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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19

working conditions for teachers and better
education for the children. He was, in
short, type of good citizen of which any
city could be proud. The Abram Simon
School will help to keep his memory alive
in community which he loved and served
faithfully for so long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
"The Knock and the Terror"
Praised by Reader
To the Editor Of The Star:

Congratulations on and thanks for your
masterful editorial, 1.-THE Knock and the
Terror" in last Sundays Star. Many Of
our finest folk fail entirely to realize what
is going on, has gone on in Russia and in
the unfortunate countries where a minority
has sold out their country to zone Of the
worst and most merciless tyrannies In the
history of the world"
A great service to the youth Of our Ma
ton would be rendered II that editorial
could be made must in reading In every
high school and college in this land.
w. HARRY KING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,ortter, although 1t Is permissible for
q Driter kno1On to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
A Final Reply
To Mr.. Machek

To the Editor Of The Star:
In reply to Mr.. Machek's letter. published
in The Star on September ~, would like
to make my final comments.
l.. was indeed as Mr.. Machek put It,
zone of the most prominent participants
in the events after the signature Of the pact
with Hitler. What Mr.. Machek calls vaguely
events was the uprising of the Serbian
people on March q, 1871, which was much
acclaimed by the Western World. This
coup d'etat in which took part: (a) re-
pudiated the pact signed by the government
in which Mr.. Machek was vice president
and brought Yugoslavia on the side Of the
Allies; CD destroyed the dictatorship Cvet-
kovich- Maehek and restored democracy to
Yugoslavia.
2. Contrary to Mr.. Macheks assertion,
I LETT Yugoslavia only after all organized
resistance had ceased apd on orders from
my superiors, in order to fight from abroad
with the government in exile.
3. AS far as my military record Is con-
cerned, the following facts speak eloquently
for themselves: (a) Having been lone of the
most prominent participants" in bringing
Yugoslavia on the side of Western democ-
racies was on the Gestapo list OF Serbs
to be shot on the spot when captured; (b)
Because of my devotion to democratic prin-
ciples and to Yugoslav national forces IN
the country was sentenced. at the trial Of
Gen. Mikhailovich, to 20 years Of hard
labor; Co in recognition Of my war services,
on January %, 1948. was decorated by the
President of the United States with the
Legion Of Merit Degree Of Officer, having
rendered outstanding service to the United
States and contributed materially to the
war effort president Humans citation).
1T. COL. z. L. KNEzEVICH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19

A French politician speaks out boldly
for higher wages and lower prices and
without knowing a word of the language,
any American with savvy can give you
the literal translation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
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by placing limitations on him. and permit the
legislature wide authority to enact such re-
strictions. These proposals are made in a
very worthy guise and one greatly desired
by the people Of Virginia But in the name
OF removing restrictions on the voters (elin-
nation of the poll tax as prerequisite to
voting) further and more binding restrictions
will have been imposed. Truly the voters
OF Virginia should be wary of this BOBBY
trap. JAMES D. FRANKLIN,
Arlington Right to Vote League,
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Natures Children
BY LiIIion Cox Athey

is fastened to q strong sturdy stem
four to six inches long. The wind
swings them back and forth. round
and round, in q merry dance. They
are light green above. paler and
hairy underneath, in the sunlight
they appear silvery.
In June or early July, the SNOWY
flowers arrive or open up. They are
borne on slender terminal stalks
arranged in pyramidal clusters five
to six inches in length. Insects, es-
pecially bees, crowd each other for
the coveted nectar. the great flower
ing festival Of spring being over.
All through the summer the green
bean like fruit swings from the twig
where the flowers nestled. The seed
purse is q cylindrical capsule in
conspicuous among the green leaves
which 1t matches all summer. In
autumn 1t begins to turn brown. BY
winter 1t is rich chocolate shade.
Sometime during the late winter
the capsule splits from end to end.
The fiat, winged oblong seeds sail
on the air.
Country. boys, and girls, too, have
tried smoking these cigars. The lin.
ing of the capsule burns easily. q
does thes enokep tpngue. 4
The wood is n demand for pie.
'ture frames, handles, interior finish
and furniture. The heart wood ID
grayish brown tinged with orchid
the thin sapwood Is white. When
polished, the wood Is lovely.
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Northern Catalpa.

One of the most beautiful trees to
visit in June or the first of July is
the Catalpa, when 1t Is laden with
fragrant white blossoms.
The long pods tapping against the
bare boughs danging in clusters like
brown cigars identify the tree.
Cherokee indians named the tree
.catalpa; speciosa, the second part Of
its scientific name means ornament
al. The large heart-shaped leaves,
and the conspicuous flower clusters
combine to make this one OF our
most beautiful ornamental trees.
Some of them reach height of q
hundred feet with broad spreading
crown. In our Northeastern States
the trees were planted along the
rich bottomlands. In the Ohio basin
in Southern Indiana there are many
catalpas reaching 125 feet and al
most 5 feet in diameter. When
growing in the open with an abund-
ance Of sun, the trunk is short and
usually crooked, the crown, very
broad and spreading, In the forest
where conditions are crowded the
tree is taller, more Straight and the
crown rounded. The tree has been
widely planted in tie Eastern srtes,
but there are no pure stands. 1t Is
most likely o wind blown seed baby
or q group of them we see in some
bottomland.
The great heart leaves are almost
tropical in their appearance. Each
Evening star., 1949-06-30

These are the simple facts OF the
case and you are asked to serve on
q Jury to determine what. If any,
crimes have been committed. West
led the five of diamonds, the three
was played from dummy and East
won with the jack. The four OF
/ hearts was returned, declarer played
low and West won with the king.
! West continued with the four OF
diamonds, dummy played the queen,
East won with the king and cleared
the suit. Declarer then ran the
spades, cashed the hearts, winding
up in dummy and tried the club fin-
esse. When that failed he was down
one.
As we view it, several crimes have
been committed. North was guilty
of over-approaching in the bidding.
There are those who have natural
aversion to doing things in a simple
and direct manner. The oneida
mond response was pointless. North
contended that he made this bid IN
order to keep the bidding low, but
there Is no special virtue in bargain
hunting when one has q great deal
of money to spend. North was well
aware Of his ultimate destination.
Obviously this hand belongs In game
and It Is more than likely that the
game will be at no-trump. With TWO
major tenaces, North should strive
to be declarer and the proper re-
Spouse should have been two no
trump, forcing to game and describ-
ing a hand that Is equivalent to an
opening bid, 13 to IS points. With
North as declarer no opening and no
amount of ineptitude could have
stood in the way Of the North and
South path to game.
Souths rebid of one no-trump, is
optional, though most modern play
ers prefer to rebid one spade on this
type of holding. South could have
handled the cards with greater as
tuteness. Playing low from dummy
on the opening lead is sound tech
nique. 1t throws the lead into the
i East hand and places the burden OF
finding the best defense on the enc
( my's shoulders. East returned the
. four of hearts and South had to
make the decision as to who prob
Ably had the king. think he should
decide that 1t was West, because u
East held that card . heart lead
i with the queen in dummy would not
have been an especially inviting
/. play.
The recommended play Is for de-
clarer to clatter up with the ace Of
!, hearts in order to protect the diaa
mond tenace in dummy from fur
! ther assault He could then cross to
! dummy to try the club finesse. On
! this line Of play he would have
4 scored 10 tricks. Having failed to
/, come up with the ace of hearts, de-
clarer could still have saved his hide
BY a shrewd play at the next trick.
Il When West returned the four Of
4 diamonds, having opened the five,
7 he became marked with q five-card
suit. This means that East has two
more left, one Of which Is apparent
4 " the king. Going up with the ace
:. Of diamonds. declarer could have ef-
fectively blocked the suit.
TOMORROW'S PROBLEM: A.
y dealer you hold:
< As3 oAQJ42 eK4 &o432
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Evening star., 1949-06-30

Llnwood: WoOlo you pae6SS ncap
me to ind a'book that gives . short
cut In spelling' I have always been
Q poor speller-D. d. r.
A. Sorry. there Is no short cut to
spelling. English is not q phonetic
language. We spell words not
sounds. II you want TO improve
your spelling. 90 TO q book store
and buy q good speller. Study It
as you would In school by daily
writing the word groups until the
spelling is fixed in your mind. i
know of no other way.
Orange: Shades Of Warren O..
Harding and his normally" vhsn
Colby talks about ''permanencyi
C. q. q.
A. Nov, nov, @. q. q. Go look
In any good dictionary. Youu nnd
that normalcy and permanency
are entirely respectable words. Al
%, Warren @. Harding couldn't
have "shades." A shAds y . die-
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Nv Word for 1t
Frsnk Colby

embodied spirit. How could . de-
ceased person have more than one7
Export: Is there something wrong
with the sentence Chocolate
creams are one Of the fogadest
things I am of"?--Mrs. NJ r.
A. Yes Better say: like choco-
late creams better than any other
candy.
Alameda: I contend that the
word cattle includes chickens. My
friend says no. What do you say?
r. p. d.
A. In modern American usage.
cattle In Q collective noun desis-
mating cows. bulls and steers In
England. cattle customartiy dessg-
mates all domestic quadrupeds.
cows. hos1ss. mules. goats. sheep
and swine. But chtckens-no.
Matches: I know that the word
UnecolcGis& meaAs - physictan
VIA specialises IN vomens Dis
eases.' but hcw Do you prunUsnce
the first syilabie7--D. ~.
4 Tha dicttonaxis nss 0UI.
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Word Come
Find 81 or more words In
MANIFOLD,
meaning. numerous and varied.

Average Is 30: limit. 30 minutes.
Raiss -~ 1. wcrds mast es 81 four %
rnoys letters. 2 wpres vhsen soaasse fessf
Ietteys By the see4tacn Of ssch e.
fern of . vora 10 used Proper nsnsss
are rot ase<- A Lisa vfn be rssssAhse
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Test Your Horse Sense
Bv Dr., G, w, Crons

" SIs ~ W. St0UV
Score one for . correct solution to
the first fivs problems. The last
counts i've.
LII. price we're no obstacle.
where should be the greatest per
capita soap consumption
Miami Minneapolis
Dallas Pittsburgh
2. Which one Of the following
famous lines was not battlefront?
Siegfried Maginot
Mafinerhedm MaSon-Dixon
3. Which one Of the following
has no foot?
Hill River Bed Stairs
4. A child described as q towhead
would have hair Of what color?
White Black Red Brown
5. Certo should make the average
housewife think primarily Of
Washing Ironing
Canning Sewing
8. In the left-hand column below
you will observe fve English idi-
osns that involve the word BLACK I"
Try to match them appropriately
with the descriptive terms In the
opposite column which explain
each. You are entitled to one point
for each correct Judgment.
o. Black market w Discriminate
(cl Black, sheep {w)A seapegraes
td) Blacklist tx) Illegal sales
lei Black cat W Refuse membership
co Bad luck
Score yourself as follows: o.2. poor: as,
average; rs, superior; e-l0. very su-
Derior.
Answers to Here Sense ouis.
/. Pittsburgh (smoke-soot). e. Mason
pzon, q ais:r 1 Whit g. SsnRins R,s.t
scapesraes (vl. t0 Biacklist--piserim-
mate (v. (e) Black cat-Bad luck W..
Evening star., 1949-06-30

nee KOL un -tkt. JY-nee-KOf>-
uh list. JIN &c -KOL uh j:ss-
which prununciataon wsyaila
among dpctogS I do moi know.
what DO you say. docsoTsf pssaas
drop ne Q note IN sass q dis pa-
per.
II hear frum Q azmcssns num-
Der cf docsoes 70 constitute . faty
sampling. I'll report tn this column
what they say about ne pronunes-
sttn q UnacoloG1sl
Evening star., 1949-06-30

nssh~--mavs yss sa1 s&sh ~
. ssAsrsss 10 Asns sssa sa,|
ysa aii VEGA Mayss Z ssuaa N II
= yss'd tsih sas ahsas A
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Goren on Bridqe
chorIes n. Goren

Neither side vulnerable. South
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Sanctions Reported
Dropped in Asia ParIey
Nv the Asxocinfad Rrass


NEW DELHI, Jan. GA delegate
to the Asian conference on Indo-
nesia said today that body probably
will make no direct reference to
economic sanctions in its recon-
mendations to the United Nations
The conference was called to pro-
test Dutch military operations
against the Indonesian Republic and
is expected to ask for U. N. enforce
ment of speedy settlement of the
conflict.
Earlier delegates had said the con-
ference's recommendations presum-
ably would call for imposition OF
sanctions if either Holland or the
Republic failed to cooperate,
Today's informant said the con-
ference does not wish to appear to
threaten the Security Council by an
outright recommendation for sane
tions or by stating any intention
10 impose sanctions on Its own
should the Council fail to act
BATAVIA, Java, Jan. q P.-Re-
ports from East Java indicated to-
day that unrest is growing not only
in Republican areas, but also in
the far end of the island, which
the Dutch took over during their
first police action in 1947.
The Dutch language newspaper
Nieuwsgier reported seven incidents
in East Java. One report said
seven employees of the Soerabaja
naval base were killed when a truck
in which they were riding was am
pushed,
Evening star., 1949-01-22

day. Sund1yS ana hottddys are
counted the same as other days.
Louis, christoyche "a, 7eo 9Th St ne.
and Mary Washington. 30, $40 23rd pl.
.nd Mafi.i schindef. IS. 552l + Colo: sS
H'5sf sSd syHR' se tl9 ss S2a End st. st. nv
P'g S:Es Ptncs Eli l9 & II a4 M 4s s and
Mafsa1es Cook iS'ATSsa' 1s 1ss7 Nj: Michtsan san
''issh ofsps Ellen Re- g 1tsa Belmont 5 ssS5 81
rrfas4cf sSSf cress oSe Ghutsa e rs so7 ss st.
and Bertha Hammond, As, alss 3 H st.
'oRn svar5 e; 4sG5 os st 9x and and
HaGan sISd DOWNING H. 1907 Macarthur
Clifford Johnson. % Ft. Bragg. N. c..
and Mildred Fullinston. 90. 1912 10th
s.. and vivian Mahaney. 80, zoos
=: both Of Arlington. Va:
consoy III Dyson -, ?s' I and Martha Sexton
~ AsTSn, snd sara BiackT, s, 5s'"Ssi Ssi
Jahes nmersGb cobbs st. q! ne, and Edna Coleman 1s
Joseph Phillips. %. a2O st. ne and
Christine Moon 81. Huntsville, Ala
Erman Eaton. "a, and Mary Gardner
%, both Of 1904 Irving st. NV
Thomas Forte 20 Atmore;, Ala and
William Berri, Al and Marjorie Egly, 80,
both of 1900 42nd st. NV
Mary Newkem. es' indian Head Nd Ma
Oscar Owens, %. 1897 Duncan st. ne
and sallie Hawk, 81. 1910 Kalorama
william Bailey. 81, and Alberta Richard
son. 40, both Of 1897 v st. NV
Christopher Benson. 3s. 6l6 New jersey
Albert George. 2s, 7es F st. Sc. and
Robert wynns 81, 81 r. Fl ~ Beivor. 0'SGt Va. and
Mary Cureton, 81, 1907 z st. ne.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Top Reds Call on Jury
That Indicted Them
To Testify al Trial
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Members
of recent Federal spy hunting
grand jury were under subpoena
today to testify in the battle of II
top United States Communists
against the Federal jury picking
system in New York.
1t was this same grand jury which
indicted the II Communists, all
members of the party's National
Committee, and which returned
perjury indictments against Alger
Hiss in its investigation of espion-
age and subversive activities.
, Mr.. Hiss, former State Depart
ment Official, was indicted after he
denied he passed Government in
formation to Whitaker Chambers,
self-confessed Soviet courier.
Subpoenaed by Defense.
The subpoenas were issued by
counsel for the Communists yester-
day as part of their fight to prove
that the method of selecting Fed
eral juries here discriminates against
minority groups and the poor. Be-
cause of the alleged discrimination
they claim the indictment against
their clients and the panel of trial
jurors should be thrown out.
Questioning of the former grand
jurors. however, cannot take place
before Wednesday, January rs, when
the trial of the II will resume.
Federal Judge Harold r. Medina
set the date for resumption on re-
quest of Defense Counsel Richard
j. Gladstein.
Mr.. Gladstein explained he had
to be in San Francisco next Tues
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Biq Salmon Lands
In White House
One Day Late

The 14-pound. black-mouth SAL
mon from Puget Sound that the
Seattle Police Drill Team had hoped
to present to President Truman on
Inauguration Day finally arrived
here yesterday by train, "a hours
late.
Team Capt. Herbert D. Blakenhus
took it to the White House, where
it was accepted by Chief Reception
ist William D. Simmons, who prom
ised to see that the President re-
ceived it,.
The salmon. donated by the Japa-
nese Sport Club of Seattle, became
lost" on its travels east. The drill
team participated in the parade.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Marriage License
AppIicotions

Under d. C. ta1D, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, ,Uait three full days and
receiue the license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

The United States imported So
100000 worth of raw cotton and cot
ton waste from India in 1948.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Czech Police Reported
Holding 50 on Charge.
Of Espionage for U. s..
BY the Associotsd Press

PRAGUE, Jan. 22.-CzechoSlovak
security police were reported today
to be holding so persons at Brati-
slava on charges OF spying for
American intelligence services in
Austria.
This was one of the largest hauls
in series of mass arrests made
recently throughout Czechoslovakis.
Thus far the official statement
promised last Monday on the arrest
of Gen. Josef Kuttlwassr and a
number of other army officers and
civilians has not been issued. That
group was picked up early in jan
uary on charges of plotting to over
throw Czechoslovakia's Communist
government.
Gen. KuttlwaSsr was one of the
leaders of the Prague uprising in
l945 that finally drove the Germans
out. He is in Pankrac Prison, and
it is known that his lawyer saw
him there four days ago.
Oficials maintained silence "for
security reasons" on the identity of
the eight or nine generals who were
reported to have been arrested with
Gen. Kuttlwassr. or in a separate
roundup.
The Ministry of Information said
it was unable either to confirm or
deny the reports. 1t added that it
hoped to issue a statement next
week.
Without the promised official state
ment, the rumors about the number
and identity of the arrested officers
and civilians grew. They were fed
by the mystery of the midnight
shots-a dozen at least-which two
weeks ago woke up diplomats in the
fashionable Device section of
Prague.
A Czechoslovak Army major
blamed for revealing the plot was
said to live in the same area. He
was rumored to have been in on the
plot and then to have tipped the
hands of the plotters. Today it was
whispered about that the major had
been asSasSinated by others in the
plot who still are free.
Czechoslovak newspapers and ra-
dio stations made no mention of
the matter.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

! day to appear in q case in the Cir
cult Court Of Appeals.
The adjournment was granted
after the defense called four pro-
spective trial jurors to the stand as
part of their challenge of the jury
selecting methods.
Questions put to the four sought
to show their financial status. Judge
Medina overruled many Of the ques-
tions over heated objections from
defense attorneys.
Earlier. Judge Medina had quashed
defense move to call him to the
witness stand to testify about the
jury system.
II simply will not testify" he told
them. Il have no intention of being
disqualified by being called as a
witness" i
The defense also has announced
its intention of calling all other
Federal judges here to testify.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Army Asks Il Families Here
To Vacate HOUSING Units

, The Army has asked II families
in the Glen Haven defense housing
development on Georgia avenue ex-
tended to vacate to make room for
military personnel on duty at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center.
The action was the first taken
here under the departments re-
Gently announced policy to take over
such developments to help relieve
the Armys own critical housing
projects.
The families in the 70-unit de-
velopment were asked to move by
April 80 to make room for married
noncommisSioned officers at the
medical center.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
200 Jap Slave Children
Are Returned 10 Parents
ey the Assoeiotsd Press

TOKYO, Jan. 22-More than 200
children sold into bondage on farms
have been rounded up and returned
to their parents, the Kyodo News
Agency reported last night.
1t said most Of the children, all
under Is, came from poverty strick-
en- areas in North, Central and
Northwest Honshu, Japan's main
island. The action was taken by
the Tochigi Prefecture labor office.
Meanwhile the japanese govern
ment, spurred on by occupation au-
thorities, was pushing general in
quiry into the child slavery oune on
The procurator's office in Fuku-
shima Prefecture, one of the lalse- t
sources of such labor thus uncov-
cred, said 10 slave brokers" had
been indicted on charges of selling
children at prices ranging from 20
to 1000 yen (about cents to 81
each.
The United States imported So
L -
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Virqiniu Invests Five Million

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. % R.-
State Treasurer Jesse w. Dillon said
yesterday 100000 in temporarily
idle funds of the treasury had been
invested in short term Government
obligations maturing in October,
1949. The investment will net 5,062
q month.
Evening star., 1949-01-13
Bomber Flies Life-Suvinq Serum
To III Wife of Mitchell Officer

The critically Ill wife of an Air
Force colonel had rallied slightly to-
day, after getting life-saving serum
found in Bethesda after a long
search and flown to her bedside In
New York.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, 80, of
Mitchell Air Force Base in Long Is
land, was given the serum, globulin,
last night. Several hours later a
slight improvement was noted by
physicians at Mitchels Hospital,
where she is being treated for a
kidney ailment.
Her husband, Col. Wilbur w.
Bailey of the Communications and
Electronics Division of the Con-
tinental Air Command headquarters
at Mitchell, flew to his wife's bedside
late yesterday from Washington. He
was granted emergency leave from
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. School, which he has
been attending.