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Evening star., 1950-04-24
Agreement Near in Belgium

With only one point still at issue there is
reason for hope that Belgium's Royal Question"
is about to be settled by an agreement arrived
at by the leaders of all three major parties. 1t
follows closely the plan suggested by King
Leopold himself in his recent radio broadcast to
the Belgian people. Under that plan he would
return to the throne but would transfer his
royal powers to his 1s-year-old son, Crown
Prince Baudouin, who would in effect become
Regent. The only hitch is that the Socialists
continue to insist that Leopold take an extended
trip abroad after the transfer-a condition the
Social Christian Party refuses to accept.
An earlier objection by the Kings opponents
was that the transfer was described as "tem-
porary," to be ended later If parliament so
approved. Technically, this might have made it
possible for Leopold'S supporters, the Catholic
Social Christians, to end the Regency if they
should have strengthened their present near
dominance of parliament into an absolute
majority. But the lessons of recent months
make 1t plain that any such imposed coup could
shatter national unity and lead to revolution
situation from which only the Communists would
profit.
These dire contingencies were obviously in
Leopolds mind when he made his radio address
It's line was very different from that hitherto
adopted by him and his Catholic supporters
line asserting that his right to reascend the
throne was indefeasibe and had gained popular
confirmation by his slim majority in the recent
plebiScite on the issue. Far from assuming
"take-it-or-leave- attitude, Leopold acknowl-
edged both the strength of the opposition and
the vital role of the Crown, perSonified by the
reigning monarch, as vital symbol of unity in
country divided along racial and cultural as
well as political lines He therefore conditioned
his return not only on parliamentary action but
also on its acceptance by the great majority
of opinion" and an assurance by the chief politi-
cal parties that they would support the arrange
ment
Here, obviously, was basis for a defnitive
settlement arrived at through mutual COM
promises. major stumbling block seems to
have been removed by an understanding that
resumption of full royal powers to Leopold could
occur only if and when 1t could command a
large" parliamentary majority for the move, the
reported figure being two-thirds So unlikely Is
such contingency that Leopold's opponents can
be assured of their ability to block an undoing of
Baudouins Regency. Furthermore, the psychol-
ogical background has changed The Belgians
are getting weary and apprehensive of dead
lock which threatens their national life. They
are now eager to have done with it.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Eskimos and Education

The letters of j. j. Sperry and Mary
Davidson recently appearing in The Star,
on the subject of Eskimo education, seem
to me to be critiques of modern civiliza-
ton as they see it. They have used the
issue of education as vehicle for pre-
senting their embittered and sarcastic
comments Whether civilization should
be defended. am not prepared to dis
cuss. would, however, like to present
several of my own observations in an
attempt to give your readers better
picture Of the Eskimo than these authors
have presented. Their smoke screen
undoubtedly due partially to lack OF ac-
curate information-is readily seen
through by one who has had even
limited experience with the Eskimo. My
observations were made while living
and working in the Northeastern Alask-
an Arctic with EskimoS from Point Bar
row and Barter Island.
The influence Of the white man In
the Arctic dates back at least one hun
dred years, and it has had profound
effect on the Eskimo and his culture.
In the name of honesty, one must admit
that not all the influence has been for
good, but neither has 1t all been for
bad In my opinion, the good has out
weighed the bad. at least in. recent
years.
The Eskimo is no longer isolated from
the outside world. In fact, he is de-
pendent upon it for great many manu-
factured articles that he now considers
to be necessities. Guns; ammunition
knives, articles of clothing particularly
for summer wear), -four, tea, powdered
milk, and tobacco are few examples. It
is true that some Eskimos could survive
without many of these items, but they
would not enjoy life much in the process.
The Eskimo gets these things the
same way we do-he buys them with
money. or its equivalent in barterable
goods. He is also forced to pay very
high prices, due mainly to transportation
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Invitation to Woshineton's
Sesquicentenniol

From all the nation let each loyal son
Direct his eager steps to,Dard Washington.
JOINING the throngs OF his compdtrtots
here
To honor her in her trtumphal year.
Come, mdrpeling at her beauty and
renown,
Bright miracle. thgt from struggling
On n,arshy meadows at Potomac's side
BATTING the inrodds OF the flooding
tide
NoD rises ,oith myriad flags unturled.
And stands the miohttest city in the
World.
We praise her, not for all her Donders.
shotDn
In cleaning ,Dalls. in to,oers OF steel and
stone,
And not tor graceful bridge nor stately
arch
Nor bannered avenues where heroes
march.
Nor monuments tDhere marble comes to
fotOer
In reuerent forms of eloqnence and
pot0er.
Our tribute is for those ,Oho made her
great.
Whose ptston shaped the ne,olv founded
Him whose unblemisted name the city
bears,
And martyrs, dreaDterS. all tDhose cease
less prayers
Guided and stiu 9tan guide. Let future
years
Bring men of faith, Of hope transcendtng
fears,
OF passionate adherence to the good,
Who see the Dorld as one udst brother.
hood.
The nations capital. your Washington.
Extends her ,oeIcomtng hand to everyone.
oh, all America, come. bear your part;
! This Is your city, this, poar nations
heart.
fNEZ BARCLAY KTRBY.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Spring in Washington

Once again spring is staging her annual
show of blooms and blossoms Botanists say that
1900 varieties of Towering plants and $50 differ
ent shrubs and trees have been counted in the
District and adjacent Maryland and Virginia.
Late in March the Forsythia or golden bell breaks
into blaze of yellow, all the more brilliant be-
cause it Is displayed against a leaf1eSs back
ground Then come the Cornelian cherry, also
yellow, and the Mertensia or Virginia bluebell
followed by many types of narcissi-daffodils and
jonquils- the lilacs, lavendar and white. The
Japanese ounce, sometimes called Japonica, is
an added attraction" in mid-April.
But the fourth month likewise is rich in
rainbows of tulips and azaleas cultivated of
course nowadays yet once as wild as any untamed
species. The single Oriental cherries of West
Potomac Park inevitably bring out the most
numerous throngs of visitors. Their history as
well as their delicate grace is magnet. The
crabapples of Anacostia Parkway, Franklin and
Lafayette Parks and the Jefferson Memorial also
are lovely to behold. So are the fragrant black
locusts along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
and the redbuds of the boulevard to Mount
Vernon.
The dogwood probably is the commonest of
springtime adornments and one of the most
popular. Scientists say that it really has no
flowers at all but only bracts. The average
admirer does not care about the technical dis
tinction. He is interested in the rhythmical
splashes of white luxuriance in the woods and
glades of Rock Creek Park and its environs as
such.
other beauties join the vernal procession as
April gives place to May. Mountain laurel,
rhododendron, Scotch broom enhance the sea-
sons charm. The bronze day lilies just north of
the wellington Bridge and south from Little
Hunting Creek are worth travelling to see. At
last in June the roses make their glorious debut
and spring concludes in crescendo of splendor.
What other capital is as fair?
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Learn to Swim Compuien Praised

We wish to express our thanks and
congratulations to The Star and to all
others concerned for the wonderful
'learn-to-swim" program. We trust that
not only will the program help decrease
the number of drowning accidents in
the coming months but that it has helped
many boys and girls to acquaint them
selves and their parents with facilities
and programs toward the betterment of
their physical and mental health.
Mrs. Andrew Y. KurOda.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Library Sesquicentenniol

When Congress one hundred and fifty years
ago voted an appropriation of $4,000 for books
for it's own use it builded better than 1t knew.
Out of it's realization that it needed reference
data for it's work has developed the largest and
by all odds the most useful photographic estab-
lishment on earth. The Library of Congress as
we know it today tranScends the intention OF
its founders very much as the United States
exceeds the expectation of the men who-in the
Declaration of Independence, the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights-gave the Nation its being.
What has happened has been tremendous
natural growth of liberal culture on universal
scale. During a century and a half OF time
millions of people have been learning the essen
tial lessons of democratic civilization. The
Library of Congress, to an extent not surpassed
by any other institution of its kind, reflects the
forward movement of mankind since 1900 It's
shelves groan under the garnered fruits OF
learning in the arts and the sciences. If knowl
edge is power, as the ancient Greeks believed,
its deposits are, or at least should be, sources
of further vast constructive social and spiritual
activity. Only in theory are its facilities limited
to the use of the national legislature and the
executive branches of the Government. The
Library of Congress serves humanity at large
without distinction of any negative sort.
In this connection it should be remembered
that its character and value trace back to the
labors of its own staff and their friends Thomas
Jefferson sold his books to the Nation at
bargain price to the end that the collections
burned by the British in 1914 might be replaced.
His example has inspired thousands Of other
Evening star., 1950-04-24

citizens who have enriched the Library of Con-
gress for small rewards-or none at all. Ten
librarians have directed the growth. Among the
number DR.. Herbert Putnam certainly deserves
especial commendation Under his management
from 1899 to 1889 the Library of Congress sur
passed all its rivals. His guidance still is
acknowledged with gratitude by his successors,
pledged as he was to the ideal of steady and
durable progress.
Evening star., 1950-04-24
Personal Delivery Promised

This is to inform the Russian Govern
ment that the stern note protesting the
shooting down of Navy PB4Y-2 sent
by the American people does not include
me.
My note will be delivered personally,
if and when the time comes, by airmail
via the business end Of tail turret.
John M. w. Flynn,
Ex-PB4Y-1 AircreWman
Evening star., 1950-04-24

grosser inequities than the present sys-
tenn.
Do not the proponents of the measure
realize that favored secretaries, admin
istrative assistants, ETC., automatically
will receive the excellent" rating?
Veritas.
Evening star., 1950-04-24

Under the program. as enviSioned by
the committee which investigated the
reference plan, the executive secretary
would administer the plan. and either
serve as reference attorney himself or
direct the work of others. The adver-
tising program-which called for a $4,000
outlay the first year-would advise the
general public of the plan and direct
persons with legal problems to the ref
erence office.
With the main point of the program
defeated, the association has spent but
$4,000 of the allotted advertising budget
and the advertising matter has merely
advised readers to "see lawyer when
help is needed" The executive secretary.
at $500 a year, has busted himself prin-
cipally with preparing for the national
convention. The bar association office.
meanwhile, is still advising callers to
consult priest or minister or employer
for advice as to getting lawyer.
Ethics of the profession even prohibit
suggestion of three members from which
a caller can choose. procedure followed
by the District Medical Association.
Advocates of the lawyer reference plan
took heart in the bar associations re-
cent overwhelming vote to continue for
another year, at least, the office Of ex-
ecutive secretary.
They are confident that q human
izing" program will be adopted here for
profession which has many members
not at all averse to finding new clients.
Evening star., 1950-04-24

A pseudonym is permissible only
w11en letter carries correct name
and address of 1Uriter. Please be brief.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
There Is No Substitute for Newspaper Advertising
B. B. SEARS

Stars of big league games Fri day are:
 Batting = Hoot Evers, Tigers = hit two home runs, including in side -the-park wallop with man on base to nip Yankees in last of ninth, 10-9.
 Pitching = Bob Lemon, Indians held Washington to five hits in notching his ninth victory of year, 13-4.
 COUNTRY CLUB-featuring-Sea- foods = Steaks = Chicken Dinners. Open-24 hours.
 37-2t WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
JULY 4TH QUEENS ALSO GOOD SHOW
 AT 10TH CENTURY

The 20th Century Theatre is of- fering its patrons a chance to see the four contestants for queen ot the 4th of July celebration, in personal appearance tonight only on the stage at g o'clock. The candi- dates, Carmen Mantyla. Shirley Casperson, Nella Jermain. and Ro- berta Messerschmidt will model the latest dress fashions of 1850 from Gordons and Stevens dress shops. The commentary will be handled by Judy Greene, and the presenta- ton will be staged amid propes background and music.
 The new screen attraction start ing tonight and showing through Monday, is a new comedy romance, The Luck of the Irish" starring Tyrone Power and Anne Baxter.
 Acclaimed as one of the funniest pictures of the year, the film un- folds the story of the strange ana hilarious complications that fill the life of an American foreign cor respondent upon his return to New York from Ireland where he had brief romance with comedy col leen, and stumbled across a sly old gent who takes the romance in hand and sends it on its dizzy course.
 Manager Howard Donnell an nounces this show as all around good family entertainment and in perfect keeping with the current national policy, movies are better than ever"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
95,000 LBS. HALIBUT
 LANDED HERE FRIDAY

Five halibut boats landed total of 95,000 pounds of fish here yes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24

terday before leaving for their final trips to the Area Three fisA- ing grounds.
 Area Three will be closed to fish ing after July 5.
 The Faith II landed 33,GJ0 pounds, putting ashore the largest load for the day. Other boats landing were the Traveller. 27,000 pounds; the Sandra Linn, 15,000 pounds; the Hyperion, 10000 pounds, and the Gustav, 10000 pounds.
 All the fish landed brought 25 cents per pound for mediums, "A cents for large, and Is cents for chickens, the same prices paid late Thursday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
NAVY DE5TR0YERS
 LEAVE JUNEAU ! AIM.

The U. s. Navy destroyer Shields and her escort, the USS Nickel left this morning at T o'clock to return to Seattle for supplies and refueling.
 The two ships will proceed to Seattle by way of Taku Inlet ar:d Prince Rupert, B. c. Before they arrive in Seattle they will carry out gunnery exercises off the coast of Washington.
 The Shields and the Nickel car- ry total of 438 men and 52 offic- CTS. Also aboard were IS Sea Scouts from Rock Springs, Wyo., and four NROTC students.
 The ships arrived here Thursday afternoon on training cruise from San Francisco.
 Not long after they headed down the channel, the commander of the destroyer Shields flashed message back to Juneau:
 "On behalf of the officers and men of the USS Shields and the USS Nickel, I wish to express sincere appreciation for the hos pitality shown during our stay in Juneau" the message read.
 It was sent to Coast Guard head quarters here to be passed on to Mayor Waino Hendrickson and the people of the city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
B ARRIVE, 26 GO
 BY PAN AMERICAN

Pan American World Airways brought 13 passengers from Seattle yesterday and took 26 persons south bound.
 Arriving on Flight 923 were Bart Anderson, Melvin Anderson, Mrs. Frank Boyle. MT. and Mrs. R. c. Bowman, Dora Brosseau, Mrs. M. Campbell. Donald Fitzgerald, Olaf Floe, Mrs. Ernest Handy, Bill Holmes, Mrs. Fred Schmitz and Glen Wise.
 Flight 924 took John H. Bennett to Ketchikan, Arthur Lappi to An nette and these passengers to Seattle: Dora Sweeney. Mildred Barron, Alice Thorne, Lena Schultz V. Jurgens, Lora McMillen and in- fant Linda; E. J. Roushenberger, Ben Savado. J. Bindon. Edna Zu- feldt with Deana and Denise; Ted Keaton, Joan Bailey, E. Dawson, Georgette Plent, Gus Peterson, Elmer Hegeberg, Ray Nelson, John Baker, Robert Walsh, Dawson Tow CTS and Lloyd Summers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24

Mayor David Lawrence of Pitts burgh says he'll continue his efforts to end a 16-day walkout that has halted milk deliveries to 2.300.0OO Pittsburgh area residents. The A. F. of L. dairy workers last night re- jected proposal to end the strike at tumultous meeting The strike involves 3,25O workers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
HOSPITAL NOTES

Tom Downes, Mrs. Harvey Star ling, Mrs. Albert Brookman, Mrs Richard DeWeil, Mrs. Arnold Lake, and Roder Needles were admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday.
 Cyril George, Richard McDorman, Mrs. John Liddle, Arthur Camp John Larson. and Joseph Loftus were dismissed.
 Ramona Kookesh of Angoon was admitted to the Government Hos pital, and Robert Wheat of Juneau was dismissed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
ARDENT BASEBALL FAN
 ENDS VACATION HERE

Jerry McVay, 12, will leave Ju- neau for his home in Walla Warla, Wash, tomorrow after a two-week visit here, during which time he made his mark as one of the most ardent baseball fans in the area.
 Jerry, who spent his two week vacation here with his grandpar- ents, MT. and Mrs. John McCor- mick, 436 West Twelfth Street, att tended every ball game played dur ing that time.
 His father is Alfred McVay, sec- retary- of the Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
V0YAGEUR5 ON - 5,000-MILE TRIP
 SLOWED BY STORMS

FORT FRANCES. Ontario, June 24-R-Two modern voyageurs to- day enjoyed the comforts of civ-l- ization before continuing the next leg of 5.000-mile canoe trip to the Northwest territories.
 w. Emerson Scott of Caro, Mich, and Raymond Driessen, St. Charles, H., were undecided whether they would make up lost time by loading their equipment aboard train for Winnipeg, Man, and continue their northward water trip from there.
 Storms on the Great Lakes put them three weeks behind schedule.
 Their destination is Aklavik and they hope to reach it by the mid- dle of August so they can hunt white whales and join reindeer roundup.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
THE THIRD MAN"
 COMING SUNDAY,
 CAPITOL THEATRE

"The Third Man" coming Sunday to the Capitol Theatre, is a power full. suspense-packed melodrama fused against one of the most un- conventional love stories ever brought to the screen It has four of the screens outstanding person. alities in leading roles. Joseph Cot ten. Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard.
 This feature is a first run direct from a nation wide triumph, now in the sixth month in New York.
 The added feature is an MGW production, Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City"
 One of the most common sights in Vienna today is the street corner vendor of the black market cigar ettes-usually crippled war vet eran acting as an agent for the big operator secure in his opulent flat miles from the scenes of the petty transactions making him a lux urious living.
 The black market where the ne- cessities of life are exchanged is widespread and obvious. But behind this looms a more secret and dan gerous racket in which men do not barter an overcoat for a few kilos of meat or a mattress for some sugar, but are dealing in the raw material of life and death itself = drugs and medical supplies with end results that are murderous and appalling.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
TROUT ANGLERS TO TRY STREAMS AND LAKES
 FOR DERBY-SIzE FISH

Trout fishermen were readying their tackle today for tries at catching entries for the Chamber of Commerce Trout Derby.
 Meanwhile at Juneau Young Hardware Company. the high man on the cutthroat trout ladder, Rey- holds Young. had been pushed down to second place as Jerry Beason entered a 21 and one-half inch cut throat he caught in Admiralty Lake.
 Youngs entry, the first in the contest. measured IT and three quarter inches.
 The Derby. in which both cut throats and Dolly Vardens may be entered, will not end until August Is, and many changes in the standings are expected by that time
 Two sets of prizes have been an- nounced by the Trout Derby con- test, headed by Pete Warner. Three prizes will be given for the largest cutthroats and three for the largest Dollies.
 Heading the list of prizes are two Remington 3006 rifles. Second prizes are trout-fishing outfits, and third prizes are bait-casting outfits.
 Each fisherman may enter as many trout as he wishes, and the contest is free of charge.
 No Dolly Warden trout have been entered so far, although reports from fishermen indicate that some big ones have been seen in Montana Creek.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
AIRPORT DEDICATED
 TO PEACEFUL FUTURE

1 ALTIMORE, June 24-lR--Pres- ident Truman today dedicated the airport here as a symbol "of Am erica's peaceful future"
 The ominous overtone of his St. Louis speech two weeks ago assail- ing Russia for preparing for war; were missing today
 Instead, he spoke mostly of his hopes for a continually growing and expanding economy to sun baked crowd gathered on the 32,O00 acre $15 100000 airport.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
PROPOSED BANK MERGER STOPPED
 BY COURT ORDER
(By Associated Press)

The Bank of America-biggest bank in the world-has been stop ped temporarily from getting any bigger.
 The bank announced today that it was acquiring g California banks with combined deposits of more than 150-million dollars from Transamerica Corporation, but the Ninth U. s. Circuit Court of Ap- peals in San Francisco has issued temporary restraining order to prevent the merger
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24

WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24

COUNTRY CLUB-Now Open "A HOurs-Never-ClOS
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-01-14
Slate Testimonial
Dinner for Cobo

Mayor Albert f. Cobo. his Of
fetal cabinet and the entire City
Council will be presented at a
civic banquet Friday evening
Jan. 10, at Club Ell Sine.
The committee chirman, John
L. Cowling. stated that over $50
guests are expected to personally
meet the Mayor and his cabinet
as far-reaching event in all
circles Of the Negro population
Of Detroit.
Mayor Cobo will speak on q
l0-point program which will
bring about better race relation
ships. Police Commissioner George
Boos will speak on Better Race
and Community Relationship"
A special floor-show will be
presented after the banquet.
Other committee members are
Robert Ward, Jury Commissioner
of Wayne County; George Isa-
bell. national fraternal leader
and the host. William II. Pierce.
Pradise Valley business leader.