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Evening star., 1959-11-28
With the Chips Down

There is little question but that
India'S Parliament has acted wisely
in its Endorsement Of Prime Minister
Nehru and his handling of the poten-
TALLY explosive India China crisis. For
it is one thing to talk boldly of retail
atory military action against Communist
Chinese aggressions along the lengthy
and poorly defined mountainous from
tier that joins the two countries and
another to implement successfully any
such precipitate policy.
India itself is not a warlike country,
even though Indians as individuals and
in military units have proved their COM
petence and great courage when called
upon in warfare Furthermore, Mr..
Nehru is not a warlike leader, even
though he has demonstrated in this
crisis that his patience in the face of
provocation has a foundation of stern
ness and strength. But Mr.. Nehru is
most of all right in reminding his Par
lament that the current trouble with
Communist China is not simply. "a little
border issue" that might perhaps be
resolved by limited test at arms. It is,
instead, crisis surrounded by "huge,
far-reaching issues affecting not only
India (and China) but Southeast Asia
and the world"
For baSically this dangerously possible
showdown between India and China is
not just something that has emerged
Unexpectedly out of todayS circum-
stances. 1t is, instead, the Towering of a
rivalry for Asian leadership that has
existed throughout recorded history.
For more than century past it was
suppressed by two factors, at least, One
was the presence of, European colonial
rule in South Asia that maintained a
line OF defense against Chinese pres
SureS from the north and northeast, and
to some extent against Russian pressures
from the northwest. The other was the
lack OF strong central government in
China itself, by which the vast main
power and other resources Of that coun-
try could be modified in an effective
aggression southwark. Both of these
factors are missing today, and perhaps
the most threatening change has been
the development Of a belligerent new
regime in China.
1t is relatively easy, Of course, to
pick at Mr.. Nehru and his past attitudes
OF Irritating detachment about the rival
forces at work in todays world. 1t
would be unfair, however, to charge him
with being unaware Of the implications
of the current troubles AS grave as they
are, it is perhaps fortunate therefore
that he is remaining, with overwhelming
parliamentary support, as the champion
not only Of his own country but of all
the smaller states in South Asia that
would otherwise be defenSeless against
the undoubted expansioniSt aims of
Communist Peiping.
Evening star., 1959-11-28

most urgency are appealing
specifically for blankets.
With the swift approach Of
winter a contribution Of a
new or used blanket. or
money for their purchase,
will almost certainly make
the difference between life
or death for q homeless ref
ugee on the Algerian bor-
der. Gifts may be sent to
the AFSC warehouse, 23d
and Arch Streets, Philadel-
phia,, Pa. We are prepared
to ship up to 100000 blankets
as quickly as we can collect
them.
Colin w. Bell,
Executive Secretary,
American Friends Serv-
ice Committee.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Algerian Refugees

Il have just come from the
frontier visiting the encamp-
mentS there while cannon
were booming on the Alge-
rian side of the border. The
condition of the people is
SO pitiful that I can find no
words to tell you. Many
will surely die"
We have just received this
report Of the desperate need
Of Algerian refugees in Tu-
nisia from our representative
in Tunis. She and other
Quaker field workers, long
acquainted with the shock of
refugee conditions. describe
the AlgerianS' need as per-
haps the graveSt they have
ever seen. Many of the 25O,-
900 homeless persons face the
coming winter without GER
tainty of survival.
The plight of these refugees
(who already number more
than the Hungarian refu-
gees during their criSis) is
virtually unknown to the
American public.
We are deeply concerned
for the lives of these suffer-
ing people-most of them
women and children. In re-
sponSe we have launched a
$500,000 relief program. Eight
shipments of clothing, bed
ding and drugs have already
gone to Tunisia and Morocco.
Further material aid will be
sent as rapidly as it becomes
available. Staff are in the
field organizing special re-
lief services, including self
help sewing centers in ref
ugee camps.
While this work Is pro-
crossing, messages of ut
Evening star., 1959-11-28
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Oldest and best known physi-
clans. especially to persons
suffering from lingering
coughs after cold.
But when we speak Of
tonics, we cannot forget that
there are many other kinds
Of tonic effect.
We know one man whose
morning bath is the best
tonic Of his day. -
We know somebody else
who revives after a hard day
with a hot bath.
For the first person, who
likes his tonic bath slightly
on the cool side, a hot one
would only be enervating,
an old word but a good one.
The tonic effect of a long
walk on a cold day is well
known.
Walking seems to have
gone out Of style, along with
many other good things.
1t is a real constitutional
tonic, however, and is to be
heartily recommended to car
owners. especially.
We know a Strapping big
fellow who gets out Of his car
to ride one block to the golf
course, on which he will walk
for 4 miles or more.
A tonic is where you find
it, evidently.
We knew one fellow who
got a tonic kick out of find
ing for his stamp album a
rare stamp he didn't have.
The tonic Of the famous
seventh inning in Washing
ton baseball is well known.
- -
Some people get q tonic
out Of food by trying new
dishes.
Other people get more
stimulus out of sticking to
the old things in the line Of
foods and drinks.
We asked Templeton Jones
what was his favorite alco-
holic beverage, and he said,
Il don't drink, but If I did,
I would take whisky"
No tonic effect in gin, rum
or beer for old Temp Jones.
He prefers milk, he says,
but it doesn't agree with him
any more.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
The Laws Pattern

Another nauseating step in
the beatiflcation of bloody
handed criminals and the
suppression of honorable citi-
zens seems to be taking place.
I'm referring to the recent
attempted robbery of a bus
driver by use of a deadly
weapon-a wire loop. These
weapons were very effective
in scouting actions in the Pa
cific during World War H.
Whether this robbery victim
had attempted to obtain a
permit to carry a weapon for
his protection after being
robbed in May, 1856, is not
important-he could not
have obtained a permit.
Now, if the usual pattern
is followed, the bus driver
will pay for his own medical
care for the injury received
at the hands of the robbers,
he will pay for his bond while
awaiting trial for carrying a
deadly weapon, he will lose
time from work because of
hearings and trial, and he
may find himself stigmatized
for life by a criminal convic-
tion-all because he dared
use the only means he had to
protect his life and his en-
ployer's property. The crimi-
nal assailant, on the other
hand, will be fed and pro-
vided with medical and hos
pital care at the taxpayers
expense, the case will be in
vestigated and evidence pre-
sented to a grand jury at
taxpayers expense, the rob-
ber will be prosecuted at tax
payers expense and ably de-
Tended by an attorney ap-
pointed by the court at the
attorneys expense, there will
be q jury conviction at tax
payers expense and the con-
viction will be appealed at
taxpayers expense with an
other attorney appointed to
represent the defendant on
appeal-this again at the
attorneys expense. After all
courts have been used, the
assailant will probably serve
some time in Jail where he
will be well fed and allowed
time to plan another crime
when his sentence Is COM
pleted-again at taxpayers
expense.
Why must people who
foot the bill" also suffer
the indignity and expense Of
a criminal charge if a drunk
falls of a streetcar platform
under the wheels of an auto
being carefully driven? Why
cannot we who have ex-
hibited respect for law, who
possess good sense, and who
still care to protect our
life and virtue be permitted
to do so? Why cannot a law
abiding citizen get at least
as much protection as a
criminal caught red-handed?
Norman e.. PauISen-
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Too much trouble

Too much trouble
That is the hidden mean
ing in so much Of today's at
titudes.
Friends in Office pass each
other without a glance.
1t is too much trouble to
speak.
Too much trouble to get up
in time to eat breakfast at
home. So eat downtown,
and grippe about it.
It is too much trouble to
be on time, so come running
in late, after endangering
everybody in the lower park
routes.
Too much trouble
What has got into so many
people, that everyday actions
come to too much trouble?
= Il 4
Why doesn't somebody rise
up on his hind legs and
smash a big fist into a hard
hand, and say:
"Cut out all this rot about
things being too much
trouble.
''Is it too much trouble to
breathe, to drink, TO-
Answer me!
Have we got to the pass
that 1t is too much trouble
to live?"
When q fellow gets so that
he thinks too many things
are too much trouble, he
needs a tonic.
TonicS, as such, no longer
have much standing with the
doctors.
That was why some read
ers were surprised the other
day to note in an issue Of the
great weekly Of the American
Medical Association approval
of the old-faShioned iron,
strychnine and quinine tonic.
Vitamins and trace chemi-
Gals and hormone stimulators
have taken the place of this
and other old-fashioned ton
les, carelessly called patent
medicines.
There are, of course, tonicS,
and tonics. We know one of
the older types based on
glycerine, with herbal ele-
ments to stimulate the appe-
tite.
This was prescribed for
years by one Of the .city's
Evening star., 1959-11-28
Taxing and Spending

I take no issue with what
you set forth in your edi-
torial, Exploring a Jungle"
about the unusual ability of
the Ways and Means Com
mittee and the remarkable
experience and attitude Of
Chairman Mills. 1t should be
pointed out, however, that
present efforts to reform"
the Federal income tax sys-
TEN seem to ignore the fact
that good public financing
consists as much in the
spending as in the collecting
of revenue. ThriftlessneSs,
abuse and waste are the
elements that give the jungle
its rank, dense overgrowth.
With the remarkable growth
of our economy, our increased
ability to save and build per-
manent capital has been off,
set by q decreased willingness
on the part Of our Govern
ment to save. The promotion
Of our optimum social advan-
tage can never be achieved by
constantly extending thrift
less and wasteful activities
far beyond the functions that
nationally can be assigned to
our Government. Nor can 1t
be achieved by further pinch
ing our low-income families
to broaden its base. Adapta-
ton of public expenditures
to true social needs and to
business trends is needed to
open the way to a sound
system.
While Mr.. Mills speculative
reason prompts him to con-
ceive Of lowering the tax
rates by broadening the tax
base, it must be remembered
that ideas of justice in taxa
ton are colored by fairly
sound objections to the JUS
tice of the present vested
system in this country for
the distribution of wealth and
income. Parenthetically, this
observation should help The
Star to understand why de-
ductions at the base were
authorized in the first place."
Further pinching low-income
families at the base hardly
would make the greatest
number of taxpayers less
conscious Of the injustice of
our system, the elimination
of which is essential to hav-
ing taxpayers become more
conscious of the benefits taxes
confer than Of the burdens
they impose. Also, the tend
ency to avoid the payment
of taxeS-particularly If it
may be done legally-is not
conspicuous at the base of
the structure. A sound pro-
gram must produce a fair,
balanced procedure designed
to focus on the real core of
the problem-veSted interests
and Government waste and
abuse.
A sound tax system would
produce adequate, needed
revenue without destroying
the source of our economic
growth and of adequate fu-
ture revenue, without involv-
ing unnecessary impairment
of socially useful production
and consumption. It would
be as equitable as possible.
Hence, it would be keyed on
the basis of the ability of the
Government to providently
and conStructively spend as
we'll as on the ability of the
taxpayer to pay. 1t certainly
could not be keyed on further
exploitation of low-income
taxpayers. Will the commit
tee and its knowledgeable
chairman-in consequence
try to be reasonable?
John p. Murchison.
Evening star., 1959-11-28

A similar problem confronts
the New York Governor. Mr..
Nixon will, it appears Ger
tain, be entered and remain
In the first primary Of them
all New Hampshire on
March 8.
He will, of course, be en-
tered in the California pri-
mary. All factions Of the Re-
publican Party in the State
former Senator Knowland,
Gov. Knight, Sen. Kuchel,
Chief Justice Warren and
Mr.. Nixon's own-are sup
porting the Vice President
and he should sweep the
primary whether Gov. Rookie
feller enters 1t or not. An
other primary in which his
name will be on the ballot
is that OF oregon.
Time Is Factor
Beyond those, MS Nixon's
decisions whether to 60 into
other primary States may de-
pend on how much time he is
able to devote to campaign
ing, because of his important
duties in Washington during
the coming session of Con-
greSs. He will, it is under
stood, give consideration to
entering the Wisconsin pri-
mary an important one
the Ohio primary, and those
OF South Dakota and Nebras-
ka. In Ohio, there is a move
on foot to have former Sena-
tor John Bricker, Republican,
as a favorite-son candidate.
Ohio Republicans are friendly
to Mr.. Nixon, and the Vice
President may not enter the
primary If Mr.. Bricker is a
faVorite-Son candidate. How
ever, If Gov. r ockefeller
should decide to enter the
Ohio Primary, Mr.. Nixon
would surely enter, too.
Despite the fact that there
Is considerable support in
New York for Mr.. Nixon as
against Gov. Rockefeller, and
that a pro-Nixon group has
oeen set up, the Nixon forces
nave no illusions that New
York's big delegation will not
go to the party's national
convention in Chicago next
July as a solid Rockefeller
delegation.
There has been much Spec
uIatlon as to the position of
FORMER Gov. Thomas
Dewey, who for years has
been a power in the States
Republican Party, as well as
nationally. Mr.. Dewey is ex-
pected to be in the Rockefel-
Ter camp. How far he will 90
beyond that is not so clear.
He and the Vice President
have been good friends. 1t is
not believed that Mr.. Dewey.
even supporting Rockefeller.
would join in an attack, II
one were made by Rocke-
teller forces. on Mr.. Nixon.
A great deal will depend
next year on the position in
which the Eisenhower ad-
ministration finds itself on
both the domestic and foreign
fronts. A black eye for the
administration would lessen
Mr.. Nixon's chances. If the
country remains prosperous
and at peace, If the Eisen-
mower personal diplomacy
works well, it should be to
Mr.. Nixon's advantage.
Luck plays its part in poll
tics and political careers, as
1t does in other things. 1t has
certainly stood well with Mr..
Nixon in his comparatively
brief career - and it does
not seem to have run out. In
addition, he is a hard worker.
and has both brains and CUTS.
On the other side of the
fence is the Rockefeller deter
mination to win and the
Rockefeller wealth and its in
f1uence, which is spread far
and wide.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
THE POLITICAL MILL
Nixon: Potential Nominee Part y
By GOULD LINCOLN

Vice President Richard M.
Nixon may be on the way to
re-establishing an important
precedent of the early days
Of the Republic. That is-a
Vice President is worthy of
being nominated and elected
President Of the United
States. In this connection, 1t
is interesting to recall that
no sitting Vice President has
been nominated-and elected
President since Martin Van
Buren, 123 years ago. A num-
Der Of former Vice Presidents,
who became President by rea-
son Of death Of the Presi-
dents with whom they were
elected, have been nominated
and elected. But that is a
very different thing. For ex-
ample, Harry S. Truman was
Vice President and became
President on the death of
Franklin D. Roosevelt. A sit
ting President almost invar-
tably is powerful enough to
get himself nominated for an
other term. In the very earli-
est days Of the United States,
John Adams was Vice Presi-
dent to George Washington,
and was elected President.
Then Thomas Jefferson was
Vice President to John Adams
and was elected President to
succeed Adams.
Mr.. Nixon, for various rea-
sons, has been more closely
Identified with the running
OF the executive branch of
the Government than any
OF the Vice Presidents in re-
cent years and has, indeed,
been trained for the Chief
Executives post.
Martin Van Buren was
Vice President during An
drew JackSon's second term
In the White House. In the
Democratic National Con-
vention Of 1886 and before
1t, President Jackson exerted
his great influence to win the
nomination for his Vice
President, who was both
nominated and later elected
a Democratic President.
Other retiring Presidents
have succeeded in nominat-
ing candidates to succeed
themselves, but not their Vice
Presidents. Theodore Roose-
yelt picked Secretary of War
William Howard Taft and
was influential in bringing
about his nomination and
election.
President Neutral on Pair
President Eisenhower, pop-
ular and influential as he is,
has remained entirely neu-
tral up to date as between
Vice President Nixon and
New York's Gov. Nelson A,
Rockefeller for the 1860
nomination. He is intensely
interested in bringing about
the election Of a Republican
to succeed himself in the
White House. BY remaining
neutral. he leaves himself in
position to back to the hilt
the man nominated by the
COP. National Convention
next July. The Presidents
neutrality and its reasons are
well understood by the Vice
President. What Mr.. Eisen.
hower's attitude would be.
however, if Gov. Rockefeller
started shooting at the Eli
senhower administration, its
policies and programs, re-
mains to be seen. 1t is GER
tain that Mr.. Nixon will con-
tinue to support all the basic
principles of the Eisenhower
administration.
One of the problems which
confrontS the Vice President
as 1860 and the preconven-
ton campaign approaches is
what presidential primaries
and how many he will enter
If he remains a candidate, as
it is virtually certain he will.
Evening star., 1959-11-28
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star., 1959-11-28

interests to cure the river of its ills
and all will derive mutual dement's from
a cleaner, more healthful Potomac.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
Loneshot Takes
Frances Richest
3-Yeur-OId Race

PARIS, June 20 (AP).-
Birum. a longshot at nearly II
to /. won the $50,000 Grand
Prix de Paris in a photo finish
with lie Loup Garou at Long
champ yesterday. This is the
richest race in France for s.
year-olds.
A head behind in third place
was Apollo, with Minstrel
| fourth.
Birum, ridden by Louis
Flavien and owned by Andre
Belinguier. made his move on
the back stretch after racing
with the pack for most Of the
mile and seven-eighths. The
race was run in a drizzle over
a soggy track.
The 92d running of the
Grand Prix brought out the
French society world despite
the muggy day. One detected
spectator was top-hatted Prince
Ally Khan. who watched hi
favored Sheshoon finish out OF
the money.
Over a billion francs ($2 mil
lion) in French sweepstakE
winnings also depended on the
outcome of the race.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
Six-Mun Match
Heads Mat Cord
AtUIine'sT oniqht

A six-man tag team match
and a single bout between
Johnny Valentine and Killer
Kowalski feature the non-
televised wrestling show tonight
at Uline Arena. The first bout
begins at $3.50 o'clock.
Chief Big Heart, Red Bastien
and Haystacks Calhoun will
take on the Graham brothers
and the Sheik in the team bat
tile, a best-two-of three falls
affair with a Commute limit.
In other bouts. Red Feather
and the Brown Panther take
on Billy The Kid and Tom
Thumb in a midget team bat
tie. Jack Davis Of the Redskins
wrestles Tom Bradley. Kath-
Ileen Wimbley meets Betty
White and Rito Romero faces
the Zebra Kid.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
Hamilton Admits
Offer of Job

PITTSBUR RGH. June 20
(AP) Athletic Director Tom
Hamilton of the University Of
Pittsburgh has confirmed re-
ports that he has been offered
a new Job, but declines to say
what it is.
yes, have a Job offer that
I'm considering, but I don't
want to identify it," Hamilton
told a reporter. "I'll see the
chancellor this week and bring
the matter to a conclusion. !
have not resigned"
Hamilton was referring to
Pitt Chancellor Edward H.
Litchfield, who has been out OF
town.
Hamilton repeatedly is being
considered for the position Of
commissioner Of the proposed
Athletic Association Of Western
Universities, which would in
I clude the Universities Of WASH
ington, California, UCLA and
Southern California.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
Ardun Dies at l8,
Once Was Top
Racer in France

LEXINGTON. KY. June 20
! (AP) .-Ardan. the top racer in
France in his 3 and 4-year-old
seasons, has died here. 1t was
announced today. The l8-year-
old stallion had suffered q series
of heart attacks.
Ardan won the Prix de rArc
de Triomphe and four other
stakes in his sophomore year
and followed the next season by
winning six Of seven starts.
including the Grand Prix de
Saint Cloud.
In all, he won 16 Of % starts
and was out Of the money only
once. He won 498.09C francs
in France and l,728 pounds in
England before he was brought
here.
An autopsy after the stall
lions death Thursday revealed
an enlarged heart and cir
rhosis of the liver. officials at
Spendthrift Farm said.
Leslie Combs II headed the
syndicate which bought the
French racer in 1947 for a them
exorbitant 100000.
His career as a stallion never
reached the expected peak.
however.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
knowledge Of Greens,
Wind Help pVenturiWin

when I blew up in the 1856
Masters, where the wind made
it absolutely miserable for me
The percentage was with me
when it was windy for the final
round at Gleneagles and I SET
65 as the score I would have to
shoot to win. I figured the
wind would hurt Johnny
(Pottl. who is not used to it
and others who were ahead OF
Ime-Bo Wininger and Arnold
Palmer-more than 1t would
hurt me. On a calm day II
would be easier for them to
protect their lead than for me
to try to cut 1t down.
Drops 25-FOoter
80 the wind and that grass
garden helped me do it." Ven
turi dropped a 25-footer for an
eagle 3 on the 18th and a l2-
footer for q birdie 3 on the
next to solidify his Gleneagles
triumph. And on the 18th he
holed a 7-footer to save a par
g after being trapped. He had
nine one-putt green's on the
final round.
Third place and $4,000 went
to Gene Littler, who closed
with a SO for 276. Wininger was
fourth at 277 after bowling out
Iof contention with o 72. Jim
Ferree, Don Whit and Sam
Snead were next at 279,
Palmer. with rs, was buried
IN the 281 bracket.
Evening star., 1959-06-29
BY ANNE CHRISTMAS
star Stan Writer

A blazing sun and skyrocket-
ing thermometer didn't slow
down young riders who turned
out in force for yesterdays Bel
vedere Farm Horse Show near
Potomac. Md.
An occasional breeze famed
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas N. Dowd's
estate to make the day bearable
for spectators, who saw Kay
and Diane deFranceaux win two
out Of three championships.
The teen-age sisters, daugh-
ters Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
deFranceaux Of Bethesda,
shared honors as Kay took the
small pony title with Domino
and Diane won the junior crown
with Roman Candle.
Reserve to Domino in the
small division was Kristie
Duckett's Timothy Sunshine.
Ray Little placed second behind
Roman Candle with Miss Nor