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Show ,) 19.48 Campaign Money vers Started By BAUKIIAGE News Analyst and Commentator. More than two weeks before congress adjourned, the last bit of fight went out of it and it looked very much as though it would glide rapidly but smoothly to an unperturbed finish. Then the Missouri scandal raised its ugly head. Sen. James P. Kem (Rep., Mo.). Insisted that he was going to present his resolution, S. Res. investigate the justice department's handling of the alleged Kansas City vote frauds in 1948. This, despite the fact that the judiciary committee of the senate already had decided against such a probe. To the Republicans this was by$ no means unpleasant dish to which is insisting stubbornly: "We'll have on the fire win with Taft." They may admit . for they intend to if you put them in a corner that a make it one of they can't "win with Taft now," the pieces de re- because of the positive evidence resistance of the flected in the Truman poll and the campaign. But negative evidence revealed in the they didn't want Taft poll. But, they say, "Taft to start it cook- hasn't started to campaign. When ing before ad- he does he'll change all that." for How about Warren of California, journment that they realized toward whom those who like neither while too many Taft's conservatism nor Stassen's cooks can't spoil liberalism nor Dewey's deweyism this broth, ev-it are looking hopefully? Well, there might make is one story that Warren couldn't mat miiiiteffiifiriiOTiiiffiMj erybody late for possibly swing the No. 1 place and dinner that he doesn't want the No. 2 dinner Baukhage job back home, that what he does want is the atof course, were The Democrat set to fight it and some of the Re- torney generalship. At this writing nobody is afraid publicans rather than prolong the of the formation of a third party battle, wanted to forget it for the who would folby the present. in the hope of building It couldn't be entirely neglected low Wallace 1952 or merely to spite for, despite violent digging on the him up for else. everybody Demoand of the Republican part As to a "revenge" labor vote for cratic national committees, no realy act, Taft's friends luscious ly campaign issue has been the are going to insist that he was the unearthed. The Pendergast issue will be used man who saved it from being a weapon. but it cannot be depended upon as really vicious anti-laba major weapon in the battle of Shortly after the veto was overridden, he indicated that the clauses 1948. At present the Republicans, al- which muzzle the labor press and though they are optimistic enough prevents them from expressing their concerning the final victory, realize political views should be amputated. In fact, some people who are that it cannot be achieved without some heavy artillery capable of much farther to the left than Taft, smashing the Democratic defensive, in both parties, insist that this bill the strongest feature of which to is going to lose its terrors with time, dae is the poll the poll that showed that familiarity will bring, not conin July that Harry Truman still had tempt, but the realization that it a 54 per cent popular majority. may be "used" by both manageThat is why lot of politicians on ment and labor to their advantage Capitol Hill are saying: "We'll win just as the railway labor act, in its early days, eventuwith Dewey," not just, "We'll win." You'd be surprised to see how ally became a useful gadmany good Democrats turn sadly get. away, without replying to the ReMeanwhile, the White House conpublican boast. tingent has not been heard humThere is one group, of course. ming Tosti's "Goodbye." Taft-Hartle- much-belabore- d the Public Serving the word "advertise" It isn't an What does Does it mean "to you? give notice to, to inform, to make known to"? it mean some sort of y involving skyscrapers, Hollywood blondes, billboards and singing commercials? The first definition was written by Webster (not the senator, the gentleman who wrote a dictionary). The other concepts are the result of a rash of lampoonery of advertising which, while some of it may contain a grain of truth, looks to me like biting the hand that is not feeding you. The big. bad novel about adverhigh-power- skull-dugger- tising at its blooming worst was called "The Hucksters," a best seller highly salted with erotica which has been turned into a movie. There is no accounting for tastes, and I won't object if you see the picture and like it. AH I ask: "Don't accept the advertising sequences as the literal truth. There Is much about advertising I could loudly decry (and often do) at the risk of biting the hand that is not feeding me. But there are "hucksters" who are undertaking projects of a very decent sort of which you may not be aware. Maybe In these past few months you've asked yourself: Why doesn't somebody DO something about a lot of things. Something about the people killed or injured in automobile accidents every year. The Something about housing. war ended two years ago. Yet the land of the free still isn't providing homes for the brave. Shame on aU of us! Something about the shortage of medical services. Patients are neglected, hospital wards closed the nation desperately needs nurses. Training them is a national Job. Something about world trade. Our economic future depends on unhamYet pressure pered world trade. group make our world trade a football for selfish Interests. Something about the nation's health. Between the ages of IS and 34. tuberculosis is our greatest killer. At any given time. 500.000 peo-pi- e have it. But they don't know it. Alarming? You bet It is. Something about our kids. Your children are getting a rough deal in school. Too few teachers. Too antiquated equipment, old textbooks or none at all. Make you mad? It should. What has all this to do with advertising? Just this: The above words were copied from an adveradvertisement tisement, a in a recent New York Times, and perhaps other papers by this time long-rnnfc- e. full-pag- ordinary ad. It is not directed primarily to the people without homes, without nurses, it is directed to the persons and organizations who can help bring these facts home to the general public to It is an ad written by and you. about the Advertising Council, concerning an operation of which almost everybody is conscious but about which few people know the details. It is an operation based on giving away what the givers ordinarily sell space, advertising advertising ideas, advertising copy.. It answers the question: "Why doesn't somebody DO something?" The reply is it's given in works as well as words "Somebody IS." The council grinds nobody's axe except yours, the public's, seeks no profits, asks no expense account, has only one objective: To make America a still better place than it already is. The Advertising Council was born a week after Pearl Harbor when Donald Nelson, about to take over chairmanship of the war production board, called in a group of advertising executives and discussed with them what the average citizen could do to help victory and incidentally, what would make him do it. Now you are reading and hearing the results of the council's peacetime efforts they are embodied in the various forms of advertising of many firms, as spots on the radio, many other places. The council is providing suggestions. Ideas, radio fact sheets and other materia to members of business firms, unions, civic groups and other citizens who can put that tremendous power, advertising, to work personalizing big national problems. i rmmn Ammaiaiii'i i in m sun n il i ' DREW PEARSON so-call- ed Tsaldaris-Maximo- ' ft , V4 -- I 7. government to coincide with the departure from the U. former Gov. Dwight Griswold, Greek aid administrator for Athens. S-- ... motive is to convince Griswold that the regime is essential to the security of the country and must remain in power. Communist Actually, what happened was that the E.A.M., or group, was holding conferences with Prof. Alexander Svolos of Athens university Just a few days previously with a view to a political compromise by which they could resume participation in Greek political affairs under U. S. protection, when, suddenly, about 4,000 of them were arrested. U. S. diplomats are pretty well convinced that there can be no po- litical stability in Greece and no success for the American aid program if the present reactionary Greek regime remains in power. Even patient Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh is reported to have come to' this conclusion. To counteract this, Tsaldaris is doing his best to convince Griswold that there would only be more chaos if the present Greek government resigned. The Greek government's Tsaldaris-Maximo- yJ?- - If- - '- r ,.,- - mf-t- 1 i in- iii Mf.min"'-""-V-.- ... A scene dear to the hearts of NOSTALGIC SCENE is that of mares at the watering trough. These three Percherons are who will be rounded op from farms typical of the many throughout the XJ. S. to compete at the National Fercheron show August 9 at the Ohio state fair in Columbus. blue-bloo- old-time- rs ds 23-2- NEWS REVIEW s Aid to Poland Cancelled; Reds Delay Jap Treaty POLAND AID: Canceled Following a report by a U. S. survey mission that Poland has enough food to meet her minimum requirements at least for this year, the state department canceled Poland's share of the 350 million dollar American relief program. In its announcement, the state department said that special items, such as medical supplies and foodstuffs for particular groups, could be supplied Poland through private relief agencies and other organizations. The announcement added: "In view of the above and of the fact that funds available are sufficient to meet only the most urgent relief needs, it has been decided not to undertake a relief program for Poland." Next on the list, according to indications, might be Hungary, where better crop prospects are in sight. The state department said that the decision to cut off relief to Poland was based entirely on the relative needs of European countries. No official comment was made on the fact that Poland is well within the Soviet sphere of influence and that Hungary is def- "the big shots in Washington," but apparently held no animosity toward the. President Later,, he was sent to a Washington hospital for observation. The coincidental appearance of President Truman in the senate chamber was the result of a dare which he took while having lunch with some of his former colleagues from the senate. He spoke for five minutes from the seat he held as the senator from Missouri, dwelling largely on the "auld lang syne" theme. READING PUBLIC: 49 Per Cent Heard It is probably a safe surmise that Secretary of State George Marshall was shocked clear down to the bottom of his briefcase- - when a Gallup poll revealed that only about 49 per cent of America's voting population had heard or read of his celebrated plan for repairing and rebuilding Europe's shattered economy. On the other hand, he could take some consolation from the fact 57 per cent of those who were aware of the Marshall plan also approved of it. (Tbe plan, in simplt terms, was a initely Communist-dominatesuggestion to tbe European nations that they get together to work out NEW SPLIT: their economic salvation on a cooperap basis. Playing a major tive, Peace Treaty role in financing tbe recovery would Russia's rejection of the United be American money obtained through States proposal for drafting a Japa- taxation of both the 49 per cent who nese peace treaty is showing up as bad beard of tbe plan and tbe 1 per another breach in the already badly cent who hadn't.) Here is the first question which weakened structure of American-SoviGallup pollsters asked: unity. In addition, it may delay indefi"Have you heard or read about the Marshall plan for nitely work on a peace treaty for helping Europe get back on its Japan which, the United States confeet?" tends, is an absolute necessity if the conquered nation is to get back on its economic feet American proposals for beginning the task of writing a treaty on August 19 were turned down by Moscow on the grounds that the U. S. was attempting to act unilaterally and without having made with any previous agreements Great Britain, China or Russia. Major question now facing the United States and other nations inThose who had heard of the plan terested in making progress on a Far East peace settlement is were asked: "What Is your opinion of the whether to go ahead with the writplan?" ing of the Japanese peace treaty without Russia. j 22 j 21 self-hel- et ft GUN TOTER: Coincidence For a few minutes Washington police thought they might have a would-bassassin on their hands when they picked up a man carrying a gun inside the capitol just after President Truman had made a visit to the senate chamber. But Clifton R. H. Spires, 39, of Augusta, Ga., arrested on a charge of carrying concealed weapons, appeared more confused than anyone else about the affair. He seemed to think that he had grudge against Notes of a Bystander the ine tate Watch: Many one-hal- women up at the Columbia university faculty section are reported soooo fluttery over General Eisenhower's appointment They're all getting perms, new fall outfits, etc. . . . Observation: In the papers a photo o( Harry Truman's birthplace disclosed that it now is occupied by a loan firm! The Keeley institute of Illinois (where drunks are dried up) explodes the cinematic legend that newspaper men are rumpots. Out of 12,012 palcoholics treated there (between 1930 and '46) only 95 were newspaper men. The oth-ers were architects, brokers, bank' ers. But topping the list for worst tipplers (hold 'er, Newt!) were farmers. k The Show Folks: The lass named Helen Westcott started playing in "The Drunkard" 13 years ago as the baby. As understudy to all the femmes in the cast (although' she rarely goes on) she is the troupe's most useful member. Helen can play all the roles, and has. hat-chec- Quotation Marksmanship: M-Johnson: She nagged him into another woman's life. He's the vice of experience. Percy Faith: Her eyes lit up like two vamps. . . . Corey Ford: She learned to say things with her eyes that others waste time putting into words. Hecht-O'Rourk- e: ... ... APPOQYE has been elected grand exalted ruler of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. PAUL MALWN 1948 Race Is Like a Pretzel TPHE political situation Is shaping up like an unterminated pretzel. You can see the curves up to now plainly enqugh. But where the dough maze will wind up, nobody knows. Dewey went out to make character In the West. From New York with 96 convention delegates, he went out to the six delegate states, not to gather party votes, as popularly supposed, but chiefly to gather a political disposition. Candidates often make the same trek for the same purpose at this stage. If Dewey went after delegates, he should have come down to Washington to see the Republicans in both houses of congress. This is where the delegates are. Senator Martin has the 76 or so from Pennsylvania in an inside pocket. Senators Taft and Bricker could tell Dewey about Ohio, and probably also Indiana and Illinois, although it might not be anything Dewey wants to hear. Speaker Martin could Issue Massachusetts and probably all New England like script Harold Stassen could tell him about Minnesota and perhaps Iowa; Wherry about Nebraska; Baldwin about Connecticut, and so on. Dewey could take a pencil and paper, come to Washington at much less railroad fare and ascertain he lacks a majority of delegates without favorite son support. He might win a few primaries next spring and show some strength (this is what he is figuring on, they say) in which case the boys might come up to his backroom at Albany. So while Dewey Is supposed to be making a runaway race out of It, no one will predict where he goes from here. Taft is going west himself, and will Identify himself while there as the only prominent opponent of Dewey te date. As a footnote, the poll disclosed that while public opinion was generally in favor of Marshall's proposal, support would decline sharply if taxes bad to be raised in order to put it through. Canada has consistently occupied first place. Countries next in importance in providing Income or American direct investments wer , Venezuela, Chile, the United Cuba, Argentina, Brazil and King-dom- Mexico. Largest single Income producer was the petroleum industry, which accounted for 170 million dollars in 1946. Manufacturing was second with returns approximating 130 million dollars. Mining and smelting produced 65 million dollars; public utilities, 50 million; agriculture, 43 million; 4UttribiiUm industries. 40 million, and other industries, 20 million. ' V i & LEADS DUTCH FORCES . . . Lt Gen. S. H. Spoor issued an order of the day announcing opening of hostilities between Dutch forces and Indonesian troops, following collapse of negotiations between Dutch and Indonesian governments. H. I. PHILLIPS Comments on the Day's News J. Caesar Petrillo admits VANISHING AMERICANISMS "Remember, we have to bold our customers!" "One overcharged patron is a lost Patron." "Our job is to make the customer feel be got his money's worth." Rationing is coming back, it Is freely predicted, there being no other way that we can send to Europe the things required. Everything "POINTS," as it were, that way. ' One nice thing about war In the old days was that yon could almost always tell when it was ever. before a house committee that he draws down about $60,000 a year, which we assume helps immeasurably to sustain his love of music. t f VI don't think the cause of atomic energy has been served by this disclosure of the theft of certain data." t Senator Hickenlooper. - r.-- The cause, we take It, is better served by Just letting the secrets be stolen and saying nothing about it whatever.' rn short, the senator be-- , lieves that whether the bomb should be dropped or not, the matter of its proper protection should be. ' mJ i 4 I i t 4 ;4 i . , ' WALTER SHE AO political discussion of export controls. The Rev. Peter Marshall, chsplaliv asked Divine Guidance ' and said: "May freedom be seen not at the right to do aa we please," but as the opportunity to please to do what Is right. May It ever be understood that our liberty Is under God and can be found nowhere else. Let us, as a nation, not be afraid of standing alone for the rights of men, ilnre we were born that way, as the only nation on earth that came Into being 'for the Glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith.'" And in answer to an objection by Senator Taft over continuing export controls on fata and oils at "illogical." Sen. Alexander Wiley of said: "There Is surh a thing aa the higher loglo of the mind and soul. Oor responafbility Is to keep our own economy healthy and at the tame time attempt to perform the function of the Good Samaritan in helping to make other peoplrs adequate." In debate over farm price supports. Sen. Milton Young of North Dakota said price of wheat In the Argentine without controls wat between $5 and pt per bushel. Arguing for continuing controls. Senator Young said American farmert would be tickled to tign a contract for five yeart at $1.50 a bushel rather than face the possibility of $3 wheat thit year and probably wheat In a couple of yeart. ... CINDERELLA MAN Ross Lockrldge Jr., professor of English, father of four children, was down to his last $100 when he heard that his first novel, "Rain-tre- e County," had won novel award 1 0PtM)N I ELKS' HEAD MAN . . . Lafayette A. Lewis, Los Angeles attorney, A iwE .::. :. Good Samaritan Congress Plays 'T'HE senate was about to convene for a e tributed to an increase of direct ln- vestments abroad. These are direct private business investments not government loans. They include principally foreign branches and subsidiaries of American enterprises and foreign companies in which Americans own more than 25 per cent of the voting stock. f Abfiut of the 1946 income, or 273 million dollars, was received from Latin America, and 128 million dollars, from Canada. The remaining fourth was divided between Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. Among the countries involved. SEEK WORLD'S OPINION . . . Eugene PuIIiam, Indianapolis, Ind., newspaper publisher, and his wife scan world atlas preparatory to leaving on world tour to find out what the plain people all over think of the United States. WALTER WINCHELL of Peak Foreign Income Reported Compensating in an infinitesimal degree for the vast sums of United States money which have flowed abroad during the postwar era for relief of devastated countries, earnings on American InIn vestments foreign countries reached a new peak of 520 million dollars last year, it is revealed in a department of commerce survey. The return, highest in history, surpassed by 18 per cent the best year of the 1930s and was well above the preceding peak of 474 million dollars earned in 1928. For 1938. top year of the '30s. the figure was 440 million dollars. The higher return was largely at- - isiawimminimiiiitTi ACCORDING to the diplomatic grapevine from Athens, the NOT ALL OUTGO WASHINGTON. t ' Communist uprisings inside Greece were carejlx. timed not s fully by the Communists, but by the WASHINGTON. 150, to 1947 Motive Behind Greek Revolt Top Republicans Angling For Presidential Candidacy mean to warn, to to notify, Or does Thursday, August 7, THE TIMES- - NEWS, NEPHL, UTAH PAGE TWO Worth $150,000. Wis-cons- in WRIGHT PATTERSON - i. ; .... V ' , I life-disci- pline A ' rw ; temporarily, the physical hardening. We may not, we hope we do not, hare to fight another war, bat war or no war, military training for all the young men of America will make far a better and more cltisrn-hiIt will give U that large percentage that needed training Mm have tint had. sor-emf- p. . i Ylt Military Training Will Aid Youth I JNIVERSAL mflitary training would instill in young men the two esrentials of the toldier't and endurance. Theje two essential come from training, and with that training comet a physical hardening that adds stamina. Universal military training would give to our young men those two first essential, and. " . i Q i .NKW SKCKETARY . . . Kenneth was appointed by President Truman as secretary of war lo Mirrrrd Robert Patterson who resigned after seven year In flic war department. Royall r Royall in-d- e creUry of wr. |