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Evening star., 1955-07-12
Assured Flow Needed

The real purpose of military re-
serve system Is to assure the country of
a pretrained, reasonably ready force to
supplement the regular defense establish
ment in time of emergency. The admin
istration program, approved in modified
form by the House, would build up the
present 700,000-man reserve to 2.9 mil
lion-man force by 1860. 1t would do so
primarily by requiring men whose mill
tary service dates since July 27, 1853
either through draft or enlistment-to
enroll in the reserves and be subject to
further training and duty. In addition,
1t would permit 250,000 teen-age youths
to volunteer each year for six months
training, followed by seven and one-half
years of reserve obligation.
Chairman Russell of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, concerned
over the equity Of requiring ex-service
men to remain in the active reserve, has
suggested elimination of this compulsion
in favor of $400 bonus for three-year
enlistmentS in reserve units of the Army
or Marine Corps-the two branches
where voluntary reserve enrollments
have not come up to estimated needs.
There are reasons perhaps to be con-
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Response in an Emergency

Inc most Slgnlncant demonStraIlon
during the transit strike thus far is the
ability of the people to get to and from
their work without the mass transporta-
ton facilities of the Capital Transit
Company. The dire predictions that the
city would be paralyzed by such strike
have not come to pass. Washington is
learning what Baltimore, Detroit, Los
Angeles, Buffalo and many other cities
have learned-that in pinch the people
will find some way of getting around
Instead of becoming more snarled.
the traffic flow is becoming smoother.
The congestion caused by moving buses
and street cars has been eliminated.
People are going to work earlier, or later.
thus stretching out flows of traffic over
a longer period. Group riding is on the
increase. And of course the police are
doing highly efficient job of directing
traffic and acting Immediately to break
up incipient jams.
One great change in habits has af-
fected the family automobile. In thou
sands of cases it Is being used now to
transport the breadwinners and their
neighbors to work, instead of being left
ut home during the day. Washington
merchants found on Thursday night, for
example, that family groups were coming
down town to shop in the evening because
the family car was being put to other
use during the day. That was one result
of a study of shopping habits which has
led Washington stores reluctantly to
abandon, during the strike period, their
Saturday closing. Most of the stores will
remain open this coming Saturday, as
further accommodation for those who
cannot spare the use of their cars for
shopping during the week.
The exhibition of resourcefulness by
the people, usually dependent on mass
transportation, does not mean, of course,
that Washington can get along without
mass transportation. That lack is caus-
ing additional expense and hardships to
thousands. It will become more onerous
as time passes. Good mass transporta-
tion is essential in any city, and Wash
ington must have it. But in the mean
time, people here are showing again that
they are capable of doing extraordinary
things when it becomes necessary.
Evening star., 1955-07-12

cerned about the workings of a. compul-
sorry system of military service. Un-
fortunately, however, the volunteer sys-
tenn has not provided the kind and the
number of men needed to build up a
ready reserve strong enough to guarantee
its effectiveness. The lack of such
reserve prompts greater concern, from
the standpoint of national security, than
that arising out of possible hardships-
such as double duty"-in certain in
dividual cases.
Opponents Of the Russell proposal
have emphasized that sufficient and
assured flow" of qualified pretrained
manpower is essential to reserve sys-
tenn. 1t is doubtful if cash bonus of
a few hundred dollars per individual
would attract enough men of sufficiently
varied qualifications to meet the pro-
jected military needs.
Evening star., 1955-07-12

and it is not going to hurt
him in Georgia - especially
with the women voters.
Another of the anti-George
croakings was that the Sena-
tor has given too much atten-
ton to national affairs and
neglected the interests Of his
people at home. Those who
have watched Senator George
operate over long years Of
service in the Senate say that
nothing could be further from
the truth. Senator George,
they say. has kept up with his
people at home, and has done
favors for hundreds Of thou
sands Of them personally dur
ing his 33 years in the Senate.
There is a growing belief
that Mr.. Talmadge may de-
eide not to oppose Senator
George for the senatorial NOM
ination, but that Mr.. Talmadge
will seek the governorship
again in 1858. Under Georgia
law, a Governor may not sue
ceed himself. But after the
lapse of a few years. he may
run again for that office. Mr..
Talmadge had six years in the
Governors office-having been
elected to serve the last two
years of the term to which
his father, Gene" Talmadge,
was elected, but who died be-
fore he could take Office.
Purge That Failed
Defeating Senator George
has been tried before-but 1t
never was successful - even
halfway. One of the most fa-
nous of these efforts occurred
in 1888. The late President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the
height of his power, tried to
purge" Senator George be-
cause the Senator had opposed
Mr.. Roosevelt's Supreme Court
packing bill which failed in
the Senate in 1887. Mr.. Roos-
evelt even invaded Georgia
to speak against Senator
George-who was on the same
platform with the then Pres
ident. Senator George was tri-
umphantly renominated and
Gene" Talmadge was one Of
the candidates against him.
The Senator has been elected
to his present office six times.
the first in November, 1922.
to fill a vacancy caused by the
death of Tom Watson, Georgia
firebrand. He will be rs years
old next January. While he
has not formally announced
his candidacy for reelection,
intimates say that the only
thing which could cause him
not to run would be a failure
Of his health-and there is no
sign Of such failure.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Highway HoIdup

Thousands of people in
Washington have been forced
to turn to other means of
transportation than buses and
streetcars. Carpools and other
cooperative organi z a tions
have been put to use to lessen
the strain on the heat-taxed
citizen. Cooperation and con-
sideration have been shown by
everyone from the private in
dlvidual to the policeman.
Some taxi drivers, however.
seem to consider themselves
exempt from this general
help your neighbor" idea.
They are violating the laws
which govern them.
One such cab driver charged
two other passengers and my
self full fare to deliver us
from Union Station to points
within three blocks of each
other. According to the Hack
Bureau of a local police pre-
cinct, this is highly illegal.
Plus the fact that the sum
charged was Is cents in excess
Of the legal fare).
David w. Stephan.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
In Praise of
Shakespeare

Throughout the passing CEN
turieS since he died,
The spirit OF this man OF
mystery
Remains aliue. Emotion in full
stride
He caught Nth comprehen-
sion; Derily
We see ourselves as he placed
US on stage
Playing the parts, directed
by his hand
To bare our secret beings, fool
or sage;
1t matters not the actor,
year, or land.
His po,Oer ouer laughter and
our tears
Remains as constant as the
Sea-iDuUes' dance,
With passion nerer spent. the
tOorld appears
INCREASINGLY to eipe him ut
terdnce.
TimeleSS as Time itself Is his
tull worth-
Ours BY his. uery oneness NTH
the earth.
Jeon Mereord
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Utopiu Ahead?

I read recently that in 1878
we would have a four-day
week, predicted by a recrea-
tional specialist. and a two
day week predicted by a labor
leader. This will undoubtedly
give our future generations
more leisure time for good
thoughts and actions.
What heart can think and
tongue express the harm that
groweth idleness." Looking on
the spiritual side of the pic
ture, let us prophesy that those
who are now "cooing in the
crib" will fill in the gap by
doing good for humanity when
1875 enters the calendar.
Heaven is blest with perfect
rest, but the blessing of earth
is toll" Should this toll be
lessened, let us perform good
works, as all labor and time
saving methods are prompted
by the Almighty, giving ample
time for good deeds.
Lillian M. Keene.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Inviting Suspicion

Despite the cancellation Of the
Dixon Yates contract, Senator Kefauver
and other Democrats of like mind ap-
parently are determined to keep on
delving into the story of that contract
and the part played in it by Adolphe H.
Wenzell and the First Boston Corporation
of New York.
In pursuing this line of inquiry, Mr..
Kefauver and his group have succeeded
in creating the impression that they are
hot on the trial of big scandal How
ever that may be, their effort has raised
certain questions that cali for better or
more effective answers than the admin
istration has yet given.
The story begins in 1858. At that
time Mr.. Wenzell-then an officer of
First Boston, big investment banking
f1rm-undertook for the Budget Director
special study in which he drafted pro-
posals to curtail the power functions Of
the Tennessee Valley Authority. And
one of those proposals envisioned the
building Of plant essentially the same
as the Dixon-Yates project.
Next, on January 16, 1854, Mr..
Wenzell-still with the New York firm
was again called upon to serve as con-
sultant to the Budget Director. This
time his job had to do with working out
technical recommendations later incor-
porated into the Dixon-YateS contract.
Then, although he claims to have had
nothing to do with the matter, his COM
pany-from which he retired in June Of
last year to join the World Bank
emerged as financial agent for the Dixon
Yates enterprise. But some time after
wards Gust when is not clear) First
Boston officials decided to carry out this
responsibility free of charge as service
to the public interest"
Actually, all this may be much more
innocent than men like Mr.. Kefauver
suggest. Certainly the New York firm is
a very reputable one, and it has done
free jobs before as public service. AS
for Mr.. Wenzell, his uprightness has not
been challenged. But still the fact re-
mains that First Boston-which was then
his employer-became financial agent for
the project on which he worked as a
Government conSultant, and this readily
lends itself to charges of improperly,
or worse. Nor has the administration
done itself any good in failing to mention
either his name or First Boston's in the
report it issued last August as a full
record of developments leading to the
Dixon-Yates contract.
Accordingly, what we have here is a
situation that invites suspicious because
it gives at least the appearance of involv-
ing shenanigans of some sort. True,
President Eisenhower has unhesitatingly
affirmed that the whole business has
been perfectly proper. But his admins
tration will have to present its case more
fully and effectively than in the past If
1t is to wipe out the doubts already
raised.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Not Road

Maybe if the Senators who
voted against the. Presidents
modern highway bill read Of
the 404 motorists who died on
ancient 1925 roads over the
recent holiday week end they
might change their minds be-
fore the go million motorists,
whether Democrats, Republi-
cans or Independents, who
want modern, multi-lane ex-
pressways, such as the Balti-
Washington Expressway,
go to the polls next November.
All motorists I know are
boiling mad at this denial Of
safe roads. They now face the
prospect of not only being in
danger of losing their lives
every time they step into their
cars, but the gloomy prospect
of being slaughtered, by being
unable to leave the city via
these relics of bygone days.
John Hastings.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

1t had a flavor all It's own,
rich, tasty. calling for more.
The old man, his hair In q
long pigtail. padded around
the room. filling up one bow
after another.
The first treat, after word
of it got around, struck some
amazement among the fathers
and mothers, especially the
latter. They wondered what
it was their children were eat
ing.
But by the next year, the
affair was by way of being ac-
cepted as a neighborhood
tradition.
May I go to Yon Lam's
party?" every boy asked.
YES" smiled every boys
mother, "but be sure not to eat
too much"
Then the serpent crept into
paradise
The serpent's name was Hal
Hale as we recall.
Maybe some place in the
lower regions his name is put
m in letters of fire.
He was one of these craggly
little boys who love to pull the
wings of flies, twist babies
arms until they cry, and pull
the little girls hair.
He spread the rumor in the
neighborhood that Yon Lam's
chicken was not exactly
chicken.
do you know what 1t isq"
he smirked, to an amazed
friend. 1T is not chicken at
all"
He looked SNUG.
What is it?" you asked,
wide-eyed.
Rats whispered Hal Hale,
and went on to the next boy.
BY the time the Chinese
New Year came, the neighbor-
hood was in a ferment.
"Eatie good soup?" smiled
Lem. as of old.
The boys ran as If the very
devil himself were after them.
to the utter amazement and
perplexity of the good man
who had just bought the best
chickens he could find for his
little friends.
The picture Of him, stand
ing in his room, with bowls
of fragrant soup. but no TAX
ers. remains; the affair finally
houndec him out of the neigh
bcrhood and he left the city,
and no one knew whatever
became Of him.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Gossip, rumor, hearsay-

Gossip, rumor, hearsay-
These have their place in tn,
daily life, but sometimes they
do great harm.
Here is a story about Yon
Lam, Chinese laundryman, the
kind old fellow who befriended
the boys of an old Washington
neighborhood.
Perhaps we need not be too
precise about the location.
Lam was the real thing,
straight from Canton, which
city sent so many of these men
to America in the old days,
just after 1900.
Lam soon became a favorite
with the small boys, peeking
at them out of his misty win
dow.
His eyes were merry. and his
smile broad.
Bland, we believe, is the
right word.
Yon Lam was really bland.
He was a good cook, as we'll
as good washer.
He had little pink tickets,
which he tore in half when
you brought in one of fathers
shirts.
You took half, Lam kept
the other.
Nobody knew what the writ
ing on them said. Maybe bits
of verse, maybe something
more prosaic. No one knew,
or cared
All the boys worried about
was whether Lam. in a forget
full moment, would chase them
with the huge knife he carried.
y Il y 4
They soon discovered, how
ever, that the old man had
another and better use for
that knife.
1t was his chicken fixer.
He loved chicken, and
carved up his fowl into small
bits, which, properly basted
with herbs from a tall red
canister, made a soup quite
out of this world.
Every year, when the Chi
nese New Year came around,
some weeks after our own,
Yon Lam would fix a special
bowl. almost tub, of chicken
soup for his babies, as he
called us.
On this special day, he
served his treat in the front
room, before the green cur
tain.
Each boy got a bowl, and a
spoon, and nothing else.
Such soup was seldom tasted
by average small Americans.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
Martial Low

William Burdette. jr., in his
recent letter praises Senator
Kefauver for challenging the
right of the President to de-
clare martial law "if the
bombs fall" He also criticizes
Val Peterson's descending
statement that martial law
means that the civilian organ
izations will have the backing
of the military" Then he pro-
ceeds to interpret the mean
ing of martial law and asks.
If a President. by the stroke Of
a pen, can destroy all our
constitutional guarantees, will
there be anything left to de-
fend. He adds that the power
of the military has always
been abused and always will
be; that military men are not
chosen for their temperaments
and are not trained in the art
of balancing human rights;
that in the London blitz the
British did not find it neces-
sary to suspend civilian law;
that the military always strives
to extend their operations of
martial law in the name Of
efficiency, but the real reason
Is that they are impatient Of
restraints on their authority.
To all of which I say, Amen!
But the saddest of all is the
readiness with which our peo-
pie today are willing to sur
render into the hands of the
military our constitutional
guarantees. This can only be
attributed to pure ignorance of
our constitutional history and
that of England from whom
we got our laws Ito say moth
ing of the long history of the
destruction of popular govern
ments by the military. The
trail of constitutional blood,
sweat and tears seems COM
pletely unknown to them.
Mr.. Eisenhower's record as
President. so far, has demon
strated that he has a better
grasp of constitutional law
and a willingness to submit to
its limitations than most mill
tary commanders 1 have
known, and I feel that we are
quite safe with him at the
controls. But it is not the
President that we fear most;
it's his advisers. Advisers once
told a President that by his
inherent powers" he had the
right to take over the steel
industry. But the Supreme
Court Of the United States
showed that President-and
his advisers-how wrong they
were.
|, Observerv
Evening star., 1955-07-12

company fare would be zoe
straight, S tokens for 75c
weekly pass 50. The fare for
school children would be 10c.
The operators would be better
paid, and they would have to
put on more cars and buses
SO the public would get better
service.
Benjamin Alexander.
X X X X
Representative Broy hills
plan to operate Capital Tran
sit by forced labor contains a
basic injustice.
I am a businessman with no
personal interest in the strike
and no acquaintances on either
side. I think I can look at it
effectively.
1t seems Congress must take
into consideration the charac-
ter of the two sides. Whether
the demands of the union, are
fair or not most of us can
not tell, but it must be ad-
mitted that they have been
presented in good faith and
in a traditional manner. The
entire behavior of the labor
side has been above reproach
and within its rights. On the
other hand, the history of the
Wolfson management has been
reprehensible from the begin
ming. now with this refusal to
grant its workers the recog-
nized right of serious arbitra-
tion, or even to have it's
chairman present for consul
tation.
With the management
clearly the party of bad faith,
the Broyhill plan would force
operation of the system under
the management's terms. Why
not a complete about-face?
If the company is to be seized,
would it not be fairer to oper-
ate it completely under the
unions terms, until the Wolf
son group shows proper CO.
operation? There should be no
problem about funds for the
higher pay. They could come
from the cash surplus which
Wolfson wants SO much to give
away. H.W.
Evening star., 1955-07-12

@. How does Albert Schweit-
Zer keep in practice as an
organist while living in the
African jungle?-L. v. B.
A. He has a special piano
equipped with organ pedals. A
gift from the Paris Bach So
ciety, this piano is lined with
zinc as protection against
damp and termites. 1t weighs
several tons.
@. Why are the embroi-
dered decorations on the sides
of mems socks called "clocks?"
j. F.
A. No one seems to know the
origin of the use of clocks"
in this connection. An Eng
lish writer used the word as
long ago as 1880. 1t may be
that the embroidery was orig J.
Evening star., 1955-07-12

inally supposed To conceal
seams, and that it was done
in such q way as to resemble
the hands of a clock.
@. How much red tape does
the Federal Government use in
an average years.. Mob.
A. In a recent year the
Federal Government bought
slightly more than 366 miles
Of 5/l6-inch cotton red tape.
@. Is turtle meat good to
eat?-R. McC.
A. When properly prepared,
turtle meat is fine textured
and resembles good beef. says
the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service. The meat
may be prepared in q number
Of ways.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used ~
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sation.
Evening star., 1955-07-12
THE POLITICAL MILL
ToImodge Unlikely to Tackle George
By GOULD LINCOLN

Talmadge propaganda. pre-
dieting the election next year
of the former Governor over
Senator Walter F. George of
Georgia, whic hwas vociferous
earlier in the year, has quieted
materially. Further. the peo-
pie of Georgia are not going
to exchange Senator George
for Herman Talmadge. even
though the latter was a popu-
lar Governor, if the estimates
of shrewd and informed DEM
ocratic leaders in the State are
correct. The senior Senator
from Georgia. now chairman
of the powerful Senate For
eign Relations Committee,
stands at the height Of his
career today-and his own
people are not overlooking his
great services. both to his
State and to the country.
Senator George has not hesi-
tated to cast partisan politics
aside when it comes to present.
day. vital foreign policy. He
has been the leader of his
Democratic colleagues on mat
ters pertaining to foreign af-
fairs, and at the same time he
has given generous support to
Republican President Eisen-
hover. Further, he has taken
the initiative occasionally
when he believed he could be
helpful. His was a powerful
voice in the very first stage of
the negotiations which re-
suited in setting UP the "at
the summit" four-power con-
ference which is to meet in
Geneva next week. And if from
that conference comes a real
step, or steps, looking to bet
ter international relations and
an easing off of the "cold war;"
Senator George will be ac-
claimed.
Ingratitude Unlikely
1t is not likely that the
voters of Georgia will be less
likely to give him credit than
will be the people of the other
AZ States.
One of the bits of propa-
ganda put forth by the Tai
madge supporters, when the
former Governors name was
cast informally into the race
for the Democratic Senate
nomination next year, was
that Senator George has played
too closely with Mr.. Eisen-
hower-that he was a captive
of the Eisenhower administra-
ton. If there is one thing
that Mr.. Eisenhower is known
for, it is his devotion to and
his drive for peace in the
world. That policy, Senator
George has gone along with
Evening star., 1955-07-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
Southwestern
Defeats Wal

LEXINGTON. Va, Oct. 20 (P).
"A homecoming crowd Of 1000
saw Washington q Lees winleSs
amateur" Generals fall apart
in the third quarter today as
Southwestern Of Memphis. Tenn,
scored q 33-12 victory.
] The winners took little time to
solve the W6L defenses after
falling behind. 60. in the first
period.
Led BY the passing and run
ming OF Quarterback Billy Young,
Southwestern moved for first
half scores on marches Of SO and
$50 yards. jammed across two six
pointers in the third quarter on
short drives and added the
Iclincher in the final period on a
70-yard run with an intercepted
pass by Jimmy Higeason.
Higgason accounted for two
Southwestern touchdowns. Young
scored two and Halfback Jimmy
Turner got the other.
Jim Perryman drew first blood
for Wal when he took AL Git
|ter's pass into the end zone on
% play that covered 81 yards.
The Generals struck 10 yards
through the air in the last quar-
ter for their second touchdown.
with Pete Doyle pitching TO
IHalfback Pres Pate.