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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
Not Forgotten

Federal retired employees, sometimes
called the Governments forgotten"
civil servants, have been remembered at
this session of Congress. House passage
of bill to increase annuities of retired
workers by 10 per cent assures enact
ment of retirement legislation in some
form-although compromise will have
to be reached in conference between
House and Senate measures.
The Senate-approved bill is more lib
eral than the House proposal-so liberal,
in fact, that prospects of presidential
veto have been seen in some quarters.
The administration has been opposed to
any boost in retirement annuitieS at this
time. However, sponsors of the legisla-
ton believe that if a reasonable COM
promise can be agreed upon-one that
follows closely the more modest provi-
sions of the House bill-the President
will not object to it. Witnesses at COM
mittee hearings made out a good case
for larger annuities, citing the squeeze
put on retired employees by soaring
prices. Since the administration favorS
increased pay for active workers faced
with similar infiationary preSsureS, it
can hardly justify veto Of larger bene-
fits for retired veterans Of the civil
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
BewiIdered

I have been fascinated by
the publication in your es-
teemed journal Of the views
OF ex-President Truman and
his Secretary Of State Ache
son on the proper conduct Of
American foreign policy.
Since these two men are
mainly responsible for the
policies which Endorsed the
division Of Germany. set up
Red China as a third force
In the world. cost us over
10000 casualties in a Korea
repudiated by Secretary Ache
early In 1850 and. against
the advice of Britain and the
Departments of State and
Defense, stimulated the inn
position Of Israel upon Arab
Palestine. thus creating the
sea Of troubles in which we
now founder, my wonder is
increased.
It is probably the first time
in modern history that the
bulls have been invited to
criticize the reconstruction
and operation of the china
shop they left in ruins.
Lawrence GriswOld.
Editor. Background for
Tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03

like chiggers, which keep on tffumbing
their noses (if they have noses) at every
effort by human genius to keep them
from getting under the skin. Nor can
we overlook the continuing scientific
failure to save men from becoming bald
headed or from such other trials as cop
ing with jellyfish while trying to swim
in Chesapeake Bay.
These are but few Of the small
problems that science, even as it sets its
sights on the stars, seems incapable of
solving They are mysteries, and perhaps
they will always remain mysteries, and
maybe that is just as well. Life, after
all, might lose some of its zip If every
thing from sausages to chiggers were an
open book, with no bafaement or chal-
lenge In 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
Pupil Ev0Iuution

AAs AAAOAA0o - AAASAAs u -
stated the school authorities
Of Europe attempt to play
God" by selecting leaders at
the age Of IL or Is and then
charting the educational lives
and vacations of these chill
dren. ! respectfully urge DR..
Pullen to look closer to home.
Namely Montgomery County.
Md. Fer DR.. Pullen's infor-
nation. this practice which
he condemns in Europe
has been going on in Mont
gomery County for many
years. When a child starts
junior high school in Mont
gomery County. his edu-
cational life land vocation
have been selected for him.
From the results Of several
tests and the evaluation of
the child's ability by selected
teachers, he is channeled
into an academic. general.
commercial or vocational
course. These courses are
absolute. and woe unto the
child whose parents disagree
with the predetermination.
II the child should be selected
for an academic course. his
educational life is unlimited.
For any of the other courses
1t Is limited to high school
only. True, he can enter the
University Of Maryland with
o guaranteed failure in front
OF him. Educators must stick
together. so as to prove the
rightness OF the diagnosis"
and the child fails TO main
tain the proper standards at
the university.
I mentioned the evaluating
being done by selected teach
ers, because we are still
blessed in Montgomery Coun-
ty with a great many able
sincere and devoted teachers,
not educators When the
child whose parents insist on
him having a chance to gain
further education chances to
get one Of these teachers, his
progress accidentally Is usu-
ally good. II he gets one Of
the select" he Is doomed to
failure.
The attitude in Montgom-
cry County seems to be. we do
not want old fashioned
teachers that believe all chill
dren can learn something.
and their Job is to teach the
child all he is capable OF
learning; but we need educa-
tors who can see all the way
to Europe TO detect short
comings in an educational
system. Personally. / like the
old-fashioned kind Of teacher
who can see things at home.
get their ideas al home and
not have to look 10 Europe
for theology.
Charles b. Douglass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
East Front Exposure

We have followed with
much interest George Bever-
ioge's series of articles on
the controversial proposal to
extend the east facade of
the United States Capitol
Building.
Like SO many local archi-
tects, my own information
had been hazy and disorgan-
lied on the many facets of
the problem. until your arti-
Giles appeared and the situa-
ton. pro and con. has been
presented in a dispassionate
logical sequence that could
be absorbed easily by the
nonprofessional laymen and
must appear even more pene-
trsting to the skilled profess
sional.
This letter Is to compli-
ment Mr.. Beverage and The
Star on the presentation of
the problem. and while we
have not reached a conclu-
sion as yet. 1t is certain that
our opinion will be much
more carefully considered by
virtue Of being exposed to
your summations.
Again my personal con-
eratulations to The Star for
a clear. factual presentation
OF a most complicated public
and professional proposition.
J. B. Murphy. Ala.
County Architect, Mont
Romery County. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03

The current number OF q
popular periodical contains
this statement: I'm State
after State, organized labor
Is getting set for a campaign
that its leaders expect will
give them control Of the next
Congress"
Whaddye mean, control?
1t is a shocking thought that
the legislative branch Of our
Government should be under
the control" Of any pressure
group. 1t is to be expected
that here and there an in
dividual member might be
owned. boots and britches,
by a group to which he owed
his election, but It is incon-
ceivable that this could be
true OF a majority.
A handful Of men control
organized labor. Could II
be that these individuals viii
be able TO dictate the laws
for this land Of ours2
Are our legislators Just pup
pets on q string?
Elmer Q. Helm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
Testing Its Sincerity

If Soviet Premier Khrushchev Is
seriously interested In holding a summit
conference that will be something better
than a mere propaganda show, he will
agree to cooperate in the preparatory
procedure proposed by France, Britain
and the United States.
The proposal, which reaffirmS the
Vests past position, has just been pre-
sented to the Kremlin IN the form OF a
declaration" unanimously supported by
the Is nations making up the North At
Atlantic Treaty Organization. What it
calls for, as FIRST step, is action to begin
quiet diplomatic talks in Moscow this
month as prelude to meeting Of for
eign ministers. Next, the foreign minis
tiers would discuss major issues to pro-
mote "the possibilities of agreement" at
the summit, and II they found their eff
forts TO that end mutually satisfactory,
they would Ak time and place for
heads-of-government conference, and
they would decide on the countries to be
represented.
This seems so self-evidently reason
able that the Kremlin can hardly reject
1t without casting the gravest kind OF
doubt on It's intentions. Certainly, II a
summit meeting Is to achieve even a
small measure of success, 1t must be
prepared for adequately, as the West
insists. The response of the Khrushchev
government will be revealing test of
its sincerity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
Business as Usual

II there Is something In
this country warranting the
name Of recession, it is still
essentially local. With maybe
95 per cent Of our total popu-
lation 1t is still business as
usual" still unaltered daily
goings and comings. All they
would know is what comes
through the newspapers and
over the air waves. And this
largely. historical whoopdedoo
is not enough to create what
could reasonably be called
depression"
But whatever else may be
said about the condition, II
is certainly 100 per cent
American. 1t is not due
TO the Vaccinations of
the Soviet or other for
eiRn elements. II Is not due
to untoward weather factors
such as flood, drought or
hurricane. II is not due to
shortage Of raw materials or
other causes over which we
have no control.
II is due to something we
our own overweening selves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
Too Much for Science

Although it has opened up wondrous
new worlds and is now advancing into
outer space, science still seems to be
pretty backward, and even powerless, in
more than few fields that are quite
down to earth. A case in point is the
failure to solve the mystery of the Brit
ish sausage.
This gourmet's challenge-popular
called the danger" because it tends to
explode Spectacularly while being fried
has just been the subject of solemn
discussion In the House of Commons.
AS explained there by an official spokes-
man, British law DEGREES that 1t must
contain certain mixture Of ingredients
and that each of these ingredients must
constitute a fixed percentage Of the
whole, no more and no less. Yet, al
though 1t has been exposed to all sorts
OF scientific research and experiment,
the sausage continues to defy analysis,
and as result, according to the spokes-
man, there is no known method Of de-
termining the proportions Of pork or
beef or other meats" in 1t.
Here we have good example Of
sciences limitations. This British con-
coction is full Of SO many strange and
battling components that laboratory sa-
wants, in seeking to plumb its innermost
secrets, seem to face problem more
formidable than exploring the subj
atomic world, finding the key to photo-I
synthesis or Harvesting thermonuclear
fusion for Industrial power. And thd
same holds true, apparently, for things
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
: Tagging Basin Survey
The long-awaited Army

The long-awaited Army Engineer
- Corps survey Of the Potomac River
basin, already behind schedule, will lag
! even more unless Congress grants the
corps adequate additional funds to COM
plete the important task Begun three
years ago to provide basis for solution
Of water supply, antipollution, flood con-
troll and related problems, the study Is
being eagerly awaited by all jurisdic-
tional authorities In the Washington
Metropolitan Area. Some vital water,
sewerage and other projects have been
held in allegiance, pending a report from
the engineers.
There is provision in the budget
now before Congress for an appropria-
ton of 100000 for continuance Of
the survey. However, the Metropolitan
Washington Regional Conference, COM
posed Of governmental officialS of all
Jurisdictions in the Washington area,
has launched a move to increase the
proposed appropriation to 100000. The
larger amount is needed, a conference
committee has reported, to enable the
survey to catch up in its work. Progress
has been hampered by failure to provide
the Corps of Engineers with SUFFICIENT
money to keep the survey moving as
originally planned. The initial program
would have required the appropriation
SO far of about 100000, whereas only
about half that amount has been made
available to date. Engineer Commits
. sioner yelling, chairman Of the regional
cnn1nnittoo hoe dacIorod that ft,a e,,rvau
. should be given mo. priority for swift
completion" Surely an adequate and
. clean water supply for Washingtons
/ growing metro communities deserves the
No. rating assigned 1t by Colonel
yelling and other representatives of
governments in this region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Who gave the name
Rough Riders" to the men
who served under Theodore
Roosevelt in Cuba during the
Spanish-American war?-A.
F.
A. Newspaper correspond
ents coined the name. In his
history Of it, President Roose-
welt. himself, wrote, For
some reason or other, the
public promptly christened us
Rough Riders At first we
fought the use Of the term.
but to no purpose, and when
finally the generals Of the di-
vision and brigade began TO
write in formal communica-
lions about our regiment as
the Rough Riders we adopt
ed the term ourselves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03

The man with a hangover
had made a discovery, he
said.
IF you take of your coat
in the ONCE" he averred.
land then put it on again.
the boss notices you when
you go out.
IF you leave it on all the
time" he rejoiced. "the man
wont notice you when you
leave"
Well. maybel
Hangovers no longer are
confined TO those who con-
sumo spurious liquors too
vigorously the night before.
Pill takers. especially in
somniacs. get hangovers from
modern drugs.
Just how the two sorts
compare. we wouldn't know.
but probably they are much
the same. without the psychic
depression in the case Of
sleep pill takers.
~ &%
Experts say that nothing
, does a hangover any good
except to forget it.
Some have tried a mixture
of black coffee and orange
juice.
Some have gone across the
street for a taste of the same.
This is commonly called TAX
ing a hair of the dog that
bit you. etc.
1t gets around to a sort Of
homeopathic dose. The de-
fects of this system are no.
torious.
Probably keeping quiet in
a dark room is as good as
anything.
When it comes to the
sleeping pill hangover. the
best cure is more sleep, as
everyone knows.
The trouble, Of course, is
the alarm clock.
Though efforts have been
made in recent years to abol-
ish the rude alarm clock,
nothing much seems TO have
come from the movement.
These busy little clocks are
Just as rude today as ever.
They wake you up at the
most unfortunate time-al-
ways.
Alarm clocks. even the
musical ones, so-called. in
sist you get up the very mo-
ment every fiber in your body
is saying lie low"
4
What any kind OF hangover
does Is to interfere with the
nor.Sal bodily processes.
The real thing of the old
fashioned sort makes a man
moody, gives him the filters,
and a sense OF shame. de-
pending upon his tempera-
ment.
Sleeping pill hangovers are
mostly lethargy. in which
vitamins will help no more
than in the other sort.
Some sleeping pills--and
we include the tranquilizers---
give . mild depression, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
Balcony Boritones

What In the name of
Euterpe is wrong with Wash
ingtonians? AS much as I
love the thrill of hearing
good music directly from the
source. I'm on the verge Of
dropping my season tickets
and retiring 10 the cloisters
with my record collection.
] refer to the eXecrable
and inexcusable conduct of
those who turn up 20 min
utes late for a symphony per-
Torrance, and then spend
their time chatting socially.
or assisting the performance
by singing along with the
music. Is there no way to in
form these Observation-Disclosures
that the National Symphony
Is on a different plane from
the West Prickett SWitch High
School Band? Or that arriv-
ing "fashionably late" dis
appeared with the hustle and
the buggy whip?
/ had thought that during
the last 20 years I had been
treated TO the nadir of public
conduct at the Paris Opera.
where the audience began to
leave flve minutes before the
final curtain. or at New
York's Town Hall. where q
singer was booed for q mis-
take made by her accom-
PIANIST. but these pale into
insignificance beside the ex-
amples available locally. For
example. at the Italian Opera
program given by the Ma
tional Symphony, l wound up
next to a brace Of beldames
who spent the bulk OF the
evening drawing unfavorable
comparisons between the
present company and Enrico
Caruso. When they ran out
OF breath. / was favored by
an off-key obligato from q
gentleman behind me, who
labored under the impression
that Celeste Aida" sounded
better as a duet than a solo.
I've dug out my old cricket
bat. and from now on I
90 armed. The next time
the commentators or the
balcony baritones start UP
within arms reach, they're
goin gto need a new set OF
teeth. Cave, you clods!
r.. X Treadwell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03

When will producers and
retailers start reducing prices,
and when will leaders Of Or
ganized labor stop demand
ing increases in wages. al
ready at an all-time high?
AT that time-if it ever
comes-the present economic
recession in this country may
start curing itself. Bernard
M. Baruch, retired financier
and adviser of Presidents, APP
pearing before the Senate
Finance Committee. stuck a
knife In the specious argu-
ments Of labor, business ana
many Of the economists who
have been advocating crash
programs Of huge deficit
spending by the Government
or a slash in Federal taxes or
both. as a means of bring
ing about recovery"
He told the committee it
would be folly to cut taxes
while the money was needed
for national defense. He in
sisted that huge deficit
spending, especially If COM
bined with tax cutting. would
endanger the credit of the
United States, and lead to
destructive imitation. And
Mr.. Baruch declared that
business and labor should
enter into agreements, with
the President if necessary, to
keep down prices and de-
mands for higher wages for
at least a one-year period.
He laid the blame for the
present economic situation
on the wage-price spiral
about which nobody has done
anything. And he predicted
that If something is not done
to halt this spiral, the public
will one day demand price
and wage controls-and that
will be that. Instead of cut
ting taxes, he said that, If
necessary, taxes should be
increased.
Soundest Advice
Mr.. Baruch's was the
soundest advice heard at the
Capitol for many a day.
Whether the Democratic
Congress and the Republican
President will follow it re-
mains to be seen. Whether
labor and business will fol-
low it, however, is the major
question. Up to the present.
producers and retailers gen.
orally have insisted on MAIN
tanning high prices-and
the labor leaders have in a
measure abetted them. The
producers and retailers not
only want to get all they can
out Of their inventories. but
they want high prices for the
future. Labor. for its part. is
willing to have high prices
so that it can continue to
demand increased wages.
Unfortunately. politics has
been and is playing its part
in the economic recession
and particularly in the rem
edies many of them quack
remedies which are adj
vanced as cures for the recess
sion. The Democrats expect
confidently to gain many
,yptes for their candidates
next fall in the congressional
and State elections. They
have come forward with q
long list Of deficit spending
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
Cost of COINED Goods

I can't for the life OF me
figure out what "can of gro
ceries" Joseph Rice's wife
bought for 81 cents one day
that went up to 81 cents the
following day. or. as he put
it. up to 30 per cent in
crease"
If you compare retail prices
published by the United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
for the District Of CO.
lumbia for January. 1857.
with January, 1858. the
largest increase you'll find
in the canned fruit and
vegetable group is for
corn-up only IL cents per
can. Two other items included
In the index canned toma-
toes and baby foods showed
slight increases of less than
a cent per can. Canned
peaches and pineapple re-
manned at the same retail
price in the District. Three
other canned items-peas,
orange juice and fruit cock
tail. showed downward trends
in retail prices.
Mr.. Rice correctly noted in
his letter of March 26, that
the increase In canned foods
prices reported by BIS was
only u Of l per cent for the
Nation. If he is referring to
canned fruits and vegetables.
CThis, by the way. was the
smallest price increase noted
in the index for any like
foodS-fresh, frozen or pro-
cesSed in any form. AS a
matter Of fact. it can be
argued that the cost of liv-
ing, as 1t pertains to foods.
doesn't rise at all for the
shopper who will substitute
foods that have not risen in
prices for those that have.
One can buy fruits and vege-
tables in several forms and
has that opportunity at all
times to keep budgets in line.
Therefore. II the housewife
continues to buy the foods
that have risen In retail
prices, her cost of living. as
1t pertains to foods. is bound
to increase But If, in her
shopping. she substitutes
foods that have not gone up
or that have risen the least
in price. she can keep her
living costs stable, and. If
she's a real good manager,
she might even reduce them.
Nelson II. Budd,
Director of Information,
National Gamers AS
ISOLATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
THE POLITICAL. MILL
Sound Advice by Boruch on Slump
By GOULD LINCOLN

projects and programs which
may force huge increases In
the national debt. Some Of
them have clamored for an
immediate tax cut-in order
to give the taxpayers more
money to spend. This money,
if expended, will enable the
sellers to maintain the pres
ent high prices-or even give
them a toehold for increases
in prices. 1t also will help
the labor leaders in their
demands for increases in
wages for their union mem
bers.
Hoover FavOrs Tax Rise
Some weeks ago. former
President Herbert Hoover de-
clared in a speech that a cut
in Federal taxes would be a
stimulant to the economy,
but at the same time insisted
that If there IS to h reduc-
ton of Government revenues
(through a tax cut), IL was
vital to cut Government ex-
penditures q similar amount.
Like Mr.. Baruch, Mr.. Hoover
insisted that a combination
of tax cutting and increased
deficit spending would lead
to an Imitation that would be
far worse than anything this
country has yet experienced.
President Eisenhower, while
maintaining the Government
stood ready to use all its re-
sources to prevent a disas-
trous depression and suffer-
ing for the people. like Mr..
Baruch, has said again and
again that it is the country
itSelf-business and labor
which must take the major
responsibility Of getting us
out of the present recession.
At a press conference last
week, the President strongly
urged that American business
should embark upon a great
sales program. predicting that
the A american consumers
would m owe in to buy bar
gains" A bargain is what a
consumer wants--a purchase
to his advantage. which, in
the common meaning Of the
term bargain" means a rea-
sonable and, as of today. a
lower price. The American
people have money to spend,
as the President and the
banks have pointed out.
At his press conference
yesterday. the President was
asked what he thought Of
Mr.. Baruch's advice, advocat-
ing price cuts instead of tax
cuts as the best way to pull
us out of the recession. The
President. while saying ne
had respected the opinions Of
Mr.. BaTuch over the years
and he always took his advice
seriously. seemingly declined
to be drawn into a discussion
Of the need Of price cutting.
There are plenty who say,
however, that If the auto
mobile producers and dealers
would cut prices of cars by
$400 or $500. they would find
plenty of purchasers.
1t looks as though both
business and labor are wait
ing for the Government to
bail them out. instead Of
doing something about the
recession themselves.