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Evening star., 1955-01-20
Woodward &LotErop
Honors SuppIiers al
Anniversary Dinner

Woodward q Lothrop honored
its suppliers last night, when it
was host at dinner at the Hotel
Statler for more than 800 repre-
sentatiyes of companies which
produce the merchandise the
store sells
The Resources Dinner was one
: Of the events in the department
stores celebration of its 18th
anniversary. Washington busi-
ness leaders were among the
guests and they, in turn, paid
tribute to the organization
which was first opened on
Market Space February IS, 1880.
Forty Washington leaders were
seated at the head table. Robert
v. Fleming, president Of the
Riggs National Bank, stressed
the department stores long and
honorable record In an address
on "The Place Of Woodward &
Lothrop in Washington
Host Congratulated.
Congratulations to the host
were expressed by Ralph Gold
smith. president Of Lansburgh's
department store: Herbert J.
Rich, president Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association;
Edwin Hyde. president of Fred
erick Atkins. Inc, Of New York.
and of the Miller 81 Rhoads de-
partment store in Richmond;
and John Hazen, Washington
representative Of the National
Retail Dry Goods Association.
There were also greetings from
Senator Goldwater, Republican,
Of Arizona, president Of Gold
waters department store in
Phoenix.
Francis ]. Kane, president Of
the Washington Board Of Trade,
and William Tomlinson, presi-
dent Of the Tomlinson Furniture
Co.. Of High Point, N. c., were
also among the speakers.
Speaking for Hosts.
Speaking for the hosts at the
dinner were Col. John Tyssowski,
chairman Of the board Of Wood
ward q Lothrop; A. Lothrop
Luttrell, executive vice presi-
dent; Robert E. L. Johnson. vice
president, and Philip M. Talbot,
senior vice president and secre-
tary. Andrew Parker, president
Of the store, presided.
Mr.. Parker is the grandson Of
Samuel Walter Woodward and
Mr.. Luttrell is the grandson Of
Alvin Mason Lothrop, the two
founders of the store.
The invocation at the dinner
was given by DR.. E. Felix Klo-
man, dean Of the Virginia Epis-
copal Theological Seminary.
Evening star., 1955-01-20
Life in the u. S.
College Given
$4,000 by
Poor Teacher
Life in the U. S.
By ths Assesiossd Pres.

SCRANTON. Pa. Jan. 20.-
The secret donor Of a $4,000
scholarship fund at Lehigh
University was revealed yester-
day to be q retired school
teacher who subsequently
sought a part-time job to make
ends meet.
The university announced
that the donation had been
made in 1896 by Henry A. Kem-
merling with the request that
1t be kept secret until he died.
Mr.. Kemmerling. "a. taught
in the Scranton Public Schools
for 40 years until his retirement
in 1894. He died Friday. Re-
Gently he had been living on a
$100-a-month pension in the
YMCA here.
Mr.. Kemmerling's letter to
the Lehigh treasurer said his do
nation was Gin appreciation of
the education that ! received
at Lehigl1."
Evening star., 1955-01-20
LAP wirephoto.

John H. Noble Of Detroit and
Pvt. William Marchuk of Nor
ristown, Pa, who we're released
IL days ago after a combined
total Of IA years In Soviet
captivity.
The Army said Pvt. Verdine
would not be permitted to make
any public statements until his
case is cleared up by investiga-
ton. The same holds true for
Pvt. Marchuk, also listed as
AWOL, and now in the Army
guardhouSe.
Evening star., 1955-01-20
Educational Dummy

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. (R.--
A dummy is putting Phil Vein
Of Sharon. Pa. through Pennsyl-
vania State University. Vein, Q
Junior, has been a ventriloquist
since he was 8 years old and has
appeared on the stage, radio and
televiSion.
Evening star., 1955-01-20
Metered Dime Drive

LA SALE. Ill. R.-La Sale
is making 1t easy for residents
to contribute to the March Of
Dimes.
All a donor has to do is put his
dimes in any of the parking me-
ters that line the streets. The
dimes do not register for meter
time. and collectors who main
Evening star., 1955-01-20

conscious when he reached her.
She was dead a few minutes
after her mangled body reached
a hospital.
j. D. Chastain. State police
demolition expert, said last
night that examination Of the
other three cars at the Harris
home, including one which Mrs.
Weaver usually drove, revealed
no more explosives.
Police earlier had believed the
big car, too, was mined.
Evening star., 1955-01-20
A ADVERTTsEMENT.
WHEN KIDNEYS
WorkiooOfien

Are you worried and embarrassed By
Bladder Weakness" tGetttng Up NIGHTS
(too FREQUENT Kidney excretionsl due TO
common Kidney and Bladder lrritations.
Baekache. referfee. secondary aches,
pains headache and nervonsnesEf Kidney
and bladder IrrikatiOns may cause tension
and loss OF Sieep-thsn yeu can't help
cases. CYBTEx usually gives quick, von-
derful. soothing relief through its bAe-
teriostntic action m acid media and It's
nnalGesic value Is en- efleellys pain re-
used prove safety and sucees1. Oct
CYSTKx from druegist to-day under
monef-back guarantee. See how much
better you fesl tomorrow.
Evening star., 1955-01-20
Undercover Job

NEWARK. N. J. R.-Pho-
tographer Melvin Weiss. 80. Of
Glen Oaks. N. Y. poked his
head under the black cloth
shield of his tripod-mounted
camera yesterday preparing to
take a picture of a store front.
While he was focusing the
lens some one stole another
camera he had set up, he COM
planned to police.
Evening star., 1955-01-20
Avocado Yield Rises 70 Pet.

NEW YORK The 1854 avo-
cado harvest is estimated at q
record So million pounds, . rise
OF 70 per cent from 1858.
Evening star., 1955-01-20
star stan Photo.

reading clerk in North Caro-
lina's House Of Representatives
failed to show UP yesterday be-
cause Of q 7-inch snow.
Billy Arthur, former newspa-
per publisher, telephoned from
his Chapel Hill home: I'm up
to my hips in snow and can't
make it."
Mr.. Arthur is only So inches
tall.
Evening star., 1955-01-20
pepper or Tv Fan?

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. R.-
A woman complained she saw
an 18-year-old youth peering
through her window Tuesday
night.
When she challenged him,
she said. he said he was look
ing over her shoulder to watch
a TV program. He walked off
but was arrested later.
Up to Hips in Snow
RALEIGH NJ e The
Evening star., 1955-01-20

tain the meters, will turn all
dimes over to the campaign.
Evening star., 1955-01-20

Drug for Diabetes
BALTIMORE. - Discovery Of
insulin revolutionized the effec-
tive treatment of diabetes.
Evening star., 1955-01-20

Al mis- time Of yesf. special
hand care is 30 ,mpor'sni.
Give you, lovely hands the
attention they deserve with
Cashmere Bovqvef.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
Nationalist Aspirations Are Not Always
Bred of JustifiobIe Desire for Freedom

PARIS, April 28.-Some-
body might well write q
guide for Americans entitled.
How Not to Make Enemies and
Alternate Allies" It might start
with q chapter on the loose
employment Of the word "co-
lonialism." This word too often
Is banded about carelessly with
the implication that a nation
alist movement seeking self
government or independence
must suddenly be needed ire
spective of whether it will pro-
duce chaos internally and up
set the country's economy.
France has a serious prob
lem in Tunisia, but there is a
tendency in the United States
to link it with all other ma
tionalist movements in other
countries and to argue that it's
a trend Of the times.
What is astonishing is that
no similar solicitude seems to
be expressed concerning the
peoples who already have had
their independence but have
had it taken away from them
by the Soviet dictatorship.
Moscow. of course. counts on
the superficial and uninformed
attitudes of WeSterners and
hence sows the seeds of propa-
ganda throughout North AZ
RIGA and elsewhere in an effort
to cause a split between Paris
and Washington.
1t is a curious thing, but
many WeSterners - including
Americans-never seemed to
devote much thought to Tu-
nisia until the cold war gave
the issue momentum. At the
very time when France needs
the economic support which
Tunisia can give her and when
1t is essential that Americas
allies not be disintegrated
from an economic standpoint.
the drive is on to plague the
French government with more
problems than it can possibly
solve in North Africa.
Under pressure from the
outside world, a plan has been
drawn up by the authorities
here in conference with Tu-
nisian representatives which
would give Tunisia self govern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
DAVID LAWRENCE
Frances Problems in Tunisio

for the argument that the
Tunisian question should be
brought before the United Ma
tons. In May, 1852, this almost
caused a break between the
Pinay government here and
the Washington government.
Also, just why nationalist
from North African trouble
spots are permitted to roam
around the United States.
spreading their propaganda,
without a checkup on the va
lidity Of the passports they
hold is something to which
various French officials here
would like to know the answer.
This correspondent talked
at length with a high French
official and discussed Amer
lean policy with respect to
the defense of Formosa and
nonrecognization of Red
China. only to be met at the
end with this comment: II
now understand why America
wants us to side with her, but
can you tell me why then
America shouldn't understand
our problem in TuniSia?"
It's the same old problem
allies are won and held by
sympathetic understa n ding
and not by allowing extraneous
influences to drive a wedge
between them on questions
that are not paramount. For,
until the cold war is over,
many questions that have gone
unsolved for a long time could
really be put on the shelf in
the face of the larger neces-
sity Of maintaining strong al
lies whose cooperation is es-
sential to the winning of that
cold war.
Soviet Russia doesn't seem
to be in any hurry to lift the
yoke Of "colonialism" from
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia,
Poland, Czechoslovakia. Hun
gary. Romania and Bulgaria,
where separate nationalities
are held under the tyranny of
occupied armies.
Why. then, should France
now be presumed to give up
overseas territories which have
never been independent nor
shown a capacity for complete
self government? That's the
question they ask here.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
Another Red Trick Predicted
internal

lem entirely q Chinese internal
matter.
The purpose Of the confer
ence Chou Is urging on US is
clear: He wants US to wash
our hands of Free China and
let him settle the internal
matter" In his own way. He
intends to play on the Ameri-
can peoples dedication to
peace so that he can further
the Communist plans for world
domination.
President Eisenhower and
Secretary Of State Dulles are
in an unenviable position:
They cannot ignore the pow
erful voice of Senator George
and a number of Democrats
who may be Joined by some
Republicans; they cannot ig-
more the persistent pressure
from London and Paris to
throw the Nationalist to the
Communist wolves. But at
the same time they must take
into account the point of view
of the majority Of Republic
cans led by Senators Knowland
and Bridges who may go to
almost any length to prevent
the appeasement of the avowed
enemies of this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28

times. Also a team with only
one good pitcher won't let him
get away easily.
One shrewd member of the
che won't run" school calls at
tention to the fact that the
President has acquired new
land to enlarge his farm and
has made a variety of costly
improvements including mod
ernizing his house and barn.
This forecaster argues that a
man takes his time about such
expensive matters unless he
expects to enjoy them fairly
soon. ...
He is supported by an old
military associate of the Pres
ident who says that in the
services, the career men begin
to plan their retirement when
they are commissioned second
lieutenants. Their wives are
described as especially keen
for that happy time when the
suitcases can be relesated to
the attic of a settled home of
their own.
1T seems a fair suggestion
that retirement has a greater
lure for the military than for
those who choose their own
homes in the course of their
work.
Whatever his second-term
thoughts, the President this
week was far more crisp and
authoritative toward Congress,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
CONSTANTINE BROWN
US. Warned Against Talking to Chou
For Fear Formoso Will Be Won Away

The Chinese Communists
are attempting a repeat per-
Torrance of the Geneva con-
ference of last summer. Then,
with the French people weary
and their government anxious
to get of the hook. Northern
Wet Nam was handed over to
the Reds. The rest of Indo-
China is expected to fall into
their lap soon.
Chou En-lai first displayed
his keen diplomatic know-how
before the Western eyes in the
Swiss city. He is trying it once
more on the United States by
attempting to get us into a
private conference.-the be-
tween us two-to settle the
Formosa question. although
the two situations are not
alike.
The French felt that they
had at least nominally the right
to sell the peoples of Indo-
China to the Communists.
They were a colonial power in
possession of that territory and
French troops backed by
American money were fighting
and losing a war there. The
natives under the French flag
did not have their hearts in
the struggle. They surrendered
to the enemy willingly.
Formosa and It's fortified
outposts are in a different
situation. The Nationalist gov
eminent is recognized by the
United States and a number
of other free countries as the
only legitimate government of
China. The ink on ollr treaty
with the Taipei government is
hardly dry. The pact was ap-
proved by the Senate by an
overwhelming vote-only three
dissented. Thus the admins
tration's policy to maintain an
anti Communist bastion was
upheld strongly at a time
last February-when the Chi
nese Communist threats were
as loud as they are now.
Moreover. there is a sense
of the Senate and the House"
resolution which provides the
Chief Executive with a diplo-
matte weapon not to recognize
the Peiping regime and to OPP
pose its entry into the United
Nations. The measure eX-
presses the will of the Ameri-
can people to have no truck
with the Reds.
Despite the logistic differ
ences between Wet Nam and
Formosa and despite the fact
that in Formosa there is what
our administration considers
as a competent democratic
government, there is an in
creasing pressure on the exec
utive branch to talk things
over directly with the COM
munists under the pretext of
arranging a fire. What
cease-f1re? There is no shoot
ing going on in the Formosa
Strait. Neither is there likely
to be any unless the Commu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28

nists make good their threats
to invade the offshore islands
or Formosa itself.
Senator George, whose words
carry much weight with the
administration. and the follow
ers Of the nominal head of the
Democratic Party. Adlai Ste
venson. support strongly, the
point of view that it will help
the peace Of the world to sit
down quietly with the Commu-
nists and talk things over.
They advocate THIS course de-
spite the lessons of Geneva.
The Communists are even now
trampling underfoot the treaty
allegedly concluded in good
faith.
Senator William Knowland,
who happens to be the leader
Of the Republicans in the Sen
ate, is asking frequently how
this country can keep it's self
respect and talk with the Com
muniSts when they have never
budged an inch from their de-
mand to establish their regime
in the last stronghold of free
China and when they are
guilty of fragrant breaches Of
international law.
The stigma of "aggressor"
placed on Communist China
in 1851 by the United Nations
has never been rescinded. 1t is
obvious to all those who don't
want to hide their heads in
the sand that Chou En-lai
wants to inveigle us into a
conference which he expects,
on the basis of past perform
ance by the Western nations,
to result in eventual surrender
of our position without firing
a shot.
Chou undoubtedly knows
that Com unist China's
chances Of winning against
American air and naval forces
are practically nil. He knows
that the Chinese Communists
sent into Korea were saved
from utter destruction only by
the timely intervention of our
Western allies who caused the
Truman administration to or
der our field commanders not
to fight a winning campaign.
The shrewd Chou also re-
alizes the implications for his
regime if Communist inva-
sion force is defeated. But he
placed himself unequivocally
on record that the Nationalist
will be driven out of the islands
this year and he cannot lose
face. He is now attempting to
soften up the United States
by blackmail. He is saying
something like, IF you don't
come and talk quietly with me
I'll start shooting"
That Chou's offer of a
peaceful settlement" is just
another subterfuge Is obvious
from the fact that in even his.
most recent. statements at
Banding he re-emphasized
that Communist China will not
recede from its determination
to "liberate Formosa" and
that he considers this prob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
ArmyExpIoins
.NikeAccident

FORT MEADE, Md, April 81
(P.-The Army said today a
faulty electric cable and a pro-
cedural error by the launching
crew caused the accidental firing
of a Nike guided missile here
April IA.
The anti-aircraft weapon ex-
ploded in the air and fragments
fell on the Washington-Balti-
more Parkway between Fort
Meade and Laurel, Md.
Second Army Headquarters is
sued an official statement today
saying, 1.-THE cable. part of the
fire command circuit. was exam
ined by a manufacturers rep
resentative Immediately after
the accident and evidence of in
termittent shorting was found.
Training procedures at all
Nike sites have been altered to
prevent a repetition of the acct
dent and the manufacturer has
prepared a modification that is
now being installed which will
give an immediate warning by
visual and audible signal Of any
similar malfunction Of the
cable"
The Army did not explain the
"procedural error" blamed on
the launching crew, which was
engaged at the time in routine
practice at a temporary launch
ing site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
THOMAS L. STOKES
Eisenhower Plea for Agricultural Workers
Indicates Political Power of That Group

The recognized fact that
farmers are more potent po-
litically than industrial work.
ers and speak more effectively
to the Federal Government is
dramatized once again.
We can see it plainly in the
contrast between the compre-
hensive program President Ell
senhower has submitted to
Congress designed to Improve
the lot of low-income farmers
and the administrations re-
luctance to sponsor any such
broad-gauged attack, with sim
liar large-scale Federal aid.
for q corresponding blight in
industrial areas. The last is
the continuing serious "chron-
ic" unemployment in certain
areas of industrial dislocation,
especially coal and textiles.
where unemployment benefits
under the social security law
long ago were exhausted for
over is million workers. This
blight is concentrated in Penn
sylvania, West Virginia. Ohio,
Kentucky. Michigan and New
England.
Means to improve the lot Of
the low-income farmers, en-
braced in is million farm
families whose income Is less
than $1,000 q year. a fourth of
the total farm families, are out
lined in q program prepared
by Secretary of Agriculture
Benson which was laid before
Congress by the President. 1t
embodies Federal loans. Gre
alton with Federal funds Of
pilot projects, to tackle, the
problems Of low-income farm
ers, and expanded agricultural
extension work, soil conserva-
ton. health aid. and various
other activities already a part
Of Federal Government func-
tons.
The enlarged utilization Of
long -existing Federal functions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
President Acts to Aid Farmers

to town. especially from the
low-income areas"
Low-income farm families
are found mostly in the South
east, the Mississippi delta, Ar
Kansas, Louisiana and Texas,
in the Ozarks. and in the
northern Great Lakes States,
northwestern New Mexico and
IN Cascade and Rocky Noun
tain areas in the Pacific
Northwest.
Older and incapacitated peo-
pie loom large in the problem
and emphasis is on proper
training for the younger gen.
Grafton. much of which will
have to leave the farm and
find a livelihood elsewhere.
This is likewise the problem
In the blighted industrial
areas. especially in the coal
mines.
To meet the industrial
Chronic unemployment" I'm
dersecretary Of Labor Arthur
Larson suggested in a speech
last December that unemploy-
ment benefits be extended be-
yond the usual duration for
persons who would take re-
training courses and that
travel allowances also be
granted to transport retrained
workers to new jobs.
However. President Eisen-
hover did not adopt this sug-
gestion when he submitted his
legislative program to Congress
a few weeks later. In that he
recommended reliance on ex-
iSting measures--the area de-
velopment program of the
Commerce Department; con-
tinuation of special tax amor
tization benefits for industries
that locate in surplus labor
areas. and sending Of experts
by the Labor Department to
advise and work with local
community agencies in seek
ing employment opportunities
Tor stranded or dislocated
workers.
In this last field. the Labor
Department has. In fact. been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
President Looks to His 'Escope'

his own cabinet and the Re-
publican Party than he has
ever been. Usually he almost
deferentially comedies their
right to be different before he
gives his views.
But in one half-hour he
firmly stated:
l. His opposition to the
Bricker amendment. Maybe
those White House staffers who
called of Secretary of State
Dulles scheduled testimony
on the subject before a Sen
ate S u BIC ON m t tie e weren't
called on the Eisenhower car
pet. Reporters would hate to
bet they weren't.
2. His disapproval of the
present refugee act and his
approval of changes in it.
3. His determination to pro-
coed with ceaSe-f1re negotia-
tons on Formosa and his Sc
cret correspondence with So
Wet Defense Minister Zhukov.
That cautious weekend state
ment on the Red China feeler
by the State Department was,
he said, a mistake.
4. His feeling that the
G. o. P. campaign booklet cit
ing military advances was a
blunder. The President showed
again at this point the depth
of his feeling against such
prodigal display Of defense sta
tistics.
Maybe the President isn't
fed up permanently but he
gave the impression OF being
fed up pretty much down the
line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
DORIS FLEESON
Eisenhower Reveals He Is Counting Doys
Until His Term Is Up in n Months

President Eisenhower acct
dentally disclosed at his press
conference that he has at the
top Of his mind the exact num-
Der Of months-21-remainin
Of his first term.
The President thus linked
himself with some exceedingly
diverse groups as schoolboys,
prisoners and wearers of plas-
ter casts, who are united by a
single thread-the prospect of
escape. Few others as they go
through life mark the passage
OF time 50 closely; certainly
the happy do not.
The President was describing
his VI day thoughts when he
said his farm still looked a
long way of. When reporters
laughed he added that at his
age 81 months is a long time.
Plus the 48 months of second
term, his distance from that
farm in Gettysburg would be
SO months. The President is
"a years old.
The Presidents new remarks
will fortify a growing school Of
thought in Washington which
believes he will not run again.
The majority of its members
are women, the sex which
Henry Mencken has pro-
nounced the superior realists.
They may be quite mistaken
and the President can change
his mind not once but several