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Adjudication

Mr.. Orgel. information at
tache of the Israeli Embassy
criticized my article. THE
Suez-Aqaba Dispute and The
Law of the Sea-" which ap-
peared in your Sunday edi-
torial section. His criticism is
that, in seeking the answer to
the question. Does Israel have
the right under international
law to use the Suez Canal?" I
quoted Articles /, 4 and 10 of
the Suez Canal Convention of
1888. but failed to notice
Article II Of this international
agreement.
Article II was known to me.
The limits of space for a news
paper article, however, did not
allow me to elaborate on the
relationship of Article IL to
the preceding articles. Article
ii was consciously selected to
be left out because it does not
in any way affect my interpre-
tation of the preceding, and
more basic. articles.
Article / states the general
principle of free access
through the canal in time of
war as well as peace. Article
amplifies this general prin-
clple by saying no act of hos
tility or other act interfering
with free navigation shall be
committed In the canal area,
even though Egypt itself
should be a belligerent. Ar
ticle 10 then comes along, and
says that Article shall not
stand in the way of any meas
ures which Egypt might find it
necessary to take to assure
the defense of Egypt and the
maintenance Of public order.
II Article 10 means any,
thing, it means that Egypt
may interfere with navigation
of the canal by another coun-
try when necessary to assure
the defense of Egypt and the
maintenance of public order.
Is this meaning of Article 10
wiped out by Article IL. which
says that the measures taken
under Article 10 shall not in
terfere with the free use of the
canal? 1t should be obvious
to any open mind that Article
IL does not deprive Egypt of
the right under Article 10 to
stop the ships of a country
when the passage Of such ships
through the canal threatens
the defense and public order
OF Egypt. Otherwise, Article
10 would have absolutely no
meaning.
What Article IL means to
say is that the measures taken
under Article 10 to stop ships
threatening the safety of Egypt
shall not cut off free access
Tor other ships. In other
words. these measures shall
not go beyond what is neces-
sary to maintain the defenses
and public order of Egypt. I
commend this to Mr.. Orgel as
as common-sense interpreta-
ton OF Article IL. / commend
1t to him as a simple, sound
piece OF statutory construction.
In that 1t harmonizes all the
provisions with each other
rather than making a later
provision render an earlier
one completely meaningless
Contrariwise, l suggest the
righteousness of Mr.. Orgels
Interpretation: This, of course,
means :. that any measures
Egypt takes for her own de-
tense shall not mean the clos
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Toxpoyer's Lament

Was it mere coincidence in
Sundays Star that, after
printing an account Of plans
Of Arlington County to burden
the already overburdened tax
payers with another several
Mathematician bond issue for
a bigger courthouse. 1.-THE
tcounty) board asked Repre-
sentative Broyhill to introduce
legislation permitting st. Eliza
beths Hospital to accept
Arlington patients? What
could be more appropriate,
under the circumstances?
Fed-Up Taxpayer.
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In the Middle

The Potomac Electric Power Company
unhappily finds itself in the middle Of
spirited tug of war between Maryland
and Virginia over its plans for a new
power plant on the upper Potomac River.
Authorities in each State covet the BUSH
ness development and added revenues
deriving from such an installation. Mean
while, Congress, which will have a voice
in deciding the location, should not over
look the fact that the District and the
Federal Government have an indirect in
tereSt in the outcome of the controversy.
Maryland thought it had won the
contest some months ago when it pre-
vailed on PEPCO to abandon its original
plans for building plant on the Vir-
ginia shore, in Loudoun County Instead,
the company agreed to put the plant on
the Maryland side, near Dickerson. The
decision was influenced by strong oppo-
sition to the Loudoun site by the Army
Corps of Engineers, who warned that
the plant would be so near the intake
for the Washington water supply as to
threaten the purity of the water.
strong argument for the MARYLAND
side, moreover, was the fact that the
plant is intended to serve only Mont
gomery County and other Maryland
areas. The illogicality Of building in Lou
doun County power plant designed spe-
officially to supply power for communities
across the river was apparent. But in
moving to obtain Federal permission for
construction of -impounding dam
for the Maryland plant, PEPCO has run
into trouble.
The nature of the trouble was dis
closed in the release OF correspondence
between Maryland'S Senator Butler and
Virginia's Representative Smith. Senator
Butler asked Representative Smith not
to conduct a "one-man filibuster" against
a pending PEPCO dam bill in his role as
chairman of the House Rules Committee.
Mr.. Smith retorted that he would "exer-
else my privilege and duty of opposing
bill which think is against the inter-
ests Of my constituency as we'll as against
the interests of PEPCO its stockholders
and the consuming public"
1t would be mistake, however, either
to stall this project indefinitely or to
settle the dispute on purely sectional
grounds. Congress in weighing the dam
legislation should make every effort to
see that the PEPCO plant is put where
the interests of the general public-in-
GLIDING the interests of the District and
the Federal Government-Would best be
served.
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Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Peru. and Uruguay.
Q. Is there a set form for
limericks?-L. C.
A. Yes. A limerick has five
lines. The first, second and
fifth lines must rhyme; and
the third and fourth lines,
which are shorter than the
other three. rhyme with each
other. The form and the
meter of a limerick are said
to be based on the chorus Of
an old song in which the city
of Limerick, Ireland, was
mentioned.
@. Please quote the Latin
motto which says that to SET
an example is better than to
preach.-P.A.
A. You probably refer to,
"Longum tier est per precepta,
breN ct efficax per exempla."
This is translated, Long IS
the way through preceptS,
short and effective through
examples"
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one or more artificial moons
bigger, with vaster orbits and
able to carry many times the
weight Of scientific equipment
as will be possible for the sat-
elite to be launched next sum-
mer as part of the Interna-
tional Geophysical Year pro-
gram-may become semiperma-
nent installations.
This is a prediction of DR..
Richard w. Porter, chairman
of the technical panel for the
earth satellite program of the
National Research Council.
The object now under con-
struction weighs only a little
more than 20 pounds. It will
be. at the best, a very faint
object-a fifth magnitude star
in the twilight zone of morn
ing and evening and barely
visible with the naked eye as it
hurtles through the twilight
zones OF morning and evening.
A fifth magnitude star has
about a thirtieth the bright
ness of a first magnitude one.
represented by the 20 bright
est stars in the heavens. The
equipment will be strictly linn
tied. due to weight.
No Limits in Program
But there is nothing fixed
about these limitations in fu-
ture programs, DR.. Porter
points out. The first object
VIII be only a little step into
the vast, largely unknown vac
uum between earth and sun
1t will represent an enormous
primary investment and it is
likely to raise more questions
than 1t answers. The scien-
tine imagination is demand
ing answers possible only with
bigger satellites and heavier
equipment, which will not nee
essarily be very expensive after
the pioneering work.
Already, DR.. Porter points
=
out, about 10 basic experiments
have been proposed for a satel-
lite weighing in the neighbor-
hood OF 500 pounds. which
could continue in it's orbit for
many weeks. and have perma-
nent power from the CONVEX
sion OF solar energy.
Among the projects proposed
is obtaining a series of photo
praphs of the sun in ultraviolet
light. This will never be DOS
slble within the earth's atmo-
sphere where most of the
snort-wave, invisible light is
trapped at the highest levels.
such photographs are consid-
ered essential for understand
ing chemical processes taking
place on the sun. 1t should also
De possible to obtain complete
Spectra OF the light of various
celestial objects. This will re-
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lived in mental peace, at least.
Perhaps we know better today.
put 1t was a peaceful era, and
was so, partly, because folks
didn't know enough to worry
about things.
Now. we all worry so much
that we need tranquilizer pills
to help US forget what we
know.
Let US make this plain:
Friend Jones has a deep.
deep sympathy toward fat peo-
pie. partly because he has the
fatty tendency, himself.
None of the experts is quite
sure what causes undue fat.
Too much food?
That is too simple.
Not enough exercise?
inns, too. is an incomplete
explanation.
inner repressions, disgruntle-
ment. resentment?
This explanation" seems to
be the last straw.
Fat people have enough tn
bear. Templeton Jones saws
without being told that their
lat shows they hate their hus-
oands, or wife. as the case NAV
be, or long to run away with
the boy or girl down the street.
r
FatnesS. according to Jones.
Is lust a symbol of plenty.
We are a successful people
and it is inevitable that we
should have plenty of fat
people.
Mostly. they are nice and
comfortable people, easy to look
at. especially the ladies.
EVEN OIQ crouch Jones adj
mlts this. though he wishes
they would sit some place else
on a bus besides next to him.
There is something whole
some in the appearance of a
rat lady. though she may have
ten times as much chance ~
die by age so as these skinny
folk who run an extra chance
OF dying because of pneumonia
or tuberculosis.
Shakespeare. who was al
ways saying something, said
this:
Men must endure
Iheir going hence. even as
their coming hither:
Ripeness is all"
OF course. the bard didn't
means fairness.
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Our FoirCity

The very untidy condition of
our sidewalks appalls me. I
have lived in the d. C. area
for only six months, having
been abroad for a long period
Of time.
1t seems to me that in this
enlightened and progressive
country, especially here in the
the capital of the world, steps
could be taken to keep the
streets and sidewalks more
representative of our high
standards of living.
Even in the modern towns
OF the Belgian Congo, in the
heart OF Darkest Africa"
where l have lived for many
years, one will not find the
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Foreign Aid

Foreign aid, or so-called give
aways to the rest of the world,
often comes under attack
because it is. politically, the
easiest part Of the budget to
criticize. Since the money goes
! TO foreigners. and since for
eigners don't have a vote in
America. no Representative is
going to lose his seat if foreign
aid is cut.
A favorite argument against
such aid is to quote the repay
ment or default records of
countries to whom money has
been lent in the past. This
record is bad. However, the
failure of almost every coun-
try to repay its World War I
debts to America was the
result of Germanys failure to
pay reparations. This is the
explanation. not the excuse.
There is no excuse for failing
to pay ones legal debts. But.
presumably for good reasons,
America fought against Ger
many in both world wars. The
wars were not fought on Amer
lean soil. nor did America suf-
fer direct damage from air
attacks. In both wars America
came in late. Before she en-
tered. the allies paid for most
OF the wars in cash and in
human lives. If America
was right to fight, then
so were the allies, and If
this is the case it is justice
that the burden should be
evenly divided. America got of
comparatively lightly. / am
not deriding the tremendous
and decisive influence that
Americas participation in both
world wars had on the results
OF the wars: / am merely try
ing to paint the picture as
many Europeans see it.
AS regards present foreign
assistance. very few people
bother to distinguish between
aid that helps the United
States and pure .giveaway"
programs. The mutual assist
ance programs cost the tax
payer more than 81 billion
annually. OF this, at least 10
per cent is for military assist
ance. This is the cheapest way
to defend America. Reliable
allies are a substitute for ones
own forces. If NATO, SEATO
etc, were not in existence,
American expenditures on de-
Tense would be even greater
than now. To feed and equip
one Turkish soldier for a year
costs 5000. To have the same
job done by an American SOL
der costs $500. To help our
allies is thus saving to the
American taxpayer.
Even if the 81 billion for
eign aid program did not help
our own national security one
bit, ] think it should still be
supplemented. America is much
the richest country in the
world and it can we'll afford
one per cent of its gross ma
tional product to help others.
Nicholas Francis.
Charlottesville, Va.
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Going to the Doqs'

Three years ago, upon being
transferred to Washington. l
purchased a home in nearby
Montgomery County in an
area of much-sought-after
homes ranging in price from
$4,000 to $4,000. AS BELTS
rather expensive homes, MANY
OF my neighbors and I have
endeavored to landscape our
properties suitably; but We
md to our CONSERVATION that
Our ornamental trees and
strawberries are literally go
ing to the dogs" The number
OF requirements required and
the time and cost of making
them is not inconsiderable. We
wonder If 1t is worth while to
try to improve our properties.
The offending dogs do not
belong to us, but are rowing
dogs from adjacent streets and
some from long distances.
Several arrive as early as $50
am. disappear and reappear
throughout the day, and leave
finally only at dark. Their
owners obviously let them out
when they themselves arise.
and pay no attention to their
whereabouts for the remainder
OF the day. All of these dogs
wear tags and so are immune
TO dogcatcherS. In the case of
two that were particularly OBJ
noxious in littering my prop
erty, l conducted the dogs to
their respective owners some
. IL blocks away. The owners
were neither apologize nor APP
parently in the least concerned.
My son, home with a virus for
week. counted as many as
seven strange dogs on our street
during a single day. and as
many as five on one lawn at
the same time. Incidentally,
most Maryland nurseries re-
place trees and strawberries
that fail to survive the first
year. They are charitable to
continue this policy when the
dog situation remains as it is,
During my career / have
lived in many sections Of the
United States. Never have l
lived in any community with
the density of population OF
lower Montgomery County
where there has not been some
restraining ordinance pertain
ing to dogs. nor where their
owners were SO unconcerned
by their pets whereabouts or
the damage they are causing.
r. b. Rowan.
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Ted Williams

The best treatment in this
world for the likes of Ted
Williams is to get all the news
papers in the country to CO.
operate in an effort to elimi-
nate his name from the press
even to the extent of not
listing him in the lineups of
the teams.
His half-hearted apology
only adds to the aspersions he
cast at his biggest benefactors
the people of the United
States and their Government.
j. +. Prince.
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THIS AND THAT
Bv CHARLES TpA%cl/rt,

Templeton Jones is betting
10 to l. these days, that he will
lose. when it comes to fat
ladies.
II there is a plump one on
the Avenue. when he comes
downtown in the morning. she
VIII come aboard the bus and
SIT down right next to Jones.
That's what he's betting
about; fat ladies gravitate to-
ward him as flies 10 sugar.
Nice narrow gals will file
down the aisle, avoiding the
seat next to our plumpish
friend.
Ten will pass, Is go by. 20
fill up all the seats.
Each one would fit nicely in
the space by Temp Jones.
But not a one of those slen-
der gals will take the seat.
y
Now. here comes a fat onel
Jones groans. inwardly, of
course; he is extremely polite,
and never lets on, he hopes.
Jones pushed out his elbow
to discourage her, though.
Maybe she will move on
down the aisle. and fall into
The last seat there.
Not a chance!
With an eagle eye, she pro-
pels her $50 pounds right in
to the seat next Jones.
1t was. of course, inevitable.
III bet you 10 to L." be-
gins Temp Jones, if you let
him. The thing to do is not
to let him. He is just an old
crouch, anyway
X X
He should be glad to have
those nice soft girls next him.
Overstuffed ladies have their
own crosses to bear these days.
They cannot pick up a news
paper or a magazine without
having some one tell them
what a sight they are. how
much smaller sized clothes
they could wear, if only they
would reduce.
In the old days, now beyond
recall. fat was regarded as
all right.
Nobody smiled at you,
sneered at you. took a
broom to you. just because you
were plump.
Fatness was just something
that happened, not something
to fear.
The people of those days
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ing of the canal to any coun-
try" If this were so, then
Egypt has the right to take
measures which it deems nee
essary for its defense, but not
to stop an enemy armada, let
us say. coming up the canal
to blast her.
Simon Tucker.
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sidewalks and cutters cluttered
with papers and other trash.
Many of the countries in
old-fashioned Europe have eff
fective methods of disposal
which put most of our villages.
towns and cities to shame.
AS a United States citizen I
love our wonderful country.
but surely We can do more to
make it. America the Beau
tiful."
Rev. L. c. Robinson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-08

Q. What causes some people
to lisp?--L. F..
A. This speech defect may
have any of several causes.
Sometimes children do not
learn how to pronounce the as"
sounds properly. This is termed
negligent" lisping and can be
cured by training. The type
OF lisping which results from
some physical defect in the
organs which produce speech
usually can be corrected by an
operation or by dental work.
@. How many treaties OF
mutual assistance does the
United States have with Latin
American countries?-E.M.
A. The Rio treaty l94D is
an Inter-American treaty of
reciprocal assistance between
the United States and the
other 20 American Republics.
The United States also has as
sistance agreements with Bra
I'll, Chile. Colombia. Cuba,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
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Forsythio

NO one can miss the vellou
branch
Shining with the cdndor OF
noon.
Bidding the pdSSer look.
In one moment,
The coat is throi0n open:
And the first enerudtinp breese
Tempts the immediate
inhalation
OF Spring.
Catherine Hayden jacobs
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKTN SERVICE

The Evrnns sian f ~ mai writing
" = please nose cents '""A'or
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Prince Charles To Get
Toy Car From Boy, 8

LONDON, Sept. IL R.-Is
S-year-old Prince Charles going
to get to drive the midget car
a small admirer is sending
him from Los Angeles?
Buckingham Palace isn't
saying. Whether he will or
won't depends upon which
paper you read.
The car is the gift OF Charles
Raabe, also 8. himself a veteran
midget racing driver. The ma
chine will do up to 80 miles an
hour.
up to now" commented
Simon Ward. a columnist for
The Daily Sketch. "the Princes
only experience with real cars
has been a few lessons on
Prince Philips Armstrong
Siddeley "a midget in the
grounds of Sandringham.
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Hes bound to want to try
out his new jalopy.
And he's bound to argue
that the chap who's sending
the car-Charles Aaabe, midget
racing champ OF Los Angeles
is only 8 himself,
But somehow I doubt II
the Queen win be convinced. ;
Henry Fielding, a columnisl
for the Daily Herald. obviously
gazing into q different crystal
ball. wrote:
Surprise, Prince Charles will
be allowed to drive that 30
mile-an-hour toy car Ameri-
can Millionaire Charles Raabe
is sending him.
But he must drive It on
private grounds.
Me. I'll look both ways next
time I'm around Windsor
Castle"
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18th &c MSK s3ils 18th .44ss CONN.,
SILVER SPRING. ND. 'open $50 to daily
ALEXANDRIA, VA. Open $50 to Thurs Fri
CLARENDON VA. open $3.50 to 3 Mon, Thurs Fri
SEVEN CORNERS. VA. Open $50 to $50 Mon Thurs, Fri
FOR ALL STORES. PHONE d. 1866
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fOilen Count
The d. c. Medical Society
reports q ragweed pollen count
for the "a hours ending at 9
am. today Of 10 grains per
cubic yard OF air. Results
incomplete due to rain0
Five-day Forecast for Septem-
Der 1916
Temperatures will average
seven to 10 degrees above nor
mails. which are a high Of 7e
and a low of 81 for the period
Weather will be quite warm
for the remainder OF the week
turning cooler late Sunday OF
Monday. Scattered afternoon
thundershowers over the week
end. Total precipitation will
be about "a to inch with more
in some localities.
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Fair
tonight with a low Of about 66.
Fair and continued warm to-
morrow with some early morn
ing fog. Winds at IL noon,
south at six miles per hour.
Virginia-Fair this evening
with some fog developing dur
ing the night. Low tempera-
lures will range from 1854 in
the west and in the SOS in
the east. Some cloudiness
Thursday but mostly sunny
and continued warm.
Maryland-Mostly fair and
warm tonight and Thursday
with some fog developing dur
ing the night. Low tonight, S.
SO in the mountains and in the
COS elsewhere.
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Lone Survivor
OF Yacht Saved

VANCOUVER. British Co.
lumbia. Sept. III pa man
who may be the lone survivor
of Vancouver yacht carrying
three persons has been rescued
from a coral island in the Pa
cific.
The United States Lines ship
Pioneer Isle made her annual
call at Henderson Island yes
terday and messaged she found
"a survivor of the ketch Flying
Walrus. owned by Mr.. John
Wells Of British Columbia"
Henderson Island Is l25 miles
from the Pitcairn group. About
10 miles square. 1t is ringed
with l5-foot breakers.
{ The survivor was identified
as Robert Tomarchin. an Amer
lean. A dispatch from Pitcairn
Island yesterday said that he
is from Florida and had been
on the island since July 81.
Mr.. Wells sailed from here
last October with his wife,
Dianne. on q South Pacific
cruise to New Zealand. They
were last heard from July IS.
S. w. H. Pellamore, search
and rescue co-ordinator at
Nandi. Fiji. reported Were
satisfied that (Tomarchin) was
a crew member of the yacht
Flying Walrus but we do not
know what happened. We do
not know II there has been a
wreck or II anything has hap
pened to the others"
Mrs. Wells said her son
sailed the area in 1913 and
knows 1t well. His ship was
equipped with q 40-horsepower
diesel engine and sails.