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cipe and constitutional theory the committee would have been on qucksand ground; an interference even attempted interference, by the legislature in the work of the judiciary would be fracture of the doc Urine of separated powers. On the grounds of cold practice the committee would have been little safer so impartial an observer Robert Patterson a Re- publican, has said Judge Kaufmann handled the Tlai of Alger Hiss for perjury in exemplary 1ashlon.
 The committee did, though, leave one 1oot ln the door even as it dropped frenzied suggestions for Judge Kaufman investigation It reserved the rignt reopen the whole Hiss Chambers case on It's own at later date.
 That case is now, as it should be, before the courts of the land Committee members can open themselves to nothing better than charge o1 perse cution if they try to take it up again on ther owl To abet the prestige of everyone and everything the dignity of the United States incuded-the commit tee will be smart to let well enough alone
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testimony, Mystery
 Witness, Challenged

WASHINGTON, July 28.-tR-- The State Department today chal- lenged testimony before Senate committee that the United Nations staff under Secretary General Trygve Lie is terrorized by Com munist agents.
 The testimony, offered by an un- identified mystery witness, was re- leased last Saturday by a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.
 A statement issued by Depart ment Press Officer Lincoln White expressed great confidence in the ability and integrity of Lie and of Byron Price, the Assistant Sec retary General in charge of ad- ministration in the United Ma tions organization.
 We are confident" White said, that the JUN. would not tolerate la situation like that described by the anonymous witness"
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XAVIER CUGATs COMEBACK

SuaVe, CuDan-DOrn DanuleduSI Xavier Cugat is a handy man with a fast comeback and he also knows his Latin-American politics.
 This was proved not long ago in Lima, Peru, where Cugat and his orchestra had just finished a sensationally successful engage ment. Musicians. singers, arrang- CTS, and the genial conductor were waiting in the Lima airport cafe for the plane which would take them to the next stop on their current South American tour
 One of the saxophonists' wives had a Pomeranian dog in her lap, elaborately brushed, beribboned, and perfumed. The girl was mak- ing an affectionate fuss over her pet, while a group of Argentines at the next table looked on in pat ent disgust.
 Finally enc of the latter re- marked in loud tones: Some peo- pie raise dogs instead of children. ]"
 Fixing the speaker with a level stare. Xavier Cugat snapped: "YeS, and some countries have Presi- dentas instead of Presidentes."
 The Argentines, few of whom are enthusiastic about the lady who more and more rules their Sonora Peron-lapsed into red faced silence.
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A Landmark Passes
(NeW York Times)

(New York Times)
 The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury has closed it's doors for good So ends authentic and authoritative American voice in the Far East Under the vigorous edtorshp of Randall Gould The Post and Mercury fearless outspoken, critical of both the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communists, thoroughly pro-Chnese and pro-American. MT. Gould had labor troubles after the Communists took over Shanghai but he stated that even II they had been solved he would not continue editor The reason is not far to seek The Communist Control Committee has told newspapers in Shanghai what their function is They are to weapons in the theological srug gle" and there is to be no such thing as impartial renorting We allow freedom of the press,' said committee spokesman, "only to those who serve the interests of the people hat s the Communist party and won't allow freedom of the press to those opposed to the interests of the people"
 The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury under Randall Gould could subscribe to that sort of formula The paper and it's editor were known through out the Far East for essential sefrespect. So the iberation of Shanghai stills another really liberal voice.
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CARDINAL OPPOSES LEHMAN

tAhDRNAL OI I osoLt hs-AANAtA+S
 Lehman, who served as Governor of New York longer than any other man, was considered a sure winner for the Senate seat of eX-Senator Bob Wagner As Governor, he had received the support of all religious groups. However, the Cardinal and Lehman got into an argument last year over the banning of The Ma ton, magazine. from New York public school libraries because The Nation had published series of articles by Paul Blanshard criti- cal of the Catholic Church.
 Lehman took the position at that time that, since the New York public schools are attended by Protestants and Jews as well as Catholics, their reading material should not be fixed by Catholics alone. Lehman felt that the Cath oiic Church had every right to set biit lCdIlliS liidINlldl III AlA ONll parochial schools, but not in public schools which are supported by the taxpayers.
 Cardinal Spellman, however, wig orously disagreed with Lehman and wrote him sharp personal letter.
 Now that Lehman is available for. the Senate, he has received word from Catholic leaders that, because of his stand on the censor ship of The Nation, he would have definite church opposition Natur- ally this would make it difficult il not impossible, for him to win This has been the chief reason why the ex-Governor has delayed in announcing his candidacy
 This Catholic opposition to Leh- man, coupled with the Cardinal. criticism of Mrs. Roosevelt, who has always had strong Jewish sup port, is why Democratic leaders are so worried over the continuation of the Jewish Catholic politica alliance in the big eastern cities
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COAST GUARD WILL
 CELEBRATE BIRTH
 DATE NEXT WEEK

In celebration of the founding of the Coast Guard, August through August is Coast Guard Week.
 The Coast Guard was founded 159 years ago on August 4, 179C by Alexander Hamilton, and is the oldest sea-going armed force ot the United States.
 During the past year, the or ganization has:
 Actually rescued more than 5000 persons from danger, and saved or protected in these operations prop erty valued at more than 160 mil lion dollars.
 Maintained the vital ocean weather stations in the North At lantic.
 Maintained the inspection and supervision of safety measures ir our Merchant Marine, helping tc eliminate disaster and danger b5 supervising construction, inspect ing ships and examining men.
 Given assistance to hundreds ot vessels, and completed one of the busiest years in history answering calls for assistance during the rag ing winter storms.
 Continued to operate and main- tain approximately 40,O0o aids to navigation, the International Ice Patrol, Law Enforcement on the high seas, Bering Sea Patrol and kept ready for every call it's 300 vessels and more than 10000 offi- cers and men for any emergency afloat or ashore.
 A Coast Guard helicopter made coast to coast 375O mile flight from Elizabeth City, North Caro+ lima, to Port Angeles, Washington, in 576 flight hours-the longest helicopter ferry flight on record. Completed many daring rescues in the Atlantic, with cutters and  planes; including 30 survivors O. the Puerto Rico plane crash in San Juan, and 40 survivors of the Portuguese fishing ship, Gaspan, off Newfoundland by the famed cutter Bibb.
 Again made the Aleutian- Boring Sea-Arctic Patrol after an eight year lapse-bringing on the cut ter Northwind, medical and dental aid to 50 isolated Alaskan settle ments on it's 13,000 mile patrol. Patrolled the Great Lakes, ren- dering ice breaking, life saving and aid to navigation services to these great inland seas.
 l All this in addition to the daily routine of search and rescue and the many other varied and vital duties performed by "The Ser | vice That Serves Mankind"
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20 YEARS AGO {fTE TIT EMPIRE
JULY 28, 1929


 arrived with 267 including George Detroit Mich, 10 adults making his seventh had to en his parents putting onehd and expected Buchanan toward for the following year.
 Mr. entertained evening prizes Smith, Mrs Robert Fraser E Dowd Harold Mcconnell sister, Mrs. Josephine Hugh Cochrane Douglas Dckenson Frank and Mrs Sam McGee.
 Collector Customs, announced that U customs established the mouth of Taku River facilitate the rapidly mining boundary T. L. Allen, named Collector station
 district at U s. Marshal Albert White, his a 12-day
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Daily Lessons in English v v. [. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN ships ten an S that the nautical miles
 
 ug OFTEN Beach hore). Beech 0ree)
 SYNONYMS Industrious dligen, hard working
 WORD STUDY a wordt yours" Let vocabulary Todays airy hence tickle Love without esteem is
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WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS

Juneau gives cordial welcome to visitors now in the city.
 To the officers and men of the Royal Canadian Navy's cruiser Ontario hope they will find there is no boundary line here, the between the United States and Canada
 To those who to participate in the Golden North Salmon Derby, trust you will be lucky and enjoy the sport that is typical Alaskan.
 To those in the party of Royal Arch Masons, we welcome you and may you spread true fraternalism that is needed now in our trying times.
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man deplored the divorce, but ad- vised that if Mrs. Roosevelt, Jr., demanded it, then FDR., Jr., should refrain from marrying again.
 The Cardinal took no part Ill Roosevelt's subsequent congression- al race, which he won by a sub stantial majority.
 Note-About 50 per cent of the voters in Rocsevelt's district are Jewish, with 25 per cent Catholic. He drew support from both groups.
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most certain to fall apart. They base this upon two factors.
 One, is the much publicized at ;ack on Mrs. Roosevelt by Cardinal Spelman, which has focused na- tion-wide attention on religious is sues.
 Two, is the muct less-publicized opposition of Cardinal Spellman to ex-Governor Herbert Lehman, who had hoped to be the first Jew in history to be elected to the United States Senate.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE &y ROBERTA LEE

gift calling grl should she open t immediately or aside until he has gone?
 certainly appreciation a
 of the bridegroom mail outth einvitat nd anno A. s the brides family.
 at the dinner table, where should place them?
 In the
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COMMITTEE RETREAT

In a sudden surge of sensibity the House Un- American Activities Committee has decided 'defl- nitely" not to investigate Fedral Judge Kaufmanns handling of the Hiss Chambers trial
 There could be no wiser course. On high prin-
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Much of the confusion in Congress is possibly explained by the presence of many newcomers, inter- rupting to ask Say what comes after billionP"- (Portland Oregonian).
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 115 SECOND and FOURTH = Monday of each month fA in Scottish Rite Temple lNNr beginning at 7:30 p. m. MW GLENN o. ABRAHAM, " Worshipful Master;
 JAMES w. LEVERS, Secretary.
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SCHWINN blnIS at MADSEN'S
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T I D E T A B L E
JULY go
SONS OF NORWAY

Meet Thursday night, o'clock, at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Olson, 923 A St. 56 2t
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The Washington 
By DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page D
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Weather: High, 60; low, 52; cloudy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20
By Harry Macarthur

There are several disparagins
remarks made about the mental
powers OF elks in the course o!
Red Stallion in the Rockies, "
which opened yesterday at the
Columbia II should be noted.
however. that the elk in the pic
ture leaps a fence and makes for
the hills and freedom shortly
after his first encounter with the
red stallion. This elk is no dope
Without urging you TO follow his
example. We can tel! you that
your life is not going TO be much
the emptier If you do 50,
Stories starring talented red
stations probably are harder TO
come by than stories about. say.
giddy blends. possibly because
there are more giddy blends than
there are talented red stations.
Interesting situations involving
red stations are fewer than those
involving blends. too. Consequent
ly. seQuels to films which estab-
lish animal actors as popular fay-
orites usually can be depended
on TO be duller than the originals
Without seeming TO 60 out OF
their way 10 do so. Producer Az
brey Schenk, Director Ralph Mur-
ply and Writer Tom Reed have
made Red Stallion in the Rockies"
no exception TO this rule. unless
1t is duller even than some other
sequels. Their story has TO do
only incidentally with a red stall
lion, no matter how much they
try TO make 1t look otherwise. It's
about little girl on a ranch whose
grandfather won't let her wear
pretty clothes because her mother
ran away and went on the stage
for a year before she came home
and died.
An explanation of how her prob
lem is solved in Cinecolored splen-
dor is not going TO be very clear.
The red stallion Is the villain Of
the community. q ghost horse"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20

leading ihs PACK o. ~4ld horses
that raids ecgvA3s ard frees Al
TIE mares fer q new cav life. A
couple O. circus people come aieng
and the gtyi falls n love with Gre
Of them The oshe. ore sees the
stallion and says that's no ghost
horse. but an old circus norse
named Dynamite and he himself
put On that paint thai makes the
animal giow IN the DARK He
whistles and Dynamite deserts has
mares. rs unlikely pgoSpec. a.
any movie plot has turned OF II
IS months. After some r.Sneasrg-
Ing all the people and animals in
the Aim arrive al the same Climax
The elk sores grandma, Dynamite
and the elk set into a eyaw!. and
grandpa turns on MS nrsi benign
smile as the girl runs away 10 .oin
the circus
Wallace Ford plays the man who
whistles 20 horses, Jean Heather
IS the girl. and Lestrfce Joy plays
o. all things 10 make you aware a.
your ereaking joints. the grand
mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20
Horse Solves
All Problems


RED STALLION y TIE ROCKIES =
a. EsSs-Lacn rsa@aSs~ rroSacee ~ Agessy
schens6 e4reesse ~ RAtrh MsTEey
sere<rp.ay ~ Ten Reed frsn . steEy ~
FrEnctA Ensenwt& Al the C222ms3a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20

with a better idea than most
anarchists. The plan is to kill
one Of the regimes higher-ups.
thus setting the stage for a great
state funeral. With the despotic
President, his cabinet and the
military leaders gathered at the
grave, the revolutionaries intend
to blow them up with q single
well placed bomb.
AS to getting this bomb placed
where it will do the greatest good,
this is the really ingenious part OF
their scheme. For this. they dig
tunnel from the girls home
across the street from the ceme-
terry direct to the south wall Of the
Contreras family's burial plot.
W.
One of the handicaps against
which Hustons direction works in
I'VE Were Strangers" is the lin
tied area in which the plotters
are permitted to move. For the
most part they live and work en-
tirely in the basement of the girls
home. Time is the very essence OF
their operation and they have
none to waste on diversions.
Most of the time. they are busy
digging and watching men. and
occasionally a girl. removing dirt
under a Havana cemetery Is not
exactly gripping.
II anyone could make 1t other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20
These Resemblance
Can Be Battling
ky ths A,,oeic,sd Press


HOLLYWOOD.
Heredity doesn't mean much to
q casting director.
Phil Pine. playing q blinded war
hero in Roy Del Ruth's Red
Light" suggested his own child
for the role of his daughter in
the film. and Jack Baur, casting
director. said he'd take a look at
her.
He did. and shook his head.
"She doesn't look enough like YOU,
Phil" he decreed. Another little
girl-whose resemblance TO Pine
Is amazing-got the part.
In. contrast, several weeks were
spent searching for two children
who resembled Wendell Corey, for
"Thelma Jordon." Finally Corey
rather timidly suggested the studio
might cast an eye on his own two
kids. Robin, 4, and Jonathan. 2.
were hired on the spot. Further
more, Mr.. and Mrs. Corey are ex-
pecting a third child. and there's
a place in the script for an infant
III 1t comes along soon enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20

This is not nearly 50 much as
one Is accustomed TO saying OF
pictures directed by Huston.
Most of the footage OF this
Columbia Pictures product was
shot In Cuba. This helps its quail
ity of realism for there Is no deny
ing that Havana's narrow streets
and it's sunburned architecture
suggest the revolutionary tradi-
ton. Nevertheless 1t Is not so real
that it is able completely to
absorb the customer in the con-
viction that the stars or Huston
truly belong in that atmosphere.
They look rather more like
American tourists who found
themselves trapped in local poll
tical outbreak than like the actual
plotters against the then despotic
government.
The screenplay of 1--WE Were
Strangers, by Huston and Peter
Viertel, is based upon an episode
in the novel, Rough Sketch" by
Robert Sylvester who is Gotham
drama columnist between books.
1t is laid in the economically
and politically melancholy year
1888 when Cuba liberties were
grossly restricted by the control
ling regime.
The revolution with which the
picture plot is concerned is small,
but not as dramatically intense
as such projects usually are. 1t
involves six people. mysterious
American Garfield, Cuban
girl played by Miss Jones, dock
worker, a student. a political re-
volutionary of standard makeup
and an altruist who Simply be-
lieves In human liberty.
Garfield's man is the master
mind of this conspiracy. 1t has
to be granted that he comes up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Ambassador We Were
Strangers; lis. $40. 5:25. va:
and s:35 pm.
Capitol - The Barkleys Of
Broadway; 1890 am. las. AIS
7 and 10 pm. Stage shows: l2:35
800. 6:10 and 9:l0 pm.
Columbia-"Red Stallion in the
Rockies; 10:45 am. l2:35. 2:25
AIS, sos, 755 and GAS pm.
Dupont The Tragic Hunt;
100. 2i40. 4:25. SOS. 1855 and
$40 pm.
Hippodrome - Music Festival;
last complete show, 7:45 pm.
Keith's-"The Judge Steps Out"
1l:l5 am. 100. 1925. $50. 1855.
and $40 pm.
Little-"Damned'; IL am. 2 ;35.
sos and e:4o pm.
Metropolitan-"Since You Went
Away; 1928 am, 2:l0. 4;40,
7:l0 and GAS pm.
National-"Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington; 1884 am, $50.
4:10, $50 and $50 pm.
Palace-"Mr. Belvedere Goes 20
College; HAS am, las, 3:45,
5:45. 7:45 and Gas pm.
Playhouse -"Quartet": ll:00
am, 100. $40. $40. 1880 and
$40 pm.
Pix 49, The Miracle OF Life:
$40. $40 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-"Portrait Of Jer-
ME-; l0:l5 am. II. las. $3.50
Sis, 7:05, $50 and 1908 pm.
Warner-"We Were Strangers;
1920 am. 1870, 3:25. $50, 7:35
and GAS nm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20
Students to Dance

The Bernice Hammond Lewis
School Of Dance will stage a pan
oramic Ballet Africana Ameri-
cana" tomorrow night at Uline
Arena. The entire production
has been designed by Mrs. Lewis,
the schools director and choreog-
rapher.
A featured number will be Mrs.
Lewis Interpretation Of the Nut
cracker Suite" with Clairedean
Riley, Richard Gross and Stephen
Bonds dancing the leading roles.
Music will be supplied by mem
bers OF the National Symphony
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20

WE WE'RE sTRAN0EHs," columbis
Huston, directed oy Huston, screenplay By
Peter Viertel. Huston, based on an episode
In Bobret syivesters novel Rough Sketch.
AT the Warner
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wise, Huston would be the man,
but even he fails
Illusions trade-marked way with
incident does rescue We Were
Strangers" from its own defects
upon occasion. however. He has
made something highly special,
for instance, out Of a scene In
which one of the military cops
comes TO the girls home on off,
cial business and forgets his pur-
pose to make a pass that Is purely
personal.
Good detail, too. Is compressed
within the opening passage in
which the Cuban senate votes
unanimously TO impose ruthless
restrictions upon public gather
ings. How totalitarian regimes
operate In this supposed exercise
at freedom In voting Is dramat-
ically shown here.
A number of other sequences
catch the same special coloring OF
Huston's direction. but they do not
bring we Were Strangers" up TO
the standard which he has taught
his public TO expect.
-
The best single performance in
the Warner melodrama Is that OF
Gilbert Roland as the simple
hearted dock worker who goes
about anarchy with a song in his
heart and q smile on his face. 1t
is much more impressive than the
acting Of either Of the principals.
Another whose name may capture
interest is Ramon Novarro. who
plays the bit of an elderly con-
spirator, q bearded. bespectacled
one who looks singularly unlike
the old matinee idol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-20

ADJUSTMENTS
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Films Ace Director Leads
ASnoII RevoItin Cuba
By Joy Cormody

Huston good HOLLYWOOD directors come but Cuban
revolutions At least this true
of the first one Strangers which opened
yesterday The best that be said for
which John Garfield and Jennuer Jones
that Il & sound conventional cinema melodrama.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Big Firm Also Has
Plans 10 Start. 1900
More Units This Year

One Washington general con-
tracting firm completed about l.
500 apartment units in the District
area during the last year, and has
about $500 more apartment units
under way. This is the largest VOL
slne of work undertaken by any
builder in this area
In addition, this flrm-Standard
Construction Co., 1910 Vermont ave-
nue. N.W.-has plans to start con-
struction of 5000 more apartment
units this year, including the 300
unit apartment project at 1901 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV, recently
discussed in The Star. This will
be the largest elevator-type build
ing in the Washington area and
one of the largest in the world.
President of the firm is William
Magazine. Secretary-treasurer is
Charles I. Kaplan. The two have
been in business together since 1889.
Standard Construction Co. owns
none of the apartment projects it
self, merely acting as general con.
tractor for the operations, virtually
all of which are FHA-flnanced In
.(see APARTMENTS, Page BID
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Amateur Can Correct.
Roof Weakness Due
To Unnotched Rafters
By W. Wordsworth Wood

In many of the small, light houses
constructed in these days, the roof
is not built according to the best
building methods.
Roof rafters should be notched
out and laid over the top of the wall
plate so as to have a firm bearing
on the walls Many times this meth
cd is not followed. and the result is
a weak roof which moves slightly
under heavy storms and racks the
walls. This sets up a general weak
ening of the entire house frame.
Rebuilding the roof would be a
very costly job as the covering would
have to be stripped off, the old
rafters recut, and the entire struc-
ture rebuilt. There is likewise the
ever-present danger of a bad storm
during the operation.
The best remedy so far discovered
is to reinforce the roof as it stands.
Providing that it is well done, the
result is a god, solid and rigid roof
structure.
The job consists Of cutting short
lengths Of by studs so that they
(See WOOD, Page BID