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Evening star., 1948-09-17
Mother Weds Youth, u,
After Daughter Morries
By the Associated Press

bY IHt NsSot'uFeu fFesS
MAYSVILLE, KY, Sept. IA
37-year-old mother married a IT,
year-oId youth here yesterday right
after her daughters wedding.
The double wedding ceremony was
performed by County Judge H. p
Purnel.
Miss Zona Kissick, is, married
Willie Howe Shelley. %.
The girls mother, Mrs. Mamie
K. Kissick, a widow, married IT.
year-old Chester Caudill.
All four reside in the Colfax COM
munity of Mason County.
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Youth Sentenced to Die
In StroneIine Of Niece
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17.-Three
sisters of 22-year- George A.
Neill sobbed yesterday as they hearo
him sentenced to death in the elec-
trio chair for strangling his 11-year-
old niece, Isabelle Mallon.
Neill showed no emotion. He was
convicted December 13 of persuad-
ing Isabelle to accompany him to
a lot and then strangling her with
his hands when she threatened to
tell her parents he had made ad-
vanceS.
Evening star., 1948-09-17
Art Teacher Dies

CINCINNATI, Sept. II P).-MiSs
Carmen A. Trimmer, 68, supervisor
of art in the East ST. Louis pubic
school system, died here yesterday,
She had been a patient in Holmes
Hospital since August 6, when she
became ill while visiting a cousin,
Mrs, Francis J. Geiger of Cincinnati.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11
Supply and Demand Best

Those who wonder why meat prices have
reached present lexels will find food for thought
in an editorial by Nelson R. Grow, publisher OF
the Western Livestock Journal
"Stockmen generally taking sober view
of the price situation" he wrote. There are few
who are particularly elated about the relatively
high prices being paid the markets for fat
cattle, AID it must be admitted that the cost OF
replacement cattle is raher Frightening
I actually, stockmen have little or no voice
in establishing the prices they receive for their
livestock nor do they have anything to say about
the retail prices of meat. These prices are es-
tabshed by the old laws of supply and demand.
AS matter Of fact, retail meat prices are estab-
lished by the consumer, and are based upon the
ability and the Willingness of the consumer to
buy the supply of meat that is available. Buying
power reflected through high consumer income
as: a result of the successful demands for higher
and higher wages, is at an all-time high.
What is true of stockmen is true all along
the meat processing and distribution line The
packers. for inatsnce do not control prices. They
too are governed by the laws of supply and de-
mand and the profit they earn amounts to but
a fraction of a cent per pound of the price paid
for meat by consumers. And the retailer, finally,
performs the last step in bringing meat the home
at profit per pound so small as to hardly affect
the selling price.
In a competitive economy prices and supply
find their natural level, and profits per dollar
sale, after taxes, are always moderate Meat is a
typical example.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11
Up And Coming

Summaries of the extensive progress by rail-
roads in the Western Midwestern and Southern
sections of the country in undermining their
plants and improving services have been made
public They are based on reports made by the
presidents of 33 Glass I railways operating 76
per cent of the railway mileage in the country.
The survey shows that the railroads OF the
nation have already authorized or contemplate
expenditures of from two to three billion dollars
for Improvement to meet new demand. An item
lied list of the orders placed by the railroads for
new equipment is staggering in its extent. 1t
reads like a government order for supplies in
tho last world war Included are thousands of
automobile cars, box cars, hopper cars, refrig-
orator cars, stock cars passenger cars, and new
sleeping cars; hundreds Of diesel units for haul
ing freight and passenger trains, diesel switch
enines and the latest in streamlined trains.
Countless miles of new steel rails are being laid
Hundreds of research projects are being con-
Quoted by the railroads individually and collect
ivelyy, to improve every phase OF operation.
Communications are the nerve system of rail-
roading the means by which thoughts and plans
for actions are transmitted from the brain to
capable hands. Therefore, the railroads are in
Producing radio into train operation in their con-
stant drive for safety and efficiency.
The railroads are going ahead as never be-
fore to Justify the public confidence placed in
then, and 10 do their utmost to see that nowhere
in all the world will there he as good or better
railroad service than in the United States.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11
An Old Story

State and local legislators are looking for
additional sources of revenue to meet increased
wages OF city and county workers, OUTLAWS for
schools, etc. The fair way to raise funds for es-
sential services of government is equitable tax
laws levied against everyone. But there are in
dcations that political expediency may take pre-
cedence over fairness and common sense Some
legislatures have been giving constellation to en-
aiding acts which permit municipalities to levy
special taxes. New York State has passed such
an Act and the comment of eastern food re-
taller is significant. He observes that "The En-
abling Act provides for number of permissive
taxes; municipalities may levy funds to be used
principal ylfor salary increases to teachers and
other city and county employees. Among these
was gross receipt business privilege tax.
mo argues that additional revenue is
not necessary for wage adjustments in the light
Of present dayy living COSTS The method is re-
scented because it is wrong in principle 1t does
not recognize that food retailing is high volume,
low profit merchandising. There is pyramid
ing, the tax is collected at manufacturing whole
sale and retail levels 1t fails to take into con-
sideration the fundamental principle namely
taxes should come from profits Whether or not
profit this tax applies to gross receipts"
Here again is the old destructive story of class
taxation. Chain retail stores have battled it for
years. If it is INDUCED in by lawmakers to a
measurable extent at time when manufacturers,
producers and distributors are trying to hold
prices down, the results be tragic for con-
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11
Subsidies Not Needed

Last winter there were discouraging predic-
tions by leading government officials that there
would be electric power shortages. Political agit-
ltion increased for drastic expansion OF Federal
power projects that would cost already over-bur
dcned taxpayers many billions. However, the
shortages have not material1zed and the electric
industry is conducting a 5000 100000 develop
ment program in line with it's continuous eXpon-
sion policy of the last half century, at no cost
to the taxpayers to extend electric energy to
FARMS homes and factories in every corner of the
land 1t is creating tremendous new taxable as
sets and productive jobs for private citizens.
The current status of supply and demand in
the electric industry was recently summed up
by C. E. Cakes, president of the Edison Electric
Institute He pointed out that a nationwide sur
vey shows an enormous increase in demaV- but
adequate supply for was or peace. Fabrication
and installation of generating equipment is
advancing rapidly as manufacturing facilities
permit. Steam turbine manufacturers are booked
to capacity three years ahead. Generators are
being produced at the rate of $500, 600 kilowatts
a year for central stations and another 10000
kilowatts for isolated industrial plants New GUS
toners for electricity are being added at a record
pace but experts believe the saturation point is
approaching, since service is now available to 81
per cent of occupied dwellings. In another three
four years the latter figure will come close to
100 per cent
On the subject of power for war Mr. Cakes
said that IF am correctly advised, government
tai authorities at present view the outlook for
electric power generality more favorable than
the outlook for other basic elements of wartime
supply"
The plain fact is that while supply Of electric
power over demand will remain narrow until 1851
when the electric industry's six billion dollar pro-
gram is complete, it will be adequate And OF
greater Importance, the expansion task which
the industry is carrying forward demonstrates
that private citizens in this country can still do
things in a big way-without special privileges,
Federal subsidies, or tax exemptions.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11
The COMMON DEFENSE

Program for Americanism
Alert to the menace of totalitarianism, anG
determined to defend our country against it fOul
million members of the American Legion have
launched progrtm for 'tRevitalizng our Ameri.
Way of Life.'
1t is a positive program. 1t stresses pointed
ly and clerly what believe and the progress
IN freedom we have made in accordance with
what we believe 1t describes America "a coun.
try where individual rights come first" 1t re-
minds us that we enjoy many and precious bless
ngs because cur Constitution promises to guard
us and our homes from harm, to protect, our right
to say what VIC thing, to worship in the faith OF
our choice to earn a living and, by the power
OF the ballot to make the Government itself an
Swer to us
1t is program that issues wraning 1t is
a warning that there are some among us who
would like to change all that has made us great
and have US live instead under some plan which
promises everything but takes takes all" It is
warning that our rights s free Americans
rights which do not even exist under communism
or III dlctatoT-controll countries'-are in danger.
1t is program for action. Every American
ought to be prepared to tell and ought to be
willing to tell the story of America Accodingly
from month to month, the American Legion will
mail millions Of booklets setting forth "some of
the truths on which American success is based !"
to millions OF American homes To appreciate
America, to know what America has ACCOMPLISH
ed and is accomplishing, and to enable the Amer
lean people to answer the advocates of dictator
ship with facts-this is the purpose of these
Americanism booklets
1t is program highly endorsed By Dr. Daniel
A. Polling Pesident and Editor, "The Christian
Herald;' 1t will promote the well-being of
youth, both directly and indirectly 1t will strike
blow at juvenile delinquency (so-called) which
more frequently is home and community neglect
1t will promote every worthy ideal of freedom,
and it will enrich every freedom. Beyond this, it
will help make the world secure"
BY Francis Cardinal Spellman Archdiocese
of New York; "The plans of The American Lee
gon to increase proper appreciation of our ma
tion and its fundamental principles is most COM
mandatory. 1t matters not where you live, or what
rank OF life you hold be you rich or poor, Negro
White Protestant or Catholic, employer
Or employee, By your works you must prove your
faith in your country and your fellow humans"
By Rabbi William F. Rosenblum, resident Syn
agogue Council of America; "Our American de-
mocracy is making the affirmation of this doc
trine Of its prior concerns for the coming
years
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11

Two years ago the Government administra
ton OF the mines granted cents ton welfare
fund royalty, calculated to yield about S25 900
900 year. In 1947 this raised to 10 cents and
this year it was boosted to 20 cents to provide
about $lOO,OOOOOO year. Thus the 194S wage
and royalty hike will tax coal consumers some
225,OOO,OO year more. 1t should be remembered
that in addition to the welfare fund the miners
also ENJOY the protection of the Federal Social
Security Act This is all done under a phoney
contract which provides that the miners are ex
pected to work only when willing and able .
Under that wording they can stop at will as they
dld during the shutdown of few months ago.
Undoubtedly the United Mine Workers la
Dor monopoly has done more to raise prices than
any agency except war. When you consider that
coal is Indispensable in the production of steel,
automobiles, electric power, transportation and
most manufactured products, not to mention it's
use as fuel for homes you see what tribute
the consumer is now paying-coal forces every
thing up.
Good wages and working conditions are one
thing. Organized hijacking Of the public in the
name OF labor gains" is something else.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11
SHINING TRUMPETS

Author: Rudi Blesh
Publisher: Alfred A. knopf, Inc,
sol Madison Ave., New York
%, N. Y.
Reviewer: William Henry Huff
We think the real, American
music consists Of the Negro Spi-
rituals and the jazz. Both of
the Negro Spiritual and the jazz.
Both of these are children of the
American Negroes brains. The
spirituals have long since crept
up into the classic class, and the
Jazz is on it's way. Another Ne
gro product is the gospel song,
also of Negro origin.
But, here we are concerned
with the jazz. The author of this
book. Here are the African back
grounds, the tentative beginnings
of a American art in the Delta
and New Orleans, the garishly
colored heydayy of the true New
Orleans style, and the stories of
great jazz creators from that
day to this. Written by a man
who loves his subject, who knows
music thoroughly, sand who has
studied his scenes and charac-
tiers at first hand, SHINING
TR UMPETS is a fascinating and
variegated story. Mr.. Blesh does
does not miss any important mu-
steal or sociological implications:
he has produced a book that is
simultaneously a solid, serious
history and controversial piece
of advocacy.
Here is a whole central as
pect of Notwithstanding life in
the United States told from the
inside, and with all it's surging
vitality and down-to-
No book like it has appeared be-
fore"
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11
MEN WHO CONTROL
OUR UNIVERSITIES

Author: Hubert Park Beck, with
foreword by George S
Counts
Publisher: Columbia University
Press, 2s6o Broadway, New
York 81, N. ".
Price: $500
Reviewer: William Henry Huff
"This work is an analysis of
the economic and social status
and affiliations of the 734 men
and women who compose our
governing boards Of the 80 lead
ing universities in the United
States.
Among the factors studied
are their occupations, 4 incomes
and salaries, corporation offices
and directorships particularly
in the 400 largest comparatively =,
education (including earned and
honorary legrees), famliyy sta
tus, religious and political pre-
ferences, ages, length of board
service, membership in socities
and fraternal CARNATIONS civic
activities, contributions. to lob
bying organizations, listings in So
cial. registers, and views on GER
tain educatioal ad social issues sa
revealed in an opinion poll.
'"The life histories of indivi-
dual trustees are not featured,
the focus being rather on the
characteristics of the present
system. Important contrasts are
emphasized, such as those be
tween state and private univer-
sity boards, trustees chosen by
various methods Of appointment,
trustees having served long per-
iods contrasted with. those hay-
ing served short periods, young
trustees -contrasted with those Of
advanced years, and university
trustees contrasted with founda-
ton trustees, and university
trustees .contrasted with foun-
cation trustees, and; other types
of distinguish men. The author
concludes with recommendations
for including representatives of
labor. agriculture, faculty., and
students on governing boards. "
I'm his foreword gorge S.
states: DR.. Beck's study is the
first really penetrating and
scholarly inquiry in this field.
He has gone far beyond the
work OF any other investigator.
MEN WHO CONTROL OUR
UNIVERSITIES is notable
work which should be studied
and discussed by all who are in
terested in the course of higher
education in the United States"
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11

.HowiToo'.EoseO Out
BY GEORGE S. BENSON
president Of Harding College
> Seurcy. Arkansas n

IHEr GOVERNMENT ) lost ST.
10000 a day while running the
atoms railroads in World War
|. That's not hay 4 Government
perators got rid of that money
yen though they found It. neces-
hry to jump freights rates ITO
er cent! a. This sad experience
ives you a real.life Spicture of
that happens in tAmerica. under
bvernment management ( of an
Adustry u Every time we try it
} America. the nation as a whole
the loserg J
Compare that record with the
abroad arrangements record in
World War II This time,we kept
rivate operations and manage.
Aent. There was no increase in
teight rates, and the railroads
aid 100000 day to the fed
raj government in taxes. y This
beans that under private man.
cement. our people were ahead
i least $6,000.000 day. That's
yer two billion dollars year! i
merica 4Nor LONG AGO 81
txcells railroad unions came
!! A out with a proposal
hat the government take over
he railroads permanently Sure
VI somebody is terribly misguid-
d or. ,misinfprmed. If our union
eople will study the records OF
government management in this
ind other countries. they will
make no such demands Actually.
he railroad unions themselves
souId be the group to suffer most
,nder government management.
Our workers have huge stake
h the American way If private
ownership Of industry is worth
aying, then we must do every
hing we can to stare off these
tendencies toward socialism and
a.. I~n~~A a. - . - -.
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11

DEMOCRACY AND PROGRESS
Author: David Mccord Wright
Publisher: The Macmillan Co.,
so Fifth Ave., New York II
Price: $500
Reviewer: William Henry Huff
David McCord Wright, Pro-
lessor of Economics and Lectur-
er in Law at the University OF
Virginia, was born in Savannah,
Georgia, in 1909.
"Of his career, he writes: l
was raised in Savannah and at
tended Savannah public schools.
My family decided I should be an
architect because Of my model
ling (my hobbies are history,
architecture, clay modelling, and
walking). Graduated from high
school at sixteen and was sent
to The Citadel, the Military. Col
lege Of South Carolina at Char
lesion, for a year. Then attend
ed the University Of Pennsyl-
vania architectural school for
three years in Philadelphia. Be-
came greatly interested in social
problems after 1929 and was for
ced by ill health to stop school
and spend year on a couch in
New Mexico. Was then sent to
the University of Virginia and
entered law school. Was Notes
editor of the Law Review and
received LIB in 1885.
"'As attorney for the RFC
1886 and 1887, worked to save
enough money to go the Harvard
Graduate School of Economics,
1937-1938, 1938-1939. Received
my M. A. in 1899 and became As
sistant Professor of Economies at
the University of Virginia where
I, got my Phi. d. in 1940.' CDR.
Wright's dissertation won the
David A. Wells award for the
best one submitted that year.
CDR. Wright was, economic con-
sultant Of the N. R. Planning
Board in 1913 and was lecturer
on currency problems at the U.
S. Army Schbol Of Military Gov
eminent also at that time. He is
the author of "The Creation OF
Purchasing Power" 1912, and
''The Economics Of Disturbance"
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11

Beware Of them for they snakes
Whose serpent heads should feel the club
Just chase them down and crush thei
heads.
Continued from last week.
60 Don't you see that your so-called conquest'
are poor victories, capitalizing on the hope o.
these neurotic women of finding the non existent
antidote for frigidityy?'
80 Who cares for their motives? DO you pc.
lieve Casanova was so choosy"
"'He wasn't. If you read his memoirs, you'll
find out that poor chambermaids and neurOtlc
dissatisfied women constitute the bulk OF his Lep-
OrellO list.
"Do you want to tell me that I'm neurotic?
"Precisely. Look what the refusal of your
friends wife did to you 1t shattered your IAN
tasy of invincibility. Can you deny that you are
depressed out of proportion to the ratio OF your
so-called "successes' with WOmen?
81 just picked the wrong woman. have to be
more careful in chOOsin'."
"eWhat you don't see is that the progress of
your neurosis made you make what you call mis-
take"
Everybody makes mistakes.
"'Your mistake was neurotic necessity.
"You are wrong there.
".There are two possibilities Either you ocn-
tinue you easy 'conquests' of frigid women who
take you for a suckers ride. -.
How can you say that? I'm conquering them
""Thats what yyou believe. They hope to use
you as an aphrodisiac but discard you as bad med-
cine.
NO make neurotc woman nave
sexual enjoyment So much I've learned from you.
That's correct. Your so-called conquests are
only the attempts of frigid women to find a cure
for their frgidity. They allow you the Illusion OF
conquerng them, although really they are trying
to use yoyu for their own purpose. You act the
part of the cheated cheater
1.-THE man indignant.
"'Nonsense don't agree with you.
"Why should you? asked him. Your whole
fake, herman philosophy would crumble the mo-
Statpmont'
Let's not argue about that. What was the
second possibility you started to point out before
/ interrupted your
"The second possibility is even less engaging
After some time your compensatory potency Will
weaken and you will not even be able to keep your
illusions of easy conquest
''It is perhaps superflous to state that the man
did not believe at the time Three years later
he entered treatment because of FREDERICKSBURG
ance His neurosis had caught up with him, mani
Testing itself in a symptom and not only in his per-
sonality as it had before His MISUNDERSTANDING
was quickly solved but he could be convinced only
with great difficulty that his whole approach to
women had been neurotic. Only the fact that ms
first refusal to analysed had had disastrous Ell
fects' as he expressed it, convinced him that con-
tinuation Of treatment was necessary. he was
fully cured ard now happily married.
evolves and frigd women are Complementary
neurotics Both need each other as unconscious
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11

you have the best railroads and
the best service? In America.
Our railroads offer better service
at lower cost than you'll find in
any nation in the world. This is
true even though the pay enve.
lope of the American railroad
worker is far greater than that
Of railroad workers in other ma.
tons. q
Our Ways 1T WOULD be much
Pay Of y wiser for our unions
u to call for less gov.
eminent h strahgulation in the
form of taxes, not for more con-
troll. u 1t is quite possible for al
slow strangling process to bring
on complete government control
Of railroads. \. We must not per-,
NIT that, Our workers must con-
tinue to receive the good wages
and benefits that come from rail-
roads controlled by the railroad
industry. not by an agency Of the
government. !"
Operating expenses of rail-
roads have scared during the past
80 years Yet, the railroads IN.
der private ownership have in.
creased their efficiency, to serve
the public better at lower cost.
Two things have resulted from
this efficiency: higher wages and
lower costs to the shipping and
travelling public. Nobody would
expect government managed rail-
roads to do these things. And
they wouldn't. e.
Under government operation!
there is no call for initiative.
Competition is not allowed toI
play it's part in keeping US on
our toes. We have high stands
ards of living in America simply
because we have freedom to act
and to look opportunities in the
Chicago world. (Chicago, Ill.) 1918-????, 1948-09-11

President of the Pennsylvania
Historical Association; President
Of the Pennsylvania Federation
of Historical Societies. Currently
he is a member of the Executive
committee and Council Of the
American Historical Association,
of the Board of Directors Of the
Social Science Research Council,
and Of the American Philosophical
Society. He has travelled in ETT
ope, Mexico, Cuba, Canada. l~cr-
foundland Alaska and practically
every state in the Union.
Professor Nichols has writ
ten several books on the polltl-
cal development of the American
republic and American demo-
cracy, including with c. A. Beard
and w. c. Bagley) America