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Evening star., 1948-11-29
Woes of Landlords

To the Editor Of The Star:
Resarding the letter in your issue Of recent
date, signed H. L. r., "Old Apartments and
Rents" am wondering II that person happens
to own one of such buildings and is fighting to
try to hold on to 1t? Answering my own ques-
ton would say, Definitely no." A building OF
40 years or 50 ago Is usually Of brick and con-
crete; not Of compo board and wallpaper to
hold 1t together. Is some Of the wartime built
apartment houses seem to be.
Tenants in practically every case have had
salaries or incomes decidedly and continuously
increased during the past seven to eight years
while the small property owner has had every
item Of operation increased from 500 to 1907
above former operating costs, during the same
period. When the clamp went on, coal, Tor
instance, was costing $8.75 for 2,240-lb. ton
today the cost is $l4.90 for 20O0-lb. ton-an
increase In cost Of about 909o with decrease
In quantity Of practically 25%b. Taxes have been
advanced three times in the past several years.
license fee was increased 60% janitor's salary
1907 more, removing ashes and trash 1907.
Why 20 on and on? With actual figures
can prove more than 1907 advance in operat-
ing costs Still the small property owner, Of
which am one, is supposed to furnish shelter,
comfort, valet service and walk the dog in
the bargain, for the poor down-t -trodden renter
who has had his salary or income increased
materially each and every year.
ONE OF THE OvERLORDs CO
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Federal Employees 'Befuddled'?

TO the Editor Of The Star:
A feature editorial-page article in your
issue Of November II carries the caption:
Federal Employe Shown to Be Independent
Voter" This is q gross n1isstatement for the
usually reliable Star to print. Quite to the
contrary, results Of the recent election reveal
that the average Federal worker in the WASH
ington area is not Independent In his voting.
It Is . matter Of record that in each Of the
three nearby counties the Democratic Party
Ia overwhelmingly in the majority In the num-
Der of registered voters. In . normal election
year, the logical result would have been q
majority vote In the Democratic column, lie.
proportionate with the registered voting
strength. However, 1913 was not q normal
election year, more especially in the WASH
tngton area. Practically all newspapers, colum-
nists, poll-makers, radio commentators and
publScists were In effect ready to move the
Republican standard bearer into the White
House sans the mere formality Of . popular
election-the result was already known, 20
why bother with an election? This feeling was
drilled into the thinking Of Federal workers
to such an extent that their convictions were
submerged in Difference to what had been por-
trayed to them Is the inevitable, an unprec-
edented and overwhelming victory for the
Republican Party. Therefore, human nature
being what 1t is-and In the good old American
platitude Of don't bite the hand that Is to
feed you"-the election results show that Fed
sral workers jumped on what they thought was
the band wagon, voting not their convictions
df their registration q Democrats is sincere),
but voting what at that time they had been
befuddled into believing would be . winning
ticket =. N. GRIFFIN.
Editors Note: In the 1914 election Gov.
Dewey carried Ill but one Of the nearby coun-
ties. Prince Georges County gave Roosevelt
l4,ooS votes to Dewey's 1880. In Montgomery
County the vote was, Dewey. 2o.4oo: Roosevelt,
1884: Arlington County, Dewey, S,317; Roose-
welt, 7,122, and Fairfax County Dewey. 4046;
Roosevelt, $685.
Evening star., 1948-11-29

To the Editor Of The Star:
agree with Edward K. Bachschmid that the
Small Claims Court certainly Is slow. When I
had to sue some tenants for unpaid rent, 1t
was after IL noon before they called our case
because the Judge was out for an hour to "dic-
tate letter" Yet he would not take the time
to even call the Maryland Rent Board to
check on my case, SO Of course I lost IT..
Judge Nelson didn't even give me any reason
for siding against me.
It seems that even the courts are against
the landlord. And the way they fire questions
at q witness who has never been In court be-
fore is enough to upset the plaintiff so that he
or she doesn't present the case as well as 1t
should be published
What Is the use Of having grounds for self
help" which q landlord can Use to get unpaid
rent, If the court just throws the case out any
way? It is again the old practice Of big men
taking advantage Of the Ill and weak. think
there is room for much improvement in our
courts. Or should have sued the Rent Control
Division instead? LANDLADY.
Evening star., 1948-11-29

spring to draw up racial covenants on new
homes and refusing to allow their fellowmen
to share theaters and hotels, simply because
Of their race or religious backgrounds. We
hope that one day these fraudulent fanatics
Of peace will practice what they preach. They
will then be eligible to delve into the probable
solutions for world peace.
The equality Of nations upon which peace
must be founded, II 1t is to last, must be an
equality Of rights the guarantees exchanged
must neither recognize nor imply difference
between big nations and small, between those
that are powerful and those that are weak.
But no one asks or expects anything more
than an equality Of rights. Mankind is look
ing now for freedom Of life, not for equipoises
Of power.
And there is q deeper value involved than
even equality Of right among organized ma
tions. No peace can last, or ought to last,
which dees not recognize and accept the
principle that governments derive all their
Just powers from the consent Of the governed
DEAN v. RITTMANN.
Evening star., 1948-11-29
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question d
fact BY writing The washington Star IniormatioI
Bureau 316 street NE, washington = D. G
Please inclose 8 cents for return postage
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17

The wealth Of Illinois halfbackS
that year and last fall meant Pet.
isrs0n no longer was the work
horse, yet Paul maintained his
ball carrying average around the
S.yard mark. His breaksWays Of
1914 became less frequent, how.
ever, because Of leg injuries.
Now Patterson ID In the finest
condition Of his career, running
At . trim 1873 pounds and showing
more nimblsness Sfoot. Not over
Iy fast. Paul IL the type who cen
fake q defensive man off his feet
and who can pick his way adept
ly through . broken field.
II wasn't until late last fall, In
scoring runs against Ohio State
and Northwestern. that Patterson
showed his elusiVensss 20 the
fullest extent He spent most Of
the season trying 70 get the feel"
Of his hippSr-dipper running after
early injury. But his 6s-yard
bTeRkawRy on . damp field At
Ohio State and . IS yard scoring
spring through thS entire North
western team In the last two
games Of Ig47 engehdered vision
Of q thoroughly dangerous Pat
tGrSon this fall.
Patterson prepped OF East High,
Aurora, where his passing, run
ming. and kicking were key fac
tors on good teams for three sea
sons. lie missed much ofhis ssn-
Tor campaign nj East with q
broken ankle. but hobbled into
action In time 10 run and pass his
team 10 q victory over croNst0wn
rival, West High. on ThanksgiV-
ing Day. i943,
Then Paul turned attention 10
Illinois In i044, IIe scored Ave
touchdOwns for Eliot that year.
added four each in I946 and lD47.
A touchdown spree for Patterson
this season could make the 1llini
club q real threat.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17

Mr.. Prank Boyd. 80 Msekubin,
will return Saturday. Sept 10,
from Detroit, Mica, where no 10
attending the Biennial Brother
hood Of SlssViilG Car PoFterS con-
VentiOn. which convened Last Sat-
urday, September II.
Mrs. J. d. jackson, 100 Rondo
Blvd, and Mrs o. Lee Hampton,
$50 Fuller, are also In Detroit, a.
delegates 70 the Ladies Auxiliary.
Miss csthsrin coram, 49S So.
Anthony, gave q party for .
group Of high school girls SatuE-
day, Sept. II, 1913. The girls
played games and were served
refreshments.
Mr.. s. Vincent Owens, secre-
tary 70 the 81. Paul Urban
League, returned here early Mon
day morning 10 resume his duties.
He had been attending the Ma
tional Urban LAgue convention.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17
PAUL PATTERSON EXPECTED TO STAR
FOR ILLINOIS II GRID TEAM

Champaign. Ili>--(ANP)--IilI.
nols has been classified a. an "if'
team for I04s and putting that
little two-IetteF word In the laTg-
cat kind Of typs II StilI spells Paul
Patterson a. far - Coach Ray
Eliot IL concerned.
The Illini need Q break-Rway
back 10 make ElIot's r . potent
offensive weapon. A look up and
down the roster 90 across the
practice field reveals thst PattsT-
son 10 most likely candidate 70 I'LL
that role,
Injuries and excess weight lin.
tied PattsTsOn's talents last fall.
although he had regular Illinl
backs In average yaTdags with 81
yards . Try. But In 1877, and also
In I94s when Illinois won the Big
Nine and Rose Bowl titles, Eliot
had q wealth Of other experienced
hAlfbacks 20 take up the slack.
Now boys like Julie Hykovich.
Art DufelmsiTer. Chick Maggioli,
and fleet Buddy Young are gone.
and importance of Patterson has
grown pFop0TtlonAtsly.
StFsaks 0i brillianes In his 1914,
lD4S, and lD47 seasons with the
IllIni indicated Patterson has the
stuff II he can gain consistency Of
performance. Any halfbaek who
rolls up i.257 yards In ali tries
over three years. averaging 90
yards every tifnS no carries the
ball and scoring 10 points, must
have SomsthinE. Eliot hopes Pat
tsrson will show that something
regularly and In even greater
yaFdaRe totals this fall
PattsfS0n's greatest campaign
was his freshman season, 1914,
when he and Young teamed At
hAlIbacks. Only II years old thEn.
Patterson sped 10 500 yards in
100 carries. . Ga yard average.
Paul was q halfback for the Fleet
City Navy BluejaCksts In l04S,
then received his service dis
charge and returned 10 the Illini
In 1919.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17
Mrs. Moore and
Mrs. AndbeFg Lead
In NAACP Drive

Ii ENk1fANK DKHWG
A. the close Of the first week
Of the Minneapolis NAACP Mem
berShip Campaign, Mrs. Piouis
Moore and Mrs. William AndbcrR
led the field Of solicitors in their
return Of memberships. Both
Mrs. AndbeTR and Mrs. Moore
are first year members Of the
executive board, and have been
key personnel in the success Of
the program Of the NAAcP this
year.
Albert Allen, Jr., president Of
the Local Branch, and who IL d.
Tecting this years membership
drive, asks that all present mem
bers Of the Chapter and those
desiring 10 become members CO.
operate with the solicitors by re-
hitting their dues promptly. lie
pointed out that all Of the Of
ficerH and solicitors are donating
their valuable time for the pur-
pose Of building q stronger or
ganization 10 combat racial pref
udice.
Solicitors are asked 10 make
their reports weekly 30 as TO en-
able members 10 receive their
membership cards Immediately.
RlFst YAll Meeting Sunday
The Branch will open its Fall
program with q meeting Ut the
Phyllis Wheatley House, Sunday.
September 18th, at 4 pm, Jonas
Schwartz, Of the Teacher
Amendment Committee, will pre-
sent arguments In favor Of the
proposed amendment, which will
be voted on In October. The dis
cuSsiOn should be Of great i'm
portance TO all interested In bet
ter schools.
The public, in addition 10 mem
bers Of the Branch. are urged to
attend.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17

Robert Y. Martin, member Of
the National Alliance Of Postal
employees, was recently appointed
custodian foreman Ut the Illinois
Street Parcel Post station, a
"first" In the history Of the Indi-
annapolis post once. In 1899 he
entered the civil service 80 an
elevator operator In Washing
ton, transferred 10 Indianapolis
in 1888. and lives here with his
wife and FIVE children Martins
appointment 10 the latest In .
series made by the Postmaster,
Adolph SOidenEticker. in the past
two years. These include a Negro
clerk In charge" Of scheme ex-
aminations, two Negro window
clerks, and others In the finance
and inquiry sections and al sta
tons. CAMP
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17

ThIs years national election win
take place on Tuesday. November
q The contest win be ne 24th b.
tween Democrats and Republicans
since tho present Republican party
took form IN 1854. Fourteen win.
nsTS have been Republicans and
nine have been Democrats.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17

DO YOU WANT A HOME
and SIS . month income5 Drive
by Gao sz7 ilth Ave. No. Price
S4800-l/3 down. caIl Aldrich
sass.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17

The city Of Danville. Illinois.
Ia located IN q coal mining dis.
trict II also has marble, zinc
and Iron works.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17
Want-Ads
TWO ions ROR SAIR

Each ~ x leo. Humboldt dis
trict. schools two blocks away on
main highway. Price reasonable.
Colfax 1904.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17

WANTED: Furnished kitchen
cite apartment. willing 10 pay
top price. Call Mrs. Ford, Lin
coin S70e.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17

FOR SALE: Two bedroom rea-
sOnable price for quick sale. CHI,
4794.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17
FOR SALE

win sell spacious older home
overlooking Lake NokomiS, 8l0,-
900 with payments. $3.50 down
and $3.50 per year. Three bed
rooms, oil heat. ReServing use Of
separate rear and third floor
apis. until payments completed.
Suitable for two couples with
children or three couples with
out children. Call ewes. and Sun
days, DR.. 57S2. Days Ii. 1908.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17

Irrigation has been used In
arid and Ssmi-Arid countries since
ancient times.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17
0lGta 70 PrsalasaG

Spontaneous Gifts pour into the
white House daily, IN o custom
dating back 10 George Washing.
toms time. Last ysar President
Truman received over 1000 Eifts
I'm addition 70 nearly two million
personally. addressed msssaEsO.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-09-17
British shipping

Despite heavy losses during The
war years. Britain and Northern
ireland combined had only As,2S7
tons less Of shipping last year than
hey had nt the outbreak Of tho
var. BhipbulidinH programs made
possible the replacement Of . ma
JOG part Of the losses.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-04

dollars day was an extravagant
sum to pay members of the Legis-
lature and that they should receive
but two" At this same election
Nathaniel Rochester replaced Jacob
Schnebly as sheriff. Mr.. Schnebly
found it necessary to carry out
sentence just a few days before
election, which seems a little I'M
usual, as well as the nature of the
sentence, which was described thus:
peter Light, of Sharpsburg, had
been convicted of making counter
felt dollars, and was whipped, pill
loried, and cropt." The pillory seems
to have been something similar to
the old Stocks" and punishment by
cropping" was either the cropping
of the hair or the ears.
49,
In 1925 there were five tickets for
the election of members to the As
sembly: The Union, the Christian,
the Peoples, the Antietam, and the
Independent. This was at the time
when there was a fever of excite
ment over the "Jew Bill" a bill to
allow Jews the same privileges as
other people in this State. The
candidates of the Christian ticket
were strongly opposed to the Jew
Bill, and were elected with the ex-
ception of one, this office oddly
enough going to the author of the
hated bill, Thomas Kennedy.
There is an interesting side note
on the inside operation of one Of
flee of that day-the office of Post
master in Hagerstown, held by
Thomas Kennedy. Hagerstown was
then, as it is today, next to Balti
more, the most important post of
flee in the State. These were the on
ly distributing Offices in the State.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-04
Santa Claus, Inc.
Ready For Action

The chimneys of the homes of
about a thousand local boys and
girls, which might otherwise be
overlooked by flying RENDERS next
month when Christmas rolls around,
won't be forgotten by Santa Claus,
Inc, one of the member agencies
of the Community Chest.
Santa Claus, Inc, isn't as old as
Santa Claus. The latter has been
around longer than anyone can re-
member, and the former was Or
gained only ten years ago. But
Santa Claus, Inc, aims this year to
continue the cooperation with the
legendary st. Nicholas that began
back in 1887.
That was the year that under
privileged children were given a
Christmas party at the armory by a
brand new group that had formed
itself especially for that purpose.
This group calling itself Santa
Claus Inc, gave package con-
tanning candy, fruit, and a small
gift to each of the more than 1000
youngsters who attended the party.
j. v. Jamison, III, Alfred Ben
dell, Jr., Tom Baldridge, Clarence
Leo, and others had formed the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-04

At Hagerstown the mail had to be
prepared to be sent by thirty-six
stages and ten horseback riders each
week. Each package of letters had
to be accompanied by a way bill
showing the number of letters of
each kind, whether prepaid, unpaid,
or free. Unpaid letters were de
livered to trusted customers. but
charges had TO be entered and col
lected, and these entries amounted
to as many as 5000 a year. There
were also twenty-five thousand
newspapers, printed in Hagerstown,
sent through the mail, many of these
free of charge-the ones to printers.
To get all this ready for the stages
oftimes required the help of three
or four clerks. But the salary paid
to the Postmaster, out of which he
had to meet in addition to his own
salary, the expense of the hired
clerks, and rent and fuel, was not
over twelve hundred dollars a year,
and since it depended in part on the
amount of paying" mail handled,
the salary sometimes did not even
reach that figure.
But in spite of this, the u. S. Postal
Departments early employees have
given tn Js q epIendid racord IF hon
esty, service, and loyalty to their
fellow countrymen.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-04

group as Junior Chamber of
Commerce project. However, all
civic, service, and fraternal organ
izations in this city contributed to
the project during the years that
followed.
Fire companies were particularly
helpful during its early days in the
collecting and repair Of toys, since
firemen had for years done this in
their spare time each Christmas.
However, in 1888 Santa Claus,
Inc, gave up the Christmas party
idea. That was because its spon-
sors felt that Christmas should be
in the home, so parents were asked
to pick up the toys for their chill
dren, and present them to the kids
on Christmas morning.
That year, Santa Claus, Inc, had
headquarters in the Hyson building
on East Washington street where
toys were collected and repaired. A
Santa Claus dance was sponsored
to gain funds for the purchase of
toys and candy, and a dozen men
were employed for the renovation
of the playthings as WPA project.
Moreover, nearly a thousand boys
and girls contributed new toys as
admission to a special movie show
ing on a Saturday morning in De-
cember.
The organization work was in
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-04

terrupted a few years later by
World War Two, and after 1941, it
was forced to suspend activities. In
1916, however, Santa Claus, Inc,
went to work again to make it
Merry Christmas for Hagerstown's
underprivileged youngsters.
The organization has always been
a COMMUNICATIVE effort, with many
groups and many individuals work
ing for its success. No member
ship dues are charged, but all mem
Der organizations are asked to con-
tribute financial or volunteer aid.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-04

This is your town. boost il.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-04

A very interesting note arises
from the elections of 1903. Benja-
min Galloway commended that ''three
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-11-04

Erector Sets with Motor
New Tractor to Ride
Dump Trucks to Ride
Radio Phone
Mechanical Trains
Soda Fountain
Cash Register
Juggle Head
New Line Trucks
Picture Guns
Baby Coos
Doll Walkers
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-09
Where They Play
EDDIE vINsoN

October
9 -Sandusky, Ohio
ll--Fall River, Mass.
l5-Revere Beach, Mass.
l6-Newark. N. J.
l7-Camden. N. J.
l9-Philadelphis
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-09
CIeanhead s Blues
Stimulating To
Sepia Art M odeIs

NEW YORK.-Eddie Vinson
Joined the ranks OF the heart
throbbers OF the entertainment
world this week when he was
voted as Most stimulating"
singer by the lovelies who COM
prise the staff of the Sepia Art
Models here.
The semi-annusl poll among
the ad agency beauties included
the stimulating" category for
the first time. II was generally
expected that the palm would
90 to some OF the grooming bari
tones but TO the surprise of
many, Vinson won by a huge
majority over his nearest op-
ponent.
According to Muriel Poindex-
ter, one OF the most famous of
the models. "Vinson brings some
thing definitely exciting to his
Interpretation Of the so-called
blues. Actually what he sings
are hardly blues at all for his
style really wakes up something
in you that's thrillingly exciting.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-09
LIONEL HAMPTON SCORES
NEW TRIUMPH

LOS ANGELES-Lionel Hamp-
ton and his vedy, vedy fine or
chestra, was up to old tricks, that
of breaking attendance records,
during their current appearance
al the downtown Million Dollar
Theater. Yup, the Hamtonian
crew upped the weekly take few
grand for a new high. The fam
ed band will remain on the coast
for a few weeks before hitting II
east again.
Hattie Noel Signs Contract
HOLLYWOOD - Hattie Noels,
widely known stage, screen and
radio actress has been signed TO
a two-year recording contract.
She will make records and write
original lyrics 10 be released UNI
der a MGM Recording Label.
The contract is said 10 involve
some fancy figures in Miss Noels
Favor Two Numbers Put Some
Glue on the Mule" and Thinking
About My Baby" is reported to
have been slresedy plattered and
is to be released this month fol-
lowing the expected lifting Of the
ban against recordings.
KING COLE TALKS.
YOUTH INSPIRED
HOLLYWOOD - Nat KIM"
Cole, leader OF the famed King
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-10-09
Compositions
Sought For
Lucky's Bull"

Since "Bullmose" Jackson's me-
toric rise to top popularity as the
nations most prolific producer Of
smash-hit records. his discoverer
and personal manager. Lucky
Milender, has been beseized BY
Americas vast army of amateur
song writers.
More than 1900 OF whom have
submitted original tunes. written
expressly TO suit the golden voice
of Jackson's brilliant vocal type,
According TO Millender, few of
the compositions possess the COM
bined melody and lyrical appeal
required by Tin Pan Alley pub
Usher or recording firms.
Lucky, who is seeking TO dis
cover unknown writers with ma
terial suitable for recording by
Jackson when the record ban is
lifted, has again signed Henry
Glover and Sally Nix. tune com
posing duo who wrote II Love
You Yes | Do" "All My Love Be-
longs to You" and Il ant Go On
Without You TO again dream up
special song material for the in
imitable "Bullmoose," currently
on a nationwide personal appear
ance tour with his Buffalo Bear:
cats.
This Means You Too
So for you arrangers and com
posers Of this fair city il you
think that you have something
that will fit that golden voice Of
Bullmoose. then It's worth your
while to get in touch with this
paper Immediately, or you may
have song unwritten in the back
Of that musical head OF yours.
Lets get busy Detroit.
r. A: B.