Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 July 1947 — Page 12
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“Tuesday, July 29, 1947
ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANZ
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Stupendous ? Colossal?
THE Hughes aircraft investigation does seem to have all the makin’s required for the greatest senatorial show on earth. This, despite the absence of one leading member of the cast. Johnny Meyer, as a matter of fact, sparks the most sensational part of the story. But Johnny, the doublejointed check picker-upper is far, far away. In Patagonia, 'tis said—Patagonia being on the farthest tip of the Argentine, so far south in fact that with one more step he'd stumble over Cape Horn. Also, Johnny, not to be fenced in, has passports from our state department to Ireland, France, England, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Palestine and Switzerland. Johnny is a press agent, or, if you prefer, a public rela~ tions engineer. His specialty is expense accounts. Though gone, Johnny is not forgotten. For, as a mattor of record, he spilled some tall stuff in what is now euphemistically referred to as a secret hearing. -Like most secret hearings, it sprang a leak
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IF THE SHY AND SENSITIVE years of hoyhood, a son is rarely able to reveal in " spoken word the love he holds for his
derness. and adoration which swells his heart. «Nor can" he tell her of his. great dreams for her—of the comforts he will bring her—of the triumphs which some day he will lay at her feet. It is the tragedy of many a man that when a measure qf success has come—when maturity has unlocked “his tongue—death will ‘have ‘deprived. him of the opportunity to say to her how great was his love, how deep was his understanding and appreciation of her; he’is cheated of the chance to share with her what degree of fortune and success he has attained,
# » » ARRY TRUMAN WAS privileged beyond many men, for while he arrived too late to be at his mother’s bedside before ‘she died, she had lived long enough to know from his lips the depth and fidelity of his
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if not in the flesh. Star-sprinkled through the tale are such names and institutions as Interior Secretary Krug, Governor Mon Wallgren of Washington State, Henry Kaiser, Robert Hannegan, Coconut Grove, the Stork Club, El Morocco, the Copacabana, Savoy Plaza, the inimitable Elliott Roosevelt and—girls! girls! girls!
a x ® » : NATURALLY, JOHNNY'S report is statistical, but that doesn’t mean dull. It is full of figures other than feminine. Which is unavoidable, because Johnny spent so much. At one point Johnny testified that all the entertain“ment and money- flinging was merely in line of duty: Nice work if you can get it. ‘But it: seems that he had his thrifty moments occasionally. He told of a dinner for six at Club 21 in New York with later stops at the Stork Club and El Morocco. The voucher for that evening showed $106.50, Anybody who can steer a party of six over that course for only "$106. 50 is good, not to say tight. We liked the way Governor Wallgren received the news -of Johnny's secret testimony. le just freely admitted he attended Hughes parties and said that. if the girls got only $200 for entertaining the guests they were underpaid. That's the best way, Governor, Better than Cap Krug's technique. Krug claimed alibi, in part, Well, anyway, we repeat, the ingredients are there for a great show. But there are a lot of people who'd just as soon not get into the act.
4 . 3 Why Russia Seeks Delay USSIA’S Japan were to have been anticipated. have two reasons for opposing the kind suggested by the United States: ONE: Moscow wants the treaty-making under control | of the Pacific Big Four—Russia, the United States, Britain and China—with each power having the veto. The American plan calls for an 11-nation parley, in which issues would be decided by a two-thirds vote. . TWO: We desire early economic rehabilitation of Japan because we are holding the bag there. Moscow favors delay further to weaken. Japan and prolong the drain on the | American economy. The Soviet stand that the Big Four should dictate the | peace terms is- untenable. - By what right or theory could any one of the four powers vote to exclude Australia, NeW Zealand and the Philippines? They were in the war from beginning to end. The Russians, of all people, should be last to raiSe the issue of discrimination. They were Johnny-come-latelys in the affair with the Japs, and already they have reaped far more than their desserts for their six-day participation in the Pacific war. However, the real issue should not be confused. We cannot afford ‘to have another big-power stalemate, such as exists in Germany, Austria and Korea. The one sure
objections to an _éarly peace settlement with
of conference
way to escape that is to prevent the Soviets from obtain-. ing a veto over provisions of the Japanese settlement. Thanks to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's vision and firmness, we are in complete control of the Japanese situation ! We must not lose that advantage by letting the Russians use some diplomatic or legalistic subterfuge to slip | in through the back door.
now,
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[them as “to the victor belongs the! { spoils,” [to do with the WAC and her hus- | {band? I served with the 2d infantry
| confiscated in the Boxer rebellion. |
The lce-Pick Burglar
SINGLE BURGLAR or hold-up man, on the loose over
a period of a few weeks, can cause virtually a one- |
man crime wave.
Such as the one we've been having, lately; on the near
North Side from the so-called “ice-pick burglar.” Something more than 200 burglaries are attributed to this
character who seemed to combine some of the traits of a |
human fly, with the ordinary inclinations of a sneak thief, and who used an ice-pick to open windows when entering a home.
With virtually no clues to work on two Indianapolis |
policemen, Sgt. Raymond Porter and Det. Forest McKeighan, started on the trail of this man two months ago. They studied his habits, and his peculiarities, they sifted scorés of reports of his passing. They didn't knock off at their normal “quitting time,” but went right on through many a night, at the job. Eventually they got to know this man - pretty well, even before they'd ever seen him. Finally they ‘trapped, and captured, the individual they believe is guilty, found, as usual, that he had a long police record—27 ar- _ rests and 16 convictions in this case—and turned in evidence on which to base new charges.
_ This was the finest kind of police work, and these two |
reflect credit on the whole police department. The
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mother, His tongue will not utter the ten- -
personal qualities,
You Were Not Too. Ey Mr. Truman
love. Her span was sufficient — he was
able to share with her, some ‘measure of his
material estate. She lived to see him occupy the office of highest trust among his fellow Americans. For Mr. Truman, it was not too late, Mr. Truman was otherwise privileged with respect to his mother. She was of a stock and breed—of a mind and character— which has given him a rich endowment of She was blunt, forthright, courageous. A pioneer woman, she lived in an age and in a land which bred a matriarchal society. With the menfolks often away-—riding the circuit, hauling to market, driving stock, or off to the wars— the management of the home and farm evolved on the woman, Circumstance conditioned them to work, te trouble, to responsibility, They were tempered. They had
mettle. .
MARTHA ELLEN TRUMAN was the daughter of a frontiersman who ran
"Does President Have More Right fo a ys To Government Files Than Soldier?"
By F. A. Vaughan, R. R. 16, Indianapolis Where 1s the distinction? On the news program I hear of two army | sergeants being indicted for so-called theft of atomic information and
| the information that the *
“I do not agree with a word that you say, but Iwill detend to the death your right to say. it." —Voltaire.
‘private files” of the late President Roosevelt | everybody is supposed to hold every- | being confiscated to bring to light information pertaining to the con [thing for the benefit. of everybody
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unqualified and unconditional offer land a meeting of the minds. Through a line of monstrous juris- | dictional jargon and legalistic mumbo jumbo certain elements of our society would have us believe that
{else except themselves.
tract the war department had with Hughes and Kiser, relative to the building of super planes of which $40 million was expended but no
{planes delivered. Of course there was no mention of theft of government
| Information pertaining to the ex-President’s private files. By what
| right has any one to any government secrets by the ex- =President, or | ex-enlisted man?
"Too Much Red Tape 'On Housing Methods"
By E. L. McDaniel, 2225 East Riverside dr. The growing disrespect for law and order in general and the increase in thé number of hoodlums
Another peeve I have is, just who ‘are we going to send to jail in case | [the "Hesse crown Jewels cannot be| and are confiscated by the government? Are we to claim | if so, what are we going {ural and inevitable concomitant of government gangsterism that destroys rights in private property and freedom of contract through the practice of giving away something
for three years and that regiment had a loving cup made from silver |
The value was placed at $40,000. It! consisted of the cup, 48 individual cups and tray, and at that time terest of political expediency. (1008) it wags O. K. and considered spoils of War.
Side Glances= By Galbraith
s0 prevalent everywhere, is a nat-
belonging to someone else in the in- |
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If the owner of a home desires to rid his property of undesirable tenants he must, after .receiving permission to use, his own state courts, involve himself in litigation and prove, according to the laws of evidence, the undesirability of such tenants.’ The burden of proof, and incidentally, the burden of expense, rests ‘completely upon the property owner and is of no concern of these Irrational rationeers. It is a sad commentary, indeed, that the number of pseudo executive paper carpenters which have been employed by’ the dozens of
a wagon train, and herded cattle from Inde-
pendence, Mo., over the old Overland Trail
as far away as Salt Lake and San Francisco. Sympathetic to the Confederate cause, her family was harassed by the Jayhawkers, and finally driven from their home. Her girthood was spent in the manner of -frontier women. Her people were well-to-do, but in that era, land and property meant responsibility as well as physical labor for women, It was an environment which bred the sort of fortitude which enables people to face their troubles serenely. Martha Ellen Truman was of that breed who had the ability to accept life without asking odds; she had & gay quality which often is bloodsister to gallantry. She was a good horsewoman, she liked to dance. Her sense of humor was active and direct. She once described herself as’ a “light-footed Baptist.” Her allusions were earthy— Harry always plowed a straight furrow,” she once
Marshall's First 6 Months Produces 2 Plans’ For Europe
WASHINGTON—Six months ago, George C., Marshall became secretary of state to the accompaniment of such salvos of ‘praises as are rarely accorded any public figure. As chief of staff during the war, he
had won a towering reputation, Having completed his temporary assignment in
" China, Gen. Marshall's desire was to -retire to his
country home at Leesburg, Va. He was 66 years old.
( An Editorial)
said; her expressions reflected the talk of" her own times and locale—she didn’t like “fuss” and when something ruffled her, she would explode “Oh, fiddlesticks!” She was a spry, and a staunch, and a lovely old lady. She lived to see the fulfillment of some of her dreams; in her son, she looked on her own works and considered them good— “Harry was a good boy.”
- . THE LIFE OF Warchi Ellen Truman was altogether in the American tradition, and the relationship of this son for his mother was also in that tradition. To him, she was always “mama.” Vast numbers of men hold political
views opposite to those of President Tru-
man; but in the death of his mother, there is a solid kinship. His fellow Americans share his grief. They also share his pride in such a mother, and acknowledge the privilege which has been his—of having his mother live long enough to know from him all the things he felt about her.
By Marquis Childs
it may fail, more immediately, because of the division in the sbvessanent i Washiuelon betwen Republicans and Democrats, and the deeper feud between those who believe we must play a part in the world those who believe our only security is in
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But failure will not be the fault of the author of the plan. It wilt come out of circumstances beyond the control of any individual,
He looked forward to well-earned peace and quiet in Secret
“his Tatler years.” = At President Truman's urging, he accepted the new task. Some of us were fearful, at the time of his appointment, that the salvos of praise were too extravagant. To make him sound like a miracle-worker, in view of what he faced, was a disservice. But after six months of stress and strain, of trial and testing, Secretary Marshall's reputation still looms large. It has been a crowded six months with events pressing one upon the other, beginning with the Moscow conference.
Old Formulas Still Stand SECRETARY MARSHALL has not by any magic altered the fundamental relationships that existed before he took office. Those who understood the realities of the Soviet-U. S. position never believed that he could bring-about an overnight change. - What he has done in six months is to present the world with an alternative to chaos and catastrophe. The consequences of Secretary Marshall’s Harvard university speech have been astonishing. It is not merely ‘that representatives of 16 European nations are meeting in Paris to try to agree on a plan for European reconstruction. Equally important is the fact that it has spurred the Soviet Union
- to compete in kind. Just as the British-Soviet trade
negotiations seemed about to end in complete failure, there was ‘a4 change of heart in Moscow and the British have now been promised a million tons of wheat from Russia. The Marshall plan may fail. It may fail because the competition between East and West settles into a competition for bigger and better armaments. Or
REFLECTIONS . . Madame Outshouts
CASABLANCA, Morocco, July 29.—We have been living en pension lately, due to the crowded hotels here. En pension is frog for boarding house, no matter how elegant the joint, and it means that-the chow is there and you are buying it and if it is unfit for a billygoat that makes no difference. En pension is also a racket. There is such a great shortage of sleeping. space around town that’ to get a room you often have to contract for the automatic meals. In my case it means you are paying double, because after one bouf with Madame’s cuisine I tossed in the napkin and went across the street for my fricaseed camel. wo We have a lovely view from the room in our pension, ‘which is down by the beach and two bucks worth of cab ride away.from town. We have a bal'cony, which we share with three sets of nesting swallows, two broods of English sparrows with delusions of canary, and some assorted finches I have not been able to classify. It is like living in an aviary.
Ah... . Love Birds
THIS IS THE mating season for the swallows, I think—or maybe they always act that way. The hollering and swooping that. goes on is downright scandalous. Neither sex has any shame. The ladybird chases the he-bird all morning, They knock off for lunch, and then the he-bird chases the ladybird all afternoon. When I am not ducking swallows. I enjoy the view. From my balcony you can see the Arabs, happily drowning in the ocean every afternoon. There is a fine view of two cows and a female goat, an Arab restroom, & narrow gauge railroad and a windmill Lately they have been tearing up the street, so we now can enjoy the classic lines of a rockcrusher and an asphalt regurgitator. We are near to the airfield,
useless housing agencies probably have exceeded the total number |too of skilled building mechanics in the | entire count If such of these parasitic com- |
It would appear that the housing micrats as were capable of learn- | commisars think that a contract|ing useful occupations had been, |
long ago, torn from their mockwork politico-relief jobs and trained in the arts and skills requisite to the construction industry and other essential production agencies, many of our ex-servicemen would not have to be spending their post-warg.
years in modified cantonment shacks. ” s » "Charlie ‘Church
Learns of Chance" By Mrs. M. Oswald, 1012 Butler ave. This ban on lottery gives me an idea for the plot to the book I have always wanted to write. My hero's name is Charlie Church. When he was a little boy he was Sent out selling chances on turkeys. When older he sold chances on automobiles, played bingo, and did most anything to earn money. Yet, somehow, he didn't think of it gambling for various reasons. my story moves along, I think Mr,
Church should quit gambling. Now| the , | what is a good title for a book like
too, and the three-motored Fokkers drag their wheels over the roof. They are almost noisy enough to drown
IT'S OUR BUSINESS Butler Bowl Crowds
I LIKE THE TITLE of Don Hoover's column. It fits so neatly the things we are trying to do this summier- at Butler Bowl. It's our:business to prove that "Indianapolis and central Indiana, contrary to the very dire predictions of a number of citizens, have been yearning for a new and very fine form of summer entertainment. And when I say “It's our business” I don't mean just the business of the comparatively small coterie of citizens who have risked their money in this venture. It's the business of those many, many thousands who now are running the cynics tp cover.
Indianapolis Not ‘Different’ IT'S HUMAN TO LOVE the sound of your own
however, that it was Secretary Marshall who instie tuted the planning staff and manned it with some of the ablest men in his ST Bh
Report on Moscow Meetin NE OF THE FEW critical Marshall followed his return from Moscow. An ine spired news story said he had held himself too aloof at the Moscow conference and had not called on the other members of the delegation for their help and counsel. Those who watched him at close range refute this charge. While he is naturally reserved, he made every effort to include his colleagues in all important discussions.
Almost inevitably, with politics to the fore on the
‘eve of a presidential contest, Secretary Marshall's pre~ eminent position is recorded with a certain jealousy in the books of the Republican opposition. For his own part, Secretary Marshall has done everything he could from the beginning to keep polie tics out.
The position he occupies today is not unlike that *
which Cordell Hull held as secretary of state under President Roosevelt. Like Mr. Hull,sSecretary Marshall is the repository of enormous public confidence. There is one sure way to take the secretary of state out of politics. That is for the®Republican candidate next year to declare that if he is elected, he will ‘keep Secretary Marshall in his present office.’ That is also the best way to insure the continuity of a bi-partisan foreign policy.
. By Robert C. Ruark
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a Foghorn
out the vibrant hum of the four-motored mosquitoes. Madame De La Pension is a charming lass of 50 some, with phony teeth and a face that was chipped out of limestone with a rusty pick. Her voice is deep bass, with a ringing metallic timbre. When she is in good form, which is 18 hours a day, you can hear her as far away as El Hank, the lighthouse. No ship has ever .gone aground at this section-of beach, even though it is a very treacherous coast. Madame’s voice is too easily mistaken for a foghorn, The French in Morocco are scared stiff that one of these days the Arabs are going to rise up and cut a pagssell of gullets, and when they do I know whose throat will get slit first. Madame’s endearing ways with her help is a perfect example of France's ten= derness toward the natives of her colonies and protectorates.
Madame Slugs an Arab MADAME'S MANNER with Mohamet and Achmet and Ali and El Brahim resembles the way of a ser= geant with a priyate in the Foreign Legion. There is something Legree’s wistful charm about her—a pinch 8 Cinderella’s stepmother and a soup=con of the Emperor Nero. Madame’'s ancestors must have driven the slaves up in the caravans from Timbuktu—they certainly wielded tim lash when offenders in the French navy were whipped through the fleet. 4 have seen her strike a waiter with a fistful of heavy pewter knives. She has assaulted the laundress with weapons ranging from bar soap and brooms to kitchen chairs and bare knuckles. As she strikes she curses richly in the language of Montaigne. The bruised Arabs take it afl, but the hate that leaps
from their eyes is startling.
Certainly, come D-day in the Pan-Islamic jehad, you will' ind Madame — covered with honey and staked out on an anthill. But I want to warn-the ants right now that they won't like her. a .
By J. Charles Gilbert
Answer Scoffers
the tenors and—yes even the mezzo sopranos and the bass baritones of the grand operas. There is nothing about the individuals who make up those througs in other cities which set them apart from the natives of Hoosierland. At this writing we still have not entirely filled those 8,000 seats which overlook our huge stage, but at this early date that would be asking for the moon. Ere long, we will see them filled, and I am not con= fining that prediction to the roisterous Olsen and Johnson comedy . Attendance at our concerts has been most amazing. ‘We had anticipated a somewhat discouraging indifference to entertainment that was music, pure music, and nothing else. And now The opening night audience was bigger than
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