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Evening star., 1950-03-30
Laurence A. Steinhordt

One sunny afternoon in the autumn OF 1945
a group of tourists from England and the United
States were standing by the side of a road near
Prague, waiting for a motor bus to be repaired
to carry them on their travels. A smart, new
sports convertible pulled up, and the driver got
out with the inquiry: Anything I can do?
The bus driver replied: "No sir; we will be
OK in few minutes" The stranger smiled,
lifted his hat, climbed back into his car and
quietly drove away mice fellow" commented
one of the tourists: Eyes" agreed the bus driver.
Hes the American Ambassador"
This little story was remembered When news
was received OF the sudden death OF Laurence
A. steinhardt in plane crash near Ottawa. He
was much more than the ordinary type OF
diplomat. Even If he never had entered the
foreign service Of his country he would have been
a success as conciiator. He had natural skill
for bringing people together to their mutual
advantage. Possibly his training for the bar
was responsible for his conviction that differences
between nations as well as issues between lndl-
viduals can be adjusted equitably His, methods
were not invariably orthodox. He was not
limited by protocol in every instance. But he
did achieve results. In Sweden, Peru, Russia,
Turkey Czechoslovakia and Canada he dealt
with urgent problems of worldwide significance
The seventeen years Of his career as an envoy
were years OF war and revolution. He labored in
six capita1s striving for tolerable peace even
when the endeavofs seemed futile. III
Gradually his experience accumulated until
he was recognized as one of the ablest and most
valued members of the American diplomatic
corps. His counsel and advice were appreciated
by those charged with the making Of policy
Frequently his chiefs employed him in the nego-
tiation OF delicate matters. He became known
as "a trouble shooter" and the designation was
apt His contemporaries instinctively regarded
him ais public servant of capacity and ability
far above the average. The example he. set will
not b4 forgottens>A>
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Tox-Free Democrats

The Internal Revenue Bureau in an opinion
which will not be ranked as the surprise of the
year, has ruled that the Democratic National
Committee need not pay a Federal tax on the
half million dollars, more or less, which was
chpped in by the party faithful for the Jefferson
Jackson Day dinner.
This is an opinion which does not disturb
the pleasant fiction that no admission was
charged for the dinner-that the participants,
moved by instincts of generosity merely con-
tributed $100 each to the Democratic war chest
and then attended the dinner as paying
guests. The bureau decided that the real test
with respect to tax liability was the quantity,
not the quality, OF the entertainment There
were some big names on the entertainment pro-
sram-Phil Regan, Tony and Sally de Marco
Lena Horne and others. It seems, however, that
the pressure of political speeches crowded some
of the entertainers off the program or cut their
acts short. At any rate, the bureau concluded
that since the entertainment took up only about
one-eighth of the time, the receipts from the
affair were not subject to the 20 per cent tax
which applies to dinners where entertainment
constitutes "a relatively substantial part of the
proceedings"
One may hope that the Democrats If they
did not get enough entertainment to make their
affair taxable, at least enjoyed the show that
was provided. For there are others to whom
this business will not seem very amusing.
It will not seem entertaining to the Republi-
cans, who had to pay 20 per cent tax on the
one dollar admission tickets to their Lincoln
Day "box lunch" party. Nor will it seem overly
amusing to the average American taxpayer who
whenever March Is rolls around, is sternly ad-
monished by the tax collector to watch his step
and not to try any funny stun with Uncle SAM
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Vondenberg Rings the Bell

What magnificent tonic to all Ameri-
cans Senator Vandenberg has provided
IN his timely and mastery letter of
March rs to Paul G. Hoffman, Adj
ministrator of ECA. The Senator said
exactly what needed saying at this time
when trrationality. irresponsibility and
ignorance are guiding much of the com.
ment on all of our foreign policy.
Whatever fair criticism there may be
OF the handling of our foreign affairs,
there can be no question of the desir-
ability Of going down the line" for the
ECA program. AS he emphasizes, that
program (of which he was the major
architect) was conceived, formulated and
has been carried out as an bipartisan
enterprise. The ills at which it was di-
rected are. in large measure, on the way
to being cured as result of the sound
ness of the remedy and the skillful ad-
mlnlStration OF ECA. Surely it is wise
course to follow through with his sug-
gestlon that the same careful studies
which preceded ECA be initiated now,
to map the policies which will be needed
when ECA comes to an end in 1882
But right now it is urgent to keep on
with appropriations for ECA which will
not hamstring it's efforts. Those who
are advocating cuts in the proposal sub
n1itted by Mr.. Hoffman should pause. for
they will effect no real savings by such
cuts. Any diminution in the effective
ness Of the ECA program, which has
been~our most successful weapon in the
cold war. will cost us more than the IL
1usory savings Of the proposed cut In
the appropriation. Nothing could be
more welcome to the Soviet Politburo
than q weakened ECA.
~.. Bernard Weitzer.
National Legislative Representative,
Jewish War Veterans.
Evening star., 1950-03-30

First you get all countries to announce
what their needs are for the next year
for raw narcotics which will be used In
medicine and other legitimate scientific
fields.
Then you divide up the total Of all
these requirements among the countries
producing the raw materials. assigning
!. to each the amount it will produce.
= Then your international agency buys
the amounts scheduled 1from the pro-
ducing countries, and makes sure the
stuff gets to the right people. t: =,
1t is. interesting to note that such 4
system can be made to operate reason
ably well even If all producing countries
do not agree to it in advance. For the
participants can put pressure on coun-
try which exceeds its production quota,
by simply refusing to take any of its
narcotic products. It makes no difference
whether the country has signed the
agreement or not.
Last December. for the first time, the
U. N. got group Of the principal opium
growing countries together at Ankara,
Turkey. to work on an agreement for
Evening star., 1950-03-30
The Phony Battle for the Files

If Senator Wherry could have his way, the
newspapers, one OF these days, might appear
With the headline: president Truman Jailed for
Contempt Of the Senate"
But that is not apt to happen. The Nebraska
Senator'S recommendation that the President
be cited for contempt If he should refuse to
turn over the loyalty files to Senate subcom-
mittee investigating Senator McCarthys charges
against the State Department is q political
gesture. 1t is as phony as 50 bill. And every
body concerned, including Senator Wherry,
knows it,
Senator Tydings, who heads the subcon-
mittee, has subpoenaed the files on the people
named by Senator Mccarthy. He did this be-
cause the Senate resolution authorizing the
investigation directed him to do So But he
knew that it was futile gesture, and In keep
ing with the spirit Of the occasion, word comes
from KEY West that the President will defy
the subpoena. ~...
Actually, the President is doing everything
that he should do to facilitate the Senate in
! vestigation. There are several reasons Tor not
turning the files over to the subcommittee.
These have been set forth on number OF oc-
casons and there is no need to restate them
now.
The President, however has asked Seth
w. Richardson, chairman OF the Loyalty Review
Board, to make STUDY OF tne lies IN Cie
indicated cases, and report on his conclusions.
This should be enough to satisfy any reasonable
person. For when the partisan political trap
pings have been taken off, the only real issue
in this matter is whether the files contain in
eliminating evidence which somebody is trying
to cover up And in order to believe that this
is the case, one must assume: Cd that Mr..
Richardson a respected lawyer and lifelong
Republican, Is trying to protect Communists;
ca that ]. Edgar Hoover head of the FBI has
similar Interior motive in being unwilling to
open his files, and, 90 that the President is
some kind OF fellow traveller or parlor pink.
Prophecy, in these times, is hazardous
business But The Star ventures the prediction
that saner moment viii come, that the clamor
evoked by Senator ,McCarthys charges will die
down, that the Senate will not get the loyalty
files and that President Truman will continue
to receive his mail. at the White House and
not at the District JAIL. ... sf.s
Evening star., 1950-03-30

She mixes this milk with the food In
her crop, from which the young ones
feed. E5
Doves are rightly regarded as among
our most helpful birds. Ornithologists
say they eat more weed seeds than any
thing else. But they also 60 in heavily
for insects. with q partiality toward
grasshoppers. .t-@ 8"
The, turtle dove is not a quarrelsome
bird but he can hold his own. a.
y The term gentle dove" has been used
so much that most people are surprised
to see the bird chase blue jay. But
the term is properly applied only to the
European species. Our dove is nobody's
fool, and he is no coward, either. The
way he takes after rowdy jay is re-
vealing. ~s
A cousin to the common pigeon, the
turtle dove has much nicer feeding habits
and should always be welcomed ct
home feeding station, where pigeons are
great nuisances. They run up the feed
bill tremendously and give little or no
return to the watcher. Above all the
common pigeon has very nasty voice.
BY contrast. the dove is truly beauti-e
full contralto, whose notes remind the
listener of Schumann- -Heink, or Marion
Anderson at her best.
If you have doves, do not worry about
them. getting enough to eat If you do
not see; them on the station itself. They
prefer to eat of the ground and will find
plenty Of food which the sparrows have.
knocked out. Sparrows usually manage
70 throw out far more than they eat. II
each bird had spoon. and shoveleds
the seed out with 1t. they could. not
empty the hopper quicker. which fis
fortunate for the turtle dove. s5esez4s *.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
BRIGHT FuIfiIIment

The leaf unfolding is an antidote
For all OF tDinter- r-tDeariness.
Although the eye can see it as but trail.
Yet, none the less
It is the bright tultillnaent that fDds long
A promise Dtere the weak heart clun0
Bufeted by the reuer-cordial tDttds,
And pain that sprung
From untitled japelins OF the cold. But
notp @,
Hoso changed, hoao small the passhas
grief
Becomes because OF sprt1g 1gti,ns's ultimate
Wids-spreud Of Leaf. ,s....'-,,, {,
~ =. ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS,
Evening star., 1950-03-30

limiting the production OF raw opium.
They came up with plan such as Is
outlined above. Even more important,
after considerable argument. they man.
aged to agree as to how the production
of opium, under such q system, should be
allocated among them. In the past. lack
OF agreement on this score has been 4
major stumbling block. 49,.
The next step. presumably. is = meet
ing between representatives OF these
opium producing countries and the prin-
cipal countries manufacturing drugs
produced from opium during the coming
session OF the u. MS commission on
narcotic drugs. This group meets at
Lake Success on April 10. ',
So, from this kind Of progress, the
world can perhaps take some heart as
it wrestles with the atom-control prob
lem. Not too much though. There were
four countries represented at the An
kara conference-India, Iran, Turkey
and Yugoslavia Five countries had been
invited, but one declined the invitation.
The fifth was Russia.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Population, Technology and Jobs

Along with a number of other groups and
individuals, the American Federation of Labor
and the Congress of Industrial Organizations
are expressing mounting concern over the up
ward trend in unemployment. .
The situation, of course is basically different
from the one that brought about the unemploy-
ment crisis of the 193Os. There is no depression
now. The number of Americans holding gainful
civilian jobs Is not great deal below the all
time high of about 100000, and the current
total Is not expected to drop appreciably in the
months Immediately ahead. On the contrary, 1t
Is likely to increase some
Yet, even though the forces operating in our
economy seem generally favorable to continuing
high employment and prosperity, the fact
remains that in certain sections of the country
there are about as many idle today as there were
twenty years ago. According to Census Bureau
estimates upwards of 100000 are now out of
work and looking for work, and the total probably
will climb to we'll over 5000,0 900 when June comes
and vast army of high school and college grad
yates start competing for jobs.
Stated with some overSimplification, the
problem today, unlike that Of the 1930s, is not
one of people being thrown out of work because
business is bad; instead, it is primarily case OF
where our economy, in spite of the fact that
business is good on the whole is failing to expand
AdoI CllouSA w PloFtoC Jopo 1o1 OIL youiiS
Americans who are entering the labor market
every year in search of employment. This army
will total around 100000 in June. Thus, with
death and retirement creating fewer than
100000 vacancies over each twelve-month
period, the net annual increase in new job
hunters now stands in the neighborhood OF
800, ,000 Accordingly, as pointed out by Leon
Keyserling of the Presidents Council of Economic
Advisers, unless ways are found to absorb the
increase in industrial and agricultural enterprise
there may be as many as 100000 unemployed
four or five years from now.
Key factors in the problem are our rapid
growth in population, the striking increase that
has taken place since 1900 in our average life
expectancy, and our steady gain In productivity
Evening star., 1950-03-30
One Assistont Superintendent

1t is hoped by large segment Of
Washingtons population that the Board
of Education's decision to open q new
position of Assistant Superintendent to
be in charge of personnel in both colored
and white schools is a sign of abandon
ment of the principle Of duality In the
Evening star., 1950-03-30

system. Strict adherence to the expir-
Ing separate but equal" practice would
require that two positions OF this kind
be established, d.
The board, therefore. deserves double
commendation for serving by one act
the ends OF both economy and democ-
racy. A further implication of this act
is that color will impose no limits in con-
siderations of competence in the filing
of this Office. .a--7 st,....e
J. vi. Haywood, II.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Questions and Answers

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Of fact BY writing The Evening Star Informs-
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,Uhen letter carries correct name
and address of Writer. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1950-02-08

Americans visiting in England
in 1949 spent an average of $40O,
statistics reveal.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Freed in Mercy Killing
OF Father, Girl Plans
Return 10 COLLEGE
BY the Associated Press

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Feb. g.
Carol Ann Paight, acquitted in
the mercy Staying of her cancer
doomed father, planned today to
return to college as soon as she
rests up from her trial.
The 21-year-old blond, who
pleaded temporary insanity, was
freed last night by a jury of u
parents.
She spent her first night at
home in nearby Stamford since
she shot her father, Police Sergt.
Carl Paight, last September %
as he slept in Stamford Hospital
''Oh, God" the attractive 6-foot
girl sobbed as she heard the YER
dict. She was near collapse.
Attorney Praises Verdict.
Her attorney, David Goldstein,
termed the verdict "just and fair, :"
but added:
This is no precedent for a
mercy killing, in my opinion"
He said the case was tried sole
ly on the issue of whether Miss
Paight was insane at the time of
the shooting.
States Attorney Lorin w. Will
lis refused to see newsmen. He
sent out word that he had no
comment.
The jury deliberated four hours
and 81 minutes before Foreman
Judith Memhard, So, announced
the verdict. The trial lasted two
weeks.
Miss Paight was charged with
second degree murder in Con-
necticut's first mercy trial. She
would have gone to prison for
life If convicted.
Verdict Applauded.
The jury also could have con-
victsd her of manslaughter-with
a maximum penalty up to Is years
in prison.
Light applause swept the court
room at the verdict despite
Superior Judge John A. Cornell's
stern warning against any demon
stration.
Miss Paight clutched in her
hand the same gold crucifix that
was pressed there by her mother
Evening star., 1950-02-08
jean Wallace Describes
Arrest Christmas Eve
BY the Associoied Press

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8.-Jean
Wallace, ex-Wife of Franchot
Tone. says her arrest on a drunk
driving charge last Christmas Eve
came about after she refused to
"be nice" to some unidentified Of
fcers.
After she was arrested, she
testified at her trial yesterday
Officer Russell H. Barker grabbed
me by the head and pulled me
over toward him" several times in
the police car. She said that each
time she pulled away.
Miss Wallace said one officer
whom she couldn't identify told
her "be a nice girl to me and
everything will be all right. An
other told her, she said, IF you
had been a nice girl to us we
wouldn't have arrested you"
Evening star., 1950-02-08

had no official connection with the
department..
Former Reporter.
Before coming to Washington
Mr.. Ambrose was a reporter for
the old Boston Transcript. At the
time of MI Ambroses first en-
ployment in the department, Sen
ator O'Mahoney was First AS
sistant Postmaster General under
James A. Farley.
Senator O'Mahoney said today
that Mr.. Ambrose came to him
early last month and said he was
lin a JAM" The Senator advised
him to go Immediately to Post
master General Donaldson, tell
him the story and resign.
Senator O'Mahoney added that
he knew nothing about" the de-
tailed nature of Mr.. Ambrose s
difficulties.
Mr.. Garner reported that the
stamp dealing scheme started
apparently in a small way" about
18 months ago. 1t "blossomed
into something really big" last
December, he said. Postal in
spectors have been working on
the case since d-January,
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Ambrose
CONTINUED From First Page.

NSO11G1i1uCQ Fl 4OIll TllSt FdSe.J
Inspector Clifton c. Garner esti-
mated.
The FBI is assisting postal in
spectors in the investigation, a
department official said. Both
agencies. however, refused to COM
ment on the scope or progress of
the investigation.
Mr.. Ambrose, so far as the in
vestigation indicates, did not use
Government money in any way
or commit any irregularities in
purchase of stamps, Mr.. Garner
said. o.,
But, Mr.. Garner added, the in
vestigation could lead to charges
based on the method by which
money repeatedly was obtained
from private individuals on a
promise to buy special stamps.
The method, as outlined by Mr.
Garner, was substantially as fol-
lows:
An investor" would be invited
to put up money on a promise that
the postal official would use it to
buy special commemorative
stamps. The postal official, ac-
cording to the reported plan,
would promise that if the stamps
were held for several months
usually 80 days-they would dou-
bic in value. Thus, if they were
sold later and the profit divided
two ways, they might bring the
investor a profit of as much as
so per cent.
THE investigation is we'll under
Evening star., 1950-02-08

way but no charges have been
filed yet" Mr.. Garner said. I'VE
didn't know anything about this
until last month, after Mr.. Am
brose resigned"
Inspectors are trying to deter
mine whether Mr.. Ambrose
bought any stamps, he indicated.
But this could have been done
legally and at cost from the Phila-
telic Agency, Mr.. Garner ex-
planned.
According to reports being in
vestigated by Mr.. Gamers Office,
Mr.. Ambrose might have paid of
some of the early or more in
sistent investors" by using money
as it came in from later ones.
When the scheme blew up, pre-
Isumably many who had given him
large sums of money were left
holding the bag, Mr.. Garner said
That is the confidence game
angle that has entered into the
official investigation, he remarked
Poses for Photographers.
Mr.. Ambrose, who is in his late
3Os and formerly lived in Win
chester. Mass, was at his home
today at 4701 Thirty-f1rst street
South. Arlington. He posed for
newspaper pictures lust to show
where I am" but he had no COM
ment on his resignation or the
investigation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose have
five children. During the war Mr.
Ambrose served as a colonel il,
the Adjutant Generals Depart
ment. After the war he became
an administrative assistant to the
late Postmaster General fIanne-
gan.
Mr.. Ambrose figured in a House
Appropriations Committee investi-
cation three years ago. 1t con-
cerned a private newsletter he
published and sold to postmasters
for $40 a year.
He was ordered by Mr.. Donald
son to drop the project after COM
mittee members said postmasters
might feel obligated to subscribe
to the publication even though it
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Support Price Of Eggs
TO Remain Unchanged
BY the Assccioted Press

Already swamped by eggs, the
Government will continue through
March to support the prices the
farmer gets for eggs at Is cents a
dozen.
The Agriculture Department an
nounced yesterday it also would
maintain its prices for dried eggs
at So cents a pound.
The department now owns
S100.00G,000 worth of eggs it
doesn't know what to do with, and
an official commented regretfully,
Hens are laying their fool heads
off"
In the last two years the Gov
ernment has accumulated about
100000 pounds of dried eggs.