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Evening star., 1949-10-26

sometimes you go where the skates
take you"
Which seems appropriate some
how to the special senatorial elec-
ton in New York, where two
otherwise distinguished citizens,
neither any longer tender in years,
have been dragooned into service
for the benefit OF political higher
ups and are being roller -skated
about the State. They are falling
into the customary awkward poses
Of elders on roller skates.
For men Of their reputation and
dignity, they are saying things,
too, that candidates for county
clerk rarely say about their rivals.
John Foster Dulles, the Repub-
lican candidate, who is 81, tries to
hang the old familiar albatross Of
Communist sympathies about his
banker opponent. Herbert H. Leh-
man, which is just as absurd and
out Of character as for the Demo-
cratic candidate, who is II. to ac-
cuse the Republican aspirant Of
bigotry.
Become Charlie McCarthys.
Reading such fulminations, the
observer suddenly has to remind
himself that Senator Dulles is a
prominent New York lawyer and
churchman who in these latter
days had become a world figure as
American representative in the
United Nations, and as an adviser
and consultant of the Truman ad-
ministration on critical matters Of
foreign policy, and that Mr.. Leh-
man, a prominent financier,
served 10 years as Governor Of his
State with great credit. and like
wise has represented his Govern
ment on international agencies.
In their advanced years they
have become Charlie McCarthys
for political leaders who have
much at stake.
Mr.. Lehman was drafted by the
Truman administration for this
Evening star., 1949-10-26

which I am writing.
When I write about the Navy I
wear a well-cut suit Of self-im-
portance and a cape made Of love-
ly but unimportant hand-stitched
traditions.
When I write about the Air
Force I slip on three stars and
clutch another in my right hand
just in case I get promoted while
I'm in the middle Of a paragraph
When weep" Barkley is my
subject wear a suit made Of free
rides to st. Louis, heavily en-
bossed with rampant cupids, ar
rows drawn.
Halo, Wings and Harp.
And. Of course, when I write
about myself (Which is seldom, II
ever). I don a well-turned halo,
set of mauve wings, and a landing
gear made entirely Of harps
honey, and streets Of gold.
I have on the football suit to-
day, because I am going to write
about Notre Danes football team
It seems the Notre Dame foot
ball team is SO good there Is talk
much talk-about It's not being
able to get any more games.
You hear, and you hear it often
that in a few years no school will
play the Irish for fear it will gel
its ears pinned back by six OF
seven touchdowns, and 50 would
prefer to play schools whose ears
it can pin back.
I do not doubt that this Is true
It is also a sign. and a rather i'm
portant sign whether you believe
it or not. that this country is get
ting a trif1e soft-that its citizens
want the easy way to victory and
momentary sops to their pride.
There was a time in this coun-
try when the hard way was the
way that was wanted, because it
offered challenge. There was a
time when football team would
rather beat Notre Dame once in
10 years than boast Of 10 consecu-
tive victories over Podunk Poly
Tech. Now they want Podunk
every Saturday, with parades after
every game, and with everything
aglow except their pride.
The VIII to Win.
I wonder If the public has ever
considered the possibility that the
will to win is q little stronger ir
the Notre Dame team. I wonder
if the coaches who don't want tc
schedule the Irish ever consider
the possibility that Frank Leahy
might be better coach than they
are.
I wonder, too, when it became
wrong in this country to be the
best.
There are lots Of Americans left
Evening star., 1949-10-26

and this I'll bet-who'll go to
see Notre Dame play itself if the
other fellows don't want to put
the boys with the green shirts on
their schedules.
And don't give me the song and
dance that Notre Dame offers
more inducements to football
players than the other schools who
go in for football in a big way. I
know better.
Notre Dame just plays the game
a little harder, a little smarter,
and little better.
More power to you, Frank. Lay
it on 'em.
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Evening star., 1949-10-26

japanese now enjoy civil liberties.
The Emperor has been denoted
and his allowance reduced to a
moderate amount for an imperial
highness. His face has been saved
however; he lives as usual In his
palace and neither Admiral Bull
Halsey nor anybody else has been
permitted to ride his white horse,
First Snow. A beautiful Anglo
Arabian, First Snow stands like a
disdainful statue for the privileged
visitors who are allowed to tour
the palace grounds.
"Take a Horse Homer"
Incidentally. a high-powered
American promoter did his best to
persuade the occupation to let him
tour the United States with First
Snow, soon after the surrender.
The Navy captain whom he braced
about possible transportation
should the horse be made avail
able, let out a Mortified yelp.
take a horse home?" he asked.
Were taking the boys home. Did
you ever hear about a dog named
Blaze"
Socially. women have been
emancipated with equal rights,
and the Western idea of family is
promoted. Occupation authorities
praise the new japanese woman
citizen: they did not, however, in
vent her, as there had long been
a women's movement in Japan
which was crushed by the mill
tarists of the 30s.
Economically. the antitrust,
anti-cartel and fair trade lessons
learned in America have been
enacted into laws. some Of them
more far-reaching than at home
Those famous monopolists, the
Zaibatsu-57 individuals in II
families who dominated the Japa-
nese economy with an intricate
holding company system - have
Evening star., 1949-10-26


But one must cross the Rhine
into Baden and Bavaria to realize
how hard people can work when
they are determined to get ahead.
There is no government compul-
sion on these people to slave as
hard as they do. They are moved
solely by their instinct of self
preservation.
Children between 7 and Is tend
cattle, sheep and focks of geese
around the countryside. Young
sters and full-grown men and
women are working the fields
with generally antiquated farm
implements. Cows in Germany
have dual utility; they pull
carts and plows and also provide
milk. The farmer will explain
that the milk is neither as plenti-
full nor as rich as it once was, but
one has to make ends meet. Oc-
casionally one sees a cow and a
somewhat decrepit horse pulling
together. But that is rare. In
most cases either one or the other
animal does most of the work
The little towns and villages
from the Rhine to Munich are
seething with activity. Men Of all
ages wear the fatigue cap which
was part of the Reichswehr uni
form. Their clothes are patch on
PATCH" but clean. In the Cast
hof" (the old inexpensive inn)
the fare is plentiful. A large plate
of soup (Which in America would
be sent back with the guests dis
respectful compliments) and two
good-sized. tasty sausages. with
plenty of kraut and boiled pota-
toes, cost about so cents (two
marks. It is the main meal of
the German for a day. There is
little difference between restau-
rant prices and home-cooked
meals.
Lose Fear of Reprisals.
After Is years of daze and ST.
lence under Hitler, and four years
of strict military occupation under
the Allies, the German worker
and farmer are waking up and be-
ginning to talk without fear Of
reprisals. Even in the French
zone, where occupation regulations
are even more rigid than in the
British and American zones. no
body is likely to get into trouble
for expressing his views frankly.
Politics are beginning to interest
the German people again and they
like to expound their views, even
to foreigners. They still speak
guardedly about the occupation
armies and foreign governments,
which by and large are almost
totally unknown to them.
The German people speak even
less about Hitler. That is a SUBJ
ject which is taboo in any CONVEX
sation with a German, unless he
is a politician whose Job depends
on the Allied high commissioners.
Evening star., 1949-10-26
The New York Campaign
Dulles and Lehman Seen Becoming
Charlie McCarthys for Political Chiefs

test in New York which is re-
garded by both major parties as
so important for the congression-
al elections next year and the 1852
presidential contest. He was
needed because he has proved he
can get votes in New York.
Gov. Dewey also has much at
stake, Judging from his course.
He impressed Mr.. Dulles into
this race, the prominent lawyers
first try at an elective Office, de-
spite an understanding which, 1t
is reported on the best authority,
Mr.. Dulles had that he would not
have to be a candidate for the re-
mainder Of former Senator Robert
F. Wagner's term, but would only
serve the interim appointment
until the special election Novem-
ber 8. He would. in short, only f1ll
in until the special election.
Consequently, Mr., Dulles had
made arrangements meanwhile to
accept a commission in the State
Department at Secretary of State
Acheson's invitation to help for
mulate q Chinese and Far Eastern
policy when he had finished his
appointive term.
Reminded of Dewey's Aid.
But he was called In by Gov.
Dewey, who put the heat on him
to run. He was reminded that 1t
was through Gov. Dewey that he
originally had entered the high
councils on foreign affairs. That
was when the Governor had made
him liaison with the State Depart
ment in the 1914 Dewey-Roosevelt
election campaign during the war.
The bipartisan arrangement was
made with President Roosevelt
and Secretary Of State Cordell
Hull to maintain a harmonious
and consistent foreign policy in
that wartime campaign. Con-
fronted with the argument Of OBJ
legation, Mr.. Dulles acquiesced
and consented to make the race.
This may turn out to be quite a
sacrifice for the Republican Party
Mr.. Dulles has been the contact
for his party with the administra-
ton in foreign policy matters, a
link in the bipartisan policy. As
such he has been most effective,
both for his party and for the
Truman administration.
AS for Gov. Dewey. 1t may be
only that he is seeking vindication
by the lengths to which he is going
to win this election through Mr..
Dulles, or it may be that he still
has ambitions for 1852 despite his
two unsuccessful tries for the
White House.
At any rate politics is being
well served in both parties.
Evening star., 1949-10-26

turer of stuffed
shirts a m o n G
his colleagues.
once remarked
in the Senate
about the pro-
+ e S sion to
which he had
devoted a large
part of his ma
ture life:
Politics is
like being on
roller skates.
Sometimes you
60 where you
want, to 90 and
Evening star., 1949-10-26
This Changing World
Southern Germans Work Very Hard
To Rebuild Country Without Help

Then he goes to great lengths te
blast the Nazi Party. But accord
ing to those foreigners who have
been in the Reich for some time
Hitler and his cohorts are blamec
more for having lost the war thar
for having started it. A return tt
Hitlerism is inconceivable, but E
revival of nationalism definitely Il
in the cards.
Some American officials have
suggested that even the remnants
of Hitler's fortress at Berchtes.
gaden be blown up to avoid letting
it become a shrine for Germany's
future nationalism. This wa!
turned down by practical-mindec
Americans. who say that in Ger.
many-as in every other country
"a politician who fails is a deae
duck, even as far as his memory
is concerned. But while the Ger.
mans are beginning to think ane
talk politically they do so only ir
their spare time, which is pretty
scant.
Expect No Help From U. S.
1t is difficult to imagine how
everybody-old and young, edu.
Gated and uneducated-pulls to.
gether to restore the ravages o.
war, which were far greater ir
this country than in France o.
Britain. Germany is included ir
the Marshall Plan, but for some
reason the German people do moi
look to Uncle Sam to pull theil
chestnuts out of the fire.
Since they expect no help, ex.
cept food and some other essen.
tials to help them keep going
they are working with a ferociou!
determination to rebuild theil
country. In the last analysis,
they say. Germany was destroyed
by Germans and must be rebuilt
by Germans"
There is hardly a town on the
road from Lower Baden to Munich
which does not show the mark!
Of war. Houses were totally
destroyed by planes which were
just the forerunners of the in.
vading ground forces and artillery
Children 60 to school in the morn.
ing. In the afternoon they carr!
logs. bricks and mortar for thei
elders who are busy patching wall
or repairing buildings, most o
which date at least to the end o
the 18th century.
In the fields women and young
sters either pillow fields in prepara
ton for next years crops or har
vest beets and pick low-growinl
corn for the use of their cattl
and barnyard populations. Th'
men work in factories or follow
other occupations, which yield {
scant IS marks (about 500 d,
week. This income provides tn
means for repairing the house ant
buying food. clothes and tobacco
Unemployment is being reduced
rapidly. When an automobile fac
tory was compelled to lay off 1,20l
men earlier this month most O
the men found jobs in the build
ing industry or on farms. I askee
one Of these unemployed worker
who had just taken a job a!
butchers assistant and errand bo,
whether he knew anything about
cutting meat or butchering
We'll" he said. at is not hard t
learn and the boss Is patient. No.
body really needs to be unem'
ployed in a country like ours SC
long as he has the will to work
Only the lazy ones prefer to take
the petty few marks Of relic,
which the workers association
grants him."
Whether this frame Of mine
prevails In the highly indus
trialized areas is difficult to say
But in this particular southern
part Of Germany it is dehnitel!
true.
Evening star., 1949-10-26

Politically, the
invisible G ov
ernment of mil
itarists and eco
nomic royaliSts
has been shat
tered and pow
er returned to
the elected rep
resentatives Of
the people in a
combination Of
United States
and Britt S h
D a + liamentary
procedures. For
H. n.k xt~aN
Evening star., 1949-10-26

There Is q
good deal of &C
tivity in North
ern and East
ern France.
There is even
more in Alsace.
where the soil
is rich and the
people intend
to make the
most of the
natural riches
of their land,
which has been
a battle-ground
fo~ novofy,Wiac
Evening star., 1949-10-26

ais, on my back.
with textbooks
piled q rou n d
me, and tuition
and spending
money in my
pocket.
You see, I am
a temperament
tai artist, and
to get myself in
the prop e r
mood I always
clothe myself in
garments ap-
propriate to the
e,,h{ant - ~ 4
Evening star., 1949-10-26
Bv Constantine Brovn

MUNICH. Bavaria (By Airmaill
The people in this part of Ger
many are like wheat. Trampled
down, they spring back to life
Evening star., 1949-10-26
McLennore
In Praise Of the Irish,
Notre Dame, Thut Is
By Henry McLemore

If you peeked in my Office win
dow right now you would see me
seated at my desk wearing a foot
ball uniform, complete to numer-
Evening star., 1949-10-26
By Thomas L. Stokes

Former Senator Henry Foun-
tain Ashurst, Democrat, of Ari-
zona, who is quite a droll gentle
man and was a persistent pune
The Valley settler., 1949-02-25
RIA PLANNiy6 EXPANSION w
 .TERRTORY

Tho neot ing at GEsko to dotorrlino whether enough poop1o in that aroa TOTO intoro stod in REA poUor vas do1 ayod unt il tho follow ing Eook because of snow blocked TO adso It vas hold on tho 18th of tho nonth andHr. H.G. Bryan, RE- Alaska Roprosentati ivo, TO- ported that much interest vas shorn by tho ros iaonts there. About s pc op1o shouod up at the rooting uhich vas hold ' ith tho REA Officials: lr. Bryan and Donald LoUory, Field Constructio Enginoor; and Bob Johns, Ro1ph Moore and Ton Lopok fro1 tho lEA. Tho extension Of limos to Eska ri1l require F to l8 niles of additional limo . E.ontu- ally it is planned to servo tho mines and Sutton and Jonosvillo.
 A r1urlbor of applications iron Eslca hayo boon TOGO ivod by tho LEA Uhoro they will be corni1od and filed with tho RE4A for a loan to hand1o tho constructions
 Mr. Bryan and lr. Louory will loavo on Tuos day this next rock for Kodiak uhoro they ri Il limo up spring construct ion work. Sono construction york at Kodiak Eos started this last fall, and it is planned that this will be corplc tod this yoar.
 Fror Kodiak thoy plan to 60 to Konoi vhoro a noU dovol lopront is be ing planned. Boforo leaving ltro Bryan stated that thoy expect to corp1oto the process ing of loans fnc tho project at Chugiak for a nov stoul poUor plant and distr ibut ion ldnos. This project will cost $5 ,oOO ,ooo.oo.
 GIN YOU BE4I THIS?
 Bud Locker tolls us that on Friday evening he had his car parked along tho street noar the Cold Storage Chore he vorks and Uhen ho attempted to start it late that evening, it just did nothing. Since the evening ras nice he and his vife cided to ralk hor1e and take caro of the car tho next day. T21e follow ing day, upon lifting up the hood, ho discovered sorlo vory vital parts. missing; and later tho uiros up tho stGQot. Sl1eono had just borroUod a few
Laurel outlook., 1949-01-05
History Of Spode
Told At Meeting
OF WOman's Club

Members of the Laurel Wo.
mans club were entertained
Monday when they met at Mrs
Grace Warfield's home by Mrs
j. o. Void giving an interesting
history of Spode china.
Josiah Spode, born in Stafford
shire, England, in 1873 came
from a family of potters and had
gained much experience by the
time he reached his sixteenth
year. Eventually he acquired part
of a factory and established a
business in 1776 which still con-
tinues. The factory today oc-
cupies the same property, al
though most of the original build
ings have been replaced.
Spode ware carries many Chi
nese designs because Spode took
in Copeland as a salesman. From
Copeland's contacts as a tea buy
er in the Orient he was able to
supply Spode with innumerable
Chinese designs.
Spode died in 1897. He had
perfected underglaze blue and
bone china, two advances in the
perfection of dinnerware. Spode's
son succeeded him, with Copeland
as his partner.
The clay which potters use is
a mixture of china stone, china
clay, bone and flint. The ingred-
tents are carefully tested in a lab
oratory and by trial runs in ovens
before they are purchased. After
the selection is made. the clay is
stored in yards from five to 10
years while w%eathering, ripening
and mellowing for use.
Spode makes three different
bodies, depending on the differ
ent mixtures of clay-bone china,
Lamesloft and earthenware.
To refine the clay it is ground
into very fine powder and strain
ed many times to remove Jumps,
carbon and metal. 1t is neces-
sary to draw out all particles of
iron, which would make black
specks when fired.
The first firing requires so
hours at a temperature of 1000
degrees. Firing and cooling of
the ovens and ware require a
full week. The decorating is
done by hand painting. Painters
will use a wide range of c%olors,
which fire at different tempera-
lures after each color is added.
Some pieces may be fired a dozen
more times. Gold requires the
least temperature of any color.
There are no seconds in Spode.
Mrs. Warfield was assisted in
serving dessert by Mrs. R. b.
S~turtevant, co-hostess. Mrs. Har-
old Propp and Mrs. w. Roberts
we're guests of the club.
The next meeting will be at
Mrs. Carl Perry's home, with
Mrs. Edward Coombs assisting.
Mrs. S. S. Bliss will present a
book review.
Laurel outlook., 1949-01-05

Years dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Mich
ael Wiser and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Butcher and Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Baker of Billings.
Mrs. Carl Stone and son Rus
sell of Tacoma, Wash, returned
Sunday to their home after
spending the holidays with Mrs.
Stones parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
T. Winters.
Mrs. Lawrence Fritchie and
family of Huntsville, N. D., spent
the Christmas week end with
her mother, Mrs. Joseph Thorne.
Laurel outlook., 1949-01-05

Other guests at a family dinner
at Mrs. Thorne's home were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Staiger and
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Cooper and
Clarence Compton were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. V.
Sullivan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Krug are
the parents of a daughter, born
on New Years day at the Dea-
coness hospital in Billings. The
baby has been named Jewell Yer
layne.
Laurel outlook., 1949-01-05
Laurel News Items

Entertaining. at dessert bridge,
Mrs. D. A. Nottingham was hos
tess to club members and guests,
Mrs. Oliver Void and Mrs. C. G..
Scott, Thursday afternoon. Hon
ors were won by Mrs. Harold
Price, Mrs. Scott and Mrs. J. H.
Albertus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Stadal-
man had as guests at New
Laurel outlook., 1949-01-05
News Items

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Chamber
lin returned Monday from Glen
dive where they had spent since
Thursday visiting their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
F. M. Braswell.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
115th Infantry Companyk
Plans 10th Reunion Sept. II

Elaborate plans are being made
for the 30th reunion Of Company
K of the AEF's l15th Infantry
Regiment on September II at
Jesup Blair Park, Silver Spring.
The affair will be attended by
Gov. Lane of Maryland, Senator
Tydings, Democrat. of Maryland
and Gen. Milton E. Reckord, all
of whom served with the regiment,
which dates back to the early
days of World War I. Another
guest and veteran will be Col.
Carey Jarman. superintendent of
the Maryland State Police.
E. Brooke Lee, wartime COM
mander of the company and life
time honorary president of K
Company Association, is chairman
Of the committee in charge of the
reunion.
The reunion formation is sched-
Iuled for $3.50 pm. and will be
followed by a supper at $50 pm.
Gen. Reckord: who was World
War I commander Of the 115th
Infantry, will be the principal
speaker.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
ZooDirector's
Book Gets Plug
From Truman
By the A..oeioted Press

President Truman said today he
has found a good book for spare
time reading-"Anthill Odyssey" "
by DR.. William M. Mann, director
of the Washington Zoo.
Mr.. Truman mentioned it while
chatting with Charles G. Ross,
presidential secretary, before leav-
ing by plane for a Labor Day ad-
dress at Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Ross had recommended an
other book. THE Purple Sham
rock" for reading on the plane.
The President didn't say whether
he was taking along copy of
"Anthill Odyssey" for reading on
the 2,000-mile trip which will take
him from Pittsburgh to Des
Moines, Iowa, and Grandview. Mo-,
before returning to Washington.
In apparent high spirits, Mr..
Truman also chatted briefly with
the pilot of his plane. the Inde-
pendence, 1t. Col. Francis w.
Williams, before leaving.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Loudoun Farmer Wounded
After Row in Fauquier Store

A young Loudoun County farmer
was shot and seriously wounded
early today after an argument
near Half Way store, between
Middleburg and Warrenton, Fauq-
uier County police reported.
The injured man, Richard M.
Harris, 20, of Route /, Middleburg,
underwent an operation at Emer-
gency Hospital here, where he was
reported in fair condition.
Deputy Sheriff Irving Armstrong
of Fauquier said the farmer was
wounded in the lower abdomen
by one of two bullets fired from
a .32-calibre revolver. The officer
said he did not expect to file any
charges and refused to identify
the person who held the gun.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Burglar Raids
Ice Box, Then
RobsHome

A hungry burglar raided the
ice box at 2227 Newton street
NV. early today and then lei
surely ransacked the home before
he awakened residents and was
frightened away.
Mrs. Dorothy Kilmer. owner of
the home, said she was awakened
about $3.50 am. by a man flashing
a light in her bedroom on the
second floor. She began screaming
and he ran downstairs and out
the kitchen door.
A search of the house revealed
the burglar had entered by cut
ting the wire screen to the kitchen
door and unlatching it. He had
made himself a ham sandwich and
drank a half pint of cream before
the home.
The only things missing, how
ever, were a cigarette lighter and
a wallet, containing 81, belonging
to Bernard j. Mcdonald, %, a
roomer. =!