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~ Lithofold Story a Fascinating One : HE longer it goes, the more fascinating becomes the story of the American ‘Lithofold Corp., a St. Louis printing firm under investigation by a Senate’ committee. Actually, the investigation so far has raised more questions than it has cleared up. That's because the main question before the committee—did Democratic Chairman William M. Boyle get a fee from this company for helping it obtain an RFC loan?—has led to so many ramifications.
The committee is just beginning to dig.
But enough has been shown to leave the average tax-
payer open-mouthed.
HERE is a company which did a large percentage of its business with the government, borrowed government money to keep going and used government employees to
promote its interests.
@ After the Reconstruction Finance Corp. three times had turned down its application for a loan, the loan
suddenly was granted.
And the treasurer of the company (himself a former RFC official) testified under oath that the loans the company at first failed to get were granted within three days after Mr. Boyle made a telephone call to the then RFC
chairman. ~ o » ~
IN THE cast of characters thus far disclosed in this
fantastic story are:
A former St. Louis Internal Revenue collector, a. pal.
of Mr. Boyle. .
The assistant manager of the RFC office in St. Louis, fired for letting the Lithofold president pay for his fishing
trip. 3
The company treasurer, who admits he got his job soon after he had quit the government's Small War Plants Corp. in 1944 and had helped process still an earlier loan for Lithofold. (He previously had been with the RFC.) The recently resigned head of the U. S. Alcohol Tax Unit in New York, who at the same time held a “doing nothing in particular’ vice presidency with Lithofold.
A former RFC branch manager.
And also, by no means least, E. Merl (Mink Coat) Young, former RFC examiner in Washington.
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IN 1944 this company borrowed $1,671,000 from the Small War Plants Corp. In March, 1949, it borrowed $80,000 in “working capital” from the RFC. In September, 1949, it borrowed $465,000 from the RFC, in November, 1949, another $100,000. The last two loans were used in part to pay back the Small War Plants Corp. loan and
the $80,000 RFC loan.
Meanwhile, from 1948 to 1951 the company increased its printing contracts with the government from :
to $682,000. {
All in all, it would appear that the American Lithofold Co. was more a part of the government than some federal
agencies.
Final Warm-up
(| OMMUNIST Poland is undergoing its worst food shortage since the war, according to reliable reports to
Vienna.
Butter, cHfeese, meat and fish have practically disap“peared and grocers are unable to fill even the scant Polish
daily rations.
. The Red government is cracking down anew on the Catholic Church, and widespread unrest is reported. Meanwhile there is talk that the puppet government at Warsaw is at the point.of asking Moscow that Poland be incorporated into the Soviet Union as the 17th “republic”
of the US.S.R.
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SOVIET delegates at the United Nations tried to get the United States assessment raised to 50 per cent of the
total United Nations cost.
A delegate said, in effect, that our economy was good
enough to stand it.
The Russians have been saying 4ll along the capitalist system in this country was unworkable. But, of course,
“4consistency is no jewel with Communists.
But you don't suppose the Russian delegate got that idea from President Truman's speech the other day? The one in which he said the U. S. economy is stronger than “ever before,” and thus able to pay more taxes to permit more government spending, including waste?
Bowles and Henderson
HESTER BOWLES is without particular experience to qualify him for the post of Ambassador to India. Yet our present envoy in New Delhi, Loy Henderson, a first-class diplomat by any comparison, has made no ‘notable progress with Prime Minister Nehru. So, while not expecting much of Mr. Bowles on that difficult assignment, we wish him well. There's a bare chance.that this adver- ‘ tising man turned politician may make an impression on the Orient's leading self-advertiser and politico. Meanwhile, Mr. Henderson becomes Ambassador to ~~ Iran, and will try out his tough-minded realism in dealing — with another mystic, Mohammed Mossadegh. We also wish him well. He, too, starts his new mission with a certain The situation in Tehran could hardly be worse
advantage. + than it is now. :
It's a “cold war” when soldiers get gouged as bad as
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ROYAL HUNTING . . . By Frederick C. Othman
King’s Lodge, Game Preserve
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Now Open to Public in Spain
ARENAS DE SAN PEDRO, Spain, Sept. 17 —If 1 only had a Spanish newspaper for a client (Syndicate Sales Department, please note), I could tell the Spaniards how to: go gunning from the regal lodge for a royal goat. ‘Here in the Gredos Mountain range of the Provincia De Avila is the game preserve of the late King Alfonso XIII. Kings now are out of style in Spain and the thousands of acres upon which the royal feet once trod comprise
a national forest in which anybody, in season,
can try his luck with the wild goats, boars, turkeys and foxes. A short stroll from the king's lodge flows the River Tormes, sparkling over a series of handy waterfalls. It is full of speckled trout begging for the flies of fishermen who seldom come. The trouble seems to be that the average Spaniard still cannot realize all this kingly grandeur is for him. The State Tourist Bureau i= going all out to advertise it; the management has even set the rate for room, bath and three lavish meals at $2.10 per day.
Few Spanish Tourists
MOST of the customers still continue to be British, French and American. This saddens Senor A. B. De Quiros, who beats the drums for Spanish tourists and wishes his country-
men would take advantage of it. Ah, well. Hilda and I tried to act as Spanish and as royal as possible, We even took our sherry inside the king's
fireplace. That's right; inside. This probably is
FOSTER'S FOLLIES
HACKENSACK, N. J+A stunt man who carries a lion on a motorcycle at terrific speed, claimed he left home because his wife threatened him. ‘
He faced a lion every day, Without a thought of fright. That was, he claims, the easy way, Compared to life at night.
If so, 'twould take no wise old sage, -« No learned double-dome, To seek the safety of the cage And send the lion on home! :
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
the biggest fireplace there ever was and cer-
‘tainly the only one I ever saw with a window in it. There's a hood perhaps 20 feet long over
the whole works and rustic divans beneath it, close by the blaze, So you walk into the fireplace, have .a seat, and watch the royal woodsman in his green corduroy suit pile on the logs. Upstairs is the king's bedroom. exactly as it. was when he used it in the '20s. It's for rent to anybody who wants to rest his head on the royal pillows The management has, however, built a new. wing of matching granite and picture windows and here is the suite used by Dictator - Francisco Franco when he is in an Alpine mood. This was for us. The beds were elegant. Senoritas in embroidered felt skirts, as on pool tables, rushed the food and the sangria, which is a mixture of red wine and fruit juices. Somehow I never did find time to shoot a goat. Also, my gun wasn't exactly handy. Hilda and I spent a while watching the sun sparkle on the snow-covered peaks. We inspected the big stone house, which is full of snow from last winter and which is a fine place to keep the wines chilled and the steaks cold. We sat watching the milk cows on the mountain meadow and listening to the chime of their bells. No mere tinkling for the royal herd; each cow wears 3 deep-toned bell almost big enough for a small Church.
Cows Like Bells
MRS. O. SAID she believed all this clangclang must be tough on milk production (you remember, she's a cow expert from McLean, Va.), but the herdsman said the cows liked their bells. Take her own particular bell away from a cow and substitute another of different tone, he added, and she pouts. The longer we stayed in the Gredos the more certain were we that being a king in good repute must have been a pleasant life. Nothing whatever to worry about, not even brambles. When Alfonso XIII went seeking the mountain goat he did so on gently graded trails, which thread the vast pine forests. Every couple of blocks was a bench hewn from the local granite, in case he was tired. : The paths still are there. So are the benches. We tried 'em out, but we never did see any goats. No wonder, said Hilda. One glimpse of a non-royal huntsman in a striped necktie, a seersucker suit and a sun-reddened nose, said she, and a wild goat would take off for: the other side of the range.
Hundreds of Storks
WHILE here we also’ took a quick look at the ancient town of Avila, which is celebrated not only for its medieval wall, but for the hundreds ‘of storks that have set up headquarters there. "I don't believe I ever saw so many babies on the streets of one small city. Coincidence. IT guess,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17— Air Force and .Naval Air. officers revved up over the Senateadopted amendment to cut off flight pay to swivel-chair airmen.
One group discussed a dramatic protest. They were going to March right into the Senate galleries, tear off their wings and throw them down at Sen. Paul Douglas (D. Ill), author of the flight pay restriction. This didn't get past the talk stage, but if shows how irate the desk pilots. are,
~ n ~ THE amendment, which still may be knocked out by a joint _Senate-House Conference Committee, means a lot financially to the airmen who now have -desk assignments. It would reduce the pay of all “desk” air generals by $250 a month; colonels, by $210 a month; lieutenant colonels, by $180," majors, $150; captains, $120; first lieutenants, $110, and second lieutenants, $100.
The airmen involved, most
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DEAR BOSS . . . By Dan Kidney ~~.
‘The Teacher May Be Wrong . . .
Think for Yourself—Morrison
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 — Dear Boss—
‘When President Carson Lyman of the National
Press Club presented British Foreign Minister Herbert Morrison as the. luncheon speaker, he related some of the early life and ‘struggles of the man, : Born in a London slum, he had to leave school and go to work at age 13. From that point on his only education was self-education. That Mr. Morrison may feel that is the only kind that
counts, was illustrated by Mr. Lyman relating this anecdote:
“Having had little formal education of his own may have made Mr. Morrison a bit wary of the schools, That is reflected in the motto he Mr. Morrison... has hung over his desk .in Practical. the foreign office. It reads:
“Teacher may be wrong. Think for your-
self.” : During this introduction, Mr. Morrison, who had fallen behind with his food, finished off his luncheon plate, a huge napkin tucked securely beneath his chin, Short and stocky, wearing a yellow shirt and blue tie, his hair awry and his sparkling blue eyes screwed up in ‘a squint through rather thick-lens glasses, Mr. Morrison looked the part of a fellow who had climbed to the top through the ranks of the Labor Party. He was a far cry from the once traditional top-hatted British diplomat with the old school tie. When he talked, however, he might well have been described as . “the poor man's Churchill.” In simple, ringing phrases, he presented the English cause with as much confi-
‘dence of Britain being always right as Mr.
Churchill ever showed. : An able political debater, who was long-
“time head of the London Council, Mr. Mor-
rison got’ right down ‘to. the issues he knew he ‘was likely to be questioned about when his speech was over, They were: ONE: Why did Great Britain recognize the Red regime in China. TWO: Why does she continue to trade with Soviet Russia. On point one, here is what Mr. Morrison said: “Sometime before the fighting broke out in Korea, we accepted the fact that the Com-
Hoosier Forum—‘Twisted Ideas’
"I do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death your right to say it."
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MR. EDITOR: This letter is written in response to one sent in recently by Josephine Buck of Westfield. I would like to explain my impression of this present generation. Evidently, she had a rather twisted and irrational conception of today's youth. : I've heard some of the older generations talk and from their conversations I learned there was a bit of ‘modern looseness of living, bad habits, rebellions and law violations” in those days, too.
Instead of condemning this generation, you
should get down on your hands and knees and thank the good Lord for them. Don’t forget what they did. for you and your country in the Second World War. You bet I'll teach my child self expression. It won't make him a weakling, either. Whoever heard of self expression making weaklings? It is one of the components of freedom and although he is only a child, he certainly ig no stave to his parents. He {3 a free human being in a free country and must be brought up
Views on News
By DAN KIDNEY FOREIGN MINISTER HERBERT MORRISON told the Washington Press Club that trading with Russia makes the British Lion strong. It doesn't make the Bear anemic, ” “© Oo bh DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN BOYLE has demonstrated the wisdom of establishing the Senate permanent investigating committee. “- a GOV. DEWEY says Gen Eisenhower is “available” for the GOP presidential nomimation. The New York governor is the outstanding authority on “availability.”
Ww & FRESHMAN SEN. WELKER of Idaho told Appropriations Committee members that they should “fo a better-aelling job on senatorial dignity.” He was pleading for new carpets for his own office. Then he can take his shoes off. ho bb USING Chief Justice Vinson’s reasoning that “there are no absolutes,’ we can ‘report that our “relatively” Supreme Court will be back on the bench soon. “ oO & “ATTY. GEN. McGRATH had a meeting to “clean up sports” but the gamblers who have been doing most of the cleaning up weren't even invited.
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ECONOMY HURTS . ... By Earl Richert | Pilots Howl Protest at Flight Pay Cut
“taking money from the taxservices which they do not perform and for dangers which they do not ex-
flies have become: accustomed. They would have to take extensive and expensive refresher courses when their
payers for
tour of duty at the Pentagon, perience.” or in other administrative .. -u posts, was over. This, .they THE Douglas
contend, would be more expensive to the government than the present’ method whereby they maintain their air proficiency by flying a* minimum of 100 hours per year, Sen. Douglas convinced the Senate that flight pay should serve merely as compensation for hazardous duty. He sald it might have been necessary in the 1920's and 1930's to use flight pay to attract young
airmen
” ” ” BUT today, he contended, no incentive is needed to attract young men to aviation. He estimated that between $50-875 million is required for the flight pay for desk officers
And, he said, a report of the government paid out $200
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would continue flight pay for flying combat missions] But all . have to fly more than 20 hours a month to qualify.
Sen. Douglas . No flight pay. Said one Naval Air Force officer at the Pentagon: “Well, we'll just fly 20 hours a month,
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munists had gained control of the maimland and the people of China and we therefore decided to recognize the existence of the centra) people's government. : : “To us this is a practical matter, It meany that we recognize the fact, as a fact, that the central. people's government has got con: trdl. of the mainland and the people of China. Our recognition does not imply any approval. How could it, when our boys are fighting alongside yours in Korea. ) :
Difference in Policy"
“THERE is no use in attempting to cover up the fact that there is a difference of policy between our two countries on this issue.” This is the way he dealt with point two! “It grieves me to think that any American should think that his British counterpart should have any more illusions about the .Ryssians than he has himself. . “We realize, I think as well as you do, that we are up against a ruthless group of men determined to set nation against nation, race against race and peoples against their governments,
“We realize that free peoples must be strong to discourage the aggressor and prevent war. Surely our great rearmament effort—for it is a great effort—is evidence of that. “All right, some say, if you realize all this,
. why don’t you realize that in continuing tp et
goods from Russia and continuing to send goods to Russia you are doing something that in wartime would be described as trading with the enemy. What is the difference now? “In general, of course, we like trade for its own sake, We think it is a healthy thing.
Think Carefully
“IN FACT it is more than that. Our posi-
. tion is quite different from yours. Yours is a
great and largely self-sufficient county, Ours is a much smaller couniry, thickly populated. “We depend on overseas trade for the things that are vital to us—our food and our raw materials. We must think carefully of our means of life before we cut off any part of our overseas trade. ; “Otherwise we may cut off our nose to spité our face.” : At the close of his address, Mr. Morrison received great applause. Much of it came from Americans who respect his opinions, but retain their own.
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accordingly so he can reach out for his heritage of freedom when he reaches maturity. You said: “Try to find a happy home.” I'll show you quite a few of them, my own in particular. My husband and I are extremely happy in the spiritual side of our marriage. Of course, we aren't satisfied materially. We are far too ambitious and have too much initiative for that . + ..thanks to our parents and our country. My.husband and I married under excitement. I had an engagement ring and many times during our first two years we wouldn't have eaten except for very careful management. There have been tears of sadness but many more tears of joy in our fine years together. There have been gains and losses. There have been prayers to God with amything but an “unclean attitude towards the Almighty,” as you said. Your last paragraph infuriated me. I mean that crack about Americans. You would certainly make good propaganda for Uncle Joe. I'll grant you that Americans are a bit “cocky” . . they have to be ‘self-willed “to make this country what it is. However, from whom do you derive the information that Americans just claim they worship God? Can you see into their hearts? : Whenever Americans quit saying, “I want to,” we can all say hello to Communism, Marxism, or some other kind of ism besides Americanism. —Mrs. Housewife, Indianapolis.
‘Stretching the Truth’ MR. EDITOR: : 1 have always found Scripps-Howard newspapers pretty reliable us far as newspapers go. I was surprised to read a letter in the Forum from a person, signing his name “Observer,” in which he sald he didn't think The Times says enough nice things about President Truman and Acheson. Nii” Now, it seems to me The Times has done pretty well along that ine, considering theparties involved, . For, after all, in my opinion vou would have to stretch the truth a lot if you did say very many good things about either one of them. —C. D. C., Terre Haute.
GOD'S PICTURE
THE rolling hills, the silver streams . . . and fields of new mown hay ... in splendor stretched before my eyes . .. and held my heart at hay . +. I marveled at the gorgeous sight , . . the handicraft of God . . . designed with rivulets and springs . . . and molded from the sod . . . enhanced by skies that formed a frame ... of gold and softest blue . .. no picture could compare with this . . . great sight that graced my view . . . and I gave silent thanks to God . . .
‘who let the eyes behold . . . the wonders of this world I know . .. the things that I enfold.
—By Ben Burroughs.
we'll ily more and spend less time on our jobs here. No one 1 know of is voluntarily going to give up that extra money.” Lieut. Gen. Charles B. Stone » III of the Air Force sald the amendment morale of Air Force leadership vould be seriously impaired by the elimination of flight pay for officers drawing desk assignments, . He said it would cause officers to make every effort to avoid Washington duty —which is not attractive now because of the high cost of living.
2 ‘nm - IN DEFENDING flight pay for desk officers, Sen. Joseph O'Mahoney (D. Wyo.) pointed out that of the 100 hours a year which must be flown to get flight pay, 20 hours must be instrument flying and 15 hours night flying. He said the ‘Air Force pursued a strict polley. of removing® meén from flying status when they fail to meet minimum requirements and that 916 officers had been removed in the last 11 months. The regulations, he said, do
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