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Evening star., 1947-02-18

never-they all get so they like it"
was the experts verdict.
A filibuster Of course Is never a
burning issue until 1t starts to occur
The real battle back of the abstract
discussion of what constitutes DEM
ocratic legislative process is the old
white supremacy issue as it shows
up in the Bilbo case, antipolltax
legislation, the antilynching bill
and the Fair Employment Practices
Act.
The Republicans are pledged to
them all and the clored race, which
has been swinging back to the party
of Lincoln, is watching their per-
formance. The presidential candi-
dates especially are on the spot.
House reports are that the Demo-
Gratis are confident In that chamber
of burying anything inconvenient;
this will not help Senators who duck
the issue.
Evening star., 1947-02-18


dispatch from Washington says the
Government is gang to try to round
up all the loot brought home by
members of the armed forces, and
that it will PROSECUTE any one who
refuses to yield an object worth
SIS, 900 or more. Just how the $4,000
figure was reachqd was not made
clear, but I ann sure the maSte,
minds who operate on the banks
of the Potomac have a valid rea-
son for it. Still, If I were on the
inside looking oas the outside be-
cause I had putt the snatch on a
$1,000 bit of sW;asg, it surely would
burn me up to see a friend who
had limited his thievery to under
$1,000 go strollieg by my cell.
Certainly the Government ruling
goes against ally the lessons the
mamas and papais of this country
have been trying to teach their
children since thea time of the Pill
grims. 7 was taught and you were
taught that there, were no degrees
of honesty-that a. man was honest
or he wasn't. And that to steal a
dime was just as crooked as to
drop from a skylight into a bank,
dynamite the vault door and make
off with a satcheffl1l of money.
It would be interesting to know
how the men and women Of the
occupied countries feel about the
$4,000 limit, particularly those whose
homes were given an impromptu
spring cleaning Ly American SOL
diers. I can't Sis, any of them
laughing with happiness over the
removal of a $4,000 ring, a $4,000
painting or couple of $500 rugs.
Now that the Cove rnment has put
its okay on pilferihg from foreigners
up to 5000, T wonder if it will be
more tolerant OF Urdted States SOL
diers who mishandle the equipment
issued them. 1t would seem the only
fair thing to do. AS lit now stands,
a United States soA1ier who gets
careless with United Estates stuff is
likely to be given q postgraduate
course in mail sack sewing at Leav-
enworth or AtlantaI 1t doesn't add
up that Government should over
look the stealing of ia $4,000 watch
from japanese one uay and throw
a fellow in the hoosegow the next
for mailing his home folks a 81
khaki Army blanket,
During my brief vacation in the
Army of the United Sta, tes, I learned
to respect the handsome gear is
sued me. I learned the hard way,
too. I paid for two blankets while
training at Camp Wheeler because
I burned small holes jim them while
attempting to smoke; with them
wrapped around my Etehd on night
problem that was supposed to be
tactical. I also reimbursed the
Government for one lksgging, which
I lost while sliding down a mountain
with my eyes filled with tear gas. I
forget what I paid fcr the Logging,
but I know I paid the full price, de-
spite the fact that it wouldn't have
fit the calf of any leg tave that of a
Percheron, and it had the name of
a fellow who fought in the Spanish
American War stamped inside.
The Governments tuiing has
made one thing certainty. A CT
next time must carry an appraiser
with him to counsel him as to what
he can steal and stilt remain an
honest man.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
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Senator Hayden is expected to join
his Democratic colleagues and dis
approve.
The outlines of the contest sup
port the parliamentarians who fol-
lowing November 5 predicted that
the large preponderance of new
corners would really do battle for
cloture with the best chance in
years to put it over. "It's now or
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off debate on a
motion or a bill.
Such cloture of
d e b a t e n o W
takes a two
thirds majority
and as a prac-
tical matter is
attainable only
W h en- t h e.
Southern bloc is
G r a C | o u S l y
pleased to per-
NIT it.
The subcom-
nittee - Wher-
ry of Nebraska,
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would gos the same way. Their
prayers having been answered, it is
now seen how wise they were. They
wanted the responsibility-or blame
for national policy clearly fixed.
And that's the way it is working
out. The Republican leaders have
been determined to show the
country who is running it. So, if
1t isn't run in a manner to please
everybody
Well, 1t would be better to be a
Governor.
Evening star., 1947-02-18

Just now it seems very clear tina
a seat In the Senate Is less to bt
desired, If you are a candidate fol
the Republican nomination, than
for instance, the Governors chair II
Albany or Sacramento. Gov. Dewey
isn't on the spot in connection with
taxes, labor legislation, the nationa
budget, national defense, foreign
policy or the messy political attack
on David Lilienthal. Nor is Gov
Warren.
Former Gov. Stassen is fairly free
from involvement thus far, but |:
certain to be in up to his neck before
the summer of '48. 1t is the only
way he can keep himself before the
public. Now if he had gone back
to Minnesota when the war ended
his situation would be different. His
friends could offer him to the con-
vention as the great Governor OF
Minnesota"
Second Term Greats
All Governors who serve more than
one term are called great Governors
You never heard one called anything
else, particularly if he is being men
toned in connection with presi-
dental nomination. Outside his
own State very little is known about
him and If you ask his own people
they won't let him down. A Demo-
crat in his home State will speak well
of Republican Governor who ap-
pears to have a chance for the
nomination. State pride.
So the word gets around that the
Governor of such -and-such State is
a great Governor and he finds him
self sitting pretty prettier anyhow
than some Of his rivals who have
fallen for the lure of the United
States Senate.
A member of the Senate, you may
say, has more opportunity to make
himself nationally known. That's
just the trouble. He's apt to make
himself too well known. He has to
get into the middle of things in
order to be noticed. He has to take
sides in burning issues and run the
risk of an occasional first-degree
burn. Every time he makes himself
q hero, he also makes himself an
enemy.
Take Mr.. Taft, for example. If
the cabal against Lilienthal that has
so offended the Nations sense of
decency should be successful, Mr..
Taft will have difficulty in removing
the smell from his clothes. If the
coalition of witch hunters and pri-
vate power interests should fail in
their efforts, Mr.. Taft will still have
to take much of the blame for allow
ing the lynching party to get under
way. He will have lost caste among
fair minded conservatives. He
wasn't supposed to be that sort
of person.
Labor Issue Touchy.
Then there is the labor issue. Mr..
Taft asked for and was given the
Senate leadership on that. He has
gone at it in a statesmanlike man
ner, but that is not to say that he
has endeared himself to labor, and
the labor vote. On the other hand,
he has not been making hit with
a large part of management. Some
who have appeared before his COM
mittee expecting cheerful agreement
with their views have been set down
rather hard. Ira Mosher, represent
ing the National Association of
Manufacturers, got the surprise OF
his life when he attempted to tell
MIR. Taft how to handle labor. Which
is no way to make friends and in
fuence campaign contributors.
Last fall when Republican House
became a certainty, wise Democrats
prayed secretly that the Senate
Evening star., 1947-02-18

that since Nc
Kinley's d q y
only one mem
Der Of Congress
has been elected
to the White
House. That was
the hapless Mr..
Harding a n d
it prob a b l y
wouldn't have
happened in his
case II he had
been an impor-
tant member.
Important mem
bers get into
troI1h1e
Evening star., 1947-02-18

81 asked, MIS-
ter Bones, when
is a thief not a
thief" |,
"Why thaiss
easy, Mister In
terlocutor, that's
an easy one. "A
thief amt a
thief when he LIS
a soldier of oe-
cupation a nd.
only steals $f'
999.99 worth OF
stuff. +"
Mister Bones
Is right, dead
Evening star., 1947-02-18
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. What percentage OF navy
men who were wounded in the last
war survived?-F. E. P.
A. According to the Navy De-
partment, 978 per cent OF all
Navy and Marine Corps casualties
survived.
@. What is the cause Of the nu-
merous earthquakes that have been
occurring at Lake Mead?-A. j. H.
A. The earthquakes (more than
1000 have been recorded resulted
from the fact that the earth's
surface is adjusting itself to the
weight of 40,000,00O,0O0 tons OF
water in the lake, according to the
Bureau of Reclamation. Lake Mead
is the reservoir created by Boulder
Dam on the Colorado River.
O. When was the Don Cossack
chorus organized?-H. H. w.
A. Gen. Platoff's Don Cossack
chorus was organized in 1925 under
the patronage of the late President
Masaryk of Czechoslovakia. The
members Of the chorus are former
cavalry officers of the Imperial
Russian Army.
@. What is the date upon which
the Constitution of the United
States became effective?-W. H. c.
A. The Constitution became bind
ing upon nine States by the rati-
fcation of the ninth State, New
Hampshire, on June 81, 1888. Notice
of this ratification was received by
Congress on July 2, 1888.
@. What is the name of the tree
which has leaves Of different
shapes?-C. NICE.
A. The sassafras tree. The leaves
will range in shape on one twig,
from an oval to a three-lobed out
line, the "mitten shape" with one
lobe at the side of the leaf being
characteristic.
@. How did the star Betelgeuse
get its name? What is its distance?
R. H. P.
A. The name is a corruption of
Ibt al Jauzah, "the armpit of the
central one" Betelgeuse is at a
distance of about 300 light years.
@. Are Americans considered a
tall people? How do they compare
with other nationalities?-E. V. r.
A. Americans with at least three
generations of ancestry in this
country are the tallest body of white
people in existence. Europeans aver
age three-fourths of an inch shorter
than Americans.
@. Where can one obtain in
formation about personal effects
shipped from Guam via Navy freight
and not yet received?-W. G. T.
A. Personal effects of naval per-
sonnel are held by the Navy Supply
Depot, Clearfield, Utah, and requests
for information should be addressed
there.
@. What composer was kidnapped
because of the beauty OF his
NOlCC !-C. T.. D.
A. Orlando di Lasso, a composer
of church music born at Mons,
Belgium, about 1882, is said to have
been kidnapped while at choir school.
@. Who is the author of the
famous World War II saying, Send
us more JapS"?-C. j.
A. Soon after his liberation from
a Japanese prison camp, Maj. (now
1t. COLI James P. S. Devereux
stated he had never sent the
legendary message, Send us more
Japs," attributed to him during
the defense of Wake Island in 1941.
Just who composed this sentence or
whether or not it was actually said,
has never been established.
@. When a boy is escorting two
girls, should he walk between them?
M. L. c.
A. When a boy walks with two
girls, he occupies the position on
the side nearest to the curb. He
does not walk between his COM
panions.
Evening star., 1947-02-18
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau, 316 I street
NE. washington 2, D. c. Please in
close 8 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-02-18
McLemore
U. S. fuIine' on Loot
Comes in for Criticism
By Henry McLemore

mister Bones, when is a thiei
not a thief?"tg,1
whats that you say, Mister In
terlocutor?"
Evening star., 1947-02-18
Doris Fleeson
Senate ClOture
Freshman Foes of Filibuster Open Fight
To Curb Ancient Freedom of Debate

seny anticipating that when the legislative spate of taxes
the lesser problems be
freshman enemies of the ibuster Knowand of
Satonsa of Massachusetts, have combined forces
for offensive.
They intend press rules subcommittee for approval of
Evening star., 1947-02-18
LoweH Melleft
On the Other Hand
Governorship Best Stepping Stone
To Presidential Nomination
LoweU MeHeff

fellow be President of the United States here's
what should Governor of his State
Second keep being until the time to start
running President.
This should stay away from Congress am not
thinking poor baed Mr. Bricke lost in the
Evening star., 1947-02-18

@. When a boy is escorting two
girls, should he walk between them?
M. L. C.
A. When a boy walks with two
girls, he occupies the position on
the side nearest to the curb. He
does not walk between his COM
panions.
Evening star., 1947-02-18

EDUCATIONAL.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS.
Do you want to pass the coming exam.
Do you have trouble with mathema tics?
Call Mr.. Richards, MI. 955S
The Civil Service Preparatory School
1913 14th st. NV. MI. 1858
Evening star., 1947-02-18

legislative wtlds OF washington, Dut
of the whole picture presented by
the lineup Of Republican hopefuls.
More than that, I am remembering
Evening star., 1947-02-18

CIlEI JUIIIG pIUpOOdI 10 o1IdCh1c VIIe
ancient Senate freedom of unlimited
debate. It's core is the requirement
of simple majority only to shut
Evening star., 1947-02-18
Jhe force that Holds
a" Iceberg 1egsther:..
o'taA'e %"r Engine!
Huge ...
lowering s.s
Classy


A floating mountain peak, the awesome mass
of an iceberg weighing millions of tons is
held together by one of natures most powerful
forces-the force of molecular attraction.
By harnessing this same mighty force of n1olec-
ular attraction, Conoco scientists are able
to bring you and better motor oils For
by molecular attraction between liquids and
solids, special ingredient of Conoco Nth motor
oil is bonded to working parts of your engine. So
strong is this attraction that cylinder walls and
other parts are oIL-PLATED.
And because molecular attraction holds
Conoco oIL-PLATINc up where it belongs -.
prevents it from all draining down to the crank-
case even overnight =. you get these benefits:
]. added protection during the vital peri
DDS when you first start your engine
2. added protection from corrosive action
when your engine is not in use
8. added protection from wear that leads
to fouling sludge and carbon
4. added smooth, silent miles
That's why you'd be safer to oA-PLATE your
engine now :. at Your Conoco Mileage Mer-
chants. Look for the red triangle. Continental
Oil Company
Smyrna times., 1947-04-03
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday

First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
IL a. m, Sunday School, IL a. m.
Christian Science Society, Milford
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. m; Sunday School II
a. m, also meets first Wednesday
evening of each month ar s D. m.
Subject for Sunday, April 6, is:
Unhealthy" Golden Text: Mat
thew z: 10. Every tree that bring
eth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire. A
Bible citation from the lesson-ser-
mon is: John z: 16, II. Jesus an
swered them, and said, My doctrine
is not mine, but his that sent me.
If any man will do his will, he shall
know of the doctrine, whether it be
of God, or whether 1 speak of my
self. A correlative passage from
the Textbook Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by
Mary Baker Eddy is: Up. 269). The
testimony of the material senses is
neither absolute nor divine. l
Smyrna times., 1947-04-03

That old salesman joke about
selling the Brooklyn Bridge might
have been inspired by Bill Cook S
reputation. William C. Cook re-
Gently completed his 10th year as
a Wilson Cabinet Company en-
ployee, and although he has resided
in Wilmington all this time, he en-
joys many business and social
friends in this community.
Mr.. Cook is a Wilson factory
representative, which means he has
a very responsible job. His terri
tory covers Delaware, Pennsyl-
vania and part of New Jersey.
Within this area, he selects and es-
tablishes the distributors of Wilson
products, and in turn aids these
distributors in maintaining dealers
in their territory. He must be pre-
pared to answer all questions of
sales or service and accept COM
plants, and in this respect he is
well fitted for the job, having
shared in the growth of the COM
pany and having complete knowl-
edge of Wilson products.
Mr.. Cook became associated with
Wilson's in January 1886. At that
time he was a salesman for milk
coolers, working out on the road
during the spring and summer
months, and in the office during
the winter. He was a cracker jack
salesman, and when new products
were added, he was the first fac
tory representative to pioneer the
expanding territory of sales, set
ting up distributors and dealers
with Wilson products.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y, Mr..
Cook soon moved to Downingtown,
Pa, where he was graduated from
high school in 1918. He then at
tended Cedar Croft Academy in
Kennett Square, Pa, from which
he was graduated in 1917. His
first job was that of chemist with
Penn Seaboard Construction Com
pany in New Castle, following
which he did research work for the
Smyrna times., 1947-04-03

Yer .ered furniture may be pre-
vented from becoming too dry by
oiling with warm linseed oil. Let
the wod absorb as much of the oil
as possible and wipe off any sur
plus.
Don't solvent-clean kid gloves
one time and wash them the next.
Solvent removes the leather's oil,
which will cause them to turn stiff
and harsh if washed thereafter.
Stitches in time will save many
headaches for the home sewing en-
thusiast. Among the tricks of pro-
fessional dressmakers are: Press
ing each team before it is overlap
ped with another; machine gather
ing by making two rows of large
stitching, seven or eight stitches
to the inch, then pulling up the
lower thread; keeping an abund-
ance of pins on hand by making a
wristband, and letting
the dress hang day or two before
hemming.
National Home Demonstration
Week will be observed in Delaware
the week of May Ali, announces
Miss M. Gertrude Holloway, State
home demonstration leader. This
is the second year that this Ma
tional Week has ben celebrated by
home demonstration clubs in this
State as we'll as throughout the ma
ton.
Plans for the observance of this
week were discussed at a recent
meeting of the State Home DEM
Council in Dover, in
charge of Mrs. Duane Lynn, Mil
ford, state president of the Coun-
Gil.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-03
FARM NEWS

Unless peach and apple buds
have begun to enlarge, application
of dormant sprays should be COM
pleted at once. This advice is con-
tanned in the second edition of
Orchard Spray Notes just released
by the Extension Service.
DR.. John w. Heuberger, exten-
sion plant pathologist, cautions
peach orchardists that the carry
over of peach brown rot mummies
is heavy. He recommends discing
the peach orchards just before
bloom to disturb the mummies and
reduce the discharge of spores
which cause blossom blight. This
operation is to supplement- spraying
with sulfur during bloom.
The principal leaf and fruit dis
eases of tomatoes are early blight
leaf spot, anthracnose fruit spot,
and late blight. Recommendations
for their control by the use Of
fungicides may be obtained from
any Delaware county agent or by
writing to the Extension Service,
Newark, Delaware.
Cultural practices which will aid
in the control of these diseases are:
Use of well-drained land; a three
year rotation; adequate fertilizer
application; use of vigorous healthy
plants: and avoiding planting to-
matoes directly after potatoes or
in fields adjacent to them.
Clogged gas burners increase the
AMOUNT of fuel needed for heating,
thus adding to the fuel bill. Wheth-
er or not a burner needs cleaning
cen be told by the color of its
flame. If there is much yellow
color, try cleaning the burner with
a steel brush after the gas has
been turned off.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-03

Mr.. Cook has taken an unusual
interest in the development of the
organization and in establishing
and maintaining a competent sales
and service staff in his territory.
Il am very proud to have been
associated with the Wilson Cab
met Company during the past 10
years., Mr.. Cook stated, II have
never been associated with con-
Germ where so much fellowship and
goodwill have existed among en-
ployees and management"
Smyrna times., 1947-04-03
Employees of Smyrna's
Refrigeration Industry
This is the of series of articles the of Wilson
Cabinet Company, smyrnas Big Business.

u. S. Rubber Company, Provid-
ence, R. l., in their pneumatic ex-
perimental department. After a
few years in the electrical business
for himself in Wilmington, Mr..
Cook became associated with Will
sons.
Married to the former Elizabeth
Walker, daughter of DR.. James
Walker of Wilmington, the couple
has one daughter, Muriel Eliza
beth, recently married to Mr.. Eu-
gene Macdonald.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-03

therefore plant myself unreservedly
on the teachings of Jesus, of his
apostles, of the prophets, and on
the testimony of the science of
Mind. Other foundations there are
none.
Smyrna times., 1947-04-03

learned the language of the tribes,
translated the bible into this lam
guage and had copies of it printed
on the first printing press set up
in the United States.
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24
The Everyday
Counselor
Rev. Herbert Spaugh, D. D.

Impulses can be highly danger
Gus. They should be carefully
weighed, if possible before acted
upon. The nation was recently
shocked over "the impulse slay-
ing in Albany, New York of
eight-year-old Robert Wahrman.
He was murdeded by fourteen
year-old Carl De Flumer, who
confessed to District Attorney
Julian B. Erway that he had
strangled "Bobbie" with a
clothesline by hanging. He said
that he did it by reason of an
! impulse"
Much of our Juvenile delin-
quency is done in obedience to
sudden impulse to do something
exciting. A number of these
young people with whose cases
l have had connection, have ad-
mitted this to me.
We adults, if we are honest,
can recall having had these I'M
pulses in our youthful days, and
have yielded to some Of them
much to our sorrow and regret
Unfortunately, some of us have
convenient memories, and fail to
recall them.
The modern diet of movie, ra-
dio and comic magazine thrill
ers has much to do with whipping
up this desire for excitement in
our children. 1t challenges us
to see that their time is occupied
usefully and enjoyably, SO that
they do not fall victims to strange
impulses. 1t also reminds us as
The Skyland post., 1947-04-24

parents to see that our homes
are places to which our children
like to come with their friends,
and that we are there to greet
them. Many a boy or girl Wanders
about because the home is empty
Father and Mother gone. Where?
That's one for you to answer.
Life is a struggle between
good and evil. Impulses to do
evil carry on over into maturity.
We are all subject to them in
every age But every Impulse
should be examined in the light
of reason and possible conse-
quences. Usually we have time
to do this, if we take it.
The ways of God are not usual
ly hasty. God cannot be hurried
in His plans. How we need to
remember that in our impatience.
We have all read the adver-
tlslng slogan, "Obey that i'm
pulse.' Before we follow it, we
must be sure that the impulse
is for good, will not violate the
laws Of God and man, will not
injure ourselves nor others
From my own experience, l have
made more errors in haste than
from any other cause, Many Of
you have done likewise.
Before we obey those impulses
which so often come upon us
with great suddennsss, it is the
better part of wisdom to pause
for thought and ask, what will
be the consequences of this act?