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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
This Changing World
Reds Orders for Masaryk Funeral
Recalls Capone Gang Rule in Roaring 20

|ceeding the inquisition methods Of
the Middle Ages.
Ever since Masaryk accepted the
invitation last summer to include
Czechoslovakia in the Marshall Plar
without consulting Moscow there
have been many intrigues and in.
direct accusations against him by
Premier Gottwald and his right
hand man Fierlinger. The fact that
before the First World War he had
served in smart cavalry regiment
of Emperor Franz Josef's army was
exploited to show that he actually
was monarchist at heart.
His happy nature and sense OF
humor-which is considered a cap
italistic characteristic by the SIMS
ter leaders of communism through
out the world-irked the bosses In
Moscow and Prague. No good Com
munist can display sense of humor
or enjoy life. That is reserved TO,
the supreme leader Joseph Stain
alone. The others must be pat
termed after Molotov-morose, bit
ter and occasionally sarcastic.
Did Not Fit in Picture.
Masaryk certainly did not fit into
the picture. His removal from office
and arrest would have been ordered
as soon as the U.S.S.R. took over
Czechoslovakia had Gottwald not
decided that it was too strong a
dose to make the people of the re-
public swallow in one gulp. The
transformation of the country into
a Soviet satellite went against the
wishes of 80 per cent Of the people
including some of those who had
joined the Communists as a political
party but not as future servants
of the Soviet overlords.
No active reaction had to be
feared since sufficient police meas
ures were taken to prevent any
militant opposition. Agents of the
Moscow trained secret police had
been placed in key positions by the
Moscow stooges for several months.
The disarmament of the people, in
Guiding the con1scation of shot
guns and pistols, was completed
weeks before the coup.
All the same, since 1t was easier
to dispose of Masaryk by other
means than a trumped up trial, 1t
was decided that after he had made
a declaration in favor of the join
ing of his country to Russia at pis-
tol point, he should be gotten rid
of in a "Capone manner"
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THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. A-9
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diers can get by with a thing like
that, then the colors Of our flag
will be faded forever.
Why Put OF Showdown?
Politicians seem to think that
this country is so sweet and lovely
and gentle that it doesn't ever want
to fight again, no matter the cause
I can tell them they are wrong. ]
get around these United States
quite bit, and I have yet to meet
but few people who don't fee
that Russia should be given the
works, the whole works, and moth
ing but the works. The people Of
this country feel that there isn't
one ounce of decency in the men
who work out of the Kremlin. They
feel that no matter what treaty
is signed with them. what promises
are made, the Russians will violate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12

truman. DlSUldyeQ Dy IIlS SlGuaG ZION,
it was declared the President was on
the point of withdrawing as a candi-
date to succeed himself. If he did
not do so Immediately, it was as
serted, important party satraps"
intended to tell him personally in
mo uncertain terms" that for the
good of the party, the country and
himself he must step aside; that
unless he did so the national COM
mittee heads would resign; that
other disagreeable, not to say disas-
trous, things would, happen to him.
The quiet Truman statement of
his candidacy at least has effected
a return to the realities. Chief Of
these, of course, is that there never
was any alternative to Mr.. Tru-
mans nomination. For better or
for worse, the Democratic Party is
stuck with him. Both he and it will
have to make the best of that. ALI
of which has been plain from the
start. For the President to have
withdrawn, voluntarily or under
pressure. not only would have been
a craven act but an admission of
Democratic administration failure
so complete as to make winning
impossible.
Cannot Be Coerced.
Concededly, Mr.. Truman has
many deficiencies, but he cannot
be coerced and he does not lack
courage. His present position is the
only one decent man who values
his self-respect could take. Any
other would have made things
worse all around, because there
literally Is just no one to whom
the so-called "satraps" could have
turned. The Eisenhower suggestion
was patiently absurd, and a review
of the Democratic Governors, DEM
ocratic Senators, Democratic cabi-
net and administration fields re-
veals no available man. Nor in the
field of private enterprise is there
any figure equipped with the fol-
lowing, the record and the person.
atty essential to the job.
Undeniably, Mr.. Truman has
lost much political ground in the
last month. However, 1t seems
timely to recall to the loud mouthed
gentry who still want to sweep him
up in the corner and strike match
that right after the Republicans
gained control of Congress in 1916
his prestige and popularity were
fully as low as today. At that time
a Democratic Senator, with consid-
cradle Journalistic and political sup
port, vociferously demanded that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
Resigned to Truman
Party Chiefs in Conference Here
Beset by Revolt on Civil Rights

both against the Wallace party and
the Republicans, starting now. Mr.
Wallace opened Pennsylvania
campaign last Sunday in York
before an estimated 5000 people
with a sharp denial that he would
60 back into the Democratic Party
this year under any circumstances.
Boss Flynn Absent.
Bronx Boss Edward J. Flynn, Mr..
Wallace's present most prominent
victim, was a conspicuous absentee
from the session. He has announced
his support of Mr.. Truman's re-
nomination. Mr.. Flynn has always
tried to skip the routine; his abb
sence this time indicates that he
did not believe anything very de-
cisive, apart from the stated pur-
pose of arrangements, would or
could be done at the meeting.
Some of the group here pro-
fessed to believe that the Presidents
leadership in foreign affairs might
bring him back and soon. After
all, one insisted, he is the leading
figure in the western worlds fight
against communism, which is Ger
tainly popular issue. 1t was adj
mitted gloomily that the Presidents
part was not being very well drama
tized by the White House.
ALL hands denied that they had
discussed the vice presidency or had
any special interest in it.
The Executive Committee will
lunch with the President today.
AS he has seized the initiative by
announcing that he will accept re-
nomination, they will find it diff
cult to mention their various dis
pleasures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
DR.. HerzfeId to Lecture

The basic principles Of nuclea1
physics will be discussed by DR.. Karl
Herzfeld, head Of the physics de-
partment at Catholic University, in
a lecture in the music building on
the campus at BIS o'clock tonight.
The lecture Is sponsored by the uni
versity chapter Of the American As
ISOLATION Of University Professors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12

m OS t eminent
| journalistic and
political fore
casters. proph-
cts and prognos-
ticators looking
rather foolish.
That is, they
would look fool
ish If any one
checked up on
them which
very few do.
For example,
t h ere W ere
the "authorita-
tive" predictions
nntanarfaifn Mr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12

n e W a S cold
bloodedly shot by
a Russian soldier
after he resented
the Red soldiers
statement: Get
of the sidewalk
and into the gut
ter where you
belong. 4"
I trust tn a t
this whole coun-
try is sharing the
pain of this Ore
gon boy, because
when he was in
suited and shot,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12

man 5 T6uOIIu-
nation but still
sorely beset by
the Southern re-
volt on Evil
rights.
The South's
b a n n er W a S
raised in the
first sessions of
a two-day meet
in G by M r S.
Leonard Thomas,
national M
mittee W o m a n
from Alabama.
Lengthily a n d
a~.1&;o~al11, eLo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12

all the trim
mings for the
late forei 6 n
minister of the
form err indie
p e n d e MT re-
p u b lie, j a n
Masaryk.
This brings to
memory m a n Y
similar actions
by Al Capone,
who ruled the
Chicago under
world in the
RI arinp 20S
Whenever h i S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
Bv Constantine Rro,s,n

The heads of the most recent
Soviet puppet regime, the gang
which is now ruling In Prague,
have ordered a state funeral with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
Oroun Recital Scheduled

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. IL P-Ed-
mund S. Ender, organist of Old St.
Paul's Church, Baltimore, will give
a lenten recital in the Naval
Academy chapel at 4 pm. Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
Meeting Postponed

The meeting Of the Washington
fans, scheduled for tonight, has been
postponed. A new date has not yet
been set,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
By Doris FIeesOn

Initial conferences here about
their national convention arrange
ments find most Democratic leaders
grimly resigned to President Tru-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
Bp Frank X. Kent

In the last few days the shape
of things politically in both parties
has changed very much-so much,
in fact, as to leave number of our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12
McLennore
Americans Don't
Walk in Gutter
BY Henry McLemore

Pfc. Jack Grunden, 10, Of Port
land, Oregon, today lies in a mill
tary hospital in Vienna.
Young Grunden is there because
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-03-12

Two-pc., 4-foot, steel rod with
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-30
STRIKER

The Federal Wild Life Service
sent Mr.. Weeks from .Philipsburg
with his three dogs to round up a
large cougar that was seen several
times by Ted Baughn and Mr.. Rip
lev at Fish Lake. Mr. Weeks ar
rived last week and is at home IN
one of Mr.. Ripley's cabins.
MI and Mrs. Harrison O'Brien
and son Homer, were visitors in
Rexford and Eureka several days
last week.
Richard Gaertner was shopping
in Rexford Tuesday.
Luke Becquart from Essex visited
few days with his sister, Mrs.
Richard Gaertner and family this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Roedel and
children enjoyed Christmas Day
with relatives and friends in Kali
ispell.
Nearly a week and the thermom-
eter still hovers below zero. Thurs
day night it reached SO below and
some over three feet of snow.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-30
Mild Changes Anticipated
In l9A9's Economic Trend

The consensus among 112 lead
ing economists polled by F. w.
Dodge corporation indicates mod
crate adjustments and only mild
changes in current economic trends
during 1949.
The group polled includes econo-
mists in business corporations,
financial institutions, universities
and economic research organiza-
tons.
Reporting results of the corpora
tons survey on wholesale prices,
industrial production, employment
and construction, Thomas S. Hol-
den, president of the fact-fnding
organization, revealed that "a
economists anticipate a business
recession in 1949. Fifty-one of them
characterized the expected setback
as mild, 10 as moderately serious;
only three men expected a recess
sion of serious proportions OF ex-
tended duration.
A quite considerable minority,
numbering AZ, expects no recession
at all in 1919. More than 70 per
cent of those who do expect a re-
cession think it will start before
the middle of 1919; some think it
has already started.
A number of those replying made
reservations to the effect that all
estimates would become invalid in
case of war.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-30
ST. JOSEPH's CHURCH

Masses every Sunday, 800 and
1000 a. m
Confessions Saturday evenings.
80 to $3.50.
Baptisms by appointment.
Holy Days of Obligation Masses
At tbs and 800
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-30
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

James DdNAuSOA, dSbOA
Sunday School q:45 a. m.
Worship Service IL a. m.
Westminster Fellowship 500 p. N.
Release Time Wed, 8;45 l1:45
Begin the New Year right, at
tend some church service in this
community. Remember, that all
the good you can possibly receive
comes from God, therefore, seek
him with thy whole heart and he
will be fond Of you.
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per will be administered and new
members will be received into the
membership at our II a. m. Service.
You are invited to attend.
The annual meeting of the Con-
gregation will be held on Wednes-
day, Jan. 5th at 1880 p m.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-30
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Eureka. Montana

Sunday.
1000 a. m Sunday School.
1900 a. m. Family Worship.
Wednesday:
800 p. m. Prayer Meeting
f. L. LeWno. Pastor
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-30
CHuRCH OF con EuREK

Sunday:
Sunday School 1000 a. m.
Morning Worship 11:0O a. m.
Young Peoples Meeting ZOO
p. m
Evening Service 800 p. m.
Wednesday:
Prayer Service 800 p. m.
ROSCOE F. WILSON, Pastor
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-30
THE CHURCHES
q. IOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH

~ 3OE1N III Al EAtkAN NAONO~A
missouri Synod
IIShurch Calendar Dec. 30 = Jan. 81
THURSDAY:
S:OO-4:0O & 7:OO-8:OO p m Reg
istration for Holy Communion
FRIDAY:
7:3O p. m. New Years Eve Ser
vice with the celebration OF
Holy Communion
SUNDAY:
GAS a. m.-Children' Service &.
Sunday School
1000 a. m Adult Bible Class
HOO a. m. Divine Worship
Service.
TUESDAY:
400 p. m. Children's Confrma-
ton Class
300 p. m. Sunday School
Teachers.
WEDNESDAY:
A. M. Release Time Glasses
800 D. m. Choir Rehearsal
ARTESTsS o. WERFELMANN
Pastor
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-30
Troy METHODIST CHURCH
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

Sunday:
Sunday School GAS a. m.
Church Services 800 p. m.
Also communion services.
Rev. A. O. Johnson of Kaispell
will be in charge of the evening
services.
John AppeIgren, Deacon.
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LIBBY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. VIM. G. Stearns, Pastor

SUNDAY:
Gas a. m. Sunday School
HOO a. m. Worship
Wednesday.
Gas a. m. Released Time Glasses
200 p. m. Senior w. S. c. S.
1880 p. m. Youth Fellowship
Friday (Jan. -:
800 D. m. Junior w. S. c. S.
Evening star., 1948-01-13
AUTOMOBILES WANTED (cont. J

WE WILL PAY SPOT CASH PRICE for
clean used cars; Call US to-day or drive e 70
sTEuART MoToR Too6oo co" 9Th and N. Y.
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sHndty sHR Hs q sffoRs afssE Rob .
Of $50 for selling your car, At your oEn I'VE
oris pr Mr. nc eRos S5sst sA s oDsn
BRasp-NEw 1s47 or 1s4s CAR vantsd
Will pay all In cash. Party needs car lod
new businsss EN- s7ls .,d any time Cash Inn IL
: min: also other makes. METROPOLITAN
MOTORS. N. Y. ave. and BladensnurE gd.'
HTGHEsT h lest PRICES PAID. any make or
model old cars wrecked eJacseax, ,sc xoo noGxs "a.
sis SELL wss oR II qKxpR xi,R0s YouR W caR 4
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MR. LEWIS now connected with NORIh-
EAST MOTOR co: Ford Dealers .;v. VIII Il Pay soy
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Evening star., 1948-01-13
Natures Children
By LilIion Cox Athey
Irish Potato.

Cheer after cheer greeted the an
nouncement in England lately when
Britishers were told they could have
more potatoes each week. Good
old spuds" they murmured and
looked forward to enjoying their
favorite vegetable.
Though the "earth nut" has had
many adventures before 1t ever
reached Ireland, 1t had a impress
sive effect on the economic and
social life OF the countries 1t al
ready had reached.
Contrary to It's name, Irish" the
homeland OF the potato was the
Andean highlands Of South Ameri-
Co.. No Indians in North America
had ever seen or heard of the po-
tato when Sir Walter Raleigh ar
rived. There is documentary evi-
dence to prove that the potato made
its first appearance In the Virginia
colonies from Bermuda in 1921. And
the potato reached Bermuda from
England and not by way of Spanish
American ports.
The common potato we all know
is Solanum tuberosum and all the
species of Solanum found in the
wild state are of the New World
only. However, the potato we are
familiar with today no longer grows
wild. There are several wild species
of this potato still found in Central
and South America and one in
Mexico.
In Colombia and Ecuador, the
Indians called the potato pappas
Pedro Cieza de Leon called 1t earth
nut which could be boiled and was
tender as a cooked chestnut, with
out more skin than a truffle."
A prayer offered by the Incas
to the Creator went: Thou who
givest life to all things, and hast
made men that may live, and eat
and multiply, multiply also the fruits
of the earth, the pappas, and maize
that thou hast made, that men may
not suffer from hunger and misery
Preserve the fruits of the earth
from frost. and keep us in peace
and safety" (Markham.)
Italy. apparently took Immediately
to the spud. France was slow and in
Germany, Frederick the Great had
to order his subjects to plant fields
Of potatoes for war needs. China
was so conservative she has pre-
ferred rice and Japan never became
excited enough to grow them on a
large scale. Spain was slow. Once
Ireland got started, the potato be-
came almost the staff Of life.'
We produced some 100000, 900
bushels in 1916, one-f1fth of the
Russian quota. We Americans
blessed with abundance in so many
directions, accept the potato with
little or no interest beyond the fact,
mashed potatoes should have gravy
or butter"
Evening star., 1948-01-13
TRAlLERS.

GLIDERs for ls4s are are on d'aas dtsaPlayi turn turn
the better homes or, apts.- For home or
trailer on earth; Ave models to choose
from; bottle gas for cooking, electric re-
water: shower and flush toilet in largsE
FRhK ais p co oonas 600 to sSrsa the c0E sn
TRAILER, 1s it.. must sell within 4s
rrsvsf Ssfd Home is4 sgss VIII 7sf
TRAILER SALES So;. "a sye. snd Coles Coles
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md sizes TO .s,tv meet every need HHTins
Hs45saa HA155a sAFs 4s rover y $ $685. IS l. Ser"'n
te4s NATIONAL AND LANDoLA trailers
now on display at NATIONAL TRAILER
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tion Of the finest trailers built; all
trailer coaches are completely turn. ana
ready for immed; delivery; new and used
open daily and Sunday 9 am. to 8 pm
wis. ave-. phone Wo. 1881.
NEW LIBERTY TRAILERS, live In comfor
with a heated floor; bargains in used
trailers. HEETER-WALDEN TRAILER
SALES, Wash;.Balto. blvd. Berwyn' Nd
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twin beds; also the 27-foot Indian Chief
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bin. floor, all aluminium exterior, beauti-
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Evening star., 1948-01-13

AUTOMOBILES WANTED.

PRIVATE PARTY IN desperate ,.t need need for feT
than 1000 i miles, aE will pay all Lis 1ssh'
efSHf eM u WIZ ss;a 4, e.
good used car; need one immediateeiS'
sshaN6-NhW sfIl IS aSao' 1s4s or ~ model car is
fuiI man'ea amount SI in cash. No dealers. Phone
e. "a os 5s'' a. MODEL CAR, pay all cash.
4 NEW CAR needed. by individual gant
e Pay cash &C. Ga rT2y RY CLEAN sJSa CARS ia4o
MoToRs for top dollss. 1921 Bladens-
eash sna plsmoutRs. lynn nS Phone Atlantic $500
sTEuART MOTORS. 3rd and H sts ne.
FAIR HONEST APPRAIsALSs On nsnMTake IL makes
WE sss WasT :; CARS ne MMEEc&sDLrss GfGo OF
eGn one ant .geaf sst our bs prices Essd ioS
t! 1s.5d s.d "a S xSe sh sash
and pay sssh disseps;s oIdsst ex
Only On one location. Drive in open ios. 1900
eossa t,s 'sEnsF suna.y Il no nj ii11 $50 70
car; never too new. never too old; VIII
come to your home or ONCE: plenty paTk1ns
space Open eyes,. 8 a. m. to m: WIMNs
MOTORS, 159 Florida ave: ne. E1 2tes
3720 Georgia ave; NV "a 7422 ~,
100 CARS WANTED IMMEDlATELf-37
to ~: win pay your price for clean cars
Come to, or can LIVINGSTON v1sN6Gd MOTORS
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island ave re Open Q am. to pm.
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BUCKS, chevrolets.. Fords. Pontiases 5. !. Of
any make Of car that has had gooa ear eare; :,
market value. eI HAWKING 1888 18th
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