The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-14
Squaring
The Circle
With
McCREADY HUSTON
McCREADY HUSTON

A MoNG the most interesting
phenomena of the depression
has been the birth of new maya
zines with new ideas. Literary men
out of work have put on their
thinking caps to try to duplicate the
feat of a couple of college boys who,
with a little borrowed capital,
founded Time"
So many digests of magazine arti-
cles have sprung up that it is almost
impossible to keep up with them. A
visit to the magazine racks of the
large dealers in Indianapolis is be-
wildering. 1t is hard to believe there
are enough irsomniacs, who buy
magazines for their wakeful hours,
W Keep ulc1A OH SOllS.
GONE smart fellows have started
a little magazine exploiting an
idea that should appeal to many. 1t
is called Current Controversy. The
editorial policy is this: A number
of subjects in dispute ere selected
and both sides are given, in separate
articles, facing each other from
opposite pages. For example,
leftist playwright Clifford Odets
wries on the modern propaganda
play and against him is conserva-
tive Walter Pritchard Eaton, head
of Yale's school of drama.
A New York police officer defends
beating up prisoners; professional
writer deplores the practice. The
opposing sides of birth control are
presented.
THIS editorial plan of giving
both sides of debatable ques-
ton, is not, of course, new. For many
years the Literary Digest has fol-
lowed it by quoting from newspapers
the varying opinion on public ques-
tons. But always in the same ar
ticle. This extension of the idea 49,
giving two writer's a fling at the
same subject in separate articles
is a marked Improvement. If the
publishers have enough capital to
enable them to hang on for while
I see no reason why their venture
should not succeed.
MANY new enterprises are de-
AVA preston born. An Eastern
collegian, on being graduated from
a swank university, had nothing to
do. Visiting his sister, he volun-
teered to do her baby's laundry
work, as college boy might easily
do. While so doing he saw great
light.
He thought of laundry service
exclusively for infants. With some
borrowed cash he set up in small
way and now his trucks are darling
from house to house picking up
and delivering the essentials of a
baby's wearab,es.
4 MOTHER college graduate, look
n ing about, saw there was a
need for simplifying dog feeding in
the home. He knew that deg own
ers would go to some expense and
trouble to see that their blooded and
registered pets were properly fed
So he rented a room, bought Sec
| ond hand truck, and became a ca
nine caterer, delivering model diet
to a dog owner every day at so much
a week.
I know a man who lost string
of gasoline stations by bankruptcy
He rented loft and let it be known
that he would broker the sale OF
puppies for wealthy owners of dogs
The problem of disposing of litter
of valuable pups is often bother
some to families.
| He would take the litter, feed and
sell the pups for from $25 to $1oC
EACH depending on the pedigree ano
kind. He retains 10 per cent COM
mission and is doing well.
When you buy dog from this
man he will service" it every month
for a small fee. That means clip
ping, washing, defeating, worming
and otherwise doings all the neces-
sary things the householder finds
a chore.
OTHER OPINION