Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 July 1951 — Page 20

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§. } Quacks Are Vicious Y we don’t have any more chiseling quacks pretending to treat the ill for their own profit than other communities. But we keep encountering those who operate here. ' On Page 1 today Donna Mikels tells of one of the more recent. . He has a magic box he promises will “cure” arthritis —or most anything else, which he rents out at a stiff fee. Although Miss Mikels has no arthritis—and we hope she never has—this character sagely “di toms as such, and “prescribed” his worthless gadget as a “cure’’—fortunately in this instance to a victim who knew what was going on, and in the presence of a genuine device that recorded his words. Just the other day an even more vicious quack was peddling a worthless and filthy concoction as a “cure” for cancer—with such dire effect that his victim tried to commit suicide in his own agony and hopelessness.

IN THE LAST 16 years the Indianapolis Better Business Bureau has put out of business some 80 gf these fraudulent and dangerous illegal practitioners of “medicine” in Indianapolis. Officers of the bureau estimate there are twice that many still operating. It isn't easy to get evidence which will pin on them the responsibility for what they do. People who are ill often like to believe there is some short cut to health, some mysterious magic pill that will relieve them of all their

pains and worries. They are the natural victims of these heartless racketeers. The best remedy for quacks, of course, is to stay away from them.

Reputable physicians are available in this community to everyone who needs them-—with or without money to ¢ pay for treatment. There are no magic cures they don't know about, or refuse to use,

¢haracter who exploits the pain and fears of the-suffering.

Let Their Lawyers ‘Answer J AST September, 11 top Communist leaders in this country were convicted in New York of conspiring to advocate overthrow of our government by force, Judge Medina, who so patiently presided over the long and costly trial, refused to let the 11 Communists out on bail pending their appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court. But they did get out on bail. The bail order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court, as a whole, rejected the appeals and the 11 Communists were ordered to start serving their jail sentences. Four of thent couldn't be found. The $80,000 in bail posted for the four has been forfeited. But a diligent man-hunt, now nearly two weeks under way, has failed to turn them up.

JUSTICE JACKSON also let four lawyers for the Communists out of jail, to which they had been sentenced by Judge Medina for contempt of his court. Their contempt sonsisted of some of the most offensive conduct ever seen @ an American courtroom. These lawyers are free until the Supremg Court in the fall reviews Judge Medina's sentences. They are the same lawyers who pleaded with Justice Jackson to grant their Communist clients the bail Judge Medina had denied. ; As officers of the court, pr the bail-jumping Communists. All of which leads inevitably to the conclusion that it pW becomes the duty of Attorney General McGrath to go vefore Justice Jackson and ask that he demand an accounting from these lawyers for the disappearance of their clients. The escaped Communists are proven enemies of national security. Let them be brought to heel.

these lawyers are responsible

Pacific Pacts HE PROPOSED treaty under whieh the United States, New Zealand and Australia agree to “meet the common danger” together, if there is an armed attack in the Pacific on any of them, would only formalize the bonds of sympathy which already exist between the three countries. The pact is advanced at this particular time to reassure Australia and New Zealand that they will not be endangered by a rearmed Japan. The ever-present threat of Communist aggression is, of course, another factor. But these two countries have a combined population of nine and a half millions, while in Asia there are a billion and a quarter people. The real Asiatic power is outside of this alliance—for the most part either neutral or hostile to it.

NOR CAN the possibility be ignored that this formal alliance of the three white powers in the Pacific may be regarded as a challenge to the predominant yellow and brown races which are native to Asia. This potential irritant could easily have been avoided had the Philippines, Formosa, Thailand and Japan been included in the defense treaty. Of course, the best chance for peace in Asia passed’ when China was allowed to become Red China, and a Soviet satellite. As the most populous country on that continent, China holds the key to the Asian situation. That was shown when Nationalist China held imperialist Japan at bay in World War II, and shown again when Red China's intervention changed the whole complexion of the Korean War. We are forced to resort to patchwork pacts today because we let that key get out of our hands.

Expensive Parking F YOU have a batch of unpaid parking stickers stashed away in the house some place, you'd better get down to the police station and pay them off. y Some folks like to pile up the tickets in hopes the Police Department will forget about them. But that's not the case,

made their first run with the new tow-in truck. ' y paid a total of $176 in fines . . . quite Epint, SO you think, : i

sed’ hér symp-

And there is na claim to sympathy for the gallous

‘Three car owners found that out the other day when

Foster's Follies

VANCOUVER, B. C. -—— An auto dealer drove a car to the door of the income tax office and left it in part payment of his income taxes.

With Buick, Dodge or Chevrolet,

The tax collector's bored.

Although an Oldsmobile’'s not

hay, Such deals he can't ag-Ford::

The point's incontruvertible, Your tax man's teeth will g-Nash, Unless that car's ¢onvertible — Into some ready cash. » ~ EVEN In Canada vou can't blame a fellow for turning in ah automobile as paymept on his income tax. It's a- rough road we're traveling these days. Full of tax. Maybe that's the reason a lot of our gay young blades wear scarves around their necks when they drive those sporty convertibles. The government already has their shirts.’ But any distributor can prove that a convertible has its points. Always plenty of sunshine and fresh air. Many an owner of one has his ideas converted too. By some adamant young lady. Who blows her top. And gives him the air.

On the other hand, ‘any pretty gal driving one of those half-shell cabs can usually count on at least =ix gallants to the mile.

CONVERTIBLES have come a long way. They used to be called That's because in those days they'd run about 10 miles--and stop.

Which you will admit might have had its advantages on a nice moonlight night,

runabouts.

Nowadays a mere push -of the button and the top goes up

or.down. Sometimes. Occasionally it will stick half-way. Then the car reminds you of Martha Rave Except that {t doesn’t dance.

Like the oldtime models, most of which developed a shimmy after a couple of thousand miles,

Those older cars had what was laughingly called a oneman top. Which didn't fool anybody any more than a twodollar toupee. The only man who could have manipulated

one of those things unaided was Sampson. And even in his case Delilah finally took

care-of his top.

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BUT GRAMMAW will tell you they'll never develop a ear that can compete with the old

horse wand carriage for romance riding. Even Grammaw knew that you have to stall a horse eventually, And to.his day we've never heard her shay she was surrey, » " ” : AUNTY COMMY savs: “See where Pravda complains the Sdviet's clowns are behind the times and must be brought up to date. Prob'bly been away from the circus too much representing Russia at the UN.” ~ » - HEH -HEH HEADLINES: *’. 8. Weather Rureau May Be Transferred from the Department of Commerce to the Department of the Interior.”

On the basis of some of their

bad guesses, they could use a little inside information. : “Red. Gets Explanation of Meaning of July Fourth.” Teak But he'll never under

SHERENANRN RON RNR.

‘GOP Line Disclosed’

MR. EDITOR: In a récent paper, it was stated that Rep. Harden disclosed the line the Republicans are going to take when and if trouble results from weakened, if not slain, price control measures. If disaster comes, they. will blame the Democrats since that party happens to have a slight majority in both houses of Congress. Mrs. Harden is not the first. Capehart and Brownson have been using that line since I first began to express my desire for a strong price and wage control bill, in letters to both of them. The Republicans are working tooth and nail to wreck the anti-inflation program, and when trouble starts, they will point to the Democrats

and fav, “Look what vou went and done.” It is just not the truth and I wish to heaven the people could see them for what they are.

Everyone, man and woman in Congress, who votes to limit or destroy price and wage controls is responsible for what happens as a result, no matter what party they support in an election. The people of their home territories should hold them responsible, too. 6 PEOPLE simply must stop voting for a President every time they go to the polls, regardless of whether anyone is running for President or not. Because you are peeved at President Truman is no reason to keep sending Capehart to the Senate and Brownson to the House. There is no such thing as party responsibility any more. Both parties are split, the Democrats more evenly split than the Republicans perhaps. It is the Northern Democrat, and the Southern Democrat or the progressive and conservative or old liner. The same is true of the Republican Party, the farm Senator from the Midwest spearheading the conservative wing of the party. How Taft and Dewey happen to be in the same party is a mystery to me. We have always had the conservative against the progressive, of course. But seldom, if ever, has it split both parties in such a way as to give a coalition the enormous power they now have in the Congress. If we could just get these likes in the same party, so we would know where we were going when we did vote for a party slate. —F,. M.,, City.

‘The Big Question’

MR. EDITOR:

One of the great mysteries of life to some of us is just how the New Deal and the Fair Deal minds work and just what sort of a tick it has inside. This enigma becomes more puzzling as we read of the administration sending a sharp note to Soviet Russia demanding the return of 218 ships and pay for other things sent to Russia by the Second Messiah on lend lease. Now it would seem that not even an eternal optimist, unless he happened to be a Fair Dealer would ever have expected Russia to pay us anything or anyone else in Europe to pay us +

Hoosier Sorchbuck

HOOSIER FORUM— Inflation’

"l do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death your right to say it."

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ist By J Hugh C O'Donnell CONGRESS ROUNDUP

WASHINGTON, July 14 — ‘This week in the Hous¢ the Truman administration was taking a lacing in its fight for strong controls legislation. Biggest setback was the vote to prohibit s 1 augntering § quotas. Price . boss Michael DiSalle has | said price. controls on | meat would be almost impossible to} enforce with- § out such quotas. The admin- ~ * © istration pro- Rep. Priest posal for pay-, , . he has hopes ment of food subsidies to stimulate production and hold food costs down for consumers also was rejected. Biggest victory for, the administration forces came in the defeat of an amendment by Rep. Jesse Wolcott (R. Mich.) to rule out direct controls until all indirect controls to regulate credit had been tried. Rep. Percy Priest (D. Tenn.), majority whip, sald he hoped administration Democrats could turn back the Repub-lican-Southern Democrat coalition on coming attempts to repeal last month's 10 per cent beef price rollback and to ban further rollbacks on manufacturers’ prices.

87 B-36's ~ ONLY 87 B-36 bombers, the kind which would carry atom

for that matter, with the possible exception of little Finland, our best friend, who we helped nail to the cross. Gen, Wedemeyer, in his testimony before the MacArthur Committee told

of warning Harry Hopkins and Averell Harri-

man, the two men who were closest to Roosevelt, about the danger of sending unlimited materials of war to Russia without any strings attached. . ; : fou HP IN ADDITION there was sent over 900 miles of electric cable while one firm in this country spent two months trying to get less than 600 feet. Four large power plants worth over $10 million each were sent after the war was entirely over, and these things were only a drop in the bucket. None of these things were even considered vital in the war effort.

Gen, Wedemeyer also told how later; Averell Harriman told him “how right you were.” And only a few days ago this same Harriman said Russia must now recognize the Red invasion of South Korea as a “major blunder.” Heaven help us. That man Harry Truman once .called “good old Joe” didn't blunder,

The New Dealers and the Fair Dealers are the ones who have blundered. However, as I mentioned before, you can never tell what makes their mind work or what sort of a tick is going on inside. For after all, old Joe Stalin was the same old tyrant at heart 10 years ago that he is today. They merely built him into a great Frankenstein monster that has now come back to plague them.

—C.D.C., Terre Haute

‘Another Ernie Pyle’ MR. EDITOR: Ed Sovola is writing a series of excellent stories from Europe. That boy can write real grown-up feature stories. When he returns, please do not set him to writing that silly, adolescent, Scripps-Howard stunt stuff, Let some fresh, young cub reporter do it, newly hatched from a school of journalism. Perhaps Ed could be another Ernie Pyle, if you would give him his head. —Mrs. Fred Charles, 6181; E. Pike St.

DEAREST ONE

THE WAY I love you dearest one . . . no words can justly state . . . and what is in my heart for you . . . no poet can relate . ., for I love you in such a way . .. as stars and moon love night ..". I love you dearest one of mine + « « with love that’s true and right . . . I love You every second . .. whether near or far apart . for you are woven tightly in . of my heart . . . my love for you extends be-

yond . .. the realm of worldly bliss . . . for I am sent to heaven . . . every time we share a kiss , . . and long after this life on earth . . .

all through eternity . . . I'll love you dear forever more , , , so sweetheart mine love me. ~—By Ben Burroughs

bombs on long-range attacks,.

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are ready to go, the Air Force told the Armed Services Committee. The testimony was given by Brig. Gen. W. C: Sweeney in a closed hearing. But the General's disclosure was quickly “leaked” by some committee members. The committee, meanwhile, approved a $1 billion construetion program for the Air Force. Nature of the work was not revealed.

Jobs

A JOINT conference committee proposal far a compromise on how to reduce the number of federal jobholders was rejected. In an action not often taken, the House ordered its conference committee members to insist on adoption of

. the House plan to permit re-

placement of only one-fourth of government workers who leave their jobs..

Foreign Aid GEN. OMAR N, BRADLEY, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Foreign Affairs Committee that foreign aid programs must be continued and perhaps expanded if Russia is to be prevented from picking off more nations. Gen. Bradley urged approval of the $8.5 billion asked to pay for this year's economic and military foreign assistance,

Senate THE BUDGET BUREAU recommended a $2 billion program to pay for part of the damage in case of atomic attack. The request Was presented by Elmer B, Staats, assistant budget director, who said ordinary sources can't meet the needs of a population

suffering from the impact of modern destructive weapons.

VA Medical Care

A SUBCOMMITTEE in effect upheld the position of Dr. Paul Magnuson, discharged Veterans Administration medical chief, in his clash with VA Administrator Cari Gray Jr. over VA's medical policies The subcommittee said Mr. Gray had permitted “an administrator’s nightmare” that

na By Charles Egger + A h ‘In Haggle Over Controls Bill

led to interference in medical matters by nonmedical men, It, said it should be made clear that ‘the medical director his primary control over the medical program.

Taxes ‘ROSWELL MAGILL, former Treasury Department official, proposed a sales tax to raise additional revenues He said the House-approved $7.2 biilion tax bill, providing for higher corporation and individual income taxes, would promote rather than retard inflation. Mr, Magill also urged a $10 billion budget cut this year.

Appropriations AN 18 per cent cut in the State Department budget was ordered by the appropriations committee.

Both Houses SEN. PAT McCARRAN (D. Nev.) said Communist sympa--thizers had slanted Voice of America broadcasts. He is chairman of the Internal Security Committee which is holding closed hearings on Communist activity in connection with the Global Information Service. Meanwhile Mrs. Mary Stal. cup Markward, a Virginia housewife, told the House unAmerican Activities Committee of the seven years she spent as a Communist Party member while a secret FBI agent. She said her work convinced her that the Reds are a threat to the. safety of the United States. Rank and file party members, she said, have no say in determining Communist policies

President PRESIDENT TRUMAN asked Congress to make official the end of the war hetween the United States and Germany.. The action would have no effect on our occupation troops in Germany. The President named Dr, Martha M. Elliot of Massachu~ setts to succeed Miss Katherine Lenroot as chief of the Children's Bureau. Miss Lenroot resigned.

DEAR BOSS . .. By Pan Kidney Ee.

Judge Tosses Ouf Péh In Fight vs.

WASHINGTON,

X Factor

July 14 — A one-man assault on

Regulation X, which holds down the 90 per cent federal mortgage guarantee to $5000 on home construction, is being staged here by Probate Judge F. Wendell Lensing,

Evansville.

Dissatisfied with a letter writing campaign, Judge

Lensing, a fast-talking Democratié¢ leader, came

here and enlisted the aid of Rep. Winfield K. Denton, Evansville, 8th District Demo-

cratic Congressman, to arrange conferences with the men : who can do something j about Mr. X. His whirlwind huddles will be climaxed by a public meeting with the varfous officials tomorrow, in which he will be joined by representatives of all the * interests involved. Should the powers - that - be remain uncenverted, which seems likely at this point, Judge Lensing says he will start a campaign to try and get Congress to act.

He cited the amendment adopted in the House to the Defense Production Act (price control) which would let the Federal Housing Administration guarantee a 6 per cent down payment on homes - of veterans up to $12,000.

“The same idea should be extended in Regulation X,” Judge Lensing said. ‘But it shouldn't be confined to veterans. What we want is FHA guarantees for 90 per cent on homes up to

Mr. Denton . meet Mr. X

BY J. Hugh O'Donnell

$9000 at least. Now the first $5000 is 90 per cent guaranteed, the next $4000, 65 per cent and the next $4000, 60 per cent, = - “ “YOU can’t build much of a home for $5000 at today's prices. So Regulation X is just squeezing the small home buyers out of the market. There still is plenty of ‘materials available for those who hava the big money to build with.” It is his family’s long-time interest in a building supply business that caused him to launch the anti-Regulation X campaign, Judge Lensing explained. He said that the old concern, founded by his father, first started losing busie ness to pre-fabricated jobs and then, when they branched into that field, along came Regulation X from the Federal Re serve Board and put a new crimp in the business. He brought plenty of figures to show how low cost home building has fallen off because of this regulation, designed to tighten credit during the ware plus-defense emergency. ~ Ed un DURING his first day ners, Judge Lensing called on Joseph Keenan at the National Production Administration; Albert Payne of the Washington Real tors Committee; Frank Corte wright of the National Home Builders and Matthew Connelly, political secretary to President Truman. On the visit to the White House, Judge Lensing stressed the idea that the President won re-election last time because “We Democrats are for the little guy” and that Regulation X is keeping the same “little guy” out of owning a home now. “They just can't make the larger down payment required,” he said.

» » » AT THE Monday meeting, the Judge, with the aid of Congressman Denton, has lined up Neal J. Hardy, assistant administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency; Deputy Administrator Ivan Carson, who comes from Mt, Vernon, Ind, and Guy EK. Noyes, director of the Division of Credit Regulation of the Federal Reserve Board. Buildings trade labor leaders will be among those to join him from Evansville in presenting the case. “We intend to show that preventing this $9000 class home building has caused unemployment. among the building trades,” Judge Lensing said. “Also that it is a factor toward not deflation. For if they can’t build homes, these péople will spend

* their money on something far “less sensible.

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