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Evening star., 1955-10-02
RedeyeIopnlent Decision

No more important decision has
faced the Redevelopment Land Agency
than its forthcoming selection of q pro-
posal, from three that have been SUBJ
nlitted, for the redeVelopnent of Area B
in Southwest washington. While the
agency is fortunate In having three pros
posals. that fact has increased the DIM
Guilty Of its choice, for they are described.
rs good proposals. The agency may
reach q decision next Tuesday.
Importance of the decision lies IN the
fact that an error Of Judgment BY the
agency may indefinitely retard future
redevelopment plans IN Washington. On
the other hand, q successful demonstra-
tion Of redevelopment In the relatively
small Area b, now cleared, waiting and
ready for treatment, can iilnmeasurably
speed the work In other areas.
Should the agency gamble In the
selection of d firm which stands behind
proposal and the nrm should later
discover its own inability, for one reason
or another. to carry out its intent. all re-
development will suffer. We have all
ready had one such incident There must
be no gamble from here on out. The
agency must assure itself, beyond reason
able doubt. that the flrm which under
takes the work is equipped with financial
resources, including cash, past expert
ence in such undertakings and skilled
personnel for the execution OF plans. The
location Of the successful bidder, whether
he comes from washington or elsewhere,
is irrelevant.
Il We are sure that the Redeyelopment
Land Agency. In launching what Is really
Its pioneer project In Washington, will
leave nothing to chance and win reach
Its decision on the consideration OF what
IS best for Washington, and its future
sredeveIopnent.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
Civic Center for D. .C.

In selecting q 2i-n1ember
commission TO plan Q civic
center for Washington. why
couldn't the President. the
Vice President and the Speaker
Of the House think Of three or
four outstanding musicians?
For example: DR.. Harold Spi-
vack. Howard Hanson, Eugene
ormandy or Carleton Sprague
Smith.
The idea OF q civic center or
temple OF ilne arts is no tram
sient Mhim. It Is an enobiing
desire that. culturally, America
win take her rightful place be-
side other great nations Of the
world. This is her destiny, and
the time has come to put into
action this dream. It Is not
sufilcient to lend dollars and
produce machines to impress
other countries. We want an
edifice enthusiastically elegant
that will be an inspiration to
today's citizens and an inspira-
tion to future generations.
The idea Of q civic center
and iine arts temple Is econorn-
ically sound because OF the
constant now Of tourists and
visitors: conferences and con-
ventions. Washington aver
ages flye million visitors yearly.
From the cultural stand
point the Nation has every
thing TO gain. We will not
have to apologize any, longer
to foreign visitors that Amer
lea lacks culture.
Lillian Evanti.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
No Political Significance?

It can be taken for granted, despite
any claim to the contrary that q meeting
In Texas Of Adlai Stevenson, Speaker
Rayburn and Senate Majority Leader
Lyndon Johnson has political significance.
For 1t would be impossible to name any
three individuals who outrank this trio In
their influence and policy-making powers
within the Democratic Party.
In q joint press conference. with Mr..
Stevenson sitting in. the two congress
sional leaders emphasized that the party's
legislative strategy in the next session
VIII not be changed because Of the illness
Of President Eisenhower. They said the
concentration will be on shaping pro-
gram on which the Democrats can fight
d successful 1856 campaign There IS. Of
course, obvious good political sense In
such plan and there Is no reason to
doubt the sincerity Of the two speakers.
Mr.. Stevenson is In Texas to deliver
series of great issues" lectures at the
I University OF Texas. The fact that this
normally Democratic State went for Mr..
Eisenhower In 1852 was an important
element In Mr. stevenson's defeat. In
the expectation that the 1865 presidential
election win be closer than that Of four
years earlier, the Texas vote may be even
more important As of now, Mr.. Steven
son must be considered the leading pros
pect for his party's nomination. Even
an informal get-together with Mr.. Ray
burn and Mr.. Johnson, especially when
linked with speaking engagements and
q press conference, thus has political
implications that may as well be ac-
knoWledged.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
Relief for Seven Corners

There Is good news for motorists IN
Northern Virginia, particularly for those
who daily fight the battle of Seven
Corners. Designation Of Arlington boule-s
ward as an Interstate highway eligible
to receive Federal aid, has assured an
early start on trafic relief on .the most
congested intersection In Virginia" /" The
bottleneck In Fairfax County was SO de-
scribed several months ago by Governor
Stanley.
AT that time, however, Governor
Stanley reluctantly informed the Fairfax
Chamber Of Commerce that State funds
could be allocated only for preliminary
planning" of trafiic- relief grade separa-
tion. The planning has gone forward.
but the date for starting the complex
project had remained indefinite until
recently. Meanwhile, work has begun
on 4 huge shopping center near the inter-
section. an enterprise sure to generate
new traffic problems there.
With Federal money under the inter-
state highway program available for the
intersection, however, the State Highway
Commission has decided to proceed at
once with the Seven Corners project.
Bids for various contracts have been
asked and construction win begin prob
ably late this fall. This win mean more
Inconvenience for motorists while Airing
ton boulevard Is lowered and oyerpasses
are built. It Is not likely that any motor
LIST win protest the detours, dirt and delay,
however. For these temporary annoy
ances will be harbinRerg ar q new era 1T
Seven Corners, an era devoid Of the frus-
trations that daily beset drivers at this
most congested intersection"
Evening star., 1955-10-02
ne u. M. IN Dancer

The United Nations has planted the
seed Of seif-deStrnctip with the vote to
schedule debate In the General Assembly
on the Algerian question
This vote was compounded Of cyn-
icisrn. racism and demagoguery There
IS nothing ii the u N. Charter which au-
thorizes It. On the contrary, it Is vio-
lati0n Of the ban on interference IN the
internal affairs 0f member states Not
one Of the 2S countries which voted for
the debate would submit to comparable
interference III Its own affairs. And the
French are entirely JUSTIFIED IN turning
their backs on what Belgiun's PAUL.
spaak appropriately calls an act Of "ill-.
ternational demagoguery.
At this writing it Is impossible to
foreSee the ultimate consequences. The
French delegation has been called back to
Paris In protest. The meaning Of this Is
unciear, but presumably it does not Sig
Nifty withdrawal from the u. NJ sAt least,
this must be the hope Of all But Francs
has ample reason for drastic action. she
is quite right III serving notice that she
will not recognize this procedure as being
within the competence of the U. N. And
she has ample reason to repudiate, In
advance, the fuininations which can be
expected to emerge from the scheduled
debate.
The U. N. win live BY its Charter or
It viii not survive for long. II Is to be
hoped that some way can be found to-
nullify this Algerian vote, which. as
French Foreign Minister Pinay aptly says,
converts the y. N. into q tool Of division.
violence and disorder"
Evening star., 1955-10-02
,FooIinq the People,

The Securities and Exchange CONF
mission has proposed a new set of rules
covering the solicitation Of votes, cast
In person or by proxy, In contests for
control Of corporation arrangements.
There have been q lot Of such contests In
recent years. some of them taking on the
proportions Of nationwide campaign
complete with television appearances,
press conferences and almost everything
but baby kissing. The s. 2. G. has been
taking an increasingly dim view Of the
lnreStrained enthuSiasrnS demonstrated
BY some OF the contesting factions. ~
proposes, accordingly, that 1t should now
become unlawful: (1) TO make predic-
tions as to specific business or financial
results: (2) to make statements which
confuse or nlislead; (3) to circulate ma
terial which impugns character, integrity
or reputation; (4) to make unsupported
accusations or ask rhetorical questions,
or (5) to distribute material 'purporting
to be factual but not based upon facts
which can be established"
It is fortunate. perhaps. that In the
broad grant Of powers given by law TO
the commission its jurisdiction does not
extend to the solicitation Of votes for
management control (political) Of the
White House and Congress. It was not
so many years ago, for example, that one
presidential campaign reyoived around
predictions Of two chickens In every
pot and grass growing In the streets"
And there appeared to be some reflection
upon character in another presidential
candidates references to the .'robbef
barons" and the money changers" al
legedly inhabiting the opposition camp.
One might even become confused over
recent partisan references to government
aof the rich, by the rich and for the rich. !"
AS for rhetorical questions, clearly It IS
important to know when any politicians
opponent stopped beating hts wife.
One must respect the 8. e C.'s dill
eerce about protecting the public" II
might be remembered, however, that
soliciting votes is q free-wheeling Amer
lean pastime. And despite whatever
claims are made, one successful solicitor
Of votes (Abrahann Lincoln) summed 1t
up this way. 1T is true that you may
fool all the people some Of the time {.
but you cant fool all of the people all the
time"
Evening star., 1955-10-02
Mild Croft.

Reporting on q mild Form
of Graft" on October i, 1905,
The star said: "a practice Is
said to be quite general among
the higher officials Of the
Government who would be
shocked II 1t were suggested
that they are pursuing any
form Of graft. This abuse, 1t is
said. consists In officials eri-
ploying their Government
messengers to do personal
service In their homes after
ONCE hours without cornpen-
sation. Many men In the
Government service declare
that there Is no possible ex-
cuse for q Government oiIicial
to force his messenger to come
to his home after 4:30 O'Clock
and work there In one way or
another until 10 or ii o'clock
at night merely IN exchange
for his favor In continuing
him In his position under the
Government. Yet this prac-
tice IL said to be very general
throughout the departments
N. IN one case It y declared
Evening star., 1955-10-02
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Juvenile Delinquency

Efforts In Congress To do
something about juvenile de-
linquency emphasize the trCnd
to place this problem any
where and everywhere except
where 1t belongs.
The upbrinsing, training
and controlling Of children Is
the responsibility Of parents.
regardless Of their economic
level, and that responsibility
cannot be shifted. The schools
and churches augment the
job but the best efforts Of these
and all other worthy institu-
tions can be only secondary
to the duty Of parenthood.
Beyond parental authority
and obligation, Juvenile delin-
quency becomes q problem for
local law enforcement III each
locality. Transgressions Of io-
cal laws cannot be dumped In
the lap Of Congress- merely be-
cause the offenders are juye-
niles. Nor can the Federal
\ Government assume correc-
tional jurisdiction concerning
infractiong Of laws over which
1t has no basic jurisdiction.
Federal statutes provide for
the punishment Of those who
violate the Federal laws and.
{ constitutionally, the Federal
Government can 90 no fur
ther,
Admission by any State or
city that 1t could not cope
with the felonies and inisde-
rneanors committed BY its
adolescents would be q pitiful
Evening star., 1955-10-02

sentence lasted 1 quarter Of
4 century: but Il It had not
occurred We never would have
had that scintillating volume.
delightful "a 20 many ways.
The Autccrat of the Break
fast IkbIe, . hg DR.. Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Some oS the most pertinent
things In al phases Of life
come out Of Interruptions
which at the time are irrita-
tions. When Congress Is in
session. the record shows again
ana again that many Of the
most Illuminating sidelights
thrown on matters under dis
cussion come when an orator
Is suddenly stopped Ii his
verbal flight and. yielding the
floor. agrees TO be interrupted
BY the question Of q colleague.
who may be with him or
against him. And how often
It comes 10 pass that : career.
interrupted by illness. has
been made immensely more ef-
fective by what ct first ap-
pears TO be sheer catastrophe!
Out Of the collapse Of cher
ished plans. when life seemed
TO have tumbled in. have come
strengthened character and
enlarged capacity for service.
One Of Scotland's greatest
preachers declared that d six
months interruption OF his.
ministry by illness meant more
TO his apprehension Of spiritual
things than any other expert
ence Of his life. After an ae-
cident which seemed . sheer
tragedy. Bella Cooke for so
years. from . bed IN her room
In New York, superintended
missions Of help and healing
In various parts Of the world
planted BY her indomitable
purpose and carried on and
sustained by money which her.
shattering interruption In
spired others to give.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
THE GAME or POLITICS
Rating the Republican Candidates
By FRANK z. KENI

make It inevitable that under
existing circumstances he be
carefully considered by the
Republican Party leaders who
want to put their best
equipped man on their ticket.
True, Mr.. Dewey was nonni-
mated and defeated twice. But.
what of It? No unprejudiced
person can look at his public
record without conceding his
availability.
In answer to the Democratic
charge that Mr.. Eisenhower's
sudden unavailability leaves
the Republican Party without
any men who measure up to
presidential requirements, Re-
publican managers. in addition
to Messrs. Dewey and Nixon.
mention Secretary Of the
Treasury George Humphrey.
Harold Stassen and Herbert
Hoover, jr, each Of whom they
assert Is an outstanding Amer
ican who fully understands
and Wholeheartedly ccncurs
In the Eisenhower policies and
program. At least, the claim
Is that they favorabiy compare
with the Democratic list Of
Stevenson. Hartman, Kefau-
yer and Gov. 'iSoapyp WI
liauns.
Democrats Now Labor Party
AT least one thing is certain:
No one on the Republican List
as q presidential possibility
would be dominated or die
tated to by the two politically
ambitious organized labor
bosses Walter Reuther and
George Meany--whereas with
out exception the Democratic
hopefuls individually and cole
lectively, would be 90 dom-
mated. On the other hand.
the election Of any Of the
Republicans now regarded as
possible nominees ~ Dewey,
Nixon, Herbert Hoover. r.:
Henry Cabot Lodge. jr,. and
Harold Stassen--would insure
against that. It Is an issue
more important than any
other likely to come up in the
campaign.
No one can misunderstand
the significance Of the fact
that Messrs. Reutller and
Meany, supposedly controlling
some $4,000 900 voters. would
not support for the presidency
anyone on the list Of Republi-
can availables even II 1t
should include Q fully recov-
cred Eisenhower. On the other
hand. they would support any
Of the aforementioned Demo-
Gratis. In brief. the Democrats
have now become Q labor
party. This becomes palmer
every day. It was true in 1852
and IT viii be true In I956--llO
matter who the nominees may
be. 1t is the inevitable OUT
come OF the Roosevelt Truman
policies and. as shown three
years ago. is not what q ma
jority Of the American people
) want. when they understand
the facts.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
% Not Disturb
~ REv. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
chaplain, unitsd states esnats

DR.. Henry van Dykes erip-
ping story 81 sThe Other Wise
Man. which FOR rnultitudes
has hung lighted lanterns In
the midst of darkest frustra-
.tion might wen Be called .
story of interruptions. Il tells
how the questtng pilgrim,
eager 10 bring his gifts Of
pearl and sapphire and ruby
to the king. was constantly
thwarted and delayed by some
present. elutching. aching hui
man need. One by one the
gems were claimed by some
urgent interruption, and the
planned and desired destina-
ton was never reached. But III
was through the interruptions
that the seeker really found
the golden goal.
III speaking Of the inter-
= -
rllptions Of the life Of the
Perfect Man, one who Is q
reyerent 10th century disciple
Of the Great Contemporary
says: every interruption He
accepted as Z divine opportsirl-
ity. Every ilgiy thing He trans
IoLmed Isa, ms0 se..,s. .ll.ls peau- -
t.Iussn ~ ~ 49, a. -. NJ. Mniua 49,. 80
\ tIie usnI0ss ,rsI.lp..o.,, r,.1 ~. s...s
" uss.Loy s Iil1 u. .ai0 80 - - -
49, puss ~ 80. go. .ss ~ "is.s.s ss - -,
vius. @ ,ssL Hlsli 49, -. y
Mn.c,L - sn % =
seis ilsii.s - 49,
AZ last % eaen comes ina.
shattering interruption caiieu
death. Il appears 20 nnai tnat
We are tempted % tnink g! Y
IN terms Of TIE END. But tne
vel was remosed from the
eyes Of . great American Wnen
ne declared: some day you
VIII see my name ~ the news
papers, ana 2 statemens tnat
! am dead. Don't Delisye z
word Of II. III never ne more
alive than when you READ tnat
obituary notice.
a worid-known sculptor who
has adorned some or our
American cities. and who was
Evening star., 1955-10-02

please DO Not Disturb Is .
sign often found ready to hang
on the outside Of 3 hotel room.
II Is 4 welcome warning ad-
monitiol when the occupant.
having fed from the rush and
roar of draining duties. desires
nothing quite SO much as
peace. perfect peace but,
even 50. disregarding such .
plain injunction. there Is still
the possibility Of 3 knock at
the door or the jingle Of the
telephone.
There Is one commandment
Interruptions in various guises
seemingly cannot read. as IL Is
posted on the door Of the
years; Thou shalt not
disturb. No schedule seems
interruption proof. Free-lance
marauders are sure 10 break
through any neat picket fence
one may erect to guard care
fully hiidgeted time. The
alarm at the door win send
us hurrying TO meet the unex-
pected and the tiuannouneed
IA. the woeful neglect cf the
important thing upon which
81 the moment We were focus
ing our thought and attefs-
ton.
How often some vital prof.
ect IS left dangling IN the air as
somebody demands for himself
the time which riehtfully be-
longs 70 something elsel The
interruption may represent the
acme Of selfish thoughtless-
ness on the part Of the high
wayn1an who holds t.ne up with
'.Give me your time!" But
there you are. face 10 face with
i robberi Every preacher,
every professional man. every
businessman could tell q tale
cf woeful Interruptions which
have broken through doors
marked DO Not Disturb.
But IN spite Of this devastating
practice, Interruptions some-
time prove TO be blessings In
disguise. Interruptions nave
been known to turn out as tri-
spirations and channels Of en-
richment that might other-
wise have been missed.
One with wise insights
touching the deepest things of
these mortal years remarks:
I'VE are apt to consider as our
lifework the things done ct
set times and then stumble
onto the strange fact that the
seeming irtrusions have pro-
duced as much or more In.
fruitful results. Life's best
things frequently enter through
the door Of Interruptions. Z
when somebody has paid no
attention to q 'Do-Not-D Dis
tnrb' sign.
1t Is doubtful II the auto
biography Of any inspiring life
could be written without q
chapter on Interruptions !
Evening star., 1955-10-02

The week since the Pfesi-
dents heart attack has been
fun Of political speculation
some or Il of the widest kind.
However. there are Q few clear
facts that stick out and must
generally be recognized. The
outstanding one u that. though
apparently the President Is
going to survive. regaining
much Of his strength and
yigor, nevertheless his condi-
ton is such that he win not be
able 70 run again for the presi-
dency.
Nearly everybody accepts
that now. Il seems unintelli-
gent not to. A fortnight ago
hardly anyone doubted that
Mr.. Eisenhower would be
unanimously renominated BY
the Republican convention, now
only 10 months on. and re-
elected By Q larger majority
than In 1852. Now the whole
face Of the political scene has
changed and discussion Of the
presidential probabilities In
both parties Is not only natural
and proper but essential. On
the Republican side. Vice Pres
ident Richard NJ. Nixon Is not
only the logical nominee but
the most probable. In addition
he Is most likely to be the first
choice Of the President. This.
plus his own personality and
achievements. ought to be
enough to insure his nominal
ton. And 1t easily might iri-
sure his election.
Dewey High on List
on the other hand, he has
certain admitted handicaps.
Chief cf these Is that In his
home State of California both
senator Knowland. Republi-
can, and Gov. knight, Re-
publican. are wen understood
To cherish presidential aspira-
tions of their own and are both
politically hostile to Mr.. Nixon.
Perhaps Mr.. Eisenhower's
later influence may be enough
to straiehten out this Califor-
mia situation In favor Of Mr..
Nixon but at the moment
there does not seem much
chance Of his having the con-
yention support Of his own
State. At this stage. however.
1t would be silly to count Mr..
Nixon out. Actually. despite
the undeniable handicaps. he
seems at the moment the
strongest Of the probable Et-
senhower successors and the
one whom the President would
most want.
That does not. however. pre-
clude consideration Of . num-
Der Of others to all Of whom
Mr.. Eisenhower Is politically
and personally friendly. At the
TOP Of these. Of course, Is
Thomas z. Dewey. now on q
trip around the world with his
wife. Mr.. Dewey has indi-
Gated his desire 10 remain q
private citizen but his ability.
his character and his career all
Evening star., 1955-10-02
SPIRES or THE S pIRI7

Have Used" !" one cf the most
notable books IN American lit
eratire was born of an inter-
ruption. II begins. 4 was Just
going 10 saywien ! was IN
terrupted. " The interruption
referred to In that opening
Evening star., 1955-10-02

President Theodore Roose-
welt, at the peak of his popu-
larity after negotiating the
peace between Russia and
Japan. headed for Washington
from his summer home at Sag
amore Hill amid q loud cele-
bration spiced by 0 carriage
accident. Reporting the acci-
dent on September so. 1905,
The Star said: 'The President
was due at the station at $50
o'clock, but was delayed BY an
accident which might have
resulted seriously had It not
been for the Presidents cool
ness and rare presence OF
mind. The carriage which was
taking the President and his
family to the Oyster Bay sta
ton broke down shortly after
it had left Sycamore Hill.
Old Julius was driving and on
front seat with him was Archie.
On the back seat were the
President, Mrs. Roosevelt and
Quentin. Behind, in another
carriage. were Klencke and
Murphy, the Secret Service
men. When the two carriages
had reached q point opposite
the home Of John Weekes the
two Secret Service men noted
that the rear axle Of the Pres
ident's carriage was sagging
and they shouted . warning to
/. julius, but before he could
pull up his horses the axle
suddenly gave way and the
rear part Of the carriage
dropped to the roadway. The
President had. however. heard
the warning, and inclosing
both Mrs. Roosevelt and Quen-
tin with one arm he grasped
the seat with the other and
held on until Julius had
brought his horses to q stop.
Meanwhile. Murphy and
Klencke had leaped from their
carriage and ran to the Pres
ident's assistance. They re-
lieved the strain on his arm,
helping Mrs. Roosevelt to the
road and to her feet. The
President and Quentin helped
themselves, and nobody was
the worse for the accident. The
President laughed heartily
over It after it was all over,
and SO did the rest