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3, 1948
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
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State OK’s Gl Bonus, Votes To Finance It By Sales Tax
4Year Term For Sheriffs Also Approved
Veterans' Payments
Now Up to Assembly -
The presidential race may have been extremely close in Indiana, but Hoosiers overwhelmingly de-
three referendum issues. |g
cided Here is What they did by big mar-
ONE: Favored the state payment of a soldier bonus to World War II veterans.
TWO: Decided the bonus should |}
be financed by a state sales tax. THREE: Approved a proposed constitutional amendment increasing the terms of‘ county sheriffs from two to four years. The vote for a soldier bonus did not. legally bind the state to pay a bonus. The referendum was
considered a move to shunt the|: hot issue over from the 1947 to|}
the 1949 legislature. But the state platforms of both the Democratic and Republican Patties
pledged to abide by the decision |
of the voters. Choose Sales Tax
The voters decided the sales tax |
was the best of five suggested financing methods, including a net income tax, gross income tax rate increase, and exemptions from gross income tax or real estate tax payments over periods of years.
| Whether the tact that the sales
tax was at the top of the list of suggested methods was a contributing factor in the big margin for that method was a matter of conjecture. While the bonus issue was not binding, the change of terms for sheriffs was. The State Legislature approved an amendment twice and since the people. upheld the idea. the amendment becomes effective beginning in 1950.
Real Estate Board To Hold Panel Session
The Indianapolis Real Estate Board will sponsor a public “Broker's Panel” at noon tomorrow in the Washington Hotel. Composed of four local realtors, panel members will attempt to answer all questions put to them during the “stump the experts” session. Panel members are Jack C. Carr, Robert H. Graves, 1. H Lewis, and Bruce C. Savage. H. Duff Vilm will interpret mortgage lending policies, and Robert F Walker will be in charge of the panel.
Book Review Series To Open Tonight
Katherine Turney Garten will open her series of book reviews for the Flanner House Guild with a talk on Hollister Noble's “Woman With a Sword” at 8:30 p. m. today in Crispus Attucks High School auditorium. Subsequent reviews will be given next Jan, 12 and Mar. 9 for the benefit of Flanner House Day Nur-
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llinois Voters Cross Party Lines
Sweep Democrats Into Two Top Offices
CHICAGO, Nov. 3 Illinois voters slashed across party lines to oust Sepublisgl and sweep Democrats into two top.offices of U. S. Senator and governor, nearly complete returns showed today. At the same time, President - Truman a Gov. Thomas E. Dewey close presidential race. Democrat Adlai Stevenson, 46-year-old former United Nations adviser for the U. 8. piled up a forbidding margin over Gov. Dwight H. Green, Republican, who sought a third term. Mr. Stevenson far outstripped President Truman on the national ticket. Paul H. Douglas, University of Chicago economics professor, algo
they gave lead over in, a
‘moved to a wide lead over in-
cumbent C. Wayland Brooks. Re-| publican, in the senatorial race.
‘| Both Gov. Green and Sen. Brooks
conceded. Mr. Truman led Gov. all the way as returns poured in,
a= 180,000 and dropped as low as 71,000. Republican headquarters in New York said the result might not be known until later, because of the lateness of some districts of the state in turning in their tallies. TRUMAN LEADS IN MISSOURI ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3 (UP)--Re-turns from 4183 of Missouri's 4635 precincts give: President Dewey. 589,449; Truman 805,819;
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swept the county with the exception of the vote for the presidency. A lone watcher sits at a desk in the headquarters, which ordinarily would have been jammed.
Creighton Wishes 'Best'
Gov.-elect Henry F. Shricker: ‘I'd like to have a little time before making any comment on the election.”
Hobart Creighton, defeated Re-
8|publican candidate for Governor: e|“The voters vote for themselves.
I wish Henry Schricker and the next General Assembly the best of everything. In a way it's a relief-—-I'm a free man for the first time in 16 years.” Ira Haymaker, - Democratic state chairman: “The results of this election confirm our faith in the people of Indiana and their faith in the Democratic Party. Ours-is the solemn responsibility to see that the desires expressed by Indiana voters at the polls are carried out and that good, clean government remains the keynote of the next state administration.” H. Clark Springer, Repub|lican state chairman— The elec[tion is over and the people have |made their choice. There doesn't] {seem to be much more I can say. At 5:30 this morning I released al
Dewey | Statement conceding the Governor Is Derailed in Florida
race to Mr. Schricker and wishing,
I can only repeat that wish.” Al Feeney: “The victory is particularly gratifying to our people locally and especially when it was necessary to win against huge odds such as an almost unanimously hostile press, limjted campaign funds and a barrage of ridicule heaped. on a great President
Kinda Fooled 'Em, ‘Capitol Guard Says
WASHINGTON, Nov, 3 (UP)— The brawny White House guard turned down his radio and said]
with a smile, “The old man kinda fooled everybody, eh?”
| In his box at the east gate, the
guard had been listening to returns throughout the night. It had been quiet at his station. “I could have told you those polls were off the beam,” the guard volunteered. “The boss is a real battler.” With the President back home in. Independence, Mo., with Mrs. Truman and Margaret. 1600 Penn-
Only one newsman sat it out all night in the White House press
‘Iroom. And he had to phone his
office periodically to find out how things were going.
but his margin see-sawed as high him a successful administration.
sylvania. Ave. was strangly.quiet.|-
commentators. “Our local victory is attributed! to a great county chairman, Paul| McDuff, his vice chairman, Mrs. Imogene McCleary, and a volunteer organization which refused to be dismayed and never wavered from loyalty to a fighting President who inspired all of us with his amazing personal campaign and couragious confidence in the |good judgment of the people of the United States.” George S. Dailey, elect: “I am deeply grateful to the many friends who had confidence in my qualifications to hold the office to which I was elected. They can rely on my sincere intention to conduct the affairs of the prosecutor’s office with vigor and in accord with idea of demonstrating that there can be gains in good government.”
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Three Hurt as Train
KENT. Fla.,, Nov. 3 (UP) — Three persons were injured today when six coaches of the Southern Railway's Ponce de Leon were deralled near here, Sheriff H. J. Youngblood reported. The Nassau County sheriff said the wreck occurred as the deiselpowered passenger train reached an isolated spot in extreme north Florida swampland en route from Jacksonville to Cincinnati. A defective rail was blamed. The derailed coaches were not streamlined. Identities and condition of the injured persons was not Immediately determined.
Plane Falls, 5 Killed
FRANKFURT, Nov. 3 (UP)--At least five Army men were killed and five others critically injured late yesterday when a C-47 transport plane crashed in a heavy fog near Wiesbaden, Germany, Air Force officials said today.
Senator Ball Cohcetles
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 8 (UP) Sen. Joseph H. Ball (R. Minn.) today conceded the election of Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey of Minneapolis. The 37-year-old mayor unseated Mr. Ball in yesterdav’'s general election.
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DISAPPOINTMENT — As the
swept district and county
Indiana Democrats tickets, gloom settled over
Marion County GOP headquarters. Here District Chairman Herman C. Wolff and Mrs. Katharine Atkins, county
vice chairwoman, resign themselves to defeat.
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ho Covington, was leading {Democrat Jack O'Grady.
Democratic Landslide Democratic Rep. Ray J. Mad-|
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en, Gary, was re-elecied by al landslide Democratic vote in the! {first district. And Democrat An{drew Jacobs was swept to victory in the Eleventh, which comprises; Marion County. Only present Republicans re-| elected were Mr. Halleck and| Reps. Ralph Harvey, New Castle, and Earl Wilson, Bedford. The latter's seat still remains uncertain. | Mr. Madden was the only Indi-| ana Congressman who voted against the Taft-Hartley law. Rep. Louis Ludlow, Indianapolis Democrat, was ill and absent, The uprising of all brands of organized labor against this law is credited with bringing out the
of Indiana and other states and large votes resulted ih Democratic victories.
Mr. Halleck's own district is the | least controversial in the state. | It was cut out to be perpetually Republican. This gave Mr. Hal-
Speaker Martin and Reps. John Taber (R. N. Y.) and Harold Knutson (R. Minn.) to carry out the wishes of the greatest group of business lobby pressure groups {in the modern history of Con|gress. | The result was the amazing campaign of Harry 8. Truman. Single-handed he took his case against the 80th Congress to the country. And it turned out that
large vote in the industrial areas,
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state GOP Losing 5 Congressmen
Democrat, 85,591, over Robert A. Grant, incumbent, 77,781. FOURTH (255 out of 326 precincts)—Edward A. Kruse Jr, Democrat, 56,455, over George
| Gillie, incumbent, 52,276. +
FIFTH (417 out of 451 pre- | cincts)—John D, Walsh, Demoerat, 88,903, over Forest A, Harness, incumbent, 76,911. SIXTH (329 out of 3638 precincts)—Mrs. Cecil M. Harden, Republican, 59,725, over Jack O'Grady, Democrat, 58,470. (Seat left vacant by resignation of Republican incumbent Noble Johnson.) SEVENTH. (384 out of 416 precincts)—James Noland, Democrat, 65,884, over Gerald Landis, incumbent, 55,825. EIGHTH (842 out of 425 precincts) —Winfield Denton, Democrat, 71,515, over Edward A. Mitchell, incumbent, 57,288. NINTH (348 out of 370 precincts)—Earl Wilson, Republican, incumbent, 51,434, over Christopher Moritz, Democrat, 47,661. TENTH (308 out of 382 precincts) —Ralph Harvey, Republican, incumbent, 57,278, over
leck an opportunity to work with: Robert ©. Oliver, 47,880.
ELEVENTH (complete) —Andrew Jacobs, Democrat, 102,807, over George Denny, 96975. (Seat left vacant by retirement of incumbent Democrat, Louis Ludlow.)
Newest ‘Lottery’ Halted by Police
Patrol Sgt. John Foran today
everything was against him except the people. On his numerous visits to Indiana, the President not only] helped to solidify the well-or-ganized activities of AFI, CIO, railway brotherhoods and independent (non-company) unions, but he also “made hay” with the farm vote.
Falling farm prices and the President’s emphasis on past performances of the GOP in failing to protect the farmers received a hearing. Meanwhile, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, who like the poll-takers apparently underestimated the ability of people to think for themselves after obtaining the facts, made his constant claims of “efficiency” and gave his broad grin, only to learn today that the underdog often comes out on top in the USA.
Tabulations remain close In most districts but here is the
Indiana congressional! picture at noon. The Democrats, who had
held two seats prior to the election, apparently had picked up five more, a total of seven. Republicans lost five seats, leaving them a total of - four in the mext Congress, Distriet by district: FIRST (complete) — Ray J, Madden, Demoerat, incumbent, 18,748, over Theodore Sendak, 50,027. SECOND (Complete)— Charles E. Halleck, Republican, incumbent, 72,286, over Theodors Smith, 57,454. THIRD (818 out of 319 preecincts) — Thurman COC. Orook.
EVENTS TODAY
Centempora Ameriean Literature LecLo a Indiana University ExA Great Book Courses, First, and Second Year Groups— Pp. ooms 162 "eg 263, Jordan Hall, tier Univer-
National Association of Cost Accountants Business Show—Nov. 3-5, Murat Temple. ndiana State Conference ‘on y Social ork | n ov. s Nerd Lin he Reatiar—8:30 p.m. War Memorial Auditorium.
EVENTS TOMORROW Homeom: Association Demonstration ptr 4, 5, Ipalco’ Hall ; Young Professional omen’s Club Meéeting—8 p. , YMCA.
BIRTHS
Twins At Methodist Curtis, Bernice Bryant, boy and gir, Boys Mg ehett Fi y ere s David, Henry, x Edna Shackelford; Chriss, A Er awier, Mary Bilen Todd;
At Coleman Charles, Margaret Graves;
a, Harmon; rt, Jane ible 3 Tesh aah Traugott; Buford,
Delores Mary At St, incent Areva, Doris Beasley. At S¢. ames, Duis Graves; Robert, Norms Niedlinger
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{delivered a knockout puneh to what he said appeared to be the introduction of a mew-type “lottery” in Indianapolis taverns. Making a routine check at the 1dedl Tavern, 515 W, Washington St, Sgt. Foran sald he observed a man Identified as Charles Uhiman, R. R, 12, Box 349, trying to sell numbered cardboard boxee containing prizes to the tavern owner, When the salesman insisted it could not be termed a lottery or gift enterprise, the officer took the man to police headquarters, where after a demonstration, Inspector Leo Troutman declared “this is a lottery, pure and simle.” Mr. Uhiman was charged with operating a lottery and advertising a lottery and gift enterprise. He will appear before Judge Joseph Howard tomorrow in Mu- | nicipal Court, Room 3.
Auto-City Truck
Crash Injures Two
Two persons were injured today when the car in which they were riding collided with a City sanitation department truck operated by Herbert Eberhart, 38, of 1118 Harlan St., at Orleans and Iowa Sts. . Mrs. Minnie Short, 73, of 1833 Orleans S8t., received an injury to her left side and was taken to Methodist Hospital where her condition was described as fair. Donna Smith, 24, of 1425 W, 27th St., suffered knee and arm injuries. The driver of the car, Warren H.’'Smith, 28, of 1425 W, 27th St, was uninjured.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
At General—-Ulysses, Flossie Trotter, eman—Marcus, Jewell Mason;
At St. Henry, Mayhue: Grace Sanders; Forrest, Ruth Pou Kuszynski; Richard, Janet Mi At St. eames WG, Mary Beott: Ta, Dorothy Rayburn.
[DEATHS
Ernistine White, 43, at 727 W. 11th. pneumonig. nie Beasley, 46,
A at General, cerebral! hemorrhage hn H. Bosley, 84, at 520 E. Vermont, carcinoma william Lewis Cauzsort, 74, at 518'3 N. Pine, mitral stenosis Jack’ bi Pinkelstain, 46, at 4366 N. Merid-
tension Toh B. tes 69, at 2333 N. Adams,
rditis. willze Price, 73, at 1623 Hanna, coronary usion STs anarron Woertla. 4, Cheries 8. Raymond, 72, at St, Vincent's, pulmonary edemas. cars Um iby, 9, at 320 R. Vermont,
itis. Chasles Lee White, 86, at 2012 Reformers, arteriosclerosis. Minnie Mae Diller, 77, at 213 E. 51st, eardisc decompensation. Plarenes Ditpel, 57, at General, hypertensive cardio vascular. rl A. hfs 82, at 268 E. Iowa, myocaditis.
at General, en-
At Methodist— Artemis. Virginie wisn ache 5. Henry P. Hoskelaverg, 13, at Veterans’, Br rand Bachar Woodrnl; | Hannah M M. “Welch, 15, at 283 villa, myo.
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themselves. Such as “why?”
Gov, Dewey? Maybe it was a matter of personality. Maybe the experts over-
President’s warm, friendly—and sometimes homespun — approach to the voting public. Maybe it was because a lot of Americans naturally take thé side of the underdog. They saw the odds against the President—odds increased by the bids Henry A. Wallace and J. Strom Thurmond were making for votes Mr. Truman could otherwise have counted on. Turned Into Fighter Maybe it was because the ordinarily mild-tempered Mr. Truman got sore at the way he was being ganged up on and turned almost overnight into a fighter and slugged every step of the way. Maybe it was because they interpreted the more dignified campaign Dewey made as a sort of too-proud-to-fight approach to what always has been fighting business in this country. When Mr. Truman talked off the cuff to people about prices and taxes and housing and wages and then said the Republicans didn’t care about “you and me,” maybe his listeners felt they were hearing things they could understand. When Gov. Dewey read polished texts about “unity” and “keeping America strong” and “peace with justice,” maybe a lot of Americans had difficulty fitting those abstractions into their own scheme of things. Remember Humility And maybe they remembered when Sen. Harry 8. Truman of Missouri became President on that April day in 1945 when FDR died. Perhaps they recalled that the overwhelmed little guy-—who had never really wanted to anything but Senator—asked his countrymen to pray for him. They remembered, perhaps, how he had humbly taken on the biggest job in the world. And they saw as the months and years passed how he came to like what he was doing and to believe he had something good to give the people, Maybe they believed it, too. There may be a lot of other answers. Maybe the polisters don’t
Down-to-Earth Truman Campaign May Have
tion Tide
‘Men in Street’ Saw President as One Of Themselves, Took Side of ‘Underdog’
By JOSEPH I. MYLER, United Press Staff Correspondent When the underdog in the betting looks swell and the odds-on favorite doesn't come up to expectations, some questions suggest
‘Why did so many millions vote for President Truman who were supposed, according to the polisters and the dopesters, to vote for
lot to do with making the Presi dent look good, The unions were against the Taft-Hartley Act-and so was he. Hadn't he vetoed it, though futilely, and hadn't Mr, Dewey said he was for keeping it on the books? And the way the President tore into the 80th Congress—maybe that won him a lot of friends. Americans by and larget get a kick out of berating Congress. One of the People There never was any question with a lot of people that President Truman was one of them, He couldn't roll a phrase as roundly as his challenger. His flat Missouri voice certainly wasn’t the rich and artfully controlled radio asset that Dewey's was. And when he was chatting with the crowds on his man-killing campaign tours he frequently did damage to the niceties of grammar. But He made himself understood. Even in running his busingss at the White House the President seemed sometimes fo get: mixed up. Take Palestine. It was hard to tell now and then just what his policy was there. But who ever doubted that Harry Truman meant in the end to do right by everybody as he saw the right? Many persons, including some of the millions who voted for Mr, Dewey, didn’t like that notion he had about sending Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson over to see “good old Joe” Btalin. It was bad strat egy and impossible tactics, they sald. . He Was Trying But maybe a lot of other millions wondered what the shooting was about. He was trying to do something for peace, wasn't he? After all, he is the only man in the world who has the responsi. bility for saying what's to be done with the atomic homb. Why wouldn't he want Stalin to think that over? And hadn't he had a hand In some of the things people generally approved of? The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, rearmament? And hadn't he picked some pretty good men to help run things—men like George C. Mar~ shall, James Forrestal, Paul G,
talk to the right people. Maybe the polls made the Republisans smug, so that they didn’t work hard enough to get out the vote, Maybe orgsnized labor had a
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