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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
Fight Fire With. Fire

The Russians have been steadfast
in their determination to force dis
armament upon the world before &C
cepting the American plan for atomic
energy control. At Lake Success a
few days the Russian United Nations
delegate Andrea Gromyko, repeated
the Soviet demand for a United Nations
treaty prohibiting atomic weapons and
"other weapons of mass destruction"
before the inspection and control ma
chinery demanded by the United States
is set up.
The United States replies that it
will do nothing to prevent germ war
fare until the Soviet Union accepts it's
plan for global control of atomic en-
ergy. If there is anything better cal
culated to strike terror to the peoples
of the earth than a war of disease
germs, it is hard to imagine. The
older generation of Americans have
not forgotten the deadly influenza cpl
denies of 1917 and 1918 and their
frightful toll. 1t has never been def
initely established, so far as we can
learn, that they were deliberately
started by the German enemy in
World War I; but even if the Ger
mans were not guilty, the epidemics
proved how terrible meteorological war
fare could be.
Now the United States tells Russia
that it will withhold its hand to pre-
vent war waged from the laboratory
which could eXterminate whole peo-
pies - if Russia remains adament
against its proposal for adequate atom
ic controls. While nobody contemplates
the possibility Of another war without
shuddering, the American officials who
issued this ultimatum deserve the
highest praise for the stand they have
taken.
AS time goes on and the Russians
reveal more and more plainly that they
will not act in harmony with this ma
ton on major issues, it is made clear
that the only ourse open to Washing
ton is to fight the Russian fire with
fire. This present decision ought to
show the Russians that the United
States, if needs be, can be as tough"
as Moscow.
Shocking as this condition is, it
is strictly up to Russia to swing into
line with the nation which, more than
any other, or combination of others,
saved the Soviets from the Germans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
Lobbying Act Revision

byists. Their pay and expenses for
the first quarter totals nearly $18.-
900. Top mar is SIS, ooo-a-year
Walter Chamblain, whose lobbying
expenses we're reported at over
$500 a month.
U. S. Chamber OF Commerce
registers two lobbyists, topped by
SIS, 000-a-year Clarence R. Miles,
whose reported lobbying expenses
for the first quarter were $21.8o.
Southern States Industrial Council,
California, Wisconsin, Ohio, and
Dallas Chambers of Commerce
also registered lobbyists.
Wholesale Grocers, retail Fed
GRAFTON, Dry Goods, and Retail
Creditmen's Associations regis
tered lobbyists. Three small bust
ness organizations registered. F.
A. Virkus, of The Conference OF
American Small Business Organi-
cations, reported receipt Of $685.
900 and expense of $26, 1000 for the
first quarter of 1947.
Trade associations maintaining
lobbyists include the rubber indus
try, Alaska salmon, optometrists.
hotel, laundry, ice. heating and
cooking, margarine. fur coat,
meat packing, movie, wine, and
liquor business. Each had one or
two lobbyists at work during the
quarter.
Four lobbyists reported working
nor passage of the St. Lawrence
Seaway law. One lobbyist regis
tered as working against it. Elev-
en- lobbyists reported individual
interest IN passage of n or more
particular pieces of legislation, OF
varying purpose.
Big money men of all the lob
byists appears to be $65, OoO-a-year
Purcell L.. Smith, and $50, OO0-a-
year Stephen M. Walter, OF the
Nationl Association of Electric
comnanies the so-called power
lobby.
!. Carter Fort OF American AS
scciation of Railroads reported IN
come at the rate of $4,000. In
the sugar lobby, Ernest w. Greene
Of the Hawaiian planters reported
income of $45, 900 a year, and
Robert H. Shields of the U. S.
Beet Association reported $40, 900.
William Ingles, representing In
land Steel, j. l. Case, Allis Chal-
her , Freuhauf, and others re-
ported income for the quarter OF
$14,
These, however, appear to be
the exceptions. Only a dozen OF the
795 registered lobbyists report IN
come of more than $40, 600 a year.
Only so reported income Of more
than $4,000 a year. Most of the
lobbyist report no pay at all and
little expense. Nevertheless, when
all these "pittances" are added
up. they reveal lobbying to be a
multi-million-dollar business.
The most fascinating aspects of
the lobbying lists are the names
of the we'll known lobbyists who
have not registered. They are alb
sent because they claim lobbying
is rot their principal business. and
that their work with Congress is
purely in the public interest as
private citizens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
he Doctor Says
SELF 7REA7MEv,
WRONG APPROACH
BY WILLIAM A. O'ppr

bklEN,
ni In 1916 Americans spsr. VI. D.
mlll5on for patent I nadSan
headache powders, ton 1ii,sdleines
ments, and cathartics '''S, oint.
same same p period $500 million N he
sicians. Most of the nou. oy Ply,
for advertised remedjasS Spent
have been used to bas could
vantage in securing com ID.
medical service. N0'Npetea,
self,treatment is the wron, ,,.
to approach a disease Way
Proper diagnosis should proolen,
treatment, Emergencies '-sc5a'
arise in which simple media may
can be used, but most " ~ Chez
who try to cure themSeYvOot, AoN
out benefit Of diagnosis w., ~.a'
from a chronic disorder Suffer
Taklng a Patent medjci,,
stomach trouble NAV nv e To-
much difference if the co,s nai'
is caused by nervousness hn'
is a serious mistake if it is W., t
by cancer. Some patients .e a1s'
carried away by claims Of s q
lous powers for advertised '''aV'
edies that they delay consnIe ,sr'
physician until they are bsrs,i ,
nope; Cancer of the stomach ,.a
not be removed after it bs, 's IL
tended to other organs. sS
Most of the remedies sold to,.
are relatively harmless becan 'Y .I
strict laws governing the ss1a
dangerous medicine. Extpnsiv r' q
vertising campaigns are used Gu,
promote their sale through t5s -. 10
of cleverly Worded~ Statement,
the need for a medical exami,,
ton could be presented as pff,,
lively, a great deal of wasted fin,
and money could be avoided,
Millions resort to vitamjn M,
c%entrates for a variety Of cor,
plants, not realizing that thev N.
ly are of value in prevention AMI
treatment of deficiency diseases
Vitamins are never intended toh
used as cure-alls by patients WIN
are already eating an adeuuats
diet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
BY PETER S

WASHINGTON. = Possible need
for revision of the regulation of
the Lobbying Act is seen in a
study of the 545 lobbyists reports
to Congress on their operations
for the first three months of 1947.
Though the law is less than a
year old, smart lobbyists have al
ready learned how to dodge most
of the Objectionable requirements
that they make public their ac-
tivitieS and financial operations.
Lobbyists are required to regis
ter as individuals. The quarterly
reports on income and expenses
as made public in the Congress
sional Record are not summarized
or cross-indexed or CLASSIFIED 10
show who really runs the big pres
sure campaigns in Washington.
There are about 1875 such groups
in operation.
There are too many blank
spaces in the published report
summaries. In case after c a S e
registrants attach detailed state
ments to their reports. They then
fill in the blank spaces on the
forms with notations like, "See at
tached statement or See previ-
GUS report" This is a technical
compliance, but it requires the in
vestigator to dig into original reg
istrations on file with the clerk
of the House and the secretary
of the Senate.
Congress gave itself no mony
and no staff to follow up on these
quarterly reports, analyze them,
check up on who did not file COM
plete financial statements.
BY registering only Washington
representatives, top men in an or
ganization escape responsibility
and the bad publicity label of
lobbyist" W h / c h is a nasty
word. For instance, National
Home and Property Owners Foun-
alton, Inc.-which has been lob
bying all over the place to defeat
rent control, kill off the vets hous-
ing program and the Taft long
range housing program-registels
only two lobbyists. They are
James Edward Mack, who report
ed no expense, an John Lloyc
Richardson, now resigned, who re-
ported $3.50 expense. Actually,
this organization spent $4,000 in
the first quarter, though it doesn't
show on the published returns.
In spite OF all these lodges, by
djnt of a lot of reading Of fine
type, checking, and tabulating, it
is possible to make a fairly accu-
rate summary of who runs the
most powerful lobbies.
Among the traditional lobby
groups, the biggest are the tax
reduction outfits with q registered
lobbyists, tn e railroads with 20,
the so-called water lobby of IT.
rigation reclamation an flood
control interests with 10. real
estate and building associations
with 20, oil and gas interests with
10, shipping interests with IL,
sugar IL.
National Association of Manu-
facturers registers only five lob
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23

in the Pacific, before the war, the
Philippines had made tremendous prog
ress under the beneficent policies of
the United States. That progress can
be resumed and carried to greater
heights only with our aid.
Duty, no less than sentiment, die
tates that we should go "all out" with
our help.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23

N.4,.en for NEA Servic.
Lieut.. George S. Coffin has con-
Guided six years Army service
and is back home in Fitzwillism
N. H. His book on poker will be
published this fall, and Coffin him.
self will publish in October a book
entitled Sure Tricks" by lW
Anderson of Stockholm, SWeded
Today's hand is one from MI
Andersson's book. Ii South play
carefully, he can make nine Tricks
against any defense. He must mo-
win the opening lead OF the kMs
of hearts. His refusal to do 50
the famous Bath Coup play 70
make sure of two heart stoppefs4
West leads hearts again. PEo'a'l
Vests best defense is to shut W'
cub, which declarer wins Win ~'
ace. -,
If South cashes the king aa
queen of diamonds, hoping ma
the diamond suit will break n
will lose the contract. He mus
cash the king of diamonds !sn
the diamond queen and oVel,'I
in dummy with the ace, then ia.
+ba Ton of diamonds. Thus ne ca
establish the diamond sui WIN
the loss of only one trick a1
make one spade trick, one D, to-,
trick, five diamonds ana v"
clu1-s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23

The Indian jackal Is yellowish in
color. There are other species with
red fur. Jackals are rather cow
ardly and depend for much of their
food on the leavings of other
hunters.
other trick is used. The prairie
dogs, large fat-bodied ground
squirrels. live in colonies and like
to bark saucily at their enemies
when they think they are safe.
When a pair of coyotes approach
es a prairie-dog town. one coy
ote lies quietly outside. It's mate
then walks openly into the colony.
The prairie dogs bark and Give
into their burrows, and this coyote
walks on through the town. The
coyote that hid now sinks into the
colony. and crouches near the
mouth of a burroW. The prairie
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
Land of the Free

America-Land of the Free, Home of the
Brave-tae only country left where government
receipts can run a coupe OF billion dollars
ahead of Observation-Disclosures Times.Dis-
patch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23

Pedestrians Plant =.
When drivers stop directly -
The middle of j croSS"aD Nj,
It's either take it on the ne. '~
Or give a bit of cross ''l ro,a
As / am one who's rather I.l ms'e
And ! hates lat. to make the sliga'''
fuss. .,.r
But my! How I would l0'' =
cuss' Louise sh,f
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23

band came home rather lac
wife let him have her fasn,
anger, her fingers flying a n N,
a minute. Just as ne TalSeu n
hands to answer her, she FllD''
out the light. .no,..
Continent Dlanl"'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
Editorial Comment
A Good Definition

An old-timer is one who remembers when
parents corrected their children instead of vice
yersa.-Winston-Salem Journal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
Star Dust
BlackOut

BlackOut
A husband and wife couldn't
speak to each other except in sign
language. One night when the hus-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
GOOD MORNING

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure
South.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23

b, STAN J. COLLINS s-Aw'''
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07
STANDARD TO INCREASE
 PRICES OF CRUDE Ol

SEATTLE = Due to the higher buying prices announced several days ago by other oll companies, Standard of California will in- crease the price it pays for heavy crude oil of A degrees gravity and below in varying amounts
 The adjustment is based upon an increase of from 10 to I2 cents barrel for the heaviest of crudes, and range down to one cent bar rel. The new prices are retroactive to October 28.
 It was explained the changes are required to insure necessary crude supplies to meet unprecedented consumer demands. The increase by other companies have placed Standards purchase prices for crude below market levels.
 Because of the direct relation ship between the cost of crude and the prices of finished products from this raw material, product prices today will reflect these slight increases:
 One-tenth of a cent a gallon for all grades of gasoline, including aviation and kerosene; two-tenths of a cent a gallon for heating oils and diesel fuels, and five cents a barrel for industrial-type fuel oils
 These adjustments are made with utmost reluctance" a spokes- man for Standard said. However, the crude oil Increases other com panies have posted or placed in ef- feet compel us to make this move. Q
 The last change in the price of gasoline was a voluntary decrease of three+tenths of a cent a gallon, instituted by Standard May ?, 1947, in an attempt to hold the price line
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07

HOIlness Meetlng ll:OU a. m. Sunday school 3:O0 p. m. Prayer Meeting 7:3O m. Salvation Meeting 500 D. m. Wednesday, Young Peopie' E Friday, Holiness meeting 8:0u D. m.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07

CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Rose of Lima 6 St. John Rev. M. E. Hoch, Pastor Sunday. Nov. g. Twenty-fourth
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07

Sunday after Penticost.
 Holy Masses: Wrangell Ins,i- tute, 8:45, Parish church, 10:3O.
 Holy Communion Sunday for the Holy Name Society.
 Week day Holy Masses; Monday and Saturday, 9 a. m.; rest of the week, 7:30 a. m. Servers are Charles Miles and Freddie Cum ningham.
 Monday evening 8:OO o'clock Holy Name Society meeting.
 Instructions for school children: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday after school.
 Miss Brady will decorate the altar for Sunday
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07
SOUTH ON ALASKA

Passengers southbound on the Alaska Monday night were: W. O. HalYerson, Betty Carlsham, Dalton Carlsham, Mir and Mrs. o. Gunder- son, George Sumption, Ben c. Bram, Norman Bakke.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07
SOUTH ON CHILCOTIN

Passengers southbound on the Chilcotin, Union Steamship Com pany vessel, last Saturday after noon were: MT. and Mrs Arnt Sor- set, Mrs. Ray Nolan, S. P Wood
 side, Don Fitch, Stanley BridcW.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07
HERE FROM JUNEAU

Mrs. Lee Lucas and daughter Linda arrived here on the Alaska Monday evening from Juneau. Mrs Lucas is a daughter of MT. and Mrs. Leo Mccormack and will visit at the family home for a short time while the Lucas apartment in Juneau is being refinished.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. G. c. Crowell. Pastor

10 a. m Church School.
 10:45 a. m. Nursery for child ren while parents attend morning worship.
 10:00 a m. Morning Worship. Message: "Our Heavenly Record"
 8:00 p. m. Bible Study group.
 7:00 D. m. Wednesday, Prayer Service and Missionary Society.
 7:30 D. m. Thursday Choir Re- hearsal.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07
sOnTH FOR WINTER

Mr. and Mrs. o Gunderson, pioneers of Wrangell, left for their Seattle home Monday on the Alas ka where they will spend the win ter.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-11-07
ROUNDTRIPPNG

Mr. and Mrs. Arnt Sorset left on the Chilchotan last Saturday after noon on short vacation. They are a roundtrip from Wrangell tc Vancouver.
Evening star., 1947-12-20
Us Families Aided
By S610 Shrine Gift

An Almas Temple Shriners' sur
prise gift of $610 yesterday saved 125
needy families from being stricken
from the Salvation Army's Christ
mas charity list for lack of funds.
Col Wesley w. Bouterse, COM
mander of the District Salvation
Army, went to the Shriners' Christ
mas luncheon in the Sphinx Club to
tell about the Salvation Army's
Christmas plans and to receive a
donation of several hundred toys.
He got the toys and also check
for $500 plus $l10 in cash pressed
into his hands by the Shriners.
The 125 families are now back on
the list and grocery orders and
checks are being mailed to them to-
day.
Salvation Army funds, gathered in
sidewalk kettles and from mail solic-
itations, are unpredictable, and the
families were dropped from the list
yesterday when the mailing dead
line approached and the organiza-
ions money quota was untitled. Last
year $50 were not cared for because
of deficit. But now all of the
needy families will receive grocery
orders or checks ranging from So
to $40.
The Almas Oriental Band also was
to help the Salvation Army's Christ
mas drive by marching around the
agency's booth at Twelfth and F
streets NV. today from IL noon
to 2 pm.
Evening star., 1947-12-20
QUESTIONABLE
Continued From First Page.)

ton or any other device buy, sell
deal in futures, or otherwise trade
in, any commodities In the period
from July l, 1916, to and including
the date of submission OF this ques-
tionnaire? CThis question is not
intended to include normal pur-
chases Of foodstuffs or other COM
modities for household usage, nor
to include normal sale of farm
products produced on a farm in
which you or members OF your fam
lily have interest.) If so, please
furnish herewith a statement of all
sales and purchases of commodities,
including the name and address
of the purchaser, date of purchase,
name of commodity or future,
amount purchased, date of sale,
purchase price and sale price.
q. Did you during the period
July l. 1916, to and including the
date OF submission of this question
naire, give any information con-
corning the purchase and disposal,
or planned purchase and disposal
of commodities by the department
Of the Army or other agency Of the
Government to any person other
than to those with whom you may
have properly discussed such pur-
chases in the performance of your
omcial duties? II 50, please furnish
herewith a complete statement with
respect thereto"
Evening star., 1947-12-20
Kagdnovich Becomes
Red Deputy Premier
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Dec. 20.-Lazarus M.
Kaganovich, 81, member of the
powerful Politbureau and one OF
Russia's top economic men, was re-
stored today to his old post as a
vice chairman of the Soviet Union S
Council of Ministers, a job equiva-
lent to Deputy Premier.
The official announcement of his
rearpointment did not say whether
he would retain his post as secretary
of the Communist Party in the
Ukraine, for which he resigned the
cabinet post last March. Since that
time has has directed reconstruction
work in the Ukraine, with head
quarters in Kiev.
Mr.. Kaganovich, who is one of 10
vice chairmen of the Council of
Ministers, has held most of the
tough jobs on Russias economic
front, including management of
Moscow subway construction in the
early 30s, reorganization of Soviet
railways in 1885 and management of
Russian rail transport during the
war.
He has served as head of the
for railway, heavy in
dustry, fuel, transportation, oil and
construction materials. He was re-
garded at one time as one of the
strongest men in Russia, next to
Prime Minister Stain, to whom he
bears considerable resemblance.
Evening star., 1947-12-20
Western Union
Continued From First Page.)

sage was signed by T. F. McMains,
employe relations vice president.
Union officials were not optimis-
tic that a walkout can be averted.
The CTU. the Telegraph Workers
Union and the Telegraph Employees
Union are demanding wage in
crease of Is cents an hour. The
average rate of pay of the workers
involved is placed at 96 cents. West
ern Union has made counter -ofer
which the unions branded as made
euate.
Mr.. Brungs explained that the
definite deadline had been changed
to an indefinite one because west
ern Union has adopted vicious un-
fair labor practices in lntimidating
its employees" in the dispute.
The unions have filed charges of
unfair labor practices on the COM
panys part with the National La
Dor Relations Board regional office
in Baltimore.
Mr.. Brungs said these charges
are based on intimidation" He
said the company is polling workers
asking if they intend to strike and
insisting on yes or no answer
in some cases the company is saying
if the workers admit they intend
to strike that their jobs will be
filled Monday
I'VE feel the workers have a
right not to tell the company what
they're going to do Mr.. Brungs
said of the decision to make the
strike call indefinite.
Evening star., 1947-12-20
Tiny Death Ray
Shooting Atomic
Beam DispIoyed
By the Assoeio,ed Pres.

AUBURN, Ala, Dec. 20.-A midget
death ray" shooting an invisible
cone-shaped beam 10 feet into space,
has been put on display for scien-
lists attending a conference here on
the use of radioactive atoms in agri-
cultural research.
The ray, capable of dealing quick
death to some small insects and
germs, was demonstrated yesterday
by DR.. Ralph T. Overman of the
Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Commits
sion.
Carried in a tiny glass bottle, the
ray, made of the smallest known
particles of matter, electrons, was
beamed out of the bottle when the
stopper was removed. Each electron
packs nearly 10000 electron volts
of energy.
The ray emanated from about two
teaspoonsful of watery liquid which
contained radioactive phosphorus
from Oak Ridges atomic oven.
The baby size ray would not kill
a man but scientists theorized that
if it were focused at the same spot
on persons body over period
OF several days it might cause
cancer.
Evening star., 1947-12-20
6. Bowdoin Craighi||
Appointed Chancellor
OF District Diocese

G. Bowdoin Craighill, ST., a men,
ber of the law firm of McKenney,
Flannery g. Craighill, has been ap-
pointed chancellor of the Diocese of
Washington, the Right Rev. Angus
Dun, Bishop Of Washington, an
nounced today. The appointment,
approved by the Standing Commit
tee of the diocese, is subject to ratifi-
cation by the Diocesan Convention
in May.
The chancellor of the diocese acts
as adviser of the bishop and of the
Standing Committee and all other
committees on legal questions.
A native of Bel Air, Md, Mr..
Craighill is a graduate of Eastern
High School here, the University of
the South and Georgetown Univer-
sity Law School. He is a member of
the American Bar Association and
of the District Bar Association,
serving as chairman of the Commit
tee Of Nine Of the latter association.
He also is Mason. a member of
the Rotary Club and an honorary
member of the legal Order of the
Golf.
Mr.. Craighi'3 ;,,s served as gen.
eral counsel Il the Washington
Cathedral fol many years. His
father, James Brown Craighill, was
the first minor canon OF the Wash
ington Cathedral.
The newly appointed chancellor is
communicate of Christ Episcopal
church, Geogretown. He lives at
2803 P street NV.