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Evening star., 1949-02-04
FeeIers From Moscow

If the diplomatic negotiations which
Premier Stain has been conducting
through the unorthodox medium Of an
American newspaperman are bona fide
peace feelers, then the problem of how
best to deal with them becomes an exceed
ingly delicate one.
1t is possible, perhaps probable, that the
messages which the Soviet leader has made
public through correspondence with Kings
bury. Smith of the International News
Service are mere propaganda moves. But
so long as there Is a chance, however
slight, that Stain is moving circuitously
toward serious negotiations we should be
careful not to close the door to him.
There has been tendency on the part
of some to treat Secretary of State Ache
sons comment on the Stain move as
brilliant, but informal and extemporaneous
discussion with the American press. 1t is
true that there was an air. a rather studied
air, of casualness about it. But that sur
face trapping is deceptive, for when the
Acheson remarks are examined, it becomes
evident enough that his statement was
carefully considered and carefully pre-
pared.
Since Marshal Stalin's approach was
made through the press, it was appropriate
enough for Mr.. Acheson to employ the
same medium for his response. It would
have been absurd to answer Mr.. Stain
through any formal channel But Mr..
Acheson, while employing the press as his
medium, was careful not to slam the door
in Marshal Stalin's face. He pointed out
the flaws in the Stain message, but he
did this in way which can leave no
doubt in Mr.. Stains mind that this Gov
ernment will be favorably disposed toward
any further move looking to genuine peace
negotiations.
Nothing would be gained If President
Truman were to hasten now to some dis
tant city for meeting with Marshal
Stalin And in no conceivable circum-
stances would it be wise for Mr.. Truman
to consent to such meeting unless the
Representatives Of the other major powers
Evening star., 1949-02-04

were to be in attendance. At the same
time, however, we should be careful to do
nothing and say nothing which would
indicate to the Russians that we are un-
willing to meet with them under appro-
pirate conditions. For it cannot be too
strongly emphasized that II there is ever
to be an end to the cold war there will
have to come time when offers to nego-
tiate are put forward in good faith. And
the important thing is to recognize these
offers when they are made
One has the feeling now that kind of
diplomatic poker game is under way. The
stakes are high and it is entirely possible
that we hold the better cards. Our over
riding concern must be to play them well.
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Undesirable Seats at Uline's

OHOcSlI dOlC 0CdlS a. olIuS
TO the Editor Of The Star:
wish to protest o situation at Uline Arena
during the presentation Of Ice Capades There
were Q large number of seats being sold from
which the occupants could see only q small part
of the show. These seats were located in the
rear of the orchestra platform.
When bought the tickets asked to see .
chart or diagram showing the seating arrange
ment but was told no such chart was svailabls.
I believe am right In saying that most audi
toriums furnish this information when selling
seats to the general public.
understand on the night Of the irst per.
formance, which was . benefit show, . large
number Of people left the arena after request
ing return Of their money. because the tickets
purchased covered seats have described.
The Uline Arena management should be
forced to do something about this situation,
for when something as worth while as the Ice
Capades comes to Washington, it is very dis
appointing to be deprived of seeing it.
LUCILLE HAYS.
Editors Note: Betty Rothgeb Of Uline's says
that the seats complained about were used only
because Of desire to accommodate patrons
who otherwise could not have been admitted at
ALL She invited those who feel they deserve
compensatory adjustments to write to herr
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Of sto,s, Ven ond Atom, l..
Four NewMetuIs Produced
At Atomic Energy Plants
Declared Scarcest of 92 Elements,
The Building Stones of Creation
By Thomas X. Henry

-Four new metals have been produced at
Atomic Energy Commission laboratories.
They are essentially pure metallic forms Of
the rare earths, scarcest Of the o2 elements
which are the building stones Of creation.
There are II Of these rare earths. In the
past they have been the despair Of chemists.
They are found only in the minutest traces
in archean rocks which were the first to DO
formed when the planet solidined from
molten mass about three billion years ago.
They are 80 similar to each other and so
closely associated that 1t Ia almost impossible
to separate them.
Available I'm Pure Form
Production Of the atomic bomb required
techniques for separation Of different forms
OF the same element, notably uranium 235
which occurs In ordinary urnaium in the pro.
portion Of about one atom per thousand. The
same methods, it was found, could be used to
separate the rare earths, due to the different
weights Of their atoms.
The metals now made available in pure
form as minute rods are cerium. lanthanun.
neodymium and didymium. At the same time
nonmetallic forms, almost 100 per cent pure,
OF lanthanum, praesodymium, neodymirn,.
samarium, gadolinium and ytterbilm have
been prepared. Even with the new methods
OF separation these have been obtained only
IN minute amounts which are sufficient how.
ever, for study of the properties OF the rare
elements.
Hitherto, IN impure forms, they have been
chemical curiosities. Only one, the most
abundant. has had o limited commercial use
This Is ceriun, first Of the rare earths to be
discovered more than a century ago which
is used as a sparkling flint" for cigarette
lighters and in certain highly specialized types
OF radio tubes The others have almost defed
detection. But recently it has developed that
they may have uses of far-reaching signif-
canoe. once their properties are known, and
the demand for them by experimental labora-
tories already is greater than the Atomic
Energy Commission can meet.
Use In Heat Resistance
There is reason to believe that extremely
minute amounts used as alloys in other metals
may enormously increase heat resistance.
There is pressing demand for metal which
will withstand enormous temperatures. This
Is especially important in the development
Of atomic engines where lack of q suitable
material has been one of the great drawbacks.
Nature seems to have kept the rare earth
hidden through the milleniums for mans
eventual benefit.
As metals, per se these rare earths probably
Will have no great value. They all are silvery-
gray materials which look like iron. They are
considerably lighter and softer than the most
abundant Of the earth's metallic elements
But miracles may be attained by the barest
traces of@ehem in alloys This already has
appeared from tests with impure preparations
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Two Men Who Helped

TO the EdlGoI OF TUG 6ttE.
wish the readers Of The Star could have
seen the grand thing saw recently. The snow
was awful out our way and especially on New
Hampshire avenue extended. There was
Capital Transit bus stuck on the hill. A
Maloney concrete truck, Number II, spent IS
minutes pulling it out. No sooner was the bus
gotten out than . big moving van got stuck.
Getting the van and the bus out Of the snow
and directing trafhc meanwhile is not an easy
Job wish to commend especially the two men
who helped % much. 4 =. H, Age ID.
Evening star., 1949-02-04
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.
Q. How much alcohol concentration must
there be in persons body before he can be
called drunk?-R. J.A.
A. According to the Quarterly Journal OF
Studies on Alcohol (Yale University the con-
sensus Of the members of committee of the
American Medical Association which has In.
vestigated the problem Of intoxication in re-.
lation to alcohol concentration in the blood
is the following: Below hve-hundreths of ] per
cent alcohol in the blood, no intoxication:
between fve-hundreths and een-hundreths
OF per cent, there may be more or less intoxi.
cation; at fifteen -hundreths Of per cent and
above probably everybody Is under the influ.
ence," and some say intoxicated. Some prefer
to reserve the word intoxicated for higher
concentrations.
O. When did Frans Halls paint the portrait
Of the Witch Of Haarlem?-. p.
A. The picture PROBABLY dates somewhere
between 1880 and 1640 The critic Knackfuss,
writing Of the picture, says: What kind Of
magic arts Hille Bobbe witch Of Haarlem) may
have practiced, we do not know but truly a
great magician Is the painter who can hold
us 30 spellbound before this almost colorless
painting, in which the broad brush-strokes are,
30 to say merely thrown, one after another,
upon the canvas!"
q. Is 1t necessary to oil the main cables OF
suspension bridge at regular intervals7-
E.A.W
A. The Corps Of Army Engineers says that
cables on q suspension bridge cannot be oiled.
These cables consist Of many wires which are
encased In oil when constructed.
O. What is the type and color Of the patch
worn by General Eisenhower during his com.
mand Of the European forces2-I. NJ. N.
A. The Department Of the Army says that
as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers,
General Eisenhower wore the shoulder patch
Of SHAEF (Supreme Heaquarters Allied Elk.
peditionary Forces). The device is described
as follows Upon q field of heraldic sable
(blacD representing the darkness Of Nazi OPP
preston is shown the sword Of liberation In the
form Of Crusaders Sword, the flames arising
from the hilt and leaping up the blade This
represents Avenging Justice by which the en-.
emy power will be broken In NaN-dominated
Europe. Above the sword is rainbow en-
blematic Of hope containing all the cotors OF
which the national flags Of the Allies are com.
posed. The heraldic chief Of azure Cblue) above
the rainbow Is emblematic Of a state of peace
and tranquility the restoration of which to
the ensiaved people is the objective Of the
United Nations"
Evening star., 1949-02-04
enabling her to make her choice, whether for

enabling her to make her choice, whether for
butter or oleo
But If the obvious and most effective means
Of making that choice Is not given her, namely,
the distinctive yellow color Of butter, then the
price differential between the products coupled
with the facility with which deception may be
practiced (switching cartons, for example)
presents q lucrative field for the unscrupulous.
Commenting on the admonition Of 1t.
schmuck, whose letter appeared in The Star
after the above was written, that cali
spade . spade and cease trying to foist on us
a nonexistent altrlistic program" had
supposed that identifying myself with the
American Butter Institute made it perfectly
apparent that my interest in the matter was
in seeing to 1t, II can, that the dairy industry
Is not deprived Of the sale Of a single pound
Of butter by having yellow oleo "palmed OF"
Is butter.
Your correspondents are doubtless unaware
Of the conditions which preceded the enact
ment Of the revenue laws regulating oleo
President Cleveland put 1t very simply, Hardly
pound ever reached poor mans house under
its real name and true character" Legislation
which would encourage . return to these con-
ditions Is not in the public interest
CHARLES M FISTERE,
Counsel, American Butter Institute.
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Letters to The Star
American Reactions to China

American Reactions to China
To the Editor OF The Star:
In regard to the letter entitled Resistance
in China" by Prof. Collier, printed January 81,
some comments Of my own might be appro-
pirate.
The letter begins with denunciation Of our
present passive policy in China, and with that
there can be no disagreement. China was ripe
for reorganization in 1945, when the Japanese
were driven out. We then had the military
power to establish provisional government as
we did in Japan. In spite Of the warnings Of
Uncle Joe" Stilwell and others who knew the
situation In that country, we just sat back and
let Chang Kai-shek handle 1t all. think many
Chinese would have welcomed and supported .
kind Of Macarthur regime there, for many
Chinese have trusted Americans as they would
not trust their own people And the Com
munist danger was there then. Now 1t is too
late to change to an aggressive policy, for rea-
sons which should be too obvious to state.
shall just give some of them in points:
I. The American people have become accus-
toned to passive policy In China.
ca They believe 1t to be the least expensive
(b) They do not want to risk involvement In
internal affairs there.
(c) They do not want to be placed in the
position of protecting American (business)
interests"
II. They feel that international organizations
should replace old-time diplomacy.
III Our State Department is incapable Of
meeting the situation in positive manner.
Prof. Golfers argument in advocating
policy Of positive action seems weak. He would
support regime which was only theoretically
democratic, against another which u the
stronger power. This present conflict may
degenerate into guerrilla warfare, which We
would then have to support. And the sugges-
ton that we support Chang Kai-shek in For
mosa by defending him against an attack by
sea from his enemies directly or Indirectly is
one that I am sure will not be well taken by
the American people at this time.
With Prof Collier, deplore the turn events
have taken. I can understand the idea some
people had with regard to foreign policy in
the Orient years ago. We do not want to be
charged with imperialism" we as people
have become blinded as to what went on in
foreign affairs, and we are reaping . Just
reward. Now. If we will just continue that high
and mighty altruistie attitude a few years
more, the Communists will have it ali.
WILLIAM P. THOMAS, Jr.
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Oleo Industry Under Fire.

To the Editor OF the star:
George Frederick Millers exposition DIETER
to The Star, dated January 2O OF the virtues
of oleo was interesting but he missed the point
OF my letter Ganuary I'D. did not UNDER
take to compare the nutritional or other values
Of the two foods. While do not for moment
concede that oleo is buffers equal, utterly
reject the proposition that utilitarian equiva-
lency justifies the legislative destruction of
safeguards against fraud.
MY discussion went to the question Of how
consumers may be protected from economic
fraud in the sale of oleo The argument was
more eloquently made by President Grover
Cleveland when he signed the first revenue
measure regulating oleo. In message Of ap-
proyal to the Congress, he said: If the exist
ence of the commodity (oleomargarine) taxed
and the profits of its manufacture and sale
depend upon disposing Of 1t to the people for
something else which it deceitfully initiates,
the entire enterprise is fraud and not an
industry; and If 1t cannot endure the exhibi-
ton Of its real character which this bill d.
rects. the sooner 1t is destroyed the better, IN
the interest of fair dealing"
It has been the very existence and enforce
ment of the revenue laws which have kept
fraud and deception in the sale Of oleo under
control These are the very laws which the
oleo industry now seeks to repeal It Is con-
ceded that progress has been made in oleo
manufacture but this progress has been in the
direction of more closely initiating butter in
appearance and flavor. Furthermore, judg-
ing from the past, it is expected that as
additional nutritive values Of milk fat are
isolated and identified, the oleo manufac-
turers will attempt to synthesize them and
add them to their product The closer this
imitation becomes. the greater need there
N to arm the consumer with the means of
Evening star., 1949-02-04

between Israel and Trans-Jordan but the
dispute between Israel and Egypt. But an
understanding between Israel and Trans
Jordan would tend to cut the ground from
under the contentious not only between
Israel and Egypt but between Israel and
the other Arab states as well. This ap-
pears to be what our diplomacy is aimed
Of
Evening star., 1949-02-04

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,crtter, although 1t Is permissible for
,Drtter knoton to The Star to use
q nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1949-02-04

A Michigan Congressman would remove
the excise tax from women's handbags.
If he feels up to looking for 1t, under all
that miscellany, let him.
Evening star., 1949-02-04

Tom Clark's moves for Tightening anti
spy laws promise to bring in fish which
heretofore have escaped, possibly the red
minnow. ri asyx
Evening star., 1949-02-04

From footprints on the wallpaper we
deduce human fly in the household, or
14-year-old girl who lies on the floor to
TELEPHONE
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Questions and Answers

reader can set the answer 10 any question oR
fact By writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 316 I street NE, Washington g D. c.
Please inclose three (3) cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1949-02-04

7H' '5""hi-iS -
Me. .Too.ism' of Republicans Protested
TO the Editor OF The Star:
Memo to the Republicans:
What price the bipartisan me too" foreign
policy? Stain wins the Orient with no ef1ec-
tive or concerted Republican protest at the
errors in President Truman's foreign policy
that made this Red victory possible. @A"'
What price ne-too-ism on civil rights?
IS per cent of the colored vote goes to Mr..
Truman, Is per cent to Henry Wallace and
only 10 per cent to the Republicans while
100000 registered white votes remain at
home too Indifferent to vote for . me-too
candidate.
What price me-too-ism In farm legislation?
The Hope-Aiken Republican farm bill proves
such . watered-down imitation Of the old AAA
that the Farm Belt prefers the original to the
imitation and votes for Mr.. Truman.
Only In antiracketeering labor legislation
where there was no me-too-ism CTaft-Hartley)
do the Republicans get . vote dividend, tax
ing most Of the industrial States, despite the
apologetic attitude Of Gov. Dewey!
Could the moral be clearer?
Why not give those Republicans contami-
mated with New Dealism to the Democrats and
get together with the Didecrats? How can q
Republic function without an honest two-party
system7 What Is me-too-ism but creeping
one-party totalitarianism?
ONE WHO STAYED HOME ON
ELECTION DAY.
Evening star., 1949-02-04
Everybody to Pay Housing Costs

Everybody to Pay Housing Costs
70 the Editor Of The Star:
Representative Frederic r. Coudert, jr., Of
New York City has offered bill to raise $s.-
000,000,000 for slum clearance in large cities.
Most people, not understanding how the
tax burden b distributed, will applaud this
project because Of its high purpose-until
they have time to figure it out.
The Census Bureau says there are about
forty million families in the United States.
Therefore, this project would cost each family
SIS. This is true because all taxes are paid
ultimately in the increased costs of living
which hit all families. It will cost each
family great deal more than SIS ultimately,
with administrative costs included
OF the forty million families, less than
ten million live in the cities with slums We
have right to ask why family in Virginia,
Texas. Nebraska or Wyoming should be as
sessed SIS to bail out the owner OF slums in
New York and Chicago and increase real estate
values in those cities.
When will the American people quit falling
Tor the false theory that the Government
can undertake expense at no cost to the
people? In fact, If the Government under
takes 1t, the cost generally Is a great deal
more and the same stockholders people
foot all the bills. We pay either through
direct taxes, through increases in the prices
OF everything We buy or in the deprecated
value OF our possessions as result of in
creased public debt. FIR. w.
Evening star., 1949-02-04

Regrets Treatment of German Artist
To the Editor Of The Star:
1t is disgraceful to read in The Star that
cultured German artist has been run out of
this country by Jewish organizations. Jewish
members OF Congress and Jewish pickets at 4
concert hall. LOUISE PARENT.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-11-18
Lutheran Ladies Meet
With Mrs. Larson

Mrs. Cora Larson entertained
Our Savior's Lutheran Ladies aid
last Thursday.
The meeting was conducted by
Mrs. Howard Greene with devo-
tions led by Pastor Harry Baker
and Mrs. Marvin Larson.
The aid voted to give the church
congregation four folding chairs
for Christmas. Gifts of chairs are
also being given the church by
individual families. A Christmas
gift is being sent Mrs. Laura Pc
terson, Ft. Dauphin, Madagascar,
from the aid. She is a sister n-law
of Mrs. Cora Larson.
The next meeting is to be a
luncheon and Christmas program
at the parsonage, December Is, at
1890. The committee in charge
of luncheon plans includes Mrs.
Alfred Hoye, Mrs. Cora Larson,
Mrs. Marvin Larson, Mrs. Nor
man Bergen, and Mrs. Lloyd Gra-
ham. Mrs. Elma Donaldson is in
charge of the program.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-11-18
Y Answer Baptist
Annual Roll Call

Annual roll call meeting of the
First Baptist church was Nov
ember 8. There were 70 present.
Singing of favorite hymns open
ed the service, with Howard Buck,
Sund ay school superintendent,
reading the Scripture and leading
in prayer Each member respond
ed to the roll call with a verse
of Scripture, and verses were read
from members unable to attend.
Instrumental music was by
James Smith, piano accordian and
Nick Toavs, Jr., harmonica. Vocal
music was by Grace Mcdonald,
Jean Birnel, Betty Toavs, Jane
Lemon, and Darlene Reese. Pas
tor Werner spoke.
A social time followed the pro-
gram and refreshments were serv-
ed.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-11-18
Mesdames Reid, Hill
Lead &C. BOwlers

Unofficial results from the wo-
mems invitational bowling tourna-
ment at Kalispell show Mrs. A
Reid, Jr. and Mrs. Bert Hill tying
for first place in the c doubles
They are members of the Colum-
bia Falls Independent team.
Another Falls bowler, Mrs. Pat
Kelly, placed third in the E
singles with 495. She with hel
partner, Mrs. Roy Cross, were
fifth in the B doubles. The Stock
man Bar team, which Mrs. Kelly
is a member of, was third in the
B division.
Other bowlers from Columbia
Falls were Mrs. Al Hunsinger,
Glacier Realty team; and Mrs.
Chet Hill, Mrs. R. H. Nadeau, and
Mrs. Basil Everin, Columbia Falls
Independents.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-11-18

A black and blue party was
given in honor of Ralph Bergstrom
by William Stallings and Dulane
Fulton at the Stallings home Fri
day evening.
Male members of Columbia Falls
school faculty were guests. The
evening was spent playing cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wagner,
Libby, were Saturday afternoon
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Barnhart.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Stone, Es-
sex, spent the weekend visiting re-
lativeS here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Darling and
children, Bigfork, were weekend
visitors at the Art Green home.
Mrs. James Connole, Conrad, has
been guest at the home of her
son, Jim Connole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Lindsey, Pab-
10 visited at the Les Darling, Col
umbia Falls, and Manford Quick,
Whitefish, homes, last weekend.
Rev. Ralph Werner is in charge
of the morning devotions over ra-
dio station KGEZ this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harrington
have returned from Glasgow and
Malta where they visited relatives.
The missionary circle of the
Baptist church met Thursday at
the church to clean and wax the
floor. After working, they went to
the home of Mrs. E. E. Vail for
the afternoon meeting and pot luck
lunch.
F. P. Fleming attended the Mon
tana school boards association con-
vention in Billings November and
8. Fleming was District delegate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley Campbell
and family, Rigby, Idaho were
Hungry Horse news., 1949-11-18
Honor Miss KnutsOn

Irene Knutson was honor guest
at bridal shower at the H. L.
Barnhart home Saturday. Mrs
Barnhart was assisted by Mrs. Jay
Gould.
During the evening cards were
played and visiting enjoyed. Guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Amund-
son, Kalispell; Mrs. Leo Schultz,
Mrs. Joe Mateka, Mrs. Jim Nc
Donald, Mrs. Roger Ganiere, Mrs.
Troy Thacker, Mrs. Alton john
son, Mrs. Merlin Reynolds, Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Mckinley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Bauman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neil Eldridge, Mrs. Lyle Chap
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Barn
hart, Mrs. Curtis Barnhart, Mrs.
Ella Barnhart and Mrs. Oren
Barnhart.