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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04
Power Does Not Retreat

President de Gaulle, speaking on
the eve of reconvening of the French
Parliament, delivered much more than
bland State-of-t the Union address to
his nation. He spoke, of course, to all
the French people, at home and over
seas, not only to the multitude of his
supporters but bluntly to those in both
military and civil life who have chal-
lenged him with increasing holiness.
He spoke, also, to all the AlgerianS, not
only to those Of French extraction but
to the native majority and their leaders
in the long struggle for independence.
But he spoke, likewise, to Frances
friends in the West and to her foes, and
ours, in the "totalitarian bloc" to the
East.
And if there was a single theme in
this address to an audience of many
parts it might be paraphrased in one of
the soldier tateSman'S favorite maxims:
Power does not retreat" For however
enduring the De Gaullist power may be,
there was no suggestion in his words
that he is apprehenSive about the
political clamoringS and maneuvering
Of his military and civilian critics at
home, that he is backing off in any
degree from his conviction that Algeria's
future must be self-determined, or that
he is amenable to any French or West
ern weakness in the face of "totalitarian
imperialism"
These were brave words and no
doubt General de Gaulle himself is
fully aware that the paths he has
chosen are not clear of obstruction and
ambush On the subject of most bitter
controversy, that of Algeria, he has
withdrawn not at all from his basic
position that the Algerians may choose
independence if they wish and that
his France, at least, stands ready to
enter into future relationship of CO.
operation. For Algeria to make its
choice, he proposes the organization of
a provisional governing body, which
would arrange for popular referendum
and which would be secured by truly
Algerian force of law and order" To
the French colons in Algeria, he prom
ises safety of person and rights but no
encouragement Of regrets for an era
that is over"
Looming above all General de
Gaulle's strong pronoupcements we're
his final reminder and warning: That
he has the constitutional authority to
assume emergency powers, as he did at
the time Of the aborted French military
revolt in Algeria last April and which
he relinquished only a few days ago.
These, he asserted, are the supreme
guarantee of the country and of the
State" There is no doubt he is prepared
to invoke them again If his judgment
so dictates, rather than bow to those
who refuse to recognize the winds of
change in North Africa or would return
France to political experimentation, if
not chaos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04
Warehouse A.

The case of Warehouse AZ involves
a fraud perpetrated in Norfolk which is
a reproach to Virginia's standards Of
justice, and which should not and need
not be permitted to happen again.
This particular case concerned the
sale of food for future delivery. The
operators of Warehouse AZ required the
food purchasers" to sign promissory
notes, and these notes were sold to a
finance company. In some instances the
signatures to the notes were forged; in
others the promised food was never de-
livered. AS the corrupt nature of the
enterprise became apparent, Warehouse
~ went out of business. Some of its
officers were convicted on criminal
charges and at least one has been sent to
jail. But some 500 Norfolk residents,
most of them ignorant people, have had
to pay their notes, and those who
couldn't pay have had their property
attached for the debts
There can be no complaint on this
Score-except where signatures we're
Forgotten the notes were valid negoti-
able instruments, and the SignerS,
ignorant or not, are liable. Thanks
largely to the Norfolk Ledger-Star, how
ever, an effort is being made to prevent
recurrence of such a fraudulent
operation.
At the request of Governor Almond,
the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
last month appointed a subcommittee to
consider remedial legislation to be sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04
Watch That Panic Button!

Some of the comments currently
being attributed to District officials on
the dire and drastic impact of Congress
failure to enact new revenue bill this
year seem to be out of harmony, to say
the least, with the words we were
nearing Just few weeks ago.
/ Twice on the Senate floor, Senator
Morse asserted that the Commissioners
had informed him the city really could
get along without a revenue bill until
March" On September IS, the Senator
added that he happened to know this
information was correct" Correct or
not, we are informed that such state
ment was made orally by Engineer
Commissioner Clarke, in answer to a
query by Senate District Committee
official, during the early stages of the
HouSe-Senate feud on the revenue bill
And there was nothing to suggest
that General Clarke was at variance
with his colleagues On the very day
that the revenue bill failed of passage,
Commissioner Tobriner was asked for
his reaction. He told reporters the lack
of action was very disappointing, but
not alarming"
Right along, in fact, the general
reaction at the District Building has
been that the death of the revenue bill
would create a severe hardship during
the merit fiscal year, and this indeed is
a problem which must be faced in the
next Congress. AS to this fiscal year,
however, the effect was said to be that
some public works projects would have
to be stretched out" over a longer
period of time, not that the works pro-
gram itself would be Slashed to bits.
Within few days, the required cut
backs are expected to be made public.
We hope they are not overly drastic. If
they prove to be, however, the Com
missioners should be no less surprised
than we are
There Is also another reason why
we would urge against a o-vigorous
juggling of the panic button until the
facts are more. clear. That is the
frequency in the past with which city
tax revenues have just happened to turn
out to be substantially larger, as the
year rolls by, than budget officials had
estimated in their appeals to Congress
for money.
These points Notwithstanding, the
suggestion has been made that the
immediate situation is so severely
critical that perhaps the more wealthy
citizens of the District should dig into
their pockets and fork over, in the way
Of contributions to the District govern
ment, the extra SIS million or so which
could have been used this year from the
revenue bill.
For our part, we would prefer to
see any such substantial contributions
turned over to the United Givers Fund.
For while the UGF drive is still in its
earliest stages, such gifts certainly will
be needed, and high-tax- bracket donors
could receive the same deduction bene-
fits as If their dollars were added to the
always-tco-short supply of municipal
revenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04
Conservative Type

If the Republican Party
would come out as the Con-
sentative Party, which the
majority of them are, and
stop this me-too business,
they would be doing the pub
lie a great service. 1t would
give the voter the right OF
choice. Many conservative
Democrats would like to see
a conservative President and
a conservative Congress. The
GO. P. must have Democratic
support and very few Demo-
Gratis have any reason to vote
Republican when both par
ties are full of liberals and
conservatives. The Demo-
cratic Party has solicited the
liberal vote so long that
liberals now control the
Democratic Party. The. lib
erals of the Republican Party
should join the ranks of the
liberal Democrats. Or, is it
the policy of the liberals to
control both parties?
Millions of conservative
Democrats would vote for a
solid conservative Republican
ticket, If so offered. The
number Of conservatives is
increasing as the President
spends the taxpayers money
like he thought all taxpayers
were millionaires like him
self.
GOldwater for President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
AReoIIy Long, Distance Phone Setup
By THOMAS R. HENRY

the Army Engineer Corps by
Drs. j. r. Hicks of the Army's
Snow. Ice and PermaGrcs*
Research Establishment az
Wilmette, Ill. and J. l..
Jiusto of Cornell. ...
There also is the possibility,
their experiments at Camp
FiStclench, Greenland, indi-
cate, of creating man-made
snow squalls at will. which
may well be valuable in cam
ouflaging maneuvers in Arc
tic areas where concealment
is difficult.
1t is just a matter, they
say, of seeding clouds with
dry ice from a balloon or
airplane.
Impressive Experiment
White darkness is a phe-
nomenon in snow dominated
regions created by fog, blow
ing snow, shadowless sur
roundings, an obscure horl-
zon and a ok of any depth
perception. 1t is literally
darkness-but white instead
of black.
Drs. Hicks and Jiusto tell
of two apparently successful
experiments at Camp Fist
clench. They describe the sec
ond and most spectacular :
Seeding was done in one
straight path, eight miles up
wind from the base, using
about five pounds of dry ice
pellets per mile. Twenty min
uteS after seeding moderately
intense snowfall occurred up
wind OF camp.
Visibility in the snowfall
area was reduced from 10 to
II miles to about an eighth
of a mile within the snow
area and the cloud ceiling
dropped from 1900 feet to a
precipitation ceiling of ap-
proXimately 800 feet. Snow
continued to fall for Is min
uteS after which the seeded
area cleared and remained
so for more than 80 minutes.
During this time the plane
with which the seeding had
been done descended through
a clear area three miles long
by two miles wide"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04

PARIS.
In facing the coming po-
litical storms. Frances great
est strength-and perhaps
her best hope of survival as
a democracy-still lies in the
indomitable obstinacy of
Charles de Gaulle. Anyone
who doubted this or who
thought that Gen. de Gaulle
might change the line of his
policy in the face of the
growing threat to his lead
ership has now been rudely
undeceived.
Compromised least with
his internal oppoSition-is
something Of which Gen. de
Gaulle is constitutionally in
capable. His latest speech
to the country was an appeal
for national unity in the face
of the danger which once
again menaceS it. But it was
also a cry Of defiance to his
opponents, on both the right
and the left, and a reaf-
firmation of his policies in
Algeria and Of himself as
Frances indispensable man.
So far as Algeria is con-
cerned. the general an
nounced his firm intention
to move forward through
wind and foul weather" to-
ward his goal of an in
dependent Algerian state.
Stymied in his negotiations
with the Algerian nationalist
leaders, he now proposes to
install a provisional execu-
tive" in the territory to su-
pervise the eventual refer
endum. The executive-pre-
sumably composed largely of
Moslems-will have its own
police force, which is expected
to number about $4,000 men.
The whole apparatus is to
be installed at Rocher Noir
near Algiers before the end
Of the month.
To Crystalline the Opposition
Whether or not this new
move will bring Gen. de
Gaulle closer to his goal of a
peaceful settlement of the
Algerian war remains to be
seen. What is quite certain,
however, is that it will crys-
tallize the opposition of the
right wing extremists in
Algeria and France.
Gen. de Gaulle's appeal for
their cooperation in bring
ing about "the birth of a
new Algeria" was answered
by the blowing UP of the
radio station in Oran and an
unusually large number of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04
No 'Horyiduns' They

The letter by Florence King
disparages women's suffrage.
The pioneers of the move
ment were women of excep-
tional education, intelligence
and compassionate intent.
The pioneers and succeeding
generations acted in cooper
alton with the men of their
family. from the first meet
ing in Senaca Falls down
through the years to the full
fillment of the 18th Amend
ment.
I was one of the Suffra-
gettes who worked in New
York with DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw. and Mrs. Harriet STAN
ton Batch, daughter Of Eliz-
abeth Cady Stanton. leaders
of the movement there. In
Washington, the wonderful
executive and dedicated wom-
an. Alice Paul. was directing
the suffrage campaign.
The second largest division
in the first suffrage parade
was organized by me. Mary
johnson. author of ITO Have
and To Hold" and other best
sellers Of the period, was my
vice-chairman.
At a special meeting at
which the speakers on suf-
frage were heard by Con-
greSs. I had the honor to be
selected to speak at the Capt.
toll. I was not a "flat-heeled
strident, Nominating harri-
dan" as the King letter de-
clares all suffragists were. I
was the mother of a beloved
daughter; had been widowed
and married a second time to
a distinguished naval officer.
The won en- co-workers
with me, represented the best
type of womanhood. Many
of them were wives Of Sena-
tors or epreSe t atives.
Surely such women as Mrs.
Champ Clark, Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley, Nina Allender dds
tinguished artist Inez Mil
holland. Lucy Burns. Mrs.
VIM. Kent. Mrs. Keith For
rest, Mrs. William Moore,
Mary Ware Dennet, Ida
Hustled Harper. Mrs. Gill
son Gardner, Mrs. Stanley
Mccormick and her mother.
Mrs. Dexter, Mrs. John Jay
White, Jane Adams, Senator
Helen Ring Robinson, Elsie
Hill, Rita Childe Dorr, Mary
Beard, Emma Smith Devoe,
Mrs. Donald Hooker and Mrs.
o. H. P. Belmont cannot be
classed as "men-hating har-
ridanS."
I deny that women have
made a demand for appease-
ment or pacifiSm. I know the
women to be loyal to the
principles on which our Ma
ton was founded, Jealous of
its honor and integrity. Miss
King states Women can get
along without going to work"
What about the women who
work to support children,
widows perhaps with no fl
nancial security except what
they earn, or others who
feel it their duty to take care
Of parents or invaded rela-
tives?
with such noble women,
consecrating their lives, fall
ure is impossible"
DIR. Leito Owen Kildare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04

An earth cover of from 20
to 40 world circling satellites
in orbits about 5000 miles
high as a basis for inStan-
taneouS worldwide commun-
ication is proposed by the Bell
Telephone Co. in an exhibit
presented before the National
Academy of Sciences.
With such a system, &C.
cording to the exhibit. it
would be possible to hold
several hundred telephone
conversations simultaneously
with listeners almost any,
where on the planet. One
could dial China about as
easily as ones next door
neighbor.
worldwide television without
any need for relays, although
with only one channel. An
other possibility is extremely
accurate radar communica-
ton with points all over the
world, which might be Of ex-
IRENE value in national de-
tense.
Initial Cost Great
Each satellite would have
self contained detector
equipment which would make
possible instantaneous replay
of telephone conversations.
The engineering require
mentS have been thoroughly
worked out in Bell labora-
tories, according to the ex-
hibit. although various tech
nical details would require
further study.
The Bell engineers are con-
WINGED that the proposed Sys-
tenn would be practical and
essentially revolutionary in
the communications field. The
cost. of course. would be very
nearly prohibitive at present,
but once established, they
say. there is no reason why
the system could not be made
to stand up indefinitely.
4 = 4 =
The weird white darkness
of Arctic and Antarctic a
major obstacle to polar OPP
erations-now can be over
come.
This has been reported to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04
Big GumbIe
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used if
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped enUeLopeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04

mitted to the next session of the State
Legislature. This might take the form
Of requiring that bond be posted to
assure performance on sales contract.
Or some other remedy might be more
feasible. In any event, 1t should be
possible to protect the ignorant and the
illiterate against another such shabby
fraud, and we are confident that the
VALC and the Legislature will find way
to do 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04
WATCHING THE WORLD
De GouIIe: frances Best Strenotk
By CROSBY S. MOVES
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor

plastic explosions. More Sc
rious trouble is expected in
the days to come.
Gen. de Gaulle's answer to
this menace-which most OBJ
servers here rate as very real
is to re-emphasize the i'm
portance Of his own leader
ship. Much Of his speech
was devoted to an attack on
the political leaders of the
left who have recently be-
come more critical Of his
regime and alarmed by the
possibility of a new military
coup d'etat.
Warns Of Confusion
The general warned sternly
that any reversion to tradi-
tional politics or reliance on
former political leaders would
lead inevitably ito confusion
and soon to subversion." He
added:
Then our collapse, and very
soon our upheaval, would
lead to the dislocation of
Western Europe and would
be the signal for disaster"
For Gen. de Gaulle the
choice confronting the coun-
try is simple. 1t is the choice
between unity behind his
leadership or chaos-between
great achievement or ines
capable abasement."
In defying his critics and
warning his enemies, Gen. de
Gaulle, as usual, is relying
on the sources of his power:
The support of a large ma
jority Of the French people
and the continuing loyalty
of the French army in any
showdown. The possibility
that both may have been
seriously compromised by the
events of the last few months
apparently has never entered
his mind.
One can only admire the
generals tenacity and hope
that he is right in his ap-
praisal of the danger. So
far as most Frenchmen are
concerned, certainly the
greatest hazard lies in the
vulnerability of Gen. de Gaulle
himself, and the vulnerable
ity Of the country in placing
its whole reliance on the
leadership of a single man.
This is a hazard which Gen.
de Gaulle, himself, seems to
accept with a kind of fatal
istic serenity. And the coun-
try, whatever its misgivings,
is offered no choice except
to do likewise,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04

ton in 1885. and was to be
named the Livestock Pavil-
ion Of the No. la District
Agricultural Association. Ac-
cording to tradition, the
name Cow Palace" was
coined by a newspaper editor
after a reporter had written
a sarcastic piece about build
ing a palace for COWS" at
a time when the country
was sunk in a depression.
@. What is, or was a
button collectors Charm
string On. A.
A. Charm strings" were
waxed strings on which the
button collector of long ago
strung all the different but
tons she could find, especi-
ally buttons with shanks.
Sometimes one button.
known only to the collector,
was designated the strings
touch button" If this but
ton was touched by someone
examining the string. the
owner could demand a for
felt of a button or two to
add to her charm string.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04

@. What was the original
name of the building now
called San Francisco'S Cow
Palace?-W.R.
A. This was built origin
ally for the annual Grand
National Livestock EXPOSE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-04

@. How many judges make
up the International Court
of Justice in The Hague?
How are they selected?-A. w
A. The International Court
of Justice is comprised of Is
judges, known as members
of the court. They are elect
ed by the General Assembly
and the Security Council of
the United Nations, voting
Independently. The judges
are elected for nine-year
terms and may seek re-elec-
ton, but no two judges on
the court may be of the
same nationality. All ques-
tionS before the court are
decided by a majority of the
judges present, with nine
constituting a quorum. In
the event of a tie, the Presi-
dent of the Court has a cast
ing vote.
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Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

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Evening star., 1961-02-19

idens Eisenhower at a banquet. 1t
was during a time when bill which
would spring a 20-per-cent amuse-
ment tax on night-club owners was
before Congress. "After you see my
act, Mr.. President" )" said Joey Bishop,
I'm sure you'll agree a 20-per-cent
amusement tax is much too high"
The President laughed, but Congress
passed the bill.
At the Potsdam Conference in
l945, Red BUssOns was slated to enter.
tain at a victory celebration attended
by President Truman, as well as
Churchill and Stain. To be sure of
q tripartite belly-laugh, Buttons de-
cided on q bold maneuver. 1t was a
time when Russians were ''iberat-
ing" wrist watches by the wagOnload;
so Red worked out q routine in which
he planned to walk up to Joe Stain
and, with gracious bow, say: Com
rade, it gives me great pleasure to
present you with this wrist watch.
Wear it in good health"
The diplomatic dynamite fuse never
went off because neither President
Truman nor the terrible-tempered
Russian ruler was able to attend this
particular luncheon.
A Afair.to-middling pianist in his own
right, President Truman was sitting
duck for Victor BOrss's musical
monkcyshines. BOrge convulsed the
Democratic President at a White
House Correspondents banquet when
he suddenly pretended to get stage
fright and become hopelessly con-
fused about the names of several
famous cabinet members. He eli.
NAKED the routine by announcing he
would nov play for President Harry
D. Truman - er - the Fifth Sym
phOny' by -T- Harry S. BeethO-
ven."
Truns0n's biggest laugh
Clark Clifford, his Presidential ad.
visor, says the hardest he ever saw
Mr.. Truman laugh was at one of
his own pleasantries.
''It was at an intimate luncheon for
Winston Churchill Clifford relates.
''Mr. Truman used to kid the day.
lights out of me for bumming cigar.
etts-I only smoke one or two day,
SO never carry my own. After coffee
had been served, l asked whether any.
one could let me have a cigarette. Mr..
Churchill reached in his pocket and
preferred one from an English pack.
"'Would this brand do for you?' asked
Evening star., 1961-02-19

the famous British Prime Minister.
"'Oh don't worry about Clifford
the President interjected. He'll
smoke any given brand.
Truman nudges Clark Clifford in
the ribs about it to this day.
FFunkIin DeIGnO Roosevelt loved
Jokes, and his reaction to humor was
razor-sharp.
Jack Benny, who as usual was 80
at the time, recalls that his most sue
cessful Roosevelt gag took place at
Cridiron Club dinner. The news
papers that day had bristled with
headlines about the governments sci
zure of Montgomery, Ward and Co.
for alleged noncompliance with a
government directive.
FDR topped Benny
This tuxedo I'm wearing" Benny
said in his mOnologue, II bought it at
Montgomery, Roosevelt and Ward"
Above the roar of appreciation, Presi-
dent Roosevelt's voice could be heard
shouting: you've got it little
twisted, Jack! It's Roosevelt, Mont
gomery and Ward!"
A thread of Hope also runs back to
FDR's regime. Bob triggered his
biggest laugh at a Correspondent
dinner attended by President ROOss-
veil when he said:
THE last time l heard of President
Roosevelt he was out on the ocean
with Winston Churchill. They were
planning war strategy-meaning
when and where we will attack the
enemy and how to keep Eleanor out
of the cross FIRE"
HoVbeV2 HOoVov's face was often
wreathed in smiles but the sage of
Palo Altos demeanor did not exactly
inspire hilarity. The indestructible
George Josssl recalls sitting next to
him at New York's Waldorf.Astoria
Hotel.
II whispered gag after gag in
Hoover's ear but he kept an abso-
lutely straight face" says George.
when my turn came to speak
pointed to the audience and said, I
do better with Democrats Then he
laughed"
Calvin Coolidge, the dour Yer.
monter who didn't choose to run or
pun, was once called the "still life of
the party" There has been some
controversy as to whether Cal could
actually smile. The answer comes
from Growcho Marx.
In 1928 - Continued on page l8