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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
April 10

Just what it is that Russia proposes
to bring about before or on April 10
is more disturbing than the withdrawal
of the Russian delegate, Andrea A.
Gromyko, from the Security Council,
who had previously said he could not
discuss the Iranian crisis before that
day.
Whatever the reason may be, the
fulfillment of Russia's threat to walk
out unless the Council consented to
delay, it is obvious that Stains pretty
speech about the United Nations Or
ganization and all other protestations
of faith in it as the only means by
which world peace might be restored
and perpetuated, has been SO much
window dressing.
1t is possible that Moscow may look
upon the UNO as the best instrument
for peace, but only if Russia directs
its activities. This has been the Rus
sian attitude from the start. Mr..
Gromyko's retirement from Wednes-
days session of the Council is but an
other sign of Russia's purpose to have
her way with her allies or 20 her way
alone.
But what about April 10? Is 1t
then the Russians intend to force Iran
into subsection, whether economic or
political, as she did in the Baltic states
and other countries unfortunately To-
Gated along her frontiers? The Iran
ians declare they have made no agree
ment with Russia, which gives the d.
rect lie to Moscow's declarations that
Russian troops are being withdrawn be-
cause of such an agreement.
1t is also shown that while some
Russian troops may have started home
Moscow has no intention of marching
them all out in the near future. In
fact, as Russia's record shows, Russia
has no intention of doing anything that
does not conform with her own wishes
agreements with her allies to the con.
trary Notwithstanding. So April 10
remains a mystery day.
But it is gratifying that under the
able leadership of the American Secre
tary of State, James F. Byrnes, thu
Security Council has at last squared
off for whatever showdown is neces.
sary with the Russian government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
Mckinney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Todays hand is a little prob
lem to sharpen your wits on the
play of the hand. If I showed you
the East and West hands, you
would have no problem to make
the contract.
What should declarer do after
ruffing the opening spade lead in
dummy? Give up the diamonds?
Try the club finesse?
The correct play is to cash the
ace and king of clubs. The suit
may split. and if it does not, de-
clarer will find that he can cross
ruff the hand out for the balance
Of the tricks.
Remember that at rubber bridge,
oeclarer is not interested in maks
ing six on this hand. He wants to
make sure of his contract of five
doubled
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
.heLiterary
Guidepost
BY BOB PRICE
GENERAL GEORGE CROOK, HIS

AUTOBIOGRAPHY, edited and
annotated by Martin F. Schmitt
university of Oklahoma; So.
George Crook was one Civil war
general who didn't win his reputa-
ton east of the Mississippi. To him,
the conflict with the Confederacy
was just an interlude. Before and
after, he was an Indian fighter
Crook fought the greatest OF the
Indian chieftians; served at from
tier posts from the Columbia river
to the Rio Grande, from Illinois
to the Pacific.
Yet he was as good at defending
Indians as he was at fighting them
Crook understood and sympathized
with the red man. He spoke plain
ly and often against the injustices
of Indian treatment. The Amerl-
can Indian is not half so black as
he has been painted" he told West
Point graduates of 1884. "He is
cruel in war, treacherous at times
and not over clearly. But SO were
our forefathers It is not I'M
possible that with fair and square
system Of dealing with him, the
American Indian would make
better citizen than many who neg
lect the duties and abuse the priv
leges of that proud title"
And when Crook died. Red Cloud,
the Sioux, gave him his epitaph;
He, at least, had never lied to
u.s."
This book, an absorbing story
OF frontier days, is valuable con-
trlbution to Americana. 1t comes
to print by lucky chance.
The existence of the autoblog-
raphy had not been even suspect
ed for more than so years. 1t was
among Crooks personal papers
that were presented in 1939-l940
the Army War College where they
were unappreciatively filed away
10 remain buried and unknown
until Martin Schmidt, an army
sergeant on War College duty
stumbled across them in 1912.
Schmitt knew what to do with his
discovery. He wisely has presented
Crooks story in all its Original
flavor, even to some eccentricitles
Of spelling, and enhanced It with
thorough job of annexation to
clarity Crooks references to per
sons, places and events.
More, he completed the story
which Crook left unfinished at his
death. Thus the reader gains a
oroaders view of what, in some re.
spects, are the absorbing years OF
Crooks life when he was fighting
oy word and action for the Indians
lights,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
Bv JOHN SKIES

It's interesting in a curious sort
of way, how your sense OF values
change with the passing of the
years.
Very distinctly I remembered
having cried myself to sleep back
in November, 1915, 1 believe it
was, when my father gave me the
sad news that Woodrow Wilson
had been beaten by Charles Evans
Hughes in a sprightly race for
President.
Don't get me wrong. At that
time l was few years off from
being old enough to vote. But,
being a born Democrat just as l
was a born Methodist, it seemed
little less than catastrophe to me
that anybody should beat Woodrow
Wilson, let alone Republican with
whiskers. Too, there was little
boy who lived around the corner
and his father was Republican.
We-the little boy and fought
over everything from marbles to
defamation contests. And for
Some weeks before Election Day
he'd been needing me about the
relative merits of Wilson and
Hughes.
I don't know which I wanted the
most: Wilson to beat Hughes or
me to beat the little boy.
Well, the next morning when I
awoke and my Dad brought me the
glad tidings that California had
come through, with the women
folks voting, to give Mr.. Wilson
enough votes to beat Mr.. Hughes
the sun started shining again. Not
only that, but the SNUG way l
screwed up my face when leered
at the little boy in school that
morning was something to behold.
And for many, many years there
after held it against Mr.. Hughes
that he ever even came close to
beating Mr.. Wilson; still not being
able to figure out whether 1 really
wanted Mr.. Wilson to win or
whether 1 just wanted to be able
to lord it over the little boy.
Nevertheless, even when Mr.
Hughes became Chief Justice of
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
Editorial Comment
Our Exported Speech

In 1887, says H. L. Mencken in 1.-THE Ameri-
can Magazine" the European Magazine and
London Review attacked the English OF Thorn
as Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Vir-
ginia" and especially his use OF to belittle.
'Belittle" it roared. what an expression
It may be an elegant one in Virginia and
even perfectly Ineligible; but, COR our part,
all we can do is guess at it's meaning %
spare, we beseech you. our mother-tongue;
+oraue MAS not to be spared Thousands of
coin Sa like belittle moi only helped to make
t aoI American language child bearing only
a'e s,,nnrf;cia1 resemblance tc its mother, but
a. su awer 1so Years they have been stream
i,,a over 10 the British Isles and lodging them
sell firmly in British speech and writing
Baltimore Sun
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
Doctor Says
AIR AND EXERCISE
ARE SPRING TONES
BY WILLIAM A. O'BRTFN yo

BY WILLIAM A. O'BRrEN, Mn
I wonder how many people elm
take sulphur and molasses as
spring tonic. For long time tb,s
combination enjoyed an urusn.1
reputation as a blood purifier M,
doubt is now cast upon its vaIno
as the prescription for what aHs
us at this time Of year.
We do need spring tones, m,rr
which are far better for us M.n
sulphur and molasses.
The only proper medical rs, =,
sulphur today is as a. external
salve in the treatment of skin A.
seases, infections, scabies, and liz.
1t is never taken internally -.
1t acts as an irritant cathartic ~
the bowel.
The molasses part Of the nv.
scrlptloa is different mafter
When sulphur and molasses en-
joyed its real vogue, old-fasbionsd
molasses was used in the mixtr.
This was rich in iron and vita.
minis, and, as result, 1t did hsv.
some value.
II we wish to increase the iron
in the diet today, We eat such
foods as red meat, green yege.
tables, whole wheat, egg yolk, car.
rots and fruit.
The vitamins which our Sors.
fathers used to get out Of old.
fashioned molasses can now be
obtained from so many sources
that 1t is not wise to depend upon
one food for them.
Do you need spring tonicf
II you are not well, this is q
good time to 60 in for a checkup
If it is just the usual fatigue in.
cident to the change Of season
that is another matter, and the
best tonic for you is to get out in
the open air and take little exer.
else.
Our diets do need attention at
this time Of year, and as soon as
possible we should eat more fresh
fruits and vegetables.
Some of you have had pro.
longed respiratory infections this
year. This is especially true Of
children, fo- they are more sus.
ceptible than are adults.
A few years ago hospital made
study of the blood of children
who had repeated winter lnfec.
tons. Physicians found that many
Of them were actually anemic, and
instead Of being permitted to wait
for the blood to regenerate in the
natural way, they were given trans.
fusions of whole blood before they
were sent home. There was a sur.
prising decrease In re-adnissions
among them after this was done.
To fight spring fever, get out
side, exercise, and change your
diet from the heavy foods Of win.
ter to the lighter foods OF spring.
If you can possibly do so, put in
a garden and grow your own
spring tones.
A good nights sleep In a well
ventilated room will prepare you
for the new day and its RESPONSE
bilities. A good breakfast. and
lighter lunch, will help.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29

the Supreme Court I couldn't bring
myself around to cottoning up to
him, as the boys say. He was
still that terrible old ogre who
almost beaten Mr.. Wilson which
would have caused me to lose
face with that little boy.
Now, as say, the years have
rolled by and find I don't dislike
Mr.. Hughes at all. I'm not even
proud of having beaten that little
boy.
And if there'd still been any
dislike in my system for Mr..
Hughes it would have melted night
before last.
Just about the time I'd begun
to wonder, night before last, if
anything out of the ordinary would
happen for the paper the next
morning my friend Raymond
Christman-he's the income tax
man-came around and said:
'Hey. did you know Old Man
Hughes is in town."
Well, I knew from the tone of
his voice he was Charles Evans
Hughes. So l asked one of the boys
to go around and see if Mr.. Hughes
wouldn't say a few words for the
folks in the next mornings paper.
The young man came back al
most precipitately.
He won't talk" the young man
said.
That would never do. Charles
Evans Hughes being right here
among us and saying nary a word
for the folks. So I just, brashly
suppose you'd say, called him
up and told him so.
"Mr. Justice" says I, 'T'd hate
for the people around here to know
you'd been in town and we didn't
mention anything about it. Surely,
you wouldn't mind a little warn
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
Yes, The Passing Of7he Years Changes
A Lot OF Values We've All Hung Onto

about your being here and SO on
Well, Mr.. Hughes gave me the
friendliest sort of chuckle over the
telephone you ever heard. JUS
like an old pal and I was asking
him to do me favor.
He sounded like he meant il
when he told me he appreciated
our interest in him. And it was
perfectly all right to 60 ahead and
say he was in town and that he
was on his way home from Flori-
da. But he just wasn't granting
interviews anymore. And he was
tired and wouldn't l please excuse
him this time.
All the time he talked to me
with a chuckle in his throat.
Afterwards, l wondered how ]
ever came to think he was a stern
and forbidding old gentleman
who'd probably never learned to
unbend.
After I got through talking with
him, just as friendly like as if I'd
been talking to somebody like Red
Johnson down at Wrightsville
Beach-and just as casually - ]
wondered how in the world I ever
got to hating him so back there in
1915.
OF course, Mr.. Hughes is a little
up in years now to be a candidate
for anything. But, just to show
you what I mean by those values
changing with the passing of years,
I'm doggoned if I wouldn't vote
for him if he ran for anything now
And 1 wouldn't care what that
little boy back there in 1915 said
the next day if Mr.. Hughes won
| this time,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
NOT A WORM THIS TIME

A woman missed her gloves &C
she was leaving the restaurant
where she had dined with her hus-
band. Asking him to wait she
hurried back to look for them,
searching first on the table and
finally lifting the cloth to peer I'M
der it.
Just then a waiter hurried UP to
her.
Pardon me, madam" he said,
"but the gentleman is over there
by the door,
Clipped
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
Acts Like Himself

(Although notice appeared in this space
some days ago that Westbrook Pesler's
column would be discontinued during the
authors vacation, The Star continues to
receive inquiries, asking why Pegler
has been dropped. The Star assures its
readers that as soon as Mr.. Pegler 1e-
surnes writing his column it will reappear
here.-The Editor.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-29
TOP O. THE MORNING

He has not served who gathers gold
Nor has he served whose life has told
In selfish battles he has won
Or deeds of skill that he has done.
But he has served who now and then
Has helped along his fellowmen.
Calendar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-11
Bradley Fovors Three Measures
liberuIizinq Veterans Benefits

ment insurance more like that sold
by commercial insurance companies,
2. An omnibus bill simplifying and
liberalizing eligibility for hospital
ization, consolidating all laws on
disqualification and making it easier
to file and prove claims.
3. A bill setting a date from which
all disabled veterans whose dis
ability ratings have been increased
by a new rating schedule will be
able to receive larger pension checks.
Gen. Bradley has said repeatedly
that he was worried by the rate at
which veterans were dropping their
Government insurance. One of the
reasons given by veterans for stop
ping their insurance was the fact
that the insurance did not provide
(See BRADLEY, Page Ash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-11
Churchill and Truman
Talked Only Of Speech
White House Saws
Former Prime Minister
Postpones His Return to
Miami Until Tomorrow
picture on Page A-2.J
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Winston Churchill today post
poned his return to Florida until
tomorrow and settled down al
the British Embassy to rest and
talk with the Earl of Halifax
retiring British Ambassador, ar
old friend.
The Embassy said the former
Prime Minister had no definite plans
for the day and no conferences
scheduled.
The White House said President
Truman's conference with Mr.
Churchill last night dealt almost
wholly with discussion of plans
for Churchill's speech at Fulton
Mo, March S.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
told reporters the two did not dis.
cuss any political matters" and thai
the pending agreement for LOAF
to Britain was not mentioned.
Mr.. Ross said Mr.. Truman will
spend the night of March at Mex
leo, Mo-, at the home of A. P. Green
head of friedrich company. Mr.
Churchill also will be guest at the
Green mansion.
The British leader will fly bach
to Washington from Missouri, while
President Truman will fly to Colum.
bus, Ohio, for noon speech March
6 at a special meeting of the Fed.
eral Council of Churches of Christ
in America.
Will Stay at White House.
The arrangements contemplate
Mr.. Churchill, Mrs. Churchill anc
their daughter, Mrs. Sarah Oliver
flying to Washington from Florida
March 4 to spend the night with
the President and Mrs. Truman al
the White House.
Early the next day Mr.. Truman
and Mr.. Churchill will fly to Fulton
where Mr.. Churchill will speak OF
foreign affairs at Westminster Col
lege. Afterward the two will driv,
to Mexico for the night.
Mrs. Churchill and her daughte
will spend the nights of March
See CHURCHILL, Page A-2J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-11
Plans Made 10 Push
British Loan and 0PA

Extension of the OPA and the
81, DOC, 100000 British loan will move
forward simultaneously in the House
and Senate if plans discussed by
congressional leaders in their weekly
conference at the White House to-
Gay are carried out.
In view OF the fact that both con-
troversial subjects must be handled
by the same committees, the leaders
indicated that the House Banking
Committee probably would start on
OPA, while the Senate Banking
Committee is holding hearings on
the British loan. This would save
time and avoid conflict in the
scheduling of witnesses. OF the 81
Doc, 000. 900 credit proposed for Great
Britain, $625 ,000, 900 is intended to
liquidate lease-lend.
Britain could draw against this
credit until 1851 without interest
at which time repayment of prin-
ciple with interest would start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-11
Won PouIus, Who Joined Reds,
Tells of Planning Invasion
Nozi Field Marshal, Captured at stonqrod
Testifies Before Ex-Comrudes at Nuernbero

600 persons, or more than 10 per
cent OF the population.
Won Paulus, a rail-thin figure in
neat suit, told how it was estimated
-erroneously-that between 1870 to
l40 divisions would be enough to
crush Russia.
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
former chief of staff of the high
command and one of the % defend
ants, fixed an iron stare on Won
Paulus, who testified that the first
tasks of the invading divisions were
to seize Moscow, Leningrad and the
Ukraine.
The three strategic purposes, he
said, were to destroy the Red Army
in the West and prevent its retreat
into the vast expanse in the East
establish front from which the
Red Air Force would be unable to
bomb Germany and reach a line ex-
tending from the Volga to Archangel
in the Arctic.
He said the Finnish general staff
collaborated with the German high
command on the invasion months
ahead of the actual attack, and at
tributed Hungary's participation to
(See NUREMBERG, Page A-5.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-11
Hommo Will Face Firing Squad;
Supreme Court Rejects Plea
Murphy and RutIedge
Dissent as They Did
In Yumushitu Action
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court refused
today to intervene in Manila
proceedings in which japanese
1t. Gen. Masaharu Homma was
convicted as a war criminal and
sentenced to be shot.
Homma sent petitions by airmail
from Manila asking the high court
to take him out of the hands of the
military. He also asked review OF
the refusal by the Philippines SUI
preme Court to grant him a writ OF
habeas corpus.
Hommas petitions were similar to
those sent earlier by the convicted
Japanese Gen. Tomoyuki Yama-
shita. The court last Monday re-
jected all of Yamashita's conten-
tons and Gen. Macarthur has
ordered that he be hanged.
The court based its rejection OF
Hommas petition on the decision
in the Yamashita case.
Justices Murphy and Rutledge
dissented to today's decision, as
they did in last weeks 90 decision
in the Yamashita action.
Justice Murphy said "a process
sion of judicial lynchings without
due process of law may now follow
as the result of the Supreme
Courts action in the Homma ano
Yamashita cases.
Justice Rutledge noted that he
agreed with Justice Murphy's views
and also wrote a separate dissent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-11
4zz-Inch Snow SnarIs
Traffic, Causes Many
Accidents in D.C.Area
Colder Weather Forecos,
For Tomorrow; Eight Hurt
In Road Mishops

Snow Az to 6 inches deep
blanketed the Washington area
today, snarled traffic and
dropped the temperature to a
low of "a degrees this morning.
The Weather Bureau predicted
temperature in the low 20s to-
night and even colder weather
tomorrow.
Clear skies this morning showed
scores of cars abandoned in bitches
along Maryland and Virginia high
ways and on District streets. The
American Automobile Association
answered hundreds of calls from
stalled motorists while the police
reported numerous minor accidents
during last nights snowstorm.
Highways still were hazardous to-
day but all were open, the AAA
reported. The Richmond highway
was closed temporarily last night.
A thousand men have been work
ing since 6 o'clock last night to re-
move snow, William Xanten, city
refuse superintendent, said.
Job to Continue Until Finished.
Mr.. Xanten said the laborers will
be kept at the job until it is fin
ished, but it will require some
time.
About 600 men have been shovel
ing and hauling snow. About 400
more are running IS snow plows
and % sanding machines.
Yesterdays snow increased the
total snowfall for the season to the
heaviest in six years, the Weather
Bureau reported. The seasons
snowfall was measured by the Air
port Weather Bureau at 81. 6 inches,
the highest since the winter of
1939-40. That year, 22.l inches had
fallen by February 10 and the total
was 25.3 inches. Another 4-inch
snowfall this winter would make it
the heaviest snowfall since 1895
when a total of 31.8 inches fell,
Average snowfall for the season by
this date is 10 inches
-Four persons were injured when
an automobile driven by William
Brownrigg, III, 81, of 2011 H street
NV, collided with a taxi operated
by Wamsley NJ Lowell, colored, a
of 1922 Tenth street NV, at Tenth
and Franklin streets me.
Mrs. Audrey Brogden, %, of 4OO1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-11
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Passage of three pending bills,
one of which would speed up
payment of claims and eliminate
"pauper's oath" for hoSpitaliza-
ton of veterans without service
connected disabilities, was urged
today by Gen. Omar N. Bradley
to round out the Veterans Ad-
n1inistration's long range pro-
gram.
Gen, Bradley, in statement to
The Star, pointed out that new
problems might create the need for
further legislation but cited these
measures as Immediately necessary:
/. A bill to stimulate veterans to
keep their National Service Life In
surance in force by making Govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-11
General Convicted of
Atrocity Charges by
Military Tribunal
By the Associated Press. .

bs tils hSSOCldteu fTeSS.
MANILA, Feb. Lit. Gen
MaSaharu Homma was SEN
fenced today to be shot, con-
'victed by a military tribunal OF
war atrocity charges, including
the Infamous Bataan death
march.
Homma was moved Immediately
to Luzon prisoner of war camp No. l.
where he joined Gen. Tomoyuki
Yamashita, his successor as supreme
commander OF the Philippines, and
10 other convicted war criminals.
While hearing his sentence Hon.
ma stood in almost the exact spot
in the ballroom of the former home
of the United States Commissioner
to the Philippines where, bemedalled
and arrogant after the japanese
conquest of the islands, he had re-
ceived the homage of the puppet
Filipino commission and eollabora-
tors in a widely-publicized recep-
ton.
Within the range of his vision, as
he stood before the f1ve-man COM
mission, across Manila Bay was the
fortress rock of Corregidor and the
hills of Bataan, from which he had
herded Gen. Jonathan M. Vain
wright, Maj. Gen. Edward P. King
and their forces along the sun
scorched roads in the death march
The conviction was no surprise
as Homma had expected to be shot
Strict order prevailed at the SEN
See HOMMA. PAGE A-5l