Evening star., 1948-09-30

the door of his presidential foe, Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey, when he talks at
Albany, and he also will move
through the upstate New York dis
trict of Representative Taber, Re-
publican, chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee, whom
Mr.. Truman frequently has charac-
terized as mossback in his current
push against the COP.
The President moved into Illinois
today after winding up two days OF
rugged campaigning in Oklahoma
Yesterday with a dozen talks and a
couple of parades, and then topping
that off with more oratory IN South
west Missouri last night.
After boarding his train again at
Carmi this afternoon, the President
goes to Evansville, Ind, for a talk,
then over to Louisville where he
speaks tonight 90 pm. EST at the
Armory.
Domestic Policies Topic Tonight.
Charles G. Ross, presidential sec
retary, said the Louisville speech
will deal with domestic policies. He
said it will hit hard on high prices
and housing and get into the SUD-
ject of monopolies.
The President is nearing the emo
of the long swing to the West Coast
enthusiastic over the crowds that
have turned out to greet him. FIRE.
quently ne referred to that as his
train rolled through Oklahoma and
Missouri yesterday and last night,
failing away at the COP, telling CT
the prosperity he claimed as a
Democratic accomplishment, and
calling for the election of a straight
Democratic ticket in November.
At Tulsa, Okla, where the Presi-
dent had one of the largest turn
outs of his trip, he called bluntly
for the defeat of Representative
George B. Schwabe. Republican, OF
the First District, declaring He mas
one of the worst records in Congress
and he's got a brother up in Mis-
souri, with the same kind OF record. !"
The reference was to Representative
Max Schwabe, Republican, OF Mis-
souri's Second District.
Tulsa. which is in rock-ribbed
Republican territory, had never seen
President parade through the
streets before President Roosevelt
make a quickie war plant inspection
tour there in 1943, and reacted &C
cordingly.
Police estimated that about 1O0,-
900 persons lined the streets in the
business district as the presidential
motorcade moved through in late
afternoon under shower OF ticker
tape, and an audience OF around
1900 was on hand at Skelly
Stadium. the athletic field OF Tulsa
University, where Mr.. Truman spoke.
A holiday had been declared IN
the schools, and there was a liberal
sprinkling of juveniles in the gath
ering.
The Tulsa speech also brought
the President face to face with
"Old Man Moore" as he char
acterized the retiring Republican
Senator Moore of Oklahoma in a
talk Tuesday when he said the leg
islator never was any good.
Senator Moore was on the OFF,
cial committee to greet the Presi-
dent, and as the Truman party
moved through the line at Union
Station. the Senator stepped out,
held out his hand and said, Hello,
Harry The President grasped the
proffered hand and responded,
Hello, Senator. How are you?
It's nice I'd see you"
AS the committee followed the
President, the Senator went along,
and was on the platform when Mr..
Truman made his 102d attack on
the COP since leaving Washington
September II.
A little earlier, the President took
part in another parade and demon
stration at Muskogee, where a large
part of the male population now
is wearing boards in a centennial
celebration commemorating the set
ting of the five civilized tribes III
old Indian Territory.