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Mary Margaret Truman, new
princess" of Washington, is tall,
blonde, 81, and junior at George
Washington U. She is a popular
member of Pi Beta Phi sorority,
and is active in college musical or
CARNATIONS. Her soprano voice has
been heard in summer productions
of the Denver Opera company. She
is majoring in voice, and hopes for
a concert career. It's more than
possible that Margaret may be the
first White House bride since Wood
row Wilson'S. day.
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Harry Truman's Life Story Proves Again
'Cabin-to- White House Road Is Still Open

won the election by a wide margin.
Soon after resuning his seat he be-
came interested in reports of ex-
travagance in construction of army
camps. Truman requested funds to
set up an investigating committee,
with himself as chairman Within
a few months the committee un-
covered widespread waste, Excess
sive purchasing, profiteering and in
efficiency in military contracts. In
the first report the committee at
tackled needless waste" amounting
to 500, 100000 in the army's can
Torment construction program.
Plenty to Investigate.
Complaints poured into the COM
mittee's headquarters. One con-
cerned inferior steel plate in naval
construction-an investigation dis
closed serious situation, which was
corrected. The committee brought
about a reversal of policy when
housewives complained about a
shortage of sugar for canning.
Thirty-one reports were issued-all
unanimous on the part of the six
Democratic and four Republican
members. The committee was in
strumental in consolidating the vari-
GUS and conflicting war agencies
into the War Production board. It
helped to end bottlenecks in syn
thetic rubber and aluminium produc-
ton. 1t advocated subcontracting to
small war plants.
"The thing to do is dig this
stuff up now and correct IT,"
Truman declared. IF we rum
this war program efficiently
there won't be any opportunity
for some one to undertake . lot
Of investigations after the war
and cause a wave Of revulsion
that will start this country on tho
downhill road to unprepared-
ness, and put us in another war
in 20 years."
These famous investigations put
the Truman committee" in the
headlines time and again. Senator
Truman grew into a national figure.
President Roosevelt took increas-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-11

ago in the Trinity Episcopal church
Of Independence, Mo-, she Thought
and hoped that she was settling
down to keeping house and doing
church work in her home town."
The new mistress of the White
House prefers to wear blue, as have
several other First Ladies. It goes
well with her blue eyes and gray
hair. But she is not particularly in
terested in clothes. Her hobby is
reading. Dickens and Scott are IA
vorite authors.
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ing interest in him. So did Robert
flanagan, national Democratic
chairman, who knew Truman in
Kansas City. When the dust settled
at the convention in Chicago last
summer, Harry S. Truman found
himself nominated as vice president.
Victory at the polls in November
office in the land.
AS vice president Truman had less
opportunity to act independently
than while in the senate, since as
presiding officer of the upper house
he could not take sides, as often
he wished to do. Unlike his prede-
cessor, Wallace, he did not travel
abroad on any special missions for
the President, but remained in
Washington close to affairs of
state.
Shrewd, Practical Man.
The new President is considered
shrewd and practical man, a mid
dle-of-the-road liberal, with an abili-
ty to get along with conflicting fac
eioiio oAa W Sollil'l OHllSG WllGu
necessary. Capital observers think
he will rise to the demands of the
enormous task ahead as have other
vice presidents suddenly called to
vast responsibilities
Personally, the new President
is a modest-appearing man of al
most 81. He stands feet, 10 inches
tall, weighs about ITO pounds, and is
trim and well proportional. Until
they entered the White House, he
and Mrs. Truman lived in a five
room apartment. They had no
house servants, as Mrs. Truman,
who has been her husbands secre-
tary for years, also preferred to
take care of the apartment herself.
The Humans only child, Mary
Margaret, is studying at George
Washington university. She is 81,
and junior. Her hopes are for a
career in music.
All his life President Truman has
been "joiner." Even as child
he often attended the Presbyterian
Sunday school, although he is a
Baptist. In youth he enlisted in the
National Guard, and stayed in serv-
ice for a dozen years until 1917.
His fraternal connections include
the Elks, the Masons Che was state
Grand Master for Missouri in 1910
41) and the Anah Templars.
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New First Lady Doesn't Like the Spotlight

The new First Lady, Bess Wallace
Truman, has retiring disposition,
although she has been associated
with her husband in public life for
more than 20 years. Much of this
time she has been his secretary and
adviser, listening to his speeches,
answering his mail, and doing other
important duties. Nevertheless, she
has no personal desire to make any
speeches, or to take any active part
u politics.
When she was married Is years
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B A RIBS by Baukhage

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been released by the WPB to make
q, 900 electric fans this quarter.
The owl releases the following
figures on Japanese naval strength:
Total personnel: $780, 900 afioat and
ashore; losses, 262 900, including 25,-
600 naval air forces. The Jap sailor
is rated as good fighter, well-edu-
Gated and trained.
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Slonal speeches and assisted IN party
organization work.
The young mans integrity
and energy were effective and
he was placed on the ticket for
county Judge in Jackson county.
Truman won, and discharged his
duties well during his two-year
term, 1922-24. He was defeated
in his try for reelection, how
ever, the only political setback
IN his career. (The office Of
county Judge in Missouri corre-
spends to county superintendent
In other states.)
Truman studied law at night
during his term of Office, and gained
admittance to the bar. Then in 1925
he was elected presiding judge of
jackson county which includes Kan
sas City, and environs.
Handled GO Million Dollars.
II had charge of the spending Of
$60,O0O,0O0 for highways and public
buildings" Truman said later.
Nobody ever found anything wrong
with that, and it wasn't because
they didn't look, either. We built
more miles of paved roads in Jack
son county than in any other county
in the country, with only two ex-
ceptions."
Truman was repeatedly reelected
to this office until 1884. He had
sought the nomination for governor
in 1880, and for county collector in
1882, but party heads advised him
to wait a little longer. Then in 1884
came the big chance. Pendergast
put Truman on the ticket for the
U. S. senate. This was not such a
favor as it might seem, for Fender
CAST did not expect victory in that
year. By peculiar stroke of luck,
however, the opposition was divided
between two strong candidates, and
Humans own popularity sufficed to
win him a seat in the august. upper
house. During his first term Tru-
man remained somewhat obscure,
making few speeches, and in gen.
eral following the lead of Mis-
souri's senior senator, Bennett
Clark.
Win rev exceptions, Senator Tru-
man supported the party program.
He voted for the. original agricul-
tural adjustment act, the Wagner
labor act, social security, the Ten
nessee valley authority, and the
joining of the World court. In his
second year he voted for the Florida
Ship canal and Passamaquoddy dam
project. The only measure he op-
posed was the Presidents veto of
the bonus payments.
In 1888 and '39 he supported
preparedness appropriations and
lend-lease. He was chairman of
subcommittee that investi-
gated railroad finance, leading
to the Transportation Act of
1910. His work in drafting the
Civil Aeronautics authority was
outstanding for thoroughness
and practically.
In 1910, after squeaking through
the Democratic nomination battle
with only 1000 votes to spare, he
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Nazis have been ordered to knock
out the teeth of rumor-mongers.
A report from Switzerland saws
that an anti-Nazi youth gang
sabotaged the demolition charges in
the Remagen bridge. Heinrich
Himmler has issued a warning
against these groups which he saws
are sometimes led by foreign
adults.
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President Advanced
Y From County Offices
To Head of Nation
BY Elliott Pine

Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Forty years ago Harry Tru-
man was blowing behind a mule
on a Missouri farm. Today he
is in the White House, in many
ways the most powerful man in
the world.
The new president was born in
Lamar, Mo-, May 8, 1884. Four
years later his parents, John Ander-
son and Martha Young Truman, re-
turned to jackson county, lbs miles
north, which was the ancestral
home of both. Harry grew up on the
600-acre family farm in jackson
county near Grandview. His mother,
still alive at 90, remarked reminis-
Gently last fall when he was elected
to the vice presidency:
'That boy could pillow the straight
est row of corn in the county. He
could sow wheat so there wouldn't
be a bare spot in the whole field.
He was a farmer who could do any,
thing there was to do-just a little
bit better than anyone else"
During his grade and high school
days Harry distinguished himself
by his scholarship. He was an
emnivorous reader, an earnest stu
dent of everything. When he gradu-
ated in 1901, he hoped to 60 to col
1ege, but, although his father was
known as the "best horse and mule
trader in the county," family
finances would not permit any more
education for the eager youth. He
won an appointment to West
Point, but was rejected for weak
eyesight.
Harry decided to make his for
tune in nearby Kansas City. After
a few years at small jobs - drug
clerk, bundle wrapper on the Kan
sas City Star, bank clerk, timekeep-
er on a railroad gang - he went
back to the family farm at his
grandmother invitation.
Went to War.
For the next few years working
the big farm took all Harry's time.
Then in 1917, he volunteered for the
army, and soon became a ieuten-
ant of field artillery. While in train
ing camp he organized canteen
Tor the men, and took care of them
in many other ways. Later he rose
to a captaincy, and led his COM
pany in hard fighting in Saint Mihiel
and the Argonne campaigns. On
the boat home Harry was commits
stoned a major.
Soon after returning to Missouri,
he married his childhood sweet
heart, Elizabeth (Bess) Wallace,
granddaughter of the first mayor of
independence, Mo. The ceremony
took place in the Episcopal church,
Mrs. Humans sect.
In 1919 Truman decided to 90 into
business, SO he entered partnership
with a man whom he met in army
life, and established haberdash-
cry store in Kansas City. Harry
invested his entire fortune, amount
ing to about $4,000. At first the
business prospered but the sharp
recession of 1921 brought disaster.
Truman did not 60 into bankruptcy,
but chose to pay off his debts as
well as he could. In 1884, when
elected to the U. S. senate, he was
still meeting old bills.
Somewhat accidentally, he got
into politics. An army acquaintance
who was nephew of Thomas Pen
dergast, then Democratic leader in
Kansas City, suggested Harry Tru-
man for some small position. The
astute Pendergast, discovering that
Truman was well known and liked,
had the backing of the American
Legion, and was anxious for a new
career, appointed him road super
visor. In return Harry made occa-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-11
Freedoms Essential
To u. S. Flight

1ou Will recall tlat the QeleRateS
recognized the fact that freedom
of the air" was not as simple thing
as freedom of the SEAS" because
vessels stop at frontiers since ship
lanes lead only from harbor to har-
Dor, while aircraft crosses borders
and passes over the sovereign terri
tory of foreign nations.
Thus it was necessary to divide
the perquisites of the airways into
five freedoms. The first two are the
right of innocent passage-right to
fly over a country, and the right to
land for non-traffic purposes-thati is
to stop at foreign airport for re-
fuelling or other facilities. These
two are essential to America since
our aerial ambitions encircle the
globe, and that can't be done, either
from a practical or a profitable
standpoint, in one jump.
Because of complications which
will mention later, involved in the
other freedoms, the first two were
grouped in one form of multilateral
agreement drawn up at Chicago.
The other three freedoms, en-
braced in the second agreement,
were described as follows: the right
to disembark passengers, mail and
freight from the country of origin of
the aircraft; the right to embark
passengers, mail and freight des-
tined for the country of origin of the
aircraft; and, in addition, at the sug-
gestion of Canada, a fifth freedom
was added in the form of certain
provisions of right of entry and tech
nical regulations.
Of course, Russia's last-minute re-
fusal to attend the Chicago confer
ence was great disappointment to
all concerned, but the reconciliation
of what appeared at first to be a
sharp difference between the United
Kingdom and the United States,
finally reconciled through the "hon-
est broker" efforts of Canada, was
considered great achievement.
Hope exists that successful out
come of the United Nations negoti-
atoms will bring the Soviets into
the fold.
The clash between the British and
the American viewpoints is de-
scribed this way by one of the
American observers at the confer
ence who has been working steadily
for the contamination of the Chi
cago plans:
"In the United States" he said.
1--WE have always looked upon air
transport primarily as an instru-
ment of trade. We are still a young
country with an expanding and high
ly competitive economy and with
no bitter memories of recent bomb
ings of our homeland. The British
viewpoint, which was shared to
some degree by many European
countries, reflected a mature and
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-11

In previous column I set forth
the achievements of the conference
on international aviation, nipple
mentation of which it is hoped will
be reached by a second gathering
in May, probably before the United
Nations deliberations at San Fran
cisco have been concluded. I set
forth certain views on the accom-
plishments of the first aviation
gathering, as expressed by 1t. Col.
William Mitchell of the army air
force, which, although they were
his own and not the official opinions
OF the government, were known to
represent the attitude of a number
of high air force officials.
I think that the satisfaction ex-
pressed by Colonel Mitchell, in what
has already been accomplished to-
ward establishing the freedom of
the air." reflects the general feel
ings of the industry. Although the
point was not expressly brought
out in the comment in military cir
cles, I believe the one thing which
pleased the industry was the fact
that a conference, supervised as it
was by a government official (then
Assistant Secretary of State Adolph
Berle), had built a framework with
in which private enterprise and bust
ness and technical ingenuity could
be rewarded and not fenced in"
by restrictive bureaucratic regula-
ton,
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Button-On-Frocks
For Old Furniture

MOULD you ever guess that
w the homely old chair at the
right could be made to seem at
home in smart modern room?
A simple frock of medium blue
cotton rep with darker blue bind.
ing and fringe made the trans.
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Five Freedoms Designed
To Spur World Air Travel
Differences Between American Traditions of
Free Flight and European Concepts of
Regulation Composed at Farley.
By BAUKHAGE
Ne1Us Analyst and Commentator.

WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, D. C.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31

fAAAbiln ANkh AAANN ~ AAtilN ~
MoFys having pa in 5l4 and Ruth
Monk 525. Paced by Marie Sham
locks pa in 557 and Hattie
Wooster's 202 in SAT, Agnes Elk
Strom's Enterprise maintained its
two-game lead with three over
Margaret LeiShman's % Club,
2560-23S5.
Helen Mack's Rainbow dropped
from a tie for second when IL lost
three 10 Ida Shays Fort Park,
-243,S-25Qz, Lucille kalie getting
213-2l5 in 55l and Lalon Welsch
$50. Esther Schultz Argyle tied
Katie Hehl's Gran d m on for
fourth by SciZing three from
Belle GrieVeS' TomboyS, 25f0-2355.
Gertrude Williams 229 in 597
and Elsie Bohnsack'S POI in 53l
featured. Alva Stewart posted a
new third high series. 194-235-lS7
for 6l6, as Grandmont split with
Helen Ludwig's Bowery, 2664-
24S3 Marge Stacey had 2l2 in
528 and Helen JankowSki 243 in
$50.
Marian Gorman's Colonial ac-
counted for three new marks in
winning three from Lillian Beat
ties New Fairview, 2750-2647. A
1916 is first. the 2750 second and
ElVira Toepfer,s 256- ia -595 high
single. Maxine CruchOn con,ribu-
ted $50. Adelaide Cowan poo in
533, Gladys Dempsey 204 in $50
and Miss German 523. Blanche
Herkowski nit 224-29e in 5778 for
the losers.
Alice Loves T. B. Rayl nicked
Clara Aliens Olympics for three.
24S6-2452. Stella Hartrick's 536
and Helena Wiiliams-533 stood
out. Other good scores:
vicsie Fsysd vernors 2ss In sRs Mary
KOehn Redford 226 In $40. Dorothy Al
dred Perndsle 500 Jerry Murley Alcona
Royals. $50 Violet Mapes Mixed Five SIS.
Mary Van Der Beck. FeyndAle. $50, Louise
Campbell Twenty Grand 204-2ii IN $50
Ethel Rolo Rainbow Five $50 Jane Grud-
zen Precision 2O2-2o4 In $40 Thelma
Peterson, Precision. 223 IN S47 Caroline
Hiederkoru L ~ 2l9 IN 54T Joan fmre
l. II, 5A6. Cannie POWerA NfrnlE'G, SAC.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Times Football Contest
Offers 500 ISt Prize

As the football goes final the games
get tougher and tougher pick.
Look at of the this weeks list in the Detroit
Times Downtown Quarterback Michigan and Minnesota
anybody this point Notre Dame and Navy toss
between two great unbeaen elevens.
After last week how about Ohio State and Northwestern!
Great Lakes and Illinois?
First prize in this weeks contest is 800 bond which
will the fan who makes the best selections All fans
young and old eligible win Among the bond winners
have been oldime football fan fuTlough
from overseas and an 1-year-old girl
You this list make reasonable facsimile Mail
II 10 the Football Editor Detroit Times Detroit 81 Entries
be post marked later than midnight of Thursday
You may send in entries you wish but all must be
marked by midnight Thursday If don't win the first
may he of the lucky winners 10 get pair OF
tickets the MchganPudue that to the next best
five SeleC
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
BY HAROLD KAHL

Unless Herb Matthews Kraetke
comes up 10 last season form,
Louis Sielaff's r e. 3 will increase
its two-game lead with a sweep
when Detroit Times All-Star
bowlers do their shooting al the
Southeastern Recreation tonight.
Both Joe Norris Stroh and
John Crimmins' Parisclean run
into stiff opposition, the former
crossing alleys with Joe PauluS
Chene-Trombly Recreation in
what may be the best match Of
the night Parisclean hasCto con-
tend with Nal Gilmour's Nye,
which like Chene-Trombly, is eX-
pected to win one of the three
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Veteran Gopher End
Nav Miss M Battle

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 80 INS)
Coach Bernie Bierman whirled
his chastened Minnesota Gophers
through long practice session
today in preparation for the in
vaSion of Michigan Saturday. Only
Judd Ringer. veteran end, was not
expected 10 see action Saturday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Leahy Has 765
To Top Nation

Hank Leahy, bowling with The
East Warren team in the East
Warren Recreation House League
last night, clicked with a three
game total Of 763.
That's the seasons top mark for
the entire nation, according 10 the
latest tabulation, and was made
up OF games of 262-26S-235.
on strike spree, Lcahy had
eight in a row in his 268 middle
game.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
MAY BREAK TIE

The tie for fourth between Art
WatSon's Palmer Park Recreation
and Gass Schidff s Peps1-GUfa may
be broken in the formers favor.
Palmer Park should come away
with A pair over Rudy Walby's
Deluxweld, but Pepsi will have
a struggle gaining the same de-
cision over Harold Aliens Min
eralites. Alien is SUutting his
stuff since taking over eighth in
the individual averages with
20017
Ellis Walkers Ira Wilson stands
good chance of improving its
position at the expense OF Henry
Ehrle's Coca-Cola. The latter Is
riding in one of its worst slumps
and seems headed "a fight il out
with Kraetke for cellar honerS,
IL there are any.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Roxy and WahIberg
Clash in Title Bout

Champion Walter Roxy will de-
fend his NJ, w a. belt against the
challenge OF Whitley Wahlberg Of
Milwaukee in tonights wrestling
show at FaiFniew Gardens.
frankie Talaber and Louis Klein,
both of whom have held the belt
twice, clash in the co-featured
bout. There also are two short
bOutS
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Star HaIfbaCk
Lost TO Purple

EVANSTON HI. Oct. 40 tINSA
Coach Lynn Waldorf announced
today he would be without the
services OF halfback Bob McKin-
ley against Ohio State at Colum-
bus. o., Saturday.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31

money at stake for the pros beats
playing for the small prizes they
would be limited TO as amateurs.
Burkemo and Pony will pass up
the opening tournament az Rich
mond and make their first start at
plnehurSt a week later.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Anger Seizes Lead
From Palm Beach

Anger took over first place IN
the Auto City Classic last night
al Palm Beach by capturing four
points in its clash with Palm
Beach team, the former leader.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
Pinnnen
Aim al Sweep

Tonight'G Matches 30 p. m -Krsetke
FAB fst pair Chene-frombiy Recres-
tion H. stroh. 20 Detloit Gssket vs Keep
beiuTweld. an s45 .. m'-Minersi-
ties vs.. Pepsi Cola lat paiI Nye vs. Paris
clean, ID CocA-Cols vs. Ira Wilson 3rd
Fife vs. Til 4th. Matches a. Southeastern
Recreation. 2sO7 ST. Jean al CharleyoiX,
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-31
PLAYED BARoNs TWICE

Coach Wis Heyliger. who for
mcrly played in the Michigan
Ontario League at Olympia and
with the Chicago Black Hawks,
sent the Maize and Blue hockey
te a m against the Cleveland
Barons while the American
Hockey League champions we're
training at Ann Arbor. The Barons
won, 81 and so.
Michigan's team is built around
two Canadians, 19-year-old center
William Jacobson from Saskatoon,
Sask., and John Machines, goaler,
from De La Sale Collegiate of
Toronto.
Jacobson was in the Red Wing
camp for trial last fall, but was
determined 10 finish his education.
Machines played four of the six
periods against Cleveland and al
lowed only three goals.
ALL GET CHANCE
Manager Jack Adams is 10 use
mostly men who helped defeat
Boston, plus the four members of
the squad who did not play. They
are forwards Harry Watson and
Gerald Couture and defensemen
Doug McCaig and Harold Jackson