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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
WEDNESDAY, MAY ~. 1895.
EMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE

II HE tweny-fourth annual convention of the In
ternational Association of Public Employment
Services, opening here today probably finds these
agencies in better position to study the unempoy-
ment problem than ever before. The reason is that
more specific information is available
For example, when the Indiana State Employ
ment Service was being developed few years ago.
there was little knowledge of employment conditions
and trends and the makeup of the unemployed pop
uation. Machinery for gathering these statistics
was set up. In recent months. the Indiana service
has been able to break down this information to get
picture of geographical distribution the occupa-
tional classifcatons industrial background age sex
and other facts about the jobess
The groundwork for maintaining current nfor-
nation on the unemployed population in Indiana
has been laid. pressing need of course, is to get
reliable statistics the situation for the entire
country The American Federation of Labor, the
United States Chamber of Commerce and other
groups usually are far apart in their estimates When
a complete census Of the jobess is available much
of the guesswork be eliminated from efforts to
provide safeguards against economic insecurity.
This convention will focus attention on Federal
state unemployment compensation plans under the
Federal Social Security Act. w. Frank Persons d-
rector of the United States Employment Service, is
listed among the prominent speakers. Martin F.
Carpenter, director of the Indiana State Employ
nent Service, also is president of the international
association.
The scheduled three-day program is filled with
important discussions that should promote better I'M
derstanding of the unemployment compensation laws
and of the entire problem of economic security
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
THE PEOPLE SPEAK

Il ME American people, in the proportion of more
- than to d. favor ratifying the pending Child
Labor Amendment according TO a sample poll of
voters in all the states made by the American In
stitute of Public Opinion.
Replying to the question, do you favor an
amendment to the Constitution giving Congress
the power to limit regulate and prohibit the labor
of persons under 1872" sixty one per cent voted yes
80 per cent no.
The poll reveals that if this amendment were
submitted to the people of the states As states would
ratify by popular referendum, while only three
Kansas, South Dakota and Maryland-would reject
it, Interesting to the voters this November will be
the fact that only 46 per cent of Republican voters
replying favored the amendment while 70 per cent
of the Democrats favored it. City folks in the 10
biggest cities voted sc to "a for the amendment but
farmers voted against it 81 to 49, The other big sup
porting groups young people, women and
Socialists
What does this mean?
What, but that the peoples legislatures are
playing the people false7 This amendment was sub
mtted to the states in 1924 two years after the
United States Supreme Court held the second child
labor law unconstitutional. Since then, in all these
IL years. only "a states of necessary So have
ratified Among the % states have rejected the
have refused to act at ALL Thus 81 states in which
the voters apparently favor ratification have refused
to act in accordance with the peoples wishes
Here is an issue couched in the simplest of terms
1t is good economics and humanity in its most ee-
mentary form Yet, whether from stupidity, mis-
information or moral calousness one-half of the
Legislatures have defeated all efforts take children
out of joos their jobless elders should have. More
than 100000 youngsters under 10 working at wages
while 10 million elders are idle!
This story o. justice deferred to the nations youth
illustrates how difficult have made it for decent
Federal legislation In face of two laws passed by
Congress- IL years of campaigning and apparently
overwhelming public sentiment we still lack Federal
child labor law, the only kind that be effec
tive.
Reactonary state Legislatures resisting orderly
evolution of government, are putting too much of
strain the Constitution they profess to protect
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27

Kansas University and was called
Fox" Landon-"because," says she,
"he was slyly shrewd like an old
darky who can play excellent poker
but can't read and write" Her
brother was classmate and is for
Fox but she ardently is not.
An old Negro family friend such
as she had described summed UP
his opinion of the Governor this
way; He don't know much of any
thing and he amt even curious"
In the East there is a lot of
whispering about somebody digging
up something on Landon." If that
means some sinister connection with
big oil interests or some hidden sin,
nobody is going to dig up anything.
There is nothing to dig. The Gov
errors life is just like his last radio
speech to a small town high school
dreary sequence of platitudinous
sterility: There is no substitute
for courage. Man can not live on
bread alone" and the whole copy
book Decalogue lacking only Two
plus two equal four" and "'Tis love
that makes the world go round"
They say here that ALT does not
expect to be elected this time, but
expects to win in 1910. That is nom
sense. If there were enough time
between now and the convention for
him to go on the air with few
more such speeches and canned
dialogue or two like the last one, he
wouldn't even be nominated.
Nonentity can conceal itself but not
if it opens it's mouth and emitS
words.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
A WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

I AGREE whole-heartedly with correspondent
that the anonymous article in a recent Saturday
Evening Post IT Like Men With Money" is a. sorry
disclosure of femininty.
Prophecies not in good taste. If they WERE
it would be easy to forete the eventual fade-out of
the damsel who admits that she wants her men rich
and intends to get everything out of them she can
while giving as little as possible in return. She'll
get exactly what she goes after-baubles.
Nor is this gasp of moral horror at the idea she
expresses Obviously she is out to shock her readers
But nobody is going to be shocked at that which
so noticeable in social scheme. The girl really
deserves pat on the head for telling the truth
about her poor little soul,
She is typical of certain kind of American
womanhood. The same kind we're often to be met
with in the days when Nero was Emperor of Rome
They nothing new under the SUM-
But one emotion moves us when we read of her
tricks and petty thieveres, her avidty to grab for
herself all the bonbons from nfes cornucopia That
emotion is not anger but pity pity that an intell
gent, fortunate young woman living in the most in
teresting of all epochs should waste her life upon
such petty quests.
Was it to support daughters like these that our
pioneer mothers dared the dangers of ocean and
wilderness? No. However numerous the greedy
grabbers are for each of them we have 10 fine girls
who appreciate the true worth of men and are
ready to take their share of domestic and social
responsibility.
AS has always been the case the generous, useful
women who do real work in the world win continue
to earn much of the money that supports the idler
in her stupid little game But that is matter.
The useful and generous also will continue to get
from life that which the other sort can not under
stand-spiritual boons rather than material bonbons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
Q-What is a spring pepper?


"A small brown tree toad native
in eastern United States and Can
ada, having an oblique dark
colored cross on the back, an angu-
lar mark between the eyes and bars
on the legs. They breed in ponds
and swamps in the spring and their
shrill, piping notes are among the
earliest signs of spring.
Q-Is King Edward VIII the King
of Scotland as we'll as OF Ireland?
Ale is King of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land. Scotland is an integral part
of the United Kingdom.
Q-Does the United States send
an ambassador or minister to any
OF the British colonies?
A-No.
Q-What is the title of the COM
manding officer on steamship?
A-Master, or commander. colo
quially called the captain.
Q-What do one, two and three
whistles rlean when blown in steam
ships passing each other?
A-One short blast means that
the steamer sounding it is steering
course to starboard; two blasts,
that she is steering course to port:
and three, that her engines are 60
ing full speed astern.
Q-What does the name Maxine
mean?
Alt is feminine name. from the
Latin, and means the greatest"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27

under their autonomous government have no in
come taxes.
An involved exchange procedure is followed, 1t is
said by which credit for these purchases is obscure
y routed out of the United States and the proper
ties are purchased and developed by companies of
which Bahamam business men lend their names,
conoealing the identity Of the actual American in
vestors.
We suggest that this report be jotted down ir
the memory of Americans who stay at home and do
We suggest that this report be jotted down in
that something may happen some day in Bahamas
threatening the security of American investments
there. In that event. of course, State Depart
ment will be called upon to make appropriate
protests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
SUPPLY, DEMAND SEEN AS
BASIS FOR WAGES

DENlAINO fAS
BASIS FOR WAGES
By E. B. Swinney
The question often is asked,
What are a persons services worth
at any given time in any occupa-
tion?"
1t seems to me there is but one
answer, namely, just what can be
obtained for them in the open mar
ket.
This will arouse a storm of criti-
cism, but it is true nevertheless.
There is no other answer. Times
and conditions are so constantly
changing that this matter can not
be regulated by law.
The economic law of supply and
demand is natures efficient balance
wheel. During the war when the
demand for labor far exceeded the
supply, labor received a much larger
share of the product than the de-
preston period when the reverse
was true
There is no reason in nature why,
with mans inexhaustible and un-
satisfied wants, the demand for
labor should not always exceed the
supply at wages amounting to the
full products. Involuntary unem-
ployment means that we have
clogged the machine with an eco
nomic monkey wrench that separ-
ates land-the source OF wealth.
from labor-the producer of wealth.
Our job therefore, is not to make
bad matters worse by enacting pal
liative legislation, but to eliminate
the monkey wrench by abolishing
monopoly in the natural resources
by taking the rent of land for pub
lie expenses in lieu of all taxation.
as proposed by Henry George.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
THINKS SUPREME COURT
POWER SHOULD BE CURBED
BY Hiram Lackey

BY Hiram Lackey
The Washington Merry-G o :
Round performs another significant
service for the readers of The Times
by catching Justice McReynolds off
his guard and thus revealing the
passion and prejudice that may in
f1uence the decisions of the six
judges who agree with Hoover and
Mills.
Justice McReynolds anger and
childish demands of the guard, when
he spied the serial letter "A" on
his new Office door, indicates his
unftness to influence the prosper
ity and happiness of so many mil
lions of American workers.
Such emotionalism, resulting from
the sight of the letter in AAA, rep
resents an unhealthy adjustment Of
this reactionary judge to the just
criticism of the enlightened mind
and conscience of America.
1t is reasonable to believe that our
nine justices are competent as to
legal training and intelligence. If
these be constant factors, We the
people ask what determines the diff
ference in the decisions of the minor
and major groups.
We like to think of our justices as
being above the frailties that char
acterized the kings in the days of
Daniel. We have grown to think of
the welfare of millions of workers
as being more important than the
tranSitory whim of king.
We think of the Supreme Court
in terms of it's dignity and justice.
We would do we'll to observe what
the six reactionary judges are cam
oufaging. So much velvet on the
points of spears that they are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27

WHO will be the Pasteur or the
W Gorgas of mental medicine?
Pasteur proved to the world that
physical diseases were traceable to
minute germs not visible to the I'M
aided eye. Gorgas made possible
the building OF the Panama Canal
with his campaign against the small
and apparently harmless mosquito
which carries hidden in his body the
virulent germ of yellow fever.
Who will arise to protect mankind
from the mental germs; the hates,
antagonisms and jealousies that go
about hidden under the names of
patriotism. nationalism, self-protec-
ton, race superiority, justice and a
thousand and one other disguises.
and lead man to his own destruc-
ton?
This is the question raised by DR..
William A. White, psychiatrist Of
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washing
ton. He asks:
rs it not apparent that It is as
essential to know the true motives
that animate men and nations as it
is to know the pathogenic micro
organisms that produce the diseases?
Is it not apparent that it is Just as
important to know the names I'M
der which these motives masquerade
as it is to know the carriers of these
pathogenic micro-organisms?"
Freedom from the scourge Of
germ produced diseases is not yet
complete, it is true, for this years
disastrous floods reminded us that
Immediately when vigilance in pres
ent-day sanitary measures is relaxed
or interrupted. the ancient enemy
Of plague raises its ugly head.
So it is also with the destructive
forces of the mind, DR.. White re-
minds us.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27

thrusting into the hearts of laboring
producers of America!
To the end that we may curb the
fragrant abuse of power by Supreme
Court justices, We the producers
long for the opportunity to express
our sentiments and convictions in
the form of ballots to amend the
Constitution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
The Hoosier Forum
dlsapproue of a0hat you Say-and a0M defend
to the death your right to sag it.-Voltaire.

(IimeS readers are united to cypress
their Uiet0S IN these columns. religious
controversies eTc1uded. Make U0ur letters
short so all can hare chance. Limit
them to ESQ words or less. Your letter
must be SiQned. bit names 41iH be
Dithhetd on re0ueSt
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
LANDONS LIFE OPEN BOOK.
OLD NEIGHRORS SAY

BY Hugh S. johnson, Tulsa, Okla.
This is written in my home-state
stamping grounds-the Oklahoma
oil country. 1t also happens to be
the Landon home-state. stamping
grounds-just across the line in
Kansas.
Lots of people here have known
the Governor all his life. The lady
of this house went to school in
Lawrence when he was a student at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
ANNIVERSARY
BY VIRGINIA KIDWELL

Every one has special days
That sacredly he keeps,
Sometimes retracing saddened ways
To where loved one sleeps.
Sometimes RELIEVING in a room
Some, past despair or woe,
Rehearing in the silent gloom
A loved voice saying Go"
Every one has special dates
Kept sentimentally,
Though long ago you left I know
Today you'll think of me.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
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medical advice can not be given, nor
can extended research be undertaken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
Your Health
BY DR.. MORRIS FIsHBEIN

IF a mother who is nursing her
Il baby has plenty of milk, she will
probably do we'll to feed the baby
from one breast only at each nurs-
ing. Less frequent use of the
breast lessons danger of infection
and of sore or cracked nipples.
If mother does not have very
much milk, she should use both
breasts in nursing, because regular
use of The breast for nursing stimu-
lates the milk flow.
If one breast only is used in nurs-
ing, the baby should not nurse much
longer than 10 minutes. If both
breasts are used, six minutes nurs-
ing should supply the baby with all
the milk that will be useful to him.
Scientific studies show that the
food obtained by the baby after the
first six to 10 minutes is hardly suf-
ficient to be of great Importance in
ordinary nursing.
Once a schedule Of feeding has
been adopted, it should be followed
closely. Sometimes a baby fed
every four hours gets unusually hun
CRY at the end of three or three and
one-half hours, especially if he has
been active or if the previous feed
ing has been small.
IN such case, the baby should not
L be allowed to cry for a half
hour, but may be fed a little ahead
of time. The next feeding, however,
should be given at the regular
period.
A baby who nurses too long at the
breast will tend to swallow much air
toward the end of the nursing
period. After the feeding, he will
try to regurgitate this air. AS a re-
suit, he may vonit or have collie.
70 overcome this air swallowing,
the mother should sit up while the
baby is nursing and hold the baby
in a semi-erect posture. Just before
nursing the baby, she may hold him
upright over her shoulder.
If she will then pat him lightly on
the back, he will be likely to belch
up the air. After the nursing is
completed, the same procedure
should be followed for a short time.
Some babies swallow more air
than do others. If the baby tends to
be an "air swallower," the nursing
may be interrupted occasionally and
the baby held over the shoulder.
This will permit him to belch UP
some of the air he has swallowed,
before he proceeds with nursing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
FLEEING TAXATION

IRON Nassau, New York Times correspondent
reports that wealthy Americans are secretly
lnvesting millions in property in the Bahama Islands
for the purpose of evadng high United States in
come taxes. The Bahamas are British-owned. but
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27

THE sublimity of wisdom is to
i do those things living which
are to be desired when dying.-Jer-
envy Taylor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
Vagabond
from
Indiana
ERNIE PYLE

EDITORS NoTE-This rowing reporter
for The Times goes where he pleases.
when he pleaseS, in search OF odd
stories about this and that.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
DAILY THOUGHT

Only the Lord give thee wisdom
and understanding, and give thee
charge concerning Israel, that thou
mayest keep the law of the Lord.
thy God.-I Chronicles xii, IL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27

THE presidential campaign so far has been little
than big boner contest between the two
ma Tor parties
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-27
Today's Science
BY SCIENCE SERVICE

XXTHO will be the Pasteur or the
w Gorgas of mental medicine?
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-03-02

the ordinary flying machine ana 1t 10 not
halfsa DAVIS journey by the ordinary ma
val vessel.
Our country seems not to think of the
situation. What would happen if the time
should come that this patIOn could be
so lax in the Strengthening of its Navy
and the due preparation of its defense
as 10 allow these nations, whose object is
to drive US out of ali competition ia the
whole sphere of Asia. toFsucceed in what
Is apparent 10 me as proposed comhina
ton?
he result is perfectly plain that with
our complete and sufficient Navy the
seizure firstswould be made of Alaska.
Then W wUuI1 next find Japan sez-
ing the Philippines and saying to US.
II you have any interests here. gentle
men. come and protect them"
| shall regardlit as a great oIundsr on
the part of United States If it ahaiI Who'll
~ give up at this particular time control
OF the Philippine Islands x
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-03-02
Is WAR WITH JAPAN COMING

That Iapan's Far Eastern policy lie a
constant source of anxiety to this and
other nations is a generally known fact
Many people see 10 JaDan's policv in Chi
ma a particular menace to the UniIed
States. They feel that japan IS pre- pariag.
10 close the open Door" and thus shut
off our foreign trade in that directi q.
Among the sIaunch believers in this
line of reasoning are Senator's Key PHI.
man of Nevada, and J. Hamilton Lewis
of Illinois. in speech on the floor of the
Senate Chairman Pittman declare J4.
pan is preparing TO clos the door in IN.
ma TO American even if war is nece
sary to accomplish it," He criticised Ja.
paEese policy. spoke of treaties ''opa1ly
and :uthiessly violated" and referred tc
WI at he called Japanese threats, propa.
ganda and arrogance" China, he SAID
suI an INDEPENDENT sovereign govern
ment. at peace with the world, and desi-
rous of trading with US He advocate.
naval and air forces that would be suf-
flCient to protect United States rightsany
where at any time.
Because of Pttnann's high position
as president pro tempore of the Senate
and as Chairman Of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee which deals with
the nations information affairs his attack
on japan was expected to attract world.
wide attention. Butthere are those in
this country who roget this improper
and provocative attack on friendly "a.
ton. Concedlng that there may be an
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-03-02
Auction Notice

At the request of MUNROE GLEN
DENEN. Administrator of the Estate of
George Alonzo Jackson, deceased and
by virtue Of an Order issued out of the
District Court of the Virgin Islands of
the United States. dated February II,
1886. there will be offered for sale at the
Police Court House on
"Wednesday, March 18Th, 1896
AT O'CLOCK Pm.
HOUSE and LOT NO. So QUEENS
STREET, Christianated.
The documents pertaining to the sale
will be exhibited at the sale.
Christiansted Vendus Office. February
18th. 1886.
D. HAMILTON JACKSON,
Vendue Director.
Fee So. 90
Say Two Dollars.