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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
CHticizing a President

Despite the "one-party press" and
:, all the arts OF Madison Avenue, the Presi-
dent OF late has been on the receiving
end Of rather generous dose of criti-
cism. 1t is getting so that hardly a day
passes without the newspapers or the
commentators or the Old Guard or the
Democrats taking whack at him. But
to the extent that one may Judge from
his news conference remarks, Mr.. EiSen-
hover is standing UP under it very well
indeed.
The President profeSSed surprise
when asked about reports that his staff,
fearing an adverse effect on his health,
was protecting" him from criticism. If
anyone has been protecting him, said
Mr.. Eisenhower ironically, he certainly
has not been aware of it. And he indi-
Gated, furthermore, that he thought he
could take care of himself. II think I
am old enough and philosophical enough"
he said, ito try to separate the personal
attacks from those that are honest diff
ferenceS of opinion and conviction; the
latter I respect, the first I ignore. And
that is the way I try to conduct my life,
because have just got one thing to
do, to do my duty; that is what I am
trying to do
This is pretty good philosophy for
anyone. and especially for a man who
happens to be in the White House. For
no one can protect" a President from
criticism. He must protect himself, and
If he doesn't, if he bleeds from every
barb that is hurled his way, he is not
going to last long in the lob.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
Bargaining Style Changes in East
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

I don't know what our Gov
eminent means by "negotia-
ton"
Negotiation is only what
traders call bargaining. A
customer wants certain goods
and the seller wants to dispose
Of them. That is the first con-
dition for a trade. The bar
gaining occurs over the price.
In the "Souks" and Mus
kies" Of most Of the Arab
world there Is never a fixed
price. A customer sees some
thing he wants and asks what
1t costs. The merchant (prais-
ing his discerning taste) states
q price. The customer ex-
presses the most intense re-
greet that it is beyond his
means and names what he is
prepared to pay. The mer-
chant. shaking his head mega
lively and with sorrowful
eyes, displays other inferior
goods. The customer rejects
them and starts to walk out of
the shop. The merchant softly
invites him to have a cup of
sweet coffee. The customer
complies and expresses his adj
miration for the beauty Of the
wares in general and the man.
ners Of the merchants little
boy.
Partner Appears
The merchant finds the Gus
toner so sympathetic and dis
tinguished that for purely
personal reasons he suggests
a small shaving Of the price.
The customer still regrets.
The merchant confesses that
he himself might come down a
little further (ruinous as that
would bel but his partners
would never agree. The Gus
toner again makes for the
door. A partner miraculously
appears. There is a whispered
conversation and the merchant
reports triumphantly that he
has persuaded the partner to
come nearer to the buyers
price.
This can 60 on for a long
time. But. at a point. the
buyer usually says. ITS still
more than I ought to pay.
but ! do appreciate your con-
cessions" and brings out his
purse.
The seller is all smiles. He
serves another cup of coffee.
The buyer takes his card and
promises to inform friends
about his beautiful wares. The
merchant touches his hand to
his brow and bows, invoking
the blessings Of peace. The
bargaining has occurred in
an atmosphere of exquisite
courtesy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
Tragedy in Cairo

Your editorial of April S.
headed Tragedy in Cairo" is
very much to the point. There
will be as a result of this
tragedy many strong state
ments made in my home coun-
try regarding the congressional
committee members who con-
tributed to the death of Mr..
Norman.
That the friendly relations
between our countries would
be affected is certainly doubt
full. All thinking Canadians,
like thinking people in any
country. are aware that there
are many factors that lead a
man to take his own life. Such
an act is caused by many con-
ditions. the least of which
most certainly was not ex-
IRENE exhaustion from over
work. A similar case was that
Of James Forrestal.
As long as Canadians are
treated with the courtesy and
hospitality that my wife and
! have enjoyed during our
visits to this country, our
friendly relations will con-
tinue. After all, one does not
condemn the jungle with many
Of its obvious beauties because
1t shelters among its creatures
the jackals that prey upon the
weak.
! commend your paper again
on q fine editorial, one that I
shall save and take back to
Canada with me to show my
friends.
Kenneth w MacKinpon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
Struggle in Jordan

The end result, and even some of the
circumstances, OF the current political
upheaval in Jordan are not yet clearly in
sight. At the moment, however, the young
and relatively pro- Western King Hussein
has mustered sufficient power to dismiss
a government that has tended to be pro-
Soviet and has been aligned firmly with
the Egyptian-Syrian bloc. The position
taken by the military leadership and its
24,000-man army may be the determining
factor eventually in whether Hussein is
able to maintain his course In this con-
nection, 1t is significant that one of Hus-
seinS first acts was to name his own mill
tary aide as chief of public security, and
there is reason to believe he has favorable
commitments from the military.
If this should prove to be so it could
lead to real breakdown of the extreme
Arab nationalist movement in the Middle
East-at least in its anti-Western policies.
Under Egyptian leadership this faction
has counted on Syria. Jordan and Saudi
Arabia. The latter already has modified
its position materially following King
Saud's visit here and has become one of
the supporters of the Eisenhower Doc
trine. The detection of Jordan would
leave President Nasser able to count only
on Syria, itself in considerable political
turmoil.
The alternative possibility, particu-
larly If the Jordanian military does not
maintain public order, is that Hussein
himself might be forced from the throne
and the desert kingdom plunged into
such chaos that 1t may be militarily occu-
pied and partitioned by its neighbors.
AS geographic and political entity,
Jordan has relatively little Importance.
AS symbol of the struggle going on
within the Arab world, however, 1t holds
the center Of the stage today. The cour-
age and resourcefulness Of Hussein are
being tested severely. The manner in
which he meets the test is, therefore, of
farf1ung significance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11

In Cairo negotiations" Char.
gaining) have been going on
in q way that must utterly
astonish the Arab President Of
Egypt.
When the United Nations
(and the United States) halted
the military operations involv-
ing the canal and forced the
withdrawal Of the British and
French (the prime users),
Egypt was also in a hole. For
there wasn't any canal! The
Egyptians. to impede the mill.
tary operation, had sunk ships
and cement-laden barges along
its whole passage. To operate
1t again. on any terms, 1t had
to be cleared, and clearing it
was a major engineering oper-
alton.
Opportunity Missed
It would seem that then,
when the canal was blocked,
was the time to bargain about
how, when restored, 1t would
be operated.
Egypt could not clear the
canal except at enormous ex-
pense. on top Of the great losses
she was daily suffering from
the suspension of shipping.
She did not possess the neces-
sary machinery or adequate
engineering skills. which she
would have to hire. If she
called on the Russians, she
would pay through the nose
and invite a new crisis.
But what did the would be
customers Of Canal service do?
They cleared the canal, at
their own expense, before any
price for its resumed use had
been agreed upon. Gen. Ray
mond Wheeler Zone Of the
greatest Army engineers in
American history modified
men and machines for one Of
the quickest and most efficient
jobs ever done. Now, after five
months. it is just about ready
to be handed back to Mr..
Nasser clear and clean, still
without those who cleared it
and want to use it knowing
what price they will have to
pay for its use.
So, for the second time, all
the bargaining advantages
have been put into Egypt's
hands.
If any Arab showed such a
lamentable lack of trading
skill. his head would be bowed
in shame. Toward a customer
showing such lack, he would
feel nothing but amazed con-
tempt.
And there hasn't been even
exquisite courtesy and sweet
coffee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11

Just to show his intensity Of
spirit. or something.
He begins to grow too warm,
but at first he does not realize
what has happened.
A kindly soul. Jones simply
refuses to believe, at first,
that anyone would come q
hundred feet to turn his radi-
ator on.
Then he sees what has hap
pened and begins to grow hot
under the collar.
He turns of the valve, as
best he can, then hammers it
home with one of these
stapling devices that nobody
uses any more.
Offices are cluttered. UP with
things nobody uses.
Somebody did, once upon q
time. and there the thing sits.
a puzzle to any efficiency man
who might happen to roam
around.
What has become of the
efficiency expert" so called?
Once upon a time he rode
high in the business ranks.
Honest workers quaked in
their boots when told that the
efficiency expert" was to
visit their floor.
The guy had a disagreeable
habit Of plunging into things
too swiftly. without realizing
what a sturdy. loyal worker
one was.
He would get the hands to-
gether at a meeting and then
hold UP big glass fish bowl
full of beans.
See" he would beam. when
I shake this jar the little beans
go to the bottom. the big
beans go to the top!"
His smile was most irritat-
ing.
1t means. Of course: you,
my friends. are all little beans.
am a big bean and see how
I have shaken to the top!"
Nobody liked the efficiency
expert; perhaps he was killed
long ago and nobody missed
him.
Efficiency has its place, but
it is pretty inefficient If a guy
has to talk about it.
Temp Jones hammered his
radiator of" so efficiently
that nobody. not even an ex-
pert, has been able to turn 1t
on again.
He means to follow out the
good doctors advice If he
freezes to death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
No Place to Park

Although one of the lead
ing industries Of the District
is tourism and many, If not
most, of the tourists come in
their own cars. 1t is next to
impossible for them to find a
parking place while they visit
interiors or just stop to look
at the view.
I have had occasion a num-
Der Of times during the past
year to go to the Library Of
Congress on business that
would not take me over 10
minutes yet almost never have
/ found a place to park with
in several blocks and once
after covering all streets with
in a quarter of a mile / gave
1t up and went home.
Visitors, and even residents,
like to stop along the Potomac
between the Lincoln Memorial
and the Tourist Court just to
look at the river, but cars are
parked solid all day all the
way down to the railroad
bridge and beyond.
I have never been able to
understand why 1t was the
obligation of the Government
to provide all-day street park
ing and when it interferes with
the sightseeing of out-of-town
visitors I feel 1t should be pro-
hibited. The seat of our Gov
eminent belongs to them. too.
and many come long distances
to see our attractions only to
be frustrated by the parking
situation.
Why not campaign to pro-
vide ample street, or off,
street. parking near all at
fractions with a time limit Of
say one hour? Can't you start
something?
AAA, Chamber Of Commerce
and Tourist Bureau take no.
tice.
George d. Watrous, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
Lafayette Square

The 18th Congressional Club
(whose members are wives of
Congressman who took their
seats in January. 1943) are
concerned over the proposed
plan to build a SGT million
Federal office building in
Lafayette Square. lest this
project damage the historic
and familiar charm of the
square. which is almost like a
front yard Of the White House.
The planners have it in
their power to keep Wash
ington a Capital to be proud
Of. Must they turn it into a
city like any other, packed
with big buildings. paved with
concrete parking lots. ribbed
with freeways and six-lane
highways?
Is 1t really necessary to in
wade Lafayette Square? Why
not put these new buildings
where wornout, ugly structures
need to be torn down today?
A massive Office building
would destroy the scale and
intimate charm Of the square.
What a shame to mar it SO
that people coming after us
will not have the same pleas
ues Of the eye and the
imagination!
Congressional wives spend a
lot Of time taking people
around Washington. Pretty
soon all of the familiar land
marks they are looking for
may be gone. II the old State,
War and Navy Building were
replaced by an Executive
Office Building 1t might next
seem progressive to tear down
the old Treasury and put up
something more like a stream
lined bank!
The 18th Club hopes that II
a Federal building must be
erected in the square, its facade
on jackson place will conform
with the structures there now
which are not to be torn down,
such as Decatur House.
Agnes Hale,
Margaret c. Holmes,
Jean SundstrOm,
18th Club Committee for
Preservation of Historic
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
Apocalypse

NoD. horizontally. the dnwn
Spreads It's ruby fire
To burn dwdy the dark chiffon
And light the tall church
Spire.
IL showers flame on boats at
sea,
IL blends red sails Nth foam,
Runs DOM a golden path TO me
And stains the ploiDmun'S
loan.
Were I but once to see the
damn
In crtmSon-mdd display,
! iDould forever look upon
This as my hottest day.
Soroh Howard !,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
Crocodile Tears

With tears coursing down
my cheeks. / am reading Jo-
seph Young's article in The
Star Of April S. which begins
like this:
THE Government personnel
directors have expressed their
deep concern over the ecent
White House letter inviting
Federal agency heads to list
the career jobs they would like
to have removed from civil
service and placed under po-
litical appointments"
1t seems the White House
blackhearts are getting ready
to steal the jobs Of the civil
service lilywhites. and so,
naturally. I am crying over the
unhappy plight of the poor
lilywhites.
But wait a minute! Aren't
the personnel directors in
dorsed by the White House?
Don't they also play on the
blackheart team? Why are the
Pee Dees so concerned over
grabbing a few jobs from the
lilywhites? Something phony
here. Somebody's fooling
somebody.
Even the lilywhites are
turning a dark gray under
closer scrutiny. Aren't these
the same guys who used to
play on the old blackheart
team? Didn't they get into the
Government through emer-
gency appointments. and were
qualified on their jobs without
ever having passed a real civil
service examination?
Didn't these guys come in
the back door and set up
store? Why. of course they
did. This game isn't between
the blackhearts and the lily
whites. It's a game with the
dark grays playing on both
teams.
"Phooey," I am telling my
self. This emotional crying
jag has got to stop. ] am a big
boy now"
So / am no longer crying
with Joseph Young, but am
turning to the comic section
where the laughs are inten-
tional.
Sad Eyes,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11

@. In the old silent movie
Of The Ten Commandments"
who played the two modern
day brothers?-A. d.
A. Rod La ROGUE and Rich
ard Dix were the two Nc
lavish brothers in Part Two
Of this 1923 Cecil B. De Mile
production. Others in the
modern-day part Of the movie
were Edythe Chapman, Lea
trice Joy, Mia Naldi. Robert
Edeson. Charles Ogle, and
Agnes Ayres.
Q. What is a Navy rating?-
o. A.
A. In the Navy, rating is the
designation of an occupation
which calls for basically re-
lated aptitudes. knowledge and
experience-such as gunner's
mate. parachute rigger, radio
man, sonarman, etc. Each
rating has its own insignia
Especially mark. The designa-
ton rating Is also used In the
other armed services for 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
Speeding Presidents

recently, we nave been ex-
posed to a number Of 'front.'
page stories and editorials
about the excessive speed al
legedly made by a presidential
party while en- route to Gettys-
burg. The articles would have
been more effective II they had
not been a bit on the sancti-
monious side. Were the COM
planning correspondents, who
were stopped by the police.
particularly concerned with
highway safety or were they
merely irritated by "unwar-
ranted" interference with the
freedom Of the press?
At any rate. righteous indig-
nation. or irritation. has
launched an embryonic crusade
to reduce speed upon the high
ways and some Of us are hope
full that the press will carry on!
I am sure that all members Of
the press. If so directed. will
willingly observe all traffic
rules and regulations even
when in hot pursuit of a story.
Such an example would un-
doubtedly have a salutary eff
feet upon other impatient
hornblowers and thus bring a
degree Of safety to our high
ways.
Angus Sinclair.
1t is certainly too bad that
those newspaper correspond
ents got cut of the trail of
President Eisenhower when he
was attempting to go home
for a little rest. No one will
now ever know whether the
President kissed his wife on
arrival or not. The newsmen
doubtless had their pride hurt
by the Rockville police as evil
denced by the torrent of words
that followed.
All Of this seems wholly out
Of place to one who remem-
bers the Saturday trips that
President F. d. r. used to take
to Annapolis over old Route
SO. followed by a return trip
late Sunday evening after a
little cruise on Chesapeake
Bay. Those Of us who live on
Route so we'll remember
Route SO then. as now, was a
turning. twisting billy road.
at that time only 212 lanes.
But the police escort took up
the entire road. yelling to all
traffic to Get off the road T.
forcing traffic onto soft shoul-
ders and often into drainage
bitches. This went on nearly
every week end and during the
time when Route so was the
principal road to the beaches,
On Sundays II was especially
thoughtless when families
were returning with tired and
crying children from their
outings.
This practice continued un-
til some unruly parties refused
TO get off the road" but in
stead stopped where they were
and some we're heard to yell.
"His Royal Highness" and
sometimes even less fiattering
words. when the limou-
sine with a smiling and wav-
ing President came alongside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11

specialist grade held by an
individual such as gunner.
pilot. observer. etc.
@. Was the sculptor Gui-
Seppe Moretti a native Of
Pittsburgh. Pa.2-R. H.
A. No. he was born in Siena,
Italy, on February 3, 1858. He
established himself in Pitts
burgh not long after coming to
the United States in 1888. and
became identified with that
city as a sculptor Of memorials,
fountains and portrait busts.
Among his works was the Ste
phen Foster monument. Mr..
Moretti died in San Reno.
Italy. in 1885.
@. What State is nicknamed
the Equality State, and why?-
H. M.
A. Wyoming is known as the
Equality State because 1t was
the first to grant women the
right to vote and hold Office.
In 1859. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Hes right. he's right" said
Templeton Jones, sagely, as
he read where q doctor had
put the blame for the common
cold on too hot homes.
churches, theaters, stores,
buildings in general. and pub
lie vehicles.
Just what I always thought"
said Mr.. Jones. an advocate
Of 70 degrees for inside but
who always keeps his own
home at about rs when it isn't
70 degrees.
Jones called the doctors
warning ian advice Of perfec-
tion." which most will agree
with, but few put into effect.
Jones can tell, without a
thermometer, when the room
temperature gets above rs de-
grees-he grows red in the
face.
This flush is a warning. he
says. Usually he runs to put
the window UP. to everybody
else's intense disgust.
At his Office. Jones is known
as the fresh air man.
Others, even the sturdiest.
want the radiators to sing with
steam.
Since Jones desk is within
two feet of q big radiator. he
normally keeps it turned of.
And then, If you work In an
office, you know what happens.
The moment the Jonesian
back is turned, somebody,
named Unknown, slides over
and turns the radiator on
again.
Now, suppose Friend Jones
is up taking a coffee break.
THE longest 10 minutes in
the world" some cynic has
called 1t.
Temp Jones' "break" usually
lasts for is minutes. unless he
has a good talker across the
table from him; then it may
last for as much as half an
hour.
There is Jones. drinking
coffee. and some unknown
person comes from the other
side Of the building and turns
on the big radiator.
BY the time our hero gets
back to his desk. the thing is
singing, practically rocking.
with heat.
Jones plunges into work. the
way everybody does when he
gets back from a coffee break.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11
Now and Then

In the early days. our FORE
fathers lived by a creed which
said som e W ha t as follows:
Millions for defense, but not
one cent for tribute"
The latest dictionary defini-
ton Of tribute is: A payment
paid by one nation to an
other. either as an acknowl-
edgment Of submission or as
the price Of protection.
Mmmmmm-such as foreign
aid. for example?
J. JacksonA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-11

After these experiences, boat
rides on the Chesapeake Bay
started and returned from the
Navy Yard.
The only notice In the
papers those days was a brief
statement that 1.-THE President
left today for Annapolis and a
cruise on the Chesapeake and
will return on Sunday"
e. 6 M
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The Sidney herald., 1957-01-24

TEX. Mrs. Clifford Johnson and
Doris Weinberger. A very deli
cious lunch was served after the
business meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Travis
went to Wolf Point Wednesday
to see their son in the hospital.
Barlow Colgan went to Poplar
Wednesday.
Clifford Johnson left for Min
neapolis Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Miller were
supper guests at the Pete Marot-
tex home.
Mrs. Harry Marottek spent last
Thursday with Mrs. Ray Miller.
Leo Cuba was on the sick list
a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Travis mo-
tored to Wolf Point Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Miller, An
drew Johnson, Francis Weinberg
er and Mrs. Clifford johnson were
supper guests at the Barlow Col
gan home Friday evening.
Paul Peschke went to Sidney
Saturday.
Mrs. Paul Peschke and Darlene
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-24
GumbO Flats
Nv Mrs. Clifford johnson

The Arthur school became rath-
er cold Monday through We'd
nesday SO we had school at the
Clifford Johnson home.
Eddie Travis entered the hos
pital Tuesday afternoon.
Ray Miller went to Wolf Point
Tuesday.
Dale Miller is helping do the
chores for the Travis and John
sons this week.
Mrs. Ray Miller and Mrs.
Kathryn Peschke entertained at
a club meeting at the home of
Mrs. Ray Miller Tuesday. The
following members were present:
Mrs. Clarence Wilkie, Mrs. Don
Hagadone, Mrs. Thor Hagadone,
Mrs. Paul Peschke, Mrs. Al War
ner, Mrs. Adolph Hubel, Mrs.
Earl Iverson, Mrs. Lawrence
Schubert and Mrs. Lloyd Holen.
Visitors were Mrs. Barlow Col
gan and children, Mrs. Joe Marot-