Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1938 — Page 9

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‘From Indiana —Ernie Pyle Zoe Dell Lantis, 'Pirate Girl" of

San Francisco's 1939 Exposition, Is Beautiful, but Far From Dumb.

AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19.—Have you ever interviewed a ‘pirate girl”? Well, 1 have.” And it’s wonderful. : My “pirate girl” was born on a prune ranch outside of Portland, Ore. A prune ranch ought to be good for a gag er two, except that I was born on a hog-and-fodder ranch in Indiana and I don’t see anything funny about that. This young. woman is called the “pirate girl” be-

cause she’s the theme girl of San Francisco's Exposition next year on Treasure Island. She really hasn't any more- to

do with the exposition than I have, -

, outside of being beautiful and posing for exposition publicity pic- . tures. But she’s the subjéct of quite an opinion war out here. . In San Francisco, the . newspapers and leading citizens don’t like the idea of the exposition having a “pirate” theme. They feel the public will think they're going Mr. Pyle to be robbed. But the expositions - publicity boys got their beautiful

girls started out on the “pirate” idea, and it has made-

such a hit with newspapers all over the country that they can’t bear to drop it. So the whole thing has been compromised, in ostrich fashion. The “pirate girl's” pictures still grace the newspaper pages of every city and hamlet in America—except San Francisco. Of course there really isn’t any “pirate girl” theme about the exposition at all. It’s just a catchy label the exposition ‘men knew would fit nicely into a cutline. And it’$<sure getting results. - Well, we called up the “pirate girl,” and she came up to the apartment and we gabbed for a couple of hours, She's 21, beautiful, and just as swell as she can be. There’s no affectedness about her. Dell Lantis. y tes it hecsuse most people think s phony, and girs .don’t’ catch it and €all her

Sicadily for the exposition. They just call her in when they want a new publicity picture. She’s a dancer by profession. . The. exposition people told me they “discovered” her dancing in a small night club. Which shows how people will exaggerate. - They didn’t ¢discover” her at all. . She simply went up and applied for the job as. “pirate girl” model, and got it.

Speaks Extemporaneously

She had never been a photo model before, but she was perfect from the start. She has a magnificent smile, there is genuine animation in her face, she’ll do the most outlandish things willingly, and she knows how to handle herself in the pinches. Once they took her to Seattle for pictures. There was a big luncheon, and suddenly the chairman called on Zoe Dell for a speech. The Exposition’s publicity men nearly fainted. ‘But she got up, talked beautifully for 15 minutes, and knocked them cold. Which upsets my theory that you have to be ugly to be smart. . She has done all kinds of crazy things to make Exposition pictures. She has stood on the ledge of a New York skyscraper; plastered herself with mud; and jumped across a crack in the ground seven feet wide and 900 feet: deep, down around Grand Canyon. She says she couldn’t have jumped that far except for her dance training, and it was downhill anyway. She was scared the first time, but the photographer said if she fell :into the canyon he'd “catéh” her with his camera. The cur.

My Diary

By Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

Cornell University Folk Usually Provide Interesting: Conversation.

EW YORK, Friday.—Admiral Cary Grayson’s death, the other day, brought serrow to many people, for he was loved by all who knew him. In addition to the personal loss which his family and friends felt, many people thought of the unselfish service he gave to the Red Cross and to many other civic and charitable things outside of his own profession. ! It is good to live in such a way that when you die others are compelled to do many things, because they know that only thus can you really live on in people’s memories. This is a kind of immortality which useful pan and women leave us as a heritage. Much will be

influence on his family and friends. The afternoon at Cornell yesterday was busy, as usual. All universities are interesting places, but it always geems to me that a university which includes state colleges has a closer tie-up to the realities of living and is therefore a more interesting place.

Asked to Dedicate Building

The men who are making studies which deal with the soil, with occupations. from which people derive their livelihood, and with the habits and customs of human beings, as a rile, are discovering things of general interesi. I have rarely found myself sitting next to anyon¢ at Cornell who did not really have something interesting to comtribute to the conversa“Hon. I have never done anything off the campus during my short stays during Farm and Home Week, but this year a plea was made that I come down into the city -of Ithaca and dedicate the WPA building which had peen erected as a community center for the colored population in that section. The idea of such a place. was originated by a few colored women who sensed the need of the children for it. ‘ ° Some white people joined with them and the project was properly. sponsored. Though the building is ar as yet, entirely finished, it promises to be a very attractive one With adequate Space for all.

New Books Today

Public Library Presents—

DELIGHTFUL journey taken by that versatile A writer, Claudia Cranston, is described in I'VE BEEN AROUND (Lippincott). “an account of things seen and : globe in six months—the unforgettable glimpse, the 8 endly work, the first impression, the passing as it presents itself to a world cruiser who t ve to historians, mut lows inner explanations, apologies and hopes.” She dwells particularly on her visit to Japan. The vividness of her own impressions and the ‘ warmth with which she conveys them lend freshness to her pictures of the Philippines, the Dutch East Joees, Singapore; Ceylon, Bombay, Cairo, Naples,

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rrATERG as he pleases and writing independ-

Alexander Powell packs into the simple BET id narrative of FREE Lanes nano) a adventure, experience and opinion en Jd Paris during that hectic summer of the Peace vg 1919, he found “a world which in four s undergone change.” During these he has visited most of the countries has interviewed kings, dictators and : In each each instance he Shes oun el background of each country to make history-in-the-making understandable. Powell says that because he was not a news“interviews” he found it much o Shain them and to mee the personages he to know. Conversation was freer. ‘so heavily weighed. Among notable

Frosted by i who matter,” we | g T BY the Ene of Ttaly,

Yhat’s her real

It. is, says the author,

political economists and:

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The Indianapolis

' SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1938

McNutt—Indiana’s

an of Destiny?

‘Enter ed as

Bid for Presidency May Be Based Chiefly on. n His Record as Governor

(Second of Two Articles) By Daniel M. . Kidney

Times Staft Writer : ‘VV ASHINGTON, Feb. 19. —Paul V. McNutt's expected bid for the Presi‘dency in 1940 may. be based chiefly on his four-year rec-

ord as Indiana’s Governor.

Other points his supporters undoubtedly will cite to prove his fitness will be his performance as High . Commissioner to the Philippines, as national commander of the American Legion and as dean of the Indiana University’ Law

School.

Like his brief adminstistion in the Islands, Mr. McNutt’s term in the State House was the object of much praise and many bitter attacks. Some saw his Administration as the “best the State ever had.” Others spoke of it as a “dictatorship.” Although he was credited with building up a huge State surplus, he | was criticized by others for the methods of taxation. That the McNutt Adminibtration's’ record in Indiana was amazing cannot be disputed. In a State where the Legislature

meets for but 60 days every two

years, Governor McNutt whipped through 292 acts and resolutions in the 1933 session and 352 in 1935. With the State Gavernment completely in his control following passage of the Reorganization Bill, the Governor “cleaned House” in the Democratic Party. " He ousted R. Earl Peters as Democratic State Chairman and named Omer Jackson his syccessor. He overrode all op and made Sherman United Beles Renator.

OVERNOR TOWNSEND was chosen to succeed Mr. McNutt, since the State Constitution does not permit a second Succes. sive term. Pleas Greenlee, a Minton campaign manager, was removed as Mr. McNutt’s patronage secretary when he sought the Governorship for himself. Senator VanNuys was slated for ouster this year because he steadily refused to accept many of the ideas of the so-called State Administration machine. The - Reorganization’ Act was supplemented by formation of the “Two Per Cent Club” to. provide campaign funds. The club collects 2 per cent from Democrats on the State payroll. Supporters of ‘the McNutt Administration met the cries of “dictatorship” by saying that more social legislation was put through during his term than in Indiana’s entire history. They point out out that bills providing unemployment compensation and pensions for the blind, aged and dependent children were hurried through the Legislature in typical McNutt fashion. It also is pointed out that Indiana was among the first states to pass a beer law, following it closely with a liquor control statute. Although the beer law, with

Minton

its system of importer permits,

has been a source of considerable difficulty, Mr. McNutt’s backers declare most of the trouble came after the Governor had gone out of office. 2 ” 2 RINCIPAL criticism during Governor McNutt’s Administration centered around the notorious Indiana State Prison break at Michigan City, in which 10 long-term convicts escaped. Six of the escaped prisoners shot the Sheriff and freed John Dillinger from the Lima, O., jail. Then began the career of the Dillinger gangsters which scandalized the nation until Dillinger finally was killed by G-Men in Chicago July 22, 1934, Critics at#fibuted the break to rookie guards as a result of the Reorganization Law ‘which. had given the - Governor power to change the prison personnel. This contention, however, always was disputed by the Administration. Next in interest, perhaps, to the

ion .

a SR SESS SRE Rice

Paul V. McNutt is shown here as he took the oath of office last ment. Pictured with Mr. McNutt are (left to right) Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring; Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of the U. S.

year as High Commissioner to the Philippines. Administering the oath is Frank M. Hoadley, assistant chief clerk of the War Depart-

Reorganization Law was the gross income tax, which “levied 1 per cent on all income over £1000 and on retail sales, with lower rates on wholesalers and manufacturers. It was mainly through this levy that Mr. McNutt was able to leave a treasury balance of $l11,000,000 when he stepped out of office. : The tax, however, was and is unpopular in many quarters. State retail merchants, especially, fought for its repeal. .Under the McNutt Administration the State assumed: responsibility for paying teacher salaries in all schools, an amount ex-

pected to reach $600 a year. Since

many rural schools throughout the country -were closing because teachers could not be paid, Governor McNutt took pride in the fact that the State payments allowed all Indiana schools to remain open during the .entire nine-month school year. ” 2 »

ECAUSE of this aid for schools

and McNutt’s ‘close associa~ ‘tion with ‘teachers and educators ~-while he was law school dean, his

supporters: believe he can command a large teacher vote. “Model” laws also were enacted to fulfill Governor promises to provide legislation governing operation of banks, building and loan associations, credit sales and- insurance companies in the State. Although Indiana's Democratic organization got off to a bad start when it failed to board the Roosevelt bandwagon at the Chicago convention, Mr. McNutt regained favor with the National Administration through the New Deal legislation he was infrumental in passing in Indiana. But this co-operation with the Federal Government still brought no smiles from Postmaster General Farley. Not Jim Farley, however, but labor and the liberals are likely to be the most formidable stumbling black in the former Governor's

attempted climb to the White

House, according to. observers. For he antagonized union men by calling out the National Guard in Indiana. labor disputes while Governor. In the Terre Haute general strike, Norman Thomas referred to him as the “Hoosier Hitler. » ® ” » ET his followers maintain that the C. I. O.-A. F. of L.

. row has split labor and that the

liberals alone never won.an election. “That Fascist” is the reaction one -gets when Mr. McNutt is mentioned for the Presidency among those who ‘tend toward Norman Thomas’ ideas. They cite

' the gag rule he placed. on the

State Legislature to get his pro-

grams over, as well as his use of

the Guard.

Side Glances—By Clark

ob IT] : 1]

McNutt’s -

| Intyre, the New York columnist. = | As one of his so-called breaks we

.| their m

Millay] Mission to the Philippines, and President Quezon.

Mr. McNutt on his visit to Indianapolis last spring.

“Aside from his actions -in the matter, what are his thoughts regarding dictatorships in the modern world?” some inquire. One answer is contained in an Armistice Day speech. Mr. McNutt made at Cincinnati. in November, 1936, when serving his. last year as Governor. ” » ~NPEAKING .over the radio, Mr. McNutt said: “On this Armistice Day let us rededicate «ourselves to the preservation of a democratic form of government. Let us rededicate ourselves to -the fundamental principles of justice, freedom and democracy. “The old democracies. of our western world have: withstood as we in the United States - have

A WOMAN'S VIEW By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

MALL-TOWN boy makes good in . the city” is the sentence

used most often to. describe the |

career of the late Oscar Odd Mec-

may list his luck in marrying: a small-téwn girl. : most excellent. of his columns was, the life they made together. ‘A shy,

self-conscious ‘man, frail in ‘body,|

timid of spirit, McIntyre would have beens hopelessly wrecked by domestic! e

And so T think a tribute to Mrs. Oscar Odd McIntyre is in order.’

Nearly 30 years ago she cast her | §

lot ‘withy a ‘poor boy without pros-: pects. In the .first hard days of

pasion: until death séparated them. is impossible to measure : a

as influence on'a man’s person- | ‘McIntyre |

ality and success. Mrs. brought to her union some of the

y- hich are % Dow often poled : at — belie permanency of | marriage, loyalty. to one’s own, and | the conviction that nothing is worth | having unless It is worth struggling :

for. The MeclIntyres untl-deati-do-us-part. . Dare we “contend that | such an

with. the husband’s success?

-1| He never said much about his| | ite n his columns. didn’ fT ; The the

Better than the |:

Wanting ‘ constant atten- | ; tion, he leaned heavily on Tove. ;

e’ she ‘was his helper, |: and she remained his faithful com. | |

“ideal had- nothing to do |.

withstood the - impact of war,

revolutions and deep financial disorders. There may be dictator- -

ships in ‘the world; there is none in Lhe old democracies. The saplings . of democracy have been uprooted,: but the old trees whose roots are deep in. the soil are weathering it. On this soil we shall prove that to save themselves from the disorders of this ‘age men need not surrender their birthright for a mess of Fascist, Communist or’ Nazi pottage, that it is possible to preserve ‘a way of life congenial to our people under the form of governney which had its beginning in As Governor, he often explained

-that under his - oath of office

troops must be called to keep order in a general strike, such as the one at Terre Haute, which paralyzed normal operation of the City’s affairs. ; The American Federation of Labor on Oct. 14, 1935, however,

adopted a resolution offered by

the Terre Haute delegation ‘censuring Governor McNutt “for his un-American and unconstitutional usurpation of power in declaring martial law which, in. effect, has put the National \Guard in a position of strike-breaking agencies.”

2 ” ” OVERNOR M’NUTT’S use of troops was called to the attention of the U. S. Senate when his appointment as: High Commissioner of the Philippines was up for confirmation. Senator Frazier (R. N. ‘D) brought up the subject and Senator VanNuys, vanquished foe of Mr. McNutt in Democratic political battles in Indiana, came to the rescue. ¥I am familiar with the complaint of which the Senator speaks,” Senator VanNuys said. “It. was simply a publicity stunt, the complaint being given to the newspapers even before the letter was addressed to, the President, and I doubt whether it will receive any recognition or acknowledgment from the White House. “I underwrite Governor McNutt from every angle for the high position fo which he has been nominated.” ; Following this ‘praise the nomination was confirmed. The. letter referred to by Senator VanNuys was addressed to.the President . by Frederick .Libby, peace advocate, who cited the use of troops “in Indiana as indication that Mr. McNutt might become militaristic and make trouble in the Far East if sent as High Commissioner to the Philippines. Many of his friends admit that Mr.. McNutt does “love a .parade” and is fond of military-type discipline where he is in a| position to give commands. He would not brook any opposition in| the Indiana * Democratic organization,

~ they point out.

® 8.9 | VEN his enemies admit that in his 47 years, Mr. McNutt’s rise to power has kept pace at most stages with his will to power. Mr. McNutt was born July 19,

of Judge and Mrs. John C. McNutt. His father served on the Appellate Court. Paul was educated in the Martinsville public schools, Indiana University and Harvard Law School. ‘He was first a professor “and " then dean of law at Indiana University. He was a World War officer and artillery * instructor in Texas and returned to the university with a Texas war bride— Miss Kathleen Timolat. They ‘have one daughter, Louise.

| Jasper—By Frank Qh

Second-Class Matter at fPostotAce, Rana oiis: Ind.

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Our Town

By Anton Sherer »

Brandt Steele Recalls Séeing the Funeral Train of Richard, Wagner When He Was an Acolyte in Bavaria,

DON'T know why Brandt Stegle kept the story suppressed all these years, but. it wasn’t until the other day, so help me, that I ‘heard that, once upon a time, he served as an acolyte. That was back in 1883 Ww en his

father, Theodore Steele, the artist, took the whole family to live in Bavaria, a German kingdom noted for its noble priests and good ‘breweries—for its appreciation of the fine arts, too. Well, it was

there that the 13-year-old Protestant boy from Indianapolis went to a Catholic school. The school was in charge of an adorable priest, says Mr. Steéle, and in due course of time the priest and the boy struck up a friendship. Even to this day, Mr. Steele’s Hye light up. ‘when he tells about i Pretty by the priest asked Mr. Steele to go on errands of mercy with him. On one occasion news . came that a farmer in @ neigh‘boring village had been gored by a bull: It was a hurry-up call, and the priest and the Indianapolis

Mr. Scherrer

“ boy started out to do .what they could. The priest,

attended by his acolyte (Mr. Steele, of course) ade ministered the last rites and returned sorrowfully home. As a matter of fact, they returned to the school because, besides all his other duties, the priest also had the job of educating the kids. Well, the priest hardly had the class going when a messenger arrived bearing .a telegram. The messenger was shivering because it was cold outside. As a matter of fact, it was February and everything was covered 'with snow. The priest fead the telegram and immediately ordered the kids to put on their hats and overcoats. He told them to wrap up warm because they had a long trip ahead of them.

Marched Miles to Station \

That done, the priest marched the kids through the snow to the railway station which was some miles away from the school. When they got there, the priest got all the kids together and teld them that when hz gave the sign, they must kneel and pray. The kids, of course, had no idea what it was all about. Pretty soon, however, they saw a train approach= ing. For some reason, it didn’t whistle and it didn’t seem to run as fast as German trains were supposed to. When the train came to a stop, the kids were dumfounded to see that the locomotive and all the cars were draped in black. That's when the priest gave the sign for the kids to kneel and pray. They

prayed until 4t was time for the train to leave. It was the funeral train bearing he body of Richard Wagner. I checked up on Brandt Steele's story, and as far as I can see there isn’t flaw in it. Richard Wagner died in Venice, Feb. 13, 1883.

Jane Jordan—

Boy Who Does Not Call af Girl's House May Be Just Shy, Jane Says.

EAR JANE JORDAN-I was married three years ago and later divorced. I love my husband yet and can find no one who interests me. He is married again but is not happy. He has asked me to go out with him. I told him I couldn’t and I know it would not be right. I do so long to be with: him that I can

hardly resist. I tell him to be true to his wife, but I know he isn’t. Would it be just as much harm to go out with him as it would have been if we never had been married? Remember I still love him although I know he never was true to me. NESOME.

Answer—From a legal viewpeint it is just as wrong for you to go out with the man as if you never had been married to him. The marriage has been dissolved. It doesn’t exist. Another marriage has been contracted and the current wife has all the rights. I can’t see what you have to gain by seeing your ex-husband’ except a feeling of triumph over the woman who took him from you. It may be that you are still in love with the man, but somehow I doubt it. The reason I doubt it is that you have no cone ' fidence in his character. It is possible that your emo= tion about him springs from the pain-of defeat. In other words your pride demands redress. You failed to subjugate him and would like another trial. It is very easy for a woman to confuse such compulsive feelings with love. If ever you succeeded in tying him to you, the feeling you now believe to be love might turn into contempt. I don’t know the man, but what you. write about him makes him appear very unreliable. There are men who never are abie to love the woman they have but forever seek a situation in which they are married to one and in love with another. This might ‘happen once to a man and carry conviction,’ but when it happens twice we suspect him of cutting his life according to a familiar pattern which he is likely to repeat: until the end of the chapter mo ‘matter how charming the current wife. : 8.8 8 Led EAR JANE JORDAN—I am a girl of 16 yery much in love with a nice boy of 18. He has a car and takes me most any place I want to go. He is very mannerly except for one thing. He never comes up to the house for me when he drives up to call for me. We live in the country and he just waits outside until I come out. He comes in the house with .me when we return, but not when he first ‘comes. Can you tell me some way in which I could get him to come in without making him angry? -‘MICKIE.

. Answer—Tell him that since you hardly ever are ready on the dot and hate to keep him waiting outside that you would prefer him to come in the house; or get some one of your family to go outside and ine "vite him in while you finish dressing. The chances are that he does not mean: to be rude, but feels a ‘little shy about coming in alone. Get your family to co-operate by making friends with him so that he will feel more. at ease and pss bashful. 3 JANE JORDAN,

Put your problems ‘in a letter to Jane Jordan, who will answer. your questions in this column daily. mil i nln

Walter Oo 'Keelo—

OLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. 19.—Adolf Hitler ran through a broken. fleld this week and went right

| {20Vor the gual due for a touchdown Without: hand ‘| being laid on him.

That fast one be pulled in Austra soct of lights

| up the language of diplomats. Great Britain's For- . eign: Office has dug up some pretty fancy stuff to

keep face ous in the Far'East, but now when she

5 queries Rome and Berlin asking if Austria is to keep 3 | her independence it is to laugh, :

+ Austria has about as much ance 4x Vas Wa Wt

SULing hack of the Fadia. - politics—