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Evening star., 1952-11-23

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Evening star., 1952-12-05
This and That

One Of the silliest pieces Of propa-
ganda ever put out was the one about
the nine lives Of the cat.
Those who know these animals best
realize that actually the cat has but
one life, and that not very long one.
At best, the house cat will live to %
years, usually about II, under what are
regarded as normal conditions.
The old cat in the old Post Office De-
partment lived to the former age, and
was buried in little glass coffin in the
rotunda.
Most of these pets live between IL and
II years, but many die at the age Of
6, or even less.
The mine lives" theory grew from the
common observation that the cat is
quick on its feet.
1t escaped SO many common hazards.
at times, that some bright person said
it had mine lives" thus satisfactorily
accounting for the fact that it had es-
capped sure death, apparently, to live
again.
Actually, thousands of cats are killed
every day.
The modern cat, as well as the dog.
cannot understand modern automobile
speeds. Thousands Of humans cannot,
for that matter. But the cat or dog Is
utterly incapable of realizing that the
shape coming at him Is moving at such
o speed.
Evening star., 1952-12-05

The cat. as the dog. is geared to the
rse-and-buggy age.
He could understand that. He moved
across the road before the horse could
bear down on him. Sometimes he
escaped by hoof, and that was where
the mine lives of the cat" originated.
The house cat, contrary to popular
opinion. is rather Sickly animal.
It gets this way. in many instances.
because of the requirements made on 1t.
Repressions and the like are said to
account for all the fat women, but the
modern cat not only is repressed. but
he is asked to live an unnatural cat life.
He is, in other words, asked to live
like q human, when all the time he
wants to run and hunt as God intended
for him to do.
The cat is asked to live indoors, when
he is an outdoor animal.
Even his diet comes from q can,
when all the time he is geared to catch
his own food and eat it on the hoof.
Lack of exercise may not seem to
harm him, since he has his own private
way of keeping fit.
Actually, it does him harm, even
though he can sleep all day and sud-
denly spring into action in second.
We will not forget that time Little
Boggsy sprang at the mouse.
Mice were unknown In the house. No
mouse had been seen In 20 years.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
A Sorry Spectacle

Now that Frank Coe finally has been fired
from his lush tax-free job with the international
Monetary Fund, somebody ought to clear up the
mystery of why it took Senate investigation
to force him off the payroll. Despite his ques-
tionable background and despite Treasury
Department request that the Fund get rid OF
him. Coe continued on the job until Senator
O'Conor's expose blew the lid off the case.
It is true that Coe, when questioned several
wears ago about his relations with Elizabeth
Bentley, former Red spy; Harry Dexter White,
Alger Hiss and others accused of Communist
associations, denied having been engaged in any
subversive activities. But lot of things have
happened since then including the jailing OF
Hiss for perjury. Coe refused to answer similar
questions put by Senator O'Conor this week on
the ground of possible Standardization 1t is
a fair assumption that if INF officials had asked
Coe the same questions after the State Depart
ment had denied him a passport on security
grounds and after the Treasury had urged his
dismissal, the same constitutional plea would
have been forthcoming.
Senator O'Conor has described the Coe
appearance on the witness stand as sorry
spectacle" 1t was all of that. And no less sorry
is the spectacle which the INF has presented to
the public in its fumbling of this case.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Finishing the Capitol Frieze

Visitors to the rotunda OF the Capitol now
adays almost invariably ask the guards and
guides to explain the scaffolding on the west side
of the dome They are told that it signifies the
finishing of the classic belt" or frieze begun by
Constantine Brumidi in 1877 and continued by
Philip Costaggini until 1888. The work is being
done in space which measures 20 feet by feet
and inches-roughly one-ffteenth of the circle
So feet above the floor. 1t is a composition In
"real fresco," Stimulating sculpture in gray and
white. Fourteen sections of the entire band were
Sketched by Brumidi long before the first panel
was painted. The last portion is the responsibility
of Allyn Cox of New York and Massachusetts,,
who studied mural decoration under his famous
father, Kenyon Cox, as well as in the same school
in Rome from which Brumidi and Costaggini
came
Thus it is certain that the completion of the
rotunda belt will harmonic with the earlier
parts. An theological unity also has been guar
anteed in the sense that the contribution of Mr..
Cox carries onward the historical theme of his
predecessors. The figures he will paint will
represent the reunion of the North and the South
after the Civil War, the naval victories of the
War with Spain and the progress of aviation from
Leonardo da Vinci to the Wright brothers Each
aspect of the inclusive narrative "fits" the
original conception. When the belt finally is
Evening star., 1952-12-05
1t Ought to Be Moved

In preparing to take over another Federal
correctional post, Superintendent Harold E.
Hegstrom of the National Training School for
Boys has revived common-sense proposal Tor
moving the school to a more appropriate loca-
tion-far from Washington. Mr.. Hegstrom
knows from 13 years of experience here that
city "is no place for such an institution" The
bright lights of downtown streets and amusement
places are constant lure that wayward boys
find hard to resist.
When the reform school was placed on a
Bladensburg road hillside many years ago the
surrounding country was sparsely settled. Many
farms were in the neighborhood. Transportation
facilities were few The problem Of keeping boys
on the reservation was not nearly SO perplexing
as it has become in recent years. Today the
school Is surrounded by thickly settled COM
munities "I can't help being happy over getting
away from the tension of operating this kind
of an institution in the middle Of a big city" )"
Mr. Hegstrom said. "The temptations are too
great for the serious delinquents we have here" ;"
Mr.. Hegstrom who has been appointed
warden of the Federal Correctional Institution at
Danbury Connecticut, said that the school
definitely should be moved from Washington.
It's 346 acres then would be available for more
suitable Federal-or DiStrict-facilites The
removal proposal has been made from time to
time in the past, but without result. The plan
should be pressed to a conclusion, in justice to
the school and to the city which Is its uncom-
Portable host.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Best Month of the Year

AS We get into the last month of the
year. many of us are aware of the beauty
of December The days are short, it is
true, but how lovely are the nights both
for the city and the country dwellers.
The sparkle of electricity throughout the
city-the gay Christmas decorations in
our storeS-the hustle and hustle of
shoppers. Sometimes it seems as though
we are trying to crowd all of our activi-
ties into this last month before the old
year dies. How beautiful is the country
side at this time-at no other season are
there such brilliant consultations in the
skies or so many glittering stars scat
tered like gems in the blue vault of the
heavens.
There is magic in December,
A promise from the start;
Though cold and bleak the weather,
There is warmth within the heart.
Flaming sunsets fringe the days,
Bringing lovely, wintry nights
Which seem to gather radiance
From SHOWS of dazzling white.
There is magic in December
A shining peace prevails
Which makes us all remember
WondrouS world-old Christmas tales
Lucille Agniel Gaines.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
BY Charles E. TroceweN

That morning. however. one came in
and attempted to crawl behind the old
Globe Wernecke bookcases.
These had bases that came down to
the floor in front and on both sides, and
were open at the back.
Today's closed cases are set higher so
that the vacuum cleaner may slide
under them.
The old cases kept books beautifully.
the doors closing almost on a vacuum.
But the old bottoms were mouse
heavens.
Suddenly Little Boggsy, who had been
asleep across the room. jumped to his
feet, and with the same motion flashed
across the room.
He caught the mouse just as it started
to creep to safety.
He had never seen q mouse before,
had not taken any real exercise in days.
But no athlete in training could have
made a better jump and catch. 1t
was all perfect, grace and agility COM
bining in a perfect exhibition OF feline
proweSS.
Yet this perfect athlete died at the
age of years. He may have been run
over, but no mark showed on him. Prob
ably he was victim Of the requirement
that he be little human, instead Of q
complete cat. Cats that live outdoors.
however. run many risks. and no one
who loves them can be blamed for keep
ing them tn.>
Evening star., 1952-12-05

finished, 1t will constitute pictorial chronicle
susceptible Of comparison with the embellish-
ments of the temples of Egypt the frieze of the
Parthenon in Athens and similar decorations of
many monumental buildings in the United
States.
Obviously, the advancement reflected in Mr..
Cox's panel had to happen before it could be
recorded. Visitors to the Capitol who have seen
his watercolor sketch have inquired: What
next?" The answer is that nobody knows. All
the space available in the belt of the dome will
be filled. History, of course, will 60 on; but
another frieze must be provided to contain it.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Tightening Up on Drivers

Adoption here of the point plan" to govern
revocation of drivers licenses is in line with a
national trend toward stricter control of the
human element in traffic accidents The plan
has worked we'll in Connecticut, where it orig
mated. Like the demerit system in military
schools, it has induced more caution on the part
of those inclined toward irresponsibility. The
theory is that points accumulate against
driver and suspension or revocation of his permit
becomes more imminent, he will drive with
greater safety.
Washington's move to tighten up on drivers
comedies with crackdowns in other cities in the
interest of reducing the shocking death toll from
automobiles New York City is even considering
the fingerprinting of all motorists in addition
to other measures. The fingerprinting plan
recommended to the State Legislature by the
Board of Magistrates has the twofold purpose
of eliminating unfit drivers and frustrating
false-identity schemes in applying for permits
somewhat similar plan was proposed here
some time ago. but was dropped because of
opposition.
District Traffic Director George Keneipp
suggested the local fingerprinting plan in con-
nection with the problem of deception in apply
ing for driving permits The only check which
the Traffic Bureau now has on drivers who induce
others to substitute for them in applying for
permits or taking tests is through signatures
Numerous attempted frauds have been uncovered
by comparing the signature on an application
with that of the person taking driving exami-
nation. Signatures may be clevery forged, but
there is no way to forge ones fingerprnts.
Motorists may not like the increasing tend
ency to increase the restrictions governing
their possession of drivers licenses, but glance
at the annual toll of dead and injured on the
Nations highways is enough to show that too
many incompetent and otherwise unreliable men
and women are loose on the streets. The careful,
competent motorist has nothing to fear from
periodic re-examinaton and similar drastic"
safety measures. Indeed, he will benefit from
the safer highways that will result. His CO.
operation in helping to rid the highways Of
dangerous drivers may result in the prolonging
of his own life.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Get All the Facts

Widespread public concern over Communist
inf1ltration of the United Nations staff is such as
to warrant thorough congressional investigation
of alleged Federal efforts to interfere with
grand jury's expose of the situation in New York.
The Chelf House subcommittee decision to
inquire into the Jurors charges that Washington
sought to halt or delay the investigation and,
finally, to suppress the sensational presentment
was wise one.
It would be unfair to those involved, however,
to prejudge them until their motives in allegedly
bringing pressure on the grand jury have been
determined What the subcommittee should not
overlook is that Federal grand juries ordinarily
are expected to confine themselves to returning
either indictments or mo bills in criminal cases.
Unlike State grand juries, the Federal panels
rarely make reports on conditions uncovered
during hearings Some Federal judges specifi-
caly instruct grand juries not to make any report
other than an indictment or an 'ignoramus"
But other Judges from time to time have
accepted such reports, as Federal Judge Edelstein
has done in New York City. Many years ago a
District grand jury was sued for libel on the
basis of report rejecting local citizen and
the suit was sustained by the Court of Appeals
on the ground that the report was unauthorized
And some years ago grand jury's preSentment
criticizing police handling of the Virginia McPher
son death investigation was expunged from the
record by order Of the District Court.
What the Chelf subcommittee should ascer
tain is whether the So-caed interference by
Federal officials was motivated solely by desire
to have the grand jury conform to usual practice
or by fear of the political effects of the U. N.
revelations. The grand jury evidently believed
that the latter motivation prevailed If that was
the case the jurors resentment is understandable.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Letters to The Star

realities They have their psychological
effect.
Some boys would rather go to the
stockade and pray their way out than
to fight it out. I do not blame them.
I have known boys to come out in better
health and with great gratitude for their
freedom. This is no disgrace! It is more
Of sanatorium than a prison. I have
found that military police are the highest
type Of men and are taught to handle
these boys with every consideration
possible, in accord with their ability
and authority.
I give this bit of information, hoping
that it will ease the heartaches that
might come from reading such an article.
Eunice E. RObey.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Military Justice
Sidney Koretz.

have read the front-page news article
entitled $4,000 Young Americans Draw
Long Terms in Korean Cases." in The
Star of November 80. I wish to con-
cisely comment and to tell Of some OF
my experiences in visiting Army prisons.
or commonly called "stockades. I have
visited them in this country and in the
Far East.
I find these are prisons only in con-
finement. Those in the prisons are being
rehabilitated, more than punished. OFF,
GERS who have charge of these are
selected for their understanding of
humanity and successful handling of
them. Boys relax in stockades and are
given every medical treatment as we'll
as spiritual advantages, no matter what
the disease may be, or the spiritual
desire.
we might best take the attitude the
Army does, which is explained in the
preceding paragraph. Hard labor"
means just rehabilitation, and I never
met boy who had a dishonorable dis
charge. These are threats more than
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Forever

What does the ,Dord "torerer" mean to
me?
1t Is the going back through child
hoods doors:
Broun bread and applesauce and
honriny::
The al,0ays- -toind among the syca-
nloreS.
It is the Bible on the tdble-shelt;;
The morning glories and the holly
hooks;
The little ntusic-bor that minds itself:
The sound of iDater tunsblino through
the rocks.
1t is the broken sundial and the great
Grandfather clock that stopped at hail.
past eight;
The secret places tour-lenf clopers orow
Only the child tDas - and am - can
EnotO.
1t Is the tUay that nothing changes when
The homesick heart and mind 90 back
again.
Cosetts Middietoa
Evening star., 1952-12-05

people of all disastrous Fair Deal poll
cieS.
To be blunt, see no reason why the
Secretary should be so optimistic; it is
apparent that he still cherishes hope of
of the labor vote.
The defeated gladiator would have us
believe that the wicked Republicans"
are "labors enemies" It is a term
dreamed up by willy schemsters who seek
political advantage for their own selfish
interests.
This is Mr.. Tobins lament: 1T is time
to close ranks and present united
front against labor's enemies"
Don't you think it is time that there
should be an end to this despicable class
warfare?
X. N. Suchrome.
Secretary Of Labor Tobin said in At
lantic City, December /: This Is time
to close ranks and present a united
front against laborS enemies"
Who are those enemies?. The Repub-
licans? No. Too many members OF labor
d1lu SOk11C 1CdNCAo oLC wv
publicanS; and the president of labor
union has just been designated Secre-
tary of Labor for the incoming cabinet.
The employers? Without employers
there would be no labor unions. To call
employers enemies of labor, an essential
element of employer organizations,
would not make sense.
The consumers? Labor union men,
bers themselves make up large part
of the consumers. Most consumers are
opposed to exorbitant wage scales lead
ing to further imitation. but that does
not make them enemies of labor.
Men like Senator Taft? Considering
the number of labor union members
who probably voted for Taft two years
ago, they seem to realize that he is
their benefactor instead of enemy.
Secretary Tobin will enlighten many
of us If he will list those enemies by
classes or individuals. If he will ponder
the problem. he will probably discover
that the only serious enemies Of labor
are the ambitious and shortsighted labor
leaders.
George Frederick Miller.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Is it true that Senator Bricker OF
Ohio was a chaplain in World War 1?-
c. E. B.
A. Yes. In World War I, John w.
Bricker was rejected by the Army. the
Navy and his draft board because OF
slow heart beat He finally volunteered
for service as an athletic instructor IN
the YMCA. When he failed to get
sent overseas, he hopefully got himself
commissioned as a first lieutenant IN the
Chaplain Corps Che was certified Tor
duty by the Congregational Christian
church,. and he was sent to Virginia.
not to France.
@. Where was the first post ONCE
in the United States?-R. T. s.
A. The first post Office in this country
was established in Colonial times by
order of the General Court Of Mas
sachusetts, November 5. 1889 at the
house of Richard Fairbanks in Boston.
@. When was the volcano Lassen
in California last active?-R. p. H.
A. On May 80, 1914 the mountain
erupted and from June 8 to July ID
in the same year gave of cloud OF
steam. In 1915 there was another series
of eruptions, but by 1917 the volcano
stopped erupting.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Tobin's Appeal to Unions

1t is difficult to conceive other than
an Interior motive to Secretary of Labor
Tobins brazen appeal to the CIO to
merge with the AFL to protect laborS
gains"
Mr.. Tobin does not say so directly,
but he implies that the unholy alliance
between union labor and the discredited
and fraudulent Fair Deal should be con-
tir1ued. He does this with his eyes closed
to the realities of his party's disastrous
defeat at the polls, repudiation by the
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Air-Minded

Recently The Star published a letter
of mine in which I questioned your ra-
tionalization of the Navy's contention
that, despite the enormous size of our
own Navy, we cannot be assured of Sc
curity at sea. An editors note after my
letter stated that the United States
Navy, in addition to its defensive mis-
sion, also has offensive responsibilities.
Herein lies the basis of the controversy
between the Air Force and the Navy.
The Air Force contends that enemy
targets, requiring aerial attack, should
be hit by the most efficient weapons
system. A further contention is that any
more or less stationary target in West
ern Eurasia can be more efficiently at
tackled by land-based air power-and
mountain Of evidence can be produced
to support this contention
On the other hand, the Navy insists
that it has the mission of hitting Ger
tain targets in Western Eurasia that
are classified as naval" targets (ship-
repair facilities. sub pens, certain pro-
duction and assembly plants, etc.. The
Navys insistence is based upon a special
Interpretation of the inter service agree
ment made at Key West in 1947. They
rest their case on this Interpretation and
doggedly sidestep any and all sugges-
tions that it would be desirable to weigh
the relative efficiency of land-based air
versus carrier-based air in attacking
these targets.
have a suspicion that the American
people would be interested in such an
analysis. in that one Of it's conclusions
might lead to the saving of hundreds of
millions of taxpayers dollars which
are being sunk (f1guratively, of course)
in Super-carriers.
william N. Carey.
Evening star., 1952-12-05

istering fear He can smell 1t. Perhaps
a bear can too.
We have heard much about outlawing
war, but we seem to have forgotten that
there long has been very good law to
invoke-the lex talionis." Why not
try it for a change? Imitation is no
invitation to war.
If Uncle Sam must play in crazy
poker game with everything wild, so no
one knows the value Of hand. why
must he do it with mirror just behind
him?
Col. H. r. Smalley.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Taft Incredible Too
George Frederick Miller.

Senator Taft's statement calling "in-
credible" the appointment of Mr.. Dur
kin as Secretary of Labor because 1t
"leaves without representation in the
cabinet those millions of Democrats >.
who left their party to support Gen.
Eisenhower" is incredible itself. It i'm
plies that elected officials should repre-
sent only those who voted for them and
not all the people.
Sidney KOretZ.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 70
any question Of fact BY either writ TTitns ,.e Ine
NV. Washington 8, D. c., and inclosine cents
return postage or by telephoning Sterling 1888.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Man With q Plan

Here is a plan that might work:
Arrange with Brazil. Australia, Canada
and other countries to receive all Korean
prisoners of war who willingly want to
go there.
Samuel Glenn.
Evening star., 1952-12-05
Rewrites JinoIe

An old jingle is going to have to be
changed to: BE good, be good" Ikes
mother said Though war be rough and
politics stormy. Some day you may be
President as well as a general in the
Army"
T n nj
Evening star., 1952-12-05
'Beur Thut Walks Like q Man.

Nearly threescore years ago, Kipling
wrote his allegorical poem ending with
the lines,
There is no truce with Adam-Zad,
The bear that walks like q man.
Don't give dog the initiative by reg