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Evening star., 1953-06-28

murky floodwaters and no word
came from them.
Hundreds of American soldiers
and airmen worked side by side
with 1000 Japanese police in
around -the-c1ock mercy missions.
American helicopters directed
rescuers in rubber boats to per-
sons marooned on housetops.
United States authorities prom
ised full use of ships, planes, en-
gineers and other American
resources.
Whole villages were engulfed
and in one instance the entire
populace of 488 was reported to
have perished.
The entire northern half of
Kyushu was threatened. The is
land is about half the size of
South Carolina.
Worst in Modern History.
Police officials said the flood
was unprecedented" in modern
history and was a heartbreaking
disaster even in a land lashed by
typhoons and repeated earth
OuakeS.
Evening star., 1953-06-28
Liberals Denounce
COP. Power Policy;
Senate Votes Funds
BY The Associated Press

An attack on the administra
ton power policy by group ol
liberal Senators yesterday high
lighted Senate debate on thu
$473, ,762 800 money bill for fiooc
control and navigation projects
The Senate passed the measure
civil functions appropria.
tior1s bill on voice vote and sent
it to a HouSe-Senate conference
committee to work out a compro-
mise version. AS passed by the
House last month, the bill carries
a total of $416 ,391 800.
The bulk of money is fol
waterway projects. The Senate
version carries $455, ,14O, 900 fol
the program in the year starting
July /. This is So per cent. under
President Eisenhower's budget
recommendations but $55. 1856, 600
over the amount voted by the
House.
Assail Power Policy
II F4t e / Z x
Senator Magnuson Democrat
of WaShington) launched the at
tack on the administration power
policy, charging that the new adj
miniStration "has scuttled every
proposal to go ahead with a
comprehensive public power
policy"
He was joined by Senators
Jackson, Democrat of Washing
ton. Morse, Independent of
Oregon, and Kefauver, Democrat
of Tennessee. Senator Lehman,
Democrat of New York, who was
not present during the debate,
placed in the record statement
asserting the Administration "is
willing to divest our citizens of
their natural heritage"
In his speech Senator Kefau-
yer declared the bill represented
a philosophy of crippling public
power developments wherever
Cney may occur.
Sen. Magnuson sought to add
So. million to start Ice Harbor
lock and dam. He failed in his
try on a standing vote, losing by
an unannounced margin which
appeared from the galleries to be
about two to one. However, he
did touch off a swirling debate
on the subject of power.
Needles Republicans.
Offering his amendment, he
needed the Republicans with a
remark that they now would
have an opportunity to prove
they favored development of
such power projects. He COM
mented that previous remarks by
Senator Knowland, Republican
of California;, indicated the Re-
publicans are getting ready for
another depression.
Senator Knowland replied ne
had not made such a remark, but
mad merely said q backlog of
projects should be planned and
ready to go in event of an
economic decline. He said he
regretted that Senator Magnuson
saw At to inject partisanship into
the debate on the bill.
Senator Holland, Democrat Of
FlOrida), entered the debate to
observe he likewise regretted that
PARTISAN politics had been In
jected.
This drew from Senator Morse
the observation that PARTISAN
ship is neck deep in this bill"
Then Senator Morse said II am
proud to be a partisan of the
people"
Evening star., 1953-06-28

Mr.. Butler has run the govern.
ment before. Last September, hi
was given charge while bott
Churchill and Eden were out o1
the country.
Soon after the Churchill gov
ernment came to power in No
vember, 1851, Mr.. Butler intro.
duced a stern economic regime
that won him respect but moi
much popularity.
Cut Government Expenses.
He cut government expendi-
lures, restricted credit to block
initiation and painstakingly built
up the country's dollar-gold re-
serves.
The Conservatives claim he
rescued Britain from bankruptcy
and strengthened her economic
position in the world.
Mr.. Butler became the golden
boy" or the Government last
April when he introduced a bud
get that won him wide popular
acclaim. His budget gave Britons
their first reduction in income
tax since the war, Slashed the
purchase tax on things like cars
and refrigeratorS. and cut the
unpopular levy on some sports
events.
He gambled that by putting
more consumer goods within
John Bulls reach, he could make
him work harder and thus boost
national production.
His popular budget catapul.
ted him into the limelight and
established him as a likely sue
cessor to Mr.. Churchill. His posi-
ton was reinforced shortly after
ward when Mr.. Eden, who is
seven years his senior, became
seriously i'll and underwent q
series of operations. which may
keep him out of public life for
several more months.
Was Born in India.
Mr.. Butler was born in India
December 9, 1902. the son of a
British official. He was educated
in England at Marlborough and
Cambridge University. His bril-
liant academic record won him
q fellowship at Cambridge in
1925.
His ambition was powerfully
reinforced in 1926 by his mar
riage to Sydney Courtauld, the
only child of the head of the
vast Courtauld textile industries.
His marriage brought him great
wealth, a country home in Essex,
and introductions to the leaders
Of the Conservative Party.
In 1929, Mr.. Butler left Cam
bridge after having been elected
to the House of Commons three
years earlier as q member for
Saffron Walden-a seat he has
held ever since.
: He was parliamentary under
secretary for India from 1932-37,
and parliamentary secretary for
the Ministry of Labor 1937-38.
He was president of the Board
of Education in 1941, and Min
lister of Education in 1914.
Evening star., 1953-06-28
Butler, a Shy Ex-Professor,
Takes Oyer for Churchill
No. 3 Man Moves Up
To No. l With Eden
Also lncupucituted
pr ,hs A..eeiated Pres.

LONDON. June 27.-Treasury
Chief Richard A. Butler, a shy
brilliant ex-profeSsor called r. A
B., took charge Of the British
government today.
He normally is the No. 8 man
as chancellor of the ExchequeI
in Prime Minister Winston
Churchill's cabinet.
But now Mr.. Churchill in the
British countryside and Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden in Bos-
ton. Mass, Nos. ! and 2. are both
incapacitated- rest and
medical care.
Fifty-year-old r. A. B., touted
as Mr.. Churchill's heir-apparent
ever since illness felled Mr.. Eden,
took over the reins from the
Prime Minister this morning with
typical machine like efficiency.
Mr.. Butler, who for a long time
has been considered the theoreti-
clan OF the Churchill govern
ment. simply took charge of the
papers streaming into his neigh
bor'S house.
Next Door to Churchill.
Mr.. Butler lives at No. IL
Downing street, Mr.. Churchill at
No. 10.
Mr.. Butler will preside over
cabinet meetings. referring only
top foreign policy matters to
Mr.. Churchill for final decision.
The Bermuda conference with
President Eisenhower and French
Premier Joseph Laniel will await
Mr.. Churchill'S recovery.
r. A. B. will share responsibility
for major policy statements in
parliament with Capt. Harry
Crookshank, leader of the House
of Commons and Lord Priyy Seal.
Evening star., 1953-06-28

Of an inverted q and weighed
only ~ pounds q yard.
By 1900 T-shaped rails were
replacing all other types. To-
day the steel Trail is standard,
with. some of it weighing as
much as 155 pounds a yard.
Evening star., 1953-06-28
Ruilroud Track Rails
Show Steudy Progress

NEW YoRK.-No feature Of
the railway industry has under-
gone more progressive change
tnan the track. The record in
dicates that the FIRST rolling of
an iron rail in the United States
was in 1874. It was in the shape
Evening star., 1953-06-28

Here's the first hearing aid IN his
tory with the magic transistor.
This new. electronic discovery,
used in the smallest Sonotono
ever. makes it possible for thou.
sands of deafened Americans to
hear better at greatly reduced
costs The instrument can be worn
invisibly by women, inconspicu.
ously by men.
For details OF this amazing. devel-
opment, just call or write Sonotone
Of Washington, 901 Washington
Bldg. District 7-092l. No obligation.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Watch This One

Senator Mccarthy was not too specific in
the threat he uttered in Chicago last Friday.
What it comes down to, however, Is threat
to abolish tax exemption on gifts to colleges
and universities which employ Fifth Amend
ment Communists" This is Senator McCarthy's
way of describing faculty members who refuse
to answer congressional committee questions
on the ground of possible self-incrimination.
Congressional committees, in The Stars
opinion, have performed useful service in
focusing attention on university faculty mem
bers who plead the Fifth Amendment rather
than say whether they are or have been Com
munists. The public and the university author
tiles certainly have right to this information.
But once Fifth Amendment Communist"
has been identified, the question of what is to
be done with him should be left to the working
of public opinion and the decision of the
authorities of particular university. The evil
In Senator McCarthy's statement is the threat
to use congressional power to coerce the univer-
stiles in arriving at their decision. This is
something which should be watched closely,
and. If the attempt to coerce is made, it should
be firmly resisted.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Whut This Country Needs

want to commend your newspaper
for printing the advertisement of the
Lawson Milk Co. of Akron, Ohio, rele-
want to dairy surpluses.
j. j. Lawson hit the nail on the head
when he said, IF the price is right
people will drink milk" He could
have added eggs, meat and every other
kind of food product
The American farmer of today does
not need subsidy, He just got so used
to getting something for nothing, like
SO many of us have, that he thinks he
can't live without subsidy. He can, he
will, and he does right now.
What this country needs most of all
are people willing to work for living.
not running to Washington to rant and
rave over their troubles.
Lest any one think have never seen
the inside of barn, let me assure them
of this, I was born and raised on
farm in Southern New Jersey. My
father and brother are farming there
now, not gentleman farmers, but plain
"dirt" farmers. They have never re-
ceived a subsidy on crop: however,
by lots of hard work and business acu-
men they have been very successful
farmers.
Let's go back to the old American
way of life, of putting in hard days
work and receiving an honest pay for
it. Let's cut out subsidy and parity and
control and all the rest of the New Deal
and Fair Deal "isms" Let supply and
demand rule for change. We will all
benefit, consumer and producer alike.
John G. Gruber.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Better Security System

The Harry Dexter White case has
done much to alert Americans to the
need for more healthy security meas
ures. Dewitt S. Hyde, Republican
Representative from Maryland. has
come forward with a suggestion which
seems to offer a real contribution in this
direction. since it would allocate re-
spononsibility of security to both par
ties and somewhat lesson the power of
a handful of men to make decisions of
grave Importance to all.
Mr.. Hyde makes the point that
Nothing in the Constitution says that
the executive branch is meant to have
complete charge of security problems
facing the Government" And, as in the
White case. "FBI warnings on security
matters going only to the executive
branch of the Government is appar-
emily insufficient at times" and "can
lead to cover-up in which political
questions arise because those making
the decisions are members of only one
party"
AS means of correcting this defect
in our security system, Mr.. Hyde states
that he is considering Offering legiSla-
ton to Create a Joint Committee on
Security in Congress, made up of the
President of the Senate, the Speaker
Evening star., 1953-12-22
This and That
Nerissa L. Milton.

where is Julie?" some one will ask.
Fright there, at your feet" comes the
answer and, sure enough. there he is,
having come in so quietly on velvet
paws that no one heard him.
The mischievous cats always adver-
tise themselves, in the only way they
can, by activity.
They have better glands of internal
secretion, perhaps, and this is just what
one would expect, since so mary of
them are on the fatty side. But there
is more to it than that; no doubt it is
q sort of inner disposition. The poet
Alexander Pope believed, and so an
nounced in his verse (Which is surpris-
ingly modern in tone) that every hu-
man being has a ruling passion. as he
called it. With one man it is greed, with
another love of power, with third
desire for glory. Well known exam
Piles will occur to every one.
There can be no doubt that animals,
too, have their ruling passions. Here
is one that loves to purr, to be pleased
when a human hand strokes it.
Here is another, quite as fine fellow.
that insists on drawing back, every
time hand advances.
X
Julius loves to lie on his back with
his tail discretely folded under, and
his four white paws in the air. He is
a black and white, one of natures
favorite patterns for housecats.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
BY Charles E. TroceweN

In this position he will lie for hours
The old folktale was that this fore
cast rain. The truth is that it tells
Of nothing except the cat is more COM
Portable in that position.
With old julius, it means that the
weight of his large body is on its broad
est position, and this may relieve some
pressure, perhaps.
Yet many will insist that their own
pets never fail to forecast rain, when
they roll over on their backs. It may
be that falling barometer causes
them to become uneasy, and that they
reveal this by drastic change Of
position.
Cats are never more contrary than
in their sleeping habits.
The same cat will sleep for time
on the floor, and then, after a period
Of weeks. take to a cushioned chair
If, while sleeping on the floor, he is
placed in chair, he will Jump out
Immediately and 90 back to his former
position. If. during the period he
fancies the cushions, he is placed on
the floor, he will jump back into the
chair at the first chance.
Very human. these cats! The great
chain of similarity that runs through
all created things crops out in many
actions and even preferences, and
should cause all human beings to pause.
when they think to strike or otherwise
injure any living creature.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

The pet cat has one way of bring
ing itself to the sustained attention of
its human friends-to make nuisance
out of itself.
The placid. well-behaved fellow, that
goes along day after day without leap
ing on the dining room table, or whet-
ting his claws on the new davenport,
never attracts much attention
A good example of the latter is
Julius. named after the mighty Caesar,
but ordinarily called simply Julius or
Julie, for short.
This is "a big one, full Is pounds,
which is large for cats. Sometimes
people who like these animals will tell
you that they have one weighing 40 or
so pounds. This is pure hokum. One
elderly lady some years ago, with a
quivering voice of age, called 20 say
she had pet cat weighing so pounds.
We could not tell her, of course, that
she was mistaken, but she was. Often
it is impossible to tell people things.
just as the lady on the corner recently
declared that the buses were still run
ming on Sundays out her way in the
suburbs. If she went to church, she
probably found out differently.
The cat Julius IS so well behaved.
such a perfect feline gentleman. that
commonly his friends overlook him.
He is stumbled over and forgotten
except at meal times.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
The Battle Down Under

Americans who take an interest and a
justifiable pride in our national prowess at
sports probably will have to settle for another
second prize" in the Davis Cup tennis finals
coming up in Australia next week. For the
people "down UNDER take their tennis seriously
it is virtually the national sport in the Com
monwealth-and the squad that will represent
Australia is loaded with youthful but skilled
talent already tested and proved in interna-
tional play.
The Americans, by contrast, will be making
their bid with thin" squad on which Tony
Trabert, the Cincinnati youngster who came
out of the Navy in time to win the national
championship last summer will be the only
starter with at least an even chance to win
any match in which he is entered. Vic SeixaS,
the stylish but erratic Philadelphia, has been
bothered by bad back and team captain Billy
Talbert withdrew him from doubles play in
the round with Belgium after he had lost his
first singles match Talbert, a 35-year-old
veteran, teamed with Trabert to put the United
States in the lead in that round and Trabert
clinched the American place in the finals with
his second singles victory on Friday.
It is the 11th straight year in which the
United States has gone at least as far as the
challenge round but the big cup has not been
won by the Americans since 1949. The Aus
tralians took it in 1850 and have held it with
out too much trouble since then. Over the
years, of course, the American record looks good.
Since the trophy, the worlds top tennis
prize, was put up in 1900 by Dwight F. Davis,
a top-flight player in his day and later
Secretary of War under President Coolidge, the
United States has won it 16 times Australia
has captured it 10 times, Great Britain nine
and France six. The period of greatest Ameri-
can supremacy came from 1920 to 1926-seven
straight years of victory-and the French put
together the next longest winning streak six
years from 1927 through 1882.
The intensity of the national effort to
develop young tennis stars explains the Aus
tralian successes, particularly in recent years.
Public contributions and the sponsorship OF
sporting goods firms support the training and
travelling of promising young players. Despite
the differences in national approach to this
particular competition, however, the Davis Cup
rivalry has been one of the healthiest and most
respected of international contests. The Aus
tralians have been winning recently because
they produced the best tennis players. On this
basis they deserve their victories and the con-
gratulations that 60 with them. If Billy Tai
bert's team takes this one, it will be great
triumph in the tennis world but the record
so far does not require any apologies.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
To the Editor Of The stor:

II READ WITH INTEREST the
l. Thomas L. Stokes column, Decem-
Der 16. entitled elimination of Tax
Favoritism" He plainly champions
the cause of the "rank-and-flle tax
payer" or the small taxpayers" as
against the wealthy and "the rich and
powerful" In the present struggle
for the elimination of tax favoritism,
he seeks to draw a fatal analogy be-
tween the present situation and the
conduct Of the Harding administration
after World War I. and particularly
with the tax-reduction program of the
late Andrew w. Mellon. then Secretary
of the Treasury. Mr.. Mellon was Sec
retary of the Treasury, commencing
March 4. 1921, for about 10 years. Mr.
Stokes adopts the theme that the "Mel-
Ion tax plan" started an era of special
tax privilege for the rich and powerful
which lasted until the 1929 depression.
Unfortunately. Mr.. Stokes does not tell
the full story Mr.. Mellon was the
greatest champion of tax reduction for
the small taxpayer" within my mem
.ory. Let's have look at the record.
The Revenue Act of 1918 was enacted
by Democratic Congress and approved
by Democratic administration. It's
provisions. as applicable to the year
1920, are what the Harding administra-
ton found when it took over on March
4, 1921. What do the income tax pro-
visions of that act provide for "the
little fellow? Let us take a "little
fellow having salary UP to $4,000
a year. married, with two children.
The married mans credit was $4,000.
The dependency credit was 5000 for
each dependent. If such married tax
payers had no other deduction what
ever and we all know they would, their
taxable net income would be $4,000 on
the basis of $4,000 salary. F'or COM
parative purposes, it is assumed that
ordinary deductions would have sub
stantially the same relative effect in
the lower income groups throughout
the years) The rates for 1920 were
as follows: The normal tax rate was
8 per cent of net income, which on the
assumptions above made would pro-
duce normal tax of $208. The surtax
would be zero, because it began with
per cent on the net income bracket
from $4,000 to $4,000. Under the as
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Russio's Hopeful Response

Secretary of State Dulles was justified in
saying that Moscows formal response to the
Presidents proposal to pool atomic materials
is hopeful" It is hopeful because it keeps
the door open to further discussion of the
great question of our time, because it lends
some encouragement to the hope that mankind
will turn to peaceful means, and not to war,
in the solution of the worlds problems.
We should never lose sight of the fact that
our alternatives are limited. If we cannot find
the basis for an agreement with the Russians,
we must expect that, at best, we shall have to
carry indefinitely the crushing burden of more
and more ornaments, and at worst, that these
new and terrible weapons will be used to de-
stroy what we call the civilized world. There
fore, anything which seems to point the way
to possible agreement should be seized upon
and fully explored The mood of skepticism,
while understandable and perhaps desirable
in some degree, should never be carried to the
point of making it impossible for us to recog-
nize the hint, If and when it comes that
Russia really wants to talk peace.
This response to the Presidents proposal
may be that hint. At any rate, although
considerable emphasis has been put upon it's
propaganda aspects, the response does not
close the door to genuine negotiation. In it's
key sentence, the Russian message says: "The
Soviet government bases its attitude on the
idea that during such talks the following pro-
posal of the Soviet Union "a universal pledge
not to use atomic or hydrogen weapons) will be
considered at the same time"
It is important to note that this merely
calls for consideration of the Soviet plan at
the same time that the Presidents proposal is
considered. It does not make acceptance of
the Soviet plan condition precedent to any
discussion, and it does not say that the Pres
idents plan will be rejected unless the Soviet
plan is accepted.
So the way is open for confidential dis
cussions at the diplomatic level. 1t may be
found that this Russian response is merely a
propaganda maneuver, and that the forth
coming discussions will also be used for propa-
ganda purposes. But if we really want settle
ment with Russia, we ought not to 60 into the
discussions with closed minds on this point.
Our solemn purpose should be to negotiate in
good faith, and in the enduring hope that, at
long last, the world may be taking its first
small step away from a war of annihilation.