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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20

ut helped" he said, Ito keep us humble"
The mysterious resignation of Thomas Jefferson
Coolidge Undersecretary of the Treasury and the
governments bond salesman, has focused attention
more sharply than the budget situation
which is becoming an increasing cause OF concern.
It now looks as if the budget will be out
of balance than ever, with the largest peace-time
deficit in history written down at the end of the
coming fiscal year.
VXTHILE part of this arises from circumstances
w beyond President Roosevelts control, such as
the heavy loss in the AAA decision, the ST. 10000
bonus cost and some $2,OOOOOoOOO more which
will be required for relief it is hard for the Admin
isration to laugh off the fact that in its new budget
estimates for next year. not single regular govern
ment department shows reduction from this years
costs.
So when Secretary Morgenthau reveals that it
is probable that the government will be required in
the next year and a half to market more than SILL
900 900 900 in bondS-about half for new money and
half for refunding-no wonder the Treasurys bona
salesman, hard-bitten New England banker, de-
cdes to quit and go back to his bank.
Mr. Roosevelt recently said that bankers told him
in 1888 that the government could stand a public
debt of SIS 900 900 So that the prospect
of $35 900 debt in itself need not be alarm
ing. Yet more than six years after the depression
began and after three years of New Deal pump
printing people can't be blamed for wondering when
the bills are going to begin to go down instead OF
up; and granted Mr.. Roosevelt can't control the
Supreme Court why he can't squeeze some of the
water out of his regular government departments.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN FAR
- LEY has set up pro- Roosevelt organization in
Georgia to put Gov. Talmadge back in his place. Now
he is turning to the job of untanglng party affairs
in Ohio and California. Democratic leaders from
both of those states due here within few days
for making rites around the Roosevelt reside.
One reason old line Senate Democrats ganged up
Senator Nye supposed to be that the munitions
committee getting ready to throw its spotlight
on the role Senator William G.. McAdoo played as
Secretary of the Treasury during the war. McAdoo
conspicuously silent in the Senate during the
Democratic defense of Woodrow Wilson. But he is
supposed to have been plenty interested backstage
After listening to several hours of that debate
Senator Elmer Thomas finally got the floor to dis
cuSs the BONUS bill, opening with this one
Nov that we have settled the causes of the
World War, trust the Senate may give some atten-
ton to the matter of paying some OF the expenses
incident to that war;
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20
THE TOWN OF THE WALKING DEAD

BY GILBERT LOVE
Tines Special Writer

CAULEY BRIDGE, w.
Va, Jan. 20.-This is a
village of men who are con-
demned to die.
There can be no reprieve
for the men of Gauley
Bridge, for they do not
stand condemned by a court
but by a strange disease FOR
which there is mo cure.
Congress finally has been aroused
by their plight.
Although the situation here has
existed for several years. no West
Virginia agency has asked Wash
ington for aid.
The victims contracted the
dread malady silicosis while dig
ging a tunnel through the noun
tain that towers over their homes.
The tunnel was to divert the wa
tiers of New River into a power
house and produce cheap cleo
tricity for local plants of the
Union Carbide and Carbon Co.
The tunnel is almost completed
now, but it's industrial significance
means little to men who must die.
Nothing matters much to them
now, except the little white meet
ing houses where they go to hear
sermons about life hereafter.
Some of them, largely those IN
the first stages of affection, are
trying to work. The WPA has
many such employees. But after a
few months of the disease they are
too weak and emaciated for work.
Burly men become living skele-
tons. Then-death. There is no
escape.
TAULEY BRIDGE is a cross
" roads hamlet 40 miles east of
Charleston. The first man I ap-
preached was leaning against a
building, looking with lack -luster
eyes at autos speeding along the
highway.
1.-THE doctor says I can't get bet
ter" he said without emotion. II
may last while, but I'll die"
His name is Walter Kincaid.
He has a wife and six children. He
was a coal miner, but he had no
work and took job in the tunnel
when it was started in 1880.
"A lot of the boys are dead" he
explained. But some of us are
still around"
H. A. Boggs and Delbert Ser
gen came up.
81 got 1894 damages" said
Boggs, "but that's not much for a
mans life" He added, thought
fully: I'm only 49,"
Sergen, little more than a boy,
said he had worked in the tunnel
but had escaped the disease.
1.-THE dust in there was awful,
though" he said. "One day I
helped carry 10 men out"
The dust" was practically pow
dered glass, for the tunnel ran
through vein of almost pure sill
lea. That dust got into the mems
lungs.
Sergen's elation may be pre-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20

ridor which connects the House
and Senate chambers, and set
tied itself in it's own $11 100000
marble temple of justice, some
Representatives are saying that
it has become superior.
But members of Congress are
naturally suspicious and jealous
so perhaps too much attention
ought not be paid to these cloak
room mutterings.
However, at least one member
of the court was sorry to move
into the new marble palace. He
said he liked the little dingy
courtroom in the capitol better.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20
The Big Town
by ERNIE PYLE

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-There is a young man VINO
has achieved feeting distinction on the worlds
greatest street-Broadway.
He was standing at 44th and Broadway the other
night. and little crowd gathered around him. lis
ten1ng and smiling. The young man was selling news
papers. They were stacked on bench in front of
him, on the sidewalk. His voice was soft, and full
of melody.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20

met one of his former students,
now a government lawyer.
How are you getting on, John?"
inquired Justice Stone.
pretty good, Mr.. Justice. I WAS
with the legal division of the NRA
last year, then I transferred to
the AAA, and now I am in the
legal division of the Securities and
Exchange Commission
Justice Stone smiled, said:
Il see. Keeping one jump ahead
Of us, eh?"
NOTE+Some New Dealers fear
the SEC will go the way of other
New Deal agencies, be declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court.
Following AdUice
CECRETARY HENRY WAL
~ LACE is one of the most care
full speech writer's in the Admin
istration. But as he himself rue
fully relates, he has his lapses.
This is the story Henry tells on
himself.
Rushed with other matters up
to the last minute before deliver
ing a recent speech, Mr.. Wallace
failed to go over the final draft
of his manuscript, which he had
turned over to an assistant to pre-
pare.
Appearing before the audience,
MIR. Wallace was little hesitant
at first, but gradually warmed to
the work. Finally he became so
fervid that without realizing it, he
read aloud the following typed
notation:
"At this point tell audience a
funny story and get them in good
humor."
Only when a roar of laughter
burst on him did he stop, and look
to see what he had said. Then
he, too, joined in the joke on
himself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20
Biggest Peace-T
Deficit Ever Looms
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WAsHlNoToN Jan, aoA Attta la sns , Aamn
w istrations new AAA substitute shows lngenu-
ity worthy of the Supreme Court, press gallery
cynics are referring to it as the "soil conversation
and land futiity" program.
Since the Supreme Court moved out OF its dingy
little room in the Capitol Building, just off the cor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20

The success which seemed so
near may be snatched from Sem
ator Gerald P. Nye, who has
labored necessarily since 1884
for a stringent neutrality law.
The lions share of the credit for
the inquiry goes to the North
Dakota Republican, the only
Senator who could be persuaded
to fight for investigation of the
powerful munitions industry.
Not only has the committee
headed by Nye uncovered con-
vincing evidence of the need of
laws to keep the country at peace
but Nye has made more than a
httt1lxoI e,4nAatae thn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20

He Kept calling: Hitler bought
mazooza Hitler bought a
mazooza Read all about the
horrible horror :. Hitler bought
maZooza."
don't know what he meant.
I suppose it didn't mean any,
thing. Homeward-bound thea
ter-goerS were amused, and
stopped to listen. The young
man was smiling, and looking as
though he would like to join the
crowd and laugh at himself.
A woman in the crowd whisp-
cred to her man: 81 think he said
Hitler killed MuSsolini. Do you
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20

low as 90 to Is cents an hour, for
a 10-hour day.
After the plague was diagnosed,
the men began trying to get work.
mems compensation, but the COM
pensation law did not provide for
this obscure disease. Then they
sued the contracting firm, the
Rinehart & Dennis Co. of Char
lottesville, Va, and the New Kama
wha Power and Carbon Co., sub
sidiary of the Carbide and Carbon
Co. Around 600 suits were filed for
damages amounting to 100000.
A FEW cases were fought
4 "A through the courts, but most
of them were settled without trial.
Widows were reported to have re-
ceived around $1,000 each and men
who still were alive got several
hundred dollars each.
Some 200 cases were thrown
out of court because the men had
COA1O1 dSUCA G1lC ulOCdSC IllOIG UlldIl
a year after leaving the COM
pany's employ and the company
invoked the statute of limitations.
The men said no masks had
been provided for them and that
no water was used to keep down
the dust as pneumatic drills ham
mered at the silica rock. The
dust was so thick, they said, that
they couldn't recognize each other
at a distance of few feet,
The tunnel has made Gauley
Bridge village of walking dead
men. There are dozens of them
here and an unknown number of
others scattered through the East
and South. Some of those who
went away have doubtless died
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20
ZEPHYR TO CUT TRAIN
TIME OF DENVER TRIP
Run From Here Will Be Made in
Less Than % Hours.

When the new Denver Zephyr is
put into daily service sometime early
this summer, it will reduce the
train time from Indianapolis, via
Chicago, to Denver to less than %
hours, against the present time of
80 hours and 80 minutes, the Burl-
ington Route announced today.
Trains leaving indianapolis be-
tween 1920 and 1885 a. m. arrive
in Chicago before $50 the same aft
ernoon. Passengers will board the
Zephyr at $50 and arrive in Den
yer at 7.30 the next morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20

areas OF refugees from the noble experiment.
HarryiS bar is the old headquarters of the Inter-
national Order of Barfes, whose roster holds with
in pair of covers the signatures of most of the
famous Americans who came to town in the days of
the 3cent franc and tried to attend to their drink
ing year in advance in their first few days ashore
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20

WTASHINGION, Jan. 20t-On the contention that
W the memory of Woodrow Wilson has been be-
smrched may rest the fate Of strong neutrality egs-
laton at the present session OF Congress.
serious split in the Senate Munitions Committee
over criticism Of the acts of Wilson and other Ameri
statesmen threatens to collapse of the in
quiry conducted for two years into the world arms
traffic and World War financing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20

country pushing home the neutrality doctrine and
outlining the sequence of developments that sent
into the conflict in 1917.
It seems certain that neither the Administration
nor Congress would have acted without the spur of
strong public sentiment. Nye did more than any one
else to provide that spur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20
Friend of H0rdinO

IN the Senate Mr.. Sutherland
i was known chiefly for his long
and dreary dissertations on the
Constitution and his friendship
with Warren Gamaliel Harding.
The future President, perhaps be-
cause he rarely listened, or be-
cause he himself knew little Of
such things, considered the schol-
arly Utahan very erudite man.
At any rate, Mr.. Sutherland was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20
Trying to "AUOid Prejudice"

A THOUGH recent hearings have disclosed mach
4 n nations by American statesmen without
which, many authorities say we might have avoided
war, and revealed the Morgan firm as an instrument
of hnancial-industrial process which made
apparently inevitable Nye declares: II have never
before tried so hard to be without prejudice"
He and Senator Bennett Champ Clark of Missouri
assert that they have had no desire to smear" any
one
Their idea has been to show, they state that the
Morgans were operating during the World War just
as they would operate again in a similar case were
there no neutrality law, and that Wilson, as he came
to favor the Allies over the Central Powers, vir
tualy helpless under the pressure of trade traffic
and finance
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20
A He'll for Clark?

TINE Morgan partners, who made vast profits from
the war; are as fiercely patriotic and pro-Ally as
ever.
Senator Bennett Clark of Missouri spent an after
noon running, by historical citations and hitherto
secret documents, their contention that German
submarine warfare alone plunged us into conflict.
If Wilson and Lansing had been as stern with
England as with Germany, he showed unrestricted
sub warfare probably could have been avoided.
1t was then that handsomely groomed Mrs George
Whitney wife of one of the chief Morgan partners,
turned to a companion and whispered:
SIS Senator Clark a, German?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-20
One jump Ahead

One Jump Ahead
A FEW days after his court COL
= leagues had riddled the AAA,
Justice Harlan F. Stone, one-time
dean of the Columbia Law School,
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After listening to several hours of that debate.
Senator Elmer Thomas finally got the floor to dis
cuss the BONUS bill, opening with this one:
Nov that we have settled the causes of the
World War, trust the Senate may give some atten-
ton to the matter OF paying some of the expenses
incident to that war;"
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05
HOSPITAL NOTES

The October 30th hospital re
port gives 8 cases of tonsil re-
movals. They are Stanley Hoff-
man, Kenneth Klinepier, Eu-
gene and Martha Marshall, Bet
ty Jean and Ralph Archer,
Joan Lentz, Donald Parks and
Lester Ellsworth. All except
Stanley Hoffman are colonist
children.
John Kelly Klinepier and
Mike Shields were admitted for
surgical treatment. Shields fell
and lacerated an eyelid. There
was considerable difficulty in
stopping the excessive bleeding.
Mrs. Hilda Sears, wife of
Harry Sears, was discharged af-
ter recovering from an appendix
removal. William Rice, a native
patient from Eklutna, was also
discharged after an appended
tony.
General health conditions are
good, according to DR.. Albrecht,
and he reports that there are
fewer eases Of pink-eye than
there were.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05
Settlers Rates
Attractively Low

In view of the many recent
inquiries regarding settlers
rates, which point toward an in
flux of permanent residents for
this coming spring, the follow
ing figures will be of interest to
many.
Bona fide settlers can bring
what is elassed as "Emigrant
movables, +" that is the ordinary
furniture, farm gear and stuff
that a settler might wish to
bring with him, for $1.33 a
hundred in carload minimum
quantities of 5000 pounds. Reg
ular rates ON this same CLASH
fication of personal effects and
household goods is 1891 per
cwt., 1920 per ton, plus a Sc
attic wharfage charge of $1.05
per ton, or 40 cubic feet.
Fares are $47.95 for adults,
$24.00 from 5 to II years, $685.
from 2 to 5 years, and under
two free. Excess baggage is
$3.50 per hundred.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05
Crawford Back From
Kenai Hunting Trip

Ellis Crawford, head mech at
the garage, is back from 10 days
spent with Tom O'Dale at Lake
Tustemena on Kenai Peninsula.
Ellis bagged himself a fine
young bull and says that he saw
as many as thirty moose in one
herd, and witnessed the thrilling
sight of seeing two old monarchs
battle over the affections of
cows that stood apparently en-
joying the contest.
Crawford says there were
many hunters down tn ere,
among them George Petty, pop
ular creator of the petty" girl
appearing in each issue of Els
quire. Petty got himself a head
with a 7o,-nch spread.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05
Creamery Unit
Now Completed

The new creamery unit, with
big churn, pasteurize's butter
mold, butter fat content tester
and all the other necessary
equipment, is open and ready
for business, according to G. G.
Deal who is in charge, When
the creamery goes into CONNER
cial production depends upon
the colonists. "Just as soon as
they bring in cream we will
start operating, Mr.. Deal said.
This unit will also take care
of the egg supply. Mr.. Deal has
the cartons, the Gambling APP
paratus and everything neces-
sary to the strictly commercial
production of eggs. The young
pullets shipped in here a few
months ago are already laying
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05

Palmer can't brag too much
about its score of almost baby
week. Mrs. Frank Ring of Tract
90 tells of the little sawmill
town of Goodman, Wis, where
with a population of only a
thousand there have been as
high as ten born in a. week. DIR.
Gombers, one of the town s
physicians, died recently leav-
ing a record of over $500 babies
delivered in Is years.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05
From The 'Pioneer''
OF One Year Ago

There is to be a physical ex-
animation of every employee of
the corporation, DR.. Albrecht
announces. He adds that he ex-
poets to get at this lengthy job
the first of next week.
Mrs. Lawrence Arndt is now
reaping the harev soft her sum-
mer's labors. She left for a visit
home over the holidays, earning
her own fare both ways in the
little laundry she ran for the
boys of the camp.
The families Of Harry Nichols
and Theodore Giblin are plan
ming upon return to the states
either on the next boat or when
transportation is available.
At a meeting held in the
brand new trading post last
Tuesday evening, an organize
ton for the development of a
feeling of good will between the
colonists and the old settlers,
for the promotion of interest in
education and social activities,
as well as to provide death bene-
Git for members was organized.
Jack Lund, William Bennett,
Ray Wilkes, H1rry Campbell,
Joe Lentz and Mrs. Evelyn Steb-
bins of the colonist group, and
Matt Johansen, M. D. Snod-
grass and Henry Harrison of the
old settlers were elected as a
board Of directors.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05

Cap Harder, formerly in the
Bisson mill gang, says he is 60
ing to hunt wolves in the Circle
district this winter. He will be
leaving shortly with that pet
.30-06 Of his with the telescope
sight. Look out wolves.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05

About twenty enjoyed a big
roast pig dinner out at Bill
Bouwen s place last Wednesday
evening. Bill was the cook and
the guests were loud in their
praises.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05

Bill Hynek Of Tract 81 lost
a couple of young pigs out of his
herd o f40 last week. It's not
cholera, Bill says. He lays it to
exposure which developed pneu-
mOnia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-07
Blair Is Victor
Over Serriidn

Now speaking Of action, we'll,
sir, the good old fight fans got it
last night at the Arena when
Frankie Blair and Mickey Serbian
put it on for 10 thrill-packed
rounds.
Blair gained the nod by a
unanimous vote of the judges and
won it even though he tired in the
later going and it seemed as If
Serbian was getting in point-win-
ming ticks.
Anyhow it was a nice fight and
one fight fans here will remember
for some time to come. The boys
went at it from the opening gong.
Both registered knockdowns dur
ing the fray, but in each instance
the man on the floor was able
to get up and continue "flaying
away" to the customers delight.
In the prelims. Bobby Lowry
and Joe Santos fought to six
round draw; Mike Tardugno
knocked out Benny KesSler in the
fifth round of a scheduled six
rounder; Walter Kirkwood de-
feated Henry Irving; Tony Liv-
ingstone won by decision over Ed
die Dolan and Joe Doty trounced
Mike Groves.
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N ary|and Five
Opens Tonight
CONTINUED from First Sport Page

Continued from First Sport Pagel
thorpe got only % shots at the
basket.
Tommy O'Brien, G. WIS fight
ing young Irishman whose eyes
are as keen as they are blue.
topped his mates in scoring with
seven fielders and three fouls for
a total of II points. Thus the
New Jersey sophomore edges to
the fore among the Colonials'
Terrible Trinity" boosting his
season total to a points as against
43 for Kiesel and ~ for Ben Gold
faden, his running mate.
Tomorrow night will find the
Colonials pitting their strength
against Wake Forest College in
the Demon Deacons' North Caro-
lima stronghold. And Friday
night they'll return here for an
engagement with Elon College
which last season all but nosed
them out.
C. U. Boxers Active
With less than a week of train
ing, the Catholic University team
will embark on its 1886 boxing
schedule, facing the strong North
Carolina State mittmen in the c
U. gym, Saturday.
Little is known of the caliber OF
the Wolfpack outfit, although in
it's opening match last week, drew
with Atlantic Christian College
while C. U. is in the same boat.
La Fond must groom men for
no less than six divisions. In
Sully Greco, 155 FOUNDER; Fred
Mix, 145; Carman La Sale, 1856
and Fred Rydzawski, light-heavy
the Cards will have bette. than
fair material to form a nucleus fol-
the hard slate of eight matches
ahead.
North Carolinta State will have
but two veterans to pit against
the Cardinals. and these two lads
are considered to be far above the
ordinary run of college mittmen
They are Capt. Seaman Hudson
145 FOUNDER, who will battle Fred
Mix in one Of the feature battles
and Glenn Penland, crack 1876
FOUNDER, who will stack up against
Carman La Sale.