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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-12
Texas Girl Killed in Fall
As Ferris Wheel Breaks

Witnesses said the seat was
near the top Of the big double
wheel when the pivot broke and
dropped the seat onto the fair
midway.
Miss Kathy Phillips, the Mem
phis band director, said 1t was
the first trip for the band to
the annual State Fair. She said
81 students came in two buses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-12

need better housing and trans
portation allowances.
Housing for the civilians Is
better in Germany than else
where. Mr.. Morrison said, but in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-12

France cit is terrible" and in
England mot much better"
Those who have Q duty to
inform Congress have not been
doing it," he asserted.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
Here's Hoping!

Something revolutionary has hap
pened to New York City's subway system.
From now on subway riders viii not be
rebuffed by vacant stares or headshakes
when they inquire as to the reason for
tieups or other difiiculties. A new direc-
tive instructs subway employees to keep
riders posted at all times on such devel-
opments. The directive was issued by
Chairman Charles Patterson of the
Transit Authority after he had been
frustrated In his attempts to find out
why train had been delayed.
Here's hoping that something like Mr..
Patterson's experience win be felt In some
Of our other means Of transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
Wanted New Paul Reyeres

really not relevant. There IL
nothing more important than
that the free world should
be alerted 10 that fact.
eyngman Rhee. the stalwart
and indomitahle President Of
the Republic Of Korea. has
never been mistaken in his
appraisal Of Soviet aims and
strategy. His sagacity Is al
most uncanny. This rugged
statesman. standing in the very
midst Of Communist perfldy
and broken promises. has just
sent this word: THE free
world has never been In great
er danger than 1t is today.
For the clarity OF mind Of the
free people Is clouded by over
hopefulness and groundless
confidence. uniess we learn
to understand this In time
and to devise effective means
for correcting II, Ne shall be
lost. And il that I'VE" Is
included this sweet land Of
liberty II follows that false
economy Is treason when sur
vival Is Mt stake.
America Ii not interested In
peace: she Il tremendously In
terested In Q just case. What.
Russia means by peace -
wildly illustrated By D recent
case In East Germany where
chained stooges, at the signal
Of the tyrants, pirate peace
when there Is no peace. A
youth was arrested and SEM
fenced to six years ct hard
labor because he scraWled the
word liberty. upon q wall.
The charge against him was
that he Is ian enemy against
the peace"
To avoid . spurious peace.
which means victory for the
asgressors, appeasement Of this
lnalignity must be resisted -
virtue turns from the devil.
We need 3 new battalion Of
Paul Reveres 10 gallop across
all the highways Of America
With the warning. The sig
nal lanterns to alert America
belong, as they did In the
beginning days. In the steeples
Of churches. We need q new
breed Of prophets with the
linfooled insights Of Rudyard
Kipling. who q half century
ago warned about the Rus
sian bear In Q verse which Is
as current as today's head
lines:
Whsn he peils the hate and
cunning
OF his little s,oiatst eyes,
When he shoiDs a. seekino
quarter
with pans Ike hands IN
prayer.
That u the time of peril
The time OF the truce Of the
bear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
With or Without Then,

Vastly Kuznetsov, the Russian rep
resentative, has been less than precise
IN describing to the United Nations the
Kremlin's attitude toward the projected
international atoms-for-p eace agency.
But he has Endorsed the idea strongly
enough to suggest the possibility that
the differing Soviet and Western view
points may lend themselves TO recon
citation without too much difficulty.
The most important question In
VOWED has to do with the proposed or
ganization's future relationship to the
United Nations both the General AS
sembiy and the veto-w welding Security
Council. AS envisioned In the draft
statute agreed upon by the eight coun-
tries that have Joined together as charter
members (the United States, Britain,
France, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Por-
tugal and South Africa, the organize
ton, like the World Bank, would be as
ISOLATED with the U.N. as specialized
agency. AS such, It would run its own
AFFAIRS. and it would arrive at Its decisions
by majority vote, with nobody's veto
intervening.
BY way Of contrast. according TO Mr..
Kuznetsov, the Kremlin holds that the
atoms-fo r-peace organization should be
tied in with the U.N. more closely than
Is provided for in the draft statute. And
It holds, further, that IF some questions
pertaining to the security Of any states
arise In connection with the work Of the
international agency, the necessary de-
cisions In this case should be taken by
the Security Council" But the language
here Is ambiguous. One can read 1t over
and over again without learning pre-
cisely where the Soviet Union stands as
regards the veto and the agency's free
dom Of action.
OF course, If Mr.. Kuznetsov's equiv
ocal language means that the Kremlin
intends to insist upon type Of organi-
cation whose day-to-day operations and
decisions would be subject to the veto Of
any Of the Big Five, then the Soviet and
Western positions on this matter are be-
yond compromise. On the other hand,
however, II the Russians seek merely to
reserve the right to block rare agency
actions that could conceivably affect ma
tional security, It ought to be possible
through reasonable negotiation-to re-
wise the draft-statute In way that would
satisfy all parties concerned without Inn
pairing the agency's effectiveness.
In these circumstances, what is
needed from the Russians Is more de-
tailed explanation Of their position. One
must hope that It Is in fact genuinely
cooperative position. But whether It Is
or not, the free nations-with or without
the soviets-can move forward with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
.ctter "a Ethics

I found the letter by War
rem w. Morse. headed Rejects
Message" very eniightening.
and / agree with him on some
Of his points.
/ agree that in many ''so-
called Christian countries"
there are quite often violent
upsurges Of antisocial or Inn
moral behavior" ! also share.
In part, his view on the value
Of rational thinking In curing
mankind's social ills.
Mr.. Morse admits that
Christianity fails In so-called
Christian countries. But he
wishes to leave the impression
that it would fail in Q real
Christian country. This Is not
90. Communism breeds ON
poyerty--not on religion. IS
he asserts. Most Of the coun-
tries that have the commti-
mist problem have q comhina-
ton Of poverty and so-called
Christianity. We are fortunate
In not having poverty and IN
having o considerable amount
Of true Christianity.
Taking Q dig at Sunday
schools and giving the impress
sion that non believers are
more ethical than believers
are two examples Of un-
founded. illogical. baseless con-
illusions. J. Edgar Hoover
has testified to the great value
Of the Sunday school In the
control OF Juvenile delin-
quency, and. I'm my experience.
believers are more ethical than
non believers. what are eth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
SPIRES or THE SplRi

The United States Of Amer
lea Is the most potent force
In the world today. Long
fellows ccstatic lines Of long
ago were but q prophecy Of this
day OF destiny: Humanity
with an its fears, with al Its
hopes of future years. Is hang
Ing breathless on thy fate.
But. someone may ask. is
not this . subtle way Of boast
ing?" The answer Is ''no.. II
has literally come to pass that
America Is aearth's last. best
hope
There was . time when cyni-
cal observers from abroad were
amused at any such claim.
They regarded It as but o.
symptom Of o Messianic COM
plex. Not too many years ago
there were foreign visitors TO
America who, after q compre-
hensiye lecture tour Of three
weeks. went backs with their
spOekets flill OF money and their
mouths full Of cynical criti-
cisrn. They labeled IN address
such as Senator Albert Bev.
eridge delivered In 1898 as
nothing but impudent bombast.
Here Is what he Aaid: hFeilow
Americans. We ere Gods
chosen people. We cans
not iiy from our world duties:
II Is ours to execute the pur-
pose Of 3 fate that has driven
Us 70 be greater than our small
intentions" While that was
uttered IN the day when many
Of Us were reared In q patriotic
school In which. with our fire-
crackers. we were taught to
believe IA the ''congenitai
eminence" Of our Republic, the
feryent words are today STAR
tlingly and solemnly true.
Someone said Of the America
Of but q few years ago. in
which such soaring sentences
were uttered, that II was q
difncult task TO get . good
picture of our Nation because
the halos blocked the camera.
nut now that quoted state
ment Of Senator Beveridge
cannot be so easily laughed
on. Let us admit that In the
growing might Of an expand
ing nation there was 4 great
element Of braggadocio; but
not now. Gladly would We
eodge our duty II We could.
The realities Of the present
have brought q halt IN the
halieluja chorus Of smug self
satisfaction which was once
spoken Of Is typically Amer
lean. Today the same audi
ence which win sing with
rapturo,is patriotism, where.
oh where. but In America. =
viii also sing with real search
ing of soul, America, Amer
ica-G God mend thine every
Jaw"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
Safeguarding Our Water
The FairfaX County {

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
Political Chiefs Sit on Chino Eggs

Eisenhower unavailable. the
Republicans VIII have no din
Guilty In again defeating him
with any candidate running on
the Eisenhower record. OF
course &c b true that recently
two outstanding Democrats
ex-President Truman and Gov.
Ayereil Hartman Of New York,
heretofore outspokenly for Ste
yenson. have recently gone out
Of their way to declare they
are not IN the least committed
to him. Gov. Hartman, for
example, asserted the 0ther
day that he Is not morally
bound Ii any way 10 Mr.. Ste
venson, though certainly that
has been the general impress
sion fostered BY Mr.. Harri-
mans repeated declarations
that y am Tor Adlai.S
Stevenson Out hi Front
!. At least four times Mr.. True
man has made strong state-
ments in favor Of Mr.. Steven
son. But. now. after . visit
to the New York candidate In
Albany. the jaunty little ex-
President Is telling al and
sundry that he Is "free as .
bird" that 1t Is the duty Of the
convention to name the candi-
date. He win, he says. sup
port the man the convention
names. bit at the moment he
has no candidate Of his own.
All Of this iAay tend to sustain
Mr.. Halls position that Mr..
Stevenson coAld easily be
beaten BY nearly any available
Republican. However, it Is not
necessarily true. on the con-
trary. Mr.. Hall knows that the
forces Of united labor are more
solidly behind Mr.. Stevenson
than anyone else, that most
Of the Democratic Governors
are supporting him and that
he clearly Is the front run
ner" 30 far as the Democrats
are concerned.
Mr.. Hall now plays the
other tunes He points out
that the Stevenson nomination
will not be accomplished with
out Q vicious fight In the COM
vention, and that all the talk
about Democratic harmony be-
hind Q Stevenson ticket is
silly. Mr.. Hall does not really
believe all this any more than
Mr.. Butler and his literary
aides believe In their volumin-
Gus output against Mr.. Nixon.
It Is, Of course. possible that
the insincerity on both sides
Is unwilling and through con-
slant repetition these party
Spokesman may come to be-
lieye their own stun. silly a.
some Of II is. Clearly these
party chairmen can be properly
classified under onee Of
Barnard NJ. Baruch,s fAvorite
definitions. They are political
actina eggs and not to be too
seriously taken. OF course,
there are differences between
china eggs. Some are more
offensive and less effective
than others. But they ali OPP
crate on the same Hines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
LETTERS TO THE STAR

un-American activities therein
and the comparative excellence
Of private and parochial
schools. 1t Is my opinion
that independent lnonpublic)
schools are best for students
desiring Q proper and adequate
American education.
NEA propaganda would
doubtless agree with Mr.. Cleve-
lands statement that sincere
views such as ! express are
merely sounding OF against
the American public school
system" and with Mr.. Small's
Statement that such an eff
fort to smear our public educa-
ton usually stamps its author
as Q professional enemy Of our
schools" NEA drivel and It's
dupes would be as wrong IN
this Is Is usually expected Of
such.
Questionable foundations n
nanced activities and the ne
farious influence Of the Ma.
tional Education Association
may easily cause the Northern,
Eastern and Western parts of
the United States to doubt
the desirability Of compulsory
schooling. just as the integra-
ton issue has raised such
doubts,in the Southland. The
issue may be summed Up IN
the query: Should American
public schools be made proper.
adequate and loyal to our Ma
tons principles and ideals or
should the NEA be allowed
to continue its un-American
practices and infiuencef -
Franklin +. Milen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16

the renowned English Man-
chester Guardian, evidently
firing Of the TRADES against
the Nation which, with oil it,
shortcomings, has already
saved the world from 4 threat
ened deluge Of Goddess COM
lnunisln. deliver itself regard
ing the role Of the United
States IN world affairs as fol-
lows: First, the United
States has done more than any
other country to guarantee
peace IN the world. Second.
America remains the foremost
country in the world whose
ideal, In the words Of It's own
Constitution. Is to promote the
general welfare and secure the
blessings Of liberty to ourselves
and our posterity. Third. the
United States has done more
than any other country In the
world to help others TO secure
prosperity and welfare"
This Is an effective antidote
for the poisonous propaganda
against the United States con-
stantly broadcast by the con-
spiracy which now controls
half the globe. II Is out TO
dominate the planet. any
thing which tends 70 weaken
confidence In Am erica
strengthens aggressive tyr
amy. The Soviet system
knows full well that to ac-
connpiish is final goal It must
destroy the liberties Of the
United States Of America.
Therefore, as 4 part Of It's
propaganda. communism con-
tinuaIly supplies the world
with hieh-powered magnifying
glasses Of criticism to be held
over every alleged defect or
fault In Americas developing
life. Whether the devotees Of
Marxisrn smile or snarl ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16

IN an election year. the two
men In the country who make
more political statements and
mean them less are the respec-
tive ehairmen Of the Repub-
lican and Democratic National
Committees. Hardly D week
goes by that there does not
eEnanate from each Of these
gentlemen some charge or sl-
legation designed to damage
the opposition party or pro-
mote his own.
That IL natural and to be
expected. What Is not routine
In their present performances
Is that they should now be
making announcements Of
facts which are the exact ops
posite Of what they believe.
For example. Paul Butler.
Democratic chairman. recently
proclaimed his conviction that.
with General Eisenhower out
Of the running BY reason Of his
health, vice President Nixon
Is the easiest man for the DEM
Ocrats to beat. the weakest Of
an aspiraf1ts in his party. Now,
- 1g.'ss A :. 10 : ~. 49,
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49, ~ y ~. 49,. = s..yrn =. = I.
- pisa.s ~ oliii kDils slaas
aias 49, .A
i Both Sides Insincere
what Nj. Builder Il really
irving "a "a ST tl1e moment il
"a dIsparare tlle foremost re-
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE. Conceded
10 be M. Nixon Undoubtedly
Mr.. NiYoi, Il the most effectiye
campaicner n his party. the
mos experienced and logical
IIe nav not ret TIRE nou1ina-
tor. but Mr.. Butler knows il
g likely with Mr.. Eisenhower's
blessing that he viii. There
fore. Mr.. Butler takes every
opportunity to proclaim, Mr..
Nixon the feebiest Of ali Re-
publican aspirants. No one in
either party. including himself ,
believes the stun which Mr..
Butler Is putting out about
Mr.. Nixon. Most Of them dis
count it in the same way they
discount the Democratic pub
licity organ, the Democratic
Digest. Mr.. Butler and his
friend. former Democratic
Chairman Stephen Al. Mitchell,
don't want Mr.. Nixon NOM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
By FREDERICK Brown HARRIS
Chapiain. Unitsd states senate

II Is quite the fashion to-
day. inside and outside Of our
national confines. 70 harp con-
stantly on the one string,
what Is wrong with Amer
ica?" II d refreshing 70 hear
q respected newspaper like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
Faster and Faster

Although the British and others have
been moving forward In the same neld,
the United States now seems to have
taken clear lead In speeding up the
advent Of jet-propelled commercial travel
through the skies. Il has done so by
virtue Of the history taking order placed
with the Boeing and Douglas companies
by Pan American World AirWays. What
the order means, among other things, Is
that all present Iong-range passenger
planes win come to be regarded as mere
obsolescent sloWpokes IN the relatively
near future, beginning In December Of
1858.
For in that month, In q free-enter-
prise project calling for total outlay
of $3.50 million Of private capital, Pan
American win inaugurate this country's
first Jet transport service q transoceanic
service that will involve the operation,
by January Of 1861, Of : magnificent
fieet Of 20 Boeing TOT Stratoliners and IS
Douglas DC-8s Each Of these four-
engine planes 1.-THE Stratosiner will be
able to carry 125 passengers and the
DC-8 as many as 1917 Will travel at q
q result, flying time to Europe. South
. America and the Far East win be approxi-
mately half that Of today's fastest conn
mercial aircraft. Indeed, on some hops,
the gain win be even greater.
But Pan Americans spectacular pur-
chase order-the nrst arm contract Of
Its kinds highly significant for more
reasons than that It heralds the Begin
ming OF new age Of speed for civilian
travellers taking to the skyways. Ger
tainly. in addition to constituting vote
Of confidence In the future, It has eco
nomic implications Of FIRST Importance.
This Is so because It Is bound to prod our
other airlines into similar action to equip
themselves with jet-powered planes, and
our entire aviation industry win be
strengthened accordingly, from both the
production and selling standpoint
competitive prospect that must be some
what discouraging to those Britons who
had hoped that their own models OF such
planes would find big market In the
United States. And beyond that, as our
defense authorities have pointed out, the
Pan American decision has military value
in that 1t viii add impressive new force to
our civil air reserve and viii otherwise
enhance our national security.
These prospective new iet-liners, Of
course, win not be the last word In
civilian air travel On the contrary, dur
Ing the lives Of our children, II not during
our own lives, there viii almost certainly
ecmmeTciai planes tconceivably atomic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16

-Sor-peace program Just Is soon
Is the eight charter members ratify q
final version Of the statute. And the
sooner that is done, the sooner viii the
world at large begin to enjoy some Of
the great blessings inherent IN nuclear
energy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
.Stronee Doings

Strange things were hap
pening all over the country
q half Q century ago. On Octo-
Der 3. 1905, The Star tosk
editorial notice Of these
.Curiosities in The News" and
said. "A man seeking the un-
usual In literature need not
look outside his newspaper.
From Eldorado. Iowa.
comes the story Of Henry
Shafer, who. though still .
young man. has been struck
by lighting three times; was
wounded. MANNED and left for
dead In q mine cave.in: fell
through o trestle bridge.
breaking three ribs: was shot
and blown twenty-five feet by
the premature explosion Of q
cannon, losing an eye. one
arm and two fingers: was
crushed under . ton Of clay.
breaking both legs and several
ribs; fell nifty feet down q
cliff In an Eldorado stone
quarry. and. was thrown from
o horse and dragged twenty
rods along . barbed-wire
fence /. Paterson. N. j..
sends news that Peter Frank.
q fruit dealer. after carrying
@ large bunch Of bananas from
one part Of the store TO am
other. found an ALLIGATOR six
inches long in his hair
Duluth. Mimi eontributeg
this: "A streetcar ON Wvoi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

The New York Giants. long
standing enemy Of the BROOKLYN
Dodgers, were the World Series
winners so years ago. and the
celebration ct the Polo Grounds
rivaled this years to-do on
Flatbush Avenue. Reporting
on the demonstration after the
Giants defeated the Phila-
deIphia Athletics. four games to
one, The star said, on October
IS. 1905: 1.-THE tremendous
crowd present ran for the New
York players to shake their
hands and pound them on the
back, q way they have in this
city Of showing their Joy. A.
the Giants had been through
three or four like scrimmages.
they fed pell-mell to the club
house, with 10000 persons in
hot pursuit. The players, once
they were sheltered by protect
Ing walls, came forth on the.
balcony Of the club house.
where they were cheered time
and again by the spectators
There were loud calls for Nc
Graw and MatheWson. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-16

land avenue was stopped last
evening for several minutes BY
six black bears New York
furnishes the story that the
freight steamer st. Andrew
struck Q sleeping whale. .
'It was not used to sea alarm
clocks run BY steam. but It
woke up with q start when.
the stem Of the st. Andrew hit
It near its tail. Il yaIl-
ished under the sea, leaving
. red wake. It appeared again.
apparently only slightly dam
aged. and took . long look at
the freighter. perhaps with q
view Of Q recognizing her next
time.