Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 March 1950 — Page 23
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Vital World, Political Problems
Face President on Vacation By The Scripps-Howard Newspapers : : WASHINGTON, Mar. 18—Don’t be fooled by that never-a:care atmosphere around ‘the temporary White
House in Florida.
Cocky little man in the sport shirt has a bucketful of world—and political-—problems he cannot bury in the
sand at Key West.
==='Fake polities, President Truman; his program-and= weonvention
mes of his administration are under heavy fire from Republicans and dissident Democrats. Things aren't going well in Congress. And this is election year. President calls it a vacation but he’s lined up a series of telephone calls with Senate and House
leaders for Monday morning.
Here are some of the trouble spots:
Budget:
House Appropriations Committee has slashed off
$1.2 billion so far, plus about $300 million in ‘contract authority. Republicans and anti-administration Democrats may combine
to support across-the-board cut.
Size of cut will determine how
‘badly this damages administration program-—and chances at
the polis. Taxes: Real push is on to cut excises, and it seems certain Mr. Truman won't get additional levies to make up the difference. It may mean a budget still farther out of balance (bad politics) or such
“large appropriation cuts that
states Which count on reavy government spending will be —sore. (Still worse politics.) Surpluses:- Potato fiasco. is widely - condemned. New law imposing controls next year will remove some of the heat, but watch out for howls from corn and wheat farmers whose acreages have been reduced. Question is whether 'HST can get round it all by saying he tried to improve farm situation -with Brannan plan. State Department: Secretary Acheson's Hiss statements got a bad reaction. i such a political lability
_ President Truman will have to
throw him overboard. His “total diplomacy" speeches; inand i of foot-in-motith” Sen. Joseph McCarthy, may take some of the heat off. Unless Mr. Truman gets some of these things straightened ‘out first, big mid-May Democratic powwow in Chicago may be a fiasco. "And Democrats count heavily on it. Shieato meeting will be opening | gun of campaign which ad“UIATSEFAEIOn Kowa TE Hits Wik if it’s to put program ‘over. : aber EY
Face Plane Problem
DON'T EXPECT to travel by air if another war emergency develops. Controversial plan for air mobilization has not yet been made public, but it provides for taking over civil aviation the minute hostilities begin. After that, priorities for air travel, with only those on military business getting them. This doesn’t sit well with aviation industry. Sen. Ed. Johnson, chairman of Interstate Commerce and friend of the airlines, held hearings
“this Week to Tet thelr spokes=""
man, Robert Ramspek, present his case against airmobilization plan. Hottest issue is how to increase air-transport fleet. Military, it's understood, wants government to subsidize cargo it does merchant ships, to get air-freight rate down to 10-cents a ton mile. Airlines now charge 19 cents,
‘ argue that husiness will be dis--
rupted if this is upset. Military wants enough transport planes ready if need arises to supply overseas air bases.
Returns Cash Gifts
A&P. PUBLICITY. . hasn't
said anything about it, but grocery chain has been returning thousands of small contributions sent in by housewives to help grocery fight government’s anti-trust suit.
A&P has been buying display
space to present its case. It's probably last straw for government, which thought it was going to save housewives
He may be- -
n.plag.for. Asia...
Newest spending proposal: House committee is now considering bill to set up $10 million fund to rehabilitate the five civilized tribes in Oklahoma. Navy recently took a group of Washington newsmen on test flight in its new allweather fighter, billed as a flying lab. Party had to return in a bus. Resson: It snowed. on
Storm in Congress SPENDING FORCES in Congress were jarred by House defeat this week of $80 million a year mine-subsidy bill and Senate defeat of $1 billion co- op housing plan. Story was the same last week with defeat of $6 million aid bill for libraries. Western wheat area Congressmen, noting all this, think they may have missed the boat despite promise to care for them later on, when added wheat acreage was =Jaacked, out of fatten Peanut...
Air Show yp TEIN JOINT CHIEFS of staff are unhappy about recent military maneuvers. Privately they'll admit more effort was devoted to putting on big show for 715
very important people than to realistic training. For instance: They say para-
“Eroopers Wold never have Been ondtredtiy amigo. “used in actual combat in the
kind ‘of wind that bléew across Vieques Island, near Puerto Rico, two weeks ago. But the jump took place because VIPs had been promised a show. Result, more than 100 injuries, one death.
Row Over “pp law
STORMY WINDUP of Sen.
ate judiciary hearings on administration of Displaced Per-
sons Act may have damaged
chance of passing more liberal .DP law. Some Senators who were on the fence seem to have been impressed by charges that lax administration has let in Subversives, “Charges have been faty nied by Ugo -Varusi, DP commission chairman; and Harry M. Rosenfield, another commissioner. Measure will be taken up again, Mar. 31.
Study Capehart PRESIDENT TRUMAN apparently doesn’t share optimism of some Democrats about beating Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.) for re-election. White House has been bringing pressure on Gov. Henry F. Schricker to take Democratic senatorial nomination. Sehricker's an -old-line _conservative Democrat, has attended no party powwows in Washington; -and- took-a poke: at Mr. Truman when his aide, Maj. Gen. Vaughan, was in trouble. But he’s a proven votegetter, piled up a big margin when he ran for governor in 1948, though President did not carry the state. Democrats are now sure Alex Campbell, former head of Justice Depart.ment criminal division; can’t make it. If Schricker won't go, they'll draft someone else...
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_THE INDIAN APOLIS TIMES _
“STATE POHTICS . . « By Robert Bloem
In Senate Race No Surprise to Veterans
They Believe He Started Too Early and Hit
Peak Too Soon; Hopefuls Likely to Step in By ROBERT BLOEM' {
THERE SHOULD BE some more names in the Déincciatic. :
Senate race before long.
The whispered word, spreading rapidly. through the Statehouse and the Claypool Hotel, is that Alex Campbell is on the
downgrade. hand politicians. There has long been a belief among the professional politicos that it's a mistake to get too far out ahead too soon. A candidate who does this has a tendency to reach his peak - weeks before the DMOMIBGUDg
way left to go 4 Packward This js what a number of Democrats, who should know, feel has happened ' to Mr. Campbell, It was easy, they say, to get away out in front
of the pack by getting into the "race early, Mainly that's
because. there wasn't any pack.
o = - EVEN THE ENTRY of two other “candidates” hasn't changed the picture from a realistic point of view. Charles Price, University Dame professor, is not an organization politician. . = John Gonas, former state senator, who also ig from St, Joseph County, is not regarded as a serious contender for the same reason, although he is a more experienced politician than Mr. Price. A nominating convention is pretty much of an organization affair. The secret ballot method of nominating has hindered “boss” control of independent delegates. Since county organizations usually elect their own delegates, however, the only
World Report—
of Notre .
.- Jacobs.
If true, it should comes as no surprise to oid time this means much is In
case of a division® within the party organization. Such a split over the Senate nomination is not the least bit improbable. Moreover, belief - 1hat Mr, Campbell has hit his
ganization.”
SO FROM TWO ‘SIDES, Mr. Campbell now seems likely to face tougher opposition than he has faced while he virtually was running in a field by himself. . Some organization hopefuls are certain to see in the reports of the Campbell decline an.opportunity to step in and pick ‘up his regular organization strength. Dissatisfied groups, seeking to overthrow present organization leader-
.ship, are equally certain to
feel a surge of encouragement. In the first group is 11th District Congressman Andrew Any real show of weakness in Mr. Campbell's campaign for the nomination will be watched with great interest by Mr, Jacobs and his friends. . Others among the party's present top leaders already openly avoid close association with the Campbell campaign. Their ‘argument is:
“If Alex can’t carry himself through the nomination campaign, we'd have a tough job trying to carry him through the election campaign.” In the second group are those who are gunning for the scalp of State Chairman Ira Haymaker and his party official
family.
They have to have - Gov.
Schricker’s support to do that
job and they admit it. They feel that Gov. Schricker is probably opposed to Mr. Campbell, partly because Mr. Campbell is so strongly backed by
Hale TR a vi yr
AT THE SAME TIME, the Governor is regarded as too wise a politician to stick his neck out supporting lost causes. Any indication that Mr. Campbell isn't going to be as hard ‘to stop as might have been thought a few weeks ago will send them runtting to the Governor with “likely candidates.” The idea is that if the Governor can be hopped up over some . Senate candidate, he might be willing to go along on reorganization plans to insure that candidate's nomination. - Several have been mentioned already. Several more are to be mentioned before the anti-Haymaker group will give up their dream of taking over the party leadership. In this situation we may look for an unusual number of trial balloons. In ‘politics a trial balloon is a story Joe Doakes is considering running for the job. Its purpose is to sound out sentiment. The persons who launch the bal-
National Committeeman Frank “are regarded oil “strictty ors"
that
“that
re-election - as
loon then just sit back and wait to see what will happen. If the announcement raises a storm of prétest, evervbody just backs out and says there wasn't anything to the story in the first place, If the reaction is good and a lot of big wheels
nod approvingly, then Joe takes a chance and really jumps into the race. H sn
ONE OF THE HARDEST problems a mere citizen has is to tell which stories are trial baloons and which are genuine,
- They look exactly alike on the Surface. :
Hest BUCS AN TRE DEMERS tic Senate contest warms up 1s «no matter how many names pop up, not more than one really strong candidate will move in to oppose Mr, Campbell. If there are more to split the vote, the convention could wind up in a ding-dong deadlock. Should - Mr. Haymaker win state chairman in May it will coo! the interest of the anti's in a Senate candidate. But it won't lessen Mr. Campbell's outlook for stiff opposition. The McHale element still will be present to haunt
him and so will the hard-nosed
attitude that if thé nomination he ‘probably couldn't win election even with jt. In one respect, at least, politicians are like -a wolf pack. They love to follow the biggest and strongest as long as he's on his feet and out ahead. If the leader of the pack stumbles and falls, he's just lunch meat for the next one coming up behind.
he ‘can't win ‘withowt:. halp the
Chinese Farmers Begin to Eat Grass and Gnaw Bark
As Famine Spreads Devastation by Mass Starvation
Reds Admit Scope of Crop Disaster As Millions ‘Go Off the Grain Diet”
By GORDON CUMMING
CHINESE. f
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he Wi S mn tamilias 40. ‘miles. outside. Peking began eat-
“Aanuary AS tHe GHIY means of =
keeping alive, according to recent arrivals at Hong Kong from
North China.
This simple fact underscores the extent of the suffering now rapidly spreading through 11 of China's mest populous provinces.
Letters . from travelers and delegations . seeking help are reaching Hong Kong. They tell "of growing mass starvation on a scale difficult for. an American to comprehend.
are partly of the dis-
Communist. officials admitting the scope aster. In only one. famine area of
' southern ‘Shantung and north-
ern Anhwei and Kiangsu Provinces, it is semiofficially estimated that 32 million persons were “off the grain diet” a month ago. Lack Staple Foods Off the grain diet means they were without rice, wheat, millet and similar staple foods on which the Chinese depend. Until early next Summer these people will have to try to sustain life on leftover salted vegetables, turnips, beans, sweet potatoes and the like. In gpme ‘sections -these-- will. soon. be consumed.” Thereafter most farmers will be largely reduced to eating the traditional famine food of mud mixed with ‘grass and bark roots. Observers, diplomats and missionaries are revising upward their previously estimated
over-all possible death toll this |
spring of 10 million persons. It is now reliably reported from Peking that in" surrounding Hopeh Province alone two million may die. Suicides Reported Recent reports indjcate that starvation will extend from the traditional famine belt of the lower Yellow River plain into the northwestern province of Kansu. Letters from the Yangtze Valley, where the worst flood in 18 years last summer damaged crops, tell of widespread suffering. Suicides due to lack of food are reported from Several districts in Kiangi Province. In sections of Hunan and Kwangtung ‘Provinces farmers are eating seed rice which should be planted to produce next
“summer's crops.
Adm. Leahy Warns U. S.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 (UP)—It is a “practical certainty” that the United States will be attacked with atomic bombs, according to Fleet Adymiral William D. Leahy, wartime Chief of Staff to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman. “There is a practical certainty that potential enemies will have it in the future and that atomic bombs will some“time be used against us” Leahy writes in his book, “I was there,” which will be published Monday. The 75-year-old admiral also - Writes that: " ONE: The atomic bomb “was of no material assistance in pur war against Japan.” He feels that “scientists and others” wanted to use it on
| Nagasaki! and Hiroshima be-
cause of the vast sums spent on the atomic project. Mr. Truman ordered its use reluctantly
he says et a TWO: Scientists told _ Mr. Roosevelt in mid-1944 they
thought they had a bacterioJogical weapon that would deroy the entire Japanese rice ‘crop. Some U. S. officials wanted to use it but jam,
__A-Bomb Attack Is Certain
against Japas. Adm. Leahy says he advised against it at the time, but Mr. Roosevelt listened to Army leaders: Adm. Leahy says-. frankly that he thinks the atomic. bombing of Japan was unnecessary, and that the enemy already was defeated when Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasted. By being the first nation to usé the A-bomb, Adm. Leahy writes, “we have adopted an - ethical standard common to the barbarians of the. dark ages. Wars Sannot be won by destroying women and children. He lumps atomic weapons, poison gas and bacteriological warfare as “new and terrible instruments of uncivilized warfare” which “represent a modern type of barbarism ‘not worthy of civilized man.” . Recalling that a Manhattin _Project professor told him he hoped the bomb wotildn’t work,
‘Adm..Leahy comments, “I wish’
. that he had been right.” Adm. Leahy frankly admits that he underestimated the devastating force .of the Abomb, even after its initial sueccessful test in New pire he
Leal fought it on the ds _ recalls telling, of Christian e © of England, in’ Sen Bh i THREE: The United. States . not think it will be as effective made a mistake in as is 8 It like oO come war 4 Peofessons dream dream to me.”
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Chinese Communists are reported ruthlessly mobilizing their available resources of * party cadres to fight the famine. In his speech to the thaigurel meeting of the Central China Famine Relief Committee on Feb. 27, Tung. Pi-wu, Communist Party elder and vice premier, outlined the anti-famine work. Mr. Tung, who was Communist delegate-to the United Nations conference in San Francisco, stated:
“It is estimated. that China os
now has sone 7 miilion famine refugees needing urgent relief.” ‘Halt Animal Slaughter All famine districts, he said, should 'cohsider famine relief their most pressing problem, He instructed all senior government officials personally to go to famine Ajtricts to lead in the work. Mr. Tung ordered that slaughter of work animals for food should °be rigidly pro- - hibited and perséns “blindly fleeing from famine” should be stepped. He said those who had already left their farms
"should be resettled and organ-
ized for productive work. This anti-famine campaign includes requests to soldiers to, save part of their food for the needy, as well as grain loans and importation of: food. from otherareas.’ = '
: ‘Southeast Asia
SECRETARY OF STATE DEAN ACHESON | his top Sogres.:
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. communistic influence,”
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sional leaders next week on United" States Far Eastern policy. Chairman Tom Connally (D. Tex.) said his Foreign RelaHons Committee expects to
Hg
hear MF “Acheson wid “Arriba
sador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup outline their ideas for stopping. the advance of Communism in the Far East and strengthening free governments in Southeast Asia, At the same time Senate Republican critics of administra-
tion policy in China éxpect to"
consult with State Department officials. They said privately in advance they expect concrete results in a fairly short tirae, Mr. Acheson himself laid the groundwork in “a California speech on Wednesday. He warned the Chinese Communists that this country would take a serious view of aggres‘adventures’. China's borders. And he promised “appropriate” U, 8. aid to Asiatic countries including arms assistance, economic aid and technical advice.
Hong Kong
THE Chinese Communists demanded today that the governments of Hong Kong and Singapore hand over the 40 or ‘more ships purchased from the United States — but -not—paid for—by the Nationalists. The United States has asked for return of the ships, mostly
Liberfy and Victory ships, hecause the Nationalists de-— faulted. . Australia
THE Australian government is preparing the mostedrastic peacetime legislation in the nation's history” “to purge the country of Communists and the independent Sunday Sun reported today. The’ Sun’s Canberra corres-
~ pondent: said: the Conservation: =:
government will introduce a “subversive activities bill” which would declare the Communist Party illegal, close all Communist headquarters and publications, and outlaw. Communist front organizations.
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Every Man an Ambassador SAIGON, French Indo-China, Mar. 18 (UP)—Com-
munist-led rebel forces here are carrying out a new. wave _ “of terror to-offset-the current-visit-of the American Na avy.
The Viet Minh said they wanted to show that it
was “impossible to intimidate the free peoples of Asia.”
So, the rebels threw grenades out of roving taxis into street crowds and directed gunfire into Saigon from
a hideout across the river.
But the sailors and Marines had been given the strictest instructions on how to behave, and they have
-lived.up to.them...They have taken the town,
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The French here are sorry that the U. S. Navy or is limited to four days. They would like to exhibit the Americans throughout French-Indo-China, in addition to
Saigon, . » was driving to: the airport. Yugoslavia where U. 8. Ambassador Ellis MILOVAN DJILAS, one of O. Briggs saw him off, Mr. Marshal Tito's top theoreti- Cepicka, President Klement cians, charged today that a Gottwald’s son-in-law, charged:
“privileged bureaucratic caste”
"has arisen in the Soviet Union
which insists upon “the idolatry (that existed) in absolute monarchies.” Mr. Djilas, minister without portfolie, charged that the “un-Marxist” actions of the Soviet leaders have brought
“gbout=an “internal crise" in
Russia. He did not elaborate.
Italy IN the face of growing laho$ unrest and political agitation,
“the cabinet decided yesterday
to increase the police force by 10.000 men. Interior Minister Mario Scel_ba, boss of the security forces, was named head of a special cabinet committee for public order: Under his command wil be 154,300 trained and armed mer, including 79,300 police, the legal limit on the peace treaty, and 75,000 —earabinieri. The —eclvil police force now numbers 69 -
26%
Czechoslovakia
ALEXEJ CEPICKA, Minister of Justice and head of the State's Office for Curch Affairs, declared today that thé country’s Roman Catholic
bishops ~ are guilty «- of high treason. . Mr. Cepicka, who led the
year-long fight to subdue the Catholic church, ma dé the statement, in 4 budget debate
in the national assembly asthe.
last Vatican représentative in Czechoslovakia left’ Prague on orders of the Communist Bovernnrent. While Msgr. Ottavio de Liva
°
‘The bishops, in obedience to.
the hostile orders of the Vatican, engaged In activities of high treason in the hope that a new world war would make possible the re-establishment of
the capitalistic system-—a -pro- ~
gram of Hidaster, war and hatred: eS — —— Formosa
NATIONALIST troops today held the. Communist coastal city of Sungmen, 200 south of Shanghai, the Navy announced. The troops, covered by strong naval bombardment, also occupied a 20-mile_ stretch of the coast to the north as they returned to the mainland yesterday for the first time since - drive off by the Communists last December.
Belgium
~THE gum government re=signed yesterday in the midst
of -a-bitternationat-erists over
whether exiled King Leopold III should be called back to the throne. . Premier Gaston Eyskens turned in the resignation of his Catholic-Liberal coalition” gov
ernment to Regent Prince Charles, the King's younger brother.
The regent accepted the.premier’'s resignation and was re-
Z1iably: Feported ty have asked
) him to form a new cabinet.
. newspaper
Germany
THE Russians today were reported preparing ‘drastic measures’ to halt. the worst. East German currency crisis since the énd of the war, East German government reassurances that the East Mark would not be devalued failed
to halt the near panic and long ~~
lines of people were queued up today to exchange the East Marks for West money. Reports from the Soviet Zone, where Germans are not able to trade their East Marks for the highly<prized West Marks, said businessmen, farmers and workers are trying frantically to ship their money to Berlingto trade it.
Sweden COMMUNISTS are building a sabotage organization throughout Scandinavia aimed. at.the U. 8. gram, the Stockholm Dagens. Nyheter said in_an editorial today, The papér said its detailed
"investigations. of Communists
activities indicate ‘agents are channeled through ‘Berlin for
. training,
It said a main role part in
". the creation of the -alleged sabotage chain is played by a
wartime Communist underground organizer in rorthern Germany and - Scandinavia, Ernst Wollweber, who is a Rus-
sian citizen and chairman of . the Berlin Waterways Syne Council,
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Our Fair City—
Note to Hotel Men: 1950 Will Be Big
Convention Year
But Take a Look Into Bright 1951, It's Slated to Be Super Good
By The Times City Staff g JOE CRIPE, genial convention manager, gets. more : enthusiastic as each day's mail is opened, : “Highest number of conventions in city's history,” said jubilant Joe at week's end as he estimated 425 will
be held here in 1950.
Total visitors will run 160,000 wigh President Truman “rHOperillyY Heading Hist. Président has been mvited™ L.A ia attend Legion building dedication in July. . If 1950 looks good, 1951 looks super good. Take Grand Lodge convention of Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 2500 delegates from 48 states, American Athletic Association of Deaf Clubs,
notice hotel men:
Sept. 17: Mar. 30, lots of others: In addition to these '51 con-
(140 already
booked), dates for 1950 teach-
ers’ conclave has been set for Oct. 25 and international dairy show, Sept. 14. u u
ee
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Motorists and pedestrians alike on S. Pennsylvania St. gaped open-mouthed this week as gang of men hammered and drilled hole through three feet of concrete into side of Indiana National Bank. - Police, standing by, didn’t seem -to mind. “Gang” was part of construction crew currently engaged in Temodeling bank. Syullbing ss
— appre ag RN
" Who Gets the Nod?
DESPITE feeling in. many quarters that '50 is GOP year, congressional hopefuls aren't eaping at chance to tackle Andy Jacobs. Performance to date is entirely vocal. - Only incumbent . Jacobs has filed candidacy for primary. Republicans are playing waiting game. arena, wants
soychatosqalied.the.n a.” What "they'd like is “the Ra from “iran: -Hoke,-able.. Indians.
newly formed Committee to Elect a Republican Congress-: man. Committee may cross them up by approving more than one. If it singles out one name, prospects are for big fight, charges of trying to “control” primary. Apparently the one group on which nobody is willing to rely to pigk candidate i= GOP voters who will. do deciding May 2. Newest report in Demo political circles is that Congressman Andy Jacobs is running into opposition in race for renomination,
” ” o . Mayors. around. our. state. apparehtly think our Mayor Feeney is superman. Al got no less than six requests from Indiana mayors for tickets to the state basket“ball tournament finals played yesterday. “Wonder what they thought I could do?” chuckled Mayor Al o ~ -
Surprise Opposition LAST MINUTE maneuver in lineup of Democratic candidates before Apr, 1 filing deadline is expected to involve surprise opposition to renomination of Prosecutor George 8. Dalley: At least one Democratic fae ~tion-is-known to -be considering some top-string candidates for prosecutor. David M. Lewis, former prosecutor, and Howard Coughran, former U. 8. district attorney, have been mentioned, but recent developments indicate neither is willing to go to post. Latest "anti-Dailey rumors are that there will be an opposition candidate, perhaps a sur-~oprise-dark- horse. Similar situation exists n Republican prosecutor picture. Ed Haerle; former deputy prosecutor under Sherwood Blue, is only GOP candidate’ out so far. American Way anti-or-ganization GOP group is expected to bring out opposition
to Mr. Haerle within few days. ”
» 3 ” JLOCAL Democratic would- _-
be, afficeholders are bewildered. All their party leaders are out of town - Judge Joe Howard and Sheriff Cunningham are in New Orleans, Frank McKinney is in California, Paul McDuff in Florida. Result is that filings are being held up pending re- _ turn. of leaders. Candidates are also wondering if slate already has been made up.
Precious Ducats TALKING about basketball tickets, at New Albany when students’ need had been taken care of, 31 tickets remained. Next day 2500 southern Indiana residents howled for them, 31 got lucky, received precios ducats. .
SLOT MACHINE operators, club secretaries were forlorn as week closed. Week ago, Chief Edward Rouls issued noslot machines edict, forced clubs to put machines undercover under threat of instant ‘ralding, smashing. Some of the boys thought heat went off around middle of - week, put- the machines back in play. Chief Rouls got yore ‘practic: ‘immediately, slots
cated. Now they
following ad
~Traffic-Drive
by putting quarter in slot of
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know the chief means business. Machines may be out for good long time. “Who knows?” - speculated one operator, ‘maybe they're out forever.”
= = » Help Wanted AS SLOTS go out, gambling springs up. County's biggest gambler, chased out -of one Hamilton County gambling casino by state police, is running a big horse race bookie joint om Maryland St: Payoff is that gambler, short of workers who possess knowle edge of horse race operations, has hired a well-known bonds= man to assist during help shortage. Bondsman closed his own office. One gambler wanted to place in paper, but feared reprisal from police: : “Help Wanted. Three men who can operate horse race booking establishment in down=
other
town Indianapolis. Must be industrious. No drinkers need apply.” a ” # | i
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apolis Chamber of Come~ mérce president, is nimble of tongue. Thursday night he ripped off names of 202 firms in business here 60 years or more. Didn't stumble onceg just kept banging away. Even the toughies with Gere man jawbreakers didn’t prete zel his tongue. - Reason was he had rehearsed until he almost knew list by heart. It's a trick few businessmen know, but ale most any actor could tell
them. » -
BARTHOLOMEW County Sheriff Richard Thayer gets along with Columbus newspae permen. Y © Sheriff named his young som Marshall Gordon Thayer, Marshall for Robert Marshall, city editor of Columbus Evee’ ning Republican, and Gordon for Robert Gordon, editor of the newspaper. The sheriff's politics? | He's a TRmgerat, .
~ ” “ INDIANAPOLIS Congress. man Andrew Jacobs is not & man of few words. He uses many of them; both in and out of .Congress, seems -to like -eyery one. TAD That's deduction “you can make: for his sending out three-page statement to press this week with notation: “Please do not condense, This article could not be une derstood if printed in part, Thanks. Jacobs.” .
= FE ” "a Look for Henry (Heinle) Mueller, secretary of Works -Board, to toss hat in for
“Center Township Trustee on —— ==
Democratic ticket next week. ‘Heinie still. hears praise for good work he did in Job in early Forties, i” » ~ .
TRAFFIC was slowing down at. week's end, after more than. 200 speeders had beeh slated to appear in court. War on “involuntary suicide” has’ become: talk wherever drivers FL meet. Fines ranging from $1 to $25 and costs. Capt. Audry Jacobs, head of Trafic Bureau, declared “Fifteen fatalities are too many for this time of vear. We're going to stop them if we can.”.
oR » . . ain - x HENRY FE. GLESING JR, like other Times cameramen, works year-round with police radio at elbow, the better to cover the photographic beat. But it was going to be dife ferent when he wernt to New Orleans with Indianapolis Ine dians for spring training. Just shoot. some baseball and relax, First night in New" Orleans, Hank got set to relax. :
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