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The times-news., 1936-06-26
CONSTITUTION NO BAR TO A
DICTATORSHIP
(By BRUCE CATTON)


One Of the hallmarks of the average
noIitician is that he has an incurable ten
1encv to get the cart before the horse.
Someone in the Democratic camp seems
. ave accomplished this entertaining feat
49, proposing, in the final furry OF pre-con-
..7tion confusion, that the party go on
cord AGAINST dictatorship by plunklng
.... Institutional amendment to limit a
...~rlent to one term of six years.
This is not a new proposal. 1t has oeen
,-,ckSd around, at odd moments, for good
any years, and in its varied lifetime 1t
r... fql some distinguished sponsors. But
:it should be suggested as the one
-rrat, final and fool-proof defense against
.ra crance of dictatorship only shows that
e7meOne has been doing his figuring back
ard.
The idea apparently is that if design
i7g. ambitious and unscrupulous man hnds
himself limited by law to one term IN the
White House ne will straightway abandon
any idea he may have had OF making MS
tenure permanent, bow to the will OF the
,.people, and step out gracefully when MS
time is ripe. -
But if the constitution will stop would
be dictator, why put in six-year clause !
There is plenty in the constitution as 1t
stands to head off dictatorship, once you
assume that the dictator is going to let
himself be bound by the constitution.
The defense against dictatorship is not
as simple as that. If it were, we could rest
in the assurance of complete democracy to
the end of time by the simple expedient OF
putting a couple of iron-clad paragraphs
in the constitution, showing it back on the
ice and then forgetting it.
Unfortunately, there is more to it. The
preservation of democracy and freedom
rests on a complex and intangible structure
of which the constitution is only the visible
outward expression.
It rests upon the sturdy independence
o' tha average American, upon his age-old
hatred &C interference and oppression, up
on rs insistence that he is his own boss
r,pon his vigilance to see that his rights are
preserved, his readiness to jump up and
squawk when those rights are infringed
upon the native intelligence which enables
him to smell out the sef-seeker and the
autocfat .
These are things which can't be en-
bodied in any law. They are the things
which have made our democracy work.
have brought it through great crises and
havs6nsured us against going the way OF
Italyand Germany. AS long as they last
no oke need fear an American dictatorship
A party that really wants to protect us
FROM dictatorship might think about how
it dn preserve and foster those qualities
and.forget about any added safeguard IN
the constitution.
The times-news., 1936-06-26

QeledIeQ III yes
terday's election.
It's all right, l
guess. Perhaps
it was the will of
God. And l don't
want any sympa-
thy. But l do
want you to
know that four
of ur goo d
Christian women
IN this church.
members of the
missionary S o.
ciety-went out
a n d wOre g q
The times-news., 1936-06-26
TRACEY GROVE

TRACEY GROVE, June 25.-
Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Harvey had
as weekend guests Mr.. and Mrs
Pierce and others of High Point,
Mrs. Paul Hill and small SON
Jimmy, of Wilmington are visit,
ing Mrs. Hills parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Hoots.
Miss Anna Bell Case, who has
been attending college in Cleve'
land, Ohio. is spending her-yaea
The times-news., 1936-06-26
III. S APOLOGIES

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, June
26.-(UP).-The U. S. depart
ment of internal revenue apoloz-
lzed yesterday for a terrible mis-
take. 1t withdrew a 1926 amuse-
ment tax slapped on a Republican
organization banquet and blamed
bhe entire affair on "misunder-
standing,s.., ,v.,,,s 80
The times-news., 1936-06-26
BIBLE THOUGHT
"HE ANSWERED NOTHING" MARK 1919

There is no spectacle in all the Bible so suohme
as the silent Saviour answering not word TO the
men Who were maligning Him, and whom He coulu
ha,e laid prostrate at His feet by one look OF d.
vine power, or one word of fiery rebuke But he
+ them saw and do their worst, and He stood IN
HE POWER OF STILLNESS-Gods holy, silent
Lamb.-A. B. Simpson.
The times-news., 1936-06-26

A short time ago a man got up
in his Sunday school class and
said, Fellows, l don't want you
to feel sorry for me because l was
The times-news., 1936-06-26

E flaming cross in an eastern city was
believed the work of drunken mischief
MAKERS. Apparently out on hot cross
buny ... ....
The times-news., 1936-06-26

'Applauding Japanese actor only,
staHles him" The same thing holds true
witt some of our more putrid vaudeville
players. ....-..... -
The times-news., 1936-06-26

IAere is now an Alf M. Landon chrysarl-
thenufn, which will startle Farley, who
didn't know a mum was a prairie flower.
The times-news., 1936-06-26

Relief plans are new evidence of the fact that
a drowning man clutches at straws.. eo.
The times-news., 1936-06-26

If you wish to lose a friend fail to say "No!
when he asks you to endorse for him.
The times-news., 1936-06-26
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

The American system, some say, is out of date.
Well let's see. 1t seems to us that the success of
any form of government should be determined
upon the basis of whether it supplies its citizens
with luxurles as well necessities of life.
Applying that yardstick, here is what we find:
In the United States, there is one radio to every
six persons; in Europe, including much talked-of
Russia, there is one radio to every II. In the
United States there is mile of railroad to each
500 citizens; in Europe, there is one mile to each
1000. The United States has one telephone for
every seven persons; Europe has one for every 35.
The United States has one automobile for every
five persons; Europe has one for each So Ten out
of each so Americans use electric lights; 10 out
of every IS Europeans are electric light customers.
In the United States, life insurance averages 1854
a person; in Europe it averages $69 a person.
Should we Europeanize ?-Lncoln Times.
The times-news., 1936-06-26

The Treasury has not had watchdog
sind this country went into, the World
war;
The times-news., 1936-06-26

dictatorship would stink as badly under an
other name. ..., .n .,~ .. .
The times-news., 1936-06-26

1t takes work, not relief, to make success of
farming.
Frequently those who will not ask for it are
most deserving of aid.
The times-news., 1936-06-26
"a F4srss...
n the county.
, HOW D.. FAR DOES Him.,

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sonville send building ma,rH hNDER.
be worked up? It i, ~. ,s,la.s =
known that we rcc.iyo Sencrsly
from the Atlantic. Gnl, matelisi
cltlc coast stat hr. Dnn aa and P.
teria!s from the PisgaJb, Jb,'2iIy =. ra.
Forest were token t' q" p. .AatioHa
flai, o. truck, finished and r,Ji1acos
ed back. W "AG truck.
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Lumber COMPANY ~ p.s,ot S.'G = Can
end took it to = cabincts sT" n.I. [IoNa
Pensacola to be worked MAKER ;r,eF h
terial for the altar. f,o fr.o ma.
mahogany is comparatively ai".p'ove5
in Pensacola and much in MY ~ caea5
the cabinet maker va. =" NJ, a>e, but
toned to our mountain c.S SS'cas
Iaved about its ao@I.rv and os$ \: sri
ed $500 for 1000 feet, ''.a .,;I II';a. I,
Gurlcy. - >'A u.
The times-news., 1936-06-26

The curtailment most needed is of taxes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
City Students
in Paddle Play
High School Table Tennis
ContenderS to Seek
Open Title.

The Indianapolis Table Tennis
Association announced today that
the 1886 High School Championship
tournament will be held Saturday,
April Is, at the Paddle Club courts,
eighth floor of Test Building.
The tournament will be open to
all high school students. Entries will
be received at the Paddle Club.
Jacobs outdoor Shop, and the
Sportsmen's Store, or may be
phoned by calling Lincoln O6O6. En-
tries will close Friday afternoon,
April "a. Both singles and doubles
events will be held.
A new singles champion is assured,
as Joe Jackson, formerly of Short
ridge, can not defend his title due to
graduation. New doubles champions
will be determined as this year
marks the first time the doubles
event has been held.
The early rounds of the tourna-
ment will start at 10 a. m. The semi
final and final matches of both
events will be held Saturday after
noon or night. All matches will be
open to the public, free of charge.
Trophies will be awarded to all
fnalists.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
1. u. Tennis Squad
Beats Wabash, ~

By United Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April 18.
Indiana University's tennis team
defeated Wabash College, Z to 2,
yesterday.
Davis, Wabash, scored his teams
only singles victory and then
teamed with Hunter to win a dou-
bles match against Vernon and
RAIDER of Indiana.
McElvain, Oliver, Silverstein.
Lucas and Tieman won singles
matches for the Crimson. Doubles
matches were annexed by the
Oliver Tieman and McElvain-Mei
combinations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
Shortridge Squad
Wins Cinder Meet
TrounceS PlainfieId Team;
Weber Shines.

Shortridge High Schools cinder
squad swamped the Plainfield High
School team at the North Side oval
yesterday, 1912 to 351z.
Big Jake Weber, Plainfield's
rangy hardwood star, tailed almost
half of the visitors points. He won
the shot put and pole vault, tied for
first in the high jump and finished
second in the high hurdle event for
II points and Ugh individual honors.
Jack Brown registered II points,
and Jim Simmons was first in two
dashes to lead the Blue Devil team.
Summary
p 1oo Gjae Cs Das Fms NJ s, Swarm
Mile .Run-McDermott Isl, Hardy Isl.
Hancock lP); Time. 5;s.8.
Way dSG-Yard High Hg9rdles,m,crockets Isl,
Hall 81. Time, $50. 'N''
22o-Yard Low Hurdles-Chandler (P).
8ao-Yard Run-ciine 1sj. 1 SWarts ,s,
Fraley 81. Time, 2:l1.
22o-Yard Dash-swarm fP). Lingeman
M Ml s'i4ns 81 Tl%s IA Rash zesner
Time, 3:548
= Haif-Miie Relay-shartridge lschlake.
Time. 1:412
High Jump-Webber (P) and Brown (s)
tied, Schalke Isl and Chandler (P) tied.
Heighth. 5 feet 5 inches.
Shot Put-Webber (P) Brown Isl.
Rehm Isl. Distance, 48 feet 334 inches.
Pole .Vault-Webber (Pl. Dawson (S).
Alexandra (P) Heighth, 8 feet inches
Broad Jump-Brown Isl, Chandler (P1.
West Isl. Distance. 20 feet % inch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
Washington Beats
Cardinal Thinlies
Wins Third in Row as Reno
Stars for Losers.

Scoring SO points to their OPP
ponents' 40, Washington High
Schools track squad won over
Southport yesterday at the West
Side oval for the third straight
triumph.
The Continentals scored a grand
slam in the mile run and took firstS
in seven of the Is events.
John Reno of the Cardinals took
three firsts to score Is points for
high point honors, while Sartor
tailed 10 points to lead the Day.
iesmen. Summary:
1oo-Yard Dash-Reno Isl. Howard (W).
Mile Run. weddle (w). Johnson (W).
Allan wv Time, 4:50.
"a 44O7Yard Das Nv sWs Farback
12o-Yard. High HurdlesEsartor W..
a8c-Yar I'd RunWoSiel '9 IS. Gilman tw.
D? SsolYar T Das Tims oli s., Beaumont
(WI. Howard lw). Tine. :2s:5. c,,
c@Ssi IS s. Jersey W. TI@s; p ;w' w.
Dorren (WJ and Carter CW), tie. Height.
High Jump-Reno Isl. Dean (w1. Latta
lWl and Leerkamp tW) tie. Height
Shot PutMMilam Cwl. Baker Isl. Flack
w. DISTANCE 1s 20 feet i9ches w
Mile Reiay-Washingto fDolan. J.
Weddle, Brandenburg, Stewart. Time,
Haif-Mile Relay-washington Beau
mont, Drumming. Russell. Menchhafer).
Time, 1:39.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18

In the 147-pound division, two
Pittsburgh boys fought it out and
the victory went to Leo Sweeney.
He decisioned his teammate,
Charlie Burley, in a cautious bout
that showed each fighter knew
what the other had.
The light-heavies and the heavies
put on slow exhibitions compared
with the torrid scraps of the light
er battlers. John Lasinski, New
York, slugged his way to victory
over Robert Tucker, his New York
teammate and national A. A. U.
junior champ.
The only fighter from west of
the Mississippi town in a crown was
Willard Dean, heavyweight of
Shreveport, La. Dean knocked out
big Frank Tymasko of Buffalo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
TERRY STEERS GIANTS INTO EARLY LEAD
Schedule for
State Cinder
Event Made
High Schools Assigned to
Sectional CenterS; Six
Counties at Tech.

Assignment of teams for the sec
tionalS of the twentieth annual
track and field meet of the Indiana
High School Athletic Association
was announced today by Commits
sioner Arthur L. Trester.
The sectionals will be held May
9. Winning relay teams and ath-
letes placing first or second in in
dividual events in the sectionals will
be eligible to compete in the finals
at Butler track here May Is.
Sectional assignments follow:
Elkhart-Elkhart, Steuben, La
grange, Kosciusko and Noble Coun-
ties.
Evansville (BoSse)-Vanderburg,
Gibson, Posey, Warrick. Spencer.
Dubois, Perry and Pike Counties.
Fort Wayne North Side)-Allen,
Whitley, Huntington, Wells, Adams
and Dekalb Counties.
Gary-Lake and Porter Counties.
Indianapolis (TechnicaD Marion,
I1dIlCOCk, OOIlllSOIl, I1CllO1 lChS, NUT
gan Counties.
d-Newton, Jasper, Benton
and Warren Counties.
Kokomo - Howard, olson,
Boone, Clinton, Upton and Hamil-
ton Counties.
afayette-Miami, Pulaski, CaSs,
Carroll, Fulton, White and Tippe-
canoe Counties.
Marion-Delaware, Grant, RAN
dolph, Jay, Wabash and Blackford
Counties.
Observation-Disclosures, Starke, st.
Joseph and La Porte Counties
New Albany-Clark, Floyd, Harri-
son, Crawford, Scott, jefferson,
Switzerland, and Ohio Counties.
Rushville- Wayne, Fayette, Rush.
Shelby, Decatur, Franklin, Union,
Ripley, Dearborn, and Henry Coun-
ties.
Seymour wrence, Monroe,
Brown, Bartholomew. Jackson, Jen-
nings, orange, and washington
Counties.
Terre Haute (Wiley)-Vigo, Clay,
Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Owen,
Montgomery, Fountain Counties.
Vincennes-Daviess Knox, Mar
tin, Greene and Sullivan Counties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18

They were the survivors of an
original field of $4,000 amateurs who
took part in elimination contests in
33 district associations of the A. A.
U. in the United States and Ha-
wall.
To the eight victors in the thrill
ing final round went the crowns of
the A. A. u, but there were "a
others who shared the glory The
80 semi-finalists in the senior tour
nament qualified for the olympic
trials in Chicago next month.
Scores Five KnOckouts
Dynamite-F isted Jimmy Clark,
the ebony middleweight from
jamestown, N. Y, who won the
welterweight crown year ago, was
the outstanding fighter in the tour
nament. He knocked out each of
the five amateurs he faced. his final
victory at the expense of Paul Fra
zier, Chicago. Clark was the best
Olympic prospect to show here.
Further illustrative of the Joe
Louis influence were Jackie Wilson,
the siX-foot Negro fyweight from
Cleveland, who won the 1l2-pound
title by decisicning Jimmy Urso, De-
troit, and Bill Joyce, Gary, Ind, 49,
FOUNDER. who defeated Clifford Red
Elk. the Commanche from Okla
homa.
Slugging Joe Church, Batavia, N.
Y, became 126-pound king by
whipping Rudy Oden, Los Angeles
WPA truck driver.
Tom Pallatine, clever lightweight
from South Bend, Ind, Unanswered
a victory over Verdi Patterson,
Chicago Negro.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18

catching.
The program tonight will start at
8 o'clock and will be the first of two
designed to produce eight local
champions in as many weight
classes to compete in the General
Motors divisional tourney at Detroit
May Is and Is. Final matches here
are billed for next Saturday night.
The card tonight is 10 include
only employees and their sons. A
large crowd of booster employees as
we'll as outside" fans is expected at
the Armory, according to Director
d. M. Kalusmeyer.
Ultimate goal of the factory
fighters is the Knudsen Trophy to
be awarded by w. S. Knudsen,
executive vice president of General
Motors, to the grand champion IN
each weight class following final
national bouts in Flint, Mich, late
next month.
All A. A. U. rules will be observed
IN tonight's fights. Bouts will be
scheduled for three two-minute
rounds. The middleweight division
is the heaviest from the standpoint
OF participants, with IL entries.
Bantamweight is lightest, with two.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
AZUCAR FAVORED IN
BAY MEADOWS EVENT

By United Press
SAN MATEO, Cal, April 49,
Bay Meadows track presented the
first major handicap event of its
spring meeting today with two stars
of Fred M. Alger Jr.'s stable
favored to parade to the winners
circle.
Azucar, 8-year-old converted
steeplechaser, and Dark Winter,
sensational in one race and dud in
the next, we're quoted even money
bets to win the event, the $4,000
added fashion stakes. Azucar was
expected to be a slight post-time
favorite.
Seven other horses complete the
field. They are Arson. Jovius, Ba-
hamas, Coldwater, Mickeys Man,
Velociter and Nubs, the latter two
coupled as a G. A. Marshall entry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
Marvin and Davis
in Tuesday Clash
Lewis Steele Mat Program
Is Filled.

Tom (Chinlock) Marvin, the
bulldog of heavyweight wrestling,
is to exchange grips with Big Boy
Davis. 239, in the opener on the
Hercules A. C. mat Offering Tues
day night at the Armory. Tom
scales 215 and halls from Tulsa,
while Davis comes from Columbus,
o.
Ed (Strangler) Lewis, who recent
ly began a determined effort on the
comeback trail" which he believes
will lead him to the worlds cham
pionShip again, goes against the
clever Ray Steele. in the feature
tussle. Steele holds victory over
the Stranger. the bout having
taken place some Is months ago.
The semi-windup will see the re-
turn OF Leo Numa, 2lS, Seattle star
VINO goes against Abe (Half Pint
Coleman, 205. New York. Numa an
outstanding favoiite here. dropped a
thriller to Danno OMahoney two
months ago at the Armory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
By Eddie Ash
ONE TILT TODAY, TWO TOMORROW
INDIANS LONG FOR HEAT WAVE

HAVING been held in cold storage two days in the
Indians eager swing back into action this after
noon to sound out the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cream
City outfit lost three out Of four the undernourshed
Louisville Coones and the Milwaukee scrbes running
low aibs On the other hand the twce-defeated Hoo
have to offer except that large supply
Of Fly paper is needed in the outfeld
The Milwaukee series has been cut to three tits one
today and doubeheader tomorrow afternoon Yesterday
postponed and Mondays contest has been ad
vanced to supply the bargain attraction the Sabbath
AT rate the Redskins happier
warm weather arrives to stay
by aching leg muscles and back hinges
The Indians and Mud A.
Browns in the American still batting club
standings.
Brooklyn broke into the column
OF tears by Manager Stenge
hard after losing
ings sent the district He's the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
TiLden Defeated in
South Bend Match
Rn Enitcd Prcee

By United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. April 18-
Bruce Barnes, Austin, Tex. won ten
consecutive games to defeat Bill
Tilden 60, 6-3, in an exhibition
tennis match at Notre Dame field
house last night.
The young Texan had won the
first four games of the second set
when Tilden rallied to win three
games but then faltered before
Barnes driving forehand.
Mrs. Ethel Burkhardt Arnold, Los
Angeles, defeated Miss Jane Sharp,
Pasadena, Cal, 6-3. 60. Tilden and
Mrs. Arnold defeated Miss Sharp
and Barnes, 6-3, So, in a doubles
match.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18

teenth annual Kansas relays.
Morris piled up total of 4135
points in the first five events of the
arduous test. The defending cham
pion, Clyde Coffman, Topeka, Kan,
trailed Morris with 1908 points.
Close behind Coffnan was Jay Ber-
wanger, University of Chicago star,
with 1859.
Final competition between the II
decathlon contestants will be held
today. The relays proper will get
under way this afternoon.
Four of the relay contests will de-
eide olympic contestants. Glenn
Cunningham, holder of the mile rec
ord, will run in the 1900 meter event.
The other Olympic contests will be
the 3000-meter steeplechase, the 400
meter hurdles and the hop, step and
jump.
Morris, representing the Denver
Athletic Club, finished first in the
400meter run and the 1OO-meter
dash, second in the shot put, tied for
second in the high jump and was
fourth in the broad jump to take the
lead in the first days decathlon
competition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
PURDUE TENNIS TEAM
DEFEATS SYCAM0RES
Times SnrrinI

I IWfN NVCCIHF
LAFAYETTE, Ind. April 49,
Purdue University won it's first ten
mis- match of the season here yester-
day, defeating Indiana State, to L.
Ulrey, Trucker, Wakefield and Ed
monds annexed singles matches for
the Boilermakers. Burgett won
three-set contest with Nikolich for
the Sycamores' only victory. Niko-
Itch and Ulrey won a doubles victory
and the Wakefield Horne pair cap
tured the other.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18

the nickname Buckshot. His best
batting mark was 1924 in 1888, and
the third sacker from the Lone
Star state is ambitious to become
that type of hitter during the first
season in the American Associa-
ton, in spite of the fact his aver
age dropped to .258 in 1885.
The Galveston graduate stands
feet II inches, weighs 165 and
swings ,lefthanded. He believes in
all-year ruggedness and during.
the off-season is employed on a
steamship line.
DUCK was the Tribes best hit
ID ter during spring training
games and this encouraged him
to believe the breaks are due to
fall in his favor this year.
He collected 159 hits in 153
games in 1885, including 20
doubles, II triples and four home
runs. He scored 88 runs, batted
in Sc and stole 81 times. 1t is
evident the Texan knows how to
get around the sacks. Twenty
nine thefts won high honors in
the A. A. last season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-18
COLLEGE BASEBALL

butier' y; Indiana Central. I.
Notre Dame. .; Toledo. 6.
PURDUE. 81 Wabash. 5 uen-inning tie).
Central Normal. 1s; Earlham, ..
Iewa. :; Northwestern, 4.
Minnesota. rs; Gustavus AdoIphus, ..
simpson. II; Penn DAD, 3.
Iowa State Teachers. S.. Piatteville
tWis.). 3.
Iowa State. IS; Nebraska, g.
Illinois State Normal, 10; KirksviiIe
9.