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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
THIS AND THAT
BETHESDA, Md.
BY CHARLES TRACEWELL

BETHESDA, Nd.
Dear Sir:
Il hope that something Is
done about dogs jumping up
on people.
II like them but cannot
stand them jumping up on
me.
What is the way to break
them of that?
They get mud on my skirt,
every time I call on q family
with dogs.
Il like to please them, 80
I put up with 1t, but 1t is q
nuisance. I feel like kicking
them in the jaw. I mean those
dogs.
Let me know how to break
q dog Of jumping up like that.
Yours, Thelma j."
The owner ought to do It
for you, Thelma, but If he or
she doesn't, here is the best
way:
AS the happy pooch comes
toward you. raise the right
knee and upset him with a
slight sideward motion.
This is guaranteed to cause
even the worst trained dog.
which means not trained at
all. to think twice.
Now. a dogs thinking IL
not like ours. For good or
evil, for better or worse, we
have forged far ahead in the
race of brains.
A dog can learn only from
experience, which still re-
mains one Of the very best
ways to learn.
Experience. then. is what
you aim to give him.
Bozo rushes up with that
canine CLEAN in his eye
which says as plainly as any,
thing. MY, I am glad to see
youl My folks also seem glad
to see you. Since they do. l
do. Since they share your
hand. l will try to lick your
face"
Up he comes, and the ex-
peience is not good, unless
you happen to be one Of
these persons who actually
likes a dog soldering all over
you.
Some people are like that.
They kiss dogs on the nose,
actually. Any veterinarian
can tell them dogs harbor
all sorts of germs, twice as
many as cats. and how in
sanitary such a practice is.
They do not care, they 90
right ahead with their kiss
ing project.
Maybe it was something
along that order that dis
gusted old Cicero. the iron
man Of Rome. who wrote a
long dissertation against the
matrons OF that ancient city
1T was very old. even then
carrying lap dogs as they
went around.
Raise the right knee, then,
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and catch the happy dog
right under his chin, II pos
sible.
He won't like 1t.
If he is very friendly, he
will look aggrieved.
If he is only mediumIy so,
he may bark.
If he is rather mean, he
may growl. That's when you
run.
Most dogs. however, are
friendly. and given TO show
ing it by leaping up.
1t is just one Of the things
they do unless taught other
wise.
The curious thing is that
most owners never 90 to the
trouble.
Do they like to see old
Rover plant his muddy paws
on Mademoiselle's latest
dress. sixty-nine bucks and
95 cents worth?
Or are they just indiier-
ent?
No, the answer is plain,
they are just ignorant.
For an animal that has
been kept so long, the dog
stands in a curious relation
ship.
His owner reproves him for
the wrong thing. never the
right thing.
This hopping up is the one
thing an owner ought TO
grow serious about, because
at times 1t leads to trouble.
We knew Of one young boy
who almost had his eye put
out by an overenthusiastic
dog of a friend Of the family.
Everybody. including the
dog, was very sorry. but that
didn't pay the hospital bills.
the doctor bills, nor alleviate
the pain.
No. every owner Of a good
dog should make him good
in this respect as well as in
others.
The dog might as we'll be
trained in this as in how to
conduct himself in the every
day life. TO refrain from
chasing people. getting into
unnecessary fights, running
after automobiles and dig
ging in lawns.
He needs this training for
his own sake. as we'll as for
the sake Of Thelma and
others who like dogs but who
distinctly do not care for
them leaping up in that bois-
ferrous manner.
Better a knee to suffer.
perhaps, than the whole
dressl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
VSTAS IN SCIENCE
By THOMAS R. HENRY
An Old Skeleton in Monkind.s Closet

A hitherto unrecognized
probable ancestor of man.
kind. as distinguished from
an ape or q monkey, lived in
the Alpine region of Southern
Europe more than 10 million
years ago.
This paradoxical oreopith-
ecus bomboli is described in
a report to the American As
ISOLATION for the Advance
ment Of Science here by DR..
William L. Straus, jr., physl-
cal anthropologist of Johns
Hopkins University, who has
just completed an intensive
study Of the fossil bones now
in the Museum of Natural
History at Basel, SWitzer-
land.
Actually the first fossil re-
mains were reported in 1872
but they were quite naturally
interpreted at the time as
those of a somewhat aber-
rant Old World monkey and
the possible connection with
the human race was not sus-
pected until recent research
by DR.. Johannes Hurzeler of
the Basel institution. He has
gathered these from all over
the area. They represent
more than so individuals. an
exceptionally large number
FOR manlike fossils. The
great majority of the bones
are teeth, which are subject
to different interpretations.
There are. however, consid-
cradle sections of vertebrate.
1t Is upon these that DR..
Straus bases his conviction
that this creature was a pre-
cursor OF man-not neces-
sarily a direct ancestor but a
relative well along on the
same general line Of descent.
He says in his report it
was not q monkey and It
was not an ancestor Of any
OF the extant great apes.
The few fragments of skull
available, he says, lead to
the same general conclusion.
Bones Are Man-Iike
THE available limb bones.
especially some hand bones
and the major portion Of q
loot. he says, "also appear
to be more those Of a homi-
mold (member Of the human
line). more generalized in
limb structure than exist
ing ponglds great apes). In
some characters, in fact,
they are indeed hominoid.
In others the resemblance is
closer to Old World monkeys.
Such characters are best in
terpreted as generalized ones.
The lumbar vertebrae are so
relatively large and robust
as not to exclude the pos
sibility that oreopithecus was
capable Of walking upright.
THE most reasonable in
depreciation Of the available
material is that this animal
not only is hominoid but &C
tually belongs to the homi-
mold line Of evolutionary
radiation. There is no good
reason to regard it as O
pongid Of any sort. Nor is 1t
any sort of Old World mon
key. aberrant or otherwise.
But there is no way of
knowing whether It repre-
sents a form directly on the
line leading to man, for this
line of evolution, like other
vertebrate lines, quite likely
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produced more than one
branch. If this assessment
is valid this primate repre-
sents our first glimpse Of q
tertiary (about 10 million
years old hominoid Of any
sort. One cannot overlook
the possibility that it is a
representative Of some hith-
erto unknown line or radia-
ton of Old World primate
evolution quite independent
of other lines"
-
The Fiji Islands have some
curious plants.
Some Of these are de-
scribed in a book just pub
lished by DR.. Otto Degener
OF the University of Hawaii,
botanist on an expedition
conducted a few years ago
by Mrs. Anne Archbold Of
Washington. Among DR..
Degener's finds were:
Giant bean vines with
pods two feet dong and more
than four inches wide.
"A most remarkable plant"
writes DR.. Degener, with its
massive grooved stems curv-
ing about the ground and
reaching the tops of the high
est trees. Whenever we were
thirsty and coconuts were not
at hand. one of the Fijians
simply severed one OF the
arm-thick trunks with his
machete. Then with one deft
stroke he would cut a two
foot length from the pendant
end Of the hanging vine and
quickly hand it to one OF
us. We had only q few Sec
onds to wait before q strong
stream Of almost tasteless.
frothy, water clear sap
gushed forth 10 quench our
thirst"
Strange Air Plant
From the tops Of high
trees forming the Fijian
jungle canopy came zone Of
the strangest Of air plants.
q member Of the coffee
family. 1t consisted largely
Of q bulky, potato-like stem.
Its few long, slender roots
seemed to hug the smooth
bark rather specifically.
This plant was no parasite.
The roots did not penetrate
the trunk.
II had heard" DR.. Degener
writes. how such q plant
harbored in complicated GAL
leries In its swollen stems
q colony Of vicious ants that
swarmed out at the slightest
provocation to attack q care
less enemy. I took q machete
and gingerly cut the turgid
stem in two. There were the
galleries all right and the
ants slowly crawling away
from the unwelcome light
with their larvae and pupae.
But they were not in the least
bellicose. They looked very
much like the common ant
Of Hawaii. with small-headed
workers and big headed
soldiers This ant is so hun
cry for animal food that !
eats avidly fly eggs and mag
gots, greatly reducing tn"
ny population per square
mile. I should not be sur
prised to hear that this ant
is actually . newcomer to
Fiji and in its search TO-
lebenSraum has vanquisheu
the ferocious native Species"
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Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. How many people are
employed in the chemical
industry?-A. s.
A. About $4,000.
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double pun TO litterateur Edmund
Fuller, of Kent, Conn.,, for his gasser
about a gent who brought home food
for his dog. 1t was an Italian dish,
compounded Of flour, cheese and
tomatoes. and the thoughtful master
tilted it against door to make it
more accessible for the lazy pooch.
Then he summoned his wife and
told her cheerfully. there's no
longer any need for you to plan that
trip to Italy next summer. Here,
before your very eyes, is the leaning
Pizza Of TOwSer." Wow, sir!
Gene Mitchell puntiff Of Dallas,
sings the praises Of Lung Fin, Chi
nese laundryman who, though up
ended by a reckless motorist in
Bangkok, went down with flying COL
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lars. A SiameSe cop, meanwhile,
slipped handouts on the Grant driver.
explaining, I'm the Thai that binds.
Another SiameSchief maker cur
rently in the doghouse is the court
barber who, when cutting digni-
tary's hair. always stuck the scissors
in his scalp. He's charged, Of course,
with skulduggery.
At the University of Colorado. the
President called a meeting of all pro-
fessorS on the campus. 1T isn't often,
approved Edward Echols, THAT one
sees university president with all his
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! feel confident
that not even the most
pun-aciouS Cerfboard
reader will dispute
the award Of first
prize "a brand-new
calendar and almanac
for 1929 for this ses-
SiOn'S most atrociOuS
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Pun-American Conference

faculties" One lady disapproved of
the group photograph made at the
session. do you mean to say look
like this?" she demanded of Mildred
Lawton, Of Scarsdale.
The answer, madam replied
Mrs. LawtOn, ''is in the negative"
Mrs. r. A. Henry, weary of frac-
tured French, thinks it's time for
some splintered Spanish, and starts
the ball rolling with:
iCOmO NO!-Let'S listen to Eddie
Fisher.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-01-25

Catholic Standard, newspaper of
the Washington archdiocese. II
appeared in the December q is
sue of the Standard.
A letter to President Eisenhow-
er from a Knights of Columbus
council in Pittston, Pa, protesting
tie visit, was introduced in the
Record by Rep. Daniel j. Flood
of Pennsylvania.
Rep. Gordon /. MeDonovsh
of California is one Of those
who have written directly 10
President Eisenhower. He told
the Chief Executive that, in his
opinion, "the high position Of
the United States among the
free nations of the world might
be placed in great doubt IL such
an invitation were issued by
you as President of fhe United
States"
Rep. McDonough stated that he
felt constrained to tell the Pres
ident of my own opposition as
well as the opposition of the peo.
pie of my district" to the propos
ed invitation to Marshal Tito.
Rep. Louis c. Rabaut of Michi
gan and Rep. Ray J. Madden oi
Indiana are among others who
have voiced vigorous protests
against the proposal to invite Tito
| to this country.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-01-25
Lay Leader
Asks Prayers
For Lepers

PARIS-(NC) - The Fourth
World Day for Leprosy Victims
will be observed on January 27,
it was announced here by Count
Roaul Follereau, originator of the
worldwide day of prayer and sac
rifice for victims of the disease.
Count FoIlaresu, who is
founder of the Order of Char
ity, an organization OF laymen,
has fought Ieprosy for over
20 years. During that time; he
has travelled more than SOC, 900
miles and has distributed about
81 ,5oO, 900 TO hospitals and re-
search institutes FOR fhe same
purpose.
The devout Frenchman, who
was made a Commander of the
Order of the Holy Sepulcher by
His Holiness Pope Plus XII, in
recognition of his work, has
asked that January 27 be marked
by special prayers and ceremon,
les all over the world.
He has suggested that, where
possible, people visit leper hos
pitfalls, bringing gifts TO the
patients, 10 reassvrs and com
fort them.
In his announcement of the
Leprosy Victims Day, Count Foil.
ereau points out that there are
between five and ten million
lepers in the world - perhaps
more, including those who keep
their affliction secret because of
the social stigma unjustly attach
ed TO the disease.
Count Follereau has asked for
the founding of an International
Convention to care for lepers.
This body, he says, would collect
funds from every nation of the
world and distribute them to
sanitoria, research institutes and
leper colonies. In this way, he
adds, the world could be sure
that the victims of the disease
are getting the best possible care
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State Dept.
Continued from Page u


to others who have protested the
plan to bring Marshal Tito to this
country.
The department says Tito has
been increasingly critical of so
Wet conduct in Hungary" that
Yugoslavia's votes in the UN on
the Hungary situation have coin
cided with those of such coun-
tries as India rather than those
of the Soviet bloc" that the Unit.
ed States has for a number of
years sought to assist Yugoslavia
to maintain itself as an independ-
ent state; that Yugoslayia has
shown itself willing to renounce
interference in the affairs of 9th
er lands; that this example of
mutually beneficial relations can
serve to indicate the type Of re
tations which the United States
would want to have with other
nations in Eastern Europe If those
nations started to exercise their
sovereign rights. as Poland may
now be in the process of doing"
The department adds that "the
interests of the United States
would appear best served at the
present time by workable form
ula which recognizes the un-
doubted right of the East Euro
pean peoples to genuine inde-
pendence." Because Yugoslavia
is bound to Eastern Europe by
special ties, the letter continues,
1T might well further basic Amer
ican interests as we'll as the cause
of world peace to discuss pros
pective developments and pos
sible future policies with Yugo-
slavia's President, who has al
ready travelled in other countries
including Great Britain, France,
the Soviet Union, and India, but
who has never been in the United
States"
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vigorously opposed to the pro
posal to bring Tito here.
When Mr.. Hart referred 70
the Imprisonment of His Emil
nence AioysiUs Cardinal Stepin-
&C, Archbishop Of Zagreb, the
State Department official indi-
Gated, Mr.. Hart said, that IL
Marshal Tito does come here
one of the topics on the agends
for conversations will be the
lifting of the restrictions Tito
has imposed on the Cardinal.
Cardinal Stepinse was arrested
by the Tito regime in l946 and
has been held a prisoner, total
or partial, ever since.
Mr.. Hart explained that he also
took up with Mr.. Murphy a re
port that had come to him that
His Eminence josef Cardinal
Mindszenty might be put out OF
the American Embassy in Buda.
pest, where he has sought refuge.
Mr.. Hart said Mr.. Murphy assured
him there was no truth in this
report.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-01-25
Mass OrdO-
LITURGY
OF The
W E E K
SUNDAY, JANUARY ~,
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER
EpIpAANY

Green vestments, Gloria, Sec
ond Prayer lin Low Masses) of
ST. John Chrysostom, Credo, Pref
ace of the Trinity.
MONDAY, JANUARY "a,
FEAST OF ST. PETER NoLAsco.
White vestments, Gloria, Sec
ond and Third Prayers Tin Low
MaSses1 of ST. Agnes and for
Peace, Common Preface.
TUESDAY, JANUARY ~,
FEAST or ST. FRANCIS
De SALES.
DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH.
PATRON OF THE DIOCESE
OF COLUMBUS.
White vestments, Gloria, Credo,
Common Preface.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20,
FEAST OF ST. MARTINA.
Red vestments, Gloria, Second
Prayer lin Low Masses) for Peace,
common Preface.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 81,
FEAST OF ST. JOHN HoSco.
White vestments, Gloria, Sec
ond Prayer Tin Low Masses) for
Peace, Common Preface.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I,
FEAST OF ST. ICNATIus
OF ANTIOCH.
Red vestments, Gloria, Second
Prayer Tin Low Masses) for Peace,
Common Preface.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY z,
FEAST OF THE PURIEIcATloN
OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN:
cANDLEMAS DAY.
White vestments, Gloria, Credo,
Preface of the Nativity.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-01-25
Pope Praises
British
Courage

VATICAN CTTY-(Radio. Nc
His Holiness Pope Plus XII told
Britain's Selwyn Lloyd that he
admired the courage and sense
of solidarity with which tthe
British) have always shown them
selves ready for sacrifice and
magnificent self-discipline when
demanded by the common good. I"
The Pope said this in an audi
ence he granted to the British
Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs.
I'VE are as fully aware as are
you, Right Honorable Sir" His
Holiness said to Mr.. Lloyd, that
today an unusually heavy respon-
sibility rests on the foreign min
istries of nations for the peoples
whose interests they are charged
to safeguard and develop. We
want to assure you and your col
leagues of our prayerful good
wishes for your success"
The Pope told the Foreign
Minister that the cordial rela-
tions" between the Holy See and
Great Britain have always been
source of great qualification to
him. He asked that his express
sions of esteem and respect be
extended to Queen Elizabeth. He
called down heavens choicest
graces" upon the royal family and
expressed wishes for the happi-
ness and prosperity of all the
Queens subjects.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-01-25
.KSJ Com. 81
Installs New
Officers

Commandery 81 of the Knights
of St. John held installation of
officers last Sunday at st. John
the Evangelist parish hall.
Col. Wilbur Wuellner was in
staliing officer and Msgr. Fred
erick Burkhart pastor of ST.
John the Evangelist, and chaplain
of the Fourth District of Ohio
presided at the installation.
Those given beneficial rank
we're Mathew Maloney, president,
William Leddy, first vice-presi-
dent, Charles Raiser, second vice
president; William Renner, re-
cording secretary, Ray Egger,
financial secretary; W. J, Sigrist,
treasurer; William Geiszler, trus-
tee.
Delegates to Ohio Grand: Mat
hew Maloney and Anthony Wolf
with alternates, Edwin Scholl and
William Renner.
Those receiving uniform rank
are Charles Raiser, president;
Bernie Leitwein, first vice-presi-
dent. Ray Kramer; second vice
president William Renner, re
cording secretary; Raw Egger.
financial secretary: w. ]. Sigrist,
treasurer, and William Leddy,
trustees.
Delegates to the fourth district
of Ohio are w. ]. Sigrist and
Mathew Maloney with alternates
Ray Kramer and Bernie Lett
vein.
Edwin Seholl was named cap
tain; Ray Egger, first lieutenant
and Bernie Leltwein, second lieu.
tenant
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Boarding
Continued from Page u

ASOullItuCu llO1u i 0SC ~
quarters with adequate space for
q child.
Before child can be placed in
a home a highly-trained place
ment specialist must make com
plete study of the family. This
study, or interiew, is confidential
Although the first concern is al
ways for the child, every effort
will be made to arrange place
ment.
One Of the case workers with
the Catholic Welfare Bureau,
Miss Gloria Swain, has this to
say, THE placement Of child
with substitute parents is so
very important that II cannot
be hurried. The agency must
consider everything very care
fully. And so should potential
parents. Couples who apply on
iY' after long and careful
thought are more likely TO be
good parents than those who
apply on the spur OF the mo-
nfent."
Franklin County families inter
ested in adopting or boarding
Negro children should call the
Information Center, CA. 8-4797
Families living outside Franklin
County can write the Information
Center, Council of Social Agen
cies, 1877 East State Street, Co
lumbus Is, Ohio, or contact Sis
ter M. Michaelette of the Catholic
Welfare Bureau.
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Bishop Discusses Score with Conductor


Continued from Page u
IS to whether or not TO invite
Marshal Tito TO the United
States had not been made up to
that time. He indicated, Mr.
Hart added, that Marshal Tito
might be invited, or he might
not.
dt has been flatly stated in
press reports that Marshal Tito
has been invited to come to this
country and has accepted. OBJ
servers here feel Mr.. Murphy had
reference to formal invitation.
They are convinced that Marshal
Tito has been invited otherwise.
They look for him TO come here
some time in April. time pro-
posed by the Yugoslav ambassa-
dor to this country.)
Supreme Knight Hart said he
emphasized to Deputy Under Sec
retary of State Murphy the i'm
portance of having public 0pin-
ion on the side of the administra-
tion. He said it is necessary to the
carrying out of the programs
which the government has for the
welfare of this country and the
world.
Mr.. Murphy pointed out. Mr..
Hart said, that il Marshal Tito
should come here il would not
be q social call but q business
visit.
81 told the Secretary that he
would never be able to have the
public make that distinction" Mr..
Hart said. Moreover, ! said you
can't afford to offend public opin-
ion in order to promote some bus
mess venture with Tito"
The X. OF c. official declared
that he pointed TO recent
press dispatch reporting that
Marshal Tito had given $1,000
900 TO support the present
communist government in Hun
gary, and told Mr. Murphy that
Tito was using money he reeeiv-
ed from this country 10 main.
tain the Red regime OF ksdsr.
Mr.. Hart said he reviewed
quickly Marshal Tito's record as
a communist, his reputation as a
foe of religion, and the fact that
his troops have shot down Ameri-
can aircraft with loss OF life. He
emphasized, he said, that non
Catholics as we'll as Catholics are
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Red Minority
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Continued From Page u
while the Polish forces we're wip
ed out and Warsaw, in large
measure, was destroyed.
All the churches | visited in
Warsaw, city of many churches
have been repaired at least to
the point of being enclosed and
rooted.
The streets and buildings are
adequately lighted though neon
signs are few and simple.
When you look at the prices
In the store windows snd when
you see the sppalIingly over
crowded streetesrs and buses,
you begin 10 guess how short.
ages and economic difficulties
must weigh on fhe people.
''There are only a few commun-
nists in Poland" | vas told again
and again. Because of Poland's S
geographical position, however, il
has been possible to impose com
munism on the nation.
But, after IL years. neither the
communists nor the people could
call the effort satisfactory.