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SUNDAY, AUG. 10, 1952
Washington Calling— - :
lke and Adlai’s
Future May Hinge
On Cost of Living
newspapers.) FOOD PRICES will be up still higher by Election
Day. :
Latest sampling by Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates this. Foods went up 1.2 per cent between June ‘30 and July 15. In mid-July, they averaged 15.18 per cent
above pre-Korea prices.
Choice between Ike and Adlai may hinge on living costs—and on President Truman's ability to shuck blame off his shoulders and onto Congress. Administration line has been charged by Economic Stabilization Director Roger Putnam—blame high prices on GOP, “the people
who decontrolled many foods.” And President Truman's
debating a special session of Congress on this issue. Here's the story of the national average of price
rises since July 1950:
Eggs, 56.9 cents a dozen to 59 cents.
Bread, 14.2 to 16.1. Round steak, $1 to $1.11.
Hamburger, 58.4 cents to 84.8.
Milk, 20.1 cents a delivered -
quart to 23.7. Butter, 71.1 to 814.. Potatoes, 78.5 cents per 15
y «pounds to $1.28.
Coffee, 76.4 cents to 86.8 cents. Sugar, 47.5 cents per 3 pounds to 51.5. 8 ” »
OFFICE of Price Stabilization (OPS) slide-rule corps hopes latest sharp rise can be slowed down. But two possibilities keep them awake nights: (1) extensive crop failures as a result of drought, (2) a new war scare. Either would send prices off on a binge sure to result in a major economic hangover.
Control machinery, watered down last session of Congress, couldn’t cope with such a binge, OPSers say. Final blow from lawmakers was budget cut that forced 50 per cent cut in personnel of OPS enforcement division, other staff reductions.
Here's the forecast, even without war scare, or crop failure: Sharp increase in prices of fresh and canned fruit and vegetables. Congress exempted them from controls, and
they're hardest hit crops in
drought areas.
Increase in feed prices, and, with it, higher meat prices.
Eggs and dairy products up. 8 ” 2
RENTS are likely to shoot gkyward. Under new . law, many dwellings will be decontrolled after Sept. 30 if local governments don’t ask for continued federal controls.
Note: There'll be many pay increases between now and November. Raises seem sure for workers covered by cost-of-living contracts, including a million auto workers and rail workers. Government economists have decided raises now for other workers won't hurt fight against inflation until after election day—and ‘then it
will be someone else’s headache. Word About Mitchell
FEW in Washington, profes- .
sional politicians included, ever heard of Stephen A. Mitchell, Chicago lawyer picked by Adlai Stevenson to be Democratic National Chairman.
Byt Mr, Mitchell has been here since February as chief counsel for the House subcommittee assigned to investigate the Department of Justice.
Committee, headed by Rep. Frank L. Chelf (D. Ky.) has held some hearings, but so far seems to be just sounding out the walls. But Mr. Mitchell has been busy. He is responsible for the appointment, announced yesterday, of Ross L. Malone of New Mexico as No. 2 man in the Justice Department, and also persuaded Attorney General James P. McGranery to make other shifts in department's top offices. Mr. Mitchell got his job with investigating committee after several “big-name” lawyers turned it down. He was proposed by Rep. Emanuel Celler of New York, chairman of House Judiciary Committee, on suggestion of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. As counsel for Chelf Committee, Mr, Mitchell has had many tips, anonymous and otherwise, purporting to show “where the body lies buried” in Justice Department. As new Democratic chairman, he will have bead on what Republicans might turn up for came paign use against department.
It's a Secret
REMEMBER the recent stories that the Air Force had
Ing to wreck 78 of their cities? Well, you. won't learn the names of the towns. They're classified “secret.” Our government has told the Reds, but won't tell you.
First in Seniority
SEN. WALTER GEORGE (D. Ga.) is likely to be chosen president pro tem in the next Congress, succeeding Kenneth
-D. McKellar, just defeated in
Tennessee. Sen. George, first elected in 1922, wil be first in seniority when Sen. McKellar goes. oo Sen, Carl Hayden (D. Ariz.) will head ‘Appropriations Committee in place of Sen. Mc-
next Congress,
“ Kellar, .if Democrats organize
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Dewey on Sidelines
IKE DEPARTMENT: Tom Dewey will have little part in the campaign outside New York State. He's unpopular among GOP leaders and knows it, tried to stay in the background at Chicago convention, though TV cameras persisted in focusing on him and magnified his part in proceedings. He's feared by some Eisenhower people "as symbol of “me-tooism.” Indications are Ike's plans for a Southern campaign swing will be curtailed. Sen. Sparkman’s addition to the Democratic ticket and lineup of most Southern governors behind Stevenson-Sparkman ticket, make GOP chances in Dixie seem slim. If Ike's train dips into South, speeches probably will be back-platform variety.
There'll be no trouble about campaign funds. GOP's top money-raisers say they find contributors pleased about Ike's candidacy, willing to dig deep to support it. Democrats likewise are finding plenty of folding green.
Lewis Ponders
COAL © operators are un-
usually calm about a possible strike.
There's a record stockpile of coal above ground—enough for 60 days or more. Companies want to sell off this stock; a 30-day shutdown would play into their hands. Also, coal market is off, and prices of a prime competitor, fuel oil, have just been cut. Miners would be hurt most by a strike. It adds up to a situation where John L. Lewis wil be hard put to match or surpass wage gains just won for steelworkers by Philip
Murray. . If Mr. Lewis decides on a
long strike, it could become serious to the public just before election. He may be counting on forcing administration to
intervene, as it did in steel strike.
On the Hot Spot
INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU and Justice Department are sitting on a hot one, hoping to keep it covered till after election. Involved is Internal Revenue office in Philadelphia, home town of Attorney General James P. McGranery and of former U. 8S. Sen. ‘Francis Myers, floor leader for Stevenson forces at Chicago.
But they're worried for fear of what Sen. John J. Williams, Delaware corruption hunter, may do. Sen. Williams’ refuses to comment on reports he has Information involving top personnel in that office either in out-and-out scandal or in extremely poor management. (No connection with re-indictment this week of Zone Deputy Collector Ernest T. Waldin, Philadelphia.) It's a good guess Sen. Williams’ request this week to President Truman for personnel files included that.of a’ top Philadephia official. Justice was tipped off months ago — before Mr. McGranery succeeded J. Howard McGrath — that something might be wrong in Philadelphia. Subject was discussed with Revenue Bureau. Since then—silence. Meanwhile, Chelf Committee (to investigate justice) is digging into matters which came up when Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark was Attorney General. However, it doesn't look as if committee will hold hearings before election. It's slow going—and members are away campaigning.
Japs Under Pressure
DON'T expect Japan to back down quickly or easily in case of two British seamen facing long jail terms on robbery charges. Japanese government is under heavy. pres-
sure to prove—to itself and to
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a sovereign power, This is first test in such a case. Britain doesn’t recognize jurisdiction of Japanese courts over United Nations troops. British - Japanese relations already are tense over world tariff agreement and British refusal to open southeast Asian markets to Japanese.
Rules on Explosives
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION has issued new regulations covering transportation of explosives. One applies to cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (29 letters). Regulation doesn’t say how long a car is required to ship this lengthy what it is.
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World Report—
British Feel It Might Be
London Fears War Hl Spark
Compiled From the Wire Services The crisis in Iran has become so grave {t would not surprise experienced observers if the British soon did an about-face and acted to strengthen Premier Mossadegh, who took the oil wells and Abadan refinery away from them, William McGaftin, special Times correspondent, writes from London. Just what action they might take—and whether the United States would be associated with it—isn’'t clear. Whatever they do they will be concerned with: ONE—Protecting the An-glo-Iranian Oil Co.'s legal position. TWO—Trying to make sure that whatever they do will not boomerang against the Western powers by setting off a chain reaction of nationalization projects in neighboring oil countries. If they do not do something, however, in the opinion of observers, there is grave danger of a Communist revolution in
Iran—which might provide the
spark for World War III
Fearful of ‘Worse’
Much as the British dislike Mr. Mossadegh they would rather have him than ‘‘something worse.” There are signs too that he, much as he dislikes the British, is now more willing and anxious to make a reasonable deal. Mr. Mossadegh, however, has the bull by the tail. The street riots which helped return him to power, and humiliate the Shah demonstrated for the first time the strength of the Communist Tudeh Party. If Mossadegh cannot find money somewhere to pay his army and stave off national bankruptcy, Iran is goihg to be ripe for a Communist attempt —and Mr. Mossadegh presumably knows ft. More and more, serious British newspapers are urging that the government do something in Iran before it is too late. The London Observer, a newspaper that does not get alarmed easily declared recently: “Of all the countries in‘ the world, Persia (as the British call Iran) seems the one most likely to fall under Communist domination in the near future.
Another Poland
“Moreover, since Persia is contiguous to Russia, Communist domination of Persia would in all probability lead to an immediate penetration of Persia by Russian managers, technicians, and administra-
tors and to an eventual incor- °
poration of Persia into the zone of Russian military and political power—its transformation into another Poland or Romania. “Nothing could more disastrously upset the world balance of power.” . If Iran's crisis brings a threat to U. 8. strategic interests in the Middle East, America has a handy potential base at Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. Ten years ago Dhahran served as a fueling point for American air power on the round-the-world route to the “Hump Lift” across the Himalayas. It has been maintained with
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .
Wiser to Play Ball With Mossadegh Than Have Reds Seize Iran
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ROYAL FAMILY IN EXILE—Egypt's deposed King Farouk, ousted in a surprise army coup, poses with his family on the Isle of Capri, Italy, where he is in exile. Left to right are: Princess Ferial, 14; Queen Narriman; Farouk, holding son, Fuad Il, new king of Egypt; Princess Fadia, 9, and Princess Fawzia, 12. The three princesses are by Farouk's first wife. The regency, which took control of Egypt, impounded the titles to Farouk's lands, valued at some half billion dollars. He still has lots of jack in foreign banks, however, and oodles of jewel stashed away.
the complete consent of King Ibn Saud, aging Croesus of the oil world, and today accommodates nearly 400 purely military flights a month. American bombers frequently fly triangular courses from German and British bases to Dhahran. America’s Whelus Field at Tripoli, Libya, nearly 2000 miles from Arabia, is their Mediterranean fueling point. A year ago last June the Arabs. and Americans signed a five-year lease contract permitting American use of the base, with an option for a fiveyear renewal. Since then Ibn Saud has upped his oil price and extended his palm for more military aid from the United
States. He would like to get it.
free,
So far the Americans have held out for “reinbursable aid,”
_ which is the rare kind foreign
governments pay for.
Egypt
MAJ. GEN. MOHAMMED
NAGUIB, Egypt's new strong man, called for the appointment of police officials as mili-
tary governors of Egyptian cities and provinces.
NATO
THE North Atlantic Council bluntly called upon Britain and France to lay their rearmament cards on. the table by Aug. 20. The Council, and the other members of the Atlantic community, want to know in frank and unequivocal terms whether Britain and France plan to scuttle their 1952 defense goals. If so, they want to know just how drastic the cut-back is to be. A NATO source said the
Council was alarmed by reports that the two nations, which promised to supply the
‘bulk of Europe's defensive air-
craft and manpower this year, were planning severe ‘‘cutbacks.”
Soviet Union
THE official Russian news agency Tass charged that the conference of foreign ministers of the United States, Australia and New Zealand in Honolulu was “another attempt of the U. 8. imperialists to form an aggressive Pacific bloc.” Tass said the conference indicated U. 8. intentions to weaken British influence in the Pacific area. Radio Moscow said that the United States election campaign proves that “the representatives of the reactionary top layer of the trade unions remain faithful to their role of messenger boys for the Wall Street monopolists.”
San Marino
CAPT. REGENT DOMEN1CO0 MARGANTE announced that the world's smallest and oldest republic will apply for membership in the United Nations.
Italy
ITALY'S highest court upheld the right of a private citizen to sue for damages caused to his property and ‘peace of mind” by a neighboring legal
house of prostitution. P. Senno of Milan complained the house harmed his property and wrecked his peace of mind because of “the continual traffic of customers.
POTOMAC PATTER . . . By Andrew Tully
A Dandy Way to Make a Man Eat Crow
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 — Everybody should have to eat their words like Sir John Slessor, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, did the other night. Seems the last time he was in town, Sir John—emboldened by a helping of dry martinis— dropped the crack that American women were lousy cooks. He was oveheard by Mrs. Arthur D. Davis, wife of Vice Adm. Davis, who is the United States representative in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. So, when Sir. John showed up in town the other day, the Davises had him out to the house for eats—all cooked by Mrs. Davis. Here's what Sir John had to wade through, while Mrs. Davis practically stood over him with a rollingpin: Bisque of oyster puree with cheese croutons; filet mignon with, broiled tomatoes stuffed with fresh corn; homemade poppy seed rolls: watercress and split almond salad, and raspberry parfait with black walnut angel food cake. Last anyone saw of Sir John, he was looking around for a place to sleep it off.
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SOME REAL characters were somewhat puzzled when they got invitations from Lt. OI EIeY Jose, an Atr-Foree White House aide, to attend a “wetting down” party. “This is a christening, or something?” they asked one another. “Or is the guy gonna get us out there to sprinkle his lawn?” Turned out to be pretty innocent, though. Seems the colonel had ‘ust been upped from a major and when you give a party to celebrate a think like that the Air Force regulations say it has to be called a “wetting down.” Just to make sure it was damp enough, something called whisky was served. LL. ®
WHILE Mrs. Gwen (Caviar Is Getting So Common) Cafritz is supporting . rec loaders, her husband, Morris, »
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is having a swell time right here at home. Morris, whose bank balance looks like the national debt, tossed a huge shindig out at his posh lean-to on Foxhall Rd. the other night for the people who work for him in the Cafritz Real Estate Co. and the Ambassador Hotel. After the boys and girls had taken a swim in the Atlantic size Cafritz swimming pool, Morris put on his Bond St. chef's cap and cooked up a mess of * steaks. Then, for something to remember him by, he presented the dolls in the party with bottles of Chanel No. 5 and another perfume called Vol de Nuit. » n o THEY WERE talking about one of the stuffier denizens in the diplomatic colony the other day. “Why,” cracked a newsman, “he's so swank he won't sulk in anything but an Abercrombie & Fitch tent.” ; . o on n PEOPLE made merry until all hours at a cocktail party Capt. and Mrs. John P. Jackson gave for Maj. Gen. Mohamed Bey Khalifa, Air Attache at the Egyptian Embassy. After the party, a couple of free loaders were on their way
home when one of ‘em thought of something.
“Say,” he said, “I didn’t see anybody at that drinking that looked like an Egyptian general.” “Oh, that's all right,” said his companion. ‘Matter of fact Gen. Khalifa couldnt make it. He had to go home to Cairo on account of that crisis.” - » n THE ROYAL Thailand Embassy was padlocked the other day—but not because they couldn't get up the rent... What happened -was that a prince had been born to King Phumiphon and Queen Sirikit and the embassy had shut up shop so the staff could celebrate. : The young prince won't have
a name for several greeks, &h
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account of it will take that long for a committee made up of princes of the royal blood to agree on what monickers sound regal enough. One name he'll get for sure, however, is Chao Fa, which means “king's gon.”
” a on IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES, Gen. Lemuel Shepherd, com-
mandant of the Marine Corps, looks a lot like Georgia's Sen. Richard B. Russell. At a Korean Embassy party recently, Scripps-How-ard’s . Jim Lucas, who's a good pal of Sen. Russell's,
as well as being a reserve first lieutenant in the Ma_rines, walked up to Gen. Shepherd, stuck out his hand and said: “Glad to see you, Dick, old boy.” After a quick double-take, he added, “Sir.”
a un a IF YOU'VE always hankered after a bathtub carved out of ‘solid marble, look up David Lynn, architect of the Capitol. He might be able to do business with you. Mr. Lynn currently has on his hands just such a bathtub, weighing one ton. It was taken out of the Senate Office building to make room for an addltion to the offices where Congressmen make recordings of BpeetHEE Tor “HORTeTo Wn" toh -" sumption, Among others, it once was the favorite splashing place of former House Speaker Uncle Joe Cannon, Another item to be disposed of is an electric static machine. Our lawmakers used to use it 20 years or so ago to tone up their nerves and rejuvenate their systems.
- » 2 YOU'D BETTER think twice if Ike Eisenhower invites you out to the house for a steak dinner, Lake has cave man ideas about how a steak should be cooked. First, Ike rolls the meat In a flour and garlic mixture. But then, he just tosses the steak right onto the coals—no pan, no grill,” nothing. . Ike insists the result doesn't e a
Greece
PRESS reports from the Evros River frontier between Greece and Bulgaria said Greek troops machine-gunned disputed Gamma Island again
to rout Bulgarian “invaders.” No casualties were reported.
South Africa
DR. M. D. JEFFREYS, a leading South African anthropologist, sald the Arabs, not Christopher Columbus, discovered America. He based his claim on the discovery 18 months ago of Negro Skulls in the Rio Grande. He sald Arabs were in the new world as early as 1000 A. D.
Argentina
THE body of Eva Peron was carried through the streets of Buenos Aires to the congressional building for one day of homage from her thousands of admirers. A mile-long funeral procession down. Avenida De Mayo accompanied the body from the
labor ministry where an estimated 2 million people viewed it during the past 13 days. Senora Peron’s body will be permanently embalmed and buried in a tomb to be erected in the heart of Buenos Aires.
South Korea
PRESIDENT SYN G MAN RHEE said that he still would prefer not to be president. He sald his re-election in South Korea's first poular presidential election Aug. 5 “was not my own choice.” He said he believed he could do more for Korea as a ‘free private citizen.”
either taste like the inside of a chimney. n » - A FRENCH FRIEND returned from a visit to his homeland just after the Republican Convention. “Ah,” he said, his eyes rollfing in Gallic enthusiasm, “Frenchmen are all excited about politics. Everywhere you go, you hear people crying ‘Fe Leek Eek.” Turned out that was FrenchAmerican for “I Like Ike.” on ” a DUE TO THE FACT the Chinese Nationalists are econ: omizing, there were only two pars and two buffets at the cocktail party tossed at the Chinese Embassy for four Chinese generals. Everybody managed very well, however, and tried not to yell too loud when they got trampled in the rush. This being an intimate kind of party, only about 700 free loaders showed, arnd—if you listened real clpsely you could hear them swapping cosmopolitan conversation like “That little old Yellow Sea is quite a place, isn't it?” and “My grandmother was nuts about chop suey.” Lt. Gen. Anthony C. MecAuliffe was there, and so were Maj. Gen. Floyd 1. Parks, the Army's press agent, and the State Department's chief of
weeprotocol, John Simmons. ” n
n THE ARMY and Air Force are looking for an advertising agency to handle their recruiting programs. None but those with an annual gross of $5 million need apply ...Harri-man-for-President headquarters is still operating here under Grace Tully, former secretary to Franklin D. Roosevelt. But Miss Tully explains it's only until Ave decides wheather he’s going to campaign for Adlai Stevenson . .. Sen. Tom Connally of Texas, who's not running for re-election, sailed for Europe Friday with Mrs, Connally . .. Chip Robert, former treasurer of the Democratic distributing. under-sized and imitation dollar bills which he calls “Truman Dollars.” :
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Our Fair City—
PAGE 19.
The Campaign Charges Aren't All Hot Air
By THE TIMES CITY STAFF
ELECTION DAY is just around the corner.
You
can tell by the charges and counter charges of crime and
corruption.
Each election year the political season is ushered in by the shrieks and groans of politicians demanding
law and order.
Its the hattle of the outs against the ins. Unfortunately for Indianapolis, the charges ring
true this year.
The town is loaded.
It has brothels, gambling dens, bookie joints, illegal
lotteries and bootleg dives.
Police know all about it.
Times reporter found ranking city cop having a drink in swank home of well known gambler last week. What makes the whole thing ridiculous. is the
‘holier than thou" attitude-of law enforcement officials
who stage phony crackdowns, issue silly public state. ments and in general play make believe about vice
situation here. They cry “cleanup, cleanup” when there is no cleanup. Prosecutor Falrchild . persists In {issuing crime crackdown statements, Last week, for example, he staged a one man ‘raid’ on a bookie joint. He walked past four other gambling joints to get there, As If that wasn’t enough, he then accused Western Union of breaking a ‘gentleman's agreement” in supplying wire service to the joint. He hastily amended this, however, and apologized when he found one of his own Investigators, Charles Russell, gave the place a clean bill of health, There are some who can recall when the Prosecutor made a big front page statement to the effect there were no more brothels in town. Turned out, a few days later, there was one across the street from his office, Mayor Clark hasn't been making any rash statements about cleanups except to point out Democrats in Washington have a lot of cleanup work themselves.
Tax Holiday
UNCLE SAM'S tax man was busy collecting dollars at
the Marion County Fair last week. Cast in the “busman’s holiday” role was Wilbur C. Plummer, assistant Collector of Internal Revenue here. Mr. Plummer sold chances on a 1952 car which was raffled off at the close of the fair yesterday. The proceeds went to the Franklin Township volunteer fire department.
Job Open
WHILE Gov, Schricker ponders a successor to Crawford F. Parker as member of Public Service Commission, speculation has started about probable choice. Mentioned so far are: James Stanley, New Castle, Mr. Parker's attorney assistant; Robert Young, Franklin, Johnson and Brown Counties prosecutor; Louis R., Webster, Carmel, assistant director of PSC tariff bureau; Fred King, Indianapolis, former PSC secretary; J, B. Bailey, director of PSC utility tariffs and Jacob Miller, assistant city attorney. Post will go to Republican. It probably will be short-term honor more than anything else, because new Governor probably will name his own Commission in January. Feudin' Cops HIGH official of state police is crabbing about federal revenue agents for failing to crack down hard on gamblers. They have turned up several slot machine operators who failed to buy stamp required by federal law. Instead of sticking them with fine, state policemen says feds merely ordered them to pay for stamp, interest due and small penalty. 8tiff fine would make gamblers scramble, vice-probing policemen charged.
Garbage Story
JAMES LANGSFORD SR.
Come 'n’ Get It
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of Mayor Clark, landed on public payroll as ‘‘personnel director” at sanitation plant, pay $5240 annually, Job was created after garbagemen struck two years ago, consisted of keeping men happy so they wouldn't get ideas again, Lacking specific -duties, Langsford got in way of busy people, finally was boosted up to post of collection superintendent. He's listed that way in new budget, for proposed pay increase to $5720. Sanitation Department ale ready had collection supers visor in person of Harold Hughes, pay this year $5140, hiked in budget to $5654. How many bosses do garbage cole lectors need-—at how much? Budget for next year has eliminated post of sanitation personnel director.
Scoop Fizzles
HERE'S ONE of the reasons state police didn’t get convietion in gaming rald on Lasky Farb's across-the-county-line casino. : State police had known for some time the place had been operating. But anxious to get legal arrest and convictions they had been preceding carefully, had plans laid to make rald with all proper credens tials. Times heard of the opera. tion, checked with state police and learned it was planning raid and so held off any story or “visit” to co-operate. Ane other newspaper got a tip, rushed in and forced state police’s hand, hence the hurry-up rald which was thrown out of court on legal technicality.
Here's Tickler
TIMES reporter attempting to contact daughter of undertaker, was a bit startled to hear deep-voiced undertaker say she was not there but, “I'd be tickled to death to tell her you called.”
City Economy
OATH OF OFFICE taken: Friday by 24 new, much-needed firemen came after 3-week delay caused by lack of badges. Safety Board shuddered when price of new badges went up to $6 apiece, stalled while looking around for cheaper one, Finally bought some for $5.75, got delivery Thursday. Here’s the payoff. Badges were available all the time. Safety Board found out there were 28 old badges in “reserve” which could have been used to start with,
‘Who's a Commie?’
CITY POLICE have a hot political problem on their hands. It seems that overzealous police officer broke up a SocialIst Labor Party group on corner of Ohio and Meridian Sts. last week. He thought they were Communists, Group was trying to get enough signatures to qualify for Indiana ballot. They need 7900 names. Officer refused to recognize fact the Socialist Labor Partv claims to have no affiliation or connection with the so-called Socialist or Communist Party here or abroad. Cop said he'd been in Korea and refused to allow Commies to stand on corner, Argument developed and policeman knocked petition from hand of woman worker and strong armed her male companion. Police squad was sent to pacify. officer. A complaint has been lodged with Police Chief.
Be a Pal
POLITICIANS who recall how palsy-walgy Democrat Joseph Howard and Republican Mayor Alex Clark were during the last election say they are running around together again, Howard, assistant to Democratic National Chairman Frank McKinney, was seen coming out of the Hibernian Club on Illinois St. linked arms in-arm with his old pal, Alex, lagt week. They drove off in a
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