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Evening star., 1952-07-02
By Charles E. TroceWeN

walk, and never again would he ever
find bed softer.
"You will not be able to walk tomor-
row." some one said.
When tomorrow came, he was walking
with the best of them, not a muscle sore.
It is wonderful what 16 years can do for
one.
just breeze from the East brings
it all back again.
The wind flaps curtain, and Jones
tries to sniff salt air, but it is failure;
all he smells is gasoline. coming from
a car that came along the street and
drifted around the corner.
A far cry, from salt sea air to the
muggy stale air Of a modern city.
Something ought to be done about
It, someday.
What is the point in moving 8 miles
out into the suburbs, If regularly at
4 o'clock one must smell the end pro-
ducts of frowsy old bonfire?
The real cities Of the future win make
such pollution Of the air impossible.
Clean air will be mandatory. Mankind
Is careless about such matters today,
even after all these hundreds Of years
of attempts at sanitation.
We thought we were so smart, only to
find we were mistaken, as the sewage
began to spill out all over the park
areas, In the very city we hold UP as
queen Of the world.
Evening star., 1952-07-02

never be denied anything they happen
to want. and be universally spoiled.
Poor little brutes! Eating their cake
too early, they will get through it too
quickly. They don't realize what an i'm
mense period of time lies before them
in which they will be making dates and
driving cars.
II take 1t that it is precisely this too
early maturity in this matter Of man
ners. customs. habits and dress in Amer
leans which makes them reach such an
early, uninteresting and uniform middle
age. What could be lovelier than an
American girl at 10 or 20, alert, viva
cious. healthy, beautifully dressed?
What more dreadful than the American
woman of 40 with her horn-rimmed
spectacles, her leathery skin, her strident
voice, her rushing about to lectures and
committees. her general air Of running
the country and running culture?
"And if you were to ask why it is that
America is the most uncultivated of all
great nations, why, in spite Of its wealth
and leisure, it produces no pictures, no
books, no music and no Statuary worth
speaking of, but has to import them
from poor, effete old Europe. the an
swer is surely because culture is the job
of women, while the serious business OF
life, money making, is left to the men.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
Dr.. James Shero Montgomery

The good works of the Rev. Dr. James Shera
Montgomery will go on. Dying at 80, the chaplain
emeritus of the House leaves rich heritage OF
spiritual counsel not only for the Congress which
he served so long and loved so well but for the
public generally. For the fervent, yet simply
worded, prayers with which he opened House
deliberations over a period of nearly three dec
ades touched many persons outside of Congress.
Not only were they printed in the Congressional
Record but, in response to popular requests, they
were assembled and published in series OF
volumes under the title, "The House Book OF
Prayers"
Speaker Champ Clark once told DR.. Mont
gomery: IT love to hear your orthodox prayers"
AS Minority Leader Martin commented when the
chaplain retired more than two years ago, his
prayers were "never partisan and they never
failed to leave message and an inspiration"
Perhaps the arresting quality of his prayers can
best be explained by his announced aversion to
"dry rot in the pew" and "tommyrot in the pull
pit" His vigorous and moving sermons from
Methodist pulpits before his retirement from an
active pastorate in 1888 gave evidence OF his de-
termination to make every message, every prayer,
plain-spoken appeal to his congregation or to
God.
On the occasion Of Dr. Montgomery's 25th
anniversary as House chaplain Speaker Sam Ray
burn SAM: "His prayers before the House have
been earnest and inspiring, giving impetus to the
sacredness of duty in the public service. Their
devotional value is almost as great IN the cold
Evening star., 1952-07-02
G. O. P. Blind Spot

The Republican National Committees deci-
sion to forbid television and radio coverage of
the fight over seating of rival delegations from
Texas and other States can only serve to
strengthen the belief that the committee is
trying to hide skeleton in its own closet.
General Eisenhower, who has charged that
the Taft forces "stole" the delegates in question
has urged that the hearing on the disputed dele
cations be televised. So have all of his aides.
Senator Taft said that he had no objection. A
subcommittee recommended that the hearing be
opened. But the full committee, controlled by
Taft supporters voted to close the door to the
cameras and the microphones.
What is the real reason for this self -effacng
modesty, so unusual among politicians? It can
not be that the Taft men hope to bury the truth,
for the hearing will be open to reporters. The
facts, in the end will come out. But perhaps
the men who control the committee hope to be
able to soften the impact of those facts on public
opinion. If this is the real reason for the TV
ban, and the absence of better explanation
suggests that 1t is the real reason, the G. o. p
bosses are revealing blind spot which can cost
them the election in November.
Every reliable survey strongly indicates that
election. There are simply not enough of them
In order to win the party must attract majority
Of the so-called independent voters, and, if pos
Sible, some Democratic voters. In the face of
this, however, the national committee displays
an attitude bordering on contempt for public
opinion. To say the least, this is poor way to
60 about the business of influencing voters and
winning elections.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
Something to Paste in Juniors Hat
By William McGoffin

7 ONDON-"Regarding the appear
- ance of the children of the GI
brides shown in the papers last week,
do you think that American fashions for
children are attractive or not?"
This question was put to Prof. cyril
Joad by reader Of his column in the
London Sunday Dispatch. The Star
recently carried partial account Of the
professors reply. Here is his answer in j
full:
Terrible, aren't they? Little boys of
dressed in check suits, long trousers
and blue Trilby (snapbrim) hats, chill
dren in cowboy suits and bobby socks.
children in violent tartans. One gets the
impression that the children are dressed
to startle. to hit the eye with their
brightness. and, at all costs. to be diff
ferent.
"This means that the taste of those
who dress them is itself the taste of
children, for it is children-and, may one
add, savages and birds-who are always
attracted by anything which is bright.
startling and different. Now contrast
the sartorial habits Of mature civiliza-
ton. The French, say. who for the most
part insist on black for women and black
or gray for children-that is for all ordi-
nary public occasions. Consequently.
when splash has to be made it Is all
the greater by contrast.
zone gets the impression with these
American children that in dress, as in
everything else. they are being encour-
aged to grow up before their time. The
Americans don't seem to have realized
the truth that the more mature crea-
ture, the longer it takes to come to
maturity-for example, tortoiseS, ele-
plants, and boys of the English public
school class.
II applaud our English public-school
system-much as resented it at the
time-precisely because it puts off the
coming to maturity and behaving
like a man to the latest possible mo.
ment. grew up to the age OF 20 with
out ever having had drink or even
kissed girl, and the same was true
Of most Of my contemporaries.
An this seemed an awful depriva-
ton at the time, but then one never
realized at the time what enormous
tracts of life lay before one in which
one would have unlimited opportuni-
ties and leisure for drinking, kissing and
counting girls.
Nov compare the little American girl
who goes to high school at IA, uses
lipstick. puts on adult clothing, makes
dates with boy friends. and in general
behaves as if she were four or five
years older; or the American boy. who
drives to his secondary school in
shining new car. Children must have
fun seems to be the slogan Of American
parents, which, being interpreted. seems
to mean they must never be repressed.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
Letters to The Star

give permits for removal of sand and
gravel in so-called residential zones
don't see the point in objecting to any
thing else.
The result Of my two trips, one last
october and one in May, is that now
have an area almost behind me where
they have been removing sand and
gravel since October and they have
approved a permit for some 20 acres
almost directly in front of me. This
means that for three years we have
continuous noise and dirt, danger Of
trucks. and hazards of all sorts for the
children in the neighborhood.
We have worked hard to build our
home where we thought we would be
protected by park and planning regula-
tions. If that is progress and betterment
for your community, believe would
rather live where there aren't all these
regulations and everyone can do what
he wants.
Disguised Taxpayer.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
The Texas Affair

Let's not be deluded by the raucouS
propaganda from the leaders OF the
attack on the Texas Republican conven-
ton. The claims of observation-disclosures
are so demonstrably false as to be ludi-
crous.
That the Democrats attempted to
control the Republican Party IN Texas
is uncontroversory. Challenge OF any
number of those who so vociferously
allege that they like Ike will disclose
that they also like friends, relatives or
associates who are presently candidates
for Office on the State Democratic ticket.
Interrogation elicits the brazen and
amazing admission that active partici-
patton is planned in the forthcoming
Democratic primaries, and the blatant
contention that such hypocritical action
is sanctified by approval Of the Ike
leaders, abetted by the propagandized
press. Under some obscure claim OF
inherent right to select the candidates
of both parties, these Self-professed
martyrs stormed the Republican pre-
cinct conventions, and now proclaim
that the transgressors are those who
held steadfast to the principles OF the
RepuDl1can EaTCy.
Francis L. C0rrigan.
San Antonio. Texas.
If by such methods Taft is nominated.
it would not be by the will of the people.
Therefore, will not vote for him; nei-
ther will my wife and many OF our
friends.
It appears to me the nomination OF
Senator Taft, especially by the corrupt
methods being used, as in Texas for
example, would mean helping and keep
ing the corrupt Democrats in power and
the end of the two-party system.
My only interest is to see decent gov
ernment for my six children, the peo-
pies Of the United States and the world.
The country wants and needs Eisen-
hover.
Joseph X. Copeland.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
FIuoridution

FIuoridution
The article adding Fluoride to City's
Water Supply Started" appearing in
June % issue of The Star dramatically
heralds the pushing Of button whereby
sodium silicoduoride started splashing"
into a mixing tank and on into our
drinking water reservoirs.
A subhead in the article reads "Con-
sumner Protected" This is virtual &C
knowledgment that there Is danger in
fiuoridation. The word protected"
flashes danger signal. Is 1t danger here
from the taste or smell of this water,
lack of which is emphasized? Unfortu-
nately. no. It is the inevitable danger
to human life Of putting deadly poison
into any drinking water.
OF what does the protection described
consist? A gravity scale rigged SO that
an opening is increased or diminished
to let in more or less f1uoride to main
tain the regulation amount.
Even if we could be absolutely sure
that the machinery would always work
and no more than the one part Of fluo-
ride be added to every million gallons Of
water, as planned, can we be sure that
even this small percentage will not be
harmful to the human body, when con-
sumed over a period of years?
Advocates of the program say: "That
infinitesimal amount could not hurt any
body" Experiments, however, have
proved it is powerful enough to cut tooth
decay in small children who drink COM
paratively little water. Yet. unbelievable
as it may seem, no thorough experiments
(Which would require at least ten years.
have been made to determine the effect
on the human body of adults who con-
sumo three or four times as much water
as children!
Moreover, the findings Of scientists in
their experiments with the effect Of flu
oridated water on animals have been
absolutely ignored by the promoters Of
this program. These scientists have
proved that certain diseases advance
much more quickly in animals given
fiuoridated water. Kidney diseases. di-
gestive disorders, and cancer have been
named as being directly affected thereby.
These experiments are being made all
the time, at great expense, with the
purpose Of cutting down disease and
prolonging human life. Are we to scrap
them all as of no value and continue
with a program of slowly poisoning the
D. c. population with sodium silicofiu-
oride, paid for by the taxpayers, and
lining the pockets of few people who
are benedting financially by the deal?
S. and M. Whitford.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
The Defense Bill

Considering the overriding requirements of
national security in highly dangerous world,
it is not surprising that the House is expected to
correct itself by voting to go along with the de-
tense legislation that the Senate has approved
for the new fiscal year.
The House made it's mistake some weeks ago
when it voted, without giving much thought to
the consequences, to do two things: % To slash
the Presidents request for $51.3 billion and ap-
propriate only $46.2 billion for our armed services
in fiscal 1953 and (2) to impose mandatory CELL
ing of $46 billion on actual cash outlays for
our military establishment during the next IL
months.
Our defense experts-in and out of Congress
quickly attacked both these actions, particu-
larly the second one Wholly apart from the cut
in the Presidents request, they warned that the
spending ceilng-covering money already appro-
priated for preparedness projects approved by
the Senate and House in past fiscal years
would set back the Nations military build-up in
a way that could make the Soviet threat more
dangerous than ever.
Thus, according to the experts, If the ceiling
were put into effect, the armed services would be
about $6 billion short of the money they have
been expecting to be available to meet payments
on vital equipment long contracted for. Com
bined with the cut in requested new funds, this
spending limitation, as was convincingly shown,
could only result IN SUCH things as forcing shut
down of several arms plants sharply cutting back
on the Armys tanks, seriously upsetting the
Navy's readiness timetable, and-most important
of all-depriving the Air Force of 5000 planes
between now and 1854
The Senate version of the defense bill has
taken all this into full account It has ruled out
the ceiling idea. In addition, in its 1854 billion
of new funds and contract authority, it has
granted to the Air Force almost $500 million more
than the sum originally voted by the House-an
increase designed to insure that the AF will
have 143 wings by mid-1955 rather than year
later, which quite conceivably could be too late.
In sum, needing the urgent warnings of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and our highest civilian
authorities on defense, the Senate has beaten
down economizing of a kind that could do grave
injury to our national security This holds true
with special force for the spending ceiling whose
real effect far from saving even dime, could
only be to weaken us in relation to Russia, par
tcularly in terms of air power.
Accordingly, now that it has had time to re-
fleet the crippling potentialities of its own BILL
the House has every reason to abandon that bill
in favor of the Senate version. To do otherwise
would be to gamble with the safety of the Nation.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
Associated Press Photo.

"And then this driving Of themselves
to school by little kids in cars! What
is the consequence? The kids grow up
incapable of walking. If you spend
your life being conveyed everywhere by
automobiles you presently lose the use of
your legs.
Lack Of ordinary exercise is, take
it, the reason why Americans stoop so.
and are so deeply conscious of the in
adequate manliness Of their appearance
that they are driven artificially to in
crease it by having little Jumps inserted
in their coats on the tops of their shoul-
ders. But their pale. pasty faces are due
to the incredibly high temperatures
which, by means of central heating. they
maintain in their houses.
1.-THE long and the short of it is that
the people of the worlds greatest civili-
zation's aren't really healthy. =. OF all
this, the unsuitable clothing Of American
children, the unwillingness to allow them
to remain children, and their too-early
promotion into juveniles and then teen
ayers, is symptom. I am sorry that
their English mothers, the CT brides,
should have had the native good taste.
which we hope they took with them to
America. so rapidly corrupted"
tchicago Daily News Foreign service.)
Evening star., 1952-07-02
Shirley Highway Anomaly

The anomaly of railroad grade crossing
on the heavily Travelled Shirley Highway is
causing trouble not foreseen by the planners of
the Virginia freeway. Although the Federal
Government and the State of Virginia spared no
expense in eliminating grade-crossing hazards
insofar as intersecting automobile traffic was
concerned, they decided against the added cost
of grade separation where the highway crosses
the tracks of the Washington and Old Dominion
Railroad. This has proved to be a mistake.
There have been number of serious accidents
at this crossing including the fatal truck-train
crash of last week.
Two factors led to the decision in 1912 to let
the freeway cross the tracks at grade inter-
section near darlington One was the scarcity
of steel in the war years needed for an overpaSS.
The other-and the really controlling factor
was the fact that at that time the railroad was
used by only train or two day. Furthermore,
the railroad had been in receivership and it was
the belief that the line might not survive much
longer.
However the railroad not only has survived,
but has enjoyed slow and steady increase in
freight business during recent years. Today an
average of five or six freight trains cross busy
Shirley Highway every day. These not only in
terfere with the highway traffic but, as the acci-
dents have shown, present hazards to life and
property. Although the crossing is equipped with
signs, electric signals and warning bells, the
crashes continue. They may be expected to
continue as long as trains and motor traffic use
the crossing.
The problem is one which calls for joint
study by the Federal Bureau of Roads. the vir-
ginia Highway Department. Arlington public
safety authorities and others interested in
preventing traffic accidents. It would cost a
lot of money at today's prices of labor and
materials, to rectify the error committed 10
years ago. But If traffic on the highway and on
the railroad continue to grow the issue eventually
must be faced squarely by all concerned.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
Pickino the RIGHT Mon

November now seems long way OF
but it will be upon us sooner than we
realize. Now is the time to prepare our
selves for the selection of the next Presi-
dent.
Along with listening to candidates on
radio and television. good way Is to ask
God through prayer to aid us in our
choice.
In view Of the world situation, we GER
tainly need the right man for the job
and God is the only one who can help
us select the right one.
n NJ r.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
A Timely Recommendation

There is special timeliness to the Senate
Crime Investigating Committees denunciation of
past or present public servants who plead self
1ncrimination as an excuse for not answering
questions. Former Police Chief Robert J. Barrett
placed himself in the criticized category when he
refused to testify regarding certain of his income
bank accounts and other financial matters OF
course, he had a constitutional right as citizen
to refuse to testify against himself-a refusal
which his attorney asserted did not involve self
incrimination. However, as retired police off,
Ger, drawing good pension, his silence was
as the committee aptly put t-"unworthy for one
who had held high Office of public trust"
The committee is right in contending that
something ought to be done about such unworthi-
ness. The report recommended law to permit
the cutting Off of pensions of such persons AS
the District law now stands, the Commissioners
cannot touch Mr.. Barretts pension as long as he
refrains from committing a crime involving
moral turpitude This is an absurd situation
that should be corrected without delay. The
committee pointed to laws in other Jurisdictions
including New York, providing for forfeiture of
office by any incumbent and of benefits of Office
by any former incumbent who pleads his privi-
legeS against self -incrmination. Such laws, the
report said, are patiently fair and proper" The
committee stated: mo individual in this status
should be allowed to continue in the service of
the community after he has, in effect, def1ed its
demand for an accounting by confessng crime"
The Senate group is preparing legislation
patterned on model act sponsored by the
Council of State Governments. The New York
law, enacted after revelation of widespread police
graft in New York City, follows the general line
of the model law. Washington should have such
law to protect itself against public officials who
are unwilling to give full accounting of their
stewardship.
Evening star., 1952-07-02
Controls Without Money

It was inconsistent to say the least for the
House to extend wage and price controls 10
months and then cut in half the appropriations
for administering the regulations If the Senate
permits this action to stand, it will amount to
a fraud on the American people. There will
be a controls law on the books. But the funds
to make the law at all effective will be missing.
The action of the House, reducing the funds
for operating the stabilization agencies from SLOT
million to $57 million, came at late hour Satur-
day night. 1t was almost unnoticed at the time.
And it is possible many members OF the House
failed to realize the effect of the action.
But regardless of the intentions of the House,
the drastic budget cut would serve as an effec-
tive way of killing economic controls. The evil
dence is that curbs on prices and wages will be
needed for time. Living costs still rising.
Pressures for higher prices likely will continue
to be strong in some important fields. If the
House had believed otherwise, it should have held
to its original decision to abolish controls alto
gether.
Funds for operating the Wage Sterilization
Board were cut from about SIG million to $75
million. Agency officials say this would mean
closing of the IA WSB regional offices and other
reductions in service. The Office of Price Stabili-
Zaton would be hit almost as hard. Small-busi-
men, particularly, are dependent on the field
services of the two agencies for advice and in
formation. They would be the real sufferers II
the House action were allowed to stand.
1t may be that some water" could be
squeezed from the control agencies budgets. The
OPS in fact, was said to be planning some cuts.
But certainly this "meat-ax" approach is not
the way to effect genuine economy. The most
distasteful part of controls to businessmen is the
delay in processing request for price or wage
adjustment. severe reduction of operating
funds would tend only to compound the irrita-
tions attending the administration of controls
and destroy their effectiveness.
Evening star., 1952-07-02

page Of print as in the House itself. DR.. Mont
gomery enjoys in notable degree the respect and
affection of the entire membership of the House,
to whom he is counselor, friend and brother" "
Speaker Rayburn has summed up well the ex-
traordinary qualities which endeared the vener-
able clergyman to so many people for so many
years.