Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 May 1944 — Page 15
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By SANDER 8S. KLEIN Unites Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, May 25.—Adm. William F. Halsey Jr, one of the most daring tacticians in the U. 8. navy, is slated for a new assignment so important that its disclosure at this time would provide the Jap-
This was indicated today by Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal's unwillingness to discuss Halsey's new assignment and his statement that, “whatever I say could be used constructively by the Japs.” Meanwhile, Forrestal disclosed the first of an expected series of changes in the navy high command. Vice Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch, who served
place Vice Adm. John 8S. McCain as deputy chief of naval operations for air. This is an important post because it provides the naval air arm with representation on the navy's top command. ’ Daring Fighting Man McCain's new assignment has not yet been decided but he is known to be eager to return to sea duty. He, too, is regarded as a daring, brilliant fighting man. Halsey, the rough-and-tumble commander of the South Pacific! area, who demonstrated time and again that he is every ready to take on a bigger opponent, is due to leave that post soon. Dispatches from the South Pacific have indicated that the command in that area may be dissolved because the war has moved westward deep into Gen. Douglas MacArthur's territory. There have been suggestions that because Adm. Halsey has been at sea steadily for a longer period than any other top commander in the Pacific, he might get a desk job in Washington. Forrestal told reporters that “you can say Adm. Halsey is not going to be an emeritus character.” The one area where there has been virtually no surface naval activity for some months is the North Pacific, where American airmen have been hammering with some degree of frequency at Japanese bases in| the Kurile islands. These islands guard whdt many naval experts believe to be the most vulnerable gateway to Japan proper,
SCOUT EXECUTIVES | COMPLETE REPORTS
District and committee reports on| Indiana Boy Scout organizations! were made today at a meeting of] the executive board -of the Central Indiana Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America. With C. Otto Janus, council president, presiding, committee reports
, . were given by A. PF. Hook, Merle H.
Miller, Dr. C. A. Stayton, Harper J. Ransburg, Clarence 8S. Sweeney,
. Wallace O. Lee, L. J. Badollet, W,
Oliver Cass, John L. Buehler, Wil liam Schloss, Ralph Hook and J. Frank Holmes. District "reports were made by| F. E. Glass, W. G. Gingery, Fred: A. Turner, James Alley, Frank] Longfellow, Allen A. Parr, Dr. A. C.| Harvey, Edwin Koch and Roscoe Johnston, Delmar H. Wilson, Scout! executive, also made his report to the council.
be so as they will be at Gates because they will feel that he refused to go through with his commitment (which they say they have) of support. 3
boys say that the only thing that can result in a defeat of their candidate now is a “double-cross” by Gates. f J . #w
On the Spot
SO MR. GATES is really on the spot in more ways than one. And he is trying to avoid pressure from both camps by staying away from his Claypool hotel headquarters as much as possible. The truth is, say some of the Gates boys, that Mr, Gates is not enthusiastic about either of the leading senatorial candidates, that his own personal choice would be Rep. Charles Halleck of Rensselaer. But, on the other hand, many Capehart and Tucker supporters do not feel that Mr. Gates himself will greatly enhance the state ticket. You can get plenty of bets in both camps that their candidate, if nominated, will get more votes this fall, even against Govermer Schricker, thak will Mr. Gates, who in the public eye is viewed as a party boss.
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G. O. P. COUNTY Chairman Henry E. Ostrom is listed as Mr. Capehart’s 11th district manager in a circular broadcast throughout the state from Capehart headquarters, Other district managers named are Boyd C. Lukens, East Chicago druggist, first district: Robert Dewey Schmidt, clerk of the Cass circuit court, second; Roy M. Amos, Elkhart county recorder, third! William F. Merchant, Ft. Wayne businessman - farmer. fourth; Hugh P. Lawrence, Peru attorney, and Ray V. Gibbens, Madison county recorder, fifth district co-managers; Fred H. Coleman, Newton farmer, sixth: Frank A. Lenning, clerk of the Greene circuit court, seventh: Lester Nixon, mavor of Petersburg, eighth; Travis Carter, Seymour businessman. ninth; Hubert R. Alexander, Rush county auditor, 10th. Harry Youse of Markle, past president of the Indiana Lumber and Builders Supply association, will serve as convention floor manager. Assistants to State Manager Robert G. Miller are James E. Armstrong. state senator from Springville; W. N. Ringer, Sullivan county G. O. P. chairman, and Dr. Burrell E. Diefendorf, Mitchell dentist.
RICKENBACKER TALK SET AT BOSSE FIELD
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 25 (U. P).—Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, industrialist and flying ace of world war I, was scheduled to speak to-
night at Bosse field during an inva-|
Tucker Denies Whispers That He Is Party Puppet
sion rally and army display. Features of the show. besides Rickenbacker’s speech, will be a concert by the 75th infantry division band and a display of weapons, ranging from carbines to fleld pieces. Prominent army officers of the 5th service command will at-
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AFL SHUNS DRIVE FOR A 4TH TERM
‘Won’t Tie Ourselves as Kite to Tail of Any Party,’
Green Asserts.
By FRED W. PERKINS By Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance CUMBERLAND, Md, May 25.— Units of the American Federation of Labor were under notice again today that the organization does not intend to join in the fourthterm drive in which labor leadership has been taken by the C.I1.0. Political Action committee. “We refuse to tie ourselves as a kite to the tail of any political party,” said Willlam Green, A. F. {of L. president, in a speech here in connection with a convention of the Maryland and District of Columbia Federation of Labor. “To do so would be to invite destruction in the event of the defeat of a particular party or candidate.” The Green statement was given | significance because of reports that ithe A. F. of L. might “go Demo- | cratic” this year. Speculation arose | from recent actions of the A. F. {of L. executive council—in indors|ing the Montgomery Ward seizure,
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By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN United Press Staff Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, May 35.—Harold Bell Wright, who kept the critics writhing and the masses happy for 20 years with his books about love triumphant, will be buried in the seclusion he sought but never found during life. : The 72-year-old Wright succumbed in a La Jolla, Cal, hospital late yesterday to bronchial pneumonia, after the most spectacular
Mterary career—financially speaking —in American history. Funeral
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painter turned preacher, who wrote his first book because the workingmen at Pittsburg, Kans, in 1903 were more warmly welcomed in the saloon than in the churches, That book was called “That Printer of Udell's” It preached such a strong moral lesson that the critics said it was vapid. It was an immediate success. Wright abandoned the pulpit for the pen and for two decades turned out at least one novel a year. They all preached moral lessons, the intellectuals lambasted every one, and Wright waxed rich. No other books, aside from ible, sold so well as his,
Prolific Writer
In rapid succession he turned out such novels as "The Calling of Dan Matthews,” “The Winning of Barbara Worth,” “The Eyes of the World,” “The Recreation of Brian Kent,” “Helen of the Old House,” “God and the Groceryman,” “The Shepherd of the Hills” and many another, in all of which the good man bested the bad man and won the hand of the beautiful heroine. Eight of his books became movies, and Wright for years was a familiar figure around Hollywood, where he
refused to let Producer Sol Lesser make a talkie of “When a Man's a Man.” Wright claimed he had sold it as a silent picture and he didn’t intend to have his characters talking out loud. Lesser sued and won. The picture was an outstanding hit, despite the critics, who never did change their minds about Wright's literary outpourings. : With riches came fame andewith that came many an unpleasant moment for the tall and almost
|and in refusing to take back im- | mediately John L. Lewis of the | United Mine Workers, a foe of the | Roosevelt administration. | Another reason for the reports { was that local A. F. of L. units have | been reported co-operating with C. |I. O. political activity in some lo- | calities. ‘No Dictation’
Mr. Green pointed out that its
main effort will be to get its mem.-|
bers to register for voting, “but we jdo“not attempt to dictate to our | members how they shall vote.” He said the A. F. of L. will indorse some candidates for congress, but on their { records and without regard to party, {and “will give no blanket indorse{ment to ary political party or to ‘any national ticket. | “There are some in the ranks of | labor,” he said, “who are anxious to | get more actively involved in parti- | san politics. Such individuals would | sacrifice the future stability of their | organizations for the sake of tem- | porary expediency. “The American Federation of La- { bor cannot afford such gambles. {Ours is a permanent organization | which has become a permanent part
cadaverous author, who had seen {his two sons become successful and i who wanted to spend his remaining vears in solitude with his second wife. Amazed by Tourists
He bought a ranch near Tucson, Ariz, and built an Indian style house, only to be amazed at the tourists who wanted a glimpse of { his Lincolnesque profile. “I sadly underestimated the inquisitiveness of the public,” he said. | “You wouldn't believe the astronomical lengths to which the curiosity seekers went. They used my lawn {for picnic lunches. They swam in { my pool. When four of them stood { with their noses at my dining room window panes, watching me eat my | dinner, that was the end.” { He sold the desert place and bought a ranch in the back country of San Diego county, reachable only by a dirt road from the village of Escondido. He put a high fence around his new home, plastered it { with “keep out” signs and spent his last seven years there, puttering in i his iron working shop, breeding un{usual varieties of rabbits, and oc- | casionally taking his pen in hand.
{of s i | idn't li . |o the institutional life of America. He didn't like typewriters.
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matter which party wins. | “Let us remember, even in the {heat of the political campaign, that America will go on regardless of which side wins.”
Times Specisl CONNERSVILLE, May 25.—Taking cognizance of whispered campaign chaiges to the effect that he was merely the candidate of party bosses, Jamies M. Tucker, G. O. P. senatorial candidate, declared in a speech here last night that “I am no one’s puppet.” Most of the criticism directed at Tucker in this campaign has centered on” the fact that among his supporters is to be found Burrell Wright, Indianapolis lawyer and G. O. P. leader who is the most controversial figure in the Republican party in Indiana today. : “My announcement for senator was made only after I had consulted with almost all of the leaders in the “organization and after 1 had been requested to announce by hundreds of party workers and leaders throughout the state,” Mr. Tucker said. *
No ‘Obligations’
+*I am a candidate’ for senator because of these requests and I am making this race not as a Wright candidate, or a Lyons candidate, or anybody else's candidate. (The Lyons he referred to is Robert W. Lyons, chain store attorney who is a behind-the-scenes figure in th Gates and Capehart camps.) X
His fina] book, “The Man Who | Went Away,” was published last October. It had a profitable sale, but reached few best-seller lists. | He is survived by his wife and his two sons, Norman and Gilbert.
tional committeewoman; Alfred Norris, 10th district chairman, and Mss. Mary Benadum, 10th district vice chairman.
Urges Nomination
Edwin Steers Sr. treasurer of the {Marion county G. O. P. central committee, today issued a special statement calling for the nomination of James M. Tucker for U.S. senator at next week's state convention. Parts of the statement follow: ' “Every Republican worthy of the name, more than ever should be vitally interested in seeing that the best candidates possible are nominated . , . for upon the success of the Republican party this fall depends, in my opinion, the continuance of our constitutional government , , . “The candidates selected should be not only men of outstanding ability, but also men who will com-
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