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Evening star., 1957-03-22

An atomic fusion process by
which hydrogen atoms are
combined to form helium-the
principle of the hydrog
bomb-at any temperature has
been discovered by Atomic En-
ergy Commission scientists.
In the present bomb the flu
sion takes place only at a tenn
perature of about 100000
centigrade-that Of the inte-
rior of the sun. Essentially the
same sort of fusion is pre-
Sumed to be the source of the
heat of the stars. This was the
great hurdle to be crossed in
producing the bomb. It was
possible only by using an
atomic fission bomb as a
trigger.
The new process presumably
would work at zero. AS yet,
however, it is not practical and
may pever be.
Among the recently discov-
cred fundamental particles of
matter is mu-meSon. 1t is a
material Object, about the Size
of a proton or neutron, which
does not exist. per Sc, in ma
ture. 1t Is part of the enor-
nous energy which binds ,he
protons and neutrons of an
atomic nucleus together. A
little of this energy is trans
formed into matter, in accord
ance with the relatively for
mula.
Extremely Unstable
The mu-meson is an ex-
tremely unstable object. In
about two-millionths of a Sec
ond it breaks up into electronS.
1t was observed at the radia-
tion laboratory of the Uni
versity of California. however,
that a mu-meson, instead OF
decaying Immediately. flung
out another particle which also
appeared to be mu-meson.
This went for a short distance.
came to rest. and decayed in
the usual fashion. The meson
was formed in an atmosphere
of hydrogen.
The phenomenon. says the
Atomic Energy COMMISSIONER
port, now is understood as
follows:
when the negative mu-
meSon comes to rest it becomes
Evening star., 1957-03-22
Critic Criticized

1t was with some surprise
that I read Day Thorpes S
scathing review of the music
at the evensong service of
Washington Cathedral on Sum
day. March II.
Surprise for several rea-
sons: Because he was re-
viewing a church service, to
which the music was Incl
dental: because the group
whose singing he reviewed
was the glee club of a local
secondary school and not a
paid professional group as
are the men and boys of the
Cathedral choir; and because
the sharp tone of the review
was such a departure from
the protocol customarily OBJ
served in reviews Of local
amateurs and semiprofes-
sionals, in which unfavorable
criticism is usually couched in
kindly terms in the closing
paragraphs.
No service is done the cause
OF music for young people by
laying on them the threat of
an eructation of unfriendly
words. should they dare to
raise their voices in public.
No particular service is done
the music department of the
school in question by casti-
eating in such terms a be-
loved teacher. who for many
years has successfully fos-
tered in her students a love
of good music and an under
standing of its performance.
l raise no question as to
Mr. Thorpe's qualifications as
a critic. or as to the validity
OF his criticism. or as to his
right to express it.
l question only his wisdom
and tact in speaking as he did
considering the occasion and
the performers.
John s. Lea.
Is not a church meant to be
a holy place where one wor-
ships God TO the best of his
ability, no matter how great
this ability might be? ! have
never known a music critic
to draw his material from
church service: at least / had
never known of such a thing
until l read The Star of March
ID. In that edition of your
paper, a column by Day Thorpe
appeared. headed, News of
Music" In this article. Mr..
Thorpe first denounced the
two anthems sung during
evensong at Washington
Cathedral last Sunday, and
then he went on to criticize
sharply the Madeira School
glee club that sang the an
themS. The girls who sang at
that service did so, not as a
theater performance that was
to be freely and publicly criti-
cized, but as an alteration to
God, as one of the anthems
was entitled.
Linda Clark.
Evening star., 1957-03-22
Airship Comeback

The record-breaking ll-day Atlantic
flight Of Navy blimp, the ZPG-2, has
served to dramatize the return from near
oblivion OF the lighter -than-air craft. 1t
is true that the day Of the great Zeppelin
type rigid dirigible has gone, but the
smaller nonrigid blimp has hung on
through the years. Before World War II,
even the blimp seemed to be on the way
Evening star., 1957-03-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star., 1957-03-22

Q. What is the difference in
meaning between the words
edible and eatable?-L. L.
A. There is a difference in
usage rather than in meaning.
Both words mean fit TO be
eaten. or capable of being
eaten, or customarily used for
food. The word edible is spe-
officially applied to objects
which may be eaten as COM
pared with other objects of
the same class which may not
be eaten--as edible crabs. edi-
bic birds -nests. edible muSh-
rooms.
O. Please describe the Span
ish- American War dynamite
cruiser USS Vesuvius.-C. p.
A. Then called "the dead
liest vessel ever conceived" the
VesuviuS had a water line of
252 feet and a beam Of only
26 2 feet. In these cramped
quarters she carried 20 men
and hundreds of pounds OF
guncotton for her three Is
inch dynamite guns. BY COM
pressed air these hurled 500
pound torpedo shells accurate
~ at any target up to nearly
. miles. The shells exploded
Evening star., 1957-03-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
White House Statement

His statement writer chose the fol-
lowing sentence to express the Presi-
dents appraisal of the Senate'S con-
sideration thus far Of the civil rights
legislation:
Rarely in our entire legislative his
tory have so many extraneous issues
been introduced into the debate in or
der to confuse both legislators and the
public"
The Senate majority voting in favor
Of the jury trial amendment-the Incl
dent which provoked the statement
was composed of 81 Senators, Repub-
leans and Democrats, elected by the
people Of 81 of the States. To attribute
to the. members of this majority a COM
bination of base motives and confusion
is no more in keeping with the Presi-
dents character than the extravagant
rhetoric in which the remainder of this
extraordinary statement is phraSed.
1t should have carried an advisory
notation: Read, perhaps, but not die
tated by the President of the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
Pills for Every Purpose

This is going to sound like nom
sense to Washingtonian in August.
Still, it is fact that the Air Force, whose
flights into the wild blue yonder cover
the earth's frigid spots as well as the
hot ones, is trying to develop pill which
will increase mans resistance to cold.
AS Of now, the tests, which are TAX
ing place in Alaska, indicate that
tablet containing glycine, whatever that
is, is the best bet. 1t seems to keep
people warmer, or make them think they
are warmer, when they ought to be
freezing
We have no particular quarrel with
this Air Force project. For after all,
this is a pill-conscious age. There are
pills to help us lose weight and pills to
help us gain weight; pills to help us
sleep and pills to keep us awake; pills
to calm us down and pills to pep us up.
So II the Air Force is determined to
spend the taxpayers money on pills to
keep people warm when they should be
cold, that is all right with u.s. But we
would like to know when somebody is
going to develop a pill that will keep us
cool when we are hot here in Washing
ton and at the moment we can't remem-
Der when 1t has been otherwise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
Time Out Needed

Commissioner Bert Bell of the Ma
tional Football League reversed his field
when he recognized the Players Asso-
citation as bargaining unit. A week or
so ago he told a House Judiciary sub
committee that he was opposed to such
recognition. Now that Mr.. Bell has dis
played this versatility as a ball carrier,
however, there is some question about
which team-the club owners or the
players-is going to tackle him first. In
the past, the players have implied sus-
picion that Mr.. Bell was on the owners
team. Now some of the owners are i'm
plying that Mr.. Bell was running of
play that wasn't called in the huddle-
perhaps even running toward the wrong
goal line. Mr.. Bell says he has author
ity under the book" but our own George
Preston Marshall says 1t takes vote OF
10 out of the IL club owners to affirm
that authority. Mr.. Marshall says he is
Every fond OF Mr.. Bell but commission
ers sometimes have habit of talking
too much On most matters of grand
strategy, the owners team generally is
quarterbacked jointly by Mr.. Marshall
and George Halas Of the Chicago Bears
and, perhaps significantly, they seem
agreed that Mr.. Bell was offside on this
particular play.
Creighton Miller, attorney for the
Players Association, describes Mr.. Bells
play as most gratifying" He says the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
Refuting Some Nonsense

Economists and political spokesman
alike have joined in the vigorous debate
OF recent months over the wisdom and
effectiveness of administration tight
money" policies as a weapon against in
fation. There have been responsiveness
and sincerity on both sides, as we'll as
exaggeration and Misrepresentation. 1t
Is fact that the inflationary pressures
are continuing, despite the credit re-
straints. It may also be fact, however,
that the preSSureS would be worse and
perhaps become uncomfortable If the
restraints were removed in favor Of
easier" money
Senator Bush, Connecticut Repub-
lican, has been one of the foremost de-
tenders of administration fiscal policies
in congressional debate. He was an in
veStment banker of long experience be-
fore his election to the Senate in 1852,
and he is now member of the Banking
and Currency Committee. Recently, Mr..
Bush offered an answer to the particular
charge that administration policies re-
sulting in higher interest rates have
been Of direct benefit only to banking
institutions. His answer is a convincing
one.
Citing official Government mon
partisan) statistics, the Connections
Senator shows the impact of interest
rate changes between 1852 and 1856 on
three major classes of lending inStitu-
tions-commercial banks, mutual saw
ings banks and savings and loan asSo-
Citations. For commercial banks, in
terest received rose by 46.7 per cent but
interest paid out rose by 1853 per cent.
For the mutual banks, interest received
rose by So per cent but interest paid in
creased by 66.7 per cent. For the savings
and loan associations, interest received
rose by 108 per cent but that paid out
increased by l26 per cent. There are, of
course, millions Of depoSitors in these
institutions who have shared in these
higher returns on their money. In Mr..
Bush's opinion, and the statistics sup
port that opinion, "the charge that only
bankers gain from higher interest rates
is nonsense"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

We have not been lying awake
nights worrying about the circumstances
surrounding the selection of Maxwell H.
Gluck as Ambassador to Ceylon.
This is not to say that the cir
cumstanceS were admirable. Obviously,
there was a cauSe-and-effect relation
ship between Mr.. Gluck's generous con-
tributions to the Republican political
war chest and the discovery that he was
endowed with previously unsupported
diplomatic talents. 1t is equally obvious
that he knew little or nothing about
Ceylon when Senator Fulbright put him
on the stand in the Foreign Relations
Committees isolation booth.
There is nothing in this which
shocks the conscience, however. For
years, Democratic as well as Republic
can administrations have been reward
ing campaign contributors with diplo-
matte posts, and some of them have
done f1rSt-claSS Jobs. Nor do we know
Of any reason to doubt that Mr.. Gluck,
once he has finished his homework, will
make a good ambassador
AAAAo bt4AASO 10 OdCAS AOWCNCAp w =
recent exchange of letters. On April 3
of this year, Senator Green, chairman
Of the Foreign Relations Committee,
wrote Secreatry of States Dulles, urg-
ing that times have changed and that
the test in every case should be whether
a nominee for a particular diplomatic
post is "the American who can best serve
the interests of this country there" On
April II, Mr.. Dulles answered. He said
Q) that he agreed with the Senator;
az that the stated qualification had
been consistently borne in mind" in
making nominations, and (3) that it
would be good idea If provision were
made so that the best man, without re-
gard to his personal wealth, could afford
to serve in any post.
This exchange may lead to a more
careful selection Of diplomatic nominees,
regardless Of campaign contributions,
although we are not mortgaging the
family jewels to bet on it. Meanwhile,
however, the Senate is in a position to
do more than take pot shots at the adj
ministration. If particular nominee
is not qualified, the Foreign Relations
Committee need not recommend his
confirmation and the Senate need not
confirm him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

One Of your correspond
ents outlined q plan for a
home for senior citizens"
saying rightly they must be
cared for as well as made
happy
However, I question the
statement that they could
be very happy among other
citizens Of their age, enjoy
ing conversation, compan-
ionship and kindness :"
OF course. there are times
when older people want To
reminisce and enjoy being
with people Of their own age
group. 1t is my experience
in visiting homes for older
people that they find a steady
diet OF hearing the aches
and pains Of others: for be-
ing IN an unnatural atmos-
phere where only illness and
deaths occur. never births or
graduations or weddings, is
most depressing TO the older
citizens.
The correspondent says a
home for seniors would al
leviate the tension and
anxiety in so many homes
where children . often
are reluctant to accept
senility and/or decrepitude. :"
The solution ia not TO shove
on one part Of the family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
Modern Republican Wins

The outcome of the Wisconsin SEN
atorial primary indicates that the Re-
publicans will have little trouble retain
ing the seat of the late Senator Nc
Carthy. On August 81, the Wisconsin
voters will go to the polls again to choose
between former Governor Walter ]. Koh-
Ter, jr., the Republican primary winner,
and William Proxmire, the Democratic
candidate, for the remainder Of Senate
term expiring in January, 1859. Aside
from the fact that Wisconsin has been
predominantly Republican since 1914,
two other factors point to Kohler VIC
tory later this month. One is the divi-'
sion Of the primary vote, as seven
G. o. P. candidates rolled up approx
mately SO per cent Of total ballots cast
while two Democrats counted q total
Of only 81 per cent. The other is the fact
that Mr.. Kohler twice has beaten Mr..
Proxmire in Statewide elections-when
they were opposing each other for Gov
ernor in 1852 and 1954-and his winning
primary vote on this occasion exceeded
that Of Mr.. Proxmire by more that $4,000.
Actually, Mr.. Kohler never has been
defeated for public Office and only the
possibility of party split carrying over
from the primary appears to threaten
his record later this month. His prin-
cipal G. o. P. rival, former Representa-
tive Glenn r. Davis, was edged out only
by the late votes from Milwaukee and
the third candidate on the list, Repre-
sentative Alvin O'Konski, likewise polled
q healthy total.
AS far as complexion of the Senate
is concerned, election of Mr.. Kohler
would put an Eisenhower supporter in
place of an often bitter Eisenhower
critic (Mr. Mccarthy. A successful in
dustrialist, Mr.. Kohler is generally con-
sidered a Republican of the liberal
school. He has not been an organiza-
ton politician in the conventional sense,
having achieved his successes more by
personal appeal to the independent
voters of the State. This was the pattern
in the primary and its repetition later
this month should bring him his next
victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03

Q. Which is the harvesU
moon?-T. H. e
A. 1t is the full moon near
est the autumnal equinox.
Close to harvest time in the
North Temperate Zone (Sep-
TENDER 22) the sun sets near
the exact western point OH
the horizon. If the moon
happens to be full. 1t rises
that evening. while the sun
is setting, close to the exact
eastern point on the horizon.
Thus the moon begins to give
the light at sunset. and con-
tinues to do so until sunrise,
when it sets in the west just
as the sun is rising in the
east. This succession con-
tinues for several days. No
other full moon in the year
rises for so many days in
succession so soon after sun
Get.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
Question Answered

/ am q public information
representative Of Region 2.
Federal Civil Defense Admin
istration. AS such, it is prob
ably incumbent upon me TO
give the information asked
for by Charles Coulter in a
letter. Mr.. Coulter questions
how many Of the personnel OF
the Federal civil defense or
ganization have experienced
active combat military serv-
ice.
The present administra-
tor of Federal civil defense,
Leo A. Hoegh, was an infan-
try platoon leader in 1912
and was three times cited
and decorated for gallantry
on European battlefields. He
also won a battlefield pro-
motion" to lieutenant colonel.
John L. Sullivan, Region 2
administrator. located at the
Olney, Md, FCDA facility.
also fought in Europe where
he was so grievously wounded
that he was retired for dis
ability.
I know Of no coworker who
was then Of military age. who
was not q member Of the
armed forces during World
War II or the Korean cpl
sode.
Me? I entered the Army
as a private Of infantry and
am credited with participa-
ton in nine major engage
ments. ! left the Army in
1854 as an eagle" colonel.
/ have a son who was an en-
listed man in naval aviation
during World War II; q
second lieutenant in the Air
Force during the Korean
conflict. and who Is now a
first lieutenant Of the Air
Force.
I would also like to cor
rect the misapprehension Of
L. E. Tharpe. who seems
under the impression that
the evacuation Of President
Eisenhower and his stan
from Washington, during the
action" part Of the national
exercise, July IL. was part
Of a plan by which "the
select few would have time
to run and hide while
the rest stayed to suffer and
die"
Civil defense seeks to aid
all individuals to survive
either by evacuation. or by
seeking adequate shelter
after warnings. such as were
appropriately given in WASH
ington on July IL. At the
Federal level, the main OBJ
iective is to assure survival
Of the Nation by providing
for government In emer-
gency" through maintenance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
Stuff

Your editorial, Don't
Worry About Desks" and the
excitement Of Mr.. Virgins Of
the State Department lest
desks for executives be abol-
ished, are positive evidence
that neither the editorial
writer nor Virgins get around
much in the top echelons of
Washington, to say nothing
Of the Himalayas Of Madison
Avenue.
In those rarefied atmos-
phereS, there is an adjoining
room to the one containing
the desk, usually in Washing
ton a replica Of the lounge of
any expensive and exclusive
club-in New York. in mod
ern decor-where one repairs
for clearer thinking. and
where ones efficiency Is re-
paired by fabrication. In fact
all the best lobbyists here in
our village have similar set
ups-I refer to furniture and
decor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

tage Of the opening he has
made for them2
You might think they
would, but the small winged
ones think otherwise "s1
They go right ahead bat
ting their heads against the
pane, as if the opening were
mt there -.
Fresh air, it would seem,
has little or no effect on
them. oxygen is not in their
program, their ancestors hav-
ing learned how to live with
out it. or can this happen
oplv IN hocteria9 -
e.
Since the exterminators
are pretty thorough in Jones
building, thanks to the mars
vels of modern chemistry,
Jones ant takes a prize place
in his day. -
Even better, however, Is
that peer of insects, the &C.
caSional praying mantis
which blows into the Office on
q south breeze and perches
high above Jones head on
the cleaning rods Of the
lighting system. p,
The mantis is not as fool
ish as he looks.
He is after smaller insects
there, and sometimes perches
all day, having eaten his
flll-"for he on honey dew
hath fed. and drunk the MIX
Of paradise"
Temp Jones weaves no cir
Gle around him thrice, but
watches him for a time, to
see If he moves. He does
not. He stays steady. his
little knowing eyes fixed on
futurity or something.
His mobile front paws are
drawn back in the attitude
which gave him his popular
name. His prayer" If he
has any. is simply for food.
This, the scientists tell ns,
will be the last prayer Of
mankind, when the supply OF
food begins to run out at
last. as a result Of not enough
to go around among so many
people. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-03
VSTAS IN SCIENCE
Tropical Jungle Has Its Own Louvre
BY THOMAS r. HENRY

A ruined Maya temple
buried in the dense jungle
near the Mexican Guatema-
Ian border is the Louvre Of
pre-Columbian America.
It's walls are covered with
elaborate paintings in bold
reds. yellows, blues and greens
representing religious scenes
with many figures dressed in
fancy featherwork costumes.
The paintings appear to date
from about the seventh CEN
tury when the Maya Old En-
pire was near the crest Of its
power.
Up to now the paintings
have been seen by only q few
Psychologists. They win be-
come known to the general
public for the first time next
year when reproductions are
published by the United
Nations Educational. Scien-
tific and Cultural Organiza-
ton in collaboration with the
New York Graphic Society.
The site is almost inacces-
sible. according to a United
Nations report. To obtain ma
terial for the album, UNESCO
sent the head of its visual
arts section, Peter Bellew. and
an Italian art photographer,
Mario Dolh, to the temple,
now known as Bomampak.
The Mexican government pro-
vided air transportation to a
small clearing in the jungle,
about 20 miles away. 1t was
still a two-day journey to
reach the temple, with guides
hacking out q path with ma
chetes.
ArduOuS Hike
"For these two days." Mr..
Bellew reports, I'VE picked
our way through a steaming
tunnel, wearing high boots
to protect ourselves against
snake bite, our clothes sat-
urated with insect repellent
against the swarms Of mos
quitoes and ticks. and very
soon saturated with our own
sweat. We didn't take our
clothes OF for seven days.
for even during the four days
we spent at the temple both
sleeping and awake we were
exposed continually to the
Misunderstanding mosquitoes
and the water which was
brought from q stream two
miles way was barely suff1-
cient for cooking and drink
ing. Washing was a luxury
reserved for our return to
civilization"
During the two-day trek
through the jungle the party
was joined several times by
men and women of the La
candon tribe, probably distant
descendants of the ancient
artists. Until this year they
used the same spinning and
weaving techniques as their
ancestors. A few months ago,
however. the last woman ia
miliar with the weaving art
died. The tribe, which now
has dwindled to about a hum
bred, no longer can make its