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Confusing Term

It was evident at the recent hearing on
the proposed District housing code that some
citizens were confused by the meaning OF
tenement" as given In the old and tenta-
tive new regulations. The very word has a
bad connotation in most cities. Some Of the
opposition to the tenement provisions Of the
recommended code apparently was based on
feeling that tenements ought to be banned
outright in the Nations Capital But there
are tenements and tenements, depending on
the definition given them by various cities.
AL cities have tenementS Of some sort or
another-that Is, housing units In which
baths or kitchens are absent or are shared.
But these units sometimes are called by
other names, including bachelor apart
ments."
There is some merit, therefore, to the
suggestion, now being studied by the code
drafters, that the word tenement" be elin-
mated from the new code. Under the ex-
isting code, any apartment, no matter how
modern, is a tenement" If it lacks either
bathroom or a kitchen. And hotel is tech
nically a. tenement house or rooming house
II 1t lacks restaurant capable Of feeding
80 persons, even though the hotel may be
thoroughly to date In other respects and
may cater to fashionable clientele. To
abolish all such "tenements" and tenement
houses" would, Of course, be impracticable
and unnecessary. They should be subject to
reasonable health and safety regulations,
however, as protection to the public.
In formulating new housing code, it
would be wise to rid the regulations Of old
designations that can lead to rnisunder-
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sponsor as a presidential candidate:
A hit-and-run accuser, holding him.
self unaccountable for unproven
charges.
A person. confronted with check
rein on his unbridled license Of criti-
cisln, showing nothing but added con-
tempt for Judgment on his previous
course Of conduct.
A person who seeks to divide and
conquer" under the name Of patriotism,
issuing warnings which approach Sedi-
tion.
I feel that the damage done by this
man to individuals. associates and the
party he was elected to represent in
Congress is in the past. 1t has now
reached the point Of being ludicrous.
Future TRADES and thrashings will likely
occur, from sheer Illustration in the
Senator's inability to act constructively.
only destructively.
So. when third political party ap-
pears on the scene do not believe 1t
will have as its leader Joe Mccarthy.
T. H. Marion.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Dollars for Orphans

m d letter December S, ssF. !" !" criti-
cized our organization for conducting
our annual Orphans Shopping Tour
on d Sunday afternoon. Instead, "F. ]. z
felt that 1t would be more important
for Us to take them to Sunday school.
] am anxious to clarity his misunder-
standing.
The purpose Of our Dollars for Or
pflans program is to teach these young
sters the religious truth that It is more
blessed to give than to receive. With
the dollars we raise the Jaycees plan
to enable approximately 1000 boys
and girls In our local institutions to
buy presents for their friends.
One Of our leading downtown stores
Il letting these children buy their gifts
ct areduced price. The sales clerks are
/ donating their services. DUE to the size
Of the project. it can be conducted only
when the youngsters have the full run
Of the store. AS night hour would be
too late for the younger children, Sum
day is our only day.
BY the time the children come into
town. they win already have attended
their morning religious services. That
afternoon during the tour. they win
be unselfishly selecting gifts for their
bunkmates and friends. This is q
wholesome way to spend the Sabbath.
Now that he has these facts, hope
that IF. j." viii send In his contribu-
tion for Dollars for Orphans. Remem-
ber, 'F. j." this Is the only Christmas
program that teaches children the Joy
Of giving.
A. L. Jag0e,
President. washington Junior
Chamber Of Commerce.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Easier Soid, Than Done

Secretary Of the Treasury Humphreys
announcement that the Federal Govern
ment is facing another deficit budget for
fiscal 1866 may prompt some misgivings but
It should hardly cause any great surprise.
learned through two years of flrst-hand
experience that the problem of striking a
balance between Federal revenues and
obligations is problem complicated by
many factors not easily or safely subject
to arbitrary control.
The largest Of these factors on the
expenditure side, Of course, Is that bearing
upon the requirements Of national defense.
It Is significant at this very time that
Secretary Of Defense Wilson now estimates
that the current military spending rate Of
$35.5 billion annually is "close to the
bottom" for this year and next Although
Mr.. Wilson estimates further that there
may be s per cent saving +on present
defense activities, he predicts that this
margin will be taken up by increased costs
for military pay, an expanded military
reserve program and broader research
and development program The costs Of
and agencies and such fixed charges as
financing the public debt likewise offer
limited opportunity for new savings. Enter
ing the picture now, also. is the increasing
pressure for a large economic aid program
for Asia. Although MFR. Humphrey told his
conference that there IS no Asian program
yet" he acknowledged that the subject Is
under study and Secretary Of State Dulles
said that he expected q program would be
submitted to the new Congress. At a later
news conference, the President said that
some kind Of q program would, Of course,
be sent up to Congress although he gave
no indication as to Its size.
While this administration has slashed
expenditures sharply in the past two years,
tax revisions and reductions have cost
approximately 81 billion in revenues.
Additional income win be lost after next
April II existing provisions for reduction
OF the corporation income tax rate and
reduction Of certain excise tax rates are
allowed TO 90 into effect Some business
interests already are mobilizing TO defend
these reductions while other political forces
are being gathered to seek individual tax
relief by 1866 II not IN 1856.
In political sense, the administration
Is vulnerable to attack on It's fiscal difacul-
ties after making balanced budget one Of
its foremost objectives among the 1852 CAM
paign promises. The greatest stride toward
this goal was made In the fiscal year ending
last June so when deficit Of Sill billion
IS projected by the Truman administration
--was cut to slightly more than So billion.
Latest estimate for the current year 4 Tor
. . 347-billion deticit, and Mr.. Humphrey's
newly announced goals sfor next year 2 70
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Counsel From ceyIon.

In his good address to the National
Press Club, Prime Minister Sir John Kote-
lawala Of Ceylon has argued persuasively
for the idea that the. first defense OF free
Asia against communism must be economic
in character In his Judgment, armed power
no matter how useful 1t may be as q
deterrent to aggression rs factor OF only
secondary Importance In that part OF the
world.
This is obviously debatable counsel, but
more than few highly placed Americans
including Secretary Of State Dulles-have
recently indicated that they are inclined
to agree with d substantial part Of it. After
all, in spite Of the terrible price they have
exacted from the Chinese people, the Pei
ping Communists have offered at least the
appearance Of promoting an increase in
living standards in their country, and their
claims in that respect-even II largely fraud
ulent-unquestionab have made a big
impression throughout the Far East. AS
Sir John has put 1t, IF therefore the poorer
countries of Asia are not assisted to their
feet by the richer countries OF the world,
the spectacle and the example Of China
would simply be disastrous. :. This is what
you and I must specially remember, and
that is why economic development in Asia
should be speeded up with almost super
sonic speed"
Ceylon, an independent nation linked
closely with the. British Commonwealth, has
declined up to now to participate in the
new, American sponsored, eight-nation COLI
lective defense treaty against the threat OF
Red aggression in Southeast Asia. But Sir
John, a celebrated anti Communist. has not
ruled out the possibility that his country
will yet join in the enterprise: Meanwhile,
however, his government holds that the
economic aspect Of the situation demands
top-priority consideration.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Sunday Sales

Senator Monroney's statement to the
Senate with reference to Sunday sales
by furniture stores and other retail
establishments was timely. Board Of
Trade officials are to be commended for
taking notice of objections to this prac-
tice which have been voiced by church
leaders, and the problem can be much
more satisfactorily dealt with by local
leaders than by Congress. At the same
time. 7 share Senator Monroney's opin-
ion that objections should be confined
to the new practices and not the GUS
tomary Sunday opening hours Of drug
stores and restaurants.
Our desire to maintain the traditions
that established Sunday as a day Of
worship. with opportunities for rest and
recreation, should not be interpreted as
a "blue law" point Of view. am con-
fident that the city of Washington will
look with favor upon the movement Of
the Board Of Trade and churches and
other groups in opposition to the prac-
tices condemned by Senator Monroney,
and trust these efforts will be sue
cessful.
Brooks Hays,
Representative, .5th District, Ar
kansas.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
More Of the Same

Although Foreign Minister Molotov has
enlarged upon 1t with very truculent
oratoricaf blast aim d particularly at
France, the Kremlin's latest note to the
western Big Three seems to amount to-
nothing more than the replaying Of q
wheezy old phonograph record. II sounds
precisely like what Moscow and its propa-
gandists have been saying. on and on,
ever, since the signing Of the Paris accords
on arming free Germany as sovereign
member Of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
Thus, once again, with perhaps slight
Increase in It's threatful tone, the Malenkov
regime has demanded that France, Britain
and the United States do an about-face and
forthwith abandon their commitments to
ratify and effectuate those accords. Other
wise, so the note warns, 'the Soviet Union
and other peace-loving countries" (neaning
the puppet Red satellites) will carry out
all the necessary measures to step up their
ornaments and to safeguard their secu-
rity" against "the aggressive North Atlantic
bloc"
Moreover, the note goes on to voice
this additional warning: That ratification
and effectuation Of the Paris agreements
will not only, block progress toward final
signature Of treaty 1iberating Austria but
also will render futile any new four-power
talks on Germany's unification and will in
fact exclude the possibility Of achieving
agreement on this question" Further than
that, unless the Western powers yield to
the Kremlin's demand, the arms race will
increase in tempo and there will be "a con-
siderable intensiication Of the danger Of
a new war III Europe
But all this, In its essentials, has been
said before, and more than just once or
twice. In effect. in repeating it now, the
Malenkov regime is merely reasserting
position which the West must continue to
reject as totally unacceptablea position
presuming to deny to free Europe and the
Atlantic community as whole the right
to do what is absolutely indispensable as
matter Of self-defense against the threat
of Red aggression.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Dim View of Housing Code

m the Sunday Star of December 5.
John w. Thompson, jr., had the cour-
age to speak of the "objectives Of those
who want to control somebody else's
property" He was writing Of those who
are concerned with framing and en-
forcing an idealistic standard Of q
housing code for the District Of Co
lumbia.
It Is granted that every human being
should have opportunity to live In safe
and sanitary quarters and that ur-
scrupulous landlords should conform to
Just laws. However, those well-inten-
toned people who desire to set un-
necessarily high living standards for all
citizens are forcing an increased scale
Of rents which the iow-income group
can III afford to pay. They are also
threatening in punitive manner the
livelihood of those citizens who for over
ten years had to provide housing at
prewar rates despite the constantly
rising cost of maintenance.
Little do the people who are not
owners Of property realize the financial
risks which owners take, nor are they
realistic about the amount which low
income families can afford to pay. II
the churches and citizens associations
sincerely seek to realize the high
standards which they advocate they
should be willing to act as well as pass
resolutions and should share in the
situation realistically. Let them, as a
group or as individuals. purchase rows
Of houses and put their own financial
resources into improving conditions.
They would soon have a clearer under
standing of the financial risks involved
and would also find out why the low
income group should not be forced to
pay for scale Of living which entails
increasing costs for non-essentials.
If, for example. these persons would
purchase some old but well-built brick
houses Of four, five or six rooms, they
would soon discover that the immediate
cost Of the improvements they con-
template would require q so per cent
increase in rent if the investment were
to net 5 per cent. They would learn
some other facts which would amaze
them. About "squatters," for instance
undesirables who have gained possess
sion unknown to the landlord. They
would find that large areas are infested
with rats, that garbage and trash cans
are noticeable by. their absence. That
there is often wanton destruction of
property. That most of the screens
they installed last year are either brok-
en- or missing. Thatsthe charge for re-
moving distractions from the plumbing
must be regular cost item for the
owner. They would learn that damage
from fire is only partially covered by
insurance. They would be startled to
find themselves unable to obtain any
insurance whatever against the theft
OF any object that can be removed.
They would learn to wait until the day
the new tenant actually moves in be-
fore installing the electric fixtures, the
sink, the hot-water heater, the heat
ing unit, the toilet and the tub. And
If the tenant moves out without having
given notice. so that the owner can en-
gage watchman-well, it is just too
bad! Yes, they would learn a lot of
things But win they? Probably they
would prefer to legislate the other fel-
low and not risk their money. can't
blame them. I am a property owner.
*. v. w.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Reaction to Condemnation


While fully aware Of The Stars
anirnus toward Senator Mccarthy, it
seems rather pathetic to me that in its
Sunday weekly review it could not even
credit Senator Mccarthy with "a SEN
atorial votes instead of the % repeated
over and over: the two paired votes. of
course. were as much votes for him as
the 90.
Now that the farce is over, the most
amazing record of senatorial debate ex-
tending over 10 months has become
history; II there was ever in real life
a battle of the windmills, this certainly
has been one.
Joseph N. Nielsen.
Editors note: The Stars Review
stated correctly that final vote for
condemnation was 67-22" There were
two pairs for Senator Mccarthy. which
are not recorded as votes. There also
were two pairs against him.
The Senate has rendered the expected
Judgment and Senator Mccarthy has
been duly slapped on the wrist. AS
also expected, The Star In its Decem-
ber 3 editorial, Mccarthy Con-
demned," gives fulsome praise to this
rebuke of Senator for expressing
opinions unpalatable to majority Of
the Senate and regrets that the culprit
was not also chastised for his terrible
abuse" Of Gen. Zwicker.
II was generally conceded that no
Senate rule existed at the times of the
alleged offenseS under which Senator
Mccarthy could properly be censured
or condemned. Therefore, the senatorial
judgment was ostensibly based upon an
ex post facto rule originated by the
Watkins committee. On November z.
The, Star editorially deplored the dis
missal Of John Patton Davies on "a find
ing, under new rules, that the things
which had not disqualified him In the
past would disqualify him in the fu-
ture," and characterized the dismissal
as "a disgraceful result of a shameful
procedure" Prior to, Mccarthy. in
temperate language has not been an
offense against any law or rule Of the
Senate. and there have been many in
stances Of the use of more unrestrained
language than anything said by Sem
ator Mccarthy. Nevertheless, The Star
apparently finds nothing shameful"
In the condemnation Of Senator Nc
Carthy by resort to a practice which
1t so yehemently decried in the Davies
case.
The winners in this shameful pro-
cedure" were Senator Mccarthy. who
Is more popular today with the masses
than ever before. and the Daily Worker,
which instigated the persecution when
1t coined "McCarthyism" with hor-
rendous cries Of abuse, intimidation,
etc. The losers were Senator Flanders.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
The Turquoise Hours

Small girl iDl.o stayed sunlit ,olsle,
child OF the innocent, bright gaze,
your brook-sipeet song. and elfn sBae
made tcoUen music of our days.
Foreper safe from times assault,
lmore young than daicn 10 youno. more
X fair a.
than ruHntng brooks and pseGdou
: F0tUerU
!. sDe hold secure IN hearts deep pdutt
sau good you gaze TO nser1ory's care Z.
the tirqitosse treassres OF gonr hours
julio Anna Cook
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Prefers TrucewelI's World

This is to express my gratitude to Mr..
Tracewell for his contributions to your
paper. His observations are "out of this
world" of politics and crime and they
give feeling OF sympathy and oneness
with all nature. Many thanks to him
for each evening calling us all back to
world of saneness. beauty and kind
ness.
George s. Bowen.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Site for q Rose Gorden

II those temporary buildings near the
Tidal Basin could be removed. the Po-
tomac Rose Society wants to plant q
magnificent rose garden. This would he
tremendous asset to the Capital.
Washington really needs a lovely gar
den, and no setting could be more
beautiful than the Tidal Basin. Think
OF the happiness this garden would
bring to thousands of people.
Shirley Watson.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Writes Off Mccorthy
Peter Cullom

The arrnor Of arrogance. intolerance
and half-truths has failed to protect
Mccarthy, the self-styled st. George,
out to slay the dragon Of communism.
Truth, and the considered Judgment Of
his contemporaries, have fatally pierced
the Achilles heel of his demagoguery.
What we now hear is the death-rattle
Evening star., 1954-12-11

--Yardley. Baltimore Sun.
%Whom the Gods would Destroy :"
of a political career. rather than the
statements Of potential "leader" Of
third political party in the 1856 elec-
tionS.
When, as, and II such a party
emerges, its sponsors certainly will not
handicap themselves by a leader who
is unable to- govern himself, but feels
ne can govern 100 million citizens.
do not think any party could
Evening star., 1954-12-11
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer 70 sny
question Of fact by writing The Evening
star lnfoimssion Bureau. 1900 BYE 81
cents for return postage
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hold the deficit to s. billion or less. Loss
Of anticipated revenues. for any reason,
would jeopardize even that modest ambition.
Evening star., 1954-12-11
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE


@. How many nags are purchased
each year for display over Federal Gov
ernment buildings2-H. c. C.
A. The General Services Administra-
ton orders 5000 flags year to be sup
piled to buildings other than those Of
the Post Once Department and the
Department Of Defense. The largest
style used measures feet II inches by
II feet.
@. Which is the heavier part Of an
automobile front or the back?-
L. L. 8.
A. The engine, which Is placed nearly
over the front wheels. Is the heaviest
part OF car. The rear end Is COM
paratiyely light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
PRIVATE EYE FOR ART

posedly done in the 18th
century, was built with mod
ern nails. Except for the help
Of the X-ray and other scien-
tific devices, the fraudulence
of these paintings might never
have been proved.
The exhibition also displays
much Of the laboratory equip
ment Mr.. Keck employs in his
artistic detective work, and
shows how 1t Is used. Infra-
red rays, for example, often
penetrate opaque obscuring
layers on the surface Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

THANKS to modern science,
i masQuerading master
pieces Of art can readily be
shown up now for the clever
copies they really are. A cur
rent exhibition in the Brook
lyn Museum arranged by
Sheldon Keck, its ofncial re-
storer, demonstrates how even
the foxiest forgers commit
plumbers which show up glar-
ingly under the examination
of an art detective. Clues can
come from examination Of
layers of paint, from brush
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

stroke characteristics, from
the materials used and from
several other sources, includ-
ing slip-ups in historical
detail.
An X-ray Of one painting
in the Brooklyn show. allegedly
by the American artist. Albert
Pinkham Ryder, showed that
the picture had been painted
on pressed fiber board, first
made In 1926. Ryder died in
1917. The wooden panel
backing another painting, a
Madonna and Child" sup
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-04-09
Youth Festival
Is Red-Backed
Paper Warns

GUATEMALA CITY - (NC) -
The newspaper La Hord here has
warned that the Central American
and caribbean Youth Festival to
be held in Guatemala City next
October is communist undertak-
ing. 1t is being sponsored by the
World Federation of Democratic
Youth"
La Hord's warning came after
the General Confederation of
Workers of Guatemala had announ-
ced that invitations to the festival
had been issued to workers in FL
Salvador Honduras, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica and the Antilles, as
well as Guatemala. The invitations
stressed that delegates should be
chosen without racial, political or
religious distinction.
Last year similar invitations
were distributed throughout Cen
trail America in connection with
a communist-inspired Youth Con
gress held in Guatemala. At that
time delegates were asked to bring
along documentary proof of i'm
perialistic trusts operating in
their countries, as well as signed
petitions denouncing the military
training of youth and upholding
Soviet peace" policies.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-04-09

major diocesan functions, among
them the 500 voice chorus for the
Diocesan High School Music Fes-
tival last November.
She is scheduled TO play for
fhe Elementary Festival April
rs. Last year at the Honors
Luncheon, she was the recipient
of the Sister Francis 6orgia Me-
mortal Award for outstanding
Musicianship and Contribution to
Music. AT present, she is the
president and secompsnist of the
College GIee Club.
Josephine has visited Holland,
the birthplace Of her parents, and
with her family, represented that
country in the Folk Festival at Me
mortal Hall last year.
During her senior year she has
been teaching school music in
grades one TO six at st. Francis
School. She has done student teach
ing at the Academy of st. Mary of
the Springs.
Nominated by the College Ad-
ministration for listing in
Who's Who in American Colleges,
Josephine plans to do graduate
work in music and to continue as
accompanist and teacher. Her re-
cital will be open to the public.