davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Would Provide Protection Now
Against A-Bomb Air Pollution
To the Editor of The Star.

wish to ask: Why has not the military"
given full A-bomb safety measures real"
publicity?
I am senior in physics at Rensselaer,
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. I
and most technicians know that defense
against secondary (air pollution) A-bomb
or .A-industrial accidents could be reduced
If atr-conditdoned differed or. Washed
shelters were available
Why not have towns convert schools
and movie houses into such shelters where
three or four days safety from air poison
could be had by citizens while wind might
clear the area?
Many available commercial air filters and
blowers would do. A positive pressure should
be maintained in the buildings There
should be an auxiliary power supply.
CHARLES B. GARDNER.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Good Times Are Hord to Beet

The Federal Reserve Boards latest hg-
ures on consumer income should be Of in
terest to anybody who takes pleasure in
the hazardous and somewhat tiresome
game OF trying to predict the domestic
political future-specifically, the outcome
Of the Congressional elections next year
and the presidential race in 1852.
What the figures indicate Is that Amer
leans in 1949 will earn total income OF
about $211, 1,000, 100000, or almost three
times as much as they earned in prewar
1889. Although per cent under the 194S
peak, this Is obviously tremendous sum
of money, representing-tor all segments
of the population-a gain of 100 per cent
over what was earned ten years ago.
Narrowing the figures down to the two
most important voting groups, one hnds,
first, that people depending on wages and
salaries are this year earning 1913 per cent
more than In 1899; and, second, that farm
owners, though making Is per cent less
than in the peak period Of 194S, are still
enjoying an income 207 per cent above that
of 1899. OF course, taxes have risen
sharply in the meantime, and the pur-
chasing value Of the dollar has declined
markedly, but both the agricultural and
salaried elements in the national electorate
are nevertheless much better on than they
were decade ago.
In brief, the Federal Reserve Boards fig
ures mean that 1949, despite rather
short-lived and shallow recession, Is
coming to close as another highly pros
porous postwar year. In terms Of politics,
this roseate economic picture Is one OF the
many factors that raise red light against
carefree spirits in the Republican Party.
For If the present income trend continues,
the Democrats will be doing the natural
thing If they look forward with strong con-
fldence to the 1850 and 1852 elections.
Such confidence-still assuming that the
income trend continues-will not be un-
justified It will be the same sort of con-
fidence as the Republicans felt under
President Coolidge in the 192Os-the conf
dence that comes from We feeling that
when times are prosperous, even the most
glamorous Of possible candidates among
the "outs" people like General Eisenhower,
for instance) are up against extremely
heavy odds in trying to replace the "ins."
Prosperity, In short, il hard to beat. As
far Is winning votes are concerned, 1t Is
an extremely powerful ally Of whatever
party happens to be In power whenever
our economy is booming. This is point
that must be kept in mind by all political
prognosticators. It involves bread-and-
butter issue that means lot more to the
electorate than talk-no matter how
sound or eloquent-about "statism" or such
vague and slightly incomprehensible things
at multi billion dollar deficits.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

ing with q visiting
American who Is
equally convinced
of the necessity for
maintaining per-
sonal initiative. per-
sonal incentive and
personal RESPONSE
bility in any work.
a Bile social order.
The Socialist spoke
glowingly Of tn e
duty Of the state to
throw open the
gates Of q more
abundant life for
all the, hitherto
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Letters to The Star

thinking of the State Department. which he
involves in his peoples revolution" concept
Or, perhaps Mr.. Mellett is writing in behalf
OF other perhaps sinister, interests than
those Of The Star readers This is only one
Of number Of Wallace-like utterings on his
part. which causes one to speculate. ,, -.
M. K. B.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Spires of the Spirit
Escalator or Stairway?
Opposing Social PHILOSOPHERS Seen Influencing
Thought in the Prevailing Age
By the Req. Frederick Brown Harris D. D, Lit. D.
Brown Harris, D. d., Lit. D.
Bv the Rev. Frederick

A lifelong English Socialist, who stead
fastly believes that what some call the
welfare state is the only solution for social
ills and Embellishments recently was talk
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Politics Regarded as Soulless
Nv Readers Pledxinx for Strong Minds

Politics Regarded as Soulless
BY Readers Pledging for Streng Minds
To the Editor Of The Star :
The Federation OF the World still is
dream haunted by the nightmare OF Com
nunist Russia. Suffering at the hands
of great subversive forces. advancement is
rifed Of its due progression. The minds OF
men are limp with confusing propaganda.
Men follow blindly leader that follows
blindly some other leader with mental aber-
rations They are the herd that refuses
NATURALIZATION. Intelligence and morality
must be put on the ascendancy. or we Will
slide into the pit Of stagnation and decad-
ence from which only future ages may see
us rise again.
Politics Is without soul and its subversion
of moral human activities As destructive to
democratic government. The minds OF men
need to be squeezed between heavy rollers
to straighten out all the kinds OF perverse
thinking that they have perpetuated to the
resultant crippling Of young intellects that
should be our future guides Give us wis.,
dom guided strength, give US unimpeach-
able supermen with strong prolific minds
that can dig deep into tolerant and adequate
methods Of procedure. Let shame rest upon
those who refuse to be just and sodly moral!
M. zURMA.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

Do you throw away the wire coat hanger
which has been wrestled out Of shape?
Don't. Call 1t an abstraction. and, some
art show will love It,
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Hirher Standard Of LivinE

HIGHER Standard Of Living
Seen Feasible Through Higher Morals
To the Editor Of The Star:
Many people wrongly argue that high
prices make high standard Of living. That
Is not true. High prices make people 50
money conscious that they think more OF
getting than of giving, and merchandise Is
not so well made as 1t should be-
High prices lower the standard Of living.
To have q higher standard Of living we
have got to have high moral standards and
think more Of giving and doing good OF
honesty, brotherly love. truthfulness, cour-
age, unselhshness and intelligence.
HENRY N. KOST.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Criticizes Views of Mr.. Mellett
On "Home Made" Chinese Revolution.
1n thu Editor of The Star:


On "Home Made" Chinese Revolution.
70 the Editor Of The Star:
In his column in the November 20 issue OF
The Star, Lowell Mellett attempts to evalu-
ate Secretary Acheson's heart-rending appeal
to the nations Of the world. including Russia
and her satellites, for help in obtaining the
release Of Angus Ward from the Chinese
Communists. Those who disagree with the
state Departments unrealistic procedures IN
this and related matters. he calls "dema-
gog,1es." T..
He further states that the revolution in
China" is q homemade revolution
Russia didn't bring 1t to pass. It Is revolt
of a people too long oppressed"
To observers unencumbered by certain
ideologies the program Of Communist ex-
pansion in Asia. as elsewhere, presents
very definite pattern. This is pattern OF
Russian Imperialism, originally delineated
BY the Czars, but now Of far greater scope
and far greater success for obvious reasons
which includes our foreign policy. II we can
be said to have one.
One wonders whether Mr.. Mellett, an IN
telligent man. is expressing his honest
opinion in this example Of the fuzzy minded
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Confessional Action Held Needed
For Industrial Home School Improvements.

Congressional Action Held Needed
For Industrial Home School improvements
TO the Editor Of The Star:
Your excellent editorial Of recent date on
the Annex to the Industrial Home School
and the well-deserved tribute to Miss
Thompson is highly encouraging to such OF
us as have been interested in the fate OF
the tragically unfortunate children who
literally but for the Annex would have no
place on earth to lay their entirely innocent
heads.
What is needed is an appropriation from
Congress ample to take care Of these, our
future citizens-perhaps unless they can be
decently provided for. our future delin-
ouents-at the home school. There is limit
to making something out Of nothing" and
we taxpayers should not feel that we are
shamed before the world in 50 lamentably
failing to make adequate provision for our
most to- -be-pitied little charges.
Talk Of spending money to pay, at public
expense, for a theater is abhorrent to anyone
who sees the desperate needs Of this mu-
nicipal charity. MRS. THOMAS ARMAT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-03

Score one for q correct solution
10 the first Ave problems The LAST
problem counts FIVE.
!. Homogenized food would most
likely be served 10 creature named
Donbtn Peter Tsboy Billy
2. Which ore Of the following
dwelling places suggests the pet
name a man uses soF MS sweetheart
Sly Coral Colus1y Den
2. The Information suggests which
sports season Of the year.
Summer AuttlnIn Winter Spring
4. The term "Kiondiks~ suggests
which one Of these fTsstaIsf
Lead Iron Gold Mercury
S. A g,ancilion Is indirectly asso<4-
ated wlth which produci7
Vinegar EggA Gasoline MlIk
&. The first TWO terms OF the hIs
are related 10 each other In s<sszs
way. Study this relationship care
fully. then select ore Of ths four
words in capital letters which has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-03
Weekend Miscellany.

Chicago: Will you please tell me
the origin of ALLEY oop' as USED
by acrobats?-E. w. M.
A. This expression came to Amer
lea years ago. 1t was brought here
by European acrobats. ALLEY cop
is a corruption of the phrase. allez
I'D, allez being the French word for
go" and the English word OF be-
ing mispronounced as "oop. The
phrase is used as a signal for the
beginning of an acrobatic trick,
Fort Bend: Is there fall" in the
word nfallible?-BC.S
A. No, the fall" Of infallible
should not be pronounced like the
word fall. 1t should rhyme with
pal" thus: in-FAL-i bl.
Natchez: A Hollywood broadeaster
spoke of the "PRE-Zen-TAY-shun
of the Academy Award Oscars. Is
that pronunciation all right?-Mrs.
H. L.
A. the word presentation Is seldom
heard with pre-" as the first sylla-
bile. The standard American pro-
nunciation uses the short "e" in the
first syllable thus: PREZ-en-TAY'-
shun.
Rochester: What is the origin Of
the term bobby SOCK" Mrs. L,
NICK.
A. The term has its origin in the
verb Ito bob" meaning TO cut
short" as bobbed hair. bobtail
cat, bobsled "a short sled. Bobby
socks are really bobbed socks. that
is, short socks: and a bobby pin Is a
pin with which to fasten boobed
hair.
Kansas City: Why is it that Pail
Mall cigarettes are called ''pell NELL
ON the radio7 Is this something
fancy that I have missed?-JM.W
A. The cigarette is named for
| Pail Mall In London. q street on
the site OF former pali-man alley
The British pronunciation OF Pal
Mall is peli MEL. The game pail
mall was once very popular in italy
Frank Scotland. and England IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-03
Toke Nv Word for 1t
BY Fronk Colby

the 18th century. Pall-mall was
played in an alley. and was a sort
of combination of croquet and ten
pins
Typo-howler found by a Meriden,
Conn, reader; Special for Satur-
day-Roast Prime Ribs of Beer.
Open during alterations"
Pittsburgh: Since Kansas is pro-
nounced the way 1t is spelled. why
do We pronounce Arkansas as Ar
kansaw"?-Mrs. ,BN.M.
A. The names Kansas and Arkan-
sas are not related at all. Kansas
is from the Indian tribal name
Kansa, swift wind" Arkansas is
from the tribal name Of U-gakh-pa,
the downstream people" In 1881,
BY resolution of the General As
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-03

The real education Of Oliver Gold
smith came largely after he was
graduated from the college a;
Dublin
At % he left the British Isles
to 90 to the mainland OF Europe
There he wandered about In France
Holland, Switzerland and Italy
He studied at two colleges and
learned something about medicine
For a time he received sums oil
money from one of his uncles, but
this uncle fell sick and money
stopped coming.
At that time he was IN Northern
Italy. He decided TO walk through
France and then board a sailing
vessel TO reach England
Goldsmith had only little
knowledge of French, but he could
play the flute. While he WAS II
France he earned food and lodging
By playing for farmers and others
sometimes providing music for q
dance
Reaching London with only few
pennies In his pockets, In earned
his living u well - he could. For
tina, hs bald . piacs - . teacher d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-03
Goren on Bridge

Upon frequent occasions it has
been demonstrated that many
points are lost at the bridge table
because of the improper attitude
that certain players assume toward
the finesse. They regard 1t as
means of encircling the missing
honor when instead they should
look upon it as an attempt to gain
q trick. Many times a finesse
should be abandoned. even though
there is a good chance that 1t will
succeed, merely because no trick
will be gained by winning the
finesse. A striking example is pro-
vided by today's hand.
The bidding was rather OF the
"knock 'em down and drag 'em out"
variety. The opening bid and the
double were routine enough and
East's Jump to three spades was
made with the hope that South
would be cramped out Of the bid
ding. South, holding a six-card
major suit, refused to be shut out.
Normally a free bid should not be
made with so little honor strength
even after partner has doubled, but
in this case South felt that he
should assume the responsibility be-
cause there was too great a danger
that his side would be shut out OF
the auction. When North doubled
the four-spade bid, however, South
lost his nerve and, feeling that
partner might be counting on him
for a high-card trick to defeat the
adverse contract, he went on to i've
hearts.
The king of spades was opened
and Vests defense at trick two was
not very inspired. East's Jump to
three spades, combined with South's
refusal to stand for the double Of
four spades, makes 1t moral GER
tainty that declarer has only one
spade. Forcing declarer when there
is a solid suit in dummy is usually
the wrong procedure. The proper
play at trick two is club, which
gives declarer no chance. However,
West continued with the queen OF
spades, which declarer ruffed. A
simple play would have brought
nome The IdIlu. Wcot SliOuAa VIC WA
ceded the king of hearts and the
rest of the hand will be solid. The
ace of hearts should be played, fol-
lowed by the ten. which should be
overtaken, lest West refuse the
trick. The club shift will now come,
but declarer will ruff himself in with
. spade, pull trumps and discard
everything on the diamonds.
But South could not resist the
temptation to finesse the heart and
with that play tossed out much coin
of the realm. The ace of hearts
was cashed and the bad trump
break revealed. There was no way
for declarer to get back to his hand
to drive out the king of hearts and
also draw the trumps without short
ening himself too much in hearts
and the hand went up in smoke.
The heart finesse was very short
sighted, because, even If 1t succeeded
the chances were that a heart trick
would still have to be lost, since 1t
was extremely unlikely that West
had exactly the king and another
heart.
tcopyrishtk s4s. b. Charles H. oorea.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-03

Uncle Rays Corner
3, Ramon Coffmon

q school for boys. He also served A.
a doctor, doing work for families
which could afford 10 pay very little.
One of his patients was a printer
and this man helped him meet
the owner OF the shop. Goldsmith
was now given small JOBS reading
proofs, and he also started writing
articles for magazines
Or. Samuel johnson became q
good friend Of Goldsmith and
helped 70 bring about the sale OF
The Vicar Of Wakefield For this
novel Goldsmith vas paid slnl
equal 10 about $500 II came into
print two years later, and made IT.
author famous and the pubsiaise'
rich.
That was Goidsn1th's only novel
but he wrote D number Of plays
and poems. His long PORN Ths
Deserted village" has proved 70 b.
classic
| Goldsmith died as the are oS u
His trends raised money 10 pay fes
d statue Of him 70 b placed if
We minstsr Abosg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-03
Test Your Horse Sense sN'sw Gene

a similar relationship 70 shs ihafd
word of tina, iins You are Entitled
"a one point !aF each corfees tsog"
msrt.
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Observation-Disclosures,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-03
Come
Find 81 or more words in
TRIO UBL e.

meaning. misfortune; sorrow.
Average is 20: limit, Is minutes
Ralek-i words must se % fnHT or
more ietters = words which acquire four
letters By the aaditlcn OF r. sueh a.
bats" eats" are net asse Cniy orc
.orr, of A word is txsc 4 Prope+ nafnss
are not used A list viii Be pSsiashss
tomorrow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-03

sembly Of the State OF Arkansas.
the oficial pronunciation OF the
name was ordered 10 be; AHR-kan-
saw.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-31
INDUSTRIAL MACHINES
COVET MONT. RESOURCES

Washington, D. c., March 30
Senator Zales N. Ecton (R-Mont !
warned today that western states
such as Montana whose raw re-
sources are coveted by the national
machine" must be "acutely alert if
these sesources are to be preserved
for the benefit of our own people.
Montana is in a particularly crit
ical position in regard to some of
the schemes to scoop up all the
resources of the great river basins
and turn them over to the man
agement of a board appointed bv
the president. Nobody in Montana
should forget that Montana is viz
tually the fountain head of two of
the greatest river systems on earth
and that the use of these waters
for our own needs and development
is vital to us"
Senator Ecton pointed out that
there has long been a tendency
to look upon the resources of states
such as Montana as a treasure store
to be drawn upon by the nation
and the world with little regard for
what we get out of the deal"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-31
MOUNTAIN STATES POWER
EXPENDS OVER FOUR
AND HALF MILLION

Mountain States Power Company,
which provides lit communities in
Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
and Washington with electric ser
vice, expended S4,667, 900 for addl-
tions and improvements to pro-
perty and equipment in l948 ac-
cording to a report just released by
z. E. Merrill, president of the Com
pany. Approximately rs per cent
of this amount covered the cost
of improving and extending trans
mission and distribution facilities
used in serving its $4,000 electric
customers.
The Company'S gross earnings IN
1913 amounted to $9,885, 1000 as com
pared with $8,440,000 in l947. Net
income for the year amounted to
ST, 900 as compared with ST.
228,000 for 1947. Earnings per
share of common stock were S4.69
and $4.40 for 1913 and 1947, respec-
lively. After providing for divi-
dends on the outstanding preferred
and common stock, there remained
S546, 900. This amount, together with
sums to be provided from reserves
uAAQ NdA A4AAAlo EAAAl II Jill NAAO oeA%N VI
new securities, will be used to- pay
short-term bank loans totaling
S75000O and to finance a 1919 con-
struction budget of approximately
4,35O0O0, according to Merrill.
The Company is proposing to sell
$4,000 principal amount of new
first mortgage bonds to two insur-
ance companies within the next
month and, on March Is, filed a
registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commits.
sion covering SOTO shares of COM
mon stock to be distributed by a
group of underwriters headed by
Merrill Lynch, Pierce. Fenner &
Beane. The offering price has not
yet been determined. The Com
pany expects that the registration
statement will become effective or
or about April 6 and that the stock
viii be offered by the Merrill
Lynch firm and group of selected
underwriters Immediately there
after.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-31
]. A. THOMPSON COMPLETES
DRY CLEANING COURSE

]. A. Thompson, proprietor of the
Fashion Cleaners, has returned from
Silver Spring, Maryland, after sue
ceSsfully completing the general
course of study in dry cleaning and
dyeing, comprising both theory and
practice. Among the subjects COW
cred were Identification of fabrics
and furs, study of buttons and trim
mings, distillation, maintenance of
equipment, filtration, furnitur e
cleaning, cleaning and finishing Of
leather garments, wet cleaning,
moth proofing, slide-fasteners, SOL
vents, both petroleum and synthetic,
spotting, storage, and water re-
pellents.
AS an aluminus and member of
the National Institute Mr.. Thomp-
son is now qualified to receive the
bulletins of a staff of chemists and
experienced technicians who are
continuously at work on methods,
both technical and practical, of the
cleaning industry. Regular reports
will be forwarded to the Fashion
Cleaners. Mr.. Thompson feels that
the course is of infinite value to
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-31
SESSION OF COURT
FRIDAY MARCH rs

Robert H. Walraven was granted
an annulment of marriage from
Lucille Walraven in District Court
Friday.
vorce from George D. Walsh. Mrs.
Walsh was given custody of two
minor children and allotted $50 a
month for their support.
Robert Walter Eskildsen pleaded
guilty to grand larceny and was
given a two year suspended SEN
tence at the state prison.
April is is the date set for Ray
mond P. Munro, Doyle Dwane Bald
win and George D. Walsh, Jr., to
appear before Judge Dean King for
burglary.
The same date is set for EmInitt
Sidney Wollaston to appear before
Judge King for burglary and at
tempted burglary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-31
MINE OWNERS MEETING
IN MISSOULA THURSDAY

The annual meeting and election
of officers of the Western Montana
Mine Owners and Operators As
sociaton will be held in the hall
above the Chamber of Commerce
on East Main Street in Missoula
on Thursday evening, March 81, at
7:30 p. m.
Speakers from the School of
Mines and mining engineers repre-
senting outside capital, will be pres
ent to discuss mining problems.
Everyone interested in Mining
operation is welcome.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-31
BILL HUNTER PRESIDENT
OF SADDLE CLUB

The Libby Saddle Club met last
Sunday, March 81 at the home of
.DormaL Nolan and elected the fol-
lowing officers: Bill Hunter, presi-
dent; William Nolan, vice presi-
dent; and Wayne Wilson, secretary
treasurer. The board of directors
are; Stan Stall, Buzz Boothman,
and Oliver Decker.
A committee was appointed to
locate ground for the club for a
barn and club house. The club
will meet Sunday, April at 200
at the Ranger Station.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-03-31
MOUNTAIN VIEW R.N.A.
MEETS MARCH %

Mountain View R. N. A. lodge
held its regular meeting March %
with Oracle Mary Chapel in the
chair. The Secret Pals" for the
past year were revealed and many
lovely gifts were received. New
names were drawn for the coming
year. Thirtytwo members were
present.
A delicious lunch was served by
Neighbors Mabel johnson, Gladys
Heller, Tillie Porter and Luella
Observation-Disclosures.