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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-06-27
Accident Records

From 1900 to the end of 1906,
deaths from the new horseless car
riages averaged about 800 a year.
In 1907. according to the best rec
ords available. the motor vehicle
death toll was $685. The following
year S3+ fatalities occurred and by
1909 there were 1854 persons killed
in a single wear.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-06-27
Fix 1t Note

The h n d y m n Cor woman)
around the house will not lose OF
misplace screws when removing
storm doors and windows if they
are firmly attached to each frame
with cellophane tape. The same
method may be applied to screen
doors and windows. Incidentally,
If there's small break in the
screen, it may be mended With
cellophane tape. It will hold indef-
initely.
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Jimmie Coulter Home From School

Jimmie Coulter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Coulter, is home
from Seattle. where he is a stud
ent in the Medical School of the
University of Washington. Dur
ing his vacation he is employed
in the Glacier Ma ional Park Ser
vice.
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Coatings for PlaStics

Recently developed coatlngs fol
plastics have unusual properties of
hardness. fexibility and adhesion
Because Of their toughness, plastics
are widely used for consumer items
Many of the toys and items which
were made for Christmas and which
will receive intensive use are made
of this material.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-06-27

It's Your Freedom-Protect I'll What
better can you do in times like these but
initiate the teamwork which YIELDS an
invincible defense force. Teamwork
like that means a strong America.
U. S. Savings Bonds are now Defense
Bonds and your purchase Of these bonds
means yon are doing your part In build
ing a strclg financial America. Buy
them nuw and buy them Regularly
through the Payroll Savings Plan where
you work or the Bond-A-Mon th Plan ~
your bank. u. S TrsasS,S osssfsns"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-06-27
Kitchen Komment

Use stale bread to make an old
tavorite-French toast. Dip bread
IN mixture of egg and milk. Brown
carefully in little margarine.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-06-27
Nickel Addition

The American system OF coins
was devised by Thomas jefferson
.over 100 years ago. The only major
addition to his system is the nickel
which at present bears his portrait,
and consists of Is per cent nickel
and IS per cent copper.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-06-27
Arkansas

Arkansas
Arkansas was part OF the Louis.
lana Purchase. became a territory
in 1919 and was admitted to the
Union in 1886
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1952-06-27

Big Industry
The coal industry in Virginia EN-.
ploys some 70 900 men.
Evening star., 1952-05-26
Frances Benjamin Johnston

Among women photographers Frances Ben
jamin Johnston easily was first. Dying at 88,
she left tremendous quantity of material of
her own production Much of it was of unex-
celled quality. Especially was this true of her
later achievement She learned with the passing
years. But, a realist from the start, she never
attempted to improve upon either God or Nature.
Her lens searched for the truth that is beauty
and the beauty that is truth. In that regard
she followed John Keats toward "all ye need
to know"-the reality within the ultimate reality
Miss Johnstons life was full and rich. Sue
cess came to her early and remained with her
to the end Her pictures brought her many
friends. She won a permanent place in the roll
of outstanding camera artists The Photographic
archive of the Library of Congress is her princi-
pal heir, and the negatives and prints she accu-
mulated are assured of preservation for the use
of eventual historians in association with those
of Arnold Genthe, Pirie Macdonald, Antonette
Bryant Hervey and other notable contemporaries
in her field.
Meanwhile. the lay public she served should
not forget. Miss Johnston was not only great
photographer herself. She set an example for
other camera workers which long ago became a
standard of excellence. Wherever and whenever
truly wonderful picture is made she is entitled
to share in the credit. She was doubly pioneer
first as skilled pictorialist in her own person.
second as teacher. Her position is unique and
deserves recognition1
Evening star., 1952-05-26
Secret BIunder

The Army authorities are taking lot foi
granted If they think any one is going to be
satisfied with the classified" mantle they have
wrapped around General Clarks report on the
Koje Island riots
1t Is difficult to swallow the explanation given
for CHASING this report secret confidential
namely, that it probably contains considerable
security information. Perhaps it does contain
some information that should not be made public.
But there is no reason why the bulk of the
report, with legitimate security information de-
leted, should not be released.
The disciplinary steps taken have been an
nounced. Generals Dodd and Colson have been
denoted and General Yount has been repri-
manded. Judging from the meager information
which has been made public, they deserved this
punishment. But there is no assurance that
heirs is the basic responsibility for the condi-
tions which led up to General Dodd's capture
There is at least strong suspicion that they
were more or less the victims Of prolonged mis-
management of the prison compounds and an
even stronger suspicion that the Army, in stamp
ing = secret label on General Clark's report, is
Evening star., 1952-05-26
This and That

"What is that thing in the grass?"
This was the unspoken comment Of
the grackle. as he eyed his FIRST raisin.
Timidly he advanced.
Cautiously he stuck out his long Leck.
Suddenly he drew back.
This performance went on for several
seconds. until with much evident trepi-
dation the bird lunged.
A most surprised look came over his
face, then he swallowed the food.
Good" he said. If he didn't say it.
exactly. at least his whole attitude said
1t.
Now he was at home with raisins.
Example after example he took. at
last seizing one and flying away with it.
This is baby-feeding time among the
birds.
They are all out, the parents. finding
worms, insects, and 50 on. the first food
Of all for young birds.
Raisins, too, 60 into the bill of fare.
and ground meat. If any watcher puts it
out for them.
While the grackle, with his mean
yellow eyes, found his first raisin, the
starlings were grating away In the trees.
waiting for him to 60 away.
Starlings. though thicker. seldom dis
pute anything with grackle. They know
who is boss.
The grating noise they make Is almost
as unpleasant as that Of the nnUcking-
bird. The latter puts on great show at
nesting time. It clashes its bill. Hake .
Evening star., 1952-05-26
Cops Turned Robbers

%. c. Police Held in House Looting"
screams headline. What an interesting
phenomenon in the recently exposed and
turgid history of lawbreaking in the
Capital Of America! One may be forgiven,
perhaps, for wondering whether the
looting was done by a specially trained
looting squad or staged by just ordinary
patrolmen in line of duty as they see it..
At any rate, just how do burglars get
appointed to the police force? Are there
no rigid, searching character tests. to
be surmounted by the paid officials
charged with the safety of hundreds Of
millions of dollars worth Of property? Or
are the professed protectors Of lives
and property handed jobs because they
are o.k.'d by saloonkeepers. gamblers
and housebreakerS?
Certainly something is rotten when the
police department of great city is
incapable of or Indifferent to the crucial
necessit.' for careful character screening
of men who will protect gamblers. CO.
operate with narcotics peddlers and rob
people they are paid to protect. OF
course the great majority Of patrolmen
are honest. But repeated exposures OF
police connivance with criminals 1nA
dicates fundamental weaknesses some
where along the line Of selection OF
presumed law enforcement personnel.
Washingtonian.
Evening star., 1952-05-26
By Charles E. TroceweN

The mother robin at last found small
worm.
She rushed-there was no other word
for it-acroSS the grass and literally
thrust 1t down the throat Of her passive
child.
All this time the sparrows were feed
ing their multitudinous young.
They liked the raisins, both the pa
rents to feed, and the babies to eat.
Sparrows will eat almost anything.
including Japanese beetles, both grown
and in the larva form.
Neither common sparrows nor starlings
have been given the credit they should
have for destroying these destructive
beetles.
Home owners often deprecate both
species, without realizing that the home
garden where there are plenty Of SPAR
rows and starlingS will have far fewer
japanese beetles than yards from which
they are Shooed.
Since this is bird baby feeding time.
extra foods help the parents greatly. not
only in feeding the young. but also In
finding food for themselves. Often they
are so much overworked in feeding the
babies that they do not get enough for
themselves. II plate of ground meat
is put out for them. they will eat bite
themselves everytime they take one to
the gaping mouths. and in this way the
bird population will be kept in better
health. to provide pictures for watchers,
songs for listeners, and to keep in trim
for the perepAial Job Of insect catching.
Evening star., 1952-05-26

very nasty noise, and flies at all in
truders.
The starlings soon found the raisins.
and ate them all carefully out Of the
grass.
Some of them remained in the trees.
Not making the grating sound, now but
whistling Few birds have a more pleas
ant whistle. Often the whistler is un-
seen, and the sounds are attributed to
other species.
Blue jays few in. They are not keen
on raisins, as are the Knockers, catbirds,
wood thrushes and sparrows.
Jays offer O variety of sounds, too,
including a soft rolling noise, and a
harsh rattle-like sound.
These are in addition to their typical
screams.
A young robin stood alone in the
center Of the lawn.
He had given up, evidently.
His attitude said, as plain as words,
"Well, here am. If you find anything,
would like to have it, but don't expect
much"
The mother rushed around some feet
away, trying to find a worm, but for
some reason she was unsuccessful.
The baby had even given up cheeping.
This sound, so constantly heard at this
time Of year. always means baby birds.
Usually the mother or father pops a
worm or bug into the gaping bin to still
the noise. Maybe they don't like it. Who
knows? II there is bird psychology.
1t Is SO extremely rudimentary that few
human beings know anything about it.
Evening star., 1952-05-26

forever to all five senses, including
hearing. Unusually heavy drapes and
curtains tend to deaden or distract
whatever sound manages to overcome
the ornate ceiling obstacles.
Court attaches haven't said much
about it but they are known to have
consulted Bureau of Standards scien-
fists. They also have inspected ampli-
flying devices at the House of Repre-
sentatives and in various congressional
committee rooms. A couple of years ago
they even placed microphones in front
of each Justice. In remarkable de-
gree of unanimity, the Justices rejected
that motion.
Both the so-called liberal and con-
servative wings Of the bench repeatedly
hope for a solution of the sound prob
lem. But the Court has indicated it
would not approve any makeshift
arrangement.
Friends of the court challenge any
popular assumption that the Justices
frown on new-fangled ideas such as
Evening star., 1952-05-26
Wide World Photo.

mechanical 1oudspeakers. They also
deny the charge that the Justices fight
shy of bench microphones for fear of
unintentionally broadcasting side re-
marks to their colleagues.
Amplif1ers some day may carry the
last word of the law not merely to the
300 who can crowd into the courtroom
but even to the pressroom on the floor
below or to a nearby conference room
for lawyers.
Meanwhile. in silent majesty, the
carved marble panels on the four top
sides of the beautiful room will con-
tinue to attract the eye of the visitor
whose ear may not be quick enough to
capture every woro from bench and bar.
Architecture indeed may be frozen
music" Yet. the craven figures of those
ancient lawgiverS or lofty symbols near
the ceiling might well join, in fancy at
least. in whispering hope that one day
there will be equal hearing as well as
equal Justice under law in the meeting
place of the highest court in the land.
Evening star., 1952-05-26
Thunder Shower

The lilac light cracks through Vene-
tian blinds
In camera fash and fires the room
tUith its fuorescent glare:
Some seconds later comes the bowling
nlu1fed cGnnonade:
Outside the siluer popla1s Urithe in
gusts OF arctic air.
And nearer nom. and sharper nou, the
piolet fire
Erplodes in cracking pistol shots and
booming drums:
The landscape flares. unreal. as IN q
photo negative,
At last, at last, the rain. all breGth.
lessly awaited. comes.
The first fiat splatter OF great drops
upon the tUGlk.
And then cascades Of rain. the steady
roaring ring:
And noU full orchestrdtion: the drums.
the seething tUtnd:
Leaves lash In air: the grasses sting,
the grasses sirci
Frederick Ebrisht 4
Evening star., 1952-05-26
Pen-nanaes may be used II letters carry
Uriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

lodges to appease those misguided tax
payers who think good roads are worth
more than the mere glory of being first
with the worst. Putting those counting
gadgets across strategic spots on the
highways year after year continues to
lull the gullible public into thinking you
are really considering doing something.
And that business of painting little num-
bers and things in the middle of the
road, just as If the surveyors had been
around, is sheer genius. They imply so
much and cost so little to freshen up.
Great work! III. G. F.
Evening star., 1952-05-26
Nothing Is Very Clear Except 'Oyez!
By Robert K. Welsh
SUPREME COURT hearing is a

"A SUPREME COURT hearing is al-
a most q contradiction in terms.
To stave of a possible contempt judg-
nnent, it is prudent to explain that this
dictum deals with acoustics in the court
room. not with the Courts attitude.
It took oral arguments on the steel
seizure case to prove that Marc Antony,
classic advocate in his own right, could
have been indicted for usury in urging
any audience in the United States Su-
prene Court to lend its ears.
In all justice, casual visitors to the
courtroom acclaim its visual magnifi-
cence. dignity and appropriateness. In
all Illustration. lawyers and 1aymen who
regularly try to listen to contentious and
pronouncements bemoan its auditory
dead spots.
While the Court has not taken judi
cial notice Of the need for hearing aids.
its officials have long been attuned to
the problem. But finding a solution is
not so easy as it sounds.
Attorneys and newspaper reporters
who regularly frequent the marble halls
showed pardonable. if SNUG, surprise
during the steel case. They exhibited q
resigned eye If not deaf ear to the la
ments Of those assigned for the first
time to listen, If they could, to arguments
before the tribunal.
The acoustical shortcomings Of the
courtroom are as old as the imposing
structure. completed in 1885 to remove
the Court from the contentious and
crowded Capitol.
The situation and surroundings, Of
course, are not hopeless. A lawyer, sup
porting his voice to the same degree as
his argument, can entertain no reason
able doubt that his general thesis will
be grasped by the people sitting directly
behind or to the side.
John w. Davis, for all of his 70 years,
apparently demonstrated the Importance
Of Seizing his audience with a vigorous
voice. And Solicitor General Philip B.
Perlman long ago learned the secret of
filling the four corners II not stating his
case from the rooftops.
A main difficulty is to catch the
comments and queries of the Justices
themselves. It is disclosing no Court
secret to report that sometimes the
Justice on the left hand Of the ma
hogany bench may not Immediately
know what the Justice on the right hand
said.
Unonicial opinions-and there seems
to be no dissent-hold that the trouble
began when the 44-foot high ceiling
of the 81 by 81 foot room was designed
as a thing Of beauty but hardly JOY
Evening star., 1952-05-26
The School Boards RESPONSIBILITY

School Board President c. Melvin Sharpes
visit to Capitol HILL in search of emergency
school-building funds, is understandable. But
1t was futile visit that will come to nothing.
Having explored the possibilities, which he had
every right to do, Mr.. Sharpe should now return
70 the other alternative-an alternative that the
Board OF Education declined to accept at its
meeting last Wednesday.
This is the alternative recommended by
ocnool superintendent Corning, but turned down
by 5-to-4 VOTE with MIR. Sharpe casting the
decisive. vote. DR.. Corning had recommended
to the board that the white Eliot Junior High
School, at Eighteenth and B streets NE, be
turned over to colored pupils. The recommen-
datlon was based on statistics which show that
three colored Junior high schools in Northeast
washington will have enrollments next Sep
tember OF about 400 in excess of capacity That
Will mean part-time classes and Inadequate
school opportunities for the pupils The Eliot
school Is operating under capacity as a white
school. DR.. James A. Cannon and others have
pointed out that there is room in Eastern High
School for the white students who would he
displaced by the transfer OF Eliot.
The Board Of Education's vote was influ-
enced by the strong objections to the transfer
expressed In testimony from white residents of
the area served by Eliot. Their fear was that
transfer Of the school would be followed by
change in the neighborhood itself They may
be correct. But unless the school board can
come up with some other plan that meets the
need for space in the overcrowded coored schools,
by shifts Of the white schools now operating
under capacity, the recommendation of the
school officials should be accepted
Mr.. Sharpe should call special meeting of
the board and keep it in session until it meets
its responsibility Of providing needed school space
for the colored children. If the Eliot transfer
Is again voted down, then workable alternate
expedient must be found .--
Evening star., 1952-05-26
Moscow Addresses Teheron

MoScow's note to Teheran, protesting Iranian
acceptance of American military assistance is
marked by the familiar Soviet distortions of
truth.
American advisers have been in Iran at the
request of the Teheran Government, off and on
since 1911. Several of the missions have been
military, for purposes of training Iranian forces
in defense of their own country. The menace,
today as always before, has been Russian i'm
perialisn1. None of the American military mis-
sions has been given the authority, or has
assumed it, of controlling the Iranian Army or
attempting to fit the Iranian government into
what Moscow calls aggressive plans against the
Soviet Union"
Neither the United States nor Iran has any
such plans, fact which is well known to the
conspirators Of the Kremin. If the leaders of
Soviet Russia are disturbed today by the military
and political association among nations outside
the Iron Curtain, they have only their own
aggressive maneuverings to blame.
AS it happens, Iran has demonstrated on
many occasions that 1t is willing and anxious
to maintain normal and harmonious relations
with its neighbor to the north. It has also dem
onstrated very successfully, and very impressivey
for relatively weak power, that it is not easily
intimidated by threatening words or actions In
Moscow It is not likely, now, despite the political
turmoil in the country, that it will be frightened
out of relationship with the United States that
has the single objective of supporting the security
of Iran and the other free nations.
Evening star., 1952-05-26
These Reforms Are Still Needed

Coming so late in the session, the Civil
Service Commissions annual report is likely to
have little effect on pending legislation This is
unfortunate, for the report contains recommen-
/ dations which, while not new, add weight to the
/ Hoover Commission proposals for improvement
Of the Federal establishment
The csc, with the backing Of the President
has reiterated It's request that postmasterships
customs appointments and United States marshal
offices be divorced from the field Of political
patronage. Congress, spurred on by the scandals
In the Internal Revenue Bureau passed special
legislation to place revenue collectors under civil
service, but it has done nothing about the other
jobs There seems to be no enthusiasm for
further extension of the merit system at this
time, despite the urgingS of the Hoover Comnlis-
sion the President and the csc. Many post
masters, in addition to customs officers and mar
shaS, are selected for political reasons and with
little or no regard for their qualifications to
handle the work to which they are assigned
/ The appointments usually are made on the
advice of political henchmen and the Presidents
choices are subject to Senate confirmation. Sem
ators are extremely reluctant to give up these
! patronage privileges .
The csc report also asked for favorable
action at this session on the pending bill to
enable the commission to delegate more of its
personnel recruiting and selection powers to the
respective departments and independent agen-
cies This, too, is in line with recommendations
of the Hoover Commission relating to personnel
policies and procedures. The Senate already has
approved bill providing for such decentraliza-
tion, but similar legislation is still before the
House Civil Service Committee
Included in other suggestions by the csc
was the proposal that Federal employees be given
the same rights under the unemployment COM
pensation system as those given private workers.
This is plan that requires careful study-espe-
cially in relation to present leave policies. In
the past Federal workers have been permitted
to accumulate leave as cushion against possible
unemployment If this cushion is to be abol-
ished Federal employees who lose their jobs dur
ing reduction operations will suffer real
hardships.
Evening star., 1952-05-26
Women on Advisory Council
Edward d. Hollander,

One Of the most Important facts Of
life to recognize is that the Lord made
men to deal in steel and stone, and
women in hearts, souls and bodies, and
human welfare will never progress as
rapidly as it should until there are more
women in positions of influence and
control over it! Washington is exceed
ingly fortunate in having Commis-
sioner, r. Joseph Donohue, who appre-
ciates this fact, and plans to have
women on the Citizens Advisory Coun-
ell.
However, 1t is important that these spe-
fications be followed: 0) At least one
third Of the council should be women:
one or two women's ideas would be paid
no attention to in large group Of men.
(2) These women should be intelligent.