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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-06
WARD LEAVES
 MUkDEN WITH CONSUL STAFF

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-R- Angus Ward reported today that he and his American Consulate staff have arranged to leave Mak- den at 3:45 a.m., Wednesday q1.45 a m., PSF today).
 About g members of the Con- sulate staff and their dependents, expelled with ward by the Com munists, are expected to board a train for the 700-mile trip to the North China port of Tientsin.
 Wards latest report was tele- phoned to US. Consul General O. Edmund Clubb in Peiping and re- layed to the State Department.
 The group of 13 American offi- cials and their families were under Communist orders to quit the Manchurian capital by am We'd nesday Mukden time All have been virtual prisoners for more than a year. Ward and four of his aides were recently jailed for a month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-06

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

Luther Place Memorial Church
was the scene Of the wedding yes
terday Of Miss Lorna Rippel,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rippel Of Baltimore, and Mr.. Mil
ton Vollmer of Quincy, ILL.,, son
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. August
Vollmer. The Rev. L. Ralph Tabor
officiated at the ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
MRS. DOLAN.

-SOUthuI Photo.
The marriage of Miss Eileen
Theresa Rind. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur A. Rind. to Mr..
Gerald Joseph Dolan, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Maitland Dolan,
took place yesterday in the
Church Of the Nativity, the Rev.
Walter j. Norris officiating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
To Wed Sergeant

Mrs. Irma F. Morelle Of Wash
ington and La Crosse, Wis, an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter Elayne Dawn to Sergt
Roy Carlton Hoffman, U. S. M. c.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G.
Hoffman Of Laredo, Tex.
Miss Morelle Is secretary on
the staff of the Post Office and
Civil Service Committee, House of
Representatives.
Sergt. Hoffman attended Texas
Lutheran College in Seguin, Tex,
and Capital University In Column
bus, Ohio. He will complete his
studies at George Washington
University upon his discharge
from the Marine Corps early next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
MRS. SICKELS.
z. Marion Clark Photo.

Our Lady Of Lourdes Church in
Bethesda was the scene of the
wedding yesterday of Miss Marie
Elizabeth Pitt, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl E. Pitt Of Bethesda,
and MI. William r. Sickels. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester G. Sickels
of Cleveland. The Rev. John T.
Sweeney officiated.
Evening star., 1949-10-28

A woman who died recently at
Drummoyne, Australia. left $28,-
900 for neon signs on churches
and schools.
Evening star., 1949-02-05

Trumpeter swans are making a
grand comeback. The National Au-
dubon Society reports $500 birds
were counted recently. Of course,
there are others. Having been given
legal protection, the birds have come
to realize they can safely build their
high tower and bring up their young.
Trumpeter swans are our largest
North American wild birds. They
have 10-foot wing spread. a body
length of IS inches, a weight Of 40
pounds and a life expectancy OF 10
years!
On the Grande Prairie, Alberta,
Trumpeter swans become so tame
you can approach them with your
camera. They are very beautiful on
the blue waters Of the lakes and
graceful. Not one wing is raised in
anger nor a honk of unwelcome
when you aim your camera.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Word Game
Find 40 or more words in
DEN ROL O G Y,

meaning, "the study Of trees" Av-
erage is 46; limit, 35 minutes.
Rules-1. Words must be of four or more
.etters, 2 Words which acquire four let
ters the addttiOn Of H sSeh as ans bsts sos
word is used. 4. Proper names are
not used. A list will be published Mon
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Test Your Horse Sense
By Dr.. George W. Crane

Score one for a correct solution to
the first five problems. The last
counts five.
l. Thanksgiving Day brings which
one of the following to a premature
death?
Cygnet Poult Colt Dogie
2. Which one of these names is in
appropriate in this general group
ing?
Titan Mozart Beethoven Rossini
/ 3. Which one of these creatures is
associated with a bellyband?
Sheep Cow Goat Horse
4. According to an old saying (now
outmodeO, oysters should not be
eaten in
February March August October
E. Which one of these is not part
CT horses harness?
Traces Hames Clevis Rein
6. This is a True-False problem In
which you are to encircle the letter
"T'' in front of a statement if you
think 1t is true, or the "Fv' if you
consider it false. Take one point fol
each correct judgement
T F (a) A mule vocalizes like its
mother.
T F (b) A whiffle tree has leaves
resembling an oaks.
T F (c) Topaz Is the name of O
gem.
T F (d Jodhpurs is the name o1
a Russian soup.
T F (e) Pearls are obtained from
mines.
Score yourself as follows: 0-2
poor; 3-6, average; TO, superior
9-10, very superior.
Evening star., 1949-02-05

of spades; dummy's 10 of hearts
was then thrown and two spades
left there, together with the two
high hearts. A small spade was led
by declarer, which forced the ace
and the balance of the tricks were
his.
Copyright, 1949. by Charles H. GorenJ
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Children
BY LiIIion Cox Athey

The mound builders apparently
like to face open water from which
they can take off. Their foundation
is made of bulrushes at the base 1t
may be as much as feet across.
At the top there is a slight depres-
sion lined with soft moss, grasses
and few feathers. This bassinet
holds five to seven tannish white
eggs. Often from a long distance
you can see the mother on her nest,
her 4h-inch- long black bill glistens
in the sun as much as her snowy
plumage. When unlimited callers
arrive she remains at her post until
the last moment then she slips
quietly away. Her babies scatter
widely later reassembling in the
cradle to await their mothers re-
turn. During the day their faths-
is supposed to be on guard.
Before Trumpeter takes off from
the water he pumps his neck up and
down several times then he flaps
his wings furiously as he runs swiftly
over the water to gain speed. he
has already tested wind direction
and soon can pull his legs up and is
air. borne. He reminds you of an
overloaded seaplane taking off. Up
on landing he again tests the direc-
ton of the wind circling the pond
he gradually makes q graceful land
ing. With mighty flap Of his great
wings he rejoins his mate.
A Trumpeter's state of mind is
indicated by the way he carries his
neck. When angry 1t is held stiff
and straight in the air; when ready
to fight, it is rigid and when serene,
1t Is held with dignity in its most
graceful curve.
On their second birthday the birds
attain their pure white plumage. The
brown tinted primaries are shed in
July during the first year. Their
neck feathers arrive now only the
brownish patch on the crown is kept
for life which Is q long one 41llae
with adventure.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Goren on. BRIDGE

Shaded take-out doubles in tht
hands of a player OF discernment
will at times produce gratifying
results. But, as is the case with most
unorthodox practices, there are cor
responding disadvantages and the
light double may readily prove to-
be a boomerang. A case In which
the piper had to be paid, and dearly,
is recorded today.
South opened modestly with bid
of one diamond. but with a heart
full of resolve. West made the dou-
BILE which is the basis Of this sermon.
His distribution, to be sure, was ideal
for the purpose, but the high-card
content of his hand was far below
the legal limit. Even with the most
favorable distribution, a hand does
not qualify as takeout double
which is not above average in high
card strength. This hand contains
10 points and is just average. The
light double, however, backf1red IN
. strange and unusual manner.
North did not like the idea OF
diamonds so he entered the bidding
with his six-card spade suit. South
was now stuck for a bid. He knew
that North did not have very
strong hand (becauSe he had failed
to redouble) but even so he was quite
sure he could make five diamonds.
The safer procedure would have
been to bid it directly. However, he
decided on a strange underbid of
three diamonds and was lucky, in
deed, that North was able to bid
again. North chose to bid three
hearts and South, blowing hot and
cold now, contracted for slam.
Had West opened a heart there
would have been no story to tell,
because the hand would have been
down one automatically. But he
hardly can be blamed for opening
the jack of clubs. 1t will be noted,
too, that the slam could have been
defeated at once by the lead of the
ace and another spade, and there
is some question whether or not
East should have doubled the f1nal
contract to demand lead Of the
dummys first suit. He feared, how
ever, that his partners double was
completely psychic and that while
he could ruff the opening lead there
would be no further tricks for his
side. With this view I am not in
clned to sympathize.
Declarer won the opening lead
and drew all the trumps. Had the
double of one diamond not occurred,
declarer would have entered dummy
with a heart, discarded. spade on
the king of hearts, and then prayed
for the spade ace to be right. His
prayer would not have been an
swered. With the knowledge that
West probably had that card, de-
clarer proceeded on the theory that
West held the missing honors in
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Nv Word for 1t
BY Fronk Colby

toned by our more realistic modern
dictionaries. Both are now good
standard American usage.
We must not fall into the error
of thinking of our American Ian
guage as a finished static thing.
Also we must not make the mistake
of judging the excellence of die
tionary by the number of pounds 1t
weighs.
The elderly dictionaries insist on
PRY-mer-i-lee" for primarily and
"PREE-mi-er" and "PREM-yer" for
premier. But today those pronun-
Citations no longer prevail.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Curious Questions.

Phoenix: Morgan Beatty on a
recent newscast pronounced the
constellation name Orion as co.
Ryan" Since when has this Orion
been Irish? I've always called 1t
OR-ee-on.-Mrs. j. P.
A.-Sorry, Mrs. J. p, but Beattys
pronunciation is correct, oh-RY-un.
In Greek mythology, Orion was
gigantic hunter. After being slain
by Artemis, Orion was transformed
into the giant constellation.
Little Rock: What's this, Colby?
You recently spoke of "a good many
broadcasters. Is that the opposite
of a bad many?-F. F.
A.-Sorry, "a good many" is lido
matte and very good English. See
many" page 1,499, Webster's New
International: Many, large or
considerable number; as, a good
many came"
Omaha: Recently, in discussing
the pronunciation OF the word
pamphlet, you stated, "Of course,
phi always has the sound OF T.. ="
Colby, you're wrong! How about
"ph" in shepherd and whiphand?-
Scottie.
A-There is no digraph "ph" in
shepherd and whiphand. The words
are svllabif1ed shepherd" and
"whip-hand." In English the d.
graph "ph" is pronounced as IT,"
as in pamphlet, photograph,
sylph, etc. A digraph is two letters
that have single sound, as the
"gh" Of rough, the 18th" OF youth,
the "ei" of freight, the ing" OF sing.
Santa Paula: Please try to do
something about people who accent
primarily" and premier" on the
second syllable.-G. M. M.
A.-The elderly dictionaries frown
on "pry-MEHR-i-lee" and "pruh-
MEER." But both are fully sane
Evening star., 1949-02-05

Test your word neutrality-suspicious.,
spelling, pronunciation and definition
with, Mr.. Colby's Word Quiz, leaf1et c-6.
Ideal for classrooms, quiZzes. radio pro-
grams For a copy send cents in coin
and stamped, self-addressed envelope
to him, care of The Star. P. o. Box 90,
Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Points for Parents BY Edyth Thomas Wallace

Prouding acceptable for child to satisfy strong
scodng mother into nonscodng and
unhappu child q and happy
Evening star., 1949-02-05

both major suits. He therefore led
out every onesof his trumps, reduc-
ing his own hand to four cards,
three spades and heart. West had
to come down to four cards; three
of them had to be hearts to protect
against dumn1y's holding, so he was
compelled to reduce to the lone ace
Evening star., 1949-02-05
AnkMeTs. .

q i HdPss pSult uAsksyst ASsT:t so 'lsn tArtis A y
s. clevis. 8. False (a); like father. False
Obs crossbar to which horse is hitched).
True (c). False (d); Riding sbreeches.
False (e); from oysters.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
~ ts,a Assaeintsei Rrssx

NEW YORK, May 7.-Dr. Al
fred Kinsey said today that S5
per cent Of all persons brought
to court for sex offenses have only
departed from custom"
mo question Id raised Of the
intrinsic damage they have made
or not made against society" he
added.
| DR.. Kinsey. Indiana University
zoologist who with his associates
compiled the voluminous report
on Sexual Behavior In the HUI
man Male" spoke at a Columbia
University forum on crime.
He lauded New York City courts
for their handling Of sex offenders.
He said they had dared to look
at the question Of whether de-
PENDANTS had damaged society or
were merely guilty Of behavior
Of which society disapproves."
But. he added. he saw little
hope Of basic changes In sex legis-
lation "in our lifetime" because
Iof age-old emotional biases.
Or. Kinsey said the 8 per cent
Of sex crimes Of the type from
which society must be protected
comes under four headings.
He listed these as forced sexual
relations; coercion such as that
practiced by a much older person
against q very young minor"
|compulsive or repeated exhibition
ism. and incest.
Even II there were no sex laws,
he said, offenses In these four
:ategories could be punished under
other laws. such as those against
assault and battery.
In some states, DR.. Kinsey said.
years Of imprisonment and even
death are the possible penalties
for sex offenses which are breaches
of custom and not intrinsically
damaging to society.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Peace Talks at Bendix
Adjourned Indefinitely
by me AsseeIatsd Press

SOUTH BEND. Ind, May T.
Efforts TO negotiate q settlement
Of an 1s-day-old. strike at the
Bendix Aviation Corp. plant here
came to o halt late today with
indefinite adjournment Of confer
ences.
Millard Il. Stone, director of in
dustrial relations for the plant,
said no progress had been made
"It appears that both parties
are back to the same positions "a
when Federal mediation started"
Mr.. Stone said.
The Federal mediators and rep
resentatives Of the striking CIO
United Auto Workers could not
be reached for comment. This
strike is protesting union charges
Evening star., 1949-05-08
$50 of ANSex Offenders Break
Only Custom, Dr.. Kinsey Says

Among laws which have only
the object Of preserving custom,
he said, are those outlawing al
non marital intercourse. giving OF
contraceptive information. associ-
ating with prostitutes, bigamy
bastardy-and even laws against
the college campus type Of pet
ting"
Much Of this custom. he added
originated 5000 or 1000 years
ago.
DR.. Frederick Maecurdy. State
commissioner Of mental hygiene
told the forum the quickest way te
prevent crime Is to provide proper
treatment and care Of today's in
FAINT. pre-school and pre-adoles-
cent children"
Both DR.. MacCurdy and Prof
George Dession of Yale University
said the causes of criminal be-
havior were emotional and mental
ulotu1 bd1OCo, Usually 0CfCIOPht6
In early childhood.
DR.. David Abrahamsen. research
associate of Columbia's depart
ment Of psychiatry. estimated that
one-third to one-half of the pop
ulation ARE sick or unhappy to a
greater or lesser degree"
I'VE cannot thrive as a healthy,
creative people while half of US
are enslaved. in whole or in part,
by emotion or physical disturb
ances," he said.
James v. Bennett, director of
the Federal Bureau OF Prisons.
said the Government had appro-
priations for mental therapy In
the prisons but could not get
enough psychiatrists.
"It looks rs If well have to
abandon the idea because we
can't get the necessary psychia-
trists," he said.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

the festival organization. sald ;hs
concerts vii feature the zoo xeace
Festival Chorus Friday night and
the Norfolk Symphony Orchessxa
Saturday and Sunday nights
The opening concert viii be
under the direction OF Gordon C..
Page OF Charlottesville. who
formed the Festival Chorus from
community singing groups, Groups
from Richmond. l.ynchbQrg and
DanviiIe -Schoolfseld wIl give In
dividual performances
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Virginia Music Feie Opens
Friday in Charlottesville
sesssei ossssaeh 10 rDs s.e,

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. May
THE third annual Virgins
Music Festival will be held n
Scott Stadium. University Of Viz
ginia. Friday. Saturday and Sun
day.
Vaudeville Webb. president oi
Evening star., 1949-05-08

Competitions among 30 vgsgsna
high school bands ard cgchexs-ss
viii cccupy most O. SATURDAY
cltmAxed BY The awarding cs the
Edward r. Ssess.nlQs. 3y, awards
for the second year and q ecncext
ai 5 pm. by . group O. bands anc
orcheS,ras TO Be selected By tae
Judges
Evening star., 1949-05-08
of a speedup and dismissal Of a

of q speedup and dismissal Of ~
workers.
Earlier in the day, WHY'S Over
land Corp. had removed three
truck loads of brake dies and
parts from the plant under a writ
of replevin obtained in st. Joseph
Circuit Court yesterday. Union
pickets offered no resistance.
WHY'S is the seventh auto
maker to decide to continue man
ufacture of brake parts elsewhere.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

The only members Of tire ronkss
family living wilo IN Europe are
! the Barnary apes of Gieralteg
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-30
BY
Richard n. Wilkinson

Unconsciously I quickened my
step, but when We arrived at Cab
clos, Pancho Ortegna was gone.
did not see him again for
two years. The second meeting
left an even more vivid impress
sion than the first. Juan and 1
were renewing our acquaint-
ance and discussing old times
over a bottle of Cabello's fine
liquor. Across the room an old
man was reading book.
"Pancho Ortegna!" I exclaimed
suddenly.
Juan shook his head. mo, that is
no one more important than Cabel-
los old father, who comes here
daily to get out of the heat" His
face became grave. "You are cur
ious about Pancho Ortegna, eh?"
I admitted that I was.
"Come," said Juan. And once
more followed him down the blaz-
ing street and into the gloomy in
terror Of the shop we had visited
before. The object that the shop
owner carried when he reappeared
sent a cold wave through my body.
There was no mistaking it. It was
the shrunken head of Pancho Orteg-
ma.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-30
THE PRICE

HTHE Ecuadorian government
l will fine you $500 for possess
sing one of these heads" Juan ex-
planned as we left the store. mo
one has yet been able to discover
how the average tribes remove the
bones before the shrinking is done,
and little else about the actual
shrinking process.
"Pancho Ortegna is a scientist.
He came down here two years ago,
determined to solve the mystery.
Naturally he ran into difficulties
because Of the government rules
against head hunting. But this only
made him more determined. He
visited tribe after tribe. Those who
were friendly played innocent, flat
ly refusing to admit any knowledge
about the business. From the other
tribes, the hostiles, Pancho barely
escaped with his life.
I glanced at Juan quickly. do
you mean
Again Juan shrugged. "Who
knows. One cannot experiment
without the proper ingredients. Ger
tain natives have mysteriously dis
appeared during the past six
months.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-30

As the fen-everything set recalls
1t, the Hope Diamond was first
brought to the Bronx by a player
who originally hailed from Chepa-
Chef, Rhode Island. After a series
Of backyard triumphs, he won the
right to participate In a semi-final,
but the morning Of the contest one
Of the ball-bearings in his skates
got stuck and, in the header which
followed, his shooting finger was so
badly bruised that he had to with
draw.
Then, for q Wbjls, The nsalepo-
lent marble Was oWned by Irp
Sondersaard, but shortly after be
acquired it, tho boy dspelobed .
game leg and Was forever barred
by bis doctor from kneelins on
The damp earth.
Finally, Whitley Wizcoczki, re-
puted to have the most skillful
thumb north of the Harlem river,
latched on to the shooter, but two
days before the big tournament, the
jinx caught up with him and he
broke couple of ribs falling off the
back of an ice truck.
The easiest thing, Of course,
would have been to throw away the
hex-heavy shooter but, as you know,
the ways Of men and urchins under
the spell of superstition are hard to
explain. Harry Winston's Hope
Diamond, too, is supposed to carry
curse with it, but as you may have
noticed, Harry hasn't thrown it
away either.
AND SO, five minutes before the
contest, Charlie Herself, Whitey's
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-30
IVA be lucky if va don't bust
| Leg" said Hynie Michernick.

IVA be lucky if va don't bust
a Leg" said Hymie Michernick.
WeH for most of The contest
u looked as if tho rieb kid was
eineb TO Win. Not only did The
Diamond connect Nth everything
it went after, but it seemed to
bex tho other shooters that a.
tempted to bit il. Inspired and
made confident by its perforn,-
Snee, tho kid from Riperdals
sighted long and carefully, con-
ndered The topography OF The
ground and, Wben the situation
called for extreme measures, even
SHOT from the stomach POSITION
However, as the match entered
the tenth and final round, station
wagon pulled up and a hefty Swede
of a nursemaid got out.
"Ja-ackie," she shouted. "Din-
ner's almost ready and look at your
clothes. You're a sight"
''Wait minute,' said the kid,
squirting at a marble four feet
away.
"Albert!" yelled the nursemaid.
"A SiduAleul Will DlS SHOULDERS
got out and walked toward the cir
Gle. Jackie dropped the Hope Dia-
mond in disgust, said "Aw, nuts!"
and climbed into the station wagon.
And as it drove away, the blood
shot eye Of the blue shooter seemed
to wink at the other players.
Hymie Michernick picked it up.
'"This is the last time it's going to
put the squitch on anybody" he
said, and threw it as far as he
could.
Now, if the Hope Diamond had
been an ordinary shooter, the story
would end here. But, as have gone
to some pains to make clear, it was
not. Propelled by the Michernick
muscles, the little ball of fire sailed
through the air for so feet, bounced
off tin can onto the sidewalk, and
was picked up an hour later by an
intern on his way to the hospital.
II know someone who'll get a
real kick out of this" he said, hand
ing the Hope Diamond shooter to
one of the nurses. "Will you give
this marble to the patient in room
218. Whitley Wizcoczki-the little
boy who broke his ribs"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-30

How are you doing on your
Christmas gift list? You can take
care of lots of people on that list
with the greatest of ease - and
handsomely, too! Just check of
the names of all your friends who
smoke, either cigarettes or pipe.
In either case you have the gift
that's just right in their eyes! For
the cigarette smoker - the gay
Christmas carton of Camels con-
tains 200 cool, mild, full-favored
Camels. And for the pipe smoker
or the man who likes his "makin's"
the pound tin of Prince Albert
Smoking Tobacco gives hours and
hours of tongue-easy pipe joy. Both
gifts are waiting for you ready
wrapped in colorful holiday dress.
There's even built-in space for
your personal greeting. So, this
season save yourself time and en-
ergy by giving mild, good-tasting
Camels and Mellow Prince Albert
Smoking Tobacco. ADV.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-12-30

closest friend, dropped the Hope
Diamond shooter in front Of the
contestants with the dire words,
"Wizcoczki says anybody wants it
kin have it, only he oughta make
sure his family kin afford the doc
tor bills
Eleven Of the players regarded
it with awe and distrust, but the
twelfth-a dark horse from the
swanky Riverdale section-was not
impressed. He picked it up, tried
test shot, and said, "If nobody
wants the Diamond, I'll use it"