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Evening star., 1953-06-05

1885, ETHIOPIA; 1869, Spain;
1889, Albania; 1910, France,
Greece, and North Africa; and
finally the vastly destructive
campaign in Italy itSelf-the
Italian nation has made an ex-
traordinary economic recovery.
Italian vitality, rooted in the
hard-working, closely knit
Italian family, is seemingly
inexhaustible.
But politically the nation
tends toward augmentation,
an unstable state structure,
and therefore toward open or
veiled dictatorship-the very
thing Latin distrust of all gov
ernment seeks to avoid.
AS usual, the extreme right
and extreme left play each
others game. Each would have
more influence if the center
would have to solicit votes
from one side or the other,
so each is trying to weaken
the present regime. Such a
condition results, as in France,
in governmental impotence.
Democracy exists, one might
say. not to govern but merely
to keep the anti-democratic
forces from governing.
No European political leader
is ADLER than Alcide de Gas
peri, and none has more ar
>dently tried to put a firm
foundation under Italian po-
litical democracy, avoiding
both reaction and a revolu-
tionary situation.
But if his moderate coali-
ton is weakened Sunday, while
he himself returns, as head of
the largest single party, to
head the government, it is pre-
dictable that his regime will
drift to the right. This is not
De GaSperi'S desire. But gov
ernmentS without a broad pop
ular base are weak. and weak
governments, if determined not
to default the national task.
are compelled to rely on the
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Thomas L. Stokes:
Thon1os l. Stokes:
House Cripp|es Woge-Hour Law
Slash in Labor Department Appropriations Will Give
ChseIers Green LIGHT to Exploit Even Children

The last social-economic re-
form of the Roosevelt New
Deal, before it was inundated
by World War II, was the so
called Fair Labor Standards
Act, enacted in 1888, which was
popularity known as the Wage
Hour Act because it fixed a
minimum wage and maximum
working hours for employees
in industries operating in in
terState commerce.
It also put restrictions on
child labor.
This law had a variety Of
purposes, among them, the
simple humanitarian one of
establishing decent wages and
working conditions, particu-
larly among unorganized and
unSkilled and semiskilled work.
ers not protected by labor
unions; increasing and spread
ing purchasing power which is
essential to a sound economy,
and protecting employers who
paid good wages from the un-
fair competition of the chisel-
ing fringe that exploited labor.
It is hard now to under
stand how it took over two
years to get this law through
Congress originally. For, in
the years since, Congress has
re-ratified it's basic principles
in successive measures to i'm
prove it, the last in 1949, when
the minimum was raised from
40 to rs cents an hour and
the anti-child labor safeguards
were strengthened.
A law, of course, is only as
good as compliance with it.
There is still a chiseling fringe
which tries to evade this one.
Every year there is an effort
to weaken the wage-hour act
by cutting down the appropria-
ton for the Wage and Hour
Division of the Labor Depart
ment charged with it's enforce
ment. The law now covers
some % million workers.
Those who would hamString
its operations can be happy
over what has happened in the
House of Representatives.
That body, in voting $6
million for the Wage and Hour
Division for the fiscal year be-
ginning July as recommended
by its Appropriations Commit
tee, has knocked $1,339,OO0
from the figure recommended
by the Eisenhower administra-
ton, which was 1889, 900. In
his final budget, President Tru-
man had recommended ST.
639, 900, which was about what
the Wage and Hour Division
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Three Agency Funds
Bill Passes, S|ashed
$40 Million in Senate
By J. A. O'Leory

The Senate late yesterday
passed a $1.1 billion appropria-
ton bill for the State, Justice
and Commerce Departments for
the year commencing July /.
It now goes to a House-Senate
conference committee for final
settlement of Senate amend
ments, which resulted in a net
reduction of $40 million below
House figures.
The bill also contains the
Senate rider, to put Congress on
record against the admission of
Red China to the United Ma
tionS, which the House is ex-
pected to accept. AS originally
drawn, the Senate amendment
would have cut off American
contributions to the U. N. if the
Chinese Communist regime
should be recognized, but Presi-
dent Eisenhower persuaded Sen
ate leaders to abandon this pro-
vision.
Ship Subsidy Cut Out.
AS the bill went to the Senate
Tuesday. 1t already made a net
reduction of 1887 million in
House figures. In three days of
floor debate, Senate economy
advocates succeeded in saving
only 81 million additional.
The Senate cut out one ship
subsidy item of $3,056, 900, but as
an offset, it added $500, 900 for
the Bureau of Standards, and
$250,000 for the Civil Aeronau-
tics Administration.
Senator Douglas, Democrat. of
Illinois. led an unsuccessful fight
for other reductions yesterday.
One of his amendments, which
was beaten, would have saved
another S. million in ultimate
ship subsidy payments.
Cocktail Ban Beaten.
The Illinois Democrat also was
beaten in an attempt to cut the
Federal aid highway obligations
for the fiscal year 1855 by $27.5
million.
Senator Douglas also was
beaten on an amendment which
sought to prevent American
diplomats from using their en-
tertainment funds for alcoholic
beverages for use at public func-
tions in countries where a ma
jority of the people practice the
Mohammedan religion.
Senator Douglas explained
that the Koran, which contains
the scriptures of the Mohamme-
dams. opposes the drinking of al
cohol, and that its use at en-
bassy functions In some coun-
tries hurts the prestige Of the
limited States
Evening star., 1953-06-05
- Ceremonies

dunn for disseminating COM
plete information on political
issues.
It will be said in explana-
ton by administration folks
that this was only the first Of
a series Of televiSion shows
and that with experience they
will hit more directly at po-
litical targets. Maybe they
will. But, while the lines OF
this first show were well spoken
and well acted by all the par
ticipantS. they were abstract
in content. A splendid chance
was missed, moreover, to de-
fend the inability of the ad-
ministration to balance the
budget and cut taxes right
away and to extricate America
from the Korean mess"
There was a failure also to
emphasize the state of affairs
existing when the adminiStra-
ton came into power and to
outline penetratingly the diff
f1culty of clearing up much
Of anything in only four and
a half months. The admins
tration, however, is a bit blind
to political realities, anyway.
Indeed, there are persons in
the Presidents encourage who
still think he won the elec-
tion on his popularity alone
and not primarily on the deep
seated prejudices against Tru-
manism which swept every
part Of the country.
If the television producers
had known more about poll
tics and its negative trends
and tendencies, they would
have presented q far more
effective telecast. While the
show didn't lose votes. it is a
question whether it gained
many. though 1t did please
supporters of the administra-
tion. The best that can be
said Of the performance was
that 1t put across q point Of
view: wait nowhere try
ing"
Reproduction Rights Reserved.)
Evening star., 1953-06-05

and Hour Division "have been
cut about so per cent in that
time"
This reduction" he said,
will greatly interfere with the
operation of the minimum
wage laws. the WalSh-Healey
Act and other services to carry
out laws which Congress has
enacted in former years.
This is nothing more than
legislating through appropria-
tions. It is an indirect way for
the opponents of organized la
Dor and Of the Labor Depart-
ment of our Government to
come in the back door to Grip
pie labor legislation which ID
now on the books"
In streSsing the need for
adequate investigation per-
Sonnel to check on violations.
Mr.. Fogarty spoke of "the
element Of equal treatment
under the law" which is 30
important to honest employers.
Evening star., 1953-06-05

Roosevelt was q monopoly Of
the networks. All the tele-
vision networks took the pro-
gram but only one radio chain,
so this did not shut of the
competition from the come
dianS and musicians.
While some of the Democrats
around here thought the presi-
Dental show was effective, it
may be said that some of them
are not going to be much
worried if the political quality
of future television shows is
not any better than the one
on Wednesday night.
For the essence of politics
is prejudice-favorable and un-i
favorable. There is no need to
"sell" the fine personality and
good nature of Dwight Eisen-
hover. It is deeds, not words"
which influence the electorate
in the long run. When the
President promises that there
will be mo Munich" in the Far
East and yet mo risk of gen.
eral war;" he reaSSureS many
elements in the electorate, but
the real issue on which the
peoples prejudices can be
around is whether, after all,
there is to be an early end to
the Korean war and on what
basis.
Likewise, what many people
wanted to know succinctly is
that there will be adequate
defense even though air power
is cut. They also are anxious
to learn whether the economic
system faces a major readjust-
ment. AS for Communist in
f1uences and the administra-
tons program to rid the Gov
ernment of subverSiveS, these
are highly controversial sub
jects and they were vaguely
treated in the telecast. It
was hard to tell just what the
Government plans to do on
this score or what it has really
done about it. The concept Of
television seemed to be that
it was a means Of creating q
visual impression OF a favor
able nature rather than a me-
Evening star., 1953-06-05
David Lawrence:
Eisenhower's .Show Inadequate
Acting Was Well Done, but the Master of Ceremonies
Should Go It Alone Next Time He's on TeIeyision

Politically speaking, the tele-
vision show put on by Presi-
dent Eisenhower and four
cabinet members had some ad-
vantages, but, as a device to
inform the country and inf1u-
ence large SegmentS of voters
on paramount issues, it was
. inadequate. One almost wished
that Gen. Eisenhower had Sc
lected a single subject and
dealt with it himself compre-
hensively rather than to try
as he did. through his asso-
ciates, to cover a variety of
complex topics, no one of
which was thoroughly handled.
With all due difference to
the Importance perhaps of
simplicity and "folksinesS" on
the part of our high officials
in their appearances on the
screen, it may well be Won
dered whether the American
people like to see their Presi-
dent acting as a sort of master
of ceremonies in a piece of
obviously rehearSed Snowman
ship. AS a novelty, it was in
teresting-aS a regular tech
nique, it raises doubts.
The acting, to be sure, was
we'll done and the President
carried off his part from a
dramatic standpoint with an
tnformality and Spontaneity
that emphasized again his
likable personality. There was
a sincerity and earnestness
about what he said and the
way he said it which un-
doubtedly convinced many
people that he is trying hard
that his effort to put the
Government house in order"
is in the right direction.
But as a piece OF pOlltlcal
influence, it is questionable
whether this presentation
ranks with some of those
skillfully prepared "fireside
chats" which the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt occasionally
broadcast on the radio during
his four administrations. One
advantage that Gen. EiSen-
hover didn't share with Mr..
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Biggest Atom Blast
May Have Advanced
Timetable 6 Months
BY the Associated Press

LAS VEGAS, New, June S.
Americas atom masters, having
proved their control over huge
as well as smaller nuclear weap-
ons, broke camp today with a
list of spectacular achievements
to their credit in the 1853 spring
series.
The crowning accomplishment
yesterdays super blast, the
largest atomic explosion ever
held in the United States proper
may have advanced the Ma
tion'S weapons timetable at least
six months.
May Drop Next Series.
DR.. Alvin c. Graves, scientific
test director for the Atomic
Energy Commission, said that
the success of the explosion
might make the next planned
series unnecessary.
The next series, either next
fall or spring, was to have in
cluded this blast, DR.. Graves in
dicated. But in one of the pre-
viouS two air drops this spring,
the Acc scientists obtained a
result that enabled them to make
quick improvements on larger
yield bomb.
Felt 500 Miles Away.
The 30-second f1reball weapon
flashed with a brilliance seen as
far away as Albuquerque, N.
Mex, 600 miles away. The blast
was felt in Oregon communities
500 miles distant.
The magnitude Of the burst
indicated that the bombs power
was equivalent to $4,000 tons
of TINT, or two and one-half
times as potent as the Hiroshima
bomb.
DR.. Graves declined to confirm
this, but on arriving home at
Los Alamos, N. Mex, he said:
"We were quite happy with
the result. It was within the
predicted range. It was quite
impressive-we received quite q
sock at the control point"
DR.. Graves said this was not
a hydrogen bomb test. Hydrogen
experimentation is apparently
being confined to the Pacific
proving grounds.
Evening star., 1953-06-05
Novelist Resigns Post
At Nevada u. in Protest
BY the Assoeio,sd Psess

RENO, New, June 5.-Novelist
Walter Van Tilburg Clark. au-
thor of THE Oxbow Incident"
and other books, has resigned
from the University of Nevada in
protest to what he called IAN in
creasing autocratic administra.
tive attitude" at the school.
Mr.. Clark. son of the presi-
dent-emeritus of the university.
has been a lecturer in English
here since last fall. His action
is the latest development in a
bitter controversy that began
last March when University Pres
ident Minard w. Stout charged
biology Prof. Frank Richardson
with insubordination and sought
his dismissal by the regents.
Evening star., 1953-06-05

army and police, especially
when extremist forces, unable
to obtain power by legitimate
means, exercise their power to
riot and incite to insurrection,
as the Italian Communists GER
tainly do.
The De Gasperi government
has given Italy q liberal era.
With sufficient popular sup
port, one may anticipate
continuity and improvement.
Without it, even if the regime
stays in power, it will change.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
'SWindIetron' Atom Smosher
Can Be Built for $4,000

A full-Sized 4-million-volt
swindletron can be built for
$4,000 to $4,000 while the other
machines of that caliber cost
100000 to 100000, said DR..
John r. woodward. The one
million-volt pilot model is being
built under his supervision.
The new machine was con-
ceived by DR.. Luis w. Alvarez,
professor of physics, who learned
later that the same idea had
been developed in 1886 by Dr..
Willard Bennett of the Naval
Research Laboratory, Washing
ton, D. C. DR.. Bennett patented
the idea.
The pilot model consists
mainly of tube 6 feet long
with a few gadgets surrounding
it.
Technically called charge ex-
change accelerator, the new
gadget already has shown its
builders some new thing about
electrical circuits and has pointed
The way toward new uses for
plastics in electrical insulation,
DR.. woodward said.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Missing Chicago Printer
Sought Here by Uncle

A Chicago printer, missing
since August %. has been the
object of city-wide search by
relatives this week.
The missing man, Alfred j.
Feller, 43, was last heard from
in August by an uncle, George
La Plante. Mr.. Feller's trail
ended here September 4 when he
applied for work at Washington
newspaper.
Columbia Typographical Union
records, show. however, that Mr..
Feller never reported for work.
Mr.. La Plante said his nephew
previously had a nervous break
down but was on the way to
recovery when he disappeared.
He said he had checked veterans
organizations, hospitals, police
departments and other local
agencies without results.
Mr.. Feller was described as
about 5 feet 7 inches tall, 200
pounds, light brown hair and
blue eyes.
Mr.. La Plante, who is staying
at the Carlyle Hotel, 500 North
Capitol street NV, arrived Mon
day and plans to return to Chi
cago Saturday.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Armistice Observance
Urged by Eisenhower

President Eisenhower today
called on the American people
to observe Armistice Day next
Wednesday by seeking to pro-
mote the cause of peace in the
world.
He recalled that this Novem-
ber IL marks the 35th anniver-
sary of the signing of the armi-
stice which ended the hestilities
of World War I "and served as
a beacon of hope to all humanity
that peace would prevail on
the earth" His proclamation
added: "The sons of those men
who fought in that earlier war
had scarcely come of age when
they were called upon to meet
new aggressorS."
Evening star., 1953-11-05
6OODistrict Employees
Must Pay Old Taxes
Or Lose City Jobs

\ More than 600 employees of
the District Government who are
delinquent in their Federal in
come taxes will have to pay up
or lose their jobs.
The problem of forcing the
employees to pay is now being
worked out by District officials,
who recently received the list OF
delinquents from the Baltimore
office of the Internal Revenue
Service. One of the plans sug-
gested is that the employees be
given 80 days to arrive at some
agreement with the Federal Gov
ernment as to how the money
will be paid. If no agreement
were reached they would be sus-
pended.
Some Go Back 4 Years.
The delinquencies run back
between two and four years. The
amounts vary from less than
500 to more than 5000.
According to revenue official
many resulted from failure to
report outside income. The Dis
trict, like other employers, with
holds tax payments on salary,
but it has no knowledge of
money earned otherwise.
Other delinquencieS, officials
said, were incurred by claiming
exemptions to which the tax
payers were not entitled.
The District Commissioners
last September, issued an order
compelling District Government
workers to- keep out of debt. This
order is being revised with more
teeth in it, according to Schuy-
Ter Lowe, director of the Districts
Department of General Admin
istration.
Those who live off taxes
should pay their own," Mr.. Lowe
said.
Several Varieties of Offenders.
Many of the delinquents are
the so-called blue Ucollar work.
ers, paid a per diem wage, Mr.,
Lowe said. Most of theif mis-
takes come from claiming de-
pendents not allowable under
tax laws. Others on the list are
facing financial hardship and
some are simply deadbeats. Dis
Evening star., 1953-11-05
BY the Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calf, Nov. 5.-A
poor mans atom smasher. called
a swindletron because 1t seems
to get something for nothing, is
being built at the University of
California.
This relatively small instru-
ment will produce a beam of
atomic particles bearing charges
of one million volts each, even
though it uses only a half
million-volt power source.
It is intended to do work now
done by larger and more expen-
Slve apparatus, such as the Van
de Graaff generator and the
Cockroft- Walton voltage multi
plier. They are much used in
low energy atomic research.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Rore Moth Cuuqht

Henry Charles Huggard Hug
gins, British expert on moths,
has just caught rare Plume
Moth in North Clare, Fire. Only
IL of that species have ever been
found in Ireland,
Evening star., 1953-11-05

trict officials are now trying to
separate "the goats from the
lambs" Mr.. Lowe said.
The Commissioners probably
will announce their plan in
about a week, and will confer
with Internal Revenue Service
officials to see if it is acceptable
to the Federal officials.
Evening star., 1953-11-05
Fish Factory Protested

Harbor commissioners of Gal
way, Fire, decided to permit a
new fish meal factory to start
there, Notwithstanding protests
that it will smell and may keep
tourists away.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1953-05-15
Protective Service
$3.50 an Hour For
Cleaning Cesspool

JUST $3.50 an hour for cleaning
your cesspool
Of course it's a racket and we're
all mighty grateful to the reader
in Powder River County who sent
in the following letter. Her bitter
experience will serve as a trumpet
call of warning to others who might
otherwise be bilked in the same
manner.
II saw in your paper about
the racketeers. They sure took
me week ago. (The letter was
written May ~. They cleaned
out my cesspool-worked just
an hour and half and charged
me $270. I thought the price
was terrible. They said they
charged by the pound.
"There were two men in the
crew. They said they were bro
theirs but they didn't look like
brothers"
That's just one too many cases of
direct racketeering in the state. If
you know of other activities of the
kind in your neighborhood, write
to Montana Farmer tockman, Box
1929. Well spread the word about
and help keep the racketeers on the
run.
And here's another report on that
points for a loan" racket.
ST read your article on the
high pressure crews at work.
One of the men came around
couple of weeks ago. He said
that he was a veteran who had
just come out of the navy. He
showed me the plans of the
house. He had to get so many
points to get a loan of $500.
81 am a veteran of World War
1 and 1 live on a small farm. /
have raised family and need
all the money that I can get
without those guys begging for
money" A Sanders County
Reader.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1953-05-15
In Lighter Vein


fish. What's wrong with it?"
Customer: Long time no sea-"
Salesman: 'This model will do
100 miles an hour, and it'll stop on
a dime"
Prospect: what else is special
about it?"
Salesman: "Well, there's an auto
matte scraper that will come out of
the dashboard and scrape you off
the windshield"
Lady. I'm a bill collector" the
visitor announced sternlY.
How nice" the woman said
brightly. Wait just minute and
I'll give you all the bills you can
carry"
Evening star., 1953-12-20

gotten how he spells his name If he has neglected
for this very rainy day while the cash pouring
in, the awakening is doubly painful.
One such dsusoned Thespian recalls Eddie Cantor had
fallen far from glory that he didn't know where his next
months rent coming FROM and with the Christmas
approaching gratefully accepted the job that offered
to him, playing Santa Claus in big department store He
donned the traditional costume and whskers, and with
brave attempt at oviaity but sinking heart climbed his
seat in the toy department.
long line of children waiting to be dandled his
knee and to whisper lists of all the presents they craved One
little boy much gayer and more charming than the rest
that the actor felt sudden surge of warmth in his heart 'Id
like to have a look mOmmy,' ne told the hoy.
"Here she comes for nOw,' the reply.
HE actor looked up and caught his breath he gazing
straight into the eyes of the gamorous who had
been his leading lady, More she had been his wife, but
their marriage had failed years before and he had read that
she married respected and prosperous businessman.
Fortunately she did not appear to penetrate his disguise
You have fine boy here he sad summoning all his courage
to keep his voice from breaking He wants space suit
rocket Ship and autographed picture of Captain Vdeo
The lady wnked gravely Santa and sad Il know you'll
get them for him, won't your? But Mommy,' interrupted
the boy how will Santa Claus find me? Give him address,
The mother indugently went to nearby desk to fill out
card which she placed envelope and left Santa hands
He sighed with relief when she disappeared down the corridor
Then he opened the envelope
The card read, ''Merry Christmas the greatest
actor ever knew" Clipped to it check for
thousand dollars. = BENNETT CERT
Evening star., 1953-12-20
MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS STORY

A TRAGIC moment in the life of a
IA fading Broadway star comes when
he finally must face the fact that the
parade has passed him by.
No longer is he offered the choice of
half-dozen fat parts at the start of the
season. Stony-eyed autograph hounds gaze
blankly into his face Columnists have for