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Evening star., 1953-01-03
This and That

with it to nearby tree, where they hold
it with their feet and split the husk open
with their bills.
"The cardinals perch on the sill, grind
ing their husks open with their sturdy
bills. The blue jays usually gulp half a
dozen seeds, huskS and all, before flying
away with an additional one.
while I realize that house sparrows
are as much creatures of nature as their
more attractive counterpartS, and as
such are equally entitled to the life
giving seeds, their numbers and their
greedy manners were very discouraging.
MY new system, which so far has
worked admirably for several weeks. has
put new life and enjoyment into my bird
feeding operation.
Sincerely yours. ia. T."
This Is well-tried system which uSu-
ally works fairly well for time.
II mixed seeds are placed in window
sill feeder to any depth, the common
sparrows will dash their bills into them
and knock quantity OF onto the
ground.
Then they win fiy down to eat it. After
a time. the ground beneath such feeder
is literally carpeted with mixture Of
seed. husks and excreta, but birds are
not finicky in the least and are not dis
turbed by sanitary conditions.
Such mixtures. when very dry. offer
some possible hazard in regard to bird
fever, or ornithosis. as psittacosis Is now
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Detour on Rood to War

have just received through friends
in my old home town. Washington. a
copy of your First 100 Years in the
Nations Capital. Born and raised in
the District of Columbia, and having
spent the first 40 years of my life there
the scenes shown succeeded in making
me most nostalgia.
However, note that one picture
captioned Rockies for World War I"
actually shows a group of recruits for
the 1st D. C. Field Hospital who were
destined first for service on the Mexican
border. This photograph was taken
in June, 1916 at Fort Myer, Va. The
officer in front is DR.. j. Began, then
Medical Corps captain, and now. l
believe, practicing in Washington. /
also recognized Lund, Lynch, Perron,
Bidall, Black-and in the rear rank. al
most out of the picture, the undersigned,
then sergeant first class.
I also remember the excellent COW
erage given us by Star correspondent
who accompanied us to Arizona. This
outfit, by the way became the 165th
Field Hospital of the AID Rainbow)
Division and all of the men shown in
the photo went through the entire war
with this organization.
Thank you for delightfully."- nostalgia
time. John w. Hart,
Director, New Products Division
Sterling Winthrop Research Institute
Rensselaer,, N. Y.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
BY Charles E. Trocewen

called. No one should worry about this.
but some cases have resulted from in
haling the dust from such dried mix
lures. In cleaning up beneath bird
feeding station it is always best to wet
the mixture down carefully, and then
sweep up easily, not too vigorously. 1t
might look strange, but it would be well
to wear mask over the face. too.
We believe that in time Col. T. will
come to forget about house sparrows
being greedy.
Actually, their manners are good
enough (for birds). Most OF their hus-
tling comes about because of their num-
bers It is a ''me or him" proposition. the
one that does not hustle for his dinner,
gets none.
Starlings seem similarly greedy. They,
too, are victims of their life habits. One
by one, a common sparrow eats as
prettily as any bird.
The late Harry New, one-time Senator
from Indiana, Postmaster General. and
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, ran bird feeding operation
at his home in Edgemoor.
3 As the result of many years in feed
ing, he put forth the following dictum:
You cannot blame any hungry crea-
ture for coming to free lunch"
We are glad our correspondent UNDER
stands this. too, and is making provision
for his jostling friends as well as his
better-mannered operators in his two.
level operation.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Military Has Always Bottled Congress
By Harry Lever

TT rs quaint old American custom
! i for the armed forces to do polite
battle with Congress periodically over
the cost of operating the Nations mill
tary establishment--be it war or peace.
In seeking to trim millions from ap-
propriations that may run into billions.
Congress microscopically examines Army
and Navy purchasing plans item by
item, much like budget-conscious
housewife toting up her grocery list as
she shops.
This always means headaches for
legislative representatives of the various
services, and 1t was true as long ago
as George Washington'S administration.
Take for instance the report made to
the House in post-Revolution days by
James McFIenry. Secretary Of War in
Washington's cabinet, who was called
upon to explain how much musket
cost.
Preserved by Army Ordnance, McHen-
rvs lahorious longhand compilation
managed-to involve the entire bookkeep-
ing system of the old Springfield Arse
nal in Massachusetts, before he arrived
at the price tag Of single musket
McHenry's report to Congress begins:
I'm order to form an opinion of the
average cost of the muskets manufac-
tured within the above period 1795 to
October /, 1890, it will be proper to
distinguish and deduct from the amount
expended on the buildings, machinery,
tools, etc. and the value Of the unfin-
ished work, tools and materials now on
hand (from the total Army expendi-
ture).
''It is stated by the Superintendent Of
the Armory to be wholly out Of his
power to determine accurately and with
certainty what proportion Of this sum
was laid out on the works and what
on the arms. This 1t is observed will
be readily conceived by rejecting that
at the commencement of the business
the public buildings were out of repair.
that great sums were expended on them.
that new buildings were erected and
that for want of proper assistants and
having no orders to that effect he did
not keep separate accounts; that besides
the artificierS were employed for some
time on these buildings and in making
the necessary pieces of machinery and
tools previous to their entering upon the
manufacture of muSketS and that how
ever according to the best judgment
which he can form from the cost Of
work shops and other buildings for the
armourers, water dam and privileges to-
gether with the machinery belonging
thereto and rations drawn by the men
while employed in these several labours
may be estimated at 10000 dollars"
McHenry here added few other ex-
penses, involving such items as French
arms in stock and work done to cannon
carriers for five years, fire engines"
which caused the $4,000 to jump to
$4,000. He continued:
IF we deduct this latter sum Of
47.349 67/100 (dollarsD from the total
amount OF the expenditures. viz. 1884,
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Chang Koi-shek's Plight

Sometime news items appear that leave
one gasping by their gall, affrontery and
sheer speciousness.
In The Star the other day. on the very
front page, an Associated Press dispatch
reported that Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek blamed the United States Govern
ment for the fact that he was kicked
out of China.
It Is just such amazing logic that keeps
the world in turmoil. The GeneraliSsimo
ignores the obvious fact that the reason
why he is out of China is that an over
whelming majority of 400 million Chinese
had lost faith in his leadership, to the
point that they were willing to accept
that of the Communists.
The reason why Chang Kai-shek is
not on the Chinese mainland is because
during his 20 years of rule, he antagon-
lied and angered his 400 million subjects.
1t is the height of gall to imply that
Washington should have kept him on
the Chinese mainland against the will
of the Chinese people.
He had 20 years in which to sell him
self to his people and he failed. He has
no one to blame but himself Besides
if he has legitimate beef" he should
submit it to the United Nations
The American people, am sure, are
not interested in showing Chang Kai-
shek down the throat, of the Chinese
people, and the Chinese people. while
obviously unhappy under the Communist
rule, seem not of mind to have Chang
back. Their sympathies apparently are
for the Young China Party which dislikes
both the Commies and the Nationalists,
and offers the homes of democratic and
honest government
This is the party our Government
and the United Nations should attempt
to strengthen Chang Kai-shek is
washed up. ]. n. Michael.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
For Your Integrity

haze not learned to pray unless, per-
chance,
MY daily need of thanks that you are
you
Becomes prayer. Unswayed BY circun,-
stance
You keep a thankless faith DitH ,DJtat
is true;
Profit and praise haze never set the
= course
By tulaich you steer a ship that you
keep light
AND free of tGngling things that must
pertorce
Lessen your speed. Your scGnt respect
for might
And ruthless gain perhaps haue cost you
dear
In tangible re,0ards to offer me
Who neUer t0anted them - t1ltose only
fear
Was that the hardness of mems hearts
might be
A thing so iOounding as to turn you back
From that far port Which you haze
GlD1ys sought
Where CLEANS beacon light for those
1Dho lack
All iDorldlineSs, whose dreams cannot
be bought.
Borboro Polmer
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Our Immigration Policy

One of the principal conclusions reached by
the Presidents Commission on immigration and
Naturalization is that the McCarran-Walter Act,
which went into effect last month"; should be
"reconsidered and revised from beginning to
end" 1t is difficult to join in this conclusion.
The commissions report was put together
under most severe time handicap-only about
four months being available for hearings, study
and drafting of the document. In the light of
this circumstance, it is a much better report
than might have been expected. BY the same
TOKEN however, it is necessarily somewhat
superficial study of an enormously complicated
subject.
This superhciality is something that should
be kept in mind in weighing the reports attacks
on the law. For the McCarran-Walter Act,
whatever its merits and demerits, was the
product of years of legislative work and study.
Furthermore, most II not all of the criticisms
raised in the commissions report were advanced
at one stage or another during the bills slow
progress through Congress. After passing both
houses the bill was vetoed by the President, and
his veto was accompanied by message which
attacked key provisions of the measure vigor-
ously and in detail. Nevertheless, it was enacted
over his veto by better than two-thirds vote.
In view of this legislative history, there will be
an understandable reluctance to accept at full
major provisions of the law
There should be at least as much reluctance,
however, to assume that the McCarran- Walter
Act is beyond reproach or improvement. The
Attorney General has said that some of its pro-
visions appear to be unavoidable in practice.
During his campaign, General Eisenhower called
in general terms for revision of the act. DR..
Vannevar Bush, competent spokesman, has
urged the removal of barriers to admission of
foreign scientists to this country for limited
visits and his reasoning would apply to foreigners
in other professional groups Among the points
argued persuasively in the report is the PROPOSE
ton that a naturalized citizen should not be
subject to decentralization for conduct subse-
quent to his naturalization unless that conduct
shows that he obtained his citizenship by fraud
or illegality.
Other proposals are of doubtful desirability
and certainly have almost no chance of being
included among any revisionS made in the near
future. Among these are the suggestions to abol-
ish the national origins quota system and the
creation of new agency to take over the
immigration and naturalization functions of the
State and Justice Departments.
Experience with this new law will help de-
termine where changes should be made. The
policy should be to encourage desirable aliens to
come to this country in such numbers as our
economy can reasonably assin1ilate. The report
of the Presidents commission says the law will
have the opposite effect. Whether this is true or
not, the arguments advanced in the report, and
the voluminous record of testimony taken during
its hearings, will serve as useful guides and check
points during the study and debate of this ques
tion which is certain to continue.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
This Is the Army

1t is not too important in the larger picture,
but there still is something peculiarly irritating
in the latest report of the Army's capitulation
to an arrogant labor union.
Troops manning anti-arcraft defenses in
the New York City area had been putting up
prefabricated huts for winter shelter. Members
of an American Federation of Labor construc-
ton union were engaged in the same area in
erecting urgently needed and more permanent
installations for the Army. According to the
New York Times the union threatened to strike
all contract construction on Army battery sites
II troops were permitted to erect the prefab
winter hutS. Faced with this threat, decision
was made in Washington-again according to
the Times-to take the troops of the prefab jobs.
There is nothing admirable about the results
of the decision. One is that the Army, and
indirectly the taxpayers, are stuck with $50
prefabricated hutS in the New York area which
cannot be put up because the Army says it
cannot afford to pay union labor rates Another
and more important result concerns the troops
who will man the batteries in defense of homes
In the area. including, presumably, the homes
of the AFL union members.
These troops have been living in squad tents,
similar to those used in Korea. Henceforth they
will be housed in Jamesway huts-a kind of
tent which the union is willing to let the Army
put up The Jamesway is better than the squad
tents, but much inferior to the prefabricated
huts So the troops will at least be permitted to
spend the winter in second-best accommodations.
Presumably the union leaders (not to mem
ten the Army authorities who bowed to their
dictatel will enjoy much more comfortable
quarters. It is too bad-if they insist on assert
Ing jurisdiction over Army construction-that
they cannot be sent out to Korea to put up the
shacks and novels that the troops there will
shiver in through the winter.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Spoilers

Holly, together with the Christmas
tree and mistletoe, constitutes an
integral part of the Christmas decora-
tion. But because of its comparatively
slow growth and the sheer stupidity
exhibited by many who gather it. there
exists a strong possibility that this plant
soon will become quite scarce.
AS an owner of considerable land on
which there was good stand of holly,
I would like to join other nature lovers
in strongly condemning the practice of
those morons who wantonly charge
through our woodlands and heedlessly
hack away at every holly bush and tree
with berries. Every year after Christ
mas view the shameful result of the
activities of these individuals who tres
pass my land (which is posted with no
trespassing signs) and that OF my neigh
bors to cut and steal all the holly they
Evening star., 1953-01-03
One Waste in Foreign Aid

Secretary of Commerce Sawyer who recently
headed q commission sent abroad to study Euro
pean business and economic problems, reported
as one of his findings, on December IS, the
almost unanimous opinion that we have too
many peopleSand too many agencies abroad" He
received suggestions, presumably from Americans
themselves, as to percentages by which existing
personnel could be safely" reduced. He does not
report what the suggestions were. But he COM
mented that some of them "are so drastic as to
be'startling"
Another returning traveller, fresh from
another investigation of American Government
personnel abroad, is not so reserved. Chairman
Johnston of the Senate Civil Service Committee
says in an interview that half of the 25O,0OO
American employees in Western Europe could be
hred Their services, he says, are not needed.
1t requires no gift of prophecy to believe that
these two reports will produce the sort of action
the new Congress will be very much in the mood
to take. For this criticism of overstaf1ing and
bloated payrollS does not represent any partisan
Sniping at foreign aid. Both the Sawyer Com
mission and the Johnston committee appear to
have been shocked at the amount of wasted effort
and wasted money they found.
1t may be easier to reduce the stats of mis-
sionS abroad, without injury to the essential
work. than to explain how this condition of waste
has developed. Mr.. Sawyer's implication is that
1t results from too many organizations, able to
build up personnel and assume functions indie
pendently, without any centralized control over
what they do. The real control, he believes must
stem from the White House. He thinks our
ambassadors abroad, as representatives of the
State Department, should be given more control
authority. One of his criticisms is the amount
OF duplication represented in failure by inde-
pendent agencies to utilize the services of
existing departments of Government.
One of Senator Byrd'S criticisms has been
that no incentive for economy or elimination of
useless personnel has been offered by the White
House, and that until there is such incentive,
from the top of the executive branch, little
economy can be expected General Eisenhower
is going to have fine opportunity to supply that
incentive and perhaps he will. ~
Evening star., 1953-01-03

089 5/100 (dollars) there will remain
86.739 38/100 dollars which divided
among 6,224 muskets. the number fabri-
Gated since the commencement of the
business, makes the cost of each to be
about 13 3f4 dollars"
McHenry then enviSionS mass produc-
tion and corresponding drop in the
price of the muSket.
THE works being now all complete
and labour saving machines operating
to great advantage, the artificierS too
being generally well instructed. and the
business carried on more Systematically,
the arms to be made in future will cost
much less than they have done on an
average for the whole period since the
commencement of the manufacturing.
There are now employed at the Ar
mory 1873 artificiers besides II appren-
tices. The number employed for the
three months past averages 1877. These
have made and completed in two of the
Evening star., 1953-01-03

meaninglessness about such q restriction in the
fact that diplomatic assignments do not ordinar-
lily have any fxed length-some being brief and
others being lengthy.
It is unlikely that DR.. Mossadegh will sue
ceed In reforming the entire code of diplomatic
procedure-if he has such intent. He may sue
coed, however, in making Teheran Hardship
post which result can hardly help his country
or improve its relations in an already troubled
world.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Letters to The Star
Pen-1adn1es may be used II letters carry
tOriters' correct names and addresses.
ALI letters are subject to condensation

can find. This year I observed that
several excellent holly trees were ruined
by being chopped off about three feet
from the ground and that other trees
and shrubs were damaged permanently
by having large branches broken or
chopped off.
I strongly feel that prompt and strin-
gent measures should be adopted to curb
these thieving holly vandals, for at the
present rate of its destruction. it soon
will become virtually extinct.
Nature Lover.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
The Rosenberq Ad

ne rosenberg Ad
Sol Dawson, in his letter December
20. seems to assume that he should pro-
tect us less intelligent readers against
Rosenberg Committee advertisements.
AN ad," he writes, "in which the poison
Gus content is hidden"
Perhaps he will point out how or where
poison is hidden in the ad. Are any Of
the statements false? Is there any part
of it that an ordinary reader would not
understand readily?
No matter how grateful readers might
be for the warning against hidden
poison, let us hope that they will con-
tinue to read both sides of the contro-
versy, to do their own thinking, and to
realize that a case so weak that it must
be supported by ad-hominem arguments
and shielded from public inspection. de-
serves no respect.
George Frederick Miller.
Thank you, Mr.. Dawson! was aware
of the Rosenberg case and the efforts Of
comrades" in their behalf but had
higher opinion of The Stars Judgment
than it seems to have merited.
Just what does The Star mean by "the
right of petition :. is not right that
is restricted to those with whom we may
happen to agree OF to those who advo-
cate some generally popular course of
action"
Since when is loyalty to Government
and country and bloodshedding patri-
otism just popular course of action?"
If our fathers, brothers and sons are CIV
ing their lives to preserve liberty and
Government "of the people-by the
people and for the people" aren't we
stabbing those same sons Of freedom in
the back when we accept and publish
eye-catching ads, designed to influence
public opinion in behalf of traitors!
Money is invested in advertising for
the results it brings. Were no results OBJ
tanned, advertising would and should
cease. Advertising is the principal nour-
ishment Of any publication. as The Star
well knows.
The Star does not publish whiskey ads.
Apparently it thinks better of commu-
1ism and it's pink adherents than it does
of intoxication and pink elephants. -
Frances Mooney Griffith.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Army Ordnance Photo.

last months 884 muskets, being II to
each working day. What do these mus
kets cost the public?
"The Superintendent of the Armory
gives the following exhibit of the state
of the Armory at present and the arti-
cles used in the factory monthly (wageS,
musket stocks, repairs, food, parts and
incidentals. They total 4,149 65/10O
dollars.
This sum apportioned on 442 mus
kets. the number manufactured monthly
makes the present cost about 39i100
(dollars) per musket. The Superintend-
ent observes that, although great pains
have been taken to ascertain the cost
to the government of each musket, it is
probable this estimate may be somewhat
too low"
Apparently McHenry explained the
matter satisfactorily. No more was said
by Congress, and it Is understood the
appropriation was granted.
Evening star., 1953-01-03
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answe, n
riy my question Of fact by either writing The
NN'Wvning NW W S.ar information Bureau 1900 street
return postage or by telephoning Steriins 736S
Evening star., 1953-01-03
By THE HASKIN SERvICE

@. What is the oldest form of gam
bling?-C. p.
A. Probably dice throwing, which
dates back to the thirteenth century,
B. c.. and was popular with the Egyp-
tians, Greeks and Romans.
Evening star., 1953-01-03

@. How many volumes are in the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
library in Constitution Hall in Washing
ton?-H. M.
A. The library contains approximately
4O,500 books and manuscripts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-10
DR.. Joe Evans Dies;
Played With - Mats
BY the Asseeiafed Press

GULFPORT, Miss, Aug. 10
Funeral services will be held to-
day for DR.. Joseph Patton Evans,
former American League player
who died here yesterday.
Evans played for Cleveland
from 1915 to 1922, breaking in as
a third baseman and later shift
ing to the outf1eld. His best sea
son was 1920, when he hit .349 in
Sc games for the Indians PEN
nant-winning club.
In 1923 he played for Wash
ington. batting 1868 while playing
LOG games at third base and in
the outfield. He played for the
Browns in 1924-25.
Evans quit baseball after serv-
ing as player-manager for the
Gulfport club of the old Cotton
States League in 1927 and began
practice as a physician. He was
a graduate of the University of
Mississippi and the medical
school of Washington University.
st. Louis. During his major
league career, he served as an
inferno at various hospitals dur
ing the off-season.