Show J I A WASHINGTON BYSTANDER s- s By KIRKE L. L SIMPSON WASHINGTON The Tho Bystander learns that that war heroes whose names names and pictures may be usei used for tor advertising advertising- th or that commodity commodity com corn are are finding th their lr fame is not entirely their own to use as they please Legally of ot course that may be th the case so far as th the writer knows kno Whether there is any law or regulation regulation regulation regu regu- lation to prevent a a. retired regular army officer say for example a a. general who had achieved fame In France commanding commanding- an army or a corps or a battle division of ot historic historic his his- tone victories from contracting contracting- forthe for forthe forthe the use of ot his name in advertising matter is at least doubtful There are citizens however who have been quick to challenge the good taste of or such use uso of ot war fame Letters of ot protest reached the tho war department de at Intervals So far ast as t this ls writer knows the departmental departmental depart depart- mental authorities have never looked into the tho le leal lal al aspects of ot the i matter They have been content to bundle the protests up and transmit them thorn to the officer involved for his Information and without comment Gossip has it that in one case the picture of ot such an officer and a high ranker at that appeared In colorful magazine advertising of s a particular brand of ot smokes And Am the funny part about it Is that brother officers of ot long long- service with him Insist that particular soldier never used tobacco in any form or CLEAN POLITICS I When LouIe Loule Ludlow elect tive-elect from the tho Seventh Indiana Indiana Indiana In In- In- In diana got back to add a few months to his ills quarter century In the press gallery before he takes office ottIce his press colleague and fellow Hoosier Mark l eight years secretary to Vice President Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall shaU greeted him hint with serious mien Your victory Louie lie he said was wag due I am sure to the tho forthright forth forth- right i position yo you took on the tho burnIng burnIng burning burn- burn Ing Ing- issues of the campaign Think so Mark said Louie certain something something- was coming coming- b but t not what Yes I read one of of your campaign campaign cam cam- l speeches clear through Which one That one about Beautiful Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington illustrated with lantern slides |