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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
Playing for Hiqh Stakes

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Democratic National Chairman
Butler has acquired pair of powerful
new allies in his seeming effort to make
the Democratic Advisory Council the
dominant policy voice of the party
First of these is Governor Pat
Brown of California, emerging rapidly
as the party'S strongest figure on the
West Coast and "favorite son" of
much more than f1gurehead status in
early maneuvering for a place on the
presidential ticket. Mr.. Brown, report
edly invited some time ago to Join the
council, announced his acceptance only
few days ago-virtually in the middle
OF Mr.. Buffers exchange of fire with the
Democratic congressional leadership.
He did so, furthermore, with state
ment that appears to identify him fully
with the Butler point of view-com-
mending the constructive work" of the
council in its effort to make the party
more responsible and responsive" to
the needs of the people"
The second enlistment in the But
Ter cause, even though less than a for
NAL aff1liation with the council, came
through an Endorsement by Carmine De
Sapio, Tammany Hall leader, of the
chairman'S fortnight position on civil
rights" Issued after a Butler-D eSapio
luncheon conference in New York, the
statement of Tammany approval like
wise offered rebuttal, clearly deliber-
ate, to the accusation that the chair
man has been diSrupting the party by
his criticisms of the congressional rec
ord. Il am sure" Mr.. DeSapio said,
that Mr.. Butler has a genuine intent
to maintain unity and harmony in the
Democratic Party"
The picture of party divided is not
uncommon, OF course, on the American
political STAGE although this one has
the unusual features of an extra-legis-
lative body attempting to write, or at
least influence, legislative policy and of
national chairman openly criticizing
the congressional leadership In this
case, it revolveS also around the highest
personal prize that can be awarded by
any party, namely, the nomination for
the presidency. That choice may be de-
termined largely by the Skirmishing
now going on between the liberal" fac
ton speaking through Mr.. Butler and
the advisory council versus the "moder-
ate" faction represented by the con-
greSsional leadership. There is no short
age OF professional political talent on
either side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
For Curling Labor

Despite the New and Fair
Dealers calling President Eli
senhower's fight against in
flation a scare campaign, 1
am sure that most of the peo-
pie agree with the President
that the country is on the
brink of total imitation, which
spells ruin if something is
not done. The Presidents
appealing to the labor czarS,
who are 95 per cent the cause
of initiation, to be sensible and
reasonable in their demands
for wage and welfare in
creases is the wrong approach
to the problem.
The only permanent solu-
ton to stop these power-mad
unionistS and liberate the en-
SlaVeQ rank-and-flle member
ship is for Congress not to
play with a vote-bribing
sweetheart labor law but to
outlaw union shops. And in
the meantime, as a precau-
ton against further infla-
tionary wage and price rails
ing trend, the Government
should step in and draStically
roll back prices and in some
instances wages and freeze
them until Congress enacts
laws to curb the labor cars
and, of course, check inf1a-
ton.
Nish Showers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20

that he has worked in the Acc at a
lower level off and on, for years past,
and few Americans could be better
qualified to carry out the responsibilities
now earmarked for him.
Although only 81 years of age, DR..
Williams is one of the authentic
"old-timers" Of our countryS nuclear
program. Back in the early l940S,
while still young man, he played an
important role in the development Of
the worlds first atomic bomb. A physi-
ciSt of top rank, he has spent most
of the intervening period teaching at
the University of Minnesota, but for
the past is months he has been an Acc
staff member-the first staff member
ever to have been nominated for post
as high as that Of a commissioner. The
elevation, however, is not really sur
priSing, for his mental talents and
administrative ability have long been
recognized in our scientific community,
especially so as result of his most
recent role as director of the commits
sion'S programs of basic research in the
physical ScienceS-programS involving
annual OUTLAWS of more than $25 million.
AS full-fledged commissioner, DR..
Williams will serve primarily as the
chief scientific voice of the five-member
Acc. Unlike DR.. Libby, he is not an
expert on radioactive fallout, but he
can be counted upon to acquaint him
self with the problem in full detail
and to offer sound counsel regarding
it, Beyond that, in broader sense, he
can be counted upon to give good
advice to the commission and the coun-
try at large on nuclear problems of even
greater importance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
Revolution at Sea

Our Nays and the worlds first
nuclear-powered surface fighting ship
now has been launched at Quincy. Mas
SachuSettS. Just chriStened the Long
Beach, and scheduled to join the fleet
IN early 1861, she is formidable $4,000
ton, 721-foot vessel designed to carry
only missiles rather than the guns of a
conventional heavy cruiser. Among her
other unique endoWmentS, she will have
virtually unlimited" range on a single
fueling of her two great engines, and
her speed will be in the neighborhood of
40 knots, which in itself will represent
significant advance.
Thus, as Atomic Energy Commits
Sloner Harold S. Vance has declared,
this magnificent naval vessel will
be free to travel the seas for unprece-
denied distances at high sustained speed.
Her endurance and mobility will far
outStrip her conventional predecessors"
Like the Nautilus in relation to atom
driven submarines, she will occupy a
special historical niche as the pioneering
ship in the revolution that will eventu-
ally effect a profound change in the
character OF our entire surface Navy.
Her first followers in that sense will be
the nuclear powered aircraft carrier
Enterprise and the destroyer leader
cambridge, both of which are now in
the process of being built
Mr.. Vance has not exaggerated in
declaring that the Long Beach serves as
yet another reminder that our country
has achieved world leadership in the
development and application of atomic
power for naval propulsion" This is at
least one of the fields, according to the
experts, in which we enjoy a distinct
advantage over the Soviet Union. Fur
Their than that, wholly apart from it's
military meaning, the lead is one that
has highly important bearing on such
things as the progress of our NOM
military nuclear technology. All hands
responsible for the achievement merit
the thanks of the American people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR

to suppress noise can result
in reduced power and longer
takeof rolls. The landing
gear, tires and wheels take a
longer beating during the
ground rolls. Also there is
more of a mental hazard for
pilots who must make sure
that they clear distractions
so as not to knock the wheels
off or crash into a community
they may be trying to soothe.
Whether this is the best prac-
tice, considering safety, is al
ways a subject for debate.
This reminds me that
Washington is building a new
jet airport. There isn't much
in the way of population near
it now. But most likely, 10
years from now, it will be
surrounded by homeowners
and business people whose
comfort will become an over
riding issue.
Robert F.. Trimhle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
Rotify the COMPACT

Inc House Judiciary Committee
sources who suggest it may be too late
Tor this session to act on the Washington
areas interstate transit compact GER
talnly give up easily. This essential legis-
lation has been before a Judiciary sub
committee for most of the session. To
our knowledge, it has been considered
Tor no more than a few minutes at a
single meeting. Yet the fear now is ex-
pressed that this may be too complicated
a matter for hasty action.
We hope the subcommittee, headed
by Representative Willis, Democrat of
Louisiana, will make every effort to clear
the compact during the next few weeks
so that it may be ratified quickly by the
full Congress - just as the Legislatures
OF Maryland and Virginia already have
done. This would permit immediate
1ormatlon OF an area-Wide commission
to regulate existing public transit facili-
ties on a unified regional basis, which
was the top priority recommendation of
the comprehensive Mass Transportation
Report made public last week end.
The only complications" we are
aware of are several changes submitted
by Representative Foley, Democrat of
Maryland, spelling out certain rights"
in which local transit labor groups are
interested. We are neither for nor against
these proposals. But we urge the Con-
greSS to avoid nonesSential changes in
the compact, for any major revisionS
might require that the compact be re-
submitted to the Legislatures of Mary
land and Virginia. The States approved
once. Faced with further debate. and
minor reviSionS which might very we'll
be controversial - they might not ap-
prove again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
BohIen Endorsed

The whole silly business, which was
started by Senators DirkSen and Bridges,
at last seems to have run its course. At
his recent news conference, despite later
complaints about miSinterpretation, the
President left the strong impression that
he was allergic to the idea of having
Charles E. Bohlen serve in the State De-
partment as special assistant on Soviet
affairs. Now, however, Mr.. Eisenhower,
in an altogether welcome and emphatic
manner, has made clear that he has no
such anergy whatsoever.
Thus, both in personal message to
Mr. Bohlen, and in a statement issued
through Press Secretary James C.
Hagerty, the President has been at pains
to declare that nothing could be further
from the truth" than the suggestion Q)
that he lacks confidence in his AM
baSSador to the Philippines or (2) that
he is opposed to placing him in high
advisory position as regards our
country'S dealings with the Kremlin.
If this means anything, it must surely
mean that Mr.. Eisenhower Endorses
Secretary Herter'S apparent desire to
have the benefit of Mr.. BohlenS counsel
as a full-time aide and expert on
Soviet-American relations.
So it looks as though Mr.. Bohlen
will be invited to take on such job in
due time. OF course, for financial and
other reasons, the former Ambassador
to MoScow-who is now eligible to retire
after some 80 years of service in the
diplomatic f1eld-may choose to enter
upon private career, which could be
economically more rewarding than
playing the kind of role that Mr. ./Herter
seems to have in mind for him. Still, he
has relatively rare talents as a Soviet
specialist, and it would be in our
country'S best interest to keep those
talents actively and officially employed,
even though they can have no magical
effect on our relations with the USSR.
In any event, it is good that the
President, in the teeth of unreasoning
and basically absurd opposition from a
little band of diehard Old GuardSmen,
has left no room for doubt about his
confidence in Mr.. Bohlen. Certainly. in
these dangerous times, when we are
engaged in fateful negotiations with the
Kremlin, our country needs all the help
IL can get from such experts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20

pie have suffered by former
emissions, that, like a burnt
child who breads the fire, no
person will touch it who can
possibly avoid it.
With great esteem and re-
gard,
! am, dear Sir
George Washington.
Mrs. Norman L. KnauSS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
Is Science Wonderful?

Do we rely too much on
science? In the councils of
the nations, greed, suspicion.
fear and hate color all DELHI
erationS. and the arbiter is
Fate.
Babylon and Carthage per-
ished; other states and cities
rose. but the ideals they
cherished vanished like the
winters SHOWS.
For, whatever their reli-
ance on the gods to whom
they prayed, each was van
pushed by its science: The
betrayer-and betrayed!
Clark Kincaid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
Taxpayers Lament

Recently The Star carried
an article entitled Income
Rise, D. C. Revenue Boost
Linked" 1t stated that D. C.
had a surplus of $950.000;
individual income taxes re-
fleet 9 per cent increase over
1858; and that higher per-
sonal incomes and a general
increase in business activity
were the major factors in the
revenue boost. But the article
did not say that the minor
factors were at the expense of
the other States internal
revenue services.
When Congress passed the
D. C. income tax law, little
did it suspect that the law
would affect adversely State
income revenues in any way.
In fact, Congress took what
it thought to be steps pre-
venting it.
The following are ways D.
C. income tax collection ad-
versely affects State revenue
laws:
l. D. c. has not lived up to
its obligation to refund home
State income taxes paid. Q'm
one who didn't get mine re-
funded, though I claimed for
it, Many States require out
of-State legal residents to
file State income tax on a
nonresident" form. D. c.
took one look at "nonreSi-
dent" forms this year and
dis allowed reimbursement
therefor though in previous
years reimbursement had
been allowed. This is not fair
to the States. 1t forces State
legal residents in D. C. to
give up their home State
affiliation in order to save
taxes. The privilege of voting
in a State is not sufficient to
pay the States income taxes
if such are not deductible
from D. C. taxes. We are not
in the District as citizens
of D. c. but as civil service
employees on State quotas. All
our civil service forms and
personnel transactions carry
a notation as to States legal
status.
2. To relieve the burden of
an added tax form at a time
when you are tearing your
hair out with the Federal
form, many 80 called D. c.
citizens" have abandoned
their voting privileges to
States of claimed legal res
idence. BY doing such they
no longer have to pay that
States tax, thereby elimi-
mating one tax form. Now I
do agree that this is not a
democratic thing to do. but
citizens have to cut red tape
somewhere and probably the
place to start is with the
State taxes of the legislators
who voted for the D. C. in
come tax law.
Overtaxed Civil Service
EmplOye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
Case for Landlords

What kind of nonsense
and irrational thinking is
going on these days with re-
gard to the landlords right
to his rent? The movement
afoot to discourage the land
lord from collecting his rents
by saddling him with the
costs Of the suits for possess
sion seems to be a completely
unjust and irresponsible at
titude toward the proper
right of the landlord.
Why should the tenant be
permitted to live in the
premises without paying his
rent? And if the landlord
seeks due process to obtain
either possession of the
premises or the rent that is
due him, why should the
court be referred to as a
collection agency? Is it
not the purpose of our judi
cial system to assist persons
who are properly owed
money to collect? Is it a
stigma to be a landlord and
to own property and to rent
it and to get money from
such activities? Is there
something foreign, un-Amer-
lean or immoral about it?
Why is the hue and cry be-
ing raised against the land
, lord? Is this same attitude to
be applied against the Ma
tional Capital Housing Au-
thorlty. one of the Nations
largest landlords that files as
many suits as any private
owner?
1t would seem that the shoe
is on the other foot. 1t is not
that the courts have become
collection agents for the
landlords, but rather that
the tenants have found a
haven of refuge whereby
every assistance is given them
to remain in the premises
and not pay rent. How, then,
are property owners to pay
their real estate taxes, water
bills. mortgage payments,
make repairs and comply with
DC. inspection notices if the
tenant is not going to be re-
quired to either pay his rent
or permit the owner the right
of possession of the premises
in order to rerent them to
paying tenants?
If the cost to the landlord
is too great, then it would be
prohibitive for him to go to
court to protect his inalien-
able right. Forcing the land
lord to pay the cost of these
suits would do Just that, and
our democracy has not so de-
Perforated that a responsible
segment of the population,
namely the landlords, should
have their inalienable rights
abridged through burden
some and prohibitive obsta-
Giles, such as increased costs
to be borne solely by them,
in addition to the legal fees
which they have never been
able to recover.
The public, the press and
Government officials should
re-examine their thinking in
connection with the current
offensive against the land
lord and of his right to his
rent and to be allowed to go
to court like a gentleman and
be treated like any other per-
son who is owed money.
Sidney J. Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
BETHESDA, Md.

De t1EOOh, Nu.
Dear Sir:
"A small opoSsum lay dead
in our back yard the other
morning, and when the man
came to remove it, we asked
him to examine the animal
to see, if possible, what killed
it.
THE man said: Looks like
a dog bit him back of the
neck. They are coming to-
ward the city this spring.
Don't think we ever picked
up as many as we've had this
year. People building in the
country everywhere, and the
poSSums don't know which
way to 60
. This makes the fourth
oposSum 1 have seen here in
the last two years, and I
heard a report that a neigh
Dor also saw one in his yard.
Maybe the creatures are
opoSSum-apple hunting.
That means he was looking
for perSimmonS.)
Sincerely, E.H.A."
x X X
OpoSSumS will not find
many persimmons in this
locality.
For one, this opossum does
not like EN-!
The world would be just as
we'll off without persimmons,
spinach, onions and spices.
Spices are supposed to help
out other foods, but our i'm
preston is that they are so
powerful that even in little
they spoil other tastes.
AS for spinach, this was the
unWholesome, untidy looking
mess crammed down the
Threats of children in the be-
lief that it was good for
them.
How many things have
been done to children in the
belief that they ARE good
for them!
But the Riddles are re-
belling, in this undisciplined
age.
They are doing it in very
hard, harsh ways, at times,
but in the main they are
clearing their little lives of a
lot of foolishness.
Children no longer have to
wear heavy underwear. in
winter, and go around in
overShoes for fear their feet
may get wet.
Children do not have to
take sulphur and molasses,
grandmother's old remedy.
She, good soul. thought it
was good" for what allied
children. Even the children
knew better.
The little ones no longer
are Smothered in cotton bat
ting jackets, lined with flax
seed, when they get pneu-
monia.
Now they are doSed with
wonder drugs and usually
come up smiling in a few
days, whereas in the old days
of the cotton jackets they
were in bed two or three
months.
AS for onions, we have
never heard of a child eating
onions, and do not believe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
Safety or Noise?

The safe landing of the jet
airliner that lost a couple of
landing wheels while taking
off from Idlewild, N. Y, Air
port again brings up a ques-
ton When is safety more
important than community
comfort?
1t is not clear from early
news stories why the airliner's
wheels fell off. However, it is
clear that the fall of the
wheels was observed by the
crew of a sound truck that
was checking the sound level
of the jets takeoff.
The technique used in jets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

that any one, either male or
female, does eat them.
Instead, they prefer cola
drinks, which may or may
not be bad for them, but
which taste good anyway.
We do not see that chill
dren eat as much candy as
the youngsters of yesteryear
did.
They have more money,
for one thing. and can buy
sodas as they like, where yes
terday'S child had only pen
MES.
OF course, with pennies
you could purchase jaw
breakers, and licorice SEM
blanceS of the human figure
whose official candy name
cannot be given nowadays.
The little one of the gay
COS and a bit later could
stock up on candy cigarettes,
as they were called, and upon
cinnamon drops, bright red.
And he could lay in a supply
of white hearts with names
and notices on them in pink
icing.
Temp Jones, at the age of
10 years, did not 60 in for
any o. these, even persim-
mons.
What he liked best was the
date, as displayed on a stick
in front of the small corner
grocery, which, in those days,
had sprung up all over Wash
ington. This was before the
chains.
The date display was not
what might have been called
sanitary. The dates were I'M
covered, except by flies, Of
which the National Capital
then had millions on display
every summer.
The flies Toasted on the
dates except when the pro-
prietor tore off a handful for
some small customer.
Young Jones thought the
dates were pretty good eat
ing, along with a glass Of
milk. He was pleased, some
years later, to find that a
popular football hero lived
for a year on nothing but
dates and milk. There is a lot
of nouriShment there for the
growing boy or young man.
The date is a better fruit
than the persimmon, and we
believe that even an oposSum
would think so. Remind us
to try this on the next
oposSum we see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-20
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Fire Rockets Now in Our Arsenal
By THOMAS R. HENRY

Fighting with fire threatens
to be one Of the most fear
some features of future war.
The flame-thrower, used so
effectively by Germans early
In the invasion of France, is
far outmoded by fire combat
equipment now under de-
velopment by the Army
Chemical Corps. Quite SINH
lar equipment presumably is
In the hands Of potential
enemies.
One advance is a new fire
rocket now in process Of de-
velopment which will reach
areas not possible for pre-
vious flame-throwers and
whose use is not limited by
weather conditions that
would ground aircraft car
rying fire bombs.
The new rocket is effective
at ranges of 500 to 1900
yards. The flame from each
explosion covers an area rs
yards across. 1t would be pos
Sible to make an inferno Of
the terrain which ordinarily
would be held by an infantry
company, or even a battalion.
Each rocket carries about
five gallons of thickened fuel.
On impact a fuse sets off an
igniter filled with white phos-
phorus. This ignites spon-
taneouSly and, in turn, sets
fire to the fuel splashing
from the warhead.
Mounted Flame Thrower
The Chemical Corps has just
announced also that it is de-
veloping a f1ame-thrower
which can be mounted on a
variety of combat vehicles.
The kit consists of a pressure
and fuel unit and a flame
gun. AS installed or an
armored personnel carrier,
the fuel capacity is approx
mately 400 gallons and the
average effective range is
estimated to be 480 yards.
Work now is under way
to provide the new type ar
mored infantry carrier with
a 200-gallon fuel capacity.
Russians will maintain a
flying weather observatory"
over the Arctic ice cap this
year.
A special plane has been
completely equipped With in
struments for observing tenn
perature, humidity, compost
ton and structure of clouds
which will remain in the air
almost continuously. accord
ing to a summary of Soviet
plans just translated by the
Department of Commerce.
The Russian ICY Arctic
program also will be con-
tinued during the year. &C
cording to the report, with a
high latitude aerial expcdi-
ton whose major task will be
to replace the stats of two
ice drift stations which have
been maintained during the
last two years. The expedi-
ton also will explore the
Arctic ice cover and carry