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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-06
Search for Truman Successor Livens Political Scene

TTARRY S. TRUMAN'S decision
Ill not to run has been public for
a week now, and reaction to it has
brought most Democratic politi-
clans to the point of nervous pros
tration. r.
1t was a week ago last, night that
the President put an end to specu-
lation about his plans, for 1882. At
the same time, the President-by
passing up the opportunity then
and there to name an "heir appar-
ent"-turned the Democratic presi-
Dental race into the first free-for-
all the party has seen in 20 years.
Mr.. Truman thus gave a new
generation, of voters a chance to
witness presidential campaign in
which neither Standardbearer is
an incumbent. Not since 1928,
when Herbert Hoover defeated Al
fred E. Smith, has a White House
occupant been an observer, rather
than a primary participant, in a
presidential election contest.
This is not to say that Mr.. Tru-
man will keep hands of the cam
paign this summer and fall. The
day after his announcement, he
FASTENED to assure Democrats that
he was fair dealer, not a fair
day-er, and would vigorously sup
port the party's choice.
Nor does Mr.. Humans current
silence on his personal feelings
about a successor necessarily mean
that he will keep quiet forever. At
his Thursday press conference, the
President said he had not yet COM
mitted himself and that the con-
vention would be a wide-open one.
But he avoided saying he had no
favorite, or that he might not come
out later for some one, - II.
AS President, Mr.. Truman still
holds considerable power. It is
entirely likely that a word from
him between now and July will 60
a long way toward deciding the
outcome of the Democratic con-
vention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-06
How to Say No

One Of the hardest things for
man to do is to read himself
convincingly out of competition for
the presidency. This is part of
the great American political ira
dition, as old as the Republic itself.
George Washington, in 1888, said,
II most heartily wish the choice
-. may not fall on me-" He was
elected in 1889. Thirty-two years
later, John Quincy Adams said,
II would take not one step to ad-
vance or promote pretensions to
the presidency" He won the fol-
lowing election.
In all American history up to
1888 pm. on March 20, only two
men had said mo" strongly enough
to have their refusals generally
remembered. They were William
TecumSeh Sherman, who on June
5, 1884, wired the Republican con-
vention at Chicago: II will not
accept if nominated, and will not
serve if elected" and Calvin Cool
idge, who at Rapid City, S. OAK, on
August 2, 1927, gave the press a
10-word handout that said, II do
not choose to run for President in
1925" There was even some ques-
ton as to whether Coolidge really
meant it, but he was taken at his
word.
That night a week ago at the
Armory, Harry Truman took his
place alongside Sherman and Cool
idge. INDUCING his love of dra-
matte surprise, he inserted into his
prepared address this brief and
shocking statement:
IT shall not be a candidate for
reelection. I have served my coun-
try long and, I think, efficiently
and honestly. I shall not accept
a denomination. I do not feel that
it is my duty to spend another four
years in the White House"
Forty flour Words
Forty-four words did it. But
those A words were incontro-
vertibly the most important uttered
so far in the 1852 race. .
So ingrained is the notion that
a man cannot say no to the presi-
dency that some Truman follow
ers insisted that, come Chicago, Mr..
Truman might be available for a
draft. The assertion was not taken
very seriously, however. For prac-
Evening star., 1952-11-03

(See MACARTHUR, Page B-190
Evening star., 1952-11-03
HiehIights
Radio Today.

800, WRC-Railroad Hour: Cor
don MacRae and Ann Ayars star in
q musical version Of Seventh
Heaven"
500, WTOP-Suspense: Herbert
Marshall heads the cast of Frank
enstein."
500, WEAM-virginia Democrats
for Eisenhower.
$3.50, WGMS-Concert: The Cath
olic University String Quartet plays
music of Haydn, Beethoven and
Schubert.
8:45, WEAM-Joel Broyhill: An
address.
900, WTOP - Radio Theater:
Charlton Heston and Jean Peters
star in viva Zapata."
800. WRC - Telephone Hour:
Barbara Gibson is guest.
1880, WRC, WMAL-Gen. Eisen-
hover: Addresses by General Eisen-
hover and Senator Nixon.
10;00, VOL - Senator Dewitt
Hyde: An address.
10:15. WOL-Stella Werner: An
address.
1880. WMAL WRC, WWDC,
WTOP, WASH - Gov. Stevenson:
Addresses by Gov. Stevenson, Pres
ident Truman, Vice President Bark
ley and Senator Sparkman.
11:OO. WMAL, WRC, WWDC,
WTOP, WASH - Gen. Eisenhower:
Addresses by Gen. Eisenhower and
Senator Nixon.
TelevisiOn Today.
1880, WTTG - Arlington Political
Forum.
1880, WNBW-Joel Broyhill: An
address.
7:45. WMAL-George p. Mahoney:
An address.
500. WTOP-Video Theater: Pat
O'Brien stars in 1.-THE Face Of Au-
tumn.
$3.50, WNBW-voice Of Firestone:
Jerome Hines Is guest soloist.
$3.50. WTTG - Johns Hopkins
Science Review: The program is
about detergents.
800, WNBW-Hollywood Opening
Night: Teresa Wright and Mark
Stevens star in Alicia"
1000, WNBW, WMAL - Gen.
Eisenhower: Addresses by Gen.
Eisenhower and Senator Nixon.
1880, WNBW, WTTG, WMAL,
WTOP-Gov. Stevenson: Addresses
by Gov. Stevenson, President Tru-
man, Vice President Barkley and
Senator Sparkman.
11:0O, WNBW. WTTG, WMAL,
WTOP-Gen. Eisenhower: Addresses
by Gen. Eisenhower and Senator
Nixon.
Evening star., 1952-11-03
By Horry Macarthur

Are things getting you down?
Are you depressed by thoughts
Of the future, what with the Dem
ocrats telling you it would be un-
bearable with the Republicans in
power and the Republicans saying
the same about the Democrats
and one of them certain to win?
Have a little walk in the sun
with Sylvester L. Weaver, jr.
Mr.. Weaver is vice president in
charge of the radio and televiSion
networks of the National Broad
casting Co. He took little time
off from running his networks
the other night to speak at Man.
haitian College. The future, you
should know right now, looks any
thing but dour when viewed
through the latest RCA electronic
equipment.
In years to come" said Mr..
Weaver at Manhattan, young
sters will have heard every great
musical performer, in person;
will have witnessed the operas, the
ballet. the symphonies: been ex-
posed to the personalities Of the
men who influence their times:
will have seen the people of every
land, or every ethnic and social
group. AS they grow, they will
have a sureness of mind and
heart not easily won. for they will
feel their identity with glori-
ously pictured march Of man
kind toward the great society that
has been the objective OF Western
thought from its beginnings.
They will know the spiritual
riches. the secular history. They
will meet the spirits of our past
and understand. better than we
can now tell them, how we have
come to this point in our passage
to the future"
OF the more immediate future,
Mr.. Weaver had this to say:
mot this Christmas. but we
hope that by next Christmas
Americans will be able to view the
Pope celebrating a mass from
the Vatican"
The future television receiver.
he predicted, will use its screen
in addition to its present use
to play motion pictures. or record
ings of television shows received
while the family was out"
This latter aspect of the future
may appear bright to Mr.. Weaver,
but he'll have to admit he is look
ing at it from a different observa-
Evening star., 1952-11-03
They'll Feel Their Identity
With the March of Mankind

ton post. From here, it is un-
certain. You won't even be able to
escape "These Two" by leaving
the house. Your TV set will save
them and fire them at you the
minute you poke your nose in the
door. It won't do any good to hide
in the basement, either. The TV
manufacturers will have those
things trained so they'll turn
themselves on and follow you
around the house.
BIOGRAPHY-Ed Sullivan re-
Gently assured his Toast Of the
Town" audience that he had more
life stories in store for this sea-
son. A man of his word. he recent
ly made a flying jaunt to Holly
wood and returned with permis-
sion to do THE Goldwyn Story
on television. It will be done in
two Toast" installmentS, on De-
cember IA and 81.
Goldwyn has refused permis-
sion for any treatment of his life
story for a number of years. He
was won over this time after care
full study of the Toast of the
(See MACARTHUR, Page B-19)
Evening star., 1952-11-03
TeIevision Tomorrow Tuesday, November a. 1852

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Evening star., 1952-08-09

and Abraham Lincoln's tomb at Springfield,
Michigan Greenfield Village and Wisconsin its
beautiful scenic Dells
The notable sights" Of the West include:
The Hot Springs health resort of Arkansas, Rocky
Mountain National Park in Colorado, Sun Valley
In Idaho, the source of the Mississippi River in
Itasca State Park. Minnesota; the State Capitol
at Lincoln, Nebraska; Glacier National Park in
Montana; Garrison Dam, North Dakota; Mount
Rushmore Memorial, South Dakota; Crater Lake
National Park Oregon; Mount Rainier National
Park, washington; Yosemite National Park Cali
fornia; the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
History has an influence upon public opinion
in respect to tourist activity. People want to
what they already are interested in. For ex-
ample, the main sight" in Kansas just now is
the home Of the family of General Eisenhower
at Abilene. The most popular center of pill
grimage in Virginia is Mount Vernon, in Mary
land the Naval Academy at Annapolis. More
visitors to the District of Columbia wish to see
the Smithsonian Institution than anything else.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
mr. nv H

begins to curse the elements, you might
go up to him again and ask him what
he thinks of Mt. Hibok Hibok now.
And if he still looks at you queerly
again, you may point out to him that
the eruption of that same Hibok Hibok
volcano in the far-off Philippines is
the reason why 1952-1953 will be an
unusually frigid winter.
Verif1cation of this cannot be found
in the weather books. Few meteorologists
have ventured an explanation of why
some seasons are colder than others.
The professionals usually content them
selves with observations and statistical
compilations. They will tell you, for in
stance, that winters are milder than
they used to be, much milder than most
of the 10Th century and the first
few decades of the Goth century.
Yet they won't be. able to explain why
this is so.
The explanation is simple: volcanic
activity. From 1912 through 1880 the
earth underwent a period of intense
volcanic eruption. There were major
volcanic explosions during II of the 1l8
years. Clouds of volcanic dust were car
ried eight to twelve miles up into the
upper atmosphere, far above the de-
scending rains. winds, and snow that
would ordinarily force such dust to the
earth.
The earth was covered with a thin.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Nomination Methods Questioned

Your editorial on the nomination Of
Gov. Stevenson is quite fair from an
Eisenhower supporters standpoint. You
state:
"This newspaper has been favorably
disposed toward the candidacy of Gen.
Eisenhower. Nevertheless, it feels that
the Democrats are to be congratulated
on their own choice. Judged by his per-
formance up to this time, and particu-
larly by the temper and quality of his
acceptance speech, Gov. Stevenson is in
all respects worthy candidate It is
not too much to say, in this troubled
and dangerous age through which we
are passing. that the American people
are extremely fortunate in having the
opportunity to make a choice between
two such admirable men,"
I do not believe that you can hold that
the methods employed in choosing these
candidates were alike. The gangster
manner Of putting over Eisenhower will
Evening star., 1952-08-09
The Strike Comes First

The CIo strike at the Alis- Chalmers plant in
Terre Haute, Indiana, has been relegated to the
back pages of the newspapers.
Unlike the steel strike, it has not produced
national crisis. It received some attention last
month when eight men were injured one seri-
ously, as group Of AFL workers tried to force
their way through the CIO picket line. But as
these things go, it is small strike-not produc-
tive of headline material
Nevertheless it deserves attention. The
strike was called on May to enforce demands
for higher pay and union shop: Since that
date the plant which produces parts for jet
engines, has been shut down. And now 1t is
disclosed in an inconspicuous news release that
the Air Force is shipping out machine tools to
other plants
In other words, despite the critical need for
Jet engines the Government has knuckled under
to this strike. The same Government which
forcibly sends young Americans to war bows to
the dictates of a picket line which prevents
production of weapons that are urgently needed
in combat. This is done in the name Of free
society. Actually 1t is shame and disgrace
that will come back to plague us one of these
days.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
This and That !.
By Charles E. Trocewen

The young bird out Of the nest takes
great pride in its ability to go over the
ground, just as later it loves to fly.
The moment bird feet touch ground
for the first time, something happens
This something" is simply what the
human baby knows. when it first real
izeS it can walk alone.
Once the baby bird starts out, after
either falling from its nest, or having
been pushed out by the jostling Of its
brothers and sisters. it keeps on going,
just for the fun of it. In little while,
however. it becomes tired. hungry and
hot, since its mothers feathers have
protected it from the sun.
It is at this point that four small
angels find it. and it becomes problem
for them.
A diet Of few mulberries and raw
meat is good. but too many berries
would be harmful.
Other foods that may be tried are raw
beef or hamburger. raw liver, yolk of
hard-boiled egg, bread and milk, pab-
lum and milk.
The liver gives vitamins.
The bird should be fed at least once
an hour during the daylight hours. In
nature, the mother and father feed
their charges once every five minutes. on
an average. but it Is evident that no
human foster parent can do that.
Young birds must be kept protected
from the sun at all times.
They should not be permitted 70 Get
Evening star., 1952-08-09

any grit or said This comes later, as
they take up finding feed for themselves
Each feeding should be preceded by
giving a little water in a medicine
dropper.
AS soon as bird has had enough, its
throat closes, and no more food can
be put down at the time. This is
wholesome provision of nature to pre-
vent overfeeding. of which there is little
chance in a nest. with all the other
mouths.
After the bird gets to the age of four
or five weeks old (after one has found
IT'D 1t will become restive.
Then 1t should be taken outdoors, and
its food put on the ground, so that 1t
viii get the idea of feeding itself. X
In time it will fly away, which is best.
since that is what nature intended for
It. This release should be sometime in
August, so that it will get used to being
with other birds, and be able to migrate
with them, if it is migratory bird.
In this way, even what seems to be
the most helpless baby bird is taught
how to take care of itself. and the foster
parents are free to go on to other kind
deeds, of which the world still has far
too few.
II the bird does not seem to want to
leave, as sometimes happens, it may be
best to care for it over winter. and re-
lease it next spring. The feeding prob
lem, however, is dificult, and the best
thing is to let 1t 60 in August as
suggested.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
"BELTsvILLE, Md.
Dear Sir:

BELTSVlLlE, Md.
Dear Sir:
"The other day we found very small
baby bird in our chicken house. We
haven't yet been able to figure out how
1t got there, because there were no signs
OF nest anywhere. 1t was not more
than few days old, as. it was just be-
ginning to feather out. We have not
been able to tell just what kind of bird
1t is
1--WE have been taking care Of it for
three days now, and it is growing
stronger and more active, and getting
a lot more feathers. It really seems as If
1t might be on the road to survival.
I'VE have been feeding it mulberries
and small pieces Of raw horsemeat, and
it seems to be doing fine on them, but
we would like to know just what is the
best thing to feed it. Also how much
and how often we should feed it.
IF it should live to be full-grown
bird, as we hope it will, we were wonder
ing if it will be able to take care Of
itself. and we should turn it loose, or
will it always have to depend upon us
to care for it?
will you help us with our problem?
Respectfully yours, Marjorie, Janet,
Stuart and Lewis H."
This kind quartet seems to be do
ing very well as they are
The fact that they saw no nest simply
means that the baby bird fell out Of one,
and then hoped or ran over the ground,
probably for o block or two.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Fluoridution

want to make known publicly, in the
hope others will do the same, what
think Of fuoridation of our water. This
ought not be permitted without a vote
Of the majority of the people.
This fuoridation is only to enable
aluminium manufacturers to sell their by
products at high prices.
1t your family doctor recommends
personally that you drink fluoridated
water, you can get it at fraction of the
cost it takes to contaminate all water,
even that which is used for washing
bathing. sewer flushing, etc. Why spend
millions to fluoridize all water, If only
drinking water is intended?
Virgie v. Preston.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Tennessee Splits, Its Ticket

The Tennessee Democratic primary results
appear to represent standoff between two men
who were not running for ofice-"Boss" Crump
and Senator Kefauver
Mr. Crumps long term dominance of Tennes-
sees Democratic politics was badly shaken four
years ago by the election of Gordon Browning as
Governor and Estes Kefauver as Senator. The
two were political friends and only last month
Governor Browning placed Senator Kefauver's
name in nomination for the presidency before
the Democratic convention. On Thursday, Mr.
Crump won partial revenge for his 1948 setback
when a candidate he was supporting, Frank
Clement, former FBI agent, defeated Mr.. Brown
ing for the gubernatorial nomination.
In the senatorial primary, however, the
Crump candidate, 83-year- Kenneth Mcclellan,
was decisively beaten by Representative Alfred
Gore a supporter of the Kefauver presidential
candidacy.
There were, of course other elements than
the Crump-Kefauver rivalry involved in this
weeks contests particularly in the senatorial
race Representative Gore, at A, has served with
distinction through seven terms in the House.
Although over draft age at the time, he took
leave of absence from the House and served as
a private in the Army in 1944-45. Both before
and since the war; he has been considered
generally in favor of the administrations foreign
policies and collective security efforts. He has
been an active defender of the Tennessee Valley
Authority and of the atomic energy program, two
causes which have both national and local
significance to Tennesseean. AS chairman OF
the atomic energy subcommittee of the House
Appropriations Committee he became one OF the
better Informed members of the Congress on
the Importance and significance of the atomic
development. In 1851 he urged President Tru-
man to employ some of our new A-weapons in
search of a. quick victory in Korea.
It is quite likely that the greatest single
factor in the contest was Senator McKellar's age.
Elected to the House in 1911, he won his first
Senate race in 1916 and is now the ranking
member of the Senate in length of service.
considerable amount of Federal legislation bears
his name and he has served in recent years as
chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations
Committee. While he was a staunch supporter
of anything he thought would benefit Tennessee,
he had made political enemies in the State and
among the Tennessee delegation in the Congress.
Until this year he had not campaigned In the
conventional sense since 1910 and he made only
two major speeches in the race just ended. His
decision to run again was an unwise one, as 1t
seemed at the time and has merely served to end
his long career on a note of defeat and
Illustration.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Escopude

Miss Millie, eldest of eleuen girls
And nlGinstGy OF her mothers tYetjM
age,
Spent all her Hte Injured to carpss and
curls.
With tomenfolk around her like a
cage.
No rough male laughter. no brash
blundering
OF. boyish footsteps on the porch at
night ~
Disturbed her dreams decorum. thun-
dering
Aioareness at her through the soft
starlight.
Yet sDhen November, like a brioand.
came
To terrorise the toDn with hail and
Slect,
A Uirile uGgGbond, tDhose reyy name
Woke apprehension in the shuttered
street.
Miss Millie, iDith strange beauty In hsr
face,
Went out to reuel In his iuild embrace.
a# r. n. Grsnvills
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Colder After Nature Blows Her TOP?

transparent dust or veil. which fioated
around in the upper air currents for
months and years before gradually being
dispersed, following the movements of
the earth, whirling in circles to north
and east but slowly moving west to east.
The dust veil acted as a reflector to
the heat rays of the sun. rejecting them
back, and thus retarding the effect of
the suns heat upon the earth by as
much as 10 to Is degrees.
All OF our warmth comes from the
sun. When the solar rays are thus re-
tarded, there is nothing to counter
balance the cold from the Arctic and
Antarctic regions brought down on the
temperate zones by the cyclical winds
The winters become colder.
Sounds fantastic? Look at the record.
Early in 1912 there was a violent
eruption Of Soufriere Volcano on st.
Vincent, in the West Indies. Beginning
on April 80, Soufriere sent clouds of VOL
canic dust into the upper atmosphere.
That winter the cold weather came
unusually early. Napoleons armies were
caught without warning in Russia, and
the disastrous winter campaign Of 1872
1913 sent the highly touted French
legions reeling back towards the Polish
borders. decimated by the cold and
Cossack cavalry.
The next big volcanic eruptions came
In 1814-1815. There were two unusually
violent eruptions in the East Indies,
Tambora on the Island of Soembawa,
east Of Java, and Mayor, on the south
eastern Luzon islands.
Climate the world over was affected
for several years. 1915 was known as
the 'year without a summer" There
were unusual twilights, brilliant Sunrises
and sunsets-phenomen recognized as
being caused by the action of dust upon
the suns rays.
From 1915 through 1924, Mauna Loa
and Kilauea in Hawaii were in con-
tinous eruption. Again in 1887 and
through 1848 these two volcanoes acted
up. Once more in 1851 through 1855 they
staged violent eruptions, and then after
four quiet years. in 1859 there began a
super-duper outburst that continued
until 1867. Each time cold spells re-
suited. The winters during all this time
were mostly harsh and bitter, as records
will testify.
On August 26-27, 1888. the volcano
Krakatao in the Dutch East Indies
literally blew its top. The effect was
worldwide. For the next three or four
years the winters were very cold with