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Evening star., 1952-04-21

slither of the worm being registered in
the bone of the skull.
This, Of course. is sort of hearing.
There can be little question that the
bird also uses its eyesight 1t would not
be such fool as to refuse to see worm
as 1t moved the earth slightly.
Some persons have advocated the
planting Of the Russian mulberry, to
provide for early fruits for the robins.
and thus to keep them off our cultivated
fruits.
Others deplore the Russian mulberry.
It Is, perhaps, one of these things that
once planted, no one ever wants to plant
again. like the wild potato vine.
X
Templeton Jones has been looking for
baby robins out of the nest for several
years, but happily has not found any.
Perhaps more robins tumble out than
the young of any other species. and
mostly on hot days, when few hours
on the sidewalks would end their careers.
Such birds make excellent pets for a
time. II not helped, either put back in
their nest or brought up by hand, they
will Succumb. Placed indoors in large
box. with screen over 1t. and fed
scraped beef. pablum, etc, every hour
during daylight, they will grow amaz-
ingly. and come to have real affection
for their foster parents.
They may be set free at the end Of
about to 8 weeks, and some will come
back to the same yard every spring as
long as they live.
Evening star., 1952-04-21

Templeton Jones. thoroughgoing stu
dent of bird life. was pleased with the
confidence Of the robin, which refused
to fly away at his near approach.
It was fine, fat, husky looking bird.
as all the robins seem this spring.
Probably never before in history has
there been such q remarkably fine
looking bunch.
Each robin seems in its prime, fat and
healthy, with particularly good coloring.
Robin red-breast-
That was the old name for the small
English birds. and 1t seems that this
spring In America all the robins are
almost true red-breasts.
The English robin Is small. with q
really red breast. When the first settlers
came to this country. the native bird
they thought looked very much like their
own robin red-breast was much In
evidence
So they named it robin"
Actually. it is member Of the thrush
family.
It shows this in two features, the
spotted breasts of the young. and the
fine song.
The warble Of the robin is sometimes
overlooked. because 1t is not at all
snowy In character. and so blends with
other bird songs that it may be missed.
It requires, as Jones has found out.
some application Of the bird student to
really get the robin warble impressed
1pn ones listening mind and heart,
Evening star., 1952-04-21
Point Four and Social Justice

The worthy vision that was contained in the
Point Four program of technical assistance to
underdeveloped countries has encountered
mixed reaction in the past three years.
Some of the intended benefciaries have
embraced the plan as exactly what President
Truman stated it to be- "a bold new program
for making the benefits Of our scientific advances
and industrial progress" available to less foEtu-
nate countries. Others have read into it a sly
sort Of imperialism, device for infltration into
the existing political and social structures with
the objective Of rebuilding these to suit some
selfish purpose of our own.
So it is that American officials who are
advocating acceptance Of Point -Four assistance,
and in some cases those who are administering
it abroad, have often felt called upon to defend
and to explain anew the whole concept of the
program. Mr.. Truman himself felt this com.
pulsion in an address transmitted to the Inter-
national Economic and Social Development Con-
ference when he declared:
There is nothing of Imperialism in our con-
cept of Point Four. We do not propose to domi-
nate other people, or exploit them, or force them
to change their ways of lne."
In rendering Point Four aid to the very
countries which need it most, however, there is
a recognizable area for confusion, at least
abroad The President In his same address
described the program as one "of people-our
people-helpng other people throughout the
world" Yet it is fact that the instrumentality
for extending this help is the United States
Government; the instrumentality for receiving
it is the foreign government whose people are
supposed to benefit. That being so, it is obvious
that no government, no foreign political sys-
TEN, that feels itself being undermined by the
dissemination of Point Four enlightenment Is
likely to accept it willingly.
But Associate Justice William o. Douglas,
speaking before an earlier session of the same
conference, suggested this very thought OF un-
dermining existing political systems. His pro-
posal, according to news reports, was that the
Point Four program be supplemented by Point
Five that would be designed to extend the
American revolution of social justice" to some
of the same areas.
To support his view, Mr.. Douglas referred
to the unbalanced economies of many OF the
subject nations with wealth and the land con-
centrated in the hands of the few. Mr.. Douglas
Is quite correct in his assessment Of these evils
and equally SO when he casts doubt upon the
advisability of American assistance being ex-
tended to strengthen and perpetuate feudalism
in which the rich get richer and the poor merely
get poorer. But he paints with broad brush
when he proposes that 1t should become part
of American policy, as corollary to a voluntary
plan for self-assistance to extend to these coun-
tries our own concept Of revolution Of social
justice"
Evening star., 1952-04-21
Deciding Woshington's Future

Inc CommlSSlonerS plan Tor reorganiZing
the District Government has been improved by
the amendment limiting powers of each Com
missioner to delegate authority. It is doubtful,
however, that this modification will make the
Commissioners plan any more palatable to the
Budget Bureau than it was before. The blunt
and shocking fact is that the bureau seems to
have made up its mind on a radically different
form Of government for Washington-without
consulting the city or its people. Moreover, it
proposes to impose this drastic reform" on local
citizens through shortcut legislative process
that will work to the disadvantage of protesting
citizens. No wonder there has been such an
extraordinary, spontaneous surge of public in
dignation over the bureaus tactics.
The principal effect of the clarifying amend
ment which the Commissioners have sent to
the Budget Bureau is to bring stronger public
support to the so-called Robinson plan As
originally drawn, that plan was subject to the
criticism that it would tend toward "compart-
mentalizing" rather than unifying the Board Of
Commissioners. There has been too much Of
this tendency in the past. Under the amend
ment all three Commissioners would share re-
sponsibility for poicy-making and ordinance
making for all departments, but would divide
purely administrative work so as to tighten the
administrative details for each Commissioner.
The Commissioners also have agreed-properly
so-that the Recreation Board should remain
independent. But the tried and proved commits
sion form would not be changed in any basic
way-and that is why the Commissioners plan
is not likely to win Budget Bureau approval.
The Budget Bureau has made it plain that
1t is sold on the cil-manager form Of gov
ernment and that it will do its utmost to sell
the plan to the President. Fortunately, Mr..
Truman has indicated that he still has an open
mind. He has agreed to discuss the controversy
with the Commissioners and Budget Director
Lawton next Wednesday. The President must
have become aware of the virtually unanimous
opposition of Washingtons citizens and civic
organizations to the Budget Bureaus high
pressure campaign for its own revolutionary,
but still nebulous, plan. AS longtime friend
Of Washington, Mr.. Truman should be the last
person to do anything that would hurt the city.
And the consensus of the people here is that
adoption Of the Budget Bureaus plan would
subject the Nations Capital to the threat of
grave and possibly lasting damage.
Evening star., 1952-04-21

by the government of Communistic
Russia
Would there be any more changes in
the diplomatic corps in the Cuba EN-
bassy in Washington?
There would be only the changes
necessary to assure maintenance of the
intimate friendship between Cuba and
the United States.
How about Cuba and the United Ma
tions?
The role of Cuba in the United Ma
tions would be in the defense of genuine
democracy and consequently in defense
Of liberty in all the countries of the
world.
Two television stations are operating
in Cuba now; q third is almost ready
to start, and fourth channel will fol-
low.
Evening star., 1952-04-21

Televiewers around Key West already
have been able to pick up Havana.
where transmitters are closely situated.
The new station will be more powerful
and may easily bridge the 95 mile water
gap. The potentials of radio and tele-
vision have not escaped Senor de la Fe.
He is a former newspaper and radio
man himself.
''Our political regime will be in favor
of any artistic and cultural interchange
as long as the spirit Of reciprocity is
observed" he told me. 1T is the utmost
desire of the government of President
Batista to obtain the most intimate
relationship between the American and
Cuban people. We believe that radio.
television and the movies are outstand-
ing mediums to achieve better mutual
knowledge and understanding"
Evening star., 1952-04-21
Spring InterIude

Icebound streams begin to fotC.
Sunset leaues an attergloU;;
And tCitEin the uir0i1 Dood
The snotDdrop tUears an ern1ine hood:
Blossoms scent the dogUood tree
A choir OF birds trM joyously:
Within a patch OF velUet green
Clunps of violets are seen;
In t1ta5 magic bor called spring
There Is eUery loUely thing;
Here the human heart cal. find
The joy OF life and peace OF mind.
T. J. WorrolI
Evening star., 1952-04-21
Equality Among Blood Donors


Recently I dropped in at the Red
Cross blood bank on E street west of
Seventeenth, being in the neighborhood
and sufficient time having passed since
my last visit.
After the small rite Of donation, which
improved technique has made so simple
that wasn't even aware 1t had begun
before it was over. I sat down to have
coffee and doughnuts in the next room,
with that feeling Of physical well-being
and SNUG moral virtue which is the
usual aftermath.
The coffee was served by Gray Lady,
whom I queried in my ignorance, as to
whether she might not be Daughter
Of the Confederacy. as contradistinct
from the Red Cross Ladies in Blue,
whom I assumed to be Union daughters,
like the boys who wear their forage caps
of gray or blue, Haunting the colors Of
an old vague schism, wrapped now hap
PLY in romance and mist. She corrected
me. however, that she was British born.
and didn't even know what the Civil
War had been about. Nevertheless
warned her about ever going to Phila-
delphia, where, according to the best
reports, they still shoot gray-clad post
men.
A young man of my own color (pink),
though of radically different hair hue
his a bright red. while mine has long
been white-was seated beside me to
have his coffee, and then presently a
man of African ancestry, who had also
given his blood.
And it added nightly to my sense of
pleasure and well-being to find that
there was one place in the city of Wash
ington where man of African blood
could sit down at table with men OF
European blood. and at least take coffee
together. A recognition Of the biologi-
cal fact, as well as an acceptance Of the
Christian faith. that all men are created
Of the same blood. AS passed him the
doughnut plate, considered the posi-
bility that the blood had just given
might, in far-oh Korea, be used to help
save the life of q soldier Of his race.
though Of the flag of both of us, who had
been gravely wounded in fighting for
our country. And I had a feeling of
satisfaction in knowing that it was good.
healthy blood, and that it would help
the hypothetical wounded colored SOL
dier, If he was of the same blood type.
Just as this mans blood would help
white soldier. gravely wounded, if Of
the same type.
A very pleasant feeling. OF the same
blood. as well as of the same country.
And for the moment. brothers. AS I
finished my coffee and got up to go.
told the dark-skinned man and the red
haired. pink-skinned young man, Il
hope to see you here again in two or
three months" They both agreed,
smiling; and ] left them over their coffee
Evening star., 1952-04-21

"coloreds," is made up overwhelmingly Of the
native Negroes. This vast majority-not with
out cause-is restive, and its restiveness is one
of the reasons why the Nationalist, with their
extreme segregationist views and their defiance
of constitutional processes seem to be following
an incendiary course.
Evening star., 1952-04-21

any y"e question Of fact By either writins The
Eyening star information Bureau. 1900 / street
fsturn M Uosfaes or ~ tsl:phonine ~ 7sSs
By THE HASKIN SERVICE
@. How extensive was the damage
done by the Narragansetts and Wam-
anoags when they decended on Massa-
chusetts in the 18th century?-O. L. n.
A. These Indians destroyed 13 Massa-
chusetts towns. and attacked 40 others.
@. Is the famous Foreign Legion still
functioning?-J. ]. B.
A. It is still in existence. and accord
ing to late reports was made up Of men
from So different countries.
O. When was the rule passed requir-
ing the umpire to have two baseballs
in his possession at the start Of the
game?-R. B. T.
A. In 1886.
@. How long has influenza been
known?-R. OH.
A. A plague in 412 BIC. described by
Hippocrates and Livius is believed to
have been influenza.
@. The number Of aged people in the
United States Is said to be increasing
rapidly. What was the ratio in respect
to total population at the beginning Of
the century, and what is it now?-S. I. E.
A. In 1900. one person in rs was IS
years old or more. In 1850 the ratio was
one In 13, and in the next so years will
probably become about in eight.
@. Have whales any enemies besides
man?-R. A. s.
A. Besides man the killer whale is
the only enemy. The killer whale. about
80 feet long, is extremely vicious and
kills by tearing of the lower Jaws Of
other whales. eating only the tongues.
Killers apparently do not dare to at
tack the huge sperm whale.
@. What happened to Aaron Burr
after his trial for treason?-E. N. T.
A. He went to Europe where he
wandered for several years before re-
turning to resume the practice Of law
in New York City. He married the
famous and wealthy Madame Jumel
and lived to be 80 years old. Burr died
in 1885 at Port Richmond, Staten
Island, N. Y.
Evening star., 1952-04-21
Be This Treason?

The Star is to be commended for its
ever-moderate and restrained objective
editorials. However, in this time Of grave
crisis to the Nation, The Star should
brand Truman's illegal, high-handed
and altogether unconstitutional seizure
of the steel industry for what it is, viz.
high treason. In his speech the other
evening, Truman had the effrontery to
refer to his oath to the Constitution. He
then proceeded to demolish the Fourth
and Fifth Amendments and fling the
Bill of Rights into the gutter. In my
opinion the only thing which restrains
the clique of totalitarians now in power
from proclaiming the abolition Of consti-
tutional government and the establish
ment Of a political dictatorship Is the
difficulty in deciding whether the present
dictatorship is Fascist or Communist.
It would not surprise me one bit to see
concentration camps erected on the Mall
and gas chambers on the Avenue.
The union men who are now ruling
the Nation with almost unlimited power
will rue the day they ordered Truman
to abolish the Constitution. Heretofore
we have all been protected from the
Governments taking life, liberty and
property without due process of law.
Now that this principle has been aban-
doned, the labor unions may well find
that the precedent Truman has set will
be invoked against them instead of the
steel industry.
American.
President Truman's characteristic
stroke the other day is tapping a gen.
erous supply of well-organized venom.
"The end Of free enterprise" Is the bat
tie cry of aroused business and press,
and not without justification except that
it comes too late.
But effectively it looks something
like this: Mr.. Truman has the grit to
make quick decisions and to take firm
stand on any domestic issue from
threatened steel strike to the right Of
music critic to be music critic-but
unfortunately lacks the same talent or
character when it comes to the conduct
of our foreign affairs.
What does it avail us to be harsh with
our own industrialists and lenient with
the enemy? OF what value is a steady
flow of steel or airplanes or any other
item of materiel If the ship of state has
lost its compass? What price for ruth
less controls at home and virtual an
archy abroad?
Carl Wickum.
Evening star., 1952-04-21
Letters to The Star

Pennaes may used letters carry riters correct and
addresses AL letters subject to condensation
Evening star., 1952-04-21

talking. to go out on the street where
what Henry Adams, in his Education"
called the incompatible Washington
spring seemed even pleasanter than be-
fore.
JTR
Evening star., 1952-04-21
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 70
any question Of fact BY either wSitins The
NV. Washington, D. c., and inclosing cents
return postage or by telephoning ST. 1858.
Evening star., 1952-04-21

@. How long has influenza been
known?-R. OH.
A. A plague in 412 BIC. described by
Hippocrates and Livius is believed to
have been influenza.
Evening star., 1952-04-21
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. When was the rule passed requir-
ing the umpire to have two baseballs
in his possession ut the start Of the
game?-R. B. T.
A. In 1886.
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Local Man
Heads Naval
Ordnance Unit

Commander Joseph
G. Wheeler, Jr.
Appointed Officer
In Charge
Comdr. Joseph c. Wheel.
er, Jr., USN, has relieved
Comdr. ". E. Schumacher,
as Officer in charge of the
Naval Ordnance Unit, the
Navy announced today.
Comdr. Wheeler IL well
known to Key Westers. His
wife il the former Leonor
Warren, daughter of the
late, popular DR.. William r.
Warren, active civic header,
lives at 81 Eaton street.
The Wheelers and their children
have moved into their home at
ILL Flagler avenue since return
ing to Key West.
Change of Command ceremonies
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Mystery Still Surrounds
Won CoseI Even In Death

nearly nine years.
The call Immediately
aroused suspicion here that
at that time, nearly two
weeks ago, that Won Cosel,
aged 50, was dead. Asked
point blank If Won Cosel had
died, the unknown caller
said he couldn't give any
reason and that the break in
the story would come over
the Associated Press wire.
He added that he was a free
lance writer and that he had
to have information about
the case at once. He was
given a brief outline on the
internationally famous in
cident. This reporter had
been doing research on the
old story for over two
months and the call coincid-
ed oddly.
Check was made with AP in Mi
ami to see if any story on Won Cos
ell was due. The city editor of the
Tampa Tribune was also called. He
said that he knew nothing of Won
Cosels death but that he would
check and relay any news. He al
Continued On Page Four
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Hearing Set For
Murder Charge

Justice of the Peace Roy Hamlin
has set preliminary hearing for
Sam Price, who is being held in
the Monroe County Jail on a muir
der charge in connection with the
Staying of Joseph Thomas in Ma
rathon on June goth.
Thomas was beaten and shot on
that date and he died a week later
in the Monroe General Hospital
after lingering near death, paralyz-
ed from the neck down.
William Henry Cotton is also be-
ing held for murder in the case.
At a coroner's inquest into the
Staying, a verdict of death by
shooting at the hands of Cotton
was brought in ky the jury. Price
was named as an accessory before
and after the fact.
Both are held without bond. At
torney George Brooks is represen-
ing Price in his defense against
the charges.
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took place July q at NOU. Comdr.
Wheeler had served as executive
officer Of NoU from July 1s47 thru
December, 1913.
A graduate of the U. S. Naval
Academy in February, 1871, Com
mander Wheeler is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. c. Wheeler. Admission,
Ala.
He holds medals for service in
the American. European and Paci-
fic Theater, two stars, and the
American Defense Occupation Me-
dal, World War II Victory, and
China Service Medal. He also
wears q bronze star with Combat
'sV".
Comdr. Wheeler served on the
Continued On Page Four)
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1t. Commander
Baker Charged
With Hitting Cop

Lieutenant Commander viii.
liam A. Baker Of 2437 Harris
Avenue will face five separate
charges in City Court this after.
noon following his arrest and .
wild melee in which he is slleg.
ed to have punched . police Of.
fieer in police headquarters ear.
iy this morning.
Baker was arrested shortly
after midnight by police officer
Richard Brodhead after he
went through . stop light AZ the
corner Of Dvval Street and Trv.
man Avenue.
Taken to the police station in
the patrol wagon for q Drvnko.
meter test. Baker is said to have
suddenly turned and struck Brod.
head in the face with his fists.
Brodhead, with HE cid Of Officer
Santana, managed to svbdue the
Navy man and place him In .
cell.
He was later released on $500
bond and will appear in
Court this afternoon 70 face char.
ses Of failing to stop u trsf-
fic lisht. driving while infexi-
Gated, resisting arrest, assault
and battery on police officer.
using profanity and driving with.
out an operators license.
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Lions Club Plans
Musical Program

The Lions Club will feature a
musical program at their regu-
lar meeting tonight.
Willard Saunders is in charge
and he has secured troupe that
is presently being featured at the
Prevue Lounge Three Chaps
And A Chick.
On the agenda for discussion are
plans to secure aid for Mrs. Inez
Scott, negro woman whose home
recently burned to the ground on
Barrota Lane.
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AlI0ut-Tr !.
Being Made To
Find Name Of
UnknOlU, Caller
BY DOROTHY RAYMER

BY DOROTHY RAYMER
Mystery still surrounds
Karl Tanzler Won Cosel even
in death. His decomposing
body was found yesterday
in his little house where he
lived alone, about two miles
from Zephyrhills, Fla, "a
small town 20 miles from
Tampa. Authorities who
found him judged that he
had died about three weeks
ago. 1t was exactly Is days
ago when an unidentified
man called The Citizen of
flee long distance from
Tampa and asked for dates,
names and facts in connec-
ton with the case of Won
Cosel and Elena Hoyos Me-
81 whose body he had re-
moved from a mausoleum
in the City Cemetery here
and kept it with him for
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Two Car Crash

An automobile owned by Mrs.
Christine Rodriguez Of the George
Allen Apartments was slightly da-
mayed yesterday when Il was
struck by . vehicle owned by Gle
ment J. Russell Of s2i Windsor
Lane on First Street.
Russell said that he was parking
his car when he became III and
struck the Rodriguez car.
The matter was settled between
the parties involved.