Show 1 f t I if 1 h n 11 pl darn i Y M 11 l o ll n 4 r n o i am x I Y b if In II WASHINGTON By Walt i Wolf er Shead W al f I 11 Bunn mi jelly c jt sL t if N t r I I Practice Practices Threaten Free Fr Economy Econom closely upon the 1 I heel beet beell of ot a house home tub subcommittee I report concerning the evil evils of ol monopoly and concentrated econom econom- economIe ic Ie power President Truman In hit his message on the Slate State tate of ot th the to the congress held the cpr cor cpr cpr- of ot these evil evils in our system Item ot of free tree enterprise as 81 second only in importance to curbing the power of ot labor unions Soon Sion S D after ner the senate reconvened Se Senator lster Wayne Wine Morse Rep Hep Ore Introduced hl bl his ant monopoly oly 01 set act pt of 1947 17 making It Unlawful unlawful for business arms ra to e lore 01 oly and aDd prohibiting them from join join- joinIng Jom lag Ing International cartels cartel and aad provid ing by a annual app tion tion- for lor the Justice department to t enforce worce provisions of the proposed law Senator Morse was wa Joined In III Introduction ot of 0 the tile measure l e e by II Alken Rep Bep VI Lanfer LaUfer Bep Rep N D I Young Rep Bep N D DI Mar Mur Morra ray ra Dem Stout Mont I ore Kilt Dem W v V Va and taylor Dem Ida Some provisions of ot the bill would eliminate discriminatory freight rates ra tea by directing the Interstate Commerce commission to prepare prepare uniform class rates for tor railroad transportation authorizing the the jus JUI tice tics department to participate In patent suits and prohibit patent li- li licensing li censing agreements which limit pro pro- or control prices ing log the Federal Loan tion to make long term capital loans at low interest to small ImaD and com eom competitive business enterprises with emphasis on guaranteed loans han han- handled handled through private banks more adequate enforcement of the Sher Sher- Sherman Sher- Sher Sherman man and Clayton acts and amendments amend amend- ments making officers and directors of corporations violating the acts liable to penalties authorizing the Federal Trade commission to act as master in hi chancery in any anti anti- antitrust antitrust trust proceeding and to bring nod find logs ings of ot fact tact and recommendations to the court directing the President to review the operations of ot regula regula- regulatory tory tol agencies A 4 Losing Loing Battle Recently your Home Town Re Re- Re Reporter porter discussed dl cussed the report ot of the house small ImaD business committee showing how Ineffective bad had been the fight against trusts and monopolies olies during durin the past 50 years yeara and how this concentration of economic power had grown to effectively shut shutout shutout out competition President Truman although aware of the conservative trend of the present congress did not hesi hesi- hesitate tate tale to back up this house committee report and indeed of ot a prior finding Coding of fact by a committee known as the temporary national economic committee Said the President The second major policy I 1 de- de desire desire sire to lay before you fOU has haa to do with the growing concentration of ot eco eco- economic economic power and the threat to free competition In private Ie enterprise to 10 strengthen and enforce the laws that hat regular business practices is II not enough Enforcement must be supplemented by positive measures measure jf t aid to new enterprises Govern Govern- Government ment nent assistance research pro pro- trams grams and credit powers should be and used to promote the growth of ot new firms and new industries indus indus- industries tries we also should give ape ial sal attention to the decentralization If f industry and the development of ot areas now under-Industrialized under Expect Little Action Although this question of ot Jon Jou of monopoly mODo pol and aDd concentration If economic power la is considered by as aa ranking high In ID Im- Im If It the American lo Ic and aDd free competitive enterprise system Is in to survive there Is la s grave Tave If U this congress will take any aDY action either cither upon the Presidents President or the bill which Senator Morse horse sod and his colleagues have In- In It may be remembered hat bat Senator Morse Introduced this tame lame bill In ID the congress and aDd andt t ran raD up op against a stone wall wan of U If possible the present congress longress Is la more conservative more to let business alone than thaD sven iven the last las congress and Uld although he trust anti division of the Justice Department and sod the restraint of ef wade fade salts suit may be pressed by b this and ind other agencies there simply limply are funds and aDd personnel to tarry jarry through brouch on OD any an well wen organized If U not Dot backed by II further ration from congress After reaffirming his hll belief beliet in cap- cap Senator Morse declared However I refuse to blind my my- m- m telf wt to the fact that private property economy does not entitle great reat com com- to a license to make un- un profits and exercise un- un controls over the public it tt t the expense of the rank and file Ille if t 4 the American people I refuse to inore pore the fact that If u we are to this thil private property econ econ- imy then the individual citizen vho rho wishes to exercise economic must be able to do it in a aree aree ree competitive system R t 4 a aol i t 1 t I 1 U MARSHALL UDALL TAKES T OVER V VB B After conferring coDle for for or an JI hour hew with dUl President Pr Truman Secretary Of et f State George Geor O 0 Marshall above abere prepared repa to seat leat himself la ID n the moe office at desk delk vacated by his hit or or James Jamet F Byrnes Marshall has baa stated definitely that IbM be he la is not Dot Interested la In politic and nd metal meant me that be would weald not no run ion for or president and aDd and If U elected eJected would Sol not serve Both Beth parties as a well weD as u the tile world were assured that his hll once office lice would net Dt be a political football x b Fir Fira rat p a E Ex x 1 ill It V HOLDS S DOLI S QUADS FOB FIRST TIME Mrs Hn Charles arlet Benn Henn Jr Jr Bald Balti Balti- Balti Baltimore more Md Buds that quads Quad even eveD If only a month old make mate a real Peal arm full fall She Is la shown at a St SR Agnes Arnea hospital as II she the holds bolds bold her ber famous old month quads Quada for or the first time thae Af Ay A left lett are are re Tommy and aDd Bruce Brace while at right are Joan loaD and aad Donald The children are reported te to be doing doln exceptionally well weD and aud to te be growing fast The parents parena have hare been offered homes bomea from rom one end eDd of the country to e the other other and and Jobs Job for or the father I f fh h e BLUE BABY OPERATION SUCCESSFUL Little Tomm Tommy Boland 1 year old son of rookie New York patrolman Henry Boland came through his blue blae baby operation successfully at Johns Johnl bo boa i pital Baltimore Md He De I is shown playing n ID hi his crib with a e toy u as i nurse Durae Mrs Maravene Hamburger attends him In recent months sew sew- several eral successful blue baby operations have been beeD performed at Johns Jolma Hopkins hospital The case cafe of Tommy attracted Erd Er yr d 1 n h r v R b rG L P 4 p 01 4 HIGHEST PAID PID PRIVATE Frank E James Jame Lincoln Neb bob be be- became came one ODe of ot the highest paid privates private In la the army arm when wilen accepted for enlistment recently Here Der he lie Is shown with his hs wife and aDd 11 II children He De will wOl receive 1383 monthly in In army arm pay and aud allowances for or his bla de do due to te present pre lent array army scale cale The James lame children range rne la III age are from Irom from C I months to 13 ta 1 years ean James after Investigating many maa offers allers became convinced that the army arm held the biggest bluest attractions for him n 1 HOOVES HOOVER OFFS TO Former president Herbert Hoever Honer as be left for Eur p to make an economic survey ef It the American occupation zone sones to Germany and sud Austria vF dal n K DOGS GET SHOTS BOOTS This ThIe Is la Isa a neck beck Sachet of ot a country 1 slug slog out eat ou the three puppies and ens ea ens canine CalUDe adult as a they are ar required by bJ Im fm Jm migration authorities te t to receive Shots thota In their legs lep They were brought broar from Germany by Pits Neff and t tN tw N w t hl t 1 O liy TOPP TOPS i PI P PWE I BABE WE BOTH t Bob Bobby 1 y FeUer Feller wears wean a wide grin as be signed peel for 1947 1847 with the Cleveland Indians The contract Is I said to b be for tor more than the Babe B nab Ruth drew and aad may ma Include bonus bonna provisions f x P ANOTHER IN GEOR GEOR- GEORGI GEORGIA GIA GI M E Thompson who was wa elected lieutenant governor of Georgia and aDd upon taking oath eth of office omee announced that he be would assume the duties as aa acting rOY row error emor until the people elected a governor ARMS OF VITAMIN 0 C The little mUe girl with her arms arm full fuD of vitamin C Is le Sissy Winter Haven Fla la who entered the tho giant fruit In the biggest bin grapefruit contest of the Florida Citrus Citrus- CUru exposition which started February IT n and aDd attracted na Da- Da tion attention |