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Evening star., 1948-11-09
Says Republicans Never Learn.

says kepuDAc&nS Never Learn.
To the Editor Of The Star:
The Republican Party Is like the proverbial
old nag that never learns anything. They have
nothing to offer to the average city worker or
farmer. but they do have lot to offer to
few privileged big interests at the expense of
the average voter, so, there you are!
From McKinley's time to Taft, Harding,
Coolidge and Hoover they had the chance to
put in some real constructive work for the
beneft Of the average man as whole Did
they? OF course not. Then came F. D. R.
and ray OF hope for the average worker with
guaranteed bank accounts, social security for
old age and unemployment benefits, wage and
hour minimum, cheap electric power, etc. Then
along came Landon. can do better he said.
but didn't say what. Came Willkie and he
said me, too" Then came Dewey, the
superior administrator. We do not know what
he had in his mind. ROY PETRUCCELLL
Evening star., 1948-11-09
Speaking Of Margins.

cPe@AAn& WA
To the Editor Of The Star:
May answer your Gould Lincoln's article
OF last Saturday? The Truman margin Of
victory in i've States that Mr.. Lincoln picked
out was less than 100000. Those States had
total Of 90 electoral votes which Mr.. Dewey
could have gained with q mere 100000 of the
100000 difference in votes. He then would
have had the grand total of 2S8 electoral
votes which would have given him 20 more
than he needed (mighty slim margin, think.
also picked out five Saskatchewan,
Connecticut, Indiana Maryland and Mr.
Dewey's own New York. Mr.. Dewey won these
five States by not less than 100000 but less
than 125,o00. These five States would have
given our President an additional 95 electoral
votes, giving him grand total Of 800 electoral
votes. Mr., Dewey would have then had a grand
total OF "a votes and 1t would have only taken
about $4,000 votes to do this, not 100000
SAMUEL MOVITZ.
Evening star., 1948-02-22
Pose 4

adventure such
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01
History In The Old Stone Tower

= Hjalmar R. Holland, an histor-
ian who has specialized in tracing
the wanderings of the early Morse
men, published book last year,
America, 1355-1364," which was a
factor in inducing the Newport
Commission to change its stand.
The book was brought to the at
tention of the Park Commission a
few months ago by Robert R.
Young, head of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad and a resident of
Newport. Mr.. Hollands conclusions
are SO intriguing, and his argu-
ments in favor of the excavation
so persuasive, that the Newport
Commission decided to change its
previous policy and permit a sci
entific search for new evidence.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01

The decision of the Newport Or.
IL Park Commission to permit a
scientific excavation around the
base of the old stone tower in
Touro Park, something that has
been urged for years by archeolo-
gists, has revived speculation on
the origin of the ancient structure.
For more than 100 years his
torians have debated two theories.
One is that the old stone tower
was built as a windmill about the
year 1875 by Benedict Arnold,
Rhode Islands first governor-not
the Benedict Arnold who figured
century later in American his
tory.
The other theory is that the
tower was built as a place of Wor-
ship by Viking Adventures who
came to these shores in the thir-
teenth and fourteenth centuries. If
the Viking theory is correct-and
recent bits of evidence pieced to-
gether tend to support 1.-THE cid
tower may well be the oldest struc-
ture built by Europeans in the
western hemisphere, structure
that was old and probably aband-
oned before Christopher Columbus
was born.
Previous suggestions that the
site around the structure be eX-
cavated scientifically in a hunt fer
clues were rejected by the New
port Park Commission on the
ground that the digging m g h t
cause the relic to collapse. Archs-
ologists have maintained, however.
that a careful excavation d
not endanger the tower at all and
that the chances are good that
some bit of evidence will be found
to prove the towers origin con-
clusively.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01
Norway Village
SIashes Taxes

OSLO.-In these days of ris-
ing taxes coupled with frenzied
appeals, premises and dis
courses as to the wisdom of
tax reduction. a news note from
the Norwegian ford village of
Vartdal comes as an interest
ing contrast to the usual story.
Here. city fathers decided to
reverse the normal process.
Municipal taxes paid by Vart-
dial citizens who spent the war
years aboard Norwegian mer-
chantmen are to be returned as
a gift from the city. City ia
Tiers have decided that every
Vartdal sailor who risked his
life to transport vital war sup
plies for the Allies is to be ex-
tended a gift of thanks by his
fellow citizens in the form of
a returned tax check
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01

ST. NORTH, Switzerland, Feb
9.-The Fifth Winter Olympic
Games were ended, but the dis
cord of an Unprecedented ic e
hockey row fingered on today as
the athletes headed for their
homes in % nations.
Sweden won the majority of
honors during the 10 days of COM
petition. The United States fin
ished third in total points. T h e
United States provided an unex-
pected heroine in Mrs. Gretchen
Fraser, winner of III women's
special ski slalom and second in
the alpine combination ski event.
Frances Henri Oreiller was the
star individual performer, winning
two first places in downhill skiing
and the alpine combined But long
after these performances are for
gotten, the tug-of-war over which
of two United States hockey teams
should represent the U. S. A. will
be remembered.
The U. S. Olympic Committee
hockey team came, saw and re-
manned just tourists in this pic
turesque alpine resort, where
tattered bunting flaps lazily over
worn and dirty snow.
It's rival, the Amateur Hockey
Association of America, was &C
eepted as the U. S, entry by the
Swiss Olympic Committee. The
AHA team played in the nine
team tournament, and finished a
good fourth behind Canada,
Czeohoslovakia, and Switzerland
This fourth place, however, viii
never show in Olympic records.
For the international Olympic
Committee ruled out the AHA
Avery Brundage, American IOC
member, said the AHA represents
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01
Oslo Expands
To II Times
Former Area

OSLO. = On January /, 1913,
the total area Of Oslo, Norway's
capital city, was increased twenty
seven fold by it's formal amalga-
nation with adjoining Aker and
surrounding districts. The city
now covers 10000 acres in con-
trast to the Alps acres which con-
stituted Oslo-proper on the last
day of the old year.
That there is plenty of room for
growth is indicated by some un-
ique statistics. Three quarters of
the new capital is covered by for
est. Some $50 farm houses, a to-
tai of 1900 cows which may now
consider themselves city residents.
A total of 60 lakes now within
Oslo's boundaries now comprise an
area almost half again as large
as the capitals total former
spread. Total population of the
enlarged city is 424, 900 or approx
imately 14fe of the 3,164,O 900 per-
sons living in all of Norway at
the turn of the new year.
1t may be noted that 10000
more women than men are now re-
siding in the expanded Norwegian
capital.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01
Sweden Sticks To
Her Neutrality

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 4-Swe-
den struck the first Scandina-
Wan blow against an anti-Com-
munist West European union
today. Foreign Minister Oesten
linden said his country will
stick to it's traditional neutral
ity and stay out of any power
bloc
linden, in one of the most i'm
portant Swedish foreign policy
declarations in years, told a
joint parliament session in
Stockholm:
1.-THE government is convinced
that the overwhelming majority
of Swedes do not wish to join
any great power bloc-be it by
explicit pact or alliance, or by
silent understandings on a COM
mon military action in case of
conflict"
The foreign minister declared
that Sweden will adhere to its
pledges under the United Ma
tons charter instead of joining
the projected widening of the
Anglo-French alliance under the
so-called Bevin plan.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01
Aware E. Shoemaker
Is Taken By Death

Alvaro c. Shoemaker, associate
editor of the Scandinavian Amer
lean. died at the United States
Veterans Hospital at Portland,
Oregon, Tuesday morning, Febru-
airy 3, 194S. He was formerly an
editorial writer for the Seattle
Post Intelligencer and other pub
locations.
He was born in Bedford, Iowa,
October 26, 1882, and left surviv-
ing h m two daughters. Alvara
Forbus Deal of Caracas, Venezue-
la, and Dale Forbus Fleury of Sc
attic, Washington. Death was due
to cancer of the lung.
In keeping with his wishes, no
funeral services were held. His
body has been cremated. and his
ashes will be scattered over San
Francisco Bay.
The barb of his pen will long be
remembered. He was a master of
expression and analysis. His edi-
torials on political and economic
subjects received national recog
milton, and his poems, such as
Hymn Before Battle" recently
published in the Post Intelligencer,
have been widely acclaimed.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01

commercial interests in ice hockey.
The IOC also decreed that the
International Ice Hockey Fedora
ton, of which the AHA is menu
Der, shall no longer be the gov
erning body of amateur ice hockey
throughout the world.
That was the windup after two
weeks of torrid debate. Nothing
like it had been known in the his
tory of the moo ern Olympic
Games, founded in 1896 to pro-
mote peace among nations.
Some said there might never
again be an Olympics. But the IOC
Continued ON Page p
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01

DR.. Anders Nygren, president
of the Lutheran World FEEDER
alton and professor of theology
at the University of Lund, Swed-
EN-, recently arrived in New
York on the "DrottninghOlm,"
accompanied by his wife.
DR.. Nygren is here to take
part i'm the 10Oth Anniversary of
the founding of the Augustana
Synod by Swedish pioneers, to
be celebrated this summer.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01

The number of new companies
Incorporated in Sweden last year
was 2,347.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

THE SUNDAY STAR, va -lington, D, c. D-1s
- ~
Evening star., 1948-03-21

Lawrence are having a three-day
vacation In New York City.
Mrs. Vermont G. Royster is TAX
ing her two children, Bonnie and
Eleanor, to New Bern, N. c., to
spend Easter with their grandpar-
ents.
1t will be an especially pleasant
holiday for Miss Bonnie, since her
grandmother is giving q birthday
party for her next Saturday at the
New Bern Woman's Club.
Mrs. Royster will be away about
10 days and when she returns to her
home here she will begin to make
plans to move to New York, where
Mr.. Royster is being sent in connec-
ton with his work with the Wall
Street Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Riley and
their daughter, Miss Barbara Riley,
and Mrs. Riley's mother, Mrs. John
A. P. Farnham, will spend the Eas-
ter holiday in Atlantic City. They
will be at the st. Denis Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grifith Barry, Mr..
and Mrs. Emory H. Bogley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierce A. Britt, Mr.. Claud A.
Cook, MIR. and Mrs. Dallas P. Fry,
MIR. and Mrs. George McClain, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Pitt, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Seller, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Twombly and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton
Wallace were among o group of
Bethesdans who drove over to
Woodbridge, Va, Thursday evening
for dinner and a charter meeting
OF the newly organized chapter Of
Kiwanis at Woodbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. CourtIand D. Fer
guson came back from a three
week stay in Palm Beach, Fla, in
time to give a birthday party
Thursday for their young son
CORTLAND and as soon as the party
was over Mrs. Ferguson and Court
land and her daughter Lucille left
for week at Williamsburg, Va.
Miss Anne Rogers Devereaux will
be home next week from Newton
College Of the Sacred Heart and
while here she will take part. in the
entertaining that has been planned
for the Easter season. One of the
parties that will be of especial in
terest to her will be the tea to be
given for Miss Jacqualine Smith
next Saturday in Alexandria.
Miss Smith, the daughter of Mrs
Courtland Smith, made her debut
at the Baltimore Cotillion last De-
cemoer at the same time that Miss
Devereaux was presented.
The tea will be given by Miss
Smiths uncle and aunt, MIR. and
Mrs. Charles r. Hooff, and another
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Hoof,
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Bethesda.Lower Montgomery County
Parties for Visitors Feature
Easter Season IN Nearby Area
By Lillian Arfhur

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Cabell
Brown are planning q small tea next
week end In honor OF Mr.. Douglas
Calader who win be here from Rio
de Janeiro on a business trip and
who will be the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown for several days.
Mrs. Brown will have Mr.. Browns
aunt Miss Carrie Loughborough
helping her with the details of the
party and since she was born at Old
Loughborough on River Road, one
of the earliest homes in this part
of the county she will be able to give
Mr.. Calader some of the historical
background of the place.
Miss Loughborough has just pre-
sented a painting Of Gen. Robert E.
Lee to the Society for the Preserva-
ton of Virginia Antiquities to be
hung in Arlington, Gen. Lees for
mer home. The painting was the
work of Miss Loughborough's sister,
the late Miss Daisy Loughborough.
Miss Loughborough's mother was
a great admirer of Gen. Lee and
there are many stories of Lee that
have been told and retold in the
Loughborough family. A favorite
story is that Gen. Lee personally
brought the oath of allegiance to
Mrs. Loughborough when she re-
fused to sign it at the close Of the
Civil War and she signed 1t at his
request.
BY coincidence, Rio de Janeiro
was in the news this week in an
other part of lower Montgomery
County. when it was learned that
Mr.. William F. Germon is coming
home on business trip and will
spend a few days with his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gernon, in Friendship Heights. He
will not be here for Easter but ex-
poets to arrive soon after.
Mr.. Germon's wife and little son,
David Franklin Germon, born No
vember 6, will remain In Rio while
Mr.. Germon is here. Baby Gernlon
represents the fourth generation In
the Germon family to carry the
name Franklin.
When Mr.. Germon returns to Rio
his brother. Mr.. Boyd Germon, who
came home recently from Leland
Stanford University In Palo Alto,
Calf. where he has has been study
ing for his masters degree will ac-
company him to South America and
will remain there for an indefinite
period.
Mrs. Donald A. Mcpherson OF
Hartsdale. N. Y, has been the guest
of her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert McCandlish for the
past week.
Mr.. Mcpherson arrived yesterday
to join Mrs. Mcpherson here and to
be here for several days.
Cadet Robert A. Mcpherson Of
West Point and one of his class
mates, Don Cruiziger will spend the
Easter vacation with Mr.. and Mrs.
McCandlish.
Down in Florida where they have
been since shortly after the Christ
mas holidays, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
z. Perry will continue their custom
Of entertaining on Easter that they
have followed over a period of years.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
To We'd IN Inne

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl j. Whelan
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Mary McKinnon
Whelan, to Mr.. George Boardman
Eager III of this city and Char
lottesville, Va. Mr.. Eager is the
son of Mrs. Christie w. Eager of
this city and Of the late Mr.. George
B. Eager, jr, Of the University of
Virginia Law School.
Miss Whelan attended the Wom-
ems College OF the University of
North Carolina and Mr.. Eager now
is a student at the University of
Virginia, where he is a member of
Phi Kappa Psi social fraternity.
He served for three years In the
Navy.
The wedding will take place in
June,
Evening star., 1948-03-21

The bride was given In marriage
by her father, She wore o navy blus
suit, with matching accessories, and
a corsage Of lilies OF the valley and
freesias. Her sister. Mrs. william
Jenries Chewing. jr., of this city.
was her only attendant. Her suit
was navy blue and dusty pink. With
1t she wore navy accessories and a
corsage OF gardenias. Mr.. o. @.
Scott, jr., of Feeport, N. Y, was
best man.
Following a wedding breakfast st
the Mayflower, the couple left for
New York.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Miss aske to Wed

MIR. and Mrs. Meyer Taske an.
nounce the engagement of the for.
mer's daughter, Miss Shirley Edith
Taske, to Mr.. Frank H. Hirschell
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Hirschel
Miss Taske now is attending Will
son Teachers College. Mr.. Hirsch.
ell attended the University OF
Georgia and Wooster College In
Ohio for two years as a naval cadet
In the Air Corps.
The wedding is being planned for
the late summer.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

One Of their guests will be John
Stone OF Glenmore, Bethesda who
will spend his school vacation with
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry.
Mr.. Perry's sister. Mrs. Howard
Grifith, and her son, Mr.. Thomas
P. Grifith, are just back from q
fortnight's visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry and another recent visitor
of the Perrys was Mrs. Christine F..
Adams of Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Angus Watson
and their two sons, David and
Charles, are in Pennsylvania, where
they are visiting Mrs. Watson's son,
Mr.. j. Angus Watson III, who is a
student in Lehigh University.
Mr.. Watson is active in student
affairs at the college and is a mem
ber of Psi Upsilon Fraternity, and
took his mother and two brothers to
see the finals of the National
Wrestling Match, held at Lehigh
this week end.
Mrs. E. M. Fry and Mrs. Douglas
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Miss Chandler
Engaged to We'd

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Chandler Of
Groyeton, Tex, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter. Miss
Janis Chandler, to Mr.. william
Woodburn. jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodburn Of Williansport, Pa. for
merly Of washington. The wedding
is planned for May.
Miss Chandler attends Huntsville
College and was graduated from
Southwestern University, George
town, Tex. Mr.. Woodburn attended
Sidwell Friends School in Wash
ington and is a graduate of Culver
Military Academy. He now is at
tending Baylor University Law
School in Waco, Tex.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Wed Yesterday

Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Dewitt
schlemmer of Bell-Air Farm. Fred
ericksburg, Va, announce the mar
riage OF their daughter. Mrs. Jean
Schlemmer Holmes. to Mr.. william
Overton Scott. also of Fredericks-
burg, son Of Mrs. Oscar George
Scott Of Norfolk and the late Mr..
Scott. The double ring ceremony
took place at noon yesterday In
Christ Church, Georgetown, the
Rev. John r. Anschutz officiating.
Evening star., 1948-03-21
Engagement

engagement
Mr. and Mrs. o. J. Ryan an
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Helen Marie Ryan,
to MIR. James T. Malone, jr., no date
having been set for the wedding.
Miss, Ryan was graduated from
Holy Trinity College and attended
.Dunbarton College of the Holy
Cross, and Mr.. Malone, who served
three years in the Army Air Forces,
was graduated from st. Johns
Academy and attended Georgetown
University. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Malone and at present is
attending Strayer Business College.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
CURTAINS, DRAPERIES

WeTe NOW
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Curtain Fobrcs OF fraction OF 5Oet
the original price ------------- ZoO loe
5 Decorator Squares, discontinued
sonples For knitting boes, soto
pillows etc At fraction OF the 81 10 81
e,ieinoI price ------- yord Toe
s Individual Curtoins, hof-pors
sompIes variety Of types. Wsy Z.95 10 75eto
less thon u price --------.~.- 1926 ITS
4 Hossocks, bench-type, srnuIoted
leother, red Less than "a price 1875 2.sS
| Bedspreod, GIosheen. Way less
VI price e---------------- o0.fo IVY
| Custon-no Club Choir Slip
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! Custom made T-cushion Soto
Cover Woy less than u price 4575 1872
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Evening star., 1948-02-05
CHILDREN'S SHOES

ITS pors Junior Miss BolIet Slippers.
Black or wine Broken sizes 4h
to g. Less than hoIf price 595 lay
100 Pors Junior Miss Brown Jester
Saddle Oxfords Brown ond white.
broken sizes to 9. Less thon
half price ee------------~----- 30 Lay
$50 Pors Junior Miss Slippers in wool
felt, leather cotton plush. Wine
or blue Broken sizes 4R to 9. Zo9to
Less than half price S5 we
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-05-06

rector of the U. S. Bureau of Stand
ards, to the effect that he had been
in too close association with known
radicals, whose loyalty to the United
States could be questioned. The broad
inference was made that DR.. Condor
was not the type of man who should
head such an important agency of the
Government. So-called liberal radio
commentators and news columnists
violently protested the Congressional
investigation, and Secretary of Com
merce Hartman strongly defended
Condor, insisting he had been investi-
gated and that the records showed he
was completely loyal. The Un-Ameri-
can Activities committee of the House
then insisted Hartman furnish the
complete records on DR.. Condor which
he had in his possession, and asked
that certain F. B. |. reports and other
documents be produced. This Harri-
man refused to do, and President Tru-
man later ordered him not to present
the papers and evidence to the House
Committee. Last Thursday the House
voted-301 yeas to 20 nays-in favor
of a resolution directing the Secre-
tary of Commerce to turn over the de-
sired records and evidence. Later
that afternoon the President, in d
press conference, strongly indicated
it was the intention of his Admins
tration not to comply with the Con-
gressional resolution to furnish the
papers requested. The next day the
records in dispute were all turned
over to the President. The next move
may be up to Congress. Just why any
Administration should refuse o
furnish a Congressional committee
with evidence which would confirm or
deny charges of disloyalty made
against an important public official
is hard to understand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-05-06
Red Cross Donations
Now Reach S1,195.43

Contributions to the American Red
Cross reported this week by the roll
call chairman, Mrs. Paul b. Naylor,
totaled $336.92, and make a total of
$1,l95.43 received during the earn
paign thus far. The quota is $500.
She reported the following com
munties, schools and solicitors as
follows: Lynndalc, Inez NJ. Kildow,
So; Rich Hill, Jacob Oester, $4.68;
Shallmar, James E. Stemple, $6.4G;
Corunna, Mrs Ethel Williams, 81;
Jennings, Carl Arbogast and Miss
Grace Speicher, IS; Bear Hill, A. Is.
Dean, $123; Bittinger, Mrs Lenord
w. Bucket, 500, of which amount
Elvin Caruthcrs gave IS; Beachy,
Mrs. Ida B. Rcckncr, $l2.55, of which
Mary Glotfclty gave $5.55.
Oakland merchants were listed as
follows:
The Half Price store and employees,
$75, $50 from the store and $23 from
employees, of which Newton Coplia
and w. +. Dawson gave SIS each. J.
w. jackson company, $25; II. Wcbc.
and Sons, $l5; Rudy's store, SIS.
A. G. Gortncr store, Oakland
Hardware and Furniture company.
Englander's Pharmacy, Helbig's Mill,
Frank A. Smousc and Southern
States, $40 each; NuWay Laundry,
Rights Cleaning and Pressing, Green
Palm Restaurant, Treacy's. Brown
ing's Grocery, Millcr's Sanitary Mar
ket, Garrett Truck and Implement
company, Hinebaugh's Restaurant;
Mrs. Harvey's Beauty Salon, Harry
c, Sincell, Wilbelt r. Riddcr, II. aad
p. Store, Bittner and Stahl, Ger
mains Taxi, The Democrat, DR.. &. f.
Selby, Emcric Dusic, $5 each.
Mrs. Naylor said there may he
other places of business where the
names had not yet been handed in to
the fund chairman.