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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

not. They just were friends,
that is all. That is enough.
Today the formal lecture
on friendship has q dated
sound.
We no longer discuss such
matters, in the age of paper
work. Ever think how much
today is done with paper?
You can earn a handsome
living scarcely touching any
thing else in life except
paper.
This means, basically, that
we are a Nation sold on the
advantages Of printing and
reading.
Nothing seems quite real
to us until we read about 1t.
This Is all to the good.
Paper in any form is q
wonderful product.
We saw one of the first
papermakers the other day, a
wasp, which manages to build
himself a nest of real paper
he makes all by himself.
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We no longer lecture or
listen to lectures about
friendship.
Still, it exists, and all of
us are its beneficiaries.
It is something like God,
we are all in favor, though
perhaps we may not talk
much about Him.
Friendship receives some
such treatment today, where
as in the past, when ethics
was a subject, it was on
everybody's tongue.
AS Ior our correspondents
question, we feel that one
should have as many diff
ferent kinds of friends as
possible.
Unfortunately, many are
bound down by invisible
bands of employment and
social class. It is called
STATUS" today. and some
one has written a big book
about it.
We are all victims Of
status. in one form or an
other, though few of us will
be stung by q hornet at the
end Of the ceremonyl
Temp Jones was stung re-
Gently by a yellow jacket,
right on the upper arm, four
times, he says.
When asked what he did
when the thing stung him,
he said he came right out of
his jacket in double-quick
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
inflated Rents

Hundreds and hundreds of
apartment houses have been
built the past two years and
the prices have increased.
In the old school where
everybody studied arithmetic
the prices would have come
down. This is an outrageous
condition. Supply and de-
mand should enter into the
picture as it did in the old
days. What is the trouble?
Selfishness, greed and infia-
ton in addition to the way
Federal Housing handles the
! big loans. which are inflated.
An apartment that was
priced 500 two years ago
is now priced around $3.50
and there is no demand.
There are plenty of apart
mentS available. I warn the
people to refuse to pay these
high prices and feed infla-
ton. They can wait until
the buildings become so
vacant they must reduce
prices where. they should be.
Two bedrooms and two
baths at $3.50 is either for
the rich man or the imbecile
to pay.
Daniel B. Felker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Unfit for Membership

BY vote Of 1853 to 2, the House has
once again placed itself on record as
opposed to Red China's admission to the
United Nations. In and Of itself, this
carries no legal weight internationally,
but it does reafilrm with great and sig
nificant vigor sentiment which Con-
gress as whole has repeatedly ex-
pressed In the past. And 1t is senti-
ment shared by both the executive
branch Of our Government and the
overwhelming majority Of the American
peoples fact that cannot be shrugged
on elsewhere in the world, on either
side Of the Iron Curtain.
The reasons for the House action
are not hard to md. They are as obvious
as they are compelling. To begin with,
as our State Department has made clear
on numerous occasions, the Communist
regime in Peiping has yet to meet the
primary qualifications for U. N. menu
bership-namely, that the applicant
must be peace loving" The Chinese
Reds simply do not measure up on that
basis. On the ,contrary-wholly apart
from their unpurged crime Of aggression
in Korea and their continuing threatful-
ness In the Formosa area-their recent
brutalities in Tibet and their current
pressures on Laos leave no room for
doubt that they are still bent upon be-
coming masters Of all Asia through
policy of subversion and naked armed
force.
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States cannot possibly acquiesce in hay-
ing Communist China become a U. N.
member unless or until the Peiping
government changes markedly for the
better-a prospect that seems remote
in the extreme right now. Accordingly.
when the General Assembly convenes in
New York next month, and when the
issue is revived again by proadmission
countries like India, our American rep
resentatives will have to do everything
they can-including possibly even a
resort to the veto-to prevent favorable
action. This Is the more true because
such action, almost as much as II
America were to extend diplomatic rec
IGNITION to the Chinese Reds, would have
q profoundly demoralizing psychological
effect throughout Asia.
This is indisputable. For any such
recognition would SO enhance Peiping's
prestige that the Chang Nationalist gov
eminent on Formosa would suffer q
mortal blow, and nearly all the free
nations on Red China's perimeter would
experience terrible new sense Of abar-l
donment and desperation. More than
that, the so-called overseas Chinese" in
the affected area would feel inpelled to
shift their allegiance to Mao. These are
basic realities. They explain why 1t is
imperative for our Government to act in
keeping with the resolution just enacted
by the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Doos on the Loose

In answer to Dog Lover, !"
I say let's have more laws
like Montgomery County's
dog-control law. Why should
dogs be allowed to run loose,
trespassing on private prop
erty? Or in packs. unlicensed.
as I have seen them do in
Arlington? Unsupervised dogs
are a menace to society in
crowded suburban areas. Un-
watched, they run in the
street, chase cars and nibble
peoples ankles. And they can
spread rabies. Why in the
world do dog fanatics esteem
these unsa nitary pooches
when they are a public
nuisance?
Common unsentimental
sense says dog mobility and
dog ownership should be
curtailed by law. Not only
should people have to bail
their grubby pets out Of the
pound for a fee. but they
should have to pay a dog
tax. Why should pooches be
an exception to the local.
State and national tax bite?
Dog Founder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

cream is to lubricate a dry
skin.
@. What makes the leaves
OF compass plants point
north and south.-E.T.
A. Many theories have
been advanced as to why the
tall, erect leaves of the
Silphium laciniatum (com-
pass plant. pilot weed, polar
plant, rosin weed) stand
nearly vertical, with their
faces to the east and west
and their edges to the north
and south. DR.. Asa Gray,
botanist, theorized that since
both surfaces Of the leaf are
essentially alike and both
equally sensitive to sunlight,
the plant may twist its
leaves so that both sides of
them share the sunlight as
equally as possible. Several
other plants with q similar
habit are also called COM
pass plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Taxes Toke All

It took the best part Of my
life to save up enough to
build my house In the sub
urbs. I had been Of the
opinion that ! owned my
home. Now it seems that with
the ever-increasing taxes ! do
not own it. It belongs to
Montgomery County, and ]
merely rent it from the
county.
] have appealed to the
authorities. giving very good
and valid reasons for not
increasing my taxes. When
my house was new and In
good condition in 1884, my
taxes were $60.50. At that
time ] had twice as much
land surrounding my house
as ! have at present.
My taxes have steadily in
creased until this year they
are $430.O8. How is q retired
person with q fixed income to
cope with the ever-rising
prices? Telephone, fuel. re-
pairs and food have also
climbed skyward. Now the
only alternative Is to sell out
for whatever one can get, and
find some place to live where
there win be something left
after taxes.
Irwin Hoffman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

@. What famous French
author headed q novel fac
tory"?-G. A.
A. Alexandra Dumas 1902
1870, French novelist and
playwright. has often been
accused of setting up ! novel
factory. It is known that he
worked with assistants, but
many scholars feel that re-
ports by contemporary critics
about Dumas Co., manufac-
turers Of novels" were exag-
gerated. More than 300 works
appeared under his name,
among them 1.-THE Three
Musketeers" and "The Count
of Monte Cristo."
@. What is the difference
between a cleansing cream
and a so-called night cream?
III. Y.
A. A cleansing cream Is
usually a light cream, intend
ed to remove dirt and make
up quickly and to wipe OF
easily. The purpose Of q night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Correction

The Sunday Star Of July
rs, 1869. contained an article
by Paul Martin declaring.
"It has been estimated that
unions spent upwards Of $50
million on political activity
during the 1858 congressional
elections which resulted in
q Democratic sweep"
! am accustomed to fan
tastic stories being printed
about our efforts and / am
accustomed to even more fan
tastic statements being made
In speeches but I must con-
fess that this wins the prize
for fantasy, even in such q
highly competitive field.
The statement is so patent
1y absurd it is scarcely worth
mentioning Il defy Mr.. Mar
tin to explain how $50 mil
lion could be spent in any
election) but unfortunately
these absurdities have a habit
Of being picked up and quoted
by people who should know
better. The fact Of the mat
ter is that the sworn state
ment of the Committee on
Political Education, ALL IC,
filed with the Clerk of the
House under the terms of the
Corrupt Practices Act, shows
expenditures in 1858 Of $709,-
779.87. The reports Of all
labor organizations, including
ours. show expenditures Of
$1,828, 777.90.
James L. McDevitt,
National Director Commit
tee on Political Educa.
ton.
Editors Note: The Star
regrets that a typographical
error transformed $40 million
into $3.50 million" in Mr..
Martins article.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
VISTAS IN SCIENCE


says the report. seem to have
little effect on the contents
Of fatty acids necessary for
human nutrition.
Fruits and vegetables can
be washed" with sound
cleaner than with water.
This finding Of its chemists
has Just been announced by
Stanford Research Institute
Of Menlo Park. Calf. Present
methods of washing these
foods before commercial cam
ming require much space.
time and expense and are q
considerable item in retail
costs.
Members Of the staff, ac-
cording to the report. have
developed and tested q sound
washer. Sound waves are
used to loosen all foreign ma
terial from the skins. Then
1t is necessary only to pass
the fruits or vegetables very
rapidly through a water bath
without any scrubbing.
Tests showed that the SON
ically aided washing left less
visible dirt, residual ash and
bacteria than the present ex-
pensive and laborious tech
niques. The new technique.
the researchers believe, will
cost much less and require q
much lower capital invest
ment. It Is not yet adapted
for use by the housewife.
Other Advances
Sound waves, says the re-
port, also are the working
element Of a device now be-
ing developed to determine
quality Of foods without
destructive testing methods
during factory inspections
required by the Government.
A quick, accurate and
highly sensitive method also
has been developed for iden-
itfying and measuring pos
sible harmful residue Of pes
ticides like DOT on vege-
tables.
''In the future" says the
report, "our food technol-
ogists hope to find foods that
will provide far better diets
than those eaten at present.
They may come up with con-
fections that have more nu-
tritional value than present
candies. They may devise a
new hot drink to add to cof-
fee and tea"
Work is in progress toward
both these ends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

Judging from the news
stories emanating from Cap
itol Hill. it appears that we
are doing all right by our
legislators. Enough has been
said about the new Senate
Once Building to make every
occupant Of that marble hall
cringe in his plush-lined
sanctuary. Now let's take q
look at the yawning hole on
the House side.
The hole itself-and it's
big enough to hide all past
and present congressional
skeletons, as well AS Tiber
Creek-cost a mere ten mil
lion bucks. We don't know
what style Of building we win
put in it, but we hear that it
will harmonic with existing
Capitol Hill architecture and
not with the neighboring un-
painted tempos. Currently, it
Is estimated that the new
House ONCE Building will
cost an additional fifty-four
million drops Of blood, sweat
and tears. But estimates are
VIGOROUSLY unreliable. so we
may safely assume that un-
der the gentle guidance Of
our amateur architect. the
final tab Excluding furnish
ings) will be in the neigh
borhood Of eighty million
plus.
However, let's take the
sixty-four million figure at
face value and do a little
arithmetic. Apparently it is
going to shelter ITO repre-
sentatives, an unknown num-
Der of relatives, and 1888
cars. That gives us ten cars.
"X" relatives. and q unit
cost Of $350,0O0 (not includ-
ing fringe benefits) per rep
resentative. I like this deal.
How do you get to be q
Congressman?
Angus Sinclair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
PordonobIe Pride


guren's letter to The Star!
It was time for someone
from Latin America to speak
on behalf Of our people and
change the tune on the arr
ticles written by Mr.. Howard
Mitchell on the conquest of
Latin America by his SYM
phony.
We are well aware that
his tour was q tremendous
success. No one questions
that and it pleases us very
much to know it. But, as
Mr.. Aranguren mentions. 1t
would have been much nicer
and interesting II the macs
tro had given another type
Of information in his articles.
For instance, in Uruguay,
my own country. he had the
pleasure of conducting con-
certs, having as guests two
Of our great pianistS, Miss
Nybia Marine Bellini and
Miss Fanny Ingold, both ex-
cellent artists who have re-
ceived' great praise all over
the world. Why did he not
even mention them In his
articles? Why not also say
that in every country, our
capital cities have the most
beautiful opera-houses or
theaters such as the "Sodre"
and "Solis" at home in Mon
tevideo, the "Teatro Colon"
in Buenos Aires, the 'Teatro
Municipal" In Lima, etc. Yet
Mr.. Mitchell comes back to
Washington, the so-called
Capital Of the world and
does not even have q decent
place to perform.
Latin America. despite its
political upheavals and tre-
mendous economic problems.
is a continent Of very civil
lized people (not Just In
dams wearing quaint" cos
tunes; people who live.
dress and understand the
arts Just as much as in Eu-
rope or anywhere in the,
world. Instead, Mr.. Mitchell
makes the reader feel that we
are not so and that he con-
quered our countries, pri-
marily, with his concerts for
young people. What about
the fact that in Latin Amer
lea English is taught in every
school as a must" and that
wherever he ' went people
spoke his language. whereas.
how many Of his people -in-
GLIDING himself-could speak
Spanish? How about the ex-
cellent hotels and food in
Argentina, Brasil, Chile,
Uruguay, Colombia, Mexico.
etc.?
Last April o group Of 70
folk dancers and singers
from Medellin, Colombia.
came here. These people were
all members Of q textile fac
tory and while in Washing
ton, besides giving several re-
citals, all free. including a
very brief one at Constitution
Hall during one Of the OARS
meetings. and one at Walter
Reed Hospital, they saw
every corner of this town.
One day. as ! was taking
them around, they were
shocked at some Of the sights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Chonpinq at the Bit

Governor Nelson Rockefeller has
come to Washington, visited with the
President, chatted with assorted Repub-
licans and taken his departure. There
was nothing in all Of this which re-
vealed much of his political intentions.
His press conference Monday before
leaving Albany was another matter. As
we read those well-chosen remarks, the
New York Governor, If not quite OF and
running, was making it very clear that
he has no intention Of being left at-the
post.
The main purpose of this press con-
ference was to clarity" a news story
which emerged on August 8 from the
Conference Of Governors in Puerto Rico.
It Just happens that Governor Rookie
Teller, who was very much among those
present, also held press conference
that day. But the big news was story,
attributed to "the highest authority"
which said that the Governor, on the
basis Of opinion polls, would decide by
November / whether he would seek the
Republican presidential nomination.
His advisers were not at all happy
with this report. For one thing, the
Nixon stock, as result Of his Russian
trip, was rising in the opinion polls. For
another, November is pretty late in
the day for Governor Rockefeller to
make his move, if he is going to make
1t at all.
Quite UNDERSTANDABLE, a diSengaging
maneuver began to take shape. There
were suggestions from the Rockefeller
camp that the Governor might not wait
until November to make up his mind.
On August Is, Mr.. Rockefeller conferred
with former Governor Dewey-a confer
ence which was followed by hints that
the polls might not be p controlling
factor in the Rockefeller decision.
Finally, on August II at Albany, two
weeks after it appeared in print, the
original story was more or less denied by
the Governor. He said that he had never
made "such statement" And he added
that he has mo timetable for trying to
make decision" and that "polls are
only one factor in trying to understand
public trends and public reaction"
We take this to mean that the
Governor, after listening to his political
advisers, has divorced himself from
November, and that he will make his
bid for the nomination without regard
to what the polls may show as to his
and Mr.. Nixon's relative popularity. He
made one other comment, however,
which really clinches the point. He said
he would become candidate for the
nomination If he felt he could deal
effectively and constructively" with the
problems facing the country. When a
man begins to talk like that he is not
thinking about becoming a candidate.
He is already candidate, and itching
to break from the starting gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
tx STREET.

Dear Sir:
~ have q friend who looks
with suspicion on anyone
who has any learning or cul-
ture.
"She is afraid Of them, or
something, says they are
'high-brow' and she doesn't
like them, she says.
"She invited to her home
only persons Of the rough
working clasSes-I know this
sounds horribly snobbish-
and was only comfortable
with them.
II try to reason her out
Of this. because the place she
works has all kinds, and she
might as well broaden her
horizon.
"She says she went to q
meeting one day and was
stung by a hornet at the end
Of the ceremony. and she
never even felt it, because
her rough friends would have
laughed at her.
81 told her If she had cul-
tivated friends, they would
have never said a word about
the hornet, and now she ad-
mits the others are still
laughing. I don't blame
them.
do you think a person
should have just one kind Of
friend?
yours truly, ANNA D. o. I"
Bacon. Montaigne. Emer-
SON
These and other famous
men. not forgetting the an
cient Romans, Cicero and
Seneca, said about all there
is to say about friendship.
You can get their essays,
Anna, and read for your
self.
For some odd reason,
these esSayists are not popu-
lar with womankind.
They are read mostly by
men, we believe.
After all, there is moth
ing new about friendship.
It is as old as the hills,
and as enduring. Well, maybe.
One sincerely hopes so.
Peoples and nations change,
the whole conception of the
universe changes, but friends
are much the same today as
they were when Damon and
Pythias swore friendship. Or
did they swear? Probably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19

For breakfast morn
ing's baked beans.
Beans can be cooked--and
taste better-in less than q
tenth the time now required.
This accomplishment Of its
chemists has Just been an
nounced by Stanford Re-
search Institute Of Menlo
Park, Calf.
At present. accordii to
the report. about six hours Of
soaking - usually overnight
and three hours Of cook
ing are necessary between
the dried bean and the table.
The difficulty has been that
"a lack Of balance exists be-
tween constituents Of the
beams chemistry"
"Our researchers" says the
report, "have developed q
method by which these con-
stituents can be brought in
to balance by o simple, eco
nomic treatment during proc
essing. The result is q dried
bean that viii cook in As
minutes without any soak
ing. The treated beans have
q better taste than ordinary
beans prepared in an open
kettle or by pressure cook
ing. Pressure cooking time
for the treated bean is cut
in half"
Pop Beans Like Corn
Up to now beans have moi
been too digestible, although
they are known to have Q
high nutritional content. Inc
Stanford studies have shown
that considerably less food
value is impaired to the body
than would be estimated from
chemical analysis. The idea
is that the human stomach
does not completely digest
beans. The Stanford chemists
now are working on several
projects to improve this.
They also are producing
the institute reports. "por
beans" for serving at bars OF
as between meal snacks
These are produced on the
same principle as popcorn
after q chemical treatment
They have q nut-like flavor
A considerable list Of seeds
has been tested. Several. II
has been found, can bt
popped" and have q goot
flavor.
New cooking methods fol
a considerable variety Of
foods are under investigation
New methods Of processing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry iUriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Plenty of Warming

A 27-year-old former convict, who
killed people because he enjoyed killing,
has been caught after committing three
senseless murders in the Islip IN. "
area. And now the familiar soul-search-
ing is under way. Why, it is being asked,
was this man not in some kind Of an
institution?
Whateyer the answer to that, 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-19
Questions and Answers
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27

Bernie Harrison, TV critic Of The Stor,
is on vocation. His column will
resume upon his return.