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Evening star., 1947-04-27
PuinfuI Operution

Any one reading the record of the
House debate on the slash in the
Interior Department appropriation
would be hard-pressed to find justi-
flcation for the extravagant charges
and countercharges which various
parties to the dispute have made.
The wisdom of some of the cuts
may be debatable. But 1t is difficult
to take seriously Secretary Krugs
contention that the reductions or
dered might be enough to set off a
major depression" or to be i'm
pressed by the pronouncement from
his predecessor, Harold Ickes, that
the Republicans responsible for the
slash are political vandals" in the
service of Eastern exploitation" BY
the same token, it is a little silly
for the Republican spokesman, Rep
resentative Jones of Ohio, to be
accusing the President and Mr.. Krug.
of a plot to keep control of $24,000,-
100000 in frozen or inactive funds
so that they can use it in the 194S
campaign 'in an effort to whip every
Republican Congressman"
AS the matter stands now, the
House has approved $161 ,413,513 for
the department for the 1948 fiscal
year. The requested appropriation
was $295, ,420, ,420. This cut has been
most severely criticized in its appli-
cation to construction work under
the departments reclamation pro-
gram, and the question is to what
extent, If any, this actually will
cripple the program.
Some time ago, as an anti -inf1a-
tionary measure, the President froze
a portion of the departments funds,
the effect being to conserve mate
rials for other and more urgent
purposes and to check the flow of
money into the hands of the public.
Under this freeze order, according
to Mr.. Jones, the department in 1947
was authorized to spend only $l62,-
100000 on construction. He also
says that with the new but reduced
appropriation plus unfrozen funds,
the department will have Is per cent
more to spend on construction than
would have been possible under the
Presidents order.
Possibly this is not enough. Or it
may result in a situation which
interferes with the best long-range
planning. But, at all events, 1t
would not seem to produce result
which justifles the extremely intem-
perate criticism which has been
heaped upon the heads of the Re
publican congressman. Economy is
always painful operation and 1t
can easily be carried to point that
is harmful in the long run. But in
our present fiscal condition every
feasible reduction in expenditures is
desirable, and those who challenge
the wisdom of particular cuts should
not lapse into the error of confusing
sheer abusiveness with intelligent
criticism.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Haste Makes Suvinqs

Completion of condemnation pro-
ceedings for land on the Virginia
shore of the Potomac River required
to start construction of the Spout
Run section of the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway provides ad-
ditional evidence of the need for
speed in acquiring remaining rights
of-way for the boulevard. A Federal
condemnation jury has just awarded
a Virginia property owner sum of
$4,000 in excess of the offer made by
the Government for 2h-acre tract.
Witnesses for the owner estimated
the land to be worth several times
the price originally offered by the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. And they pointed out
that property values are rising stead
lily in that area with every passing
year.
There can be no doubt about the
fact that the longer there is delay
in acquiring the additional land in
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
needed to extend the parkway to
Great Falls the greater will be the
ultimate cost of this long planned
parkway. The responsibility for fur
ther delay will rest not on the Fed
eral Government, which has stated
its willingness to do it's share of the
joint Federal-State undertaking, but
On the two counties through which
tiIe highway will pass on its course
alorg the river from Mount Vernon
to Great Falls. 1t is to the credit of
Arlington County that it's citizens
and their government so far have
responded intellectually to the
parkway plan. The appropriation by
the county of funds to match the
Federal share of the cost of the
Spout Run. spur of the drive paved
the way for the. condemnation action
completed last week. s.....
A further indication of the far
sightedness of the Arlington bene-
flciaries OF the parkway Is seen in
the move by the Arlington County
Planning Commission to seek a
100000 bond issue for purchase of
remaining rights-of way between
Spout Run and the Fairfax County
line. The apparent apathy toward
this parkway project in Fairfax
County is in striking contrast to the
cooperative spirit which Federal
planners have met in Arlington. The
parkway cannot be completed with
out full cooperation from Fairfax
County, however. Fairfax citizens
should awaken to- the fact that con-
tinued delay in the carrying out of
their part of the project will only
increase the financial burden which
they will face later.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

ference. They elected as their presi-
dent. r. N. Denham. who, as trial
examiner for the National Labor Re-
lations Board, established an unusual
reputation among practitioners before
that agency for his fairness and inde-
pendence of decision
When the final regulations are pro-
mulgated. it is to be hoped that the
Civil Service Commission will accord
little or no weight to arguments which
may be advanced by the older agencies
to the effect that their problems are SO
special and technical that current ap-
pointment and promotion practices
should not be drasticaily altered. A sue
eessful examiner must first be good
lawyer regardless of specialized expert
ence. The whole thrust of section II
was to get away from men ingrained in
the theological preconceptions of the
agency with a view to securing men
who consider themselves judges and ac-
customed to giving evidence of its true
weight and value The tendency among
agencies OF the Government to become
too immersed in their own narrow fields
is accentuated by the policy of promo
ton from within which creates a pc
culiar inbred kind OF institution. In
devising methods OF filling these $50
quasi judicial posts, therefore. the i'm
portance OF injecting new blood into
the system cannot be easily exaggerated.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
WiIIu Gather

J. B. PrieStly, as far back as 1881,
declared that Villa Gather was
Americas foremost woman novelist.
and he certainly was correct in his
appraisal. No writer of her time
surpassed her as a creator of
beautiful prose. Perhaps that simply
is another way of saying that she
was essentially poet. Her first
book, dated 1901, was a volume of
verses, issued when she was teaching
English In the old Allegheny High
School. Previously, she had con-
tributed dramatic criticism to the
Pittsburgh Leader. From 1906 to
1912 her talents were devoted to
editing McClure's Magazine. The
achievement for which she best will
be remembered did not begin until
she was thirty-seven years of age.
But once Miss Gather had set her
hand to full-length fiction there
was no turning back The wealth
of her observation as a child at
Winchester in Virginia, as girl at
Red Cloud in Nebraska and as a
woman to whom the whole world
was familiar stood her in excellent
stead. She was possessed of search
ing, yet very sympathetic eyes. The
grandeur of nature meant much to
her. Hence doubtless came the
timelessness of her work. She spent
her effort on nothing ephemeral. All
her books are durable to degree
not matched by any contemporary.
Her love of music had something to
do with this. She wrote as Virgil
did in a meter like the beating of
the heart. The result was haunting
in character. No one who took into
his experience "The Professors
House" or Death Comes for the
Archbishop" or Shadows on the
Rock" ever will forget the marching
rhythm of her definitive style.
Yet her earlier works likewise
were significant. The Western series
20 Pioneers!", 'The Song of the
Lark" MY Antonia" and "a Lost
Lady"-were produced with a mis-
sion. Miss Gather understood the
prairie country and wished to teach
others to appreciate it. She similarly
comprehended the people of the
plains and the deserts and wanted
to make them Ineligible to the
alien East. Maybe without deliber-
ately intending it, she thus pre-
served for the boundless future
Evening star., 1947-04-27
New Frontier

A survey shows that a surprising
: proportion of urban dWellers who
are planning to build or buy homes
in the next few years will locate
in the countryside within commut-
ing distance of their work Some
families are planning to do part
time farming; the larger percentage
will conflne their farming to family
garden and perhaps flock of chick
ems. A new frontier is being estab-
lished. 1t will be a combination OF
city working and country living.
The movement toward year-round
living in the countryside for urban
workers is a continuation of the
trend that got under way after World
War I. It was accelerated during
the period of economic upset in the
1930s. In the past twenty five years
many homes have been built on
small acreages on the roads that
lead from cities and towns. The
survey indicates that the major
reason for the movement to less
crowded areas is to secure a differ.
ent type of living environment from
that available in crowded population
centers. A second reason that is
influencing the exodus is the sense
of security in event of another eco
nomic crisis. A family that owns
its house, has land for home food
production and for a cow or goats,
feels that it can ride out financial
storm.
The United States Department
of Agriculture bulletin "Parttime
Farming" offers specific counsel
based on the experience of those
who have combined country living
and city working. The bulletin en-
phasizes the Importance of such
factors as reasonable committing
distance to employment, dependable
water supply, availability of cleo
tricity, year-round roads, neighbors,
schools, churches and good soil for
crops. It seems certain that In the
years ahead the movement toward
country living will exert more and
mege influence on our social order.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Foreign Briefs

ROME.-The constituent assembly Is
expected to debate ratification Of the
Italian peace treaty Immediately after
the United State Senate takes it up,
probably within week or so.
LONDON. A Foreign Office spokes-
man denies reports that Britain soon
may withdraw her troops from Ger
many and halt dollar expenditures for
food in the British zone.
ACAPULCO, Mexico. Mexican
bankers, in convention here, urged the
government to encourage American
private banks to participate in the ma
tional modernization and industrializa-
ton program.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

precious aspects OF @these States"
which otherwise might have been
unknown to later generations.
Miss Gather Is dead at seventy,
but she will not pass from the
American scene. Her books are IN
stinct with immortality. Their grav-
ity, their profundity, their earnest
ness, their graceful composition
insure their survival. Long decades
ahead, they will be cited as examples
of great art emerging from an era
not friendly to such accom-
plishment.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Fifty Years Ago

The most important story in The Star
OF April 27, 1897, was that of the cere-
monies relating to the
Grants Tomb dedication of the mag
tnad;-n+ad niflcent new tomb of
Gen. and President
u S. Grant on Riverside Drive, New
York City. William Mckinley, his in
cumbent successor, and Grover Cleve-
land honored the occasion with their
presence. Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, widow
of the celebrated Civil War leader, and
her son, Col. Fred Grant, and daughter,
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, likewise were
in attendance. Gen. Horace Porter was
the orator of the day. Bishop John P.
Newman led the prayers. At the close
of the rites, the "Hallelujah Chorus"
from Handels Messiah" was sung
Then the distinguished guests retired
to the tent in the rear of the tomb,
where an elaborate luncheon was
served Meanwhile, former slave
approached police officer at the en-
trance to the mausoleum with small
bunch of violets which he desired to
offer to the soldier who, he explained.
helped to make me free man, boss"
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
brought to the dedication a floral wreath
with crossed swords. "reverently laid on
the sarcophagus by Gen. j. B. Gordon,
while his comrades stood by with un-
covered heads
II Y
Looking back from the vantage point
of fifty years, Thomas Francis Bayard
Of Delaware Is regarded as statesman
of distinction. But he was not entirely
approved In his own
Unpopular now long-vanished day.
Mr.. Boyord The Star on April 80.
1897, said editorially:
"The Londcn correspondent of the New
York Tribune, in some observations on
Mr.. Bayard's career in England, speaks
of that voluble gentleman as the spoilt
child of diplomacy The phrase fits like
glove. Mr. Bayards whole term as
Ambassador was on a sugar plum basis
The English were unusually sweet to
him. But why? There was no need for
di2J u1idSddi detCltt4UiLS W tliS SAtCItCdll
Ambassador. The relations between the
two countries were not at all strained.
Mr.. Bayard's functions were neither
new nor difficult. Any man of culture
and experience in affairs could salts
factorily have discharged them AS the
successor Of Lowell and Phelps and
Lincoln, Mr.. Bayard was certainly no
revelation to the English They must
have been expecting a. man OF educa-
ton and good presence, worthy to stand
with their best. Why, therefore, did
their attentions to the Delawarean 50
far exceed In cordiaiity and variety the
attentions they had paid 70 his pred
Evening star., 1947-04-27

decessors? The. people Of the United
States we're spreading no such feast
before the British Ambassador" A clue
to the mystery perhaps may be found
in the Dictionary Of American Biogra-
ply, where 1t Is reported: He enter
tanned on liberal scale and was in
addition a good sportsman. q keen deer
stalker in the Highlands, while his facs
was not unfamiliar at EPSON, Ascot
and Newmarket Heath.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

NEW YORK-Television hackers al
ready are considering its possibilities in
the l94s presidential race. With the be-
ginning of television network fairly
well established, and more home re-
ceivers on the way, the industry could
begin to take place beside voice radio
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Single Phone Union?

rs &
Spokesman for the telephone unions
say their strike has stimulated the
unions resolve to combine into single
national union tc replace the loosely
knit National Federation Of Telephone
Workers fNFTW).
Most of the 40 NFTW unions already
have voted to join in by June 10 with
new Communications Workers Of
America tCWAl. Joseph A. Beirne,
head Of NFTW, win also head CWA.
Beirne says the striking unions would
have been in more forceful position If
the changeover already had taken place
Korean Independence
Early State Department reaction to
Russia's overtures to resume converse
tions about independence for Korea Is
that the talks likely will be revived
May 2o-but that little will come out
of them unless the Russians change
their views.
The United States insists that all
Korean political factions be permitted
a hand in a democratic Korean govern
ment. The Russians say any who op-
pose Allied trusteeship should be barred
and Koreans say about 95 per cent
of their people do oppose it.
Palestine
Members of the diplomatic corps think
the Arabian nations have little prospect
of getting full-dress debate on Pales
tines future at the special United Ma
tions Assembly session opening tomor-
row.
The United States and the United
Kingdom want to limit the agenda to
one subject: Choice of an investiga-
ting. commission which would report
back to the September regular assembly.
The Arabian states hope an independ-
ent Palestine will emerge from full
debate. Because of conditions tpropor-
tion of population. etc., this would
mean an Arabic Palestine.
Ford Trade
MOSCOW.-Coming talks between
Britain and Russia soon may lead to
British imports of Russian timber and
eventually to new trade areement.
CIn London, Sir Stafford Grips, presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, said Britain
hopes to increase trade with Russia
very considerably"
LONDON.-Weekly two-way express
and passenger ship service soon will be
resumed between here and Leningrad
Calls will be made at Helsinki and
Stockholm.
BATAVIA--Indicatio are that the
Republic of Indonesia means to carry
out its pledge to restore foreign-owned
properties. First step was an order to
return the important Pasuruan textile
factory to the Anglo-Dutch Nebritex Co.
Veterans
The Veterans Administration is draw
ing considerable fire from the American
Legion and Veterans Of Foreign Wars
for an order limiting the part employees
may take in veterans organizations.
But it says it has no immediate plans
to change it,
The order includes this sentence:
"While not prohibited, it is considered
of doubtful propriety = for an EN-
ploye to hold executive or appointive
Office"
TeEevised Politics?
Evening star., 1947-04-27
The Balkans

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.-Another Bit
ter debate on the Balkans will be
touched off about May /, when the Sc
curity Council Commission which has
been investigating Greek charges that
Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia pro-
voked border incidents submits its find
ings.
The commission now is in Geneva,
Switzerland, drafting the report. From
all accounts, it will contain two sets of
conclusions-those of the majority and
argued that Greece was to blame for
most of the trouble.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

notably alleviating the current food
crisis In Europe is thus none too
good. The situation adds up to
another strain, among many strains,
on the political stability OF the
continent.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
i 1.00L1nU "A head Sbadous Of Coming Evenfs
- 0 q . s-~ Noted Here and abroad
Farmers Taxes

eBy the world stan Of the Associated Pressl
Evening star., 1947-04-27

MOSCOWs-An agreement TO insure
France substantial quantities Of German
coal establishes more solidly an unofa-
cial western ocs-target Of the most
intensive Russian criticism.
French Foreign Minister Bidault
came to the Moscow Foreign Ministers
Conference with every intention Of
keeping France cut OF any east-west
lineup. but nearly every major test
found France with Britain and the
United States.
The French delegation was greatly
impressed with Secretary OF State Mar
shaH's stands on principles; and mean
while the British and Americans were
moving behind the scenes to smooth
out the coal question. one Of the main
obstacles to the three-nation accord.
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Tiva AIeman!

The administration is knocking itself
out to make sure that usually blase
Washington gives Mexican President
Aleman welcome comparing with the
turnout President Truman got in Mex
leo. Aleman is due here Tuesday for
nine-day United States tour.
More than one foreign dignitary has
left American shores recently with
wounded pride. Main complaint is lack
of enthusiasm by newspapers and gen.
eral public.
Plans include posting of Is bands
along the procession route, a welcome
by the District Commissioners and turn
ing Government workers loose early TO
cheer.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

The worst feature of the tentative
regulations, however, relates to the
policy Of promotions. Under the system
proposed, an agency would be permitted
to ignore the register OF eligibles and
transfer to trial examining duties en-
ployes on its staff who have civil
service status. This would mean in
practice that an agency like the Inter-
state Commerce Commission could pro-
mote man who would obtain civil
service status by taking a competitive
examination as file clerk to the posi-
ton of a trial examiner If he had taken
some night law school courses and had
impressed his superiors with his famil-
iarity with the rules of the agency. AS
matter of fact, the Interstate Com
merce Commission and the Veterans
Administration were among the agencies
which sought to get exemptions from
the Board of Legal Examiners in 1910
and 1941 in order to continue these
policies. At that time the board took
the position that entrance into the
civil service through an examination
should not give an employe any special
privilege over the general public. Con-
sequently it laid down the rule that
in securing appointment to any legal
position, including trial examining posi-
tions, the applicant would have to
qualify in the examination held for
members of the legal profession irrespec-
tive of prior civil service status. When
the board passed out of existence, how
ever, the commission allowed this salu-
tary rule to lapse
To the credit of most of the present
trial examiners, their representatives
are taking the position that compliance
with the spirit as well as the letter OF
the act is desirable. These men have
recently formed an organization known
as the Federal Trial Examiners Com
Evening star., 1947-04-27
Prices, Prices, Prices

Government economists say it's still
too early to tell whether the price-re-
ducing fever in various parts of the
country tlike Newburyport. Mass will
bring the cost of living down noticeably
for individual families.
The reductions are too spotty, they
say. Some think there will be little real
drop In the national family budget until
food prices generally. begin to fall
When widespread lowering of prices
does come, it is expected that produce
ton and employment will fall off come
too, at first at least, because lower
prices offer less immediate profit lure.
Government men say the admins
tration is aware of this and that it was
what kept the price-cutting drive from
getting under way any sooner. The
drive finally came, they say, when it
was felt there was more danger of
pricing ourselves into depression than
of talking ourselves into one.
Evening star., 1947-04-27

Televised Politics.?
Evening star., 1947-04-27

Farmers income tax returns are in
for closer scanning by. Federal tax
agents. Farmers incomes are harder
to check than those Of salaried workers.
and some officials think collections from
farmers have been light considering
record farm prices.
,Sfneie Phnne Unian2
Arkansas State press., 1947-02-21
JuDsoNIA

Ed Crahdock and son of Gregory
visited Miss Bowman & daugh'
ter who lives here. :. To Lenver
Harden has been discharged from
the Army and Is here with his
wife, Mrs, Hazel Harden.
ROLAND
Mrs. Lula Wroteu
Sister Amanda Dixon and Sister
Bertha Wiley have returned from
the bedside of their brother in
Little Rock who is i'll. Dan Nc
Carter has returned from an en-
joyable visit to her sons home
In Pine Bluff. His daughter.in-law,
Mrs. McCarter returned with him
as his guest for a few days. =.
RE Rucks is now visiting his
daghter, Mrs. II. Day after be-
ing apart from her for 80 years. e.
Mrs. Helen Lauey and sons of
Little Rock spent the week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, C.,
Fl. Davis. F.. . A little on the wee
side. The stork has visited Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Thompson leaving
a fine baby girl. The stork "a
30 visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Thomas leaving a fine baby boy.
Arkansas State press., 1947-02-21
FRIDAY, FEB. 81, 1917

Mrs. lcies Davis was elected treas
nrer. Mrs, Johnnie l.. cooper
spent the weekend in Louisiana.
e. B. Brew and Mrs. Joe Chamber
were weekend guest of Miss John
nie l.. Copper, The Freshmen
Glass Is making dresses for pre-.
school children. -. Mrs. Silver
Laskey was the week end guest
81 Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Cannan.
Annie b. and @. T. Thomas was
On the level until Mrs. Ray Home
came along, =. Miss Mary Nunley
and Mr.. Edwards are starting n
love affair. Miss Il. G. Is al.
ways singing the Gypsy. | wond.
err what the Gypsy has tod he'll
about her love. What you bet?
Mr.. M. l.. is making eyes at Miss
c. b. r.