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Evening star., 1951-11-15
Major Borrett's Decision

The announcement that Superintendent
Barrett has decided to answer all questions in
the police questionnare that are legally proper,
within the scope of the inquiry and which COM
mon decency permits" can lead to one of two
things.
1t can lead to a mutually satisfactory ad-
juStment of the dispute between Major Barrett
and the District Commissioners. Senator Nicely,
who heads the Senate subcommittee which
initiated the QUESTIONABLE, has said that the
police should answer all legally proper questions,
and the assistant corporation counsel, in argu-
ment before Judge Kirkland, said much the
same thing But there may be marked differ
ence between the views of Major Barrett and
those of the Commissioners as to precisely what
questions are decent, legally proper, and within
the scope of the inquiry Furthermore, the
Commissioners have pointed out that their order
was that all of the questions be answered.
If Major Barretts reservations should prove
unacceptable they are broad enough to
invite the conclusion that they will not be ac-
ceptable to the Commissioners-then the stage
will have been set for court test. Presumably,
if he refuses to answer questions which the
Commissioners think should be answered some
disciplinary action will be taken against him.
And that, in turn, would mean that the way
had been opened for an eventual court test Of
the legality of the contested questions and of
the power of the Commissioners, under the
circumstances, to require the police to answer
them.
AS The Star has said before it believes that
many of the questions are irrelevant and some
of them are downright silly. But others, such
as those designed to reveal a policeman's net
worth with view to determining whether his
assets are in excess of his income, are entirely
proper questions and no policeman should seek
to escape answering them. If any policeman
should be unwilling to answer such questions as
these then every lawful effort should be made
to compel him to answer and appropriate dis
ciplinary action should be taken.
In all fairness to Major Barrett, however,
one thing should be pointed out. He cannot
avoid fun investigation of his financial status
letter to the Commissioners shows that he is
we'll aware of this fact.
The QUESTIONABLE is dragnet device and
the justification offered for it is plea of con-
venience. Perhaps it is true that it would be
infeasible, or at least quite difficult, for the
Senate committee to conduct this investigation
by calling each Of $50 policemen before 1t and
asking the questions individually. But it would
be simple matter for the committee to summon
Major Barrett or half dozen policemen, and
put the questions to them. In their cases, that
would be Just as effective as the QUESTIONABLE
device if not more effective. So it should be
wholly clear that whatever his real motives may
be, Major Barrett cannot and surely does not
expect to escape a thorough investigation OF his
own affairs by making an issue Of this ques-
tionnaire.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
By jones WoIdo Foweett

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS is
l. celebrating the centenary of "Moby
Dick" with special exhibition of the
first edition and selected examples of
more recent printingS of the book. It
was just 100 years ago that Herman
Melville's famous story of the white
whale appeared. The tale was important
because it established new and still
very popular pattern of writing about
the Pacific half of the globe. Among
the authors indebted to it have been
Charles Warren Stoddard, w. Clark
Russell, Robert Louis Stevenson, Pierre
Lott. Joseph Conrad, Jack London, Paul
Gauguin, A. Safroni- Middleton, Freder-
lex OBrien, c. B. Nordhoff and James
Norman Hall.
Melville was the literary discoverer
of the South Seas. His own biography
reads like novel. Born in New York
City, August /. 1919. he shipped as
cabin boy on the Highlander, bound for
Liverpool. at II. Out of his experience
on the transatlantic run he later wrote
"Redburn." an expose of conditions of
existence among sailors. When his ap-
premiership had been served, he signed
up on the Acushnet at Fairhaven, op-
posite New Bedford, January 3, 1841. BY
October IA, 1874, when he returned to
America, via Boston, he had accumu-
lated material which gradually he
worked up in "Typee," published in 1846:
"Omoo," l847; "Mardi," 1849; white
Jacket" 1850, and-particularly and
most notably-"Moby Dick" 1851.
These productions brought him little
in royalties. Melville was famous prin-
cipally as "the man who had lived among
cannibals. Professional writer's appre-
ciated him-and initiated him; but the
general public passed him by. He turned
out Pierre" in 1852, Israel Potter"
1855; ''The Piazza Tales" 1856; "The
Conf1dence-Man." 1857 and four collec-'
tions of poems. but his career as a
literary artist declined until he was all
but forgotten. The last three decades of
his life were spent in seclusion He died
in New York, September %, 1891.
But "the most powerful of all the
great American WRITER'S" as John Free
man calls him, was not destined to be
neglected conclusiyely. In 1919 he was
on his way back to fame New editions
of his books appeared-and were pushed
aggressively by their publishers, as the
originals had not been. Many critics
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Traditions Sobotoqed?

well-established policy of aggressors
that take over a country either by force
of arms or peaceful penetration is to
eradicate the institutions, customs and
traditions Of the conquered people. On
that basis, it is well for Americans to
consider trends in our own country.
For over 100 years, Americans cele-
brated their traditional Thanksgiving
festival on late Thursday of Novem-
ber. Came movement to change the
day. Determined opposition resulted in
several States refusing to observe the
Evening star., 1951-11-15
The Munitions Makers

president Truman's Armistice Dav
speech was disappointing and especially
inappropriate to the occasion.
he chanted the same old time-worn
refrain from the theme song of the
munitions makers. who are the onlv
winners OF wars. that the hope of peace
depends on ever-increasing strength of
arms.
When. in all of recorded history, has
vast preparation for war prevented
war?
Ii the thesis were sound, how account
Tor the fact that various small nations
such as Switzerland and Sweden and
others adjacent to powerful belligerents
nave managed to escape involvement in
both World Wars?
Theresa H. Russell.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Mountain Mists

Careless of man and all man thinks and
feels
The clouds 90 flooding round the
mountain crest,
Waue after 1oaue that cancels, then re-
veGls
The spiky dome, the pale and blue
eyed 1DeSt.
With amethyst streamers from dpin-
ding sun,
And pearl-sheH tringes and oray-
purple tlanks,
They rush like animate beings; ouerun
The ridged horison-line in dro,pni,o
ranks.
Ho,0 long. before man came, the papors
y hurled
Great floats and pinnacles round the
M trailleSS peak!
HoW long those monarchS shall invade
iDorld
Where no foot marches, and no poice
can speak!
Yet their innpetuous SquadronS, like sea.
. Image hte's tunult, change and pa~
-. geantry.
- Stonton A. coblentA
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Man Who l. Launched q Raft of Sea Stories

books. More recent critics of this per-
suaSlon have tended to stress the uni
versal rather than the individual uuali-
ties of Melville's mind, finding in him
the tragic vision of a great poet and in
his art the quality of myth with which
all great poets work"
Melville was fundamentally poet. He
undoubtedly was influenced by the Bible
and Shakespeare. Also it is worth men
tioning that he wrote "Moby Dick" on
farm near Pittsfield, Mass, during the
late summer of 1850, while he was
neighbor, friend and almost a disciple
Of Nathaniel Hawthorne. The same re-
bellion or revolt that is manifest in 1.-THE
Scarlet Letter" is discernible in "Moby
Dick" But it was not limited to either
work. It was in the air on both sides of
the Atlantic in the middle portion of the
18th century. Emerson. Thoreau. Whit
man, Mark Twain and many other
American writer's expressed it.
Yet Melville was not propaganda
primarily. He did seek reforms-such
as the abolition of corporal punishment
on ships at sea-but his purposes went
beyond specific objectives. Prof. Weav-,
ers emphasis of his mystic qualities is
justified. To illustrate the point, let
these lines about the Pacific be cited:
There is one knows not what sweet
mystery about this sea, whose gentle
awful STRINGS seem to speak of some
hidden soul beneath; like those tabled
undulations of the Ephesian sod over
the buried evangelist, st. John. And
meet it is, that over these sea-pastures,
wide-rolling, watery prairies and Pot
ters' Fields of all four continents, the
waves should rise and fall and ebb and
flow increasingly; for here, millions of
mixed shades and shadows, drowned
dreams. somnambulisms, revives; all
that we call lives and souls, lie dream
Ing, dreaming, still; tossing like slum-
berers in their beds; the ever-rolling
waves but made so by their restlessness.
To any meditative Magian rover, this
serene Pacific once beheldss must ever
be the sea of his adoption.
An average reader we'll may be fright
ened off by such modelling of words, but
much OF Melvilles charm lies in his skill
as sculptor of language. His stories
are none the less fascinating because
he tells them grandly.
The Library of Congress exhibit,
surely is a tribute abundantly deserved
by the man to whose memory it is dedi-
Gated.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Heroes and Politics

It is surprising that in all the buzzing
about the possible nomination of
General Eisenhower for President both
those promoting his nomination and
those opposed assume that he would be
tremendously popular as a candidate.
Such statements as, ''If he is nominated
by the Republicans. he will carry all
the Southern States" and, There can
be no doubt about his popularity" pass
unchallenged.
That unjustified assumption is caused
in part by confusing military with po-
litical popularity. When a general re-
turns from war which his armies have
won, millions of applauding citizens
crowd the streets to see him and ex-
press their JOY with showers of confetti
and ticker tape. But that does not mean
that they would vote for him for Presi-
dent. especially after the feverish demon
stration has been cooled by the lapse
of time.
Since General Eisenhower has never
been a political candidate, there is no
record by which his vote-getting ability
can be judged. Other military heroes
have been elected President. but none
since Grants unfortunate administra-
tion. Winning an election now involves
number of conditions that were absent
several generations ago.
The difference between military and
political popularity was illustrated in
the record of General Macarthur. In
spite of the wild enthusiasm over his
success in the war. he received relatively
few votes in the 1948 Wisconsin primary
election. Whatever opinion one might
have of Eisenhower's qualifications for
President. one must admit that his
political popularity is an unknown factor.
George Frederick Miller.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

The Stars readers can get the answer "a
Ensr,g ns question Of fact by either writing Ths
NV, washington D. c.. and inclosinr 3 cents
return postage or by telephoninz ST S363
Evening star., 1951-11-15
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. What became of Valentines widow.
Natacha Rambova?-R. M.
A. Winifred Shaughnessy daughter
OF Mrs. Edgar de Wolfe) married (after
Valentines DEATH a Spanish grandee.
referred to in biographical references
only as Don Alvaro. In 1898, she was
reported as living permanently in Spain.
@. What is the cost of the fine roller
skates that are used by experts who ap-
pear in amateur mpetitions?-H.
A. These people use skates with pre-
cision ground bearings and custom
made shoes that cost as much as sl25.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
School Aid Bill


dent Truman's veto of the bill granting
Federal aid for educational facilities
in and about Army encampments. which
bill was amended to provide for educa-
ton to follow the pattern Of the local
community. This sleeper" would have
made it mandatory to segregate pupils
racially. The Presidents reason for
vetoing was good craftsmanship and
helped show our opposition to Nazfism
in the United States.
Although some editors and many poll
ticians decry the oftimes used cliches
relating the Negro problem to foreign
affairs. we read in the daily press of an
interview with Mrs. Eugene Anderson.
Ambassador to Denmark. of her concern
for this national weakness OF the ques-
tions most often asked her by Euro
peans, one is, What about the Negro
problem and United States democratic
principles?" Mrs. Anderson replied: 1T
is not easy to explain the discrepancy
between our words and our deeds. The
Danes know that there are areas in the
United States where basic civil rights
are denied Negroes. and these unfavor-
able actions reach the headlines, while
progress made in racial equality rarely
gets in print"
Perhaps President Truman's recent
veto message will cancel out some
bad public relations on the racial level.
E. b. Henderson,
National Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People.
Evening star., 1951-11-15
Letters to The Star .
Pen-nan1es may be used If letters carry
10rtters' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.

requiring very minimum of educa-
tional background and no training-re-
ceives a starting salary of $500 year
more than that of school teachers in
Virginia counties which are able to meet
the approved scale.
Why is there so little premium placed
today on educational background and
professional ability? Why such indiffer-
ence to the proper development and
guidance of our children? For surely as
this trend persists. the more difficult it
will become to retain capable people in
the teaching profession with the inevita-
BILE lowering OF our educational stand
ards and the endangering of our future
national welfare and security.
I am not connected with the teach
ing profession, but much concerned
parent and citizen. r. T. r.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
New Officers Named
By Skidmore Club

Mrs. Hiram D. Black has been
elected president of the Skidmore
College Club. Other new officers
are Mrs. Harry H. Kuskin, vice
president; Mrs. Milton A. Berger,
secretary, and Miss Phyllis Miller,
treasurer.
The club has set May 19 as the
date for its annual picnic and
white elephant sale to which
members and their families are
invited. It will be held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Wesley
Reynolds. 3708 North Twenty
third street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Annual Meetino

New officers of the Mount Holy
oke Club of Washington will be
elected at its annual meeting to
be held at 2::45 pm. Saturday at
Holton Arms School. 2129 S
street NV.
At the same time the three
delegates who represented the
club at the Alumnae Council at
Mount Holyoke in February will
present their reports.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
PiLonnbdu Theta
To Hold Initiation

The Spring initiation and lunch
con Of Alpha Theta Chapter of p
Lambda Theta at George Wash
ington University, will be held to-
morrow at the Hotel 24O0.
DR.. Beulah Tatum of Chi Chap
ter, national president-elect of the
society and editor of it's journal
viii be guest speaker.
Initiates are Miss Mary Louise
Collins, Miss Julia A. Coppa, Miss
Hilda Lee Doggett, Miss Mignon-
cite Harrison, Miss Barbara TILL
son and Miss Jennie Peartree.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Opti-Mrs. Fete

A progressive dinner will be
held by the Silver Spring Opti-
Mrs. Club at Z pm. tomorrow, be-
ginning with cocktails at the home
OF Mrs. Edith Modesitt. The main
course will be served at the Be-
thesda Recreation Center, and
members will go to the home of
the club president, Mrs. Thelma
Hutchison, for dessert.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Final Meetino Set

The final business meeting oi
the year of the District Society
|of Patriotic Women of America
will be held at 2 pm. tomorrow
lat 1852 Columbia road NV. Mrs
Leslie Clark Stevens, the guest
speaker, will give a talk on Russia
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Zonto Tea Sundov

c DR.. 1nez e. WILDER. past presi-
dent Of the zonta Club Of WASH
ington, will honor new officers of
the club with a tea on Sunday at
her home. 1923 Twentieth street
south in Arlington.
Miss Ruth Shelton is the new
president of the club.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Mothers Club Tea

The Mothers Club of Sigma
Kappa Sorority at George Wash
ington University will have a sill
yer tea from 4 to 6 pm. Sunday
at the home Of Capt. and Mrs. w.
A. Mcdowell. 4311 Clear Brook
lane, Chevy Chase View. Md.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Luncheon Held

Retiring officers Of the Mont
gomery County Federation of
Women's Clubs. headed by Mrs.
John F. Scheidy of Silver Spring.
outgoing president, held a lunch
con party yesterday at Normandy
Farm in Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1951-05-04

Miss Lillian Marie Pickett,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustey
Pickett of Berwyn Heights, Md,
became the bride April 81 Of MIR.
Ercole Marco Viana. son Of Mrs.
Annetta Viana. Father Grodavent
officiated in the Church of the
Nativity. The couple will reside
here.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
AuxiIiurv Dinner

A dinner will be sponsored by
the Ladies Auxiliary to the Land
over Hills Volunteer Fire Depart
ment from 5 to 8 pm. tomorrow
at the fire house, Seventieth and
Taylor streets, Landover Hills,
Md.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-11
Killer Cancer

We Americans have been taking beating from an
opponent who fights fair. This opponent strikes
at women, children and old folks, well in the
prime of life.
This opponent is called CANCER.
From prehistoric times, this killer has been taking
advantage of lack Of information. But are
beginning not only to defend ourselves against this
menace, but also to fight back.
Our best defense is knowledge. Thousands of Amer
leans lick every year simply by knowing three
things: l. That most be cured, If caught
early 2. That early betrays itself by what the
American Cancer Society calls the "seven danger sig
nails 3. And that it is of vital Importance to see the
doctor immediately should of these danger signals
develop.
The counterattack against consists of scien-
tic research and the dissemination of fesavng facts
about cancer.
In this al-out battle, the American Cancer Society
is leading the attack This Independent voluntary
ganzaton is fighting to control three fronts
through research, education and service for
patients.
1t is doing good job. But it could do much better
if it had the money needs Last year. research scien
fists could have protaby used more than twice the
funds the society able to allocate.
This is where you come in You have a personal
stake in this fight, because cancer strike anyone,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-11
Cited For Service
In Bond Program

A distinguished service award
for outstanding voluntary service
to the Treasury Department on
behalf of u. S. Defense Bond pro-
gram was made to John T. Rohr,
Chairman, Northwest Area of
Ohio, and highlighted a meeting
of Defense Bond chairmen and
advisory committees held recently
at the Toledo Club in Toledo.
Mr.. Rohr, who has served as
chairman of the bond program
continuously in northwestern
Ohio's 20 counties during and
since the beginning of World
War II, was presented the cita-
tion by Merrill l.. Predmore, the
Defense Bond Divisions State Di-
rector for Ohio.
Among county chairmen and as
sociates from northwestern Ohio
attending the meeting included
Nick Stevens, Oak Harbor
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-11
trustees. VI

Invitations have been issued to
the following service organiza-
tions: Port Clinton Rotary, Kiwan-
is, Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club, and Ministerial ASsoci-
alton: Oak Harbor Rotary, Cham
Der of Commerce, and Business
Mems Association; Elmore KiwaniS
and Commercial Club; Genoa XII
wants and Commercial Club; &C.
noa Kiwanis, Business Mems Club,
and Civic Club; Marblehead Cham
Der of Commerce; Put-in-Bay
Chamber of Commerce; and Otta-
wa County Ministerial Association.
Approximately 275 students and
teachers are expected to visit the
installation on Senior Day. High
Schools whose 1851 graduating
classes will be guests include:
Clay-Genoa, HarriS-Elmores Salem
Oak Harbor, Lakeside -Marblehead,
Put-in-Bay, and Port Clinton.
Arrangements for Senior Day
have been completed through the
cooperation of E. f. Digby, Otta
wa County superintendent of
schools, and School Superintend-
ents d. d. Sims, Port Clinton, John
Clay-Genoa; l.. r. Hetrick.
Harris-Elmore, r. c. Waters, Sal
Harbor, Charles Wolfe,
Lakeside-Marblehead, and Anthony
Bodola, Put-in-Bay.
Serving on the post Armed For
ceS Day observance committee are:
1t. Col. T. w. McGrath, chairman,
Capt. NJ. II. Mcdonald, 1t. F. G..
Hill, Harvey Battrell of Port Clin-
ton, Hugh MINER of Port Clinton,
and Mrs. Lee Faris, Toledo.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-11
Numerous Groups
To Tour EOD In
Armed Forces Week

In advance observance of Arm
ed Forces Day, May 10, Erie Ord.
nance Depot will be host to OF
tawa. County groups at two open
houses.
These two occasions have been
designated Service Club Day and
Senior Day. Service Club Day
will be held Tuesday afternoon,
May Is, and Senior Day will be
Wednesday afternoon, May 16.
Col. E. M. Webb, Commanding
Officer and his Armed Forces Day
committee, are busy this week
planning open house programs
which will acquaint guests with
the part that Army Ordnance, and
Erie Ordnance Depot in particular,
is playing in the present national
defense undertaking.
Tentative plans call for two
hour tour of the 10000 acre reser-
vation, with brief stop-offs in the
artillery processing shops, storage
areas, and on the proof firing
front. Guides will be on hand to
explain the reconditioning of guns
and storage methods, and to dc
scribe the characteristics of the
weapons to be fired in the fire
power demonstration.
Tuesday afternoon guests will
include the memberships of all
service clubs in Ottawa County,
mayors of all Ottawa County vii
lagos and city, Ottawa County Off
cials, and township clerks and
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-11
AcP BOOM TO FARMERS

Provisions of the Agricultural
Conservation Program to share the
cost of soil and water conservation
practices with the individual far
mer are boon to the operator
of family-Sized farm. says George
c. Schlievert, chairman of the
Ottawa County PIMA Committee.
He points out that although the
ACP is open to all farmers, there
are a number of provisions which
are especially helpful to those who
operate a family-sized farm
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-11

and does srke-over the years-in of every two
American families.
You guard yourself and those you love by
striking back at cancer through the Lucas County
Units Cancer Crusade which ends Saturday, May r.
Mail your gift to the Cancer Service Center Gardner
Building Toledo, Ohio
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-11

SEEKS BY analyzlns products from
patient W. W. Mowlnsk Neurochemsy professor at
University Medical school, seeks to classify the
chemical take place In the
2s other being supported by
Society funds this Continued support will
m the 1851 Cancer Crusade.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-05-11

Heard at city hall-if Perry
Street, as we'll as other streets in
town are not repaired, pretty soon,
Port Clinton will be a lost city"
City officials, at request of Coun.
Gilman Roland Schaper, are seek
ing state aid for restoration of the
heavily travelled Perry Street sec
tion of State Route 2.