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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-19
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

Mr.. LaRoe's vision of the church went
far beyond any individual congregation
or denomination. It embraced all de-
nominations and other faiths This was
so evident that in 1898 the Washington
Federation of Churches inaugurated its
annual award to layman contributing
most to the moral and religious life
OF Washington during any given year"
by naming Mr.. LaRoe as the recipient.
AS member of the District Parole
Board, 1934-46, Mr.. LaRoe was indefati-
gable in his job and outspoken in pointing
out the weak points of the system. His
book, Parole With Honor" was an i'm
portant treatise that helped to bring
about needed corrections in Parole Board
procedures. He also took fortnight
stands against race prejudice. the sale
of liquor and gambling, among other
sensitive issues He had the courage to
state his views in places where it was not
popular to do so, and with telling effect.
To those who knew Mr. LaRoe and
and to those who knew him by reputation,
the title of his last book 1.-THE Church
We Love-" will serve as the hallmark OF
a rich and understanding life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
SuspensefuI Opener

II We had to lose the opening game,
we are glad the winner was our friend
and neighbor, the Baltimore Orioles. It
was the sort of game that explains why
baseball has remained, through so many
years, the great American pastime. The
score seeSawed for a while, then evened
up and continued on into suspenseful
extra innings. In the last of the 18th
our Senators had their final chance to
pull the contest out of the fire-but the
effort fiZZled. However, there wasn't
fan in Griffith Stadium, from the low
Hest bleacherite to President Eisenhower,
who failed to enjoy fine ball game
With 1t all, most of the spectators
had feeling that something was lacking
yesterday. The absence of the venerable
Clark Griffith was noted with sadness
by those who. through the years, had been
accustomed to seeing the Old Fox greet
Ing the President and presiding over the
opening ceremonies. His successor, young
Cal Griffith, will have tough job filling
the late Griffs shoes. We wish him the
best of luck in building up the local club
and bringing it back once more to the
first division, where it has not been for
more years than we care to remember.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Wilbur LoRoe, L.

Wilbur LaRoe, jr., an able lawyer and
an outstanding civic leader, probably will
be longest remembered by most people
for his church activities. This undoubt-
eddy would have pleased him greatly.
For during the past decade he came
more and more to regard his church
efforts as the significant contribution
he had to make to his fellow men.
When he was elected moderator of
the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., in
1947, Mr.. LaRoe accepted the honor de-
termined to devote all his resources to
the job. He was the fourth layman in
the church's l59-year-old history to be
chosen as moderator. For one year he
practically abandoned his law practice,
travelling extensively to visit Presbyte-
rian congregations in every part of
our country. Many OF these trips we're
at his own expense, for the moderator's
budget did not begin to pay for the task
he had set for himself.
BY these efforts he became one of
the best known and most popular mod
orators the denomination ever had. But
he put down with Arm hand an incip-
lent move to re-elect him, unprecedented
In a denomination where the one year
term is solid tradition.
Locally his love for Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church, which he Joined on
coming to Washington in 1914, was a
byyord among those who knsy him. But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
TrioI by Jury

1t is interesting and perhaps signifi-
cant that Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat
OF Wyoming, has joined the ranks of those
who look with misgiving on the prospec-
tive denial Of jury trials under the admin
istrations civil rights bill.
The bill provides that the Attorney
General may seek injunctions against
violations of civil rights. Defendants
In contempt cases arising out of this pro-
vision would not be entitled to trial by
jury This is true even though the penalty
might be fine or jail sentence. 1t is
argued that this is not new departure,
since there are other instances, labor in
functions excepted, in which there Is no
right OF trial by jury in criminal contempt
cases to which the United States is
party. This is correct. But it does not fol-
low that the practice is one which should
be extended, perhaps widely extended, by
the legislation now pending in Congress.
There is no dispute over the motiva-
ton behind the proposed denial of jury
trials. Sponsors Of the legislation fear,
perhaps correctly, that Southern jurieS
IN many instances would not convict civil
rights defendants. Therefore, they say,
IN erect, let's bypass the jury system
and try these defendants before Federal
judges.
This, it seems to us, contemplateS
a radical and even dangerous projection
of the Federal judicial power. In prin-
ciple, why should not the defendants In
civil rights disputes be entitled to at least
the same jury protection as defendants
In labor disputes? If it is argued in the
case Of the former that the end justifies
the means, an unpalatable doctrine in
any circumstances, the fact is that ex-
perience has not yet shown the existence
Of such Justification.
Senator O'Mahoney, who is neither
a reactionary nor "racist," says: II be-
lieve in the Jury trial" So do we, and we
are not prepared to accept the view of
Assistant Attorney General Olney that
the jury-trial amendment to the legis-
lation is merely "a clever device to
nullify" the civil rights proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Chimes of
Lufuyette Squure

The tiny church's bells are
chiminO.
Timing tunes OF the olden
days
Ouer Lafayette Squares noble
ground
Around tUhere the chestnut
tree SiDdvS.
Though guns are not vet
booming.
Entombing men OF noble
DdvS
Bells repeat the peaceful story
Adorin0 Christ and better
days.
Sacredness oloDs on the Square
Where Jdckson's clutched
s,Dord today
Makes any pdsSerby stop there
In prayer for peace to stay.
{. Preston Summers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
All Clear, RombIer?

A mote to George Keneipp"
in The Rambler Of April /
poses a question which appar-
emily needs repeated answer
ing.
The note states that the
traffic light in front Of the
National Gallery says Walk
less than ten seconds, hard
ly time to step of the curb"
Apparently a good part Of the
public seems to believe that
a pedestrian must get across
the street within the cross
walk before the walk" light
goes out. This is incorrect.
Actually the walk" signal
tells a pedestrian he may enter
the crosswalk. Once he has
his foot In the crosswalk while
the walk" signal is on, he
will be able to finish crossing
the street safely. before cross
traffic moves.
1t is true that in front Of
the National Gallery the
Walk" signal is on for ten
seconds. but If you will step in
to the crosswalk just before
the light goes out. you will
find that we have provided an
additional ten seconds to cross
the street before a vehicle
touches the crosswalk.
This situation is true wher-
ever you find pedestrian sig
mails, so that II you step of
the curb before the Walk"
signal goes out, you will be
able to continue across the
street safely.
Geo. +. keneipp.
Director Of Vehicles and
Traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Mr.. and Mrs.

One OF the more interesting things
going on In this world involves the Swed-
ish Ministry Of Justice. The ministry,
1t seems, wants the Stockholm govern
ment to. do away with Miss" and apply
the title Mrs" to all grown-up girls
and adult women, whether married or
not. This is no Joke. The ministry has
made its proposal in very serious vein,
and 1t has won great deal Of support
throughout Sweden, which is a country
so Astounding in feminine attractiveness
that every other young lady over there
looks more or less like bundle of Nordic
glamour.
But We are depressing. To get back
to the point, the Swedish authorities
the ones In the justice department-feel
that their proposal will equalize things
between the sexes. Their logic in that
respect is ineluctable. They point out
that all men are called Mister" Tor
MT regardless of their marital status.
And so they conclude that all women,
married or unmarried have a right to be
entitled Mrs" Fair enough, isn't 1t?
Why should there be one standard for
the strong ana another for the weak, or
vice versa? Obviously there shouldn't be.
Ask anybody.
Besides, as pointed out by decidedly
formidable Swedish womens organiza-
ton, abolition of Miss" would be whole
some because such action would there
after spare spinsters the indignity Of
being addressed in that fashion when
they are long past the manageable age.
Further, II one wants to be pedantic
about the matter, one can browse through
a good dictionary and inform ones
friends that Mrs." after all. Is merely
the contracted form of Mistress" which
in bygone days (Which seem to have been
happier and more gracious than these
days, incidentally was a generally ac-
cepted title OF courtesy prefixed to the
name Of a woman, married or un-
married"
So let no one scoff at the Ministry Of
Justice In Stockholm. 1t Is a fine min
istry, and women the world over have
reason to give thought to what 1t pro-
poses. AS for members Of the fair sex
In Sweden, anybody who has been over
there must ask himself, where are there
any that are fairer2 But again we are
depressing -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Child Welfare

I want to express my APP
probation to The Star and
Senator Wayne Morse for the
splendid stand to help our
helpless children.
Your great paper has taken
the leadership again in ex-
posing the woeful neglect Of
the Districts helpless children.
/ have pleaded many. many
times for our dependent chill
dren. have mothered 80 and
more than 80 responded TO good
care.
Our tax law has closed many
good foster homes and filled
our streets with juvenile
delinquents. No dedicated fos-
ter parent should pay income
tax on a welfare child. The
Welfare Board rate in this
area covers little more than
half Of a welfare child's ex-
penses in school. We spend
freely to build institutions to
crowd with helpless children.
Good foster care can do more
for q child than any institution
can ever hope to do. Every
child should have as its divine
birthright. decent living and
someone who cares"
In a Christian country how
can we even claim to be
Christians and rest with easy
conscience until we have ex-
erted every effort to help these
helpless victims Of misfortune?
The good people working in
our welfare agencies are dedi-
Gated to their work. Why not
give them our full support
It Is time TO do away with the
tax law that closed our foster
homes. The public agencies
cannot find foster homes for
that reason. Foster Mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

very same reason most humans
work at Jobs, many at jobs
they do not like at all.
The reason is
Food.
We are threatened with a
shortage of foodstuffs in the
future, although nobody would
ever believe it who has ever
been in a supermarket.
n
The squirrel is out to live.
and to do so he has to get
something to eat.
Despite the fact that ne has
never been to school, he knows
this quite as well as the young
laSy dietician who has Just
been graduated first In her
class.
The squirrel got his knowl-
edge in the famous college Of
hard knocks. as somebody
1--WE won't even guess said.
The squirrel is hungry from
birth, if he is healthy, as all
other healthy living creatures
are. from germs to college
graduates.
He knows, without thinking
about it. that If you don't
succeed the first time, try,
try again.
You must keep on trying,
to live.
So We hope all SQUIRREL
proof bird feeding stations
fail.
Because We think the animal
satisfaction Of a full stomach
is worth more than the salts
faction a human being may
derive from fooling them in so
important a matter.
We often wonder what will
happen to the humans left
when the rest of us blow our
silly selves to bits.
The animals then will take
over. and perhaps will work
up. over a million years or so.
the same sort of brains we
have amassed at present.
Heaven forbidD
We can see them, then. as
in a vision. building food
depots for themselves alone.
and trying their best to keep
the last men and women out.
There will be a big sign on
the front, in cat language
for the cats will run things
and 1t will say:
We were hungry, once, and
We fenced us out.
How do you like it nowl
"Ha. ha, ha, and meow
meow, meow-how do you like
1t now?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
ON THE RECORD
sss By DOROTHY THOMPSON
Liqht on the Suez Expedition

let failed to convince Mr.. Eden
to join Israel In the operation.
Britain wanted to intervene
between the combatants. The
Israelis for their part wanted
no French-British expedition
at all. They wanted French air
coverage for their cities, air
supplies to their forces in ST.
mai. and some French naval
support. These they received
in return for agreeing to the
French-Brit action in Suez.
This was unofficially con-
fifmed to me in Israel. I'VE
wanted to handle the whole
operation as far as troops were
concerned. The Suez expedi-
ton messed everything up"
Further Confirmation
A further confirmation came
in private conversations in
Teheran from Sir Leslie Hore-
Belisha. who was visiting there
shortly before the heart attack
which killed him. An Iranian
diplomat who met him told me
that the former British La
borite M. p. and Cabinet
Minister explained that II
We (the Biitish) hadn't inter-
vened Israel would have in
flicted a total disaster on Egypt
and probably have set of a
great war"
So. according to the Brom-
bergers, there were two opera
tions-a French-Israeli, and a
French British, with the British
ignoring Israeli movements
and refusing cooperation with
the Israeli forces. Under these
conditions 1t is hardly remark
able that the campaign was
SO badly bungled.
In short, the Israeli and
French wanted to deal Egypt
a crushing blow, on the basis
Of which they could dictate
terms. while the British wanted
to hold the canal as a basis for
negotiations as to It's future
operation.
This further recalls some.
thing President Nasser said to
me in December to the effect
that while French action
didn't surprise him, he could
not understand Britain, ira
ditionally pro-Arab." whose
great interest in the Arab
Middle East would be hope
lessly prejudiced by collision
with Israel.
Apparently there was no
such collision - which the
British have failed to explain
Gin consideration of their
French allies) by clarifying
the double operations, in both
of which France was involved
while Britain was in only one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

The situation In Jordan continues
to be too obscure and uncertain to war
rant anything more optimistic than an
exceedingly cautious wait-and-see atti-
tude. At the moment young King HuS-
sein seems to have the bulk of the army
on his side, and he apparently has sue
ceeded in bringing about the formation
of moderate government to replace the
leftist and anti-Western and pro-Soviet
regime headed by the dismissed Premier
Nabulsi. Unhappily. however, the country
still is so politically volatile that this
change for the better could be reversed
overnight.
A cogent warning on that score has
been sounded in London by British Gen.
eral John Bagot Club. ousted founder
of Jordan's celebrated Arab Legion. AS
he has put it, King Hussein may have
to tackle the crowds once he gets the
army sorted out" This is another way
of saying that the mob, regardless Of
the army's degree Of loyalty, may yet
be melted in way that could be explo-
Sive in the extreme. Mr.. Nabulsi, who
incidentally has been named as Foreign
Minister under pro Western Premier
Khalidi, has been popular leader, and
his dismissal has already set of street
demonstrations Of the type that Com
versive purposes.
Another factor to be reckoned with
is Jordan's relative artificiality as q ma
tion Created by the British after the
First World War, 1t Is a land in which
very large numbers of the people regard
themselves as PaleStinians rather than
JordanianS. Many of these favor the
idea OF becoming part Of Syria, and a
substantial minority would not oppose
some sort Of union with Iraq. Accord
ingly, should there be violent mob out
breaks and an unmanageable internal
political unheaval, the country would
be in danger Of the kind Of collapse that
could partition 1t out of existence and
create new and acute war-breeding ten
sions in the crisis-ridden Middle East.
In these circumstances, 1t can only
be hoped that King HuSsein and the new
Khalidi government will be able to deal
effectively with the threat OF Communist
I inspired mob action and succeed in sta
bilizing the situation. Given such sta
bility under the change that has Just
taken place, Jordan would be likely to
cooperate with the free world and aban-
don the pro-Soviet Nabulsi policy Of hos
tility to the West. But the outlook in
that respect remains clouded with many
big "ifs" right now, and no amount Of
wishful thinking can make it any brighter
than 1t really is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

The Suez Canal expedition
has been an unsolved mystery
story. Was it cooked up be-
tween the participants? What.
exactly, was the collision?
Despite the reams Of report
ing and the official pronounce
ments, 1t has been unintelli-
gible to this columnist.
Light has at last been
thrown on 1t by two French
journalists, the brothers Merry
and Serge Bromberger. whose
book Les Secrets de TEX
petition d'Egypte" (The Sc
crets of the Egyptian Expe-
dition) has not yet been trans
lated into English and is not
available here. Nor have l
read 1t. but am dependent on
reviews that have reached
here, the most extensive being
In the London Economist, and
on what ] heard Of it in Israel
and other Middle Eastern
countries. In France Though
the book has been embarrass-
ing) only one matter of SUBJ
stance has been denied-its
report that Premier Ben
Gurion Of Israel conferred
with French leaders in Paris
prior to the attack. The
writer's have dramatized a
conference between Eden.
Mollet, Pineau, and Selwyn
Lloyd which they declare to
have been held on October
is, by quoting what each said.
This. of course, is poetic
license. Otherwise the account
is logically convincing, and
confirms the British version
of their role, which for lack
of the whole story has not
been ineligible.
Collision Denied
The Brombergers are not
undertaking. They fully APP
proved the operation which,
they believe. failed because of
French and British diver
gences. Britain. they claim,
was not in collision with
Israel.
The Israeli decision to at
tack at the end of the month
was taken in mid October. BY
that time the French British
friendship was firm, and the
French supply of arms by
which Israel was seeking to
counterbalance the flow to
Egypt from Communist coun-
tries was we'll advanced. But
the British were not in on
French-Israeli military plans.
The Brombergers report that
in mid-October Israel told the
French of their decision to in
wade Egypt and the French
told the British. But NJ. Mol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
reader nua ouesor n, w,,,,.
Kye
noostaR
BY THE HASKIN

@. In a national convention
Of a society. what are the du-
ties Of a sergeant at arms?-
c. L.
A. This officer. in a legisla-
tive or judicial or deliberative
assembly. has the primary
duty Of keeping order during
meetings. He serves legal
papers when directed to do so
by the assembly. and has the
power to compel members to
attend sessions Of a legislative
body when their presence is
needed to make a quorum.
@. On what date did Win
ston Churchill retire as Prime
Ministerial. N.
A. On April 5, 1855. Sir
Winston Churchill retired as
Prime Minister Of Great Brit
ain. On April 8 he was sue
ceeded by Sir Anthony Eden.
Churchill had been knighted
by Queen Elizabeth II on April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

In reply to the letter by
Mrs. c. A. Grefu concerning
the mynah bird at the Zoo.
let me first identify myself. I
have owned mynahs and have
been a frequent visitor to the
Zoo for over 20 years.
AS / recall the How about
the appropriation" episode.
DR.. Mann was campaigning
for q new elephant house and
a new small mammal house.
and he told reporters that he
was teaching this mynah to
say How about the appropria-
tion?" so that when Congress-
men came to survey the needs
for more buildings. they would
be met by this query from the
mynah bird. AS far as / know.
that bird never did say How
about the appropriation" but
the public heard about the
episode. and from then on.
until this day. every mynah
has been taught How abou
the appropriation" by the
visitors.
DR.. Mann once said. "Never
let the truth spoil a good
story" Pete Sparks.
Editors note: DR.. Mann
says it's true that the Zoos
original mynah not only re-
peatedly asked about the "ap-
preparation" but did so on
q singularly appropriate &C.
casion. The mynah once posed
the question in the presence
OF Budget Director Herbert
Lord. When the startled
budget director said That's
impairment" the myna h
snapped SOS your old man. /"
DR.. Mann denies. however. that
he was the mynah's tutor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
OF Assistance

I want TO thank The star
and express my most sincere
gratitude for the excellent sup
port you gave us in our battle
to retain sewage treatment
plant construction funds in the
Health, Education and We'll
fare appropriation bill.
Your assistance in develop
Ing public support and aware
ness Of this very important
program deserves the highest
commentator. without such
support and the public's re-
action against the proposed
cuts. I doubt II we could have
successfully STAYED OF the move
10 eliminate the funds needed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Brig. Gen. r. j. Burt. USA,
retired. of BOG Woodland ter
race, Alexandria, Va, makes a
sporting offer.
up to the moment" he
writes, I'VE here have solved
the squirrel eating birdseed'
nuisance. This. with a home
made contraption Of pipe. ct
cetera.
If you have certain indi-
viduai contacts that would be
interested. I would be pleased
to send them a rough dia-
gram"
So there you are, individual
contacts. It's up to you.
As for this column, it has no
more interest in squirrel-proof
bird feeding stations.
We have been trying them
since 1894. and have found
them all to fail. at last.
You know the reason why?
Squirrels are too smart, that
is all.
Those calculating little eyes,
peering out Of soft fur, look
and look and look
And that keen little brain,
safely encased against the ar
rows of outrageous fortune,
works away on the problem.
Then. at last. a plan ma
lures, one of the very best
kinds of plans, because in a
sense. the fellow doesn't even
have to think about it at all,
he just does it.
These are the best kinds Of
plans.
Every general. every bust
nessman, every middle-class
man. every poet. knows how it
is to think up fine plan and
then to have 1t not work.
Curses on it. plans are al
ways doing that.
Shakespeare said. didn't he.
or did he:
The best laid plans o. mice
an men gang aft agley."
No. drat 1t. that was Bobbie
Burns!
Well. anyway, plans are diff
flcult to make. even harder to
carry through 100 per cent.
Squirrels know this by ma
ture.
They embody. in small space.
a lot Of savvy, as somebody
said; we won't 60 into who at
this time.
A lot Of know-how, in other
words.
The reason for this is the