota was
ignoring declining price quota
tions in making tax assessments.
The Great Northern Railroad
said that wasn't fair. Values
had gone down and taxes should
too. The Supreme Court said
North Dakota was wrong. 1t
should have taken price declines
into consideration and cut the
tax valuation.
Va, cntr the Gi,rrcr,ac Ca,,rt
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-04
OPENS BONUS OFFICE
Applications Are Being Handled for
East Side Soldiers.

East Indianapolis post No. Is,
American Legion, has opened an
Office to handle bonus applications
of World War veterans at the realty
firm of Lawrence j. Sexton, 4610 E.
Michigan-st. Mr. Sexton, veteran,
will keep his Office open until 10
p. m. daily.
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Mrs. Roosevelt

MFRS. ROOSEVELT is tighten
A'A ing up on answers to con-
troversial questions put to her by
correspondents at her press con-
ferences Last week she was brief
est in months.
Question-Have you read ac-
counts of the Talmadge conven-
ton held in Georgia?
Mrs. Roosevelt-YeS.
Question-Anything to say? Any
comments?
Mrs. RooSevelt-No.
Question-Have you read ac-
counts of Al Smiths address?
Mrs. Roosevelt-Yes.
Question-Have you any COM
ments?
Mrs. Roosevelt-No.
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Ii Seems hM
BY
Haywood BR0UN

XXTASHTNGTON. Feb. Almost any day
w AL Smith ought to be ordering his night shirt.
The walking tour which he proposed down here
has certainly enlisted some curious hooded COM
panions Nor Smith say that he has re-
sponsibility for the goings on of Gene in Macon
Talmadge and his associates mos papably rallied
around AIS battle cry of Washington or Moscow"
1t is true that they went a little further Al
merely saw Communism in any effort to regulate
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-04
BOONE NIMR0DS DINE
Conservation League Membership
Drive Nets "a Names.

Times Special
LEBANON, Ind, Feb. 4.-Boone
County Conservation League is to
hold its first annual fish fry here
tomorrow. The league, organized
Dec. 4, now has membership of
1854 persons, "a of whom have
joined since the membership drive
of Jan g.
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Press Agents for the CrOvn

A LII English journalists, except those employed on
4 n the negligible Communist sheet the Worker.
are press agents for the and the royal family
and instinctvely sound the balyhoo for the instt-
lions whenever they have occasion to mention them
rms instinct produced some maudlin overwriting
during the last two weeks and have noticed two
photographs in which sentimentality drips from the
paper One is picture of the late Kings pony
walking with bowed head in sorrow and the other is
portrait of one of his late majeSty's dogs
But the pony's head is bowed because he is not
wearing checkren and the mournful expression of
the dog is characteristic of the breed for it is one
OF those sad-lookng bird dogs with wet lugubrious
eyes and dropping jowls.
The London publishers pay better wages than
Americans and the day Of the cringing penny-a-
liner or lnkStained wretch of F1eet-st has passed
When the new King the Prince of Wales the
English reporters acted men in his presence and
his own respect for them as men undoubtedly as
sisted in the emancipation of that class who in other
years were known somewhat contemptuously as
pressmen. The continuance of this relation now
that the Prince has become King will further en-
nance the prestige of the English reporter.
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uaTtd. IJ has not been MANY years
since the English press was per-
mitted to publish verbatim testi-
mony of divorce trials, and did so
with an enthusiasm which bespoke
an eager public appetite for init
macies which, according to Amer
lean standards, were much too
foul for publication.
The privilege of printing sheer
filth finally was abolished by the
government in the interests of
moral hygiene.
l find that I was mistaken
when I expressed the opinion re-
Gently that the English journal
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would not agree, but do not see how he can dodge
the accusation that his Liberty League speech was
the torch which set alight the leapng bonfires of
the witch burners.
Al in Strange Company
XXTHEN a man begins to play Unfortunately
w with labels AL did with Communism" and
Socialism" he ought to be prepared to take the
responsibility for the wide consequences of his red
batting. Al cast the stone into the lake and the
ripples run on and on in an widening circle.
There walks the Happy Warrior, and at his side
is Gene Talmadge, who not long ago complained that
the New Deal making it difficult to find laborers
who would work for rs cents day. And shoulder
to shoulder with AL is Thomas Dixon, the father
OF the Vigilante movement in America.
And why does AL follow in the train of His Chain
Gang Excellency"? Can it be that AL is himself in
shackles and that he be led whenever it seems
expedient to stage Raskob holiday?
He walks with Hearst, whom he assailed. He
walks with men who play upon religious and racial
hatred He walks with John w. Davis, who could not
get up faster pace than that even when he was
supposedly running for President
Indians Haze Some Rights
ME somewhat insane length to which present
politics move legislators was illustrated in the
House An appropriation for the Indian Bureau was
almost wiped out because some of the men in Con-
gress commended that the money was being used to
teach the Indians New Deal philosophy
Maury Maverick and few others saved the funds
for work among the Indians by pointing out that this
problem existed before the coming of the RooSe-
welt Administration and that there was distinct
responsibility upon the Federal government under
ancient treaties
Down in Macon Thomas Dixon proclaimed his
right free to wear rags and starve to death
If such fate happened to please him. According
to the newspaper reports, Mr. Dixon not in rags
nor obviously hungry when he made his grafton.
The spokesman of the Indians indicated that these
native Americans did not to urge such natural
rights but preferred to eat. Perhaps they among
the Communists against whom the Tamadge- Smith
ticket has made alliance. In fact it's rumored
that these Indians red.
Copyright. 1880
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BACHELOR PRINCE Who Became KING
Called Prince So Much in America He Felt Like Barking


York
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story or write one. They have done an excellent
job in their coverage of the Kings death and
funeral, and they do have some first-cass writer's
although the latter often ignore such essentials as
first and make use of the perpendicular pro.
noun in trivial items which were better done in
the impersonal style.
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TT 1924 when the Prince paid his second and last
: visit to New York.
He 80 years old and squarely in the middle of his
gay bachelor years
But he knew his way about. These gay and mad
days. The and any bachelor and young
officer had certain rights of his If he belonged to
royal family he must the gauntlet of gossip, exaggera
ton and exasperatng untruths BY and large the Prince
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Much was said in Macon with which AL Smith
would not agree but do not how he can dodge
the accusation that his Liberty League speech was
the torch which set alight the leaping bonires OF
the witch burners
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TOMORROW-How he avoided
being forced into state marriage
-. a reception attended by the
death and injury of 400 an
unappreciated rescue from mob
+. encounter with a wallfiower
at King Neptune's court.
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Question-Have you read Mr.
Landon'S speech?
Mrs. RooSevelt-Yes.
Question-Any comments?
Mrs. Roosevelt-No.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-19
CUBA BRINGS IN
s. PASSENGERS
VESSEL ALSO BROUGHT IN
SIXTEEN TONS OF FREIGHT
FOR KEY WEST

Steamer Cuba of the P. and o.
S. S. company. arrived from Tam
pa and st. Petersburg this morn
ing with seven first and four sec
ond class passengers for Key
West; % first and one second
class passenger for Havana.
Arrivals at Key West were
Ernest Thompson, J. w. Han
cock. Mrs. ]. w. Hancock, C. NJ.
Schilder, G. R. Leighton, Mrs. G.
f. Leighton, B. L. Schlepperle, j.
Key, r. Cash, L. Skinner, H. Sym
onette.
The vessel also brought 16 tons
of freight, one automobile and 81
sacks of mail for Key West; one
automobile and 17S sacks of mail
for Havana.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-19
DELAYED FERRY
REACHES PORT
FLORIDA KEYS NOW AT NO
NAME KEY IN PERFECT
CONDITION

Captain Eugene Demeritt, in
charge of the ferries, today re-
ported to Executive Officer Frank
lin E. Albert, head OF the system,
that the Ferry Florida Keys is at
No Name Key in perfect condi-
ton. The vessel suffered no dam
age from the winds and weather
experienced Tuesday afternoon
and night.
Mr.. Albert told The Citizen
both the Florida Keys and Key
West will Gail tomorrow morning
for Matecumbe, carrying cars. Ar
irving at Matecumbe the Key
West will double back to take up
the regular schedule, leaving No
Name Key 8 o'clock.
The Florida Keys will remain
at Matecumbe until Saturday
morning and begin on the regular
schedule from Matecumbe, sailing
for No Name Key at 10 o'clock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-19
BAND CONCERT
MUCH ENJOYED
EXCELLENT PROGRAM Rem
DERED AT BAYVIEW PARK
LAST NIGHT BY BAND

Although it was a cool night, a
large number of music lovers
stayed throughout the excellent
program offered last night at
Bayview Park by the Key West
Hospitality Band.
This was the first of a twice
weekly series of concerts to be
given by the organized band
which is a part of the Federal
Music Project, under the direc-
ton of DIR. Nikolai Sokoloff, and
is being supervised locally by
George Mills White.
Under the leadership of Pro-
fessor Alfredo BarrOso, the band
presented a we'll balanced program
last night and those who attended
it termed the program splendid, !"
with an intermingling of popular
numbers with classical selections.
Another program has been ar
ranged for tomorrow morning 10
o'clock in the Marine hospital for
thu benefit of the staff of sur
geons and nurses and the patients.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-19
CENSUS OFFICIAL
ARRIVES HERE TO
BEGIN ACTIVITIES
W. A. PAYNE OF DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE, PAID PLEAS
ANT CALL AT THE CITIZEN
OFFICE TODAY

w. A. Payne, official of the
department of commerce in charge
of the census of American Bust
ness in Florida, was a welcomed
caller at The Citizen office to-
day, to greet the publisher, an old
acquaintance.
Mr.. Payne has the distinction
of being the first visitor to Key
West to drive his car from the
ferry at No Name Key when the
service was inaugurated with the
arrival of the Ferry Florida Keys
on Monday, January 16, 1928.
The visitor sees a vast differ
ence between that day and this.
The many changes have not been
for the better, he agrees, but
feels as do many others. that Key
West is destined to be the great
est winter resort in the United
States.
Mr.. Payne expects to be here
several days getting the machin-
cry of the census underway and
starting the enumerators to work
with instructions covering every
phase of census enumeration.
Those to be employed in this
work will be designated by the
WPA officials. They will, in all
probability, be named tomorrow
and the enumerators started out
at once.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-03-19
YACHT RACES TO
START FROM HERE
This SATURDAY
INFORMATION RECEIVED To-
DAY FROM MIAMI BY GLEN
PRICE NOTIFYING HIM OF
CHANGE OF DATE

Instead of starting the yacht
races from Key West to st. Pc
tersburg on Monday morning, the
vessels will sail from Key West 9
o'clock Saturday morning. This in
formation was received today by
Glenn C. Price, in charge of local
arrangements. from Wirth Mum
roe, chairman of the Regatta Com
mittee in Miami.
The vessels will get in readiness
for the start early in the morning
and be in readiness to cross the
line which will be at point off
Fort Taylor. The warning signal
will be given at $3.50; prepara-
terry at 8:55 and on the hour
signal the race will be on.
1t was at first planned to have
the races start Monday morning
and with this understanding ar
rangements were today being COM
pleted for the entertainment of
the yachtsmen, a large number of
whom are expected to be in the
harbor by Friday afternoon. With
the change of plans there will be
little or no opportunity to enter
tain the visitors, it was pointed
out.
Several of the entrants in the
races left Miami this morning.
bound for Key West. Among
them are S. A. Hansen's 49-foot
schooner, Water Witch, which cap
tured both the Miami-Nascau and
the Thomas Lipton's cups this
winter.
The Water Witch will be en-
tered, it is said, in both the Key
West-St. Petersburg and the St.
Petersburg Havana races, by a
syndicate headed by Commodore
Leon Lewis.
Another of the yachts listed Tor
the races is Commodore Hugh
Matheson's 30-foct Babe. There
will also be in the rcce. Hardness
Edwards 66-foot stay sail wish
bone rugged Ketch Winsome Too.
Ed. Spence will enter his So
foot Seawanhaka Schooner Ven
turer. which was in Key West
about two weeks ago and at that
time Mr.. Spence said he would
have his yacht in the race. The
Venturer will be in the race from
Kew West to st. Petersburg.
The 30-foot Yacht Gamecock viii
also enter the race and will be
sailed by Wirth Munroe, and there
are others expected to enter the
races either from here or from
St. Petersburg.
One of these vessels is the Va
marie which arrived Tuesday.
This is the stay sail wishbone
rugged ketch owned by Vadim
Makaroff The ketch sailed this
morning for St. Petersburg tow
ed from the yacht basin by Ern-
est Hemingway's Cruiser Pillar.