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“YO TENGO la pluma.” “La corbata esta sucla.” “Chicago esta en Illinois.” “Mexico City esta en Mexico." Pretty fancy Spanish, eh, hombre? You're nbt just whistling “La Cucaracha” if it isn't. And, what's more, I know what it means. In this order, senor: I have a pen; the tie is dirty; Chicago is in Illinois and Mexico City is in Mexico. There was fiesta in my whatsis (can't think of

the word for heart in Spanish, darn it) while the strains of Tchaikowsky's “Fifth Symphony” filled

the backstage of the Murat. Theater,

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AS I EXECUTED A soft shoe version of the °

“Mexican Hat Dance,” I inquired of Charlie Schlegel, stage manager, if he thought the maestro might appreciate lessons in Spanish seeing that he was contemplating a bit of guest-conducting in the Mexican capital come Dec, 3. “He might appreciate a few lessons in English, too,” answered the little man .who knows Sevitzky best. “But, try Spanish on him if you want to; it might not hurt him.” ‘Gracias, Charlieeee.” The rehearsal ended and musicians hurtled off stage running interference for cellos, violins and oboes, That, of course, came after Dr. Sevitzky was off stage and halfway to his office where a cup of tea and three pieces of sugar were waiting for him. “You wish maybe to see me, yes?” asked the maestro, “And what is dot on your head?” “81, I want to see you and what you see on my la cabeza is a hat, si, si.” The man with the eyebrows that make barn swallows twitter with joy, recognized me, “Oh, it's you Sabola. You speak Spanish?” I said yes and furthermore, 1 was ready to help him. “How is your Spanish, Dr. Sevitzky, if I may be so bold?” Before answering the question wondered if he couldn't tell a story “and begin drinking his tea. There didn't seem to be harm in either, especially if he told a story 1 hadn't heard before, , Between swigs of tea, Dr. Sevitzky told of his first visit to Mexico City 25 years ago. His vocahulary consisted of “Buenas dias,” “Buenas tardes,” and “Gracias.” “You should have . . . Dr. Sgvitzky cut. ¥e’ off with a typical conducROLE ger ER NEARS BA Ri

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SECOND SECTION

Your Candidates For Indiana Offices—

10 Important Administrative, Court Jobs Also Must Be Filled

ALMOST OBSCURED at times in fhe heat of the presidential and governor races are 20 other Republican and Democratic candi dates for state offices. . Depéndent for election, as a rule, on the outcome of the top races, the successful 10 will do the bulk of the state's administrative work. fill four. important court posts, While Democrat Henry Schrick- ~ Bios er and Republican Hobdrt Creigh- #ssismsasay ton get the lion's share of the © publicity as spokesmen for their respective parties at the state lev. el, the candidates behind them on the state tickets are a major

YOUR SPANISH IS SHOWING—Dr. Fabien

Sevitzky exchanges a few south-of-the-border "Fl Keedo," who was worried about the maestro's trip to Mexico City.

idioms with

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ERAL—Cleon H. Foust (left)

“Do you know why?” “Why? “Because music is the universal language. understood by all,” explained Dr. Sevitzky, takingipart of the administration in the ° another lusty swig of tea. next four years. I took a practical turn and asked how he would ® x = order a stack of frijoles in the universal language., THE SECOND spot in the state How would he make one of his famous micro-|lineup, lieutenant governor, will phone speeches in the universal language? go either to Rue J. Alexander of “You can't get anywhere with buenas dias, bue-| pine Village or to John A. Watnas tardes and gracias,” was the crux of my sales kins, Bloomfield publisher. '

Manamon, Democrat.

talk. ~Spanish is one of the easiest languages to Mp. Alexander. a gentleman learn.’ | tarmer and business man who . . Co. smokes black cigars and wears a Spanish With a Russian Accent | big fedora, has the job now by

THERE WAS NOTHING else to do but show Appointment. Mr. Watkins gradu-

‘Elemen-iated into newspapering from an

ATTORNEY GEN-

Republican and J. Emmett Me-

him how easy Spanish was. I lipped my FOR REPORTE c SU tary Spanish Grammer” book open (it's a volume early start in pharmacy and now RIN A KR 0) St . 1 owns the Bloomfield World. Both PREME AND APPELLATE left over from a repeat course 1 took in college) COURTS — Fern F. Norris

and read: “Tengo un libro.” are veterans of World War I. (left) Republican and Eudor Dr. Sevitzky laughed as if the tea he had just . ro" . } Kelley, Democrat ‘ * finished had been spiked with about a fifth off FOR SECRETARY of state, Henry F. Schricker—Demo- ¥ . vodka. “You are very funny and 1 thank you." jactudlly second most important eratic eandidate for Governor. Then, grasping the book and turning to the|?ffice to the governorship, the Aim cult stuff on the 300 pages, he read, “Despues| Democrats are running Charles

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Russian accent. He’l have them in the: aisles. dates have held office in their LATE COURT, 1st district— He'll get along. |Feshective home counties-—Repub- Frank Hamilton (left) Republican Gilbert Ogles in Putnam lican and Warren W. Martin,

Shutter Shudders

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 I am about to become a camera fiend, and, oh, golly, how I dread the prospect. It's a virulent disease I have been fight-

ing ever since I got my first hangnail off a Brownie No. 2. 1 cah think of no surer route to bankruptcy

becoming a camera bug; no straighter path to social halitosis There are a million breeds of bore, but none more oppressive than the guy who rubs your nose in a sheaf of smudgy, doubly exposed prints, and demands that vou admire the fact that the latest chromo of Little Reggie was taken with an emulsified aftergafter of the flashfocal funderbutton shunning me now as I know thig is bound to happen. because in my time I have ducked a thousand sxhibitors of candid photngraphs of dear little sister torturing the tomcat or stuffing her greedy little tummy with mushy ice cream cones The man 1 admired above all others was a lad named Bill Williams, an editor with a bitter distaste for commenting on the dubious beauties of crossexed kids and other folk’s. wives whipped from the pocketbook and shoved under the nose. Rill kept two shots of horrible looking laboratory freaks in his poke. When a snapshot waver opened with his family group. Bill would raise him with his freaks. He cured a lot of people of the photo flashing habit that way.

Bill Won't Speak Anymore

NOW, I suppose; more, It 1s just like the old version of alcoholism. One glass of near-beer, and the first thing vou know the children are starving. the wife has gone home to mother. the landlord's having at the door and father iz playing leapfrog with six-headed sea serpents Mv downfall started last vear in Africa. Borrowed a battered Rolleiflex from a friend. Profes eional photog named Al Aumuller showed me how te load it. One day a particularly colorful Ay-rah crossed my bow, and TI twiddled some dojiggers

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Bill won't speak to me any

{County and Democrat James Democrat, [ Propst in Vigo County. Mr. Ogles also has been a deputy in the By Robert C Ruark [office he seeks and n the secreCo ge tary of state's office, ~ ” on and took his picture. That was the first and fatal! F. SHIRLEY WILCOX, Demosip. I was hooked. {cratic candidate for state treasWe took a flock of pictures; a lot of color stuff. urer resigned as collector of ‘inTurned out great. Three albums full. Albums cost ternal revenue to seek nomina-

McManamon. Deane E,

Hobart Creikhton — Republi- tion,

money, too. Everything costs money in the pho- tion for the office. He is a busi- €aR candidate for Governor. Supreme Court Judge Mart J. tography dodge. But it makes no difference. Once ness man in New Albany. home is here. in Indianapolis O'Malley of Huntington, a Re-| vou get a taste for the stuff, self- control goes out/ His Republican opponent, H. where he's heen active in grass- publican, is opposed in his race for re-election by a Ft. Wayne

the window. We have worked, now,

I Dale Brown, currently is director roots Republican polities, through the elemental of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles

cameras, and currently have our noses pressed 354 headed that department ATTORNEY GENERAL Cleon Sa mm against a jewel cabinet containing something throughout its reorganization Foust of Columbia City is opposed. FOR THE two ‘appellate seats called a Foton, during; the past two vears., His in his race for re-election by an at stake in the present election A Foton is an infernal machine put out by r

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hopeless weakness of the true addict. This p#tticular camera costs as much as a Cadillac— well. it costs ahout seven hundred bucks, anyhow but Mr. Hector McNabb, the canny protagonist, figures to peddle at least 20.000 of these things every vear. He, too. is a connoisseur of the round heels of picture snappers. | i

Ain't Happy Anymore I "TAVE seen Mr. McNabb. and he let me fondle his camera. It has a “coincidental dicroic range-

Boll and Howell

Some Candidates Pushed Harder Than Others by Rival Factions

finder.” All my life I have been happy without a RIVAL ALIGNMENTS of factional power are represented in coincidental dicroic rangefinder. " both Republican and Democratic tickets of 18 candidates for ConI have also been happy without a frame-count- gq ang Marion County offices in the balloting next Tuesday. 3 1 lock, a double-frame negative. er. a shutter-release lock, a double- 8 However, rival factions in both parties have presented united But 1 aint happy anymore. fronts during the last three weeks of the campaign although a few

Gimme that automatic shutter-cock. Starve my... iqates are being backed more vigorously by some factions than dependents, but gimme that focal length which (others. J : :

varies from T-25 to an 8-inch T-4. « = Shoot the darkroom to me, John, boy . .. NEW NAMES speared in the McDonald who filed" his candidaWe are going to have some economy around Democratic lineups this year as cy for the judgeship last April in here, my good woman, such as cutting down On {ha result of the general realign- & last minute surprise move to mink coats and pigeon-blood rubies. Last year's nant of the party organization get # court ruling on the question shoes are plenty good enough for baby, for the following . the election of Al of whether the court must be on price af light meters has riz... Feeney as Mavor last vear. the ballot this year. 4 When I think of all the other colorful vices-I phe organization behind Mavor might have acquired. 1 could just cry. On the peaneyv moved into control after camera wagon. boy and man. for over 30 years. {,.q primary last May but. traces and now JT take the fall. Anvbody ever think of of the old regular organization setting up an Amateur Photographers, Anon- ,.. till in the picture for the vmous? balloting Tuesdav. I pot a candidate for it. a fellow who knows he, Heading the Democratic ballot can't take hiz 35 millimeter or leave it alone, ia Andrew Jacobs for 11th disson for the two County Commis-

judge of Juvenile Court is Scott

OTHER CANDID ATES on the local Republican ticket include Louis W. Fletcher for. County Treasurer; Dr. Rov B. Storm: for (County Coroner; Paul R. Brown for County Surveyor and George F. Kincaid and Arthur W. Grav-

George LL. Denny...

can candidate for Congress.

Housecleaning

i Congressr He represents triet ngressman p sioner posts.

f nal ew factions of the ed and © Mr. Kincaid and Mr. Grayeon p ’ were nominated after a bitter pri-

By Frederick C. Othman ~~ . ..

) J , mary election fight against the ALSO A harmony candi he previous party regulars backing —— Fopresenting ols a NGeorge Ue Ray Mendenhall and William WASHINGTON, ' Oct. 28--The tales going My tour of the White House with the rest of Dailey, running for prosecutor. Ayres. Mr. Rincald and Mr. Gray-

around the capitol now that Tom Dewey's so sure of being elected next Tuesday that his wife dropped in at the White House the other :day to see whether she liked Bess Truman's taste in window drapes. I didn’t really believe she had; but in matters of importance like this it pays to make sure, and I can report that no major domo around 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. has seen Mrs. Dewey-—yet. But she undoubtedly is interested in condition of the old house, which the polltakers indicate will be her home for the next four years. She will be delighted to learn that Mrs. Truman is a meticulous housekeeper. Some of the venetian blinds are a little dusty on the window sidecand the crystal chandeliers in the east room could stand a little soap, but Mrs. T. undoubtedly will take care of these small items as soon as she gets home from her extended train riding.

Upstairs Floors Creak

THE TERMITES in the attic she cap't do much about. - The upstairs floors creak (which may account for the ghosts sometimes reported in the Lincoln bedroom) and the whole second floor, according to the White House architect, needs to be rebuilt with stouter joists. This is up to Congress. If the appropriation comes through, Mrs. Dewey may find herself with plaster falling In the soup while the carpenters strengthen the ancient girders. Neither can Mrs. Truman be hlamed for the paint peeling off the front porch (not the shiny new back porch) pillars. When the British burned down the house a number of wars ago, the heat and the soot did something to’ the stonework. The experts claim that paint never has stuck properly to it since.

. curios, many of them being ship models and other

son were supported in the primary by the new regular organization working behind Chairman Ingles.

the tourists indicates otherwise that the current, Qutside of party politics fis lady of the mansion has the place in apple pie judge Joseph O. Hoffmann who is order. No finger prints on the mahogany piano running for re-election to Juvewith the golden eagles for legs. Mrs. Truman nile Court in a last minute camkeeps a velvet rope #found it. |paign. His office was put on the It must be an awful nuisance to’ have hun- ballot for election next Tuesday dreds of strangers daily traipsing through her by a ruling of the Indiana Suhouse, without even knocking, but at least she preme Court.

Klan Plans Florida | Election Eve Ride

doesn't let 'em track mud on the carpets. She | The Democratic Central Com- LEESBURG, Fla., Oct, 28 (UP) keeps the rugs rolled back from 10 until noon mittee has established a “hands ~The Ku Klux Klan, long inac-| ‘em until the last tourist has off” policy on this race. tive in Florida, today revealed]

and doesn’t unfurl left. | . Others on the Democratic tickThis gives the blue, red and green rooms and et are James F, Cunningham for the state dining room a somewhat unkempt pear-|sher: ff; Charles A. Greathouse ance, but. I noticed a couple of Mrs. Truman’ a for County Treasurer; Jerome E.

plans for an election eve night ride through five hamlets in the! central portion of the state. The Klan distributed handbills

fellow housewives on the tour, nodding approval.|Holman Jr. for County Coroner; asking its hooded members to Mrs. Dewey, incidentally, might consider re-|Darrell C. Walton for County gather Monday evening for the doing the dining room. It is lined with walnut, Surveyor; and the two candidates ride. |

City officials here turned down a Klan request for a parade per-

for County Commissioners, Wil-

Andrew Jacobs , , liam M. Allison and Fred W are aco

and if ever there was a this is it.

darkened by the years, gloomy place to eat oatmeal

| Nordsiek. mit and authority to stage a . | x x ow torch-burning ceremony, Housekeeping Problem Solved | THE REPUBLICANS local * But they pointed out that any-

one may use the streets for demonstrations as long as no law is

MRS. TRUMAN, meantime, has solved one of ticket represents similar division her housekeeping problems by posting polite little of factional supporters, signs urging her uninvited guests to keep their! These twa groups, although violated dirty paws off the upholstery. THis makes the presenting a “harmony front, weitere main floor of the White House even more like too, are still struggling for organ- Democrat Drum-Beater the museum it seems to have become, ization control hehind the scenes . on And talking about museums, there are a cou-|0f the balloting. Gets GOP Unity Plea WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UP)

ple of rooms on the lower level filled with assorted] The regular GOP organization is headed by associates of James _ pemocrats feel the Republicans

memorabilia of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt.|W. Ingles. county chairman. gre carrying their “unity” theme These include one antique whisky bottle presented ae forces have heel Poncen: too far when they solicit cam- ; J to him (the brass plate says) by the Hon. Harold |!r2Ung on the candidacy of naign funds from employees of . a yy rd : (Curmudgeon) Ickes. If I were Mrs. Dewey, 1|Frack H. Fairchild for prosecu- {ne pemocratic National Commit- FOR COMMISSIONER, 2d believe I'd just leave 'em. She won't be going tor. y ux = tee. district . . . Arthur W. Grayson down there much, anyhow. No privacy. That's One such written appeal was re- (left) Republican and Fred W.

ANOTHER GOP faction has been showing more front line support to Sheriff Al Magenheimer

ceived by Frederick G. Blumenthal, assistant to the publicity.di: rector of the Democratic Nation-

where the parade of sightseers assembles on a kind of perpetual basis.

Nordsiek, Democrat.

The Quiz Master

What bird paints the inside of its nest? The satin bowerbird of Australia first constructs an elaborate nest. Then it erishes fruit with its bill, and uses its bill to smear the Juice on sticks lining the inside of the bower,

» ’ Why is the vote of women of particular Interest in the coming presidential election? The number of eligible women voters. exceeds the number of men voters by 1,500,000.

although both factions. -joined hands to nominate the sheriif in the primary after a brief 11 of opposition. However, on the surface and © for campaign purposes, both factions appear to be working straight down the line. for the. whole ticket. Heading the GOP local ticket is George I. Denify, former mayor

al Committee. But Mr. Blumenthal said he nrry didn't feel like supporting “a lost ause.’ “It would be like throwing peanuts to an elephant that is already lost in the jungle,” he said. ‘How far can this unity go?”

22? Test Your Skill ???

How old is the paper cup? Mass production of paper cups started in 1011, about the time that state boards of

health took up the campaign of Dr. Samuel Showgirl Princess. Dies

Indianapolis attorney, J. Emmett

Walker, Culver Democrat active in educational circles for many years opposes incum-, bent Republican Ben H. Watt for ‘superintendent of public-instruc-

lawyer, Democrat Paul G. Jasper.

Republi-

Democratic candidate for Congress.

J. Crumbine of Kansas against the common as the party's dandidate for Con- LONDON, Oct, 28 (UP). Prindrinking cup In public places. gress. He had remained mostly cess’ Marie Troubetskoy, 49, > S$ outside the factional strife of the former showgirl and novelist, FOR SURVEYOR . . . Paul Exactly what was the “Teapot Dome"? party and has been aligned most- was found dead” today in her : Teapot Dome was the name of a United ly with the so-called regular or- home at Fulmer, Buckingham- R.. Brown (left) Republican

States naval oll reservation in central Wyoming, L

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Death was attributed to and Darrell GC. Walton; Demo-

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1948

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FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PURLIC INSTRUCTION — Ren H. Watt (left). Republican and Deane E. Walker, Demoerat,

FOR JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT, 4th district—Mart J. O'Malley (left) Republican and Paul G. Jasper, Democrat.

FOR JUDGE OF APPELLATE COURT, 24 district— Paul A. Lennington (left) Republican and F. LeRoy Wiltrout, Democrat.

Republicans are trying to re-elect Frank Hamilton of Terre Haute

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and to elect Paul A. Lennington, Muncie attorney, time. Their Democratic opponents are Warren W, Martin of Boonville and F. LeRoy Wiltrout of

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TWO WOMEN, Miss

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Kelléy of Nashville, the Democrat, and Mrs, Fern Norris of In-|

dianapolis are seeking the office] of Reporteriof the : Su reme and, H. Dale Brown (left) Republi ~ Norris is, can and

Appellate courts. the incumbent.

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FOR COUNTY TREASURER... Louis W. Fletcher (left) Republican’ and Charles A. Greathouse, Democrat,

FOR SHERIFF . . . Al Mag-. enheimer (left) Republiéan and James F. Cunningham, Democrat.

» FOR CORONER... Dr. Roy

B. Storms (left) Republican and Jerome E. Holman Jr. Democrat,

FOR JUVENILE COURT .

Scott McDonald (left) Repub- WIRE--8:30 to 8:45, Republican

lican and Judge Joseph O. Hoft- | mann, Democrat.

FOR COMMISSIONER, Ist district . . . George KE. Kincaid (left) Republican and Wiliam M. Allison; Democrat,

Local Parties Present United Front

FOR LIEUTENANT GOV. ERNOR — Rue J. Alexander (left) Republican and John A. Watkins, Democrat.

FOR SECRETARY OF STATE — Alfred A. Ferrinl (left) Republican and Charles F. Fleming, Democrat.

Gilbert E. Ogles (left) Repule lican and James M. Propst, Democrat.

FOR STATE TREASURER—

F. Shirley Wilcox,

Democrat. ¢ 4 0

George K, Dailey . . . Democratic candidate for prosecutor,

. Frank H. Fairchild . . , Re publican candidate tor prose«

cutor. Political Talks Today NATIONAL (WFBM- -8:00 to 8:30, Governor Dewey. WISH--7:30 to 7:45, Henry Wal lace;

8:15 to 8:30, Ed Teichert, Socialist candidate for President; / 9:00 to 9:15, Senator Al« ben Barkley and Melvyn Douglas.

LOCAL ;

State Committee, Sena tor Jenner, speaker; 8:45 to 9:00, George Dene ny, Republican candi date for Congressman, 11th District. WFBM—10:15 to 10:20, Indiana State Democratic Come mittee, speech on Rall« roads, WIBC-9:55 to 10:00, Indiana State Republican Come mittee, Frank Millis, speaker,