davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-03-06

Whan mud sets on your younR.
gtaRs' Or your own shoes, don't lee
y dry on before brushing Il of. Al.
@cugh dry mud comes or more
easily than wet experts advise that
mud staina leather, and the longer
I Stayn On, the worse the stain may
BE-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-03-06
BOWLING LEAGUE

High score three games: II.
Moss, 507; F. Clark, 515; r. Judy,
511; s. Shepherd, 456; H. Under
wood, 46S; A. Bailey, 456.
High score single games: r.
Jones, 224; H. Moss, 1888; F. Clark,
1893; H. Underwood, 1855; s. Shep-
herd, 1853; A. Bailey, 161.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-03-06

Dame; Deacon Davis, Iowa; ana Andy johnson,
Portland U were all selected by the magazine for
honorable mention.
st. Paul sports fans $64 question? Where is
Dick Blal1ey going to college next year.
The Mil City clouted st. Paul in the Twin City
high school basketball double header for the Twin
city prep title last Wednesday at the University
heldhouse.
Roosevelt defeated st. Paul Marshall SO to g.
and North beat Mechanics go to So. In spite of the
fine play by Caloff, Drier, Hickman and Blalely,
Roosevelt was able to win without much trouble
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-03-06

defeat be just what Marshall
payoffs TO the pressure.
The Trainers with Buzz Ransom hitting points
FORM but Shorty Patterson
tide Norths favor
North will be stron contender tn minneapolis
despite the fact that all Of the dopesters give
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Moscow to Peiping in Luxury

Radio Moscow has announced that "a reg
ular luxury rail service" will be inaugurated
between Moscow and Peiping shortly Thus
another misunderstanding its truthfulneSS-
is written in the long history of RuSsia's
"extra- European world mission"-the conquest
of Siberia and adjacent territory in Manchuria,
Korea and China This drive began in 1899,
when a band of Muscovites crossed the Ural
Mountains to the valley of the Oh and, as the
ancient record says, returned with many priS-
oners" The cars carried on the campaign until
the SovietS took over in 1918.
Nicholas II himself went to VladiVoStok in
1891 to start the building of the TranS-Siberian
railroad The Bolsheviks who murdered him q
years afterward adopted his policy of expansion
and have pushed it forward with Super-imperi-
alistic enthusiasm Their regular luxury rail
service" is only the most recent aspect of the
traditional program. 1t conforms to standard
pattern, Systematically repeated again and again
during the past seven decades. The luxury"
train which is to run regularly from the Red
metropolis of Russia to the Red metropolis of
China will be aforementioned and equipped
with vacuum cleaners" It's corridors and COM.
partmentS will be carpeted
But there is nothing especially new about
all this. B. L. Putnam Weale, in his "Manchu
and Moscovite," published in 1904, described the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Moneuvering for Position

It is becoming trite to say that President
Eisenhower will need certain amount of DEM
ocratic voting assistance if he is to win congress
sional enactment of some parts of his legislative
program. Actually, most Presidents from time
to time have needed and often have received
support from opposition party members while
some of their own party associates have taken
an anti-adminStration position. In other words,
crossing party lines on Capitol Hill has hap
pened before and undoubtedly will happen
again. The significance is accentuated in this
instance, however, because of the very close
party division in both House and Senate
AS it happens, there is really no wide gap
between the Eisenhower administration and the
majority of the Democrats on the issues of
national defense and foreign policy. The COM
mon detectives are to make the United States
strong and secure militarily and to join with
and aid other free nations in maintaining a
solid front against possible aggression. The
paths to these detectives may differ in some
detail-the administration is attempting to cut
the costs for eXample-but the ultimate reSpon-
Sibility now is with President Eisenhower and
Republican administration. He is hopeful that
the Democrats will not obstruct his plans, at
least not for partisan reasons and he has called
Democratic leaders to the White House in COM
pany with his own party associates to discuss
in advance his proposals. Chairman Ferguson
of the Senate Republican Policy Committee has
assured the Democratic conferees that there
will be opportunity for them to participate in
formulating a real bipartisan policy on these
issues.
On domestic problems-taxes, tariffs, social
security, labor legislation and so forth-there
undoubtedly will be greater political division
within and between the two parties With con-
gressional elections coming up next fall each
party and each individual Congressman will be
attempting to make record for submission to
the voters 1t would be politically unrealistic
to argue that the administration should seek
bipartisan sharing of responsibility on these
matters-important though they may be-or
should expect the Democratic membership in
Congress to promise support for Republican
program.
The Democratic leadership will be given a
last-minute preview of the broad outlines of
this program on January s. The "horse trading"
and the log rolling" will come in the months
after that, and this will not differ too much
from what has happened in many other sessions
of Congress. While the Republicans have the
votes if they choose to stick together a COM
pletely solid front cannot be expected. In such
a situation, the Democrats will be in position to
influence the final form of much legislation
without complaining piouSly about not being
given an advance responsibility that they prob
ably would not accept even if it were offered.
Much of what is being done and said today
is merely a possession maneuvering for posi-
ton as between the two parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30

What is the most discomfitting thing
that can happen to one in public?
Not being lectured by the boss, al
though that is bad enough.
Not having bus driver close the
door in ones face and drive away
which is aggravating.
No, the worst thing is to fall down.
He who slips and falls fiat on
modern city street may or may not get
instant aid, though.
Templeton Jones was walking across
the street one rainy day, when his foot
slipped on the curb.
Down he went on his face.
There is a certain shock about such
a happening that puts it in class
all by itself.
It is both physical and mental, as
any victim will tell you.
A sense of shame overcomes one.
so that the tendency is to hop lightly
to ones feet and protest that one is
not hurt at all. oh, no, not in the least.
The sad part of the picture, however,
is that one simply cannot get up for
time.
This, of course, only if past certain
age.
Before that, it is easy to leap to ones
feet; and, of course. it is always easy
to protest that one is not hurt.
No doubt that comes down from the
jungles The big ape that fell out of
q tree must have felt the same way
about 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Sharing Atomic knowledge

President Eisenhower's recent pro-
posal to form commission under the
United Nations to take complete con-
troll Of the atomic and hydrogen bombs
is proposal which this country should
weigh very carefully.
The U. N. is composed of some so
nations under the control Of Russia,
England. France. and, to some extent,
the United States. Russia Is, of course,
an enemy Of the United States. Eng
land and France, judging by their
newspaper attacks, extremely dislike
this country. Apparently large num-
Der Of other nations in the U. N. feel
the same way.
This country is years ahead Of Eng
land and Russia in atomic and by
drogen bomb work and also in the de-
velopment of power from atomic
sources. It is impossible to divorce
atomic and hydrogen bomb energy for
peaceful purposes from warlike use.
Any information concerning atomic or
hydrogen development given to IN.
commission would become almost in
stantly the property of Russia, the
Communist Chinese, and many other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
This and That :.
Bolton Caldwell Noise.

There one, inert for few seconds,
furiously wonders if bone is broken.
Does any one come to the rescue?
Well, not always, as Jones knew after
he fell that rainy day
Down he went, and down he
remained.
Half a dozen men were standing not
10 feet away, and not one of the half
dozen stepped forward.
Perhaps they were as bemused by the
sight of an apparently whole and sound
fellow falling without much cause as
the victim himself.
There was, however, q Chinaman
coming along, and he, of all those
there, was the only one to offer
assistance.
He said nothing but leaned down and
gave a helping hand.
Thank you very much" said
Templeton Jones, as he brushed him
self. He knew. by the ease of brushing,
that nothing was wrong with him that
time wouldn't remedy.
There is, of course. no hurry about
getting up. unless one falls in the street.
1t is best to lie still for few seconds.
and to resolve, right then and there,
to be more careful the next time.
Therefore, Temp Jones would like
to proclaim the following to all persons
past. well, let us say. 40 years of age:
Realize that wet street, and espe-
cially . wet curb. offers disaster to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
By Charles E. TroceWeN

aging feet, and they do not have to be
very aged. either.
The responses are not as good as In
the old days. Remember that.
Also keep in mind that when one
walks up to a curb, it should be done
squarely, not on an angle.
The human mind, which is good for
writing book, is not of much help in
a fall
1t may even get in the way, and cause
the faller to land in an awkward posi-
ton. what an awkward word is
"awkward"D
Therefore. according to Jones. stop
thinking, when you start to fall.
Just let yourself fall, and the chances
are 10 to that you will land neatly.
and without too much harm, but this
only if the body. as a unit, and not
the mind, is allowed to take over COM
plete control The body has its own
wisdom, and part of that wisdom is to
keep itself from being hurt. Dr. Cannon
once wrote book on the stable states
of the body. as he called them, one of
the most important of which is the
universal 98.6 degrees of temperature.
The body is also trying to stabilize
itself when one falls, and if it is allowed
a free hand. it usually lands one in the
best possible position. Fortunately for
most persons, an average fall in the
street is done so quickly that the mind,
as quick as it is, does not have time to
interfere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
How to Get Rid of Incompetents

Chairman Philip Young of the Civil Service
Commission has given administrative heads
timely reminder that If there are any incom-
petents or laggards in their departments, the
fault lies with the departments-not the csc.
He has thus countered the old, oft-heard COM
plant that it is hard to get rid of inefficient
employees because of "the civil service"
There have been recurrent reports of impa-
thence on the part of agency officials with civil
service "red tape" protecting some employees
originally slated for custer because they alleg-
eddy were Lying down" on the job. There has
been an apparent disposition to blame the COM
mission for the situation. But as Mr.. Young
properly has told agency executives, the respon-
sblity for eliminating deadwood is vested in
the personnel administrators of the Federal
establishment.
"In the case of non-veteranS," he announced,
"all the agencies have to do is present the
employe with a written letter of charges and
then fire him. The employe has no appeal to
the commission. In the case of veterans, they
may appeal to the commission, and we will rule
on each case according to its merits" OF course,
the commission always will be on the alert to
see that the relatively simple procedures pre-
scrbed by law are complied with in all firingS
of career workers. Mr.. Young has promised,
however, to back up any administrator who fires
a civil service employe for incompetency or
INSTRUMENTATION or other good reason.
This fortnight statement should help to
clarity for new officials the hiring and firing
powers given them by basic civil service laws
powers which were recently stressed by the
Court of Appeals in the Roth case. In short, II
there is further legitimate "housecleaning" nee
essary. the job is one for the department heads
to initiate and carry out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Here We Go Aquin
VeritaS Primo.

The Buz Sawyer strip is helping to
reawaken interest in unidentified fly
ing objects. Mr.. Crane, the creator, is
to be congratulated!
Those bright balls of orange light
which float silently across the night sky
could be remotely controlled "television
eyes" sent down from the mother
Ships" enabling space visitors to obtain
a closer picture of our planet Of
course, we do not have positive proof
this is so-but it is fascinating posi-
bility!
I, too, have seen them, usually after
dark, travel along for quite distance,
and suddenly vanish! Others have wit
messed the same thing!
Suppose we imagine ourselves in
their" place. After the proposed orbit
ing space station is constructed, we
will see much more of the heavens.
Wouldn't we be excited were we to dis
cover another planet inhabited with
intelligent beings! We would certainly
be curious about them-and, very eau
tiouS!
Perhaps the space visitors, if they do
exist, have minds similar to our own.
They have achieved what earth scien-
lists would like to accomplish.
Shirley Watson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Letters to The Star

from November, 1924. to June, 1925.
made as much of splash as did the
recent investigation into the Internal
Revenue Bureau of the Roosevelt and
Truman administrations by the King
subcommittee of the House Ways and
Means Committee. The Couzens investi-
cation revealed how, after the advent
of the Harding administration, the bu-
reau had liberalized its regulations,
with the result that big taxpayers came
rushing in with their lawyers and tax
experts. some of the latter having pre-
viously worked in the bureau, to get
refunds" on past payments. Some
years later it developed that such re-
funds, which were blasted from the
House floor by Representative Jack
Garner, Democrat, of Texas, later
Speaker of the House and Vice Presi-
dent, as achieved by bargain counter"
methods, totaled over a billion and a
quarter in the 10 years from 1922 to
1882.
Thomas L. Stokes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Labor Pendulum SWINGS

There may be some significance in the fact
that the reconstructed National Labor Relations
Board, taking fresh look at the free speech"
doctrine, has eliminated a privilege previously
enjoyed by unions. 1t does not appear, however,
that the ruling imposes substantial handicap
on union activity.
The question of who may say what to
employees has been answered in variety OF
ways by the board. It's first ruling was that
1t was an unfair labor practice for an employer
to make non-coerciUe speech to his employees
on company property during working hours.
In other words there was no freedom of speech
for an employer This doctrine was repudiated
by Congress when it revised the labor law.
Then the board came up with its decision
in what is known as the Bonwit Teller case.
This decision held that while the law protected
free speech an employer who made privileged
speech to his employees was guilty of an unfair
labor practice if he rejected request by the
union to reply on the employers time and
property.
It is this doctrine which has now been over
turned by board majority of three members,
two of them being Eisenhower appointees. "An
employers premises" the majority opinion said,
"are the natural forum for him just as the
union hall is the inviolabe forum for the union
to assemble and address employees. We do not
believe that unions will be unduly hindered
in their right to carry on organizational activ-
tiles by our refusal to open up to them the
employers premises for group meetings /. !.
We reject the idea that the union has statutory
right to assemble and make campaign speeches
to employees on the employers premises and at
the employers expense"
This seems to be a rather sensible doctrine
although it doubtless will evoke vigorous pro-
test from union spokesman who will interpret
1t as herading a threat to all union gains. Such
an Interpretation, however, seems quite prema
ture. The pendulum may be swinging back so
far as Labor Board policy is concerned but it
cannot be said, on the basis of this ruling, to
have swung very far.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30

nations. This is true if the information
is given only to NATO countries includ-
ing England.
Any u. N commission having COM
plete control of atom and hydrogen
bomb componentS would inevitably be
giving a commission composed almost
entirely of foreigners the power to deal
a death blow to the United States
whenever it chose. Moreover, there is no
way in which a so-called inspection by
the commission would mean anything
except a futile gesture.
Since the commission would in effect
have the power of life and death over
every man, woman, end child in this
country, and also in all other countries,
the proposal is a backdoor method of
securing supergovernment which
could destroy the United States at any
time. Such supergovernment to which
the United States would be utterly sub
ordinate would fulfill the longtime
aim of all the internationaliSts.
Congress should Immediately inform
the President in the strongest possible
terms that under no circumstances will
it assent to this proposal. nor will 1t
assent to any other kind Of super
government to which the United States
is to be subject.
The peace and security Of the United
States rests entirely upon the power of
the United States. It would be national
suicide to strip ourselves Of great
part of that power by giving to any
foreign body our most powerful weapon
which is our advanced knowledge of
atomic and hydrogen energy.
The same thing applies to our SUI
premacy in electronics, science. and
technical matters used in the produc-
ton of guided missiles. airplanes, ETC.,
in all of which we lead the world.
For example, would America like to
see the atomic engines of the United
States submarine now being completed
in the hands of the Russian submarine
fleet?
Bolton Caldwell Noise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Winter Challenge

Frost is In the lucent sky tonight,
And frost has jeiDeled the original bare
EARTH;
Silent the choral poice of old delight.
Silent the summers loneliness and
mirth.
The bouohs are brittle bones of beauty:
lost
The leaues that decked them once In
liUing green.
The very moon tonight seems made OF
frost.
And troSt-light olitters on the ice
bound stream.
Then shall the heart be frozen too,
and Stlled
Beneath this chilly shroud OF tOhits
December?
There is q promise yet to be fulfilled.
say, and Sun-warm springs that !
remember
Within whose buried pulse. and hidden
breath
Lies yet a challenge to this frosty death
Ida EIoins jones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
No Call to Arms

In his latest press conference, Secretary OF
State Dulles probably has correctly stated the
American position with respect to possible de-
velopments in the Far East
We are prepared to strike directly at Com
munist China if they renew the attack IN
Korea, or If they intervene directly presumably
with troops in the Indo- Chinese war. II the
fighting starts again as result OF fresh Com
munist aggression, we will rely primarily on air
and sea power The implication here is that
our ground forces in Korea will fight back II
attacked but that we do not intend to send
ground troops into Indo-China.
This certainly is no call to arms. All it
does is to reState what has been said before
that we are through with war in Asia unless
the enemy forces us to fight again by his own
aggressive acts. And the inference Of course,
is that we are resigned to an eventual settle
ment which, contrary to the proclamation of
the United Nations, will leave Korea divided,
with North Korea as q Chinese satellite, and
which very probably will leave the South
Koreans in a position in which they cannot
survive economically by their own efforts.
It is because DR.. Syngman Rhee sees this
sees the impending loss of all that he and his
people have fought and suffered for first against
the Japanese and then against the Communists
that one must have a certain admiration for
his willingness to fight on. Nor can it be said
with any great assurance that we are right in
our view and that he is mistaken in his.
Certainly it cannot be said that he is mani
testify wrong when he asserts that a decisive
war with communism is eventual and inevi-
table" Neither can it be said that he must be
mistaken when he contends that this is the
time for South Korea's allies to rise with us
in courage and valor for the last great battle
to annihilate the Red forces that seek the
destruction of the free world" 1t cannot be
said that he is wrong about this, for the
prospect is that the strength of the Red forces,
in the years to come, may increase at faster
pace than the strength of the free world.
There are other things however, concern
ing which DR.. Rhee, If not wrong, certainly
exudes an optimism which is not warranted by
any known facts.
One Of these is his statement that 'we
know, too, that the Chinese millions will not
remain silent for long behind the Iron Curtain
that very soon they will rise with their govern
ment in Formosa to start their battle against
enslavement" There is not the slightest known
reason to believe that he is right in this. On
the contrary, there is every reason to believe
that he is wrong-and tragically wrong if his
call for last battle of humiliation against the
Reds is based on such wishful thinking. For
the plain fact is that neither Chang Kai-shek
nor the Chinese millions can undertake any such
adventure without very large military assistance
from the United States. And the even palmer
import of Secretary Dulles remarks is that such
assistance, in the absence Of fresh Communist
aggression, is not going to be Forthcoming.