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Evening star., 1949-01-22

present it is a matter Of discretion
on the part of administrative agen-
cies such as the Interstate Com
merce Commission, the Federal
Power Commission and the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission.
The ruckus, now attracting the
attention of a number of people in
Washington, is one kicked up by
Thurman w. Arnold, the eminent
trust-buster and persistent advo-
cate of competition as the cure
for our economic ills. AS attorney
for Otis 81 Co., of Cleveland, he
has been engaged in a sizzling
correspondence with Chairman Ed
mund M. Hanrahan of the SEC.
Most of the sizzling has been in
Mr.. Arnolo's letters to the Chair
man, but the latter also let go
of his temper in one exchange.
Sees Loss to Investors.
This concerned the action of the
Commission in permitting Electric
Bond & Share Co. to sell 350,00o
shares of stock in the Carolina
Power & Light Co., without COM
petitive bidding, at a price OF $50
a share. with the knowledge and
acouiescence of the Commission" :"
Mr.. Arnold wrote, "the underwriters
in turn pegged the market at $50
After 10 days selling effort
the underwriters artificial support
was removed from the market,
which Immediately sunk from $50 to
s26.25 and has at all times since
been well under the offering price. .
So, he argued, the Com
mission must, we think, assume
responsibility for the loss of some
where near a half-million dollars to
investors who bought the stock at
the artificial level"
Il do say" said Mr.. Arnold in
conclusion, that stubborn insist
ence on an indefensible program is
not required on the part of a tri-
bunal entrusted with broad powers
to protect the interest of investors. I"
To which Chairman Hanrahan
replied briefly on January 10, say
ing in part: That Carolina Power
and Light co.. case has been de-
cided by the commission and, while
your letter contains inaccuracies
and omits pertinent facts about the
case, the commission does not see
that any useful end would be served
by controversy at this time"
Whereupon Mr.. Arnold on Janu-
ary 13 wrote restating his objections
in still stronger language. The
correspondence was made part of
the public record in a subsequent
and similar case.
Recalls Truman Views.
President Whitney may or may
not hope to have his ideas incor-
porated in the Truman Fair Deal
Evening star., 1949-01-22
All Souls Uniturion

A recollection of his own youth,
six Weeks as an Atheist" Is the
subject upon which DR.. A. Powell
Davies, minister of All Souls Uni
tartan Church, will preach at IL
a m. tomorrow.
In the adult classes meeting IN
connection with the School OF Re-
ligion at Gas am. Howard K. Hyde
of the Hoover Commission stan will
speak on Executive Reorganization
and the Hoover Commission" and
Mrs. H. L. Whittemore on THE JET
ferson Bible"
Evening star., 1949-01-22

dealt by the Mos
COW = supported
Communists, the
Kuomintang has
lost its hold and
its leader. Gen.
eralissimo Chi
ng Kai-shek,
who for more
than 20 years
fought to main
tain his coun-
try'S lndepend-
e n ce, virtually
has retired.
Some optimists
still believe that
Evening star., 1949-01-22

men, has Drop
ped q legislative
time bomb. He
has published
and Is now cir
culating thou
sands Of copies
of a little
pamphlet en-
titled, "Compe-
titive Bidding In
the Sale Of Sc
curities."
Mr.. Whitney
believes h er e
should be COM
petitive bidding
L. lnr Az
Evening star., 1949-01-22

capltallStlc DlOc
in the Soviet
Union, and no
effective on e S
among the sat
elites. Basic So
Wet theory Wis
avis the non-
G o m m u n i S t
world is one of
the few really
clear things to-
day. Soviet long
r a n ge pla n S
never have de-
Waited; S owl e t
tactics change to
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Preaching in London

Rev. p. j. O'Connor, assistant pro-
fessor of sacred eloquence of the
Catholic University of America, will
be the preacher at special services
in St. Mary's Church in London,
Ontario, Canada. January %, "a and
Is. university authorities announced
TODAY,
Evening star., 1949-01-22

las the non-C Communist world 10
concerned.
It is inconceivable that they
should be abandoned, for no state
ever has or ever will voluntarily
abandon the tenets on which us
structure rests, and the basic pur-
poses of its being.
(Released BY the Bell Syndicate, Ine)
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Rn Ln,reLL MeLLeff

Out of a clear sky, but in the
midst of an acrimonious ruckus,
Alexander F. Whitney, president of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
Evening star., 1949-01-22
By Dorothy Thompson

The Soviet peace offensive is tao
tical, for the purpose Of lulling the
West and giving the Soviets time.
There is no pro-Western or pro-
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Bv Constantine Brovn

It Is curtains for China and for
vital American defense interests In
that part of the world.
Keeling under the powerful blows
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Recalls Truman Views.

President Whitney may or may
not hope to have his ideas incor-
porated in the Truman Fair Deal
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Defect of Plan No. !

It is too bad that the decision to reject
or accept the first of series OF Govern
ment reorganization plans put forward by
the President had to be complicated by
an issue of personality. For personalities
ought not to be relevant to the larger
question of revamping our governmental
structure in the interests OF efficiency and
economy.
Facts are facts however and the debate
in the Senate, where Plan No. was killed
by the overwhelming vote of go to 81,
makes it clear that many Senators oppos-
ing the plan were motivated by fear that
it's adoption would put public health
activities under the control of Federal
Security Administrator Oscar Ewing. The
conservatives in the Senate, Republicans
and Democratic alike, have little con-
fidence in Mr.. Ewing. They are afraid that
he would use his great powers as head OF
a Department of Welfare, which included
public health, to press the fight for COM
pulsory health insurance. And they
believe that adoption of compulsory health
insurance would be long step in the
direction of socialized medicine.
This may not be sound point of view.
Perhaps it would have been better, at
least psychologically, for the Senate to
have approved Plan No. /, and then, as
Senator Lucas suggested, await the event
of Mr.. Ewings nomination to head the
new department. If the President had
named him in the face of the obvious
opposition, and if the opposition bloc had
the votes, which it did have, Mr.. Ewing
could have been denied confirmation.
The Senate, however, preferred to reject
the plan outright, and therefore the
pertinent question is what to do next.
Plan No. / did not follow the recommen-
dations of the Hoover Commission in
several respects, the most important being
that the CommissionSmajority had called
for the establishment of an Independent
medical administration with jurisdiction
over all Federal health services.
Judging from the debate, if Plan No. !
had contained this provision, thereby
removing health activities from the reach
of Mr.. Ewing, enough Senators would have
been won over to insure its approval. That
being the case, the sensible thing now Is
for the President to submit a new plan
adhering more closely to the Hoover Com
mission proposals. If that cannot be done
at this session, it should be done at the
next. AS indicated by the Senate's approval
yesterday of Plans No. and No. 7, defeat
of No. is not necessarily bad omen.
But if the President can revise No. to
meet Senate objections to parts of it, so
much the better.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Defends the Language
OF Mr.. Tom C. Clark
To the Editor of The Star:

During my temporary absence from Wash
ington, read in The Sunday Star OF August
IA an article by Edward A. Harris, regarding
Hon. Tom c. Clark. Among other things,
the said article charges Mr.. Clark with using
..slouchy language" Nothing could be farther
from the truth.
It is we'll known that Mr.. Clark. when
justified, uses direct and positive language
/ have known Tom Clark and his family for
many years: and his ideal youthful environ
ment and training in the law by an older.
devoted brother, now deceased, would inter-
dict Tom Clark from using "slouchy" Ian
guage.
In a close association, covering long
period of years. I have never heard Tom
Clark utter "slouchy" word or one OF color.
Until my recent retirement from the active.
private practice of the. law, represented
highly important matters before our high
est courts. I am thoroughly familiar with
published opinions and decisions rendered Dy
Tom Clark In my opinion. he is eminently
qualified to serve as Justice OF the supreme
Court of the United States.
HERBERT L. DAVIS, sr.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Exploring Underseu

Exploration of the depths of the sea is
q hazardous business. This impression
was confirmed when Otis Barton achieved
mans farthest penetration of the ocean
in the Pacific off Santa Cruz Island. AS
the hero of the enterprise himself ex-
pressed it: There are so many things
against u.s. One difficulty obviously is
that of keeping contact with the surface
The best steel ball conceivable would be
no better than prison as little as q
dozen feet down, if communication lines
were broken. It follows that those ties
with the base of operations must be
maintained and protected as carefully as
the benthoscope' itself. Scientific man
agement of the whole proceeding is i'm
perative. No chance can be taken which
is not indicated by the mathematics and
the logic of the work.
Yet risk is implicit in any such under
taking. The same rule applies to strato-
spheric investigation. No progress is
feasible without the element of human
courage in the men who volunteer for the
task. MIR. Barton sought to justify his
curiosity about the lower levels of the sea
and his confidence that they can be
examined. He matched himself against
the darkness, the cold and the pressure of
the water. Had any accident occurred, he
would have died quick but horrible
death.
The experiment, however, was carried
through without mishap. Mr.. Barton broke
the record of 3,028 feet which he set in
association with Dr. William Beebe in
Bermuda in 1884. True, he did not attain
the absolute floor of the sea. When he
asked to be drawn up he still was about
one-third of mile from the bottom. The
water he reported, was clearer than he
had expected. He saw moving, living
creatures passing by and testified that
they were forms unfamiliar to him. Thus
he gave further credence to the theory
that the submarine areas-the drowned
mountains and valleys-of our planet are
possessed of elements of survival COM
parable with those of the surface.
What practical purpose may be served
by exploration of the lowest depths of
the ocean is debatable, but if pure knowl-
edge is goal worth seeking Mr. Barton's
endeavors and those of his colleagues need
no apology. They are not wasting their
time or the endowment provided by the
University of Southern California. Poten-
TALLY at least they are engaged in a
pragmatic activity
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Beot 1t With Something Better

The home rule bill seems out for this
first session of the Eighty-first Congress.
A hostile subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee has bottled it up by a
close vote to table and there does not seem
to be great hope that the full committee
will rescue it. The Star does not believe
that a measure of this Importance,
passed by the Senate and Endorsed in
principle by both the major political
parties and the President, should be dis
posed of in this fashion. The House, and
the people of the District of Columbia,
should have an opportunity to vote on 1t.
But there is another session of this
Congress. Home rule, though Sidetracked
now, would have a better chance for
approval in the House next year than this.
The delay can be we'll utilized both by
those in Washington who are opposed to
home rule and those who want it,
For those who oppose the bill, on the
ground that it is not genuine move
toward voting rights for Washingtonians
and that national representation is the
proper goal, the delay should call to mind
the political adage that you can't beat
something with nothing. There is no
national representation proposal pending
in this Congress. Perhaps the best way of
beating home rule would be to muster the
sentiment behind national representation,
to make a vigorous and positive effort in
its behalf as the preferable method OF
conferring voting rights that count. Ger
tainly home rule is not going to be
defeated Indefinitely by the argument that
national representation is better, with
nothing done to press for this desirable
alternative.
Those in favor of home rule have been
embarrassed by riches in the form of
proposals The pending bill, Just tabled
by the Judiciary Subcommittee of the
District Committee, is sponsored by Rep
resentative Klein of New York, who took
the Kefauver bill, passed by the Senate,
and introduced it in the House. In addi-
ton, and also pending in the subcom-
mittee, is the revised bill by Representative
AuchinclosS-a cut-down version of the
bill brought to the House floor last year
from the District Committee. There is
another bill by Representative Marcan-
tonic of New York; still another for an
rule advocates in the House combined
instead of scattered their fire in the form
of proposals, their chances would be
improved.
With many others The Star is convinced
that voting representation in Congress
and in the choice of President and Vice
President is preferable to any form of
home rule. 1t doubts that home rule would
improve the municipal government or
that it would work to the best interests
of this city, from the point of view of
community or from that of the Nations
Capital. But in the absence of any pend
ing proposal for the necessary constitu-
tional amendment, the principle of voting
rights for the people of this city is not
going to be suppressed indefinitely. If
home rule is the only tangible vehicle for
those who want to vote, it is the one they
will ride.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Margaret Mitchell

To the friends who had hoped that even
tually she would write another great book
Margaret Mitchell'S death is in itself a
tragedy. The author of Gone With the
Wind" certainly might have accomplished
other, perhaps grander achievements.
But what she did complete is mighty
monument to her talents. Professional
critics, regarding her as an interloper of
a sort in the carefully segregated field of
commercial fiction, made little of her work
when it first appeared Not even its prin-
cipal sponsor H. S. Latham of the Mac
milan Company, was sure that it would
be a success Contemporary authorities
guessed that the story-10 037 pages of it
was "too long" The style of it was held
"unweeded." Reviewers declared the South
it represented never had existed. The
plot was Knocked and ridiculed. Miss
Mitchell herself was analyzed and dissected
by literary pundits who admitted that they
were aggrieved by her popularity.
"Gone With the Wind" meanwhile went
on selling The total number of copies
printed has been estimated at ten million,
and the number of readers at twice that
figure. AS motion picture the story
reached a universal audience. Scores of
limitations fourished as far away as Japan.
Long novels became fashion, highly
seasoned historical novels fad. Dozens
of Scarlett O'Haras and Rhett Buffers
arose to exemplify egocentricity. Some
of them still are current Thus Miss
Mitchells production has expressed not
merely the broken, defeated South of eight
or nine decades ago but also the broken,
defeated world of our own pathetic "age
of confusion"
Other authors have won fame with a
single tremendous endeavor. "Gone With
the Wind" was it's creators only triumph
largely because the gathering of the mate
rials for it was such prodigious enter
prise. Miss Mitchell put lifetime into
her single assignment. It does not follow
however, that she was incapable OF a
further effort. The tragedy of her death
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Seuworthy

She ,Das sailors ,oite from Marblehead,
Launched from the 1Days of shippers
bronsed and tall,
Blue-,pater men :. She battened do1pn
her dread
When her young husband ans,Dered to
the call
For fighting seanaen from the doorway
1ohite
OF their trim cottage smiling ,Daued
goodby
And matched him, seabag shouldered, out
of sight,
Hiding her throes-he must not see her
Then only, as by raging storm. broached to.
The staunchest uessel staggers, So did
she:
Locked in her room, she gaze her heart
its due
OF racking, binding tears-then
gallantly
Put out, close-hauled and 10ith a double
reef,
TO beat against the tempest OF her grsef.
HAROLD WILLARD GLEASON
Evening star., 1949-08-18

at forty-nine Is that it destroys a mind
and a heart that were not exhausted.
Had she lived she surely might have
written more-and conceivably better
books. Those who knew her will miss her
She was a person of distinction, yet
person easy to appreciate, easy to care
about
Evening star., 1949-08-18

citizens in support of the North Atlantic
Treaty.
1t is the fervent hope of the American
people that the Soviets do not regard this
pact as threat to their security, provok-
ing them into declaring war. While the
Soviet leadership may have no fear that
aggression is implied, they may consider 1t
a deterrent to the spread of communism.
The alignment of Western nations through
the North Atlantic Treaty, together with the
alignment of Latin American countries
through the Rio Pact, provides united
front against any future aggression by ma
tions of the Soviet sphere. VIC.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Believes All Will Pay
For Subsidy Folly

10 the Editor OF The Star:
Isn't 1t a silly proposition for the intelli-
gent people of this country to take money
out Of one pocket to pay price-support taxes
and then take some more money out of the
other pocket-if any-to pay the higher
prices?
Would the country not be better of If 1t
were not for the fact that almost half the
population is going around with one hand
held out for what is nothing else but aims?
If the man who grows cotton, tobacco,
wheat, or what-have-you, knows he can't
lose, is he going to reduce his planting
Of this or that unless he is compelled to?
1t seems to me the whole idea of price
supports for farmers or carpenters or print
ers is all wrong. 1t might serve a useful
purpose at the close of war emergency.
but certainly no longer. But we have the
subsidy with us and the politicians are going
to keep it with us until the lid blows off.
Then we will all pay for our folly
ALBERT D. RUST.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although it Is permissible for
a ,Driter kno1Dn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Questions and Answers

reader can skt the answer to any question OF
fact by writing The Evening star; washington, t on
ington 2, D. c. Please inclose three (3) cents Tor
return postage
Evening star., 1949-08-18

Of the Communists and Of those ultra
nationalist groups which could be the
nuclei for q sort of neo-H -Hitlerism.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Rv THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What is the origin Of the American
cowboy?-D. K.
A. The American cowboy came into ex-
istence when, in 1921, settlers pushing west-
ward into present-day Texas discovered the
local Mexican ranches the methods OF the
vaqueros and the commercial possibilities
in the herds of ownerless cattle and horses
which were on the Texan and Western
plains. s.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Differs With Author of Letter
Blaming H0Odlums for Closing Pool

To the Editor of The Star:
There was letter in your August issue
from E. B. Henderson, which is hard TO
understand and I wish to ask some ques-
tions concerning it. He says that the hood
lums and Klansmen closed the Anacostla
pool and yet it is fact that Secretary
Krug issued the order to close the pool, so
suppose Mr. Henderson is calling Secretary
Krug q hoodlum and Klansman.
Also, Mr.. Henderson says: ITO submit 10
the American Hitlers now would give 10
Stain and his American followers the hnest
sort of ammunition short of guns" what
does Hitler and Stain have to do with the
closing of the Anacostia pool? 1t would
seem that Mr.. Henderson is calling Secre-
tary Krug Hitler because OF the arbitrary
way the Secretary closed the Anacostia pool.
Now I am not calling anybody names. TO
call names merely brings up other issues
and gets away from the real one: Should
there be segregation or nonsegregatlon at
the Washington municipal pools?
I agree with The Star editorial OF some
weeks ago. Has the Secretary himself gone
swimming at nonsegregated pool? This Is
not the time because Of the age OF the persons
involved nor the place to insist upon non
segregation among teen-age youngsters. the
white child is made to feel like fool Tor
not liking Secretary Krug's order and the
Negro child is made to feel inferior.
MRS. PENELOPE THOROGOOD.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

@. How may burned starch be removed
from an electric iron?-B. E. R..
A. A simple method is to sprinkle little
salt on sheet of waxed paper and run
the cool iron over it. Silver polish will
remove any persistent stains.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

@. What do the letters AMORC stand 1o
in reference to the Rosicruclans?-G. Q. !
A. The letters stand for Ancient Mystl
Order Rosae Crucis (Rosy Cross. TIL
Rosicrucian Order had its traditional found
ing in Egypt. It came to the United State
in 1894 and was reactivated in 1909. Z
Evening star., 1949-08-18

Russias Vetoes in Security Council
Held Cause of Support for Atlantic Pact
To the Editor of The Star:
In accepting the obligations OF the North
Atlantic Treaty, the Senate acted in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the majority OF
United States citizens. The numerous vetoes
cast by the Russian representatives to the
United Nations Security Council indicated
the wide area Of disagreement between
peace loving nations and aggressive nations.
This hostile attitude displayed by the Soviets
did more than anything else to unite our
Evening star., 1949-08-18

@. Did Fulton Oursler write under the
pen name of Anthony Abbot?-R. D.
A. He has written many detective stories
under the name of Anthony Abbot. The de-
tective in these stories is Thatcher Colt.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

@. What is the Achilles tendon?-L. I. s.
A. 1t is that tendon which runs from the
heel to certain muscles in the back of the
leg When this tendon is short or accidently
shortened the heel is pulled upward.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

tizens in support of the North Atlantic
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-11-15

See this bunch of top quoiity heifers at the ronch. Al
ore bred TO AEP Generous 10th, our new herd sire by q
Son of Herb ChondIer's Donald Domino. Here is on ex-
eellent chance TO odd quoIty TO your herd-or set your
self up with a top-notoh bunch of young foundation cows.
LOOK THEM OVER AT THE RANCH
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-11-15

Bred ond roised on our hieh-oItitude mountain ranges
this picture shows the bulls os they ore-deep,
thick, we'll grown out-in excellent condition to keep
right on growing. They ore thrifty, oood-doine kind
of bulls.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-11-15

BREEDING POWER
to pass on thickness, weight,
fleshing and gaining ability!
10 Head sIufed for the CorIof Sole
at Billings Public Stockyords
DEC. S, g.,
3 Half Brothers to These Bulls Were JUDGED
BEST PEN OF THREE OF the Recent
Tri-Stote Futurity, Billings
Your critical inspection invited.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-09-07
Policemen

concluded from page u =
They found no weapons on the
whites, but they did discover furs,
jewels, and other articles valued at
more than $4,000.
The three white men were iden-
titled as William Mayer, 33, John
Kopsko, 33 and John Covello, 20.
Kopsko's record included a five
year term for armed robbery, and
Mayer was out on a 40 year pro-
baton for armed robbery.