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Evening star., 1953-10-27
Tiny x-Roy Sees Flaw

SPOKANE, Wash. R.-
There's a man here named K
Ray who sees a flaw in other
claims to the title of Nations
smallest mailman"
x Ray-that's his real nam,
lis 5-foot-2 and weighs only
112 pounds. Charlie Burton, a
63-year-old 115-pounder, re-
tired from the postal service
down in Orange, Tex, last
week and there were claims he
was the smallest letter carrier
in the country.
Mr.. Ray, Sc. and the father
of seven children, was born in
Asheville. N. C.. The doctor wh(
delivered him had the first
X-ray machine in town. So
his parents took a cue and
named him X-X-ray.
Evening star., 1953-10-27

to in the statutes, the words
United States" are used and
rarely is the broader word
Government" by itself en-
ployed.
The exact wording of the
Logan Act is so sweeping that
it would cover almost every
form of contact between news
papermen, businessmen, legis-
lators and others who talk
over problems of the day with
members of foreign govern
mentS or their diplomatic rep
resentatives in the various
capitals of the world. Here is
the text of the law, passed in
1899 and never repealed:
Every citizen of the United
States, whether actually resi-
dent or abiding within the
same, or in any place subject
to the jurisdiction thereof. or
in any foreign country, who.
without the permission or au-
thority of the Government. di-
rectly or indirectly, COM
mences or carries on any ver-
bal or written correspondence
or intercourse with any for
eign government or any officer
or agent thereof, with an in
tent to influence the measures
or conduct Of any foreign gov
ernment or of any officer or
agent thereof, in relation to
any disputes or controversies
with the United States. or to
defeat the measures of the
Government of the United
States; and every person, be-
ing citizen of or resident
within the United States or in
any place subject to the juriS-
diction thereof, and not duly
authorized, who counSelS, adj
vises, or assists in, any such
correspondence with such in
tent, shall be fined not more
than $4,000 and imprisoned
not more than three years:
but nothing in this section
shall be construed to abridge
the right of a citizen to ap-
ply. himself or his agent, to
any foreign government or
the agents thereof for redress
of any injury which he may
have sustained from such gov
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have to be settled some day
to their country's advantage.
1t was strange language to be
used toward Greece. a recent
ally of Yugoslavia. Then the
Trieste conflict erupted and
naturally no further references
to Salonika have been heard.
1t is equally strange, say
some Italian observers, that
within "a hours after the
spontaneous" demonstrations
in Belgrade against the Ameri-
can and British embassies, the
recently returned Soviet am
bassador to the Yugoslav
capital was closeted for more
than an hour with Tito. And
it is remarked that "Spon-
taneous" demonstrations in
Communist countries must
first be approved by the secret
police.
The suspicion is expressed
here that the Marshal has
been affected by the heady
wine of Western flattery and
is becoming careless. He may
be losing his old NKVD
technique of trusting nobody
and suspecting everybody. It
is conjectured in Rome that
while the batteries from the
West may have gone to Tito's
head, his chief aides may be
digging his grave and using
Trieste as their spade.
Tito prides himself on being
a purist Communists faith
full follower of the Marxist-
feminist theories. Kardelj
and Berba are believed to give
only lip service to these theories
while they are still Stalinists
and Malenkovites at heart.
If these conjectures of Italian
observers and also of some of
Tito's new allies are correct.
the entire situation in the
eastern Mediterranean and in
the Adriatic may be subjected
to some drastic changes in the
near future. And the Italians
already say proudly, I'VE have
now become the advance post
and defenders of Western
civilization in the Mediter-
ranean."
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Lowell MeHett-

Two events have served to
shock the American people out
Of their placid perusal Of the
news concerning threatened
new wars all over the world, a
farmers insurrection, labor
outcry, devastating drought,
murder and manslaughter here
at home. One was President
Eisenhower's announcement
that he will not campaign for
any candidate in next years
elections. The other was Ar
thur Godfrey's firing OF a
promising male starlet for
wanting to be a star. While it
is impossible to underestimate
the coSmic Importance Of the
latter incident, I don't propose
to discuss it here, since it is
Godfrey'S private business
the business of selling or pro-
noting the sale of soup, tea
and cigarettes-and not in the
public domain. But, it seems
to me that an unnecessary
amount of excitement has
been aroused by the PreSl-
dents statement of what he
intends not to do next year.
For one thing, notwithstand-
ing what he may think now.
the President is certain to
participate in the congression-
al campaign. He will unless he
proposes to abdicate the lead
ership Of the party that nomi-
mated and elected him. There
have been intimations Of late
that the Presidents diSillu-
Sionment with the role handed
him by destiny is so great that
he is definitely determined not
to seek a second term. But it
isn't in his character to quit
in the middle of a job, which
is what non-participation in
the mid-term campaign would
amount to.
The President is correct in
his belief that the advance
ment of a good program by
his administration is the one
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Holdup Mon Loses

CHICAGO (P.-A holdup man
apparently lost $30.37 yesterday
on his robbery of a downtown
peanuts and popcorn shop.
Police said the robber asked
for a bag of popcorn. AS Miss
Phyllis Carlson, 38, held out the
sack and rang up the sale, the
robber reached into the cash
register drawer. He grabbed STAT
and fed. a.a'- :l
Bystanders and a traffic police
man chased the fleeing bandit.
He shed his coat. ran into the
subway station at State and
Madison streets, and jumped into
a northbound train just as it
pulled out.
In the discarded jacket Police
1t. John Steiner found $177.37.
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Agriculture Secretary meets with protesting Western
cattemen claim the way solve the problem
catemen everything they then
subsidize the consumers.
Harold Riegelman, Republican candidate for
Mayor, the administration will aid It's
designed cash-and-carry program. will get
cash-Republicans will carry New York.
White House Press Secretary Hagerty Ike hold
televSd conference day. This will chance
to watch the only President in history who could make
comment" sound like a college commencement address,
Retail grocers surpluses is not
overproduction, but under-consumption
women They're always trying to lose pounds
birthdays.
DR.. Walter JONES' president Southern Medical
ISOLATION there's specialization among
The trouble is specialized cutting
pay check.
Republican Senator Carlson Congress will
pay raise for Government employees It's tribute
Government workers ineigencehe had keep
from being fired by this administration.
Evening star., 1953-10-27

thing that will do most to as
sure success at the polls. But
that cannot be achieved with
out the wholehearted cooper
alton of his party members in
Congress, and he will not get
that cooperation unless he is
prepared to help in every way
he can those who will be in
need Of help. There are several
such. Just to name one, there
is Senator Homer Ferguson of
Michigan. He has reason to
anticipate a tough campaign,
especially if he has Gov. Men
nen Williams for an opponent.
AS chairman of the Senate
Republican Policy Committee
he surely would be disposed to
put more energy behind the
Presidents legislative program
if he knew the President could
be counted on to give him a
boost at the right time.
It's a safe prediction that
Ferguson will get the boost.
The President will find occa-
sion to make a speech in Mich
igan. Ferguson won't mind if
the speech is billed as NOM
political, as long as it is calcu-
lated to do him some good.
The Presidents weekend visit
with the Republican, Governor
of Texas was non-political,
but
That's how it will be next
summer in a number Of States
and congressional districts
And there's nothing anybody
can do about it. assuming that
anybody should want to. The
Presidents high-sounding pro-
nouncement isn't legally bind
ing. The Democrats can't sue
him. So he will do what his
predecessors in Office have
done under the same circum-
stances and no one will think
the, worse of him.
Like Godfrey, the President
Evening star., 1953-10-27

tory, insofar as his people were
concerned, and the thorny
Trieste question" would then
be finally closed.
Everything seems to have
gone according to plan in the
first "a hours, including the
patriotic demonstrations in
Belgrade which continued for
a longer period than expected.
Instead of Tito. finally giving
his stamp of approval he main
tanned what diplomats describe
as an Obscure" attitude.
This raised the question in
the minds of the Italian po-
litical leaders and some among
many American officials in
Rome whether Tito had not
miscalculated his strength
with his own people and also
whether the Muscovites had
not gotten a new lease on
some Of Tito's close encourage.
In quarters which keep close
tabs on developments in Yu-
goslavia, it is pointed out that
there has been some change
in the atmosphere in Belgrade
since Stalin's death and the
fall of Lavrenti Beria. It has
become discreetly more favor
able toward the mother of in
ternational communism, the
Kremlin.
Tito's most trusted lieuten-
ants, Kardelj and Berba (if
the word trusted" can be ap-
piled to the Communist WorldD
are believed to be looking long
ingly toward Russia. They
enjoy the material advantages
they received from America,
but suspect rightly that the
United States would not stand
for any territorial expansion Of
Yugoslavia.
Before the outbreak of the
Trieste affair, speeches unre-
ported abroad were made in
Macedonia by representatives
of Tito'S cabinet. The Yugo-
Slav leaders said that the
question of Salonika, a Greek
port which has been claimed
for many years as a Yugoslav
outlet to the Aegean Sea, will
SionS; Tito would have a VIC
Evening star., 1953-10-27

ises regardless of his exact
language. Mr.. Dodge knows
this and it also comedies with
what he thinks is desirable
and possible.
It is not generally recog-
nized outside the Government
itself that the No. 2 man in
the executive branch these
days, speaking practically, is
the Budget Director.
He has more direct contact
with the President on impor-
tant matters than any other
person. A cabinet officer runs
his department. The Budget
Director looks over his shoul-
der. however, and over that
of every other cabinet officer
and Federal administrator. He
influences policy by what he
is able to put in and keep out
of the budget.
There have been small signs
that Secretary of Defense Will
son, who last year meekly ac-
cepted a Dodge-dictated budg-
ct cut in the interest of over
all policy, is becoming restive
over Dodge's continued inter-
est in the Wilson department
as the source of lush economy.
Mr.. Wilson has begun to talk
about his higher responsibility
to the National Security Coun-
Gil and to the American people.
Last year in testimony be-
fore the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee. Mr.. Wilson
expressed surprise at the ex-
tent to which the Dodge cuts
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Doris FIeeson-

A major reason why the new
Joint Chiefs of Staff have
scattered to the four winds is
their desire to escape the con-
slant, unremitting pressure Of
Budget Director Joseph Dodge
for cuts in the defense budget.
It is as nearly established as
anything still in the discussion
stage can be established here
that the new atomic weapons
will make possible, in fact die
tate, changed defenses. The
Pentagon, possibly to its fu-
ture regret, has also allowed it
to be understood that such
changes will mean less ex-
pensive defense.
This new look, however, will
be some time in coming. Pres
ent drafts of the defense
budget for next year bear a
remarkable similarity to the
cid look. Savings are possible
because of the cessation of
fighting in Korea and the Air
Force will get some added fur
bellows. Dramatic changes,
however, are not forecast from
across the Potomac.
From his point of view, the
Eisenhower Budget Director is
justified in the duresS he has
steadily put upon the Rad
ford team. The Presidents
campaign stressed a balanced
budget, defense economies and
tax cuts to the point where
they have the status Of prom
Evening star., 1953-10-27

man armed forces whenever the
rival Bonn republic begins re-
armament.
The radio said only that Won
Paulus had returned and would
take up residence somewhere in
East Germany. 1t gave no hint
of a future role for the man who
surrendered to the Russians in
February, 1943. in one of the
decisive battles of World War
II.
His son Ernest Alexander Won
PauluS. living in Western Ger
many, refused to accept the
radio report as meaning his
father was free. "He may have
been taken to the Soviet Zone,
but he can't be free" the son
said. "He would have cabled us
if he were free"
"A daughter, Mrs. Olga Won
KutSchenbach, living in Baden
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Mystery Surrounds
Won PauIus Return
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN. Oct. 27-Field Mar
Shal Friedrich Won Paulus, whose
365 ,0O0-man army surrendered
at Stalingrad, has returned from
more than 10 years of Russian
imprisonment to live in East
Germany, the Communist radio
announced last night.
But the mystery that has sur
rounded Won Paulus, So, Mos
cows most famed German pris-
oner of World War II, was not
dispelled. He Immediately be-
came the target of new rumorS
that he will be put in command
of the Communicated East Ger
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Life in the u. S.
False Teeth
Slip Down
Elevator Shaft
By the Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27.-A
piece of a peanut in Mrs. Edith
Critics false teeth played hob
with State House elevator serv-
ice yesterday.
Mrs. Critic stopped her eleva-
tor at the fourth floor to extract
the peanut, only to see her lower
denture slip out of her hands
and fall to the bottom of the
shaft. n~. ...,
While citizens buzzed for serv-
ice, Mrs. Critic made a quick
trip to the basement. Janitors
finally brought out the remains
"a handful of smashed teeth.
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Didn't Know 1t Wus Loaded

MAYSVILLE. KY. (P).-Farm-
er Charles Cracraft found a
bang-up mixture for his pipe.
but he wants no more of it.
Mr.. Cracraft, 40, was sitting
on his front porch in the rural
Tuckahoe community, waiting to
pick off a squirrel with his rifle.
He dug in a pocket for tobac-
CO, filled and lit his pipe and sat
back to relax when-bang!
The heat of the burning to-
bacco had set off a bullet mixed
with Mr.. Cracraft's tobacco. The
slug buried itself in the ceiling
of the porch. Mr.. Cracraft's
nerves were shattered temper
arily, but he was unhurt other
wise. His pipe was a wreck.
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Barber Stoys on Job,
But Gets Pheasant
ey the Astoeiotsd Press

MEMPHIS. Mich. - Pheasant
hunting isn't all tramping
through fields and along roads.
Harold Fries. a barber, stayed
at his job. A cock pheasant
few into town and crashed
against a bar on the window Of
Mr.. Fries barber shop. "''.
The impact killed the bird.
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Tip to Cadillac Drivers

MILWAUKEE, (P). - When
you drive a Cadillac in Mil
waukee you'd better dress ac-
cordingly.
Detective Rudolph Cheney
arrested Wilton Smoot, "a. be
cause Smoot, wheeling down
the street in a big Cadillac.
was unshaved and wearing
Soiled, wrinkled clothing. Mr..
Evening star., 1953-10-27

Cheney said Smoot admitted
having stolen the car in Chi
cago several weeks ago and
using it here as a taxi.
Smoot was arraigned in Dis
trict Court on a charge of auto
theft and agreed to waive ex-
tradition. He is being held
for Chicago police.
Evening star., 1953-10-27
In-Luws Stuy Out

MADISON, Wis, R.-A. j.
West didn't want any in-laws
around his home, even after
he was gone.
His will, filed in County
Court yesterday, specifies that
if his widow. Anna. permits
any of her relatives to live in
my house." the building is
to be sold and proceeds given
to his three children. And, the
will further provides, that the
house is not to be sold to any
of his in-lawS.
Mr.. West, a Madison busi-
neSsman, died October Is.
Evening star., 1953-10-27

Baden in West Germany, said
that if he were free he would
join the family there. She said
a letter received from him Oc-
tober 3 did not indicate an early
release was expected.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
This and That

Just to show how old-fashioned Tenn
pleton Jones is, he is still having fun
with radio. Imagine!
He loves to turn the thing off right
in the middle of an announcement, so
that the resulting Squawk is extremely
odd and gets more pleasure out of this
simple amusement than some do out
of the latest in television sets.
No TV for Jones; he says he had
rather spend his remaining eyesight on
books. Maybe he's got something there.
After all. good cigar is smoke, and
good book is something. too.
Did Rosetti, the poet, eat five poached
eggs for breakfast?
Somebody in a new book says he did,
and that the sight offended Meredith,
the novelist, and no wonder.
Five poached eggs at one sitting!
Only a herman, poet or not, could
handle as many.
Jones remembered the story, told by
famous Washington newSpaperman.
about the souse who walked into a
Pennsylvania avenue all-nightery and
asked for 48 poached eggs
The counterman gasped, something
countermen seldom do
why, man." he exclaimed. you
couldn't eat 48 poached eggs. No man
could eat 48 poached eggs"
who said I wanted to eat 'em?"
asked the other. II Just want to
look at 'em."
Evening star., 1953-10-24

q successful real estate broker whose home was
at 1900 New Hampshire avenue Northwest.
Though he did not return to this city as place
of permanent residence after graduation from
Princeton University and the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, he frequently visited
the scenes of his youth up to few months ago.
The Joseph Pennell Fund, left by Mr. Pennell
to the Library of Congress, was one of his
interests; and he and his wife have given the
Library their collection of his own prints But
Mr.. Arms also was a friend of the Smithsonian
Institution serving as a member of its Fine Arts
Committee. He is represented in the National
Gallery and in the National Collection, likewise
in the Corcoran Gallery. Many local private
collectors, too, have examples of his genius in
their possession.
But Mr. Arms will be remembered not
merely as an artist and partisan of artists.
He was personality of rare distinction. No
School" or Clique" captured him. His judg-
ment was tolerant. He was fair-minded toward
all comers. A rival referred to him as "a man
who loved all kinds OF people and appreciated
all sorts of honest work"
Evening star., 1953-10-24
Good Leadership for a Touqh Job

Election of Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle as
chairman of the new Commissioners Youth
Council is particularly appropriate. AS head
of the official co-ordinating group Mrs Doyle
will have the opportunity to help put into effect
plan which, in general outline, she advocated
upon retiring last year as chairman of the
Juvenile Court Advisory Committee Her past
services with the latter committee, with the
Board OF Education and with other organiza-
tions interested in children should be of great
value in the centralized fight against juvenile
delinquency in Washington.
In her studies of Juvenile Court problems
Mrs. Doyle found disturbing lack of co-ord-
nation and cooperation among the various
public and private organizations dealing with
youthful lawlessness. AS was to be expected
under such circumstances confusion and con-
flict were all too prevalent. Her concern about
the local situation led her to make special
study of New York City'S successful experiment
with co-ordinating agency known as the
Youth Council. This body, backed with gov
ernmental authority and funds, is credited with
bringing about effective teamwork among the
many New York agencies operating in the child
welfare field In her final report as retiring
chairman of the Juvenile Court Advisory Com
mittee last year, Mrs Doyle expressed the hope
that Washington some day might follow New
York City's good example. She recommended
at that time appointment of citizens COM
mittee to consider means of promoting better
coordination of juvenile reform work in the
District. Nothing was done about the sugges-
ton at that time.
But, with the rise in juvenile crime in
Washington and the awakening of public in
terest in the city-wide problem, the need for
setting up some such integration program as
that recommended by Mrs. Doyle was recog-
nized in official quarters. Appointment by the
Commissioners of the Youth Council was the
encouraging result. The task facing Mrs. Doyle
and her fellow councilmen is formidable one.
1t involves an analysis of the juvenile problem
in the Capital, with special attention to the
. aforementioned confusion and conflict among
agencies, and adoption of program for bring
ing order out of the somewhat chaotic activities
now hampering efforts to solve the so-called
teen-age problem. 1t goes without saying that
the new council will have the support of the
whole community in its important undertaking.
Evening star., 1953-10-24
By Charles E. TroceWeH

'Tell Jim to come to my office at
once"
The first vice president calls to the
second vice president, Tell Jim the old
so-and-so wants to see him, rush"
The second vice president says to the
first. my office boy is upstairs getting
five cups of coffee with slices of bread
spread with any other spread"
"Coffee?" says the first vice president.
Get me cup, light with seven-eighths
of spoon Of sugar"
"Now, Jim," finally says the manager,
whats this about you and butter?"
Jim faces the facts of life in his best
KinSeyiSh fashion.
so what?" he asks lightly and, feel
ing that he has coined a good one, says
it again: so what?"
Whats got nothing to do with it."
frowns the manager, also lightly.
Don't you know we don't say butter
here?"
You just said it, pal," roars Jim.
'Ha. ha, ha."
I'm not on the air." replies the man
ager. land neither are you, from
now on
We'll, then, good-by, old pal, and I'll
just go and get me bread-and-b
sandwich, If you don't mind"
"Oh, don't mind" grins the man
ager. "And bring me one, too."
with butter?"
with BUTTER" says the manager.
Evening star., 1953-10-24

Wordsworth. also something of poet,
liked to cut the pages of new book
with buttered knife.
He would take slab of toast, butter
it to his fancy, and then pick up his
book and cut few pages. In the old
days, most books were sold uncut. 1t
saved printing work, and was thought
to be extremely "booky"
In those days. too, they called butter
butter" not "any other spread for
bread" as one hears on radio today.
Templeton Jones, old-time radio
listener. is hoping that some day a
margarine booster will get brave enough
to use the hated name Of butter on
the air.
The hero will say:
Compare our sweet-tasting Ever
brook with any other"
He will hesitate, and then take the
great step that will send his name
crashing through the ether for thou
sand years:
"Er, beg your pardon, folks-com-
pare our sweet-tasting Everbrook with
butter, and see if you don't like it
best of ALL"
just a plain simple statement, since
butter has existed for 5000 years, at
least, and is word in good repute in
every dictionary.
No matter. listen. folks, to what hap
pens when the announcer concludes.
The manager Of the station sends
directive to the first 1ce president: