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Evening star., 1949-08-22
The Trivial Round, the Common
Task

When morning da,ons, rest lDhile
In bed to map out, one by one,
The daily routine and the host
OF household duties to be done.
Like as q ticking clock Is tDonrd,
Mn thoughts mechanically run round.
A certain room to clean and dust;
My careful marketing to plan;
The linens to be sorted, or
Made ready for the laundry man
The tripial round, the common task
Is all (tte hymn sGys) one should ask.
So through the day, obedient mind
And body do their stoic part,
Finding that houSeiDork cannot ease
! The sorrop of a grteUing hedrt-
But, 4phen night lights our toishing star,
I haste I'm dreGns) to sol,ere you are.
a MAIZE v. CARUTHERS.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Choice of q Health Officer

Commissioner Mason and his colleagues
at the District Building have chosen the
best procedure in selecting a successor to
DR.. George c. Rutland when he retires
rs District Health Officer.
They have entrusted the matter to
committee representing the three medical
schools the two medical societies, the two
dental societies, the Health and Hospital
Division of the United Community Serv-
ices and the United States Public Health
Service. The committee will suggest three
names to the Commissioners. No condi-
tions are attached to the committees
selections. The theory behind the pro-
cedure is that the best man available
should be- chosen, no matter where he
may be now, for what Is one OF the most
important positions of the municipal gov
ernment.
This same procedure was adopted in
principle when DR.. Rutland was persuaded
to leave his job as health commissioner
at Syracuse, N. Y, at higher salary than
available here at the time, to come here
as Health Officer in 1885. He was chosen
by q committee headed by the late DR..
William Gerry Morgan, representing the
medical men, after survey of candidates
throughout the country. An effort to
prevent his appointment, on the ground
that he was not a District of Columbia
man, got nowhere. For in this position
the merits of the individual should over
shadow every other consideration.
DR.. Ruhland's own retirement will bring
to an end service as Health Officer that
should be matter of great personal salts
faction to him as well as to the people
Of this city. He has had no easy row to
hoe. But he has accomplished results that
are written in unassailable statistics Of
reduced mortality and disease rates. He
has seen appropriations for PUBLIC health
work, Gallinger Hospital and clinics, tre-
mendously increased. He has helped to
build public consciousness of the i'm
portance Of public health expenditures as
q vital community enterprise. He leaves
to his successor a great amount of unfin-
ished work in some of the things he set
out to accomplish. But the work will never
be finished in this particular field.
The Commissioners committee in charge
Of choosing his successor will not meet
until after Labor Day. It has been given
the widest possible latitude. Whether it
goes far or near in looking over the candi-
dates, its chief mission is to find the best
man-no matter where he comes from.
washington needs the best man available.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Red Unrest in Latin America

Two events occurring simultaneously in
different South American countries en-
phasize the radical unrest which SINNERS
chronically in most of our neighbors to
the southwark. The first of these was
bloody rioting in Santiago, the capital of
Chile. The second was the discovery by
the authorities of what is described as
vast" Communist plot covering several
states of Brazil.
The Chilean rioting began by disorderly
protests against raise in bus fares by the
Santiago transit company. The raise,
which was only fraction of cent, would
hardly seem to account for the intensity
of the demonstrations, and the govern
ment asserts that it was merely pretext
for "a revolutionary attempt inspired by
Communist elements and other opposition
sectors" University students were promi-
nent in the rioting, though the police
report that members of Communist-con-
trolled labor unions took part as we'll
This is not the first time the government
of Chile has had to cope with Communist
inspired challenges to its authority. In
each case it has acted energetically and
has received emergency powers from Con-
gress authorizing it to decree virtual mar
tial law, with arrests of suspected leaders
and their deportation to distant regions.
Strangely enough, the administration is
liberal in complexion, President videla
being committed to policy of moderate
reforms and opposition to either radical
or reactionary forces. Nevertheless, Com
munist-inspired unrest persists in Chile,
with less excuse than is the case in some
other Latin American countries with
repressive governments and legitimate
grievances of the working classes.
As the Brazilian government describes
It, the Red plot just nipped in the bud
was an elaborate affair, with Communist
"shock troops" including feminine bri-
gades" as the nucleus of what seized
Communist documents term "a popular
revolutionary army capable of defending
the country against imperialistic attacks
through their (native) imperialist agents. I"
The Communist Party in Brazil has been
outlawed for the past three years, but it
would seem that this has not stopped in
tensive underground activities, especially
the inflltration Of labor unions.
The Brazilian authorities take grave
view of the matter. In their opinion, the
local conspiracy is part Of a movement
which covers much OF Latin America. In
support OF this contention they point to
the rioting In Chile and recent disorders
IN Central America. There is much to
Justify this Interpretation. Latin America
has stubborn economic, political and social
.sproblems which engender conditions IA
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Evening star., 1949-08-22
Awards Under Other Auspices

1t seems pity that the Coolidge and
Penneu prizes as we'll as the Bollingen
award have been Cancelled as far as
Library Of Congress participation in giving
them is concerned. Few citizens, certainly
very few poets approved the homage which
the poetry jurors paid to Ezra Pounds
"Pisan Cantos." The public at large simply
did not believe that the author of that
work or the work itself deserved such
recognition. To say that the jury was
inept in its judgment is to put mildly the
objection which generally has been felt
toward their verdict.
But the Coolidge prize for chamber
music and the Pennen prizes for graphic
art never have been subjects of contro-
versy in any important respect. Individual
critics may have dissented from specific
award, yet the integrity Of the judges has
not been challenged. The jury which
honored Pound, however, has been widely
criticized It gave the prize to man who
was confined in an institution for persons
mentally sick, man who would have been
called to stand trial for treason against
his. country in the midst of global war
had it not been for his confinement in an
asylum. The choice was deliberate. It
allegedly was resisted within the Jury and
persisted in after the possibility Of bitter
resentment had been brought to the jury's
attention by at least one of It's members.
The idea of such prize is not objection
able in itself. Normally no one would have
objected to jury making the decision.
The association of the Library of Congress
with the prize for poetry seemed entirely
fitting and proper. When the plan mis-
fired, question was raised as to whether
any Government institution or agency
should participate in the judging Of a
competition even in a remote, indirect
fashion. The Joint Committee on the
Library, representing both branches OF
Congress, recommended to the Librarian
a complete severance Of the Library from
the prize funds and their award. Probably
such result was inevitable from the start
of the controversy over the honor ac-
corded to Mr.. Pound under prevailing
conditions.
4 But friends Of the arts win hope that
Evening star., 1949-08-22
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

by ldE dASh1N SLntACEs
@. What is the purpose OF credit union?
How many members are there IN the
United States?-L. r.
A. credit union is a cooperative say
ings and loan association operated by the
members for their mutual benefit. The
chief purpose of a credit union is to make
loans to members at lower rates than they
could probably get elsewhere. Credit
unions may be chartered under Federal or
State laws. The maximum rate Of interest
allowed under Federal law is per cent
discounted in advance. There are about
100000 credit union members in the
United States.
@. Are the Navy's fairplane carriers equip
ped with escalators?-J. M.
A. Escalators have been provided for
three carriers Of the Essex class. They can
carry 80 pilots minute from the hangar
deck up to the flight deck
@. What kind of wood is used to make
tennis rackets?-L. E. J.
A. The racket frames are usually made
of ash or hickory; the handles usually Of
cedar.
@. How many slaves were there in this
country in 179O?-H. NICK.
A. The slave population in 1890 was 697,.
624 divided among the States Of New Hamp.
SHIRE Rhode Island, Connecticut New York.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary.
land, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia. Kentucky, Tennessee.
There were no slaves in Maine, Vermont
and Massachusetts.
@. Who discovered the new drug aureomy.
cin?-T. E. R.
A. Aureomycin is obtained from a mold
which was discovered by B. M. Duggar, q
mycologist at Pearl River, N. Y, after long
search The name Of the new antibiotic is
derived from its golden color.
@. Did the Dutch in the past flood their
lands to keep out invaders?-M. Med.
A. This was done several times in the 18th
and 17th centuries during the war with
Spain. The armies of Louis XIV Of France
were kept out of Amsterdam by flooded fields
in 1872. The same action was taken against
the Germans at the beginning Of World
War II -....-
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Argues That South
Is Friendly to Negroes
To the Editor of The Star:

The Negro's best friend still is the South
as proven by The Stars story on the colored
family who, through the benevolence of
Virginia farmer, is being given new start
in life. The Southern colored and white
people have always lived together in har-
mony until Northern agitators like Senator
Hubert Humphrey began to spread unrest.
Yet, at this time of colored family's need,
Mr. Humphrey made no offer of Mime
sofa farm although his rich agricultural
State has an area of 84.068 square miles
(making it larger than some European
countries) and population of only $780,
600.
It's time for the Negro to awaken to the
fact that States like Minnesota don't want
him or they would start a campaign 10 re-
settle some of these so-called poor, down.
trodden people" in their territory.
VRGINIAN
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Triumphont Ruqweed

Sufferers from one of the most distress
ing ailments known to man-hay fever
need no medical reports on pollen counts
to remind them that their season Of dis
content is here. The daily counts Of rag
weed pollen by representatives Of the
District Medical Society come merely as
doleful confirmation Of the obvious.
There is some speculation among the
ragweed experts as to the effects Of the
hot, dry summer on this baneful weed.
It is suggested that the blossoming has
been delayed. But any observer of rag
weed, and there are an estimated 10000
hayfever victims in this area who can
thus qualify, will reach the conclusion
that the crop this year seems fully as
luxuriant as promising Of bountiful
supply of billions Of pollen, as any in the
past. Every uncared-for vacant lot in the
city is full of ragweed. And one of the
disappointing facts about such abundance
is that the authorities do little or nothing
about it and the owners of such lots are
permitted to exhibit their own ire
sponsibility without restraint.
Legislation was proposed this year, as
in years past to do something about it,
Availability of cheap chemicals, which
destroy weeds, put the municipal gov
ernment in position to clean up vacant
lots OF overgrown weeds by spraying, as
sessing the owners for a nominal sum.
But the legislation failed again. There
is law on the books which, If enforced,
would compel owners of vacant lots to do
the job themselves But like so many
other laws of the same sort, it is difficult
to enforce-one reason being that there
are 50 many other laws deemed more
important.
The Star hopes the municipal authori-
ties will continue to press for statute
which will enable them to make greater
progress in cleaning up weed-grown vacant
lots. Ragweed is merely one Of the
nuisances. Rats and filth are others.
There is no valid excuse for allowing the
owners of such lots to commit per-
petual nuisance by failing to clean them
up. Even If every .ragweed plant in the
District were destroyed, the air would stu
contain countless pollen. But the Dis
trict's own bumper crop aggravates the
situation and enforced destruction Of the
ugly weed would improve appearance of
the city and bring modicum Of relief,
at least to victims of hay fever.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Unions Said To Represent
Double Standard" in Behaviour
Tn thu Editor of The Star.

DOuUlC OLduUdIu OSu6VlOUI
To the Editor Of The Star:
Union czars seem to consider that they
are above the law since they fight every law
that is passed to regulate them. Their
strong-arm squads beat up individuals that
differ with their views and expect law-en-S
forcement officers to keep hands off.
Firing one employe has resulted In thou
sands called out on strike in protest. But
the union fires an employe at will. This is
double standard. what is right for me Is
wrong for you" The leaders wish to be dicta-
tors-they are tarred with the same stick
as were Hitler and MusSolini. In their de-
mands they don't ask for reduction Of costs
Of production thus benefting all the people
but only ask for more and more wages for
few, which raises prices to all. They allow
known Communists to dominate their poll
cies until public reaction demands they
cease.
The only permanent solution for such
union terrorism would be to junk the present
labor unions, organize new ones and revise
the Taft-Hartley Act by adding more teeth
IA It NISH SHOWERS.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Fav0rs Radio in Transit
Despite Other Peoples Protests
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
1t seems odd that there have been so few
letters from readers expressing approval of
the radios on street cars and buses, while
there have been so many in objection.
But 1t is fact that it is impossible to
please everybody with the same thing. It
seems to me that some Of the people who
object to the radios are simply chronic OBJ
jectors to anything. They who say they like
to converse with companion while riding
the street cars very possibly are the kind
of people who would talk during a concert
or in a private home when other people
want to listen to the radio. Others have OBJ
jected to what they call the ''raucous"
music. How they can say that. I fail to un-
derstand Perhaps at times It has been a bit
loud. but certainly not raucous
1t has been suggested that, as talking
to the operator while the vehicle is in mo-
ton might distract his attention, so might
the radio. fan to see the comparison In
the first place, the operator does not have
to answer the radio nor does he have to give
any direct attention to it, as might be ex-
pected II someone were talking to him.
ride the street cars lot, sometimes during
the rush period, though more often during
the comparatively quiet time in mid-morn-
ing, and have yet to see an accident, or even
near-accident, or any action on the part
OF the driver that even remotely could be
caused by the radios broadcasting.
One writer declared the intention Of boy
cotting the firms who advertise on the street
car radios. The firms who advertise must
have foreseen such reaction, for they offer
certain bargains, only for listeners to the
street car radios.
Others have said they like to read while
riding the cars. Doctors say it is harmful
to the eyesight to read while on moving
vehicle.
The objectors may be many and their
voices may be loud, but I am in favor of
continuing the radios on the street cars and
buses. A MUSIC LOVER.
Evening star., 1949-08-22

the prizes will not be discontinued al
togsther. Why should they not bs awarded
by such an accredited body as the Amer
ican Academy of Arts and Letters or the
National Institute of Arts and Letters,
both of which enjoy public confidence?
Evening star., 1949-08-22

short-handed. When pressure forces re-
storation of the cut, new inexperienced en-
ployes are hired and have to be trained.
At present the VA had been forced to freeze
employment in the medical department.
until Congress makes up its mind whether
or not to grant that extra $16,000,000.
The staff is further unbalanced by the
forced turnover in personnel involved in
veterans preference. Efficient workers of
Is or 20 years experience often are dis
placed for new veterans just beginning.
You see, Congress simply doesn't consider
what it is possible for an agency to do It
never asks: How many and what type Of
personnel should it take to do this work
which we have voted?", and set the ap-
preparation to match the cost. Congress-
men listen to what Senator Byrd once said,
There are too many people in the gov
eminent"
So. until Congress considers performance
more than votes, we will just have to put
up with delays I, myself, have a pending
Employees Compensation claim going into its
ninth month! The Commission had been
handled roughly too. In their case they
sometimes haven't even been granted enough
to keep established payment current.
ROSHAN w. DYAR.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although 1t is permissible for
,Drtter k7,o1Dn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-08-22

vorable for Communist agitation and prop
aganda Red unrest to, the southwark
should thus not be overlooked by us in
evaluations of the world situation.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
,arieor ~ CathoIinisrn

Comparison Of CathOlicism
With Communism Held Amusing
To the Editor Of The Star:
found the letter Of August IA which COM
pares Catholicism to communism amusing.
You see, am Catholic and never thought
Of myself as being dangerous to the state;
nor had considered myself slave Of q
totalitarian organization. Is 1t possible for
any one. open-minded and completely IA
nliliar with the Catholic church. to hold such
convictions? AOY6IUS SCHWARTZ.
Evening star., 1949-08-22

"1 accept" said the new national chair
man, named to weld the many diverse
elements of the party into a victorious
whole-and added, as an afterthought,
"any one going my way?'
Evening star., 1949-08-22

With half dress, no toes in the slip
pers and an absent expression, the chic
'49 maid gives an impression of having
Just left although still here.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Blames Congress for Inefiiciency
OF Government Agencies
~ fl,e Edfknr 0f The Star.

Blames Congress for Inefficiency
OF Government Agencies
TO the Editor Of The Star:
Reader EdmondSton asks the question:
What causes the inef1ciency Of the Veterans
Administration in handling claims and
other business? Having retired after 13
years with that agency, I think can ofier
the answer.
Senators and Representatives on Capitol
Hill do not consider the effects OF the way
in which they make appropriations on the
eficient performance Of its agencies.
For example when they gave out the pay
raises during and since the war. they had
observed that the largest number OF en-
ployes had under clerk jobs. Since they
represented more votes. the raises favored
them, leaving out entirely the top bracket
managers. Results were the exodus OF good
managers and their replacement In the course
Of time with others not good enough to get
any more than the Government offered
them. A fiat percentage increase across
the board would have preserved the re-
latiye classifications and better men would
be ct the top. team without good driver
cannot accomplish good work. no matter now
hard 1t tries.
Another example Is the way In which
appropriations are handled. They get an
econofny streak and force an agency to dis
charge large numbers Of employees. some OF
which have had years Of experience. Until
they can BE talked into restoring the cut,
the apartments concerned have tofWork
Evening star., 1949-08-22

Our hope was that unlf1cation would
have led before now to something SEN
sational in high brass-say a general
admiral, with two chests to hold the
ribbons.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau 316 Eye st.. ne. Washington 2. d c.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Thinks Gen. Fleming Justified
In Protest Before House Committee.
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
There exists most unusual situation in
connection with the news item on page A-12
OF The Star Of August 10 concerning the
action OF Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming
new head Of the Maritime Commission, pro-
testing against the discourtesy of a House
Expenditures Subcommittee
have known Gen. Fleming for 16 years.
never have seen him show any evidence of
lack OF control Of temper or even heard of
such thing before this incident Wednesday
night. AS a matter of fact, Gen. Fleming
has an outstanding reputation as an able ad-
ministrator of well-balanced judgment. The
circumstances leading up to Gen. Flem-
ing's statements on this particular occasion
must have been just about as bad as one
could imagine.
It seems to me that the incident affords
you opportunity for editorial defense of the
many fine public officials who are being
"browbeaten" daily and subjected to all
kinds of utterly unfair" treatment at the
hands of various congressional committees
ana their stalls. WORTH CROWLEY.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-10-27
Redwood Girl Hurt
In Futul Auto Crdsh

Miss Annabell Wall, 26, of
Redwood, is reported to be inn
proving in San Antonio Hospital,
Kenton, after an automobile ac-
cident last Friday.
Miss Wall and Robert A. Lit
Finger, 80, an instructor at Bowl
ing Green State University were
injured when the car in which
they were riding collided with
another driven by Eugene Leo
Kroeger, 33, of Lima who was
killed. The accident occurred at
the intersection of Routes 3OS
and 81, west of Marion.
Miss Wall received a broken
leg and conclusion and was TAX
en- to the Kenton Hospital by the
Ford ambulance of LaRue. Mr..
Litzinger is still in serious con-
dition in Marion City Hospital
with a possible skull fracture.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-10-27

A pumpkin show, something
new in Union County, will be
sponsored by the Leesburg
Grange and the Leesburg-M Mag
netic Springs Better Schools
Club in the Magnetic High
School building at 7:30 p. m.
Nov. IL.
The Highlight of the evening
will be the crowning of the
pumpkin queen and king. They
will be picked from the upper
six grades of Magnetic, Springs
school. The selected royalty will
receive very fine prizes donated
by the Hildreth Jewelry Store,
of Marysville, and Marion Winter,
of Redwood.
There will be dancing all
through the evening with the
Miller Cooper Orchestra furnish
ing the music. There will also be
all types of shows, games, and
other entertainment during the
evening. Refreshments will be
served.
A big auction sale will be held
with a wide variety of articles
being offered. There will be for
tune telling, basketball toss, and
many other attractions,
The grade school children will