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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21

rightness OF the English
clergyman-economist, Thomas
Nautilus, whose philosophy.
discredited and ridiculed for
$50 years, now is being hailed
widely as a high order
prophecy.
1.-THE older I grow" DR.. Bear
said, "the more I appreciate
children. But there's q limit
to our capacity to enjoy the
grown-ups into which they de-
velop. Nautilus may return
to plague us, synthetic chloro-
phyll urged on by atomic
energy Notwithstanding"
4 y
An off-color sugar, deoxy-
guanosine, seems to distin-
guish cancer tissue Of muscle,
lung, kidney, liver and spleen
from normal tissue.
This was reported to the
society by DR.. Florence E. Sci
bert and her co-workers Of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Thus malignant cells cam
not be considered just normal
cells which have got out Of
control.
Heavier in Cancer Cells
The deoxyguanosine, DR.. Sell
bert said, is a breakdown Of
nucleic acids which make up
the nuclei of cells. First, she
determined, these nucleic acids
in cancer cells are heavier, per
unit. than those in normal
tissue. Experiments with ultra
violet light absorption showed
that the substance responsible
for the difference in absorb
ton was a relatively small or
ganic molecule which could
be either the normal sugar
guanosine, or deoxyguanosine.
Further studies of the absorp-
ton curve. however, showed
that it could not be guanosine.
Previous studies Of tissue
differences between cancer and
muscle, she pointed out, have
shown differences in phos-
phorus, glucose, amino acid
and Tactic acid content. Simi-
lar differences, presumably,
can be traced through all the
tissues.
DR.. Seibert's experiments
were carried out with mouse
tissues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Down on the Farm

I heard something which
made me good and mad. A
newscaster reported President
Eisenhower interrupted his
Gettysburg stay to receive Sec
rotary of State Dulles and
Prime Minister Menzies, who
reported to him on the Suez
crisis"
It's tough to interrupt the
Presidents long, long vacation.
But in time of international
crisis. the place of the Presi-
dent of the United States is
not down on the farm.
Perhaps if the President had
been willing and/or able to de-
vote more time to international
affairs, we wouldn't have been
dragged to the brink of war
again.
H. b. Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Two Bars VS.. Five Stars

Compare the glorious rec
ord of our one and only, Ike,
in his battle with world COM
munism with the "puny" rec
ord of Harry S. Truman. Ike,
a flve-star general in World
War II, saved one-half of Ko-
rea, one-half of Wet Nam and
an island called Formosa.
Harry s. Truman saved all Of
Greece, all of Turkey and all
Of Italy from communism. AS
an independent voter, all I can
say is that all people who con-
slider the World War II gen.
erals accomplishment as be-
ing greater than the World
War I captains are sick in
mind.
Joseph Herman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21

read with CONSERVATION
approaching horror about the
demolition of historic Lloyd
House on North Washington
street in Alexandria.
Built in 1893, it stands
proudly as a beautiful example
of 18th-century architecture.
Shall we stand by and permit
the wrecking of this house with
its brilliant historical past, only
to have it superseded by a
dull and monotonous so-called
modern" building? To see
houses such as the Lloyd House
is one of the reasons we travel
to nearby Alexandria, which
seems such a part of Wash
ington. Both Alexandria and
Washington citizens should
arise to stop this sheer vandal-
ism.
Mabel Van Dyke Baer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Statistical

My first vote was cast for
Theodore Roosevelt, but every
vote I ever cast had what I
considered a sound reason for
such casting.
Over the past few weeks l
have listened while the story
OF a fair, high-grade campaign
was being waged. It has been
a story Of comparisons, with
the Democrats claiming much,
conceding a little, but marking
failure on the part Of Repub-
hcan policies generally.
I stress one point made by
all Democratic speakers that
is not borne out by the record
IA phrase Al Smith used re-
peatedly:
In 1888, a peacetime year,
Federal income was So billion,
81 million: our expenditures 81
Y
billion. 622 million. Our ma
tional debt was sos billion.
Including the last peacetime
year, namely 1889, a total of 7
years. we spent $21 billion 300
million more than we took in,
and increased our national
debt from $19.5 billion to SAB
billion. But the total of unem-
ployed was reduced only from
about Ills million to 9.5 million.
(The war brought the figure
down to approximately mil
lion IN 1945, but it bounced UP
again to 3.5 million by 1949--
at which time Ais million were
gainfully employed.3
The conclusion seems to be
inescapable. The free expendi-
lures helped only to elect. They
did not improve a situation
for which Mr.. Hoover was still
blamed. but for which he was
not responsible.
Going into debt to the tune
Of more than $21 billion during
z peacetime years, with all its
idealism, including what some
have termed boondoggling,
failed miserably to get us out
Of the depression. 1t was the
Second World War and moth
ing else that saved our necks.
r. E. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21

Maybe If we were savages still,
the distant sound Of drums
would have a meaning all their
own.
In civilization, as we call
what we have evolved, we in
stinctively turn to the voice
when we want to rejoice.
So, with the birds, their sing.
ing must be to our ears some-
thing both in and out Of this
world.
There is a strain of other
worldlineSs, true, just as with
the insects, but the birds, with
out exception, somehow man
age the human quality, as we
say, so much better
Even a crow, high toward the
clouds. sends down its barbaric
yawp in a pleasing manner.
The shrek of the blue jay
is not altogether shrill, but
mingles with 1t pride Of place
and station, and especially
pride of his children, we are
sure.
The croak of the frog Is
strange music. vet it. too. holds
something very human, does 1t
not?
Is it because water is water,
the world around, the univer-
sal medium from which all
life came?
Most water creatures make
little noise, though a few can
croak or pop or emit squeaks.
Old Buffo, the frog, stands
on his log, and salutes the
night with what we call
croaking. Actually it is music
Of his kind, rejoicing as surely
though more quantity than
the birds.
Back in springtime, the
merry, merry ringtime, the
Hyla, or pepper, sent forth his
magnif1ed call to the world.
and it, too, held sweetness in
its shrillness.
Wherefore music lovers will
be able to accept much Of
modern music, so called, be-
cause they realize that the
composers are trying as best
they can to emulate the sounds
OF the pure creatures.
Take the turtle dove, one Of
which at least is in every
suburban neighborhood.
Melancholy, some call his
soft rising COO. Actually, the
sound suggests home to many
listeners, because in their
childhood it was the first bird
music they learned to recog-
nize.
Those who missed the tinkle
OF the bell crickets this year
may look forward to it next
time.
In nature, there is always Q
next time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
lust for the Record

Your editorial of September
10, "Just for the Record"
gives President Eisenhower's
full reply" to a reporters
question concerning his atti-
tude towards the Supreme
Courts segregation decision.
Mr.. Eisenhower's main point
that "the Constitution is as
the Supreme Court interprets
it." land here there is no diff
ference of opinion with the
opposing Presidential candi-
date, Adlai Stevenson) should
receive more emphasis than
it has.
The role of the Supreme
Court is nowhere defined in
the written Constitution,
which only says: 1.-THE judi
cial power of the, United
States shall be vested in one
Supreme Court, and in such
inferior courts as the Con-
gress may from time to time
ordain and establish" But
this does not mean that we
have no record of the reason
ing of the trainers Of the Con-
stitution and the arguments
they used to persuade the peo-
pie to adopt it. Such a rec
ord is to be found in The Fed
eralist papers.
In the Federalist No. rs,
Alexander Hamilton wrote:
a.. "A constitution is. in fact,
and must be regarded by the
judges, as a fundamental law.
1t therefore belongs to them
to ascertain its meaning as
well as the meaning of any
particular act proceeding from
the legislative body. If there
should happen to be an ir-
reconcilable variance between
the two, that which has the
superior obligation and va
lidity ought, of course, to be
preferred; or, in other words,
the Constitution ought to be
preferred to the statute, the
intention Of the people to the
intention of their agents.
Nor does this conclusion by
any means suppose a superb
ority of the judicial to the
legislative power. It only sup
poses that the power of the
people is superior to both; and
that where the will Of the
legislature, declared in its
statutes, stands in opposition
to that Of the people, declared
in the Constitution, the judges
ought to be governed by the
latter rather than the former.
They ought to regulate their
decisions by the fundamental
laws. rather than by those
which are not fundamental"
In the dispute over racial
indignation, the authority Of
the Supreme Court is not really
at issue. No act Of Congress
has been declared unconstitu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
breeding Too Many Mouths to Feed?
BY THOMAS R. HENRY

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.
The constant alarm expressed
before scientific groups over
the earth's burgeoning popula-
ton was sounded here before
the American Chemical So
ciety, specialists in increasing
food production and producing
synthetic foods.
Population pressure, rather
than any foreseeable food
shortage, menaces America.
declared DR.. Firman E. Bear
Of Rutgers University, who ex-
pressed confidence that this
country can produce enough to
eat to feed a billion humans
well under present conditions.
But" he said, "How long
can we continue with the year.
ly addition of one $4,000 city
in every one Of the 48 States
without finding ourselves in
each others way?
zone billion acres of our
land always will have too
little water-even after milk
ing the clouds and extracting
extra supplies from the sea-
to support more than very
scant populations. Much of
the remaining 904 billion
acres, some of our most pro-
ductive land, is being lost to
cities. super-highways, fac
tories and reservoirs. The fu-
ture looks highly exciting, but
we'd better go slow about en-
couraging young folks to pro-
duce a lot more Of U.S."
Orient's Top Problem
Overpopulation, rather than
inadequate or inefficient agri-
culture, already is the primary
problem of the Orient. he said.
I'm every Oriental country
large acreages of land are be-
ing farmed with a high degree
Of efficiency, but the people of
India, China and Japan have
only a 2,000-calorie diet in
which only from 5 to 10 per
cent of the protein is of ami
NAL origin. In contrast, we
enjoy a 3,200-calorie diet with
nearly so per cent of our pro-
tein from animal sources"
A recent tour of the Orient,
DR.. Bear said, has convinced
him more than ever Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Country Born

Country born, he looked at
stars
Through the rough -heiCn pas
ture bars;
Heard the WhippoorwiH at
night
When there tDds no bird In
sight;
KnetD the rabbits secret lair
By the tracks that led straight
there;
Sdtp the teeter of the thrush
Which lines UeH Uhere matters
rush.
Country born and country tDise,
He let the stars shine through
his eyes.
Ruby ZasOrsn
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tional, nor is there any diff
ference with the executive
branch. The authority of the
United States. as set UP by
the Constitution. supplanting
the Articles Of Confederation,
under which each State re-
tanned "its sovereignty, free
dom and independence" is at
issue. Also at issue is whether
individual rights guaranteed
by the Constitution can be
negated where local govern
ments are unwilling to enforce
the law.
Sidney KOretz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Ears attuned to nature
caught the sharp musical
sound of the bell crickets in
the Shrubbery.
Delicate, yet piercing
Only nature. at her best, can
do this.
When human musicians try,
if they get it sharp. they
usually get it too sharp.
If an instrument played by
a human is piercing, it fairly
takes the top of the listeners
ears of.
Nature somehow does it bet
ter. With her the sharp may
still be sweet, the sweet still
hold something of the shrill.
The little crickets sounded
out their notes as part of a
strange music.
The 17-year locusts make
somewhat the same sounds,
but not as sweet.
Various other summer in
sects play on drums and viols
all their own.
The bell crickets, coming
late in August, seemed to
sound forth the end Of sum-
mer, the very last days.
The notes held a presage Of
GOODNESS. on the way, to take
over in its time.
X X 4 4
Natural music is this way.
1t seems to tell us who
listen something outside of
human experience. yet very
close to it, after all.
We cannot be both insect
and human, but at times we
can enter into the strange
world of these odd creatures.
and honestly believe that this,
too, is their world.
People, as we love to call
ourselves, find it pleasing to
believe that this best of all
possible worlds" is just our
world alone.
After all, it belongs to the
insects, the germs, the birds,
the four-legged animals, the
fishes in the sea.
1t is their world, too, and
we who so proudly hold mort
cages and deeds know in our
hearts we are only trustees
for a time.
Anyone who listens to an old
hooking bird on a moonlit
night knows surely that here
is a musician.
Birds have an advantage
over the insects, since the
sounds they make come from
the throat, not from leg
rubbed on abdomen, or other
odd method Of evoking sounds.
There is something about
singing. in other words, that is
closer to us than drumming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Winning Labor Support

Aolal stevenson, With the support OF
the AFL-CIO already in hand, has Just
won the unanimous Endorsement of the
United Steel Workers of America. From
vote-getting standpoint, this is i'm
portant to the Democratic nominee. But
we have some doubt that Mr.. Stevenson
is entirely happy about it.
The unanimous Endorsement of the
delegates to the steel workers convention
came after Mr.. Stevenson had sent them
a telephoned message. In that message
he said that he wanted to commend the
Government" the PreSident-for
refraining from use of the Taft Hartley
Act in the recent steel strike. Then he
said this: "But it is one thing for the
Government to refrain from using the
drastic weapon of a labor injunction and
quite another for it to fail to seek effective
Cancellation of a major dispute before a
costly strike takes place."
The Government, although offering
its Cancellation facilities to both parties
Shortly before the strike, took the basic
position that it was a dispute which
should be settled through collective bar
gaining. Secretary of Labor Mitchell said
that the representatives of labor and
management in the steel industry are
responsible, mature experienced negoti-
atorS. :. am sure they are now doing
everything possible within the processes
OF free collective bargaining to avert a
strike"
In short, the Government did not
want to move in" on dispute which
should have been settled by collective
bargaining And as far as the record
shows, neither the union nor manage
ment asked for or wanted Government
intervention. Evidently Mr.. Stevenson
does not agree with this philosophy, but
he does not say what he would have done
had he been in the Presidents position.
It would be interesting to know.
He also said that he gets pretty dis
guSted" when he hears "the Republican
campaign orators claiming credit" for in
creaSing the minimum wage to 81. But
he does not identify these Republican
campaign orators. Who are they? Ger
tainly the President has not claimed any
such credit, for his stand in behalf of
90-cent minimum is a matter of public
claim, but we do not know who made it.
Mr.. Stevenson would be talking more
sense if he would name names in making
such charge.
This message to the steel workers,
whose president, David ]. Mcdonald, sub
sequently announced that his people
would pitch in and spend money" to
elect Mr.. Stevenson, preceded an an
nouncement that the Democratic candi-
date was preparing to release a series of
blueprintS on his concept of new Amer
ica." These will deal with the problem
OF waste of our human resources" and,
it is said, will set forth the solutions Mr..
Stevenson will propose if he is elected
President.
This is hopeful prospect, if the
advance billings are lived up to. For if
Mr.. Stevenson, as the announcement says,
is going to deal with such topics as educa-
ton, health, material resources and the
rebuilding of our cities, and if he is going
to set forth detailed solutions for these
problems, his forthcoming series of re-
ports will merit serious attention and
study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
BeIoted Bridge Debate

It is hard to understand why the Viz
ginia State Ports Authority and other
groups interested in shipping have waited
so long TO object to the width between
piers planned for the new Jones Point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21

@. How many summer the
alter companies play in big
tents instead Of indoors? What
do they cost?-O. D.
A. Shows we're staged this
past season in 81 tent the
aters - representing almost
one-sixth of the total number
of summer theaters. Tents use
a central stage surrounded by
circular tiers of seats. Seating
from $500 to 1000 people. a
tent may cost as much as
$4,000 or $4,000 to buy and
equip.
@. What makes winter leaf
burn on broadleaved ever
greens? How can it be pre-
vented?-R. E.
A. Rhododendrons and other
broadleaf evergreens lose wa
ter through their foliage all
winter long. When soil is
frozen. the roots cannot re-
place the lost moisture. If the
plant Is in a sunny or windy
place, the water loss is in
creased, and leaf-burn may re-
suit. Plants in exposed places
should be covered with pine
boughs or protected By bur-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21

lap-especially in their first
winter. A busfel basket may be
fixed securely in place over a
small evergreen.
@ What does it cost to buy
a really big radio station?-
B. /.
A. The highest price 80 far
paid was $5.3 million, for
WIND in Chicago. in August,
1856. Previous highest price
was 81 million for WNEW in
New York City. Approval by
the Federal Communications
Commission is necessary in all
transfers Of ownership. Typi-
cal price range as shown in a
recent weeks listing Of trans
fers, ranged upward from 975,-
600 for KBOX in Sacramento,
Calf, and $275, 900 for wROL
in Knoxville. Tenn, TO nearly
SIS million for KFWB in Los
Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21

@. How many more motels
are there each year?-D. C.
A. Tourist Court Journal es-
Inmates that the country gains
a net average Of 1000 motels
and tourist courts each year.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HAsKIN Sc

BY THE HASkIN SERVICE
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
Doomed Landmark

Sidney KOretz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09

Corps, took the American Cup
with his model of a 1880 brig.
Sleek silver models of the USS
Nautilus, the atom-powered SUBJ
marine, and the carrier Forrestal
drew particular attention. But
versions of the oldtimers held
their own
Included in that group were
typical representations of Ches-
Iapeake Bay work boats, a Chinese
junk, whaling ships, a British
ship-of -the-line and ships in
bottles. New to the exhibition
this year is a model of the Inns
Armed Schooner Sultana. a pad
dle-wheel steamer, a scow sloop,
a fireboat and Capt. Edson's
brig.
The doors will be open from
noon to 5 pm. on weekdays and
Sundays. and from 1880 am. to
5 pm. on Saturday. The museum
will be closed on Mondays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09
|ShipModeI Display Spans
|Eros Up to Atomic Sub

Ships of all types-from
Chinese junks to powered
subs-were represented at the
oreview showing here last night
If the 9th annual exhibition of
the Washington Ship Model
Society.
Every nook and Granny of
he Truxtun Decatur Naval
Museum, at 1910 S street NV,
S taken up with the 60-some
miniature models which went on
public display at noon today.
The exhibition. to run through
une "a, is presented in CO.
operation with the Naval His
orical Foundation.
Albert Pratt, Assistant Secre-
airy of the Navy for Personnel
md Reserve Forces, opened the
.wo-hour premier at 8 pm. The
lighlight of the program was
he naming by Rear Admiral A.
J. Mumn1a, chief OF the Bureau
| of Ships, of the best model
shipbuilders in the Metropolitan
area.
Ten ships were entered in
competition for five awards. VIII
liam E. Lee. of 10 West Luray
avenue, Alexandria, Va, won
three of them: The Founders
Cup for his model of the scow
sloop. Elsa; the Midshipman's
Award for his model of the
river steamer, Southern; and
the Corr Nautical Award for a
Ishadow-box m odel of the
America.
William E. Roger, of 2106 Han
over street, Silver Spring, Md,
won the Carleton Cup for his
model of the United States fri
gate Constitution. Capt. Merritt
A. Edison, jr., of the Marine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09
Bill Asks New Stutus
For D. c. Police Expert

Ira Gullickson, civilian hand
writing expert for the Metropoli-
tan Police Department, would
be raised to the pay of a police
inspector, with all civil service
rights, under a bill introduced in
the House by Representative Nc
MILAN, Democrat, of South Caro-
lima.
The measure. referred to the
District Committee would create
"a new post of inspector. His
present post as chief questioned
document examiner would be
abolished.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-08-01

example, depreciation on machinery as well
as hired labor, gasoline and other current
expenses.
Annual Cost
Let's suppose also that the annual cost of
pasture development and maintenance
comes to SIS per acre A survey of Gallatin
County farmers would indicate that this is
fairly typical cost Then, to justify the use
of land for pasture, the operation should
return at least $45 per year per acre ($15
costs L $50 return from alternative use of
land).
We assume here a steer operation
wherein steers are either bought or are
available at the beginning of the pasture
season, put on irrigated pasture and sold
off grass at the end of the pasture season.
We found, experimentally, that an ordinary
irrigated pasture Seeded to Huntley mix
over 10 years ago. could be stocked at about
23 head of 534-pound steers per acre.
After a 140-day season, they were taken
off at an average of 1852 pounds per steer.
The gain per acre was 524 pounds. The eco
nomic question is What are the price con-
ditioHs which make this operation as profit
able as the best alternative for the land?
Required Selling Price
We know that the steers must sell off
grass for at least enough to pay for the
original cost of the cattle plus the SIS cost
of pasture and the $50 which could be got
ten from the best alternative to pasture. If
the steers cost Tor could be sold for) SIG
per cwt. at the beginning of the pasture
season, they must sell for $13044 at the
end of the season ($85 IA for the cattle cost
and $45 for the pasture cost.