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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
Locating a Freewoy

The decision OF highway officials to
oppose a change in the route of the
northern portion Of the Districts pro-
posed inner loop freeway seems iustified
beyond any doubt. As 1t now stands, the
freeway location follows a line in the
general vicinity of street NV. through
most OF Northwest Washington. A pro-
posal to build the road closer to the
center Of town, paralleling Massachu-
sets avenue NV, would, as highway
officials demonstrated, involve uncon-
scionable costs, engineering difficulties
and much destruction of private prop
erty.
A study Of the proposed change,
nevertheless, was warranted, for valid
question had been raised as to whether
the freeway might not better serve the
vital central business and shopping
area. The seemingly endless string of
inner loop studies is, in one sense, ex-
tremely frustrating, particularly to the
owners OF property which might be
affected by the various routes. Once
built, however, this massive, expensive,
disruptive expreSsway will affect values
and patterns of growth for years to
come. 1t is better that all the possibilities
be considered now, while there still is
time for choices to be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26

sented q new set of demands on the
New York Shipping Association. Wage
and welfare benefits, plus a "guaran-
teed" eight-hour day, were asked In q
contract to replace one expiring next
Wednesday. The LILA traditionally fol-
lows.a policy Of no contract, no work,
and the shipping industry indicates that
the new proposals offer little encourage
ment that agreement viii be reached by
the deadline. s,1shpt .a -
Meanwhile, the New York-New Jer-
sey Waterfront Commission has served
more than sixty subpoenas on lila ON
Gals for further testimony in the long
inquiry into hoodlunn control Of the
union. An interim report from the COM
mission stated that 1t believes criminal
influences are still active in the unions
affairs, an opinion that appears to con-
tradict recent AFL-CIO finding OF
tremendous improvement" Coinciden-
tally, the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De-
partment brazenly adopted resolution
calling for termination Of the bi-State
commission that has been trying to pol
ice the big New York port.
In this setting, there are few, II any,
grounds for believing that reputable and
responsible unionism Is working the
waterfront, or that another tieup OF
shipping will be averted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26

Fi Nn -+.
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No Peace on the Piers

There is small promise Of labor
peace on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast
waterfrontS, judging from several re-
cent developments.
Responding to convention-con-
firmed invitation from the AFL-CIO to
resume af1liation-on a probationary
basis-with the Federation, the out
lawed International Longshoremen's As
ISOLATION has given grudging referen-
dunn approval to the bid. The lila reluc-
lance is concentrated for the most part
in two big Manhattan locals that voted
overwhelmingly against re-affiliation
and then threatened to secede from
the lila rather than rejoin the Fedora
ton. There was speculation, further
more, that they would initiate alliance
talks with the TeamsterS Union, also an
outcaSt.
In a second development, bearing
even more directly on the possibility of
another waterfront tieup, the LILA pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
To Probe Cosric Secrets

~ SpdCc-pIOUlIlS pIOJSCL LIldt Will
explore areas of the cosrnic vastness far
beyond the range of the most powerful
rocket craft is in progress in the hills
of West Virginia. Some details of the
unprecedented undertaking, involving
construction of the worlds largest
telescope, have been released by
the Navy, which is in charge of the
project The potential findings of such
a huge instrument are incalculable.
The device under construction at
Sugar Grove will consist Of a saucer
like antenna Of aluminium webbing
about 900 feet in diameter-large
enough to hold several football fields.
It will revolve on a platform, so that it
can be turned in any direction and
raised and lowered to any degree. Thus,
1t can be aimed at any object in space
including, perhaps, a manned rocket
ship en- route to or from the moon or
Mars. Two-way communication with
such space ship should be possible.
But astronomers are more inter-
ested in the radio-telescope's POSSIBLE
tiles as a collector and amplifier Of
radio emissions from distant stars and
cosmic clouds, many Of them beyond
the range of optical telescopes and con-
ventional radio receivers. The new "sau-
Ger" is expected to receive radarlike
transmissions from as far away as SO
billion light years. The Incompetence
sibility of such distances may be cleaned
from the fact that light year is equal
to six trillion miles, which, roughly, is
the distance ray Of light travels in one
year. 1t never has been possible in the
past to "see" or "hear" over such dis
tances.
1t is natural to wonder why. the
Navy should be interested in such an
enterprise. The answer may be found
in the report that the great "ear" will
be able not only to communicate with
our rocket ships in flight but to detect
rockets launched by other powers. From
the military standpoint, then, the West
Virginia nStallation-which entails one
Of the most difficult steel construction
jobs in history-presumably could serve
as a valuable listening post, ready to
warn us of missile flringS. as they occur.
The Pentagon's interest In the project
Is therefore understandable. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

first rank Of heavy fighters,
as Jones recalls, but a pretty
good man with his fists still.
Nobody dared laugh at his
ways Of wooing sleep. ID
. = -
The American people have
a folklore all their own as
regards sleep and sleeping.
One law is that you must
sleep with the windows I'D.
Another is that you must,
positively must, sleep in the
dark. =,
People will fight to uphold
the sacredness of these laws.
CT If they think anything
about them at all, they think
they have q sort of divine
sanction behind them.
AT the least, they think
science. the mighty. has put
its seal Of approval on them.
= =
The truth seems to be. that
both laws" are based on
economics, as so many rules
are.
1t was cheaper and less
dangerous to sleep with the
lights extinguished, especially
when there were nothing but
kerosene lamps and candles.
Opening the windows wide
at night solved the fuel
problem.
If you wanted to. keep
warm, you simply had to do
1t with blankets.
y = =
Closing the windows at
night conserves heat, both
room and body.
1t ends or almost ends the
continual sniffles and colds so
many persons have all winter.
Keeping the light on tends
to conserve the heart by
slowing the blood pressure,
according to the psychologists
quoted above.
The rate Of heartbeat is
lessened, and the breathing
is normal.
Those who sleep in the
dark are more tense. You
see (still according to the
psychologist you cannot get
away from the cave days of
your far, far away ancestors
so easily. In the dark, your
unconscious mind still thinks
Of creeping things.
"Centipedes, for instance"
grins Temp Jones, as he turns
on his light and lies down to
pleasant dreams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
Justice at SnoiI's Pace

Chief Justice Warren's concern over
the "snail's pace" of justice in some of
the overloaded Federal courts is fully
justified. He told the Federal Bar Asso-
citation that at the present rate of dis
posing Of cases 1t will take about Is years
to clean up the docket backlog that is
.impeding-and defeating-justice. It is
a thoroughly shameful situation-one
that has been called repeatedly to the
attention of Congress. Yet the legis-
lators continue to dillydally with the
Presidents urgent pleas for more, Fed
eral judges.
The Chief Justice declared that
delay in the courts is bad because 1t
depriveS citizens of basic public Serv-
Ice; 1t is bad because the lapse Of time
frequently causes the deterioration of
evidence; it is bad because delay may
cause severe hardship to individuals, to
families, to businessmen operating with
only a margin Of capital; and it Is bad
because 1t brings to the entire legal pro-
fession loss Of public confidence, re-
spect and pride"
While there is still room for i'm
provement of existing judicial processes,
he said, the best hope of speeding up
court machinery lies in the appointment
OF more judges. Until something "con-
crete" is done to reduce the backlog, he
added, the Federal judiciary will simply
be unable to keep pace with the great
forward strides in the economic and
social growth of our country" .
Chief Justice Warrens warning
should be added to the accommodating
testimony in support of legislation to
increase the number of Federal judges.
Attorney General Rogers has asked for
at least As new juristS, but administra-
ton bills embodying the request died
with the past session. On the eve of
adjournment the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee reported compromise measure
Tor % additional judges, but it was lost
In the rush to adjourn.
The crisis in the courts, however.
Is too grave to permit of the sort Of
kicking around which the judgeship
legislation has been given in recent
years. Congress at the next session
should do its part in snoring up the
Sagging judicial structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26

aVallaple, DR.. Clemence
stresses, the celestial naviga-
ton officer will have no easy
Job finding his way In the
starlit blackness outside the
earth's atmosphere.
"Piloting or steering by
landmarks" he said, has lit
tie application in space navi-
cation. unless possibly during
the last few minutes Of q voy-
age, or for making q rendez-
vous in space, since every OBJ
ject In the sky is travelling in
its own orbit, the nearer ones
at speeds comparable to that
OF the vehicle itself. The d.
rection to steer is never in
the direction of the destina-
ton, but in the direction
where the destination will be
when the vehicle arrives,
which can be ascertained only
by calculation.
1T might at first be
thought that the stars, being
so very distant, could be
used as landmarks for travel
ing from place to place in
the solar system but this
could be done only If the
fuel supply were virtually
unlimited. The efficient
course to travel Is one which
is continually changing di-
rection as the result Of CRAWL
rational attraction Of the
nearer celestial bodies"
Calculations Complex
The necessary calculations,
DR.. Clemence stressed, be-
come extremely complicated
since movements and inter-
actions Of several celestial
bodies must be considered at
the same time. Such calcula-
tons probably are beyond
any unaided human mind.
ut is already clear" he
said, that the largest cal
culating machine now COM
mercially available can take
care Of only a few close
satellites simultaneously, but
we are not yet sure whether
we could have more calculate
ing machines, or better ones.
The manpower competent to
deal with the computing
problem is in extremely short
supply. Probably all the i'm
portant contributions made
so far come from two or
three persons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKN SERVICE
reader question Of fact nv
Erins The Star Information
Please tnclose
By THE HASKIN &

@. When were percussion
caps developed for firearms?
IT. L.
A. The National Rife As
ISOLATION says that the per-
cuSsion system dates to
Alexander John Forsyth's
discovery in 1907 that GER
tain compounds detonated by
a blow could be used to ignite
the charge in a flrearm.
Using Forsyth's principle,
Joshua Shaw developed the
percussion cap in 1914 and
this became the most COM
monty used primer for all
later muzzle-loaders.
@. Who sponsors the
Sweetest Day.? What is its
purpose?-B. j.
A. 1t is sponsored by the
National Confectioners As
ISOLATION. Chicago. The third
Sunday in October, Sweet
est Days. has in previous
years been designated as "a
day Of remembrance on
which to m a Ike someone
happy through a letter, a
visit, some act Of kindness,
or some small gift"
@. Did the British govern
ment own any part Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
OFF to a Bad Start !

How not to conduct Senate study
Of juvenile delinquency was demon
strated at the opening OF the much
ballyhooed Hennings subcommittee
hearings in New York City. From pub
lished reports it was hard to determine
who was testifying, Chairman Hen
nings or the witnesses, including Gov
ernor Rockefeller and Mayor Wagner.
At times the Senator from Missouri and
the witnesses were both talking at the
same time, to the confusion of reporters
and the audience. All Of which would
have been amusing were 1t not for the
fact that the subject under study is one
Of the more serious problems confront
ing American cities in general and New
York City in particular.
The trouble apparently stemmed
from Senator Hennings' propensity for
reminiscing at length about his career
as legislator and politician. The Her
aid Tribune reporter gave this descrip-
ton Of Mayor Wagner's attempt to
testify: ~. ,...
As the Mayor was cut short time
and again by the Senator's Intersections
on such subjects as his work in the
Big Brother movement, his days as a
district attorney in st. Louis and the
willingness Of the Senate to vote millions
for dams but mot nickel for this tide"
of delinquency, the Mayor waited pa
tiently with folded hands and mild gaze
at the Senator But. finally. he began to
interject himself and to cut the Senator
short. They both smiled at each other
as they tangled for speaking time, but
the committee staff members looked
worried and smokers came from the
spectators.
Governor Rockefeller and Police
Commissioner Kennedy also were re-
peatedly interrupted in their testimony,
according to the newspaper account-so
much so that an aide at last slipped a
note to Chairman Hennings. 1t must
have been effective, for thereafter the
interruptions ceased. =,
Perhaps a little more light on how
to combat juvenile crime would have
been shed at the hearing If the wit
nesses had been given free hand. What
went into the record was not new, con-
Sisting chiefly Of pleas for more Federal
help in meeting what is primarily
local responsibility. If the Nationwide
series of hearings planned by Chairman
Hennings is to be Of any real value in
dealing with youthful lawlessness and
hoodlumism, however, the witnesses
must at least be given a chance to state
their problems and make their recon-
mendationS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
Psychologist Finds People

EcJSAAO1OBAct cIIlQo FcOple
Sleep Better in Lighted Bed.
ROOM" said the headline.
"Shucks." said Temp Jones
II knew that all the time. ="
1t was true. Jones had
been an advocate Of lighted
sleeping since his first year in
college.
He roomed in the village,
and on leaving the fraternity
house he would come to his
room. turn on the light, and
lie down across the bed.
Falling asleep instantly, as
teen-agers do, he would sleep
for several hours.
On awaking, he would
undress. put on his pajamas
and turn out the light.
This procedure irked his
landlady.
In those days, electricity
was viewed as enormously
expensive.
Nobody, especially no land
lady. thought anyone should
sleep with the light on, ir-
respective of whether 1t
helped one sleep or not. 1t
was solely a matter Of cost.
Many years later, Jones
learned the lesson all over
again.
In his home, there was q
visitation Of centipedes.
Temp woke up one night,
turned on the, light, and
there they were
Half a dozen of the largest,
blacklist thousandleggers ever
seen.
They were on his ceiling,
sidewalks. and even climbing
a window frame.
....- = = So
Templeton Jones deter
mined to sleep from then on
with his light on.
1t was then that he found
anew his old knowledge about
how to sleep well.
After the cessation of the
centipede invasion, Jones still
kept his light on, because he
slept better with it on. That
was all.
Some children. too, have
always known this. vs.
There was a famous prize
fighter, once, who always
kept his light on at night.
Perhaps some reader learned
in fistic lore can supply the
name. He was not in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Moons Position Chorted for is Years

Precise position Of the
moon In the sky for the next
is years has been calculated
by Naval Observatory as
tronomers. 1t can be pre-
dicted. with q possible error
OF about q mile for any
second through 1875.
The part Of the moons
surface turned toward the
earth has been charted with
about the same accuracy.
Positions Of the sun and
larger planets have been de-
termined. with not quite as
great precision. through the
year 1000. Calculations now
are In progress to Ak all fu-
ture positions Of Mars for an
equal period.
This was reported to an
Once Of Naval Research
conference on Space Naviga-
ton by DR.. Gerald M. Glenn
ence, scientific director Of
the observatory and presi-
dent-elect Of the American
Astronomical Society. All
these objects presumably
would be essential reference
points for space voyages of
the future within the selar
system.
Can Pinpoint Planets, Too
Future positions Of the
host Of minor planets between
Mars and Jupiter, DR.. Glenn
ence said. are not so well
known but all the necessary
calculations could be made
in a few weeks and they
probably will not be very
important for space naviga-
ton, the observatory director
pointed out. unless somebody
wants to send a space ship
to one Of them, possibly as
a way station for more ex-
tended space voyages. Most
significant for the space
navigation, it was stressed,
probably will be the moon.
Finding ones way in space
purely by dead reckoning"
DR.. Clemence said, should be
possible with enough data
available but experience to
date has shown that velocity
and direction at take-off
have been so poorly known
that they are without value
for subsequent calculations"
But despite the abundance
OF solar system data now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26

Suez Canal when 1t was first
opened? P. w.
A. No. The canal was
opened in 1869 and the Brit
ish did not acquire an in
terest in the company until
1875. AT that time 176,602
shares were obtained from
the Khedive of Egypt.
@. How long did dinosaurs
roam the earth?-R. K. .
A. The Smithsonian Insti-
tution'S booklet. The World
Of the Dinosaurs, says: Eos
sill bones of the first and old
est dinoSaur relatives are
found in rocks estimated to
be around 200 million years
old. The last remains Of
dinosaurs disappeared with
rock deposited about 10 mil
lion years, ago, thus ending
an amazing interval of 100
million years during which
these animals were the domi-
nant type of life"
@. Who said "An honest
mans the noblest work Of
God?"-L. B.
A. This quotation is from
Alexander Pope's Essay on
Man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26

@. Did the British govern
ment own any part Of the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03

L. McVearry and their IS chill
dren. The McVearrys live at
6201 Telegraph road. Lanham,
Md. Mr.. McVearry has been a
bus operator here since 1912.
The entire family was put
through a routine physical
examination.
Well Equipped Departments
A tour through the building
showed a physical therapy de-
partment which would make
most hospital officials look en-
viously. a laboratory equipped
for most diagnostic procedures
and departments for prenatal
and post-natal care. There
also is an X-ray department
and an operating room fol
minor surgery.
Workmen were busily putting
on last-minute touches for the
dedication service on Monday
when ALL CLIO President
George Meany will speak. Also
to be present are o. Roy Chalk,
president of D. C. Transit;
Walter j. Bierwagen and j.
Godfrey Butler, secretary and
chairman of the Transit EN-
'ployes Health and Welfare
plan, and Frank c. Waters,
executive director Of CHA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03

T1OIA4(SAOASGA ~ - ~ Az ~ N''
April 3 (AP).-Mr. and Mrs.
John James Rutkosky were
heading home to East Cleve-
land. Ohio, today, happily PLAN
ming for the christening of
their first child.
AS they drove along, they also
discussed their own marriage
Just 10 months ago in the same
church where the christening
was scheduled, st. Philomena's
Catholic Church.
Then, 20 miles northwest of
here in lower Fauquier, some
thing happened. The car
swerved off U. s. II and
crashed. Mrs. Rutkosky and g.
weeks-old John James RutkoS-
ky, jr., were thrown from the
vehicle.
Mrs. Rutkosky, 10. lay in the
ditch, bleeding and crying.
Mr.. Rutkosky stood at the
side of the road, grading his
son, and trying vainly to halt a
car.
Several passed, but nobody
would STOP" said the husband,
l2O-year-old Army specialist
fourth class stationed at Fort
Eustis. Va.
Finally, the driver Of a trac-
ltor-trailer noted the accident,
and stopped.
He and Mr.. Rutkosky lifted
Mrs. Rutkosky into the truck.
AS the baby was laid on the
seat, it quit crying.
The Rutkosky's plans for a
gala christening came to an
end. st. Philomena's Church
will now be the site of a flu
neral for the couples first
child.
Mrs. Rutkosky was admitted
to a hospital here, but was not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03
Capt. Peters
4th District

Capt. Lewis B. Peters, captain
of the ninth precinct. will be-
come an acting inspector to-
morrow to take over the leader
ship of the fourth police district.
The vacancy was created this
week when Inspector Charles J.
Sullivan was shifted from the
second district to acting chief
Of the Capitol Police Depart
ment. succeeding Deputy Chief
Robert C. Pearce. who is re-
firing.
In the shift, Inspector Albert
L. Embrey is going from the
fourth to the second district
command.
Taking Capt. Peters post in
the ninth precinct is Capt.
Francis E. Davis, As, who has
served as assistant to the night
supervisor in administration
headquarters and in the ninth
precinct. Capt. Davis joined the
force July 20, 1889.
Capt. Peters, 81, Joined the
department october IL, 1882.
and served at administrative
headquarters and the eighth
precinct before taking charge
of the ninth precinct in 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03

she thought little Sheila Mae
was playing 'possum" after she
fell from the bed where mother
and child were lying on the
afternoon of March 81.
According to Ola M. Bris-
coe. who lives in the same
building, Mrs. Matthews
shouted to her:
"Call the ambulance.
Sheila'S not breathing"
Mrs. Briscoe testified that
after summoning the rescue
squad she entered the apart
ment where the mother was
rubbing her unconscious child
with alcohol in an effort to re-
vive her. "She kept screaming
and screaming" Mrs. BriScoe
said.
The next witness was Homi-
eide Sergt. Roy C. Schwab who
said Mrs. Matthews told him
this story:
She had given breakfast to
her three other children. Sheila