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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26
For q Realistic Fire Code

Absolute safety from fire Is desirable
but elusive goal. The next best thing to
absolute safety is a degree OF safety as
high Is can be achieved by reasonable
enforcement of reasonable regulations.
Since there has been abundant evidence
to indicate that rigid enforcement OF the
proposed fire safety code with respect to
old buildings would be neither practicable
nor reasonable. it is hard to take excep-
ton to the Commissioners decision to
restudy the whole problem
The new regulations will 60 into effect
at once in connection with new construc-
ton. 1t is feasible and proper that new
hotels and apartments and other build
ings with a high rate of human occupancy
should be equipped with adequate and
properly protected means Of egress, with
fire barriers at strategic points and with
other safety facilities. The Coconut Grove
disaster in Boston, the tragic hotel f1res
in Atlanta, Chicago and other cities in
recent years and other holocausts have
brought an insistent public demand for
better regulations and stricter enforce
ment.
But when efforts are made to apply TO
buildings already erected the lessons
learned from studies of recent disasters,
serious difficulties arise. A new building
can be equipped with inclosed stairWays
and elevator wells without imposing an
undue economic burden on the builder.
But, according to the information gathered
by the Commissioners in their long con-
sideration of the fire code, it would put
some property owners in bankruptcy to
incorporate such major safety equipment
in structures not designed to take them.
Engineer Commissioner Young Is on
sound ground in demanding not absolute
safety, but "as high a standard OF safety
as Is consistent with common sense, With
the other human interests and human
needs involved" He Is, right in holding
that It is absurd to demand standard
of safety for structure utilized by human
beings so high that the human beings
cannot utilize the structure or are even
put to hardship which outweighs the
added measure of safety" If the Com
missioners are convinced that the new
regulations are unreasonable, perhaps
even unenforceable, insofar as old build
tngs are concerned, they had no acceptable
alternative but to withhold them, pending
further study. Such study should be
begun without delay, with view to
preparing q FIRE safety code for old struc-
lures that will be more realistic than that
Just rejected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26

Inc star OF June II. 1893 contained a
story about the graduation exercises at Con-
vention Hall. where 2o7
High School young men and young
Commencement women emerged from
the chrysalis OF high
school preparation. equipped for the stern
duties OF life or the more arduous studies
OF the academy or seminary. - The grad
yates made pretty grouping rs they sat
upon the stage. The girls were daint,ly
dressed In white. occupying the front seats,
ana the boys. some In the uniform OF the
high school cadets, others In evening dress,
occupied seats In the rear" Among the
young people receiving diplomas were May
Paul Bradshaw Marcus Walker. Sibyl Baker.
William Henry Linkins. Dickerson Naylor
Hoover Kate Tindali. Jesse Bowman Hlrst
Daisy Robinson. Louise Kingsley. Walter
Howell Lee. sEthel Louise Hoffman. Harry
Carl Kleinschmidt Mary Diliow RissIes
Chester Brooks Graham. Mary Ellen wheip-
ley. Lenora Courts and Alfred Robinson
CLANCY. who still insists that Miss Bradshaw
was the only person who could translate
Latin faster than could"
An increase OF the police force by Is
prRates OF Class l having been authorized
=, In the District appropria-
New Policemen ton bill OF March J. The
Enrolled Star on June -. 1899. re-
ported the appointment Of
Is new policemen. The list led of with An
drew Zych and closed with William Green
Perhaps the best known OF the recruits vas
Jacob z. Peterson. a former fireman who
had served as a shipmate Of Thomas shar-
key. the pugiiist. on a man-of-war and was
said TO have put on the mitts~ with him
more than once" The nev policemen were
to be paid $500 a year for their services. A
sergeant also was TO be engased~-at si.iSo
per annum.
The Star for June a. 1892 contained n
dispatch from London IN which It vas sss
forth that the mysterious death
Moyeriis9 OF Baroness Marie vessera and
IfoQedy The Crown Prince Of Austria
at Mayeritng actually resulted
from . correspondence between Prince Hu-
dolph. Pope Leo XIII and the Emperor
Francis Joseph. Rudolph aiieeediy promised
10 give up the baroness. She then killed her.
self with Etrychnine. A letter to Rudolph.
reading In part II you love me- come follow
me" prompted the prince 70 shoot himself
With q pistol. Whether there Was anY truth
In this tale stiil remains unsettled Nobody
really knows what happened ri Msyeriins
in January 1855
The Star OF June 10. 1899. reported the
Arrival Of Kentaro Kaneko In New York he
Was = life member Of the
Speciel Eavcy japanese House Of Peers
From Joeea and Minister OF ssate for
Agriculture and CommsTcs
tn the Ito cabinet Having been educated ~
Harvard. he was.no stranger In the United
States. The purpose Of his current Visit sas
10 develop closer commercial relations b.
tween Japan and America Tour ysars ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26
'PopuIor Art

It seems long while since the Federal
Art Project OF the Works Progress Admin
istration went out OF business. But the
effort to give useful employment to COM
petent artists during the depression of
the 1905 continues to be fruitful in at
least one field-the Index of American
Design. This archive now is sheltered in
the National Gallery Of Art, and the
latest demonstration of its value is an
attractive Penguin Book, published in
London and scheduled for release In
Washington on July 4. Its title is Popular
Art In the United States" and its author
is Erwin O. Christensen, curator Of the
Index and its best Interpreter
Doubtless, craft objects" is a proper
descriptive phrase to apply to the ship
figureheads. cigar store Indians, circus
figures, weathervanes tavern signs hitch
ing posts, pottery and glass, rugs and
coverlets, ct cetera that the WPA copyists
rendered in water color in thorough
visual analysis" Yet these things were
and still are portions OF the expansion of
Europe which began with Columbus and
are as implicit in American experience as
have been nearer to the people than have
been painting and sculpture in grander,
more >pretentious manners They trace
back more directly to the soil and to the
conditions of ordinary life than do the
creations of esoteric geniuses who neces-
sarily labored only for the rich.
Mr. Christensens book, in that respect,
is a democratic document, rejecting the
middle classes as they nourished In the
United States between 100 and 1900. The
sources of the culture about which he
writes are 50 definitely European that he
finds himself obliged to testify: There
are earthenware plates. known to have
been made in Pennsylvania, that cannot
be distinguished from pieces in German
museums" But: There are American
notifications and subtle differences. espe-
cially along the lines OF simplifying the old
styles; and the notifications" and "dif-
ferences" are exactly the qualities that
are most deserving Of study-they con-
stitute the authentic American aspects OF
the Index.
What the wPA artists accomplished.
then. was much more than a mere make
work" achievement. They documented
the American way Of existence, quantity
perhaps, crudely even In certain regards,
vet faithfully and with . contagious az
lection and zeal Mr.. Christensen says
this In his own fashion, and II u true.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26

areas draining into the Potomac watershed
are in need OF reforestasion. and that In
other areas much OF the land nos being
put to crops might well be planted In
permanent forest or grass covers. Such a
program. nov slowly being instigated by
the Potomac River States In cooperation
with the Soil Conservation Service and the
Forest service. undoubtedly will help check
floods in the future
1t is a worthwhile step in the direction
of proper land use, and should be pushed
with all possible speed. 1t Is hoped. too,
that the Potomac Commission viii be
successful In establishing many demon
stration areas. resulting In richer agri-
culture and a cleaner, smoother flowing
river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26

be q more orthodox Communist than the
Cominform, Tito Is caught in the web Of his
own theological devising. He must SEEM
ingly continue to pillow his lone furrow. with
such agility as he can muster and with
such aid from the West as will be cannily
accorded him in order to keep him from
succumbing to Soviet pressure.
Yugoslavia thus promises TO remain a
sort of political and diplomatic maverick.
The situation is unprecedented. and the
eventual outcome is correspondingiy IN
certain. In so far as Austria Is concerned.
Tito has obviously not made the best of
two worlds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26
Sees Congressmen
Blackmailed by People
To the Editor OF The Star:


Ours, so says the preamble TO our Consti-
tuition, is a government of the people. by
the people and for the people. From the
point Of view Of our harassed Congressmen
1t must surely be government by the people
Although blackmail Is considered q crime
punishable by Imprisonment. we. even our
various preachers. are guilty OF IT,. We
shamelessly blackmail our congresSmen with
IF you don't vote aye or nay on a certain
BILL we will not vote you back In ONCE
come next election" So don't blame your
Congressman II he can't help you. You
keep him 80 busy trying to pacify you that
he doesn't have time to do anything for
you. Yet We all. even those with a minimum
amount Of education. know that ours is q
cooperative. society. each group dependent
and interdependent upon the contribution
every other group makes to society for our
security and well-being. Therefore. the only
bill or piece Of legislation that should ever
be introduced to Congress is one in which
all groups Of society benefit equally
ZELPH1A w. DAVIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26
Written In Tribute e.
To . Boy Named whitley"

Written In Tribute
To . Boy Named whitley
To the Editor Of The star
In the green. shaded cemetery OF the
Annandale Methodist Church last Thurs
day a boy named "Whitey''-victim of that
dread murderer. cancer-was buried His
many friends. yet no relatives. gathered for
this last time around some one they knew
and admired. The six pallbearers were boys
who used to pal around with him. and who
always took him home for a meal when he
didn't have any place else to go. The floral
sprays that had been placed about the
casket were mostly Of flowers from gardens
In the community. picked by people who
wanted to remember Whitley" In the same
simple way in which he lived.
No one knew exactly who Whitley was
He came one spring with carnival, and
seemed to come and go periodically after
that. When curious citizens of the commu-
nifty questioned him about his folks. he said
that his parents were dead. and that some
relatives lived In Florida. He boarded with
family in our town when he had work
here. and there got taste of real home life:
perhaps this was the only home he had
ever known. Whitley took an active inter
est in the church and became an energetic
participant in the churchs youth group. The
girls all liked his flirting. teasing ways. and
his neat good looks. The boys thought he
was good guy" because. well, he was just
ok! Here were his closest friends. and
these were the friends that sent the blue and
white spray OF summer flowers and the ones
that stood heads bowed. while the minister
said the familiar benediction.
Not Told Of Capcer.
One day early this spring, Whitley
walked into the doctors ONCE. Seemed he
thought he strained his back while lifting
something on his job The doctor took one
look at the ugly. growing sore. and told
Whitley" that he had better report to Ar
lington Hospital the next morning. Well. ne
picked up q cheap robe and some slippers at
the corner variety store tthe friendly clerk
let him have them on credit. and Whitley"
paid for them out Of bis nrss compensatlon
check and signed In at the hospital. The
top-fiieht physicians there had only TO glance
at his back when they made their tragic
diagnosis: cancer II that wasn't bad enough.
they said that 1t was type that had gone
much, much too deep into his body to oner
q chance OF cure. Although cure Was i'm
possible he was sent to Georgetown Uni
versify Hospital for the newest land very
expensive) treatments.
Whitley" never sensed the extent OF his
illness the wasn't OF course. told he had
cancer and throughout his suffering ne
thought that in lifting something he had
hurt his back awfully bad. He lost Ill desire
for food. and although he was given nouriss-
ment through the veins. in one week he lost
over IS pounds. He was coaxed into tasting
the tiny birthday cake some one had brought
him on his 31st birthday. and once ate few
fresh berries picked out Of q friends Garden.
Mustard gas Was used. X-ray treatments
we're given, but daily the cancerous srcwths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26

erees. q wen-knowr
Micwestern Uni
yersity inaugursied
a new president, Al
the inaugural cere-
m o mics the new
prexy. addressing
the great ihrong al
an open air cere-
mony IN the COLLEGE
stadium. In the pres
ence OF nationa.
notables. remarked
that akain and
again he had no.
ticed the reference
that he Is the ninth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26

he said. We imported from the United States
$4,000 worth Of cotton and last rear 80
imported 81 500 900 worth The same inn-
pfoysment I'm the movement al materials
eastward had been noticed In respect 10 -four
and steel. Mr. Ksnsko summed up his ms
sion In the words: ! hops that our AFFAIRS
VIII be- investigated and studied by ths people
OF this country 10 the snd tina, tser eli sp-
preeiats the value Of Japan ss . commercial
ally in the struggle for The Asiaite trade
Front pare space was allotted In T1hs star
for June 20. 1925 To tell how the trosaey sra
TEN strike Ia Cleveland had
STRIKE v,cienes become rtotoas again n
In Cleveland rro~d boarded wa6e PARK
avenue ca near L4ndua and
Annandale avenues and bsas the nanHnson
noiorman into insnssbiiity. Another
Wade Park avenue car vas atossec and ore
On the Euclid assnas linz was attacked
Many women we're on board and sssy,~ksd
stih terror - Tia ssones eraxhed through
the windowa :. At tho corner as Wilson
avenue and Quincy street orr man wAs ssscs
and cthers had marrow escapes Tnx pas.
senGers escaped - best they eossid" Msan-
while. q eommitsee of members of THE CAy
Council met with representatives AZ sk~
strikers and tn company Ia IN eSors 70
settle The differences between then
Honorary paigbearwrs Mwseet<6 fynsr ths
letter carriers at Washington. ~ wam ~.
nosnced In Tne stsf o.
gsaesei Of Jun~ ii. 1863 woui6 attend
hs. Iohssn~ the chseaases nj Afa Cfsy~
iost< Jnsansun as her late
ress6ence. 1897 ssrse<nsh street ~ w.. and ~
Ore<nmouns CsmessTy. naistnosr Ehe had
been an empsaye ~ the roas ofse~ p<pass-
ment and was famous ~ ira fseoxnsne6
champion cf man carriers ~ Q etassy ~Bas
waa en6eared 10 al who sn~w hsr ss kiraly
ard chaytsMhae Aeu~ MYa toanscn siso sas
eeseorAsed ~ 0 hostess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-26
Fifty Years Ago

The Star OF June ~. 1929. contained a
story about the graduation exercises at Con-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15

1859 acres plus another 200 acres of
leased pasture land. Very little grain
is ever bought, as the aim is to
raise all that is used as we'll as main
tanning plenty of hay meadows and
pastures.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15
Winter Increases
Mastitis Danger

CATTLE OWNERS are warned to
heed the cold weather forecasts and
start now to make plans for protect
ing herds, advises Nels H. Dahlquist,
assistant livestock specialist of the
Wyoming agricultural extension
service.
One of the things to watch out for
is mastitis cases that may increase
in dairy herds.
Dahlquist points out that the ami
mails that have been on pasture dur
ing a major portion of every day
are forced to stay in barns as the
pastures taper off. This situation
increases mastitis hazards.
But, the COW have a chance-if
cattlemen follow the suggestions
outlined below:
l. Check the barn for high sills,
protruding nails, or any objects
which may injure teats and udders.
2. Have a veterinarian examine
all animals for the disease. Infected
COWS should be put at the end of the
milking line and MIXED last.
3. Practice rapid milking, making
sure that teat cups are not left on
any longer than necessary. Check
vacuum gaugesj too much vacuum
is responsible for numerous teat in
juries.
4. Disinfect the milking equip
ment and see that the cows teats
and udders, and mixers hands are
washed and dried, since these are
the paths by which mastitis infection
travels from diseased to healthy an
imals.
5. Keep a close lookout for signs
of trouble. If called promptly, vet
erinarians can save many cases
which otherwise might soon fall in
the ca~n't-be-treated class.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15
pastures.

Here is how the milking end of each
of three elevated stalls in the Nc
Williams milking parlor is arranged.
Note spatter shield at left. metal drop
shelf with milking machine ready to
use and pail for washing udders hang
ing below. Scales also hang down at
each milking position.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15

Here is the front end of one of the
stalls showing the feed boxes that are
filled from grain storage bins above by
just turning the crank in upper center
of picture. The pull cord and handle
opens the exit door when the COW is
MIXED and ready TO leave.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

man talking like that is treading
dangerous ground, even If he is
protected by a brand-new, efficient
cooling system.
X X X
The growing shortage of bona
fide Cossack entertainers was not
the only thing that led Mischa
Bess to the decision to turn his
Continental Balalaika into the
Continental Cafeteria. The high
cost Of living was a factor, too
This was disclosed by Mr.. Bess
the other evening when he was
encountered in a parking lot be-
side a Connecticut avenue grocery
seated in an automobile under the
protection of two pint-sized but
ferocious animals he alleged were
dogs.
Things were different when Mr..
Bess graduated from the orches-
ira at the Troika to the pro-
prietorship of the Balalaika.
when I opened up," he was say
ing as his canine guardians chal-
lenged us to come one step nearer.
Chickens were II cents and meat
was q cents But now! I figured
1T out with pencil and paper and
I can't pay the orchestra, pay the
show, pay the help, pay for ad-
lvertising and make any money on
Evening star., 1949-08-04

It becomes increasingly difficult
TO apply the mind to the type
writer around here. Everywhere
you 60 you come across beaming
people who are anxious to tell you
what a great institution the
vacation is. Before you know it
the summer will be gone and
Barnee will be spending his Sun
day afternoons in that Griffith
Stadium tepee, conducting the
George Marshall Philharmonic.
One returnee is Jody Miller,
back on her accustomed perch al
the King Cole Room, after a
cruise to Havana and Nassau. It
was becoming Miss Washington"
last year which enabled Miss Mil
Ter to take the jaunt, her passage
money being part of the proceeds
of the sale this summer of the
car she won last year. She doesn't
have an automobile any more, but
a girl can always get transporta-
ton and she did have the time
of her life on the cruise.
Miss Miller's major achieve
ment, we gathered the other eve
ming. was the discovery of the
man who invented the daiquiri.
She couldn't remember his name.
but she did discover thai he has
progressed so far in his scientific
endeavors that he now can make
banana-flavored daiqulri.
Dick Koons, the King Cole
Rooms pianist, also has just re-
turned and it is good to know
that he had a vacation instead of
a relapse. Mr.. Koons was turning
a pale green when We saw him
recently on his first night back
at work after a session at Emer-
gency Hospital. When we asked
him how he felt, he glared at
table OF celebrants dominated by
a woman with a booming laugh,
shuddered, then wrote us q note.
It read: "They called her at
1880. Got her out Of bed. She
came in about II and ordered
a double martini" The next time
we dropped around there Mr..
Koons was absent. We were
afraid to ask what had happened
to him.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
After Dark
After the Vacation Season,
Can Fall Be Far Behind?
By Harry Macarthur

The Cartoons Congo Room also
has a familiar face back again
that Of Stefan, whose presence
makes the Congo Room the only
place around here with a Polish
count as 'headwaiter. Stefan ha.
been away 10 weeks, six at othe:
duties around the hotel and toul
on vacation, and he is a happy
man to be back where he feels
he belongs. Basil Fomeen's music
sounds better, Dolores singing
sounds better, the people he greet.
seem even nicer than they seemed
before. Stefan is wearing beam.
ing smile as wide as the doorway
he guards.
X X X X
At the Madri1lon, the entire es.
tablishment, from Host Peter Bor.
ras to the chairs and tablecloths
has just taken two weeks off
while a new cooling system wa!
being installed. Everything seem.
fine around there again, too
There is, of course, the possible
exception of the delight Parker
the headwaiter, takes in telling
how he sat at a cool retreat In
Connecticut listening to radio re.
ports of the local heat wave. A
Evening star., 1949-08-04

was very pdu
for their figures and their budgets.
He also warned me against buy
Ing so many blankets and arrow
heads every time the train stopped
because we would be going to a
lot Of places where we could buy
things. And I said yes when we
got to Europe I certainly wanted
to look at that new model Bene-
lux, because we could do with q
new washing machine. And some
of those iron curtains would be
Just the thing for our place In
Beverly Hills if they kept up all
that gang shooting out there.
I'm certainly glad we brought
the children along because travel
is so educational.
ReIeased by Consolidated News Features)
Evening star., 1949-08-04

ing art. finally studied enough art
to get a job with an advertising
agency The Government girl
who soon will marry Red Moran,
pianist with the Bill Thompson
Trio at the Neptune Room, stopped
being a Government girl to be a
waitress at Ceres, just to be nearer
her favorite pianist.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

Ing space you
ever saw, and
IG Gorge h a S
been giving me
p o in t ers on
travelling. H e
said no matter
how you looked
at it, long train
and boat trips
got nlonotonous
and most peo-
pie helped to
pass the time
by eating too
pJIch wh ich
Evening star., 1949-08-04

food unless I charge prices nobody
will pay. Too many people want
a 65-cent dinner these days. You
can't sell it to them in a night
club" Mr.. Bess' cafeteria, with
out orchestra, fancy decorations
or night club prices, opens in Sep
tember.
X X u X
Mattresses = in Transit Depart
ment: Georgiana Fields, who was
a waitress at Michel's while study
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Oracle Aliens
Comments

EN- ROUTE TO EUROPE, in
Indian Country: We have been
going for miles and miles across
some Of the most beautiful park