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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
REORGANIZATION and Health

Rejection by the. Senate Expenditures
Committee of the Presidents Reorganiza-
ton Plan No. (which would create
q Department of Welfare-cannot fairly
be said to be a setback for the Hoover
Commissions governmental reform pro-
gram Actually, the committees action, in
effect, adds support for the commissions
own views on welfare and health tunc-
lions, views which differ widely from those
of President Truman and OF Federal Sc
curity Administrator Oscar Ewing. This
divergence of opinion on subject so vital
to the public interest amply juStifies the
go slow" advice of the Senate committee.
The disagreement between the admins
tration and the Hoover Commission is not
over the creation of Department OF We'll
fare, as such, but over its scope. Mr.. Tru-
man and Mr. Ewing want the new depart
ment to include not only social security,
education and other welfare activities but
public health administration. The Hoover
group recommended that health functions
be supervised by new Independent
agency to be known as the United Medical
Administration. The present Public Health
Service would be transferred to the pro-
posed UNA.
Committee hearings produced a great
deal of testimony in favor of the Hoover
plan and against the Presidents proposal
Insofar as health administration was con-
cerned. Mr.. Hoover himself called the
committees attention to the difference be-
tween the commissions recommendations
and those of the President, stressing the
commissions belief that health functions
should be excluded from the jurisdiction
of the new department. Representatives OF
medical and dental organizations strongly
opposed "subordinating'' health to social
security or other welfare functions and in
sisted that public health was important
enough to warrant Independent status.
Underlying much of the opposition was an
apparent fear that the new department,
under Mr.. Ewing at least. might become
propaganda agency" for compulsory
health insurance. Certainly IL the depart
ment were given supervision of Federal
compulsory health insurance program, 1t
would be one of the more powerful of Fed
eral departments.
On the other hand, as the Senate COM
mittee pointed out, the Hoover Commis-
sion's proposal for a United Medical Adj
ministration has aroused considerable
opposition. In fact. there were dissents
within the commission itself. The UNA
proposal is under consideration by the
Senate Committee on Labor and Welfare.
Rejection of Reorganization Plan No. l
would provide an opportunity for careful
elaboration that would not be possible If
the plan were to be validated by congress
sional inaction. In the light of the highly
controversial nature of the health aspect
Of the reorganization program, the Senate
Expenditures Committee has shown good
judgment in recommending further study
by Congress of the whole question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Offers to Aid Documentation
OF Washington in Photographs

To the EDITOR OF The Star:
AS you point out in your editorial OF
August s, entitled. The Atget Exhibition"
this Capital of the United States needs an
Atget to commemorate it in camera art, in
the manner revealed by his prints now on
posthumous exhibit at the Library OF Con-
gress.
Surely it will take more than one OF his
like for the job. A full scale project utilizing
a corps of camera artists. each cultivatlng
sector of its life staked out to him according
to his tastes and talent, would more likely
do justice to the assignment.
Newly settled here. am myself bewildered
by the multiplicity of subject matter claim
ing my interest, wherever I am rash enough
to rest my eye. To be free to respond full
time to all such claims is dream I would
be happy to have come true.
In answer to the question in your edi-
torial's final paragraph. speaking for myself
as an artist photographer, would welcome
competition for membership in the corps
and my share of the assignment. under
plan of co-ordinated and cooperative spon-
sorship. RICHARD BAREoN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
Uriter, although it is permissible for
a 1uriter k,1o1U1 to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer TO any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Infcrma ton
Bureau. 316 I Street NE. Washington 2. D. C.
Please inclose cents for return postage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Club for Adults As Well As One
For Teen-Agers Approved

The letter by Nadine Pierson. July 20, in
which she suggested club for teen-agers OF
high principles and who neither drink nor
smoke, should receive the wholehearted sup
port of all parents who wish to see their
children develop into men and women OF
character and dependability. incidentally.
club for older people such as that men
toned above would not be amiss. L. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11

States of the Union who sought economy
and efficiency. He helped establish Virginia
with the second lowest tax rate among the
States of the Union. He started it towards
it's present debt-free condition; and he start
ed it on pay-as-you-go road building pro-
gram which gives it today one of the best
road systems in the Union. In quarter Gen.
fury Virginia has been transformed in agri-
culture, in manufacturing, in business. To-
day its judiciary. its legislative. its executive
departments operate efficiently and hon
estly. In many directions Of sound public
administration and in substantial progress
it stands first among the States of the
Union. Certain blackguardly elements in
politics attempt by SANDER and propaganda
to drive any self-respecting gentleman
out of politics. That Senator Byrd does not
enjoy this innovation in Virginia is natural.
Until recently Americans have felt that
man who builds great business creating
wealth and giving employment to labor was
a progressive of the right sort, that the dis
couragement of enterprise by heavy taxes
and waste of the peoples money was both
reactionary and wrong. Harry Byrd, start
ing as poor boy 40 years ago. has built the
largest individual apple business in Amer
ica Only his competitors in the apple bust
ness complain that he pays the highest
wages in that business. His apple enter
prises have helped establish Virginia among
the leading apple producing States of
America.
Mr.. Battles victory is partly attributable
to the vicious attacks made on Senator Byrd
by labor politicians who want to take over
Virginia. The Senator's friends were split
among three candidates. Allowing some
thing for Mr.. Millers personal popularity
the anti-Byrd vote in the Stat, really was
between 80 and 80 per cent. Virginia voters
are VIGOROUSLY independent. Far ito many
of them are so satisfied with the govern
ment that they have that they fail to vote,
although qualified by registration. Quite
a few of them look upon Senator John
Battle as being bit too radical or progress
sive. or as pledged to extravaganza rather
than parsimony. At any rate Mr.. Battle is
no demagogue. Virginia. having attained
solvency following the destruction of the
Civil War, wants to remain sane and solvent
in an era of vast Federal expenditures and
debt and of international bankruptcy.
ANOTHER VIRGINIA VOTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Endorses Proposal
To Drop Mellett Column

I second the motion made a few days ago
that your good paper stop wasting time and
expense on the silly stuff Lowell Mellett
hands out. Seems to me this is not the nrst
time readers have tried to help the cause
of clear thinking by suggesting better use
of vour facilities. WARREN STONE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Readers Criticize Views
OF Bishop Oman


To the Editor of The Star:
Many Protestants as well as Catholics
have gotten leery of Bishop G.. Bromley
Oxnam's TRADES against Catholics in gen.
eral and their church in particular.
If the bishop had read the recent joint
statements of Cardinal Spellman and Mrs
Roosevelt, he would not have jumped at
illogical conclusions on the Federal aid-to-
education bill in references to its auxiliary
features.
Such TRADES by an anti-Catholic church,
man like Bishop Oman are detestable.
smack of intolerance and are not worthy of
a real American. Time and again he has
condoned the persecution Of the Catholic
church behind the Iron Curtain; and he has
not come out as he should against subversive
activities Of communism and its front Or
CARNATIONS in this Nation. Just where does
this bishop stand anyways? L. j. E.
To the Editor Of The Star:
I have Just listened to Methodist Bishop
Oxnam's interview by Ed Hart on Station
WWDC. Instead of giving wise and
thoughtful criticism of the Federal aid-to-
education bill. Bishop Oman spent most OF
his time blasting the Roman Catholic
Church It was the same old TRADE about
how the Roman Catholic Church wished to
RCG ltS udIUS III CIiC puUlIS uCdooiy' Ao"
the Pope was interfering in the affairs OF
the United States. and eventually would lead
the world into holy war; and how the
Roman Catholic hierarchy tries to keep the
people in Ignorance" He even went SO far
as to say there was great similarity between
communism and the Roman Catholic
Church.
We must present a fine spectacle to the
world . We. who are supposed to be
Christians We Protestants spend so much
of our energy calling names and spreading
vicious stories about Catholics; and Catholics
reply with the word "bigot." that we haven't
any energy or desire left for prayer.
If Bishop Oman really believes that the
Roman Catholic Church is such a deceitful
organization, he. as Christian. should pray
for the millions of poor deluded Catholics.
Other Christians, perhaps, will pray that II
Bishop Oman is wrong he will be enlight-
ened and will have the courage to openly
say that he is wrong. A METHODIST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. When did the expression c. o. D. orig
mater. NIGH.
A. This abbreviation, meaning collect on
delivery" originated in 184l when a shipper
asked the express company to collect pay
ment for the goods from the consignee at
the time of delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11
Star Movies Appreciated
And More Anticipated

To the Editor of The Star:
We enjoyed the movies shown by The Star
at Nineteenth and Benning and sincerely
hope that you will show them again next
vear. VIRGINIA AND EPHRIAM LOTT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11

@. How many Baptist bodies are there
in this country Which is the largest?-
j. A. M.
A. There are Is bodies of Baptists The
largest body is the Southern Baptist Con-
vention with membership of 6,27O,819
The Northern Baptist Convention has
membership of 1,541,9 o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11


To the Editor of The Star:
"A virginia Voter in The Star of August
7 takes your paper to task for seeming sat-
isfaction" in an editorial Virginia Holds
the Line" where you commented on the re-
suits of the Virginia primary election OF
August 2.
In calling The Star ultra conservative If
it did receive considerable satisfaction from
the election results, he fails to take into con-
sideration its fair and objective news &C
counts of the campaign. the radical and par
tisan anti-Byrd articles OF several OF us
columnists- Gould Lincoln excepted. VIZ
GINA Voter" goes on to say Senator BYRD
is still king, Flag of aristocracy still waves,
wealthy guards of citadel should not pc
come SNUG and complaisant" ana SO IoFtn.
All of this is arrant nonsense.
Since all Virginians are arlStocrats anu
all four candidates In Virginia's primary
were aristocrats. the three opposing Mr.. BAT
tie were probably far richer personally tnan
he and it is probable that great oeal more
money was spent by each OF them than was
spent in the Battle campaign. Nobody ap-
proaches the campaign wealth OF the CIO.
The so-called Byrd machine" Is largely
a creature of the imagination OF It's power
seeking and ofice-hungry opponents. Ma
chimes are built in cities these days by class,
racial and labor bossed workers. senator
Byrd's personal popularity is very great IN
Virginia as it is in the rest Of the country
A strong and popular opponent supported
by racial minorities, by labor bosses and by
a powerful Federal machine was able to get
the support Of one third of Virginia's voters
With tax burdens increasing, 1t is likely that
in straight lineup three-fourths OF Viz
ginia's voters today would approve Senator
Byrd If he, ran for reelection. Most Vir-
ginians look upon him as real progressive
and as a public servant who has identified
himself for over quarter of century with
their earnest desire for good government.
AS Governor, Harry Byrd reorganized the
State government and made it model
studied and initiated by the progressive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11

@. What are the dimensions of the tomb
stone marking the grave of Franklin D,
Roosevelt?-W. r. II.
A. According to the late Presidents in,
structions the monument is s feet long. 4
feet wide and 3 feet high, and stands on
base extending 2 feet from the monument
all around. and not more than inches from
the ground The monument, of Imperial
Dandy marble from Vermont, is white with
faint trace of color. ~
@. How long is the Great Wall of Gilman
H. D. A. 81
A. 1t is more than 500 miles long. Ac-
cording to the National Geographic Maya
zine this wall if transplanted to the United
States would extend from Philadelphia be-
yond Topeka, Kans.. with spurs jutting south
into Virginia and Arkansas.
@. What is the longest palindrome in the
English language? W.S.Y. ST
A. Probably the longest palindrome in Eng
lish is Dog as a devil deif1ed Deified lived
as god'' Such lines which read backwards
and forwards alike have also been called
Sotadics, from their reputed inventor So
tades, scurrilous Greek poet of the 3rd cenr
tllry BIC - er.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-11
Strike On
Washington
Newspapers
Publications Hd lied for
Second Time Within
Week Over Wages

WASHINGTON, April 11.-1R-
A strike of about 200 mechanical
workers today halted publication OF
the capitals newspapers for the
second time within week
The strike of pressmen and stero-
typers against the four daily papers
began after an all-night peace"
meeting failed to end a wage dis
pute. Afternoon editions OF three
newspapers were the first affect
ed.
Publishers said both unions re-
fused their offa- Of a So weekly
raise, and a third week OF vaca-
ton to employees with five or
more years service-terms similar
10 these accepted by the AFL print
srs and photographers.
They said the pressmen held out
for an So increase, along with re.
duction of the present 7lz hour
day and 371z hour week to 7
hour day and a IS hour week. plus
an increased manning OF the press
eS.
The publishers statement said
the sterotypers asked So weekly
raise and a reduction in the work
week from 1914 hours to 32l2 hours.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-11
5E|NER FOR
JUNEAU IN
EXPLOSION
Damaged by Fire Which
FolIcws-Wm. Wright
Suffers Burns s

SEATTLE. April 11-R-O One
man received burns when a 40
foot purse seiner exploded and
caught fire at the Standard Oil
Co.. docks on Lake Union late
Saturday.
Battalion Fire Chief Gordon
Martin said the explosion occurred
as William Wright, 38, tried to
start the engine and move away
from the dock after loading BAT
gallons of gasoline.
Wright's right hand and arm
suffered second and ...,..ird degree
burns.
Boat damage was estimated at
81 300. The fire was confined to
the engine compartment and pilot
house, the flames being subdued
by firemen before reaching the
stored gasoline
The vessel was delivered Friday
to the Parks Canning Co., of Jul
neau and was being readied for
the trip north.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-11
UN RE(0NvENE5
TUESDAY,; AGENDA
HAS MANY ISSUES

LAKE SUCCESS, April ll--lR-
At the United Nations, the Politi-
cal Committee resumes debate on
the African colonies. And the
Italian Foreign Minister is expected
to speak.
Count Carlo Sforza is expected
to ask the UN to return all the
pre-war African colonies to Italy.
These are Eritrea, Italian Someli-
land and Libir. which Italy lost
during World War Two.
The UN General Assembly prob
ably will reconvene tomorrow and
it will have full agenda. This
includes such items as the case Of
Cardinal Mindszenty, the Indone-
sian case and Israefs application
for membership in the UN.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-11
I ZIP OF
AvIATR|Ix
DELAYED
Mrs. Morrow-Tait Entount.
ers Another Hitch Of
Proposed Flight

VANCOUVER, BE-, April LII
Mrs. Richarda Morrow-Tait has
encountered another hitch in her
efforts to resume a rnnnd-the-world
flight.
The red-haired British aviatrix
said yesterday her scheduled take
off in borrow Seattle plane for
Northway, Alaska would be de-
layed because of faulty radio.
She expects to head up the
British Columbia coast Tuesday
morning with her new navigator,
Jack Ellis of Seattle, former Royal
Air Force flyer.
From Northway she will fly over
Tok, where her global flight was
halted last Nov. 81, then point her
war surplus trainer toward Edmon-
ton and-she hopes-home.
Mrs. Morrow-Tait, 25-year-old
housewife, said that if all goes
well she will reach England by
IIllQ-Mdy.
Her first plane, an Raj Percival
Proctor -Four, was damaged beyond
repair when it crash-landed on the
Alaska Highway at Tok. Since then
she has been attempting to raise
funds in Alaska. Canada and the
United States to OBTAIN another
aircraft and complete her journey.
Seattle and Vancouver friends do
mated 5000.
After an uneventful flight here
from Seattle Saturday Mrs. Nor
row-Tait and Ellis were equipped
with cold weather gear by the
Royal Canadian Air Force, which
also said it would maintain radio
contact on the flight to Northway
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-11
Armed Forces
Are Hit Hard by
Hoover Report
Charges Padding in De-
mands : Alaska Hous-
ing Instance Cited

WASHINGTON, April II --tR
Former president Herbert Hoover
accused the armed service today Of
padding money demands. waste
and extravaganza. He cited air.
force plans to build houses in
Alaska costing $5S,350 each and
Army requests to modernize lo2
tanks it doesn't have.
Hoover laid before the Senate
Armed Services committee a re-
Fort urging appointment OF three
assistant secretaries OF defense to
take the waste and inefficiency out
of military spending.
The Senate group is studying
proposed changes in the law which
put the army, navy and air force
under a single department. Hoover
was called as witness because OF
the studies his commission has
made
The report said:
The army'S original budgetary
request for 1850 also included an
item Of $lO8, 29O859 for tropical
worsted uniforms which would
purchase $4,000 uniforms at 1929
apiece, enough for all the enlisted
men in the army, and then somel
The report said the air force
budget called for the building OF
9lO family homes in Alaska lat a
cost Of $58,35O house" 1t noted
that the air force also proposed to
build 1913 homes on Guam at $4,000
each and 1880 in the United States
at $4,000 each.
The report said the army had re-
quested 100000 per tank to
modernize 1.2l5 existing M-26
tanks, forgetting that it already
had turned over 1902 OF these tanks
to the Marine Corps.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-11
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

copyright. 1919. BY Bell Syndicate. Incl
WASHINGTON The late and
lamented 8Oth Congress was widely
publicized as one of the most lobby
ridden in many years and probab-
" deserved that reputation. When
it was thrown out of office last
November, Democratic leaders an
nounced that the 81st Congress
would Immediately start an investi-
CATION of lobbyists, and to that
end conscientious Senator Kilgore
introduced a resolution calling for
a sweeping probe.
That resolution is still stymied in
the Senate Judiciary Committee
where Senator Wiley Of Wisconsin,
Republican, is staging a one-man
filibuster in the subcommittee.
Meanwhile the new 81st Congress
is Just about as lobby-ridden as
the old-possibly more SO. There
is one big difference, however. This
time the lobbyists have been smart
er. They work in disguise. One
devise is to- pressure few key
business friends in Congress
mans home district. Another amaz-
~
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-11
OPPOSITION
TO B RIDGES
AS PRESIDENT
Tom George Of Portland Is
Also Nominated for
Head, CI0-LWU

SAN FRANCISCO, April LII
Harry Bridges today faced his
first opposition in eight years for
the presidency of his CIO Inter-
national Lcngshoremen's and Ware
housemen's Union.
Bridges and Tom George, of
local g. Portland, Ore, were nonli-.
mated for the office as the ILWU's
eighth biennial convention closed
yesterday.
Georges sponsor, NJ j. Eddy
of the Portland local, explained he
thought the whole union would
benefit from the challenge.
Ballots have been sent out to
members of all locals. Complete
election returns are expected to be
tabulated within two weeks.
Bridges, who sharply criticized
national leadership on certain pol
icies, was the first to be nominated.
The convention by resolution ask
ed that the Department of State
and the Congress review the ma
tons foreign policy 1t declared
that today the foreign policy of
our country and those with which
j it is allied in the Atlantic Alliance
lis unified only on the basis OF be-
ing against our former ally, the
IU.S.S.R."
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-11

INDUSTRY IN
AGREEMENT
Last Years Contract 10 Be
Renewed for Alaska
Fishing Season

SEATTLE. April 11.-lR-A con-
tract proposal made by Hope Lodge
NO. 10. International Association OF
Machinists, Ind, has been accepted
BY the Alaska Salmon Industry
Inc. d joint announcement disclos-
ed today.
A spokesman for the Industry
and I. A. Sandvigen, union business
agent, said the proposal provides
for a renewal of last years con-
tract, including guarantees on the
length of seasons in all areas,
which will be unchanged. They
said the agreement will be signed
tomorrow.
In turn for the renewed season
guarantees, the union agreed TO
drop its demand for is per cent
wage increase. Previously the in
dustry had offered counter pro-
posaI to the wage demand provid-
ing that the 100-day guaranteed
season in Southeast Alaska be cut
in half The season could only
have been heightened in proportion
to the size of the pack in excess
of $4,000 cases OF salmon.
The contract settlement affects
between 800 and 1000 union men,
bers employed in the Alaska salmon
industry. Some of the workers are
now being cleared to go north and
prepare the canneries for opera
tons.