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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Waste in Virginia

The decision OF the Fairfax County
Water Authority to develop plans for
bringing water from the District through
its own Potomac River pipeline is en-
couraging evidence of this struggling
new agency's vitality. But 1t also is a
distressing Illustration of the failure of
Northern Virginia Jurisdictions to get
together on their common problems of
water supply
Arlington and Falls Church already
get their water from the Districts Dale
carlia Reservoir, through pipe across
Chain Bridge. AS demands increase in
the next few years, however, Falls
Church will have to stop using this
Arlington-owned system. Falls Church
already has taken the first step toward
meeting this situation with pipeline of
its own, built into the new Potomac dam
at Little Falls, near the District line.
The new Fairfax County plans contem-
plate third tranSriver pipeline. SO the
area would have three long, expensive
systems, bringing water from a single
source on one side of the river to three
adjacent communities on the other.
Obviously-for the Virginia area as
a whole-this go-it-alone pattern is a
most uneconomical way to do things.
For several years, at least, both Fair
fax and Falls Church should be able to
save money by using common facility
across the river. Thus far, however,
Falls Church has fatty rebuffed such
suggestions from Fairfax.
A Joint project would not suffice for
all time. For the combined water de-
mands Of Falls Church and Fairfax in
the future certainly will increase beyond
the capacity Of the single pipeline as it
already is designed at Little Falls. But
the fact is that the Virginia jurisdictions
have made few efforts to explore possible
savings to water consumers through CO.
operative action, either on short-term
or long-range programs. Such discus
sions are long overdue. And they might
well be started by the elected public Of
fcials Of the area who are members. of
the Washington Metropolitan Regional
Conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20

In the founding Of Liberia. It's constitu-
ton and government are modelled after
our own. Mr.. Padmore not only took
notice OF these facts: he went further
10 cite the existence today Of eight In
dependent African states as evidence OF
the correctness OF the eternal principles
laid down In the Constitution Of the
United States" The American achieve
ment Of independence. he said, has
proved contagious example, II
slow-working-in the development Of his
own continent. For this and for our
material contributions TO the welfare Of
his own country, Mr.. Padmore spoke
gratefully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Hone in the u. N.

Events In the Security Council
have followed their expected course.
Our resolution, calling for the dispatch
Of a U. N. force to Lebanon, has been
vetoed by Russia. The Soviet resolution,
calling upon us to take our troops out Of
Lebanon, has been voted down, with only
the Soviet delegate voting for 1t. There
upon, the Council recessed until tomor-
row afternoon, when japan Is expected
to offer q resolution Of its own.
1t seems to US that the japanese
proposal, II 1t is at all reasonable, will
offer hopeful prospect Of resolving
what has become, for US at least, very
dificult dilemma.
Japan is expected to urge an en-
largement Of the unarmed U. N. observer
team In Lebanon, to be followed, pre-
sumably, by the withdrawal Of our
forces. It is also very important, we
think, to bear in mind that the Lebanese
Parliament is scheduled to meet on
Thursday Of this week to elect a sue
cessor to President Glamour. An AS
ISOLATED Press news story from Beirut
says that Abel Osseyran, speaker Of the
Lebanese Parliament and critic of our
troop landings, has been comforting
with Deputy Under Secretary Of State
Robert D. Murphy. According to the
AP, Mr.. Osseyran has stated: I'VE are
concentrating on the Parliament session
July "a, when we expect to elect Presi-
dent agreeable to both sides and thus
settle our internal crisis"
If this happens, there will be no
apparent reason to keep American
armed forces in Lebanon. And II there
will be no need for them, the sooner they
are withdrawn the better. Therefore,
assuming that the Japanese resolution
takes the expected form, 1t seems to us
that the United States should firmly
support it.
OF course, it may be vetoed by the
Russians in the belief that they have us
over the barrel in Lebanon and would
like to keep us there. But Russian bad
faith will be fully exposed II they should
veto a proposal to increase the size Of
the unarmed U. N. Observer Group in
the Lebanon. And one result Of this
would be to put us in much stronger
position to press for a special session
Of the General Assembly, should such
meeting become necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Wood Chewing Tots

The recent article regard
ing the death Of a child from
chewing on painted wood
brings to mind a case which
the late DR.. o. B. Hunter. ST.,
and / reported to the George
Washington Medical Society
about 80 years ago.
! was called to see the
child, whom / had delivered
about 10 months before. It
was very i'll and learned
that 1t had been chewing the
rail Of the crib. which was
homemade. and the father
painted it fresh each time
there was a new baby. Lab
oratory examination showed
reaction for lead in the
vomitus. stools. urine, baso-
philic stippling Of the red
blood cells typical in lead
poisoning. paralysis Of the
external recti muscles Of
both eyes, and splinters in the
stools. To our surprise and
qualification the child re-
covered.
! also remember having a
couple Of other cases which
were caught in early stage.
one child having the habit Of
chewing the piano legs in the
living room.
r. NJ. MeChesney, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Praise From a Friend

It is always pleasant to hear good
things said about ones self and. in these
times, this is particularly true when
the fair words are directed at our coun-
try, its principles and its conduct. SO
It is that the remarks Of Liberian Am
bassador George Padmore, at dinner
honoring Secretary Of State Dulles, are
received with appreciation.
During this month, Mr.. Padmore's
country is celebrating the 1llth ami
versary of its independence. American
colonization societies were instrumental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Potomac River Authority

The proposal of a special Maryland
Virginia commission to create bi-State
authority to regulate and enforce fish,
ing and oystering in the lower Potomac
could well be the turning point in the
long and sad history of the "river wars"
1t must be recognized, of course,
that this is only recommendation, in
the tentative stages of development.
Legislation which now is being prepared
must 60 to the Governors and legiSla-
lures of both States, and emotionS-par-
ticularly in Maryland-are deeply rooted
In this historic controversy. The depth
Of feeling was displayed last year by
Maryland's abrogation of 1875 COM
pact which gave Virginia fishing rights
in the Potomac. And Virginia has car
ried its protest against this action to
the Supreme Court. These things, how
ever, do not lessen the bright hopes
raised by the special commissioned
self composed Of legislators-to reach
a settlement.
As related to newsmen after the
cloSed-door sessions, the conferees
agreed on the need for UNIFIED laws"
to deal with Potomac fishing, oyster
taking and Grabbing, to be enforced by
an authority with equal representation
of both the States. There was promise,
too, in the fact that the talks even
covered the possibility that the author
ity's jurisdiction might extend to the
Upper Chesapeake Bay.
It is obvious that each side now
needs time to snalyze the proposals.
The prospects should be clearer by Sep
TENDER, when the commission will meet
with former Supreme Court Justice
Stanley Reed, the court-appointed me-
diator whose efforts led to creation Of
the two-State study group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Arab NotionoIisn


There Is q broadening recognition
In most commentaries on the Iraqi revo-
luton and on the Middle East situation
In general that the compulsive force Of
Arab nationalism Is strong and genuine.
It Is unfortunate that this recognition
Is relatively belated and that much of
the earlier Zip service" to It was super.
iicial or equated It even more superb
cially with the "dictatorial ambitions"
Of Canal Abdel Nasser.
In sense, Colonel Nasser may be
disposed of quickly. He is a product,
or perhaps symbol, Of Arab national
ism-not It's creator. It can be a mis-
take to underestimate an adversary-if
Colonel Nasser, for example, can prop
erly be considered an adversary-but 1t
is perhaps more profound mistake to
interpret current events in the Middle
East as simply the Vaccinations of an
ambitious individual. The mistake is
not diluted to advantage, Of the West
at least, by identifying Colonel Nasser
as Communist stooge" or stool of
Moscow" or by any other handy epithet:
Obviously, Moscow Is delighted to have
the Middle East in turmoil particularly
a turmoil that threatens vital Western
interests In that area. 1t may well be
that Moscow money and Communist
conspirators are deeply involved in the
Middle East crisis, but the soil" was
made fertile by emotional circumstances
that are centuries old.
For 1t Is In terms Of centuries that
alien domination, or at least alien inter-
vention and influence, may be measured
in the Arab world. The Persians and
the Mongols, for example, each had
their periods Of ruling Asia Minor, and
aggressive Russian ambitions 60 back at
least to Peter the Great and the late
18th century. West European intrusion,
particularly British and French, has a
comparably long history, and periodic
Ottoman rule has left a malignant scar
on the Arab mind. It was to rid itself
Of this Ottoman domination that much
Of the Arab world, including the Sauds
and the rival HaShemite family to which
both Faisal Of Iraq and Hussein of Jor-
dan belong, joined the Allied cause in
World War /.
The story since then is a complex
one Of agreements made and broken, of
maneuvering for political and economic
power, and-from the Arab viewpoint
deceit and establishment. From that
iewpoint-which, after all, must be
understood In order to evaluate what Is
happening-Western promises of Arab
independence were largely illusory be-
tween the two great wars and we're
translated into reality only since World
War II. The advantages which might
have accrued by even this belated at
tainment were washed out by creation
of the State Of Israel, primarily under
American sponsorship, in 194S, and the
ignominious Arab military defeat at
that time. The revolution in Egypt in
1852 was only forerunner of the things
to come-and of the things that are
going on today.
Arab nationalism, frustrated and
resentful, may be dangerously blind to
the perils of accepting even moral sup
port from Communist Russia. But its
memories are embarrassingly sharp,
even II distorted in some respects, on its
dealings with the West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
u. N. 'Undercut'

Whether our military action
in Lebanon leads to the trag-
edy Of total war or not. it Is
already in itself q tragedy be-
cause 1t has undercut the
United Nations. Over the past
twelve years world statesmen
have labored tirelessly to
raise. the stature Of the U. N.
so that it might become the
recognized authority which
alone can make reality of
world law to prevent war.
Our unilateral military &C
ton. followed by a plea to
the Security Council for the
u. N. to take over for US, pro-
vides potent ammunition to
those who seek to deride the
U. N. by calling it an instru-
ment Of U. s. foreign policy.
No doubt our action was
unavoidable because of the
commitments resulting from
our Middle East doctrine.
This points up the need for a
broad review Of our policy
and a REORGANIZATION of the
premises on which our pro-
grams have been based.
Foremost among these prem
Uses is the notion that all
governments not actively
pro-Western are working for
Moscow. They are not: but
nothing could be more effec-
tive in driving them into the
Moscow hegemony than our
present policy Of supporting
governments we consider our
friends and labelling all others
enemies. . When this policy
is backed by military activity.
we lose friends and ALLEVIATE
peoples. We accentuate the
split in the world, and solidify
the perilouS alignment of the
nations into two great oppos-
ing camps. We undermine
the authority of the U. N. and
make remote all hope of
achieving disarmament.
John T. HarcOurt,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
100 Years Ago

The high cost of living was
on Washington minds 100
years ago, too. On July 80,
1858. The Star said: There
is no doubt that our citizens
will soon be obliged again to
pay high prices for their SUI
gar and flour. This is un-
pleasant intelligence for our
laboring classes, who, though
they frequently have to in
crease the amount of their
expenditures. seldom have
the pleasure of adding to
their receipts. Sugar.
which a week or two since.
was retailing at 8 cents a
pound, now brings 10 cents at
retail. ="
There was a narrow escape
for persons aboard a train q
few miles north Of Washing
ton 100 years ago. The Star,
on July %. 1858. reported:
Yesterday afternoon. the
2:30 train Of cars for Balti-
more was detained about Is
minutes by the non-arrival
Of the passengers by the
Orange and Alexandria road.
The necessity for making up
the lost time caused unusual
speed on the Baltimore road.
A tree had blown down on
the track. "A man and his
wife walking on the road IL.
stationed themselves to warn
approaching trains. The man
saw the train approaching
the curve and began to make
signals to the engineer. who,
experimenting danger. di-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
rs Years Ago

The Nation had q scare
in the midst Of recovery rs
years ago. on July II, 1898,
in a story from New York.
The Star reported: Stocks
crashed downward today In
the widest market since 1929.
Extreme losses generally
reached from 50 TO more than
e12 q share for shares Of the
country's largest corporations.
Trading in many issues was
demoralized due TO the abb
sence Of supporting orders.
Pools liquidated stock In
enormous volume. :"
Chicago police were
alarmed by a depletion Of
their force Is years ago. In
a story from that city on July
IS, 1888. The Star reported:
"Incensed by the killing Of
policemen, ofncials were de-
manding action today to pre-
vent further losses In the
police department.. Nine
policemen have been slain in
line Of duty thus far this
year. including two shot TO
death last Saturday night
by q pair Of alleged hood
luns. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Peace Leader Sought

Massive retaliation - to-
days proclaimed American
international policy-is the
policy Of permanent inter-
national strife. Of utter un-
imaginativeness, Of certain
ultimate atomic disaster.
The international policy Of
m q ssive retaliation COM
pletely disregards the human
factor that makes permanent
rewardtng international
peace possible and practical.
This human factor is that
the worlds peoples ardently
desire international peace.
When an offended nation
responds to international Of
Tense with massive retalia-
ton. or threatens such re-
taliation. 1t acts against the
desires Of the worlds peoples
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
so Years Ago

There was a move afoot
half a century ago to replace
a statue in Statuary Hall.
The Star, on July 81. 1908,
reported: "Virginians in
Washington express great
satisfaction over the pros
pect Of a statue Of Robert z.
Lee being placed in Statuary
Hall. in the Capitol. and In
the determination Of the Vir-
ginia legislative commission
to replace the cheap plaster
figure Of Washington now In
the Capitol with a bronze
statue. The bronze statue Of
Lee has been cast In Provi-
dence. r. l., and was mod
eled by Edward v. Valentine.
whose recumbent statue Of
Lee. over the generals tomb
at Washington and Lee Uni
versity, is regarded as one
Of the finest works Of Amer
lean art. :"
President Teddy Roosevelt
had a narrow squeak so years
ago. The Star, on July %.
1908. said in a story from
Newport, r. l.: The PreSi-
dents yacht, Mayflower. with
the President on board, In
a dense fog last night ran
into and sank the lumber
laden schooner Menawa. All
on board the schooner, con-
sisting Of the captain and
five men. were taken aboard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Game or Business?

A few days ago The Star
printed two letters occasioned
by a recent editorial about
the Washington Baseball
Club. I may be wrong, but it
struck me the two letters
sounded as if they had been
written by business m e n
rather than baseball fans.
The emphasis in baseball has
changed in recent years, per-
haps ever since Babe Ruth
and the start of the home
run era. but / believe there
must still be a lot Of people
who do not think of baseball
as business.
Baseball operates in an
atmosphere which sets 1t
apart from business enter
prises, even from other
sports. The Star, as is the
case with most other good
newspapers. provides base
ball with literally hundreds of
columns of free advertising"
each year. If baseball were a
business there would be
rightful objections on the
part of other business enter
priSes. competing or other
wise. In exchange for this
gift Of free advertising the
fans and the press feel that
they have a right, even a
duty, to advise. direct and at
times threaten the owners of
the baseball franchise. Actu-
ally the public towns" the big
league baseball teams. ! see
nothing wrong in that situa-
ton: the crisis occurs when
the public or at least most Of
it decides that the time has
arrived to forfeit that owner
ship. Continued decline in
ticket sales is an evidence of
such forfeiture.
1t has been said that base
ball is getting away from the
people, away from the COM
munity: that may be so. Re-
cent events in Los Angeles
would seem to indicate as
much. l don't want to dis
agree completely with those
who say that Griffith. O'Mal-
ley. Stoneham and others
have a right" to a profit
from baseball. but If the time
ever comes when that be-
comes the sole object of the
game, baseball can be rele-
gated to a kind Of outdoor
television stage and we true
fans will turn elsewhere for
a paStime worthy Of being
labeled "the great American
game" Charles L. Stout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Postal Rates

The recent Scent short
paid penalty tax on letters
without sufiicient postage
was put into effect without
proper notice to the public.
Magazine postage increases
are to be staggered over sew
eral years. but mail order
firms were given less than "a
hours notice. The Evening
Star published the notice the
same day 1t became effective.
One-third of our mail re-
quires postage due on 1t, so
we have to pay 8 cents on
first-class letters and IL cents
on an airmail letter. and on
August / it will be l cent
additional. This will raise
our postage bill by 200 per
cent. and without any prior
notice. This will affect sew
eral thousand consignment
orders now outstanding. AS
our individual sales are small,
profit per letter is minute
and this new short-paid
charge is prohibitive. Getting
customers to put proper pos
tage on a letter is next to
impossible. as many feel that
the business firm should pay
it. This is why prepaid bust
ness reply envelopes are used
by so many firms.
When the money order
charge was increased some
time ago. we found that the
number of customers using
them decreased to one-third
the former number. These
customers started sending
cash payments, and now we
have the short-paid charge
to contend with. How many
business firms can afford to
have one Of their major
items of expense increased
200 per cent and made retro
active to cover orders for the
next 80 days or so?
The Government gives lip
service to helping the small
businessman. but taxes him
out of existence. More small
businessmen have gone into
bankruptcy than ever before
because Of the heavy tax
load and records required by
the Government at all levels.
Disgruntled Businessman.
y
AS for Postmaster Sum-
merfield's higher postal rates,
his department will show an
increase, but the Treasury
will show a decrease, because
a large majority of United
States mail is commercial.
Hence. mailing costs are a
business expense and are de-
Quoted, as operating costs,
before taxes.
r. Snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20
Trustworthy

In this day and age OF
cynicism and dishonesty, the
following story is refreshing
and true;
1t was the last day for auto
tags. The line before the
Municipal Building was end
less and slow. A policeman
was there to keep us in tow.
In front of me was an old
colored man. Standing so
long, we began to talk. This
is my lunch hour" he con-
fided. Il hope she gets to me
before I get docked. I am
a day laborer."
At last his turn came: APP
parently he must have mis-
calculated, for he was one
dollar short. Can I mail
you the dollar?" he pleaded.
mo" was the answer, and
that was that.
People began to get i'm
patient. so I said, "I'll lend
you a dollar"
The policeman looked at
me as If to say that's the
end Of your dollar. The Ia
borer was so grateful I felt
embarrassed. He took my
name and address that ]
wrote down for him, and
when he left the people
around me said, Lady. you'll
never see that dollar again"
When ! came home and
told my story. my husband
and children all told me to
forget about it. That was
one dollar that / gave to
charity. But / did not worry
and l was glad ! did it.
Two weeks later got a
letter with one dollar in
closed. I did not misplace
my trust.
AZ Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20

for peace as directly as the
originally offending nation.
The United States, Russia,
England or any major nation
wholly renouncing war and
ornaments would win the
support Of the worlds peoples
TO such an extent as to be
militarily unassailable.
For years and years and
years, in international rela-
tionships. Washington. Mos
COW and London have been
wasting fools.
DerwOod Nj. Dudley.
HammondSport, N. ].
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-20

the Mayhower. The Presi-
dents yacht had her bowsprit
and one anchor carried away,
but the jar Of the collision
was 50 slight that none Of
the Presidents party knew Of
the accident until they arose
this morning :"