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Evening star., 1960-03-08

RABAT, Morocco, Mar. 8
(AP) The convulsive earth
movements that wrecked the
city of Agadir last week may
have also heaved up the floor
Of the Atlantic about 800 feet
and formed a submarine VOL
cano offshore.
The extent Of the earthquake
that is estimated to have killed
$4,000 people in Agadir now is
coming to light with reports
from ships and from scientists
at the Berrichid Seirmologieal
Observatory near Casablanca.
Scientists there recorded six
Evening star., 1960-03-08

and rest in Puerto Rico after
his tour of Brazil, Argentina,
Chile and Uruguay, Mr.. Eisen-
hover flew back to Washington
yesterday afternoon.
Vice President Nixon headed
a group Of Government off,
cials. congressional leaders and
diplomats who met the Presi-
dent as he stepped of an Air
Force jet into the chilly air at
Andrews Air Force Base.
Flashing his famous grin, the
President held his hat in his
hand as he walked bareheaded
down an informal reception
line shaking hands with the
welcoming group.
Mr.. Nixon rode to the White
House with Mr.. Eisenhower in
a White House limousine. The
Vice President stayed on for a
while in the Presidents Office.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said Mr..
Eisenhower and Mr.. Nixon
were together about rs minutes.
He said the President gave Mr..
Nixon a f1rst-hand report on
his trip and his talks with
South American government
leaders.
Mr.. Hagerty announced that
the President will not hold a
news conference this week,
mainly because of his speech
to the country tonight.
The President has invited
the Ambassadors in Washing
ton of the 20 Latin American
republics to lunch with him at
the White House Wednesday,
Mr.. Hagerty also announced.
Evening star., 1960-03-08
District Musons
Install Grand Master

John A. Hanschmann has
been elected grand master of
the Masonic Grand Council,
Royal and Select Masters of
the District.
He was installed Saturday at
the Masonic Temple, Thirteenth
street and New York avenue
NV. Eugene F. Shouse was
elected deputy grand master
and Harry c. Walker was chosen
grand principal conductor OF
work.
Evening star., 1960-03-08
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Evening star., 1960-03-08
Butler Sorry
ForHis Slap
At President
By the Associated Press

Democratic National Chair
man Paul M. Butler has apollo
gized for saying President Eli
Senhower has something to
answer for" to the wives and
children Of Navy bandsmen
killed in a plane crash at Rio
de Janeiro.
Mr.. Butler told a news con-
ference yesterday he had not
meant to imply that the Presi-
dent was "in any way respon-
sible for the tragic deaths of
the Americans"
The subject came up in a
debate Mr.. Butler had with
Senator Scott, Republican of
Pennsylvania, the night before
at Worcester, Mass. Mr.. Butler
questioned the use of part Of
the Navy Band during Mr..
Eisenhower's tour of South
America. The 10 bandsmen
killed were en- route to Rio to
play for the President and
Brazilian officials that night.
Senator Scott jumped up and
told Mr.. Butler "this attempt
to put blood on the hands Of
the President is not very cred
table" Mr.. Butler retorted
II don't put blood on the
hands of the President. We
Democrats never attacked Eli
senhower with such cruelty
as the Republicans attacked
Franklin D. Roosevelt. We
never questioned Eisenhower
loyalty"
Apparently thinking better
of 1t the next day, Mr.. Butler
again raised the subject at a
Washington news conference
called to announce plans for
some Democratic Party public
hearings.
For any such inference that
may have been drawn" he
said. Il want to apologize to
the President and to the Amer
ican people"
He said that he did add,
in the course of the debate, that
If the Navy band had accom-
panied either President RooSe-
velt or Truman on such a tour,
there would have been de-
mands for Impeachment be-
cause Of that use Of public
funds"
Evening star., 1960-03-08
President Tells Nation
OfTHpin ak 7 Tonight
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
Star Stan Writer

President Eisenhower reports to the Nation tonight his
1500me tour of four South American countries which his
aides have hailed big boost good neghbor relations
The President planned l5minute elevsonradio talk to
the country from his White House Office starting at
Looking ruddy and clipper after long end golf
Evening star., 1960-03-08

North Bend, Nebr., said the
Cubans kept his baggage, pass
port, cameras and film, telling
him they would return them
after they completed investi-
eating the ship explosion.
Evening star., 1960-06-19

would have ready access to information
which would help them rid the roads
of dangerous drivers of every deScrip-
ton.
Under the Case proposal, as en-
bodied in a Senate resolution, the De-
partment of Commerce would maintain
such a clearing house of information
for the benefit of Reinforcement
agencies all over the country. At pres
ent, except for few reciprocity agree
mentS between neighboring States, there
is no exchange of data covering per-
nit suspensions or revocations of ac-
cident-prone drivers.
Senator Case says there are about
l million drivers who have been denied
the right to operate an automobile in
one State or another. Yet such drivers
frequently have no difficulty in OBJ
tanning permits in other Jurisdictions.
The central records plan would go a
long way toward freeing the highways
of such menaces to public safety.
Evening star., 1960-06-19
Party Feud in New York

The factional fight in New York
State Democratic ranks has taken on a
bitter, all-out quality in recent days,
and it could have major impact on the
biggest States congressional and preSi-
Dental voting in November.
Stung by reform movement" VIC
tories in three party primary contests
earlier this month, the combine of Tam
many Chieftain Carmine DeSapio and
State Chairman Michael PrendergaSt
has retaliated by denying to one of the
triumvirate of reform leaders-former
Governor and Senator Herbert Lehman
"a place as delegate-a atlarge at the
Democratic National Convention. The
action was taken by a 284-to-14 vote
of the State Committee, an impressive
demonstration of DeSapio-P
power in that body at least, but under
circumstances that assure deep and
lasting hostilities.
Among the rank and file of Demo-
Gratis Statewide, the 82-year-old Mr..
Lehman is held in great respect for his
long public and party service. Except
for 1914, when he was on United Nations
service abroad, Mr.. Lehman has been a
delegate at every Democratic conven-
ton since 1924. Mr. Lehman points out
that he will be at the convention next
month as member CT the Democratic
Advisory Council, but denying him a
place as delegate remains as an af-
front that will not please his many
friends.
Setting the bitter tone most clearly,
however, was the appeal by Mr. Prender-
gaSt for the vote against Mr.. Lehman
Deriding the reform movement as a
masquerade, the chairman charged that
it had forced decent people into unde-
served defeats &. because the electo-
rate was confused, misguided and lied to,
and our people Slandered." Mr.. Lehman
answered with blast at the Arrogance
of the Bosses"
Fitting into the factional fight, too,
was the failure of the State Committee
even to consider Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
a second reform leader, as a convention
delegate, although Mayor Wagner of
New York City had urged that both
she and Mr.. Lehman be given places.
Thomas K. Finletter, the third leader of
the reform forces, was elected a dele
gate in the June primary.
The Democratic row in New York
played large part in Republican vic
tories in the Empire State in 1858. De-
spite the DeSapio- -Prendergast control
of the State Committee, the reform
strength with the rank and file showed
up in the primaries. Insofar as it may
be reflected in ticket-Splitting in No
vember, the party fight again could be
good news to Republicans next fall.
Evening star., 1960-06-19
Prefers 'Hick Town
Agatha Jones.

Having recently returned
from New York, where I
found the handling of traffic
really wild, I seemed to notice
something different here.
when I had to 60 into our
business section.
AS a pedestrian, 1 found
that l was being given the
"right-of-way" in the cross
walks on my green light. I
began to notice the license
plates, and counted many
more District drivers obeying
the law than ever before. But
every Virginia driver deliber-
ately took my "right-of-way"
from me, and I received more
than one dirty look, if I made
any effort to exercise my
rights.
Congratulations to those
Washington drivers; maybe
we can help teach Virginia
and Maryland drivers our
traffic regulations, when they
drive in our fair city.
New Workers may call us
a "hick town." but I'll take
D. C. in regards to traffic.
Ruth EllicOtt Valentine,
Evening star., 1960-06-19
Safety Clearing House

Traffic safety is primarily a re-
sponSibility of the States, counties and
cities. There is one way, however, in
which the Federal Government could
make a direct contribution to the
nationwide efforts to reduce the ac-
cident toll on the highways The plan,
sponsored by Senator Case of New
Jersey on behalf of highway safety
authorities, is to establish here d CEN
trail national file on drivers whose per-
mitS have been suspended or revoked
in any State. Thus, motor vehicle and
police authorities Of each jurisdiction
Evening star., 1960-06-19
Worth Reodino

Congratulations on the
caliber of your correspond
ing readers. The content of
the letters printed in your
paper is almost always i'm
portant and well presented.
1t is to these readers that
I would like to recommend
the reading of a book vital
to our country: What We
Must Know About Com
munism" by Harry and
Bonaro Overstreet; w. w.
Norton g. Company, Inc. A
short but complete analysis
of the Communist conspiracy
from its origin to the pres
ent time which will place
into historical context the
recent crisis at the summit
and will place this crisis into
perspective as another Soviet
tactic to divide and confuse
the non-Communist world.
C. d. williams.
Evening star., 1960-06-19
Twice-ToId Story

For the second time this year, the
Treasury Department has found that it
cannot refund any significant volume
of long-term bonds while the maximum
interest rate is fixed by statute at 425
per cent.
Offering up to SIS billion in eight
year 1875 per cent bonds in exchange
for 2.5 per cent obligations maturing in
November, 1861, the Treasury has re-
ceived acceptanceS for only 1921 million
OF the new securities. At the same time,
an offering of $3.5 billion in four-year
3.75 per cent notes in exchange for the
same 1861 issue was over subscribed and
the department said it probably would
release about $50 billion worth. Since
the 1861 series has been selling below
par in the open market, the true return
to many holders has been we'll above the
2.5 per cent rate.
Adjusted to compensate for taking
in lower interest rate bonds 16 months
before their due date, the actual financ-
ing cost to the Treasury on the new
offerings figures out to 4.22 per cent,
just below the ceiling, on the new bonds
and 4.51 per cent on the notes, where
no ceiling applies.
Both offerings were part of an ex-
pertinent in advance refunding" (before
maturity date) of outstanding obliga-
tionS, under authority granted last year
by Congress for deferment of tax liabil-
ity on those participating in such ex-
changes. The 1861 issue totals $112
billion, which the Treasury feels is too
much for the investment market to
absorb in a single refunding operation.
From this standpoint, the depart
ment considers this weeks refunding of
slightly more than $4.2 billion as helpful
At the same time, the cold shoulder
given to the long-term part of the double
Offering means that in the current
money market there can be no length
ening of the debt unless or until the
42-year-old rate ceiling is raised or re-
moved. Despite the plain evidence of
need, Congress has refused to do this
Enforced reliance on Short-term financ-
ing (under five years. where there is no
rate ceiling is costly, potentially infla-
tionary and makes more difficult an
orderly management of the tremendous
public debt. For these harmful effects,
Congress may take full "credS%
Evening star., 1960-06-19
100 Years Ago

Failure OF Northern and
Southern Democrats to agree
on a platform at Charleston,
S. c., in April, 1860. had re-
suited in a diScordant, in
conclusive convention. So, a
century ago this week the
Democratic Party reasSem-
bled in Baltimore's Front
Street Theater to try again
to harmonic. Observers in
the wings expected another
shrill, off-key performance
that would start a rush for
the exits. The second con-
clave did not bring down the
house, but the floor actually
fell in. The Star of June %,
1860. reported: "The con-
vention hall was intensely
crowded today. In the almost
general stampede, a bench
full of delegates "a restless
bunch from Pennsylvania
and New York; suddenly dis
appeared into the cellar
when a plank or two of the
floor gave way, pretty much
as a similar event at one Of
Jenny Lind's concerts in
Washington. All were dread
fully frightened, but none
seriously hurt :" This
papers editor, w. D. Wal
ZACH, went over to cover the
convention. The Star still
viewed the leading Demo-
cratic candidate. Senator
Stephen A. Douglas, with
jaundiced eye and said on
June 18: Years ago the
New York Evening Post
styled Douglas the 'Rogue's
Candidate Grounds for so
classifying him now exist
with 'tenfold force. He has
doubtless honest supporters.
but there is not a nominal
Democrat in the country who
is not noted for his connec-
ton with any Treasury
plundering scheme who is
not an out-and-out pro-
Douglasite :" There was
much heated wrangling
among credentials officials
over who should be seated,
and when Douglas factions
from Alabama and Louisiana
were admitted, all other anti
Douglas delegations from the
South walked out. On June
%, in reporting Southern
delegates had retired to Bal
timore's Maryland Institute
to hold their own private
convention, The Star said:
THE Democratic Party has
brekthed its last as a ma
Evening star., 1960-06-19
rs Years AGO

Franklin D. Roosevelt ex-
perienced trouble selling
Congress on his tax-the-
wealth program Is years ago,
but he got unexpected sup
port from high places. The
Star of June 25, 1885, said:
Senator Couzens, Repub-
lican of Michigan, one of the
Senate's wealthiest members,
favors high taxes on riches
and has authorized Senator
LaFollette, Progressive of
Wisconsin, to offer a Couzens'
measure proposing a pros
perity' or excess profits tax
on corporations. ANY wealthy
man who faces the facts
said Senator Couzens, from
a Detroit hospital bed, will
realize that he cannot in
definitely continue to hold
more than he can use Of the
Nations wealth while others
are crying for enough to sup
port their families decently.
The country just won't
stand for it, He saws he
would gladly give up a large
part of his fortune (made
from the Ford Motor co.. if
other wealthy men were
made to do the same. :"
One Of boxing's classiest
heavyweightS was fighting
his way to the top IS years
ago. AS Joe Louis toppled
Primo Camera, The Star Of
June 26, 1885, relayed from
Yankee Stadium: The Brown
Bomber is well on the road
to becoming one of the
greatest heavyweight punch
ers of his race the world
has ever produced. Up
until now a great ring famine
for the Negro race has
existed since the days of Jack
johnson, Sam Langford and
Joe Cans. -. Louis slugged
the 260-pound Italian into a
helpless, tottering mass be-
fore Referee Arthur Donovan
stopped the fight in the 9th
round. :"
Evening star., 1960-06-19

oW'S cupboard was almost
bare. But with a foreigner
who came to her door she
shared the last crust. Then a
miracle happened. In a part
nership of need somehow the
dreadful problem was solved.
While the selfish brook had
failed the shared barrel did
not.
Faith in God is not to be
hidden in some secluded syl-
van retreat as a personal
security policy. Faith belongs
out where cross the crowded
ways and where woe is run
ming down every road.
How modern this very old
story seems when we take
into our hands a recent stim-
ulating book by Congressman
Chester Bowles. He is talk
ing about brooks that are
failing and making clear that
in solving the problem of a
growing water famine I'VE
must tap new water sources
in a way that coordinates
the power Of Federal, State
and local governments" in
a partnership of all the peo-
pie from sea to shining sea.
This urgent problem can
not be solved by Just laments
about the brooks that fail.
Like Elijah we must join
others facing the same prob
lem.
The water solution is a
cooperative task, We, the
people, must tackle it to-
gether. Water resources with
out any more regard to geo.
graphical lines than Elijah
showed must be protected,
conserved and transported to
assure adequate supplies for
all the needs of our expand
ing industrial economy as
we'll as to assure all that is
needed for public recreational
purposes and for the con-
servation Of wild life.
And so today in our Amer
lea the brooks that are fail
ing are driving us with a
sympathy for others to face
problems that can be solved
only by the strength that is
found in unity of purpose
and endeavor.
And all this, Of course, has
deeper spiritual implications.
Are we not assured regarding
the Father God, from whom
all blessings flow, that HE
shall come down like rain"
answering in the oceanic
amplitude of His Grace the
cry of those who hunger and
thirst after righteousness
for "As the hart panteth
after the water brooks so
panteth my soul after Thee,
o God" And did not Jesus
point to brooks that do not
fail as, standing by Sama-
ria's wayside we'll, to a
woman He said: Everyone
who drinketh of this water
will thirst again. But who-
soever shall drink Of the
water that I shall give him
will never thirst. For this
water shall become in him
a we'll Of water springing up
into eternal life"
Evening star., 1960-06-19
Double Talk?

If Americans should show
real patriotism (Which liter
ally means that they should
uphold their country regard
less of whether she is right
or wrong), as David Lawrence
intimated they should in his
column, Patriotism in Time
of Cold War" then somebody
should stop Americas COM
mander-in-ch from pro-
claiming to the rest of the
world that America is out to
bring lasting peace through
the medium of justice.
1t would be pretty hard to
convince thoughtful persons
that a nation of people who
uphold their country regard
less of whether she is right
or wrong, will also uphold
justice.
J. ]. Sperry.
-
Evening star., 1960-06-19
SO Years AGO

A new political party was
in the making so years ago.
The Star of June IL, 1910, re-
porting on a dinner honoring
Clifford Pinchot and James
r. Garfield, given by a Min
nesota Roosevelt Club, quoted
a speaker: This country has
lived on its capital, but at
last has awakened to the
fact that it will soon exhaust
its natural resources by the
inequitable distribution of it's
wealth This condition
has brought about the for
nation of a new party with
out name (having) two wings
called conservatives and pro-
greSsives The real divi-
sion is composed of those
who favor the rights of the
people as against those who
favor a monopoly of the
benefits of the public do
main Its leaders are
Theodore Roosevelt and our
honored guests (Pinchot and
Garfield" In the 1912 elec-
tions this group became
the Progressive Party, and
then the Bull Moose Party"
when candidate Teddy Roose-
velt announced he was eft
as a bull moose"
Germany was flying high
in aviation circles half a CEN
tury ago. The Star of June
%, 1910 reported: THE first
regular airship passenger
service was inaugurated to-
day. Count zeppelin's great
craft, the Deutschland, carry
ing 20 passengers, successful
ly made the first scheduled
trip from Friedrichshafen to
Dusseldorf, a distance of 300
miles, in nine hours. The
weather Kwas perfect. The
Evening star., 1960-06-19
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Failing Brooks
By DR.. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United states Senate

water. without IT ne dies.
1t may be startling news to
many that with all of its
other problems America faces
a water shortage. We would
not expect any concern re-
garding a limitless water sup
ply in a land that has mighty
rivers, and thousands of re-
freshing streams. But the
fact is that in 1857 more
than a thousand communities
endured, to some degree,
water shortage. The under
ground water levels are fall
ing deeper and deeper. One
reason is that every person is
using go more gallons of
water per day than our
grandparents required at the
dawn of the century.
Industry demands twelve
times more water than it
did three score years ago.
What the use of water for
human projects is doing to
wild life was indicated some
time ago when 5000 dead
ducks were piled on the lawn
of one of our State capitols
in a dramatic protest against
the pollution of their great
river and the drying of the
marshes.
Even in New York City,
some time ago, the water
supply was so low that care
less people were fined for
having leaky taps and the use
Of water for many purposes
was curtailed. Fifty cities
in enchanted California are
compelled to get much of
their water from the Colorado
River nearly 500 miles away.
In a dramatic story of the
Old Testament we are told
about an ancient water fam
Inc. Across all the long CEN
turies, parched and thirsty
lips make all humanity kin.
The Bible tale tells of a
brook that failed and of the
prophet Elijah who prayed
for water. He had been safe
by the side of a babbling
brook. The ravens fed him.
The scene is adorned with
all the brilliant colors of an
old-fashioned Sunday school
card. And, just as those gaily
illumined tokens Of juvenile
attendance carried always a
Golden Text" beneath the
Scriptural portrayal was a
sentence which tells the ON
inouS end Of the chapter con-
corning the prophet and the
brook: And it came to pass
after a while that the brook
dried up" One fateful morn
ing the prophet was aghast
to find that his oasis of re-
freshment had vanished like
a mirage of the desert. Where
sparkling water had made the
murmuring music of saliva
ton there was naught but
cracked and dried earth.
Somehow the prophet who
at first had sought selfish
safety while others suffered
had come to sense that the
authentic call of God is never
to hide His servants away in
selfish comfort oblivious to
the Affections which have
smitten others. There had
crept into the heart of Eli
jah a new feeling of one
ness with all who were cow
ering under the pitiless pail
of rainless skies.
Crossing the boundaries OF
his own country he found
himself face to face with
those who, to him, were
"heathen"-a woman and her
son, who, in the midst of
the universal want and woe,
were barely able to keep body
and soul together. The wild
Evening star., 1960-06-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used IL
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSdtion.
Evening star., 1960-06-19
FROM THE STAR FILES.

motors worked faultlessly.
The average time was ap-
proximately 35 miles an hour.
Passengers included some of
the directors of the Ham
burg american ste m ship
Line and the German Airship
Stock Co., joint owners of the
dirigible. They occupied the
mahogany-walled and car
peted cabin between the gon-
dolas. Count Zeppelin was at
the helm +"
Evening star., 1960-06-19

tional organization Gas a re-
sult) of shameless frauds
upon the Southern democ-
racy involving exclusion Of
their representatives and the
introduction of counterfeits
in their stead F"