davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
Uspech csl. kresleneho filmu
" Rakousku.

Rakousko-cesk spo-
lecnost We Vfdni poradala mi
nuly mesfc matine, ma kterem
promftnut take "~spalfcek", kre-
sleny film ceskoslovenske stat
nj produkce. Film dobyl jedi
necnych 1spechG a byl. lined
vyzadan francouzskou okupac-
nj armadou, ably mohl byt pro-
mftan franc. vojakdm.
"Oesterreichische Zeitung"
prinesly velky clanek, ktery
nadsene hovoTf O tradici ceske-
no loutkoveho divadla, z nfz
kresleny film vychazf. Pfse, re
ceske loutkove divadlo zfskalo
Stroke vrstvy obecenstva w v
XVII. stoletf, slavne pokraco-
valo Matejeme Kopeckym a
vyvrcholilo We Xxx. veku profe-
sorem Skupou. Clanek pouka-
zuje i ma nedozfrny vyznam ma
seho loutkaTstvf v dobe narod-
Milo a socialnfho 1tisku.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
Nalez plynu je dGlezity pro
italsky prIGmysl.

Dalmine, Italie. - severni
ltalii vyviji Sc prGmyslova re-
voluce.
V 1dolf Teky Padu bylo Iii
steno takove mnozstvi prirod-
nlho plynu, re opatTi lacine pa
1.-Two pro italske tovarny "a mno-
no pTfstfch let.
Pole, ma nichz sc nynf pracu-
je, poskytnou pet az sest Milo
nj kubickych metr1 denne.
Zde V Dalmine, dvacet mil
cd Milanu, lie videti, CO plyn
znamena pro Italii. Zdejsi to-
varna ma potrubi je nejvetsi v
Italii. We Spojenych Statech
by sc ma nj pohlfzelo jake ma O.
celarnu stfedni velikosti.
Pred rokem vsechny pece by
ly tam rozpalovany uhelnym
plynem. Ones nespali Sc tam
ami tuna uhlf. Plyn je tam do
davan potrubfm re vzdalenosti
40 mil a rozvaden do vsech pc
CT. Odstranenfm uhli a koksu
z vyroby znamena, re ocelarna
snizila naklad ma vyrobu O ce-
lou tretinu.
Nikdo nepredpoklada, re Ia
cine palivo rozresf vsechny ital-
ske prdmyslov6 problemy, ale
zde a v okolnfch tovarnach je
podan ddkaz, re pTfrodni plyn
lie neJvetsf pomocf, ktere Sc TIA
lii dostalo mimo Marshallnv
plan.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
Stavka u firmy Goodrich byla
urovnana.

Dayton. - Pc 34-dennim tr-
vanl byla zde urovnana stavka
asi $4,000 delnfkd u firmy B.
F. Goodrich.
Delnici nedostanou zadne
platove prfdavky, avsak byl
smluven pensijni plan, Poole
nyni jiz obvykle zasady, re del
nlci starsf 65 let obdrzf 20 jiste
sluzebnf dobe pense $500 me-
slcne. Delnfci budou k vylo-
ham tohoto pensijnfho planu
prispivati. Mimo to Dude take
rozsireno socialni pojistenl.
Pro podnik to znamena IVY
Semi provozovacich vyolh o 1Oc
ma kazdou pracovni hodinu a
mluvci firmy rekl, re Dude mu-
set byt prikroceno Ike zvysenf
cen.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
P. Erban take osvobozovaI?

Ludwigsburg. - Generalnl
tajemn1k ceskoslovenskych ko-
munistickych odborI Even En-
ban napsal Is. zaTf do prazske
"Prace" 1vodnik, We kterem p1-
Sc o "proletafskem v1tezstvf a
jeho Observation-Disclosures"
Poole pana Erbana delnicka
internacionala byla nejvetsf O.
porou osvobozovaclho boje "a
valky prot nacist1m. Soudruh
Erban ovsem nenapsal, re "a
tim CO delnfci "a valky v Evro-
pc bojovali proti okupant1m,
on sedel v teple kancelari kola-
borantskych odbor1 v Praze
NOUZ a poTadal Heydrichovy
akce, pTi cemz Sc "a kazdou Sc
bemensf sabotaz v tovarnach
stTflelo a veselo.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
Ministr Nosek zranen.

Londyn. Komunisticky
ministr vnitra Vaclav Nosek le-
81 sc v nemocnici zraneni ma
Have, ktere pry utrpel ma no
nu ma Slovensku. Urednf zpra-
va nebyla vydana. Do nedav-
ma prohlasovali komuniste hon
bu "a burzoasni a kapitalistic-
kou prostopasnost. Ale ted CO
mali vladu v rukou a co honi
"nepratele rezimu" Ito je pra-
We obor NoskGv), chodi 81 ko-
munisticke panstvo lecit nervy
stTllenim were.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
Ceskoslovensky pilot preletel
k NemcHm.

Mnichov, Bavorsko. - Pilot
" ceskoslovenskem dvoumoto-
rovem letounu pristal We Fuerth
u Norimberka a pozadaal O a.
syl jake politely uprchlik. u
dial, re byl ma pravidelne ceste
z Marianskych. Lazni do Prahy.
Grady S%pojenych Stat1 nedaly
do veTejnosti jmeno pilotova,
ktery jim Tekl, re Sc nabazil
Ceskoslovenska pod rudym re-
zimem.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
AMERICAS
MA ZTVOT.

Institute of Life Insurance,
soukroma vyzkumna organisa-
ce S 1radovnou v New Yorku,
odhaduje, re ctyry americke
rodiny z peti jsou dnes pojiste-
ny ma prGmernych $4,000 pro
pfipad predcasne smrti zivitele.
Celkova vyse vsech pojistek
ma zivot We Spojenych Statech
rovna Sc POOLE odhadu institu-
ce 248 miliardam dolar1. z to-
no 201 miliarda dolarG repre-
sentuje ~pojisteni ma zivot 78
milionG jednotlivcG, 584 tax
zvanymi illegal reserve insur-
ance companies, nazvanymi
tax proto, re ukladajf sv1j re-
servnf kapital We shode Sc zako-
ny stat1, v nichz jsou license
vany pGsobiti.
Vladnf pojistenf ma zivot, ku-
povane prfslusnfky branne mo-
ci "a prvn1 a druhe svetove val
ky, cinf souhrnem 38 miliard
dolar1.
Ostatnf soukrome pojistky,
vydavane podp1rnymi spolky,
bankami a pod, representa-
dals1ch miliard dolar1.
Ackoli populace Spojenych
|Statd Sc cd roku 1895 pTiblizne
|jenom zdvojnasobila, vyse po-
jistek ma zivot, vydanych po-
jistovnami S legalni reservoir,
Sc Ia tn dobu vice neil sc ety.
rycetinasobila.
V loni koupili Americana cd
zmfnenych pojistoven pojistky
ma zivot v Gene asi S22,7OO,O 900
900. Cd roku 1916 do 1913
stoupa cena novych pojistek
priblizne o 33 procent kazdeho
roku.
z lonske statistiky je vidno,
re asi til ctvrtiny vsech rychle
zpenezitelnych 1spor jednotliv.
lcG je ukladano do pojistek ma
zivot a do pensijnich fond1. Pc.
n1ze, vlozene do pojistek, re
presentujf asi z procent vsehc
kapitalu zeme.
Pocet pojistoven s legalni re.
servou Sc We Spojenych Stated
cd roku 1900 zesedminasobil
" jedinem roce 1913 bylo zT1.
zeno 35 novych pojistoven. Vel
Ike pojistovny nerostou dnes ji5
ami tax rychle jake pojistovny
mensi. Dvanact nejvetsich pc.
jistoven rozsffilo cd roku 1900
svyj obchod jenom O dive treti
ny toho, oc no rozsfrily vsechny
pojispOvny ostatnl.
Pr1tomna aktiva pojiStover
IS legaln1 reservoir jsou IS mill.
ard dolarG, Gill O 18 miliard do.
larG vice neil roku 1912. Tate
aktiva jsou investovana nasle.
dovne: 80 procent do vladnfch
obligac1; 81 procent do cennych
pap1ru obchodn1ch a prdmyslo-
vych spolecnost1; 10 procent JIG
vt6leno do domn, farem a jine-
no majetku; 4 procenta jsou u
|lozeny do statn1ch a mestskych
obligac1; 4 procenta do pGjcek
pojistencum; 2 procenta do ne
movitostf a 4 procenta do rIz-
nych jinych investic.
Council for American
Unity.
q HN lf H "a HaH7 OB 1M N zN #sN HH HH
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
Lewis naridil 100 900 havirHGm
ably zahajili praci.

o0y AJAA PAo~A
Pittsburgh. - John L. Lewis
odvolal jaksi Inefficient stavku
V antracitovych a mekkouhel-
nych dolech ma zapad cd Teky
Mississippi, ably bylo zabrane-
no dalslm obchodn1m ztratam.
Jak je tvrzeno, stall Lewis pod
t6zkym taken havfru, kterf "a
hajili stavku re sympatie a n.y.
nj jiz nechteli nesti tezke fl
nancni ztraty Sc stavkou spoje-
ne.
Timto naTizenim je dotceno
$4,000 havfr6 v antracitovych
dolech Pennsylvania a $4,000
havfrd v mekkouhelnych do
lech, polozenych ma zapad cd
reky Mississippi kteri Sc navra-
till do prace minute pondelf.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
Ease diva cesti pilot unikli do
Nemecka.

Frankfurt, Nemecko. - Diva
ceskoslovenstf letci pristali ma
americkem letisti v Nemecku.
Byl jim nabfdnut politely asyl
a jejich jmena byla podrzena v
Ale americke armad-
nj 1fady ohlasily, re letouny bu-
dou vraceny Ceskoslovensku.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
MA
COMMUNITY CHEST
FUND

Dalsi csl. vladni 1rednik utekl
do americke zony " Nsmecku.
Tirschenreuth, Nemecko. -
Vysoky ceskoslovensky vlad-
nj 1rednfk a jeho manzelka u
tekli pesky z Prahy do americ-
Ike zony Nemecku. Jak ozna-
policie, Vladimir Kobylka
reditel technickeha department
tn v kanclerstv1 presidenta
Gottwalda, a jeho manzelka Sc
vydali -dobrovolne ruce ne
mecke pohranicnf policie We
Waldsassen ma cesko-bavOr-
skych hranicich.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
"Antonin Dvofak, mistr dvou
.svetH."

TAX byla havana studio
Louise Schawe, ktera byla ne
davno otiStena v mes1cn1ku
Keyboard Ir, vychazejfcfm We
Spojenych Statech severoame-
V teto hudebni revui
byl pax otisten jeste clanek
Alice Brainerdove, provazeny
nekolika obrazky, rovnez O ma
z nejvetsfch hudebnlch
skladatelG Ant. Dvorakovi. Byl
pod MAVEN 'Novosvet-
ska symfonie."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
Devalvace spanslske msny.

Madrid. = s~panelsko ozna-
milo, re jeho mena Dude deval-
vovana, kde toho Dude treba ma
sledkem nedavne devalvace an
glick6 libry.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
csl. Historicky Kalendaf.

my ndkCAA00
RfJEN:
VILEM BLODEK:
3. f1jna 1884 Sc narodil v
Praze hudebni skladatel Vilem
Blodek. Nejslavnejsfm jeho d.
lem, do dnes velmi oblfbena do
ma j "a hranicemi je opera "V
studni".
r. R. HOFMEISTER:
z. Tfjna 1884 zemTel Rudolf
Il. Hofmeister, basnfk a spiso-
vatel. Tematy jeho verssd jsou
anticke a biblicke postavy
(Judith), v proze Sc obira pra-
vekem zeme, pfse take vzpo-
minky z rodneho kraje, "Roz-
mitalske obrazky", "TTemsin''.
Byl samouk, pdvodne delnfk.
VfTEZSLAV HALEK:
8. ffjna 1874 zemTel basnik
V1tezslav Halek, ktery zaujfma
vyznacne m1sto v historic ceske
poesie. Nejvyssfch cfl1 dosa-
hla jeho lyrika We sbfrce "V prrf-
rode, We ktere Sc strfdajf jem-
ne v~ykreslene basnicke vidiny S
ostflm ironickeho verse. Sbir-
kou "Vecernf pfsne" a nekoli-
ka romany, z nichz nejznamej-
81 "Muzikantska Liduska" pfi-
spell k dobre drovni ceske lite
ratury.
BITVA u DUNKERQUE:
8. rfjna 1914 pfistoupila u
Dunkerque pechota a tanky
spojeneckych armad a s mimi
ceskoslovenska brigada z An
glie k prvnimu velkemu 1toku,
ably pomohly uspfsit osvoboze-
nj evropskych narod1 cd ne
meckych okupant1.
JAN zIzKA:
IL. T1jna 1924 zemrel genial
nj vojevudce ceskeho husitske-
no vojska Jan zizka z Trocno-
va, ktery pc stalet1 z1stava
vZorem silly a odhodlanosti, ge-
nialn1ho vojenskeho v1dce a
dokonaleho stratega.
DANIEL ADAM z Veleslavina:
10. rfjna 1899 zemrel Daniel
Adam z Veleslavlna, nejvetSf
cesky humanista XVI, stolet1,
kteremu Sc Veleslav1novou "a
sluhou dostala jmena "zlaty
vek ceskeho pfsemnictvf'', Mi
str svobodnych umenf ma Kar-
love universite zasvetil sv1j III
vot cesk6 knize a Sc svym tcha-
mem, proslulym administrator
Melantrychem z Aventynu, Wy
tvofil dflo, jez Sc stale vrcho-
lem ceske kultury.
JOZEF GREGOR-TAJOVSKY:
10. Tijna 1874 narodil Sc Jo-
zef Gregor, pseud. Tajovsky,
slovensky spisovatel. Jeho pro-
"a je realistickym obrazem yes
nickeho zivota; hluboko proni-
ka do duSevn1ho zivota sloven-
skych venkovan1 a sym dllem
lie vychovava, 1toc1 ma madari-
saci, nesvobodu i alkoholismus.
KAREL POLAcEK:
10. r1jna 1914 byl Nemci u
mucen Karel Polacek, humoris-
ticky spisovatel a novinar, d.
sledny bojovnfk prot zneuzi-
vanym a otTelym frazfm v lite
rature i prot konvencfm a ba-
nathan vsednlho zivota. Jeho
romany a pov1dky, pine svez1ho
humoru, jsou stale hojne cteny
a dnes vychazeji v novych wy
dan1ch.
JAKUB SEIFTRT:
20. Tfjna 1949 Dude tomu 80
let, co zemTel cesky herec ia
kub Seifert, ktery ma scene Ma
rodnfho divadla leta zlskaval
nadsenou pr1zen obecenstva
sym slubokym nadan1m a je-
dinecnou ironi1, kterou uplatno-
val zejmena v postavach Shake
spearovych.
ANTONfN 4
20. rfjna 1859 zemTel Anto-
min Kosarek, jehoz obrazy ces-
Ike krajiny jsou nejtypictejsim
d1lem krajinafske tvorby v teh-
dejs1ch letech. Kosarkovo u
men1, vrele ocenovane, slibova-
la vysoke Gle, jimz vsak zabra-
Mia predcasna smrt. Kosarek
zemfel We 20 letech.
Uspech csl. kresleneho filmu
" Rakousku.
Observation-Disclosures spo-
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
RfJEN:
VILEM BLODEK.

3. rfjna 1884 Sc narodil V
Praze hudebnf skladatel Vilem
Blodek. Nejslavnejslm jeho dl-
lem, do dnes velmi oblfbena do
ma j "a hranicemi je opera "V
studni''.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-10-07
Prfdsly v Rakousku zruseny.

Widen. - PT1dely potravin v
rakouskych restaurac1ch byly
zruseny minulou nedeli.
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THE TELEGRAF

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JAKUB SEIFTRT:

70. rlJna 1859 ZemreI Ant0-
min Kosarek, jehoz obrazy ces-
Ike krajiny jseu nejtypictejsim
dflem krajinaTske tvorby v teh-
dejS1ch letech. Kosarkovo u
m6n1, vTele ocenovan6, slibova-
la vysoke Gle, jimz vsak zabra-
predcasna smrt. Kosarek
Zemfel We 20 letech.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

who are so sympathetic to women y
For the Presidents notable open
mindedness in these matters
Mrs. Edwards thanks Mrs. Tru-
man, whose intelligence and po-
litical smartness have done much
to foster the onward march Of
woman political aspirants.
"A mans attitude toward wom-
en- is conditioned by the woman
he sees the most. We have q
wonderful friend in Mrs. Tru-
man.
When a vacancy occurs Mrs.
Edwards swings into action, first
finding out If a woman would be
considered. If she gets this as
surance she chooses her woman,
lists her qualifications, gets the
necessary political Endorsements
from her home State and presents
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Her Political Sisters Getting More Big Jobs
Under Her Prodding
By Mary McGrory

Queen-maker India Edwards, a
girls best friend in the Truman
administration, credits her sue
cess in helping women get what
they want to the fact that she
wants nothing for herself.
After the Truman triumph at
the polls last November, it was
generally assumed in Democratic
circles that the adroit and aggres-
sive woman's chieftain would
seek, and without question, find,
some choice high Office perhaps
an ambassardorship. But Mrs.
Edwards has stayed at her post,
content to pick out a record num-
ber of plum jobs from the official
pie for her sisters in the party.
Had she moved on to other
things, the hard-working pilot of
the distaff side of campaign &C
tivities points out. her successor,
however able, would not have had
the same power in putting for
ward the claim of women aspi-
rants for policy-making positions.
Realistic Mrs. Edwards does not
for a minute minimize the con-
tributions of the ladies to the
Truman victory.
No Militant Feminist
Since President Truman took
Office in 1945, II women have
been appointed or reappointed
to major Government posts,
a score which compares i'm
pressively with a total Of 18
during the Roosevelt regime. OF
these, five were Mrs. Edwards
hand-picked candidates. With her
plucking at his sleeve, the Presi-
dent has named Americas first
woman Ambassador and it's first
woman Federal communications
commissioner. AS matter of rou-
tine, all names OF prospective
woman appointees are cleared
through Mrs. Edwards and the
national chairman, with Mrs.
Roosevelt notable exception.
Apprehensive men who see in
Mrs. Edwards eternal and effec-
tive vigilance for her own a
threat OF petticoat government
need have no fears, she declares
with her hearty laugh. No mill
tant feminist. she does not want
q woman for every man in public
office. She would never seek to
replace man by a woman, nor
would she ever espouse the cause
Evening star., 1949-10-23

they would have given us as fair
and as impartial consideration in
closed session as we could possibly
have gotten in open session." he
said.
THE members have the highest
responsibility and duty to provide
the country with an adequate de-
fense," he continued. 1T was not
necessary to have any pressure
brought to bear upon them to per-
form their duties conscientiously." !"
After Mr.. Matthews tried to have
the committee hear Admiral Rad
ford in secret the gap between
him and the admirals was the
widest of any Secretary in recent
memory.
But when the Secretary-in re-
ply to a question by Chairman
Vinson. Democrat, of Georgia
stated emphatically that a reduc-
ton in Navy expenditures project
ed by Mr.. Johnson's Office very
definitely would impair naval
aviation and the country's secur-
ity" morale among the uniformed
personnel bounded upward. May
be he's on our side after all. was
the comment.
Told of this change of heart
toward him and the statements
about him, Mr.. Matthews ex-
pressed frank amazement. =
Il don't see how they can take
that attitude" he said. why, I
was the one who presented to Mr..
johnson the Navy's case for re-
inforcing and undermining the
two Essex-class carriers. He de-
cided with us on that"
In that decision Mr.. Johnson
overruled the majority of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff-something
he did not do in the case Of the
Navy's 65,000-ton supercarrier.
The scuttling of the latter vessel
brought about the wrathful res
ignation of John L. Sullivan as
Navy Secretary and Mr.. Matthews
onto. the scene.
Having had that experience
with Mr.. johnson, Mr.. Matthews
appears to feel that that is the
course the Navy should have
taken instead of having q public
congressional hearing.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
One of the Democratic Par$ Best Men Woman India Evud
Says Feminine Policy-Makers Would Help
Settle World Problems

But sound as her organizational
abilities are, it is as a woman
Warwick that Mrs. Edwards is to-
day gaining national fame. And
all down the line women are re-
spending delightedly to this recog-
milton of other women. This, is
expected to be vital factor in the
1850 efforts of the thousands of
amateur politicians" whom Mrs.
Edwards drafted" in 1948.
A shrewd and genial woman of
81. whose most prominent feature
is jutting jaw, Mrs. Edwards is
under no illusions about the short
comings of women in politics. She
claims, however. that men go in
for just as much hair pulling and
back biting, while conceding that
the women do it more shrilly.
Women are still being kicked
around politically, she says rue
fully, and she hopes the election
OF more women to Congress will
boost petticoat prestige.
Il hate to ask any woman to
do it, though. It's the toughest
thing in the world
Popular With Staff
For her own part she never
counts on anything until it is
signed, sealed and delivered.
In her office at the Ring Build
ing Mrs. Edwards enjoys the COM
plete devotion of her staff. She
always brings them back presents
when she returns from one OF her
talent scouting, fence mending
tours. While travelling she writes
her own speeches and reads an
occasional mystery story.
Mrs. Edwards scant moments
of leisure are devoted to purely
feminine pursuits. She putters
around her, big farmhouse at Har-
wood, Md. where she lives with
her husband. her daughter and
her son-in-laW, cleans closets,
cooks and freezes things. Her ia
vorite pastime is trimming hats.
She buys extreme. expensive ones,
which she pulls apart and redeco-
rates lavishly in moments of
stress.
OF her husband, Herbert r. Ed
wards, to whom she was married
IN 1912. State Department off,
cial, she says flatly, Hes an an
gel. I couldn't do this job If it
weren't for his understanding. He
respects my job and / respect his. "
I tell him, though, that I won't go
on forever here 2
Evening star., 1949-10-23


these credentials to National
Chairman William M. Boyle, jr.
He turns them over to the cabinet
officer who makes his recon-
mendations to the President.
That is the protocol, but Mrs. Ed
wards is busy all the while be-
hind the scenes giving a little
shove
Says a respectful masculine COL
league, india is one Of the best
men around here. When she goes
in she just doesn't make a pale
soprano plea that the women
should be taken care Of. She has
the facts and she gets some won
derful names. She's a direct ac-
ZIONIST"
Mrs. Edwards indoctrination in
getting along with men and han
ding women came during her a
Evening star., 1949-10-23

Il felt that it was best for u;
first to present our case to the
Secretary of Defense" he said
II was told that that had been
DONE but 1t was not since I came
here. It would have been much
better for the Navy to get its just
desserts that way"
He still feels that the Navy has
a good case" and he added that
"as a lawyer I have prepared
tougher cases and argued them
successfully"
The Navy Secretary, with a
strong sense of responsibility as
a taxpayer and a sense of obe-
dience as a loyal churchman
similarly feels that discipline also
should prevail in the armed
forces.
"As far as I am concerned, am
for the Presidents policy-he is
the Commander in Chief of the
Navy as we'll as the Army and Air
Force" he declared.
Considerate of Staff
Mr.. Matthews is Irish through
and through. All four of his
grandparents were born there. He
was born on, a farm near the
small town of Albion. Nebr., the
son of Patrick Henry Matthews
and Mary Ann (Sullivan) Mat
tfews. ~
Perhaps his early farm life
never left him for even today just
as it's getting light every morning
he can be seen leaving the side
entrance of Hotel Mayfower for a
brisk walk to st. Matthews
Cathedral, two blocks away. When
the dawn mass is finished, he
walks back to the hotel and usu-
ally arrives just in time to get the
first breakfast served. He's usu-
ally in his Office an hour before
the swarms of defense workers
pour into the vast Pentagon.
In Omaha he used to work
late but now he tries to leave his
Office by $50 pm. each day be-
cause when I stay late five peo-
pie who should be home living
normal lives have to hang around,
(See SECRETARY, Page C-5.la
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years on the Chicago Tribune,
where she served as woman's edi-
tor. An ardent and outspoken
New Dealer, even on paper which
was violently anti Roosevelt, she
has still a political and personal
loyalty which cohorts say is rare
in politician of either sex.
It was the death of her only son,
John Holbrook Moffett, which led
directly to her entrance into po-
llitical life. When he was killed
in battle in 1943 she sought some
kind of service which would con-
tribute to the making of peace
full world. A political speech from
the Republican on the subject of
soldiers so ired her that she
promptly went down to Demo-
cratic national headquarters early
in 1914 and volunteered her serv-
ices.
Her rise from unpaid publicity
worker to dictatorship of the
woman's division in 1948 was
meteoric. Her confidence in a
Democratic victory with Truman
when Democratic hopes were
lowest and the Eisenhower boom
was at its peak, is still spoken of
with reverence around national
headquarters.
She directed Nation wide wom-
ems activities with considerable
dash and drive. Among her inno-
vations were a 15-minute day.
time radio dramatization Of the
issues designed to compete with
soap operas, and a House
wives for Truman program in
crucial States, a trailer operation
which showed soaring prices under
a Republican-controlled Congress.
Went Up Fast
In her frequent trips across the
country, Mrs. Edwards spotted go
getting rank-and-f -filers, whom she
deluged with campaign literature.
'They wrote back that they
cursed me for piling the stuff on
them. but they got it distributed.
she recalls cheerfully now. "I
knew they were theskind Of wom-
en-, like myself. who would never.
rest while it was lying around in
the front hall or the living room.
Those 200 women are all care
fully catalogued by regions and
points Of view on Mrs. Edwards
key list" one which she consults
carefully whenever grass roots
pressure" Is needed on particu-
lar issue.