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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17
The Destiny of Xmas

Among the many things not yet
officially told, If known to more than
few, about the Iraqi revolution is the
fate of boyish King Faisal.
Descended through Al generations
from the Prophet Mohammed, FaiSal
succeeded to the Iraqi throne in 1889
a month before he was A years old. 1t
was a reign that was launched in trag-
edy-when his 27-year-old father was
killed in an automobile accident-and
apparently has ended in similarly I'M
happy way. Biographies say that the
closest influences in his life have been
his mother, Queen Aliyah, and his uncle,
Crown Prince Abdul nlah. Queen ALI
yah died in 1850. Prince Abdul ulah
died at the hands of revolutionary mobS
this week. Faisal, pictured as slim and
smiling at %, still hardly more than
boy whose admitted interest in sports
was greater than his interest in politics,
has dropped out Of subsequently
another who died young on the main
stage Of history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17

monty associated with accidents. This
indicates areas where trafiic control
measures still are deficient. And the
fact that 90 per cent Of the adult pedes-
TRANS who we're killed had never been
licensed 10 drive Indicates q group which
needs more concentrated education IN
the hazards Of trafic. AS expected.
more than a third OF the deaths result
from jaywalking.
The Washington area Is In the fore
front Of those with active groups de-
voted TO trafiic safety. and their efforts
have been productive. But more than
60 per cent Of Washington's trafic Vic
Tins are pedestrians. a figure which
demonstrates that we still have long
way TO 90. The AAA report should be
of great aid to these organizations. and
perhaps Of even greater help TO individ-
uals. For In the last analysis, II Is
they who hold the key to trafic safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17
Safety for Pedestrians

Every year, traffic accidents kill
1900 people. In addition, $4,000 are
manned. The most intensive investiga-
ton ever made Of why these people die
and how, they might have been saved
has Just been published in report by
the American Automobile Association.
1t is valuable public service which
should be put to use by communities
throughout the Nation.
Among hundreds of appalling sta
tistics in the book, the most dramatic
one is highly encouraging. This is the
fact that pedestrian deaths have been
cut in half during the last 20 years
from $500 in 1887 to 1900 last year.
This reduction, despite a SO per cent
increase in nonpedestrian traff1c fatal
tiles, is the direct result of improved
traffic safety techniques The 163-page
AAA report analyses these methods,
and suggests detailed ways of pulling
them together into comprehensive safety
programs.
One of its accomplishments is to
take good deal of the gueSswork out
of traffic safety, with facts and figures
on both why and where the dangers
exist Surprisingly, for example, the
study found that about IS per cent of
all pedestrian deaths occur in residen-
tial areas, rather than in the congested
downtown business sections more COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17
At Least q Reminder

1t is an unf1attering commentary
on the times that Congress should feel
it necessary to pass resolution sug-
costing code of ethics for Government
officials. And yet so widespread has
become the practice of seeking, and
sometimes getting, preferential status in
Federal offices through the scattering of
varied "favorS" or the establishing of
channels of influence that definition
of standards seemed essential, or at least
politically attractive.
There is, of course, nothing to quar-
rel about in the resolution approved
nearly year ago in the House and ac-
cepted unanimously and without debate
In the Senate last week. 1t speaks out
in favor of loyalty, morality and con-
scientiousneSs in Government service.
1t is against corruption and the abuse
of public trust for purposes Of private
profit. Among its 10 points for proper
conduct, it is most specific in enjoining
against "the dispensing Of special favors
or privileges to anyone, whether for re-
Enumeration or not" and against accept
ance by an office holder or his family
of benefits which might be construed as
influencing the performance Of govern
mental duties.
Even while pronouncing standards
that hardly could be questioned for any
public service, however, the resolution
makes no effort to provide the mechanics
for enforcement or to provide penalties
for violation. Senator Neuberger, Ore
gon Democrat. described 1t aptly as an
expression of "pious purpose" AS such,
1t might be framed and hung over each
Government desk-as reminder, at
least, that public office is public
trust"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17
United GHers Fund

Hail Edith Hayman's letter
"The United Way" AS Bill
Shakespeare put it: "Suiting
the action to the word" let's
all make one (total) budgeted
gift to the United Givers
Fund. This subscriber does.
Where there's a will there's
a tunitedD way. E. Pluribus
Unum. Amen.
Joseph ID. kaufman.
= 4 4
Edith Hayman's letter says
that she. her, husband and
many of her friends have
decided to give only to the
UGF. Now if Edith will stop
to consider, she will find out
that among some other
worthy charities. no animal
welfare group is included in
UGF. She may not care.
but by the law Of averages
presumably some of her
friends would want to see
animals looked out for. too.
This work would fail entirely
without support from the
public.
Elizabeth C. Roberts,
Executive Secretary, D. c..
Anti-Vivisection So
ciety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17
Smothered in Red Tope

Federal and District oficials APP
parently have finally agreed on details
which viii let the small Area CT rede-
velopment project In Southwest WASH
ington proceed. This Is all to the good.
But agreement at this late date in no
way excuses the utterly ridiculous his
tory Of delay which has held up the
project for nearly three years.
Area CT is a s0-acre tract near
South Capitol and M streets. II was
purposely split OF from the rest Of the
big Southwest redevelopment area In
1855 so 1t could move ahead quickly.
Since then, nothing has happened-ex-
cept to the unfortunate property owners
of the area. With Federal grants with
held, the Redevelopment Land Agency
has been unable to buy the properties.
Yet, since 1855, freeze on the area
has banned. any property Improvements.
Tenants have moved out. A church,
which last year negotiated to buy a new
building elsewhere, has been unable to
get the money out of its old property.
AS RIA Director Searles understated it,
'the poor property owners have really
had their troubles"
Why the delay? 1t has been caused
at least partly by series Of red-tape
snarls, of long duration, between the
RIA, the Housing and Home Finance
Agency and the District government.
The latest involved conflict between
an HHFA regulation and 1945 act of
Congress over whether the RIA could
spend HHFA money to pay real estate
taxes to the District. Presumably, this
now has been Strengthened out by a rea-
Sonable administrative agreement. But
it took the better part Of year to reach
the agreement.
Often in the past, we have defended
necessary delays in redevelopment prog
ress. For redevelopment is a new, and
as yet largely improved, municipal en-
terprise. 1t involves endless complex
tiles among confusing number Of
people-public and private. The CT
lesperience, however, raises a question
as to how often these complexities are
enmeshed in needless red tape by on
Gals who refuse to look beyond their
immediate concerns. In the case of CT,
this certainly seems to have been the
case. The time is overdue for all con-
cerned to spend little more time on
trying to make redevelopment work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17

The British have landed paratroop-
ers In Jordan in response to a call for
help from King Hussein. Thus, one may
assume that. co-ordinated Anglo
American move TO safeguard Jordan and
Lebanon is underway.
Major interest centers, however, on
Moscow, where brief announcement in
the morning papers reveals that the
Kremlin is beginning military maneu-
vers along the borders of Iran and
Turkey. This is the first physical Soviet
reaction to the Vests intervention in
the Middle East. There were earlier
verbal reactions. The Russians de-
nounced what they called American
ARMED aggression" in Lebanon and said
that they reserved the right to act ito
halt a dangerous situation near our
border"
The real threat is to be found in the
military move, however. 1t is unusual
for the Kremlin to make advance an
nouncements of "maneuvers," and it is
an obvious fact that these particular
maneuvers put Soviet forces within
striking distance of Syria and Iraq. In
order to move into those countries in
land action, the Russians, Of course,
would have to go through Iran or Tur-
key or both. And II they should do
this, major warfare will be unavoidable.
This, no doubt, is one of the possible
serious consequences" mentioned by
the President after our Marines went
into Lebanon at the request of the Leb-
anese government. One must assume,
however, that all possible consequences
have been carefully weighed by sour
Government. That this Is the case is
indicated by the numerous moves which
we have been making, including the
dispatch Of Army paratroopers to a
staging area in Turkey.
Neither the risks nor the possible
consequences should be underestimate.
They are very grave. Still, that nation
is lost which permits itself to be para
lyzed by a fear of risks or the conSe-
quences of taking risks. The die has
been cast in this business, and we must
see 1t through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17
Pounds Defenders

Mary McGrory plays fast
and loose with semantics
when she refers to a some
time poet, Robert Frost, and
q full-time poet, Carl Sand
burg, as the first instances
we've had In some time Of
Shelley's claim that poets are
the unacknowledged legis-
lators Of the world"
In the first place, Shelley
was referring to poets who
worked for liberation of the
enslaved, and for the brother
hood Of man. It is more than
literary or poetic license to
attempt to establish that
Shelley's words are appli-
cable to poets who defend
people such as Ezra Pound.
Robert Frost we can dis
miss as a so-called poet who
didn't know what he was
doing and cared less. The
case Of Carl Sandburg is hard
to explain, because Sandburg
is intelligent and a poet. Per-
haps we can blame 1t on the
nuclear tests and assume
that all such tests are affect
ing our brain cells and people
are now unable to think. Miss
McGrory's snap judgment on
politics and international
affairs proves that. except
for Dorothy Thompson, most
women tumble with their
emotions. rather than reason
with their brain.
Contrary to Miss McGrory's
belief, we predict that Ezra
Pound will be forgotten, ex-
cept by a few longhairs and
faithful fathead fascists.
J. Wilbur POtherby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17
Captive Americans

Our Government seems
scared out of its wits. and
rightly SO. Of precipitating
atomic warfare. Our forceful
release Of the American air.
men held in East Germany
might have triggered such a
war. The Communists know
we fear this, not only for
ourselves but for the whole
world. and they have therein
a perfect weapon Of black
mail.
/ certainly do not advocate
precipitating atomic warfare,
but ! do advocate getting
somewhat realistic.
All these kidnapings and
amoral holdings Of Ameri-
cans on charges Of territorial
violations for deeper political
reasons must be stopped.
Let's make It two for one.
For every American held in
blackmail. let us hold two
citizens Of the Matchmaking
country.
Why should we dicker? Let
them do the dickering.
The Liberty Bell might
even ring again Of It's own
accord.
william d. Partridge.
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Bancroft Place.

Dear Sir:
Since / moved to WASH
ington six years ago. I have
enjoyed and relished your
column every night. / have
made a garden and a bird
sanctuary in the back yard
in the middle Of Washington.
MY only trouble is the
pigeons. Until six months ago
they did not discover me. but
now they are crowding the
tiny garden, eating all the
food on the ground. and in
my feeder, and displacing all
the water in my bird bath
several times a day.
mo amount Of shooing
them does any good, and /
am afraid that there is not
enough left over for the many
little birds. / don't want 10
hurt, any creature. and was
wondering If there was any
way to discourage them. We
are near several parks, so
they won't starve.
Il have tried not putting
out any food for several days,
but they relentlessly wait.
Gould you give me any
thoughts on the subject? I
have squirrels. too. but they
are better behaved, and don't
bother the little birds.
Sincerely, L. S."
So -
Pigeons are perennial nui-
sances to many Washington
ians. also to some people
living in nearby Maryland
and Virginia. These large,
hardy birds are wise. and 60
where there Is food.
One Washingtonian claimed
that busters made Of turkey
feathers kept pigeons away.
Evidently they thought them
owls.
This might be tried, but
there can be no guarantee Of
success. for pigeons are very
old and very intelligent. and
very persistent. as our cor
respondent has discovered.
They relentlessly wait. as
she says. for food where they
have ever found 1t.
49,
One Of the best tricks is 10
move the feeding station to
some location closer to the
house. This may or may not
dismay them.
They do eat q great deal.
and seem to take it all away
from the smaller birds. but
the little ones are persistent,
too. and probably get more
Of their share than one sus-
poets.
That is. they dart in and
out. and the watcher does
not always see them among
the larger pigeon bodies.
In this way, they manage
to get some Of the food.
AS for the water being dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17
THE POLITICAL MILL

BY GOULD LINCOLN

HYANfSIs. Mass. - With
the beginning OF the new
school year only weeks
away and increasing demands
on Congress for further anti
discrimination laws. the civil
rights issue Is showing itself
10 the fore again. Virginia,
still set on massive resist
ance" 10 school integration,
backed by Senator Byrd and
the Democratic leaders Of the
State. Is In the forefront Of
the battle line. Legal steps
10 force integratlon are press
Ing IN Arlington County.
Prince Edward County and
other sections of the State.
In Arkansas the case Of
integyation IN Little Rocks
Central High School threat
ems TO come into open issue
again. A Federal court has
ordered a 2h-year delay for
integration In that school
where II was forced under
another court order last year
with the aid of Federal troops
and n federalized National
Guard. The appellate court
may hand down a decision on
this delay order before school
opens.
Some segregation support
ers In Virginia. looking to-
ward q future which could
see public school indignation
forced on the State by court
order, have come up with a
proposal which, while It
would not make desegrega-
ton palatable. would, they
say, make 1t less offensive.
This is TO adopt a program
which would place all boys In
schools set apart for them.
and all girls in other
schools. This would mean
white and colored boys in
school together, and white
and colored girls in other
schools together. Supporters
Of the idea-and they regard
1t only as an improvement
over desegregation In mixed
schools-contend the pro-
gram can readily be adopted
under present State law,
which authorizes placement"
of'pupils in the public schools.
They contend further that it
is unlikely the Supreme Court
would or could declare the
separation of the sexes in
schools unconstitutional. In
some Of the parochial schools
of this country. this separa-
ton Of the sexes has long
been in effect, and in some of
them white and colored boys
go to school together. and
white and colored girls attend
other schools.
Practiced In Europe
This idea Of the separation
Of the sexes in schools is not
new. It has been the subject
Of discussion in Virginia.
Advocates of such a program
as a last-ditch measure be-
heve it will come to public
attention more strongly.
especially If court orders
against segregation are
pressed harder and harder.
They point out, too, that
separation Of the SEXES in
schools has for years 4tbeen
the practice in some OF the
European countries (for ex-
ample. England and France
and that it has worked well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17

II the program were adopted
In Virginia and made 10 work
II might easily be extended 70
other States OF the South
where dcsegrcgation OF the
schools Is strongly resisted.
Liberal Democrats Of the
North and West and Repub-
leans In Congress are de-
handing that stronger laws
TO prevent discrimination be
enacted by that body with
out further delay. Two 6enn-
tors = Douglas OF Illinois. q
Democrat. and Javits Of New
York. q Repuhlican-in re-
cent speeches before the loth
annual convention Of the
National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored
People. strongly urged that
the present Civil Rights Act
be amended by the adoption
OF Part III" - which was
stricken out when the law was
passed by Congress. Part III
would give the Attorney Gen.
eral power 10 intervene In the
courts In law suits based on
the whole range OF civil rights.
In the present law, the At
torney General may intervene
only in cases involving the
right 10 vote.
Congress Too Busy
Congress. however, Is try
ing 10 wind up its work and
get away from Washington
as early in August as pos
sible. With the heavy pro-
gram It still has to act upon,
any probability of new civil
rights legislation seems
doomed. Indeed. a deter
mined Senate filibuster by
Southern Democrats probably
could prevent action on such
a proposal as that OF Sena-
tors Douglas and Javits. How
ever. this issue is bound to
raise its head when the new
Congress convenes next jan
uary. after its election In
November.
Despite the advances made
by Negroes in the matter Of
civil rights and antidiscrim-
ination in the six years Of
the Eisenhower administers
ton, Negro leaders OF the
NAACP are strongly urging
the President to take a more
aggressive position to bring
ABOUT school Indignation and
the end Of discrimination
generally against the colored
people everywhere. Some Of
the Northern Democrats,
hopeful Of holding on to the
Negro vote In the coming
elections apd in 1860. are
criticizing the Republican
administration including the
President and the Attorney
General. for not moving more
forcefully In these matters.
The civil rights issue, how
ever, continues to. cut both
ways so far as the Democrats
are concerned. In Arkansas,
for example, Gov. Orval
Faubus. who was largely in
strumental in bringing about
the conflict over Central
High School in Little Rock,
= is seeking a third term as
g Governor and likely to win It,.
. The same issue is making it
self felt in Tennessee, where
a Senator and Governor are
TO be nominated August Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

placed in the bath, this sim
ply means that one must see
to it that 1t Is refilled more
often than otherwise.
This is a good idea In sum-
mer, anyway. because all the
birds battle more.
In neighborhoods where
pigeons congregate, where
they have found food before.
the starlings often come, too.
and these are among the
greatest bathers,
Much has been written
about starlings, and It is al
ways fair to mention them
as great bathers. because
modern humanity values
bathing. and should accord
the starlings credit for this
good habit.
In winter, especially; the
starting is the "bathingest"
bird Of all. going In for his
dip on the coolest days. shak-
ing the water out Of his
feathers with the gusto habit
ual to him.
AS for the pigeons. they sell
dom seem to battle. They
drink by thrusting their bills
far down in the water.
EE&
Squirrels, pigeons, star
lings--
These eat a great deal OF
food, but part Of II Is scraps
left lying around by careless
humanity.
The pigeons, In particu-
lar, do q good job Of this
sort Of scavenging. and our
city would be far dirtier
than 1t is II It were not for
them. They are relentless,
indeed. in their search for
food: they come where II Is
displayed. but this does not
mean that they do not eat
what they find. too.
One Of the best ways 70
break up their feeding at a
station Is to stop all feeding
activities-but II may take
weeks. instead Of days, 50
persistent are these birds.
49, So
Their persistency Is. after
all. a tribute to the love and
affection shown by a human
being sharing food with the
wildings. How do the pig
cons know that the food is
not meant for them? I'm
a wildbird. too" the old pig
con coos. as he struts his
stuff before his lady fair.
There are many interest
ing things to be observed
about pigeons. IL one gets
the idea that they, too. are
birds, and that they. too. are
worth watching. Otherwise,
they remain Just nuisances.
and there are already too
many nulsances everywhere,
most Of them beyond solu-
ton.
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GoIdfine Inquiry

wan o0AAASCAAN RANooC wi
me why the Harris committee
Is persecuting-and I mean
persecuting-Mr. Goldfine?
1t wes Mr.. Adams who made
the mistake of accepting.
expensive gifts. Remember?
He said he gave no favors IN
return, and / believe him.
Apparently, the committee
believes him, too. but still
they have turned on Mr..
Goldf1ne with unbelievable
fury. Why? OF what crime
does Mr.. Goldfine stand ac-
cuSed? BY what right does
a congressional committee
make a sadistic Roman holi-
day at the expense Of an
American citizen?
And we, the American peo-
pie. are paying for this indie
cent and needless orgy,
whether we like 1t or not.
We are taxed to impoverish-
ment and then disgraced by
those who have the power to
tax us. The thought sick
ems me.
Something else sickens me
too. What has Congress done
about the abuses in the la
Dor field, uncovered by the
Mcclellan committee with
patience and dignity and at
great expense to the tax
payers? Exactly nothing.
Hoffa rides high while Con-
gress rides Mr.. Goldfine.
What a travesty of justice!
Where is our American
spirit2 Have we all become
stupid cattle to be driven
like a herd? Totalitarian
governments have to have
whipping boys. but this is
America. Wake up, Ameri-
cans! Who knows whether
you or / may be the next
whipping boy?
Ruth ID. Boyer.
Before the embers Of the
Harris committee have smol-
dered into oblivion, these
questions should be. forth
coming: Why have the rec
ords which were requested AT
the start of the hearings not
been produced? Is there
news of the papers which al
legedly were stolen? Why
was the lawyer. who several
years ago recommended that
the ETC prosecute Mr.. Gold
fine, overruled, and by whom?
Why have checks which total
$4,000 and which were
drawn over Is years not been
cashed? Why have his taxes,
both personal and bust
ness. been allowed to remain
in arrears? Ordinarily, this
would mean a fine and OF
imprisonment.
Will the money Of purchas-
ers (some Of whom are I'M
important persons) of mer-
chandise that was mislabeled
by this magnate be refunded
Or. TO quote this renowned
benefactor. was this 50
bad2" VIII Mr.. Adams inter-
cede for the people who
bought the mislabeled goods?
Just one word from him
might do the trick.
1t is obvious that Mr.. Gold
fine could not stand on his
own merits so he surrounded
himself with persons Of in
fiuence. and he made certain
that there was no discrimi-
nation, especially against
Democrats and Republicans
A. L. A.