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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
This and That

One of the engaging features OF
Rachel Carson'S 1.-THE Sea Around Us"
is the use of quotations at chapter head
ingS.
This is an old-fashioned thing, and
always nice when well Gone, and Miss
Carson did superlative job here, as in
the writing.
The No. / nom fiction best seller gives
the reader quotes from Genesis, Mel.
vile, "Kon-T Tiki" s. C. Brooks. Milton,
Darwin, Conrad, Arnold, Johan Hort.
DAILY, PoWys, Shelley, SWinburne, Bede,
Job, Shakespeare and Homer.
Most Of these lanes will be familiar.
a few Of them not: all are worked into
the fabric Of the book.
In the Victorian era. romantic novel
lists often used such quotations as chap
ter headings, of a sort They set the
pace. as 1t were, and somehow gave the
reader q richer reading experience.
After Dickens and his brother novel;
lists. the habit Of using such quotations
fell into diSrepute.
The story Casually it was narrativel
was left to tell itself.
Famous quotations were used also as
source material from which to drag q
title, the most famous Of which was
..Gone With the Wind"
Great poets, including Swinburne.
here searched for. possible word gT2rp-
Yrs which would make . teasing ale.
Some secured IN this way became
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28

atomic-attack planes; and an Air Force with
nuelear-powered bombers and A-weapons Of
every type, including the hydrogen destroyer.
Such military establishment may be many
years away but there can be little doubt that
progress is being made toward it-progress prom
Using to revolutionize warfare and to make it so
terrible that even the Kremlin may In time con-
sent to decent peace Given such peace,
then all the money we are spending on A-weap-
ons will be money wonderfully well invested not
only because Of having averted a cataclysm, but
also because the ingredients of those weapons
the virtually inperishable fashionable mate
rials-will be an intellectually precious asset for
the economic and social well-being OF our own
country and the world at large. Looked at in
that light, our projected atomic expansion may
yet prove to be one Of the blessed events Of
history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
By Charles E. Trocewen

every day reading. bnt not for every
temperament.
There are some persons who refer to
such works only when trey want GER
tain quotation. That Is one way to use
them. and certainly the most practical.
But there are other readers who simply
Like to read such books for the sheer
fun of it.
We know one man who says he gets
q kick out of reading the dictionary,
Just as any one else would regular
book Of consecutive thoughts.
Which reminds us that in q recent
copy of the New Yorker magazine we
ran across book review In which the
reviewer, IN talking about modern
work, said that Emerson's essays, ut
least some Of them, did not hang to-
gether as consecutive sentences.
This interested us, because many
years ago Ia this column we showed
how typical Emerson essay could be
printed backward with good effect, al
most equal to the OriginaN
An ardent admirer then, as now, Of
the great sage. We did this not TO dis
parage him but to praise him.
He was an expert handler Of quota
tons, and his own works are full Of
them: that Is. his own sentences oher
themselves admirably to quotation. or
the art Of quotation, which it really IS.
wholesale use Of quotations defeats its
own purpose. Selective use, such as dis
played ii TIN Sea Around Us, ties q
book together and puts the seal Of an
Gent approval on something modern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
By Gornett b. Homer

IA LONG with his finesse in diplomacy.
4 y the man soon to take over a.
Undersecretary Of State is expert at
such things as shooting guns and Judg-
ing wines.
People who have worked and played
with David X. H. Bruce are impressed
by his well-rounded culture. They liken
him to an 18th century gentleman who
would be perfectly at home with WASH
! ington and jefferson.
MIR. Bruce has demonstrated his dip
lomatic talents rs Ambassador to
France for nearly three years and as
chief Of the Economic cooperation Adj
ministration mission In France for q
year before that. A State Department
I veteran who has seen diplomats come
and 20 describes Mr.. Bruce as one Of
the most successful ambassadors In a
tricky situation he has ever seen.
His work in Paris has made Mr..
Bruce one of the beSt-informed Ameri-
can oficials on the intricacies Of such
major problems as creation Of q Euro
pean community and joint defense
force. This and other attributes caused
President Truman to nominate him
last week as Undersecretary to succeed
James e. Webb. resigning to take a
much-needed rest. Mr.. Bruce is not
expected to return to Washington to
assume the new job until sometime In
March.
One of the things that made MIR.
Bruce a success in Paris is knack. for
getting along well with all kinds Of
people without rushing into "phony
intimacies" He is not a backslapper.
Instead. he appears to have dignifed
aloofness among new acquaintance.
He doesn't call people by first names
until he knows them awhile. But he has
a sincerely friendly, courteous manner
that makes people respect and like him.
He doesn't laugh easily, but those who
know him well say keen sense Of
humor lies beneath his serious mien.
Mr.. Bruce looks like what most people
think a diplomat looks like. Always
+ well-dressed in the Saville Row manner,
he is nearly six feet tall, with an ath-
letic slimness, Although his hair is
grazing. he looks younger than his So
years.
The outdoor life appeals to him. along
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28

merely fatuous. when Invested Of the
remainder Of their meaning.
Words such as wind" 'river." Cor
ner" and the like became part Of lit
erary titles to . degree that the reader
was never quite sure, when ne saw q
title Of new book, whether the story
was laid In farm territory or the city,
despite the windy descriptiveS.
Quotations the way Miss Carson uses
them are good for the mind and spirit.
Quotations dragged in by the back
OF the neck would not hang onto their
contexts. They do not seem to have
any reason for being. II not wen in
tegrated.
Quotations. as such, are peculiar IA
vorites Of calendar makers, dictionary
builders and some writers.
Ranging the field for similar thoughts,
expressed in different ways, Is the
province OF the book Of quotations.
From Bartlett down the years. book
makers have been putting out good
collections.
In one Of them can be found the
origin of the sentence warning all and
S,lndry about mot throwing monkey
wrench into the machinery"
This expression Is there attributed 70
the late Philander johnson, who wrote
his shooting Stars for The Evening
star foF 50 years
80 - IL SNSS7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
Her Nest

Aren't You glad you belong to her,.
Little blue slippers, trimmed Nth tHr?
Glad to be Twilight times retreat
For small tired hippity- hopping feet?
Aren't you glad you're hers to hug,
WooIIy blue bGttrobe, aD0rns and snug?
Glad to be 1DGitiaO upon that chair
For somebody damp and siceet to CeGr7
Arenf you glad yoI pillosD her head.
Cage secure, faithful bed?
Glad that she's yours to cuidle and keep
While she's counting her sleepy sheep?
oh, i knotD. i knoaD. as l0trer the Hight
And tiptoe out In the Silly night.
That yon share In my prayer irsen abe
seeks her rest,
Smile al,Days. dear Father. upon her
nest
MoIiorie Holmes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
A New Order in Egypt

King Farouk'S action OF forcing change IN
the Egyptian Government during the past "a
hours carries some encouragement, even though
qualified, that the Anglo Egyptian crisis which
has come so close to outright war may take a
turn for the better.
The initial reason for hope is that the change
was ordered first of all for the purpose OF reStor-
ing internal order in the country. AS Of Saturday
Egypt seemed on the brink of anarchy with mob
rule the order of the day. In such atmosphere it
was obvious that no constructive steps could be
taken in the field of international relations
Martial law substituting military rule for lack of
civil rule, was the first step in correcting this
chaotic condition and it is the first responsibility
of the new government to reestablish pattern
of orderly behavior on the part Of the population
The King has charged 1t with this task.
second encouraging factor is that the shift
in Cabinets seems likely to forestall any inme-
date rupture, at least, in diplomatic relations
with Britain Although unconfrmed, there had
been widespread reports that the Wafd Cabinet
had decided on such severance on Saturday and
a Cabinet spokesman had promised announce
ment on Sunday of historic decision" While
the new Prime Minister has Endorsed the goals
of national independence and unity for the Nile
Valley, his government may be more willing and
able to seek these detectives through negotiation
There is an area for interesting speculation
in the background of King Farouk's ousting Of
Prime Minister Nahas and the Wafd. The two
men have never been friendly and there is reason
to believe the King has been disappearing of the
aggressive tactics of the Wafd and the abrupt
manner in which the Nahas party forced abro-
cation action on the Anglo-Egyptian treaty and
its summary rejection of the four-power Middle
East Command proposal. While Farouk unques-
tionably supports the principle of removing
foreign troops from Egyptian soil and of uniting
the Sudan politically with Egypt, it is not believed
that he approves driving his country into anarchy
and war in the effort to gain these detectives
quickly.
There were indications of this moderation
toward the West in Farouk's recent selection
of two men of pro-British reputation as personal
advisers Since Ally Maher Pasha is an independ-'
ent in politics and has been on close personal
terms with the King, it is believed that he may be
inclined toward this same moderation Of conduct
It is hoped that the British Government at
this point will be extremely cautious about forcing
any action which may preclude such a trend in
Cairo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
Who Runs Washington?

Recent agitation to enlarge the seating
capacity Of the new National Guard
Armory has been but one of many at
tempts by people living outside the
District to tell those of us who are D. G.
residents how to run our own affairs.
It would be well IL an organized CAM
paign could be undertaken by Washing
ton people to dissipate from the public
mind some of the better known fallacies
existing concerning the responsibility OF
the District to the Nation. The most
harmful ones have been exploited by
local politicians in their home districts
all over the United States. am going
to mention only four.
First. that the D. c. is inhabited by
Federal employees, sent here from the
various States to be public servants OF
the Nation.
Second, that the D. c. being the seat
Of the Federal Government, no one lives
here permanently, all Federal employees
at some time or other leaving to 60 to
their home State, and that those
who maintain some sort OF commercial
establishment, rooming house, hotel, etc..
are Maryland or Virginia residents who
come into the city daily to work.
Third, that this state of affairs being
true, no one pays any local taxes, as
the Federal Government owns the entire
area.
Fourth, that these aforesaid servants
Of the people" are bent on having q
good time while here, doing as little
work as possible. and living on high SAL
aries, plus what graft they can pick up.
In reality, life for us D. c. residents
is becoming harder all the time. More
services are required of the D. c. gov
eminent as the city intensifies its growth.
More people are living in apartments
than ever. The taxable land area is
just about used UP. as far as residence
building is concerned. To take care OF
the very large number Of commuters,
wider and more expensive highways,
traffic improvements and policing are
required. Parking problems are becoming
more difficult. The city transportation
system is inadequate for rush-hour traf-
fic. And Congress is baking against an
increase in the Federal payment for
d. @ services to the Federal establish
ment. Do you wonder that we howl
against the proposal Of Virginia Con-
gresham that the D. c. increase its gas
oline tax to pay for bridge across the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

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sstSrn oostaaa 81 p spSonas IF sSs
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
O. What is the smallest size Of farm,
according to the Bureau Of the Census
definition?-R. M. F.
A. The principal factor is value de-
rived from agricultural products, rather
than acreage. However, for nunerative
purposes for the 1850 census, any place
having 8 or more acres on which the
total value of agricultural products pro-
duced in 1919 was $50 or more was
counted as farm. However, any place
having fewer than acres, and FROM
which the value of agricultural products
sold in 1919 amounted tp $3.50 also was
counted as q farm.
@. Please give some information about
the U. S. 8. Cyclops, which disappeared
with all on board. g.
A. The Cyclops left Barbados. West
Indies, on March 4, 1919. with load
of manganese and number Of passen-
gers. The vessel was collier Of 1880
tonnage displacement. $40 feet In length
and had on board 300 persons. The
Navy closed q. s. s. Cyclops' record
with "mysteriously disappeared" after
intensive searching by the United States
and other countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
lndicts Lowers ct al

lndicts Lawyers ct al
It is discouraging to read of corrup-
ton in high Government places, Of
protection Of criminals by high police
officials. The public is betrayed by the
very people they pay to serve them.
It is more discouraging to read of the
efforts to find who is to blame for this
disgrace to our civilization. No ore has
yet put his finger on the source that
makes all this possible.
Suppose that while one set Of doc
tors went about preventing and curing
disease, second set was just as busy
spreading 1t. Would the second set be re-
warded: would they go unpublished? OF
course not!
Suppose that while one set of engi-
neers was engaged in making our bridges
and buildings safe, another set was just
as busy making them unsafe. Would the
second set be held in high esteem; would
they go unpublished? OF course not!
Yet we have one set Of lawyers max
ing our tax laws. another set busily
engaged in circumventing them. One
set Of lawyers makes laws to protect us
against the murderer. the gangster, the
racketeer. Another set is equally busy,
and is handsomely rewarded to protect
these evil men. We have one set of
lawyers seeking to punish the law
breaker: another set just as busy pro-
tecting them.
While no one would condone the doc
tor who spread disease, nor the engi-
neer who weakened bridges and build
ings. no one sees anything wrong in a
lawyer who helps evade the tax laws,
who protects the criminal, who shields
the lawbreaker. That lawyer is not
punishable is rewarded and held in
high esteem. Thus the despoilers Of the
people are protected from punishment,
and the victims feel no anger at the
protectors Of their enemies.
The corrupt Government official, the
bribed police officer, the gangster, the
gambler, the racketeer-all these can
buy lawyer, whose morals vanish at
the sight of fat fee. A high enough
price will buy a clever enough lawyer
to obtain acquittal. -
Here is the source Of our troubles:
We need no new laws, no repeal of old
laws, no awakening Of religion. All we
need is q reform in the ethics of the
legal profession, to a standard Of the
doctor and the engineer. G. M.
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DiDIonnot Who Even Looks Like One

War /. He joined the Army as field
artillery private in 1917. soon being pro-
noted to second lieutenant.
After the war, Nh. Bruce studied law
at the Universities Of Virginia and
Maryland. He practiced in Baltimore for
time, part Of it with the firm Of his
father. the late Senator w. Caben
Bruce. He, became member OF the
Maryland State legislature in 1924.
Following two years in the Foreign
Service, Mr.. Bruce devoted most Of his
time in the l928-38 decade to his 1000
are farm, Stanton Hall. near Char
sottesyille. Va. raising livestock and
various crops. He also was an execu-
tive of numerous corporations and
banking houses during this period. Mr..
Bruce returned to public service as a
member Of the Virginia State legislature
In 1899.
In 1912, he joined the Army Air Force.
With the rank OF colonel, he assisted in
organizing the Office Of Strategic Serv-
ices and later became chief Of the OSS
in Europe. with headquarters in London.
His first civilian job with the Federal
Government came in 1947 when Mr..
Bruce was appointed Assistant Secre-
tary Of Commerce. In 1913, he was
made ECA chief in France and deputy
to w. Averell Hartman, then special
representative to all the Marshall Plan
countries. This service made his selec-
ton as Ambassador to France the fol-
lowing year natural"
Mr.. Bruce has been interested in the
arts most Of his life. He has served as
president of the National Gallery of
Art here. At various times, he also has
been trustee Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company and the Prick Museum
in New York City. the Virginia Museum
Of Art, Virginia Historical Society, Vir-
glnia State Library and Virginia Poly
technic Institute.
His first marriage, in 1926, to Ailsa
Mellon, daughter Of the then Secretary
of the Treasury Andrew Mellon, ended
in divorce in 1945 He has daughter
by that marriage. He later married
Evangeline Bell, daughter of Foreign
Service officer. They have two young
children. boy and girl
Mr.. Bruce still considers Stanton Hall
in Virginia his home. He also has a
house in Georgetown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
Testuments Confused

In John B. Swem's letter January %
on "Old Time Religion" he says Of Billy
Graham-"He breaches from the Scrip
lures, all Of which the Bible says is
given by inspiration Of God" and quotes
2 Timothy 3-16 in the New Testament
for proof.
When st. Paul wrote to Timothy.
there was no New Testament nor was
there for many years thereafter. so Paul
could have referred only to the Old
Testament. MIR. Sven should have more
regard for the facts Of history.
F. u. l.. Hitler.
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Beust Not in Bull Ring

Be gracious enough to print this mes
sage to Mrs. Philip D. Lucas who, in
shock, inveighed against the spectacle
OF member Of her sex disporting her.
self In the role Of bullflghterl My dear
madam: Be kindly informed. The con-
sidered Judgment Of noble Spanish
gentleman, the most distinguished au-
thor, Vincente Blasco- Ibanez, was re-
vealed In penetrative understanding not
only of his countrymen. but of humanity
in toto, by his declaration Tin Blood
and SANDY that the beast was not in
the ring but in the stands.
Charles A. CarricO.
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[ etters to The Star

Potomac River near Alexandria, so that
si1orted by pass route can be afforded
around the city?
The answer to the problem seems to
be the slow and costly one OF decen-
tralization of Federal agencies. This
should take the bulk of Federal employees
from the d. C. area. Then there should
be either home rule, or retroceSsion Of
the inhabited area to Maryland, leaving
the Congress to rule what is left. The
latter course would perhaps make these
above-listed fallacies come true. but by
that time no one would care. No one
would really lose except Uncle Sam
himself, and nowadays no one botherS
about what happens to the old gentle
man anyway.
William p. Thomas, Jr.
Youngsters and Firearms
!, A few days ago. after boy who
obviously knew nothine about firearms
accidently shot citizen, one OF your
readers observed that ''it should be IL
legal for any person under Il to own or
possess gun or revolver" The sugges-
feasible, desirable or necessary.
Because person attains the magic
age of 81 is no guarantee that there
after his actions will be faultless. It
seems to me that the only practicable
way of preventing firearms accidents is
to thoroughly indoctrinate the person
receiving flrearm as to its safe opera
ton, and make him realize ct the OUT
set how much power and capability TOR
destruction has been entrusted to him.
Young people need careful supervision
in this matter, just as they do in the
cautious operation of an automobile
another instrument far more dangerous
to the community than firearm in
the home.
I have been shooting rifles and hand
guns in and out Of the military service
for % years. have used firearms on
probably so different military and civil
ian ranges where literally many millions
of cartridges have been fired in my
presence. Not once in any Of these places
throughout those years have heard Of
any one being injured by the discharge
Of flrearm. The people involved knew
their firearms.
we are going to have rifles and hand
guns around for q long time; young
folks ought to be taught about them.
There are gun clubs throughout the
country tmost Of them affiliated with
the National Rifle Association headQuar-
tered here in Washington through
which people interested in firearms can
get the necessary instruction for the
asking. There are many thousands Of
veterans who know gun safety very
tho roughly. and law enforcement officers
and members Of the armed forces all
over the Nation who win gladly help
some one learn about a firearfn If he
but asks the assistance.
It Is not wrong to have gun, but
it is criminal to remain in ignorance Of
its safe operation.
Lyman L. WOodman.
Major. USAF.
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By Thomos R. Henry

The stars readers can get the answer 70
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Pen-'aanaes may be used it letters carry
aOTiters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
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The BIG book Of quotaHsns : good
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Benefit Set
For May by
Organization

The American Turkish Society.
of which Mrs. Charles S. Dewey is
president. is planning a benefit in
May to raise additional funds for
the assistance of the refugees from
Bulgaria who are settling in
Turkey.
The plans were discussed at a
tea given by Nine. Erkin, wife of
the Turkish Ambassador early this
week. Those present were Mrs.
Dewey, who presided at the in
formal meeting; Nine. Esenbel,
wife of the Turkish Counselor, and
Nine. Benler. wife of the First
Secretary of the Embassy.
Also included were Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss. Mrs. Harry K.
Hickey. Mrs. Harry Kane, Mrs.
William Fulbright. Mrs. Styles
Bridges. Mrs. Karl Mundt, Mrs.
Albert Thomas, Mrs. Dewey Short,
Mrs. Thurmond Chatham, Mrs.
Roberty Whitney Imbrie, Miss
Mamie Chase and Miss Hazel
Edgar.
Reports Of the activities of the
group during the past year came
up for discussion with the i'm
presSive statement that gifts total
ing $13,310 were sent to Turkey,
the funds coming from the efforts
of the local committee and the
Ambassador and Nine. Erkin.
Evening star., 1952-04-04
Nine. Boncon1pdgniin in Town

Arriving in town Wednesday for
a three-week visit was Nine.
Draper Boncompagni, who will
make her headquarters at the Sui
grave Club. The reason for her
coming here from New York is
the appearance Of John Mason
Brown on April Is for the benefit
Of the Frontier Nursing Service.
The visitor is honorary chair
man along with past presidents,
Mrs. Lawrence Groner and Mrs.
Adolphus Station. of the Washing
ton Committee of the Service. Mrs.
Richard WiggleSworth is the pres
ent chairman.
At the event, which will take
place at the Mayflower Hotel, Mr..
Brown will be introduced by Mrs.
Mary Breckenridge. founder of the
service. He will speak on Seeing
Things" a lecture on current books
and plays.
Tickets to the benefit may be