davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1947-07-19

might make a house or room more
modern or more convenient to the
occupants.
The modern bathroom is now
compartmented, or divided into two
or three small rooms instead OF
one large room. Usually when there
is a shower stall instead of a bath
tub the modern bathroom is di-
vided into three sections: one for
the shower, one for the basin and
one for the closet-bowl. Each Sec
ton has it's own door so that COM
plete privacy is assured and three
people can be using the bathroom
at one time. In all large families
living in a house with only one
bathroom, this compartmentation
eliminates the morning bottle-neck.
The average, bathroom is more or
less small, but fortunately quite f1ex-
ible, so that there is little difficulty
in re-arranging it to take advan-
tage of this modern idea.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
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District Men Honored

(See LEWIS, Page B-2
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Miller Opens Office

Louis Miller, for six years associ-
ated with the Robert S. Davis Co.,
Hyattsville, Nd, has opened his own
real estate Office at 5213 Baltimore
avenue, Hyattsville.
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nit valuation was $468, ,146,859, OF
which 1924 ,066,047 was for single
family homes, and S184,080,812 was
for multifamily dwellings,.
The number of apartments author
lied in the District alone from
January /. 1888, through June, this
year-period covered by the sur
vey-totaled 35,154. with a permit
valua ton of $99, 9,142,821.
Contrast to Nearby Areas.
This was in contrast to authoriza-
ton for 5,616 apartments at cost
of $16,003,030 in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, in Mary
land. and 2O,109 units with value
Of Se8,934,961 in Alexandria and
Arlington and Fairfax Counties, in
Virginia.
AS for single-family dwellings,
14,816 units to cost $82, ,437 1856 were
authorized for construction in the
District during the same period, in
contrast to 1901 valued at $780,
9O0, ,508 in the two Maryland coun-
(See LEWIS, Page B-2)
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1858 Dwellings Authorized
InD.C Area in Last Decade
By Robert J. Lewis
Reol Estote Editor Of The Star

the last decade for construction OF ILL.,
which 60879 mlhfamly units
snge-fam mostly
maintained by the Washington Real Estate
Board revealed today
secretary Of the board said the total per
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Synan Returns
To Own Firm

Edward M. Synan, 2911 Newark
street NV, director of the District
Construction Office of the now
abolished Civilian Production Ad-
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Partition Shifting May Better
Interior Layout of Home
By W. Wodsworth Wood

divided into and halls by interior walls
partitions rule these walls not loadbearng and
lightly constructed Many people who have house with
which they particularly pleased with feel
it. it
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that they can do lot about it by
changing the partitions.
If there is a room too large or a
room too small, there is an excellent
chance of your making a very in
expensive alteration which will
change your room layout for the
better. Usually, the old doors and
the old wood trim can be used over
again in the new arrangement. The
main thing is to find out whether
the partition you want to move is
load bearing; or in other Words is
it helping to carry the weight OF
the floor above or the roof.
If not, you can move 1t to conform
to your plans for a change. Any
good builder or carpenter could
probably tell you after five minutes
times whether or not any partition
could be moved. ,-r- ~.
Aside from moving partitions in
order to better the interior layout
of a house, there are many times
when the installation of new par
titions might be desirable, and
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Marshall Davis, president of the
District Building Owners and
Managers Association, was elected
a member of the national executive
committee of the national associa-
ton at a recent convention in Bos-
ton. Thomas R. INLAY, former
president of the local group, was
elected vice president of the apart
ment division. Rufus S. Lusk is
secretary of the local group.
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District Building Permits Show
$369,541 Decline in Week

Building permits the Robert Davis
inspections $389505 $69 from
100000 to build three
apartment and store building
Permits of $4,000 and follows:
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Ie board said the total per-
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District Rental
Housing Picture

Applications for 858 rental dwell
ings were filed during the last week
at the Veterans Housing Center,
1400 Pennsylvania avenue NV, of
which 800 were for houses and
apartments, and 38 for rooms.
During the same period, SO dwell
ings and 189 rooms were listed for
rent.
Applicants we're listed as follows
Veterans
and on-Service
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Mr.. Synan formerly served with
the War Production Board, starting
in January, 1912. For 10 years be-
fore joining WPB, he was engaged
in organizational work in the food
field. Formerly president of the
(See SYNAN, Page B-3D
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British and French in Norway in
1910, and our efforts may fail.
1t is now common knowledge In
all official quarters that Moscow
is directing the maneuvers and the
operations of the guerrilla forces IN
Macedonia and the adjacent satel-
lite states. But the deadlock IN
the United Nations Security Coun-
Gil cannot be broken.
Under these circumstances, with
the Greek army approaching eX-
haustion, preparations are being
made to face the emergency and to
send to the Eastern Mediterranean,
on short notice, whatever force
may be made available by the United
States and other countries, which
are interested in maintaining real
peace.
Is Token Force Sufficient?
The question confronting the
American Government-and other
governments which are eager to
preserve the United Nations--is
whether a token force will be suffi-
cient to halt Moscow and its sat-
elites.
Some diplomats believe that a
demonstration of strength on the
part of the nations outside the iron
curtain would worry Russia. This
belief is predicated on the theory
that the Soviet rulers will force the
pace as long as there is nothing
more than. verbal opposition to their
efforts at aggrandizement. But it is
believed that if they are faced with
head-on clash with America they
will pull in their horrS.
Russia is in too Door condition
economically, says the exponents OF
this theory, to risk war. right now
She will continue to harass the
Western nations, they think. with
out allowing the situation to reach
an actual breaking point. Hence,
these diplomats say, sending even q
token force of 10000 W 10000 men
properly equipped. would have a
salutary effect on Moscow's Politbu-
reau.
Other officials. who take a more
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cables from my ofice--is due 10
the rather exotic postal set-up in
Brazil.
was told before I left the United
States that to mail letter in
Brazil was much riskier than play
ing the slot machine, shooting dice
with strangers, or trying to learn
to roller skate after you are 40.
1t seems that postal clerks in Brazil
are rather underpaid and they don't
like this. So, to pad out their in
comes the clerks run black market
in stamps. A rosy glow comes to
their cheeks and their eyes light up
when they see a nice fat letter 60
ing to the States, handsomely deco
rated with air mail stamps.
Letter Is Thrown Away.
Without even so much as look
around them to see If any one is
watching Cor so I have been told
by Americans and Brazilians) the
clerks remove the stamps before
they have been cancelled and, with
a pitching arm worthy of Bob
Feller, throw the letter away. Ten
or Is letters yield them as much as
they are paid day.
I have heard it said tina. some
Of the post Offices are equipped
with steam rooms and steam cabi-
nets, much like those of a high
class Turkish bath, to facilitate the
removal of stamps. A letter with
two air mail stamps on it comes in,
the clerk scurries with 1t to the
steam room, removes the stamps,
and drops the letter In the nearest
waste paper basket.
I was talking to an American in
Belem-he has been in Brazil since
the start OF the late war handling
rubber for the American Govern
ment-and he doubled up with
laughter when I told him I was
mailing my copy. =
you might as we'll raise your
hotel window" he said, "and yell
what you have to say back to the
States. Listen. Last year I bought
and sent out 400 Christmas cards.
That's lot of cards and a lot of
work. Not one single Christmas card
got back to the States. Those clerks
must have had field day with that
batch Of stamps"
To test what I had heard about
the clerks and their love for stamps,
when I was in Belem I addressed
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THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. A-e
MONDAY.

letter to myself, care of American
Express, Rio de Janeiro. This Is
what I said in the letter: Dear
Henry: You'll never get this"
Letter Hasn't Arrived.
The letter should have been de-
livered days ago, but 1t hasn't arrived
yet.
This sort Of thing is hard for an
American to understand, because II
there is one thing that is solid,
sure, and trustworthy 1t Is the
United States mail. You can leave
letter on top of a mail box on
crowded city street, and the chances
are 100000 to one that no one will
touch it but the postman when he
comes to make the collection.
I have asked Brazilians why they
don't complain. Their answer is that
they do-violently-but that moth
ing ever comes of it. They have ad-
vised me that the one sure way of
guaranteeing that a letter will reach
its destination is to take it to the
post Office and register 1t. When you
register letter, the stamp or stamps
are cancelled then and there.
So, starting today, I am going to
register my stuff.
That, hope, will guarantee that
the editors and you dear readers
will not miss one word Of the i'm
mortal literature that ! am writing
from down Rio way. incidentally,
if any of you run across my Mama,
please tell her that the postal situa-
ton is why she hasn't heard from
me. have written her every day.
too.
distributed by McNausht Syndicate, 1nc)
Evening star., 1947-08-18
This Changing World
u. S. Must Beware of Defeat of Force
Too Small to Save Greece from Soviet

realistic view, do not indorse this
appraisal. It Ia true, they say, that
Russia does not want war with the
United States until she has devel-
oped her own atomic bomb and 8
more complete technique Of bacteri-
ological warfare. It Is equally true,
they concede, that the Russian lead
ers would like to postpone the
eventual showdown with America
until the Inevitable" economic
cataclysm, hits this country and
makes Americans more concerned
with domestic than international
affairs.
Kremlin May Back Policy.
However, the Kremlin seems de.
termined to defend its present ex-
pansionist policy at any cost. II
America spearheads q group Of ma
tions which desire to challenge 1t,
Russia is prepared for showdown,
the expor,ents Of realism contend.
Our present military weakness is
we'll known in Moscow. The Soviet
leaders believe that any hasty &C
ton on the part Of this country. In
volving an "unproyoked" loss OF life
by American troops In foreign lands,
would lead to resentment against
the administration on the eve OF a
presidential election.
Moscow knows that there are q
number of effective organizations
in America which would denounce
violently American aggression, as
Intervention in Greece would be
interpreted. Furthermore, the
Kremlin leaders are convinced that
little risk is involved in quick re-
taliation against whatever token
force may be sent to Greece.
The idea of intervening with q
token force does not appeal to
American military quarters. Ac-
cording to available estimates, there
are between 10000 and 175,000 men
under Moscow's direction in the
Macedonian area. At present, only
25, 900 to $1,000 of these are oper-
ating against the tired Greek army
6uG Hi AIlSIl lChIl VI 1tieSA AopASAs"-
token force would have to deal
Immediately with the entire Soviet
puppet army stationed in Mace
donia.
The risks of an initial defeat for
any intervention force are great
The result would be to lower fur
ther American prestige and increase
greatly the military prestige Of the
Soviet Union wherever in the world
force continues to prevail.
During the early stages of World
War II we saw the effect OF oper-
ations-both military and diplo-
matic-based on TOO little and too
late" If our air arm were as strong
as it was in the summer OF l945
we could certainly make our voice
heard clearly in Moscow. But our
weakness in the air-and on the
ground, too-reduces our words to
mere whisper, as they are heard
nv the Russian leaders.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
On the Record
Moral Concept of Clergymen Challenged
After Praise of Titos Ideas on Church

Of Croatia as Marshal Tito demands
they behave toward him?
I do not agree with Marshal Tito
or with the Nazi collaborators. Po-
litical acts are moral acts. to be
Judged in the light of sChristian
principles, by Christian men and
their leaders. Do the clerics accept
that the church conflne itself to
consoling and saving souls for the
future world but never try to realize
the ideal Of a Christian society In
this one? Then they had better
drop the Lords prayer from their
liturgy.
While the clerics were in Yugo-
slavia, Is intellectuals and political
figures were put to trial and three
condemned to death and executed
These included Prof. Boris Furlan
known in this country during the
war as progressive left-wing Yugo-
slav who. as early as 1943, disasso-
ciated himself from the royal gov
ernment and from Gen. Mikhailo-
witch, and worked for recognition
Of Marshal Tito's National Liberia
ton Committee.
Returned on Invitation.
Returning - on invitation 49, tc
Yugoslavia, he became convinced
that Yugoslav democracy was being
betrayed and worked for d change
In the Yugoslav government.
Now this middle of -the-road lib.
eral has been liquidated. Did he
commit crime or is his execution
official murder? Nobody, cleric OF
noncleric. with moral sense car
refuse to face that question: an6
the clerics especially, 1t seems to me
must ask themselves What would be
their attitude to 1t, were 1t COM
mitted in America. and whether
they-were they Yugoslavs-would
accept the argument that 1t was
none OF the business Of Christian
men. That would, indeed, indicate
a remarkable revolution in Protes.
tantism, devoted to defending the
lnulVloual conscience, even against
the power of the state.
AS the clerics left Yugoslavia The
American State Department felt
called upon to answer five charge.
made against our Government b,
Marshal Tito and the ofiicial Yugo.
slav news agency. THE State De.
partment demonstrated the charge.
to be brazen lies. If they were, dt
the clerics accept that governors o.
states may be liars imn.une from
moral judgment? And. in sny case
if it is the business of the church
to support the state, which STATE
should American clerics support?
1t seems to me that the visiting
clergynen have got themselves into
a serious moral dilemma.
released by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
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gion was stated by him 20 the
visiting clergymen:
I'VE are of the opinion that the
church should not interfere in state
political affairs, that priests should
carry out their religious rites and
act toward the strengthening Of
morals and helping the state IN
general"
If the Protestant clergymen, who
include number of well-known and
politically active left-wingers. ac-
cept that definition Of the role of
the church, they accept the theory
of the late A. Hitler, which was
exactly the same. He, too, tolerated
the church If it did not interfere
with the politics of the state, or
the established morality of the state,
and helped the state. Marshal Tito
regards the church as an instrument
of the state and said so. WHAT do
the visiting clergymen think?
Visit Was Political.
Actually, their visit was political
with political consequences - the
Stl Gig tIlC1l1IIS VI tAiC uBuoAdF = LdIS.
They saw its officials but did i,ot
interview either the papal nuncio OF
the patriarch of the Serb Orthodox
Church, and the only churchman
they interviewed in Croatia was a
government official as we'll. An odd
way to Investigate the condition of
the chulch!
The American clerics justified the
trial and condemnation of Arch
bishop Stepinac and other Catholic
priests for collaborating with the
Ustachi government of Croatia as
established by the Nazis. 1t is my
conviction that they did collaborate
and were actively or passively party
to outrages committed by that state
But under Marshal Tito's version of
the role of the church what, then,
in logic, was their crime? Were
they not behaving toward the state
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Theoter Equipment Show
Set Here at Meeting

The latest theater equipment and
theater- television devices
will be displayed here September
25-29 in connection with the joint
annual convention Of the Theater
Equipment and Supply Manufac-
turers' Association and the Theater
Equipment Dealers Protective Asso-
ciation. The meeting will be held
at the Shoreham Hotel.
More than 900 dealers from
throughout the country are ex-
pected at the convention. Theater
owners. projectionists, architects
and others interested in or asso-
ciated with the industry may attend,
officials said,
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The Truman
A d m ! n / s -
tration is think
ing in terms of
meeting force
with force in
Gre ece but
wants to avoid
taking the ini-
tiative. When
some kind of in-
tervention be-
comes lneVltaDl
military u n i t S
will be sent In
S m a ii pack
ages" as was the
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Bumper Pototo Crop
In Poland Reported
Nv the As,ocioted Pres,

WARSAW, Poland.-Poland rap
idly is outstripping Soviet Russia
and Germany as one Of the biggest
producers Of potatoes in Europe
says the journal, Economic Daily
Poland is expected to be able to
make substantial exports Of pota-
toes to the United Kingdom, Den
mark. Austria, Switzerland and
other countries.
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thaC we Mlnk OF
England, and
rightly so, as the
cradle Of civil
liberties. 1t was
in England that
t he M a 6 n a
Carta grew in q
friendly soil. For
c e n t les in
England, Cath
olics, Protesants
and Jews have
liv d together
without strain.
Political parties
have closely
Striyen over con-
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before departing
G We Marshal
Tito'S govern
ment a. clean
bill of health On
freedom of reli-
glon. I'VE wish
to state . = :
that today there
is in Yugoslavia
complete free
dom Of. worship
and respect for
religious beliefs
and institutions.
What Marshal
Tito thinks is
freedom of reli-
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Supreme Court.
It Is whether the
National Labor
Relations Board
Is an executive"
agency in the
same sense as a
bureau or de-
D ar t m e mt or
whether 1t is in
dependent Of the
Presidents con-
troll.
Mr.. Truman
discussed the is
sue in a recent
talk with mem
- 49, No
Evening star., 1947-08-18

Tney muSt nave
W on d ere d by
now why my
columns fro m
South America
h a We b e e n
reaching them a
bit late. I want
them to know
that it isn't my
fault. I have
written e ver Y
day since I left
M / a m i, an d
should be well
ahead. That I
am not--I know
this because of
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Intolerance, Racial Violence Now Come
From Britain. a Foremost Democracy

today, but In the whole world. is a
generous application Of the only
remedy by means of which we can
hope for peace and security any,
where-the remedy that lies in those
immortal words: "As ye would that
men should do to you, do ye also
to them likewise"
{Copyright, 1947)
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Bv Dorothy Thomson

A group of American Protestant
clergymen, headed by the Rev. Guy
Emery Shipler of THE Churchman. y
have been visiting Yugoslavia and
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Truman Seen in Error
In Assuming NlRB
Is Under His Control
Rn Dnpid Laurence

President Truman may be stir
ring up a wholly unnecessary fight
with Congress over a subject that
has already been decided by the
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to Man
Ru HnrnLd L. Ickes

The most depressing news for
many a day Ia coming from, OF all
places, the British Isles. What
makes the news so depressing Is
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.cLemore
Finds That His Letters
Are Robbed by Postmun
Rp Henry Mel EN- ore

RIO DE JANEIRO-This is a let
ter intended chiefly for the editors
of the papers who are gracious
enough to buy and run my column.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
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Bv. C0nsfanGne Bro,pn

HV z OHSIUHbNe DfODH
Those ugly little twins, Too Little
and Too Late, are rearing their
heads behind the official doors In
Washington.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Truman Signs Il Bills,
Including Pact With
u. n. on Headquarters

President Truman today signed
legislation authorizing him to make
effective the agreement between the
United States and the United Ma
tions under which permanent head
quarters of the UN is established in
New York.
The joint resolution of the House
and Senate covering the agreement
was one of 81 bills signed by Mr..
Truman as he slashed further into
the mass of work left by the out
going Congress.
Among the other bills on which
Mr.. Truman acted was one provid-
ing for the utilization of the War
Department owned military real
estate for National cemeteries when
feasible.
Seven Bills Vetoed.
A White House check today
showed that Mr.. Truman had ap-
proved 143 measures and vetoed
seven out of the batch passed in
the closing days of Congress.
He still has A bills on which
to pass and the deadline for final
action is August 12' This date ap-
plies to the Army and Navy promo
tion bill, which was the last to
reach the Presidents desk.
Any measure on which the Pres
ident has not acted favorably 10
days after its reception when Con-
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gress Is out Of session automatically
becomes pocket vetoed.
The deadline of the science foun-
dation bill on which the President
still is to act is tomorrow.
Mine Safety Bill Signed.
In a group of more than 20 bills
disposed of yesterday, the President
signed legislation to raise the re-
Mobilization allowance for disabled
veterans in certain service-connect-
ed cases.
He also signed a bill adopting
the Federal mine safety code for
bituminous and Ignite mines in in
terstate commerce. This code, which
John L. Lewis won in his coal con-
tract for the United Mine Workers,
would apply the same Federal rules
to all mines instead of leaving
them subject to varying State laws.
Evening star., 1947-08-05

Natural gas now is a more i'm
portant source of heat than manu-
factured gas.