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Evening star., 1947-09-26
Is Meade Autos and Jeeps
SET Aside for Veterans

Veterans will be permitted to buy
one vehicle each on f1rst-cone-
first-served sale of rs automobiles
and jeeps Tuesday at Fort Meade,
Mo.
JIM. Armstrong, regional director
of the War Assets Administration,
said these "set-aside" vehicles will
be offered at fixed prices. The first
come" basis will be determined by
a card drawing Immediately before
the sale.
No limit will be placed on non
"set-aside" vehicles to be offered,
Mr.. Armstrong said. They include
4l9 buses, trailers and trucks, to be
bid on competitively by priority
holders and dealers.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Pepco Agrees TO Stop
Tearing Up Sidewalk
In Silver Spring

A protest by property owners over
tearing up the sidewalk on the east
side of Georgia avenue between
Sligo and Silver Spring avenues
Silver Spring, has resulted in an
order by officials of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. directing work
men to dig their trench in the street
instead, it was learned today.
When a reporter visited the area
this morning, however, it was found
that Workmen were continuing to
break up the sidewalk with pneu-
matte drills. A foreman said he
had received no order to stop the
work.
Purpose of the operation, accord
ing to James H. Ferry, Pepco vice
president, is to place underground
high-tension wires in the Silver
Spring business district.
Called "Awful Mistake"
When told of the reported find
ings, Mr.. Ferry said 'it's an awful
mistake if they don't fill up those
trenches and start digging in the
street." He promised to investigate
The protests were brought to the
attention of the electric company by
William F. Carlin, Silver Sprins
real estate man and manager 81
properties at Silt, 8119 and 8l2i
Georgia avenue shortly after the
digging began.
MIR. Carlin said he told officials
that Is feet of the sidewalk extend
ing in front of the stores, belongs to
the property owners and that 21a
feet belongs to the county.
After a conference with Mr.. Car
lin and James H. Pugh, attorney for
the property owners at 8117-19-21
Georgia avenue, company officials
decided to fill in the trenches and
start over again in the States right
of-way along Georgia avenue.
Avenue to Be Widened.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Carlin expressed
fear that his battle to protect the
property owners is not yet finished
lie pointed out that the State Roads
Commission plans to take part OF
the sidewalk for parking purposes in
repaving and widening Georgia
avenue.
Mr.. Carlin explained that such a
move would use UP the 21a foot
strip of sidewalk owned by the
county, and would also take severa
feet of the privately owned side.
walk.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Resignation Of Fletcher
In Alexandria Accepted

Judge James r. Duncan of Alex
andria Civil and Police Court has
accepted the resignation of Earl c.
Fletcher as deputy clerk of his
court.
Mr.. Fletcher becomes deputy
clerk of Federal Court in Alexan-
dria Wednesday.
In a letter of acceptance, Judge
Duncan wrote:
Il realize you cannot. in justice
to yourself, decline a deputy clerk
ship with the United States Court
with a substantial increase over
what you are now receiving in sal
ary from the City of Alexandria"
Mr.. Fletcher succeeds H. Wise
Kelly, jr., who resigned his Federal
court position to become law clerk
to Federal District Judge Albert v.
Bryan,
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Volunteer Firemen
Plan Merit Competition

ALI Maryland volunteer fire de-
partments will compete during the
week of October SILL for certificates
of merit to be awarded by the Ma
tional Fire Protection Association,
it was announced today by Charles
r. Stallings, jr, president of the
Maryland State Firemen's Associa-
ton.
During the week, designated as
Fire Prevention Week, departments
viii be judged on the basis OF
their fire inspections. general eff
cheney, and extra-curricular work
in stimulating fire-prevention in
terest among schools and civic u :
CARNATIONS.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Sculptor Adelaide johnson
Awaits tooth Birthday Party

Sculptor Adelaide johnson is look
ing forward eagerly to the hour OF
4 pm. today. when a few faithful
friends are to gather for what she
said might be" her Tooth birthday
Anniversary party, but which "cer-
tainly would be" her last.
She was happily getting out her
sole party dress and rare old man
tilla she has saved for years. Her
morning setting-up exercises-which
she performs without fail-were
over, and she hustled about the
small and sparsely furnished house
at 230 Maryland avenue NE, pre-
pairing for this afternoons festivities
Mrs. johnson, a valiant fighter for
women's rights in the days when
crusading females were regarded as
fanatics or worse, has always re-
fused to tell her age.
Rebelled at Custom.
when I was younger, a woman
was supposed to do certain things
when she reached a certain age
she said. II refused to sit in a
corner and knit. so I swore my
mother to secrecy as to the year OF
my BIRTH -.
Her trends, however, said she
must be approaching the century
mark.
As sincere in her faith in God as
In her answering devotion to the
cause of women's rights, she hap
pily proclaimed her certainty that
"she wouldn't be around for the next
birthday"
I'll be glad togo" she said. "I've
lived long enough"
Although she still prays the Gov
ernment "or some one" will preserve
her statue-f1l home as a museum
after her death, the bitter expert
ences of the last few years have
been forceful blow to her hopes
Almost Evicted.
Nearly dspossessed eight years age
after her house was sold at tas
sale, she hired a man to smash
many of her works rather thar
put them in storage. Her home
was saved temporarily by the inter.
cession Of Representative Bloom
Democrat, of New York.
A small group of friends whit
admired the artist and champion
Of women's rights banded togethel
and undertook support of the still
! a. nfi 0IS 10
of rent to the new owner.
| Look at the things in this room,
she declared, digging through th'
piles of old manuscripts, books ant
paintings. II have here the recort
of an era-and the record of wom
ans fight to be on ,an equal will
men.
These things must be preserve,
after I die" she emphasized. Blu
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Arlington Pupils to Join
In Radio Quiz Proqrum

PUPILS from Two Arlington ele.
mentary schools will participate in
a radio quiz program at 10 am. to-
morrow over Station WTOP.
The schools are Stonewall jack
son and Henry Clay. Pupils from
the former are Jewel Miller, Betty
K. Massey. Jean Scott, Richard
Spurrier, Alan McSurley and Charles
Covell. The Henry Clay School will
he represented by Susan Mann, Lee
Potterton, David Mcbride, Marshall
Bagley, Philip Chartrand and Bev.
erly Tilton.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Control Of Rents
ByMontgomerY
.Urgedby1enants
Local Regulation Is
Proposed if Federal
Curbs Are Lifted

Enactment of a county rent con.
troll law to be placed in effect when
Federal control expires was urged
last night by the Montgomery
County Tenants Association at Q
meeting in the Silver Spring Ar
mory.
The group also adopted a resolu-
ton requesting Gov. Lane of Mary
land to broaden. the Rent Advisory
Board for the Prince Georges
Montgomery area by appointing
tenants, veterans and labor repre-
sentatives.
Branding his choice of members
of the board "as completely unrep-
resentative and decidedly weighted
IN favor of landlords and realty in
terests. the measure urged the Gov.
ernor to disqualify members who by
public statements have shown them.
selves incapable of carrying out their
duties in an impartial manner.
Extension of the eviction notice
period from 80 to 120 days also will
be sought by the association under
the enabling act passed by the 1947
session of the Maryland Legislature.
Legislator Explains Law.
1t was emphasized by speakers.
however. that under the enabling
statute, the county could not place
its regulations governing rent con-
troll into effect until expiration of
the Federal law. y
Action was taken following talk
by j. Bernard Carrick member
of the Maryland House of Delegates
from Baltimore, who explained the
National rent housing law and the
enabling statute passed by the State
/ Legislature.
! Predicting that the Federal rent
control law will be suspended, Mr..
Carrick advised the tenants not to
sign leases calling for a Is per cent
rental increase. "Once you have
signed such lease" he warned,
your unit is taken out of Federal
rent control" 4 .
Urges Tenant Protection.
1t would be political suicide, Mr..
Carrick asserted, for either party not
to favor extension of rent control IN
the approaching presidential CAM
paign.
In the event Federal control is
lifted next March when the present
law expires, he suggested the group
draft recommendations for tenant
protection and present its views to
the county commissioners.
Brooke Johns. president of ths
Board of Montgomery County Com
missioners, assured the association
that the board would be glad to
meet with representatives and. con-
slider tenants problems.
Petitions Are Circulated.
The Montgomery County-Prince
:. Georges Chapter of Progressive
4 Citizens of America is circulating a
petition urging enactment. of q
county rent control law in Mont
4 lgomery, Truman Keesey, chairman
of the chapter. announced, Mr..
KeeSey, also is chairman Of the
Montgomery County American Vet
erans' Committee.
The meeting was presided over by
Ralph Bortman of Takoma Park, Q
member of the Steering Committee
of the association.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Alexandria Rescue Squad
Elects Mellon President

J. L. Mellon has been elected
president of the Alexandria Rescue
Squad, succeeding William Cum
ningham.
Other new officers are L. w.
Devers, secretary; Julian White
stone, treasurer; Charles Violet,
captain; T. C. McCaffrey, lieuten-
ant, and B. M. Beck, sergeant.
The annual report of the rescue
squad disclosed the squad has an
swered 982 emergency calls during
the past IL months and has been
used for 248 transfers.
The report also said $1,000 was
raised by members for new equip-
ment. The squad is composed Of
78 volunteers, in addition to paid
drivers.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Randolph to Give Talk
On Aviation and Peace

Jennings Randolph, assistant to
the president of Capital Airlines,
will speak on Aviation and World
Peace" at the semiannual meeting
of the Vienna (Va.) Businessmen's S
Association at 7:30 o'clock tonight
in the Vienna Elementary School.
Mr.. Randolph. formerly a West
Virginia member of the House of
Representatives, is chairman of the
Aviation Committee of the West Vir-
ginia Planning Board and a coun-
cillor of the National Aeronautic
Association for the District of CO.
lumbia.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

the vigor of the statement was fol-
lowed by deep sigh. She is be-
ginning to realize the possibility
that many valuable things she has
refused to sell even in the face
of virtual starvation, might eventu-
ally be scattered.
Recalls Better Days.
Although she is still able to go
out to lectures, exhibitions and
church, the biggest day of the year.
is the annual birthday party. Then
she relives the days when her works
made her one of the most popular
figures in London and on the Con-
tinent.
Days when George Bernard Shaw,
a vegetarian like her, remarked her
statues were not images but peo-
ple." Days when Rome's great sculp-
tor, Giulio Monteverde, took the
young Illinois farm girl as his only
pupil.
Her greatest achievement. a
marble impression of suffrage lead
ers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
stands in the Capitol. Purchased
several years ago by the National
Women's Party, it was presented tt
the Government after what Mrs
johnson termed much wranglins
because those men didn't want {
statue of suffrage leaders in ths
Capitol" - % !.
Those men," Mrs. Johnson add.
ed, "just don't want any women
marble or real-up there eputterine
around. Men can be trusted just SC
far. Beyond certain point-watch
out. s.
But God made them that way
so they're not to be blamed" she
added.
Catalogues Memoirs.
She Is spending her days now
cataloging all her manuscripts and
memoirs. Several times each day
she slips downstairs to brush of
the original busts of the three tenn
perance leaders which served as
models for the group in the Capitol
These are real people to me" she
murmured, as her hands lovingly
fondled the statues. II couldn't
part with them for anything. They
are part Of me-"
The indomitable artist, whose in.
dependence has never wavered de-
spite privation, disappointment anc
disillusion, busted off her last statue
and gave last admiring glance tt
the room where the reception wa.
to be held.
Although the floor was rugless ant
the table on which the cake was tt
rest was a makeshift affair at best
Mrs. johnson was prepared to hole
court in as regal a manner as ir
the days when people flocked tt
her salon.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Citizens Meet Tonight

Arlington candidates for county
treasurer, commissioner of revenue,
judge, commonwealth attorney,
sheriff. the State Senate and House
of Delegates have been invited to
address the Fort Myer Heights Citi-
zens' Association meeting at 8 o'clock
tonight In the Woodrow Wilson
School,
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Citizen Meeting Called

Candidates for the Arlington
County Board have been invited to
speak at meeting of the Columbia
Pike Citizens Association at pm.
Tuesday in the Patrick Henry
School, TOO South Fillmore street.
The meeting will inaugurate the as
sociation's fall program.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

Eastern and Western areas of the
county
Demonstrations of the various
types of fire apparatus will take
place at S pm. A banquet will be
held at pm. followed by election
of officers at the annual business
meeting. ..-
Evening star., 1947-09-26
County Come Head Named

Appointment of Phillip D. Lines
of Talbot County, as game superin-
tendent of Prince Georges, Calvert,
St. Marys and Charles Counties was
announced yesterday in Baltimore
by Ernest A. Vaughn, director of
the State Game and Inland Fish
Department.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
PTA to Donate Rudios

A $790 budget adopted by the
District Heights MD Parent
Teacher Association will provide for
installation of radio in each class
room at the school, according to
association officials.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Action by Montgomery
On Rezoninq Deferred

The Montgomery County Commis-
Sioners today announced they have
deferred action on a rezoning petit
ton which they previously have er-
roneously reported as being disap-
proved.
The petition, filed by Charles P.
and Margaret E. Turner. sought the
reclassiflcation from residential A TO
commercial D of land at the .lorth-
east corner of Old Blandensburg
and Sutherland road, Four Corners
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Women Voters to Meet

The Prince Georges County
League of Women Voters will hold
its annual membership meeting at
2 pm. tomorrow at the University
of Maryland home economics build
ing, Mrs. Yvonne Reamy, league
secretary, announced Miss Mary
Anderson, of the Committee on the
Status of Women, will speak.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

MilIiens of my nieces and nephews-
are increasing their take-home pay
BY the simple, automatic Payroll
Savings Plan. Let's take one exam
pie. Suppose you tell your employer
that you want to take S6.2S Of your
weekly pay In Bonds. In three weeks
the accumulat tion of slS.75 win buy
one SIS Savings Bond. Merely by
holding these bonds to maturity In
10 years you are raising your take
home income sos every week. 10
Is obvious that the so-called deduc-
ton for Savings Bonds Ia not . de-
duction but way for you to store
up and increase your earnings for
your future use.
U. 5, TyssssYy DsDssSmsae
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Democratic Parties and Groups be-
came a medium of expression of
this opposition.
The name of the party was
changed in Chunking in 1914 to
THE Chinese Democratic League"
It expanded it's activities and use
fulness particularly from Septem-
Der 1914 to September, 1915. A
statement was published in May
1914 demanding prompt measures
in dismissing corrupt officials,
preventing the boarding and con-
troll of commodities, and asking aid
for factories in securing fuel and
material in order to stimulate pro-
duction.
In January of 1916 the Chinese
Youth Party withdrew from the
League. The League members
maintain this move is for the bet
ter because of basic differences
between the groups, while the kuo-
mintang says that the League has
lost the major part of its support.
The Democratic League adopted
q 36-point program at conven-
ton on October 10, 1914. The
main points of the program were
1. To terminate one-party die
tatorship and establish a coalition
government.
2. To have conferences of all
parties to draft constitution.
3. To guarantee civil liberties
4. To abolish suppression of po-
litical parties and give them legal
status.
5. To abolish secret police and
other fascist organs; also to re-
lease political prisoners.
6. To provide for equal treat
ment of all armed forces and to
unity military command.
Z. To make public the finances
of the country.
8. To guarantee to the people
the minimum requirements of liv-
ing.
9. To guarantee freedom of edu-
cation and to abolish thought
control"
10. To improve Soviet relations
and to strengthen other relations.
The Democratic League wanted
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to settle differences by ail-party
conferences. The group is an I'M
armed body.
In genera the Democratic
League advocates tolerance, uni
versal suffrage, the rights OF the
individual, and free competition.
1t cooperates with the Commun-
lists in the formation of bloc
against the "semi-fascist Kuomin-
tang right wing" They believe
that liberal Communists approach
to a certain degree its own aims
and beliefs and that by standing
together, they can pres nt a
stronger opposition than individ-
ual efforts could. The League is
cooperating with the Communists
Ito emancipate the Chinese peo-
pie from the yokes of the Gestapo
service and to give them the mini
Continued On Page 81
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Political Parties In China
BY MARY 10 FORSELL

Communists, made this statement
concerning capitalism:
Some people do not understand
why Chinese Communists do not
fear capitalism, but on the con-
trary promote its development.
Our answer is simple: to replace
foreign imperialists and native
feudalist oppression with capital
istic development is not only pro-
gress but an inevitable course !.
What is superfluous in present
day China is foreign imperialism
and native feudalism, and not ma
tive capitalism. On the contrary
our capitalism is indeed too little
To develop industry, enormous
capital is needed"
At any rate the Chinese Com
munists are in China to stay.
Perhaps an earlier and genuine
liberalization of the Central Gov
SAAAA-ShS hN6AC nave PlCtCHICu lllc
spread of their influence.
There has been much speculation
concerning the relation between
Chinese Communists and Russian
Communists because first, Rus
STA has always had an interest in
China and, secondly, Russian men
acted as advisors to the Chinese
revolutionary party in it's early
days, and finally, the early COM
munistic theories were known to
be international in scope. The Chi
nese Communists are different
from the Russian Communists in
aim and method. It is granted that
the Russian institution of COM
munism" is not purely commu-
nistic but rather forms "a kind of
state socialism.
The Russians had not materially
aided the Chinese Communist
party in its struggle against the
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Continued from Page g.

but does accept and even promote
several democratic principles. Mao
Tse-tung, leader of the Chinese
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National Government or Japan by
July 1914. They probably have
since then, according to an Amer
lean Observers Mission in that
month. Another source states, "All
observers agree that the Soviet
Union is giving no aid to any fac
ton in China" Liberalizing the
present regime might prevent
thrusting the Chinese Communists
into the arms of the Soviet Union.
Russia's position has been ex-
tremely confusing. She has appar-
emily ignored the hard-pressed
Communists and encouraged Chi
ang Kai-shek in his actions against
both Japan and the Chinese Cons
munists. Perhaps the Chinese
Communists aren't red" enough to
suit Russia. Or maybe Russia sees
that Chang and the Kuomintang
is stronger and that by being
friendly with them Russia can OBJ
tain more concessions than by
supporting their enemies. A third
possibility is that Russia will
foster dissension in China to keep
her weak and subject to foreign
domination.
Yet Russia has admitted that
she got what she wanted at Yalta
economic domination of Man.
churia and recognition by China of
the independence of Outer Mon
golia. Even if the United States
moved out" of China, Russia
couldn't move in" because the
United Nations wouldn't stand
for it.
Because of distrust of Russians
and Communists and lack of in
formation about the situation it is
very easy for even impartial OBJ
servers" to be confused or one
sided about the Russo-Chirese
links through communism.
The strength and popularity of
the Kuomintang or Communist
parties can be determined some
what by examining the geographic
sections of the country in their
economic setting.
In the area adjacent to Hong
Kong on the southern coast of
China, where there is a favorable
climate, where there are no
struggling farmers but prosperous
merchants, the Kuomintang is
widely supported.
Between this area and the
Yangtze Valley lies a region of
hilly land, less fertile, with fewer
people. Here the people approve
and support the Communists and
their land policies.
The people of Central China,
with its Yangtze Valley and
crowded conditions and need for
peace, will support any govern
ment bringing peace and de-
crease of initiation.
North China, involving the valley
of the Hwang Ho, is similar to the
Yangtze Valley region, but with
an additional terror = the floods.
Because of a cold climate, every
thing depends on one crop here.
Any government offering flood
control plans and program of
assistance will be Loyalty sup
ported.
A third political party is becom-
ing more influential in China. This
is the Democratic League, the
youngest group, founded in 1871.
The party was born during a
Kuomintang Communist quarrel.
The Communists refused to take
part in meeting of the Peoples
Political Council. The Government
asked the splinter parties to
mediate in order to retain unity
against Japan. These parties
formed a Federation of Democra-
tic Parties and Groups to act as
a buffer and third party force.
After this group had been estab-
lished. Chang expressed his dis
favor, but too much had been done
and the party had begun to func-
ton.
Until lately mem berShip in the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-03-22
Reviewers notebook
Philosopher Wylie's thinking
is slightly on the soupy side

according to Wylieism is (a) Carl
Jung; (b) Abolition of religion; (c)
Abolition Of Communism, because
it too is religion. Our Ph.D. be-
Geves Jung's work is all but in
comprehensive, and Freud's books
very difficult" - BUT before
Henry Wallace's dream of deliv-
ering even a bottle of milk at
every threshold" can be realized,
"Mr. Freud's ideas must reach
the outposts before the milk,
antiseptics and electronic gad-
gets can get there"
AS for Marxism. the Com
munists and Russia. Mr.. Wylie
has lost himself in the swamp of
John Fisher. down by Harper's
farm. where old man Norman
Cousins is also wandering. The
only philosophy that can guide
man 10 peace. security and prog
ress today is Marxism- Leninism
because it fills the needs of mod
ern man and meets the demands
implied in the release of atomic
energy.
1t is only in the USSR where
there is current application of thi
philosophy and hence, the future
of man in economics and culture;
the only hope for the retention of
democracy and the nobility of the