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Evening star., 1952-08-13

Effects of terribly hot, humid weather
are mental as we'll as physical.
Sometimes this is forgotten, as good
friends quarrel.
It is just the heat!
The thing to do iS to remember this,
and not think for a second that testi-
ness. quarrelsomenesS, and so on, are a
regular portion of the offender.
Remember that the poor fellow is just
hot, and not just heated up in his
muscles, but also in his mind.
No one has studied the effects of heat
on mental processes, but quite evidently
it can cause grouchiness. or turn mild
tempered person into a sort of ogre.
Even the best tempered person must
be on his guard. during our own peculiar
brand of moist heat, to guard against
being upset by the quarrelsomeness of
others.
Depression. the blues" etc., may have
no real cause other than the effects of
the heat on the mind.
II the tissues of the brain are so
tender and fragile that stopping of the
heart for a second can cause serious de-
terioration, and stopping it for three
seconds can make the victim almost
insane, then there is no telling what
effect a terrible siege Of hot, humid
weather can have.
This morale Of ours is at best fragile
thing.
The veneer We call civilization de-
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Penalty of Fotherhood

I am an honest, hard-working citizen
trying to support my family to the best
OF my ability SO. that they may grow
up to be good American citizens. But
in my efforts to find shelter for my
wife and three children, I find that
because have children, obtaining de-
cent shelter is one of the greatest
problems of my life. What is going to
happen to the future American-your
children and mine-if we are too poor
to buy a home or unable to pay high
rent for decent place for our families
to live? I ask what is going to happen
to them if we have to live in the slums
of the city, where any and everything
goes on night and day! We are living
in a broken-doWn apartment that is
not fit for even grownups to live in,
where five or six families live in a
three-family unit. Is it fair to our
children-our future American citizens?
I ask can they be good citizens if they
have to live in back streets, Slums and
an environment that even groWnupS
can't stomach? Can't we give the kids
an equal chance-the chance that we
would want if we were able? We want
American citizens, not alley rats. thieves,
robbers, hoodlums or prostitutes. &c.
Americans, let's give the kids a place
to live so they can make good American
citizens. Willie C. Berry.
Evening star., 1952-08-13

period Of nfe-that one twenty fourth Of a piece
of pie is hardly any pie at all. In fact 1t isn't
even large enough to put ones ice cream on.
Now Mr.. Monroe Boston Strause of San
Diego, California, has far healthier attitude
toward pie. Mr.. Strause is a specialist in
meringue pies and he has also come up with a
patent. The strause patent gives 14-year
exclusive right on fancy figured meringue that
is supposed to turn out "toast-colored golden
brown"
The Patent Office, incidentally, finds itself
slightly shocked at being in the pie business twice
in single week of production. It claims that
the only other patent on pie it ever issued was in
predepression 1923 when it gave Mr.. J. c. Hutchi-
son of Philadelphia the inside track on turning
out square pies with decorations.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Paul Bunyon forget Of Soucers?

have been giving this flying saucer"
business lot of thought, lately. That
may account for the persistent smell of
burning rubber around the house. How
ever, I think I have finally come up
with the answer or something.
The way figure 1t out is that Paul
Bunyan, the mile-high. All-American
1urnberjack, finally took unto himself a
mate. That is apparently one of the
reasons why we haven't heard of any
new exploits by Ponderous Paul in the
past generation or two. He settled down
to domestic life, probably eating Babe,
the Blue OK, during the meat shortage.
But on to the business of flying sau-
GERS" The supply of mile-high females
has been rather short for centuries.
therefore, Paul had to be content with
whatever Big Bertha was available. It
seems that Paul had no better luck than
a lot Of normal sized husbands His
sweet and lovely Walking Pyramid ap-
parently was short tempered.
She must have started heaving sau-
GERS at Paul almost Immediately. It
will be recalled that Charlie Fort, of
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Unity in Western Europe

The Schuman Plan, history making
arrangement for pooling the basic coal and
steel industries of six free nations of Western
Europe became an operating reality when its
supranational High Authority held its first
meeting in Luxembourg on Sunday.
It was on May 9, 1850, that Robert Schuman,
Frances Foreign Minister then and now,
proposed this unprecedented merging of two
vital industries across political and national
boundaries. Less than one year later-on April
18, 1951-a 50-year treaty embodying the plan
was signed by France, Italy, West Germany,
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Ratifcations of the treaty were spread over the
succeeding IA months, with the Italian Chamber
of Deputies being the last to approve in June of
this year. The appointment of the executive
authority, under Craftsmanship of Jean Monnet
of France, followed.
In brief, the plan provides that the coal
and steel industries of the member countries
are to operate as if no national boundaries
existed between them. Each member country
is to abandon its effort to be self-suffcient in
coal and steel and to encourage common
market within the membership. Virtually all
tariffs among the members on coal and steel will
be abrogated as will quantitative restrictions on
imports and exports
While this submerging of nationalities in
two major industries offers great encouragement
in terms OF potential production ana acceSslonty
of important commodities, the further signifi-
canoe lies in the implication that the same six
signatories will soon ratify the European Defense
Community treaty and perhaps eventually join
in genuine European political federation The
defense treaty already has been signed but
domestic political considerations, in France and
West Germany particularly. have prevented its
ratification as yet.
This present measure of progress toward
West European unity, involving as it does
positive surrender of sovereignty to higher
authority must be considered one Of the great
accomplishments of postwar diplomacy. It is
the very type Of action in concert among the
free nations that is most disturbing to the
aggressive minded Communist bloc and is
clearly the most threatening to their designs
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Luncheon Guest

Although the amenities seem to have been
observed, 1t is safe to say that the luncheon get
together between President Truman and Gov
ernor Stevenson lacked something of the warmth
and camaraderie of the Presidents occasional
luncheon sessions with his former Senate cronies
The two men were properly polite When
they emerged from their private discussion to
say few meaningless words, Governor Stevenson
announced that he was deeply grateful" to the
President for his "proffer of cooperation in every
respect and in every degree" He also said he
felt richly rewarded" by the opportunity to
confer at the White House Mr.. Truman said
he and the candidate had discussed various
things" the details of which will be worked out
later. Then he added: "I think we are both
happy and satisfied that the meeting took place
I am sure that am"
On that family dubious note the formalities
ended. Governor Stevenson went to visit the
Democratic National Committee headquarters
Then at o'clock, he sped off to the airport,
rather pointedly and, it would seem, unneces-
sarily leaving some 600 disappointed District
Democrats to twiddle their thumbs at local head
quarters, where they had gathered in hope of a
visit and a word from the Governor
Just what, if anything was agreed upon
between the Democratic President and the Dem
ocratic candidate will have to await the testimony
Of events. The one thing that seems clear is
that Governor Stevenson, as he has been from
the beginning, remains anxious to avoid any
unnecessary Identification of himself with the
Truman administration. Evidently he firmly
intends to run his own show in his own way
And it is difficult to believe that this raises
campaign prospect which is very much to the
liking of Mr.. Truman.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
For FIuoridution

Although live in Virginia, work in
Washington and drink its water during
the day, and thus have more than an
academic interest in the fiuoridation
problem.
For years scientists have been search
ing for way to reduce tooth decay.
Commercial companies come out with
various ingredients and people spend
considerable sums to purchase them
without their having been tested one
hundredth as much as f1uorine. The only
difference between these other products
and huorine seems to be that huorine
actually cuts down tooth decay, espe-
cially in children. 1t has appeared
naturally in the water of some COM
munitieS for generations and has been
applied artiflcially to the water of others
for many years without any Ill effects,
except possibly reduction in the dental
business. Some dentists will "swab" 1t
onto your teeth three times for SIT,
after you pay S. to have them cleaned.
Since f1uorine is most beneficial to
the teeth of children. and since most
adults know the pains of deep cavities
feel sure that the majority of them
applaud the decision Of the District Of
Columbia committee to do all in their
power to help the children.
Almost all new products have been
ushered in to rumors of impending
catastrophe penicillin chlorine in
drinking water-and even such food as
tomatoes or liver Instead of the appear
ance Of the threatened catastrophe, the
life span has about doubled.
Robert A. Riegert.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Johnny AppIeseed

He sat beneath the blosson1ing apple
shade
And marked toith pride this young
and rigorous tree
A Northern Spy. His leather pack iDGs
free:
The seeds iDere planted and this journey
made.
Back to the Pennsylvania cider mills
His solitary, barefoot path must turn
For more bro,Dn seeds. And he must
try to learn
The scheme of tDGrring Indians IN the
hills
And warn his settler friends as he turned
back
He thought that he might trade some
apple shoots
For coffee sacks to pear. and meal.
No bootsi
He likes the feel OF loan, fertile and
black,
Under his toes. These tDere his tCdges
For making forests fruitful to the a0esi
Helen Boxer Adoms
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Political History

After ninety-two years history re-
peats. In the most exciting campaign
in the Nations history-1860-resul
in the election of Lincoln and Hamlin,
the issue involved was slavery. In 1852
it is the FEPC.
April 3, 1860, the Democratic con-
vention was held in Charleston, S. C.
The Northern or Free States wing of
the party was stronger in the conven-
ton and their choice for President was
Stephen A. Douglas. on platform Of
the Douglas principle of popular Sover-
eighty" The Southern or Slave States
wing wanted platform recognizing
slavery as q national institution and the
right of Shareholders to take all their
property with them into the territories.
When the convention by a large ma
jority reaffirned the Douglas doctrine
the delegations from the Free States Sc
ceded from the convention, thus split
ting the Democratic Party on the
wedge of slavery.
The following is quote from the
Evening star., 1952-08-13
New Justice Team

It looks as though the house-cleaning lob
In the Department of Justice is just about over.
The job definitely has not been done accord
ing to either plan or schedule. Originally the
specifications called, for Newbold Morris to do
the cleanup job. He moved into Washington
with whoop and flourish, but he didn't last
long. He made the error of talking too much,
and was summarily fired by Attorney General
McGrath 1t became evident, however, that Mr..
McGrath also was on the condemned list and
before many hours had passed he joined the
ranks of former Attorneys General
His successor, Federal Judge McGranery took
over the cleanup assignment but not many
people expected to see much in the way of
accomplishment under his regime. He was looked
upon as a safe party who would issue few
reassuring statements, and then settle down to a
caretaker operation of the department pending
the inauguration of new President.
But it hasn't worked out that way. Since
Mr. McGrath left, all but two of eight key men
In the department have resigned or have been
given different assignments. new team has
taken over and, while there will be a few more
changes, the cleanup was just about completed
yesterday when three newcomers took their oath
of Office. These are Ross L. Malone, jr, new
Deputy Attorney General; Charles B. Murray,
Assistant Attorney General in charge of the
Criminal Division, and Rowland F. Kinks,
Assistant Attorney General in charge Of the
Office of Alien Property.
Mr. Malone, 41-year-old New Mexico Demo-
crat, is the key member of the new team. There
is a suspicion, probably we'll founded, that he
was picked for the job by Stephen Mitchell, the
new chairman of the Democratic National Com
mittee. Before taking over the national commit
tee charmanship, Mr.. Mitchell had been counsel
for the House Judiciary Subcommittee which has
been investigating the Justice Department. And
that committees chairman, Representative Chelf
of Kentucky, had consulted frequently with
Attorney General McGranery on the matter of
changes in the department. 1t is fair assump-
tion however that the actual selection of Mr..
Malone was made by Mr. Mitchell, who, needless
to say, would like to avoid any further pre-
election scandals involving the Department of
Justice.
In any event, the selection is good one.
Mr.. Malone is man of real standing in the
American Bar Association, and he will enjoy the
full confidence of the legal profession in his
new undertaking.
If there was any political motivation in the
selection of Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Kinks, it is
difficult to determine what it might have been.
Both are lifelong residents of the District, and
have never been active in politics. So perhaps
there was no political motive. It may have been
simply that men of competence and unques-
toned integrity were wanted for the posts to
which they have been appointed, and If that
was the case no mistake has been made. Mr..
Murray has served for years in the district
attorneys office and Mr.. Kinks formerly headed
National University Law School, Both men will
render excellent service as members Of the new
Justice Department team
Evening star., 1952-08-13

Virginia Sentinel, August IA. 1860, "The
Transparent Came:
IF the devices by which the opposi-
ton are endeavoring to defeat the
Democracy in the South shall prove
successful, it will not be because they
are not thoroughly understood, but
because passion drives Democrats into
their traps. 1t will not be their shrewd-
ness but our foolish madness which is
to give them the victory. We are going
in with our eyes open." p. j. S.
Warrenton, Va.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Spike Ike?

Hooray for your editorial of August z
pointing out the weaknesses of Eisen-
hower's 10-point Los Angeles speech.
All loyal Republicans are anxious that
the party win In November. That in
cludes the writer. Recognizing that the
general hasn't improved one iota since
the abortive Abilene speech, what are
we going to do to stave off disaster?
It seems fair to predict that some
newspapers will soon abandon their sup
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Patents on Pie

John B. Tweeten of Santa Rosa, California,
Is in fair way to becoming extremely unpopular
with the junior citizens of the United States.
For it seems that Mr. Tweeten has invented
and has received patent rights on, gadget that
will enable Nom to cut plain old ordinary sized
pie into "a portions. 1t is clearly known to
everybody who has ever been young-Mr. Tweeten
must have skipped over the more pleasant eating
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Western Market
E. John Long.

On behalf Of taxpaying owners and
residents of my neighborhood, express
vigorous protest against the renewed
proposals to destroy the Western Mar
ket at Twenty-first and K streets and
erect on its site storage garage.
The present old Western Market
building is one of the historic landmarks
of Washington.
1t is beautifully proportioned struc-
ture. of mellowed charm, with arched
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Labor Conspiracy


Do the labor unions think they are
above reproach? Everything they ask
for is right, and If they are not granted
what they ask for, then industry is
conspiring against them.
Are not really the labor unions con-
spring against the American people
as we'll as industry?
Take the CIO United Steel Workers
strike for instance. Did they consider
the welfare of the people when they
struck? No. It was only to strengthen
their unions position and power. Ye
gods, the power unions now enjoy is
fantastic, and the terrible thing is they
are protected by law. The unions con-
Stitute threat to our American way
of life.
Did not the Chief Justice and Presi-
dent Truman say that the steel strike
would threaten our national economy
and national safety? It has. Just look
around the corner, or perhaps soon each
one of us will be affected in some way.
Personally think the unions are evil
and unmerciful because of the monopoly
they possess. What good aims they
started out with have been destroyed.
anyway the Labor Department has
been established to protect the employee
Once a strike is ordered by the top
men it spreads over the country. This
is what poses such menace.
If there were only union for each
plant and not linked up as they are in
each particular field, then our national
safety and economy would not be
threatened whenever there is strike.
Why does not our Attorney General
do something about this?
Worried
Evening star., 1952-08-13
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

NV, Washington 5. D. c.. and inclosins 3 cents
return postage. or by telephoning ST. 1858.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
@. What is the coolest weather ever
experienced on top of Mount Washing
ton, N. H.?-K. j. c.
A. the coldest on record was 46.5 de-
grees below Zero Some of the severest
weather in the world is experienced at
the weather station on top Of this New
England mountain, which is the highest
point in Northeastern United States.
@. How long is the average period OF
incubation of birds egg?-K. E. E.
A. The average for small birds like
sparrows and robins is IL or IA days.
The time required for Matching ranges
from the 10 days of cowbird to the IS
days of royal albatross.
@. How deep are the new foundations
of the White House?-C. r.
A. The underpinning piers reach
down to an average of 26 feet into a
stratum of compact gravel.
Evening star., 1952-08-13

mullioned windows. and is one of the
finest surviving local examples of the
bricklayer's art, rapidly becoming one
of our lost arts.
To raze this and substitute hideous.
concrete. cheap commercial garage
would not only be an architectural
crime. but would be a noisy nuisance
which would result in serious deprecia-
ton of all neighboring property values.
Furthermore, it should be remembered
that the tourist trade is still the leading
industry of our Nations Capital and Wis
itors are attracted here by the distinc-
tive atmosphere of old-time Washing
ton. They do not come to see more and
more filling stations. parked cars and
garages.
Mrs. Charles Edward RusseM
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Letters to The Star

happy memory, first reported seeing
flying saucers" back about the turn of
the century. 1t was just about that time
that we stopped hearing about Paul
Bunyan. Put two and two together, and
there you have It,
AS Big Bertha grows older, her temper
grows shorter-hence the increasing
number Of flying saucers" we are see
ing now. Unless Bertha runs out of
saucers soon, we are bound to see more
and more of them.
However, will be glad when Bertha
runs out OF saucers, because then she
Will start throwing cups and then people
will accept the soundneSs of my theory
GinO ]. Simi.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to
any question Of fact by either writing This
NV washington & D. c. and Enclosing 2 cents
return postage. or by telephoning ST. 1853.
Evening star., 1952-08-13
Boy Bridge Tie-Up

One of the chief arguments given by
advocates of the new Chesapeake bridge
was the saving in time in crossing the
bay-10 minutes via bridge, instead of
half an hour or longer depending upon
waiting time at terminals) for the ferry
boats. But read in The Star that it
took IS minutes to make the bridge
crossing on Sunday because slow-driv-
ing tourists were more interested in ad-
miring the view than getting anywhere
in a hurry.
While such tie-ups will disappear as
the novelty wears off, there are still a
few of us who liked the boat ride as
break in the journey to the Eastern
Shore. These boats are now tied up
until the Maryland Legislature decides
whether to sell them or to open another
bay crossing farther SOUTH
If tie-ups should continue on the bay
bridge, make this suggestion: Reopen
the ferryboat service on Saturdays and
Sundays as supplement to the bridge.
The boats may yet prove to be the fast
est way across the bay on week ends and
holidays!
E. John IOnR
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-02-20

correct the attitude taken by some
employers in the matter of hiring
so-called minorities who, like any
other people, must be "breadwin-
ners" for their families.
Ye gadsl We only hope Joe Sta
lin doesn't get hold of Mr. Pages
article. He, no doubt, would twist
it around so much that he'll quote
Americans as depriving the mi
norities of a decent living Sta
lin might go as far as claiming that
Americans don't give a damn "a
bout how tough it is for minorities
to have a respectable livelihood free
OF racial prejudice.
We hope the next report on the
progress of the State Board Against
Discrimination would depot a bet
ter picture for all people, regard
less of race, creed or color.
That kihd of story would squash
any Communist attempt TO win mi
norities into their fold.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1952-02-20
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recent Writeup in the Seattle P. I.
on the work of the State Board A.
gainSt Discrimination in Employ
ment disclosed the happy thought
that Washingtons racial and reli-
gious bars in employment are being
gradually lowered.
The board. according to reporter
Don Page of the P. l., has been on
the job the last two and a half years
and has investigated only "a formal
complaints. finding probable cause
in only % of these.
Personally, we, being of the ra-
Their suspicious nature, feel thsre
are other complaints which have
not been filed because those discri-
minated have resigned to the fact
that they haven't got a chance.
An extremely interesting para
graph in the story was this one:
Because of this sections high O.
rental population, they've (the
board found more Job discrimina-
ton against Chinese and japanese
than against Negroes. Surprisingly.
they (the board ran into discrimi-
nation in Central Washington for
awhile against the original Ameri-
cans, the Indians"
And in the following paragraph.
it was this stinker:
CAS- for intolerance of creed, the
worst offenses are against the Jews
but the board has investigated cases
of discrimination against Seventh
Day Adventists and members of o.
ther religions"
Discrimination against the Chi
nese, the Japanese and the Jews
beats us unless the naughty things
the people used to say and did on
the Chinese in the late 1905 and
the Japanese in the early 1900s and
in World War II, and the Jews
throughout these many many
years are still popular beliefs.
And the discrimination against
the Indians, the first and original
Americans, is a cute one They were
here long before the Pilgrims came
over on the Mayflower!
The board itself is in capable
hands with Glen Mansfield as full
time executive secretary. The five
others are on part-time services
free), and they are Attorney
George Revelle Jr of Seattle. chair
man; Mrs Robert M. Jones, wife OF
the Seattle Superior Court judge;
the Rev Fountain Penick, Seattle
Baptist minister; the Rev. Jeroms
Toner of st. Martins College, and
Spokane Attorney Lionel Wolff.
This group is doing its best to