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Evening star., 1952-02-14

tainly have no such vogue as In the old
days, when they were regularly used.
ss3s535 4 Sa
''The good old days
Actually, how good were they?
Today's young persons. despite their
foibles. do not send comic valentines, !"
and they do not make fun Of cripples
and other unfortunate persons.
This is all gain.
Today's boys and girls are too much
threatened to indulge In such stun.
Life Is real. life is earnest. and they
know too much to throw away their
knowledge in that way.
In the old days. children were Just
little children. II you understand what
we mean.
They had no ideas Of taking photo
graphs except with little cheap camera,
whereas today,s youth wants and gets
q $500 camera, and takes wonderful
shots right from the first.
Every old Washington neighborhood
has Its quota Of odd Valentine char
acters.
AT one time, In the vicinity Of Seven
teenth and g streets, there was an old
lady known us Annie Rooney.
We never knew whether or not It was
her real name. but anyway that was
what the youngsters called her. Poor.
soul, she had been gone many years.
Her specially was 10 undress when q
street piano played.
The street piano was D large halrdy-
Evening star., 1952-02-14

wait until we spend millions 10 widen
them? Wouldn't 1t be wise to make as
many as possible one way right now?
The public was led to believe that the
big buses Capital Transit was authorized
10 operate on certain streets would only
be used where they would not interfere
with traffic and that any street expense
incidental to their use would be borne
by the company. Now we find that based
on the present buses. Sixteenth street
and Connecticut avenue have to be Inn
proved to the extent Of over 1862 900
Just to handle the present buses. Is this
previeW Of things to come?
A little money to improve existing
bottlenecks might do almost 500 million
worth of good. II used In the right
places. For example. the east side Of
New Hampshire avenue between Prince
ton place and Georgia avenue should be
widened one lane. This would provide
three badly needed northbound lanes,
Evening star., 1952-02-14
What Good Would 1t Do?'

Your editorial Of February 9. 'What
Good Would It Do?" hardly measures
up to the standard like to expect In
The Star. Whether or not Senator
Ferguson's proposal to sever diplomatic
relations with the Soviet Union is sound
or realistic-the criteria you suggest
hardly justifies your effort to comfort
his position as one stemming from q
'tget-even-with- EN-" mood, as you Inn
ply. Indeed, insofar as you quote from
Senator Ferguson, 1t is not 10 fair in
ference to impute to him such motiva-
ton. The fair inference. 1t seems to me,
is that Senator Ferguson effectively
negatives such puerile attitude, by
predicating his position upon the very
conduct your editorial deplores, viz:
"Heaping indignities upon our represent
atives. rieidly restricting their freedom
Of travel. shadowing them by day and
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Mccurthy's Allegations

In recent articles Senator MCCARTHY Is
alleged to have said that he has evidence
which will prove his claims that Com
munists are still In the employment OF
the United States Government. It was
also stated that Senator Mccarthy
claims to have copies Of FBI files which
support his charges. These statements
raise some questions In my mind which
are Of fundamental Importance to every
citizen In the United States today.
Aren't FBI files compiled of material
of every sort which has bearing on the
life and conduct Of persons suspected
or accused of disloyalty to the United
States? Doesn't the FBI determine
Evening star., 1952-02-14
National Defense Week

The Army has chosen an appropriate time
to announce its plans for stepped-up program
of field training for the Organized Reserve. This
happens to be National Defense Week so desig-
mated by the Reserve Ohicers' Association as
period for stimulating interest In the reserve
components of all the armed services. There
has never been any question about the determi-
nation Of the reservists to learn as much as
they can Of the duties they will be required to
perform in time Of war. They have had many
discouragements in the past, however-not only
lack of funds and equipment for needed training
but official apathy at some higher levels of
authority. Times have changed, happily, so
that today the Pentagon Is laying great en-
phasis on the importance OF large, stroMg
military reserve and Is doing its best to build
up such force.
Before World War II field training for re-
servists was available to only few chiefly be-
cause OF insufficient appropriations for reserve
activities. When war came the reservists were
called to active duty without having had ade-
quate instruction in their duties and often with
out having had any actual training duty at all.
The Defense Department does not want this to
happen again. One indication Of this new In
tereSt in the reserves Is the Army's announce
ment that 100000 reserve officers and men will
be required to go on active duty for Is days
of training this summer. similar requirement
last year proved well worth while In years past
such active duty usually was available only on
requeSt-and sometimes not then.
Reservists have made a fine record In Korea,
despite the handicap OF insufficient training
The Pentagon, looking ahead. emissions reserve
of fully trained citizen soldiers sailors and air.
men as supplement to the regular forces and
as an alternative to huge standing army. Two
bills pending before Congress are necessary to
make the plan q reality. One is the universal
military training measure and the other Is the
House-approyed reserve reorganization BILL
UNIT is designed to channel continuous now
of basically trained young men into q new re-
serve system provided In the reorganization bill.
The new system would consist Of Ready Re
serve, Standby Reserve and q Retired Reserve.
The Ready Reserve would be called into action
in any emergency, whereas the other two groups
would be subject to call, as needed, only In
event OF all-out war. II the observance Of Ma
tional Defense Week will help to impress on
Congress the necessity for early passage Of these
two pieces Of legislation. It win have served .
constructive purpose.
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Districts Road Plan Tokes d PonninQ

Imagination had been applied are mar
row, crooked ana appear to be little
more than paved cowpaths. There are
no arterial streets here which can really
handle heavy volume traffic. To reach
almost any Maryland destination it is
necessary tosWeave through half q dozen
streets. No single street seems to serve
a complete suburban district. Each
leads into another street where turn
must be made. Traffic moves slowly and
at every key corner cars line up for two
or three blocks to make turns.
Washington needs q series Of arterial
highways connected by d belt highway
system outside the District or Just In
side its borders. Il These arterial high
ways should not be made BY widening
q few old streets, Strengthening others
and making others one-Way streets.
Washington very obviously viii need
super highways rlinnineA through the
Metropolitan Area uninterrupted by
traffic lights and with only q few clover
leaf entrances.
Washington does not need to- revamp
Its street system. Il needs q through
highway system co-prdinated with the
plans Of Maryland and Virginia. where
the bulk Of the areas growth seems des-
tined to take place The criticisms con-
tanned herein apply equally to Maryland
and Virginia, except that these States
seem even more derelict than the Dis
trict in failing to anticipate the popula-
tion growth Of their metropolitan areas.
Richard B.. Johnson 4
4 ss35S .
Public transportation takes another
beating in the proposed $140-million
road plan proposed for the District.
Apparently 1t is the plan to make every
one In the District either buy q car,
which you can't park. or walk. The plan
makes no provision for adequate public
transportation. Public transit is sacri-
ficed, for what? &
II one-way streets are. so good, why
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Opinion on Duyid Lawrence

David Lawrence, in a recent column
dealing with proposals to prohibit ad-
vertising alcoholic beverages over radio
and television. states that such legisla-
tion would run afoul Of the First
Amendment to the Constitution, which
says that the right Of expression shall
not be abridged by any law Of Congress" !"
While there are many objections to
this proposed legislation, this is not a
valid one. The Supreme Court has held
that advertising material Is not pro-
tected by the First Amendments guar
antee Of freedom Of speech and a free
press. Many States have laws restricting
advertising Of liquor. drugs. ETC., and no
one suggests that these laws violate
freedom Of speech. The Federal Govern
ment itself regulates drug advertising
in detail. Attorney.
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Deserved RECOGNITION

Virginia's Senate, by its overwhelming vote
Tor the Fenwick redistricting bill, has given
proper recognition to Northern Virginias claim
for greater voice in Congress. There were
rival claims from other parts of the State, par
ticuarly the Norfolk area, but they lacked an
important asset which the Fenwick plan had
support of the special Redistricting Commission
created to study and report on the subject The
commission, in turn, had the support of census
figures showing clearly the need for additional
representation in Congress from the northern
part of the State
The redistricting move resulted from CEN
sus report revealing that Virginia was entitled
TO another representative because of its popula-
ton growth In the past decade. After nearly
year Of study the advisory commission recon-
mended the creation Of q 10th district to be
carved out of the present 9th district. The
new district would consist of Arlington and Fair
fax Counties and the cities Of Alexandria and
Falls Church. The 9Th district. under the Fen
wick bill, would retain Albemarle, Culpeper
Fauquier, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene King
George, Loudoun, Louisa, Madison, Orange,
Prince William and Stafford Counties and the
city Of Charlottesville. It would also be given
Hanover, Spotsylvania, King William. Caroline
and King and Queen Counties and the city of
Fredericksburg. Representative Howard w. Smith
Of the 9th district has home in Fauquier
County, SO his status would not be affected by
the change The bill provides for certain shifts
In other districts to reapportion representation
according to population changes.
Norfolk led the fight against a new northern
district, advancing as one of its arguments that
Northern virginia's population is unstable" No
facts were produced to back this remarkable
assertion, however, probably because there are
none. On the other hand. census figures since
World War show a steady population growth.
This growth corresponds to the growth of the
Federal Government, and hence the population
is as stable as the Government itself. The State
Senate was not impressed by such hollow oppo-
stion to the Fenwick bill and the House Of
Delegates ought not to be- either.
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Restoginq an Old Act

The politicians who visit the President these
days and loudly record their impressions of his
intentions to run or not to run may remind some
observers of the old Hindu fable about the blind
men and the elephant
1t iD1s sir men of IndoStan
To learning much inclined,
Who ,oent to see the elephant
Through all of them ,oere blind,
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.
The one who felt it's side thought the ele-
phant was like a wall the one who felt its tusk
was sure the elephant was spear the one who
felt It's knee thought the elephant "is very like
tree" etc.
But one important difference between the
six men OF Indostan and more than that number
politicians who emerge from the Presence to-
predict the Presidents intentions is that the
politicians are not in the least blind They are
blessed with the vision to see themselves as
actors In the revival Of an old farce and their
tr1te lines never seem to grow stale.
Their part is to build up the suspense which
precedes the denouement, in which Mr. Truman
must speak his own lines. Most of it has a
familiar ring, especially the script which Repre-
sentative SABBATH of Illinois, an accomplished
bleeding heart, read when he emerged from the
inner sanctum. OF course, said Mr. SABBATH MIR.
Truman is reluctant to run. The job is killing
one. He would rather not take it on again. But
and here the orchestra, strings muted, begins
to play Hearts and Flowers" ptdnisstnno-if the
President thought that 1t would help the country,
and peace, for him to run again, he would do so
even If it meant sacrifice of his health and the
shortening of his life.
Exit Mr.. SABBATH, sobbing. The President,
and perhaps few of his cronies, know very well
what he Is going to do. But the politicians who.
visit him in the guse of consulting the oracle
know that their own role, for the time being, is
not to inpart knowledge, but to inspire curiosity
Some Of them are pretty. good actors But it
would be refreshing If somebody would rewrite
the lines.
Evening star., 1952-02-14

Governments housekeeping agency. Delayed
authorization In Congress has prevented Il from
going ahead with more sensible plans for hous-
ing Government agencies In this vicinity. But
1t would be wise for GSA to withdraw ifs pre-
abandon this dangerous expedient entirely, cons
centrating It's efforts In more common-sense
directions @
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Slogan for D. C.?

The slogan for washington seems to
be "Quit Thinking, Keep Drinking" Re-
cent statistics claim more liquor is con-
s,lmed IN our Capital than any other
city In the United States.
II America Is to be saved for Ameri-
cans. 1t win have to be reversed: "Stop
Drinking and Begin Thinking" In this,
our year Of decision, 1852.
Pearl w. Norman.
Evening star., 1952-02-14
No Symputhy for MelIett

On February 5, Lowell Mellett wrote
q column In which his entire motive was
obviously to have his readers show great
sympathy. for John Carter Vincent and
to denounce Senator Ferguson and his
committee for being SO cruel to Mr.. Vim
cent. s
Vincent requested the hearings, and
naturally was expected to know some
thing about his work If slle is the expert
that many of his followers believe. he is.
His II don't remember was so prevalent
that ones only conclusion is that he is
holding something back. s
II MIR. Mellett wants to show sympathy
Tor every left-winger and fellow traveller
that Is his business. However, think the
public should realize what his feelings
are in these matters The committee,
contrary to Mellett's opinion, is not try
ing to intimidate any one who wants q
hearing after being called Communist,
but it just wants to put on the record
what kind Of a person this individual
happens to be. @a
Dewitt o. Burke.
Evening star., 1952-02-14

one for loading buses. one for left-turn
traffic. and one for through traffic.
Now that they have plan to get
eyerybody's car downtown, what are we
supposed to do with them when we get
there? How soon Is the multi-million-
dollar parking plan coming out?
Robert S. Crockett
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Faint Praise for Ike

The Star Of February carried an
A. p. dispatch from New York headed
$4,000 Cheer for Eisenhower at STAR
Studded New York Rally" Senator
Lodge is reported to have said the rally
was without precedent"
No one can disagree with the Senator.
Indeed 1t is remarkable that, with all
the ballyhoo that preceded this rally
in city with Republican voting popu-
lation Of over million, only $4,000
turned up at a hall that holds many
thousands more.
More remarkable is that the is 900
present donated only $4,000 to Gen.
Eisenhower's campaign fund. This Ia
about 80 cents per person. One would
think that the people who want "Ike"
could do better than that. especially
when they had been given chance to
see SO many stage and screen stars and
the best looking and the best dressed
Senator In the United States Senate.
It would be interesting to know how
many people were In the audience who
came solely for the rally
t@es8e+445z49 n1~en,sxyav
Evening star., 1952-02-14
To the Editor IL TIE stor:

i0 the kditof or ne Sf0r::
HAVE been quite interested In your
= Interpretation of the I0-year plan to
improve the Districts street system
since II seems apparent that the Com
lnissioners again have illustrated the
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Letters to The Star

whether sufficient evidence exists on
which an indictment and conviction can
be secured2 And IL such evidence is
found. doesn't the FBI send It to the
proper agency for carrying out this in
dictment and conviction?
II Senator Mccarthy has evidence on
which person can be indicted and
convicted, isn't he required, by reason
Of his oath Of Office and Federal laws,
to place such evidence before grand
jury?
Hasn't former Senator Tydings offered
$4,000 to any person who secures the
indictment and conviction of the, 1905"
"8l" or st card-carrying Communists"
whom Senator Mccarthy Is alleged to
have claimed were in the employment
OF the United States Government? Has
any person named by Senator Mccarthy
been indicted or convicted Of being Q
Communist? -
& As american citizens, we are depend
ent upon our elected and appointed
officials for the protection Of our per-
sons and property and the upholding
OF the Constitution. AS voters, we are
entitled to facts, not fiction, in our
political campaigns. America is fight
ing Tor rights abroad which are being
jeopardiZed at home. We have too much
at stake on all world fronts to deal IN
/ less than the truth on political problems
at home.
Lillian n. McNish.
Kotyn Massacre
Nine years after the discovery Of the
Katyn Forest massacre. during which
time the administration has been con.
sistently unsuccessful In its attempts to
appease Soviet Russia, we finally feel
there Is nothing to lose by bringing out
certain facts before an Investigating
committee. It is better late than never.
but much belated fact finding cannot
restore Poland to independence and free
dom or bring back those thousands of
Polish patriots who were butchered by
our great ally"
The only hope Of such tardy invests
CATION is to blast Soviet propaganda and
to expose and widely publicize their
crimes, and in addition make known the
identity Of those guilty in the o. w. L.,
War and State Departments who were
and, ] believe. still are today serving
Russia.
The facts should be known to all the
decent people in the world for the crimes
against Poland. We can only hope to
learn, finally and for all, what price
appeasement to Soviet Russia, the real
enemy Of civilization.
<sSTS Avmarieam
Evening star., 1952-02-14
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

return postage or J: 81 s. SslsDSonins u SSS$.
BY THE HASKN SERVICE.
Q. Is IL true that real pearls lose
their luster when their owner dies7--
8. A.
A. This superstition 10 partly based
on fact. The pearl II perishable and
may be harmed by age. sunlight or
acid. Wearing preserves the luster Of
pearls, for skin moisture keeps them
from drying out.
@. Is Jericho In Palestine below sea
level?-R. O. F.
A. Jericho lies $40 It. below sea level
and is one Of the lowest towns on the
eartl1's surface. Jerusalem, 16 miles to
the southwest, is at an elevation Of
2,460 It. above sea level.
@. How many artificial languages have
been devised?--A. q.
A. Since the 17th century about 800
have been constructed. but Of them all
only Esperanto has gained more than
o limited acceptance.
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Questions and Answers

Tho Stars readers can ees the answer %
sny question q fact By either ,yrtti ,yrttips Tne
NV. Washington 8. D. Co. and tnclosinE 3 cents
return postage or by telephonine 81, 7303.
Evening star., 1952-02-14

night. assailing them as espionage
agents." Such conduct. 1t seems to me,
is quite conclusive, according to our
profession Of standards, that Commu-
nists need to learn how to live properly
In the free worlds family Of nations, -
and 1t is rational to conclude that since
continued diplomatic ties have not sue
ceeded In curtailing what is in truth
deplorabie. the course suggested by
Senator Ferguson could hardly make
our position worse. But, more impor-
tant. it very probably would provide q
needed tonic to our self-respect.
It is difficult for me to believe that
you prefer the continued shot-in-the-
arm Truman Acheson type Of treatment
designed to bolster up that virtue Of the
bully, pride. rather than to pursue q
course designed to sustain our humility
and true self-respect. think that Sem
ator Ferguson's proposal can be recon-
ciled with decent peace, q possibility
which you suggest. H
Evening star., 1952-02-14
Robert S. Crockett

Pen,n0naes may be used If letters carry
aOTtters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-04-16
KHne-WeIker
Ceremony Held

Miss Eleanor Van Der Bogert
Welker, daughter of Capt. George
w. Welker, U. S. N, and Mrs.
Welker of Clarksburg, Md, on
April IL became the bride of MIR.
Richard Gruver Kline, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert E. Kline, jr.. of
Chevy Chase. DR.. J. Hillman Hol-
lister performed the ceremony
which was held at the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church. Mr..
and Mrs. Kline held the recep-
ton at their home for the fami-
lies and out-of- town guests.
The bride attended the Uni
versity of Maryland where she
was 8 member of Kappa Delta
Sorority. Mr.. Kline was grad
uated from Georgetown Prepara-
tory School and is a student at
Harvard University. where he is
member of Hasty Pudding, Insti-
tute of ITO. Pi Eta Club and the
Speakers Club.
Following the reception, the
couple left for Cambridge, Mass,
where they will make their home.
Evening star., 1952-04-16

--WIIIIE
MRS. YOSIMO T. MONYON
The former
Miss Thelma J. Burton.
Miss Thelma Jane Burton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Is. Burton, was married on April
S to Mr.: Yosimo Topacio Monyon,
U. S. N, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Flor
encio r. Monyon of the Philip
pines. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Howard w.
Blackburn at Trinity Episcopal
Church.
The. couple will reside in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1952-12-29
News of Music
By EIeno de Soyn

A substantial program of violin
and piano music was presented
by Joyce F1issler, violinist, and
David Garvey. pianist, in the Ma
tional Gallery Of Art last night.
Their joint performance of
Brahms Sonata in D Minor,
No. 8. op.108" and Chausson' S
"Poeme." which formed the high
point Of the recital, was admir-
able in every respect.
Miss FliSsler draws a powerful
tone and plays with sincerity and
Evening star., 1952-12-29
Indictment Of American
In Gen. Now Case Upheld
By the Associoied Press

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 29.-The
Federal Appeals Court today up
held the indictment of a United
States citizen and a Mexican on
charges of helping Nationalist
China's former purchasing agent,
1t. Gen. Pang Tsu. Now, enter
this country illegally.
Gen. Now is being held for ex-
tradition on charges by the For
mosa government Of making away
with $5.5 million of his country's
money. There has been no deci-
sion on the Chinese request that
he be returned to Formosa for
trial.
Shortly after Gen. Mow's arrest
last August, Oliver M. Kissick of
Berkely. Calf, and Pedro Casar
Acha Of Mexico City were charged
with helping him enter the coun-
try illegally. Judge Antonio Fer
nandez Vera ordered them held
for trial and they appealed the
order. The appeals court today
upheld the judges order. but nc
date was set yet for the trial.
Evening star., 1952-12-29

|Stanch support. His performance
was fully as interesting and ac-
complished. Considering Miss
Flissler's healthy tone, the piano
could have been opened a frac-
ton to make it more brilliant
However, one could but admire
the amount of artistic finish which
went into the molding sof these
two works individually and in
ensemble.
Haydn's Concerto in c Major" 4"
the only one Of his three con-
sidered to be authentic. is ro-
bust piece of music. It could
have been more effective were 1t
not so lengthy. especially the first
movement. At times 1t was pos
sible to trace the source of Bee
thoven's inspiration for his own
concerto, which is less compli-
Gated and ornate. Nonetheless
Haydn's work surpasses some OF
those belonging to the same
period, and forms a good opening
number.
Haieff's "Air and Polka" the
latter not entirely free of Shosta-
kovich's influence, and Wieniaw-
skis "Scherzo Tarantelle" eli
NAKED a successful recital.