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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-09-04
NEEDLESS SUITS
Against Holding Company
Act

A favorite method adopted by the
power interests to hamstring the gov
ernment in the enforcement of the
public holding company act of 1885
has been to start multiplicity of suits
allegedly designed to test the consti-
tutionality of the act when one suit
would accomplish the same purpose.
More than forty such suits were
brought in twelve federal courts dur
ing November and December, 1885,
just as the act was to go into effect.
The department of justice is requir-
ed to take due notice of every suit
and defend the law. 1t was charged
in various quarters when the suits
were filed that the object was to
harass the government, especially in
view of the fact that one suit broad
enough to cover all the constitutional
questions involved would answer
every legitimate purpose sought by
the power companies.
The department of justice took the
position that every disputed question
was contained in the suit which it
brought against the Electric Bond and
Share Company. The department
therefore asked the supreme court of
the District of Columbia to stay its
proceedings in cases brought by seven
power companies pending the decision
in the Electric Bond and Share case,
The court granted the stay, but the
companies concerned appealed the de-
cision to the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia,
which decided that the lower court had
exceeded it's authority. Under this de-
cision the government would be COM
PEELED to appear in defense of all the
cases.
The department of justice has now
taken the decision Of the appeals
court to the supreme court of the
United States on the ground that the
ruling makes it impossible for the
government TO avoid preparing and
trying a multiplicity of almost iden-
tical suits, although the trial of one
fairly representative suit" followed
by an appeal to the U. S. Supreme
Court, would eliminate the burder
and expense to the courts and to the
litigants of score of suits"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-09-04
Forty Deputy Sheriffs
On Steel Co. Payroll

Pittsburgh, Pa. (AFLNs) - The
presence of forty deputy sheriffs in
the seven plants Of the Carnegie
Illinois Steel Company in this dis
trict, with the remuneration paid by
the company, was admitted by Frank
/. Gollmar, sheriff of Allegheny
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-09-04

Some people complain about mer-
chants who cheat them They cheat
themselves unless they patronize only
firms that display the union label,
shop card and button
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-09-04

Gollmar evidently expected people
to believe his explanation that pres
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-09-04

had ity
he
Their author -Isaid.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-09-04
Genuine Ford Accessories

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er's vision. Appreciated by front CO 0l
| seat passenger Observation-Disclosures. VSsO0
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holstery. Per set. Vo.oO Vo.oV
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02
Gen. johnson Says

OKMULGEE, Okla Jan. 2-This New Year is go
~ ing to be good The old superstition that pres
Dental electoral years are always bad is bunk. I
made a study of them once Either they good
or, if they were bad, there were plenty of clearer
causes than the election.
The year will be good because the depression has
worn itself out Most of the reason for better times
is that people believe they coming and, whether
they realize it not, gamble for the rise. That
makes better business. Better business is good times
In almost every part of this country people be-
lieve that business is the upSwing. know because
have recently talked to many people in many parts
of the country.
There is not likely to be any runaway speculative
boom either. There is no trying to make big
eminent takes it all. If you lose, you out of
luck. Nobody wants to take thin chances on that
kind of headS-I-win- tails you-lose proposition
TT will be heated political campaign but nobody
but the politicians will get very excited about it,
for the that the keepers ceased to come
running after the shepherd boy had fooled them too
often by crying wolf! Wolff" There has been so
much ballyhoo in the past three years that the old
dope won't work any matter how hard you
shake The bottle.
Il will be close race with all chances favoring
Roosevelt. He'd win in walk if he'd get rid of
satellites Who never did him any good and who are
now as much of handicap as SnowShoeS in foot
You've got to nahd it to him for self-sacrifc-
ing loyalty lies guton for punishment.
But no electon-no matter who wns-can stop
the upward surge of somewhat happier apd far
more prosperous New Year
tcasyrisht. 1885. by Unit ed Feature Syndicate Inc).
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02
No Pal of Liberty League

OURlNG around among returning Senators the
oCher cay this writer found several conceding
Borah fairly good chance-which may be sienif-
cant In view OF the fact that Washington generally
mad been thinking Borah was more radical than
any man the East would accept
But most of those who see Borah as a strong
pcsslolllty say that his nomination would REQUIRE
eltner the overthrow of the c. O. Ps titular bosses
on the national committee a sudden conviction
among party leaders that Borah is virtually their
only hope of beating Roosevelt or a distinct under
seanolng between Borah and the party's conserva-
tive leaders.
ooiahs so-called economic hereses-his yen for
imitation and alleged frtations with the Towsendtec
pius MS support OF most of the big New Deal leyis
latlon-hardly qualities him as a buddy of the Lib
erty Leaguers the power trust group the big in
ousCrlahsts and fnancers and others who will p1o-
woe most OF the partys snewS of war and much of
the noise during the campaign
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02
Arms Profits
scripps-Hoseard Newspaper Allia,

Scrpps-H oacdfd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Jan. "A
profitable secondhand NUM-
tions business, carried on at
the expense of the War De-
partment and for the benefit
of certain dealers and foreign
nations, has been uncovered by
the Senate Munitions Commit
tee, it was learned today.
This enterprise consists in
the purchase by private dealers
from the War Department, at
virtually a song, of discarded
implements of war, especially
machine guns, which are re-
habilitated and sold to foreign
countries for fancy prices.
The War Department is re-
quired to mutilate these weap-
ons, before they are sold as
surplus war materials, so that
it will be impossible to use
them again. But in many cases
this has not been done effect
lively enough to prevent repair,
or the salvaging of important
parts.
This practice will be aired by
the Senate committee, with
some details on profits and on
the destination of the war ma
terials, during hearings which
will be resumed Tuesday with
an inquiry into j. P. Morgan
& Co.'S financing during the
World War.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02
Washington Merry-Go-Round
-BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN

Labor Relations Board, it was
publicized throughout the country.
But when another son went to
Washington in blue overalls and
flannel shirt, almost nobody heard
about it.
The second son, George Biddle,
was encountered by one of the
Merry Co. FOUNDERS on the top OF
high ladder and scaffolding in
a corridor of the Justice Depart
ment.
Mr.. Biddle was working with a
paint brush on the ceiling of the
corridor. The Merry Go-Rounder
was on the floor. Arranging an
introduction was awkward.
A loud cough. No result. Mr..
Biddle was engrossed in his paint
ing.
Pardon me. Is Mr.. Biddle
here?"
The gentleman on the scaffold-
ing looked down.
Il am Mr.. Biddle."
A very awkward moment. Should
the interviewer climb up the SCAT
folding? Or should he shout:
"Oh, Mr.. Biddle, I've come to in
terview you-won't you please
come down."
But at this juncture Mr.. Biddle,
a perfect gentleman, climbed
down the ladder, extended a PANTY
hand.
George Biddle, famous painter,
educated at the same preparatory
school and college as Roosevelt,
is as well known to the art gall
leries of Europe as his brother,
Francis, is to labor circles here.
And like his brother, he is in
terested in social justice. The
mural he is decorating in the De-
partment of Justice bears the leg
end: 1.-The Sweatshop and Tene-
ment of Yesterday Can Be the
Life Planned With Justice Tomor-
row." Carrying out this title, one
wall will feature the portrait of a
subsistence homestead; another
wall, a tenement; a third wall, a
Sweatshop.
1t will take George Biddle seven
months to finish this mural. The
only incongruous thing is that, at
times, he works sweatshop hours.
His length of day depends on how
quickly his plaster dries. Every
morning the plasterers spread out
an area of fresh plaster for him
to work on. He paints this while
it is still wet, thus making the
paint indelible. If he has not fin
isheo at night, he keeps on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02

pressions and would still be looking solemn when
Brother Bryan was roaring with laughter
Brother Bryan is very enthusiastic man. TOR
each person he loves got hard slap on the hand.
or pound on the knee or punch in the shoulder.
Brother Bryan loves everything and everybody
doubt if he has had unkind or selfish thought in
half a century.
DROTHER BRYAN CHS initials are j. Al was
II born in South Carolina, graduated from Prince
ton in 1885, and studied Hebrew and Greek He has
been in Birmingham Al years He has wife and
six grown children Two of them are in the min
Btry-one in Baltimore, missionary in Japan
Despite his age he breaches about 40 times
week. twice day in his own church, twice day on
the radio, usually couple of times at noon some
where in Birmingham and every night he drives out
into the country to preach
People call him up as you call doctor. to coms
and preach. He drives sometimes far 100 miles
and back again that night Never charges anything
except gasoline money.
Il even get calls from Texas" Brother Bryan
says But can't go that far I can't leave the sick
people and my funerals. 1 average funeral day.
And oh, all kinds of sick people have to go see"
Brother Bryan is Birmingham's official chaplain
He was SO well known and so good that the city
just made it official
There are thousands of stories about him He's
always giving away his overcoat to some poor cold
man.
Brother Bryan has money, for the simple rea-
son that he gives away every cent he gets He feeds
about so people day in the basement of his church.
He runs out of money, but food of some kind is
always rounded up
Brother Bryan believes in prayer. He believes
that if he asks God for something God will send it.
He told me how he didn't have any coffee for the
poor men one day. and so he prayed and when he
got back to his study there were eight pounds Of
coffee on his desk
DO you know who brought -" asked him.
Eyes, IL was farmer out here In the country
he roafed. and laughed and pounded me the
back.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02

Instead, the roads have been kept
alive by government loans on
vast scale.
Perhaps the utilities may insist
they are held back by the utility
act. But this act does not apply
to the operating utilities, only to
the holding companies which con-
troll their stock. Even assuming
that this is hampering the utili-
ties, this does nor apply to all in
dustry.
There may be two or more
opinions about the wisdom or the
lack of wisdom of the New Deal
measures. But it is not fair to say
they are a strait jacket on indus
try. For while this charge was
brought against the Securities
Act and the Stock Exchange Act.
But this can no longer be claimed.
THERE has been too much
Il financing under the Securities
Act for this argument to hold
water any longer. And as for the
Stock Exchange Act, the commits
sion has put almost no restrictions
on the exchanges as yet.
If further proof were needed,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02
ALiberaI Viewpoint
by. DIR. HARRY ELMER BARNES

TN 1919 England held the key to the doors of war
l. and peace. She chose to open that leading to
war and disaster. In 1886 she possesses the
determining power to lead Europe to peace or to
war. And once again she seems to sweep the con-
tinent into another armed conflict
Sir Samuel Hoare held the Office of British
Foreign Secretary for only short period, He is
not yet any such world figure as was Sir Edward
Grey in 1914
But it is likely that when the final and fair YER
dict of history is written he will be accorded far
higher position in the list of the worlds peace max
ers than will be conceded to Engands Foreign Sec
rotary of 1914
Sir Samuel was willing to go amazingly far in
the way OF compromise and negotiation in order to
avert war; And he finally resigned rather than take
the responsibility for policy which might lead
straight to war;
HISTORY is in grave danger of repeating itself
in 1886 The peace maker has resigned and
Baldwin, Eden and the group have the upper
hand. They seem determined to bend the League
to the service OF British imperialism.
But they will hardly be able to bamboozle the
world as Grey succeeded in doing in 1914 After the
proposal to partition Ethiopia, together with the
publicity given to earlier negotiations with Italy over
partition, it viii be difficult to convince reasonable
men that England is once more waging war to pro-
tect brave little country"
" should be less easy TO induce the United States
TO spend its blood and billions protect British inn
perialism.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02

A lower cost small house has ap-
peared on the market, with design
and modern equipment which rep
resents an amazing advance over
existing houses. This has already
resulted in an increase in small
house construction. In Long
Island, for instance, and in a few
middle western cities it has
reached the proportions of small
boom. 1t is all quite small yet,
but it has in it the potentialities
of a construction revival on
moderate scale
CD Industrial mechanization.
There is no doubt that industry
is prepared to press chronological
improvements as far as possible
to guard against any rise in labor
costs. Some of this has already
been accomplished. 1t accounts
for the fact that while business
and production have improved
greatly, not very much impression
mas been made on the total VOL
ume of unemployment However.
if this movement continues it will
make for some employment in the
heavy machine industry.
"a Rural identification may
get powerful impetus. The gov
eminent is attempting to stimu-
late this. But the time is ripe
for it and the power industry
may, on its own motion, press this
unexpected market.
DUT on the whole it seems fair
II ly clear that these will not
produce a wholesale revival of the
heavy machinery and construc-
ton industries. That being SO,
the government will have to con-
tinue its spending.
But there is another reason for
this. 1t is not merely question
of printing the pump. There is a
social problem involved. With
such a vast army of unemployed
people the government-no mat
ter who were in power-would
have to continue to provide work
or relief.
In addition the government
will have to continue those projects
which it has begun. The effect
of all this will be that the gov
eminent must continue spending.
And this spending plus any en-
ergy of its own which business
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02

We have only to turn to the
100000 share days which have
been developing on the exchange.
One of the dangers of the year
is a runaway speculation. The
Federal authorities have shown no
disposition to curb it.
Another danger of the year is
the threat of war which hangs
over the world. What effect a
great war between foreign powers
would have on our own economy
it is difficult to say.
1t would depend on the policies
adopted by the Administration.
The first effect would be to dis
organize our foreign trade and
lnJure us. After that we could
capitalize on the war and look
for war business or We could
adopt a policy of strict neutral
ity.
The latter policy would cut into
our industry. The former would
expand business but almost GER
tainly get us into the war.
Another threat is that of la
Dor. troubles. If profits continue to
expand, as they probably will, and
prices to rise. we are certain to
see vigorous labor demands. There
will also be a rise in the vigor
and extent of the industrial union.
A MOTHER threat is the cleo
4 a ton. This may be dismissed
with the statement that the old
myth that elections interfere with
business is absolutely without
foundation. Business has improved
in election years at least as often
as it has declined.
This election, of course, will
revolve almost entirely around
business problems. The chief of
these will be the issue of economy.
Along with this will go the is
sue of government borrowing and
taxation. Of course the issue of
imitation, silver, and along with it
such corollary issues as the Town
send plan, etc, will occupy the
spotlight.
The third issue will be the ques-
ton of states VS.. Federal rights.
This will include the issue of regu-
lation of business. And the anti
trust law may be major issue.
One other subject will perhaps
rise to a crisis this year. That is
the question of the sterilization
of currencies. If France devalues
the franc, which now seems al
most inevitable, then we will prob
ably see an effort to stabilize the
currencies of France, America,
England and the whole sterling
bloc. This will, of course, have
some effect upon our foreign trade.
If we take the long view and
look beyond 1886, the scene is far
more troubled. That we must
face sooner or later the bills for
our whole depression policy can
not be doubted. That will come
by 1888. Certainly it will come in
the next Administration. But 1886,
looked at alone, presents fair
prospect.
Copyright, 1886. by NEA service1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02

may develop will insure the con-
tinuance of the business rise.
Business itself-or rather Big
Business - insists that there is
one powerful drawback.
Business itself, with it's reduced
inventories, its shortages, the
enormous reserves built up in
banks, says it is ready to go and
would go forward on trelnen-
dous scale if it were not for the
strait Jacket of government legis-
lation and bureaucracy which re-
strains it. There is absolutely
nothing in this argument.
VXTHERE is this strait jacket?
w There is none on the banks.
AS matter of fact, the banks are
upheld by the government guar
antee, by over billion in gov
eminent loans and investment in
banks and by a rise of seven bill
lion dollars in deposits, almost all
the result of government action.
There is none on industry. The
MIRA, which might have been con-
sidered chain on industry, is a
thing of the past.
There is none on the. railroads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02

kets will reflect the general
expansion and make des-
perate efforts to stage a real
revival in speculation.
Will business revive sufficiently
to enable the government to retire
from the function of printing the
pump? To answer this in the
affirmative 1t would be necessary
to predict revival of the capital
goods industries.
If the lift in business continues,
some rise in the capital goods
industry is inevitable. But there
are no signs now that this rise
will be sufficient to enable the
government to put an end 10 it's
pump printing.
WHAT energies are apparent
w in business to justify hope
of capital goods revival? Unlike
some other depressions this one
has brought into being no new
device or invention or develop
ment which seems likely to affect
deeply the course of future in
dustry.
In the depression of 1928,
the construction industry never
did collapse. In the midst of the
depression building of movie the
aters, hotels, apartment houses
and commercial buildings was on
large scale.
Then as the automobile indus
try rose, with the amazing changes
it wrought in our way of life-new
suburbs, new garages, new roads,
new towns-there was an immense
capital goods revival supplemented
by further development of the
new skyscraper, and the prosper
ity of the 1920s was in the max
ing.
DUT we see no far reaching de-
- velopment yet. Some things
have happened. They are:
Cd Streamlining of railroads.
This, accompanied by a serious
rundown condition Of the roads,
would lead to large railroad build
ing were it not for the crippled
financial conditions of the roads.
At that, however, some railroad
construction should appear this
year.
CD The modern small house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02
Protection for Protectors

CONSIDER, too the opening of the paper read by
" Prof. Garrison who said: Although I am no
economist, am going to begin with some economics.
l don't know how else to explain the conclusion
have reluctantly come to that the powers of Con-
gress in the economic field ought to be enlarged by
amendment TO the Constitution
And Garrison went on to say: "The core of my
conclusions is that business in its main aspects has
ceased to be of purely local significance; that all its
parts are interdependent, composing in that larger
view single national enterprise; that these parts
are highly unstable; that dare not for fear of
chaos allow these disabilities to run their course
that we must, if we would keep the economic ma
chine from crushing the men whose backs support
it, design national policies to steady it and that the
Constitution does not confer sufficient national power
for such purposes"
And Lloyd K. Garrison continued: Il suggest,
therefore, amendment giving to Congress the
power to enact such laws as in its judgment are
reasonably designed TO promote the economic well
fare of the United States.
Liberty Leaguers have a right to fight against
change but the lawyers of that group are nteectu-
al shysters when they seek to convey the impress
sion that they master minds of the bar entirely
surrounded by egions of crackpots.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02

trial production went up 10 per
cent last year and finished 40 per
cent above 1882. Even the util-
tiles, which, according to their
own predictions when the death
sentence was enacted, we're to
have been plowed under by now,
are sitting pretty with their stock
averages up "a points this year
and their bonds up IA points.
But with some 100000 still
unemployed in spite of prodigious
government spending, it is vital
that recovery be expedited as the
chief remaining hope of restoring
employment.
Government policies further
more are now so closely inter-
twined with business that the
whole economy of the country is
infinitely more sensitive than ever
to what happens in Washington
Or more important, to what is
about to happen. 1t is not nearly
so important to recovery what Mr..
Roosevelt's policies for the COM
ing year are to be as that he
state them with unmistakable
clearness now. Let the country
find out from him, not from Roper
VS.. TugWell, which way he is
going.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-02
EUen Kansas Slipping

TT IS about time the country
L was hearing its masters voice
again. For months public senti-
ment has been drifting. Numer-
Gus signs, like the Literary Digest
poll, show it has diSintegrated,
even in states which were supposed
to be favorable to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Even in Kansas, where AAA crop
restriction is thought to be so
strong that Senator Capper is in
dorsing it as one of his Republican
reelection planks, farmers have
seeded a record breaking acreage
in winter wheat.