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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Peace in the Coal Mines

The agreement between the United
Nine workers and the Bituminous Coal
Operators Association follows the pattern
Of labor peace that has prevailed this
year In the Nations basic industries. An
nouneed during the past week end, the
quietly negotiated one-year contract COW
ering most Of the soft coal industry
provides for a 15-cent-per-hour wage
increase for the miners on September 1
with an additional 10 cents next April l.
About 1885, 900 workers in the Northern
States and in steel company captive mines
will beneflt under the new pact. Similar
demands are being made upon the South
ern Coal Producers Association, repre-
Senting approximately 10000 more miners
in Southern States. Another 10000 pro-
duction workers are employed in nom
union mines not covered by U. M. w.
contracts.
Although price increases are pre-
dicted as an Offset to the new contract
costs, spokesman for both the operators
and the miners emphasized the tangible
value to the national economy of elirni-
mating q strike threat and assuring in
dustry "of at least another years I'M
interrupted coal supply" Our own
Industrial boom of the past IL months,
plus a marked improvement in the export
market for soft coal, has resulted in
about 20 per cent increase in bitumi-
nous production this year. The assur-
ance Of uninterrupted production In most
Of the mines now promises a continuance
Of this improving health of what has been
m ailing industry.
That both management and labor
were interested in maintaining the in
dustry's trend toward recovery was indi-
Gated by the terms of the new contract
and their comment on It, Aside from the
wage increases, only the usual category
of fringe benefits was included. U. M. w.
President John l.. Lewis described the
contract as devoid of MARKHAM babble
presumably reference to guaranteed
annual wage plans) and contains no wind
or water" Even more significant, per-
haps, was his reference to "the economics
of a modernized industry" and descrip-
ton Of the contract as tailored to At
constantly progressive industrial tech
niques." INFLAMMATION of the soft coal
mines has increased tremendously in the
past two years and Mr. Lewis statement
indicates that the U. M. w. Is cooperating
fully in this means of increasing produce
ton and Of undermining the industry.
This Acknowledgment relationship, in
itself, Is q constructive one and of good
effect upon the country's economy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Alley Fatalities

I am appalled, by the deaths
Of i've District area children,
killed this summer in alleys.
While we will always have an
occasional death Of this kind.
this record Of five innocent
lives in one season Is an in
dictment Of our savage driving
habits.
Our traffic regulations limit
speed in alleys to z miles
an hour, but few drivers are
aware Of this. It Is difficult
to enforce, but something must
be done about it.
There is no need for speed
in alleys. They are not
thoroughfares. Few are used
for more than one block, and
mostly used for less or for the
purpose of unloading and
loading or parking.
The fact that most of these
children were playing in alleys
Is no excuse for taking their
lives, and the continuance Of
this Slaughter Of innocentS"
will remain q permanent blot
on our record.
7 think every alley should
be posted with signs noting
the 7-mile-an-hour speed
limit. It might have q deter
rent effect on reckless drivers.
and severe penalties should be
meted out to violators.
In view Of the fact that for
the first time this year our
traffic deaths have exceeded
last years toll at this same
time, we must make every
effort to be extra vigilant in
the coming months. The
slogan, "Slow Down and Live"
is one we can all follow.
A. Julian Brylawsh,
Chairman, Traffic Safety
Committee. Metropoli-
tan Area Traffic Coun-
Gil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Miracle MetoI'

I have read with great in
terest the editorial appearing
in The Star of August 81. Par
ticular reference is made to
paragraph two: Fortunately.
America has plenty Of titanium
ore"
Since the records show that
about IS per cent Of the ores
now being used In this country
are imported from Australia, it
is evident to me that titanium
ore production is very lacking
in the United States. DUPONT
and National Lead have captive
mine operations In Florida.
The New York Times Of Sat-
urday. November %, 1858, said:
Talbot asks spur to titanium
output. Calls for immediate
action-United States is woe
fully weak in supplies" MIR.
Talbot was quoted: 1--WE
should have our own produc-
ton (of titanium) and protect
ourselves in this country
see no reason for going abroad
for these ores"
The above comments and
quotes are sent to you because.
as far as I know. Titanium
Ores Corporation is the first
and only mining company in
this country to start q develop
ment program for beneficiating
ilmenite and rutile. The min
ing site and plant, now under
erection, is on the western
shore Of Chesapeake Bay at
Cove Point In Calvert County.
Charles E. Jefferson,
President, Titanium Ores Corp.
Editors note: The Star, on
June IS. 1855, printed a de-
tailed account Of Mr.. Jeffer-
sons titanium mining opera
tions In Calvert County, on
Chesapeake Bay. where. &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Tees OFF on President
hi was with Amusement

It was with amusement I
read in The Star Of August II
that Senator Capehart blasted
the critics Of the many vaca-
lions of our globe-trotting
President, especially in q year
when vast sums are being spent
to beauty what should be his
home, the White House.
Fer a person who has just
voted himself a so per cent
increase in salary to issue
such q blast must make many
wonder If such increase was
deserved, or perhaps Senator
Capehart gives his Office help
permission to grab q portable
typewriter and go to Skyline
or some beach to write his
letters for him. Or maybe he
gould approve of the proof
leaders in the Government
Printing ONCE taking a batch
of proofs to Great Falls to
read under some shady tree.
It is my belief that as long
as any Government employe is
on an annual basis, he should
work the full calendar year,
with, of course, the privilege Of
taking the allotted sick and
annual leave provided by law;
and the same law should ap-
ply to all, from the President
down. After all, the manage
ment of our beloved country
comes under the head Of bust
ness, big business, and 1t
should be handled as such,
and, like any other business,
when an employee does not
like his job he can quit. After
all, every Government job is
held by an employee Of the
taxpayers.
The executive offices of the
White House are provided for
the staff Of the President, to
help him conduct the affairs
Of our country. and he should
be there to supervise their ac-
tons; and not do so by phone,
telegram or other method, or
maybe not at all, as the ex-
pense incurred In this by him
and his retinue must run into
staggering amounts; not to
mention the inconvenience 1t
may cause many persons.
OF course. If we do not need
the White House we could tear
it down. 1t would make a fine
golf course.
Ex-Eisenhower Democrat
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Incident in Houston

It is q highly regrettable thing that
in some Of our States there still can
occur such absurd incidents as the one
affecting Indian Ambassador Mehta at
Houston's International Airport.
While waiting between planes on a
fight from Washington to Mexico City.
the Ambassador and his secretary strolled
into the airport's public restaurant and
sat down to be served. Whereupon, be-
neving them to be Negroes and having
in mind the segregation laws Of Texas,
the restaurants supervisor asked them to
leave and 60 instead into small private
dining room behind the cashiers cage.
Both men, according to witnesses, then
looked at each other, smiled, and acceded
to the request without protesting. AS
Mr.. Mehta has since explained, he thought
at the time that they were being accorded
special treatment as important visitors.
Clearly, despite the comedy Of errors,
this is an incident that can hardly be
laughed on. It should never have hap
pened, and It would not have happened
If the supervisor had acted in keeping
with the fact that contract between
Houston and the Federal Government
specifically bans any sort OF racial dis
elimination at the airport. However, the
mistake having been made, the United
embarrassed before the world
has tried to undo the harm as much Is
possible by offering fitting apologies both
to the Ambassador and to India, and
Houston has done the same. But the
whole sorry mixup has nonetheless
played directly into the hands Of anti
American propagandists throughout the
globe.
Unfortunately, this sort Of thing can
occur again at any time in any Of the
States still adhering to customs like res
taurant segregation. In due course, those
customs are likely to disappear, but
meanwhile they will continue to invite
ridiculous incidents embarrassing at
home and injurious to Americas reputa-
ton abroad.
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Homestead
The farmhouse. and the farm

The farmhouse, and the farm
to boot,
Haze fallen into diSrepute.
Tall grasses claim the matted
yard
With conscientious disregard.
But one japonica burns bright
Against the tDal that once
iDGS unite.
The Dell Is empty, and a bird
Has nested deep inside the
curb.
And oh. we never saw the sky
So blue as this, or sun so
highi
And 1t may break the back to
clear
This land, and 1t may take q
year,
But this Is iDhere sUe tDant to
start,
For earth becomes the hontin0
hearth
EdseI Ford
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VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Men More Susceptible to Cancer
BY THOMAS r. HENRI

Cancer is becoming more
and more q disease Of men.
This is especially true Of
newer types Of malignant
growth now coming into prom
inence In the United States,
according to q report just is
sued by the National Cancer
Institute.
Hitherto this dreaded dis
ease has been more commonly
associated with women.
The data on which the Ma
tional Cancer Institute report
Is based were gathered from
ten large American Cities-At-
lanta. Birmingham, Dallas,
New Orleans, San Francisco.
Denver. Chicago. Detroit. Phil
adelphia and Pittsburgh. AL
showed essentially the same
picture.
The difference in incidence
rate between the sexes. accord
ing to the statistics as ana
lyzed by Drs. Harold F. Dorm
and Sidney j. Cutler. increases
with age, especially for reSpira-
tory cancer, leukemia and can
Ger Of the mouth. This sug-
gests that men are being more
exposed to whatever are the
factors which cause these can
GERS. Only cancer Of the breast,
reproductive organs and GER
tain glands were found more
frequently among women.
The risk Of cancer is about
so per cent greater for men
II malignant growths Of breast
and genital organs are ex-
cluded, comments DR.. John r.
Heller. Director Of the Nation
al Cancer Institute.
Findings of Survey Cited
'This greater risk" he said,
''is related in part to the sur
vey findings that cancer Of the
lungs and bronchus occurs
more than five times as fire.
quently and laryngeal cancer
IL times as frequently in men
as in women"
The difference is most pro-
nounced in the white popula-
ton, a reversal Of the findings
of a few years ago. The same
difference is expected to oc-
cur soon in the non-white pop
ulation where the margin Of
female deaths over male rap
idly is narrowing.
The report notes q positive
correlation between cancer in
cidence and chronological age.
Half those with diagnosed
cancer, of both sexes, were be-
tween SO and 10 years old.
Great variations were found
between men and women in
the relative occurrence Of can
Ger in different parts Of the
body and the age at which the
disease first manifested itself.
Men appear more susceptible
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to cancer than women In the
first two and the last two or
three decades Of the usual
lifetime. Women have o higher
rate during the child-bearing
years. At about the 35th year
relatively twice Is many
women as men are found to
have some sort Of malignant
growth. After the child-bear-
ing period, however. the male
rate soon catches up and then
spurts ahead.
In women nearly half Of all
cancers originate In the repro
ductive organs and nearly q
fourth In the digestive system.
In men the former account for
only one cancer in eight. One
third originate in the digestive
system.
The reported incidence Of
cancer among the non-white
population Is less than two
thirds that for the white race
but this Is due largely to the
much lower susceptibility OF
the Negro race to skin can
GERS. Age adjusted death rates,
however, are almost identical
for both races.
The statistics show that the
incidence of cancer Is about .
third greater for white per-
sons living in the South and
Southwest than In the North,
due largely to the much
greater number Of skin can
GERS. These account for % per
cent of all those reported In
the South. Corresponding per-
centages in West and North
Cigarettes and Cancer
are 20 and 10.
The major increase during
the past few years has been In
lung cancers, now debatably
attributed to the prevalence Of
cigarette smoking. The rate is
much higher in men than in
women, although both sexes
are about equal as cigarette
smokers. especially In urban
areas.
It has been pointed out,
however, that whatever sub
stance in cigarettes causes ma
lignant growths acts very
slowly. Use Of cigarettes by
women has grown UP largely
since the end Of the First
World War. There may not
have been time for the full
effects to have become appar-
ent.
The national Cancer Insti-
tute report makes no effort to
list the factors which may be
responsible for the changing
cancer sex ratio. In general,
however, men are more ex-
posed to the elements and to
working hours in factories
where many factors may be
involved.
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THIS AND THAT
Rv CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

minimum Of effort. 1t would
seem.
Sometimes they are as COM
plicated as SnowfiakeS. 1t
bears out the contention Of
some philosophers, that moth
ing we see is quite as it Is.
There are millions Of pat
terms in snowflakes, many OF
them of unbelievable delicacy.
At least two books Of photo
graphs of snow crystals are on
the market. and each Is q
wonder. Nature losses on art
only to have it destroyed with
In the moment. With her 1t
makes no difference.
Mans art is destined for q
longer life than that Of the
snowflake. AS far as we now
know. a symphony by Beeth-
oven is immortal.
The work of Mozart bids fair
to Guido in time all the snow
flake pictures ever conjured up
in Hans Christian AnderSen's
mind.
Keep your feet on the
ground, next winter, and your
eyes on the yard.
There are thousands Of pic
lures in even the smallest gar
den.
Everybody sees the pictures,
at the time, and enjoys them.
but not every watcher knows
he sees them.
We submit that he who
knows. is always the gamer.
BY the truth, no one was
ever harmed, goes the old say
ing. ut must be admitted. the
truth can be deucedly uncom-
Portable at times.)
One Of the fine features Of
the home garden is that its
truths are easy to take.
The truth Of an evergreen
may be that it is overgrown
and needs pruning, but the
bush will never lecture its own
err about the matter. but stands
there patiently waiting for the
sunrise.
The truth of garden pic
lures lies squarely in the heart
and mind of the owner. He
may find the yard work per-
functory, or he may be en-
amored of what he does, or he
may let George do it. but the
main thing is to be interested,
and to look for the pictures
that are there.
Such man or woman will
not need to go to galleries or
theater for his pictures. He
finds drama in unsupported
places, high links in squirrels,
and poetry in a bird song.
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Friends of dogs noted re-
Gently that the hospice in
Great st. Bernard Pass. Swift
zerland, is selling puppies OF
the famous breed.
This will bring back memo
ries to many Of perhaps the
first painting they ever saw,
that Of one Of these great
dogs blowing through the snow
with the little cask Of brandy
slung round his woody neck.
They say that the errand Of
mercy is infrequent today,
since telephones have been es-
tablished, but in the old days
the big dogs saved thousands
Of lives.
It is an amusing thing, to
look back upon ones first con-
facts with the arts.
In painting, it was that Of
the st. Bernard and his cask.
In music, 1t was go Tell
Aunt Rhody." the old gray
goose Is. dead.
In books, it was the FAIRY
Tales" of the Brothers Grimm.
One could have done worse.
We heard the fine old hill
billy tune sung Just recently.
but it was called eco Tell
Aunt Grady"
Fairy tales still are an &C
cepted way for the small child
to meet literature.
As for painting, there is wide
divergence Of opinion. Some
would think Landseer's great
painting Of the st. Bernard
good enough for any child.
Dogs in the snow, cats in the
snow. mice and squirrels in
the snow
These are pleasant memory
pictures it is good to hold in
mind at this time.
Autumn is not fer off.
Soon, all too soon for some.
the weather will change. and
we will have winds where all
summer there was stagnancy.
It is good to think back upon
pictures one has known.
If they are in an art gallery,
good.
What Washingtonian was
not brought up on "The Help
ing Hand" at the Corcoran?
If the picture is in ones own
mind, that is good, too.
We recall q certain snowy
morning, when the track Of a
house cat led down the back
steps and along the walk,
Each little toe shown forth
as II set there by a divine hand.
For nature is the best artist.
Her effects are secured with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

AS q Rollingwood resident
who has been away during the
current controversy about the
transfer Of Linden School
children to Rollingwood
School, I have been amazed.
while reviewing the printed
matter about the issue, at the
lack Of humanitarian princi-
Piles involved in the treatment
Of these children.
One paper before me shows
that Rock Greek Forest School
with q capacity Of $40 pupils
is preparing to take care Of
784 pupils by the use Of q
double shift. These children
are evidently considered of
more value to their community
than the children Of Linden
School to their school. The
same paper shows that Wood
lin School is expecting only
$50 with a capacity Of 405-
and Woodlin is in walking dis
lance Of Linden children. Why
should the Linden children be
scattered hither and yon while
the Rock Creek Forest children
are to be taken care Of in
their community? With the
same problem, both sets Of
children are being treated Diff
ferently.
Evidently the School Board
member who proposed the
scattering Of colored children
and the ones who concurred
look on these children as a
burden to be shared by all
rather than as human chill
dren with childhood problems
similar to all. A year Is q long
time to q child. and 1t is very
disturbing to be separated
from best friends and associ-
ates in q school situation.
The so-called liberal PTAs
who seemingly are accepting
these scattered children with
out murmur are, from what I
gather, planning increased
physical inspections and Lady
Bountifuls to supply needed
clothing. It Is q little late for
PTA to become so generous.
I share the guilt with the rest
Of PTA, because I sat on the
PTA board for several years,
and did not even know that
such substandard schools as
Linden existed. If the health
of the Linden residents Is Of
such great concern to the COM
munity, perhaps q better So
luton would be for the men
Of our PTAs to get together
with the men Of the Linden
area with materials and know
how that would remedy the
substandard living conditions
that are feared to produce the
health problems. II the resi-
dents of the Linden area are
really unable to afford to
clothe their children proper
ly, perhaps they could be as
sisted in finding more gain
full employment.
1t Is too bad that we have
to wait for a Supreme Court
decision to make us aware Of
the problems of others in our
community. The School Board
has had years to provide de-
Gently for the children Of Lin
den School-which they have
not done. I certainly hope
they decide not to scatter
them as the English did the
Acadians, but treat them as
they would white children in
q similar situation, by double
sessions in their nearest school.
Additions or new schools could
have been built to meet this
situation, with q little fore
sight, and still can be built
quickly.
virginia TOmIin.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

cording to Mr.. Jefferson. there
Is plenty Of the ore in black
sands. An article by William
Gilman in This Week Maya
zine, March IS, 1858, said we
are blessed with an album
dance Of rich titanium ore,"
and told Of the worlds biggest
supply Of rich ore" under de-
velopment in Eastern Quebec.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

@. In q list of Presidents of
the United States who were
generals. I find the name Of
President Andrew johnson,
but I find no record of his
army service in any Of the
biographies I have consulted.
Was he ever a general?-G. L.
A. On March 4, 1862, An
drew johnson was appointed
by President Lincoln to be
Military Governor of Tennes-
see, with the rank of Brigadier
General of Volunteers.
@. What was the symbolic
religious meaning of the tri-
angle and the square?-T. H. N.
A. The triangle is an an
eient Egyptian emblem Of the
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godhead. In Christianity it
represents the triple PERSONAL
ity Of God. The square was
the emblem of the world and
Of nature, and q Christian em-
blem Of worldliness. The circle,
being without beginning or
end. is also a sign of God or of
eternity.
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is q psychiatrist. The condi-
lions in the white hospitals
are not much better. In 1854
the Virginia State Legislature
voted to change the amount
spent for each patient from
$1.55 to $3.50 per day. Except
for this small change. Virgin
las mental hygiene program
has not changed much since
1883. These conditions must
be altered II Virginia wishes to
function properly as a State.
Betty Barry.
\ 4 4 4
I wish to commend The Star
for the good article published
August II notifying the gen.
erai public Of the urgent need
for better care Of the mentally
i'll In Virginia.
Recently q lady resident In
that State, the victim Of liquor
and unhappiness, was picked
up and held overnight In the
Fairfax jail without medical
aid or even the attention Of a
female guard. By sheer luck
she survived the ordeal. But
people like that need under
standing. sympathetic care. not
punishment.
I extend Mrs. Wilkins and
the Board Of County Super
visors and everyone else con-
cerned my best wishes in their
efforts to establish q hospital
where emotionally disturbed
citizens can be cared for near
their homes. It will, indeed,
save many from becoming pa
tients in State institutions.
~ VxyI.. Vu.,.lS a.. N - HYnI~
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@. Who said, "You can keep
the things of bronze and stone,
and give me one man to re-
member me just once a year"2
B. G. T..
A. Damon Runyon, journal
list, In O note to his friends.
This is quoted In Edward 8.
LeComte's Dictionary Of Last
Words"
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Pen names may be used u
letters carry srriterS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
SGtion.
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