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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14
Eorly Cump1ion Start

Both major political parties already
are taking a long look at the congress
sional campaigns of 1883 Neither is ad-
hitting to any illusions that anything is
"in the bag" or even that traditional
voting habits will run true to form next
year. This is a realistic approach, not
only in the light Of 1856 returns but
because of such factors as changing Sec
tional interests and shifting populations.
The increasing induStrialization of the
South, for example, is giving different
complexion to the political needs and
policies of that region. The growing pop
ulaton of the Far West. particularly Of
California. is having comparable impact
in that area. AS for last years returns,
the Republicans must face the fact they
were outpolled for the House by l.6 mil
lion votes, while winning the presidency
by 9.6 million
Meeting for the first time with Meade
Alcorn, new national chairman, the Re-
publican executive committee launched
its precampaign activity this week.
Between mid-April and the end Of May
six regional fact-fnding conferences will
be held, primarily to consider organiza-
tional problems down to the precinct
level and to take a firSt-hand look at
regional issues. Quite possibly some OF
the findings in the latter category will be
reflected in Republican legislative STRAIT
egg in the present Congress. Perhaps Of
even greater significance was the ex-
pressed position of Mr.. Alcorn that the
party's national command will take no
part in selecting congressional candidates
but will back any Republican nominated.
Presumably this means that there will be
no attempt by the modern Republicans"
to purge the Old Guard
BY contrast, the precampaign ma
neuvering on the Democratic side holds
promise Of real fight for party control.
In Congress, the reins are held by the
conservative faction led by Speaker Ray
burn and Senate Majority Leader john
son. Such liberals as Senator Kennedy
of Massachusetts,, however, arc warning
the party in general and the sectional
leadership in particular that old habits
will not be good enough to win new politi-
cal races.
This view certainly is shared by the
liberal wing outside of Congress, headed
by Adlai Stevenson and Harry Truman.
But the Democrats generally are favored
to ret ain their control Of Congress in 1858,
and If past experience is a trustworthy
guide, they will not carry or an intra-
party fight 10 the extent Of jeopardizing
this prospect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14
STRENGTHENING SEATO

The ministerial council of the South
east Asia Treaty Organization does not
pretend to have accomplished anything
spectacular at its three-day meeting in
Canberra, Australia. But it can claim,
nonethelesS, that 1t has succeeded in put
ting additional impetus behind the drive
to strengthen the alliances political, eco
nomic and military defenSeS against the
menace of Communist penetration and
engulfment.
For the meeting, the third since
SEATO'S founding in 1854, has mapped
out program designed to step up action
of a sort that should bring about an
important new degree of unity and
cooperation among the eight member
nationS-Thailand, Pakistan, the Philip
pines, Australia New Zealand, France,
Britain and the United States. To that
end, what the program calls for, in
addition to special cultural projects to
promote mutual understanding, is an
intenSification of joint efforts to expedite
economic progress and deal effectively
with Red threats to the internal security
of the free Asian countries
These threats, as the SEATO council
has noted, seem at present to consist
principally Of an accelerated effort at
economic and political infiltration and
subversion. But the council, while Sug-
costing that the danger of direct and i'm
mediate aggression has waned, has gone
on to warn that Red military strength in
Asia SIS continually being increased" and
that the possibility of sudden armed
assault must therefore still be reckoned
with Secretary Dulles has made point
of StresSing this warning at his farewell
news conference in Canberra AS he has
put it. the menace of a surprise Com
munist attack in that part of the world
Is about the same as in the Middle East
real enough to require constant vigilance.
1t seems significant moreover, that
Mr.. Dulles has emphasized that American
armed forces-Southeast Asia's defensive
mainstay-are equipped with aatomic
weapons almost everywhere" In effect,
this serves pointed notice on Moscow
and Peiping. 1t also helps to underscore
the fact that SEATO, although still
young, has behind 1t power of kind
that should certainly discourage the
Communists from resorting to outright
aggression against any country covered
by the alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14
Our Jet-Age Deficiency

The dramatic transcontinental flight
Of Boeing's huge TOT jet airliner again
has brought forcefully to public atten-
ton Washington's lack of preparedness
for the jet age Not only does the Nations
Capital have no facilities for handling
the fast jet civil aircraft now being dem
onstrated at other airports, but we are
making no progress toward correcting
the deficiency And, at the present rate
of production. the big jet passenger air
craft will be in general airline use before
a new airport could be built-even If
work were started today.
Because the present Washington Ma
tional Airport could not accommodate the
Boeing airliner on its flight from Seattle
to this part of the country, it was forced
to land at Baltimores Friendship Air
port 1t made the trip in the record
time Of three hours and AZ minutes. And
1t is interesting to note that if Friend
ship were the regular eastern terminal
for such flights from the West Coast it
would take the passengers destined for
Washington As to 10 minutes additional
to arrive here, via ground transportation.
Boeing is not the only American
manufacturer in the jet airliner race.
Douglas has just announced contracts
for the sale of its DC-8 Stratosphere ship
to number Of foreign and American
airlines-Wth prediction that the giant
jet transports will be in regular operation
zone day soon In fact, according to
CAA Administrator Pyle, we are in
period of rapid transition from propeller
civil aircraft to the jet-propelled types
He foresees general commercial jet opera
tons within about two years. If that fore
cast is accurate, Washington will have
to be bypassed by the airlineS of tomor-
row until new airport, designed for
the jet age, has been provided here. Are
Congress and the nearby Virginia COM
munity going to delay action on Sec
ond local airport so unfortunately that
Washingtons Jet air traffic will go to
Friendship Airport by default?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14

surveyed by aerial photog-
grammetry during the last 10
years. Comparison between the
original and re-surveyS will
provide a measure of glacier
volume changes in the interval.
Where no previous surveys
have been made. the ICY
series of observations will form
the basis for future COM
parsons. Glacial termini and
sidelines will be dated by
geological and botanical tech
nlqueS now available. Peat Sec
lions will be collected and the
stratigraphy and species Of
plant remains will be deter
mined at various depths.
Sedimentation samples Of
stumps, logs and interbedded
peat will be collected and
dated. Evidence will be sought
on the advance or recession of
timber into the tundra and
existing trees will be cored
and sectioned for future study.
In the eastern Brooks Noun
tains, which parallel the Arctic
Coast in Northern Alaska, a
Pathological party will spend
one summer and two winters
on a small glacier flowing
northward to measure the sea-
son increase and decrease OF
ice. Particular attention in
this region will be given to geo.
logical and botanical evidence
Of past glacier and climactic
fluctuations.
Russia Active, Too
Russian parties are expected
to carry out similar studies in
Franz Josef Land, the Siberian
Islands and Northern Siberia.
The Alaskan studies are ex-
pected to throw considerable
light on the human history Of
North America. 1t now is &C
copied by nearly all anthropol-
ogists that the original inhabi-
tants of this continent came in
from Siberia through the gate
way of Alaska sometime during
the last Ice Age. but when con-
ditions in the Far North per-
haps were even more favorable
than now. 1t is possible that
they were able to come from
Asia without even getting their
feet wet. and that they found
an ice-free corridor southwark
just east Of the Rockies. They
also crossed the now very diff
f1cult Brooks Mountains and
ether MongolS, the ancestors Of
the Eskimo. traversed the en-
tire Arctic Coast from Alaska
to Greenland. Whether this
was done over a very long peri
cd or during relatively brief,
favorable climatic interludes is
in doubt.
Glacial measurements have
been made in Alaska for the
past so years but the tech
niques have been very difficult
and there has been no complete
agreement as to whether the
great ice rivers are in a time
Of recession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14
AIbo Madonna
OF Raphael
National Gallery
Washington. D. c.

Here IN the quiet filled hour.
beyond the tom.
The Blessed Mother rests be-
side stream,
The child and John at play.
she GldnceS doWn
Upon their little cross as in a
dream.
Her fingers mark the non
forgotten book,
A strange, neiD lioht upon her
holy face.
A mothers instinct causes her
TO look
Beyond this foWered field,
through time and space !
she sees another cross and
ponderS. still.
THO bleeding. ndil-pierced
hands. a crotUn OF thornS,
The a0ony upon that dark
SDcpt hill,
And at His feet the little group
that moaruS
For there must come that
Friddu fllcd NTH tears,
But, mother like, she smiles
and hides her tears.
Albert w. Bowling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Learning More About the Far North
BY THOMAS R. HENRI

Is the Arctic Ocean ice
pack getting thicker or thin
ner? Are Alaska's glaciers
advancing or receding?
Efforts to answer these
perplexing questions # or
which superficial observations
give no satisfactory answer
will be made by American
scientists in the Far North
during the forthcoming In
ternational Geophysical Year.
They will try to determine
what fluctuating weather fac
tors account for reported diff
ferences in thickness of the
pack and the effect of this
great mass of ice on the seas
surface on the heat energy
exchange in Arctic regions.
They will try to reconstruct
the history of Alaskan glaciers
during the past 10000 years.
or since the retreat Of the
last great glaciation, the Wis
consin, from most of North
America.
Major investigations will be
carried out at the two drifting
ice island stations. Accumula-
ton and ablation of the up
per surface of the ice pack
will be determined from a Sc
ries of cores taken from
the ice pack every two or
three months. If sufficient
cores are taken In each Sc
ries, the difference in average
weight of two series of cores
over an appreciable interven-
ing time period may repre-
sent net accumulation or loss
through a vertical column of
ice in the foe. Subtraction
of the net gain or loss OBJ
served at the top of the COL
umn from the total will en-
able the scientists to calcu-
late how much has been lost
from the bottom of the foe
next TO the water.
Special Instruments
Incoming and reflected solar
radiation will be measured
with special instruments. A
specially constructed pyra-
nometer will be used to meas
ure the penetration of solar
radiation into snow and ice.
Wind speeds will be deter
mined constantly at six levels
above the surface, from half
a meter to eight meters.
Vertical distribution of air
temperatures above the sur
face will be measured with in
strumentS known as thermo-
couples, the most accurate
heat eterminers known,
mounted at heights of from
three to 800 centimeters over
the ice. Thermocouples also
will be used to measure verti-
cal temperature differences
through the ice pack itself
Laboratory studies now are
under way to determine the
best means of doing this.
In Alaska re-surveys will be
made of the glacierized areas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14

school, and has taken a COR
respondence course in cleo
trical work.
@. Are the wounds caused
by the sting ray c'sea devilD
ever fatal to people?--O. p.
A. Deaths have been re-
ported as a result Of the ter
rible decorations which this
barb-tailed devilflsh infiicts on
people who step on IL while
bathing or fishing, or other
wise disturb il. The whiplike
tail has a projecting spine,
both edges of which are armed
with sharp teeth The ray
"lassoes' its victim suddenly
and violently, making excru-
ciatingly painful wounds into
which it injects a poison be-
lieved to be secreted by the
spongy tissue cont ined in long
grooves along its spine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

There is no easy road TO
Yemen" the article said.
Templeton Jones, who al
ways puts himself into what he
reads, and tn erefore gets
double profit. clapped his
hands together, and shouted.
impromptu-like:
Yea, men,
Yea. menl
There's no easy road to
Yemen!
Yea. men!
Yea, men!
But they say It's full OF
women.
Yeh, men,
Yeh, meni"
IS
After this rather silly aside.
Jones settled down to reading
about the strange kingdom in
South Arabia. recently opened
to outside inspection for the
first time.
Strange lands. and far away
places, as another song said.
always have their appeal, es-
pecially to the home-body.
II it wasn't for this type Of
human. probably nobody would
bother to write about strange
lands and far away places.
II is much as with the pen
gums on radio and television.
who tell you what cigaret to
smoke, though in real life they
never utter a sound.
Home-bodies prefer home, Of
course.
They may like to read about
the distant climes, but actually
they seldom want TO go there
This group includes perhaps
as many men and women,
though the former might not
like to admit it,
After all, there is a great
deal to be seen at home, If you
have the mental eyes to see It.
Armchair travelling. as il
has been called. has its good
points. The food remains the
finest, the water as good as a
good municipality can provide.
and the beds the best.
Travelling has a great many
bad points. from dysentery to
dirt.
Travel writers commonly slur
over such points.
They point to the Tai Mahal,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14

DR. Curtis T. Prout, speak
ing before the American Psy-
chopathological Association, is
quoted by the New York Times
as labelling a person intoXi-
Gated with his own abstinence
as a dry drunk. He went on
to describe the dry drunk"
as almost obseSsed with his
changed existence associated
frequently with a disturbed
mind"
DR.. Prout's statement is a
left-handed testimony TO the
value Of religion in dealing
with alcoholics or DRINKS and
clearly demonstrates the diff
ference between reformation
and regeneration-or absti-
hence and conversion. Since
1921 We have been dealing with
alcoholics in mission work in
different ACities. and we have
yet to see a dry drunk" who
was genuinely converted or
who had a real religious ex-
perience, nor have we seen one
suffer mentally because he was
taken on Of the bottle. Quite
TO the contrary. he have seen
literally hundreds with just the
opposite effect, many of them
today in positions of influence
and leadership.
We showed the Times story
TO several such men who have
been delivered from alcoholism
OF many years standing. and
they thoroughly disagreed with
Dr.. Prout'S viewpoint. not SUBJ
stantiated in their own expert.
ence.
The person with a deep reli-
giouS experience is less apt tc
become an alcoholic for the
same reason that a real reli.
giouS experience delivers thu
victim from drunkenness with.
out the "obSession" of which
DR.. Prout spoke. He finds 6
new motive and a new incen.
tive and a new purpose in life
and Immediately is interested
in helping others, often witt
considerable success. He is
everything else but a dry
drunk" Quite the contrary
he is a dedicated demonstra
ton of the power of the gospel
We can readily see that wher
that gospel is left out, the VIC
tim might become a dry
drunk because he has created
a vacuum in his life. Jesu,
gives an exact description OF
this in the story OF the mar
with the unclean spirit in Mat.
thew, XII. 43 After being cast
out, the evil spirit returned tC
the mans heart to find il
empty. swept and garnished
Then goeth he and taketh Il
himself seven other spirit,
more wicked than himself. anc
the last state of that man i!
worse than the first" Thu,
Jesus may have described tn,
dry drunk" who was reformed
but not regenerated.
Rev. Herbert 4. Eberhardt,
Superintendent. the Centri
Union Mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14

as. indeed, they should, and
say ecstatically, Look"
Well, it's a beautiful picture,
all right, certainly in reality.
and almost as good on paper.
And those Hawaiian Isles!
Temp Jones has never been
there, but he probably has the
greatest collection of hula rec
ords this side Of the islands.
His friends, getting on to
this, send him a dozen big
packages of Hawaiian delica-
cies every Christmas. They
come from Chicago
They range from coconut
delicacies to Kona coffee and
island preserves and Jams. with
strange colors and names.
One Christmas he received
a huge box filled with tropic
flowers. which he dutifully dis
played in his living room over
Christmas. although they look
ed a trif1e out of place.
Yeh. menl
Yeh, men!
There's no easy road to
Yemenl
The easiest road is by the
printed word.
1t takes you there, and brings
you back. without a wrinkle or
a crease. and with the most
comfortable sensation.
Hence the vast increase in
travel books. in recent years.
The reader can get them about
every place in the world. ex-
cept Yemen. and no doubt one
on that will be forthcoming
shortly. since seven newsmen
were allowed to enter,
Temp Jones is looking for
ward to them eagerly.
He wants to see those lean.
short, black bearded Yemeni
in their natural habitat.
He will take their glare of
curiosity at long range. thank
you.
Yeh, men!
Yeh, menl
There is an easy road to
Yemen
(P.S. We hope no Yemen
will be offended at Templeton
Jones. Mr.. Jones is just a pro-
vincial American and doesn't
know any better)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-14

Pen names may be used u
letters carry writerS' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Why should we do so for our
schools?
Gloria c. RiOrdan,
Legislative Chairman. Area
". PTA Council.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05
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Speedy Citizen and Alert Police
Capture Pair Of Robbery Suspects

stallation at Vint Hill Farm,
near Warrenton. Va, we're sup
posedly on a confidential mis-
sion"
Viers was arrested shortly
after Thomas A. Snyder, SO. Of
IA West Irving street. Chevy
Chase. Md. was robbed Of be-
tween So and $40 while await
ing a bus in front Of 1889
street NV, about 12:45 am,
Parked nearby was Ira Grol-
man. 20. Of 1920 Washington
avenue. Silver Spring. who saw
the robbery and drove after the
bandit fleeing on foot. Near the
Sheraton Carlton Hotel. Mr.
Grolman saw his prey was slow
ing down and yelled for help
Some cab drivers at the Hotel
Statler helped stop the fugitive,
Mr.. Grolman parked his car
and led the suspect back TO the
robbery scene.
Mr.. Grolman said he saw Mr.
Snyder seated on a curb. APP
parently Ill. Mr.. Grolman sug-
gested the robbery victim take
a pill that Mr.. Snyder was car
rying. BY then the suspect,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05

Fast footwork by a citizen
combined with a double-play
police effort brought the arrest
early today Of two soldiers
charged with a street robbery.
One soldier, Pfc. Ronnie L.
jenkins. 20, of Dothan, Ala. was
caught with a minimum Of fan
fare by Detectives Edward Gug-
genheim and Reverdy Orme.
who were watching a suspicious
car parked on Fourteenth
street south Of Thomas Circle.
At about the time Jenkins
was accusing a pal Of planning
TO "heist" some places in WASH
ington, the pal was being
picked UP in another part Of
the city mainly by the efforts
Of q very determined citizen.
Together with jenkins. the
second soldier, Pfc. Marion r.
viers, 10, Of Royal Oak. Mich,
was turned over to Armed Serv-
ices Police, who in turn called
In agents Of the Central In
telligence Agency. Police said
they understood the soldiers.
stationed at q secret Army in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05

his wind restored. broke away
again.
For the second time Mr..
Grolman. who weighs 100
pounds and Is 6 feet 3. raced
after his man, this time on foot.
He caught UP with the younger
man within q block and this
time was able to hold him until
police arrived.
Mr.. Grolman said he was
moved TO his great effort by
the sight Of a young man rob-
bling an older, helpless one.
Police said jenkins accused
Viers Of planning the trip to
Washington and buying a toy
gun in Warrenton. Viers, how
ever, claimed his companion
was equally involved and said
they had planned to rendezvous
at the car.
The car first was spotted by
Pvts. John Georgantis and Ar
thur s. DiGennaro. looking for
parking violators. Their suspi-
cion was aroused when they
found numbers Of the Michi-
gan license tag tapped over to
make them resemble different
figures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05
Reporter Gets
Threat
In School Rift

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Sept. 5
(R.-Armed National Guards
men called out to prevent in
tegration at Central High
School today tried to break up
Q New York newspaperman's
interview with persons in q
shouting. turbulent segrega-
zionist crowd.
Troops tried to break up in
terviews Benjamin Fine Of the
New York Times was holding
with the crowd.
Mr.. Fine said a colonel whom
he could not Immediately iden-
tify told him that IF you do
that again. you'll have to leave"
referring to interviews.
Demonstrators shouted: Hes
from the North. He doesn't
want the truth"
Mr.. Fine continued his inter-
views-f1anked by Guardsmen
until the colonel personally
escorted him across the street
and onto the campus.
Mai. Gen. Sherman T.
Ginger later called a press
conference behind National
Guard lines to warn newsmen:
you'll be arrested and fined
II you do anything that might
be melting q breach of the
peace"
The crowd jeered Justify
when Gen. Ginger. the State
adjutant general. called the
press conference.