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Evening star., 1946-09-14
Truman Cites Lessons
OF f2Wor|d Wars on
Visit 10 Pershing

A birthday visit to Gen. Persh-
ing brought an expression of hope
from President Truman that Amer
leans will profit by the lessons of
the two world wars and work as
hard for peace" as they did to
win the wars.
Mr.. Truman spoke briefly yester-
day to an audience of wounded
soldiers, nurses and members of the
staff at Walter Reed Hospital, where
he visited Gen. Pershing on his
86th birthday and gave his indorse-
ment to county fair" being
conducted on the hospital grounds
for benefit of the Nurses National
Memorial Building Fund.
The President recalled that lust
% years ago he was leading a field
artillery battalion in France under
Gen. Pershing's command, following
up the st. Mihiel drive.
Never Fired Shot.
II never got to fire a Shot he
said. Il wish all wars could be
WIN do CdSlly
Declaring his hope that the Ma
ton will profit from the lessons of
World War l and World War IL
he added:
L hope we use the production
line of this country to create a sit
uation that will make us work as
hard for peace as We did to win
the war. And I'm sure that will
come about"
Mr.. Truman expressed his ap-
proval of the plan to build a home
and social center here for service
nurses, and told his hearers, u
am sure you will succeed
The two-day benefit fair, con-
-inuing today on the Walter Reed
grounds, will be concluded tonight
with dance in Stenberg Audito-
rum.
Open to Public.
Open to the public without ad-
charge, the fair offers
midway with carnival-type games,
auction sales, refreshments, music
oy the Army Band and exhibits il
lustrating the Army's rehabilita-
ion work among Its features.
1t is one of number of projects
oy Whic hsponsors of the memorial
hope to raise s2,000,000 for the resi-
dential and recreation building to
be erected as a memorial to nurses
who served and died with the armed
forces during the war.
Activity on the midway will be-
gin at 2:30 this afternoon. and con-
tinue until II O'Clock tonight, with
4 new automobile being given away
as one of numerous prizes at $50
pm. A fashion show is scheduled
for $50 pm.
Free Shows Scheduled.
Several free shows will be put on
Turing the afternoon and evening,
among them entertainment by a
group of magicians and a double
quartet of hospital patients.
The free entertainment is de-
signed to lure visitors to numerous
booths set up in tents On the hos
oital grounds. 1t is in the booths
hat the visitors put up money to
Test their luck and skill in all types
of games. They get run for their
the nurses memorial
fund gets what is left after provision
of prizes.
The midway entertainment and
games will continue during the
lance, which is scheduled to begin
at 9 pm.
Evening star., 1946-09-14
Pharmacists Offer Prize

A Taylorcraft custom built plane
Is the prize which will be raffled
of by the District Pharmaceutical
Association in its drive to raise $l0,-
900 for the construction and main
tenance of a pharmaceutical labora-
tory at Children's Hospital.
The rattle will begin next Thurs
day, and drawing to determine the
prize winner will take place De-
cember 5.
Evening star., 1946-09-14
Do You Know That

Children's Hospital care of the
underprivileged sick children
lessons the chance of your
child being infected? The
building fund campaign:
Amount needed 81 800, 100000
Contributed to date 1,03i ,085 %
Received yesterday 475.83
Still to be raised - 268, ,438.94
Please send contributions to
Children's Hospital Building
Fund, Thirteenth and v streets
NV.
Evening star., 1946-09-14
Only One Try
Another in a series OF Joos for
tagging memories regarding Dis
trict traffic ldUs.

This parking space has attracted
the interest Of two motorists. Does
it go to:
/. Car "B," because its driver saw
the space first?
2 Car "a" because it is about to
back into the space?
3. Whichever moves the fastest?
Answer is correct. Section Is.
paragraph (c), of the traffic and
motor vehicle regulations states:
When the driver OF a vehicle de-
sires to park at the curb when there
is room enough for only one car
between two other cars, he shall
drive up parallel with the car ahead
of the space and back cautiously
into the parking space
Evening star., 1946-09-14
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Mostly sun
ny this afternoon with temperatures
in the low 70s. Fair tonight and to-
morrow. Lowest temperature tonight
about SIS degrees. Highest tomorrow
about Is degrees.
Virginia and Maryland-Partly
cloudy and continued cool tonight
with winds along the coast dimin-
ishing slowly tonight. Tomorrow
fair with slowly rising temperature.
River Report.
prom United States Engineers
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1946-09-14

Highest, 96, on July 20
Lowest, IL, on January 2S.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
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Monthly precipita ton in in
CAPITAL fcurrent month to da
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Temperature and Humidity.
(Readings at Washington National Airpo
Evening star., 1946-09-14
The Sun and the Moon.

Sle-ihii HUI ditSl Huilset.
Precinit Al tim
Evening star., 1946-01-03

e
"2. The holding of hands, oscula-
ton and constant embracing of
WAVES, corpsmen or civilians and
sailors or any combination Of male
and female personnel is a violation
OF naval discipline constituted by
the charge: Conduct to the preju-
dice Of good order and discipline.
"3. Male and female personnel
should only be together when con-
Quoting hospital business and this
should be done in an orderly man
ner. Lovemaking and lollygagging
a-s hereby strictly forbidden.
a. All violations will be subject
TO disciplinary action"
A lollygagger is defined In the
american thesaurus of slang as "a
Evening star., 1946-01-03
3 Plans for Tenants
To Gef Nay|or Gardens
Outlined al Meetinq

The Naylor Gardens Citizens AS
sociation last night heard Edmund
j. Flynn, local real estate broker,
and two of the developments ten
ants present plans for the co-opera-
tive purchase of the project.
AS an association, however, the
group did not act to support any
particular plan, though officers said
members were "at liberty" to join
any movement for cooperative pur-
chase. The meeting was held in
the projects community building
Thirtieth street and Naylor road
Sc.
A fact-finding committee headed
by Robert T. Davis. association
president, reported that Defense
Homes Corp. had given the COM
mittee assurances" on rental and
occupancy rights for the duration
of the housing emergency"
Mr.. Davis said, however, that no
specific period was set by DIG Presi-
dent Philip M Klutznick within
which tenants rights would be pro-
tected."
Conference Promised.
Mr.. Davis added that Mr.. Klutz-
nick said that before sale of the
745-apartment development was con-
summated, a committee of the asso-
citation would be invited to confer
with DIG officials and the pros
pective purchaser over sales con-
tract provision to protect tenants
rights.
In a resolution passed unanimous
ly, the association went on record
as standing opposed to anyone say
ing he represented the Naylor Gar
dens Citizens Association in sub
mitting a bid.
Leonard Marshall and Marine
Capt. Leon H. Weaver outlined al
tentative means of submitting CO.
operative proposals. Mr.. Marshall
said he would submit rough plan"
to DHC. Capt. Weaver said he
wasn't certain whether he would
file proposal. "It depends on
how many persons are interested"
he said.
Flynn Intends to Bid.
Mr.. Flynn, however, told about
125 members present that he in
tended to submit bids in the name
of a corporation to be formed later.
He said that under his plan resi-
dents had his positive assurance"
that their occupancy rights would
have "the fullest possible protec-
ton"
Declaring he had been asked:
What do you expect to get out of
this?" Mr.. Flynn said he would
disregard the normal brokers' 5
per cent sales fee and, instead, ask
21a per cent to be paid in S1-a-
month installments by each pur-
chaser.
IF there is any dispute regard
ing that fee," he said, I am willing
to leave the decision to any fair
minded committee appointed for
that purpose"
At 8 o'clock tonight in the new
Interior Department Auditorium,
members of the Washington post
of the American Veterans of World
War II will hold a mass meeting to
hear plan explained for the CO.
operative purchase of Mclean Gar
dens and Naylor Gardens, or both.
Evening star., 1946-01-03
Naval Hospital 'LoIIyeoegers'
Ordered to Quit Pettinq WAVES

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-"Constant
embracing of WAVES" and similar
absurd" conduct in the hidden
hooks Of the Naval Hospital in st.
Adams, Queens, has got to stop, says
the Navy.
An official memorandum posted
on all bulletin boards revealed
there's been kissing in passage
ways, phone booths and corners"
Furthermore, there's been hand
Evening star., 1946-01-03

holding, embracing and worst of all
-"lollygagging."
Signed by Capt. G. F. Behrens of
the Navy Medical Corps, and ap-
proved by Capt. E. D. Memories,
medical officer in charge, the memo
randum said sternly:
Il. It has been noted by this COM
mand that personnel are conducting
themselves in an absurd manner In
the passageways, phone booths and
corners about the hospital.
Evening star., 1946-01-03
= OUR Y
Plain and Self.Risinu.

Plain and SeH-Rising-
You cannot possibly know
how superior this Flour is
until you give it a trial.
There must be a reason why
ALL Independent grocers,
chain stores, markets, del
icatessens stock both Plain
and Self-Rising Enriched
Washington Flour. Once
you use it you'll see why it
is GUARANTEED to give
you better satisfaction in
every baking than any
other Flour you have ever
used-Or MONEY BACK.
Wilkins-Rogers Milling Co.
Wash in ofop
Evening star., 1946-01-03

the Public Library, Elmer G. Helm,
president, announced today. The
list Of words to be used at the
February meeting will be distributed.
Evening star., 1946-01-03
SPELLING Club to Meet

The Capital City Spelling Club
will meet at 1880 pm. tomorrow
at the Mount Pleasant branch of
Evening star., 1946-01-03

young man who fingers to spoon in
the hallway after bringing his
inamorata home"
Evening star., 1946-04-15

!
over some of them. This immedi-
ately raises the question as to how
this country shall govern such
islands.
u. s. Under Scrutiny.
Although their populations are
small, totaling no more than 100,-
900, our behaviour and policies with
respect to them will be under the
closest scrutiny of all the people in
the Pacific. For better or for worse,
our influence will be far out of
proportion to the small numbers Of
people who will be directly affected.
The 20 or rs million who live in
regions which are likely to be put
under trusteeships will hopefully
look to us to set an example.
There is no question that some of
these islands have military i'm
portance, although this may dimin-
ish with the development Of atomic
power. I wish that national and
international opinion could be dr.
rected instead to their great stra-
tegic value as cultural stepping
stones between peoples.
If i. be decided that the United
States is to administer the islands
taken from the japanese, suggest
that we carry out our responsibility
in full accord with the basic objec-
tives Of the trusteeship system Of
the United Nations Charter. I re-
gard with apprehension the Army
and the Navy pushing forward age
ing generals and admirals for off,
shore easy-chair civilian posts.
have reason to suspect the designs
of the Navy upon Hawaii and the
Evening star., 1946-04-15

have organic acts drawn up in &C.
cordance with American principles.
We cannot urge . trusteestip status
for lands controlled by other ma
tions and reject . similar status for
lands under our Jurisdiction. To do
80 would make mere pretensions Of
our claims Of idealism.
The Department Of the Interior,
through its Division of Territories
and Island Possessions, should be
the agency to be responsible for
civil government in Guam and
American Samoa, as well as in any
other islands which may remain or
be placed under American control.
That department, for almost 100
years. has dealt with the problems
OF native peoples, both on the main
land and overseas. Interior is best
fitted to act as the operating agency
Of the United States Government
in extra-continental areas. This
Government has subscribed to in
ternational standards for these
areas through its representatives in
the United Nations.
We have done q lot Of talking
about democracy and self-determi.
nation. Here Is Z chance to prac-
tice them.
Copyright, 1946.)
Evening star., 1946-04-15
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. Why was green chosen to be
the color OF the safety signal?
d. E. r.
f. A. 1t was chosen because the hu-
man eye can distinguish green more
readily than other colors in dim
light.
Q. What is the life span of man.
mails other than man?-J. z.
A. Most mammals have a life span
OF between Is and Is years. A few
reach 80 or more years. namely.
bears, seals, whales, horses, rhinoc-
crosses, tapirs, hippopotami, ba-
boons. gorillaS, chimpanzees and
oranutans. Some live five years or
less.
Q. What is the estimated total
cost OF World War II?-S. Ell.
A. According to an estimate of the
Bank for International Settlements,
the total cost is roughly $500 900 900. :
200. This figure represents direct
cost only, and does not take into
CONSIDERATION the value of human
lives lost, property losses, loss of
production, neutraIs' losses or cost
of relief.
Q. Where is the largest telescope
now in operation?-R. o. N.
A. The largest reflector is the 100
inch Hooker telescope at Mount Will
son Observatory, Pasadena, Calf,
and the largest refractor is the 40
inch telescope of the Yerkes Obser-
vatory at Williams Bay, Wis.
| Q. Was there an eclipse of the sun
at the time Of Julius Caesars death?
H. L. F..
A. There was said to be a darken-
ing OF the sky at Caesars death in
A BIC. Arago interpreted this as
an eclipse but more careful investi-
gation associates it with some mete-
geological phenomenon.
@. What is the Mohammedan pop-
ulation of the world? In which
countries is it predominant?-S. F
A. Most of the 220, ,978, ,848 Moham-
medans in the world live in Asia,
Countries which have large popu-
lations of Mohammedans include
Turkey. Syria, Palestine, Arabia,
Iran (Persia), Asia Minor, Afghan
istan, Malay Peninsula, China and
India.
@. How can I recover the personal
property OF my husband who was
wounded on the U. S. S. Henrico
and died in the Pacific?-N. E.
A. You may write the Personal
Effects Distribution Center. United
States Naval Training and Distribu-
ton Center, Farragut, Idaho, con-
corning your husbands belongings.
Q. II a man was discharged from
the Navy to accept an appointment
to the Naval Academy, can he claim
mustering-out pay?-G. R. Men.
A. Men discharged to accept ar
appointment to one of the academies
dncluding the United States Mill
tary Academy, the United States
; Naval Academy and the United
States Coast Guard Academy are
not eligible to receive mastering
out pay.
Evening star., 1946-04-15
Q. What are prospects for 1916?

Q. What are prospects for 1916?
A. In 1946, coal movement should continue
at high rate. Construction and enlargement
Of plants along the line should mean a perma
nent increase in the output of industries served
by c & o. Although passenger traffic will
decline now that troop movements through
Newport News have ended, freight traffic vol
ume should continue we'll above any pre-war
year. Still, everything the road must buy costs
more than before the war. Two wage increases
aggregating 289o have been absorbed and 4
third is being demanded. Freight rates are the
same as they were before the war while taxes,
even with the excess profits tax removed, re-
main far above pre-war levels. We believe rate
making authorities will recognize these in
creased costs.
Evening star., 1946-04-15

sub rosa influence that is being
brought to bear there against the
statehood to which the Hawaiians
are entitled.
Civil Governments Needed.
Civil governments should be in
stituted at the earliest possible date.
Economic, educational and public
health programs which are essen
tial to the welfare OF the local in
habitants must be planned and car
ried through without delay. This is
a job that should be entrusted to
competent civilians.
Guam and Samoa should be
brought promptly under civil ad-
ministration and kept there. It will
be remembered how the Army fol-
lowed up the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor by descending upon
Hawaii, vi ct armis, and creating
a military satrapy which the Su-
preme Court OF the United States
later declared to be in viola ton Of
the Constitution. Populated areas
under the American nag should
Evening star., 1946-04-15


wisdom in accepting it.
In the past few months there ha:
been abundant evidence to sustain
both these contentious. And there
will be more before Mr.. jackson
returns. AS matter Of fact, the
Supreme Court itself, through it.
<-to-4 decisions made possible by
Mr.. Jackson's absence, has added
heavily to the reasons for favor.
ably considering, first, Congress.
man O'Hara's pending bill to pro.
hibit Presidents from detachine
justices, and second, the New Yorl
Bar Associations proposed amend
ment to the Constitution which
reads Is follows: mo justice of the
Supreme Court shall, during hi.
term, hold any other public ONCE OF
perform any other function in be.
half Of the Federal Government o.
any State or other governmental
entity; nor shall he after his tern
hold any public Office or perform
any function in behalf of the Fed.
eral Government or of any State
or other governmental entity"
Amendment Unnecessary.
It is not likely this amendmen
will be adopted, and it ought not Il
be necessary, anyhow. But it doe!
show the strong feeling among
lawyers not only as to the assign
ment Of justices to noncourt job
but rs to the somewhat degrading
propaganda In behalf Of individual
Justices for high political ofnces. II
recent years there has been . grea
deal Of this. Largely 1t has centeree
around Justice William o. Douglas
whose attitude, to put it mildly, ha!
not been one Of discouragement. A
the moment the names Of both MI
Douglas and Mr.. jackson are beini
discussed in gossip columns ant
labor periodicals as aspirants for th'
Democratic nomination for the vic'
presidency in 1e48.
Mr.. Jackson's name also has beer
under consideration as a possible
candidate for Governor in New York
Mr.. Jackson is not likely to be nance
for Governor and in all probabilit.
neither he nor Mr.. Douglas will b.
nominated for the vice presidency
But it cannot help but cheaper tn
court in the eyes Of the people wheI
the names of its members are thu
banded about by politicians ant
made the subject Of ribald commen
by the gossip writer's. 1t is not cas-,
to maintain the dignity of the cour
and preserve its tradition of aloof
ness from politics under such cir
cumstances.
In fairness to Mr.. jackson, 1
should be said that he is not awar'
Of the booming Of him for eithe
Governor or Vice President. No on
suggests that since he has been OF
the court he has ever encouraged hi
friends to regard him as receptiv
for any political post. The sam
cannot be said Of Mr.. Douglas. Ger
tainly he is fully aware of tn
propaganda in his behalf, first TO
this post and then for that. H
could not help but be. Certainly
too, he has never done anything t
discourage it.
On the contrary, his left-wing Ne,
Deal friends with whom he wa
actively and intimately associate
before he was appointed to the cour
and with whom he is still in clos
touch, feel that what they have bee,
doing in the way of Douglas public
ity has been anything but offensiv
to him. Some of his deeply dis
tressed colleagues on the court fee
that way, too. The Supreme Cour
OF the United States is the last plac
Evening star., 1946-04-15


young I can scarcely remember the
excitement the night CORVALLIS sur
rendereD I have been requested to
write a line or two on almost every.
thing under the sun. including Ma
tional Bird Dog Week, National
SQUAD Week. National Antichicken.
pox Week. the summer moulting OF
Sally Rand's fans and Frances con.
tribution to world happiness.
Honesty forces me to admit that
more than once I have accepted the
suggestions of public relations coun-
sells. One of them, a chap named
Bert Nevin, who works out OF New
York, could always make me rise
to his lure. He could think of such
out]andish things that no outland-
ish man could resist dropping by for
a look-in at what was happening.
Turkeys on Skates.
I still remember an early Neyin
bit of foolishness. He was publicizing
the Roseland Ballroom on Broad
way at the time, believe, and he
arranged a skating match between
two turkeys. Yes, just plain, every
day. Thanksgiving Day turkeys. He
said they were the only turkeys this
side OF Turkey who could skate with
the skill Of a feathered Henie. Fur
thermore, he promised that the tur.
keys would put on their own skates
and, after the race, receive the press
Naturally, I had to see that. And
I'll say this for Bert, he had a
couple OF turkeys on hand, wearing
specially made turkey skates. They
couldn't skate very well. Truth is,
they couldn't skate at all, and they
just laid over on their sides, giving
on feeble gobbles. He explained this
failure by saying that one of the
turkeys had received very distressing
news from home only a few min
utes before the race was to start,
When asked why the other turkey,
who hadn't any bad news from his
folks. didn't get up and waltz
around, he said a man would really
have to know turkeys to understand
the sympathy one turkey has for
another, and wouldn't we 70 into
the next room and not embarrass
the turkeys by commenting on their
failure.
And Consider Wrestlers.
The press agent for the late Jack
Curley, Americas greatest wrestling
impresario, could always get q story
from my typewriter. He did this by
giving mammoth luncheons. The
food was always excellent, but 1t
was not for the food that I attend
ed. went to watch wrestiers 60 to
work on a buffet luncheon. 1t is a
tremendous sight. No bulldozer
working in soft ground. ever was as
devastating as a wrestler, usually
weighing $50 or up, turned loose at
50-foot table of free food. The
wrestlers played the table like Marty
Marion does shortstop. They would
come in fast for half q ham. They
would go to their left for q platter
of deviled eggs, and come up with
unbelievable stops when the waiter
came by with tray of chicken
sandwiches. They were invincible
1t was impossible to drive so much
as an olive through the wrestlers
infield.
AS for hats-well, I just haven't
one in the house. The little gray
felt number, which is supposed tc
make me look like a gypsy or q
vagabond-and does-is away being
blocked. But as soon as it comes
back, and I can slap it rakishly on
my head, I'll do a column about
hats. And not brass hats" either
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate. Ine.)
Evening star., 1946-04-15

In er I e r e nee
with the work Of
the s upre m e
Court had been
p ted ou t
plainly enough
for Mr.. Truman
to have avoided
this particular
Roosevelt mis-
take. Mr.. Tru-
man did not act
wisely when he
asked Mr.. Jack
son to take this
assignment and
Mr.. J a c K s o n,
though he has
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WrltLen TO SuS-
gest that I do .
story on the SUBJ
ject. Suggestions
such as this are
n It uncommon
to those Of LIS
who earn our
r oils Royces,
diamond stick
pins, and two
weeks vacation
(WltuOut pay y
year by writing
for newspapers.
In my brief
time as q COL
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an ambitious politician ought to be-
At no time In the history of the
court has there been as much public
gossip about its members for second.
grade positions. And at no time
has the court been so embarrasingly
afflicted by absenteeism. Certainly
1t is difficult to maintain that both
the court and the country have not
suffered.
Evening star., 1946-04-15

least pretended
to control their
inundated is
lands through a
civilian agency.
While 1t has
mot yet been de-
'cided what to
|do ith Two
y / m a, Saipan,
and oher Pacific
islands " hich h
w ere captured
from Japan. II
lis probable that
Il he mite d
States Will re-