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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-25

Mr., Champion had talrly GOOD
values after the takeout double,
but only enough to respond with
q two-dlamond bid and await
further developments. However,
after his partners two-spade bid,
he could count on him for six
tricks. In dynamic point count,
three points are equal to one
trick.
Mr. Champion had nine use
full points in high cards and
his At in the spade suit provided
the one additional point needed
for another bid. He bid three
spades and Mr., Masters. whose
values slightly exceeded those
shown by his previous bid, car
fied on to game.
The opening lead was the four
Of hearts and Mrs. Keen won
with the queen, cashed the king
and continued with the ace. Mr.,
Masters ruffed the third heart and
cashed the ace and king of clubs.
Now he crossed to the dummy
with the ace of diamonds, led the
queen of clubs and got rid of a
small diamond from his hand.
1t was now time to get into
the trump suit and take the
f1nesse against the king. The
trump setup in this hand rep
resents a trap for the unwary
declarer. Mr.. Masters had to be
careful to lead exactly the right
trump from dummy at trick
eight. If he led the queen Mrs.
Keen would play low and the
queen would win. On the next
spade lead, however. Mr.. Masters
would have to win in his hand
as he would be down to A-J-10.
With no more entries to the
board. he would have to lose a
trick to the king of trumps and
Q diamond trick to Mr.. Abel.
But of course Mr.. Masters did
not lead the queen of spades
from dummy at the eighth trick.
He led the nine Of spades. Mrs.
Keen had nothing to gain by
covering and the nine held the
trick. Next came the queen of
spades and again Mrs. Keen
did not cover, But by this play
the lead remained in dummy for
0 third finesse against the king
to assure the success OF the
contract.
tcopyrisht, 1855, General Features Corp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-25
OUR PRESIDENTS
By HONORE M. CATUDAL

II am waging war in this
campaign against the -Four
Horsemen' of the present Repub-
lican leadership: Destruction.
Delay, Deceit, Despair" said a
successful candidate for Presi-
dent, "a years ago today. Who?
To-day is the 1920 wedding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-25
WORD GAME
Find 80 or more words in
ABNORMAL,

meaning, eccentric, unusual"
Average is 81; time limit, Is
minutes.
Eules OF me game. WORDS must ne
81 four or more letters 2. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition of
"s," such as bats, cars. are not
used 3. Only one form OF a word Is
used 4. Proper names are not used.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-01-04

money involved in the case, or ap-
proximately $450,000, will go to
cannery workers who are non
residents of Alaska, who do not
contribute to the support of terri
torial government by taxation to
the same extent as Alaskan resi-
dents like yourself"
Williams concluded: ut there
fore seems to me as an impartial
observer that your organization,
by tempting bait of mere pit
lance, has been unWittingly lured
into a campaign to promote the
interests of nonresident cannery
workers who contribute little or
nothing to the support of our AL
askan territorial government and
to the relief of restitution in our
midst"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-01-04

we'll considered and personal opin-
ions reconciled with facts, to OBJ
tain results.
Personally l am opposed to any
change in our divisional Setup, at
this time. In our first legislatures
divisional Senate representation
served we'll as a balanced wheel
for the best interests of well-con-
sidered legislation.
Alaska is my home, and the
vastness of its resources becomes
more impressive as I meet and
talk with the men and women
who get out in the hills and find
indications of all types of miner
ais which research in our big in
situations and plants are finding
news uses for to benefit the ma
ton.
God grant that no short-sighted
policy be enacted which lets the
control of our enacting legislation
be seized by group of self-ap-
pointed theorists or Selt-Seeking
men with ivory tower thinking
which denies the opportunity for
our citizens who will get out and
take a chance, who are necessity
to our country's existence.
1t was very pleasing to me to
have native-born and-raised Es
kimo have the courage to get up
and voice his beliefs. Many have
so expressed themselves to me.
He had the courage of his convic-
tons and, as a real American,
forcefully and fearlessly expressed
them. 1t is up to all of us to ex-
press our own beliefs. Abraham
Lincoln said, God must love the
common people, he made so many
of them" Let us, the common peo-
pie, justify that love by. speaking
out
Respectfully,
Charles D. Jones
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-01-04
ANB Accused Of Luring Camery
Workers From Outside, USF Tie-up

JUNEAU, R-Atty. Gen. Will
iams has accused top-level Off
GERS of the Alaska Native Brother
hood of being "unwittingly lured
into a campaign to promote the
interests of nonresident cannery
workers"
Williams charges were con-
tanned in a letter to Herbert Brad
ley of Wrangell, grand vice presi-
dent of the ANB. Copies of the
letter were sent to 10 other ANB
leaders.
The letter explained the attor-
ney generals reasons for asking
rehearing on the Fidalgo Island
Co. case in San Francisco.
ANB protested the action thru
President William L. Paul of Ju-
neau. The protest was based on
tieup of approximately $650,000 in
unemployment security funds
owed to cannery workers.
Williams said if the territory
loses the Fidalgo case the Alaska
Unemployment Security Fund will
be depleted by more than helf
million dollars.
so we see that if the canned
salmon industry ultimately wins
the Fidalgo Island case chat if
the court denies our petition for a
re-hearing) Alaska cannery work
ers will receive only one-tenth of
the proceeds, or approximately
$4,000, while nine-tenths of the
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-01-04
Police Break Up
Mass Picketing
At Westing house

COLUMBUS, Ohio, R-An esti-
mated 100 police moved in to
break up mass picketing at the
Columbus Westinghouse Electric
Corp plant yesterday and touched
the spark to a 12-week-old powder
keg at the struck plant,
A man died in the brief VIC
lence, possibly of a heart attack
but after a beating. At least seven
persons were injured.
Eighty-six persons were arrest
ed-74 men and II women.
At least one auto was over
turned at each of the plants five
gates. Police cars were stoned and
dubbed in the pre-dawn darkness
as the long-expected violence fl
nally burst out at $50 am. during
a previously planned mass dem
onstration."
Charles Clark, president of Lo-
cal 746, said Monday night the
union voted the demonstration to
protest the company's back-to
work movement in the strike that
started as part of national walk
out against Westinghouse Oct. II.
About 1900 normally are en-
ployed at the Columbus plant. The
company reports more than LOO
have returned to work.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-01-04
Seattle Has Most to Gain
From a Big, Prosperous
State of Alaska

SEATTLE, R-Seattle business
interests should not be fearful that
Alaska statehood will bring sitter
regulation of business and indus
try, says Jack Ryan, editor of the
Fairbanks News Miner.
Ryan, here with his wife on a
yearend holiday trip, said on the
contrary commercial opportunities
should find a much better climate
for growth under statehood.
Seattle has the most to gain
from big prosperous State of Al
aSka,' he insisted.
He also said that with the boom
growth in population the territory
has emerged from a frontier area
into a community of families, big
in size and spirit.
ALASKA is no longer country
peopled by transients with one
foot in Seattle" he said. with
thousands of families living the
year around in growing cities like
Fairbanks and Anchorage, the
frontier era has passed"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-01-04
Anchorage Athlete
Left Off Olympic Ski Team
Until He Becomes Citizen

SPOUT SPRINGS, Ore. R-The
US. Olympic ski games committee
Monday named Mack Miller of
Mccall, Idaho, and Larry Damon
of Burlington, VT, to the cross
country team that will ski for the
US. in the winter games in Italy
this month.
Sven JohansSon of Anchorage,
Alaska, was left off the team, but
games officials left the way open
for his possible inclusion at later
date. Johansson, a Swede, is in
Anchorage trying to complete his
final US. citizenship papers.
He had been considered vir-
tual cinch to make the cross coun-
try team. Officials said if he gains
his papers before the winter
games at Cortina D'Ampesso, It
ally, the International Olympic
Committee will be asked to allow
the us. to include Johansson on
the cross country team.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-01-04
COMPOSER IN HOSPITAL

NEW YORK, Wv. c. Handy,
82-year-old composer of "The St.
Louis Blues has been taken off
the critical list at Sydenham Hos
pital. He was taken there Satur-
day with what his doctor de-
scribed as a partial intestinal OBJ
struction."
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-01-04
Communication
Nome, Alaska
December 81, 1855
To the Nome Nugget:

To the Nome Nugget:
l wish to commend the factual
reporting in Dec. 30's paper of the
meeting held by Mrs. Hermann
and Mr.. McNees on the progress
being made by the Constitutional
Convention in Fairbanks and for
their courtesy in appearing and
making their report.
was more than pleased to get
a copy of Program 10 from the
Committee of the Executive
Branch; it was a we'll thought out
report However, l do not find
myself in accord with it in grant
ing the governor the power it does.
Mans struggle to learn how to
govern himself has plainly shown
that power has a debasing effect
inherent in it. A striking illustra-
ton is shown in the December
Readers Digest article What
Peron Cost Argentina"
Government, to me, must start
at the grass roots. Jefferson'S state
ment, Beware of centralized gov
eminent; keep it as simple as
possible and down among the peo-
ple," is the distilled essence of
experience of the ages. For if we
do not train our officials from our
simplest governmental functions,
such as city councilmen, county
commissioners, members of our
school boards and on up to our
Legislators, how can we expect to
have officials, state or federal,
without the knowledge of how
government works.
Among all our elected officials
we are bound to get some dumb
bells as we'll as questionable char
acters. We have we'll authenticated
history to show that. These are
one of the handicaps Of any type
of a democracy, whether in a re-
public or a straight democracy.
All history has shown that out
right democracies did not get the
results hoped for.
Our United States has proved
the most successful form, with its
three branches of officials elected
for set terms. More and more in
the various states restricting the
terms of office has been found
necessary to keep control of the
ambitions of men to usurp the
power of government. Even our
federal government has forbidden
by law any third term for any
president.
myself have experienced the
attempted domination of a man
desiring power and have seen it
wildly carries on in several states.
One pertinent fact the members
of the convention must bear IN
mind is that whatever completed
measure they bring out, it must
be approved by the people as well
as meet with the approval of Con-
gress. These are facts which
should not be ignored in the final
measure.
The 100000 appropriated for
the convention will probably be
exhausted. Good judgement would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
FAMOUS FABLES
By e. E. EDGAR

ECONOMY: After trouping to-
gether for several years in
vaudeville, comedy stars George
Burns and Oracle Allen decided
to marry.
They had just become head
liners at a substantial salary. but
they could not forget their less
prosperous days. playing the
honkytonks.
After the wedding ceremony.
the two went to hotel and en-
gagged a room. AS they were
leaving the desk. they noticed a
sign which read:
Guests occupying rooms be-
fore 7 pm. will be charged for
an additional day."
They looked at the clock on
the wall and saw that 1t was 5
o'clock. Burns turned to Oracle.
She turned to him. Then, with
out a word, they sat down in the
lobby and waited two hours.
CONCESSION: To French au-
thor Victor Hugo, there was only
one writer of any Importance.
His initials were v. H. He and
another literary tital once were
discussing the latter's latest
book. Hugo grudgingly conceded
that the book had merit.
THAT goes without saying"
agreed the other, who was also
a modest fellow. After all. who
is the greatest writer in France
today?"
Il will admit" replied Hugo.
that you are the second
greatest"
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lar French Army, most Of the officers assign
ed to the Legion extend their tours with It
as long as possible.
The esprit de corps Of the Legion oficers
consequently is very high, at times to the
point where they caper like colts. playing
such tricks as having the colonel of a regi-
ment exchange uniforms with lieutenant
and completely bewildering some new
officer
Infectious Affection
This spirit is infectious in most Legion
units. and when Legionnaire addresses his
commanding officer as mon Capitaine" he
uses tone of voice which implies strange
paternalism between himself and the man
who literally is my Captain"
While the relative strength OF the various
nationalities which compose the Legion is q
military secret, 1t is obvious that the highest
percentage OF the enlisted strength Is Ger
man. and almost all of the commissioned Of
hcerS are French
The Legion has q system whereby men
from any Of its So nationalties can rise
through the ranks and attain their commits
sions, but the number is limited.
Among the more interesting sights at Sidi
bel Abbes are the bearded Pioneers" an
engineering company whose work Is apparent
everywhere.
The Legion buildings at Bel Abbes have
been constructed by this company, as has all
the furniture the Legion uses in its Offices
and the ornate metal and woodwork which
decorate such modern buildings as the new
canteen and library.
When not occupied with some specific
construction job, the pioneers make furniture
for the homes OF Legion officers.
The officers are charged the cost of the
materials, plus an additional IS per cent
which helps finance such far-reaching Legion
programs as the employment bureau which
finds jobs for discharged Legionnaires in
France, and the home for invalids the Le-
gion runs.
Maintains Own Presses
Also located in Sidi bel Abbes lis the office
OF the Information Service, where all Legion
printing is done on modern equipment, in
GLIDING the printing of the Legion's monthly
news magazine. Kept Blanc
There is one company at Sidi bel Abbes.
however. which is not associated with the
processing and movement of Legionnaires
This Is the cadre instruction company. the
Legions school for noncommissioned officers
which is commanded by a captain who is him
self almost legend
The name of this commander is Capt
ADAM and from the tip of his kept to the
soles OF his boots 6 feet inches below, he is
Gil soldier
Head of the CIC company for two years,
he was sent to Bel Abbes from Indo-Chna,
where he became famous
The barracks of his company are the
cleanest in the Legion. His company kitchen is
the only place in all Algeria where food is
prepared where one can't find fly.
And when his men march in at dusk their
training finished, they can be heard blocks
away, singing their favorite marching songs
as If they would crumble the walls of Sid bel
Abbes with the proud Legion tunes
Tomorrow: How the Legion troins for its for flung
tosks
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Auto Show
Opens Doors
Saturday

Washington's 9th annual Au-
itomobile Show, with q "Vaca-
Itionland, USA" theme and two
acres of 1856 automobiles, opens
Its nine-day stand in the Ma
tional Guard Armory on Satur-
day.
Ribbon cutting by Interior
Secretary Mckay and the OPEN
ing ceremonies are scheduled for
1880 pm, with show time down
as 2 pm.
The sponsor OF the show,
which will put more than 100
cleaning new cars. three expert
mental models and scores of &C.
lcessory displays on exhibit. is
the Automotive Trade Associa-
ton of the National Capital area.
To carry out the Vacationland
theme, l6 huge murals OF the
Nations popular vacation spots
will be a part Of the overall dec
orations.
Entertainment talent will in
clude Screen Star Gloria De-
Haven, recording star Jaye p.
Morgan and the Four Aces.
Miss DeHaven will appear at
4. and 10 pm. on the first
three days. to be followed the
next three days by Miss Morgan
and the final three by the vo-
Icalists.
The show will be open from 2
to II pm, daily.
| One Of the highlights will be
selection of the Auto Show
Queen. Finalists will be chosen
on Sunday night.
Five automobiles will be given
away, one every other night. be-
ginning with Saturdays opener.
The show manager is Mike
Murphy, and its chairman is
Jack Blank. Other members OF
the committee are Joseph E,
Bowman, Merle L. Creel, Henry
j. Gertler and Martin P. Joyce.
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members to the various commit
tees is by no means haphazard
nor is it always simple matter
of who has been in Congress the
longest.
Here are some of the ques-
Itions House and Senate policy
groups want answered In deter
mining who sits on what COM
Imittee:
What legislative experience
has the member had? What
other Government service has
he had? Has he served before
lin either Congress or a State
legislature? If SO. on what com
mittees has he served? What is
the business or profession of the
member? For what committee
does his training best seem to
fit him? What are the COM
mittees of his preference? From
where does the member come?
Are other members from his
State already serving on the
committee under consideration?
And so on.
Members previously assigned
to a committee remain there II
they wish. while preference for
new committee assignment usn-
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mother took the suggestion calm
lily because she knew that her
husband would do no such thing.
that he was merely finding a lit
tie relief for his emotions by
blowing off steam.
The son may be assured that
arson is no easy crime to pull off
successfully. He should also re-
alize that real arsonists seldom
take their wives into their con-
fidence.
Tt is tragic that this boy over
heard this harmful conversation
when he was too young and ten
der to be able to understand.
This boy has lived SO long with
his poison that it may be difficult
to rid him of it. The fathers
hope that the Army may make a
helpful change has some validity,
but he should not be permitted
to go on much longer thinking
that his father is a criminal and
feeling conscience-st stricken be-
cause he does not inform on his
father. He should be confronted
with the circumstances and
made to face the reality. which
bellies his own boyish conclusion
ileaping.
This boy desperately needs to
be relieved of the torturing be-
lief that he is the son of crimi-
nal and a woman who condones
crime.
Tomorrow: Fofher wonts to mory
girl only slightly older than hi
daughter.
tcopyright 1856. General Features corp.l
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ALLY is given to those with prior
time in Congress. But this does
not happen invariably. Many
committee assignments are set.
tiled only after considerable cogi,
Itation and compromise.
| In regard to the seniority Sys-
tenn, which allocates committee
chairmanships to members OF
the majority party with the long
est committee service--members
say there are at least three big
reasons why they like 1t.
/. 1t is impartial and thus
eliminates intra-party and in
tra-committee politics and pick-
ering.
| 2. 1t takes advantage of the
experience and know-how which
comes with service.
3. 1t offers hope of eventual
Craftsmanship and thus increased
influence to other members al
ready on the committee.
But opponents OF the seniority
system point out that, inevitably
the key committee chairman
ships 60 to the one-party States
which means that the deep
South controls Congress when
the Democrats are in power, as
Is the case today.
The asxt srtiels il his series vii
E-1-.
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The DETAILS
Mother-I am having a very
painful diff1culty with my son
who, at 20, does nothing to earn
a living and is very bitter toward
his father. The things he says
are so shocking that feel I
cannot have him living with us
any longer. but my husband re-
fuses to forbid him the house.
Father-I cannot understand
John. 1t is a bitter pill for me
to swallow. but I do not want
to drive him out OF the house.
I am hoping that the draft
board may yet call him and
that the Army may straighten
him out.
SONNY father is a criminal
and my mother does not seem
to care. My fathers business
burned down a year ago, and he
collected a lot of insurance.
I know that he set the fire
because I once heard him, when
I was a little boy. telling my
mother that a fire would be
his way out of a bad business
problem.
THE COUNCILS VIEWS
Some tragic mischief has
been done here by careless talk.
The comments the boy heard
when he was little were stupid.
but innocent. Lots OF people use
desperate talk when they have
problems and want sympathy.
The fire that burned down the
business took place years after
the boy heard this talk. If the
father did not commit arson
when he talked about it at the
time he was desperate. he surely
did not do it years later, whom
business had become better.
The mother shocked the boy
by not reacting in indignation
against the fathers suggestion
that he would set a fire. The
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for change rarely come from
members. Congressman them
selves are inclined to point out
that the system has been de-
yeloped over the years and that
they keep it because nobody has
yet suggested a better one.
Under the Federal Constitu-
ton, each house of Congress
makes its own rules and, within
its sphere. can do just as 1t
lpleases. But the actual process
which takes place In assigning