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Evening star., 1954-10-13
This and That

Various authorities advocate various
chemical means for toadstool control.
Some form of iron, in spray form,
seems to be the favorite prescription.
Bordeaux mixture, too, Is advocated.
All these need careful handling, and
we believe the average lawn Is better
without them. Some recent types OF
weed killers might be used, but here
again one runs some risk. Several years
ago we talked with woman who swore
that her dog had died from eating grass
covered with one of the mercuric weed
killers.
The average yard. infested with
toadstools, may be kept looking fairly
well by the simple act Of picking them
daily and disposing of them.
The result to the lawn Is not too
good, but in time they will lessen. and
finally disappear as colder weather
comes on.
Rains bring them up, just as dry
days help spread the spores.
Some experts insist that it is lack
of fertility that accounts for them, and
so advocate use of good. lawn fertilizers.
Most persons innocently think that
lack Of lime causes them. It is difficult
to convince these home gardeners 9TH
erwise. so they may as well be left in
their belief.
We succumbed to this advice, and
got no results from it.
The first rain after we had put lime
Evening star., 1954-10-13
(. S. Propaganda FouIty?

would like to take issue with basic
assumption of Earl VosS' article on
American propaganda abroad which
appeared in The Sunday Star of Sep
tember IL. This is the conception that
effective propaganda is composed al
most exclusively of media operations
(press releases. movies, radio broad
casts, etcetera) and that the propa-
ganda struggle in Indo- China resolves
itself as it were into battle of loud
speakers.
This conception is dangerously in
adequate. However, it is apparently
the current conception of what consti-
tutes propaganda among the American
public. It is dangerous because the
Communists long ago evolved and per-
fected through continuous practice a
much more realistic system of ideo-
logical warfare. This is, briefly, to
center activities around personal con-
tact and organization, which are crl-
ented to action on specific local issues.
To be sure, press. films, and other
media are used, but as supplementary
devices. People are their prime vehicles.
No matter how many magazines, NOV
les, posters, etc. and media personnel
we are able to send to Indo-C China,
am reasonably sure that they win not
prevail against the person-to-p person
contact, politicking. grandstanding and
dedicated zeal that the indigenous"
Communist Party will be able to bring
into play. 4-r rs... =...sr -
There are good and obvious reasons
why this tactic has not been tried by
our side. Tt involves excursions into
the internal political affairs of other
nations and the commitments of our
support to local political party with
out the possibility of the IRON control
which Moscow exercises over its branch
offices. But the fact that this approach
may be impractical for us should not
blind us to the fact that the Commu-
mist opposition we face in such areas
as Indo-China is of this kind.
The time may have come to re-exam-
inc the validity of our canned prop
aganda" approach. In truth, our me-
dia operations have in some Instances
co-ordinated excellently with the ac-
tivities of local independent democratic
groups. But the failure of such groups
to emerge in sufficient strength in most
crucial areas indicates that a local
follow-through cannot he counted on.
The problems Of initiating an interna-
tional democratic political movement
would be formidable. But it may be
the only alternative to abandoning the
field of theological warfare to the Com
munists. And to deny that our relig-
ious and political ideals have the dy-
namism capable of inspiring plain
people all around the world to action
for freedom is to deny that these ideals
have any real meaning for ourselves.
Citizen.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Little Girl

This tender-hearted child must surely
Through life. her shoulders ,Denry
from the yei0ht
OF burdens. She i1stinctiuely iDiH knotD
The hidden sorroDs and the bloDs
tDhicIt fate
Has dealt to friends and loued ones.
Hers iDiI be
Perception keener than the casual
eye;
Looking about her she Din seldom see
Transparency OF brilliant. cloudless
sky.
The orphaned squirrel and the injured
bird
OF field and tDood tDIl be OF deep
concern
To her young heart. There Is no simple
TO tell the added lessons she must
But she wiu knoD recompense Of 5oy
That Is not granted every girl or boy.
Billy B. Cooper
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Dog Bites Man

The textbooks say that 1t is news when
a man bites dog. But sometimes it can
be news, as Defense Secretary Wilson has
learned when dog bites man.
Mr.. Wilson has been nipped by ken
nel-fed dog which sits on its launches and
yelps for food instead of going out like
bird dog and hunting for what it wants.
And to make matters worse, this kennel
fed dog is Mr.. Wilson's own-a product of
his talent for singularly inept phraseology.
Of course, Mr.. Wilson did not mean to
say what he was saying. He did not intend
really to compare unemployed people with
yelping dogs. Apologies and explanations,
however, cannot undo all of the damage
that. has been done. The yelping of Mr..
Wilson'S kennel-fed dog is going to be heard
from now until election day, and the Re
publicans are going to suffer, and suffer
again, from the sting of its hgurative bite.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Potent Office as Museum?

In an article on october The Star
pointed out the crying need for more
buildings for the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. I wonder whether any one has
thought of at least partially relieving
the situation by using the Old Patent
Office? The building was originally de-
signed to be half museum and half
Office and some of its inadequacies as
an office building are due to this con-
struction. During the 1870s and 1880s
the Museum of Arts and Sciences, as 1t
was called, was one of the show places
of the Nation. Besides patent models
and inventions, the Patent Office actu-
ally housed the early beginnings OF the
National Museum collection, so that
scientific exhibits should be very much
at home there. Whatever interior
changes have been made to adapt 1t
to Office use can hardly have altered
the basic structure.
1t has been customary to refer to
the Old Patent Office as an old build
ing but as matter of fact 1t Is newer
than many other Government build
ings. It was built in four sections tit
was planned with that condition in
mind, and while the main or F. street
building was completed in 1840 the
final building C street side) was not
completed until after the Civil War
in 1867.
Although of late years the design
has been credited to Robert Mills, this
Is an error. The original design (Which
was faithfully adhered to- was made
by William Parker Elliot. Robert Mills
who designed the Treasury which was
built at the same time was appointed
architect in charge of construction"
for both buildings and so gradually
was credited as being the designer OF
both. But number of letters addressed
to Elliot by various officials, including
the chairman of the committee which
accepted the plan, the Commissioner OF
Patents and President Jackson's writ
ten approval make it clear that the de-
sign was Elliot's and that the original
was adhered to with only slight changes.
CThese letters and other papers relat-
ing to the subject along with extracts
from Mr.. Elliot's diary at the time were
reprinted in an interesting article by
the late Robert w. Fenwick in the pro-
ceedings of the Celebration of the be-
ginning of the second century of the
American Patent system April
1891" This book is still available in
local libraries). But the clinching proof
should be that Congress appropriated
$500 to pay Mr.. Elliot for his design
for the Patent Office. It is doubtful
that Congress would have been so
generous as to pay for services unless
they had been rendered! The law Is
printed in the Statutes at Large.
B. M F.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
III Years of Progress

Members of B'nai Birth today are cele-
brating Ill years of steady advancement,
not merely for the Jewish people, but for
their neighbors in all the free countries OF
the world Founded in New York on October
13, 1843, the Sons of the Covenant were
pledged from their start to charity and
brotherly love. The sponsors Of the move
ment agreed that political and doctrinal
discussions should be barred Gin order that
harmony and peace might be preserved" !"
What is good for humanity at large, its ad-
Evening star., 1954-10-13
BY Fronces Rodmon


CANDIDATES for reelection might
~ do well to study the psychology
Of dress. The case of "Socklessa. !.
Jerry Simpson proved for him. At
least, that conventional attire would
have lost him election to Congress. Mr..
Simpson was Kansas farmer in 1890
and had been nominated Poprlist
candidate for Congress. His opponent,
the Republican candidate, Colonel
James r. Hallowell. seemed to have
all the odds in his favor, and in adj
ditione was wealthy and dressed the
part
One evening at a debate between
the two at Wichita, MIR. Simpson al
luded to the Colonel's silk socks. MY
opponent wears none at ALL" retorted
the Colonel hotly Mr.. Simpson leaped
to his feet. "It's the truth" he shouted.
I'm poor farmer-and there are
hundreds of my kind here tonight who
can't afford to wear socks. Under Re-
publican rule we can't indulge in
luxurieS!" His remark took. the audi
etce by storm. The. fame Of the SOCK
less candidate spread. and he won the
election by fat majority.
But the pendulum swings two ways.
A few years later Simpson was ac-
cused by one Snodgrass. Of Tennessee,
a fellow member of the House, OF hav-
ing ridden bicycle down Pennsylvania
avenue wearing plaid bicycle trousers
and silken hose. Simpsons political
fortunes began to wane from that day
and he soon passed into oblivion.
For years "Uncle Joe" Cannon,
Speaker of the House, appeared in the
familiar costume of black slouch hat
and baggy trousers. On rare occasions
he wore shaggy top hat Friends from
his State, Illinois. presented him with
a pair of homespun trousers. and the
Evening star., 1954-10-13
hesConMokethe Congressman, Too

by this display Of gratitude and hui
mility. Needless to say he was around
Capitol Hill long time.
When Senator Joseph w. Bailey Of
Texas first went to Congress he appear
ed in sombrero, q badly cut black frock
coat. and flowing black tie against
large expanSe Of white shirt-front. It was
rumored among his fellow members
that the Shirt-front was dickey, and
that its cuffs were attached by strings.
Invited to a dinner given In 1896 by
John r. Mclean for William Jennings
Bryan. Mr.. Bailey appeared in his usual
attire. Someone suggested that conven-
tional evening clothes were a more fit-
ting garb. II shall wear what please"
snarled Mr.. Bailey, "My constituents
didn't send me to Washington to repre-
sent them in clawhammer." This
statement was enthusiastically indorsed
by the folks back home. Alas. time
changes all. and three years later Mr..
Bailey adopted a silk hat to replace
the sombrero.
When William Waldorf Astor ran for
Congress in New York City. he wore
lavendar spats during his campaign.
The more humble voters. in great ma
jority, defeated him with the opinion,
1--WE don't want a dude in lavendar
spats to represent U.s." After his defeat
Mr.. Astor renounced his American citi-
zenship and became British subject.
Theodore Roosevelt, when he ran for
Governor after his return from the
Spanish War, was not unaware of the
psychology of dress in politics. All
through his campaign he wore his wide
brim Spanish War hat. Richard Croker
remarked: THAT hat was worth 10000
votes" If he was right, 1t won the cleo
ton for Roosevelt, for If 10000 Of his
votes had gone to his opponent. Demo-
cratic Justice Van Wyck, the latter
would have won the race.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
DEW in the Arctic

Canada and the United States have
acted in keeping with the realities OF the air
age in deciding to construct yet another ra-
dar defense line to guard the North Ameri-
can continent against the danger OF an
attack by enemy bombers (meaning spe-
cifically Soviet bombers) striking across the
polar ice cap.
Two other such lines have already been
laid out. One Of these-the so-called pine
tree Chain," on which work began more
than four years ago and which is now prac-
tically complete-runs relatively close to
our nothern border. The second-known as
the Mid Canada Line" or the "McGill
Fence"-is being installed farther to the
north, approximately along the 55th
Parallel.
These two lines, however, no longer pro-
vide or promise an adequate warning system
against attack. This is so because the So
Wet Union, according to all available evi-
dence, has succeeded in developing-pre-
sumably for mass production-at least one
type of jet bomber with range and speed
comparable to that of our B-52. AS result,
with the Russians thus extending the reach
and increasing the MPH of their striking
power, the "Pinetree Chain" and the "Mc-
Gill Fence"-even though they remain
highly important to continental defense
offer only very limited protection and must
be supplemented.
That is why our Government and Can
adas have now agreed to undertake, as
Joint enterprise, the building of the pro-
iected new radar line. It is a line that has
been recommended for some time past by
scientists engaged in special air-defense
studies, especially at the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology and at McGill Univer-
sity in Montreal. AS officially explained,
it is to be called the Distant Early Warning
system (DEW) and it will stretch out across
the most northerly practicable part OF
North America" That is to say it will be
well inside the Arctic Circle-roughly 1900
or 1000 miles from Chicago.
But this certainly is not too distant For
DEW, when it is in operation, will be able to
give Chicago, for example, only about a
three-hour advance warning in the event of
transpolar attack by Soviet bombers flying
600 miles an hour. Still, within even that
limited time, intercepting action and re-
lated measures could provide a good deal OF
protection, and hence the value and great
Importance of the new radar project.
Such warning system, of course, is not
tailored to cope with true intercontinental
missiles travelling at speeds Of 1000 or 5000
miles an hour. But weapons OF that sort
still seem to be quite few years away
Meanwhile, together with the "Pinetree
Chain" and the "McGill Fence" DEW can
contribute Importantly to the safety OF
North America.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Letters to The Star.

tional Music Council; Mrs. Ada Hold
ing Miller, president, National Fedora
ton of Music Clubs; Or. Charles E.
Odegaard, dean College of Fine Arts.
University of Michigan; Patrick Hayes,
chairman, Cultural Development Com
mittee, Washington Board of Trade;
Rev. Gilbert Hartke, head, Drama De-
partment. Catholic University; DR..
Howard Mitchell. conductor. National
Symphony Orchestra; Marc Connolly,
president, National Institute of Arts
and Letters: Mrs. Rose Robson Cowen,
head, ChildrenS Theater Of Washing
ton, and James c. Petrillo, president.
American Federation of Musicians.
DIR. Frederick Fall.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Numbers Gome-Chopter Two

The statistical report on security risk"
separations under the Eisenhower admins
tration would have been more impressive If
its release had not had the appearance Of
political timing. It was inevitable that the
report should have become political foot
ball, appearing as it did in the wake of the
controversy over Vice President Nixon's
campaign speeches This is unfortunate, for
an accounting of progress in ridding the
Government of subversive or otherwise un-
desirable employees is too important and too
serious to be kicked around for political
purposes.
Release of the new and larger figures
by the Civil Service Commission (6,926 Sc
curity-risk f1rings or designations, including
1,743 cases involving indications" of sub
versive activities or connections) was not
in line with regular routine. In the past
the commission has been extremely reluc-
tant to release any detailed information on
results of the security program. When vary
ing figures on the total of dismiSsals for
subversive reasons were issued by several
high administration officials last year, the
commission finally made public partial
breakdown of cases last March At that
time it was stated that 2,429 employees had
been fired or had left the service between
May, 1858, and the end of that year, of
which 422 had information of subversive
nature against them in the files. No further
data had been forthcoming from the COM
mission until the report this week. The new
total tended in some degree to bear out
Mr.. Nixon's challenged assertion that
thousands" of Communists, fellow travel
ers and security risks" had been ousted.
Seven months have elapsed since is
suance of the first total. The commission, in
a parenthetical note accompanying release
of the latest figures. said it plans hereafter
to make quarterly announcements on the
Operations of this program" This is a SEN
sible change of policy. The timing of such
releases should be governed by regular
calendar schedule, not by political expedi-
ency.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
ExpIoins Mccorthy's Following

Recently letter signed Donna Mar
quis" stated very interesting question:
Nothing can explain Senator Nc
Carthy, but what is the explanation for
his following?" For the information of
the writer, I would like to state that
there are millions of Americans who
are strongly Communist and see
Senator Joseph r. Mccarthy as the
leader of this great crusade.
Dewitt o. Burke.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Victory in France

The French National Assembly, Wh1cn
little more than month ago defeated the
European Defense Community, has now Ing
jected large new measure of hope into
the affairs of the Western World. It has done
so by its strong and resounding vote of con-
fidence in Premier Mendes-France-a vote
that greatly improves the outlook for the
ratification of the historic nine-power ac-
cord agreed upon at London as a substitute
for the EDO.
In winning this victory, which may be
viewed as a victory for the entire Atlantic
alliance, Mr.. Mendes-France has been
backed by the votes of $50 deputies, includ-
Ing even the De Gaullists. Only 1879 OF
them Communists-have cast their ballots
against him. Indeed, if the Popular Repub-
licans had not abstained, his would have
been one of the biggest triumphs of its kind
ever scored by a French Premier since the
end of the Second World War. And since the
Popular Republicans-the most ardent ad-
vocates of the EDC-have withheld their
support from him primarily because of their
view that the London accord is not sufh-
ciently supranational, he still has reason to
feel high degree of elation.
But Mr.. Mendes-Frances triumph, of
~ S>~S
vote of confidence accorded him has been
won on the basis of his demand that it be
cast also as clear indorsement-without
qualifications or reservations his gov
ernment's commitments in the London
agreement to grant full sovereignty to the
free Germans and to rearm them as equal
partners in the expanded Brussels pact and
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. So
the National Assembly, in effect, has sup
ported that agreement-in principle and
substance-quite as solidly as 1t has sup
ported him, and for that reason the signifl-
canoe of it's action extends far beyond Paris
and may rightly be regarded as victory for
the NATO community as whole.
True enough, this does not definitely
insure French parliamentary ratification OF
the detailed treaty that must be negotiated
in the days Immediately ahead to make the
London accord an operating reality How
ever, everything considered, the outlook on
that score seems very bright. For the Ma
tional Assembly's vote, coupled with the
similarly strong support extended to Chan
cellor Adenauer's Bonn government by the
West German Bundestag is about as good a
ratifying guarantee as one could wish for
in present circumstances, and there appears
to be little likelihood although there are
always unpleasant conceivabilities-tha it
will be repudiated when the final decisions
have to be made
In sum, the Atlantic community now
has reason to look forward hopefully to
the day when the London agreement will be
In full force to enable the West Germans to
become a truly powerful factor in the COM
mon defense of free Europe. Credit for this
heartening prospect which must surely
sober the Kremlin, belongs to many states
men in the NATO alliance, including Mr.
Mendes- -France-and not least of all Secre-
tary of State Dulles and his British counter
part, Mr.. Eden. They have done an exceed
ingly good salvaging job on the wreckage
Of the EDO.
Evening star., 1954-10-13

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All letters are subject to condensation.
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THE LEGISLATIVE VOTING RECORD

is election year. Political activity is stepping up The
Montana primary elections July No
vber Candidates already filing declaring their
tions
The laws which you at capitol
Helena Montana, the national capitol Washington D. c. AL
phase legislation. Roads,
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daily
Washington you depends
well the laws ire made.
YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?
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istraon matter Go clerk the
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tary public. ANYONE CALLS HIMSELF CITIZEN should
be registered to
the general election following
political officers:
One Uni states Senator
Two u s. Representatives
One Montana Railroad md Service Commissioner
One Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
Twenty-eight State Senators or half The
Ninety-four States Representatives
County Officers
In addition will be voting
sale of bonds facilities Hospital
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endum pertains establishing presidential preferential primary
in Montana One constitutional amendment proposes appointment
pardon by the likely
initiative proposals the ballot initiatives
enda, and constitutional amendment November 2
In the Primary Elections July 90 will
candidate for each of the abovenamed offices
important as the general elections
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body Although fine citizens the legislative halls
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Der IT. 1854.
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