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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25

10 practice it-has 0 mental makeup
that compels him TO never let the other
fellow forget his Aee and often exag-
gerates 1t,
"While there ID such thing as over
sensitivlty, what ! refer TO ID when the
slightest reference ID made TO one In tho
presence Of others, the age badgerer
must get In his funny snieker,
II have broken completely with several
Of this element.
X hold their acquaintance % OF no
enjoyment. II would seem 10 me that II
ID Just % becoming for two orlpples 10
badger each other constantly about their
lacks % 70 allow the aee badgerer 10 90
unchecked,
"AiteF oil, the wear and tear OF life
consists OF first, wear. being age, and
then, tear. the physical afaietions rs.
aardlesa OF age,"
This and other human pests are
summed up best, perhaps, o. male
naggefs,
TO the group belongs the fellow who
always calls one Gap" or General"
the wight who always fhds one over
weight; the fellow who has some cute
remark to make In the elevator about
ones height, hair. tie. etc.
Women, one may thank heaven. do
not indulge In this sort Of human nasti-
ness, % our correspondent has found
out. though they have o popular hold on
the title Of nagger. Actually, there are
o. many male naggers % female. and
their nagging ID the worse type.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Why Are We In Koveo3

General Matthew ID, Ridgway has said that
any American who asks why We Gre In Korea
Ii discredted by hlS own question
This reflects on annoyance, and even q
concern, on the part OF the United Nations
commander which II quite understandable. lie
IA responsible for the conduct OF the Korean war,
and no knows that II ID Of high Importance 10
maintain the morale OF his troops. Their merale
IA bound 10 sufFer, however, when the Korean
war ID denounced by influential men In the
United States "a the truman war; and 40 O
useless war" The inference Ia that We ought
not 10 DO In Korea, and 90 news of these attacks
on the useless" war fiteFs back TO the fighting
fronts the troops are entirely likely TO adopt
that view,
General Ridgway does not meet the issue
squaFely, however, when no talks In general
terms OF the necessity to stand Arm akanst
unpfoVoked aggression The decision 10 fight
against aggression In Korea was almost unanis
mously applauded In this country II put 0
dramatic period to on era OF Wavering and
uncertainty In American policy In Asia. II was
received and enthusiastically applauded %
evidence OF American determination 10 stand up
and hght for the ideals Of freedom In which
people believe and TO which 90 much lip service
had been paid.
That mood has gradually changed. Al the
AoAbShss VI WhE sihgeuI uIlu ~ Ue HBHJIHk
settled into stalemate, O sense OF Illustration
began to take hold In this country. And this 10
on attitude that Ia bound 10 grow and 10 harden
as the Wearisofne negotiations drag on without
apparent hope Of securing real peace
settlement.
The trouble arises from the fact that while
we are hghting aggression In Korea, we ore not
trying BY oil means 10 win the fight. We have
accepted the doctrine Of limited war, ana while
there may be valid military and political reasons
for this, many people feel that the decision
was excessively ana unWisely Influenced by the
political considerations
De that % II may, the fact remains that
there ID something In the American temperament
that rebels against the restrictions which Q
limited war imposes. And this will prove TO DO
rising rebellion II we go on month after month
without reaching decision, either OF tho truce
table or on the battlefield. More and more
people are going TO respond to the plea that this
Ia useless war, and that II we are not going tV
hght to win In Korea we have no business being
there at ell,
It does no good for General Ridgway to
denounce this as the attitude Of - timid few"
For 1t Is not that OF all It TO- for the most part
OF least, the attitude Of people whose original
enthusiasm for the decision to Aght In Korea has
been watered down by the growing realization
that we are not fighting to win. Perhaps this 10
an unreasonable attitude. But 1t Is q fact Of life
which will have to be recognized and reckoned
with by our leaders, both military and political,
as long as we remain engaged in limited, stale
mated war from which we cannot withdraw and
which we will not expand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25

G teE ths parking permit that hM been given hA
But Senator eeeneF IA only one Of % sem
ateFs, what does Mr., Benehue plan 10 do about
we w etheHP Not all Of them have bEetheFs
VINO want W Nse the parklng space In tho rear OF
me District Building, They may have slstera,
" u true, or soma and daughters and relatives
and even friends But tho dlfAcultY 10 that
there are only about 30 spaces available, Any
senator who cannot got such 0 parking place
Tor relative or 0 friend now has every reason
70 object TO the observation-disclosures also 10
District legislation, What does Mr. ponohue
have In hih possession that tho other Senators
may Want7
Perhaps that should DO left 10 Mr.. Donohue,
man OF great resource, skilled In the practice
OF practical politicS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Should y. S. Send Arms to Asian Allies?
70 tho kdltev Of The Starr

The Star In a resent editorial, neena,
t9r Vafti stvRtpglAt,h comments on tho
senator's speech IN Seattle, adV0eAtlng
that AmeFlea shenld arm tho Chinese
NatlnnallatA In p0rM0aa Tor tho eventual
invasion Of the Chinese mainland 10
combat Communist lmpevIAlIAm In Asia,
~ haIng utterly UnFeallHtlc. The edI-
toFlal implies that the Senator was talk
IMP thFongh hls political hat, but that
allowance should be made tor the fact
that no was speaking 70 tho people OF
Seattle where "the traditional concern
OF the voters has 10 do with the threat
from Asia"
II may DO Of interest 10 readers OF
The Star 10 know that on February 10
the Ohio aspirant for the presidency
terminated hls hve.etate Western
stumping tour with substantially the
same speech In Colorado where the peos
ple have no TRADITIONAL concern" for
1.-THE threat from ASIA" The 1900 peos
pie who assembled In Che Denver City
Auditorium 10 hear the Ohio Senator
save him tho longest and ieudest
applause when no saidi
"fheFe never would have been O war
In Korea n President Truman mad not
withdrawn our troops from South
koFea, without aFlniAR the South No
reahs, and Secretary Aehesen had not
left out keFeA IN listing tho pAelhe
areas we would defend, and practically
invited an attack, The war In Korea
would have been won Ions ago II PFesi.
dent Truman had followed the advice Of
our greatest solder, General MaeAfs
thur"
senator Taft made his stand on the
Korean war uReauiveeally clear when
he saidi I'VE should do everything We
can TO avoid setting into war; but once
we are In Q war We should fght TO Win."
This opinien eolnoldes with the eons
vietion OF hundreds Of Korean veterans
at Camp Carson, Cole, with whom
] talked, They oil refer 10 the Korean
war o. Q dirty mess" But " 10 the
consensus among them that "sinoe we
are In u, We should Anish the Job In.
stead Of quitting"
The main theme OF Senator Taft's
foreign policy speech was that the
United States should arm the free PEG.
pies Of Asia who ere willing and eager
to fGht against Communist aggression.
That brings up the long.unanswered
question % 70 why the worlds greatest
industrial powOr does not supply Inili-
tafy equipment ana know.how 70 free
nations IN Asia who look up 10 her for
leadership and guidance, 20 the same
extent that Russia has supplied her
satellites IN that part OF the world.
During the years Of American oCoupa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
In the Riaht Direction

The proposal for On interstate transit com.
misslon Tor tho Washington Metropolitan Area
10 worth careful study by Congress and by the
legislatures OF Maryland and Virginia, The reso-
luton introduced In the Senate offers a good
starting point for such study. II Ia headed
IN the right direction, From the inquiry may
come broad agreement for regional solution
not only OF transportation but other public.
utility problems Of mutual concern to Wash.
ington and It's suburbs, The need for some
overall regulatory agency 10 becoming increas-
!ngly apparent,
Pending litigation In the Potomac Electric
rover Company rate case IL indicative OF the
problem. IN that case the authority OF the
District PUG TO consider the entire Pepco system
IN nxing rates within the District has been
challenged. Pepco serves not only the District
by parts OF Maryland and Virginia o. we'll. It's
new power plant In Alexandria supplies power
TO Warrington, and Ito plants In Washington
provide current for the suburbs. In O brief
just fed with the District Court, the District
PUc and Pepco contend that II 10 impracticable
70 carve the Pepco system into fragments for
cost studies. Here" the brief states, "the fact
"a that the single system that has always existed
~ not made plural by political boundaries"
( Similarly, Capital Transit operates In both
me District and Maryland and has q jolnt.tcke
arrangement with Virginia buslineS. The com.
pAny 10 subject 10 varying controls by the Inter.
state Commerce Commission, the District PUG
ana the Maryland Public Service Cemmission,
tlevefal Maryland and Virginia blSlines are
Under supervision OF the 100, the District PUG
aed Maryland or Virginia regulatory agencies.
Texieabs, on the other hand, are subject to no
regulation with respect TO cross boundary fares.
II ID because Of this confusing and often
overlapping jurisdietienal complex that move.
meht has developed for, OF the least, better
coordination of publie-utility controls In the
Greater Washington area, or, II found feasible,
the creation OF some such regional agency as is
proposed In the Senate resolution The sasscer
bill would create On interstate commission to
survey the broad problem, Certainly, o thor
eughgoing study should be made before any spe-
eihe remedial measures are adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25

aeiaries. You start with on unfortu.
nate few Imitation and o crushing
public debt will force more and more 10
look 10 the bureaucratic state for their
health security.
Third, Senator Taft recently affirmed
before the ANA House OF Delegates that
we could not afford even q meFiterieus
national health security program, This
IA In face Of the widespread default and
social iasuffieieney Of Taft.AMA spen.
sefed voluntary health insurance, At
no time did these aea-preflt plans offer
low cost self-help for the aged, those
with existing disease or those whose ILL
ness was truly catastrophe. The
greater your misfortune the less they
had to offer. Rather. Politician Taft ia
vors tax aid for potato, cotton. grain and
hog crops. Surely the baby crop which
provides future taxpayers, producers and
defenders deserves more than Taft-AMA
do-nothingism and Snug reaction,
Thomas e. Mattingly, M. d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Schools NegIeetine Music?

The interest created and pointed up
by the recent full-page ad in your paper
relative to the lack of musical instru-
ments in the public schools brings me
to add few comments Of my own.
Desirable as 1t would be for each school
building to have supply of instruments
available. there is another more critical
need which I think the PTAs and allied
groups might well push first. That Is
the great shortage Of music teachers
in the elementary schools. AS 1t is now,
the average elementary-school child sees
the music teacher only two or three
times each term, or five or six times q
year. No wonder our children can't be.
gin to read music. As q former instru.
mental teacher In the District, usually
had to take good share Of time In sup.
posedly instrumental class" time to
teach the fundamentals Of music, which
every child should have been taught In
the early grades.
II ID unreasonable to provide expensive
equipment for use without the proper
instruction In the fundamentals. Chill.
dfen are taught to read Il hepe) and to
do the necessary arithmetic before they
are introduced TO shop equipment or
scientific laboratory teehhiques.
Lest we get the "eaft before the
horse" have enough teachers 10 that all
children get the fundamentals Of music
In the early grades, then those who have
the additional talent and interest will
be better able TO take advantage Of fur.
ther opportunities.
Yours for the Language Of music"
Former Teacher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25

vnunist free nations 10 the Same extent
that Russia helps her satellites, both In
diplomacy and with military eauipment9
In Europe, yes, In Asia, no, ceheiiia-
ton across the green table and COM
plaeeRey at the battle front II still the
American policy toward the Reds In Asia,
The latest instance Of diplomatic con.
cessiens to the Reds ID the acceptance
OF Poland and GseehesloVakia o. mem
beFs Of o neutral sixsnatien commission
TO police the Korean aFmistiee Any
nineompeop should know that Poland
and cseehoslovakia will not DO neutral
In dispute between Russia and the
free world. These two Communist
satellites will exert tremendous pressure
on neutral members OF the commission
sweden, Norway and Switzerland. who
have mortal fear OF Russia-to accept
Russian views concerning Korea.
Will the United States ever have O
positive policy In Asia, matching Stains
aid to Asian Reds with dollar for dollar
and bullet for bullet In support Of anti
Communist nations? Not while follow
Ing Secretary Acheson's policy, "Wait for
the dust 10 settle"
Henry c. DeYounO.
Former Korean Minister 10 Gen.
MacArthur's Headquarters In japan.
Colorado Springs. Colo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Letters to The Star
Pen.nasneS may DO used u letters caryv
WrIters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject TO condemnation.

work for 0 week or two until he can OBJ.
tain y, When no decides 10 walt and
send for book or journal that no thinks
may contain what he needs, all too
often when ID arrives, II does not con.
tain what no wants, or II comes too late
10 serve his purpose. Fertile ideas and
promising inventions have died In birth
because OF such Illustrations, For most
effective work there Ia no substitute for
q personal visit to an once specializing
IN the subject OF interest or to the stacks
OF q library where most of the worlds
literature on the subject Ia available,
It is impossible 10 conduct Govern.
Eaeht business Of most kinds anywhere
else % efiieiently or as economically as
In Washington.
AFn0n l., Mehring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25

Another development that promises to con-
tribute Importantly to the cause of human bet
terment is the working out of new process for
deSalting sea water. Wholly apart from its
industrial value, 1t points the way to time
when the arid areas OF, our own country and the
world at large will be reclaimable for agricul-
ture-a prospect of immense significance to a
world whose fast-multiplying population is not
now raising enough food to feed itself adequately
As demonstrated in Boston the other day,
ut q meeting of the American Research and
Development Corporation, the process involves
equipment using electricity and synthetic men,
branes in way that converts sea water and
brackish water into water for drinking and
irrigation purposes. Described as potentially
revolutionary 1t has been hailed by men like
Or. Kari r, Compton as an advance full Of very
great promise In many fields, and 1t 10 to be
put TO work In the near future on limited scale.
In long-terfn sense moreover, 1t 10 expected
10 be utilized In ever.inereasing areas here In
America and abroad.
What distinguishes the new process from
other desalting netheds-sueh as those used
aboard our naval vessels-is that It offers for
the afst time an economically feasible means
OF continuously creating great supplies of fresh
water In places where such water 10 serely needed
for farming, industry or human consumption.
Further, from the cost standpoint according
to those who have studied II, II will be able TO
do this Job OF price low enough TO place no
great strain on either the public or private
poeketboek In the United States or elsewhere
In the world,
Thus, unless im virtues and petentiaiities
have been xaggerated-whleh seems unlikely
In view OF the stature OF the men who have put
an enthusiastic stamp Of approval on 1.-THE
process holds out the long-range promise that
great regions Of the earth can be opened up
for cultivation and habltation Taken together
with related developments, II serves as another
example Of why there 10 much reason TO doubt
the cassandrAs who cay that the world, because
OF iX growing population, 10 moving rapidly
toward o MalthuslAn nightmare Of starvation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
BY THE HASK1N SERVICE.

evening star Iniorm9tion gursau 1900 street
sstfn Sossass q 3 ls5 aS o.
BY THE HASKN SERVICE.
q. Do the radio and various other
devices In an automobile such % fog
lights, turn signals, etc., constitute Q
drain on the battery7-t. M. 8.
A. The National Bureau Of Standards
says the fact that lights, radios, etc.,
are connected to the wiring circuit Of an
automobile does not produce any drain
on the battery unless the device In
question ID turned on at the switch or
unless some defect In the wiring or In
the insulation Of the device permits O
leakage current to flow even when the
switch ID open. When the engine ID rum
ming at such O speed that the dashboard
affmetef reads charge" the energy to
operate the lights and other devices Ia
being supplied from the generator and
not from the battery,
q, What insignia were worn By efiis
GERS of the Confederate Army9-U, q, u.
A, The Confederate Army had Ito own
system of indicating rank, A major
wore one star, q lieutenant eolonel two
stars, q general three stars surrounded
BY leaf design 1.-TWO crossed branches
which eireled around the stars, almost
meeting ct the top).
a. How long was the demonstration
for Gov, Dewey OF the national eonVan.
ton OF i0447-C. v.
A. II began ofiieially at 1850 am.
and ended OF i2;07. -t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
". J. BilleEbeek.

Decentralization
Moving large numbers Of Govern
Ment employees from Washington has
some Disadvantages that do not appear
TO have been brought to public atten.
ton. have experienced these disad-
vantages myself but have no selfish
motive In expressing them, because !
have adjusted 10 Decentralization Of our
division II years ago. and expect to re-
tire next June.
Naturally, many Government en-
ployes, such as those In post ofaces, Army
posts and national parks, must be scat
tered about the country. But much Gov
eminent work can be performed most eff
ficiently in Washington. An executive
should be In close touch with his or
ganization in order to make correct
decisions, to discover improper work
methods, to see that his orders are
promptly and efhciently executed and
to uncover dishonesty, lazinesS or in
efficiency II they occur. When an or
gani2ation 10 widely scattered, many
extra facilities must be duplicated, often
ct great expense. Employees must travel
UeVA 0AAu 40k WnS 4AAB 14VW UA11y 1uV01VC8
travel expenses, but much waste Of waltz
able time because che highest paid per.
sonnet usually do the travelling.
The employe In Warrington has the
scientific, legal, historical ana economic
literature Of the entire world at his
disposal In the libraries and institutions
Of this city. He has only TO make O
telephone call or 10 make 0 short trip
to obtain book or TO consult On expert
on any subject. Nowhere else In the
United States ean this be done 10 eat.
isfaetoFiiy.
Field stations, Of course, ore provided
with libraries, perSennel efs,ees, psy
clerks, editorial efElees and other faeili.
ties OF great expense, At best, how.
ever, these heid facilities never equal
those In washington, Often the busy
field worker needing facts or expert adj
vice hos 10 90 without II or tie up his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Late February In Washington

To-day there 10 the smell OF so|tenlnO
earth,
LIE holds more Tow, and deeper seema
tts worth.
The hiohly polished Green magnolia
leaves
Clean n The Gun az wGksntnO root
receives
The bentsoH OF warmth, me HNvtwriNg
spark
OF strength. And high alonO Meridian
Park
Forsvthta AaGnts her velloW aaOs 10
greet
The tvahe busting By on Sixteenth
Street,
Small birds are sysinU bits Of strsw and
string
For housing, Oh, u 10 a lovely thing
TO see the hand OF God In all this
shoW-
The song and scent Of Rew NE, and 20
kHoD
His poloev, The heart can NJ abovs all
gloom
The cherry blossoms soon WAIv be IN
blooml
ModsIyn cobhsm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer %
sny question s.s of fat By either ,yFsins Inc
NV, Warrington g. b. G.. and incioSins B cenSs
return postage Or 81 telephoninG ia. TSVS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-25
Trcfiie Note

A number OF vehicles In the District
ore equipped with turn. indieateF lights
which closely resemble In cline, blinking
frequency and color the emergency
warning lights used on ambulanees,
police eafS and ether emergency vehicles
! think that District inspection segula.
tieRs should clearly require that trucks,
tFailefs ana buses use the Class -"
(aFFew type) signal devices recon.
meRded by the Society Of Autemetive
Engineers and required by law In most
States,
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Auxiliary Officers
|WW Be Installed

Installation of officers will be
held by the Ladies Auxiliary Of
the District Hebrew Beneficial As
sociation at a luncheon meeting at
1890 pm. Wednesday in Hotel
2400.
Mrs. Jean Rosen is the new
president. Other new officers are
Mrs. Rose Rodman, first vice pres
|ident; Mrs. Fanny Lieberman, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Rhoda
|Silverberg, financial secretary;
Mrs. Mitzi Levine, corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Mae Abrams.
treasurer.
Mrs. Freda Magnus will conduct
the installation. Mrs. Silverberg
is chairman of the event.
Evening star., 1952-06-15


Miss Virginia Lorraine Manuel,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Manuel Of Washington, be-
came the bride June IA of Mr..
David Chaplin May, jr. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. May Of
Fresno, Calf.
The ceremony took place at the
Rhode Island Methodist Church,
with the RevS. James A. Dudley
and w. Arnum Roberts officiating.
Following a reception Mr.. and
Mrs. May left on a wedding trip to
the West Coast via Canada and
the Northwestern States. They
will reside in Tucson, Ariz.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
-Southan Photo

Miss Frances Marie Nelson,
Of Mrs. John E. Nelson
and the late Mr.. Nelson, was
June IA to Mr.. Robert
Wadsworth Silk, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert j. Silk of South Fair
lington, Va.
Nativity Church was the scene
of the ceremony. at which the
Rev. Francis j. Connell of st.
Patrick's Church in Baltimore
oficiated. The Rev. Connell is
the brides uncle. Following the
service a reception was held at
the Women's Club of Chevy Chase.
After a Northern honeymoon,
the couple will make their home
in Washington.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Christening Held

The christening of Charles
Christopher Maxwell, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard William Max
well of Bethesda, was held yester-
day at the Chevy Chase Presby-
terian Church. The Rev. j. Hill
man Hollister oflciated.
Godparents of the child are Mrs.
E. E. Merriman of Burnt Mills
Hills, Md; DR.. Harry S. Peightel,
Export, Pa. and Mr.. Joseph Han
cock of Manasquan, N. j. Tea was
served afterward to close friends
and relatives at the home of DIR.
and Mrs. Charles ONO, Mrs. Max
wells parents.
Evening star., 1952-06-15
Meetinq

A paper on the Evolution Of
Women's Fashions. 1920-1944," "
will be given at a meeting of the
Keystone Chapter, Daughters Of
the American Revolution, at 2
pm. Saturday in the home of Mrs.
Newton Montgomery, 1926 North
Vernon street, Arlington. Mrs.
Elmer Woodburn and Mrs. Sarah
Whitfield will be assisting host
eSSeS.