Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 June 1948 — Page 1
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MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1948
Bandwagon
Reece Calls New Deal Red Typhoid Mary’
Dewey, Taft, Stassen Still Favorites B
—were in favor
io Sra. GOP Waits For "48 Keynot On Political Editorials -v JI vehi or eyno Despite Spending Ban H ant A * onion ms cone sts wer, IO OSICYS AWAIT ON a 21 (UP) The Bp a Led cots as of eis QIIECK UgES tutiomitg af the politienl spending ban. ut. 3 ARARIRONS'Y to support a FE a political canseen ce ens mnwe|‘T2KR It ESY' phy Vet aed afer 30s of Sraiiaing the polis spine court test of the political spendi pared Rost Wikey Frank
Contingent Leans
Toward Dewey By ROBERT BLOEM Times Stall Wi
Br A A a ne The court refused, however, to rule directly oa consti- Delegation to its president, Philip Murray. Sought Court Test a court ng ban, ordered copies of a CIOB.
newspaper distributed in a Mary-{Hugo L. Black and iter land district. The|Murphy. FHILADELPHIA, June 21— newspaper strongly. supported one| Speaking for the entire court[Rep. Charles Halleck, Indiana's candidate in a congressional elec-|Justice Reed declared: favorite son candidate for Retion. “It would require explicit words|publican presidential nomination, Justice Stanley F. Reed handed/in an act to convince us that|said today Indiana should “take down the Court's unanimous de- Congress intended to bar a tradeit slowly” in trying to land on the : . . cision. It Agresd to dismissal of|journal, a house organ or a news- Hilt Bandwagon, Marat Hoodl d 2h the ent against Mr. Mur- paper, published by a corporation, ously a number o er y Riieburn Van Buren ray and the CIO and held that|{from expressing views on candi-|delegates, anxious to have Indi4 nan 3 the political spending ban does|dates of political proposals in the|ana in the winner's column on] belief the delegation might have @ to :drop Mr, Halleck quickly in undreds Rush to Join: zz: ah date before it was too late. get itchy,” Mr, Halleck said. “A lot of things are happening right now N > o * 2 : . yet.” dtional Guard Offices Remain Open at Night °C =... iat remained to . The rush was on here today as hundreds of men eligible for the| Would call the signals which will draft sought to enlist in the organized reserves or National Guard|®:?d the 29 Indiana delegates Under provisions of the compulsory military training bill, now into some other.camp. on President Truman's desk awaiting his signature, there are ways Gates Ready to Lead
not bar the use of' union news-iregular course of its publication.”/the final ballot, had exp: “I don't see any need to Reserves, Beat Draft [siento To Handle Recruits; Air Force Jam Heavy be settled, however, was Who and stay at home. : away from their favorite son and the draft can be avoided.
. The Republican journed at 11:57 a. m. (Indiase ! apolis time) today until 8 p. nm. ' when Gov. Dwight H. Green of deliver key-
Anyone who enlists in a re. 8ress on Saturday, the selective the
serve unit before the draft law becomes effective is not required to do a hitch in the Army.
Neither is anyone who enlists be-| first
fore reaching the age of 18% after the bill becomes law. Early today National Guard headquarters in the Armory, 711 N. Pennsylvania 8t., was> busy] with young men seeking information or applications, At 8:30
Gov. Gates appeared to be in strongest position of leadership in the convention prelimiHalleck, who spent most of yesterday sleeping off the effects of the final hectic hours of the sesslong also will have much to say about where and when the deletwo Senators, WilHam E. Jenner and Homer KE.
who Capehart,” also may make their
influence felt despite the drub-
AS GOP CONVENTION OPENS — This was the Party was called to order today in Philadelphia's vast ¢ chairman of the arrangements committee, wields the g
Willis May Balk At Vote for Dewey
scene as the 24th national convention of the Republican Givéntion hall. Walter S. Hallanan, of West Virginia, avel.
a. m. there were 15 men in line. Sept. 16, 1 Increases Staff A , 1940, Y Adjt. Gen. Howard Maxweli|Pill becomes law. tional Paty battle atl th gover. said he is sending reinforcements| The President has authority to 08 Homination a astérda for his Armory staff and setting|defer men with dependents, as. . yes y Welter
up tem {well as “necessary” in _|that if New York's Gov. Thomas ton, Tec, cults. industry, ‘overamient| I Dewey makes = strong enough, SH. LCE Tl Co ee a er se ar ar a3 1 Seng lo pes ne Span open in the evenings to handle{3T® regularly ordained ministers| California and Illinois before In- gravy tral otung on the rush. and those studying for the min-|312na’s turn in the roll call of the Dewey track too soon. The G he said, is. putting istry, and conscientious objectors states, the Hoosiers might try to| He is former Sen. Raymond E. out the cbme: mat a.) these| Who are opposed to all types of get aboard the Dewey train(Willis, Angola editor and pubpraivhy otherwise. would be|Service, even noncombat duty. quickly. . lisher. Because he got to. be eligible” for ‘the- draft because it The bill met with the approval ‘Must Land on Feet’ delegate-at-large by telling the needs men badly. At present it|0f Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Army The delegation continued to|Hoosier hotshots who run is only up to hire its full Chief of Staff, who described it show a strong pro-Dewey senti-/show that was what he wanted y up 17.000 as a “step toward preventin ment for second choice after Mr.land would be willing to run Th 2 "N mem. g| foreign conflict.” 8 Halleck. All the ° strategists/against opposition in the state Alr a Te net rane agreed, however, that the Hoosier convention to get it, Mr. Willis
: “ » independent as here are also making preparations Ford Offers Pay Hike OE oe a thw pen
and be right with whichever can-/he was then. for the large number of antici- - pated enlistments. To 103,000 Workers |fidste wins the presidential zom-| Just before taking Sf {oF the DETROIT, June 21 (UP) —
Lists Office Hours ination. : big convention hall this mornCapt. ¥. F. Knachel, head of Meanwhile, a group of Indian-/ing, he sat in the lobby of the he al ren ie ihe aval The Ford Motor Co. today of-|apolis veterans pressed the In-\John Bartram Hotel, which is Inhe er Le va fered its 108,000 production work-|diana delegation for time tojdiana headquarters, and ‘exBivd, said hg re uli be ers a wage increase of 11 cents|prove that their candidate, for-ipounded his views. n from 8-30 a. m. to midnight for those making less than $1.50|mer Gov. Harold Stassen of Min-| “There is quite a move on to She day. Wedn day. and: Thurs- an hour and 14 for those|nesota, can come from behind to|give our 29 Indiana delegates to ros, Je eSCAY: ang. earning $1.50 or more an hour. |win the Presidential nomination./Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New s John 8. Bugas, vice president| They are trying to get the dele-\york after we quit voting for rial the Navy unit here 18 yng director of industrial rela-/gates to stay with Mr. Halleck a5 Majority Leader a TE rv to fill vacancies ne by tions, made the third-round wage long a 8 possipie in grder give leck,” Mr. Willis said. *. {proposal to the negotiating com- Mr, gen time to pick up those who cannot attend drills and mittee of the CIO United Auto strength. : Wants Assurance asses and, therefore, will be re-iep Joo inion “to tome to an| Wary delegates feared, how-| “But I do not intend to deliver ‘ verted to inactive status. . } vote, or any that I can in- » » » 8» . Reserve Rush agreement as promptly as possi-'ever, that they might wait too ng , »
- Army » fhiemce over to Dewey, until M » : oe long for Mr. Stassen and miss 2 “Maver Bans Police Priladelphia Calling— a has Mr. Bugas said in a letter that|the boat on Mr. Dewey whom have complete axsufas ce oon y Pp Hat Ave. is another place that was| ihe situation has changed since they regard as the strongest ome Tet. that Dewey’ Ray lef, . doing a land office business today.|I Wrote you May 15” when he candidate at the moment. whopt 1 trust, Dewe Ri slag a : on © Y ictur sylvania, Four men in two jeeps have|Proposed that the NAW forego a Gov. Gates was rumored to be on _ in an pu ng on C0 S of ye. been dispatched by Lt. Col. C. A.|raise and work Sieh The $ campanysislkng a geal a te Tihmols I wher a defeated Hon “ » “ Wie . i from “Marine bed, ber down gh cos and delegnin, 28 In Televised Interview Elephant Mascot Falls on Her Face;
William E. Jenner for the gov- Fl ‘Need! Use' arte Armory to|prices. Gov. Dwight Green for the vice ays ess an lip the Naval Ar In a “Since that time, however, our|presidential nomination. ernorship and nominated Hobart y Other Odds and Ends of Convention News * By Convention S(Aff of Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
ing the Marine reserve. principal competitors have May Get Second Spot ton. In Letter to Keach PHILADELPHIA, June 21—TAFT: Eva, his baby ele-
Former Senator
Voices Suspicions By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staft
and the day the bing they took in the recent fac-
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OCCUPY ROSTRUM — On the rostrum at convention hall as the GOP national convention officially opened are {left to right): Carroll Reece, chairman of the Republican National Committee: Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers, and Walter S, Hallanan, chairman of the arrangements committees, who called the convention® to order.
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ese headquarters re- possible for us to sa tas mer (Doc) Sherwood. We justiy oer ride behind police escorts be TE meilis voming. The - we could before these increases |SfIOTt of the pro-S Be oo ET [BOL Tid of them and it would bein Indianapolis, Neither . wil > bg ‘there last|/that ours average hourly rate is apparently. Be te for PTELY ally to put them back inp ewery trucks or new model Ts yas first noted there las Stassen a single Hoosier vote forlicnarge of ‘federal patronage in|.gyy peg
higher, by at least 6 cents, than py i5ent some of the delegates!
As finally approved by Con-|theirs,” Mr. Bugas said.
‘state. Until I am sure that were beginning to talk favorablyiyiij not happen, I intend to hold
Mayor Al Feeney today cracked wn on “the unauthorized and
spot on the national ticket.
of him asa candidate for second
out on ‘casting my vote for Mr, needless use” of police escorts in
Local Mibs Champ in East
The veterans group succeeded at any, time." a letter to LeRoy Keach, chair-
phant, fell flat on her face as Taft parade wound up at campaign headquarters. Dewey and Stassen fans chortled. Then the Bellevue-Stratford banned Eva from its upper floors. ‘The management likes elephants, of course, just
Here's a who's who of the as the gavel falls: ceded
to
omoting a meeting between| Leaders of “new regime” in theiman of the Board of Safety. ! a and the Indiana del. |state are scheduled to confer With| oy, Mayor's indignation doesn’t trust its elevators. egates for late this afternoon.|30V- Dewey some Hue Lox feached the boiling point last Final blow came when huge Taft picture fell on Taft head This evening the delegation will They are Gov. Gates and the man. when a motorcycle escortiduring press conference, Television on, too. caucus to discuss their vote. he hopes will be his successor; 3 4 new model automobile haa orn GOP Nominee Creighton, State through trafic “at high speed.” Auditor A. V. Burch of Evans-iryig'eaiq the mayor, caused an Shows Poor Form ville, and Walter Helmke, Who! , cossary traffic hazard and] VANDENBERG: “You can't go halfway over Niagara Falls is slated to succeed Clark Bpring-|endangered lives and property. [in a barrel” one of his friends says. In other words: He's in the er as Republican state chairman. Critical of Practice * race. Gates Sees Dewey The mayor has been loo Stubborn fight at Washington over foreign aid Appropriation Gov. Gates already has seen!oniically for several months at| Ves Part of the Stop-Vandenberg) Mr. Dewey privately and cameiip, practice of providing a police moYement, politicos suspect. , back with the assurahce that the|sseort to attract public attention.| Taber-Martin-Halleck = leader-Lyons-Jenner-Sherwood boys are| Recently three motorcycle po-/ship caved in finally, but not tin “out” But “Little Doc” 18 busy|jjcemen were used to escort a/it had pointed up “nationalist”
Yonkers. champ had won BX ok 4 2 "Little Doe an “symbol” . . i other {around here - 18 not prewery trick, drawn by horses, [rebellion against Vandenberg * |so sure. He needs sii the downtown Ry on as| leadership. It is doubtful whether to Dewey workers. nia: An avowed
Sanity without 3 ¢ Sefent. Aon haa| The first four days of the X : all week to shoot it out against tournament will be taken up vi convention news and Pic more than the go-sign from Gov. an advertising stunt. That, he the Senate President's prestige Mr. Stassen was invited to|California’s fat league play. Bob is in Leaghe ® t;re5 Pages 2 and 3|Gates, who helped Mr. Jenner un-|sqiq, {5 not what a police oocort| was damaged ~ with delegates. (breakfast given by Nationallheld, but not much all parts of the nation on the - seat Mr. Willis when he sought al, for. Few had time to read about clos-| Committee's Veterans Division, e A ‘ second term in 1946. Police escorts should be used|ing sessions of Congress. then told not to come; that can- Georgia Test Today The man most likely to giveifor emergency runs to hospitals . #8 » didates weren't to be present.| go... yer Joseph W. Martin Jr.
For Shot at National Title
Bob Duling, Victor in Times Marble
Tourney, Wins 2, Loses 2 in First Round By LOUIS ARMSTRONG, Times Staff Writer
WILDWOOD, N. J., June 21—Robert Duling, 14-year-old In- On Inside
dianapolis youth, plunged into competition for the national marbles cham ?
Although ns four games behind the leader of his league, Pennsylvania may be key Michael Duke, of Yonkers, in.the first round session, Robert sal ‘to GOP convention stratwas well in the running for the U. 8. title. He won two games 30% o, Clare Boothe
. The lost two in the initial round early to rest up for the strenuous! 1.ce Ponders Republic-
veteran delegates. Convention organ will play © “Anchors Aweigh” when his name comes up. “My man went to war. Yours didn’t” Stassenifes say | Gov. Earl Warren of Califor
Sen, V the leaders on ballot No, 1 but a better bet that Mr. Stassen to profit from & deadlock:
- ” = . o oe k. Ohio, West Virginia and/Six die in Hoosier traf-Tow-headed Bob, the son of| Wisconsm. ~~
pitted a cork courts of this Atlantic Sew Jersey, Pennsylvania, New [EE Ta alleck - ; His people had counted on inside| . 3osgachusetts: A dark horse
2a la a a Fra
Mack Coker, champion of Ft. Ee
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Duling, 3965 terday evening after flying to
, is in League 4. They are 2 a x . Tr Indiana boys in the/indiana University wins
Philadelphia and making it in|tournament.
the rest of the way by bus. He ‘and: the other champs were guests of horior at a
sectional; .
Editorials games |For. Affairs. 12|Sports eve 9
son. Mr. Halleck attended & luncheon yesterday at the home of M. W, Clement, president of new fame . . . & photo- ly, pennayivania Railroad, and story ..oe.....:.Page 11/Gov. Dewey and Sen. Robert A. x » ”
» Taft were also there. Other News
He was boomed by his friends . as the “best man for Vice PresiAmusements. 6;Dr. Jordan.. 14|/dent” but being 2a Mr. Beauty ..... 14 Mrs. Manners 20{Halleck is ready to go along with Ernest Blau. 14|Needlework . 14|/Gov. Gates’ proposed plan to Bridge ..... 14|F.C. Othman 1iplunk for Mr. Dewey if either of Business ... 7/Radio ...... 15/the large delegate states—CaliClassified. .16-18 | Ruark ..... 11 Comics Scherrer
Forum ..... 12 Washington . 12pro , Hollywood .. 6FWeather Map 4 vinced that “Bob” Inside Indpls. 11 Women's ... 14 where near the driver's seat.
chairman.
badly or is very sick and needs medical attention quickly, Mayor told the Safety Board
Scores Waste Police escorts are not for show-
The Mayor ‘said such practices were a waste of police effort and a nuisance to the public. en, LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6am... 85 10am... 78 Tam... 66
8am... 68 12 (Noon) 84 Sam... 2
the
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nA 2 me ri ne = * form at this point, DUE his Back:| or Toe; Were burned up. OT ng oe ous T8% &| DEWEY: It's the critical moClose friends says he'll mever|™ent for him, He's front runner, deliver his delegates . to Gov,/2nd has best chance to trade out
that he could still name top man, andenbergiaccept second. Vandenberg-| Dewey ticket could wind this convention up fast. Story that this (Continued on Page 3—~Col. 8) BLAST IN POWDER PLANT TRENTON, N. J., June 21 (UP)
Dewey or Sen. Taft, will not ac-!fast for top place. If he fumbles
who is “available” and to whom the so-called isolatio ‘prob= ably would rally against Mr. Van-
s
~An explosion shook the Her-
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~~ {culzs powder plant at Mt. y ton, N. J., today, state police re: ‘| ported. x .