davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Girls Wear.

25-$3.99-S5.99 Cotton Dresses,
sizes 7-14----- $500
30-$2.99-$3.S9 Sweaters, Blouses,
99c
6-$7.99 Cotton Dresses, lace
trimmed, tucked; sizes Z, 8;
paStels, slightly soiled $500
1O-$7.99, $500 Pre- e n
Dresses, cottons, iridescent taf-
fetas; sizes 1914 -- $500
Fourth Floor-Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Toys

AOOS
S-S5.95 Health Rider Spring
Horses, marred- -S2.97
6-S2.49 Child's Folding Lawn
Chairs, tubular frame, floor
sample e--S1.24
1-S8.S5 Hand Car, floor sample
SAT-
$3.50 Wooden Ironing Board,
floor sample e---- SITS
sass Toy Pianos, II keys, legs
missing S1.47
1-S19.95 DyDee Doll and acces-
sories in case, floor sample Ss.97
1-S10.95 "Sweet Sue" Doll,
completely dressed, soiled -$5.47
1-S9.95 Sonia Heinie Doll, 14",
Soiled -- -$4.97
Sass Doll Dresses, soiled
$1.97
1-S44.5O Maple Desk, roll top,
chair missing, floor sample
$22.25
Fourth Floor-Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Junior Miss

2O-S17.95-$19.95 Silk Prints.
Rayon Dresses -S $500
12-$14.95-$17.95 Rayon Crepe,
Sneer dresses --S $500
6-$17.S5 Wool Knit Suits, 2-pc.,
$500
Second Floor-WaShington,
Arlington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Better Dresses
Inf Weas.

S9c Diaper Shirts, hand-em-
broidered, pastels SOC
$1.99-S2.49 Summer Bonnets,
different styles. White, pastels,
S1.0O
S3.79 American Beauty BIan-
kets, 6-yr. crib size, pastels,
S2.99
Irregs. $4.99 Baby Crib Quilts,
cotton prints, pastels -. $500
$1.99 Infants Hand made Dres-
seS, white ---------Sl.OO
$1.69-$1.99 Short sleeve Polo
Shirts, striped; sizes 3-6x, $1.0O
79c ShOrt-sleeve Polo Shirts,
pastel stripes; sizes 1850
79c Kleinerts Plastic Pants,
rayon-covered; small, medium
sizes; paStels ----------49c
CSC Cotton Receiving Blankets,
white, pastels; size 26x34 49c
Girls 75c Cotton Panties,
double crotch, white ------- 38c
Fourth Floor-Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Fabrics

600 Yds. SIPS Washable Butch
er RayOn, 10 colors, -yd. SAC
400 Yds. S1.35 RayOn Taffeta,
dark and pastels, so" wide,
I'd. S9c
500 Yds. S1.35 Nylon Net, 10
colors, 72-in. wide -yd. S9c
300 Yds. S1.95 Rosewood RayOn
Check Suitings, gs,---yd. S1.49
800 Yds. 88c Crisp Rayon Taf-
feta, IL colors- --yd. 49c
Washington and Arlington
Street Floors
Evening star., 1952-05-15
TOiIefr.ieS

5000 Memo White Floating
Soap - Sc
48-S1.00 Pocket Mirrors, clois-
onne medallion -------7 79c
2OO-S1.OO Tangee Bath Powder,
Puff - - 3 for S1.00+
21-S4.98 Electric Vibrators. 4
attachments, off-on switch ,S2.29
1O-$7.98 Musical Dolls, 2 styles,
1878
32-Kann's 94c Pine Soap, S
cakes to box Soc
12O-S1.00 Cosmetic Cases, un-
fitted, assorted styles, colors,
ZlpperS ----.----1--- 79c
6O-Irregs. of Claridge Toilet
Tissues, as is roll Sc
PLUS 20oo tax
.Washington-Street Floor
Evening star., 1952-05-15
DAYTIME Dresses

15-$8.95-$12.95 Extra-Sixe
Dresses. rayon crepes- $500
5O-$2.99, $3.50 Percale Dresses,
some pinaforeS- -S1.OO
SO-$3.99 Cotton Dresses,
misses sizes 81. 90
13-$17.95 Cotton Lace Dresses.
sizes 1920 -S12.95
1O-$3.99 Cotton Brunch Coats.
broken sizes SI.SS
Second Floor-Washington,
Arlington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Wash Fabrics

13O YdS. Remnants, $3.50, $2.95
Irish Dress Linens, plain shades,
crease-resisting, 36" wide, yd.,
S1.OO
1S0 Yds. $1.19 Dan River Cotton
Tissues, wrinkl-shed type, CO.
lored grounds, clipped embroi-
dery designs, SO" wide yd. 40
1000 Yds. 49c-S1.29 Cotton
Remnants yd. 29c to 39c
40 Yds. Secs. $1.59 Irish Linen,
white, navy, SO" wide, yd. SAC
1000 Yds. 79c Printed CottOns,
36' wide - yd. 39c
Washington-Street Floor
Evening star., 1952-05-15
TV and Radios

1-$294.95 Famous Make Table
Model T.V., 20", 1852 model
$229.OO
1-S314.95 Famous Make Table
Model, T.V., detachable legs, 20"
$4,000
1-$292.45 Famous Make Con-
sole T.V., IT, 1852 model S239.OO
1-$2SO.S7 Famous Make Con-
sole T.V., 1852 model, IT" S239.OO
1-$399.95 Famous Make Con-
sole T.V., IT., half doors, 1851
model -- $4,000
1-$21.95 Famous Make Table
Radio, 5-tube --- $500
1-$34.95 Famous Make, Sway
Portable Radio, plus batteries
S22.OO
1-S24.95 Famous Make Table
Radio, 5-tube S14.OO
Appliance Store-Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
HN1ldkerChiefS

60O-Men's, Women'S 1Sc Cot.
tons, white, colorful prints,
10 for S1.00
15O-Men's 79c Linen Initial
Handkerchiefs, white and COL
ored initials, rolled hens SIC
2O0-Women's 39c Cottons, petal
initials. plain, white. pastels,
hand-rolled hens 6 for CSC
1oo-Men's s1.Oo initiated Cot
tons, white with colored initials:
y 10 UOA JSC
30O-Men's, Women's 29c, 39c
Hankies, colored borders for
men: white linens, cotton
prints, hemstitched- IS for $1.0O
Washington-Street Floor
Evening star., 1952-05-15
China

14-79c Imported Figurines, 39c
@S4.9S California Ceramics,
6-Pc. Console Sets S2.49
8-S2.98 Pottery Flower Bowls,
S1.49
SASS Luncheon Sets, 20-pc.,
1888
18-S1.OO After Cups,
SaucerS -2 2 for Sl.OO
36-39c Imported China Cups,
SaucerS 4 for S1.0O
Sass Pottery Vases $2.98
1-$39.98 Dinner Set, service for
II; 93-pc.------$1 $19.99
Third Floor-Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15

Clearance! Coats.
Suits and TOppers
$500 to $500 Wool coots, Toppers
Wo It'll you the famous makers
sSs' ss e%s D5f''ss' sss i"''; tss s"d :; s $1,000
Juniors sizes.
$ls.e5 to $500 Royon Suits
Creose- -resstont in oobordnes, checks c. a. MNMM
pIoids, novelties. Weor them the yeor GR>SkSk
round In misses wornens sizes. ~~WDWO
$3e.e5 to $4e.e5 Wool Suits
Pick up-to.the minute styles in fine %0A n nm
auoity woos Misses, women's jun SSZLKSk
iors' sizes, but not all sizes in all styles - A~~DON
$45.oo to S5s.s5 coots, Suits, Toppers
All reduced from stock . . fomous
fo"s %4ss' 'as: 's;' ie 's' s~ ps: % $1,000
hurry! ~ ~
Second Floor - Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
CO1'SetS

33-S8.95-S10.95 Girdles, pink,
white. nude: sizes 27-32-- $500
2E$5.0O, $5.95 Slender r-to-Av-
erage Figure Girdles, nylon,
satin, tearose; few with boned
fronts -S3.95
3-$8.95 Full Figure Girdles,
boned, light weight-------S5.95
$1,000 Nylon Corsettes, tai
onated front, fully boned;
Size ~ ------- -------------SO SO.cV
H$16.5O Full Figure Corsettes,
satin with lace bra top; sizes
80, 40, Al 41------. S9.95
14-$1.50 Foam Rubber Swim
Forms, pink, black, white $1.00
20 Skeleton Frame Strapless
Bras 79c
Second Floor-Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
SpOs'fSecea1'

$500 Knit Suits, pastels;
broken sizes -----S $1,000
LS33.75, Ss9.95 Knit Suits, as
sorted pastels; broken sizes,
$500
$10.95, $17.95, $22.95 Dresses.
assorted fabrics - $500
S10.95 Spencer Jackets, wool:
sizes 1915. pastels $500
Second Floor-Washington,
Street Floor, Arlington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Luggage

2-S7.45 Week -end Cases, dam
aged $500
1-S1O.95 Week Case, dam
ageQ -------S4 S4.UH
4-S18.99 Wardrobe Gases, dam
aged $6.O 90
2S22.5O Leather Club Bags for
men, damaged - $500
e$16.99, S17.99 Pullman Cases.
$10.99
%$18.99 Wardrobes $12.99
All prices plus 20Ga tax.
Observation-Disclosures 3Floor
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Lingerie

75-$2.99 Rayon Slips; broken
styles, colors, sizes------$1.79
35-S5.95 Rayon Gowns; broken
styles, sizes; pink, blue 500
45-S3.99 Rayon Crepe Pa
jamas, floral print; misses
broken sizes -----.S1 S1.99
100-SS.99 Nylon Tricot Slips,
white; misses broken sizes,
50 Irregs. Of $3.50, S3.99 Cotton
Gowns; broken styles, sizes:
solids, prints ----S S1.99
145-S2.99 Nylon Crepe Slips,
net trim: pink, white; misses
broken sizes -.2 for $500
Second Floor-Washington,
Arlington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
EIecfr'icS

3-S1O.95 Window Exhaust Fans
g., floor samples $8.88
2-S16.95 Electric Fans or Fan
Heaters, table samples 1895
&$12.95 Electric SnacketteS
or Waffle and Grill COmbina-
tiOnS, table samples $8.95
1-S22.95 Electric Floor POlisher
and Sanding Kit, floor sample,
as is----$16.95
l-S15.95 Electric Chrome Per-
cOlator, cord, scratched $1O.95
Third Floor-Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Coats and Suits

coats ANA SUITS
1880 Wool Gabardine Suit,
navy; size Is ---- $500
Navy Tweed Coat, size IL,
$500
H$125.O0 Wool Cashmere
Coats, misses sizes $500
4-$55.OO Wool Coat, misses
sizes. (For tall women) -$48.0O
1-S9S.OO Wool Check Suit,
navy; size IA ---S7 $500
S59.95-$49.95 Wool Suits, $500
l Rose Tweed Topper, size 8,
$500
1 Strook Wool Fleece Coats,
misses sizes -----S S99.95
9-SS1.S7 Cashmere Wool Blend
Coats, misses sizes s----- S48.0O
/ Wool Coat, detachable collar,
rose; size 10 $500
15-S39.95 Wool Spencer Suits.
AAi4ooSo OAACC
1O-$59.95 Coats Of Orion.
Misses sizes -S $500
15-S16.95 to SIS Spring Top
pers, solids SIG. 90
*Acrylic fibre.
Second Floor-Washington
$99.95 Poodle Cloth Coat, melon:
size IL S58. 90
sl4.95-S19.s5 Rain Coats, some
with matching hats, hoods,
$10.0O
S39.s5 Wool Spencer Suits,
misses sizes ---------$19.OO
$159.00 Grey Flannel Suit,
ciOc A1 S7S.UU
3-S49.95 Toppers Of Orion;
misses sizes S39. 90
'Acrylic fibre.
Second Toor-Arlington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
HANDBAGS


1-$12.5O Tan Shoulder Strap
Bag, as is $685.
1-S10.50 Black Morocco
Leather-lined Bag ---S5.95+
1-S7.95 Purple Straw Fabric
Dag SS.J5T
$500 Black Patent Bag, as
Is ------------g S1.99*
$500 Natural Pongee Bag.
as Is 1.99*
l-$7.95 Black Corde Bag, as is,
S3.99%
$500 Multi-colOr Lizard
Clutch Bag -$1.29+
@Kiddies $1.69 Overnight
Cases 79c*
"Plus 20%o tax
Washington-Street Floor
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Teens
Many Different Styles in This
Sale Of RUGS

l2-$l2.ss Figured Cotton Rugs. frinoed, 3oxeo,
$3.50
22-$7.45 Figured Cotton Rugs. frineed, 24x4a $3.50
2-$l35.oo Forol Administer Rugs. l2xe S5s.95
l-$ls4s5 Blue FIoro Administer Rugs. soied l2xl5,
$4,000
S-$79.95 Beige corved Cotton Rugs, exl2 S3seS
3-$ess5 Loop Pile Cotton Rugs floor samples, exl2,
1895
$3.50 Non-Skid Cotton Rugs, 34x54 $3.50
- yds. $lo.s5 Beige Corved Wilton BroodIoom l5'
$3.50 50. yd.
~ yds. $lo.ss Green Tene-on-t -tone Broodoow, ~
$3.50 50. yd.
s-$is.ss Rsyon and Cotton orien.oI Rugs, 4xe
$ll.s9
Third Floor-Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Nylom
Hosiery
79c

15-denier, 51-gauge in the
latest Summer shades.
T h r e proportioned
lengths in sizes 812 to IL.
Street Floor Washington,
Arlington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Budget Shop
Dresses

S16.95 Rayon Faille Dresses;
sizes 1913 ---.-S S7.99
SASS Assorted Dresses, mostly
prints; misses sizes ---- $500
$10.95 RayOn Crepe Printed
Dresses; women's sizes $500
Washington & Arlington
Second Floor
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Manufacturers Samples $I.OO-$8.95
Fomous Name Undies, N of
&C +. S5.97

nylon tricot slips, gowns and panes Some
trimmed, tailored kind Pases Small sample
sizes only.
Street Floor Washington Arlington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Stainless Steel Cook Ware
liz " IL off!
Major Appliances
Third Floor-Washington

4-S2O9.95 De Luxe Easy Spin
driers, 1852 demonstrators: Tyr.
warranty -----.-. $4,000
2-$2l9.95 De Luxe Easy Spin
driers, 1862 demonstrators; Tyr.
warranty --- Sl79.00
2-S169.95 De Luxe Easy Wiring
er Washers, 1852 models, DAM
aged; Tyr. warranty $l29.0O
2-$189.95 Semi-de luxe Easy
'Spindriers, 1852 demonstrators;
Tyr. warranty----$13 $4,000
2-$205.40 Easy Automatic
Ironers, 1852 demonstrators; l.
yr. warranty ---$ $4,000
1-$199.50 Magic Chef Gas
Range, 1852 model $149.0O
1-$259.95 De Luxe Magic Chef
Gas Range, 1852 model S179.OO
2@$95.75 Detroit Jewel Apart
ment-Size Gas Ranges, fully
equipped --.--.--.----- $500
1-$l29.95 Double Bowl Youngs-
town Sink, 48" ---- $780,
2-$114.95 Tepco Sinks, 54",
$500
1-S439.95 Famous Make De
Luxe D0uble-Door Refrigerator.
10 Gu. TT. 49, .--F----- $299.00
2-$339.95 Famous Make Re-
frigerator, II GU. it., 1851 model.
S259.OO
Appliance Store-Washington
Shoes
S9.95-$10.95 Foot Flairs, FASH
Ona Shoes. various styles, coll
ors; sizes 4-10 but not in each
style or color A.97
1873 Prs. Infants $5.45 High
Shoes, brown, white; broken
sizes 5-l2, mostly narrow, me-
dium widths $1.99
% Prs. S7.95, $S.95 Shoes for
Boys, feathers, suedes; broken
sizes 312-7 $3.50
Washington-Fourth Floor
Az Prs. S5.45-S6.45 Spring Foot.
TOniks, disc. styles for school.
dress: black patent; blue, red.
brown; broken sizes, small s.
large 3 --.-.- $3.99
Observation-Disclosures
Evening star., 1952-05-15
Art Goods

Art Goods
$3.50 Stamped Linen Nap
3-$7.SS Stamped Linen Cloths.
soiled $3.50
12-S1.98 Stamped Rug Pat
IL - $1.OO Elastic Metallic
Thread, silver only -------59c
-$1.98 Stamped Baby Blan-
kets, soiled -----------98c
Washington-Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1952-05-15
SiIuer

SiIUer
6-sl5.9S Carving Sets, 3-pc.,
sterling handles; knife, fork,
sharpener; scratched - $780,
10O-29c Silver-Plated Table,
spoons, scratched -19c
Sass Pyrex Pie Plates, ham,
mered aluminium holder;
scratched ----- $2.49
3-$12.9S Hammered Aluminium
Lazy Susans, dented ---- $3.50
16-S5.9S General Electric
Kitchen Clocks, colors = $685.
1-S43.00 Silver-Plated Table,
ware Set, service for 8; 54-pc.;
department sample; bridal
wreath pattern ----$29.98
*Plus 209o tax.
Street Floor-Washington
Housewares
6-S39.95 Pennsylvania Lawn
Mowers S29.95
25-S1.O0 Mesh Laundry Bags,
49c
14-S1.00 Toilet Bowl Brushes,
Metal Holder ----- 69c
$3.50 Oval Waste Baskets,
12-qt. - 3 for S1.OO
12-S3.99 Work Horses $2.99
6S6.95 Metal Ironing Tables.
as is --- $3.50
24-9Sc Enamel Percolators, g.
cup - ------ - 19c
SASS Modern Carpet Sweep
erS S3.SS
6-s7.s5 Kitchen Step Stools.
$4.99
l7-se.1s Utility Tables, red,
24-S1.29 Indoor Dryers Sl.OO
13-$4.9S Curtain Stretchers, as
Is - - $1.99
S-S6.95 Ice Cream Freezers, as
IS, @-qt' --------- - S4.S0
40 Irregs. S2.95 Sponge Bath
Mats - -$1.99
A-$1.9S Ironing Pad, 2 covers,
S1.29
A-$2.50 Bath Caddies, as is,
49c
6-$3.SS Window Drapes, $l.9S
@$3.95 Shower Curtains,
peach ------------------$2h5
Third Floor-Washington
Evening star., 1952-05-15
NegIiqeeS

20-S5.95 Printed Cotton Robes,
wrap style, Sanforized ues
residual shrinkage); misses
broken sizes s.. 80
rs A.99 Cotton Seersucker
Brunch Coats, zip fronts, polka
dot pattern; misses broken
sizes ~ S S3.99
Washington & Arlington
Second Floor
Evening star., 1952-04-07

reporter, his biographies indicate, but like many
another newspaperman he really wanted to write
plays and novels. He turned to this occupation
with success that has been fully established
in the literary sense even though not always 50
rewarding financially. Striving primarily to
entertain, he wrote with wit and sophistication
of such universal appeal that most of his works
have been translated, read and played in many
languages.
Probably every lover of the theater has
favorte Molnar. One of his greatest successes,
'Liliom," charmed European audiences in 1911
and captivated New York theatergoers in 1921.
Revived twice since then as play in New York,
it had another rebirth in 1945 when Rogers
and Hammerstein adapted it for the delicately
beautiful and successful musical, "Carousel."
The human and living qualities of this gentle
story were proved by the ease with which its
setting was changed from Central Europe to
down East" New England with no loss of charm
and no feeling of incongruity.
Molnar is dead but Monar's works will re-
main for more generations to enjoy.
Evening star., 1952-04-07
This and That

not being more than to inches of
it. that the animal is no more knocked
down than it starts to roll.
Unlike humans, the cat can suffer
no broken hip or arm Qeg) through a
simple fall.
There are other dangers, including
automobiles; poison, both deliberate and
inadvertent; theft for pernicious pur-
poses or simply to get pet. BIB gun
pellets and larger and more deadly bull
let's, wandering cat-killer dogs, to say
nothing Of cat-killing cats.
The automobile must rank as the
great danger to the modern city and
suburban cat let run, as is the natural
way for cats to live.
It is natural enough, but the condi-
tions have changed.
The modern high-speed car offers all
animals, including the wild and semi
wild ones, something they never en-
countered in their centuries OF exist
ence.
Though animals may be said to be
adaptive, it is only seeming, in regard
to cars. These give them speed utterly
beyond their comprehension. They are
geared to dog-speed, to fox-speed, to
bird-Speed. The bird they sometimes try
to catch fools them, because Of its quick
get away and flying speed. The cat soon
learns to recognize these and cope with
them, usually to the tune of letting most
birds alone. -.
The modern motor car is something
else. If 1t wounds millioA OF humans
Evening star., 1952-04-07

Here is o theoretical question for the
friend Of cats to solve:
Would q cat prefer to live three and
a half years as free-running animal,
or to live IL years or more indoors?
Perhaps this is really not a theoretical
question, after all, because it affects
countless pets and their city owners
every year.
It is theoretical only as far as the
cat mind goes. Offhand, it might seem
simple enough-the animal, any Speci-
men. would take short life and merry
one. perhaps.
Actually. it is not as easy as that,
since the cat kept indoors from kitten
hood does not know what it misses.
This is an amazing thing. We have
watched older cats which had never been
let out in their lives stand by an open
door and refuse to go.
Just what they think Is out there, no
human mind can know.
Why they do not dash through the
door must depend upon cat psychology,
only slightly investigated. It was done,
some years ago, but in q preliminary
fashion. We still know little about the
cat mind.
Modern city dangers multiply for cats
as well as for children.
In q sense, house cats may be re-
garded as very little children.
They are 80 little, IN fact, that they
Aannot suffer falls, in . sense. 1Ehey
re 80 low to the ground. the stbaach
Evening star., 1952-04-07
By Charles E. 7roceWeN

every year, and kills thousands Of sup
posedly intelligent but unfortunate per-
sons, it is no wonder that 1t takes a
deadly and unknown toll Of animals,
even birds
AS far as we know, no one has ever
tried to compute the number of skunks,
for instance killed by the motorists of
America At one time not so long ago,
one could not make hundred mile mo-
tor trip without seeing half dozen
skunks along the road.
The house cat which has free run
today is doomed to pass out of existence
in few years from one of the factors
specified.
Kept indoors, it leads happy enough
life, and certainly will last much longer.
Just what the cat would say to this,
if it could think and speak, is another
matter. We say IF it could think" 1t
thinks, Of course, in rudimentary way,
but it is a question whether it could
even have more than wish, in such
an event That wish, it must be ad-
mltted, is to roam. The owner, how
ever, has a wish, too, in many cases:
That his pet may live and be happy.
AS he contemplates the life Of the out
doors with it's multiplied modern dan
gers, it may think that Puss is really
may not admit it, and that in a rare
event she may live inside for more than
% years, which is about as long as $50
years would u for Q human being.
How about If ittyf
Evening star., 1952-04-07
Ferenc MoInor

Ferenc Molnar was a playwright who truly
belonged to the world, and by his own choice
to the free world His death in New York at
the age of IA takes from the sphere of letters
an eminent artist and craftsman.
Hungarian born, Molnar left his native
Budapest in 1910 to escape Nazi totalitarianism
His home since then had been New York City,
his favorite sanctuaries had been Central Park
South and the neighborhood restaurants where
good conversation and an appreciation for free
dom of the mind and the spirit are undistorted
by sinister political ideologies.
Molnar started his adult life by studying
law, but his yearnings and his gifts for express
sion led hiSa into newspapering. He was good
Evening star., 1952-04-07
Axinq the State Department

The House of Representatives carried its
economy mood long way last week when 1t
knocked more than $1O0 million from the State
Department appropriation measure. In doing
this, the membership virtually doubled the cut
recommended by its Appropriations Committee
and stripped down the original departmental
budget request by almost 80 per cent.
Assuming there was no excessive padding
in the departments original estimates. reduc-
tion of this magnitude may seriously threaten
some of its essential operations. 1t is true, how
ever, that the House action was taken on
selective basis rather than by an arbitrary
across the-board subtraction.
The deepest cut struck at the Information
and Educational program, a consistently con-
troversial phase of the departments activity.
From this item alone, the House cut nearly SAT
million in general expense funds and another
$36.7 million which had been earmarked for ac-
quisiton of added radio facilities for the Voice OF
America. These reductions included ones already
proposed by the committee, plus others adopted
on the House floor. The effect was to reduce
from a requested $17O million to about $S65 mil
lion the funds voted for the overall information
and propaganda program It has been difficult,
of course to assess in exact terms the effective
ness of this departmental activity. That the
initial request should have been more than so
per cent of the originally asked for 1913 million
for the entire department seemed to give it a
disproportionate value and probably contributed
to the unfavorable House reaction.
The other item of most controversial nature
in the appropriation measure was rider pro-
hibiting use of State Department funds for sup
!, port of new diplomatic mission until appoint
ment of the chief of such mission Is approved
by the Senate. In both intent and effect, this
was an action taken to block the establishment
of an American Embassy at the Vatican-unless
or until full congressional approval for such a
venture is obtained It is an issue which became
full blown when President Truman recently
nominated Gen. Mark w. Clark as Ambassador
to the Holy See In the face of public and sena-
torial opposition, Gen. Clark later asked that
his nomination be withdrawn Since the President
subsequently made it clear that he still favored
the idea of formal diplomatic relations with the
Vatican, the House took this means of foreStan-
ing a recess action This does not preclude
appointment of personal representative of the
President to that post, as has been the recent
practice.
It is probable that some of the cuts in State
Department funds will be restored in the Senate
with final fix on the figures being reached in
conference Inequities, if there are any, can then
be adjusted with proper regard for the depart
ment's functions and for considerations OF
economy.
Evening star., 1952-04-07
Sensible Penal Reform

new and effective way Of handling some
OF the more difficult cases of juvenile delin-
quency in Washington is now available, thanks
to final congressional approval of an amend
ment to the Federal Youth Corrections Act. The
legislation gives District judges authority to
youthful first offenders from the communicating
influences of association with hardened crimi-
nails in prison. This is reform for which local
judges welfare officials penologists and others
interested in the juvenile-crime problem have
been fighting ever since the District was left
out of the 1850 act.
The national law originally was intended
to apply to Washington, but Congress excluded
the District when questions arose as to how
juriSdictional and budgetary complications could
be resolved. These difficulties subsequently were
studied by Federal and District authorities and
were ironed out satisfactorily. The amendment
just passed by Congress had the Endorsement
of the Commissioners, the local courts the Fed
eral Prisons Bureau and the Budget Bureau.
Under the amendment the judges are en-
powered to commit youthful criminals to the
custody of the Department of Justice for cor
rectional treatment, rather than mere penal
confinement The novices in crime are then sent
to special schools, farms or work camps for a
program of attempted rehabilitation. Penolo-
gists long have urged such a system, having
seen the pernicious effects of throwing young
prisoners into the same prison with habtual
criminals. Statistics show that 40 per cent of
all major crimes in Washington are committed
by young men under %. These youths, in many
instances, can be made into law-abiding, useful
citizens. The new law makes it possible for the
courts to give these local offenders the same
break that they would get from Federal judges
outside the District.