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Evening star., 1948-11-06
Letters to The Star
More Reactions to the Election


To the Editor OF The Star:
Lest It be thought that the upset in the
election represents an upset of the validity of
all forecasting, no matter how judicious, I
would like to- direct your attention to some
prescient statements In Louis Beans book,
How to Predict Elections"
Page g. "It has been observed that. in the
80 years from 1856 to 1916. the party that
gained control Of Congress in a midterm con-
gressional election usually placed its presi-
Dental candidate in the White House two
years later. When In 1946 the Republicans
captured the Congress people expected them
to win the presidency in 1948. My analysis
indicates that this midterm formula should
not be accepted blindly. Indeed there Is no
guarantee that the elections in 1948 might not
give US the reverse, Republican President
and Democratic Congress-" We were quite
close to this.
Page 159: "We are led to conclude that the
Democratic Party at the beginning OF 1948,
as far as popular opinion was concerned, had
recovered from its setback in 1916 and had
an excellent chance-without taking into ac-
count the possible effect Of the third party
movement-to win the election, and to
start on the first phase of a new and pre-
dominately Democratic tide in the 1885,"
Page 1852: my summary of developments in
the first year following Republican return to
power in Congress will indicate why I con-
clude that 1s46-47 may mark turning point.
s"" To begin with, numerous signs at the end
Of 1947 pointed to another Democratic presi-
dental term the fifth In succession since
1928 *'* q"
It is true that Mr.. Bean was somewhat
shaken in this forecast by his respect for the
Gallup and other polls and for what everybody
was saying. For example he says, ''The Gallup
polls revealed the effects of this political tur-
moil discussed in a previous paragraph in
decline in Trunans popularity In relation to
possible Republican candidates Whether
this was really revelation or merely claim
is now open to question.
Furthermore, Mr.. Bean admonishes against
his own forecast with typical caution: "The
projected course Of our typical tide is not so
much forecast as a stimulus to political
speculation. 1t Is not to be taken as anything
more than one Of several possible developments
in the two-party or three-party fight for con-
troll Of the Eighty-first to Eighty-fifth Con-
crosses. 1t is not prediction of the shape of
political things to come" Nevertheless, since
a resounding Republican victory would have
led to derogation Of his projections, it is only
fair that the actual turn Of events should be
put down as a mark in his favor.
But that Is not the main point. The main
point is that President Truman was not the
only correct forecaster. While, of necessity,
there must be monopoly in the presidency,
we can't allow that in the forecasting busi-
ness. If we look around we may find others
who were not quite as far of from the event
as the most prominent pollsters and news
papermen. However, since was not one of
them 7 shall say no more.
SIDNEY KORENTZ.
Evening star., 1948-11-06

The deductive process, as reported by a
letter writer to the New York Daily News:
when woman driver puts her hand out,
you can be sure of one thing: The window
is open."
Evening star., 1948-11-06

A handful of mothballs are enough In
laying away for another four years 'in-
iquitous," that epithet which seems to fit
nothing but the Vaccinations of a polit-
ical foe.
Evening star., 1948-11-06

As gloom descends in France, China,
Greece, Palestine, ETC., that's not night
ingales you hear: It's us-whistling In
the dark
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Nv THE HASKIN SERVICE.

ASA ASe~--
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.
@. What dog was the first recognized
champion In the United States?-A. G. s.
A. The irish setter Elcho. He was registered
in the first stud book in 1878 and was owned
by Dr. VIM. Jarvis of Claremont, N. H.
land?-S. L. v.
A. It is not known in what year the potato
was introduced into Ireland but it was culti-
vated there as q field crop before 1888. The
Irish were the first people in Europe to recog-
nize its food value and the potato soon became
the chief food crop Of the country
@. How many railroad bridges are there in
the United StateS?-W. D.
A. According to Railway Age" there are IN
the United States and Canada 2ll,0 bridges
with total length Of about 1850 miles owned
and maintained by the railroads. These figures
do not include overhead bridges.
@. What Is the chemical that Is being used
to make wood harder and stronger?-C. x. j.
A. It has been found that impregnating
WOOD with q solution of methylolurea under
rather low pressure makes the wood harder,
sitter and stronger
on?-R. B. D.
A. The adult or parent moth, which lives
about three weeks, eats no food but exists on
the fatty tissues inside its body which are left
over from the larva stage.
O. Who was the first Millionaire In the
United States?-F. E. ].
A. The first American fortune to pass the
billion dollar mark was that Of John D.
Rockefeller. ..s...
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question OF
fact BY writing The washington Star Information
Bureau, 316 street NE, washington .. d. c.
Please inclose cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
Alexandria, Va.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your paper has been coming into my home
for six months, the time have lived in the
area Of the District. Being an ex-newspaper-
maA, q linotype operator, enjoy readisa news
Evening star., 1948-11-06

To the Editor OF The Star:
The recent election returns indicate not only
a victory for President Truman but also a
victory for the people. The citizens choice
destroyed all the predictions and expectations
Of the polls, press and other authorities on the
peoples opinion. John @. took matters
into his own hands and scored triumph for
democracy by proving that the people and
not the experts are masters of the polls 1t
proved that the potency really rests with the
voters. Let's score another conquest by giving
the Districts residents the right all Americans
should enjoy-the right to vote.
TOMMY KNIGHT,
G. w. High Student.
Evening star., 1948-11-06

papers very much, and usually read everything
OF interest that they contain.
Especially do read the columns of two of
your writers, Gould Lincoln and David Law
renee. This do, for almost all the time their
veiws differ from mine considerably.
The most recent difference in opinions that
we have had was on the outcome Of the elec-
ton and past differences on their views toward
labor, and particularly the Taft-Hartley Act.
Tonight I read one Of their columns which
said that businessmen were worried whether
the Taft-Hartley Act would be repealed, and
they continue to try to build up some propa-
ganda on why it shouldn't be or maybe only a
few changes would be made.
To me these two mems views don't mean
much, and incidentally don't mean much to a
lot of the other people, proof Of which was fur
nished in their views on the recent election
Businessmen and big business should be
worried The wishes Of the little people should
be carried out. Their votes won<the election
This means abolish the Taft-Hartley Act first
thing. Ex-NEWSPAPERMAN.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Now that the battle is over, post-mortems
are in order. People are surprised at the re-
suits, but simple analysis of the matter tells
the story in few words. While Truman was
beating the bushes, faying his opponents, and
hurling accusations, many of them false, Dewey
refused to leave his lofty platform, descend to
the ground, and swap punches. The rabble
liked the hot air Truman fed to them. They
did not like Dewey's cream puffs If the elec-
tion had been the day after the nominations,
Dewey would have had landslide. The longer
the campaign continued the worse the Dewey
defeat became. Yes, Dewey defeated himself
WILLIAM H. SHIELDS.
Evening star., 1948-11-06
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
As soon as the election results were conclu-
sive, the band wagon" Republicans started
packing, thus solving rather critical D. c.
housing problem. A victory within victory
for Truman! Any one want to buy some un-
used confetti and menus?
GEORGE S. JOHNSEN.
Evening star., 1948-06-27
Virginia Wedding

A Virginia wedding Of interest
here took place in st. Mary's Chapel
at Chatham Hall yesterday when
Miss Anne Norman williams, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hill
williams, jr., was married to 1t.
Gunnar Einar Anderson, son of
Col. and Mrs. Kingley Sherman
Anderson, who now are at Fort
Bragg.
The Rev. DR.. Edmund Jennings
Lee of1iciated at the ceremony and
those in the bridal procession were
Miss Eleanor Marlin williams, Mrs.
William Register Covington. jr.;
Miss Susan Jones and Miss Evelyn
Rison.
1t. Comdr. william Henry
Hudgins was best man and the ush-
ers were Capt. Louis Blanton Um-
lauf and Its. Ira C. Henson, jr.;
Robert C. Hawley, James r. zeller
and Rupert w. Jernigan, jr.
Evening star., 1948-06-27

they viii be guests Of Mrs. Cros.
sette's son-in-law. Mr.. Herbert Pen
dleton, the administrative officer at
the United States Embassy, and
Mrs.. Pendleton.
Nine-year-old Anne Is looking
forward to the pleasure Of visit
with her cousin, Lee Pendleton,
young daughter Of M. and Mrs.
Pendleton,
Evening star., 1948-06-27
1t SeasbOre

Mrs. Leonard castillo and her son,
Leonard, jr., are visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Howard Sigmund OF
Bridgeport, Conn, who is in Vent
nor, N. j., for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Legum and
their two children left Friday to
spend the summer in Atlantic City.
where they have taken a cottage.
Evening star., 1948-06-27
Here for Visit

Col. and Mrs. G. H. Heiss have al
their guest Miss Patricia Mason Of
Louisville, KY, classmate Of their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Heiss, at
the University Of Kentucky. Miss
Mason will remain for couple Of
weeks. Both she and Miss Heiss viii
be Sophomores in the fall.
Evening star., 1948-06-27
Abr0ad for Summer

Mrs. Marie Crossette and her
young granddaughter, Anne Cros-
sette, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Crossette Of Kensington, will
spend the summer IN Lisbon and
win travel through France and
Switzerland before they return IN
late September. While In Lisbon
Evening star., 1948-06-27
MRS. MONTGOMERY.

MRS. MONTGOMERY.
NotD making their home in
this city are Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Sinclair Montgomery.
The bride Is the former Miss
Edith Lorraine Zirkle, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
A. Zirkle.-A. Jay Dee Photo.
Evening star., 1948-06-27
Engagement

Naval Reserve Capt. Radford
Moses, retired, and Mrs. Moses an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Ann Estelle, to Mr.. Ira
William Riggles. the wedding to take
place in the fall.
Miss Moses is a graduate of Holy
Cross Academy and Dunbarton Col
lege.
Mr.. Riggles served as an Army
staff sergeant during the war and
now is with the Veterans Admins
tration Regional Office as training
specialist for the blind.
Evening star., 1948-06-19

GA, of Toledo, Ohio, who was visit
ing here.
There was testimony at the In
quest that Mr.. Gusdorf, who lives
in the 47O0 block of Connecticut
avenue NV, was the driver of an
automobile which struck Mrs.
Schneider and her daughter, Mrs.
Eleanor'C. Kremer, A, of SIS Frank
lin street NE. The accident occurred
on January II, as the two women
were crossing Pennsylvania avenue
near the White House.
Mrs. Schneider died in Emer-
gency Hospital. Mrs. Kremer. an
employe of the Hecht Co., suffered
a hip injury.
Mr.. Gusdorf. who was on his way
to the National Theater when the
accident occurred, was held under
bond on a charge of failing to give
right of way to pedestrians.
The inquest was delayed until
Mrs. Kremer recovered from her
injury and other witnesses were
available to testify.
Evening star., 1948-06-19
Miner Advises Educators
To Seek Citizenship Help

Edwin H. Miner, assistant director
Of the United States Once Of Edu-
cation, yesterday advised State edu-
cation officials to enlist the co-opera-
ton Of volunteer groups in the de-
velopment Of their citizenship
programs.
At a conference in the Social
Security Building, Mr.. Miner said
incidents that leave scars" such
as a recent citizens letter charging
Montgomery County (Md) schools
Evening star., 1948-06-19

with teaching communism, might be
avoided by cooperation with the
American Legion and the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Miner was presiding at the
first OF = series Of eight regional
conferences with State school ON
cials in q program to acquaint pupils
with the meaning OF democracy and
. realization Of the world crisis.
Evening star., 1948-06-19

Durham snake park. His bag" now
numbers II, including SIX In one day.
With only one hand, he caught .
mere baby" 10 feet long the other
day. The other arm was In q sling.
His collar bone had been broken
when his gun kicked" alter he nred
at q big black mamba.
Evening star., 1948-06-19

ARMORY OFFICIAL-Leon-
ard P. Walsh, attorney and
former football line coach at
George Washington Univers-
ity, who yesterday was named
the third member of a special
three-member board to direct
the non-military operations
of the Armory. He was ap-
pointed by the chairman of
the House and Senate Dis
trict Committees. The other
two members are Brig. Gen.
Albert L. Cox. chief of the
Guard here and Commissioner
John Russell Young, who have
been quarreling over con-
troll of the giant hall.
Evening star., 1948-06-19
|Africon Uses One Arm |
To Cotch 10-Foot Python

S. w. Pienaar, . farmer near
Ladysmith, is perhaps South Africas
champion python catcher for the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-02-21

The Great Challenge of Ameri-
ca today is, if we cannot democra-
else Georgia and other similar sec
lions of this country, don't tidy to
democracise Europe, said Mrs Ell
oria S. Gilbert of Savannah, Ga,
a representative of the National
NAACP Speakers Bureau, at a
meeting o. the Little Rock Branch
of the NAACP, at Mt. Zion Bap-
fist Church, last Monday night,
February 16.
The comely and attractive, Mrs.
Gilbert, charged in her fighting
address, that the same things we
fought a war against in Germany,
Japan and Italy, have taken root
age right here in our own back
yard. The atrocities which were
committed in Georgia a few days
ago, she continued, and the Costa
po-like practices in other sections
of this country, are nothing less
than Hitlerism in America. Speak
ing on the subject: Georgia A
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-02-21

Challenge to Democracy Mrs.
Gilbert said, the thing which is
wrong with Georgia and other SIM
liar states, is that they are suffer
ing with intrenched demagoguery
and race hate. The race hate in
America is the equivalent to
Dragon, who has his tail in the
North and his Head in the South,
shouted Mrs. Gilbert. Those in the
North who clip the tail of the ORA
gon, will do good, but minor job
toward obliterating race hate, but
the real job will not b eaccompli-
shed until we in the South, strike
the head off the Dragon, she con-
tinued. That is the main purpose
of the NAACP, said Mrs. Gilbert
as she pleaded for support OF the
NAACP.
We have no other Organization
on God Almighty's Green Earth,
that can fight this battle as effect
lively as the NAACP, she stated.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-02-21

In conclusion the speaker said, one
thing the Negroes in Georgia have
definitely decided to do, come what
will or may, she said the Negroes
in Georgia are going to vote in the
Democratic and other elections.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-02-21

States, particularly
in Virginia, you will
come upon nuner-
GUS instances of
C h ur c h p e w S
marked as follows,
George Washing
ton worshipped in
this pew on blank
date" Evidently, it
was his custom to
attend public wor-
ship in whatever
community he spent
a
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-02-21
Christian Fellowship
Lesson for February %, 194S

FORGE WASHINGTON was
~ splendid example of Christian
fellowship. If you will travel through
the older portion of the United
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-02-21
Eye Hefedity

Two blue-eyed parents cannot
have brown-eyed child. However.
children Of brown eyed parents fro.
uuently have blue eyes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-02-21

SCRIPTURE Acts 2:37-47: Ephesians
4:1-6
DEVOTIONAL READING: Ephesians
4:1-6, 11-13.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01
Autumn

MATURE is more brave than man
in death, e.
Flinging defiant glory to the skies.
She flaunts her beauty with each
numbered breath
In one respondent gesture ere she
dies.
ELSIE MELCHERT FOWLER.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01
An Editorial
September

THE ninth month seems more of a
division point in the year than
any other-the end of the vacation
period; the beginning of school; the
end of the growing season; the be-
ginning of winter. We can now ex-
pect frost any night and only the
hardest of flowers are still bloom
ing. The landscape has changed. Of
the wheat fields only the stubb1e is
left; leaves are turning yellow and
red.
Vacation reflections: This one hap
pened in a crowded restaurant
where we had stopped at noon one
day last June. The tables were close
together and we could not help
o~verhearing a woman's voice direct
ly behind us.
"Why don't you take him out and
spank him?"
1t was such a strange demand in
such unusual surroundings that, in
stinctively, we turned to see what
the culprit was doing.
At the table sat a well dressed
couple with a little lad about 4
years old. The woman was nervous
ly lighting a cigarette and attempt
ing to assist the man in the disci-
pline of the small boy whose mis-
demeanor was drumming two club
by hands on the table while waiting
for the waitress to take their order.
1t was one of those thumb nail
pictures of people, nervous and
tired, when anything annoyed them.
1t was easier to vent their nerves on
the small boy than anyone else. No
doubt they themselves had drummed
their fingers many times on restau-
rant tables.
The furtive glance we had given
them unintentionally, apparently
made them realize the
ableness of the demand. The boy was
not taken out and spanked. AS .
matter of fact they were jerked te
their senses and their attitude anc
tone of voice changed completely
We tell the incident merely as ar
example of what has happened to al
parents with little children. L
would have been a real tragedy il
that child's life if he had been take1
out and spanked because he hat
drummed his hands on the tabl
(probably he had seen both his par
ents do it often and in his small min,
he probably thought he was behav
ing quite grownup).
And speaking of children - An
gelo Patri, the great teacher an,
child psychologist, says, 'The chill
dren are the most important grou
in the community, the school tn
most important institution, tn
teacher the most important worker.
1t is a good theme for parents t
pause and consider at this the be
ginning of the school year.
AMY MARTIN.
1O-SeDtember |. lq48
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01
NV All>Electric Kitchen
By MRS. K. c. KNUTSON, Teton County

cleaning bright. So my opinion is
that the cost of the dishwasher and
cost of operation and time spent in
cleaning it is very small in COMPARE
son to the amount of work and time
that it saves.
In districts where soft water is
available the dishwasher would
probably give better satisfaction
than it does where one has hard wa
ter such as we have. We try to keep
soft water by using a water soft
ener, but there is work connected
with generating the s~oftener, so if
soft water was prevalent it would
eliminate all this extra work. Also
the dishwasher would not need to
be cleaned as often where soft water
is used.
I might add that I also have an
automatic washing machine that l
consider a wonderful labor saving
device. It would be a tie, I'm afraid,
as to which I'd give up if I had to
part with it or the dishwasher. I
believe, though, it would be the
washing machine because even one
not automatic would wash clothes.
TN WORDS, as fashions, the same
l. rule will hold.
Alike fantastic if too new or old;
Be not the first by whom the new
are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
POPE.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-09-01

r HAVE BEEN a housewife on a
= farm for 81 years, so I am very
much pleased with my combination
sink and electric dishwasher. I
really believe it is one of the great
est labor saving devices ever made
for housewives.
Having raised a family of six chill
dren with three or four of them still
at home, I know how continuous and
tiresome ~dishwashing is and only
wish I had had the dishwasher when
I had six small children to care for
besides the rest of the homework.
Uses Little Water
The dishwasher takes no more wa
ter than the old dish pan method and
cleans itself after rinsing the dishes
three times in hot water. I have been
asked if the cleaning of the dish
washer is not too much trouble, as it
does have to be taken apart Chat
is, all racks removed, etc. about
once in every two months and given
a general cleaning, securing, etc.
1t will wash pots and pans very
satisfactorily if they r washed
separately from dishes and directions
are followed for placing them in the
dishwasher. Of course burnt-on food
and hard things must be secured out
first. Also egg dishes must be rinsed
off because the hot water will harden
the egg so it cannot be washed off.
And, wonder of wonders, the
cream separator can be washed in
the dishwasher and it out
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-15
Song of the Lazy Farmer

into the sock. When it is time
to plant or pillow or put the
hay crop in the NOV, Mirandy
then will be the boss, respon-
sible for gain or loss. But
when it's time to milk the
cows or feed the chickens and
the sows, then I'll be there to
supervise and see that live
stock profits rise.
The hired man will split his
day; each morn and night I'll
have my say, and in between
she'll be the one to see he gets
the seeding done. When he
needs help upon the land, then
she'll pitch in and lend a
hand; and if the chores are
extra large he'll get aid from
the boss in charge. I don't
know how I got it done, but
that deals sure to be some
fun; all summer long there
will not be a thing to do all
day for me, but if we have a
normal year my wife will
work a lot, I fear. Oh course,
when fall pigs start to come,
I'll have to get the plan
changed some.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-15

ket well above CCC prices and have
been rising slightly. Foreign mar
kets for such woods, after declining
temporarily last February, have
again advanced, and remain above
parity with domestic prices; hence,
no early easing is in sight through
imports. If the strengthening fac
tors continue, any advance in prices
for these woods would be reflected
at once in the price to growers.
If you grow A-blood or %-blood
woods, however, it is quite a differ
ent story. World production and