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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Hard to Regiment

It was at about this time two years
ago, after he had won a slight measure
of independence from the Kremlin,
that WladySlaw Gomulka re-eStabliShed
a large amount of private enterprise in
the field of Polish agriculture Acting as
his country'S top Communist boss, he
greatly relaxed the old StaliniSt collec-
tivizing methods, and he did so primarily
for two reasons: (1) Those methods
had resulted in dismal crop failures
and (2) PolandS farmers, formidable
army of rugged individualiStS, had made
clear that efforts to regiment them into
serving as mere tools or slaves of the
state could easily lead to open rebellion
and national disaster.
Accordingly, it is interesting and
perhaps significant that Mr.. Gomulka
now has told these Poles that he and
the Communist regime in Warsaw
expect their cooperation in a plan to
promote the collectivized use of farm
tractors. The plan calls for a great
increase in the production of such
tractors to take the place of vastly less
efficient horses, and it calls also for the
pooled operation of the machines on a
State-oWned, tate-controlled basis In
strictly economic sense, the arrange
ment-if carefully carried out, without
hint OF force or acknowledgement
ably would help to improve Poland's
agricultural output through steadily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
On Picking Judqes

Senator John A. Carroll of Colorado,
a Democrat, takes dim view Of the
selection of District Republicans for 10
cal judgeships. He made the remarkable
statement that pattern" of appointing
local G. o. P. leaders to the District
Court is doing great harm" to the
Federal bench. But he would have
difficult time trying to prove that any
harm has been done either to the local
courts or the Federal judiciary at large
by the appointment Of such men as
District Court Judges Joseph c. Nc
Garraghy and George L. Hart, jr., both
former heads of the District Republican
organization.
1t is true that the Eisenhower ad-
miniStration has chosen for the bench
men who are not only well qualified to
serve as judges but who served the Re-
publican Party well. But Senator Carroll,
being of the opposition party, must be
fully aware of the fact that Democratic
administrations also have leaned toward
men of their own political faith in
choosing Federal judges. And during
the many years of Democratic rule in
Washington there were a number of
appointments which seemed to be based
more on political considerations than on
special fitness to serve on the bench.
The important point is to select men
qualified to be judges, even If they
happen to belong to the party in power.
We believe that the Department of JUS
tice and the White House have done
just that in filling recent vacancies on
the local bench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
FROM THE STARS FILES i.

lean republic. Vague rumors
reported to the State Depart
ment allege that Castro
wishes to make use of the
revolutionary forces of CO.
lombia as a means of REIN
stating himself in Venezuela.
1t is even rumored that he is
furnishing the funds for the
revolution, :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
100 Years AGO

Postmasters seeking to
make their particular Offices
look good were inclined to
shenanigans 100 years ago.
The Star, on July II, 1859.
reported: THE Post Office
Department has strictly for
hidden a postmaster to give
a part of his commissions or
other allowance to a party
as q consideration for mail
ing matter at his Office; nor
will it permit any other ar
rangement to be entered into
by him which would tend to
injure the legitimate bust
ness Of another Office. Such
proceedings will be conSid-
cred a good cause for
removal"
The keeping Of cattle in
the District was fraught
with difficulties 100 years
ago. On July S, 1859. The
Star said: ION last Satur-
day afternoon two men
were brought before Justice
Drury of the first police dis
trict, charged with having
killed and flayed a COW on
the commons for the sake Of
her hide. The COW belonged
to Mrs. Foley. who lives on
Eighteenth street near Penn
sylvania avenue, and was
valued by her owner at $50.
The scamps killed the COW,
and after taking away the
hide, hams and forequarters,
left the remainder Of the
carcass :"
Money was being raised
100 years ago for the Wash
ington Monument. The
Star reported: THE Ma
tional Washington Monu-
ment Society has appointed
John s. Gallaher, esq.,, of
this city. monument collector
for the District Of Columbia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Closing the Back Door

In blocking the plan of the For
eign Relations Committee to allow the
Development Loan Fund to borrow di-
rectly from the Treasury, the Senate
has struck good blow for consti-
tutional principle and sound fiscal
procedure. In that respect, although
limited to overseas aid, the blow is a
welcome one that can hardly fail to
bolster President EiSenhowerS drive
drive that the Nation is very much
- need Otto put reasonable restraints
on spending and bring the Federal
budget under control
The rejected plan, as advocated
by Senator Fulbright and others, would
have placed foreign developmental as
SiStance on a long-term continuing
basis exempting it from the usual
yearly congressional check and re-
view. The programs director, in other
words, would have been free to ignore
the appropriations committees. All he
would have had to do would be to go
to the Treasury and pick up 81 billion
annually for the next five years, with
out any by-your-leave from the House
and Senate, and irrespective of the fluid
situation that characterizeS our rap
idly changing world.
This technique, which circumventS
what the Constitution has to say about
appropriating money, has become fairly
common in our Government over the
past Is years. It is known as "back-door
financing" and it is still being used
by the eaSy-going SpenderS to pay for
things like farm subsidies, public hous-
ing and rural identification. In voting
against it for foreign aid, however, a
bipartisan Senate coalition-including
even those members who like to
employ it for certain pet domestic
projectS-have in effect acknowledged
that it adds up to a bad practice full
of potentially dangerous inf1ationary
preSSureS.
OF course, in advocating it for the
Development Loan Fund (the President
himself favored the idea for the same
purpose two years ago., Chairman Full
bright and the Foreign Relations Com
mittee have had a laudable objective
in mind-namely, to make such aid
more effective by endowing it with
continuity of sort that would per-
NIT long-range planning not subject
to the whimS and uncertainties of con-
gresSional action from one year to the
next. But this kind of thing ought to
be possible to achieve without playing
fiscal tricks or reSorting to constitu-
tionally dubious circumvention of the
normal appropriating process.
So the Senate, although it still
is addicted to getting money at the
"back door" instead of the front door"
of the Treasury, has acted wisely in
refusing to sanction such circumven-
ton for foreign aid. The same rule
should be applied, though it is not
likely to be, to every other operation
of our Government. If it were, then
the Federal budget would lend itself
to much better management, and all
of us would have less reason to worry
about the health of our dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
so Years AGO

Washington celebrated its
first safe and sane" Fourth
of July so years ago, and on
July 6, 1909, The Star hap
PLY reported: Not a single
accident Of any kind due to
the celebration of Independ-
ence Day yesterday has been
reported to the police depart
ment from any place within
the District Of Columbia, and
of two fires which occurred
last night, only one of them
resulted from the celebra-
ton. That is what a safe
and sane Fourth Of July
means. The record of I'M
safe and insane celebrations
held in other cities through
out the country is contained
in the dispatches from here,
there, and everywhere, tell
ing Of the dead, the dying,
the blind and manned, and
Of enormous property losses
from fires started by fire.
crackers. :"
South American politics
were as bubbly so years ago
as they are today. On July
10, 1909, The Star reported:
THAT eX-PreSident Castro of
Venezuela is behind the revo-
lutionary movement in Co.
lombia is the latest Sensa-
tional rumor to be received in
Washington In regard to the
uprising. in the South Amer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Insurance Eniqmu

The Retired Army Person.
mel Bulletin Of February,
1859, carries some interesting
information in connection
with the payments Of pen
sions to widows Of armed
forces personnel.
II the widow is childleSS
and her annual gross income
from other sources exceeds
$1,400, she does not get her
widows pension. Proceeds
from commercial life insur-
ance policies are considered
income.
II the widow has the right
at, the time Of the death
claim to elect to receive the
proceeds of the commercial
life insurance policy as a
lump sum settlement. then
the Veterans Administration
will assume that she received
the proceeds in one calendar
year.
The widow is then privi-
legged to receive income from
the policy, but these month
ly payments are miraculouSly
not considered income until
the total payments exceed
the face Of the policy.
All Of this is accomplished
by the addition Of technical
phraseology. Those in the
know who have 1t, get the
benefit. Those without it, lose
the benefit.
All this is q subterfuge by
design or by stupidity, and
it's difficult to decide which is
worse. The treatment accord
ed to widows Of deceased
armed forces personnel, and
Secondarily to the taxpayers,
is not based upon what is
right and just nor upon what
has been fairly earned. It is
determined by the usage Of
technical phraseology. For
one widow, commercial life
insurance becomes income
and she does not receive her
Army pension. Her next-door
neighbor is on exactly the
same basis, but her income
from life insurance is not
considered income and she
gets her pension.
All Of this gobbledygook is
Just as dishonest as If the
Veterans Administration had
put its hand in every tax
payers pocket and robbed
him. Why all the devious
ness? Why should life in
surance proceeds in one in
stance be considered income
and in another instance not
income? Has it become nee
essary to be technical to now
obtain what is fairly earned?
william M. Werber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Commuter Project

Recently, Mayor Greene Of
Rockville suggested that the
BIO Railroad consider OPEN
ing the line into Georgetown
to passenger traffic to give
commuters better public
transportation.
This would seem feasible.
There are five siding tracks
at the foot of Wisconsin
avenue and K street in
Georgetown with room for
between rs and 100 passen.
ger cars. The area between
the tracks is so spaced and
paved that buses could pull
up alongside of the railway
cars to load and unload pas
sengerS. 1t is a quick and
easy run for buses from this
location to any point in the
downtown area.
This idea would not require
the expenditure of a great
sum of money. The facilities
are already in being and can
be put to immediate use.
The question is: Can May
or Greene assure the railroad
Of enough commuters to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Cornerstone SouobbIe

Herbert v. Hudgins writes
that If MaSons are permitted
to lay the cornerstone for the
CapitolS east front cit will
be an insult to all Catholics"
I am one Catholic who will
not be the least bit inSulted.
We Catholics would find our
selves less prejudiced against
if we would stop practicing
prejudice.
Agnes DOnnell.
\ + ~
I was shocked tc cad that
Mr.. Hudgins ar ne editor
Of the Catho' Standard
consider the M So'lS a reli-
gious organizat N Nothing
could be furth n from the
truth. This group is COM
priSed of members Of all reli-
gions, including the Roman
Catholic. The latter may not
publicize it, but there are
some who are members Of
the MaSonS.
My husband is a Mason,
and we attend religious serv-
ices every Sunday. If the
Masons are a religious group,
what form Of religion would
it be called? Masonry is a
trade and certainly could not
be considered a religion, so it
would be interesting to as
certain what form of religion
Mr.. HudginS and the editor
of the Catholic Standard
would consider the MaSonS.
Mrs. A. Almind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05

have and dividing it up with
the have-nots' would be no
solution of economic prob
lens.
And surely it would be
contrary to history and to
observable facts to declare
that all men, If given the
same chance, are equal in
intellectual capacity. There
was once a family Of nine
children in New England, all
with the same background
training, but in it was only
one Daniel Webster. There is
no way to explain that
enigma. AS one has put it,
Some men put the pressure
on their brains and find
them alert, eager and COM
petent, and others turn on
the current of their intellec-
tual ambitions with no bet
ter consequence than blowing
out a fuse"
Christianity never tries to
evade the fact Of individual
differences. 1t assumes in
any society the presence Of
the strong and the weak. 1t
declares we who are strong
ought to bear the deficiencies
of the weak and not to please
ourselves. After all, the vital
question in the witness Of any
life is not the height of the
flagpole, but what flag SYM
bolizeS the dedication to
principles and causes Of the
one flying the colors. The
significant thing is not the
inequality of the f1agpoleS,
but the identity of the flag
any pole can fly. But the
pole nearest the ground has
no reason to be jealous of the
staff that seems to loom to
the sky beside it. 1t is
covetousneSs which eats like
a cancer and spoilS life'S
sweetest music. The fruits
of the most highly endowed
are all ours, and our eyes, no
matter how close to the COM
mon ground, are free to
feast upon the highest and
best. Everyone Of us in a
democracy can feed our
minds and steep our souls in
the best that the greatest
have bequeathed to all who
will humbly receive riches for
which no man can pay.
A great college president
was remembered for some
thing he kept repeating to
every new class. Here it is:
!"Stay persistently in the
presence of the best in each
great realm of values" No
matter from what high peak
of personality those values
flame as a beacon light, they
are yours. It was to a pretty
average company Of believers
that Paul wrote, "All things
are yours" And so, looking
starward from the murky
mediocrity with which per-
haps we touch elbows, it is
ours to listen to that fur
ther injunction of st. PAUL.
Whatsoever things are ex-
cellent, think on these
things" Thus doing, we
catch the vision of Stephen
Spender as he sings in a
glorious verse:
/ think continually of those
iDho Dere truly great =.
The names of those lDho in
their lipeS fought for
life,
Who wore at their hearts the
fires center.
Born of the sun they travelled
a short Dhile toDdrdS
the sun,
And left the UiUid air signed
1Uith their honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05

and he will at an early date,
wait upon the citizens of the
District for such contribu-
tions as they may be inclined
to make toward the erection
of the majestic structure now
being reared in our midst.
Subscriptions will be received
in the gross or monthly in
stallmentS as may suit the
convenience of each contrib
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
Medical Economics

ASASSAA0 ASNNAASAJ WASNS WV
articles of profound economic
significance to frustrated,
bankrupt patients. Their
study could bring solvency
and sufficiency to the heal
ing arts. Mr.. MacDougall
exposes the bargain rate
racket given VIPS at service
hospitals. For a fiat rate Of
$21 a day, the right people,
like White House Press Sec
rotary James c. Hagerty. can
obtain from Walter Reed or
Bethesda Naval Hospital a
de luxe appendectomy and
all its extras. For these pro-
fessional champions Of bal
anced budgets and Federal
solvency, $2l per diem pro-
videS private aforementioned
rooms, a part-time surgeon
general. special nurses, an
esthesia, meals and all the
wonder drugs, X-rays and
costly laboratory procedures
incidental to proper dag
nosis and effective treatment.
During the present heat wave
this $21 worth is preferable
to the best vicuna coat. But
let not the bankrupt tax
payer be diSmayed. Mr.. Mac
Dougall was assured by a
Budget Bureau spokesman
that, due to rising costs, this
charge was being raised on
July ! to $21.25 a day. OBJ
viously he must have had a
preview of the Nixon commit
tees interim economic report.
Mr.. Brooks reports our
medical society joining other
States in their approval Of
the relative unit value fee
schedule. This means that at
long last doctor-workers agree
that there is a mathematical
ratio between the values of
services provided by general
practitioners and the various
medical specialties. With the
average Office visit given an
unit value Of l, all other
available professional serv-
ices are given a practicable
conversion factor. For in
stance, the uncomplicated
appendectomy is valued at
80 units. A hernia is 80 units
and a routine gall bladder re-
moval Is so units. This is the
beginning of organized medi-
cine's willingness to concede
the social justice and solvent
economics of standardized
doctors charges. This will
permit what has been an I'M
practicable economic variable
to become a calculable liabil-
ity in a solvent equation of
fair cost, prepayable. risk
sharing health security pro-
lection. Through the years,
the American Hospital As
ISOLATION, the various non
profit Blue Cross and Blue
Shield plans have dependable
actuarial data on the Incl
dence and costs of every
health security need from
childbearing to catastrophe
illness. We could feed these
knownS together with this
approved conversion factor
into an electronic brain and
come out with an honest an
Swer as to the fair cost of SOL
vently preparing every basic
hi alth security need. Ad-
mittedly there is only one
fly in this urgently needed
health security ointment for
those of us whose bankrupt
purse footS all the bills: The
fair cost is going to exceed
the Budget Bureaus $21.25
a day.
Thomas E. Mattingly, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05

make this service worth
while? People like automo-
biles and many of them do
not like trains. Will enough
Of them change their habits
to make this idea work? We
hope so.
The BIO Railroad, the
D. c. Commissioners, and o.
Roy Chalk should certainly
give careful consideration to
Mayor Greene's suggestion.
George Y. WOrthingtOn III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05
rs Years AGO

The rapid growth Of gov
eminent in Washington was
considered alarming IS years
ago. On July 8, 1884, The
Star reported: THE Federal
Governments annual rent
bill in the District is APP
proximately $1,500,000, but
still the organizations of the
New Deal crowd in, demand
ing additional space, which
the harried Interior Depart
ment is unable to supply.
When former President Cool
idge inaugurated the new
building program in the
downtown tritngle here, he
said that upon its compile
ton. the Government would
have about half enough space
for its needs in Washington.
He was right If one does not
count the New Deal groups
that are being added to the
regular establishment. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-05

Death of a famed scientist
occurred Is years ago. In a
dispatch from SallancheS,
France. on July 4, 1884. The
Star reported: Nine. Marie
Curie. the little woman whose
work with her husband in a
makeshift laboratory gave
humanity the priceless gift
of radium, died today. For
many weeks she had been
under treatment at a SAM
tarium here for an anemic
condition. She was Sc, :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
Annual Bazaar
Set by Hospital

The annual card party and
bazaar Of the Board Of Lady
Managers Of Casualty Hos
pital viii be held from Q to
s pm. Wednesday in the
Grand Ballroom Of the Will
lard Hotel under the direc-
ton Of its president, Mrs.
John w. Cronin.
Proceeds are for the bene-
Mt Of the children's ward in
the new Seventh street wing
Of the hospital which will be
dedicated in May.
General chairman is Mrs.
Richard Glitter. Mrs. Paul
Edwin Mcguire is co-chair-
man.
The bazaar is being
planned by the following
committees: Mrs. Bradley s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
BY LYDIA LANE
Times-Mirror syndicate

HOLLYWOOD. - Many Q
search for new personalities
has been made by movie stu
dos, but none was more
extensive or international
than the one to find the star
for "The Diary Of Anne
Frank" More than 10000
applications were received.
hundreds were interviewed
and the finalists were tested.
when / was told / had
the role" Mile Perkins told
me, Il had to promise not to
tell anyone-not even my
family. I had to wait is days
until it was form ally
announced"
Mile looked at me with
her heavily fringed hazel
eyes and added. THAT wasn't
easy" In response to my
compliment about her beau
tiful eyelashes she remarked:
They're often taken for
artificial"
Have you done anything to
encourage their growth?" I
inquired.
Eye Aid
II use oil or petroleum jelly
on them and ] brush them,
too" she replied.
MY skin is sensitive, and
before ! pluck any stray eye
brows I always put q hot
cloth over them to open the
pores and make them easier
to tweeze. They say that the
heat brings up the circula-
ton and this helps lashes to
grow"
Mile. with no previous
acting experience. was before
the cameras for six months
at Goth Century-Fox.
Il had to wear makeup for
the picture. But / was very
careful to remove all Of it
every night. First I used a
mineral oil. and then / washed
my face with soap and water.
I put hot cloths over my face
and then closed the pores
with cold water. Several
times a week I mixed salt
in the soap suds and
scrubbed my face. This made
a friction that helped to
keep the pores from clog
glng.
Mile and I were lunching
beneath a window in the
commissary and in the noon
day sun it was apparent that
her cleansing routine had
been very effective. Her skin
was clear and fine-gralned.
Mile is very slim, and so
! was surprised when the
waitress bought her a cot
tage cheese and fruit salad.
I asked her if she were diet
ing,
NO" she said quickly. 81
weigh only 103 pounds and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-01
Congressional
Club Plans
Annual Brunch

The Congressional Club
win hold its 5ist annual
Founders Day Brunch at II
am. Wednesday at the club
house. 2O0l New Hampshire
avenue N. H.
Chairman for the event is
Mrs. James c. Davis, wife Of
Representative Davis Of Geor-
gia. and co-chairman Is Mrs.
John ]. Riley, wife Of Rep.
resentative Riley Of South
Carolina.
A cast Of 80 Of the famous
"Old Hick Players" will take
a Look at the Record" In
'Flounders Day. An original
skit is being written by Mrs.
James Davis. The cast will be
comprised Of club members.