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Evening star., 1949-02-01
The Marines in the Philippines

To the Editor OF The Star:
Two great national fallacies We just been
knocked on the head-O that the United
States Marine Corps has a high-pressure, sure
fire public relations machine Of almost Mach
iavellian subtlety, and (2) that Gen. Douglas
Macarthur is infallible.
The general himself, curiously enough, is re-
sponsble for this denouement. 1t seems that
some one told him that Howlin' Mad Smith, his
old fellow crusader against the japanese men
ace, had written book in which the name
of Macarthur was mentioned with something
less than the customary degree Of fulsomeness.
pseudo-imperial rescript was thereupon is
sued, appearing in The Star on January II, in
which the general used the word incredible
and through which ran a vein Of sorrowful
indignation 1t would have been quite effec-
tive If it had not contained whopping error
In word, If the general had known whereof
he spoke.
Macarthur, in tut-tutting Smith, said that
no Marine ground force units were involved in
the reconquest of the Philippines. Leaving
aside the perhaps negligible mponderables
that Cd Marine Corps units were on the of1en-
sive long before Macarthur was at all sure that
his hegira would not have to be resumed in the
general direction of TERRA del Fuego and c.
that his right flank was given protection OF
kind land this by Navy and Marine Corps con-
quests that allowed his emergence from Aus
tralia and made possible his progress from
there to the japanese homeland itself-leaving
these things aside, it still is true that Marine
Corps ground troops did participate in the
Philippine reconquest
They were artillery units-and it is strange
that the general should have forgotten them
for artillery was close to his heart Among
other things, it permitted the calculation OF
enemy casualties with mathematical nicely
impossible of controversion, without the un-
pleasant necessity of counting enemy dead
Much meat for public releases arose from that
circumstance.
The allegedly nonpresent Marine Corps
ground troops who participated in the cam
paign were the Headquarters Battery of the
Amphiblous Corps Artillery the 5th 155-mm
Artillery Battalion (howitzer), the 11th 155-mm
Artillery Battalion gum and the Air Liaison
Section of the 2nd and 3rd Joint Assault Sig
nal Companies (mixed Navy and Marine Corps
personneD. These were all Marine ground
units. They were commanded by Brig. Gen.
Thomas e. Bourke and we're a part of the 9Th
Army. They served on Leyte during October,
November and December 1914, and of total
strength of about 1,500 men they suffered lat
casualties. Furthermore Marine aviation ground
units of Marine Air Groups II and 80 partici-
pated in the amphibious assault on zambo-
anga on March 10, 1945. The word assault is
used deliberately-these men went ashore with
the assault waves.
If the Marine Corps had the kind of diabol-
ically clever publicity organization that it was
thought to have, the exploits Of these people
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

A leader get the answer to any question Of
Bureau. 316 street NE, washington 2, b. c.
Please inclose three t3) cents for return postage
Evening star., 1949-02-01

A visiting French orchestra, routed
across country tn obsolete, unheated buses.
sues for Intangible" damages. You mean
the Clipped vertebra doesn't show in the
X-ray?
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Mild Duy in Winter

1t is the hunranness of man to search the
sky, :
Question the agile mercury, and seek the
tohy
For suddenness of ,oarmth against the
frosty rir1e
Giving the temperature the feet NTH
tOhich to climb.
And then accepting all, he feels the
chryS1Hs -
OF ice around his heart, that caused the
beat to miss, Z
Melting to naught; and In each uein and
artery 4
He feels the once-tense bloodstream
circulating free. 4
Easy 1t Is for him to piston clearly noto Z
The distant plouer, dream, OF handles of
the plo,0
Gropn ,varm and moist, the steel blade
bright against the land,
The ralleys first stoeet violet cupped 10
his hand.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.se
Evening star., 1949-02-01

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,oriter, although it is permissible for
,Driter knolDn to The Star to use
nom de plume Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Federal Employees Benefits

Federal Employees Benefits
ro the Editor of The Star:
Some one signing his name IL in The Star
for January II displays the lack of informa-
ton one encounters when 1t comes to the Fed
eral retirement system.
Il" says 81" the annuity Gs) one-half
their five years best salary, etc"
That is just one item. If you are an FBI
agent or in some other hazardous category, this
5-year average is multiplied by 2Gs, then by the
number of years on the job.
If your average pay is less than 5000 year
for Federal employees not in the hazardous
categories, the formula is 10 of the average,
plus $25, times the number of years service
For the employe earning more than 900 a
year, the formula Is average times 112%, times
the number of years service.
For members OF Congress- after years serv-
ice, the computation factor is az times average
salary multiplied by the number of years of
service in Congress.
The age factor is another thing, or less 80 a
year for each year the employe Is under age 60
Widow survival benefit is 500 of retirement
less l0%o, less further deductions of "a of 10
for each year his wife is under go at the
time he retires
So, you note there are several ways of distri-
button, or factors involved, 20 plus $25, for the
employe under 5000.
30 for the G-man, etc.
2h% for members of Congress.
11aTo for the rest Of Federal employees.
All the above contribute the same VIZ,
So of their salary.
As estimated by official budget figures from
the start of operations in 1921 through June
30, 1949 the balance in the retirement fund
will exceed 50 billion. Annuitants will have
received 81 billion, 5000 million. plus or 2s% to
annuitants, 7l9s into the surplus fund.
Now that we have endeavored to enlighten
out friend IL" will some one answer q couple
of questions for me, viz:
(a) What will eventually become of the
huge surplus fund, which Is growing year by
year? l95o estimate is 50 billion, 7 hundred
million, plus.)
(b) Why not an equal distribution for all
contributors or 2h % for all, since all pay the
same SO? G. B.
Evening star., 1949-02-01

would have been shouted so loud that the news
would have pierced the mists of Olympus, and
the general would have been spared the oppor-
tunity Of erring.
Alas, not now. Somehow, feel as though
the Delphic Oracle had given me bum steer
on the Agora Stock Exchange
JOHN L. ZIMMERMAN
Evening star., 1949-02-01
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Is there any harm to the hair in using
vinegar for the final rinse after shampoo?-
H. de v.
A. The United States Public Health Services
says that acid rinses such as vinegar and lemon
juice have long been used to remove excess
alkali from the scalp and hair following the
shampoo. They, however, do not dissolve out
the insoluble calcium and magnesium salts
which may remain on the hair shaft The con-
tinued use of such material as vinegar would
not be harmful to the hair but could cause
irritation of the scalp provided an eruption or
scratches were present On the scalp.
Q. How high can kangaroo jump?-F OH.
A. A kangaroo can usually Jump as high as
S feet. A hunted kankaroo, however, has been
known to clear 9-foot fence =
Q. What is the approximate income derived
from the sale of comic books?-J. McM.
A. The annual income from the comic book
industry is said to be $72,00000o.
@. What makes common building bricks
red?-B. N. D.
A. The red color of common brick Is due TO
the presence of red iron oxide.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1949-04-01

APRIL /, 1919 =
The IomoraEers Council will meet in the
Extension CfGico at 1890 for an all day
meeting. Tot Luck lunch will be served.
The I'LL Council Will meet in the Extension
office at GOO IN. TO discuss plans for
this years program. I'll feeders are re-
Quested to be present.
AHaL,. B.
The ChaI,1cr Of Commerce will meet for noon
luncheon in the Dining room of the atan-
usl5a Valley Hotel. Ir. sslingor and lr.
Stock Will undoubtedly have some interest,"
ing reports to make at this time.
Tie Anorican legion vii meet at 500 pm.
in the
7 e american -ogion Auxiliary Will meet
at 500 H.N. in the former Library noom.
The 8ou1DnUCH GLUE will meet ST the home 0;
hrs. Gill on -uesda,r, Acrl 18th at LOO
a.m.
IL L. 3 rs are reminded to get their err
rollment blanks made out and turned in at
the 2Ztension office as soon as possible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-04
5kAGWAY HAS TWO TICKETS IN FIELD IN
 T0DAY'5 ELECTION

SKAGWAY, Alaska, Oct. 4-Thls city is having a spirited city elec- ton today as the result ot two tickets in the field
 The Citizens Party nominated the following candidates at caucus last Tuesday evening: Mayor, George Hooker; Councilmen (4 Elwin Dell, Art Nelson, Ellis Huc- bard and Max Kopanski: School Board member for three years, William Feero, Sr.; School Board member for two years, Mrs. Edna Rapuzzi.
 The Independent Voters held a caucus last Friday evening and nominated Malcolm Moe for Mayor; endorsed Elwin Dell's and Art Nell sons nominations; and nominated Freddie MarloWe and Bob Birren for councilmen. The endorsed the school board nominations, too.
 On the Non-Partisan Ticket for councilmen are Dr. Robert Smith son and Frank Boyd
 On the Tax Payers Ticket is Charlie Coffee for councilman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-04
SHEARS
 OPEN AS FIVE
 CARS DERAILED

AMES, aI., Oct. 4. -lR-A rail coach filled with sleeping passen- gers was sheared open, killing one person and injuring four severely, when five cars of the westbound City of San Francisco streamliner left the rails here early Monday.
 All of the injured were on a coach which left the rails and was ripped open as it jack-knifed into a box car on siding. Broken glass, baggage and seats which had been torn from their moorings flew through the coach.
 The coach's side was ripped open for a distance of about 20 feet and the coach immediately behind it scissored off the tracks as the crack Chicago and Northwestern passen- ger train came to stop within 200 yards.
 Killed was Ernest Riggs, 35-year- old Negro from Oakland, Calif., who was on his honeymoon. His bride was unhurt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-04

Doyle said only five, including twin sisters sitting in different parts of the bus, escaped alive. It was hours before officers could draw a coherent picture from survivors.
 Acetylene torches finally cut away the mangled wreckage from the battered locomotive, and the train headed east more than foui hours late.
 The bus came from March Air Force Base, 40 miles east of here, and carried military and civilian personnel and girl friends home bound from day at the beach. No one on the bus was unhurt, but no one was injured aboard the train, the Union Pacific's Pony Express eastbound to Chicago. The railroad said the train was travel ing TO miles an hour Engineer Al Hall declared T didn't see thing" before the crash.
 An ambulance driver, ex-marine Dick Klenhard, said the bloody scene reminded him of Two Jima's beachhead-"there were dead and injured everywhere"
 Survivors included Omega and Marquita Pearce, 18-year-old twins from Ontario. Omega received a broken ankle, Marquita cuts and bruises. She said she was sitting on the rear seat with Charles Plev- niak
 T heard scream: Look out! The next thing I knew, some men were picking me up."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-04

sCHwINN BIKES aE MADsENs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-04
TRAIN HITS LOADED BUS;
 17 KILLED

ONTARIO, Calf, Oct. 4.-R-A racing passenger train ripped into U. s. Air Force bus at a cross ing Sunday killing IT of the 23 occupants.
 Eleven of the dead were military or civilian personnel from March Air Base; five were members of the Ontario Hostess Club-a ser vice organization-the other was the chaperone, Mrs. Ruby McLaugh- lin, AS, mother of one of the dead girls, Juanita Mclaughlin, IS.
 Chief Deputy Coroner Edward P,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-04
 INVITATION TO BID

The Alaska Department of Health, Juneau, Alaska announces the h. vitation to Bid for furnishing 500 post binders, FOB. Juneau, Alaska. Interested bidders may call at Room 203, Territorial Building, Juneau, Alaska, for bid forms and specified tions.
 Sealed bids will be opened at the above address at 430 P. M., Oct. g., 1949.
 First publication, Sept. 20, 1949. Last publication, Oct. 4, 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-04
RADIO LOG
 KIN Y Alaska Broadcasting Go.
 c. B. s. DIAL 1460-JUNEAU TUESDAY EVENING

0.Uu-NeWS.
 6:15-Music.
 6:20--Sports Scene. 6:30-Dinner Music. 6:45-Local News. 7:00-YOUNG LOvE-CBS. 7:30-ARTHUR GODFREY-C -CBS. 8:00-Weather report. 8:05-Mucic to Read By. 8:30-LIFE WITH LUIGI-CBS. 9:00-Alaska News. 9:15-Viking Varieties. 9:30-DANCE BAND-CBS. 10:00-News. l0.15-Drifting on a Cloud. 10:30-Weather Report. l0:35-Sign Off.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-04
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON

WEDNESDAY MORNING
 AND AFTERNOON
 Sign on. TOO -Dunking with Druxman.
 7:25-Local weather.
 7:30-News Summary.
 8.15-News Headlines.
 0-Morning Thought.
 8:25-Weather Report. 8:30-Cote Glee Club. 8:45-Lenny Herman Orchestra. 9:00-Music fer the Missus. Weather report. 9:35-Airlane Trio 9:45-YOU AND SCHOOL BELL
 CBS. l0:00-News. 10:05-Vocai varieties. 10:15-Piano Playhouse. 10 Milady's Memo. 1:0O-MEET THE MISSUS- -CBS. 1l:30-Listeners' Digest-ABS. II .45-March Time. II :55-Weather report. 12:00-Salon Serenade. 12:15-News. 12.30-Meet the Band. 1:O0-GARRY MOORE SHOW
 CBS. 2.O0-FRONT PAGE FEATURES
 CBS. 2:15-Bing Sings. 2::30-Light Classics. 3:00- Recorded Auditions-ABC. 3.15-Pipes of Melody. 3:3O-Parade of Hits. 4:30-BARNYARD FOLLIES-
 CBS. 4:45-Western Serenade. 5:00-Dance Band. 0-Excursions in Science. 5:45-Snake Pit. All programs subject to change due to conditions beyond our con- srol.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
BY the Assoeiossd Press

Thomas E. Coleman, vice chair
man of the Republican Strategy
Committee. quit today with blast
at Republican National Chairman
Hugh D. Scott, jr.. for failure 70
keep the group moving along"
Mr.. Coleman, Wisconsin Re-
publican finance chairman, wrote
Mr.. Scott that he no longer can
spend the time or take the re-
sponsibility for a committee that
is not moving along.
THE responsibility must be
yours" the vice chairman said.
Mr.. Coleman's step was a blow
to party harmony" that Mr.. Scott
has been publicly stressing since
he won a 54-to-5o vote of conf
dence and kept his job at Janu-
airy meeting Of the Republican
National Committee in Omaha.
The Remember Strategy Com
mittee. which Mr.. Scott heads. was
formed at Omaha. It grew out Of
agreement that the party needed
new machinery to put over its
viewpoint. +
Mr.. Scott had called the group
into session here today for the
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Cool Winds Breok Heat Wave;
Low of sc Expected Tonight

Cool winds began blowing into
Washington shortly before noon
today. breaking the heat wave.
Two more cool masses are ex-
pected before nightfaii TO drop the
temperature 70 about &c. The
Weather Bureau said.
At / pm. the Thermometer read
rs degrees.
The forecast calls for a fiign
temperature near 90 tnix after
noon. compared with yesterdays d
81. Tomorrow Ia scheduled as fair.
less humid. with temperatures In
the mid sos.
Respite from 9o-cegree tenn
perat1res which have kept WASH
ington sweltertng and out OF sleep
since Saturday are coming IN
through what the Weather bureau
calls the back door the North
east--because OF q high-pressure
area over Maine and the s. Law
renee and = low AREA trough run
ming eass-tc-xess from q point
north Of Bermuda TO the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Arteries Patched
| By Vein Crafts in
New Operation
ey The Assoeiosed Press

PHILADELPHIA, June 2s.-The
University of Pennsylvania Hos
pital reported today its doctors
have taken veins from one part of
a human body to patch up and
even replace sections of arteries.
The hospital said it considers
this newly developed operation a
major aid In treatment Of acci-
dent victims. as well as other
cases OF worn out or injured
arteries.
Arteries carry the blood away
from the heart.
Although arteries have been
used to patch up other arteries.
the hospital said. this Is the first
time veins have been used.
The advantage OF vein over
artery CRAFTS. the hospital said. Is
that a suitable vein can be re-
moved from the patient under
going operation without serious
risk OF circulatory difficulties
However, an artery OF a size
suitable for grating cannot be re-
moved safely from . living
person.
In each Of the operations per-
formed, the smaller, thinner vein
has satisfactorily replaced the
larger, thicker walled artery with
out impairing the flow Of blood.
the hospital reported
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Committee Approves
3-Crop Trial Run for
Truman Farm Plan
l7-9 Vote Finds 6. O. P.
HeoviIy Opposed to
Price Support Bill
b. the Assoeto,eo efels

The House Agriculture Commit
tee today approved a brand-new
farm bill authorizing a three-erop
trial run" for the Truman ad-
ministration controversial pro
duction payment" program for
agriculture.
The measure went through on a
17-9 vote against virtually solid
Republican opposition.
1t sets up a major issue as Dem
ocrats and Republicans scramble
for the Midwest farm votes in the
congressional elections next year.
Some farm groups already are as
sailing the administrators idea
as a subsidy" and dole "
The measure would maintain
rigid price supports. at higher
levels for most crops than under
the present price prop program.
1t would repeal the farm bill
enacted by the Republican-con-
trolled s0th Congress. with It's so
to 80 per cent of parity props.
Some committee Republicans
hattled for continuation OF the
present farm program into 1850,
They objected to even the 1850
trial run" for production pay
ments" which the bill would per-
init
Evening star., 1949-06-28
By james J. CuIIinons
and w. n. Shippen. lr.

The tangled love affairs of Judith
Coplon, a Soviet engineer. and a
Justice Department lawyer over
shadowed the espionage charges
against her as her spy trial entered
its final stages in District Court
today.
Defense Attorney Archibald
Palmer. alternately shaking his
fist at the prosecutors and news
papermen. shouted that Miss Cop
Ion had never slept with Harold
p. Shapiro. the Justice Depart
ment attorney, as the Government
charged. She is the innocent victim
of "a filthy frameup," Mr.. Palmer
insisted.
He denounced the prosecution
for failing to bring Mr.. Shapiro
into court and for failing to back
up their story with a Mann Act
charge against him.
Earlier. Associate Prosecutor
Raymond P. Whearty Jold the
jury that the Government had
hoped the love defense would not
be invoked in this case
She explained her maneuver-
ing in New York by explaining
Evening star., 1949-06-28
1SI to Operate Pools in Dispute
+ Interior Will Pay Expenses
Recreation Boord Stoffs to Be Ordered Out
At All Places if They Withdrew at One

Faced with an ultimatum from
the District Recreation Board over
the segregation issue. the trustees
Of Government Service. Inc. today
voted to operate six swimming
pools during the morning hours II
formally requested to do so by the
Interior Department and with the
understanding that Interior will
reimburse GSI for the additional
expenses.
The GSI vote came after the
Recreation Board notified the
agency that unless free swimming
and instruction conducted in the
mornings by the Recreation De-
partment at these pools is operated
on a segregated basis, the recre-
alton stats will be withdrawn.
The GSI trustees were informed
that if the Recreation Board with
draws from one OF the pools. the
boards stats will be ordered out
at all the pools. This word came
from Harry Thompson, senior su-
Evening star., 1949-06-28

perintendent of National Capital
Parks. In a memorandum read 10
the meeting by r, D. Lewis. asso-
slate, general member GSI.
Mr.. Lewis also quoted Mr..
Thompson as saying the Interior
Department might be able TO
locate funds" to meet the costs OF
GSI operation during the morning
periods.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III. pres
ident OF GSI. warned that be- ause
OF the fail In attendance. GSI
might have to limit the number of
hours or days OF the week when
the pools would be open in the
mornings.
Colored children showed zip ;er
the free swim at Mckinley
Pool today with The result that
recreation officials promptly an
nounced the Recreation Board s
staff OF life guards and instructors
will be withdrawn from the pool
Continued on Page AS, Col. l.,
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Coleman Blasts Scott, Resigns
From G. O. P. Strategy Bourd

first time since its organization
April "a.
Mr.. Coleman said in his letter
to Mr.. Scott that he believes the
strategy group has merit because
it combines Republican men and
women experienced in politics on
State and national levels into a
small enough group to be effec-
tive"
However, he said, your long
delay in appointing members OF
the committee and the Executive
Committee has caused the loss OF
several months of working time
during this session of Congress.
THE Strategy Committee was
created in Omaha in January.
Now. at the end Of June. it has
had no opportunity to be Of any
particuier service to the party.
On the other hand. Mr.. Cole
man said, the Republican Senator
ial and Congressional Committees
have been functioning effectively
and our State organizations are
doing much more than usual In
preparing for the 1850 election
which ! think We win win"
Evening star., 1949-06-28
Settlement Reached
In Long Bendix Strike
BY the Assoeiofed Press

Secretary Of Air Symington an
nounced an agreement today for
settlement of the strike that has
closed the Bendix Aviation Corp.
plant at South Bend. Ind. for 10
days.
Terms agreed to by company
and United Auto Workers officials
were kept secret pending study
and a vote by the workers.
Mr.. Symington summoned the
union and management spokes-
men here for conferences which
ran through last night and into
this morning. He said he did so
because of the effect of the stop
page on production Of airplane
engines.
Walter Reuther, president OF
the UAW. said both parties were
fully conscious "of the compelling
needs of the Air Force"
M. E. Ferguson, Bendix presi-
dent, said he was happy to see
the end of the strike.
Evening star., 1949-06-28
n
Hii-and-R Run Speedbosi
Cuts OF Girls Feel
~ ssss ASSESS ssss4 fesss

RENO. Nes.. June IA his-
anc-run sp~sdboss p4sos arnsss-
iass6 q i5-ysay old girl swimmer q
feet yesterday
imoEefs wsssnrtse anks JANET
Lstx. each ~ ard from Eos~viGis.
Calf. w~fs swimming la Laks
Tai,o~ Then. ssld Deputy easw.lr
r. w. Hfwnxxg.
The aTeedboas reared el0a~ 10
THE beaeh and sssos between fes~
gsris. Janet bsfvay cot esss 81
ttN Was.
One of fEaogene1s feel aAs css
ad~-pfexsznzsniy hy tsss psos~1sxr.
Ife otfssr foos wMs saapusasse
later III o hospital
The plot cid NOT ascp. ktr.
Brwnzel sad m asvxss world 10
mAds to-day.
lsn0gene As nsecs 81 Las
Anx~ses c0ansys ssd<sy kn0sa
veteran ssseftr. Eugene ksnsissaA
Evening star., 1949-06-28

Although yesterdays high Of si
vas Ave degrees under Sunday q
ss. three persons we're treated sos
heat exhaustion and nm autopsy
Was being held on D cs-yesr -ose,
carpenter today 70 determine
whether heat induced hts death.
He ss Louis n. Granger. OF Ga
East Capitol street. who collapsed
and fell down tfse steps at his
home.
Two unidentified persons xe1r
treated ~ GaIiirssr Hospital assd
. man sdensined "a Claddin Dur
ham. IS. cososed. OF 731 Fourth
street EW. was treated and rs-
kased-
Since June IL. Temperatures
have averaged thrte degrees over
normal ard hare not br~n under
s7 degrees since Inst Tuesday. T1ss
maximum temperatures. begin
ming last Tuesday xere:
Tuesday. ~: wednesday. 81
tses WEATHER. Page A-3.,