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WAGE CONTROL NOW Na fairness, the government's wage stabilization program should be junked without further delay. It ought to have been discarded when President Truman ‘annotmeed removal of price controls from livestock and meat,’ So far.as practical effectiveness is concerned, it hegan to die more than a year ago when the administration encouraged demands for the large-wage increases which made price increases inevitable. . ~ And now, for months, wage stabilization has been only a fiction. ‘It is past time for the government to stop pretending that it retains any power or right to interfere between employee and employer in the matter of wages, At best, the program often“ did not work as intended. Its operation kept down wages in many cases where, in simple justice, they should have been increased. Where “* outright wage raises were denied, it led to the granting of the so-called “fringe” demands, which often cost the employer sizable sums without corresponding benefits to a large number of his employees. : You may lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. A feeling of injustice, due to a belief that wage regulations have been enforced unfairly and unequally, has impelled many a worker to “get even” hy easing up on the job. These regulations have been costly in worker efficiency. : ; ae Mr. Truman promised to speed return to a free economy and’ free collective bargaining, The sooner the better. The OPA is all but gone. Wage control should

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ANOTHER THING that contributed to my high opinion of Indianapolis women was a moral issue raised some .40 years ago. As near as I recall, it was a Yuestion suggested by a divorce suit which reduced to its simplest terms, without benefit of legal lingo, amounted to this: Should a wife press her husband's pants? The women of Indianapolis gave a grand aceount of themselves on that occasion, You couldn't say as much for the men, Judge James M. Leathers, for instance, said: “I denounce the man who would request his wife to crease a pair of trousers, I don't think any real American-born woman would do it, either.”

Isn't Wifely Duty AND JOHN W. HOLTZMAN, who was our mayor at the time (1903-05), used the occasion to quip lightheartedly: “It is mot a wifely duty to press a husband’s trousers unless she sits on his lap and does it. I am in favor of having them all do it this way, It might remedy the divorce evil.” : It turned out that the men (at any rate, those in high positions) didn't know the first thing about Indianapolis ‘women, QOertainly, it must have surprised Judge ‘Leathers to hear from such “Americanborn” women as Mrs. John Candee Dean, Mrs. Caleb 8. Denny, Mrs, Charles J. Walker, Mrs. Thomas J. villers and Miss Mary Dean, As for Mayor Hoitsman's facetious remarks, the women dismissed them as wholly irrelevant to the issue. Said Mrs. John Candee Dean: “I know many women who press their husband's trousers. I don't, but I believe I might were there any occasion for it. I eonsider it the plain duty of a wife where the tircumstances prompt her husband's making the request.” : Said Mrs. Caleb 8. Denny (an ex-mayor's wife):

ALBUQUERQUE, Oct. 18.—The nervous anxiety of politicians here in New Mexico, particularly Democrats, as they stood around waiting to hear what President Truman would say about meat is evidence of the importance of that subject in politics here, as

in all the eattle country. Lifting of controls might be the thing that would give the Democrats this state again. After the speech, the Democrats were mightily relieved. For they are

hard pressed this year for the same reason as every-

get it where the Nazis got it at Nuernberg—and not after | more prices have been decontrolled, but now.

FOOD AS A WEAPON STARVATION will threaten Europe and Asia next spring,

the Soviet Union's foremost economist, who holds that the United States and Canada are “morally responsible” to continue feeding the war-devastated areas of the World. But, instead of continuing the flow of free supplies to the sick and wounded nations, Mr. Varga charges that “influential American circles” are taking advantage of the impending crisis ahd using food as a political weapon, ure oR to interfere with “their internal political affairs.” Presumably, he feels that because the United States and Canada escaped invasion and bombing they supply free food to the devastated countries. Such a theory

worked both ways. ‘ - The Soviet Union did not demonstrate any high sense |

of Poland. Nor have Americans forgotten that Russia remained on friendly terms with Japan for more than three

detriment of our war in the Pacific. When the Russians | high price, making the move, after delaying until it meant almost no risk to them, » » " » » .

today,

until there is peace, until occupational costs are reduced,

of political pressures. oe Ce Russia today is blocking this recovery by her war of nerves against Italy, Greece, Turkey and China; by her intrigues in Korea and Iran; by her non-co-operative atti- , tude in Germany; by her political programs in Poland, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Romania, and by her ruthless exploitation of Austria and Hungary. ;

fighting for peace, we should by all means do so. We have not been doing so, as Mr. Varga charges, but it is an idea, “and it should be exploited to the utmost. should be a more potent influence than reasoning, cajolery

at an undertsanding with the Russians.

» » » - LJ n ~ co-operation in restoring order to a war-sick world. farm and industrial machinery, and vast quantities of other but only on a 50-50 basis. nor her satellites

American resources for exploitation of their weaker seighbors, : . 1

COME ONE, COME ALL

flying fortresses, and other surplus weapons of world war 1, the war assets administration recently sold some saadles and harness dating from world war 1, and even a

in "08. Swi

(we hope) distant future:

: experimenters. Genuine U. 8. army goods

V.8 type. For patriotic displays, weddings

“

years after Pearl Harbor, although throughout that period |, we furnished the Soviet Union lend-lease supplies to the Ihis fitness to spread this informa{tion upon the pages of a newspaper sd 2.3. 8 : be read by youngsters of all did join in the Japanese war, they exacted a price, and a |ages. The power of suggestion car{ries much weight with boys and Perhaps some readers might wish to try out some of these suggested crimes and for this reason el the stories are out o related in these articles, the |; ik - Belt cases are taken from the court rec-, The words “judgment withheld” and the continent as a whole is treated as an economic {1% BY he Jar " hil sour | him & square deal, He Bgurss there ” unit, with a lifting of abnormal trade barriers and cessation |s wereas the offenders may RAVE |i no use of him belonging now thal| «REPLY MUST HAVE COME g ade barriers and cessation (started on a new life or are under : i rie thegVEE: walchful eye of the ad- | ministration of this court to guide | him. ~ {and direct rather than place in ant linstitution until it appears no other means can be used. | The work of our juvenile court is |helping to build character by showings friendliness, charity and under-

of home life with the cloak of legal authority thrown around it to be nly when every other means Is the author-of these ar-|

girls,

LO ith the end of UNRRA, according to Evgansi Varga, | "Juven

Charact

1 have been reading the stories now appearing in your paper titled “How to Grow Your Own Criminals.”

ile Court {elps er by Understanding”

By Lillian D. Copeland, 1930 Broadway en-

" Having had hundreds of children, of various ages, under my super-

VEN more to the point is the situation in the world 1 fe wt IAS

grain-importing countries in-an-atiempt paper criticizes the juvenile in punishing offenders. It has always been my t is to take more time with these cases than the best, Mr.

those who the catch myself wishing that I had | listened to mother.

should | existence of this cour | other courts can give; { . . « a . . tk better course in life. Our of one for all and all for one might have standing, if it handle these offenders, to stars 1 lem On a e ber urse in li 2 juvenile court is just an extension ——

of moral responsibility when it joined Hitler in the rape used o fails. {ticles a parent? knowledge of child psychology. Here re questioms that should determine

European economy cannot be restored to decent levels |ords.

vision for over twenty-five years, 1 cannot help but wonder why your

to try, by all the means known to

“UNIONS TAKE CARE OF NON-MEMBERS AS WELL" By Geed C10. Member, Indianapolis have

Does he

C. 1. O. union

| Communist day, sob, sob!

employee who

“dismissed” or tend to show lon’s in and will st

are right

standing: Let us hope it continues You know.

If the United States can use food as a weapon in the |

things we can supply. “These should be offered to her— | There should be no more one- |

bombs. (Nagasaki type). Obsolete. Ideal for

in the future as it has in the past, You may not agree with me, but renegers, I should like to seé- this letter in Paying taxes to county, the Hoosier Forum ‘while “ : . is being printed, Certainly it |ject should provoke discussion,

way deals such as lend-lease and UNRRA. Neither Russia | hould be allowed the further use of |

LONG with hundreds of complicated electronic devices, |

* few pairs of spurs left over from our fracas with Spain |

Sb Assuming we'll show as much progress in the manu- | facture of lethal weapons in the future as we did in the 48 _ years between spurs and super-forts, it may he we can look | | to sensational values like these in surplus sales of

s: |

ir spaces, far beyond the earth's gravi-

In 10 pound lots, One ounce of paranteed to kill all cockroaches |

safe, since when rocket is detonated |

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size of Texas, (Care should.

since|it is also fatal

E want nothing from Russia but her good will and |py the

Russia needs much more than that from us. She needs Side Glarices BY Galbraith

To both of you squawkers

this series the federal governments. I think the sub- leave the country. Think of dotigh you'd save.

|ever, we pay for value received.

{my old man blew his front teeth out on the subject of pet peeves. Now I was just a little disappointed that he didn't have me on that list, because, by the great horn spoon, he

: is number one on my court for. being too tolerant and too slow ; -— | seeing his- name in-.print, he has : : peen awful hard to live with. Imunderstanding that the reason for thei ,sqple might be a better word. At

Baw waaaaa — won't somebody pulease tell me why I joined the at Link Belt? 1 really didn't wanta but got pushed even asked him to make a speech. along by the crowd, union gestapo Poor men or somebody. Costs me a whole

f place.| This is the plaintive wail of the

- y 1 | GOP 1948 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. REG. a pA. or.

"What's. the’ gar gong.

J 5 go,

“| do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death ° your right to say

“BUSHROD YELLS

BOY’ SINCE FORUM NOTE” By Mrs. Bushrod Beebunter, RB. BR. "

not what they do!

dollar n' a half a month and be- ,... c.. can carry a good thing sides that everybody says its 8 too far. I propose that in the future outfit. Oh, unhappy when you receive a “masterpiece”

has get to thinking he is a member of changed his mind now that the un- the Fourth Estate. I think that and by to give other wives will agree with me.

the rest do. Must be big money t0 FROM TERRE HAUTE BY SLED”

And to another Link-Belter you that .there are enough morum loyal union members — enough to party of using the meat shortage keep organized labor's rights es- ; ; p ghts es-| a¢ a campaign issue at a time when

non-union employees are covered, pq

and here's how to keep.from ¢, that letter signed “Independent state and Voter.” You could’ from Terre Haute I thought it may ; the have come by dog sled, but after You know, how- read his answer, I believe Mr, InIf dependent Voter has spent the past

seem like it makes much sense, but wait till you hear what happened. {After reading his “masterpiece” in your column, he now calls me SobSister, wears a green eye-shade, and calls our Junior *Copy-Boy."

use of

ke an old ash tray!’

dri ileal

by buying expensive perfumes? With that last, by the time-we get to the party 111 = ol Lie

where else—continuing government restrictions which had come to be symbolized in the one word, “meat.” it." — Voltaire.

Machine Is Rusty

REPUBLICANS DID NOT TAKE the Truman action too hard. They say the issue already is settled for purposes of the forthcoming election. The President finally did what they had urged for a long time. Republicans are in higher spirits than at any time in the New Deal years. This state stuck to Franklin D. Roosevelt all ‘his time in Washington. Chief interest nationally centers in the contest for the senate seat now held by Dennis Chavez. He knows he has a fight. To the usual handicap in this year of dissatisfaction with the administration in Washington, which has alienated some old-line Democrats, he has another—a split in top ranks of his party into hitter personal feuds. Republican champion against Senator Chavez is the modern conquistador, Patrick J. Hurley. He also has the flair of the gay caballero with his handsome “face and figure and his turned-up mustachios: He carries about him the glamor of the warrior and diplomat who served the Roosevelt administration as a trouble-shooter in so many world theaters, lastly as ambassador to China. He gave up that post some months ago with one of his characteristic two-gun explosions that shook Washington for days. He is

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It seems that the other evening

list. Since

B. isn't what I would call

ideal husband. I sometimes

Now, Mr. Forum, this may not

The ladies of our sewing circle

innocent lambs—they know All in all I believe in free speech,

rough time great deal like a couldn't decide whether to starve and stay get fed and go broke. a corner on frustration. fouled up, too. Out in Chicago, Lena Sarno had the 28 days.

that you check with me before you print it. After all, Mr. B. is none too strong in the attic and might

terest Lena. You think you got troubles?

Brooding Leads to Dive A QUEENS RESTAURANT owner about beef. Nothing in the icebox. querulous. He upped They fished him out, and he's in the hospital. worrying about meat. Meat?

Don't you?—or do you? " LJ

By Harry J. Gasper, 908 E. 11th st. Several weeks ago I wrote the accwsing the Republican

bomb, the peace conference, etc,

Today there appeared an answer them had a pillow stuffed under her coat.

The housing shortage isn't getting any better,

it was| lad who terms himself a “broken down second lieu

When I noticed

his purple lay his head. ably offer him a fresh-dug foxhole, at

please wire me your odds on the store.

election as of Nov. 7. IT almost forgot, “don't wire, send under cover, Our mavor: or safety board may toss us both in the clink for gambling u » » | “GET INTO FIGHT AND SAVE OUR PRINCIPLES” {

By Cora G. Huber, Evansville Please allow me to express ny personal opinion in regard to home rille as outlined by Mr. A. V. Burch, Republican candidate for re-elec-tion as auditor of the state of Indiana. « As a citizen of the United States and a voter, I wish to say that I am fully in accord with the sentiments expressed by Mr. Burch in his | speech recently delivered in Muncie. It is time we awaken and gel into the fight for the preservation | of those principles upon which our| great nation has existed for.so0| long and for which so many have | given ‘their lives. Mr, Burch has spoken clearly and to the point. It is up to the voters to express their support by voting for Mr, Burch in the November 6th election, Mr. Burch is a sound man, fighting for sound principles. Let us give him our: full support,

NEW YORK, Oct. 18-—Last July, government extended the Corp.'s monopoly for a further five years. of considerable opposition in the

Jng the charter. As a result of this decision,

merits of government-controlled-- and broadcasting.

and to avoid giving offense population, the BBC often

sipid and colorless. tame and exclusively “middle of the road.”

Never on Air at Home THE LOT OF the independent

England. today is indeed hard. He tain an outlet for his views through the columns

commentator

In the first case, as I have pointed out

BBC. he is almost always compelled

this column before,

DAILY THOUGHT

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness; but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the | pit of corruption: for Thou hast | cast all my sins behind Thy back. | -~=Isniah 38:17. : ". 1

many years before being invited jealously guarded microphones of the BBC. Shortly after my corporation and af their discussion programs. 1 said that 1 would be v limitations of "any kind were

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tempers the wind . to the willing to do so. orn lamb, Laurence Sterne. 1 ob, my script.

|OUR TOWN . . By Anton Scherrer : ; . Should a Wife Press Hubby's Pants?

‘ing a man. She will the mora easily keep him if she

POLITICAL REPORT . . . By Thomas L. Stokes ' : . . YN Democrats Have Edge in New Mexicd” |

REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Ruark - Everyone Has Troubles, Mr. |

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 —Mr. Truman had a pretty with the meat dilemma—he sounded a puzzled little guy from Missouri who rich or

Ah, well, Harry, you haven't got Your subjects are pretty well

hiceups for She tried 250 remedies, and as far as I know, is still hicking and cupping. Meat doesn't in-

got to brooding Patrons getting and dived off Brooklyn bridge. Still

One lucky lady heard somewhere that

One

tenant” recently stuck an ad in the papers, offering: heart and 11 other medals for a place to Some benevolent character will proba cheap $350

TODAY IN EUROPE . . . By British Radio Extension Stirs Argument §

the British was simply asked to British Broadcasting 24 hours In spite house of commons, the government refused to authorize an inquiry into the administration of the corporation before renew-

there has been much

controversy in the British press as to the respective commercial

In its anxiety to maintain complete impartiality to any one section of the falls into the error of disseminating reports and comifiéntaries which are inPolitical comment tends to be

can neither ob-

the daily press nor through the microphones of the

conform with the opinions of the owner of the paper concerned; and in the second, ‘unless his views are of an extremely conventional character, he may walt in front of the

arrival in New York, 1 was approached by the talks director of a broadcasting asked if T would take part in-one

me As ITALIAN SHAKEL

: ROME, Oc gn office h ming shak lomatic servi New Italia

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“You know I am a great believer in a woman's help-

helps him. As for trouser pressing, that's an excellent way to help. I have done it myself, nressing Mr. Denny's trousers, and was glad to do it.” Said Mrs. Charles J. Walker; "Where love is there cannat be any question about it. What woman would debate over any task if she really loved her husban Certainly I can think of none. A woman ean digni - any work and this does not exclude pressing her” | husband's trousers.” Said Mrs, Thomas J. Villers: “It is net an indignity to press trousers. I am inclined to think it must be a pleasure, I would, should it be required of me, gladly put a crease in 'my husband's trousers.” As for Miss Mary Dean, she not only settled the pants-pressing problem once and for all, hut she also opened up the kind of perspective an adolescent Kid like me was looking for at the time, Said Miss Mary Dean: “I am an advocate of the primitive woman. Primitive women never stopped, ] They cleaned cisterns, washed carriages, dug potatoes 4 and did other things of this nature and enjoyed it, 4 too. The primitive woman not only pressed pants, but wore them, too, and there were not any divorce courts to give her redress; which she wouldnt have taken were it possible.

Feminine Woman a Degenerate

“I AM IN FAVOR of work,” she went on to say “any kind of work. The feminine woman is a degenerate. The woman who asks for a divorce because she was asked to press a pair of trousers is the woman with flabby muscles and a small nose; a pretty chatterbox, nothing more. A man should not be surprised should a woman of this nature ask for a divoree."” : Which leavés me only to add that in a cosmos like ours, the laws to cling to are those laid down by the kind of women we had around here some 40 years ago, Certainly, not those promulgated by men.

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stressing his differences with the state department over policy in China by demanding “an American foreign policy.” Pat bought a ranch and took up residence here some years ago, but he has not lived in the state to any great extent. Senator Chavez stresses thats by 3 speaking of Mr. Hurley as “on a week-end visit.” 3 Republicans are making much of the war-veteran 1 caliber of their state ticket here. It is studded with veterans. They point to the Democratie ticket, by § contrast, as a “Payroller” ticket. This hits a sepeitive nerve. This state has a small population and a small vote. So the Democrats have the advantage of a maShine but it's grown rusty and its leaders have fallen out. Governor Jack Dempsey, long a familiar figure about Washington, in congress and administrafive office, is at outs with Senator Chavez, who beat him for the senatorial nomination, He could be helpful with the state machine. But not only is he failing to lend a hand, but his henchmen are out working against the senator. The Democratic candidate for governor, Thomas J. Mabry, former state supreme court chief justice, is banging away at Dempsey, too.

Republicans Hope for Uprising SENATOR CHAVEZ CHIEF HOPE is perhaps the fact that he is a native and of Spanish descent, important among many voters. Word is being passed around that these-people must -keep-a-spokesman in 4 coro ar ne Washington. 3 Two house seats are at stake, both at-large and to-be filled by state-wide elections. Demoerats-seem

to have an édge for the two seats, and a slight edge | {Mig for the senatorial seat. But a Republicah uprisin which party leaders think is in the making, maf} 6 you | sweep all of them to the Republicans The contest admittedly is close and a few votes go 1 will decide. a Block

. . ’ President

We're an indestructible punch, though. A gent in Knoxville fell out of a ninth-story hotel window, and lit on a skylight seven stories below, Picked up,

rubbed his bruises, and got on the telephone called to his friends to keep the party hot; he'd be back in a

minute. And we worry about that silly old atom bomb > ? Hand in "glove with this indomitable eitizen 1s

Mr. Luis Corrizales of Des Moines, who is becoming a father—agafmfor—the second time in 12 months Mr. Corrizales, father of sey en jexplains it all by the fact that he chins himself 40 times a day. At long last, the navy can consider its physical education prograni justified. Yes, sir, we are forged of the stuff of permanence —the covered wagon still exists, whthout the cover. A 56-year-old air forces colonel and his daughter, a Vassar graduate, passed through Roanoke, Va. the other day, en route to San Antonio, and on horse-

tablished in your plant. Union and (were were more vital issues, Such pregnant ladies got priorities in queues. A Brooklyn hack. The colonel, who was tougher than the Japs veteran housing, the atomic| Store had meat, and four prospective mothers neaded for three and a half years of imprisonment, hopes to - the line. Three prospective mammas, really. One of reach Santone by Christmas.

More Dizzy Doings ‘ - MATRIMONY SWIMS dizzily on; 8 couple of young lovers got married on a merry-go-round Idaho. Simultaneously, & Harvard sociologist d 4 mands that unmarried men and women be denied the right to run for public office. Collaterally, the Com= munist party was named as co-respondent in New

and oratory, all of whi ' i i © "| Editor's Note: The “auther” Is the union has been of 10 benefit t0 few weeks . sty | ® Week. % ) ch have failed in our efforts to arrive | (1, juvenile court of Marion county vou th wages or working conditions fou Weeks £o§ Hizouish He mul I used to think nylon rushes were rugged. They York divorce case. ) TODD {which wrote the record. Whether or then you should be let out and committee to. have come up with | can’t touch this current frenzy over homely necessi- Elves invaded: Brooklyn. An evening-clad ledy 3 : | not the results show understanding have your dues refunded, If it has, his moth-eaten answers, | ties, Lady in Columbus got & tooth kicked out in & stepped regally from a jeep in Boston. The war Masculin of child psychology, may be judged pay and quit damning an organiza- Now that Truman has removed | Soapchip panic. Woman in Washington got stomped assets administration has a surplus of pigeon lofts. Sizes 2, se results, x tion for the working man, meat controls, Mr. Independent | hard enough to rate the hospital when a herd of Actor John Carradine attempted suicide by drinking |= —— ——————— aa sA————————————————— ——————— - Voter, vou will no longer suffer] sugar-happy females trod her into the pavement in_ 12 double scotches, and everybody wondered where he 16.98 from the pangs of hunger. 80 a mad rush to collar some short-sweetenin’ at a chain found the ammunition, Take it easy, Harry. You ain't lonesome. A (He

Randolph Churchill

send a copy of it to the studio # pefore the broadcast. 8 allotted six and a half minutes in which to “3 express my opinion as to “How Can We Prevent & Another War?” Norman Cousins, magazine editor, | followed me with his views. The program Was not} sponsored by any commexcial concern, but was sim- | ply an -epportunity for ‘Mr. Cousins and myself to? express.our individual opinions on a question of un- 1 deniable importance, Fresh from the limitations of § the British press and radio, it was agréeable to find i¥ myself at liberty to say exactly what I pleased, There is no doubt that by the present system in England, under which the BBC has exclusive control of all broadcasting, the public {s well protected from § irresponsible political propaganda,

Represent Two Extremes | E ENGLISH and American systems of hroad-§ casting represent two extremes and, as with all prob- 4 lems of such wide scope, the ansyer lies in a compromise. There 1s no reason why, as is done in Aus-j}. tralia, there should not be ey broadcasts from ‘one station, free from the intrdsions of salesmen,

1 was

in leaving other wave-lengths at thy disposal of ecom- . I BIRLS to mercial concerns. oF - Were this system to be instffuted in England, | n 100%, BBC could maintain its repusation for unbiased . porting, and still leave theffair open for the more American vigorous opinions of those commentators who are : : : iy thoes 3 #¢

o now denied the microphond¥tor fear their views migh : offend some small sectionof the listening public. % At the game time, tlfere would be more money available to attract the ig. stats, Who-are-astictant . to go to the trouble off hroadcasing for the me-gerig | No’ fees which are all the BBC can affoid to pay undg isi ‘3 ‘the present system. § . : 1