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Evening star., 1950-05-09
Need for Foster Homes

The Star deserves the thanks Of all
who are concerned with the welfare Of
children for the spendid article by Mary
McGrory on Mrs Rose and her foster
children. Miss McGrory has pointed up,
in an appealing and forceful way, a need
felt by all childrens agencies, private
and public alike-the lack of foster
homes to care for dependent children.
The Star is rendering a real service in
publicizing such needs.
The illustration with Miss McGrory's
article showed several of the boys at
st. Joseph's Home, an affiliate Of Catho-
lie Charities of Washington. Boys SINH
lar to these will be reaching the insti-
tution's age limit of IA this summer.
Then they will need foster parents to
share their homes with them through
the crucial years of adolescence. More
warm hearted people like the Roses
are needed here in Washington to give
boys and girls like these the security
and affection so necessary to help them
become happy and useful citizens
Rev. Leo J. Coady,
Director. The Catholic Charities.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Letters to The Star .
A pseudonyn1 is permissible only
10hen letter carries correct name
and address of tDriter. Please be briet.

of us who are daily in court. The pur-
port OF his argument is to the effect that
all attorneys representing their clients
are perhaps in the same category as those
attorneys in the Communist trial In New
York. Undoubtedly there are circum-
stances where the conduct Is shameless
and goes far beyond the bounds of pro-
priety, and drastic steps should be taken.
However, there is another side to the
story. Suppose judge acts ruthleSsly,
and suppose the judge is incompetent or
corrupt. have not the slightest doubt
that many attorneys found it necessary
to protest and protest vigorously the pc
culiar rulings of Judge Manton at the
time he was involved in the deal with
certain members Of the underworld, and
which later resulted in his conviction and
imprisonment. II we take the view that
an attorney cannot actively defend his
clients in court for fear Of reprisals, then
this would give rise to arbitrary conduct
and perhaps tyranny.
Many persons not wholly informed
in 1914 were of the view that attorneys
appearing on behalf of certain of the
defendants in the so-called sedition trial
Of unhappy memory should have been
subjected to drastic punishment. How
ever, time has vindicated their position.
1t is well recognized that the so-called
sedition trial was gross miscarriage Of
justice, and the prosecution was not
brought in good faith but was forced
upon certain officials of questionable
character in order to wreak vengeance on
various persons because they saw fit to
oppose the foreign policies of the Roose-
velt administration or because they made
speeches or prepared certain writings
condemning certain minority groups.
There are two schools of thought in
this situation. If an attorney will not
vigorously represent his clients before
court for fear of punishment at the hands
Of the trial judge, then our whole liberty
would be in jeopardy.
In passing it is well to point out that
the United States is perhaps the only
civilized country in the world to make
judicial appointments based solely on
political reasons, or to discharge cam
paign or political debts. In other words
no one will contend that the most learned
in the law are the only persons appointed
to judicial berths.
AS matter of fact, we give more at
tention to licensing BARRIERS, elevator op-
orators. plumbing inspectors and under
takers than we do to appointments to the
judiciary. A man cannot be a barber
unless he passes an exacting test. The
same holds true with plumbing inspec-
tors, elevator operators and undertakers.
Notwithstanding this method Of ap-
Evening star., 1950-05-09

treaty, as Mr.. Truman has pointed out, has no
bearing on the ownership issue, being confined
solely to the ALLEGATION and use of international
waters.
In other words, the treaty is divorced from
the question of public or private ownership.
That is matter that can be argued and settled,
one way or the.other, after ratification. Mean
while, because present agreements on the
Niagara are obsolete, it would appear to be
common sense for the Senate to grant the
Presidents request
Evening star., 1950-05-09
The To||est Lighthouse in the World

and breakwaters. the surf was actually
tapping at the lights foundations.
The famous old tower was reluctantly
abandoned, and the light was moved to q
modern steel structure OF unromantic.
skeleton" design. placed further back on
the beach.
The story has q happy ending though.
The National Park Service. which took
custody of the old tower after the 1895
move. succeeded in building q series of
wooden revetmentS, or retaining walls
which stopped the erosion process. And
last February, so much had the situation
improved. the light was moved back to
the s0-year- tower. This time, fur
thermore, there was o new lense. and
power revolving beacon Of the very latest
design.
The Diamond Shoals Lightship. to
which our correspondent alludes, has a
no-less eventual history. To supplement
the warning Of the Hatteras tower. a
lightShip was nrst established on the
shoals in 1924. 1t kept blowing away
and finally was wrecked in 1927 when
driven ashore near Ocracoke Inlet.
Seventy years passed before the light
ship was replaced. 1t proved impossible.
meanwhile. to keep any sort Of buoy on
that trouble spot. There were two un-
successful attempts to build Diamond
Shoals lighthouse. In 1891, contractors
towed an enormous caiSson to the site
and lowered it into the water. The cur
rent was so strong that the caiSSon prac-
tically disappeared. One week later, when
q storm carried away the top Of the
caisson and all their machinery, the con-
tractors gave up in disgust.
The Diamond Shoals LightShip which
occupies one of the most exposed posi-
tions in the world. has been a repeated
victim Of storms and collisions. Never
theleSS its station has been maintained
since 1897. One ship has succeeded an
other In the dangerous work.
Incidentally-as If the elements were
not enough to contend with-the Dia-
mond Shoals ship has the unusual dis
tinction Of being the only American navi-
gational aid which has been destroyed
by enemy fire. On August 8. 1918. at the
very end of World War I, German SUBJ
marine began firing at one of our mer-
chant vessels about q mile and q half
from the shoals. The lightShip imme-
diately broadcast warning to other ves-
sells in the vicinity.
That was the last broadcast for that
particular Diamond Shoals marker. The
submarine got mad and sunk 1t by gun
fire. Its crew, safe in lifeboat. watched
the ship go under, then rowed back to
Cape Hatteras.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
By THE HASKIN SERvTCE

@. What is considered the most VAL
liable metal. and what are its uses?-
j. j. N.
A. The Bureau Of Mines says that
from monetary standpoint the metals
Of the platinum group are the highest
priced metals listed in ordinary metal
market reports. The group consists Of
platinum. palladium, iridium, osmium,
rhodium and ruthenium. Prices range
from $25 a troy ounce for palladium to
$125 a troy ounce for rhodium. Prin-
cipal sales are to the jewelry trade,
electrical industry, chemical industry,
and dental trade
@. What is the road clearance Of
standard automobiles?-D. d.
A. On standard cars, according to
manufacturers figures, road clearances
range from 68 inches to SO inches.
@. Is 1t possible for q Chinaman to
become an American citizen by naturali-
zation?-H. A. M.
A. Under the Act Of December II,
l943 Chinese were made eligible for
naturalization in the United States.
Previously, Chinese and those of Chinese
descent were among the races denied
the right to raturalize.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
George Frederick Miller
Correction Corrected

noticed with interest your item In
the Sunday Star Of April 80. entitled
Correction" This item pertained to the
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
vote on bill changing the procedure Of
appointment Of postmasters.
I noted your correction, wherein you
referred to my colleague, Senator Thye,
as member Of the committee. You also
stated that was not a member.
May again ask that you make a cor
rection? Both Senator Thye and I are
members of the Senate Post ONCE and
Civil Service Committee. Both of us
voted in behalf Of legislation to remove
the appointment of postmasters from
politics.
Huharf III Hun~ul,-nv
Evening star., 1950-05-09
No Faith in Committee

I fully concur with your correspondent,
Ethel M. johnson. in her opinion that
the Tydings' committee should yield to
some impartial investigating" group
Whatever decision this committee rem
ders will be as controversial as the
charges it was formed to investigate.
The committee simply does not have
public confidence. because by its own
conduct it has forfeited title to this
confidence. 1t has become merely q
sounding board from which high-sound-
ing but vacuous denials are emanating.
1t has none of the marks of serious
investigating group, and only such a
group will be able to render verdict
which the general public will accept
without serious misgivings.
Harold T. Lane.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
To the Editor Of The Stor:


The Star of April 20 states that Cape
Hatteras Lighthouse, in North Carolina,
was completed in 1890.
My recollection is that Cape Hatteras
was one of the first coast lights to be re-
established after the close Of the Civil
War, in the late Sos. in q new tower-the
tallest brick tower In the Lighthouse
Service-and that there was no change
between then and 1927, when I retired
from the service.
Possibly your item refers to the estab-
lishment of the Diamond Shoals Light
ship, about IA miles seaward Of Cape
Hatteras Light, the date Of which do
not remember.
Inquiry of the Coast Guard. which now
administers the Lighthouse Service, will
give you accurate information.
Max Hansmann.
Editors Note: The Star stands cor
rected. Inquiry Of the Coast Guard.
specifically of F. r. Eldridge, chief Of
the historical section of that organ
ization's public information division,
revealed substantially what Mr.. Hans
mann said it woodland a good deal
more besides.
1t appears the original Cape Hat
teras Lighthouse was built on the advice
of Alexander Hamilton in 1898, costing
little more than $4,000. It was
equipped with a, light consisting Of 1S
lamps. with 14-inch ref1ectors-112 feet
above the sea. It was theoretically Wis
ible for 18 miles but, among seafaring
men, it did not make an immediate hit.
"Hatteras light, the most important
on our coast, Is without doubt the worst
light in the world" 1t. David D. Porter,
U. s. NJ, commanding the mail steamer
Georgia, wrote in 1851.
'I have always had so little conf
dence in it," he added, that I have
been guided by the lead-without the
use Of which, In fact, no vessel should
pass Hatteras. The first nine trips
made, I never saw Hatteras light at
all, though frequently passing in sight
Of the breakers. When I did see 1t
could not tell it from a steamers light,
excepting that the steamers lights are
much brighter"
It. Porter said the light should be
flashing or revolving one, and should
be raised higher above the water. And
two years later Congress appropriated
$4,000 for these purposes.
After the Civil War, as stated by MIR.
Hansmann, the light was re-established
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Lawyers and Judges

was somewhat disturbed by the news
article quoting the Solicitor General,
Philip B. Perlman, to the effect that at
torneys who are guilty of contempt of
court should be disbarred or suspended
from practice. Your paper also pub
lished an editorial on Mr. Perlman's re-
marks.
At the outset desire to state that if
your reading public has no higher opinion
of Mr.. Perlman than that entertained by
the average practitioner of the law, then
his remarks create little danger to those
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Hubert H. Humphrey.
AnthiII

Some Of us would like to know how
much Of the millions we have loaned or
given to China is at work here to smear
our State Department. and add to the
Red frenzy that has us acting like q
swarm Of ants whose hill has been heav-
lily troooen upon. w. Encee.
Evening star., 1950-05-09

pointment. our judiciary is not too bad.
If appointments are given to those who
have been active practitioners, there is
very little trouble in court. A judge who
has been an active practitioner under
stands the problems confronting a law
yer. the necessity of interviewing wit
nesses. preparing a case for trial and
meeting all the contingencies incident to
this.
However, heaven save us from college
professors! Judicial arbitrariness is mani
fest generally in those who have had no
training in the rough and tumble of trial
practice. r. v.u.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer 70 any suastion
o. I TACT oy writinE The Evening Star Ipfofmation
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Look 1t Up

If voteless District citizens can ever be
induced to take an interest in qualify
ing as electors in State. as other voters
have done. the stagnation which has pre-
vailed in their cause for generations
would probably give place to progress.
In his letter, District Suffrage Reply"
Edward Stafford indicates a desire for
information on the subject. His ques-
tions cannot be answered adequately in
the limited space permitted to this let
ter, but he and others who are inter-
ested will find the answers and O discus
sion of related topics in a recent book,
Absentee Voters and Suffrage Laws"
which can be found in the Library of
Congress-.
George Frederick Miller.
Seward seaport record., 1950-11-14
Putronize Home Industry
US. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
 Anchorage. Alaska
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION COMPUTED FINAL PROOF

Notice Is hereby given that Oscar Charles Barlow, entryman, together with his witnesses, Fran cis II. Thorn and Robert Bruce Tulington, all of Homer, Alaska, has made final proof on his home stead, Anchorage Serial 012855, for the SH1zSE14, NW1ASW14, SWht- SWl4, SE14SW14, sec. 9, T. 6 s. R. IA W. S.M. commuted entry, and it is now in the files of the Land Off, flee, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local lana office within the period of publica- ton or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued.
 CHESTER w. McNALLY,
 Acting Manager Date First Publication Oct. IF, 1850 Date Last Publication Nov. IA, 1850
Seward seaport record., 1950-11-14

has entered active duty, he should return it to the VA office which has his records. Other- wise, it will remain as an over- payment against him until dis posed of.
 against him until disposed of.
 The notification to the VA of recall to active duty should i n Jude the veterans "C" (claims) number, his complete name and address, the amount of the VA payment, what it's for, and the date he is to go back into service.
 The veteran should send this notice to the VA office handling his records.
Seward seaport record., 1950-11-14
ADVICE FOR VETERANS CALLED TO DUTY

Veterans recalled to active duty while they are receiving benefit payments from the Vet erans Administration can save themselves and the government a lot of trouble by notifying the VA immediately of their return to military service.
 These benefit payments in clude G.I. Bill or Public Law 16 subsistence allowances and compensation for service con nected disabilities.
 The law does not permit a veteran to receive such VA pay ments once he goes back into uniform.
 The VA explained that if a veteran receives such a payment covering any period after he US. Department Of the Inferior
 BuIeeu of Land Management
 Anchorage. Alaska
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that Harlie Andrew Fellers, entryman, together with his witnsses, Clayton Arm strong Pollard and Charles l.. Heckel, all of Kasilof, Alaska, has submitted final proof on his home stead entry, Anchorage Serial No 0llO61, for the Lots 6 and 7, Sec. 30 T. 3 N. R. Il w. SIM, containing 74.64 acres and it is now in the files of the Land Office, Anchorage. Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days there after. said final proof will be ac cepted and final certificate issued
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Manager Date First Publication Nov. If, 1850 Date Last Publication Dec. l2, 1850
Seward seaport record., 1950-11-14
PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Fred Martinides, to Lawrence and Elsie c. Whitmore. Lots 23, "A and 25. Block 13, Original Townsite.-Balmat Realty.
 Mrs. F.W. Williams to Met calf, Anchorage; 5 Acres Patent ed land, 2311 mile.-Balmat Realty.
 Byron A and Jesse V. Van Slyke to Atha L. Andrews, Lot IF, Block 28, Original Townsite. -Balmat Realty.
 Emma Reenstram to Arden c. Strutz, Lot 39, Block 1, Origi- nal Townsite.-Balmat Realty.
 KID. LeVan and wife to Clar- ence Larsen and wife, Lot 9, Block 13, Original Townsite.- Balmat Realty.
 Harriet Severns to Ed Ground and wife, Virginia G. Lots 32 and B, Block 31, Original Town site.-Balmat Realty.
 Oliver Lindburg to Arthur R. Brooks and wife, Bonnie P, Lots 4, 5 and 6, Block 30, Original Townsite.-Balmat Realty.
Seward seaport record., 1950-11-14

FOR BETTER USED CARS and
 trucks. call Hamilton's Garage, Madison 66. 32tfc
Seward seaport record., 1950-11-14
FOR SALE, MARINE SUPPLIES

FOR SALE, MARINE SUPPLIES MS SORTLAND-36-ft. seiner and seine, With new motor, complete ly rebuilt l948. Drafted must sell. Will sell on terms. Earl Moore, Box 697, Seward; or inquire Glenns Second Hand Store.
 27ts FOR SALE. VEHICLES
 1922 WEAPON CARRIER, Al condition. See Ben Suddath.
 39tfc 1850 PONTIAC Club Coupe Com pletely equipped, extra tires and tubes. Madison 59 evenings.
 33tfc
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MILK delivered to your doorstep. Phone Garfield 50 Seward Dairy.
 100tfc
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ROOM TO LET to single man. Ref ,erences. Call evenings. GIT Third
 Avenue. 36tfc
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AUTOMATIC WASHER. Good condition, Sl50. Call evenings.
 Monroe 33. 39-40c
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WANTED

SMALL HUSKY PUP, male pre- ferred. Call Suzanne Hayward,
 Black 4. 37-8-9p
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FOR SALE LIVESTOCK

WEAVER PIGS, ready for de- livery about Jan. 1. Gibbons. half-mile east airport. 39tfc
Evening star., 1950-06-22
Profit Sharing Factory
To Give Workers $164.75
BY the Associated Press

AVER. Mass, June 22.-In a
second you'll see why there is a
list of more than 400 persons
waiting to get jobs at the Hart
nett Tanning Co., which employs
251.
The company is going to dis
tribute $41,355 to the employees
today-an average of $164.75
apiece.
That amount represents 80 per
cent of the company's profits be-
fore taxes for six months ending
last February %. The profit
sharing bonuses are distributed
every six months.
OF the net profits, the company
retains 35 per cent, the Colonial
Tanning Co. Of Boston, it's selling
agent. gets another 35 per cent
and the employees get 80 per cent.
In the last four and a half
years the company has distributed
$299, ,261 to its employees.
Frank H. Hartnett, head of the
company. said the average wage
for a 40-hour week at the plant
is $7244.
Evening star., 1950-06-22
French GET Evidence
|ndo-Chinese Rebels
Are Armed by China
BY the Assoeioied Press

LANGSON, Indo- China From
tier, June 22.-French military in
telligence provided the first reli-
able evidence this week that the
Chinese Communists have begun
to ship war material across the
border to the rebel forces Of
Moscow-trained Ho Chi Mini.
Conveys composed of several
trucks each are travelling regular
ly over the road from Tsingsi
Kweishun) in Communist China
about Is miles north of the border,
French intelligence said.
The traffic was identified by
French intelligence as military.
Weapons Improved.
Senior French officers express
the opinion the present arms
shipments are the result Of agree
ments between Hos forces and To-
cal Chinese Communist COM
manders.
A significant improvement in
Hos weapons was shown in a re-
cent Wet Mini attack on the
French border post of Dongkhe,
SO miles northwest of Langson.
An estimated 1000 Wet Mini
fighters attacked the garrison of
400 Moroccan and Indo- Chinese
troops.
The attack opened with a bar
rage Of five artillery pieces. French
fighter planes few ito the support
of the garrison and for the first
time encountered intense anti
aircraft fire. Several planes were
damaged.
Rebels Withdraw.
Hos forces captured Dongkhe
after pressing the attack for 4S
hours. Only part Of the French
garrison escaped.
Immediately, a French para
chute battalion was flown from
Hanoi. dropped on Dungkhe and
retook 1t almost without opposi-
tion. Apparently the rebel force
had withdrawn.
The attack on Dongkhe may
have been the start of fighting
on larger scale along the frontier.
There are no signs that the
Chinese Communists plan any ac-
tual invasion of Indo-China.
Evening star., 1950-05-28
Ace Scores } Runs,
Drives in a More;
Brecheen Effective
BY the Assoeioied Press

CINCINNATI, May q. - The
mighty Musial gave Cincinnati
pitchers another clubbing today
and his two home runs, good for
four runs, spanked the st. Louis
Cardinals to 81 victory over the
Reds.
STAINS two big blasts, each COM
ing with man on base, gave him
three circuit blows in the two
games the Cards have played here
in the current series. He also
picked up a single for three hits
in five times at bat.
Harry Brecheen, winning his
third game as against two defeats,
went all the way for the Cardinals.
He rarely was in trouble and the
last placers got only seven hits
off the little Southpaw.
The Cardinals got to Herman
Wehmeier in a hurry and scored
enough runs in the first inning
to win. And that was even before
Musial began unlimbering his
heavy artillery. Joe Garagiola's
double drove in two runs for the
Cards in that opening frame.
Umpire Bill Stewart baniShed
Third Baseman Grady Hatton of
the Reds from the game in the
seventh when he complained too
vigorously because Virgil Stallcup
was called out on a play at first
base.
Evening star., 1950-05-28
Phi|Iies Hand Giants
Seventh Straight Loss
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 27. - The
Phillies dealt the groggy Giants
their sixth straight defeat today,
8-5.
Andy Seminick played the lead
ing role as he climaxed a six-run,
third-inning explosion against
Sheldon Jones with a grand slam
home run.
Young Curt Simmons started
for the Phils and gained his sixth
victory but needed help from Jim
Konstanty when the Giants be-
gan the eighth inning with three
straight singles. Konstanty yield
ed another hit before Hank
Thompson hit into a double play
and Roy Weatherly flied out.
Ed Stanky accounted for the
Giants first three runs with a pair
of homers. He led off the last of
the first with a home run and
then socked a two-run four-bag-
ger in the third,