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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
IN and Out-With an ADolooy

1L Nazl ponce made the mistake recently of
locking up an English woman because Che NO.
$500 .eu taking notes at Nazi meeting When the
edieSCer IN charge of the police station pot looI.
aC her blue passport he almost threw the oood 80
UuC u Inc JalhouSe in his haste to get her off bic
iIaioS' one was IN and out and an apology vac ON
tho way w Ie BRUSH ambassador in Berlin before
'i1e dhloaSSador even heard of her arrest
EnglSh diplomats frankly state their nrofossio,
tlat II you give the Germans the SLIGHTEST
sign mat you intend to treat them with ordno
10y tney Will think you afraid Therefore
ho"aoayS When the American PASSPORT is on1v -
scrap OF paper in GERMANY the little hI,,o fois
issued 10 travelling BritonS is reliable safecondt
everywhere in the Reich '0'4N"o'
Inc BRUSH diplomats have orders to sail RIGHT
vi ana start pulling the Germans around tho e.,
instant Brton falls into trouble and to keen mai
very short time ' "-""S" uo III d
you may have noticed the other day the arrogant
puAuoNrg tone OF the German note to Swtzerlond
practically demanding the Withdrawal of the 60
land. ~ ~ eau III 0"ICzer-
10 go back little, young Jew living in Switzer-
lana Killed a German conspirator named C.,ct1ofY
VINO had been sent into the country nv 1Iit1a -
Germanlze Naz agitation and chlrn I'm domestic
rouDle Ihere are lot of Germans in SuytzerIond
ana Ihe NazlS claim that German is German
Wherever he is and that the ground which Nj
stands on at any moment is German soil vo', go
conoucC Naz agitation in any civilized country with
OUT causing strife and of course the Nazc don,+
permit americans to conduct republican agitation
VI Che BRUSH to start a monarchist movement il,
Germany 01AU III
When the young Jew shot the conspirator it was
discovered that the local Swiss law provided life
imprisonment instead of the death penalty for the
crime. The Nazi government immediatelv hou,od
outraged" because the Swiss wouldn't violate +bor
o" law 10 execute the assassin. The Swiss through
thelr papers, issued gentle reminder that. after
an tner government hadn't inspired the shooting
Of fear. " -e--
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
Despite WPA Jobs, Relief
Demands Still Are Heavy

the fall of 1888. BY that time
medical aid also was being given
by the relief board, which was
fortunate; because, of course, the
Simpsons had no money for doc
tor bills.
They were threatened with evic-
ton from their second home in
1884, but just about that time the
relief board was authorized to
start paying minimum rentals,
and they we're saved.
Shoes and clothing could be OBJ
tanned, from time to time, from
relief depots. The whole system
was rather haphazard, however,
and the Simpsons we're in a con-
slant state of anxiety.
They were greatly relieved when
cash relief was started in Deem
Der, 1884: They got only about
SIS week, but by buying the
cheapest kinds of food and cloth
ing Mrs. Simpson made it cover
all the family's needs.
IN the fall of 1885 WPA was
u started. Jobs were promised
all, and Pa Simpson was cheerful
for the first time in months.
He was assigned to road job
in November but when he discov-
cred what he would earn he was
glum again. His wages would be
less than he was getting on direct
relief. He was willing to work -
in fact he wanted to work - but
he didn't see how the family
could get along on less money.
He talked over the matter with
his foreman, and found that men
in his predicament could remain
on direct relief. 1t seemed the best
thing to do, under the circum-
stances, SO the Simpsons still are
living on the checks that come in
the mail.
The Simpsons are fictitious, but
their experience is typical.
All of the 100000 cases remain
ing on direct relief in Pennsyl-
wanna are not there because of
large families, of course.
In some cases the wage earn
ers have lost their jobs recently.
In others, WPA Jobs have not yet
become available.
In some of the smaller, or more
rural, counties, the WPA has Just
about wiped out relief rolls. But
Allegheny County Pittsburgh
still has $4,000 direct relief cases
and Philadelphia $4,000.
Providing the Simpsons and
thousands of other families with
relief that has been enlarged from
time to time has been a severe
drain on Federal, state and local
treasures. More than half a bill
lion dollars thus has been spent
in Pennsylvania since April, 1892.
This includes funds spent for work
relief.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
Gen, johnson SAYS

VXIASHINGTON, March 2-Gen Hagood was
w right The best project for unemployment re-
lief was Army housing and equipment
The money will have to be spent anyway sooner
or later. 1t gives more employment than any in
vented work. 1t leaves permanent national asset
1t is effective insurance against loss of life and limb
1t makes for important reduction in the number of
men who will have to be called to the colors in anv
emergency. As compared with building electrically
lighted and heated monkey houses in obscure parks
and others Of the balmer boondoggles it is perfec
ton. Moreover, it was purpose specified by Con-
gress and this other shocking nonsense wasn't
Gen. Hagood was right some time ago when he
showed that Army expenditures could produce a lot
more defense per dollar if the Army we're concen-
rated, instead of being spread out over scores of
politically located stations which multiply its over
heads and reduce its strength In 1893, the Army
could have rid itself of that ancient forever
and didn't.
ton by substituting for the usual and useless long
command: Nothing to report"
TEN. HAGOOD right 80 years ago when as
" very young officer he risked an earlier spank
ing by ripping into the Army pay system.
Finally, it hurts to veteran of 40 years serv-
ice, who has handled such unprecedented admins
tration as the S. o. S. of the A E. F., ploried to
protect the portentous piffers of WPA.
But Gen. Hagood is a soldier in active service He
violated essentials Of the code of that ik The only
excuse for not spanking him fear of political
storm. Chief-of-Staf Craig took the drawer and
more solderly course.
Copyright 1885, by United Feature Syndicate. Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
Official Murder in Austria

or course, they constantly are organizing treason
~ and assassination in other countries The assas-
Snatlon OF Dollfuss in Vienna was an official murder
OF the mead of a friendly state committed bv the
German government, formally decided upon at a
meeting IN Munich. Captain Won Papen the dumb
est diplomat that ever lived, is now the Naz am
oaSSador IN Vienna His sole job to organize trea
son against the Austrian state.
Here in the Praha they have man named Hem
lem organizing into Nazi units the local Germans
who were cut off from the Vaterland by the Treaty.
OF versailles, and they consider this country and
austria to be theirs, because there are Germans in
ooth Ihey also consider Yorkville New York Ho-
ooken and certain other American communities tn
De German soil, and there is no doubt that thew
nave their official conSpirator at work among them
just as they did during the war
Ihey broke their word of honor about the Olvm-
Pic games, they pay no bills, they claim everything
and concede nothing they send official agents into
more or less friendly nations to murder and agtate
poHtlcal troubles their policy to cheat every
creator sufficiently credulous to trust them and
their war policy is to strike first and declare war
afterward.
Ihey also are coming to the point where they will
put 1t up to the humane nations of the world to
rescue the Jews from Germany leaving all their
possessions behind unless they want to witness the
spectacle OF slow massacre of 100000 people.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
BY GILBERT LOVE
Times Special Writer

DITTSBURGH, March 2. - The
n Simpsons have been ION re-
lief for three years.
The younger Simpsons can't re-.
member the time when Pa used to
get up early in the morning and
60 out, a lunch pail under his
arm, to labor for the faniily's liv-
ing.
To them, being ION relief" is the
natural thing. Nearly every one in
their neighborhood lives on the
checks that the postman brings
once week.
Pa Simpson can't get used to it,
though. Up until 1881 he worked
every day. He didn't make much,
but it was enough to feed his wife
and six children, to pay the rent
on their modest living quarters,
and to buy a few pieces of cloth
ing occasionally.
Then came the depression, and
work became so scarce that he
was forced to apply for relief or
see his family starve. He hated
to go down to the relief Office and
ask for aid. He wouldn't have
done it if he had been single.
At first the relief grants were
scarcely enough to keep body and
soul together. There were orders
for food and coal - that was all.
TINE landlord kept asking for
Il the rent. He was a patient
man, but eventually he asked the
Simpsons to move. A private re-
lief agency set the family up in
another house-a dilapidated
building. They had no money to
pay rent there, either, but they
had to go somewhere.
One of the children was sick in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
It's Different NOW

A ND now the unemployed in Georgia are not al
4 lowed to read anything about labor movement
or organized labor Emergency education for work.
erS mas taken quite different tack
The Georgia educators are teaching workers To
appreciate native authors" writes Mr. Waldrop THE
poetry of Sidney Lanier beloved writer of Macon
Ga. and the world famous Uncle Remus' stories of
joel chandler Harris Atlanta editor have been given
fresh and deeply apprecatve group of readers"
AND guess that's pretty sound psychology after
all. Here's woman who works, when there is work
IN Georgia cotton mill. Wages are low and hours
are long. Gene believes in giving a business
cnance Even when she isn't working, this woman of
Georgia can't seem to get her strength back She
isn't on relief you understand because Gene thinks
that 1t pauperiZes people
Now suppose somebody read to her out of a book
winch said that sometimes workers got together and
organized for shorter hours and higher wages
wouldn't that be bad thing? Wouldn't that make
her dlscontended and ready to listen to any union
organizer who managed to slip into Georgia? Of
course 1T would Genial Gene knows that people like
that need to be cheered up. Give em Uncle Remus
This Is Teacher Talking
"WoRKERs and farmers of Georgia, give teacher
w great big smile this evenig Oh YOU can
40 better than that. Lucrece I'm ashamed of you.
You're crying. Well, what if your feet do hurt?
That's no reason why you shouldn't Join the other
workers in giving teacher great big smile. If you
keep on like that I'll send you home to bed without
your loyalty oath. I guess YOU wouldn't like that
very much And, what's more, won't permit you to
be 1T in the tag game for at least week
WHAT'S that you're crying because the poetry of
sidney Lanier, the beloved poet who lived in Macon
GA is so sad? Yes the one about the beautiful
young girl in the silk nightdress who drowned her
self for love in the cypress swamp Yes, that is sad
And you're crying, too, Indy Lee about the
death OF the beautiful young lady. What have you
got to cry about? You've got a nice husband who's
sharecropping and eight children and promise of
job in the laundry soon as YOU can get on YOUR
feet again. What's the death of the beautiful Young
lady to you? What's that? You don't give damn
about her being drowned but you're crying because
she had silk nightdress? Indy take that Moscow
gold out of your pocket this instant
Get ready with those big smiles workers of
Georgia I'm going to read you about oil Brer Rab-
bit. Now you mustn't laugh so loud or teacher can't
go on"
Copyright, 1885,
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Scores have gone to pris-
on and hundreds have felt
police bludgeons, to attract
attention to their demand
that China fight back.
Chinese officials are jit-
terry as signs of support of
the Peiping students are
seen in the southern cities.
Concessions may have to
be made to their demands
if these demands spread
and gain strength.
Ever since the republic was
started Is years ago, Chinese stu
dents have welded an influence
out of all proportion to their num-
bers.
They feel, and rightly, that in
a country where few people have
any formal education, they are the
only intellectual leaders the peo-
pie have.
u Il
TNHIS is not revolution" one
4 Chinese student explained
the riots. "Eut the government
must change its weakened
policy. We will not stand by and
see our country gobbled up by the
japanese.
Study is all very we'll, but while
we study the nation is disintegrat-
ing; the Chinese people are de-
graded by the invaders and by
their own officials. We will OPP
pose to the death the forces that
are destroying us!"
These were no idle words, for
death is what it meant to one Pei
ping high school girl, who was
killed by a blow from a heavy sa-
Der in the hands of a Chinese
military policeman.
Within a few days, recently, STU
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dents held two huge demonstra-
tions, clashing violently with police
both times.
The first was finally broken up
with fire hose. In the second,
10000 students streamed through
the streets shouting their def
ance of the japanese invaders and
of the Chinese government which
has failed to oppose them.
A T the city gates, the paraders
4 n fought savagely with the
police, hurting paving blocks and
firecrackers into their ranks.
One of the student leaders is a
Wisp of a girl, mot five feet tall,
who climbed a 40-foot wall sur
rounding the city and opened
gate to her comrades.
Immediately arrested, she
launched such a tongue-lashing
against her captors that they,
ashamed, left her free.
Another girl climbed wall and,
lodging stones thrown to dislodge
her, shouted, why do you close
the gates to us as if we were for
eign invaders? Why do you not
close the gates to the Japanese?
Turtles!"
That last word is the final in
suit to a Chinese. The guards left
the gate open to the students.
y +
A LII this agitation gradually is
L n beginning to arouse the ordi-
nary Chinese people, who usually
are slow to get excited about poll
tics, wishing nothing more than
to be let alone to go about their
business in peace.
But they are beginning to listen
to the shrill students; and it is
possible that spark is being kin
died that will in the end ignite
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
March q
wv Behind Secretary Roper's

WAsH1NGToN' March q
w Behind Secretary Roper's
dismissal of two experts on steam
ship inspection last week is a long
and secret story of intrigue which
goes to the roots of the Moro
Castle and other tragedies of the
sea.
Commander H. Mccoy Jones
and Frederick L. Adams, both of
the Bureau of Navigation and
Steamboat Inspection, had fought
a hard-fisted, sometimes ruthless
battle, against the big shipping
companies to prevent further
tragedies. And they we're sup
ported by j. B. Weaver, bureau
head.
Both. young, both ex-naval Of
1icers, both with independent
means, they had joined Mr.. Rop-
ers Commerce Department for the
sole purpose of preventing sea
tragedies, did not care whether
they retained their jobs or not.
Politics was the last thing they
worried about.
Shortly after they joined Mr..
Roper'S organization however, they
found that politics mattered
great deal. Also they began to I'M
cover what every sea tragedy has
pointed to, ineXcusable inefficiency
and graft in the steamboat in
Spection service.
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a fiery barrier against further
japanese expansion into China.
The students may be expressing
more accurately the feeling of the
common people of China than are
either their military leaders or
governing classes.
In that case they may become
a rallying point for native move
ment to stop Japan's encroach-
mentS.
CHOULD the present Chinese
~ government fail to respond to
this sort of pressure, there is al
ways the chance that strikes and
riots might force it out of power.
The ensuing chaos probably
would be the signal for Japan to
move in definitely.
But if the rising gained national
proportions, it would mean that
Japan would have to move into
northern China, not with a small
expeditionary force on the Shan
haikwan scale, but with huge
army of occupation.
Japan has always counted on
Chinese indifference, disorganiza-
ton, and general supineness.
The students are playing with
matches about fuse that might
light really formidable giant
cracker
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
Something Seemed Wrong

THE navigation laws, for in
- stance, require that every life
boat shall be inspected before a
vessel departs. A proper inspec-
ton requires that it be swung out
on its davits and lowered in the
water to test the leaks.
But almost never is a full in
spection made. Bureau inspectors
are content to swing out one boat
and let the rest go. Other inspec-
ton is on the same level.
Probing into this, Jones and Ad-
ans suspected that gratuities were
being given to some of their in
spectorS. 1t was difficult to prove
this, but they found inspectors
living beyond their income, also
receiving various intangible bene-
fits from steamship owners.
Even more important, they
found that when honest inspectors
did insist on a thorough fulfill
ment of their duties, the steam
ship owners-who maintain one of
the most efficient Hobbies in Wash
ington-immediately went over
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02

''3NIN
But are the Republican lead
ers, the budget balancerS, the
complainers about the deficit,
rushing to support Roosevelt in
this? Not noticeably. Instead
they still are complaining. They
say he is merely yielding to Re-
publican criticism, as if that
were something to be deplored.
They complain that Roosevelt is
not telling them what kind of
taxes to vote. His experts will
give Congress all of the tax data
they want. if their advice is
asked, But because Roosevelt
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
STUDENTS STIFFEN CHINA'S SPINE
Fan Flames of Patriotism Against aba1ese H1zusi0u
BY LaSELLE GILMAN


pE1PING, March 2.-In the face of the revolt of Jap
anese army for aggressive foreign policy, Chi
students tanning the flames of their country
mems patriotism.
The $4,000 university students of this area have
been staging series Of wild demonstrations and street
riots in protest against what they consider weakened
policies of the Chinese government They demand armed
resistance against splitting off the northern provinces into
independent" states dominated by Japan.
These violent and often bloody student protests may
sten Chinese policy and bring about resistance to Jap
anese ambitions that not expected few months ago.
Ten thousand Peping students have fought with po-
lice and virtually seized their school buildings in de-
teined "srike picketng the campuses holding teach
Hostages and conducting the schools under stu
dent government. They have held up trains.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
Critics Still Kick
About Tax Problem
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Critcs of the Ad-
w ministration who worried over the grow
ing deficit have opportunity to do something
more than talk about it.
President Roosevelt is asking Congress for taxes
He wants taxes to pay the cost of the cash bonus
voted by CongreSS-With the help of some of our
most eminent budget balancerS-over his veto. He
also wants taxes to replace the AAA revenues which
were thrown out by the Supreme Court in its all
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
EWZ;nouAh
by
WESIbR0OK PEGLER

DRAHA CzechoSlovakia March 2-Most English
men who have had any experience in the mat
ter declare that the only satisfactory way to deal
with the German government-and that means any
government of Germany-s to kick it right smack
IN the abdomen and then kick it again at the first
sign Of trouble. Otherwise the German is likely to
mistake courtesy for fear which is the ruling force
IN his own country, and try to impose on YOU
Our own Jimmy Gerard, strictly rough and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02


not trained for diplomacy, pur-
sued somewhat the same policy in
the war days up to 1917, but mis-
technique was slightly different.
Mr.. Gerard's method was to belly
up close to whoever it was that he
was having words with. stomp
on his toes real hard and jab the
individual in the snoot with the
hot end OF his cigar.
MIR. Gerard obtained excellent
results, and, though the Germans
developed an altogether hand
some respect for man who met
them with their own manners
and some robust innovations of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
DAVIESS COUNTY SEED
POOR, TESTS SHOW
Low termination of Corn Brings
Warning to Farmers.

Times Special
WASHINGTON, Ind, March q
Low termination tests on Davies
County seed corn today resulted in
warnings to farmers against delay
in making their own tests.
County Agent A. M Bishea said
the seed corn prospects were far
from good for the county, showing
many tests as low as so per cent.
Analysis of the entire county was
not attempted. The warning was
based on tests on 1000 cars. Farm
ers also were advised not to depend
on seed corn from other localities
without proper testing.
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VT Dtt
Mr.. Barrett and a Mr.. White,
both of whom were literate. After
several months Mr.. White hap
pened to read some of the books
which had been assigned to work
ers.
To his horror he found that
they dealt with the subject of la
Dor. He Immediately called all
the teachers of Georgia together
and said, I'm a member of the
American Legion and a patriotic
American. We will throw this
stuff out"
They proceeded to do that so
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
LAKE COUNTY PLANS
TO RECLAIM ROADS
Nearly 25 Miles Are Included in
Large WPA Project.

Times Special
HAMMOND, Ind, March AL
most IS miles OF arm-to-market
roadway is to be reclaimed in Lake
County when the largest single WPA
project in this district gets under
way Wednesday, according to j. A.
Gavit, district director.
Expected to require four months
to complete, it includes only gravel
roads which have been impossible
during severe cold weather.
Lake County is to bear S54, 5S3 of
the total cost of S226,411 estimated
for the job.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02
Floating FHetraps

A MOTHER condition, pregnant
l. n with tragedy, that the Young
Bloods unearthed was the state of
American coastWise and inner
waterway vessels.
Many of these, including the
ships used on some of the most
popular excursions to New Eng
land and the South, were char
acterized by Mccoy and Adams as
floating firetrapS" which would
sink 'if one hole was poked in
them"
Referring to excursion steamers,
they reported: 1T is felt that
sooner or later we may look for
a recurrence of the Slocum dis
aster in which 800 lives were lost"
Of the 944 vessels plying on the
rivers, harbors, and sounds of the
United States, the Young Bloods
reported sol are 20 years old or
over and for the most part should
be scrapped.
They also reported that many
of the ferries throughout the
country are old vessels and of an
inf1ammable construction"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-02

YOU may think am merely trying to be Factions
about this but assure YOU that the dinonof o
PIE are 1ully aware of the British method The Ger
mans nave learned to show the greatest considera
oo tor the oue passport Whereas citizens of other
countries are jailed for trivial causes sometimes for
lohg terms Without trial or formal accusation mr.
army of Nazi racketeers ~ -4-''04