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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
Attacks Income Tax

Income tax forms become
more intricate and lengthier,
to entrap further even the
honest taxpayer. Where is this
nonsense going to end? Even
the former chief. T. Coleman
Andrews, termed it a wicked,
iniquitous thing"
We call upon Congress to
put an end to this perversion
Of law and justice. A national
sales tax would be timely. The
revenue would be the same.
and the 10000 agents of the
Revenue Bureau, whose SAL
aries the poor taxpayer bears,
would be cut sharply. Or, a tax
at the source Of production
would be easier to administer.
This would be passed on TO the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
Invite Ben Gurion?

In order for President Eisen-
hover to receive a complete
and unbiased view of the Arab
Israeli dispute, it seems abso-
luately necessary that follow
ing the visit of King Saud of
Arabia, President Eisenhower
should invite Premier Ben Gu
rion of Israel--so that the Is
raeli side of the problem can
be heard too.
If our Government hesitateS
to invite the Premier of Israel
to visit this country out of
fear Of Arab resentment. then
the impartial status of the
United States will be in fieop-
ardy in the eyes of the world.
AS a result the Eisenhower
Middle East plan could in no
way even start to bring about
peace in that part of the world
because we could not be looked
upon by Israel as an unbiased
arbiter. MI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16

@. What are this country's
chief exports to Canada?-
o. S.
A. Machinery and vehicles
make up about 40 per cent Of
the total. Metals, manufac-
tured products, petroleum
products, chemicals, and vege-
table food products are also
important exports.
@. What breeds of dogs are
preferred for training as pro-
lection dogs for use in stores
and businesses? j. u.
A. Dobermans and German
Shepherds are the most popu-
lar breeds for this purpose,
though Airedales and Dalma-
tians are also giving good serv-
ice. It takes at least 6 months
to train these protection
dogs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16

Classic Account of Birdwotchino
BY THOMAS r. HEM

1.-THE poor fellow was falling,
falling, but-the female with
in the nest screamed a num-
Der Of times. ! wondered If
the interloper would seduce
the male. but from SUISSE
quent observations it seemed
unlikely that she would. The
male returned again to the
nest hole, and a few minutes
later was in the upper part
of the tree, knocking about
on dead branches until he
dislodged a piece of bark. He
clamped his bill on the bark
until it was largely frag-
mented. Then he moved
towards the foreign female.
If he presented the bark ca
cherished play object among
hornbills) one would suppose
she had some attraction for
him.
After a moment, however,
he changed his direction and
flew down to the big limb be-
low, bent over the nest hole
and gave the token to his
mate, accompanied by a feed
ing chuckle. Subsequently he
returned to the perch quietly,
within eight feet Of the in
truding female, and the two
Of them flew away together.
"But as the nesting season
progressed he became less
tolerant of her intrusions. On
my next visit, week later, I
watched her fly in behind
the male, and alight on the
nest tree, making considerable
noise. The male stopped feed
ing his mate. swooped at the
interloper, and drove her
down to the ground. When
he flew away she followed
short distance behind"
Protects Nest
The vampire was hard to
discourage. A few days later
she was observed at the en-
trance to the nest, trying to
break the wall with her beak.
Probably there was a sex MUIR
der case in the making. But
I'm few minutes the male
arrived, drove the foreign fe-
male to another tree, flying
at her so hard that he knock
ed leaves from intervening
branches. He returned to his
nest with a small stick held
like a cigar. His mate, who
had remained silent. now be-
gan wailing screeches. The in
truding female. persistent as
usual, had followed the male
back to his nest. He flew at
her again, flying faster than
hornbills usually do as he
chased her from tree to tree"
But his ordeal Of bachelor
hood was nearly over. Five
days later mother and young
emerged from the nest.
THE pair of hornbills
perched side by side on the
nest tree. Not long after I
heard a great flutter of wings.
I looked back to see both
members of the pair pursuing
the foreign female. When the
parents came back later she
did not follow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16

Templeton Jones has been
communicating with Outer
Space.
After listening for two solid
hours In the middle of the
night to radio station WOR,
which presented several long
talking gentlemen telling what
they know about spacemen,
Jones came to the following
conclusion:
That addicts Of the flying
saucers are, in the main, di-
vided into two groups;
One group makes certain
claims.
The other group says the
claims are either completely
false or at least well worth
looking into with cool, cal
culating eyes.
Somebody is always disput-
ing what you say. and you, in
your turn. argue that the other
fellow is either wrong, or mis-
taken, too.
Jones listened to a disc,
made from tape, purporting
to be taken down from some
intelligence in Outer Space.
It sounded very much like
something you might hear on
a small radio set when the in
coming signal is not clear.
1t was then cut down to
one-fortieth the speed re-
ceived.
In this version it sounded
suspiciously like a modification
o the old Notwithstanding
dance heard in small dog-and-
pony shows at the turn of the
century.
Sounds oriental, doesn't it?"
said the expert, triumphantly.
THE Oldest music in the
world" he went on. Ancient
Hindu music"
The man intimated that
this was highly satisfactory,
since it gave the experts some
thing to dig into.
If the little men from Outer
Space had spoken clearly in
English, he said, he would
have been suspicious. But
since they resorted to some
kind of a code. they made
sense to him. since they gave
him and his fellow experts
something to get their teeth
into.
The question of why so
many communications from
the beyond were in English
he answered satisfactorily, al
least to himself.
"These beings" he said. "al-
ways speak in the language of
the country in which they
come down."
Temp Jones, listening pa
tiently, thought this remark
ably satisfactory. and difficult
to dispute, indeed.
He heard about the rumors
that Washington was in COM
munication with the little men,
and that these had been seen
visiting the State Department
with hairy ears. easily seen
though their hats were pulled
down over them.
The man on the air (hu.
NAM said 1t wasn't easy tc
call these anything but rumors
really, since 1t was difficult II
pin anybody down, something
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
Airport DowdIinq'

Your January 5 editorial.
airport Dawdling," contained
a reference to the Burke site
for a proposed airport which is
misleading in its implication
and could give a false impress
sion of the status of the Burke
proposal, to those not familiar
with the facts.
I refer to the last paragraph
of the editorial, which reads, in
part /" another airport.
either at the Government
owned Burke site or elsewhere
close to the city"
Actually, the Government
owns approximately 1000 acres
of land at the proposed Burke
site tsee Report on Washing
ton Supplementary Airport.
U. S. Department of Com
merce. December 1855, p. 32).
and the form Of the holding
makes it anything but an air.
port site. 1t consists of 81
parcels. widely scattered, and
ranging in size from approx
mately $50 acres (only two this
large) down to a fraction of
an acre. The original estimated
acreage requirement was 1920
acres for the airport proper.
plus 800 acres for an access
road, making a, total of 1920
acres. The latest request for
funds, on which the Senate
Appropriations Com m TT e
took no action in the closing
days of the last. Congress. in
cluded an estimated acreage
requirement of 5,400 acres in
all. So the Government, in
stead of owning an airport
site. actually owns a little less
than one-fifth Of an airport
slt2-19 per cent, to be a little
more exact.
Ernest w. Reisner,
Chairman, Homeowners OPP
posed to Jet Airport in
Fairfax County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
DELAYED Justice

Measured by the yardStick proposed
by the Executive Committee of the At
torney Generals Conference on Court
Congestion, many of the Federal courts
of the country-and particularly those in
the New York area-are falling far short
of dealing out satisfactory justice in civil
cases. The committee, concerned over
the "inordinate" delays in trying cases,
expressed the belief that more than
Six-month spread between the filing and
disposition of civil case should be
considered excessive" Yet a survey by
the Attorney Generals Conference has
revealed that in some circuits delays are
counted in years, rather than months.
Locally, civil cases are coming to trial
before jury about % months after being
put on the calendar.
The committee agreed with other
legal groups which have studied the prob
lem that such protracted litigation often
defeats the cause of justice and casts dis
credit on the Federal courts Excessive
delay" the committee reported, may
result in the denial of reparation for
wrongs" For when the months stretch
lltO years, memories OF witnesses are apt
to grow hazy, or essential witnesses may
die or disappear, or the principals them
selves may die. The committee declared
that effective action must be taken soon
to arrest this deterioration" of justice
and restore public confidence in prompt
and efficient Jurisprudence.
Among remedies suggested were leg
islation to require Federal judges to hand
over their administrative duties to
younger juristS when they reach 70, ex-
panSion of the judiciary by 35 district
judgeships and two circuit judgeships,
designation of retired judges as senior
judges who would be available for special
duty on the bench when needed, wider use
of pretrial procedures and law school
emphasis against dilatory tactics by
lawyers. All of these undoubtedly would
help to reduce the heavy backlog of civil
cases. More attention to their RESPONSE
bilities by some judges who may not be
Shouldering a fair share of the load
probably would help, also.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

run into by all persons who
set out to check on hearsay.
1t is difficult, indeed.
No, they say, thew didn't
actually see the little hairy
men, but they were told this
by a cousin who said he got
it from somebody who had
seen them.
Templeton Jones. lying in his
little bed at 4 am, thought
of something Michael de Mon
Saigne wrote long ago.
If, he said Gas we'll as Jones
could remember it, deity were
present in the world. it would
be everywhere manifest. No
one could doubt it for an in
slant, neither the saints nor
the sinners, the believers or
the scoffers.
1t seemed to Jones that II
there were flying saucers.
filled with little men eager to
help the human world, all
they would have to do would
be to come down and say,
well, here we are!"
They would, of course. be
surrounded in 10 seconds by a
crowd, which included two
agents for movies, seven for
book rights. and 100 for tele-
vision performances.
Since they would talk in
perfect American, with the
very latest colloquial phrases
an slang words. nobody
would believe a thing they
said.
The listeners would all be
listening for the gimmick.
So would the police.
You are supposed to be lit
tle," Capt. OLeary of 18th
Precinct would say.
AN you amt got no hairy
ears +" Lieut.. Mulligan would
insist.
Suppose" interjects
OLeary, you come with me.
Make way. there"
1t was time for Templeton
Jones to turn his radio off
and 60 back to sleep.
This Outer Space business
makes a fellow sleepy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
Johnny's READING

I have laughed UP my sleeve
at all the fuss about "Johnny's
reading"
AS a first-grade teacher near
Boston over so years ago. /
had so pupils divided into
three groups Of 20 each. The
phonetic" system enabled
these children to be reading in
two months. and before long
they could sound out the hard
words in the newspaper.
There was no difficulty for
"Johnny"-it was all as nat
ural as playing game.
I've often longed for an
other chance to teach
"Johnnies" to read.
F. s. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
IT. r. Memorial

Authorization by the Theo-
dore Roosevelt Centennial
Commission to build a memo
rial on Theodore Roosevelt
Island seems to me a down.
right waste Of money.
DiScounting the fact that
most Washingtonians have
never been to the island, a
much more worthwhile me-
mortal TO great man would
be an elementary school to
his memory, or g school for
handicapped children. T. r.
was a sickly boy himself, and.
of all things, another statue
seems most unnecessary.
S. Florence Franklin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
Critic to Critic

The criticism of Edith Piaff's
concert by Day Thorpe was
offensive.
He seems to overlook the
fact that the performance was
advertised. not as a ballet or
a Horowitz concert, but as
Edith Piaff and Company"
Possibly he. and very few
others who were there, ex-
pected anything else but what
was heard, namely, songs of
Paris and the French people
by this great artist. Surely.
Piaff was at her very best and
none of us have ever before
been treated to such wonder
full renditions of these typical
songs.
His criticism was not only
unfair but was unkind. He
really owes an apology to Miss
Piaf and to the 5000 per cent
in her audience who went all
the way to France with Miss
Piaff and enjoyed every min
ute of 1t.
Certainly. his inference that
a tap room would be a more
fitting place for Piaff than
Constitution Hall, denies. on
its face, his genuine ability to
judge good from bad in the
field in which he is considered
To use the vernacular, Piafi
paid for the hall and there
fore is entitled to the full use
of all of it. which not only in
cludes the completely thrilled
audience who went to see ano
hear her, but also a fair and
objective reporting from those
critics who were given free
tickets by the management fol
this purpose. Mr.. Thorpe didn't
give her that.
Dermot A. Nee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16

Conjugal devotion appar-
emily reaches its ultimate in a
family Of grotesque African
birds.
These are the hornbills,
found sometimes in large
flocks in the East African
jungles. They are animals
the size of small turkeys, with
enormous beaks.
The curious instructive be-
havior of the female renders
them unique, even in the
feathered race where matri-
monial and maternal devotion
sometimes passes belief.
Before laying her annual
quota of two eggs she walls
herself with mud, collected
by the male, into a hole near
the top of some high jungle
tree. There one of the eggs
apparently seldom both-is
Matched and the chick reared.
The female continues this vol
untary Imprisonment for two
months or more.
There is always a small
aperture in the wall. Through
this the foraging male passes
food to his imprisoned mate,
usually about once a day. Food
consists of fruits and seeds.
Some times he brings her what
apparently are playthings to
relieve the monotony of hatch
ing and chick rearing.
Hornbills Loyal
A comprehensive report on
the behavior of these grotesque
birds in the Mpanga Research
Forest. near Entebbe. Uganda.
by Lawrence Kilman of
Bethesda, Md, has just been
published by the Smithsonian
Institution. The account is a
classic of bird-watching.
Hornbills mate for life and
apparently their conjugal life
is a model of high morality for
the whole animal kingdom.
Walled into the tree holes, the
females obviously are helpless
to protect themselves against
any infidelity and, sad to say,
there are vampire female
hornbills in the jungle whose
only thought is to steal some
imprisoned lady's spouse.
In the case observed by
Mr.. Kilham, however, the male
preserved his virtue to the
end.
"Ey November g." he re-
cords, "the female was walled
in and a serious attempt at
interference was made by q
foreign female. She was fol-
lowing the male and alighted
in the nest tree when he
alighted above his nest hole
On November % the same
sequence of events took place
except that the male was les:
tolerant. He fed his own mate
then drove the intruder away
A week later I saw her fly il
close behind the male anC
light IS feet from the mes
hole. The male gave his mate
a piece OF bark. followed by
some fruit. and then bounced
from one branch to another
toward the foreign female.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
Davis Report

/ cannot help but feel that
the four Southern Congress
men who authored the Davis
Report have done a distinct
service to this country. but not
Intentionally I'm afraid, and
certainly not the service they
intended.
These gentlemen have given
excellent publicity to some
things that sociologists and
other experts have been try
ing to spotlight for years,
namely, the potentially disas-
trous effects of segregation, to
say nothing of the tremendous
cost of supporting it. Although
the motives of the Southern
gentlemen were certainly not
the purest. the information.
actual and implied, to be
gained from this report is
significant. Before we pro-
coed, however, it will be neces-
jary to destroy any illusion
that the conclusions of the
congressman are noncomitant
with any facts brought out.
The report itself is a shame
less distortion of these few
facts. and is loaded with pre-
JUDGE. ridiculous conclusions,
and presumptuous statements
of personal opinion. designed
to give the ring of truth to
the report as a whole, and its
recommendations" It is
propagandising at the lowest
level. The old trick of sprink-
lin G. misleading statistics
throughout a piece of prop
uganda in an attempt to es-
tablish its credibility has been
shamefully used in this re-
port, and it is my hope that
the public will see through it.
The initial proposition that
these men supposedly started
out to demonstrate was that
the sudden" Indignation of
the Washington schools has
had undesirable effects,
created problems, and caused
establishments in the setup of
classes. to the detriment of all
students concerned. But, the
conclusion that they had de
cided" to reach beforehand
was that Indignation began
too abruptly" could not be
contained. and resegregation
was the only solution.
When someone sets up a
conclusion then begins select
ing and tailoring information
to attempt proof" of that
conclusion. he is merely dem
onstrating the complete
worthlessness Of both his
method and his information.
The basis of all scientific in
vestigation is Numerically OPP
pcsed to such a method. Such
methods have been used by
tyrants. bigots. and propa-
agandists since time began.
Now let US CLEAN some facts
from this report and see for
ourselves just what logical
conclusions are apparent:
A number Of white residents
are moving out of the metro
politan district. Conclusion:
In itself. no valid argument
against Indignation.
Some teachers have some
problems on their hands and
some feel unable to cope with
them. Conclusion: In itself, no
valid argument against inte-
grafton, but rather a reflection
on the system and some of its
personnel.
There has been an increase
In some behavior problems.
Conclusion: Based on expert
ence, such fluctuations occur
in any major regrouping. Nc
valid argument against inte-
grafton.
Some students are integrated
on levels not commensurate
with their learning to date,
Conclusion: Based on expert
ence. such disparities occur in
any major regrouping. Nc
valid argument against inte-
grafton.
J. f. Byrd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
Kin

Wherever mater fotus
Continuously proceeding,
Wherever one bird flies
Eruberdntly speeding,
There, epermore, am I,
Being kin OF mouino things,
All onpardneSS OF mater,
All oniDardneSS OF trinos.
Jane MeFchont
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16

ultimate buyer. But is there
anyone who would not prefer
to pay his tax in simple doses,
than in payroll deductions,
plus a possible later extortion?
American Justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-16
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
SGtion.
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milieu as treacherous to the self as
Hollywood.
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RecessionAim
Seen by Kerr
By the Associated Press

Senator Kerr, Democrat Of
Oklahoma, said yesterday that
"a big issue now raging within
the high council of high finance
and Government is whether tc
tell the people that a moderate
recession is being planned"
THE $4,000 question is
whether the administration can
dose the people with enough
tranquilizers labeled anti-in-
f1ation to make them accept as
palatable the planned 'moder-
ate recession a recession
which already is being felt in
parts of Oklahoma and the Ma
tion." he added in a statement.
The Senator. member of the
Senate Finance Committee
which has been inquiring into
monetary policies Of the Eisen-
hover administration, said full
production, employment and
consumption should be en-
couraged so as to benefit the
people as a whole.
THE administration forces
are geared for letting Wall
Street and big business keep a
tight grip on the economy, with
high interest rates costly to
taxpayers. consumers and bor-
'rowers: tight credit reducing
production and consumption. at
the same time the cost of liv-
ing continues to RISE" he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-11
$4,000 Decline
Noted in District
Sales and Use Tex

District officials have noted a
$260,000 drop in July revenue
from sales and use of taxes as
compared with the same month
a year ago.
The regular monthly report
showed returns totaling some
81, $4,000. or about 1852, 600
less than in July. 1856, but
an additional 100000 has
been tabulated since.
Tax officials were not ready
to take the decline as the sign
of a trend or to judge whether
it reflects slumping sales or
merely an excess of tardy re-
turns. The rate of delinquet
filing did go up, it was noted
Income from sales and use
tax is expected to total sos
million this fiscal year, which
ends next June 80.
A showing of slumped sales
tax revenue could act against
legislation pending in Congress
to kill the per cent sales tax
on groceries. This tax pro-
duces some $2.2 million a year
District income from all
sources in July was $7.8 mil
lion. or an increase of ST.
million over the same month
of 1856. The increase repre-
sented quarterly personal in
come taxes withheld by Dis
trict employees. or $I.8 mil
lion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-11
Eugene Sullivan,
Retired D. Aide

Eugene ]. Sullivan. 81. died
Friday at the home of his
cousin, Mrs. Patrick j. Mem
cry, 81 Michigan avenue NE.
He retired four years ago as a
foreman in the District sewage
division after 80 years service.
Mr.. Sullivan was a veteran
Of Army service in World War
l. and was a member of the
Vincent B. Costello Post of the
American Legion and Grande
Voiture TIA of the Forty and
Eight. He was also a member
of the Holy Name Society.
A requiem mass will be Of
fered at 10 am. tomorrow at
st. Aloysius Church with bur-
ial in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
He is survived by his cousin
and a sister. Mrs. Katherine
C. Bready of 1912 Coachway
drive, Randolph Hills. Md.