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Evening star., 1947-02-27

without counting financial return
seems to justify the great barriers
construction.
According to DR.. Raver's 1916 report
the aluminium produced in Northwest
plants during the war was sufficient to
turn out 10000 B-29s or 10000 fighter
planes. And without Columbia River
sources Of electric power the large
Northwest aluminium plants would
never have been started.
Grand Coulee Dam also made Dos
sible the erection Of the immense half
billion dollar Hanford Engineering
Works near Pasco, Wash, where in
gradients of the atomic bomb are manu-
factured.
Contribution to War Effort.
DIR. Raver further states that ap-
proximately IS per cent OF the electric
ity generated at Grand Coulee Dam
from 1912 to 1945 went into the war
effort For instance, Northwest ship
yards needed immense quantities of
electricity. During one year alone these
Northwest yards turned out 181 ships.
Now that World War II is over Grand
Coulee Dam seems destined to aid
Northwest peacetime jobs.
From 194l through July, 1916, Grand
Coulee Dam generated 18,814,936 mega
watt Q,000 kw) hours If 1t were pos
sible to put this power into a giant
storage battery and place 1t in the
vicinity of Washington, it would supply
this city and parts of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties through 1857.
New York City would gee enough power
out OF the battery SO that all its elec-
trical needs would be amply supplied for
over two years.
Grand Coulee Dam has produced
since 1912 the equal of about per cent
of the total power generated in the
United States in all years prior to 1s4l
Certainly Grand Coulee Dam is no
financial flop. Plenty of figures prove
that. Nor as a defense measure has
the big barriers worth been negligible
And 1t is apparent that Grand Coulee
Dam will serve the Nation well in its
peacetime efforts.
(North American Newspaper AIIiance)
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Books to Own

increasingly one sees reports in
the press about the burgeoning book
business. The clubs that distribute
books by the week, fortnight and
month are doing a land -off1ce busi-
ness. To date, no press item has
carried notice of a Book of the
Day Club, but if present indications
have validity, it is not altogether
improbable. At the moment the
miniature-sized paper-covered books
are having a heyday.
1t is all to the good. Discounting
those who join the clubs for the
social satisfaction and prestige that
accompanies the ownership of
printed words, the fact remains that
many books of above-average quail
ity are going into an increasing
number of American homes.
The situation engenders a prob
lem. Making decisions is the hard
est task in modern civilization. Yet
one must have standards by which
to judge. There are books to be
SKINNED, books to be read casually,
books for relaxation, and books to
be owned. A book has to answer
certain qualifications to fall into the
last category. Is it true? Is 1t help
full? Will the reading of it add
stature to ones growth? And most
important of all, is it book one will
want to reread five or ten years
hence? Perhaps the times call for
another book under some such title
as: How to Own a Book"
Evening star., 1947-02-27

ting on February "a, takes you to task
for using the word ill-feeling and sug-
gests that bigotry would be better. To
my way of thinking, that is the pot
calling the kettle black. Also, he hints
that the public face would be redeemed
II sizable number Of parochial pupils
were to enroll in public schools. Well,
they would be entitled to share and
share alike in the good old public edu-
cation way; but the church has not
and will never consent to this for any
length Of time.
When America starts handing out
public tax money for education Of
different religious groups, you can kiss
the American public school goodbye; it
would mean the complete breakdown Of
public and Democratic education where
freedom to find out is free to all II a
church thinks that only it can educate
it's children it must remember that it
cannot eat its cake and have it too.
Now is no time to upset the apple
cart-not If the church, any church, is
interested Gas some say they arel in
keeping Communism where it belongs
But that is another story; It viii at
least be educational for some dopey
Evening star., 1947-02-27
A Good Ambassador

President Truman is fortunate in
obtaining the services of man so
well qualified for the post Of Am
bassador to Great Britain as Lewis
w. Douglas. That Britain will re-
gard the choice as happy one goes
without saying.
Mr.. Douglas is no stranger to Lon
don. He served there as assistant to
Averell Hartman early in World
War II, his job being to expedite
the flow of lend-lease supplies to the
beleaguered British. He was chosen
for that earlier London assignment
not only because of his known ad-
ministrative abilities but because he
had been one of the real pioneer
advocates of all-out aid to our Brit
ish Allies. -
In the days when isolationism
still dominated much Of our national
thinking, the voice of Lewis Douglas
cried out repeatedly in warning that
Americas salvation against the ris-
ing tide OF Nazi aggression was in
reliance on-and support of-the
British bulwark. As early as May
of 1910 he was linking Our fate with
that of Britain. And at that time
he told the Chamber of Commerce:
Should the lands of Rousseau and
Burke succeed Tin the European
struggled, it will be difficult enough
to reconstruct a peaceful world. 1t
will be impossible should they fail"
How difficult it is for victorious
Britain to recover from the shock
of war will be grimly evident to
Mr.. Douglas when he returns to
battered London as United States
Ambassador. The havoc of war,
albeit successful one with Allied
help, has been replaced by the ira
vail Of postwar economic convul-
sions. Even the weather has con-
spired to aggravate the suffering.
Our new Ambassador will approach
this scene with sympathy and un-
derstanding, as BELTS the represent
ative of a friendly nation. More
over, he will be equipped with busi-
ness and governmental experience
to appraise the current difficulties
and recommend to the State De-
partment possible ways and means
of aiding the British in the hour Of
their economic "Dunkirk."
Mr.. Douglas will assume heavy
Evening star., 1947-02-27
School Tax Editorial

To the Editor OF The Star:
read with appreciation your editorial
February IA regarding the recent de-
cision Of the Supreme Court upholding
the municipal payment Of bus fares for
Catholic school pupils in New Jersey.
While have no quarrel with that
church, some Of my relatives being
members of 1t and my wife having at
tended college supported by it, I do
object most strenuously to the decision
Of the Supreme Court. My objection is
matched in intensity by my wonder at
the political shenanigans behind this
decision.
Traditionally, we Americans have be-
lieved in separation of church and
state. The decision seems to pave the
way for subsidy to religious education
at the expense Of public education.
have also been interested in various
points OF view about your editorial as
expressed in Letters to The Star"
column. For instance, Mr.. Maher wri-
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Sensible Interpretation

Chief Justice Laws of District
Court, in denying a motion for q
new trial in q robbery case, has
made a fortnight and promising
attempt to clear away much OF the
confusion still prevalent in law en-
forcement circles as the result of
the Supreme Courts muddled rea-
soning in the now famous McNabb
case. The Laws ruling, If sustained
in the higher courts, will remove
the shackles which the McNabb de-
cision placed on the police in their
efforts to bring some criminals to
justice.
The McNabb opinion, handed
down in 1943, invaldated confess
sions, however voluntary, If they
were made prior to a prompt ar
raignment Of the prisoner. This has
been interpreted locally as meaning
that the prisoner must be brought
before committing officer imme-
diately after arrest. The Court of
Appeals indicated, moreover, in the
recent Akowski case, that police
should take an arrested person di-
rect to the commissioners Office
instead of to police headquarters
for the usual preliminary finger
printing and booking.
But, as Justice Laws pointed out
in a carefully worded written opin-
ion in the current Horace U. Boone
appeal, the requirement for imme-
diate arraignment gravely handi-
caps the police in their proper
duties of clearing suspects who may
be innocent and of identifying
prisoners who are guilty of crime.
after the arrest of one accused of
a crime" he asserted, police off,
GERS should have opportunity to
make further Investigations of facts
beyond those made before the
arrest. Such Investigations may be
as decidedly in the interests of an
innocent person who has been
arrested as in the interests of eff
cient law enforcement"
The Chief Justice, commenting on
the McNabb and Mitchell rulings
of the Supreme Court and the
Akowski opinion of the Court of
Appeals, concludes that they "go no
further" than to require reasonable
prompthess" in arraigning a sus-
pect. The Federal Rules of Grim
inal Procedure use the phrase
without unnecessary delay" Chief
Justice Laws holds that certain
procedures customarily followed by
police of the District of Columbia
for many years." including booking
at a police station, fingerprinting,
searching and questioning, are not
unreasonable and do not constitute
unnecessary delay" This isa SEN
sible and realistic view of police
authority and responsibility-one
that was lacking in the Supreme
Courts original McNabb decision.
The Laws view is subject to revi-
sion or reversal in the higher courts,
however. Indeed, the confusion
over the McNabb case is likely to
continue until Congress enacts the
pending Hobbs bill, just passed by
the House. This six-line measure
would legalize any pre-arraignment
confessions or other evidence, pro.
vided they are otherwise admissible
in court. The Senate can do its bit
toward strengthening law enforce
ment by enacting this bill into law
without delay.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Rose-Hip CrystoI
By Dapid La,prence

The tointer rain has not chance to drip
From pinnacle OF thorn and brittle
leaf
But clings tenaciously ptth frozen grin
And makes a brtef
Mercurial beauty glistening In the cold
Pale a0intry hour. The rose-hip is a
bright
Crystal boUl iDhere tae flames OF plati-
mum hold
In the trigid light
Promises for the 1ointer- -Deary heart
That tell the passing OF the pintry
gloom,
The toakfng OF the roots p1tich In fuH
time lDiH start
The roses bloom.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star., 1947-02-27
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

The future Of Americas synthetic
rubber industry, built into huge pro-
portions during the war at cost Of
more than $700, 900 900, is another vital
] problem which is being tackled by the
new Congress. " .
y Rubber is a highly strategic and
critical material. It cannot be pro-
duced naturally in sufficient quantities
in this country. The purpose of legis-
lation already introduced in Congress,
therefore, is to devise ways of strength
ening the National defense by main
tanning an adequate domestic rubber
production in the United States. The
question will turn largely on what is
an adequate production" for this
purpose.
At present, as during the war, the
: Government is keeping control of i'm
portations Of natural rubber, and is
also fixing the proportion between syn
thetic rubber and natural rubber which
the rubber companies may use in turn
out their products. More recently the
proportion of natural rubber has been
fixed at 2S per cent.
The bills introduced in the House aid
Senate look to retention of these
Government controls until permanent
legislation can be enacted dealing with
the synthetic rubber industry, but in
no event beyond March 81, 1913. Rep
resentative Arends. Republican of Illi-
nois, has such q measure, upon which
hearings already have begun before the
House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Senate, Senator Bricker of Ohio,
chairman Of a subcommittee of the
Banking and Currency Committee, has
prepared similar measure. President
Truman, In g. special message to Con-
gress, has strongly urged that Congress
take action to retain Government con-
trolls for the present and to preserve
the synthetic industry in this country.
Three main reasons are advanced for
the protection and maintenance of the
synthetic industry. First, as measure
of National defense; second, in order
that the development of synthetic rub-
ber may continue, with the hope that
in a few years the synthetic product
may equal or surpass the value of
natural rubber in all kinds Of manu-
facture; third, as a check on excessive
prices that may be charged-in the
event of a lag in synthetic produc-
tion-for natural rubber by foreign
producers.
One of the severest blows to the
hopes Of the Axis powers was the
astounding development of the syn
thetic rubber industry in this country.
Both the Nazis and the Japanese were
confident. after the Japanese had
gained control of the British and
Evening star., 1947-02-27
Sees Star Turning Red

0SSS Otu1 I III 1IlIIS INS0
To the Editor Of The Star:
have been q reader of The Star
for so years and certainly was shocked
to learn that you are in favor of ap-
pointing Red to the Craftsmanship of
the Atomic Energy Commission. Don't
you read any Of the testimony given
at the hearings or is our old conserva-
tive Star lining up with the Daily
Worker?
Many of your readers feel as I do,
and you will have lots Of explaining to
do to regain their confidence 1t is a
terrible mistake and disloyalty to our
country to back this fellow. We hate
to see our Star 60 Red
Think it over. 100% AMERICAN.
Evening star., 1947-02-27

responsibilities in undertaking his
new mission to London. He viii
carry with him the hopes and best
wishes OF people genuinely moved
by the continuing, ordeal Of their
British friends.
Evening star., 1947-01-05
HOUSES FOR sALE-Neshws.t.

HOUSES FOR sALE-Nesthwsst.
Is YOUR HOUSE FOE sAIEf DO the wise
thing and list with US. This once will take
care Of al incidentals which include ad-
vertising selling, showing Of premises. con-
tract, taking care Of settlement, acquiring
loans, nna1 payment in full to owner, etc.
B. j. CR1vELLA, INC, 341S 18th st. NV.
AID. 0600. Open till 8 p.m,, sun. to pm.
CALL OR VISIT QUIZ OFFICE for listingl
In all sections Of city. We have, or will
0nd what You desire. Our listing have
down payments as low Is $3.50 and occa-
sionAlly $500. B. J. CHIvMlA, INC.
3418 18th st.. NV. AD. 060O. Open till
8 pm, Sun, ! to pm.
1047 SPECIAL OFFERED for sale flrst
time, Park I'd. NV. just on 14th st.-Row
brick 3-family house: monthly income, ZAP
proximately $3.50; oil hot-water heat; one
Of the best opp. Of the year for home and
income. B. ]. CRIvELI.A. INC. 341S 18th
st. nv, AD. 0600. Open tin 9 PM. Sun.
/ to 5 pm.
ONE OF THE BEST BUYS this year
Available now, vacant, lovely Groom row
brick in exclusive Conn. ave. section: cleo
tric refrigerator, auto. gas hot.water heat
B. j. CRIvELLA. INC. 341s 14th st. NV.
AD 0601, Open till 8 =. m. Sun, / to pm
MASS. AVE.-Beautiful English basenent
4-story house with elevator, not far from
British Embassy; large powder room and
lavatory for each. another for maid in rear;
10 bedrooms, 5 or 6 baths. very large liv-
ing, drawing and dining rooms and den
Elk. 5972; Sunday and nights, OR. 4242
Evening star., 1947-01-05
,,oljsrs Bon sAle-Na,,hwe,,.

HOUSES FOR SAlE-Nosthwest
rms. sssSs: SAi iuil II s.ns' a sas.l|sst
fsRsIsIonM sHTrY, MI 81 sss2. s9S fSsn TT 7 Payment
sSs s.ss Il s.se sson. III sSs 1e!s
front and back yards ,sd,ss. metal ssrass o.s si
z NJ oaS SIS a0sP q e. Hs,9ii99s 7i9s Cali MR. pE4
REALTY co. - 1000
block NJ st. n.v.-Brick, IL rooms. baths.
h.-w.h., auto. coal furnace; income over
Ds nsas. s1sa pU. zos7. ao. s4sz or ' eE sill.
coEokkD-NKaR ta1 tiS II Al 18th sr.-aood invest
fun basement with large finished room; g.
story brick saraEe: ;, eScellens, ,, e9nd,ti@cE; t @
1wner a occupied. can c. u. sHHEfFLsH' .
c6oLooRSGEin-ExCELLENT o oSGi conDrTIoN. two
complete apts snd extra "a
sHREFTLER: pE. ae04
for doctor. business or residential; price
reduced 81 $50; easy monthly payments.
eoLosEbSokrh celI nSEis sS Afsni GHrfHof near
aat: 4 rms. Kit. and bath. each; terms;
So steEiss ME is1f 81 HI hHiS g. uRc1oIo REALTY
coIoREDgLARGE semidet. brick blds,,
II brisht, spacious rms. 3 baths; ; I
ssssuaent With front and rear entrances
close sres to .nS
buy |. home and Ioi roonins house; 81 81
5Sfiobksb0ssaao 5SGi RY; 1856 BLK. OF wAnDEn ST
an 81 sRisHEssS; - aH1. ',~s ayr
SSE5s.bTaS I TaASSHSS Il lssDSHSa 5sSs YS T. SS
rass coens pons %s 81 nss ss1ms sSnss Mk
"a; Y THoMAs, psNn De ], l1sS ssb N9 1soa svr NV
cellar: terms arrsnged. ASK for <. W
eoEoRED@Nsw sooEEeoaRhHDs: Nv lhSl lHhSalMrsa1RE AVE. NV
exec excel fns eand ana 8R Shsh ohDHAM lo pE 1s
coIoEfD6NR essso ri oass NEW HAmrsHrRE AZ AVE
Rssn sr idea eond cs Mr. sYRb. CO 500
colo5ksib-rRvINa co o5ksssibrRvIN ST. near 1sth-s
story ereystope house; IL rooms, 8 baths
h.w.-h.: suitable for conversion to apt
h9as g. AZ sretSs $751; oss Wsssdsys sna bg Ben: as
CoLoRED-1st 81. near Dunbar High
Brick, rooms and bath, h.w-h., nea
gzmt; y a. AsSEx, \ ME; .SIG: S92s: ~.
cious rms, 8 porches, attic, ga! h.w.,h.
s. M. MORRISON, exclusive. RA. 54lS
home, to be delivered, in excellent condi
hot-water gas heat, nice yard; COW
schools, stores, transp.; only $3.50: 81, !,
| 500 cash. bal. like rent. =, BARNEY Q
| and eyes,, RA. 3413. -o
Evening star., 1947-01-05

house, yrs. old. Excellent condition
pss ssarms N.Y. snd sa aa bath ssffp s ss
IL hss1sn ss h ca 4ynsF e. sdo S is'5sss dai :
ne o ansNsr. saas 81 &. fssi' ssis. am 70 Pm.
SILVER sPRING Beautifully built 6-rm,.
2;bsth brick hungalow. s yrs; old. With
e ioSey qaDus ana r I'll
Stores sssh Schools and Sasss TSis buy
6: sss y SsSs en-. ts SseS1P s nc CO .n:s.i ssss
semidet.. home in excellent condition; s
y s'sa 's2ss
CENTRAL MT. PLEASANT HonE plus
s2s4 mo ineoms; Ss:5SS9 down down siyss .ou YOU
nIshed Tented rooms on and and 8rd oors
gives income stated: AUTOMATIC oil l,,hsa. heat.
NJ NJ tfs5z' 1s54 or aas Du sse4 4'''a'' N5sN'
McDEVITT, REALTOR SALES BULLETIN.
white iI bries Ise. rms. SatSs n ds luxe luxe
ssf sssnsn ssnss, ssssss 'tsis
Mt. Pleasant 1749 Park rd.-S rms,
M aha 9ao aeo. nsS s4e 81 mo Sa!nsf sfessso ssfsse
iasss nisesen. solhf oii heat; , siss5o. s0m''s''
4S04 River rd.,, 1 Blk; from Western
aye.-Det: frame house. ideal for enter
shade and. fruit trees; 2-car garage; q
bedrms;. ga baths. liy. rm:, 32 #. 1re.
place. large din. rni.. new compl: Kitchen
porches: rec. rm., oil heat; $29,b00.
Takoma Park.cape Cod. near Flower
a amd fnss arss b brsSs ksshen sash
and 2 bedrms up: S12,500.
Hillandale, Nd New Hampshire, ave:
Of beautiful ground, swimming pool, bab.
bling brook. chicken house, Th-yr. -old
det. brick, center hall, slate roof; large
rm., large electric kitchen, den. = bedrms..
2 baths, large attic, rec. rm., maids rIn.
half bath, 4, oil heat ssr 2ssar gar gsr sac 599
Member OF Washington Real Estate Board.
Evening star., 1947-01-05

t:neion ii invited H. $780, sum loicT to
SSiRExiR SCOTT cmcIE-semides. brick; q
sst9s s, Oil hss nrfns
Siss siSs outlook kzoasA. 4 M. ROTH woodwsrt
1856 1856 Block Md sos Ontario pL. N.w.-senmi.
ssr e. 1Fs1 5' H. 'is5i soTH s's1 aosd@.a,
eaEvY elaE1 Se CHASE D. C.. between asth IA sne
modern kitchen. excellent basement: sIs.'
Haa1LToS SSHi 81. N.w.-Brick; 8 rooms, .
baths, recreation room. gas heat, porch
g.rase; s14,750. OWNER. GE. 1904
JUST OFF 18th ST. N.W.-oyekookinl
splendi%d % for families ihS' i, desired desired, I NEWT
decorated throushout; floors reinished
ss hes srssa top oSom a ss safe
RFTaHIySSss; 81 HS 81 $500 liss Vermont ~. sSs y
iandseaped. Ideally located on corner
On $500 square feet @ Ct sround; St| h.H ~,
redecoratsd. Principals only $50, 900. To;
inspection write BOZ 1s4-D, Star. Nc
1000 37sh ST. N.W."-owner win sci
consisting Of nicely furnished apis. u
purchasing this property It Is possible x
occupy / apt. and receive the income from
the other, or occupy the entire house i
needed, or consider. 1t as an investment
sssssss $ ss n hAsss &c n
VEST west Of 81 Iat5 STREET near oak-4,
| rooms ard bath. On heat. garage. Pos.
session Also several vacant houses in thu
northwest ssctisns; BRAswELL, 3617 14tE
st. NV 40. .56SS. -
325 PEABODY ST. NW.-Open today ]
| to 6. immediate possession, "a we'll con
structed and foomy semi-detached brick
in fine condition. Has nice living room
with fireplace. large dining room, den
fully equipped kitchen, excellent bed
rooms, 2 baths. enclosed porch room car
be used as 4th bedroom: full basement
Oil h.-w.h.: deep lot. Truly an outstand.
i. i Davis CO. 1875 K st. NV. Ma. e35s
2-FAMTLY APT, vacant apt. available
tile bath. dinette and kitchen; .2nd noor
| living room. bedroom, tile bath. dinett!
and kitchen: 3rd hooT. bedrooms and
tile bath, run bssenent, oil hest atoEas,
condition, with an attractiye entranee
ton. ton Va V. "a. szsz. az Ssii. -
Evening star., 1947-01-05

PETWORTH, Just on Ga. ave.-20' row
s :n % ssbnsts sess vns
closed porch. new Bryant sss furnace. new
o1s TSs owners q ths house have par-
chased another house and will give i'm;
sdsss s% IGr 1iGFnssen TPb nETE ss
fEEicEs Ei sHsisIlsH sinsEb % on houses @ near koose-
+; 3 RSs IS '.I's +. %,
Iss ts baths; nssy
nss sqR sssz4ase 1880 sasa and sis5
mo. or other terms. MALCOLM. ma. $685.
ri Pts efLS Harvard ST. NV, Vacant; near
18th and Columbia rd., Mt. Pleasant, over
SSsnE Isa Hnssh fpis breE @
en-. -. 4. c. heat, English basement has pri.
house and So arranged that you can nm
pamSaf n sas.dy sRs Tosussa n Ths
would rent ior about sSo2 per yrtt: pr,ce' ,sf
s.ssSSe .sy .ssHy psr cash o sready ss so
2Dsn .sa sdnssis q i p.n. nm sHapRo. % iae. R ax
ibtrAcuEp BRIoHTwooD. sls,sso: thi,
lent home in . most desirable and conv'
lii; 6drms.. bath On End a.: full base
ment, oi heat, built-in garage; doYp pay
menE 5000: balance terms. call sun
w rs It'll saf sssfs's' : %. " ssss csPs
SMyEB SrHNG-owner vii! sell or trade
fSis loyeiy detached brick home, located
IA iarest section Of Silver Spring; vacant
newly redecorated; 8 bedrooms. sleepina
S ans sahi Etssn sns ssa roo &
closed porch; will trade this home fol-. 9
| smaller home or for investment properly
| Call Mr.. Bramham at DE. 44T2. Will
| BETHEL, DI. 3100.
| BRICK, apts., complete; rooms,
| baths; nr. 14th and Monroe sts; NV: !
| apt vacant; possession with title; nGwls
| decorated; price S16,500: down: "a 600
| shcwn by appointment. Phone MT, COPS
| sun and ewes, TE. 212g. with EDWIN
| L. ELLIS. Realtor. RE. 5140.
BRAND-NEW BRICK 2-STORY HOME in
Silver Spring; 9 rooms and tiled bath, full
bsmt.; nice shade lot: unusually good
+. r. p. RIPLEY. sH. 1888 tsun. and ewes,
Skrffssggs fsgGs ao a6sdE dhusnfss41H 81 s41Hr FUTURE. 1905
2eth NV; sac, 800 - 4-bedroom home
built hy interior decorator; living room l0s
81 with two Arsplaces, 5 baths, most
unique recreation room you eyer dreamed
az; indirect lighting. gas atr-condtttqnet
lheat: lAf4e closets; mtrrQred roomA Ihii
tdsy. Victor Wickefshsme ADc REAlTy
8 OEv0oe1QRfT CO. ~. z10os0738
weekdays until D p.As