davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Political Postmusters Preferred

I doubt very seriously if postmaster
ships should be taken out of politics.
However, this Is an open question and
really makes little difference to any one.
The real mistake was taking the posi-
ton of Postmaster General out of poll
tics by appointing little man" from
the Department.. The usual procedure
has been to appoint the director of the
successful campaign to the position, with
the result that we almost invariably had
a capable and efficient Postmaster Cen
eral, well versed in directing and ham
ding the huge problems of the mails.
Until the advent of Mr.. Donaldson. we
had splendid. courteous and efficient
postal service.
But today, the reverse is true: The
delivery is on a random and haphazard
basis; employees are worried about the
future of their jobs; mistakes are legion
Mr.. Donaldson has been good and
faithful worker. but he has not and never
will have the ability to hold down his
present position.
Let's have another political Postmaster
General!
Andy Larman.
Rolfivoora MA
Evening star., 1950-05-31
GuIbenkiidn Pictures Comma

Washington is to have another outstanding
cultural treat by kindness of c. S. Gulbenkian.
His Egyptian treasures already are on exhibition
at the National Gallery here, and 20 of his most
valuable paintings soon are to be displayed in
adjacent space. The pictures have been on loan
to the National Gallery of Great Britain since
1886. In the judgment of the London Times
they constitute the most important group of
works of art ever lent to an American museum
by European connoisseur.
Six of the canvases once belonged to Nicholas
II, last of the Czars, and were hung in the
Hermitage at st. Petersburg. The Bolshevik
regime in Moscow sold them to Mr. Gulbenkian
in 1929. at about the same time that it permitted
Andrew w. Mellon to buy some of the most
precious of the paintings which he gave to the
people of the United States in 1885 Among
the masterpieces of this category coming to
Washington through MIR. Gulbenkian's courtesy
will be Dirk Bouts "Annunciation"; Rembrandt's
"Pallas Athene" and Portrait of An Old Man
Seated; Rubens portrait of Helene Fourment
his second wife, and two of Hubert Roberts
Versailles landscapes executed for Louis XVI.
Also lent by Mr.. Gulbenkian are to be
Boucher's Cupid and the Graces" formerly in
the Wallace collection, and Lancrets 'Fete
Galante" from the New Palace at Potsdam;
Fragonard's "Fete at Rambouillet';; Manet's
boy Blowing Bubbles" and Renpir's Mime
Monet" and pictures by Gainsborough, Guardi
and several other painters of distinction.
The whole group is to be shown here for
two years. Whether it will be returned to
London afterwards is unknown. What matters
at the moment is that Mr.. Gulbenkian is being
very generous in allowing his beautiful properties
to cross the Atlantic for American inspection.
The exhibition at the National Gallery is sure
to bring out crowds Of people, just as the Berlin
and the Vienna pictures did.
Evening star., 1950-05-31
St. Thomus and the Round World

In letter on Sunday Mrs McSherry
said; 1T was not until Columbus day
that the best human brains evolved the
sphere theory"
We need not 60 back to Ptolemy to
disprove this position, but St. Thomas
has some pertinent remarks about it.
In "Summa Theological" written in the
18th century, st. Thomas explained:
Sciences are diversified according to the
diverse nature of their movable objects.
For the astronomer and the physicist
both prove the same conclusion-that
the earth. for instance. is round-the
astronomer by means of mathematics
d.e. abstracting from matter) but the
physicist by means of matter itself.
Hence there is no reason why those
things which are treated by the philo-
sophical sciences. so far as they can be
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Letters to The Star .

known by the light Of natural reason,
may not also be treated by another
science so far as they are known by the
light of divine revelation. Hence the
theology included in the sacred doc
trine differs in genus from that theology
which is part Of philosophy"
What Mrs. McSherry meant was the
Copernican theory that the earth goes
around the sun and not vice versa.
think it's worth noting also that Coperni-
Gus was Catholic priest and dedicated
his work on the Revolution of the
Heavenly Bodies" Il think that was
the title of the work in which this doc
trine Is found to Pope Paul III.
Raymond w. Briggs.
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Prenatal Crying
AL Bright.

Recently noted in your paper an &C
count of child in California which cried
before 1t had been born. AS remember.
the doctor said there had been only one
other case recorded.
The following excerpt from the book
"Safe Deliverance" written by Frederick
C. Irving, M. D.. may be of interest to
some of your readers: "On April 16. 1883,
however, occurred the most startling
event of all: the babe Of Christine Nc
Guinness was heard by the matron and
other credible witnesses to cry while still
within its mothers womb. Let those who
doubt recall that both the unborn Mo-
manned and Saint Bartholomew are said
to have done likewise: moreover. there
are upward of so such cases reported in
medical literature. All. however. will
agree with Mrs. Higgins (the matron) e,
that 1t was a remarkable phenomenon
Reader.
Evening star., 1950-05-31

wish to compliment F. G. Farris
(GD for his letter of appreciation of
the Veterans Administration, appearing
in The Star May 26.
Letters like this do more good toward
the building of stronger Nation and a
better citizenship than thousands from
those who think it's smart to criticize
without attempting to offer a construc-
tive suggestion.
Russell G. Merryman.
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Baltimore, Md.
Taft, Trumun and Labor

Lest there be any misunderstanding
on the part Of the public, especially that
segment made up of members of union
labor, concerning Senator Taft's attitude
toward those who toll. critical exami-
nation Of the facts should be considered
and the record should be set right.
In the first place, the Presidents labor
policy has been erratic. as any one knows
who reads the news. This is verified by
the World Almanac, which is notable for
its concise and precise handling of fac
tual data.
Mr.. Truman vetoed the Case bill for
Federal mediation and cooling off pc
riod before strikes, but signed the Hobbs
bill against labor racketeering. He de-
manded drastic legislation, including in
functions and use of the Army when the
railway brotherhoods were on strike
In fact. he recommended that the
strikers be drafted into the Army
It was Senator Taft who considered
this legislation too extreme, and it was
through his efforts and influence that it
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Which Is The Avenue!

In many Of the articles about the
Dupont Circle Underpass, reference has
been made to 1.-The" avenue. meaning
Connecticut avenue. Now, of course.
such reference is more or less fitting
at this particular time, when the Dupont
Circle area Is under discussion-although
two other perhaps more historic avenues
also cross at Dupont Circle. And it Is
natural for the merchants Of the region
to think of their street as something
rather special.
However, most visitors and residents
would think that Massachusetts, avenue
has better claim to being "the" avenue,
for it extends across the District, passing
through every sort of representative sec
ton of the city, Sc. NE. and NV. 1t
is part of Union Station Plaza and goes
on to become Embassy Row before it
reaches the imposing fabric of the Wash
ington Cathedral-and so on out into
Maryland.
But the real "the" among Washington
avenues is now, as always, Pennsylvania
avenue. It has been so considered for a
century and half. and without the
need for quotation marks. 1t runs from
the far southeast to connect with
Georgetown. and it has been the scene
Of most of the great parades of the past,
including that most impressive of all
parades dt lasted for two days.: The
reviewing of the troops in 1865. 1t is
the connecting path between Washing
toms two excuses for being-the Capitol
and the White House. Someone, alluding
to the differences of opinion between the
President and the Congress, once called
that section of Pennsylvania avenue the
longest mile in the world.
w. T. Smith.
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer 70
any question of fact by either writing The
NV. Washington 5, D C.. and inclosing eents
return postage, or by telephoning ST. 5000.
Evening star., 1950-05-31
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


@. Are there regular travel routes
across the Sahara Desert?-P. A. D.
A. There are regular travel routes in
cluding motor coach services which run
several times week between the main
centers of civilization. The cars used
for regular transportation Of passengers
have six sets Of double wheels.
@. Why was the number of the Indian
population formerly deducted from the
total population of the United States
when the census was taken?-G. A. O.
A. The Bureau of the Census says that
prior to the 1910 census, the reason for
subtracting the number Of Indians was
for apportionment purposes. Only those
Indians which were not taxed were not
counted. as they were considered wards
Of the Nation and not taxable BY 1910.
however, all were taxable and were
therefore not excluded, but counted.
@. What is the per capita use Of wa
ter in the United States?-P. D.
A. According to estimates Of the
United States Geological Surveys
groundwater branch the consumption OF
water has increased in the last century
from few gallons a day per capita to
over TOO gallons day for every person
in the country.
@. What causes babies to be born pre-
maturely?-N. Med.
A. Most premature births are due TO
inadequate diet Of the mothers during
pregnancy. Other causes include over
work, shock, accident, worry or certain
other physical conditions. Statistics show
that premature births are more likely 70
occur to mothers expecting twins more
often to Negroes and to white mothers
under 10 years Of age.
Evening star., 1950-05-31

was dropped. Yet. when the Senator
drafted modified version and Congress
adopted the Taft-Hartley Act, the Presi-
dent was the first to condemn its author.
This he did by vetoing the measure and
denouncing it as unfair to union labor"
How's that for consistency?
AL Bright.
Evening star., 1950-05-31

A pseudonyr1 Is permissible only
Uhen letter carries correct name
and address of Uriter. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Praises Praise of VA

Warick, N. Y.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07
AFL Teachers Blast Bon As
Encouraging Company Unions

Detroit IPA)-The 600 dele
gates to the AFL American Fed
Grafton Of Teachers annual conven-
ton here condemned the recent
banning Of Teachers Union, Local
555 in New York from all official
dealings with the city's public
schools.
The delegates, representing 65,-
600 teachers, unanimously adopted
a resolution opposing the denial
to any group Of teachers the right
to choose their own spokesman be-
fore boards of education" 1t stat
ed that "the denial of the indivi-
duaPs right to join organizations
of his own choosing and to be rep
resented by them is alien to our
fundamental democratic rights" +"
The group denounced the ban as
one which encouraged the "trend
toward the most flagrant forms of
company unionism."
The NY board banned the union,
an affiliate of the United Public
Workers, and suspended eight
members from teaching jobs be-
cause of alleged Communist domin-
alton. The convention resolution
did not name the Teachers Union,
expelled from the federation in
1941 for activities inimical to the
best interest of American demo-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07

cracy.
Another resolution called for re
storation to NY public school lib
raries Of the Nation magazine, ban
ned by the Board of Supervisors
three years ago on the grounds
that a series of articles had beer
offensive to the Roman Catholic
church. The resolution charged the
ban was "unwarranted censorship
and imperiled academic freedom"
Matthew Vol, AFL vice-presi-
dent, told the convention that
"nearly every major advance in
public education in this country has
resulted to a very great degree
from labor's efforts" He urged the
union to prepare material on labor's
contribution to democracy to count
eract in part "the material now
flooding the schools glorifying the
big corporations" Vol spoke at a
luncheon honoring the memory of
Samuel Gompers, first president Of
the AFL, who was born 100 years
ago.
Other speakers included Federal
Security Administrator Oscar r.
Ewing; Arthur Elder, chairman of
the unions Commission on Educa-
tion Reconstruction; and Selma
Borchardt, AFL legislative repre-
sentative.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07
Dockers Embargo
CONTINUED From Page One)

Coast District Council. John A,
Condor, speaking for the long
shoremen involved, rejected the
councils plea for delay on the
grounds that, to be effective, the
policy must be to refuse cargoes
arriving from or consigned to any
country subject to Communist con-
troll. Otherwise he declared, Russia
could simply mark her own pro-
ducts with the names of her satel-
lites and get them into the US.
The refusal to unload Russian
imports began when the New York
Dockworkers would not touch a
shipment of Russian crabmeat.
Later, another shipment of the sea-
food and two cargoes of Russian
furs were boycotted and Boston
longshoremen also refused to un-
load three shipments originating
in Russia.
The dockworkers extended the
boycott to exports when they re-
fused to load 20 tons of general
cargo bond for Gdynia, Poland.
They did, however, load mailbags
bound for Finland, Poland and
Russia.
The State Department, which is
reported to have long hoped for
such an embargo, made no attempt
to intervene.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07
DEFENSE PRODUCTION
UPS EMPLOYMENT

Washington (LPA)-Job oppor-
tunities have substantially imprOv-
ed since the start of the defense
production program, according to
the Labor Departments Bureau of
Employment Security. The Bur
eau's report, based on unemploy-
ment insurance claims for the week
ending Aug. IL, revealed 143,OOO
unemployed compared with 219,0OO
for the week ending June "a. "The
weekly volume of both initial and
continued claims was well below
the lowest levels reached in 1949,"
the report stated, adding that al
though no figures are yet avail
able regarding the number of per-
sons already hired by defense in
dustries, the sharp drop in claims
indicates generally increased hir-
ing in non-agricultural establish
ments."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07
mEEEU5
industrial Northeast Muin
Bottle Site In Elections

Washington LPA)-The key tt
the 82nd Congress lies in nine in
dustrial states, election expert
Louis H. Bean says in his book
"The Midterm Battle" Bean was
the only major forecaster to pre-
dict a Democratic victory in 1913
The nine states are: Massachu-
sets, New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Mich
igan, Illinois and Missouri. Their
POP Representatives constitute al
most so percent Of the 435-mem-
Der House. This definitely is the
site of the main political battles OF
1850"
These states elected 100 Demo
cratic Congressman two years ago,
Bean points out. Their 50 Fresh
man" Democrats were nearly twice
the number needed to take control
of the House. But six million quail
flied voters failed to go to the
polls.
Labor's political strategists have
pointed out time and again that a
light vote in these important in
dustrial states works to the ad-
vantage of labor's foes. By the
same token, they say, heavy vote
favors labor's friends. Consequent
ly, labor leaders in these states
are urging their memberships to
register and vote Nov. 7 to assure
that Congress is peopled by those
sympathetic to labor's cause.
Bean, observing that the nine
key states are in the northeast,
says there actually are II indus
trial states in that area. But the
additional eight elect only 21 Rep
resentatives, he reminds his read
ers.
So highly regarded as a political
forecaster is Bean that a number
of national magazines have carried
the story of his 1850 predictions,
the main point of which is that the
will score some gains
but not enough to seize control of
Congress from the Democrats.
Both Labor's League for Political
the AFL's political
arm, and the CLOS Political Action
C m m i t have recommended
Beams book.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07

economic arrangements Of which i
disapproves ?"
The league says the Elk City
Community Hospital was set up il
1929 by Oklahoma farmers to cen.
tralize medical treatment in the
Elk City area "at rates people coulC
afford TO pay Members Of the CO
operative pay single annual fet
for "access TO all needed services
Of staff Of reputable specialists
technicians and nurses on a scale
comparable to any in the south
west" the league continues.
The hospitals excellence has
been attested by the ANA itself
according to the Cooperative Lea
que. Yet, since the hospital was
founded, the Beckham County
Medical Association has tried to
cripple it or close it, the hospital
association contends in its suit
False rumors have been circulated
about the institution, causing staff
members to leave, the suit says. In
addition, the medical group has de-
MED membership to hospital staff
ers, thereby automatically exclud-
ing them from state and national
medical associations and putting
their professional regulations in
jeopardy, the suit charges. The
league says the suit throws a
glaring light on the horse-and-
buggy thinking and practice Of
much Of organized medicine"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07
ANA Subsidiary Sued For
Damages By Coop Hospitdl

Sayre, Okla. OPA) - Anything
to keep your doctor bill up. That s
the view Of the Beckham County,
Okla, Medical Association, in the
opinion Of the Farmers Union Hos
pital Association, operator Of the
Elk City, Okla, Community Hos
pital, a cooperative institution.
The Hospital Association charges
that the Medical Association has
carried on professional boycott
and conspiracy against the hospi-
tai. On behalf Of its staff and 2000
members, the hospital has filed Z
suit in district court here for $780,
600 in damages and a court order
restraining the Medical Association
from injuring the reputation Of
doctors serving the hospital. The
Beckham County Medical Associa-
ton is a branch of the American
Medical Association, chief foe Of
President Truman's national health
insurance plan and heaviest spend
ing lobby in the country.
According to a release by the
Cooperative League of the USA,
the significance of the suit goes far
beyond Oklahoma. 'Is organized
medicine to usurp the function Of
the state by setting up an unauth-
orized system of regulation over
the instruments of public health 2"
the league asks. as organized
medicine to be permitted to disci-
pline physicians and hospitals for
the sole reason that they give medi-
cal service To the nnhlic under
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07
Union Wins
(Continued From Page Ont)

Unexpectedly granted 100000 en-
ployes a pay boost of 10 to Is cents
outside the union contract. Chry-
Sler's action came Aug. 25 and was
hailed by Matthews.
The JAW signed a contract with
Chrysler in May after a bitter 100
day strike. There were no pay in
creases under the May agreement.
When they announced the Aug. 25
raise, company spokesmen said
conditions" had changed since the
May contract was linked. "Condi-
tiOns" probably were the pay boosts
granted since then in other divis-
ions of the auto industry and
wildcat" strikes by Chrysler work
ers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07

time nor yet test of its effective
ness.
In the light of these detailed OBJ
servations, it is regrettable that
the committee has no answer to
offer other than concentration OF
still greater powers in the hands
of government. An equally un-
sound view, from this writer's
standpoint, is contained in the sug-
gestion that extension of public
ownership may be an important
prerequisite for future progress
and toward a more equal distribu-
tion of wealth."
British organized labor, by hard
experience, has gained a measure
of insight into the insidious and
often harmful workings of govern
mental interference with the econ
omic life of the nation. Yet judg-
ing by this report, it has a long
way to go before it becomes fully
aware of the truth that govern
ment is only what the people make
it; that the government possesses
nothing except that granted it by
public consent; and that whatever
alleged favors the state bestows
upon the people are paid for ex-
cessively and with compound inter-
est by the taxpayers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07

everywhere. But the outcome is not
alone ours to determine. Until there
is concrete evidence that the ag-
gressors are willing to have peace,
we must build sufficient defenses.
/ know that American working
men and women, as good citizens,
stand ready to carry their share
of the effort this will require.
| know that as President of the
United States | can count upon the
support and patriotic devotion of
labor in our effort to bring about
just and enduring peace in the
world-a peace that will mean ever
greater rewards not only for our
own workers but for workers
everywhere.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07

MioTERM BATTLE-GROUND - eepUbIieen
chances 70 soin ~ states in The shoded
ofeo will be almost wiped OUT IL six
million more voters will go 10 the polls on
Election doy this yeor. oeeordins 10 cleo
lion expert louis Il. seon in his new
book, The Midierm Bottle. from which
this ehor is taken. Nine Of these sioies
ore The real key TO the s2nd Congress.
Been soys. They are; Massachusetts, New
York, New Jersey, PennsyIyonio. Ohio,
Indiana. mishison. Illinois and Missouri
which elect 2o2 Repressniotises. The
midfern Bottle tells the whole poIltieoI
oefion story. Moil The coupon for your
copy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07
Union Chief
(C0ntinued From Page OHe)

ciety of Professional Engineers is
the spearhead of the new lobby
gives the show away, according to
Stanley. He says the Society "cry-
stallized" it's opposition to unions
and collective bargaining in a
policy statement at it's recent Bos-
ton convention and declares the
Society's attitude is sure to dom
mate the new lobby's thinking.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07
Cornerstone Laid
(Continued From Page One)

of race, creed, or color, work to-
gether as brothers as God intend
ed"
Among the most interested spec
tators at the event were the 40
Amalgamated office employees, who
will work in the building after it
is completed in January 1851. Re-
representatives. of Amalgamated local
unions in the Chicago area also
attended.
At present the Amalgamated
rents space for its international
headquarters in a Loop skyscraper.
The new headquarters, two stories
of skeleton steel and reinforced
concrete, is located on the north
side of Chicago at the edge of Lake
Michigan.
l.. 1 Al
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-09-07
PAY INCREASE AVERTS
TRANSFERS STRIKE

Newark, n. J. (ILNS)-A strike
by 5000 members of Local 478,
International Brot h erh o d of
Teamsters, was averted by an
agreement reached with the help
Of the State Board of Mediation
and Federal conciliators.
The union officials accepted a 5
cents-an-hour wage increase, an
employer-paid welfare program in
cluding insurance, disqualification,
S35 a week in cash sickness bene-
fits, an increase from the present
SIS, and a so cents differential for
night workers.