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Evening star., 1949-05-10
Pleads for Treatment
OF President Like q Friend
70 the Ex.teT Of THs

70 The Et.tas G: ras ssar,
On election day many people from a.?
ranks help elect ouT President II Is natural
that those who happened 10 vote for ;Ee
successful Candidate feel particularly elated
and imagine the President owes particulAF
allegiance and a specially -sttuned ear 10
the imagined as well as real needs hope
and aspirations o! the particular groap IL
which that voter belongs o. mas attached
himself through religious, ethnlc or emo
tlonal ties.
This IS merely TO remind every one thai
the President is a human being and ius;
as prone as you and 10 become exaSperateo
and worn out from listening 10 a lot o.
people talk, preach. exhoTt and condemn
his every action. hesitation and slip OF the
tongue. We must remember thai he. like
every other President from Washington
down. has not been fortunate in MS choice
OF assistants and so-cslled elder statesmen
advisers He does not have the time to
analyZe everything every one OF them tells
him and too often eveh the advisers haven't
had The time or inclination TO weigh the
implications Of what they are gong to ad-
wise him about
But. on the whole. this present incumbent
in the Blair House has both feet on the
ground. Please, folks, stop criticlxlnE him
unduly and start treating him like the
honest, friendly President he really is
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Toward Area Coordination

Representative Sasscer's bill to create
o Washington Metropolitan Area commits
sion on regional coordination Is hopeful
move toward new era of better relations
between the District of Columbia and its
Maryland and Virginia suburbs. 1t is a
move that has the support Of The Star,
the Interfederation Council and other
organizations concerned with bringing
about closer integration of governmental
activities within the area.
The Maryland Representative at first
had proposed a commission to study means
of bringing about more uniform taxation
plans In the general area comprising the
District and nearby State jurisdictions.
AS suggested by the Interfederation Coun-
ell, he wisely expanded the proposal to
include not only taxation but general
planning and operations by the respective
communities making up the Metropolitan
Area. Under the proposed legislation the
Commissioners would designate three
District citizens to serve with persons
appointed by the Governors of Maryland
and Virginia on q commission of inquiry.
The commission would report its findings
to Congress and to the Legislatures of the
two States. The bill is approved by Rep
resentative Beal Of Montgomery County
and Representative Howard Smith Of
Virginia.
This is a sensible way to initiate action
on a much-discussed problem affecting
everybody in the heavily populated area
making up Greater Washington. There
has been q commendable degree Of CO.
operation in such fields as park and high
way planning, zoning and the like, but
conflict and confusion still crop up. The
sharp cleavage created by the District line
between public utilities commissions of
the three jurisdictions is one source Of
dificulty, as The Star repeatedly has
pointed out. Perhaps the exploratory
commission will be able to find a solution
for this problem that will not infringe on
the rights of any of the utilities agencies
and yet will enable the whole area to
beneft from control of utilities operating
In the twilight zone around the District.
Certainly o careful study of this and
similar area governmental problems is long
overdue. The inquiry to be authorized by
the Sasscer bill will lay the groundwork
for necessary remedial action. The legis-
lation is important to the future welfare
Of the entire Metropolitan Area.
Evening star., 1949-05-10
New Health Promise

1t is not often that ovations are staged
by members of such q sedate and dis
tinguished organization as the American
Association of Physicians. But the other
day, at their annual meeting in Atlantic
City, they spontaneously staged one in
response to illustrated reports on how
hormones from the adrenal and pituitary
glands have been used to work what appear
to be near-miracles.
According to the reports, the hormones,
though not yet available for widespread
use and though tried out on only a rela-
lively few patients, have shown dramatic
and highly significant results In the treat
ment of rheumatoid arthritis, which afflicts
millions of persons, and rheumatic fever,
which causes third of all deaths from
heart disease. In addition, they seem to
have considerable promise as weapons to
be employed against certain types Of
mental illness.
The reports cover the work of several
Mayo Clinic doctors. who originated the
treatment, and Dr. Walter Bauer of the
Harvard Medical School, What they show
is that the adrenal and pituitary hor-
mones, besides being used successfully In
connection with rheumatic fever, have
been strikingly effective against rheuma-
told arthritis. Thus, two arthritic suffer-
ers treated by Dr.. Bauer were able to get
out of bed within twenty -four hours, with
all stiffness gone. The same holds true
for patients treated by the Mayo doctors.
who have motion pictures showing how
men and women crippled by the disease
have been made to walk again. Further.
the hormone administration has had the
effect of causing remarkable sense of
physical and spiritual well-being-a fact
suggesting that the treatment may have
important possibilities in the mental field.
especially In serious cases of melancholia
and even schizophrenia.
As with all such reports, of course, 1t Is
prudent not to Jump too, fast to optimistic
conclusions In the caselof mental illness,
for example, the adrenai and pituitary
hormones have only potential signifi-
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Some Tenants May he In Luck.
Others Apparently Not Fortunate


The Rent Control Director failed 10 men,
ton any formula or policy In regard TO the
tenants who voluntarily" agreed 10 i5%
increase In rent when that was authorized
by Congress In 1916 and those who sat tight
and refused TO pay IT,
Some who thought that the landlords
were entitled TO SOME consideration because
OF imitation promptly signed new leases
agreeing to the i5G increase. There are
many, however. who did not do 10.
II manifestiy would be unfair and In
equitable to burden some people with two
increases and others with oniy one. II
landlords are permitted 10 increase the rent
ais of those who held back and thereby
get q fair operating return. that would be
fne. II after increasing such rentals they
still do not have o fair operating income
return, then and only then should they be
permitted to assess al tenants whatever in
crease Ia necessary In order 70 make up
the difference.
MRS. THERESA l. LOGAN
Evening star., 1949-05-10
y, THE HAsgIS SERVICE.

q. Who originated ths saying. FIRST
come. frst sersed"9--s. r
A. 'FtrKi come, first served" Is found In
the Complaint Of RodeTiek Mora" chap.
ter II. The work was published about IS4o.
the autho: IL Henry Bfsnksiow Ben Jonson
also used The phrase in Bartholomew Pair
Act z, Scene 5.
Evening star., 1949-05-10

@. Were people still beina impgtsonsd fns
debt st the time OF the ciFij Wars n
A. Imprisonment for debt xkA siil CON-
mon In 1880. at which time there xsge at
least $4,000 persons thus imprisoned In the
United States according TO reliable etil-
mates The practice ssa abolished in tire
North by 1870. but continued In the South
TO the time Of the Cisii War
Evening star., 1949-05-10

Aquiz contestant was unable to finish the
bromide, ut isn't the heat, it's the"
Thus, while muffing the valuable prize. he
endears himself to all foes of the conversa-
tional cliche
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Letters to The Star

Letters for p&hiaeafso= -&s' Aear
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Evening star., 1949-05-10

Earl Browder is again in bad with the
Communist Party, as nothing so initiates
against the smooth ventriloquial perform
ance as a dummy who ad Ibis.
Evening star., 1949-05-10
Questions ond Answers

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a.sd 80 ~ s'lhf Ihs Aseaias s9sf iairrmataes
Please isegsss three 80 cent ts4 r.tsfa Ha$ts..
Evening star., 1949-05-10
MRS. THERESA l. LOGAN
Another Protest Against
soeiaIization ef Health Services

SOeiAIlKAfton nf HeAHEh S<3sWR&
TO the B6ssor Of Ths STAR
I want 10 register my protest against the
Governments taking over the management
of the health of the country. you look st
the meas ne are In. in other matters. yos
may be able 10 visualize what II win be when
doctors must take orders from politicians.
am against the whole thing. The people
should rise up and szaite the socsalissse-
minded Truman plan before tss too late.
NIsH SHOWERS.
Evening star., 1949-05-10

@ II thsTs bird without wlnskF~-L Med
A. The kipi of New Zealand possea aaea nn
visible wings or tail. only stumps which can
be seen when i,s feathers are palssed assds
Evening star., 1949-05-10

q Who wss the nrss person knoEn 10 hare
been color biir67-~C. q
A. John DaIton. i7es-ls4& an Engilai
scientist. VAS arsicted xith color 0sgndnsss.
The discovery came. u u Ezad. s!sn Dalton
purchased q red robe believing Il to Be Kfas.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Output Rise Reported
In industrial Materials
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 6-The
United Nations reported last night
substantial increases in the world
production of petroleum. electricity.
steel, rubber and other vital indus
trial materials in 1948.
The U. N. Monthly Bulletin of Sta
tistlcs gave figures showing that
most materials, except lead and tin,
are now being produced in larger
quantities than Immediately before
World War H.
Comparing the third quarter of
1948 with the third quarter Of 1947,
the Bulletin disclosed that coal out
put was up 8 per cent, petroleum Il,
electricity II, pig iron 10, steel IS,
copper 13, lead 6, zinc 6, tin 80, rub
Der SO and cement Is.
Increased production in the United
States was an important factor In
the world increases, but the Bulletin
showed that substantial gains also
had been made in other countries.
The U. N. publication also con-
tained survey of wholesale prices
in 80 countries. The survey showed
that while 1948 was in general a
year of upward price tendencies, the
rate of increase was much slower
than in 1947.
In some countries, the study
showed, there was evidence that a
downward trend of price levels al
ready had begun.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
French Red Atom Head
Gives Secrecy Pledge
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Jan. 6.-Frederick Joliot-
Curie, French high commissioner for
atomic energy, said yesterday that
he would leave the Communist
Party If it ordered him to give Sc
cret information to a foreign
country.
If the Communist Party did
that" he told a luncheon of the
Anglo-American Press Association,
sit would no longer be my party"
DR.. Joliot-Curie said he joined
the Communists in 194l, during the
German occupation of France
Son-in-law of Pierre and Marie
Curie, co-discoverers of radium, he
held an important post in the
French resistance movement.
He emphasized that scientists Of
all political colors helped build
Zoe" the first French atomic pile,
which went into operation two
weeks ago.
Among the high officials on our
staff" he said, Il am the only Com
munist among TO-"
DR.. Joliot-C said he would
continue to publish the results Of
his fundamental research in atomic
physics, but practical results must
be kept secret until atomic weapons
are outlawed by the United Nations
and a system is set up to control
them"
These practical results, he said,
included information about the
deadly applications of atomic
energy.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Magnuson Absence
Stirs Senate Rumors
By the Assoeioted Press

An air of mild mystery developed
today over the current whereabouts
and activities Of Senator Magnuson
of Washington State.
The 43-year-old Democrat has
been listed as necessarily absent
from the first sessions of the 81st
Congress.
But his office professed no knowl-
edge to bear out published reports
linking Senator Magnuson's name
romantically with that of Heiress-
Actress June Millarde.
These reports had it that the
golden-haired and curvaceous Miss
Millarde-also known as Toni Seven
left New York late in November to
marry Senator Magnuson.
Miss Millarde, Is, was left a for
tune by her parents of early movie
fame, Actress June Caprice and Di-
rector Harry Millarde.
She and the Senator were re-
ported to have met here last spring.
Afterward they were seen together
frequently.
All that could be learned from the
Senator's Office was that his ass ,ci-
ates have not herd from him in sew
eral days The n -
explanation was given by Senator
Lucas of Illinois, the ma jo. .ts ..a. -,
in accounting for empty seats on
the majority side when the new
Congress convened Monday.
In Seattle, Senator Magnuson's S
friends reported he left there early
in the week with the explanation
that he planned to drive part way
and then fly to Washington. They
denied any knowledge of a romance.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
U. 5. Recalls Its Delegate
To Indies Mediation Unit

The United States has recalled its
delegate to a United Nations Media
ton Committee in Indonesia as a
result of the recent Dutch military
action there.
In announcing the action last
night, the State Department said
the Netherlands action abruptly
interrupted efforts Of the U. N.
committee to negotiate settlement of
the three-year dispute.
officials indicated that Dutch cap
ture Of 1ndonesian Republic leaders
made the U. N. group useless, since
this left only one government with
which to negotiate.
The American delegate, H. Merle
Cochran, was called home for con-
sultation." He left Batavia, Java,
by plane today. Other nations rep
resented in the U. N. group are Bel
gium and Australia.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Congress Urged TO GET
Slant on Parking Here

A suggestion that members Of
the new Congress get the average
motorists eyeview of parking in the
Nations Capital as an aid in draft
ing legislation WAS made today by
an oficial of the American Auto
mobile Association.
I'm that way only can they come
to realize what residents of the
Greater Washington Area are up
against" declared Franklin ]. Bruz-
bart, manager Of the personal serv-
ices department of the AAA's Dis
trict division, in proposing that
legislators try to find parking other
than their special parking spaces.
Parking space here costs more
than in most cities from which
members of Congress have come,
Mr.. Bruzbart asserted, emphasizing
that additional parking meters are
increasing the city's financial take
without adding to facilities.
The AAA oficial said he hoped
Congress would study very care
fully" a recent report on parking
conditions in Washington, and add
ed that he hoped the chairmen of
both the Senate and House District
Committees will act quickly to pro-
vide at least a modicum of relief
for our growing parking problem. !"
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Destruction Of Files
In Farben Case Scored
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan. g.
An American judge in the I. G. Far
ben war crimes case says penalties
against some defendants might have
been more severe If complete records
had been available.
Judge Paul M. Hebert Of Baton
Rouge, La, said in a concurring
opinion made public yesterday by
American war crimes authorities in
Nuremberg:
THE destruction of important
Farben records at the direction of
certain of the defendants has prob
ably deprived the prosecution of
essential links in its chain OF in
eliminating evidence and leaves one
with the feeling that different
result might possibly be called for.
if the complete Farben files were
now available to the war crimes
prosecution"
Judge Hebert was Ill at the time
the tribunals opinion was read.
Last March the court cleared a
Fabren defense lawyer-Dr. Wolf
gang Alt-of improper action" in
connection with the disappearance
of certain Farben documents.
Prosecutors had cleared Alt, coun-
sci for Otto Ambros, of completely in
destruction of records concerning
the chemical firms connection with
the notorious Oswiecim death camp
Thirteen of the % Farben de-
fendanus were given Jail terms last
July by the American tribunal on
which Judge Hebert sat. None OF
the defendants was convicted on the
charge of waging aggressive war.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Driver Seriously Hurt
In Third Street Crash

One person is in Emergency Hos
pital in serious condition and an
other was admitted for observation
as the result of a traffic accident
early today at Third street and
Constitution avenue NV, police re-
ported.
Seriously injured when his car
and another collided at the intersec-
tion was Kenneth B. Cross, 80, of
Charlotte, N. c. He suffered head
cuts and a conclusion. The driver
Of the other car was listed as Hattie
Hanson, 54, colored, of 1918 FJmth
street NV.
Mrs. Helen Kloman. 40, Of 223
Orange street Sc, secretary to Mu-
nicipal Court Judge Walter J. Casey,
a passenger with Mr.. Cross, was
admitted to the hospital with head
cuts and possible conclusion.
Rosa Graves, 81, colored, of 1901
B street Sc, a passenger in the
other car, was treated at Emergency
Hospital for bruises and released.
In an accident last night, Gree
Williams. 70, colored, of the 1900
block of Eye street NE, was charged
with failing to give full time and
attention to driving after his car
collided with a Streetcar on Florida
avenue NV, near s street. Opera
tor Of the streetcar was listed as
John r. Henry, 36, of 500 Sixty
ninth place, Seat Pleasant, Md.
Police said MIR. Williams car
crashed into a brick wall and steps
in front Of three houses in the
block after colliding with the street.
car. They reported he swerved to
avoid another automobile before
striking the streetcar. Damage to
the car was estimated at $500 and
to the brick wall 5000.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Burglar Sought After Dive
Through Closed Window

Hospitals and private physicians
were asked by police to be on the
lookout today for a burglar who
escaped a watchman by plunging
through a closed window.
Leland G. Burgess, 68, of the Sol
dier, a relief guard at Washington
Laundry, 2627 K street NV, told
police he surprised a colored man
last night in the laundry marking
room.
Mr.. Burgess said he fired one shot
from his .38 caliber revolver when
the burglar started to run. The
man jumped straight through a WIN
dow without stoping to open it, he
reported.
The watchman said he found a
trial of blood and some blood
Smared glass. He said he didn't be-
lieve his shot hit the man but that
the glass must have cut him up
Police asked medical authorities to
be on the lookout for a man seek
ing treatment of q gunshot wound
or glass cuts.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
ABC Board Drops 6 Cases
On Failure 10 Find Witness

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board was forced to dismiss COM
plants against six restaurant own
ers, accused Of selling liquor to
minors, because the principal wit
ness could not be located
The young woman sought by the
police and the board as a witness
was served with subpoena a week
ago after she had failed to appear
at a hearing scheduled earlier last
week. The summons ordered her
to appear at hearing Tuesday, but
she did not show up and the board
was forced to dismiss the charges
Again yesterday she failed to appear
in another case. The board not only
dismissed that case but all others In
which she was to have been the
principal witness.
The board yesterday found Mrs
Mary E. Cook, proprietor Of a pack
age store at 1914 M street NV
guilty of selling liquor to a drunken
man. Because of her good record
Mrs. Cook was let of with a warn
ing.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Bandit Gets $50 and Flee,
In 18Th Street Traffic

A lone bandit held up q jewelry
store at 1873 Thirteenth street NV
at noon today, police were told, and
escaped into the downtown throngs
with $3.50.
Nathan Weinberg, As, of 1920
Albemarle street NV, the manager
said he was alone in the Louis
Abrahams jewelry store when a
white man of about Is entered and
produced an automatic.
This is a hold-up," the robber
was quoted as saying. "hand over
your money" Mr.. Weinberg said
he went to the safe and gave the
man $50 in cash.
The robber returned to Thirteenth
street and walked north before Mr..
Weinberg lost trace of him among
other persons on the sidewalk, 1t
was said.
The bandit was described as about
S feet 7 inches tall and weighing
some 100 pounds. He was dark
complexioned. had dark bushy hair
and was wearing light tan over
coat.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Coroner S Ruling Due Today
In Death Of Robert STRANGE

Deputy Coroner Richard A. Ros-
enberg was to issue a certificate
today in the death in a restaurant
last night of Robert F. Strange. so,
son of a former Maryland State
senator and mayor of Annapolis.
Mr.. Strange, who lived at 1924 G.
street NV, was found unconscious
on the floor Of a restaurant in the
700 block of Eighteenth street NV,
according to police. He was pro-
noupced dead on arrival at Emer-
gency Hospital.
DR.. Rosenberg is investigating the
case.
Mr.. Strange had lived for the last
18 months in the apartment of Mrs
Irene Burrows, who said he was un-
employed. The landlady said Mr..
Strange told her he had been an
Army flyer and was injured several
years ago in a plane crash.
She said he had tried unsuccess-
fully to find work and was despond-
ent for the past few months.
Mrs. Burrows said he was bache-
lor and had no survivors.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Buyers Market Reported
By Furniture Industry
BY the Asseeioted Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-The days Of
buying home furnishings at any
price appear over. 1t was indicated
at the annual midwinter home fur
nishings show being held jointly at
the Merchandise Mart and the
American Furniture Mart.
These were the developments:
l. The huge rush of buyers-like
those of markets Immediately after
the war-is over. Registrations are
down and are not expected to hit
previous peaks.
2. Buyers are looking-and not
buying. Thus manufacturers are
placing much emphasis upon pro-
motion and such devices as bright
colors.
3. Industry spokesmen have re-
peatedly said-while emphasizing
they expected good business-that
they are in a buyers market.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
| Truman S New Plea
For Military Training
Is Expected 10 Fail
by the Assoeioted Press

Universal military training seems
likely to stay in congressional
pigeonholes another year in spite
of a new plea from President Tru-
man.
Democrats and Republicans alike
were reluctant to dust of the red
hot UNIT issue while the draft law
is still on the books. The draft is
due to expire June "a, 1850.
In his state-of- the Union mes
sage yesterday the President did
not ask outright for prompt pas
sage of the UNIT legislation he has
recommended repeatedly. But he
made 1t clear his views have not
changed.
Called Essential to Security.
The country must maintain
armed forces sufficient to deter ag-
gression," he said. Then he added
simply: Universal military training
is essential to the security of the
United States"
Chairman Tydings of the Senate
al AlC0 oCl tlSCS SOIllAllItCC lCluSCu
to comment at once on Mr.. Tru-
mans message He said he wanted
to study 1t first.
But Representative Vinson, DEM
ocrat. Of Georgia. due to head the
House Armed Services Committee,
told reporters:
I'm view of the fact that we can
not get even enough money to sup
port the draft at the level the Army
thinks necessary, I do not see any
point in considering UNIT. We
certainly could not support both Of
them at once. 1t would be pretty
confusing, too"
Vinson Supports Both.
Mr.. Vinson is a supporter of both
UNIT and selective service.
When the l948 draft bill passed
the Senate it included a provision
under which 18-year -olds may VOL
unteer for a years military training
in this country-all that was left of
the UNIT bill after long, hectic de-
bate. And the proposal did not get
even that far in the House.
Meanwhile, Representative Mar
cantonio, American Laborite, of New
York, introduced bill to repeal the
draft law.