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part in the magnetic attraction Of the
overall picture.
If any other city has developed more
notably in the past two decades, the fact
is not recorded. Washington's growth
obviously has not been in temporary New
Deal or wartime expedients. The National
Gallery, the Annex of the Library of
Congress, the Folger Library, the Jefferson
Memorial, the National Guard Armory,
the new branches of the Public Library,
Georgetown University and George Wash
ington University Hospitals, the Shore
ham and the statler Hotels, scores of
business properties and thousands Of
private homes are here to stay. And each
Is detail in correlated unity. The
advancement of the metropolitan Capital
area has not been lopsided Careful
examination Of the new maps will convince
any citizen that what has happened and
what naturally should continue to happen
is a well-rounded, a well-balanced expan-
sion of which the entire Nation may be
proud
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PROMPT Answers to Mr.. MoIotov

Developments here and in New York
yesterday have supplied quick answer
to Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov's asser-
ton that two Russian teachers in this
country have been kidnapped" Almost
simultaneously with release of Mr.. Molo-
TOYS protest, one of the teachers, Michael
samarine, told the House Committee on
Un-American Activities that he had VOL
unfairly taken refuge with American
authorities because he feared for his life
If he were returned to Russia. He denied
emphatically that he had been abducted
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or
any one else. And, in New York. the other
kidnapped" person, Mrs. Oksana Stepa-
nova Kosenkina, dramatically escaped
from protective custody OF her con-
sulate friends" by leaping, almost liter
ally, into the arms of the "kidnapers."
These were certainly peculiar actions
by Soviet citizens who, according to the
Russians, have been illegally restrained
by the United States from realizing their
eager desires to return to their homeland.
Mr.. Samarine testified freely that he had
voluntarily placed himself and his family
under American protection because he
believed he and his wife would be shot
II they ever went back to Russia.
AS for Mrs. Kosenkina, she has made 1t
plain by deed and words that II any KID
naping of her was done, 1t was not by anti
Communists or American agents. The FB1
has had a lot of experience with the kid
naping racket and this is the first time
they have known kidnapped" person to
rtr Nf uTith
kidnaperS.
1t will be interesting to await the reac-
lions of Mr. Molotov, Consul General Lo-
maxim and other Soviet officials to the
strange goings-on of yesterday. Mrs.
Kosenkna's quoted statements to police
at the hospital are completely at variance
with those which were quoted as coming
from her lips after her rescue" by the
Russians from headquarters OF the Tolstoy
Foundation, an anti-Communist organ
ization.
Mrs Kosenkina's tragic leap (she terms
IT such) will have the fortunate effect OF
cancelling the ill-advised habeas corpus
proceedings which had been instituted IN
the New York Supreme Court under an
impetuous Judge. The action was based
on questionable legal grounds that would
have given the Russians good cause to
fight back matter as delicate as this
one should be handled on the highest
governmental levels, with careful coma
sideration of the international repercus-
sions involved. There is no need for court
action now. Mrs. Kosenkina has settled
the dispute in her own desperate way
one that was quite effective, to the public's
way of thinking.
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Growing Pains in japan

The current controversy over the status
of organized labor highlights both the
difficulties in Japans postwar evolution
and the anomalous nature Of the regime
under which that country is governed.
1t is now almost three years since I'M
perial Japan, Keeling under the atomic
catastrophes Of Hiroshima and Nagasakl,
capitulated and submitted to foreign mill
tary occupation. And this coming NoVem-
Der will mark the third anniversary OF
General Douglas MacArthurs mandate to
govern through the native authorities.
During this relatively short period, Japan
has been outwardly transformed. On the
surface, at least, 1t has new constitution,
a democratically elected Parliament
lively political life, and individual rights
and liberties. But beneath this liberal
veneer certain basic realities remain
almost unchanged. The ultimate source
of power continues to be the Occupation
Authority headed by General Macarthur.
He makes major decisions and formulates
policies. Parliament remains largely
rubber stamp for the cabinet it elects,
which in turn is rubber stamp Tor the
Occupation Authority. This explains why
Japanese politics is concerned with policies
rather than iSsues-which are decided in
General MacArthur's headquarters.
OF this anomalous situation the current
labor controversy is an outstanding ex-
ample. A prominent plank in MacArthuTs
reform program was the freeing of Japa-
nese labor from the servitudes imposed
under the old regime and a grant of the
: right to organize. Unfortunately, this new
, liberty has proved a heady wine to the
working classes, many of the unions falling
under the spell of demagogic leaders, some
clearly Communists bent on destructive
actions. One of these has been the calling
of Gripping strikes by unions of govern
/ ment employees, the aim being to paraiyze
the public services and disrupt the life
Z of the nation. To cope with this threat,
= General Macarthur sent communication
to Premier Ashida, advising that collec-
. tive bargaining privileges and, the right to
! strike be withdrawn from government en-
ployes. And the government promptly
: accepted this advice, constituting 1t as q
: formal directive superseding japanese law.
! The result was a storm of protest from
organized labor, directed ostensibly at the
Z native government. but aimed really at the
9 Occupation Authority. OF course the Com
:. munists are making the most of the matter,
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New Maps of Wushinoton

The National Geographic Society's
pocket maps OF Washington and vicinity,
issued today, are convincing revelation
of the expanding social and cultural
wealth of the Nations Capital and it's en-
virons. They prove that the dream of the
Founders of the Republic for "a new
Athens in the New World gradually is
coming true. Based on 361 aerial photo
graphs, the new charts show not merely
the development of new agencies of gov
eminent but likewise a great increase In
private enterprises of significance to the
whole American community.
At the northwest corner of the map for
central Washington" the buildings of
American University are sketched with
their surrounding campus, while in the
Northeast sector the edifices housing
Catholic University are indicated In their
grounds. The lower corners of the plate
are filled with the tremendous residential
growth of Arlington and the monumental
Pentagon on the one side and the COM
parable progress Of Anacostia and the
Naval Receiving and Air Stations on the
other. Between these cardinal points
stretches the vast design of the city's
heart. Public and semi-public structures
Of every class are included-Governmen
agencies, Embassies and Legations, schools,
churches hospitals, libraries, art galleries,
museums, hotels, department stores,
markets. wharves, airnelds, monuments,
gardens and spacious parks and play
grounds. Practically every block has its
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Too Much Worry

Professor Esther Lloyd-Jones of Teachers
College, Columbia University, has just
made the depressing statement that at
least 10000, 900 Americans are in need Of
some form of mental hygiene treatment,
with millions of us bad enough to require
the attention of psychiatrists. II these
figures are right, that means that close
to fourth of our population has an ailing
psyche or is otherwise bit off balance.
The big question is, why?
Professor LloydJones has no pat an
swer to offer Presumably the trouble is
attributable In considerable measure to
the strain Of living In parlous times. 1t
is a fact, anyhow, that this generation
has had a rendezvous with a multitude OF
headaches. There was day when pros
perity seemed a permanent fixture and
the Nation had little more to worry about
than prohibition. But then came the bust
of 1929 and the years of depression. Then
came Hitler. Then came war and the
atomic bomb. And then came our present
uneasy peace, and Russian intransigence,
and imitation, and no housing, and the
New Look, and flying saucers, and Henry
WdAdCC PAL w, dllO dtl AIlIcIlSc OuGbI CdA
of sunspots. and lot of other unsettling
things, including talk about the world
either overpopulating itself to death or
coming to a sudden radioactivated end
under a rain OF A-weapons. All this Just
gives slight idea Of what we have been
up against. And now, to make matters
worse along comes Professor Lloyd-Jones
to suggest that most of US may be losing
our minds.
Poor us! Will our woes never end, or
are we merely imagining too much and
talking ourselves into a nervous break
down? Maybe we ought to get a grip on
ourselves. Maybe we ought to tell the
Cassandras to lay of for awhile. Up
with Pollyanna for change! It's always
darkest before the dawn. Every cloud has
silver lining. Things are seldom as bad
as they seem. Let's stop frightening our
selves for spell. This worrying business
can be carried too far.
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Man Con Find Beauty

Man can find beauty In 80 many thinas.
Patterns OF frost upon the totndow-pnne,
The strength and texture OF an Insects
iofncs -s
The sensuous increment Of the pind IN
grain; 81
The Joyous sound OF brooks, and children
running,
The lure OF unknown roads that carps
ahead,
SDeet taste OF fruit that ripened slo,ely.
summing, ti.-zS
The scent OF new-mown hay and baking
bread;
The feeling OF cool toater on his skin.
The blessed ease that follows after ldbor,
Silence like pelret after strident din,
The hanclasp OF friend or helpful
neighbor
All OF these things, and ttsy the hundredth
Hou Il there room for hatred IN his hearff
CATEAU DE- LEEuW.
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Sodium's Exploding Atoms
How CycloronB ombardment of Element Gives Radioactv
Tracers for Medical Experimentation 80
By Thomas r. Henry

concentrate In the blood serum. Whether
this Is a cause or effect OF the heart condition
remains to be determined. but the expert
menters are confident that they have hit on .
valuable clue. ,>'
Perhaps the most far-reaching Investigation
is being carried on at the Sinai Hospital in
Baltimore in an effort to throw light on one Of
the chief causes Of death In the, United States
today-thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
These are little understood and medical
science is practically at q standstill In COM
batting them. An essential requisite Is q thor
oueh knowledge Of venous blood flow through
out the body, and particularly through the
legs. The Sinai doctors are using Ma "A TO
make an inch-by Inch study Of the rate Of
this how.
OF the same general type OF element Is
sodium Is another slvery white, soft metal.
potassium, which also Is an essential ingredient
Of protoplasm and appears to play . little.
understood role in the obscure electrical mech
anisms OF life.
Potassium Atoms Also Aid.
It's atom exists In seven forms, or isotopes.
Ninety-three per cent Of all that exists in the
world Is K39, with an atomic nucleus consist.
ing Of 10 protons and 20 neutrons. 1t was in
will remain until the end
A few years ago. however, there was dis
covered In nature a radioactive form, Ka0,
making up about six-tenths of per cent
Of all Of that element on earth. 1t was one of
the three or four known naturally occurring
radioactive elements, all the others being
seven or eight times as heavy and occurring
at the extreme heavy end Of the table OF
elements. At the beginning Of the earth there
were vastly greater amounts OF K40. Thus 1t
furnishes a check against calculations from
the uranium and thorium content Of rocks
OF the total age Of the earth. This study is
being carried out at Columbia University with
the first concentrated samples Of the isotope
yet available
Potassium is one of the most important con-
stituents Of the body. The major biological
studies are being carried out with K42, an
lsotope which emits electrons and has a
half life Of u hours and Is minutes. One Of
the important discoveries to date has been
made at the Harvard University Medical
School-that from q sixth to a fourth of all
the potassium In the body is depleted In cases
OF cancer causing intestinal obstruction, in
peritonitis and various other depicting diseases.
us replacement has been found essential to
building new tissue and especially to wound
healing.
Inc element tends to concentrate in nerve
tissue One Of the important problems of
neurology concerns what happens to 1t when
nerve impulse is propagated. This is being
studied, with K42 supplied by the Atomic
Energy Commission, in the Medical Depart.
meht OF the University Of Illinois.
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trying TO whip up both class and national

trying TO whip up both class and national
list sentiment.
Incidents like this should not be
judged by Western standards or prece-
dents. Japan's present situation is basic
ally abnormal and must presumably
remain 80 until 1t is regularized by q
peace treaty, of which there is no near
likelihood so long as relations between
the Western Powers and the Soviet Union
remain unsettled. Japan is thus another
casualty of the conflict between East and
West.
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BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

o.
9. What portion OF the retail dollar ii now
going to food stores7-F. C. N.
A. The Department Of Commerce reports
tnat, 1000 stores are getting 276 cents. the
largest portion. OF each retail dollar. Auto
mobile dealers and filing stations are getting
l5s cents, eating and drinking places lo.l
cents.
@. What is the distinction between the
terms national flag and national ensign a.
used by the services?-S W.
A. National flag may be used at any time to
designate the Stars and Stripes, regardless Of
size or manner of display. The national ensign
Is the national flag flown by ships, boats and
airships of the Navy, although the term u
used otherwise.
q. What is the average salary of stenog-
raphers in New York City?-G. NJ A.
A. In New York the average weekly earning
OF stenographer Is $43.37. according to re.
cent survey.
Q. When did American colleges first adopt
distinctive colors?-P. r.
A. In 1858 rowing group of Harvard pur-
chased six crimson China silk handkerchiefs
to distinguish its oarsmen from the other en-
tries These handkerchiefs were worn around
the head, and crimson became the established
color Of the college.
Q. For whom was Hams Point in Washing
ton, D. c., named?-N. r.
A. Hams Point is believed to have been
named in honor of It. Col. Peter C.. Hams
Of the Engineering Corps who was In charge
Of the filling in OF the Potomac fats In front
OF the city OF Washington. 1t was this officer
who began the work Of improvement In 1882.
@. What became of the radioman who was
on duty when the japanese took Corregidor7
1t was he who sent the last message.-G. 8.
A. Irving Strobing, the radioman who sent
the last message from Corregidor In 1912, was
found alive in Japanese prison camp. He
was first reported missing in action then .
prisoner of war. His father was notified on
September 10, 1s45. that he was being returned
to the United States.
Q. What is the source of the saying: I'm the
midst OF life we are In death?"-S. w. K.
A. The phrase Is from the Book Of Common
Prayer. 1t is derived from Latin .antiphon
said to have been composed by Notker, monk
men building q bridge at Martinsbrucke, In
peril Of their lives.
celebration ever held?-A. H. "
A. This has been said OF the marriage of the
Infanta Maria Theresa Of Spain to Louis XIV
Of France in 1860. Preparations lasted from
March to July and the Princess Travelled with
cavalcade 10 miles long velasquez the
famous painter, had charge of the plans for
the ceremony. He was so worn out with the
work it entailed that he contracted fever
nd Al
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Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
Driter, although it Is permissible for
,nriter knotun to The Star to use
d nom de plume. Please be briet.
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Stars, Men and Atoms

(Sirth OF q series OF articles describing the
progress being made IN rddiotsotops resedrch.)
In the days just before the atomic age"
when the great atom smashing and element
transmitting machines were In their infancy,
one OF the popular shows at science exhibits
was . demonstration Of exploding table salt.
A few atoms Of the element sodium in this
combination could be made radioactive by
bombarding them in q cyclotron or some other
device Of the same nature. This was about
the easiest and cheapest Of all the exploding
atoms to produce.
An extremely minute sample would be fed
to mouse. Then II the little animal was held
near . Geiger counter the device would begin
popping like a machine gun and this would
continue for several minutes. 1t didn't hurt
the mouse and caused . lot of wide-eyed
wonder among spectators.
Now radioactive isotopes Of this soft, silver
white metal sodium. chemically one of the most
reactive materials In nature and essential to
the chemical processes OF most life, can be
made easily in As large quantities Is are re-
CURED. 1t has been identified in i've isotopic
forms, only one Of which. Ma 23 with an atomic
nucleus composed OF II protons and II neu-
irons, exists In nature. One Of the new forms
is Ma ~ with an extra neutron in its nucleus
This makes it unstable and in l48 hours half
Of any given number Of atoms will shoot out
an electron and an X-ray which can be
detected by . counting device.
Circulation Can Be Studied.
Sodium in any Of its forms becomes dif1used
in the blood stream and Is carried through
the body. Thus the exploding variety becomes
an invaluable means Of studying the circulation
the rate at which the blood is flowing in
any particular part of its circuit. At Emory
University Medical School 1t Is being injected
in muscle in the form of a saline solution and
the rate at which 1t difuses into the circulation
measured. The method is proving especially
valuable in detecting circulation ahnormalities
In the arms and legs.
Derived from the blood Ia the cerebro- spinal
fluid which bathes the brain and spinal cord
BY "a injections the rate of its formation
and absorption can be determined and any
abnormalities noted. This Is being done at
the Harvard University Medical School. AL
ready the study has revealed the cause OF
some hitherto mysterious brain disturbances
caused by increased pressure inside the skull
They are due, 1t is found, to lack of balance
between production and absorption Of the
spinal fluid.
For some years it has been suspected that
there was some relationship between sodium
metabolism and congestiye heart failure. This
has been proved ut Tulane University by use
of the radioactive isotope. 1t was found that
1t requires three times as long for any of q
given dose Of sodium to appear IN the urine
OF victims Of this condition as In normal
people. The sodium, 1t was found, tends to
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Answers to Questions

., reader can set the answer to any question AZ
Bureau %.s isha nfeImp5'sr
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Peeves and Communism

To the EDITOR Of The Star:
wish to comment on the letter headed
Heat Creates Communist" in The Star for
August 2. do not know II Irene II. Waldo,
who wrote the letter, has realized how silly
it sounds to intelligent people living In .
democracy
What is the cure-an for pet peeves7 1t
certainly is not communism. In . country
where a good many people believe in the basic
principles Of freedom as found in the teachings
of democracy and Christianity, injpstices
usually are reported to those in positions Of
authority, and by discussion and reasoning
solutions are found for the troubles. Does
Miss Waldo think If she were living under
communism she would be permitted TO express
her pet peeve; much less write to the news
paper about it2 Thanks to democracy, We
can do these things.
Following Miss Waldo's line Of thinking. II
the toast burns 1t drives us to communism; II
the electric fan breaks In the hottest day,
communism y the remedy: II the soup bo0s
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Clark Grifhth's Generosity

To the Editor Of The Star:
As one who has learned at first hand Of =
local citizens charitable instincts and goodwill
toward his fellowmen, should like to pay trtb-
ute to him in your columns. refer to Clark
Grifith. owner OF the Washington Senators
and one of the grand old men of baseball IN
America.
Not too long ago, the Variety Club. Of which
I am . member, sent . delegation to Mr..
Griflith to ask him for use Of the stadium for
q celebration to be given in the interests Of
charity. When the representatives made the
request, they pointed out that they realized
operating the stadium was no doubt very costly,
but that since their event was in the interests
OF charity and absolutely not for profit. they
would like to ask for lower percentage rental.
Gentlemen" Mr.. Grifith said, IF this prof.
ect is for charity, you may have the stadium
Of course And you may have 1t for no rental
whatsoever"
1t is my understanding that Clark Grifhth
has donated the use of the stadium to hum
dreds Of groups for charitable and public-in-
terest money-raising enterprises through the
years. Obviously, this is not done for publicity,
for, 50 far as have observed, he never has
capitalized on this generosity
But it is impossible for a light that shines
with such vigor to be kept under q bushel.
Word Of Mr. Gritith's generosity has spread far
and wide.
To those of us who know Clark Gritith and
the fine way in which he has contributed liter
ally tens of thousands of dollars to charity
through use of his stadium in years gone by. 1t
Is regrettable that the new rule for payment Of
policemen should have been adopted. Perhaps
this Is . fair rule and In the long run it will
turn out best, but knowing. as his friends do.
Of his good works, we cannot help but wish
that the ruling could have been otherwise in
the case OF Grifith Stadium.
MILTON 3. KRONHEIM.
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over, II you cannot get the last button on your
dress buttoned. If the stitches burst out of
the dress when you are late for work, II your
husband SHORES. II the doctor gives you bitter
medicine, II you feel all out Of sorts and the
world seems sad place. Il the car, battery
won't start the engine, etc, ETC. etc, is
communism the way to correct everything?
Better start thinking; better fight for de.
mocracy before we can say nothing because
OF communism, G. H.. BURKE 3.