Show WHOPS NEWS THIS WEEK by LEMUEL F PARTON NEW EW YORK just a year ago 1190 will H hays noted a possibly re regrettable gret table tendency of the movies toward escapism this led to on o n u r billy hays now he was sue suc A matter of combing to the verbal enchant ments of the hollywood intelligentsia that all ali blew over but here Is mr hays today frankly proclaiming himself a eu demonist our somewhat con serva lve tive dictionary Is a bit vague about it but in his rough outlines a eu demonist seems to be one who believes believe in fairies in his annual report as president ot of the motion picture producers distributors of america mr hays cites with satisfaction the record box office success of snow white and the seven dwarfs and Is happy that there are still a number of left in the world the there u is no disparaging or invidious reference to non but since mr hays also reports with gratification that there are no isms iams and no social significance in snow white it is perhaps a fair inference that such black witchery Is the dramatic antithesis practicing law in sullivan ind inda the homespun sagacious mr hays was no rising young that came later he was however a rising young youn 9 republican politician and a presbyterian elder one of the deftest inner circle technicians of the indiana party tournaments where professional standards and scoring are high that led him inevitably to what statesmen of his earlier day used to call political preferment and as postmaster general in president hardings cabinet he exercised political power of wide range and penetration tra tion for seventeen years now he has headed the moving picture industry A round of eight I 1 czar Is out when prefers bill he left his cab As his hi handle inet post P and now about 28 companies putting out highly vociferous ci films no wonder he believes in fairies he like to be called czar preferring just plain bill if there Is any call tor for an informal salutation hearing him wind up in an address or even in casual talk one could understand how he could ve be a eu demonist as he invokes the founding fathers or the palladium of our liberties against this or that but he usually coppers such oratorical bets with a remark like this and alter after all it probably work thus he is revealed as what might be called a pragmatic eu demonist in his county seat town own he inherited his fathers land law business A fragile man with a slight limp and hutst outstanding an ding ears he has the mannerisms of the country lawyer and hel he wins over opposition as he used to win juries with a winsome and disarming smile he is at times a eaphe mist as well as a eu demonist insisting for or instance that censorship is merely self regulation 11 several years ago he was worrying because ca use the movies were going masochist 11 sullivan indiana Is still home base for mr hays and he be is the town towns I 1 a favorite son in spite of his philological flare up I 1 IT T WOULD be fine if we had a cash register which would ring up a true prophecy when it was turned in about a year and a half ago george called huert assistant secre moves early tary 0 of state former consul general at berlin called adoll adolf hit lers next moves as clearly and accurately cura tely as a for an old fash cloned barn dance he turned in to the state department a precise statement of what der fuehrer had on his mind now lully fully validated and certified naturally it got little attention because it was obviously incredible the nazis cant caff say it was a prejudiced opinion when hitler bitle 1 was emerging mr Nesser smith thought evolution would follow revolution and everything would work out nicely he changed his mind when dr albert einstein suffered certain indignities iju in getting his bis passport mr was unjustly accused of responsibility this was all straightened out oui an and d president roosevelt upped him its as minister to Au austria sirls he returned to his present prea ent post in july 1838 1938 he was tor for 14 years superintendent ot of the delaware before entering the con consular iular service 6 0 consol consolidated new W idva service L c |