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

time has created in the mind q strange
idea of insecurity, which hours OF reflec-
ton would not have produced" A little
farther north, on the Chilean coast, the
author of the Voyage" saw the shore
strewn with timber and furniture "as If
a thousand ships had been wrecked"-a
great wave had almost washed away the
ruins of Talcahuano." Many of the ifs
sures inspected by Darwin were a yard
wide. The walls of houses, he noticed,
fell outward. Nevertheless, he had diff
Guilty in understanding how any of the
inhabitants escaped unhurt. Walking in
the scene of devastation, he remarked:
Earthquakes. alone are sufficient to de-
stroy the prosperity of any country"
The land was permanently elevated,
Darwin declared Indeed, it was the rising
of the mountains that caused the tremors.
At the height of eighty-five feet he found
"some bits of cotton thread, plated rush
and the head of stalk of Indian corn"
embedded amidst the shells and much
drifted rubbish" which in former ages
had been under water. These signs Of
ancient human labor convinced him that
South America had been inhabited much
earlier than had been supposed
Ecuador now is passing through the
same ordeal which Darwin witnessed in
Chile one hundred and fourteen years ago.
Help to the stricken community already Is
being extended, as it generously should be-,
by the people of the United States through
the American Red Cross President Tru-
man spoke for us all when he assured
President Gallo Plaza Lasso of our SYM
pathy for his countrymen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08
This and That
BIZ Charles E. TrdceDeH

0y NH"IcS E. 1TuCCtOGH
1t has been widely said that cat has no
liking for people but only for place.
Recent actions of Smoky, blue Persian,
tend to bear this out.
Smoky moved away from our block with
his folks.
After living in house. with shrubs and
trees all around. he moved to an apartment.
After living outdoors. catching rats "a IA
vorite sport of the Persian cat) he refused to
60 outdoors in his new situation.
He lost weight, and seemed Ill at ease.
Finally it was thought best to bring him
back to neighbors for time
These neighbors had four cats of their
own, and had always welcomed Smoky with
open arms and salmon cans.
Old Smoky had been regular caller twice
a day, at least-breakfast and supper. This
is the ideal feeding arrangement, at least
from the cat standpoint.
They usually like little extra food at
night. to find as they will.
A few of them drink water, but not all by
any means. Some will drink milk or. espe-
cially, half and half. milk and cream.
Not all will sample pure cream.
1t may be realized that Smoky had an
ideal cat setup in home of his own and a
second home two doors away.
Between these and their yards, trees and
bushes he enjoyed life.
The four cats accepted him as friend,
with one exception. A black and white speci-
men resented his appearance at all times,
and often jumped him. making the fur fly,
and there was, Of course. plenty of it to fly.
But no real fights resulted.
When the idea of bringing him back for
few days was discussed, it was wondered
whether he would take to his return. or be
upset by it.
After all, change is not liked by cats, al
though when young they are more tolerant.
Smoky was now five years old. with the
last two in one place. 1t would be interest,"
ing to see how he would react.
Well, Smoky arrived in due time.
When let out of the car he made bee
line for the foundation shrubbery.
There was no hesitation. and no look
toward his old home.
This house, evidently. was enough.
He shifted the old familiar bushes
He rubbed his jaws against them
Then he turned and ran up the steps.
Taken indoors, he seemed bit FESTIVE,
as one might have expected.
He wanted out again Immediately
This time he took in the back porch.
He sat on the top steps. then ran down,
and along the peony bed.
He went to all his old lurking places
Later he was found behind the garage.
| rustling among the flowers with a look Of
| intense pleasure.
He was happy at last. You could see it
| in his eyes.
This was cat living.
4 4
In 10 minutes he had caught bird. and
| it was impossible for friends of birds to
reprove him.
BY the next morning, he was perfectly at
| home.
And, wonder of wonders, the black and
white cat no longer assaulted him, as of old
Smoky seemed to take up his old life
where he had left 1t off.
The old familiar smells. the old landmarks
Of the cat world held as true today as they
did thousands Of years ago In lands across
the seas. Put q modern cat into q tins
warp and back into ancient Egypt and he
would feel perfectly OF home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08
Race Tracks Get Built,
But Houses Still Are Scarce

To tho Editor of The Star:
In his interview, as given I The Star, Col.
Hunt said that he had helpdwith the Tan
foran race track because Gteral Vaughan,
the Presidents aide, told hi1 the promoters
of this race track were Citing the run
around from officials in th&Iousing Expe-
differs office.
While my husband was ov4eas during the
war, lived with my childrefn New Jersey.
The whistles had scarcely ppped blowing
on VI day when construc& was started
on a race track near our fne.
When my husband return we came to
Washington and were forcedo buy house
at two and half times it$orth because
of the scarcity of materially land labor at
that time.
General Vaughan and his finds evidently
are unable to weigh the Offence between
race tracks and homeless peof. This shows
a singular lack of taste or whAver you wish
to call it in them.
I have found it hard to dse from my
mind this connection betwearace tracks
and homes or I cannot expla Ito my chill
dren why such things happen i1his country.
Will someone wiser than I Up me clear
this up? ALSO FROM lSSOURI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08
Neutrality-suspicious. Boon 4
To Medical Research
Isotope Is Used Experimentally
As Detector of Brain Tumors
By Thomas r. Henry

Phosphorus 80. synthetic radioactive iso-
tope of an element which is one of the es-
sential building blocks Of living cells. Is prov.
ing boon to medicine in hitherto unex-
pected directions.
The progress achieved with this element
both in treatment and diagnosis is revealed
in the Atomic Energy Commissions semi
annual report
At Harvard Medical School it is being used
as an extremely delicate detector of brain
tumors. Experiments showed that these tu-
mors following intravenous injections, ab.
sorb many times as much phosphorus as
normal brain tiSSue-sometimes 100 times as
much. The radiation emitted by the element,
however, penetrates little more than a quar-.
ter OF an inch through the brain.
Thus, in locating the tumor, it was neces-
Sary to have counter small enough to be
inserted in the brain during surgery. Such
an instrument had been designed by the
physics department Of the University of Wis
consln and was ready for use when the Har-
ward technique had been worked out.
Successful in IA Operations.
The combination of neutrality-suspicious. in
lection and this tiny counter has now been
used successfully in IA operations.
Other Harvard experiments have shown
that this isotope is absorbed by stomach
turnors in human patients much more rap
idly than by normal tissue. There was an
increase of 124 per cent in some cases of
stomach cancer. The effect of stomach Sc
cretions on this process are being studied.
For the last three years the isotope has
been recognized as the best available remedy
for a somewhat rare blood disease known
as polycythemia vera which is characterized
by an abnormal increase in the red blood
cells 1t is now established, according to
the report. that most cases can be kept
under control by relatively small doses.
Experiments with unmatched chicks to test
possible dangers of this treatment on bone
marrow and other highly suspicious It's
sues indicate than much heavier doses may
be used without danger.
Effects on Leukemia Debatable.
Still quite debatable are the effects of
neutrality-suspicious. on leukemia. This disease
It is an abnormal increase in the white
blood cells. 1t usually proves fatal. Use
of X-rays still is considered the best pallia-
tive measure but experiments at the New
England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, at
Western Reserve University and at the
University of California have shown that
some cases which have developed high re-
sistance to X-ray treatment still respond
to injections of the isotope.
At the Radiation Laboratory of the Uni
versity of California red blood cells are
taken from the body, labeled with radio
phosphorus, and then reinjected to determine
how long it takes them to mix thoroughly
with the total blood supply. The time, it
was found. differs widely with individuals.
1t varies from S to is minutes. The in
terval is definitely longer in patients with
heart disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08
Recalls Instructions to Gen. Hurley
When Ambassador to China

To the Editor Of The Star:
Since the White Paper on China has been
released and our policy in that country
finally has been allowed to penetrate the
Iron Curtain of State Department secrecy.
we are now in a position to evaluate that
policy.
The White Paper, though very complete
and very correct is still an apologize. Thus
to gain the true perspective of the situation
we should take cognizance of the other pol
icy espoused This is the policy that Patrick
J. Hurley was instructed to carry out when
he was our Ambassador to China and the
personal representative of the President of
the United States in the Far East:
l. To prevent the collapse Of the National
list Government.
2. To sustain the leadership of Chang Kali
shek.
g. To prevent the economic collapse of
China.
4. To unity all anti-Japanese military
forces in China.
s. To support the aspirations of the Chi
nese people to establish for themselves a
free united. democratic government.
These directiveS which were given Mr.
Hurley were not stated publicly by the State
Department until after his resignation in
1945
But all these principles were sabotaged
ny Cne secret agreement OF Yalta These
were the principles enunciated in the At
lantic Charter and reaffirmed by the Iran
Declaration. However. these and every ele-
ment OF traditional American policy in China
were surrendered at Yalta.
If the policy which General Hurley tried
to make effective in China had been carried
out. China today would not be in the hands
OF the Communists. The same is true if the
Wedemeyer report had been followed
1t is to be hoped that valuable lesson
has been learned from the secret gyrations
OF the State Department. That is, in the
future the people will demand that they or
their duly elected representatives in Con-
gress be kept fully informed on our entire
foreign policy; that they have voice in its
formulation. especially if there are to be
any such transgress;ons of American tradi-
ton as took place in Yalta
HENRY j. DUFFY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08
Cites Divine Injunction
To Landlords Barring sChildren'

To the Editor of The Star:
Where are people with childrt to live?
Many families are facing evictN and at
each vacancy they are rebuffedkith the
same reply, Sorry no childrenA One is
inclined to believe that these aArs and
landlords never passed through thtender
stage of childhood. Owners who refA shell
ter to parents because of their Liz ones
are as guilty of adding to juvenilAelin-
quency as any other factor.
To those who are in the position tro-
vide families with adequate living qHers,
before giving the age-worn answer Try,
no children" say: Please recall the tds
of our Blessed Master Suffer little chll
20 come unto Me and forbid them Notbr
of such is the Kingdom of Heaven"
D1SHEARTENED MOTHEA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08
Still Another Complaint
AKainst Radios on Streetcars

To the Editor of The star
Is there no possible escape from the nerve
wracking nuisance of blaring radios in street.
cars? It is my pleasure to read or talk with
a friend while riding to and from work, and
both activities are impossible with any de-
gree of satisfaction while nauseous noise is
emanating from the roof of the streetcar.
There already is enough noise in the city
without this added racket, and it is an i'm
position on passengers who are compelled
to listen to cheap jazz, sickening popular
music and blatant advertisements with no
recourse but to endure it.
I shall make it point to refrain from
dealing with any firm who inflicts the ad-
vertisement of their wares on the public
In this fashion.
DISGUISED PASSENGER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08

white. I there be those who do not want
to swim n public pools, then let them go to
the pools or beaches operated for whites
only. In my youth all of us in southwest
Washington swan in the Potomac river to-
gether and none of us who lived suffered.
E. B. HENDERSON.
Falls Chuch, Va.
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/ Letters to The Star

Eetters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,oriler, although it Is permissible for
a 1Dviter kno1Dn to The Star to use
non de plume. Please be brief.
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e. pssss sea.s r. e.. Is ssn. r.
return postage
@. What is the average age of criminals
in the United States?-A. T. G.
A. Records of the Federal Bureau of IN
vestigation reveal that in order of numbers.
the most crimes in 1948 were committed by
men and women 81, %, 3d. 10 and 20 years
old.
@. How many years of his life does the
average man spend in sleep?-T. S..
A. person who lives to be 10 years of
age spends approximately 20 years of his life
in sleep.
O. When was Mahatma Gandhi shot to
death and where was he buried?-E. c..
A. Gandhi was assassinated on the eve
ming of January &c. 1948. His body was Gre
mated according to Hindu faith, and the
ashes, mixed with milk. were poured from a
copper urn into the sacred river Ganges
by his son. ,,.a
Q. What was the cost of the Revolution
airy War to England?-D. F. 9'7'
A. 1t cost England the equivalent of nearly
$500 900 900. besides the loss of the colonies
and about $4,000 soldiers. -
~. WudI Was Tile QedII TdIe III 1870 lOr
passengers on American scheduled air car
riers?-C. o. T.
A. According to the Civil Aeronautics
Board the total passenger miles flown by
both domestic and international American
air carriers exceeded 5000, 000 900 passenger
miles in 1948. At the same time. the passen-
ger fatality rate was only 13 per 100000 900
passenger miles flown, the lowest passenger
fatality record for combined domestic and
international scheduled air carriers ever
achieved in any one year. The previous pas
senger fatality record low figure for coma
bined domestic and international American
air carrier operations was is in 1916. =
O. Do orphan children raised in orphan
ages show an improvement in l. O. after
adoption in good private homes?-B. r. 3.
A. Children g adopted from orphanages
sften show an improvement in I. Q. The rise
is not very great. but may amount to 10
points. There are other cases of course,
where the change does not affect the I. @.
of the CHILD.
Q. When was the comstock Lode discov-
ered?-R. T. P.
A. The Comstock Lode in Nevada was
discovered in the spring Of 1858, and was
named after Henry Comstock an old trapper
and trader of Carson Valley
@. In what direction should dog house
face?-M. o. E. "-
A. An outside dog house should face south
or east, and have storm lobby so that the
draft does not blow directly upon the dog.
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Expressions From Readers
On Swimming Pool Controversy

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial. "Progress-the Wrong
Way which appeared in The Star on Au-
gust 2. seems to me to be the best and sound
est have read on the swimming pool con-
troversy in the District.
JOHN D. CARTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08

exclusive privilege of the people fortunate
enough to own lrivate swimming pools In
democracy. tie Administration should
make segregationNa privilege of the Door as
well as privilege of the rich, regardless of
the outcome Of tho 1852 elections.
LOUISE JOHNSON.
Defends Gov. DewS and Chairman Scott
Against Midwest Cities
To the Editor Of The Star:
AS an Indiana Republican voter who has
consistently voted the Republican ticket for
nearly 50 years and THO never has sought
an elective Office and has declined many
invitations to become a candidate under
circumstances that promised success, I ven
ture to express my cotcern over the stu
alton in the national republican organiza
ton.
I agree with former Chairman Scott that
there should be less nam calling, less noise
and turmoil. The patiet admittedly is in
convalescent stage and it might be we'll
for its new chairman to lang out the usual
sign: Hospital Zone-quit"
Surely party success is lot to be achieved
in 1850 or 1852 by CONTINUED abuse of Gov
ernor Dewey and his frhds. AS a reply
to criticism from 'the gfat Midwest" of
which am part it Nigh be well to recall
that Governor Dewey carried his State of
New York-usually indispeF sable to Republic
can success-and his chfrman- designate.
Representative Scott. carria his State, Penn
sylvania, equally important to victory 1t
was the Midwest and Wbtern critics who
failed to register
The criticism OF GoverDr Dewey that he
failed to defend the 8othCongress was not
justified. In many of hi speeches he de-
tended the Congress Furhermore. the 80th
Congress had two conJnittees-one from
either House-to meet Aacks. Why didn't
they function?
AS the editor of REPUBLICAN, weekly COW
ering the campaign. herd complaints that
the Republican Party nd to get liberal"
assume responsibility ID expanding public
welfare or It would not beet the demand of
the young progressive vote. This came
largely from the West and Midwest. Gov
ernor Dewey, as the ntninee of his party.
went further to meet t$ demand than any
other party leader. HiAlast address to his
party in Washington adlonished the leaders
not to turn backwardsbr the party would
be dead pigeon. Onepf the most recent
criticisms of the Covert has been that he
is me too advocate 7 Truman progress
sive policies.
All of which reveals That and many
other Republicans Of the ank and file have
long suspected, namely hat the fight on
Gov. Dewey and Rep. SEQ masked desire
for self ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
long persistent and tnally successful
effort to discredit the leaer of the party
and the organization Lead has succeeded
by q majority of five. 81 the West did
not attain the chairmanap Instead it
was conferred on a Wall treet attorney
All of this may be goodparty politics
but time will tell. In 1852 lew York and
Pennsylvania may be as e$ntial to the
Republicans as they were in A8. Governor
Dewey announced on electiorhight that he
would not be candidate for Hsident again.
But he will still WELD an in1ence on the
future course of the party al those who
have been most critical of hh and Chair
man Scott will be seeking oYA support in
1852. JERRY lACTHEWS,
Winchester Indiana.
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Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Evening Star: Wsshnston
D. c.. Information Bureau 81 Eye st. NE, Wash
inRton Q. D. C. Please inclose three go cents for
return postage.
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To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor of The star
For many years nobody seems to have
been concerned about the number OF chill
dren drowned each year in the Washington
rivers Now Harry Wender and Congressman
Hoffman are alarmed because white children
are taking to the rivers and streams since
the hoodlums and Klansmen closed the Ana
costa Pool.
During four year period 1945-1948) 81
boys of school ages, 5 to 10, were drowned
in Anacostia River, Kingman Lake or the
lower Potomac. OF these 81. 40 were colored
boys or 1917 per cent. Thirteen were OF
junior high school age. OF these IL were
colored boys.
These children we're killed because they
were denied use of the only supervised SWIM
ming pools where tens Of thousands OF them
live. The martyrdom Of these dead should
bear heavily on the conscience of the segre-
gationists who would deny to colored c1tl-
zens the right to use public tax-supported
facilities in any area of our Nations capital.
We are in agreement with Secretary krug
that there must be no backward step IN the
progress we are making towards fuller
democracy. If there are not enough police
to prevent hoodlumism, then use the Ma
tional Guard This is still America, and law
and order must be kept. To- submit to the
American Hitlers now would give to Stain
and his American followers the finest sort OF
ammunition short Of guns.
There is no moral. legal or health reason
why these pools should not be operated for
all the citizens whether, they be Negro or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08

To the Editor of The Star:
1t indeed is regrettable that ouarrels
among the authorities should have deprived
both white and colored of the use of their
swimming pools.
small, determined and well organized
minority succeeded in taking away from the
people who had supported it for generations
their only legitimate theater and now they
are depriving the public of their other recre-
alton facilities.
This is democracy. If more people de-
sire that the pools be segregated than other
wise, should not their wishes prevail? Does
not majority rule still prevail in this coun-
try? We do not call it discrimination if we
are kept out of Negro swimming pools. Why
is it discrimination if Negroes are kept out
of swimming pools allotted to white people?
Who is behind this concerted and care
fully planned rebellion? do not believe 1t
is the colored people themselves. The race
was making steady and splendid advance.
With few exceptions most of them when
not prodded into dissatisfaction prefer the
company Of their own race just as the white
people feel happier with themselves. Many of
the Negroes-the majority of the ones we
know best-are just as selfrespecting as any
white persons are and have no desire to push
themselves into any company where they
would be unwelcome or be an embarrass-
ment to themselves, or to white persons.
The Negroes are being used as catspaws
by power of some sort and are being helped
to this end by some few wellmeaning but
tragically misguided white people who do not
realize what they are doing to fine race.
recent trip through the far West has
made me deeply apprehensive. The racial
feeling there is dangerous, and it is being
worked up by some planned effort. Hitler
would feel quite at home could he listen in on
some of the talk in Southern California
especially, the Jews and Japanese sharing
with the Negro this bitterness Of the people
against them, M. B. A.
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Falls ChAch, Va.

To the Editor of ne Star:
Most Of us are not hoodlums We think it
is our right to, live. play and pursue happi-
ness among oul own kind of people. We do
not think thatsu right should be the
exclusive privilege of the people fortunate
enough to own lrivate swimming pools In
democracy. tie Administration should
make segregationAa privilege of the poor as
well as privilege of the rich, regardless of
the outcome Of tho 1852 elections.
LOUISE JOHNSON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08

@. How many years of his life does the
average man spend in Slept. S..
A. A person who lives to be 10 years OF
age spends approximately 20 years of his life
in sleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08

Q. What is the average age of criminals
in the United States?-A. T. G.
A. Records of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation reveal that in order of numbers.
the most crimes in 1948 were committed by
men and women 81, %, %, 10 and 20 years
old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-08

Q. What was the cost of the Revolution
arv War tn Enplando-n at7S
A. 1t cost England the equivalent of nearly
$500 100000. besides the loss of the colonies
and about $4,000 soldiers -"