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Show Martin 0s Step -- Saving Shel Is Simple to Build Likely GOP Dark Horse DREW PEARSON Contest Between Taft,Dewey Decisive in Republican Race Town Bucks Black Market hardy little town of International Falls, Minn. THE city in the U. S. would rather buck tempera40-bel- tures than buy fuel oil on the black market. Hearing of the town's fortitude, President Truman, himself, )romised to send an emergency cargo to the rescue at regu-a- r By BAUKHAGE anti-inflati- News Analyst and Commentator. ed But the Dewey following is confident, even in the face of the latest Roper poll, which shows that Harold Stassen is the only Republican (now that Eisenhower is out) who could win four out of the six major geographical regions of the country from Mr. Truman! The poll says Stassen leads MARGARINE STRATEGY . . . Rep. Edward A. Mitchell (Rep., everywhere but in the solid South. 4- acted as host at a capitol luncheon for congressmen and members Ind.) Suppose the solid South should own family and is kept alive with of women's leagues who favor repeal of the present taxes on oleomaras Democratic close the from party, in contacts split the armed personal garine. Donning a chef's bulging cap, Mitchell demonstrated the services. I simply say this to the they indicated housewives must go through to color their margarine at home. process orin voter: they might to the rebuke der You may have a tremendous President for his for a man's military respect so called record, but that doesn't mean civil you'd call him in if your child rights message had appendicitis. Politics is just which recomas much of a profession as medmended anti-lyncicine or the law. We need a trained leader in this fair practices legislation, particular kind of leading. Maybe Following the first blush of joy S- iwhich is labelled we will get one. Maybe we won't over the spirit of deflation which " by seemed to have been evoked by the AID BURDEN: southern Speaker Joe Martin many commodity market price slump, Taft's Plank l? critics? Well, sup- Universally Popular U. S. citizens began to realize that Sen. Robert Taft, Ohio's G.O.P. as and Stassen has certain qualities of complications might set in. pose that, BAUKHAGE to the White House, started of the date of this leadership with which he seems to aspirant Most significant hidden gimmick off another campaign jog around have impressed the people inter- behind the poll (February 5), Stassen has it. to market skid the West by offering a thoroughly Still the stick to their viewed by the Roper pollers. But be the development thatappeared the price message calculated to prediction of Dewey, which they unless Stassen could "sweep the pri- decline might, in the words of Sen. Republican to a appeal make with tears in their eyes, in- maries" I'm frankly quoting my Scott Lucas (Dem., 111.), "eliminate western voters.large portion of the smoke-filled r chief crystal-gazehe hasn't a all possibility" of income tax restead of smoke from the The United States cannot allow chance at this writing. There doesn't ductions room where decisions are supthis year. its foreign aid program to jeopardseem to be a chance of his sweeping posed to be made. And that apparently was the cauI wish that you people could have the primaries, and anyhow there tious but considered opinion of the ize freedom at home, he said in his first stopping place. aren't states which have d many lunchattended that g senate finance Chicago, entire "We should not be actuated by eon at the National Press club when adopted this device, which it was committee, of which Lucas is a purely altruistic desire to improve Gen. Dwight Eisenhower spoke and thought could beat the "smoke-fille- d member. the condition of a introduced his successor, Gen. room." Sen. Owen Brewster (Rep., Me.), lot of other people Omar Bradley, as chief of staff. Now, the man who is going to also a finance committee member, who have failed for be nominated is the man who It was a good talk, and yon expressed a concurring view, pointcenturies to do the in y wins the contest of it. read the out that gen report any appreciable probably ing job themselves. (always, as of NOW). That You also probably have read the eral price decline "certainly would "We want peace doesn't mean it will be Taft or have to be taken into consideration" report of the question and and does But it mean Dewey. prosperity that Eisperiod which General by Republicans in their it will be the man who, although throughout the enhower permitted, and which plans. world to eliminate he hasn't enough votes on this was one of the best news conAnother member of the group. a threat to our own prelim, can pick up enough inferences that's what it turned Sen. Harry Byrd (Dem., Va.) said freedom, but it is dependent votes in later conout to be that I ever have atthat if a decline of market prices certainly not worth tests to see him through. At the a tended. Members who couldn't into business recession, develops while to adopt a present writing, it looks as if it probably would have "a considget in were standing up, cocking policy so foreign were there of TAFT those enough 12 to 15 the erable effect" on tax reduction. ears, deep outside on our burdensome to votes nominate "changeable" to entrances the dining room. "I certainly am not going to vote own people that it will destroy at Dewey. for any bill that would put the treashome the very freedom we are tryNaturally some questions dealt If with the Eisenhower withdrawal the it's neither Dewey nor Stassen, ury in a deficit position," said Byrd. ing to protect." wise guys in Washington say it While the senators' statements restatement issued late in January.. There was expressed a major The night after the Eisenhower will be none other than Speaker Joe flected a good deal of pussyfooting plank in Taft's campaign platform: who never insulted a of at and Martin, least temporary surge anybody Careful control of! the foreign aid withdrawal, which most Republicans and Democrats considered as final. and has more friends in and out of indecision with regard to tax reduc- program in the light of a I happened to be with two die- Washington than winner in a crap tion in the light of the market how it may effect this nation's dowhen everyone else is broke. slump, it was obvious that they mestic economy. hard, right-winRepublicans, who game wouldn't even admit they were as Without ever pulling any rough were thoroughly concerned with this Also, it was consistent with his of more turn Martin Joe has events. stuff, peoput activities in congress where he has happy as they were. They kept sayset to him under their which ple willing obligation Theory been making that theory felt with ing, why couldn't he have said that much earlier if he meant it, and than any man I know in congress. plans awry is that a continued regard to approval of the Marshall y of when For the example slump commodity market prices plan. anyhow he has left a loophole so he fight was at its hottest, a would bring down the national incan run, if not now, in 1952. Republican congressman come and tax receipts, thus render- U. N. PLUM: I couldn't see that. I knew a lot of certain came to Joe and said: "I'm sorry, ing any major tax reduction perRepublicans thought Eisenhower's Joe, I've got to bolt. My constituTo Europe ilous. letter was an absolutely honest Decision on where the United fc ency doesn't want this bill." Joe statement, dictated by the reasondidn't argue. He simply said: SOIL CONTROL: will hold its 1948 assembly tlons an of honest untrained man, ing meeting will mean that some Euroin politics, it is true, but speaking "Don't worry. I understand your State or Federal? situation perfectly. We'll get the will get a healthy, from his heart. One of the springtime battles now pean city votes anyhow. Forget it." plum tossed in its lap. There isn't space to repeat Eisenconcern in will up congress That man is Joe's friend for life. shaping Because the choice of a site for hower's long statement in which he the issue of whether the national the Some years ago, a magazine coming meeting probably will farm erosion program should be involve said, among other things: that much money there is a took a secret poll of the Washfederally or state controlled. "I am not available for and considerable ferment of anxiety in ington correspondents to deterFireworks are scheduled to begin the cities of Paris, Brussels, Geneva could not accept nomination for mine the most "useful" man in in March when the house agriculture or the Hague, principal contenders high political office. My decicongress. He was to be judged committee opens hearings on a bill for the honor. sion is definite and posiby his "integrity, Intelligence, tive. sponsored by Rep. Harry D. Cooley Trygve Lie, U. N. secretary-generaindustry and influence." Joe got (Dem., N. C.) which would turn the highest vote of anyone in just back from a tour of Euro"The necessary and wise subover the soil conservation program, pean cities, has made a factual reeither bouse or senate. ordination of the military to Not long ago there was one of operated by the agriculture departport without actually recommendcivil power will be best susthose big parties here, periodically ment since 1935, to state land grant ing any one spot. He did, however, tained . . . when lifelong pronarrow the field down to those four thrown by various visiting firemen. colleges. fessional soldiers abstain Along with the transfer of author-iet- y cities. It was a regular stampede, but from seeking high political office. The 57 member nations of the would go about 10,500 departsome way I managed to back Joe I would regard It as unMartin into a corner with my two ment agents who administer the general assembly decided at last alloyed tragedy for our country Washington-wisassistants. Joe is a program in about 2,000 districts. fall's session to hold the 1948 parley if ever should come the day bachelor, and these two women are That will provide a point of strong in Europe, possibly to get away nhen commanders military not lacking in either brains or controversy, as will the measure's from the scene of their erstwhile might be selected with an eye to their future potentialities in pulchritude. They'd both met the provision for federal grants to help rather futile efforts. bills. the political field." speaker before, more or less pro- states foot their the switch from federal experience to handle the project General Sherman said: "I will not fessionally, anyhow rather formally. to Pushing state control most strongly is the satisfactorily. run if nominated and will not serve This wasn't formal. Neither of them national a is farm bureau, one of the Like Republican. Currently operating under an anif elected." and all other Washingtonians, most powerful lobbies in Washing- nual budget of 39 million dollars, But what motivated Sherman . . . me, are voteless and more or less ton, on the 'grounds that the soil federal soil conservation service they and Eisenhower? neutral between the parties. Both of conservation program would ac- has 10,500 persons working '"ith The sincere belief expressed in them fell for Joe Martin hard. And complish more under state authorfarmers, helping prepare conservaEisenhower's statement that a man it wasn't because it it Leap Year ity. tion plans which the farmers may of purely military training wasn't and Joe is a bachelor. They are both The federal program has not been accept or reject for the Job? stateequipped (That So far it has prepared conservahappily married (the only kind of as effective as it should be so far, ment, as you know, was thrown assistants my wife and I hire). the farm bureau contends. But op- tion plans for 478,123 farms coverback at Eisenhower as a sideswipe At rate, Joe Martin is a good ponents of the transfer counter with ing 131,855,608 of the country's one at Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who dark any horse to watch. the argument that the states lack billion acres of farm land. has emphatically NOT said that he didn't choose to run.) I have spoken of the Elsenhower STILL family at some length before in this I column. do not claim to be more than an acquaintance. But, as I said, when General Eisenhower's statement came over the wire, I was firmly convinced that there wasn't It was 600 years ago, in 1348, that mentioned in the Bible can be con- plague to him. In one form the eny equivocation in it. And I am glad that the press and their friends the Black D;alh swept ravenously sidered "true plague" and traced disease even may be communicated heard Eisenhower answer the ques- through Europe, killing about 25, through history to 1320 B. C. It is between humans. tions as he did, giving back steel for 000.000 persons, to take its place as believed to have started in lower According to the U. S. health servsteel on every throw. one of the greatest calamities of all and in a few centuries ice, plague among rodents exists in Egypt, There was a big sigh of relief, of time. many places In the world today, inHistorians estimated that by the "spread to the ends of the inhabit- cluding a great part of this country. course, when the Republican and Democratic leaders knew Eisen- end of the century the Black Death able world." Outbreaks have occurred among huThe black rat of Asia, which carh bubonic plague had killed hower was out. I felt the same way, man beings on the west coast, and bubonic ries but for a different reason. My reaplague, probably was rodent plague has been of Europe's entire population. reported as son for being glad that Eisenhower In China another 13.000.000 died in introduced into Europe by returning far inland as Kansas. However, offiIsn't going to be President as he an outbreak of the disease at about crusaders in the 12th century. They cials do not fear any outbreak of the would have multiplied sufTlciently to Black would have been on any ticket if he the same time. Death in the United States. be noticed In Europe within a cenhad run is the same reason he put Even to this day the seeds of buMed, cat scientists recently have forth. 1 have tremendous respect (or bonic plague are scattered through- tury, and history books say they ap- discovered that the sulfa drugs are him, personally, professionally. 1 out the world. Since 1893 it is esti- peared at that time. valuable in treatment and believe am not professional soldier, but mated that more than 12.000. 000 perIt wasn't until around 1900 that It that the new drug, streptomycin, my experience as a wartime soldier sons have died of it in India. was definitely established that the may prove so also. New and more is reinforced by an indirect impresAuthorities don't know where or black rat harbors the disease. The flea and rat killers, includsion of military thought which goes when the plague first began, but rat is bitten by a flea; the flea then powerful DDT and the poison are back for mar generations in my some say that epidemic disease bites a man And ransmits the ing proving extremely effective. NEWS REVIEW "anti-souther- Peril Seen for Tax Cut; Soil Control Row Due h, anti-poll-ta- "pro-Negro- ;...L.-Wa- i over-crowde- Taft-Dewe- an-w- er tax-cutti- g tax-cutti- Taft-Hartle- ... ... l, ... ... e g d SCIENCE on prices. As this is written, the crystal ball gazers say that the 5' 8" governor of the Empire State is going to be the next President of the United States. Some people will question this, and three, six or more months from now, even my private crystal-gazer- s may revise their predictions. black-moustach- Thursday. February 26, 1948 THE TIMES- - NEWS, NEPHI, UTAH PAGE TWO TRYING Plague Struck 600 Years Ago International Falls almost straddles the Canadian border. A recent cold spell pushed the mercury out the bottom of the thermometer. Simultaneously, certain unscrupulous oil dealers brought In fresh supplies and jacked up their prices. Rather than pay black market rates, many citizens closed their homes and doubled np with relatives and neighbors. One angry gronp threatened to overturn an incoming track, and the nervous dealer started arming his tracks. Other citizens wrote to their congressman, young John Blatnik, who In turn went to see the President. Mr. Truman promised immediate action. Note The oil industry willingly sent 10 tank cars to another Minnesota town, St. Cloud, which had less need than shivering International Falls. The reason: St. Cloud is in the district of powerful ways and means chairman Harold Knutson, who writes the taxes. WALTER WINCHELL Notes of a Bystander Dullest revelation in the nfacturers papers: That the Z in Communist chief William Z. Foster's name stands for Zebulon. . , . Baylor university has a course in radio Wouldn't a good memory be more helpful? . . . Only half the wordage John Steinbeck brought back from Russia is being published. Broadway Piffle: Rent parties have resumed in Harlem. They were invented daring the depression. . . Aren't draft board members getting letters discussing their availability for service again? . . . Perfume biz is at an e low, with man- all-tim- bottles. weeping into their Characters in Search of a Colyumist: d little Abie, a bland-face- d Chinese. Owns a Chatham Square laundry (Chinatown). 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If the board of United States Steel or General Motors would fix the cost of steel or lop off $1,000 from the price of an automobile without first finding out what it costs to make steel or to build a car, the stockholders would be the first to declare the directors were crazy and demand a new board. Congress Is the board of directors or the V. 8. government. And without first finding out how much it's going to cost to run the government this year, the house has passed a tax reduction bill lopping off 16,500,000,000 In taxes, which is equivalent to cutting the price of the car. But de the stockholders declare the board la crasyf The law says that congress "shall" first determine an overall cost ol government by not later than February 13. When they do that, then they shall trim the services of government to fit the cloth or the cost. 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