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Evening star., 1949-09-09

where when a governorship is at stake.
The people OF the Old Dominion can be
quite confident that not many votes will
be bought at fifteen cents head. The
other is that Virginia law places no lini
tation on the amount that can be spent
by candidates friends.
True, candidate is required to report
"to the best of his knowledge and belief"
all expenditures made in connection with
his campaign, and the reports filed at
Richmond indicate that friends of the
candidates put up about fifty thousand dol
lars. It is cinch, however, that a lot
more than this was spent in the primary,
and in any event there is no legal limit
on it. So instead of helping the poor man,
reduction in the allowable personal
spending probably would have the effect
of putting all candidates more or less at
the mercy Of their well-to-do supporters
And it is doubtful that this would be
healthy thing for Virginia politics.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
A National Disgrace

President Truman says that Mrs. Roose-
velt covered the Peekskill rioting perfectly
and thoroughly when she termed 1t OUT
rageous. He says nothing about the in
f1nitely more outrageous rioting that has
been going on in the Bell aircraft strike at
Buffalo, N Y.
This is typical of the double standard
which is corroding our whole political LIE.
Paul Robson and his Communist friends
can 20 up to Peekskill looking for trouble.
When they are stoned by gang OF hood
lurns every bleeding heart in the country
rises up in protest. But the Buffalo outrage
leaves them strangely silent and indl1-
3erent.
The Bell plant has been struck since
June 13 by local of the CIO United Auto
mobile Workers. Actually, it is more
form of anarchy than strike Time
after time, people who wanted to work
have been beaten UP. On wednesday the
union issued "call for action and moo
OF 500 club-swinging strikers and SYM
pathizers turned out for mass demon
stration at the plant Several busloads OF
workbound employees were stoned yester-
day. Others were chased to their homes
by union goonS and beaten up on their
lawns and porches, in the presence OF their
families And these victims, it should be
remembered, were not going out looking
for trouble. They were merely trying to
get to their jobs.
In the face of all this, Governor Dewey,
who ordered the State police to protect
the Robson crowd, timidly refuses any
assistance in Buffalo. Scores of kilograms
from the wives of threatened workers, and
the appeals from the local authorities for
help, so far have gone unheeded.
And here in Washington the President
remains discreetly silent. He can find
ample time and occasion for speeches
denouncing the "repressive" Taft-Hartley
Act. He leaps at every opportunity to as
sure his political allies in labor that he is
100 per cent with them in their fight to
repeal what they like to call the "slave
labor law" which, according to them, is
destroying the unions. But when his club
swinging labor friends 60 on rampage
and it has happened in many places be-
sides Buffalo-there is not even murmur
of protest from the White House.
FernapS tHe FIeSluelI SEES Aotlll1lS
wrong in what is happening in Buffalo. Or,
more probably, he thinks it inexpedient to
denounce his political allies. But silence
cannot alter the fact that this business OF
union mobs beating up people who are
trying to get to work is a national disgrace
exceeded in shamefulness only by the
spectacle of high officials who choose to
look the other way when votes may be at
stake.
Evening star., 1949-09-09

already enlists sympathy in Roman Cath
olic quarters generally and diplomatic sup
port from much Of Latin America. Adhe-
sion of the Arab bloc could conceivably
improve the situation of Franco Spain,
especially in the United Nations.
On the Arab side, the friendly advances
of the Franco regime are welcome as en-
hancing the prestige of the Arab bloc and
holding out the prospect of Spanish favors
in return for those which the Arabs could
extend to Franco. The Arab states are
passing through difficult period in which
cordiality from any part of the West is
worth while. The mutually of interest in
cultivating good relations is thus appar-
ent. How far it will have practical results
remains to be seen.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
The UnIoved Fat Man

With so many commissions scurrylng
around to look into things we have always
taken for granted, perhaps some SORT OF
q survey could be organized to dust OH
old sayings to see If they are true, or II
they have just gained validity through
repetition. One that Immediately pops
into mind as bearing little scrutiny
is the contention that Everybody loves
fat man." How many women really sub
scribe to that? If it were SO that the
corpulent gentleman is so universally be-
loved, why is it that our movie heroes are
inevitably so emaciated? The newest idol,
Montgomery Clift-just to take one ex-
ample-lookS as though he had not sat
down to a square meal in weeks. Some
how, and perhaps unfairly the well-padded
man has come to be associated with self
indulgence, big money and big business.
He is also thought to be free from worry,
and therein he loses out to his brother
with the starting ribs. The lean and
hungry look has way of stabbing
woman right to the heart. The hollow
cheek and the pointed chin are at once
a reproach and challenge to her. "He
needs a good woman to look after him."
she murmurs, and yearns to stuff him
with custards and spaghetti until his
appearance may become living testament
of her skillful ministrations. He needs her,
she decides, and she is lost. So is any
upholstered rival for her affections.
All of which leads to a suspicion that
this misleading bromide about the popu-
larity of the man who is so round, so firm
and so full-packed was concocted as sop
by skinny brethren who were being crooned
over by concerned ladies. Anyway, the
whole thing bears looking into, and
Mr.. Gallup and Mr.. Roper could probably
while away the time before the next
election by asking around about it.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
CityCricket

Blithe city cricket far from meadow grass,
Shrilling your message from Dell-kept
l1Dn,
You speak insistently as people pass,
And roar of speeding traffic runbles on.
Content Uith your o1pn share of greenery,
You sing as loudly as some country
friend -
Who d,Dells upon a greenly ripping lea
Stretching aUay In acres end on end.
Paustng a moment, can hear your roice
Beneath fo,oering bush OF petaled
S1lo1D,
A simple, unplanned instinct to rejoics
And let your flood of insect music fo0
In cheerful harmony for all to hear,
A summer melody, compelling, clear.
LOUISE DARCX.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
A Tribute to Hans Kinder
From a Founder of His Orchestra

To the Editor of The Star:
Hans Kinder is dead. Buried where green
trees grow, and no one that knew him will
ever forget him. The trumpets must have
sounded when he reached the other side.
The spontaneous outpouring in the press
of the country is undoubtedly emulated in
further places where he conducted; in South
America Canada, Scandinavia. Czechoslo-
vakia, Holland, Finland and other European
countries. His vision, foresight, ability and
courage in creating the National Symphony,
bringing it to the front rank and maintain
ing it there Gin spite of all odds) make an
epic of achievement in contemporary music
history, which cannot be gainsaid. and will
not happen again unless his like appears
holding high the same convictions
The very prominence of the orcheStra's
place in the Capital was both challenge
and q handicap, making it the target
of endless comparison, and the envy OF
other orchestras-and conductors. To the
ideal of this enormous task, to which ne
was ever faithful, he brought his lnlmltable
qualities of high devotion to music, bellef
in its transcendency, deep-rooted lmpatlence
of imperfection and the artists keen dis
section of the reasons for the imperfection
combined with a musicians knowledge OF
the cure for which he strove. But beyond
all this, his performance held power, mystery
and completeness, as well as an all-perVad-
ing quality of generosity. No word can
emphasize rightly his stature or his status
as conductor. From the reviews OF his
recordings, through the years, to some OF
his concerts in this present year, 1949 mot
ably conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
last February, and performances this past
summer in Prague, in Budapest, in Finland,
the crescendo of his power and its effect
on public and critics is open for all to read.
No man in the musical public eye is pro-
tected from criticism, nor would an artist
wish to be- as his responsibility is toward
his art first and foremost Fortunately for
Washington's music-hungry public, such
sings and arrows had no effect on Kindlers
conviction or his ability to interpret it. His
great talent became more obedient to his
hand and lifted his true public with him.
In real equity any list of first perfor-
mances in washington should include first
hearers"-children, students, people OF
slender means, workers who never were free
except on Sunday sojourners through the
summer heat But this particular justice
will be meted out by the deep and faithful
memories of the people who partook of the
boon at his hands. They will never forget,
and will forever pass it on as heritage.
In the midst of the shock and grief in the
city over Kndler's death, and the loss OF his
genius, one feels the need of recording deep
gratitude to him for the great things he gave
us, his music, his orchestra and himself.
MARY HOWE.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
AbduIIoh Visits Franco

The current visit of King Abdullah OF
Jordan to Spain at the invitation of Gen
eralissimo Francisco Franco is at once a
picturesque event, stimulant to politico-
diplomatic speculation, and reviver OF
historic memories.
Although Abdullah is monarch of
minor state, he incarnates both high reli-
gious prestige and Oriental regal tradition.
He Is Hashemite, member OF the clan
boasting descent from the Prophet Mo-
manned, venerated as such throughout
the Islamic world. Furthermore, he shares
with his rival, King Ibn Saud of Saudi
Arabia the cherished romantic concept OF
Arab kingship. Even his bitterest enemies
do not deny that he is the epitome of the
Arab aristocrat, with his fnesse, his keen
wit, and the regal simplicity of his life.
In sharp contrast, his host heads
regime which stresses the historic glories
of Spain, with its proud nationalism, its
regard for tradition, and its devotion to
the Roman Catholic Church. That was
the Spain which, four centuries and half
ago, expelled the Moors, became Chris
tianity's arch-champion against Islam,
and might have conquered North Africa
II It's energies had not been detected to
the New World, discovered for Spain by
Columbus at just that moment.
That such ruling prototypes of Islamic
and Spanish traditionalism now meet in
friendly converse is a strange reversal of
historic trends. This reversal must have
o practical significance. On the Spanish
side, the reasons are not far to seek. There
Is the Spanish Zone in Morocco, beyond
the Straits of Gibraltar. From that zone
came the Moorish leader. Abd-el Krim,
who successfully fought both the Span
iards and French until overwhelmed by
superior forces and exiled by France to
distant island in the Indian Ocean. Finally,
Abd-el Krim escaped and took refuge in
Egypt, from which country he conducts
q nationalist propaganda against both
Spanish and French rule over Morocco. BY
fostering good relations with the Islamic
world Franco hopes to minimize Arab
support for Abd-el Krim.
Another of Frances objectives is to win
favor with the Arab states in his efforts
to escape from the diplomatic isolation in
which his regime finds itself owing to the
combined hostility of the Soviet bloc and
widespread aversion to his authoritarian
government in Western countries, includ-
ing the United States. Franco Spain
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Viroinio Election Costs

Some people in Virginia are disturbed
by what they regard as the high cost Oh
running for Office in the State.
In the recent Democratic primary, tne
most bitterly contested In recent years,
the four candidates for Governor spent
a little more than $4,000 on their CAM
paigns. Senator Battle, the winner, re-
ported personal expenditures OF $l3,47o.
Francis Pickens Miller spent $l5,Ooz,
Remmie l.. Arnold spent $15,390, and
Horace Edwards reported cost to him
of $16690.
None of the candidates could have spent
much more. Under Virginia law 1t is per-
missible for primary candidate to spend
a total sum equal to fifteen cents for each
vote cast for the candidate of his party
in the preceding gubernatorial election.
That resulted, for the recent primary, in
legal limit OF $16,850 for Democratic
aspirant. "a Republican, presumably,
would not be allowed to spend enough to
buy campaign cigars)
There are people in Virginia, however,
including some not heretofore suspected
of conversion to the economy views of
Senator Byrd, who think that the Demo-
cratic candidates spent too much. They
argue that poor men are debarred from
seeking Office when a campaign costs
upward of $4,000, and they want the law
changed to lower the fifteen-cents-per-
vote limitation.
There are two things that might be
said about this. One Is that the expenses
of the Virginia primary, while high per-
haps by Virginia standards, are quite
modest compared to the sums spent else
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Atomic Chemists Isolate
Mysterious NucIeic Acid
Called Long Step Toward Penetrating
Secret of Synthesizing Life Itself
Bv Thomas X. Henry


OAK RIDGE, Tenn-A new nucleic acid.
the existence of which hitherto was unsus-
pected, has just been isolated by Atomic
Energy Commission chemists here.
This represents long step toward pene-
trating the secret Of and conceivably even
tually synthesizing, life itself For the nucleic
acids, the elemental substances from which
the nucleus of the living cell in both animals
and plants is formed, stand at the thresh-
old Of all life on earth.
All thus far isolated-this is the eighth
are extraordinarily complex materials. They
are made up of nitrogen sugar and phos-
phorus molecules. These are joined to-
gether to form supermolecules which in turn
are linked to other substances to form
leo-protein molecules These, in turn,
make up the "genes," invisib1y minute bodies
which are strung together in chains in the
nucleus Of every living cell and determine
its growth and behavior.
Minute Living Things.
Life starts somewhere about the stage of
the nucleo-protein molecule. Some of the
most minute of living things, the filterable
vlruSeS which are responsible for host of
deadly diseases have been demonstrated to
be nothing more than molecules of this sort
which act, however, as if they were inde-
pendent plants or animals, so minute that
they are invisible under the most powerful
optical microscope.
The number of nucleic acids which enter
into the molecules of the cell nucleus is un-
known. but the chemists here believe that
with the latest addition, which has been
named adennylic acid the end is at least
in sight. Their job is to find all of them as
rapidly as possible.
The particular interest of the Atomic
Energy Commission is to determine lust how
radiation of different kinds and intensities
affects the cell nucleus, causing death of
tissue, altering cell metabolism to bring
about cancer or, if germ cells are affected,
causing great changes in heredity which is
controlled by the genes. This requires study
ing the changes caused in each of the con-
Stltuents of the nucleo-protens. It may be
that only one or two of them are affected
and are responsible for all the damage.
Called Significant Event
Because it is getting so close to tho
primal stuff of life, the commission chemists
here say. discovery of new nuclei acid is
one OF the most significant possible events
in biochemistry.
AS the different primary materials which
make up the cell nucleus are isolated it is
planned to label them with radioactive iso-
topes IN an effort to discover how they
are combined This eventually may reveal
the exact point where life starts-that is.
where matter first attains the abilities of
growth and reproduction which are the dis
tlnguiShing marks of all living things.
There is the eventual possibility, of course
OF starting it all over again.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
The Ark Story Gets
Another Going Over
To the Editor of :,


Charles Allen Rentfro, writing on the Bibli-
cal story of Noahs ark, says that if it were
to be found on Mt. Ararat, this would upset
the theories of geologists concerning the
true age Of our present mountains But we
have to remember that God himself wrote
the story of the earth in the rocks, in the
strata of the mountains and valleys, and
geologists for many years have been studying
the rocks and strata, seeking to read that
story truthfully.
The ark could not have contained all the
animals and birds Of Europe, Asia and
Africa. Those of North and South America
could not have gotten to the ark unless
land bridges existed. and then it would
have taken them some several years to walk
to the ark. Ants, for example, or beavers,
woodchucks, badgers and porcupines would
have been uncomfortable, and venomouS
reptiles, like the rattlesnake and copper
head, would have been dangerous.
Even with only Old World animals, lions,
tigers and African buffaloes would have
been troublesome. And think of the bad ven-
tilation
Whatever the flood was which the story
of Noah commentaries, it could not have
been a worldwide deluge for that would
have wiped out most living things, all forests
and Towering plants except such as Noah
took for food for his animals and himself.
and all shellfish and other things living in
shallow waters between tidemarks as on
our Maine coast Chesapeake Bay oysters,
needless to say, could not live with over
1900 feet of water on top of them.
The Bible has different value for us in
its different parts. We do not value the his
tory Of David as we do the history Of Christ.
Almost the last that we hear of Noah was
that he got drunk and shamed himself, and
as David's life was ending he taught Solo
mon to begin his reign in blood. A few of
the Psalms are wonderful and if we read
them all we find precious verse scattered
through them and poetic beauties. But
though we read most of Psalm l37 with
sympathy for the exiles it is spoiled by its
last three verses, especially it's horrible last
verse. Job, Proverbs, EcclesiasSes are worth
any mans time. In our study Of the New
Testament, we neglect the Old Testament
too much. F. B. j.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Parapsychology Doubted
As q Guide for Dice
To the Editor of The Star.

TO the Edltor OF The star:
I have not read DR.. Rhine's latest book,
1.-THE Reach of the Mind" but I read an
article from his pen in which he stated his
belief in the possibility of q mans concen-
tration on pair of dice being able to affect
the result of a throw.
If by mental effort one can add to the
momentum of physical body or retard its
motion. then all we have to do is to increase
that force. and we can do away with all our
power plants, motors, ct cetera.
How wonderful it would be if baseball
pitcher could put little parapsychology to
work on the ball after it was half way to
the batter Even Babe Ruth could not be
certain of hitting ball that zigged when
it should gag.
But back to the dice question: I suggest
that the following theory would be lighter
strain on ones credulity: Is it not possible
that the psychic force that DR.. Rhine thinks
gives the dice an extra turn, merely shifts
the spots at the last moment, thus bringing
up seven or eleven? Don't laugh; I am
sure the parapsychologists easily could be-
lieve that. ELMER c. HELM.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Prosperity Due To War
Just an Illusion

Prosperity Due To War
Just an Illusion
TO the Editor Of The Star:
You deserve many thanks from readers
for printing the two excellent letters from
J. ]. Sperry in The Star of September and
3. In which the fallacies of Representative
George H. Christopher and Lowell Mellett
are pointed out.
However, the expression, prosperity due
to war;" is misleading. War never brings
Nationwide prosperity. It only results IN
full employment and high wages. which
many mistake for prosperity. Real prosperity
consists of goods, not merely money. as con-
ditions during the recent war clearly showed.
We need to recall that then we could not buy
new cars, .refrigerators, radios, houses ana
other items that we needed or wanted Yes,
and we had no bananas, only little bacon,
butter, bread and even potatoes and onions
often could not be bought. What good did
wads Of paper on which was printed, "Tnls
is K dollars" do us? No, we had no pros
perity during the war. unless we mean by
that term large quantities of nat money.
Now we again have more food, clothing.
houses and machinery-more goods, which
means more prosperity. But little think
ing will show that what goods we now have
were not produced by the war. War uses
up and destroys goods and so decreases pros
perity. Had it not been for the New Deal
war. we now would have more oil, more steel,
more everything. and SO be more prosperous
than we are. Since prosperity due to war"
is entirely illusional, the New Deal is to be
charged with our present meager prosperity
Al well as with the hard times from 1888 to
1945. GEORGE FREDERICK MILLER.