Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1948 — Page 16

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he rice fn Marion County, 5 cents a copy for dally or sunday. delivered by crrier daily and Sunday, 30c & week, only, 38¢, Sunday only, $c. Mall rates. in Indiana, ailty and Sunday, $7.50 a year, dally, $5.00 a year, Sunday $2.50; Ril ainer stated, U. 8. possessions, Canada and Toxics daily, $1.10 a month, Sunday, Sc a sp.

Telephone Ri fey: BEL ~ go tons: and the People Will Find Their Own Way

Progress In Health

JNDIANA is rapidly taking its place among the foremost states of the country in health services and progress in medical sciences, "Free chest X-rays to “inxure-early-diagnosis- of -tuber-- " culosis have been made available to the public as’ part-of a _ state-wide program to further reduce the death rate of that disease. The Indiana Cancer Society is providing free information for early diagnosis of that affliction and nearly every. community in the state has various other public clinics where the battle against disease is being waged every day of the your.

” TT” - ” BEHIND ‘these services is one of the largest medical regearch projects in the country operating every day at the Indiana University Medical Center here. Dean John D, - VanNuys, of the IU School of Medicine, has disclosed that research work has been started in the school laboratories on 20 scientific projects, all directed toward improvement of health and control of disease. ‘With co-opération of the public, these services and “newly discovered treatment of disease can make Indiana " one of the healthiest spots in the country. But before the program can be successful, the public-fnust take advantage of the services. We have the facilities, let's use them.

Last Meeting, Let's Hope... . N THE 48 states yesterday the members of that strange official body, the Eléctoral College, met for what we ~ hope was the last time in American history. They were the 531 men and women who ‘actually elect the next President and Vice President of the United States. | Morally, it was their duty to cast 304 votes for the TrumanBarkley Democratic ticket, 189 for the Dewey-Warren Republican . ticket, 38. fox. Abe. Thurmond-Wright Dixiecrat ticket. : But they were not. legally bound. Legally, the country would have no recourse if a majority of them should have * chosen to give the election to the Dewey-Warren, the Thur- ~ mond-Wright ticket, the Wallace Taylor ticket or even some . unknown pair of citizens. * Even though the Electoral College members voted as’ expected, the result was a grossly inaccurate reflection of the popular vote cast by some 48,680,000 Americans on " Nov. 2. Mr. Truman and Mr. Barkley, who got 49% per «* cent of the popular vote, will get more than 57 per cent of. -- the Electoral College's vote. Mr, Dewey and Mr. Warren,

than 36 per cent of the Electoral College, x a a : LI I FURTHERMORE, the Electoral College system came much too near this year to causing serious trouble. A mere handful of popular votes that might have been switched from Mr. Truman and Mr. Barkley to Mr. Dewey and Mr. Warren in three big states would have given the Repub- _ licans an electoral majority in the whole country, although ‘the Democrats still would have had a Popular vote plurality of about 2,100,000. A switch of even fewer votes in two stateg could have prevented an Electoral College md jority for any ticket, thrown the choice of a President into the House of Representatives, and let the country in for. weeks ~ of harmful “uncertainty and controversy. Three times in the past men have become Presidents though they got fewer popular votes than their leading opponents. That didn’t happen-this time. But it.may happen'in any future election unless there is a change of the

——gystern which- gives the entire-electoral vote of each state

majority oF plurali y of its ‘popular vote. . ll "8 .

* Constitution. This would abolish the Electoral College, a useless institution at best and at worst an exceedingly dangerous one. It would divide the electoral votes of each state among the various candidates in exact ratio to their shares . .of that state’s popular vote, thus making elections an accurate reflection of the public: will. And it would make a ity of the whole SOURLIYS 8 electoral vote—instead of a ority as ice Presiderits,

thus -ending the possibility of Javing ye

Other valuable ‘advantages would be gained ‘through . the Lodge-Gossett amendment. Congress should submit it to the states promptly, and enough states should ratify to make it part of the Constitution before the next presidential election.

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Carl Matson, Brave Man

(CARLTON K. MATSON, who died yesterday in Cleve-, land, was one of the ablest journalists and one of the bravest. men we ever knew. ’

* Last August his doctors told him that he had cancer. He knew then that he probably could .not live long. Yet he . refused to spend time or thought on self-pity. Instead, he sat down to write an eloquent article, calling for an end to the “mysterious, paralyzing hush-hush” about cancer which deprives far too many victims of the timely treatment that might save them. oe : ; THAT asgticle was published in the Cleveland Press, of which Mr. Matson was_associate editor, and for which despite his suffering he continued to write until a few days ago, Reprinted in other Scripps-Howard newspapers, in the Readers Digest, and elsewhere, it has attracted wide attention. We believe it has done great good. Carl Matson served the Secripps-Howard organization long and wonderfully well as writer, editor and wise coun- _ selor, The shining courage that lighted his last days distinguished his whole career, His friendship was a rare . privilege. Many who shared it will wish to honor his last request—that, instead of flowers to his funeral, they send - contributions to further the life-saving work of the American’ Cancer Society, Washington . Building, Washington,

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with more than 45 per cent of the popular vote, got less [ * ~ © SAGACITY

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In Tune With the Times

Barton Rees Pogue EBULLITION

In the stillness of the dawning As the darkness fades from sight, There come anxious pangs of longing That are hushed with morning's light.

In the fervor of the noontide When the crowds are rushing so There's that longing, anxious longing, And its meaning I would know,’

Then comes evening with its peacetime, All my cares drop one by one, Yet those-pangs of longing, longing Haunt again when day is done.

As I reach through’ mém'ry's ‘hallway, Mem’ries old and mem'ries new, There I find the answer waiting, PvE been Tonging judt “tor you,“ ~—MEREDITH R, HASKETT, Indianapoils’ L 9° ©

HOUSE AND. HOME

" Nestling at the foot of a high hill, about forty feet from the railroad's right of way, is a little cabin byflt of poles and daubed with mud. A large creek flows close by. The cabin has one door and one window. A colored man and his wife live in this cabin by the railroad and the creek. As the train flashes by I often see the man and his wife working in a little field close by the house. Usually they look up for a moment and take a glance at the train and the well +, dressed people at the windows, blit I have no } idea that they are ever envious. Why should they be?. They have home and each other, and their honorable dally tasks. What more could they wish? Let men visit this colored man’s home with becoming reverence. To him the problem of life is solved. Tell him not of other worlds to crave. There are none. They have it all. One day this colored man came into a store and asked for some records of church songs. The clerk tantalized him by playing®jazz records. Finally the patient colored man said: “Mr., that kind of music don’t git you nowhere. I wants some records that my wife and I can enjoy after supper time in the evening.” House .and home, and the” quieting songs of holy worship!

re RA

more, ~~BARNEY ANTROBUS, Crawfordsville. * ¢ o

__ LOVE OF LEARNING

If IT had many lives to live I think I could spend them all Studying this and learning that— So many paths do call,

I look far along this path, The end is not in sight; I look far along that way, It seems to grow more light. I stand where ways converge, and try To see as far as I can, And, oh, the desire to explore them all; But there's one path for man.

If I use the little I possess To make truth and beauty more fair, And share my longings with others near, . I've done, perhaps, my share. ~MAY ADAMS ARBUCKLE, Elizabethtown. h ® oo o

an I prepare his evening ‘meal Of bisciilt, bone and brawn, SL AnR take it to my cocker dog : hat romps upon the lawn, He me with affection warm And “keenest appetite; Yet if I donot stay with him - He will fot eat a bite, Some seold ~ temperamental pup And rue his stubborness; Yet he demands that much of me, And will accept “ho less rr His brown eyes beg me to’ Temaln, And he swings his floppy ears, While T marvel at his canhiness, Wise beyond his years. His puppy wisdom. understand That though one eats his fi Food without companionship =‘

Dare to aim high! Don’t be content “To dwell in lite’s valleys. Thy life has been lent

—=To-thee with a purpose-—service. to God. — —--Don*t_treat then the paths. that the millions

have trod

Hing - at “theo O."¢lmy- “voward

For successfuf persons are those who aim high. . EU GENE NE LINCOLN, | Marion. =

+ WASHINGTON, - Nov, 14-—Both. battle over who spied on

words.

fact, be the moment to subpena Charlie Chaplin.

American Activities Committee.

to come in to see. the wonders on display,

Documents Not Vital

that a 24-hour guard was absolutely essential. ance by the very best authority.

g Russians a minor propaganda handle. able. Experts could well disagree about this.

Leaves Wrong Impression:

ture are being kept back.

and those who are guilty should be punished,

widest doubt and confusion in the public mind,

These fill his cup to the brim. There is nothing.

A A pe vs AT GSH

Leaves one hungry still. \ : -MINA MORRIS SCOTT, Columbus * : * 4 9 ASPIRATION = >

In vain through the ages; climb. higher instead. To ‘heavenly peaks of achievement. Don’t dread: T “whosé

COMEDY OF ERRORS .. + By Marquis Childs

Spy Hunt Harm Seen =

at. home. and abroad, the “and what spies shalt be

“Here at” Home “It makes a matter that should be gonsidered with the utmost seriousness look like an early Mack Sennett comedy. We have had everything but an exchange of custard ple, and that will probably come sooner or later. This would, in

It began with¥the over-eager publicity of the House UnThat established a circus atmosphere almost as much as though an old-time spieler had stood outside the door of the committee room haranguing the crowd

ONE .stunt was to show a committee guard sleeping in fronte of ‘a safe containing the stolen documents. The public gathered the idea that these were so vital to the security of the nation

This is bunk. The documents are about as vital to American security today as a 1938 calendar. I have been given this assur-

In perhaps two or three places they might slightly interfere with the present conduct of foreign relations, giving the But even that is debat-

Immediately, of course, one of the committee leaks let. it be known that the administration wanted to keep the documents secret because they contained material highly embarrassing to prominent administration figures. Again om excellent authority, I can say that this is also untrue, One minor official, name most people could not even identify, might do a little squirming. He is no longer connected with the government.

THE SENSIBLE thing would. be to give out all the material at once, possibly with the passages mentioned above omitted. To release a few of the doeuments as the committee has done is to leave —thé- impression that others of a far more significant na-

The fact that the documents are not vital to national ye. curity now, 10 years after they were removed from the files, does not detract from their Importance. As Sumner Welles . Jestifies, they were secret documents and they could have been used to . break the State Department code. To remove them was a crime

There is an orderly way to proceed to do this, It is not by Klieg lights, by inflammatory statements, by public imprecations { shouted from the housetops. That is the surest way to spread the

President Truman's offhand press conference remarks were in this Vein. But at the same time it must be said that the Un-

‘OUR TOWN .

IT WAS just about 10 years ago when the Bobbs-Merrill people published “Black and Beautiful,” a rohist realistic tale of an Italian boy who had spent the greater part of his life Jn. Equatorial Africa—at a time when that ““part of the world was still full’ of howling hyenas, carnivorous crocodiles, puff adders, furiously hungry vermin and unbelievably lovely girls. =< Marius Fortie, the author and autobiographical hero of the story, had been brought up in the dark and dreary world inhabited by orphans.

And to complicate his plight_still more was a=

-suspicion that insanity, had ‘tainted the blood cqursing through his veins. To escape the tragedy that appeared to be right around the

corner, he left his native Italy to work out

his future elsewhere. old at the time. The Dark Continent welcomed him with open —arms, In three short months he picked-—up Swahili, the Bantu language, and with its help became a full-fledged trader In what was thet known as German East Africa. In trade circles, he operated under the name of Bwano Maryo.

He was barely 19 years

| Carried Away by Charm ~~

IN THE course of the same three months and paralleling his phenomenal business career,

_Mirembi, a 15-year-old Bantu girl. She personified for him all the mystery and wonder. of Africa. Carried away by her charm and. color, he not only bought her but let it be Xnown that hereafter she was to be addressed as Mrs, Bwano Maryo. - Next thing we. know the onetime Marius Fortie is the father of her child. Panya was the next to turn up. Her mother didn’t relish the idea of her youngest daughter going on safari, but Bwano Maryo was ‘not to be denied. Apparently, He had a way with women which, siderably by: the discovery that Panya ex-

hibited little; if any; sales resistance.

“. Panya proved to be a playful companion. Ih the course of a safari (at Ujiji), the girl —wa$ left behind to give birth to a baby. Fortis, records all this in a most wistful, pensive “way” “not-without the sound: objectivity - — Km pected ofa good reporter. Panya was ‘succeeded. by Lahabu, the” girl Hage. Power “or “Spell “and enchantment “Inspired the descriptive titre of the book: In the course of this adventure (and accouchemgnt), Bwano Maryo was Sejzed with the

lL Side Glances

it makes this: ~~

whose

By “Anton Scherrer

Charmed a African Beauties

ried to the coast where a doctor told him he

~ received a

in this case, was helped con-

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COPR. 1948 BY NEA SERVICE WNC. ¥. SL AED. 0. 8. PAT. OFF.

"I wonder who's doing the most for their country—your mother on n jury duty 0 or us eating these beans!

American Committee seems determined to prove that the Pres- | ident was right when he said this was merely the final political fireworks. of a committee that is®about to expire. Two of the members taking part in the carnival of. statements and leaks and counter:leaks are lame ducks defeated on Nov. 2. The ‘administration has much to answer for in the whole miserable mess. Since these were for the miost part State: Department documents, it is strange that Acting Secretary of State Robert Lovétt has not assumed some authority. [ s Lovett has every right to ask to be heard, Yet from ‘the department we get nothing at all. The acting Secretary could quickly end the hocus-pocus over national secufity.

dreaded blackwater fever. Coming as it did just at the time of his’ greatest emotional experience, Bwano Maryo felt that Africa had betrayed him. He resigned his office and hur-

“fad only six more months to Ive." To make the most of what was left of life, Bwano Maryo took the first boat for America. Immediately after landing, he bought a rail.road ticket for Indianapolis.

Literary’ Activity

HE PICKED Indianapolis, he said, because of a traweler who had told him that it was “an inténsely American community speaking good English, the heart of a brilliant literary activity.” ] EN , Moreover, the book observes: “As I had done. in Africa, I decided to go whole heartedly native in America also, to adopt without compromise and without reservations the new language and the new land.” Fortified with this philosophy, Bwano Maryo arrived in Indian--apolis-in-1912.- oo Whether ne realized the wish to “g wholeheartedly native” in Indianapolis is none too certain. The hook is a bit hazy on that point, a defect I am prepared to remedy today. From what I can gather, he boarded at 542 E. 33d St. and operated all the time he was here as Marius Fortie, his original label. Moreover, he worked in the office of the Waverly Electric Co. (139 8S. East St.) for a while at least, and thereafter as houseman for Guy Wainwright's mother. The two_ jobs occupied the greater ‘part of two years when, suddenly in 1914, he _ letter summoning him back to He took the first train out of Indian-

fein

Africa. apolis. Six years: later, however, Marius Fortie was back in Indianapolis. In 1920, or thereabouts, he had a desk in Prank Cones’ office (505 Lombard Building). From this location, he con- ' ducted a wholesale business which involved the selling of a grass fertilizer known as ‘“Amalawn.” Lilly and Stalnaker and the Vonnegut pepple sold loads of it at the time. Two years later (circa 1922) Mr. Fortle __bought the house at 920 E. 40th St. The gen=

eral impression at the time was that he was

preparing to marry an Indianapolis girl and settle here for good. Then just as suddenly as

before; he-pulled--up stakes -and left Indian-.... _.apolis.. Said he couldn’t stand our hard winters, |

‘He returned to Africa, this time to round up his “dmmortatity;” “a quaint- phrase he invented ~to~describe~his scattered children -and-grand--children. If Mr. Fortie left any babies behind

eed

in Indianapolis, it has escaped my eagle eye.

Hoosier Forum

“| do not agree with a word that you say, but |

wil defend to the death your fight Yo say i."

‘Keep letters 200 words or less on any subject with which you are familiar. Some letters

used will be edited but content will be pre-

‘served, for here the People Speal Speak in Freedom. ‘Laws Will Not Suffice’ ;

By Frances Kay War can be outlawed. Evil can be overe come. But the work must be done in the hearts and minds of the men, women and children.-of the world. Laws on paper will never suffiee.-; If ‘iving on this.earth was begun and fashe foned according to two concepts of truth, mane kind's conflicts would be over. The Golden Rule of doing unto others as you would be done by is more powerful than armies. Loving your neighbors as yourself is more penetrating than atom bombs. If these truths were taught from babyhood through life, they would establish our

and all assaults against life and property wouid cease, Everyone would grow to respect the rights, privileges and feelings of everyone else. “Goodwill on earth” as the angels sang, would then be a reality. And then, and only then, can we expect eternal peace for which we all hope and pray. For have you thought that these depraved, maladjusted dnd frustrated persons who make up our criminal and delinquent world, are living without the Golden Rule? They have stopped considering anyone but themselves. The pres ent world éxempts no one from at least some of life's sordid ordeals. Few persons notice the unhappy status of others, due to lack of instruction in the basic rules of life. "Too often, lives are detoured toward evil at their very beginning for lack of kindness and

“love. Wise and loving parents or teachers need

to: help children develop a happy and 7enerous outlook on life. Playmates unconsciously embarrass, taunt, and hurt the sensitive children, because of their lack of Knowledge in“love and understanding. Then to hide the hurt or shame, the afflicted one puts on a bold front. Then if love and understanding are still lacking, the one who needs only affection and sympathy is

labeled naughty and wicked. Such cruel and un- ~

fair judgment instinctively breeds hatred and an outcast psychology. Thus, a beautiful life that might have been useful is steered toward _the avenue of crime. -~Past-and-recent.events -the world over have. proven the indispensable need for education in Christian principles. LE J

‘Freedom Would Vanish*

- By Edward G. Goeke, Evansville, Ind.

If politics could be taken out of business, and business out of politics, aur government would fare much better and we could eliminate many desks. Now labor is big business, mighty 800d. for. those who labor, but when. politicians and labor bosses get together, honest labor always suffers loss. Farming is our biggest busi-

ness; on this our food supply depends, and when -

politicians and the farm bloc get together, our Thanksgiving Days could end. (Remember we killed pigs and hogs and plowed cotton up because some politicians said we had too much.) When monopolies and politicians get together, they do things up brown; the little fellow who was elected gets to be the richest man in town. In order to protect our Constitution, please believe me this is no idle talk, we must break this system up or suffer &" government bust. A government bust is different from a business bust, for with this our freedom would vanish-— there will be no more “In God We Trust.” PS @

What Others Say—

IF the purpose of a university is to have a lot of students, thén the university that has the most is the best, If the purpose of a newspaper is to make a lot of money, then the newspaper that makes the most is the best.” But I--suggest that the purpose of (both) should be to this extent the same: they should both alm at public enlightenment.—Robert M. Hut~ chins, chancellor, University of Chicago. & &

THEY (the “Dixiecrats™) left the Demo“cratic Party of their own volition. Before they are received back they should be forced to put on_.sackcloth and ashes.—Ellis aaa), former Georgia governor. >.»

* WORKERS are going to get ‘another pay boost. I don’t think anything can prevent it. . . . Prices can’t go anywhere but up. If wages go up and materials go up,-prices too must. go up.—Henry Ford II. e oo 9 IT is foolish to demand of us that we do differently than we are doing if our method is showing excellent res results. —Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia.

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SOMEBODY said you ought to isk your

ing. challenges every. so. .often to-do. : better things. —Movie actor Montgomery cnt, ocjrmierinapnc dic —

~FP—America‘s- -Hght~shall- ai Arie pence

upon the earth will never dawn.—Francis Cardinal | Spellman.

By Galbraith

Rep.

question under on endlessly.

12 to 15.

CONGRESS . . . By Peter Edson

| Big Issues Studied

. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -— Senators and ‘Representatives “rows back Into office BY ‘the recent élections have been homing” on Washington early, in order to sound off on what big things I: they. are going to do next year. To “The “result’is “thi gress a program that {s every bit 48 definite as whatever may be proposed by President Truman-in'his state of the union, bud-, ‘get and economic report messages. Corigressionil forecasts also give some idea of how the President's proposals will be received. Biggest issues are probably labor, farm prices, housing, congressional reorganization, civil rights, inflation and taxes. Mike Monroney of Oklahoma, co-author of the La-Follette-Monroney . Congressional Reorganization Act of 1946, wants to revise this measure further, of the House Rules Committee and have the Senate ban filibusters by requiring all speakers to confine their remarks to the copsideratioh, instead of being. allowed, to ramble

ey have now outlined for the #ist ‘Cong

He would curb the power

Senators who dote on thelr sacred rights won't like that « Sen. Francis J. all bills on a timetable, to be revised eyery 30 days. this would prevent legislative log jams at the end of the session.

‘Bipartisan. Support REVISION of Senate rulé have bipartisan support. If the of the Senate, a Republican committee under Sen. Robert A, Taft of Ohio had intended to force limitation of debate by simple majority, instead of the two-thirds vote now required. ; ‘ The only reason the LaFollette-Monroney bill was permitted to pass in 1946 was that the reorganizers agreed to make no change in House rules. an idea of enlarging House Rules Committee membership from, This ‘would break up the six-to-six tie that snarled . up 80 many measures in the last Congress. Democrats to name three more members to the committee, to provide a safe working majority favorable to President Truman’s program. , The President himself will probably consider these matters as problems for Congress to decide, and will keep his hands off.y Both questions will probably have 6 ‘be settled, however, before any action canbe taken on the President's civil rights bills, New Agriculture Committee chairmen--Sen. Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma and Rep. Harold Cooley of North Carolina-—have sounded off against flexiblé price support provisions of the longrange farm bill passed by the 80th Congress. “high farm priees, particulafly on, cotton, But when the 80th Congress passed its farm bill, the thing looked good politically because it promised a little relief in lower prices. headed for a fight becausé¢ the Truman administration has promsed to keep farm prices high and to cut prices for consumers.

Myers of Pennsylvania has an idea for putting He thinks

0 do away with fililbusters will publicans had retained oqontrol

Rep. Aime Forand of Rhode Island has

It would permit the

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