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Show 1 THE BULLETIN, BINGHAM CANYON. IT AH 1 it JLTER SHEAD The Controversy on Tax Reduction . will the GOP lead- - I session jBegm b legisiation to pro- - 1 ershfp be content kmg vide for stop-ga- p J'gKtMce. Everyone believes re an nn a Ume and that P"' d enougn t0 revenue is high enough toat , ,evel 0f taxes is Inflation- - some on the national debt tha pr ofl market In pay and bus nc s to a ary .ncouraglng farmers marg)n rf proft anticipation of tax cuts to create a surplus to Democrats argue It I. more tafjJW fQreign obllBatios app.y on the national governmental expenditures .nay require a substantial tawrMW , tnat it wld an,, that a tax d n.and for scarce goods and add u tn. tacre,M (pending power by leaving more money in Ve' V? Whether or not the .JJSSa issue, before the SK2?iS fonrJhVS reconvene, in January. Aspirants Hint for G O P. Bid in 48 Ike Reluctant; Taft Works Hard for Party Nomination By BAUKIIAGE News Analyst and Commentator. WASHINGTON. Back before World War II started, I attended a party given by Mark Woods, (my present boss). One of the guests, with whom I had been associated on the Farm and Home Hour came to me and said: "I want you to Meet my brother. He's a lieutenant colonel in the army, and ( think he's going places." So we went back and 1 shook hands with a personable soldier, exchanged a few words and drifted on. Shortly afterward (1939). J want to Europe, the war broke and the party was long forgotten. Si ini'v tial Intoi and often since, I have had occasion to remember the lieutenant colonel vividly. 1 have just been looking at a graph drawn in 1945 by that same lieutenant colonel (after he was needled into it by a biographer) It shows his promo-tions from the time he was graduated from West Point In 1915. In World War I, he reached a lieutenant colo-nelcy but after the armistice to his r record In the last congress reveals But that isn't all. One of Taft's critics, fully cogni-zant of the Republican policy lead-er's achievements, said that his in-tellectual judgments "ran ahead of his practical application" of them. I suppose the critic meant that for all Taft's powers of reasoning, scholarship and tremendous ability to acquire knowledge and weigh facts, he sometimes appears to al-low his hereditary viewpoint rather than his acquired conclusions to guide his course. Taft is naturally conservative and sometimes, I am sure, he has been intellectually per-suaded as to the validity of certain measures, but has been unable to support those measures fully be-cause of this inborn conservatism. To those who know Taft even more than casually, he Is cool, rare-ly unbending, legalistic. He can prove himself, however, as even the least sympathetic newsmen on his recent trip admH. affable and ap-proachable. Also, he has that on many occasions so useful acquisi-tion, (especially when chaperoning a bob-taile- flush), the poker face. Even his smile, which if over-worked, becomes a bit rubbery, doesn't always dispel this impres-sion Although he inherited from his father, William Howard Taft, a tre-mendous rapacity for hard work and a conservative point of view, he lacks the robust geniality conveyed by the Elder Taft's smile and laugh. Unfortunately, Rohert Taft hasn't that risible faculty to re-lieve a certain aloof remoteness of manner and expression. He is by no means a glamour-boy- , and he knows it. One time when lie ptihlicans and Democrats were gathered at some clambake in New England, and thtc raillery became a little personal, Taft challenged the Democrats to a beauty contest. Senator Pepper, who knows he has no claim to pulchritude himself, immediate-ly Jumped up to say: "I'm paired with the senator from Ohio." Taft has some sense of humor, even if he isn't famous for it. Per-haps he absorbed it from his witty wife. He stands six feet tall and he isn't stout, although somehow or other you seem to think of him that way. He is still young only 58. (I'm sure that's young because it's ex-actly my age.) As Representative Brown Inti-mated, Taft's speeches on his west-ern tour, almost entirely devoted to the glorification of the Republican party's record in the first session of the 80th congress, helped strengthen the party. In fact, Taft generally is Batikhage "permanent rank of captain. He soon was promoted to a major (boosts were slow in those days) and remained a major until 1936. From then until the time I met him at that party, he was a lieutenant colonel. Two years passed and then things began to happen: Colonel in '41; upped to brigadier general the same year; major general in 1942; com-manding general of the European theater of operation; then, in 1945. lieutenant general and commanding general, Allied forces in the Euro-pean theater -- now, president of Co-lumbia university (or maybe some thing bigger i to be. Milton Eisenhower was right when he said his brother was "going places." It is in the vo-luminous volume "My Three Years With Eisenhower" by Harry Butcher, his naval aide, that the chart appears, """he graph shows at its peak the rank of four - star general. Butcher Jokingly plotted the curve Idowni after that point, to sero. Eisenhower immedi-ately drew a Ashing pole at the nadir, thus expressing his hopes. Both were wrong. The govern-ment pinned a fifth star on him. and the fishing pole has been transmuted into a cap and gown, as symbol of his new rank when he switches bosses from Mars to Minerva. But if certain boosters have their way, the line on the chart may move upward again. I haven't heard what the general's deep-dow- plans are, but from what I hear, the fishing pole is still the final objective, and he doesn't neces-sarily mean fishing from a presi-dential yacht. Meanwhile, brother Milton Eisen-hower has "gone places," too. He's also a "president" president of Kansas State college, and very happy there. It was rumored that if he should "choose" to take a post which had been suggested for him back in the department of agricul-ture (as secretary this time), when and if Clinton Anderson moved else-where, and thus became a member Oi the Truman cabinet, it would mean that his brother was not con sldering a new job. Senator Taft Personifies GOP Of course, it is more fun general Izing about generals than it is to particularize about the prime con-tenders in the candidates' elephant SENATOR TAFT accepted as the personification of the Republican party and well he might be considering the manner in which he dominated the last ses-sion, maintaining the respect of the Democratic leaders which he al-ways has had if not their love and admiration, which he never has had. race to come. But, no matter how much political dust some dark or even chestnut roan stirs up later, there are just two people the politi-cians have to consider now. They are Senator Taft of Ohio and Gov-ernor Dewey of New York. I was standing with a group out-side the executive offices of the White House, waiting for the presi-dential press and radio conference when a genial human cloud, much bigj;e' than a man's hand. In fact almost twice as big as most men's bodies, appeared on the horizon It was the politically astute and Brdent Taftite. Rep. Clarence Brown of Ohio The hoys ragged Brown a little bout the Taft trip, but he wasn't a bit down-hearte- Said he: "We didn't expect to bring bach a bunch of delegates. Taft made votes for the Republican party, and that means votes for Taft." (Despite Brown's opti-mism, some observers have felt that although Taft did make new friends, they weren't new votes, for they were already solid Republicans.) Frankly. 1 don't understand Taft fery well. There is no question about his intellect or his intellectual judgments Nobody could ask for a greater demonstration of political skill on the legislative side than his llHIlI Glue rubber washM torn of your proofairplane glue TjH and will provenfbltckB forming in the sink. M, Don't paint electric I is bad fur rubber anl causes it to crack. V Make a syrup of and a little butter and serve it over coolE cut lengtl ise. Or ' m or in the flj Jhi Keep a tiuthes ha sewing-ronr- n when niiH The half-finishe- d garmB placed on it when working on it. PrevenB SPECIAL SESSION OF SURGERY ... In case you've never seen a surgery amphitheater, either as a patient or a spectator, take a look at this picture. Members of the U. S. chapter of the International College of Surgeons, which held its convention in Chicago, are shown here watching the removal of three-fourth- s of a man's stomach. . PMJJPS All Om in Food Campaign 1 111 v j . - - Charley Luckman, whirlwind head jf a soap manufacturing firm, has seen named chief of the President s :ommittee charged wi,th directing he drive to get Americans to be a Jttle more careful about food This a not, of course, to imply that there s any danger of a cry "Let them tat CAKES!" If Luckman wants a few slo-gans, how about "when you re-fuse a second helping you give a hungry child a FIRST help-ing." "Eight per cent more meat Is be-ing consumed per person today than n 1941 and 20 per cent more than n 1939." Washington announce-ment. Trying to convince a house-wife of that as she totters around town trying to dig up, something for dinner la going to be difficult. That robot or pushbutton plane that crossed the Atlantic is a won-derful thing, but what we need is some development of the idea so it can be aflixed to a man trying to cross a street in traffic. PLIGHT OF AN AMERICAN IN A WORLD CRISIS He wanted to help, His heart lacked no pity; He asked what to do And got a COMMITTEE! We know a wife bound for Reno who rushed to the station and de-manded "What time does the Free-dom Train leave?" NEWS REVIEW FoodPlan Opens Shakily; Comintern Brings Jitters judged Innocent until he Is proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In fact, the state department, in a "security principles" document re-cently made public, says specifi-cally that if there is a "reasonable doubt" about a worker's loyalty the "department will be given the bene-fit of the doubt and the person will be deemed a security risk." While idealists could quibble at length about abridgment of "con-stitutional rights," few would deny that the state department simply was playing it safe in the face of a manifest danger. SOLD GOLD: Second Time Badly bent economically, al-though not yet quite broke, Great Britain, in the latest phase of her desperate quest for dollars, has sold 120 million dollars worth of gold to the U. S. in exchange for an equal amount of ironmen. It was the second such sale from Britain's now dwindling gold re-serve. Early in September 80 mil-lion dollars worth of gold was sold to the U. S. The September gold sale came after the balance of Britain's dollar loan from Amer-ica was frozen by British-America- n agreement when Britain declared she no longer could honor the loan's convertibility clause requiring her to provide dollars in exchange for pounds sterling on demand to any nation she traded with. SIX MONTHS How Long No Meat? Amid a certain amount of weeping and wailing and less gnashing of teeth than usual, President Truman's program involving meatless Tuesdays and eggless Thursdays lum-bered tentatively through its first week. Even the most ardent optimist could not call this phase of the food conservation drive to help Europe an instantaneous success; however, it might improve with time. And it was in the handwriting on the wall that there would be con-siderable time, for administration experts predicted that the days of voluntary self-deni- would last for at least six months. President Truman himself has set the dates for the interim emergency aid to Europe campaign from De-cember 1 to March 31 although that time limit was imposed spe-cifically for the raising of 580 mil-lion dollars in cash. Regarding the food conservation aspect, Charles Luckman, head of the citizens food committee, said "Our only idea is to do the job until it is done. No time schedule has been set." Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson was a little more definite. He pointed out that conservation to save grain might be necessary until the winter wheat crop, now being planted, begins to come in next June and July. Then he offered a faint hope with a hollow ring: "Meatless days are not in the pic-ture indefinitely," he said. The Eating Public Public optmon, it developed, was jar from united on a solid Iron! be-hind the food conservation plan. Restaurant operators said their cus-tomers were grousing about meatless and eggless days. Millions of Americans resented the suggestion of a voluntary meatless Tuesday since they already are going without meat four or five days a week because they can't afford to buy it oftener than that. The poultry industry pointed out that it every one of the 140 million residents of the U. S. were to eat one less egg a week, the government would have to buy 600 million dozen eggs under the law requiring government support of parity prices; and the gov-ernment already holds in storage sev-eral million cases of surplus eggs pur-chased to support farm prices. SECURITY RISKS: No Peace of Mind Communism, particularly since the revival of the Comintern in nine European countries, is taking its toll in the U. S. by undermining the American peace of mind. That obvious fact has been given added significance by the state de-partment's disclosure that sum-mary dismissal faces state depart-ment employes who are "habitual or close" associates of persons even "believed to be" Communists. In plain language, that is a re-versal of a fundamental principle of Anglo-America- n law that a man is ? ? Current Events ? ? Here are five questions based on recent happenings in the news. Eivt correct answers and you're eligible to appear on "Information Please"; lour and you're still plen-ty good; three isn't half bad; two, better luck next time; one, sub-scribe to a newspaper. 1. Five nations recently were refused membership in the U. N. Name them. 2. At an international wireless congress, claims by the Soviet I'nion that a Russian named Popov invented the wireless were disputed. Who usually is credited as the Inventor? 3. General MacArthur has ruled that Emperor Hirohito's crest shall not appear on postage stamps. After what flower Is the crest designed? t. In delaying a shipment of sugar from Verdun to Germany, one Communist French deputy said: "At Verdun, they shall not pass." On what occasion was that phrase first used? 5. Maj. Gen. Harry H. 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A fair summation of the setup there would list three of the five members likely to be very pro-lab- on a showdown. Union margin would be three to two. Leaning on the labor side in basic background are Paul Herzog, the old chairman; John Houston of the old board, and Abe Murdoek. Another holdover, James J. Reynold, and a new man, J. Cope-tan- d Gray, are classified as likely to be the minority of two. The Republicans are suspicious of the kind of enforcement Into which their new reform law might trend. They are saying little or nothing about this, being quite satisfied with initial steps taken, but their fear is well grounded and real. It is merely in abeyance to ascertain if it is justified. Yet if anything is done to enslave any unions, it will be done by a facially apparent pro-unio- n board. A tighter question, however, is how well the legally new general counsel, Robert Denham, performs. He has enough law behind him apparently, has supervision directly over district offices of the board. and will initiate and follow through on all the prosecuting of cases. WALTER WINCHELL Notes of a Bystander The Airistocrats: Gabe Heatter's arithmetic made sense when he pointed out that "One and One now makes One." (Since the U. S dol-lar now is worth only 50 cents). But Gabe went out on a pink cloud and predicted peace for the next 50 years. . . Some of us who shudder at the grim facts (instead of crystal balls) would hesi-tate to predict peace for the next 50 hours. Quotation Marksmanship: A. Mau--; rois: A successful marriage is an edifice that must he rebuilt every day. . . . Elaine Rost: The longer the hems the fett er the ahems. . . . I. Elinson: A can-didate is a guy who throws his bat in the ring and puts on a halo Mar-tin: Let others form your opinion of yourself. . . . Mary Wilfred: Rain typ-ing on the floor. Man About Town: WACapt. Kathleen Nash Durant (released on bail in that huge gem theft abroad) Is dwelling here so she can be near her colonel-bridegroo-now jailed on Governor's island. ... It must be Ironic for Russians to see Vishinsky losing his head. He was respon-sible for so many Russians los-ing theirs to the executioner. The Stage Door: The Sardi's set hears that at least one of the many plans of the Freres Shubert (a new "Ziegfeld Follies") will have to materialize this year. Because ii they don't, their right to that title lapses after this season. . . . The 52nd street spots did capacity biz the other night for the first time since New Year's. DREW PEARSON Making Democracy live O CTANLEY BOJENS. an ex-G.- of San Diego, Calif., has developed a peace program called "Peace by Postage," a sort of oreign policy." Plan consist, of sending personal parcels to familfe foreign countries who befriended G.I.s during the war. "If "them selves can win individual friends," says Bojens. "it will dSuJt be tor governments to go to war. Harold Hermanson has inspired the alumni of the Bethesda-Chcv- y Chase senior high school In the suburbs of the nation'! ffSijR ass vj'&z ss - ----- - his baddies kttleA, he determined ft. somTtlTfoV" tteTfJ dren. H.th the help of many patriotic alumni ( hi Hermanson. a bachelor, has made ' good that prom.se AM VETS (Ray Sawyer, national commander) u,c ,h organization to appear before the senate , 1 veterans Langer bill ChamP,on also was first tn I the O'Mahoney-Senato- r Bridges of New Ham,, i 'h! M" Pn. . . tors who went to aU sena' must pay their wives' expense" nn hlS arWn committee 1 EDUCATION GOES HIGHER Danqer Seen in Rising Fees That great old American institu-tion of "working your way through college." which oftentimes is a criti-cal ordeal for the serious student, is showing signs of vanishing com-pletely, and many young seekers-after-trut- h soon may find it impos-sible to get through college if they are not blessed with higher-incom- e families to help them out. A director of the office of educa-tion has expressed the fear that the rising cost of a college education soon would keep large numbers of able students outside the campus gates. Effects of steadily mounting fees In the country's institutions of higher learning already would have serious results for prospective were it not for the help the taxpayer is extending students through the G.I. bill of rights. Recent surveys have proved that universities are depending more and more on student fees while they are confronted with rising costs. Fees, which used to account for about one-thir- of a college's income, now provide more than one-hal- f of the total college educational expendi-tures "The cost of going to college will be too high for many family budgets if student fees continue to go up and if no provision is made for in-creased financial support from other sources after the G.I. legis lation expires," declares Dr. John D. Russell, director of the office of education's higher education divi-sion. "More and more this trend will limit college education to children of higher-incom- e families a counter-dem-ocratic tendency." he said. The rate of tuition charges to stu-dents, not including board and room, has been increasing steadily over a long period, but the rise has been particularly marked since 1939, according to the survey. In publicly controlled colleges and universities, the average tuition fee for residents of the state has in-creased 31.4 per cent in the past seven years. WRIGHT PATTEUSn Consumer Is Forgotten Man Ut-LAUb- or the votes those aJ groups represent, congress has demonstrated its willingness to build a floor under the income of minor-ity groups on their demand But con-- j gress has not been willing to provide a ceiling for that far greater num. ber, the American consumer as protecUon for all of us from' the devastation of inflation. Wages are regulated so they will not drop be w he floor, but there is no ceiling ,Stop ,their ward climb What Th" 18 a'S0 true 1)f food prim m TheKConsunier is the forgot-- n he. too. votes " be" tha' w.rS-'n-g in mind |