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Evening star., 1947-10-15
Man to Man
Clark's Blows to Aid Consumer Seen
AS Barrage to Protect Certain Bankers
Mr.. Harriman's denial Of any CO

Mr.. Harriman's denial OF any con-
nection whatsoever.
Word of Mouth Pursuit
But If the Attorney General Is
not able to make up his mind about
proceedings that might involve fel-
low cabinet members, there can be
no doubt Of his vigorous pursuit by
word Of mouth Of other alleged
wrong -doers. One cannot but pity
the price gougers" whom he has
been 50 severely Furnishing through
the newspaper columns. In fact.
it might be urged that his treat
ment has been so cruel and in
human as to be unconstitutional.
For instance, consider the sad fate
Of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards which Is charged
with violation Of the antitrust laws.
With the zeal that is reminiscent
Of the late william Travers Jerome
OF New York, at his best, lie has
actually caused civil antitrust
suit to be filed against this outfit
and several co-defendants. For
tunately, none Of them needs to
stand in fear Of Jail, although all Of
them should be terrified by what
Mr.. Clark may say about them in
some speech or press release.
Meanwhile, the renters will have an
opportunity to petition the Attorney
General not to be too harsh in his
treatment of their benevolent
minded landlords.
On September % our frustrating
Attorney General announced with a
fearsome gnashing of teeth that q
Federal court in Ohio had imposed
maximum fines totaling $4,000
upon six ball-bearing manufacture
ers and two individuals following
their pleas Of nolo contendere in q
suit under the antitrust laws. The
emaciated corporations that had to
stand the financial strain of fines
Of 5000 each were General Motors
Corp, ski Industries, Inc; Marlin
Rockwell Corp, Fafnir Bearing Co.,
the Federal Bearing Co., Inc, and
the Norman Hoffman Bearings
Corp. Similar fines were imposed
on two individuals but mercifully
suspended.
Cabinet Members Forrestal and
Hartman should consider these
blood-thirsty actions by the At
torney General and tremble. AT
the very next cabinet meeting Mr.
Clark is likely TO come around to
their side Of the table and slap
each Of them on the wrist.
(Copyright, 1947)
Evening star., 1947-10-15
On the Record
Threat to the World Now Is Anarchy,
Not Communism, Columnist Believes
BY Harry Honon

which every American worker is
vitality concerned.
It is also overwhelmingly to the
interest of the Soviet Union, if the
welfare of Soviet workers is con-
Germ Of the leadership. Breakdown
and anarchy in Europe would i'm
pair Soviet recovery terribly, and
whether it would result in COM
munism Of the type subservient to
the Kremlin Is dubious indeed. Con-
ditions Of anarchy do, indeed, offer
opportunities to small disciplined
groups. but they also offer op-
portunities to all sorts Of demagogi-
cal leaders. Second revolutions are
dangerous to first ones at all times.
One man in the Soviet Union once
knew this: Stain. What, by the way,
has become Of him?
Treated Like Adolescents.
Meanwhile, in this country, our
leadership Is telling the people, with
one side Of its mouth, to sacrifice
because We are in . terrible crisis,
and with the other-as Mr.. Truman
did the other day-that peace is
Just around the corner. It is all part
Of the perennial policy Of treating us
like adolescents.
Peace Is not In sight. Even war
is not in sight at this moment. What
Is In sight Is the apocalypse Of civili-
zation, progressive final collapse Of
all economies-including our own
and that Of the Soviet Union, too,
Into ungovernable anarchy.
We are trying to deal with the
most terrific crisis Of history by tiny
means-political, spiritual, financial
and economic. Meanwhile, our lead
ers are burdened with the bad con-
sciences Of their previous terrible
errors. But assigning blame will get
us nowhere. What's done is done.
The present is not trivial or funny
and the future, without really pure
minded motives and immensely bold
action, is horrendous to contem-
plate. The sooner the American
people look the extent Of the pos
sible catastrophe full in the face,
the sooner will we pull ourselves
together to meet and master it.
| War is always the last resort Of
politics and the inevitable outcome
of failure to master the problems Of
peace.
(Releassd by The Bell Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1947-10-15
This Changing World
Soviet Press Is Jubilant Over Defeat
Of Imperialists' on Greek Question

members Of the subcommittee pre-
sented a minority report blaming
the Athens government for the
country's misfortune.
The American victory" last Sat-
urday In New York means that
conditions will not change, unless
the Greek army can be reor-
ganized and strengthened so that 1t
will be able to deal with the guer-
rilla 1ncursions from the north
This appears highly problematical
at this time.
The creation Of another COM
mittee Of supervision containing
representatives Of the U. N. men,
bers except Russia and her satel-
lites is not going to bring peact
any more than the previous Security
Council committee was able to put
an end to the hostilities.
Can't Cross Borders.
The new commission will be al
lowed to go wherever 1t wishes in
Greece. It will be able to move
from Athens to Salonika and into
all other parts where the legitimate
government is in control. But
unlike the Security Councils COM
mittee it will not be allowed to
cross the borders and investigate
matters in Soviet satellite territory
where the headquarters Of the guer.
rillas and their supplies of wa,
material and requirements are
located.
1t Is highly improbable that the
presence Of a few representatives
Of the General Assembly, regardless
Of how important they are, will put
a stop to incursions from the
north. The situation is expected
to become worse, as a matter OF
fact, in coming months when the
remaining British forces will be
withdrawn. The $500 British
troops still in Greece have not par-
ticipated in any battles between
government troops and rebels. But
their mere presence in certain stra-
tegic points in the country has
served as a deterrent to the men
led by Gen. Markos Viflades.
The prospects Of re-establishine
even q semblance Of order In Greece
through the activities Of the new
Assembly Commission are no better
than those Of the Commission which
the League Of Nations sent to Man.
churia in 1882. They will twiddle
their thumbs In Athens and other
comfortable cities, write voluminous
reports on their findings, and then
return q final report as useless as
that made by the Manchurian COM
mission.
Evening star., 1947-10-15

communism, but Dorothy Thempssn.
with sheer anarchy. The European
states and the Far East are threat
ened with the total collapse Of their
economies and social orders.
II there were no such thing as q
Communist movement, the total COL
lapse Of the societies Of the rest Of
the world would be catastrophe Of
civilization and terrible menace to
the people of the United States.
Red Leaders Theories.
Soviet leaders have certain
theories about the "bourgeois" social
order, which are part Of sacrosanct
doctrine that they refuse to submit
to empirical facts. Thus, our cap
italists" recently were accused Of
having had, as q war aim, the de-
struction of their economic COMPETE
tors. If there were any such, they
were behaving not like capitalists
but like fools. The United States
naturally wishes to sell the surpluses
of its production and upon her
ability to do so depends the con-
tinued full employment Of her work.
ers and farmers.
1t was no monopoly capitalist" !"
but Henry Wallace, who said that
continued American prosperity de-
pended on 100000 new foreign
customers. The hope Of our capital
lists and workers depends not on
removing competitors but on the
restoration of order and prosperity.
The best American customers
abroad have been our competitors
the most industrialized and pros
porous nations. The demonstrable
economic interest Of the United
States, therefore, lies, not in tearing
down competitors but in building
them up, and it is an interest in
Evening star., 1947-10-15

nalf 'O1 the con-
Sumer. He will
not be satisfied
merely with civil
suits. Nor will
he accept pleas
of nolo conten-
d ere, W h C h
means guilty,
but why argue
about it?" Be-
lieve it or not,
he is going to
send the violat-
ors of the anti.
trust aw s to
Jail, even if he
has to build big
Evening star., 1947-10-15

TO nOrualcy,'
our Government
as presented
the Mar 8 h all
proposals as q
n e c Q sstty to
check and con-
tain com m u =
nisrn." I think
this was unwise
and, in the most
profound sense, /,
untrue. w h a t
Europe is threat
ened with Is not
any such organ
lied system as
Evening star., 1947-10-15
By Dorothy Thompson

BY DOTOTHy H0WDSOH
There has been blundering in our
public relations with the world, and
in our Governments relations with
the American people.
Perhaps, in order to work up
sentiment to swallow the pill that
the United States could not return
Evening star., 1947-10-15

I knew that my
good deed for
the day was cut
out for me. IN
stead Of helping
a oy s c o u t
across a crowd
ed tr e e t, or
pulling a cat out
of a chimney, I
W ould writ e
a b o ut Ciudad
Trujillo, which !
visited several
months ago.
This oul d
-
Evening star., 1947-10-15

actlon on the
Greek question.
They are not far
from the truth.
The American
delegation won
a paper victory.
T he American
resolution t o
sc n d another
group Of observ-
er's to Greece to
watch develop
m e n t s W a 8
adopted by a
large majority,
while the Soviet
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Maryla Jonas Displays Force
In Concert at Constitution Hall
by Alice Eyersmon

y
Maryla Jonas, the much discussed
Polish pianist, made her local con-
cert debut yesterday afternoon in
Constitution Hall and goes on record
as the first artist of her instrument
to break string on the Steinway
piano used in the hall. 1t hap
pened in the last number, the
Chopin Grand Polonaise, op. a"
but Mime. Jonas seemed accustomed
to such occurrences and calmly pulled
out the string and wrapped it around
the supporting post of the piano top
as the audience waited for the ex-
pected encore. But she played softly
and gently on the disabled instru-
ment in this number, one of many,
her cordially attuned listeners asked
for.
1t was the power that broke the
piano string that has given her the
reputation of outstripping all other
women performers in forcefulness
and breadth of playing. In this, at
least, she resembles her former
teacher, Paderewski, who took her
as his pupil when he was premier
of Poland. Although the hardships
she endured when her country was
invaded undermined her health, she
is now robust in appearance and
strong in muscle.
But there was much besides the
amount of volume she could create
to be admired in her playing. She
has an exquisite legato and runs of
limpid beauty. Her trills are crystal
clear and she can make the instru-
ment sing as we'll as thunder in
might The scale of her dynamics
| is impressive and she employs it
with skill for many lovely effects.
There is imagination and sensitive
ness also that can invest such works
as Schubert's "Impromptu in G Ma
! jor" and his "Waltzes" with rare
! charm
! Yet these pronounced evidences of
her talent were not enough to Offset
other qualities in her playing. Her
tone is hard when not reduced to its
softest quantity and her use of ru-
bato is overdone. She allowed her
self musical liberties but had no
/ foundation on which to base them
In the Beethoven Sonata, op. 81
No. 2" measures were omitted and in
! the Grand Polonaise" difficult pas
sages were adjusted to suit her lik-
ing. There were many instances in
her program where her musicianshir
could be questioned.
This all raises the problem OF
whether Nine. Jonas is a variable
artist, playing superbly sometimes
as she must have done at her New
York debut, and not always coming
, up to that standard, or whether her
supple facility and surface appeal
covers a musical carelessness. There
was no doubt that the audiences S
interest was caught in the first num-
bers of her program but in the Beet
hoven Sonata" the indication of a
lack of depth was apparent and from
Evening star., 1947-02-03
gram also proved a disappointment.

gram also proved a disappointment.
These were overemphasized in detail
with distortions of tempt for certain
effects. 1t was not a Chopin ex-
pected from one whose national
background should have given
greater perception.
Her program opened with Handel's
"Passacaglia," Bach's "Toccata in
D major" and another work possibly
by Bach replacing the listed Mozart
"Rondo in D minor" Nine. Jonas
sonority of tone, achieved with a
minimum of pedal, clear technique,
particularly of the left hand, and
general plan of musical thought were
on a higher level than she main
tanned later. The question of her
status as one of the greatest woman
p.anists, will have to wait until
another performance swings the con-
viction one way or another.
Evening star., 1947-02-03

Rippy.. Firemen and neighbors at
tempted to reach the third floor Of
the frame buildingeas she screamed
for help, but were beaten back by
the flames.
Six families lived in the building,
a total loss with its contents The
fire apparently started in an apart
ment on the first floor.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Girl, 4, Trapped, Dies
In Fire at Nashville
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 3.-Fire
roaring through a 15-room apart
ment building last night burned to
death a 4-year-old girl who was
trapped in an attic bedroom.
The girl was Betty Louise Rippy,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elzie
Evening star., 1947-02-03

this point on, with the, exception
of the two Schubert numbers, there
were no more exciting revelations.
Her most distinctive playing was
done in the Schubert. The encore
that followed, impossible to identify,
was a noisy, banal number so indif-
ferently presented as to completely
nullify the poetic remembrance left
by the Schubert works. The Chopin
group with the exception of the
"Nocturne," at the end of the pro-
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Dr.. Herzfeld Is Reelected

DR.. Regina Flannery Herzfeid, as
sistant professor of anthropology at
Catholic University. has been re-
elected secretary of the American
Anthropological Association. DR..
Herzfeld also is president of the
Anthropology Society of Washing
ton.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

While looking through some old
newspaper files l come across some
other interesting stories from some
of Mr.. Boards columns.
have often heard of people driv-
ing cattle and other animals, but
never before did I know they drove
turkeys. Mr.. Beard tells the story of
Bill Maginness, who when a boy,
helped five or six other boys to
drive turkeys from Hagerstown-
not mile or two-but to Baltimore.
This "herd" was made up of $50
gobblers and hens. The trip took
about a week Il would have thought
two or three) "the length Of time
being due to the natural instinct of
the turkey" The driving went
smoothly until the turkeys decided
it was time to retire. The turkeys
then found the nearest roosting
place and promptly went to bed, and
there was absolutely nothing the
boys could do about the situation
but wait until the next day to con-
tinue the trip.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

The following is list of the post
masters of Hagerstown and the year
they took office. The information
was given to the late MIR. Beard by
Rev. Homer Kendall, Keedysville,
for his column of Dec. 3, 1912.
Nathaniel Rochester, March 20,
1888; Robert Rochester, July l, 1877;
Nathaniel Rochester, 1898; Jacob d.
Dietrich, June l, 1904; William
Kreps, April 8, 1907; Daniel Schneb-
ly, March 10, 1922; Thomas Kennedy,
Aug. %, 1926; o. H. w. Stull, July
8, 1927; Howard Kennedy, Nov. 7,
1929; Frederick Humrichouse, April
S, 1888; Christopher Hillard, March
2, 1847; George Updegraff, June q,
1849 Samuel Ridenour, April IL,
1853; John Schleigh May 20, 1861;
William Logan, April 81, 1869;
Margaret Logan, Sept. 5, 1878; Will
liam Swartz, Feb. 7, 1868; William
P. Lane, Feb. %, 1887; James p.
Harter, Feb. IA, 1891; John B.
Sweeney, Feb. IA, 1895; James P.
Harter, March 2, 1899; Harry K.
Startzman, March "a, 1908; John B.
Sweeney, Feb. 10, 1916; Palmer Ten
nant, Nov "a, 1920; Frank L. Ben
nett July 10, 1921; Edward M. Ten
ney, June 4, 1890; Jacob T. Hartle,
July 6, 1894; and Thomas L. Simp-
son, Sept. %, 1888.
The following men each served
twice; Nathaniel Rochester, James
P. Harter and John B. Sweeney.
Margaret Logan, who took office in
1878, succeeded her father upon his
death
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

We tend to think of this day of
speed as the age of accidents, but
many unusual accidents occurred
back in the horse and buggy days.
Back in the year of 1904 we read
of horse and buggy mishap. Two
young men were driving toward
Waynesboro when they collided
with another team. The young men
told the newspaperman they were
not intoxicated neither had they
''hogged" the road. 1t seems that
two teams were racing and though
they drew to the side of the road,
only the first team passed safely, the
second team striking them. They
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

man found to his dismay that the
horse was racing up the road and
disappearing behind the hill.
BOY" said he, didn't 1 tell you
to watch my horse?"
"Sure, that's what I've been
doing" said the boy.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

our coal shipping business, we take
pleasure in informing them that
there will be no interruption of
shipments as our connection with
the Consolidation Coal Co., the lead
ing producer of the Cumberland
region, is such as to insure us a
prompt and unlimited supply over
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
All orders will be thankfully re-
ceived and filled as usual.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

Another horse and buggy tale which
is supposed to be true is told of a
man stopping at the Cearfoss store
for groercies. A simple minded lad
was standing on the porch when the
man arrived and was told to watch
his horse while he went into the
store. After buying his needs the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

Over so years ago a Washington
county correspondent for local
paper wrote about his town. One of
the highlights of this town was the
splendid postal service, which was
supposed to surpass any found in the
State. Here's what he wrote:
If you wanted your letter to get
off in the early mail you either mail
ed your letter the night before, or
took it to near by post office, be-
cause the postmaster did not like
rising at the early hour of o'clock.
The mail was prepared the evening
before and taken to his bedroom for
safe keeping. In the morning the
carrier would ring the bell and the
mail would be let down from his
bedroom window by means OF
rope. The postmaster could then
continue his beauty nap.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
The Same Trouble

The Same Trouble
my advice to you, Colonel, is to
go through the movements of driving
without using the ball." said the golf
instructor.
my dear fellow" answered the
Colonel, that's precisely the trouble
I'm wanting to overcomep
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

Unexpected Answer
Teacher-So you forgot your
pencil. Tell me what would a
soldier be without a gun.
Smarty-An officer!
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

said they gave every possible aid
to the gentleman and two ladies and
we're the last to leave the scene of
the accident.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

MIR. Beard, in one of his earlier
columns, tells us that the first bicycle
in Hagerstown was that of Solomon
Slime. It was a home made affair,
but ran WE'LL and while most of the
bikes of that day had one high wheel
and one small one, this bicycle look
ed muck like the two wheeler of to-
day. The low wheel bike was
known as the safety" because
there wasn't as much danger in get
ting tumblel.
There was Bicycle Club in
Hagerstown and everyone was
greatly enthused over the meets"
Wheelmen from far and near at
tended these meets and took part in
the big parade. 1t was something to
see the men perched atop their
bicycles dressed in smart uniforms.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

Taken Literally
Lady-These gloves are nearly
three sizes too small for me
Clerk-You asked for kid glovesl
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
Horse And Buggy Days
BY IDA 10 MARTIN.

forty cents an hour, but my dad
remembers the day when he work.
ed whole day for forty cents.
That was back in 1895, when he
first came to Washington County and
got a job quarrying rock. Forty
cents day! But then he said you
could get a lot for your money, it
only cost 10 cents to ave your shoes
half sOled!
In 1889 Steffey and Findlay pub
lished the following notice in the
Evening Globe:
The damage to the c. & o. Canal
caused by the recent floods will stop
for the present the shipment of coal
from Williamsport Lest any of our
friends and customers should think
this might result in a suspension of
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20
For Rent

Armstrong and Co.; real estate
agents, advertised six-room dwell
ing, stable and carriage house, on
South Potomac street, for rent at
$500 per month; also a three-room
dwelling on South Potomac street for
$500 per month.
But don't get excited, that was an
advertisement appearing in the
Evening Globe of June %, 1889.
Believe it or not, here is an adj
vertisement that appeared in paper
in 1871. con my way to Kremer's
Meat Market, 212 South Potomac
street, for choice cuts, beef steaks,
121sc to 15c; boiling beef Toe to
l21sc; veal 15c to zoe; pork, 15c to
l8c. Home made sauerkraut, &c a
quart" 20 happy dayD
Today people do not even want to
consider working at the rate of
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-02-20

Today people do not even want to
consider working at the rate of
Evening star., 1947-02-12
5 Companies Indicted
In Effort 10 Defraud
Western Electric Co.
Byfhs Assoeiassd Press

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb IA
conspiracy to defraud the Western
Electric Co. Of $1,235. 900 Is alleged
In Hudson County grand jury indict-
ments naming five New York and
New Jersey business firms and is
individuals.
The indictments, returned yester-
day, alleged Western Electric was
bilked through a system Of false
vouchers on which payment was
made to subcontractors for services
never performed.
Anthony p. Blanken Of Staten
Island, New York, identified by
Deputy State Attorney General
Simon L. Fisch as a "key man." was
named on 10 separate counts Of con-
spiracy. He was arrested December
IA and has been in Hudson County
1ail since that time under $50, 1000
bail.
Western Electric employees named
included Myles r. Thompson, divi-
sion chief In winston Salem, N. c.,
and formerly Of Westfield, N. j., also
in jail since his arrest; Raffaele
Lucignano, Union City; George v.
Galenti, Newark; Harold L. Pfeiffer,
ir., Long Branch, and Frank M. NAL
holt, Woodbridge.
Business firms named were the
Quality Tool g. Die Co., Hoboken;
Paramount Precision Tool Co., Inc,
Roselle; Brian Industrial Corp,
New York; Brian Manufacturing
Co. (Brooklyn), New York, and the
Muller Nickel Products Co., Eliza
beth.
Twelve other individuals were
named in the indictments. Arraign-
ment was set for February 81.
The first arrests In the case were
made In December, when MIR. Fisch
said the alleged conspiracy might
run as high as q million dollars"
After weeks of work, a corps of ac-
countants determined the amount of
the loss, he said.
As the investigation progressed,
raids we're conducted on Offices of
subcontractors and some Of their
officers were arrested on conspiracy
charges, others as material witnesses.
Evening star., 1947-02-12
Miller Will Address
Goodwill Industries

Watson B. Miller, the Federal Sc
curity Administrator, will speak at
the annual meeting of Goodwill In
dustries, Inc, at 7::45 pm. tomorrow
at 1918 New Hampshire avenue NV
Col. E. Goring Bliss, president OF
Goodwill Industries, will award GER
tificates and silver pins to seven en-
ployes who have been with the
organization for 10 years, and bronze
pins to 18 employees who have had
five years Of continuous service.