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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20
Hoffo's Challenge

James r. Hoffa has made 1t perfectly
clear why no union should be permitted
to have the power to strangle this coun-
try.
Addressing LongShoremen'S meet
ing, the boss of the Transfers threat
ened Congress with a general strike if
the legislators make the antitrust laws
applicable to the transportation unions.
There should be no mistake about one
thing-Mr. Hoffa, in alliance with the
Longshoremen, is capable of doing
exactly what he has threatened to do.
And he also is INSCRIPTIONS enough to
do 1t.
Mr.. Hoffa has this power principally
because Congress, back In the days when
unions were struggling to establish
themselves, specifically exempted labor
organizations from the antitrust laws
laws which apply to business monopolies
and which are vigorously enforced
against them. Now the inevitable has
happened. A labor monopoly, having
acquired inordinate power with con-
.gresSional blessing, is undertaking,
Through an arrogant and ruthless man,
to say what laws may and may not be
passed
AS of this time, at least, we do not
expect that quivering Congress will do
anything about it. Too many members
are afraid of union political power. But
the Hoffas of the union family have set
sail on a collision course. They may
threaten and browbeat for a while, and
get away with it. Sooner or later, how
ever, they are going to crash into an out
ragged public opinion which will have
had enough, and which will compel a
reluctant Congress to act.
: For the record, it should be noted
that Mr.. Hoffa said general strike will
Straighten out the employers for once
and for all" This, of course, is phony.
The employers are not even in this
picture. It is Mr.. Hoffa and those like
him who need to be Strengthened out,
and their time will come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20
House Underroted

! am weary Of constant
references to the House Of
Representatives as the lower
chamber, the implication
being, of course, that the
House is legislatively inferior
to the Senate. Just the OPP
posite is true. The House has
more powers than the Senate.
Only the House can i'm
peach a public official. All
revenue bills must originate in
the House, and the same
holds true for appropriation
bills.
Similarly, the House is the
sole judge Of the elections,
returns, and qualifications Of
its own members (Article I.
Section 5, of the Constitu-
tom. The Senate also has
the same authority, so that in
this respect the Senate and
House have coequal powers.
But nowhere In the Consti-
tuition is there any mention
Of upper and lower chamber.
Eugene Kelly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20
Guidance Center

Congratulations to your
reporter. Phil Thomas. for
the excellent article he wrote
on the work of Washington
School Guidance Center.
Washington is indeed for
tunate to have this unique
school, which has a record
of almost 100 per cent sue
cess with children the aver
age school can't teach.
The center can and does
with its program of combin-
ing the three Rs with psy-
chotherapy. Each child's
problem is carefully evalu-
ated and the child leaves the
center to take his place again
in normal school surround
ings.
Everyone is overwhelmed
with pleas to make donations
in all directions. It is each
individuals privilege to sift
these appeals and give where
he wishes. For my part an
educational institution which
corrects a situation that
could lead to an adult mental
breakdown if not corrected
during childhood would get
my dollar every time.
Eve Mack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20
Cold War Espionage

Attorney General Rogers has alerted
the Nation to the serious" menace Of
Soviet espionage in this critical cold war
period. The warning is timely, in view
of special report from FBI Director
Hoover showing that the Reds are "in-
tenSifying" SubverSive activities in this
country.
In televiSion interview, Mr.. Rogers
quoted Mr.. Hoover as pointing out that
the increase in espionage operations CO.
incides with rehabilitation of the Com
munist Party in the United States. New
leaders completely loyal to the Krem-
lin" are in control of party units and
new members are being recruited for
the party and for underground work
including spying.
1t is not surprising that cold war
espionage has become as important as,
If not more so than, wartime espionage.
The stakes are high indeed in the race
for supremacy in nuclear warfare. 1t is
highly important to Russia that its
scientists and military leaders be sup
piled with the latest available intelli-
gence on American research and de-
yelopment in the field of nuclear devices,
missiles and other weapons and equip
ment.
The Attorney General made 1t clear
that our counterespionage activities are
being stepped up to meet the Russian
challenge. Of course he gave no details
of either the FBI or Red intelligence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20
Plea From Zoo

On behalf Of the other ami
mails, I should like to thank
Devereux Butcher for his
plea in our behalf. Our
crowded living conditions are
appalling and we are indeed
unhappy.
We hear of the marvellous
zoo in Ireland where the
monks have an island in a
small lake. There are no
cages and no wires but lovely
trees and vines for them to
scamper about. The specta-
tors easily can stand at the
edge of the lake and watch
them without any danger as
the water forms a natural
barrier, In South Africa a
clever device of meats has
been used to almost entirely
eliminate the need for visible
gratings and fences. The ami
mails are free to roam and
they present a far more real
istic picture to the spectators.
There is really nothing
very authentic about a brown
bear scratching his back on
a paddock, or squirrels tread
ing mill on the automatic
turntables of their tiny cages,
The golden eagle is very sad
and the CRATES are SO con-
fined in their small pens
their hearts could break.
The next time you come to
the Zoo, put yourself in our
places for a few minutes and
imagine the horror Of a life
in q cage. Smokey, the BeaI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL


He put the tape back over
the hole.
THAT will keep her out"
he said.
1t did, too.
The big woody thing came
back shortly, and stood on
the side of the tapped hole.
She did not try to bore in.
The owner thought she
might try another place, but
she seemed perturbed, and,
buzzing angrily, few on.
1t was the next morning
that the householder felt
contrition again.
After all, the bee was just
doing what comes naturally,
as the song said.
So he pulled of the tape
again, and waited.
Buzz!
Here she came, went right
to the hole, and popped in.
God was in His heaven, all
was right with the bee world
at last.
The owner felt he was max
ing a good bargain, prob
ably, in turning over the
bench to the big insect, In
the hope that she would let
his wooden house alone.
That is the status at the
present writing.
1t is interesting to note
that the bumblebee selected
the only place around the
house without paint.
Maybe there is a tip here
for all householders.
Clean up, and paint up!
Especially the undersides
Of things, where 1t may net
show, but where 1t may act
as a deterrent to busy bum
blebeeS.
The holes and tunnels dug
out are not too extensive.
and the operations offer an
interesting nature study.
At the end of the season,
plastic wood may be inserted.
and the holes and tunnels
filled as well as one may.
Then q good coat Of paint,
that should have been there
in the first place, will make
all right in mans busy world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20

what books did they agree?
r. T.
A. Although each man drew
up his own list of Is titles
independently, three books
headed all three lists. These
were Das Capital (Karl Mark,
Looking Backward Edward
Bellamy) and The Golden
Bough (Sir James Frazer.
@. In a hurricane. how
wide is the so-called path Of
destruction?" How strong
are the winds?-B. K.
A. The area of destruc-
tive winds varies greatly.
The width may be as little as
IS miles, but has been known
to extend to a width Of 500
miles. In a full-strength hur-
ricane, winds of more than
$50 miles per hour, and gusts
as high as 1876 n.p.h.. have
been recorded. Velocities UP
to $50 m.ph. have been esti-
mated for some hurricanes.
but instruments have never
remained in place long
enough to measure winds Of
such tremendous force.
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Tribute to Joe Cook

The news of Joe Cooks
death comes as a shock to
his many friends, even though
he had been ill for many
years. He was a man of great
talent, and a comedy genius.
In an environment of ego
centres he remained quiet
and modest; in a medium
where the double entendre
flourished he would not adj
NIT an off-color line in his
act. I have known many ma
jor figures in the world Of
entertainment but none for
whom I had greater respect
or admiration.
He had been a vaudeville
headliner for years when Earl
Carroll picked him to CO.
star in the first Vanities with
Peggy Hopkins Joyce. Car
roll, a canny businessman,
explained to me that every
girl in town would make her
boy friend take her to see
Peggy, and that Joe would
entertain them. When the
Vanities opened at the Earl
Carroll Theater, a little north
of the Palace, Joe remarked
that he had always wanted
to get on Broadway-"and
here I am, still on Seventh
Avenue"
His last appearance on a
Washington stage was at the
Earle, now the Warner. He
told me after the show that
he hadn't given a good per-
Torrance. I told him that it
looked all right to me. NO."
ne SAID, my coordination Is
off," Parkinson's disease had
made its onset, and a few
months later, through Varie-
ty, he announced his retire.
ment.
Joe Cook was a credit to
his profession, and did much
in his day to make the world
happier. Lee SOmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
What Missile Might Do to Moon
By THOMAS R. HENRY

Man should think twice
before hitting the moon with
an earth missile.
This probably will be safe
enough. however, If one Of
reasonable size is used.
Such is the conclusion Of q
committee Of the Interna-
tional Council of Scientific
Unions which has just con-
sidered the problem at the
request Of the United States
National Academy Of Sci
ences.
The danger, the interna-
tional body concluded, is in
destroying or communicating
the moons very thin atmos-
phere and the presumable
coating Of moon dust" so
that they will be valueless
for future scientific study
which might reveal many
secrets Of the universe. In
any event. It was concluded.
no atomic bomb should be
sent to the moon and nothing
whatever until as detailed
studies as possible are made
from an artificial satellite
circling the moon in an orbit
low enough for observations.
In general, the committee
concluded. there is no hurry.
The moon has been in the
sky for a long time and will
be there for a long time yet.
Threat to Atmosphere
First. the report says. the
moons atmosphere almost
certainly would be spoiled or
destroyed by almost any kind
of an earth missile. This
atmosphere, If it exists at all,
can have a total weight of
only ten to a hundred tons.
Says the report:
The release on the sur
face Of almost any amount
Of volatile material within
this range Of magnitude, such
as might be given of by an
explosion of INT for mark
ing purposes, is likely to alter
the atmosphere for very long
periods as it probably would
take some years for the prod
ucts to escape from the
moons atmosphere. Another
factor which q change in
the lunar atmosphere might
bring about is an upset in
the heat equilibrium, and
careful computation will be
necessary before the magni-
tude Of this effect can be
estimated.
Release Of any chemical
marker on the moons sur
face is Objectionable if 1t in
wolves tons Of material. If 1t
has to be done, a fare
releasing material quite un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20

The carpenter bee buzzed
and buzzed around, trying to
find a nice place to bore into
and make her nest.
This big black woody crea-
ture was not long in coming
to a decision.
The underside of the bench
on the back porch would be
Just the place, she thought,
as she hummed and hummed.
Under she went, and found
no paint there, much to her
delight. Carpenter bees do
not care for the paint taste.
The bee was soon through
and into the inch-thick board.
Only her woody posterior
showed.
At this point, the house
owner came into the scene.
He upped the bench, and
saw her there.
He decided he didn't want
a carpenter bee around. so
he took a wide piece of sticky
tape and placed it over the
hole.
The bee did not move.
She couldn't.
There was no coming back,
now, and she couldn't go for
ward, because there was no
place for her to kick the saw
dust out.
An hour later, the owner
became conscience stricken.
It was not nice, he thought,
to kill the poor creature in
that manner.
He went out, tipped up the
bench, and saw that all was
Just as he had left things.
He pulled of the tape, try
ing to be very careful.
The big bee few to one side
Of the hole, and shook her
self.
Have you ever seen a bee
shake itself?
Maybe it still felt the sticky
tape on its rear.
It shook, and shook, much
as q dog would, coming out
of the water.
Then, with a great buzz, it
sailed past the mans head,
and made of into the garden.
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Reporting for Duty. Sir!
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriter's correct
names and addresses. Al
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
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operations. 1t is well. however. that our
countereSpionag forces are fully aware
Of the spy threat and are taking meas
ures to meet 1t. This game is being
played for keeps, and we cannot afford
to lose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20

like that normally present in
the lunar atmosphere should
be used 30 that in subsequent
investigations 1t can be clear
ly recognized as q contains
nant introduced by man."
II q flare Is sent to the
moon in the near future. the
committee recommends. 1t
should be one Of metallic
sodium which would give
out q brilliant light, visible
with a telescope although not
to the naked eye. in amounts
which would cause no great
damage.
THE moons atmosphere
will almost certainly be
spoiled" says the report.
"once measuring instruments
are landed. This would re-
quire deceleration which
would involve release Of
chemical propellants in ton
amounts"
OF even more concern than
the atmosphere, the commit
tee concluded. is the chemical
composition Of moon dust"
This probably will not be Sc
riously changed. it is con-
cluded. by a reasonably sized
missile, since heavy objects
from space constantly are hit
ting the satellites surfaces.
The only serious danger, 1t is
stressed, is likely to come
from a nuclear explosion. The
radioactive atoms released
will be in highly reactive form
and when they come In con-
tact with the moon dust may
form chemical compounds.
The whole surface Of the
moon might acquire addition
al radioactivity which would
interfere with future radio
chemical analyses "of the
greatest value in problems re-
lating to the past history OF
the moon"
Another Consideration
Another consideration Is
contamination of the cosmic
dust raining on the moons
surface from outer space.
This is known to consist
largely of substances such as
hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and
nitrogen. Contamination Of
this is not so serious, how
ever, since the same material
can be found at the bottom OF
the earth's oceans.
The National Academy, the
senate of American science.
adds its own word Of warning
to that Of the committee. 1t
urges that scientists plan
lunar and planetary studies
with great care so that initial
operations do not make i'm
possible forever critical scien-
tiflc experiments"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20

@. When was the Dental
Corps Of the United States
Army organized?-E. L.
A. The Dental Corps of the
Medical Department Of the
Army had its inception dur
ing the Spanish American
War when 1t. Col. Louis M.
Maus established a depart
ment of dentistry in the 7th
Army Corps. Congress legally
established a Dental Corps
in the Army in February,
1901. Its ratio was limited to
one dentist per 1000 men,
and its professional person.
mel was composed Of contract
surgeons. Later, in March,
1911, dental officers were
given the rank of first lieu
tenant and, in october, 1917,
they were put on an equal
footing with the Medical
Corps in respect to rank. pay,
and other considerations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-20

O. When Edward Weeks,
John Dewey and Charles A.
Beard drew up lists of the Is
most influential books pub
lished from 1885 to 1885, on
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
BY WILLIAM GLOVER
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK. MARY Rodg-
ers, daughter iof renowned
Broadway Composer Richard
Rodgers, is making her own
bid now for musical fame.
She is emphatic on two
points-that a woman can
write popular tunes, and her
melodies don't belong to
daddy.
IF there is a woman's way
to write. it just means you're
not good enough" she says
Of the first topic. The almost
total male monopoly on Tin
Pan Alley. she adds, prob
ably has something to do
with the role Of women in
society"
Then she turns to that
other matter.
MY name usually is more
of a detriment than an adj
vantage. People usually think
my father must have writ
ten the songs.
But he has always kept
away from my composing.
except to tell me once a week
for five years to get an agent.
tits hard to be objective.
but / am told my work sounds
a lot different from his. Bit
by bit, I've probably been
influenced by many COM
poSers.
II won't change my name
though. That would be silly"
A dark-haired, intense
woman Of q, Miss Rodgers
has emerged upon the the
atrical scene in swift triple
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
BROADWAY
Another Rodgers
On the Music Scene

assault. She wrote much Of
the special material for Mary
Martins recent singing tour
and television appearance:
composed six tunes for q
hit run of the Bill Baird
Marionettes: and now has
come up with the complete
score Of a musical comedy.
That show. entitled "Once
Upon a Mattress" opens May
IL at the Phoenix Theater
under the direction Of George
Abbott. a canny Broadway
veteran. 1t is a satiric version
Of the fairytale classic Of a
princess who proved her
royal lineage by detecting a
single pea beneath a pile Of
bedding.
Miss Rodgers. teamed with
LyriciSt Marshall Barrier, de-
veloped the full-length opus
while working at Tamiment,
Pa. musical center last sum-
mer. But Miss Rodgers long
range ambition as a COM
poser started when she was
growing up.
Quit to Marry
MY sister Linda, four
years younger, was the shin
ing light at family piano
recitals." she explains. II
gave up and decided to write
instead or my name would
be mud"
At an exclusive finishing
school and Wellesley College,
Mary concentrated on musi-
cal courses. Then in her
senior year she quit to get
married, and in time became
the mother of three children.
Miss Rodgers and her hus-
band since have divorced.
In 1852 she began writing
music aSsiduously and turned
out a number of songs for
children's records. I'm the
dean of children's music"
she says. There's a lot more
competition writing for the
theater."
Meanwhile her sister also
got into the family act com.
posing swing, but in this de-
partment, Mary has stayed
ahead. The two elaborated
in preparing Three to Make
Music" which Mary Martin
featured on the concert stage.
Bernstein's Writer
For several years, Mary has
written the scripts for Leon.
ard Bernstein's highly sue
cessful TV series of music for
young people. also worked
upon similar programs of the
Little Orchestra Society.
Miss Rodgers has her sights
trained upon further COM
posing for the Broadway
stage, but also has consider
able interest in creating mu-
sic for the youngsters.
And if l had any sense"
she adds, I'D take a couple
Of years of to study orches-
tration so that ! could try
the big types Of musical COM
position"
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THE MOVIE-MAKERS
Press Agents Dream Is Way Out
Beyond the Castro Palace Doors

turn to school. But the teen
aged blond has become so
bored between scenes in Blue
Denim" that when Brandon
De Wilde suggested she "sit
in" on his lessons, she jumped
at the chance. When I
learned he was taking
French" Carol explained,
that was the clipcher I've
tried chess, knitting. reading,
even batting tennis balls out
side the sound stage. but 1
was still fed up with the tedi-
Gus waits. At least this way
I'm acquiring a foreign Ian
guage which I'm sure will
come in handy some day."
Incidentally, the two have
discovered a way Of stretch
ing their allowances. Carol
borrowed a hot plate and a
frying pan from the prop man
and each day whips up eggs
or hamburgers to accompany
fruit and milk brought from
home.
Disney Big Top
Here comes the circusl"
is a lively shout today on the
Walt Disney lot. where the
producer is filming "Tony
Tyler" storybook classic
about a runaway 9-year-old's
adventures under the big top.
Gilded wagons, tents and tan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN
North American Newspaper Alliance


HOLLYWOOD This
sounds like the sheerest of
press agent dream stories, but
it's true. One of the colony's
best-known and most-zealous
flacks flew to Havana just
before Fidel CastrO'S take-off
for his United States tour to
try to convince Cuba's man
of the moment he should ap-
pear on a national TV show
shaving his beard as a
climax. The PAS cut would
have been 100000 had he
nailed down the deal for a
razor sponsor. He didn't get
beyond the palace doors.
lime Tor COMEDY
Having tumbled far from
his once-proud position as the
exhibitors champion box
Office star Motion Picture
Herald's annual polD. a wor-
ried Rock Hudson is forsak-
ing dramatic beefcake for a
hurried switch to comedy
this in a desperate effort to
win back his following. Three
successive films-"A Farewell
to Arms" Twilight for the
Gods" and "Pylon"-have
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bark catch the eye, while
nostrils culver at the fine
bouquet from hot popcorn.
peanuts, wild animals, horses
and monkeys. Those wag-
ons are the Mccoy" explains
Director Charles Barton.
There's a story behind each
one. That green and gold
bandwagon, for instance,
dates back TO the Adam Fore
paugh show Of 1897. Harry
James father was bandmas-
ter for many years on that
very one. and Harry himself
rode on it as q young boy"