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Annuitunt's Appeal
Robert T. Stewart.

Much has been said relative to hard
ships felt by those in the low-salary
category. But these hardships also are
felt by civil service annuitants. 'r
We worked for years, through two
wars, with no pay hikes. In World
War I. bonus of $3.50 per annum was
given. which later was increasedsto $240.
Then during the depression days We
not only lost Is per cent of our pay
but all our annual leave. At the time
the Is per. cent was supposed to he
utilized in hiring workers. and was held
in a separate account on the payrolls,
to be returned at later date AS yet
that date has not arrived. Income tax
was paid on the 100 per cent salary
and not on the IS per cent received.
No one cared about our plight; we just
accepted our lot and were thankful that
we had jobs.
Federal employees received a Justly
earned raise two years, ago and are
about to receive another. The social
security annuitants received one last
year and are about to receive another,
which President Truman favors; but
what about the Old Faithfuls-must we
just fade away and die? Even a $40
a-month hike would help. Better give
us employment. We still can work
My suggestion is that each agency
.~. -. ...,, Mary E. Miller.
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the sea-, from Sluices near the mouth
of the New Waterway. Now even the
sluices in Rotterdam, y miles from the
sea, cannot be used for this purpose,
while the 'salt-line" moves inland about
$50 yards year. Deepening of the New
Waterway, and the canals and rivers
connected with it. has doubled the force
of the tide, and the sea water presses
more and more vigorously inland. In
the North Sea canal, another tongue of
salt" is creeping in. Through the huge
locks at Ijmuiden (the biggest in the
world with room for ships Of over 80 900
tonsl 5000 tons of salt day seep into
the land. Each time the locks are
opened for an incoming or outgoing ship
between. 3,009 and 1000 tons of salt
enter the North Sea canal. So the
waterways, indispensable to the pros
perity of Hollands harbors. are now
turning into a menace.
Against this assault from the sea, the
Dutch have two allies-the river Rhine
and. the Ijsel Lake. The Rhine brings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28
Worth Trying, But

Another congressional plan for reducing Fed
eraI spending has been proposed. The Senate
Expenditures Committee recommends the crea-
ton IF a Joint Budget Committee with large
staff of fiscal experts to scrutinize budget esti-
mates of all Government agencies with a view
to economies. Joint hearings on appropriations
also are advocated The plan is a good one.
But lot of other good plans for saving money
have been tried out in recent years and all
have fallen by the wayside 1t will be a historic
event if the new effort is more successful than
the others.
The Joint Budget Committee plan will be
under the same handicap that has plagued its
various predecessors, from the futile budget
ceiling" idea which Congress adopted in 1913
to the one package appropriation plan used
with partial success last year but dropped at
this session. That handicap is the apparent
lack of any real determination by the executive
branch to apandon spending as-usual policies
The report ~ the Expenditures Committee put
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28
BY Charles E. 7rocewen

1t seemed "a very good world to the
coWbirds male and female.
AS for young Johnny, he was intent
on leaving the nest.
This is the day." he chirped.
He tapped his wings, and away he
went. -.,.. - ...
He landed some feet away, and found
the grass tickled his toes. =.
"Ha. ha. ha!' laughed Johnny Cow
bird on his very first moment on the
Wow, wow' barked dog, making
a rush at him. -
Johnny tapped and tapped, but he
could not rise more than feet.
This was enough, though. The dog
gave up the chase.
why, a hooking bird baby" ex-
claimed woman, passing by. She did
not understand that this Sooty gray fell
low was a cowbird, parasite.
Johnny managed to get back to the
nest. '&52
"A dog almost got me-" he Dragged.
"And woman said was hooking
bird, what do you think of that"
"You hooking bird?" laughed Oc-
tave. why, you're a song sparrow, and
every one knows that"
Mother Sparrow chirped softly.
Every one knows that, Johnny" she
said. even If you do seem q bit large,
at times A
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It's finger squarely on the trouble when 1t COM
mented that the witnesses who testify before the
Appropriations Committees represent exclu-
sively the point of view" of the agency asking
for the funds involved These witnesses, it was
pointed out, have personal and official interest
in justifying the amounts asked Seldom do the
committees hear the point of view of the tax
payers.
Nor is the executive branch alone inclined
toward bigger and better. budgets. Congress it.
self does not always share the economyminded-
ness of some of its committees, such as those on
expenditures or on employe utilization in the
Federal departments. There are times when
even the requests of Federal agencies are hiked
up in committee or on the floor Recent House
passage of VA-opposed $685. million veterans
disqualification program is an example of this
tendency Maybe things will be different under
the Joint Budget Committee plan. Anyway, it is
worth trying
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Pen names may be used if letters carry
Writers' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Letters to The STAR

But this is a rather negative approach
and would indicate that other than
rearmament we are not willing to take
the initiative in bringing about a per-
manent solution to the worlds gravest
problem.
The most likely consequence of our
rearmament is that it will result in full
scale war; for while might seldom makes
right, might almost invariably makes
fight. 1t is inconceivable that the Rus
slams will neglect their arms build-up
while We are increasing ours; and more
and more rearmament will be demanded
Of US. which is hardly conducive to a
peaceful world. ~
Our goal lis. said to be peace. But
it would be more reaSsuring if we had
some positive indication of how we will
accomplish this peace other than
through the dubious path of peace
through strength" Militarism always
seems to create many more problems
than it, ever solves; and as long as ma
tional militarism persists, the possibility
Of war is always present.
Ultimately, all nations, including our
own. must relinquiSh their defense pre-
negative and must entrust their security
to an International police force under
the Jurisdiction Of the United Nations.
or some other international body. Only
then can we be assured of a lasting
peace.
..-...- Robert T. Stewart.
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Raises Roof

NNbSCS NOOl
l note in your issue Of July % that
MI. CogSWell-who had his salary raised
in the recent rent control act for the
Discretionary just stop answering in
quiries concerning rent increases, Just
like that!
He also is quoted as saying that his
Office is powerless to prevent rent in
creases up to 20 per cent of the 194l
rental, once the landlord files notice Of
a higher scale! as -. r.
Would you, therefore. tell the public.
for whom Mr. Cogswell does not have
the time, to whom a renter should apply
when the landlord files rent increase
of 20 per cent, even though he already
had previous increase allowed under
Mr.. CogsWell's generosity? ...-
1t would seem to some that Mr..
Cogswells salary increase has gone TO
his head and that maybe some one not
too big for his breecheS should be in
stalled as rent administrator. That a
public official should fatty refuse to
answer inquiries from the public that
pays him is unthinkable Moreover,
there must be some one who does have
get away with increases in excess. OF
that allowed under the recent law. d.
Tenant
Editors note The story stated the
District Rent Control Office was receiv-
ing between 800 and TOO calls daily and
quoted Mr.. Cogswell as saying his small
force simply is not equipped to handle
SO many calls) So,
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huge quantities of fresh water from the
glaciers in Switzerland, and the Iisel
Lake (the former Zuyder Zee) has been
a fresh-water basin since 1887. Both
allies are inadequate; the water of the
Rhine is polluted by the industries in
Germany, and the Ijsel Lake has too
little water to balance the salt invasion.
The WaterStaat engineers do not hide
their concern, and are working hard
to find solution.
The only entirely satisfactory solution
would be a gigantic project whereby all
estuaries from Iceland in the south
to Groningen in the north were closed.
leaving only few waterways open for
shipping. This enormous task would
dwarf the famous drainage of the Zuy-
der Zee, and would require all the money
and skill the Dutch can provide. But
far-sighted engineers consider it the
only answer. Holland, they say, will have
to curl up like hedgehog to defend
itself against the sea.
london Observer Foreign News seryice)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28
Transit Fares, Profits and Service

- The Capital Transit CompanyS decision to
retain the weekly pass in its impending petition
for a higher fare will meet with popular ap-
proval. Significantly, the companys announce
ment of the decision was coincident with its
disclosure Of remarkable increase in earnings
during the first half of 1851 The improved
financial condition of the company will be
major factor for consideration in any fare hear
ings before the Public Utilities Commission.
Earlier company officials had indicated that,
in the event their employees were granted wage
increase (Since put into effect, they would ask
the PUG to abolish the weekly pass and tokens
In favor of straight 15-cent cash fare. Every
suggestion in the past that the pass be aban-
doned has met with widespread public opposi-
ton. The PUG has held that the pass plan
benefits not only the holders but the company.
swell. in that it provides steady nucleus of
regular customers. The company has charged
that the passes are frequently misused, causing
a loss of revenue.
while the company's quadruped earnings
will come in for study at any hearing called
on1the rate question, they will not be pertinent
to the forthcoming hearing before the PUG on
the 'reasonableness of services" rendered by the
company to District patrons The commission
has: stated that the hearing will be limited to
matters concerning service equipment, mainte
nance and safety" However, it will be hard to
divorce the company's mounting profits from
questions of service, safety and the like for the
two subjects may be related Some of the rise
in earnings undoubtedly has been the result of
economies effected under the new management.
The hearing will enable the PUG to determine
what adverse effect, if any, the economy program
has had on operating schedules, condition of
buses and streetcars and other matters affected
with public interest This study should be Of
great value to the PUG in weighing any petition
fora fare increase that may be filed.
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Why Girls Leave Home

Many Federal departments are adj
vertising all over the United States for
people to come to Washington for Gov
eminent jobs. The majority of those
who answer this call are girls who
have never been away from home be-
fore. The Is days annual leave is big
factor in their decision to leave home.
The leave assures them Of a trip home
once year, and that has a lot TO do
with their parents permission. -
If the Government stiHrwants these
girls, it should be careful in cutting am
nual leave. 1t isn't the money that
draws them to Washington-any one
knows that living at home, even though
earning 10 or Is dollars less a week, is
still much cheaper than making more
money here and trying to keep up with
Washington's high cost of living.
Indignant.
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Finqer-in the Dixie Won't Solve This One
By Henri sehoup

THE HAGUE.-Holland is waging
l. new battle against the sea- Nearly
all of West Holland lies below sea -level.
This fertile polderlahd is kept dry by
an ingenious system of bikes and drain
age. The sea, driven out in struggle
lasting centuries. never admitted defeat.
Now it threatens to ruin the land by
salt pollution.
flooding of the low country is
prevented by a broad ridge of dunes,
maintained with the utmost care, and
solid dikes-the indispensability of
which was proved when the Allies
bombed the dikeS of Walcheren and the
island was nearly lost forever Having
been conquered in face-to-face battle,
the sea is now gradually creeping in
land through estuaries and rivers. /
The Ministry of Waterstaat, the gov
eminent department responsible for
maintenance of Hollands complicated
canal and dixie system, explained how
this happens.
Geologically, Holland is one of the
most unstable parts of Europe. The base
on which the country rests is slowly
sinking. In so years. Amsterdam sunk
134 inches, and the northern provinces
of Groningen and Friesland inches.
In addition, the constant draining of
the polderland which lies 5 to s feet
below sea level, has led to the contrac-
ton of the tightly packed layers of peat
beneath the top soil. Thus the general
level of the land is falling. .,.e.
The steadily increasing difference be-
tween land and sea level encourages salt
water to penetrate the land at points
where land and sea are connected by
canals and rivers. ...
The two main danger points are the
New Waterway an artificial prolonga-
ton of the Lower Rhine, which connects
Rotterdam Harhor with the, North Sea.
and the North Sea Canal. leading to
Amsterdam Through these waterways,
big enough for ships Of any size, salt sea
water rusheS in at high tide. At low
tide, the current of sea water. being
much heavier than fresh water, flows
back very slowly, leaving behind salty
residue. ,-,-.~.f 80, ~ .s5
Water containing more than .03 per
cent chloride is harmful to crops. Sea
water. which, contains. l.8 per cent
chloride, is now continually pQlluting the
fresh poldef water and in dry summers
the water in the polder canals around
The Hague and Rotterdam contains up
to 2 per cent chloride. This means that
farmers, have to fetch their fresh water
in. trucks and barges from as. far away.
as Leyden. ... s-~, Sra
m Fifty years ago it was still possible to
water the polderS Glands reclaimed from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28
he Red Air Force

The Soviet press and radio have given voice
to a lot of ridiculous and extravagant boasts in
connection with the big show staged on the out
skirts Of Moscow fortnight ago by the Red air
force. The boasts to one SIDE however, Ameri-
can and other Western observers witnessing the
event appear to have been very much impressed
by it-particularly by the excellent quality OF
the flying and by the fact that the demonstration
included the unwilling of five new super-fast
models of jet fighters.
In the opinion of some experts who saw them
in action, these new planes may well be capable
of flight faster than the speed of sound, In any
case, they apparently represent a significant
advance over the MIG-15 fighter that has
tangled on numerous occasions with our jets in
Korea Ours have Jared much better in combat
so far but we ought not to get any false ideas
from that. Actually, according to Air Force
Secretary Thomas Finletter, the engine of the
MIG-15 has been foundato be superior to the ones
our pilots have been flying with in the Korean
theater.
In other words our fiers in Korea have
excelled up to now not because of having planes
with better engines but presumably because OF
having training, armor, firepower, ETC., superior
enough to offset the engine advantage OF the
enemy's MIG-l5s. If the cream of Soviet pilots
were flying those planes (perhaps they are, but
there has been no published evidence to that
effect the Korean air battle might be diff
ferent story, with our American force running
into much tougher opposition than it has faced
thus far
At any rate despite the eXaggeratlonS OF
Moscows propagandiSts, the reports on the recent
demonstration of the Red air force leave no
room for doubt that Soviet military aviation,
which includes many thousands of planes OF all
II L>A4A &IaaTo ryoC no
Second World War and that it may be ahead of
our own in some respects. We Americans have
tendency to regard ourselves as supreme in this
field Maybe we are, Maybe we will continue
to be- But prudence suggests that we had better
not underestimate the other side or feel so sure
of ourselves that we neglect to do the things that
must be done if we are be first in the skies.
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Policemen in Court

'Police Superintendent Barrett's evaporation
over the time spent by his men in court is
understandable Many an hour is lost awaiting
the calling up of pending cases in which police
men are the principal witnesses. Often the
waiting is done on the policeman's own time.
Occasionally the visit to court deprives the de-
partment of an officers services on busy beat
The situation is bad enough normally for
the police without additional complications OF
the sort which arose last Monday in the D. C.
Branch of Municipal Court. That day personal
problem called one of the judges away from the
courtroom for while, causing delay in hearing
of drunk" cases which always pile up over the
week end. Two other judges helped to clear up
the accumulation Nevertheless, according to
police several officers who had been on the
eight midnight shift the night before were
compelled to remain in court almost until time
toreport for another days duty.
Fortunately, this was an exceptional situa-
ton Police and court officials agree that ordi
narily the intoxication cases are handled eXpe-
ditiouSly in the D. c. Branch, with time lost
by policemen in court reduced to minimum.
AS a result Of a special arrangement begun two
years ago by Chief Judge Barse after comforting
with his fellow judges. policemen in traffic cases
need appear only one day week in court. The
traffic officers are permitted to accumulate cases
over week and then appear in all of them on
one specified day. This plan cannot be used in
drunk cases however, as the Jailed defendants
are entitled to prompt disposition of the charges
against them. In order to make things easier
for complaining officers in drunk cases. however,
the court gives priority to cases brought by
policemen who were on the midnight shift.
Papers in each such case are marked with
large red M for midnight) for ready Identified
ton by the judges. All of the IN" cases were
heard before noon last Monday court attaches
said.
Major Barrett's criticism of Judge Fennelps
action in dismissing charges against DRINKS
arrested without warrants on their front steps or
in their front yards is another matter If the
Police Department differs with Judge Fennell
or any other Judge over such a legal question,
the proper way to settle the dispute is by appeal
to a higher tribunal. Public criticism of the
court by the police chief is the wrong way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28
From an Old Sampler

"The quiet mind is richer than
crotDn"-
So penned an ancient sage, tpho kneio
content
OF heart to be more precious than
reno11n,
or je,0eled scepter. Joy is heaUen-
A Gift from some Intangible unseen
For, t0ho knowS peace from honaely
tasks 10eH done,
Coins silUer from the twilight stars that
lean
Upon his root, t0Iaen arc of day is run.
And, tuho finds stHl-delight in hearth
fires cheer,
Stores deep content in all its richest
And holds this treasured minted gold
more dear a.- ..,s aA
Than kings fDho DUN rich Golfers,
lightly bought.
The quiet mind is UeGlthier, by far,
Than all the jeWeled crotDns of king
donsS are!
Adelaide Long Lawson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28

The disturbing thing about our re-
armament, and the rearmament of, the
free nations, is that there is little in
dication as to what our program is
to be afterwards-if, indeed, we have
program. .e.. 80.
The easy answer is. to say that it all
depends on what Russia decides. to do.
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Questions and Answers
By THE HAsKINs SERVICE

A reader can get the answer to any question
OF fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau. 1900 I st. NV. Washington 5. D. c.
Please inclose cents for return postage.
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@. Accounts of the speed record re-
Gently made by the Navy's research
plane, the Douglas Skyrocket, state that
it was launched by mother ship. After
completing its flight. how does it land?
e. S.
A. When the propellants are exhaust
ed. the pilot executes a spiral descent
and lands deadstick upon the desert
lake bed These tests were made at
Muroc Dry Lake, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28

@. What substance is used to produce
the luminous watch dials?-A. Y
A. "Radium" dials are coated with
luminous paint mixed with colored ad-
heSive varniSh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28

@. Are any of the stars as small as
the earth?-G. H B.
A. One of the smallest seems to be
even smaller than the earth. On the
other hand, the largest known is about
5000 times the diameter of the sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28

O. Do all the States have State pri-
mary elections?-R. w. o.
A. Connecticut is an exception to this
general rule. 1t has State convention
in place of the primary.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1951-05-10

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