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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1949-10-22
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Evening star., 1949-01-19
Palace Guard W00ed
Democratic Committee Is Suffering
Case of Presidential Neglect
Harry Honun

President on whatever tends tc
divide them.
Fighting Palace Guard.
In his own quiet way he is fight
ing what his friends regard as more
OF an effort by the palace guard
than by Mr.. Truman himself to
undercut him. The unusually early
date-February 24-of the Jackson
Jefferson Dinner is on his insistence
1t Is believed that he hopes to make
it the kind of smashing success that
will advertise anew his right to his
job.
AS things stand, there is an in
creasing tendency for politicians to
court the Truman intimates while
leaving the national committee tc
the field of routine patronage. It
Is sometimes hard on the intimates.
Senate Secretary Leslie Biffle is an
example of one who has been so
wooed. 1t would hardly be in human
nature if his very good, loyal head
were not turned. Yet Mr.. Biff1e
owes his first loyalty to the Sena-
tors for whom he works, a jealous
lot who might some day crack down
on his extra -curricular activities.
The President has shown a
growing faculty for finding his own
way out of these labyrinths After
all, he has still legally to start his
second term. There is plenty Of
time.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c. A-1f
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 49,

itself in the Metropolitan. I intend
to leave my ash trays and towels tc
the world, and refuse to sell single
treasure.
Back to the rock gardens now
And how happy the discovery of
the Japanese type Of rock garden
has made me.
The Japanese rock garden is just
that.
A garden of rocks. Nothing else.
I, too, have a rock garden. In
the back Of my house. For years
Jean has insisted that I plant 1t in
flowers. Petunias, and phlox, and
all that sort Of stuff. Either the
seeds I buy are no good or I don t
have a green finger, because MOTH
ing grows.
Can Make a Rock Grow.
So, following the japanese, I have
just planted my garden in rocks.
I can make a rock grow. That's
down my alley. Next year I hope
to add brick or two, and double
Towering concrete block After that
well, there is no telling where III
stop. A corner devoted to old rail-
road tracks. A shady nook filled
with the sweet odor of blossoming
granite.
Rocks need so little care It's
Evening star., 1949-01-19

than 1t has teen Tlss L. stokes.
before. as an analy of the new
Congress reveals.
He has another prem in which
he is more directly svolved per-
sonally which often not taken
into proper account which ul-
timately can have mu to DO with
the direction Of his aAinlstcaiion
That relates to the rious +'1de-
pendent commissions ct up by
Congress from time time and
delegated by Congresso regulate
various phases of our n,onal econ
omy under laws pass by Con-
gress.
Have Wide Diskion.
/ This commission go'nment at
tracts little public nee, but 1t
is most important, fohose COM
missions have wide disflon. fhey
have power, through g1.nistrative
interpretations, to die the pur-
poses of Congress. ley can \be
passive in the pubHinterest, or
aggressive. Figurativ, law can
be repealed by shufs personnel
of a commission.
At the present ie there are
a number OF vacancion important
commissions that ninister laws
fixing all sorts opolicies, some
passed long ago, Sc in the New
Deal era which PJdent Truman
has pledged hime to continle
under his Fair D..
There is much ling and haul
ing now behind tlscenes by con-
fiictins interests ,r appointments
to fill these vacaes. Progressives
in the administran and Congress,
who consider thahey won the last
election, are wadng very closely
to see how stron their viewpoint
and PHILOSOPHICAL be reflected
in President Tnan's selections,
or, as they put. whether they
really won the ,ction.
There is, for mple, one vacancy
on the f1ve-meer Federal Trade
Commission cred in the Wood
row Wilson adnistration that has
its part in entement Of statutes
against money which President
Truman has rnised to curb and
restrain. ThaRas caused by the
resigns ton ofobert E. Freer. In
addition, thtpresent chairman,
Garland S. FMson, is serving un-
der a recess oointment OF Presi-
dent TrumaniIis nomination was
left without ,nfirmation by the
Evening star., 1949-01-19

| 1900. D u e
than the brokest pair of church
mice, Jean and l were trying to see
Europe before the shoe string
snapped. In front of ST Marks we
met-or were met by-a MidWestern
couple, obviously rich. They were
staying at the Danielli. they were
travelling on boat which had plush
tunnels, and were using caviar for
toothpaste.
Trophies of the Chase.
This was their first trip to Europe,
they said, and would we like to
gondola to their suite overlooking
the Grand Canal and see what they
had collected in Europe. They
showed us what was then probably
the finest collection of hotel towels
and ash trays in the world. Bath
mats from Budapest. Guest towels
from Greece. Ash trays from
Ankara, London. Paris. St. Moritz
and Prague. They pointed out, with
pardonable pride, how lovely their
home would look when all these
trophies of the chase were scattered
about, and how impressed their
guests would be when they could dry
their heads on a towel from Lucerne
while spilling an ash into tray
from Claridges'.
The bug hit me right then. Since
then travel has taken on a new
glow for me. Let others watch the
sunsets-Ill snitch a towel or tray
In the past II years have built
up great collection, one which I
hope will some day have a wing for
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Clash IF Interests
Indepeient Commissions Have Power
To Ollie Purposes of Congress

Republican Senate last year. amons
many others. 1t has not been re.
submitted thus far.
For a vacancy on the five-mar
Federal Power Commission, which
has authority in regulation of cleo.
tricity and natural gas, President
Truman has resubmitted the nom
ination Of Thomas c. Buchanan OF
Pennsylvania. who was also left
without action by the Senate last
year. His selection was hailed BY
progressives who felt it would break
in their favor q division within the
commission which showed up Last
year over proposed amendments te
the 1888 Natural Gas Act embodied
in the Rizley-Moore bill, which lost
out in the Senate and which two
members felt would weaken the
FPC's authority and be costly tt
consumers.
Interests Clash on ICC.
All sorts of interests are clashins
now over the filling of a vacancy on
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, which regulates the railroads
caused by the recent death OF
George M Barnard. who was from
Indiana. Every section of the coun-
try has candidates for this place
revealing geographical conflicts in
volved In rate-making. 1t must &c
to a Republican.
A number Of Southern and West
ern Senators, generally New Dealish
on economic issues, are supporting
Arne c. Wiprud, a native of Min
nesota, formerly chief OF the trans.
portation section of the Justice De-
partment's antitrust division, now
associate solicitor of the Post Once
Department handling railroad mat
ters. He fought the Reed-Bulwinkle
bill. exempting railroads from the
antitrust laws on certification by
the ICC, which Congress passed
over President Truman's veto, and
was active In seeking to remove
alleged rate determinations about
which the West and South have
complained
Attorney General Tom Clark has
recommended to President Truman
the appointment OF David o.
Mathews of Nebraska, who is in
charge for the Justice Department
of the so-called war reparations
cases for alleged overcharges by
the railroads during the war. He
has the support Of Senators Wherry
and Butler Of Nebraska, Repub-
licans, among others.
New England, which is without a
member on the commission, has a
number of candidates. Here the
influence of Senator McGrath.
Democrat, of Rhode Island, who Is
also National Democratic chairman,
may have its effect.
Evening star., 1949-01-19

means that the Dsris fieeson.
handful who discuss political ques-
tions with him have very great in
fuence despite their relative lack
of political stature. The harvest
is a crop Of rumors about a reor-
ganization of the committee which
will put one Of the Truman init
mates such as William Boyle of
Kansas City on top. The reports
may be quite false: they are believed
by people who have some status
as prophets of the Truman course.
National Chairman McGrath. the
young New Deal Senator from
Rhode Island who ran the party
during the winning Truman cam
paign, does not intend to resign
Nor has he had any horses mouth
hints that q sacrifice of his inclina-
tions would be welcome at the
White House.
Redding Singled Out.
It is a fact, however. that the
President has complained bitterly
about some OF the committee stan
work and has singled out Publicity
Director Redding. McGrath favor
lite, for his especial displeasure. The
Truman opinions became well
known to various people who have
naturally expected some conse-
quences to flow from them.
Nor Is the Truman-McGrath re-
lationship entirely satisfactory.
The President named the Sen
ator as National Chairman on the
plea of Robert E. Hannegan that
the job belonged in the direct line
to a Catholic and an 1rishman. The
Truman fortunes had ebbed: the
field from which to choose was not
too large. Senator McGrath had
been sensationally successful in his
own small State. he had no election
problems of his own and Mr.. Tru-
man accepted him though they were
really little known to one another.
But the President did not save for
him a cabinet post such as Post
ONCE or Labor from which could
have flowed a day-by-day con-
nection which might have led to
real intimacy. 1t also would have
given Senator McGrath a vantage
point from which to learn Govern
ment policy as it was made instead
of after. Lacking it, their only
tie has been party politics. And
the chairman has repeatedly had
to learn of Truman appointments
and policies after the fact.
Senator McGrath Is modest and
dignified. He has not directly taxed
the President with these matters;
it might serve his purpose better
II he dealt personally with the
Evening star., 1949-01-19
This Changing World
Vetern Allies and Russia Expected
bSign Austrian Peace Treaty Soon

Russians. This type of publicity II
necessary for the morale of the
Western nations, which have beer
accustomed for so long to q mega.
tive attitude in the Kremlin on al
international matters.
But careful analysis Of the situa.
ton shows that the signature o1
such a peace treaty is no more indie.
ative of q change Of mood on the
part of Russia than the agreement
on Italy was.
In November, 1943, when Secre-
tary of State Hull made a goodwill
trip to Moscow, the Soviet govern
ment agreed to consider Austria as
outside the Axis circle, provided that
the Austrian people show willing
ness to rid themselves OF the Nazis
A declaration to that effect was
signed by Mr.. Hull, British Foreign
Secretary Eden and Mr.. Molotov
Our position in that matter was
particularly easy, since We. unlike
the Russians, had never recognized
the annexation of Austria by Hitler
in March, 1885.
Stripped Of Assets.
Although the Austrians co-op-
Grated with the Allies as soon as
it was possible for them to do so,
and lived up to our expectations.
the Moscow agreement was dead
letter. The Russians insisted on
treating Austria as an enemy coun-
try, and under the excuse that the
Nazis had large assets in the coun-
try they stripped the Austrians of
some of their most important indus
trial Establishments. But after this
was done there was no further rea-
son for the Russians to refuse to
sign q peace treaty with Austria
which, unlike Germany, had legal
constitutional government.
The treaty which is expected to
be signed next month will provide
for the evacuation of Austrian ter
ritory by the Allied occupation
forces. This will mean that we will
withdraw our troops-about 5000
thousand miles from
Austria while the Russians will
withdraw their divisions less than
100 miles.
During the years of occupation
Russia has organized, not only In
its own sector but also in the
Western areas, Communist cells
which are expected to become active
as soon as the treaty has been con-
f1rmed by the United States Sem
ate and the other signatories. Un-
less our observers are unduly pessi-
mistic it will be difficult for that
small republic to maintain its demo-
cratic form of government when all
her neighbors are under Commu-
mist domination.
These observers predict that with
in short time after the Allied
forces have left Austria there will
be repetition of the coups we wit
messed in Czechoslovakia and Hun
parry
Evening star., 1949-01-19

MOSCOW all Constantine Brown.
haired boy. Il insisted, and was
strongly supored by Foreign Min
lister Moloto, tat Austria yield to
Yugoslavia te ich province of Ca
rinthia, whh he Balkan dictator
claimed shold e part and parcel
of Yugoslav ten fitory. The Aus
trians, backd by the Western
powers. oppoed this demand be-
cause 1t lacketsy real justification.
The matter size has been in
allegiance.
Demand $2OO, ,OOO, 900.
The Russian also demanded about
5000 900, Wch they said repre-
Sented NaZi sets in Austria. The
American reesentatives opposed
this demand tause they knew that
eventually it Mld have to come out
of the pocks of American tax
payers.
The Unitedtates suggested that
the Soviet Debates be satisfied with
s125, 100000. reign Minister Molo-
tov turned doA this offer for polit-
ica. rather tn financial reasons.
He insisted tn no bargaining was
possible untilwe accepted T1to's
territorial CLAIM.
Now that retiQs between the
Yugoslav dictat- nd the Comm
form are STRAND, MOSCOW has no
interest in furthrig the demands
of its former pubet and has indi-
Gated indirectly h; it is willing
to sit at the dipomtic table with
the Western repreeratives and the
Austrian delegate ) discuss the
peace treaty on tie asis that Ca
rinthia remain Altnn.
AS for the Austia payment for
Nazi assets - in an, goods and
seryices-it is undsbod that Mos
cow is ready to me IS halfway, by
accepting $3.50, ,00O,o:
The prospective snng of a peace
treaty between Atre and Hit
ler's conquerors VI e hailed as
the first Indicate irt two years
that. given good wand patience. it
is possible to gealong with the
Evening star., 1949-01-19

amazing how much a rock win
stand. Birds can bite them with
out hurting anything but their
beaks. Caterpillars can crawl all
over them without effect. Weeds
can try to strangle them. and all
a rock will do is grin. They need
practically no water and little fer
tilizer to keep them in robust rock
health.
Stop by some time and look at
my rock garden.
In few years 1t may well be the
show place of America.
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1949-01-19
ADVERTISEMENT
BAcKAcHE,
lee PAINS May
BE DANGER sign

II the is miles Of kidney tubes and alters
don't work well, poisonous waste matter
stays in the blood These poisons may start
naggink backaches. rheumatic pains. leg
pains. loss of pep and energy, getting up
nights. swelling. puffiness under the eyes.
headaches and dizziness.
Don't waitl AK your druggist for Doan's
Pills, stimulant diuretic. used successfully
BY millions for over so years. Doans give
happy relief and will help the Is miles of
kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste
from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
SIMPLE RULES
70 NEip yOv WiM

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this ad. Print the suggested name for
the dish along with your own name and
address on entry blank or plain paper.
Z. Submit as many entries as you wish.
With each entry, send the words
KITCHEN CRAFT" clipped from a
bag of Kitchen Craft Flour lOr hand
drawn copy of the Kitchen Craft label)
3. Mail TO KITCHEN CRAFT
FLOUR, Box 1854, Dept. C, Chicago II,
Illinois. Contest starts December 80,
194S, closes at midnight January 80,
1949. All entries must be poetmarked
before midnight January 80, 1949.
4. Entries will be judged on originality
and aptness-not on fancy or unusual
forms of presentation-by impartial
judges having no connection with
Kitchen Craft Flour. Their decisions
will be final. Duplicate prizes in case of
ties. All entries become the property of
the sponsor. No entries will be returned
or acknowledged.
5. Winners will be notified by mail
about one month after contest closes.
List of winners available upon request.
Contest subject to all Feoeral. State and
Dominion regulations.
b. Contest open to all, except employees
of Famous Flours Company. the stores
where this -four is sold, their advertising
agents, and their families.
Evening star., 1949-01-19

suffering from
q slight case Of
Presidential ne
glect. Whether
it is q mere
t e m p o ar Y
eclipse or will
prove to be gen.
uine obsoles-
ence remains to
be seen.
The President
8 e ms to be
tending m or e
and more to run
his politics him.
self W h | c h
49, &hA
Evening star., 1949-01-19

nurrah OF MS
followers at his
inaugurati ton are
only so good, in
the end, as Con-
gress itself,
makes them.
That is Pres
ident Truman's
problem after
q he excitement
of in au u ra !
" eek subsidies.
However, it may
be said his sit
uation is much
more favorable
Evening star., 1949-01-19

: about my recent
trip around the
W orld d pleased
me so much as
did the discov-
cry of the Jap
anese rock gar
den.
Just a word
about my towel
and ash tray
collection. I first
became inter-
ested in stealing
these items from
hotels in Venice
Italy, back in
Evening star., 1949-01-19
BvConsfanfine Br0,Yn

A pee treaty for Austria is
expecte to be signed near the END
OF .Eebnry by the United States
Britain, france and Russia.
The min outlines of the treaty
Evening star., 1949-01-19

were aged on
by the b Four
Foreign Mhis-
ters at h.ir
London neeing
in 1916. hut
Anal agresnnt
W as preverAd
by Yugoslav,s
territorial 4
mands and t
question of pa
ments to RusA
for Nazi ASA
in Austria.
At that tin
Marshal Tit We
AENcnNu-,c 'oi,
Evening star., 1949-01-19
By Doris FIeesOn

Democratic politicos arriving here
in droves to prove that at least they
love Harry Truman in January find
the Democratic National Committee
Evening star., 1949-01-19
By ThomL. Stokes

All the pledges victorious Pres
ident makes in ) campaign. all
the recommendans he submits
later to Congresall the exultant
Evening star., 1949-01-19
McLen1ore-
Gurden Discovery
Puts Him on Rocks

By Henry WcLemOre
Next to affording me the chance
to build my collection of hotel
towels and ash trays into perhaps
the finest one in existence, nothing
Evening star., 1949-01-19

oWhat prize to win! What grand and
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Evening star., 1949-01-19

all-in-one meal. just follow the clear simple
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Guaranteed Kitchen Craft Flour, as so
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This big contest is on now. S years grocery
money may be yours-or one of the other
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y-today!
Evening star., 1949-03-15

NV Chase & Sanbosn Coffee will bring
out the "angel" in any man! 'Whs:= in
~" people ask!
TIE answer i Seleccfenes epeonoanced
ss,eek-sss o.n.ys). That's the Spanish for
selected :. some coffees selected mainly
for perfecting body. .. others selected
mainly for perfecting flavor. Yes, the favor
eoffees IN this mouth-watering new blend
aes hand-seiected 1,-2,-ffree times!
Evening star., 1949-03-15

HERE rm Financial Statement of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for
last year. 1t is more than just figures, BE-
cause back of them is the story Of what
81, 100, 900 policyholders have done for their
families and themselves.
The role Of Metropolitan, like that ofany
Life insurance company, has been to help
policyholders to make effective their indi-
vidual plans for protection against the un-
eertainties Of life. This Statement is brief
account of its stewardship.
The amount paid to poGcyholders and
benefciaries in 1o4S was S721, ,366, 1854. Of
this sum, s263, $50, 754 went to the bene-
fciaries of 233,ooo policyholders; sl47,-
045,672 to some 100000 individuals for
Matured Endowments and Annuities; and
$50, ,4o3, ,23s for $50, 900 claims for Disability
and Accident & Health benefits. In addition,
the total paid included sums for cash sur
render values, dividends, and other pay
ments due under outstanding policies.
The total payments by Metropolitan to
poiicyholders and benefciaries during the
Evening star., 1949-03-15
metropolitan Reports to Policyholders
on 1913 Business

A few other highlights Of the Company's
1o48 annual statement are: the net rate OF
interest earned on total assets reversed the
trend Of many years and increased from
2.o4% in 1947 to 3.0396; in line with the
experience of business generally, there were
some increases in expenses; the rate of NOR
tality was slightly lower than in l947; the
lapse rate was one of the best on record; and
new life insurance issued during the year
was S2,oO4, 4,157,071. The amount held for
dividends payable to Metropolitan policy
holders in 1o49 totals S152,067,2 7,254.
Metropolitan investments continued IN
1948 to serve various sections of the nation
and its economy. The Company is interested
in making loans, irrespective of size, to
either individuals or corporations, which
meet the legal requirements with which it
must comply.
A more complete review of the Com
pany's affairs will be found in its Annual
Report to Policyholders, which will be sent
to anyone on request.
Evening star., 1949-03-15

last le years aggregated ss,346,33o,s2s-a
sum which has served as a stabilizing inf1u-
ence in homes and communities throughout
the country. This total exceeds the Com
pany's assets of 50, ,125,145,OO7 as of De-
cember 81, 1948.
These assets are held to meet obligations
of So, 59l ,2lO, ,201, of which more than 900
represents statutory reserves for future pay
ments to policyholders and benefciaries.
Over and above these obligations, there
remained surplus Of, s533,934,So6, which
is about 6% of obligations-a backlog
which must be available against the pos
sibility of epidemics, adverse economic con-
ditions or other unforeseeable situations.
The Company's assets guarantee the full
fillment of the 'S39, ,95S,5l7,S54 Of Metro
politan life insurance in force. In addition,
they assure the payment Of the 44s,394
annuity and supplementary contracts out
standing, and the 6,s46,4l2 policies or GER
tifcates providing benefits in event of either
accident, sickness, disqualification, surgical
or medical expense.
Evening star., 1949-03-15
Check on Garden Tracts
Reveals Plots Assigned

All the garden tracts Under
jurisdiction Of the District kecrea-
ton Board and the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commis-
sion already have been taken.
A check with the chairmen ol
the garden tracts departments o1
the two groups indicated this yes
terday. The check followed re.
ceipt by the organization of
flood Of inquiries for the garden
areas, apparently inspired by the
sunny weather over the week end
The Park and Planning Com
mission has set aside undeveloped
park property for gardening rur-
poses.
During the war years. the Dis
trict government maintained a
Victory Garden Office with a su-
perintendent who arranged fol
the plowing Of privately owned
tracts offered for the purpose and
gave gardeners technical advice
on planting. cultivating and ferti-
lizers. No appropriation was made
for the purpose after tine wal
ended. although the gardens were
revived during the 1946 season be-
cause of the world iood shortage.