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Are We io Have an Iron Curtain, Too? TAKE MY WORD FOR IT Tuesday, October 28, I947 The Daily Sun PALS PULL FOR EISENHOWER By DREW PEARSON I Facing this overpowering array were two WASHINGTON Some of General Eisen- government lawyers, Charles Weston of the San Bernardino Fifty-Fourth Year Published daily except Sunday, and Sunday howcr's comrades-in-arms are licking tneir i justice department ana Walter wooden of in comoimmon 'n lips over the prospect of his being president the federal trade commission, whose salaries The Sun Company of San Bernardino, Call- ciaooo United States. less than $10,000 each. a year of the fornia. I At a Washington dinner party the otherl Weston opened the case for the government EDITORIAL night, guests crowded around vivacious An-jby citing the sealed bids submitted to supply Hiony prexel Riddle of the Philadelphia bank-; cement for the U. S.

penitentiary at Leavening family whom F.D.R. elevated from court worth, Kan. Seven independent producers tennis champion to U. S. ambassador to Fo- submitted bids each identical down to a ten-land.

I thousandth fraction of a cent regardless of Year of Politics By FRANK COLBY THERE (IS? ARE?) (Scrapbook Item) A teacher writes: "If you want a new star in your crown, give us a commonsense article on the error of beginning a sentence with "There is" or "There's" and following with a plural noun or nouns, as: "There's lots of people at the game." Somehow. I've been unable to get the point over to my English class. My assistant, Dr. Etaoin Shrdlu, says, "Harumph! 'There' is often used pronominally as a grammatical, especially anticipatory, subject. Harumph!" Just about a year from now the nation As guests gathered around Tony, admiring how far they had to ship the cement.

On will be preparing to go to the polls to vote his medals, Gen. Edwin Sibert, intelligence another occasion, the Illinois highway com-for president. officer, remarked: mission requested bids for delivery to 102 And with election a year away ineie mny, youa oeuer noi ro mhck iu r.uiuin-. uiuuieni acsunauons. rine producers Dia an get aboard the Eisen- identical price hml'' G'yflw1 Hum complete uncertainty as to who will be one stay in this country and of the candidates, "it is obvious that Mr.

hower bandwagon. It's going places. "Here are some 75 different producers," 11- 1 Tonv looked wistful but said nothing. Per- Tmman will be the Democratic nominee I tvi-Miun, Mining ai inousanas or Rut few are willing to make forecasts as haps he remembered the $90,000 he contrib- places, and all using the same system in sub-to who will be his opponent on the Ropub- uteri to the Roosevelt bandwagon before he stantiallv all sales with minor variations." Lean ticket. 'li; ambassadorship, and also how Chip SHOE OFF IN COURT A few months ago ihe GAP.

thought r.nhcrt. then treasurer of the Democratic! Answering the charges, war hero "Wild Now that won't help you out a bit, teacher. I put it in merely to show how fortunate we all are that old Doc. S. is just a research the election was in the bag.

That is national committee, used to phone him in Eu- Bill" Donovan, once G.O.P. chief of 1he anti ro longer the honest belief of very many rope, brazenly hinting that Democratic coffers trust division, denied that the F.T.C. and has nothing to do with the actual writing of this column Republican leaders. Mr. iruman, vnn-e were very low and the state department was iouna any evidence or an industry-wide agree-political standing was at a low-ebb a year avidly eyeing his job.

not to undersell each other. Supreme Bo has staged a come-back. Unless there Whether he remembered or not, the Demo- court justices, however, were skeptical, is" another shift in public sentiment he is Cratic Mr. Biddle did not move to join the "If a customer in Ohio wanted to buy to be easily defeated. Eisenhower bandwagon.

ment from Atlas," interrupted Justice Stan- There was a time v. hen many Repub- Note General Sibert, in charge of General ley Reed, "how would Atlas know what price licans thought Governor Dewey of New Bradley's intelligence and who let the U. S. to quote?" York would have the power to take the Army get caught asleep in the battle of the! "Well, he would get it out of the field," ex-nomination on the first or second ballot bulge, has now been promoted to a top spot in plained Donovan. "He would have his own of the convention which is to be held next tnP central intelligence group, the super-duper! intelligence system to do that.

They all have. June in Philadelphia, but that idea is intelligence agency of the entire government. 'All they need to do is to send someone out in changing. Twelve people recently were kicked out of that area. They pick it up.

They get it over Rule "There is" introduces a singular noun. "There are" introduces a plural noun or two or more nouns. That's about all there is to it. But perhaps it might be well to give a few examples. Wrong: "There is (there's) hundreds of dollars involved." Right: There are hundreds of dollars in- If not Dewey wno is to De me u.u.i rertral intelligence for suspected disloyalty, tne pnone." he man who refused to believe the Ger-1 "For each transaction, each inquiry, they volved.

-ut nominee" Wrong: "There is (there's) Many anxious Republican leaders are were rnasing in the Ardennes remains have to go through that?" snapped Reed inrr the answer a top executive. wen, nedged the man once entrusted iacis 10 consider. Kigni: HOLLYWOOD VS. CEMENT with enforcement of the antitrust laws underiThere ar many facts to consider. While the house un-American affairs com- Coolidee.

"thev have salesmen in the field. Wrong: "There's John and The California Republican state central wmmiftw and the Republican assembly think Governor Earl Warren should be a made headlines with its Hollywood too, in all of those areas, and those salesmen Mary in a new car." Right: There candidate. The governor has been unwin- hoopla, the supreme court, just across the telephone in That information is coming John and Mary in a new car. ine to toss his hat into the ring. Ana sum Capitol lawn, was quietly making history but every day." wrong: "There been too many delays." Right: There have been too many delays.

Most sentences of this kind may be checked by simply dropping an attitude might be very good politics in- 0 headlines. I As the hearing ground on, government at- deed. Scores of newsmen and photographers torney Weston, who was dressed in long tails If California's governor is to be the jammed the house caucus room to hear Con- and striped pants, idly removed a shoe and GO.P. nominee it will be because the party Thomas of New Jersey gavel down freed his toes. leaders at Philadelphia reach The cor.ciu- pvie writers who demanded a right to be; Hoary ex-Governor Miller wound up the "tnere" and rearranging the rest Fion the Republican party cannot win with- heard.

In the supreme court, however, only argument for the cement industry. As heof tne sentence: out him. fne newsman was present, while about steamrollered down the homestretch. Justice! There (are? is?) hundreds of Tbl is anDarentlv the situation: it is (Wihyi worth of the best lezal brains New Frank Mumhv tried tn a n.itir I dollars involved. Therefore: There probable that Messrs.

Dewey and Taft are york could muster listened to a dreary but 1 "I've only got five minutes, your honor," strong enough to prevent the nomination vjta arsurnent jr0jPg to the roots of Ameri- barked Miller, rushing on with his oratory, of either; it is doubtful that either is can free enterprise. wall street CRACKDOWN ftrong enough to take the nomination lor case was the federal trade eommis-1 When Wall street's gilt-edned leeal talent are hundreds of dollars involved. There (are? is?) John and Mary in a new car. John and Mary are in a new car. Therefore: SULLIVAN'S 2VOTLUOOK himself.

sion's opposition to the cement industry's has- arrived at the justice department to make one There are John and Mary in a The G.O.P. cannot win without carrying formula, by which the cement manu- last effort to sidetrack the hi antitrust a new car. (Copyright, Bell Syndicate, 1947) either New York cr California in elec- in Keokuk, Iowa, sells cement to the crackdown on investment bankers, they had tion. If Dewey is not strong enough to get builder in San Francisco for exactly the same not seen the Washington Merry-go-Round col- the nomination, can the G.O.P. carry New pT-lce he 50is t0 the builder in Keokuk.

In umn of that same morning. York without him? If the conclusion is in ofhpr words, jt is charged that all the nation's However, Gerhard Gesell, attorney for the negative or uncertain then it becomes manufacturers conspire to fix prices, Smith, Barney pulled the column out absolutely necessary that California go Re- So that no matter what the cost of freight of his. pocket, passed it around among his publican. The next question is obvious: shipment, the price of cement throughout the colleagues. With long faces they read that what Republican could carry California.

U.S.A. is just the same. President Truman and Attorney General Tom EUROPEAN CHAOS-SOVIET AlhA By MARK SULLIVAN that country and communism Secretary Marshall suggested that WASHINGTON For weeks i would profit by continued prostra- if the European countries would American opinion has been grop- tion of Europe, in two ways. First, cooperate among themselves for ing toward crystallization about Lonfinued prostration in Europe 'self-help toward recovery, we THANK YOUK.C.B. o.u x.uiUi:.

make the peoples suscepti- might thereafter provide the mate- Therein lies the Strang or uovernor Actually far more than cement was at Clark were determined to crack down on i HE'S A friend of mine. been musi m-Ke me Ilds bIe to communism and Russian 1 rial and financial aid thev wou' i DESPITE THE fact. movinz toward conclusion, with; differences and shadings of atti domination. Second, continued need. Sixteen European nations drain on us to keep Europe alive got together and made the plan would serve communism bv brine-! for self-heln.

In this status the tude on the question involved. Warren. Nothing that ne couia no as in in tJ.e preme court hearing. For the Wall street's investment monopoly, would active candidate would alter that picture. industry follows the same basing-point not compromise on the long-delayed antitrust Aside from the California situation, Gov- monopolistic system, so that upon the supreme case, emor Warren has attracted wide attention rourts ruling' partly depends the future of, Nevertheless, Donald C.

Swatland of Cra-in Republican circles of the country. Every" American competition. vath, De Gersdorff, Swaine Moore, repre- Californian who goes east is asked about Tvat is wh. so of the top sentinSr Kuhn. Loeb acted as spokes- their governor.

His reputation as an able lawyers overflowed the court to such an ex- man. He made a Dlea to iustice department HE'S ONE of those. WHO HOLDS the belief. THAT MOST everybody. IS OUT to gyp you.

IF HE has a chance. The whole of our aid to Europe jn? threat of Insolvency and col-1 decision ahead of us and congress is ot three Kinds ana amounis lapse to the leading capitalist whether to provide the needed country in the world. financial and material aid to their AND ALL I do. administrator has spread throughout TPnt that thoy had t0 cjt jn the spectators' officials that the 17 biz houses which had LAUGH at him Faced by these conclusions, recovery. country.

His election and reelection a -vHd Bill Donovan, grizzled World ways been allowed to combine on financing AND LET it go. state with a heavy Democratic registration war I hero, represented the cement institute, were unwilling to disband now. I AND, ANYWAY, have demonstrated that he knows how to At his side sat fiery, silver-thatched Nathan: Justice department attorneys listened, stood A WHILE ago. get the votes of the independentsthe men ex-governor of New York, backed by pat. The government suit against Wall street HE WAS on a trip.

First, the immediate aid, to facilitate which we are now saving food. About this urgent aid to avert immediate distress in Europe there is little or no contention. This aid is expected to last Europe until about Dec. 1. A second and larger installment of aid, amounting to something over 500 million dollars, is called for to tide Europe over the winter a period described by President Truman as from December until March.

io otr.rr hamsters, including is expected shortly. U. S. S'eel's chief counsel, Roy Blough. 'Copyright, 1947, by the Bell Syndicate) iiniii; MASTER OF HOOPLA By BILLY ROSE ineapolis.

I shall always treasure Reader's Digest never asked lit- the front page story announcing tie Willie to write a piece for its' ne engagement of "Carmen "Most Unforgetable Jones." The headline read, "Rose series, but if it did, he'd pull the Forgives Minneapolis." stops out of his typewriter and' But Minneapolis was Just a UP NORTH somewhere. AND DRIVING for hours. HE HAD grown sleepy. AND HAD stopped his car. BY THE side of the road.

AND WAS taking a nap. AND SOMETHING awoke him. enu women wno inMM on iin n.i choice regardless of party. The independent voters will elect the next president of the United States, as they have elected every president during a close contest. There are other elements in the G.O.P.

picture, however. In recent months there has been increasing discussion of the names of General Eisenhower and General MacArthur. The REDS' 'WAR CRIMINALS' LIST AND A tough looking fellow. UP TO CONGRESS reminisce about Ned Alvord, the warm-up for Ned bout with the By CONSTANTINE BROWN "There is no point in going into his antece- WITH HIS hands on the frame WASHINGTON-Soviet "mud-slinging" at dents, if for no other reason than that thpv rc ttut 4- imperial Japanese government. In former indicates he is much in the position American political and military figures is con- make one sick." IRV wmY'ir he had slr-'nt It is the third lorm or aia duoui advance agent, which there is discussion accom- Npd show business 30 of Governor Warren: he does not intend to nrvi in many Washington quarters as no' The official broadcaster in Moscow evident- WAS LOOKING in at him.

mere sport engaged in by Andrei Vishinsky, had forgotten that Mr. Winchell until last1 AND THAT was that, deputy Ruian foreign m.nister. and his yar bad leaned way over backwards to AND AFTER some words, acolytes in the Soviet tirees and radio. It has become a candidate. Many Americans, however, believe that if the Republican convention would nominate the chief of pan.

a'-y as a hi f(jr the Ithat up to now Barnurn circs, and to this day he than conclusive. The decision lmcsome whenever he's more be made by congress. The nmoiin from a 1934 Alvord arrived in Tokyo to ballyhoo Ihe first American girly-girly show to play that country The star of this clambake was Miss Ha Cha San, a little Swedish girl who hailed from New Orleans. Her dance costume consisted of 10 staff he would accept. General Arthur a deeper motive.

to disnel suspicions about the sincere willing MY FRIEND drove on. win ne Mm-, (h short of naste Perhaps he has made no public comme: The Soviet au'horities, who daily are add- ness of the Kremlin to cooperate for the crea- WHILE THE touch lookine fellow, mentioned is some 16 hi ion uui-i CUl 10 ine I'UMUMK-i a jjuru in iij home in the will do so when he comes lars over some four years cents worth of silver paint. Short- and way of the roadside fence, Last spring our government "hill it like a circus" sells 'y after Ned hung up his derby, in- r.ew American names to Tneir warmon- tion of a peaceful world. WENT THE other way. Z'-r" list, are waging a campaign of terrorism' HONORED PLACES AND AN hour later, and intimidation based on the conviction and Of course the top-ranking American gen- AT A luncheon place, execution of German "warmongers" after Prals and admirals all have honored places BESIDE THE road, trials before allied tribunals.

'on the list of war criminals, as have some HE MADE discovery. Moscow is now reminding Americans in lesser lights, like Capt. Ellis M. Zacharias, 1 HIS WALLET was gone, public life what they must expect if they in- who waged a clever psychological campaign AND WITHIN the hour, sin on blocking Russian's world-wide program against the Japanese a few months before WITH THE aid of a phone, of expansion. their surrender.

POLICE WERE looking. served two conditions in Europe, more (jcts than "to be or not to Tokyo was plastered with 24 sheets vital to our interest. First, twohf Certain solvent impressarios featuring Miss Ha Cha San as years after the ending of war, wejwj tell you Ned is pretty nearly "The Spirit of Silver." Were still providing immense right- The day before the show was to amounts to save European peoples A)vorfj-s working clothes consist; open, Ned was invited to confer from distress. It was apparently spersuckpr cutaway, a black with the representatives of the sun Ithat this burden upon us would i eollarlof heaven. "Amellican show vellv spring to receive a hero's welcome.

So this may become the picture: the convention will first decide whether it desires either Mr. Dewey or Mr. Taft. If a deadlock develops, then it may determine whether or not it desires one of the generals to head the ticket. No or.e yet knows v.hether the country prefers or does not refer a military man in the White House.

The G.O.P. convention may have to decide. Then could come the decision as to whether the convention would look to the west, to ask the strong man of this generation of Californians to assume the leadership of the party. No one can say for certain what is to happen at Philadelphia in June, but most Ar.drei A. Zhdanov, powerful member of the Even men unknown to the American public, FOR THE tough looking fellow, 'continue until Europe recovered, i Reniih- welcome." thev told Ned.

"but im- i i i imr ---i i politbureau, attacked American "Hit- like Virgil Jordan, president of the National AND WORD had come. lo ena tne nurnen, ny back and rve pellial highness does not allow honorable about recovery ana sen-support on Herbert nekkid toostsies on the part of European countries, UtjQWr ,00 far oft of center, stage." was part of the motive of the Mar-)Ip nQ faj(hr jn banks and a AftPr several hours of gjve-and-shall suggestion. foii hn went to a Turkish bath 'lake over saki and stale fish, the lerites" jn his statement before the Commu- Industrial Conference board, is on the Soviet THAT THEY'D picked him up nist conference in Poland which established list of "warmongers." aND BEFORE driving back, the new Belgrade information bureau. This The Soviet propaganda campaign proclaims TO WHERE it was. at'ack, by the man who is reported to be in that America, spurred by its main political THE MAN was held, line to succeed Stalin, is in keeping with Mr.

figures (omitting, of course, Henry A. Wal-'HE PHONED his wife. Vishinsky's pronouncements in New York lace, Senator Pepper and Senator Taylor), is AND THE very first thing, against individual Americans. ready to wage an "imperialistic war for world SHE SAID to him. The second thing we observed wi)n hm jnsjsts that Ned keeps censors okayed everything in the was that Russia did not want Eu- his monPy jn big bills taped to his California Republicans and many Demo' show except Ihe hpint or Silver.

Ned knew his little turkey was cooked without its feature fash attraction. As the mikado's boys were about to leave, he pulled one out of deep left field. domination." WAS HE'D left his wallet. The Soviet leaders are convinced that the ON THE breakfast table. United States will be militarily defealed.

i AND THAT was that. crats believe the suggestion that this state MAY DRAFT LISTS seek the election of Governor Warren as High Soviet officials are seriously eonsidcr-president to be a proper plan. The West ing. it is said, drafting their war criminal lists rope to recover, uur ouiciais in sninbone. contact with Russian officials, in- NSPRED HOOPLA eluding especially the then Secre- Abojt Npd was tary of State Byrnes who was RPnlins a trpirt mtle revue conducting direct negotiations with jj mjne capd Quiit.

the Russians, looking to establish- nks tQ hjg inspirrd hoopa and ment of peace, came to a dismay- lhm ln aii needs a westerner in the White House and now, placing in them all who, even by impli- mdls now a AND look a nig arm, the nation needs a man of the stature of cation, have refused to kowtow to their ex- precedent, they are preparing the list of men SO HE'D have courage. Governor Warren as president. pansionist aims. This would be in the expec- thcy want in lhe dock whcn their v'c TO CALL the police. itation that after America's defeat no investi- tory complete.

AND ADMIT his mistake. i gat ion would be necessary as to who would ing conclusion-that the Russians jowr tfMJ rountry- whenever the did not want a state of peace injadvfincc Rale wasn-t up t0 snuff EuroPe- I Ned would visit the local ministers I Our officials were forced to be- and protost that "Crazy Quilt" was No Recordings? go to 1he gallows. To ihe average American this seems ridicu- lous and childish. But the Soviet official mind AND THEN he called them. AND I really do think.

HE WAS disappointed. JUST A little bit. IN THAT, after all. HE HAD'NT been robbed. If James Caesar Petrillo means what he neve tnat ine uussians ieu mai.a satUrnalia of wanton rhythm." works differently.

In their broadcasts andj published articles the Russians are already AUNT HET after December 31. They are, he declares I THANK you. in his capacity as president of Ihe union, Unjl(d Secretary of Defense Forrest a'l ined "once and for all that thev c. determined By ROBERT wUILLEN 20 YEARS AGO SO THEY SAY Last minute efforts are being made, particularly in the U. S.

senate, to sidetrack emergency "DP" legislation. It would be less than human to suddenly announce to the displaced persons that instead of writing their papers to freedom, we are carving inscriptions. Herbert Lehman, former governor of New York. I am here to say that we are not a people who forget our friends when they are friends in need. President Truman.

will not make the instrument that will eventually destroy them." Thflt CnnnHc final Put in 1Viq if-mnriA gether with Cardinal Spellman, have been added to the Soviet roll. Their case is dwelt 1 music" industry these words are not taken in Pccuilon fashion in Moscow litnroin, Th, j4 a oroaacasis. "I think I should tell you," he boomed, "that your decision to ban Miss Ha Cha San may provoke international repercussions. More important, Japan may lose face in the land beyond the Pacific." 'TAKES' TOKYO At the phrase "lose face," the Japs paled beneath their pale. "President Roosevelt," trumpeted Alvord, "recently remonetized silver as a gesture of friendship to the orient.

To commemorate the event, a statue called 'the spirit of silver' was placed atop the state house in Denver, the capital of our silver states. Distinguished representatives of your mikado attended the unveiling. It was the Intent of your American cousins to do you honor by sending you the shapely maiden who posed for that statue Miss Ha Cha San." Of course "The Spirit of Silver" opened on schedule, and Ned charged 53 for the piece of sucker bait which had gone begging in America at a 50-cent top. If they ever get around to building a hall of fame for showmen, I think they ought to save a nitch for the man who "took" Tokyo 11 years before V-J day. (Copyright, 1D4.7.

by Billy Rom) (From the files, of Oct. 28, 1927) The Tri-Counties Conservation association estimates that the San Bernardino valley annually loses 100,000 acres feet of water through runoff during storms. The chamber of commerce will mand that the industry circumvent the I. long list of American war criminals Taft-Hartley act, which outlaws bcin da)'y- Alf Landon, Repub- ministered welfare fnnHc anH sr, sianHs in presidential candidate in 1936, and Car- On Sunday the show Would be denounced from Ihe pulpits. On Monday the boxoffice boys usually had to put ice packs on the ticket rack to keep it from igniting.

Ned will never be forgotten in Minnesota. After booking "Crazy Quilt" into a theater in St. Paul, he crossed the river and fast-talked Mayor Anderson of Minneapolis into banning our show. It's the only instance I know where a show was outlawed in a city it had no Intention of playing. Thanks to the page 1 stories, in the papers, we played to capacity business in St.

Paul. The following year Anderson was defeated for reelection. The good citizens couldn't forgive him for "having made Minneapolis a hick towij in the eyes of the world." Alvord wasn't through. A couple of years back, Ned was press-agenting "Carmen Jones" for me. the way of an agreement to renew the ro" Rec('e' (hairman of the Republican na-i present contract.

The union now gets ap- commitiee, were included in the list; i distribute 5,000 copies of. a new 'io-a proximately $2,000,000 a year for its cof- a Wf'PK nopre iS nn'nm not only fcrs from royalties on all records sold. as an enPm' of lne but also as the Mavbe that is all Petrillo is driving at. enemy of American workers and farmers. The THOUGHTS city map.

A short historical sketch of the city is printed on the reverse side. Paving of Kendall drive all the way from Verdemont to Little mountain is being urged by the city as a priority item in the county's next road budget. It is true that he first indicated his inten- principal accusation against Mr. Landon is tion to put a stop to recordings immediate- 1hat h'' to sabotage President Roosevelt's That was the true light, which lighteth ly after congress passed the Taft-Hartley every man that cometh into the world. John act.

Also, the present contract ended the' High on the list of men to be subjected even-' 1:9. ban he imposed in August, 1912, and main- lually to the fiery indictment of Mr. Vinhin-i tamed for 27 war months. He mipht be sky, the Soviet chief prosecuting attorney, is1 In darkness there is no choice. Jt is light contented with the equivalent of a renew- Walter Winchell, the radio commentator.

The; that enables us to see the difference between 1, il the industry can find a way to grant bill of particulars against Mr. Winchell is things; and it is Christ that gives us light. I shorter. His case is summed up as J. C.

and A. W. Hare. I reckon Sue Ellen loves him, The Santa Fe will run a special train to Mesa, Thursday at twenty-five a girl Unas when a new Mormon temple will jit easier to love a man who can be dedicated at that place. I give her a nice home.

This time he did book us into Min- i.