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Echo of Bombs Induces Science Aid A Scientists for Unhampered Freedom in Research Work By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. The bomb which leveled Hiroshi ma and has since been echoing in the Pacific did something to con gress that could not have been done _____ _____ before the explo — ii in in m i m . _ sion. n inauceu the senate to loosen the public purse strings to the extent of vot ’ ing to subsidize a national scientiflc research founda tion. Scientists don’t have many votes, so the persuasion couldn’t have come by way of a I.LL_ »TUa nllkllA 1 - ■ •••»» f’-— imagination had been stirred. Sud denly the layman realized that sci ence was a powerful factor in war. He realized too that perhaps men who could smash the atom and make it smash the enemy, might learn how to use the powers of the sleep ing giant—atomic energy—for the good as well as the ill of mankind. At this writing congress has not completed action of the bill but probably will have done so by the time these lines are read. The Idea of a national research program seemed very good to me. There fore, I was somewhat surprised to hear a pharmacological authority of my acquaintance say that passage of this legislation "would be as de structive in the field of science” as the bomb was in the midst of Hiro shima and Nagasaki. He made the observation in a group, several of whom were scientists. His hearers appeared to echo his sentiments— sentiments which I later learned he had set forth in the recent Bulletin of the American Association of Uni versity Professors. He <Dr. Theo dore Koppanyi) said: "In an anal ysis of the bill, a basic wrong im mediately leaps to the eye. This is the assumption that scientific re search can be ‘initiated’ or ‘pre scribed for.’ If this assumption could be grounded, the natural se quel to a national research founda tion would be federal foundations to ‘initiate’ and 'prescribe for’ the composition of music, the painting of pictures, the writing of poems, and the establishment of social con trols and education, for science is probably the most personal and in dividualistic of all human endeav ors. No agency, however authorized X X 1 and directed, can develop a national policy for scientific research.” Difficult to Past On Projects The theories and ways of think ing of scientists, Dr. Koppanyi ex plained (and his colleagues agreed), are as diverse as the world itself. "How can we set up a court with the power to pass on what is good and what is not good for science?” he asked, and then he turned to me with this question: "Would you ap prove of having a member of your profession—a commentator or news writer—appointed by a President of the United States, as head of a sim ilarly selected group of your col leagues who were made privy to private government information, which was barred from other speak ers or writers?” Naturally I said: "No.'* (That would be the end of the freedom of the press and radio.) Then Dr. Koppanyi concluded: "You can spend a lot of money and get no return. But if you trust in human ingenuity, motivated by de sire of public service, the love of science, recognition, and maybe selfish aims alike, you will have done more for basic science than you could ever do with billions of dol lars of federal money.” Social Science Study Lags Spokesmen for the so-called social sciences (the study of people, of individuals and groups) were loud in criticizing the omission from the bill of provisions for research in this field. An engineer spoke for the social scientists in these words: "We've gone miles ahead in our study of in aminate things, in physics, chem istry and the other sciences that deal with inorganic matter, com pared to our advancement in the study of human beings—why they act the way they do under given conditions, their relations to other individuals and to groups, and the action of the groups in relation to each other.” He spoke of the recent pogrom in Kielce, Poland, where the Jews were attacked and killed. It all started from a false rumor, a plant ed rumor. The very same thing, the engineer pointed out, touched off the riots three years ago in Detroit. Those are known facts but there is very little public knowledge of what causes such action, how it can be prevented. n « Possession Is Law to Russ Russian expropriation of Austrian property and her delaying tactics in the setting of the peace conference date seem to be predicated on the theory: Why start any discussions of who gets what if you can operate on the old theory that possession is nine points of the law? Possession is an important factor. Take the recent experience of a Philadelphia horse. Around mid night one night a horse walked into a residential district and began de vouring gardens of dahlias, morn ing-glories, snapdragons and other flowers. The infuriated household ers tried to shoo the horse away, but he kicked at them and went right on expropriating the bourgeois blooms. However, in the good old American tradition, a policeman ap peared with a rope and lassoed the beast. He was removed to the po lice stables where he couldn't exercise a veto on this purely pro cedural process. This subversive tendency in the animal world was revealed in an other part of Philadelphia at about the same time. Returning from a week-end, a householder and his family who had started a counter revolutionary campaign against what they thought to be a harmless mouse, found a large-sized rat in the trap they had set. The rat with the trap attached as a minor incum brance went right after the family which climbed tables and chairs. This time when the cop came he felt aggressive warfare justifiable and finished the rat with his reac tionary night-stick. • • • Congreu’ Work Is Never Done Congressmen invariably come to work January 14 brisk of step, bright of eye, confident they’ll have •11 the bills passed, all the necessary business disposed of by July 1 at the latest, so they can go home to their fences. The old timers, of course, know they are just kidding themselves. Business is never completed by July 1. though they work from sun to sun for, like woman's, congress' work is never done. Consequently, fishing trips, motor jaunts, and im portant electioneering have to be postponed while house and senate zpembers labor in Washington heat to complete last-minute legislation. This year, it was the OPAgony that fevered congressional brows late Into July. Debate was so furi ous, night sessions were so frequent that I wasn’t surprised when I heard a man in the visitor’s gallery of the capitol ask: “Why did they wait so long to get at the OPA bill? Seems to me they always have a lot of stuff left to do at the end of a session that they could have taken up earlier. Do they always let it go so long that these closing days sound like a rowdy jam session?" I reported this remark to a man who knows Capitol Hill, as you and I know the short-cut home. "There are no jams in congress," he answered as he inhaled another tablespoonful of the famous senate restaurant bean soup. “Not even on OPA?” I modestly needled. “No,” he said, “but I’U admit they came to a near-jam when they had to work like the dickens to get the bill to the President before the OPA expired. But they did get it to him (he was talking about the first OPA bill)—and it was better than a lot of people had expected. That was no jam.” • • • Chester Bowles has passed from the Washington scene, his head bloody but unbowed, and full of thoughts of further battle. We’ll see what happens in the next sena torial elections in the Nutmeg state. • • • Want to know how to live with the atom? You can rent a cartoon film that will panic you (in both senses of the word) from the National Com mittee on Atomic Information. Write this column for details. PROTEST STRIKES ... In protest against soaring prices follow ing end of OPA controls, buyers' strikes were planned throughout the nation under instigation of unions, veterans’ groups, consumers councils and other organizations. Typical is this scene showing St. Louis housewives picketing a dairy in protest against the entire dairy industry in St. Louis, where milk prices have risen 15 per cent and butter 23 per cent. NEWS REVIEW Wheeler, Veteran Senator, Defeated; Talmadge Wins POLITICS: Brat Wheeler Political observers studied the campaign in the Democratic sena torial primary in Montana for a clue to the cause of defeat of the veteran Burton K. Wheeler, with a variety of reasons appearing to con tribute to his downfall. Since the rugged veteran led the non - interventionist cause before Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attack on the U. S. and the swing of Amer ican sentiment toward effective world co-operation were seen to have acted strongly against him. But because of the closeness of his defeat, the CIO-PAC fight against him, the opposition of the powerful railroad brotherhoods and the di version of the main strength of the Democratic organization to his op ponent, Leif Erickson, could have weaned enough votes away from him to spell defeat. Winding up 24 years of senatorial service, Wheeler said: *\ , . . The people of Montana have been very good to me. . Those who voted in the Democratic primary have re lieved me of a great responsibility and a lot of work. , . . Probably I have lost many supporters because I did not go along blindly with a Democratic administration in the last few years, but I could not sac rifice my principles. . . Return Talmadge Georgia’s gubernatorial election shared the national spotlight with Montana’s senatorial race, with fiery, red-suspendered Gene Tal madge making his bid for a fourth NO LEFT-OVERS . . . Food is where you find it, and in famine stricken Europe it Is a rarity to find even one can in a refuse heap that is not entirely empty. The slim chance that someone inad vertently might have left a bit of food prompted this hungry Vien nese to stop during his lunch hour to investigate. term on a platform of “white su premacy.” Despite the fact that his No. 1 opponent, James V. Carmichael, roiled up an impressive popular vote, Talmadge took an early lead in the decisive unit voting in which winners are determined by the number of counties they carry. Against a background of a U. S. Supreme court decision opening Democratic primaries in the South to Negroes, and another court rul ing forbidding segregation on inter state buses, Talmadge conducted a vigorous “white supremacy” cam paign. With Georgia’s state ad ministration under retiring Gov. El lis Arnall making no effort to curb the colored vote, more than 100,000 Negroes flocked to the polls, sep arate booths being set up in some election stations. INVENTORIES: Hit Hoarding Hitting at the withholding of mer chandise from the market in antic ipation of higher prices, Civilian Production administration drew up stringent inventory controls on man ufacturers of electrical appliances and other scarce goods. At the same time, CPA disclosed that exports may be limited if ship pers move out a flood of goods at high prices to badly depleted for eign markets. Restoration of OPA price control would make such • step unnecessary, it was said. Under CPA regulations, invento ries of finished goods would be re stricted to 30 days. Included are refrigerators, furniture, washing machines, electric ranges, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, cam eras, asphalt and tarred roofing, in sect screen cloth and galvanized ware. JUSTICE: Free Spy Suspect The Jury had just returned a ver dict of not guilty on five charges of spying against 30-year-old Nico lai Redin, Russian naval lieutenant. Elated by the finding, the stocky defendant rose to his feet, crossed to the jury box and shook hands with the seven men and five women. “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,” he said in heavily accented tones, “I want to thank you for the fair trial I have received here in America.” Then shaking hands with Judge Lloyd Black, he declared: "The friendship between our two countries has existed and will ex ist.” Redin’s acquittal followed Judge Black’s censure of the prosecution for building up the international as pects of the case, with their im plications of U. S. and Russian dif ferences. Arrested in Portland, Ore., last March as he was about to board a ship for Russia, he was charged with obtaining and at tempting to transmit secret plans of the new 14,000-ton destroyer tender, USS Yellowstone. SLl-ASlUtj ltiKMUyAlUU Wheat Sale Requirement Ends Producer wheat set-aside require ments, under which it was manda tory for wheat farmers to sell half the grain from the 1946 crop that they took to elevators or warehouses for storage, have been terminated by the government. The set-aside provision had been inoperative since June 30, final effective date of grain ceilings. Action to eliminate the require ment preceded final vote on the sen ate version of the new price control bill, which as it now stands, makes it mandatory for the government to issue certificates protecting pro ducers forced to sell their grain through a government order against a price rise in the next nine months. Favors Revision. No announcement was made re garding other provisions of the set aside, contained in an amendment to war food order No. 144, and over all wheat control regulation. How ever, it is known that officials in the department of agriculture favor changing the set-aside to the termi nal level in place of country level if congress returns ceilings to wheat. The set-aside became effective last May, and unofficial estimates place the amount of wheat pur chased prior to July 1 under this procurement plan at about 37 mil lion bushels. Ends Obligation. Removal of the producer part of the requirement automatically re moves the department from obliga tion to any congressional directive guaranteeing farmers against a price rise, while retaining the ma chinery for siphoning off 250 million ^bushels of wheat for the export pro gram as it is marketed. If price control on wheat is elimi nated, the government will have to set up new procurement machinery, officials admitted, but said that there is no change in the heavy ex port goal. Fruit Preparation Required Processing Mftibi fmn iMk Ml Him Sk-ta b Mmta b Manta Wash, pare, core, cut in piece*. Drop | . . in slightly salted water. Pack. Add Appies syrup. Or boil 3 to 5 minutes in syrup. Pack, Add syrup,25 10 Apricot* » Wash, halve and pit Pack. Add syrup. 20 10 Berries Wash, stem, pack. Add syrup or water. 20 8 Cherries_Wash, stem, pit. Pack. Add syrup. 20 10 Wash, remove stems. Boil 3 minutes in Cranberries No 3 tyfup Pack._10_ Currents_Wash, stem, pack. Add syrup or water. 20 10 Put in soda bath 5 minutes, rinse. Pre Flg* cook 5 minutes in syrup. Pack, add syrup.30 10 Grope* Wash, stem, pack. Add syrup or water. 208^ Peel, pack, add syrup, or precook 3 reocne* minutes in syrup, pack, add syrup. 20 10 Select not overripe pears, pare, halve, Poor* precook 3 to 5 minutes in syrup. Pack. Add syrup. 25 10 Petl, remove eyes, cut or slice. Pre Pineapple cook in No. 2 syrup 5 to 10 minutes. Pack with syrup. 30 15 Plum* Wash, prick skins. Pack. Add syrup. 20 10 j Wash, pare, cut in pieces. Precook 3 wu nee* minutes in syrup. Pack, add syrup. 35 • 15 Rhubarb Wash, cut into pieces. Pack. Add syrup. 10 S Wash, stem, precook gently tor 3 min* utes in syrup. Remove from syrup and Strawberries cool. Boil syrup 3 minutes. Add berries and let stand for several hours. Re* ————— he**- Pack. 20 8 Scald 1 minute, cold dip 1 minute, Tomatoes ^ core quarter> Pack. K_ 35 10 Can Fruits and Berries This Easy Way (See Recipes Below) Fruits A-Plenty! Among the most envied women the past few years were those with large stocks of their own canned fruit. Yes, commercially canned fruit has been a mignty rare com ' modity during the war, and it's still scarce. If you plan now to do your canning, you’ll be among the lucky home maKers wnen snoriages reaiiy De come acute during the fall and win ter. There are few pleasures greater for the cook than those Jewel-like quarts and pints of luscious fruit on the pantry shell. And besides, it’s very easy to can fruit because they are acid and easy to prepare. You have a choice of two pre ferred methods, and you are not limited to a pressure cooker in case that is causing you some worry. A hot w»ter or boiling-water bath, as it’s sometimes referred to (because the water must be kept bubbling merrily above the Jars all during processing) is very adequate for canning fruits and tomatoes. As you may know by trips to the store, you can buy one of those large kettles fitted with a rack and a cover to hold anywhere from four to six or even eight jars. If you don’t want to buy a water-bath, you can rig one up yourself with a washboiler and a rack. Some wom en have even found lard pails satis factory because they are deep enough to let the water come the required two inches above the jars, and still broad enough to take four pints or quarts easily, depending upon their height. Selection Important. I can’t stress too highly the im portance of having the freshest pos sible produce for canning purposes. Perhaps it is best pointed out in this way. You know the rapidity with which fruit spoils as soon as it is picked. You also know how im portant it is to have unspoiled fruit placed in a can because it easily spoils when preserved if there are bacteria there that begin working. Blemish-free fruit will take less time to put in cans, and the chances of spoiling are cut down. Besides that, the appearance of the fruit is better. LYNN SAYS: Here are some canning point ers: To guide you in the approx imate number of jars you should have, you’ll want this guide. To make one quart of canned fruit you will need these amounts of fresh fruit: 2V» pounds of apricots; 1% pounds of cherries; 2V4 pounds of peaches; 2 to 2Vt pounds of pears; 2 medium-sized pineapples; 1% to 2 pounds of plums; \Vi pounds of rhubarb; and 3 to 3% quarts of strawberries. Always use the manufacturers’ directions in fastening the cap as caps vary greatly in their use. Here are fruits which may be cold-packed or hot packed: apri cots; berries; cherries; grapes, figs; peaches; pears; pineapple; plums and rhubarb. LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENUS ——“ Chicken With Dumplings Lima Beans and Com Stuffed Tomato Salad White Rye Bread Spread Fresh Diced Pineapple Cookies Beverage Freshly picked fruit and berries, young, tender and fully ripe, are the best ingredients pes. Under - ripe fruit does not have mellow fla vor, and over ripe fruit will be mushy. That’s why the “prime condition or iruit is so important. Look out for bruised spots, signs of decay and other injuries. All these things have a great bearing on the quality of your final canned fruit. Making the Syrup. Fruit may be canned in just plain water, but if you have any sugar at all (those extra canning stamps for sugar!) make a syrup, even If a very thin one for canning fruit. The syrup mellows them and brings out true flavor. Here are some proportions for the lighter syrups which are popular this year: Light: 1 cup sugar, 3y<i cups wa ter. Moderately light: 1 cup sugar, 2 cups water. Medium: 1 cup sugar, 1% cups water. To make the syrup, combine the sugar and water and allow to boil for five minutes, without stirring. Remove scum and use to fill jars. You’ll need from */i to 1 cup syrup for each pint of fruit after it’s packed in the jar. If desired, juice may be extract ed from fruits and berries by crush ing, heating ana straining. No su gar is needed. Use it as you would syrup. In making syr up, one-half com syrup may be used with one half sugar. Honey may also be uscru, uui n uuca darken the fruit and emphasize the flavor. • Methods of Packing. Fruits may be cold-packed for canning prior to processing. This means that raw fruit is packed cold into the jars, then processed in the boiling-water bath or pressure cook er. This is suitable for many fruits and berries, and is usually used by women who have a lot of canning to do. The hot-pack method is sometimes used for fruits. This means pre cooking the fruits in the syrup a short time before packing in the jars and processing. The. open kettle method gives beautiful fruit, but is not often used today because there is too much danger of contaminating the fruit after it is cooked and transferred to the jars. In this method the fruit is cooked thoroughly in an open ket tle in the syrup and then placed in the jars and sealed. Released by Western Newspaper Union. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT _FARMS AND RANCHES Rich Delta Land for Sale by Owner 640 acres of uncleared delta land, contain some valuable timber sufficient for ail types of farm or plantation buildings. 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