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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
Mamma No Names

Harry Truman'S speech in connec-
ton with the presentation of the Four
Freedoms Foundation award to Averell
Hartman stopped short of indorSing the
New York Governor for the Democratic
presidential nomination. But nothing
said by Mr.. Truman will discourage the
rather widely held notion that he leans
in the Governors direction.
The former President went all out
in praiSing Mr.. Hartman as one of the
wiser men of this day and age. The Rus
slams, he said, were never able to pull the
wool over Mr.. Harriman'S eyes, "He was
not taken in," declared Mr.. Truman, "aS
so many other political leaders were at
that time (1945) by Russian avowals of
peaceful intent. He is not taken in today,
as so many of our leaders seem to be, by
the smile on the face of the Kremlin."
Mr.. Truman named no names SO
we are left to guess the identities of the
political leaders who were taken in in
1945. Presumably, Mr.. Truman was one
of them. At any rate, he was President
at the time, he was the architect of the
drastic cutbackS in the defense budget,
and it was he who said in an expansive
moment: II like old joe" Presumably
also, it is the Republican leadership
which, as Mr.. Truman sees it, seems to
be falling today for the Kremlin smile.
We do not know which Republican lead
ers Mr.. Truman had in mind. President
Eisenhower is constantly cautioning the
country against being taken in, and Sec
rotary Dulles, more often than not, is
denounced for talking about such things
as massive retaliation-hardly the kind
of language that would be used by one
who is under the Kremlin'S smiling spell.
This, however, is one of the nice
things about making a political speech.
The speaker is not obliged to name names
except, as in this case, when he wants to
praise someone. So it is just as well,
perhaps, to concentrate on the nice things
Mr.. Truman said about Mr.. Hartman
such things as this: 1--WE miss his wisdom
and energy and sure touch in our foreign
policy today" We dare say that
this and similar remarks, if passed over
by the general public, are being read
rather closely by Messrs. Stevenson and
Kefauver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
Avoid the Risks

Objections raised by the Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association to re-
ported plans of the Defense Department
for huge air show over downtown
Washington on Armed Forces Day are
based on safety considerations that have
substance. While the department is not
yet ready to announce detailed plans
for the airpower demonstration, the pri-
vate pilots organization asserts that the
program includes flights over the city
of more than 200 jet bombers and fight
ers. This would be an impressive spec
tacle, of course-and a timely one, in
view of the debate over relative strength
of American and Russian air forces.
However, the pilots and owners of
private aircraft point out that to send
such fast-fying military planes over the
city at low attitudes would subject
Washington TO an "unwarranted hazard"
in addition to disrupting civil aviation.
1t is recalled that plans for a similar
aerial exhibition during the Inauguration
Of President Eisenhower were dropped
by the Air Force as safety precaution.
Previous air demonstrations have been
held at Andrews Air Force Base, which
is more appropriate location for such
shows than the heart of a large city.
The base is easily reached by car over
the Suitland parkway. We think the
Nations growing air strength can be
demonstrated just as we'll at the nearby
base as over the Capitol and the White
House,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11

BALBOA, Canal zone (by
Mail) The forest of the "pur-
pie men" now is being explored
for the first time. on the
ground.
1t is the dense jungle coun-
try about so miles east of the
Panama Canal towards the
border of Colombia where
engineers Of the Inter-Ameri-
can Geodetic Survey recently
made their most notable geo.
graphic discovery-a mountain
range 125 miles long with peaks
more than a mile high which
hitherto had not appeared on
any map. It is hardly possible,
however, that it had not been
seen by somebody, since it is so
close to country inhabited by
white men for more than 400
years.
Actually, though, few have
been in this weird land Of the
Chicoa Indians, still among the
most hostile of New World
aborigines, who paint their
nearly naked bodies purple.
red and yellow with dyes OBJ
tanned from tree bark. Pur-
pie is a predominant color.
Resent Intruders
First, according TO one of the
few Americans who have been
in their country. they cover the
whole body above the hips with
a dark, nearly black dye. Upon
this black background the
other designs, which suppos-
eddy have some magic signifi-
canoe, are painted in various
colorS.
These Chicoas are short, very
dark people. They go armed
with spears. If they know the
use of bows and arrows the
use has not been observed.
They never have accepted
the rule of the white men and
have been intolerant of in
truders. quite the opposite of
the peaceful Cunas who are
their near neighbors. They
have been secure in their dense
jungle, described as about the
most difficult territory, aside
from the adjoining Choco
which lies across the Colon
bian border, which Geodetic
Survey engineers have en-
countered. Like the Choco,
this country represents one of
the missing links of the pro-
posed Pan-American highway.
1t also eventually may be in
cluded in air routes. In fact,
pilots of subsidiary lines of
Pan American Always have
been aware of the uncharted
mountain range before and
there have been airline warn
ings. 1t probably is the most
significant still-unknown range
outside the yet UNEMPLOYED
Antarctic.
The Chicoa region starts a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
City Going to Seed?

I see by The Star that the
Greater National Capital Com
mittee wishes to promote this
city as an outstanding tourist
attraction. A very commend
able idea. But then, Washing
ton should be really outstand-
ing in every way and, last but
not least, it's public parks and
squares should get much
needed attention.
Recently I walked through
Lafayette square. The grass
there is a disgrace. Full of
weeds, it has not seen a lawn
mower for a long time. The
same is true of the Dupont
circle and Farragut square
lawns. I have not seen others
recently but if not even the
park facing the White House is
kept in order, what could one
expect? There were about 80
sightseeing buses lined up on
Pennsylvania avenue in front
of the White House. What kind
of an impression will the tour
list take home with him of the
Capital? And to make matters
worse the White House lawn
is not in first class condition
either.
The members of the above
committee ought to take a
stroll through the parks and
see for themselves. Maybe
something will be done then.
The streets are not so clean
as they should be, either, but
then the public is to be blamed,
too, for most people do not use
the waste containers but throw
candy paper. cigarette ends and
the like on the pavement.
1t is only Nature that beauti-
fles the city with its flowers,
shrubs and trees but that is
not enough. Lack of care is
evident in most places. Both
the maintenance services and
the public have to do their
part, if we want to be proud of
our otherwise beautiful Capt.
tai.
Mrs. A. H. PrenOSzil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
Fights Closed Shop

Most of the country's news
papers denounced editorially
the thug who threw acid into
the face and eyes of Victor
Riesel, labor writer. Unfor-
tunately not many of the pa
pers denounced the practice,
which is a strong contributing
factor to the domination of
unions by gangsters and I'M
ScrupulouS labor leaders.
I refer to the union shop
contract, contract under
which a worker has to join a
union within a specified time
after he is hired if he wants
to hold his job. Or to state
it another way. he is forced to
join a union as a price of en-
ployment.
Many newspapers have been
very vigilant in cases involving
civil rights and have gone to
the defense of persons accused
of subversion and communism.
This vigilance is highly COM
mendable, but a worker has
civil rights, too. One of these,
it seems to me. is the right to
join a union if he chooses, or
not to join union. My right
to join a union if / want to
is protected by law. Then
shouldn't my right not to join
a union be similarly protected?
And should not the newspa-
pers assail compulsory union
ism just as vigorously as they
assail abuses Of civil rights in
other fields, and abuses of free
dom Of the press?
1 am not speaking as an
employer. or a representative
of employers. I am a railroad
clerk and have been a union
man almost all my working
life. I believe in unions. but
I objected when the union shop
issue arose on my railroad back
in 1851.
/ was a union member at
the time. but I baked at forced
membership. Consequently !
was expelled from my union.
Since that time I have spent
a lot Of my own time and
money in fighting compulsion
and expect to continue to do
so as long as I am able.
The union shop is a device
made to order for gangsters
who control unions. The
workers are helpless; If they
want to work they must pay
dues and take the orders of
their union leaders.
A union that is run right
does not have to use compul-
sion to hold its members. They
will belong to it and support
it Of their own free will and
accord.
w. T. Harrison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11

@. How far can a person
fall. and live?-P. j. F.
A. We don't know. To a
large extent this would depend
on what the person landed on.
and whether the fall was
broken at any time. The most
spectacular fall of which we
know was one which happened
in Austin. Tex. over rs years
ago-when an 11-year-old boy
fell $50 feet from the top Of a
light tower. Not a bone was
broken, but he suffered a
severe brain conclusion and
many bruises. He recovered
completely. and has lived a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11

in by moat and raised bridge, .
but they had to go out to see
anything at all.
Today we do it better.
The outdoors comes in, even
through the smallest type of
old-fashioned window, and
brings with it some part of the
best of the outside, giving the
watcher a sense of reality not
to be found in a closed up
place.
One may question, we hope,
the advisability of these mod
ern buildings with no windows
at all.
Somehow they take us back
to the days of the past that
mankind should be happy to
forget. They were brave old
days, maybe, but the closed up
building is too reminiscent Of
the cave for comfort.
Y x
The mind has its activities
no less than the muscles.
There are happy minds, in
different minds and sad minds.
We all partake of one or the
other, from time to time, and
the progression in and out Of
moods makes life as we know
it. The point is that we can
progress.
The mind that has deter
mined, in advance, to see, uses
its eyes with especial vigilance.
and is able to make more out
OF what the eyes take in.
This is a good part of the
real education every man gives
himself.
In this happy work, never
ending. but always fulfilled,
the eyes see of themselves, but
better if mind-directed.
Therefore, he who has many
interests has a better chance
of seeing more and enjoying it.
because his mind tells him
how.
This is the real reason why
one man stands behind a win
dow and sees nothing, while
another is excited and happy
with a new bird, new to him
because his education is still
going on.
Children-and many of their
elders-can be helped in this
education If they are brought
to realize that it must come
from themselves, in the first
place, and be carried on in
depth, a modern phrase, only
by themselves.
A wide window, or a tall
window, a picture window or
just one of the old-fashioned
sort
Remember. it is more than a
window.
1t is part Of your mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
WSTAS IN SCIENCE

By THOMAS R. HENRI

few miles east Of the small city
of Chepo. the end of anything
approaching a passable road in
the dry season. A mapping
expedition of the Panama gov
eminent. eight men with one
Colombian observer, now is
accommodating the region fol-
lowing the preliminary work
of the Geodetic Survey. Fol-
lowing this expedition a larger
group Of IS will be sent into
the region to make a ground
map and, so far as possible.
placate the loin clothed -
otherwise naked-Chicoas.
The Geodetic Survey, with
whom the Panama government
co-operates. thus far has &C.
complished only the first part
of its mission in this area
establishing elevations, varia-
tons of gravity and anom-
allies of magnetism which will
help in determining the true
shape of the earth. Most at
tempts to map by air photog-
raphy have failed because
large parts of the region nearly
always are cloud-covered.
The land of the purple men
follows in general the route
of the twisting Bayo River
which, by the use of dugout
canoes, furnishes about the
only means of entry. Entry
by land would be quite inn
practical at present. The jungle
is so thick that parties could
advance only a few miles a day.
even if the natives were
friendly.
Range Still Unnamed
The mountain range remains
unnamed. While it constitutes
the single most striking geo.
graphical discovery of the
engineers, according to Col.
Robert r. Robertson. director
of the organization with head
quarters at Fort Clayton in the
Canal Zone. mountain peaks
have been found as much as
5000 feet higher than sup
posed. The true attitudes are
being published as rapidly as
possible. for the false ones con-
stitute constant peril to air.
planes. AS a pilot of one of the
subsidiary companies of Pan
American Always reported a
few weeks ago. he was flying
at 1000 feet when a peak
$1,000 feet high suddenly
doomed in front of him through
a rift in the clouds. There was
no indication of such a peak
on his maps.
1t is for this reason that
passenger and air freight
routes, essential for the devel-
opment of an otherwise trans
portationless country, have
been somewhat restricted and
there has been no flying except
over well-explored country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
Hospital Controversy


Recent newspaper reports
concerning the District Gen.
eral Hospital are disturbing
and call for immediate correc-
ton of conditions there. 1t is
ludlcrous that a comparatively
new Sc million hospital whose
visiting staff is limited to pro-
fessors and instructors of the
three local medical schools,
and whose resident staff is
composed of well-trained, pro-
f1cient doctors and nurses, can
be SC miSmanaged that such
reports can be true. The resi-
dent staff has publicized such
statements as these: "Sick pa
tientS wait in the admission
Office for as long as eight hours
before the doctor can find time
to interview them. Death has
occurred during this waiting
period. The nurse load is so
heavy that patients develop
bed sores which greatly in
crease their stay in the hos
pital, and that some patients
are not nourlshed properly be-
cause it is physically impos-
sible to feed them on account
of the nursing shortage. The
X-ray department cannot be
used at night because there is
no one to man it at that time.
The needed drugs are not suf-
f1cient for treatment and
samples from drug firms have
to be prescribed instead. APP
paratus for physical care of
the patients is absent and
must be manufactured from
coat hangers and junk"
Why must it be necessary
that the resident staff COM
plain publicly about these
deficiencies? Where is the hos
pital superintendent. the di-
rector of health under whose
direction the hospital func-
donates, the visiting staff and
the Commissioners in charge
Of the city hospitals? They
should know that these condi-
tons exist-moSt of all the
. visiting staff. Why do they
allow these conditions to exist?
The situation calls for the
immediate appointment of an
unbiased committee to make a
thorough investigation and
report their recommendations
to the Board of Commissioners
within 80 days. The commit
tee of five should be selected
from the District Of Columbia
Medical Society and the District
of Columbia Bar Association.
1t should be permanent and
have jurisdiction over all hos
pitfalls which receive subsidy
from the District Of Columbia.
1t should be known as the
Committee on Hospitals"
and should be endowed with
proper authority to require
hospitals to obey it, and it
should appear before Congress
to obtain sufficient funds for
decent care Of the poor.
The properly nourished and
cared for patients stay in the
hospital is usually short. Where
the opposite is true the hos
pitalization is unusually long
The cost of maintaining a
patient is not far from $40
per day, which is, Of course.
charged to the taxpayer. The
cost OF this unnecessary pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11

normal and active life. This
fall was inside the tower. and
was broken by the boys body
bouncing" from one side Of
the tower to another. He
landed on the catwalk. rather
than on the pavement-an-
other factor in saving his life.
@. What is the word which
means a person has been mar
ried twice, legally?-H. T. s.
A. "Digamous" means twice.
married, legally. "Digamy" is
the act, or state, Of being twice
married legally. "Deuterog-
amy" is marriage after the
death of the first spouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Looking through a window
isn't the simple act it seems at
first sight.
1t is exactly here that the
picture window comes in.
Rosemarie of Round Hill
writes of all the birds she sees.
and. reading, we think maybe
there is something to the new
windows, after all. 1t all de-
ponds on where you are.
They are notifications Of
the old bay window. and the
groups of three, four, and
sometimes five OF six smaller
windows.
The term picture window"
is exact. Such looking spaces
do. indeed. make a sort of pic
ture from the inside.
What they make from out
side often seems too intimate,
especially to old fashioned
lockers.
Coming home in the evening,
past all the picture windows.
the gazer sees families as they
should be seen, and some as
they shouldn't.
Looking is in the minds eye,
first.
One has to know what to
look for, and have the firm
desire to look, in the second
place.
Even a hole in the wall
would give one the oppor-
tunity, but the fancy large
window undoubtedly affords
more scope, as it were.
Scope is the thing.
One of the plain drawbacks
of the narrow lot, say so feet
or less, is the limitation of
the sidelines,
The proper yard would be
at least 200 feet wide, wider
if possible, in order to allow
the human eyes to spread out.
The mind makes a close
connection with the eye. One
part is actually a prolonga-
ton of the brain.
Closer than that. even, is
the mental connection.
What one sees. i'll the main,
is what one wants to see.
There lies the plain beauty
of our windows. In medieval
days people must have lived
very limited intellectual lives.
if for no other reason than
that they could not see much
when they looked out.
All those port holes and
slots for arrows and the like
make pretty pictures. when an
artist puts them down on pa
per or board. but actually they
added to the paucity of the
lives of their inmates.
Not only we're they hedged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
Disagreement

An interview in The Sum
day Stars Magazine by Joyce
Field leaves the reader with
the impression that art print
ing from zinc plates was in
vented and perfected by the
subject of the interview, and
only recently.
May I correct this impress
sion by stating from personal
experience, that the drawing
on and printing from zinc
plates has been a common
practice for over 80 years?
Furthermore. artists recog-
nize that though the zinc
plate is in many respects ade-
quate as an art medium, the
photographic stone is an in
strument of vastly greater
latitude for the artist who de-
mands it. Of course it all de-
ponds upon ones standards.
E. v. RObey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
United Charity

A great many charitable
organizations depend on
house-to-house solicitations
for their funds. What is the
public's attitude toward this
activity? The charities which
are largely national groups are
a service to the community
and are generally recognized
as good. But there are so
many and our doorbells are
rung so often that we tend to
breathe a sigh of relief when
one group doesn't make it to
our house.
The public believes it is the
charity's responsibility to get
the collectors out, and if they
don't succeed the public is free
not to give. But where can a
charity find collectors? A few
community-minded citizens
are imposed on time and time
again and what thanks do
they get? Their neighbors
dread seeing them approach.
What is the solution? A
well-run United Fund" or a
much expanded Community
Chest" which would include
all worthy charitable organi-
cations is the obvious solution.
Until Washington has such an
organization individual house.
holders should recognize the
fact that there are not enough
collectors" to canvas every
house for every worthy organ
ization, and that if they feel
any community responsibility
they should send contributions
to the Offices of the charities
when they see campaign
posters or newspaper articles.
This month United Cerebral
Palsy is having a campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
Buttercup Time

Each ldcquered buttercup
Each daisy Oolden-coined
Lifts its foDer up
ToDdrd the sun, purloined
From this glad sky-blue day.
An early honey-bee
Wings its casual iUdy
Buzzing jauntily.
From a petdled Dough close-by
A mockingbrd's loue song,
Crystdl-cledr and hiohi
Beduty-the whole day long.
Helen BoyIey Davis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDrtters' correct
names and addresses. Al
letters are subject to conden-
s1tion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
Please tncoe
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She Gives and
Hopes to Receive
Ms. E. E. B., TakOmu

Ms. E. E. B.. TakomG Park
Do any r. C. H. readers
know where one can purchase
garbage can lids only? l have
q special reason for wanting a
very large one and have tried
at the large S. and r. store.
They sell the can and lid but
not the lid alone.
In exchange for the above
information may submit this
wonderful spice cake recipe
with baked-on icing. 1t is from
the old Williamsburg receipt
book and is so good.
Cream 1 cup of brown sugar
and / stick of butter very well.
Add 2 egg yolks and beat well.
Sift Ia cup of flour and u
teaspoon each of cloves, Gin
namon and nutmeg. also u
teaspoon of baking powder.
Add alternately Y cup sour
milk with the above dry in
gradients Put batter in 8-inch
square creased pan and spread
the following meringue on top.
Beat 2 egg whites stiff and add
] cup of brown sugar and "a
cup Of coarsely broken nuts.
Bake 40 or As minutes at $50
degrees.
Would it not be wonderful
to have a half-hour cooking
program on TV from WASH
ington. Baltimore stations
have such interesting half
hour spots and l am sure we
housewives would welcome the
same here. How about it,
ladies?