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Evening star., 1949-01-12
By Alice Eversmon

Jussi Bjoerling, Swedish tenor of
the Metropolitan Opera, has not
been heard here since his debut
recital two years ago, so that the
capacity audience in Constitution
Hall for his program last night
showed how clearly his fine singing
was remembered. 1t was demon
strated in a rousing welcome and in
wild applause throughout the pro-
gram. Tenors with really beautiful
voices and a knowledge how to sing
are rare these days and Mr.. Bjoer-
ling's coming to fill the need con-
siderably frightened the musical
season.
Yet II must be admitted that the
artist did not better or quite ap-
proXimate his first performance
here. 1t was not until after the
intermission that his voice warmed
up and he himself was in the proper
interpretive mood. Then, in Rach-
maninoff's "LilacS" alone, he showed
the extent of his vocal gifts. This
is more than it might seem, for the
restraint required to present such
lovely gem is more difficult than
taking advantage of the expansive
ness an opera aria gives. 'Lilacs''
was sung bit too slowly, yet with
pure cool tones and well controlled
phrasing.
Some Of the shine is gone from
Mr.. Bjoerling's voice, just the same,
and there were moments when its
production was uneven or it was
forced to shrillness. Remembering,
too, his special aptitude for project
ing the very heart of a song, his
interpretations last night often fell
short. What effects he attained
seemed more routtned than inspired
and came forth heavy-handed. He
should have placed Schuberts
"Fruehlingsglaube" and die For
elle,". Strauss "Traum durch die
Daemmerung" and "Zueignung"
later in the program for such songs
as these need the personal convic-.
ton of their beauty to stir the
listener. z
Two arias were included in the
program. which was of a conven-
tlonal kind. "Ah, Fuyez, douce i'm
age" from Massenet's "Manon"
showed some strain in the high
tones yet it allowed the artists
duicet quality to ring out with more
abandon. AS encore, he sang the
Donna non vidi mai" from Puc-
cini's "Manon Lescaut," thereby
putting in Juxtaposition two COM
posers who chose the same subject
for an opera. AS always, the Ital-
Ian words and Puccini's style seemed
to offer more freedom of vocal pro-
duction and to bring out the full
lyricism of voice such as Mr..
Bjoerling's. The climax of the pro-
gram was Come un bel di di mag
eio" from Giordanos Andrea Che
nler," the final number.
Several times the artist evaded a
proper pianissimo by substituting
Evening star., 1949-01-12
Lane Answers Critics
On Mental Hospitals
BY the Asseeioied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. BINARY
lands mental hospitals admittedly
are in need of great improvement
but at the same time they rank ia
vorably with those of other States,
Gov. Lane said yesterday.
Appropriations granted to hos
pitfalls in the last two years are evi-
dence that the State is aware of
the situation and seeks to improve
1t, he said.
The fact that Maryland has high
comparative ranking with other
States does not mean that there
Is nothing to be corrected. But 1t
does show that the mental insti-
tuition problems facing Maryland
are Nation wide" Gov. Lane said
The Governor made his observa-
tions IN commenting on a series of
articles by Howard M. Norton In the
Baltimore Sun papers.
Gov. Lane last week announced
he would deliver a special message
to the Legislature on mental hos
pitals and tuberculosis sanitaria.
He said he did not know when 1t
would be submitted, but it would
be some time after the budget goes
in January Is.
Fourteen legislators went through
Brownsville State Hospital yesterday
to see for themselves the conditions
which have been the subject of con-
siderable discussion in the General
Assembly.
Most of them agreed that over
crowding is the principal trouble To
remedy that fault will take s1O,55O,-
656, the legislators were told.
Hospital officials, queried about its
spotless condition, said that it might
have been somewhat better than
usual because of the open house" ;"
but there was not much difference
Evening star., 1949-01-12
Bjoerling, Swedish Tenor,
Brightens Musical Season

a falsetto tone in the higher regis
ter which invariably made for an
anticlimax. Thus the final phrase
of Rachmaninoff's I'm the Silence
of the Night" petered out ineffec-
lively and was made possible only
by frequent and unwarranted res.
pirations. But in the songs of Sibe.
Illus, WAS it Dream" The Tryst'
and BLACK Roses as we'll as ir
the Swedish encore, he did some o,
his finest singing. The program
opened with an uninspired presen.
Evening star., 1949-01-12

tation of "Ingemisco" from Verdi S
Requiem"
Mr.. Bjoerling should be taken to
task for his faults of yesterday,
one Of which was a lack of spirit
in his delivery. His is too lovely a
voice to be permitted to lose the
fine-spun production he used for
merly and his interpretive capa-
bilities were Of too high an order
not to be employed in every number
he sings. His particular talent is
very much needed and should be
kept polished and secure. He was
accompanied by Arne Sunnegardh,
who, while sympathetically attuned
musicauy, intruded into the per-
| formance by his nervous manner
at the piano.
Evening star., 1949-01-12

w&1-Nursery Corner. Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1949-07-22
This Changing World
Little Result Seen Thus Far in Outlay
S15,OOO,OOOOOO for L. S. Defense

Of very fast jet fighters, as was
demonstrated at the recent air
show in Moscow. Moreover there
are reasons for believing that the
Russians have developed a new
type heavy bomber in the last
TWO years and that it may have a
range approximating that Of our
B-36. Compulsory training OF
tens Of thousands of pilots now
is in full swing in the U. S. S. r.,
in many cases under the guidance
of former Luftwaffe flyers.
The American Army has pro-
duced little more than the Air
Force in the II months since it
received its third Of the $l5.000,-
100000. What with the high cost
of maintaining enlisted personnel
and the high cost of buying every
thing they need, the ground
forces have been able to record
an increase Of only one full COM
bat division since last year.
65S,000 Ground Force.
We have $4,000 men in the
ground forces right now, but this
number includes all .the services
and auxiliaries. We maintain
only q summer force" in strateg-
ically vital Alaska. This force
must be Withdrawn when winter
comes because of the lack OF
housing.
Again drawing a parallel with
the U. S. S. r., the Red Army is
believed to have at least 10000
combat troops (auxiliaries and
services are not included in this
figure) with the possibility OF
mastering an equal number in 80
days. According to available in
formation, there is sufficient
equipment stockpiled in Russia to
meet all the requirements of such
a large force.
The United States Navy has
used its slice of the $4,000, 600, 900
to better advantage. After the
war it was as hard hit by demobil-
ization as the Army and Air Force
were. But the ships are still
available and in good shape. A
small proportion are on active
duty while the bulk are in moth
balls.
The money the Navy received
from Congress last year has been
put to good use in technical stud
les and equipment, improvement
of naval aviation and construction
of some highly secret weapons to
be used in case of need.
Evening star., 1949-07-22

Sc6u 1OI IillS
huge outlay of the taxpayers
money.
After protracted hearings by the
Senate and House Armed Serv-
ices and Appropriations Commit
tees the American people were
told that a 70-group Air Force
was an absolute minimum for oul
security. OF course, under peace
time conditions this force could
not have been built in year
But it was expected that by ap-
propriating about $4,000, 100000 q
year for the air arm this goal
could be reached in three years
A number of B-36s and larger
number of jet planes were added
to last years complement. But
it appears now that there will be
a slowing down of the program
since it was decided by Congress
with the approval Of Defense
Secretary johnson, that 1t would
be useless to continue the TO-
group program. since the planes
we are now building may become
obsolete soon after they come of
the assembly line.
Sights Set for 48 Groups.
The Air Forces sights have been
set, under the reduced appropri-
ations, on 48 groups. This means
that we have not reached even
that number yet.
The Soviet Union. our potential
enemy, last year had some 1880
first-line planes. From the little
information that is available 1t
appears that this number has been
increased recently by the addition
Evening star., 1949-07-22
Fahy's Name High on List
Catholic Definitely to Be Appointed
To Succeed Murphy in Supreme Court

ed to bolster the ticket. Also, Sen
ator Mcmahon is a tower OF
strength to the administration in
atomic energy.
The lack of intimacy between
Senator j. Howard McGrath and
the President was apparent when
the President by-passed the ma
tional chairman with the appoint
ment Of his personal friend.
William M. Boyle. jr.. as executive
director of the committee. Chair
man McGrath rarely saw the
President alone; Mr.. Boyle is on
the White House calling list every
week and has the key to the back
door besides. The grapevine has
it that the White House feels
Chairman McGrath has enough
party preferment for the present.
Swamped with Candidates.
AS the President said smilingly
at his press conference. he is
already swamped with candidates.
1t is always possible he may pull
out surprise as Mr. Roosevelt did
in the appointment of Justice
Rutledge, which happened to be
one of his best.
An incredible amount Of in
formation and opinion pours into
the White House about every per-
son suggested for an important
post. The wonder is that anybody
survives the ordeal.
There are now on the court one
Southerner. Justice Black; two
border-Staters, the Chief Justice
and Justice Reed: two Fasteners
Justices Frankfurter and Jackson
and two mid-Westerners. Justices
Rutledge and Burton. The eighth
Justice, Mr.. Douglas, would be
outraged at not being regarded as
a Westerner, he acts the part even
to the light Stetson hat. However
the West has never quite ac-
cepted him as their court allot-
ment as his career was entirely
made in the East after his gradu-
alton from Columbia Law School
Evening star., 1949-07-22
Cartel Question Reopened
Hoffman's Defense of ECA Program
To Dismantle German Plants Revealed

ficials who made the original de-
cision as to destruction soon after
the war.
The issue that was raised with
Mr.. Hoffman before the commit
tee, and at great length and
chiefly by Senator McCarran, in
volved the recent international
agreement among us. Great Brit
ain and France, dated April 13
this year, which fixed at 159 the
number of plants on the frequent
ly revised reparations list that are
to be retained in Germany.
This represented reduction
from 167 plants which were rec
commended to be retained by a
committee headed by George M.
Humphrey. president, Mark Hanna
Co., Cleveland, and appointed by
Mr.. Hoffman to make a review
Of reparations plants by direction
of Congress in the original ECA
act last year.
McCarran Complains.
Senator McCarran complained
about the authorized dismantling
and removal under the latest in
ternational agreement Of eight
plants, and most Of a ninth. that
would have been retained under
the Humphrey Committee recon-
mendations. OF these plants, five
are steel plants, three are chem
ical plants Of the I. q. Farben
1ndustrie cartel, and the other to
be retained in small part Is a
steel plant. The Nevada Sena-
tor argued it was wasteful to re-
move these plants.
Mr.. Hoffman, defending the
April 13. agreement as a rather
remarkable result of an extremely
difficult negotiation" because of
the attitude of Great Britain and
France. explained that we in this
country are inclined to forget how
people in Europe feel about the
destruction Of their own proper
ty by the Germans and how they
feel they have right to get Ger
man plants in return. He cited
the argument that these plants
contribute to recovery of countries
where they are distributed. Half
OF the 159 plants to be retained
are for steel production. he ex-
planned, and with them Germany
would be able to reach the TO-.
100000 tons annual production to
which she Is limited.
Evening star., 1949-07-22

volved, and with Thomas L. s'o1e'
out consultation with him. the
committee tackled "fider" on the
ECA appropriation bill. as dis
closed here recently, which would
require him to review what arc
called prohibited and limited in
dustries" in Germany that are
slated for dismantling as war po-
tentials with a view of retaining
such of those "as would best serve
European recovery If left in Ger
many"
These are separate from the
reparations plants lists. They
number about 100. it Is estimated
and are for light metals, ball
bearings, synthetic fuels, ship
building and the like, which were
to be destroyed as war potentials
They were not discussed with Mr.
Hoffman, and the committee s
action has embarrassed both the
ECA and the State Department
as it again reopens questions dis
turbing to Great Britain and
France that supposedly were SET
tied finally.
Proposed by Finucane.
The rider requiring a review OF
these plants was proposed IN q
memorandum from James Finu-
cane, associate secretary OF the
National Counci! for Prevention
of War. who submitted a suggested
draft to the committee, and not
by Senator McCarran, Democrat,
of Nevada, as was enormously re-
ported here recently. which is
regretted. Senator McCarran was
not even present when the rider
was adopted, but he told this re-
porter he is for 1t.
Mr.. Finucane said perhaps 100
plants could be saved by 1t. He
contended that the disarmament
philosophy under which such
plants are to be destroyed has
been stretched out Of all propor-
tions," with which he is in dis
agreement with our military Of
Evening star., 1949-07-22

West for representation on the
court. He is Charles Fahy,
former Solicitor General and
graduate of Georgetown Univers-
ity who began'his law career at
Santa Fe. N. NJ, which he still
claims as home.
Right now Mr.. Fahy is doing
one Of the Presidents hard
chores-he is on the civilian
board which is seeking ways to
end segregation throughout the
armed forces. The President in
itiated this effort last summer;
the Air Force and Navy have
fallen into line but the Army is
holding back.
Long and Varied Career.
Mr.. Fahy was a naval aviator
In World War I. He has had q
long and varied Government
career in Interior. in the National
Labor Relations Board and in
Justice. He was legal adviser to
the United States delegation dur
ing the formation of the United
Nations at San Francisco and he
has been a delegate to the U. N
General Assembly.
Labor is indorSing him and he
would be a popular choice with
the minorities and liberals at
tached to the Democratic Party
The President Is said to be
unwilling to tap his Democratic
strength in the. Senate since 1t
is already all too slight In major
crises.
A Republican Governor in
Wyoming. it is pointed out, would
surely send a Republican to re-
place Senator Joseph c. OMa-
honey. In Connecticut next year
two U. S. Senate seats will be
at stake and 1t is argued that
Senator Brien McMahon Is need
Evening star., 1949-07-22

was replying to Henry mcLemore'
,courtesies by saying, Thank you.
Today I am stumbling around
trying to say, "Obrigado" without
sounding like a hoarse turkey
gobbler.
Get Comfortable Soon.
Jean and I boarded the plane
dressed in our Sunday best, even
though it wasn't Sunday. So did
all the other passengers. and dur
ing the first half hour or so
aloft a picture taken inside the
cabin would have looked exactly
like one of the advertisements air
lines always use. But it didn't
take long to disintegrate sartori-
ally, and get comfortable.
There's something about long
plane ride that causes people to
shed down almost to the boudoir
stage. No one does this on
train, boat, or bus. At $4,000 feet
I wasn't at all conscious Of the
hole in my sock, and the woman
across the aisle seemed rather
proud of the curriers' she had put
in her hair.
Head winds prevented us from
going directly to the Azores, so we
put in at Sidney, Nova Scotia.
for fuel and food. The first per-
son I saw when we walked into
the dining room was my old
friend, Frank Bring EN- Back
Alive) Buck, tanned as a lions
name.
He was on his way back to New
York after a trip to Africa and
India, where he had been buying
cargo Of wild animals for ZOOS
and circuses. Being on our way
to Africa ourselves we pumped
Frank on what animals we should
avoid, which ones we should pet,
and If rhinoceros steak was bet
ter with Worcestershire or Bear
naise sauce. He allowed as how it
was about the same with either.
First of Useless Buys.
Our next stop was Santa Maria
in the Azores. Here we bought
the first Of the 10000 useless
trinkets and baubles we'll collect
before we get back. My purchase
was a pair Of gold loop pirates
earrings. I figured that some
day some one might ask me to 60
on a hunt for buried treasure, and
I didn't want to be unprepared
When Jean saw the earrings she
was tempted to buy a plank and
make me walk it.
can't tell you what the ocean
between Santa Maria and Portugal
looks like. because I took a little
three and a half hour 40 winks
The next thing I knew the Ste
wardess was waking me up with
the news that we were coming
into Lisbon, and the look in her
eye told me she thought it would
be dandy If I buttoned up my
shirt. put on my tie, pelI and
shoes, and gave my auburn curls
going-over with the comb.
Neither our Ambassador nor the
Mayor was on hand to meet us,
but a friend of Glen Mccarthy
was. Glen had taken time off
from broadcasting to cable, and
we were met by a charming Por-
tuguese gentleman who spoke
fluent Portuguese. and was a great
help to us going through customs.
Evening star., 1949-07-22

f e n Sc. TIL | S
amount was di-
vided a b ou t
e q u a lily be-
tween it's three
b r a n C h e S
A r m y, N av y
and Air Force
but u n ! e S S
there Is some
d e e ly con-
cealed secret
about our pres
ent military
strength, little
result can be
r1a~ fNr This
Evening star., 1949-07-22

ed IN the nOml-
nation r e por t
this immediate
assurance from
t he w h | t e
House.
They say. also
that the White
House has put
high on its list
a pot e n t l a !
nominee W h o
fulhlls both the
C t holic re-
ouirement and
t he insistent
dopond Of the
Evening star., 1949-07-22

" AASAA
kid in the fifth
and S | x t h
grades.
Yesterday I
W as lodging
taxis in New
York; today I
watched mata-
d ors d o d 6 e
bulls in the
| Campo Pequ-
emo, here on
the other side
of the Atlantic.
| Yesterday I
Evening star., 1949-07-22

dustrial plants a.
prescribed under
the latest inter-
national a 3 re e.
nent on repara-
tions of last Apri!
is revealed in the
published testi-
mony before the
S e n a t e Appro-
priations c o m
mittee.
Su bsequently,
despite his atti-
tude on the gen.
eral problem in
Evening star., 1949-07-22

Lovely long tube model
-smartly styled-front
and rear door signals.
Tubes are finished in
natural lacauered brass.
Evening star., 1949-07-22
Bv Constantine BroWn

Last year under the pressure OF
threatening developments in
Europe Congress appropriated
$4,000 100000 for national de-
Evening star., 1949-07-22
Bv Doris FleeSon

A Catholic definitely will be
appointed to succeed the Catholic
Justice Frank Murphy on the
Supreme Court. Persons interest
Evening star., 1949-07-22
By Thomas L. Stokes

How Paul Hoffman, ECA ad-
ministrator, stood his ground and
defended the program Of disman-
ting and removing German in
Evening star., 1949-07-22
McLemore
Dodeing Bulls
In Portugal
Bv Henry McLemore

BY Henry WcLPmOre
Lisbon-Little Of world. isn't it?
Hardly any larger than the
maps were in the great, big
geography books I used to study
Evening star., 1949-04-17

IF you climb tall palm tree on the Florida
Il shore. you can see Billy Butlin coming
This jet-propelled gentleman has already
streamlined the British vacationer with his
Holiday Camps" and now he is expanding
to America He has bought British island.
Grand Bahama, 50 miles from the East Flor
ida coast. and next January will open there
one of his assembly-line villages. calculated to
trap steady flow of American dollars with
its three-ring assortment of vacation delights
Then from the Bahamas. Butlin plans to in
wade the u. S. through Florida and Texas.
The Butlin joy recipe for the Americas will
Evening star., 1949-04-17

be substantially the same as that which has
galvanized the more inhibited Briton. A
camp is made up of rows of small. violently
tinted bungalows which offer their occupants
good beds and plenty of hot water
~oaAe Tyne Dances"
HERE is good food in quantity at plastic
covered tables in great community hall.
There are athletic fields. pools. chapels and
quaint saloons; and frenzied round of activ-
ity which embraces everything from Krazy
Mite to Olde Tyne Dances. Knobbly Knees
Contests and Ladies Netball Finals. All this
Evening star., 1949-04-17
EUROPEAN

costs $29.62 a week in England. During July
and August. the price is raised to $s385. but
children from two to 10 are half price.
Since the Bahama camp is especially de
luxe. and costs are higher than in England,
Butlin is hiking the price there to 500 week.
but the camp will still be peddled as the big
economy package. The rate represents what
the British call "all-in tariff - including
movies. shows, sports, dancing, etc.
A Holiday Camp looks like the Motel OF
Tomorrow. The construction of its boxlike
bungalows, which Butlin calls chalets, is
standardized. Each chalet houses two or
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-07-16
Presidential Aspirant
Hits Swimming Pool
Attacks

WASHINGTON amp -
white attacks upon Negroes at
swimming pools are as much a form
of violent overthrow of our govern
ments as any Communist can adj
vocate," declared David Darrin who
recently announced himself as a
candidate for the Presidency of the
United States in 1852 on the Ameri-
can Unity idea.
He pointed out that the District
of Columbia should maintain exist
ing laws against such violence and
if the laws are bad they should be
amended in orderly process. The
bigotries and personal antiathies
should also be amended toward
higher order of Americanism and
more square-deal to all American
citizens, he declared.
The newly announced Presidential
candidate said there has recently de-
veloped in America yen for being
un-American. mo greater demon
stration of un-Americanism could be
given than the record shows for the
un-American Activities Committee
of Congress, which sees a Commun-
list back of every tree. Our nation
was founded upon the rights Of free
speech. free opinion, free assemb-
lage. but freedom has come to be
limited to conformity with the de-
sires of few self-appointed prac-
TIGERS"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-07-16
NelU Specialized Medical
Treatment Offered Mian1idnS

Miami now has a new medical
treatment which is now being offer
ed Negroes for the first time. The
treatment is the famed Irwin Intes-
final Lavage, and it is being offer
ed at the Green Clinic, formerly the
venue, in Coconut Grove. The tele-
phone number is S3-449S.
Negro citizens can take advan-
tage of this special type of medical
treatment with the assurance that
their ailments will be treated with
the care and interest they so desire;
no case will be hurriedly diagnosed,
regardless of its nature. The advan-
tage of an extensive use of the X
ray to show the patients their exact
troubles is used in each case.
A very modern apparatus, the IT.
win Intestinal Lavage, which is still
unknown to many southern practi-
TONERS is available as we'll as the
necessary technical assistants to
carry out the treatment in a thor
oughly satisfactory manner.
The apparatus is used in h e
treatment of many ailments, some
of which are: high or low blood
pressure, arthritis. backaches,
stomach disorders, asthma, consti-
patton, hyperacidity, sinustis and
other conditions.
After the required number of
treatments which do not require the
patient to lose any time from work,
nor spend extravagant sums, salts
factory results are maintained.
A successful correction of consti-
patton, piles and other rectal all
ments without surgery is a special
ty. Those who have suffered for a
number of years are advised to in-
vestigate these treatments. Calls can
be received day or night, and con-
situations are free.