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Evening star., 1946-07-13

their colleagues must endure in the
u. S. S. r. These who submit willingly to
these limitations are treated pleasantly
from the point of view of personal liv-
ing comforts Those who attempt to
buck the authorities are subjected to
all kinds of Illustration. Expulsion was
the punishment recently for the liberal
correspondent of the Christian Science
Monitor, Reuben Markham. s
The Russian authorities make no
bones that they regard foreign news
gatherers as potential spies and take
all the necessary measures to prevent
them from prying into the affairs of
the country.
1t Is true that newspapermen can be
considered as Intelligence men" That
is to say, they perform these days the
functions which well-trained govern
ment observers should perform The
chief difference, however, is that in
dividualS who work for the government
send their reports as top secrets which
are filed away in safes, while foreign
correspondents make their reports pub
lie. When drastic censorship restric-
tions forbid the filing of the truth from
the countries or localities to which they
are assigned, they have to wait until
they return home to write their find
ings But in all events they keep
nothing secret.
For the time being the U. S. S. R. and
the nations under its wing are follow
ing the dictatorial pattern wherein re-
porting is considered as poison for the
masses and is subjected to the most
stringent government control Foreign
reporters admitted to Russia and its
satellite territories are subjected to a
stringent investigation which includes
complete curriculum vitae of the re-
porter and his family before being
granted visa. But even after this dras-
tic screening he cannot consider himself
safe. He is liable to be kicked out of
the country If he insists on writing
what he considers truths.
In order to perform their duties,
newspaper correspondents abroad have
always enjoyed not diplomatic but a
special status" from all governments
which had nothing to hide Hitler and
Mussolini began to be rough with all
those who refused to play their propa-
ganda game. This is now being fol-
lowed with an increased emphasis by
the Moscow government
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Stute Aid for the Arts

Early in 1910 there was organized
in England a private committee
which was known as c. E. M. A.,
meaning: The Council for the En-
couragement of Music and the Arts.
The first purpose of this voluntary
organization was ito distribute con-
certS, plays and art exhibitions as
widely as possible" in "the small
towns and country villages and the
isolated industrial centers where the
workers in the new war factories
were congregated." Nothing was
done in London or in "the greater
cities" The idea of the committee
was "to keep alive the arts by dis
persing them" National orchestraS
were sent on rural tours. Local mu-
sical and dramatic companies were
furnished with funds to help them
to continue their activities in spite
of wartime difficulties. Evenually,
numbers of theater, opera and bal
let companies, led by famous figures
who saw in this new field of pioneer
performing both a duty and an op-
portunity," joined in the work.
There was ample precedent both
inside and outside Britain for such
program of entertainment enter
prises. The Chautauqua movement
had carried music and plays as we'll
as armies of lecturers to scores of
scattered communities in the United
States. A major difference between
what happened here a generation
ago and what now is happening in
England is that the C. E. M. A. is
becoming the So-called Arts Council
of Great Britain with the authorized
intention of receiving and admin
istering public funds" for the arts
as a phase of government The
emergency experiment." of the
period of the war are being expand
ed and taken over" by the state
for development in peace
1t has been explained that: "The
overriding aim of the Arts Council
is to work through existing inde-
pendent organizations in sup
port of the great variety of activi-
ties which need financial help to
start" Admittedly, "the method of
selection is arbitrary" 1t is intend
ed ito help particular ventures, chos-
en- for their potential value" Men,
bers of the council-thirteen in all
will not be civil servants. Rather,
there are unpaid individuals, chos-
en- for their personal distinction and
not as representing any outside in
terest." The money they will spend
is voted annually by Parliament, and
"it is to Parliament that they are
responsible for it's effective use"
Inevitably, Americans will watch
Evening star., 1946-07-13

their attitude is insupportable, for
it would rob Austria of control Of an
estimated IS per cent of its indus
trial capacity, making 1t an eco
nomic vassal. 1t is small wonder that
the Vienna government is aroused
and that President Truman, through
General Clark, has made a direct
personal move against the possibility
of such colossal grab.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
DoWnstuqe

Before our children passed that precious
age
OF sweet dependence and need of
me.
thought my mother-role had set the
stage.
Come parents, see me act maternity!
The childrens' adolescence stole mn
scene,
So then / stalked the boards, a tragic
queen.
/ sa,O myself / laughed and dropped
pretense.
My present place Is in the audiencel
RUTH HARGRAVE SKINNER.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
EvuIuutinq Bikini

reports on the Bikini test, the Presi-
dents evaluation board and the
evaluation board of the Joint Chiefs
OF Staff use calm and conservative
language, but they make grimly
clear that the atomic bomb, in its
first contest with sea power, has
lost none of it's terrible prestige as
by far the deadliest and most revo-
lutionary explosive force ever de-
veloped by man.
Detonated in midair over the tar
get fleet at Bikini, it effected in
comparably more damage than any
ordinary bomb could have done. 1t
sank two destroyers, two transports
and japanese cruiser. 1t rendered
a submarine inoperable. 1t BADLY
wrecked" the light carrier Inde-
pendence. 1t started numerous
fires on other vessels. 1t shattered
the Superstructures of the battle
ships Nevada and Arkansas and the
heavy cruiser Pensacola, all three of
which "were unqueStionably put out
of action" as were many others
within three -fourths of a mile of
the explosion point. Beyond that
distance it wrought relatively little
havoc but within it it apparently
crippled most units to degree that
would normally require extensive
repairs at major naval bases.
Moreover in the opinion of both
evaluation boards, if crews had been
aboard the target fleet, f1ash-burn
casualties would have been high
among exposed personnel. As for
men within the ships, at stations
below decks or otherwise covered,
they probably would not have been
immediately incapacitated," but
evidence indicates that within the
area of extensive damage-stretch-
ing half mile or three-quarters of
mile in every direction from the
explosion point-they would have
been exposed to lethal radiation,
dying later on as many japanese
did after the shattering of Hiro-
shima and Nagasaki.
That one bomb could be so grue-
somely devastating may still seem
almost too fantastic to be credible,
but the incontrovertible fact is that
that is the kind of weapon 1t is
new to human experience, destruc-
tive to point difficult to compre-
hend, but an appalling reality none
theless. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
have shown the world what 1t means
in relation to cities. Bikini-where
the second and perhaps deadlier
phase of the test, shallow subsur-
face explosion, will be staged later
in the months showing us what
it means in relation to sea power.
Fleets of some sort will exist, of
course, as long as the oceans exist,
but 1t is clear, as the evaluation
boards point out, that ships will
have to be redesigned to minimize
as much as possible the awful things
that the atom can do to them.
Wholly apart from its highly val
liable service to the general field of
science and engineering, the historic
Bikini experiment thus is worth
every penny spent on it. not merely
as guide to future naval planning
and construction, but also as
stark reminder of the fact that
nothing will be safe in this world
on land or sea-if atomic energy is
not subjected to genuinely effec-
tive system of international control.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
This and That
Bu Charles E. Trace1DeH,

hcN WoOD.
Dear Sir:
Last week at the Manor Club I
noticed large turtle walking across the
fairway
In his path was a large number of
beetles in huddle as one often sees
them.
We'll, he proceeded to eat them one
by one, to the very last beetle. They
stood dumbly waiting their end.
This might be one answer to the
beetle problem.
Yours very truly, NJ N. B."
GERMANTOWN, Md.
Dear Sir:
1T is suggested that the bird which
was nesting on Stag roof and who
was marked midway with white was
nighthawk. These birds have en-
tirely adapted themselves to city con-
ditions, and now seem to prefer the
Stag roofs Of cities to the open fields.
They are very numerous in midcity
New York lin the 30s and 4Os) where
I have seen more of them flying at
one time than at any other place. They
are also very numerous on the fairways
Of many golf courses in North Carolina,
during their stay there for nesting,
which Is quite short.
when these birds are on the wing
the white marking on the under sur
face is very noticeable, as is the white
band on the tail of the male.
THE bird that made no effort to
get away may have been either female
on the eggs, or young bird not yet
fully experienced in flight.
Both habitually make use of i'm
mobility as their best concealment
When the young are learning to fly, they
will remain immobile on the ground
until the observer is just more than
arms length distant, when they will
flutter off few feet, with their peculiar
batlike flight.
Sincerely, COL. P. w. H., retired"
We are glad to add the turtle to the
list of consumers of japanese beetles
1t may be that more and more of
the various creatures are learning to
eat them-and like them.
Since the English sparrows and star
lings started this thing of Jap beetle
consumption, few other birds have
taken it up. p.
These include the thrasher and
grackle.
No doubt, in time, many more will
find them excellent food. The hard
shell is difficult for some species to
crack, but once they get inside, the
meat is not bad-if you are a bird.
Garden turtles, as they are commonly
called, eat varied fare. AS they go
from yard to yard, all summer through,
they must do great deal of good.
These box fellows are one of the best
reasons for making a small sunken
bird bath.
A bowl Of some material, flush with
the ground, and maybe surrounded by
some small stones, makes an excellent
turtle bath.
The wanderer is able to get in easily,
and will remain for as much as half
an hour, provided the water is not
more than inches deep. This is the
best depth for birds, too.
A few plants around such q water
hole, and the turtle finds things very
much to his liking. In the cool water,
and beneath the shade of the plants.
he reclines at his ease, finally numbering
out in an amazing resemblance to the
wartime tanks
These turtles always should be picked
up and removed from thoroughfares
since their speed is notoriously slow,
and, Of course, they have no conception
of motor car speed nor the real dangers
of traffic. Their armor, alas, is not
steel, and they crush almost as easily
a. egg shells.
Evening star., 1946-07-13

A judge in the Bronx Supreme
Court has ruled that: 1.-THE defama-
ton Of a candidate for public office
is serious offense." But will the
candidates themselves remember his
decision when they really get down
to business in a hot campaign for
votes?
Evening star., 1946-07-13

the council with very real concern.
If it succeeds in England, something
of the kind is almost certain to be
advocated on this side of the At
lantic,
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Endurance Test

From the Omaha World-Herald.
A New England film addict claims to
have seen the same picture 80 times. II
he means the gay musical about back
stage life, haven't we all?
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Letters to The Star
The Capitalist System Defended
AGAINST Propadandists

To the Editor OF The Star
The American people now are divided
into three groups: The Communist
propagandists, those persons duped by
the clever but false theories of the Com
munist propagandists and the present
minority of people who clearly see
through the schemes and designs of the
Communist propagandists and who en-
deavor to expose and check un-Amer-
ican theories and practices.
Because the traditional and workable
capitalistic System-upon which Amer
lean progress has been based and upon
the remnants of which the American
Communists now are feeding and will
continue to feed as long as possible
could not prevent the occasional ap-
pearance of crooks nor prevent their
dishonest manipulat ations of capital, the
Communists have created a belief in
the minds of many that the capitalist
system was designed and intended for
the use Of thieves and exploiters. These
propagandists have called attention to
the dishonesty of the crooks taking ad-
vantage of the capitalist system, but
they purposely have refrained from at
tempting to show that the capitalist sys-
tenn is in itself at fault.
On the other hand, what clearly Is
apparent today in the mess which the
Communists have brought into being is
that we have wholly artificial scarcity
of food, so demonstrated by the fact
that one week there is no meat, no but
ter, no bread, no canned fruits, while
the next week the store shelves are filled
with these commodities. The alleged
scarcity is controlled, dictated. regulated
according to the designs and purposes
of some invisible and mysterious group
which, by one clever ruse or another,
has "cornered the market" on nearly
everything needed by the people at large
for their subsistence
Let any reader who may be inclined
to doubt the accuracy of what Is written
here take a dispassionate look at his
own present condition and compare
that condition with the contented pros
perity of the people when they lived
under the principle of individual in
itiative and individual progress spon-
sored by the capitalist system-the
system which permits and encourages
every one to work out his own destiny
and win his own share of success.
F, S. KEY-SMITH.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
A Future Worrv

From the Arkansas Gazette.
Now that the atomic bomb has come,
the chief cause for worry about the
future 10 whether there will be any.
Evening star., 1946-07-13

For some people the only cure for
an itch to bet on a horse is the
scratching of the horse.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
British Loan to Benefit u. S.

British Loan TO benent ~. ,.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The statement of Representative
Sumner in the House that the British
loan would force the American people
TO pay tribute to the British King" calls
for vigorous refutation. No one, not
even in Britain, today pays tribute
to the King, as Mr.. Sumner easily could
inform himself.
Actually, the British loan will benefit
us more tnan the British, and it will
help, more than many conferences,
toward the peace Of the world
We are drifting, now, toward the per-
nicious trade rivalries which always
have led to war. And what have our
people been fighting for? Certainly not
to live for ultimate extinction!
ELNA SHERMAN.
Evening star., 1946-07-13
Spiritual Remedy" Urged

OplTl ltudl sINGIlSOy oT&CQ
To the Editor of The Star:
Primitive man, when confronted with
the powers of nature, searched for an
answer in the mystery governing nature.
In a way ancient man superseded mod
ern man in the quality of humility.
There Is a great commotion at the
present about the power of the atomic
bomb, with the world now concerned
In learning how destructive it can be
in time of war.
Let us not forget that when man is
left to nature alone, he becomes worse
than a beast. Recent happenings are
to awaken man to the fact that there
are powers which are far more potent
than atomic energy. These are spiritual
powers.
When man becomes spiritually de-
generated, he is destructive. Then the
Superior Talisman gives him the choice
Of following his own will or the will Of
God The realization that mans will
alone is not absolute becomes powerful
motivating factor In determining world
peace and security. Progress cannot be
attained until man becomes humble and
looks for guidance to a higher power
that emanates from God, who always
has shown man the right way Of life.
When civilization becomes darkened,
and people run to and fro," God sends
messenger-a prophet, a manifesto
ton of God, an intermediary, whichever
term you prefer-to show him the right
path.
In this day we are in need of divine
prophet more than ever to extricate
us from universal chaos. Science by itself
has not the power to pull us out of the
web of confusion. Unless we turn to
a spiritual remedy, by which only God
through his prophets has the power to
save us, we are well on the way to being
annihilated. ETHEL M. HUNT.
Morgan CHARGES Again
To the Editor Of The Star:
Some six months ago The Star devoted
considerable space to a series of sensa-
tional charges by Lieut.. Gen. Sir Fred
erick E. Morgan, chief of UNRRA oper-
press conference at Frankfurt His
majesty's general stated that he doubted
the 'monotonous story of pogroms" In
Poland, that the members of his staff
never had been able to uncover evil
dence of single pogrom anywhere in
Poland, that the Polish Jews certainly
did not look like prosecuted people
and that there was a sinister plot be-
hind the Jewish exodus from Poland.
BY strange coincidence these accusa-
tions were made at the very time the
Anglo American Commission was study
ing the feasibility of Jewish immigra-
ton to Palestine.
We now read of the frightful pogrom
in Kielce in which 40 Jews brutally were
murdered and the remainder of the
Jewish population of that city seriously
injured. This pogrom is not an isolated
instance, but elimination of hundreds
OF smaller scattered attacks which have
accounted for the death Of 400 Jews
in the past few months.
When these events are viewed in the
light Of Gen. Morgan's charges there
are only two conclusions that may be
drawn: "a That Gen. Morgan is in
competent and uninformed and made
his charges in all innocence, or 60 that
Gen. Morgan was following instructions
from London to discredit the Jewish
flight to Palestine
C. IRVING DWORK.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-02

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LOST-FOUND

LOST-CAMEO RING DECEMBER
22th in or between Citizens Bank
and Post Office. Reward. Phone
26G between 9 and 5. 1-Hti
HANDSOME REWARD FOR Rl.
turn of lost wallet. Contained be-
tween Sl25 and $3.50, also papers.
Name in gold on outside. Gay
lord Lee Clark. $500 Baltimore
Trust Building, Baltimore, Md.
3l-3ti.
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Reward for recovery. Mrs. p. T.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-02

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HELP WANTED

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-13
FILM THEY WERE EXpENDABLE" ON
 BILL AT CAPITOL

Robert Montgomery and John Wayne have the leading roles in They Were Dependable, 2 the thrill ing dramatic hit at the Capitol for the last two times tonight Mont gomery has the role of It. Brickley, Commander of a PIT squadron.
 The story of They Were Fxpend able" opens with the fall of Ca vite, when It. Brickley, command ing MTB Squadron Three, and his second in command, It. (ig) Ryan
 John Wayne). are given an oppor- tunity to prove the worth of their six PIT beats. With fearless gal lantly the shippers maneuver their little boats with brilliant success against heavy odds during the fall of Cavite, Bataan and Corrcgidor They get the ranking Army and Navy officers out to Mindanao and, when the squadron is wiped out, four of it's officers are flown to Australia. They return to the States to gatlfer a PIT boat division in preparation for a future invasion of Leyte
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-13
TELLS OF FIGHTING
 FIRES WHEN N IS
 FORTY BELOW ZERO
Dawson Fire Chief Visiting
 SeafiIe-First Trip South s : in Fifty Years

SEATTLE, Aug Fighting fires at 40 below zero is just a routine matter for Wesley Ballentine, 73- year-old fire chief of Dawson, Yu- kon Territory. Ballentine is in Seattle on his first trip to the States in nearly 50 years. He's spending his time nosing about the local fire stations and trading yarns with Seattle smoke eaters. Ballen- tine says if you want to give your self a rough time just try throw ing water on a fire when the ther- mometer is way way down in the sub-zero regions.
 Ballentine went to the Yukon Territory in the gold rush days and ended up as Dawson's chief fire in- spector.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-13
LIONS CLUB HEARS TALK BY DR. BLOCK;
 SUB OFFICERS ATTEND

Dr. Berneta Block of the Terri torial Health Department was guest speaker at the Monday luncheon of the Juneau Lions Club. She out lined briefly the history of the Health Departments Crippled Children's Health Program since it's beginning in 1921 At the present time there is a crying need of more hospital space for these children as there are only fourteen beds allotted the whole Territory and those are located in Seattle, che said.
 During a recent survey there were over 190 crippled children and 25 eye cases which will need, or shortly shall, disqualification.
 The Lions were honored to have as their guests a number of the officers of the three submarines now visiting Juneau. Those pres ent were: Fred Clingingsmith, Don ald D. Geismar, Edwin F. Mitchell, William P. Boyer, Jr., H. A. Taylor, Ernest J. Zellmer, Frank E. Mad decks, Scott c. Daubin, Robert Williamson, Fred Lotion, John Frazier, Ronald Brogden.
 An invitation to visit the subs was extended to the Lions, as well as the general public.
 It Taylor, acting as spokesman for the visitors, thanked the Lions for their hospitality and stated the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-13
Hospital Measure
 Signed by Truman

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Presi- dent Truman has signed legisla- tion setting up five year hospital construction program which will cost SLIPS, 100000 The Chief Exc cutive said the measure lay a groundwork for providing more and better medical care for the people of our country.
 The new law authorizes Federal assistance to state and local gov- ernments in building hospitals. States will share in the hospital building fund on the basis of their needs which will be determined through the ratio their per capita income bears to the national aver age.