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Evening star., 1948-02-17
'Monkeyins With the Schools

MOnkeyln& With the ScnoOis
To the Editor of The Star:
Your recent editorial entitled "Monkeying
with the schools may have been more aptly
entitled Making One-World Monkeys in Our
Schools since you 20 highly commend and
praise the totally negative activities of the
Corning -Doyle-Maurer clique in the admins
tration OF Washington public schools.
Brushing aside the editorial surplusage in
which you have 4 perfect right to indulge, and
referring to the few purported facts contained
in your editorial, may l say that only 4 very
careless and cursory reading OF my first bill,
H. r. 1910, could have given you the mistaken
impression which you state as = fact-that the
District counselor provided for In that bill
could have in any way censored or determined
educational policies in the District public
schools? Actually, the only authority granted
in that bill provided for reporting to the Con-
gress on the conditions found in our schools.
will agree with you, however, in your state
ment that the bill H. r.. 1910 is now q dead
duck, having been replaced by the more de-
sirable measure known as House concurrent
resolution 1872.
The implication which you and the Corning
Doyle-Maurer clique gathered from the proyi-
solely on what is known as guilty conscience
on the part OF all concerned. This appears
obvious when we see that you and the Corning
Doyle-Maurer combine approved as wholesome
and proper the book described as "un-Ameri
can. irreligious and pro- Communist" by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and which book a
special subcommittee OF the House District
Committee recommended should be revised in
order to make it worthy of use in any Ameri
can public school.
The only actual objection raised to H. Con.
Res. 1872 in your entire editorial is that such
emphasis on history and a study of the Con-
stitution would force neglect of other sub
jects. This resolves itself merely into
matter of proper ALLEGATION of time spent in
our high schools, and this is readily subject
to satisfactory adjustment. The new measure
H. Con. Res. 1872, takes no authority from the
Board of Education so long as our public
schools are administered in an honest, worth
while and American manner.
FRANKLIN T. MILES.
Evening star., 1948-02-17

day we here in Washington are going to resent
the expensiveness Of = dual school system
Perhaps the Supreme Court will pave the way
or perhaps world events or another world war
will be necessary to rid us of the traditions of
the past. The sensible thing to do Is to hasten
to implement the suggestions Of the President.
I am convinced that only \ few demagosues
and the rationalizations Of prejudices on the
part OF those whose prejudices are hardened
beyond change stand in the way.
E. B. HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1948-02-17

Letters for publication must bear
the signature ana address Of the
sDriter, although it is permissible for
,0riter kno,Dn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact BY writing The Evening star Information
Bureau, 316 Eye street NE, Washinston q p e.
Please inclose three t3) cents for return postsss
Evening star., 1948-02-17

Included in the new look is the appear
ance of being well scrubbed" A word to
the nineyear-old who tries on her
mothers new dress should be sufficient.
Evening star., 1948-02-17
Nv THE HASKIN SERVICE

bureau, sis Eye street NE washins.Sn !.Ss. ?: 2 G.
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.
O. Please give the name of the artist wfe
was painting President Franklin d. RooSevelts
portrait at the time of his death.-N. I. M.
A. Mrs Elizabeth Shoumaton was the artist.
She was making sketches for = new portrait
of the Presidents
@. What is the greatest width OF the Pacific
Ocean?-N. v.
A. The belt Of greatest width, nearly 10 500
miles, >extends between the Gulf OF Panama
on the east to Penang, Malay Peninsula. On
the west.
@. Which country has the most patents?-
K r. p
A. The United states holds one-half the
worlds patents. France has the next largest
number
O. Astronomers report that enormous num-
bers of meteorites strike the earth. To what
extent has this meteoric material increased the
size of the earth?-N. X. L.
A. Most meteorites are mere specks OF dust
and their average size is no bigger than
grain of sand. Even the large ones usually srs
not much larger than q marble or golf ball,
1t has been estimated that all the meteoria
ssh that has settled on the earth's crust sincS
1t was formed has added about one-hslf inch I'd
the radius of the earth.
@. Is the divorce rate greater or less amonS
educated people?-S I. M. 4
A. In general 1t may be said that msrriageA
between college trained persons are more sucj
cessful than others. According to one author
ity only In rs marriages between college
educated men and women fail despite the fact
that this group has few children. This has
also been found true in respect to veterans
marriage.
Evening star., 1948-09-10

The Air Force is stepping up
it's acquisition of new planes, in
Guiding a radically designed six
jet-engine bomber capable Of
speeds in excess of 500 miles an
hour, with the expenditure of an
additional $243.100,000.
The funds are being allocated
from unexpended congressional ap-
preparations.
Secretary of Defense Forrestals
Office disclosed today that one allot-
ment already had been made, an
other is before President Truman
and a third is under study by his
staff.
A total of S43 100000 already has
been allocated for "tooling" of exist
ing aircraft manufacturing facili-
ties.
Another of S103 100000 has been
approved by Mr.. Forrestal and for
Warded to the White House. 1t
would be used to purchase 213 ad-
ditional last jet fighters and long-
range bombers with conventional
engines.
In addition, the Air Forces has
asked for the allotment of S96,000,-
900 for the purchase of trainers and
helicopters and the start OF pro-
duction of the new Boeing XB-47
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Yanks Lead, 7 TO |,
On Henrich's S Homer
~ the Assoeioted Press

BOSTON, Sept. 10.-The New
York Yankees jumped into a 2-1
lead over the Boston Red SoX in
the first inning here today.
Tommy Heinrich smashed his 22d
home run of the season to drive in
Snuffy Stirnweiss ahead of him.
Boston scored once in the first
inning. At the end of two and one
half innings the score was un-
changed.
The opposing pitchers were Vic
Raschi and Jack Kramer.
Yogi Berra was in his usual right
field spot despite bruised face
suffered when a ball batted by
Charlie Keller in practice struck
him near the eye.
FIRST INNING.
NEW YoRK-Stirnweiss singled
through the middle of the diamond
Heinrich hit his 22d home run of
the year into the Red Sox bull pen
scoring Stirnweiss ahead. Bauer
lined to williams. Joe Di Maggie
lined to his brother Dom. Williams
made a nice running catch of Berra S
fly near the four line. Two runs.
BOSTON-Dom Di Maggie singled
to dep short and continued to Sec
ond on Rizzuto's overthrow to first
for an error. Pesky retired, Stirn-
weis to Heinrich, Di Magglo taking
third. Williams grounded out. Rig
zuto the Heinrich. Di Maggie scoring
Stephens flied deep to Joe Di Mag
gio. One run.
Evening star., 1948-09-10
First CrossIey Report Shows 21O Axis Sally Indicted
Top Electoral Vote for Truman e. True Bill Brands
o snsht enonse ON Nssaso Radio Talks Treason

State and the Presidents home
State of Missouri which first re-
turns indicate to be in his favor.
Two Southern States now appear
likely to choose the States Rights
party. The others are in the tie
range, generally with Slight edge
for President Truman. In one, Gov.
j. Strom Thurmond has small
lead, and in another Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey is at present ahead by a
very narrow margin.
If Mr.. Truman takes all of these
close States and those now regarded
as safely Democratic, he will have
total of 2l0 electoral votes. In order
to win. it will be necessary for him
TO find Sc more. A study of the
relative standings of all other States
would indicate that, unless Henry A.
Wallace withdraws from the race or
his name is missing from the ballots
of certain important States, Mr..
Truman is not apt to obtain the
(See CROSSLEY POLL, Page A-10J
Evening star., 1948-09-10
U.S.. Firmly Rebuffs Soviet Move
To Regulate Air Lift to Berlin;
Rioting Heightens Fear for ParIey
I Killed, n Hurt
As Red Troops
Battle-Ground
BY the Asseeiated Press

BERLIN, Sept. TO-. Bloody
street fighting yesterday in
blockaded, divided Berlin sharp
ened fears that settlement of the
German crisis may become i'm
possible.
Allied sources voiced open con-
Germ today that mounting incidents
between Communist and anti
Communist Germans might pile up
to a point where four-power neeo-
tiatlons now being held on the
Berlin stalemate might break down
completely
Last nights street fighting be-
tween Berlin civilians and Russian
troops, supported by Soviet zone
German police, cost the life of one
German youth and injuries to at
least % other Germans, police re-
ports said.
Clash Follows Demonstration.
The clashes occurred near the
historic Brandenburg Gate, which
marks the division of Berlin into
East and West, after 100000 Ger
mans had demonstrated in a near
by square against the Communist
drive for power over the city.
Crowds hurled rocks at three
Russian soldiers in a ieep and at
Russian-controlled police.
Russian military police and their
German colleagues fired into the
throngs of anti-Communist demon
Strators.
British sector police headquarters
said Fritz Schuermann. 16, died
from gunfire wounds in the stomach
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Sunday Reading
he educational

The educational theme
reaches a peak next week as
public schools open their doors
for the fall semester. In keep
ing with this trend Of thought,
The Sunday Star will issue its
annual educational supple
ment. A special section will
be devoted to the functions of
elementary and secondary
schools and colleges In the
Washington Metropolitan Area.
In it will be found the views
of national educators on the
future goal of the school sys-
TEN; news of Washington pub
lie schools and how they are
confronting the problems Of
overcrowding and teacher
shortages; accounts of huge
building programs which will
augment present facilities for
instruction and innumerable
articles on specialized educa-
tional fields.
All this will be In addition to
the customary Sunday edi-
torials and features, reviews Of
literary, artistic, musical and
dramatic activities, complete
sports and spot news coverage.
all in
CIR 6unhay Star
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Thomas Quinn Tells
Probers He Signed
Export Licenses
Uncle Of John Quinn
Testifies He Used Name
Of James A. MCGUIRE
By the Associated Press

Thomas P. Quinn of Jersey
City. N. j., testified today that
he signed the name James A.
MCGUIRE" to Is export licenses
which Senate investigators say
were forged.
Mr.. Quinn told Senate expendi-
lures subcommittee that he used the
name while working as a handyman
for his nephew, John A. Jack
Quinn, Jersey City exporter and
soap manufactured.
The testimony came after John
Quinn had refused for a second
time to tell the committee about
Mcclure" on the ground that 'it
would tend to incriminate me"
Further Answers Refused.
The younger Quinn, accompanied
by his attoroney, Albert A. Sam
of Jersey City, insisted he had OBJ
tained the forged licenses from a
James A. MCGUIRE
80 there really was a man named
James A. McGuire?" William Rogers,
counsel for the Senate committee,
inquired
That's true" John Quinn replied.
He refused to answer further ques-
tions.
Then Thomas Quinn, short, bald.
soft-spoken man. was called to the
witness chair and placed under oath.
He SAID he had worked for his
nephew answering telephones in the
exporting business and making S.
or $40 day. about $50 week
Pulled Name Out of Hat.
"Are you familiar with the name
Names James A. McGuire?" Mr..
Rogers asked.
Il signed the name to numerous
declarations while working for my
nephew" MI Quinn replied.
Rogers: How did you get the
name?"
Quinn: Il just pulled 1t out of a
hat"
Rogers: Did Jack Quinn know
Ca Lvp0pTC paoe Al
Evening star., 1948-09-10
4 Held in Nozi Bond Case
By the Associated Press

BRUSSELS, Sept. 10.-The pre-
miers office said today that Belgium
is investigating an effort made to
force the United States to abandon
cemetery near Namur containing
thousands of war graves.
Two Belgian real estate corpora
tions issued a summons against the
American war graves registration
unit at Liege 1t would have re-
quired the Americans to evacuate
the cemetery in eight days Many of
the American dead. killed in the
Battle of the Bulge to free Belgium,
still are unidentified.
The cemetery was established on
requisitioned land in 1914. The Bel
gian firms said the Belgian govern
ment had not compensated them.
Evening star., 1948-09-10
AHForce Steps Up Plane Buying
With Additional 243 Million
Orders Include Six Jet-Engne Bombers
Capable of More Than 500 Miles On Hour

siX-engine Stratojet-the fastest
bomber yet announced by any ma
ton. Mr. Forrestal has this pro-
posal under study.
All of the larger amount will 60
for recorders of planes now in pro-
duction which can be delivered in
a relatively short time. These in
clude the heavy B-50 bombers,
which replace the B-29 Super Fort
resses now classified as medium
Dombers. and the fast jet fighters,
Lockheed F-80s and Republic F-84s
The Stratoiet is radical in ap-
pearance. its wings and tail slant
ing backward at an angle of IS de-
grees in the manner of the F-86
North American jet fighter which
last Sunday averaged $40 miles an
hour.
The XB-47 has four engines
mounted in pairs on the wings. with
one engine on each tip. 1t has a
wing span of 116 feet, is 108 feet
long and % feet high. Its designed
gross weight is l25,000 pounds-20, ;
900 more than the B-29.
1t has an operating ceiling of
more than $4,000 feet and a COM
bat radius of more than 800 miles,
giving it a minimum straight line
flight Of 1000 miles or more. 1t
Evening star., 1948-09-10
De Gau||ists Pledge
Backing for Queuine
In Assemb|y's Vote
New Premier VirtuoIIy
Assured Confirmation
For Government
By the Associated Press

PARIS. Sept. 10.-De Gaullists
in the National Assembly prom
ised their votes to Henri Queuille
today, virtually assuring him
confirmation as Premier.
The development came as Mr.
Queuille, Radical Socialist (con-
prepared to ask the As
sembly to approve him as head of
the fifth French government since
January. 1947. and the fourteenth
since the liberation.
Our members will vote almost
unanimously for M. Queuille," said
a statement issued by Paul Giacobbi
president of the De Gaullist par
liamentary group.
De Gaulle Demands Elections.
Mr.. Queuille announced his ac-
ceptance of the premiership last
night. only a few hours before a
spokesman for Gen. Charles de
Gaulle issued a sta cement demand
ing new general elections.
The election call was the first
made by the De GaulliSts during a
cabinet crisis. A statement released
by Jacques Soustelle, secretary gen
eral of Gen. de Gaulle's French
Peoples Rally CRPFI, said:
The French Peoples Rally holds
there is no other democratic solu-
ton than to hold general elections
as soon as possible. 1t condemns
any and all combinations (ot
parties which in delaying elections
prolong a system Of government
crisis which endangers the republic
and the very life of France"
Workers March on Palace.
The countrys labor troubles con-
tinued. Workers marched toward
the Elysee Palace, residence OF
President Vincent Auriol, only to be
dispersed by police before arriving
there.
EMPLOYEES of the Renault automo-
bile factory let their jobs to march
toward the center of the city. They
attacked a force of police which
met them and dozen demonstrators
and 20 police were reported injured
Many short work stoppages were
reported around the country, most
of them protests against the rising
cost of living.
There was no immediate indica-
ton of what effect the De Gaullist
statement would have on tentative
decision by his followers in the AS
sembly to support MI. Queuille.
Want Stronger Executive.
De Gaullists in the Assembly had
demanded revision of the conSti-
tuition and immediate elections fol-
the Council of the Republic. the
other chamber of the Parliament, as
the price for their support. The De
GaulliSts want the constitution
changed to give the executive branch
of the government more power.
The De Gaullist demands for cleo
tions have been insistent since the
RPF won about 40 per cent OF the
vote in last October's municipal elec-
tions.
The Communists, who, along with
their bitter enemies, the De Gaull-
lists, were excluded from Mr.
Queuille's cabinet, held rally last
night at which Red leaders attacked
Gen. de Gaulle. Maurice Thorez
secretary general of the French
(See FRENCH, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-09-10

while en- route to hospital. They
said six other injured civilians, in
cluding three with bullet wounds.
are in British sector hospitals.
The deputy police chief Of the
Soviet sector said five of his men
were injured one seriously.
Soviet Reaction Hinted.
The Communist press claimed the
demonstration was directed against
the Soviet military administration.
1t carried veiled hint of Russian
reaction and renewed demands for
ousting the elected Communist
city government.
The Socialist press claimed the
Soviet-controlled police "indiscrim-
inately" arrested about 80 men and
women in the Russian zone on their
way home from the rally. The pa
pers said those arrested were pur-
sued land in sonfe cases fired upon .
by the Communist controlled police
The Soviet police later announced
they had arrested u demonstrators
inside the Russian zone. They said
a.! were placed in Soviet sector jails,
the Russian-licensed news agency
reported.
The Soviet-controlled Berlin radio
had reported some arrests" 1t de-
scribed those taken into custody as
demonstrators who stoned police.
Release of so Demanded.
The Socialist papers demanded
again the release of nearly so anti
Communists arrested by the Russian
police earlier in the week These
included 80 Western zone policemen
arrested in and around the City
Hall.
busting off their best investive
and catch phrases the Communist
papers blamed, Fascist rowdies" for
the riot.
The Communist-d dominated So
cialist Unity Party (SED) called on
Berliners to turn a Communist
organized mass meeting Sunday into
counter demonstration.
Give the Fascist mobsters. their
deserving answer the SED urged.
Halt the Fascist provocateurs.
The Soviet military administra-
tons official organ, "Taegliche
Rundschau." charged that yester-
days demonstration was expressly
dedicated to arouse the people
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Soviet Bombers Sighted
Over Danish Isle Again
BY the Assoeioisd Pres,

COPENHAGEN. Sept 10.-Rus-
sian bombers roared over the Danish
island of Bornholm this morning
for the second straight day.
A Foreign Once spokesman said
his office may decide whether Den
mark shall lodge an Official protest
With the Soviet government" when
Foreign Minister Gustav Rasmussen
returns tomorrow. He Is attending
a Scandinavian foreign ministers
in Stockholm.
Col. H. E. Christensen, Danish
commandant of Bornholm. said the
flyers evidently were of course and
that the flights had not been pro-
vocative in character.
1T is evident that the Russian
violations of Danish territory have
taken place during Great Russian
military and naval maneuvers in
the Baltic area he said. During
the hazy weather planes have lost
their direction and have involun-
tarily violated Danish territory in
their search for landmarks"
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Refugees Are HuddIed in
Two Ports Waiting for
Rescue Ships to Arrive
By fhe Associoted Press

MANILA. Sept. 10. Deadly
gases again tonight poured from
erupting Hibokhibok volcano on
Camiguin Island as about $4,000
Filipinos huddled in two south
eastern ports awaiting rescue by
ship.
The Philippine Coast Guard cut
ter Anemone messaged briefly that
all towns on the tiny southern island
were deserted except Sagay and
Mahinog on the southern end. Both,
the cutter said. were jammed with
refugees threatened by chlorine gas
emitted by the volcano in its 10th
consecutive day Of eruptions.
! The Anemone said there were in
creasing volcanic explosions from
the mountain during the night.
Army Ship to Arrive.
Philippine naval authorities con-
sidered that with the arrival of the
United States Army transport Gen.
Weigel at dawn sufficient facilities
would be on hand to evacuate the
islanders. The 17,000-ton Gen.
Weigel was en- route to Manila from
San Francisco when a distress call
from the island was broadcast.
The United States Navy offered to
aid the Filipinos, but no direct ap-
peal to the Navy has been made.
Brief messages from Camiguin to-
night failed to say how many of the
islanders were removed today, but
conservative estimates here placed
them at between 1000 and 1000.
President Elpidio Quirino's cabinet
met to consider relief problems for
the $4,000 islanders, most of whom
have been evacuated to nearby
Mindanao
All Reported Still Safe.
Word that all of the Filipinos still
on the island were safe as late as
Y pm came from Volcanologist Ar
turo Alcaraz. who, 18 hours earlier,
broadcast an urgent appeal for ships
to take off the inhabitants as the
poisonous gases started spewing
from the volcano,
Mr.. Alcarazs message said:
The volcano emitted heavy smoke
about pm. yesterday with traces
of halogen gas possibly chlorine de-
tected. I considered the situation
serious enough to warrant extreme
precautionary measures. Ash par
ticles were acidic and the air had
yellowish tinge during the activity.
There were no casualties from last
nights activity"
There was no assurance here that
the 20 to 30 interisland vessels usu-
ally in the vicinity of Camiquin
had heard the distress message.
Mr.. Alcaraz had used a radio fire.
quency not usually listened to by
these vessels.
The volcano has opened a third
crater far down its western slope.
This crater, the second formed since
the eruption began, is near Catar-
man. second largest town on the
island.
Anxious authorities in Manila,
fearing a disaster without precedent
in the Philippines, had two reasons
to hope.
One was that the southwest
(See VOL ICANO. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-09-10
Cool Weather Returns;
Rain 10 End Toniqht

Cool weather is back again for at
least couple of days, according 10
the Weather Bureau.
The forecaster is banking on all-
day showers to keep today's mer-
curry reading no higher than the
low 70s. as contrasted with yester-
days high Of 80 at 2:56 pm.
And while an end of the rain was
seen tonight, low temperatures are
expected to continue tomorrow To-
nights low. the forecaster said, will
be about IS.
This mornings minimum was 60
at 7.46