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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
Mr.. Trumon's Wornind

In reluctantly" signing the new legislation
on economic controls, President Truman has rot
minced any words. The only thing satisfactory
about the measure, in his judgment, is It's pro-
duction and rent provisions Otherwise, at is
law that will push prices up" generate de-
mands for higher wages, set in motion forces
that could cause "a serious drop" in the already
reduced purchasing value of the dollar, increase
the costs of business and the cost of our defense
program to the taxpayer" and in general en-
danger "the stability of our economy in the
future"
Getting down to particulars, the President
has described the legislation as "gravely def
cient" for these reasons, among others: (D 1t
greatly increases and complexities the admins
trative difficulties" of anti-infation control (2)
it encourages the return of black markets by
wiping out slaughter quotas; 90 it prohibits
further rollbackS in the price of beef and prac-
ticaly rules out effective rollbacks other
vital ccst-of-living commodities; and a. it will
have the effect of raising ceiling prices on thou
sands Of items clear across the board-"like
bulldozer crashing amlessly through existing
pricing formulas, leaving havoc in it's wake"
Moreover, by implication, Mr.. Truman has at
tackled it's easing of credit restrictions as some
thing that is certain to promote a marked in
crease in inf1ationary preSsureS, and he has
served notice that he intends to call upon Con-
gress, as soon as possible, to enact corrective
amendments changing these provisions and
others just as bad"
1t is always hazardous to guess which way
the economic winds are going to blow from one
day to the next but the President-without
qualification, as if sure of himself on the basis
of the best expert advice available to him-has
fatty warned of dangerous imitation ahead unless
the legislation he has just signed is markedly
strengthened Time may prove him wrong, but
his arguments have an impressive ring, and
Congress will be frivolous to the point of reck-
lessness if it pays no heed to them The con-
Stunning public has been apathetic about this
matter, but the apathy will change to wrath If
what Mr.. Truman has said turns out to be true.
If it does the whole Nation will suffer grievously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
u. S. Too Lavish With Its Decorations?

taken out of the hands Of the military
entirely, since they have shown them
selves wholly incompetent to administer
that function. If you want evidence, ]
invite your attention to the report of the
special commission directed by Con-
gress about 1913 to review and recon-
slider the awards of the Medal of Honor
made up to that time and to revoke any
awards that were made in violation of
law. If you want more, then read the
bliStering report of the New York Nu-
miSmatic Society in the matter of the
Medals of Honor awarded for the Vera
Cruz campaign Of 1914. Two regimental
commanders refused to accept the Medal
of Honor for that service.
It is a sad observation to know that
brave men, living and dead, are being
robbed of prestige rightfully theirs,
and for which they paid with the finest
coin of the realm, by form of plagiar-
ism that makes every decoration a
mockery and a jest. For in the con-
fusion of decorations, no one, without
the practiced eye of the expert, can
distinguish out of the mass of color
the ribbons that represent the Medal of
Honor or the Distinguished Service
Cross.
The remedy is to abolish, by act of
Congress, all decorations except those
for valor or wounds in war in the pres
ence of the enemy, such as the Medal Of
Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross
and the Purple Heart. If we haven't the
courage to abolish campaign medals,
then they should be limited to those
who actually participate in combat.
The Board of Awards should be an i'm
partial non-military body. There should
be one Medal of Honor and one Distin-
gulshed Service Cross for all branches of
the armed services. The decorations for
valor should be limited to enlisted men
and junior officers, for they, and they
alone, close physically with the enemy
on the battlefield. Similar limitations
should apply to the Navy and Air Force.
Officers of higher grades have plenty Of
other incentives for the utmost per-
Torrance of duty. Those awarded the
Medal of Honor and their dependents
should, in some suitable manner, be
made secure from poverty and priva-
ton for life. Every officer and man in
uniform should be required to salute
the recipient of Medal of Honor on
occasions of ceremony, when the medal
is appropriately worn. And to prevent.
as much as humanity possible, the use Of
political influence on the awarding au-
thority, no decoration should be made
after one year from the date Of the in
cident commemorated. These medals
should be patented or copyrighted and
infringement should be punished Sc
verely.
"Numismo"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
Disoerees With Stokes

I don't suppose you will publish this
letter, in fact I will be surprised if you
do. But I have been disguised for long
time with some of your Fair Deal writer's,
in particular Thomas L. Stokes and his
article on Gen. Macarthur. He says
there is lot the general doesn't know
or understand. think that should be
reversed.
There is lot Mr.. Stokes positively
does not understand. He states how
strange the generals talk sounds to
most of us. heartily disagree with him
on this. Any 100 per cent American
understands all too we'll what the gen.
eral is talking about. don't think Mr..
Stokes does, and what burns me is that
he favors Truman and his Fair Deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
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around all day? And if the tie makes
you uncomfortable because it stops the
air movement on your damp skin, why
do you wear it, instead of just loosening
it around your neck-which does not
help your appearance bit?
The answer is straight and clear-cut.
We men are victims of foolish, medic
val conventions convention not based
on common sense, which causes suffer-
ing. irritability, and decreases efficiency.
1t should be ignored. Wearing sensible
summer clothes in no way violates the
moral code or makes a man less digni-
fled.
I am wearing loose-hanging, light,
sleeveless shirt to work; no tie, no coat,
no hat. What about you?
Edward X. Merat,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
Letters to The Star

and uses his column to help their cause
in sly way. Let him be honest about it
and not try to drag one of the greatest
generals and Americans through the
slime to help the cause.
grew up with The Star. It has always
been just as necessary as bread in our
house. But am truly sorry to say, it
is sadly changed paper. often have
friends say, II don't even take The Star
any more" A couple of your writer's
are disgusting, Doris Fleeson and Stokes
You also have couple of the best-fair
and square David Lawrence and Con-
stantine Brown. It is a pleasure to read
what they write.
NJ r. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05

Children's fine pique REFERS, nicely
made" meanwhile, were only SO cents
each. From IL to IL large white bed
spreads of pretty patterns would be 20
cents and Japanese bamboo portieres,
$119. Shoppers who stayed downtown
as late as o'clock could have their
pick of mems russell lace shoes at $1.89
pair, black taffeta silk at 10 cents
yard or seamless halfhose at cents
pair Cotton toweling now, in 1851, is
low at 20 cents yard under OPS.
The Duke of Windsor came naturally
by his distaste for the business of being
king. His grandfather,
Unhappy King Edward VII, had much
Edword VII the same attitude toward
the job of wearing a
crown. The Star for July 81 1901, quot
ed him as having written in the album
of the Duchess of Fife: IT am the
happiest when have no public engage
ment to fulfill, when I can smoke a
really good cigar and read good novel
on the quiet: when can, like plain Mr..
Jones, go to race meeting without
it being chronicled in the paper the
next morning that the Prince of Wales
has taken to gambling very seriously
and lost more money than he can ever
afford to pay when I can spend quiet
evening with the Princess and my fam
lily. I am unhappiest when I have a
raging toothache and have to attend
some function where I must smile as
pleasantly as though never had pain
in my life." His majesty had an in
come of $4,000 day. but his debts in
Cured before he came to the throne
aggregated $40 million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
Flooded BIodensburq

In The Star Of July 81 appeared an
article headed, 1926. 900 Sought to Fight
Floods in Bladensburg Area"
Quit talking about planning and phone
a reputable construction company and
find the price for dredging and re-
moving the debris from the Anacostia
River, say from a point about one-half
mile north of Bladensburg to its mouth.
Keep it cleaned out and the chances are
that 80 per cent to IS per cent of the
floods will be eliminated
E. Paul Kramer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05

FRUIT SALAD INGREDIENTS:
Layer No. 1-Silver Star Nth
Cluster; Bronze Star.
Layer No. Recommendation q Clus-
terSJ. Mexican border, 1916.
Layer No. 3-World War Victory
Ribbon a Battle StarS);; Army of
Occupation, 1919.
Layer No. 4World War II, Pacific
theater; American theater.
Layer No. 5-AtricGn-European the
ater, World War II Victory Ribbon,
World War Croir de Guerre 10ith
Star.
Layer No. 6-French service at Yer
dun; San Mthiel: French Victory
Medal.
Layer No. 7-Greek order of the
Phoenix; Belgian order of Leopold;
Brazilian Military Merit.
since they are "a part of the uniform"
they are as necessary as the service
mans buttons or his cap and must be
worn as strictly. He has no choice
unless he is in the upper echelons.
Among the absurdities are: One may
be awarded a Distinguished Service
Cross by the Army for an act of valor
of distinction and a Navy Distinguished
Service Cross for the same active
decorations by the same Government for
the same act. The same is true of many
of the medals, and accounts for much
of the fruit salad on military tunicS-
double decorations for the same act by
the same Government. One may be
decorated for performing an administra-
tive act in the manner prescribed by
law, for the incident of being in GER
tain geographical area at certain time
with or without ones consent or even
against ones will, or performing mes
senger duty for some distinguished
guest. If some one wants to curry favor
with some distinguished official, he gives
that officials aide another medal.
1t seems that unification should be
extended further to include decorations.
In fact. believe decorations should be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
It's q Crime
E. Paul Kramer.

Senator Kefauver must have sold you
quite package from the volume of
the stuff you have been printing under
his name. You must be rather gullible
if you did not know that this was got
up by his ghost writer and peddled out
at a price to any one who was sucker
enough to buy it.
I would have thought that paper
with any character would not have
helped public official use his Office for
his own personal benefit by staging
spectacular investigation at Govern
ment expense and then selling greatly
exaggerated version for his own private
gain. But I guess newspapers with
character have about disappeared, along
with lot of other moral values.
w. M. L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
Hail and Farewell
M. E. B.

We are disseminating The Star be-
cause we are moving from the city and
retiring to Florida.
May I add. as reader of The Star
for AZ years, that your news coverage is
supreme, your editorial and other de-
partment pages" have been most fair
and interesting, and all around, in my
opinion, it is one of the leading news
papers of the country.
Wishing you continued success.
w. F. Byrne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05
"Numismo"

The Rev. DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris, whose weekly article usually
occupies this space. is on vacation.
, 1951-05-08
Final Rites Set
For St. John ! S
Choir Director

Dayton will pay final tribute
tomorrow to the mar who was
choirmaster at St. Johns Baptist
Church for IA years.
Funeral services for John J.
Richardson, 81, will be held at 1
P. M. Wednesday at the church,
Fifth and Summit SITS. The Rev.
H. L. Buchanan will officiate.
Burial will be in Greencastle
Cemetery.
Mr.. Richardson died at his re-
sidence, 938 Gard ST. He had re-
sided in Dayton for % years, and
was a native Of Georgia. He was
employed by the Dayton National
Foundry.
Friends may call at the church
after 10 P. M. tonight, and until
time Of the services.
Survivors include his wife, A
manda, and two brothers, Jesse of
Cincinnati and Lawyer of Rome,
Ga.
, 1951-05-08
Chamber OF Commerce
Denies News Report

The research department of
the Dayton Chamber of Com
merce today denied reports
that the organization had re-
leased any figures o the
number of Negroes residing in
Dayton, or on the amount Ne
groes spend annually for bus
transportation.
In its issue of May S, The
Ohio State News, a weekly pub
lished in Columbus, said: "The
Chamber of Commerce recent
ly released information show
ing that the 100000 Negroes in
Dayton pay an annual fare of
$1,25O,ooO to the company
Getty Railway Coz"
Research Director Robert
Scott of the Dayton Chamber
of Commerce told The Daily
Express that the Negro popul-
alton for Montgomery County
is estimated at between % and
80 thousand, with about 90 per-
cent of that number residing
in the city. He said the Cham
Der has no information concern
ing how much Negroes spend
for bus transportation.
, 1951-05-08

to file with the Attorney General
of the United States in the Dis
trict Of Columbia and within the
jurisdiction Of this court a re-
.gistration statement as an agent
of a foreign principal, the "World
Peace Council" as required by
the Act"
In a prepored statement made
public on the opening day Of the
hearings on the motion to drop
the Indictment, DR.. Dubois said
his life span encompasses almost
half of the history of this nation.
"In all my work." he continued,
II have been heir to the historic
traditions represented by my
great grandfather who struck a
blow for the freedom of the Ne
gro people and Of the inhabitants
of this land through service in the
Revolutionary Army"
, 1951-05-08
Police voIu
On. Counterfeit

Three Daytonians, charged with
possessing and passing counter
felt $40 and $40 bills, are in
police custody today at Dayton
pending IN Investigation by fed
eral authorities.
Police said Raymond G. Hall,
33, and Aileen Ollie Armbuster,
80, had about $500 in counter
felt bills when they were arrest
ed. Hall was paroled from the
London Prison Farm last Wednes-.
day.
Officers said the third man did
not have any of the bogus bills
when picked up.
, 1951-05-08
What Noted People Are Saying

BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE
Observation-Disclosures Truman eve will not take
any action which might place upon us the responsibility for in
itiaing a general war, a third World War"
NEW YORK General Macarthur decisions of the
Soviet q war or peace in the final analysis will depend upon the
potentialty of destruction II Soviet rather than American cities"
VIENNA-Soviet Sports Representative Konstanin. Adria-
nov II assure the strength and great friendship of Russia for
the Olympic ideal and peace of the world"
PUSAN, Korea Pyung Yung Tae, South Korean foreign
minister "Now a. before the sole W a aim of the Korean ROY
eminent is the unificaton of this country and restoration of its
historical boundaries -"
, 1951-05-08

If the Judge decides in favor
of the motion to dismiss the case,
it will be dismissed, but if he re-
jects the motion to dismiss
charges against "Peace Center"
officials, the trial will be held on
May IA.
DR.. Dubois, chairman of the
Center, Kyrle Elkin, Elizabeth
Moos, Abbott Simon and Sylvia
Soloff were indicted on Feb. g.,
for failing to register as agents
Of a foreign government.
A motion to drop the indict-
ment was filed by defense at
torneys on the ground on insult
ficient charges. In asking that
charges be dropped, Attorney
George Hayes stated that cit is
not sufficient to allege that a
defendant acts as an agent I'M
less it is definitely stated how,
or in what manner he acted as a
foreign agent.
THE INDICTMENT merely
states that between April 8, 1850
and Feb. 8, 1851, this organiza-
ton acted as an agent Of a
foreign principal and that it
"unlawfully and willfully failed
, 1951-05-08
Senate Overides
Niberforce Veto

COLUMBUS, May 8 (INS)-
The State Senate, by a partyline
vote of 26-6, OVERRIDE Governor
Frank Lausche's veto to divorce
the State College of Education
and Industrial Arts from WILDER
force University. The measure
now goes back to the House for
a final vote on the veto.
, 1951-05-08
Today, Eashhi;on Hash
Bv PHYLLIS

By PHYLLIS BAL IELLE
International News Service Woman's Editor
NEW YORK, May 8 QNS)-Brown will go to town next
fall.
Experts on fashion predict that the color Of earth, char
red toast and dead Leaves will be "THE" shade of the season, for
the first time in almost a decade.
Brown will com back in hues from spicy, gingery
browns to dark, almostblacks. They will be most high fashion when
they're accented with black trimmings. For example, brown dresses
will have black silk braid edgings Brown suits have black bIuos-
es and Innings.
The return of this color, started in a small fashion way
in Autumn, 1850, will bring about a strong popularity for it's ac-
cepted complementary colors too.
And those shades include rust, beige, yellow and orangey-
reds and yeIow-greens.
, 1951-05-08

Have you tried soaping a fresh
ly laundered baby bonnet over a
padded bowl to dry? The padding
not only absorbs partof the moist
ure but also allows for shaping
of individual styles.
, 1951-05-08
CourtTo,,sD Decide
On uBo Case
By ALICE A. DUNNIGAN

WASHINGTON, May 8 CAMP The question
on whether there are sufficient charges to bring the case
of DR.. w. E. B. Dubois and four other officials of the
now defunct peace Information Center to trial will be
decided within the week, according to Judge Alexander
Holtzoff.
, 1951-05-08
New Workers Donate
$4,000 To Fellowship

NEW YORK, May s. More
than $4,000 Will be turned over
to DR.. Howard Thurman by the
New York committee for the
, 1951-05-08

support of Fellowship Church in
San Francisco, according to an
announcement from DR.. Charming
Tobias. The money was raised by
the New York group to help carry
on the program of the world
famous interracial, inter-faith
church, of which Thurman is pas
tor.
, 1951-05-08

ONE NOTABLE THING about
democracy is that anybody can be
elected to office. And that's just
the trouble!
, 1951-05-08

- Opinion



AS WE UNDERSTAND it now,
Macarthur didn't think the Reds
would come into the war a month
before they did and Truman
didn't think there would be a war
two weeks before there was.
THIS ENTITIES both boys to
join the experts who pick Ken
lucky Derby winners who finish
fourth.
y 4 X
AND NOW THAT WE have
established that prophecy in an
inexact science, perhaps we could
get on with the perpetual police
action and some plan for winning
it.
ONE BIG BOLD PLAN has al
ready been advanced We have
asked the United Nations to
please not ship too many wax
materials to Red China. We sus-
pect they are being used for war
purposes.
THE UN IS considering it,
and an embargo may be placed
against Red China if it doesn't
interfere too much with out Al
lies export business.
OF COURSE, IF Red China
objects to this sort of treatment,
the whole thing may have TO be
dropped We are not supposed
to offend them while fighting
them.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-07
KyodO Peers
Into Japan


'OV-.~@sAe@NA hhVhh oSC OasCI
laried men in the age brackets OF
the 20s and the 40s in urban dis
tricts. Strongest opposition was
voiced by those engaged in the Ii
beral profession in the 20s and the
40s, the paper said.
To What do you think OF rearm-
ing Japan?" 47.3 per cent answer
ed Japan should and 23.6 per cent,
she should not.
Reasons for the need of Japan's
rearmament were: % Japan
should defend herself (40.9 per
cent?, CD danger of invasion is
mounting GIG per cent?, go it is
only natural for an independent ma
ton to have defense corps DAD
"a the National Police Reserve is
not sufficient to maintain peace and
order in the country at per cent?
Giving other reasons was 10.4 per
cent and II don't know, TT per
cent. Reasons for OPPOSITION were.
Cd war is detestable t319 per cent?
% permanent is likely to involve
the country in war (221 per cent? ;.
CD the tax burden is likely to be
heavier 10.7 per cent?, ca rearma-
ment violates the Constitution
t5.8 per cent?, t5) rearmament will
revive militarism (5.1 per cent?
Giving other reasons were 1879 per
cent and II don't know, 29.1 per
cent.
To DO you approve a revision of
the Constitution flor rearma-
ment) ?" 1874 per cent said yes, 8.3
per cent said no, and 1913 per cent,
Il don't know" To do you think
both the army and the navy are ne
cessary?' 1872 per cent answered
only the army is sufficient, sos per
cent said three branches of the
armed forces are necessary, 27.3 per
cent, Il don't know" To "Who
should hold the supreme command
of the self-defense CORPSE" 1877 per
cent said the Diet, 119 per cent, the
Prime Minister; 9.5 per cent, a spe-
cial commission; SIS per cent, the
armed forces themselves; 10 per
cent, the Emperor; Ala per cent, Il
don't know.
To DO you hope the American
forces stay in post-peace Japan"
1876 per cent said yes, 45.2 per cent
yes only for certain period. 1877
per cent no, 1876 per cent IT don't
know.
To do you know what US presi-
dental envoy John Foster Dulles
came to Japan for2' 65.3 per cent
said yes, 34.7 per cent no.
To Have you come to have some
definite idea of the future of ia
pan as a result of Dulles visit?"
1872 per cent said yes, 1877 per cent
no, 52.1 per cent said IT don't
know.
To What became clear to you as
a result of the Dulles visit?" 49.1 per
cent said IAN early peace, 1877 per
per cent, "Japans rearmament";
6.5 per cent, us aid to Japan"
81 per cent, "other things, and 81
per cent, mo opinion.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-04-07
sNGBO BIG TEN"

Martha's Beauty Shop smashed
Russo's Enterprises, 40, to step out
into a two-game lead in the SNG-
30 league gonfalon battle Thurs
day in Main Bowl.
The beauty operators are two
games ahead of Takano Studio, and
three of North Coast Importing,
the defending championship five.