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Evening star., 1946-11-20

Democratic Party lost the elections. and
otner advisers warned MIR. Truman that
ne had better get along with the new
congress. Mr.. Truman, who first said
. nesitant yes. then said q strong no
and went on vacation.
Mr.. Lewis, feeling himself BETRAYED
py dounie-dealing politicians, stuck to
nus guns, which include proposal to
assess the 5-cents-a-ton welfare tax.
not on coal as 1t comes from the mines.
out after 1t has been pirified at the
tpple, which would make the tax in fact
ID cents ton, to be passed on to the
consumer and which would treble the
nuge welfare fund. He also asks 48
hours pay for 40 hours, which means
. 50 per cent wage increase.
The Government notified him to
negotiate with the operators while the
mines continue under the Government
contract. After negotiations are con-
cluded, the Government viii return The
mines to be operated under any stand
ards agreed to by collective bargaining.
Mr.. Lewis position, / have reason
to believe, was taken chiefly with
view to the situation OF the CIO and
his rival, Philip Murray. The prestige
OF union leaders rests on their capacity
TO meet the demands set by the highest
gains OF any union. Mr.. Lewis union.
which commands immense funds-estf-
mated at $4,000, 900, or higher than the
cash reserves Of most of the great in
dustricsca afford d strike, although
the miners viii have 4 bleak Christmas,
and so viii every one else. But the CIO.
bankrupted by series Of protracted ex-
pensive struggles, cannot afford them,
ana Is furthermore crippled by serious
dissensions within its ranks fomented
by and against the Communists. What
an opportunity for John L. Lewis to
put the CIO in hole and embarrass
Mr.. Murrayi
Coal is necessity Of all industries.
II It's production is halted, workers will
be unemployed, putting great strain
on union funds and on Government
unemployment payments as well,
"A general halt or showdown in pro-
duction sends prices skyrocketing, Lead
Ing to rank and file pressures for higher
wages to meet the increased cost of
living. These, then. will come just at
the time when Mr.. Murray's CIO is
weak. And thus labor leadership win
be played into the triumphant Lewis
hands.
That Is how Lewis. power hungry as
are few men In America, thinks, and it
Is ruthless game Of which all workers
and all the people of America are the
mere instruments and victims.
released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc,
Evening star., 1946-11-20
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The year,s great lipfng settles to close
Wild Gsters troop the tDdyside hills and
fields
Their seed Is scattered beGuty m reposs
Al they usrait another autunns cal.
The prettiness of summer Is mild seed
And beauty lies. soft-nesfled IL the
earth
The banners of the marshes, tan blue
reeds,
Haze tnrled their flags and iDait for
their rebirth.
The ripened corn Is yelloao h the shock
And ledues descend, q golden SYM
phouy;
The rinter i0stches Tftnss nneyTing
Strike this last note IN Natures
Just iOhsn tie silence comes you scarcely
The last strains are 80 hagersng and
slotp. HELEN VIRDENs
Evening star., 1946-11-20

can now do more than Just talk
about It.
From atom to man-made snow,
this is truly an age Of marvels multi-
plying at dizzyine pace. What
next? Is it perhaps too much to
hope that science viii yet invent
something to precipitate the clouds
in our brains and dfench ali Of us
IN . new light. ! new universal
understanding, giving us wisdom to
match our knowledge? How good for
the world II we had something like
that!
Evening star., 1946-11-20
cIo Red PURGE

NciLner the content nor the han
ding OF the CIo resolution on Com
munism will lead any one to believe
that this labor organization has real
" purged itself OF It's strong Com
munist flavor.
President Philip Murray contends
that the resolution provides an
answer to the ISLANDERS" that have
appeared In the public prints that
the CIO Is Communist-dominated.
Perhaps this is true In respect to
charges which may have been made
70 the effect that the CIo is domi-
mated by Communists. But It does
nothing to eradicate the widely held
belief that some of the individual
Clo unions are dominated by Com
munists and that Communist in.
nuence Is important in the higher
CIo councils.
AS finally drafted the resolution
"resents and rejects" efforts by Com
munists to interfere" in the affairs
OF the CIo, and serves notice that
we VIII not tolerate such interfer-
ence." This was drafted by a COM
mittee OF three "right-wingers" and
three "left-wingers," one of the
latter, somewhat ironically. being
Ben Gold of the Fur and Leather
workers Union. who is an avowed
Communist. When the resolution
was submitted to the CIo conyen-
ton, without opportunity for debate
there were but two dissenting votes
and these later were won over to
make the result unanimous.
Even II one discounts the infer
ences which might be drawn. from
this procedure. the fact remains that
the CIo has done nothing to purge
Its membership of the Communists
or TO deprive them OF power. The
language of the resolution is good.
but words mean little If not accom-
panied by action. And the fact that
The known Communists in the CIo
supported the resolution is the best
evidence that action against them is
not likely to be Forthcoming.
Evening star., 1946-11-20
This and That
By Charles 1. Trace,pell.

Dear Sir: -11A4'
You have often mentioned that
starlines probably have scouts who loo,r
for food and notify the fiock when
they have found it.
this morning. Taking advantage of the
holiday, was stu in bed, although it
was shortly after daylight.
heard the call, sound that I
nao never heard before-a sharp sound
nke the tWang ofsa how--but definitely
IN the lower register; two notes, the first
note nall. the second quarter, with
rising infection on the second note.
MOI snrill. mind you, very much In the
lower register.
Inen storm of starlings swept in
from everywhere to make quick work
Of the crusts Of bread that our Patty
had thrown out for them.
Yours truly, w. M. r."
~
II ever the starlings are transported.
or massacred. many persons are going
to miss them.
Certainly no bird sight in the Ma
tional Capital, bird capital Of the world.
quite equals the evening rush down or
up Pennsylvania avenue.
What q mighty sweep It is, and what
wing work!
Few species can do better than the
old starting when it comes 70 fine team
work in mass flights
Every wing moves Just so, every head
Is just there. and an electric something
seems to surge through the flock and
controls each member.
They must have radar, or something.
Stariings are not despised in their
homeland Of England and points to the
south.
They are much beloved birds there.
famous in song and story.
James Barrie depicted an old startling
perched on the foot Of child's bed.
The sounds made by the starting are
regarded over there as sweet and musi-
cal. Perhaps they listen to them better
than many persons do over here.
Closely followed with an ear to the
ground, the starting comes out as q
sort Of wonder worker with tones, as
our correspondent has found out.
He reminds one more of a blue Jay.
in this respect, than any other of our
native birds.
He has various harsh cries, but can
add to them some of the sweetest
whistles in birdland.
SAA
These whistles are often mistaken for
the calls OF other species.
1t seems too much, to some persons,
to give the startling credit for anything
good. Isn't he supposed to be a pest, q
nuisance, hearty fellow with too good
q digestion?
How can such bird, then, send forth
such good notes?
But the fact Is that one may suspect
starting, when an unknown sound is
heard from trees or shrubs. The
whistles are sometimes low, sometimes
high, but all Of the sounds have sweet
quality which one does not ordinarily
associate with the bird.
This is because he is vigorous, push
ing fellow. one given to enjoying the
good things OF earth.
OF these good things. his favorite is
bread.
just how such taste comes about is
difficult to say, since there is no baked
bread In nature. But 1t is d fact that
many creatures like foods which ordi-
narily they would not get In nature.
Cats would never md horse meat in
nine lives. but they like 1t very much,
especially when it is just coming out Of
deep freeze.
we who are about to die, salute
you, say the starlings, whistling In their
jqy Of life.
Evening star., 1946-11-20
FederoI Employees Rights

Since Civil Service Commissioner
Frances Perkins was anything but
specific in her recent criticism OF
restraints on the personal freedom
of Federal employees, it is only
natural that her remarks left many
Government personnel officials, in
Guiding fellow members Of the Civil
Service Commission, confused and,
withal, somewhat dismayed. Miss
Perkins mentioned "snooping" (pre-
sumably by loyalty ineestigators,,
health checkups, planned recreation
and either civil service activities In
her generalized discussion OF what
she terms ''intrusions" on the en-
ploye's inherent right to privacy
In such matters"
The programs to which Miss
Perkins refers were all authorized by
Congress and most of them long
have been basic civil service policy.
Miss Perkins is the first member Of
the commission to view them as
unwarranted "intrusions" on per-
sonal privacy. The truth of the
matter is that while Government
employees do have rights Of privacy
which must be respected, these em-
ployeS also must recognize the right
of the Government to limit their
freedom in certain logical and
reasonable ways.
Some Of these proper restrictions
we're explained by another civil
service commissioner, Arthur s..
F1emming, at Boston University q
few days ago. The law, for instance,
prevents Federal workers from par
ticipating actively in political man
agement activities or in political
campaigns. The civil servant has
the right to join a union but not
to strike against the Government,
nor may he be a member OF an
organization claiming any such
right. He may not engage in any
activity or make any statement
which raises a reasonable doubt as
10 his loyalty to the Government"
a restriction which precludes mem
bership in the Communist Party or
adherence to its anti-American
principles. He may not conduct
himself, or. or of duty. so as to bring
discredit upon himself and upon the
public service. The latter restriction
applies to criminal, infamous, dis
honest, immoral or notoriously dis
graceful conduct"
Investigation Of reports Of viola
tions of this code of conduct estab-
lished by custom and law for public
servants is not to be regarded as
"snooping," which implies improper
invasion of privacy, but as neces-
sary phase of enforcement. Nor is
1t fair to misconstrue as an ''intru-
sion" the Governments efforts to
improve the physical welfare of its
employees through health counsel and
recreational programs. Miss Perkins
owes her fellow civil. servants and
the public at large more explicit
exposition Of her views on these
Important civil service policies.
Evening star., 1946-11-20
Letters to The Star
Submits q Program to Cure
Juvenile Delinquency
70 the Hditor Of The star:

70 the Editor Of The star:
Juvenile delinquency has been ana
lyzed rs far back as the parents, and
there every one stops. But no one il
more painfully aware Of this problem
than parents their own flesh and blood
are involved. To great extent, how
ever, they are helpless to do anything.
The things that are expected Of
parents are endless: they have Jobs,
homes, health, social, civic, religious
and recreational activities to take care
Of, and above all, the arduous task Of
rearing children--all on hopelessly in
adequate incomes. They often struggle
along until the burden becomes too
much and then give up in despair.
doing only what they have to, which
means neglecting their children.
Help for parents contend. should
be developed all along the line. Re-
lgiop of the parents, choice should be
taught In the schools ct is easier to
send few teachers to schools than
thousands Of children to churches).
Children should be shown that religion,
stripped OF all ceremony, is nothing
but the rules the Creator OF life made
for our welfare and happiness.
Education should be enlightenment,
not the accumulation OF lot Of facts;
and 1t should teach first of all how
to live efficiently, usefully, decently.
happily. and then the academic sub
1ccS should be taken UP.
Next to religious teaching, the most
effective and badly needed weapon to
combat juvenile delinquency is train-
ing for mothers and helpers In home-
making and child raising. This. should
be elevated from the degraded status
It now has to the dignity OF vital
profession which 1t is.
Athletic and recreational facilities
desperately are needed to give health
full and wholesome occupation. Parents
have pleaded for these sometimes for
years, in vain. Violence is deplored
when people try to bring about needed
reforms, but intelligent reasoning often
gets nowhere. Well-regulated camps
for children and adults should be
established. Railroads. steamship and
buslines should develop their services
SO that delightful. educational travel
could be obtainable by the average
person. Motor roads to beaches and
mountains should be improved.
Every home should be haven OF
peace. comfort, study and recreational
pleasure. Most Of all. there should
be satisfactory place for children to
play, both indoors and out.
There Is no such thing as bad"
person. People do so-called bad things
through unenliehtenment. illness or
unhappiness. The only way juvenile
delinquency or any other human Ill ever
will be eliminated is through the curing
OF the causes. IN.
Evening star., 1946-11-20
Seemed Thut Wuy

From the st. Lsuis rost Dispatch.
Controls are reported on cosmetics.
just judging by the results, we had
been thinking all along that they were
completely out Of control.
Evening star., 1946-11-20

Red war plants are reported to
De running 1t capacity. Probably
making ammunition for Russia's
peace efforts.
Evening star., 1946-11-20

The Government is finding 1t as
dimcult 70 seli its oil pipelines Is il
y to break the pipelines of colum-
nistS.
Evening star., 1946-11-20
Ghost Voters

From the Atchison Globe.
Old soldiers never die and Judging by
ballots, neither do the Kansas City vot-
err.
Evening star., 1946-01-06

naturally. ports his hair on the left
ticular whim of Leo's is gratified either by
his trainer or the trainer assistant, Howard
Davis. Both are used to entering his cage
at random and frisking with him. Cheeta
the chimp, whom you've seen dozen times
in the Tarzan pictures, is another playmate.
He's the apple of Leo's eye, although if
they'd met under different circum-
stances in a jungle, say - the two
would hardly be on speaking terms.
Cheeta's favorite stunt is doing an mi-
tation of Mussolini. For windup he runs
over to Leo and yanks his tail, whereupon
Leo obediently rolls over on his back while
Cheeta prances around the premises like
samba dancer gone mad. As evidence of his
affection, Leo carries Cheeta around on his
back, and even lets him sniff his food.
Greater love hath no lion than this.
For all his lightheartedness, Leo is mon
arch of all he surveys, which is plenty. His
cage overlooks the heavy traffic of bigwigs
that passes Lot 3. and King Leo doesn't
miss thing He watches the passing show
intently, but mostly without comment
Gets Croovey on Rumbas
f1E ROARS only once day - at five pm
for five minutes. He has never bothered to
explain this - or his preference for having
his portrait taken by Clarence Bull, the only
photographer for whom Garbo would sit
Like Carlo, Leo enjoys rain, is fond of the
great outdoors, and dotes on motor trips.
He used to go for daily spin in Emerson's
car until he got too big. He has definite
ear for music. especially rumbas, and gets
groovey when Cugat is riding the kilo-
cycles.
No here-today-gone-t tomorrow monarch,
he lives quietly and sanely, has yet to burn
his first candle at bothends He goes to bedan
hour after dinner, and gets up at seven am.
He sleeps raw. The End
Evening star., 1946-01-06
A Top-Notch Heavy

his favorite pictures are two Tarzan
sagas In one of them he did his tight
rope act and in the other he played heavy,
attacking everyone in sight. He simulated
bad lion so wonderfully that his trainer
sprinkled few rewarding drops of narcissus
in his cage Just before he retired.
Like all screen personalities, Leo has
special diet. He puts away IA pounds OF
beef daily except on Sundays when he con-
sumes jumbo eggnog made of dozen eggs
and three quarts of milk. Mondays he gets
seven pounds of liver and seven pounds of
horse meat. The liver is for vitamlns Leo
likes it raw, but he gets it cooked. He eats
it, but he never fails to look reproachfully
at the trainer the minute he gets load of
what's on the menu for supper. There are
probably worse diets for lions. Leo's
been on this one for years. and he hasn't
been sick "a day in his life.
All work and no play would make Leo
dull lion. so, of course, he plays preferably
before an audience of children. When he
isn't in the doghouse, he even entertalns
them at special parties. hams all over the
place. rubs his nose against the bars to indl-
cate that he wants to be petted. This par
Evening star., 1946-01-06

PURR: Gentle os kitten, he gives out
with his dolly specioI-o five minute roar
a terrific shine to the Duchess of Luxem-
bourg. Sir John Dill and Gen Hap"
Arnold. But glamour girls leave him cold;
the rustic and movement of their skirts
annoy him.
He adores acting. performs with mini
I. am of coaching and coaxing, has more pic
lures to his credit than any other star in
Hollywood Being a star, he naturally has
his own portable dressing room. It's done in
red. white and blue - his favorite colors.
And like other stars, he is herCely patriotic
He contributed his services cheerfully to
war-training films.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-22
DUNCAN COMPLETES
 SURVEY IN ALASkA
 ON C0MMUNI( (ATI0NS

Jack H. Duncan, technical rep resentative of the Wilcox Electric Company of Kansas City, has com- pleted his Alaska survey of com- munication possibilities and now has returned to his headquarters with recommendation in regard to special equipment to serve Alaska.
 A resident of Rio de Janeifo, Brazil, Duncan found conditions similar to that country so far as radio communications is concern cd He expressed great interest in the possibilities of providing radio telephone service to every small community as proposed by Alaska Radio Inc. in whose behalf the sur yey was made.
 A Radiotelephone unit to connect Anchorage with outlying points within it's trade area is expected to be shipped soon from Kansas City. A similar service is proposed for all Alaskan cities, with connecting tele- graph and telephone service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-22
GIRL SCOUTS WILL AID AUXILIARY IN
 SALE OF P0ppIES

Each year on the Saturday Ee- fore Memorial Day millions of Amer jeans, wear little red peoples in memory of the men who lost their lives in our world wars, and this year will be no exception. accord- ling to Mrs. James Sofoulis. Poppy Chairman of the local American
 Legion.
 Women of the Auxiliary and their
 helpers, particularly the Girl Scouts,
 will be on the streets all day with their baskets of poppies next Sat urday, and poppy wreaths will brighten shop and store windows
 all around town.
 ], The poppy which bloomed in the shell torn fields of France has te-
 come the symbol of the dead; their memorial flower, it stands for the high ideals for which they gave
 their lives, while at the same time it helps to provide aid and comfort
 for thousands of men who return
 ed shattered in body, who spend the
 remainder of their lives in hospitals
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-22
Relief A(e Winner for
 Bosion Sox
CBY JACK HAND) CAP SPORTS WRITER)

Earl Johnson. a Battle of the Bulge vet who naturally finos no terror in enemy baseball bats, rates as Joe Cronins relief ace with three straight fireman" de- cisions for the soaring Boston Red Sox.
 Every pennant club needs one de- pendable reliefer with icewater in his veins who can step into the midst of a batting rally and quiet the opposition. Cronin appears to have that man in Johnson, a native of Redmond Wash. who was awarded the Bronze Star for brav- cry in actioh before he was com missioned First Lieutenant on the field of battle.
 Detroit found out about Johnson yesterday when once again he same in to save game that Dobson al- most lost, hurling five hitless inn ings and driving home the winning runs of a GA triumph
 lHc OoA III St JidCS iildi SiH WdS increased to six full games when the New York Yankees fell before Cleveland's Bobby Fellers, 7-2. Rapid Robert, facing the Tanks for the first time since his no-hitter, yielded only five blows and ran his strikeout total to 93 in 80 inn ings by flaming eight men.
 In the only other scheduled tilt in the American, Jack Kramer hurl- ed the St. Louis Browns into sole possession of fifth place on a 4-3 edge over Philadelphia.
 The Pesky Phillies knocked over the St. Louis Cardinals. 4-3, dump ing the Red Birds into an exact
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-22
OAKS RIGHT
 ON TOP IN
 ?. LEAGUE:
CBY THE ASSOCIATED pREss)


 After tagging along all season a few paceS behind the San Francisco Seals, the Oakland Acorns today for the first time clutched the Pa cific Coast Baseball League by a half game.
 While the Seals were idled by rain, Francis Shea, former New York Yankee making his debut for the Acorns, pitched them into the Leagues top spot on a 6-3 decision last night over the Portland Beav- CTS. It was the Oaks eighth straight victory.
 Hollywood drove the Los Angeles Angels, who enjoyed a momentary perch atop the league for the first time last week, to a third place berth three and a half games be- hind Oakland by shutting out the Angels, to 0.
 The Seattle Rainiers swapped their seventh place in the standings with Sacramento's sixth on a 6-2 victory turned in by Lou Tost. Tost allowed 10 hits.
 Sparkling the Rainiers' 10-hit at tack on three Sacramento pitchers was Bob Kahle. recent acquisition of Seattle, who accounted for three runs on two doubles, one with a man aboard in the first and anoth- CT blow with two on base in the fifth inning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-22
MARTIAL LAW FOR
 AzERBAIJAN ENDS
 AFTER ONLY 1 DAY

TABRIz, May 22.-The govern nent of proclaimed autonomous Azerbaijan lifted martial law after one day today with the announce ment that conditions no longer jus tify the measure as peaceful meth- ods prevail"
 The Azerbaijan press and radio made no further mention of fighting in Kurdistan.
 Yesterday, the official Azerbaijan newspaper said a heavy attack" by Iranian government troops had commenced at Barhchen Mesheh and Surat, two villages in the Eain Galeh area along tEe Jaghati River 100 miles south of Tabriz.
 A general government offensive in that direction would divide Azer- baijan from Kurdistan, where rebel Kurds also have declared repub- lie independent of Iran.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-22
PECULIAR ANGLE x REVEALED IN
 ESPIONAGE CASE

SEATTLE, May 9. 2.-Defense Att torney Tracy E. Griffin said yes- terday "a man can't conspire with himself" after the government in formed him it had mo names, ad- dresses or occupations of co-conspir- ators that we can inform you of at this time" in the case. of Soviet Naval It. Nicolai Redin.
 The Russian purchasing commis- sion officer is accused of espionage and conspiracy by Federal Grand Jury, in obtaining plans of the des- troyer tender USS Yellowstone
 At a hearing last week Federal Judge Lloyd L. Black directed the prosecution to give the defense the name of persons with whom Redin was alleged to have conspired. One of five counts against Redin was dismissed last week by the Judge and the Lieutenant is to go to trial June 25 on the four remaining counts of the indictment.