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On the Other Hand
Senate May Modify House Bill That
Threatens All Government Efficiency

slash in payrolls, for example, and
an equal slash In payments for
rent and utilities and certain per-
centage cuts in the other catego-
ries. The Jensen amendment pro-
hibits the filling of more than 10
per cent Of the vacancies that
may occur in any agency in the
course of the year. The estimated
reduction of 100000 is based on
the normal turnover in Govern
ment personnel.
Any business or industrial man
ager can see at a glance the i'm
possibility Of operating any kind
of a large concern under instruc-
tons of this kind.
In Name of Economy
The House acted in the name OF
economy" It is the same House
that recently voted $150,000 900
for additional veterans hospitals.
which the Veterans Administra-
ton says are not needed and in
face of the fact that the Defense
Department is now closing several
hospitals. Operation of the new
hospitals will cost an additional
$50, 600. 000-if the personnel can
be found to operate them, which,
is said to be doubtful. Medical
personnel, incidentally. is ex-
empted from the 10 per cent slash
Drastically affected by the slash
will be the Internal Revenue Blu
reau. Following a cut in the
bureaus appropriation by the 80th
Congress it was demonstrated that
the Government lost hundreds of
millions of dollars in income tax
collections. through lack of en-
forcement agents. The Ways and
Means Committee has recon-
mended increased funds for en-
forcement. The President pro-
posed to add 1000 persons for the
work. The Appropriations Com
mittee cut the increase to 1000
The 10 per cent slash would have
the enforcement staff well below
its present inadequate number
making certain a. great loss in
revenue next year.
And that is called economy.
The day before the House acted
Senate committee unanimously
reported a resolution calling or
the Post Office Department to re-
scind its orders curtailing postal
service. But the automatic effect
of the Taber and Jensen amend
ments will be to compel further
curtailment of the service.
These are just a few of the con-
sequences Of our new blunderbuss
economy.
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perately needed supplies for
their naval and air forces, which
need equipment requirements after
many months of action in which
they have been engaged almost
daily.
The Taipei governments press
ing requests politely are showed
aside in Washington. The reason
seems to be that since we are max
ing heavy commitments in Indo-
China, Thailand. Burma and Ma
laya, we can afford to give very
little to the Chinese Nationalist,
despite the fact that unofficial
American observers report the
Nationalist military forces in
Formosa are better trained and
more willing to fight than most
other Asiatics.
Sizeable Soviet Air Force.
The presence in China Of a
sizeable Soviet air force, pos
SeSSlng the latest fighter and
bomber planes. makes the Ma
tionalists' position difficult. II
their air and naval forces are de-
prived of their main bases as q
result of the conquest of Chusan
and Quemoy, Formosa will be
doomed. The ground forces in the
island will not be able to resist
long without an air umbrella and
with a navy so weakened that
it cannot interfere with the
enemy's landing craft.
What happens to the Chinese
Nationalist is of academic in
terest to our leaders today. But
there seems to be no question ir
The minds Of our strategists-par-
ticularly in Japan-that the fall
Of Formosa to the Communist.
will be a very serious blow to oul
Pacific defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

of All Government Departments
and Agencies.
This is so because of two blum
dering amendments. one offered
by Representative John Taber.
Republican, of New York, the
other by Representative Ben Jen-
sen, Republican. of Iowa. both
accepted by the House and made
part of the bill. The Taber
amendment was designed to re-
duce the total appropriation by
5000 100000; the Jensen amend
ment to reduce it $500, 900 900
further by eliminating upward OF
200 900 Government employees.
Would Tangle Operations.
The damage done to the execu-
tive branch of the Government
by these amendments. if they are
, retained, will not result SO much
from the billion dollar reduction
in funds as from the manner in
which the reduction would be
made. The HOUSE Appropriations
Committee already had cut the
estimates offered by the President
by about 81 billion. This was the
result of months of detailed ex-
animation of vast number OF
items. The committee had reason
at least, to know what the effect
of each reduction or elimination
wouln be. But no one knows
what kind of a tangle in Govern
ment operation will result from
the Taber and Jensen horizontal
slaShes.
The Taber amendment merely
set ceilings on sums to be avail
able for various types Of expenses
of the Government as a whole. II
decreed general 10 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Truman Criticized
For Playing Politics
On Western Tour
Chicago Rally Seen os
Big Publicity Stunt Thot
May Boekfne on Party
By David Laurence

The Presidents chief interest
nowadays is politics. The gather
ing at Chicago was planned as
a big publicity stunt for the
Democrats. 1t isSgetting publicity
but 1t is not the kind that will
gain votes.
The Democratic Party's con-
clave at Chicago has revealed,
moreover, the fact that partisan
politics has entered agencies of
the Government which good taste,
at least, would seem to dictate
should be kept free from such
coloring.
Why, for instance. should the
chairman of the National Security
Resources Board be making a
speech at a Democratic rally? Is
it to be assumed that the
Democrats alone are concerned
with preparations for economic
mobilization for war?
How much confidence in the
disinterestedness of public officials
and in the non-partisan handling
of such matters as manpower
mobilization and industry regula-
ton would there be if the impress
sion were developed throughout
the country that the policies of
the National Security Resources
Board are conducted with due re-
gard to the wishes of the Demo-
cratic National Committee?
Another Series of BIunders?
Is the Nation to be treated to
another series Of blunders in the
cold war" as it has been on State
Department policy in the Far
East, because Bipartisan" CO.
operation was lacking?
Also why is the chairman of the
Council of Economic Advisers for
the President participating in a
Democratic rally and allowing the
prestige Of his agency to be con-
taminated by party politics? Isn't
some one soon going to propose
that the name be changed to the
Council of Political Advisers?"
The presiding officer of the
council. Leon Keyserling, has long
maintained that 1t is his function
to appear as an advocate before
Congress on economic measures.
Now he has intermingled eco
Monies with politics and has as
sumed the privilege of participant
ing In political gatherings.
There is, of course. no rule or
law to prohibit anybody in public
Office from becoming a politician
or from making political speeches.
But the task of maintaining mo-
rale in America during a cold
war" will not be made easier by
introducing politics in agencies Of
Government that ought to be kept
free Of that faint.
There is danger Of anesthetizing
Americas war effort by allowing
war agencies to be mixed with
party politics. Confidence in them
will diminish as their chief execu-
tive officers begin to take the po-
. litical stump.
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shoes" she said. crossing . right
70 my heart
How many pairs are you carry
ing?" I asked, After all. we are
not going TO cross the Sahara on
foot. or climb more than ten or
twelve Alps"
With the fighting going on just
as briskly as 1t was two months
ago. it looks as If ! am going 70
carry what little clothes ] can get
in my wallet and topcoat pockets.
and she is going to take enough
to have a complete change for
every fifty miles.
Distributed By MeNsushs syaaieats. Ins.l
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rOuno ugnt TOOK nehfs "eAsm'Se'
seven hours. 10 minutes. Battle
ended In a draw. the referee call
ing it no contest when the men
couldn't continue"
Not Even Close.
That doesn't even come close to
being the longest fight. I know,
because I happen to be a contest
ant in the longest fight Of them
all, the other contestant being my
wife. Jean.
Our fight started early in March
Of this year and still Is going on
undated. It will not end until
several weeks from now when we
leave 'Idlewild Airport for Egypt.
The fight started over a dis
cussion of what clothes each OF
us would take for the three
month jaunt In Asia and Europe
came out Of my corner warily
with the suggestion that each Of
US take the full Sc pounds allowed
us. I was ready to let it go at
that.
What in the world" Jean
what-in- the worlded, do you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
This Changing World
Chinese Reds Expected to Invade
Island Bases Near Formosa Shortly

Mllltarlly the fan OF FormoSa
will place the Soviet Union in a
powerful position to threaten
Southeast Asia. the Philippines
and Okinawa. In the event of a
shooting war between East and
West it will take costly effort to
reconquer that island. which
could be saved for us now by q
more realistic approach to the
world situation.
The Communist conquest of
Formosa will be equally important
from the standpoint of propa-
ganda. Asiastics necessarily will
be impressed with the fact that
the American-supported National
lists were crushed by the Chinese
Communists with the help of
Soviet Russia.
Propaganda Appeal.
Although we refuse material as
sistance to the remaining non
Communist bastion of the Chinese
government. we continue to have
full diplomatic relations with it.
The Nationalist government has
a full Pledged embassy in WASH
ington. We refuse to recognize
the Communist government Of
China and oppose its admittance
to the United Nations.
The Soviet propagandists will
describe these facts as evidence
that their friends" have con-
quered the whole Of China against
the entire might of the United
States. This propaganda will have
a strong appeal in Indo- China,
Burma and even India and Indo-
nesia.
While we are preparing to send
war material to the French and
native forces in Indo-China, the
Russians-through their Chinese
Communist puppets-are already
on the borders of that country in
force. The fall of Formosa will
hem in that whole territory.
The peoples of Asia respect
force-not moral, but physical
more than do the people of
Europe. The fact that America is
unable to help the Nationalist
will have an important impact on
the minds of other Asiatics who
are supposed to fight the Reds
with our help.
The remaining Europeans in
the Far East now say. GAS China
goes so goes Asia" The Chinese
Peoples Republic is firmly at
tached to the U. S. S. r. It is def
nitely determined to conquer the
last Nationalist bastion, mainly
because it has to remove any pos
sible challenge to its supremacy
and destroy the last vestige of
Western influence.
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p a r t m e n t S,
p a S S e d ] a S t
W e e k by tn e
House. There is
reason to be-
lieve that when
the committee
has completed
its work the
b i'll will be
somewhat mod
flied. For in it's
present form it.
could properly
be all d a
Bill to Destroy
the Efficiency
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peace treaty >
n t a W airy
agreement Grip
pied by coun-
teralliances, but
a revolutionary
solution.
1T is almost a
miracle.
It passed the
French cabinet
by only on e
vote; men of
narrow vision ,
who would ra-
ther nurse q
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

Wherever TWO
or three politi-
c Ia ms fore
g a t h er, the
question is put:
What effect is
Nice arthy hav-
ing in your part
of the country?
The answers
vary widely. A
New Yorker or
a Calf ornian
privately W i'll
admit to being
W orrie d. In
those populous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

ana Tell MIN OF
an error In the
book.
On page $50.
under the head
ing. Longest
Fight on Rec
ord" there is
this grave mis-
take:
B e t W e en-
Andy B ow EN-
and Jack Burke
at New Orleans,
La. April S,
1893. The ITO.
pn,,rA a-h{ %@@l~
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air and naval
bases are con-
sidered to be the
stepping stones
which the Com
n1uniStS m u S t
possess before
starting t h e ir
drive against
Formosa.
There appears
to be no desire
on the part Of
our Government
to provide the
N a tion alis t
forrec with dos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
By Constantine Byo,cn

A Chinese Communist invasion
Of the Nationalist-held islands of
Chusan and Quemoy is expected
this month. These big Nationalist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
By L0weH MeHeft

The Senate Appropriations
Committee is now struggling with
the general or omnibus" appro-
priation bill for Government de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

Reports on Longest
Fight on Record
By Henry McLemors

Before the next Information
Please Almanac goes to press /
wish someone would remind me
to write Johnny Kieran. editor,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Bv Doris FIeeson

CHICAGO, May 16.-The hidden
issue Of the gathering of the Fair
Deal clans here is Senator Nc
Carthy's charges of communism
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
By Dorothy Thomson

1t is the best news that one
could hear!
The French government has Of
fered Germany peace. Not a
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-24

Want to make hit with all your
smoking friends this Christmas?
Here's what you do: Check-off the
names of all your friends who
smoke cigarettes. Give them a
carton of Camels! Cool, m il d
Camels are a welcome gift to any
smoker because more people
smoke camels than any other cigar
cite! And for all your friends who
smoke a pipe or roll their own
cigarettes, give big pound-tin of
Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco!
When you give a man Prince Al
bert, you're giving him the real
smoking pleasure. And when YOU
60 to your local dealer, be sure to
get the colorful Christmas pack
ages. Both Camels and Prince
Albert are available in red and
green packages in the spirit of the
season. All you have to do is write
your personal greeting on the
built-in gift card on the package
Save time and money this Christ
mas by giving cool, mild Camels
and mellow Prince Albert Smok-
ing Tobacco. See your dealer to.
day. ADV,
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they'll come in handy if va ever
want to play marbles
"That's about how the talk went
until one night not long ago when
a couple of stick-up men walked
into Gargan's and lined the Gus
toners up against the wall-al ex-
cept the Faker who didn't bulge
from his usual place at the end of
the bar.
"After the punks had cleaned out
the register and what little was in
the customers pockets, one of them
walked up to the Faker and jabbed
gun in his ribs.
"'Yon Woaldnt take PENNIES
from blind man, would yaS
said Kennedy.
"Dont gimme that pennies
stgff said The thug. You guys
als0ays got roll on ya.'
"The Faker made out as if he
was fumbling lin his pockets, and
then suddenly made a grab for the
gun, yanked it away from the hood
and bopped him over the head. with
it. Then, using the body as a sort
of shield, he pointed the gun at the
other punk.
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BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
Professional Blind Man Plays Gag TO the Very Finish

Drop yer pistol he said, or
I'll shoot the cigar outta yer mouth.
well, it so happened the thug did
have cigar in his mouth, and when
he heard the blind mans on-the
button reference to it he got pam
icky and dropped his gun. A dozen
guys jumped him, and few min
utes later he and his pal were in
the precinct house.
After that, of course, everybody
on the Bowery was sure the Faker
was fake, but he never owned up.
They got me all wrong he once
told me. The stick-up guy was
smokin' an Italian stogie and va
can smell them things block away.
And I guessed it was in his mouth
by the way he talked
n couple of Weeks ago."
Sammy Went on, "Faker Ken
nedy got pneumonia, and tho
day after bis body was earted
off to Poner's Field package
sboWed up in Organs mail
Witb pair of glass eyes,"
Sounds like the old man was
telling the truth after ALL" said.
Nobody is convinced, one way or
the other" said the Mayor of the
Bowery. Maybe the eyes came out
of the Faker's head, and then again
maybe he picked them up in hook
shop. You know, you never can
tell about these cuckoos-he might
have wanted to play the gag out to
the end"
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LAST WEEKS
ANSWER L.

Family the sound of hoofbeats
came to them. Davie set down the
pan of potatoes and scurried to a
window, turned back into the room,
White-faced. Without a word no
snatched up the Winchester rifle.
THREE men had drawn rein be-
1 fore the gate. Halfway down the
walk Davie was facing them de-
family.
"You git out of here, Jules
Snyder!"
The leader of the trio, obviously
Snyder, al d placatingly: "Put
down the gun, kid. We only want
to have talk with your brother"
"You want to kill him!" the boy
cried shrilly. Il amt gonna let
you. Marc never done nothin' to
you"
Behind Jules Snyder one of the
riders had drawn his gun. 1t was
one against three, a boy against
a trio of killers.
Jim Orson stepped through the
hllSlICil uOOl 1llS lldllu WdS vi Ills
| gun.
~ Ii RIGHT" he said. This
"a makes it more even. I'm back
ing the kids play"
Snyder's eyes bulged. "Who
the devil are you?"
'pm Orson, Jim OrSon.
Brother of the man you killed,
Snyderu'
Snyder's reaction was a dead
giveaway.
The man who had drawn his gun
suddenly levelled it. Orsons hand
whipped to his hip. He got his own
weapon clear and shot as lead
spurted from the horseman's six
shooter.
Snyder swore savagely and went
for his own gun. Orson shot again.
Two of the horsemen were down,
the third streaking up the road.
Orson, smoking gun in hand, bent
over the two still figures. The boy
watched him, wide-eyed, awed.
"Son, I'll ride into town and get
the sheriff. You stay here. When
your brother comes back, explain
what's happened"
The boy nodded, choking. "Y-
you're not Mr.. Dumont? You're
Jim Orson?"
That's right" Orson smiled and
patted the boys head. Come 200
miles on horseback to get a lesson
in courage"
you're going back now?"
THAT'S right. I'm going back.
You see, son, I accomplished what
come for"
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It's Easy to Make This
Useful Handsome Desk
Desk Matches Shelf Units

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also unit E in the upper sketch
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each.
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Faker used to hang out after hours"
Sammy continued, "the proprietor
had a kind Of running gag at the
buns expense.
"'When you die,' he used to say,
will me your eyes. Mine are get
tin pretty tired from lookin' at
the sawdust.'
"I'll leave 'em to va, Gargan,'
was the Faker's stock answer, And
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-24

and emcee. He has broadcast in II
countries on four continents; he flew
the airlift and reported from Berlin,
was the first radio reporter in Israel
to air the news when Count Berna-
dotte was assassinated. His favorite
fan letter-"Dear Mr.. Grauer, You
talk too much on the air. Don't
bother to answer this. Just shut up!"
Hollywood has seen, some gaudy
cars, from Tom Mix's, with steer
horns on the radiator cap to some
like the one Gloria Swanson uses
in "Sunset Boulevard" Bill "Hop-
along Cassidy" Boyd has joined the
parade; his has white leather up
holstery, black and white leather
accessories, and a silver radiator
cap showing "Hoppy" on his fav-
orite horse.
Eve Arden, now in Goodbye, My
Fancy" says the best way for a
girl to make a movie career is to
stay single-because if an actress is
married to an actor he's jealous of
her career, but a non-professional
is even more jealous.
Park Levy, head writer of
the "My Friend Irma" air
show, is the envy of all radio
row. He will write, direct and
produce an airshOw which he
tailored for Gloria Swanson,
whom everybody has been pur-
suing with contracts with no
luck.
ODDS AND ENDS Wendell
Holmes, radio actor featured in
"The Road of Life" and young DR..
Malone" leaves for Hollywood
soon for his first movie role :.
Gloria Holiday, who plays "Gloria,"
the PIX operator on the Harold
Peary Show" formerly worked on.
the switchboard at CHS, Hollywood
that was before she became Mrs.
Peary . Rumor has it that the
script for Alfred Hitchcock's
strangers on a Train" is scarier
than anything else he has done fol-
the screen.
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"We used to kid
Kennedy about his
blindness" S a i d
Sammy, ''b ut he
never let on it was
an act-if it was an
act. And we were
never sure because
no one ever saw the
old coot without his
smoked glasses.
"Down at Gar
-,- po- ,r,t, AVA 81 n
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RURAL HEALTH
Health Councils Bring Better
Medical Care to Rural Areas
RURAL HEALTH

One. Of the brightest indications
OF progress in securing more doc
tors and better health. facilities for
rural areas in this country is the
recent announcement by the Ameri-
can Medical Association that COM
mrnity health councils in the nation
have increased from 50 to nearly
800 in the last two years.
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By INEZ GERHARD

PEN GRAUER, currently celebra-
- ting his goth anniversary in
radio, has no special classification
at NBC-except as the man who
can do everything, and do it well.
The outstanding special events re-
porter of the air, he is also a sports
commentator, narrator, moderator
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Life Insurance

Payments to American families
by their life insurance companies
were at record STATS, 1854, 1000 in
1949, some 40 per cent more than
five years before
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had been rafting a tin cup on
the Bowery for as long as he could
remember In spite of his calling,
however, it was a standing joke
around the flophouses that the cane
Taper could shoot off bugs ear
at a hundred DaceS
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-24
By BILLY ROSE

Last night in mood malt
with Sammy Fuchs proprietor Of the Bowey Fo honorary
of that unwashed neck of the Manhattan
"Whas and balwick?"
Nothing much said
week and lief. his bartender the block"
"Come agan?" said.
According who
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-11-24
. Minute
d Fiction

Without changing his expression
Jim Orson said: "Yeah, I'm him. "
We've been expectin' you. Come
on inside and wait. It's cooler"
II noticed" Orson remarked,
"that you had a rifle in your hands
when you first opened the door.
Expectin' trouble?"
The boys face clouded. II was
afraid it might be Jules Snyder.
He's promised to get Marc"
"Why is he out to get your
brother?"
The boy hesitated. because
Marc quit his gang. Marc used to
hang around with the Snyder
bunch, but when they began rustlin'
and KILN, he quit 'em.
Fright after Marc quit, a man
named Tom Orson was shot and
Jules let it out that Marc done it.
The story spread an nobody dared
deny it because they're afraid OF
Snyder"
Jim Orson thought: "The
boys lying. He's like his
brOther-a liar and a killer. It
was Marc Newell who killed
Tom, and it's Marc Newell I'm
going to settle with for the
crime"
you'll like my brother" Davie
was saying. Hes swell. He