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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
SMOOTH-TALKING FRIENDS

s l ean not m exeusing3 either MT. Caudle or MT. Jesse Jones or MT. Gabrielson. Lamar Caudle was a country boy who got dazzled by smooth-talking friends. No smooth talker himself, he was his own worst enemy on the witness stand. But it was obvious from listening to him that he was telling the truth. For when a man pays more for a fur coat, wholesale, than he would have had to pay retail, then he really shows himself as a coun- try boy who ought not to be pall- ing around with city slickers.
 Unquestionably Lamar Caudle ought not to have held the job he did. But it's easy for newspaper man or a congressman to sit back in judgment on our fellow men. And I can't help remembering that the newspaper chain which cast the first stone at Caudle is headed by the same man whom the Roose- velt administration exposed for setting up a personal holding cor poration to take tax deductions on his yacht
 I also remember that when in California last year, I got phone call from Caudle saying that they were pushing tax case against "Niggy" Rutkin in Newark, N. J.. fo rthe city slickers with private Galley 2 Wash Merrygoround HI ation I had that would help. Caudle knew I had investigated the feud between those two notorious rum- runners, Rutkin and Joe Rein field, and asked me to phone any helpful information to his attorney in Newark, Mickey Rothwacks. Taking the trouble to call me ir California about Rutkin was not what I would call pulling a tax punch.
 CAUDLE'S RECORD There was also the case of the deputy sheriff of Prince Georges County, Maryland, just a stones throw from the Capitol. who hac been taking protection money from the gamblers Caudle sent thi: case to Baltimore where U. s. At torney Bernard Flynn declined tc prosecute. Caudle sent it back, de- manded prosecution. later got c conviction.
 There was also the case of Elm init Waring, king of the gamblers in Washington. Caudle sent tax fraud case against Waring to the U. s. Attorney in Baltimore last May. Nothing happened Caudle prodded the case in July. prodded it a third time recently, then he himself was fired.
 There was also the case of Dr. Herbert Hessler of Kansas City, Kans.,, which Caudle sent to U. s. Attorney Lester Luther in Topeka for prosecution. Luther wrote back that Hessler was too prominent. He didn't want to prosecute, Cau- die insisted, got a conviction. These were just a few of the many cases I could mention.
 It is impossible to defend some of the foolish things Lamar Caudle did. But when he got on the witness
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

If you fail the first time, and make no correcUoh for mistakes there is reason why you should not fail the second time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

The law cannot be sustained or crlrne olscouraeeO by acts of mercy based upon emotional sympathy ioi the accused or his family
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
Weather af
 Alaska Points

Weather conditions and tempera- lures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 pm, l20th Meridian Time. and released by the Weather Bureau are as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

This is a free country, if you want to operate your automobile at high rate ot speed' Duc ooi complain if the traffic cop gets you
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

officers elected the Douglas Mason Edmund Andrews Worshpfu Kronqust Elton Eng Warden Charles Treasurer; William R. Spain Secretary Hall Marshal; Harold John Mills Ed Cashel Junior Stewart Adoph Hirsch, Tyler.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

When the pc ope of this country cannot oepen1 ,oon the inteoritv of the Joint Chiefs of Staff th safety of the U s. is in danger
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

Weather: High, 37; low 32; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

To understand anothers problems approach thef from his circumstances, not yours
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

Properly advertised good product VIII seh 1nadvertised it may may not sell
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

Afford Brad Legion 50 of the cis poyed keeping welcomed theatres coperated whoeheaedy with this a memorable
 All mail received Juneau before Christmas day distributed delivery before the of business Christmas Eve Josephine Spkett clerks telephoned to call for their packages .she said
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-27
STARLIGHT DOUBLE
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SlFT TOGETHER - 2I2 cups
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COMBINE -- "a cup shortening
and remaining chocolate
frosting mixture, mix thor
oughly
BLEND ms eggs, one at a
time, beat one minute
MEASURE - "a cup milk, add
alternately with sifted dry
ingredients 10 creamed mix
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thoroughly after each addi-
ton with electric mixture,
use low speed
POUR - Into two well creased
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Evening star., 1951-08-31
BY Charles E. TroceweH

This resentment may or may not be
serious, but it soon vanishes, as the bird
becomes all biru, that is, it takes on the
very odor of the great outdoors.
Every summer in this vicinity literally
hundreds of birds, mainly robins and
jays, but including many other species,
are rescued by kind-hearted persons and
brought up "by hand"
These birds often grow to maturity
as well as if fed by their own parents.
Sometimes, Of course, they have been
injured internally when picked up, and
so will not eat, and die shortly.
Those which survive come to lose their
fear Of human beings, and this is bad,
at least for time after they are re-
leased, for they often tend to fly down
on the shoulders and even heads Of un-
Suspectlng persons.
II one is not particularly interested in
bird life, it is disconcerting to have
big jay suddenly alight on ones head.
Instinctively one strikes out and the
poor bird soon learns that man is not
to be depended upon.
Usually such birds learn quickly
enough, and in time revert wholly to
their wild manners, and this is good for
them, for it is as 1t should be.
Nature has put about 80 million years
of experience behind the birds. They
know what they are doing. and being
indoors few days out Of all that length
Of time cannot take it away from them.
Evening star., 1951-08-31
Pen-ndn,eS may be used If letters carry
uriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

but on buses and streetcars there is no
defense against the nuisance.
Capital Transit Co., under contract
with its riders to protect and transport
them safely for the lawful transporta-
ton charge, imposes upon these patrons,
for its further financial gain, nuisance
which has been declared unconstitu-
tional.
And now we are being told how ad-
vantageous the radio equipment in the
buses and streetcars will be if we are
attacked by an enemy. Very good. Let
proper authority require the mainte-
nance of this equipment as a safety
measure, but limit its use to the pur-
poses of United States civil defense.
Edward H. DeGroOt, Jr.
4
The letter about radio advertising hit
the spot. have been threatening to
write the particular announcers he has
in mind for long time, but feared that
might be considered a "sorehead."
But now I see I am not the only one
disguised with the whole thing.
The beer programs are not the only
offenders. The cigarette people are just
as bad and many other producers are
at fault.
shun their products just because they
are so persistent and unreasonable in
their claims.
L. L. Wright.
Evening star., 1951-08-31
BoseboIl and the BUDGET

Who's ahead? What's the score?
Those are the questions everybody is
asking around Cleveland these days, in
stead of questions like: How much did
the New Deal spend today? How deeply
are we in debt now?
Whether or not Cleveland wins the
pennant will not affect the lives of the
baseball fanatics who "eat, read and
sleep" with the Indians. But whether
or not the New Deal stops waste and
inefticiency and balances the budget
will affect them-greatly-and for the
rest of their lives.
In practically every year of its mall
administration, the New Deal, because Of
inefflciency and stupid, wasteful spend
ing of borrowed money before, during
and after the war, continuously increased
the enormous mortgage on our future.
Now it proposes a $40 billion deficit in
just one year. Of we go into the wild
blue yonder at the terrific rate of almost
$4,000 deficit every minute.
It was F. D. r. who warned: "You and
I know any country, like any family, can
for a while spend more than it earns,
but a continuation of that habit will lead
to the poorhouse bankruptcy
o. Pitschman.
Akron, Ohio.
Evening star., 1951-08-31
Spottinq Juvenile Drug Addicts

School and health officials say that it would
be impracticable to undertake physical ex-
animation of all high school students to check
on possible drug addiction. A program of close
observance of students by teachers will be inst-
tuted, instead. But the fact that the Narcotics
Bureau thinks that such physical survey might
be productive ought to be enough to put school
authorities on the alert against the drug evil.
The bureau has no evidence of widespread use
of heroin, marihuana or other drugs among
school children, but its letter to DR.. Corning
suggests that an examination might reveal as
many as 10 cases. That would be 10 too many.
That there has been some dope peddling to
high school children here was evidenced by the
arrest several weeks ago of two boys near Eastern
High School. Both had been using heroin One
was former student at Eastern and the other
vas Junior there Subsequently the principal
Evening star., 1951-08-31
Not Very Diplomatic

get great deal Of pleasure in dream
ing what great big. beautiful world
this would be if all the fine cabinet
makers and carpenters. like Secretary
Acheson, would stick to furniture making
and stay the heck out of politics.
I am reminded of the story of young
Olaf who plodded through two years
of an eight-year seminary course in the
record time of about Is years. One day
his counsel and adviser, who had whis-
kered and grayed during Olafs tutoring.
in desperation finally asked the question
that had tormented him so long:
"Olaf, what ever made you decide to
come to the seminary from that lovely
farm in Virginia?"
'Why, brother, I thought you knew
how happened to be here. When I was
16 awoke one night to see beautiful
angel feet tall, all dressed in white,
writing in great gold letters upon the
wall OF my room"
"And what did he write, Olaf?"
why he wrote in big capital letters,
P. c. OF course, that could only mean
Preach Christ"
"Olaf. I'm afraid you made a terrible
mistake" said the brother "for he surely
must have meant Plow Cornr"
j. F. Redman.
Evening star., 1951-08-31
This and That

1--WE are concerned with his welfare
as he becomes old enough to be on his
own.
What should the procedure be con-
corning his migrating and his ability to
fend for himself should he want to be-
come part of outdoor life?"
The waxwing is tolerably common
summer resident here. Sometimes in
spring it is very abundant. Usually one
sees very little of it in summer. as it is
one of the species that does not breed
until late in June.
Hence there is no difficulty about let
ting this one, the cedar waxwing, loose;
it should be done, however, well before
fall. so that the creature can get used
to its new life.
Even though it is not exactly
migrator. 1t naturally tends to go bit
South when cold weather comes around
It is q bird that likes to be with others
of its kind
Released in late August. or early Sep
tember at the latest, it viii manage to
find flock of waxwings and attach
itself to it.
One other thing: There can be little
question that birds raised indoors tend
to take on a certain human odor.
This smell must be worn of, as it
were, by contact with the winds and
rains. before such specimen is so
.cially" acceptable to others Of its own
species.
Evening star., 1951-08-31
Remember That 18th Inning?

The idea is good one, but the re-enactment
tomorrow at Griffith Stadium of the memorable
18th inning of the final 1924 World Series game
between the Nationals and the New York Giants
will be difficult undertaking. Those who were
fortunate enough to be there that October after
noon know that it is virtually impossible to
reproduce the drama of the most exciting event
in local sports annals. Much of the drama and
tension revolved around Walter Johnson, on the
verge of realizing an 18-year-old dream of pitch
ing his team to world championship. Any re-
enactment without the immortal Johnson has
two strikes on it at the outset.
The play-by-play account of the Mats half
of the last glorious inning gives only an inkling
of the thrill-packed climax of that historic con-
test 1t was the seventh game OF close series.
each team having won three games The score
was 3-3 in the ninth inning when Johnson went
to the mound in a relief role. For three more
innings Walter held the Giants scoreless with
his blazing fast ball. Then came Washington's
turn at bat. Here is the play-by play record of
what happened then:
Ralph Miller, substitute infielder, grounded
out, Frisch to Terry.
Muddy Ruel hit pop foul and Catcher Hank
Gowdy, in trying to catch it, tripped on his mask
giving Muddy another swing. He doubled down
the third-base line.
johnson was safe when Shortstop Jackson
fumbled his hard grounder, Ruel holding second
McNeelys sharp grounder bounded over
IindStrom's head and Ruel scored.
That is the matter-of-fact way in which the
inning went down in the record books. But
Star reporter, in an overnight story, gave more
descriptive account: None who saw the finish
of that last game ever will forget it. Baseball
veterans. grown gray in following the sport stood
and looked on in amazement. There was tense
moment as the ball speeding from Earl McNeelys
bat suddenly bounded over Lindstrom's head at
third base and slowly hopped its way out to left
field The game and the series were over"
Even De Mile would find it hard to re-
create scene like that one.
Evening star., 1951-08-31
FALL CHURCH. Va.

cA11L C0OfCId, va.
Dear Sir:
Recently you wrote, Maryland is the
only State with one bird named after
its chief city, the Baltimore oriole, and
another after the State itself, the Mary
land yellow throat.
"What about the Nashville warbler
and the Tennessee warbler, two birds,
like the above, accorded full species
status?
There are, in addition, several other
instances in which subspecies names are
involved. Sincerely, j. K. M"
When one makes fiat statement, one
always is sticking ones neck out" as
the phrase has it. Tsk, tsk.
States and regions play part in many
bird names.
There is the Alaska thrush and others,
the Aleutian sandpiper, the Arctic blue
bird, the Arizona bobwhite, the Virginia
cardinal, ETC.; the Arkansas goldfinch,
the California chickadee, the Carolina
chicka6ee, dove, wren, etc.; the Florida
barred OWL the Washington eagle and
host of others "too numerous to men
tion," as the country papers say.
E. l.. r. of Sherrier place writes:
MY aunt has been raising waxwing
that some neighbor boys brought her.
and he is well on the road to becoming
an adult waxwing.
Evening star., 1951-08-31

included a central American national
memorial. all as illustrated in the ac-
companying sketch. The State gall
leries would occupy three 1,000-foot-
long structures Of classic design, form
ing as many sides Of a square open to
the east. facing the Lincoln Memorial
and centered with 1t, being distant
about one-hah mile.
In the exact center Of the 1,000-foot
square would rise the American ma
tional memorial, a cubical structure,
also Of classical architecture. with
rounded dome, contrasting in form and
composition with, and of much lower
height than the many-tiered Renais-
sance Capitol, miles distant, the Malls
eastern terminus The central, highly
monumental, American national memo
rial would complete the group and pro-
vide worthy settings for great mural
paintings, statues, momentos, exhibits,
etc., all of a national character.
The State memorial galleries would
provide IL acres Of space to be divided
into 81 areas, one for each State, Alaska
and Hawaii. These galleries would con-
tain paintings, mural and portrait,
statues, exhibits, photographs and data
of every kind pertaining to each Of the
States. Obviously the completed gal.
leries would form a permanent educa-
tional and cultural institution Of per-
manent and increasing interest. Such
an institution unquestionably would
mean vastly more in permanent yearly
revenue to Arlington County than taxes
on another boxy apartment house, at
which every visitor to the Washington
Monument and the Lincoln Memorial
would be compelled to stare.
ROSsel Edward Mitchell.
Evening star., 1951-08-31
Tradition and the Recorder of Deeds

A Washington Negro should be appointed to
succeed the Reverend DR.. Marshall L. Shepard
who has just resigned as Recorder of Deeds If
President Truman should make such an appoint
ment he would preserve one tradition and per-
hapS establish another. The tradition he would
preserve is that the appointment goes to Negro
citizen The tradition that he might establish
is that the citizen be resident of the District
OF Columbia.
President Cleveland. by his appointment Of
Frederick Douglass distinguished member of
his race, established the tradition of Negro in
cumbency 1t was followed without exception
until President woodrow Wilson obtained the
resignation of the Georgia Republican Recorder
of Deeds. in Office at the time of Mr. Wilson's
election. He left the office vacant for two years.
His attention being called to "home rule" plank
in the Democratic platform on which he was
elected, Mr.. Wilson appointed Washingtonian
to the job-the late John F. Costello, long
Democratic National Committeeman from the
District. Mr.. Costello was white man and
resident of the District. All the other appointees,
since Mr. Douglass, have been colored politicians
imported from outside the District.
This practice has made the Office political
plum for deserving Negro politicians. The in
cumbentS have not distinguished themselves as
public servants Their distinction has been won
rim the political vineyards outside the voteleSs
District OF Columbia. The job pays well, but
seems to require minimum of personal effort
or supervision on the part of the Recorder Of
Deeds, who finds himself in the happy position
of being able to travel at will garnering votes
but leaving the recording of local deeds to his
deputies and other members of a staff that runs
itself DR.. Shepard succeeded man from Kan
SaS City, who spent most of his time travelling
around the country. DR.. Shepard himself has
been able to take of his ministerial duties
in Philadelphia, and to retain his close political
affiliations in that city while drawing the salary
and enjoying other pleasant prerogatives of the
Office of Recorder of Deeds for the District of
Columbia
The real reform would be the appointment
of Recorder of Deeds whose training and COM
petence qualified him for the office, regardless
of politics, color or other such considerations.
BUT it is improbable that there will be any such
reform The next best thing would be to award
this political plum to WaShingtonian. 1t is
an office supported by local revenue and it should
be filled by local man.
Evening star., 1951-08-31
More Than a Word

Summer is more than Just a iDord. 1t is
A young boys freedom to explore the
green
Part of his iDorld:: all hills and trees are
his
To climb; the scent OF pine Is sharp
To nostrils long confined to dusty book.
And eyes can roam the far horizon's
rim
or tollotD the siluer threading OF a
brook
Summer Is more than Just a ,Dord to
htntl
1t is a song, q slotD day-long adventure
OF brotDsing through a meadop deep
Dith hay
or suddenly running barefoot Without
cenSure,
or padding in a stream along the iDay.
Summer is more than tDords. it's food
and drink
To boys Dko need to dream aWhile--
and think.
Lydio B. Atkinson
Evening star., 1951-08-31
Politicians VS.. People

The Lake Charles Uouisiana) Press has
been campaigning against local gambling. With
the help of Peoples Action Group it has been
pressing for a grand jury investigation. The
grand jury investigated. But instead Of in
dieting the gamblers the jury indicted five
members of the staff of the Press, including
the publisher and the managing editor. They
have been charged with violation of Louisianas
law against defamation and the indictment
states that they DETAINED three admitted gam
blers, and in addition, the sheriff, the district
attorney and his assistant, and thirteen members
of the governing body of the parish county.
The newspapermen have posted bond and are
awaiting trial
Some observers may conclude that this is
an attack on the free press Perhaps it is. But
what it really boils down to is fight between
some Small-time politicians and the people of
the community. Supporting the newspaper in
its campaign was small body Of citizens organ
lied under the name of the Peoples Action Group.
It's membership roll was secret and the grand
jury has ordered that the membership be made
public. One of the results, according to reports
to The Star is that while the Peoples Action
Group created only nominal interest among the
people before the grand jury acted there has
been deluge of applications for membership
since the indictment
The newspapermen if they are lucky, will
be brought to trial For the trial. and their
rights of appeal, will give them wider forum
than they otherwise could have obtained They
will muster support from many thousands of
people who otherwise would not have noticed
their campaign. While the public is often
apathetic, where gambling is concerned, any
suggestion that politicians are trying to push
somebody around arouses the public like nothing
else would The grand jury has done the news
papermen a favor by indicting them and the
politicians behind the indictment have rushed
in where gamblers would fear to tread
Evening star., 1951-08-31

into the county's eager lap was the gi-
gantic Pentagon with its tens of thou
sands Of Government employees, followed
by other Government structures, the
National Airport, beautiful parks, and
some wonderful roads. These huge
Government improvements, plus the
resulting enormous influx Of population,
doomed Arlington County immensely, so
that today the assessed value of its real
property has skyrocketed to 5000 mil
lion-an increase averaging 100 per cent
a year every year since 1887. over the
total assessments then of record.
Arlington County has not initiated
any notable public improvements. New
ertheless, some of it's officials want to
compel the Government of the United
States to sell this strategic, irreplaceable
ground, solely to permit the county to
collect some additional taxes. And this
IS acres forms a natural, hillside, west
ern terminus for the Mall, just as Cap
itol Hill (much higher) forms its eastern
terminus.
Mr.. Kennedy called attention to the
acquisition of this property by the late
A. M. Nevius. vice president Of Riggs
National Bank, about 80 years ago. He
also mentioned World War memo
rial project proposed by this writer
about the same time. The drawings for
this were featured in color by Scrib-
ner's Architecture"
participation by America doomed
the League of Nations to impotence,
and deferred consideration of such a
project. A more recent suggestion, and
fhot hos mot iY1arao CjY1O1u foV0r-
able comment, is that there should be
established in Washington, State memo
rial galleries. With these would be