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Evening star., 1952-10-02
Rest of Tax Bill
Pays for Defense

All the rest of our tax bill
goes to pay for defense. And to
say that you can cut our defense
expenditures $40 to $40 billion
next year is sheer poppycock.
also hear a lot of talk about
taxes being so high that they
are driving business to the wall
and killing all incentive.
The fact which they don't
tell you is that business profits
even after taxes have almost
quadrupled in the past II years.
Never has America had so many
new businesses and so much in
centive to expand and invest.
We all enjoy thinking about
the things we could do with
the tax money we would save
If defense costs were cut back.
With Gods help and in time
that will come, too.
But to cut our defense pro-
gram now would undo most of
our efforts to build security,
the loss of freedom is too high
a price to pay for tax relief.
After softening us up with the
sad story of taxes, the Repub-
lican snollygosters feel that we
are ripe for the next punch
and that's their story about the
high cost of living. They care
fully take no responsibility for
it themselves. 1t reminds me of
the campaigns in the 1905
when they charged the Demo-
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Federal Propaganda
Is Attacked by BeaII
BY the Asseeiated Press

FREDERICK, Md, Oct. o.
Representative Beall charged yes
terday that "federally paid propa-
gandists are being used once again
in the political campaigns"
The Republican nominee for
Senator from Maryland, issued a
statement on a visit to the Fred
erick County Fair. saying Secre-
tary of Agriculture Brannan has
assigned four of his top-salaried
speech writer's who are still on the
Government payroll to help the
National Democratic Committee.
Their salaries range from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year." he added.
In addition, Mr.. Brannan has
assigned Clarence j. Mccormick,
his $17.500-a-year undersecretary,
to campaign for the Fair Deal.
Mr.. Mccormick has already
spoken in over 20 States"
Mr.. Beall declared. "it is time
to call halt to Federal employees
being employed by the people and
paid for out of their taxes from
illegally participating in political
affairs"
Evening star., 1952-10-02

Gratis with creating the Republic
can depression.
In 1948, I told the people from
one end of this country to the
other that we were suffering
high prices because the Republi-
cans killed price controls.
And that's what they tried to
do again this year. They don't
want price controls. In the last
session of Congress, they all but
wrecked the limited price con-
trolls we were able to squeeze
through in 1851. In fact, in the
House of Representatives they
voted to abolish them.
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Keep Some Controls
Despite Republicans

Don't let anybody tell you
the Republicans are for holding
down prices. The first thing
they would do. if they were
elected, would be to remove all
price controls.
Despite the Republican OBJ
struction, we have been able to
keep some controls and to pro-
duce enough goods to keep
prices from going through the
roof.
The prosperity we have to-
day-in spite of necessarily high
taxes and unnecessarily high
prices-has deep roots. The
Republicans are claiming that
1t is only a war-boom prosperity.
But this is not so.
We Democrats have demon
strated over 90 years that the
way to sound and continuing
prosperity is through steady
employment at good wages and
large farm output at fair prices.
With these basic conditions
maintained, businessmen have
had the most stable and profit
able markets they have ever
known,
This is a. far cry from the
trickle-doWn theory of the Re-
publican era. The theory then
was that the poor would always
be with us and that they should
exist on what trickled down
from the rich-the Republican
administrations served as a
board of trustees.
Most people in this country
are now eating regularly. They
are not ashamed of the clothes
they wear. and after a 40-hour
week with overtime if they
wish) they can return to their
own homes secure from the fear
that the sheriff might knock at
the door.
This is the kind of country
Americans want. This is the
kind of country they were des-
tined to make for themselves.
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Words Now Have
A Familiar Rinq

Now that the snollygosters
have taken over. we are hearing
other kind of talk. The words
have an old familiar ring. They
have been served up to frighten
the people in every presidential
election.
Words like Government def
cits" and national bankruptcy"
are favorites again. Stale Re-
publican lies. The truth is that
during the past six fiscal years,
which cover almost my entire
period as President, the Gov
ernment has more than paid
its way. We. have produced
budget surpluses of nearly 81
billion and reduced the public
debt.
A lot of you may be surprised,
but that's the truth. You'd
never guess by reading the
papers.
I am afraid that future his
torians will have to say that
Harry Truman was just one of
those old-faShioned fellows who
believed in balancing the budget.
Nowhere's something else the
snollygosters are talking about
They're saying taxes are so high
that they are destroying US ann
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Could Have Taken Easy,
Fatal Course on Korea

We could have taken the easy
road and done nothing about
Korea. That would have been
nice and cheap and fatal. We
could have taken another easy
road. too, and tried to build
defenses without taxes. That
would have meant going into
debt for our defense and inviting
runaway imitation. That wasn't
my way. I have always believed
in paying for what I get.
And when we decided to pay
as we go, we again could have
taken the easy road. and slapped
the cost on the little fellow by
using a general sales tax. In
stead. we did the decent Ameri-
can thing we spread these costs
through income and profits
taxes in accordance with ability
to pay.
The cost of defense comes
high. Modern military equip
ment is expensive.
The Republicans know, but
don't bother to tell you, that
in our present $79 billion Fed
eral budget, civilian activities
cost less than $40 billion, and
that We have kept them down
to that figure for the last four
years now.
This $40 billion pays for ev-
erything your Government is
spending for all civilian activi-
ties. from the largest to the
smallest.
To put it another way, this
$40 billion is less than 4 per
cent of the present income of
the American people. This 4
per cent is all that we would
save If We stopped every Fed
eral activity that is not related
to national security.
We could save another 4 per
cent by refusing to take care of
veterans and by reneging on
the public debt. Of course, we
can't do that.
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Court Frees Man
Indicted in Killing,
Witnesses Missino

A man indicted in 1949 on
charge of first degree murder
walked from a courtroom yester-
day a free man because the Gov
eminent has been unable to locate
two key witnesses.
Freddie Spell. ir.. 38. colored,
had been charged with fatally
shooting his wife, Mrs. Lelar
Spell. %. in May. 1949. in their
home in the 900 block of NJ
street NV.
Adjudged of unsound mind in
December, 1949, Spell early this
year was pronounced cured and
the murder case was set for trial
in the United States District
Court for the District Of Colum-
bia.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Grace B. Stiles said today
the missing key witnesses. sis
ter and a broti1er-in-law of Mrs
Spell, were last heard from in
Pittsburgh. But all efforts to 10
cate them have failed, she said
Defense Attorney James j
Laughlin then moved for dismissa
of the indictment and Chief Judge
Bolitha J. Laws granted the mo-
ton.
Evening star., 1952-10-02

Bureau of Investigation agents
near his home on September 9.
Kinsey. who lived at 1856 Otis
place NV, disappeared soon after
his accounts were placed under
investigation. When arrested sew
eral weeks later he had only about
a dollar in his possession.
The FBI originally charged Kin
sey with transporting stolen prop
erty across a State line. Assistant
United States Attorney Martin
Mcnamara told reporters this
charge was changed today be-
cause of the difficulty in proving
that Kinsey had carried any Of
the clubs funds across q Stats
line,
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Accomplishment Inspire
Other Nations

The fact that we have
achieved something substantial
and enduring is now recognized
by the whole world. They come
to us from across the seas to
learn how we did it, and how
they can rebuild their own lives
in the image of the United
States. They derive inspiration
from what Americans have done
for themselves.
But in this election year we
are being told that none of this
is true. The Republicans are
telling us that the system which
operates in the spirit OF the
common people is fraught with
danger, they tell us that we
must put it aside. for it will lead
to our destruction.
They have been telling us that
for a generation. But the faith
we have in ourselves is too
strong to be frightened and
from meeting each challenge we
have gained more strength.
I'll never understand why the
Republican Old Guard persists
in Understanding the Ameri-
can people; why it remains out
of step with the forward prog
ress of the country. It looks as
if the more the country gives
these Republicans. and the bet
ter it treats them, the more
Evening star., 1952-10-02
6. 0. P. Hopes 10 End
70 Years Of Progress,
President Declares

President Truman said last night
that the Republicans would con-
slider G. o. P. victory next month
"a blank check to tear down the
things that have been built up IN
spite of their opposition in the
last 20 years"
He said the Republicans have
fought such things as social secur-
ity. the growth of unions, mini
mum wage laws, farm price sup
ports and adequate defense funds.
Mr.. Truman made his remarks
in a broadcast sponsored by the
International Ladies Garment
Workers Union on the American
Broadcasting Co. He recorded the
address at the White House before
leaving on his present whistle-stop
campaign tour.
Union Buys Radio Time.
The Garment Workers have
bought time for five weekly broad
casts featuring top names of the
Democratic Party and show busi-
ness. Last nights was the first
of the 15-minute programs. The
schedule called for Mr., Truman
to be introduced by George Jessel
and Bette Davis.
The President said the Repub-
licans started tearing down
process in the s0th Congress,
which they controlled, "but was
In the White House and I was
able to hold them back"
IF a Republican President were
in the White House." Mr.. Truman
said. "the people would have no
defense against them.
This is the basic issue in the
campaign. This is the danger
that the American people face"
Mr.. Truman said the choice this
year is the same as in previous
national elections-"it is the
choice between the liberal pro-
gram of the Democratic Party
and the pull-back program of the
Republican Party"
Recalls 1930s.
The way we mark our ballots
In November will determine. in
large measure" the President
said, whether we have good times
or bad times, whether we have
good wages or poor wages, wheth-
er we have runaway prices or
stable prices, whether we have a
strong National defense or a weak
National defense. whether our
children will have opportunities
to get ahead or whether they will
face the kind of economic collapse
and confusion that we ourselves
faced in the early 1930s."
Mr.. Truman said the Repub-
lcans had fought almost every
step of the way efforts by Demo-
cratic Presidents and Democratic
Congresses ito build a strong
economic system and to provide
security and freedom for all our
citizens"
THE results show how success
full We have been." he said. I'VE
have 81 million Jobs today. Our
families have 40 per cent more
real income, after taxes, than we
had before World War II. And
We have come long way toward
the real enjoyment of equal rights
by every one"
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Is Proud of Scars
Received in office

But we don't have that kind
of Republican Party. Neither
the Republican platform nor
their candidate reveal the Slight
est understanding of the basis
of our prosperity or how to
go about preserving it.
Only those with sympathy
for humanity can preserve and
expand the economic liberty
and fullneSs of life that we
have attained.
I am proud Of the scars I
have received in Office. I know
I have received them because
I have been fighting for the
people. That fight must be
Evening star., 1952-10-02
carried on. But it needs more
youth than I possess.


youth than I possess.
In Gov. Stevenson, you have
a man who combines humanity
and humility. He has the youth,
the experience, the compassion.
and the courage to preserve and
improve the program that has
served America so we'll. With
him, our hard-won system of
prosperity and security will be
safe.
This election presents us
with a choice between all we
have learned about our economy
over the last 20 years, and the
discredited theories of the Old
Guard. The future hangs on
that choice.
If you vote for Stevenson
and Sparkman and the Demo-
cratic ticket. you will be voting
for the welfare of the country.
And I will retire from public
Office confident that this Nation
is to continue as the strongest
and the finest free Nation in
the history Of the world.
Evening star., 1952-10-02

that we can't afford our de-
tense program.
The answer to that is very
simple.
If We really want to destroy
ourselves, the way to do it is to
encourage the aggressors to
think that we cannot afford
what it takes to stop them. Can
you imagine a greater invitation
to the Kremlin, than to an
nounce that we can't pay for
more than so much national de-
Tense?
Our taxes are high because
that is what it takes to make
us stronger, to build our de-
fenseS,
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Two Washington Men
Win Red Cross Awards

Certificates for outstanding work
with the District Red Cross chap
ter have been presented to Frank
c. Waldrop, executive editor Of
the Washington Times Herald,
and Richard H. Wilmer, WASH
tngton attorney.
j. Clifford Folger, chairman of
the chapter, gave the awards, "in
grateful recognition for outstand-
ing service" at a ceremony at
chapter headquarters, 1880 E
street NV.
Evening star., 1952-10-02
EmbezzIing Charge
Made Against Kinsey

A charge Of embezzlement was
placed yesterday against James H.
Kinsey, 50, former bookkeeper for
the Boys Club Of Washington, in
connection with the disappearance
Of $36.500 from the clubs funds.
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence continued Kin
sey's bond of $4,000 and he was
returned to jail pending a hear
ing october Is.
Kinsey has been unable to make
bond since his arrest by Federal
Evening star., 1952-10-02
AH-Stor Democratic
Ticket in State

In your own interest, vote the
whole Democratic ticket. 1t is an
all-star ticket this year.
You have an unusually able
candidate for Governor, Hugh
Mitchell. AS Senator and Con-
gresham. he has done a lot for
your State already, and he has
won the respect of everybody
in Washington. D. C.
You have one of the best
legislators I know running for
the Senate, Scoop Jackson. He
is a real leader of the liberal
forces in the House of Repre-
sentatives. In experience and
ability. he stands at the top.
In Don Magnuson. you have
a man who has already proved
he. will work and sacrifice for
the cause of justice, and hu-
manity. and by the way, that
name, Magnuson already stands
for something fine and progress
sive in the United States Senate.
And you have another pro-
gressive candidate. who UNDER
stands the needs and problems
of this area, in Robert Dell
wood.
So vote to put this all-star
team to work for you, and back
up Adlai Stevenson and John
Sparkman in their fight for
your prosperity and welfare.
And now, I want to talk about
that prosperity, and what the
Government has to do with it.
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Many Fine Republicans,
Some Helping in Capital

HepupllcanS-tne OLD Guard
Republicans-believe that the
way to handle a depression is
to let nature take it's course.
They believed it in 1930-and
many believe today-that de-
preston is good for us. They like
it because it brings down wages
and prices. and because 1t weeds
out what they call the "ineffici.
ent" businessman.
Now, there are many fine Re-
publicanS. There had to be or
there wouldn't have been so
many voting for us all these
years. AS individuals I now know
many fine Republican citizens.
I have had some of them help
ing in Washington. But when
they get together as a party to
decide how to run the country.
they simply can't think beyond
their own pocketbooks. So they
always recommend policies that
would wreck our prosperity.
When the time comes that
the Republican Party places
the interests of all the people
above special privilege. then.
and only then, will there be
two parties in which you can
have confidence. Only then will
you have a real choice.
Many Republicans have tried
to change the policies of their
party to restore it to the in
tegrity which Abraham Lincoln
gave it. But the Lincoln Re-
publicans have lost ground. The
rulers of the Republican Party
long ago repudiated everything
Abraham Lincoln stood for, ex-
cept his sense Of humor-and
now they've repudiated that.
I truly believe that this coun-
try needs an enlightened Re-
publican Party. I am sorry to
see the abject surrender of
their presidential candidate to
the reactionary, indicative
wing of the Old Guard.
If we had an enlightened
Republican Party. we could bury
the useless controversy of
whether the progressive meas
ures of the New Deal and the
Fair Deal have been good for
the country. And then we could
60 on to more up-to-date issues.
Evening star., 1952-10-02
Text of President Tunans Speech on Prosperity and Budget

SPOKANE. Wash, Oct. a.
Following is the prepared tert
OF President Truman's speech
at Spokane last night:
I have been looking forward
to this evening. 1 have been
coming to the State of Wash
ington for a good many years.
I know of no better place to get
an idea of what the word
progress" means. I like what
I see here I like the thriving
farms, the busy industries, the
happy and prosperous people. I
like to think of the immense ad-
vances you have achieved out
here in a few short years. 7
want you to continue these
advances.
That is why I am asking you
to vote this year for a Demo-
cratic President and Vice Presi-
dent to carry on the policies
that will continue your prosper
ity. I am asking you to vote for
Adlai Stevenson and John
Sparkman.
These men are dedicated to
the programs that have made us
strong and prosperous. They are
devoted to the cause of the
people. They are devoted to
world peace.
And I am also asking you to
vote for the Democratic candi-
dates in your State for Governor
and Senator and for Congress-.
Evening star., 1952-10-02

ness, to raise their families in
dignity-to provide their chill
dren with opportunities-to rise
to leaderShip-and to render
public service.
We have made much prog
ress in the last 20 years. but it
wasn't accomplished overnight.
Our faith has been marked by
many a battle, by anxious mo-
ments and many heartaches
over setbacks.
And much remains to be
done.
Evening star., 1952-10-02

eager they are to sell it short
but always at a profit.
Take my word for it. the Re-
publican Tories haven't changed;
they believe now what they be-
lieved 20 and 30 years ago.
It's my firm conviction that
the Republican Party basically
distrusts the common people;
that it wants to restore the So
cial and economic differences
we have narrowed by the New
Deal and the Fair Deal.
Evening star., 1952-07-23
With Bill Leetch

ing tackle. spinning tackle or a
fly rod and reel with plenty of
backing on the line, along with
lures commonly used for this salt
water species are all needed.
That the rockfiSh at least in
part are on their summer migra-
ton up Chesapeake Bay is evi-
denced by recent catch made
out Of Rock Hall. Fishing with
Capt. Peaches Ashley. Bradley
Rogers, Ed Strong, Rolf Camp
bell, James Erwin and Pete Fisher
took 80 nice fish ranging from
112 to 6 pounds trolling late in
the evening and again early in
the morning. Rogers says If they
could have fished a little earlier
in the morning they'd have filled
the boat. Motor trouble caused
some delay in getting on.
In the lower. Potomac one of
our Younger washington anglers.
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Posts Richurd Williams
Leeds in Printers Golf

There is q new leader in the
tournament of the District Chap
ter Of the Union Printcraft Inter-
national Golf Association. He is
Richard williams Of the Post, who
shot 75-5-70 yesterday at
Georgetown Prep. Clarence Purdy
of GPO took second with
82-11-71.
Robert Sanfran of the GPO
took over the lead in Glass B with
85-16-69.
Evening star., 1952-07-23
LITTLE SPORT
Tukomu Park Takes All
District Divine TITLES

Takoma Park divers are in 9
class by themselves when it comes
to District AAU competition. They
swept all three outdoor diving
championships at Woodmont pool
last night.
Jay Lent beat teammate Tony
Ii Shore and Ambassadors Billy
Polling to take the senior low board
title. Tony Prencipe edged Pol
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Two Matches Scheduled
In Women's S Net Tourney

Sosie Girgosian plays Barbara
Leef and Jane Freeman meets
Barbara Lynch at $50 this eve
ming in the District Women's ten
mis- championships.
Charlotte Decker turned back
Constance Sun. 6-2, 6-1. and Ca
rella Bageant defeated Jean Hill.
6-1, 1-6, 60 in singles yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-07-23

Iof Mexico, caught % sailfish (re-
leasing 20 and losing four others
which she had hooked, two
marlin dosing three others, a
200-pound shark and numerous
other species. Among them was
"a 43-pound 8-ounce dolphin, tax
EN- on 15-thread line, a worlds
record for women.
Evening star., 1952-07-23

salt water DOT
tom anglers a
lot of sport and
rockhsh from
pan to roaSter
size performed
well for chum-
erS, trollerS
and casters.
Incidental ly,
q SurpriS j n G
number of cast
ers are finding
excellent sport
with bass tackle
over the bars
and weed beds
Evening star., 1952-07-23
OUTDOORS

Fishing over last week end
turned out well. Spot and perch
and q few trout and hardheads
here and there gave thousands of
Evening star., 1952-07-23

Tommy Roehr. aged 5, showed
the way to the party with whom
he fished last week end. Accord
ing to his dad. Stanley Roehr.
young Tommy with his new rod
and reel accounted for 81 Of the
272 spot caught and was high
rod for the day.
Fishing has been exceptionally
good down Point Lookout way.
Nearly all the creeks have had
rockfish in them recently and
some excellent catches have been
made bottom fishing. Harry
Weinhold of Alexandria, Va, fish,
ing at Joe's Rock, caught a mixed
creel of 60 fish including rock.
hardheads, trout. spot and
founder.
We often hear the women re-
ferred to as the weaker sex. That
there are some rugged individ-
uals among them is attested by
this news from Ashaway fishing
news service. Mrs. John Heard
Of San Antonio, Tex, during Is
hours Of angling spread over a
three days of the West Coast
Evening star., 1952-07-23

ing for high board laurels and
took the Junior title by seven
points. while Mary Neate, the only
participant, was given the girls
Junior low board title.
Evening star., 1952-07-23
Fiqhts Last Nioht

LOS ANGMB.-carlos chavex. 1874
Los Angeles, and Gerald Labroi. 1874,
Gary. Ind drew. 10.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Danny Nardico
11S. Tampa. knocked out Bernie Reynolds,
1881, Fairfield. Conn. 2.
NEWARK. N. Johnny Williams, 1875.
hany NJ &
Evening star., 1952-07-23
County Holding OIympics

The Junior Olympics program
'of Prince Georges County was
scheduled TO get under way today
at 10 am. in Byrd Stadium. Nine
teen Fairgrounds and 500 boys
and girls are in the all-day event.
Evening star., 1952-07-23

Five years ago-Bewitch won
her sixth straight race by TAX
ing the $50, 400 Lassie Stakes at
Arlington Park.
Evening star., 1952-07-23

and weed beds Bill Leetch.
freQuented by the rock in the late
evening. Either regulation cast