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Lots of Moolah

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—In the early days of the New Deal my employers made the unfqrtunate ex-. periment of putting me in charge of news from the U. 8. treasury. A crisis was in progress in the press room; the financial correspondents couldn't use their old adding machine any longer. It only added up to millions. My personal crisis was more critical still. The rows of goose eggs on the treasury statements meant nothing to me. Billions didn't look’ much different from millions. I lasted on that job four days. Complaints by then were s0 bitter and corrections on my copy so numerous that I was bounced out of the money bags department. The years passed and now, so help me, congress is confusing me again with those goose eggs. The boys are talking about slicing six billion dollars (it helps a little to spell outithe figures) from President Truman's thirty-seven<and-a-half-billion-dollar budget. Senator Robert Ai Taft (Ohio), who obviously knows what is a billion dollars, says a cut ‘of four and a half billions would be about right.

Argument Rages THE ARGUMENT raged on the floor of the senaté while those zeros floated through the air-conditioned atmosphere, lighted on my desk and sneered at me. In desperation I pulled out a dollar bill with a picture of G. Washnigton on it—borrowed a ruler from the office boy, and figured for my own information what six billion dollars is. Gentlemen of the senate, it's a lot of moolah. A dollar is exactly six inches long; two to the foot. There are 10.560 dollars to the mile. Six billion dollars stretch 568.181 miles. My almanac doesn't say whether that reaches the moon.

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Use Co-operative Marketing Plan By VICTOR PETERSON

REJECTION slips make poor dinner menus. That's certainly not news to ‘writers and artists, But few have ever thought” of pooling their efforts to place more of the works, Particularly are writers sensitive about sharing their creations with others until they are in print.

writers. Recently headquarters were set up at 1821 Ruckle st. for the Indianapolis Writers club, All the members are’ free lancers ‘who realize they have a greater chance of marketing their products if they work on a co-operative basis. Writers of virtually every type of literature are represented. It is not a “long hair” operation. The club-has been broken into workshops according to the specialty of the individual, Attention will be focused upon the pulp and slick magazines, the article, the novel, poetry and plays. » » » THE GREATEST number of members are .interested in novels and the variety of themes is as great as the number of authors.

By Frederick C. Othman

But it does indicate that six-billon-dollar bills reach around the world at the equator nearly 23 times. This I know about. Once I flew around "the it took nearly seven days to .do it at 300 miles an hour. Twenty-three times around I hate to contemplate, even when the route is lined with tax

equator; savings. So much for how much is six billion dellars. about 17 times.

the old heave-ho. million government workers is about right.

Give 'Em Pink Slips

SENATOR HARRY F. BYRD (Virginia) who long has been complaining about too many feet in the federal trough, computed the firings a little more

Senator Taft's four and a half billions circle the globe The one way to save all this money, the senators agreed, is to fire a lot of people from the federal payrolls. Some say one million ought to get Others say the axe for half a

rebellion, a study of Indianapolis youth getting ready for world war II, a mystery of adventure and espionage and a hair-raising horror story. There will be no hit-or-miss operation in marketing the finished works. A screening board of five holds readings to criticize, reject or pass material submitted. Accepted works then are sent

Hit by Trolley,

Veteran Pinned Underneath Car

{land, Tenn. who survived the bat

precisely than his coborts; he said at least 686,000 tle of Guadalcanal and other islands people ought to be given the pink slip. He added in the south Pacific with the 37th that the government probably would work better !division,! was reported near death

without ‘em. People in the hundreds of thousands are like gol lars to me; I can't visualize 'em all lined up to ge

their final paychecks from uncle. So I have turned |

to my almanac again.

lat City hospital today after being - |struck and pinned under a streett car here. The soldier was struck by a |north- bound Illinois st. car as he

A million people fired would be something like was running across Illincis st. near

emptying St. Louis or Cleveland of every human in side the city limits. temperate way, the equivalent of the population o Pittsburgh would be looking for jobs.

- |Ohio st. last night. His, body, in

If Senator Byrd has his more a sitting position, was pinned be-

f ineath the front end of tbe trolley. Rescue crews jackéd up the front

Tossing out .a mere 500,000 bureaucrats and their |end of the trolley six inches in or-

helpers would be something like atomizing New Or leans, Minneapolis, or Cincinnati. These things can understand. Take it away now, senators, kindly go easy on the goose eggs.

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- der to extricate him. Examination Ilat City hospital disclosed that the soldier received a broken back, possible skull fracture and other severe injuries. His condition was reported as critical.

Hollywood Gossip

By Erskine Johnson

Ray Henry, 1132 N. Illinois st. | trolley operator, said the soldier iran’ across the street in front of the car. Pfc. Mills was released from

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 20—Ty Power will return from the “Captain From Castile” Mexican location jaunt on March 1, just a few, days hefore Annabella

hops a train for New York to sail for France on the

19th. There is a quiet battle on behind the scenes at 20th Century-Fox for the lead in “Gentlemen's Agreement.” Contenders: Dana Andrews and Gregory Peck. David O, Selznick has agreed to several cuts in “Duel in the Sun™ to meet with Legion of Decency approval before the film's nation-wide release. If Jennifer Jones doesn’t dance beside a sylvan pool in the version you see, you'll know what happened. Gene Tierney's mama wired her from New York that she finally found a three-room apartment for Gene there. She'll go east to take up permanent résidence in Gotham, between pictures, after she completes “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.” No, the attraction is not the New York weather—it's a big New York radio executive. Lynn Bari's husband, Sid Luft, now a producer, will be the first to hit the screen with “Kilroy Was Here.” After much haggling, Kilroy was ruled to be in public domain.

Pish<Tish Picture

IN SALT LAKE CITY this week the-premiere of the Joel MeCrea-Veronica Jake super-western, “Ramrod,” was scheduled. It's definitely not a pish-tish picture, which Joel loathes. You never heard of a pish- ~tish picture? Well, lét Joel explain: “That's a picture where he rich young man-about-

town listens amiisedly while the fashionably gowned young lady tells him: ‘If you don't have Martinis with

me at 4 this afternoon I'll—I'll commit suicide’. “That's pish-tish,” Joel says,

actor, and he feels at home in westerns. “I'm no fool, either,” he grins. western, the scenery is still good.”

Crash Ace

FASHIONS MAY change. But women’s figures don't.

Our authority today is LeRoy Prinz, the Warner

dance director who has been ‘looking at gals ‘with

professional eye for 27 years, when he made his debut

as a Broadway dance director,

LeRoy said he could show us research. volumes where the hour-glass-figured woman of the "90's was

identical with the woman of today. He says: “She was just padded in different places.”

But no longer, says LeRoy, does beauty eome first “we look for personality and attractiveness. We're a We used to pay chorus girls $35 a week. Now they get

in selecting movie chorines. “Today,” he said, ting a higher type of giri—and paying more.

$20 a day and more.”

LeRoy, the best dance director in Hollywood, gives

people quite a shock when they discover he himse can’t dance. “I ¢an work out a routine, outline for the dancers, but I can’t dance myself.”

As a world war I pilot he was famous, too—for, cracking up. He even won a medal which bears the “Crash Ace—to the only flyer to have

inscription: survived 28 crashes.”

We, the Women

“OUR CHILDREN think their mother and dad are really quite wonderful-—because we've always bullt each other up to ‘the kids.

“‘Your Dad was pretty smart to be able to fix.

that’ I say when Jim fixes one of their toys. “‘Your Mother is SOME cook, kids,’ Jim will say after a good meal. “It's easy for parents to ‘sell each other’ to their children,” continued this mother, “because children really want to look up to their parents and have a real need for feeling that they are something spécial in the way of grownups.” Sure, it’s easy if parents take the trouble. But all too many of them don't. Making each-other look good to their children is probably one- of the most neglected aspects of child training.

Too Much Criticism TO MANY mothers and fathers don't pother to make their kids 2ppretinia all the things the other ) does for Hem, : iA

By Ruth Millet

Too" many parents are forever criticizing each other either to or before the children, pointing out

flaws, instead of playing up good points.

And then when the kids turn into adolescents who haven't any respect for their parents’ ideas and standards the parents can’t understand wherein they

have failed.

If, through the years, Papa has low-rated Mama's

brains why should their adolescent daughter respe her judgment?

Need to Start Early

AND IF through his childhood a’ soh has seen, through his mother’s eyes, a picture of a father who is something of a failure why should the son feel his

opinions are worth respect? Sure, it's easy for parents “to sell each other

their children. But they have to start when the chil-

dren are little. Saying “I will not have you talk

your Mother that way": when they. are haifsgron

fant the way. Soe

“and I hate pish-tish.” Maybe it's because Joel is half rancher and half

“If you're in a bad

Moods may change.

army duty on terminal leave at Ft. Harrison yesterday after more than six years of service, Paul Abney, 19, of 3911 N. Tacoma st., and Miss Jeanine Haines, 16, of | 1512 N. Meridian st, were injured last night when the car in which,

Meridian st.

obey a traffic signal. Louis E. Miller, 30, of Mookgss ville, was arrested today on charge of disobeying a a crossing signal after his car

locomotive at East and Louisiana st.

and efforts will be made to aid in

award to the Indiana author con-

literature, a quarterly review of the

Not so with 20 aspiring local |

Some “in the works” include a romance in the days of the Boxer g

Ex-G. I. Near Death 3

Plc. Marion Mills, 26, of Cleve-|

to the club's agent, Lee-Burton, in New York City for possible market ing. The club, which hopes to run its membership to 50 or 75 persons, has several plans in progress, Veterans in hospitals near Indianapolis will- be interviewed soon

marketing their material, Other ideas incluge a yearly

tributing most to Hoosier fame in

latest literature and a running list of wards available to writers, » » "

MEETINGS are held the first and

third Monday each month in the Cropsey auditorium of the Central library. : Membership currently is divided about equally between men and women. Vocations represented include housewives, secretaries, store

clerks, Butler university students

and a retired entertainer. Officers are Mrs. Bette Dick, president; Neil Williams, vice president: Miss M. C. Lytle, secretary,

ASPIRING AUTHOR — Bette Evans Dick is one , of a score of local wrifers whe have decided’ %o peel

eran Marion Mills of Cleveland,

‘Bombs to Break Jam PRAGUE, Feb, 20

|astrous floods.

PARROTT WEDS CROW TWIN FALLS, Ida. Feb. 20 (U.

crashed into a New York Central |P.).—Donald R. Parrott and Carolee Crow received a marriage license.

Carnival —-

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By Dick Turner

With him is Miss Esther Schmalfeldt, student nurse.

(U. P)— they were riding collided with a United States army planes planned | car driven by Esther Berner, 3416 ‘to bomb an ice jam in the Danube Central ave., at Fall Creek blvd. and| iver today. Vast quantities of ice rno Abney was arrested on a charge Have re of reckless. driving and failure to that unless the jam was browen, the spring’ thaw would cause dis-

Mrs. Patricia Rich, treasurer,

‘to cut down on the number of rejection slips they get.

STREETCAR VICTIM—Struck down by a streetcar only a Tow hours after he was discharged from the army, Guadalcanal -Vet-

Tenn., today is in, City hospital.

Sugar Increase Hangs in Balance

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (U. P.). —Housewives may learn tomorrow whether they will be given a new sugar ration increase in addition to the five' pounds they have a i been promised. The international emergency food council, which allocates the world supply of sugar to impokting’ nations, said its sugar committee expected to reach agreement tomorrow on apportionment of available supplies. The United States; it is reported, is asking for an increase over last year's quota to permit the per capita allowance to be increased from 73 pounds to nearly 96 pounds, This would raise the individual stamp ration from 25 to 35 pounds.

a substantial increase. The OPA has already announced that the next sugar stamp will be good for 10 pounds instead of the usual five.

Fire Chief Bill Passed by Senate

The senate today passed a bill which would require -Hoosler cities, including Indianapolis, to select fire chiefs from fire department. personnel. Members of the Marion county sehate delegation opposed the measure, which is the direct opposite of a Marion county bill on the police department, The Marion county measure would permit the mayor to ‘appoint a police chief from outside the department, The vote was 28 to 14.

KILLED AT CROSSING NORTH JUDSON, Ind, Feb. 20 (U. P.y—Funeral rites were planned | ‘ today for Ralph Murray, 21, killed |The crossing

lL: \ | PAT. OFF.”

oddn' it be edt oe, 16 live. in the days when men. ~~ rdrew swords over women instead of drawing, straws?"

Industrial users also would receive ng

Bandit Threatens

Couple, Takes $8

The lives of a young couple were threatened by a hold-up man last night at the lenely intersection of 46th st. and Emerson ave, An automobile blocked the road £1for Fred Giles, ‘21, of’ 3135 Ruckle re abd Wiese dahie Jag, 38, ” 318

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took the keys from Mr. Giles’ car and threw them {n the bushes. “The holdup” man and his com-

license Plates,

| Kaadt Loses 1st Court Fight

Judge Dissolves Restraining Order

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, Feb. 20 (U, P.).—A temporary court order restraining the Indiana state board of medical registration and exami nation from interfering.in the prac-

. | tice of Dr. Peter 8. Kaadt, operator

of a “diabetic clinic,” was dis-

solved today. Judge Lowell Peffley of Whitley circuit court dismissed the restraining order that he had issued earlier. He said that the state board had the authority to revoke a medical license over his protest. The injunction was granted Dr. Kaadt Feb, 7 after the board had revoked the physician's license and accused him of “fraud in the practice of medicine.” “It is my persona] opinion that the board has too much authority,” Judge Peffley said. “A person's right to practice medicine should not be revoked without due process of law. However, under the law as recognized in Indiana, I am required to set aside this injunction.” A hedring on a request that he also set aside a temporary restraining order against the Indianapolis Better Business bureau and Clerk Charles H. White of Whitley conuty was cintinued until Friday morn.

‘A hearing on Dr. Kaadt's suit for a permanent injunction was scheduled for Monday. Judge Peffley said he would study a 700-page report prepared by the state board, :

1200 British Troops

Attempt Mutiny* : TOKYO, Friday, Feb. 21 (U. PJ). —At least 200 British occupation troops attempted to mutiny in Kure

swidiers Were volved hub one nigh

| PR a | One man fu out hid: | “It you try to get awdy, 1 blow your head off.” ;

gunman took a wrist watch} valued at $100-and $5 from Mr. Giles land $3 from Miss Fox, He then}

puaionted ns” ce "wearing nat

on: hers sald a0

American source reported a. men staged a sitdown strike rather

CHINA PAPER ASKS oNAWA SHANGHAI Feb. 20 (U. P) The . governmerit-supervised

troopship of approximately 1000 de

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Uni « As (head: of ,t Nations, Mr. Pi 1 be eight assistant. ries '@ and have. : : Mr. took over the 1 ship in: December, 1941, and continued as - director until the office was abolished lafe in 1045, medal of merit in 1946 for his work, He is a native of Topeka, Ind, and was gradGated Wabash college. J gs. § i fa A former employee of the Un! Press, he joined the - Press in 1912, and resigned when he took over the post. - yoo