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Washington Calling—
Rent Control Act May Be Allowed To End June 30
Democratic Chiefs Mark Time; Senate Hearings Set Tomorrow
Seripts-Howard Newspapers
WASHINGTON, Apr. 22—Rent control may be per-
mitted to expire.
It’s estimated 48 million live in rental units in controlled areas. Rents for many are likely to rise June 30 unless Congress passes new law. ~~ Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill have done nothing, so far. Rep. Brent Spence (D. Ky.), chairman of committee which must act, hasn't yet introduced bill to
extend controls.
That's reason for special Truman mes-
sage this week, urging action fast. Senate Banking Committee starts hearings Monday, but foes of rent control, not friends, are asking to be
heard.
Real estate lobby fs: working hard, - thinks it has good
chance to end all federal control this fime. Government officials will show rents have gone up, 18 to 41
per cent, in cities’ where controls were removed.
wage earners hardest.
And for low-paid workers, housing is still far below demand.
It's hit small
Reason why real estate lobby probably will win: Only Congressmen representing larger cities have constit-
uents who will be affected. Most small towns, rural areas; have been decontrolled, have nothing at stake, Also Republicans, wherever they're from, are virtually solid against rent controls. They count on having southern Democrats with them to make majority.
Fight Mail Curbs IT'S NOT certain that cut in mail service will stick.
In all large cities, postal
workers are organizing to fight .
it. They've won many earlier battles. New York - New Jersey groups meet next week to plan strategy organize large delegations to protest in Washing-
ton. In New York City alpne, “1000 “carriers Toke jobs TF ent
in service stands, also 5000
~temporary clerks, hundreds of
regular clerks, “Rep. John R. Walsh .(D. Ind.) is asking House investigation of “scandalous situation.” He thinks cuts “utterly ridiculous and unnecessary.” Walsh charges postal service gpends $100 million a year for use of empty mail cars. Stop this, he says, and cut in d=liveries won't be necessary. Also, workers facing lay-offs will point to failure of Senate to pass bill raising postal rates; to Ways and Means decision cutting excise taxes 3335 million (more than twice amount to be saved by postal firings.)
Jet Train Dream JET-PROPELLED trains for interurban . traffic are being dreamed by railroad mogul Robert Young. Trains, traveling at 150 miles an hour, would be held in place by right-of-
"way framework.
Seeks Arms Fund DEFENSE SECRETARY Louis Johnson and joint chiefs of staff have agreed, in principle, that we must spend more than scheduled $2 billion on
Navy .and Air Force -planes. "No figure has been fixed. :
Johnson still hopes he can get money from savings; but if he does, probably will have to give up plan to turn. back $1 billion in unspent cash. Odd twist is that Congress wants to appropriate more for planes, may pass law forcing secretary to spend it. Johnson's still demanding. curtailment of military air transport service. He's ordered re-shuffling of transport service routes, says too many are non-essential; thinks he can save 30 to 50 per cent of present cost. Air Secretary Symington still fights Johnson on this and order will be held up till he leaves for new job as head of National Security Resources Board, Symington argues healthy air transport service is necessary as preparedness; that new cut in_routes would prevent quick mobilization of another Berlin airlift,
Budenz Pops Up HERE'S ANSWER as to why Louis F. Budenz waited so long to make charges against
© Owen Lattimore:
~He-knew -he'd- be.inviting..a.
flood of libel suits—and they
are expensive whether you win or lose—unless he did his talking at official proceedings, which are privileged. Former Daily Worker managing editor-also thought if he turned loose all his information at once people would be skeptical. He's been waiting to ‘make disclosures in what he considers proper public settings. Discharge tition which would force Townsend plan to House floor for a vote needs only 20 more signatures. Townsendites, numerous in many districts, are bringing heavy pressure. Several members gave in, signed up, in past two weeks. Total or petition now is 188. Economic Co-Opération Administration officials may bar one U. 8. shipping firm from hauling Marshall Plan goods to Europe. Reason: Company's using one of its tankers to haul oil from Romania to Communist China,
Seeks Wider Fields LOOK FOR Sen. Pepper to seek broader flelds If he wins reriomination in hot Florida primary fight May 2. Dope is that he'll stump Ohio against Taft. His friends think a victory there, too, would set him up as one of country’s hottest campaigners. Pepper's opponent, Rep.
George A. Smathers, hasn't’ found him in any Red-front
groups except National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, and he left that several
years ago ... as did such Republicans as Sen. Saltonstall and Karl Comptom. Pepper addressed American Slav Congress, other left-wing groups, but did not lend his name.
Butter Surplus Gains BUTTER SURPLUS problem is mounting. Government's buying at rate of million pounds a day and peak of production season is still ahead. Buying is far heavier than last year. Butter manufacturers want 60-cent support price lowered so people will eat more butter, but Agriculture Department
and dairy farmers oppose this. Government's nearly out support. money,
of farm
Congress gives it another 82°
billion in borrowing authority. -Hog and. chicken“turkey supports "had to be dropped. Note: Ott Roberts, longtime Agriculture Department
employee who covers 19 Mid- —
western states, is betting rank and file farmers are 60 per cent. for Brannan Plan, will prove it in coming election.
House roll call on Kerr nat--
ural gas bill is credited with causing Truman veto. It showed nearly every opponent of Fair Deal, in both parties, voting for the bill; constant supporters of Truman program against it.
New Russ Scheme RUSSIANS HAVE a new scheme to bust our embargo on shipments of machinery to them. They're buying up all Red China's potential U. 8, exports, acting as middlemen, offering them to us. If we don’t buy = and so far we haven't in any quantity — - Russia’s domestic economy isn’t hurt. If we do buy, we have to pay their price. Good example is hog bristles, chief export .of Commu-nist-held = Tientsin. Russia's taken entire output, offers it to us if we lift our embargo. Red China's also selling tin, zine, iron ore and tungsten to Moscow in wholesale lots. Reds need much of it for their own war machine, but are offering heavy percentage to us—if we lift embargo.
Plan World Tour
DEFENSE SECRETARY
Johnson and Gen. Omar Brad, ley, chairman of joint chiefs of staff, will make world tour this summer. Japan in June,
North Atlantic Pact countries
in August, South American countries later. Last was decided on after reports of recent Communist coup attempts south of the border. Defense feels trip may bolster non-Communist regimes, show we've not forgotten South America. Defense sources say we can prove Navy Privateer was over open seas when attacked and shot down by Russia. We won’t—because proof would reveal secret information. It was Rep. John Byrnes (R. Wis.) who made: motion in House Ways and Means Committee to do away with 20 per cent excise tax on baby powders and oils—minutes after he'd become the father of a six-pound baby daughter,
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___ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES __-. . By Robert Bloem
Reverse Twist: Voters Have Politicians Guessing
IGNORANCE MAY be bliss to. some folks but not to poli-
ticians.
With both parties locally and in other sections of the state,
what the voters are thinking.
' too, split factionally, there's a good deal of uneasiness about
In this column Jan. 1 we said 1950 might become a revolu-
tionary’ year in Indiana politics. The idea was based on the voters might become so interested and aroused that they would become more of a factor In party attitudes and strategies than ever before. © At that time it was pointed out that both parties were starting the year with about an equal pumber of advantages, that victory in Novem-
ber might well go to the first . party getting next to the
voter, o - =» THE AROUSED interest in getting registered to vote in time for the primary election has added weight to that New Year's speculation, It now appears that the voters may not wait for the parties to come to them. They may take over by themselves a week from next Tuesaday. That's the cause of the un easiness in many political quarters. Light primary elections are great favorites with politicians, particularly the ones who are in the party saddle at primary time,
Normally a light primary
World Report—
election is assured. This year it isn't so certain. In fact, the only thing that may keep them away from the primaries is the extreme confusion over which are the best of the vast array- of candidates. The worry is over what happens if confusion doesn’t keep the voters home. The confusion may still prevent the nomination of the fittest candidates in each party but every extra thousand : voters reduces the chances of ‘hand- “picked factional choices. - » -
WHAT'S WORSE, voters who are not interested in factions could come to the polls in such numbers that no faction in either party could win a decisive victory. Then it would be the politicians’ turn to be confused. Y Primary elections usually determine. the outcome of the intra - party re - organizations which follow. The winning faction becomes the regular organization. If no united group wins, reorganization of the parties becomes a matter of compromise, especially at
county levels, Would-be bosses fear compromise. 80 already 1950 is fast becoming something different in political years. The voters have the politicians guessing, which is just the opposite of the normal state of affairs in politics, .If the voters should get a taste of their real political power in the ‘primaries, some strange developments in Indiana politics are sure to follow. As we said Jan. 1, the voting public can have representative government if they only realize it—from either party.
~ n - INDICATIVE of the growing tension within the political parties is the attitude of
a number of local Republican
candidates for nomination. In the past week it has become more evident that while Republicans are reluctant to have a public airing of dirty linen like the Democrats had between Mayor Feeney and Frank McKinney, they feel like blasting anyway. It seems that factionalism is just something that has to be gotten out of the system. First blasts. of course, come
from those with least to lose.
This week's came from John W. Douglas, Christian preacher campaigning for 11th District GOP Congress nomination. He blasted both the GOP
“machine” and the GOP ma-
chinery —citizens committee, veterans’ organization, . the whole works. Mr. Douglas had nothing to lose. He is not a slated candidate of any major faction, But the resentment. he displayed toward party powers who select nominees before. the primary vote is cast IX; growing. Whether other candidates restrain themselves next week, the last week of the primary campaigns; is a touch and go question. .
- ” Ld ONE PUZZLING factor to politicians in this situation of resentment over “bossim! is how to combat it without doing irreparable damage. It is
‘one of the basic disadvantages
from the politician's view-point-—of primary elections. It ‘frequently happens that open fights stir public resentment. That hurts the party as a whole, politicians believe, sven though the. fight may have been won as far as the primary {s concerned. On the other hand’ the party big wheels seldom {if ever are beaten without such an outbreak. so {f there iz no fight the “outsiders” have little or no chance to win nom-
inations. Usually the desire for —
nomination wins out over the
desire to preserve party har-.
mony.
Squeeze Play by U. S. to Cripple East Europe's Reds
Found to Create Damaging Dollar Famine in the West
Cuts Off Natural Channels in Trade; UN Aid Declares Deadlock Impoverishing
By GORDON CUMMING, Compiled From the Wire Services
Uncle Sam's back.
df the UU. 8.-continues restriction of trade.between East and.
squeeze play on East Europe has begun to kick
West Europe, we may be forced to play Santa Claus indefinitely: Such is the view today of offictals nf the United Nations “Feonomic Commission for.Burope at Geneva, Switzerland.
+ Their concern is so profound,
infact, that ECA CHIeI Guh="""
nar-Myrdal has gone on a tour
of -European-capitals; Moscow"
included, to discuss the problem, “The deadlock is impoverishing us all,” he said before he left. America's poligy, ECA attaches warn, plays hob with an age-old system, , For centuries, until a couple of years ago, East and West Europe supplemented each other. One had vast agricuiture, the other industry. Natural Trade One sent timber to build the houses, the other returned machinery. Steel was made where the coal was dug. One country could not have economical transport and electric power unless it shared it with others. Everyone at Geneva admits that East Europe has taken some body blows because of the ‘American restrictive policies. But the joker is that if West Europé does not cultivate this trade with the East, it must find other places — mostly the United States, for dollars. And that can't happen because the United States can outproduce or undersell West Europe on almost anything it has to offer. Has It Hurt Reds? America's idea behind its squeeze play was to halt communism in East Europe. The play has definitely hurt Russia’'s satellites, In fact, out of their plan is growing an intense emotion against Western
Europe, and especially against
America. But while it has slowed up: Communist industry, {it is doubtful if it has seriously hurt communism. “It will take longer,” one behind-the-curtain official says, “but we can do it because we have physical ~ control and. know how to handle the emotions of the people.” Balkan experts say the play has gotten bevond American mechanical techniques. A lot of it is a good hot potato called emotions. And on the comprehension, care and feeding of European emotions, they think Americans know next to nothing,
United -Nations-
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY - GENERAL TRYGVE
" LIE was bound for Europe today aboard the Queen Mary on
~a-diptomatie taut expected to “reach its climax in a talk with ~-Premier-Stalin: " he
Although Mr. Lie had not committed himself definitely to vigit Moscow up to the time of his departure, he said he would make his final decision in Europe, where he intends to visit the prime ministers and foreign ministers of Britain and France. Mr. Lie's chief task will be to bring Russia back into the
- United Nations, which it has
boycotted for 14 weeks, protesting the presence of the Chinese Nationalists.
Germany COMMUNIST party candidates lost heavily in recent trade union elections in the Saxony area of Soviet-occu-pied Germany, Berlin accounts ‘reported today. Saxony is the most highly industrialized region of Eastern Germany and traditionally a Communist center. Although Communist candidates failed to win clear majorities among the union delegates, control of the union will remain in Communist hands. Such is the union set-up that
a minority -group can" retain
full authority. German observers noted that spoiled ballots were higher among workers of state-owned industries than among those in private firms. Spoiled ballots -in Eastern Germany are a standard form of protest voting.
Czechoslovakia
TWO. Czechoslovaks were sentenced to death today as alleged spies for the United States. Almost simultaneously the U. 8. Information Service - closed its doors at the request of the Czech government. Four other Czechs, all of whom pleaded guilty, received sentences ranging from 18 years to life imprisonment. The USIS was ordered to shut down last Wednesday at the same time that its chief, U. 8. Press Attache Joseph C. Kolarek, was. ordered expelled. The —USIS stormed by hundreds of Czechoslovaks when it gave away thousands of books, leaflets
On the Inside of World Affairs—
ABOUT TWO DOZEN Japaneése former generals and other high ranking officers are now {illegally in Formosa to
help the Chinese Nationalists. -
” ” ” TADASHI ITAGAKI, 25, son of Seishiro Itagaki, who was hanged with Tojo, has returned from a Russian POW camp a dyed-in-the-Red Communist. Ld ”n ” BIG Tokyo scandal is the disappearance of Miss Tokyo of 1947 with an embezzler of 80 million yen. = n ” “BUTTONS AND BOWS” is a current Japanese song hit. The Japanese pronounce it “buttembo. ” ” ALTHOU GH the organization of American states has dealt harshly with the Caribbean crisis, threatening sanctions, trouble won't be ended until Dominican Strongman Trujillo has been converted to democracy or deposed.
» s n SOVIET satellites are caught in a serious squeeze of the sort which produced Titoism. The Kremlin wants all farms collectivized.© Farmers by the thousands are being dispossessed and can't be absorbed in industry. Every displaced farmer is a threat against Moscow-brand control,
E » ” 2 COLLECTIVISM came toq soon in the Balkans, There are far too few of the tractors and machines necessary for large-
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RUSSIA'S BALTIC BASTION: Toe Soviet Union has turned her three westernmost republics— ESTONIA, LATVIA and LITHUANIA—into vast military bases, refugees from the Baltic states report. From LENINGRAD to the Polish bordér, the area is reportedly filled with military camps, airfields with under ground hangars, radar stations ond V bases.
Russia's bastion of the Baltic is shown on this Newsmap. The latest flareup in the "cold war" occurred off Latvia, where a U. S. Navy Privateer disappeared with 10 men aboard. Moscow later reported a duel in the air between the Privateer and
Soviet territory.
and phonograph. records. A number of arrests were reported.
MORE than 1 million Scots have signed a petition demanding home rule for Scot. land, delegates to the Scottish National Assembly at Edinburgh" were told yesterday. J. M. MacCormack, chairman of the Scottish Covenant Committee, said 1,236,000 of Scotland's 4.842980 people -——more than one out of every five—have signed the covenant.
Austria
A U. 8S. CIVIL AFFAIRS COURT at Salzburg yesterday
tb rary was convicted three persons inchud=
ing a 24-year-old German blonde, of attempting to kidnap a Russian-horn fefugee.
centralized operations; Russia can't supply them, and thes United States won 't.
” L ATEST Romanian ‘purge is against, meat packers who have failed to come ip to the Kremlin's food 'quofas.
” o . ABSENCE of any sort of 808 from Chinese Communists is being translated as meaning that the Reds are brazenly expecting a reduction in population. to a manageable state through starvation.
» = ” THE Western Powers in Europe are worried about the number of shady characters now in Iran. In addition to Iranian oll, Russia wants more than a toehold to provide pressure points against the Arab world and access to the Persian Gulf athwart Western lifelines to the Far East.
» ” ” ’ PRESIDENT TRUMAN has -
told several Latin American ambassadors he will make an
- extensive trip” south of the
border after the November elections—if all goes well. The motive is the strengthening of anti-Communist links for the New World on FDR's “Good Neighbor” theme.
” ” ” ANOTHER ‘partition’ war is brewing in Eritrea, the former Italian colony in Eastern Africa. The Unionist Party wants the country to be united with Ethiopia and will agree to par-
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“Soviet fighter planes. Moscow charged the Privateer violated
The U. 8. Army said the three were paid agents of the Russians. The woman, Gisela Belo. described as the “lure.” was given seven years. Michael Berger and Rudolph Weichselberger got "eight and onehalf and eight years reszpectively.
China
COMMUNIST armies breaking through the defenses of Hainan Island, southern bastion of Nationalist China, were reported at Hong Kong today to have occupied Hoihow, Hainan’'s capital city. The Communist amphibious forces which landed on Hainan a week ago broke out of their confined beachhead Fri-
Nationalists had. reported their total defeat -—- and surged toward Hoihow.
tition. However, a strong independence party is violently opposed to the United Nations cutting up Eritrea. A United .Nations commission has com-
pleted a survey and will. make’
a recommendation soon, z ” ” " “LUCKY” LUCIANO, former New York vice lord now living in Naples (after being deported), has engaged a clipping service. Lucky's name keeps popping into the stateside press—and he loves it. s ” o DIPLOMATIC circles are still wondering: Who will replace Myron Taylor as U. SB. Representative at the Vatican? Latest rumor favors Jackie Martindate, director of the American Institute of Management.
= ” » DESPITE repeated rough government crack-downs, a black market still exists in Yugoslavia. . Peasants prefer to sell some foodstuffs for a watch rather than a bundle of almost useless dinar.
~ ” . BRITISH utility clothing whose quality and price are both set by the government may either depreciate in quality or go up in price as a consequence of devaluation,
» ” ” BRITAIN’'S Liberty Party, which ran 475 candidates and elected only nine in the recent general election, has decided to run only 15 candidates next time.
—=—onty hours after the —
ONE OF the unpublicized
sidelights in the primaries is .
the GOP campaign for joint state representative from Marion and Johnson Counties. It's not a loud campaign but there 18 an important issue at stake. Herbert E. Hill of Indianapolis is opposing Kenneth Blackwell of Franklin for. the GOP nomination. In the past it has been sort of an unwritten agreement that Johnson County got the joint representative nomination” in both parties. Marion gets the joint state senator. The point seems to be that
otherwise Johnson County wouldn't have any representation in the General Assem-
bly. Without such ment” Johnson
“agreeCounty pri
mary candidate would be swamped. Mr. Hill, however, is con-
tending in his campaign that Marion County already is =o hadly under-represented that it can't afford such unwritten agreements with rural Johnson County. He's not opposing the legislative record of Mr. Blackwell, former representative, but just contends Marion County needs every represen tative it can get,
” LJ ” SO HERE is the reapportionment guestion, a vital but
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never a popular {ssue, being quietly fought out in the GOP primary. A similar contest for the joint nomination exists in the Democratic Party but the Johnson County contestant there is James F. Griggs, the incumbent. He is not expected to have too much trouble. Regardless of the political arguments, there is one powers ful fact on Mr. Hill's side, Marion County residents are among “the - highest taxed In the state, contribute more of the state taxes they pay for
use outside their own county
than residents of most other counties. At the same time they are represented by “only 11 representatives and “five senators, It shares a joint member in each house with” Johnson County. The largest county in the state should have had 17 rep resentatives and at least eight senators 10 ‘years ago. There is no other way to combat the distribution of taxes which has worked against populous counties for 30 years. Chances
“ of. a fair reapportionment of
legislative representation seem to grow dimmer as the out-of balance situation grows worse, Mr. Hill says he's just offering Marion County a little help for a big problem — if the county is interested.
Big Independent Vote Indicated for Coming Elections
Doorbell Pushers Hear Plans ~To-Decide on Issues, Not Party THINK THERE. isn't a big independent vote coming. i up in the primaries and the general elections? Then just follow-some of the campaign workers. around as they seek to learn preference of voters, whethe er they're Republican or Democrats. Much, much oftener than ever before people are say-
ing: “Don’t put me down for anything yet . . . I'm voting for the candidate and issues this time,
mind later. .
not the party, ” and the like.
. I'll make up my
That's the wedge of the voting population and candidates
are worrying about. ” u
. Signs Fall THERE'S A GUY named Cunningham running around the county pulling down “Burkett for Sheriff” signs. But its not Mr. B's arch rival Sheriff James F. Cunningham. It's J. C. Cunningham, director of safety for Indianapolis Power & Light Co. who sent crews out with other day with specific orders to take down Burkett posters. Seems there's no political preference involved. Mr. Cunningham says it's just that the Burkett crowd have been using a ladder, hanging their signs high and out of the reach of sign-pulling-down . rivals. At
-this—height, the safety-direc-.-
tor says, they become a safety problem for linemen’ scaling the poles. “I have no preference in the race,” said Mr. Cunningham as he issued the order. “And,” he added, “I have no relatives running for offce.”
City Acts
THE CITY has its own ‘poster problem, Seems there's a city ordinance against those “Vote for Me” signs on utility poles, Police Chief Rouls says it's “quite possible” anyone caught in the act of hanging same will get pinched. He gave police orders to tear down all the signs from utility poles, Republican and Democratic alike, Poster men don’t like it. Tt puts. the.3% 1siness,
ladders the.
CENSUS QUESTION: Are the people who first complained about census takers coming around the same ones who raised the roof last week when they thought the census was over without their being counted? a Ld = HERE'S A NEW twist to Ine dianapolis’ lottery pretzel. Some Indianapolis mere chants were approached by a “contact man” who wanted to sell $2 lottery tickets, with pay off to be based on the U. 8, Treasury report. Payoff is a $75 suit, The two-pants racket skirts the law this way: If the mer chant accumulates $75 worth of tries without winning he -8till_gets the suit. Or.anyway,. that's what the man said.
” s ” THE MAROTT HOTEL is due for a siege of autograph
_ hounds. come May 10. That's
when Mr. and Mrs. Clark Gable are scheduled to arrive for a stay of 10 days or so.
An apartment is being polished ———
up for them now.
Officer Found
AN INDIANAPOLIS insure ance investigator drove to Pendleton Post recently to discuss a traffic accident case with . Technician Charles Epperson, There he was told the trooper was out, couldn't be reached. On his. return trip the ine vestigator heard a siren as he edged up on Fortville's speed limit, The arresting officer, of course, was Technician Epper. som.
o o SECRETARY OF STATE Charles Fleming is using a new strategy in his old campaign to get a new rug for his office,
been strategically located to cover the gaping hole in the worn carpet, But recently the desk was moved, in a reverse of strategy, to uncover the hole for all visitors to. sce. Callers now divide their time between conferring with Mr. Fleming and nervous efforts to keep their feet from becoming entangled in.shredded rug. The Secretary hopes he'll wear down resistance of economy watchdogs and get a new carpet.
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SOME of the candidates are wondering whether it's worth the trouble. . They go to countless political meetings night in and night out, Too many times the candidates outnumber the voters. At one meeting last week on
.the “sardine- circuit,” as the
candidates have dubbed it, there were 25 voters and 40 candidates. And some of the 25 were precinct commitieemen and job hunters,
THE HUE ovr ery of Ine diana politics apparently is heard across the state lines. Speedway Magistrate. George Ober opened his mail last week and found a.$25
EKA ME FS BIE HEE «.CAMpaign contribution. from
an unknown wellwisher in Tennessee, Mr. Ober, who had withdrawn from the eir-. cuit court judgeship race, returned the check. ) ” 8 LJ There's a zitherence between playing the harp and similar instruments. Mary Spalding, of Indianapolis Symphony, has studied harp with the eminent Carlos Salzedo. But when it came to. playing the zither someone gave her, she had to take lessons. Says she still can't play it, either.
With so many candidates candidates for the Legislature and the 21—count 'em—21.candidates for sheriff; there just aren't enough people “to go around for audiences. The candidates are going along with the tide. But after an evening of talking to themselves they're wondering if it wouldn't have been smart ‘er to .go out and Hing doorbells instead. 3