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Evening star., 1949-07-15
Juvenile Court Appointee

Although she was not among candidates
recommended by the District and the
Womens Bar Associations, Miss Edith H.
Cockrill has background of legal train
ing and community service that should
qualify her for appointment to the Juvenile
Court bench. In addition to practicing
law here since 1943, she has the advantage
of having specialized in sociology and
psychology at college, of having done case
work for the Red Cross and of having
engaged in young peoples church activi-
ties She was highly recommended by her
Tennessee friends, including Senators
McKellar and Kefauver.
The senatorial backing should facilitate
Senate approval of her nomination.
Prompt filling of the newly created vacancy
at Juvenile Court is essential, because of
the emergency situation prevailing there.
Judge Fay Bentley's continued illness has
aggravated the already distressing con-
geStion of cases before this vital court.
And it has imposed heavy burden on
the Municipal Court which has been
obliged to lend one of its judges to keep
the Juvenile Court going. With an ever
increasing number of cases coming before
the court daily, it is evident that the new
judge will need all of her talents, tact
and endurance to do the job which needs
to be done. The sooner she can tackle
her important assignment, the better
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wish for a depression, who are they?
Where do they live? What do they do?
OF course, we can be reasonably sure
that the President does not know them,
because we can be reasonably sure that
they do not exist Selfish interests" of
their type-the really dyed-in- the-wool
villainous type-are an old fixture of
American politics. Periodically they are
dragged out of their Never Never Land to
serve as convenient whipping boys for
campaign orators of every party. In beat
ing them over the head while discussing
the economy of the Nation, Mr.. Truman
has merely lived up to tradition But
it is a rather tawdry and demagogic ira
dition, and the sooner it fades away, the
better off all of us will be.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Mystery Added to Mystery

There are two mysteries in connection
with last nights mysterious meeting at
the Blair House. The first concerns the
subject matter discussed. But the even
more intriguing mystery is why, If the
subject matter was as supersecret as the
atmosphere indicated, the meeting was
held at the Blair House, with advance
notice by the President that it would be
held.
A part of the White House is undergoing
repairs and Is closed. But the east wing
is available and its relatively inconspicuous
entrance affords privacy that is frequently
utilized, even during the daylight hours,
to protect the conings and goings OF
presidential visitors.
There are many subjects on which the
President might prefer to confer with
cabinet and congressional leaders and
members of the Atomic Commission in
complete secrecy. But to announce in
advance such a meeting, summoning
the Washington press corps and pho
tographers to stations in front OF the Blair
House where they could identify the par
ticipants as they emerged-"grim-faced
of course-seems more shrewdly designed
to attract than to repel public curiosity.
Now we shall undergo rash of specula-
ton and the avid pursuit of leak with
the prospect of thoroughly confusing the
nuh1ic
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wholly subservient to the Communist
dominated state Unless the Vatican ex-
posed the hypocrisy of these organizations
and their schismatic character, the faith
full would be misled and their religion
undermined. Under these circumstances,
acquiescence or compromise by Rome are
alike impossible A fortnight stand had
to be taken, and the sooner the better.
Communisms reply to this declaration
of war should logically be an intensif1ca-
ton of its campaign against religion in
general and the Roman Church in par
ticular The mask having been torn from
it's underhand maneuver direct action is
all that remains for communism wherever
it dominates. In the non-Communist
world, the result should logically be an
intensihcation of tension and antagonism
in every field, from theology to politics.
The conflict between communism and the
non Communist world becomes more un-
compromising and irrepressible.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Who Are They?

In his radio address to the Nation the
other night, President Truman reduced to
simple and effective terms the main points
of his "Midyear Economic Report" to Con-
gress. If he had let it 60 at that, the
speech could have been described as being
instructive and stimulating, though open
to serious question in several particulars
notably as regards the validity of his argu-
ment for deficit financing. But here and
there Mr. Truman could not resist the
temptations of politics. and so he had to
interlard his remarks with bits OF cam
paign oratory that added nothing either
to his stature or to the understanding of
these times.
Thus, the President took few cracks
at the "unlamented" and much-battered
s0th Congress- Thus, too, in the traditional
manner of all politicians, he inveighed
against the selfish interests" The selfish
interests" cover quite lot of territory.
They are the people, according to Mr..
Truman, who seek to block the social and
economic progress of the United States;
they are the people who are urging drastic
cuts in Federal expenditures; more than
that, they include many" who would like
to have a depression" for political reasons.
Some of these unnamed characteristic
communicated be identified, among
them being distinguished Democrats who
find it difficult to understand why desire
for balanced budgets should be branded
as s3hshness. As for the many" who
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Rome's Bon on Communism

The Vatican decree banning adherence
to or interest in communism by loyal
Roman Catholics everywhere is an event
as momentous as 1t will be far-reaching.
It heralds showdown fight between the
religious internationalism of Rome and the
Red internationalism centering in Moscow.
The decree summons all who profess
themselves Roman Catholics to sever any
ties they may have with Communist
organizations, renounce any leaning to-
ward Communist ideas, abstain from any
further contact with things communis-
tic, or be automatically severed from
the church and its sacraments, under the
dread penalty of major excommunica-
tion." It is an imperative summons to
countless individuals to take a definite
stand, for or against the church, with
neither equivocation nor mental reserva-
ton.
To millions, this will involve series of
truly agonizing choices, especially to those
behind the Iron Curtain" for whom open
persecution, perhaps downright martyr
dom. In the Communist world, ad-
herents to or sympathizers with COM
munism no longer can camoufiage their
inclinations or nourish the illusion OF a
dual theological allegiance.
This step, as drastic as it is unprece-
dented, was not taken lightly by church
accustomed to take deliberate and long
term views. But the aggressive policy Of
international communism gave it no choice.
Communism not only aims at the destruc-
ton of the Roman Church, as of all other
forms of organized religion, but has
evolved a technique singularly effective
toward this destructive end. The technique
consists in setting up religious organiza-
| tions, nominally Catholic but n reality
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Sheepherder

His uhite-doned Wagon stood upon tins
plain,
His sheen, like mushrooms, dotted epery
slope
From March till June, when summer
stopped the rain,
And he noued to the hills, face lit NTH
hope,
Where clouds are born and ,ot1,ds blo1D
moist and cool,
Assuring crisp, s,oeet grasses for his flock,
And drinking ,oater In each brook filled
pool
Tiu autumn's frosty hands stop Aprtps
clock
And ne, enduring summers Uhite-hot
sting
Enpu .ht,n ,pho Hues these months NTH
spring. sUDIE STUART HAGER.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
To End Buck-Pussing

Police Superintendent BarrettS order
decentralizing vice control will have the
salutary effect of placing police RESPONSE
bility directly on commanders OF the
respective precincts. In the past there
has been too much evidence OF buck-paSs-
ing by the precincts. This has been en-
couraged by the system installed several
years ago whereby anti-vice activities were
centralized at Police Headquarters in a
special vice squad
Under the new arrangement, the wee
squad will remain at headquarters, but its
activities will supplement, rather than re-
place, those of men in the precincts ThlS
is virtually the same plan that was in
effect prior to 1945. The idea behind the
centralizing of anti-vice investigation was
good one in theory. 1t was thought that
since vice tunder which the police include
gambling, liquor violations and prostitu-
tion and other sex offenSes) usually ex-
tended across precinct boundaries, it would
be better to concentrate investigation and
suppression in an overall command. But,
as Major Barrett points out, the result has
been to cause relaxation in the precincts.
The boys in the precincts too often seem
to have blinked at suspected vice law vio-
lations with Let Roy do it" attitude
"Roy," of course, being Lieutenant Roy
Blick, head of the vice squad
Now, things should be lot different.
Not only will the man on the beat have
to keep his eyes and ears open and make
prompt reports of violations, but the pre-
cinct commander will have the duty OF
recording all such reports and keeping the
district inspector and headquarters regu-
larly informed of all actions taken or con-
templated Each precinct will be held
responsible for advising other precincts
when suspects under surveillance move
from one Jurisdiction to another. And
precincts which need help in particular
situations will have the right to ask for
reinforcements from other precincts or
from headquarters.
All in all, this has the appearance OF
sensible plan for strengthening anti-vice
enforcement activities by restoring pre-
cinct vigilance-frorn the captain at the
station to the patrolnlan on the street It
is bound to be an improvement over
system which has led to evasion of respon-
sibility and general indifference at the
precinct level
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Thinks Pretended Nurse
Might Be a Social Asset
tn the Editor of The Star.

Perhaps the 60-day jail sentence imposed
on Helen Frances Toller, who posed as a
nurse for eight months and rendered lex
cellent' service may teach her proper ethics
yet wonder whether educating her in some
school for nurses would not serve more
purposeful end.
Maybe by enrolling her in some boarding
school for nurses. she might through proper
guidance and inculcation of Christian ideals,
become valuable asset to society. BY using
her special talent to relieve physical suf
fering. she might develop morally.
If she lacks the funds. perhaps some
organization would sponsor her education,
even if it should be by way of a loan.
ELAINE j. DEAN.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How many amendments to the Consti-
tuition have been introduced since Its adop-
toms. H. G.
A. Between 1889 and the beginning Of
1949 approximately $500 amendments to the
Constitution have been introduced into Con-
gress, although only % have been actually
proposed. OF these, % have been ratified.
and two are awaiting possible ratification.
@. Have scientists proved that tempera-
ture can be estimated from the chirps OF
cricket?-L B. Y.
A. The relationship between a crickets
chirp and the prevailing temperature has
been checked by scientists The rule is to
count the number of chirps cricket makes
in IA seconds. add 40, and the result is the
temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.
@. Please give the caloric value per pound
of some of the most popular types OF candy.
e. ]. r.
A, Chocolate creams give 2,O92 calories per
pound; caramels, 1,451; sugar-coated Jordan
almonds, 2,410; chocolate covered nuts.
2,498; coconut bonbons. 1,750; fudge. 1887;
gumdrops, 1885; jelly beans 1,7oS; marsh
mallows, 1887.
@. How many authors are represented in
the B1ble?-A. b. n.
A. This is controversial matter. but the
majority of authorities agree on about so.
@. Is there such thing as ball snake?-
G. S. v.
A. The rubber snake of the extreme Vest
ern United States can make itself into a
compact mass, the head in the middle Of
many protecting coils. The snake does this
so we'll that it can be rolled about and
hence has won the name ball snake.
@. How did the stars come to be named
in groups or consultations rather than
singly?-H. w. r.
A. The Greek poet Aratus in 270 BIC. ex-
planned that because it would have been q
tedious task, and not particularly helpful.
to give name to every star, certain mortals
in ages long bygone decided to name them
in groups" The names Of many constella-
tions are those of the heroes and heroines
of Greek and Roman mythology, but are
believed to have been taken over by the
Greeks and Romans from more ancient
peoples.
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Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
1Driter, although it is permissible for
a 1uriter kno1Dn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be briet.
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With deficit of our own that comes to
$1,80O,000,00O we may not be able to lift
the Old World from the gutter. On the
other hand, we don't much feel like lying
down with this unfortunate.
Evening star., 1949-07-15

An elder statesman warns his juniors
that too often the spontaneous wisecrack
proves boomerang. Hence the old saying,
slightly revised Il wish some one else had
said that"
Evening star., 1949-07-15

Stopped only momentarily by word that
the '49 spinach crop is to be one of the
largest, we grit our teeth and apply our
selves anew to the great tasks before us.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Another Complaint About
Transfer Procedures
70 the Editor Of The star:

I agree with Mary M. Henderson. I
boarded bus on Thirteenth street between
r and q streets, got OF at Fourteenth ana
I streets, went to the post Office, and within
minutes again entered a northbound bus
to be informed that my transfer was no good.
But If I used the Mount Pleasant car and
walked one block to street, my transfer
would then be OK.
The Capital Transit Company should be
made to post notices concerning transfers
for the public. I, too, have seen several
people insulted and Inundated. including
myseN, SUSAN MADIdAN.
Evening star., 1949-07-15
Questions and Answers

reader get the answer to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau. 316 Street NE, Washington 2, D. C.
Please inclose 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Hicken|ooper Ends
First Phase Of Case
ty the Assoeioisd Press

Senator Hickenlooper, Republi-
can, Of Iowa today ended the
first phase of his case against
the Atomic Energy Commission
which he has charged with Gin
credible mismanagement."
Senator Hickenlooper an
nounced to the Joint Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee,
which has been hearing the
charges, that he feels he can pro-
ceed no further publicly until the
committee has acted in closed ses-
sion on some other aspects OF
his case.
He referred to his charges of
commission laxity in security nat
ters, which the committee has
said he must present behind
closed doors; some international
phases Of atomic energy opera
tions, and certain more or less
technical matters"
In the meantime, the commits
sion will present what Chairman
David E. Lilienthal called an "ac-
counting of our stewardship" be-
ginning next Wednesday.
1--WE will make this succinct,
brief and yet comprehensive as
possible" Mr.. Lilienthal said. 1T
should not take many days"
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Dinner Sponsors Seeking
Man 10 Introduce BarkIey
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

COLUMBIA. S. c., June 30
Sponsors of a dinner here tomor-
row night at which Vice President
Barkley is the scheduled speaker
are looking for someone to intr-
duce him.
DR.. w. L. Pressly Of Due West,
the nations 1948 family doctor
Of the year. yesterday declined to
introduce the Vice President be-
cause of increasing political
agitation" surrounding the dinner.
Former Gov. Ransome j. Will
liarns, handling arrangements for
the $15-a-plate affair. had no
immediate comment.
Gov. Thurmond has said he will
not attend because Mr.. Barkley
will be appearing in q political
capacity rather than as Vice
President.
Senators Maybank and Johns
ton Of South Carolina SAY they
plan to attend. None of the States
six Representatives will be on
hand, they say.
The dinner will be a segregated
affair. In that no Negroes have
bought tickets. -
Mr.. Barkley has said he will
speak to whoever Is there" in
reply to questions on his attitude
about speaking at a segregated
meeting.
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Pan.Laconians End
Convention Here

The Pnn-Lsconlxn F~crrssAar
Of ;hs United States and Canada
which concluded It's eve day cor
rention here last night adopted
. resolution directing iias organ
!xatson 10 carry eai q p-rgr2r,
Q! aid fog tuberculosis and c:aeg
medical eerters In iAncou.a
Greece
Another resolution adopted
called for the Executive Board 10
appoint q committee 10 ossAnsss
An educational. .Ai ard a,hIet4 4c
program for laeonaAn youth III
this country.
The convention. held at Tire
Hotel Stailer. ended with a fare
well ball and Greek night
These supreme ofs.cerx were re-
elected: c. M Bueuvalas o; Ros-
ton. president. Andrew FAsseax
Chicago. frst vice president
Peter L. Dounls, s&so Slateenu,
street NV, Washington. second
vice president Michael Gram
mas. Boston. secretary. and Pete.
Diamond. Detroit. treasurer. LOUIS
Nikolas OF Chicago was elected
counsellor TO succeed James P
Iatropouios. also Of Chicago
Michael Patrinakos o. New
York was elected a governor 10
Evening star., 1949-06-30

precinct station. the man struck
Long. he said. cutting his eye.
The third man involved in this
fracas was listed by police as
Thomas R. English, 80. of 5000
Thirtieth street Sc. who said he
was a social worker. He also for
feited SIS on a disorderly conduct
charge.
A l6-year old colored boy OF
the 500 block OF Twenty-fi fifth
place NE. was charged with dis
orderly conduct and released to his
parents for appearance in Juvenile
Court.
Also charged with disorderly
conduct was Toussaint P. Pierce
%, colored. of 1884 Sheridan road
S. E. He posted SIS collateral for
an appearance in Municipal Court
today.
Those injured included Michael
Fitzurka. Is. of 1000 Ridge place
Sc. who said a colored boy bit
him under his left eye. and Park
Policeman Julius Campbell, 80
colored. of 920 T street NV, who
was, bruised by stone which
struck his right arm.
An unidentified blond white
woman. apparently a sympathizer
with the Young Progressives, was
escorted from the pool area by
police. after she had incurred the
anger of a group of white men.
About 100 persons followed her
from the park onto Sixteenth
street Sc. She became fright
ened and began to run. with the
crowd in pursuit. To elude the
crowd she ran into a home in
the 1700 block of Sixteenth
street Sc.
Police took her away in patrol
wagon for her safety. after the
owner of the house, who refused
to give her name, started scream
ing that the woman was trying
to take my baby"
In another incident Mary Ann
Davis. IA. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Davis. I248 U street
Sc. was struck and pushed to
the ground by a group of teenrage
colored boys and girls as she was
walking on Nichols avenue near
her home. ~
The girl told reporters the col
ored youths jostled her, then one
struck her and she was forced
back against a grocery door
at 1925 Nichols avenue Sc. A
clerk in the store opened the door
to admit her as the police arrived.
No arrests were made.
Members of the Young Progress
sives. which has been responsible
for the handbill distribution at
the Anacostia pool. were scheduled
to meeting with Irving c. Root,
superintendent of National Cap
ital Parks. today to discuss the
pools segregation issue.
Gordon M. Atherholt. president
Of the Northwest Council of Cit
liens Associations. on Tuesday
made public a letter which the
council had addressed to the Dis
trict Recreation Board on June
IS. requesting that the rule of
segregation be maintained.
After citing reports showing the
greater incidence Of tuberculosis
and syphilis among colored resi-
dents Of the District, the letter
stated:
1T is the position Of the North
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fOUND, ENGLISH BULLDOG - Max,
South Arlington. Call CH. 5s14.
SPRNGER sPANIEL-Black and white
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Bookie Gets Wrong Numbe,

INDIANAPOLIS. June 80 (P.-
A typographical error on q bust
ness card cost a horse bookie q lot
OF business today. The bookie
must have moved and notified his
patrons that his new telephone
number was Franklin 2134. He
couldn't have done much worse.
That's the number of the Indiana
Council of Churches.
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Pools
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
ton Board has permission to con
duct the free periods in the morn.
ings.
The Recreation Board has with.
drawn its personnel so far only
from the Mckinley pool, because
Negroes have begun to use it
The Recreation Board will con-
tinue to report to other GSl
pools as long as segregation is IL
effect, according to Milo Christian
sen, recreation superintendent.
The trouble at the AnacoStia
pool started around 3 pm. yester.
day. While about six colored mer
and about a dozen white mer
were swimming in the pool. q
crowd of both races began te
gather outside.
Charles Watson. 81, colored, ol
1107 Sumner road Sc. said he
was chased out of the pool by the
white men. He tore his foot or
barbed wire in climbing the fence
around the pool.
A mounted policeman, PoWha-
tan Daniels, was called and began
forcing the crowd Of white men
back. while other policemen herded
a colored group away from the
pool.
Girl Tells of Injury.
Miss Sexton. a senior at Ana
costa High School, said she went
over to the pool area to "see what
was going on" The first warning
she had that she was in danger
was when she turned around and
saw the policeman riding his horse
through the crowd.
He was pretty close when I'first
saw him." she explained today
from her Casualty Hospital bed
II tried to run but before I started
running the horse trampled me. !
guess the policeman saw me and
thought I would get out of his
way. But, I didn't move fast
enough"
Miss Sexton was. knocked to the
ground by the horse. A photo
graph of the incident showed the
mounted policeman with his whip
raised. In describing what hap
pened, the girl said she looked up
from the ground and saw him
whipping the horse as though to
get him to move"
Capt. Mark Raspberry, head OF
the park police, was at the scene
of the trouble. He said the injury
to Miss Sexton was accidental
and that Pvt. Daniels had called
on the girl at, the hospital to
apologize.
He said Pvt. Daniels was ordered
to ride through the crowd to dis
perse the gathering. The horse
brushed against Miss Sexton, he
stated, knocking her to the ground
and then stepping on her right
foot, breaking two toes.
Three men were involved IN a
fight concerning the distribution
of handbills printed by the Young
Progressives. urging biracial use
of the pool. Rocks were thrown
by some in the crowd.
Donald M. Long. 20. Of 5424
Thirty-second street Sc, a stu
dent, was charged with distrib-
uting handbills. He elected to
forfeit IS collateral.
Joseph Jackanow. 80. Of 3547
street NV. also was
charged with distributing hand
bills. He did not have IS. but was
bailed out later by three young
women.
Jackanow at first refused to talk
to reporters but later said ne and
Long were distributing leaflets
when an older man struck
at him. When they were put in
the wagon to be taken to No. II
Evening star., 1949-06-30

west Council OF Citizens Associa =
tons that among the foremost
duties Of the Government OF the
District Of Columbia Is the pro-
lection OF the health OF its citizens
and prevention Of the spread OF
readily communicable and trans
misSable diseases"
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Bus Driver to Retire

Archie Wells. so. Of 9l0 North
Stuart street, Arlington. tomorrow
will be the first bus operator of
the Washington, Virginia g. Mary
land Coach Co. to retire under q
company sponsored pension plan.