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Evening star., 1947-11-01
Cardinal Spehman TO Fly
To Rites for Archbishop
BY the Assoeiuted Press

LOS ANGELES, Nov. bishop
Joseph T. McGucken today assumed
administrative duties of the Los An
geles Roman Catholic Archdiocese as
Francis Cardinal Spellman prepared
to fly from New York to preside at
a funeral mass for Archbishop John
j. Cantwell.
Archbishop Cantwell, u, died
Thursday, bringing to a close a a.
year ecclesiastical career.
Bishop McGucken was elected to
carry on the work of the archdiocese
until Pope Plus XII names a success
sor to the archbishop.
Cardinal Spellman is expected to
arrive here Tuesday to preside at
the solemn pontiflcal funeral mass
in St. Vibiana's Cathedral at 1890
am. Wednesday.
At least 10 bishops. including all
six in California, and Archbishop
Robert E. Lucey, San Antonio, are
expected to attend the funeral
services.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
A, r. SPOFFORD
lS65-IS97.
By Cospor Nonnes

The main building of the Library
of Congress today marks its 50th
anniversary.
In conception and completion. the
edifice is a monument to the peril
nacity of Ainsworth Rand Spofford,
sixth Librarian of Congress, in max
ing a dream of SO years come true.
In the achievements Of the institu-
ton made possible by the building,
succeeding Librarians of Congress
each have contributed large share.
Pride in the new home Of the
Library, first opened for public in
spection in March, 1897, was wide
spread. Thousands came daily to
admire it. One enthusiast wrote:
Not until I stand before the judg-
ment seat of God do I expect ever
to see it transcended."
Dream Dated From 1861.
Genesis of the building dream oc-
CURED in 1861 when Mr.. Spoford
was appointed a member of the
library staff. He found seven en-
ployes and $1,000 books shut into
two small rooms in the Capitol. I'M
mediately he envisioned a home for
the library apart from the Capitol.
Impetus for the dream became
stronger when, appointed librarian
of Congress by Lincoln, he entered
on his duties January 5, 1865.
Through the long years of effort to
obtain congressional approval and
action for a library building, Mr..
Spoford never lost sight of his goal.
In 1873 and again in 1878, Congress
authorized competitions among ar
cnitects for designs toward improv-
ing the library's quarters. In 1880, a
committee of three was authorized
to decide whether separate struc-
ture or an extension to the Capitol
would solve the problem. The in
dependent edifice was favored.
Seventeen more years Of effort
were needed before the doors OF the
present building were opened to the
public at 8 am. November 1, 1897.
A few months before its opening,
Mr.. Spofford stepped down from
the post of librarian to become first
assistant librarian to John Russell
Young, father of the Commissioner,
appointed to the post by President
Mckinley on June 80, 1897.
To Mr.. Young, newspaperman,
diplomat and intimate of the great
and near-great, fell the task of re-
cruiting a staff to man the large
building. His appointment had
been bitterly opposed by profess
Sional librarians, who feared the
institution would become politi-
cal football. But Mr.. Young,
swamped by suggestions from po-
litical circles for applicants for
these posts, quickly proved the
library appointments were to be
based on the merit.
Mr.. Young died in January,
1899, and was succeeded by Her
bert Putnam, who held the post for
40 years. Under his direction the
resources of the building were in
creased materially. The most i'm
portant physical addition was the
erection Of the five-story annex be-
hind the main building in the 1930s.
Succeeded by MacLeish.
On June 20, 1889, archibald Mac
Leish was appointed to succeed Mr..
Putnam as librarian. Numerous
Evening star., 1947-11-01
On the Other Hand
How a Supercolossal Picture
On C0naress Never Got Made

Sam Wood, a Hollywood director
and producer, was put on the stand.
He was a friendly" witness and was
blessed by the committee for his
testimony. Coached by the COM
mittee's chief counsel, he related a
vague story to the effect that he
had been asked to make a picture
ridiculing Congress. This was sup
posed to have occurred while 1
headed the motion-picture section
of the ONCE of War Information.
The committee listened solemnly
without detecting the absurdity of
the tale.
Here's What Happened.
Here's what happened. You'll
find it amusing.
Owls annual appropriation was
coming up. Director Elmer Davis
and his aides were worried. Tney
had reason to be, since there were
many in Congress who would have
been happy to cut owl off without
a shilling. Our Office had bright
idea. Wed make a picture of Con-
gress itself, one that would please
Congress and improve its attitude
toward owl. Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Mike
Cowles and the others thought 1t
was a swell idea. Matter Of fact, 1t
was.
The theme was to be Democracy
in Action" We would show the
world how we do things in America.
We would re-enact on film the
passage of a law. We discussed the
project with Speaker Rayburn,
House Minority Leader Martin,
Senate Majority Leader Barkley and
Minority Leader McNary. All in
dorsed it heartily and agreed to
help in every way. At this stage
Sam Wood was asked to undertake
the direction. He indicated no
enthusiasm. The project was aba1-
doned, but not for that reason.
The reason was that we were I'M
able to plan a picture short enough
to show in any theater. We knew
we could not leave out of the pic
ture any Representative or Senator
who had participated at any stage
in the passage of the bill we had
chosen to re-enact.
1T was swell idea, but the cast
was simply too supercolossal.
(Copyright 1q47 Globe Syndicate)
Evening star., 1947-11-01
This Changing World
Ramadier Planning to Reshuf1e Cabinet
With Same Old Worn.Out Deck of Cards

Communist Party, much weaker
then than it is today, created a
situation IN Frances armed forces
and in French industry which is
held responsible for Frances defeat
When Mr.. Blum received warning
as premier that Communists were
infiltrating the army and industry,
and he was asked to take some steps
lest France face an eventual enemy
empty-handed, he dismissed his ad-
visers' fears as nightmares due to
overeating. Mr.. Blum tried his hand
again after the liberation of France
and the failure of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle as a political leader. Once
more he showed himself a disap-
pointment to the French people.
Gen. de Gaulle, who won spec
tacular victory at the polls last
month, cannot be included in the
cabinet for two reasons: Cd Mr..
Ramadier and his colleagues hate
and fear Gen. de Gaulle as po-
tential dictator, and CD it is i'm
possible to include Gen. de Gaulle
in any team in which he is not the
principal figure. He just does not
understand team work.
Can't Laugh OFF Reds.
The French situation is very i'm
portant for the United States. It
is not likely that Congress will spend
the taxpayers money in country
which possesses a funbling govern
ment of old men. Moreover, despite
definite proof that the French peo-
pie by and large are willing to repu-
diate communism and refuse to sub
NIT to Moscow, the Communist Party
in France must not be laughed off
simply because of last months elec-
tionS.
The Moscow-appointed Commun-
ist leaders-Maurice Thorez, Jacques
Duclos, Henry Mauvais and others
are not relying on popular votes for
their rise to power. Their tactics
are to fish in troubled waters. II
the Ramadier government continues
to tumble as it has in the last few
months, the militant Communist
organization is likely to be called
into use. There will be trouble in
France which the present members
of the government have shown they
are unable to handle.
So long as the cabinet denounces
Communist tactics and attempts
behind -the-scen to compromise on
higher wages and shorter hours, the
French economy will continue in
chaos, regardless of how many bill
lions of dollars we sink into France.
Meanwhile, the Communists, who
are said to have received orders
from Moscow to stand by for final
action in Western Europe in the
next four months, are in a position
to precipitate civil war.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

UIlG z v II uAoAC VI
aged Leon Blum, veteran Soclailst
leader and others of his character
The only new" figure mentioned
as possible minister of finance, is
Paul Reynaud who was premier In
1910 before he handed the govern
ment over to Marshal Petaln Tor
the armistice negotiations with
Hitler.
Mr. Reynaud is younger man
than Mr.. Ramadier and Mr.. Blum.
He is also more alert. Since Frances
liberation he has played only a
minor role. The memory Of the Nazl
armistice was too vivid in the mind
of the French people to permit them
to turn to him.
No Confidence in Leaders.
With the American Congress
about to reconvene to discuss assist
ance to France in the form OF sew
eral billion dollars, the French seem
unable to find among their leaders
a political team which will merit the
confidence not only of the French
people but of foreign governments
as well.
The, addition of Leon Blum to the
cabinet will hardly inspire conf
dence, either at home or abroad.
Mr.. Blum was a splendid political
leader at one time. He Is high
minded, scholarly and honest. But
he has aged considerably, not only
because of his rs years but also be-
cause Of the hardships he suffered
during the Petain regime, when he
was a prisoner of the Germans.
Those hardships have left their
mark on him.
Mr.. Blum is not a Communist but
a confirmed leftist Socialist, and
many Frenchmen blame his regime
in 1886 for Frances military un-
preparedness when the Germans in
vaded in 1Q4n His deals with the
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Judge 10 Name Commission
To Speed Farben Trial
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NUREMBERG, Germany, Nov. l.
In a new effort to speed up the
dragging Farben trial, President
Judge Curtis Shake decided today to
supplement his tribunal with a spe-
cial fact-flnding commission.
The jurist said he would appoint
the commission probably Monday.
The three-man board will be assigned
to hearing witnesses who are called
for routine substantiation Of docu-
ments and affldavits.
The entire past week of the trial
Of % I. G. Farben directors was con-
sumed hearing this type of witness,
usually Farben employees who iden-
titled company records and swore
to their accuracy.
BY clearing such testimony through
q commission which will have quasi
judicial power, Judge Shake said,
actual courtroom time will be avail
able henceforth for admission of
new evidence and examination of
more vital witnesses.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
tobacco Crop Loan Rates
For 1947 Announced
BY the Associated Press

The 1947 tobacco crop loan rates
Tor the Agriculture Departments
grower price support programs in
clude a 27-cents-a-pound rate for
Maryland tobacco-compared to 32.6
last year.
Other rates announced by the
department yesterday include; Bur-
ley, 33.6 cents; f1re-cured, 252; dark
air -cured (types IS and 36,, 22.4;
cigar filler (type II only, 1856; cigar
filler and binder, 23.8.
Average loan rates is fixed at 90
per cent of the parity price at the
beginning of each marketing year,
except for fire-cured and dark air
cured, which is fixed at IS per cent
and 562s per cent respectively of
the hurley rate.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Share of ItoIiun Navy
Renounced by Britain
BY the Asseeiated Press

LONDON, Nov. 1.-Britain-fol-
lowing the lead Of the United States
has announced after five days Of
negotiations with Count Carlo
Sforza, Italian Foreign Minister,
that she will renounce her share of
the italian Navy.
Under the terms Of the peace
treaty, the italian fleet was made
available to Russia, Britain, the
United States and France. 1t was
stipulated that Italy would have to
sink or scrap any major combat ves-
sells not claimed from the repara-
tions pool, but she could use the
scrap for industrial purposes and
would be spared the expense of re-
conditioning the vessels for the
Allies,
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Pennsylvania Rector
Backs Sunday Movies
BY the Asseeiafsd Press

ALTOONA, Pa, Nov. IAN Epis-
copal minister has Joined a fighs
for Sunday movies in this Western
Pennsylvania town, declaring, there
is no word in the Bible against en-
tertainment on Sunday"
The Rev. John r. Leatherbury.
rector of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church, urged his congregation:
BE honest, be fair and vote yes
for Sunday movies and Sunday
sports. assure you it's not sin
and a loving God will not condemn
you"
The Sunday movie issue, which
will be voted on in next Tuesdays
election, has been bitterly opposed
by the Altoona-Blair County Min
isterial Association.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Col. Phillips Awarded
Oak Leaf Cluster

Col. James H. Phillips, 4456 @
street NV, assistant to the chief
of the Army's public information
division, yesterday received an Oak
Leaf Cluster to the Legion of Merit
for his wartime work in the training
of the Army Ground Forces.
Col. Phillips, who later served
as chief of staff of the 3rd Corps
in Germany, was assistant to the
training director. He is a native OF
Colorado Springs, Colo, and a grad
uate of West Point in the class OF
1918.
The presentation was made by
Mai. Gen. Floyd l.. Parks, chief Of
the public information division.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

served at the institution, among
other capacities, as director Of the
reference department, chief assist
ant librarian and for six months as
acting librarian.
In commemoration of the ami
versary, a special exhibition has
been arranged In the library
Among the items on display will be
original architectural drawings for
the competition held for the build
ing, photographs and other docu-
ments pertaining to the opening in
1897.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

FarllaHlenI, ] s
preparing to re-
shuttle his cab
met again. It's
the S a me old
worn-out deck
of cards.
At a i'm e
when France is
confronted with
life = and death
political and &C.
onon1ic su e S,
the elderly pre-
nnier Is reported
to be planning
to b rim g back
the even more
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Six Flying to Funeral
Killed in Plane Crash
BY the Associoted Press

JENNINGS, La, Nov. six
members of a family were killed yes
terday in a crash Of the, family's
private plane near Kinder, La. They
were en- route to Kilgore, Tex, to
attend relatives funeral.
The dead were Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Walker, their two baby daughters,
Mrs. Walkers father, Lawrence
Green, and her brother, J. D. Green.
They were from Jennings. The
plane repeatedly ran into a thunder
storm.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Library of Congress Building
Opened so Years Ago Today

administrative changes were made
under his five-year administration.
Mr.. MacLeish resigned on Decen1-
ber 19, 1914, to become Assistant
Secretary of State.
The present librarian Of Congress,
DR.. Luther H. Evans, took Office on
June 80, 1945. He previously had
Evening star., 1947-11-01

Committee were
abruptly ended
on Th u S d a y
without my be-
ing permitted to
wipe the record
clean of an out
rageously false
statement made
by the chairman,
Sorrow because
such things can
be.
One of the an
nounced pur-
poses Of the
Hollywood inves-
tigation, JUS t
Evening star., 1947-11-01
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Al
~, 1

while addressing the National Rec.
lamation Association convention.
DR.. Sexton, the Secretary's per-
sonal physician, said Mr.. Krug is
being released from doctors care.
but 1t is not known when he win
return to WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Texas Society to Dance

Texas members Of the Washing
ton Redskins will be honored by
the Texas State Society at dance
at 9:15 pm. tomorrow in the Shore
ham Hotel. The gridmen to be
guests will include Sammy Baugh,
Dick Todd and XII Aldrich.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Krug Has Recovered
His Doctor Announces
BY the Associated Press

. PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. DIR. r.
L. Sexton of Washington said last
night Secretary of the Interior Krus
has recovered" from an illness with
which he was stricken Thursday
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Bv LoweH MeHeft

This, my friends, is written both
In anger and in sorrow.
Anger because the hearings OF
the House Un-American Activities
Evening star., 1947-11-01
.Bv Constantine Br0cn

Premier Paul Ramadier, who kept
himself in power by the slimmest
margin of votes ever given a govern
ment by the tempestuous French
Evening star., 1947-11-01

In hot climates it is difficult to
maintain organic matter in the
soil because 1t decays so rapidly.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
First Fall Meeting
Of Adult Fellowship
Is Held On Tuesday

The first meeting of the Adult
Bible Fellowship following the sum-
mer recess was held Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Purchase. A pitch-in supper
at $50 preceded the business SEES
sion which was presided w by
Merritt Williams, president. Guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Sturtevant,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grubs and
Clifford Johnson.
The song service, accompanied By
Mrs. Harold Richardson, was follow
ed by several games arranged by
Mrs. A. E. Leuthold.
Mrs. NJ. J. Wilcox, class instruc-
tor, distributed books on the lesson
study for the new year, the subject
of which is "The Teaching of Jesus"
Next Tuesdays meeting will be at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. LeuthOld,
513 Wyoming avenue.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Thames Crash Tug
Idle Half a Century
Waits With Full Head Of Steam
But Nothing Happens.

LONDON.-For half a century a
tug with full steam up has been
moored in the Thames waiting for
an accident that never happens.
A crew of six stokes the fires. It's
skipper-now in his 70s-hopefully
scans the waters. Its engineer
also a Septuagenarian putters
around the boiler.
But the tug never leaves the dock.
How can such things be?
Remember, this is the country
where Lincoln's Inn still pays an
annual sum of nails for the right to
have knights in armor joust on what
is now busy Fleet street.-The GEN.
turtles after the last such event was
held.
The tug was ordered in an act of
parliament regulating the use of the
tower bridge acros the Thames in
1894.
The bill said a tug ought to be
held ready to aid any ship which
might get into difficulties with the
bridge.
No ship ever has. Quite probably
10 ship ever will. The bridge is no
more complicated than any other
bridge-it just looks that way. But
good Queen Victoria's parliament
decided to take no chances.
That little item in the 1894 bill
has cost the corporation of the city
of London a neat 81, 1000, 900 since
then, at the rate of $500 a week.
By tradition the tug always has
q tons of coal in its bunkers. No
one knows exactly why.
Capt. Richard Hollingum, 70,
spends most of his time trying to
stave off claustrophobia.
All day long ships slip by on their
way to far-away ports that all sea
captains chat about over mugs of
ale in waterfront cafes.
Captain Hollingum avoids such
1t is embarrassing to an
Did "sea dog" to have to admit that
ne isn't going anywhere and prob
ably never will.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
Indians Were inventors

Indians of the Spokane tribe in
what is now Washington state had
zippers, air conditioning and pres
sure cookers long before the white
man. They air conditioned their te-
PEGS by making them of cattails
which would swell in the winter to
keep in the heat and dry and shrink
in the summer for free air ~circula-
ton. Zippers were made with a
bead which slid down thongs used
in women's blouses and skirts.
Pressure cookers were well-woven
~watertight baskets into which hot
rocks were dropped to create steam
to cook the food.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10
TREWIN

AL Lee of Butte was a week end
visitor at the Kappel home.
School began Monday, Aug. 25
at the local school house with Mrs.
Lucille Hughes teaching the upper
grades and Mrs. Evelyn Lanier the
primary grades.
Mrs. Herman Harding has been
enjoying a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Benin of Dickinson, N. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Watson and
and Mrs. Charles Grubs Tuesday
evening.
T. Oshima was visiting at the S.
Ogura home near Laurel, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Shay of
Hawthorne called at the Grubs home
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grubs were
in Billings Sunday visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Ted Rollins of Custer avenue.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Grubs at supper Sunday evening
were Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Shay
and son Norman of Hawthorne.
Andrew Yurian of Billings came
this week to spend some time with
his sons Frank and George Yurian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfred Harding
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Rupp at
tended church services in Laurel
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elser Wallace and
Shirley Reynolds of Billings were
calling at the Claude Reynolds and
A. L. Grubs homes Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ennis and
daughter Sandra and Mrs. j. W.
Ennis of Billings spent Monday
afternoon visiting at the Grubs
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Butler attend
ed the Bridger rodeo celebration Sun
day and Monday.
Mesdames Koch and Wagner of
Laurel were business visitors here
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Flood and son
Patrick of Red Lodge and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Linger of Mott were Wis
itors at the A. L. Grubs home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bare and daugh-
ter Donna of Reed Point were call !
ing at the Grubs home Saturday
afternoon.
Henry Robertus has purchased the
farm of John Fox. Jr. Mr.. Fox is
building a new house in Laurel
which he will occupy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hagaman and
daughter Gertie of Laurel and Rev.
and Mrs. Jeffries of Livingston were
here Friday evening.
A. L.. Grubs and son Calvin at
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10

tended the baseball game at Athletic
park in Billings Friday evening.
Those attending the Park City
high school from this vicinity are
Martha and Alma Fox, Alma Bon
giani, Betty Jean Beslanowitch,
Larry Minch, Charlotte Harding,
Calvin Grubs and George Kappel.
Darrell Frank and Dicky Butler be-
gan their school days this year as
members of the first grade in the
Park City schol.
Laurel outlook., 1947-09-10

Quadriga cloth in bright,
fresh new patterns and plain
colors. SO inches wide. Per
yard,
Evening star., 1947-05-16
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Evening star., 1947-05-16

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Mems "Hollywood Rogue"
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Evening star., 1947-05-16

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Mems cordisan jackets OF
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sbIock or navy. Sizes 10 to 8.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-13

on meaning, purposes, and aims of the Kiwanis.
 Also contributing to the gaiety of the occasion were the two keepers of the soul" Kiwanis' own Rev. Jim and the Rev Leo Sweeney, Wallis George, Gordon Burnett. Jim Oberg, Archie Betts, Don Marquardt (cav- alier of the Baranof; Jim Church, and others who rose to the occasion during the spontaneous speech making
 One of the highlights of the eve ming occurred when a bride and groom adorned cake, complete with lighted candle, was placed before J. S. Mac" Mcclellan and his pret- ty wife, Doris. in honor of their wedding anniversary and Macs birthday. The couple were feted with felicitations in song by the crowd.
 Dancing followed until a late hour to the rhythm of music by the Harmodears all girl orchestra and the initial social event of Juneau's youngest civic organization ialls in to the enviable category of huge success with much credit due the host Of the table, Gene Vuille.