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Evening star., 1953-06-25
Everybody Should Join

The American Institute of Architects
started movement at its annual convention
that everybody interested in better National
Capital should join. The architects will invite
organizations and individuals to team up with
them in drive to remove the unsightly tenn
porary Office buildings from the Mall It will
take concerted movement of this sort to do
the job, for the "tempos" seem to have taken
root permanently in our park areas.
Glenn Stanton president of the Ala, told
the convention in Seattle that it is "unthink-
able" that these f1imsy structures should be
permitted "to defile the Capital Mall perpet-
ually." 1t is, indeed, unthinkable but the
alarming fact is that unless there is more
agitation for their removal than has been evi-
dent in the past, the % so-called temporary
buildings are likely to be with us for many
years to come. Some of them already have
been squatters since World War (the Navy
and Munitions buildings for example,. All Of
them were put on park land with the distinct
understanding, affirmed by high Government
officials, that they were to be torn down as
soon as "the emergency" was over. The trouble
with this promise is that the emergency has
been stretched to cover two world wars, the
cold war and the Korean war, with prospects
that the stretching will go on indefinitely.
There had been real hopes several months
ago that at least small start might be made
on the razing project The retrenchment pro-
gram OF the new administration, the dropping
OF Federal controls in many quarters and liqui-
dation OF several agencies had led to partial
evacuation of several "tempoS" But reduced
appropriations for rental Of Office space caused
a reoccupation of the vacated Offices by units
evicted from rented Office buildings. There
always Is some unforeseen development to block
sincere efforts to do away with the Mall
structures.
But If there we're no temporary buildings
on the Mall, Federal officials undoubtedly would
find some way of taking care of the personnel,
through consultations, more efficient use of
present space or other expedients. It is too
easy now to solve space problems by making
continued use of the tempos. Their razing
would provide a much needed incentive
to solve the problems in some other way. The
decision of the ALA, therefore, to join with the
American Society of Landscape Architects and
other groups in determined drive to force
the tempos off the Mall is most welcome. May
success attend this latest effort!
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Unfair to Connecticut Avenue

This is in regard to that part of the
D. c. Highway Department Master
Traffic Plan which contemplates estab-
fishing bus bays, or inserts, at all stops
on each side of Connecticut avenue
from Chevy Chase Circle to Calvert
Street Bridge and ultimately cutting
the sidewalk the length Of the street,
to provide an additional traffic lane in
each direction between the same points
This would be unfair, because many
beautiful trees would be removed in
the process. Unfair, because the bus
bays, or inserts, at best, are but a make
shift arrangement and would look like
a patchwork job on an otherwise i'm
preSSive boulevard. Unfair, because
narrowing the sidewalks means q
normal existence would be almost i'm
possible to many residents along Con-
necticut avenue, should they have to
contend with the increased annoyance
and disturbance through closer ap-
proach Of the buses than now endured.
Unfair, because Connecticut avenue
should retain its well-deServed identity
among the name" streets of the
Nation, and not be turned into super
expressway. Unfair, because Connecti-
cut avenue should not be sacrificed as
an admittedly alternative consideration,
in the event the questionable Rock
Creek Park driveway Master Traffic
Plan proposal does not materialize.
Unfair, because Maryland SuburbaniteS
do not relish the Master Traffic Plan
for their area, but join in asking that
the alternative arrangement be thrust
on Connecticut avenue. Unfair, because
the froff1N fJ0nCifU TnYannNfinI1f
avenue only occurs during the approx
imately half hour rush period in the
morning and evening, and is not
problem otherwise. Unfair, because it
is not likely car driver, with all lights
in his favor, would save more than five
minutes between Chevy Chase Circle
and downtown Washington, under the
projected Master Traffic Plan. Unfair,
because the overall expense runs into
the millions and it would be unusual
if the estimate were anywhere near the
actual cost. Unfair, because Of the
added burden to the taxpayer and ex-
panding living expenses. generally, for
years ahead. Unfair, in that the Capital
Transit Company is to be favored by
the D. c. government with better
loading and unloading facilities at the
contemplated bus bays, or inserts,
without participating in the construc-
ton expense.
What do we want? Leave Connecti-
cut avenue alone. When traffic gets
too heavy, automobilistS naturally will
seek other routes, or allow q few
minutes more time to reach their
destination.
Robert T. Kirkland.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
By DonoId MichoeI Rouh

THE MAJORITY leadership Of the
i Senate, now in the hands OF Sena-
tor Knowland of California until the
ailing Senator Taft returns to the post
next January, is a job requiring a stout
heart. an impenetrable hide. inordinate
political sophistication and the par
liamentary skill Of DiSraeh.
Although the Californian regained
humping plurality any candidate in
his State has ever received, the acting
majority leader must face the uneasy
fact that sort Of voodooistic double
wf1ammy" has claimed the political
lives of his last two Democratic pred
ecessors. Illinois Scott Lucas was un-
seated three years ago after holding the
post two years. Ernest w. Mcfarland
Of Arizona. who succeeded him, was
beaten in this years election.
Unlike the House majority leader,
who is virtually master Of all that he
surveys. the Senate's opposite number
is in the rather anomalous position of
being effective only when he can count
on the votes Of the members of his
party. His power increases with the
support he can muster from the minor
ity party.
Today, Republican control Of the
Senate is more imaginary than real.
With the Senate divided into 48 Re-
publicans divided further among
Eisenhower progressives and a vocal
remnant Of the Old Guard-47 Dem
ocrats. including small minority of
administration Dixiecrats. and one
lone Independent, Senator Knowland
has his work cut out for him.
The majority leaders duties imply
more power than he in fact enjoys. He
is responsible for making the Senate's
schedule, he oversees the work Of the
various committees. and he must, in his
role of compromiser, persuade, cajole
or exhort his colleagues to vote down
the party line. But, unlike the Speaker
of the House. for example, the majority
leader cannot resort to rules to assert
his power and put the opposition to
fight. nor can he assure control by re-
warding the party faithful with choice
committee assignments.
A Senator's prerogatives being what
they are, he can-and frequently does
tell the floor leader to go Jump in a
Evening star., 1953-06-25

speeds far IN excess Of the 55-mile limit for
passenger cars. Occasionally they try to pass
each other on hills, to the Illustration of pas
senger traffic behind them.
The question that arises in the minds Of
motorists who have had frightening brushes
with these mechanical monsters Is why so few
OF them ever seem to be given attention by the
State police. II Virginia authorities were as
diligent in enforcing the truck speed law as they
are in checking on overweight truckloads, the
good roads Of the State would be lot safer for
ordinary motorists.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Ry THE HASKIN- SERVICE. !.
Son francisco Memento

What Is It you sUiH take a,Day NTH you.
once gone?
HoGrse croGk OF fo0horns In the spec
trGl SHrouded night?
or Chinatown altve NTH sQueal OF music
and struck ConOs,
The dragons and pGOodGs tn a fretDoTks
of neon light?
Perhaps the tabled span OF bridges
Grclted IN morning sun,
The sepen IoUely teTTGced hills si0nif-
cant of Rome,
or ting fishing boats that IN au Ueath.
eTs haunt the tDhGrf
That De1therbeaten fisherman haoe
come to knosD Gs home.
But no; more precious than the city's
nighttime jetcels
or UGst parade of shipping on the blae
and sparkling bay
Is certainly the Hitting tinkle OF the
bells of cable cars
That Jingle like small toys the tOhils
thev toll their upic0rd ,C0y.
Frederick Ebright
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Mission to South America

DR.. Milton S. Eisenhower, the Presidents
brother, is now embarked on a mission that
will take him to ten South American countries
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia,
Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and
Brazil, in that order. It is a timely mission
because some Of these nations have feeling
that we take them too much for granted, and
the government of one of them-Peron's dicta-
torial regime in BuenoS Arrests definitely
hostile toward u.s.
AS the Presidents personal representative,
with the rank of special ambassador, DR..
Eisenhower will devote bit more than month
to travelling in South America. The purpose
of his trip is not to make or seek commitments
OF any kind, but merely to extend to each of
the governments and countries involved his
brothers sincere and warm greetings and
those Of the people of the United States" Be-
yond that as he has explained it, his aim will
be to emphasize our Nations desire to maintain
"the friendlieSt possible relations with our
sister republics in this hemisphere" and "to
interests and our long-standing tradition of
mutual cooperation" These are modest objec-
tives, but they can help to clear away some Of
the misunderstanding that have developed be-
tween us and the lands he will visit
To that extent the trip can reinvigorate
the policy of hemisphere good neighborlineSs-
q policy we have tended to neglect in recent
years because Of our preoccupation with the
Communist threat in Europe and the shooting
war in Korea. The inter-American system,
despite its stresses and strains Is still the
worlds best example of regional comfy, but
1t requires constant encouragement and culti-
vation with just such undertakings as DR..
Eisenhower's mission.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Protecting Mountain Climbers

The men who climbed the highest mountain
must feel like going back to the summit Of
Mount Everest to get away from the mean
magnificent achievement.
Edmund Hillary, New Zealander, and Ten
sing Norkay, Sherpa tribeSman, reached the top
Of the worlds greatest peak on May 20, as mem
bers Of British expedition directed by Sir
John Hunt. Obviously, the conquest Of Everest
was accomplished by the combined efforts of
skilled and experienced team. Hillary and
Norkay were the front men for that team on
its final lap up the mountain Of ice. Their
account was that Hillary had cut the last few
steps In the ice while Norkay handled the
safety ropes. Neither was quoted initially as to
which Of them actually had put his foot first
on the top Of the world, and there is even
reason to believe neither thought it would be-
come subject Of controversy. That 1t has
become one Is more of reflection upon the
disputants than upon the principals.
Around hardy and good-humored little
Tensing, the "Tiger of the Shows" the con-
troversy has even broadened to include dis
pute over whether he Is q Nepalese or an
Indian. A "Tensing Security Committee" re-
portedly sponsored by those ubiquitous Com
munists, has been formed to protect him from
the Indians" There has been no formal
organization announced yet to protect Hillary
from anybody.
It does seem clear, however, that both men
need protection mostly from the people, press
and governments that did not reach the top
with them.
Evening star., 1953-06-25

Lakeland he can do so with impunity.
The majority leader is powerless to die
tate how long a, fellow Senator may
talk, what he may talk about or when
he may talk. Moreover, he must first
get action in committee before he can
get action on the floor, and committee
chairmen are notoriously stiff-necked
about their empires.
But while the job is admittedly loaded
with grief, Senator Knowland, although
lacking the experience Of Senator Taft
an acknowledged SvengaI at the
game-is by common consent worthy
surrogate. 1t was Senator Taft him
self who passed the baton to the rangy
Californian, an accolade that produced
a rash Of cloakroom hand-wringing
from some patriarchal Republicans, Of
Tended because they were not consulted
in the appointment.
Senator Knowland's political career
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Downtown Traffic

Constant carping on crackdowns on
motorists probably has effectively de-
creased the ingress and egreSs Of cars
between the hours Of $50 and 4 pm.
to and from downtown Washington.
With the drastic rules put into effect
recently to assess points against mo-
torists for traffic violations. designed
for the open country and small towns
Of the State Of Connecticut, it soon
will relieve US Of the traffic snarl in
the shopping district. The granting Of
discretion to the traffic director to
erase points upon acquittal If he cares
to. together with the right arbitrarily
to deny driving privileges, marks the
end Of Washington as a shopping CEN
ter for anything other than Govern
ment girls.
Most people will have a different
shopping pattern then. Loyalist.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Revolving Scene

The scene opposite the White House
the day the Rosenbergs were executed,
so graphically described in The Star by
James E. Roper, has furnished the
provocation for my first "letter-to-the-
editor"
Let me first say it is my feeling that
the sentence meted out to Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg was proper; that they
were accorded the full measure of
American justice; and that the Su-
preme Court was correct in vacating
the last, dramatic stay of execution
granted by Justice Douglas.
Nevertheless, was revolted by the
episode recounted- by Mr.. Roper. Death
is not pleasant event in the contem-
plation of most rational al-minded people.
1t is particularly tragic when it is the
capital punishment suffered by those
who would disrupt the good order of or
destroy our society (and let it be noted
here that am not opposed to capital
punishment as such).
1t is, therefore, Sickening, horrifying.
perhaps even terrifying to note that in
the Capital of a country dedicated to
the Sanctity Of the individual human
O1AoV q OAOWO VI b3UUU OIxUUlO dSSG1uOl6
to "cheer," applaud" "leap and wave
their arms" in exultation at the deaths
of two such individuals as the Rosen-
bergS, Notwithstanding the enormity of
their crime.
Such bloodthirSty Civilizations are
not new to the pages of history, and
history records that they have ever
been the heralds of tyranny and op-
preston; of the death, if you will, of
freedom and justice.
Burn them," "Fry them; these and
similar barbariSmS and profanitieS is
sued from lips that should have prayed
for Gods mercy on the souls Of the
RoSenbergS. Let us hope that this de-
pravity was displayed only by imma-
ture, unprincipled rowdies, carried of
on an emotional tide of hate, for if
that crowd Of 1000 is in any way repre-
sentative of the American people, God
help us!
Joseph v. Gartlan, Jr.
X
The 1000 in Lafayette Park who
cheered the death of the Rosenbergs
are as revolting-and un-American-as
q lynch mob. No true American could
enjoy taking life from any human. Only
Nazis, Fascists. Communists and the
mentally sick could applaud the neces-
Sity of .condemning to death spy or
murderer.
am sure that the Supreme Court in
exploring the illegal aspects and the
President in exploring the political as
poets, both national and international,
considered all possible alternatives to
the death sentence before regretfully
supporting it.
In the long run, the moral weakness
pervading America and exemplified by
the 1000 will contribute more to the
downfall OF America than the Rosen-
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Floor Leaders Baton Hard to Handle

mas been accurately described as spec
tacular. At IS, the son Of millionaire
Oakland (Califo newspaper publisher,
himself q former member of Congress,
senator Knowland was his States
youngest assemblyman. When he be-
came State Senator at q, he was Cali
fornia's youngest on record. At 80. he
was the youngest chairman Of the Re-
publican National Committee, and when
ne was appointed to- the United States
Senate by Gov. Earl Warren in 1945
to I'LL the vacancy created by the death
OF Senator Hiram johnson, he then be-
came the youngest Senator. Today, at
A. he Is one Of the youngest floor lead
ers in congressional history.
An unabaShed admirer Of Gen. Mac
Arthur and Chang Kai-shek-a polit-
ical Irritation that has stirred oppo-
nents to refer to him sardonically as
the Senator from Formosa"-the Cali
fornian's Senate record is distinguished
chiefly by his headlong attacks on the
Truman-Acheson Far Eastern policies.
He has raised his voice repeatedly, as
an "Asia firster," against the late ad-
ministration'S emphasis upon Europe
as defense citadel. He believes, in
the words Of Lenin, that "the road to
Paris Is through Peiping."
Senator Knowland is regarded by
colleagues as q pretty cold customer.
The legislator, almost ascetic in tenn
perment, was recently pictured by a
fellow Senator as "a mental power
house with a great stone face" Just
over s feet, Senator Knowland goes
through his Senate day with hulking
aggressiveness. Voluble on the Senate
floor, he is aloof to fellow Senators who
like to sit around and indulge in
Mountaineering quarterbacking. Con-
stituents complain their busy Senator
rarely allows an interview to go beyond
Is minutes.
A member Of the important Armed
Services and Appropriations Commit
tees as well as the head of the Repub-
lican Policy Committee, Senator Know
land is kind Of natural bridge be-
tween the so-called Taft wing Of the
Republican Party and the administra-
ton. He gets along well with both, q
fact that seems to assure the acting
majority leader q somewhat less stormy
course between now and August ad-
journment.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Consumer the Gout

AS result Of the latest "wage nego-
tiation" settlement, steel labor gets a
wage increase and steel management is
raising the price Of their product.
Labor Leader David j. Mcdonald
stated that the settlement was "the
American system" However, the one
who has to pay for 1.-THE consumer
had no representation in the negotia-
tions. Is this American?
For many years labor and manage
ment have waged their economic war.
Recently they discovered that each
could win at the expense Of a third
party, the consumer. Unless recogni-
ton is given to his stake in these me
gotiations," the consumer will con-
tinue to be victim. Consumer.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Administration Criticized

Is this country selling out" to Eng
land? The present situation re the
Korean War does not reflect any posi-
tive position which the Republican
Party has taken. It can and may mean
the demise Of that party.
Why is it that our Government has
not taken more interest in our farmers?
No, they do not want subsidy. but
when many peoples In this world do not
haye enough food for proper nourish-
ment. why is it that we do not properly
market these agricultural products? I
refer to many products which now show
the farmers loss and which are being
destroyed through lack. Of markets.
Chester M. Way.
Middlehi1ru Vermont
Evening star., 1953-06-25

Hoodlums
think it high time that law-abiding
citizens Of the District Of Columbia
demand and get protection from the
hoodlums who prowl the streets day
and night looking for victims to attack
and injure. It is not safe for one to
step outside his door, especially after
dark. This Is disgrace and an outrage
to our capital. B.B.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Questions and Answers
Bv Gould Lincoln

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@. Is q kangaroo as tall as q manp
WI.
A. When fully grown the animal 70
taller than man.
@. What Is q rabbits nest 0alled?-
v. r.
A. Form is the term used for the nest
Of q rabbit or hare.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Letters to The Star

bergS. If this weakness persists, Amer
lea will fall like France did before the
NaZis.
~ VIZ
Evening star., 1953-06-25

Pen-nGnaes may be used If letters carry
1Oriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
HoodIums

Middlebury, Vermont.
Evening star., 1953-05-13

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Evening star., 1953-05-10
No Justice
Muureen's Husband
Never Meets Her
HOLLYWOOD.

&4OA4SA = w NSO>'
Get your handkerchiefs,
folks, and let's consider the
sad case of a movie actor
named James Bannon.
A familiar, but uncredited,
face in many movies, Bannon
was signed by Universal-Inter-
national to play the part of
Maureen O'Hara's husband in
"Brady's Bunch.
II practically leaped through
the roof when I heard the
news" Bannon admitted. I've
been an admirer of Maureen
ever since I first saw her in
THE Hunchback Of Notre
Dame" ...- :-s -
Bannon is leaping through
roofs no longer. He has read
the script of "Brady's Bunch"
He doesn't have a single scene
with Maureen. He won't be
working any day she is sched-
uled to report. He doubts If
he'll ever, get to meet her.
I'm the fadeout, while JEFF
Chandler crushes Maureen to
his. chest, I'm 10 feet away-a
miserable corpse" said Bannon.
mot only that, but they tell me
I'll be so lifeless at that mo-
ment that they won't even need
my body around when the
kisses start. There ought to be
q law!"
(Released by NANA).
Evening star., 1953-05-10
Studio Can't Tell
AGirI's Future.
BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.


Wonder how Daryl F.
Zanuck feels when he reads
the big crosses hung up by
Rita Hayworth in "Salome".
and her other starrers? p
Back in 1885, the 16-year-
old Rita was dancing with her
father in Aqua Caliente when
Winfield Sheehan, then boss
of Fox, spotted her. She made
a series of minor pictures for
Fox and then Sheehan put her
in the starring role of "Ra-
mona," one of the studios
most important pictures.
Then came a shakeup at
Fox, Zanuck took over as boss
and one of his first acts was
to replace Rita in Ramona"
with Loretta Young. He
argued. and rightly at the
time, that Rita was no name.
He also dropped Rita from
the Fox contract roles. Before
long, Columbia signed Rita and
the rest is history.
But then Zanuck can Won
der how Harry Cohn, the
Columbia boss, feels when he
reads about a blond that
Zanuck snapped up when
Columbia dropped her.
Her name? Marilyn Monroe.
Evening star., 1953-05-10
THOMAS
Continued From Page E-10

\NOI1Ll1luSO ~ OAA4 oSO ~ ="
the knots are tied properly and
the merit badges put on cor
rectly," he remarked. Things
were pretty fouled up in the
first few days, but now they're
Strengthened around.
IF the details aren't cor
rect, there are a lot Of people
who will notice. There are
80 million boys in the Scouts
now. and there have been 20
million in the organizations
43-year history"
He added that Scout execu-
tives reviewed the script and
asked for certain changes.
. "The script called for a COM
edy scene during the giving of
the Scout OATH" he observed.
THAT was taken out because
it was considered sacrilegious."