davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1950-01-05
Mass A-Bomb Output by Reds
Due Soon, British Experts Say
Can Wage Atomic
War in Year or Two,
Physicists Assert
By the Associoted Presx

LONDON, Jan. 5.-The Atomic
Scientists Association of Britain
predicted today Russia will have
enough A-bombs within a year or
two to fight an atomic war.
Hence in a war in which atom
bombs are used at all. they will
be used by both Sides" the group
declared in its monthly bulletin.
''The resulting havoc, particu-
larly in a densely populated area
such as Western Europe, will in
all probability entail a complete
collapse of civilization in this
area"
The bulletin said this threat
serves to focus attention on the
real problem" which it defined as
follows:
"We must find some means of
preventing recourse to war as a
method of settling international
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By NewboId Noyes, jr.
S,z S.~&

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Thomas
F. Murphy. assistant United States
attorney. wrestled today with a
key question in the second Alger
Hiss perjury trial-how good a
typist is Mrs. Priscilla Hiss, wife
of the perjury trial defendant.
The big prosecutor had a hard
time getting his answers, in this
third day of Mrs. Hiss cross
examination. The issue Is i'm
portant, because the Government
contends that she herself typed
copies of secret State Department
papers. allegedly given by her hus-
band to Whitaker Chambers, a
Communist spy-agent In Wash
ington before the war.
Mr.. Murphy finished his cross
examination early this afternoon
and Defense Attorney Claude B.
Cross took the witness under re-
direct examination.
Didn't Use "System."
Mrs. Hiss was exceedingly mod
est in her claims to tipping ability
during the cross-examination.
when you type" Mr.. Murphy
asked, what system do you use?'
Mrs. Hiss said she didn't think
she used any system. She agreed,
however. that she used "both
hands"
She said she does not know
the touch system, and was unable
to say now many fingers she en-
ploys on the keyboard.
Mrs. Hiss seemed piqued at the
insistence Of the prosecutors ques-
tionS.
II said I couldn't tell YOU she
(Tnpfin11od ~, Do0o AZ ro1 1 \
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D c. Con Thank Vests Cold for Spring
like Weother. Bureou Expioins. Page A-3

January 4 since the Weather Bu-
reau started keeping records in
1871.
At l pm. the mercury had
dropped to 81 and it is due to
tumble tonight to the more wintry
level OF 40.
A wave of much colder weather
moving eastward over the Appa-
lachians will put a stop to the
misplaced spring that made the
lilacs bloom in Maine and sent
girls frolicking into the surf at
Asbury Park. N. j.
Floods in Illinois.
While Eastern cities joined
Washington in reporting all-time
highs yesterday. the erstwhile
sunny Southern California shiv-
cred in sub-freezing temperatures
and surveyed the damage to fruit
and vegetable crops.
To complicate the weather pic
ture, floods made scores Of persons
homeless in parts Of Illinois, and
the National Guard was alerted in
Indiana as the Weather Bureau
predicted major floods over the
full length Of the Wabash and
White Rivers.
For Washington, the forecaster
predicted occasional light rain
this afternoon, and much colder
weather tonight. Occasional
showers tonight and tomorrow
also were predicted.
d. c.. to Miss Worst Of Cold.
Washington, said the forecaster,
will escape the full effects of the
cold wave bringing snow and
freezing rain across the Appala-
chianS.
The colder weather moving east
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blamed the city's. "unwillingness
to give"
Only last week this winters
Chest drive ended $434,000 short
of it's goal and another 1862 900,
in addition, short Of the original
budget set up for Chest agencies
throughout the area. This leaves
UCS-with SO member charities
about 100000 shy of what its
original budget called for.
The original budget was slashed
at the insistence of fund-campaign
leaders before the start of the
recent drive. With the failure of
the campaign to make its goal, 1t
has been slashed again. This
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tor Donnell, Republican. in the
November election.
The Presidents statement was
made at a news conference when
q reporter brought up the ex-
Fpected Allison candidacy and
asked the President where he
stood.
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Finland Raises Wages
|74% 10 Avert Crisis
BY the Associated Press

HELSINKI, Jan. 5.-Finland's
Social Democratic government to-
day agreed to rs per cent gen.
eral wage increase in an effort to
avoid a government crisis over
this crucial domestic issue.
Finnish employers last night re-
fused to grant 10 per cent in
crease demanded by the Trade
Union Federation. There was no
TUT or employer reaction immed-
lately to the government compro-
mise move.
The wage increase is effective
January Is.
Premier Karl-August Fagerholm's
cabinet is due to face a vote Of
confidence over its wage action
when parliament meets in special
session January 10. The session
was called by the speaker, DR..
Urhuo Kekkonen, whose Agrarian
Party at the last election won Sc
OF parliament's 200 seats, two more
than the Social Democrats won.
LONDON, Jan. S P.-The So
Wet news agency Tass said today
the Finnish government has
turned the wage question into "an
election campaign trick" before
the balloting next month.
Russia has shown increasing
displeasure with Finland's govern
ment. During the week end the
Russians accused the Fagerholm
government of harboring war
criminals.
Communists hold 38 of the
200 seats in the Finnish Parlia-
ment. Russia undoubtedly would
like to see them hold more.
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|HearingstoStart
monday on Big
District Budget
House Group to Study
Record Total Sought
By City Officials

Hearings on the District budget
for the next fiscal year will start
before a House Appropriations
Subcommittee at 2 pm. Monday,
Chairman Bates of the subcom-
mittee announced today.
The first witnesses will be the
District Commissioners and city
budget officials.
Mr.. Bates, Democrat, of Ken
lucky. said he has received a con-
fidential print of the District
budget which will be submitted
by President Truman next Mon
day as part of the big Federal
budget for the next fiscal year.
Bates Begins Study.
Mr.. Bates said he already has
begun study of the city spend
ing requests and will look over
the budget carefully between now
and Monday. He plans to confer,
he said, with members of his SUBJ
committee and with Frank San
ders. subcommittee clerk, on the
procedure to be followed for the
hearings.
Under the new procedure set up
by the full House of Appropriations
Committee for an omnibus appro-
priations bill, the hearings on the
District chapter of the measure
are scheduled to end January 20.
The bill will be marked up by
January 81.
The District supply bill, expected
to total about $4,000, ,000-a rec
ord breaker for size-will be con-
sidered first by hearings of the
subcommittee and later will be
consolidated into the "one-pack-
age" appropriation bill to be re-
ported by the House Appropria-
tions Committee as a single docu-
ment. .-...
Executive Committee Set Up.
Under the procedure adopted
by the House Appropriations Com
mittee, all subcommittees will
start their hearings except the
subcommittee handling the Treas
ury-Post Office budget, which
opened its hearings, today.
4 All Of the subcommittee will
submit their reports to an ex-
fecutive committee of the full
House Appropriations Committee,
which will have five Democratic
and three Republican members.
In formal statement explain-
ing the procedure. the Appropria-
tions Committee announced that
| If in the Judgment the executive
committee amendment or revision
of subcommittee report is war
ranted, the report will be re-
turned to the subcommittee which
drafted 1t for further considera-
ton. The executive committee
will submit all parts of the bill
and reports on them simulta-
neously to the whole committee.
Debate Follows Usual Procedure.
The consolidated omnibus bill,
when approved by the full APP
preparations Committee and re-
ported to the House, will follow
the usual procedure as in the
past. This will start off with gen.
eral debate, then the sections will
be called up for consideration one
after another. ..
This means that the District
appropriations bill, when it
reaches the floor, will be consid-
cred by itself.
The District subcommittee,
headed by Mr.. Bates, includes
Representative Yates of Illinois,
Furcolo of Massachusetts,, Demo-
Gratis; Church of Illinois and
C&ooIx,ox, of N~1~ox, n.~,,LI;ooo.
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ocratic majority against reported
moves to inject repeal of wartime
excise taxes and the civil rights
program into the pending Senate
bill to abolish the oleomargarine
tax.
Majority Leader Lucas said it
was the consensus of the Al DEM
ocratic Senators attending the
conference that a rule of germane-
ness should be followed throughout
the session Ito expedite all legis-
lation and to terminate the session
as early as possible" so that men,
bers can get home in time for the
elections campaigns.
Both Houses Are Cautious.
Before the Senate Democrats
met. the reaction to President
Truman's opening message in
dicated both Houses will be slow
to consider some of the main fea-
.tures OF the Fair Deal, which they
left unfinished in 1949.
These include extension Of the
draft, compulsory health insur-
ance, Taft-Hartley Act repeal and
the Brannan farm plan. Even
Mr.. Truman's suggestion for q
moderate" increase in taxes ap-
pears likely to GO by the boards
with members talking more OF
economy in Government to over
come deficit financing.
The Democrats hold 81 seats
in the Senate and Senator Lucas
pointed out that attendance at
today's conference was unusually
high. -
Sure Of Republican Support.
II am sure the Republicans will
go along" said Senator Lucas. re-
ferring to the germane policy. He
pointed out that they, too, will be
interested in adjournment by July
to start campaigning.
Senator Lucas said most Demo-
Gratis at today's conference favor
some downward revision Of excise
taxes, but want the question con-
sidered in regular order with a
bill originating in the House Ways
and Means Committee.
The Senate floor leader said that
even if a general excise cut is
offered and held germane to the
oleomargarine bill, he believes
Democrats generally will vote
against tying it to that measure
because they fear it might kill
both propositions.
House Reaction Feared.
He pointed out that, while the
oleo bill involves repeal of spe-
cial tax. it originated in the House
Agriculture Committee. This fact
might lead to conflict in the House
if the oleo bill goes back there
with a general excise revision,
which falls within the jurisdic-
ton of the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Senator Lucas said there was
some discussion of the civil rights
program, and reiterated that I'VE
are going to take up the fair en-
ployment practices bill before very
long"
He also expressed hope Of get
ting vote during the session on
anti-lynchtng and poll tax repeal
in order to test the new anti
filibuster rule fastened on us
last year by coalition"
He gave no dates for taking up
civil rights bills, over which
Northern and Southern Demo-
tcrats are sharply divided, but
other scheduled business is ex-
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|@- Degree Weather
Sets Record for Date;
Big Drop Due Tonight
Fall to 40 Is Predicted ).
As Cold Wove Moves
East to Seubourd

For the second consecutive day
an all-time temperature record
was broken here today when the
mercury rose to 50 degrees at
1920 pm. This tops by five de-
grees the former record high Of
January S, 1916.
An all-time high yesterday was
II degrees, going above any other
Evening star., 1950-01-05
Truman Tells Press
He Knows Nothing of
New Red Atom Blast

President Truman today
told news conference quest
ioner that he knew nothing
about reports that the Rus
slams contemplated another
atomic explosion.
He said he had no advance
information on the one re-
ported several weeks ago.
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Bulletin
Teen-Agers Held in Thefts

Five teen-age boys from Wash
ington and nearby Maryland
were being questioned by police
at Rockville this afternoon in a
series of auto thefts and at
least one safe robbery which
police said extended over the
past year. Two Of the boys were
arrested by District police to-
day, two by Prince Georges po-
lice Monday and one was seized
last night in q farm cabin near
Mount Airy, Nd, with a IA
year-old District girl, police
said.
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New Soviet Blust
Will Occur Saturday,
Editor Predicts
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 5.-The man
who predicted Russia's first atomic
explosion said today there will be
another at midnight. Greenwich
mean time q pm, EST Saturday.
Magazine Editor Kenneth de
Courcy. 40, told reporters he
based his statement on private
reports reaching him from behind
the iron curtain.
He predicted last January that
the Russians would attempt an
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Western Europe's Press Hoiis Truman
Message but Sees Asio Ignored. Page A.
Congress to Give Johnson Chilly Reception
on Droft Extension Plea. Page Az
G. o. p. Calls for Democratic Help in
Cutting Budget. Poge A.
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shek's government in Formosa can
expect from the United States is
continuing economic aid.
MIR. Truman said:
"The United States has no pre-
datory designs on Forrnosa or on
any other Chinese territory.
'The United States has no de-
sire to obtain special rights or
privileges or to establish military
bases on Formosa at this time.
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Truman Gets Into Senate Fight
In Missouri; Supports Allison

President Truman today jumped
into the brisk fight over the Mis-
souri, Democratic senatorial nomi-
nation when he announced his
support for State Senator Emory
Allison of Rolla, ranking Demo.
cratic member of the Missouri.
Senate.
The nominee to be chosen In the
August primary will battle Sena.
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Plan
ToFightDe|ayiing
Riders on Bills
Senators to Speed
Work by Opposing
Extroneous Proposals
By j.. A. O'Leoy

Senate Democrats agreed in
party conference today to oppose
extraneous riders on any legisla-
ton in an effort to speed the work
Of the new session.
The immediate effect of the de-
cision will be to line up the DEM
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Mrs. Hiss Completes
Long Ordeal on Stand
|Af Husband S Trial
Cross-Exuminotion Ends
With Questions on Her
Abilities as Typist
BULLETIN

NEW YORK tSpeciaD Mrs.
Alger Hiss was finally excused
as a witness in her husbands
second perjury trial this after
noon. She had been on the
stand since December 20.
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Truman Refuses TO Aid Formosa
With Troops Arms or Military
Advice But Will Continue ECA
Will Not Become
Involved in War
With Chino Reds

President Truman announced
today that the United States does
not intend to use it's armed forces
to keep Formosa from the Com
munists, and will not provide
military aid or advice to the
Chinese Nationalist forces on the
island.
He made clear the only help
that Generalissimo Chang Kai-
Evening star., 1950-01-05

President Nominates switzer to Judqeship
Over Gillette Protest. poqe Al
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Dr.. Jessup in Japan, to See Macarthur on
Formosa Policy. Page All
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(See PLANES, Page A-2o
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(See OLEO, Page A-3)
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(See POWER. Page A-2.)
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(See CONGRESS, Page A-4.)
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(See CHEST, Page A-2)
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(See WEATHER. Page A-3.1
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(See ATOMIC, Page A-20
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The colder weather moving east
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(See FORMOSA, Page A-4)
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Continued on Page A-6, Col. -
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ASAA4dd1 CCi . dl
Cnlcago. where he served as as
slstant for Naval Reserve on the
commandments staff. He, his wife
and two daughters will live At
Quarters &C" at the Naval Gun
Factory.
Capt. Erck is retiring after more
tnan SO years service. He and
his wife plan to live at Ferry
Farms, Annapolis.
Another change announced is
that OF assistant for Naval Re-
serve on the commandments staff.
Capt. Leonard B. Jaudon relieves
Capt. Edwin D. Graves, jr., in this
post. Capt. Jaudon reports here
from sea duty and will live at
1904 Oval drive, Alexandria. Capt
Graves. 2101 Connecticut avenue
NV. is retiring after more than
80 years service.
At the same time, Capt. Carl w.
Porter relieves Capt. E. B. Heating
as district public works officer for
the Potomac River Naval Com
mand. Capt. Porter reports here
from a similar post at Pearl Har-
Dor. Capt. Heating is retiring after
81 years service. He lives at 3405
North Fifteenth street. Arlington.
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German Woman Legislator Thankful for H. Protection

German educational policies. in
elementary schools and of adopt
ing American methods.
Miss Harms is on Bremen's town
counsel for the rebuilding of its
historic old marketplace. having
been member of the Berlin So
ciety for the Preservation of His
toric Sites and Monuments. She
also sits on her towns forum or
public hearing committee dealing
with educational and economic
guidance. Once a week, too, she
writes the script for the hour and
a half program which is broadcast
to the women in the American
Zone as to how they may best
meet their food problems from a
nutrition standpoint, improve
ment in general health standards,
child rearing and marriage coun-
selling problems
A member of the board of the
Bremen Association of University
Women since the war, she is the
first Bremen member to bring
official greetings from the Bremen
University Women to the general
headquarters here of our Ameri-
can Association of University
Women.
Desperate fear of another war
and of Russian advance are of
Evening star., 1950-07-02

This is the opinion of DR.. Ger
trude Harms, a leading teacher in
what would be a junior college
here in America. and one of the
six women members of the Brem-
en- Legislature. Recently re-elect-
ed by the Liberal Democrats, Miss
Harms has been serving in her
present legislative capacity since
1947. She is returning to Germany
early this month after a three
months visit to educational insti-
tutions in the United States under
the auspices of our State Depart
ment.
Asked what she felt were the
gravest problems confronting the
American zone today, she said,
"the refugee situation, unemploy-
ment, lack of housing. the slower
development of our shipbuilding
industry, low salaries, the high
cost of food and the need to guard
our younger generation against
insidious Communistic doctrines" +"
There is the greatest respect
and appreciation of what Gen.
Clay did for our people," she en-
phasized. 1--WE are fully conscious
that without <the help he so ably
administered, democracy would
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Daniel B. Desmond
Heads Potomac Post,
W Department

Daniel B. Desmond is the new
commander of Potomac Post, Dis
trict of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Other officers are senior vice
commander, David Wood; junior
vice commander, Joseph Kirsch-
gessner. Other Offices remain as
installed in April.
The new officers. with the men,
bers of the post will hold special
executive meeting at the head
quarters, 1918 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE. on Thursday to discuss
ways and means to further the
work of the post. 1t is expected
that a large class of recruits will
be taken in at that meeting.
Department Comdr. George F..
McWilliams has announced the
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Mrs. Edgar A. hyer Dies;
Wife OF Retired Colonel

Mrs. Edgar A. Myer, "a. wife of
a retired Army colonel. died of
heart attack Friday at Walter
Reed Hospital.
Mrs. Myer, resident here since
her husbands retirement IL years
ago. lived at 1880 Brandywine
street NV. She had also resided
here when Col. Myer was attend
ing the Army War College in 1920
and assigned to General Head
quarters from 1931-35.
The former Miss Dora Russell.
she was born in Troy. N. Y. She
was a member Of the Army and
Navy Club.
Besides Col. Myer. she Is sur
vived by a daughter, Miss Eliza
beth Myer of the Brandywine
street address.
Services will be held at 8 am.
Wednesday in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-07-02
10 Apprentices Graduated
To Status Of Journeymen

Ten more young District men
have been graduated to Journey
men workers in various trades,
the D. C. Apprenticeship Council
announced yesterday.
The class raises to At the num-
ber who have completed ap-
premiership courses this year and
451 since the registration of ap-
prentices with the Labor Depart
ment was initiated, Gino J. Simi,
council director, said.
Upon graduation, each appren-
tice receives a certificate signed
by Secretary Of Labor Tobin. The
10 who have just received certifl-
Gates and their trades are:
Gerald B. Carroll, printer-com-
positor; Oscar T. Dodd, Jr., car
penter; Robert E. Fowler, leather
f1nisher; George w. Gills, leather
f1nisher; Roy K. Lambert, cabinet
maker; Cecil S. Palmer, mill
worker; Raymond Wagner, leather
finisher; Warren w. Wood, carpen-
ter; William j. Young, cook and
George P. Zevgolis, printer-com-
poSitor.
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Albert R. Merz Elected
Head of Scottish Rite

Albert r. Merz was elected COM
mander of Robert De Bruce Coun-
Gil of Kadosh, Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite of Free Ma
sonry, at the annual meeting
Tuesday night.
Others elected were: Paul S
Kremer, first lieutenant com
mander; William D. Redding, Sec
ond lieutenant commander; Cliff
ford l.. Johnson, chancellor, and
Harold L. Gustafson, orator.
George T. James was appointed
lieutenant of the guard by the
new commander.
Reelected were Austin j. Leis.
ter, recorder; Raymond N. Bah.
cock. treasurer; DR.. John c. Pal.
mer, almoner, and Richard E. Tit.
low, trustee.
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have been lost from among u.s."
Refugees Flooding Region.
According to Miss Harms, refu-
gees were still pouring into Brem-
en- at the rate Of 5000 to 5000 a
week at the time she left Ger
many.
Many were being pushed out by
the Russians, others were coming
in black" which means without
papers or certification, because
they were fleeing from the harsh
treatment in the Russian sector
"The screening of this great num-
Der Of people, not to mention
keeping them alive, is an almost
insurmountable Job," she said.
Since Bremen was SIS to 65 per
cent bombed. rebuilding is an
other major issue. for health con-
ditions are inevitably bad because
of grave over-crowding, with
tuberculosis an ever-present men
ace. Work is scarce. Ship-build-
ing, once Bremen's chief industry
is only permitted on small vessels
not exceeding 1000 tons. Home
building costs are 300 per cent
higher than they were before the
war"
Communist propaganda makes
little headway among the EN-
clabe's" (zone's) adult population
In her opinion. The majority of
its men and women is fully con-
scious Of the folly of having
listened to the Hitler propaganda.
But she feels too great vigilance
cannot be exercised ito see that
none Of it creeps into the upper
schools and colleges.
Organized groups Of returned
German prisoners of war from
Russia are proving powerfully eff
fective offsets to insidious propa-
ganda. both in general get-to-
gethers and in large assembly
meetings. The scheme is for the
former prisoner to get to his feet
and tell the other side of the pro-
posed millennium as he en-
countered ii" she explained.
English Language Major.
DR.. Harms, who holds a degree
Of doctor of philosophy from Ber-
lin University. speaks excellent
English, which she learned in the
German elementary schools. Eng
lish is the language major in the
German schools from the fifth
grade on.
Miss Harms herself was an en-
ploye of the Prussian Finance
Ministry under Popitv who was
killed at the time of the attempt
ed Hitler uprising. One year later
she escaped from Berlin to
Bremen.
When she departed for America
recently, the Bremen Legislature
was engaged in q serious discus
sion Of abandoning the traditional