davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1950-04-18

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emerges a clear indication that
some of our national lawmakers
have forgotten this simple prin-
ciple. Either that or they choose
to disregard it for reasons Of their
own-the principle reason being
political, the desire to score oil
the opposition party.
This is a dangerous tendency
which If followed very far could
prove disastrous to our democratic
society. It could lead to that 'po-
lice state" which nobody wants
on any terms.
Warnings Given Frequently.
Every competent Attorney Gen.
eral in recent times has warned o1
this danger. William D. Mitchell
now suggested by some as the
ideal counsel for the Senate spe.
cial committee to investigate
crime, was Attorney General under
President Coolidge. AS such HI
called attention more than ono,
to the unwisdom of unloading
on the Federal Government ths
task of correcting evils that art
purely local. Like those who hav'
followed him in Office. he was con
tinually besought to send tn,
FBI into one community or an
other where there happened tt
be dissatisfaction with local Law
enforcement. He resisted Sucl
demands. And this was at TIM
when the FBI was a compare
lively small agency. Now that /
has reached its present proper
tions, he doubtless would be ever
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Popular Verdict
Slaughter Acquittal in Lobbying Case
Brings Sigh of Relief to Law Shops

carded and fresh start made.
The Slaughter case itself has
been one of the Capitals less
attractive spectacles.
President Truman purged the
young Congressman because Mr..
Slaughter consistently voted with
the conservative coalition on the
Rules Committee to balk the Tru-
man program. This irked the
leadership since membership on
powerful Rules goes by favor and
Mr.. Slaughter was singularly fav-
ored in his first term as a tribute
to his much loved predecessor, the
late Representative Joe Shannon.
Perhaps the President particu-
larly resented being thwarted by a
home town Democrat. In any
case it is possible to regard the
purge as within the rules.
Something Else Again.
But the lobbying indictment was
something else again. A great
conservative hero with many Re-
publican friends including his
Rules pals. Mr.. Slaughter reap
peared here as counsel for the
grain exchanges before Congress
sional committees. This was
strictly normal. That he was sue
cessful was not surprising either
since people who thought as he
did were, then running the s0th
Congress.
But the Justice Department
suddenly indicted Mr.. Slaughter
for violation of the lobbying act.
That he should have been singled
out in view Of his history as a
Truman target was not pretty.
His friends were also quick to
point out that Justice was main
tanning a certain lethargy with re-
spect to other crimes connected
with Kansas City.
For 18 months Government law
yers kept the case dangling, await
ing. they said, various tests of the
lobbying acts constitutionality
What kind of case they had ap-
pears from the trial. It took an
hour OF the courts time, being one
OF the shortest in District Court
history. The Government rested
after putting on one witness and
the defense moved Immediately for
acquittal which was granted. It is
Ia popular verdict.
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yOu W1ldt AI-
formation you want"
MiSspells Name.
He asked our names. ages, places
of birth-he misspelled my hus.
bands name, which I corrected.
''Domestics?"
mo" I said.
"A maid let me in"
"She doesn't live here. She
comes every day"
But your husband and son live
here?"
when they are home. My hus.
band is abroad"
But he will come back? You are
sure?"
II am sure of nothing in this
life" I answered. nettled by the
implied doubt. For census pur.
poses you can assume he will re.
turn-and my son, too"
How many hours did your hus-
band work last week."
How do I know! He's abroad
He's an artist-he works all the
time, or not at all"
HE is out of work? Seasonal?'
Sometimes he can't see q pic
ture in his mind. Then he can't
work. It isn't a matter of hours.
"But I have to put something
down." said the census man
would you say he worked 40
hours last week? And how many
weeks last year,"
gave up. "All right. Say 40
hours and so weeks"
He put that down. "You work,
too?"
II am a writer. For newspapers
magazines. Sometimes I lecture" ("
How many hours did you work
last week."
"I don't know" I said. II work
all the time"
you write all the time?" he
asked unbelievingly.
Writing is also reading, think
ing, learning. It goes on all the
time. It isn't q matter of hours. :"
But I have to put something
down. Would you say 40 hours?"
Say 40 hours+50 weeks.
It won't be accurate"
He noted 40-52.
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On the Record
Interview With Census Taker Explains
Why So Many of Them Quit Jobs

DO you own this house?"
yes"
"Is it mortgaeed?"
"Yes."
How many rooms?"
Eight"
"All for residence purposes?"
He did not await a reply but
marked the sheet.
mo. My offices are here; my re-
search library; my husbands
studio"
He made a correction.
Shower bath?" He wrote yes"
How do you know"
1T must have q shower"
"Okay." I said, "it must"
And what would this house sell
for?"
You mean what did it cost or
what is it assessed at?"
1T says, What would it sell
for?'"
But nobody could answer that
1t would depend on the market
whether I was in a hurry to
sell E. the condition Of the house
at the time"
But I have to put something
down. What would you say?"
named a figure offhand to help
the poor man out.
What was your husbands in
come last year? What was yours?"
Gross or net before taxes or net
after taxes?"
Il think gross" he replied. II
guess gross"
Il can't remember. I'd have to
look up the tax returns. When
my secretary comes back she will
tell you"
But can't wait. have to put
something down"
BUT 1t won't be accurate"
Its odd you don't remember"
he suspicioned.
mo. We don't get salaries.
Sales. fees, royalties :. can't re-
member exactly"
II have to put something down."
"All right. It was around :"
More than $10.000?"
"Yes."
"I'll put that down"
But the Government has that
information in our tax returns"
I protested.
He folded his paper swiftly. He
had spent 80 minutes and earned
81 cents. No wonder census takers
are quitting!
How many bureaucrats will it
take to classify such inaccurate
information?
Or the purpose?
Why does the census want to
know what I guess to be the sale
value of my house?
And why can a stranger, re-
Gently unemployed. pry into the
private affairs Of every Nth per-
son? What happens II one re-
fuses to answer?
I want to know. want 10 put
something down.
Released by the Bell Syndicate. lns)
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expanis onist ''"''""""' '"A'
drive. These grants are expected
to be followed by ever greater
economic assistance under Presi-
dent Truman's Point -Four pro-
gram.
Yet despite the requests OF many
members of CongreSs-Republl-
cans and Democrats-the admin
istration still stubbornly refuses
any military assistance whatsoever
to the Chinese Nationalist govern
ment in Formosa.
Difficult to Understand.
If we approach the problem OF
resistance to communism realis-
tically. it is difficult to understand
why grants are made to Thailand
and Indo-China and not to the
Chinese Nationalist government.
The army of Thailand has not
demonstrated any ability to re-
sist a military attack. It collapsed
within a few days under the blows
of the japanese, and it is difficult
to forecast what it will do if the
Chinese Communists decide to in
wade that country.
The 1ndo- Chinese army. sup
ported by no less than 100000
French troops-the best France at
present has under arms-has
been fighting for nearly four
years with its back to the wall
against loosely organized forces OF
Communists under Ho Chi Mini
Until the collapse of the Ma
tionalist resistance in China He
fought a guerrilla war. Now that
the Chinese Communists have a
common border with the Indo-
Chinese Communists, the French
high command at Saigon expects
a more powerful and better Or
ganiZed campaign within the next
Evening star., 1950-04-18
On the Other Hand
A Reminder That Local Crime Is
A Matter of Local Responsibility.

less disposed to permit Its parti-
cipation in local affairs.
And what Is said here concern
ing the FBI goes also for the
United States Congress. Aside
from the principle of home rule
and local responsibility, which
should be sufficient, there is the
fact that Congress has, and al
ways will have, plenty to do with
out picking up the troubles of any
particular community. The ma
tional legislature Is habiGually be-
hind in the business of national
legislation. If 1t must have cops
and-robbers entertainment now
and then to relieve the monotony
Of real work, there will always be q
Mccarthy or q Hickenlooper to
prove it.
Excellent Sounding Board.
Once It is established that local
communities can shirk their re-
sponsibilities and shrug them of
on Congress there will be no end
to such proceedings. Some Con-
gressmen will be happy to bring
their domestic squabbles to the
Capitol for airing. 1t is an ex-
cellent sounding board.
For one local community the
Congress has long accepted full
responsibility. It serves as the
city council for the District OF
Columbia. This provides a situa-
ton that satisfies nobody. but no.
body likes to give up authority
and Congress hasn't yet been able
to make itself let 60 Of the Dis
trict. So we have Congress stirred
up for days at q time over scan.
dals or alleged scandals in the
Washington police department
Usually some one demands thai
the FBI take a hand and clear
up the situation. Because ot
Washington's confused status as 9
Federal city such demands are moi
wholly Illogical. but the FBI ha.
managed for the most part tt
avoid involvement and, no doubt
If permitted will continue to do so
But now that local crime is be.
ing made a national issue, some:
thing to be used in the comins
Congressional campaign, thu
temptation to call in the Fedora
police is almost overpowering. Il
Is a temptation to be resisted, save
where there is convincing evidence
Of law violation on a nationa
scale.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
This Changing World
Arms Grants to Thai and Indo. China
Unrealistic in Light of China Policy

few months. In other words, Q
real war instead of the present
hit-and-run operations.
France is receiving some $3.50
million worth of military equip.
ment from the United States tt
organize its forces in Western
Europe. She cannot be expected
to re-ship that equipment to tht
Far East. It would be a waste o1
time and useless expenditure
Hence. it is only logical that We
should supply her. Far Eastern
forces and their Indo- Chinese as
sociates with equipment from the
United States, outside of Military
Aid Program appropriations.
But while nobody criticizes the
administration for this move, it is
very difficult to understand why
the pleas of the Nationalists in
Formosa are utterly ignored.
Formosa Waits Attack.
Since last January the forces
in that bastion island have been
preparing to meet a Red attack
There are 100000 or 100000 we'll
trained troops on the island under
the command of reliable and hon.
est officers, some of swhom have
been trained in American military
schools.
The Communists have been
testing the resistance of the Ma
tionalists for the last six weeks.
All their efforts have failed with
severe losses, because the Chinese
air force and navy relentlessly at
tackled all concentrations of Com
munists on the mainland of Asia.
Three or four attempts have been
made by the Communists to land
on the Nationalist-held island of
Hainan. which is only Is miles
from the mainland, but they have
been repulsed with heavy losses
by a combination of Nationalist
ground. air and naval forces.
The Nationalist ground forces
still have some weapons and am
munition which were landed at
Taipei in November and Decem-
ber. 1948, from American ships
because they could not go to Com
munist-held mainland ports. But
there Is a crying need for aviation
replacements and gasoline and ad-
ditional small craft for the navy.
The continuous sorties of the
Nationalist air force have taxed
heavily the available supply OF
motors and fuel. If the Chinese
navy loses some of its ships to the
Russian reinforced Communist
forces, Formosa will face capture
by the Reds in a short while.
Evening star., 1950-04-18


my backbone tingle as it always
did when Marion with the long
golden curls slipped me note in
the fourth grade saying. i love
you."
No. wish to be boy again for
this reason, and this reason alone:
Throughout the United States $50
I have read) educators are waging
winning fight for the abolition
of the report card. The educa-
tors see the report card as out
moded, old-fashioned and a def
mite handicap to the proper educa-
ton of grammar school students.
When I was the best spitball
thrower in grammar school Il won
the title three years running), the
report card one took home was
marked with figures. It put the
score as bluntly as possible. to wit.
81 in arithmetic, IA in geography,
81 in spelling, 80 in hygiene. etc.
There was no way for anything
but an illiterate parent to misun-
derstand where the pride and joy
offspring stood.
If the movement to abolish
the report card altogether goes
through, children throughout the
width and breadth of the land
should hold the day it is abolished
in as high regard as they now do
Halloween. Arbor Day, Pioneer
Day, and the Fourth of July.
Learns Art of Forgery.
In my time the day the report
cards were issued for the pupils
to take home was blacker than
any Black Friday ever was. For
most of us, anyway. OF course.
the smart little critters, the
teachers pets who developed ten
mis- elbow from raising their hands
to answer questions. welcomed it.
but they were in such a minority
that they can be dismissed. So
can the polite little boys whose
department and attendance marks
hovered between SO and 100. I
had taken no more than two or
three report cards home before
I smartened up and wisely figured
that what my parents didn't know
wouldn't hurt them.
So. when other children were out
playing one-eyed cat. tap-on- back,
prisoners base, drop the handker-
chief, spin the bottle. and post
office. I labored at learning to
duplicate the flowing signature of
my father and the prim hand of
my mother.
Patience paid off. After a while
my signatures were perfection.
I daresay that many of the great
Evening star., 1950-04-18

former Repre-
sentative Roger
Slaughter of
Kansas City. a
lawyer who was
p u r G e d b y
President Tru-
man in 1916.
Any kind of
judicial prece-
dent tending to
force lawyers,
like lobbyists,
to register with
the F e d e al
Gov e rn ment,
naming their
Evening star., 1950-04-18

forgers Of the past 80 years de-
veloped their skill by signing
either Mama's or Papa's name TO
report cards.
With the abolition Of the report
card a great. black cloud will be
removed from childhood. and the
laughter and song of youngsters
will be heard throughout the
school year.
Distributed by McNAuEht Syndicate, Ine1
Evening star., 1950-04-18

! GS.
"Name?"
How m a n y
others?"
I named my
husband an d
son.
II must see
them"
"They are in
Europe"
"B ut your
husband W i'll
h a We to fill
something out. u
Il an give
V0ll what m
Evening star., 1950-04-18

FeQeTdl duCIlOT .
tiles when the
crime is against
the F e d e r a |
S t a t u t e S, the
State or local
a u t h orr t i e S
when the crime
is against State
or local laws.
Out of the
present hula
baloo in Con-
gress over crime
in t h is, that
and the other
~ 49, ..
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be a youngSter
of 10. II or II.
I don't wish
this because I
long to go bare
foot again. or
to experience
the thrill of
stealing water
m e ! ms on
m o o n ! e S S
nights. or to
cut a daShing
figure in knick-
ers and black
ribbed stoc k
Evening star., 1950-04-18

p u &c h a S e of
arms and am
munition to re-
sist Communist
attempts to take
over both coun-
tries.
This decision
is in keeping
with the an
nounced policy
t h a t W e will
h lp tn o S e
countries which
are willing to
fight MoScow's S
Evening star., 1950-04-18
By Constantine Bro,cn

The American Government. has
decided to grant $40 million to
the government of Thailand and
SIS million to Indo-China for the
Evening star., 1950-04-18
By Lowell MeHen

Crime should be curbed wher-
ever it raises its ugly head. The
question is, who has the duty to
curb it? And the answer is, the
Evening star., 1950-04-18
By Doris Fleeson

A sigh of relief ran through the
Washington law shops when
Judge Holtzof peremptorily dis
missed lobbying charges against
Evening star., 1950-04-18
By Dorothy THOMPSON

"The man from the census
spread out a huge sheet, plaided
with columns. squares and print.
DO you live in this house?"
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Mclemore
Best SpitboII HurIer
In Grummor School

By Henry McLemore
Oh. to be a child again.
I say that with all sincerity.
Would that I could turn back
the hands of time and once again
Evening star., 1950-04-18

constipation due to lack of bulk in
the diet. Simply eat an ounce Of
erispy Kelloggs ALL-BRAN daily,
drink plenty Of water! II not completely
satisfied after 10 days, send empty
carton to Kellogg's, Battle Greek,
Mich. Get double your money back!
Evening star., 1950-04-18
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(Paaiga is DIRVOS Fl nr.)

.vyzdyje paminetas asmuo jau
turf teise gauti nedarbo pasal-
pos po Is dol. per Is savaiciu.
Siuo metu jo darbo valandos SUI
mazintos tick, kad jis per savai-
te uzdirba tik 13 doleriu. Is 13
Altman 2, lieka H.. Is Is att
nam II ir iseina, kad jis gall
gauti pasalpos po a dolerius per
savaite salia savo uzdarbio. Jei
kita savaite jis uzdirbs tik 9
dolerius, pasalpos gaus 8 dole
rius. Jei uzdirbs tik 2 dolerius
ar maziau = gaus Is doleriu.
8. o jeigu pats pameti darba ?
Jeigu pats pameti darba be
pateisinamos priezasties arba is
jo esi atleidziamas del savo kal-
tes (sakysim, del netinkamo dar-
DO, apsileidimo, dienu ar valandu
praleidimo ir tt.), tai visiskai
nenustoji teisiu j nedaro pasal-
pa, bet tos teises apkarpomos,
galima sakyti, is abieju galq.
Visu pirma - neiSmOkama
keturiq savaiciq pasalpa, kuri
priklausytu gauti, jei butum ne
del savo kaltes atleistas. O pas
KUN - maximum riba (kugia
apskaiciavome 6-me skyrelyje)
irgi sumazinama triju savaiciu
ismokejimo dydziu.
Grizkime vel prie pirma pa.
mineto pavyzdzio. Tas jau nebe.
gaus pirmQju 60 doleriu ir, jei
greit negaus darbo, tai ir jo pa.
salpos gavimas pasibaigs trims
savaitemis greiciau. Is viso -
Z savaiciq arba los doleriai nuo.
stoliq.
10. Ar reikia priimti pasillyma
jei darbo istaiga sillo kita dar
ba, bet ne toki, kurio esi nete
kes?
Taip, jeigu tai yra toks dar
has, kuri pajegi atlikti ir darbt
lsalygos tokiam darbui norma
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ko turine Siekti?

nimui dar nebuvo nei sudare
Mes dabar, priesingai, ne tik esa
me tautine samone igije, bet il
nepriklausomybes gyvenima gy
vene kone ketvirtadali amziaus
fTuo laiku mes esame daug ks
laimeje, daug pazangos padart
beveik visose gyvenimo srityse
turejome jau nemaza ivairiu mo
lkyklu, geroka skaiciu inteligen
|tijos ir KIT. Bet dabar, griezta
pakitejus gyvenimo salygoms
aiskiai matome, kad daug ko
1nepriklausomybes metu buvo il
nepadaryta, kas, atrodo, buve
|galima padaryti.
Visq pirma permaza buvo ru.
Ipinamasi tautine dvasine kultu.
ra, kuria, kaip jau anksciau mi.
meta, taip yra sielojesi kai kurie
ausrininkai. Mes nesistengeme
issiugdyti zmoniu, kurie daugiau
turetq pareigos jausmo vieni XII
items ir nebutu toxic uzkieteje
savanaudziai individualistai, kair
kad dabar daznai galime paste
beti, atsidure svetimuose kras-
tuose. Bet, svarbiausia, nepri-
klausomai gyvendami, neturejo-
me sukure jokio bendro tolimes-
nio idealo, kuris mus visus ne tik
jungtQ j viena solidaria tautine
bendruomene, bet ir dvasiskai
palaikytQ, net tos nepriklauso-
mybes netekus. Mes kureme tuo-
met nemaza tokiu materialiniu
gerybiu, kurios tik mazam veje-
hui pustelejus, tuojau sunyko
arba pas1rode be jokios vertes
paeiu sprendziamu, kritisku lai-
ku; oi tokias dvasines kulturos
vertybes, kuriu jokios laiko at
mainos negali taip greit sunai-
KNIT ir kurios yra geriausias lai-
das mazoms tautoms issilaikyti,
esame permazai kreipe demesio.
,Atrodo, kad mes, kaip Vaizgan-
.tas teisingai yra pasakes, save
nepriklausomybe buvome pei
lengvai isigije, ir todel ne visa
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dos mokejome ia kaip reikiant
iSnaudoti.
| Bet kas buvo, tai buvo - te
jau nebesugrazinsi. Dabar NUNS
yra daug svarbiau, ko mes turf.
me siekti.
Visu pirma, vel turime susi.
|rupinti savo bendrine lalba, kuri
yra vienintele ir geriausia musQ
Itarpusavio susizinojimo bel diva.
sios pasireiskimo priemone il
tvirciausia jungtis, mus visus
draugen risanti net ir siomis
sunkiausiomis tremties valan-
domis.
Toliau turime nuolat prisimin-
ii tas graziausias mus4 praei-
ties tradicijas, kurios parodo ne
tik musu eitaji kelia ir nuzymi
svarbesniasias ateities gaires,
bet tue pat metu padeda neis-
krypti j suntakius ir tuo budu
isvengti daugelio nareikalingu
|klaidu.
Taciau svarbiausias musu ru-
|pestis turi butt skaidri tautine
samone, tas sviesusis kelrodis,
kuris mus visus, net ivairiausiu
paziuru ir politiniq isitikinimu
zmones, tik vienas sekmfngai
gall vesti j didiji tautos tiksla ir
tue pat metu i visos zmonijos
ideala, t. ", pasilikdami savo
tautos nariais ir puoseledami sa-
.vo tautine kultura, mes tue pat
metu ugdome ir pilnutine emo
gaus asmenybe = ta zymiausia
fizininu ir dvasiniu vertybiq pa
grinda, o zengdami zmoniskumo
keliu, mes isijungiame j didziu-
le viso pasaulio Selma ir tampa
me JOS nariais. Taigi musu tik-
rasis kelias j zmonija tegali butt
tik per .savo tauta, per tautine
kultura. Tx tuo keliu eidami,
mes galime pasilikti, anot Wy
duno, sau zmonemis ir pasireiks-
tt vertingiausiais savo kulturos
ziedais; visi xiii takai veda tik
i bespalve niveliacija, kurybine
agonija, susmukima ir pagaliau
i dvasine prazlti. Pr. Skardzius
Cir siandien aktuali istrauka
is straipsnio apie ,AUsRA 1947
m. sVIESOS zurnale.)
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Anosios dienos

Atkelta IS Alto puSl. }
tas. Tx, deja, siuo metu nebematau tos
jegos, kuri eia pastotu jiems kelia.
Tuo pat metu is leto, apsizvalgydamas
is anapus sodybos priarteio Juozis. Tevas
tuojau pastebejo ir paklause: ma kaip?"
- "Gerai", - trumpai atsake Juozis ir pri-
sidejo prie barelio.
Vieni tik namiskiai aiskiai suprato tu
dvieju zodziQ prasme. Cia buvo turima gal
vol miske slepiami arkIiai, raguoeiai ir
kiaules. Mamie buvo pasilikta tik pora ark
liu, kuriais veze niska, viena karve ir
kiaule.
Atvykelis ilgokai taikstesi, lukinejo,
kol pagaliau isdriso pasakyti, ko noretu.
- Labai prasyciau, seimininke, gal ga
letumem nors pora dienu pas jus apsi-
stoti. -.
Del names tai maza beda. Prizes
tokius, kaip JUS, ne Tx Dievas, bet If pix