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Evening star., 1950-01-07

in the room and also improves
its acoustical qualities.
To protect the fabric from SCOT
and soil at the fireplace opening
clear plate glass panels are
mounted directly over the ma
terial framing the opening. 4
The walls In the room are
painted a slightly lighter color
than the chintz background. The
plain draperies repeat the back
ground color.
When q set designer plans an
interior for an actress, he usually
plans 1t to set OF her clothes and
Evening star., 1950-01-07
RANCH HOUSE

On level corner lot In nearby
convenient virsinio Ioeofion near
the new, super scenic Shirley High
way, white brick and frame ROM
bling roneh house containing living
room (l5x23), dining room t12xlN.
den (lIxl@). all with French doors
opening on potios. z master bed
rooms each with corroro gloss both
rooms; eil-slsefrie kitchen with GE
dishwoshsf ond Dispesoll. lorss
bossmenf. Attached saross. Side end
rear yard inelossd with Anchor
fsneIDs. Pries, $2s, 800.
Evening and Sunday, "a. 44z4
Evening star., 1950-01-07
BELLEVUE FOREST"

In This delightful and restricted
proven Arlington community near
fhs extension Of the George Wosh-
inafon Memorial Porkwoy soon 10
BE- opened oIens the rivers edge;
near the new Sfrafford Junior High
School now under construction and
overlooking the golf course Of the
Washington Golf and Country Club,
we have avoilabIe bsoutiful roll
ing wooded hemssites Of from W.
oers with all improvements. There
ore also several new Famblsss Of
quality now under construction rons-
ing in price from $27 500 70 szs, 500.
Evening and Sunday. g.. 3s38
Evening star., 1950-01-07

place things In your home? Gladys Mil
lers booklet No. 401 entitled "A Right
Place for Everything will help you put
ssnd x9uT hSms r.r,a n SSn 9rdsr I2 obtain COPY
cent stamp to her, Go Consolidated
News Features, 229 West 43rd street,
New York 1s, N. Y.
Released BY Consolidated News Features,
Evening star., 1950-01-07
ASHTON HEIGHTS

Stone and brick celonioi with three
fwin.siisd bedrooms and Two Tied
baths on second hoor. First.faoef step.
down ponsIsd den with adjoining
hof.bafh. Full basement with laree
poneled reersofion room with hrs-
place; outside entrance; bvilt-in ga-
rogs. Mest convenient 10 tronspoF-
toiion TO Psutoson; near public and
poroehlot schools. Within ,volkinq
distance Of both the Buckingham
ond Clarendon shopping eenier..
Reasonable terms. Price. s75,7so.
Evening and Sunday, GL. e6I5
Evening star., 1950-01-07

date Of enactment Of the measure.
A maximum penalty of a year
in jail. $1,000 fine, or both,
would be provided for violations.
Evening star., 1950-02-02

scribed as more democratic. It
was seen as all but obviating the
possibility that the election could
be thrown into the House of Rep
resentatives or a President be
named who had fewer popular
votes than any other candidate.
Political devices have a habit
in practice of amazing their in
ventors. Exactly what this one,
if the House, the States and the
President also approve it. will
mean as statecraft must remain
speculative.
Effects on Parties Clear.
Its organizational effects on the
major parties are fairly clear.
/. It will weaken pivotal State
Democrats as individual candi-
dates for President or powers be-
hind the throne but it will
strengthen them all as a party.
2. 1t will strengthen individual
Republicans eager to be or make
a President. especially those ap-
pealing to pivotal States. But it
will weaken their party as a
whole, certainly as long as the
South remains solid.
8. It will strengthen the Demo-
cratic Southern wing within the
party. In a sense it goes some dis
tance to restore the old two-thirds
rule on nominating candidates.
Thus it is not mere accident
that the Democrats suddenly
Evening star., 1950-02-02

managed to get in his first word.
"Listen!" he said. kicking me
in the shins, II just remembered
something Just a few days ago
I got the car that was used by
President Truman when he was
on his last vacation at Key West.
It has only few hundred miles
on it, and can make you a good
deal. What do you say?"
Not Even Gas In 1t.
Well, you can guess what I drove
out in. The black Lincoln that the
President used for bowing and,
waving purposes in south Florida.
The first thing I did when I got
it home was search it from cellar
to attic in the hope of finding such
things as passes to the Mint with
souvenir privileges, three or four
blank pardons with which I could
make three or four of my uncles
very happy, jewel-encrusted gift
from the NiZam or NoZam or
some such person, or even little
small change dropped out of
somebody's pocket.
But there wasn't a blessed thing
in it. Not even any gasoline.
Seemed as if the President might
have left her half full at least.
The tires were full of air, but I
guess Gen. Vaughan was respon-
sible for that.
Possession of the presidential
car has changed my motoring
habits entirely.
I used to drive my car myself
but now, of course, have to sit
in the back and have Jean drive.
1t is now necessary for me to have
both hands free so that I can
wave to people along the streets
I pass and tip my hat.
I don't have the right kind of
hat to tip from the presidential
car-in fact, I don't have any hat
at all and have been tipping my
hair-so that's why I am in the
market for the hat I mentioned
earlier.
Piano in Back of Car.
AS for the piano, I feel that If
I had a small one put in the back
Of the car and could learn to play
Evening star., 1950-02-02
of 90 Politicians
Effects on Major Parties Fairly Clear
With Electoral College Amendment

lcoalesced behind the. Lodge
amendment, jumped into bed with
those Republicans who, like Sen
ator Lodge, have some hope of
cracking the Democratic monopoly
in States like New York, and left
the strictly organization Repub-
licans with their mouths full of
teeth.
There are, regardless of what
happens to the Lodge amend
ment finally, some other interest
ing effects.
Taft Thrown Back.
For the first time Senator Rob-
ert A. Taft, who fought the
amendment with all his power.
has been thrown back by a pro-
gressive young Republican, Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts,. The
Lodge coterie has fought Senator
Taft before without avail; the
whole trend of the G. o. P. lately
has been in the direction of Sem
ator Taft and against what Sen
ator Lodge is and stands for. This
is a significant reversal.
Senator Lodge pulled with his
16 Republicans who are the Sen
ate progressive wing, plus Sem
ators Wiley and LANCER who both
voted after the winning side be-
came clear. This first blood is
sure to encourage them.
The Lodge triumph happens to
coincide with a drive from six
Republican Governors against the
swelling conservatism of their
party.
These six have written National
Chairman Gabrielson demanding
that II progressive principles" be
incorporated into the body's pro-
posed statement Of policy. 1t is
the first real kickback against q
move which is frankly aimed as
appeasing big contributors to the
Republican campaign.
Up to now, the motto has been
that the big contributor is always
right and any taint of me-tooism
was poison. The six signatories:
Governors Duff Of Pennsylvania,
Aandahl of North Dakota. Adams
of New Hampshire, Beardsley of
Iowa, Peterson Of Nebraska and
Robins of Idaho.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
This Changing World
Studies For Production of H.Bomb
In Progress Since Last Summer

would thus avoid a costly am
phibious operation on Japanese
territory.
President Truman and his close
advisers would have liked to keep
the development Of the super
destructive H-bomb top secret
just as creation of the first atomic
bomb was kept secret from the
American people and the jap
anese military authorities.
When plans for production of
the atomic bomb were completed
Gen. George c. Marshall. then
Army Chief of Staff. appeared be-
fore the Appropriations Commit
tees of Congress and told them
that he needed $4,000, 100000 for
a project of the highest impor-
tance in winning the war. But,
he added, Congress must give this
money on his word and without
asking any further questions. The
Congress trusted Gen. Marshall
and gave him the money. 1t was
only after the bombs exploded
over Japan that they discovered
the purpose of the mysterious ap-
preparations.
Hinted Since Summer.
In so-called peacetime it is not
possible to keep anything secret
for long in a democratic country.
Since last summer there have been
hints and indiscretions on the
radio and in the press about the
existence of a super bomb. Some
said it was 100 or 1000 times more
powerful than the 1945 bomb. \
There were acrimonious debates
over the morality" of construct
ing another devastating weapon.
Members of the administration as
we'll as of the Atomic Energy Com
mission were described as being at
loggerheads over the matter. Pres
ident Truman finally was COM
PEELED to bring it out into the open
and announce publicly a decision
which he said had been taken six
months earlier.
This has put an end to bitter
controversy but also has informed
the Russians that we now are pro-
ducing a new highly destructive
bomb. In some quarters it is be-
lieved that the Russians have
known about our military secrets
since 1912.
In other quarters it is said that
although the Kremlin suspected
something, it did not have any
positive knowledge until the merits
and demerits of the super bomb
were discussed openly. In any
event the matter of keeping the
bomb a secret now is of little con-
sequence.
What is important is the use the
administration has decided to
make of this supreme product of
American inventiveness and
whether an adequate number of
planes will be built in the near
future to enable us to carry the
bomb to the enemy when the need
arises
Evening star., 1950-02-02

the Missouri Waltz as I rolled
along toward the super market
to do the days marketing. then
every one would know who was
representing.
I feel the lack of aides terribly.
But as a makeshift I have my
two cats ride in the back seat
with me and my two cookers.
Dinah and Bundle. trot along
side to serve as secret service
men.
Owning the presidential car has
gone to my head completely. I
ordered lumber enough this morn
ing to build myself a balcony on
the back of the house and now
refer to the kitchen as the Oval
Room.
Our servants, Viola and James,
have caught the fever and both
Evening star., 1950-02-02
On the Record
Genocide Convention Declared 'Phony'
Puts No Restraints on Governments

Who has kidnapped Greek chill
dren?
Who has driven 10000, 900 Ger
man-speaking men, women and
children out of East Germany, Po-
land, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
and Yugoslavia, expropriating all
their property and causing the
death of many thousands?
Who celebrated Christmas by
declaring to their distracted rela-
tives that prisoners of war still
unreleased were all war criminals?
Who is prosecuting pastors and
priests for holding to their faith? !
States with which we propose
solemnly to covenant against
these things! 4
World Cynical Enough.
The world is disillusioned and
cynical enough already. A geno-
eide convention solemnly accepted
by genociders will only deepen the
| cynicism.
And to some of the above men
toned crimes our own Government
has been accomplice. Therefore,
if we ratify this pact, let us at
least have the logic to repudiate
the PotSdann Declaration and all
the other agreements by which
defenseless national groups were
turned over to others without the
slightest protection.
There is a significant omission
in this convention, doubtless nee
essitated in order to get unani-
nous acceptance by the U. N. AS
sembly. It denounces mass-ex-
terminations only of racial, eth
nical, national, or religious
groups" Not word about the
determination of social or political
groups! Is not the inference that
what Is not forbidden is allowed?
The new brutality states argue
that their measures are not
against national or religious
groups as such, but only against
enemies of the state" On this
ground they can solemnly ratify
the convention while continuing
to destroy millions.
Communists can approve this
convention. despite the fact that
the determination of the bourgeois
(meaning anti-C Communists) by
measures deliberately calculated
to bring about their physical de-
struction in whole or In part" is
an aim of the American Commu-
mist Party and a practice of all
Communist states. If we are 60
ing to ratify the convention let
us at least enlarge it to prohibit
conspiracy to exterminate social
and political groups and then
prosecute and ban the Communist
Party.
The people of the United States
do not need to give pledges to
mass murderers that they will
not commit mass murders in
America. Under existing world
conditions the convention is. a
gruesome farce and q sublime
hypocrisy.
released BY the Bell Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1950-02-02
On the Other Hand
Box Suppers Offer Less Political
Nourishment Than Bender's Advice
Bender's Advice

The jackson Jefferson Day meal
won't draw any more customers
the estimate for each affair is
about 5,000-but there the simil-
arity ends. The Democrats at
tending will have paid $100 per
plate in advance and they will
have to listen to speeches. No big
name band. No square and round
dancing. No Hollywood enter
tainers. Just a good, wholesome
dinner on a red, white and blue
tablecloth. For this and for the
love of Harry Truman, Thomas
Jefferson and Andrew Jackson,
they will pungle up 500 each. At
least, that's part of the idea, the
other part being the profit on the
proceedings, which goes into the
party's campaign fund.
And presumably the elegant eat
ers will all go home resolved to
be more like Jefferson and Jack
son and Truman.
COP Leaders In Fix.
Which is enough of nonsense.
Seriously, the Republican party's
leaders should be doing something
about the ridiculous fix they are in,
as exemplif1ed by these two con-
trasting celebrations. The answer
won't be found in silly box suppers.
1t will be found in an improved
course of action.
"As matters stand now, the Re-
publican Party is in the most diff
ficult position in its history" said
George H. Bender. former Ohio
Congressman at - large. writing
last May in the National Republi-
can, which he publishes. "It may
receive little or no credit for any
assistance it may render in the
passage of legislation. 1t will be
blamed justifiably for any stand
it may take in conjunction with
reactionary elements of the
Democratic Party. But this di-
lemma must be faced resolutely
"It will profit the Republican
Party nothing if it chooses the
path of obstructionism in the 81st
Congress. The political conse-
quences of any conduct which can
be interpreted as an unholy al
lance with non-progressive e1e
ments must prove catastrophe.
The first half of the 81st Con-
gress has passed into history with
little to indicate that many OF
the party leaders believe Mr.
Bender. The second half is under
way and the indications haven't
greatly changed. But there is still
time-urfless the Republican lead
ers really prefer box suppers.
Evening star., 1950-02-02

possible. o0hS'~h''h' nr'"h
President Truman frequently
expresses publicly the view held
by hundreds of millions Of persons
throughout the world. that an
other world war can be avoided
and that common sense and hu-
man instinct of self representation
will prevail eventually over the
blind aggressiveness of a handful
of men in the Kremlin.
According to some who are in
his confidence, however, the
President is very much worried
that this will not be the case un-
less the Red dictators become
personally convinced of two facts !:
ID that America, while striving
for peace. is prepared for any
challenge, and CD that a war
forced on the United States will
end as disastrously for the Rus
sian dictators as it ended for
Hitler and Mussolini and their
henchmen.
big Stick" Policy Likely.
A few of Mr.. Truman's advisers
expect that under pressure of the
international situation he will be
forced to adopt Theodore Roose-
velt's slogan. Speak softly but
carry a big stick" 1t has become
increasingly clear to all our
policy-makers that only physical
strength can impress the Russian
leaders.
Whatever may be said to the
general public, the H-bomb is
not a defensive weapon in the
strict meaning of the word.
Soviet aggression against the ter
ritory of the United States cannot
be stopped by the mere possession
of atomic or hydrogen bombs.
These must be used to carry a war
to the enemy's territory and by
their devastating power bring him
to mis- knees in the shortest time
possible.
Technically they may be de-
scribed as Offensive defensive"
weapons. Atom bombs were drop
ped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
when Japan was near exhaustion.
The decision to use them was
prompted by the belief that we
Evening star., 1950-02-02

why should Dorothy Thompson.
the people of the United States
covenant with other nations not
to engage in discriminating mem
bers of national, clinical, racial.
or religious groups, by killing their
members, or causing serious
bodily or mental harm to their
members, or inf1icting on the
group conditions OF life calculated
to bring about physical .destruc-
tion. or imposing measures in
tended to prevent births within
the group, or forcible transferring
of children OF one group to
another?
Duplicates Existing Laws.
All these things are already pro-
hibited by law in the United
States, and always have been.
Homicide and kidnapping are
crimes no matter for what reason
committed. Abortion is forbidden,
except under specified conditions
involving the life Of the mother.
Compulsory birth control for ra-
cial reasons is incompatible with
the Constitution. Assault and
battery are against the law and
so are libel and slander. AS far
as I can see the genocide con-
vention simply duplicates exist
ing laws-and weakens, by quail
flying them.
Although this is intended to be
an international convention,
enforcement is left to tribunals Of
the states tnemselves-in the ex-
|pectation, perhaps. that the Baltic
slaves dying In Russian camps
will prosecute Stalin-or to an
"international tribunal as may
have jurisdiction with respect to
such contracting parties as shall
have accepted the jurisdiction of
such tribunals" ;" Hobblegobble!
And with whom are we coven-
anting not to engage in specified
crimes against humanity?
Who murdered 5000 Polish Of
ficers in the Katyn Forest, a
crime neatly circumvented in the
Nuremberg trials?
Who has decimated and dis
persed the population of the Baltic
states7
Evening star., 1950-02-02

b1lC NSE 40 oo442
the party of Lincoln, the poor
mans party. The Democrats
might throw $100-a-plate dinners
in the name of their twin patron
saints, but more fitting tribute
to the founder of Republicanism
would be a simple dollar dinner.
That's what it was to be, a spon-
taneous, inexpensive expression OF
the party's loyalty to its original
principles. The country would see
who are the political plutocrats
and who are the plain people.
idea Didn't Take Hold.
But apparently the idea didn't
take hold in the manner hoped
for and 1t has become necessary
| to advertise for customers. So
look what you'll get for your dol
lar: Fred Waring and His Penn
sylvanians. Square dancing and
round dancing. Entertainment
with George Murphy and Robert
Montgomery. all the way from
Hollywood, acting as masters OF
ceremonies. The dinner? Well
you don't even have to eat that;
you can have dinner at home, but
there will be a complete chicken
dinner for an extra dollar If you
want it,.
Nothing is said in the ad about
speeches, but if there are not to
be any it surely would say So
since that would help draw a
crowd. However, even If they
have speeches, it's a good guess
that the big hall will be filled
and that everybody will have, a
good time. Presumably they will
all go home filled with a new ap-
probation Of the greatness OF
Lincoln and the fidelity of his
party to his principles.
Evening star., 1950-02-02

S ] d e r a b ! y to
their own as
t on / S h m e Mt,
emerged on the
side of the an
gels.
E d i torial
opinion heavily
f a v ore d the
Lodge amend
ment making a
States elec-
toral vote ex-
actly reflect its
popular. vot e.
The a m e n d .
ment WAS de.
Evening star., 1950-02-02

advanced b y
members Of the
American B ar
Association.
The conven-
ton is a total
phony. 1t puts
n o restraints
whatever o n
G ov r nments.
But it is gov
ernnents a n G
only govern
m en- is tn a |
can, or do, COM
nit genocide.
Evening star., 1950-02-02

c6leDfaLlOn Cne
r e p u b Ii cans
have planned
as an offset to
the annual JEFF
ferson = jackson
Day shindig of
the Democrats!
You remem-
ber the original
a n n o u n C e.
nent concern
ing this affair.
It was to be a
dramatic DEM
onstration that
thu COP ic cfill
Evening star., 1950-02-02

PTeSlQenU IrQ-
m a n received
positive infor-
nation about
the unexpected
strides of t h e
Russian labor
atories in t h e
development of
atomic energy,
that he ordered
the n e W a n d
far more pow
erful H-bomb
to be developed
as speedily a S
Evening star., 1950-02-02

all OF I n e S e
things simply
because I trad
ed in my old
car for another
car last week.
While I was
screaming a t
the dealer, try
in 6 to G e t a
W h | t e W a ii
steering wheel
without e x t + a
cost. he broke
away from the
ora Sp. 7 had m
his lapels and
Evening star., 1950-02-02
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. G.. A-19
z,

are writing books about their ex-
periences in the White House,
which I have now named my
home.
Oh, to be able to retire to pri-
vate life!
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1950-02-02
BY LoweL MeHett

This you wouldn't believe If
you didn't see it, but there it is,
right in the paper, 2-column
paid ad for that Lincoln Day
Evening star., 1950-02-02
By Constantine Brown

Preparatory studies for produc-
ton of the hydrogen bomb have
been in progress for some time.
But it was last summer, after
Evening star., 1950-02-02
McLemore
Needs q Silk Hot
After Used Cor DeuI
By Henry McLemore

BY Henry Mel em0re
I am in the market for high
silk hat, a pair of steel-rimmed
glasses, a morning coat, a piano,
and a newly-married Weep. I need
Evening star., 1950-02-02
By Dorothy Thompson

This column views the proposed
ratification Of the genocide con-
vention with extreme dubiousness.
and for other reasons than those
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Rv Doris EieeSon

Ninety-six politicians. acting in
their capacity as United States
Senators. have balloted on a
purely political question and, con-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26
Funeral Services Held
For Minnie Miller

Mrs. Minnie Miller, 62, 40
Highland Ave. No, died suddenly
Sunday, May 81, while enroute to
local hospital. Services were
held Wednesday, May "a, at pm.
from Woodland Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. w. G. McCon-
nell of the Congregational Church
of God in Christ officiating Inter
ment was at Crystal Lake ceme-
terry.
She is survived by her husband,
George Miller, and granddaughter
Nettie, other relatives and friends.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-26
MARSHALL TROUNCES
HARDING

The Hounds, minus three of
their stars handed Harding an 49,
30 licking in a dual Cinder meet
last week II is rumOred that
Leo Lewis and Russ Roberts
college scholarships are in jeap-
ardy because of their recent in
eligibility. They were to matricu-
late at Drake and Marquette re-
spectively.
Roland Carson, Marshall's ace
hurler, is really in tough luck
playing with a weak team. He has
yet to win a game, but has never
allowed over five hits a game .
Monte Irwin, recalled by the New
York Giants, from Jersey City,
was hitting at a torrid .514 clip.
A pretty fair average in anybody's
league.
Don Newcombe has returned to
form Last week he went the
distance against the Cards, CIV
ing up five knocks The Buns
swept the series Larry Dolby
is in Baseballs Big Six, hitting a
Ala clip -. Let's hope the
Bowling Alley proprietors fall in
line with the ABC's new ruling on
the color question Dan Bank
head, former Saint, has yet to lose
a game for Brooklyn this season