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Iroq'sVote

In a relatively orderly election, 1raq has
chosen Parliament that would seem to prom
Use policies of continued cooperation with the
West. Squarely in the middle of the strategi-
cally important Near East, the Arab state long
has had close ties with Britain-economically
and politically. It's military establishment has
been supplied and trained in part with British
assistance, and agreement was reached recently
for American arms aid Geographically, Iraq
fits into the line of countries between Turkey
and Pakistan which Secretary of State Dulles
recently referred to as "the northern tier"-a
group which he said shows "awareness Of the
danger" of Communist aggression.
The Constitutional Unionists, a strongly
pro-British and conservative party, has come
out Of the voting with q reduced number Of
seats but still with the largest single party
bloc. It's relationship with the more mod
crate Independent Party assures a working
coalition, however, as against the handful Of
Communists and extreme Nationalist Joined
in national front.
Although Iraq has had its explosive polit-
zeal periods, the army has been a strong and
stabilzing force on several occasions. In fact,
q military caretaker government took over dur
ing political crisis within the past year. With
the election over and the complexion of the new
government assured, emphasis can be directed
now at preparing Iraq for what may become a
major role in the Near East collective security
system.
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The Public Comes First

Maryland'S States attorneys have started
an overdue movement to strengthen the States
laws relating to drunken driving and speeding.
In their annual meeting last week the prose-
cutors urged the Legislative Council to plug
loopholes in the present traffic laws that in
too many instances have permitted fragrant
violators to escape with little or no punishment.
The trouble lies in loose wording of traffic
law that has been interpreted in different ways
by different judges.
The law today requires proof in drunken
driving and other reckless driving cases that
the car was being operated 'in grossly negli-
gent manner" It was brought out at the con-
ference that some magistrates have freed intox-
icated drivers in some major caseS-one even
involving manslaughter-o the ground that
mere proof of drunken driving or excessive
speeding was not sufficient to establish "groSs
negligence" The prosecutors contended at their
meeting that the law ought to be rewritten
so as to spell out what constitutes operating
an automobile Gin grossly negligent manner
and that proof of drunken driving or speeding
in fatal accidents ought to be specified as
evidence Of criminal negligence.
The States attorneys in our neighboring
State, like those in Virginia and many other
Jurisdictions. have learned by sad observation
that too much consideration for individual
drivers can be dangerous to the public generally.
The safety of the people who use the highways
deserves more consideration than some judges
have been willing to grant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-12
Fingerprinting Juveniles

Two pamphlets recently released by the
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
raise questions as to the ACCESSIBILITY of finger
printing juvenile delinquentS One of the pub
LEGATIONS recommended as a guidebook for
authorities dealing with youthful criminals,
approves fingerprinting only on authority of the
Juvenile Court and then with the understanding
that the prints will be destroyed when investi-
cations are completed-or else placed in "civil
Identification" file without reference to arrests
or charges. This plan has unrealistic aspects
not apparent in the practical and sensible sys-
tenn used by the Police Department here.
One of the departmental releases reviews a
debate on the f1ngerprinting issue at a confer
ence last August sponsored by the Childrens
Bureau. There was considerable opposition at
the parley to indiScriminate f1ngerprinting of
juvenile lawbreakerS, on the ground that the
process tended to stamp" the child as a GRIM
inal. Others contended, however that finger
printing has become q standard Identification
procedure in the non-criminal field, especially
in business and the military services, and that
no stigma is necessarily attached to the method.
Thousands Of persons voluntarily have placed
their hngerprints on file with the FBI for
reference in time, Of accidents and other
emergencies. @r&'
So far as is known, no police department
makes a practice of hngerprinting every child
taken into custody. Most departments, how
ever, take the prints of juvenile offenders in
major cases, especially if they are "repeaters."
Here only children involved in serious law vio-
lations are fingerprinted. Police Chief Murray
has pointed out that hngerprinting not only
helps to convict the guilty but to protect inno-
cent persons from unjust charges. There is no
local law requiring prior permission of the
Juvenile Court for such identification work or
requiring destruction of the records later The
present system seems to have worked very well
here. In the absence Of evidence showing abuse
of the system there is no reason for giving the
court control Of this proper police investigative
function.
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and the Independent Mine Workers are having
no part Of the HL-CIO harmony movement
and there have been Sgns they may even form
q new federation among themselves. Several
other big unions including the AL Carpenters
are sitting on the sidelines.
After allowance Is made for these inde-
pendents or non-conformists, however, the fact
remains that more than half of organized labor
In the United States-1O million out of about
II millions entering here q new phase Of
intended cooperation and peaceful association.
On the whole. the effects should be good ones
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Letters to The Star

the majority. There Is nothing more
fair and Just than that. Second. we
must make ourselves more aware that
this country is overrun with minority
groups. with practically every one be-
longing to one or more Of them. Each
is engaged in hacking away at the
status quo under the guise Of seeking
equality" and each group knows they
are not fundamentally interested in
equality" at all but in imposing or
elevating their rule. beliefs. cultures
or methods upon or above those held
by the majority.
We must stop these encroachmerts
now, If we would preserve our way Of
life from degeneration into something
less free and equal than democracy.
r. n. w.
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Comparison

Like matching the sea tDGUeS surge, yet
not hearing their pounding:
or sUept in their stDirl and held for
the undertoD;
Like calling aloud in deep night t0tth no
uoice reSoundin0:;
or giUen tho roads and confused as to
aDIlich tDGy to 90:
Like seeing the lightning Hash ana not
hearing the thunder:
Like matching the dark clouds gather
and not feeling rain,
Is the sitting lDeiOht, the bre1th-held
pause am under
Until you are safely home NTH me
again.
4 Jeon MersG2I
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Wunumuker Organ

It was with much wonder that !
read the article in The Star to the
effect that the worlds largest organ is
in Passau, Germany. If I understand
your article correctly, this instrument
is an assemblage of 1900 pipes con-
trolled through 208 stops.
Easily obtainable statistics on the
great Wanamaker organ in Philadel-
phia show that it possesses over $4,000
pipes controlled through 451 speaking
stops.
Leland w. Sprinkle.
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No Absolute Security

Your editorial Of June says that In
the Oppenheimer controversy the dis
tinction between the true and the false
is in danger Of being obliterated. This
is typical Of passionate controversy. In
this one it commonly is ignored that
the heart Of the matter is not so much
what is true or false but what is prob
able or improbable.
There has been woeful neglect, both
by the authorities and by molders Of
public opinion, in the necessary clari-
fication Of what the security system is
all about. Many are confused that DR..
Oppenheiner should be considered
loyal and discreet" and yet unsuitable
for security clearance. They have
failed to notice how commonplace this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-12
High School codets Of 1909

I have been searching in all of the
usual places, but unsuccessfully, for the
addresses of three men, former men,
beers of Company e, High School Cadets.
Business High School. 1909. This is.
can assure you, q worthy cause as we
have an alumni association. hold re-
unions. and give an annual award to the
best company at Roosevelt High School.
If we could hear from some one who
knows the whereabouts of Harold H.
Davis. Roy ]. Graf. and Henry Hoff-
man, it would be good news.
Information may be sent to Capt.
James c. Dulin, 2747 N. Nelson street,
Arlington z, Va.
James H. Gordon.
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Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
OF fact by writing The Evening star Infor-
ton 3. D. c. Please inclose three d3l cents for
return postage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-12
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Q. What place in the house Is safest
during a tornado when a storm cellar
Is not available2-V. A. S.
A. The southwest corner Of the base.
ment or lowest floor. If there is time to
do it. put out fires. shut of fuel and
electric lines, and open north and east
windows before the storm strikes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-12

@. Do blue-eyed parents ever have
children with brown eyes?-M. r.
A. Blue-eyed couples rarely have
children with brown eyes. according to
the Better Vision Institute. However,
brown-eyed parents can have blue-eyed
children If one Of them had blue
eyed ancestor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-12

Pen-sGnles may be used II letters carry
tCrite7S' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-12

@. Has the foot and mouth disease
been eradicated in Mexico?-J. C.
A. Not entirely. The last known out
break was on December rs. 1853, ac-
cording to Mexican sources.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Mother, Wed 70 Years, Bears
10Th Bdby on c Christmos Eve

savage. has delivered 10 Of mrs.
Cyr,s babies. He said that al
though Noella Jean was one
month premature she has .
good chance for survival. /"
The infant was placed In an
incubator at the Peoples Beney-
olent Hospital iii this Northern
Maine town on the New Bruns-
wick border.
It's q real Christmas present
for the children and ne. said
Mr.. Cyr, who married his slen-
der, dark-haired wife when
she was ~.
OF their as children. 1910
girls and nine boys are living.
TWO are married and Noella
Jean viii Join the other rs In
their ll-room rural home.
AL Of Mrs. Cyr's children were
born singly one for every year
Of her married life.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Virginia, Now IS,
Hopes Santa viii Find
World Long Peaceful
81 81 A..oeia.ed 20.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-vir-
sinia readily admits that her
wish this Christmas season Is
not q very novel one.
:. It Is wish for peace, and It
ZONES from the heart of q gentle
lady Of IS who occupies q Yule-
tide niche as secure as Santa's
himself.
- Indeed, 1t was virginia-now
Mrs. Virginia OHanlon Douglas.
.;inother and grandmother who
helped put Santa on the map.
$50 to speak.
From the depths Of girlish be-
wilderment Virginia wrote q LETT
ter 81 years ago to the editor Of
s,the old New York Sun.
please tell mel she pleaded.
ais there a Santa Clause?"
The editor, with wisdom no
.,ciiild Of 8 would dare question.
gave an immortal reply:
~ Yes. Virginia, there 10 .
Santa Claus. 49,"
=. Others Seek to Reassure.
Again this year. as for sew
-eral generations now. editors.
among others, will search for
words to reassure their young
readers of the spirit Of Christ
mas. And again they will turn
to the words that sustained
young Virginia half-a-century
ago.
HE exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion ex-
Est. =. :"
:. Again this year, as for half
a-century, the charming woman
Iwho has devoted her life to
children, emerges briefly into the
Christmas glow.
>. She has been saddened the
Jast year by the death Of her
mother. but she Is vigorous and
In good health.
- Her plans call for another holi-
day with her daughter, Mrs.
Robert II. Temple, and six
grandchildren at North Chat
ham, near Albany. N. Y.
~ This may sound unusual"
she said, "but my wish for us
all this Christmas Is that Christ
masses Of the future win be as
happy as the past, that this new
talk Of war means nothing, and
that peace win be something we
WaH know"
uH
&c Grandson Nears Service.
z AS she spoke, Mrs. Douglas was
thinking of her lone grandson,
now Is, who will be ready for
military service in few years.
Perhaps she thought, too, Of
1.-THE many children she has guided
toward adulthood In 40 years
of teaching. and their children.
=. Before she can go OF to her
family, Mrs. Douglas must wind
up holiday activities at Public
School 81. an elementary school
on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
:She has been its principal since
1895.
Occasionally q pupil, learning
:that she is the famed Virginia,
:will say to her: II saw you on
:Tv."
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Austruliuns Building
Giant Radio Telescope

Within two years the sky Of
the Southern Hemisphere win be
explored by D giant radio tele-
scope In Sydney. Australia. It
win weigh about 1000 tons. be
$50 feet In diameter and cost
nearly $1.4 million.
A contribution Of $25O.00O has
been offered by the Carnegie
Corporation Of New York on con-
dition that the remainder be
raised In Australia. It win take
about two years to complete the
telescope.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
By sna Asseeiussd prsss

FORT KENT. Ne, Dec. 25.
A Canadian woman married
as years gave birth to her 26th
child Christmas eve.
Every new baby Is easier:
after having % many. It Is easier
10 handle them. = said Mrs. Marie
Cyr, 42-year-oId wife Of D
Ledges, New Brunswick. farmer.
It's 3 girl and we've named
her Noella Jean. Noella Is
French for Christmas and Jean
Is the first name Of our doctors
daughter. " said the proud AZ
year-old father.
The physician, DR.. Richard
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Workshop for Blind

The Pretoria tSouth Africa)
Society to Help the Civilian Blind
has opened q 100000 workshop
building as the first step toward
making the blind self-supporting.
Stomp Honors Cyclists
A car, o tent. q cyclist and
the badge Of the Touring Club
'Italiano (now so years ODD are
depicted On q new Italian
stamp.
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ltump Honors CYcIlsts
South Sea Trade

In the first trade mission Of It's
kind. q delegation Of New Zea-
land manufacturers has visited
Fiji, Samoa and Tonga to help
expand New zealand's export
trade to the Pacific Islands, Suva
reports.
Evening star., 1954-12-25
Youth Hostel Grows

The addition Of South Africa
has brought membership In the
International Youth Hostel AS
sociation to groups In so differ
ent countries. Pretoria reports.
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well as diseased conditions
resulting from broken bones.
tuberculosis appears to have
been rare, or II 1t did exist, Of
a type which seldom showed
up in the bones.
How do these studies relate
to modern medical problems?
In cancer, what may seem like
a lot of dusty museum relics
may yield secrets valuable to
the researcher respecting the
relationship Of cancer to geo.
graphical location, to hered-
ity, to diet, to trauma "a blow
or other injury. and to other
phases of the problem.
tuberculosis may have been
infrequent because the In
dams were generally on the
move, with few permanently
established villages where the
tubercle bacilli could accu-
mulate. Tribesmen led active
outdoor lives, and were not
"cooped up" with diseased
peoples. Obviously, these OBJ
servationS have had q modern
application. Also, study of the
healing process in those days
has contributed to the sue
ceSSful treatment of fractures.
The overall purpose? Must
everything have a unitarian
value?" DR.. stewart asks.
Much scientific work has to
be done without knowing the
purpose. Nevertheless, 1t has
to be done and done accur-
ately so that the future win
have it to use or to discard. "
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becomes" DR.. Stewart claims.
DR.. Stewart, in his extensive
Investigations, has never run
across a case Of gallstoneS,
although some scientists be-
lieve they have found a few
cases. Their rarity Is. ac-
counted for. perhaps, by the
fact that the Indians died
young and during their life
times ate simple food.
Evidence gathered by DR..
Stewart indicates there was
very little cancer 5000 years
ago-in fact, very few tumors
of any kind. malignant or nom
malignant. There are a few
tumors in the museum coll
lections, however, principally
from Kentucky, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, Alaska and
Peru. Scientists elsewhere
have believed they have de-
tected evidences of cancer in
Egyptian mummies.
OF course, since little but
bones Is left of ancient or
ganisms, the only diseases
that can be studied are those
that show themselves In the
bones. Few of the swollen
bones believed to be indica-
tive of syphilis could be
found in this hemisphere
until after the white man
brought civilization" Since
the Indians had built up no
resistance to the disease, it
went through entire tribes
like wildf1re.
ArthritiS was common, as
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CALLS WASHINGTON
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Mr.. John Walker says, ''I've just made
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you one by return mail - plus sample
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COOKIE RECIPE;
CLEAN SILVER?

fMrs. G. w. G.. Kens,ngton)
For Mrs. j. P. B., Arlington:
The following recipe. from an
advertisement of a well-known
nut company, makes a deli
cious puff cookie from egg
whites: One egg white. 2
dashes salt, "a cup sugar. !
teaspoon cinnamon, 1s tea
spoon nutmeg. 1s teaspoon
cloves. cup finely chopped
walnuts. walnut halves. Beat
egg white with salt till stiff.
Gradually beat in sugar mixed
with spices. Fold in chopped
walnuts. Drop from teaspoon
onto well-greased cookie sheet.
Top with crisp walnut halves.
Bake at $50 degrees for 35-40
minutes. Do not try to keep
these cookies very long or they
will dry out and crumble.
! would like to find a pat
tern for a little girls dress
(size q that is simple enough
In design for an amateur sewer
to make.
Also, ] use a method Of
cleaning silver which is very
easy, but wonder If this proc
ess Is hard on the silver.
Place a piece Of aluminium foil
in the bottom OF the dishpan.
add your detergent powder to
the water, then soak the silver
for is minutes. All stains are
gone when silver is removed. II
this process is harmful over q
period of several cleanings, ]
would like to know about 1t.
NATIONAL BIOGRAPHIES?
IL. L., Falls Church,
Does any one have old or new
copies of the National Geo.
graphic Magazine which they
would be willing to contribute
to q school library?
n a
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Problems Todoy
By Muriel Nissen

DEAR MISS NISSEN: Some
time ago you printed a letter
from girl who was anxious to
join the WACs but had to COM
bat parental opposition. Per-
haps her folks would like to
read my bit on the subject. We
have a large family. Our young
est daughter was the one who
chose the Army service as a
career. Her father and I didn't t
like the idea, as we, too, were
afraid her companions might be
of the wrong type. However, as
our other children had followed
their chosen fields we felt that
Rose had the same right. So
we let her go.
/ contacted several women ]
know who had been in the serv-
ice, and everything I learned
boosted my opinion of the WACS.
The girls learn how to stand on
their own feet, how to take dis
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Try marking PIE merlngue INTO
serving pieces before baku,gCut|
down almost, but not to, filling

Mix one cup turpentine, " cup
boiled linseed oil and / table
spoon fiat white paint. Add
Raw TIMBER until glaze is very
dark, about ! ounce. Apply
with a fine brush to the entire
piece of furniture. When it
begins to firm, (about 10 min
utes) wipe lightly in streaks,
working from center of panel
outward and removing as much
Of glaze as desired. Use cheese
cloth for wiping, finishing with
a clean piece. If too much Of
glaze is wiped off, repeat until
desired finish is obtained. Next
day apply a coat of clear dull
finish varnish to preserve the
finish. In getting proper
amount of Raw TIMBER in
glaze, I experimental with a
smooth board, to which ] had
, applied all coats of paint.
Colors may be substituted for
the white paint and enamel.
Evening star., 1954-11-23
Problems Todoy
Mother Says the Service Gave Girl Fine Training

essary to encourage the many
girls who write to me for ad-
vance on this subject. The opin-
ion of some one who is close
to a source of information is
worth much more than advice
from a person who has not been
associated personally with the
women'S branch of the service.
While I have met and talked
with many girls who were serv-
ing Uncle Sam, they were mere
ly acquaintances. not family
ties. However, they, too, were
strong in their admiration for
their training. Discipline and
authority are unpleasant words
in this era of self-expression,
yet they are still, as always. the
foundation Of useful living. No
longer are they part and parcel
of home and school: in fact, one
of the few fields in which they
are still maintained rigidly is in
military service. W Women, as
well as men, can and do profit
Evening star., 1954-11-23

appointment, how to take dis
cipline.
They have better opportunities
for advanced education or spe-
cialized training than they would
have ordinarily in civilian life.
They learn self-reliance, which
in turn makes them better wives
and mothers. They leave the
service poised, able to make de-
cisions, better qualified to eval-
uate life on all it's terms. AS
for Army girls being hard and
loud, I'm sure any one can walk
down any street and meet fe-
males far more boisterous than
any they will encounter in serv-
ice. No parent should withhold
approval Of a daughter joining
the WACs. or any other branch
of military service. It's a won-
derful training. My daughter
and her friends are constant
reminders to us of its many
advantages. MRS. G.
ANSWER: I'm sure. Mrs. G.,
your letter will be all that's nec-