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Evening star., 1947-10-25
Publicity Con Be Helpful

It is natural that Arlington County
officials should decry the public Juror"
over the Peanuts" Scheele case. It is
bad publicity for the county to have 1t
published that large-scale numbers and
race betting establishment has been
operating for an undetermined time under
the noses of the police. 1t is bad publicity
for the county police department to have
it known that police had investigated"
Scheele's place on number of occasions
in the past and reported no evidence OF
law violation Yet, when resident volun-
teered to swear out search warrant on
the basis of his own knowledge of what
went on at Scheele's house, the Common
wealths attorney and the chief of police
were able to catch Peanuts" with the
goods.
But the Peanuts" Scheele case deserves
the fullest publicity, harmful though 1t
may seem to be for the county at first
glance. It is too bad that Scheele's opera
tions have been able to escape effective
investigation and attendant publicity for
so long a period. Now that the lid is off
and Scheele has confessed his guilt and
been sentenced to Jail, the investigation
should be pressed with determination
For the Scheele case cannot be said to be
closed as long as there remains doubt
in the public's mind over rumors of col
lusion between police and gamblers.
1t was to get to the bottom of such
rumors that Circuit Judge Mccarthy
ordered the current grand jury investi-
cation of the Scheele case and related
matters. Judge Mccarthy is correct in
asserting that there are "few social
growths so insidious and dangerous as
the professional gambler" Scheele himself
is relatively unimportant. What Is po-
tentially "insidious and dangerous" about
the situation is the fact that he was able
to operate without police interference for
a considerable period The grand jury
should be able to determine whether this
was because of police apathy, inefficency
or something more serious. The public's
curiosity over this case is legitimate and
justified. And the publicity which inevi-
tably follows is likely, in the end, to have
very salutary effect on what the
court properly has termed an unhealthy
situation.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
They Deserve Better Service

The shortcomings in the administration
of the Veterans National Service Life In
surance program, as listed by the House
Committee on Veterans Affairs in special
report, are familiar to many GI policy
holders They are also familiar to many
former holders of NSLI policies. And the
sad part of the situation is that the short
comings have direct bearing on the large
number of lapsed policies.
Experience has shown that many vet
Grams need to be encouraged to keep up
their Government insurance after they
return to private life. They have received
announcement in the form of advice from
the Veterans Administration and from
veterans organizations. But this often
has been offset by the encouragement they
have encountered in trying to keep their
policies in force. Failure to receive pre-
MUM notices or lapse notices, delays in
having their inquiries answered, receipt of
incomplete, confusing or incorrect infor-
nation when replies finally arrive and
similar unhappy dealings undoubtedly have
contributed to the alarming decline in
policyholders. The number of policies has
dropped from more than ten million in
wartime to less than five million now.
General Omar Bradley, veterans ad-
ministrator, has readily admitted the de-
ficiencies of the insurance program in
testifying before congressional commit
tees. He has expressed his determination
repeatedly to improve conditions The
House Veterans Committee suggests
change in top personnel of the insurance
division, but there is no assurance that an
official shakeup would help in situation
largely attributed by VA officials to per-
sonnel shortages and an unprecedented
work load General Bradley made help
full move when he ordered decentraliza-
ton of insurance activities. Under the
system more than dozen regional offices
have been established to deal direct with
veterans in their respective areas This
has materially speeded up operations
Many veterans who received no premium
notices at all when the washington or
New York Offices were handling their
policies are now receiving regular notices
and receipts. Conditions are likely to i'm
prove as the decentralization program is
carried forward.
The Veterans Administration should
continue energetically and earnestly to
reduce the time lag in answering CORE
spondence and to keep all insured veterans
advised of when payments are due and
when they are missed. The Government
Is doing disservice to veterans and their
dependents when, through inadequate ap-
propriations or administrative deficiencies,
1t contributes to the all-too-p prevalent
tendency among veterans to let their Gov
ernment insurance go by default
Evening star., 1947-10-25

one among your readers who woulo oe
good enough to tell us with some de-
gree of authority how these experts know
that human life goes back tens of thousands
or even millions of years? For example. in
an article accompanying The Star staff photo
Of Leo steppat with his modelled head "ol
a man who lived in Mexico 10000 years ago"
there is to be found this concluding sentence:
=. Pithecanthropus Erectus, found IN Java,
lived 100000 to 100000 years ago.
May we have a statement from somebody who
has gathered sufficient evidence to know where
of he speaks on this matter of time and the
human family? DONALD F. HAYNES.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Library Reading Groups

The inscription over the door of the Cen
tral Library of the washington Public
Library system is coming true in the group
reading program which steadily has been
developing since January, 1945. Through
out the entire city the basic ideal OF the
library network as "a university OF the
people" is being translated into practical
usage as one group after another organizes
to read together the truly great books
of the world. In approximately thirty
months a thousand meetings OF ninety
groups with about twelve hundred IN
dividuals attending have been held for the
consideration of selected texts. Dr.. Scott
Buchanan at first and DR.. John Powell and
John Cheney more recently have set up
working pattern and methods which have
implemented the overall enterprise eff
fectively. The program, in the judGm .1t
of it's sponsors. now has reached the
threshold of its second phase, a point where
q genuine community experiment in cul-
tural democracy may start.
Leaders of ability have been brought
forward from within the reading groups.
These individuals are perhaps the most i'm
portant product of the program. With
disciplined intelligence, enthusiasm and
devotion and in association with repre-
sentatives of several local higher educa-
tion agencies and the educational and Ii
brary branches of the Federal Government,
they are moving toward the setting up of
Council on Group Reading with commun-
ity-wide connotations. The people al
ready enlisted in the enterprise include
scientists, teachers, department executives,
self-employed business and professional
men and women, artists and writer's, print
ers, clerical workers of every classification,
college students, housewives and others.
A long list of church, civic, labor, political
and social bodies has been compiled to
show the Affiliations of the participants
Obviously, mere miscellaneous reading
would not suffice to draw together so many
members. The books chosen for study have
been over hundred in number, and their
authors range down the years from Homer
to Henry Adams and John Dewey. No
title has been selected simply because 1t
has the reputation of being classic. Only
texts which have vital immediate concern
for living Americans have been taken into
account. Most of the books are volumes
that adults always have intended to read
but somehow never actually have at
tempted. Perhaps the reason for individ-
ual failure In this regard traces back to
Evening star., 1947-10-25

tor Taft will be the undisputed beneficiary
of that record so far as the presidential
nomination is concerned.
Perhaps the Ohioan's greatest handi-
cap will lie in the impression that, despite
his admitted ability and candor, he lacks
popular appeal 1t is hard for the politi-
clans to forget that in 1914, against weak
Democratic opponent, he carried his home
State of Ohio by the slim margin of $4,000
votes out of total of nearly 5000, ,00O Sen
ator Taft seems to think that his personal
stock has gone up since the Republican
Congress took Office, but many of the
party's politicians remain to be convinced
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Criticizes Critics of Radicals

To the Editor Of The star:
It is becoming the fashion these days to label
ANYTHING that one does not like as being ''un-
American" Certain citizens of this country
are specializing in the smear technique OF slap
ping highly abstract undefnable, emotionally
charged adjectives on any one with whom they
disagree Our papers are filled with headlines
exposing something or some one as un-Amerl-
can. No one is safe from these unprovoked
attacks.
It is a grave reflection on our mental status
when justified criticism of some OF our lnstltu-
tions is denounced as subversive, seditlous and
un-American. An advocate of a low-cost Fed
eral housing program must be careful lest he be
accused of being un-American by the real
estate interests A proponent OF an adequate
Federal health program better watch out or ne
will be called n-American by the medical IN
terests. minister of the gospel who believes
in the equality of man and denounces racial
discrimination should use discretion or he will
be termed un-American by all the bigots and
hypocrites of the Nation.
Even now we have reached the point whers
one cannot be liberal or progressive In tnls
enlightened" age unless he is called un-
American. How long will 1t be before critics
of the Government (witness Henry Wallace)
are branded as public enemies? HOW long Will
it be before the Bill of Rights is but shadowy
memory? Already We have Hearings where
the smear technique is elevated to new heights.
What manner of justice permits inquisitorial at
tacks on men who are allowed no right to
cross-examine their accusers, who are denied
full legal counsel? Who are these men who
would dictate what we can and what we can
not believe?
If the matter really Is one OF protecting
America from the various isns, let us not for
get that he have an ism of our own, capitalism
from which we must eliminate the bugs Ine
growth of communism is due In part to the
shortcomings of capitalism, not Of democracy
The fundamental conflict today is not between
totalitarianism and democracy but between
capitalism and socialism. Communists, OF
course, believe that the totalitarian, all-power-
full state is necessary only until the people are
educated and converted from the capitalistic
self-centered, every-man-for himself society to
the society where all men work togther for all
men in true brotherly spirit. Whether or not
this transformation can be accomplished or
how long it would take cannot be answered to-
day. Only time will tell whether we can iron
the kinks out Of capitalism or whether social
istic society Is inevitable.
WALTER l. WEED.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Nv THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. With what chemicals are pine cones
treated to make them burn with brightly coll
ored flames?-I NJ S.
A. Pine cones may be dipped In salt water
in order to make them burn with colored light.
@. Is there any connection between the Bre-
tons OF Brittany, France, and the Britons OF
England?-E. s T.
A. The inhabitants of Brittany are the de-
scendants of Celtic tribes which emigrated
(about AD 450 to 500 from southwest Britain
after the Saxon invasion.
@. In what country are the most red-haired
people found?-H. T.
A. This Is said Of Scotland.
@. On what date did the famous flag raising
on Mount Suribachi, Two Jima, occur7-H. F. r.
A. The flag was raised over the japanese
stronghold on February 49, 1945.
Evening star., 1947-10-25

attack the same principles when they appear
in the respectable garments provided by some
Republican or Democratic leaders.
What's wrong with having a free market
for newspapers? What's wrong with having
free market for housing, without having
editorial writers trying to decide what the
price ought to be? Why can't your paper be
forthrightly for free enterprise, free oppor-
tunity and the productive American system
without reservations?
HERBERT U. NELSON,
Executive Vice President, National Association
of Real Estate Boards.
Psychiatrists Criticized
To the Editor of The Star:
In the magazine section of The Star, Octo-
ber 10, appeared an article Beware of Psyche
quacks' which was timely and well put. It
mentioned the fact that "phony psychiatrists"
will treat you for everything you've got-in
your pocketbook.
There are more than 100000 persons crowded
into the mental hospitals, throughout this Ma
ton, and one reason the asylums are over
crowded is because unscrupulous psychiatrists,
lawyers, judges, clergymen and citizens take
advantage of the loose administration of the
present lunacy laws and railroad" perfectly
sane individuals to the insane asylums without
due process of law.
This practice is not only selfish, inhuman
and criminal but it takes up the much-needed
space which should be used for the genuinely
insane. There are several reasons why psychia-
trists can be considered accountable for the
extraordinary increase in the number of cases
of mental Illness sent to mental institutions.
Cd PSychiatrists and their supporters con-
stitute the major part of the personnel of SAN
ity commissions, mental institutions and othe-
Government and private agencies that discover
and treat mental disorders; consequently they
are in better position to control the number Of
committals to and dismissals from mental in
stitutons than any other single group of pro-
fessionals.
CD The question of whether person Is sane
or insane often rests entirely upon the personal
opinion of psychiatrist.
90 Financial considerations rather than nat
ural causes may be the reason why many
people are judged mentally ill and then sent to
mental institutions for an indefinite period o.
time at taxpayers expense.
Psychiatrists have big advantage over other
professionals because of natural reasons in their
favor. Something can be found to he wrong
with almost any person. The extensive and con-
stantly increasing vocabulary and ambiguous
terminology employed by modern psychiatrists
can make any typical human mood or emotion
appear to be the root and cause Of dangerous
form of insanity. When it comes to making
mountains out of molehills and chimeras out
of ordinary conditions, the unscrupulous psy-
chiatrist has no peer or equal. He can find or
invent something mentally unbalanced about
anybody Except HIMSELF if it will pay him
to do 50. GEORGE j. LITTLETON.
Evening star., 1947-10-25

p h on o graph
re cord that
doesn't h a v e
some kind of
surface noise
or that doesn't
show it after
just a fe W
Aayings.
Some Of my
records are so
Evening star., 1947-10-25

OF years.
N e " S p apers
p ri at sue h
S t a t e ments,
and the read
er is left to
a S S u m e or
ignore the fac
tual basis for
these time es-
Inmates.
Is there any
Evening star., 1947-10-25

Ushers in Western stadium are schooled
in how to determine if the football fan is
drunk. Taking a wild swing at another
seven rows away is commonly accepted as
SIGNIFICANT
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Where and When to Start

To the Editor of The star:
I have read the second article on "Our
Dual School System" by Colt Hendey, jr.
The salient facts presented therein are more
sounding than blaring trumpets. The author
has done marvellous task in presenting the
truth. However, he says the dual system has
not worked successfully anywhere, any time.
The problem needs solution, says the author.
but the question is when and where to start. "
The suggestion presented here is: Since
Washington is not only the Capital of the
United States but the international capital
of the world, why not in the D. c.? Time,
of course, now. E. r. JOHNSON.
Evening star., 1947-10-25

The persistence of that Florida big bloy
beats anything since the big bad wolf wen
calling on the three little pigs.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
How Old Is Man?
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The star:
During recent weeks news reports have been
coming in from a number of different scien-
tific expeditions revealing" that the origin of
man on this planet may be traced back millions
Evening star., 1947-10-25

Letters for publication must bear.
the signature and address of the
aoriter, although it is permissible for a
1Driter kno1on to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1947-10-25

A housewife in Manchester, New Hamp-
shire, has collection of 1000 buttons, all
different, which would be nice going for
an established steam laundry.
Evening star., 1947-10-25

Among other curiosities in the days news
Is square egg, something for which no
round robin would be responsible.
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Welcomes Ban on Recordings

To The Editor ot The Star:
Maybe Petrilos recent ban on the manu-
facture of phonograph records came at an
appropriate time, what with prices up and
quality down. Right now you can't buy
Evening star., 1947-10-25
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Washington star Information
Bureau 316 street NE. Washington 2, D. C.
Please inclose cents for return postage.
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TRADE BRAND BOOM

Under the new Lanham Act,
which became effective July 5,
legal experts will be busy for
months preparing new trade
mark applications and econ
verting" existing marks for re-
filing with the y. S. Patent Of
flee.
Conversion involves the ad-
justment of old registrations to
conform to the new legislation.
Trademarks are the famil-
lar words, letters or symbols
used on merchandise to point
out it's origin. Over the years,
such marks become invaluable
to a company for good will
purposes, like the be-whisker-
ed gentlemen on a package of
Smith Brothers cough drops,
the spotted Victor dog listen
ing for Ellis Masters Voice."
or the dirt-chasing Old Dutch
girl on a can of Cudahy's Old
Dutch cleanser. Such familiar
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ZION JUNIOR BAND

CONTINUED from Page ~
ers, had to work Friday fore
noon, so that his load did not
leave until after lunch.
In all, some 65 members of
the Junior Band undertook the
trip. They paraded and played
Saturday afternoon and eve
ming in the Minneapolis Aqua
tennial Celebration.
The Junior Band members
have such a good reputation
in Minneapolis that the two
hotels We'd with each other in
getting the boys or girls to
their establishments.
The young folks are expect
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NAMES OF C. Us WHO
WERE IN Xxx CORPS
SOUGHT

CONTINUED from page u
the history is in the process of
preparation, and requests that
all communications bearing
names and addresses be direct
ed to 9Th Army Headquarters,
1860 East Hyde Park Blvd,
Chicago, ILL.,, attention: Xxx
Corps. .
The 18th Army commander
was senior commander for the
late Gen. George S. Patton Jr.,
and led the Xxx Corps of ar
mored and infantry divisions
in it's drive across France and
Germany into Austria. With
it's non-divisional units, the Xxx
Corps drove through a cam
paign that crumbled the Sieg-
fried line at one point and lib
Grated the torture mill at Buch-
enwald.
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INTERESTING LETTER
RECEIVED FROM
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Continued from page u

pom, taking a sail boat, as there
is no road connecting these
places, but the weather is not
always pleasant during these
months. I know and am sure
that the organ helps much in
evangelization; praying al
ways that God will give us a
good time especially regarding
our plans for His glory and
honor. I would rather work
in places where there is not a
church than in places where
there is already a church. I
know I will be a blessing in the
pioneering field, especially
now that I'll have the organ to
take with me. I meet people
from these different barrios
and they are always telling me
that they want somebody to
preach in their place. They
have been calling for preach
ers for more than one year, but
until now the call is unanswer-
ed. I told our moderator a.
bout the matter. He promised
to send a preacher, but until
now there is none.
Our greatest problem is the
lack of workers. | was sup
posed to be a home mission
worker, but now I am placed
permanently in the Calunan-
gan church. Due to lack of
workers, the Evangelist assign
ed to Calunangan is transfer
red to another church for a
greater service. I'm the one
taking charge of everything in
the Calunangan church. Imag-
inc how hard it is for a woman
to be alone taking care of a
certain church. But my faith
is that God never fails in His
promises. He is ever ready
to help His own people. Dear
Rev. Mintern, I request your
prayers for us here.
Way back to the places call
ing for preachers, although un-
til now they are overlooked by
our moderator, I, because [
am the one who heard the call,
will go to these places - al
though I'm a woman. It is
pity if these people will just
die without Christ because
they have not heard the Cos
pei.
I was about to forget to give
acknowledgement about the
organ and the money you adj
dressed to Cebu. I received
the money and the bill of lad
ing. The organ was delivered
to Cebu before the bill of lad
ing was forwarded, through
the help of Rev. Alexander
Christie. But he was told to
have a bond amounting to 200
pesos plus. This will be releas-
ed as soon as he can give the
bill of lading. I owe much to
Rev. Christie and Mr.. Santos
of Cebu. I was not asked to
pay the shipping charges from
Manila to Cebu. - I think it
was Rev. Christie who paid
them; and Mr.. Santos was one
who paid for the storage at the
Manila terminals. So, many
persons have been involved in
the matter of this organ.
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the TheOCrat

caused weeping in our church
one Sunday when l played on
the organ the hymn, Send the
Light" 1t was also the time
when | distributed this issue.
The young people, both boys
and girls, cried and promised
to take up the work of the min
istry after their graduation
from high school. I'm going to
quote the hymn:
There's a call comes ringing
DER the restless wave,
Send the light! Send the light!
There are souls to rescue, there
are souls to save,
Send the light! Send the light!
Chorus
Send the light, the blessed Cos
pei light;
Let it shine from shore to
shore!
Send the light! and let it's rad
liant beams
Light the world forever more!
We have heard the Macedon-
ian call today,
Send the light! Send the light!
And a golden offering at the
cross we lay,
Send the light! Send the light!
Let us pray that grace may
everywhere abound;
Send the light! Send the light!
And a christ-like spirit every
where be found,
Send the light! Send the light!
Let us not grow weary in the
the work of love,
Send the light! Send the light!
Let us gather jewels for
crown above,
Send the light! Send the light!
Really, it touches the hearts
of many.
If st. Paul went to answer
the call in Macedonia, why
should not I, with some other
young women, go to the bar
rios along the coast from Cal
unangan to Palompon and an
swer the call of those people
who have been hungering and
thirsting for the Gospel for a
long time already? We will
go. Well, I'm going so far.
May the Lord ever be with
us now and forever.
With warmest Christian love,
(Signed) Norberta u. Isidro.
EDITORIAL NOTE: This
organ was shipped to Miss Isl
dro early in January 1947.
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devices as these may be among
those relied at the Patent Of
flee under the new law.