Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 December 1949 — Page 2

y he McNary-Haugen Bill ~~ Seen as Solution Yo Present Troubles | 7 Philip Willkie, son of the late Republican presidential candidate, sald today a proposal that died in the 1920's vould help solve farm }

| price problems and the world food | shortage without resort to sub-

sidies. | Mr. Willkie, chairman of the National Republican Senate Com-| mittee and an Indiana State Legislator, said the Republicans cannot expect to regain power by| “yelling at the ‘Brannan farm, plan” and by eriticizing Demo: cratic mistakes. ¢ He sald In an interview that the old McNary-Haugen bill, twice, vetoed by former president Calvin Coolidge, would maintain farm | prices without controls and with-| out federal subsidies. The bill was one of the major issues of “the # 20's, but it never became law, |*~ A “I don’t say it would be entirely! * © workable without changes” Mr. “Mrs. Norma Mae Youngblood Willkie said. “But its prospects’ of Evansville reigned as queen Young Republicans state

ave certainly much brighter than, of the rally yesterday in the Cla Hotel, - eed

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the subsidy programs now : off-/ “ered.”

! Evansville took the title. The bill would have fixed prices for farm commodities

Seek Natural Level

them fall to their natural level in the world market, | Indiana's Republican “The loss on the sales in the makers staged a “harmony” party world market would be absorbed by an equalization fee deducted an open revolt, from the price of commodities! To 0 sold here = Mr Willkie said. B the SOP Ju Hotel - - “In addition to those obvious g; . gains, we would avoid the neces- yiate Sentral Committee to fo yo sity for..crop controls at a time! 1950 : y we can use food as a wea-| pon against the Russians.” Mr. Willkie sald food is “the 3 most valuable weapon we have !0 a platform of “no new taxes.” to hold foreign peoples to our| That issue set off fireworks way of life.” “ “Our entire future in world affairs d ds on our relationship | with India and Indonesia and the countries of the Orient,” Mr, Wii. the party. The battle began in earnest {n the platform. when State: Chairmah Cale J. out of the Eurasian world except Holder proposed to name a

Opened Pleasantly

But they committed thé Gop ¢¢llo hotel man.

self-styled

estern Hutope. ; {mittee to outline the party's plat-/ tle State Committee.” ~ “India and Indonesia are abso- form. lutely vital to us. Both need food.| State

Sen. It is foolish to talk of cutting Clinton insurance

Wesley man, opened

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AIY- writing the platform.”

‘instead of reduction. |BToup of selfish lobbyists who ran c-onuthored by the the party.” Charles L. McNary, R..| ‘The Time Has Come the latc Wendell 0 presidential running people to run the party,” Sen. {Malone asserted. He advocated a lkie also {legislative platform committee to commissions patterned “make the issues they will have Hoover Commission in-/to defend.” vestigate all phases of taxation health, {platform sometimes.” he said. “If ® ought to review our whole we do, we get beaten, If we don’t 3 ~ hatlonal, state siiwe're called rebels.” more toward an| ‘State Repti W, 'O. Hughes, Ft where we reward Wayne attorney, joined the battle, ‘mento work and declaring “It's time for a new benefit job through |party with new principles,” Mr.

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cutor George night,

Dailey said

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Ing Investigation of

partment.

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ey, make honest people out of the urged-a full study of pre- Democrats.” _ ¥entive medicine and health in-| State Rep. Russell Richardson, surance in an. effort to learn Lebanon, lawyer, started another “where America wants to go.” small skirmish when he proposed

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Despite the fight against formation of a policy-making commit1 tee, Mr. Holder appointed a 20-| that didn’t end until a number of yan committee, headed by State!

“Rebel Republicans” gen, Hoyt Moore, Marion County blasted ' the state leadership of farmer. Its purpose will be

com- committee as “the instrument of

food Jroduction when we can use| (hn, attack by denouncin 1 . : 5 " ’ ing the, that Bocotaiiun vantage. i State Committee as the “mysteri-| and to Get ion ‘lous group that always winds up i } : - remove ‘of agricul "| He hit at “professional sone Pacp of Policeman 3 of yet Rutal Dray clans” and charged they were "a A

A Marion County grand jury!

| this week will investigate charges

“The time has come for the! involving an Indianapolis policeman with a burglary gang, Prose-

last]

Patrolman Jacque (Jack) Dur(ham was suspended yesterday by| “It's galling to run on the gop Police Chief Edward Rouls pend. charges made by high officials in the de-|

Allegedly named by howe fa ¥

nek of East Chicago, and Patty

sou vous nave wt GOP Harmony Session Turns Into Revolt Youn

Ia w- the “no new tax” platform plank. ducing John Van Ness, State 8enHis House of Representatives ate majority ‘here yesterday that turned into colleague, Lothalr Teetor, Hagers- party bigwigs. town manufacturer, opposed the

leader and other

Some of the other legislators

legislators, meeting Measure as ‘too early to formu- State Sens. Edwin Beaman, Ruswith {he {ate such an important issue.”

{sell Bontrager and Harold Hand-

recommend what the people want!

ley-—voiced no

Many of the legislators frankly |

open protest

Other protests came from Sen. against the State Committee. but ‘election campaign couldn't Willlam Bates, New Albany farm- privately scored Its tactics. agree on “how to win an electjon,” er, and Sen. Roy Conrad, Monti-|

s and Some Runners-Up

These three lost out for the title of queen of the Young Republicans state rally yesterday in Claypool Hotel, but that didn't keep them from smiling for Lloyd P. Walton, Times staff photographer, one of three contest judges. They are (left to right) Nancy Gant of Franklin, Pat HruGraber of Washington, Ind. Mrs. Norma Mae Youngblood of

o GOP Seeks

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Lower Voting Age

Ask Statute Change |

From 21 to 18 By IRVING LEIBOWITZ Indiana's young Republicans,

thought the “socialism menace” determined to play a more active {wasn’t very menacing-—at least

several times as

{to their constituents.

“leading

part on the political scene, yesterGov. Schricker was condemned day urged lowering the state vot-

state fo ruin” and for “forgotten yg {campaign promises.”

About the only

harmony ob-

the ing age requirements from 21 to

Climaxing a two-day state rally {served at the “harmony” meeting here, the junior side of the Hoosier

Republican

lawmakers

Sen, Malone attacked such 8 came after State Sen. Samuel E. GOP passed a resolution calling { Johnson, Anderson attorney, pro- on

| posed that the Gross Income Tax amend the state voting statute, Their work done, the Republican | juniors ended the rally with a banquet in the Riley Room of the Hotel Claypool where they heard Rep. John Saylor, of Johnstown,| {Pa., tell them how he won a con-| gressional seat last summer. | Called Fruitful | | Shéldon Smith, state chairman of the Young Republicans, termed | the rally “one of the most fruit-|

‘Story of

| |

| lary | [| said] nba superiors ‘to have “had contact with the burglary gang

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: rivate enterprise and penalize Hughes, House minority leader,/and associated with them des-| : Who are lazy with their added that it ‘Is also time “toipite the fact that he knew they money,” he said. were wanted by policé.”

Prosecutor Dailey, called to police headquarters by police of-| ficials, said he would present all the facts to the grand jury. |

The meeting opened pleasantly be wiped off the books.” Then, Malone, enough, with Mr. Holder intro-inearly evéryone applauded.

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Starting Tomtrey. Policeman’s Shot Halts Fugitive

A policeman’s

warning

ful” in recent years.

The young Republicans dined] and danced during the two days.

But they also discussed political “s

party problems and came up with|

{some answers.

| The embryonic politicians heard ia panel of experts advise on politiand ‘governmental

cal

They listened

“what ails the GOP.” {~ And they heard Judge Alex| . {Clark ol-Indigpapolis discuss withi} [State Rep. Philip Willkie of Rush-

affairs. on

speeches

ville the problem of “beating the political brushes.” On the same program were Robert Webb of Arcadia, Mary Ann| {Davis of Mitchell, Earl Snyder of] Crawfordsville, State Sen. Russell]

Bontrager of Elkhart,

Bernice

McQuilken of East Chicago, State] Sen, Milford Anness of Metamora | and Thomas Hasbrook of Tndian-| ’ |

apolis.

Mr. Hasbrook - autMsred the!

resolution urging Indiana to lower { voting age requirements. public relatibns official & Co. here, Mr. Hasbrook | #hot jo the national chairman of the]

its

Lilly

Al for Ell

halted a suspected thief last night Blind Veterans Association.

after he made the

mistake of

fleeink past police headquarters.

Western Auto Ca. officials said Republicans {they say the man pocket some- chairman of the Young Republi{thing and run from the store, 405 can National Foundation, call for _1E. Washington St. They pursued the youthful politicians to “enerhim south in Alabama St. he headed east

At Pearl past

8t.

doorway. Hearing

headquarters,

Sgt.

the cries of

| pursuers, he fired once Into.the air, The man haited. He was identified as Daniel Rol-

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Times Staff WASHINGTON,

Mayflower Hotel he wouldn't mind

ocratic

The only quote

But his friends

his long record in

For he

{lins, 34, of 315 N. New Jersey St. He was charged with suspected New Dealers “|larceny. Police said he had a record of 11 previous arrests. 6 DEAD IN SNOW STORM BOSTON, Dec. 3 (UP) of minor accidents and a toll of six dead was reported today after Republican party. officials spoke thé northeastern states heaviest briefly. State Republican head-

storm of the season left from one quarters reported more than 1000 to 10 inches of snow in the area. delegates registered.

Friends Believe Fleming Will Run for U. S. Senate

* By DAN KIDNEY

Scores

Writer

Dec. 3

this week-end, moving his of-

fice to Washington—say, in the Senate office building. Of course, that would be next {there are such matters as a Demconvention land defeating the {nominee, who he says will be Sen, Homer E. Capehart.

year and

nomination Republican

he gave news-

papermen on politics is this: “I will seek a second term as secretary of state next year.”

point to other

possibilities. - First is* the flood of | “mall coming daily to Mr. Flem-. ing’s State House office asking him to run for the U. 8. Senate.! largely * from unions or leaders of them. Dem‘ocratic Party ‘boosters also cite

labor

the state sen-

ate/ and successful organization of the secretary of state's office.

Licensé Tag Link The latter gives Mr. Fleming entry into each of the 92 gounties. asked the i chairmen and organization

Democratic

Indiana Secpetary of State Charles F. Fleming likes it here. Having spent three days at the

John Tope Speaker Earlier in the day, the young heard John Tope,

gize” the party.

Rep.

collectivists,

Congressman cian.”

Sen. Homer Capehart and other

Saylor told the GOP Alex Juniors he attacked ‘socialism in {Posey was standing in the rear 2ll Its forms” to replace a 'Democrat during a special sional election this summer. charged Party with being “an unholy al-| lance of Communists, Socialists, left-wingers, pinkos, and Fair Dealers.” Rep. Saylor was introduced by Rep. Charles A. Halleck of IndiTana, who called the Pennsylvania “a fighting politi-

the

| |

congres-

Democratic

him ride right inte Washington| on“Indiana license plates. |

time.

At 37, he still has plenty of | But with his secretaryship|

limited to two terms the testing "time of his political power through, - his license tag setup would have |

to be 1950.

Here is the way Mr. Fleming's chances are rated by his friends.| They figure that if the two Ft. Wayne candidates, former Sen. Samuel D. Jackson and Assistant U. 8. Attorney General D. Jackson and Alex Campbell each other out the convention will be casting around for someone

else,

Popular With Labor If it follows the Fair Deal

Nformula with base,

get the nod.

It is at that .point also that Rep. Andrew Jacobs of Indianapolis enters- the picture. He has considerablé labor support. If he does well in his statewide: debates with Sen, Capebart, he ig sure to, be a figure with which to reckon, it is ‘pointed. out. So far all of the candidates, {open and secret, are agreed on ere) just one thing. That is If Gov, to select approved people to. put! Henry F. Schricker changes his {out the autorhobile - license tags. mind and wants to o That is big business and big poli- Capehart himself, tics. His pals would like to see nominated without a struggle.

stip

its

a \ labor, leader leming, who was a vice presi-|-dent of the oll workers and a CIO state board member, might

cancel

farmer-labor like Mr,

‘Sen. he ‘tan be

ARE Mei

Youth Being Grilled In Other Beatings - A teen-age youth, captured after beating a woman Thurs- told the two unions that, instead,| Mrs. Myrtle Conrad, 43-year-old |day, last night admitted the rob- committees of top CIO officials grandmother cbn bery-slugging - of another ‘East Will try them on charges they are .;.,ting her husba# Side woman on Nov. 10, : Detectives said Robert A. |O'Brien, 19, of 410 N. Chester tion. Hearings are scheduled to the Indianapolis housewife who is ‘Ave, orally admitted slugging Start a week from Monday. Mrs, Frances Harris, 38, of 1114! ‘IN. Parker Ave, ber purse containing $5.90. O'Brien was seized Thursday than national CIO policies.

{night in the brutal beating of (Mr

rape. :

| WASHINGTON, Dee. 3 (UP) CIO President Philip Murray to«night rejected demands by two, left-wing CIO unions that their| (future in the big national union

be left up to 4 committee of] prominent Americans. Mr. Murray

Faces Sentence Friday In Husband's Death

. "A manslaughter verdict against

-of fatally:

Communist - dominated... These committees were set up a month ago at the national CIO conven-|

will ‘be appealed. ? Miss Jessie Levy, attorney for.

(facing a 2 to 21-year prison term Ten CIO unions, with a total;as the result” of her conviction {membership of about 500,000, Friday night, said she was mak-

He also grabbed ;,ve heen accused of following! ing plans to file an appeal.

the Communist party line rather| Mrs, Conrad was found guilty |of manslaughter By a jury of five =" |women. and seven men after a

5. Margaret Todd, 27, of 621 she was slugged. It contained 90 sensational trial on first degree |N, Gran Ave. He is charged with cents. / 4 > assault and battery with intent,

: Z murder charges in Judge William In his confession of slugging iD. Bain's court, Mrs. Todd, O'Brien told police he! She was charged with the shoot-

Mrs, Harris’ purse was found had an “urge to hit women.” De- ing during a domestic quarrel in

jon the roof of a building in the tectives have been grilling him in|the Conrad home at 635 N. Noble {3700 block of E. 19th St, after’ other recent attacks on women.

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Police las their search torist who robbed a Ni weeks ago, Charles H Central Ave. Railroad 'm died at 12:3( General Hos) Death res monia, whicl was brought fered when | tacked in ar block E, W 10 p. m., Nov On the nig Day told po for a taxi on ington St. 's when a strar and asked i home.” Atta As they re car in the all new-found “ denly and st head. Mr. Day s stranger sto lay dazed in him in the c His wallet amount of n beer he had nearby resta when he dra feet. Although 1} on both sides fully bruised, rest of‘ the ~ taken to the ing day. A native o Mr. Day mo 36 years ago of the Inter of Machinists Rite Burial will after rites at in Flanner & Surviving a son, Jack I

two brothers

apolis, and J mette, Ill, a Irene Horral and Mrs. Lai Hanapolis.

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A Kocolen 3215 Madison and robbed fi

took $90 fro after forcing floor. The station up men had v times but h until much visits.

Pedestrian Fractured

‘Lawrence W. 13th St., leg last nigh automobile 2 ~11th /8t; on | Police said struck by a Herschel ' Dut 11th. The vic fair condition

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NEW ORL —A reserve | fell from a north New barely misse( children. Samuel La fell in front 50 feet away the children sprayed gas area.

BLAST IN A AURORA, An explosion Associates br “little damag John Mingef Chief Ming nace explode jured. The estimated at workmen beli the furnace b tomorrow.

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