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Evening star., 1947-02-14

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parts of the country. But much of
his time he spent in Washington to
plead and work for the Italian
republic that was always in his
dreams.
I first met him at the British En-
bassy on September II, 1910. Count
Sforza, still avoiding the assassin's
dagger. had found his way there
where he knew that he would find
sanctuary. All of his possessions,
when he entered that imposing res
idence of the British Ambassador,
were the clothes that he wore.
Torch of Enlightenment.
From first to last, this descendant
of an ancient and noble house in
sisted that it must be left to the
people of Italy to determine what
form of government they should
have after Mussolini fell. He be-
lieved that they would want a re-
public. resting upon written con-
stitution on the American model.
Not only in diplomatic circles in
Washington, but in such cities as
New York, Chicago and San Fran
cisco where there are large popula-
tions of Italian birth or descent, he
carried his torch of political enlight-
enment. He even journeyed to South
America. There he was chosen the
spokesman Of his italian compatriots
who believed with him that re-
public should replace the decadent
House of Savoy.
One would suppose that this
ardent republican would find not
only sympathy and understanding
but help in Washington in the ad-
vancement of his ideas. But the
contrary was true. He soon ceased
to be welcome at the State De-
partment that was presided over
by Cordell Hull. Sometimes he
could get as far as Undersecretary
Welles, but nothing ever happened.
That is, nothing happened except
that little Adolph Berle was per-
mitted to snap at the heels of Count
Sforza's advocacy of republic In
Italy. He got just as little en-
couragement at the British Embas-
sy. AS matter of fact, as has
too often been the case, our State
Department in foreign affairs was
getting its cue from 10 Downing
Street. The great Churchill, whom
Count Sforza knew and whose out
standing qualities he admired,
wanted a monarchy in England
and he was fearful that the over
throw of Victor Emmanuel, in Italy,
might so weaken the monarchial
idea as to endanger it in Great
Britain. .r, -
Absent for 20 Years.
AS Mussolini's terrorism in Italy
approached its end, Count Sforza
wanted TO return to his homeland,
from which he had been absent
for 20 years. But he could not get
visa from our State Department.
It was suspected that, once more,
our State Department was being
merely the errand boy OF the
Evening star., 1947-02-14
McLemore-
Wife's Good Deed
Disrupts Household
By Jean McLem ore

~
Jean takes oUer his column today.
There is enough tragedy in the
world today without my adding my
own to it all. But I'm going to add
it or bust-here I go.
Last evening the McLemore
household was a complete picture
of what I've alwaye thought every
household should look like. We had
q roaring fire in the fireplace. (Why
in the world did I say that? Where
else would a fire be, unless there
had been an arsonist at workO
The dogs were stretched out in
front of the same fire to which I
referred earlier in this story. Henry
was smoking his pipe and was deep
ly immersed in THE Way OF All
Flesh" on which he kept making
sage and erudite comments, such as,
"You know, that guy has got some
thing there" or THAT Butler was
nobody's fool"
At Peace With World.
Everything was so lovely that I
felt that I just had te do something
about it to make everything even
nicer. I rose from my chair, with
out even a clatter, and started up
the stairs. Henry saw me, though.
He said, Stand right where you are
and let me look at you, lovely wife"
He even lowered Sammy Buffers
best seller to tell me how much he
loved me. I hauled myself upstairs
to do my good deed because I was
so at peace with the world and
sincerely felt that I ought to do
something to add to the sum of hu-
man happiness.
took a little electric heater and
put it right on top of Henry's bed
so that he would be nice and cozy
when he decided to desert Butler
for percale. I plugged 1t In.
Whambo! 7 short circuited every
light in the house Plunged in dark
ness were we, but I was able to
find my way to the living room
from the sounds I heard coming
from there. Do you know that
Henry said words and called me
names that I had heard before but
that I didn't think he knew. Gra-
cious me, it was a real shock to
me to be called all Of these names
in the dark.
When I finally made it downstairs
he, and by he I'm talking about
the man who loved me SO when I
left the living room, said that I
could darned well find the fuses
and fix the lights If could, which
he doubted. Otherwise, he was going
to some night club where you could
at least be sure that some fool
woman wasn't going to monkey
around blowing out fuses just be-
cause she felt like it.
Frightens the Dogs.
He (my beloved husband) shouted
so loud that the little dogs got
scared and jumped in my lap, which
somehow gave me courage. told
him where to find the fuses and
where the stepladder was, but my
big mistake, guess, was when I
smiled so loud that you could hear
it. I only did it once and that was
when he fell off the stepladder.
Boy, he really took tumble, fuse
in hand.
Strangely enough, old Henry
finally got the lights fixed. That
made him good and sore, too. He
would have preferred to sit in
darkness all night telling Newell,
you know what
The next time I do a good deed
for any one, including Dan Beard,
1 hope some one stops me.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

orea niZation affairs. Naturally tnlS
makes for partisan speeches. Natu-
rally, too, it offers a fine sounding
board for ambitious politicians seek
Evening star., 1947-02-14

@. Was Heidelberg, Germany
damaged by Allied bombing?-V. S.
A. Because of its lack of major
industry and its cultural and his
torical importance, Heidelberg was
not bombed by the Allies.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

British Foreign Office. Persistently
Count Sforza went from one office in
the State Department to another.
with, occasionally, a very sterile
interview with Secretary Hull Then,
when his friends had come to the
conclusion that he ought to de-
clare publicly that he was being
held a political prisoner in America.
a visa was finally issued.
In the meantime, I had under
taken, voluntarily, to present Count
Sforza's case directly to President
Roosevelt. There was no doubt OF
the high esteem with which Presi-
dent Roosevelt held this Italian
patriot. He hoped that Count
Sforza would hold a high place
in the post-Mussolini Italian
government. After the count had
returned to Italy, he sent to me,
Evening star., 1947-02-14

by o confidential messenger, .
letter which he asked me to read
and then present personally to
President Roosevelt. In this letter
Count Sforza volunteered himself
for any service in this country or
in Europe that might advance the
cause of the Allies and restore the
peace and a responsible government
to Italy. He even offered, despite
his age-he was a man then in
his late 60s-to raise an Italian
army and personally lead it into
Evening star., 1947-02-14
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. What were the dates of First,
Second and Third French Repub-
lics?-B. T. N.
A. The First French. Republic
lasted from 1892 to 1795, the Sec
ond from 1848 to 1851, and the
Third from 1875 to 1910.
@. Please describe a black opal
r. N. D.
A. A black opal has been thus
described: SIT combines the rides
cence of the dewdrop with the color
of the rainbow, set in the blackness
of night. 1t is smothered mass
of hidden fire."
@. Is the trumpeter swan extinct?
A. N. S.
A. Although once supposed to be
extinct few survivors of the trum-
peter swan were discovered in 1907.
BY caring for these the number has
been increased to 361, according to
a count made by the Fish and
Wildlife and the National Park
Services.
@. What enemy countries were
granted armistices by the United
Nations in World War II?-R. v. N.
A. The following nations surren-
dered unconditionally to the United
Nations and were granted armis-
tices: Bulgaria, october %, 1914;
Finland, September 4, 1914; Hun
gary, January 20. 1915: Italy, Sep
tember 8, 1943; Rumania, Septem-
ber IL, 1914.
@. What is the source of the ex-
preston, THE free are bound and
only the bound are free"?-T. c. L.
A. The sentence occurs at the
end of chapter 2 of THE Light That
Failed" by Rudyard Kipling.
@. What was the origin of the dol
lar sign?-C. T. o.
A. The origin of the dollar sign,
widely used before the adoption of
the United States dollar in 1785,
has been variously accounted for.
Z C1l1dpS GIlC "1OC1y pSSCPuSA
explanation is that it is the result
Of evolution independently in differ
ent places, of the Mexican or Span
ish "P's" for pesos or piastres or
pieces of eight. The theory, derived
from a study of old manuscripts,
is that the IS" gradually came to
be written over the "P," developing
close equivalent of the S mark
which eventually evolved.
@. Please distinguish between
woolens and worsteds.-T. T. ].
A. Worsteds are made from the
longer flbers combed out of new or
virgin wool, while woolens are made
from the short fibers.
@. Was Heidelberg, Germany,
damaged by Allied bombing?-V. S.
A. Because of its lack OF major
industry and its cultural and his
torical importance, Heidelberg was
not bombed by the Allies.
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battle on the side of the Allies.
I doubt whether any one in Italy
Is better qualified. by either ability
or character, for the post that he
holds than is Count Sforza. He
is vigorous, both physically and
Intellectually. And he has heart
that, self1essly, is devoted to his
native land and to the cause Of
liberty in any part of the world.
(Copyright, 1947)
Evening star., 1947-02-14

ing important
party nomina-
tions. Very often,
too, they pre-
sent grand op-
portunities I o r
the breast beat
ing demagogues,
of whom both
parties have full
quotas, to &C
quire coveted
publicity. These
being the facts,
II was something
rather special to
read the Lincoln
dow Sneech of
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Sail Loft Dance Planned

Officers of the Naval Gun Factor!
will be hosts at a dance in th'
sail loft at the factory at 9 o'clocl
tonight. Guests will be received
by Capt. A. P. Mullinix, U. S. N
and Mrs. Mullinix; Capt. I. ?
Griffon, U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Griffon
and Capt. j. Men. Taylor, U. S. N
and Mrs. Taylor.
Evening star., 1947-02-14

t h a t he could
reach, with the
hands of is
dastardly assas-
sins, even across
the French bor-
d er. An d SO
Count S for "a
C a m e to the
United S t a t e S,
bereft of | a n d
and fortu u n e.
H e re h e sup
ported himself
and his family
by l e C t tur i n g,
prime C ipally at
Evening star., 1947-02-14

without bitterness toward or denun-
citation of his opponents; who talks
sense without conceit; who does not
becloud his thoughts with a lot of
vague and ambiguous words; who
makes no pretense to a monopoly
of either virtue or wisdom 1t is at
once contrast and a relief.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
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 ., D. C. Please in
close 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Harold L. Ickes
Man to Man
Count Sforza Qualified to Lead
Fight for Liberty All Over World

understanding saunch friend in Count
Carlo Sorza Foreign Affairs in the Italian cab
met Count Office at the time that Mussolin
inundated He refused to accept Mus
sons dictatorship although this refusal his life in danger
Believing and rightly that he could be OF more
Evening star., 1947-02-14
Frank r. Kent
TheGreatG GameofP
Lodge Speaks His Mind in Nonpartisan
Speech to G. O.P. on Lincoln Anniversary

feature to Lincoln day speeches February IL
and jefferson day speeches April 49, is that they all made
inspiration direction of the chairman
of the respective committees asked
supply speakers Invariably the audiences are all Republicans
on the one day all Democrats the other.
management they almost altogether
Evening star., 1947-09-20
Man Held for Grand Jury
In Ak Attack on Wife

A husband who surrendered to
polSce with the statement Il just
killed my wife with an AK" was
held under $1,000 bond today for
grand jury action, charged with as
sault with intent to kill. The wife
was reported in critical condition
at Freedmen's Hospital with head
injuries.
Police arrested Milton Danger
field Taylor. "a, colored, 1900 block of
Fourth street NV, when he gave
himself up at No. precinct yester-
day. He told officers he and his
wife Dorothea, colored, had an
argument and that he hit her with
the weapon.
Taylor waived preliminary hear
ing before Judge George D. Neil
son and told the court he would
plead guilty to the charge in Dis
trict Court.
Evening star., 1947-09-20
Wagstaff Reported
Under Mental Care

Relatives of Joseph A. Wagstaff
23-year-old Navy veteran, who was
shot by Bethesda policeman last
Tuesday after he had broken into
a Chevy Chase home, said today
they have arranged psychiatric
treatment for him. They refused,
however, to reveal where the treat
ment would be given or by whom.
Wagstaff, who lives in the $500
block of Grove street, was shot in
the shoulder by Sergt. Thomas De
Nell, as he attempted to hold Sergt.
De Nell and Corpl. j. o. Breedon at
bay with what he said was a shot
gun in the home of Mrs. Hewitt G.
Robertson, 5512 Center street. His
weapon" later was found to have
been stick.
He has been released under $4,000
bond on charges of assaulting an
officer, destruction of private proper
ty and housebreaking. A preliminary
hearing is scheduled September 20
in Bethesda Police Court.
Police said Wagstaff, who received
a medical discharge from the Navy
about two years ago, was convicted
in a Nevada court in June, 1916, fo-
assault with a deadly weapon and
served a one-year sentence. The
Nevada shooting victim was Alfred
H. pat" Croghan, 26, son OF James
j. Croghan, 4505 Arkansas avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1947-09-20
Silver Spring Church
Expands Bible School

The Woodside Methodist Church
1914 Georgia avenue, Silver Spring
will inaugurate an expanded church
school program at am. tomor-
row as part of the Methodist Cru
sade for Christ.
c. A. Smith, church school gen.
eral superintendent, said that from
9 to $50 am. each Sunday, children
up to and including the sixth grade
will participate in an activity
period in which music, dramatics,
stories, handiwork and art will be
used to interpret their Sunday
school lessons and Bible stories.
During this period the older pupils
and those in the three adult Bible
classes will meet in the sanctuary
for worship. The committee plan
ming these services has been headed
by the Rev. Philip c. Edwards,
the minister.
At $50 am. all the groups of the
church school will go to classrooms
for lessons under their regular
teachers. This session will close at
10:45 am, to be followed by the
regular church services at II am
In addition to the regular teach
ing staff a number of volunteer
workers will help carry out the
program which has been worked
out by Mrs. Ruth E. Harris, direc-
tor of Christian education, assisted
by Mrs. c. A. Smith, Harry L.
Slye, jr., assistant superintendent
and the divisional superintendents
Miss Rose Reeve, Mrs. Harry Nor
gan, John Haygood and Ryland
Warren.
Evening star., 1947-09-20
|Owner Is Sought
las Pigeon Lands
| Exhausted Here

An exhausted carrier pigeon
pulled into a Washington backyard
late yesterday with all kinds Of
cryptic lettering on its leg bands
but no message, thereby creating a
puzzling situation for' John T. Bro
sius. occupant of the property.
What am I supposed to do with
it?" he asked The Star. ut seems
pretty tired out, it doesn't want to
leave, its in good physical shape,
but 1t won't eat my crumbs or drink
water"
Mr.. Brosius, clerk for the Cen
trail Intelligence Agency, who lives
at 1882 Lamont street NV, said the
bird Is rather small, gray with black
spots and has green breast. A red
and white band on the birds left
leg is marked B-632, and a white
band on the right leg bears the in
scription: Aug AT NBC 21-36."
Mr.. Brosius requests anyone having
information about the pigeons own
ership to call him at Adams 3787.
Evening star., 1947-09-20
Welfare Rolls Show
Drop Of 1900 Cases

The Public Assistance Division
of the Department of Public Wei
fare yesterday reported that it now
is carrying 3,700 cases on its rolls
drop of about 1900 from the peak
when the new regulations went into
effect a few months ago.
Those who were kept on the rolls
in most cases have had their grants
reduced. Those getting aid for de-
pendent children are hardest hit
Their relief checks were reduced
by about $11.52 a month, the re-
port stated.
This reduction from the case
load, to which the new regulations
were applied, does not mean that all
the cases will remain off the rolls ~
according to Ray L. Huff, director
Of the welfare department. only
20 per cent of the cases held or
dropped have been reviewed to the
final point. Consequently 1t cannot
be stated that the indicated 1900
cases will remain off the rolls"
The reduction will keep the bud
get well within the recommended
100000 savings asked when the
appropriation bill was passed.
The question has been asked
whether or not the number of cases
held or dropped are cases which
were not eligible" Mr.. Huff said.
"All the 5000 cases were eligible
under the previous regulations.
Evening star., 1947-09-20
West Virginia Offers
Four-Point Plan 10
End Potomac Pollution
By the As,ocioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 20.-West Vir-
ginia has suggested to Maryland a
four-point program to wipe out pol
ution of the Potomac River with q
two-State effort.
The program, suggested by Chemi-
cal Engineer K. S. Watson, will be
one topic of discussion at a meeting
of the Maryland Water Pollution
Control Commission at 2::30 pm
Tuesday, in the Office of DR.. Robert
M. Riley, Health Department chief
at Baltimore.
In a letter to Paul M. Mckee
executive secretary of the commits.
sion, Mr.. Watson suggested this at.
tack on the Potomac pollution prob.
lem affecting the two States:
/. Gathering sufficient stream
samples and analyzing them to de-
fine serious pollution by plants ano
municipalities.
2. Urging the larger industries .tc
maintain laboratories and personnel
to define their own pollution, prob.
lens to aid in recovery and treat.
ment.
3. Requiring municipalities to de-
fine their pollution situation with a
view to handling sewage as well as
industrial wastes.
4. Having State pollution regula-
tory bodies aid industries and mu-
inequalities with their cleanup pro-
grams.
Mr.. Watson added West Virginia
would necessarily have to continue
its present slow program" until
Maryland has time to begin one.
Also, on the commission agenda
is report from DR.. r. v. Truitt on
a Statewide stream survey, and a
proposed regulation to be reviewed
by Assistant Attorney General Jo-
seph D. Buscher to put legal teeth
into pollution control in Maryland.
Evening star., 1947-09-20
Funds 10 Feed IS Million
European Children SOUGHT

The International Children's
Emergency Fund has sufficient
money to provide food for only
100000 European children during
the next six months, while another
Is 100000 must live on inadequate
wartime diets, Maurice Pate, execu-
tive director of the fund, said yes.
terday.
Mr.. Pate, who returned from Eu-
rope this week. reported at a press
conference at his headquarters, 52s
Seventeenth street NV, that the
organization will attempt at the
current session of the United Ma.
tions General Assembly to raise
$50 ,000, 900 from other countries tc
match an authorized expenditure oi
$40 100000 by the United States.
Evening star., 1947-09-20
Motion Picture Group
Weighs Protests on
Advanced Price Films

Citing protests Of many theater
owners against advanced price pic
lures, members of the Motion Pic
ture Theater Owners of America
and the American Theaters Associa-
ton, meeting in joint convention
at the Shoreham Hotel, today set up
a committee to discuss road show
priced pictures with producers and
distributors.
More than 600 delegates to the
two organizations were in business
session in the final day of a two
day meeting at which they are con-
Solidating into a single organiza-
ton, the Theater Owners of Amer
lea.
'"The public believes the exhibitor
is waxing fat on these admissions, -
A. B. Hyman, Huntington (W. Va.)
theater owner, said in an express
sion Of many small owners protest
against road show prices for special
pictures.
Group to Seek Solution.
The convention, however, refused
to express outright condemnation
of these pictures, but adopted a
committee report which called for
an exhibitors group to discuss the
question with producer and distrib-
utor executives in an attempt to
arrive at a "statesmanlike solution. :"
In another resolution proposed
from the floor by Mitchell Wolf
son of Miami, Fla, delegates voted
to appoint a committee to confer
with the housing expediter, aiming
at early removal of the ban on
theater construction and remodel
ing.
Spyros Skouras, president of
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp,
spoke at a luncheon session yes
terday and emphasized that pro-
ducers would be hit heavily by
the new British tax on earnings
of foreign films. His firm would
have to rely more for its profits on
earnings of its theaters, and that
would mean higher film rental costs,
he said for the independent exhib-
itors, too.
To Elect President.
The theater men were to elect a
president to head their new group
today. Theodore B. Gamble, Port
land (Oreg) exhibitor, and former
chairman of the board Of Alta was
said TO have the inside track.
At luncheon, they were to hear
Attorney General Clark tell them of
the importance of motion pictures
in preserving "the American Her
itage."
Evening star., 1947-09-20
Rooms for Servicemen
Needed in Bethesda

A call for rooms and light house
keeping accommodations for service
people and their families was issued
yesterday by Mrs. Christine H.
Stutz, in charge of the rooms regis
try service at the Bethesda USO.
During July and August Mrs.
Stutz interviewed SO applicants for
rooms, but was able to fill only IS
requests. Twenty-one of the ap-
plicants wanted light housekeeping
quarters and the privilege of bring
Ing in children. Very few homes
listed will accept children or allow
kitchen privileges, Mrs. Stutz said
She may be reached at Oliver 1905
Evening star., 1947-09-20
Hitch-Hiking Soldier
Accused Of Car Theft

A Fort Belvoir soldier was charged
by Montgomery County police with
assault and robbery last night after
a Silver Spring man reported he
had been struck on the head by q
hitchhiker, who took his automo-
bile.
The soldier, identified by police as
George r. Watson, 10, was arrested
by Maryland State police near Fred
erick shortly after Montgomery
County police broadcast an alarm
He was jailed at Rockville.
Warren Dexter Fales, jr., 81, OF
1914 Grace Church road, Silver
Spring, said the soldier hit him with
a metal object after the car had
reached Rockville. Police said Mr.
Fales suffered a slight laceration
on the head.