Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1938 — Page 11

agabond From Indiana =Ernie Pyle

Getting From North America to * South ‘America Between Dawn and Dusk Is Too Much Speed for Ernie.

. « JBARRANQUILLA, Colombia, Oct. 25.—

" for stealin’ a hog.

Airplanes go faster than my mind can travel. We sit this evening in easy canvas deck chairs in a garden by a beautiful swimming pool. : The pool is in a huge semipatio, surrounded by three wings of a magnificent hotel. It is all as modern as New York City. Yet in the tree above

our heads is a wildly colored parrot, and on the hotel roof I can count 15 greedy black vultures. Our minds are confused. We feel sort of “lost,” and away from the easy things of home. We are here, but cannot appreciate. Because it happened too quickly. This morning we ate breakfast in Miami. And now we are in faraway South America, and it is not yet dinner-time. We were up at 5:15 in Miami, and out to Pan-American Airways’ beautiful seaplane base at Dinner Key an hour later. Right on the dot the gate opened, and we passed out through a long corridor to Pier No. 3, just as though you were going on a train. The big four-motored Clipper was tied to the dock, engines running. We walked aboard and sat where the steward told us. In a minute we were off the water. It was just 7:30. We climbed high, and soon there was nothing beneath but clouds and blue water. It was hot and muggy when we left Miami. But at £00 feet my linen suit was like pure nakedness, and I had to put my topcoat ludicrously over it to keep warm. In less than two hours we were at Cienfeugos on the south shore of Cuba. We were not allowed to leave the waiting room. . Two and a half hours later we were down at Kingston, on the south side of the island of Jamaica. We strolled in the hot sun for 20 minutes, and then we were up and off again. It is 1 o'clock and there are five hours of open ocean ahead of us. The Clipper is arranged like a Pullman inside. The two stewards set up tables between the seats, and we are served a fullcourse hot luncheon. There are seven of us aboard. My wife is the only woman. We try to read a little, but can’t keep our minds on it. We talk a little to some of the other passengers. Most of them are oil or mining engineers. The four motors drone through the afternoon. It is noisier inside than on the new land planes, and there is some vibration. But you can easily talk across the aisles. We are very high—two miles up. It is cold in the cabin, end I bundle in my topcoat again. ‘I had looked forward to the strange experience of flying for hours over open water. Yet there is no excitement about it at all. You look out and see water far below—too far to pick out waves or white caps or anything. We didn’t even see a ship.

Five Hours of Waiting

Five hours is a long time just to sit and wait. Gradually the sun came down in the west. Everybody was tired. We all began to look forward, out the windows. We were lower now. And suddenly the water changed. from blue to brown. There was a line as gennite as a knife cut. Yet we could still not see and. : It seemed the first sight would never come. When it did we all looked, and called to each other, “There it is! Just think, that’s South America.” It was just low flat land, bare and ugly. We flew on inland, and in a few minutes there was the big flat city of Barranquilla below us, We settled on the river so smoothly you couldn’t tell when we touched. Dark Colombian boys in overalls and German sailor caps rowed out and tied lines to us. Others on shore carefully pulled us in. They handle these big flying boats like egg shells. An old Skadta Airlines (German) bus took us into town. It wasn’t very far. At the hotel desk a blond German woman delighted us by speaking crisp Engh

Mr. Pyle

Two Colombian bellboys showed us to our room. I asked the boys when dinner was served, but they didn’t understand, I had the bewildered feeling that sometime, long long ago, I had been here before. Maybe, in some past life, I was a Colombian parrot.

My Diary By Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady Hears of Hardships

Encountered in the Prought Areas.

ALAMAZOO, Mich., En Route, Monday.—Today marks the beginning of National Hearing Week. During this week the American Society for the Hard of Hearing, Washington, D. C,, is making an effort to interest people in the work which they carry on for the education of children and adults who suffer from impaired hearing. It is so often not understood that a child who seems stupid in school may only be a child who hears less well than other children. If adequate instruction can be given, many people may go through life with the ability, not only to provide for themselves, but to enjoy life. "Sunday is usually supposed to be a day of rest, but yesterday did not provide us with that amount of quiet time which you associate with churchgoing or contemplation. However, I met people to whoin Christ’s parable of "the lost sheep would have been an understandable mandate. : I had a chance to talk to the supervisors of women’s and professional projects in Nebraska and they painted for me the difficulties of.the areas in which drought has been recurring for some seven or eight years. This was no academic discussion, for they know the human beings involved and would have to meet them again this morning. In the early afternoon I visited an exhibition in the library. The work done on a number of NYA projects and one WPA braille project was shown. The resident projects for boys and girls are multiplying. In Nebraska, the girl's work has been largely on sewing projects with a number of related activities. It was pleasant to see the pride which these girls took in the work they had done. One of them was sent to get a coat which she had made and which turned out to be as well tailored a job as one could wish to see. An-

other had made herself a simple black velvet dress

with really good lines. Fails to See Signs of Blizzard

During the afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting the Governor and his wife and a number of other distinguished people, and the manager of the hotel turned out to be an old friend. Before I went to my lecture in the evening, I was invited to glance at the exhibition put on by the National Pest Control conference. Having read a little while ago about the devastation which a pest of grasshoppers had created in some of our western counties, I felt that this group was tackling some really important problems. At 12:47 a. m. we boarded the C. B. & Q. train for Chicago and, in spite of the speed of the Zephyr, as it is called, we had a very comfortable night. In Chicago this morning, I had a glimpse of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hunter and Mr. Harry Hopkins and then boarded this train which is taking us through a very beautiful part of Michigan. So far we have seen no sighs of the blizzard and hope we do not run into it.

Bob Burns Says—

OLLYWOOD, Oct. 25.—There’s a big movement on foot now to establish a world court where representatives from all countries. will meet and decide

things fairly and squarely. Some of the nations don’t’

want to ga into it. : They're probably like my uncle who was put in jail His lawyer called on him in jail and says, “You leave this to me—TIll see that you get justice!” My uncle says, “Now wait a minute—they’ve

got 12 men on the jury that will give ST

to git me out of

Nation-wide attention centers on the race for the New York governorship Nov. 8, where Republican Thomas E. Dewey is running against Democratic Governor Herbert /H. Lehman, Will Mr. Lehman or Mr. Dewey win? The following comprehensive sur-: vey by the American Institute of Public Opinion shows

where the race stands today. 2 2 2

By DR. GEORGE GALLUP Director, American Institute of Public Opinion. EW YORK, Oct. 25.—Thomas E. Dewey is running neck-and-neck with Governor Herbert H, Lehman in the race for the Govnorship of New York State and what may be the control of the Empire State in the 1940 Presidential election. That fact is indicated in a preliminary State"wide survey just completed by the American Institute of Public Opinion, as the spotlight of national interest turns on the battle of the 36-year-old Republican Prosecutor and the veteran Democratic Governor. The Institute will continue its tests up until the eve of the election. Although the voting is still more

than two weeks away, today’s Institute survey reveals the highly significant fact that at this time District Attorney

Dr. Gallup Dewey has an even chance to occupy

the chair that Al Smith, President

Roosevelt and Governor Lehman have occupied.

With two weeks to go, the vote: For Thomas E. Dewey .......ccc0000000000 50% For Herbert H. Lehman .....c..ccceeeee eee 50%

In interpretating these figures it should be remembered that no election survey can measure such intangibles as the influence of political machines in getting out the vote, the irregularities of weather and the effectiveness of lastminute appeals. ‘These things, in addition to the normal expectancy of error in any sampling survey, mean that the outcome of the Dewey-Lehman election must at this time

be considered very much in doubt. The normal expectancy of error in a State survey

of this type may be as much as 4 per cent. : Within these limits, however, the Institute’s sure vey gives a graphic picture of just what is happen- . ing in the Empire State and how it may affect national politics. ; Mr. Dewey is leading Governor Lehman in the traditionally Republican counties upstate. If the election were today, the Republican candidate would come down to the Bronx with 58 per cent of the upstate vote, the survey shows. This is a fraction better than the last Republican candidate, William F. Bleakley, did against Governor Lehman in 1936. Mr. Bleakley came down to New York City with 57 per cent of the upstate vote. ” ” n HE nub of the November election will be New York City again. Here is where Mr. Lehman’s big majorities have been rolled up in the last three State elections. - But whereas Governor Lehman polled 67 per cent of the New York City vote against Mr. Bleakley in 1936, and 74 per cent against Robert L. Moses in 1934, the Governor is leading Mr. Dewey by 57 per cent in the Institute survey today. If this tendency continues, Mr. Dewey will make the best run in New York City of any G. O. P. candidate for State office in recent history.

The vote for upstate and New York City is as follows: : Dewey Lehman ..Upstate New York ...coo0000... 58% 42% New York City ......... Siemans 43 57 As in all elections, voters are crossing party lines, and in this case Mr. Dewey is getting the best of the switch. Registered Democrats throughout the State are 71 per cent for Governor Lehman in the Institute survey, 29 per cent for Mr. Dewey. Registered Republicans are 84 per cent for Mr. Dewey, 16 per cent for Mr. Lehman.

It is interesting to note that one of the reasons advanced by Republicans who are voting for Governor Lehman is that “he balanced the State Budget.” Typical comments of Dewey voters range from the statement that “the State needs a change in administration” to

the assertion that “Dewey is young and progressive and has broken up the rackets in New York City.”

Although the American Labor Party has given its official endorsement to Governor Lehman, the rank and file of the Labor party are sharply divided in the Institute survey. Fifty-five per cent of those interviewed said they will vote for Mr. Lehman; 45 per cent favored Mr. Dewey. This is undoubtedly one of the most interesting facts revealed by the survey, and one which will cause concern to the Democrats and corresponding joy to the Republicans. In the 1936 election, American Labor Party voters gave Governor Lehman more than a quarter of a million votes, and they are in a position to hold a balance of power today. 2 E-4 2

N/ OUNG voters throughout the State are leaning toward :

Mr. Dewey by a small majority, the survey shows: : Dewey Lehman Persons Under 30 ccecoecossceccs 31% 49% Persons 30-49 ....coeeeensonsenes 50 50 Persons 50 and OVer «cccceeeeess 50 50

This is particularly significant in view of the fact that young voters throughout the country have ‘been heavily Democratic in sentiment.

Side Glances—By Clark

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1938

Dewey-Lehman Test

G. O.P. Candidate for Governor Shows Strength in New York City

Senator Wagner (left), Governor Lehman (center) and Mr. Roosevelt.

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Thomas E. Dewey, Republican. candidate for the New York Governorship.

HOMAS E. DEWEY, the 36-year-old Republican District Attorney of New York, is running neck-and-neck with Governor Herbert H. Lehman for the. Governorship of New York, biggest single election prize in the country this year (Dewey 50%, Lehman 50%).

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Dewey leads in the traditionally Republican . counties upstate (Dewey 58%, Lehman 42%). This is slightly more than the last Republican candidate, William F. Bleakley, polled in 1936.

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Governor Lehman is ahead in New York City, but Mr. Dewey is making the best run there of any Republican candidate for State office in recent history. Governor Lehman polled 67 per cent of the New York City vote against Mr. Bleakley two years ago.’ Today, against Mr. Dewey, Governor Lehman is receiving 57 per cent. ® 2-8 Voters in both parties are crossing party lines to some extent, with Mr. Dewey getting the best of the switch. Registered Democrats throughout the State are 71 per cent for Governor Lehman, 29 per cent for Mr. Dewey. Registered Republicans are 84 per cent for Mr. Dewey, 16 per cent for Governor Lehman. ” ¥ . Mr. Dewey is also strongest with persons in the middle and upper income groups, while Mr. Lehman is strongest with persons below the middle income level and with persons on relief. Mr. Dewey’s greatest strength is with farmers and persons living in the smaller towns and cities of the State. The vote of farmers is Mr. Dewey 73 per cent, Mr. Lehman 27 per cent.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SURVEY

LTHOUGH the American Labor Party has endorsed Governor Lehman’ officially, the rank and file of the Labor party are by no means unanimous for him. In the Institute survey 55 per cent of the Labor party voters reached favor Mr. Lehman, 45 per cent favor Mr. Dewey. 2 2 ”

Those who favor Mr. Dewey say that “the State - needs a change” or stress Mr. Dewey's record as a racket-buster in New York City. / s » 2 An appreciable number of Republicans who are getting ready to vote for a Democrat, Mr. Lehman, say they favor him “because he balanced the State budget.” 2 2 2 Young voters (under the age of 30) favor Mr. Dewey by a small majority (Dewey 51%, Lehman 49%). This is particularly significant in view of the fact that young voters throughout the country have supported President Roosevelt and the Democratic Party to a greater extent than their elders. : #2 2 8 : Men voters lean toward Governor Lehman (Lehman 51%, Mr. Dewey 49%), while women voters favor Mr. Dewey by a small margin (Dewey 51%, Lehman 49%). \ 2 ” ” Mr. Lehman was undoubtedly the strongest candidate the Democrats had available. Institute tests show that Mr. Dewey's vote would have been appreciably greater if the Democrats had nominated Congressman Mead, Attorney General Bennett or -. even: Senator Wagner to run against Mr. Dewey. 2 8 =

The Institute will continue its surveys in New York up to the eve of the election. Further reports will be published exclusively in The Indianapolis Times.

R. DEWEY gets the larger share of the women’s vote, while Mr. Lehman get the larger share of the men’s. ; Dewey Lehman Women Voters .cccceccccccccces 51% 499% Men Voters essessshessssesssecs 49 51

The survey gives another indication of the way recent elections in the United States have divided along income class lines. ! Mr. Dewey’s greatest strength is concentrated among

vote:

.voters in the upper and middle income groups, while Mr. Lehman’s strength is chiefly with those below the middle

income class and with persons on relief.

The vote by income groups is: Upper Income Group...csceceees 57% Middle Income Group.ccccccesss 54 46 Lower Income Group..ccccceeeces 43 Rf Persons or relief are included in the lower income group.

Taken separately, they are 65 per cent for Governor Lehman, 35 per cent for Mr. Dewey. on Mr. Lehman runs ahead of Mr. Dewey in New York City and runs neck-and-neck with him in the total vote of the larger cities of the State. Mr. Dewey, on the other hand, has a sizable lead in the small towns and smaller cities, and an overwhelming iead among farm voters:

Dewey Lehman Farm Voters ccccccccocceccccsss 73% 27% Small TOWNS .ccccocccscnsecsee 38 42 Medium-Sized Cities «.ocveoee.. 61 39 "Larger Cities c.ccvecccccoccsccses 50 50 New York City ccccececccciccces 43 57

Colored voters, always a factor in’ New York City, are divided 53 per cent for Governor Lehman, 47 per cent for Mr. Dewey.

Dewey Lehman 43%

2 #8 # HILE the principal national interest in the New York

race centers on the Governorship, the November ¢ election will also decide the fate of Senator Robert Wagner, |,

author of the Wagner Labor Act, and will fill the Senate

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"Except for those goofy clothes, Mathir. CT hen youwssecyo

you weren't bad looking

Everyday Movies—By Wortman

Mopey Dick and The Duke "Say, Mopey, would you call that a-negligee or a hostess gown, or

seat left vacant by the death of Democratic Senator Royal S. Copeland. ; The Institute’s preliminary checkup of the Senatorial race shows that Senator Wagner is ahead of his Republican opponent, John O’Brian, at the present time, and that New Dealer James M. Mead is running even with Republican Edward Corsi for the second Senatorial seat.

But little significance should be attached to : these standings because of the high number of “no opinion” votes at the present time. : : & = : a N contrast with the indecision of many voters on the New York Senatorial contests is their opinion on the Dewey-Lehman race. Only 9 percent of those registered to vote on Nov. 8 have yet to make up their minds. Many political writers believe that victory for Mr. Dewey would be more than a personal triumph for the man who broke into the news three years ago as a special rackets investigator. ’ It would exalt the prestige of the younger and more libera. wing of the Republican Party, who have been claiming that they can do what traditional “Old Guard” Republicans have failed to do since 1920, that is, elect a Governor in New York State and possibly start the G. O. P. on the road to national supremacy again. . Victory would put Mr. Dewey himself in an advantage-

ous spot for the G. O: P. Presidential nomination.

Although the New York race is closer than most ‘political

observers would have. expected, the Institute’s routine

sampling in New York State before the party conventions last month indicated that the Democrats were well-advised in urging Governor Lehman to make the race. These samplings indicate that Mr. Dewey would have

‘been a favorite to defeat Congressman Mead or Attorney

General Bennett by sizable majorities and Senator Wagner by a smaller margin, had he run for Governor.

Watch The Indianapolis Times for further Institute surveys on the November elections in New York * State and throughout the country.

TEST ‘YOUR KNOWLEDGE

0 A 3 4 - tals] . 1—Where is the Gulf of Car- ; \ 2—-How many gallonsia in a cubic foot? 3—Which baseball pitcher won two games in the 1938 World Series? ® 4—Which two states originally ceded land to the Federal Government to form the District of Columbia? 5—Where is the Ebro River? 5—What body of water separates Cuba from the island of Haiti? : 7—Where ‘is Brown University?

Answers

1—On the north coast of Australia. 2—Approximately 7.48 gallons. 3—Charles Ruffing. 4—Maryland and Virginia. in

6—The Windward Passage. 7—Providence, R. I. : 2 2 8

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By Anton Scherrer

It Was the Real John L. Sullivan Who Mixed Equal Portions of Beer And Champagne Here for His Drink.

(CHARLIE WEHR, who knows a good thing when he tastes it, took me aside the other day to. recommend the merits of a drink compounded of champagne and beer. I stewed over it for days to the exclusion of

matters that should have had my attention

when all of a sudden it occurred to me that mayhke Mr. Wehr was talking about something brought to Indianapolis in 1882 by:John Lawrence Sullivan, the one and only John L. Sure enough, my guess was good. John L. picked Oct. 18; 1882 to have folks around here have their first look at him. The place was the Grand Opera House run by George Dickson at the time. Besides ° the one and only John L., the company consisted of Billy Madden, his - trainer; Ed Bibby, champion wres= tler; Pete McCoy, champion lightweight, and a club swinging. artist by the name of Hoefler who proved : to be the best part of the bill. The critics found only one fault with Mr. Hoefler’s act. He panted a good deal during his exercises with the result that his breathing became rather labored toward the end. It was so noticeable that an Indianapolis doctor went on record that Mr. Hoefler showed marked symptoms of hypertrophy and might surprise an audience someday by dying during one of his performances. For some reason, the doctors always talked like that when I was a kid. oN i : As for John L.’s act—a boxing bout with Mr. Made den—it turned out to be a flop. I can explain that, too. Seems that just eight months before he appeared in Indianapolis, Mr. Sullivan had knocked out Paddy Ryan, “the pride of Troy, N. Y.” The word ‘“knockout,” by the way, is something Mr. Madden though up. .

Nine Terrific Rounds

It was a terrific, nine-round battle with bare knuckles and captured the imagination of the Amers= ican people to such a degree that they wouldn't let Mr. Sullivan alone. They followed him on the street, and turned out at every railroad station when his train went through. It finally got on the young (23) champion’s nerves and that’s when he hired “Big Steve,” an operator in Mike McDonald's Chicago gambling den (“The Store”) to double for him. Big Steve looked exactly like John L. and acted like him, too. He would remove his derby, thump it on his head, then tilt it on his forearm and spit over it while he growled: “Much obliged to yees, gentlemin.” Meanwhile John L. was elsewhere taking it easy. Knowing which, it is not unreasonable to suppose that maybe Big Steve went even farther and played the part of John L. on the stage, too. Anyway, it’s

Mr. Scherrer

-| one way of explaining' why Mr. Sullivan’s act was | such a flop in Indianapolis. :

Everybody agreed, though, that it was the real John

'L., and not Big Steve, who went to Chapin and Gore’s

Saloon, 30 N. Illinois St., the night of Oct. 18, 1882. He went’ up to the bar and ordered a magnum of champagne and the same quantity of beer. Then with

| the magnum in one hand and the pail of beer in the

other (it’s quite a trick) he poured the two, slowly and simultaneously, into a second and bigger pail taking

| infinite care not to let the mixture foam too rapidly.

He lapped it up in one draught. ‘Sure, it was the drink - Mr. Wehr was raving about.

Jane Jordan—

Jane Thinks Getting Home of Own Would Aid Irresponsible Husband.

De JANE JORDAN—I am g man of 25. At the age of 23 I married a girl I love very much. She filed suit for ‘divorce a short while ago for reasons which most young couples thrash out togéther in early married life. I liked to gamble before we. were mare ried and continued to_do so about once a week after

our marriage. We both worked and brought in a total salary of about $40 a week. However, we never did manage to save any money. I liked to drink but not to excess. I would spend quite a bit of money every time we went on a party for which we were both sorry ‘after we got home. We lived with her folks most of the time. She didn’t get along very well with her mother. I don’t want her to get the divorce because I want to make up for all the wrong I have done. = I think she still loves me.but is afraid to go back to me because she thinks I will be the same as before, but I have learned a lesson. I know if we moved to ourselves that everything will turn out all right—that I will stop gambling and being so extravagant with my money. Do you think she should take me back under. these circumstances? . B.H. W.

Answer—It should be hard for your wife to refuse to give so thoroughly chastened a young man another chance. Irresponsibility in regard to money matters has ruined many a marriage. If you are sure that you are cured of flinging your money away uselessly, you ought to be able to persuade your wife to try living with you once more. By all means find a place where you can live alone, Part of your irresponsibility may be traced to the fact that you lived with your wife’s parents. A young husband with parents to lean on often acts more like a son than a husband. .A home of his own tends to make him feel responsibi@for its upkeep. If you show some strength of purpose; I, believe you can win your wife back. It is too bad for a yourig couple to give up at the first signs of conflict. It is more courageous to make a marriage go in spite of its disappointments,

EAR JANE JORDAN—I am a married man and have a wife and child separated from me. I

‘am lonesome for my baby. I also love my wife. I

admit that I did treat her unkindly several times. She says she can’t stand me. any more although I have repented.for the way I treated her. She says I can see the baby whenever I want to, but she won't bring him when she meets me to get her money every week, and says she doesn’t want me to come where she stays. Can you give me some advice on this matter HEARTBROKEN FATHER. -

Answer—The answer to the above letter applies to you also. It. won’t help you any to coax and plead with an indifferent wife. Make her a straightforward proposition with substantial evidence of your ability to do your part. If she doesn’t accept it, you will have to let go. The average wife is impressed by strength and sincerity. Don’t abase yourself or make a thou sand promises you can’t keep. Show yourself master of the situation. : JANE JORDAN.

Put your probléms in a letter to Jane Jordan, who will Ye =

answer your questions in this column

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