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The Nome nugget., 1946-02-01
STATE OF THE UNION
(Seattle POSt-Intelligencer)

(Seatte Post-Inteigencer)
 President Trumans report the state of the union" to the Congress made at critical time in the
 ons affairs, and it reflects the great anxiety of the American people the critical state of their affairs
 Of course there were other urgent matters for the Presidents attention, but the plotting out of the tions productive life by strikes is the thing that most immediately concerns and worries and frightens the American people.
 MT. Truman's hopeful expressions about the pros poets for attaining permanent international peace through the United Nations Organization interest although not very convincing in the light of the news from Iran and Korea and Palestine and Greece and other disturbed places of the earth where there seems to be neither peace peaceful intention.
 But with the nation facing industrial stagnation and universal unemployment and actual food famine, all because of the spreading of strikes it the strike situation" that cOmpelS major attention.
 President Truman knows what national danger there is in this problem of strikes he indicated when he said in his report to Congress that continued strikes putting brake the nations reconverson from war to peace.
 But the regrettabe thing is that the President does not to know what to do about this dangerous stua- tion-or if he does know, he isn't doing it.
 There is very simple and fair efficient and honest solution to the problem
 What the country needs and all it needs to have free dom from strikes is federal system of arbitration der which there will be not only finding of facts as President Truman now proposes but binding decisions according to the facts.
 There should be adequate and competent and impar- tal courts to administer the federal system of labor management arbitration including supreme court of arbitration having the authority and integrity of the Supreme Court of the United States.
 Until we have such system, the only of pre- serving industrial peace in the country will always have strkeswhch disruptive and destructive and only bring about agreement through exhaustion. It would be wonderful thing if President Truman would propose to Congress program of legislation that would not only end the present wave of strikes but make all future strikes unnecessary and impossible
 But surely the Congress should not continue to sit back and do nothing about the strikes that are wreckng the country, simply because the President proposes nothing that will correct the situation.
The Nome nugget., 1946-02-01
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SOLONS' OWN ATOM BOMB

IS NO uOuDl dDOul tIle e11ectlVe- ness of the filibuster in shaping legislation.
 It has been recognized as such for century. AS matter of fact, as far back as 1853 there is re- corded use of the word Git comes from Dutch word meaning free booter or buccaneer) in its politi- cal sense in Congress. One worthy member whose opponents were using delaying tactics in blocking vote on legislation, charged them with "filibustering against the United States"
 However, the filibuster is like the atomic bomb. The threat of it's devastating result is almost as effective as the use of the weapon itself
 Roland Young, in his book, This Is Congress-" records an instance in 1888 when a House-passed amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic act, regarding whisky, was thrown out in conference merely because the late Senator Copeland of New York told the conferees that "some of the most able filibusters in the Senate were so opposed to it that he could not accept it."
 This also is an example of where the filibuster Cor threat of iD had direct bearing on House legislation. A filibuSter itself is impossible in the House simply because debate there is limited.
 Why, it may we'll be asked, do Senators so fear a filibuster, if it is recognized as a practical legis- lative weapon?
 1-Because it does and even re- gently has upset the apple-cart of a legislative program which a ma jority of the Senators were eager to get action on.
 The last great filibuster - the one on the anti-lynching bill in 1938-lasted 29 days. This meant than for 29 days, even though the Senate was in session, not one piece of important legislation could be considered
 In that instance, the anti-lynch bill proponents finally had to give up. The filibusters won. Why? Because they were blocking con- sideration of the then vitally inn portant $25O, 100000 emergency relief appropriation bill, as we'll as the government reorganization bill which the administration was eager to get passed.
 2-There is the secondary req son that frequent use, or misuse, of the fillbdster might lead to fur ther curb on unlimited debate in the Senate.
 While numerous Senators might be mad as hops at the southern Senators for launching a filibuster against Senator Dennis Chavez's bill for establishing statutory Fair Employment Practice Com mission at a time when Congress has been criticized for diliatory tactics, there are very few who would like to see anything done about it.
The Nome nugget., 1946-02-01
THE PACIFIC BASES
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

(Seatte POSt-lntelngencer)
 Rep. Bertrand w. Gearhart of California has ex- pressed apprehension that the recent appeasement of Soviet Russia at the expense-and to the detriment- of the American occupation of Japan has ominous mp cations with respect the future status of other Pa cific
 The American navy has classified 23 Pacific islands, including many of Japanese sovereignty before the re- cent war as essential American defense Tn the Pa cific.
 But more than five months have elapsed since the end of the Pacific war; and the American government has made no move to establish American sovereignty over these islands and in fact has been mySerlously silent about whatever policy it intends to pursue respecting them
 Representative Gearhart wonders if this naction and silence portends further appeasement of Russia. He says:
 Russia is showing an inordnate interest in interna tional trusteeshp for the former Japanese mandated islands,
 The record of Russian in the promotion o her interests is certainly not to be dismissed lightly In Europe the major Russian interest has been to bolshevze her neighbors- that has been largely achieved in consequence of abec appeasement and su pine yielding by America and Britain
 Moreover observes Mr. Gearhart:
 At the recent Moscow Munich, we yielded more of the things Russia needs to bOshevize the world. ''Appeasement of the Sovets has been more clearly than ever defined only known state department policy
 What is more logical than to expect that this policy will be applied to the Pacific bases?"
 There is something more than speculation piclon to support this expectation.
 Russia has already taken the strategic Kuriles lock- stock and barrel-and with full sovereignty
 Russian forces in sole and permanent occupation of tne whole of Sakhalin previously occupied jointly with Japan.
 Permanent and powerful Russian air bases in pro- cess of establishment the vital Spitzenbergen Pe nnsula dominating the shortest airways across the Arctic.
 Russia confidently expects and bandy intends sole occupying authority, if not ultimate sovereignty, in Hokkado northernmost of the main Japanese islands that having been her main purpose promoted at the Moscow conference
 Thus there has been obscurity about Russian in- tentions procrastination in her pursuit of them Having achieved much through appeasement Russia may be expected to seek more in the same manner with the Pacific islands as her next objective.
 There is indeed abundant reason for the apprehen- sions of Representative Gearhar and for his concl- sion that:
 The silence of the state department the inactivity of
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Gov. 0'Conor Assures
Maryland State Guard
III Will Be Continued
By the Associated Press

CAMP RITCHIE, Md, Aug. a.
The State Guard had the assurance
of Gov. O'Conor today that it would
be continued indefinitely.
In a statement to approximately
l 800 officers and men OF the organi-
zation here yesterday, the governor
lcountered reports that reorganiza-
ton of the Maryland National
Guard would result in the disband-
ment of the State group.
The War Department feels the
urgent need of the State Guard
continuing all of its functions.
the governor said, "and 1 am very
happy to tell you there will be no
abrupt cessation of your activities.
The internal security of the State
is IN your hands and our citizens
must depend upon you guardsmen
for their welfare and safety. 1t is
extremely necessary that we have
ready at all times a well-trained
and equipped force such as yours"
Gov. O'Conor, as commander-in
chief, inspected the guardsmen en-
camped in this Blue Ridge Mountain
training center for weeks military
exercises
He was accompanied on his an
nual visit to the encampment by
new and former National Guard Of
flcers, including w. Preston Lane,
OF Hagerstown, past commander
of the guards eighth battalion and
Democratic nominee for governor
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Alexandria Nurses
Get More Pay, Leave

Wage increases averaging be-
tween Is and 20 per cent and a more
liberal vacation and sick-leave
schedule have been put in effect for
graduate nurses at Alexandria Hos
pital, Robert G. Whitton, adminis-
traitor, announced today.
The raise will increase the annual
payroll by about $4,000 to a total
of 1857 900 he said, without increas-
ing prevailing room and board rates
to patients.
Starting salaries for graduate
nurses were increased from sl20 to
$145 monthly, with full maintenance
included. or to S165 for those living
off the premises but including
laundry and meals while on duty.
Annual increases of $50 are provided
at the end Of the first and second
years of service.
Salary changes for professional
service workers, other than graduate
workers, has been adjusted on an
individual basis with the raise rang
ing from SIS to $40 a month, he
said.
Vacation allowances were in
creased from 14-day maximum to
81 days and sick leave was advanced
from to Il days annually.
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Planning Commission
To Decide on Control |
OF New Parkway Land .

Announcement of what it intends
to do to block subdivision of prop
erty lying athwart the right of way
for the proposed George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway was expect
ed today from the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission as
it held the second session of its
midsummer meetings.
Before the meeting opened yes
terday the commissions director of
planning, John Nolen, ir.. explained
to the press that if a showdown on
subdivision of the land needed fol
the roadway is not called, skyrock-
citing property values may force the
Federal Government to abandon the
project.
Other matters which the commits
sion was to consider today were:
/. Revised plans for the proposed
Army Medical Library on East
Capitol street.
2. Changes which might improve
the Army Engineer program for re-
claiming the Anacostia Flats.
At meeting yesterday devoted
to the problems facing it in pur-
chasing land for the Fairgrounds in
the District and its responsibilities
under the recently passed District
Slum Clearance and Redevelopment
Act, the commission told its staff
to study further National Park
Service plans for an underpass to
carry Military road under Sixteenth
street NV.
The commission said It liked the
plan submitted but wanted addi-
tional study made of some details,
including sidewalks.
Evening star., 1946-08-02
vepco 10 Build
722-Mi||ion Plant
Near Dumfries
so, ,000- KiIowott Unit
Will Be Constructed
|. On Potomac River
BY .l.s Assoeiosed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. Jack
G. Holtzclaw. president of the vir-
giria Electric & Power Co., an
nounced today the company would
start work Immediately on the con-
struction Of a $4,000 kilowatt steam
plant near Dumfries, located on the
Potomac River at the junction of
Quantico creek and the river.
The VEPCO has acquired a tract
of land, comprising approximately
1000 acres with about two miles of
water front on the river channel.
The location is about halfway be-
tween Fredericksburg and Alex
andria, and the new plant will be
connected by transmission lines with
the main line running from Rich
mond to Alexandria, and also with
the main line running from Char
lottesville to Alexandria.
About two years will be required
to complete the project, Mr.. Holtz-
claw said. 1t will represent an ex-
penditure of about $7,50O,000 and
the new plant will be almost a
duplicate of the Chesterfield station
which is located about Is miles
south of Richmond on the James
River. and which was completed
| during the war.
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Montgomery 10 Open
yuniorCo!!eqeS Sept. IL

The first Junior college to be ad-
ministered by Maryland county
board of education will open Sep
tember Is at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School with an enroll
ment of about 200 students, it was
announced today.
Dean Hugh C. Price said the
Montgomery County Junior College
as 1t will be known. will limit Its
classes to about 80 students each
who will teend weekdays from 4
pm. to 10 pm. Courses offered will
be liberal arts for students planning
to transfer to another college and
vocational training.
Meanwhile, plans were being de-
veloped for opening junior colleges
in Baltimore and other parts of the
State. The Washington County
Board of Education has announced
action will be taken next week on
whether or not to establish a junior
college at Hagerstown, the Associat-
ed Press reported.
Evening star., 1946-08-02
School Opening Dates
| Announced in MARYLAND

School will commence September
9 in Prince Georges County and
September Is in Montgomery
County, DR.. Thomas G. Pullen,
State superintendent of education,
announced yesterday in Baltimore.
Dates for other Maryland counties
are:
September in Charles, Fred
erick, Kent, Wicomico and Wor-
cester Counties; September 4 in
Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Hartford,
Queen Anne's, Somerset and Wash
ington Counties; September S in
Baltimore City, Allegany and Tai
bot Counties; September 8 in Anne
Arundel, Baltimore, Cecil, Howard
and st. Mary's Counties.
DR.. Pullen said there still Is q
serious shortage of elementary
school teachers but that the situa-
ton in high schools is fairly well
in hand"
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Arlington Police, Firemen
Elect Pension Unit Member

Griffin r. Garnett, Arlington at
torney, has been elected to repre-
sent county police and firemen on
the Pension and Retirement Board
1t was announced today.
Mr.. Garnett. recently appointed
member Of the County Public Utili-
ties Commission, will serve with
four others in administering the
pension and retirement system
adopted by the county board last
week.
John Locke Green is a member
OF the board by virtue of his Office
as county treasurer. The other
three posts, two for the county
board and one for the county en-
ployes, have not yet been filled.
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Insane Escapee Sentenced
To Asylum for Child Attack

Lewis Vernon May, 81, Glen Echo,
Md, who was captured last June in
Asheville, N. c.. after escaping from
the Springfield State Hospital,
Sykesville, Md, has been confined
in the Spring Grove State Hospital,
criminal insane division, Catons-
vile, Md, as the result of an order
issued by Judge Charles w. Wood
ward in Montgomery County Cir
cult Court at Rockville.
May, who was charged with Grim
inally attacking a 15-year -old girl
last March after she alighted from
streetcar near her home in Cabin
John, had been adjudged insane by
State Board Of Mental Hygiene
physicians.
In mis- order Judge Woodward
specified that May be returned tc
the Rockville court for trial If he
RECEIVERS,
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Selection Of Delegates
To County Convention
Called 'Undemocratic'

Eighteen candidates for election
as delegates to the Arlington County
Democratic Convention in a state
ment today charged that 80 of the
81 candidates were qualified in an
undemocratic way.
These candidates, it was said, were
backed py only AZ voters who signed
their petitions, compared with the
signatures of approximately 800
qualified voters on the petitions of
the remaining % candidates. In
addition, 1t was said, 80 of the AZ
qualified voters who signed the SO
petitions themselves are candidates
This is just another example of
the operation of the Smith-Byrd
machine in Arlington County, Mrs.
Sue M Accardo, Ballston precinct
candidate and one of the 18, said
"The voters ought to remember this
undemocratic way in which their
Interests are represented.
Five Get Clean Bill.
George Fisher. Sheriff Homer
Bauserman, Bruce Green, court
clerk: Judge Hugh Reid and John
Shepperd were the candidates
named by the group whose petitions
were not signed by the same over
tapping process used for the SO.
The group also criticized the de-
cision of the County Democratic
Executive Committee to hold the
election on the basis of a party reso-
luton. rather than in accordance
with State primary election laws.
BY this decision, it was said, alb
sentee voters will not be able to vote
toward the selection of county rep
resentatives to the State conven-
ton September S, at which a NOM
inee will be chosen to succeed the
late Senator Glass.
Complainants Listed.
The 18 candidates who issued the
statement, and the precincts from
which they were nominated, are
Arlington-Mrs. Esther I. Cooper
Mrs. Ida Engeman, Mrs. Emily B.
Fine; Balston-Mrs. Sue M Accardo,
Mrs. Zenda L. Arkin, Frank L. Ball,
jr, j. Edward Clements: Carne-
Mrs George Terbough, Isaiah K.
Adams, William M. Aiken, Mrs.
Paul Yoder; Cherrydale-James D.
Franklin; Glen Carlyr-Mrs. Flor
ence C. Backus. Mrs. Marjorie B.
Marvin; Lyon Park-Mrs. Joyce S.
Field, Mrs. Sylvia S. Hoddes, Mrs.
Marjorie w. Larson and Mrs. Fay
S. LIE Beau
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Sheep Herding Show
Scheduled for 0iney

Pete" sheep dog that won first
place in the North American Sheep
Dog Field Trials at Staunton re-
Gently. will give sheep herding
demonstration tomorrow afternoon
at picnic of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau on the r. A
Barnsley farm near Olney, instead
of at the Poolesville Livestock Show
which previously was enormously
announced for tomorrow.
The dog also will give a demon
stration at the 9Th annual Pooles-
vile Livestock Show slated for Sat-
urday. August "a, Ellis Robertson
president of the Poolesville Chapter
Future Farmers of America, an
nounced.
The sheep dog is owned by John
lockwood, herder at the Spring
Valley Herford Farm in Upper
Montgomery County.
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Yeager 10 Direct 0rchesfras
And Bands at MARYLAND U.

appointment OF Prof. Harold C.
Yeager as director of bands and or
chestras at the University of Mary
land has been announced by DR.. H
c. Byrd. president.
The new director replaces Master
sergt. Otto Siebeneichen, u. S. A.,
retired, who resigned after serving
In that capacity since 1927.
A graduate of Carnegie Institute
Of Technology. Prof. Yeager has
played in the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra and formerly taught music
IN Pennsylvania and Ohio schools.
At College Park Prof. Yeager, who
recently was discharged from tn,
Army as an infantry first lieutenant
after AZ months service, will be ir
charge Of the ROTC band, in addi.
ton to the student band and orches
ira. university officials said
Evening star., 1946-08-02

inson was speaking, Representative
Smith, seeking denomination in the
9th District against three opponents,
was addressing another nearby rally
at the George Mason School.
Declaring he was the victim of
repeated purge campaigns" by the
lCIO-PAC, Mr.. Smith asserted, "the
real issues is private taxation, such
as the kind proposed by John l..
Lewis in his 10-cent levy on every
ton of COAL
He described the present AS a
crucial period when legislators
with experience are needed to guide
the Nations affairs.
Says PAC Opposes Him.
Mr.. Smith allied himself with
lSenator Byrd's campaign inasmuch
as he stated the PAC is spending
money to defeat both.
Declaring that democracy is
dying in Virginia" Mr.. Hutchinson
told rally in the Jefferson School,
There are certain families to whom
the Offices of this State are to all
intents and purposes handed down
from generation to generation.
Since 1926, Harry Byrd has been
the political boss of Virginia, save
for four years served by the late Gov
Price. He has been in the Senate
for 13 years and has succeeded IT
putting restrictive government upon
the people.
Claims Soldiers Denied Vote.
I'm 1926, the Senator reWrote the
Constitution of Virginia in the form,
of an amendment and the people
voted restrictions upon themselve;
without know it. The last session
OF the Legislature passed an acl
which closed the registration book:
80 days before the primary. and now
any number of young soldiers re-
turning who should be allowed te
register on election day are deprived
! of the right to vote"
Stating he had encountered at the
start of his campaign against Sen
ator Byrd. a spirit of defeatism
which he believes is fast disappear
ing among his supporters, Mr.
Hutchinson, referring to the rally
being held at the George Mason
School by Representative Smith
said.
THE gentleman speaking at an
other school probably has a larger
crowd than / have. The politicians
are probably all over there because
| that Is their business to be there.
They are the principal stockholders
in the business and you people are
paying for them
Rosenberg Also Speaks.
| Maurice D. Rosenberg, chairman
of the Alexandria Committee for
Hutchinson which sponsored the
rally, told the audience: Byrd Is
depending on Howard Smith to hand
him the Eighth District of Virginia
in this election. I believe Byrd is
afraid he is losing ground"
Mr.. Rosenberg, who served four
terms for total of eight years in
the Virginia General Assembly as a
delegate from Alexandria, declared
that he was in small minority OF
legislators who unsuccessfully op-
posed Senator Byrd's policies
A better health program and a
better school program are the two
great needs of the South and Vir-
ginia, Mr.. Hutchinson told meet
ing of the Fairfax County Commit
tee for Hutchinson yesterday after
noon.
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Fees Raised by Hopkins
And Western MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Aug. q Johns
Hopkins University here and West
ern Maryland College at Westmin-
lister have announced increases in
their tuition and dormitory fees.
Tuition at Hopkins was boosted
from $3.50 to $500, and the dormitory
fee, which includes room, board,
laundry and ETC., from $3.50 to $500.
Western Maryland is raising Its
tuition from $3.50 to $500, and its
rooms and board from a $3.50 to $500
range to $500 to $475 scale.
Meanwhile, the University of
Maryland at College Park, st. Johns
at Annapolis, and Goucher College
at Baltimore reported no plans for
similar increases.
The University OF Maryland's 8
present fees are: Board, $40, raised
from s270 in 1912; tuition, $145 for
Marylanders and dormitory fees,
$50 for men and $50 for women.
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Bethesda Legion Name:
Convention DELEGATES

The Bethesda Chevy Chase Post
OF the American Legion has named
the following delegates and alter
mates to the department convention
to be held in Cumberland on August
IA, Is and 16:
Delegates-James L. Martin, Rich
ard Chamberlin, George Phelps
John c. Batham, Tom ElWard. Les
lie B. Bell, Carroll M. Murnane
Arthur E. Crago, E. Edward Nc
Lean and r. M. Duff alternates-
Marc G. Phillips. Richard Schaub
A. A. Hileman, C. NJ Dawson, John
M. Nader, Martin E. Keffer, C
M. Crown, Richard l.. Tedrow and
William H. Mcneil.
Evening star., 1946-08-02
Police Corporal Given
Promotion at Alexandria

Alexandria Police Chief Edgar
Sims today announced the promo
tion of Corpl. Francis H. johnson,
36, 2l2 LaVerne avenue, who has
served on the force since March,
1896, to sergeant.
Transferred to the detective bu-
reau to replace the late John Cleve-
land Shaw, jr., 35, who died of cor
onary thrombosis at his desk in the
police headquarters Saturday night
are Pvts. Robert L. Jones, "a, AIS
East Luray avenue, and Thomas E.
Woods, SO, 2701 Farm road.
Their promotions increase the
number Of detectives in the bureau
under 1t. Russell A. Halves to five.