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Evening star., 1950-05-05
Restaurant Group PIons
Moonlight Sail Muy 28

The Restaurant Beverage AS
Sociation Of Washington will
sponsor moonlight cruise at $50
pm. May %. aboard the Wilson
Lines SIS. Mount Vernon.
Proceeds from the excursion will
finance the associations civic
projects.
Evening star., 1950-05-05

SN%'ttc0 tfto ouHGC Us OLftCF oUyS.
Dora Gibson. -. 2ssi Pennsyivsnii
bsns5 Gs:on q b. Tsstssss gs.:s: As a.
Delores Fitzgerald. is. 800 = st. NV
'o o ooSSSas oH:1ao Is 90 4eS s 81 ss.Ds.Ia s. 9x &
Joseph Taylor. 81: Vienna. va. and Ethe
Atnanasios Md los ESa1hoIulos' Sh 2S Goiese FsIs an5
Joe u johnson. IN ma ~. and Hester Kenton. 81
both ot Puerto Rico ave. ne,
Mary Paul. 30 $50 37th pi Sc
Sc. and Juanita Davis. ls, 4O7l Min
Richard pasenhart. 20. 1911 M st. ne.
and Viola Hamlet. Is. 7403 D st. ne
R0Sfls Snne asso6 445 s.; ya
Josnne Wiegel, 5e. s4o2 18th st st. NV NV
snd MslR M lsso 1s WDscssE III
sie So.h q sll7er sPTins' spa ss-a ad. ''se'. %
s.Sms sns Hds1 Enson 81 10 sosea xs -7s va '0
wit Etnslens css.er 25' 1897 t1 Deal DR.; Is
Frank Jones, AZ. and Elsie Newiand. SO
Frederick Moorehead. 20. and June Nil.
Terence rem II Drssan, S " Il. petriot. S and Fay,
Woitien, IS, 1902 Kenyon st. NV.
Charles Vance, AZ. and Ruth Martin. 20
both of 3116 Dunbarton ave. NV.
James Douglas. "a. 700 gath st. ne. ant
Oracle White. 26, 1112 4th. st. ne.
Richard Schneider, 22, 544S Nevada ave
NV, and Sybil Miller, 19. $500 @ st
NV.
James Aulen. 25, Arlington. Va. and Edith
Hewitt, 20. 1895 46th st. Sc.
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GeneoIoeists to Meet

Miss Roberta p. Wakefield, edi.
tor Of the National Genealogical
Society Quarterly. will lead a dis.
cussion on recent publications II
the field Of genealogy at a meet.
ing Of the society at 8 pm. to.
morrow in the Mount Pleasant
Branch Library, Sixteenth anc
Lamont streets NV.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Fellowship Told Norway, Finland Fight Communism

Norway and Finland are pre-
senting the f1rmest opposition to
communism in Europe. Glenn Z.
Riddell. Of the Agriculture De-
Ipartment, said yesterday.
Mr.. Riddell spoke at q meeting
of the Lutheran Laymen Fellow
ship in the Ambassador Hotel.
Alfred P. Rasch. fellowship presi-
dent, presided.
The speaker pointed out the two
countries are strong in co-opera-
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Deaths Reported
(By the d. c


James A. Shea, 80. 3B o st. NV.
Fannie +. Brown. 7s, 1908 Irving ct. NV.
Catherine L. Gibson, rs. 1469 Monroe ct.
Charles H. Hammond. II. 2 Annaeossia I'd.
Mary ", Morrison. 80. 1774 N. Troy ct.
Alfred Il; j: Poole. 90. $50 nth st. NV.
Hssl.s sni s esfsS sn. g. g. sse Hoss & p s.
Lara L: Kaderly. 81, -3512 Macomb ut. NV.
EDWARD Heherman, 90, Washington, D, C.
Harold ". White. 45, 1919 II st. NV.
Russell y. Walker, 50. Army Chemical Gen.
ter, Edgewood, Nd.
Diana L. Smith. infant. 452s Livingston
Mary Dogan, eS, 1885 Gales st. ne.
Robert Z: Hopkins. 7S. 924 p ut. NV.
joseph Ellsworth Young, 76. 1737 o st.
NV.
James %SHfscn %ass s. TIus g. s. rs5oiddS sod:rs 2 aoms
hrani Mspsl EsIl: : eS. 1919 1T Trinidad ave. n.e.
Rosa B. Hipkins: so. 519 Fla. ave. NV.
Mpnonso .; Gillts' 49, 713 Euclid st. NV.
Morris, infant. 1926 T st. NV.
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tives and In religion. These two
work together in those countries
against communism, he said.
Former Senator Shipstead OF
Minnesota was among the visitors
at the luncheon.
Evening star., 1950-05-05

Chemists at Southern Research
Institute report they have found
way to make kraft paper from
old railroad ties,
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. loto, couples must
apply for q marriage license on
one day. matt three full days and
receive the license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1950-06-21
This and That

In New York recently toy distributor
challenged the city's right to deprive
small boys Of ammunition "for their time
honored weapon-the cap pistol"
The distributor argued that he had
never heard of an injury in his Is years
OF selling caps with less than twenty
hundredths of grain of explosive.
Templeton Jones, reading this, said
that the fellows memory didn't go back
far enough.
Now when I was years DID," said
Jones. Il loved cap pistols.
Il had full belt. and also full pocket
"The pistol was in the belt, and the
caps were in the right pocket of my
breeches or trousers or short pants, what
ever they called them then.
II was Scout, as I recall, Just having
seen Buffalo Bill himself at the circus.
Indians were biting the dust on all
sides.
In an ill-considered movement, I
thrust the trusty weapon down into the
right leg pocket.
Perhaps had the pistol cooked.
7 never knew exactly what happened,
but there was sharp crack, and then
all those caps went of at once"
Jones smiled wrily at the memory.
1T was long time ago." he said, but
can still remember 1t.
There was bang and fash. and the
Evening star., 1950-06-21
Governor Dewey Steps Aside

Thomas E. Dewey's decision not to run again
for the New York Governorship has given rise
to the inevitable furry of political speculation
The state of his health and the desire to
make better provision for his family undoubtedly
contributed to the Governors decision. Perhaps
there is more to it. But If the decision has
political implications as yet undisclosed, there
will be time enough to weigh and measure them
when they become apparent.
For the moment, it is enough to say that
Governor Dewey is entitled to step aside If he
wishes to do so. Still only 48 years of age,
he has given up 20 years OF his life to pub
lie service. 1t has been service Of high
order, as even his political enemies, or many
Evening star., 1950-06-21
BY Charles (. TroceweH

Vacant lots. that is. from about 18th
and Euclid streets to just above q street.
This was short cut, beloved of kids
and their elders.
1T meandered like an old COW path.
and came out just back of st. Paul's
Church-at v street, isn't It?
Gradually the wound healed. but 1t
took many days, as recall.
THE walking part Of it was no hard
ship, as recall, even with q game leg.
On the way, one could throw stones at
cats and sparrows. don't remember that
ever hit one.
But the best part Of the whole thing
was that first week. was kept In bed,
and had a small friends collection of
bound volumes Of st. Nicholas to read
Children don't have such experiences any
more.
And some one loaned me Q either, or
auto-harp. as 1t was sometimes called. It
had music on charts. and you slipped q
chart under the strings and then played
the string as directed It was marvellous
thing to take . small boys thoughts OF
his leg.
when I finally got well. had q sig
inch scar which still carry. The Buffalo
Bill character had disappeared for good.
No more Indians bit the dust. had de-
cided what the City Of New York has
come around to so much later. That cap
pistols. and caps-especially the caps
are dangerous,"
Evening star., 1950-06-21

brave Scout turned into very thoroughly
scared small boy. Somehow he had
enough sense to clap his hands to the
blazing pocket.
"At home it was seen that he had a
badly burned leg.
The small amount OF powder in one
cap had been multiplied many times
over, with the result that q really bad
burn had been sustained"
In continuing his narrative. Jones wan
dered far afield, habit Of his.
II went to the doctor every day for six
weeks, as recall.
I'm those days, children and adults
thought nothing Of walking many blocks
around Washington. They did 1t not 50
much to save money, as because it was
just the thing to do. Every one walked.
People thought no more Of walking
from Dupont Circle to 11th and r streets
than they do today Of strolling a couple
Of blocks.
AS matter Of strict fact. they thought
nothing at all of walking almost any dis
tance. Today have seen many persons
board bus for blocks ride.
I'm making the walk from my fathers
home In Columbia Heights to the doctors
ofice on 18th street just above Dupont
Circle, always walked.
The trip was made mostly through
vacant lots.
Evening star., 1950-06-21
Hole in the Acc

With all current terms scheduled to expire
at the end of this month, the President has called
upon the Senate to confirm his reappointment
of the four present members of the five-man
Atomic Energy Commission. If his request is
granted as expected, they will serve for stag
gered periods of time-Acting Chairman Sumner
Pike for four years, Gordon Dean for three.
Thomas e. Murray for two, and Dr. Henry de
Wolf Smyth, the scientist member, for one.
This still leaves the Acc with one vacancy
to be filled. It also leaves it without chairman,
whose term is supposed to run for fve years.
Presumably, when he brings the commission
up to full strength by naming the missing fifth
member, the President will either designate that
member as head of the agency or give the job
to Mr.. Pike, Mr.. Dean or Mr.. Murray. The fact
that he has been slow about acting on the
matter suggests that he is continuing to run into
dificulty In finding man qualified and willing
to take on the heavy duties involved In the spot
remaining open.
Yet the acc definitely needs to be fully
manned and it ought to have the direction of
q regular chairman whether Mr.. Pike or some
body else-at the earliest possible moment With
It's responsibilities steadily growing including the
responsibility of the prospective hydrogen bomb,
1t is one Of the Nations and the free worlds most
important agencies. The sooner 1t is operating
with complete personnel and hard driving top
director, the better for all Of u.s.
Evening star., 1950-06-21
News for Schools
Yvonne Reamy

Our sixth grade at Keene School would
like to thank Howard Bailey. assistant
to the managing editor of The Star. for
giving us very interesting report Of
the news on the News for Schools"
radio program every week. Our class has
enjoyed it SO much we thought we would
like to show our appreciation.
We liked it because it was an interest
ing analysis Of the latest news, and it
was SO well given every one understood
It'll. Mr.. Bailey always added a joke
or two to make it interesting.
Every Thursday at AIS pm, we all
gathered around the radio, ready to take
notes Of the broadcast. We had dis
cussion about the program after it was
over.
b The News for Schools in Pictures" is
very interesting, too. We read it top to
bottom and on both sides.
We will be looking forward to hearing
News for Schools" next year. We hope
you have happy summer vacation.
Sixth Grade of Keene School.
Editors Note: And q happy vaca-
tion to you. tooD
Evening star., 1950-06-21
Boost for Senator Toft

Those who like their politics with q
Machiavellan flavor have been whispering
around town that the Democratic strategists
really would like to see Senator Taft win in
Ohio this year.
Their reasoning goes something like this:
II Ohio's Governor Lausche had run against
Senator Taft the latter might have been beaten.
But Governor Lausche refused to make the race.
Therefore, 1t is obvious that the Democratic
schemers want Taft to win, believing that victory
in Ohio will build him up for the Republican
presidential nomination and that he would be
relatively easy for the Democrats to beat In a
presidential election in 1852.
It is going to be hard to make that theory
stick after Governor Lausche's tribute to Senator
Taft at White Sulphur Springs. The Governor
told reporters that he had not decided how he
would vote in the Ohio senatorial election, but
that he might support Taft. II admire Bob
Taft" he said, "for his fearlessness and forth
rightness as public official will vote for the
candidate I believe will serve the interest of
the Nation best I will not allow my party
interests to overcome my interest in my
country"
That is a truly remarkable thing for q man
in public life to say. 1t Is q handsome tribute
to Senator Taft, and 1t is an even handsomer
tribute to Governor Lausche
In politics, it is sometimes hard even for
q conscientious man to know where the tradition
of party regularity ends and . higher duty
intervenes. But too many are content to be
led along like sheep bowling to the dictates of
party bosses or yielding to pressure-group threats
Of retaliation at the polls This has always
been an evil and 1t is becoming the great weak
ness and the great danger in our political system.
If man in public life votes according to
his convictions he can be sure that the ak
grinders will be after him. That is why labor
and the political agents of labor are striving
nightly to beat Senator Taft in Ohio this year.
He does what he believes to be right, and they
do not want that kind of man in the Senate.
But If men like Senator Taft can be beaten
simply because they have the courage of their
convictions then our whole political structure
is threatened. It will become politically i'm
possible for the minority to oppose those who
happen to be in the majority on any conse-
quential issue, and that would be very bad
thing for the country.
This is why The Star, though disagreeing
with some Of Senator Taft's views, has hoped
that he will be reelected, and 1t is the main
reason why the courageous statement by ohios
Democratic Governor is a welcome contribution
to the political thinking Of our times.
Evening star., 1950-06-21
Letters to The Star

is forbidden. Nor will 1t be an Attorney
General making Ks on q list, saying
this is q good organization, that is not,
apparently arbitrarily. since no docu-
mentation is ever offered the general
public.
America is good place to live for
great many Of us. It should be a good
place to live for all Of us. We want
land where we will no longer be afraid
to commend the opposition. where in
vestigating committees will not pry into
our most intimate affairs. and where
reluctance to impart such information
to committees will not put us In prison.
There is need In this country for q
strong radical party. but one with its
roots and tradition In America. In 1776
We inherited q leaning toward reform
from 8 million colonists. For once we
would like to regress-back to the point
where we can once more find govern
ment Of, by and for the people.
Yvonne Reamy.
Evening star., 1950-06-21
Aiss Thompson Challenged

Miss Thompson Challenged
On June /. Dorothy Thompson's col
umn. which The Star published under
the heading. Society for the Prevention
Of Wars Chief Expert Should Be Investi-
gated" referred to the present 'investi-
cations of sinister influences on American
foreign policy"
Your readers might certainly be in
terested to learn that among some Of
the Sinister influences which the So
ciety for the Prevention Of World
War III allegedly exerted were the fol-
lowing research and expose pieces pub
lished during the past years In its maga-
zine. Prevent World War III:
/. Exposure of the so-called free
German Committee" In Moscow as far
back as 1945:
2. Exposure Of the Soviet attempts to
create new Russo-German alliance
against the West;
3. Exposure Of the continuous wooing
by the Soviets Of former Nazis, IS men
and even war criminals:
T.. Exposure Of the duplicity Of Soviet
policies with regard to the German
problem;
S. Exposure Of the Soviet-sponsored
So-called Peoples Police" in the Eastern
Zone;
s. Exposure Of the hysterical anti
American hate propaganda fostered by
the Soviets in Eastern Germany:
Z. Exposure Of Soviet efforts to use
certain Neo-Nazi groups for their cause
II Miss Thompson had taken the time
Tn road thA O no 1iy,a Yoft
have easily seen that villification Of the
Society was completely out of place.
AS far as T. H. Tetens Is concerned,
who. according to Miss Thompson, is
supposed to be the "chief expert" Of the
Society for the Prevention Of World War
uI-we should like to state that Mr.
Tetens has no connection with our or
ganization. either directly or indirectly.
1t Is, therefore. not true that he is or
was the society's "chief expert" Fur
thermore. the Society for the Prevention
Of World War III has nothing to do
with Mr.. Tetens' activities and his writ
ings, as for instance with his article in
the December, 1949. issue Of the United
Nations World.
It Is very sad indeed that Dorothy
Thompson has shown herself to be grossly
misinformed about the Society for the
Prevention Of World War III, just as she
was misinformed on the German prob
lem by her adviser and braintruster OF
many years. Hermann Budzislawski.
whom she was forced to repudiate last
year.
c. Monteith Gilpin,
Secretary. Society for the Prevention
Of World War III.
Evening star., 1950-06-21
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. What presidential candidate Is 4
relative Of one of the delegates 10 the
first Republican convention?-o. By.
A. Stanley Walker in his biography Of
Gov. Thomas z. Dewey says that
George Martin Dewey. the Governors
paternal grandfather. was . delegate TO
the convention held under the trees In
jackson, Mich. in 1854, the first con.
vention Of the Republican Party Of today.
Q. When Is the speed Of q "a rifio
bullet the greatest?-E. w.
A. According to authorities on bal.
listics. the highest speed Of q bullet IN
attained Immediately on leaving the
muzzle. and the maximum velocity Of q
"a rife bullet has been reached within
20 inches Of the barrel. The bullet be.
gins to lose speed slightly within the
barrel itself because Of friction, and on
leaving the muzzle meets air resistance.
@. Which Presidents are said to hayo
been experts in shorthand?-R. d. M.
A. James Madison used q system of
shorthand. devised by himself, 10 write
the minutes Of the Constitutional Con.
vention. They constitute the only Of.
hcial record Of the proceedings OF this
historic assembly and hence are Of the
highest value. Woodrow Wilson. also.
was . shorthand expert.
Evening star., 1950-06-21
Balcony Scene in the Background

Under different circumstances the Pres
tdent's appointment Of four new members of the
Fine Arts Commission could be looked upon as
q normal reorganization designed to fill expired
terms. But there are well-grounded suspicious
that this was not normal shakeup. There is
balcony scene in the background of this little
drama revolving around one of Washington's
important planning agencies. The actors in the
scene were Mr.. Truman himself and the men,
bers of the commission including the four mem
bers just replaced.
Mr.. Truman, it will be recalled, wanted
balcony added to the White House portico The
commission, headed by its long time chairman
Gilmore D. Clarke, vigorously opposed the addi-
ton for eSthetic reasons. UndiScloSed White
House sources let it be known that the President
was irked over the commissions attitude-that
he felt that the commission had let him down.
1t became an open secret that Chairman Clarke
and a number of other members of the body
would not be reappointed when their terms ran
out, although Mr. Clarke had been reappointed
three times in the past.
The disturbing inference to be derived from
these officially inspired rumors was that the
President wanted to make the commission over
into sort of rubber-stamp group-one which
could be relied upon to go along with Mr..
Truman's ideas regarding reconstruction of the
White House or whatnot. It Is unfortunate that
the new members must take office while such
suspicious still exist in the minds of many per-
sons 1t Is unfair to MesSrs. De Weldon, Hudnut,
Belluschi and Neild to suppose that they will
be yes-men in any sense of the term But their
task of rendering impartial, objective opinions
on matters within their province, especially If
they affect issues on which the Presidents views
are known, will be a difficult one And unless
the Fine Arts Commission is free to give its
advice tmpartially and effectively, without fear
OF retaliation from the President its past history
OF usefulness in protecting the beauty of Wash
ington will be at an end.
Evening star., 1950-06-21
The British Were Good for MoIoyo
To the Editor Of The Stor:


TT SEEMS but short time ago that the
names Of Malaga and Singapore
leapt suddenly to the front page of
every newspaper in the world. With
the seizure of these places by the jap
anese they ominously vanished from
the news and did not return until
America entered the war and defeated
Japan.
To most Americans. Enelands great
naval base Of Singapore has always
been only q name. And very few people
in the United States are completely sure
where Malaga is.
Until the British assumed protection
over this piece Of territory, any one who
Ventured into the interior of the Malay
Peninsula. or what is now known as Ma
laya, did so at his own risk. It was q
steaming and impenetrable jungle-the
hiding place Of pirates, refugees from
justice, and q Negrito people called
Sakhai-who lived in the trees and shot
game with blow-pipes and had seldom
been seen by white men.
The jungle also was inhabited by
tigers, and rhinoceroses, and a strange
stream-lined sort of bison called sladang,
found only in this part of the. world.
Pythons as big around as saplings 20
feet long, lay in the branches of trees
to fall upon their prey beneath. There
were cobras and orang -utangs as big
as men, and tens of thousands of mon
keys. Some of the monkeys had white
faces with black rings about their eyes
like spectacles. And the monkeys whis-
tied and chartered and made faces, and
leaped hand-inhand through the tops
of the trees.
There were also blue butterflies as
big as birds. and small white pigeon
orchids clinging to the trunks of the
trees. and yellow spider-orchids with
ugly black spots-and the sitting scent
of jungle flowers that stood in blocks.
The jungle was steaming hot, like con-
servatory. and the drops of moisture
falling on the broad leaves of the palms
and banana-plants beat a steady tattoo
night and day. Vines and creepers as
tough as catgut spread from tree to tree
and barred the way. Within was per-
petual dusk. People did not need much
warning to keep out of this country.
The Malay pirates, living along the
coast. made it practice to dart out and
hold-up shipping passing through the
Straits OF Malacca on its way to China.
They gave no heed to the repeated threats
OF the British that If they did not stop
their ways, the Government in Singa-
pore would send warship. The British
sent their warship and landed a hand
ful OF troops on the mainland on the
Evening star., 1950-06-21

edge Of the Straits Of Malacca. Even
tually their control spread inland. and
the perpetual disorders that had existed
in the Malay Peninsula from time i'm
memorial gradually subsided.
This Is the way the Straits Settle
ments and the Federated Malay States.
or Malaga. began. It ended in the
finding Of huge tin deposits and the sue
cessful cultivation of rubber brought
from Brazil. The British built fine roads
through the dark jungle and over the
little range Of mountains that runs
down the spine of the Malay Peninsula,
and they laid-out towns with churches
and hospitals and schools And finally
they installed electricity. and plumbing
and all the material things that 60 with
what people are pleased to call civiliza-
ton.
The Malay sultans, who had long
governed. or misgoverned, their small
provinces. were persuaded to forget their
ancient feudS and join the British at
sort Of council-board to discuss the
affairs Of the provinces. BY this means
the British succeeded in bringing to-
gether the previously warning states Of
Pahang. Perak. Selangor and Negri Sem
bilan into q sort of federation for mutual
protection. This rule of protection"
was later extended to include several
states directly to the north.
There was also a Chinese representa-
tive on the board, who looked after the
enormous, important and very successful
Chinese population. And an Indian
representative for the spindle legged,
and black-as-ebony Tamils. or Killing
men," as the Malays called them, who
came from the nearby Southern coast
Of India. Besides the Malay Sultans