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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-15
legislative Reform

legislative system has been recognized
for years, but nobody does anything
about it. A congressional committee re-
Gently filed a report in which the COM
mittee itself and most Of the political
scientists consulted by it during its
agree that Congress is
alarmingly inefficient. Richard Stout
of the Christian Science Monitor, notes:
ut takes about 45 minutes to call
the House roll of 435 names. It could
do it by an electrical push-button sys-
tenn in a few minutes. The roll was
called 2s1 times in the last Congress,
consuming 1855 minutes. Broken
down into five-hour legislative days,
that represented AZ days of wasteful
roll-calling."
This. of course, is but symptomatic,
but serves a good purpose in the way
physician gives heed to the symptoms
apparent in patient that he may
more readily arrive at an accurate dag
nosis of the fundamental trouble. Mr..
Stout. after discovering this symptom,
proceeds from his point of first exanei-
nation, to the deeper-seated causes Of
actual disturbance in the congressional
system.
He finds, land we quote him at
some length that our readers may
have the benefit of his diagnosis).
Congress has an inferiority COM
plex. 1t is understaffed, underpaid, and
Ioverworked 1t is so niggardly that the
total cost of running Congress is about
half that of the single executive bureau,
the Office of Indian Affairs. Yet for the
Nation as whole, Congress appropri-
ates billions of dollars annually.
1T is 80 parsimonious that its own
expert staff and clerical help are dis
gracefully inadequate The House has
only five legislative experts to help
435 Congressman draft their bills. It's
lack of research workers and experts
puts it constantly at the mercy of the
executive departments. 1t decries the
growing bureaucracy yet fails to take
steps necessary to strengthen it's own
position as a counterpoise to the execu-
! tive.
'The committee structure of Con-
gress is quaint. Congress hasn't had a
real organizational shake up since
1893. 1t doesn't let one committee do
the work when it can duplicate the job
with three. Thus, there are three House
committees on pensions To take an
other example, it has Committee on
Rivers and Harbors and an independent
one on Flood Control, as though the two
weren't connected.
'The Senate is as bad. It has an
ancient Committee on Interoceanic
Canals. This was created about the time
of the Panama Canals construction and
the Spanish-American War. It introduce
ed only a few bills in the last session
of Congress, but it still has staff of
clerks, with salaries amounting to about
$4,000"
How much good, he asks in con-
clusion, does it do to talk about major
Legislative problems when the gov
ernmental tools for putting the will of
the people into effect. :. are clumsy
and antiquated?" The question is AGA
/, demic but certainly needs to be answer
, ed realistically.
Turkey Wants Loan
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-15

out that he is poor, ard the ts find
man doesn't want anyone, :, e strest
out that he is rich. Wall S'''
Journal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
Picking Loser
These Dayss~y S eEo '" z: 5ozo1sH7

book. This is a special supplement
OF that paper which tells the P.A.C.
boys whom to oppose In every dis
trict OF every state. They appar
entity dislike almost as many Dem.
ocrats as Republicans. which Is
characteristic OF liberals. Vito
Marcantonio. OF New York, who is
positively llfe-wing, gets a perfect
good mark. but Clare Hoffman, OF
Michigan, gets a perfect bad mark.
II is all done by pluses and min
uses and seems so scholarly. My
guess is that 1t will have no effect
on the actual vote.
Few senators get perfect mark
from the new republi,": The only
ones | note are Green of Rhode
Island. Murdoch OF Ut Tunnel OF
Delaware. and Mitchell OF Wash
lngton. Maybe some others might
have been beatifed by the new
republic" but they were not around
all the time. a
Republicans know that senators
and representatives are elected
locally-often on their personal
tiles and nearly always on local
issues and situations. Their prob
lem is more to keep the national
committee an ail-year functioning
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05

One OF the major New Deal poll.
teal methods since 1910 has been
TO pick the Republican candidate
for president. They never put on
campaign for anyone quite TO
equal that which suddenly made
Wendell Willkie an international
figure OF primary importance.
II you go back to the column
lists and commentators of 1899 and
1910. you will find that all the
New Dealers. before the conven-
ton. first favored and then opposed
Tom Dewey, supported Wendell
Willkie. viciously attacked Robert
A. Taft. OF course. after Mr..
Willkie was nominated. these New
Dealers went right back TO where
they started, supporting Franklin
d. Roosevelt and opposing Willkie.
They were for him for nomination;
against him for election.
In 1914, they uniformly favored
Tom Dewey. They violently OPP
posed John w. Bricker. They were
again picking the Republican candi-
date for the Republican party.
After Tom Dewey was nominated.
these same columnists. and COM
mentators hit Dewey with the
whole book.
They are at II again. These
columnists and commentators who
did not vote Republican in 1882.
1885, 1910 or 1914. are busy picking
the Republican candidate. Their
man now is Harold Stassen. They
are opposed to John w. Bricker.
Arthur Vandenberg. Robert A. Taft.
Tom Dewey. But they favor Har-
old S,assen. And they say that II
they cannot get Stassen. they will
take Henry Cabot Lodge.
The only difference is that the
Republicans are finally on to them.
recently saw list OF columnists
and commentators that Republi-
cans follow like a score card. Every
time these New Dealers speak well
Of Republican, his party mem.
bers make a mark against him on
the score card. They are watching
these Trojan horses closely. AS
a matter OF straight politics, these
New Dealers have Just about killed
of Harold Stassen, who, in spite
OF all that he does to make him
self a second Willkie. is getting
nowhere within his own party.
AS OF today, despite pollsters.
who seem to keep away from any
one who will vote in the conven-
ton. and New Deal columnists,
John w. Bricker is the most popu-
lar OF the prospective candidates.
AS a matter OF procedure. how
ever. the voters in New York and
Ohio will settle this question. Tom
Dewey must carry New York In
1916 when he runs for governor
and John Bricker must carry Ohio
In the same year when he will run
for United States senator. II both
are elected, they will be the out
standing contenders. Whoever is
defeated is out.
The big battle In 1916 will. how
ever. be the Congress. The Re
publicans expect to carry the
House OF Representatives and to
improve their situation in the SEN
ate. Their most strident opposi-
ton will come from the CLIO
P.A.C. Already the new repub-
lie" has issued the P.A.C guide
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05

Edide's until a. m. on their we'd
ding night. Kathryn Crayens
is in a :izzy. A pal abroad has
shipped her a camel! q. Carmen
Miranda Is getting the goth Cen
tury.Fox executives excited about
comedian Archie Robbins lat the
Roxy as movie material. Jane
Deering. the ballerina, and Bob
Currie. Jr.. OF he Mask and Wig
show. are a heartillery barrage. =.
Bill Tabbert OF Billion Dollar Ba-
by" intends to train to resume his
athletic career. He's a former
weight-lifting champion. Maco-
co, whose eX-wife. Kay Williams,
is now Mrs. Adolph Spreckles. is
lighting his cigarettes with book
matches on whose covers are print
ed pictures OF Mr.. Spreckels and
the young lady who is currently
suing him.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
STAGE and SCREEN

a little girl named Temptation
Weinberg.
Coast papers hushed the arrest Of
one OF Hollywood's greatest direc-
tors over the week end. Disorderly
conduct. New York movie thea
tiers are seeking a graceful way OF
eliminating cut prices ;or men In
uniform. Maestro Frankie
Masters and his vocalist. Phyllis
Myles, have set the date-March
IS. A Broadway comics sec
rotary was planted In the front row
at the Israel Orphan Asylum bene-
1T at Madison Square Garden last
week-taking down every perform
ing comedians jokes on the steno.
type! Danny Kaye blistered
an audience OF kid hecklers at a
Paramount matinee the other day
with a lecture on good manners
and not in double talk
Musicians insist that Bob Ches-
ter will be the victim OF a mass de-
sertion by his side men at the end
OF his Paramount stint. The boys
are protesting q scheduled road
tour, cortending that travelling con-
ditions are too frightful for one
nighters As all students OF
the chic saloons know. ~" has a
tiny barber shop maintained for the
convenience OF Jack Kriendler and
favored customers. There Is just
one barber, John, and a rigid tradi-
ton makes II mandatory for any
patron, whether soaped to the ears
or half-trimmed, to rise and get out
OF the chair II Mr.. Kriendler ap-
pears on the scene with S o'clock
shadow. This rule was broken for
the first time in history the other
day when Mr.. Kriendler strolled in
Cor his once-over-lightly and sat
down to wait. The gentleman under
the lather was Gen. Hap" Arnold,
and nobody could figure out way
TO .ell five stars to vacate a bar
ber's chair.
What Is the world-in;general
and.love-in-particular-coming-to de.
partment: Bob DIN and his bride.
Resale Knoll, stayed at Leon &
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
py DOROTHY KILGALLEN

Nancy Valentine. the beautiful
blonde model who has had all the
Morocco wolves bowling into their
champagne for the past several
weeks, is linking her name 10 long
term contract for Howard Hughes.
II AGVA is abiding by its de-
clsIon' 10 dun niteries for one-sey-
enth OF the salary OF any perform
er who makes an impromptu floor
show appearance. the Copacabana
must have paid out a pretty penny
last week. Among those who arose
from their seats and entertained
were Milton Berle. Danny Thomas
and Jackie Gleason. A Chi.
nese night club called THE Forbid
den City" patterned after the San
Francisco place. will open on the
site Of the old Club London.
A dangerous situation has deyel.
oped in many OF the large cafes
since the flash bulb shortage has
become acute. Concessionaires are
using Army rejects (Which :he
newspapers refuse TO buy) and the
bulbs have been exploding. Several
patrons have been injured by fly
ing glass recently. Mickey
Rooney arrives here on the 2Sth
but is expected TO leave within "a
hours to see his wife and baby.
M.G.M., naturally would like him
to get plenty OF publicity; the
Army wouldn't.
Olivia DeHavilland will play the
role OF the lame sister in the film
version of THE Glass Menagerie"
Sturgeon shipped from N. Y.
to such California connoisseurs as
Eddie Cantor and George Raft now
costs Sc a pound. :. The most
revealing decolletages in town are
being worn these nights by Mrs.
Bill Powell. known to her intimates
g. Mousse" And very Venusi-sh,
too. 1t. Cmdr. Henry H. Whit
ney and Billie Howard, the Fifth
Ave. publicity director. are sniff
ing oyange blossoms. Item to
make your whole day happy.
Among the pupils at the Columbia
Grammar School on W. SD St. is
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
Basic Motive
BY ERICH BRANDEIS

BY EHlCH BhANDElS
Just read 1t in a magazine on
selling, so II must be true.
Supposing you received letter
something like this:
About your precious baby.
Mex. to your baby, itself =. &.
aren't your baby's food-your
baby's clothes-an the home your
baby Is going to be seen and ad-
mired in, just about the most i'm
portant things In your husbands
lives right now?"
II you received a letter that
started like that you would IN
doubtedly think that the person
who wrote It loves babies in gen
eral and particularly your baby.
You would be all wrong.
Tha. person would simply have
applied one OF the six basic mo-
tives that impel human action!
So, hereafter, when a salesman
or a saleswoman flatters you and
makes you believe that you are
just about tie just one Of the
six basic motives.
Here they are-they are being
successfully used on you. 30 why
not use them on someone else II
you want to get something our Of
them or "impel human action?
Love; gain; duty; pride; self
indulgence and self-preservation-
those are the six basic motives that
cause a human being to do about
everything a human being does do.
And II you can combine any two
or three or four OF those motives
then you can really make your
prospect do something big!
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
Basic Motive
Looking at Life

The writer OF the article told
how successful the above-Quoted
letter was as a subscrip.ion-getter.
because It combined two OF the
strongest motives-love and pride.
The article also tells how It is
always a good idea to promise you
something for nothing. FREE" is
about as good a motive as any other
to arouse your attention and to
"irnpel you to action"
may say, In passing. that !
have fallen for many a cree offer"
and that | have never yet found
anything In life that is free"
But, as long as | live, | shall con-
tinue to be one OF the most gull
BILE OF fall-guys for any kind Of
offer that is attractive enough. and
II there were sixty basic motives
for pulling in a sucker instead OF
six, I'd take the hook for everyone
OF them.
have the greatest respect for
advertising and advertising writer's
and illustrators.
A manor woman-who can
make me believe that cleaning a
kitchen stove or washing dishes or
changing the baby's diapers is not
just work but Joyous ecstasy be-
cause of his Tor her) employers
product, is not faker but poet
benefactor. a genius.
Let :he slogan be: ITS better to
be gullible than dullible."
P. S. You won't find the last word
in the dictionary. You have to fig
ure 1t out yourself.
Copyright, 1916. for Daily Press)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
THEY SA Y

Misunderstanding OF Agri-
culture Clinton Anderson demands
speed in clipping food to Europe
and Asia: Every Day and every
hour that pass mean less wheat
will be exported and more people
will starve."
New York-W. Averell Harri-
man, former ambassador to Rus-
sia: To-day Russia wants security.
But she seems inclined to get this
security by insisting upon domi-
mating her neighbors."
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. James NJ.
Mead (D) New York: "The gates
OF Palestine must be opened at
once. A Jewish homeland must be
established now"
Jhansi, India-Jawaharlal Nehru,
Indian National Congress leader:
THE discomfort and mood OF re-
volt manifested in Bombay. Cal.
cutta and Karachi Is not limited
only to cities but is found in the
most remote villages. The people
are tired and fed up with foreign
'omination."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05

agency after its chairman. Her
bert Brownell. quits at the end Of
this month. Brownell has done a
remarkably good job OF organiza-
ton but he cannot afford 10 con-
tinue without pay and he will not
take a salary for political work.
There is a fear that prospective
candidates jockeying for the JOB
for their adherents. may do mis-
chief; therefore, undercover nego-
tiations are afoot to keep the pros
pectiye C ndidates out OF the chair
manship situation altogether.
Copyright, l94F, for Ypsilanu
Daily Pressl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
That TER and
~ q Fact or Two

Ten cutters built 10 combat
smuggling and to collect revenue
were the first feet strength OF
the Revenue Cutter Service.
later the Coast Guard.
The present-day A erican
steel industry can equal the total
steel output in the year 1860 In
one hour and quarter.
The number of persons living
on farms decreased IS per cent,
or 100000 between 1910 and
1945.
A CANADIAN FIRE truck
caught fire while en- route to a
blaze. Well, there Is nothing
like a little practice before
tackling the real thing.
:!
In Russia, we read, amateur
athletes are paid. When they
wish to turn pro, how do they
60 about it'
Pieces Of wood instead OF
hoard Of jewels were found In
q recently sxeavaied tomb OF on
Egypiion king. He must have
died during q depression.
That new super-dooper auto
matte calculating machine Is
called "Eniac." And, says Ia
dok Dumkopf, trying to figure
out how the gadget works Is
liable to turn you into a me-
MAC.
Bernard Shaw is finally show
ing an interest in motion pic
lures. Guess he's finally come
10 the conclusion the movies
are here TO stay.
I
In Germany U. S. eisare's ore
selling for $500 a carton. That
breaks down 10 about five bucks
O puff.
7 !
Concrete igloos are the lat
es. suggestion to lessen the
housing shortage. Good idea,
but what happens II a house,
holder wants to hang up some
pictures?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
JURY TO MEET

Lansing, Mich.-AP-The Senate
committee Investigating .he Ing
ham County grand jury met
Monday night. following charges
by Special Prosecutor Kim Sig
Ter that the committee was at
tempting to "squeloh and destroy
grand jury work. Our answer may
well be by way OF further expos.
ure Of Irregularities" Senator Ivan
A. Johnston OF Mt. Clemens, com
mittee chairman, declared after
hearing OF Sigler's statement.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
WAVES EXAMINATION

Grand Haven, Mich.-AP-Rob-
ert F. Smith, 81, Army deserter,
waived examination when ar
raigned before Justice George V.
Hoffer on a charge Of numbering
Roy Gordon Beh, "a, Crosse Pointe
Farms salesman, near here last
Dec. 20 in holdup attempt. He
was bound over to circuit court
without bond and Is being held in
Ottawa County jail.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
TO START BUILDING

Kalamazoo, Mich.-AP-Western
Michigan College will begin con-
struction in a few weeks OF the
first OF six planned buildings at
an estimated cost OF $3.50 900.
President Paul V. Sangern an
nounced Sunday the additions
would include a general class room
building, a hall OF music, and dor
mitories for men and women, and
added that the 4O-year.o1d Admins
tration Building would be remodel
ed for use Of the State High
School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
Hall Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Twenty Years Ago
Mr.. and Mrs. George YounFs. Adams St,
eighth wedding anniversary with party their home
Ypsanu High Schools debating team Lucille Atkinson
Miss Marion OPP and Charles Hill will Rouge
in Central gymnasium in the first debate elimination
series for the ca High Schools entered tho contest
Fifty Years Ago
fine weather the days hawed out bicycles
and they again prominent our peaceful city
in the railway line between
Detroit spying out the land around
the city the last week Nothing OF nature has
accomplished but the opinion prevails road will be
70 in the future.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
DIRECTOR DIES

Mt. Pleasant-AP-Frank L. Or
cult, IS, for more than 20 years a
director In the West Michigan
Tourist and Resort Association,
died Saturday at his home here.
He also owned and operated the
Northway Hotel at Crystal Lake for
many years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
CHURCH BURNS

Reed City-AP-Fire caused S.
600 damage at the Church OF the
Nazarene here Sunday, but so
adults and children in the building
when flames started near the heat
ing unit left without injury.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
Hints on Etiquette

Hints on Etiquette
II this is your birthday, you
have the gift OF farsightedness
and are a good planner. All your
important undertakings should be
begun during May or June. You
are a true and loyal friend and
an ardent lover. You always will
be contented and happy. II you
want results today. go after them
early this morning: don't dream.
You need to be continuously prae.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
Your Health
Abdominal Pain in
Right Side May be
Appendicitis
By HERMAN BUNDEsEN. NJ. D.

AppenulCltlS
By HERMAN BUNDEsEN. NJ. I
PAIN in the right side Of the
abdomen is often due 70 appen-
dicitis. This does not mean that
all cases Of right-sided pain come
from this cause. In the same way
increased frequency Of emptying
the bladder with pain and the
presence Of pus in the urine, is
often caused by an Inflammation
Of the bladder known as cystitis,
but this does not mean that many
other disorders may not produce
these symptoms.
Hence, when such bladder symp-
toms occur, q careful study is
needed to tell, just what disorder
is present. Furthermore, accord
ing to DR.. Herman L. Kretschmer
Of Chicago, the cystitis or infiam-
nation of the bladder may in turn
be produced by various other dis
turbances. Sometimes the eystitis
develops following an operation. IL
sometimes recurs at intervals be-
cause Of an infection in the pelvis
or the kidney.
Bladder Symptoms
Bladder symptoms may also be
produced by constipation or by in
fiammation Of the colon or large
intestine due to the excessive use
Of cathartics. tuberculosis Of the
kidney may be followed by tuber-
culosis infection Of the bladder.
Infection in the lymph glands in
the neck, and bone infections,
often may lead to bladder symp-
toms, such as frequent emptying.
Diseases Of the womb, Of the tubes,
or Of the ovaries, may be respon-
sible for frequent urination and
pus in the urine.
To complete the diagnosis, an
examination Of the bladder by
means Of a cystoscope is impor-
tant. The cystoscope is an instru-
ment made up Of tube with q
light on the end Of it, which can
be passed into the bladder, thus
allowing the bladder to be in
spected by the physician. II 1t Is
found upon such examination that
the bladder Is normal, further
study Of the ureters, which lead
from the kidney to the bladder,
and the kidneys as well, is neces-
sary.
Immediate Treatment
Once definite diagnosis Of cys-
tits is made, treatment should be
started at once. This according to
DR.. Kretschmer consists Of COM
plete rest in bed during the early
stages, the giving Of drugs to
quiet the patient and relieve pain,
and the application Of heat to the
bladder area, that is, over the
lower part of the abdomen.
For from seven to ten days,
some alkaline substance such as
baking soda or potassium citrate
is given to make the urine alkaline.
Then a drug known as hexamethy-
lenamine may be administered
when the urine is acid again. II
constipation is present, 1t should
be overcome by proper treatment.
but the giving of strong laxstives
is inadvisable.
II these simple measures do not
relieve the cystitis, 1t is probable
that there is some complication
present which is causing the con-
dition to continue. Further treat
ment consists in finding this COM
plicating factor if that is possible
and getting rid Of it.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05

Spaniards In Cuba began 20 Inn
port Negro slaves as early as 1921.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05

0ne-Mlnute Test
1. What Is a stellar
2. Where Is Lake Atitlan?
Z. Where Is Mirafiores lockf
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
TodaY,s Horoscons

When you 60 through q re-
volving door. be sure no one go
ing through II with you Is lame
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05

teal. Late this afternoon the
days pace can be relaxed a lit
tie. This evening show no ill-will
regardless Of your feelings, and
later make your decisions definite
and final. A little after IL Is a
power cycle. Get what you want.
One Minute Test Answers
1. A stella or STEELE Is a post. an
upright stone. or II may be a
pillar bearing an inscription.
2. In Guatemala, Central Amer.
lea.
8. 1t Is part Of the Panama
canal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05
Words Of Wisdom

words OF wisdom
Men fear death. as IL unques-
tionably the greatest evil. and
yet no man knows that II may
not be the greatest good.-W.
Milford.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-05

or otherwise handicapped. Don't
swing the door fast II you are
not alone, and watch especially
for children.