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Evening star., 1949-12-14
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. C.
WEDNESDAY, DEcEMBER IA,
Amyets 10 Honor Leonard
For Service 10 Veterans

The District Department of
Amvets today was to award the
organizations national citation of
merit to Waldron E. Leonard, CO.
ordinator of veterans affairs for
the District, for his services to
veterans.
Announcement of the citation
was made by John Murphy, de-
partment commander for the Or
ganization. Mr.. Leonard is direc-
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Davidson to Give Talk
ON Natural Resources

Assistant Secretary of the In
terror c. Girard Davidson will
speak on the current problems in
the conservation of natural re-
sources at a meeting of the Dis
trict Chapter of Americans for
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Dubinsky Favors Unity
OF AFL and Clio, Citing
London Cooperation
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 14.-Vice President |
David Dubinsky of the American
Federation of Labor said yesterday
he would consider proposing unity
Of Americas two great labor Or
ganizations "if knew it would
be favorably received"
Mr.. Dubinsky, head of the In
ternational Ladies' Garment |
Workers union, told a news con-
ference:
1T will be hard to 60 back
home and start fighting again. We
worked so we'll together for two
weeks in London"
He was referring to the con- |
ference that ended last week with
the formation of the International
Confederation of Free Trade
Unions. Both the AFL and CIO
took part.
Communists Assailed.
MIR. DubinSky pointed out that |
the AFL had never joined the
World Federation of Trade Unions
which the CIO quit early this
year because it was dominated by
Communists.
The CIO found out that you
can only fight the Communists,
you can't work with them," Mr..
Dubinsky said. But they had to
learn the hard way. John L. Lewis
didn't know it. The CIO learned
it after years of experience. Henry
Wallace doesn't realize it yet, but
he's learning. I found it out Is
years ago, so I was a little ahead /
Of them"
1--WE worked hard together in
London" Mr.. Dubinsky went on.
Because of that, the United |
States delegation had enormous
influence.
The AFL believes in organic
unity. In my opinion it will con-
tinue to do so =. Our good |:
relations in London and the elm
ination of the Communist unions
from the CIO clears the way for
organic unity between us, and If
Glldt ID 1lOG lk11ulCOldGC, az 1CdSt 1O1
closer collaboration.
Under questioning by reporters,
Mr.. Dubinsky said he could not
formally propose unity now, but
would see what happened after he
returned to the United States.
It was when he was asked if he
would be willing to suggest it to
AFL officials that Mr.. Dubinsky
made it clear he would want to
know what reception the pro-
posal would get from the other
side" before he made it.
At q news conference here
Monday Walter Reuther. head of
the CIO United Automobile Work
ers, said 1t would be easier for his
group to work with the AFL after
the cooperation in London.
Evening star., 1949-12-14

tor of the Veterans Service Center
here.
Mrs. Eva Manchester, national
commander of the Sad Sacks,
honor group of the Amvets, was
to make the presentation at noon
in the Veterans Service Center,
1400 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1949-12-14

in the Agriculture Department.
Two years later he transferred to
the Treasury Department.
In 1916 he resigned to become
Office supervisor of the old United
States Daily, q newspaper. He
re-entered Government service as
a stenographer in the Customs
Bureau in 1880. Mr.. Peterson is
a native of Blairstown, Iowa.
Evening star., 1949-09-20

There is no competition with our
credit plan :. because our terms are
within your own payment ability. Our
terms are: 90 doys-o months-l2
months-or Is months. Our Service
Charges are: 30 days, no charge; s
months, 20; Il months, 80; l8
months, so. There are NO HIDDEN
CHARGES.
Evening star., 1949-09-20
Ku KIux Tactics Laid
To ANA by Head Of
Neqro Doctor Group

DR.. c. Herbert Marshall, jr.,
president of the National Medical
Association, last night accused Or
ganized medicine of "Ku Klux"
tactics against colored doctors, and
called President Truman's COM
pulsory health insurance plan a
rebellion of the laity" against
high costs Of medical care.
The Washington physician. who
took Office as head of the colored
doctors national medical group
last month, spoke at q meeting at
the st. Peter Claver Center, 1913
U street NV.
Action Deferred.
While he urged support of the
Truman insurance program, DR..
Marshall explained his association
has deferred action on the con-
troversial issue. pending further
study, at its recent convention.
Terming the American Medical
Association "a status quo" organ
ization, he said that group has a
way of practicing Ku Klux racial
ism" by leaving ra"'"' --o''-'~s IN
the hands Of local l..s1ical 90
cieties. Colored oocIors are va. j
from the ANA unless they belong
to local societies which are ANA
constituents.
Hits Voluntary Plans.
Criticizing policies which do not
allow Negro doctors to care for
their patients in most Washington
hospitals, DR.. Marshall also
charged that colored patients
Evening star., 1949-09-20
| Record Number
Of $1,000 Ask
|CWi Job Tests

The Civil Service Commission
has announced that q record
number Of $4,000 persons had ap-
piled for the forthcoming exam
ination for Government clerical
jobs.
The $4,000 was 1000 more than
participated in the commission,S S
first postwar clerical test in 1947.
The jobs are in the CAF-2 and
CATS categories. Many Of those
who will take the test are on the
Government payrolls now and face
dismissal from their present Jobs
unless they can obtain permanent
status.
The deadline for applications
was last Tuesday. Commission
officials said the response was so
great that they doubted there
would be any need to announce
further clerical tests for some
years to come. ...
Evening star., 1949-09-20

are used Dis guinea pigs" for
teaching programs In the hospitals.
Outlining provisions Of the Tru-
man health insurance plan, he said
the ANA backing Of voluntary
health insurance plans "is per-
fectly absurd when we have mil
lions Of people who can't afford
to buy food"
A Washington physician for "a
years. DR.. Marshall said "too many
doctors lose sight Of the fact that
medicine is a humanitarian pro-
fession, when they begin to treat
the pocketbook instead Of the
patient"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28
Is
Named ToKey
Position Here

b. Thor Bjornstad has been
named district engineer of The
Austin Company in the Pacific
Northwest, according to an an
nouncement by Richard Ellis, Aus
tin vice president and district
manager, with headquarters in Sc
attic.
Bjornstad, a graduate of the I'm
iversity of Washington in Civil
Engineering, joined Austin as
structural engineer on its special
staff at the Sand Point Naval Sta
ton in 1910. and played an i'm
portant part in the company's
work on the SIS million contract
which covered naval training sta
tons, airports, seaplane bases, fuel
storage depots and other facilities
throughout the Northwest.
Bjornstad spent four years in
Denver on the staff of the u. S.
Bureau of Reclamation and was a
bridge designer in the Washing
ton State Highway Department at
Olympia for year prior to his
employment by the Washington
Toll Bridge Authority, with which
he was associated for more than
a year Immediately prior to join
ing the Austin organization.
He is member of the special
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28
al public il invited.
Nordic Magazine Edited

earthquake research group COM
mittee which was organized by Sc
attic structural engineers at the
request Of the superintendent of
buildings for the purpose of study
ing the earthquake problem and to
make recommendation for revis-
ing the Seattle Building Code, if
found necessary. He is a register
ed professional engineer in the
states of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28

and languages.
Prof. Walter johnson of the de-
partment. has been review editor
of the magazine for several years,
and has succeeded Prof. AXel Louis
Elmquist as associate managing
editor.
AS review editor, Professor John
son receives new books on Scan
dinavian subjects from publishers
both in the United States and
abroad, and he must determine
who is best qualified to review
the work, whether it be book or
modern poetry, or a learned dis
cussion of some obscure runes.
When this has been done, the books
must be mailed out to the in
dividual reviewers, and then Pro-
fessor johnson has only to lean
back and wait for the reviews
to trickle in.
Ibsen and O'Neill
When they do arrive, he must
check the work, edit it, and pre-
pare The copy for the printer. Then
follows the endless work of check
ing the galley-proofs. correcting
them, making certain the material
will fit into the space allotted.
+ But Professor Johnson is not the
only University of Washington
man connected with Scandinavian
Studies. Also on the staff is Prof
Syerre Arestad, who is an assist
ant editor and reviews books
regularly. In a recent issue, he
published an article dealing with
the similarity of symbols in Ibsen's
THE Wild Duck" and O'Neill's
THE Iceman Cometh."
Articles on Fr0ding, Strindberg
Icelanders
DIR. Edwin J. Nickner, professor
emeritus of the department and
authority on the poetry of F'roding,
is also a frequent contributor. For
the August number, he wrote "A
Study of Froding," which COM
municates perfectly to the reader
the great sense Of strength and
beauty TO be found in Froding,
together with Professor Vickner's
own warm esteem for the work
of one of Sweden's greatest lyric
poets.
Other contributors from the
university have been DIR. Andrew
Hilen of the English Department.
whose Impressions OF the Strind-
berg centennial, celebrated in Swe-
den this year, are based on first
hand observation, and Harold :.
Sigmar. who reviewed Stefan
Einarssen's History of icelandic
Prose Writers lS00-l940, for the
August number.
Membership i'm the Society for
the Advancement of Scandinavian
studies is open to anyone who il
interested i'm Scandinavian lang
uages or literature. Information
about the society can be obtained
from the secretary-treasure Prof.
Martin Soderback. North Park
College, Chicago, Illinois.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28
Scandinavian Americana
By Scan da HOOvian
Speaking OF Strindberg And The Sex War

found women were getting too
high-hatty and too inefficient as
women and mothers because of it,
because they were trying to be
something they weren't by imi-
tating men. To him, it looked too
much like monkeys looking in a
mirror, unable to take good look
without worshipping the mimic,
the new look" So women brisk
ly entered bright new careers, de-
flying the instinct that has kept
them at home for centuries and
today we find them in America,
at least, poor mothers accord
ing to DR.. Lester Sontag, director
of the Samuel Fels Research In
stitute of Antioch College. 1.-The
United States mother is all too
likely to find preparing a formu-
la, washing diapers and getting
meals a poor vocational substitute
for her previous participation in
the business or professional
world" he says.
One of Strindberg's American
lied countrymen. DR.. Ferdinand
Lundberg, sociologist and co-auth-
or of Modern Woman-The Lost
Sex" seems to give him a latter
day boost. He writes: There are
a group of women in America
about 33 per cent-who do make
poor mothers. Approximately this
many are definitely off the beam
in their raising of children. Be-
cause women are so important in
the emotional life of children, their
deficiencies make this entire sit
uation just about the No. 1 prob
lem in the country And he adds:
conflicting strivings in women
tear many mothers down.
l tried to convince my feminine
friend that Strindberg better than
most anyone, wrote about those
very conflicting strivings as hi
saw them. She, however, While
waiting for me to light her cigar
cite, brushed her stately Scandin
avian forefather off with stroke
of a delicate forefinger, which
looked as though it had never
been dipped into a sink full of dir
ty dishes.
=
Then my fair-feathered frient
said: well, why hasn't America
produced a communicating Strind
berg, if we're really that bad :
I'VE have Reno" I admitted
shamefully.
"And Blonde" she quippet
with a grin. getting away with tn,
final word as women often do.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28

Of the Town of Ribe in Jutland,
birthplace of Jacob A Riis, which
last summer celebrated it's ten
centenary as a bishopric, Sydney
Clark, writing in the Christian
Science Monitor, says: ut is an
everlasting riddle to me that it has
not been discovered by a larger
number of American tourists"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28

Broadway is now boomeranging
Strindberg and his CHASTITY play
1.-THE Father" and though lot of
people have been trying to get
him out of their hair for many
years-only intermittently giving
him a showing on the American
stage-it appears this genius of
the drama comes bouncing back
at us like an occasional outburst
of thunder and lightning.
What recognition do we owe this
strange man as Scandinavian
Americans or just plain Ameri-
cans? He's billed by theoreticians
as the father of modern express
sionism in the drama. but some
how we treat him as though he
were the black sheep in the family
of dramatists. In fact we seem
to give him just about as much
credit or less as Edgar Allan Poe,
who was also queer father of
something, having laid down the
formula for the modern short
story and the detective mystery,
and no one seems 10 regret very
much that he died penniless and
"shot" in a gutter
Europeans wonder why Poe is
not given the proper ranking in
literature by Americans. Undoubt-
edly there is something gloomy
and morbid about Poe that does
not conform with our American
outlook on life. Gloomy and NOR
bid are just the words used by
H. G. Wells in regard to Strind-
berg in trying to explain why he
is not more generally accepted in
the Anglo-Saxon world. BY the
way, comparing Poe and Strind-
berg is a marvellous coincidence.
The latter was born the same year
the former died and Strindberg
in one of his mad but ingenious
moments explained his spiritual
affinity with Poe by saying that
"Poe's spirit was thus transplant
ed unto me-"
The other day, however l heard
another explanation why Strind-
berg simply can't gain a big au-
diecne in the Anglo-SaXon world.
1t came from a fine specimen of
Scandinavian American woman
hood, but oh, she was naughtily
American, when she said: We'll
huh, how can he ever become pop
ular over here when he's such a
woman hater. After all, women
in America are the most privil-
eyed and respected in the world!
And she had all the cards stacked
up on her side, too, just by refer
ring to THE Father" wherein
the wife tries to drive her husband
insane by telling him his daughter
is not his. Such beast of a wo
man.
I suddenly found myself defend
ing the crusading Strindberg witt
the remark, that he didn't objec
to the suffragist movement, bu
A A
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28

C. H. Sutherland will direct the
Svea Male Choir when it presents
its 44th annual fall concert Fri
day evening, December 8, at 8:15
D. m. in the Central Baptist Church
9th Ave. and Pine Street, Seattle.
Wilma SimOnsOn, well known con-
cert and opera singer in Seattle,
will be the guest artist.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28

ilSi Z IA JSoIIlS.
Miss Lindquist, runner-up in
last years Ballard contest, is
native of Minneapolis. She came
to the Pacific Northwest because
she liked the skiing" and has
remained here ever since. APP
propriate to the Lucia tradition. she
has Swedish background, her
father hailing from Spokane and
her mother from Varmland.
Pomp And Circumstance
When Miss Lindquist's beauty is
honored with the crown Of candles
at Mondays celebration, an an
nual custom at the university will
be continued with all the pomp
and circumstance which attends
the ceremony in Sweden The bride
will be assisted by a court of ten
bridesmaids or tarnor, each Of
whom will be dressed in long white
gowns and carry lighted candles.
These tarnor will join Miss Lind
quist in singing old scandinavian
songs, associated with the Christ
mas season.
The girls of the court are: Jane
Hamstrom, Barbara Carlson, Mary
Anderson, Lorraine Ande r 5 o n,
Mary Jean Haugen. Florita Oien,
Helen Birklad, Gloria 5 ran d,
Betty Nordstrom and Jane Isall-
son.
Big Program
The colorful Lucia ceremony will
| be preo eded by an hour of enter
tainment featuring both Scandi-
navian and American artists, and
will be followed by refreshments
and. old-fashioned dancing around
the Christmas tree. The festivities
will conclude with general folk
dancing from $50 p. m. to mid
night for students and their friends
Tom Kelly, the Clubs president
warned that the entertainment will
begin promptly at p. m Admis
sion is so cents, and tickets may
be obtained at the Scandinavian
Department in Denny Hall on tbs
campus. or at the door. The gen
eral public is invited.
Nordic Magazine Edited
One of the least known aspects
Of the Scandinavian Department
at the university is the contribu
ton it is making to the publication
of Scandinavian Studies, the Of
fetal organ of the Society for the
Advancement of Scandin V i a I
Studies, national organization de.
voted to Scandinavian literature
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28
Helen Lindquist
Will Be Crowned
Lucia December 5
OUT
University
WAY
Court Of Ten Girls Will Appear
In Lucia Coronation And Program
Local Contributions To ''Nordic'' Magazine
By John Anderson

refreshngy modest young lady who cant understand
why she chosen will be crowned this years Lucia Bride
of the University of Washington when the University Scan
dnavan Club holds its annual Christmas party at Eageson
Hall December B.
The young lady blonde Helen Lndqust who studying
Swedish at the university in addition to working file
clerk in the Commandments office the 18th Naval District
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-28

suddenly found myself defend
ing the crusading Strindberg with
the remark. that he didn't object
to the suffragist movement, but
Evening star., 1949-05-20
| Atomic Tulips
Used for Study
|Of Mutations
D. me Aasocicted Press

HOLLAND. Mich. May 30
Hope College and the Argonne
National Laboratory are using a
bed of atomic tulips 10 learn about
mutations sudden changes IN
hereditary characteristics.
About 500 tulip bulbs supplied
BY Dr.. Willem Eduard de Mol Of
Amsterdam, Netherlands. were
bonn mbarded with slow neutrons for
Is minutes before they were
planted.
DR.. Teunis BERGER. head of
Hope Colleges department OF biol
ogy. has been checking the growth
Of plants from irradiated bulbs.
Evening star., 1949-05-20

Thus far, ii appears. making
the bulbs radioactive has done
them no good. The leaves. roots
and stems have developed normal
ly. But the towering has been re-
tarded: some damage 10 the
blooms has been noted. and some
bulbs were destroyed.
The expertmenters won't know
about mutations for three o. four
years because such radical changes
usually appear several generations
after genes affecting character
istics OF a plant are affected.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Youth HozyAbout Identity Tells
Indiana Police of Wide Travels

Mary Sinsek." lived at the town
of Miller, near Gary. Ind.
Evansville authorities sent him
TO Crown Point last March. No
one by the name Of Stnsek was
found at Miller.
Probation Officer Walter Ham
mond said the youth then gave
his name as Donald Rokse" and
told of having fed from a hos
pital.
The boy says he can recall a
woman with golden hair, man in
a dark suit, screeching auto
brakes and a hospital room" Mr.
Hammond said.
The youth said he fed from the
hospital and went on the road. "
wandering through Iowa. Ne
braska, Tennessee. Florida. Geor-
gia. Kentucky and Indiana.
Il just wanted to travel" he told
Mr.. Hammond. Il worked on
farms TO make some money and
never turned to stealing"
Mr.. Hammond describes the
youth as 5 feet inches tall,
blond, blue eyes, extraordinarily
large hands and feet, two slight
scars on his left arm and another
scar at the base of his spine.
The blue denims he was wear
ing when he arrived here bore the
initial b"
A further search will be made
for his relatives, Mr.. Hammond
said.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
hY the Associassd eress

CROWN POINT, Ind. May 90.
"A teen-age youth who tells Of
wide travels. but claims to be hazy
about his identity, has Lake Coun-
ty juvenile authorities puzzled.
The youth, about Is year old,
has been in the juvenile detention
home since March 81. while they
try to find out something about
him.
He was picked up in Evansville.
Ind, last January as hitch
hiker.
He told Evansville officers his
name is "Sinsek." and that his
father and mother, Fred and
Evening star., 1949-05-20

Britain named a committee to
study the law relating to cruelty
to animals, including wild ami
mails.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-10
CEDAR CHESTS

49.95 Cavalier Cedar Chest
Full size with automatic tray.
Lane Cedar Chest
Full 4S'' size. Valentines Day Special
exactly as nationally advertised.
$3.50 Stow-A-WaY Chest
Attractive 3-drawer style by Cavalier
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-10

of thousands of Boy Scouts. They
enjoy thrilling experiences in the
70l long-term camps maintained
by Local Scout Councils and an
even greater number of short
term camps for outings of one to
three days. Camp property owned
or leased by the Boy Scouts of
America comes to more than $50,
900 acres with value of over ten
million dollars.
For experienced Scout campers
there is the Philmone Ranch of
$4,000 acres of plains, mountains
in northeastern New MeXio,
owned and operated by the Ma
tional Council of the Boy Scouts.
1t was the gift of Waite Phillips
who also gave the Scouts a mod
ern office building in Tulsa, Okla,
the income of which is used to
develop the ranch for the use by
all Scouts in America.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-02-10

Ohio farmers will find more
profit and less confusion in using
commercial fertilizers in the fu-
ture, says Earl Jones, Extension
agronomist at Ohio State Uni
versity, in commenting on the
annual Ohio Fertilizer Conference
held at Columbus in December.
Although 10 percent increase
in supplies is expected in l949,
some farmers still may find it
difficult to get the kind of fert-
ilizer they want, when they want
it, according to the agronomist.
Slightly more fertilizers high in
nitrogen are expected to be avail
able than there were this year
With Ohio farmers spending
more than $13,000,000 annually
for mixed fertilizer, it is essen
tial that they realize, Jones adds,
that any successful fertilizer pro-
gram requires the regular use of
potash and nitrogen, as well as
phosphorus.
IL Grades Recommended
Farmers buying fertilizers in
l949, the agronomist states, will
find that the IL grades of mixed
fertilizers on the recommended
list will supply the needs for all
field and horticultural crops on
Ohio soils.
Several years ago, 80 to 100 diff
ferent fertilizer grades were sold
in Ohio, and this large number
confused both farmers and ferti-
lizer dealers and increased the
cost, c. w. Volk, head of the
agronomy departments in the
College of Agriculture and Ohio
Agriculture Experiment Station,
pointed out at the conference.
1t is hoped, Volk added, that
the fertilizer industry will, unless
prevented by a shortage of ma
terialS, manufacture only the re-
commended grades. Plant nutrient
content of the fertilizers sold in
Ohio has been increasing for
some years, and the agronomy de-
partment will continue to recon-
mend use of high analysis ferti-
liZerS.
Benefit All Crops
Fertilizer programs should be
planned for the benefit of all
crops in the rotation, Chester
E. Evans, another Experiment
Station speaker on the program
advised, adding that lining, drain
age, erosion control and other
conservation practices must not
be ignored if fertilizer program
is to be profitable.
Discussing the use of ferti-
lizers with various Ohio crops,
Evans said placing fertilizers in