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Evening star., 1953-02-12
This and That ;.

investigators of its diet have not
found any helpful insects, as we call
those which sometimes aid in pollen
ating flowers and fruits.
Altogether, there is no better species
to have in a yard. and yet because it is
comparatively colorless, it is seldom
seen or spoken Of by gardeners or even
bird watchers.
Wherever there is a nuthatch, there
is likely to be brown creeper.
The nuthatch can walk head down on
tree. something the creeper cannot do.
What the latter does do, however, to
attract attention to itself. is to creep
up tree, and suddenly launch itself
to another.
The downy woodpecker, sometimes
called little sapsucker. is 61a inches
long. This makes him considerably
larger than the creeper. :
The downy Is not Sapsucker, how
ever. This Is just another instance Of
the unreliability of common names.
Some one, once upon q time, saw one
of the birds drilling at tree. and called
it "sapsucker." but actually this small
beauty takes no sap, nor Injuries tree
in any way. He is. on the other hand.
a great tree sanitarian, doing his best
to keep down the ever increasing hordes
of insects.
The downy is a black and white bird.
with little red on the back of his head.
and an engaging way of being every
bodys friend.
Especially. fruit growers like him, II
they are sensible. for he locates borers
Evening star., 1953-02-12
The Nixon Smear

In the closing days of the recent presi-
Dental campaign, The Democrat, official organ
Of the Democratic Party, published scurrilous
smear attack on Vice President Nixon's
parents and brother It was Immediately de-
nounced as lie, and has not been shown to
have been otherwise. At the same time, it was
being whispered around that a letter had been
found which would prove that Mr. Nixon was
in the pay of the oil interests, and that the
letter when published, would blow him out OF
the water.
: This expose never quite came off-for the
very good reason that the letter was forgery.
The Department of Justice is now investi-
eating this matter at the request of the Senate
Elections Subcommittee. If the forger can be
identified and punished, that will be all to the
good. II this cannot be done, however It should
Evening star., 1953-02-12
At the Lincoln Memorial

We iCho are here again to celebrate
Your birthday, Lincoln. come NTH
one regret:
That no fresh tribute to name so great
Can be conceded In any mind-and
yet,
Deep loUe Gbides tDhere hearts do not
forget.
Man among men yoM arere. your
kindness,
Knowing no barriers OF creed or race.
Feu NTH the iDGYmth of sunlight on
distress:
You bGttled epil NTH unfinchtng face
And looked to heGUen for sustaining
grace.
The praise OF such lite ,oiu stal be
sung
When all i1lto tDdlked NTH you on
earth haze passed,
Your deeds be on the futures reuerent
tongue,
Your memory, eper Frightening. iDM
stand fast
As long as time and generations last.
lnez BoFcloy Kirby
Evening star., 1953-02-12

ct least be possible to establsh exactly what the
Democratic National Committee did with
respect to the forged letter, and precisely what
part the committee or It's agents played In
putting the letter in the hands Of New York
newspaper, which decided that 1t was too
dangerous to publish.
In retrospect, as is convincingly shown in
an article in the current issue Of Look magazine,
the smear campaign against the Vice President
set something Of new low for American poll
tics. Those responsible for 1t have much to
answer for, even though their intended victim
to borrow General Eisenhower's campaign
phrase, has emerged from it as clean as q
hounds tooth.
Evening star., 1953-02-12
By Froneis ?. DousIos

THE PUBLISHERS have chosen the
i 144th anniversary Of Lincoln's
birth to present monumental work
that has been In preparation for
as years: 1.-The Collected Works Of
Abraham Lincoln" edited by Roy p.
Basler. assisted by Marion Dolores Pratt
and Lloyd A. Dunlap (Rutgers. $1150
Excluding routine documents unless
they have particular significance. and
Lincoln'S law cases, which are to be
published separately. these volumes
contain practically everything extant
that Lincoln wrote. Where the original
document has been lost or destroyed,
the editors went to copies or printed
sources where evidence supported
authenticity.
Here in one work is Lincoln from
his youth through the long tragedy
of the Civil War, with dissension and
even treason at his back. Here is testi-
mony to his greatness. And not only
to his greatness but to all the little
facets of his character which made
the foundation for that greatness.
The reader will be surprised to, learn
that forgerieS provided one Of the
problems to be met in assembling the
documents. Mr.. BaSler writes in the
foreword:
"The number of Lincoln forgeries is
increasing every year, accelerated by
the large demand for Lincoln auto
graphs and the high prices which the
market brings. To say that Lincoln
forgeries are sometimes the. work Of a
master is no exaggeration. as collectors
and dealers have repeatedly learned
to their sorrow"
The editors list the forgeries coming
to their attention in chronological
index in an appendix. They. admit
that this inevitably will bring roper
cussionS.
A letter presented for the first time,
written in 1889. contains one Of Lin
coins rare statements on taxation. 1t
refers to q proposed change in laws
which would have meant taxing land
worth $50 or 500 an acre in proportion
to its value instead of no more than
that which was worth IS an acre.
Lincoln expressed confidence that the
change, which docs not increase the
tax upon the many poor but upon the
Evening star., 1953-02-12
IsrueI Not Represented

In Miss Dorothy Thompson's article
on United States Middle East policy IN
your issue Of February S, it is untruth-
fully stated that "the ambassadors or
deputies Of the ambassadors Of every
Middle Eastern country" were present
at the recent conference of the Amer
ican Friends of the Middle East" held
in New York.
The fact is that Israel representatives
were excluded from the conference by
deliberate discrimination. AS the very
active president of this organization,
Miss Thompson herself is in a better
position than any one else to know
this fact.
From behind the screen of this ex-
clusion, Arab governments representa-
tives and other speakers at the con-
ference proceeded to deal abusively with
the interest and ideals of a government
in friendly relations with the United
both Of Israel and the United States
In the Middle East.
This Embassy does not wish to pass
judgment on the degree of courtesy or
! elementary fairness reflected in such
q procedure. nor to question the nature
Of the "unanimity" claimed for the
views Miss Thompson presents. It is
at least its duty. however. to deny her
implication that Israel's affairs were
discussed in Israel's presence.
It is instructive to contrast the pro-
ceedings Of the American Friends Of
the Middle East" with the doctrine of
authentic American-1Srael friendship
as expressed by President Eisenhower
on II October 1852:
e.. The state Of Israel has given
every indication of being a progressive
democracy which is desirous of CO.
operating with the free world in defense
of human freedom and against totali-
tartan aggression.
50. Along with all men of good
will, salute the young state of Israel
and wish it well. know what great
things it has accomplished. I admire
the hardihood of its pioneers and the
vision and quality of the work Of re-
settlement and reclamation which they
are so energetically prosecuting. also
know something of their besetting diff
culties and Of the problems, both polit-
ical and economic, which confront
them. -. :"
Y. Harry Levin,
Counselor.
Evening star., 1953-02-12

wealthy few" could be sustained. He
added Sagely that the wealthy ARE not
sufficiently numerous to carry the elec-
tions."
One Of his apparently early but un-
dated papers is bit of Rabelaisian
foolery he wrote and gave to SPRING
field court bailiff. It concerns a man
riding ION jass-ack, through patton
cotch, on pair Of baddle- -sags, stuffed
with binger-gred."
The editing is excellent. Footnotes
give the source Of each item and
identify persons concerned. Frequently
the letter replied to or the response
elected is also printed.
For example, Lincoln wrote Gen. Nc
Clellan January 8, 1862: II think you
had better go before the Congressional
Committee the earliest moment your
health will permit-today If possible"
Mcclellan replied January Is: II
am so much better this morning that
am going before the joint committee.
# escape alive will report when I
get through" The footnote adds that
his illness was believed q Subterfuge
Evening star., 1953-02-12
Lincoln in 1853

There can be little, If any, question about
the increasing Importance Of Abraham Lincoln
to his country and to the world at large. When
he died at an aSsasSn'S hand in 1855, it by no
means was certain that he belonged to the ages,
as Stanton prophesied. The cause of national
unity which he symbolzed was only theoreti-
cally successful. Time was required to heal the
wounds Of the Civil War; and time also was
needed for new appraisal of Lincoln himself
Even now, after nearly nine decades, there still
are sectional differences
But the years have not passed in vain. Each
annual commemoration of his birth produces
proof OF Lincolns increasing value to all man
kind. Four generations of scholars have devel-
oped literature concerning him which shows
that he is "the IndiSputable, the indispensable
American" They likewise have demonstrated
his significance in the widest Of all possible
helds-the universal arena Of human effort. He
Is not limited to the country in which he lived
and labored any more than he is limited to the
century within which his career was contained.
Wherever the ideals to which he was devoted
are needed his influence is bound to be felt. He
represents ordered freedom, consistent progress,
practical fellowship among men.
This year his position in the history of
evolving civilization is made daylight clear by
the publication of the most comprehensive COL
lection of his writings ever yet assembled. The
nine volumes compiled and annotated by Roy
P. Basler, Marion Dolores Pratt and Lloyd A.
Dunlap for the Abraham Lincoln Association
and the Rutgers University Press are living
monument to his power as an author. They dis
play his wise mind, his generous heart, his
brave spirit in the light of 1858 and of the vital
requirements of humanity in 1858. Most of the
collated speeches. public papers, private letters,
fugitive notes reflect an era of conflict similar
to our own Lincoln appears in these books
seeking the answers to myriad of questions,
the solutions for innumerable problems-and
finding them as they never were found before
or since by any other individual. ~ ~ !
Mark Van Doren declares: "He was great
writer with but one subject The public good"
That is the secret of the Gettysburg address,
the Cooper Union address, the two inaugurals,
the messages to Congress and many other ut
terances In his devotion to the highest of social
purposes he set an example which people Of
every class and condition recognize nstnc-
lively. So Lncoln's appeal increases, the dy-
manic force of his personality enarges, his
worth grows.
Evening star., 1953-02-12
FouIty Supply System

For the past few years much news
paper talk has been going on about
waste in the Government service. Many
experts have voiced their opinions on
this subject. Many armchair experts
have howled to the high heavens that
a complete housecleaning was needed.
Tempers fiared, changes were made,
yet after all the fuss the situation still
has not been corrected. Supply for
Government projects, whether they be
of military nature or public-welfare
projects. is really simple process OF
procurement, receipt, storage, issue and
disposal Of manufactured products in
the majority Of cases. The handling
and waste incurred by management Of
this supply program is a man-made
affair that is caused by the lack of
general supply corps for the Federal
Government. Within this supply corps
should be supply school for the pur-
pose Of training the people in supply
procedures and practices; thereby step
forward in unification of services would
be achieved.
In the reorganization of the supply
system by the new administration, their
planners should not be caught in the
same whirlpool that present planners
find themselves in. It is a fact that
billions can be saved through efdcient
supply handling policies and pro-
cedures. Yet q definite training pro-
gram is needed. Above all, place supply
people in the supply system. For the
past sixteen years I have seen this
monster grow, knowing that someday
it's ugly head would be removed. The
time has arrived, and in removing it's
head, let's do it right. There are many
good people in the supply systems, only
they need guidance, leadership. not
confused directives. not ever-changing
directives. but simple. concise plan
that will handle the program at q
minimum cost with q maximum salts
factory end result that will be credit
to the system and the administration
that caused it to be made fact.
A tour Of the various supply activi-
ties will give one many good ideas that
could be utilized and developed into
sound master plan Of operation.
For example, if one wants an ac-
countant for specific type of work, he
selects that type person. II one is i'll
with throat ailment, he does not ac-
quire the services Of an abdominal
specialist. If q firm is in need of .
special type Of mechanical engineer. it
doesn't just take any engineer. There
fore, I say take the shoe clerks, soda
jerkers, gas station attendants, ETC.,
out of the supply system and place
to- Ia1n TO hat
ability.
Streamlining the supply system can
be done only If those who are going to
do the streamlining know how they are
going to accomplish the program.
Charles Scott.
Columbus, Ohio.
Evening star., 1953-02-12
'CIobber Those People

The views which have been expressed by
General James A. Van Fleet, retiring COM
mander of the 9th Army tend to put the
Korean war in new and different perspecti ?.
Most of the speculation, informed and
otherwise, on the future conduct of that war
has been based on the assumption that the
fighting in Korea has settled down into stale
mate which neither we nor the Communists
have the power to break by direct assault That
view is not shared by General Van Fleet. Asked
by Associated Press Reporter John Randolph If
he thought general offensive by U. N. forces
in Korea could be successful at this time, his
reply was: Certainly
General Van Fleet took command in Korea
on April IA, 1851, a few days after General
Macarthur had been recalled. The way to
tight the Reds he believes, is to "clobber those
people" He also believes that two opportunities
to win a military decision were nissed-hrst
when the Communist offensive Of May, 1851
begged down, and in the fall of that year when
the u. N. troops drove the Communists out Of
their positions and back to the current line.
General Van Fleet did not say so, but Mr..
Randolph's impression is that orders from
higher authority held him back on those
occasions.
Some of our own military people differ
with General Van Fleets estimate of the present
capabilities of the U. N. army They doubt that
the Communist defense line, having been
greatly strengthened during the futile truce ne
gotiations, can be broken by frontal attack, or
they fear that the cost of such an assault
would be prohibitive. However, the views OF
the officer who has been in command in Korea
for nearly two years can hardly be brushed
aside and ignored. At the least, it is heartening
to learn that he does not believe we are neces-
sarily condemned to an endless stalemate, but
that, on the contrary, the Korean war can be
won if we want to make the effort and pay
the price.
Evening star., 1953-02-12
Tuxes in Fuirfux County

Your recent editorial, Fairfax Is
Growing Up" told of the plight of land
owners. particularly farmers. due to
new taxation to provide for schools and
health facilities Of that fast-growing
community.
Real estate already bears more than
its just share of the tax load This is
q holdover Of the past when real
estate was practically the sole form of
wealth. Then, too, the ease of real
Evening star., 1953-02-12
Our Rising Population

People who want overcrowding and
mass starvation in all countries be-
lieve or pretend to believe that family
limitation means limiting families to
one child each. This is good news, be-
cause not so long ago it was said that
planned parenthood meant planned
childlesSness.
The United States population has
doubled since 1905. At that rate it's
only matter of time till our country
will be another India. Then what ma
tions taxpayers will support the hud-
died masses from cradle to grave?
Myrtle Watson.
NoySvillo Ku
Evening star., 1953-02-12
Senutor Tuft's Inconsistency


In his responses to two different
questions asked by students during
MICS youth Wants to Know" TV
program, Sunday, February 8. Senator
Taft took what appeared to be dia-
metrically opposite positions. To a
question, II want to know whether our
new position with respect to FormoSa
and Nationalist China is likely to lead
to war with Red China" Senator Taft
said: 'We already are at war with Red
China. They are killing our men every
day in Korea"
To another question about the wis
dom of lifting controls-prices, wages,
ETC., he said: II am utterly opposed to
controls. Controls may be necessary
in wartime but not in peacetime." This
kind Of loose thinking tonds to increase
confusion.
Undoubtedly he meant what he said
in both answers. I do not question
Senator Taft's integrity nor do expect
a politician, especially one who quite
clearly is not yet fully "in the know" so
far as administration policy is con-
cerned, to be consistent. A careful study
Of the Senator's record indicates he
rarely agrees with any one else; he
ought, however, it seems to some of us,
to agree with himself occasionally.
Consistent or not and confused or
not and "in the know" or not, Senator
Taft, who long has aspired to and. to
considerable degree. has achieved
political leadership. owes it to an al
ready confused public not to further
confuse young students who may be
first-time voters in 1856, and some of
their elders who listen to this program.
He may. inadvertently. have pointed
up the need for clarification of the
whole disturbing question: "Are we
really at war, and if so, are we doing
all the things we need to do to be fully
organized to win it, or are we still
fumbling?" John M Carmodv.
Evening star., 1953-02-12
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

star Information Bureau. 1900 ! street NV.
washington 3, D. c.. and inclosinR cents re.
turn postage. or BY telephoning Sterling S-7365.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. When was the tuxedo or dinner
jacket first worn?-L. S.
A. Legend has it that Griswold Loril-
lard introduced the short evening coat
and black tie at Tuxedo Park, an aris-
tocratic community in New York State.
on October 10. 1886. The new fashion
came from England.
@. Have scientists accepted the idea
that Mount Everest is growing higher
all the timed. w. P.
A. 1t is generally supported by geol-
ogists, because they know that there is
a continual upthrusting Of the eartl's
crust In the Himalaya Mountain range.
Q. When did the Terra Gotta train
wreck occur?-F. w. o.
A. December 30, 1906, at Terra Gotta,
D. c. 1t was the worst railroad wreck
ever to happen in the Washington, D. c..
area. Between SO and so persons were
killed and over go injured.
Evening star., 1953-02-12
New Light on Linco|n's Greatness

and that he did. indeed. experience q
rough time before the committee.
Texts Of six drafts. versions or copies
Of the Gettysburg address are presented.
The several revisions Of the message to
the special session Of Congress in July,
1861, are given. No official copy Of this
message was found. although engroSsed
copies of later messages are In the
National Archives.
The really stupendous task Of collect
ing the material and editing it has been
carried on by the Abraham Lincoln
Association of Springfield. Assistance
was given by the Rockefeller Foun-
dation.
The legion of Lincoln students will
have to have, and the myriads Of Lin
coin enthusiasts will want to have, these
nine volumes. The number includes the
still-to-be-published index volume. It
may be that a fully rounded picture
of Lincoln cannot be obtained from the
collected works. For that, the teSti-
mony of contemporaries is needed also.
But without these papers the testimony
OF contemporaries also would be in
complete.
In these books are 6,S70 items. OF
this number, 1912 have never been pub
lished before. The editors estimate
they have included 80 per cent Of
all existing material.
The flood of routine notes, memo
randa and directions which kept pace
with matters Of great moment in the
war demonstrate the tremendous load
which Lincoln carried. April 10, 1861,
was few days after the fall Of Fort
Sumter and the day he proclaimed
a blockade of the Southern States. On
that day he had caller. Mary Rebecca
Darby Smith. who presented her album
for him to write in. He wrote: Who
ever in later-times shall see this. and
look at the date, will readily excuse the
writer for not having indulged in senti-
ment, or poetry. With all kind regards
for Miss Smith -"
And on April IA. 1865, as the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Lincoln were leaving the
White House for Ford's Theater at $3.50
pm, he stopped to write this on
card for George Ashmun:' ALLOW Mr..
Ashmun & friend to come in at 8 am.
tomorrow"
1t was the last thing he wrote.
Evening star., 1953-02-12
Questions and Answers

The Stare readers can get the answer IN anv
SHesuon OF fact by either writing The Evening
WASHINGTON g. D. c. and inciostiiR 4 cents "a: a..
turn postage. or By telephoninF Sterline 81 -7aaa
Evening star., 1953-02-12
Letters to The Star j..

estate taxation makes 1t q tempting
target of the tax-levying bodies.
fully agree with you that the tax
base should be broadened and diversi-
fied so that all those who enjoy the
benefits of our Government shall pay
for same in proportion to their wealth
and ability. Maurice Kohner.
Evening star., 1953-02-12

Pen-nanaes may be used il letters carry
1DT1terS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-05-31
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Telephone Coop
10 incorporate

POSSIBLE construction work
sometime during the summer was
prepared for at a recent Teton coun-
ty meeting when plans for incor-
poration of the Three Rivers Rural
Telephone cooperative were out
lined and a board of directors chosen.
Seven exchange areas for the CO.
operative service have been en-
gineered so far, and a loan of $780,
900 is being asked for construction
of line and installation of telephones
in those areas. Two of the exchanges
will be located east of Brady, three
on the Fairfield Bench Sunnyslope
area, one at Augusta and one in the
Sun River Valley area. The Power
Diamond Valley area may also be in
cluded in the loan.
Howard Council of Fairfield, di-
rector of publicity for the co-opera-
tive, said construction could possibly
begin sometime during the summer
in these exchange areas.
Directors named at the Teton
county meeting were Merrill Plum
mer, Power; Ralph Parker, Fort
Shaw; Reece Silve, Fairfield; Jim
Manix, Augusta, and Dale Stenseth,
Brady.