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Evening star., 1954-11-19
General Noguib Is Deposed

The retirement, or the removal, of Cen
eral Naguib from the Egyptian political
scene has been inevitable for many months
That it should have come about because
he was linked with counter-revolutio
plotting by the Moslem Brotherhood is in
cidental-even though it is cause enough in
itself for relieving him of the presidency.
The Egyptian revolution of 1852 was
planned and executed by group of young
military officers who had become diSillu-
stoned and alarmed at the corruption and
incompetence in their government. Al
though immature and inexperienced in
many respects, they were at least aware of
the social economic and political weak
nesses of their country-and the need for
reforms in all of these. Revolution - the
enforced abdication and exile of King
Farouk and the removal from power Of the
Wafd Political Party-were the essential
first steps. In making these decisions and
In carrying them OUT General Naguib was
with the so-called Revolutionary Council
more than he was of it. He was, in effect,
a sort of elder brother or front man. He
was never, it has become evident, an i'm
portant figure in policy making.
In his role as front man, however,
two things happened to General Naguib.
One was that, personifying the revolution
and being pleasantly kindly man by ma
ture, he became popular with the masses.
The other was that he decided his power
should become real, rather than theoretical.
It was the development of this latter am
bition that brought General Naguib last
winter into conflict with Colonel Nasser,
the real head of the Revolutionary Council,
and the rest Of the young military junta.
Their efforts then to remove him were
baked because of his public popularity.
In the months since, two other things
have happened One is that Colonel Nasser,
as Premier, has become increasingly popular
and respected The other, leading to Ma
guib's downfall, has been the persistent
plotting and obstructive behavior of the
Moslem Brotherhood-an intolerant and
extremist organization that appears to have
instigated the effort last month to aSsaSsi-
nate Premier Nasser. 1t was charged, and
not publicly denied, that General Naguib
knew of this plot and was prepared to ac-
cept brotherhood coup which would re-
turn him to the office of Premier. His
removal from the presidency and his "house
arrest" followed.
It is too early yet to tell whether the
Revolutionary Council will succeed in bring
ing to Egypt the reforms and the develop
ment needed so badly. It's behavior thus
far has been moderate and its progress
modest. But certainly government set up
and controlled by the Moslem Brotherhood
would mean repression for Egypt rather
than advance. The removal of Naguib elm
mates one divisive political factor and
leaves the council in better position to carry
out its own program.
Evening star., 1954-11-19
Four Score and Eleven Years Aqo. !.

covered for The Star by Crosby Noyes,
who became editor of The Star q few
years later. While some historians say
Lincoln's address evoked only "dutiful"
applause, Mr.. Noyes reported that the
President was interrupted by applause
i've times during the course of his
short address and that at the con-
clusion he received a prolonged ovation.
The Star of November 20, 1868, quoted
Lincoln's address in full, and dis
missed Everett's long Grafton with the
comment that he spoke "eloquently.")
The Presidents appearance at the
dedication ceremonies was commonly
viewed by the press as q political
maneuyer to put himself before the
public as a candidate for reelection.
Some Of the newspapers accused him
Of making stump speeches "over the
graves of soldiers for the sake of
securing a political advantage"
When Lincoln said, in his address,
"The world will little note what we
say here. he was more or less correct
as far as his remarks were concerned.
However, when he said :" nor long
remember. -, he was not quite so
aStute.
It was saddened man who boarded
the special train back to Washington.
He talked little to his companions, and
soon reclined on one Of the side-seats
of the "drawing-room'', with a wet
towel over his forehead and eyes. He
was convinced that his speech at
Gettysburg had been a disappointment
to everyone, and he was remorseful that
he had not made better preparation.
He was distraught with a sense OF
failure and felt that he had given the
people nothing.
He was also a sick man. A week later
he was in bed with varioloid, milder
form Of smallpox At that time he
said, ironically. (although it apparently
had nothing to do with Gettysburg)
There is one good thing about it. Now
I have something can give everybody.
Evening star., 1954-11-19
He Can't Sell Pianos

A man who had been accused of having
some association with the Communist Party,
and who invoked the Fifth Amendment.
when questioned about it by House COM
mittee, has been refused license to sell
second hand pianos in the Nations Capital.
This was all done according to law.
The superintendent of licenses, under the
statute, Is given discretionary authority to
consider the moral character OF an appli-
Evening star., 1954-11-19
From Dream to Substance

With Britain following suit, the United
States has made a dramatic and hope
inspiring move in announcing the ALLEGATION
of 22O pounds of fashionable material for In
ternational distribution under President
Eisenhowers atoms-for- peace plan. At the
same time, in so doing, it has confronted the
Soviet Union with a powerful, hard-to-
dodge challenge to contribute similarly to
the well-being Of the world, and the indica-
tions are that the challenge will be favor
ably answered.
AS explained to the General Assembly's
Political and Security Committee by AM
bassador Lodge, our chief representative in
the United Nations, the allocation-the
first of it's kind in history a
highly significant initial step toward con-
verting the Presidents plan from bright
dream to bright substance. Certainly, de-
spite Soviet Delegate Vishinskys recent
snide suggestion to the contrary, it shows
that our country is determined to do what
ever it can to lift that plan out of the realm
of mere talk and start putting it to work
as quickly as possible on specific, concrete
international basis.
In it's purest form, efficiently applied,
220 pounds of fashionable material (either
plutonium or uranium-235) would be enough
to serve as the explosive heart of several
Hiroshima-type atomic bombs-each equiv
alent to 10000 tons of TNT-and it would
also be enough to generate large amount
of electrical energy. AS Mr.. Lodge has indi-
Gated, however, our initial American allo-
cation, together with the A pounds con-
tributed by Britain, will not be weapon
grade" nuclear fuel, but it will be nonethe-
less sufficient to activate "a considerable
number" of experimental reactors through
out the world-reactors highly valuable for
training and research purposes, and cap
able of small-scale power production and
the manufacture of radioisotopes for use In
such fields as medicine and agriculture.
All this, quite obviously, represents only
a beginning But it is an important begin
ming, and both Britain and our own country
have made clear that it will be carried for
ward just as promptly as arrangements can
be worked out with the several friendly
nations slated to receive varying quantities
of the fashionable material thus far ear
marked for the project. simultaneously,
moreover, with Russia now apparently
willing to go along with the idea, favorable
action seems assured on our American pro-
posal for creation Of specialized agency
to bring the atoms-for- -peace plan within
the framework of the U. N.-excluding Red
China and subject to the strict safeguards
set forth in our domestic law
What remains to be seen now is whether
the men Of the Kremlin will really respond
as aff1rmatively and as concretely to the
Anglo American move as Mr.. VishinSky has
S,lpoastnd that thew will If thew do then
very real and potentially very great prog
ress can be made toward exploiting the
atom as blessing not curse for all
mankind The challenge is too big and
too insistent to be escaped; sooner or later
the Soyiets must answer II clearly, without
equivocation- one way or the other.
Evening star., 1954-11-19
Where Was the B-2o?

Our latest note to the Russians in con-
nection with the shooting down earlier this
month of an RB-29 says that "the Soviet
government not only continues Illegally to
occupy japanese territory in the Habomai
Islands but also carries out unprovoked
attacks on United States aircraft lawfully
in this region"
This is ambiguous language. If the
phrase, "in this region" is to be taken to
mean, however, that the downed RB-29 was
operating over or close to the Russian
occupied Habomai Islands, new and
different picture Of the incident emerges.
The Habomais are part of the Kuriles
and are claimed both by the Russians and
the Japanese. It is the Russians, however,
who are there, and it is reasonable to sup
pose that they have established military
installations on the islands. At the time
Of the incident, on November Z, our people
said that the RB-29 was never closer than
is miles to Soviet territory. The location
of the attack was pinpointed at spot
about 20 miles from the Habomais. But
the language used in the latest note raises
doubt as to the accuracy of this original
report.
The RB-29 is a photo-reconnaissanc
plane, and it has been officially stated that
the downed craft was on photographing
mission. Was it photographing Russian
positions on the Habomai Islands? If so,
regardless of the dispute with reference to
the ownership of the islands, it is hardly
surprising that the MICS attacked.
The new note implies that fighters will
be sent with the RB-29s on future missions
of this nature unless adequate assurances
are forthcoming from the Russians. And
this, of course, should be done, for it is
kind of suicide to expose unprotected B-29s
to MIG attack. At the same time, we ought
to be very sure that our escorted photo
reconnaissance planes are really engaged
in what our note calls Legitimate and peace
full missions"
Evening star., 1954-11-19

published appeared in the Chicago
Tribune. That paper said: 1.-THE dedi-
catory remarks by President Lincoln
will live among the annals of man"
On the other hand, the Harrisburg
(Pa.) Patriot and Union said: -. We
pass over the silly remarks of the Pres
ident;; for the credit of the nation we
are willing that the veil Of oblivion
shall be dropped over them and that
they shall no more be repeated or
thought Of"
(The Gettysburg ceremonies were
Evening star., 1954-11-19
Unfinished censure Symphony

Silently about the empty podium. the
Great Word Symphony sat in high
terraced horseshoe.
Some held typewriters. Some micro
phones. Some TV cameras. Some
teletypes. Some tape recorders.
The Great Director entered. He
stepped to the podium and raised his
baton. -. Downbeat!
Across the Nation it swelled in one
perfectly blended crescendo:
Communism is irrelevantp
Donald G. Keith.
Evening star., 1954-11-19

@. What is the latest date for apply
ing for admission to the new Air Force
Academy?-M. r.
A. The deadline for applications to
the first class has been set at February
ID, 1855. Single young men between
the ages of II to %. who are otherwise
qualified. may apply.
Evening star., 1954-11-19
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What is the highest mountain In
Canada? w. Mex.
A. Mount Logan, 1880 feet. It is a
peak in the St. Elias Range in Yukon
Territory, near the Alaska boundary,
and is the second highest mountain in
North America. Only Mount Mckinley
in Alaska. 20,300 feet, is higher.
Evening star., 1954-11-19
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer TO any
question Of fact by writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau, 1900 Eye st.
3 cents for return nnsfane
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Shotgun Blast Kills
Prince Georges Boy

A I6-year-old Prince Georges
County boy was killed by q blast
from . shotgun he was carrying
yesterday, police reported.
The victim was Thomas AM
drew Moore, colored. Of Groome.
Md. DR.. James /. Boyd, medical
examiner. issued q certificate Of
accidental death.
Moore and his half-brother.
Eugene Johnson III. also colored.
were inspecting their shotguns
before leaving on . hunting trip.
police said. The accident oc-
CURED about noon outside the
home or young Moore,s grand
father, James Smith. where both
boys lived.
The johnson youth said the
Moore boy apparently touched
the trigger of his 12-gauge.
double -barreled shotgun acci-
dentally. The charge struck him
Just below the heart. The boy
was pronounced dead ct the
scene hy Dr.. Boyd.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Do1 S Sock I iille
In Laundry Bag
Ends n Miles off
sx II. As.o<;u,sd pr.s,

SALISBURY. Nd. Dec. a..
Laundry worker Anna Price
thought she saw d laundry bag
move yesterday and looked again.
It did move. And when D
hairy animal started to crawl
out she called for help.
It turned out to be . pet dog.
d Pomeranian named Chips.
owned by Mr.. and MRS. LinWood
Donoaoe at MardelIa, n miles
away. Chips apparently crawled
into the bag Wednesday for some
real sack time and was taken To
the cleaners.
Chester Davis, manager Of the
Sunshine Laundry. said Chips
was hiding IN the Donol1oe Iaun-
dry bag yesterday when route
man Samuel Yates picked II up
|and carted 4 n Salisbury.
Chips vas returned TO the
Donohoes yesterday perhaps with
3 little of the starch taken out.
hut otherwise none the worse Tor
his night at the laundry.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
|courf Orders Marine
In Fatal Crash 10 Pay
S., 900 10 Widow

A Marine sergeant whose car
rammed the rear Of another at
more than 100 miles an hour.
killing the father Of four chill
dren. must pay 5000 to the
widow ia monthly allotments
over the next 10 years.
The sentence was imposed yes
terday on sergt. Edward M.
Painter. IS, Of Quantico. BY
Alexandra Corporation Court
Judge William r. Woolls.
II Painter fails to meet the
payments. Or II he becomes in
yolved with the Law within the
lO-year period. he must serve s
years Id the penitentiary, the
Judge ruled.
Judge Woolls accepted the
recommendation Of Common.
Wealth's Attorney Earl r. Wag-
ner and the widow Of the victim.
William G. Downs. Is. Of Annan-
dale, in imposing sentence DE-
tense Counsel r. Brooke Howard
said arrangements viii Be made
at Cuantico to have 80 monthly
allOtments deposited 70 Mrs.
Downs account IN IN Annandale
bank. m addition To the 5000
Painter IS 70 pay, there was IN
insurance settlement of t1l.000.
Mr. Wagner said he did not
want Painter placed on probation
because the Marine Corps would
discharge him. The Marine
Evening star., 1954-12-24
4 Construction Workers
Hurt as ScaffoIding Falls

Four construction workers
were hurt late yesterday when
the l0-foot scaffold on witch
they were working collapsed on
the Howard University campus
at $500 Georgia avenue NV.
AL were reported In good con-
dition In Emergency Hospital.
Injured were Willie Hamm,
20. Of 641 Tenth street NE:
Frank Bredley, 80. Of l26 O
street S.W.: Homer Cant, 80. Of
1874 Vermont avenue NV, and
Thomas Nelson, 80, Of 32l2 Geor-
gia avenue NV. All are colored.
Police Pvts. J. Rubenstahl and
league H. Howard reported the
three men were partially COW
cred with dirt when they fell to
the ground. They were working
on q block-long addition to the
university. They are employees
Of the Kirk I. Lindsey Constrlc-
ton Co.
No. 2 Rescue Squad answered
to the call.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Judge Bans Inspection
OF Bribe Case Records

Federal Judge r. Dickinson
Let's yesterday rejected q de-
Tense motion asking that the
prosecution turn over for inspec!
tion recotdines taken during In
yestigation Of the Monroe gam
bling bribery case. 3
Suspended Police Capt. John
b. Monroe. Detective George
Prather and q number Of re-
puetd gamblers are charged with
conspiring to protect the garn-
bling racket.
Last week. prosecutors voiin-
tarily played the recordings for
defense counsel. But no traf1-
scripts were provided. and sten-
ographic note taking was
banned. "A majority of the de-
Tense lawyers walked out shortly
after the playbacks began.
Judge Letts' ruling yesterday
was made III the y. s. District
Court for the District OF Colufn-
bia.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Cab Driver Hi on Head
With Baseball Bat

A taxi-cab driver who was
beaten with Q baseball bat yes
terday Is In fair condition today
at Washington Sanitarium.
Montgomery County police
said Richard Leslie Hampton. SO.
Of 7031 Carroll avenue. Takoma
Park. was hit over the head
about 4:30 pm. yesterday as he
helped q passenger out OF his
taxi In the l1100 block Of New
Hampshire avenue.
Held in the Silver Spring jail
on q charge of assault with In
tent to murder Is Joseph B. Lind
say, So. Of the 600 block Of Web
ster street NV.
The baseball bat was broken
In half by the first blow. wit
nesses told police. Sanitarium
officials said Mr.. Hampton suf-
fered head and face injuries and
may have Q skull fracture.
Police said Lindsay told them
o relative Of his was having
family trouble" and he believed
Mr.. Hampton was responsible.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Fire Attributed to Blast
Destroys He0ting Plant

A flre. believed started by an
oil burner explosion. destroyed D
heating plant last night on the
Weathered Oak Herb farm In the
1900 block Of Bradley boulevard
near Seven Locks road In Mont
eontery County.
The fire destroyed O. cement
and frame heating plant about
20 by 20 feet In size which was
used to heat greenhouses on the
property. W
Fire companies from Bethesda,
Kensington and Chevy Chase
were able to confine the IRE to
the heating plant. Operations
were hindered because OF the
lack Of water in the area. Also
called but not placed into service
during the two-alarm IRE were
engine companies from Glen
Echo and Silver Spring.
The property is owned by M.
Walton Hendry. 4O25 Glenridge
street, Kensington.
No estimate has been made Of
damage.
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Monfoney Spoofs President
With Elephant Donkey Card

way up the other side Of the
drive to the front door.
Underneath, framed in. holly
leaves. was Senator Monroney's
message:
TU1s Just bef0re Christm0s. as
IKE and t1se, boys s
We're dreantf1sg that Santa
iDould bring Elephant
tOys---
When all through the House
and the Senate as aDell
Came dozens OF doskeys, to
remain for q spelIl
And this iD1s the card, for the
children to read:
u k7seiD iDhdt you iD1nted, but
brought iDhdt you needp
SO may your Christmas be
Joyous and guy
sc isn't so =. far. GtDGyi
Formal Cabinet Cards.
Most cabinet officers send out
cards, but they customarily are
rather formal offerings, chastely
engraved and allowing little
room for originality. The Sec
retary of Defense and Mrs. VIII
son, for Instance. send you best
wishes for Christmas and the
New Year." whereas the POST
master General and Mrs. Surn-
merfield '.send Christmas greet
ings and best wishes for the
New Year. When you've seen
one, you've seen them all. In
Guiding President Eisenhower's.
The diplomats usually follow
the same formal pattern. But
there are exceptions. One Of
the most notable Of these this
year is the card sent out by the
Philippines Ambassador and his
wife. Theirs showed several
views Of the diplomats home in
the Philippines. and this verse:
This Is our humble home, the
hO1fse secure
OF our affections and the
substance real
or our abiding faith and az
that's pure
In person. family and
common neal.
Upon this ground, aDhere noble
souls may tread,
Enter, our friends. that yoa
may taste and share
With rs the mine and in1nsa-
teridl bYend
OF peace, cOntentment, trust
and I0Ui1sC care.
The card was signed Carlos
and Virginia Romulo. =
Evening star., 1954-12-24

The Christmas card problem
may be q headache for the ordi-
nary citizen. It's misery un-.
bounded for members Of WASH
ington officialdon.
Year by year. their mailing
lists grow and grow And the.
more Important they are, the
more oifended Is the person they
forget to hail with the seasons
greetings.
So acute is the problem, par
ticularly on Capitol Hill. that q
number Of the legislators simply
don't send out any greetings at
all. Senator Knowland Of Cali
fornia Is one Of these. The Re-
publican leader doesn't even send
cards to personal friends. Neither
does Representative Mccormack
Of Massachusetts,, who probably
viii be Democratic Floor Leader
Of the House In the new session
Of Congress.
Rayburn Shuns Cards.
i Sam Rayburn Of Texas. the
new House Speaker. also shuns
cards, as such. But he writes
personal notes to his close
friends. wishing them Christmas
cheer.
Not all legislators are so re-
served. The champion card
sender In Congress this year was
Senator Mike Monroney, Demo-
crat, Of Oklahoma. He and Mrs.
Monroney flooded the town with
cards the size of q sheet Of busi-
ness letter paper.
Each sheet bore q picture OF
the White House. with President
Eisenhower In q nightcap peering
anxiously down from the roof
top. Two elephants, either dead
or In exceedingly poor health.
occupied the "out' side Of the
mansions driveway, while q
procession Of donkeys made its
Evening star., 1954-12-24
HyottsHIIe Man Faces Hearing
Monday in Neighbor Shooting

his bags when the argument be-
gan. he told police.
Hayden had been drinking.
according to police. and warned
Mr. Moss be was going TO get
3 gun to stop him. Sergt. Gray
said Mr.. Moss, needing the
threat. had run about so yards
down Riggs road toward Sarg-
ent road when Hayden fred
i've times with d .22-caliber au-
tomato rifle. One Of the bullets
struck Mr.. Moss In the back as
he ran.
Hayden was charged with as
sault with intent to kill. assault
and battery and illegally dis
charging q firearr1. His hearing
will be ct $50 am. Monday, IN
Upper Marlboro Police Court,
and he viii not Be home for
Christmas himself unless he can
post $500 bond. Police said
Hayden Is married and has
children.
Hayden told police the shoot
ing was an accident and that
..the gun should not have been
loaded He said only one shot
was fired when he tripped with
the gun In his hands.
A neighbor cf the two men,
who asked not to be quoted for
obvious reasons, said Mr.. Moss
and Hayden had had arguments
before. but ! never saW . gun
until today Z The neighb0r said
his children were playing ii his
front yarr when the shooting
started.
1T sounded more Ike the
Fourth of July than Christmas. \
ne said.
Evening star., 1954-12-24

Louis w. Hayden. 29-year-old
Hyattsvflle tMd.) railroad elec-
trician. faces q bearing on Mon
day on charges Of shooting at
D neighbor because he didn't
want him to 60 home for Christ
mas, Prince Georges County
Police said.
The neighhor. Edward /. Moss.
Al, an immigration Department
employe, is ii satisfactory con-
dition today IN Leland Memorial
Hospital, Riyerdale, where doc
tors removed 3 .22-caliber bullet
from his back late yesterday.
Detective Sergt. Emmett r. q.
Gray said Hayden and Mr.. Moss.
whose homes are on . single lot
ct 1900 Riggs Road. West Hy@
attsville. sdisagreed' yesterday
on whether Mr.. Moss should 50
hunting with Hayden Or so home
to Illinois for the Christmas hol-
idays. Mr.. Moss was packing
Evening star., 1954-12-24
Postal Men Investigate
UndeIiyered Letters

Postal authorities today were
investigating the discovery of .
batch Of undelivered letters, in-
cluding one containing . Gov-
eminent check. by two i0-year-
old Seat Pleasant boys.
Prince Georges County Police
said the letters. found torn and
strewn on the ground near q
hollow tree at the foot of 81
street on Madison road in Seat
Pleasant. were being delivered
today to any addresses whose
names were still intact. The
boys told police they found the
letters in the hollow tree about
3 pm. yesterday.
Evening star., 1954-12-24

automatically loses his driving
permit for ct least 3 year.
Mr.. Downs was Q printer ct
Judd q DetWiIer Ia washington.
The crash occurred about To-
pm. on August . on Shirley
highway. State Trooper Louis =.
Pace said be chased Painters
car after the vehicle went by
him. speeding north. The trooper
said he pulled abreast but the
Marine picked up speed and dis-
appeared. Then the policeman
saw - huge ban Of orange fIan1e
80 into the air over 100 feet -
the Marines car crashed into mr..
Downs car and set Il afIrc.