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Evening star., 1949-11-16
Letters to The Star
Little Black Cocker Dog
A Hit-and-Run Victim


Hit and Run Victim
To the Editor Of The Star:
The hit-and-run driver who struck our
black cocker spaniel. Pat. at the corner of
Western avenue and Chestnut street NV,
at about 1880 on the evening of Wednesday.
November 8, ought to be informed that the
injuries he caused were mortal.
How the little dog managed to drag him
self unaided up the hill to our house, more
than 100 yards away, remains a mystery.
X-ray pictures by the veterinarian disclosed
a broken pelvis. plus fractures of the right
and left femur.
Everything possible was done to save
Pat and for time he seemed to rally. but
on Saturday morning he died. after two
days and three nights of suffering.
We all were very greatly attached to this
fine dog, and anyone whb has had such
pet as member of the household for
some years will understand how much we
miss him.
hope that this letter may come to the
attention Of the driver who struck our pet
and left him to struggle home by himself
with such dreadful injuries.
VINCENT ENGELS
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Welcome to the Shuh

Washington today gives hearty welcome
to Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi youthful
ruler of Iran, the Eastern country known
as Elam in the Bible and as Persia to the
Latins. He comes to the Capital OF the
United States not merely to visit President
Truman but also the American people as
a community. First member OF his dynasty
to be educated in Europe, he has been
schooled in democratic customs and repre-
sents a liberal view of the purposes and
detectives of popular government IN the
current age of change. He ascended the
throne in 1941, met President Roosevelt,
Prime Minister Churchill and Premier
Stain at Tehran in 1943, and journeyed
to England at the invitation OF King
George vi in 1948
The economic development OF Iran Is
the Shah's principal concern. He has been
an earnest student OF the relation between
production and human welfare. His seven
year plan" for the Inauguration OF better
systems of farming has been commented
upon with approval by agrarian experts
The philosophy of taxation which he has
sponsored also has been commended by
authorities on equitable revenue techniques.
Likewise, there have been reforms in social
Justice under the direction Of the Shah.
For all these reasons Iran has been able
to resist with conspicuous success inf1u-
ences directed from abroad"
American interest in the nation, which
most of our citizens still refer to as Persia
despite the official alteration of nomencla-
ture in 1885, dates back for more than
century. It was native Washingtonian-
w. Morgan Shuster-who laid the founda-
tions of modern practices of management
and diplomacy in Iran in 1911. The good
will then generated has continued to be
an effective force ever since. During his
stay here the Shah may meet again many
American soldiers who served in his coun-
try during World War II. They symbolic
the friendship of the United States for him
and for his people.
Evening star., 1949-11-16
The Goodness of Beds

One of the small but interesting facts
of our time is that the American bedding
industry has been enjoying a sort of boom
ever since the end OF the war Pillows,
sheets, blankets, mattresses, ETC., have
been selling at a pace that has broken
all past records. People just seem to have
been wanting them as never before, buy
ing them in quantities large enough to
suggest that sleep has acquired a striking
new degree of popularity among us.
In fact, the boom has been marked
enough to make the National Association
of Bedding Manufacturers wonder whether
something Freudian might not be in
volved. The association is very pleased,
of course, but still-through its manager,
q man named ]. p. Fanning-it has sug-
gested that psychological or psychiatric
urge to get away from lot of unpleasant
realities (of which there are all too many
in our modern world may have good
deal to do with the situation. Thus, in
happy mood, Mr. Tanning has hazarded
the guess that the real reason for the
bright outlook in his business may be
that people, in unusual numbers, ARE
going to bed to escape domestic and inter-
national complications"
Mr.. Tanning makes sense. Actually,
long before Freud was born and psychiatry
came into it's own, beds and bedding were
recognized by most human beings as things
wholesome for both body and soul. After
all, what else could be finer rebuilder
of the flesh and spirit than soft pillow,
q well-built mattress and good nights
repose? What else could serve as better
means of achieving painless solitude and
q blessed separation from the woes of
wide existence? Certainly, 1t is not
for nothing that Shakespeare sang the
praises of sleep as "sore labor's BATH" the
"balm of hurt minds" and 'nourisher"
that "knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care. "
Nor is it for nothing, either, that Thomas
Hood cried out, 20 bed! o bed! delicious
bed!" and called it heaven upon earth
to the weary head" Similarly, to get in
Just one more quotation from the anthol-
ogy on this subject, Edmund Burke knew
whereof he spoke when he commended
somewhat stunily-that "A bed smoothly
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Centralized Crime Records

The difficulties encountered by the
Washington Criminal Justice Association
in its study of assault cases in the District
during 1948 are indicative of the need for
a co-ordinated record system for Washing
toms law enforcement agencies. The
associations suggestion that central
crime statistics bureau be set up, through
which to keep tab not only on arrests but
on final disposition of cases. is good one.
Without such a system it is almost impos-
sible to get an accurate picture of crime
conditions in the District.
Curious over the disparity between the
number of arrests for aggravated assault"
assault with dangerous weapon) and
the total of convictions indicated in court
records, the association several months ago
began an inquiry. Ofhand, police records
indicated that more than four thousand
aggravated assaults occurred here last
year But court statistics showed that less
than four hundred convictions were OBJ
tanned in such cases. It was in trying to
trace the disposition of the four thousand
cases that Edward J. Flynn, managing
director of the citizens group, ran into
association found that most of the spread
between arrest and conviction totals was
more apparent than real. Thus, although
only three thousand arrests were made in
more than four thousand felonious assault
cases, many of these arrests solved more
than one case, because the prisoners
proved to be multiple offenders. Some
times felonious assaults became misde-
meanors in the eyes of prosecutors. In
1,174 cases prosecutors threw cases out for
various reasons-insufncient evidence, re-
fusal of witnesses to appear and so on.
In seeking to follow cases from their
inception to final disposition the associa-
ton learned that police and prosecutors
sometimes classify crimes by entirely diff
ferent standards. that police records sell
dom tell how cases Jared after they entered
the prosecution stage and that, until
recently, no written explanation was made
by prosecutors who threw out cases. And
there was no single place in Washington
where Investigators could find complete
record of individual crime cases in their
course from police, to grand jury, to court.
There should be central clearing house
for crime statistics if the public is to be
kept informed at all times as to law en-
forcement efficiency in Washington. The
new statistical system installed by the
Police Department has greatly improved
reporting procedures. The associations
suggestion that this system might we'll be
expanded to include notations as to dispo-
sition of cases after they leave the Police
Department is well worth consideration.
This would have to be cooperative
endeavor by police, the District Attorneys
ONCE and the courts. Until there is bet
ter coordination of crime statistics the
enforcement picture will remain as con-
fused as the associations staff found it to
be in their recent study.
Evening star., 1949-11-16
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE


@. Who invented gin rummy and when'-
W. H. D.
A. The popular card game was invented
in 1910 by Elwood Baker. a New York banker.
He planned it as a compromise between
straight runmy and knock rummy. Although
the rules were published as early as 1915 the
game did not achieve wide acclaim until
about 1941.
@. Are there any civilian jobs available
overseas, preferably in Germany or Japan,
in the Department of the Navy?-P. v. P.
A. The Department of Defense says that
there are no civilian jobs available in the
Department of the Navy in Germany or
Japan.
@. DO the cities that own their transit
systems have lower streetcar and bus fares
than cities in which transit systems are pri-
vately owned?-W. T. E.
A. Surveys have shown that fares on
city-owned transit lines in major cities are
generally about the same as those on pri-
vately operated lines.
@. At which Inauguration were the White
House furnishings badly damaged by the
large crowds that forced their way in to
see the President?-E. A.
A. When Andrew Jackson was inaugurated
throngs of people followed him into the
White House Roughly dressed backwoods-
men with coonskin caps and muddy boots
are said to have climbed on upholstered
furniture to have look at the President.
Glass and china were broken and the East
Room was filed with noisy crowd of ad-
mirers. The President was forced against
the wall by the pressure of the crowd and
found safety in leaving the building by the
south entrance. This was on March 4, 1929.
@. How can the accumulation of grease
be removed from kitchen ventilating fan?
~. w. G.
A. The simplest way to remove the film of
grease and dirt, according to Government
experts, is to wipe the fan and the walls
surrounding it with a cloth moistened in
kerosene OIL Washing with water is not
recommended because water will not dis
solve the grease and may get into the motor
and damage it. Disconnect the electric cur
rent before cleaning the fan.
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Thinks Anacostia- Downtown Bus Service
Should Be Tried on Regular Fare

Thinks Anacostia Downtown Bus Service
Should Be Tried on Regular Fare
To the Editor Of The Star:
have read In the November II paper of
the plan which the Capital Transit Co. has
formulated to run an Anacostia- downtown
express bus at extra fare.
The express feature here proposed Ger
tainly is most desirable move but ques-
tion the need for an extra fare. It would
seem to me that the only reason for an extra
fare would be lack OF sufficient paying
passengers. The section Of Washington to
be served by the proposed line certainly can
muster sufhcient passengers to load these
express buses adequately.
In view Of these facts, 1t would seem that
this express line could be operated at regular
fare for trial period to determine If an
extra fare really is required to maintain
normal operating income. II the situation
should warrant such an increase it certainly
would be received In better spirit than now.
with no demonstrated reason.
EDWARD r. CONNER
Evening star., 1949-11-16

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
1oriter, although it is permissible for
,Driter knolDn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-11-16

the increasing demands for banning of
military planes from the National Airport,
that the plane which escaped hitting the
blimp was a converted bomber, which
might better have landed at military
field. In such situations the safety rather
than the convenience of passengers should
govern the routing of planes to landing
fields
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Cardozo Sophomore Explains
Handicaps at His School

TO the Editor OF The Star:
School. I would like to tell you about some
of the inconviences at Cardozo.
!. AS. we all know. Cardozo is overcrowded
and has to use three shifts. Most Of the
students dislike the first shift because it
is too early. The students that live very
far from Cardozo, have to arise at $50
am. or am. in order to be here by 8:15
an. The cadets have to be here at am.
on drill days.
The class periods are short and some days
very little can be accomplished. This simply
means that the students are not getting
enough knowledge.
The ofice machine and science classes
do not have modern equipment. In this
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Callers

When autumn rain
Obscures your Uie,o,
Your failures come
To sit ,Dith you.
But lDhen the carriage
OF the sun
Stops at your door,
Then one BY one
Descend-so gay
In their gold dresses
Those tDelcome ones,
Your fetD successes.
VIRGINIA SCOTT MINER.
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Inquiries About Agency To Help
Americans To Find Homes and Jobs

To the EDITOR OIL Inc star.
I noticed feature article recently IN
your valued paper telling how DPS from
other countries are directed to homes and
employment by an agency here.
But will someone please inform this writer
why there is no help given to Displaced
Americans, either in locating employment
or homes? I refer to highly cultured, re-
fined widow friend who for over a year has
been trying desperately to locate employ
ment and find a permanent place to live.
She finally located place to live but unless
she locates work she will have to give it up.
She has no place to CO.
AS she is past 40 she constantly is being
given a run around. Perhaps your readers
have suggestions, or know of some organi-
zation that helps people over 40 who have
had experience in the business and profess
sional world. There. are such agencies in
Chicago, New York, Detroit and other large
cities, but the regular employment agencies
here seem to cater only to people under IS.
What is the future for these people who
have spent thousands on education and are
equipped with responsibility and department
that cannot be matched by any or few in
younger years? INTERESTED READER.
Evening star., 1949-11-16

Our "Voice of America programs force
the Moscow press to publish more world
news. Not prominently, perhaps, but one
can find it, back with the herring quota
tiOuS.
Evening star., 1949-11-16

Something new in packaging is scheme
to can clans in the shell. With these,
some canned beer, an opener and poll
tician, everything is set for the outing.
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau 316 Eye st. ne. Washington 2. D. c.
Please incose three (3) cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1949-11-16
Displaced Persons Bill
Held Open to Criticism


To the Editor of The Star:
The Celler Displaced Person BILL intro
duced by Congressman Emanuel Celler OF
New York, now pending before Congress.
increases the number of displaced persons
who legally may be admitted to this coun-
try, and removes restrictions by which 1t
was proposed to keep out undeSlrables.
Although there are O000 displaced persons
in Greece, 100000 homeless victims OF
Zionist aggression in Palestine, several mil
lion Germans forced out of Russian-occu-
pied Eastern Europe (expellees), no provision
is made in the Celler bill for their relief.
The Celler bill and similar measures for
admitting displaced persons have strong
lobby and financial support. One OF the
several pro-Celler lobby groups, the Citizens
Committee on Displaced Persons, has regis
tered with the Clerk of the House OF Repre-
sentatives expenditures OF more than $874,-
600 during the last two and three quarter
years. This one group had 70 persons en-
ployed on salary basis. Quite lobby!
In the face of facts to the contrary. sup
porters of such legislation constantly de-
nounce present laws as discriminatory
against Jews and Catholics. The Catholics.
however, disclaim any such prejudice. On
the other hand, when the 1924 immigration
limiting law was before Congress- Congress
man Emanuel Celler declared: 1T has oc-
Cured to many others than myself that
barriers are thus lowered for Protestant Eu-
rope and set up against Catholic and Jewish
Europe See page 1929, Congressional Rec
ord for the Sixty Eighth Congress.
According to the Jewish Year Book. from
1887 to 1943 inclusive, by yearly average,
more than so per cent of all immigrants into
this country were of the Jewish faith.
Nevertheless the Displaced Persons Immi-
grafton law of 1947, which is under attack
by the Emanuel Celler group, is charged
with discrimination against Jews and Catho-
lies. Even President Truman seems to have
been misled by this propaganda, for in his
speech accepting the nomination for Presi-
dent he declared: II shall ask for dis
placed person bill in place of the anti
Semitic, antiCatholic bill which the Eight
ieth Congress passed"
Under the law thus denounced as of July
81, last, of the displaced persons admitted
to this country so per cent were of the
Catholic faith, 20 per cent of the Jewish
faith, 81 per cent of Protestant and all other
faiths. FRANKLIN HICHBORN.
Santa Clara, Calf
Evening star., 1949-11-16

case, the pupils of these classes are not
familiar with modern machinery.
The students also need a better cafe
terra because the good health of all students
depends largely upon clean, organized
cafeteria. The cafeteria that Is now being
used is very small compared with other
high school cafeterias.
There is small room with two desks
located in the basement, which four physi-
cal training teachers have to use as an
Office. Next to this office is long room
used for the boys gymnasium. During warm
days we go outside to play basketball or
football. The basketball court Is small
place located behind the school, which
receives very little sunlight. The Eighth
street side is blocked of in order to play
football. This is a game liked by almost
all boys. but is dangerous in the street
set aside for this purpose. BY this mean
it is dangerous because Eighth street lies be-
tween two streets that carry heavy traffic,
Rhode Island avenue and R street. There
fore we think Cardozo High School should
have a safe playground for her students
GEORGE McCRAW
Contends Control Tower Operators
Should Have Plenty Of Flying Experience
To the Editor OF The Star
With bad flying weather just around the
corner, the tower operators and pilots need
all the practice they can get, but believe
they should be little older than 81 and
have plenty of flying experience in back OF
them before being allowed in the control
tower of the Washington National Airport
where decisions to dive" instead of turn
may mean the difference between life or
death based on the operators flying expert
ence.
Control tower operators must have prac-
tice in bringing in aircraft equipped for in
strument landings, and the commanding
officer at Boiling Field should continue the
splendid example of cooperation and joint
training of his officers and the CAA Ma
tional Airport control tower operators, for
there aren't too many private planes so
equipped, and the airlines certainly wouldn't
allow such practicing without remuneration
for the expense involved and during actual
instrument weather is hardly the time to
practice. especially with passengers aboard
j. r. NJ
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18
PADEKA

Karo adros ismesti is tevy.
mes, pernese daug vargo, badc
ir baimes, musq mylimo bro
lilo PIP. Muliolio rlpesciu, siQ
metu kovo 3 diena pasiekeme
81 laisves krasta.
Cia buvom labai siltai sutik-
ii brolio ir jo seimos, kur ra-
dom puikia paruosta penkiu
kambariu buta SUI visais pa.
togumais.
Be brolio SUI Selma, brolienes
J. Muliolienes ir dedes V. Ba-
barsko, mus labai gausiai SUI
selpe drabuziais ir kitais reik-
menimis Sic asmenys: ponai
DeRighter, ponai Bindokai, po-
mai Brazauskai ir kiti, kuriems
tariam nuosirdu lietuvis k 9
aciu!
Ignas Muliolis
ir Selma
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18
UNESCO DELE
GATAMS PAGERBTI

Kultlriniq Darzeliu Moteru
sekcijai pavesta ir istikruju
Quota garbe butt seimininke-
mis- vienatiniam socialinio po-
budzio parengimui sarysyje su
UNESCO konferencija. Kadan-
gi tautos, reprezentuojamos
Darzeliu Lygoj, per % metus
grazioj nuotaikoj, SUI toleran-
CHA, susipratimu ir pavyzdin-
ga itaka SUI savo skirtingais
Tautu Darzeliais veda visa
kulturini judejima Clevelande,
tai jos yra istikruju mazutele
UNESCO. -Todel rengejai nu-
mate paskirti MoterQ Sekcija
sveciu priemeja.
Arbatele ivyks kovo 81 d.
nuo A Xxi 6 val. po pietu Pab-
lie Auditorijoj. Dalyvaus apie
5000 atstovQ. Garbes viesnia
bus ponia Eleonor Roosevelt.
Numatoma, kad reiks apie 10,
900 pyrageliu. Parengime daily
vauja "a tautos, kurios pasi-
skyre komisijas po 10 moteru.
Kiekvienai tautai paskirta py-
rageliams kepti kvota. :. Lie
tuves noriai pasidalino darbus.
Pageidaujama, kad pyrageliai
butu mazi, kad sveciams len
gviau bltu paragauti visu tau
tu kepimo memo.
Lietuves moterys, kuri o s
keeps ivairiausius pyragelius
bel sausainius yra sios: A. Au-
gustinaviciene, T. Chesna, J.
Damusiene, A. Drasutiene, ].
Salaseviciene, P. staupiene, V.
sukiene, A. Vilcinskiene, M.
Miscikiene ir O. Mihelich.
Visos arbateleje deves tau
tiSkus rubus.
Istikruju, koks bus grazus
vaizdas - apie 250 moteru
ivairiu ;tautu rubuose, stalai
nukrauti skirtingu tautQ ska
niausiais ir graziausiais pyra-
geliais, geles, UNESCO atsto-
val .t"g
Duok, Visagali, palaima del
geresnio - sviesenio pasaulio
buvio -.
Sarysyje su konferencija, re.
mutineje svetaineje bus paro.
da. Darzeliu Lyga lures pri-
rengta tam tinkama projekta
- visu Tautu Darzeliu pa
veikslus ir zemelapius. TaiI
nat rodys Is minuciu filma
apie ivairius svarbius parengl.
mus kiekviename Tautos Oar.
zelyie. Teko matyti - yra
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18
JAU Tx SAVAITE LAIKO

ligi Vinces Jonuskaites kon-
certo, kuris ivyks kita sekma-
dieni, kovo 27 d., 7 val. vak.,
Lietuviu Saleje.
Tokios aukstos kulturos dai-
nininkiu isviso ne daznai tenka
Clevelande girdeti, O dar re-
ciau tokia proga buna lietuviV
parengimuose.
81 karta Clevelando lietu.
viams rengiama tikra memo
svente, mes susilaukiame kon.
certo pirmaeiles dainininkes -
lietuvaites. Susirinkime pasige.
reti ir, pasididziuoti, kad turf
me tokia didele memo pajegs
is musu tautieciu tarpo, kur
specialiai mus aplanko!
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18
NUO $40 SESTADIENIO JAU
GALIMA GAUTI BILIETUS
! DIRVOS VAKARA

DIRVOS vakaras geguzes
Is, Lietuviu Saleje jau dabar
yra Clevelandieciu susidomeji-
mo centre. Jau yra bilietu pa
reikalavimu, kuriq dar nebuvc
galima patenkinti. Bilietai bus
pagaminti tik 81 sestadieni.
Pereita savaite ivykusiame
Tremtiniu Draugijos memo bu-
relic susirinkime taip pat bu-
vo kalbeta apie DIRVOS vaka-
ra. Visas memo burelis nutare
dalyvauti geguzes 8 d. Mott
nos Dienos ir geguzes Is d
DIRVOS vakaro programose
Kiekvienam pasirodymui rem.
giama atskira programa.
Lietuviu Sales vadovybe daz.
mai posedziauja ir daro viska
kad sale butu atnaujinta. Ne.
abejojama, kad j DIRVOS va
kara susirinke Clevelandiecia
pamatys ta sale jau atsinauji
nusia.
Lietuviu Saleje jau yra pia
mas, kurio taip truko vasarit
16-tos parengime, Xxi gegu
zes menesio ir visa sale bus pa
sipuosusi "naujais rubais''.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1949-03-18
PAGERBIMAI
JULIUI SMETONAI

Spaudoje pasirodz Jus Ii.
MONS, kad julius Smetona SEX
mingai baige teisiu studijas il
salia Lietuvos bel Prancuzijos
universitetu diplomu igijo tair
pat ir Americas universitetC
diploma, draugai ir pazistami
surenge visa ellie pobuviQ, pa
gerbdami J. Smetonos ryztin-
guma ir sveikindami SUI laime.
jimais.
Toki pobuviai paskutiniu ire.
jeto savaiciu laikotarpyje ivy
ko net keli: pas P.J. ziurius
pas St. Nasvycius, pas Miss
Bell Green ir pas S. Tamosai.
cius. Visuose buvo susirinke
pc geroka burr draugu, kuriuo
sc pareikSta Juliui Smetonat
graziu sveikinimu ir linkeji
mu.
Paskutinis pobuvis pas Ia.
mosaicius, kuriame dalyvave
apie so asmenu, buvo "sudeti.
MIS-, tai yra rengtas ne vier
paciu seimininku, bet sudeti.
mai visu dalyviu, kuriu vardu
iteikta ir dovanele.