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some six billion harold l.. Ickes
barrels of oil-almost third OF our
known oil resources-in order to
win the war.
President Knows Duty.
But even If President Truman
had not said on several occasions
that he would veto this unsavory
raid on the natural, resources of the
country if it should pass, he would
veto it, for President Truman knows
that it is his duty to safeguard all
of the wealth of the United States,
particularly that in the public do
main. He knows that it is the pre-
rogative of the Supreme Court to
decide who has legal title to this
disputed land and until the Supreme
Court decides that the United States
has no right, title or interest. he is
going to hold onto it. He also knows,
and other members of his party
know, that the Republican party
has not been able to rub the smear
of oil from off of its escutcheon
since the day of President Harding
and Secretary Fall to the present
time.
Others, as we'll as I, have criticized
President Truman for what they re-
garded as errors of judgment and
for making the mistake of thinking
that he had the right to reward
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personal friends and repay personal
favors by appointments to public
Office. But no critic has so far
thought Of impugning his motives or
finding fault with him for being
faithless to the trust he solennly
undertook when he succeeded
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
And SO, beyond the peradventure
OF doubt, President Truman will
veto this latest of a long series of
bills to steal public property for
private benefit. He will do so despite
the fact that his friend, Edwin w.
Pau1ey, is so deeply involved in this
scandalous affair. He will regret
that circumstance but he will per-
form his duty as President of the
United States and leader of the
Democratic party.
Pauley Raised Funds.
Mr.. Pauley raised a great deal Of
money for the Democratic campaign
IN 1914 by soliciting men in the oil
business. 1t did not matter to him
whether the money came from
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Democrats or Republicans. He told
the oil interests Of California that
the Federal Government would not
press suit to decide title In these
offshore oil lands. Despite this
representation, President Roosevelt
and then President Truman directed
court action to determine who held
title, and the Supreme Court has
taken jurisdiction.
Just how much money did Mr..
Pauley collect from those who have
interests in oil along the Pacific
Coast? He told the Secretary of
the Interior that he could collect
$500, 900 if he could say to the lambs
that he proposed to shear that this
suit would not be pressed. Did he
get more, or less? Whatever amount
Mr.. Pauley may have been able to
collect for campaign purposes in
1914, there has been a generous
Evening star., 1946-07-24
WEDNESDAY JUY "a Isn -

outpouring of money since then to
get this bill across. Oil lobbyists
have been falling all over each other
here in Washington during the last
few months. They have entertained
lavishly in hotels, in apartments, in
private houses owned or maintained
by them, and in the nifty yacht in
the Potomac River which Ned Burn
ham, resident lobbyist of the Stand
ard Oil Co. of California, has at
his disposal.
This might be a good time for an
honest-to-goodness investigation of
this whole smelly mess. How much
money did Mr.. Pauley and his as
sistants actually collect for CAM
paign purposes from the oil inter-
ests? Who paid what sums? What
representations, if any, were made?
Who have constituted the oil lobby
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that has been SO active here in
pushing this bill? What has been
the nature and extent Of the ac-
tivities Of this lobby? How much
money has been spent and in what
direction? President Truman has
said that he would veto this bill if
1T should pass. But it will take
more than veto to expose this
latest oil scandal. Only Congress
can do that, although the FBI
might help s,s
(Copyright, 1946)
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public is that
the divesting of
the Federal Gov
ernment of these
lands would rob
the Nation of
petroleum which
may be vitality
needed for our
defense. And it
does it at a time
when the oil re-
sources of the
N a t ion have
been badly de-
pleted by the
expenditure of
cop,e civ hil1jor
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is body readily stirred to action
for political reasons but almost
completely impervious to moral
argument: that members of Con-
gress are more concerned about
their individual and party fortunes
than about their collective charac-
ter. Perhaps that is why they do
not. as a body, resent the cheap
labor demagogues who berate Con-
gress as a body.
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I own mine, and
pos S e S S i on of
same is driving
me what psychi-
artists call nuts.
One of t h e
popular a r G u =
ments against
renting. either
a house or an
apart m e n t, is
that you have no
inspiration to
fix up the place
or m a k e i'm
provements, be-
cause it isn't
Un1IrC
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For example, in
1861 and 1862, Is
Senators W e r e
elected - a n d
a great many
members of the
House. T h e y
were all South
e r n members
and, like nearly
every other fol-
lowing election,
the action was
on political and
n o t m o r a !
grounds.
True, t h e
Senate some "a
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q. Is wheat grown in every State
of the United States?-E. I. B.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that wheat is grown to some
extent in all the 48 States. Kausas
is the chief producer.
@. How much did it cost to dis
cover the North Pole?-J. T.
A. Richard Evelyn Byrd says: "It
cost Columbus $2,115 to discover
America. 1t cost the world $780,
100000 and hundreds of lives to
discover the North Pole"
@. What is the largest order of
mammals?-R. D. M.
A. The rodents compose the larg-
lest order of mammals, embracing
some 20 families and several thou
sand species widely distributed
throughout the world. They range
in size from the mouse to the
capybara, which is somewhat small
er than a hog. Fossil rodents as
large as an OK are known.
@. How many brothers and sisters
has President Truman?-J. r. T.
A. Harry S. Truman was the Sec
ond son, his elder brother having
died. He has one other brother,
John Vivian Truman, now head
of the Federal Housing Administra-
ton in Jackson County, Mo, and
one sister, Mary Jane Truman, who
lives with his mother.
@. When did Harvard University
hold its first commencement? What
is the derivation of the term?-L. H.
A. Although Harvard was founded
in 1886, the college did not actually
open until the summer of 1888 and
thus the first class graduated in
1642. The first Harvard commence
ment was held on Friday, Septem-
ber %, 1912, but all during the 17th
and 18th centuries, with one or
two exceptions, Harvard commence
ments were held in July or August,
following the precedent of Cam
bridge and Oxford. 1t is to be noted
that the term commencement has
no connection with the beginning
OF a college year, although the
date Of the commencement exer-
cises coincided with it at one period.
Commencement" Is from the Latin
"inceptio" and began in medieval
times simply as a ceremony of
Initiation to the Guild of Master of
Arts.
@. Are women. If otherwise eligi-
BILE, accepted as members of the
Air Force Association Of which
Gen. James H. Doolittle Is the presi-
dent?-G. E. L.
A. Women who served with the
AAF are eligible for membership.
Q. How many planes were lost
during the war in flight from the
United States to Europe and how
many were lost returning from
Europe to the United States?-C.
w. S.
A. According to the War Depart
ment, the losses in flight of planes
between the United States and the
European theater total $40, broken
down by type as follows: 121 heavy
bombers, SO medium and light
bombers, 90 fighters, 26 transports.
"a reconnaissance, s communica-
tions. There is no breakdown on
each direction.
@. May member of the WAC
marry while in the service?-R. E. l..
A. Marriage of an officer or en-
listed member of the WAC while in
service is permitted. In oversee
theaters, such a marriage is de-
pendent on theater policy, and per-
mission of the commanding officer
is required.
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Frank r. Kent
TheGreatG tGameOfPOlitiCS
Precedent Indicates House Will Do
Nothing Toward Unseating May
Frank r. Kent

Under the Constitution everybody knows the House and
Senate the final judges the qualifications their
bers Either body majority refuse seat elected
member or can expe member already seated.
Such action the either exceedingly
In recent But in former days members unseated
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.McLemore
Owning Your Home
Has Its Disadvantages
BY Henry McLemor

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-There
is tremendous satisfaction in not
owning your own home.
I know this to be true, because
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Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
n E., Washington >, D c. Please in
close 3 cents for return postage.
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Harold L. Ickes
Man to Man
More Than Presidential Veto Needed
To Expose Pacific Oil Shelf Scandal

After long hard fight with Senator Pat McCarran riding
herd the Senate has at joined the approving
the legmate legislation that would deny the Supreme
the right to decide whether the rich oil lands lying of
shores of California belong that State the United
This is the legislation which would give the States
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@. May member of the WAC
marry while in the service?-R. E. L.
A. Marriage of an officer or en-
listed member of the WAC while in
service is permitted. In oversee
theaters, such marriage is de-
pendent on theater policy, and per-
of the commanding officer
is required.
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This is the legislation which
squander at their reckless will the
Federal Governments last great
undeveloped source of oil. But what
is even a greater crime against the
Evening star., 1946-07-24
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Is wheat grown in every State
of the United States?-E. I. B.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that wheat is grown to some
extent in all the 48 States. Kausas
is the chief producer.
Evening star., 1946-11-23
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Sterling Hayden is selling his boat
The Quest" Asking price is $685.
600. / never thought I'd ever write
that Hayden has no time for a boat
-Athat's his reason for selling. But
its indicative OF his new attitude
toward life and Hollywood In gem
eral. Sterling,s No. l girl these days
by the way, is still Pasadena,s Betty
de Noon.
Dana Andrews is wanted by Mike
Curtiz for "The Unsuspected." But
his boss is asking $1500o0 and 20
per cent OF the picture profits. So 1t
looks as though Dana will lose the
chance Of his cinema lifetime. /
understand that in the next Screen
Actors Guild contract with the
producers there will be clause CIV
ing the actors SO per cent of the
leverage" paid on loan-outs. And
that's as 1t should be.
Lew Ayres Is signing a long-term
contract ait Warmers. His first on
the deal Is "The Unfaithful," with
Ann Sheridan.
Preston Sturges has made fab
ulous deal with Goth Century-F Fox.
He will receive something like $780,
00c for writing and directing each
picture, and has been guaranteed a
free hand. This should interest
Howard Hughes.
Lucille Ball is wanted by Max
Gordon for the coast company OF
Born Yesterday" with william
Bendix IN the part created by Paul
Douglas in New York. Lucille is
eager to take the job and is trying
to wangle permission from her
Metro bosses. It would follow her
current Personal Column" for
Stromberg.
Rod Cameron ran out of gas when
his plane was 1000 feet above Santa
Fe and made crash landing be-
tween two trees. He was lucky to
escape with his life.
4 4 n y
Spencer Tracy paints" "A Van
Gogh masterpieces in Lust For
Life" The paintings have been
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Hayden Gives Up the Sea
By SheiIoh Grohom

rounded up In this country and when
Spencer as Van Gogh starts to paint,
we'll see the real thing. Amt movies
wonderful?
Linda Darnell says she win pay
5000 for the white horse formerly
owned by Hirohito Of Japan. She
wants It for her sister Monty who
has adopted rodeo riding as pro-
fession. The horse Is currently
toiling for Dick Ryan.
David O. Selznick is crying into
his beer because his mammoth pro-
duction. ..Duei In the SUM-" cannot
possibly be released now until next
March. Which means that $780,
600 will be Idle until then, without
bringing any interest on the huge
investment.
Marie Macdonald has discovered
handsome Peter Shaw-the Irish
Evening star., 1946-11-23
Where and When
Current Iheofer Attraction!
and Time Of Showing

National-"Bloomer Girl; 2:3C
and $3.50 pm.
Capitol-"Angel on My Shoulder" ;;
10:45 am, 1880, 4:20, 7:05, $50 pm
and 1910 am. Stage shows: 1910
$3.50, 6:15, 9 and l1:50 pm.
Columbia - Three wise Fools;
HAS am, las. 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and
9:45 pm.
Earle-"The Dark Mirror; 11:2C
an. 1:25. $3.50, 5:35, TAO, GAS and
1:50 pm.
Hippodrome - Dead OF Night;
2:35, 1880, 6:25, $40 and $50 pm.
Keith's-"No Notorious; 10:15 ana.
1915, 2:15, 4:15, 6:15, 8:15, 10:15
pm. and 1915 am.
Little - Henry the Fifth; 2:3C
and $50 pm.
Metropolitan-''Nobody Lives For
ever: II am, 1:1O, 800, $50, TAO
$50 and 11:55 pm.
Palace "Margie";; l0:45 am.
1885, 3:o5, SIS, 7:25, s:35 and HAS
pm.
Pix white Pongo";; l:1o, $40
SOS, $50, IL pm. and 1:15 am.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts, con-
ttnuous from 10:45 am.
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writer's snarl. 'The popcorn eaters,
bors who insist upon becoming con-
versational, and the billers and
cooers who pit their own romantic
techniques against those OF the
lovers on the screen"
Critics, who do get private screen
angs Of some pictures, but actually
see more than half of those they
review in theaters, and with audi
ences, read such letters carefully.
They do feel sorry for the letter
writer's. In the main, however, they
do not feel as sorry for them as the
letter writer's feel for themselves.
As Of today, one critic thinks per-
haps he has been wrong in not
realizing that conditions are as bad
as the angriest correspondent in
sists.
He learned 1t as result of being
trapped between two motherly look
ing women at Notorious"
The one on the left was the hor-
rified type There was nothing
about life as 1t was being lived by
Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant
that she did not find terrifying.
In the passionate penthouse
scene, in which Miss Bergman tells
Grant she is sorry she has been q
bad girl and hopes he will love her
forever, the lady on the left found
1t unbearable.
Aren't they awful people,"
The critic said nothing. He went
on saying nothing during Is other
observations from the lady on the
left that everybody In Notorious"
was "an awful person"
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AS the picture enQeQ, the woman
still was determined to get an an.
swer to her question. Getting III
to let the critic pass, she broachet
the subject just once more:
Weren't they awful people7" sh,
wanted to know.
Madam. the critic explained
ito me they were completely charm.
ing. I, myself, am just like them
AS for you, just remember that vol
do not have to associate with u.s.
The lady on the right, possibly
more motherly looking. was the tenn,
peramental opposite Of the one OF
the left. Complaisance was her mos,
conspicuous characteristic.
This one had one Of those paper
shopping bags that is three fee,
deep. At the bottom Of 1t, the very
botton Of the rafting, cracking
contents, was bag Of cararnels
Like q prospector looking for oil
the woman drilled her way to the
bottom Of the bag. But, unlike the
oil prospector, she did find the
caran1els.
She brought them to the surface
deposited them where they were
handy, and popped one into her
mouth.
The. subsequent 80 minutes seemed
like an equivalent number Of years,
each one clicked on with metro
nornic regularly by a set OF teeth
the whole profession Of dentistry
should be ashamed Of.
But did the caramel woman real
ize that she was completely stealing
the picture from Miss Bergman and
Grant. She was totally oblivious
Of the hate she was arousing for
q distance Of 20 seats in each direc-
ton. She was lost, you see, In the
doings Of those awful people" who
were driving the lady on the left
crazy.
The critic is now looking around
for some one to whom HE can write
q letter. 4 = ~
Theater marques all over Wash
ington tonight will take on some
thing browner than their wartime
brdwnout look In compliance with
police regulations governing the
coal strike emergency. Both down.
town and neighborhood houses will
comply at once and fully with the
regulations set up by the District
Commissioners.
4 4 4 4
Entertainment from most of the
city's major show spots will find Its
way tonight into the program OF
Variety Clubs annual dinner and
dance at the Mayflower Hotel.
The event, social climax of the
showmen's season, will draw such as
Evalyn Tyner and her Rhythm
Boys from the Club Cairo, and the
acts Of the Arnaut Bros. and DR..
Marcus from the same playground;
joey Adams, Tony Canxoneri and
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Mark Plant from the Capitol thea
ter; Jackie Miles and Betty Riley
from the Romany Room: Sara Ann
McCabe from the Shoreham's Blue
Room, johnny Mack from Club Del
nonico and Gene Archer.
Music will be provided by Sidney
with Morgan Baer conducting.
District Commissioner j. Russell
Young is honorary chairman of to-
nights event.
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man recently signed by Metro to I
term contract.
HNA
Van johnson paid $l0O, 900 for the
Cedric Gibbons estate near santa
Monica. It's q very fancy home
with fascinating bathrooms. And
It's high up on q hill. and Van can
have all the seclusion he now wants.
Walter Pidgeon's picture, Daddy
Is Wolf," has been title-changed
people might get the idea that
daddy, played by Walter, Is really
q wolf, and that wouldn't do. It's
now called "A Wolf at the Door.
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and Jane Powell again plays wal
ter's daughter, but she gets a ro-
mance-with Tommy Breen. Jane
and Tommy follow up as sweet
hearts, as In "A Date with Judy"
Evening star., 1946-11-23

RESERVATIONS ON SUSPENDED
TRAINS are automatically cancelled
by the Office. of Defense Trans
portation's order. Your money
will be refunded OF we will
endeavor to adjust reservations
to remaining service if space is
available.
X
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE
YOUR TICKET AGENT. Time Tables
will not be reprinted. We suggest
that you preserve this advertise
ment for the duration Of the
emergency.
Evening star., 1946-11-23

Mrs. Franchot Tone (Jean wal
lace) has been ordered to lose two
inches from her hipline. It's too
evident in her picture, Blaze Of
Noon" I
Evening star., 1946-11-23
THE EVENING STAR, Washington b. c.
SATURDAY RovEMBER a. 1915
The Letter Writers Are Right
About People at the Movies
By Joy cormody

OF the accusations
viewers BY readers
Is that they plays under ideal conditions
ought subjected
writer's sna Te eaters
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ADJUSTMENTS

ADJUSTMENTS
We have very LITTLE light in front
of the theaters because we are CO.
operating on saving coal during the
fuel crisis Don't let the dark front
fool you .. we are still open and
the entertainment Is bright inside.
Warner Bros. Theaters
Evening star., 1946-07-15
News Printers Seek.
Is PET. Pay Boost

Contract changes calling for rs
per cent wage increase were ap-
proved by 600 local newspaper print
ers, members of Columbia Typo
graphical Union No. 101, at a specia
meeting yesterday at Laborers' Hall
525 New Jersey avenue NV.
The proposed new contract, which
also asked for time reduction from
IS hours to 32la hours for day shifts
80 hours for night shifts and 27h
hours for third shifts, proposed the
following pay changes:
Day shift, from $64 a week to $1l2,
night shifts, from 500 to 1923. 40
third shift, from $74 to S135. A pro-
vision for double hourly pay for all
overtime instead of time and hall
also was approved.
The present three-year union
contract Is open for complete
amendment November H. 1916, &C.
cording 20 Jesse B. Manbeck, loca
union president, who added the loca
can apply to officials of the Interna
tional Typographical Union for re.
lease from compulsory arbitration
clause IN the contract.
The new proposal. he said, call!
for one-year contract with a 80.
day opening for wages only" clause
and also asks:
Eight paid holidays; unlimited
Evening star., 1946-07-15
Final Arguments Slated
In Redin Trial Today
BY The Associated Pres,

SEATTLE. July 15.-The trial of
Russian 1t. Nicolai Gregorovich
Redin in espionage charges, begun
more than three weeks ago. neared
its close today as Allan Pomerov
chief assistant United States attor-
ney. and Defense Attorney Tracy E
Griffin prepared to offer their final
arguments before a Federal court
jury.
Each has two and half hours. and
veteran court attaches predicted
Judge LLOYD L. Black would require
at least half day to instruct the
jury. which would place the case in
the jury's hands tomorrow.
The 30-year-old Soviet naval lieu
tenant. accused of conspiring to OBJ
tain secrets vital to national defense
has denied that he sought or OBJ
tanned secret data on the destroyer
tender U. S. S. Yellowstone from
Herbert Kennedy, an engineer.
Evening star., 1946-07-15
however, was not much greater than

however, was not much greater than
others during the last fortnight.
Railroad freight officials declared
! however, that meat is moving much
better this week. The 25 or 30 car
/ loads which already had arrived to-
day are going largely TO wholesalers
and supply houses.
The Terminal Refrigerating and
Warehousing Corp, which handles
surplus meat stocks for some 25
major meat wholesalers in this area
said this increase has not yet been
reflected in its activities becau use
there has not been sufficient time
for unloading. But there is no
doubt, an official declared. that far
more meat is available to wholesal-
iers and soon will be available to
retailers than was the case last
week
Estimates of prices varied but
spokeSmen for several of the whole
saler and supply houses made such
comments as we've hit the price
! peak and there will be a dropping
off within another week" and that
we've weathered the storm"
One representative said he thought
that prices would level off at about
2o per cent over previous ceilings to
compensate for the removal OF sub
sides, and that the average in
crease on most types will be about
5 cents a pound.
Ma jOr Packers Get Little More.
Major packing houses here, such
as Swift, Armour and Cudahy. re-
portedlV were not receiving much
more meat than they have in recent
weeks. A Cudahy spokesman said
ne expects a comparatively small
shipment tomorrow and that he has
been getting a little almost every
day"
A carload of meat, it was ex-
planned, usually holds from 25 900
to 10000 pounds. If it is limited to
dressed cattle it holds from 80 TO 40
cattle.
Meat industry men said they could
not Vet estimate the types Of meat
arriving today There is evidence
that beef will be much more plenti-
ful within two weeks they said but
it is still in comparatively short
supply despite the increased meat
They also said they preferred not
to estimate the price trend because
of the confused situation" They
noted that poultry has dropped
about cents a pound on the local
market.
Although meat prices may 60 up
"a little bit" during the next few
days. a wholesaler declared. it is
almost certain to decrease if the
current runs of cattle continue at
the Chicago yards. and if the gen.
eral public refuses to pay unduly
high prices.
A meat distributing company
manager declared the present de-
mand for meat at almost any
price is not so heavy as it was a
week ago. He attributed this to
growing unWlllingness of dealers
and the general public to buy at
prices far above earlier levels and
to belief that the meat supply will
continue to increase.