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Evening star., 1951-02-15

Olympic marmotS are true
mountaineers. They make their
home in snug underground bur-
rows. They are vegetarians, eating
the tender grass and alpine flowers.
Enemies make them cautious. The
wary coyote, stealthy moving bear,
hungry wildcat, cougar, hawk and
wolf are all eager to. feast on
tender marmot meat.
The marmot is far more inter-
ested in boxing and tumbling than
any other exercise. A pair OF
tawny fur-coated fellows meet be-
fore the open door of a burrow
Standing up straight they eye
each other. No sound is heard be-
! fore they come together with such
force that the breath is knocked
from a furry chest, sounding like a
squeak or grunt. Then they roll
head first down the sharp incline
outside their burrow. Head over
heels with gay unconcern they roll
and roll. 1t is not unusual for a
third one to jump aboard to mix up
with the tlmbling.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Words to Watch.

The word sacrifice, noun or verb,
has no sanction whatever as SAX
ri-fiss," or, worse still, "SAK-ruh-
fuss" In best American usage the
flee should rhyme with "ice."
Overheard on Hollywood gossip
program: g. and all pronounced
it a GAL-uh occasion" Substitute
"mispronounced" for pronounced
and the sentence would be literally
correct.
There is word that is correctly
pronounced GAL-uh: it is Gala, a
tribal name of Africa. But to
describe a Hollywood premiere as
Gala occasion" would be looked
upon by any editor as pretty mac
curate reporting.
The word gala, from the Old
French word gale (meaning merry
making') should be pronounced
GAY -luh.
@. In reading of a dry spell, which
The papers call "drouth,"
I find I cannot force myself
To rhyme the word with
doubt"
1t theems my wicked tongue
will thlide
And lithp within my mouth
In thpite of everything I do.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
T axe NY Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby

Oh, why mutht thay
"drouth"?
"A. The word has two spellingS
drought and drouth. Why? Sorry;
even my chief etymologist can't
answer that one.
At any rate, when the word is
spelled drought" pronounce it;
drout, to rhyme with trout" When
spelled "drouth," it should be pro-
nounced: drouth, to rhyme with
mouth"
Q. Will you please do my English
class and me a good turn by dis
cussing the verb "cleave"? Isn't
this another word that contradicts
itself?
A. Yes, teacher. it is, indeed
Like our other double-talk words
invaluable, anathema, inhabitable
etc.-the word has DR.. Jekyll-
Mr.. Hyde dual personality. Observe:
/. Cleave, verb: To adhere closely;
to cling to; to unite, as in Tenny-
sons Guinevere: ITO love one
maiden only, cleave to her, and
worship her by years of golden
deeds"
2. Cleave, verb: To part or divide
by force; to separate by cutting or
splitting, as with a butchers s
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Nature Children
By LiIlion Cox Athey

At the bottom. they pick them
selves up quickly to reclimb the
steep hill only to repeat the per-
Torrance over and over again.
An invitation to dance is never
turned down. One partner touches
the Other on the shoulder. Both
Immediately straighten and form a
perfect arch by bending over to
touch noses and front paws. White
front buck teeth loudly chatter
like caStanetS.
After a gay interval OF dancing
and boxing, the uninhibited noun
taineer retires for something to eat
perhaps wild onions, of which he is
very fond.
Marmots are not especially silent
They communicate through shril.
whistles, growls, grunts, news ano
barks. Besides they have a post
Office" telegraph pole, tree
trunk or boulder on which they
scratch messages with their long
carved teeth. The top message is
the last one. The writer pulls
himself to full height before in
Evening star., 1951-02-15
One-Minute Test of You
NeUS Knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

l. JUMP-How much more
in income taxes will United
States taxpayers have to pay
under the proposed $40 bill
lion "quickie" bill?
2. DRAFT-What group of
19-to-26-years-olds is now
being considered for the
draft?
8. DUBBED-What are the
atomic tests in Nevada called
by the Atomic Energy Com
mission?
4. TRACK-What 4 = year.
old won the worlds richest
horse race: The Santa Anita
Maturity?
S. QUOTES On what oc-
casion did President Truman
say: Fate has made this
country a leader in the
world. We shirked our re-
sponsibility in the 1920s. We
cannot shirk it now?
Answers.
/. About 20 per cent more. 2.
Childless husbands and other
men with only one dependent.
3. Operation Ranger" 4.
Great Circle won the $144,-
325 purse. S. At the dedica-
ton of the Chapel of the
-Four Chaplains in Phila-
delphia.
Tom Henry's Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star.
Evening star., 1951-02-15

scribing his message. Another one
coming that way reads and re-
pies.
June is the high month. For
seven and half months the mar
mot sleeps soundly in his grass
lined burrow. In June he is slen-
der, full of pep and eager to dance
or box. He is also careful house
keeper. He moWs off the sweet
fresh grass growing in the noun
tain meadow to replace the moist,
winter-worn furnishing of last year
They are first cousins to the
woodchuck, both being rodents. No
complaint is lodged against them
by foresters. Marmots furnish
much entertainment for those who
appreciate them.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
TV Keeps Women Home

"Felevision and modern kitch-
ems are bringing women back to
their homes again." Nine. Helene
Lazareff, editor of the French
magazine Ellie, reported in Paris
on her return from America.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Word Gurne

Find 81 or more words in
PRIV
meaning, causing privation." Av-
erage is 36: limit. Is minutes.
RuIes-Words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of IS" such as bats,
cats" are not used. Only one form of a
word is used Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow.
Answer to FORCEFUL.
foe, hue, -four. force, fore, foul, four, fuel
furl, role. roue, rule, ruff1e, ruff, clue
cruel, clef, COLE core, Golfer, cure, curl
cuff. ecru, lore, lure, luff, lucre.
Evening star., 1951-02-15

Yesterdays narrative centered
around a disaster which declarer
brought upon himself by the less
of one little unit of time. Today
we witness similar calamity, but
in this case it is a defender who
finds it impossible to regain lost
time
Time at the bridge table is
measured not in swings of the
pendulum, but rather in units of
tricks. East, today's victim, was
caught off guard for split second;
just time enough for one trick to
get by, the trick that resulted in the
stealing Of game.
South holds the absolute maxi
mum for an opening bid of one no
trump Q9 points, which with a
balanced hand is the appropriate
bid, despite the lack of a full stop
per in spades. North quite properly
raised to two no-trump, bid justl-
fed by his holding of eight high
card points. He diSdained, the stu
dent will note, to show the club
suit. This is a feature of bidding
tactics which it is difficult to i'm
press upon the inexperienced player.
When partner opens with no-trump
1t is not good practice 10 show suits
with hands of balanced distribution
The six of spades was led and
dummy played low. The ace won
and the eight was returned, driving
out the king. Declarer could see
that he had but eight tricks, so that
only if he could get a diamond trick
through the opposition before their
eyes were opened could he succeed
in his contract.
He, therefore. promptly led the
jack of diamonds. East, in the be
lief that the declarer was starting
some kind of finesse and hoping
that his partner could win the trick
with the queen, played second hand
low" When this held, declarer ran
of with his nine tricks and retired.
East had played too quickly and,
as is natural under the circum-
stances, without thought. When
West followed to the second trick
with the deuce of spades, he was
marked with a five-card suit, which
left declarer with only one moro
spade. East. therefore, should have
rushed in with the ace of diamonds
and returned a spade at once. If
South's remaining spade happened
to be the queen, nothing would be
lost by the play, because if partner
had high diamond, he would still
make it later.
(Copyright, 1851, by Charles H. GorenD
Evening star., 1951-03-31
|Prensa Editor 10 STAY
In Uruguayan Exile
By the Associated Press


MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar
31.-Alberto Gainza Paz, editor o1
the independent newspaper La
Prenza closed by congressional au.
thorities in Bucnos Aires, said
today he will remain in exile ir
Uruguay until freedom of the
press is restored in Argentina.
Mr.. Gainza Paz, in a statement
distributed at La Prensa's Monte
video office, denied he had fled
Argentina to escape a 15-day jail
term imposed for contempt OF
Congress, dominated by the party
of President Peron. He said he
was not aware of the arrest order
until after he had heard it on the
radio while at his mothers ranch
near Colonia, Uruguay.
The order was issued March q
by an Argentine congressional
committee which seized control OF
La Prensa. The committee OBJ
Ijected to Mr.. Gainza Paz' written
statement asserting that congress
sional intervention was illegal.
The editor did not disclose the
date he reached Colonia or how
he did so. However, he said he
had come to Uruguay March %
and indicated he had made the
"trip by water, probably in a
friends yacht, as was reported
previously.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Probers 10 Inspect
Pickett Wednesday

Chairman Sasscer, Democrat, OF
Maryland said yesterday his special
House Armed Services Subcom-
mittee to inspect conditions al
Camp Pickett. Va. probably woulc
begin its inquiry at the installa-
|tion beginning Wednesday. The
I43rd (New England National
Guard Division is in training
there.
Chairman Vinson. Democrat, OF
Georgia, of the full committee
named the three-man subcom-
mittee yesterday to investigate
complaints of sub-standard con.
Iditions" at the camp. The
other members are Representative.
Hardy. Democrat, of Virginia
and Gavin. Republican, of Penn
lsylvania.
Mr.. Sasscer said the group
would conduct a completely fail
and thorough investigation oi
conditions at the camp"
"We will investigate and go into
fully the various things at the
camp. such as housing, food, rec
Ireation, treatment of troops ane
general morale"
Mr.. Sasscer said the grour
probably would spend the latter
part of next week at Camp Pickett
Already it is assembling com.
plants received by Congressmer
and the Army's report of it's in.
Ivestigation of alleged poor condi.
Itions at Pickett.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
9Th Blood TRANSMISSION
Given 10 Houston Boy, I
BY The Asseeiaisd Press

HOUSTON, Tex. Mar. 31.-Lit-
tie Wayne Gideon's throat still
bled today and doctors continued
"a Nationwide search In the hope
of finding some means to stop it.
There is just one arm vein left
Through which the lost blood can
be replaced, and q TRANSMISSION
needle stays firmly implanted in
it. The boy received his 9th
TRANSMISSION last night.
The 7-year-old son Of a Hous-
ton taxicab driver severed a neck
vein March 10 when he fell on
a stick while at play. Spells Of
coughing and vomiting and a rare
type blood-O-RH negative
have aggravated his case.
Laboratory attendants say they
have plenty of O-RM negative
blood on hand, but the doctors
have talked Of using another type
blood, one which coagulates
quickly. .,.-
The boy wavers between con.
seriousness and Semiconsciousness.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
20 Demonstrate
Against TrujIIo
Near Conference

About 20 political refugees,
nearly all from the Dominican
Republic, today began dis
playing placards urging moves
against the Trujillo regime
about one block away from the
Pan American Conference.
Extra police details, called
out in case of a serious dis
turbance. told the group it
must not parade closer than
500 feet from the premises of
the Pan American Union,
where President Auriol of
France was addressing the
conference.
Members of the group,
which motored down from
New York last night, said a
car carrying elaborate plac-
ards broke down 100 miles
north of Washington. To re-
place them, the group hastily
drew up new posters as they
gathered near the corner of
Seventeenth and E streets
NV.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
New Dispute Extends
Paris Transit Strike
BY the Associoiea Press

PARIS, Mar. 31.-The 2-weeks.
old Paris subway and bus strike
went on today after new disagree.
nlent on a wage raise
Strike leaders talked with
Premier Henri Queuille last night
and said then they would issue g
back-to-work order.
This morning, however, the
strike committee, which includes
representatives of both Commun-
lists and non-Coml.lunist unions
said there were new disagree
ments. They promised the strik-
ers would continue to fight in
the most complete unity and will
defend their strike and their de-
mands with all the means at their
disposal"
An estimated $4,000 to 10000
strikers are still out. Authorities
claimed, however, that about one
third of the normal subway sched-
ule is running and that about
half of today'S normal traffic
would be carried.
Union leaders agreed on gen.
eral terms of a settlement in talk:
with the Premier last night. Il
called for increases of $3.50 tt
S9.40 in a basic monthly pay Of
from $51 to $76. But when they
went to see Transport Minister
Antoine Pinay about it. new dis.
agreement arose over, what, i
anything, the strikers were to ge
for the days they were cut.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Senators Find No Violations
In MonroneY Campaign
BY the Assoeiafed Press

The Senate Elections subcom-
mittee said yesterday there is no
evidence to support complaints
that postal regulations were vio-
lated in the 1850 election CAM
paign of Senator Monroney, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma.
Senator Monroney, a subcom-
mittee member, took no part in
the study. Three of the five mem
bers decided the case. The three
included two Republicans and a
Democrat. The fifth member was
out of town.
In a statement by Chairman
Gillette, Democrat, of Iowa, the
group declared that mo improper
action whatsoever appears in the
report or Is before the Subcom-
mittee on the part of Senator
Monroney"
Evening star., 1951-03-31
III. S. Chamber Contends Poy
us Keeping Pace With Prices

minutes to earn IA cents at aver
Iage factory wages last June and
the same 6 minutes last month.
1t took "a minutes last June to
earn a pound of pork chops. at
1907 cents, and 81 minutes last
month. with pork chops down to
I78.9 cents.
A No. 2 can Of peas cost 20.9
cents in June and ZIG cents in
February. but higher average
wages cut the earning time from
10 to 5 minutes.
Steak Goes Higher.
Oranges. per dozen, were down
from 48.9 cents in June to 46.6
cents last month, and the earning
time was also down-from 81 to 19
minutes.
Round steak shot up too much
to be discounted by the wage rise.
At 1923 cents a pound in February
instead of last June's 97.5 cents,
lit took the average factory worker
Is minutes to earn a pound of
steak in February against Al min
|utes before Korea, the chamber
said.
Milk went up from. June's 1876
cents to 23.6 last month. pushing
the earning time up from 8 to 8
minutes.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Soviet Security Forces
Reported Increased

ROME. Mar. 81 R.-The Chris
tian Democrat newspaper II 2Po-
polo said today that Russian
security forces" in Albania re-
Gently were increased from 5000
to 5000 men and Soviet tech
nicians have replaced Czechoslo-
Ivakian specialists on duty in. that
country.
II Popoio's story, attributed tc
unidentified refugees from ths
Ahanian capital. Tirana, ! sale
Soviet reinforcements were the re.
suit Of the Kremlin's concern ovel
what may happen in Albania il
the summer months. Z r.
II Popolo said that although
Albania has little more than
million Inhabitants, its army anc
police forces number more than
10000. It quoted the refugees as
saying that one of every 10 male
AlbanianS is in uniform.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Jose Ferrer Halls Award
las Rebuke 10 'Smearers'
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 31.-Jose
Ferrer. Academy Award winner
says his selection as 1950's TOP
movie actor rebukes those who
"maliciously" tried to smear him
as a Red.
II don't say there was a cam
paign, but I sure got called a lot
of dirty names that weren't called
for" he said as he heard of his
Oscar triumph early yesterday ir
a small Manhattan cabaret.
Mr.. Ferrer, who was honoreo
for his portrayal Of the title role
in "Cyrano de Bergerac," is under
subpoena to appear before the
House Un-American Activities
Committee April Is in its investi.
cation of Communist influences ir
Hollywood.
He said those who tried te
smear him were either stupid
and will have to go to court ano
prove what they said" or they
were "weaselS who so phrase theil
attacks that I can't make them
prove them"
Evening star., 1951-03-31
N. Y. Firemen' S Union
VIII Vote on Keeping
Crane as President
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 31.-New
York's AFL firemen are to vote
on whether they want John P.
Crane-who said he gave former
Mayor William O'Dwyer a $4,000
campaign contribution-to con-
tinue to head their union.
But even if he is ousted, Mr..
Crane says he has nothing to
worry about.
win, lose or draw, I still get
paid" he told newsmen yesterday
after a four-hour closed meeting
of some 1000 members of his AEL
Uniformed Firemen's Association.
There were reports, meanwhile,
that Federal tax agents had
quizzed Mr.. Crane, Mr.. ODwyer
and former City Water Commits
sioner James j. Moran about their
financial affairs.
Payments Denied.
The custer movement against
Mr.. Crane, and the tax checkup,
stem from testimony before the
Senate Crime Committee here
March 81. The fireman testified
he handed Mr.. O'Dwyer the $10,-
600 in 1949 as evidence of union
political support.
Mr.. Crane also told the Sena-
tors that he gave Mr.. Moran, an
old O'Dwyer aide, $4,000 to keep
him ION our side" on firemen'S S
legislation.
Both Mr.. ODwyer and Mr..
Moran have denied under oath
ever receiving such p"yments.
After his testimony, the AFL
Interna Cional Association of Fire
Fighters removed Mr.. Crane as a.
vice president.
One of the two referendums
proposed at yesterdays firemen's
meeting will give Mr.. Crane, al
chance to hit back at the inter-
national association.
Reinstatement Asked.
This referendum issue censures
the international association, asks
Mr.. Cranes reinstatement, and
raises the possibility of the New
York group withdrawing from the
parent body if the demand is not
met.
The other-if approved-sus-
pends Mr.. Crane as UFA president
pending the outcome of any court
proceedings against him. But, Mr..
Crane said, it provides for the
union to pay him his regular
s4,160-a-year fireman'S salary dur
ing the suspension.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
BY the Associated Press

The National Chamber of Com
merce said today the average fac
tory hand can earn a pork chop
a can of peas or an orange in less
time nowadays than he could be-
+ fore the Korean war.
The chamber said this in back
ing up a claim that factory wages
have kept pace with prices since
fighting started in Korea.
According to the chambers fig
ures, it takes slightly longer now
for a worker to earn a quart OF
milk or a pound of steak.
Government Figures Used.
The chamber based its findings
on study Of figures issued by the
Governments Bureau of Labor
Statistics, which keeps tabs or
prices and wages. The conclus-
ions took into account increases
in withholding taxes. The cham
ber said average factory wages
rose from 1853 cents last June to
1868 In March.
The chamber gave these COM
parisons:
The price of loaf of bread rose
from ID cents last June to 15.9
cents last month, and it took
Evening star., 1951-03-31
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Continued From First Page.J
government of the U. S. S. r
started TO conduct an aggressive
policy toward Yugoslavia."
Dedijer wrote that the Russian
policy in Albania was dictated BY
Cominform propaganda ane
charged that it was based upor
la fabricated" accusation thai
Yugoslavia Is planning to attack
its tiny Balkan neighbor on the
Adriatic Sea.
Dedijer devoted much of hi!
article to condemnation of Russian
war preparations" and stockpilins
of military materiel in Soviet
satellite countries. -..
"War preparations of the U. S
Is. r. are reflected lately in tht
degree of it's exploitation IL
Czechoslovakia," he wrote.
Dedijer's lengthy article differed
llitGle from previous Yugoslav ac'
counts of conditions in Sovie
puppet states. 1t amounted to al
overall compilation Of condition
in these states and general de-
nunciation of Russian policy there
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Mobilization
Continued From First Page.)

of materials shortages will be
greatest.
Labor chiefs included Gen. Clay
in their charge that the defense
program was being run by big
business and in the interests of
big business. They accused him of
favoring national service legsla-
ltion-a labor draft-but there was
no substantiation of the charge.
Labor blamed Gen. Clay for the
transfer of manpower program
policy from the Labor Department
to the ODM.
Unions Still Unsatisfied.
Union spokesmen made it clear,
however, that the departure of
Gen. Clay will not be regarded as
the answer to all of their CON-
plants against the defense pro-
gram.
Labor has demanded and Mr..
Wilson has agreed to appointment
of union leader to a top spot
in the ODM. Gen. Clay's leaving
led to speculation that Mr.. Wilson
might replace him with a labor
man.
Declaring that about SIS bill
lion in defense contracts have
been placed this year, Gen. Clay
said:
1.-THE effect of this buying won t
hit the economy until July, Au-
gust, September and October. 1t
will come hard and heavy in the
fourth quarter"
Other Developments Noted.
Meanwhile, there were these
other developments along the
mobilization front:
! l. Average farm prices slipped
back l per cent between mid
February and mid-March. The
cost of items the farmer buys
went up is per cent to reach a
new high, the Agriculture Depart
ment reported.
2. Wholesale prices, as meas
ured by the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, remained unchanged
during the week ended March 27.
8. Price Controller Michael
IDiSalle said price cuts are coming
"in certain fields where they are
warranted" Rationing isn't in
the picture, he added.
! 4. The United States Chamber
Iof Commerce said "black markets
in meat have returned, especially
in the East"
S. The Senate Small Business
Committee asked the National
Production Authority to abandon
a proposed S per cent cut in rub
ber allocations for April. It also
asked that beginning April /
not less than 10000 tons a month
be assigned to small manufac-
turers.
6. The Wage Sterilization Board
announced that printed forms
and instruction sheets for re-
porting wage and salary increases
under the so-called 40 per cent
formula" are now available at
regional and district offices of
the Labor Departments Wage
and Hour Division.
Evening star., 1951-03-31
Conference
Continued From First Page.)

and Latin America, the French
leader said that Exchanges be.
tween your magnificent universe.
ties and ours ought to be in.
creased"
Earlier, plenary session of thu
ministers met to consider resolu.
tions proposed and those already
adopted by the working group:
discussing political-military, in.
ternal security and economic
problems.
The most significant action OF
the conference to date was taken
yesterday with approval of the
l"Declaration of Washington.
This pledges a mutual defense o1
the Americas against communism
The military and political sub
committee adopted a resolution
which made it clear that the
Inter-American Defense Boare
would not become an internationa
general staff comparable to Gen
Eisenhower's North Atlantic pact
organization command.
Bolivian Troops Offered.
To relieve the fears of Mexico
on this point, the statement de-
clared the I. A. D. B. would have
only powers to plan and recon-
mend to member governments.
Also in the military sphere
Pedro Silveti Arce of Bolivia as.
serted that he had "come to Wash.
ington to offer Bolivian troops ir
the anti Communist struggle ir
Korea" Two other Latin Amer.
lean countries have offered mill
tary aid to the United Nations
Colombia and Cuba.
Other measures adopted yester.
day were:
/. A United States resolution
lpledging the American nations to
settle their differences. peaceably
so as to be more ready against the
common foe of communism.
2. A Cuban resolution urging the
strengthening of human rights anc
freedoms in the Americas.