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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955
The Need Is Urgent
There Is a note of real urgency in
the report of the Senate Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committee advocat
ing resumption of the search for a second
Washington airport. Air traffic at Na
tional Airport, at certain hours of the
day, has reached the saturation point.
Proposed improvements, enlarging airport
capacity, would not be effective beyond
the next two years. With larger and
faster airplanes and more flights in pros
pect, there is “an ever-increasing danger
of catastrophe,” which can be avoided
only by providing new airport facilities
or restricting below public demand those
available at National.
The committee’s recommendations
arc directed to the Secretary of Com
merce, and it will be his decision whether
or not to proceed with development of
the Burke, Va., airport. The Government
acquired and now holds more than 1,000
acres there, of a site embracing 4,500
acres. It has spent about $1 million of
an originally authorized sl4 million for
the land. If the land purchase should
be quickly resumed, despite local objec
tion, it would still require five or six years
to complete the project—by which time
the demand at National Airport will have
exceeded its capacity.
When Congress returns here in Jan
uary, the Commerce Department must
be ready with complete and workable
plans to finance and build a new airport
that meets requirements, at Burke or
somewhere else. National Airport is mak
ing money for the Government now.
Increasing air travel will make a new
airport profitable. Only the Federal
Government, with its powers and its abil
ity to furnish the capital, can provide It.
Our Farmers Rebel
Future historians in an era of “peace
on earth, good will to men” may acknowl
edge a large debt to the American farm
delegation now touring Soviet Russia.
For this group of sturdy men have recog
nized a challenge and Have faced up to
it—fearlessly and victoriously. They
have recognized, Anally, that Russian
hospitality—vodka here, champagne
there and caviar everywhere—is not to
be taken lightly. Indeed, it hardly can
be taken at all if there remain other
things to be done. Our touring farmers
went over there to see Russian farmers,
their farms, livestock, crops, agricultural
machinery and so forth. Only inciden
tally were they interested in the produc
tion and consumption of vodka, cham
pagne, caviar, black bread and assorted
other staples of the Russian banquet
table. But somehow or other this order
of priority became reversed—long lunches
and large dinners were leaving little time
or energy for a study of the soil and its
uses. It was at this point that our
fanners took a stand—more farms, with
less food and fewer toasts. It was a
daring but a successful defiance. In one
case, at least, a group of volunteers
stayed on the champagne and caviar
circuit while a task force was detached
to live on more simple fare while viewing
farms.
If this impact of Russian hospitality
were to be confined only to our touring
farmers it might have relatively small
national significance. After all, a sturdy
visiting farmer who has eaten too well
might merely count that day lost—his
work not done but a fresh chance com
ing up on the morrow. But what about
Yehudi Menuhin, one of our foremost
fiddle players, or the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, or a growing list of our law
makers—all of whom are considering
travel in forthcoming months behind the
Iron Curtain? Could their missions of
spreading culture and statesmanship
survive the demands of Rus ilan hospi
tality? Faced with the dilemma that
clearly might arise, would they have the
daring—unless our pioneer farmers had
shown the way—to set these pleasures
aside?
No Chill Felt—Yet
The threat of an August as hot as
our recent July almost robs cold-weather
stories of any note of reality hereabouts.
But one from Brazil promises to haunt
the drinkers of coffee—hot or iced—next
summer. Twenty Inches of snow and
temperatures down to 14 degrees above
zero have dealt another blow to our
South American neighbor—destroying an
estimated half of the coffee trees in the
four chief producing areas. The Brazil
ian Coffee Institute already calculates the
damage as greater than that resulting
from the 1853 frosts—which not only
killed a lot of coffee crops but also tem
porarily removed from North American
life the flve-cent "cup of java.” Un
ci
fortunately, even the prospect of another
rise in coffee prices—when the short crop
comes to market next year—is not enough
to chill us now.
Peaceful Coexistence
The first session of the 84th Congress
was not remarkable for its legislative
achievements. It did the things that had
to be done. And it did very little more.
This, however, does not tell either the
real story or the really interesting story.
For there were at least two noteworthy
developments in* the session just ended.
The first, politically speaking, was
the emergence of a form of peaceful
coexistence. The political cold war which
President Elsenhower foresaw in one of
his campaign extravagances did not ma
terial izer If all was not serenity itself, a
Democratic Congress and a Republican
President managed to achieve a degree of
harmony which, if it could be duplicated
in our international relations, would be
received with songs of thanksgiving. The
other significant development was the de
cline of the Republican Extreme Right
and the rise within the congressional
G. O. P. of the Eisenhower men.
What were the reasons? Perhaps the
foremost was the absence of issues and
an inability to create issues which could
be translated into votes. Os all the skir
mishes and trial runs, only the Dixon-
Yates affair seems at this stage to hold
any partisan hope for the Democrats.
And this "issue” in all probability will be
a political dead duck by November, 1956.
Certainly there is not the slightest in
dication that the President’s personal
popularity has suffered in any significant
degree. As things stand now, he is an
overwhelming favorite to win if he runs
again next year. So what could be more
logical than for the Democratic leaders
to shun obstructionism and assume the
role of loyal opposition? If they cannot
regain the White House, they may hold
on to the Congress.
What happened to the Republican
Right Wing? Why has this faction,
which once loomed as a threat to the
President’s leadership, come down to
Senator McCarthy, Senator Jenner and
perhaps Senator Malone? The answer,
once again, is that they have not been
able.to find a payoff issue. The position
of these Senators rules out an acceptable
settlement with the Communist world.
Necessarily and inherently, although
these Senators don’t say so, their posi
tion is based on the assumption that a
showdown is inevitable. What the future
will bring in this respect remains to be
seen. But the emphasis of the moment
is on a peaceful adjustment. The Presi
dent and the people are betting on it, and
the Right Wing has no place to go.
One more thing might be mentioned.
Only a short time ago the President was
under the guns. He was being denounced
for not declaring open war on his Re
publican opponents. He was being urged
to crack the whip over Congress. He was
being told that a President who didn’t
lead would become a doormat. But it
hasn’t worked out that way. The Presi
dent today, politically at least, is sitting
on top of the world. His Republican op
position is at its lowest ebb. Congress,
without any whip-cracking, has done well
enough by him. His party is begging him
to run again, and if he does run there
will be very few bets against him.
Perhaps all of this can be explained
away on grounds of pure luck. Maybe the
future will show that we have been living
for three years under a hypnotic spell of
self-deception—permitting our longing
for peace to blind us to the imminence
of war. But as of this writing it looks as
though, the Eisenhower formula, despite
his critics, is pretty good political medi
cine.
McCarthy Critic
There was a familiar ring to Senator
McCarthy’s recent attack on the Presi
dent (and the press) in connection with
the Geneva big-four conference.
His theme was one of "sellout” and
"betrayal.” At first he said-"there is
every reason to believe” that concrete
measures of appeasement were agreed
upon at Geneva and that they have not
been revealed to the American people.
Next, he said it is “highly probable” that
the President agreed with the Commu
nists to negotiate about Quemoy and the
Matsus. A couple of paragraphs later,
the Senator said "it is clear that the
campaign to sell out free China is under
a full head of steam."
After that, the qualifications, such as
they were, were abandoned. In seven
league oratorical boots, the Senator moved
on to such things as the China “sellout”
and the "betrayal of a devoted and fight
ing ally.”
Presumably such unsupported accu
sations as these can be harmful to the
United States in some areas of the world.
But Senator McCarthy has said similar
things before. The thing that is new, and
possibly significant, is that this time he
seems to have gone too far. For this
reckless attack on the President, and,
indeed, on the whole Republican adminis
tration. propelled Senator Knowland. the
minority leader, into the fray. His face
flushed with anger. Senator Knowland
emphatically denied that there had been
any deal respecting Quemoy and the Mat
sus or any sellout of our Asian allies.
This brought Senator McCarthy into
collision with a formidable critic. Sen
ator Knowland’s record as a champion of
our Asian allies and as an advocate of
firmer action by the United States pre
cludes any possibility that he can be
tagged as an appeaser. Without a doubt,
he would be the first to denounce and
repudiate anything which smacked of a
betrayal of Nationalist China. Even Sen
ator McCarthy knows this, and while the
Knowland statement may not silence him,
it will prove to be a powerful antidote to
the poison in the Wisconsin Senator’s
speech.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR
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Wrong Addressee
May I acknowledge with
great thanks The Star’s check
for $20,500 from its Summer
Camp Fund. Os the 1,200
children who, before this sum
mer is over, will have attended
Camps Goodwill and Pleasant,
574 will have The Star to
thank. This is a tremendous
expression of interest in the
children of the area on the
part of The Star and its read
ers in support of the camp
fund.
George N. Greene. Jr.,
Group work Director, Family
and Child Services.
(Editor’s note: This letter
should appropriately be ad
dressed to the generous con
tributors who made the dona
tion possible.)
Senatorial Approval
On behalf of tile people of
my State and the other three
Upper Colorado River *3asln
States, I wish to thank The
Star for die fine approach
taken in your editorial of July
19 on the Colorado River stor
age project bill.
This bill was set over in the
House until the beginning of
next session, and I am sure
that it will face just as strong
opposition then as it does now
from the rich and powerful
Southern California water
lobby, which has been using
every strategem to delay or
defeat development of the
river’s water upstream. In fact.
I have just received a compila
tion of receipts reported by
Southern California water
lobbies under the Federal
Lobby Act, and the report
shows that these lobbies have
received $855,089.58 since the
Colorado River storage project
was announced in 1950.
In view of opposition of this
magnitude, you can be assured
that your editorial support is
deeply appreciated.
Arthur Y. Watkins.
Senator from Utah
No Rhyme or Reason?
Ike is right? Don’t use might.
Kindly words, singing tele
grams.
Bouquets, banquets and bribes
Will keep the surging tides
Os raging Communist tribes
Away, away, so far away
That some day, we may awake
this way
In chains, poverty and dis
grace.
Rastus.
Sunday Sales
This is in reply to the
Methodist group and others
who join the fight on Sunday
sales.
The deep religious fervor of
all these groups is made clear
as well as their desire for
preventing juvenile delin
quency. All of which is very
commendable.
But in calling upon "the
District Commissioners to take
appropriate action with the
view of ending such sales as
soon as possible.” do these re
ligious enthusiasts realize that
they are requesting Govern
ment officials to violate the
First Amendment of the Con
stitution of the United States?
It is proclaimed in the
Bible, "Six days shalt thou
labor and do all thy work; but
the seventh day is the Sab
bath of the Lord thy God.”
Just so, this same book says,
“Remember the Sabbath Day
to Keep it Holy.”
There is no question in the
minds of the people as to
which day is the first day of
the week on which the women,
Peter and John found the
tomb empty. How then can
there be any question as to
which day is the seventh day
of the week? And where in the
Good Book does it say to
“Remember the first day to
keep it holy?”
Any steps taken by the Dis
trict Commissioners regarding
closing places of business on
Sunday will violate the deep
religious convictions of many
groups, either limiting them
in their obligation to work six
days or to rest the seventh
day (Saturday).
K. F. Randolph. .
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Pen names matt be used if
letters carry writers’ correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden
sation.
It Ain't Hay
Where in heaven are we
headed? We are so rich we
grant $3 billion in largesse to
the nations abroad. How much
do we give our pensioners, to
equalize their purchasing
power of just a few years ago?
Now, what’s a billion dol
lars? In SIOO bills it would
make three stacks more than
twice the height of the Wash
ington Monument, or 3,300
feet. (New York Times,
4-24-’SS). Our National debt
is set at $2Bl billion. Con
sumer debt is more than S3O
billion. Home buyers’ debt is
$79 billion. State debts I
don’t know. These three items
equal $390 billion. Multiply
3,300 feet by 390 and you get
1,287,000 feet or 243 y 4 miles
of SIOO bills. How high is the
ionosphere? Who can laugh
that off?
Philip E. Douglass, PhJ).
New London, Conn.
Gifted Students
Sunday morning I read Her
man R. Allen’s article on
"Schools for Geniuses” with
much interest. It was one of
a number The Star has run on
school problems that I have
read in recent years.
In 1906, when I went to
the Massachusetts Agricultural
College at Amherst, I asked the
professor whether I needed to
register for the required course
in French. I pointed out that 1
had passed the Harvard College
entrance examination, and had
had a good course in the Rox
bury Latin School. He asked
me what books I had read,
checked my proficiency with a
book on his desk, and said that
he would report I had satisfied
the requirements of the college
as to French. That freed three
credit hours a week for elective
work.
In 1907, the professor of Ger
man felt that my German was
too scanty—only what I had
acquired from an aunt who
talked with the children at
home once a week. At the end
of the first semester, he made
this deal with me: Excused
from class attendance for the
second semester, provided I
present before the end of the
year a manuscript translation
of 30 pages nf chemistry text
he chose for the purpose. I had
to work hard on that, but made
it, and had course time for
other electives.
In 1912, at the University
of Wisconsin, the department
of French accepted my record
as sufficient to satisfy the re
quirements for the PhD., on
which I started but did not
complete. Later the German
department was unpopular
enough to pass students in the
graduate school with only
meager vocabulary acquired
through desultory tutoring. I
did not try then.
My case was certainly not
unique then. The gentlemen
who were teaching at Amherst,
and at Madison, 50 years ago
were doing for anyone what
. they did for me according to
the needs of each. Which, I
take it, is about what the Uni
versity of Buffalo ha 3 been do
ing for 20 years—and telling
folks about.
Teachers in the lloston pub
lic schools in the 90s were find
ing time to lsy out special
work for the more “gifted”
children.
Old-Timer.
Country Boy
The green light's flash was
glaring,
The traffic horns were loud.
But the country boy stood
staring
At a swiftly gliding cloud.
He wondered if the fall crops
Were thirsty for fresh rain,
And if the yellow corn tops
Were waving tall again.
He longed for his green farm
land,
The rich earth he had
known,
A young and gawky farm hand,
Homesick and alone.
Mildred Ryan
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Drama and Religion
The Bunday evening vesper
services, which are held dur
ing July and August in
the outdoor amphitheater at
. Washington Cathedral, prove
once again that drama and
religion do go together.
Nowhere do we find greater
drama than in the Bible It
self. Then, of course, able
writers like Christopher Fry
can take a situation of people
in the ordinary ways of life
and make beautiful drama
with a religious theme. We are
Inspired; we are lifted up out
of ourselves; we sec life on a
higher and more meaningful
plane. That is good.
For a long while, too long
perhaps, some of us have felt
that the only way to properly
worship God was by song,
sermon and prayer. That is
true up to a point, but add
to those media good drama
and more people will come to
see and understand the ways
of the Master. And to love
good theater.
Last winter a committee was
formed by the Washington
Board of Trade, along with
other Interested groups, to
bring religious drama more to
the attention of people all over
the Nation, beginning here in
the Nation's Capital. The idea
was to present an outstanding
production during American
Theater Week in March, to be
given perhaps in Washington
Cathedral. Such people as
Patrick Hayes, the well-known
theatrical impresario. Bill
Coyle of The Evening Star, and
many others wanted to see
this done. Most of the large
churches in Washington have
drama groups, and these folk
are dedicated to their art,
even if it is mostly of an
amateur nature. That, per
haps, is after all the sincerest
form They work hard and
get no remuneration. It is
truly a great love for this form
of art. Only \vhen one has
worked behind the scenes with
these fine people do we realize
just how much time and dedi
cation really goes into their
work.
The Washington Federation
of Churches is to be com
mended for sponsoring these
summer services at the Cathe
dral. Even ' the most callous
person could not help feeling
a great closeness with the in
finite there under the stars
at the close of the play, in
the beautiful setting which is
a part of the Bishops’ Garden.
It is good. We ought to do
more of that sort of thing.
As Christopher Fry had the
mother of "The Boy With a
Cart” say: “The world is a
bothersome place,” but there
is so much, too, that is good
and fine and true.
Belva S. Uppercue.
As Russians See It
A press dispatch from a
small lowa town tells of vis
iting Russian farmers attend
ing church services. A lady
present asked one of the Rus
sians what his religious views
were. He replied: “My religion
is to be honest, and do my
duty to my fatherland; to be
useful to myself and others;
to raise the standard of living
of my people.”
This Russian showed good
sense His first loyalty is to
his fatherland. For this he
deserves credit. Contrast this
with the actions of the thou
sands of traitors now living
under the Stars and Stripes
and infiltrating every seg
ment of the American econ
omy. Let any American say
he loves this “fatherland,” and
immediately he will be given
“the treatment.” He will be
called a “super-patriot,” a
flag-waver,” a “fascist,” a
"Jingoist,” “selfish,” an “Amer
ica-flrster,” “irreligious." “iso
lationist” and many other epi
thets intended to besmirch.
Russians visiting this coun
try are not so “treated” when
they, express admiration for
their fatherland. They sorely
deserve to rate higher in the
scale of decency than the
hordes of lngrates and traitors
in our midst who stab Uncle
Sam in the back at every Op
portunity, because this same ilk
would do the same to the Rus
sian bear—if they got the
chance.
John C. Orow*.
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THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
Talbott Case W as Well Handled
HYANNIS, Mass., Aug. 4
President Eisenhower’s deter
mination to keep his admin
istration of the Government
clean, above suspicion and re
proach, has been demonstrated
in the case of Air Secretary
Harold E. Talbott. Mr. Talbott
resigned after his activities to
obtain business for a private
concern, in which he was a
partner, while he was Secre
tary of the Air Force, hod been
brought to light by a Senate
committee. There was no
charge against Mr. Talbott of
criminal activity. It was a
question of ethics.
The President had the case
under consideration and had
announced he would make his
own decision, based on the
question of ethics in the Gov
ernment service. Mr. Talbott
submitted his resignation on
the ground he did not want to
embarrass President Elsen
hower or the administration.
There is reason to believe that
the President would have de
cided that Mr. Talbott could
not remain, with propriety,
in his office as Secretary of the
Air Force. In his letter to Mr.
Talbott, accepting his resig
nation. the President wrote
that Mr. Talbott’s decision to
resign was “the right one.
Mr. Talbott’s resignation re
lieved the President of the em
barrassment of requesting his
resignation.
_ Mr. Talbott, it has been
testified to by the President
and highly placed Democrats
as well as Republicans, made
- an excellent Secretary of the
Air Force. He has been given
credit for speeding up the air
defense and the striking power
of this country in case of at
tack. Senator McClellan of
Arkansas, who headed the
committee which investigated
the case, said of Mr. Talbott’s
resignation; “In my judgment,
the matter the committee had
under inquiry has now been
satisfactorily resolved.” Sen
ator Chavez, Democrat of New
Mexico, praised Mr. Talbott
as a brilliant Air Secretary.
The consensus, however, is
that Mr. Talbott was indis
creet and that his actions were
unethical. The nub of the
charges brought against him
was that, while Secretary of
the Air Force, he had continued
to seek a contract with RCA.
a defense contractor, for Paul
B. Mulligan and Company, a
New York engineering firm of
which Mr. Talbott remained a
partner. The contract with
RCA had nothing to do with
matters of defense or with the
Vhderal Government. RCA,
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES t. TRACEWELL
"RODMAN STREET.
"Dear Sir:
“Last night I read with
• great pleasure and interest
your article about squirrels. I
like squirrels and think they
are fascinating to watch.
“However. I am guilty of
being a thoughtless and im
provident householder.’ I have
not seen or beard squirrels in
my house, but a neighbor says
he saw one go in a small win
dow or opening to the air
chamber above the third floor.
"How should one go about
getting them out? I can’t do
it myself—who Would be a
person to call on?
"If you have time. I shall
appreciate an answer.
“If not, I probably shall al
low the squirrels to enjoy my
house, and I shall continue to
enjoy your articles. < .
“Very sincerely, E. McK. 8.”
** * *
Squirrels are very difficult
to dislodge, once in; that is
why it is best to keep them
out, in the first place.
Short of smoking them out,
and other dangerous 1 methods,
the best one can do is outwit
them.
This means that the house
owner will have to use both
patience and brains, in about
equal measure
He must watch the animal
enter, and then see just when
he leaves
He must be sure there are
no babies inside.
. This entails, of course, some
prior watching, but it is better
than cruelty.
All this takes time and pa
tience. but it is worth it, if
the watcher really likes ani
mals. because none such would
want to harm the creatures.
In nine out of ten cases,
squirrels that get in finally
leave. Occasionally one will
enter and set up a nest. In
such a case, the trouble be
gins, because the mother seeks
nesting material, and may•
select it from the wrong
places, and in doing so might
conceivably chew an electric
wire. This does not often
happen, it is true, but it might;
so the best thing to do is
get the intruders out. Better,
as stated, is not to let them
get in. Here is a beautiful
instance of the wisdom of the
old saw, “A stitch in time saves
nine,” although in this case
it is not a stitch that is
needed, but some boards, or
bricks, or even stout wire net
ting. Plus forethought.
In other words, the best way
to get them out is to keep
them out in the first place,
by spotting all openings, and
covering them securely. This
will not cost much, and will
not keep down the air flow
very much. Perhaps there is
some loss of air, by reason of
screening, but it is not enough
to hurt anything.
Certainly the loss of air flow
is not as expensive as cleaning
up after lively young squirrels
have been around for a few
weeks.
> * * * as.
The noise of those scamper
ing feet, for one thing, is hard
to bear.
jw
however, expressed doubts of
the propriety of doing business
with the Secretary’s company,
and the contract never was
entered into.
On behalf of Mr. Talbott,
it was said when he retained
a special partnership in the
Mulligan Company that he
agreed to take no profits from
any contracts with companies
that were essentially engaged
in defense production. He so
told the Senate Armed Serv
ices Committee before he was
confirmed as Secretary of Air.
The recent Senate investiga
tion revealed, too, that Mr.
Talbott had written letters on
Air Force stationery to prom
inent industrialists in connec
tion with his private business.
Also. Mr. Talbott received
about $130,000 as his share of
profits made by his company
after he had taken office as
Secretary.
It was said further in de
fense of Mr. Talbott, that be
fore entering the administra
tion, he had divested himself
of stock in four other com
panies and severed all busi
ness connections—except with
the Mulligan firm.
One Democrat, Senator
Morse of Oregon, apparently
was not satisfied with the man
ner in which the Talbott case
was wound up. The Oregon
Senator, who detests the Eisen
hower administration, com
mented that on the basis of
Mr. Talbott’s indiscretions and
his publicly admitted mistakes,
he “ought to be kicked out of
office.” Senator Morse has
called for a further investiga
tion of Mr. Talbott's activities.
The Senator, however, is not
a member of the Committee
on Government Operations,
whose subcommittee has made
the investigation. He will have
to wait until next January to
demand a renewal of the
Talbott investigation, since
Congress has adjourned.
The elimination of a high
official of the Eisenhower ad
ministration for “indiscre
tions.” even by resignation, is
in considerable contrast to the
way Indiscreet and unethical
officials of the two last Demo
cratic administrations were
allowed to continue in office.
The “mess” in Washington
was one of the main issues
which led to the defeat of the
Democrats and the election of
President Eisenhower in 1952.
The desperate efforts which
are being made by the Demo
crats now to prove undue fa
voritism and corruption in
the Eisenhower administration,
however, are not getting any
where.
Elephants, one thinks, would
not make so much racket.
Such a bringing up is not
good for squirrels, either, be
cause it cheats them of their
natural nursery, a tree.
A tree, to a squirrel, is a
nursery, home, gymnasium,
playground and business office
all in one. ,
The mother may be said to
do little thinking, even squir
rel thinking, when she places
her babies in an attic in this
hot weather. Downstairs is
bad enough!
In getting them out, the in
genuity of the householder is
taxed to the limit.
Sometimes a few peanuts
will do the trick.
The trouble comes when one
is fond of animals. Then he
or she is worried by the belief
that maybe, just maybe, there
are some others left inside.
This feeling soon becomes
a mild obsession. Although one
is sure, quite sure, that only
one squirrel went in, and one
came out. the fixed idea re
mains; That there may be
others still inside.
How can one be sure?
There is no other way, short
of magic, than to explore,
peer, listen and watch the
opening.
When one is quite sure, the
opening is closed. The job must
be done right, because the
animal will return as soon as
he thinks the coast is clear.
He will try to get in, too, and
his teeth are sharp.
By this time, we believe, our
correspondent will begin to
see that what we say is true,
that it is much easier to keep
them out, in the first place,
than to run them out in the
second.
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Q. Besides the New York
Stock Exchange, how many
similar exchanges operate in
other cities?—J. V. A.
A. Seventeen regional stock
exchanges are scattered
across the country; in Chicago
(2), Boston, Philadelphia-
Baltimore. Spokane. Colorado
Springs, Salt Lake City, San
Francisco, Los Angeles. De
troit, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh,
New Orl ea ns, Richmond,
Wheeling and Honolulu. How
ever. the regional exchanges
combined accounted for a little
less than 17 per cent of the
total dollar volume of all
United States securities trad
ing in 1954.
Q. What is the most popu
lar sport of the Japanese?
—L. W.
A. Among the wide variety
of sports popular in Japan,
baseball is king. It ranks first
in number of players and in
number of spectators. Next in
order come swimming, track
and field, basketball, volley
ball, tennis, table tennis, Judo,
rugby, sumo, and bating.