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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
May Have Something There

Miss Frances Perkins, who wa Secre-
tarY of Labor throughout the entire Roose-
welt dynasty, failed 50 utterly in the re-
q%uirements Of her office that she was
shorn Of her duties, save as a statistical
clerk, and her responsibilities were shift
ed TO this board or that.
Now she bobs up with a program for
labor peace. Is it possible that she learned
something Of value through her own fail.
ure? 1t could be.
Such a thing has happened before.
There was the keeper Of a San Francisco
restaurant, for example. He lost all his
capital and was sold out by the sheriff
10 satisfy his creditors. Then, penniless
and literally on his uppers, he went to an
other restaurant operator who too was
slipping and announced he knew how
to convert losses into profit.
Of course he was laughed at, but per
sisted in telling the other fellow his plan
and demanded that he be named manager
OF the eating place. He got the job-on
trial.
His plan? We'll, he had discovered at
his own place that the main trouble was
at the cash register. Patrons were walk
ing out on him without paying. For extra
tips, walters were undercharqing. He pro-
posed that a checker be placed at the
Kitchen door 10 see that menu prices went
down on the bill correctly, thai bills were
properly footed up, and that patrons paid
the waiter at the table. AT the end Of a
walters sift he was required to turn in
the cash for all patrons he served. 1t
worked so we'll, the mar got the Job per-
manentlY.
Something Of the sort may have happen,
ed in Miss Perkins experience. Whether
it has or not she told an audience in
Town Hall, New York, thai:
|. In each contract between business
homogeneous and tr~ade-unions there
should be "voluntarYism" in self-enforcinq
regulations as TO the method Of settling dis
putes without strikes, lockout, or force.
z. T%rade-unions should attract and keen
members by giving service in many hui
manitarian fields as well as in the eco
nomic field. They have a responsibility
10 their country as we'll as their own
membership.
3. Contracts should contain clauses saw
ing what management and unions will do
when the contract expires. Such clauses
should set up the negotiating procedure
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
HOLLAND WANTS,
MORE TERRIT0l,

WASHINGTON. D. c
Netherlands request for =. Il
reparations in the form :, 11FfnG
neishborirg territories shil
smooth out an irregular Iaos 'eN'
tier and push Germany, HI.
Sea boundary eastward Nafi
niles. N'0u' l
The present NetherIaD...
man border - running trss's
northeast tip OF Belgium ' ts III
the Tristan 1slands-is rons +'''la
miles long. says the Nati1n.y y
ogrs phie Society. With onl.a. u
duced and Borkum lsland N
ferred to the Netherlands lls
would be shortened 10 ,oo :, ,
miles. "
Possession of Borkum r,;
six miles long and a mayi rnutl b
four miles wide, wouId a'.I y
Netherlands nearly two -. 5 2te, u
the long island chain tia, ~,.0lS
divided almost equ ny wifi, 1V Y l
many. Borkum is fla and ~. W
and once was a popular v, ',.al
spot. 'Vs1s.
On the European mainland
lfnportsnt rivers, the Rhirs N
the Ems, flow across or ~
border loops in questio, 4 "
strategic river-basin are, II H.. Ivy
was made both early and r j,, !!
World War lin 1910 wins. .'' ! u
Nazis marched triumphant ~
the Netherlands. and in lqu M I'M
the Allied invasion Of German, nd "
gan. "
Beyond the Ems estuary >,
KUN Island controls the ,nr,, sC'
es to the German port ii E ~ss
This city. westernmost o n q,
countrys North Sea ports Ns
naval base. 1t owes its jndn "ss !
Importance to the Dortmund.Tr,
Canal which links it with tbs my
and iron producing centers A. ' y.
Ruhr. Ia
i The border region Of N. n,.
Land is made up largely Of , ~,,l'
moors and hestAlsnd. Bar, s r.V
the coastal mud flats and a, r.'
from the fertile dixie pra Ia,',
farms and reclaimed msr,s,,
rise relatively high pastor,l W.,
crop lands. 'n'
Normally this country il d.y,..,
to the raising OF sheep AND Nt c,4.
With an attendant dsiry ind,,,,,''
Such crops is wheat. rvp n,,
are sugar beets are srowr
The people Share a similar MI,
ground in langus &c. custo.g, ~,
religion on both sides Of N in.
Settlement is sparse. hor.r, ,
Two Of the leading Gsrmss ta,,,
left outside the proposed Ny,s',
lands border, Ben,heim and Klu,I
mad a prewar population Of AM
and 20, 00o, respectively F
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
Russia's Hand Out

That Russia will seek a five billion dol
lar loan from the United States, as the
price Of reducing her reparations demands
on Germany is attributed to a London
source.
Moscow had set ten billion dollars as
payment for the damage done during the
German invasion Of the Soviet Union, but
would be inclined 10 cut the total if this
nation would slip the Stalinites half the
amount in cash and Immediately available
credits, which would come in handy now
probably more handy than the full
amount from Germany. with installments
stretching over a long period Of time.
The United States might consider such
a loan TO the Russians, but only if the iron
curtain Russia has dropped over eastern
Europe were raised and the Soviet Union
adopted a program Of cooperation with
the western Allies that saved Russia from
destruction when the Germans were sweep
ing across the land all but %unopposed.
Russia's lack Of gratitude for what was
given freely, particularly by the United
States in those p%erilous days ranks among
the greatest tactical mistakes Of a blum
dering governmental regime. In her blind
ness to the rights Of her Allies and her
ambitions 10 enlarge her empire, Russia
has placed a serious handicap upon her
own interests, despite her apparent gains.
Instead Of winning the confidence Of the
western powers, she has created grave
suspicious in all western capitals.
There is even a possibility that the
United States would have made a loar
TO Moscow, as it cid 10 London, after
bit Of debate and opposition, if it had no
been for the distractions the Russian dele
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
Religion
DuyByDay
A HINT FOR THE sLEEPLEss
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS

A HINT FOR THE SLEEPLESS
Not many months ago l was Wis
ting an old friend upon his pa
latial private yacht. Tea was serv-
kd-a sumptuous affair, Of silver
service. imported d~elicacies and
statuesque servitors. with my
friends wife, as gracious lsdy.
presiding. As we talked, she turn.
ed the topic to what the younger
generation is missing, in its neg
lect Of the Bible and religion.
One remark sticks in my mem
ery as that friends memorial, for
she has since passed on. Think
what it means not to know the
Psalms, to mediate upon when
one cannot sleep of nights That
was the opinion, not of a religious
teacher, but of a woman eminent
in society, whose life was crowded
with earthly. cares. But she knows
the refuge of the precious Word.
Sleeplessness is at times the lot
Of everybody. Shall the wskeful
fnlno wear Itself out with Worries
Of the day or shall it pillow itself
upon the restfule truth Of God?
Rssolutely to drill ones self to
concentrate upon thoughts Of our
Father, and Of His word, is to win
a habit Of peace and OF health
and of communion. May the
Psalmist's practice be ours:
When I remember Thee upon
my bed,
I mediate upon Thee in the
night Watches"
As the thoughts of a lover fly
10 his beloved, in every MON en..
Of release. 50 wotiid we turn Shr
minds to Thee, 6tr souls bAioeed,
IN the watches Of the night, and in
every vacant space 81 TIE dxy.
Amen. =
a-sEssEaE- Ma
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
Editorial Comment
The Anonymous

1t Is not uncommon tor newspapers to re.
ce1ve communication that are unsigned,
sometimes it is oversight, sometimes it is I'm.
awareness Of the requirement that they be
signed II meant for publication. though the
name itseE may be withheld from print. Bat
sometimes such letters are anonymous be.
cause the writer is seurrilous. libelous, or
otherwise in a contemplate, category and il
therefore afraid or ashamed to sign the letter.
mere is another type of anonymous COM
mun1cant with newspaper offices. though
much more rare. That is the person who
telephohes and makes statements that are to
state 1t mildly. not OF d high order Or char
acter or intelligence. and refuses to give the
name OF the one speaking, and hangs up
quickly as # afraid Of the call being traced.
Anonymous letters are tossed in the waste
basket and dismissed from mind. ANONYMOUS
telephone calls are more difficult to get rid
OF, for it is not always easy. II the recipient
OF the call Is endeavoring to be courteous, i'd
Immediately detect the nature OF the call and
50 replace the receiver. The anonymous tele-
phone caller is therefore. perhaps. more
Ubiquitous, if rarer, than the writer Of anony-
nous letters. Both. of the tyne we have in
mind are thorou shlv contemplate. Lynch
burg (Va.) Advance.
Return Of the Chestnut
In Strachey's Historic OF Travaile in yir,
ginia Britannia" we read that:
I'm some places We fynd chestnutts, whose
wild fruit I male wei safe equalize the best ia
France. Spaine, Germany and Italy or those
SO commended in the Black Sea by Constan-
tinople.s all of which I have eaten"
Virginians who have reached the pleasant
plateau Of middle age look back with fond
remembrance upon that noble forest tree ii
the green valley Of their boyhood and con-
template its extinction with 4 pane Of rerrst.
Now there Is hope that the chestnut trees
may come back to join our forest population.
Not the original chestnut Of Virginia Britain
ria" But 4 hybrid produced from a disease.
resistant Oriental kinsmAn Of the Same. From
AL reports. it promises to do well on Annsri.
! can son.~Rjchmpnd- fva.) TmesDisrateh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
You Can Spare Dimes
For This

Vaecinetheropy may be on the thresh-
hold Of another triumph, with the success
full transmission Of polio virus from hui
mans TO white mice. Chicago scientists,
headed by Dr.. Sidney 0. Levinson, director
OF the Michael Reece foundation, have 50
reported. i other experiments are equally
successful, a vassine against polio, which
the doctors have Iona sought, will become
available, and may be as capable Of pre-
venting polio attack as vaccination against
smallpox, typhoid fever and diphtheria
now are. More, ii is even possible that the
discovery may aid in controlling the dis
ease when and if it reaches epidemic pro
portions.
Is there not, in this announcement an
Important reason for contributing TO the
present March Of Dimes, a fund annually
devoted TO treatment Of the scourge that
has COST so many human lives and left
SO many persons manned and forever I'M
able to perform any active service? Il
would seem 50, aver though the Reece
Foundation is not dependent upon the
dimes and dollars raised during the March
The money from the March Of Dimes
has helped many a polio victim, not back
to full stature and health, but back 10 c
place at the family hearth and in many
cases to comparative freedom Of motion.
There is reason to think that the develop
ment Of a polio vaccine may be speaded
by our contribution, for what Doctor Lev.
inson and his associates have ACCOMPLISH
ed is an old objective Of the medical pro-
fession and the effort for further develop
ment will be carried on in laboratories
far from the Reece foundation in CHICAGO
Surely Wilmingtonians will not hold
back now that victory is within the range
Of actual accomplishment. The goal is
small indeed in comparison with the op-
portunitY TO aid in mastering so terrible
a disease.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18

known as absorption; that is to
say, it is used up by something
else.
why Is t1e Sea Salty?
The sun picks up the water from
the sea, but it sucks up nothing
else. The salt of the sea has been
brought to it by the rivers. These,
as they come down from the land,
melt away from the land anything
that water can melt, and this they
carry into the sea. River water
contains salt. too. only 80 very little
that we notice nothing. Sea water
is so much saltier chiefly because it
contains the salt that the rivers
have been4carrying down to it for
ages past. SELF is really only 4
general word for a large number Of
compounds, like one another to
some extent, yet different. 1t is 4
mixture Of a great number Of these
that helps to make the sea salt.
What Is a Blue Book?
A White Paper?
Governments often choose a Ger
tain color for binding some Of their
official publications. lii the United
States, official diplomatic CORE
~spondence. when printed. is bound
In red. The use OF blue. for the
covers OF British documents. goes
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
Forces UnificatiOn

Instead OF Streamllnlng the military
establishment in the current popular pat
Tern, the compromise proposal announced
by President Truman, which is understood
10 have the endorsement Of Navy Sec
retary Forrestall anil War Secretary Pat
terson, expands control and provides for
four Cabinet posts instead Of the present
two.
There would be a Secretary Of Nation
al Defense TO exercise Top authority
There would be a separate Air Force, with
its own chief with Cabinet rank. There
would also be Secretaries Of War and
Navy, as Of old.
The idea Of consolidating the armed
forces in the interest Of coordination
which has been at the root Of the pro-
gram for a change in the established sYs-
tenn, was 10 do away with more or less
Independent commands. The compromise
does not provide for this. Rather it leaves
the Army and the Navy much as it has
been in the past, each as a separate de-
partment, and in addition takes from
both their separate Air Forces, which
would be brought together with a CHIEF
Of their own.
Aside from this, the material change
in the present set-up is that although
the heads Of the War, Navy and Air Force
would have Cabinet status, they would
have an overall boss who would, in ef-
feet supercede the President who, as Com
mander in Chief, has exercised powers
which the Secretary Of National Defense
would assume, and become merely the
arbitor Of disputes which might arise be-
tween the three department heads and
the Secretary Of National Defense.
Mr.. Forrestall and Mr.. Patterson, we
may presume, would moi have endorsed
the proposal unless they foresaw it has
some advantage not now existing in our
military establishment. But even with
their acceptance Of the plan, if would
seem TO add, rather than lessen, compli-
cations 10 the countrY's military problems
in a war emergency.
There are occasions during warfare
when the commanding officer on the
ground must have absolute authority. We
are reminded Of Dewey's cable 10 Wash
ington after the Battle Of Manila in the
Spanish-American war, when he told his
superiors not to worry him with orders
and forthwith cut the cable so that thew
could not do so.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
The Book OF KNOWLEDGE

back nearly one hundred years,
and the documents have long beer
known as Blue Books. Only a small
proportion Of these Blue Books"
sre now actually bound in blue.
The smaller ones are printed III
phanpillet form, without extra GOV
ars, and are popularity known az
White Papers.
The French generally use yellow.
the Belgians gray, the Italians
green, etc. for the covers Of theil
official books. Their pamphlet pa
pers are referred to as White
Papers.
Cspyright. 1916. ny The Gro1ier ssciSy
tic. based upon The Book az knowledge
+, Distributed BY The United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.
MONDAY:
How life goes round and round.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
Election In Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil. IN
lI.-WD-More than $780, 0 IA
ers will 20 to the polls toncrr,
to choose governors and l,i;i
lures in the 20 federal states, A
cr one OF the hottest political can
paisns in Brazilian history.
Since 1897 the states have Nm
ruled by ''intervento.s' Or COM
missioners appointed by the cent?,
government, the legislatures Elm
ed Sunday will draft rev consdt
tons for each state.
Voters also viii elect Is seratA
and 1a deputies to fill ~vacanci. 4
isting in the national congress.
Former Dictator-President C.u
lilo Vargas and Communist M
Carlos Prestes- both senator .
nave been among the most aeti
and oatspeken cannpsign.rs 4
popular support ard each claim,
to be tho sole genuine represent
tive of the popular mssss,.
Making his strongest bid for
Political comeback since his cs
throw by an army coup in 0ctoo,
1S45, Vargas canpaigned OH A
slogan OF making the rich ID
rich ard the poo. less poor ,4
attacked "norcpolistic capital'
Prestes predicted that bis 4
candidates would poll n1or, hI
1000, 900 Of the expected 5OMi
total vote, despite President Epfi1
Casper Dutra's recent app:al
the voters not to vote for comma
ist candidates.
Althoush campaigning has ~
tenfs. chiefly becsuSe Of t'' N
imunist psrtsr's steady grcr'h \
tonight was reminiscent Of ta'1
val time.
For the past week, c'nri
streets and squares were oaci|
nightly with election trucss
private automobiles. equipped
loudspesktrs. from which The nj
ly 800 candidates 10 seats IN NJ
municipal council made ln'r NJ
appeals. Some offered slsoo'
fireworks displays.
Arv Barreso. "a"io Sn'TH
rlertator ard cofTo0Ffr. ca'''"
ina for = e~~t in thc ri" r'v
conducted his pr3p4aanf7 ~,
with "sarrbss" AZ ~'oa'uo"x
populs. dances olsyed $40
formed in the streets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
Written for NEA Service

Written for NEA Service
The national mems tear-bf-four
championship, held during the win
ter nationals at the Hollywood
Beach Hotel. Hollywood, Fla, was
won by the Chicago team Of Arthur
Glatt, Albert Weiss, Jules Bank,
William McGhee. ard Maynard D.
Adams. This victory brought Jules
Bank sufficient master points to
make him Life Master No. 81.
AS I have frequently pointed
out, in tournament bridge the part
score hands are sometimes the
most difficult. Bank got the max
imum out Of the one shown today.
East opened the king Of hearts
and when it held, he shifted to the
ace of clubs, followed by the club
jack. This trick was won in durn-
my with the king, another club
was played and West won With
the queen.
West decided to try to force
dummy's ace Of trurnps. so he led
the fourth club. But Bank
trumped with the ten Of spades
and discarded the queen Of hearts
from dummy. The nine OF Hearts
was ruffed and a diamond played
from dummy, Bank winning with.
the king. He tsen lsd the jack
Of hearts, ard East made the mss-
take Of not covering. so Bank lei
It ride, discarding a small diamond
froa dummy. =.
He cashed his other high dia-
mond and led the diamond Jack.
on which East had to play the
queen. but at this point west was
forced to ruth. West. rAturned the
six g s1R5es. Barr ~layed the
seEcn-snot ara F-st's nine forced
The ace. A sinal trump VA. led
from dummy snd all West could d.
was to tske his king Of spades.
linus Bank made two spades on
me hand, Although it looked Il
most Aapessas]s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18

gates on various units Of the United Ma
lions raised, moi only on doing away with
the veto, but other important issues rela-
tives to peace.
To make a loan to Russia now would
be bad not only from the economic, but
the political viewpoint as we'll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
Taxi

Taxi
Irwin S. Cobb once told of a nice
old lady. enjoying her first ride in
taxieab. Going through heavy
traffic, the old lady grew more
and more nervous as the driver
kept removing his hsnd from the
steering wheel, putting it outside
the car. Finally, the old lady
could stand it no longer.
Leaning forward she tapped the
driver on the shoulder. Young
MAN" she said sternly. "you Just
tend to your driving. I'll tell you
when it starts to n."-CNristian
--- "a
Triumph in Ke3ssnihs
A scotsman, leaving his friends
house where he had been visiting,
held out to his hosts small son
4 nickel and a dinle, saying Now,
Sandy. which one will ye hae?"
Young Sandy tbeing a cute, wee
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18

and a means Of settling differences with
out strikes, lockouts, or force.
4. Enforcement must be by moral per-
suasion and contractual responsibility.
The Government must be kept well in tho
background as an enforcement agency.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18

begger) said, ZACH, Mr. NAV.
ism, I was always taught I" !,
be greedy, so III have !" :
one" ,,.n g.
Mac lavish replied; wen, , !,
Sandy, Cor being = guild pam. ~,
me- greedy, I'll gle tina ai '"
.sJ
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
Star Dust
eur Move, Gentlemen


~Journeying by night on horse
tack, Benj>min Franklin rsined his
iorse before a small wayside inn
and went inside to warm himself.
But to his disappointment and
dismay, he found a crowd Of incon-
siderate loungers shutting him oft
from the fire.
Half a pack Of oysters IN the
Shell for my horse, he called out
in a loud voice.
When the astoi1ished inn-keeper
went out to obey this startling
order. the entire Assem-, blage-save
Franklin rushed out to see I
horse eat oysters. "A
Soon the people returned and told
Franklin that his horse had refused
to consume the bivalves.
Then" said Franklin. now set
tied before the cheerful fire, bring
them in and watch me eat them
Evening star., 1947-05-06
Trumons $ Fire PorIey ext

ard preyentine lArgs lossea wlsert
! firs occurs.
A contributing factor III ON dre
death ton 4 our lssacy Of old con-
:struction. Also. We hare Z COM
plexity q building laws and codea
Ia some communities. and too few
In others. IN many communities,
these laws are outdated and the
responsibility for safety from IRE
u not clearly defined.
We have wide areas IN the Ma
ton with inadequate fire protec-
ton. Our forests need to be safe
guarded against the thousands OF
fires most Of them set by human
carelessness-thAt sweep over mil
Hons of acres annually. Our rural
areas must have improved and bet
ter co-ordinatAd protection.
Msst Kesp Race with Research.
We also have entered upon . new
era OF scientific and industrial de-
velopment, with the accompanying
special hazards ofenew Chemicals and
industrial processes. Many OF these
hazards ore not yet widely under
stood. Tor the protection of our
industrial plants, we must see that
IRE prevention keeps pace with SCI
entiflc research.
The recent war showed that We
had grave shortages Of experienced
fire fighters both In the armed forces
and In our civilian life. The ques-
tion Of using some Of the training
methods developed during the war
and the National Guard facilities
for the training Of frernen is cer-
tAinly to BE- considered II We are to
provide our cities and our armed
forces with the skilled fremen We
need.
I want to pay tribute to our are
men. Were it not for their bravery
and their willingness to sacrifice,
our death toll would be much higher
and our losses even more appalling
than they are today. I hope that
this conference will help to produce
conditions that will make our fire-
mems dangerous work less neces-
sary, and their services, when
needed. OF even greater effectiveness.
There Is also to be considered the
matter Of personal responsibility for
hreg. This Is not . new problem, for
It = recorded In the Book Of Exodus:
III 4 fre break out and catch I'M
thorns 30 the stacks OF corn, or the
standing corn. or the field, be con-
sumed Herewith, he that kindled
the fire shall surely make restitu-
ton"
Urges Strengtheued Laws.
The conference might well con-
slider the strengthening Of the pres
ent laws having to do with nesli-
sence.
These are hut . few Of the prob
le1ns that face us. I know that you