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Evening star., 1947-05-06
This Changing ~ orld
Short Life But Tumultuous One
Is Seen for Ramadier Government

ministers and their cabinet col
legues over wage increases. It Is
probable that the new Ramadier
cabinet In the near future will have
to face the opposition of the Com
munist Party and the vast ma ajority
Of workers on the same subject.
The question Of quelling the re-
bellions Ia Indo- China and MAZDA
gascar and Of preparations to sup
press the expected outbreaks In
Tunisia and Algeria Is another
major point Of fundamental dis
agreement between the Communists
and the rest Of the government.
Troops Sent with Reluctance.
! Mr.. Thorex and his colleagues ac-
cepted reluctantly the decision to
send reinforcements 70 lndo-C China.
They knew, however, that the few
battalions ordered TO that srea
would not be sufncisnt t. sope with
the viet Nam movement. However,
they opposed the sending Of any
substantial force to either NADIA
gascar or North Africa, on the ex-
cuse that France IL not an isnperi-
alistic country and must stabilize
the situation BY conferences rather
than by force.
Such attempts have been made,
but in vain. In her present condi-
ton France can I'D afford another
colonial campaign. Vincent Auriol,
the president OF the republic. and a
number OF cabinet of1lcers, including
the minister Of colonies, went TO
Africa In the hope Of persuading the
opponents OF the French regime to
remain quiet and negotiate their
grievances.
The. French security services, how
ever, have informed the government
that the revolutionary movement
was being encouraged by agitators
and physically supported by Com
munist organizations which send
arms and ammunition to the French
dominated Arab countries. Ev-
dence to that effect was laid before
Mr.. Ramadier, who, despite opposi-
tion by the Communist minister of
national defense, decided that the
governments concildatory efforts
should be backed by force.
Seeds for General Strike.
Both these situationS--the pay In
crease to millions Of French workers
and the sending OF reinforcements
to the threatened areas Of the en-
pire- contain seeds which could be
successfully exploited to provoke a
general strike.
This is considered by the French
Communists. as the most efficient
weapon for winning power. The
Communist leaders can argue that
the government finds suficient
money to send troops abroad to en-
slave populations Of colonies which
want freedom, while it fails to find
money to help millions Of hungry
French workers.
The threat of q general strike
hangs heavily not only over the
temporary Ramadier government,
but also over those which will fol-
low 1t.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Livestock Income Rises
II Per Cent in Virginia
by IL Assceioted lPfees

RICHMOND. Va. May e.-Gross
income OF Virginia livestock dur
ing 1948 increased by more than
II per cent over 1945 and reached
peak Of $S0,elo 900, the Virginia
Crop Reporting Service announced
yesterday.
The income, which derived from
cattle and calves, hogs and sheep
and lambs, compared with the 1o45
gross Of $e5 ,537, 900.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Feud Changes Scene
Congress Republicans Take Up Vendetta
With Press Which Roosevelt Once Waeed

The fellows analysis, Taft snorted,
-was ''puerile
Amid the flrore Mr.. Truman re-
mains calm. He assures callers oc-
casionally that some Of these smart
alecks who write from Washington
get the facts wrong but on the
whole his press relations are har-
unor1ious.
Evening star., 1947-05-06


members OF the political ZOO, since
the authors are three Democrats
and two Republicans.
At first glance you might think
the authors are going at their po-
litical publication In a funny way.
They would remove the present
81, 900 900 limitation on the amount
a national committee may spend in
q given year and they would re-
move the 5000 limitation on the
amount an individual may donate.
The ceiling on what a Senatorial
candidate may spend is lifted from
10000 to $25. 1000; on a House can
didate's spending, from :$2,500 to
Sd, 500. (Actually, because of other
provisions, these limits would be
raised to $50. 900 and $4,000 respec-
lively, in some cases.
However, the bill provides for
more effective publicity concerning
campaign contributions and expen-
ditures and the proposed law would
apply TO- primaries as well as elec-
ttonS. sA @4s agi as
Three Effects Seen.
Contributions from corporations
and labor unions would continue to
be barred. -
So the bill would seem to do Just
three things of any Importance. It
would remove some Of the hypocrisy
OF the present election system, By
frankly making the sky the limit
on tie campaign expenditures. aof
those allowed to spend. 1T would
increase the publicity concerning
expenditures. And 1t would put still
further behind the eight-ball all
labor organizations desiring to par
ticipate In politics.
Conceivably this last purpose Is
the one the authors really set out
to achieve. Their names, by the
way, are Ellender OF Louisiana,
johnson of Colorado and Maybank
Of South Carolina, Democrats;
Bridges OF New Hampshire and
Hickenlooper of Iowa, Republicans.
BY shutting labor organizations
Evening star., 1947-05-06

does not reside censsantins Brown.
Ia the number Of Parliament mem-
bers they command. but in the fact
that the Communist leader has .
stranglehold on the country through
his control OF organized labor.
In France. more than In any other
country outside the iron curtain,
there Is also 4 powerful inflltration
BY Communists In key positions.
This gives added strength to the
French Politbuueau. And while the
prevailing belief in Paris, that the
Communists could take over France
by telephone, may be an exaggera-
tion, there is no doubt that they
have enough power to make impos-
sible the life Of any government
they disapprove.
Two vital problems now face the
French government: "a Reduce
tion in the cost Of living while
freezing wages, and t2) the suppress
sion of rebellions in the various
colonies.
Prices Versus Wages.
/ Since last winter there have been
two price reductions Of 5 per cent
each ordered by the government.
These were indorsed by the indus
trtalists and the wholesale and re-
tail trade on the understanding that
there would not be q raise in wages
and salaries. Big and little busi-
nesses accepted the cuts, but pointed
out that II they were to work on q
minimum profit, they could not
stand a wage and salary increase
without suffering such losses that
they would have to shut down.
The answer of the Communists
and their associates was that the
government was in q position to
take over business. When 1t was
pointed out that the Paris subways.
the electric and gas companies and
the airways, which have now been
nationalized, are now operating at
a loss of almost 40 billion francs
fabout $37o o,000, ,000) a yeay, q sum
which comes out Of the taxpayers
pockets, the answer was that this
was capitalistic' propaganda.
The cabinet crisis which broke last
week was caused, ostensibly, by dis
agreement between the Communist
Evening star., 1947-05-06
BY THE HAsKIN sERVICE.

1AAG AAAoxAAiN 0kxIb kOE<s
Q. Has Vice President ever died
in of1lce?-R. o. G.
A. Seven Vice Presidents have died
In Office. They were George Clinton,
Elbridge Gerry. William r. King,
Henry Wilson, Thomas A. Hendricks,
Garrett A. Hobart and James s.
Sherman.
q. What railway station has the
longest name7-F. A.
A.-A station in Wales has q name
50 long that the sign on which 1t
appears runs nearly the whole length
OF the platform. The FIRST 20 letters
are used for the post ofnce address:
LlanfairpWllgwynsyli.
q. May . veteran take . corre-
spondence course In veterinary mad
icine while he is enrolled In the
farm training program7-H. N.
/. A. According TO the Veterans' Ad-
ministration, . man enrolled In In
stitutional on the farm training may
take correspondence course, II the
main institution which he d attend
ing agrees to 1t. The school must
feel that the additional course Is
necessary to the veterans training.
@. When was the law enacted to
protect American bison?-E. s.
A. In 1907 Congress took the first
steps toward the conservation Of the
American bison or buffalo, when 1t
appropriated III, 900 for the purpose
OF assembling the few survivors in
Yellowstone National Park The
American Bison Society, organised
In 1906. has for its purpose the
preservation and increase Of these
animals.
q. In what way do gypsies baptixe
their children?-E. L. II.
A. Six weeks or less after birth
the child Is dipped In running water
after which ceremony the father is
allowed, for the iirst time. to take
the child in his arms.
q. How did the term free lance"
originate?-J. B. B.
A. It goes back to the practice
during the Middle Ages Of knights
and rowing soldiers selling their
services TO any state leader needing
them.
@. What Is the name Of the con-
scientious objector who received the
Medal OF Honor for conspicsious
bravery?-G. H. n.
A. Pfc. Desmond T. Doss Of Lynch
burg, Va, ives the conscientious OBJ
iector assigned to the Medical Corps.
United States Army, who was
awarded the Medal Of Honor. On
April 20. 1o45, during action IN Od-
nawa, Dross refused to seek cover
while under b heavy barrage OF ar
tillery but remained in q fire-sWept
area with approximately IS. CASUAL
ties. He succeeded in getting them
to safety. Later, he rescued q
wounded man under heavy fire and
performed another similar heroic
|act though severely wounded.
@. Is it possible for q plant to live
without roots and leayes?--N. D. J.
A. Yes. Lichens have no true roots,
stems or leaves. The whole body d
the plant absorbs moisture and food
from the air.
Evening star., 1947-05-06

4 VA2A0J . - A. q
a v e n ue, ha S
blown to Capi-
tol Hill a
It issya crop
which duly buds
in season as the
days lengthen,
tempers shorten
and the anabi-
tious programs
Of January be-
gin to be etched
In acid. ~
The Republic
C a n Congress
apparently feels
Evening star., 1947-05-06

that the press Doris Fleesen.
Is doing 1t less than justice as they
joust with the seven-pound budget
and taxes to cover it. They are ag-
grieved that political complexion
has been attributed to the all-or-
nothing labor bill they are prepar-
ing to hurl at the President who
waits to receive 1t, veto In hand.
Even Speaker Martin. whose gen.
iality is rarely ruined, has done
some tut-tutting. And National
Chairman Reece asserts that the
Republicans are doing fine and any
thing to the contrary is an inven.
ton Of 'propagandists for the New
Deal. some Of them paid and some
OF them volunteer"
Taft Blames Columnists.
Senator Taft has announced that
the alleged use Of money to infiu-
ence Southern delegates In behalf
of his or anyone else's candidacy for
President was "just q device OF New
Deal columnists to smear the Ee-
publican Party"
According to the fortnight Rep
resentative Clarence Brown of Ohio,
the trouble is I'VE got q new election
and a new Congress but we've got
you same old reporters up there in
the press galleries"
Congress did not complain 20
much of the press when the center
of power was at the White House.
In those days President Roosevelt
frequently made 1t clear that not
only could most columnists be
spared-they never would be missed
but that some managing editors
and headline writer's were incom-
petents who did not know their
trade as well as Mr.. Roosevelt knew
not only his but theirs.
In this type Of recreation to which
politicians are prone their paid pro-
pagandists rarely join them. One Of
the most expert OF White House
press secretaries, Stephen T. Early,
who served throughout RooseveltS
terms, put it this way when testify
fng in defense of an anti-New Deal
colunnist:
"Sure, there are some against US
consistently as q matter OF policy
and sometimes they are out Of
bounds. But we have some who are
for us too. It's a free country. I
find It usually balances in the end.
never bother about It."
Truman Keeps Cool.
Actually there happens to be .
good deal OF sympathy for Senator
Taft in the press galleries as he
|copes with an opinionated Senate
on hts party's progrs->. 1T is felt
that he is taking the rap for the
Republicans as no other Of his rivals
for the White House has to do. His
leadership inevitably brings him a
thorough press which means that
the inyidious comment OF those OPP
posed to him gets aired too. As he
does not dodge or duck, this Is con-
siderable publicity.
The only writer the Senator from
Ohio has condemned in the Con-
gresstonal Record happens to be q
right-winger who got the Taft labor
bill all wrong. That the Senator
could not let pass, right wing or no.
Evening star., 1947-05-06
By Lo,OeH Mslfsff

five Senators have put their
names TO a bill designed to intro,
d,lce 4 little additional purity into
our national elections. They have
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Democratic BIunder
Seen in Predicting
Labor and Tax Veto
By David Laurence

Senator Byrd, Democrat. Of Vir-
ginia, his sized up correctly the
danger that confronts those jealous
Democrats who are predicting =
Evening star., 1947-05-06
emo
Con- | llems NH 4 Non,es
And Fdces Escope Him

{ never enyied but cne man n
In1y life.
Oh, at tilnes hare s0rta wished
| that ! were Tyrone Power, or that
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Ry Doris, Fleeson

That hardy spring perennial, the
feud between Washington politic-
ians and the press, which under
Mr.. Roosevelt fiourished at 1900
Evening star., 1947-05-06

enYied. I don't Hsary sEsLsssrs.
envy him hirreputation as 4 maker
|of Presidents, o. his n1oney, or hi
charm. OR his good looks, 81 hi
right, when the was Postmaster
General. to read the Nations post
cards.
7 envy his superability to remem-
bers names and faces.
Once Mr., Farley meets Z man
that man has been met for keeps
Fifteen years after meeting . man,
Mr.. Farley can walk up To him and
call him by his first name, inquire
about the health Of his wife. Lily,
his children, Lily, Junior and Buster,
ask II he still likes his eeEs hard
boiled and sprinkled with cinnamon,
has he had any luck playing No. 81
at roulette, and II his glove size il
still III, his hat size 9, and how Is
Spot, his old setter dog?
Just the Opposite.
I am just the opposite OF Mr..
Farley Incidentally. how I ever
happened to remember Jim's name,
I don't know. can look In the
mirror without recognizing 4 famil-
lar face, and II some one quickly
asks me my name, I am stumped
for an answer. / can always think
of 1t after o while, but at first
they've got me. have often been
tempted to see II could get 4 bid
to civic club where the members
wear big badges with their names
printed on them. The food at the
lunches might not be too good, but
at least ! would know with whom !
was eating.
1 An inability to remember names
or faces Is . great cross to bear.
It's awfully embarrassing.
To begin with, people think you
are q fool, half-witted. To continue,
it's awfully difncult to 70 up to 4
man whose name you can't remem-
Der and try to put the bite on him
for fiye bucks. There is no telling
how much / have lost In touches BY
not being able to cali the sucker BY
his FIRST name.
Those Of US who can't remember
names and faces try to put on 4
great act, but 1t never works. We
say, "How are you? How are your
i've or SIX times, but our eyes ret
that CLASSY stare which says better
than words that We don't know to
whom we're talking.
Feels Like IN Ostrich.
Last week at the Derby . fine-
looking gentleman came UP to me
and said, Henry, It's nice to see you
again. How have you been?"
My eyes took on that CLASSY look.
Good to see you. sir. When did
YOU get here?' ssssa+
About 60syears ago" he said.
He was Col. Matt Winn, Mr.. KEN
tucky Derby himself and one Of the
loveliest men who ever lived.
/ looked around for q fellow os-
trich. 50 T.too. might bury my head
In the sand.
] once went to . party in honor
Of Mr.. Dale Carnegie. Mr.. Carnegie
made 4 hne address. Later In the
evening I got to, talking to = man.
He asked II ] didn't think 1t was q
me party. I said yes and that !
particularly like the talk By Mr..
Carnegie and had he been fortunate
enough to hear 1t.
: He said he Y,aade fhe falk pe SoiA
he was Mr.. Carnegie.
Under the al Bill Of Rights, I
have right to go to school for free.
II any OF you will supply me. with
the name Of college or university
which offers 1 course IN how to re-
member names and faces. I'll have
on q freshman cap tomorrow and
be sharing q lime cola with 3 coed.
distributed BY McNausht Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1947-05-06

QtoSOV1CN pAuC
loop : holes in
the present Fed
eral Corrup t
Practices q n d
Pernciolls Po-
litical Activities
Act ioop-holes
large enough to
let an elephant
through, to say
nothing of q
donkey. The new
r CP r p A bill,
however, doesn't
to be
aimed, ut either
- -
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Answers to
Questions

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Sf Ma.sinissssn Msssinsssn sif Pleas: :sris G
close 8 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-05-06

AAA A&4
N no &c to d
dollar : bottle
tor his hA ( ii
water, or the
engineer VIII q
drives the .Su-
per Chief and
can blow the
whistle Nhen-s
ever he wants
".
But James A.
Gin) Farley Is
the only man Z
have cs,nlplAtely
and thorOl1rhiy
Evening star., 1947-05-06
~ Tonsfnnfim< Rrofrn

- " " 4OW3t0WttW6 0VWtUW
French politics has entered the
nrst stage Of ttlmultuous period.
Premier Paul Ransadier has consti-
tuted cabinet without Cou1u1un-
Evening star., 1947-05-06

lists, and the life
Of the n . "
COVER n M e n t,
regardle less Of
whether 1t can
muster q major
ty in the Ma
tional Assembly.
Is bound to be
sllort-nyed.
The power Of
Maurice Thorex
and his asso-
ciates, like that
Of all other
Communist par
ties in the world,
Evening star., 1947-05-06

veto Of both the
labor regulation
and the tax bill
before eth er
measure has
passed the Sem
ate or come out
Of conference.
Mr.. Byrd pre-
diets that "the
people will think
and properly
60 ~ that the
only way to get
labor legislation
Is. to elect q Re-
publican Presi-
dent
Evening star., 1947-05-06

@. Is it possible for q plant to live
without roots and leaves?-N. D. j.
A. Yes. Iichens have no true roots.
stems or leaves. The whole body of
the plant ahsorbs moisture and food
from the air,
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-10
DOG GONE AGIN

CHICAGO, lP)-After a years absence, Frank Consago'S Irish setter Red" returned home on Christmas Eve.
 Consago's sons Frank, Jr., and Ralph fixed big Christmas din ner for him and bought him some new dog toys.
 Yesterday Consago let Red" out doors for exercise. The dog bounded across the back yard in three strides and over the fence on the fourth.
 Consago is wondering if Red" will remain away until next Christmas.
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-10
Boy Scouting In
 Alaska To Take On Big Program, l947

The Alaska Council, Boy Scouts of America, under the leadership of Chas. G. Burdick, will hold in Juneau for the first time in its history, an Annual Planning Con ference of all Scouters in the Ter ritory, to make possible a working program that happens in every Troop of Boy Scouts in Alaska.
 In a dramatic statement releaS- ed recently, MT. Burdick said: No longer will Alaskan boys have to remain away from the active pro- gram as carried on in the States. We have so extended the Boy Scout Program during the past year that we are now in a position to give to Alaskan boys the finest program possible"
 President Burdick praised the work of the volunteer leaders in Alaska by continuing: We have had membership as low as Fl Scouts and as high as 400 during the past 20 years and we have var jed with practically the same number of different Scout Pro- grams. This year we will close the season with over 1000 active Cubs, Scouts and Scouters.
 "The sole purpose of a Planning Conference is to draw all Volun- teer Scouters together to work on basic principals and develop means through which the Boy Scout Program can best be admin istered in each area.
 "One year ago Delbert Hanks was assigned to Alaska as a Spe- cial Regional Deputy of the Boy Scouts of America to organize a Boy Scout Council in Alaska. Many men over the Territory did an excellent job of securing finan- cial support in the traditional
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-10
Steamship Lines to File New Tariffs

SEATTLE, (P - Shipping cir cles said today steamship lines op- erating between Seattle and Alas ka would file a new tariff within the next two weeks, providing for increases in rates on selected com modities. At the end of six months, the companies said, they would be willing to review the rates at a hearing.
 Rate increases sought by the war shipping administration were refused Tuesday by the Maritime Commission. The increases now proposed would be effective after the end of February, when the War Shipping Administration re- linquisheS control of the lines.
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-10
No. 757 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by Order of the Probate Court in and for the Cape Nome Pre- cinct Second Division, Territory of Alaska, George Geamalis and John Kost have been appointed joint Executors of the estate of Gust J. Cremidas, deceased.
 All persons having claims against said estate should present them with proper vouchers at tached within six months of the date of this notice to the said Ex- ecutOrS, at Nome Alaska.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska. Decem- Der l9, l946
 George Geamalis
 John KOSt
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT, SECOND DIVISION, ALASKA. IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE OF GUST J. CREMIDAS, Deceased.
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-10
School News
FIRST GRADE

Whoever remembered to bring a can for planting a bulb, was per mitted to plant one Tuesday morn ing. The bulbs came from people in Holland who had received help from Nome friends.
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-10

whoever rememDered 10 bring a can for planting a bulb, was per mitted to plant one Tuesday morn ing. The bulbs came from people in Holland who had received help from Nome friends.
 THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES
 After very pleasant two weeks vacation, we are back in school. We are ready to study. With the end of the six weeks just few days off we are busy taking exam nations.
 In Language class we are begin ming a unit on letter writing. We are planning to correspond with schools in other countries. FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES
 The children in the fourth and fifth grades were all glad to get back to school after their long Christmas vacation. Before Christ man they received letters from children in StrathrOy, Ontario. These children were very anxious to know what our city was like. We answered the letters, telling many things about ourselves and our town. We also sent them a pie ture of our class, which we are sure they will be glad to get. SIXTH GRADE
 Our room recently received a letter from Theresa Maxwell, who is in the Santa Teresita Sanitari- um at MOnravia, California. She says she feels much better and wrote very cheerful letter. Ther- esa'S folks have moved from Nome to California to be near her. They plan to live in Salem, Ore. SEVENTH. EIGHTH GRADES
 A class of chess has been start ed in the 9th grade. Basic princi- pleS of the game are taught two half-hour periods a month, and the game is played before and af- ter school.
 A class in Modern and Old Time dancing will be started next Mon day evening. Members are linn tied to the 9th, 7th and 9th grades. HIGH SCHOOL
 The High School students have returned to school after sixteen days of vacation.
 The boys basketball team played Army Ordnance team this week but lost 51 to 33. Too much vaca- tion, eh boys?
 Next week marks the end of half of the school year, and we shall celebrate by having semester exaps.