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Evening star., 1952-01-19
Body Blow at Home Rule

1t is understood that Senator Saltonstall
favorS the home rule bill and expects to vote for
1t. But in moving an amendment to eliminate
from the bill the formula it contains for measur-
Ing the amount Of the Federal appropriation.
he has taken step that, if successful, would
make the bill more unacceptable than ever to tax
paying residents of Washington
necessary part of any home rule bill is a
guarantee of financial participation by the
Federal Government in meeting the expenses of
its Capital. The provision written into the
pending bill authorizes an annual appropriation
IN this respect amounting to 20 cents for every
dollar appropriated from local taxes. This would
exceed SIS million more than twice the $11.4
million appropriated this fiscal year as the
Federal lump sum. .'.~
Senator Saltonstall will explain his amend
ment when it comes up for discussion on Tuesday
or later. He may feel that as Congress has
authorized by statute $12 million as the lump
sum, but is appropriating less than that now, it
is unreahstic for Congress to promise $25 million
and more If locally elected city council instead
OF Congress. does the appropriating. He may
feel that some other arrangement is more
desirable.
But the people of Washington would be very
foolish indeed to favor any form of home rule
that does not specifically set forth, as a part of
the terms, the precise method of measuring the
annual financial obligation of the Federal
Government in support of Washington. The
obligation should be measured by the dollars
raised through local taxes. Anything less than
that should be regarded as unsatisfactory.
As it is, the bill threatens to place on tax
paying residents of Washington a financial
responsibility that cannot be met without exces-
sive local taxation, or without neglect of the
development of the American Capital If the
fiscal relations formula is removed from the
bill, no matter how we'll intentioned The motives
might be in seeking its removal the bin ought Is
be considered a dead duck. Those who know
anything about the financial problem involved
in supporting this expensive American Capital
will automatically be against accepting PROPOSE
ton which fails to recognize, in plain terms the
extent of the Federal obligation s......--
Evening star., 1952-01-19
In Other Years
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Eper the passing cars. lie 0tDdke
And iDatch upon the ceiling and the aDau
The strange. distorted fliorees they make
Where stpiftly- flashing lights and
shadows fGlI.
In other years, mould not yield to sleep
TIL one awaited pattern shaped IN
light,
As up the ciuping driue the car iooald
siCeep
That brought the boys home safely for
the night.
i lnez Borcloy Kirby
Evening star., 1952-01-19
A.Littie GIonnor Doesn't Hurt

Senator TaftS campaign manager has come
out with ringing appeal against-not fora
Republican presidential candidate with glamor
and sex appeal.
This thrust by David S. ingalls,, the Taft
strategst, obviously was aimed at General Eisen-
hover. One does not have to look far for Mr..
ingalls, motive. Whatever the assets of Senator
Taft, and he has number of assets, glamor and
sex appeal are not among them.
The Ohio Senator is as unglamorous as his
sobriquet, 'Mr. Republican" His greatest asset
as candidate would be that he serves in the
words OF Mr. ingalls,, as "a rallying point for
those who oppose the motives and methods of
the present administration If that, and nothing
else, Is the winning formula, then Mr.. Taft is the
best Republican bet, for he to greater degree
than General Eisenhower or any other important
aspirant, is the antithesis of the incumbent
regime on both foreign and domestic issues.
But there is precious little in the political
history OF the past two decades to support the
belief that those qualities of personality which
Mr.. ingalls, rather slurringly labels glamor and
sex appeal are unimportant in political cam
paign. Many voter is wooed and won by
the personal charm that candidate can exude,
and this will be all the more true in the forth
coming campaign when millions of voters will
watch the rivals on television and be influenced
in their judgments accordingly.
1t is also hitting below the belt to brush
General Eisenhower aside as glamor boy. He
does have by far the most attractive personality
of any man in either party who is in the presi-
dental picture But it is ridiculous to suggest
that he has nothing but personal charm to
recommend him. The. man who led the great
coalition to victory in Europe during the war,
and who has pulled a7,distintegrating Western
Europe together within the NATO framework
has large measure of ability as well as charm
If the public opinion polls mean anything
General Eisenhower is the popular choice by a
wide margin. The extent to which glamor and
sex appeal alone have contributed to that popu-
larity may be debatable. But they are factors
which the Republicans will ignore at their peril
Evening star., 1952-01-19
Hunting Robid Foxes

I am not an authority on rabies
among wild foxes nor do I think all
these people out with guns in Virginia
are. think this rabies business should
be checked over very carefully before
killing all the foxes.
About 20 years ago, there was a scare
around Washington about great wild
beast. Some even claimed they saw this
beast. It had claws like lion. Many
were afraid to go out at night. thought
about this story when I read about the
man in Virginia on the housetop
A fox saw him and came after him.
The man threw a crowbar at the fox
and the fox grabbed the crowbar and
shook it as though it were a rat.
There is q war in Korea for those
who want to shoot.
Virginian.
The Sunday Star reported one fox
bagged by go hunters. They had such
a good time they decided to hold an
other hunt. do not see how killing
anything can be pleasure.
The fox has no gun and cannot shoot
back, so I see no sport in it. If the
fox had a gun and could shoot back,
this would be sport.
My people were with the first to
settle at jamestown, so I think ! can
say what think about Virginia.
Farmer.
Brave men are fighting and dying in
Korea and other places. But their cour-
age pales in comparison with that of
the so valiant hunters who chased and
finally shot one pitiful little gray fox
When one reads incidents of this
kind. he ponders on how thin is the
boasted crust of civilization. Man has
not yet emerged from barbarism. nay
even from savagery, one notch below
harbarism. Georgia S. Williams.
Evening star., 1952-01-19
Myth About Toft

The persistence Of the myth that Sem
ator Taft. II nominated. cannot be elect
ed President proves the old saw which
holds that all is fair in love. war and
politics. Taft's opponents have fostered
the myth since 1921 when he first ran
for public Office. That he has always
emerged victorious in the intervening
Evening star., 1952-01-19
Defends Prof. Muqruder

Since my cousin Frank Abbot
Magruder is not alive to defend himself
against the irresponsible charges of
publicity men. hope The Star
viii Mlow me to answer the charges
made against him by Franklin T. Miles
That worthy has been f1inging dirt
around like a mad mud-dobber, and
many readers probably suspect that he,
not DR.. Corning or the National Educa-
tion Association. has "outlived" his "use-
fulness." Like thousands of other peo.-
pie, studied Prof. Magruder's "Ameri-
can Government" in high school and
don't remember anything "subversive"
about it. Webster's Dictionary states
that "subvert" means: 81 To overturn:
overthrow. ruin utterly. 2. To under
mine the morals. allegiance. or faith Of;
corrupt"
AS teacher and violent anti Com
muniSt, will condemn such a monstros-
ity as soon as MIR. Miles can prove
his charges. Unless he can. will be
forced to paraphrase his own words
concerning Supt. Collins of Georgia:
1.-THE issue now seems to be whether
or not a statement without proof is
worthy of belief"
Edward Magruder CMac) Cook.
Evening star., 1952-01-19


80 years has not discouraged the opposi-
ton.
1t was the magic of the myth which
led the 1910 convention to forsake Taft
in favor Of the then unknown Common
wealth & Southern counsel. Wendell
Willkie, 1.-The barefoot boy from Wall
Street." who me-tooed the party to de-
feat. Until April or May of that year,
few people knew Of his stalwart Repub-
hcan leanings.
In 1914 Taft stepped aside and
Thomas E. Dewey, the nominee. pussy
footed the party to defeat In 1948. when
common sense dictated the nomination
of Taft, the old myth was again resur-
rected and the New York Governor, in
the manner ofsa modern william Jen-
nings Bryan, was miraculously revived.
Alice Longworth's pithy remark that
"You can't make souffle rise twice"
accurately described the debacle which
followed. Dewey proved again the falli-
bility of the I'VE can do 1t better" ap-
proach in politics.
Meanwhile, Warren out in California
was carrying water on. both shoulders.
at one time refusing to support the Re-
publican nominee for U. s. Senator,
Representative Nixon, preferring instead
the Establishments Of the left-wing cam
didate, Helen Gahagan Douglas. One
does not have to probe very deep to un-
derstand why California failed to sup-
port the Dewey Warren ticket.
In the United States Senate, the
Solons Tobey, Morse. Aiken. Ives, Lodge
and few others were laboring in behalf
of pet administration projects. Most OF
them did not even like the Taft-Hartley
Act. Then Duff of Pennsylvania came on
the scene only to spend mute fresh
man year in the upper chamber. Some
suspect he feared colloQuy with some
such worthy as O'Mahoney Of Wyoming
who might call upon Big Red to admit
just how badly indebted he had left the
Keystone State after four years as its
Governor.
All the while, the Ohio Senator was
winning elections, formulating Repub-
lican program and. by dint of sheer in
tellectual ability and outstanding integ-
rity, was almost single -handedly STEM
ming the drift towards Socialism. Lack
ing the support Of Morse, Lodge. ct al.
he found adherents in such Southern
Senators as George. Russell and Byrd.
OF all men in all time, the views Of
Senator Robert A. Taft have been the
most open to public scrutiny. His pro-
gram has been the direct opposite Of
me-too.
If the truth be known, the Lodges,
Tobeys, Morses and Duffs favor admin
istration policies over the program
evolved by Mr.. Republican. That is why
they so strongly favor a candidate who
has been darling of the administration
these many years. IT, Gen. Eisen-
hover should be nominated, it will mat
ter not to them whether he or the Demo-
cratic candidate wins in November. The
successful candidate can be counted on
to prolong administration policies.
Yes, the myth that Taft can't win has
been a carefully nourished one. If the
Republican delegates at Chicago next
July should again be deceived by it, the
electorate once more will be deprived of
the chance to choose between the Fair
Deal and Republican program.
Jay Henry.
Evening star., 1952-01-19

any question Of fact b. either xritins The
oostass q p 81 ss
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
"a. When did the Battenberg family
first use this name?-H s. H.
A. This name was assumed by Prince
Alexander of HeSSe- Nassau and his
old Courthouse at New Castle is the CEN
Won Hauke of Poland. In 1851. The
British line of this family became
Mountbatten In 1917.
Q. Is jewelry ever made Of pure gold?
j. G. F.
A. Pure gold Is much too soft and
malleable to be durable for jewelry. It
is. therefore, alloyed with other metals
tent of these alloys, that is their fine
ness or purity, is indicated by the use
Of the term carat or karat, which means
one twenty-fourth part. %f
@. On what date did the Federal
income tax 60 into operation?-H NJ.
A. The 18th Amendment to the Con-
stitution, which authorizes an income
tax, was declared to have been ratified
in proclamation by the Secretary Of
State on February rs, 1918.
@. Why did the All Clubs adopt the
four-leaf clover as their emblem?
-J. M. c.
A. The cloverleaf was introduced by
o. H. Benson, superintendent Of schools
Of Wright County, Iowa. In 1906. on
visit to a county school, he found
the pupils hunting four-leaf clovers
during recess and it was then that the
idea came to him. He first used the
regular clover as symbol Of his group.
Later. the fourth leaf was added.
Evening star., 1952-01-19
[ letters to The Star


heard number Of uncomplimentary
things said about the ROKs. But that is
traditional with soldiers. it's the sort Of
thing GIs say about other divisions,
other regiments. other battalionS. other
companies. seriously doubt that you'd
get a. LIST Cavalry Division CT. for
instance, to say anything real nice about
the 25th. or vice versa. That sort of
thing makes for good soldering, but
it's out Of place when We distort it to
SANDER valiant ally.
I frequently lived with the ROKs while
I was in Korea. and I felt as safe
frequently lot safer-as with any other
UN fighting team. As far as I am con-
cerned that clinches the argument: ]
am not man who likes to gamble un-
necessarily with his life.
Jim G. Lucas.
Evening star., 1952-01-19
Codet Controversy

Codet Controversy
I have no desire to enter into con-
troversy and appreciate sympatheti-
cally the point of view Of the writer Of
the letter that appeared in The Sunday
Star, January Is, entitled Mothers
Views on Cadets and signed aNon-
Cadet Parent" However, the public
should have both sides of the story and
would like to add my testimony on the
favorable side.
First. ! consider my sons participation
in the Washington High School Cadet
Corps as one of the best things that
happened to him in high school. Physi-
cally, his body carriage and co-ordina-
tion improved and he became more care
full OF his appearance. particularly on
drill days.
Secondly. my son early developed an
ambition for promotion. Since his grades
were an important element In such pro-
motion. he devoted more time and care
to his studies and steadily improved
AS promotion came. his sense Of respon-
sibility grew and latent qualities ofiead-
ership were brought out and developed.
Thirdly, my son, like most students
on their first entrance into high school.
was temporarily submerged as one small
individual in the mass. but with his en-
rollment in the cadets, he soon had a
distinctive group to which to belong :"
This opened the way to cadet athletic
and social activities, in addition to the
prescribed military program. and helped
markedly in my sons adjustment and
further growth.
Thus, based on my own experience, I
can truly urge other parents to en-
courage their sons to enroll in the Cadet
Corps and in that event. can only wish
for them that the cadet program will
do as much for their sons as it has
for mine.
Cadet Parent.
In reply to 'sNon-Cadet Mother" who
believes the Boy Scouts offer more valu-
able training than the Cadet Corps, ]
should like to point out that one of the
few Washington boys ever to attend the
World Scout Jamboree Gin PariS) was
Charles Bouton-a cadet as well as
scout. There is no issue between scouts
and cadets: good scout would become
o SVO0 ydSACO n4A0 Ca0Cb bAAAA4AAS C6u
make good scout much better.
Eleanor G. Robey.
r r.
Has UNIT already come to WASH
ington high schools? All tenth-grade
boys apparently are now being notified
that they must join the Cadet Corps
for one year unless they present very
good medical excuses or are exempted
upon written objections from their
parents.
Parent
Evening star., 1952-01-19

is the General Clay Fund for German
Youth Assistance. It has the endorse
ment Of our Department Of Defense. of
our Joint Chiefs of Staff, Of all officers
of our Army in Germany. It has no
paid employees. Every cent given to it
goes to the furtherance of its obiec-
tives.
In charge of this fund is the General
Clay Committee for G. Y. A.. 1916 F
street NV.
JOuett ShOuSe.
Evening star., 1952-01-19
Thut Hot

hope The Star has not raised hopes
too high in saying that a copy of MIR.
Churchill's Cambridge hat can be
bought for mere $40. No doubt this
can be done in London but sadly enough
the products Of the venerable halter who
made it cost good deal more when
bought in the United States expect
Evening star., 1952-01-19

that the United States price would be
just about double the London price. The
high markup put by many merchants on
British goods in this country is one Of the
reasons why more merchandise of British
manufacture is not sold here. fSS@
AS for the fact that Mr.. Churchill may
have bought his Cambridge in 1917. that
Is not at all remarkable to men who
wear this particular hatter's products. I
have never known any one who could
wear one out; one can only get tired
Of his hat and throw it away.
...-. XYZ.
Evening star., 1952-01-19
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can eet the answer 20
snsn,g any question Of fact BY either yEttins The
NV. Washington s. b G.. and inclosing certs
return postage or BY telephoning ST 1883
Evening star., 1952-05-27

These are pure foam Iotex pillows that you
have seen advertised many, many times. They
ore nodded to shape they are extra
plump and resilient besides the regular od-
vontoges of being dust-free and non-oIlereic.
Covers ore of pre-shrunk 8O-squore percoIe
in white only
Lansburch's Basement-HoMEFURNISHlN
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Londover CT Ordered to Quit
GIVING Blood to Service Bank
Doctors Concerned
Lest So Pints in Four
Years Injure Health
SpeeioI pispateh 70 The Stor

CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 6.-Air
Force doctors have asked an air.
man from Maryland to stop do
mating his blood to the armed
forces blood bank.
It's not that there's anything
wrong with the blood Of Airman
1/c Fred w. Meade, jr., Of Land
over, Md. He's been SO generous
with it that doctors are afraid
he'll endanger his own health.
officials at Williams Air Force
Base here announced the cease
donating" order today. after learn
ing that Airman Meade had given
So pints in less than four years.
That's about three times the
amount Of blood contained in the
human body.
Airman Meade, a radio mechanic
assigned to the 3527th Mantle
nance Squadron here. started
donating to the blood bank in
October. 1913. shortly after. join
ling the Air Force. Before that he
had been employed in, Washing
ton by the Potomac Electric Power
Co. as a telephone installation
Irepairman. I'm
His donation record came to
light when he applied for mem
bership in a base club for service
men who had given four or five
pints of blood in a year. Blood
bank officials stared incredulously
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The Kenneth Wilson's of south
ern Prince Georges are such
friendly folks that a family of
hornets have become firmly at
tached to them.
Their acquaintance began 10
weeks ago when Mrs. Wilson
glanced out a living room window
of her farm home near Brandy
wine and saw on the outside of
the glass pane a gray paper-like
substance about an inch wide
She recognized it as the founda-
ton of a hornets nest.
A queen and four workers built
"a four-cell layout. The queen laid
eggs in the cells, then sealed them
The workers chewed pieces OF
wood and plant fiber and carried
the pulp to the window. The nest
grew. Baby hornets Matched, then
bit their way through the seals.
Roberta, the Wilson's 16-year.
old daughter, a student at Gwynr
Park High School and a member
fof the Aquasco 4-H Club. was
fascinated. She took the hive ovel
as an unofficial club project.
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vandaIs' Hi Super Market
And School in Kensinqton

Two instances Of vandalism in
Kensington, Md, one at the Pleas
ant View Elementary School and
the other at a super market, were
reported yesterday to Montgomery
County police.
Robert Clagett. janitor at the
school, told police he found Is
window panes and three door
panes which had been punctured
by pellets from an air rife. The
vandals also caused about $50
damage to an electric saw and to
Ia bulldozer carburetor owned by
Ia construction company building
an addition to the school.
Julius Rosenberg, manager Of
the Master Supermarket. 10808
Lincoln avenue, said he found a
7x9-foot plate glass Windows
had been knocked out. He esti-
mated the damage at 500.
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As a service to the Districts
absentee Doters The Star is pub
fishing Uoting regulations In
each State for nert NoUember's
election. One State mill be pub
hS1ted each dag. Watch for
yours. TodGy's instGlln1eut Is for
residents Dho iDish to Dote in
NetD York:
Fall Primary: August 10.
Officers to Be Elected: United
States Senator, 43 Representative.
to Congress and some State anc
local officials.
Residence Requirement: State
/ year; city or village, 4 months;
election district, 80 days.
Registration: In all towns aIlc
cities Of 5000 and more, including
New York City. citizens must reg
lister in person during 1852 to bt
eligible to vote in November. Only
in towns of less than 5000 car
registration be made by mail ant
be permanent.
Register by either the centra
or local method. whichever /!
more convenient.
Central Method: Registration
permissible June 2 to September
26, daily. 9 am. to 5 pm, anc
Saturday from 8 am. to noon.
In New York City and West
chester County register in borough
Office: Manhattan-Police Acad-
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Absentee Voting in
NEW YORK

envy Building, 400 Broome street
New York. Bronx-Borough Hall,
Third street and fremont avenue
Cast 177th street,. Brooklyn
Room 900, Municipal Building.
Joralemon and Court streets.
Queens-Borough Hall, Queens
boulevard and Union turnpike,
Kew Gardens. Richmond-Room
313, Borough Hall, Brighton,
Staten Island.
All other cities and towns of
New York State register in court
house.
Local Method: In New York
City and WestcheSter County,
register in precinct from October
6 through October 10 from 6 pm
to 10 pm, and Saturday from
am. to 1890 pm. October II.
In all other cities and towns
over 5000 population, register in
precinct or local town hall on Oc-
tober 3 and 4 or October 10 and
II. Registration can be made
until 1890 p.m.)
Nom Personal Registration: In
communities under 5000 register
on October 4 or October II until
10 pm.
Federal employees tand their
families) who enter civil service
from New York may register and
vote from their last place Of resi-
dence only so long as such service
continues.
Absentee Voting: Permitted only
in general elections. Request that
an absentee voters ballot be sent
you at the time you register.
Mailed requests will not be hon.
ored unless you come from a town
under 5000; If so, write for ballot
from June l to October IS.
The voted ballot must be re-
ceiyed by S pm. of the Friday
before the election, October 81. /
For further information call
Mrs. Clarence Fisher. chairman
of the Doters' serDice, District
League Of Women Voters. Taylor
OO56.
Tomorrow: Wyomino.
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bic. the authority would like

available, the authority would like
to study it.
Sees Schools Burdened.
In its letter, the Real Estate
Board had charged families in the
public housing developments Gre
ated an added burden on the
school system without paying
taxes and that many were in ar
rearS in their rent.
A report made to the council
yesterday indicated the amount
of rent arrearages had dropped
from $3,576 in July. 1851. to 1886
as of last June 80.
Mr.. Smith yesterday warned
those interested in the rent con-
troll issue that September 8 will
be the deadline for submitting
evidence to the council on which
it would determine whether con-
trolls should be extended until
next April 30.
At least one council member
has indicated he feels there is
no critical housing shortage.