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High Prices Made Top Political Issue.

Of 1948

Campaign

Truman Calls Signals for Democratic Bigwigs;

Republicans Return

Scattered Fire

"The Democratic party had its signals for 1948 from President Truman today—raise cain about prices. The Republicans were seeking their own strategy in reply, but their shots today were scattered. ONE: Senator Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.) took issue

with Mr. Truman. He said maintain a $150 billion na-

tional income. TWO: Alf M. Landon, 1936 Republican presidential candidate, took a position similar to Mr, Truman's, He said ;high prices are “more dangerous to free private enterprise than the Communist party has ever been. THREE: Senator Robert A, Taft, who would like to be the 10848 presidential candidate of the varty, took an “in-between” position. He said the 15-cent hourly wage increase pattern set in the steel industry would make it ‘very difficult if not impossible” to lower prices for manufactured goods,

Truman Outlines ‘Economic Primer’

WASHINGTON, April 22 (U. P). =Deiettits with = t= today had their signals

Sidi fn his New York sptech yesterday outlined an “ebonomic primer” for his party edhorts

He warned business to pull down prices quickly or risk an “economic cloudburst,” which was another way of saying depression. Mr. Truman's speech was an example of what ‘he has called moral suasion in his battle against inflation. He recommended no new legislation, He made no threats. But he pointed out a number of gloomy economic possibilities,

Asks All to Co-operate

After decrying the continuing advance of retail prices, the President made a bid for across-the-board co-operation in his war on high prices. This was, as some of his close associates put it, “the economic bible from here on out.” Mr. ‘Truman's speech will be heard mgain, in other words and other voices as party and administration officials carry the *Truman doctrine” for curbing domestic economic ills throughout the land. And it was sure to be re-chanted

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Landon Suggests

Corrective Policy

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 22 (U. P.).—Alf M. Landon told Republican party leaders in a speech prepared for delivery today that today's high prices are “more dangerous to free private enterprise than the Communist party has even been.” Mr, Landon ouflined a corrective price program for business, labor and government and told G. O. P. national committeemen: “If the Republican party wants to preserve our country from depression and totalitarianism and to prove that it is not just an agency of the ulfra-rich, it now has its chance.”

Urges Tax on Profits

He said that if it becomes necessary the Republican-odftrolled congress “should not hesitate” to tax away exc profits’ and “drastically lower” tariff rates... He suggested that congress use its authority over tariff rates and excess profits as a “powerful weapon.” A threat to force industrial and labor’ leaders to work together to halt “this spiral of dangerous inflation.” The 1936 presidential candidate

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Capehart Defends High Price Level

Needed to Finance Government, He Says

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staft Writer

WASHINGTON, April 22 —Senator Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.) today took issue with President Truman's plea for lower® prices. Agreeing that some prices are out of line, the Indiana manufacturer and large-scale farmer, contended that generally high prices. are essential to maintain a $150 billion national income. . An income much below that figfrom {ure could not finance $50 billion in taxes for national, state and lo. cal’ government which is now demanded, Senator Capehart declared, He is a member of the senate banking and Surfency committee. Cites Prewar Figures “Before the war our national income was $80 billion,” Senator Capehart explained. “With federal government costing $37.5 billion and state and local government another $12.5 billion, our prewar income would leave people only $39 billion to spend after taxes. “Back in 1932, the national income was-only $42 billion. With a $50-billion dollar government, that income would mean the taxpayers would have to borrow $8 billion to pay their taxes and have nothing at all to spend on themselves. “That is why a high national income must be maintained. “ Of course cuts could be made in the $50 billion for government, which is the most costly and extravagant of any government anywhere in the whole world. “Another attack could be made through doubled production, but that seems impossible with present full employment.” Politicians should start telling the people the truth about fiscal affairs and not make ‘blanket demands for lower prices which could cause another economic depression Senator Capehart concluded, “Only high wages and high prices can "produce a $150 billion annual income and maintain our high standard of living,” the senator said.

Taft Sees Little Price Cut Hope

WASHINGTON, April 22 (U.P). ~Senator Robert A. Taft (R. 0.) said today the 15-cent hourly wage boost pattern set in the steel ine dustry would make it: “very difcult if not impossible” to lower prices of manufactured ‘goods. The chairman of the senate Republican policy committee . took sharp issue with President Truman’s thesis that prices can still be cut if labor seeks only’ “moderate” pay boosts. MF. Taft contended that prices of manufactured goods have not

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U. S. Not to Ask Coal

Control Extension

WASHINGTON, April 22 (U. P.). —Secretary of Interior J. A. Krug said today the governthent will turn the soft coal] mines back to private operators June 30 even if the miners-and the operatdrs do not .return to collective bargaining, “We are not going to ask for extension of authority to operate the mines,” Krug told a house labor subcommittee, The United Mine Workers and a number of private operators already have accepted a government invi-

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Electric League Day at Home Show

Exhibits Stress Wiring Importance

HOME SHOW PROGRAM TODAY—Electric League day. Electrical exhibits will be’ featured and members of the Electric League of Indianapolis will attend. Show opens at 11 a. m. and closes 10:30 p. m.

TOMORROW—Garden club day and Ice day. ‘Indianapolis Garden club members will attend.

Today will be “Electric League day” at the Indianapolis Home show in the manufacturers’ building at the state, fairgrounds. "The largest group of college students, high school classes and other organizations yet to visit the Home show also is scheduled to tour the

’| exhibits today,

Almost 400 representatives from Ball State Teachers college and high school and grade schools in the state are scheduled to attend. Two Indianapolis scout troops, Nos. 86 and 186 and a woman's group from Bloomington also will visit the show today.

Feature Electrical Exhibits

Members of the Electrig, League of Indianapolis will attend.’ Electrical exhibits of the exposition will be featured today. The importance of adequate” electrical wiring for convenient living will be stressed at an exhibit sponsored by the Electric league. The Indiana Bell Telephone Co. will show home builders where and how to have proper telephone connections in the home.

Air Cleaner Shown

Another electrical exhibit is the Precipitron by Westinghouse, An electric air cleaner, the Precipitron is capable of removing 90 per cent of dust and other particles from the afr. The four-star modular model house also will be cited on Electric League day. The home is 100 per cent electric, from the door chimes to the furnace heating and air conditioning system. New entries in competition for arrangement of flowers for members of the garden clubs of Central West district will be judged today. Winners in tHe first two competitions held Fridey and Sunday are Mrs. Robert Mannfeld, of Neophyte Garden club and Mrs. David E. Fox, North End Garden club, first; Mrs, W. M. McCoy, Irvington Woman's (Garden club and Mrs. Henry C. ‘Prange of Spads and Trowel Garden club, second, and Mrs. Sylvester

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HASN' T BEEN TOLD—Glenwood Brann Jr. tl, shown in a hospital at Malden,

Lillian Robertson, is worried about playing is going to pay his medical bills, His mother, not in picture; also is in the: a both his legs were amputated above the: ‘knees last week.

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—Both His Legs Amputated

Father Suffers at Bedside Over How To Break News of Loss to Son

MALDEN, Mass., April 22 (U. P.).—Eleven-year-old Glenwood Brann Jr. lay in his hospital bed today and made his plans for playing second base on his grammar school baseball team. He didn’t know both his legs had been amputated. “Shycks,” I figure I've got a swell chance of makin’ second base on

“I think I'm getting better because my toes don’t hurt anymore.” At his bedside sat his father, wondering how he could break the news.

» ” » » GLENWOOD was accidentally “burned at the stake” last month while playing cowboy and Indian with two school chums. The boys were re-enacting a movie scene. Glenwood, playing the part of the cowboy, was tied to a chair in an apartment house basement. One of his chums playfully waved

jour team if I hurry up and get 'better,” the plucky youngster said.

a red-hot poker in his face and it ignited the oil-soaked rope binding him. ” » » “I'M TIRED of stayin’ in the hospital,” he told his father, “Everybody’s been awful nice to me here and I ain't complaining’. But a guy feels like' a dope stayin’ in. bed with the baseball season here.” He said he was eager to see his new sister, Arleen—born last Friday, two hours after the doctors amputated his legs.

Stores Cut Prices 10 Pct. And Happy Buyers Flood "Em Boys Draw Too Fast here in line with lower wholesale

Newburyport, Mass., Merchants Combine To Pioneer Reductions Urged by Truman

NEWBURYPORT, Mass, April 22 (U. P

happy customers and co-operative

greeted Newburyport merchants today,

P.).—A buying splurge by discounts from several wholesalers The businessmen voluntarily

slashed prices 10 per cent in an effort to pioneer a nationwide price cut in response to President Truman's plea. Norman J. Randall, a Sponsor of the plan, said that 97 per cent of

Safety Board Gets

Lottery Measure

Rackefeers and gamblers in Indianapolis were uneasy today.

They began to look for ways to

beat a move by city officials to cut off their $9 million annual take from lotteries and baseball pools. The reason for their discomforture is a proposed city ordinance to outlaw manufacture or possession of lottery or pool tickets.

Approval of the measure is ex-

pected at today’s meeting of the board of safety. It was prepared by the city’s legal staff at the request of Safety Board President William H. Remy. _A fine of $300 and 180 days imprisonmens is provided for manufacture or possession of any kind of pool tickets. The measure must. be passed by

city council before it hecomes law.

Then there is a question of its legality,. according to attorneys. Nevertheless, city officials assert

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the retailers in this city of 15,084 were displaying banners outside their places of business to indicate they were co-operating in the experiment. He said that ordinarily Tuesday is Newburyport's slowest shopping day, but that business had been exceptional] since 9 a. m. In some instances, he added, consumers were going to stores not taking part in the plan and inquiring why they had not pledged sup-

Néws Gets Around One working man, he said, was so pleased when he received a 10 per cent reduction in the purchase of gloves that he said he was going to send his wife downtown immediately. Another woman was quoted as saying she was proud of the merchants and had come downtown to spend. Mr. Randall said retailers from Springfield and = Worcester were shopping ' Newburyport stores for reaction. He added that wholesalers from Boston. and Lowell had notified lo-

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Hits Transport Over Airport

Plunges to Earth At Columbus, Ga.

COLUMBUS, Ga., April 22 (U. P.).—Eight Delta airline

Factions

Liquor, gambling, rackets

day when a company plane on a survey flight was struck in

the air by. another aircraft, and crashed and burned on the

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Muscogee county airport. , Delta said the company plane . coming in for a landing was struck oor dy from above by a former BT-13 army primary trainer converted ‘o civil- : wr erit System The Delta plane, a C- a which |" ~ . had been purchased from the army . . and converted into a survey and ‘Admitted Failures pilot training craft by the airline, was broken in two. The wreckage Played Up by Foes was scattered over the end of the By ROBERT BLOEM airport runways, Dogged. by five years of bad The BT-13 also crashed. ’ breaks, Indiana's governmental Jack Fussell, 40, pilot of the small merit systén has reached the cross plane, was also killed. He was the Toads. y only person in the BT-13. Handicaps of war and an unparalVeteran Pilot at Controls leled set of abnormal conditions Delta {have enabled enemies of the merit alinounced that jts plane system to build a powerful case was piloted by George W. Cushing, aingt it Impartial obe vice president in charge of opera-|88inst it. The case, impa tions: and a veteran flyer with 2|S€TVers agree, million miles fo his credit. counts. The other seven men aboard were: H. R. Bolander, director of prop- self Hannes ee the erties any 2 Gama Atlanta. uf Hors T, Campbell, upeHiniend: | pommunioati oo ons, HAVE, | ociuiatures to realize AE .. [qualified public employeés must be Rainouard, chief of flight paid what theyre worth has put superintendents, Atlanta. the merit system virtually out of Clayton Berry, airport construction supervisor, Hapeville. business in the state institutions. J. V. Little, district trafic mane Eligibility Lists Fade ager, Cartersville, Ga. Theoretically it covers around John L. Schneider, superintendent |3500 employees in that field, more of stations, Natchez, Miss. than half the total number hired Lindley W, Camp, legal staff, At-|oh a merit basis. Originally the idea lanta. was to keep up eligibility lists of hs applicants who had passed qualifyVisibility Perfect ing written examinations. «An airlines spokesman who wit-| With the war came severe shortnessed the crash said it came with- ages of personnel in all fields. Inout warning. Visibility was perfect, |stitutional salaries were ridiculously he said. low. “Suddenly, a small ship .came| The written exam idea broke down from above and struck the|down, and in its place the personnel tail section of the Delta plane,” he|board set up a system of on-the-said, spot oral exams. “The ‘airliner exploded into a| As the situation grew tighter, even column of orange flame and broke in half as it hit the ground. Firemen could not get near the wreckage for more than an hour. » The accident happened in view of Price of Butter a number of Columbus civic and airport officials who had come out to welcome the Delta officials. ! They were making a survey flight gs own er p to cities on a new route recently

granted the airline and on which| gales resistance by housewives service starts next week. The of-|and a promise of greater quantities ficials had flown here from Macon, | within the next few weeks brought Ga, and were due to fly to Mont: lower butter prices to Indianapolis gomery, Ala., tomorrow. today. It will be next week-end, howbefore the full drop is felt

prices at Chicago. Butter prices on the mercantile exchange there ate the lowest since OPA contfols were removed last June 30.

For Movie Badmen

MADISON, Ind., April 22 (U. P.).

~—~Madison youngsters had to .sur- T ade’ butter is. sell t “ ” op grade butter selling a render their “arms” today if they wholesale there for around 58 cents wanted to see a movie. d. This i d The order was issued by theater 3 poun s 4 drop of 30 cents from last October's peak. It is 19 managers who resented the com- cents ah th i " petition offered to horse-opera ac- Sheaper lian six yh 2g. tors every time the shooting began on the screen. The . “shooting” started after the recent session of the Indiana legislature legalized the use of cap pistols,

Interesting News—

firearms are placéd on a table in the lobby before the youngsters see the show.

Temperature Rise Predicted Here

LOCAL TEMPERATURES

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A slight rise in temperature was predicted for tonight and tomorrow, the weatherman said today. “Glang, Clang, Clang,” Goes InBoi will average 2 de-| side Indianapolis grees below normal in the north to|Poor Uncle Sam (Othman) . aan A neat normal in the south. - Cool The Heart of Amerists. (Dyers- | weather, predicted for late tomor- : row in the north portion, i con | V tinue ‘through Thuray. 4

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Stark Assails Wemmer, ‘Same Old Gang’; Wemmer Says He'll ‘Run Ouf Hoodlums'

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and vote fraud charges today;

officials were killed here to-|a8Ppeared to have become the major issues in the bitter Re-' publican factional fight for the mayoralty nomination in’

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party faction connections with racketeering were: ’

ONE: Prosecutor Judson.

L. Stark charged in a lunch eon speech today that the “Brad ford-Ostrom machine (G. O. Pe. Chairman Henry E. Ostrom James L. Bradford) has a itself to William H. Wemmer’s ite to dominate the department. and the entire city.” The Drosscti+, tor said “I am for Roy BE. Bike. man for mayor because he will stand against this machine” = «©

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those supporting Mr. Hickman for mayor in the anti-machine group of Republicans. Some of these

Prosecutor Stark declared the “same old gang is fooling no. one by getting behind Mr. e mer.” 4 Boy

men running for city council. One is chairman of’ a ward where thers appears in one precinct the of 614 people who are certified a having signed their names as in the last primary but not a “What chance has Mr. Wemmer with such a council and with this

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“He will at least stand against this ‘machine and will nol let it dominate the police department and. the whole city,” the prosecutor said, “If the machine steals this els tion as it tried. to do last year, why worry about the police department I Oe : or “Lodk under the respectable’ coat of Mr. Wemmer and you will see the Bradford-Ostrom gang glaring at you." Ja : Mr, Wemmes, speaking to the Washington township G. O. P, club last night, laid the groundwork fof the law enforcement issue. ‘ “I didn’t help build city Hall but I'm not going to sit idly by while

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