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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
VSTAS IN SCIENCE
New Miracle Drugs for Arthritics
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

ping Of all diseases. They
started testing about every
drug offered that had anti
rheumatic effects. Most Of
those submitted proved worth.
less. Some had good effects
overbalanced by bad effects.
Then the Schering Corpo-
ration, q New York drug firm.
submitted metacortandracin
for testing. Previous tests had
indicated that it was not toxic,
had some antirheumatic quail
tiles, and could be tested with
humans without danger. A
group Of seven patients was Sc
lected. ranging In age from is
to 81 years. They had received
about every treatment ever
heard Of, with quite Indifferent
results. In all Of them the
arthritis had gotten worse and
worse. In some. other treat
ments had caused serious side
effects.
The response OF each to adj
ministration Of metacortan-
dralone was spectacular. Each
improved rapidly. both 2hysi-
cally and mentally. In no case
were there serious side effects.
The responses were much the
same as the best obtained
with cortisone and ACTH. The
drug apparently acted In about
the same way. The higher
potency made possible a much
smaller dose. The disease, It
was found, could be almost
completely controlled without
paying for the Improvement
with such defects as the
moon face" so often asso-
ciated with the natural hor-
mones. After tests Of three
months DR.. Bunim and his as
sociates were sold" on the
new product. =
New Research Vistas
Says q National Institutes
report: "Cortisone opened the
door. Metacortandracin and
Observation-Disclosures have opened
it more widely and have
thrown more light on Q re-
search path that might well
lead to the ultimate answer.
One very important ft.ct has
been learned-that by q very
subtle change in the molecular
structure Of the steroid nu-
cleus Objectionable features
can be eliminated and the
potency of a drug quadrupled.
Further study will produce re-
suits Of which the meta drugs
are but precursors.
Meanwhile associates Of the
National Institutes Of Health
are delving more deeply into
the basic causes Of arthritis
and rheumatism which still are
more or less mysteries to medi-
cal science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02

A new Gay uaWnS Tor the
country's 10 million arthritis
and rheumatism victims.
A long step toward their
conquest is represented by two
new synthetic drugs, with
which National Institutes Of
Health doctors have been ex-
perimenting for more than q
year. They are from three to
five times more effective than
cortisone and its derivatives.
or than the pituitary gland
hormone ACTH which stimu-
lates the natural secretion Of
cortisone by the adrenal
glands. Effective In much
smaller amounts. they do not
have the bad side effects which
sometimes prohibit use of cor
tisone.
These drugs are metacortan-
dracin and Observation-Disclosures.
They were produced by chem
lists of a national drug COM
pany and provided to the Pub
lie Health Service doctors for
testing. The tests have been
carried on by q team consist
ing of Drs. j. j. Bunim, M. NJ.
Pechet and A. j. Bollet Of the
National Institute of Arthri-
tbs and Metabolic Disease. AL
ready these tests have reached
the stage at which the drugs
can be prescribed by physi-
clans.
Striking Results Achieved
Miraculous" Is hardly too
strong q word for some Of the
results achieved to date, the
Public Health Service doctors
say. Still they don't claim any,
thing as exciting as q "cure."
Arthritics are greatly i'm
proved but not permanently
rid Of the disease. There still
are bad side effects.
Announcement Of the dis
covery Of the effects Of corti-
some and ACTH by Mayo Clinic
doctors six years ago was
hailed as one Of the great med
ical events Of the century. But
bugs" soon began to appear.
There were the serious side eff
fects. At least Is per cent Of
patients showed no improve
ment. Another Is per cent
improved at first and then re-
lapsed. One of the most seri-
Gus side effects was the tend
ency to cause retention Of salt
and water in the body tissues.
with resulting dropsy-like
swelling.
These natural hormones
were still of great value but
some of the first luster had
worn off by last summer, the
Public Health Service doctors
report. There was a general
feeling that science had come
to a dead end in It's battle
against probably the most Grip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Sudan to Choose

Your editorial. "Test in the
Sudan" of August Is was most
interesting. However. believe
Qualification concerning GER
tain technical points would
help create a more complete
understanding of the situation
and I am therefore taking the
liberty of Offering some details
to you.
The 1853 Anglo-Egyptian
agreement on self determine
ton for the Sudan offered two
alternatives: "a A kind Of
unity with Egypt. or ca COM
plete independence. The
agreement did not contain any
provision for a choice by the
Sudan to become a member
OF the British Commonwealth.
Article 10 of the agreement
provided that the Sudanese
Parliament. after a three
year transitional period had
elapsed, would adopt resoln-
tons concerning two issues:
"a Egypt and Britain would
be called upon to withdraw
all their armed forces within
80 days: 90 an international
commission would be formed
to supervise the self-deter-
mination procedure. in order
that the Sudanese people
might express their will in an
absolutely free atmosphere.
This procedure would take the
form Of an election Of repre-
sentatives to a constituent as
sembly, which would then vote
on the alternatives (unity Of
some sort with Egypt or COM
plete independence and would
draft a constitution for the
Sudan in accordance with
the choice made.
The Sudanese Parliament.
prior to its adjournment on
August is. adopted a resolu-
ton calling for the evacuation.
in 80 days. Of Egyptian and
British forces. Egypt agreed
Immediately. and has already
begun withdrawal of her
troops from the Sudan.
The plebiscite mentioned in
your editorial was not pro-
vided for in the 1858 agree
ment. However. it is true there
are demands for a plebiscite.
growing out Of current public
opinion in the Sudan. The
Egyptian government, there
fore, taking cognizance Of
these demands, three weeks
ago proposed that the plebi-
settle issue. along with the
formation Of the international
commission, be submitted to
the Sudanese Parliament now.
(The members of the present
Parliament were chosen in an
election supervised by a
neutral, international commit
tee, and it Is representative,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

the depths Of their own minds,
and even this gain ID disputed
by some.
The birds. therefore. must
be left to nature. It ls better,
perhaps. to feel that most Of
their troubles are caused by
malnutrition.
Al O matter Of fact, there Is
one school Of human research
which even asserts the same
thing for humans.
II oil people ate correctly,
they say, there would soon be
an end to disease, including
the mental.
They 60 even further. They
assert that foods are only real
foods when grown with
organic fertilizer. not chem
ical, and that II we all ate. not
only oranges and other fruits.
and peas and other vegetables.
but all foods 10 grown, We
would automatically grow out
of our aches and pains. Wei.
1t 10 something to think about,
anyway.
If q bird ID taken indoors OF
this time Of year. in an effort TO
help 1t, 1t should be returned
to nature next spring.
BY that time, 1t viii DO IN
good shape, provided it has any
comeback in 1t.
- =
The chances are. one regrets
to say, that 1t lacks the power
to become a full-fiedged bird
of its particular species.
Nature has her own ways.
1t is called in popular words.
the survival Of the fittest. This
does not mean exactly what 1t
is popularity supposed to mean.
It does mean that the tribe
norm must be secured by each
member, and that If it is not,
that member has decreased
chances of living. In human
affairs, many such unfit speci-
mems take up jobs which safe
guard them from the harsh
realities of outdoor life.
In nature, such specimens
mostly fall a prey to ma
rauding animals.
Any help given at this time.
especially in the way Of good
protein foods, is a boon to
nature. as well as to the in
dividual concerned.
Do not feed bread. but only
good excess protein food. For
robins, it might mean. in adj
dition to those named before,
such things as chopped angle
worms, crawling beetles and
bugs Of various sorts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Virqinio Tunnel

The smoke and dust OF more
than two years Of ofiicial and
public discussion seems to have
settled. and the location Of the
new bridge over the Potomac
appears agreed upon. This
agreement. however, does not
settle the croSs-river traffic
problem. but only transfers the
eongested areas from down.
town Washington to the Vir-
ginia side of the river.
The location Of the proposed
Constitution avenue bridge,
crossing in part over the lower
end of Roosevelt Island, could
well be ideal II further con-
sideration were given to OUT
let's on the Virginia side.
AS presently planned, &C
cording TO newspaper accounts,
the major share Of traffic to
central Arlington and beyond
from the Memorial and Consti-
ton avenue bridges will con-
gest at their junction point
near the new Arlington Towers
Apartments. This would be
bad. even with today's traffic.
AS traffic increases in the
future, the congestion along
Arlington boulevard skirting
around the north edge of Fort
Myer will stagger the imagina-
ton.
Traffic on the Virginia side
OF these two bridges should be
separated as much as possible.
A glance at any road map Of
the Metropolitan Area should
indicate a relatively simple
solution to the problem.
A tunnel under Fort Myer
and Arlington Cemetery lead
ing Arlington boulevard traf-
fic directly to Memorial
Bridge would involve no great
engineering problems, nor
would it desecrate the national
cemetery or interfere with ac-
tiyities at Fort Myer. This
tunnel would insure q separate
flow of trafiic on the Virginia
side to each Of the two bridges.
besides providing emergency
underground shelter in case Of
attack.
Sidney III, Birdseye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
"TENNYsoN STREET.

1CA4 A044
There is q queer sort Of
robin in our yard. It just
stands around, and does not
seem to have the proper fear
Of animals, or people. It eats
now and then, but not very
much, and I am afraid some
thing will happen to 1t.
what is the matter with
such q bird. and Is there any
thing I can do? Mostly our
robins have been pretty
healthy and happy. though the
dry weather before the hurri-
canes cut down on their sup
ply Of worms.
Can there be such q thing
as q psychopathic bird? This
one seems to be rather on the
dumb side In q peculiar sense.
He seems to me. in other
words, to be a mental case.
What do you think?
Yours truly, J. l.. ""
~ Il
Practically all such bird
specimens are the result Of
some congenital defect.
All the members Of q bird
group act much the same, with
q few exceptions.
But now and then there win
be some one specimen as de-
scribed.
Often it is q sparrow baby.
These grow very large. fat,
even obese, with o peculiar
look soon known to all subur-
ban residents who feed the
birds in their yards.
Such specimens prefer bread
to any other food.
They are lethargic. giving
rise to the belief on the part
Of their human watchers that
they do not have right good
bird sense.
Actually, tn at is theil
trouble.
Something went wrong. anc
they do not progress with then
hr0therS and sisters
They are retarded. in a very
real sense.
There is not much that
can be done for them, unless
one is willing to take them
indoors and keep them in a
cage.
There, by the proper selec-
ton of foods, they might in
time be brought nearer to the
robin or sparrow norm.
These two species seem to
have more Of these types than
others.
Foods which might be used
are hamburger and liver. fed
on a schedule of every two
hours during the daylight.
A liquid vitamin prepara-
ton. such as used for babies,
might be mixed. a few drops
at a time, in the daily feeding.
This should be put in just
one feeding.
The training consists of try
ing to get the bird to feed
itself, and to be alert.
Just how much psychology
a bird can have Is best left
to the experts. They will know
little enough,
Whether there is such q
thing as a neurotic bird is
diff1cult to say.
Undoubtedly they have
minds of q sort, and any living
thing with a mind will have 9
certain psychology.
It is only within the pasI
half q century that humans
have been able TO delve inte
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
'Inteqrotion Coveruqe

May I express my congratu-
lations on your overall COW
erage of the school indignation
process. and your restraint in
selecting issues for editorial
use.
Regardless of how one feels
about indignation, an intelli-
gent, fair-minded person knows
that integration Of Negro and
white in any situation will
have problems which cannot
be solved overnight.
1t is refreshing to see that
you are not afraid of being
called a bigot just because you
present both sides Of an issue.
We used to depend on our
newspapers 10 do Just that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02

@. What became Of the old
desk on which Jefferson wrote
the original draft of the Dec
laration Of Independence?-
E. F. B.
A. Although possession has
been claimed by others, the
United States Government
owns the small portable writ
ing desk that Thomas Jener.
son used while he labored at
his task in a Philadelphia
boarding house. The desk was
presented by Jefferson's de-
scendants in 1880 and turned
over to the United States Ma
tional Museum in Washington,
d. c., by executive order in
1921.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
japan and America

come out Of them, the talks just COM
pleted here by Foreign Minister Shige-
mitsu and top American officials I'M
issues outstanding between Japan and
the United States. And at the same time,
in more than an incidental sense, they
probably have helped to bolster the do
nestle political position of Premier Hato-
yama's Conservative government.
At any rate, as far as the latter point
is concerned. Mr.. Shigemitsu has received
from our Government number of as
surances. that should appeal to public
opinion in his country. He has been told,
for example, that the United States will
give continuous and urgent" considera-
ton to the question of releasing Japanese
war criminals still imprisoned under
American jurisdiction, and % of these
210 men have just been paroled as a
token of what may be expected to follow
in due courSe-a development that should
be well received in Japan, where popular
sentiment is highly sensitive on the
subject.
Similarly, the United States has re-
sponded sympathetically to Mr.. Shige-
mitsu's views on a number of economic
matters, including trade problems and
Japan's financial contribution to the
support of American forces stationed in
the home islands. Thus, among other
things, our Government has agreed that
the present annual contribution of sos
million should be progressively reduced
"over the next several years." In adj
dition, utmost efforts" are to be made
to bring about generous settlement of
the question of how much the Japanese
should pay back on the 81 billion in aid
that our country extended to them during
the period Of occupation.
Finally, and perhaps most important
of all, Mr.. igemitsu-although he has
not made any headway on such issues
as Japan's desire for early return of some
of its prewar islands-will take back home
with him our Governments acceptance
of the principle that there should be
progressive withdrawal of American
ground forces from japanese SOIL OF
course, this is based on the assumption
that the withdrawal will take place only
as Japan's own defense capacity increases
to an adequate level-a level that may
be hard to attain against the opposition
of the country's neutralist and anti
rearmament elements. Nevertheless, al
though our pull-out thus would seem to
be some years away, the mere fact that
we have agreed to the idea can be politi-
cally helpful to the Tokyo government.
Over and above all such considera-
tions, however, perhaps the most valuable
result Of Mr.. Shigemitsu's visit here is
that 1t has served to emphasize to every
interested nation that Japan--if words
mean anything-is firmly committed to
friendship and ever-increasing co-opera-
ton with the United States and the rest
of the free world. In any event, although
time has way of changing things, Mr..
Shigemitsu has done fine job OF making
clear that his country, as now constituted,
Is determined to hold fast to that COM
mitment and share in the common
defense through sunshine and storm,
through flower and FROST"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02

Some Of our papers, however,
have become hypocritical.
While pretending to be the
big brother, protecting the
rights Of man and freedom Of
speech. they have done SO only
for the issue or group in which
they are interested. They
cry foul" at any mention of
the other side of the story.
Please carry on with the
"old" tradition of freedom of
speech.
E. HI. Woodward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-02
Sunday in the Valley.

Sunday, August %, was one
Of the beautiful days so char
acteristic of the Shenandoah
Valley Of Virginia. Every
where was contentment. It
was inspiring. 1t reminded
me. city-born and reared in
a highly industrialized en-
vironment, of the Old Amer
lea where people relaxed. en-
joyed life. spoke to each other
in most friendly fashion, glad
that they were Americans.
A major portion was spent
at Elizabeth Furnace, the pic
NJ. area and camp ground so
FAMILIAR to multitudes. Eliza.
beth Furnace. of course, is in
the Fort Valley of Massanut-
ten Mountain, sacred to all
Americans from pioneer days
to the present.
All that Sunday afternoon,
automobiles came and went.
As they parked. children and
adults leaped from them.
When they left they went
back to their respective COM
munities refreshed, inspired.
Mother Nature had welcomed
them. nourished them. exer-
cised and relaxed them. made
them friendly. What an after
noon 1t was! Dozens Of picnic
tables spread with abundant
food. playground ball games
In which old and young par
ticipated. silly games" for all
to watch and hugely enjoy,
prizes for the youngsters. In
the swift-flowing. clear waters
of Passage Greek, a swarm of
bathers. summing. picture-tak-
ing: guitar players strummed,
everyone sang, mountain
songs, Western songs. songs Of
the long ago. I fell to think
ing. Whence came this won-
derful playground. so beauti-
full, valuable, useful?
On a cold. rainy April day,
back in 1888, the darkest
period OF American history.
approximately two hundred
young men in their late teens
and twenties, out of school,
unemployed. often homeless,
malnourished. frustrated,
restless, hopeless youth, many
from the District Of Columbia,
made their weary way onto
Massanutten Mountain to
create a forest home. Com
mented the company COM
mander tthese were civilian
youth in the custody of the
U. S. Army, There's your
camp" "Were's the camp?
We don't see no camp!" cried
the youths. Replied the COM
pany commander. That's
where you eat. That's where
you sleep tonight! Let's get
BUSY" Half exasperated, half
expectant, these youths saw
only miserable forest. Dis
illusioned, some took off, some
stayed and worked; thus was
born Camp Roosevelt, the
birthplace of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps. The CCC
camps spread all over the
United States, to Alaska, the
Hawaiian Islands, Puerto
Rico. the Virgin Islands. APP
proximately three millions
were in the camps who, today,
war veterans, married, with
cn1ldren. i've IN every COM
munity, are in all walks of
life, unknown. These are
among Americas finest citi-
zens! This is the greatest epic
In American history!
On Labor Day and other
occasions when yeu visit the
Skyline Drive, Elizabeth Fur
mace and other CCC crea-
tons, utter a prayer of thanks
for these achievements of
American youth in their late
teens and twenties that bless
us and all for generations to
come. Visit Camp Roosevelt.
the birthplace of CCC.
CIorn
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Employees Are Protected

Your editorial, Firing Policy
Clarified" of August % Is dis
turbing. Where is the caution
against the use of firing for
political or basely human mo-
tives? am surprised at the
omission.
Gregory StOneleigh.
Editors note: Civil Service
appeal procedures are intended
to protect career employees
against such injuStices.)
Evening star., 1955-05-01

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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-05-13

112 refugees entered the United
States of 10000 refugees author
lied to enter. These figures ex-
clude 11,109 Italian relatives and
1885 Greek relatives admitted I'M
der this program.
Even then. the figures of 100000
refugees authorized to enter the
United States compared with a.
LOG refugees actually admitted. in
the opinion of these officials, GER
tainlY leaves much to be desired.
On the other hand, they will
admit that the new law is a diff
cult one to administer. In the past,
the refugee-agency could give
blanket assurances of provision
for the refugee resettling in the
u. S.
Today the refugee requires an
individual guarantee from an
American citizen for his job and
living quarters until such time
that he becomes a citizen. This
has further complicated the rapid
flow of refugee resettlement in
the United States.
Some more light may be shed
on the u. S. refugee picture when
three of the officials involved in
the public debate which surround
the Corsi resignation arrive in
Geneva April q for a Today con-
ference on migration.
Security Chief r. w. Scott Nc
Leod. Congressman Francis Wal
ter and Emanuel Celler are slated
to participate in the talks. Celler
rose to denounce the Waller Nc
Carran Act and to defend Corsi.
Some fireworks may then be ex.
pected from this Geneva parleY
of ICEM.
Meanwhile, one aspect of the
Corsi affair is mentioned quite
I! often in the U. N. Hobbies. Political
pundits say the Republican Ad-
ministration, through their clumsy
handling Of the matter, have lost
the powerful Italian vote in New
York and Chicago.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-05-13

his astute understanding of the
refugee problem. One official
said: "Corsi knows the difficulties
we meet in the field"
But none of them wanted to. be
put on the spot" with an official
comment. The Importance of the
u. S. refugee relief act to their
charges is by no means under
estimated.
They do not hide the fact that
the overall refugee picture is
still a gloomy enc. ResettIement
Of literally hundreds of thousands
Of refugees. many of whom still
languish in camps. has hit a new
low during the last two or three
years.
Corsi represents to them a more
liberal American refugee policy.
His going has shocked them into
a new pessimism.
To illustrate the meager refugee
refugee .resettlement situation in
in the United States one official
gave me the figures Of refugee ar.
rivals under the U. s. refugee re.
lief program as Of January 20.
1855.
These figures reveal a mere l.