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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-02
Gov. Williams Expected
To Win in Michioon
Continued From First Pag,

Continued From First Pag,
Cobo will cash in on his service
to Detroit. The party leader;
seek to bring the Republican
vote for Governor to 40 per cent
Of the total cast in Wayne
County (Detroit). This will
mean about an per cent turn
over. They realize they are UP
against a tough candidate. fol
Gov. Williams has won a big
following, not only in Detroit
but throughout the State.
Beat Leonard by 253,OOO
Two years ago, the Governor
won reelection over his Re-
publican opponent, Donald S
Leonard, by 253,OOO votes. This
was an "off year" contest, but
the turnout was large. Until
1854. however, Gov. Williams
victories had been by a close
margin. In 1852 when Mr.. Eli
senhower was sweeping the State,
Gov. Williams was able to squeak
through by only 8,618 votes over
Fred M. Alger, jr. Today, with
Mr.. Eisenhower running again,
many outState votes may swing
to the Detroit Mayor, although
the Mayor apparently figures he
may do better in Wayne County
than the President.
Mr.. Cobo's campaign in De-
troit, has been on the nonparti-
san side. He hopes to hold many
of the Democratic votes which
have been cast for him in the
mayoralty races. Some observers
here point to the fact he does
not wear an Eisenhower pin. But
that might be explained on the
ground the Mayor does not like
pins.
The gubernatorial contest has
recently taken on a personal
tinge. Mr.. Cobo has referred to
the financial interests of the
Governors mother in the Men
men company of New Jersey and
to the Governors membership on
the board of that company. And
he pointed out that the toiletries
firm paid no Michigan taxes, and
was nonunion.
What I pointed out" said
Mr.. Cobo, was that the Gov
ernor, by virtue of his mothers
interest in the company and his
own membership on the board,
had a hand in the running of
the company. The Governor goes
around shouting about his
friendship to labor. No wonder
he gets mad when some one
mentions that his company is
nonunion."
Makes COuntercharge
Gov. Williams retorted by
charging that Mr.. Cobo is now
running and campaigning against
my mother" He has pointed
to the fact that Mayor Cobo has
invested in property in Arizona,
which is far away from Michi-
gan. and has made frequent trips
there. Mr.. Cobo's angry reaction
to that was to say that the
Governor knew well that he
made trips to Arizona because
Mrs. Cobo has arthritis in both
ankles. Also. the Mayor added,
he has a perfect right to invest
his money anywhere.
Aside from personalities. two
issues particularly are playing
their part in the campaigning
The first is unemployment. 1t
has been estimated at 275,000
during September. Much Of it
has been due TO layoffs in the
automotive industry. Now that
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the new models for the 1857 cars
are made and in production, it
is expected that employment will
gain. However, a taxi driver told
me he had been laid off since
last April-"the longest time in
10 years. employment" with his
company" he said.
Gov. Williams is making the
most of this issue. He tried to
have unemployment benefits in
creased and extended for q
longer period-but a Republican
Legislature baked, on the ground
that Gov. Williams was just play
ing politics, and that there was
no real emergency. My taxi
driver admitted that it had been
possible for some Of those laid
of by the auto plants to get
other jobs such as his taxi driv-
ing.
Mayor Cobo pressed at one
point for a temporary extension
of unemployment BENEFITS, but
he could get no action from the
Legislature, either.
Highways an Issue
Michigan needs highway de-
velopment. and Mr.. Cobo
charges that Gov. Williams has
hampered all efforts to bring
about a modern highway system.
and that he has resisted efforts
to make funds available for addi-
tional roads. Gov. williams
denies this.
Mr.. Cobo is a product Of De-
troit. where he was born 81 years
ago. He has risen from Office
boy In a plant near his old home
to become the city's chief execu-
tive. On the way, he became a
candy and ice cream manufac-
turer. and he came to the city
government in 1893 from the
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
The city's fiscal affairs were
in a chaotic condition as a re-
suit of the depression. His i'm
mediate task was to handle the
city $40 million in script. He
succeeded. He had been Dor
rowed" from the Burroughs firm
for six months. but was per-
suaded to remain as special
advisor to the Mayor. He be-
came city treasurer in 1885.
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Fire Kills Widow, 81

BOONSBORO. Md, Oct. 2 up,
Mrs. Sadie Ellen Itnyre, 81
year-old widow who lived alone,
burned to death yesterday from
an unexplained fire in an up
holstered chair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-02

markable degree =
that Christ Jesus
method of healing by
prayer is practical to-
day.
Science and
Health with Key to
the Scriptures by
Mary Baker Eddy, the
Christian Science text
book, is showing them
how to solve the prob
lens of daily life, heal
ing fear. sickness, and
lack. In gratitude they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-02
How to have
Answered prayer

Christian Scientists have found how to have
answers to their prayers, and are putting their
understanding to the test in all manner Of
human need. They are proving-many to re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-05

my pas sister in Turkey-you know, my fez-aunt -
finally mailed me that hundred bucks she owed me-
'WalIaby son of gun!' chorIed Mrs. Conley "ocs-
lot Of doe. How's for Sibbon some TO baby?"
Il let my secretary burro it," admitted Mr.. Conley
THAT perocSide eheetahl Eve did this on poTpolSe"
Shred his outraged wife. At tense moments like this she
frequently apSed into French patois she had picked in
Lyons. Il moose keel her day" she snared. mo
wonder oaeTS weasel at her from street cOrnerS Her
dress, Get always too low ~ bra show!"
'0strleh the facts" suggested Coney YEARLY, land
possum of those gnu spareribS you've been cooking.
declare that recipe ought to be trpestared in the next
bulletin of Miss Duncan Hysna'sP'
Completely notified Mrs. Conley beamed, Have
another platter pussI But bear in mind that Duncan
not miss. He's mon. gooser' CURTAIN
And it's stories like this Mr. Fraser, that lead to dras
tic editorial shake-ups BI,soni
In SnoquaImie, WASH, Charlotte Paul told me about
a farmer who riding his mule through neighbours
orchard From the mules back he reached up pluck
apple. but just then the mule bolted from under him.
leaving him hanging from a branch overhead
ConSarn cried the of the orchard who would
happen along at that precise moment Whatcha doin up
there in my ree?" "NOthng ALL" the quickthinkine
trespasser assured him. 81 just fell OF my mule!
The last straw. While we're on the subject Of animals
there's Jim GARDENERS story of who trying
get the manager Of night club book him and his
monkey. This noble little beast he declared can talk
dance. sing = why he's positively human
IF he's SO human" demanded the manager, why do
you have him on leash?" The actor explained, 'He
me five dollars BENNETT CERT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-05
Punnine Wild

! was dining the other evening at the
home of Mr.. Maddo Fraser, VIP OF
the San Fernando Valley, when, without
warning, he whipped out papyrus con-
tanning the following animal story and
demanded that | print it. What could
| do? Mr.. Fraser was the host. was
merely aghaSt.
"Deer girl chortled owl man Conley,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30
Bridge Fiosco

The best that can be said about the
latest Constitution Avenue Bridge f1asco
is that this much-needed Potomac cross
ing has had tougher controversies to work
its way out of before
The problem last week, in fact,
seemed relatively simple: Should or
shouldn't the proposed bridge contain
draw span? But it is from such simple be-
ginningS that Capital Hill controversy can
grow best. Influential House members,
led by Representative Smith, of Virginia,
insisted that the new bridge open up for
river traffic, just like old-faShioned ones.
Senators, conteSting the need and added
cost, wouldn't hear of it. So a carefully
worked out House and Senate agreement
on a new and superior route for the
bridge, across Roosevelt Memorial Island,
went by the boards
The House position, on the face of it,
seemed to us indefenSible. The real ex-
pertS in this matter are the Army Engi-
neerS. AS guardians of the inland water
ways, their first duty is to protect river
traffic and stimulate harbor growth. After
a full hearing, however, the Engineers
ruled that 1) the only benefit of draw
span would be to prevent operating cost
increases for two Georgetown river users,
the Smoot Sand and Gravel Co. and the
American Oil Co., and that (2) their
limited river use could not justify the
draw spans added cost and disruptive
effects on bridge auto traffic. Likewise,
the Engineers rejected Mr. Smiths point
that the Georgetown Harbor might one
day blossom into wider use.
Congress failure to act, meanwhile,
leaves the District with two obvious alter
natives The first is to wait until January,
and try to straighten out the draw span
issue in Congress. The other is to press
for immediate construction of the bridge
in a location Congress authorized two
years ago-without reference to a draw
span - between Roosevelt Island and
Arlington Memorial Bridge To do this,
In our opinion, would be grievouS mis-
take. There Is general agreement on the
upstream location of a bridge passing
over the island and that location should
be retained, although the delay in start
ing construction will add to the incon-
venience of Representative Smiths con-
stituentS who work in Washington.
District Engineer Commissioner Lane
was right to defer snap judgment about
the next step. He said he wants to
discuss both possibilities noted above
with the White House, and also to
examine any other possibilities. He
should do so without delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30
Ukose for Warsaw

Ever since Nikita KhruShchev's at
tack on Stain, Poland has been outStand-
ing among the captive lands for the
emergence of individuals and groups dar-
ing enough to speak out openly against
their puppet tyranny. Antedating the
recent uprising in Poznan, this trend
toward independent f-expresSion-in-
Guiding demands for economic better
ment, more characterization" and an
end to Soviet domination-has been
especially striking because of its appear
ance, in mounting volume, In numerous
publications subject to WarSaws tight
Communist control But now the Kremlin
apparently has decided that things have
gone far enough and that the time has
come to choke off all such impertinent
efforts to inhale and exhale even little
breath Of freedom behind the Iron Cur
tain.
At any rate, as far as Polish journal
, Ism is concerned, a breakdown seems
imminent. This has been plainly indi-
Gated by no less a parsonage than Soviet
Premier Bulganin himself. In effect, as
result of his recent Warsaw visit
presumably made in connection with the
Poznan trouble and the general unrest
elsewhere in the countryside Red stooge
regime now has strict orders to put
stringent curbS on the press. Judging
from Bulganins own words, the orders
mean that the Kremlin cannot permit"
PolandS publications ito break up the
solidarity of the peace camp" by report
ing anti-Communist facts or voicing
anti Communist opinions under the pre-
text of respecting national peculiarities
and extending democracy" Instead, &C
cording to the new ukaSe these publica-
lions must be forbidden to do anything
but propagandize for "Marxism-L enin-
ism" and strive to regiment mass think
ing along that line.
Could there be a better illustration
of how Soviet colonialiSm-a peculiarly
pernicious brand of colonialism-still
dominates the satellite countries? And
could there be clearer proof of the hol-
lownesS and hypocrisy of the Kremlin'S
preachments extolling the virtues of free
dom and democracy and blandly ascrib-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30
Crossing to Nowhere

NebraSkanS have certain right to be
annoyed by the old counsel against cross
ing bridges before one comes to them.
For lot of "cornhusker" investors are
holding the bag today on two expensive
bridges that nobody seems to want to
cross at all. One was stranded when the
Missouri River decided to change its
course, and even the Army engineers
success in diverting some of the water
back where it belonged has left the span
mostly over dry land The other is ap-
preached only by rural gravel road and
leads even more uninvitingly to a corn
field just across the Iowa border Perhaps
somebody in Nebraska should have re-
membered Henry Thoreau's observation
that youth gets together his materials
to build bridge to the moon #. the
middle-aged man concludes to build a
woodshed with them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30
Monsters of the Road

I have just returned from an
extensive automobile trip COW
ering in excess of 5000 miles.
The outstanding impression !
will never forget was the total
disregard of speed regulations
by buses and trucks and trailer
trucks. I try to keep right
at the speed limit when
weather and other road con-
ditions permit. Time and
time again I had trucks and
buses pass me when was
going the passenger-car limit.
Many times when raining
they have passed me, splashing
water and mud on my wind
shield. They are a definite
menace on the highway with
their uncontrolled speed.
Why can't we insist that the
police be more alert and rigid
in the enforcement Of the law?
Milton X. Meyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30
Nosser and the KremLin

One of the big 'ifS" in the Suez crisis
involves the Kremlin'S intentions regard
ing Egypt's proposed high dam at ASwan.
In withdrawing their offers to support
the project, Britain and the United States
have had reason to suspect that Russia
is not in particularly good economic po-
Sition to make lavish commitments to
President NasSer. In fact, despite the
latter'S suggestions to the contrary,
Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov is still
on record as indicating that Moscow,
although ready to assist the Egyptians
in other respects, is not giving thought
at present to financing the dana huge
undertaking that would cost at least $1.3
billion to build over the next IL to IS
years.
Moreover, as if to confirm and rein
force Mr. Shepilov's statement, Moscow's
controlled newspapers, in their weekend
reports on the seizure of the Suez Canal,
have deleted from Colonel NaSser'S latest
anti-WeStern TRADE an implication that
he has received firm Russian assurances
of such aid Quite obviously, if this means
that the Kremlin is not going to help him
out on the matter, he will be desperately
hard put to make his ASwan dream come
true. And by the same token, although
cheering him wildly right now, his coun-
trymen will then have good cause to
think some sober second thoughts and
wonder about the wisdom of his having
dashed out with shockingly violent
tongue against France, Britain and the
United States
P,,f
not to jump to wiShful conclusions in
the present tangled and tense situation.
After all, the Shepilov statement re-
mains ambiguous enough not to rule out
the possibility that the Kremlin may yet
make some spectacular offer of ASwan
aid. Also worth noting is the fact that
Soviet propagandiStS have hailed with
delight the Egyptian seizure and "na-
tionalization" of the Suez Canal. Ac-
cordingly, it would be premature and
unrealistic to assume at this point that
Colonel NaSSer, when he visits Moscow a
couple of weeks from now, will not find
RuSSiaS collective leaders" intensely
eager to help him in every way possible
every way calculated to increase the
Middle EaSt's vulnerability to Communist
penetration.
In any event, regardless of what the
Kremlin may or may not do to support
him, there can be no doubt that Egypt'S
dictatorial President has created a poi
Sonous and potentially very dangerous
situation with his seizure move. At best,
as Secretary of State Dulles has just said,
the action constitutes ga grievous blow at
international confidence" And at worst,
it could have explosive effects on the I'M
easy peace that exists in that part of
the world. In the circumstances, nothing
could be more important than the cur
rent effort to formulate-calmly, care
fully, without angry impetuousneSs-a
joint Anglo French-American policy far
sighted and effective enough to safeguard
the vital interests of the West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30
Virginia Doghouse

Most of northern Virginia'S delegates
to the State Democratic convention
wound up in the doghouSe when they got
to Richmond last week.
This, of course, is not surprising. The
convention was In mood to take strong
stand, verbally at least, against any inte-
grafton in VirginiaS schools. And when
a resolution stating this policy in general
terms came before the convention, the
only adverse votes were cast by the Fair
fax, Alexandria and Falls Church delega-
lions. They were booed and hooted for
their pains.
There is one aspect of the Richmond
session, however, which should not be
overlooked. Governor Stanley has advo-
Gated withholding State funds from any
locality which integrates it's schools, and
resolution indorSing this proposal in
strong terms was put before the Resolu-
tions Committee, meeting in executive
session. But no such resolution was sub
mitted to the convention.
The reason, it seems to us, is fairly
obvious. The Withholding of State funds
would hit and hit hard-not only in
northern Virginia but in many other Sec
tionS of the State as we'll. And while the
representatives of those other sections
may give lip service to no-integration
stand, it is most unlikely that they would
vote for resolution which could have
the effect of advocating that funds be
withheld from their own localities. So
our guess is that Governor Stanley didn't
have or was afraid he didn't have the
votes to put the resolution across, and
therefore had it bottled up in the Resolu-
tons Committee. If this inference is
correct, the failure to vote on the resolu-
ton was probably the most significant
development in the convention. For it
indicates that some second thoughts will
have to be INDUCED in before this punitive
and harmful proposal can be brought
forward for any formal action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
About Some Strange Birds and Beasts
By THOMAS r. HENRY

There is an animal that
can pull its head almost COM
pletely inside its neck.
This is the Ross seal, rarest
Of all the seal family in the
Antarctic. One, collected by
the Nays polar expedition
last winer, has just been added
to the mammal collections of
the Smithsonian Institution.
The animal is about eight
feet long. 1t is a dweller ex-
clusively on the drifting ice
pack of the Ross Sea. So far
as known, it never comes on
land or on the ice shelf. APP
parently it feeds almost ex-
clusively on cuttlefish and
squid which are abundant in
Antarctic waters. The nature
of its teeth preclude the like
Iihood that it is a fish eater.
Compared With Ostrich
The creature is blackish-
green on the underside and
blackish brown on top, the fur
often being marked with pale
streaks along the sides. On
the drifting pack it has fear
some enthusiastically the
killer whale and the writhing.
Snake-like sea leopard, most
savage of the seal family. This
may account for the relative
scarcity.
The outstanding popularity
of the creature, probably
unique among mammals, is
the thick, bloated neck into
which the head can be with
drawn. This may be pro-
tective development, although
it hardly could serve the crea-,
ture against its principal
enemies. On the other hand,
withdrawal of the head may
he similar to the supposed
habit of ostriches who hide
their heads in the sand.
X 4 4 X
Birds that hold fencing
tournaments are the big-billed
toucans of Barro Colorado
Island, the Smithsonian InSti-
tution's tropical wildlife pre-
serve in Gatun Lake, Canal
Zone.
They fence with their for
midable beaks but seem care
full not to hurt one another.
One scientist who studied the
Barro Colorado bird life de-
scribed the birds:
Il saw IA toucans scattered
about in a big leafless tree in
the center of the jungle. Two
appeared to be fencing. They
stood in one spot and fenced
with their bills for a half
minute or so, rested, and were
at it again. Presently they
flew of into the forest and
then I noticed two others that
now had begun to fence. Then
one of these flew away and the
remaining one picked a new
opponent and fell to fencing
again. They did not move
about much while fencing,
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Pushes Pedal Project

I wish to add the voice Of
our family in assent to the
suggestion by Mai. Edward
Fisher that there be bicycle
paths in Rock Creek Park or
some other suitable place in
the District.
With the heavy increase in
motor trafflc in streets and
roads adjacent to the city,
We no longer think it is safe
for children to ride bikes ex-
cept on bicycle paths.
Jack Jonas in his Rambler"
column states that the Hams
Point bicycle business folded
a couple Of years ago." Actu-
ally 1t closed business just this
past fall. 1t was our under
standing from talking to at
tendants that the Youth Hos
tells would have continued to
operate 1t, but that continual
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Why do we read Shake
speare?
To be entertained, in the
first place; and to be in
structed, if we may, in the
second.
No matter the age, we can
always be entertained by these
swaShbuckling tales, coming
down to us from a rougher
period, when the male teen
ayers of London delighted in
rolling old ladies in barrels
down Ludgate hill. Young age
always has its problems.
But it takes some maturity,
not the spurious sort written
and talked about so much, but
the real thing, based on time
and contemplation, a heady
combination, to really under
stand him.
x $3.50
The honest reader of these
great plays may believe, with
our correspondent, that per-
haps it doesn't make too much
difference who wrote them.
The plays the thing, and
the actors come forth to strut
their little time, before the
wave of the future sideswipes
them into eternity.
We are all such things as
dreams are made of; that is
one of the reasons we so like
to dream in plays, essays.
novels and every other form of
writing.
You hear people say that
nobody has time to read any
more, but the lists of books
and their sales do not bear
them out.
Someone must read, but it is
a silent, almost secretive, en-
tertainment. and is not done
beneath the big lights. to the
roar of a crowd.
Read any Shakespeare play.
and you'll know who wrote it.