Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1946 — Page 2
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Asks Law to Ban . ’ . Display of ‘Undies SANTIAGQ, Chile, Oct; 17 (U, P.).—The trend in shop window displays ‘of ' lingerie. prompted Santiago Martinez to write a letter to the editor suggesting that steps be taken, His letter, published in Ultimas Noticias, said:
“Each store strives to outdo the others with their almost naked
Ny ; hiitine manikins exhibit very private Directs Red Activities of feminine garments in the most i Hemisphere. enticing poses and vuluptuous
tions. “The time has come for a municipal ordinance to put a. stop to it.”
: By FREDERICK WOLTMAN fe. “Moward Stall Writer ] YORK, Oct. 17.—The New York arid: Telegram, » Borie. | : — Howard news| y ay estab-| x A% lished the laentity of the man de. HooSier Politics— : scribed by Louis F. Budens, as a secret agent of the Kremlin, “who directs all Communist activities in the United States.” He is Hans Berger, an Austrian, . a formér member of the German |. Communist party's central committee and an agent of the Com- | © munist international since 1918. His | | real name is Gerhard Risler, '§ Mr. Budens is a former editor | of the Communist Daily Worker ' © and later a member of the Notre i i Dame university faculty.. He aban- _ doned communism a year ago to bei © come a Catholic. He now teaches generation-old-issue of silver : economics at Fordham university campaign speeches last night. BE nere: Ha Candidates from both parties Were Landis {busy over the state &s campaign Wenly to Hear Biot 'leaders dug in for the final two After Mr. Budenz made his state: | weeks before election. ment, there were demands by ew a bers of the congressional commit- - : tee investigating un-American ac. Townsend Belittles tivitles—including Rep. Gerald Communism Threat Landis (R. Ind)—that he identity, EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 17.— ‘the secret agent before that com- , epee is in no more danger of mittee. z communism than of being overrun Mr. Berger's identity was conh- p. rattle snakes, Democratic senafirmed by his sister, Ruth Fischer. |i, 4) candidate M. Clifford Town- | She was floor leader of the Commu- sq gaid here last night. | nists in the German reichstag and “Communism thrives on hunger, | ‘3 member of the presidium of the |, housing, unemployment, bank Comintern until she was expelled fr ies and genéral depression,” from the Communist movement on as. Townsend sald In reply to “orders from Moscow in 1935. |charges the Democratic party is Brother Writes Movie Musle |Communist dominated. & Miss Fischer today described her| on the subject of bureaucracy, | brother as “head of the German |, mownsend told Democrats here Communists in the western hemi- 4. Republicans, while promising ‘sphere” and “one of the key fg- i; oui down the number of bureaus ures inthe American Communist, Washington, have “added 33 new {ones in Indiana.”
He in also the brother of Hans | Truman Silver Policy
Pisler, exiled German Sampoger whe) writes movie music in Hollywood. | ‘Attacked by Jenner. the| GREENSBURG, Ind, Oct. 17—
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State Talks - Range From Communism to Silver. Hoosier senatorial candidates
ranged from communism to ‘the in
In 1040 the composer received a $20,000 experimental grant from
sound tracks. One of them Was .,ndidate for U. 8. senator, harked the Donald Duck short, “His Better pyc to the days of “silver-tongued” Sell”. Mr. Eisler's latest screen oratory here last night with an aiSea a for we ery rut | tack on administration silver poliel Barrymore film, “None Bulle, the Lonely Heart.” By signing a bill in August to in-! ‘Never Shows’ His Face crease the price of silver to 90% | Mr, Budénz described the un-|cenis an ounce, Mr. Jenner charged,
boss” of the American Communists. ings. to a selfish, inflationary raid “This man never shows his face,” lon the pockets of the American © sald Mr. Budens, “Communist lead- public. . ars never see him, but they follow | “The beneficiaries his orders or suggestions implicitly. wealthy mine-owners, a few thou-
party,” he said.
Shortages Rapped
"never heard of him.” Mr. Budenz offered to disclose the man’s name t only to an official agency and under oath. He did, i i eT, refer to two authoritative: BY Emmert at Rally : pronouncements’ by the unidenti-| MOORELAND, Ind, Oct. 17.— fied individual which were published ‘Soap shortages have forced Ameriin the Communist magazine in 1943 ¢& back to “saddie-bag days,” Atand 1944. The magasine currently torney General James A. Emmert, . is named Political Affairs. told a Republican rally here last A check by the World-Telegram night. : showed the writer was Hans Berger,| Under the New Deal policy of
Ind,
Peace chapel in charge of the Rev.
BY TOWNSEND
‘Rockefeller foundation to score (William E. Jenner, Republican ,
. named Kremlin agent as “still the | President Truman “gave his Dbless- |
were a few
The -average American Communist sand miners and the Democratic.
RITES TOMORROW FOR MRS. MICHAEL
Mrs. Bessie RS Michael, 1931 Oar
roliton ave, a graduate nurse and| rppe Allied Florists association of fall installment of Marion county) | Indianapolis wilf® hold its regular property taxes is Monday night,
long time resident of Indianapolis, died yesterday at Methodist hos-| pital, . She was 64.
years ago. A graduate of the City Hospital Nursing school, she was a practicing nurse until 1919. She was a member of Calvary Taber- | nacle church, Li She is survived by her husband, Stacy E. Michael; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Ferguson and Mrs, Lottie Pettinger, Scobey, Mont, And Mrs. | Leila “Bruner, Royal ;Center, Ind. | and a brother, George Bell, Lucerne,
Services will be at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow at the Moore Mortuaries
LOCAL
BRIEFS
DEADLINE 1S NOV. 4 Labor's Part in Community Fund Praised
; ak ON PROPERTY. TAX “More than 10,000 labor union|Green, A. F. of L. president, who | —the animating force of citizenship . J | members serve year-round as vol-|said: “Wages and employment
~<1 + The deadline for payment of the unteer workers in community chest
scheduled to be held
be discussed.
Oangany.
Raymond Hoekstra, in’ Crown Hill
| Republican organiastion,
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scarcities of everything,” the G. O. Mysterious but Potent P. nominee for the state supreme court said, “we must reach down into the saddle-bags of a century ago and fashion our own soap out of lye.”
The name recalled to this reporter the time a Hans Berger was pointed out to him at a Communist rally
here “early in June, 1945. At the
time, Mr. Berger was described as a mysterious, but apparently potent force in.the American Communist movement, He occupied an end seat in the front row and frequently- went backstage to consult party officials on the platform. Miss Fischer said today she has had “nothing to do” with her brother for at least 15 years,
“We wonder,” he added, “how long it will be before the New Deal will allow soap back-in the stores.”
RE-ENLISTS*IN ARMY
Darrell E. Brown, an ex-marine sergeant, today was the 3000th per- ; son to enlist here in the regular Mentions Brother Frequently army because he was “fed up with Now aggressively ~ Anti-Commu- 4)| the shortages and bousing rrobnist, Miss Pischer edits a confiden= [emy-of civilian life." tial | mimeographed bulletin, “The Russian state party; newsletter on mons, Okinawa and the Philippine contemporary communism. campaigns, he was given the rating A perusal of her bulletin over re- of sergeant in the air corps. The cent years reveals she referred to sergeant has been living at 3707 E. Hans Berger on numerous occasions. North st. while his wife and daughOnce she mentioned him as a ter are in California. ‘ “Moscow agent in Mexico and New| - York.” | On another occasion she wrote of |
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50 TEACHERS STRIKE
to all zig-zags” of modern Stalinism. schools went on strike today to “I don't think he is an’American enforce demands for a $400 yearly citizen,” she said in answer to A increase and paid vacations. About question. * 50 teachers were involved,’
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> i PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17 (U, P.).— |] Berger's cynicism and adaptation Teachers at nearby Rankin borough |
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Born in Waynesboro, Pa, Mrs, tomorrow at.the Smith & Young Huse warned today. Michael moved to. Indianapolis 40 Co, 399 W. New York st. Plang for| Taxpayers were urged by Mr. Labor Fellowship club yesterday at the National Chrysanthemum show gues to make the payments this C!AYPool hotel.
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temple on Nov, 8 9, and 10 will |
"NOT AFRAID OF NAME ST. PAUL, Minn,, Oct, 17 (U. P.).|March 1, 1045, —Mrs, Truman Wallace has been | Burial will pe named secretary of the 10th ward cent of your taxes will be imposed) Mr, «leckrone referred to a re-
| activities in the United States.” | Walter Leckrone, general. ‘chair{man for the Community Fund's an-
{monthly business meeting at 8 .p. m. | Nov, 4, County Treasurer Prank| oo) campaign next month, made . i »
this statement at a meeting of the
UFRL| eek and next to avoid the tnevita- | He cited Frogs Ae 5 ble jam of last-minute Payers. |of I, which showed that labor par-
You may make your payments by ticipation in community chest ac-
The Christian Park Community mail if you send to the county tivities. “has grown enormously in Center will open its fall term of treasurer a self-addressed, stamped the last five yedrs.” tap danoing classes Oct. 23, under envelope and a letter listing your | B. R. Barneclo, secretary of Centhe supervision of Miss Carolyn name, address and whether pay- tral Labor union, said president of
|ments are due on personal property the club, informed the group that or real estate or both, The address the union has indorsed the cam{must be that which you had on paign for a goal of $1,328,000 this | year and has pledged wholehearted Penalties amounting to eight per support to the drive,
{if payments are delinquent.
a _—_ arr ee
|cent statement - by William L.|
conditions, important as they are, must be supplemented by esséntial health, welfare -and recreational facilities.” Mr. Leckrone declared: “These essential services are pro-
vided by the 48 Red Feather agen-
oles of the Community fund in Indianapolis and Maridbn county. “Labor has recognized this fact. This is one of the reasons why labor realised that the Community fund is a unifying force here, which brings together all groups of people to plan and work for a common goal, “Labor believes in support of the fund, and I am sure there will be no lessening of this support now, in the most critical year of the fund's
hiptory, “The Community fund is a clear
expression of the volunteer spirit
{in our democracy, he eoncluded.
The labor club is composed of business agents of various A. F. of L. local unions, a Organized labor is represented in
the management of the fund with -
members on the board of directors and a number of committees.
URGES U. S. TO SELL RUBBER FACTORIES
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (U. P.).—
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Turning over -of synthetic rubber
factories to private industry was urged today by William M. Jeffers,
Union Pacific railroad executive and
wartime rubber director, Speaking at a convention banquet of the National Association of Ine dependent Tire Dealers last night, Mr, Jeflers said: “With our synthetic plants im production, we are in a position te dictate to the world the price of crude rubber.” i
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