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Evening star., 1948-09-16
By Thomas R. Henry

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There is a master clock in the
brain.
Finding of this chemical mechan.
ism which regulates mans sense Of
time was reported to the American
Association for the Advancement o1
Science here today by DR.. Hudson
Hoagland Of the Foundation fol
Experimental Biology of Shrews.
bury, Mass.
The discovery rose from the fact
that brain waves, the rythmic elec-
trical discharges from brain cells
which can be recorded by electrodes
on the skull, become faster when the
body's internal temperature is
raised. Subjects were asked to esti-
mate the passage Of a minute with
out looking at a watch.
Sometimes Run Faster.
He found that, as the internal
temperature rose, there were more
and more seconds in their minutes
Their brain clocks" were running
faster.
The sense of time, DR.. Hoagland
said, seems to be regulated Sby some
as yet unidentified engine system
in the brain. This would be an
complex chemical reaction
which depended on one or more OF
the thousands of. the so.callec
in the body-substances
which initiate and make possible
the continuation of chemical process
without themselves taking part in
them.
DR.. Hoagland. together with DR..
Norbert Weiner, mathematical phy-
sicist of the Massachusetts 50 Insti-
tute of Technology, outlined before
the association a strikingly new pic
ture of brain behavior.
1t has been customary to consider
the brain as similar to telephone
switchboard-a very complicated
one with about 2,0oo, 600, 900 connec-
tions. Messages come from the
outside world by nerve trunks lead
ing to the brain from the sense Or
gans such as eyes and ears. There
they are plugged in" on other cir
cults which cause the organism to
react in some way-see, hear, run,
think, dream and the like.
Processes Can Be Explained.
The diflculty with this picture
has been that none has been able to
locate telephone operator" in the
brain, even an automatic system
operator.
All this preceded three or four rel
atively recent physical developments
the magnetized wire recorder, the
television scanner, electron calculat-
ing machines, and-perhaps the
most important Of all-the principle
Of negative feed-back" which is
in the action of the
proximity fuse developed during the
war.
BY combining all these, DR.. Hoag-
and and DR.. Weiner pointed out
today, even such processes as
thought and memory can be ex-
planned without the need OF an op-
orator. The most complicated of the
calculators endowed with
free choice to correct their
own mistakes, ETC., might be COM
pared to the simplest sort OF brain.
Especially emphasized was the
negative feed-back principle where
an action reacts upon itself.
The proximity fuse sends out
short radio waves as it speeds
Evening star., 1948-09-16

who had been sitting in box next
to that occupied by the Ethiopian
Minister during the meeting.
Minister Was Shocked"
Haddis Alemayehou, First Secre-
tary Of the Ethiopian Legation, said
it had not been decided whether to
pursue the matter with higher
levels" 1t is possible, he said, that
the matter will be dropped.
But the Minister was profoundly
shocked by the incident" he added.
I'VE did not expect any such thing
to happen in the United States and
particularly in Washington.
His explanation was that the
Minister had been invited to attend
the meeting and had received
tickets. On his arrival he was
seated in a box in the diplomatic
section. Later, an usher came up
and told him he was in the wrong
section and would be moved to a
new seat.
Seat Was Not Suitable.
The new seat was mot fitting to
the standing" of the Minister, not
being in the diplomatic section, he
added. So he walked out.
Last night the association re-
leased the text of a letter sent by
its president. DR.. Edmund w. Sim
mott of Yale University, to the
Ethiopian Minister.
THE officers of the American
Association for the Advancement OF
Science have learned to their acute
embarrassment of the serious
affront which was suffered by the
Minister from Ethiopia at the
opening meeting. We were
entirely unaware of the grave oc-
currence. which Is the more shock
ing since it violates all the tradi-
tionS of science and of our organ
ization and so profoundly humiliates
U.s."
The letter added:
I'VE are entirely unable to de-
termine the responsibility for it."
DR.. Harlow Shapley, Harvard
University astronomer and chair
man of the associations Executive
Committee, gave this account OF the
incident:
A representative of the Yugoslav
Embassy telephoned him Tuesday
night to say he had seen an usher
approach the Minister in the next
box and speak to him. Then the
Minister left.
The Yugoslav representative said
he asked the usher what it was all
about and was told that q woman
had instructed him (the usher tc
ask the Minister to leave the boz
and take a seat elsewhere in the
hall, DR.. Shapley related. The
usher did not know the name Of tht
woman.
Constitution Hall Is owned by the
Daughters of the American Revolu.
ton and has figured in controversial.
in the past over OAR refusals tt
rent the hall for concerts by Negro
artists. Fred Hand, manager Of ths
hall, emphasized that the OAR hae
nothing to do with the incident.
II There is no segregation of ths
audiences in the hall. Mr.. Hant
pointed out. The ushers at ths
} meeting were furnished By the hall
| he said.
Evening star., 1948-09-16
Scientists Offer Regret
To Ethiopian Envoy for
Constitution HaIIAffair.

The American Association for the
Advancement of Science has ex-
pressed regret to the Minister of
Ethiopia for a serious affront' 1t
said occurred Monday night when
the Minister was asked to leave his
box seat in Constitution Hall and
take a seat elsewhere in the hall. "
The incident took place on the
opening night of the association S
centennial meeting in the hall.
After an usher asked the Minister,
Ras H. S. 1mru, to change seats, he
"left the hail." the association said.
The usher had been told to re-
quest the Minister to leave the box
by a woman, the association added.
The identity of the woman was not
known by the usher and has not
been discovered, the association con-
tinued.
The association said the incident
had been reported to 1t by a rep
resentative of the Yugoslav Embassy
Evening star., 1948-09-16
Formal Plan Offered
By PeiriIo 10 End
Ban on Recordiid
BY The Asseeioisd prsss

NEW YORK, Sept. i6.-James g.
Petrillo has submitted q formal pro-
posal for ending the nine-month. .old
recording ban by his American Fed.
Grafton Of Musicians, 1t was dis.
closed today.
It puts into writing Q suggestion
made earlier by Mr.. Petrillo to
recording and transcription com.
panies as to how to permit the
union to continue to receive royal
ties on records without violating the
Taft-Hartley Act.
The ban went into effect Decem.
Der 81 when the old contract be.
tween the union and industry ex-
pired and the Taft-Hartley Act
prohibited q new one with the same
royalty provisions.
Trustee Proposed.
The old contract gave the union
royalties Of "a to cents on each
record sold. The union had sole
control of the money, which it spent
on employing jobless musicians to
give free concerts.
The AIM president proposes ap-
pointment of a trustee for the roy.
.alties and designation Of . deposit
tory. The trustee would not be .
member of the union, but could
spend the funds only for non-profit
concerts in amounts and areas
designated by the union, and only
on approval of the union.
The industry earlier submitted its
own plan calling for payments into
a fund somewhat similar to the
United Mine Workers welfare fund,
administered by q board having
Representatives of the union, Indus
try and the public.
Comment Withheld.
Neither the union nor industry
officials would comment on the
Petrillo proposal. However, doubt
as to its legality under the Taft
Hartley law was expressed IN IN.
dustry legal circles.
1t was emphasized that Mr.. Pc
trillo's move was merely one in .
series of attempts to reach q basis
for the start of formal negotiations
toward a solution. No future meet.
ings between the union and the In.
dustry have been definitely sched-
uled, and the consensus was that
no early end Of the recording ban
is in sight.
Evening star., 1948-09-16
Mrs. McBroom to Attend
Services for War Dead

Mrs. Gertrude McBroom, 805
South Oak street, Arlington, who is
national vice president of the Gold
Star Mothers, Inc, last night re-
ceived an invitation from the COM
manding general of the port Of New
York to be present at ceremonies
commemorating the return Of war
dead on the U. S. S. Lawrence
Victory.
Mrs. McBroom will attend the
ceremonies aboard ship at 1880
am. Monday.
Evening star., 1948-09-16
| New York State Clio
Asks End Of Charter
l.
For rLeft-Wing Group
" me Asseeiossd Press

NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-The ex-
ecutive board of the right-wing New
York State CIO has set up a COM
mittee to ask national CIO officers
to revoke the charter of the left
wing Greater New York CIO
Council.
The months-long feud between the
two groups arose largely over the
left-wing groups refusal to follow
national CIO policy of opposing
Henry A. Wallace's presidential can
didacy and backing the Marshall
Plan.
The State Councils board voted
better than two to one yesterday to
authorize committee to seek rev.
ocation Of the local groups char
ter, q spokesman said.
Saul Mills, secretary of the local
council, said later the action of the
State group was "disruptive" and
tended to divide labor.
The State board turned down
request, made previously by Mr..
Mills and the local council, that
State CLIO President Louis Hol-
lander be censured for his tactics
in opposition to the Greater New
York group.
The State boards right wing ma
jority expressed support of Mr.. Hol-
lander's position in the controversy
Thirty-five members of the board
were present. The board also in
dorsed President Truman's candi-
dacy. and approved the activities
of State CIO officers in setting up
a political action committee, mem
ber said.
Joseph Curran, president of the
CIO National Maritime Union, noti-
fled the CIO officers officially that
his union no longer is to be regard
ed as an affiliate Of the Greater
New York Council.
Evening star., 1948-09-16
Reds Deny EnsIavement
OF Jan War Prisoners
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

TOKYO, Sept. 16.-A Russian
spokesman denied today the charge
of Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
that Japanese prisoners of war are
being used as slave labor by the
,Soviets.
/ N. I. Generalov. political adviser
ito the Russian mission to Tokyo,
was quoted by the Leftist news
paper Nimpo as saying there was
mo profit" to Russia in keeping the
prisoners.
'1t increases expenses" the news
paper quoted him further.
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
September accused the Russians
of using Japanese war prisoners as
slave labor to build airflelds and to
bolster the Russian war potential
Some SOC, 1000 japanese prisoners are
still held In Russia.
Evening star., 1948-09-16
Dutch Outlaw Communism
Throughout East Indies
sy the Associoted Press

BATAVIA, Java, Sept. 16.-The
Dutch said yesterday that they will
combat Communist activity through
out The Netherlands East Indies
with all appropriate means
The order designated Communist
activity as a criminal offense aimed
at creating unrest from the Repub-
lican territory" and causing violence
in ''non-Republican areas in fragrant
conflict with the truce agreement"
between the Indonesian republic
and the Dutch.
The act outlawing Communism
applies both to individual activity
and to participation in organizations
on a Communist basis" an official
communique said.
Evening star., 1948-09-16

watchdog" of the civil service merit
system. ...
Mr.. Kaplan expressed the view
that greater economy must be
achieved in Government operation
but not at the expense of those
who serve their country faithfully
and we'll"
Economy in Government must
come from eliminating sinecures and
nonesSential functions" Mr.. Kaplan
declared. But to fire employees who
are performing . good and useful
job-that's not economy as I see It. /"
Mr.. Kaplan, whose organization
is financed by some Of the leading
businessmen in the country, also
urged Government employees groups
to do better public relations job
in presenting their case to the pub
lie.
Public servants, instead of apollo
gizing, should hold their heads high, 81
Mr.. Kaplan declared.
Observation-Disclosures speaker
Warren B. Irons, chief Of the Civil
Service Commissions Retirement
Division. told the convention he Is
opposed to any plan that would per-
nit Government workers to retire on
full annuities after Is years Of serv-
Ice, regardless Of age.
There must be an age minimum
Mr.. Irons declared. At the same
time, Mr.. Irons said. he favored al
amendment to the civil service re.
tirement system, which would give
a married woman employe the priv.
ilege OF selecting a survivor an.
nuitant under the same terms anc
conditions as provided for male
married employees.
Pralsing the NFFE's accomplish.
ments during the past 81 years, Mr.
Irons declared:
II believe the Government and the
country would be benefited II Fed.
eral employees were 100 per cent
organized"
CONVENTION ADDE N d A As
predicted here yesterday, the NFFE
went on record as vigorously op-
posed to any change in the Gov
ernment's annual and sick leave
system. :. Other convention speak
ers yesterday were Henry Hubbard,
vice chairman Of the Federal Per-
sonnel Council, who urged more
Government teamwork to improve
Federal operations, and William H
McReynolds, who served as admin
istrative assistant on personnel
matters under the late President
Roosevelt. Mr.. McReynolds hasn't
missed an NFFE convention in
many years. The page boys
usually seen at NFFE conventions
are missing this one because OF
Milwaukee's serious polio epidemic
Grammar schools here still are
closed, and youngsters are forbidden
to take part in any public activities
(Be sure to listen at 11:15 am.
every Sunday oUer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Yonngs
Federal Spotlight broadcast, tea-
turing additional news and UieUs
OF Government a1airs and per-
Sondlities.)
Evening star., 1948-09-16
Pumping Engine on Run
Hits Three Parked Autos

A pumping engine from the fire
departments No. 27 Engine Com
pany didn't make it to a fire last
night, but it wasn't much of a blaze
anyway.
The engine, driven by Pvt. Andrew
w. Tate, 81, failed to negotiate a
turn from Minnesota avenue into
B street Sc. and smashed into three
parked cars, police reported. A
total Of SITS damage was done to
all four vehicles, police added.
The fire, in an overstuffed chair
at 1915 B street Sc, was rapidly
extinguished by other fire equip
ment that did get there.
Evening star., 1948-09-16
scroppine Of jap Fleet
To Be Finished This Year
BY the Assoeiossd Press

TOKYO, Sept. 16.-The last of
the Japanese battle feet will be on
the scrap heap by the end Of this
year.
United States Navy spokesmen
said today 406 former enemy war
craft, ranging from battleships to
20-ton torpedo boats, already had
been scrapped. Fifteen more will be
cut up before the year ends.
The scrap is being given to the
Japanese government for industrial
use
Evening star., 1948-09-16
|NFFE to Oppose Placement
OF Military in Civilian Jobs
By Joseph Young
S&rx exaE Tasp>enanl>nt

MILWAUKEE, Sept 1s-The biennial convention Of the
Federation OF Federal EMPLOYEES today prepared take
fighting stand against the of military in civilian
Government jobs
convention expected adopt resolution charging
Evening star., 1948-09-16

p e r S o n n e ! 10
routine clerical,
admin l str ative,
technical q n d
mechanical du-
ties W h ! c h
should be filled
by civilian per-
Sonnel.
NFFE officials
plan to take the
matter up as
soon as possible
with the PreSi-
dent, the heads
Of the depart
ments and agen-
cies involved.
Evening star., 1948-09-16
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Sunny and
pleasant with high around 78 this
afternoon. Fair tonight with low
est about So. Tomorrow, sunny with
highest near 30.
Maryland and Virginia-Mostly
clear and cool again tonight. To-
morrow, sunny with little change
in temperature.
Wind velocity. 8 miles per hour;
direction, northeast.
District Medical Society ragweed
pollen count for "a hours ending
am, September 16-47 grains per
cubic yard OF air. -
--.t.e1 River Report. 20 ff
fFrom Omitted States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1948-09-16

that the various Government mill
.tary agencies, instead Of correcting
the situation, have aggravated it by
assigning more and more military
Evening star., 1948-09-16

HiEh and Low for Yesterday.
High, rs, at 4:01 PM
Low, 56, at 7:04 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90. on August 81.
Lowest, 8. on January 26.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1948-09-16
The Sun and Moon.
PrecipIt1ti0,

Monthly precipitation In inches in the
Capital lcurreut month to date(:
Evening star., 1948-09-16

(Be sure to listen at f1::15 am.
every Sunday oUer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Yonng's
Federal Spotlight broadcast, tea-
turing additional neUS and uieUs
OF Government a1airs and per-
sondlities.)
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-06-03
. Somersville
BY CLINTON DAVIS

Miss Startling Laughery and
others spent the fore part of
last week at Niagara Falls.
Mrs. Vella Wood passed away
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Clarence Haines, last Friday
morning, following a long illness.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at the Claiborne
Church, with burial in the Maskill
cemetery. The relatives have the
sympathy of this entire commun-
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Haines, of
North Lewisburg, spent the week
end at the home of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Haines. They were called home
by the death of the formers
grandmother.
Miss Bertha and Startling
Laughery left here last Thursday
morning accompanied by Mrs.
Cross, of Marysville, to spend a
few days with Mrs. Cross rela-
tives in North Carolina. The
Laughery girls will return by bus
on Tuesday. Mrs. Cross will re-
main for a longer visit.
Guests and callers at the James
w. Davis home on Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Shirk, of
Bellefontaine; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Davis, Mrs. Vada Davis, Mrs. Rose
Richardson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Davis, of Redwood.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-06-03

alumni dinner.
Mrs. Ruth Hell, of Kenton, at
tended the r. H. S. alumni din
ner on Friday evening. She was
a weekend guest of the Walter
Robinson family, of near Pharis-
burg.
Rev. and Mrs. Donald Hobbs
and children returned Saturday
rom Wisconsin. While in Wiscon-
sin Rev. Hobbs attended the ses-
Sions of the Northern Baptist
Convention at Milwaukee. Mrs.
Hobbs and the children were
guests at the home of MIR. Hobbs
sister, Mrs. John T. Medlar, and
family in Madison. Part of their
time was spent with Mrs. Hobbs
brother, Mr.. r. Glenn Hall, and
family. Mr.. Hall is a member of
the faculty of Shicago University
and is an astronomer. He is a
member of the staff at Yerkes
Observatory which is a depart
ment of Chicago University.
We would like to correct an an
nouncement made in this column
last week. After this news was
sent in, it was discovered that
the time given for the broadcast
of the Talent Show, from WTFW,
Ft. Wayne, is on the air from 7:30
to 8 p. m. instead of 7 to 7:30.
This progam can be dialed at
1890. Miss Lena Chiesa, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chiesa, of
Redwood, is the accompalist for
this show for thirteen weeks.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-06-03
REDWOOD NEWS

Sunday dinner guests at the
home of Miss Lucille and Miss
Maude Smith Included the follow
ing: MIR. and Mrs. Harold Powell
and son, Terry; Mr.. and Mrs. An
da Ringer and children, Carol,
Saundra, and Don; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Park, Miss 10 Price, Mr..
Roy Price, all of Newark; and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Price, of
Marion.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Duke
and children, of Cleveland, were
weekend guests of Mr.. Dukes
mother, Mrs. Laura Duke.
Mrs. Eupha Barker, of Steuben-
vile, has been spending several
days with her mother, Mrs. John
Cheney and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brobeck,
of Columbus, were weekend
guests in Redwood, and attended
the alumni dinner dance of Rich
wood High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Shuman, of
Dayton, were weekend guests in
Redwood and visited at the
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Smith and Mrs. A. E. Shuman, ST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kagay,
of Columbus, attended the alum
nj diner of Redwood High school.
Mrs. Lois Langstaff, Cleveland,
was the weekend guest of her
mother, Mrs. j. E. LangStaff.
Saturday evening dinner guests
at the home of Mrs. j. E. Lang
staff included Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Weaver, Fostoria; Miss Ruth Jol-
lift, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Langstaff.
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week WlLn nGr QaugnLer, MrS.
E. v. Shoup and family in Mar
ion
Mr.. and Mrs. William LeMas-
ter and daughter, Elaine, were
Decoration Day dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. LeMaster.
Mr.. c. E. Moore, Mrs. Gladys
Andrews and son, Harold, of
Delaware; Mrs. Mable James,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Erwin and
Bobby and Betty Erwin of Bu-
cyrus; Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Leh-
man, of Marion; Mr.. B. j. Lane,
of Raymond; Mrs. Leah Earick
and Miss Bernice Moore, of Clai-
bourne, and Mrs. H. 0. Moore,
of Redwood, were recent visi-
tors of their aunt, Mrs. Florence
Hit, and family, west of town.
Mrs. Vada Davis and mother,
Mrs. Rose Richardson; her
brother, Mr.. Noble Drake, and
wife, of Akron, enjoyed
weeks trip through Kentucky
and Tennessee. Their trip took
them over the Great Smoky
Mountain Train to the Cherokee
Indian Reservation, in North
Carolina. They also visited in
Chattanooga and at Nashville,
attended the performance of the
radio show Grand Ole Opera.
They visited copper mines in
Tennessee and Mammouth cave,
Onyx Cave in Kentucky. They
1900 miles on their trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Sloop, of
and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Tanner, of Columbus, were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. Sloop.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Manley and
of Overland, Mo-, were
holiday guests of Mr.. Manley's
Mrs. Lloyd Manley.
Mr.. George Martin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Martin, and a
student at 0. S. U. spent last
at the home of his
parents and attended the alumni
dinner of R. H. S.
Miss Marilyn Winter was
weekend guest at the home of |
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Winter Miss Winter is en-
oloyed in one of the offices at |
D. S. u.
Mr.. Carol G.. Reece, of Nor
raj, spent Friday evening in
Redwood and attended the alum
nj dinner of R. H. S.
Mr.. John Miley, of Columbus,
was a weekend guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Miley. He attended the Rich
wood high school alumni dinner
on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Berwanger,
Of Oak Harbor, attended the
Redwood high school alumni
dinner and dance and were
weekend guests or Mrs. Ber- |
wanger's mother, Mrs. Lloyd Ber-
Manley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cushman,
Of Newark, were weekend |
guests of Mr.. Cushman's parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Jim Cushman, and
the R. H. S. alumni din
ner and dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Allgower,
Mrs. Alona McCreary, and Mr..
and Mrs. d. H. Britain, of To-
edo, spent Monday visiting
friends and relatives in Rich
wood.
Mrs. Ruth Weller is leaving this
week for Quantico, Va, where
she plans to spend several |
with her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Wall, and husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Weaver,
Of Fostoria, and Miss Ruth Jol-
Lift, of Detroit, spent last week
end as the guest of Mrs. Weaver's
Mrs. G.. M. Howard.
While in Redwood they attend
ed the r. H. S. alumni dinner.
Mrs. Fay Lytle, of Bellefon-
taine, was a weekend guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Speyer and
while here attended the r. III. S.