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Evening star., 1949-08-01
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@. Whom was Constantine about to fight
when he had the vision of the cross? T. j.
A. This event occurred as Constantine was
about to fight Maxentius A. D. 312, the other
claimant to power in the Western Empire.
@. When did Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelts
column first appear in prints. L. P.
A. Mrs. Roosevelt began her career as
columnist in January. 1886, with the pub
lication of my Day."
@. What is meant by good and evil
genius?-B. M. V.
A. The Romans believed in the existence
Of guardian spirit who attended each in
dividual from the cradle to the grave, deter
mining his character and governing his
fortunes. There were two for each person.
q good genius bringing good fortune and an
evil genius responsible for his Ill luck.
Q. How many young people in the United
States are handicapped as the result Of in
fantile paralysis?-J T. N.
A. As of January l, 1947, there were
1884 persons under 81 in the United States
handicapped by infantile paralysis.
@. What was the weight of the largest
catfish ever oaught?-R S.
A. The worlds record catfish caught and
reported was a specimen of the Great Lakes
cat, Ameiurus locustris, weighing $50 pounds
and measuring feet In length. 1t was
caught at st. Louis, Mo-, about 1878 and Is
reproduced in the National Museum in
Washington, D. c.
@. Please list some. trees that are noted
chiefly for the beauty Of their flowers
H. o. r.
A. The Encyclopedia of Gardening lists
the following: Ash (only Fraxinus ornus).
Catalpa (catalpa). Cladrastis (yellow-woodD.
Cornus (fowering dogwood Crataegus
(hawthorn). Halesia (snowdrop tree). Horse
chestnut Aesculus), Laburnum golden
chain, Locust Robinia), Magnolia mag
nolia), Malus (fowering crabapples), Noun
tain ash (Sorbus). Oxydendrum (sour-
wood Paulownia (paulownia), , Prunus (Jap-
anese Towering cherries and others, Red
bud (Cercis) Sophora Japanese pagoda
tree) Styrax (storax), Tulip tree, Iirioden-
dron). To these. of course, should be added
the incomparably fine blossom of the fruit
trees in the rose family
Evening star., 1949-08-01

public far more inclusive than that assem-
bled for the occasion has benefited from
It's constructive activities. The work will
continue Indefinitely, and its fruits are
eyerybodys
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact BY vritins The Evening star Wssnington.
ington. D. c. Please inclose cents for return
postage.
Evening star., 1949-08-01

In praiseworthy attempt to keep the
conversation clean, an anthropologist
describes the marriage habit of Holly
woodians as Serial monoRamy."
Evening star., 1949-08-01

Most home accidents occur in the
kitchen" says 4 straight-faced actuary.
Or the brides biscuits joke in the held Of
Statistics
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Defends Portuguese Against Charge
OF Abuse of African Natives


To the Editor of The Star:
As have lived and worked for number
of wears in Africa, l always read with great
interest anything the press has to say about
that continent. In the July "a issue of The
Sunday Star, an article entitled, Europe
Can Help Itself by Helping Africa by Ernie
Hill, attracted my attention, as 1t contains
substantial number of erroneous interpreta-
tions.
Passing without comment what Mr.. Hill
has to say about British. French and Belgian
Africa his statements on Portuguese Africa
show clearly that he never has visited the
latter, Mr.. Hill states, ITO date the Portu-
guese have done little more than use natives
as work animals"
This type of tendentious and generallzed
statement, bound to discredit a nation in the
world press was much in vogue at one time
when certain international appetites were
studying" the colonial patrimony OF the
Portuguese. thought 1t had fallen in disuse
by now. I hold the perhaps naive opinion
that, should newspaper be interested IN
reporting what the Portuguese are doing IN
their African colonies, the way to go about
it is to send somebody there to see. Some
body who can see. that is.
AS an amplification to Mr.. Hills statement
above quoted. would like to offer the fol-
lowing facts:
% In proportion to the native population,
Portugal has more whites working in its
colonies than any other colonial powers
holding territories on the same latitudes;
ca Portugal was the first power to abolish
slavery in Africa, granting the natives. by
law and behavior, the treatment accorded to
human beings
AS matter of fact, Mr.. Hills admission
that, in the Portuguese colonies, "' the
,ofS ic oil freedom
smart enough and we'll enough educated to
get it," partly contradicts his previous state
ment that "the Portuguese have done little
more than use natives as work animals"
j, BARAHONA FERNANDES,
1t. Comdr., Portuguese Navy.
Evening star., 1949-08-01

@. Whom was Constantine about to fight
when he had the vision of the cross? T. j.
A. This event occurred as Constantine was
about to fight Maxentius. A. D. 312, the other
claimant to power in the Western Empire.
Evening star., 1949-08-01

Says Money to Finance Sesquicentennial
Should Come From Business Community
To the Editor of The Star:
The Star is for economy-for the other
fellow.
Why should the Federal Government. or
in other words the taxpayers of the Nation
who are already carrying a back-breaking
load, provide millions of dollars for Wash
ington Sesquicentennial Exposition?
If the Washington merchants, the hotels
and the press who stand to profit sub
stantially from such project want it under
taken, why shouldn't they put up the money?
It's the same everybody S
getting theirs. why shouldn't we get ours?"
FRED NJ WANGER
Evening star., 1949-08-01
More on the Israeli View
OF Loyal" Arabs

To the Editor OF The Star:
In answer to the letter signed Atma the
big words used in his letter prove that he
is talking down to the people, thus con-
fusing the public. would like to give him
a few plain facts, in good plain understand
able English.
Alma bases his letter on "illegal Jewish
entrance into Palestine" This is not true.
Under the mandate of the League of Nations
"a mandate which the British accepted and
later violated-there was provided a clause
Of unlimited immigration until the land had
been filled to capacity. which has not as yet
taken place. Their right to enter Palestine
was completely legal in the League of Nations
mandate which was in force at the time the
immigrants entered Palestine. The white
paper" was in direct violation of the League
Of Nations mandate.
NV second point concerns Atmas state
ment, 80 900 Arabs are traitors and cannot
be granted equality under the Israeli con-
stitution," which is false, because those Arabs
we're abiding by United Nations regulations.
and by staying where they were they had
shown that their loyalties lay with Israel.
/ should like to point out that in the last
election in Israel the Arabs actually formed
their own parties and are very active in the
politics of the country-something they are
not in any other Arab land in the Middle
East.
The standard of living for Arabs has in
creased 600 per cent They earned 81 work.
ing under British rule, but they now earn
s6 under the government they themselves
helped form.
I would like to ask Atma, "Why should the
Arabs now in Israel, who accepted the edct
of the United Nations, be called traitors
unless Atrna believes in force or has no faith
in international law?" BURTON BOROFF.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Smoking Held Cause
OF Officials Sudden Death
To the Editor of The Stal

In This Week Magazine. July "a. there is
an article by Carl Levine, entitled Are We
Killing Our Leaders?"
Many of our public officials die young
with something like heart failure, but I
doubt II the ratio of such deaths is greater
among them than among the average popla-
ton.
We are often told that it is not work that
kills One who spends his rest hours. after
work, at banquets and cocktail parties cam
not expect anything else than a short life.
Practically all of these public ofhcials are
smokers and the report of the doctors OF
the Mayo Clinic for the year 1910 shows
that there are six times as many cases Of
heart disease among heavy smokers as
among nonsmokers. CHAS. M. P1DGEON.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
A Reader From Whence" Tells Why
He Does Not Return to Same

Reader FROM whence AcAS why
He Does Not Return to Same
To the Editor of The Star:
Concerning letter which appeared in The
Star of July % signed "A Victim" it would
seem that Washingtonians are referred to
as bat-brains This being the case, am
proud to be among them as have been
Washingtonian and taxpayer since 1910.
If because of the many opportunities TINS
city has to offer, I entered washington,
only to find that every thing was wrong,
I would Immediately return to from whence
I came, as I am sure the city would get
along better without me.
We Washingtonians are proud OF our oeau-
tiful city and what it has to offer. 1t hap
pens that for many years my work has car
ried me into most of the large cities OF this
country and every time I return to wash
ington, it looks better to me.
am one Of a probable 80 per cent VINO
thoroughly enjoys the programs as rendered
by radios recently installed on our public
Transportation and as yet have been un-
able to find any fault with them.
In another letter that recently appeared
on this page concerning 'stopover PRIVILEGES
of transfers, what wonderful world this
would be if we could travel on and on by
simply asking for another transfer at eacn
place we wished to visit. But I am OF the
opinion that the stockholders who put up the
capital for such transportation would not
do so well. A WASh1NIAONAnN'
Evening star., 1949-08-01

@. When did Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt's
column first appear in prints. L. P.
A. Mrs. Roosevelt began her career as .
columnst in January. 1886, with the pub
licaton of MY Day."
Evening star., 1949-08-01

these very freedoms which we cherish as our
priceless heritage. And feel very intensely
that no one who favors the Communist view
Of life should be allowed to instruct Amer
icas youth. and further, that every ad-
ministration which seeks to rid It's staff Of
such Communist sympathizers should have
the approval and support of every true
American father and mother.
Therefore, I am happy that MS.H. has
pointed out my fine ignorance on this point.
and I wish to thank him. am confident
that my withdrawal from the Association
will be appreciated by such open minded
people, so open minded in fact that they
soon will need sign: CLOSED for Repairs.
JOHN A. LACY.
Evening star., 1949-08-01
Cures for Loneliness
Suggested by One Who Knows
49, rl{tor ~

Loneliness is very sad experience, yet
some people hug themselves 80 tightly that
they will not do anything. to prevent 1t.
Suppose you are q woman and (horr1ole
thought) have nothing to do.
Then subscribe to The Star. Read the
woman's page. Read the Readers Clearing
House. Read the letters other readers write.
Read Tracewell. See if you can answer some
of the questions asked in the RCH 1t Will not
hurt you and it might do you good. Try to
take an interest in folks. without becoming
a ray of sunshine. Send in some comments.
ask some questions, and this is the main
point: When you get an answer to your
Question, or some one thanks you for sug-
gestion, follow it up with telephone call
or a nice note Think about other people.
Collect old magazines. OF course, 1t will
clutter UP your room, but what OF 1t? Col
lect pictures, books. ETC.. for hospitals and
mountain schools. Make scrap books. Find
children. invalids who can use what you
have collected. Thank God you can do it.
Oh, yes, be baby sitter. OF course. you
will not have the Belvedere touch. but DO
what you can for some nice family.
Get right down to brass tacks and work
with your church. Do not try to run any
thing, just work.
Start reading books on some subject you
do not know anything about. Then on some
subject you like. And on some subject you
do not like.
Join a hooked rug class. become interested
in the people as well as the rugs Invite
people in to see what you are doing. what
you have collected.
Join the Red. Cross.
Find some one who really is sick and
then find out what it means to visit the
sick" Start to pray for somebody. There
is an art IS prayer. See what happens when
YOU pray, forgetting yourself. M. j. H.
Evening star., 1949-07-05
BIO. Reports Limited
Passed Three Signals
Before Hitting Freight
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

CUMBERLAND, Md. July S.
A fast Baltimore & Ohio passen-
ger train apparently ran through
three warnings before it rammed
into a disabled freight at Deer
Park Sunday morning, killing two
trainmen.
r. A. ]. Morrison. superintend-
ent of the B. & O.'s Cumberland
Division. said he could not explain
why the limited wasn't stopped.
The engineer, E. c. Fromhart,
and Fireman w. L. Hartman. were
killed and about IS passengers
were treated for cuts and bruises
Passed Approach Light.
Mr.. Morrison said the eastbound
Diplomat, en- route from st. Louis
to New York, first ran through an
approach light at an automatic
block signal some distance behind
the disabled freight train. An
approach light warns the engi-
neer to be prepared to stop at the
next signal.
The freight crew sent back q
brakeman who set warning tor
pedoes on the track. The engi-
neer of the limited's diesel locomo-
tive acknowledged these torpedoes
with his whistle but continued. Mr.
Morrison said, at about full speed
Inquiry Board Assembling.
About 100 feet before hitting the
freight train, the limited ran
through another signal which re-
quired it to come to 4 stop and
proceed slowly.
A board of inquiry is being as
Evening star., 1949-07-05
Recreation
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operating without a contract pend
ing outcome of House bills which
would prevent Interior from re-
newing the contract.
If the proposal is accepted, off,
cials said. the six pools probably
will be operated on a segregated
basis. Due to recent disturbances,
Mr.. Krug has shut down the Ana =
costa pool. The Mckinley pool,
officials said. has been virtually
taken over by Negroes during the
last several days.
The only incident reported since
last weeks disturbances at Ana
costa and Mckinley pools came
yesterday when two persons were
questioned and released by park
police after getting into an argu-
ment at East Potomac Park pool.
Park Police Capt. Mark Rasp-
berry said the. argument started
after a group Of colored boys got
into the pool, swan for q few
minutes and got out again.
He said police questioned Helen
Vile. SO, Of the 1900 block OF
Seventeenth street NV. and AL
bert DuGoff, %. a lifeguard at the
now closed Anacostia pool.
Capt. Raspberry reported that
Miss Vile. who said she was q
member of the Progressive Party
asked the youths why they were
leaving the pool. At that point. he
said, Mr.. DuGoff got into an argu-
ment with her.
Evening star., 1949-07-05

the Roman Catholics Of his
diocese. Lately he has had to
hide with an underground organi-
zation in the Baltic country to
continue his ministry, the source
said.
There are no other bishops left
in Lithuania. The informant said
the Archbishop of Kaunas, Msgr.
Joseph Skvireckas, is living in exile
in Austria and all the other men,
bers of the episcopate have either
died or been deported to Siberia.
Catholics formed nearly 80 per
cent of Lithuania's 2,500, 900 popu-
lation. Some 100000 Catholics are
said to have been deported to
Siberia and their places in the
country taken by Russian immi-
grants.
The Vatican source said approx
imately 1000 Lithuanian priests
have been deported in the last
three or four years and Of these
nearly all are known to have died.
Evening star., 1949-07-05
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Western Europe are not tied to-
gether inseparably.
If they convince the Senate
that member can vote for the
treaty without any moral obliga-
ton to vote for the arms pro-
gram. then it should not take
long" Senator Wherry added.
He also predicted that Congress
will not remain in session long
after the treaty and remaining
appropriation bills are disposed Of,
because these arrangements arc
not too satisfactory" referring to
the temporary use of the old
Supreme Court room as the SEN
ate chamber while the Capitol is
undergoing repairs.
Taft Suggests Compromise.
Senator Taft. Republican, OF
Ohio. who Is for the treaty but
against the proposed arms pro-
gram at this time. suggested to-
day he might compromise on a
defense fund for France alone. He
said the French place great de-
pendence on their army, and
American military help might i'm
prove the morale of that country.
He contended the other treaty
nations do not need that kind of
help now.
On this subject. Senator Con-
ally told his colleagues today that
the treaty and the arms program
are not Siamese twins" and that
each should be accepted or re-
jected on its merits. At the same
time, he said his own view is that
the arms program should be put
through at this session.
Time is highly important" {"
said Senator Connally. land we
must let our partners know as
soon as we can that not only
words but deeds are a part of our
policy"
Urges War Prevention.
AS to the justification for en-
tering into such a pact. the Texan
pointed out that this country
Joined in two World Wars to halt
aggressors without having agreed
IN advance to do so.
If it Is wise and desirable to
cooperate with our partners after
we shall have been involved in a
war. why should it be wrong or
unwise to cooperate with them
prior to the outbreak of war for
the purpose of preventing warp"
Senator Connally asked.
Senator Connally reminded the
Senate that for more than a CEN
Evening star., 1949-07-05
Weather
Continued From First Page.)

reported here. Huell Natter, SO
of Rock Crest, Md. was overcome
after fishing at Swaine's Lock
He was taken to Suburban Hospi-
tai by the Rockville Rescue Squad
Four persons injured by fire
works were treated at District
hospitals yesterday. They included
two women, a boy and a baby.
Stanley Smith, II, of 1886 Aber-
foyle place NV. was injured when
a flare set his clothes afire. The
boy, who suffered severe burns on
his right arm and stomach, is re-
ported in good condition today at
Suburban Hospital. o>s-r>
A 2-year-old boy, Ronald Frey,
who fell on a f1recracker, is in
Children's Hospital today suffer-
ing from severe burns on his stom-
ach. His condition is satisfactory
The child was treated first at
Casualty Hospital after being
taken there from his home at
1S49 M street NE. He is the son
of A. r. Frey.
Mrs. Helen Olds. ~, of 1911
Rosedale street NE, was treated
at Casualty Hospital for severe
burns on the right hand. suffered
when a skyrocket went off in her
hand.
Mrs. William Drury. 1920 c
street Ne, was treated at Casualty
Hospital for a burned right hand
Mrs. Drury, a telephone operator
said some one threw a firecracke1
at her in front of her house.
After police conf1scated two
cases Of sparklers and snakes
from a delicatessen at COG Flower
avenue. Takoma Park, Md, the
owner, Mrs. Rose Solomon, was
arrested on a charge of selling
fireworks.
Mrs. Solomon was released un-
der 500 bond and a hearing will
be held Thursday in Police Court
Evening star., 1949-07-05
Wallace Predicts Pact
|WiII Cost Million Jobs
By the Asscc;oted Press

NEW YORK. July 5.-Henry A.
Wallace predicts there will be q
million fewer jobs In this country
If the Government persists in fol-
lowing foreign policies embodied
in the North Atlantic Pact.
But. he said In an open letter
to the Senate yesterday:
If our trade with Eastern Eu-
rope were permitted to reach the
same per capita level as our trade
with Western Europe, and our
trade with China to reach the
same level as our trade with the
rest of Asia. There would be a
million more jobs IN America
within six months"
The 1948 Progressive Party
presidential candidate said the
pact threatened National bank
ruptcy by committing us to more
billions for foreign and domestic
armamentS"
Evening star., 1949-07-05
Drought
Continued From First Pa,

for May and June was 2.75 inches
below normal.
Milk production was reported
20 per cent down in Putnam
County, in Lower New York State
Dried-up pasturage has affected
the output.
Experts termed storms that hit
some parts of the State yesterday
as a million dollar rain" How
ever. the storm dropped little wa
ter on the baked land.
Wide Area Included.
New England's drought area
includes the vegetable, dairy apc
tobacco lands that stretch from
Southern Maine, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island to
Connecticut.
Prof. Grant B. Snyder, head OF
vegetable gardening at the Uni
versity Of Massachusetts,, said
losses in New England now ap-
proximate five to 10 millions dol
lars.
If there is no real rain within
a week, Prof. Grant added, the
New England loss could reach 80
to 40 millions.
The Connecticut Valley regicn
he said. is In the worst state in
his % years experience. "It
would take 4 to 6 inches Of rain,
he said, to give much benefit.
The valley got only Z OF Ar
inch of rain in June instead o1
its normal 4 inches.
The famous potato-farming re-
gion of Northern Maine has mad
fairly good rainfall.
Evening star., 1949-07-05
|ConnoIIy Warns of Communists
AS Debate on Pact OPENS

tury the Monroe Doctrine kept
aggression away from the door
step of the New World. He pic
tured this treaty as a Monroe
Doctrine for the North Atlantic
area.
The Foreign Relations chairman
recalled the high hopes with which
the world watched the birth OF
the United Nations organization
at San Francisco. But he frankly
conceded that, four years after
the end of hostilities in World
War II. peace is still remote, and
the security we long for is yet to
be attained"
"The long catalogue Of 50 So.
Wet vetoes and the frustrated ef-
forts to write a peace treaty with
Germany. bear eloquent witness
Of how effectively the peace snc
security machinery Of the worlc
| has been hampered," he went on
Lesson Of Other Nations.
Reminding the Senate that ths
old process of divide end con.
quer" Is not a thing Of the past
Senator Connally asked what hac
happened to Estonia, Latvia
Lithuania, Romania. Bulgaria
Hungary. Poland. Yugoslavia anc
Czechoslovakia.
LET us be frank" he went on
Such a situation-which breeds
fear and suspicion and distrust-
is q constant threat to world
peace"
1t is now perfectly obvious" he
said, that the only way to peace
and security for the remaining
free nations Of the world is
through cooperation.
Iceland, Greenland and Can
ada are our front door," Senator
Connally continued. THAT door
must be guarded and defended"
Senator Connally predicted the
partnership resulting from this
treaty among IL nations will last
until the menace OF aggression
has disappeared. and until the
u. N. Is able to give adequate
assurance Of security.
This particular document does
not need to last any longer than
that" he continued. And I am
confident that the signatories
would be only too willing to per-
NIT 1t to lapse when that happy
time arrives"
Evening star., 1949-07-05
|Byrnes Repeats Attack
I0n Welfare State
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

GREENVLLLE. s. c.. July S.
Former Secretary Of State James
F. Brynes says I'VE do not want
the Federal Government regiment
ing our lives from the cradle to
the grave
He reiterated his stand against
welfare state" and called on the
United States to be strong mill
tarily and economically in a speech
yesterday to the South Carolina
American Legion convention.
I'VE must remain strong eco
nomically." he declared. "Our first
line Of defense is not on the Rhine
lit Is a sound, safe American
economy. That sound American
economy is likewise the first line
Of defense Of all democratic ma
tions.
Mr.. Byrnes predicted Russia
would follow a policy of rearm-
ament and militarization In its
part Of occupied Germany. But
he added. THE recent conference
(of the Big Four Foreign Min.
listers in Paris) cannot be regard
ed as having made no progress rs
long as there was an agreement
for further conferences. So long
as men confer about their prob
lens, even If the language Is pro-
fame, there is hope of agree
inent."
He declared Federal welfare
and social agencies are taking
from the States tax money which
could be used to better advantage
at home. Mr.. Byrnes referred to
a recent address at Washington
and Lee University in which he
expressed similar views. He de-
clared, s"It was interpreted by
some as an attack upon an in
dividual and a political party. I
singled out no individual. I named
no party. I said that each polit-
ical party tried TO outpromise the
lnthern