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REEL WORK—The projection room at Loew's Theater in operation,

It By Earl Wilson

* SMOKE-FILLED SALOON, CHICAGO, July 24—Those who dance must pay Petrillo, No matter who wins the Presidency, James Caesar Petrillo’s music-lovers have already won

the convention pay envelopes—of both conven-

tions—and Petrillo’s proud of it. CT “Timmy,” said this reporter, seeing -the - music czar overflowing his seat: | on the Jifinois delegation’s front yow, “I hear: you made the. conventions double their number of hern+ taoters this year.” ¢ “Hell@, nobody,” replied Jimmy, Sticking out his lit« tle finger in greeting, due ta his germophobia. “Whattaya mean doubled? More than doubled. ! “They wanted to hire 20 musicians,” chuckled the ox’s. mortal enemy. ¢ wanted 60-—so we cdmpromised on 51,” he laughed. "I'm a compromising fellah.” : “Se,” 1 continued, holding my ears slightly, “Baven’t you got more musicians than you need?” 3 eB { “SURE WE GOT more than we need—wait a nute”—and he did a verbal recovery—“I mean we got more-than they thought we needed. You got me all twist The music-makers get $30 each for a 6-nour seston. Petrillo admitted he slipped a slider over on the Republicans at their convention and confegsed he enjoyed it—because it was a victory r Bob Taft's labor theories. ' “We had a contract with ’em for only 20 men,” Petrillo recounted. “We didn't like it and asked for 60. | “raft shoulda used his own law to stop us. He shoulda said ‘accordin’ to the Taft-Hartley law, you're mot entitled to any more men, and if you eet ‘em, we can pit you in the can.’ 4 “BUT HE DIDN'T say it,” Petrillo shook with merriment,

Americana By Robert C. Ruark

NEW YORK, July 24—It is easy to admire Mrs. India Edwards, because of her strong jaw and opinions to match, but I do not believe I would much care to be Mr. India Edwards, a gentleman whose livelihood is described as “a State Department acting assistant to the administrator of the motion picture serv- : ice of the department's infor- If mation service.” I am sore afeared of strong-jawed ladies who are positive on all points. Sdme might have a tendency to beat their husbands, We have kept a short tab on India’s strongmindedness in the past week, and we find that the Democratic National Com-, mittee’s vice chairlady, and independent candidate for Vice President of the U.S, is almost all-knowing. ; She has said recently that no man woulderefuse a draft for the presidency, and has placed herself in the position of contradicting President Truman. She has even managed to second-guess Bess Truman with the statement: “I know Mrs, Truman would withdraw her objections if she thought. it the best thing to run. > * THE GOOD India gave another interview recently when she announced that she pretty nigh dropped dead when she heard that Dick Nixon's wife was not going to make campaign speeches in behalf of her vice presidential candidate husband. “That is the most shocking thing I ever read attributed to a candidate’s wife,” said India, “It proves that either Mrs. Nixon doesn't know anything about politics or that she thinks politics aren't a woman’s business.” She adds that Mamie Eisenhower is playing it smart to stay in Ike's background, because Mamie is “so retiring.” India said that the reaction to the speech of Mrs. Gilford Mayes, a Republican, has “backfired to the credit of we Democrats.” She said she had been “beseeched by hundreds of fair-minded

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people not to let any Democratic woman behave

in such an unladylike and unnecessary way.” She said she caught Mrs, Mayes on the TV. and ‘was disgusted. with the yelling and the armwaving.” 2

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Political Muzic Is Costing Double

“With “all the parades and stuff,” these are good days for Chicago musicians, but it’s about time, Petrillo said, because “the movies are beggin’ us for concessions every day.” “You giving them any?” ‘ “No.” Petrillo looked astonished at my idiotic question. “What the hell, they got capital.” The rumors that.a member of Sen. Kefauver's f family is niusical and plans “i{6, do a Margaret. Trpman” were dismissed as nasty.propaganda by some of the “Estes is the Bestest” crowd. When 1 slid into the family box, pretty redhaired, freckle-armed Nancy Kefauver denied it forthwith if not sooner. “My 10-year-old Linda ean play “Chopsticks” and that’s about all,” she emphasized. “Your husband doesn’t play the pianc?” “No. He sings, but he doesn’t pow how bad he is.” to SO I ASKED her what reaction she had to Mrs. Veep Barkley continually talking about how vigorous her husband is. “Well, I just wish Estes wasn't so vigorous— it’s so hard to keep up with him,” she replied. Over in the California delegation you couldn’t find even one third-rate movie extra to match the DeMilles, Harold Lloyds and George Murphys of the Republican mob. “I guess the only star we've got is Jimmy Roosevelt,” one Californian retorted, sadly. Still,. an NBC newsman, Jim Fleming, said he’d figured out that the Democrat males were heavier than the Republicans. “How do you account for that?’ he asked William (Fishbait) Miller, convention custodian. > * <

“SIMPLE. The Democrats have been feeding at the public trough for 20 years,” answered Fishbait, - The conventioneers were reviving an old tale of how a famous man tried to get into the amphitheater and was told that his ticket had to be punched first, “Let me by,” the celebrity insisted. “I have to punch your ticket,” said the guard. “My face is my ticket,” snapped the celebrity. And so, the story goes, the guard punched him in—the face.

Bob Wonders About Mr. India Edwards

Department acting assistant to the administrator of the motion picture service of the department's information service, could supply us with some: vital data on what India tells him about his own business, but he unfortunately is not in my confidence. We may be safe in assuming one thing: From the determined jut of his bride's jaw, what she tells him will be positive.

Otherwise, I would say that We have been winning heavily on most of the wives of the potential candidates, in that they have been content to keep their traps shut and hot go mixing overmuch in the old man’s business. We had several seasons of Eleanor. Bess Truman has been a refreshing relief from pushy wives,

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MAMIE EISENHOWER has sat back and allowed Ike to run a war and a later campaign with a minimum of interference and practically no vocalizing. That pretty little Missus Nixon is on the record about keeping her hands and mouth off Dick’s vice presidential aspirations.

Jane Barkley has been a model of wifely decorum, even when the old boy was kicking up his public heels at a beauty queen kissing bee. Nancy Kefauver has worked herself into a lather in her old man’s campaign, but it has been offstage labor with no broad bows for Nancy. Being an admirer of docile women, I hope the girls will not take India’s criticisms too-we-riously. What seems logical to the vice chairlady of the Democratic National Committee might be another girl's poison.

Dishing the Dirt By Marguerite Smith

Q--When should clematis be moved (the purple) and what soil and location are suitable? Mrs. Ira Whitaker, Trevlac. A-Better choose spring for planting these. Then. prepare the soil deep down. Mix in some and well-rotted manure if it's heavy soil. a spot with perfect drainage and one that's somewhat protected for best results. That means If you have hard subsoil you'd better dig extra deep and break it up so water won't stand around the plants. Clematis like lime, So if soil is hard or acid sprinkle a handful or so in the hole you prepare. Don't overdo the lime, however. Full sun is good for clematis, But they do like to have the lower portions of the vine and ground around shaded with a low growing shrub or perennial. These directions apply to the purple Jackman and other large flov hybrids. Readers who have other types of clematis should be warned they may take Aigturent culture, depending on variety,

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caBICAGO, July 2% (UP)—A parison of planks in 1952 Demoératic and Reio platforms: FOREIGN POLICY Democratic—Peace with honor is our goal, and can be attained if post-war Democratic policies are continued, We have hurled back the Reds from South Korea, showing the Communisty that the United Nations will resist aggression. The United States can’t face aggressors alone, so it will support Allies around the world. Collective security is our goa) in the Pacific as well as Euro Aid to Formosa will be co} tinued.

Republican — Democrats lost

the peace, fumbled and vaccillated in a futile attempt to contain communism. They invited war in Korea, then refused to fight it to win. The GOP will fire diplomats who engineered our present plight, will wage peace and win it; will support collective) security, but limit foreign ala; a; will give Asia equal priority with Europe, and won't forget the Americas, either, ~ NATIONAL DEFENSE Democratic — Pledges continued development of balanced defense forces, land, sea and air; rejects ‘‘defeatist” view that we can’t afford all the defense necessary for security,

Republican — Arma program is “disgracefully lagging.” Russia may not wait. GOP will develop defense force “in being, as distinguished from paper plans.” Adequate air power will be built as fast as possible. CORRUPTION Democratic—Party commends congressional ‘‘under vigorous Democratic leadership,” of derelictions in public service, and pledges to continue investigations as needed. But slander and defamation of character won't be tolerated. Republican ,— Administration record of “fraud, bribery, graft, favoritism has shocked and sickened the people.” GOP will end corruption, oust crooks and grafters, restore honest government. : CIVIL RIGHTS Democratic — Party favors federal legislation to guarantee all, regardless of race, creed or origin, equal right to jobs, personal security, the ballot. Also urges action to end Senate filibuster “after reasonable debate.” "Republican «~~ GOP believes states carry main responsibility in maintenance of civil rights, but ' pledges federal action against lynching, poll taxes, and segregation in national capital. It will enact law “to

The Veep Says Goodbye—

Barkley Brings

By ANDREW TULLY Seripps-Howard Staff Writer CHICAGO, July 24—They

played “My Old Kentucky Home” and the big man strode down the ramp and onto the speaker's platform and suddenly there was a lump in America’s throat. For Alben W. Barkley, the man they call the Veep, had come to say goodbye. He stood there, squaring those massive shoulders, the crowd took. him into its

arms and wrapped him in the . The

cloak * of its affection. cheers rolled up and down the great hall, and. women wept and there was a great, mass clearing of men's throats.’ For 25 minutes they cheered’ him, while the organ played “Kentucky Home” over and qver gain, and “Happy Days Are Here Again,” and “Dixie.” And Alben Barkley stood there, arms outstretched, and managed not to weep. » . »

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give : Alben Barkley held the - ne. back for a time, as she stood there smiling on her husband, but they came at last, though the smile remained. Twice, Chairman Sam Rayburn tried .to quiet the crowd

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and twice he was turned back by a new wave of cheers. Each time, he stepped down grinning from the rostrum and motioned Alben Barkley back into the bosom of the crowd. And each time, Alben Barkley turned and looked up fondly at the woman in the big picture hat in the balcony behind him. Finally, there was quiet of a sort, and Scott Lucas stepped

up to introduce the man for whom any introduction would have beep superfluous. “One of Arnerica’s greatest - patriots,” Scott Liicfs called Alben Barkley and then stepped down. LB J »

ALBEN BARKLEY walked

up to the mikes and his voice

came clear and loud—and con-

- fident—through the haze of af-

fectionate melancholy that filled the hall. First, of course, he had a story to tell, and the crowd laughed merrily, delighted to find he hadn't changed a

date for any office,” he told the smoke-shrouded crowd, and there was a chorus of frantic “noes.” Alben Barkley smiled benignly, tolerantly, and then the man who is “too old” to be President gave the crowd as youthful and as vigorous and

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further just and equitable treatment in the area of discriminatory.employment practices,” but this won't apply where states end such practices on their own

COMMUNISM Democratic — Administration has been alert to dangers of disloyalty in government service, has exposed and punished those guilty. President’s loyalty program “has served effectively to prevent Infiltration by subversive elements and to protect honest and loyal public servants against unfounded and malicious attacks.” Republican ~~ Administration has appeased communism at home and abroad. Reds have infiltrated government, at cost of lives, dollars and atomic secrets. There ate no Communists in GOP. A Republican President will overhaul loyalty program, hire only those of “unquestioned loyalty.” PRICE AND WAGE CONTROLS D Democratic — Party promises to remove controls when conditions allow, but will retain them “so long as the emergency requires them.” Democrats will try to redress injury done white collar and fixed-income families by “weakening” amendments Republicans in Congress forced into anti-inflation laws.

as fighting a speech as it is apt to hear. It was a shouting, fistclenching. confident speech in the old tradition. He sneered amiably at the Republicans’ “crusade,” with the remark that if the GOP iz embarking on a crusade it surely is something new, $ ¥ » » “WE ARE not launching a new crusade;”. shouted Alben -Barkley, “we are sonUnuing a crusade.”

We. must see to it,” shouted Alben Barkley,

“that the people

THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1952

Republican—Democrats have used controls to bolster party power, not control inflation, Republicans will end “injurious” price ‘and wage curbs and halt “senseless” use of other restrictions on ‘Business. GOP will fight inflation by encouraging full production, Further inflation “must be and can be prevented.” RENT CONTROL Democratic—Party will continue rent curbs in critical defense areas “and ih the many other localities still suffering from a substantial shortage of adequate housing at reasonable prices.” Republican — Rent controls will be ended except where defense production has produced a “critical” housing shortage. TAXES AND SPENDING Democratic — Party rejects “reckless promises” to cut taxes, but favors reduction, especially for low income groups, “as rapidly as defense requirements permit.” Nation can't escape bill for security, but spending will be kept to

lowest practical level. Tax loop- ©

holes will be closed. Party opposes general federal sales tax. Republican—GOP goal is balanced budget, reduced debt, economy in government, cut in taxes. Taxes will be collected

of America not only pursue

happiness, but overtake it.”

He jeered at the Republican platform as -“Shopworn goods « +. tinsel .,. . shoddy stuff” and declare that “we are 'in Korea because we pledged our word . : And. the crowd was on its feet again as Alben Barkley pledged that “so long as I breathe a breath of life, I shall things.”

. fight for these.

At the end, he stoood t ere, arms outstretched, and there was a moment's pause. But when it came, it was simple and homely -—- like Alben Barkley himself.

“Thank you,” said- Alben Barkley, “And goodby.”

DEFENDING FAIR DEAL—Vice President Alben clenches fist in vigorous speech

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Democratic And GOP Platforms.

impartially and without polite ical interference. LABOR Democratic—Party “strongly advocates” repeal of Taft-Hart-ley Law, which interferes with collective bargaining and tips

"scale in favor of management. © Will work for legislation to deal

with national strikes. Republican—GOP favors retention of Taft-Hartley, with such amendments as experience proves necessary. The party condemns President Truman's

emergency

+ gelzure of industry to force set-

tlement of labor disputes. AGRICULTURE’ Democratic — Present farm programs must be retained and improved. Party rejects “sliding scale” price supports .and favors supporting basic crops at not less than 90 per cent of parity. It advocates ‘practical. methods” to extend price sup+ ports to other storables and to perishable commodities. Republican — GOP wants to help farmer, not socialize him. It pledges a flexible support program aimed at “full parity

"prices for all farm products in

the market place.” It favors

commodity loans on non-perish-

fables and loc ally-controlled marketing agreements on perishables, It opposes crop limita. tions.

Roar Of Cheers, Tears

United Press Telephoto.

Barkley defending the administration's

program before the Democratic Convention at Chicago last night.

Reds Want Child's Mind And Soul

HOW YOUTH IS COMMUNIZED By LELAND STOWE UNDER a Communist government what happens to

your children?

They are literally kidnaped by the Red State. But no amount of gold can restore them to their parents’

free guidance. The Stalinists’ ransom is the child’s mind and soul. The secret police beat a Hungarian father so terribly that he was sent home on a stretcher. It was his third arrest for listening to Western radio broadcasts. How could the police have found out? Besides his wife, no one had shared his secret but his 12-year-old son. When he came home, bandaged and crippled, the father asked the boy the awful question. “You are an enemy of the people if you listen to the imperialists’ radio,” his son replied coldly. “Of course I reported you. If you listen any more I will report you again.” As soon as he was able to walk, the father went out and obtained a revolver, That night he killed his son, then his wife —and committed suicide.

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A RUMANIAN mother started to box her small boy's ears when he was disobedient.

“You'd better not touch a Pioneer Guide,” he shouted. “I'll tell our leader you are profiteeiing in food. We Pioneers are Stalin's children. We don't need any other parents, Stalin is my father. If you pun1%h me I'll run away to Russia.”

“Father” Stalin celebrated the Twentieth Century's most gigantic Father's Day (by

proxy) ‘in East Berlin on Aug. 12, 1951. From 8 a. m, until nearly 4 p. m. hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of boys and girls from ‘Eastern Germany and other satellite countries poured in a vast, ceaseless flood through the great Marx-Engels Platz. They were led by an army of white-shirted children between the ages of 6 and 14 —a section of the Commus nists’ Young Pioneers.

Wave after wave, multitudes of shrill, frenzied, juvenile voices cried, “Long live the Soviet Union. Long live the Communist Party.” On these same Berlin pavements Adolph} Hitler himself ‘had never won such adulation,

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Never once had massed legions of foreign youths demonstrated such delirious devotion to Hitler and nazism. The Stalinists have already kidnaped an alarmingly large part of Eastern Europe's youth, Probably they have now converted at least one-quarter of its 20 million young people below the age of 21. How do they seize them? With what do they lure them? Here is the Reds’ secret of organizing youth: ONE — “Force the satellites’ youngest generation into So-viet-type youth organizations.”

TWO — “Indoctrinate and communize the youth incessantly; in school and out.” THREE—"Isolate all children from their parents and from religious controls. Alienate them from both to a maximum.” FOUR—"Instill in youth the concepts and practice of class warfare.” FIVE—"Teach youth to worship Stalin and Soviet Russia.” SIX-—‘Saturate the youth with hatred of Western democracies.”

SEVEN "Exploit the natural rebelliousness of youth.”

EIGHT-—"Appeal t6 youthful idealism, and sense of adventure.” Your Jack and Susie are excellent students but they receive shockingly low marks in high school, even though they do their homework scrupulously. » n ”n “BUT IT'S YOUR FAULT, mother. They only give good marks to those who "belong to the Youth Union. We are ‘out’ of everything. If you and Dad would just let us Join . ..” How long could you hold the lines in this battle inside your own family in a Red -ruled America, France or any other country? Child seduction is a master art of the Reds. No expense is spared. They ope a fabulous = “Children’s Palace” in Warsaw late in 1950. How many youngsters can resist having a palace of their own?

This ome is a strikingly md

ern, lavishly equipped building which accommodates 2000 children. To children who live in shabby, ill-heated rooms or crude structures salvaged from bombings the appeal of this palace of extraordinary delights must be almost irresistible. Take the Young Pioneers’ oath: Under impressively solemn circumstances a Hungarian boy- or girl swears “in the presence of all my comrades, to fulfill all my duties . . , to fight with body and soul the battle of our people against the American -imperialist assassins; and declare myself ready to defend, with my life if necessary, my happy Socialist homeland.” Puppet-state children are offered knighthood in a new crusading order. How can any mother, fashioned virtues and home duties, compete with this? How with only one or two hours with her children out of each twenty-four? : : x » = “COPS AND ROBBERS” is an enticing game for the young of every race and clime. The Red masters exploit this to the utmost. What could be more thrilling than to become a real spy in service of the gevernment? Puppet state pioneers and Youth Union members are constantly mobilized as informers. First, against parents and teachers. Bands of youngsters

are sent annually to search peasants’ homes for hidden produce. Yet, the majority of- farm-

bred youth remains antagonistic to. communism. And peasant children far outnumber all others in the Juppet-atates. The hold of strongly religious families cannot be broken down swiftly. At a meeting of Rumania’'s Union of Working Youth in February 1951 it was reported that “55,000 students had been found guilty of hostility and indifference,” In Hungary a daily newspaper, Free Youth, was selling only about 40,000 copies to Hungarian Youth membership of more than 600,000, Thesé facts indicate a courageous resistance. But (t reoe hao LOE

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mains true that more than seven million of captive Europe’s 20 million young people are already in Red youth movements. The struggle for children’s

may wail decide Bu. Zi fate for this century.

Coprright, 1863 be Leland: Stowe Next: THEY CHAIN THE WRITERS.

Ex-Hoosier Grid Star Delegate From Alaska

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CHICAGO, July 24-—Remember when DePauw. University football {teams were feared all over the (Midwest? | That was the year 1933, when {DePauw had a slashing right end, Wendell Kay, and was undefeated, untied, unscored on and unin= vited. to the Rose Bowl. Well, end Kay is here for the 131st Democratic National Convention as a delegate from-—of |all places Alaska. But even his old Indianapolis roommates at DePauw would not recognize him. He's hiding behind {a scraggly beard, looking very Imuch like an old gold prospector

instead of the 38-year-old lawyer i

he is.

Wendy had three roommates— }

James Gregory, Indianapolis, editor of an insurance trade magazine; Eugene 8, Pulliam, managing editor of the Indianapolis News, and Richard Preston, 'Scripps-Howard reporter in Wash|ington. Some Hoosiers might have reeognized him during the creden{tials fight between the so-called |Dixiecrats and the “loyalist” {Democrats. Wendy was on the credéntials committee and voted against the Dixiecrats. His reason: “All four senators from Texas

and Mississippi’ voted against statehood for Alaska,” said |{Wendy. “And that just ain't right.”

Proud of Alaska It's a far jaunt from Greencastle, Ind., to Anchorage, Alaska, ‘but Wendy likes it “fine,” | “We have wonderful, proudly. He sounded more like the | Anchorage Chamber of Com-|

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United Press Telephot os. FAR AWAY—Hoosier Wendell Kay, 38, Alaska delegate to Democratic Convention. .

Wendy has. changed, he says,

great from his carefree days “on camlcountry up there,” he declared Pus” at DePauw.

He married a lovely New Jersey

|girl, Peggy, and has five children,

merce than the Democratie lead- The youngest, Edward, was born

er of the Alaska Territorial Leg-| lislature.

two weeks ago just before Wendy lleft for Chicago. The others are

At DePauw, Wendy Kay was George, y 4 Bronwel, 5; Peggy Ipresident of the student body and Sue, 4, and Wendy, 2

a close friend, of the Townsend ‘basketball brothers, Earl

Asked why he ever left Hoa»

and 'sierland for Alaska, Wehdy says,

John, who played for Tech High kiddingly: ¥

in Indianapolis. He also chummed jaround with Felix McWhirter Jr,

ison of the Muganajolis banker, pet

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