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Evening star., 1948-04-02

Then there's tentative amnesia, q con-
dition suffered while wondering how come
you're carrying matches that advertise
Joes gas and chile station in Ardmore,
Oklahoma
Evening star., 1948-04-02

An actor is given an Oscar for portray
ing ham actor. 1t recalls another
famous contest, for making the funniest
face, and the surprised winner who didn't
know she was playing.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Evening Star Informa ation
Bureau 316 Eye street NE. Washington 2, D. C.
Please nclose 3 cents for return postage
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Protests Question of Negroes Loyalty

Protests Question of Negroes Loyalty
To the Editor of The Star:
regret very much that A. Philip Randolph,
president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, has taken the unauthorized liberty to
speak before the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee and state that millions Of his race will
refuse to register or serve under the draft or
universal military training unless Army racial
segregation and discrimination are ended. That
is as big lie as ever was told by Ananias, the
need not have any fear of warning the Negroes
of America Of being charged with treason.
Mr.. Randolph is extremely ignorant of the
Negroes loyalty and devotion to America
amid all the handicaps put in the way Of their
advancement in America since 1909. He should
read, study and acquaint himself thoroughly
with the history Of the Negro in the armed
services of the United States from George
Washington to Harry Truman.
There is only one bar that the Negro desires
removed whether he is drafted or volunteers;
and that is to do away with the quota system
in the armed services.
BY this all our ills will be obliterated, and
only through this medium can America be,
saved in another crisis. We are willing to
serve, we want to serve, we are waiting for
the call. The question is: Does the United
States of America want the full service OF her
Negro citizens?
Mr.. Randolph should be good shoemaker
and stick to his last. The American Negro is
American and always will be.
HOWARD A. WALKER.
Post Commander, James Reece Europe Post
No 5, American Legion.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Courtesy and Smoking

To the Editor Of The Star:
Observing the rules of courtesy would go
far toward eliminating untold misery and de-
struction Of life, Of property, especially OF
forests, caused by people who smoke.
A. l. A.
Evening star., 1948-04-02

It was very wise OF Senator Vandenherg to
withdraw. apologetically, the China report that
was so critical of the Chang Kai-shek govern
ment. After all, it is distinctly embarrassing to
offer $463, 100000 to a government which, so
the report apparently stated, is marked by in
efficiency, corruption 80 I" ineptitude in military
leadership and corruption among army COM
manders." The Senator was, obviously, faced
with the choice of either withdrawing the re-
port or the s46s,ooo,ooo And, in choosing the
former, he explained that the "few offending
sentences are simply mistake in judgment"
One Is moved to wonder however, just where
the mistake in Judgment lay.
It seems, too, that the withdrawn report
concluded, after listing the favorable and un-
favorable elements in China, that "the un-
favorable factors presently outweigh the favor,
able" But Senator vandenberg has his own
system OF weights and measures. He stated:
II deeply respect the tremendous patriotic
labors and the integrity Of the great and
courageous Generalissmo - have always
supported him and continue to support him
against the armed Chinese Communists" What
carries weight with the Senator then, is
whether government is for or against the
Communists. And that criterion seems these
days. the only one by which good" govern
ment Is measured against bad" government
Senator Vandenberg is consistent in his stand
on this report in that he exercised similar
judgment during the Senate debate on the
Greece-Turkey aid bill. At that time he
stated that, although the governments Of
Greece and Turkey had been criticized fire.
quently, he nevertheless believed in helping
them because it is his policy to support any
government freely elected by its people Well,
one is tempted to inquire whether the Senator
would support the Italian government il the
Italian people freely elect a Communist gov
ernment? No, by ANY" government the
Senator means, as he implied in his state
ments on the China report "any" government
that is not Communist government.
Parenthetically, it may be observed that dur
ing the Greece Turkey aid bill debate, Sem
ator supporting the bill asked Senator Vanden-
berg why the bill contained no provision for
free competitive bidding" on the contracts
involved in the loan. In short, he raised the
interesting point as to who exactly Is getting
the benefits of those millions OF dollars. The
leaders of the government? The people Of
the governments? Or, as the inquiring Senator
mentioned, "the favored few?
But Senator vandenberg, of course, is hardly
alone in his views Quite the contrary, his
views seem representative of most Of the think.
ing that is current on United States assistance
to foreign governments. And the trend OBJ
viously Is dangerous one when it connotes
support Of undemocratic elements in any
country. Already, for example, there has been
talk that Spain be admitted to the United
Nations, presumably as another "bulwark
against communism" Where, may we surnise,
viii such trend lead? M. F.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Government Spending Peril

Editor
Never before did the appalling cost of gov
ernment strike me so forcibly as when read
recently: I'VE are paying more to be gov
erned than We are paying to eat"
According to an agency of the Federal Gov
ernment, our total annual United States food
bill is $50 600 100000 The President still insists
on $4,000 900 900 budget
More to be governed in free America than
to feed us-we're still the best fed nation in
the worlds history; but can 1t continue unless
such a mad spending program is curtailed
promptly?
Let us hope that all who have been elected
to positions of governmental authority may
awaken to the seriousness of the situation 1t
is later than they think G. D. FORD.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Wallace News

To the Editor OF The Star:
wish to protest against the inadequate and
prejudiced treatment Of Wallace news.
E. M CARR.
Evening star., 1948-04-02
Mr.. Parisius' Pastor Speaks Out


TO the Editor Of The Star:
When a member Of my parish who is
paragon Of integrity and honor is subjected to
SANDER and false accusation, cannot remain
silent Had not been Ill would have come
to his defense earlier. refer to my brother
in Christ, Herbert w. Parisius Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce, about whom malicious lies
were publicized in the local newspapers Of last
week. voluntarily speak as his pastor.
First 1t seems to me that man who is
elected as a representative to the United
States Congress should make certain about
his information, or misinformation, before
making public charges against any one. Mr..
Parisius Is q fine Christian gentleman and an
ordained Lutheran clergyman who has the
privilege Of filing my pulpit any time he
cares to. He never has been unfrocked. In
the Lutheran Church q pastor may resign, II
he desires to, for any reason or for no reason.
Mr.. Parisius had good reasons for wishing to
enter secular work. II he should 50 desire,
am certain he could have Lutheran parish
at any time. I hope he will remain in govern
ment work because there never can be too
many men of his caliber in public life. At
least, he never ISLANDERS any one nor speaks
without being certain of the yeracity Of his
comments. I hope certain representatives Of
the people viii emulate him in this.
Secondly. the slur that Mr.. Parisius has
communistic leanings is preposterous. He is as
patriotic citizen of the United States as any
other man. I would unqualihedly trust him
anywhere. In all my IS years in the Chap
lains' Reserve of the Army, including five and
half years Of active duty with the armed
forces, have come into contact with all
kinds of patriots. Sir, this man cannot be
surpassed. He does not 60 around doing lot
of shouting about his feelings, but Is a mild
hammered, substantial citizen; the kind who
supports his Government and gives strength
to the Republic. Our country's greatness is due
to men like him.
believe public apology to Mr. Parisius is
the least his false accusers can do to make
amends. LUTHER M. SCHULTzE,
Pastor, st. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
Evening star., 1948-07-04

ton was that it should "harmoniously blend
durability, simplicity and grandeur"
Robert Mills (pictured above from an old
drawing in The Starr turned out the winning
design ttop). He also designed or helped to
design the Treasury the old Post ONCE De-
partment and the old Patent Office, as well
as the Washington Monument In Baltimore.
He once had been drAftsman for Jefferson.
Mills envisioned 600 foot shaft. surrounded
by grand circular colonnaded building"
itself 100 feet high and topped with an heroic
statue Of Washington driving six horses. The
colonnade was never adopted, and the design
of the shaft was altered to its present shape
in 1S7980. Mills had intended to construct a
tomb. down fight Of steps In the center Of
the monument, for WaShington's remains.
Evening star., 1948-07-04

THE IDEA for national monument to
u Washington took form at the end of the
American Revolution. when the general was
at the peak of popularity. In 1888 the Conti-
mental Congress resolved to erect an eques-
trian statue Of Washington, "at the place
where the residence of Congress shall be
established"
That place. of course. turned out to be the
District of Columbia, the site of which was
selected by Washington himself. The French
man, Pierre LEnfant, who laid out the city,
chose almost exactly the present location of
the Monument for the equestrian statue.
In 1882 Congress authorized marble statue
of Washington (above, left. 1t was done by
the noted American sculptor, Horatio Green
placed In the Capitol rotunda in 1S43. But the
present huge dome had not then been built,
and the 21-ton statue seemed out of place. So
1t was moved outside to the Capitol Plaza
The resolution for the equestrian statue in
tended that Washington be depicted in
Roman dress, holding a truncheon in his
right hand and his head encircled with a
laurel wreath" However. the public objected
to Washington half-naked, as many said, and
in 1908 the statue was banished to the Ma
ional Museum.
The Greenough statue idea did not satisfy
those who wanted a national monument to
Washington. So, in 1888, group of leading
citizens. headed by the Librarian of Congress,
George Watterston, founded the Washington
National Monument Society. An immediate
drive for funds was begun, and in 1886 Amer
lcan artists were invited to submit designs for
a miihon-dollar monument. The only stipula-
Evening star., 1948-07-20
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Evening star., 1948-07-20
Test Your Horse Sense
By Dr.. GEORGE w. Crone

Score one point for a correct So
luton to each of the first five prob
lens. The last problem counts five
points.
l. SQUAD on toast made which
sound while on the hoof?
Moo Oink
Coo Ba-a
2. A lawyer Is normally most in
terested in which one of these?
Symptom Prognosis
Clue Evidence
3. Cranberries should make one
think primarily Of a
Bog Fog
Hog Log
4. The number 900" should make
one think primarily Of
Baseball Football
Hockey Bowling
5. An assist" should make one
think primarily Of
Football Baseball
Checkers Horseshoes
6. In the lefthand column below
are listed five prominent athletes
Try to match them appropriately
with the sports wherein they have
attained fame. You deserve one
point for each correct judgment.
(a) Gil Dodds (v) Baseball
(b) Tony Zale (w) Basketball
(c) Sid Luckman (x) Track
Cd Ted Williams (y) Football
(e) George Mikan (3 Boxing
Score yourself as follows: 0-2
poor; 3-6, average; 7-8, superior
9-10, very superior.
ANSWERS.
1.s Coo (pigeon. 2. Evidence. 3
Bog. 4. Bowling perfect score). 5
Baseball. 6. (a)Dodds- Track (x)
90 Zale- Boxing (z), (c) Luckman.
Football ~, I'D Williams Baseball
w, (e) Mikan-Basketball (w).
Evening star., 1948-07-20
Natures S Children
Red Snapper.
Bv liIIion Cox Athev

All fisherman acquainted with the
red snapper agree that it is one of
the most beautiful fish with red
scales. They also know it has an
abundance of fight. and pluck. 1t is
known far and wide as the aristo-
cratic fish of the South. This
species has been responsible for Pen
sacola being known as the "Glouces-
ter of the South. Orientals believe
it is evidence of luck coming their
way when they capture red snap
per. On feast days they try to serve
this fish. On New Years Day, to
assure their coming year will be a
prosperous one, the first course Is
red snapper.
Though this fish is found along
the Atlantic coast from Long Island
to Brazil, the center of abundance
is the Gulf OF Mexico where the
water is deep on the rocky banks.
Vast numbers of them gather to
feed in depressions, gullies, rock and
coral bottoms; also, the so-called
Jumps" which are submarine eleva-
vations rising within a few fathoms
of the surface.
During September and October
many fishermen believe there is a
migration from the general direc-
ton Of the Caribbean Sea into the
Gulf of Mexico. Most likely the fish
spawn in the open waters of the
Gulf during the early winter.
Today, the most important COM
mercial ground for red snappers Is
Campeche bank of the Yucatan
coast. Fishing smacks built along
the old-time Gloucester type and
mostly manned by Gloucester fisher
men sail out of Pensacola, Mobile
Galveston and one or two other
points across the Gulf of Mexico to
the main fishing ground 400 miles
away.
All fishing is by hand line from
the decks of the fishing vessel. The
hand lines are heavy because they
are made of strong tarred cotton
Evening star., 1948-07-20

Do you think It 10 wrong TO say GRAD.
let, CHS. explains why these pronuncia-
tions are correct. To obtain . copy. send
8 CENTS in coin and stamped, self-ed-
EvsniRs Ever 1srt star. 7. o. so1 90, station @.
Evening star., 1948-07-20
Not This
BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE

ending with sizeable lead sinker
each with two heavy hooks about
feet above the sinker. The lines are
dropped overheard in water 240-300
feet deep. When there is a special
tug on the line, the fisherman feels
confident he has hooked a snapper.
Business conditions rather than
the lack Of red snapper has been
the reason for the depression in the
red snapper industry. In Havana
this is the favorite food fish, always
served at the best hotels. Beside
being beautiful fish it has de-
licious flavor. The tender meat is
delicate shade of pink. ~.
Evening star., 1948-07-20
Take My Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby
Pet Speech Peeye.

K. Louise Boyenton. Of Colum-
bus, Ohio, will receive an auto
graphed copy of my Handbook for
expressing her Pet Speech Peevs
in this limerick:
Whenever I hear IT feel badly"
1t makes me SO all-over sadly.
My teeth grind and grit,
And, I'm frank to admit,
Though unladylike, I feel madly.
For many years I have pointed
out the error Of badly" in such
constructions as, Don't feel badly
about it; I feel badly today; she
looks badly" etc. Perhaps the error
Is not as common as 1t once was;
but by no means Is 1t on the way
out. So let's try again for a few
new converts.
The errors "feel badly, look
badly" are the result of confusing
the two meanings Of "feel" and
the two meanings of look" To
feel badly" (badly is an adverb)
means literally to have defective
sense Of touch, as from paralysis
or damage to sensory nerves. To
"look badly" means that ones sight
is impaired or one needs corrective
glasses.
On the other hand, to feel bad"
means that one either feels Ill, or
has q feeling Of sadness or regret.
To look bad" means that ones
appearance Is below par because
of illness, fatigue, or some other
cause.
No one would think of saying,
Il feel sadly; feel madly; I feel
goodly; I feel welly; 1 feel family:
look goodly; look palely; I look
thinly; I look healthily." No; it is
natural to use adjectives, instead
of adverbs, and say, II feel sad,
mad, good, we'll, faint; look good,
pale, thin, healthy" Therefore: T
feel bad; don't feel bad about it;
look bad, etc.
Recently, on the network pro-
gram "Childs World" Broadcaster
Helen Parkhurst queried a num-
ber OF small children as to their
feelings about death. Parkhurst:
"If you saw a dead bird, would
you feel badly?" Child: "Yes, I'd.
feel bad" Parkhurst: why would
you feel badly?" Child: We'll, Id
just feel bad about the little bird"
Parkhurst: But why feel badly
about it?" Child: 81 feel bad about
anything that's dead" etc.
. 1t apparently did not occur to
Miss Parkhurst that the children
she interviewed were instinctively
choosing the correct and logical
feel bad" while she, herself, in
feeling badly" was setting g bad
example for the children as well
as for her radio audience.
Do you think 1t 10 wrong TO say GRAD
too-ate, PIK-cher. etc., Mr.. CoIbys leaf
al uvh. tha<A
Evening star., 1948-07-20


In the discussion of penalty doubles
the bridge writer finds himself in an
unenviable position. 1t is so easy
to expose ones self to the charge
of inconsistency. One day he flashes
upon the screen hand demonstrat-
ing the evils of the impulsive double
of a high contract which provides
declarer with the clue to fulfillment.
The next day he may be pointing
the finger of scorn at . defender
whose failure to double the enemy
induced his partner to take dis
aStrous sacrifice.
In this phase Of the game, less
precepts are available for practical
use than in any other. There is no
royal road to doubling; there is no
escape from the exercise of good
judgment. Today's hand and the
one that will appear tomorrow. by
a strange coincidence, were dealt as
pair in the Ontario Provincial
championships, held at Toronto, and
developed in West what I fear will
be lifelong allergy to doubles.
The bidding is given as it actually
occurred, though the less said about
North's choice of calls perhaps the
better. The original response Of
two diamonds was satisfactory, but
when South attempted to move for
ward with bid of two spades 1t
would have been sound tactics to
CT, tIn r1rrhc South
happens to be looking for no-trump.
North timidly returned to three dia-
monds and South gave her one more
chance with call of three hearts, to
which she turned deaf ear. There
was nothing left but to try for the
minor suit game, which West
doubled.
When the ace of clubs was led it
appeared evident that West had
doubled on that card plus the guard
ed marriage in diamonds. There
was a chance to fulfill the contract
if West could follow to three spades
and three hearts. On the club con-
tinuation South shed a spade, ruffed
himself in with a club. He cashed
the three high hearts, discarding one
spade from. dummy, played the ace.
king of spades, and ruffed spade
in dummy A club was now ruffed
by declarer with the eight of dia-
monds, reducing his own hand to
the A 10 of trumps and West to
nothing but his trumps. The 10
of diamonds was then led and that
was the end of the party.
AS though he had not been suf-
ficiently Inundated. West had to
contend with a suggestion from his
partner to the effect that penalty
double should not be made without
two trump tricks.
(Copyright. 194s. by Charles H Goren)
Evening star., 1948-07-20

=; r. and h;
h top, wheels,
DUG does you
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Word Come

Find "a or more common English
words In
ELIGIBILITY,
meaning, fitness: qualification.
Average mark Is "a words. Time
limit, 20 minutes.
Rules Of the game--1 Words must bs a
four or more letters. 2. Words which acquire
four letters By the addition Of IS" such as
bats" eats" are not used. 3. Only ons
form of o word 10 used. &. Proper names
are not used. list viii b. published
Answer to nUMMONING.
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mug unions moustn9 nouns
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