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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-10-28
"Spore SnGP Shots"
ny Oscar Newman

NATIONAL -- The recent ring
fest between Kid GavilAn and
Lester FELTON, stirred up such q
smell that the Michigan Boxing
Commission has decided to look
into the affair. Eddie Clark,
brother OF the famed Jimmie
Clark Of Ohio State, il making
suite n name for himself at Rio
GraRde College. Billy Anderson,
aon Of Eddie Rochester" Ander-
son, Is grinding out a consider
able amount OF yArdage for Comp
ton Junior College. A nineteen
year old, 200 FOUNDER by the name
Of Ollie Matson il bringing con-
siderable fame to the University
Of San Francisco. q little known
school before MRtson started
there. MAtson, who runs the CEN
fury in O9.8, has scored six times
with runs of %, so, 81, 40 and IS
yards. He has gained 500 yards in
81 ruShes, returned 10 punts for
ais yards and caught eight passes
for lie yards. These totals are
for the four games he has been In.
Keep the names Of Bob
TeAGue and I'D Pop" WIthera
IN your mlndA These two atAI.
warts are two % the reasons
that Wisconsin 81" IL showing
- much fight this year They
may give the GOphers quite .
headache when We play them
next month
LOCAL.-we don't know what
college Maurice MAckey Of Min
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-10-28

tho wind blown off my new BtstSon-
Monday night II fight time In this town At
the Marigold Gardens and although the place
only seats some 1000 people II packs en- In +. ..
Only on occasions do you see great headiiners
but In many cases most Of thu headliners got
their start thers .. I'm spending most OF my
time with my good friend, Jack Hurley, who ID
called Mr.. Boxing around this town mainly be-
about the game.
Hurley still talks about the late Vince Foster
who a. one time looked the best fistio prospect
In decade only 10 blow his chances with fast
living -. Foster was killed some months ago
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-10-28

auto accident Ppestone Mimi Hurley this
about Foster think every hopes being fighter
profit fighter who had
way only opportunity"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-10-28
AIW,uys q Reason

We've thought Of another rSa-
son for loving our enemies. Not
one OF them ever borrowed money
from US and forgot to return it
The Iowa Falls (Ia.) CltiEcA.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
and because of additional difficulties as

and because Of additional difficulties as
well. Nevertheless, the overwhelming ma
jority in the political committee, has voted
otherwise. If now the General Assembly
does the same In plenary session, the city
and its environs will become an enclave
in the Holy Land, separate body ruled
by the United Nations as distinct entity
removed from either Arab or Jewish
governing authority.
This plan, of course, is Identical with
the one approved by the Assembly in
November, 1947, in the historic resolution
favoring the partition OF Palestine. Since
then, however, events have cast serious
doubt on the proposals workability. When
and If an effort is made to enforce the
full Observation-Disclosures Of Jerusalem, the
United Nations may find that it has bitten
of much more than 1t can chew. In any
case, current realities suggest that there
is little or no reason to be optimistic about
the project.
Evening star., 1949-12-09

be accomplished by two simple amendments
to the Taft-Hartley Act
First, in Sec. 8 (a) 90, strike out the first
Provided" which requires q worker who
gets job in a shop having union contract
to join that union within 80 days after the
date of his employment.
Second. in the same Sec. 8 (a) (3), strike
out all of the second Provided" except the
first two lines: provided further, That no
employer shall justify any discrimination
against an employe for non-membership in
labor organization"
These two amendments would take the
worker out from under the heel Of the union
bosses, while still retaining for him as an
individual the protection Of the Act from
oppression by the employer. He could join
a labor union If he wanted to, but he could
not be compelled to join. Such q right of
choice given to the individual is not in con-
fict with the spirit or letter Of the Act. as
appears in Sec. 8 (c) %: whenever petit
ton shall have been filed in accordance with
such regulations as may be prescribed by
the Board -"
"(A by an employe or group Of employees
or any individual or labor organization act
ing In their behalf ."
HOWARD B. SMITH.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
The Assussinoted

Could they perhaps hare kno,0n, the
.phile they stroue
Through their stern liues, year after
tragic year,
Ho,o lasting ,Das to be their selfess loue?
Could they toresee that nations Uould
reUere
And treasure tenderly their euery soord.
When the unttnaely lead had sttlled their
pleading?
or dream HON ,Dtde the echoes Mould be
heard?
By no,D, healed OF their deeper t0ounds'
slotU bleeding, ~
Gandhi and tall Abe Lincoln, both sttH
gdunt
From their past patience and the bitter
strain,
Surely hare met. Likely IN some green
haunt
They remtnisce, and talk OF drouth and
rain,
or do1Dn leaty ttn,eless avenue
Saunter and chnckle, keeping step, those
t1c0.
PRUDENCE K GEAREY SAND.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Further Clarifying FILA Rules


The Star was in error last Sunday when
1t attributed to Philip B. Perlman, the
Solicitor General, an intent to confuse and
to overestimate the significance OF the
impending changes in FILA rules and reg
ulations governing its insurance OF mort
cages. The changes, Mr. Perlman said,
are being made so as to refuse to aid the
financing of any properties, the occupancy
or use of which Is restricted on the basis
Of race or creed or color"
Mr.. Perlman was careful to say, In his
speech, that eligibility OF borrowers will
depend upon whether there has been
recorded" a covenant racially restricting
the use or occupancy of the property.
There was q question, in The Stars con-
sideration of the matter, as to whether
FILA loans would be similarly restricted by
an unrecorded agreement or covenant.
Spokesman for the FILA, deluged under
load Of requests for Interpretation OF what
Mr.. Perlman had said, were inclined to
minimize the significance of the changes
to be made in its rules. In clarifying
statement, Franklin D. Richards. commits
sioner OF the Federal Housing Administra-
ton, went so far as to say: These amend
ments do not attempt to control any owner
In determining what tenants he shall have
or to whom he shall sell his property"
On further examination The Star is
convinced that the purpose Of the amend
ments is to do precisely that, ito control
any owner in determining what tenants
he shall have or to whom he shall sell
his property" provided the owner seeks
Government insurance for his loan. A
story in today's Star, which explains the
history of the amendments, makes this
evident. Mr.. Perlman was stating the
facts when he disclosed the nature OF the
FILA amendments. He was not exag-
gerating.
The Star does not pretend to know
what the effect of the new amendments
will be on housing. AS intimated at FILA,
some effective way may be devised by real
estate operators and developers to get
around the anti-segregation rules in FHA-
secured loans. But in The Stars opinion,
the new rules are highly significant. They
reflect successful effort in the executive
branch of the Government to write new
law by administrative rules which was not
approved in Congress, but which Is based
on an Interpretation OF the Supreme
Courts decision in the covenant cases. The
FHA may be guilty of understatement in
discussing the effect of this new law. But
Mr.. Perlmans was not guilty OF overstate-
ment.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
More Than 1t Con Chew?

Unless numerous members experience
last-minute change of mind-which seems
improbable-the General Assembly WILL
vote, either today or tomorrow, IN favor
of placing Jerusalem and its environs under
the permanent control of the United
Nations.
= Despite the heavy backing for this prof.
ect, however, there are grave mlsgfvings-
even among those who have placed them
selves on record as supporting it-abous
what is likely to come Of it. The thing
feared by many Is that the Holy Cttys
complete decentralization, besides I'M
posing heavy and costly new responsible
ties on the U. N, will not only prove to
be unavoidable but will also create serious
additional irritants in situation that Is
enf1amed enough already.
The most disturbing feature of the
trusteeship proposal-sponsored by Aus
tralia-is that 1t seems to reflect tend
ency among many Of its supporters TO
be motivated by considerations other than
the basic one of whether it will work or
not. Thus, out of the IS nations that
have already voted for it in the Assembly's
Special Political Committee, the Latin
American states, with some exceptions,
appear to have been Influenced largely
by the Catholic view that it Is needed to
protect Jerusalem's holy places, whereas
the Soviet Union and its satellites have
backed it presumably for reasons OF power
politics. As for the Arab members, their
support of it is based on desire to make
both Israel and King Abdullah's Jordan
Withdraw from the city.
But Israel occupying that area Of Jeru-
salem which is known as the New City-is
insistent upon retaining its present posi-
tion and upon limiting international super
vision solely to the holy places themselves
Arab Jordan-which Is not member OF
the u. N. and which occupies the so-called
Old City-has plainly indicated that its
view Is much the same as Israel's. In other
words, neither country Is willing to turn
over the section it now holds to the rule
Of q complete U. NJ regime. This Is q
fact that lends substance to reports that
the two are receptive to the idea Of work
ing out kind Of friendly divvying-up
agreements development which Arabs
elsewhere, still bitterly opposed to the
formation of separate Jewish state, are
anxious to head Oh.
In view of these circumstances, the
United States and several other countries
have favored an international setup that
would permit local autonomy within Jeru-
salem, their judgment being that the full
trusteeship idea Is unrealistic because Of
the position taken by Israel and Jordan
Evening star., 1949-12-09

drive that kept him going, he probably
did more in his lifetime than any other
single person to improve the care and
treatment of the victims Of tuberculosis
in this community. But the work to which
he set himself was far from done when
he died, and not long ago he developed
the grim facts that of $500 active cases
of the disease in Washington, only 987 are
ospitalized-leaving 1,543 without avail
able hospital facilities. Largely due to his
own efforts, the work to which he devoted
his life will go on. There have been few
gallantly courageous fighters more deserv-
ing Of the gratitude of his fellows.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Denies ADA Made Attack
On Secretary Johnson for Economizing

Denies ADA Made Attack
On Secretary Johnson for Economizing
TO the Editor Of The Star:
Frank Kent in his column in The Star OF
November ~ charges Americans for Demo-
cratic Action with being the villain behind
attacks (unspecifled) by individuals Gun
named) on Defense Secretary Louis johnson
because Of his effort to save some money
out of the $4,000 900 900 appropriated for
his department
7 am not sure what Mr.. Kent Is talking
about, but I do want to make it clear that
ADA has made no such attack on Mr.. john
son. AS q matter Of fact, the following plank
was included In the platform adopted at the
ADA annual convention last April: "
we further urge Cd insistence on effective
unidcation of the armed services and on
general economy in details. meeting the
widespread fear that we are not getting
full value for defense dollars spent; CD
insistence that military planning and prepa-
rations be co-ordinated with the needs OF
our economy and the objectives Of our for
eign policy instead Of on any assumption OF
q preventive war against Russia; CD vigor-
Gus reafdrmation Of the principle that all
parts Of the military establishment. its policy.
its budget and its publicity, are subject to
civilian control and that current violations
Of this principle must be stopped"
CHARLES M. LA TOILETTE,
National Director. Americans for Demo-
cratic Action. ..,
Evening star., 1949-12-09
A GulIunt Crusader

Poor health for several years past kept
the name OF DR.. A. Barklie Coulter out
of the news. But his death on Wednesday
evening must have recalled to many old
friends the militant young health crusader
Of twenty years ago whose earnest elo-
quence helped shock Congress and the
community into a realization of neglect,
In the care and treatment Of victims Of
tuberculosis, which brought immediate
response. A young man then, who had
recovered from the disease himself,
Dr. Coulter was absolutely fearless in
undertaking fight in behalf of victims
of this plague and relentless in his deter
mination to overcome inertia and lack OF
interest on the part Of others.
When he entered the District service
on an unpaid, volunteer basis in 1884 as
director Of a WPA tuberculosis project.
the caliber of his services singled him
out as the logical head OF the city's
tuberculosis Bureau, a Job he took on a
half time basis two years later. At that
time the annual appropriation for the
work Of this bureau was $4,000. There
were nine full-time and ten part-time
employees and three tuberculosis nurses.
When he died, the appropriations were
running around $4,000 year. His
bureau had increased to thirty-three full
time and eighteen part-time employees in
addition to twenty eight TB nurses. He
was instrumental in organizing the recent
tuberculosis survey for the Metropolitan
Area, in enlarging the citys hospital facili-
ties for tuberculosis patients and in work.
ing for other health measures along
similar lines.
Always fran In health. but With dogged
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Arlington School Case

In diSmiSSing discrimination charges
against Arlington's public school system,
Federal Judge Albert v. Bryan has given
proper recognition to the fact that there
is difference between identical treatment
of white and colored children and equiv
alent treatment. It is true that school
facilities provided groups of children in
Arlington are not identical-even among
the white students. But the preponder-
ance of evidence showed that Arlington
County is trying sincerely and energet-
ically, within its financial ability, to provide
equal educational opportunities for all
children, whatever their color.
As q matter Of fact-as Judge Bryan
pointed out in his Tuling-white students
in Arlington would have as much cause
to charge discrimination in favor of
Nergoes as the other way around. The
judge made personal inspection Of the
white and colored high schools In the
growing community and found that each
school has some advantages over the other
and each has disadvantages not suffered
by the other" But it would be illogical
to contend that the advantages enjoyed
by the Negroes and the disadvantages
suffered by the white are the result Of a
deliberate policy of discrimination against
white children.
The troubles in Arlington County-as
in many other parts of the country where
the theory of equal but separate facilities
is followed-arise from too-rapid building
development and an inevitable lag in rev.
enues needed to keep pace with expanding
school needs on pay-as-you-go basis.
Arlington has taken bold steps to deal with
the crisis, however, through bond issues to
finance an emergency school construction
program, including improvements for col
ored as well as white children. Arlington
deserves credit, rather than criticism, for
its determined efforts to provide up-to-date
schools for all of its children.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Urges Instruction Of People
On What To Do II A-Bomb Falls

What should or viii We do II attacked by
an atomic bomb? That Is the reason for
this letter. Most people living In Wash
inRton. D. c.. and the rest Of the United
States have no idea Of what to do.
It As my suggestion that someone IN the
Government should make sure that the peo-
pie know what to do. Il would be great
help II instructions on this subject were dis
trtbuted to every home In Washington and
other large cities. II an alarm were given
who would know the purpose Of It?
Remember on December Z, 1941. 30 per
cent Of the people Of Oahu, Hawaii. didn't
know what, was going on until 1t was too
M. e DAVID J. PAsOIiI.
Evening star., 1949-12-09

Explains That Four Women Are Members
OF Montgomery County Bar Association.
TO the Editor Of The Star:
On December 5, you published very nice
story about me- for which wish to thank
you.
However, there was one statement which
I would like to correct. The story stated that
was the only woman member Of the Mont
gomery County Bar Association. At this time
there are four women actively engaged tn
the practice Of law in this county and mem
bers of the Bar Association, all Of whom are,
in my opinion, and In the opinion Of others,
thoroughly competent and successful.
VIVIAN v. SIMPSON.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Letters to The Star
Halls Prospect Of Colored High School
In Fairfax County With Satisfaction

HANS prospect OF OOlOIcu AAASA OSAAvOA
In Fairfax County With Satisfaction
70 the Editor Of The Star:
At long last Fairfax County has taken
steps to provide high school education for
its Negro children within the county. 1t
has been long hard struggle. Until now
colored children have been Shunted into
Washington at great cost to their parents
or forced to travel many miles Tor long
hours over the roads to the Manassas re-
gion high school in Prince William County.
Last week the Fairfax County Schooi
Board inserted into the program OF emerg-
ency needs 100000 for an expansiole hign
school for Negro students. This building
will have large gymnasium, an assembly
hall, shops, science and commercial rooms,
a band room and other educational faeii-
ties comparable with those in the existing
and planned new high schools in the county.
The proposed bond issue purports to
meet the needs in the county to the amount
of $12, ,o00, ,000 although 10h millions needs
to be raised by bonds. The effort to pass
this bond proposal is challenging one. but
unless it is passed the education OF the pres
ent generation Of children rreplaceably WILL
be affected.
A high school within the county will go
long way toward retaining colored citizens.
The colored school population has been
static due In large measure to the m1gra-
ton of families seeking better education.
better recreation and better living condi-
tions in general. There has been little out
migration from Washington for the same
reason A high school will have the ten
: dency culturally to uplift the colored COM
munity. Eventually there will be provided
more modern homes for colored people. and
the hope is that many Of the restrictive bar
riers set up in accommodations for comfort.
recreation and culture will disappear. Some
of the Negroes who have contributed much
to the growth Of this Nation at one time
lived in Fairfax County but left because OF
the handicaps to normal living. Let us hope
that with the improvement OF our schools
Negro residents will find Fairfax as good
place TO live in as any other county In
America. E. B. HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Natural Law Institute to Emphasize
Principles Of Founding Fathers

To the Editor OF The Star:
The American people should pause oc-
casionally In these troubled days to con-
slider the origins Of the freedoms they enjoy
as Americans Their freedoms are based
on the Natural Law. which too many Ameri-
cans, unfortunately. ignore or forget. The
Natural Law, briefly, Is the Law Of God,
recognized by human reason.
To emphasize the unchanging principles
Of the Natural Law as the basis Of all
human rights. the University Of Notre Dame
this week end December and l0) Is spon-
soring its third annual Natural Law Insti-
tute. Participating will be hundreds Of jur-
lists. Judges. lawyers, educators and other
thinking persons interested in preserving
the best in our democracy. Only by rigid
adherence to the Natural Law, they believe.
can democracy be spared destruction by
secularists, pragmatists, materialists and
others who deny God and who. therefore.
hold like Hitler and Stain that law is
merely what the state demands and justice
but the power Of the strongest.
Discussions also will be held at Notre
Dame during the Institute reanirming the
principles Of the Natural Law as found in
ancient times and in the sacred writings Of
the Jewish people, In the philosophic works
OF Plato, Aristotle and Cicero, through st.
Paul, st. Augustine and the great jurist.
Emperor JuStin1an; distinguished English
judges like Coke. Bacon. Mansfield and
Blackstone, and famous American jur-
lists such as Jefferson. Hamilton, Madison.
Wilson and Kent.
These discussions will have particular
interest for Americans because they will
emphasize again that in the United States
the political philosophy Of our Founding
Fathers. especially as expressed in the Dec
laration Of Independence, is permeated with
the Natural Law. JOHN v. HINKEL.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Proposes National Lottery
To Pay National Debt

Reading the letters to the editor Of The
Star, a highlight column Of your newspaper
have run across numerous items about high
taxes the Federal or national debt.
The answer lies in the establishing Of
national lottery, to be run on weekly basis
by the Federal Government
II administered properly this lottery would
make the debt thing Of the past in a short
span Of years.
PAINTER C. ALEXANDER.
Evening star., 1949-12-09

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,Drtter, although 1t Is permissible for
,Driter k1,oaon to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brtet.
Evening star., 1949-12-09

"The colleges" an educator cries, "are
in state Of penury." Good old Penurious
State!; we have known its campus well.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Considers Mr.. MelIett's Criticism
OF Gen. Eisenhower Deplorable.

CONSIDERS NH. Melett8 CfltlCl8m
OF Gen. Eisenhower Deplorable.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Lowell Melletts column. berating General
Eisenhower's recent speech, was at his usual
low standard in that it grossly misrepresent-
ed the man. This alone would have been the
regular Mellett reactionary criticism Of any
free thinker, although he continues in Gus
tomary poor style by delving into Eisenhow-
er's personal history.
"Ikes" military record speaks for itself.
As for Eisenhower for President. doubt very
much Mr.. Mellett's statement that, "Au else
being equal, war heroes are hard to beat"
"Au else being equal" Is q simple cliche Of
no significance, like the major portion Of Mr..
Mellett's columns Yet our history substanti-
ates the claim that war heroes are easy to
beat and unfortunately not popular In po-
ntical Office either.
choosing military career instead Of the
"sordid business Of making q living" could
hardly be more degenerating. The majority
are glad he made that choice.
Mr.. Mellett further impresses his ignorance
by suggesting that Gen. Eisenhower is way
behind In his studies" Obviously the oppo-
site is true. for while Ike takes stand. right
or wrong, on present issues, Mr.. Mellett con-
tinues to gid the long-dead New Deal lily.
The Star deserves credit in presenting
columnists that represent many sides Of poll
tics. However. Mr.. Mellett would do better in
returning to grinding out New Deal epitaphs.
Perhaps he could enlighten the public on his
former cronies. the late Harry Hopkins or
Henry Wallace, or the rise and decline Of the
Hague machine.
In any case Mr.. Mellett is up-to-date In
one respect. His appearance In your paper
shows that news space Is no longer at q
premium. r. B. TOMBSTONE.