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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-19

We the people of the United
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-08-19

Reporters presidential Harry Vaughan to hot boil
ng point recently Now congressional Investigators have him in
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Mae Cooper to our sc ~ "a
and our posterity. do ordain and
establish this Constitution for the
United States of America.
Evening star., 1949-08-20

tones Of statism and cover personal lib
erty with a bird-lime OF control towards
which the American people are not SYM
pathetic.
Besides, the whole notion that the city
slickers of the starting world are or can
be made farm-wise Is ridiculous Perhaps
some business venture can be spanked at
which the birds can turn profitable wing.
After ALL they are shrewd and can show
how five will get you ten and ten will get
you twenty.
But q back-to-the movement will
get nowhere among these playboy cos
mopolites. II we decide not to oust them
then we had better just accept their
dappled presence as characteristic
patina of the city and concede that their
frivolous mores are just part of the de-
lightful essence that forms that alluring,
pulsatng creation, the big city.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
The Bus Riders

Unkempt, unconbed in daton, like startled
sleepy birds,
And all too suddenly drriued, abruptly
shaken from their nest,
Facing the question OF an alien morning
in q stranger toi1n,
With chance knotUs ,ohat before the epe-
ming sun 1DiH rest;
or those for vhom this tedious trip seemed
overlong,
Who travelled toward appointed time, the
too familiar place,
Dismounting now with pasteboard carton
and broDn paper bag
With neither expectation nor despair upon
the face;
And those, the tin1eless ones ioho journey
on and farther on,
Who after sandwich and soft drink shah
sleep, or sleep pretend,
The seat reclaimed and no decision yet to
make
Untroubled get by hopes or terrors OF
journeys end.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Discusses Columnists in Terms
OF Sharp DisapprOval

Thomas L. Stokes and Lowell Mellett,
newspaper columnists, have been bitten
again by the DID, familiar Raskobian Mich
elsonian. Rocseveltian smear Hoover virus.
Mr.. Stokes recent column on ex-Pres1dent
Hoover's birthday address at Stanford Uni
versity is all OF piece with his column on
Hoover's speech at the Republican National
Convention at Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.. Melletts
recent column on the same subject likewise
These articles constitute affronts to men
of good will everywhere. They should not
have been printed. That they tend to dis
credit the press and lower its tone is self
evident. Mr. Stokes said that Mr.. Hoovers
voice in the Cleveland convention was like
to that from the dead. For scurrility and
downright cannibalism that statement stands
as an all-time high.
Mr.. Stokes would have given Mr.. Hoover
another stab in the back, if he had felt
reasonably sure he could put it over. AS
things stand today he has to be content
with mere n-pricks These column1sts
take their cues from the subterranean ele-
ments in our current society. They are
widely read; box Office business, you know.
According to this standard they have power
and influence But their power is ire
sponsible and their influence is with the
mob.
These men hate men who are good and
great So did Nicholson. Raskob and
Evening star., 1949-08-20

Roosevelt. So that they are never 50 happy
nor so much in love with themselves as
when they are trying to strike good men
down.
Obviously. the trouble with the Stokeses.
Melletts ct al. is that they have failed in
the all-importsnt business Of growing up.
A childish mind is dangerous. particularly
when 1t is housed irr an adult body. They
are Indifferent toward the pain they inflict.
like \ serpent when 1t crushes its prey.
The opinions Of these columnists should
be strongly discounted. Their standard is
very low. They have interloped to- the
extent Of achieving An enormous ubiquity.
Their arrogant profundity. their pompous-
ness, their pontifical punditry is equaled
only by their puzzling viability.
In the meantime it is high noon and the
newspapers would do well to be about the
business Of cleaning house. The hysterical
parade will come to an end in the very ma
ture Of things. Why not now? Try being
constructive. The people are fed up with
sensationalism. superlatives and calamities
Balancing lies in order to discover little
of truth and value is not the business OF
men of good will.
HUGH BARCLAY RICH.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Senators and Scientists

Once again the Senate has acted on I'M
portant legislation without considering at
all the character of those the legislation
affects.
Calling upon "the balance of nature" to
take care of things, Senators Taft of
Ohio and Anderson of New Mexico re-
Gently struck down bill that would
authorize determination of Washington s
notorious starlings. The legislators, quot
ing scientific authority, declared the
birds are worth their weight in Japanese
beetles.
But unfortunately the SenatorS-and the
scientists-have not taken the character
of Washington's starlings into considera-
ton, even If the beetle-eating facts are
true.
For our starlings are city starlings:
SNUG, cosmopolitan, debonair. They are
given to lounging on street corners and
cornices, sleek in their black zoot suits,
whistling at the girls, dropping around for
a tall, cool one at local fountain, or
rolling a few bones with the pigeons.
Work? Eat japanese beetles? That's
only for pumpkin starlings from the
sticks, the thrifty industrious birds that
are busily picking beetles from the corn
fields long before their lazy city cousins
have started out to leave their visiting
cards.
The other day the washington Times
Herald advocated a mass education pro-
gram for city starlings-behavior training,
psychiatric treatment and that sort OF
thing. In one instance that newspaper
suggested huge pathological chain gangs,
with wing-clipped starlings marching in
| lock step to the beetle areas. A further
suggestion was child training classes for
| starting adults and a huge Federal-aidto-
startling education program in which
youngsters would be taught to eat beetles
rather than bread crumbs.
| But these schemes are fraught with over
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Dietary Riddles

The little Hyattsville girl who died from
the effects of eating paint from domestic
furniture has called attention to one OF
the oldest of all human patterns OF be-
hayior. She carried to a fatal extreme
the universal habit of appraising things
by tasting them. Millions of infants
through uncounted centuries have judged
articles of every conceivable variety by
putting them into their mouths.
But the world gradually has been grow
ing more dangerous in that respect The
number of things which cannot be swal-
lowed safely is increasing with the de-
velopment of human ingenuity. Paint
containing lead is only single item on
the list. Doctors of the Children's Bureau
and the National Institutes of Health
are in agreement that psychological
maladiustment characterizes many indi-
viduals who find expression of their
condition, as the Hyattsville youngster did,
by unconventional dietary practices. One
child will eat glass, another incessantly
chew on rubber or leather, still another
consume quantities of paper or cardboard.
The notion that they are prompted by a
nutritional deficiency is not accepted by
all students of the subject.
: Explorers of backward countries where
clay-eating. is common have been puzzled
by the phenomenon. Ordinary hunger,
they have noted, does not drive men and
women as we'll as children to consume clay.
The basic element involved seems to be
curiosity. Then follows habit-a tendency
to repeat a pleasurable experience again
and again until it becomes mathematical
In its frequency But this theory leaves
the question of an abnormal taste standard
unanswered. The average little girl or boy
would not enjoy eating paint. Occasion
ally, the contrary is true-a child will
yearn for a dysgenic flood" in spite OF
instruction to avoid 1t and will yield te
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Russiu and the Voice

The other day, during his first visit to
Generalissimo Stain, United States Am
bassador Kirk discussed the Voice OF
America" and the all-out Soviet effort to
keep the Russian people from hearing 1t.
The effort-which is direct violation OF
the Kremlin's obligations as party to the
international Accommodations conven-
tions-is one Of the most interesting and
most self-revealing of the Politburo's &C
tions In the cold war. Indeed, the world
has never before seen anything quite like
it. It is in a class by itself as an under
taking designed to build wall Of ignorance
between nations.
What the "voice" is trying to do Is to
counteract Moscow's vilifying propaganda
by telling the story of America as fully and
rs dispassionately as possible to the world
at large But because the story Is the
opposite of the grossly distorted one being
told by the Kremlin, the Krenllin is stop
ping at nothing to prevent 1t from getting
in behind the Iron Curtain. Accordingly
for months past, especially as regards
Russia itself, the Stain government has
gone to extraordinary lengths to fill the
airwaves with squawks and screeches. Thus,
at great expense to itself, 1t has set up
more than $50 special jamming transmit
ters which have been operating night and
day to drown out our programs In order
to do this, moreover, it has had to cut
down on its own domestic and foreign
broadcasts.
This Is q thing that speaks pretty much
for itself. Possibly 1t may have some
significance as an experiment aimed at
eouipping the Soviet Union with jam
ming system that might be Of some mill
tary value in case Of war. Whatever its
potentials may be in that sense, however,
its immediate purpose is to silence the
"voice," and 1t is succeeding In doing so
10 q very large extent. But even as tney
note that success, the men of the Kremlin
can hardly be too happy about it. For they
must know that in creating this amazing
radio interference, they are In effect also
confessing to the world that they are
afraid to let the light in on the darkness;
that they cannot permit the Russian people
to listen to ideas and information from the
free West; that the untruths pouring out
of the Moscow propaganda machine must
from the outside; in sum, that the whole
U. s. S. R., while being spoonfed the party
line, must be kept in ignorance OF what Is
really happening on the Iron Curtains
other side.
All of which, of course, Immediately sug-
gests that things are not going well in
Russia, that the masses there are restive
enough to listen with exceptional interest
to foreign broadcasts, and that the Kremlin
is so insure of itself as to fear their reac-
tion to ideas challenging its propaganda.
What we have here is a clear sign OF
weakness in the Soviet system. At the same
time there could be no better argument in
favor of the wise action taken by the
House of Representatives in approving de-
fciency funds to enable the Voice" to
combat and overcome the current JAM
ming Certainly, there is no reason to
expect that Generalissimo Stain, now that
Ambassador Kirk has talked with him
on the subject will let the program in
without interference.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Praises Senator McCarran
For Sand on DIP Bill
To the Editor OF The star:

Praises Senator McCarran
For Sand on DIP Bill
To the Editor OF The star:
note that quite a concerted and vigorous
attack is now being made upon Senator
McCarran because of his unwillingness to
expedite the passage Of the pending immi-
grafton bill, for it is in practical effect an
immigration bill even though so-called DPS
are involved and I think that he should be
commended therefor instead of being high
pressured to do what would seem to him
to be 4 violation of his public obligation.
It appears to me that more interest is
taken in the welfare of foreigners these days
than the long term welfare of this, our own
country. All emphasis seems to be on what
is wanted by foreign national or racial
groups. instead of being placed on the
interest of ourselves and children. For at
least q time, it seemed that it would be
America first, but any fair observer must
note that the public is fast reverting to a
sensible position, as is indicated by the
positive stand taken by Senator McCarran
Being from Nevada, instead of some city
controlled by first and second generation
citizens (such as in New York, where all
three principal of1cials are foreign born.
he is free from that influence and high
pressure that are being put on the local
members of the Congress- which some OF
them have confessed to be the case. Even
though these people are newcomers, their
obligation is to- protect the interests OF this
country as much as it is that Of those OF
longer citizenship.
GEORGE w. WILLIAMS.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Give Us Our Giveowoys!

Can the Federal Communications Com.
mission really be serious about trying te
stop this sort OF thing?
Hello! Is this Mr.. Smith OF Red Oak,
oregon? What's that? You say you
actually ,0ere listening to our program
and think you know the ansuer? Thank
you, Mr.. Smith! You wnnt me to repeat
the verse? Why certainly, Mr.. Smith
now listen to this:
Hi-diddle-did
The cat and the.
What is the missing ,0ord, Mr. Smith?
What's that' Say that again, please.
on! Harmonica, you say? H-a-r-
m-o-n-t-c-a? Sorry, Mr.. Smith! But
you are Darn, pery Warm! And because
you came 50 close to being right, Mr..
Smith, ve are sending you one dozen
sno,cshoes, a Rolls Royce limousine ,0tth
chauffeur, $25, 900 in cash, free trip to
Australia, White House model tele-
piston set, Nth built-in deep-treese, a
combined radio -phonooraph and radar,
a case of champagne bottles containing
essence Of perfume, college education
and d patd-up life Insurance policy
Better luck nert time, Mr.. Smith!
If that is to be stopped in America
whittier, indeed, are we heading? What
about our culture? What about our future;
What about our social security? Where
are our civil rights? Up and at 'em, radio
industry! Let not dat ole debbil Com
munications Commission take the bread
right out of dur mouths! Fight til tht
last ditch Give US giveaways, or give
us death!
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Cameras From Dresden
illustrate Soviet Price Tricks

The Star Of August contains an article
headed Soviet Zone Price Tricks 1rk Ger
mans-Dumping Of Low-Cost Goods Disturb
Economists" During the last weeks, photo
shops all over the United States have been
offering for sale newly imported camera.
the latest model Of the Kline Exakta II, at
a price Of about $40. Used, prewar models
OF the same camera. now made by the
1hagee, Dresden, Russian n-o occupied Zone Of
Germany, were sold At prices ranging from
1925 to $500 prior to the latest imports. You
do not have to send reporters to Germany
to learn about Soviet Zone price tricks.
LEO GREY.
Evening star., 1949-08-20

that longing even in the face Of punish
ment
The whole subject of human habits in
diet deserves re-examination. Why do
people willfully take into their systems the
fumes of marijuana? Why. indeed, do
they smoke tobacco? Shakespeare wanted
to know why they put an enemy in their
mouths, to steal away their brains"
Different persons have different reactions.
1t strangely still is true that one mans
meat Is another's poison.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Bus Ventilation Urged
As Neighborly Gesture.
To the Editor Of The Star:

Recent letters have carried complaints
about radio noise and pipe odors in buses.
These might be irksome to some but the
unanimous cry for air in the standees' plea
If we haven't crumpled to the floor ourselves,
we've seen our fellow standees drop.
We cannot altogether blame the ones next
to the window for not wanting to blow away
or get soaked-although one-notch lift
would really help. What actually is needed is
forethought in bus design.
The transit company should require type
of mechanically sound. all-weather ventila-
ton which would provide clean air instead
Of clouds Of germs and poisonous gases.
Until such equipment Is provided, let us
give some consideration to our neighbors.an and
I'D the windows. ]. n. A.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Sees Democracy Denied
BY TablinE Of Kefauver Bill
ia III q Hsdftar ~ rhe lfar.


To the Editor Of The Star:
The killing Of the Kefauver Bill by the
House District Committee is profoundly
shocking.
Without giving the citizens of the District
an opportunity to say by referendum whether
they want home rule for the District or not.
the subcommittee has said they shall not
have that chance.
These men are elected by their home
districts and sent to Congress to become
parts of the lawmaking body Of the United
States. They are here by the same demo-
cratic process that they now deny the citi-
zens Of the District. They are the ones who
should be the most sympathetic with city
which has no voice in its own affairs.
At least the bill could have been given a
chance to follow the ordinarily channels by
being reported to the floor. If it had
been defeated by an open vote on the floor,
it would have been defeated by Democratic
methods.
Our country is not the democracy we think
it is If the citizens of Washington sre not
given the opportunity to accept or reject
for themselves the right to vote.
MARIAN w. LANGFORD.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Explains the Jolting and Jerking
OF Carelessly Operated Streetcars
To the Editor of The STAR,

am in entire agreement with the thoughts
expressed recently by one Of your correspond :
ents concerning the practice OF number OF
motormen in jolting and jerking the street.
cars from the beginning to the end OF trip.
7 am informed that this is due to the habit
of unnecessarily pushing down on the pedal
in front of the motorman's seat. Such jerk
ing occasionally may be necessary when
some obstruction suddenly appears ahead OF
the car, but it seems to me it is matter OF
habit with some motormen. It makes me
feel like getting off and taking a taxi. s. L.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact BY writing The Evening star WashinEton,
nEton 2. D. c. Please inclose three (a) cents for
return postage.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,Driter, although 1t is permissible for
writer known to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

G. In what year was the first tranScon-
tinental telephone line in the United States
completed?-L. L. D.
A. On June II, 1914, the last pole was
set for the first transcontinental telephone
line-a direct wire from New York to
San Francisco-at the Utah-Nevada State
boundary. The line was opened for serv-
ice in January, 1915.
@. What is the difference between the
Celsius thermometer. as used In Europe.
and the centigrade?-J. D.
A. Celsius is another name for the
centigrade scale thermometer after Anders
Celsius. professor of astronomy, who first
invented it at the University of Upsala in
1742. The present form of the centisrade
thermometer was introduced by Stormer
in 1850.
@. Who was the first Negro actor to
play the part of Othello?-E. S. w.
A. Ira Frederick Aldridge Q805-186D
was the first Negro actor to play this
Shakespeare role. Aldridge was the per-
sonal attendant to Edmund Kean and was
encouraged by him to study for the stage.
He was also successful in the roles Of Mac
beth and Lear.
@. In what year was Susan B. Anthony
arrested for voting at an election?-D 8. K.
A. In 1872 Susan B. Anthony insisted on
voting at an election in Rochester, N. Y, and
was tried, convicted and sentenced to pay
a fine It was not until 1920 that the privi.
lege of voting was granted women through
out the country
Evening star., 1949-08-20
SugSests Gen. Hurley
For Ambassador on Lucky Pup"
ro IN sBditor of The Star.

After viewing and listening to Patrick
Hurley on television's Meet the Press 1t is
no mystery to me any longer why our policy
in China is in such mess.
Gen. Hurley showed such lack of under
standing Of even the most simply posed ques-
tions that I wonder why they had him on
the program at all. Here's one vote to put
Gen. Hurley in the diplomatic post OF am
bassador to Birdbrainia on the Lucky Pup"
show. RUTH STEINER.
Evening star., 1949-08-20
This and That
By Charles E. TracsveH
SECOND STREET NE

Dear Sir:
In 4 recent column you said you would
be glad to hear from any one having any
idea about the disappearance Of hoptoads
Several years ago. in town many miles
from Washington. saw something that
may help shed some light on the disappear
ance Of toads everywhere.
From q hallway opening onto q paved
area in the rear Of the house I heard
peculiar sound that ! did not recognize.
"On stepping outside to investigate, toad
came hopping rapidly toward me, pursued
by large rat.
1.-THE toad stopped within q few feet Of
me. his throat pulsing hard from exertion
and fright, then took refuge under flower
ing plant beside the areaway.
THE rat beat hasty retreat toward the
alley. That was the last time saw either
Of them. After waiting a while to give the
toad 4 chance to make good his escape, I
returned to the house.
When I went out again little later, I
heard the unmistakable sound of crunching
bones coming from the direction of the alley.
This Is not proof of course, but it would
be reasonable explanation of one cause of
the toad's disappearance. In addition. many
toads are run over by motor cars.
Sincerely yours. E. A. S."
Rats ana cars
Their increase has led to many troubles,
undoubtedly.
There seems little that can be done about
the cars, but the rat is in another category.
He can and should be exterminated.
Rats live in all neighborhoods. They par
ticularly like wood piles and dry walls. Any
one with these around should be suspicious
of rats whether he sees them or not.
Red squill is the best rat exterminator.
It may be used with less danger to other
animals.
CONNECTICUT AVENUE.
Remind your readers that cantaloupe seed.
watermelon seed and peach stones are all
good items to put on the bird feeding sta
ton.
Squirrels, chipmunks and birds all love
them.
If any one wonders why, let him crack
open the melon seeds and note the juicy
flavor. It Is not necessary to wash canta-
loupe seeds, but it can be done easily with
strainer.
Remember. squirrels needs items to chew
on to keep their teeth from growing too
long. Peach pits and even prune seeds an
swer the purpose.
Il enjoy your column. 1t is written in an
understandable and interesting manner
Yours truly, B. G."
Evening star., 1949-08-20
HARVARD STREET.

Dear Sir:
my only regret is that suppose Ignored
your column for years.
1T seems rather far away from this pres
ent disagreeable world, as If a Longfellow
had suddenly appeared amongst us again.
Il feel sure your Irish poet (who wrote
you recently about wasps) could be stung
without coming into Maryland. Perhaps it
would be we'll If more Irishmen were stung
out of their dreams.
Probably my most vivid memory is that
of being stung by hornet while walking
down to the banks of the Mad Scoharie'
near the Gilboa Dam In New York State.
MY first reaction was that was on fire.
stood still and screamed. Then I noticed
the perpetrator Of the outrage but did not
dare to touch him.
With SO many diametrically opposed
opinions in the world it Is a wonder we
progress at all. Or do we?
Though you are slightly pessimistic at
times. which thoughts are meat to my soul,
you possess a mellowness quite foreign to
this crabby individual. I suppose for that
reason appreciate your style the more.
Yours truly, E. M. S."
Evening star., 1949-08-20
LAYTON, Pa.

Dear Sir:
"Templeton Jones recently said, To be
dry. is to be COOL
In this instance. I am glad to disagree
with him. have found the contrary to be
true. He will find that wet towel around
the shoulders lessons the heat considerably,
or that dashing cool water on his shoulders
or back of his shirt helps lot. 1t is said in
the hot countries the natives take a bath
and do not dry themselves.
Yours, M. L. c."
When shown this letter, Templeton Jones
said dryly, But am not gypsy"
Courier-herald. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1949-1950, 1949-11-19
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