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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Nationalist China
|Rejoiees Over j. 5.
Mutual Security Pacl

TATPEH. Formosa, Dec. r.
Nationalist China rejoiced today
in the conclusion Of . mutual
security pact with the United
States.
The impression here is that
no Communist invaders win ever
set foot on this 13,ss5-sauare-
mile island.
The pact. to be signed shortly
in Washington. was hailed by
official quarters. the press and
the general public.
Though 1t does not UNDER
write q Nationalist comeback
against Red China, the belief is
that prospects for a return to
the lost mainland have been
considerably enhanced.
/ Prof. Tao Hsi-sheng, one of
President Chang Kai-shek's
senior advisers. summed up Of
| fetal reaction by describing the
act as "a victory for the free
world against aggression
Nationalist quarters predicted
the agreement would upset what
they called the Communist time
table for aggression in Asia and
foil Red attempts to isolate Ma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Move 10 Limit Terms
| OF Rhee Faces Defeat
By the Associated Press

SEOUL, Dec. 2.-P r esd mt
Syngman Rhee has apparently
weathered another political
storm unscathed.
There appears nothing an
angry 61-member minority bloc
in the National Assembly can do
to overturn the accomplished
fact that Mr.. Rhee is now au-
thorized to seek as many terms
as he desires.
The dissenters have been lay
ing plans for three days. But
when they return to the assem-
bly, floor, probably Saturday, it
is doubtful if they can do more
than make speeches.
They have talked Of asking the
Supreme Court of the Republic
of Korea to rule on the constitu-
tionality of the unlimited term
bill. But there is no precedent
for such a review.
There has been talk of i'm
parchment of Lee. Ri Poong,
chairman Of Mr.. Rhee's domi-
nant Liberal Party. But they
have only 81 votes to the Lib
! erals 1877.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Medal for Charity Work
Awarded H. J. Kirk

Harry j. Kirk, Washington
trade association executive, yes
terday was presented the 1854
st. Vincent de Paul Medal dur
Ing a special convocation of st.
Johns University, Brooklyn, N.
Y, in recognition of his work
for charity since 1914.
Mr.. Kirk, who Is head of the
research and safety department
of. the Associated General Con-
tractors of America here, is also
treasurer of the National Confer
ence of Catholic Charities.
For six years, he was president
of. the Particular Council Of the
st. Vincent de Paul Society in
Washington.
AT the same convocation, the
Most Rev. Patrick A. OBoyle
Archbishop of Washington, was
given an honorary degree Of
Doctor of Humane Letters fol
his work for war refugees abroad
and for the poor in this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
A Christmas stoy-Teler
Author Of Riddles Christmas Serial Draws
Story From Inoginotions OF Own Children
star stan Photo,

in the Beales' residence at 1888
Forty sixth street NV. in
structing in sports in the after
Moons at Friends School and
taking an active part in parents
activities at her children's
schools.
Perhaps some day, David will
take over the Christmas serial,
his mother said.
He is quite interested in writ
ing and says he wants to be a
neWspaperman," she said. Il
think I can turn the story over
to him in a few years-he is
quite good at writing himself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
British Clear Traffic Off Roads
In Atomic Medicine Race

Of the car and the police won the
race to get the medicine. radio
active chlorine. to the patient
while the material was still ac-
tive. It was needed for dag
nosis.
Hospital authorities refused to
give the name Of the ailing wom-
an or discuss her case and con-
ditioll.
Using special instruments. sci
entists removed the container
containing the material from the
atomic pile at the British Atomic
Research Station at Harwell.
Since the radioactive chlorine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Anniversary Noted

The 95-year-old Archbishop OF
Killaloe, Fire, recently observed
the 50th anniversary Of his con-
SecratiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02

or so. A main task is contriying
a failing off the cliff ending"
for each chapter, she says.
Boy Goes to Mars.
This years story Is about q
boy who was curious about flying
saucers and eventually gets to
Mars.
A new dog in the family sug-
gested last years Santa and
the Flying Pup" The Beale
children, in their cowboy
phase, get part of the credit for
Santa and the Cowboy" and
Mary's white rabbit for Santa
and the White Bunny" in other
years. One year the f1ctional
children actually were named
Mary and David.
Mrs. Beale has been writing
since her own childhood. She
had a story published in news
paper when she was only 8, in
her native Portsmouth, Va.
She majored in English COM
position at Wellesley, and
worked in Boston as a news
paper woman after leaving coll
lege in 1887. She joined the
Associated Press here as a staff
writer in 194l.
Married the Boss.
4 That year. she married "the
Eboss''- William L.. Beale, jr.,
then news editor and now chief
of the Washington Bureau.
| When she left in mid-1942, she
said she would write the Christ
mas serial assigned to her any
way. Likeathe man who came
to dinner" she grins, she has
been writing it ever since for
the Associated Press News F'ea-
ture.
/ This is in addition to a busy
| life as q homemaker and mother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02

decreases In strength BY half
every a minutes. the material
that left Harwell was 90 times
stronger than needed for the
treatment.
Police escorted the car through
the cities of Leicester, Doncaster
and Leeds, appealing through
loudspeakers atop the police cars
for residents to keep out Of the.
way.
On the arrival Of the convoy.
hospital authorities rushed the
medicine into the operating
room.
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A Christmas Story eller

Blond David, and Mary Beale
have the inside track on some
exciting adventures in Santa
Land which will begin unfolding
in The Star tomorrow and con-
tinue through December % on
weekdays.
David, IL, and Mary, 8, are the
son and daughter of Lucrece
Hudgins Beale. author of the
Christmas serial, Santa and
the Mars King"
An advance reading seems no
more than their due, since Mrs.
Beale admits she draws ideas
from her own family life in
planning the children's Christ
mas stories she has been writing
annually since 1912.
The Beale children already
have stamped their approval on
Santa and the Mars King,
which will be accompanied by
illustrations for young readers to
color. There are some terribly
funny" spots in the story. prom
Uses David.
Santa Helps Problem.
Mrs. Beale weaves her serials
around a child who has a prob
lem and through some wizardry
finds his way into the world o.
lake-believe. Then he always
gets to Santa Land, and Santa
helps in solving the problem.
i She writes her story in Jarlu-
airy or February for the following
Christmas, SO that as publication
time approaches it is ready for &
fresh reading in the Beale house.
hold. too.
After she gets her idea--fre'
quently suggested by family hap
penings and topics under dis
cussion around her-she writes
rapidly, working about an houl
and a half a day for two week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Suspect in S. Theft Is Loaded
With Cash, Jam, I toothbrush

Also inside his money belt was
a jar of jam and some crackers,
tooth brush, shaving cream, a
bottle of iodine, adhesive ban
dages and cotton.
August Hoffman told police
he had cashed a check in a
supermarket when he dropped
the S. on the floor. He said
Cow picked up the bill, but in
stead of returning it, he stuck
it into his pocket and headed
for the street.
Cow denied the theft charge.
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Democrats Gathering
AT New Orleans for
Action on Chairman
BY The Assoeiussd Press

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2.-
Party leaders were arriving to-
day for a two-day meeting Of
the Democratic National Com
mittee, opening tomorrow. which
will name d successor to Ma
tional Chairman Stephen A.
Mitchell.
Mr.. Mitchell has resigned the
$25, 000-a-year post, effective
when the new chairman is
selected.
Some 1000 top Democrats are
expected to attend a $100-a-
plate banquet Saturday night
and hear a nationally broadcast
(CBS, 10-10:30 pm, EST adj
dress by Adlai Stevenson, 1852
presidential candidate.
Several In Line.
Among those mentioned as a
possible successor to Mr.. Nit
chell are: James A. Finnegan.
president of the Philadelphia
City council: National Commit
teeman Paul M. Butler Of In
diana: Oscar Chapman, former
Secretary of Interior; Michael
Disable, former mayor Of To-
ledo and price control chief in
the Truman Administration.
Also, Thomas K. Finletter,
former Secretary of the Air
Force; former Gov. Ebert N
Carvel of Delaware, Archibald
S. Alexander, New Jersey State
treasurer, and Senator Clements
of Kentucky.
In a speech before the New
Orleans Young Mems Business
Club yesterday Mr.. Mitchell said
the time had come to drop such
adjectives as Southern Demo
Gratis and Northern Democrats
and think instead IN terms OF 9
national party"
Disable Stresses Record.
Mr.. Disable, who arrived here
today for the meetings, tolo
reporters the Democrats recorc
in Congress should be the basis
for its 1856 presidential cam.
paign. He said "Our leader
ship has shown they have the
ability to render responsible
service to the Nation"
One of the certain topics al
tomorrow's opening session viii
concern the loyalty OATH
pledge by convention delegates
that they will support the party's
presidential nominee.
Chairman N. B. Carstarpher
of the Louisiana State Contra
Committee said he would intro.
duce a resolution which woule
eliminate the pledge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
D. me Assoeiused Press

LEEDS. England, Dec. Am
automobile specially designed to
protect the driver and other
traffic from radiation raced 100
miles today with a consignment
of atomic medicine" for a wom-
an patient at the royal infirm-
AIRY here. Escorting police
warned traffic OF roads the car
took.
Doctors. scientists, the driver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
By The Associated PRESS

BALTIMORE, Dec. Emile
P. Cow, 55-year-old factory
worker, was arrested here last
night and charged with stealing
SIS. When police searched him
before locking him up for the
night, they found:
Wads of bills in every pocket
total cash, $495; five bank books
showing deposits of $4,000, an
uncashed $42 check and six $25
savings bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
tionalist China and the United

tionalist China and the United
States.
The opinion was that any Com
munist attempt to bomb For
mosa would bring swift retalia-
ton against mainland air bases.
The official Central Daily News
hailed the pact as a great VIC
tory for the free world against
the Russian imperialists and the
Chinese Communist bandits"
"As long as the pact does not
hamper our chances Of a come
back on the mainland" the
newspaper said. ''it should re-
ceive the wholehearted support
of the people"
Another official newspaper, the
Hsin Sheng Pao. said, "The pact
/ will change the free worlds
whole outlook in the struggle
against communism and will
warm the hearts of millions Of
people behind the Iron Curtain. +"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Danes End curbs

Denmark has removed restric-
tons from canned ham ship.
ments to non-British markets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
First-Known Magnets
Were lodestones

BOSTON-The lodestone is a
form of magnetic, which is
sometimes used as iron ore.
In, a few places, pieces of mag
netite are found as natural
permanent magnets. These are
called lodestones, or sometimes
"loadstones." They were the first
MAGNETS known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-07

restrain the Senate or the
House from doing an improper
act with respect to its menu
bers. as each house is the sole
judge Of the qualifications Of
its members.
This makes it all the more
important that Senator's should
not be governed by the pas
sions or hysteria of the hour
and that they now should
establish a set of standards
and, in fairness, declare that
the punishment for violating
the new rules should not be
imposed on any Senator on an
ex-post facto or retroactive
basis.
For there Is hardly q single
charge leveled against Senator
Mccarthy which could not
have been made the subject Of
a censure, resolution against
many other Senators in the
past.
Take the charge about the
alleged FBI document to which
Senator Mccarthy referred
during the Mccarthy Stevens
hearings, but which he never
made public. It contained
data on personnel procedures
rather than national security
secrets. Yet If the standard
is that a Senator cannot make
public information arbitrarily
marked "top secret" by an
executive. department. or
agency. then the case Of Sem
ator Edwin Johnson of Col
oradp. Democrat. could have
been investigated for possible
ceisure because of what he
revealed about the hydrogen
bomb in television speech in
November, 1949. He was at
the time a member of the
Joint Congressional Commit
tee on Atomic Energy, which
regularly was being given
secret information by the
Atomic Energy Commission.
The Colorado Senator, who
incidentally is a member of the
committee of six trying Sena-
tor Mccarthy. vehemently de-
MED that he had said in his
speech anything which had not
been previously published, but
a Wa hin gton newspaper
charged editorially that he had
violated proper practice with
respect to Government secrets
and pointed out that President
Truman Immediately after
ward summoned the chairman
of the Joint Congressional Com
mittee on Atomic Energy and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-07

are almost all dependent upon
multiple genes, so that the line
of inheritance from parent to
child is more obscure than would
be the case If the cancer were
caused by a single gene"
DR.. Macklin emphasized that
the term inherited means that
the factors making for the trait
are passed on in the germ plasm
from parent to child, whether
the trait" is passed on or not.
In effect, the potential is in
herited. Whether the potential
is actually realized or not is
governed by gene combinations,
physiological and evironmental
conditions and sex.
Cites Example.
AS an example, she pointed
out, a mother susceptible to
breast cancer may have only
sons, in whom it's appearance
would be highly unlikely. Thus
the appearance of the condition
would be dependent upon the
proper sex differentiation in adj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-07
Fletcher Knebel
Potomac Fever

Eight nations open conference for Pacific alliance
America wants tight defense Russia can't
get into-and France can't get out Of.
Gov ByTnes Of South Carolina appoints Eisenhower
Democrat to the The Eisenhower
consistent fellow. He wanted change 952-and all
he asks now Is another
CLIO Secretary Jim Carey calls the Eisenhower the
Cadillac and country club Carey speaks
notsthose apparently any issues this year
Tit for tat: Two Russian shoot States
Navy plane America shoots off Russia
Times better? prominent Washngtonian reports
that in burst of faith for the Republican administration
bought wood trimmed wagon-and already
has termites in it.
Independent Senator election of Demo-
cratic Congress Morse tired of the Republicans
somebody in charge to heckle.
Ike rejects Knowland's demand that we break
diplomatic relations with Russia compromise might be
keep the Russian relations-and then kdnap diplomats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-07
Cancer Centers on Women
At sc, Men at SO, Study Finds

all the more common forms of
cancer occur more frequently
among men than among women. !"
Strikes At All Ages.
Cancer strikes at all ages, the
doctor said. but the least threat
for both sexes appears to be
between the ages of S and Is,
and that by age so the threat
has increased 200 times over
what it was at birth.
In another report on cancer,
DR.. Madge T. Macklin, Column
bus, Ohio, said cancer may be
inherited. But the big questions
of how and under what circum-
stances still remain.
Cancers in man." DR.. Mack
lin said, like cancers in mice,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-07

dition to the necessary genetic
combinations.
Last night the Congress was
told that if all cancer knowledge
could be applied more promptly
in diagnosing and treating cases,
a great many lives could be
saved.
DR.. David A. Wood, a director
of the American Cancer Society,
said the major difficulty IN this
troubled area . is that too few
medical technologists are being
trained. S.
DR.. Lall G. Montgomery, chair
man of the Board of Registry of
M die al Technologists, told
pathologists that the age of med
ical miracles may bog down un-
less more technologiSts are
trained. He said in 1852 there
was an estimated shortage of
1000 medical laboratory workers
Of all kinds.
1t was estimated hospital lab
oratories alone would require TO-
600 additional technicians by
1857, with other employers need
ing another 1000. Ia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-07
The Greeks CIoinnto Cyprus
Agitation Over Self-Determnotion Seen Driving Wedge
Between Greece and Her Ales-Britoin and Turkey

present. and the existence Of a
major British military and
naval base provides an eco
nomic advantage sure to be
lost If the British were to
abandon Cyprus to the Greeks.
OF even more concern is the
situation likely to be created
II the Cyprus question becomes
"a more emotional issue in
Greece than it has already
been. The island is a bastion
OF the whole system of defense
in the eastern Mediterranean.
Of utmost Importance to the
approaches to both Greece and
Turkey. allied in a mutual de-
tense pact and both members
of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. Agitation in
Greece eliminating in a fren-
zied outbreak Of .'irredentism'
would drive a powerful wedge
between Greece on the one
hand and her essential allies,
Britain and Turkey on the
other.
Obviously, no one stands to
gain anything from the Cyprus
issue, If it grows more tense.
except the conspirators Of the
Kremlin. There is, of course,
more than q suspicion that
much of the agitation for a
British evacuation of Cyprus
and annexation by Greece may
have emanated from Red
sources in the first instance.
Within the guiding frame
work Of the principles Of coll
lective security, embraced by
most of the non-C Communist
world as essential to their
continued freedom from Red
domination or conquest, purely
local or national considerations
must be subordinated to the
common need.
Thus. whatever the advan-
tages or merits of a faithful
adherence to the principles of
self determination long rec
ognized in the West. consid-
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erations of practical conse-
Quences must outweigh all
others at least until such time
as the Communist menace has
been curbed. The situation Of
Cyprus seems to offer a con-
vincing example Of the need
for such a serious decision.
Little will be the gain for
the free world if Cyprus be- !.
comes a storm center Of high
ly emotional nationalism at
such critical time as this. A
Cyprus annexed to Greece, even
II such annexation were the
clearly expressed wish OF the
CypriotS themselves, would add
nothing to the defense of free
dom II the annexation were
brought about at the cost Of
bitter division between Greece
and her allies.
United States policy makers
are keenly aware of the dam
gerous possibilities inherent
in the present situation and
are moving with caution to
bring about practical solu-
ton.
But no amount of peace
making efforts can avail if
emotional agitation is per-
mitted to continue to obscure
the facts at issue. The United
Nations role in the Cyprus
question could easily lend it
self to just such a result il
the Iron Curtain nations car
ried out their customary role
OF rolling the waters to their
own advantage.
The Cyprus question must
be viewed as one of utmost
Importance to-. the free world
and its complicated nature
carefully recognized, To do
otherwise is to court almost
certain damage to the whole
structure of the Vests de-
lenses in the Middle East,
probably the most strategy
cally important area in the
world today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-07

the Attornev rsarer.I ~ 49,.
White House and issued In
structions against improper
disclosure Of security data
which was being made available
to congressional committees.
Amonr s,,e charges Ala,
AGAINST Senator Mcrsert,,, s,.s
some refeyri.,r Il I,is i, ~ Z
perate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. i,,rr 81 fal
low Senators H,,t Sensfnr
FLANDERS hi,nsalf ,,ossia ! s, ~
rer.,centfv insiy,,atinc sn,,,a \ tl,;,,o
i,y,nrn,,e,. ahn,,t tte yuiscn, ,..te
Seratn,..s ,,s,.sr,,e i ia -, ii. t,,a
ifnnuenf,o q. ,uas q ~, !, ri In ,s IN q. the
television audience, I,stan res
win he found invnIv,nc sena-
tors Win, w ~ never cens,,red
for iItterances during 8 cam
paipn sirnpi,g,inp fhe ,n,nfives
and integrity ~ senators ana
Others IN ,,,a,hIic iife
80. !, !.
likewise. many members OF
CONGRESS nave necnneo 70 &C
cSpc an InvltatioIl 70 testify
aoous tiieiI peisolial affairs pc
lore q CoiisresSiolal commit.
Tee ana " SO happens mat
the Gliiette commlttee never
issued SUBPOENA 70 senator
mccarthy Wnen u asked MIN
TO appear. II, instead OF ex-
changing letters as ne cid. IN
which ne categorically denied
the truth OF the accusations.
Senator Mccarthy had ignored
a subpoena, ne could, OF course,
have been charged with con-
tempt.
AS to ,"browbeating wit
nesses," what shall be said Of
the action of Senator Bush,
Republican, of Connecticut
who a few DAYS ago. while Sit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-07
For the Record
Rise ondDecIine Of the Motel
Number Of Super Roadside Palaces Near Sotuotion Point
All Weary Traveller Wants Is Clean Bed and Shower

stands, room service, bellboys,
public rooms, restaurants and
coffee shops, BARRIERS. beauty
shops, laundry and quick dry
cleaning service.
More than 1000 motels and
motor courts have sprung up
along the highways all over the
country since the end of the
war. What used to be a modest
little extra income enterprise
for Pop when he retired has
turned into Big Business. The
largest, most luxurious motor
courts, the double deckers, the
ones with swimming pools, are
owned by big syndicates.
It's no simple little Pop-and-
Nom enterprise any more, but
a really lush business. It's still
so lush that the little fellow
who'd like to open up a modest
place and charge modest prices
hasn't a chance. His COMPETE
ton, up and down the road,
could afford to engage in a
price war which would knock
him right back into the corn
fields.
The caution lights are be-
ginning to blink warnings. The