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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Omen in Maine

When the last excuse has been busted
OFF and the last alibi worked over, the fact
will remain that the elections in Maine are
a sharp and perhaps an ominous setback
for the Republicans.
It is true, of course that no one pays
much attention any more to the old saw
that as Maine goes SO goes the Nation. It is
also true that Republican Senator Margaret
Chase Smith and her three G. o. P House
colleagues came safely through. It may
even be true that the hurricane cut down
the Republican vote in the rural areas, and
that disaffection at the local level was partly
responsible for the defeat of Republican
Governor Cross
With all this said, however, it still seems
perfectly clear that G. O. P. strength has
slipped in Maine. The successful Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor got about IS
per cent of the vote-a whopping majority
in normally Republican Maine. One Re-
publican House member, Robert Hale, just
squeezed through. And Mrs. Smith, run
ming against a political unknown, saw her
percentage of the total drop from her rec
ord TIA in 1913 to 584 this time.
This is not November, and Maine is but
a single political swallow on the congress
sional scene. But Republican hopes have
been dealt hard blow. There is no dis
guising that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Corn Palace

1t is my impression that The Sta
erred in its Mitchell Is. Dak) Corn
Palace cut lines when 1t said it was "a
building made of corn cobs"
The two times I saw it, both prior
to the date of your 1909 picture. it was
huge, rambling, frame structure, its
corn artistry achieved by splitting the
complete ears in half, lengthwise, and
mailing the halves to the boards with
thin nails that would not split the cobs.
The ears were of white, yellow and red.
common in the American scene, with
some of the blue variety that had been
brought into the Dakotas in the 1880s
by Russian immigrants. Those ears
were huge.
If any Of the La Follettes still are
in Washington, you might ask them.
The late Senator's brother Bill pub
lished paper at Mitchell and the
Senator himself had farm interests
out there at one time, at least his
father, the first Senator La Toilette,
did. Earl SCOOP Shutz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

Few insects are more talked about,
few less seen.
We mean mosquitoes.
Templeton Jones found one the other
day perched on the inner wall OF his
bath tub.
There is some kind of bug here" he
announced, majestically.
Kill it," came the cold blooded COM
mand from downstairs.
Jones is such a softhearted person
that he dislikes even to kill insects.
sits funny looking creature he
went on.
TT won't hurt you. It's just moth.
I'm sure"
Never saw moth with such long
legs" said Templeton Jones.
Sure enough, it wasn't moth.
It was a mosquito, as big as they
come, and full of bright red blood, too.
as it proved later.
Templeton Jones thought that he had
never realized a mosquito had such
long legs.
There on the side of the tub it looked
more like a grand daddy -longlegs or
something.
Thinking to wash the creature away,
Jones turned on the shower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Fitch the Real Inventor Of R. R. Enqine?
BY jack Jonas

John FITCH, who for years has been
y subject, Of debate among steam
boat historians, may become an equally
controversial figure in railroad history
Alexander Uhl, in a recent pamphlet
about trains written for the Public AZ
fairs Institute, has put forth the theory
that Poor John Fitch" may have been
the first to invent a free-running rail-
road engine. His theory is based on
model now housed in the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical Society's
museum on the campus of Ohio State
University at Columbus. The possibility
that it was Fitch who invented the
railroad engine is under study by cx-
perts of that society and the Smith
sonian Institution.
Railroad historians have credited
Britain's Richard Trevithick and John
Blenkinsop and Americas John Stevens
and Peter Cooper with developing rail-
road engines after the turn of the 10th
century,
But now comes the Fitch steam en-
CINE model believed to have been built
by him In Kentucky not long before his
death in that State in 1893. Some say
his disappointments led him to suicide.
The model. found by two small boys
rummaging through an attic In Worth
ington. Ohio, was presented to the
museum by A. N. Whiting, Fitch's great
great-grandson. It apparently was
brought to Ohio in 1903 by Fitch's
daughter who married Worthington's
founder, James Kilbourne.
The machine consists of boiler and
steam engine mounted on truck with
Hanged wheels, apparently designed to
run on tracks.
Fitch's model appears to have puz-
zled exhibitors and scientists for years.
Early records indicate that his original
idea was to use it for steamboat
which would be run on submerged
tracks.
In 1915, the travel authority Sey-
mour Dunbar scoffed at this idea, point
ing out that "fiver bottoms do not lend
themselves to such method of trans
portation" and that in deep water the
hull would either float the wheels of
the track or else the wheeled underbody
would pull the hull down, with un-
pleasant consequences to crew and pas
sengers."
Mr.. Dunbar suggested that a test
be made of whether this model could
run on land rails.
When the model was exhibited in
1854, it bore label describing it as
Fitchs last model of a steamboat en-
CINE. Until the late 1830s, it had been
the property of the Mechanics Insti-
tute
All the objects in the Mercantile
Library were sent elsewhere during the
Civil War; all later were located except
the Fitch model, which had disap-
peared.
1t next turned up at the museum at
Ohio State University, but nobody there
is sure just when it was received. They
say it probably was sometime after
1900, because society exhibits were
meager before then.
Another point Of ,puzzlement is the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Democratic Government for D. G.

The Star has taken a leading part
during three relatively recent plebi-
scites in fostering the idea of democratic
government for the District of Colum-
bia. And the plebiscites have shown
vast majority sentiment favoring that
logical advance.
I believe that The Star has favored
national representation In both houses
of Congress, but opposed local self
Government on these occasions. This
would seem to me to clothe one leg
and leave the other bare-truly an in
novation in bifurcated fashion, but not
one that suggests sartorial splendor.
However, your advocacy Of representa-
ton in Congress logically necessitates
an approximation to statehood status.
In my thinking, the District-State of
Columbia should have quasi-statehood
status, the same as full statehood with
but one exception-necessity for con-
gressional approval Of all District-State
of Columbia legislation, as provided by
the Constitution. consider that wise
provision which should be retained. It's
retention is completely compatible with
democratic government in the Dis
trict-State of Columbia in all other de-
tails.
Quasi-statehood status can be
granted by Congress to the District
State of Columbia in full conformity
with the Constitution, as phase of
congressional control of District-State
legislation, also in full conformity with
Articles TX and X of the Bill of Rights
Amendments. It would not require any
further amendment of the Constitution.
Under Quasi-statehood status, adj
vocate two Senators, probably three
Representatives, an Executive Council
of hine members which could do
better job than a Governor, and
unicameral District-State Assembly of
100 members, whose function it would
be to initiate, investigate, discuss, and
preliminarily pass District-State leg
islation, subject to final approval by
Congress (acting perhaps as higher
legislative branch for the District-State
of Columbia). All this is orthodox, tried
and found effective in it's details, al
though the details have never yet been
combined anywhere. I would not touch
the judicial setup here, which now ap-
proximates that in the various States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Guessing Game

President Eisenhower's statement after
his unprecedented meeting in Denver with
the National Security Council was guarded
-purpoSely so to keep the Communists
guessing as to our real intentions.
The sentence in the statement which
will be most closely scrutinized by the Chi
nese said that it is our policy ito defend the
vital interests Of the United States, wher-
ever they may arise, -" The Reds are left
to wonder just what those vital interests
consist Of. They know that the 7th Fleet is
under orders to assist in the defense of For
mosa If that island Is attacked. But what
about Quemoy? Have we a, vital interest"
there which we propose to defend? Need
less to say, the statement leaves the Com
munists with nothing to do but guess.
1t may be worth noting, however, that
the Communists are playing guessing game
of sorts of their own. A few days ago they
opened heavy artillery bombardment of
Quen1oy, ION whose two small islands are
some $4,000 OF Chang 'Kai-shek's troops.
This was accompanied by a stepped-up
propaganda campaign to the effect that the
liberation" Of Formosa is in the of1ng..
Since then nothing much has happened
from the Communist side. But the Nation
allStS have been putting on show. Some
of their bombers, ranging from Formosa
bases, have been dropping propaganda leaf
lets on Shanghai and Canton. Nationalist
ships and planes including some American
made jets, have been blasting mainland gun
positions and Annoy, the Communicated
island near Quenoy. And they have been
doing this with relative impunity-no sig
nificant counterthrusts, no sign of defend
ing Red air force.
Certainly this must hold some psyche
logical advantage for the Nationalist and
disadvantage for the Communists. # long
continued it might seriously diminish Com
munist prestige. So what are the Reds 60
ing to do about it? Since they can hardly
risk an attack at this stage on Formosa, will
they strike at Quemoy, or perhaps at some
other point near the coast? If they know,
they are not saying. And we, in our turn,
are doing little guessing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Harvest

ron the death of an orchardistJ
He need not set his ladder up again.
Nor mill his head and shoulders feel
the surf
OF leafness. Stem-loosened fruit 1DiH
lie
So ruby rined, so honeyed on the
turf.
VialS OF the autumn atmosphere wiU
pour
Their apple essence like a golden
fame
Leaptng the orchard fence and iUhis-
pering
To earth and every passer-by his
name.
Rose Myra Phillips !,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

and the father was the first cadet captain
to receive the coveted Allison Nailor medal
Vice Admiral Taussig was In command of
the first American squadron to carry our
flag into the battle zone in World War I.
He, too, holds the Navy Cross The Vice
Admiral's brother, Lieutenant Charles A.
Taussig, was with the Marines in the Span
ish-American War. Their father, Rear Ad-
miral Edward D. Taussig, served from 1863
to 1918, seeing action both in the Civil and
Spanish-American Wars. The Taussig name
was commemorated by the launching In
1914 of a superdestroyer, named for the
first Of the Nays Taussigs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15

Erustus Misnumed Edna?

1t is surprising to note that the
weather authorities have broken SO fan
with tradition, mythology and poetic
lore as to give feminine names to hur-
ricanes. From Horace on down to the
present day winds and rivers have been
masculine, while ships and countries
are feminine.
Joseph Conrad wrote of the West
Wind: HE is a great autocrat." And
he referred to the East Wind as an in
terloper with sharp poniard held
behind his back for treacherous stab"
It is clear therefore that good taste
and good usage would have named the
late big blow "Erastus" and not Edna. y
John w. Norwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. How many Communists are there
in Brazil, and how does the number
compare with other South American
COUNTRYSIDE L. M.
A. Brazil has the biggest Communist
Party in the Western Hemisphere Ac-
cording to report issued by United
States Senate Foreign Relations sub
committee, it has under 10000 men,
bers-but the party itself claims around
10000. They have infiltrated the army.
the government. the labor movement
and the press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
An Interesting Proposal

If there is to be Constitution avenue
connection with the new central area
Potomac River bridge, some means of en-
abling that avenue to handle the extra
traffic load will have to be devised With
this fact in mind, the tentative proposal
Tor doubling the capacity of the tempo
lined thoroughfare has a great deal of
appeal. But even if Constitution avenue
never becomes District exit for new bridge
traffic from Virginia, the idea of widening
1t at least enough to insure early demolition
OF the long-lived temporary Federal build
tngs along the Mall is worth serious con-
Eideration
District Highway Department officials
have opposed an eaStbound ramp from the
bridge to Constitution avenue on two
grounds: CD That the avenue already is
overloaded at peak periods, and (2) that
direct link between the new bridge and
the avenue will attract large numbers of
Virginia motorists now using Memorial
Bridge, thus reducing the traff1c-relief value
of the latter. Traffic authorities contend
that both the old and new bridges should
be used to full capacity if present bottle
neck conditions are to be ended. However,
the Interior Department and the National
Capital Planning Commission favor Con-
Stltut1on avenue connection. Their interest
in preserving the monumental character
OF Memorial Bridge has been a factor in
their joint move to have the new central
bridge carry as much nonSight-seeing
traffic as possible.
The widening of Constitution avenue
into sort of esplanade from the river to
Twelfth street was considered casually some
years ago by park planners. The suggestion
never developed into a formal plan. One
of the deterrentS, of course, was the array
Of permanentlike tempos from Twelfth
street to the Lincoln Memorial, including the
rugged and seemingly immovable Navy and
Munitions Buildings of the World War I
era. It will take something as important
as a widening project to force the
temporary buildings from the Mall So,
why not go ahead with the plan to widen
Constitution avenue-whether or not a tie
In with the central bridge is agreed on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Letters to The Star. !.
Pen-n1n1es may be used II letters carry
WriterS' correct names and addresses
All letters are subject to condensation.

The outstanding feature of this step
is that it would provide here a situa-
ton where experiments in democratic
government could be made under COM
plete and continuous supervision and
control of Congress- tremendously
important and new tool for advance
ment of democracy.
David Darrin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-15
Questions and Answers

A. reader can get the answer to any question
OF o, iset ~ writing The Evening Star Infor-
ton s. D: e. Please incIose three t3> cents for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-18

Full year guarantee. Low for
an eosy-workins, dependable
steam iron to tighten house.
hold work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-09
HOUSES FOR SALIVA.

ALExANDRIA-GI owner leaving. will
sell nice Diet. 3-bedrm. (4th 9Oes
finished Cape Cod in Bucknell
Manor, for ,$13.s00; $1,000 down.
BROOKS REALTY, XII. SOFT; ewes.
A fP: 2iS1GTi AREA-ssoo and move
: into this spotless 2-bedrm. brick
semi. with full basement; CECIL B.
Upton: Realtor, IA. 1888: ewes,
AILHE;xANIDDRIfA-owner of Buckn D
Manor brk. semidet. home wants
someone to take over his equity.
Gsll o STSEE' spprS sIss756 m1d
rambler Anchor fenced. corner lot;
disposal and Bendix. Only $l2. 800.
Easy terms RSox kT o-Ss@7:. Asso-
lightful 6-rm. contemporary. Land
dog run. fireplace: abundant closets.
lge. rms. S21. 500. Shown by appt.
AMsmcFiai Bridge. Spacious SsO @-st itye
2-bedrm; home. LIST floor. liv. rm.
equip kit kit full . 6smt ii oil ,c INV;
e esq AS 9R s-s 3 soc 5E o a4ssS4ll LE
ARLINGTON; 5000 down, SIo,45o;
Columbia Heights-2-bedrm. semi
det., storm sash. Anchor fence, gar
bage disp., clothes washer, good
closets. Assume 4cs CT loan. ia.
ARI 1iESGiToN DUPLEX rent
free in this (hrick Colonial-style du-
plex) flrst-hoor apt, with 27-ft. liv,
rm. 2 huge bedrms. now vacant.
End hoor rented to very quiet tenant
for S1l0 per mo. $4,000 down.
assume IA FILA first trust; total
monthly payment $l20 per mo.
Priced $4,000. E. F. STEFFmY.
cHHtANTiIIY. vA.-e-bedrm. home.
stucco. c.nder block construction;
new and modern; on I-aere lot.
Rt:- so, Under $4,000. Herndon
FAIRFAX FAIRFAX coUNTY-s bedrms.. Co
slonial, liv. rm.,. din. rm:. new
washer, large incloSed porch. full
bsmt., new water heater. acre lot,
large shade trees and outdoor fire.
place Owner transferred. S16.-
FALLS CHURCH AREA - ST 900
down. which includes settlement.
$50 month. move in this 3-hedrm.
frame rambler. Separate din, equip.
E9iah N hEx MGFs IT, s'' a-sfoo. @ n0N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-09
NEAR RUSSELL RID.
4 BRICK CAPE COD
JEFFERSON MANOR
-I-S10 500-S525 Down

GI-S1Q, 5OO-S525 Down
House in immaculate condi-
ton; 2 bedrms.' liy; rM'' sep sep:
full bsmt.: gas hot-air heat.
Monthly pynits. approx. $50.
TIE. 6-7244 or XII. 9-6644
DO YOU LIKE A BIG YARD?
DO YOUR CHILDREN LIKE
WADING? WELL. HERE YOU
HAVE A BIG YARD, FENCED.
WITH A SPECIALLY BUILT
WADING POOL AND A COR
GEOUS. ATTRACTIVE FRAME
HOUSE. FULLY INSULATED.
GI-S12, ,295 DIN.
Balance spread over go yrs.
with low monthly payments:
if you qualify. approx. SIS
per mo. Horse Is very attrac-
tive 3 bedrms., liv., rm. with
:, fireplace, lovely kit, cleo.
refgr., stove. Bendix automatic
washer, YOUNGSTOWN cabinets,
garage. storm windows and
many other extras. Phone now.
TIE. 6-7244 or XII. 9-6644s
eff you LIVE ON THIS EARTH.
OWN A PART OF 1T"
Once open Sunday, 10 to s.
AL Baker & Sons, Inc.
116 s. st. Asaph st.. Alex, We.
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OWNER TO SILL

OWNER TO SELL
HOME DESIGNED FOR
DOOR-OUTDOOR LIVING
N. Arl. From split-level entrance,
descend to 30-ft. carpeted living
room with full-length stormed pic
ture windows and French doors
opening on patio and inclosed gar
den; all-elec. kit. (bedrm.) or den
and partial bath; upstairs. 24-ft;
corner bedrms., bath, attic: SIT, $50.
THREE parkway miles from Memorial
Bridge. 1907 N. Danville st. Phone
OWNER, KE. S-2415. 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-09
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Would you like better-than-aver-
age ranch-type home on a large
wooded lot not too far out? If so.
you, will want to see this charming
L-shaped redwood home in white
Oaks" quiet Alexandria area
neighborhood, MINIS. from Belle
Haven Country Club. Unusually
spacious lfv. and dining room area
C36 # long,. 3 bedrooms, . baths,
paneled recreation room (20x20D.
screened porch G4x20). large West
inghouse kitchen. ONLY . years old
and in excellent condition. Beauti-
fully handicapped and tastefully dec
GRATED. Owner leaving town and
must sell. Asking price. $25,950. but
will consider any reasonable offer
Someone is going to get real BAR
gainl
r. L. KANE INC.
MULTIPLE LISTING REALToR
XII. 9-3013. so. 5-4f5S.
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HOUSES FOR SALIVA.
NApE NQT

4-BEDRM. CAPE COD
just south Of Alex; spac. liv. rm..
pine-paneled din. rm, 2 bedrms.
kit. with Hotpoint dishwasher; tile
bath downstairs. Two large I'm.
bedrms. upstairs; partial bsnlt. !;
house entirely redec.; cow. to bus,
shopping center and schools. Deal
with owner and save; $12.5O0. Call
South 5-6969 IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-09

Washington, D. C.
FRIDAY. APRIL Q, 1864
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-09
HOME AND INCOME
BRICK RAMBLER

New, 8 bedrms.. tile bath. spacious
liv. rm.. din. area, equipped kit.
full daylight bsmt., oil &C. heat,
100x270 lot; Oxon Hill area. HINE
a. CO., NE. S-0519.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-09
HOUSES FOR sALE-vA.
Home and Income

NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT! Live in
lovely neishborhood of all different
custom homes. yet the well-disguised
Arm. and bath upstairs apt. pays
the overhead: large living rm. with
fireplace separate dining room,
porch and bath on 1st. Full base
ment with recreation area: Gear
detached garage. Lovely level lot:
near ST. AIMS and Washington
blvd. JUST S27.600 WITH TERMS.
Bldg. Arlington. IA. 4-1155.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-24
Favor Amateur Contest

Southern States boards and COM
mittees throughout the county
seem to be favoring a farm talent
roundup amateur contest for their
annual membership meetings.
This time the Friendsville groups
decided in favor of it at planning
conferences held recently. The
membership meeting will be held
August 18 at the Friendsville
school.
Amateurs desiring to enter the
contest may contact Mrs. Ross
VanSickle, Markleysburg, Pa; f.
f. Garletts, Fricndsville, or Olin
Friend, Fricndsville. Garletts is
chairman of the contest committee.
Mrs. VanSickle is vice-chailman.
Other committee members are
Dorsey Guard, Addison; Mrs. Will
liam Umbel, Mrs. Nevada Hostetler
and Mrs. Leslie Savage, all of
FriendsVille.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-24
MARRIED

Everett Nair-Thomas c. Nair
of Oakland, has announced the mar
riage of his daughter, Valerias
Rose. to Joseph Martin Everett,
which took place on Thursday,
June 3.
The service was performed by
Rev. II. O. Tcagarden.
Among those attending the cere-
mony were Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Everett, brother and sister-in-law
of the groom; Mrs. Donald Murphy,
of Baltimore, sister of the groom;
Mrs. Naomi Everett, mother of the
groom; and Mr.. Nair.
The couple motored to Medina,
Ohio, where the groom is en-
ployed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-24
Aerial Survey For
Oak Wilt Finished

An aerial survey Of four West
ern Maryland counties conducted
to determine the possible location
of oak wilt, has been completed by
William H. Johnson, district for
ester
The study showed a number Of
infected areas in Allegany and
Washington counties but Johnson
was not positive whether or not
oak wilt was the cause Of the de-
struction of the trees.
Recent lightning storms damaged
a large number Of trees.
In Garrett county two areas were
located on Savage mountain in the
vicinity of the Savage River dam.
Ground crews have gone into ac-
ton and will take samples of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-06-24

in the South and usually show up
in Maryland in the latter part Of
June.
I'VE recently found small NUM-
Der of leafhoppcrs in Kent County"
Bisscll says, $50 we should be ON
guard for heavy infestations.'
The first warning a farmer may
have that leafhoppers are present
may be dwarfing and following Of
leaves. Some types Of following
caused by diseases or by nutrition
al deficiencies are hard to dis
tinguish from advances stages of
potato lcafhopper injury.
because Of the small size and
green color of the insect" Bisscll
points out, you cannot rely en-
,irely on casual observations to
determine the seriousness of an in
fcstation. The best method is to
use an inscct-collecting net with
l5-nch opening. If you capture
an average Of one leafhoppcr per
sweep, you have an infcstation that
may damage your crop within three
weeks
The control recommended for
lcafhoppcrs is one quart Of meth
oXychlor per acre in 10 to 20 gal
ions Of water The time to apply
is at the first sign Of injury or
when sweeping operations show a
large number of insects are in a
field.
The adult leafhopper is a pale
green, wedge-shaped insect about
one-eighth inch long 1t is very
active, jumping or flying when
disturbed. The greatest damage
done by the insect is usually to
the second cutting of alfalfa. Leaf
hoppers also damage other forage
lcgumcs, as well as potatoes and
beans.