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Evening star., 1948-09-21

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promised, and was given, watch
for not drinking corn whisky until
I had passed by ninth birthday. I
got another watch, this one with
luminous numerals, If I didn't shoot
a Republican until I was 81.
Dens Are Licensed.
It was with a light heart that I
entered one of Bangkok's licensed
opium dens, accompanied by one OF
the most distinguished citizens Of
st. Louis-Freddie Gerry Gerold.
Freddie Cor Gerry set up the Pan
American ofi1ce at New Delhi, and
we happened to be travelling to-
gether, I being a jingoistic sort of
fellow who wants to have an Ameri-
can at the controls when I take of.
am not saying that Air France
or BOAC or kim are not ocean,
worthy, but I prefer to travel in
planes where the crew knows about
wyoming, Tallahassee, and ice in q
coke. To heck with how the flaps
are. Give me skipper who wants
10 Jake Ills leave al 014Os 1lOC
with him, and PAN-AM has that
sort Of crew.
But back to the opium den.
Mr.. Gerold and I entered 1t at
midnight. There was no trouble,
Bangkok having many licensed
poppy houses.
We bought tickets just as one
would buy tickets for movie in
the United States. We paid three
ticals "a tical is worth a nickel,
United States) for one pipe. When
we entered the opium den, sign
greeted us. It read: Patrons Will
Please Not Bring Their Opium"
I asked Gerry If he had any
opium. He said no. Then he asked
me if I had my private supply. I
said no.
Bubbly, Sticky Mess.
The den was not very fancy.
Chiefly 1t consisted Of low, wooden
platforms, sort of like shelves. All
a smoker got was q bed of wood
and q pillow made of marble. l
Gerry and I ordered five pipes
Evening star., 1948-09-21
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Alt
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each. The head man, knowing we
were novices, took care of us. He
took the opium-a gooey. black sub
stance-from lead foil container.
Holding it on the point Of needle
like instrument. he heated it over
q kerosene lamp until it was q
bubbly, sticky mess.
Then, with infinite care, he placed
the tiny bit of opium in the pipe.
An opium pipe, which resembles a
long stalk of bamboo, doesn't have
bowl like ordinary pipes. The
opium aperture Is in the middle,
and this is held over the lamp
flame while the smoker takes deep
draughts of the smoke. When IN
haling, none of the smoke Is held
in the mouth. 1t goes straight from
pipe to lungs, as If drowning man
were gulping for air.
There is an art in smoking opium.
Smoke it too rapidly, and 1t burns
50 quickly, 1t loses its flavor. Smoke
1t too slowly and it goes out.
It has walnutty flavor. Gerry
and I had been told that 1t would
make us i'll. 1t didn't. Instead,
We came floating out to the taxi
which was waiting for us, and got
back to the hotel in much better
shape than if we had been out to
a typical American country club
Saturday night frolic.
Moral: Anything that costs $500
an ounce in the. States isn't worth
taking up.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1948-09-21

Air power is the occupations shield
and buckler, its transport, its means
of obtaining the food and fuel that
will be life itself during the coming
winter. For themselves, the airmen
ere getting incompatible training
in their jobs.
While occupation chores use up
the obsolescent aircraft of the last
war, the risky new jets are re-
hearsing daily over our Western
zone. There have been casualtie:
in these simulated combat maneu-
vers. The jet pilots still praise the
plane; they blame the dull, rainy
German weather, which pilots can
not always overcome.
But the political angles in Ger
many overshadow all other aspects.
It could be, Of course, no more
than fortuitous that the Air Forces
happy birthday party In Germany
50 nicely comedies with the obvious
intent Of occupation authorities to
stand against any new appeasement
of the Soviet Union, any retreat
from the strongly successful stand
now being taken.
Clay Against Concessions.
No official mentioned the horrid
word "appeasement";; but private
sources, casting their eyes nervously
toward Moscow, often did. The re-
port in Berlin-it is no more than
that's that the four-power talks
in the Kremlin are attempting to
pave the way for new solutions
representing considerable conces.
sions to the Russians. Gen. Lucius
D. Clay, American military governor
is said to have taken firm stano
against such concessions. Hence the
present block.
As the Moscow conversations are
closely guarded secret to which
the best clue so far seems Secretary
of State Marshall's pessimism, il
may be some time before the true
story emerges. But Berlin develop.
ments point unmistakably to two
things: :,
One Is that some such project!
are, or were, being debated.
The other Is that Gen. Clay. Am
Evening star., 1948-09-21
On the Other Hand
Jesse Jones' Great Conversion;
Or Roosevelt Had Word for IT'D

New Deal to save the country's
banks, but saw nothing but dam
gerous nonsense in the steps that
followed, designed to save other
parts of the national economy, in
cluding just plain people. The pub
lie works program OF Harold Ickes
and the farm security program of
Henry Wallace found no more favor
with him than the relief program
of Harry Hopkins.
But Mr.. Roosevelt deemed him
useful. He had many and import
ant friends in Congress. For one
thing, he saw eye to eye with con-
servative Southern Senators and
Representatives and could persuade
them sometimes when the Presi-
dent could not. For another, he
had the lending power Of the RFC.
Appointed originally by President
Hoover and continued in Office by
Mr.. Roosevelt, he was skilled in
the uses Of that great institution.
A business man or industrialist,
seeking to repair his depression
wrecked business, came to see his
Congressman. The Congressman
went to see Mr.. Jones. II the
business man got the needed loan,
the Congressman became Mr.. Jones
friend. Mr.. Jones made a lot Of
friends.
Mr.. Jones regarded that as good
government and probably it was.
In any case, it helped business. But
price control, housing, rent control
and all such measures aimed to aid
the people directly, were something
else. He couldn't go along with
Mr.. Roosevelt's thinking in the field
and he won't go along with Mr..
Truman's. He'll be . Republican
first.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
This Changing World
Vishinsky Expected to Charge u. S.
'Capitalistic Warmongering' at Farley

what Is expected to be the most
violent denunciation OF western
capitalistic warmongering."
The Berlin situation necessarily
will come up and it is on that topic
that the chief Soviet prosecutor is
expected to let loose his fireworks,
charging that Western powers broke
the Yalta, Potsdam and London
agreements. He will have support
from only the Soviet satellites. but
the fact that the rest Of the civil
lied world censures the Russian at
titude and actions will not cause the
Soviet delegates any sleepless nights.
Mailed Fist Argument.
The most powerful diplomatic
argument in the hands OF the Ash
atics in Moscow is their mailed fist.
The Soviet army, despite a number
of deficiencies, has an overwhelm-
ing-though temporary-n1litary
superiority over the rest OF the
United Nations.
For the sake of the record the
Soviet delegation will bring up such
matters as abolition of the atomic
bomb-without international IN
spection, of course-general disarm-
ament and the withdrawal OF all
military forces from the still occu-
pied countries. -
In order to give a flavor OF sin
cerity to THE Russian requests. the
Kremlin has already announced
that the Red Army units in North
ern Korea will be withdrawn en-
tirely by the middle OF January.
BY this calculated action Russia ex-
poets to give the U. N. the I'M
preston that she is as pure as
Caesars wife.
The facts are different, however.
Since 1945 the U. S. S. R. has Or
ganized a strong Korean Red army.
This force was built around
nucleus of $4,000 Korean soldiers
trained on the Soviet pattern in
Siberia. It Is now believed to be
about 25O,O00 strong and equipped
with the most up-to-date equip
ment from Russian factories. Red
army military advisers form the
high command.
The Communist organization IN
Northern Korea will have no trouble
invading Southern Korea and sub
jecting it to Red rule as soon as
token American forces are with
drawn. The American organized
constabulary in Southern Korea, Is.
at best, only a good police force,
without other weapons than tommy
guns and jeeps.
But the Russian move out OF
Korea on the eve Of the General
Assembly meeting in Paris is suf-
ficient, in the opinion Of the Krem-
lin rulers, to give its delegates at
Paris a strong talking point against
American Imperialism" which re-
fuses to follow Russia's example and
withdraw it's forces from Korea.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Bv LoweU MeHen

Fitting perfectly into the pat
tern of the present campaign,
Jesse Jones announces through his
newspaper that he Is supporting
Evening star., 1948-09-21

til 1t became Lo"eh Mehe'''
obvious that the anti-Truman forces
in his State couldn't use the Thur
mond- Wright party to deprive the
President of the Texas electoral
votes. The effort to throw the
election to Gov. Dewey by this
device having failed, Jesse has been
forced to walk openly into his
spiritual home. Naturally. he hopes
that others of his kind will follow
him and some doubtless will. We
may see the beginning Of the two
party system in Texas. 1t Is long
overdue.
Long Overdue.
Long overdue, through no fault
of Jesse Jones. 1t can be said,
without disparagement, that he al
WAYS has been a Republican at
heart. Twelve years in the Roose-
velt administration didn't make him
anything else.
Mr.. Roosevelt understood Jesse,
and sought to use him, not always
too wisely, for his own purposes.
He would have the proper COM
ment now for the high-soundtng
Jones announcement. He would
if a story that was current in
Washington four summers ago Is
true.
Prior to the convention Of 1914 .
determined effort was made to take
the Texas delegation away from
the President. Leading the UNDER
taking was the State chairman,
George Butler, Jesse Jones nephew.
The attempt failed.
. At the next cabinet meeting, Mr..
Jones, then Secretary of Commerce,
met with a chilly reception from
the other members Of the Presi-
dents family, although none men,
toned what had been going on in
Texas. Finally, Mr.. Jones himself
preached the matter explaining
that he had had no knowledge OF
what his nephew was up to.
When he had completed his state
ment, so the story ran, the Presi-
dent merely remarked, Bull, JESSE" "
and changed the subject. At the
end of the year he let Mr.. Jones
know that he was being replaced
in the Commerce Department by,
of all people, Henry Wallace. That
hurt, since Mr.. Wallace was the
one man in the administration who
had fought hardest against Mr..
Jones reluctance to spend RFC
funds for needed war materials.
Conservative Banker.
Mr.. Jones Is a banker and con-
servative banker. Like many others
of his profession, he welcomed the
steps taken at the outset Of the
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Gen. Clay Takes the Raps
Thinks 1t Better That He Be Unpopular
Rather Than Government Itself

bassador Robert Murphy, Col. Frank
Howley, United States member Of
the four-power Berlin council, ane
other on-the-job veterans of the
past few years aren't having any
Their attitudes are only implicit
they are contained by these dis
ciplined career men within the lin.
its of perfect proprietry. But they
are crystal clear.
It is a condition that the Truman
administration-and Dewey one
if such transpires-must weigh. Be.
cause it could happen that these
men so familiar with the problem
might choose to appeal to the court
Of public opinion.
The blockade, of course, Is majol
issue at Moscow; so is the currency
of which the Russians here have
one kind, the Western powers an
other. The Russians are pressing
for one currency-theirs, naturally
subject to conditions and control.
by the Americans, British ane
French.
Clay Aware Of Attacks.
At the drop of reichsmark, Ber.
lin hotly debates these topics. Some
argue that the Western powers with
their Ruhr coal-their real ace-anc
other assets can afford to let the
Russians issue Berlin's one cur.
rency. But the majority contene
that the end result would be merely
another defeat, because the Russian
will not keep any agreements they
make.
Gen. Clay is aware that he ha!
been under attack at home for th'
strong line he takes, the indict
ment being that the Pentagon make!
too much foreign policy. An Arm!
officer for "a years, tutored in palace
politics by a wartime tour Of duty
at the White House with the ther
stabilization director, James F
Byrnes, he takes 1t philosophic ally
It is better, he thinks, to have the
field representative unpopular thar
the Government itself; that's wha'
field representatives are for. HI
admits his recommendations art
sometimes couched in strong Ian
guage, which some people don
like.
He also admits to having tough
hard against the European coun
ellis original allotments of Economi
Cooperation funds. He said the
would have given Germany an un
favorable trade balance and mad
impossible the acceleration Of tn
German economy, which is our goal
The British here on the spot agrees
with him, he said; in London, the,
did not. But he gained a favorabl
compromise.
All final decisions. Gen. Cla,
stressed, are made in Washington
the products of constant consulta
ton. Nobody" he added, "has eve
had better support than We hav
had here"
The general even had kind wor'
for President Truman's second wors
Congress. With a smile, he SAT-
they had given the occupation NOR
money than it asked for.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
McLenore-
Tells Of Pipe Dreom
In Siam Opium Den
Bv Henry McLemore

OPIUM DEN, Bangkok.-f Mama
could see me now she'd wear me out.
Right down to the bone.
She'd switch me with peach tree
Evening star., 1948-09-21

arate Air Forces
first anniversary.
For tn ose OF
us participating,
the demonstra-
ton of Air Force
might here was
q success. The
striking power OF
the new service,
it's numbers and
its efficiency, as
it dominates the
scenes of i'm
mense ruin it
lately wrought
in Germany, are
all awpSOme
Evening star., 1948-09-21

OIdI1CllCS uut4l
there wasn't q
decent s W itc h
left on q peach
tree in Georgia.
Yet, here in an
opium den, I feel
no rem orse.
There isn't one
iota Of guilt
complex in my
body.
Because, you
see, no one ever
W q r n e d me
against smoking
opium in Bang
kok. Siam I WAS
Evening star., 1948-09-21

the purge Of
1896, has arrived
In Paris to at
tend the U. N.
General Assem-
bly,, where he
will exercise his
vitriolic wit and
t a / ents as a
shifty prosecut-
ing attorn e y
a gai st the
Western Allies
in general and
he Un 1t e d
States in par
| ticular.
Evening star., 1948-09-21

OlN ~POIA1Sd11
candidate for
President. This
in Texas, where
all the nice folks
are presumed to
be Democrats.
"P a t ri o tism
should tell us, p"
says the an
nouncement, Ito
forg e t party
labels this year"
Patriotism in
this case, how
ever, delayed
telling Jesse un-
kiy a. horov,oo
Evening star., 1948-09-21
By Constantine BroaOn

Andrei Vishinsky, who earned his
position in the Krenlin hierarchy
by sending to execution hundreds
of top-ranking Soviet officials in
Evening star., 1948-01-06

Things may be tough around here,
but they could be a lot worse.
Night-club comedians may all seem
to be telling the same Jokes about
senatorial Investigations, generals.
Johnny Meyer, blonds, Charlie
Chaplin, Mora Prentiss," Henry
Wallace and the new look, but at
least they are jokes. Remember
when you couldn't go into q
cabaret without encountering a
master of ceremonies who thought
that kiddies' knock-knock game the
funniest thing in the world? These
characters used to convulse them
selves with dialogue that went
something like this:
50 Knock knock"
"Who's there?"
Humphrey"
Humphrey who?"
Humphrey Ever Blowing Bub-
bles."
Whatever else it has, 1s4S can't
have that in store for us.
The towns first bright star of the
year arrived on New Years eve at
the Sazerac Room of the Old New
Orleans. Her name is Rita Di-
mitriou and she should better Owner
Nick GaSton'S lot by being the Sue
cess at the Sazerac Room which she
Evening star., 1948-01-06
LEcAL NOTICES.
kB0zS6 SNOIbS6Os
HU6REY d. H60IEY. Aff0e1a!

ATHrE1 2, D0oLEx, Atsss1sy.
Holdins Probas ~ court.MNo s.Ss = 7osss. stsi. al.
ministration.-This is to Give Notice:
lunbia. has obtained from the Probate
Court Of the District Of Columbia. Letters
Testamentary on the estate Of W. Paul
Sweet. late Of the District of Columbia,
deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned
70 exhibit the same. with the vouchers
scriber,' on or before the 3rd day Of De-
cember. AID. 194S;, otherwise they may
said estate. Given under its hand hand this is
End day Of January. e194S. HAMILTON
NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON.
sseal5 Attest: tMHE fHEopoRE ce eodsMEIH IsSafsns
Register of Wills for the District Of Co
lumbia, Clerk OF the Probate Court.
Evening star., 1948-01-06
LEGAL NOTICES.
FRANK s. SMITH,
ALBERT BRICK, ATTORNEYS,
1AOr EvA EkrA~f ~ w
Denrike BuiidinE,

Uenr1kc nQll0lnk,
Filed Jan. 2. 1948. Harry NJ. Hull. Clerk.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the District Of CO.
lumbia.-James p: Kane, 2007 2Sth Street
Newport News, Virginia. Plaintiff. vs.. Ed
ward NJ. Kane. ct al. 2017 California
Street, str; ..t'nn WsshinstsP IN p Bs1snSaat
Frank s: Smith and Albert Brick, Trustees;
an offer to purchase real estate described
four 084) in the subdivision made By
David N. Rust. Junior, Of lots In Square
numbered Ten Hundred and hfty-one
Q06D, as per plat recorded in the once
o. the Surveyor Of the District Of Colurn-
bia in Liber 45, at folio IA, improved by
premises No. 613 Florence Street. North
east for the sum of Six Thousand, Two
Hundred dollars, (Se,2O0. .OO), terms ali
cash, net (no commissionl and said trus-
tees having recommended acceptance OF
said offer. 1t is, by the Court, this End
day Of January, 194S. ORDERED that said
offer be accented and the sale ratified and
confirmed unless cause be shown. to the
contrary or . higher oner for said real
estate acceptable to the Court be made
on or before the 21st day Of January
1913. At 1000 am, at which time higher
offers viii be considered and objections to
said sale heard; provided. that q copy oil
this order be published once in the Wash.
ington Law Reporter, and once in, The
Evening Star. publication to be made =!
date. g, BoIITHA J. LAWS; CHIEF Jus
HULL Clerk. BY EDITH M. FOX, DEPUTY
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r. MICHAEL CooK, Attorney,

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ton. Defendant.--Eauity No. ,51662.
Equity Doc.-The object Of this suit Is to
revive JUDGMENT AGAINST the defendants,
except Thomas P. Bones. In an action
entitled Margaret Jean Calvin Us. Harry
Wardman, Thomas p. Bones James D.
Hobbs and Wardman Real Estate Prop
critics, Inc. Q corporation. said jud8ment
obtained on November !. 1895: On mo:
ton of the plaintiff. II. Is this End day Of
January, 1948. ordered that the Defend
ants. James D, Hobbs and Wardman Real
Estate Properties, Inc. and Helen Ward
mar: man: an an heir At s lay Of Harry Wardmsn.
.s anees otS ote BE- entered herein sn Or before
legal holidays. occurring after the day
Of the first publication hereof; otherwise
this cause will be proceeded with IS in
case Of default. And the unknown heirs
at law and next Of kin OF Harry Ward
man, deceased. cause their appearance
to b entered herein on or before the
drst rule day occurring after the expfra-
ti0n Of three months from this date,
with as IN case Of default; Provided. .
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ton Law Reporter and The EyeninE Star
Test: @ HAIRY iSsss II. Hull. Hull Clerk. ss b. la
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Evening star., 1948-01-06

ADAM A. WEsCHLER b son, Auctioneers
Ladies', mems, children's furnishings,
trousers, hats, CAPS, gloves. underwear,
sweaters, dresses. skirts, gowns, aprons,
slips, pajamas, belts, infants wear. hand
kerchiefs, pocketbooks, mufflers, ETC.; nx-
lures, display cases, counters, tables,
garment and trouser racks. display stands
and heads, motion picture protector. ra-
95 L st. NV, Wednesday. January z,
194S, 10 am. Prompt removal required.
Terms: Cash. ADAM A. WESCHLER Il
SON. Aucts ja3,5,6.
ADAM A. WESCHLER 4 SON. auctioneers
Trustees sale Of brick dwelling No. Gle
sth st. me-. converted into three separate
yiaa s4u.s s's
records Of the District Of Columbia. and
at the request. OF party secured thereby,
BY S9 pubIie suetion, in front OF of prsmises.
ON Monday. the 18th day of January. 194S,
at O'Clock pm, the following -descr' eed
property in the District Of Columhia, to-
recorded in Lber 23. Folio 1856. Of the
the District Of Columbia. Terms Of sale:
chaser chase At 1 sale. Esa@instion x Of title. CON;
veyancing, recording, revenue stamps and
notarial fees at cost OF purchaser. Terms
to be complied with within 80 days from
right to resell property At risk and cost
Of defaulting purchaser. after nve days
advertisement Of such resale in some news
paper. published in Washington. D. c.. or
feisins sE deposit @ Il trustees ' may avail them
selves Of any legal or equitable rights
against defaulting purchaser. SOLOMON
=. FELDMAN. D. EDWARD CLARKE,