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Evening star., 1948-03-10
The Plot Thickens

Those who like their politics mixed with
speculation and skulduggery will welcome
the actors who have moved onto the stage
this week.
Actually, of course, all of them have
been playing more or less leading roles
from the beginning But the latest
developments bring thena right out into
the open and put at rest rumors that they
might not appear or that they might
withdraw.
The first of these developments was the
acceptance by Henry Wallace of the third
party presidential nomination at found
ing convention of the Progressive Party
of Pennsylvania and his emphatic repudia-
ton of reports that he might get out of
the race if the Democrats were to drop
President Truman and meet the other
conditions he has laid down.
Another development was the formal
entry of General Macarthur into the
company of presidential hopefuls, quickly
following President Truman's statement
that he will run if nominated.
President TrumanS announcement, is
sued through Democratic National Chair
man McGrath, eliminates some uncertain
ties. For one thing, the hope of Southern
Democrats land also. according to gossip,
of some of the big-city Democratic bosses)
that the party nomination could be steered
to some one else is dead The Democrats
have no one else to turn to, and if Mr..
Truman wants the nomination it is as
good as his. But this does not necessarily
improve his election chances. He still has
the Wallace splinter group to reckon with.
His reaffirmation of support for the civil
rights program will drive the wedge deeper
into the split between the national party
and its Southern wing. And his statement
on Palestine, while cormendable in its
emphasis on the national security interest
involved in that issue; can hurt him unless
ne pursues course of action that will
appeal to the people as being in the inter-
ests OF the United States, thereby offsetting
the probable adverse reaction among the
Zionist element.
General MacArthurs announcement that
he would accept but would not actively
Evening star., 1948-03-10
Lote Winter Thuw

Now let the frozen hillside of the mind
Trickle to small brook beneath 1oarm
light,
And clothe itself NTH rapture 1t ptu find
In thoughts OF fragrant slope so
purple bright.
And let the 1ointry toords, like frost an,oro
Icicles, be forgotten In this than:
Let words be utolins, torsythia STRUNG.
And soft as any pussy-aoilIo,o paso.
The dripping from the eaves upon a thin
Broaon leaf is like promise made ana
kept;
The earth noao feels sudden stir uithfu
And hears the making songs that Iona
hare slept
ROSE MYRA PHILIpa
Evening star., 1948-03-10
From Mt. Rainier to Bohars


Miss Vivian Marshall and the second and
third grades OF the Mount Rainier Elementary
School have asked me to thank you for the
wonderful publicity you gave their Little
Marshall Plan"-the adoption of the little war
ravaged village, Bohars.
I think you and your readers will be in
terested in knowing that Al bundles and 122
boxes of clothing and 78 boxes of food were
shipped to the American Aid for France in
New York This organization will repack
everything contributed for overseas shipment
and will see that 1t gets to Bohars.
After paying the shipping charges to New
Evening star., 1948-03-10
Disarmament the Solution?

To the Editor Of The Star:
Let us pretend it is 1855. Atomic and bac-
terra bombs have rained on Russian and
American cities alike
The suffering among us survivors Is terrible
To us who remain, life is state Of stunned
trance mental agony, physical torture. 1t is
particularly horrible to see the suffering of
little children.
There has been annihilating destruction of
our cities.
The armaments we prepared have been used.
But armaments never yet have produced peace
in this world.
Our one chance is worldwide disarmament
under United Nations supervision. If public
opinion the world over can be aroused to de-
mand disarmament, the Russians may accede
Are we so intoxicated with self-importance
that we mean to invite destruction?
EDWIN BAUHAN.
Evening star., 1948-03-10
Letters to The Star
Political Judgment Of Scientist.

JuuSH1SuI Oh oCISuuSIS
TO the Editor # The Star:
Apparently. on the basis Of his recent inter-
view by Thomas r. Henry, the director Of the
Bureau Of Standards feels that dissemination
of scientific knowledge affecting the security of
our country properly may be intrusted to the
scientists. No "ignoramus," ie., nonscientist,
should raise any question, or demand safe
guards concerning whatever information any
scientist may decide safely can be within reach
of the ever-extended paw of the Red Bear.
express doubt, however, as to the quality
of the judgment and wisdom Of scientists which
is required by this view. No one admires
scientists more than las long as they stick
to their lasts. Let them speed up the electron,
slow down the neutron and split everything
from an inf1nitive to an atomic nucleus, and
all is ell-incidentally, intensely interesting,
too-but when they start to advise us on poll
tical matters, as the mathematical giant, Elm
stein, has been doing, and when, as now, we
are told that only scientists may determine
just what information should be poured into
the ear of bloody Joe Stain, then we have a
horse of decidedly of shade.
Scientists live In world far removed from
that OF most ordinary mortals and, quite gen.
orally, have failed to demonstrate that they are
altogether familiar with what goes on outside
of that habitation. Take them away from their
special fields" and they often are lost babes in
the wood. Innocent and quite gullible. AS
our good radio commentator Earl Goodwin,
said recently, Some one may have to teach
them the facts of life"
One of these facts might be that Govern
ment cannot, dare not, intrust the security
OF our Nation in these critical days to the
political judgment Of scientists alone
I, for one, prefer to place American secret
weapons under the protection of men skilled in
the ways of foreign agents rather than those
skilled in the ways of atomic particles
ROGER GISH McDARE.
Evening star., 1948-03-10
Stars, Men and Atoms
n-Yeor Cycle Of Sun Spots
Declining, Science Finds
Have Profound Effect on Weather
And Radio Transmission
By Thomas X. Henry

By Thomas r. Henry
For the next i've or six years cyclones on
the sun will be fewer and smaller.
The eleven-year sunspot cycle now has passed
Its maximum and Is declining, 1t is announced
by the United States Bureau of Standards.
This might be very momentous news, II its
import was thoroughly understood sunspots
have certain and predictable effect on radio
transmission. They almost certainly have q pro-
found efect-although very complicated and
little understood-on weather everywhere. Sen.
sational claims have been made that they are
IN some way the determining factor In bus
mess, politics and the mass human irritability
which causes wars.
Eddies Of Flaming Gas.
These black patches. thousands Of miles In
area, which move across the face Of the sun
are believed to be great eddies In the stars
atmosphere Of flaming gasses. From them great
streams OF electrified particles are shot out
into space in all directions. These streams
change the electrical pattern of the earth's
atmosphere which is the determining factor
IN long distance radio transmission.
This effect Is the primary interest of the
Bureau Of Standards The ionosphere, the
electrical roof Of the world from which radio
waves are reflected, will become less dense.
More and more radio save-lengths will escape
into space. The overall effect, the bureau ex-
perts say, will be to jam all radio communica-
ton Into an ever narrowing band OF frequencies
for worldwide transmission. These effects can
be predicted three months in advance.
In time OF sunSpot maximum the surface
OF the sun is little cooler and hence less heat
Is radiated into space. This does not mean.
however, that temperatures on earth will be
lower. 1t all depends, according to the Smith.
sonlan Institution, which has carried on studies
OF the relations between weather and solar
radiation for 40 years. on local conditions.
Other Effects Theoretical
The other effects claimed are of course
highly theoretical. 1t can be shown statistically.
II one picks the right statistics that most of
the worlds troubles from wars to divorces
nave reached their peaks when the numbers of
these black solar cyclones have been greatest.
The two World Wars for example, started near
sunspot maxima. The alleged profound effects
on human affairs might be considered as sec.
ondary to the effects on weather and hence on
crops. They might be due directly to the effects
on human emotions of increased numbers of
electrified particles in the atmosphere.
The worlds official sunspot count is made
at the Zurich, Switzerland, observatory where
systematic observation of solar phenomena
began In the middle of the last century, The
Bureau OF Standards receives the Zurich re-
ports by radio and supplements them with data
from observatories in this country.
Evening star., 1948-03-10
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.


Q. How many different surnames are thers
in the United States?-Jv v.R.
A. 1t is estimated thath there are approxi-
mateiy 125ooo surnames in the United States
~, Q. Are the Jewish synagogues built 80 that
the worshippers face the east?-S L.
A. Orthodox Jewish law REQUIRES that th.
ARK IN which the Torah scrolls (scrolls OF the
Fentateuch) are placed be built In the eastern
wall. Worshippers face that wall and. there.
fore, the Ark The cantor and the reader when
reading from the Torah scrolls also face the
ARK, hence, eastward toward Jerusalem. The
synagogues Of traditional Jews are built with
this idea in mind. In the United States how
ever, there are some synagogues, especially
those OF Reform Jews, which no longer observe
this tradition. permitting the exigencies of loca-
tion and architecture to supersede the tradi.
tional requirement.
@. What Is meant by "fiak"?-D. r.
A. The War Department says that the term
FLAX" an abbreviation of the German term
Observation-Disclosures was used originally by
British and later by American, airmen to de-
note the shrapnel Of antaircraft shells which
burst in midair around airplanes in flight,
These shell fragments were made of steel, the
composition of the steel varying with the type
of ammunition used
@. When did the great tenor .Enrico Caruso,
make his first phonegraph recording?-H. T.
A. Caruso made his first recordings, 10
operatic numbers, on February l. 1904 and
reputedly was paid $4,000 for the afternoons
work.
@. How tall was the giant Goliath?-W c. H.
A. Goliath, the famous giant of Gath against
whom David fought and whom he killed, is
described as being IS cubits and a span"
Il Kings I'D in height, which is over
feet at the likeliest reckoning
@. In what part of the world do tornadoes
occur most freqdently?-H E. D.
A. This type Of storm is more common In
the interior of North America, east of the
Rocky Mountains, than anywhere else in the
world.
partially assimilated food, that was used by
the Army in treating the starved inmates Of
concentration camps?-J. H.
A. The War Department says that the pro-
duct used by the Army in treating the starved
inmates of concentration camps is protein
hydrolasate
@. How much money was collected by the
Democratic and Republican Parties last year?
Il M. D.
A. The Democratic Party collected 1901 $40
and the Republican Party received contribu-
tions Of $733,849 during 1947, according to re-
ports filed with the clerk OF the House Ex-
penditures were $727,791 and $705,2 respect
lively.
@. When and where was the cIockmaker
named Wagstaf in business?-J. R. M.
A. Thomas Wagstaf was in business in
London, 1766-1794. number of long case
clocks by him have appeared in America, gen.
orally in the possession Of Quakers and their
descendants. Wagstaf was a Quaker and
members of the Society Of Friends when visit
ing London were accustomed to lodge at his
house.
Evening star., 1948-03-10

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
tcrtter, although 1t is permissible for
,Driter kno,Dn to The Star to- use
nom de plume. Please be briet,
Evening star., 1948-03-10
Questions and Answers

. reader can get the answer to any question of
Isct py writing The Evening Star Information
Ps. Pnreau' zig Eye street NE. Washington q b, C.
E1ease inciose three (3) cents for return postaKs
Evening star., 1948-03-10
Architect of New Church

10 tne Eoltor OF Inc Star:
The news articles in The Star on March
and March and the editorial of March on
the proposed new building for the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church reveal many in
teresting facts concerning the present ediflce
and the proposed new one planned to replace
the former. Among all the names mentioned,
however, sought in vain for the name of the
architect of the proposed new structure.
Now that we have learned the name of the
original architect (of the present building) and
have picture Of the model of the new church
as well as picture Of the churchs present
secretary and her full name, may we not also
be informed of the name OF the person or firm
who has been intrusted with the great respon-
sibility Of designing and erecting the building
that will replace this well known shrine?
]. ROWLAND SNYDER.
Editors Note: It is understood that the
architect of the new New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church Is Delos H. Smith Of Alex
andria, past president Of the Washington
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
and an authority on Colonial churches.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-03-11
REAL EsTATE-BUs. PROP.

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6 rm. apt Suitable for garage, plot 110x105.
Central location. r. III. STRATTON, 21st
ST., Avalon, N. ]. 7-4261.
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POULTRY, CHICKS g. EQUIP.

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ter for effective, economical medication.
Satisfaction guar. Be ready with DR. Lee
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-03-11

DOUGLASTON-BRED CHICKS have all
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your profits. Pullorum tested: Reds.
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DOGS, CATS, PETS, ETC.

COLLIES, BOSTON MALE and Female
puppies. A. K. C. Registered. GRIGGS
KENNELS, Cranbury, New Jersey.
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LIVESTOCK

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MISCELLANEOUS

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~ AND is Exposure Roll Films developed,
including II or is 3x4 prints 45c.
Latshaw Photo Service, Centreville. Md.
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RARY CHICKS

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FIRM MACHINERY & EQUIP.

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pressure, and and 10-roW booms. 25% off
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CLOTHING, FURs, ETC.

BEAUTIFUL MANS WRIST WATCH
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$3.50 including tax The Calvert Novelty
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-22
Hoyos, Back on Single Wing, Pit
System Against Holy Cross 7

ball games of the first big day Of
the college season.
| Osmanski and his coaching staff
are high on a pair of Washington
products. Sophomore Jack O'Keefe.
brother of the Hoyas' Jim O'Keefe,
is getting particular attention be-
cause Holy Cross lost both its top
ends of last year The other is
Billy De Chard, like O'Keefe a
former Gonzaga product. Osmanski
spent lot of time with De Chard
in the spring, and the 189-pound
quarterback played an entire sea-
son with the freshmen last year.
Veto Kissell, the best-known
Crusader Of last year, will have
added support in the backfeld this
year In a pair of returned Army
veterans who were with the l945
Orange Bowl team. They are Joe
Byers and Franny Bryson. The line
is reported to be a rugged one,
with better than average replace
ments.
All college football games are i'm
pOrIant 10 the ScnoOlS concerned
and a defeat wouldn't break the
season for either team, but there's
a little more than the average sea-
son for winning this one for both
schools. Holy Cross, Of course, be-
cause it's always nice to win the
first one for a new coach, particu-
larly for returning grid hero such
as Osmanski.
It's big one for the Hoyas be-
cause a week from Friday night
they're bringing Boston College to
Washington. If the crowd is small,
Georgetown probably won't bring
them back. But if the Hoyas can
beat Holy Cross the crowd may be
near capacity and that would mean
more teams of Boston College caliber
here in the future.
According to Graduate Manager
Rome SchWagel at the Hilltop, the
Worcester game is a sellout of 10000.
They've asked us to curb our ticket
sale because they need all tickets
up there" SchWagel said, which
was good news to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-22
By Ben MeAIwee

Among her many great duckpln
feats Lorraine GULL today boosted
a game of 1874 and 448 set, the high
est ever rolled by Washington's fore
most woman bowler in more than
80 years of pinspilling.
Miss CULTS terrific scores, rolled
at Hi-Skor in the Washington
Ladies League, are the second high
est recorded here by woman.
Only the 1877 fired by Frances
Larrow of Hartford Conn, In the
GULL Open tournament at Conven-
ton Hall in 1889 and the 458 all
time Ladies District League mark
by Ruby Parry at Alexandria Recre-
alton in l945 top Miss Lorraine
marks.
The former high scores for the
Washington Ladies' loop were the
176 posted by Frances johnson and
the 432 tailed by Helen Tabb last
November.
Miss GULL sandwiched her big
game of 1874 between 1879 and l25
The box-by-box counts were Is, Is
As. rs. 1903, 1913, .l40. l57, l67, TIA
She spared in the first, third, sew
enth, eighth and tenth boxes anc
tossed a triple-header strike in the
fourth. fifth and sixth boxes. With
fiat los in the second and ninth
boxes, Lorraine swept the alleys
clean in all 10 frames. In her three
games she made II spares and seven
strikes.
Her previous high scores were ABE
act bowled several years ago at
Chew Chase Ice Palace in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-22
Bears Will Practice Here
For Game With Navy

BERKELEY, Calf, Sept. % fP.-
The air-minded California Bears
will be air-borne early tomorrow on
the first leg of their trip to Satur-
days first big test of the football
season against Navy at Baltimore.
The Bears-three lines and four
backflelds-will work out Thursday
in Kansas City and Friday in WASH
ington, D. c.
Coach Lynn Pappy) Waldorf wa
cheered today with the inf1rmary
report that Ace End Frank Van
Dern, who injured hand against
Santa Clara last week, would be IN
top shape again Saturday. Guards
Irv Pottig and Ray de Jong, also on
the ailing list, also were pronounced
ready. The return of the three
gives Cal a complete roster.
The Bears tapered of their work
today with dummy scrimmage, con-
centrating on offensive timing and
passing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-22

Both are fancy ball handlers, both
are good passers and both think
quickly on their feet. That quick
thinking is a real necessity at Mary
land, because there are number OF
plays in which the quarterback he
an option Of doing various things
If he does right, it's touchdown.
II he is wrong, It's wasted play
Last year the right thing frequently
was to hand the ball to Gambino.
This year it is tougher to decide.
The other likely backfield starters
are no strangers. All proved their
ability last year. Johnny Idzik at
left half, Joe Kuchta at right half
and Harry Bonk at fullback would
make an excellent offensive back
field with Turyn. Bonk adds the
needed heft for line crashing duties
to Idzik's and Kuchta's speed.
Line Appears Sturdy.
That does not begin to take care
of all the baekfeld possibilities.
Hubble Werner, Bernie Sniscak, Jim
La Rue and Earl Roth are others
who can fit we'll into either offensive
or defensive units.
The line is two deep almost every
where. Center is a particularly
bright spot. Gene Kinney. picked
for the all-Southern Conference
eleven last year and elected captain
for this season, is getting a terrific
battle from Jim Brasher and Jake
Rowden. Starting tackles are among
the best-Ray Krouse and Jim
Goodman. AL Phillips and Paul
Broglio are a couple of rough and
ready guards, with John Troha, re-
Gently shifted from end, backing
them up we'll.
At the ends Elmer Wingate, big
and fast, and Francis Evans, who
still is going to catch touchdown
pass. look good starters.
The overall team picture is this:
A speedy and tricky offense that
could use mite more power,
good passing attack, but pass
defense that for some reason does
not quite match last years almost
alright coverage, and a line well
balanced between weight and speed
that is particularly good ON defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-22
Alexandria Catcher, 10,
Siqns With Cincinnati

Gene (Vic) Fleming, 16-year-old
catcher from Alexandria, has signed
a contract with the Cincinnati Reds
to play next year with Tulsea of the
Double-A Texas League, but Flem-
ing had his pick OF several clubs.
The former George Washington
High School star has been touring
the country the last several weeks
and made an impression every
where he went. He spent three days
working out with Sunbury pa of
the Interstate Class D League, two
days with the Philadelphia Phillies
and a week with Cleveland. All these
teams offered him contracts, but the
Reds offered him the best terms.
Fleming was graduated from George
Washington last June.