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Evening star., 1952-01-31
By Charles E. Trocewen

specimens flock in from nearby areas.
to take over.
An animal as capable as our gray
squirrel, can get along almost anywhere.
It is true that too great neighbor-
hood saturation may result in nui-
sance, especially If one of them happens
to take it into his head to attack the
house.
But we should remember that no
animal need necessarily be either pet
or economic asset to have his place in
nature.
He is there by primal mandate, part
of what has come to be called the great
outdoors. Even small back yard Is
that!
Squirrels get along with the birds very
well. # cardinals seem to desert yard
for time, the reason is most likely to
be something other than squirrels.
Cardinals like best to be fed in the early
morning and late afternoon. when
squirrels are not so likely to be around.
Even if just the wire gnawer could be
trapped, that would help great deal.
in such situation.
II separated from its tail, squirrel
is still rodent, not rat. exactly. 1t
is as hungry in the cold as any other
wild creature. and cannot be blamed
for eating good food when it finds it.
The late Harry New, Postmaster Gem
eral, wrote this column once, He who
puts out free lunch, cannot kick at
any thing that comes to eat 1t" and
that is still true.
Evening star., 1952-01-31

A perennial topic, what to do with
undesirable squirrels, comes up again.
A. H. s. of Macarthur boulevard
writes:
"1s there any solution to the squirrel
nuisance?"
Now, of course, gray squirrels are
neither undesirable nor q nuisance
unless they are.
Thousands of suburban dwellers find
them enjoyable, part Of the scene as
much so as the birds.
It may be realized, then, that part
Of the problem, here as elsewhere, lies
In the human mind.
We see what we want to see, We do
what we want to do.
"As a man thinketh in his heart,
says the old precept, so is he"
And so, it may be added. Is the
squirrel
Our correspondent continues:
ST like wild animals as much as any
one, but see little value in harboring
an animal which is neither pet nor an
economic asset.
I'VE do try to cultivate the birds, and
feed them winter and summer.
But the squirrels have become so
numerous that there Is precious little
food left for the birds.
"They eat everything. First, they rob
the feeding stations of nuts and sum
flower seed. When these are gone. they
carry of the suet. Last, they sit In
the middle Of the pan and gorge by
the hour on whatever grain there is left.
'The birds, In the meantime. perch
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Hard Going for Mr.. McGroth

There is no valid basis for quarreling with
the House Judiciary Committees decision to In
vestigate the Department of Justice and the
Attorney General, nor does Mr.. McGrath himself
take issue with the committee action But the
Attorney General faces some hard going.
He has been directed by the President to
investigate complaints of corruption within the
administration, including his own department
but has not yet been able to find suitable man
who will undertake that task for him. This
search certainly will not be made easier by the
announcement of the House investigation.
It is true that the investigating resolution,
as drawn restricts the inquiry to specific allega-
tions and complaints based upon credible evl-
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Mr.. Toft Grusps the Nettle

Senator Taft's decision to do battle against
the Eisenhower forces In the New Hampshire
primary marks him as q man OF political courage.
A timid soul would have sidestepped show
down with the general in New Hampshire. For
the Eisenhower strategists, in entering their man
in the March II primary, were preparing to fight
on ground Of their own choosing. They were
Influenced no doubt by the fact that General
Eisenhower could be entered In the New Hamp-
shire race without formal avowal Of political
candidacy on his part. But they were also in
fluenced by the additional fact that the bulk Of
the Republican political organization in the State
is backing their man.
Senator Taft was gambling when he decided
to take the New Hampshire plunge. He was not
risking everything, for he could lose to General
Eisenhower there and still remain formidable
candidate for the Republican nomination But
he can hardly afford to be badly beaten, for that
might prove to be the push that would start the
Eisenhower band wagon on its way.
There is, of course, the other side Of the
picture to consider # Senator Taft should win
in New Hampshire it would be all over but the
shouting. The Eisenhower boom could not hope
to survive defeat there, and the nomination
OF Senator Taft at Chicago will be little more
than fornaality II he beats the general In the
Granite State.
Only one thing might interfere with clear
cut expression from the New Hampshire Repub-
leans Senator Taft and General Eisenhower
will compete both for the States delegates and
in the presidential preference primary Harold
E. Stassen Is entered In the presidential prefer
ence primary, but Is not seeking delegates. This
can only serve to confuse the picture and muddy
the results. Mr.. stassen ought to take himself
out
Evening star., 1952-01-31
RedeveIopment Groundwork

Allotment of $149, 500 of Federal housing
funds for completion of plans for redevelopment
of blighted part of the Southwest section Of
Washington will give the citys second sum-
clearance attempt an impetus that was lacking
in the Inflated Marshall Heights project. Two
factors led to death. OF the first redevelopment
plan. One was failure of Congress to appropriate
money for the job The other was failure of
the residents of Marshall Heights to appreciate
what was planned in their behalf. The money
difficulties have been overcome through inclusion
of the District in the Federal Housing Act financ-
ing program. And opposition Of residents in the
redevelopment site is being overcome through an
intelligent educational program.
When Congress forbade further considera
ton of Marshall Heights as possible redevelop-
ment guinea pig" the District Redevelopment
Land Agency turned its attention to the much
publicized area south of the Capitol. Many
photographs have been published showing slum
conditions against the contrasting background
of the Capitol dome. These pictures would be-
come history If the plans of the agency and OF
the National Capital Park and Planning Com
mission materialize. It is proposed to build
new residential community in the rundown
section bounded by Fourth, South Capitol, @ and
NJ streets Southwest. series OF meetings has
been held to- acquaint residents there with pre-
lImlnary plans ana 10 answer QueSGiohS aUoAe SAie
project. One of the most perplexing questions,
as yet not answered to the satisfaction Of many
of the families to be displaced, is where the
"DPs" are going to live during the redevelop-
ment operations This problem is being given
intensive study.
There is much other study and planning to
be done before the project can be regarded as
ready for construction activity. The problems
need to be carefully worked out in advance, to
avoid another Marshall Heights debacle. Marshall
Heights taught the redevelopers the Importance
Of preliminary groundwork, especially in the
field OF public relations.
Evening star., 1952-01-31

pie swore it was made especially for
Shepheard' d's-made most guests relax.
Some didn't. One American sat by
himself. heavily thinking. People told
you he had one of the wars best jobs
concocting two plausible lies that could
be distributed each week to undermine
the enemy. He sought inspiration on
the veranda. Another lonely figure was
willowy blond girl just arrived from
London. She had flown to Cairo to
join her British soldier husband, only
to learn that he had taken up with an
Egyptian girl and wasn't interested in
his wife any more. So at Shepherds
she just sat and drank.
A different fate faced the brunei
girl who was born In Greece, the girl
with the Spanish and italian parents,
the girl who married the Czech. She
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Leoner Days in Britain

Despite bitter Laborite opposition directed
principally against the projected cut in social
services, the Churchill governments severe new
auSterity program is not likely to be softened
any until the United Kingdom begins to see its
way out Of the new dollar crisis brought on by
the Korean war and the countrys heavy rearma-
ment. The British people, who for many years
have been denying themselves the simple "lux-
uries'S which Americans regard as necessities,
will now deny themselves even more Their
scanty meat ration probably will be scantier than
ever and the same holds true for things like
canned foods and all types of consumer goods,
that we take for granted over here.
This intensified doing without program is
designed to help Britain conserve its fast-dwin-
ding gold and dollar reserves by cutting down
on imports and increasing exports. Prior to
the Korean war, those reserves were in such
good shapetand the United Kingdoms economy
so well recovered that the country decided that
it no longer needed American economic aid un-
der the Marshall Plan. But then, with the
Communist attack across the 38th Parallel the
whole picture changed Imitation in the prices
of raw materials throughout the world, the dis.
location Of reviving peacetime foreign trade and
the burden of large-scale rearm&ment added up
to sharp reverse for the British and confronted
them once again with grave problems of inter-
national finance.
In and of itself, the increased austerity IL
not nearly enough to solve those problems. Al
though it will help, 1t must be supplemented
by other measures, including not least of all
a fresh infusion of American dollars. Accord
ingly, Britain is to receive grant Of $500 million
from our Mutual Security Agency to purchase
from us raw materials and components related
to defense. As explained by Mr.. Hartman, head
of the MSA, the money will be made available
in keeping with the provision in our law under
which percentage of the funds appropriated for
military assistance can be transferred for use
as economic aid. The transfer is certainly sound
The United Kingdom is producing more for
Atlantic pact rearmament than all the other
European members combined, and needs and
deserves this support to enable 1t to keep on
with its great task.
Evening star., 1952-01-31

dence, and specifies that the investigation shall
be nonpolitical and nondiscursive in nature But
1t is hard to think of any congressional investi-
cation In which those standards have been ad-
hered to, and any one who thinks they will be
observed in the investigation Of the Attorney
General in this political year invites the .sus-
picion that he must have been born yesterday.
Mr.. Mcorath Is q rugged individual He may
be able to stand UP under the flre of the House
committee and, at the same time, get somewhere
with his own investigation But he is welcome
to the job. There will be no line Of envious
applicants forming on the right to replace him.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Pen-nanaes may be used if letters carry
Driters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Veterans Without Benefits

Veterans Without Benefits
william Hines excellent feature,
January 20. in The Sunday Star says:
Soldiers home from the wars are ira
ditionally beneficiaries Of the best
America has to offer" That is true in
principle; however, to the arnazement
Of many it is fact that the veterans
who fought the longest war in United
States history have never drawn cent
Of pension, are not entitled to Govern
ment disqualification and are not even
recognized as war veterans!
These are the old combat veterans
who fought 103 bloody battles in the
Moro Province and on the islands Of
Leyte and San1ar, in the Philippines,
from July 4. 1902. to January 1, 1914.
BY proclamation, President Theodore
Roosevelt declared the Philippines IN
surrection at an end. on July 4, 1902.
and the volunteer soldiers in the Philip
pines were sent home; however, bloody
fighting continued in the areas named
until January /, 1914. With this state
ment of facts one would naturally as
sumo that the veterans so engaged would
be eligible for the veteran benefits under
the law dealing with the Philippine
Insurrection-Since these engagements
were but continuation of that disturb
ance. However, such is not the case.
While a number of bills have been
introduced in Congress to extend such
veteran benefits to these old men, they
have all been vigorously opposed by the
Veterans Administration on the fiimsy
technical ground that the 103 engage
ments were but incidents to peace time"
service, the Philippine Insurrection hav-
ing been brought to q close on the date
and in the manner above indicated.
Nevertheless, each battle was fought In
obedience to the orders Of the Govern
ment of the United States; and, in my
book, when you give soldier a gun
and order him into battle-to kill and
be killed-that is war, whether there
has been an official declaration Of war
or not. AS your article indicates, the
Congress is not going to stand on
technicality and refuse to provide for
the veterans Of the peace time" Ko-
rean police action" Yet, there isn't
particle of difference between the serv-
ice performed by the latter group and
the Moro-Leyte-Sa veterans.
For the past Is years, these old men,
whose average age is now well over IS
years, have petitioned Congress for re-
lief, and the story has been one Of
heartbreakS.
Jack Kyle.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Youth Of Twenty

He 1Dds a youth Of tiDenty,
Toll and not too good,
Bent on trying anything
Any boy could.
"And hare you tried mater
And a slice of bread
For your support"
She slyly said.
And hare you eUer broken
Ice to bGthe at dnwn
And lived In a little room
As empty as a yGtDn,
ShGrpened the senses
With hunger and denial.
Hare poH eDer CtUeH
Austertty d trfnl?n &
He did not GRstDer quickly, &
He squeezed her little hand
And sent her chocolate bon-bons
Tied NTH q orange band. Is
Morgery Munsfield
Evening star., 1952-01-31

sat on the veranda. too, and didn't say
much until it was time for me to leave
Shepheard's on my way to Italy.
She wanted me to smuggle letter
through censorship to man in Italy.
The man, she said, had planned to marry
her. So she didn't want the censors to
read her message. The letter said she
was breaking of the engagement be-
cause her Czech husband had been found
alive in POW camp and she was going
back to live with him, even though he
had lost both legs.
The girl was the first person I met
at Shepherds. and she handed me the
letter as stepped off the veranda to
leave. This is the sort of thing that
gave Shepheard's a soul, makes people
grieve to learn that rioters stormed that
dramatic veranda and set fire to the
hotel. /
Evening star., 1952-01-31
BY James Z. Roper

4 v. Il
THE brunei girl. as / remember. was
i born In Greece and raised in
France. Her mother was Italian and
her father was Spanish. She married q
CzechosloVak soldier who fell before
the Nazis. She worked for an Indian
company. So it was no surprise to meet
her In Cairo at Shepheard's Hotel.
You felt that anybody was at home at
Shepheard's. and the one with the
strangest background seemed to ut best.
The year was 1914 and Cairo still had
its share Of Nazi spies as well as Allied
agents, propagandists and soldiers.
Mixed in were the smugglers and traders
who had only one loyalty. gold.
That. as 1t happened, was the picture
in 1914, but 1t was ever so at Shep-
heard's. The individual actors on this
fantastic stage changed through the
decades, but not the plot.
The fame Of the Shepheard name
began to spread soon after Mr.. Shep-
heard set up lodging house on the site
in l841. The establishment became o
center for Europeans in Northeastern
Africa. The hotel itself, built many
years afterward, was the plushiest
hostelry In the area at the time, but,
somehow. q disappointment at first
glance In 1914.
From the outside, the hotel looked
anything but glamorous. The ornate
building was four stories tall, had a
dingy appearance. But inside were $50
spacious guest rooms. The dining room
straight through the lobby and down q
couple Of steps -sparkled with fresh
linen and heavy silverware. Service was
good. In front Of the hotel was the
famed veranda where they served tea
or drinks in the afternoons.
Across Kamil street you saw o
typical Cairo scene-cheap, crowded
shops trying to hide in what shade
there was. Egyptians with horse-drawn
carts We'd for the taxi business of for
eigners. Ragged children cried for q
bakshiSh-a gift-from every visitor.
The beggars often peStered the for
eigners until they shouted, ''imShi"-
the Arabic equivalent Of "scram."
The petty duel between Egyptians and
foreigners unfolded under q sun so hot
that it made foreigners especially
thankful to be able to settle down on
a comfortable chair in the sanctuary
Of Shepherds veranda.
The veranda was surrounded by Just
enough greenery to cut the glaring SUM-
light. A comfortable breeze some peo-
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Rubid Foxes

There appeared In The Star Of jan
uary 26 an article stating that the
school officials of Loudoun County said
that two groups Of school children there
had been attacked by rabid foxes but
had managed to avoid being bitten.
How do the school officials know that
the foxes the children encountered were
rabid? According to authorities on the
subject, the only positive way Of de-
termining rabies in an animal is by
finding Negri bodies in its brain, and
then confirming that finding by repro
duc,rg the disease in another animal
with an incubation of emulsion from
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Faith of Our Fothers'

Please, can't you do something to
get the people aroused SO that Faith Of
Our Fathers" will be continued and the
ampnjtheater made a permanent part
of the Washington scene? Melvin Hill
dreth's letter (The Star, January 26)
was splendid. Let's back him up.
Our entire family saw the perform
a1ce both summers and liked both
equally well. We also enjoyed some Of
the Service Band Concerts in the am
phitheater on Sunday evenings. It is
q beautiful spot and far too much
money has been invested in it to aban-
don it now. ~
If "The Common Glory can be pro-
duced profitably year after year in VIII
liamsEurg. It would seem that WASH
eington. with its great influx Of visitors.
could support similar production.
1 Lets cut costs wherever possible, get
few tips from williamsburg IL necessary.
but keep Faith Of Our Fathers" going!
The Curran Family.
A recent editorial in The Star raises
questions concerning the future of the
Sesquicentennial Commission. Regard
less of how the organizational problems
may be resolved, ] hope that the Faith
Of Our Fathers" drama will be con-
tinued for at least another year. It
was enjoyed not only by Washington
but by thousands of visitors from all
over the Nation.
There is every reason to believe that
the show would again be self supporting,
as it was last year, particularly since
many of the basic expenses have already
been paid. The beautiful amphitheater
should In any event be maintained as q
permanent part of our National Capital
Park system, since it is ideally adapted
also for patriotic celebrations, concerts
and other summer programs.
Paul 8. Davis.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 20
nsn,a any question s, Of fact By either yrtng The
NV, Washington g. D. C., and fnciosinr cents
return postage or By telephoning Sf TS6S
Evening star., 1952-01-31
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Why are snowfiakes only occasion.
ally visible in the form Of six-pointed
stars?-A. P. o..
A. Snow crystals are all six-sided, but
Of many notifications, and often more
or less punched together in tangled
flakes. When the temperature is too low
for the fakes to stick together, and the
individual flakes have grown to ap-
preciable size. the six-sided star shapes
often are very distinct. regular and
beautiful.
@. When did the French begin to use
the term "milliard" to designate q
billion?-H. MEG.
A. After the Franco -Prussian War Of
1871. when France was compelled to
pay 5 billion francs In reparations to
Germany.
Q. What is an aide-de-camp?-B. J.F.
A. A member of the personal staff Of
a high-ranking commander, or general,
or flag officer. He acts as confidential
assistant.
@. What is the standard width Of an
individual passenger seat In O railway
coach?-F. M. C.
A. Each seat measures 10 inches.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Normal Was Abnormal at Shepheords

Editors Note: Egyptian rioters this
aeek set IRE to famed Shepherds
Hotel In Cairo. A Star reporter In the
tollotUing story tells about Shepherds
as It iDGs during the mar.
Evening star., 1952-01-31
Letters to The Star

the brain Of the suspect; and it takes
at least 10 days to make this conhrma-
ton. Neither of the foxes encountered
by the children was examined in any
way for rabies.
The fact is that it is extremely doubt
fui that any of the foxes that have been
any other county in Virginia have been
proved rabid by the above method.
The Star always has borne good
reputa ton for accuracy in the matter
of news, but it is not upholding that
reputation when it publishes some Of
the rubbish that is being put out by
tre rabid-fox people. Imagine an ami
ma. as small as a fox picking up a
crowbar with its teeth and shaking 1t!
BAIL ]. ]. Sperry
Something to Cheer?
Everyone should stand up and cheer
for Louis J. Dublin, who proved by sta
tistics that the idea of Leap Year and
women proposing is nothing but a myth.
It's about time some responsible indi-
yidual manifested enough common
sense to pulverize this ridiculous notion.
John Martin.
Women BuIIfiehter
I wish to thank you for publishing
the letter Of Mrs. Philip D. Lucas.
headed woman Bullfghter"- only
for myself, but in behalf Of the hun
dreds of others conscious of the cruelty
rampant in the world today. II you
filed your letters section every day with
those protesting the various forms Of
brutality practiced upon helpless crea-
tures- es-hunting, trapping, starving, beat
ing, and, by far the worst Of all, the in
describable tortures inflicted upon hun
dreds Of thousands in viyisection labora-
tories-you would hardly scratch the
surface. Grace E. Bachelor.
This is my Endorsement Of Mrs. Philip
D. Lucas letter, recently printed in The
Star. I heartily agree with her objec-
tions to the brutal picture Of a young
American woman towering over q tor
tured young bull. The spectacle OF a
young woman devoid of the humanity
which is woman's finest attribute and
enjoying the notoriety Of cruel sport
seems quite wrong for front-or any
page selection by a paper of The Stars
position in the newspaper world. It is
depressing to see The Star so d1stln-
guish such . subject.
Janet r. Parker.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-09-27
Medical Study Reveals Nose And
Throat Not Adversely Affected By
Smoking Chesterfield Cigarettes

Liggett & Myers, the first to-
bacco company to offer smokers
a premium quality cigarette, Ches-
terrified, in both regular and king
size, scored another first today
September 49, with the release of
report by responsible consult
ing organization which reveals
that the nose, ears, throat and
accessory organs are not adverse
ly affected by smoking Chester
fields. This report, the first of it's
kind ever published about a ciga-
rette, gives the findings of con-
tinuing study by a competent medi-
cal specialist and his staff.
The report states that early this
year a group of people from var
ious walks of life was organized
to smoke only Chesterfields. For
six months this group o. men and
women smoked their normal a
mount of Chesterfields-- 10 to 40
a day (45%r of the group have
smoked Chesterfields continually
from one to thirty year.s-for an
average of 10 years EACH. At the
beginning and at the cad of the
six months period each smoker was
given a thorough examination, in
Guiding X-ray pictures, By the med
zeal specialist ard his assistants.
The examination covered the sin
uses as well as the nose, ears and
throat.
The medical specialist, after a
thorough examination of every
member Of the group, stated: ut
is my opinion that the ears, nose,
throat and accessory organs Of all
participating subjects examined by
me were not adversely affected in
the six months period by smoking
the cigarettes provided" - Chester