SOUTH BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY. 3 04 S.MAIN ST., CITY. G.O.Ps Mathematical Einstein Goes 9-Digit Eskimo Figures Don't Lie; Liars Figure FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, 1944 4th TERM GRANTED RY SPLIT NORTH WITHOUT SOLID SOUTH F COURSE the "die-hards" ought not be | south, and some north. Generous of him. "We ELIEVE IT held down too close to their alibis; peo­ couldn't overcome the solid south," says he; O ple on their normal death-beds quite well, Roosevelt did. often gasp for a few more breaths before giving The south could have gone Republican, as OR ELSE up the ghost. Meet Mr. Herbert the Republicans hoped, split on the MEA T Q* THE COCONUT Brownell, Jr.. that "young and cap­ New Deal, the 4th term, and their able" Republican national chair­ subterfuge anent the nggro vote, -•• ar man, from New York, who since and Mr. Roosevelt would still be in 1SILAS WITHERSPOON I election, seems inspired to try to with Illinois (28 votes) and Nev­ Hard to say set himself up as the G. O. P.'s ma­ ada (3 votes) to spare. Give it ATTORNEY GENERAL bow far-reach­ thematical Einstein. He takes (135 electoral votes) to Mr. Dewey ing his antics 300,000 votes from Roosevelt, and and he would still need Massachu­ PROSTITUTES POST were, but re­ giving them to Dewey in the right setts and New Jersey (16 votes gardless of places, puts the Dapplemere farm­ each) to make it by one. whether they AND PROFESSION IN er in the white house, and sends Take the socalled solid south's changed the re- PETTIFOGGIG MOVE suits of the the Hyde Park "cripple" to the 135 electoral votes from Mr. Roose­ election, At­ "tired old folk's" retreat. velt's 432 total and you still have THAT PUT HIM AND torney Gen. J. We haven't seen from whence 297 to his credit, while 266 is es­ A. Emmert's Chairman Brownell cribbed that sential to a choice; 31 to the good. PARTY IN LEAD IN cracked, and 300,000 votes, nor where he placed Add that 135 to Mr. Dewey's 99 (illegal legal them, but anyhow he doesn't claim electoral votes and you have 234, opinion, defiant unanimity for his candidate; still _ii_j.v___J_v_ J_>JX\Jvvi._!_La_, JR., He- which is still 32 short of the 266 STATE AND SUNDRY publican National dhalrman and of the state concedes to Mr. Roosevelt the solid mathematical genius. goal. On Page Three) Ui Ui I i U I 0 I It I U I O election board, and "the statutes in such case made and pro­ vided," depriving thousands of voters of their right to vote; well, I'll put it this way, Thanksgiving Greetings of Allies to Axis borrowing expression from the rather ancient ESTERDAY was Thanksgiving Day—but not the end of thanksgiving. We're still pouring Josh Billings: "He ought to be kicked to shot and shell into the Germans, and into the Japs; thanks to the boys at the front, and death by a jackass and I'd like to be the one Yto the war-workers, and industrialists, and bond-buyers at home. And don't forget the to do it." WAVES, the WACS and the SPARS—and other girls working beside the men,'in the mills. And The trick appears to have been majorly ^thanks to all civil­ effective in Marion county (including Indian­ ians sacrificing to apolis) where an estimated 10,000 outright the cause. We're Democratic voters were barred at the polls, all in this thing up first by reason of crooked operation in the to our necks. .Marion county registration office under a There must be crooked Republican registrar, and impelled no letup in the pre* clerks, dominated by an even more crooked paredness for war, •^Republican county clerk, A. Jack Tilson, be- the equipment to -ffeath the thumb of a still crookeder Republi­ carry on, until Ger­ can, County "Boss" Jim Bradford, llth dis­ many and Japan, trict chairman,—attorney general protected. now that they have There is an old fashion rail-fence for you, definitely demanded zig-zagged like~a worm, at the joints of it, are gone to the yjfcp.ich Attorney Gen. Emmert strove to drive, last man, if needs land did drive his stakes of sustenance, partic- be to break their ^."Jf&y in Marion county, and somewhat out­ ghoulish wills. ride.. The work of the worms was not to be -fbrterfered with, or overcome, without the Heinrich Himmler, ^gansent of the worms, which they made im­ succeeding Adolf possible, or practically so, to obtain. Court Hitler, or asserted- action in Indianapolis forced reaction in a ly so, seems to have (On Pager Two) driven that finally, through the .allied skulls. No Sooner Said Elmer Davis, By JOHN OHARA teacher, preacher, radio commentator, HE last drawer of the file coasted back and OWI-man (pro­ on its ball bearings and settled in place paganda minister), T with a slight thump. Miss Ross pushed the button lock and turned the key, which who has been going locked all the drawers in the file at one turn. to crack Germany She went to her desk and took out her purse up with less blood­ and a folded towel. Mr, Jay stared straight shed than the mili­ ahead, holding his hand to his forehead like an Indian shading his eyes from the sun, and tary would engage, (On Page Seven) (On Page Three) Page Two THE MIRROR of all obstacles 'Boss" Bradford and his stooges could of the errors corrected before election day." But no create, but— effort was made in that direction. ELIEVE IT * •*. * * Again under pressure from groups demanding a Then about a week be­ fair, full, and honest election Tilson promised "pre­ OR ELSE! Registrars Messed fore election another cinct clerks will be provided with affidavits which the discovery was made and voters may fill out if they find they are not registered (From Page One) Records and Names that was where the at­ in their proper precinct."' That appeared, for the few instances, but it was still possible and convenient torney general got busy. moment, to indicate that all persons, entitled to do for the county clerk and his registrar to be unable to The registration records so, might cast their vote by swearing it in,—but, find help enough to undo the whole shenanegan. istrants by in the county clerk's of­ that hope? if it ever was warranted, was blasted when Good 10,000 Marion county voters, 95 per cent fice were so mixed up James A. Emmert, attorney general of Indiana, and of them Democrats and independents, found their s Got Lost with names lost, mis­ G.O.P. machine nominee for re-election to that of­ names had been removed from the precinct registra­ placed, or entered in the fice, issued his bogus opinion. tion books when they appeared to vote. Most of wrong precincts, that His statement was couched as "an official opinion," them possessed their registration receipts, issued by the same old 20,000 to Edwin K. Steers, G.O.P. member of the State i., the county clerk. Nearly all were willing to make loomed again as likely Board of Election Commissioners. affidavit to the effect that they were legally registered Were Listed Wron to be deprived of their Emmert declared in his "political" opinion that voters. That is permissible by law — so recognized ballots. Tilson blamed the "errors" on "inexperi­ regardless of the fact that a person had appeared at by the state election commission. enced employees" of his office after frankly admitting an official registration place, legally registered to vote, 'But under Jim Emmert's personal ruling, which that "thousands of mistakes have been found." Un­ and obtained a receipt certifying to such registration, he sent to all county clerks, circumventing the state der oressure he promised that he would have "most he could not vote if he appeared at the voting place election board, they were denied their right to and found that "Boss" Bradford's stooges vote by affidavit and were ordered to go to in County Clerk A. Jack Tilson's office had the county clerk's office to obtain a "certifi­ Predicts Increased Investment not placed his name in the proper precinct cate of error," —purely an Emmert concoc­ book. Emmert declared that Tilson could tion. By American Farmers Duri <9 not permit such voters to cast their ballot, as Happily in some counties, like St. Joseph, Tilson had promised, by making proper af­ — without crooked registration officials ?— it Sixth War Bond Campui" fidavit swearing to his or her right to cast such ballot. didn't amount to so much. Local election thaWASHINGTONt American ,farmer D. C—s Awil predictiol invesnt • makes them as liquid as a dollar bill commissioners thumbed their noses at the at­ more money in bonds during the Sixth it is no longer necessary for the farm Emmert also "opinionated," in effect, that War Loan than in any previous drive er to maintain a large bank accour torney general's dictum—no more authority was made today by the War Finance to meet possible emergencies, Mi the voter must come down to the county than the squawk of a goose;—and followed Division of the U. S. "Treasury. Gamble stated. Therefore, he be clerk's office, obtain a-"certificate of error" Farmers bought $1,256,000,000 worth fieves, farmers will convert part < the law. As to Marion county, however, the of War Bonds during 1943, according these deposits into War Bonds.