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Evening star., 1950-09-09
Mr.. MeIIett's Opinions Criticized

May 7 ask that columnists in your
fine paper report the true facts. not
merely propaganda to defend their pet
interests?
Specifically. quote Lowell Mellett.
After generalizing about Labor Day, he
says, Of unions: "They have had to
meet the threat of Communism. where
it was real, within their own ranks.
and meet 1t face to face. They have
met it and beaten it."
If Mr.. Mellett does not know what
occurred during the Roosevelt regime
when Communists and plug-uglies in
unions beat persons trying to work and
assaulted families of non-unionists, he
is not very capable observer.
Those of us who recognized who was
in back of union drives" in the '30s-
with the concurrence of an Administra-
tion which made not even the slightest
attempt to defend the constitutional
rights of workmen-were laughed at
and termed "reactionaries Today. we
have won our point. With the patriotic
Evening star., 1950-09-09
By Charles E. TroceweN

son who harms them, undoubtedly do
keep certain persons, and usually the
most inclined against them, from hurt
ing them
1t would be an interesting thing to
collect all the legends whose secondary
object. next to that of narrative in
terest, was to protect the small creature
whose personal defenses are small
The Manx cat was brought to that
island. according to the history books,
when Spanish ship, no less than one
of the famous Armada, was wrecked on
the coast.
A "rumpy cat" was seen to swim
ashore-and thereafter there were tail
less cats in Man!
Another legend says the tailless ones
came from the Baltic.
More authentic data reveal that
Malaga possibly is the origin of this cat.
In the Malayan archipelago there are
many strange cats, some of them with
knotted and kinked tails.
They have legend that princess,
while in bathing, strung her rings on
her cats tail, which then was straight.
When the cat dropped it's tail, all
the rings slipped off into the water.
The resourceful princess knotted the
cats tail, after which all the rings
remained in place.
For some odd and unexplained reason,
all Malayasan cats thereafter had and
have kinked tai
Evening star., 1950-09-09
ALEXANDRIA, Va.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.
Dear Sir:
Last spring we were adopted by a
small, underfed, black-and- white female
cat
"InaSmuch as she was tailless, I
concluded that some practical Joker had
bobbed her tail
I'VE have an inside cat, so we called
her our outside cat, and fed her when
she appeared, which she did with amaz-
ing regularity. needless to say.
"One month ago she presented us
with three kittens and to our amaze
ment two of them are without tails
Now we know she was naturally tall
less cat and We wonder if you could
tell us anything about this freak of
nature.
I'VE have heard of the Manx breed
but we always thought they were of
solid color.
Our little mother is almost calico in
marking; quite irregular in marking, but
very interesting. It will be necessary
that we find homes for the little family
Undoubtedly people will ask questions
about their lack of tails and we would
like to know an answer or two.
Sincerely, A. K. N"
Folklore says that the Manx cat was
the last animal to enter the Ark, and
that its tardiness caused Noah to lose
his temper. "A
HN impatiently slammed the door u
Evening star., 1950-09-09

reach the sea and return-if the con-
ditions were right for swimming. For
compensation there was croquet on the
lawn. After ALL croquet is a good game
and I didn't mind a week end of it.
Especially since the alternative was golf
on course so blind they've built 20
foot-high periScopeS on the tees so you
can see the other side of the hills.
What I wasn't prepared for was that
this hotel would give us the impression
of doing us favor by having us. Con
sidering the warning in the papers about
provincial hotels in general, shouldn't
have been SurpriSedD
OF course, we were to pay bill when
we left. But that, apparently, was be-
side the point. There seemed to be
certain rules we were expected to follow
here. For instance:
l. Nothing stronger than lemon squash
before meals Hotel is not licensed to
sell strong drink.
2. Be at meals on time or you won't
get any. The night we arrived. at about
Z o'clock, snubnosed Scottish waiter
in jacket that was white except for
the gravy stains, greeted us with the
starting warming, you'd better hurry
up or you won't get any dinner"
asked, why not?" He replied, THE
chefs got to go home
8. Don't stay out after II at night
unless you want to be locked out. If
you're a good boy maybe we'll let you
have key if you ask well in advance
and leave a cash deposit
We decided after one try that the
food at this hotel was not worth being
regimented for. Although we were be-
ing billed for it, we decided we'd eat
out. We got into one of Bournemouth's
most popular dining and dancing res
taurants at about $3.50. Although it was
weekend night only about three
couples were there besides us. people
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Combating Juvenile Delinquency

The alarming increase in juvenile delinquency
shown by the annual reports of the Juvenile
Court and the Police Department calls for city
wide attention to the problem. Enlargement Of
the Juvenile Bureau as planned by Police Chief
Barrett, and adoption of new procedures to speed
the handling of cases are justified by the dis
closures that the Juvenile Court handled more
delinquency cases last year than ever before
and that 25 per cent of all felonies that year
were committed by juveniles.
Community agencies concerned with youth
full offenders are handicapped in meeting the
problem by lack of any reliable statistical analyses
Noticeably absent from the Juvenile Courts
report was any breakdown of cases by crimes,
sex, age geography or other factors bearing on
the rising juvenile crime rate in Washington.
There were figures showing that the number of
delinquency cases had increased 10 per cent over
the previous fiscal year. but there was no analysis
by which the real nature of the problem could be
determiped with view to formulating remedies
The inadequacy of the court report in this
respect cannot be blamed on its author, Judge
Cockril The deficiency results from lack of
a court staff to analyze the statistics for the
enlightenment of the court and of all agencies
and individuals interested in combating lawlesS-
ness among youth. The court has been trying
for long time to obtain congressional approval
of such technical staff, without success. It's
most recent effort was as futile as the others.
Judge Cockrill asked funds for a statistical
analyst, statistical clerk and a regular clerk,
but the Commissioners approved only the request
for a statistical clerk. This one employe could
have compiled much helpful information. But
Congress, in an economy mood eliminated the
item from the courts appropriation.
So the city must continue for at least another
year without the bill of particulars on juvenile
crime which is necessary to make intelligent
plans for coping with it. This handicap is felt
acutely at such time as this, when the upward
trend of crime among teen-agers is matter of
grave concern. For it is extremely difficult to
prescribe cure for malady which cannot be
adequately diagnosed
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Heavy Traffic and New Airport

The writer would remind those who
plan new airport in Virginia, near the
Shirley highway, that even now traffic
flows at the rate of approximately 35
m.p.h. during rush hours and when the
dual lanes are completed the truck traffic
will begin flowing over that highway, too.
Furthermore, with the building of private
homes. apartment developments and
shopping centers, there will be a substan-
tial increase in traffic.
The writer understands that land for
radius of four miles around Friendship
Airport is zoned against high buildings.
One wonders if such will be accomplished
in Virginia. Certainly National Airport
has some undesirable structures Gnsofar
as height is concerned nearby.
b. III. Tabb, jr.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Where 1t Belongs

The United States mas taken correct actlon-
through Ambassador Kirk in Moscow and through
the State Department herein refusing to accept
the formal Soviet protest against the shooting
down OF Russian bomber by two of our naval
planes operating off Korea in the Yellow Sea.
Like Red China's recent complaint accusing us
of air attacks on Manchurian territory, the
Kremlin'S bitter note ought properly to be
addressed to the United Nations. This Is so for
the simple reason that our forces in that part
of the world acting in the service of the u N.
against the aggression of the North Korean
Communists.
As for the incident itself-which is remi-
niscent, In a shoe-on-t the -other-foot manner Of
what Soviet fighters did to one of our unarmed
naval planes over the Baltic last April-there are
two versions. Our own version, as reported to
the Security Council is that the bomber in
question was headed toward the center of U. N.
task force in Korean waters, opened fire on our
air patrol, and was then shot down. The Russian
version on the other hand-aS expressed in the
note we have refused to accepts that the craft
carried no bombs or torpedoes, did not approach
any task force, was on a routine training mission,
fired on nobody, and was ruthlessly destroyed in
an unprovoked criminal" attack. .... +.
This latter version, however must be taken
with large helping of salt for two reasons: ID
Because of the way in which the Communist
Russians, inside and outside the United Nations
have proved themselves to be spectacularly
addicted to turning the truth upside down and
using the colossal lie as an instrument of
national policy and (2) because they have an
obvious interest in not wanting the u NJ to come
across concrete evidence indicating that they are
lending direct aid to the North Koreans Their
pretense, after all, Is that they are holding
themselves severely aloof from civil war" in
Korea there is no aggression there, they say,
except for what the United States is doing in
accord with the Security Councils illegal"
decisions) and they must therefore spare no
effort in countering by hook or by crook, such
American reports as the one about the Soviet
bomber shot down while hostilely approaching
U. N. task force.
SO it is not surprising that the Kremlin has
sought to make this particular incident an issue
only between itself and the United States But
Ambassador Kirk and the State Department.
by firmly refusing to accept the protest, have
brought the question right into the United
Nations-where it belongs-as a matter related
to the u. MS operations against the aggressor
in Korea What remains to be seen now is
whether the Soviets will permit the Security
Council to deal with the incident. Perhaps the
whole business will be dropped. To pursue it in
the international field, under the close scrutiny
of many governments, might prove embarrassing
to dictatorship that is doing its best to help
the North Koreans while phonily boasting about
its devotion to peace.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Was 1t necessary?

It made good reading-but was 1t necessary?
Reference is had to the midnight ride through
the Virginia horse country of Senate committee
agent in quest of long-eluSive overlapping
inquiry witness. There was much knocking on
farmhouse doors and rousing of the citizenry
in peaceful The Plains followed by early morning
visits to Washington hotels but no witness was
found. All the while the missing" man. one
Henry Grunewald, was in possession of grand
jury subpoena served earlier in the day by FBI
agents. He appeared at the courthouse at the
appointed time Thursday at which time the
Senate summons was duly delivered without
difficulty
1t would be stating the obvious to say that
there should be the closest sort of cooperation
between the Senate committee and the FBI in
situation like this. AS matter of fact, there
had been an understanding between committee
members and Department of Justice attorneys
to the effect that they would work together in
the concurrent Investigations. The FBI was
instructed only to find Mr. Grunewald and serve
him with subpoena to appear before the District
grand jury The bureau says it carried out
its instructions completely, reporting to Justice
attorneys when the job was done. Apparently
some one neglected to notify the Senate COM
mittee and the futile trip to The Plains ensued.
There have been instances in the past of
rivalry between the executive and legislative
branches in searching for missing witnesses. A
lot of time energy and money could be saved if
the two branches co-ordinated their investiga-
tions instead of competing against each other.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Virginian.
Purple Heart Veterans

have been reading with interest the
Iact thac few congressman have been
toying with the idea of redrafting World
war II veterans because they Believe
that fathers should not be called until
nachelor veterans are made subject to
the draft"
Therefore, am proposing to the fore
mentioned Congressman that considera-
ton also be given to Purple Heart veter-
ans OF World War II in any bill which
would effect their being redrafted into
the armed forces in preference to nom
veteran fathers.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Virqiniuns Who Know Too Little

There is something wrong with the
entrance requirements of a State uni
versity when admitted students are so
sadly lacking in native intelligence and
political science that they glibly brand
any Virginian who is anti-States' Rights
as "pro-Truman pro-Socialist Con-
trary to Warren Keith Salsburys op-
timism in regard to national support for
Evening star., 1950-09-09

room. All had been taken away.
Moral OF this story is that years of
reglmentation and controls must have
turned the British lion into a mouse.
Service could be good if you demanded
1t and not meekly put up with what
was doled out
(chicaso Daily News Foreign service)
Evening star., 1950-09-09
By WiIIiom McGoffin

ID OURNEMOUTH, England. - Britons
- are often a candid people. Their
newspapers are probably far more
critical of what this country offers
American tourists-who are supposed to
be tempted here so that they will spend
dollars and help the recovery drive
than the Americans themselves
Two of the commonest complaints are
about trains and provincial hotels.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Roosevelt Family Aooin

On August 26, The Star published a
letter of mine which stated that the
Roosevelts had become an American
royal family. That is all said! I didn't
say whether considered this q good
thing or a bad thing.
In The Star for August 81 there was
letter signed Robert w. Ross and
headed Super Investigation of Roose-
veltS." Mr.. Ross has read attitudes
into my letter which were not there.
He indicates by implication, that to
make me happy the name of Roose-
yelt must be eliminated from public life.
But I feel about the Roosevelt family
as / do about every other American
family. should like to see the individual
members succeed in public or private
life, rise or fall by merit, and merit alone.
In an attempt to psychoanalyze me,
Mr.. Ross has revealed himself. He has
shown that. he believes the Roosevelts
to be royal family, else how account
for the way in which he strikes out
blindly at some one who is only trying
to be realistic about that family?
should like very much to hear what
Mr.. Ross has to say about the latest
campaign speech of James Roosevelt
James declares that he ought to be
elected Governor of California because
his father saved the United States from
Communism. If that is not a vested
rights claim. what is it, pray tell me!
And to get back to realism, will add
that the United States has not been
saved from Communism yet.
Laura X. Pollock.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer TO
any question of fact by either writing The
NV, Washington 5, D. C.. and inclosing cents
return postage. or by telephoning ST. 60OO'
Extension 35S.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. How much damage resulted from
the smog which enveloped the town Of
Donora, Pa, some years ago?-R. Y.
A. In addition to 20 deaths that re-
suited from the smog of October. 1948.
there was serious property damage. The
real market value of Donora property
dropped more than 9 per cent in 1949.
Evening star., 1950-09-09

Apropos the letter in The Star Of Sep
tember 2. headed ''Disapproves Loan to
Franco" the Rev. Mr.. Bauer, who is filled
with distrust. says nothing of the loans
already made to Tito Methinks the
professor doth protest too much.
If Franco hadn't been victorious over
the Reds in his own country, the situa-
tion today in Western Europe might we'll
have been ominously different Friend
ship with Spain should come easy to
any loyal, peace-loving American.
John M. Ryan.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Picture at Sunset

Aeolus
the Ui1ld god
leaned across the bright land
and Sloaoly thun1bed the lt-edoed clouds
before he closed the book
OF sunset.
ANNA pOpTsON uIcpER y
Evening star., 1950-09-09

Q. What is the best time Of the year
to sow pansy seeds?-L. c. D.
A. In most parts of the country the
best time is early August. They should
be shaded and have adequate moisture:
During the winter light covering will
protect them.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Sharp Reactions to Rev. Mr.. Buur

For the information of the Rev. Robert
M, Baur. the difference between Fascist
and liberal Democrat is that a Fascist
Is not pro- Communist.
Evening star., 1950-09-09

@. Can hareS be domesticated?-L. @.
A. Hares cannot be raised in captiv-
ity except with great difficulty. and
therefore cannot be domesticated. The
so-calleG domestic hares are really rab-
bits, and wild jack-rabbits are really
hares.
Evening star., 1950-09-09
Letters to The Star =.
pseudonyn is permissible onlv
wiaen letter carries correct name
and address of aDriter. Please be brief,

zeal of such fine men as those who
comprise the House Un-American Acti-
vities Committee. We at last have
aroused the American public to a point
where it now is popular to be violently
Communist.
So, the unions today are following
that Zine" as matter of policy and
tact. Mr.. Mellett. in implying that they
always did so. either is uninformed or
seeks to mislead his readers.
Franklin Snow.
Evening star., 1950-09-09

ALMA ROBSON H1oBER. =.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

AN AMERICAN FARMER trying
to visualize agricultural methods in
Scandinavia might do well to pic
ture himself on a farm, 80 to 40
acres in size, located in Wisconsin
or Minnesota, if Denmark and
southern Sweden are being dis
cussed, or Alaska, if the area above
the Arctic Circle is involved.
Denmark in normal times exported
more butter than any other country
in the world, and now she produces
more bacon than any other with the
exception of the United States.
About 20 percent of the Danish ma
tional income is derived from her
agricultural exports.
In Sweden, Norway and Finland,
however, agriculture is confined
principally to dairy farming and
poultry keeping, with forestry, min
ing, fishing, and shipping taking
precedence over filling of the soil.
Denmark Leads
Always the agricultural leader of
northern European countries, Den
mark has the Typographical advan-
tage over her Scandinavian neigh
bors of low, undulating plains. About
one-third of her population of little
more than 100000 live on the farm
lands which comprise more than 20
percent of the country's surface. The
average Danish farm is about 40
acres in size.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

The national breed of cattle, and
thus the most predominant, is the
Red Dane, a fine milk COW, and the
Danes are famed for their Land-Race
hogs which have long bacon sides
and meaty hams.
Every farmer keeps flock of
hens, with White Leghorns, Brown
Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds
being the most popular breeds. While
the average flock consists of only
200 to 800 birds, the national output
of eggs far exceeds domestic con-
sumption, and the government close
ly supervises the collection and
packing of surplus eggs for export
purposes.
In Sweden, the agricultural en-
phasis has thus far been on the pro-
vision of sufficient foodstuffs for the
country's own needs. Programs are
being developed by the government,
however, to increase farm output to
the point where an export income
can be achieved.
Of Sweden's 100000 people, only
$4,000 are farmers, and these chief
ly small landowners with farms not
exceeding Is acres. Only 1.8 per-
cent of the total farms in the coun-
try are of more than 125 acres in
size.
However, large-scale farming en-
terprises have been developed
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

low soil temperatures and tolerant to
frost in the early stages of growth
has been initiated at Bozeman.
The production of corn belt types
of corn on our drylands is risky
venture, but this does not neces-
sarily mean a dark future for corn
in Montana. A vigorous breeding
program has an excellent chance of
developing varieties possessing bet
ter adaptation to the vigorous grow
ing conditions of the state than those
varieties now available.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

concentrate a maximum of the de-
sired characteristics. After nucleus
of good inbred lines has been de-
veloped, major effort must be di-
rected towards isolating lines resist
ant to drouth, tolerant to low tenn
peratures and unpalatable to grass
hoppers.
These characteristics can then be
transferred to the existing inbred
lines or incorporated directly into the
hybrid combinations. A search for
germplasm capable of terminating at
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

the prime source of Sweden's agri-
cultural income.
Figures given to me by officials
of the Swedish Farmers association,
the principal cooperative organiza-
ton, show that annual sales of the
association average about $555,0O0,-
900, of which 1854, 100000 is earned
through the sale of milk. The ball
ance is derived from sales of pork,
eggs, grain, timber and firewood,
which rank in that order after dairy
ing as Sweden's agricultural indus
tries.
The main breeds of cattle are
Swedish-developed. The Red-and-
White, the most popular in all Sec
tons of the country and good milk
COW which can trace its ancestry to
Shorthorns and Ayrshires imported
from England in the 1800's; the Low
land, or Black-and-Wh which rule
supreme on the plains of southern
Sweden and are the same as our
Holsteins; and the Swedish-Polled,
a special type used in the noun
famous areas in northern Sweden.
Norway
Being an extremely mountainous
country, Norway has considerable
naturally unproductive land as far
as agriculture is concerned. Only
about Is percent of her 124, $50
square miles is suitable for farming.
with dairy farming taking the lead
as the most successful type. Less
than Is percent of Norway's total
population of 100000 are consid-
cred farmers. Government officials
told me that about 80 percent of
the approximately 265,000 registered
farms in the country have Is acres
or less of plowed land.
An idea of the small scale man
ner in which farming is carried out
in Norway can be gained from sta
tistics which show that there are on
the average only cows on all farms
and 81 cows which deliver milk to
the diaries. A cattle census of 1913
shows that there were 767, 1854 milk
cows in the country, with produc-
ton per cow being set at $500
pounds. The principal farm crop con-
sists of potatoes, with wheat and hay
following that order.
Finland
Farming in Finland is extremely
limited. The greater portion of the
country is comprised of lakes,
swamps and forests. Here again the
chief agricultural cash income is de-
rived from dairying, with the White
Ayrshire being the predominant
breed. Principal crops are rye, bar
ley, oats, and hay, and because OF
the short seasons, many of these
crops have to be harvested before
completely ripening.
Most of the fields we saw in Fin
land were crisscrossed by deer
drainage bitches, and one of the mos
pressing problems of the Finnish
farmer seems to be the acquisition
of farm equipment adapted to WEI
soil, and machines with which they
can dig bitches and clear the land.
Swedish New Deal
An interesting step planned by
the Swedish government is con
cerned with new DEAL" aimed a
increasing the size of farms. By of
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01
That's Farming in Scandinavia
It's Like Being on 80 Acres
In Wisconsin or Alaska
By KARL E. JENSEN


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