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Evening star., 1949-09-04
Mild Optimism
Ru|esDoI|arTa|k
Start This Week
Top U. S., British,
Canadian Officials
Seek Crisis Remedy
NEW PRESCRIPTION NEEDED
To Cure Britains Ailments.
Page C-J
By Gornett D. Homer

Top foreign affairs and finance
officials of the United States,
Great Britain and Canada tackle
Brltaln's dollar crisis in a con-
ference here this week amid an
atmosphere of only moderate
optimism.
Possibilities of American assist
ance in the immediate crisis are
so limited, officials emphasized
last night. that there is little
prospect of finding quickly effec-
tive ways to make any substantial
dent in the problem aside from
Britain's own efforts.
! American policy makers. stress
ing the Importance to this coun-
try of maintaining Britain as a
strong partner in the cold war,
are determined to do everything
possible to help remedy the British
economic ills, however. and are
more hopeful regarding long term
possibilities.
Long Run CO. operation Aim.
Cooperation over the long run
in finding ways for Britain and
other countries linked to her
sterling currency is a major aim
of the three power conference
starting Wednesday.
Secretary of the Treasury Sny-
der. Secretary of State Acheson
and Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministrator Hoffman will be the
chief American representatives in
the talks.
British Foreign Minister Bevin
and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Sir Stafford Cripps are due to ar
rive in New York Tuesday night on
their way here to head the British
delegation.
! Canada's Foreign Minister Les
ter B. Pearson and Finance Min
lister Douglas Abbott are expected
here tomorrow.
Their discussions are scheduled
to begin at II am. Wednesday in
a <fifth-foor conference room at
the State Department. Mr.. Snyder
will act as chairman.
| Preliminary Talks End.
! In preparation for the Cabinet
level conference, technical experts
of the three countries wound up a
week of fact finding sessions Fri
day and were completing reports
for their chiefs over the week end.
One official connected with the
fact finding sessions said that
analyses of possible courses of ac-
ton by the technicians left only
moderate optimism. to say the
most" regarding prospects for de-
veloping any outside assistance of
substantial benefit to the British
Immediately.
The immediate burden is on
Britain to cut down on imports
for which she must pay dollars
and try to cut costs in her fac
tories and boost production so as
to increase her exports for which
she can collect dollars. The Brit
ish already are curbing dollar
imports drastically as the most
effective move they can make i'm
mediately to curb the drain on
their gold and dollar reserves.
DevaluatiOn Urged.
Another move which most
American authorities believe is
necessary in the immediate stu
alton is devaluation of the pound.
British government officials
have been reluctant to consider
such action. American officials
do not intend to press this point
in the conference here, to avoid
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Evening star., 1949-09-04
Angry Senator
Demands Data
On Air Junkets
EImerThomus Asks
Johnson to DetuiI Trip
By Truman, Others
By Chris Mothisen

Secretary Of Defense Johnson
has struck a sensitive senatorial
spot with his suggestion that
junketing members of Congress
could save money for the Govern
ment If they used commercial air.
lines instead of putting in requisi-
tions for big military planes.
Senator Elmer Thomas, Demo-
crat. of Oklahoma, reacted sharp
ly yesterday by instituting an in
vestigation Of travel in military
aircraft by other Government
oficials, including President Tru-
man and Vice President Barkley.
The Oklahoman had sought to
make arrangements with Secre-
tary johnson for Air Force trans
portation of group of Senators
planning a tour of Europe and
other areas to see how Federal
funds are being spent abroad. Mr..
johnson wrote him in reply that
up to $500 could be saved if the
Senators would travel by regularly
scheduled commercial flights in
stead Of a special around-t the
world plane.
Detailed Data Is Requested.
Senator Thomas, in a letter to
Mr.. johnson, retorted:
If it is advisable for congress
sional parties. who make the
policies for Government and pro-
vide the funds to keep it a going
concern. to use private airplane
facilities. then it occurs to at least
one member of this committee that
such a program would be advisable
for other executive officials"
He then asked Mr.. johnson to
furnish the Armed Forces sub
committee Of the Senate Appro-
priations Committee detailed data
on non-military flights by mill
tary planes.
Senator Thomas, who heads the
subcommittee. stated he wants the
information mot later than Sep
tember 90" He added he has in
structed committee staff employees
to inspect "the logs of aircraft
activities at~Andrews Field and
Boiling Field" !
Further Reaction Expected.
With virtually all Senators out
of the city for the long week end
Senator Thomas furnished the
principal reaction to Mr.. John
sons economy suggestion. It
appeared likely, however, that
other prospective Congressional
travellers will back him up on the
theory that if the Air Force is
going to provide taxi service for
any officials. Senators should have
= high priority.
Specifically, Mr.. johnson in
formed Senator Thomas that he
had refused to agree to the as
signment of special mission air.
craft to accompany Congressional
parties on trips around the
world"
He said it would cost more than
II the Senators bought tickets on
regular airlines and besides, the
services don't have planes to
spare.
Reed Questions johnson.
Senator Reed. Republican, of
Kansas, said he is not sure Secre-
tary johnson is right in suggest
ing that Senators use commercial
planes. He is a member of the
subcommittee. but said he had
notified Senator Thomas some
time ago he would not make the
proposed European trip.
Commenting on the johnson
letter. however, Senator Reed
said:
IF there is a need for travel
on urgent Government business,
why should Congressman be
forced to hire private planes when
hundreds of Army planes are
standing around, not in active
use?"
Senator Thomas had pointed
(See JUNKETS, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-09-04

GARM1SCH, Germany, Sept. 8.
-(P)-Richard Strauss, noted
German composer, was danger
ously i'll tonight. The 85-year-old
musicians physician. Prof. Will
helm Nonnebruch, said Strauss has
q new fever. His condition took
a turn for the worse three days
ago
Evening star., 1949-09-04

then was engaged solely In making
war equipment. .~~
His son said Gen. Short retired
from his Ford job nearly three
.(See SHORT, Page A-5I
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Radio Progroms, Puge ca
Complete Index. Pose AZ
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Richard Strauss Worse

(See HOT RAIN. Page A-4..
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(See JUNKETS, Page A-50
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(See ARK, Page A-4.D
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Continued on Page AS, Col. g.
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lSee SWIMMER. Page A-6.)
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The sales letter of Washing and expeder 1900
public relations which departments bureaus
admits having pulled rab
Of
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(See BRITISH, Page A-6.)
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See FIVE-PERCENTERS, Pg. AS
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Orang-Utan.

Orang -utans are among the most
clever star-boarders in any ZOO.
Though their expression is never
happy, they display unusual intelli-
gence. The way to their heart is
through their stomach. They rarely
refuse an edible offering. True,
there is sign requesting visitors not
to feed the animals, since all are fed
a balanced diet. To add your con-
tribution often results in disturbed
digestion, dispositions and deport-
ment. -~.-.
OF all the apes, the orang-utan
from Borneo and Sumatra has a
brain more like that of man; though
greatly inferior in size and weight.
Most tests are made with food.
One orang in a zoo was given q
clean metal pipe filled with food he
especially liked. He discovered some
of 1t was beyond the reach of his
long hooked finger. After many
futile attempts to reach the desired
morsel, he put the pipe aside, but
within reach. Some one. tossed a
slender stick in to his cage. He gazed
at it with interest then slipped non-
chalantly over to pick 1T up and
sauntered back to his former posi-
ton. He reached over for the pipe,
squinted into 1t, then put the stick
in to push out the obstruction which
he quickly retrieved while looking
over the audience for approval.
All orangs wear a doleful express
sion. The "Old-man-of -the-woods
appears to have suffered disillusion-
ment early in youth. His big nose
adds no beauty to his chinless face
and his scanty beard is nothing to
boast about. AS he grows older
folds of skin on each side Of his face
add another six inches in width.
His total height of feet 4
inches is made to look less by his
habit Of swinging his long hairy
arms like crutches. On the ground
he is awkward, but in the trees he is
q swift, expert traveller. His long
arms reach out to . limb like Z
Evening star., 1949-11-10

certain types of tree, as shown in the
opposite column. Try to match
them appropriately. You are en-
titled to one point for each correct
judgment.
(a) Red (v) Walnut
90 White (w) Cedar
Co Yellow (x) Spruce
Cd Black (y) Oak
(e) Blue (z) Poplar
Score yourself as follows: o.,
poor; 3-6, average; 7-S, superior;
9-10, very superior.
I. Montreal. 2. Eye (near-sighted). B.
Mesaba Range. 4. Ammo domini On the
Red-Cedar (w). (b) White-Oak W. tc)
Yellow-Poplar (z). (O Black-Walnut w.
(e) Blue-Spruce tx).
The permanent secretariat
building of the United Nations in
New York is 544 feet high, 287 feet
long and only ~ feet wide.
Evening star., 1949-11-10

The most important part Of
natural gas is methane, also
known as marsh gas, consisting
of carbon and hydrogen.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
On "Set" and Lay."

A teacher of pubic speaking at a
Southern university writes: "One OF
my students said, The house is set
ting on hillside When I corrected
setting to Sitting he objected,
saying that house is an inanimate
object and cannot sit. He said that
inanimate objects must set and lay.
Ten of the % students agreed with
him, saying that they had been so
taught In high school. Who is re-
sponsible for this gross error?"
Readers from various parts Of the
country have told me that they were
taught that inanimate objects can
not sit or lie, that they must set or
lay. Indeed, I have been cited to
certain grammars that teach the
same outrageous nonsense. The
amazing thing is that such errone-
GUS textbooks are bought by and
used in our public school systems.
Inanimate objects have been sit
ting and lying since the very dawn
of English, and they will so continue
that Is, If the language is used cor
rectly.
Set and lay are transitive verbs
and must take an object. That is to
say, one must set or lay SOME
THING.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Criminal Mind Gives
Aussie Police ChuckIes

BRISBANE, Australia (CDN) -
The criminal mind is handing
Australian police here some
chuckles these days.
William Doorley, seized with
two stolen chickens, told the DO
lice worriedly: II forgot the
weekend meat and didn't dare &c
home without something"
A 15-year-old youth explained
he had deliberately crashed the
car he had stolen into q fence ''be.
cause I like to hear the sound OF
breaking glass"
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Test Your Horse Sense-syD.e G W. c'o".

1. In which Canadian city are the
road signs written in both English
and French?
Vancouver Montreal
Winnipeg Halifax
2. Myopia Is an abnormal condi-
ton of which organ of the body?
Stomach Liver Eye Heart
3. Which one of the following sug-
gests the iron ore used by the other
three?
Mesaba Carnegie
Bethlehem Bessemer
4. Which one of the following
Latin inscriptions usually is found
on cornerstones Of public buildings?
Habeas corpus Sine qua non
Ammo domini Ante meridiem
S. The farm system" should make
one think primarily of which type
Of sport?
Tennis Baseball Football Swimming
6-10. The color adjectives in the
left-hand column below pertain to
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Goren on Bridge

Reflex action at the card table has
caused the loss of a great many
hands. There are certain plays that
one forms the habit Of making in
routine fashion. While I recognize
the power of instinct, nevertheless
hold to the belief that analysis will,
in the long run, prove superior. One
Of the instructive plays is for second
hand to play low when an important
card Is led from dummy.
Had East not been alert early in
the play, South, the declarer, would
have stolen the game in today's
hand. Note that South chose to
open with one no-trump rather than
an Introductory diamond bid. This
is proper strategy when one holds a
bidders hand with point count
ranging from 16 to 10. West led the
queen of spades. against the final
contract of three no-trump. De-
clarer properly ducked in both
hands. This is correct technique
since two key cards must be driven
out lace and king Of hearts,.
Note that this holdup by the de-
clarer would have rendered the
contract absolutely secure If the
opening leader held a six-card spade
suit, provided he did not also have
both the ace and king of hearts, in
which case declarer was doomed to
wage losing battle. Spades were
continued and dummy was in with
the king.
With eight tricks in sight, the
game-going trick was available only
in hearts, so declarer promptly led
the deuce from dummy. Had East
refiexly played the three of hearts
(second hand low), the jack would
have gone to Vests ace, and, while
he could clear the spades, he could
never subsequently get In to cash
them. East, however, was on his
toes and he played the king in an
effort to hold the trick If possible.
When the king did hold, he cleared
the spades while his partner still
retained an entry card in the ace
Of hearts.
The moral of the story is this:
When your partner is making an
attempt to establish a suit at no.
trump it is your solemn duty to
exert every possible effort toward
winning a trick early in the play In
order to return his suit and help
clear it before his entry cards are
taken from him.
(Copyright, 1949, BY Charles H. Goren)
Evening star., 1949-11-10

Frank Colby's leafet, Gil, discusses
sit-set, lie-lay in simple. non-technical
Language that even small children can un-
dertsand clearly. Send s cents in coin
him, care OF The Star, p. O. Box 90, Sta
ton q, New York 10, N. r.
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Natures Children
By LiIIion Cox Athey

gymnast testing a tightrope Salts
fed, he speeds through his jungle
trees to his destination.
Neighbors recognize the orang as
a formidable opponent. His method
of attack is to seize his victim by the
jaws pulling them apart. He. does
not hesitate to attack the python
by seizing 1t by the coils tearing
the flesh before severing the back
bone with one crushing bite.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Word Game
Find 20 or more words in
FLIPPAN

meaning, treating with levity
that which is serious" Average is
%; limit, Is minutes.
Rules-words must b. of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of 's.' such rs bats" !"
| cats" are not used. Only one form Of .
word is used. Proper names are not used.
list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Answer to BOULDER
NV Word for 1t
BY Frank Colby

Sit and lie are intransitive verbs
and take no object. One cannot
sit or lie something; it is the thing
itself that sits or lies.
Let's put it in simpler language:
SET and LAY mean: to place.
SIT and LIE mean: to rest.
There's the key to the whole
problem. Obviously the house is not
placing on the hillside; 1t is resting
(sitting) there. And the fact that
a house is inanimate has nothing
whatever to do with the matter.
Correct: Set (place) the book on
the table.
Lay (place) the carpet on the
stairs.
The book is sitting tresting) on
the table.
The carpet is lying (resting) on
the stairs.
Teachers, students, and all the
rest Of us will no longer be confused
about SIT SET, LIE-LAY if we use
the key words place" and rest.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Silver Spring Kiwoniuns
Elect (. v. Fineron

Edward v. Fineran. 305 Edge
wood avenue. Silver Spring. was
elected president Of the Silver
Spring Kiwanis Club yesterday at
the annual meeting held at the
Hot Shoppe, 1880 Georgia avenue
Other officers are DR.. Peter N
Lombard, vice president, and
Joseph Saunderson, treasurer.
Elected to the Board Of Direc-
tors were the Rev. Philip c.
Edwards, Henry c. Johnson
Joseph M. Lyons, Loren L. Muir
ray, Jesse F. Nicholson, George I
Shefts, Royal G. Sherburne.
Charles M. Marsteller, retiring
president, will become a member
of the board after the installation
Of the new officers January l.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Czechs Set Up Office
To Rule Church, GET
Clergy Loyalty Oath
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia. Oct.
5.-The Czechoslovak government
last night set up a new ministry
to rule the nations churches and
to extract from all priests and
pastors an oath of loyalty to the
Communist regime.
Announcement of establishment
Of a state Office for church af-
fairs" under the direction Of a
cabinet minister was made in
sweeping DEGREES adopted by the
national cabinet. They are virtu-
ally certain to be approved by
parliament and made into law.
The DEGREES were aimed chiefly
at the Catholic Church, which has
been an outspoken opponent OF
government controls.
Government-Paid Clergy.
The actions taken by the cabinet
at its weekly meeting includes:
/. A decision to establish the
new church ministery to bring all
churches into line under the
peoples democratic order" It's
head would be appointed by Com
munist President Klement Gott-
wald. There was speculation that
the post might go to Josef Plojhar,
a suspended Catholic priest now
acting as Czech minister of health.
2. Cabinet approval of church
control bill under which the Gov
ernment would pay the salaries OF
all clergy and in return take full
control of all church appoint
ments, finances and administra-
tive affairs.
3. A decision to demand Of all
clergy an oath Of loyalty to the
government.
Orders Vacancies Filled.
4. Ordered the Catholic Church,
within 80 days, to I'LL all priestly
vacancies including those In the
Icountry's border strips near Ger
many (Sudetenland. The gov
ernment has repeatedly charged
that the church Is refusing to I'LL
vacancies left when over 1000. 600
Germans and their priests were
sent back to Germany following
Czechoslovakia's postwar acquisi-
ton of the territory.
The Vatican had announced IN
advance of the DEGREES that
Catholic priests would pledge
loyalty to the Czechoslovak repub-
| lie, but not to the regime.
The Catholic hierarchy and a
majority Of its priests also have
expressed opposition to the
Church control law. rejecting the
preferred salary increases IN
order to retain their independence
from State controls.
To Supervise Clergy Education.
Some priests. in a written reso-
luton, have declared that they
would rather go to jail than sub
nit to the new controls. Accord
ing to Catholic Church statements
several hundred priests already
have gone to jail over the issue.
In addition to demanding an
oath Of loyalty. the cabinet de-
clared that priests must teach re-
lision in the nationalized schools
It further demanded that all
church budgets be submitted Tor
state approval.
The state also intends to super
wise the education Of clergymen'
according to the bill which was
drafted by Communist Minister OF
Justice Alexei Capicka.
The Czech press agency, voicing
official opinion, said the law
would certainly be significant
step for further clasping OF hands
of the honest priests. who reject
the reactionary indictments OF the
Czechoslovak Catholic hierarchy
carried out on Che orders OF the
Vatican. with our peoples demo-
cratic (Communist) regime"
Evening star., 1949-10-05
Rev. Sumpter Resigns
Shenandoah Postorute
Sp>ejol Dispatch 70 The Stor

Special Dispatch 70 The Stor
SHENANDOAH, Va, Oct. s.
The Rev. E. E. Sumpter. pastor o1
the Shenandoah and Stanley
Baptist Churches, has resigned
effective November /.
He has accepted a call to thu
Baptist Church at Broadway II
Rockingham County. Mr.. Sump.
ter has been in Shenandoah II
years. His sons, Charles ane
Calvin, are students at Lynchburt
College and Bridgewater College
respectively.
Evening star., 1949-10-05
| Man, "a, Shot 10 Death
After Firing at Passersby
By the Associofsd Press

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Oct. 5
An 84-year man was shot
to death by police in the attic OF
his home last night after neigh
bors reported he had fired sew
eral ineffective shots at passersby
Police identified the man as
Charles Y. Wilcox. He lived
alone. He was shot in the neck
and chest.
Police reported that when they
answered frantic calls Of neigh
bors they were met with a burst
Evening star., 1949-10-05

of shots at the Wilcox home,
which was In darkness.
Before retreating to the attic,
the apparently berserk man turned
on several gas jets in the house.
Police said Wilcox fired several
shots as they followed him into
the attic. Two bullets felled him.
Evening star., 1949-10-05

BALTIMORE PARKWAY-Theres to parkway than the
road itself started the city reaches its
suburban that The Washington fillmore
parkway exception Here looking northeast from the
Intersection and Rverdae roads ID In Prince
County, the dual lane route to Baltimore may
intermittent white strip arrow starting at
tree right running towards the left
the picture right center the brandnew Tempeon
Evening star., 1949-10-05

apartments ca, while at upper right Eastpnes 49,
sades parkway ofway Far-sghted developers
hope that after parkway built those who live here will
be able in less than 20 minutes through
Anacostia Park eastward extension OF Constitution
-Fairchid Aerial Surveys, Inc.
(Thirteenth series Of aerial photographs OF Washing
tons METROPOLITAN groWth)
Evening star., 1949-10-05
My White
Cross Plan
poys up to
SO for 100
PER DAY DAYS
IS to $50
For My SUrgeon''

4l,516 persons are being rushed
to hospitals today. This year
l out of 8 persons in the US
will be hospitalized. That means
l person out of your family or
your neighbor's is due to become
a hospital case within the next
year. And 500 of those cases
will require surgery. More than
Is, 900, 900 smart persons have
already taken out some form d
HOSPITAL plan.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-06-17
KEEPING HEALTHY
Iodays Most Amazing Medicine
By Dr.. james W. Barton

Ms YOUR PHYSICIAN thinks
"a over the past 10 years, you
would naturally believe he would
have in mind the wonderful work
OF saving lives now being done by
penicillin and the sulfa drugs. Dis
eases that were practically all fatal
and others in which but a small
percentage recovered, are now sue
cessfully battled by these antibi-
otics, as they are called, because
they kill the organisms which for
merly caused death. Two other an
tibiotics, streptomycin and aureo-
mysin, have been recently added
to mans defenses.
It may come as a surprise to
many to learn that your physician
is thinking more about the blood
coursing through your blood YES
sells as he realizes-as he did not
realize just 10 years ago - that
blood is today's most amazing
medicine. ut has become more of a
miracle worker than penicillin."
In pamphlet, Blood's Magic For
All, issued by the Public Affairs
c m m it tee Inc, a non-profit,
educational ganiz ation in
New York City, Alton L. Blakeslee