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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29

Maj ornenim = =, da mi se
sinili. Mrs. Albina Novak. Kaj
yse mora prestati sano zatp, ker
je odkrita in postena. Svet Sc je
pa res narobe obrnil, vcasih smo
rekli, da SO mozje modri, zene
pa klepetulje. Danes pa je ravno
nasprotno.
Kar mic Sc Mrs. Novak ne OH
rate ma napade, sal 1e clanstvo
Z Vami. vi ste predsednica Slo-
venske zeiske zveze in nobeden
drug. &c pa hoce nekdo drugi no.
vo "zensko zvezo" ustanoviti,
svobodno mu. Pa DO precej cud-
no in "spasno," &c DO "zenska"
organizacija "zenska zveza"
imela "moskega" predsednika
"zenske zveze."
Ia enkrat mi ga nocemo, ker
imamo pravilno izvoljene, zmoz-
ne in postene uradnice. z belo-
gardisti pa nocemo imeti nobe-
mega opravka, nasprotno pa je
vsaka modra in pametna beseda
dobro dosla oc katere kohl stra-
iii. Frances Kranic.
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zalostna novica il
starega kraja

Cleveland, O. - Podpisana.
XII sem donna il Tatr ma Primer
skem, sem dobila IL stare domo-
vine zalostno vest, da je moja
necakinja Vera Spilar, p~oroeena
Vojvoda 7. deceinbra 1916 il
pustila svojo blago duso v cve-
tool mladosti. Bila je stara "a
let. 1apustila je soproga Aloj-
zija Nojvodo, novo rojeno ZEN
sko dete ter stir let starega'
sincka IL zakona prvega nloza
Rudolfa Strausa, donna IL Pade-
"a ma Primorskem, iii ie polozil
svoje mlado zivljenje ma oltar
dofnovine Re leta 1912. Sirote
Milancek je sedaj brez oceta in
mamice., Dokoncala sta svojo
:rnjevo. pot zivljenja, XII sta 10
hodila pod tujcevo peto. Nj j.
ma bilo dano vzivati zlato svo-
bodo, za katero sta Sc borila.
Nina vzklikam: pocivajta V
miru in naj wanna DO lahka do
maca, z krvjo napojena gruda.
IL vasih grobov DO zrastlo novo
zivljenje in zlata svoboda DO We
jala v vasi now Jugoslaviji.
Tvoji ljubeci materi, draga
Verica, soprogu, hcerki, sincku
ter sestricam in bratcem IRE
kan nase iskreno sozalje.
Tvoja zalostna teta Maria.
Mrs. Mary Vogrin
1868 Shawnee Ave.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29
Dive pismi il cesnice

MRS. Matilda Maljavec, Gen.
trail City, Penna., je sprejela dive
pismi il starega kraja cd tova-
'isice Pepce Stritar, Cesnice st.
10, p. Mirna ped. Priobcamo v
zerpkih vsebino obeh pisrni).
"Draga tovarisica Matilda!
"sprejela sem Tvoje pismo,
"a katero tt najlepsa hvala. "a
avaljujem Sc "a sprejete stvari,
XII ste mi Jill poslali v paketu.
zelo sem bila vesela, ko sem do
oila zazeljene stvari, najvec pa
sem bila vesela cevljev, XII Sc tn
:ako tezko dobijo, kajti fasistic-
ma druhal nam je vse unicila in
oropala. Prisli so zopet tisti ca
81, ko sc presto kretamo in OBJ
1aVljamo naso poruseno domo-
vino.
"sedaj gradimo progo v raz-
dalji rs KIN in to v Bosni cd
Brcka do Banovici. Ma progl
las della okrog 10 brigad, XII
stejejo pc 285 ljudi. Mi delamo
vse skupno, "a " prid celemu
)rebivalstvu brez razlike.
"sprejmite nase lepe pozdra-
We 49,. H.. 49,. ~.
Pepca Stritar.
Drugo pismo Sc v izcrpkih
glasi,:
F.. "Opisati Van, moran podrob
,osti, kaj Sc j. dogajAlo "a b
u vojne pri mas. Leta 1871 .
y pri mas ljudstyo ,I5vieniIp \
1poru proti sovra4niku., Mr. ~:
asa stare Jugoelavijs l1adstYo
4 i1nelo nobsIih pravic III r. bi
. satirano, SO naki dciavski vo-
'itclji sbrali vse pustere \, -
cd1e Judi in I mimi Y hrlbih
ugafizirali odpof. Msd ten ca-
80 m so Sc yrsile velike borbe,
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29

ekupator je pozigal, moril in
ropal po domovih nash hratov,
sester in ocetov. Pa srno pc Pc
tin letih krvave borbe vendar
z borbo izvojevali nase pravice.
"Najhujse pr mas danes je
to, da Sc ne dobi blaga in
obutve, toda prepricani srrlo,
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29

da bo v kratkem dosti Boise.
cato upafi, da boste razumeli
teskoce, XII. smo jih imeli pod
okupatorjem in domacimi ida
jalci. -: :
"Sprejmite topic pozdrave il
Vase rojstne domovine.
Pepca Star
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29
UREDNIKOVA pO$TA

Jill dvignili in spet vtaknili do
kolen ' biato. Ko sno bill Y goz-
du sami, nismo bodivjali. 10 so
pa prisli domobranci Y gozd, so
pa divjali kot zverina, versko SO
znoreli ii ljudje.
"Ukazovali SO in grozili: Jul
tri DO pa pr vas gorelo!' Ali pa:
'Sedaj SO taksni ma vrsti "a SIRE
ljanje kot 81 til in to so govorili
sprico otrok, tako da sno bill
vsak dan bodisi donna, ali pa v
gozdu ma pragu smrti.
"Ljuba teta, ne morem opisa-
tt, kaj vse so z mano delali. Te-
phi SO me, da sem bila VISA crna.
Otroka, XII sem ga nosila ma ro-
kah, so skoraj ubili. Moja pot v
Igozdu do Prezida je bila kakor
krizna pot, enega otroka sem no,
sila ma rokah, drugi pa mi je kar
ma vratu sedel. Ko nj mogel dru-
lgace nagajati belogardist,>ni je
pa VETO vrgel pod noge, da sem
padla in vrgla otroke ma tia, ia
ko da so bill vsi krvavi cd po-
skodb. Meme pa je belogardist z
nogo suval, ko nisem mogla ia
koj vstati. Tako in Sc dosti hui
Sc so ravnali z mani.
"Leta 1914 pa me je napadla
'trna roka.' Bill so vsi domaci.
crnorokec mi je drzal ma prsih
samokres in grozil, da me DO
ustrelil, &c ne bonn odgovarjala
ia vprasanja. Ko so odsli, sem
sc Sc diva dni visa tresla. Sedaj
sem VISA silva cd samega strahu
in trpljenja. Moza so kar ' gozdu
zakopali in sele letos smo ga IL
kopali in pripeljali njegove ko-
fsti domov. Oh, teta, bio je tako
Ehudo, da VAN nikoli ne bl mo-
gla vsega ,popisati. Same zaradl
otrok MORAN Sc ziveti In trpeti.
Danes imamo praznik, prvo
zasedanje nase slovenske Wade.
Imeii bono pa razvitje prapora
in igro va stare pravdo." Tudi
JAZZ sem re igrala in zela pohva-
10. Sem odbornica pri organiza-
ci proti-fasisticnih zen in obs
kovalka otrok. Delam ma terenu
in sem v sindikatu pri Redeem
krizu, it'd. Della imamo dovolj.
zene 81 kar same gradijo in OBJ
navljajo domove.
"Sedaj pa Sc par vrstic o ma
sem prazniku. IL Cerknice so sc
pripeljali z tovornimi avti ljud-
je ma naso proslavo. Rayno sedaj
odhajajo in tako lepo POLO: ia
nez, kranjski Janez, kan odha-
jas danes? Je zeio lepa pesem.
"Sedaj bono imeli zadrugo "a
sivilje, gostilna in trgovina z
cevlji je re zadruzna. Skupno Z
ostaio, pa je hasa mladina gra-
dila progo v Bosni in obljubila,
da DO sla drugo leto ma udarni,
sko delo. Tudi moi sin je bill tam
in pravi, da DO BE sci, &c DO oh
%pocitnicah zdrav.
"Moja mala hcerka Maria je
Sc vedno tako polna strahu, da
&c lie vidi pusko, ali pa drugace
oblecenega cioveka, moran kar
bezatl z MO, tako Sc, slrota, zac-
ne VISA tresti. Ubogi otrok, ko-
like trpi! Sauna pa sem tudi to-
like unicena, da sc Bog usmili!
"Pozdravite vso Vase druzino.
Vasa vedno Vas ljubeca
"Francka Avsec."
To je vsebina pisem, XII mi jih
pise moja necakinja. Ubogi ljud-
je, kaj SO vse morali prestati. Nj
n;kaksno Guido, zakaj SO tolovaji
in vodje belogardistov zbezali IL
donaoyine. Narod jih sedaj ne
s'zrFi, kcr sedaj je narod reven
in lnicen. lTarod je bill dober
d,k'er so oni bill pri dobrih ia
! polnih koritih. Ucili SO ga tako
hH,n in dolgo. da e narod epre
,y;dol in . n iiy1oi f,adi ohcn ht,nnl
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29
Trpljenje partizanske matere
pod domobranskim teroriem

pod domobranskirn terorjeIn
Aurora, Ill.-Dobila sem diva
pisma cd mole necakinje Franc
Ike Avsec IL Starega trga pr Ra-
keku. Pisma SO zanimiva, ker mi
necakinja opisuje tedanje borbe
in trpljenje, ter sedanje razme-
re. Prvo vsebuje sledece:
"Draga moja zlata teta:
"Dolgo Re mislim ma Vas in ma
Vase druzino. Zelo rada hi we
della, kako ste prestali to stras-
no morijo zadnjih let. JAZZ lah-
ko recem, da je bio strasno. Res,
strasno, pa sem lie vse prenesla.
Leta 1941 mi je bill ubit stiri leta
star sin. Potem smo pa leta
1912 moral bezati v gozd. No.
vembra 1912 sem rodila sina v
gozdu ma snegu in pod neko
smreko.
"Vsa moja druzina je bila v
gozdu. Decembra 1912 so ma
padli mas partizanski lager, sta
rejsi sin je pobegnil in odsel v
partizane. Moi MOI, JAZZ in trije
otroci pa smo cakali, kedaj nam
DO strojna puska zapela smrtno
pesem. Zapela pa je samo "a mo-
jega moza, XII je padel mrtev.
Padel je tik pred mano in otro-
kom. Kaksna je to bila groza,
draga teta, lahko povem, &c re-
Gem, da je niti psu ne bi privo-
scila. Kaj vse so z nami delali
belogardisti, Yam "a. enkrat ne
morem popisati, toda preprica-
ma sem, da niti v peklu tega ne
hi bio.
"Odgnali so me in pretepli, po-
EN- pa virgil v strogi zapor "a
70 dni. Pozneje smo bill stir dni
ma dezju, vsi moKri, susilo Sc je
kar ma meni. JAZZ sem pa susila
cunje "a mojega malega 'parti-
zancka' pod pazduho. Odgnali so
me v Italijo, kjer sem stradala,
da Sc Bog usmili.
"Sin, XII je odsel v gozd, je po-
zneje prisel domov in nasel oce-
ia vsega krvavega in mrtvega,
meme pa in estate nj mogel mai
tie. Vrgel Sc je ma mrtvega oee-
ia in jokal: 'Kje SO pa mama,
bratje in sestre?' Morali so ga
odvleci S silo.
"Srecno sem Sc vrnila i. inter-
nacije in tudl "a slna sem poskr-
bella. Iskala sem ga sedem dni
pc Dolenjskem, ga nasla in pri-
peljala domov. Sedaj hodi v GIN
naziJo: Druge hcerke pa so stare
10, sest in tri leta, a najmlajsi
'partizancek' pa je moral zapu-
stiti to gresno zemljo. Tako mi
,je hudo "a MIN! VISA preganja-
MIA, vse zapore, VISA trpljen;a in
stradanja sva prestala, pa je mo-
raj umreti!
"Taksno je bio mole z~ivljenje,
draga teta. Sedaj pa Sc moran
Sc pajprej boriti "a obstoj, ker
SO nam vse pokradli. Pri mas je
lyakrat gorelo, nazadnje pa so
belogardisti pokradli, kar je Sc
~ostalo."
Drugo pismo, XII je pisano 20.
novembra 1916, je pa sledece
vsebine:
'Draga teta:
"Cobila sem Vase drobno pi-
5mo, kar verjeti nisem mogla,
da e cd Vas. Prvo pismo sem
YAM pisala kar ma slepo sreco,
pa je vseeno naslo mojo Sc edino
ziveco teto, katero samo Sc ne
1alzo v daljavi vidim. Sal je re
oliko let, ko ste odsli v Ameri-
20. Tallr1t sem bila Sc otrok,
;+alj pa se1a tako ncsrecna ma
ii.
~"Starejsi sin in hcerka lezita
bolna v postelji. Sal nj nobeno
Guido, ko SO ta::;o majhni naorali
pre-tati strah. glad, mcaz in ze-
10. o bozicu 1912 so hodili kosi,
IN ca iih Dhr ,,e4raho
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QOOre SluLDe LdpdQnO-eV-
ropske c~itatelje je jake razbu-
rila knjiga journalistic Malapor-
te-ja, v kateri opisuje, kako SO
hrvatski ustasi prinesli moril-
Gu Pavelicu cell jerbas oci v dar
cd pomorjenih Srbov. Mogoce
Sc bodo ravno isti citatelji ne
koliko cudili, &c Jim povem, da
Sc isti Pavelic danes popolno-
ma svobodno sprehaja v angle
Ski okupacijski zoni v Gradcu,
kjer zivi. Danes mu bivse sta
jerske nacistke p~rinasajo kosa-
rice grozdja v dar. Ravno ma
isti ulici, kot Pavelic, zivi bivsi
madzarski dictator grof Horthy
in mirno srka stajerski rizelc.
Ameriske okupacijske oblasti
so "pomilostile" "a bozitne praz-
nike en- million bivsih nacistov.
Use izgleda tako, da jim DO,
vzelo desetletja, predno jim DO
mogoce ugotoviti krivdo posa-
meznih gestapovcev in nacistov.
Mi smo to delo opravili v treh
mesecih. Vzelo nam je stiri dol
ga leta krvavih borb ob Volgi,
Dnjepru, Visli in Odri, predno
smo zdrobili naciste v prah in
napravili obracun S "tretiim
reichom'. Vsi povojni znaki pa
kazejo ma to, da ina kuga mno-
go obozevalcev med zapadno
demokracijo, XII memo varuje
bivse naci-fasisticne veljake "a
svoje bodoce oblacne dni.
Tekom leta 1915 sc je mnogo
govorilo o "neizogibni' prihod-
Mi vojni. Ma vsak nacin sc je
hotelo p%repricati narode sveta,
da je prvo povojno leto pravza-
prav "predvojno leto", ne pa
povojno leto. So ljudje, XII 81
strastno zelijo, da hi clovestvo
magic pozabilo ma strasno in kr-
vavo tragedijo Nehote mi
prihaja NJ misel neki clanek v
Hearstovem dnevniku v Chica-
gu pod naslovom: "Mrzlicno OBJ
navljanje Stalingrada", v ka-
terem je med drugim receno tu-
di tole: -. eden izmed CLAW
min simptonov rdeckarjev> .je,
pripravljanje "a tretjo svetovno
vojno ...". So ma svetu me-
sta, XII SO vsem sveta svetinja,
toda pri besedi "Stalingrad' vsi
posteno misleci ljudje spostlji-
vo umolknejo - tako Ameri-
kanci, kakor tudi Francozi in
Anglezi. Toda ljudje, XII hocejo
novo "preprecilno" vojno, Sc
ne ustavljajo pred nicemur. Ma
duseno obnavljanje porusenih
NEST in vasi, slikajo narodom
sveta kot novo grozeco nevar-
most "a svetovni mir, grenade
ME atomskih bomb pa "a oljki-
no velico mlru. Da, bio je res
prevec laganja v prvem povoj-
mem letu, tako da Sc je malo-
dusnezev vcasih v resnici lote-
vala neopravicena obupanost.
&c Sc mi pogumno oziramo v
bodotnost, &c mi, ne glede ma
velike tezave, z veseljem po-
zdravljamo Novo leto, to ne de-
lamo cato, da Sc morda obraca-
mo stran cd nash razvalin, niti
ne cato, da smo morda popol-
norna ravnodusni "a usodo sve-
tovnega miru. Pesimisti trdijo,
da. upanje nina spomina in vi
da. No mi inamo trdno upanie
" boljso naso bodocnost ravno
cato, ker Sc dobro spominjamo
In vse vidimo. Mi vemo, da lie
bio leto 1916 sele prvi korak
"a ozdravljenje sveta, da mas
minulo leto nj priblizalo II kakS-
mi morebitni ponovni vojni, pat
pa, da mas je oddaljilo cd ME.
Hes SO bile velikanske zrtve, mad
katerimi lahko jocelno, toda ne
SINE nam jih biti zal. Te zrtve
so bile EaInar.
lDdlje prihodnjiG)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29
lila Ehrenburg:
lila Ehrenburg:
NOVOLETNE MISLI
III ruscine prelosil: John Kaueie)

Prvo povojno, ma politicnem
polju precej burno leto, je Cd
slo v eaton. Nj bio lahko leto
"a clovestvo. Tekom vojne so
81 ljudje mislili: ,umolknili bo-
do topovi in vse Sc DO vrnilo ma
stare pot. V svoji naivnosti so
81 predstavljali, da bodo kar
5ez noe postale il razvalin 70
pet palace. Sc nikdar v zgodo-
vini nj clovesko srce obcutilo
tako globokih bolecin in muc-
nth ran, kakor Jill je tekom zad-
ME vojne. Pa Sc najdejo danes
Be ljudje, XII Sc predstavljajo "a
zdravnike, in oh istem casu sip
ljejo sol v skelece rane bolni-
ka.
Mnogo je se razvalin OBJ Dnje-
pru, Donavi in Semi, pa nekate-
ri ljudje kljub temu nepreneho-
ma govore 0 tretji, "skorajsnji'
vojni, XII ina resiti "demokraci-
jo". Tekam mojega lanskega
potovahja pc Zapadni Evropi,
sem slisal fanogo yisoko done
cih govorov. Slisal sem ljudi,
kako- so sc menili O koseku kru-
ha, 0 stanovanjski krizi in O po-
manjkanju topiva. Naci-fasisti
so pomorili milijone kmetov, de-
lavcev in rudarjev, kateri hi
danes cello pray prisli clovestvu.
Ko sem bill v Franciji, tam nj
bio mogoce kupiti niti koscka
kruha >. " Grciji je neki anne
riski correspondent nasel sestra-
danega Grka, kateri je tehtal
samo "a xii. Hotel ga je foto-
grafirati "a dokaz strasne lako-
tie, toda Grk je ogoljufal kores-
pondenta s tenn, da je med tenn
umrl, ko je slednji Intel pc TO-
tografa -.
Paris Sc je nekdaj ponasal,
da je najbolj razsvetljeno me-
sto ma svetu, zdaj pa tukaj vsak
dan zapirajo elektriko enkrat
v TEN, drugic v drugem delu
mesta -. Ia predvojnega Lon
doncana je bio domace ognji-
See nekaksna svetinja, danes
je pa ma tisoce Lo%ndoncanov
hrez strehe in domacega ognji-
sea. Pred vojno so Nemci trdili,
da so iznasli nove sonce, XII DO
ogrevalon jihova stanovanja
brez goriva, danes pa Berlinca-
nom ne gre drugega pc CLAW,
kje bi nasli kaksno stare desko,
da 81 zakurijo in pogrejejo -.
Tekom pryega povojnega le-
to Sc voina de nj povsod konca-
la. Vrsili so Sc boji v 1ndonezi-
j, v Grciji, v Indiji, v Indokini
in ma Kita jskem. Ljudje, XII so
Sc Sc pred nedavnim steli "a
"osvoboditelje'', so pokazali, da
znajo z~atirati tudi svobodo. .Kje
je tisti tragedist, Xxi bi znal OPT
sati zalost in trpljenje Grcije,
kateri so, kakor Niobeji Meme
otroke, zopet well S krvjo pia-
:ano svobodo? Mexico je Byron
odhitel ma bregove Ellade, kjer
Sc je zrtvoval "a tujo svobodo.
Danes pa Sc najdejo ljudje, XII
pravijo, da SO citali Byrona, XII
bite ravno k tistim bregovom
Ellade, da v korenini zatro svo-
bodo in da ponovpo vklenejo
tjudstvo v suzenjske okove D.
Ma Pirenejskem polotoku Spa
MIA Sc vedno jeci v ~fasisticnih
krempljih, to j. tista spanija,
XII So je prva uprla nacifasistie-
MIN razbojnikom. Res je, da SO
30 novem letu odsli il Madri-
10 nekatefi poslaniki, toda pu-
still % tam, "a vsak sluea svo-
ie "rar,1estnike". Gen. Frankie
il prsvee obtutljive narave in
bo prav lahko psenasl odsot-
aosf t,s1ih poslaiikov. !
Nuerr,bsrskirn zlotincem be nj
,osrccllp tho nash zaslugah)
aiti visliEarn, toda mnogisn nil
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29

ciljev in zrtev jugoslovanskih narodov v zadnji svetdvni
>vojni, ternvec tudi il razloga nezaupanja " danasnjo Az,
strijo, il razloga :varnosti. Jugoslavija ne more dopustitii
da bi tudi najnanjsi del slovenskega sozeralja,E HI ga shoce.
10 obdrzati Nemci danes pod avstrijsko frnao, bill ~izposIav-
lien hadaljni germanizaciji. Ne more tvegatI, da bi Slouen.
ska Koroska, XII hi 10 obdrzai Nemci pod a~vstrijsko firfnp.
Oh izprenenjenih mednarodnih odnosih prsia v ~nevarnobt.
da postane zopet del Venke Nerncije in izpadno ozenljez 70
napad ma Jugoslavijo, kakor je bila aprila l941,
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Natives Back Leeman
To Succeed Marqo|d

Herbert P. Leeman, president of
the Society of Natives, will be rec
commended by the society to replace
the late Judge Nathan R. Margold
in Municipal Court.
A motion to this effect was made
at the regular meeting of the So
ciety of Natives last night by Miss
Eta Taggart and was carried after
many of the members had attested
their confidence in Mr.. Leeman.
The society commended the ef-
forts of the Committee on Medical
Care of the District Society to get
under way a survey of hospital ex-
penses in the District.
After hearing from Monte Sanger,
former assistant superintendent of
St. Elizabeths Hospital, the society
supported legislation urged by the
Federal Security Administration S
bill asking voluntary admission and
treatment at that hospital.
A Christmas party included
carols, reading Of Star editorial
page article by the Rev. DR.. Fred
erick Brown Harris and a trip into
the past via clippings from The
Star of December "a, 1887. The
entertainment was under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Jane Williams Bangs.
The meeting was held in the
Mayfower Hotel. Mr.. Leeman pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Program 10 Combat
Divorce Proposed by
Episcopal Bishop
By the Associotsd Press

SPRINGFIELD, H., Dec. 49,
Bishop Richard T. Loring plans to
introduce in parishes of the Spring.
field Episcopal diocese program to
combat divorce, which he says In
three of four cases is caused by
sexual maladjustment."
Bishop Loring said today he ex-
poets to begin soon instruction Of
diocesan priests in giving marriage
rating test of parishoners contem-
plating marriage.
Sexual maladjustment is the
cause of divorce in IS per cent of
marriages. he said. Fifteen per
cent fail because of economic rea-
sons-either not enough money or
the stupid handling of it,"
The other 10 per cent, he added,
fail because of pure cussedness."
The rating test. devised by two
Harvard University psychology pro-
fessors, will be voluntary.
Bishop Loring said it was intended
to measure relative prominence of
six basic personality characteristics
theoretical, economic, esthetic, So
cial. political and religious.
Couples found generally unadap-
table would be advised not to wed.
No date has been set for start of
instructions, the bishop said in an
interview.
Bishop Loring, a former assistant
in the Harvard psychology depart
ment and rector of St. Davids
Church, Baltimore, before his eleva-
ton last October, said he admins
tered the test to $50 couples later
married by him In the East.
Only five of the marriages ended
In divorce. he added.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Woman Finally Kills
Self After Newsman
Holds Her on Phone
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Two police
men and Chicago Times photogra-
pher sped to the hotel apartment OF
Mrs. Patricia Brody yesterday after
she had telephoned the Times and
said she was going to commit sui
eide.
While the policemen were en- route
to the home of the 36-year -old di-
vorcee, a reporter at the Times
talked to Mrs. Brody for 20 minutes
pleading with her not to kill herself
He talked of Christmas, of new hope
that might come with the new year
of Gods mercy. of the 11-year -old
adopted daughter she had men,
toned. Several times during the
telephone conversation she threat
ened to break the connection and
Jump from her third-floor window
Each time the reporter coaxed her
out of it.
Il have troubles = there's
nothing to live for" she told him.
She hung up when the police ano
John Arabinko, the photographer
arrived. She told the officers, &c
away, 1 don't want any policeman
They left and Mr.. Arabinkc
stayed. When n'she double locked the
door Mr.. Arabinko began to unlock
it. He told Mrs. Brody the police
men would send police matron to
help her.
Suddenly, Mr.. Arabinko said, she
darted to a wondow and quickly
threw it. open. Mr.. Arabinko at
tempted to grab her-but too late.
She jumped. He looked out the
window and saw her lying. in her
bright blue dressing gown. on the
paved areaway below. She was
dead.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
APATHY Brings Record Vacancy
AT West Point, Annapolis

had been dismissed for academic
deficiencies, physical or disciplinary
reasons. The number of dismissals
is almost a record high. having been
exceeded only in 1914, when 1875
cadets were discharged.
designations at West Point have
shown steady rise since VI day.
In 1914, for instance, there were
only 81 designations in the record
breaking enrolment of 2,552 cadets.
The following year. however, 1853
cadets found life outside the Army
more to their liking, and last year
a total of ISL resigned. -
Quota Raised in 1912.
The authorized strength at West
Point was increased in 1912 to 1850
to the present 2,496. The 1914 en-
rollment therefore actually exceeded
the authorization.
The large majority of cadets and
midshipmen are appointed by men,
bers of Congress, each OF whom
names principal and three alter
mates for each vacancy to which
he is entitled. Thus about 5000
names could be submitted to fill
the 780 vacancies at West Point.
Most of the candidates examined
at West Point fail the mental ex-
aminations. OF those who took the
tests this year, % per cent failed
mentally, 16 per cent physically
and II per cent failed both the
mental and physical tests.
Evening star., 1947-12-23
By John A. Giles

The Nations military and naval
academies, which once had long
waiting lists of candidates, now are
bucking postwar apathy.
Disclosure of figures of West Point
and Annapolis yesterday indicated
the number of vacancies for poten-
tial cadets and midshipmen has
reached record proportions.
West Point has 339 vacancies in
it's authorized strength of 2.496 men.
Last year the vacancy figure was
311; in 1914, it was As. At no time
since 1920 had the vacancy figure
ever exceeded 800 before 1916.
More Annapolis Vacancies.
Annapolis this year has an all
time record of 1,O43 vacancies, with
$40 additional openings resulting
from a recent expansion program.
Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor
West Point superintendent, said
there simply was not sufficient
competition for admission to pro-
duce candidates in adequate num-
bers and with the necessary quail
fcations for admission" Naval
spokesmen said the shortage at An
napolis revealed a postwar apathy
among high school graduates toward
naval careers.
AS of December 10, 110 West Point
cadets had resigned this year for
one reason or another while 122
Evening star., 1947-12-23
Battered Defendants Given
Draw No Sentence, in Court

Surveying a pair of bandaged de-
PENDANTS appearing before him in
Municipal Court, Judge Almond w.
Scott concluded the mutual assault
in which they were co-defendants
and accomplishments required no
further judicial action.
"By the looks of your heads, you
both held court before you came
here-and imposed severe sentences
on ach other" Judg Scott declared.
Police explained Columbus B.
Knox, 26, colored, of the first block
of Pierce street NV, and Henry T.
Hlnnant, 81, colored, of the 1900
block of Eighth street NV. had been
charged after they had hit each
other over the heads with duckpins
in bowling alley where they work.
The judge accepted Assistant
United States Attorney James Nc
Kay's recommendation to drop the
cases