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Evening star., 1948-02-29
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Special chapter notices:

Special chapter notices:
st. Johns Lodge-Monday, initi-
alton and honoring February and
March birthdays.
Chevy Chase - Tuesday evening
Officers' Club with Mrs. Alice Mac
Donald.
Esther-Thursday, entertainment
by Dramatic Club, March 8, Ways
and Means with Marie L. Hayes.
Bethany Friday, Friendship
night.
Joppa Lodge-Wednesday, mems
night. For rummage telephone
GeorRia 4042.
Federal-Wednesday, Ways and
means, with Mrs. zoda Peck.
La Fayette Lodge-Wednesday
Star Points, with Mrs. Blanche p
Power.
Congress Lodge-Monday, initia-
ton.
Loyalty - Tuesday, rehearsal
Wednesday, initiation.
Naomi-Monday, home board
with Mrs. Sarah Kale. wednesday
Egg and Bake Sale Committee, with
Mrs. Ida Wehmeyer.
washington Centennial-Monday
Ways and Means, with Mrs. Ida
Adams. Friday, line officers night
and honoring Mrs. Hanna Munroe
grand lecturer.
Brookland-Tuesday, Endowment
Committee luncheon. with Mrs, Una
Swift. Thursday, Star Point Soci-
ETY., with the matron.
Acacia-Monday, Temple Commit
mittee, with Ruth Markey. Tues
day, entertainment by star points.
Ruth-Monday, obligation. The
matron's new address is 1917 Shep-
herd street NV.
Joseph H. Milans - Thursday
Bethel No. 7, Jobs Daughters, and
Robert lie Bruce Chapter, De Mo-
lay, will be guests. March 8, Chat
terbox Club, with Mrs. Lillian Shaw
Trinity-Monday, S pm, re-
hearsal. Tuesday, home board, with
Annie L. Price and Louise Thorn
Thursday, reception for Associate
Grand Conductress Doris Z. Riley.
Wednesday, line officers
night.
Mizpah-Tuesday, initiation, Miss
Ruth Dowden is their candidate fol-
the Queen of the Night of Thrills
Extraordinarily, Star Point
Society banquet, Continental Hotel
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Need for q Housecleuning

While the testimony at the hearings
before the Macy subcommittee lnVoiVeo
only two Washington automobile dealers,
enough was disclosed to indicate the need
for a thorough housekeeping by the auto
motive industry There was evidence, in
addition, of the need for better enforce
ment of car registration and sales report
ing regulations
Revelations regarding the bonus racket
as practiced by at least some neW-car sales
men are unsavory, to say the least. 1t may
not be illegal to exact "tip' from the
favored buyer of hardto-get automobile,
but such a practice not only violates the
principles of fair dealing laid down by car
manufacturers but makes mockery OF
the waiting list 1t engenders i'll will even
on the part of the lucky" customers. Mr..
Macy and his colleagues have rendered
real public service by exposing this under
handed business. The threat OF additional
exposures should have a salutary effect in
helping the industry to rid itself of such
shoddy practices And the industry should
leave no stone unturned in purging itself
of the abuses which the subcommittee has
shown to exist-hoWever limited the area
of these irregular operations.
District authorities already have said
they intend to investigate the reported
breakdown in registration and sales re-
porting procedures. The hearings showed
that some used-car titles had been made
out improperly and that some reports OF
used-car transactions had not been made
as required by law. A comprehensive In
vestigation to determine how widespread
these mistakes" may be is justified, on the
basis of facts brought out at the hearings.
If the laws have deliberately been violated
in order to cover up improper deals, the
offenders should be prosecuted vigorously.
An inquiry already is said to be under way
by income tax authorities.
But the most effective corrective action
could come from within the automotlve
industry itself rather than from outside
through prosecution or new legislation.
This is matter of self-interest which con-
Germs every reputable automobile dealer.
If every dealer made certain that his sales
men were giving all his customers square
deal, there would be no need for title ir-
regularities, incomplete sales reports and
other transactions which tend to reflect
discredit on the whole industry.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Nonpurtisun Reorganization

President Truman'S statement ana MS
gracious letter to Herbert Hoover may have
been designed to correct any impressions
that the election results would adversely
affect the forthcoming report of the Hoover
Commission on Organization of the Execu-
tive Branch.
This commission was authorized by
Republican Congress. 1t was sponsored
by Republican Senator Lodge and Rep
resentatve Clarence Brown. But unusual
precautions were taken to assure its non
partisan character. It's membership OF
twelve was divided equally between the
two parties Six are public officials, six
selected from private life. The appoint
ments were apportioned equally between
the President, Senator Vandenberg and
Speaker Martin. The commission has
about completed its work and the report
will come before a Congress to be Or
ganized by the Democratic majority. The
President has gone out of his way to
comment on the Importance he attaches
to the commissions work and to express
the hope that it will receive early atten-
ton by the Congress.
The President thus emphasizes the non
political character of the complex problem
which lies in reorganization of the execu-
tive branch. Experience has shown that
Congress cannot undertake such reorgan-
ization and that details are best left to
an independent agency, free from the
influences felt by members of Congress.
Experience has also shown that Congress
is unwilling to leave reorganization to the
Executive. For any recommendation he
makes seems to create lobby in oppoSi-
ton, which applies the pressures in Con-
gress to kill it. The power given, first to
President Roosevelt in 1888 and later eX-
tended to President Truman, under which
reorganization proposals would become
law unless countermanded within specified
time limits by action of either house. ex-
pired last June.
The philosophy behind creation of the
Hoover commission was that its inde-
pendent and nonpolitical character would
lend more weight than if the recommen-
dations reflected the views either of Con-
gress or the Executive. Whether they will,
of course, is another matter. After they
are presented to Congress the question will
be on renewing the Presidents authority
to order such reorganization as he may
choose to support, with Congress pre-
sumably retaining right of veto. The
Presidents letter to Mr.. Hoover mentions
the general agreement" as to necessity
for reorganization. The task, however, is
to "crystallize this general belief into con-
crete and wise proposals for action" It
would be hard to read political implica-
tions into any recommendations coming
from so unpolitical a commission of able
Evening star., 1948-11-18
An Appeal to Dog Prisoners

To the Editor OF The Star:
This appeal is based on the premise that even
in the lowest most cowardly of humans there
is some faint spark of good.
The other evening our dog was poisoned. We
would think it accidental-that some careless
person had left medicine containing strychnine
in their trash or about their yard-but there
have been other dog poisonings in our Univer-
sity Park neighborhood. quick trip to the
veterinarian saved our dog, but we fear that
the effect upon our children may be more
lasting. Our 6-year-old has been awakening
every night from some horrid nightmare. 1t
takes several minutes of soothing and reassur-
ing to calm him. Since this never occurred
before the poisoning we think seeing his dog in
such condition had this effect upon him.
How much worse 1t would have been had the
dog died!
This is an appeal to the poisoner to think
about the innocent children you may be harm
ing when you feed poison to dogs you hate SO
much you want them to die after prolonged
agony An even greater crime would be 10 leave
pellets about where they might be picked up
by toddlers. How can you bear to have the
word "poisoner" branded on your soul? z. ].
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Thoughts on Stanton Park

To the Editor Of The Star:
It is here in beautiful Stanton Park, in this
cosmopolitan city, known today as the leading
and most beautiful capitol city in the world
that I view the monument OF Gen. Nathanlei
Green of Revolutionary fame.
1t is here I come in contact with the tran
STORY and mysterious things we call life.
It is here among the shade trees and the
flowers that dot its lawn. that watch the
school kids as they romp over the green at
play at recess and after the days work is
done at school. And it is here that little
blue-eyed barefoot tot climbs upon the bench
beside me and with an irresistible smile asks
me Tor dime to buy an ice cream cone.
It is here come in close contact with the
peoples of the world-America, China, Japan,
Asia, England, Italy, Austria, Russia, Den
mark, Poland, Greece, Switzerland and other
nations-:n this ever restless, neurotlc state
through which the world Is passing, marked so
distinctly in the facial expressions OF those
that pass by.
It is here I watch the teen-aged and ado
lescent play cards, baseball and football, When
the cops are not around, and here hear the
honk of the ambulance with some afflicted soul
on the way to the hospital, and the tolling OF
the bells Of st. Joseph, noting funeral at
Lees.
1t is here I note with interest the bllno
man with his seeing-eye dog leading the way
and here with deep interest I watch the in
teresting kids at play in the cunning and
comical tricks they do, of which only kid is
competent. And here I come to know the
cunning habits of the squirrel, the pigeon,
starting and the English sparrow, as they come
in flocks each day for food from patrons that
are thoughtful of them and bring something
each day for their daily feast
1t is here among the foliage of its beautiful
trees, that hear the chirrup Of the bluejay.
robin redbreast and the mockingbird. In this
beautiful park I have spent many pleasant
hours reading, and in the company of friends.
that come and 60.
Yet there is q degrading factor in the beau
tiful park yet pitiful. 'Tis the men who seem
to have lost their souls-"the down and outs"
who have become slaves to alcoholic drink.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Sunset

OF all the million million sunsets kno,Dn
Throughout the years on epery land and
sea,
No other burning sky-display has sho1on
Tonights precise gold-purple pageantry:
A fading rainbo,D whose contrasting hues
Turn to a tuschia column, lemon trimmed;
While. high above, ruby and rose-light fuse
With wine and gold, ,Dhere clouds are
giant-limbed!
All spelbound as the pistas of dream,
The bright augmented heaven, plains and
A clarity and light that make 1t seem
Some cosmic artist nsoDes beyond, and
spills
A radiance not of time nor earthly place,
Miring his colors at that ceaseless spring
Which tints the pansy and the sun Il, space,
Blue eyes, peach petals. and the orioles
iping. STANTON A. COBLENTz.
Evening star., 1948-11-18

They occupy the benches on the north side of
the park and drink publicly from a bottle on
the hip. This factor is not confined to the
male sex, yet they predominate Many of them
in intelligence are about the average, some
have trades, yet each day the same routine.
They have no specific objective to accomplish;
they seem without hope. The stern problem
of life to them Is as mist before the wind.
They beg from passersby and at times canvass
the park with their doleful and pitiful appeals.
Is there no solution to this pitiful, pathetic
problem that kids may play unmolested, and
mothers with tots feel safe, and all who visit
the park for recreation and pleasure may en-
Joy it to the fullest extent? sometimes
wonder, in reviewing the characters embodied
in this letter, If it is really true, as it has
been said and written, THAT the world Is but
q stage, and each soul that dwelleth therein
an actor who plays his part in this transitory,
mysterious drama" that is called life
EDMUND POWELL MOORE.
Evening star., 1948-11-18
This and That
Bv Charles E. Trace,UeH

Chrysanthemums and marigolds were fight
ing it out in the cold garden, and they made an
interesting sight.
CONCENTRATIONS 20 out to more than politi-
abound among the plants, too, and no two gar
den personalities show more of those qualities
than these two flowers
The "muns" are beloved by all, but some
times even ardent home gardeners overlook the
marigolds.
No one could overlook the specimen we saw
the other day.
1t was 81 inches in diameter.
Such a marigold is freak, of course, prob
ably with the chrysanthemum strain mixed IN
somehow. .
They can do strange tricks in plant breeding
nowadays.
the seed.
Sometimes odd results come about. Muta-
tions, perhaps.
But special strains of marigolds, while the
individual flowers may not be as large as in
stanced, will give beautiful blooms.
One result has been the odorless marlgold
The average old-fashioned marigold has q
queer scent, rather on the weedy side.
1t is unpleasant to many noses, so that plant
workers specialized on taking out the smell
The marigold is an annual and must be
planted anew each spring.
It requires an ordinary soil and plenty OF
sunshine.
The marigold has many devoted friends, but
The old-fashioned flowers need their friends
to stick up for them.
In the first place, they are in some danger
of being run out of circulation by newer things.
More than that, they may be overlooked by
all these young people who are clamoring 1or
homes of their own.
The zinnia, for example.
There. is a snowy flower, now bred in many
different colors and types.
Even old gardeners (Who for some reason or
another may not have planted zinnias for
long timel might be surprised at the perfectlon
of some of the newer types.
Zinnias typical ANIMALS, need sunshine.
In moist months of summer they may mlldeW
q bit, but this is easily corrected.
The colors are bold, but some varieties en-
body softer shades. There are very large ones,
medium ones and very small ones. The latter
are splendid for mixing in bouquets.
Those who think of zinnias only in terms OF
the old fashioned glarng reds will be surprised
at some of the more delicate colors now secured.
**
The petunia is another flower sometimes
forgotten by new garden makers.
It is one of the features of the autumn that
of what he planted, in comparison with what
he would like next year.
Then he may see that petunias are just the
plants he needed. Sometimes garden flower
may take a back seat, temporarily, from no
more than some silly popular song.
I'm Lonely Little Petunia" Is one OF these.
There can be no question, however, that by
and large the popular songs have kept flowers
In many minds as we'll as in their gardens.
They go back a long way, those flower songs.
Here are just few Of them:
"Bluebells Of Scotland" Daisies Won't Tell,
Green Grow the Lilacs," In Apple Blossom
Time" 1.-THE Last Rose of Summer Love
Sends Little Gift of Roses" my Wild Irish
Rose" Mighty LAX a Rose" "One Dozen
Roses" Poor Little Buttercup," ITO a Water
Lily" when you Wore a Tulip" "Violets y
THE One Rose That's Left in My Heart,
"Mexicali Rose" etc.
The roses seem to have It'll
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Operution Deadlock

Although the formalitleS are not con-
cluded, it is obvious that all immediate
prospect of negotiations between Soviet
Russia and the Western Powers over the
Berlin dispute can be dismissed. The dead
lock between East and West therefore
continues, presumably in aggravated form.
It is however, erroneous to dismiss tnls
diplomatic episode as merely a return 10
the status which existed before the attempt
to bring the diSputantS together. That Is
true only in the technical sense. The failure
of that effort in itself changes the psy-
Geological aspect of the situation In some
important respects.
The outstanding aspect of what has hap
paned is defeat for the concerted enort
of the so-called "neutrals" in the United
Nations to resolve, or at least to ease, an
East-West tension whose perilous possibili-
ties weighed intolerably upon them. the
hope was that the mobilization OF what
may be termed third force" might In
duce the contestants to accept face
saving formula which might become the
basis for constructive action. This hope
has been dashed by the tactics OF Mos
COW, which tried to exploit the enort
for propagandist purposes. Moscow even
went so far as to misinterpret the proposal
of Trygve Lie and Herbert Evatt by falsely
imputing to them a suggestion for top
level Big Four meeting without prellm-
mary arrangement on the Berlin blockade
the vital crux of the difficulty. This
blatant insincerity ON the part of Moscow
can hardly fail to vindicate the consistent
stand of the Western Powers-reaftlrmed
in their formal replies to the Lie-Evatt
appeal-that lifting of the illegal
Berlin blockade must be the preliminary
to any discussions between them and the
Soviet Union It should likewise strengthen
their mutual solidarity and checkmate
Soviet efforts to drive a wedge between
them. This applies especially to France,
| tempted to grasp at straws out OF its fears
of showdown with Moscow. incidentally,
the current revelations by the French Gov
ernment of Soviet and Cominform backing
for French Communist sabotage in the
recent strikes should work strongly to the
same end
On balance, therefore, the Western
| Powers would seem to be the gamers by
this diplomatic episode. It Is difficult to
see how Moscow can derive any advantage
from what Secretary Marshall has aptly
termed the Soviet's peace offensive" Ger
tainly, no one outside the Iron Curtain
Evening star., 1948-11-18
Jupun's Wc- Guilt Trial

After more than two and One-half years
of hearings, an eleven nation international
Military Tribunal has delivered its final
verdict in the trial of the top-ranking
leaders of prewar Japan. This trial. the
counterpart of those conducted in Nurem-
berg, Germany and similarly motivated,
is significant chiefly for new principle in
international law-the personal response
bility of national leaders for the plotting
and waging of aggressive warfare, over and
above responsibility for acts contravening
long established international codes on the
conducting of war itself.
This innovation is of profound impor-
tance, because hitherto warmaking, poten-
tial as we'll as actual, has been legally con-
Sidered an attribute of national SOW
ereignty, no matter how morally repre-
hensible the planning and execution of
specific wars might appear to the bulk of
world public opinion and to authorities on
international law and comfy. However, it
should be remembered that aggressive war
fare has long been increasingly repugnant
to what may be termed the collective
conscience of mankind. At the close of
World War I the trial of the Kaiser and
other leaders of Imperial Germany for
unleashing that conflict was seriously pro-
posed, though the subsequent trials of
German leaders were confined to the COM
mission of war crimes in the traditional
sense, while the Kaiser was never brought
to trial owing to the refusal of the Neither
lands government to hand over to the VIC
tors one who had been accorded entry on
the time-honored principle of granting
asylum to political refugee.
The international Military Tribunal,
consisting of all those nations against
which Imperial japan had practiced ag-
gression, condemned all the defendants as
guilty of "a criminal conspiracy" to wage
wars of aggression with the intent of gain
ing military, naval, political and economic
domination" over East Asia, the Indian and
Pacific Oceans and "all countries bordering
thereon and islands therein" Furthermore,
the court sustained the charge that this
conspiracy dated back to 1928-many years
before the actual launching of Japan's
major aggression at Pearl Harbor. This
was the count on which all the defendants
were condemned to penalties ranging from
execution by hanging to Imprisonment
either for life or for long term of years.
OF course, many of them were likewise
found guilty of specific war crimes, which
in some cases aggravated their punishment.
But those convictions, based on long -estab-
lished legal precedents contained no novel
significance.
Evening star., 1948-11-18

"A reader can sst the answer to any question Of
Pe.se nsos. s sssnts esnts Or r.tHrn posSn
Q. Are the benefits provided for veterans OF
World War II available to . veteran who IL
living outside the United States?-L. D.
A. Most Veterans Administration benefits are
available to World War II veterans, their de.
pendents and benehciaries who are residing In
foreign countries. There are, however, some
exceptions such as readjustment allowances
for unemployment and self-employment, and
loan guarantees on properties in foreign coun-
tries. disqualification OF medical treatmens
is available to a United States citizen veteran
residing temporarily in q foreign country who
requires such care for q war service-connected
disability.
maGe?-F F.
A. Cotton yarns spun from long staple with
q high twist are used In making Isle hosiery.
@. DO mess cooks in the Navy draw hvs
dollars extra a month?-W. w.
A. The Department of the Navy says that
mess men" receive extra compensation at the
rate Of IS per month.
O. What is the annual cost Of crop damage
in the United States due to insects?-V. D. A.
A. Insects annually cause crop damage in
the United States amounting to $4,000, 900 900.
@. Is it true that the word news comes from
the points Of the compass, east, west, north
and south?-H H.
A. While this explanation is sometimes given.
the word actually comes from the French nou-
velles, meaning new" or the medieval Latin
nova, meaning new things" In this sense Of
tidings or information the term has been in
common use only since 1900.
Evening star., 1948-11-18

men, If the work of this commission pro-
duces no results in constructive reorgani-
zation next winter it will be difficult to
devise any other approach to reorganiza-
ton that will
Evening star., 1948-11-18

should have any illusions as to the specious
insincerity of those maneuvers. The way
would seem to be now clear for return
of the issue to the United Nations, as the
Western Powers have contended. They
have demonstrated conclusively their will
ingness to negotiate on tenable and
equitable basis.
Evening star., 1948-11-18

End result Of many years of commercial
ism as usual: "The years yield of Chesa-
peake Bay oysters will be meager 10000
bushels. At one time it was 100000 an
nuaIly"
Evening star., 1948-11-18

The $40 bill is to be brought up to date
with a view of the White House that
features the Truman balcony. Long over
due is retirement of the sedan on the ten
spot: possibly a Chalmers, though some
think it 1922 Maxwell
Evening star., 1948-11-18

"The worst of our worries never happen" !"
How corny and how true-as in the case of
Governor Warren and his anxiety that the
vice presidency would not prove active
enough.