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staff at Doctors less than two
months ago.
DR.. Morris, a native Of winston
Salem, N. c., and a graduate OF
Duke University, said today the ma
chine holds no dramatic or magical
formula for cure. It does not hold
out any hope of sudden cure nov
to the Districts $1,000 epileptics, he
added.
Explaining the machines func-
ton, DR.. Morris said 1t sends elec-
trodes into the brain Of an epileptiC
during surgery and discovers the
regions of "excitability." These re-
gions are the focal point of epileptie
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Hospital Here 10 6et
|EpiIeptic Detector

A device for locating epileptic
"sore spots" in brain surgery will go
into use at Doctors Hospital next
week.
Developed by a Montreal neuro-
surgeon more than seven years ago
the machine will be used here by
DR.. Arthur A. Morris, 31-year-old
president of the Neurosurgical So
ciety of America, who Joined the
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Three From Same Fomil]
Graduated as Nurses

Four residents of the Washington
area-three of them from the same
family - were among 125 practical
nurses recently graduated from the
St. Paul Institute of Practical Nurs-
ing.
They are Mrs. Evelyn L. Williams
her daughter, Miss Airline E. VIII
liams, and her daughter-in-laW
Mrs. Suzanne B. Williams, all OF
1900 North Garfield street, Arlington
and Mrs. Elizabeth Clemence Vanos-
mael of 5734 Thirteenth street NV.
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field Of the Montreal Neurologics
Institute, who developed it.
Boy. u. Held in Assault

Judge Hugh Reid, sitting yester-
day in the Arlington juvenile court,
ordered a 17-year-old colored boy
held for the county grand jury on
a charge Of criminally assaulting
white girl, IS. Bond was fixed at
q 0f()
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attack and can be removed when
found.
Those who will be selected for
surgery with the machine, DR.. Nor
ris said, will be careruiiy screened
because of q desire on the part of
its discoverers to develop it further
under the most ideal circumstances
DR.. Morris was trained in the use
of the machine by DR.. Wilder Pen
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sheer black magic the The Princess Shop brings
COOL sheer sheer backes black dressy dresses
for just tendolar b There's sorcery the
these black sheers with soft Aaerns lines, flowing skirts
feminine details. There's cool unruaed in the
rayon fabric And there's real dollar magic this
collection of icecoo sheer beauties for just Sl0 Sizes
Is, 10 to TO-
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Man of Distinction

The published accounts do not disclose
what brand of whisky, if any, is preferred
by George Becraft, 31-year-old beer sales
man, of 209 Twentieth street Northeast.
But he is nevertheless man of distinction
in the finer sense of that term.
As everybody who can read must know
by now, four-year-old Michael Rector,
badly burned, is fighting for his life in
Casualty Hospital. The doctors did not
expect him to live when he was brought
in on November IL, for about 10 per cent
of his skin area had been burned. But
Michael is hanging on. His father, a
garage mechanic, gave 100 square inches
of his own skin to help the boy along.
And now Mr. Becraft, who has had only
a casual acQ-s 7tance with the youngster
is giving him seventy-fve square inches of
his skin.
One hears great deal these days about
the meanness and self.shness of people.
And there is some truth to it. But as
long as there are men like George Becraft,
and he is but one of number who have
offered to give their own skin to help
another mans boy, there is still reason
to be proud Of the human race.
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reveal belongs to all men. No man comes to
his glory until he has achieved It," The won-
der Of the eastern Manger can be repeated in
the secrecy Of human soul. Alas, when there
Is no room for Him in that inn!
The Christ Child Is continually to be born
afresh. And the human heart Is the lodging
place Of the Divine. Whittier. the gentle
Quaker poet sensed q profound truth when
he declared that Faith has still its Olivet,
and love its Galilee." And we may add, Its
Bethlehem, too," where faith and hope and
love may be Graded in human hearts.
There is waiting cradle in every heart, but.
alas, it may be freighted with other things quite
alien to the graces OF the Christ Child One
summer day in the attic Of a century -old Maine
cottage I found an ancient cradle. Over it,
once upon time, with brooding love mother
bent, and in it baby lay, with its low cry
and captivating smile. Now it was dusty and
filled with the odds and ends. which the years
had heaped upon it. 1t was just a cluttered
old cradle. But 1t seemed to speak of the
rubbish and litter which too often desecrates
the holy capacities which in our lives were
meant as q cradle for the Christ Child. Think
Of the ugly things we harbor there: The silly
pride that feeds upon itself and is in the end
only dust and ashes; the foolish little grudges
envies and pet peeves to which we give house
room; the fostering hatreds, the unclean
thoughts, base desires, and shabby motives
which stain our days. In the dark corners of
what was meant as a Christ Cradle lies the
debris of broken VOWS and cowardly fears, so
utterly disloyal to the royal in ourselves.
Glance at this Cradle in your heart this
Christmas week. Then talk to yourself in this
wise: What manner Of place have made of
this heart of mine, where it was the good
pleasure of the God-who so loved that He
gave-that once more, in me- His Word might
be made flesh? Thus may the little Christ
Child's hands, stretched in pity from a manger,
beckon us to come within the charmed circle
Of His faith and love where are the bright
angels of good will and everyday saintliness,
and all goodness, and truth and beauty. These
are the gifts which are beyond price, outlast
time and bridge all space-abounding joy,
clear conscience, q pure heart, a love which
thinks no evil and seeks not its own. These
may be born in the waiting manger which God
built into you for His Child For Bethlehem
is as near as your own heart.
1T isn't far to Bethlehem town!
It's anywhere that Christ comes down
And finds in peoples friendly face
welcome and abiding place.
The road to Bethlehem runs right through
The hearts Of folks like me and you"
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Pattern of Revolt

These current revolutions in Latin
America begin to look like q habit con-
forming to special pattern. That pattern
Is coup d'etat staged by the army and
headed chiefly by the younger officers
In each case, the military "junta" or group
thus come to power proclaims that it is
merely a provisional regime to insure
honest elections for truly constitutional
government democratically chosen. Yet,
thus far, none of the juntas has specifically
announced just when the change-over will
occur.
In Salvador to be sure, the army's
drastic action may have had more extenu-
alton, or at least valid explanation, than
in the similar coups in Peru and Venezuela.
The ousted President, Castaneda Castro,
was obviously trying to ,perpetuate himself
in Office against the terms of the constitu-
tion, which forbids the Chief Executive to
succeed himself. He did this by dodge
employed before in Salvadorean politics.
The method was to call of the elections
scheduled for January and have Congress
select Constitutional Assembly en-
powered to change the fundamental law
by enabling President to succeed him.
self Since the present Congress was
elected" when constitutional guarantees
had been suspended by President Casta-
media and the balloting was effectively
supervised" by the government, the char
acter Of the proposed Constitutional As
sembly and its decision could be conf
IDENTIFY predicted. incidentally, President
Castaneda has been ruling for some time
under exceptional powers arising under
the "state of siege" which he had pro-
claimed.
All this enables the victorious junta to
argue that they were compelled to act
quickly in order to defend the constitu-
ton; in other words, to stage military
coup d'etat so as to avert yelled coup by
the President himself. And there appears
to oe some logic in the argument.
Salvador is the smallest of the Central
American states, its area of $4,000 square
miles being only trifie larger than the
combined areas of Maryland and Delaware
Salvador is likewise the most densely
peopled, its population approaching 2,000,-
boo, mostly Indians with varied adnixtures
~ Spanish blood. Politically backward
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For q Safer Christmas

This is the time of the year when safety
officials issue their annual warnings about
Christmas fire prevention and when too
many persons proceed to ignore such sound
advice. And regularly, after the season
of lighted trees has arrived, come the
press dispatches telling of the toll of
casualties resulting from failure to heed
the warnings.
No better fire propagator for dwellings
and halls has ever been devised than
dried-out evergreen in the living room.
In the days when lighted candles were
used to decorate Christmas trees, the peril
of fire was omnipresent and the number of
Yuletide tragedies vastly greater than in
these days of electrically lighted trees.
But even chains of electric lights can be-
come short-circuited and start blaze.
The blaze is not likely to attain serious
proportions, however, If some simple pre-
cautions, prescribed by the National Safety
Council and other authorities, are taken
when the tree is set up.
While no pine or cedar or spruce can be
rendered completely fireproof, these ever
greens can be made reasonably fire-resist-
ant if they are dipped in or sprayed with
a solution of nine ounces of boraX and
four ounces of boric acid dissolved in
water 1t is good idea, in addition, to
slowing the drying process during the
holidays. The bucket may be hidden by
fire-proofed, cotton batting of the type
now on saletp most stores. Electric lights
should be iMpected for exposed wires and
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other defects, especially If they are hold
overs from several seasons. And the tree
should be placed well away from any open
fireplace or other source of fire.
The borax-boric acid treatment, Incl
dentally, is useful in protecting Santa Claus
from fire hazards, too. He will be assured
of a merry Christmas himself If his cos
tune, and especially his beard, are given
generous spraying the night before
Christmas or thereabouts. Nothing could
be more disconcerting and disillusioning
than Santa with flaming whiskers.
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The Mechanical Miner

American industry apparently has scored
another important chronological triumph.
The triumph is the new mining machine
that has just been put into operation by
the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Com
pany. If it lives up to its promise it will
bring about striking increase in output
per man-hour.
According to its makerS-the JOY Manu-
featuring Company-the device is designed
to dig up as much as two tons of coal
minute, and it is likely to "revolutionize"
the production rate in the mining of other
minerals as we'll The reason for this is
that it accomplishes in one continuous
operation what has heretofore required
separate stages Of cutting, drilling, blast
ing and loading.
In thus economizing on labor as well as
time, however, the mechanical miner raises
the question whether it will not put men
out of work. It's manufacturers think not.
In their opinion, far from causing techno-
logical unemployment, it may actually Gre
ate additional jobs by reducing per-ton
manpower and other costs and hence
encouraging industry to open new mines,
expand old ones and create markets that
do not now exist for coal.
In this connection taking possible new
markets as an example, the manufacturers
of the device argue persuasively for the
idea that it is likely to hasten action on
plans for the large-scale production of
synthetic fuel. As they see the situation,
because Of our limited petroleum resources,
the day is coming when we shall have to
manufacture such fuel on q mass-output
basis. But to make the gasoline or gas,
great quantities of cheap coal will be
needed, and that is where the mechanical
miner promises to play an important role
In other words, by cutting down on costs,
the device is seen as something helping
to promote an expansion of coal output for
the development of a big new synthetic
fuel industry. Viewed in that light-as a
tob-creator rather than job-destroyer-
and considering also that it reduces the
hazards of mining, it seems clearly to rep
resent chronological progress of the best
social and economic type-the type that
has made this country the richest and
most productive in the world
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To Coordinate Foreign Policy

II the proposal of Hoover Commission
subcommittee should be adopted, the Pres
ident would be aided in the formulation
OF foreign policy by preparatory staff
work of the type which Secretary Marshall
has instituted in the State Department
The staff work system at the State Depart
ment is adequate to the needs of that de-
partment, but it cannot cover all phases
Of American foreign policy because numer-
GUS other departments and agencies deal
with varying aspects of overall policy
Hence the need for co-ordinating ad-
visory staff at the White House level
Such a co-ordinating staff would be
provided under the tentative plan drawn
up for approval of the governmental re-
organization group. The subcommittee
would have the President create commit
tees of Cabinet or 'little Cabinet" officers
to serve in the field of foreign relations
much as the Presidents Air Co-ordinating
Committee serves him in the aviation
field. The latter group is composed of
high-ranking representatives of all de-
partments and independent agencies con-
cerned with air problems It has done
much to reduce conflict and overlapping
among such agencies.
According to the Hoover task force"
on foreign affairs, there is need for similar
coordination of policies and activities re-
lating to foreign policy-including func-
tions in the domestic field which may be
connected with or may affect foreign
relations. The Commerce Department,
with its control of exports; the Agriculture
Department, with its regulation of sugar
import quotas and It's interest in food ex-
ports; the Interior Department, which CO.
ordinates petroleum policy; the Treasury
Department, with its responsibilities under
the European Recovery Program and other
foreign aid arrangements, and half dozen
independent agencies have legal interest
in American foreign policy. There would
be no unilateral actions by any of these
departments or Offices which might be out
of step with general policy If the President
had q cabinet committee to integrate such
actions.
The proposed foreign policy co-ordinat-
ing committees would be provided with
secretariats which, in effect, would func-
tion as administrative STATS. Under this
system, the President, who Is the supreme
maker of foreign policy, would be provided
with up-to-date information on developing
problems and with recommendations for
their solution by advisers who have con-
sidered all facets of issues or policies in
volved. This would be completed staff
work" of the type required in military
circles. There is no reason why the Presi-
dent should not have the benefit of such
careful advance coordination and plan
ming in the highly important area Of
foreign relations.
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Ioo11;ro A hood Some Shadoas of Coming Events
AOOhl1lS AI1Ndu Are Noted Here and abroad
(By the World staff of the Associated Press)

Look for Government announcement this
week that the cost of living failed to rise in
November for the second straight month
Furthermore, no rise is likely for December
This means that retail prices-not all prices,
but the general average-have leveled off dur
ing the entire fourth quarter of the year This
is far different from a mere one-month dip
and is of immense Importance to every part of
the economy. The consumers price index "a
measure of retail prices in large cities on the
18th of each month"; reached its all-time peak
of 174.5 in September and then dropped to
1855 in October. This drop was due almost en-
tirely to lower food prices. Most other goods
continued upward. The trend OF wholesale
prices and other factors indicate strongly that
the indexes for November Is and December Is
will either be slightly lower or remain around
the 1875 mark. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
complies the index. An index figure Of 1885
means prices were 1876 per cent higher than
the ls35-l939 average.
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Salvador is economically a "one-crop"
country, the bulk OF its exports consisting
of coffee. This makes its economic life de-
pendent on commodity sharply competi-
tive in the world market, which does not
make for stability. Just now, Salvador,
like most Latin American countries, is suf-
fering from imitation which provokes dis
content and unrest.
Economic difficulties presumably were
one factor in the current political upset
in Salvador. Nevertheless, the ease with
which the army stages successful revolts
in Latin American countries is a phenom-
enon which merits serious attention. It is
a dangerous trend.
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f6uciaries.

victim of excessive reading" He frequently
had criticized the method of government Of
this country" and apparently was not wholly
satisfied with that Of any other nation. Closer
guard of embassies and legations resulted from
his window breaking excursion.
Olga Nethersole, the famous actress who
also was clever criminologist often consulted
byi Scotland Yard, was at the
Dramatic Lafayette Square Opera House so
Ear. years back The Star on Decem-
ber II, 1898, announced that her
repertoire for washington would include THE
Second Mrs Tanqueray," Carmen" 'The
Termagant," "Frou-Frou" and Camille" Any
BODY who attended throughout the entire
series certainly must have come away from the
final performance with unforgettable memo
rieS,
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Good News?

Mystical optimists will be pleased to
know that the Naval Observatory predicts
decline in the number and frequency
OF sunspots for several years to come
Depending on ones viewpoint, this can
mean either much or nothing. People
with their feet on the ground probably
will be unmoved by it, but others-the
type inclined to suspect that heavenly
wonders have a direct impact on both
earth and earthlings certainly will be
cheered by it.
The reason for this is that sunspots
lend themselves to q lot of interesting
speculation in terms Of their effect, If any,
on the fortunes of mankind They seem
to come in cycles that reach a peak Of
intensity every eleven years, and there is
considerable evidence to suggest that when
they are at their maximum-as within
recent months-they influence the weather
and cause blackouts in radio and telegraph
communications. But what makes them
especially captivating to mystics is the
possibility that during their all-out phase
they lombard the earth with such heavy
dose of ultraviolet rays that they increase
the emotional instability of human beings
and make every one of us nastier than
usual until they die down. In this con-
nection, students of significantly funny
condolences have noted with much solem-
nifty these two facts: Cd The last cyclical
prime of the spots was in 1887, the year
Hitler started to march, and (2) they were
extremely active, too, back in 1929, the
year the great depression began.
In view of this background, the mystical
minded ought not to be criticized too
harshly If they pounce upon the Naval
observatorys prediction as a bit of rare
good news Having regarded excessive
sunspot activity as a factor possibly con-
tributing to the worlds woes, they will be
doing an understandable thing If they
now hail the prospective decline as q
harbinger of better days coming, including
perhaps a peaceful end to the cold war.
Who knows? They may be right ANY,
how; even people with their feet on the
ground will hope so.
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Long before the Holy Night there was the
Bethlehem of Joseph, who was born in sight
of that ancient town. As the portals Of life
opened for him they closed upon his mother,
Rachel, whose white -doned tomb to this trou-
bled day stands near its gates There is the
Bethlehem Of Ruth, the Moabite maiden. It
is toward Bethlehem she is turning as she
utters those deathless words, Where thou
goest, will go; and where thou lodgest, will
lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy
God my God!" Just little later Bethlehem is
the setting for the love story of Ruth and
Boaz. Three generations pass and brave SOL
dier voices are saying, Let Us go even unto
Bethlehem; for they had heard their chieftain,
David, fugitive in cave, voice his homesick
yearning: 20 that one would give me water
to drink of the well Of Bethlehem" They
risked their lives to reach the Bethlehem spring
The centuries pass, and on the night of
nights the carolling angels proclaim to the
frightened shepherds on Bethlehem's plains,
BE not afraid! Behold, we bring you good
tidings Of great Joy, that shall be to all people.
For there Is born to you this day in the city Of
David q Saviour which is Christ the Lord"
This Is the Bethlehem to which millions will
this week devoutly turn in the yearly spiritual
pilgrimage.
But more important than the Bethlehem to
which we go Is the Bethlehem that may come
to us. The Inn, the Manger. the Mother,
the Child are signboards to the Bethlehem of
the Heart. The glory of the Babys life lay in
the universal possibilities He revealed. He
comes saying, "The thing which was born in
me may be born in you. The thing that I re-
veal is in you-tarnished and dim, it may be,
but still there. The abundant life which I
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Jaban Tarnaboaf

It appears highly unlikely that a peace
treaty will be signed with Japan or that the
United States will withdraw its occupation
force as long as communism remains threat
in the Far East Highly placed officials
viewing the possibility the Communists may
win in China, say that if this occurs there
would be two reasons. at least, to delay a
treaty and withdrawal of forces: /. Without
the occupation forces and stripped as she is
of any military or even substantial police
strength, Japan would be an easy prey for
Communist groups. 2 The belief has sprung
up that democracies of the world need a bull
wark in the Orient against communism. BY
curious twist, Japan, the former enemy, is
moving swiftly into that position-once held by
China, the former ally. Japan's location is i'm
portant, too. She could play the role OF the
"unsinkable aircraft carrier held by England
in relation to Europe Incidentally. If the Reds
take over the whole of China 1t appears likely
now that the United States will suggest to
American businessmen there that they under
take only such business with them as would
be to our national interest. That is to say
the Government would like to maintain the
flow of strategic materials from China if pos
sible.
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come - Bethlehem
The capital Of the
world this Advent
month Is not Wash
ington or London or
Paris or Rome or
Moscow-it's Bethle-
hem of Judea. No
wonder that a great
multitude whom no
man can number
catching the conta-
gion Of the Christ
mastide, are saying
one to another, Let
us 60 even unto
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A billion year-the sum mentioned
would more than buy all the tea in China
But what could one do with it, except for
betting purposes?
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Some alarm is felt over the London
News Reviews poll that finds the three
men doing the most harm in the world
are Stalin Molotov and Harry 8. Truman" I"
We're outnumbered
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In saying the winners intend to fulfill
all campaign promises, Alben Barkley
overwhelms us. Well be satisfied if they
only remember them when confronted
with photostat.
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Once more the Bethlehem Way is crowded
Whatever ones geographical destination at
Christmas there is one little town to which all
who keep the holy festival must somehow