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Evening star., 1947-05-02
Letters to The Star
Viewing Art Gallery Guards
From New Angle.
To the Editor Of The star:

To the Editor Of The Star.
It is well known that every night at
the stroke Of twelve the pictures in the
National Gallery can leave their frames
if they wish and talk over the affairs
of the day. So timid, however, are they
that eavesdropping has not heretofore
been possible; but last night an ingen-
ious art lover concealed wire recorder
in one Of the courtyards on the second
floor and this morning it was played
over. The conversation:
The White Girl: I'm sure my hairs
a fright. If could only get out in the
daytime to a beauty shop! I could. too,
If it wasn't for those guards.
L'Andalouse: You should show your
contempt for them the way / do. I
turn my back.
L'Odalisque: Now wait minute, you!
like to have men around Those
guards really help to keep us from get
ting lonely.
The Old Musician: Yes, but I wish
they'd stand aside some time so we
could see the people.
The Dead Toreador tsitting up): Is
it that bad? I never noticed.
The Old Musician: In your condition
you couldn't notice anything. But as
far as that's concerned, I'm surprised
there are not few more like you lying
around here.
Mercury (nis voice comes in from the
central fountain: I know what you
mean, old fellow. Look at me. I've
been trying to get away from them for
years.
A Cupid: Let me join you
A Moulin Rouge Dancer: Boys, boys |!
Aren't you being little unfair to our
guards2
Armed With Guns.
Cupid: How can be unfair to any
body who's armed with gun? Me with
my bow and arrow2
The Laughing Cavalier dosing his
smile): But our guards aren't armed,
are they? wouldn't see any reason
for it.
The Old Musician: Don't get to the
Sunday night concerts, do you? Those
guards have little gadgets strapped to
their waists that amt costume jewelry.
The White Girl: Dear me, dear me!
The very thought of shooting upsets
me. Now feel worse than ever.
A Ballet Dancer: You look it!
Voltaire: Girls! Quiet, please! Why
accuse folks of crimes they haven't
committed? The guards haven't shot
anyone yet, have they?
The Old Musician (under his breath) ::
No. So far the musicians have gotten
away unscathed.
Lady Caroline Howard cher childish
voice comes from across the halD: But
what are the guards afraid Of?
Martha Washington: Now, dear, don't
inquire into matters too deep for you
They're afraid of riots.
The Laughing Cavalier: Riots, did
you say?
The Old Musician: Sure! Suppose
somebody came to the concerts expect
ing to hear Haydn and got Hindemith
Van Gogh Chimself): Or came to
hear Hindemith and got Haydn.
The Old Musician: Look who's talk
ing! You can't judge music without
an ear!
Van Gogh: At least my ear wasn't
shot off, as some of you peoples are
likely to be If something isn't done.
The Laughing Cavalier: Armed
guards at concerts! Riots! What CEN
tury is this anyway?
Voltaire:: The twentieth, the great
century of progress! In Washington
especially.
The Laughing Cavalier: Hmm-I
wonder what I've been laughing at all
these years.
Voltaire: You may well ask. S-h-h!
hear guard. JAMES WHARTON.
Weems, Va.
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Evening star., 1947-05-02

they are veterans they can do as they
please. This does not bring about
either the efficiency or econb bmy which
Congress pretends to desire.
True economy, efficiency and sane
reduction of force could have been ac-
complished If every agency had been
allowed to make its own adjustments
without outside interference, under the
rules of common sense and practicality
Good workers could have been retained
and given permanent" status, poor
ones weeded out.
No private business could survive such
erratic and eccentric attacks as are
made on Government functions by
Congress. G. B.
A Brickbat for MIR. Ickes
To the Editor of the Star:
It is amusing, to say the least, to see
ex-public spender Honest Harold" Ickes
use your valuable columns to denounce
members of House subcommittee for
cutting Interior appropriations. In his
column of April Is, Ickes really got
rough with the subcommittee. 1t makes
wholesome impression, am sure, on
our youth to see former cabinet officer
describe economy minded Congressman
as political vandals" out to exploit
the Indians.
Unfortunately, most readers do not
know the background Of this TRADE.
Although Ickes, as Secretary of Interior,
bossed many projects and people, he was
singularly unsuccessful in getting all of
the money he said he needed from Con-
gress. SO the self-styled prudent"
guardian of the Nations natural re-
sources is mad at the "dunderheads'
who seek to cut Federal spending and
taxes. He says that certain Congress-
men Should be told that they are living
In the year 1s47 and not in the year
1897" Perhaps Ickes should be re-
minded that he is living in l947 and not
Ia the days Of PWA- ]. g. B.
Evening star., 1947-05-02

Importance of Princess Elizabeth
To the Editor of The Star:
I am sure all good Americans wished
Princess Elizabeth, heir presumptive to
the British throne, ardent fluctuations
upon her reaching her majority and
thus upon her assuming greater in
fiuence in British affairs.
America is not monarchy. In fact,
it has long tradition of opposition to
inherited political power. But Amer
lea has demonstrated time and time
again that she is willing to give po-
litical power to the children of polit-
ically important persons when they
have proved themselves Kings and
Queens have been losing out purely and
simply because of their own personal
stupidities and not for any other rea-
son. The world to date has been ruled
much longer by monarchs than by
popularly elected leaders. Popularity
elected rulers hold their power because
1t Is assumed that popular elections
can produce more intelligent leader
ship. If this theory-and it still is
theory-be proved mistaken, the world
probably will return to monarchy-or
devolve quite quickly to anarchy.
| Princess Elizabeth no doubt is the
key individual in the continuance of
monarchy, not only in Britain, but
| throughout the monarchicaI world. II
she ascends the British throne and aids
Britons in wise rulership, she never
will have to write an apology for her
position. America does not seek to
supplant wise monarchs. Wise rulers
are rarity, whatever their previous
or present condition of servitude or
exaltation. HENRY sTONER.
Telephone Company Refunds
To the Editor OF The Star:
While suspended telephone services
may have their disadvantages, think
what we subscribers are storing up in
| the way of credits on our bills. Last
| year, when the C. & P. Telephone Co.
| had labor troubles was refunded 20
| cents, including Federal tax. Considering
I was suburban subscriber, on rate
| OA % pei IIiOllbll, C4ty SQOSII1bClS
| do better than a mere 10 per cent
| for week or mores suspension. AS
calculate the rate of this Credit for
Interruption of Service Due to Work
Stoppage" if had no service for year,
| it would only cost me about SIS instead
of the full $24. Paying something for
nothing like this may not be good
deal, but it's better than kick in the
| teeth. PRO BONO PUBLICO.
Says Congress Hurts Morale
| To the Editor of The Star:
| I am sure that those members of
Congress, who have waged their war
of nerves against defenseless Federal
clerks for months past will be happy to
know that it is succeeding.
Saturday took the clerical exami-
| nation. In previous examinations
which were far more difficult, but given
| under normal American conditions,
with no pre-examination torture. of
l candidates, was calm and without
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-27
Recreation Area To Be
Built at Grand COulee

Public facilities for swimming
boating and fishing on Eastern
Washington's 151-mile-long lake
behind Grand Coulee dam and for
camping and picnicking on its
scenic shore will be developed by
the National Park Service as
rapidly as funds are made avail
able, Claude E. Reider, Super
visor, Coulee Dam Recreational
Area, has announced. =.
Major facilities programmed
for the near future include picnic
grounds, a boat harbor, and ex-
pansion of the existing seaplane
base for Coulee Dam; a bathing
beach and picnic ground for
Spring Canyon, 3 miles above the
dam; boating, picnicking, bathing
and camping facilities at Old Fort
Spokane, 43 miles above the dam,
where the Spokane river enters
Lake Roosevelt; picnic grounds
and boat docks at the old Kettle
Falls town site, LOG miles above
the dam; and a picnic ground,
bathing beach, and boat docks at
Marcus Island, opposite the town
of Marcus, which 112 miles from
the dam and "a miles by water
from the Canadian Boundry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-27
Plan Homes Now
But Build Later
Farm Experts Say

Today may be fine time to
plan that new home or farm
building, but most folk had better
wait for materials and labor costs
to come down before they start
actually to build. &.
This idea was expressed by the
majority of WaShingtOn'S county
and state agricultural extension
workers holding district confer
ences in February at Pullman,
Yakima, Wenatchee, Everett, Puy-
allup and Longview. To prepare
themselves for assisting rural peo-
pie with building problems, the
county extension workers studied
all phases of home and farm
stead construction under the dir
ection of specialists from the State
College of Washington.
Helen Moves, state extension
specialist in home management,
recommends that now is a good
time to read the many good bull
letins and circulars on home build
ing that are available through
county extension offices.
ut is also a good idea," she
said, "to get your plan for remod-
cling for new buildings drawn out
on paper now"
Among the phases of farmstead
planning studied at the conference
were how to plan the building,
the kitchen and storage space and
landscapeing, and the care of trees
and shrubs. ~s :.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-27
Building Materials
To Meet Demand

Production of almost all item:
of construction materials is ex.
pected to be sufficient in 194T
to meet demands of the antici.
pated large American building
program, the Department of Com
merce said today.
Large production increases
were registered in 1916, in many
cases exceeding shipments or pro-
duction in 1941, and prospects fol
1947 are that this production OF
construction materials will con.
tinue to increase.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-27
Western
Horse Heaven
By Mrs. Guy Travis

Walter Teske came Thursday
from Ritzville to see his new
grandson, Sydney Allen Speck.
Mrs. Teske who has been at the
Tom Speck home the past 10
days accompanied him home Fri
day. Mr.. Speck's brother, How
ard Teske, who has been sta
toned in Korea for several
months, has received his discharge
from the army and is in Ritzville
Irwin Leroy arrived Friday,
March 21st at the Sunnyside Me-
mortal hospital to make his home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Travis.
His brother, Joseph, is staying
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Travis at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Travis were
business visitors in Yakima Tues
day of last week and were dinner
guests in the evening of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Peterson, the occa-
sion celebrating Mr.. Travis birth
day. ..,. ~.
Air news of this locality: D.
L. Henson who owns a farm here
but resides in ProSSer, made his
first solo flight recently. He is
very enthusiastic over his new ac-
tivity and we congratulate him on
the report of his success in solo
ing. John Tomaske recently OBJ
tanned his private pilots license
and now can make a quick trip
to the ranch here to inspect oper-
ations at a moments notice. Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Henson flew to
Lake Chelan last Sunday to spend
the day. On Monday Chef took
his mother, Mrs. D. L. Henson to
Spokane on flight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tyacke Jr.
brought their son home last week
from St. Elizabeth's hospital in
Yakima where he had undergone
an operation the week before.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyacke and baby are
at the O'Farrell home in Benton
City. Mrs. Ed Tyacke Sr. was a
guest last week at the Tom
Speck home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-27
Bunch Finnigan Get
Agency for Tractor

Bunch & Finnegan of Kenne-
wick, WASH, has been selected as
sales agent for the mighty Man.
Garden Tractor in this area. This
is one of the few garden tractors
whose power is transmitted by
means of precision-machined
gears rather than by sprocket6
and chains. A Wisconsin engine,
well known to users of farm i'm
plements, furnishes the power to
the Mighty Man..
A wide variety of attachments
are available, including cultivator
sets, mowers and harrows. There
is also riding attachment which
converts the Mighty Man" into
a useful four wheel tractor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-27
AVOID STANDING
Standing takes i

Standing takes "a percent more
energy than sitting, the standard
energy. studies show. Therefore,
a simple, obvious rule for saving
strength In homework is: Sit to
do all lengthy jobs located in one
place = ironing, polishing silver,
pealing potatoes or preparing other
vegetables or fruits; Handwriting
bread, cake or cookies; and pack
ing lunches, according to extern
sion economists.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-27
IMPORTANT CASES

THEW The two most import.,,
I Peaehms snt. cases heard 'I ~ h.
United States Senate sitt;,Dy d,
Impeachment court were e'1 ~ as .
Associate Justice Chase '; snose d
and of President Andree,,, IN le9
in 1868. ew Johnso
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-27

Mona E. Elliott of Davenport and
District President Mrs. Hazel
Clark of Naches will be the hon.
ored guests at a joint meeting to
be held in Pasco April 10th.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-27

AUXILIARY GUESTS
The American Legion Aux
iliary's department president Mrs.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
Ecuador Army Joins Revolt Against President

GAYAQUIL, Ecuador, R)-The army garrison of Guayaquil, Ec- uador's leading port, joined the revolt against the regime of Col. Carlos Mancheno yesterday, say ing it no longer recognized him as the. chief of the government.
 Capt. Antonio Rivar Hidalgo has assumed command of the Guaya- quil forces, the garrison dnnOunc- ed in a statement.
 Quayaquil is a Pacific port about ITO miles south of Quito, the capital.
 In the region between, govern ment troops supported by tanks and artillery were reported driv- ing against anti-Mencheno forces. Menchenos nine day-old regime declared insurgent resistance was easing.
 Monday night the Ambato radio, broadcasting the first communique issued so far by insurgent head quarters, said rebel troops were battling Mancheno's forces "in the vicinity of Ambato," a strateglc rail town 60 miles south of Quito.
 A radio broadcast from Ibarra, 60 miles northeast of Quito, said troops from Tulcan had arrived in Ibarra and were thrusting toward the capital. The troop garrison at Tulcan went over to the side Of the anti-Mancheno forces Monday.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
Wants Federal
 Scholarships For Profession Pupils

SEATTLE, P)-President J. B. Conant of Harvard university to- day suggested "a federal scholar ship program for youths headed for the professions.
 In a prepared address he told a meeting of the Rainier club, whose members are Seattle civic and in- dustrial leaders, that throughout the nation many able boys and girls fail to receive the proper professional education because of lack of family finances"
 "To my mind," he continued, i've should make a start toward national professional scholarship and fellowship program. In other words, we should use federal funds to limited degree to keep the road to the universities open to outstanding talent from all eco- homie levels. .
 ''I am not inconsistent, l be- lieve, in advocating a federal scholarship program for youths headed for the professions, and at the same time stubbornly adhering to the doctrine of state and local control of public education."
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
Quick Sell-Out For "AH.Star'' Football Game

NEW YORK, CF) - Anguished opponents who wondered the last three football seasons whether anything short of graduation could stop army's incomparable Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis may have. the answer after tonight'S all-star game at the Polo ground.
 The whirling MT. Outside and the line-smashing MT. Inside, along with six other members of the unbeaten Cadet team, domin- ate the squad of eastern college grid greats meeting the New Fork Giants of the national football league in the Tribune Fresh Air Funds ninth annual contest.
 It didn't take much of a build up to sell out the house foc this one after B. and D. were given top billing for what will undoubtedly be the last football game O. theiy careers. Every one of the 52,0OO pasteboards has been sold and none of the ticket windows will be manned.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
British Sentence IA Former Cestapo Operatives

HAMBURG, Germany, iP - A British military court sentenced II operatives of the dread Gestapo to death today on conviction of kill ing 50 Allied flying officers on personal orders from Adolf Hitler
 Two others were sentenced to life imprisonment and two re- ceived 10 year terms.
 All the secret police stepped one by one with stiff, military bearing before >the dock to hear their fate. the men they had killed had es caped from a prison camp at Sa- gan, Silesia in l944. After recap ture, they were taken to ! lonely road and shot.
 Erich Zacharias, convicted of being concerned in the killing of Canadian flying officer G. A. Kid der, was one of those sentenced to die.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
Many Die In Labor Day Accidents In United States
By The Associated Press

At least 448 persons died in vio- lent accidents over the three-day Labor Day week end.
 Traffic mishaps accounted for by far the majority of the traged- ies, with 290 persons dead in crashes on the nations highways. In addition, 0l persons drowned and TT were killed in other acci- dents, including 2l deaths in plane crashes.
 The traffic toll was higher than the early estimate of 25O made by the National Safety Council, but it was still well below the all time Labor Day week end traffic fatal ity figure of 423 in 194l. In that year another 73 drowned and l25 died in miscellaneous violent mis- haps, bringing the 194l holidays deaths to 621.
 California compiled the largest traffic death total-23. Texas was close behind with 22, and New York and Illinois were third with 18 each.
 The accident death totals by states (traffic, drownings and mis- cellaneouS):
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03

in such dire financial straits pug zles many Americans.
 Russian Communists have as strange a conception of freedom as of democracy. Their notion of a free press is a press owned and controlled by the government. Constitutional freedom of the press in the United States means freedom from government control and domination. Nothing could be more fantastic than the Russian theory that the only guarantee of a free press lies in communal ownership" which means govern ment ownership.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
DIR. RALPH HUDGINS VISITS BROTHER HERE

pr. Ralph J. Hudgins DC. of Vallejo, California, has been vaca- tioning in Honolulu, Hawaii and Alaska. He is a brother to Rev. Lewis Hudgins of the Nazarene church here at Nome. Dr. HudginS states that Nome is the most un- usual and interesting of all his travels. He plans to leave for the States in a few days.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
MISS ERICA JUSKA LEAVES FOR STATES

Miss Erica Juska, nurse at the Maynard Columbus hospital for the past two years, departed for the States last Friday where she plans to enroll for specialized med ical study.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03

Hubby-I've insured my life for $5,0O0.
 Wife-You darling. Now I will not have to call the doctor every time you feel ill.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
YOLANDA CAYLOR LEAVES FOR FAIRBANKS

Yolanda Caylor, who has been bookkeeper for the Nome Hard ware Co.,, departed with her daughter for Fairbanks where they will join MT. Caylor.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, July 2.-The Mats
will embark on a 23-game road trip
here tonight when they tangle with
the league-leading New York
Yankees, and it could be q jolly
journey If Mickey Vernon continues
his recent improved batting form.
Washington'S angular first baseman
has shaken his protracted hitting
slump, at least temporarily. and his
more authoritative stickwork comes
as tonic to the club.
Mickey is batting tepid .254. but
a glance at his labor in Washington's
last eight games reveals he has
thumped 300, inserting a brace of
doubles and his first home run of the
season. Over the span of his last
four games Vernon has hit 1888.
When Vernon captured the Amer
lean League batting championship
last year with a fiossy 1853 average
he was hot" road hitter. It was
at Chicago where he Dashed home
run, triple, double and single in one
game. and it was in the West, on the
Mats last swing, that he pulled away
from Ted Williams and Johnny
Pesky to grab the crown.
Mats Have Chance to Climb.
Vernon's complete recovery could
aid in whisking the Mats into the
first division. Now only three games
behind the second-plac Boston Red
Sox, Washington has an opportunity
to close that gap in its next six
games-three with New York and
three with Boston.
Washington's pitchers will be toll
ing double time when the Mats in
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Choice of Blackwell as Starter
Presuqes AII-Stur Slab Epic

President Ford Prick of the Ma
tional League, in announcing Dyer's
selections, pointed out that the
manager would be unrestricted in
handling his team, with two excep-
tions-the eight regulars who topped
the fan poll will start the game and
play minimum of three innings
and no pitcher will toll longer than
three innings, unless the game
should 60 into extra innings.
The World Champion Cardinals,
although having only one starter in
Slaughter, will have the biggest all
star representation-five players in
cluding Stan Musial, first base;
Marty Marion, shortstop; Brecheen,
Munger and Slaughter. Brooklyn
and Boston, currently battling for
first place, have four players each.
The Dodger quartet will include
Second Baseman Ed Stanky, Catch
er Bruce Edwards, Walker and
Branca. The Braves foursome in
cludes Catcher Phil Mast, Elliott,
SPAIN and Sain.
The Giants have three, Outdelder
Willard Marshall, Mize and Walker
Cooper. So have the Phils with
Walker, Verban and Rowe, and the
Reds with Outfielder Bert Haas,
Miller and Blackwell. The Chicago
Cubs placed two players, Outfelders
Phil Cavarretta and Andy Pafko.
Third Baseman Frank Gustine is the
only Pittsburgh nominee.
OFT and Chapman to Coach.
Aiding Dyer as coaches will be
Mel OFT, manager of the Giants,
and Ben Chapman, Philly pilot.
The batting practice pitchers will
be Hank Wyse and Johnny Schmitz
of the Cubs. Clyde Mccullough,
their battery mate, will be the prac-
tice catcher.
Along with Feller on the American
Leagues strong pitching staff will
be three members of the New York
Yankees mound corps. They are
Spud Chandler, Frank Shea and
lefthander Joe Page. The great
southpaw, Hal Newhouser, who may
be chosen over Feller as the starting
pitcher, and Paul Dizzy Trout will
represent Detroit. Jack Kramer OF
st. Louis and Walter Masterson OF
Washington round out the eight
man staff.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Kelly Captures Heot
In Diamond ScuIIs ..
BY the Associated Press

HENLEY-ON-THAMEs, England
July John B. Kelly, jr., OF
the University of Pennsylvania, last
years beaten finalist, swept to a
four-length victory today over Ber
Piessens of Belgium in the third
heat of the Henley Royal Regatta
diamond sculls event.
His minutes, 6 seconds for the l.
mile, 55O-yard course was the best
time in the opening heats of the
regatta, Britain's oldest rowing clas-
sic. Last year Kelly, a 2o-year-old
ex-sailor, lost in the final to Jean
sephariades of France, who is not
entered this year.
Kelly's was the second American
victory of the day. Earlier eight
Connecticut school boys had chalked
up a win in the opening heat of the
Henley Royal Regatta.