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Evening star., 1955-07-07
Oh, Mr.. WoIfson!

The absent Mr.. Wolfson telegraphs
the always present Senator Morse that
he will come back to Washington "it you
still Uant nj" >The Senator, on reading
the telegram, is reported as having a
good laugh. The humor is irresistible.
Does hungry lion want fresh meat?
Does thirsty man want a drink Of
water? Does the producer Of a melo-
drama want villain? Does Senator
Morse want Mr.. Wolfson? Please, Mr..
Wolfson! Wen laugh ourselves to death!
Mr.. Wolfson, at the moment, is the
answer to politicians dream He is
a capitalist in trouble with union. He
believes in the system of free enterprise.
He saw, and seized, an opportunity to
make pretty penny for himself out of
q sick industry, all within the law. While
the rest Of us are trying to beat the traf-
nc jams or thumb our way to and from
work in this hot weather, he, the head
Of "the company" says he can be reached
next week end at Beverly Hills, Cali
fornia. He is the ideal, the perfect
scapegoat. What would we do without
Wolfson?
The hearings, beginning today be-
fore Mr.. Morse's subcommittee, will build
up to the climactic and dramatically de-
layed entrance Of Mr.. Wolfson A good
time will then be had by all. But we
hope that after the curtain goes down
and the audience walks home, somebody
will get down to the real work of settling
this strike or providing some new system
Of public transportation. Until the show
is over, Of course, nothing is going to be
accomplished in that direction.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Young Boy

His tDorld Is full OF action,
and he knotns
To fullest all the Joy OF
muscle play
Bal-practice, skating. ,Dres-
tling-EDery day
Arrives toith eagerness. pith
glddness goes,
And leuDes him to an undis-
turbed repose.
Stiu. though his youth and
health and happiness
Seem to exclude the knowledge
of distress,
All Is not as observers NIGH
suppose.
For this ,Dorld Is not his
fathers iDorId.
Still less his grdndsire's, and
he knows tull ,Deu
Hotc tt IS threatened By the
po1cers OF he'll,
And may be to a spift ertinc-
ton hurled
At any time And yet his
laugh rings clear.
A. boys hape aliDays laughed
-. IT'S good to hear.
Nero .. cusainsham
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Carthy in Wisconsin-or most
anywhere in the good old
q. 8. A.? Tom Coll.
Z 4 = 4
Isn't II strange that since
the silencing Of Senator Nc
Carthy, all Investigations Of
: Communism have come to q
standstill?
However, there are many
Americans who believe that
Senator Mccarthy has done
a courageous job of fight
ing Communism and that he is
the leader America needs.
Accordingly, we are organ
izing Q Mccarthy for Presi-
dent Club with branches to
be formed in all e States and
invite inquiries from all those
who are "for Mccarthy"
Douglas Caddy,
Executive Director,
Mccarthy for President
Club.
New Orleans, La.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

@. Where is the n natural
home Of the peripatus, the
rare worm insect that Is
classed as q living fossil?
N. q. I.
A. Various species have been
found in South America, Aus
tralasia and Africa. In the
Smithsonian Institutions jun
gle biological station at Barro
Colorado Island In the Canal
Zone, the peripatus has be-
come well established and is
increasing in numbers. The
creature apparently has
changed little in more than
400 million years and is gener-
ally believed to represent an
early transition stage between
the worm and insect orders.
Though 1t could easily be mis-
taken for O worm, the peri
patus has . pair Of small feeble
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Emergency Measures

President Eisenhower has made it
clear that while the Federal Government
Is concerned over the transit strike, 1t
has no immediate plans for settling it
or otherwise protecting the Federal in
terests. Implicit in his press conference
comments, however, was a hint of some
kind of Government action If the transit
shutdown continues to interfere with
public business" Meanwhile the main
burden Of coping with transportation
difficulties resulting from the strike will
rest on District authorities They have
done well so far, and their latest plan for
increasing. group riding via taxicabs
should help even more to relieve the
crisis
At meeting with taxicab repre-
sentatives yesterday. the Public Utilities
Commission worked out a tentative
group-riding program that will require
public cooperation to be successful. I'm
der the plan the taxis will concentrate
operations on arterial highways, particu-
larly those designated as such for snow
emergency purposes. On these principal
routes passengers having similar desti-
nations will be encouraged to ride in
groups. Regular fares will prevail. Cab
drivers have been asked to collaborate
in the pooling of passengers. District
officials have rejected as impracticable
proposal that special "jitneys" be licensed
to run over regular routes during the
emergency. And they doubt that they
would have legal authority to grant fran
chises for temporary bus services under
the transit merger law. Capital Transit
has enjoyed local monopoly under that
act.
There is no reason, however, why
private car owners should not prorate
among car-pool riders the costs of daily
trips to and from their places of employ
ment. Such practice would not involve
profits and would not require licensing,
according to District legal experts. A
cost-sharing arrangement undoubtedly
would serve to promote car-pool opera
tions on broader scale and on more
permanent basis. And it begins to look
as though the city must settle down to
contend with present conditions for a
long time to come.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
THE POLITICAL MIL
The Democratic Field, q Year Aheod
By GOULD LINCOLN

other humping Republican
victory. Such q victory might
take down with It Democrats
candidates for Congress and
for governorships. Another
Democratic nominee - and
there are Q number to consider
might make q better show
ing. and 90 save Democratic
scalps. Senator Estes Kefauver
OF Tennessee, a front runner
for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination at one time In
the 1852 convention, still re-
tains q considerable following.
He has said he would wait
until next fall or winter before
deciding whether to throw his
hat In the ring. 4
Split Plaques Democrats,
The Democrats have, too,
the old South and North split
in their party ranks. Chairman
Butler has worked valiantly to
close this gap. The underlying
factors-the determination Of
the New Deal-Fair Deal DEM
ocrats to have their way with
q compulsory FEPC among
them-still remain. Gov. Shiv.
ers Of Texas. always proclaim
ing himself a loyal Democrat,
has virtually said he never viii
support Adlai Stevenson If the
convention n o Minis tes him
again. The Northern Demo-
Gratis. however. have showed
no inclination to nominate q
candidate entirely acceptable
to the more conservative
Southern wing Of the party.
One thing apparently has
been accomplished. The Demo-
Gratis Of both wings Of the
party have agreed there will
be no effort to impose o
loyalty pledge" on the Demo-
cratic delegations from the
Southern States-the kind Of
pledge that was sought in 1852
and nearly wrecked the ma
tional convention.
Presumably the Democrats,
when they meet in Chicago
for their national convention
next year. viii be fully aware
whether Mr.. Eisenhower is to
run again. For the first time in
many years the Democratic
convention Is to be held In ad.
vance Of the Republican con-
vention. IN the past, the Demo-
Gratis have known which way
the Republican cat had jumped
and could cut their cloth ac-
cordingly. If the President Is
to run again-as now seems
likely - they viii still have
their advantage. But 1t is the
kind Of advantage they are
hoping will not occur. What
could be nicer for Democratic
tastes than q declination by
the President to run?
Evening star., 1955-07-07

leagues asked facetiously,
Shall we run for the base
ment, or just 60 up on the roof
and watch it?"
Me for the roof and guar
anteed vaporization. I don't
care to be buried in wreckage,
smashed in hysterical exodus
from the city. or to die horribly
from fallout radiation. In fact,
I don't want to live If Christian
civilization as know 1t is due
to vanish.
Dorothy Thompson states
that war is obsolete. I hope
that our statesmen and public
officials agree with her. The
Articles Of Confederation and
the Constitution Of the United
States might have Jared badly
in inept hands. The big nations
killed the League of Nations.
Small nations have thus far
done the best job of making
the United Nations a going
concern. Why do not we make
service in and to the q. N. a
lifetime career. independent of
politics. and as free from OUT
side distractions as an appoint
ment to the Supreme Court Of
the United States?
Roland Bieren, MI. ID.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

legs on each segment Of its
body.
@. Is it true that q cross.
eyed person finds It difiicult to
wink? r. z. z.
A. Yes, this generally Is true.
Because winking is difficult un-
less the eyes work together as
a team. q cross-eyed person. or
squinter, often cannot wink at
all. For this reason winking
can be used as a test in check
ing children's eyes.
@. What is the difference be-
tween ale and beer?-M. v. E.
A. Hops impart the charac-
teristic flavor to these bever-
ages. Ale is more bitter and
sour than beer because II con-
tains more hops, and because
Of o higher degree Of fermen-
tation. ....
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Promise in Rome

Italy's new government promises to
be q good replacement for the one that
fell two weeks ago when Premier Scelba
was forced to resign. Organized and
headed by Antonio Segni, it is a coalition
arrangement in which the cabinet is
made up Of IA Christian Democrats, 4
right-wing Socialists and Liberals.
In that respect, it is essentially the same
as It's predecessor, and its domestic and
foreign policies are not likely to differ in
any significant way from those carried
out during Mr.. Scelbas dynamic 16-
month regime
This should be reassuring to the
west as a whole. For what it means is
that the new government-in spite of
considerable Italian "neutralism"-is
firmly and unequivocally committed to
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
and all other obligations undertaken in
concert with the nations OF the free
world, especially the United States. Fur
ther than that, Premier Segni-a distin-.
guished Christian Democrat who rem
dered five years Of outstanding service
as Minister OF Agriculture in the cabinet
OF the late Alcide de Gasperi-can be
counted upon to deal as vigorously as
Mr.. Scelba did with Italy's many domes-
Tic problems, including the internal Com
munist menace. A lawyer, a professor
and an expert on land reform, he is ex-
perienced in affairs Of state and he seems
well equipped with the kind of savvy,
vision and energy that his office demands.
Everything considered, therefore. the
latest Rome government appears to be
potentially strong one It is expected
to win parliamentary vote of confidence
next week, and after Understanding
that its life is not cut short by some
sudden new outbreak Of factional strife
within the coalition-it should enjoy at
least as long tenure as the Scelba cabi-
net and be as effective in serving Italy's
best interests and contributing to the
common security of the Western world.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

One year nom today-a
brief time. as politics go-the
Democrats win be gathering
In Chicago. preparatory to
nominating q candidate for
President. The Democratic Ma
tional Convention oficially
opens July Is. 1855.
Democratic National Chair
man Paul NJ. Butler is ex-
pected, however, to invite the
various State delegations to
name their prospective MEM
bers Of the conventions major
committees. including the
committee on resolutions,
which win draft the 1856 party
platform. These unoffcial
committees-to be made Of
flcial when the convention
elects them-will be able to
do much important spade
work before the convention
actually gets under way.
What do the Democrats, q
year In advance, have to look
forward to? More and more
1t appears that there will be q
contest for the presidential
nomination-perhaps as brisk
rs that In 1852, when Presi-
dent Harry s. Truman declined
to run and Adlai Stevenson
was finally drafted" Until
recently, Mr.. Stevenson was
doing all the running. A kind
Of after you my dear
Alphonse" attitude prevailed.
Within q week, however, this
has changed. Carmine G. De
Sapio Of New York came for
ward with the prediction that
the Empire States big delega-
ton would be for the nomina-
ton Of Gov. Averell Hartman.
Meyner Uncommitted
Gov. Robert B. Meyner of
New Jersey, himself mentioned
as q possible contender for the
presidential nomination, about
the same time announced he
had made no commitment to
support Mr.. Stevenson for the
nomination. He said it was
still too early to predict the
party's nominee. The signif-
icant part Of all this is that
Gov. Meyner's statement was
made after he had recently
met with Mr.. Stevenson.
The New Jersey Governor
went on to say that If the
country continues to maintain
q high-level economy, any
Democrat would have a tough
time defeating President
Eisenhower. That is one of the
worries of the Democrats.
Some Of them feel that If MIR.
Eisenhower Is the COP. cam
didate again. and Mr.. Steven
son, defeated badly by the
President In 1852, were to run
against him. 1t may mean an
Evening star., 1955-07-07

the welfare Of Government employees,
they lent the aid and influence Of the
federation toward reforms that have
advanced administrative efficiency and
have been Of lasting value to the Gov
ernment itself. The new leaders of the
organization, Michael E. Markwood, pres
ident, and Henry @. Nolda, secretary
treasurer, were recommended by the
retiring officers. They are long time
federation members, capable Of carry
ing on the fine traditions set by their
predecessors.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Peron With Clipped Wings

Although still holding onto his ONCE,
President Juan Peron of Argentina APP
parently Is not nearly so sure Of himself.
or Of his power and future, as he was
prior to last months abortive revolt
against him. At any rate, In his latest
speech to the country, he has offered an
"open hand" to his opponents and APP
pealed to them for political truce and
peaceful "coexistence" appeal of a
sort that he would hardly have made If
he did not feel chastened by recent
events or If he were really confident Of
being In full control of the situation.
Actually-in addition to his truce
bid, which has been rejected by the chief
opposition party because "there can be
no pacification without nberty"-there
have been numerous other signs suggest
Ing that behind-the-scenes forces (par-
ticularly the Argentine army have put
a bride on Peron and greatly circum-
Scribed his power. One indication Of this
Is the way in which the country,s radio
and newspapers, which used to give him
lavish publicity every day, have largely
ignored him since the June 16 rebellion.
And equally or more significant are such
facts as these: ~ AS If obliged to do so
by men in position to dictate to him,
he has stopped making demagogic ap-
pealS to his strong-arm followers in the
General Confederation of Labor; (2) his
expulsion of two Roman Catholic prelates
seems to have been rescinded; (3) his
antichurch fulminations have been
brought to halt, and (4) no fewer than
f1ve Of his closest and most important
friends-his press secretary and four
cabinet members, all long associated with
him In the government-have suddenly
resigned" from offlce.
All this leaves little room for doubt
that Peron has had his wings clipped
enough so to restrain whatever vaulting
dictatorial ambitions he may still have.
: Indeed, since his main political opposi-
ton has rebuffed him in his move for
truce, there is at least possibility that
he will yet be forced to resign from the
presidency and become Just another has
been. In any case, despite his claim that
tranquility has been restored to Argen-
tina, there is reason to suspect that the
trend OF events down there continues to
have something less than a tonic effect
on his peace of mind.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Sign of the Times2

I read your June 80 article
concerning Russian families
moving from an apartment
building following a "Colored
for Rent" sign with utter dis
gust. 1t is difficult to realize
that after nearly 10 years of
mass exodus of white citizens to
the suburbs following the same
sign-"Colored for Rent
that one-quarter of your front
page should be devoted to
history"
Perhaps by now the impact
Of cultural influences have be-
come so great that even the
Russians have felt compelled
to conform for Q change.
Herbert A. Tibbs.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

them, but how they bore onel
Statistics become frauds, and
graphs silly business drawn by
childish hands.
The only facts that count
are ones own facts.
At the little restaurant where
he eats his luncheon, Temple
ton Jones' ways are well
known.
This is something that no
machine can do. take o per-
sonal interest, even If one IL
bored (those personal facts,
again).
Jones takes only half q cup
of coffee, the rest in cream.
Miss Marguerite casts q dis
approving eye upon the cream,
but since 38 out Of so persons
do not take cream at all (more
statistics) there is no real loss.
: One day Jones refused to
take his daily half-cup.
mo more coffee for me-" he
growled. II am tired Of stay.
ing awake at night. I love to
Sleep"
So he ordered ice cream in
stead.
He took occasion to tell
several Of his friends about
his switch.
Like all who give UP some
thing they like, he was quite
proud of himself. He preened
his feathers. as it were, point
ing out that now he would
. sleep well.
The next day, the kindly
coffee dispenser asked him,
did you sleep well. Mr..
Jones?"
A sheepish grin came over
the homely face Of our old
friend.
"You took ice cream instead
Of coffee, you know"
"And remained awake, lust
the same" admitted Temple
ton Jones.
$50 1t wasn't the coffee.
after all?"
Il am not sure" said Jones,
Let me have half a cup-and
ice cream. I'll try both, and
then I will know as little as I
do now. That way, I can't
make a mistake, and can't
win, very fine state Of affairs,
In a mixed up and muddled
world"
So saying. Templeton Jones
drank his coffee and went on
to pleasant dreams.
Evening star., 1955-07-07

Templeton Jones is telling
this story on himself.
He is one Of the insomniacs,
of which the world is full.
There always have been
people who do not sleep, and
since Hiroshima, there have
been countless more.
Perhaps these kind persons,
30 worried, are trying to be
sure to be awake when the
big bomb falls again.
The terror Of that day. as Of
August 6 ten years ago, was
not confined to those unfor-
tunate ones who suffered first.
All suffer now, the world
around. Perhaps this, in the
end, will mitigate against the
terror.
Who knows?
One thing is sure. those
awake at that time will not
know much.
Or too much.
Jones blames his chronic
insomnia on coffee.
He is so sure Of this that he
never drinks the brew after
II o'clock noon.
Midday" he says. "is my
limit"
Some Of his friends laugh at
his old-fashioned views.
They fairly haw-haw, guf-
faw and the like, when he
tries to run when some one in
his vicinity sneezes.
To Templeton Jones, there
is no surer fact in the world
than that it helps one avoid
colds.
No impression is made upon
his resilient mind by the oft
stated fact that cold germs, II
germs they are. strike home at
Is feet as well as at one foot.
He believes in the old Chi
nese proverb. "Of the % ways
OF getting out of trouble, the
best Is to run away"
He is not so positive about
coffee.
It's the caffeine, he knows,
but maybe it is the oil, too.
Anyway, he is sure that
coffee after noon keeps him
awake.
He has tried 1t out many
times, SO he is sure Of his facts,
at least for himself.
What are other peoples facts.
after all, except q lot of nui-
sance?
One must do lip service to
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Another Time of Prayer

4AAoVOA4Nn1 oACUS4AGo VCA4 Oo Va
President Lincoln's prayer
during the Battle Of Gettys-
burg. While Gen. Lees in
vasion of the North was get
ting under way in 1868, Presi-
dent Lincoln, in order to meet
the crisis, called out the mi
htia Of Pennsylvania, Ohio.
Maryland and West Virginia,
and the New York Governor
offered o portion Of its militia.
Gen. Lee, fresh from his
successes at Charlottesville,
had crossed the Potomac into
Maryland and pressed on into
Pennsylvania, toward Cham
bersburg. Gen. George e..
Meade. in command Of the
Pennsylvania militia, was
promptly placed in command
Of the Army of the Potomac,
superseding Gen. Hooker. The
contending armies, $4,000
troops on each side. met at
Gettysburg on July /. and for
three days fought the decisive
battle Of the war.
During this titanic engage
ment, messenger after mess
enger was bearing to, Presi-
dent Lincoln at the White
House the tidings Of battle.
To him the. outlook was
gloomy. In the first days
fighting the reports came that
the Confederates had taken
Seminary Ridge and had
driven the Union National
troops through Gettysburg to
the hills southwark. The sec
ond days reports were that
the Union lines were stagger-
ing under the Confederate at
tacks: Little Round Top on
the Union left was being Sc
verely battered In hand to
hand fighting and struggling
tenaciously to hold its ground
while giving the commands.
Canister at 10 yards" The
Union center was holding its
position, while its right wing
at Culps Hill was shattered, as
the fighting ragged until 10
o'clock that night.
The tidings OF the third
days intense engagement
reached the White House, por-
tending that decisive action
was near at hand. At 1
O'Clock Gen. Lee, with 14S
pieces Of artillery. commenced
the most terrific cannonade
against the Union center that
ever occurred on the American
continent. One hundred can
non were used on the Union
side and losses heavy. Reports
came that as the firing ceased
the Confederate Gen. Pickett.
with a column 8 miles long.
was making q desperate
charge on the Union center
lines.
President Lincoln, walking
back and forth as he received
these grim tidings, turned and
went into his private room.
knelt down upon his knees and
prayed to God: 20 Lord. I
am doing all that I can to
preserve the unity of our Ma
tion. I have done all that I
can do at Gettysburg. I leave
1t now, dear Lord, in your
hands" Soon thereafter Lin
coin received messages that
Pickett's charge had been re-
pulsed and that the Confed-
crates were retreaGing. This
being followed the next dav
(July 4. 1859 by the news that
Grant had captured vicks-
burg. President Lincoln there
upon called for observance of
a day Of national thauksgiv-
ing. praise and prayer, invok-
ing Almighty God ITO lead the
whole Nation through paths
OF repentance and submission
to the Divine will. back to the
perfect enjoyment of union
and fraternal peace"
Heber H. Rice.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Times Try Mems SoIes

This is an acknowledgment
to our Metropolitan Police De-
partment for the very great
service they have rendered the
public during the transit
strike. Obviously, the police
were well prepared. because I
saw on the first day Of the
strike an officer ON almost
every corner In the bad-traffic
areas. I was pleasantly sur
prised how swiftly trafic
moved.
After Is years in this area, I
have become apathetic to
public problems. Consequently
I looked on the impending
strike with a sigh and hope it
could soon be settled to lessen
my own inconvenience.
When I saw those officers
suffering the heat of the hot
streets and the confusion Of
increased traffic and observed
the pleasant and efficient de-
meanor each and every one
had, I felt ashamed Of some Of
my past thoughts. It was o
revelation that here In the
District We have o Police De-
partment that quietly and
efficiently gives us protection
that instills confidence in
everyone except the law
breaker.
A Heartfelt thanks" to our
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment.
Charles II. Folk.
I wonder II the general pub
Lie realizes just what this strike
means to the policeman?
The policeman must sacri-
fice his two days . week Oh,
and work this time without
pay.
There should be some pro-
vision made to pay these men.
Their families must suffer too
from loss of both companion
ship and salary. Can't some
thing be done?
Policeman's Wife.