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such favors, or too poor and incense
quential to be permitted special treat
ment? Are we going to encourage
special brand of draft dodger-the man
who rushes into a uniform which car
ries the least chance of danger and pri-
walton?
Compare the risks and standards of
living in the various Services, and then
ask yourself what duty anyone would
choose who had the privilege of choos-
ing. Nor will this situation be corrected
by authorizing hazardous duty pay for
front line infantrymen. 1t may be that
the hazards Of flying can be priced out
in dollars and cents, ,but the dangers of
infantrymen in combat simply cannot
be made attractive.
1t is the infantrymen land ground
Marines) who stay on and on in combat,
with little relief rotation, or reward.
They absorb an overwhelming share of
the casualties-and gain. lose, or hold
the ground which determines defeat or
victory. With the other ground forces.
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Groy,s 'EIeqy'

England just now is celebrating the bicen-
tennial of Thomas Grays famous "Elegy Written
in Country Church Yard" The poem was
published by Robert Dodsley in quarto in Febru-
airy, ISL and it was greatly successful from
the very first" Composed by "the slowest of
bards," it represented seven years of consdera-
ton on his part. He was IS when it finally was
issued and had only two decades of life before
hin-and nothing much worth doing with the
time. Richard Garrett and Edmund Gosse, in
their History of English Literature" refer to
him being altogether too delicate for the
rough age he lived in" 1t served him to little
effect that he was perhaps the most learned
man in Europe" Loneliness and govt afflicted
him. He was constitutionally too fat, too shy
and too weak of body and spirit. Yet he could
and did write lines as simple, as graceful and
as richly beautiful as:
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd wind slowly Ger the lea,
The ploWman homeward plodS his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
Nothing more compelling of its kind exists
in English letters than the whole picture painted
in the Elegy. Each single word of it obviously
has been chosen with meticulous discrimination.
The poem is a tour de force of taste. If proof
of its power be wanted 1t may be found in this
stanza, often quoted even now after two
centuries:
Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear:
Full many flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
Gray's mood throughout is melancholic. He
faces the universe as philosopher and as an
artist, too; but he is sad and sorrowful-there
is no exuberant joy in his work The youth Ito
fortune and to fame unknown is himself, and
he mourns his Illustrations, his disappointments
his pathetic griefs. At the last of the lament
he af1rms that heaven has granted him the
friend who was "all he wished" but the elegist's
history contradicts the claim. His immortal
poem stands today as an appeal for type of
human fellowship-an authentic mutually
which rarely, if ever, develops anywhere on
earth. It is a cry for mercy which many great
souls have helped to raise. all too often in vain.
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Rowdies, or Soldiers?

I was heartened to read in The Star
the article entitled Eisenhower Troops
Offend French With Drunken Rowdy-
ism"
Mr.. Shapiro deserves to be commended
for bringing this matter out in the open.
I have witnessed this sort of behavio"
on the part Of certain elements in our
armed forces. not only abroad but in
New York and right here in Washington.
The unfortunate truth is that our troops
do not compare favorably with the
French or British in discipline or in
decent behavior toward civilians.
In the British forces, an officer is
considered to have responsibility and
authority wherever it becomes necessary
to use it. American officers seem to lack
it or are afraid to exercise it when off
their own posts or away from their own
outfits. In the spring of 1945 I saw
seaman insult lone woman in the
coffee shop Of one of our better Wash
ington hotels. while at first two and
later three naval officers sat at various
other tables, not courageous enough to
do anything about it.
The seaman was just drunk enough to
be nasty. Being drunk seems, in our
services, to excuse any behavior while
not on actual duty. In the services of at
least one foreign country. drunken cul-
prits are punished for their of1enses,
including the one of being drunk.
Are we to see our best efforts at home
and abroad sabotaged by such episodes
as MIR. Shapiro has described, or are the
armed forces going to enforce decency
upon those not naturally gifted with
that quality? That is the question.
GARRISON j. Beall.
X X
We have been advised that every
traveller in foreign countries is an I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-21
Presidential Pettiness

If 1t be true that the small things man does
are apt to reveal his true stature, there is not
much comfort for anyone in the Presidents
latest tilt with Senator Byrd
AS President of the United States, Mr. Tru-
man occupies what is certainly one of the most
important Offices in the world. 1t is not an ex-
aggeration to say that the decisions he makes
can and probably will have the most profound
effect on the future of our civilization. What is
one to think then, when the President stoops to
a level of petty politics that would be unworthy
of county political boss?
After two-year feud with Southern Demo-
Gratis, Mr. Truman last week sent to the Senate
long list of postmasterships. Included were
eight that had been recommended by Represent
ative Burr Harrison of Virginia. But ninth
Harrison Recommendations for Berryv!lle--
was held up.
Berryville of course, is Senator Byrd's home
town. and the withholding of that nomination
was slap at him. Actually Senator Byrd did
not make the selection. Ordinarily Representa-
tives make the recommendations for postmasters,
but as matter of courtesy they defer to the
wishes of Senator where his home town is
concerned In this instance Senator Byrd made
no recommendation of his own, merely concur
ring in Mr.. Harrison's preference. So the rebuff
intended for the Senator falls somewhat wide of
the mark
An injury, however, has been done, although
not to Senator Byrd. If Mr.. Truman thinks he
can undermine the Senator in Virginia by
such sma-minded tactics as this, he mad better
think again. But the postmaster in question, one
H. B. Harris, will have to continue on an acting
basis, which means that he cannot earn retire
ment credit despite the fact that his service has
been wholly satisfactory So Mr.. Harris, because
he serves in Senator Byrd's home town, will
suffer to some extent.
The real victim, however, will be the office of
President of the United States tt is hard to
think of anything more damaging to the prestige
of the presidency, or more likely to impair con-
fidence in the stature of the man who holds the
office, than such petty, pcayunish politicking as
this.
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The Infantry Needs College Boys, Too

they face the Bataans, the Dunkirks-
and the Koreas-of tomorrow.
The duty Of fighting far from home.
in causes that do not necessarily breed
natural enthusiasm, is certainly not at
tractive to any normal American. Even
professional infantrymen seldom ask for
front line assignments, as ready as they
are to perform such duty If it falls to
their lot. Such a spirit should exist in
every young American.
Unpopular duty with the ground forces
should therefore be distributed among
all Americans alike by fair and honest
system, without favor or distinction of
any kind. This would permit decided
improvement in the caliber of our 'front.'
line fighters. 1t would allow a reason
able rotation Of infantrymen on danger
Gus duty, and fairly distribute among all
classes of qualified Americans the great
est hardships and risks connected with
our national foreign policies.
manifest favoritism being extended to
the educated" classes. who more than
any other group Of Americans need to
develop the self-control and the self
respect necessary for them to see their
duty and to do it. We already have too
many intellectuals. long on brains and
short on character.
The infantry and the common people
who compose it deserve the adoption of
a system of Universal Military Service
which will place the infantry on an equal
basis with all other military assignments
and make all drafted young men equally
susceptible to front-line duty under
fair system Of rotation. These ends can
be attained only if assignments are de-
termined by lot rather than by choice or
favoritiSn.
The infantry will never achieve its
maximum efficiency until its enlisted
men are true cross-section of Amer
leans. gladly and willingly giving their
all because they know that combat duty
has been fairly assigned to them as
part of system of unquestioned in
tegrity, with equal consideration for
every mothers son, regardless of race,
religion, influence. education or intelli-
gence tests.
Our men in Korea are fighting for the
Nation. Who will fight for, them at
home? Senator johnson has pointed
out way.
Ex-Doushboy
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Stokes Critic

In his early days when he was a young
columnist fighting and exposing graft
and corruption from Georgia to Califor-
mia, was an ardent admirer of Thomas
L. Stokes and his writing. But he now
seems to be a tired liberal" with no
place to go.
With so much evidence of dishonesty
and disloyalty in high public places, it
seems too bad that Mr.. Stokes should
have chosen to become New Deal and
a Fair Deal apologist. The erstwhile
young fighting reporter. who used to
make the grafters tremble in their boots,
winds up in thes same corner with the
Pendergast gang!
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The Railroad Indictment

The criminal proceedings brought against
the Pennsylvania Railroad by Middlesex County,
New Jersey, authorities are as novel as they are
drastic. Federal officials concerned with railroad
safety can recall no previous case ia which
railroad was indicted for manslaughter as the
outgrowth of wreck. The indictments for
each of the "a men and women who died when
The Broker, commuters train, left the rails
near Woodbridge, New Jersey, on February g.
were handed down before the State had COM
pleted its inquiry and before the Interstate Com
merce Commission had prepared its report on
the accident.
The Mddlesex grand jury charged that the
Pennsylvania Railroad, with force and arms"
did "feloniously kill and STAY" the "a victims.
The indictments contained no specifications and
the prosecutor, Assistant County Attorney Alex
ander Eber, refused to explain the extraordinary
action, except to say that "the important thing
is to fix responsibility" Presumably the grand
jury, in making the grave charges, had evidence
which has not yet been revealed in public hear
ings. The public will have to await the trial to
learn the nature of this evidence The most
serious criticism of the railroad made at the
hearings, however had to do with the absence
of caution light at the approaches to the tenn
porary trestle where the wreck occurred. Al
though the engineer testified he was looking for
such light the company commended that no
ugnG was required py us operating rules or by
standard operating practice of railroads in
general
Conviction of the company would mean more
than possible fines totaling $4,000. 1t would
smooth the way for plethora of civil suits which
could run into an enormous aggregate sum-
suits not only on behalf of the dead but by the
several hundred passengers who were injured
Findings of State and Federal investigators of
the wreck will have bearing, too, on the litiga-
ton All of this will be interesting to watch
However, the prosecutor suggests, the most
important thing is to establish as effectively as
possible the cause of the catastrophe, that the
public may be protected against repetition of
the failures corporate, human or mechanical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-21
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

by 1HE dASh1N SEht1CE.
@. What was the total amount Of
money spent on advertising last year,
E. H. B.
A. The estimated total was S5.5 bill
lion divided as follows: Newspapers,
s1.8 billion; magazines, $475 million.
radio. $625 million: television, $50 mil
lion; balance, direct mail, outdoor, etc.
@. What are the slowest moving ami
mals?-M. T. D. --.-
A. This distinction has been claimed
for the Sloth, the snail and the burroW-
ing earthworm. A sloth can be melted
to move at pace equivalent to mile
an hour. One snail's pace was actually
measured and found to be % inches an
hour.
@. Why are stadiums called by this
name? e. w.
A. The word comes from the Greek
"stadion," measure of length equal to
sos #. in. This was the distance Of
the original Olympian foot race which
was named for the measurement. Later,
the term was applied to the place where
the race was run.
@. Please list all the words In the
English language that end in "sede."-
H. G. K m.
A. There is only one-supersede.
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Lace Makers

The thin bare fingers OF the trees
Shuttle Swiftly to and fro, --,.a.,..-'
Weaving eDery icy breeze, :,
All the ipild March minds that blots.
Into green lace, flny sheer
They ,oill toear snken ApriPs here. -.
jane n. Merchant, .
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Letters to The Star

stars and stripes. Is still extant. These
arms, with an eagle for crest, had been
granted to the Washingtons some time
before.
1.-The house was occupied till 1884
when it was condemned as unfit for hui
man habitation. It was bought by local
group, but for want of funds has re-
manned a ruin. Recent investigations
show that parts of the house of 1888
still remain; and the researches of Mr.
Lee Washington have proved the descent
of the first President from William de
Washington.
II suggest that the house should be
restored by the people of England and
equipped as museum and presented to
the City of Washington D. c., which has
just celebrated its 150th anniversary,
This could be done for about ELS .00e.
There is precedent for the ownership
in England by Americans of something
which does not leave the country in
Harvard House, Stratford-on- Avon"
M. L. G.
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Unconvinced

Unconvinced
DR.. Urner Liddel states that flying
saucers are only huge balloons used in
cosrnic studies. DR.. Liddel says there is
no longer any need to keep the public
in the dark he considers his answer
"incontrovertibly right" Undoubtedly
cosrnic ray balloons have accounted for
a fair number Of Saucer sightings."
but they do not explain all the aerial
phenomena.
I am extremely amazed at the profess
sional myopia manifest in the various.
contradictory explanations" The nu-
clear scientist or physicist tells us they
are balloons; the astronomer tells us
they are meteors: the science fiction
fans tell us they are little men from
Mars, and so on. But what were the vast
number of brownish objects, with tails.
seen over Skeinge, Sweden. May Is. 1908.
in a two-hour-long procession. and re-
ported in The Transactions Of The
Swedish Academy Of Sciences. 1903
215?
They were observed by astonished
thousands in the streets. The sun be-
came brick red in color. Occasionally
one of the objects fell to earth, and on
examination of the place of fall. slight
film was seen, which soon vanished.
And what was the 6-foot sphere, emit
ting purplish glow, which fell onto a
Philadelphia field last September q.
and which, when touched by policeman
dissolved into sticky film? The grass
upon which it fell was not even bent
by its weight.
And why did the official Air Force
report of April q, 1949, state that
the "saucers" acted more like "ani-
mails" than anything else?
John Philip Bessor.
st. Thomas, Pa.
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Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 10
any any question Of fact by either writing The
NV. Washington S. D. C., and inclosing 8 cents
return postage by telephoning ST. 1853,
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Ex-Doushboy

Pen names may be used If letters carry
lDriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
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official ambassador of his own country.
which will be judged by his actions.
Drunkards are not good soldiers, nor
good citizens. I, for one, do not wish
to be represented by such persons.
Frances L. Mcdowell.
Evening star., 1951-12-08

|ministrator Raymond M. Foley
told an American University group
this week he considers that hous-
ing is still predominantly a pri-
vate enterprise responsibility in
spite of Federal aids.
4 X
Rear Admiral Joseph F. Jelley
will address the Washington
Building Congress luncheon at
1880 pm. next Monday in the
Mayflower Hotel. He heads the
Nays Seabees and the Bureau of
Yards and Docks.
\
c. r. Graham, president OF the
Montgomery County Real Estate
Board awarded prizes to winners
of the boards essay contest on
What the Bill of Rights Means
to Me-" First prize went to Ben
jamin B. McCeney, a junior at
Montgomery Blair Junior High
School.
+
Naomi Worthington, executive
secretary Of the Montgomery
board, recently was named associ-
ate editor Of the Secretaries
Council Digest" publication of
board secretaries throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1951-12-08
Realty
Revue

Everybody seems to be breaking
out with Christmas party an
nouncements. Among parties
scheduled: Home Builders Asso-
citation. Mayfower Hotel, at noon
next Saturday; the Washington
Building Congress, Mayflower Ho-
tel, at 5 pm. December 10; the
Washington Metropolitan Chap
ter, American Institute of Archi-
tectS, Potomac Boat Club, at $50
pm. the same day. and the Wash
ington Real Estate Board, May
flower Hotel. at 1918 pm. Deem
ber 20.
Lloyd r. Coates will handle ar
rangements for both builders and
realtors parties. He is chairman
of the realtors program commit
tee, and for the builders event
will be aided and abetted by Ed
ward R. Carr, former head of the
builders local and national organ
izations and now president of the
Washington Real Estate Board.
X X
Builders party net proceeds will
go to the Metropolitan Police Boys
Clubs and the Washington Boys
Clubs. Realtors will donate toys
to Washington Council of Church
Women for distribution to boys
and girls.
FHA's District Office today noti-
fed builders of multi family prof.
ects that if they need scarce ma
terials for the second quarter of
1882 they should file applications
by next Saturday.
X
The Producers Council believes
future construction is not going
to be too attractive for builders.
The trade group blames "uncer-
tainty as to National Production
Authority's policies with respect
to building"
4AAS o1SoAl46eIt1OIl odyS pullUGIS
can't plan ahead because they are
unable to determine at what ap-
proximate date NPA expects to
be able to modify or remove its
restrictions on private construc-
ton"
That, of course, is a $64 ques-
ton for NPA that is tied up with
the whole complex matter of what
the Soviet government is going
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to do. Maybe the complaint

to do. Maybe the complaint
should be directed to Mr.. Stain.
The answer to the question of
the future of construction ap-
parently lies in the answer to the
other big question: Are we going
to have to fight to defend our
lives and our freedom, and can we
afford to pause in defense work
until the slow process of history
tells us clearly whether such a
course is justified?
X
The Master Builders Associa-
ton will meet at s pm. next Tues
day in the Mayfower Hotel. Ran
dali A. Wyant, secretary, an
nounced today.
Housing and Home Finance Ad-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-01-11
St. Xuvier News

Mrs. c. A. Wort spent the
holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
Uriel King and family.
Miss Marjorie Sullivan is
teaching the second grade. The
former teacher, Mrs. Snively has
resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carper
and family have moved back
into this community from Red
Lodge.
MI. and Mrs. Ray Martensen
and family returned from
spending the holidays in Butte
and Ryegate.
Little Susie Martensen had her
tonsils removed last week.
MI. and Mrs. Arthur Gustaf-
son of Alaska, were recently
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Uriel
King. The Glen Gustafson fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Harden
and Mrs. Cecil Holland were
also guests of the Kings New
Years night.
NOTICE to bottle gas users
We cannot give out full bottles
unless an empty is given in ex-
change. For bottle gas, ring
door bell at rear door. Kuche-
ra'S-Adv.
MI. and Mrs. Glen Faw and
MaviS entertained the following
at a New Years dinner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walt Willett and sons, Miss
Charlotte Cammock, Jack Will
lett, Don Henderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reno, Mr.. and Mrs.
! R. C. Willett and family.
Mrs. VIM. Schuler returned
home after visiting with her
parents in Virginia.
George Deistch has been
spending several days at the
| VIM. Schiller home.
Rich Kahler shipped his sheep
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Green
walt and family of Colorado
have been visiting friends and
relatives. They are former resi-
dents of this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reno re-
! Gently received the announce
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-01-11
Liquor CONSUMPTION
Increases In Stdte

During the first II months
this year Montanans drank $l3,--
554,7 worth of liquor-about
$500, 900 more than last year
according to Administrator II.
M. O'EIearn of the state liquor
control board. November sales
alone were $1,585, 616-the big
gest November in the boards
15-year history.
O'Hearn said the sales in
crease was not caused by high
er prices but shows a genera.
increase in consumption"
Also, Administrator O'Hearli
reported that the liquor control
board has abort 4,081 cases or
Scotch whiskey on hand, COM
pared with 1,349 a year ago:
$3.50 cases of bonded whiskey-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-01-11
Limit Operation
Of DRUG Stores

The state board of pharmacy
has ruled that ownership and
operation of new drug stores in
Montana will be limited to reg
istered pharmacists living in the
state. However, pharmacies and
drug stores already licensed
and in operation will not be
covered by the regulation.
Board members, appointed by
Gov. John w. Bonner, are:
Heber Porter of Bozeman, presi-
dent; Elmer Carkeek of Butte,
vice president; Emil Schoen-
holzer of Billings, secretary; and
w. H. Durham of Missoula,
treasurer.