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Evening star., 1944-06-25
Boliviu Recognized

Last January, shortly after 1t
had effected a coup and come to
power in Bolivia, Secretary Hull
said there was reason to believe
that the Villarroel regime was the
creature of a conspiracy engineered
in part by a non-Bolivian group
"unfriendly to the defense" of the
Americas. On the strength of the
suspicion, which implicitly involved
the pro-Axis Argentine dictator
ship, the United States and eighteen
other American republics decided
to withhold recognition. Now, how
ever, the decision is reversed. The
Villarroel government. according to
our State Department, has won the
confidence of all countries con-
cerned by taking a number of de
cisive and affirmative" steps in sup
port of hemisphere security and
our Allied cause in the war.
The policy of nonrecognition has
been criticized in some quarters as
something likely to do more harm
than good, but in this case it seems
to have been effective. For however
pro-Allied Villarroel may himself
have been at the time of the coup,
there was more than a little evi-
dence that pro-Axis elements had
their fingers in his regime Had it
not been for the decision to with
hold recognition. these elements
might have been able to intrench
themselves. But finding himself
recognized only by Argentina, the
off-horse of the hemisphere, Villar-
roel felt a special pressure to DEM
onstrate that his government was in
no way "unfriendly to the defense"
of the Americas. Accordingly, he
took the reassuring steps to which
Mr.. Hull has referred, including the
Evening star., 1944-06-25
An Unnecessary SIur

Back in 1899. at a ceremony ar
ranged at the Treasury Department,
Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procope
handed Mr.. Morgenthau a check,
representing Finland's annual in
stallment on her debt to the United
States. A dozen other European
nations, with debts aggregating
some $12,000,OO0 1000, sent their re-
gretS-but no checks. AS Mr.. Procope
handed Mr. Morgenthau the slip of
paper, while reporters took down
his remarks and the cameras
clicked and flashed, he said: THE
Finnish people are fighting for life
and the cause of truth, justice and
democracy" and Mr.. Morgenthau
congratulated the country which,
during dark days as well as fair, has
never failed to honor its obliga-
tions." To which Mr.. Procope re-
piled: "No emergency can be so
deep as to make Finland disregard
an obligation incurred in good
faith
The next year, when the debt pay
ment again became due, Congress
rushed through a special resolution,
promptly signed by the President,
authorizing postponement in the
Finnish debt payment as a mark
Of sympathy for her plight result
ing from Russia's attempted inva-
sion. First declined, the Firms took
advantage of the offer and post
poned December installment, thus
breaking a unique and consistent
record of meeting her debt pay
ments on time.
Things have changed since those
days. AS the President said Friday,
the Finnish government now is
allied with our common enemy,
Germany. and fighting against our
common ally, Russia. But it is not
believed that there will be any great
sympathy on the part of the Amer
ican people with the Presidents
other remark, to the effect that this
countrys foreign policy is not for
sale for s14s,ooo-the approximate
payment which Finland made few
days ago. The gratuitious implica-
tion that Finlands debt payment
made and accepted twenty-four
hours before Mr.. Procope became
persona non grata-was an at
tempted bribe, is as distasteful to
many Americans as it will be to the
Firms. The President may some day
regret his remark.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Casino Treasures

The Associated Press reports that
some of the precious treasures of
Monte Casino, the demolished
Benedictine monastery, have been
discovered safe in the Vatican in
Rome. A volume in the Rare-Book
Division of the Library of Congress
serves to illustrate what this means
to the world at large. The work
referred to is one of a series pub
lished under the inclusive title
italia Artistica." It's author Is
Arturo jain Rusconi, distinguished
savant. The text is in Italian, but
the average person with "smatter-
ing" of Latin can follow it without
too great difficulty A hundred and
forty-five pictures tell the story.
First in order is a view of the
abbey from the floor of the valley
with the Rocca Janula on the right.
AZ panorama of the country below,
taken from the monastery, then is
offered. Next follows scenes of the
principal building on Casinos
height, photographed from different
angles Of approach. The beautiful
interior courtyard, the Chiostro del
Paradise, with statues of Saint Bene-
dict and Saint Scholastica, is dis
played in similar perspective Even
more impressive are representations
of the sanctuary and nave of the
basilica, the abbey church, marvel
ously adorned with murals, mosaics,
ornamental marbles and tiles, bronze
and wrought iron grills gold and
silver altar furnishings. 1t is logical
to suppose and certainly reasonable
to hope that these valuable works of
art may have been salvaged.
A like observation applies to the
wondrously carved oak walls of the
sacristy, noticed in detail in the
Rusconi book. The murals of the
Sala Capitolare appear to be amen
able to speedy demounting. AS to
the contents of the Biblioteca and
the Archivio, it is plain that they
easily could have been moved with
out too great risk of damage or loss
II the irreplaceable Illuminated
manuscripts were not rescued, some
body was culpable. The Codice Cas-
sinese and the Comeliario dell XII
Sffolo surely have not perished.
Only a moment would have been
required to preserve the autograph
score of Pergolesis "Stabat Mater"
Some Of the canvases in the Pinaco-
teca were more or less Indifferent
copies, the number including a re-
production of Raphael's Madonna
OF the House Of Alba" in the National
Gallery in Washington.
The tragedy of Monte Casino,
Evening star., 1944-06-25
In Continuance OF Prayer
By the Right Reu. Patrick J. Mccormick,
Rector OF the Catholic University of America

In the prayer which he composed
while the Allied troops were landing
on the coast of France, and which
he read over the radio on the night
of June 6, President Roosevelt said
at one point, Many people have
urged that call the Nation into
a single day of prayer. But. be-
cause the road is long and the desire
great, ask that our people devote
themselves in continuance of prayer.
AS we rise to each new day and
again when each day Is spent, let
words of prayer be on our lips in
voking Thy help to our efforts"
1t is safe to say that all Amer
leans readily and eagerly joined in
the prayer of the President at the
close of D-day. Radio systems
sensed the spirit of the evening and
endeavored to reflect it in their
programs. 1t was evident that a
crisis was at hand. Prayer at such
times is easy and natural, and I
dare say that If a single day had
been set apart for prayer all eagerly
would have entered into 1t and
prayed fervently for the success of
our arms and of the Allied cause.
This, however, would not have been
enough. Temporary successes and
gains, good news from the front,
overconfldence, perhaps would have
made many feel that prayer was
no longer needed. The President
was right in preferring and in ask
ing for continuance of prayer,
because the road is long and the
invasion Is only one step in the
march toward liberation. Many more
critical days lie ahead AS the
President suggests, all of us should
begin each new day and close it with
words of prayer on our lips, in
,oking Gods help to all our efforts.
At such times as these, our prayers
should not be spasmodic or momen-
tary, but constant and continual.
Many Of our archbishops and bishops
have ordered public prayers to be re-
Evening star., 1944-06-25
saving to the Government approximate
ing $4,000 was indicated.

saving to the Government approximate
ing $4,000 was indicated.
Personnel problems were a bother for
while. 1t was necessary to find and to
train men and girls to operate the ma
chimes. Wages for women ranged from
$500 to S470 year, and the salaries of
their brothers were not much higher.
The temptations to the hired help"
were disturbing Mr. johnson was OBJ
llged to admit that dishonest men stole
some of the stamps" but the theft was
discovered and the criminals promptly
apprehended, prosecuted and convicted
with loss of but few hundred dollars
to the Government"
Despite inevitable disbursements,
however, the bureau prospered in it's
new enterprise. It's standards rose
steadily to loftier heights. Stamps, as
Mr.. johnson regarded them, must be
beautiful. The artistic beauty of a
design" he wrote, lis as essential to
protection against counterfeiting as the
matter in which either the engraving
or printing is executed"
The ideal thus set forth still prevails
in the bureau, and some of the most
recent stamps certainly rank with the
finest achievements of their kind ever
brought to completion.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

cited regularly during the war, espe-
cially prayers for victory and for
peace, and these are said at masses
and regular services. What our Pres
ident had particularly In mind was
the individual or private morning and
night prayer, "As we rise to each new
day and again when each day is
spent" Now, there is in the individual
or private prayer the possibility OF It's
being narrow and selfish supplica-
ton for our own purposes and desires,
without the breadth and the universal
charity Of the public or general
prayer.
An admirable public prayer Is that
issued by the Archbishop of West
minister and ordered to be recited at
benediction of the most blessed sacra-
ment, in the churches and chapels Of
the archdiocese, each Sunday during
the war. 1t is not long prayer, al
though 1t has five points. In 1t Gods
help is implored: Cd For our fighting
forces, that they may be granted safety
OF soul and body; ca for the sick and
wounded. that Divine mercy may aid
them and they may give thanks for
health recovered; 90 for the dying,
that they may be restored to their
Makers presence cleansed from all
stain of wickedness; a. for the dead,
that all who have given their lives
for their country may be released
from every bond Of sin and brought
to their home in Paradise; 90 for
peace, that we may recover the quiet
times of peace and amend our lives
IN thankfulness.
The breadth and scope Of the public
prayer, and we have many of them
as comprehensive as that of the
Archdiocese Of Westminster, may well
suggest the universal charity which
should inspire our private prayers and
devotions as each day we assume our
spiritual duty to beg Gods help for
those who fight, for those who suffer
and die, and for those who will win
the blessings of peace for this war
torn world.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

An Illinois farmer in 1892 swore
he would neither get a shave nor
haircut as long as F. D. R. was in the
White House. He kept his oath. too,
until recently horse kicked him in
the face and hospital attendants
had to "excavate" him in order to
treat him. Doubtless, he blames
their procedure on the administra-
ton; but he gives the horse credit
for feeling cooler, just the same.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Investment
From the Topeka Capital.

From the Topeka Capital
While most war cost figures must be
approximate, and many of them pure
guesses. the people of the United States
will understand this: Whatever it costs
to defeat Germany and Japan, We
must pay the price. We must pay in
men and materials and money The
more we pay in money, the more abun-
dant will be materials of war And this
means lesser expenditure of men.
When you buy a war bond you are
actually investing in the conservation
of American lives. Invasion comes high.
Billions of dollars must be spent, and
loss of life is inevitable How much OF
the price of victory will be paid in lives
and how much in money will be deter
mined largely by the investments of
citizens here at home.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Rusconis study inevitably suggests,
is the destruction of artistic treas
ures which could not be carried away.
Such decorations as those of the
Scuola Beuronense almost certainly
were ruined by the bombardment.
That they are not lost beyond recall,
however, is evident from the fact
that long series of plates depicting
them is included in the Library of
Congress copy of the monograph
under discussion. When the abbey
is rebuilt, they can be duplicated.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Just consider the man-hours that
are consumed daily in this country
by polite people Offering lights to
others, something a fellow can do
much better for himself Abolish
ment of this gesture, worthy as its
origin may be, Is recommended as
a war measure.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

1t is rumored vaguely that the
Japs intend to change the name of
their Zero plane. The suggestion
Is offered that they call it the Minus,
on the ground that Zero is a Slight
overestimate of It's power.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

England is getting to be a self
supporting country. There has been
16 per cent increase in the number
of cattle raised, 1t may be that
after the war, the English people
will have enough Yorkshire pudding
to give everybody under the Union
Jack a helping of it.
Evening star., 1944-06-25
Celestial Visitor

From the st. Louis star-Times.
Young woman from far side OF the
moon finds sparkle missing in Man.
haitian. Is the whole world tired?"-
Classified ad Tired is no word for 1t,
young woman.
Evening star., 1944-06-25

Mr.. johnson, of course, had to spend
some money for new machinery, includ-
ing some invented especially to meet his
requirements. He reported the cost of
equipment purchased in the first u
months at $56,243 The bureau was
paid slo7,7oo for the stamps it manu-
factured during that period. An annual
Evening star., 1944-06-25

SOC $500 thousand, and special deliv-
cry and news and periodical stamps at
$.11 4/l0 thousand.
The actual date of the termination of
the relation between the Post Office
Department and the American Bank
Note Co. was March 81, 1894. A
three month extension ended on June
30 The United States Postage Stamp
Agency was transferred from New York
by order dated June 90 Existing sup
plies OF stamps produced by the Amer
lean were shipped to the bureau about
the same date. They were distributed
to postmasters throughout the country
in subsequent months
Plates made by the American likewise
were delivered to Mr.. Johnson's repre-
sentatives, but they were not EMPLOYED
by the bureau. Instead, the bureaus
engraVers changed" the American dies
by adding the peculiar "triangles" with
winch collectors are familiar-three
dlfterent varieties of them, perhaps each
the work Of different man The first
denomination of the 1894 series released
was the scent brown, bearing the por-
trait of President Garfield. 1t appeared
July l8, and was followed by the Accent
dark brown, showing President Lincoln.
The number of sheets of stamps pro-
duced by the bureau during the hrst
fiscal year of its performance of the new
contract was 81 1878 682-all pronounced
by the Post Office Department salts
factory in every particular"
Evening star., 1944-05-16
Black Mart Reported
Keeping Strawberries
From Local Stores

A black market operating in
produce areas and trucking up
back alleys" has virtually taken
Strawberries from the local market
Joe Cavanagh, executive secretary
of the National League of Wholesale
Fruit and Vegetable Distributors,
declared today.
Attributing the black market to
OPA ceiling prices which "do not
allow any speculative advantage"
Mr.. Cavanagh said berries were
'one of the most highly speculative
commodities we handle"
A local OPA produce expert de-
clared there was no unusual short
age of berries on the local market
and said the OPA retail ceiling
price of SIS cents a quart amply
provided for any risk in shipping or
increase in prices paid pickers or for
berry boxes.
He minimized the transportation
risk in handling the fruit, declaring
the only danger was whether the
truck caught fire or had a wreck"
21iC DCA AIiCo al JlChtu Hall ripe,
he continued "and are shipped in
the afternoon to arrive here the
next morning. There are very few
cases of fruit spelling"
Mr. Cavanagh maintained, how
ever, that before transportation diff
flculties arose, wholesalers ran the
risk of losing $500 on truckload.
Now the risk of loss has increased
to from $4,000 to $4,000, and it is
mot possible to recoup" losses.
When OPA ceiling prices went
into effect, because of this risk, he
said, wholesalers were instructed to
purchase the produce only on con-
signment. Growers are willing to
sell on consignment, he added, "if
there are no black market agents
in the produce areas to offer them
higher prices"
Meanwhile, onions, which were
scarce few weeks ago, are flooding
the market, OPA said. They are so
plentiful that growers are selling
them below ceiling prices, at $135
a 50-pound sack.
Texas shippers have become so
overstocked that they are shipping
large quantities of the onions here
to commission merchants to get
what price they can. .
Evening star., 1944-05-16
Gen. Webster's Unit Wins
Citation for bombinu
Py the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
MEDITERRANEAN AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS, Italy, May 16.-
The Oldest B-26 Marauder medium
bomber wing in the United States
Army Air Force has been COM
mended for outstanding perform
ance Of duty by Maj. Gen. John K.
Cannon of the 1st Tactical Air
Force.
The wing, commanded by Brig.
Gen. Robert M. Webster of Wash
ington and West Harwich, Mass.
was cited specifically for a number
of pinpoint bombing jobs.
This wing consistently devast-
ated vital military targets with a
degree of accuracy unequaled in
this theater by any other unit" said
the citation.
Gen. Webster's wing also earned
praise for air support of ground
troops.
/ Gen, Webster has been in the
Army Air Forces since 1917 and went
overseas as commander of a B-26
Marauder medium bomber wing in
April, 1943.
At one time he was with the
training division and general staff
Of the War Department.
His wife lives at the Westchester
Apartments, 408O Cathedral avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1944-05-16
Colombian Senate
Won't LET Lopez Quii
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
BOGOTA. Colombia, May 16.-Po-
litical circles expressed belief today
that President Alfonso Lopez might
insist on retiring from office al
though the Colombian Senate de-
ciined last night to accept his resig-
nation.
There was no official indication,
however, of the course Lopez would
pursue. Union employees and gov
Iernment workers had conducted an
orderly strike yesterday protesting
against his resignation.
President Lopez has been on a
leave of absence since November.
This leave expires May 20. Either
he must resume Office by that date,
ask a new leave of absence to per-
NIT Dario Echandia to continue as
acting President, or insist that the
Senate accept his decision to retire.
Lopez, who IS serving a. second
four-year term, said on his return
from a trip to the United States
last February that he would resign
1t was understood then that illness
OF his wife and a desire to spend
more time with his family were his
reasons
Evening star., 1944-05-16

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chiffon with white
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grounds. Ruffled
shoulder treotment.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21

VINO said the first year is the
toughest? Producer Les Mitchell, Of
MICS star Playhouse, would like
10 ind the fellow and confront him
with the statistics compiled in the
Hollywood-aired programs initial
season. He'd have to retract those
words, for in Mitchel's case, it just
lsn't true.
star Playhouse" which moves to
new time starting Monday, July
;, when it broadcastS five days a
week at 1880 a. M, has become so
popular with the listening audience
that on that date, 1t will leave its
limited network arrangement for a
coast-to-coast hook-up!
New listeners will now have an
opportunity to hear their favorite
film plays in full-length form in
stead of condensed version, for
star Playhouse" presents a COM
plete adaptation in a series of daily
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-21

fifteen-minute installments Dark
Victory" for example, which in
augurates the programs coast-to-
coast broadcasts, will consume six
weeks of air time, thus insuring
faithful transcription of every CO.
gent incident in the story.
Hollywood's finest actors and
greatest scripts are brought to "Star
Playhouse. 1t recently presented
Gail Patrick in an adaptation of
Marked Woman, successful screen
play which starred Bette Davis.
Heading the supporting cast was
Gloria Blondell, one of the cinema
city'S rising young actresses.
Other stars and their vehicles pre-
sentad In past performances We're
Margo in Suspicion Mary Aston
in Take A Letter, Darling" Fran
ces Dee in Fifth Avenue Girl"
Rosemary DeCamp in "Of Human
Bondage" George Coulouris in In
terrnezzo," and Martha Scott in "All
This and Heaven Too"
Not only has Star Playhouse"
pioneered in bringing name screen
stars and stories to daytime radio
1t has instituted a series of audi
tons, whereby unknown actors car
receive an opportunity to be heard
on the program. More than thirty
have already been hired through
Mitchel's system and they are now
receiving the invaluable experience
Of playing supporting roles with the
stars in topflight scripts.
For Mitchell and his casts, the first
year hasn't been at all tough; IN