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Evening star., 1948-02-11
Jury Trial Cleanup

The announcement that the judges OF
the Municipal Court of Appeals are going
to take hand in the trial of jury cases
in the Municipal Court is indicative OF
a commendable effort to bring this latter
tribunal up to date in its work.
Conditions in Municipal Court, especially
in the matter of jury trials, are deplorable.
The main thought behind the reorganiza-
tion which created this court was that it
would simplify and speed up the processes
of justice for the little fellow" That
desirable result has not been achieved.
Instead, it is stated that in some jury
cases it now takes as much as two years
to get decision. To permit such
condition to continue would simply amount
to a Illustration of the basic purpose of
this court.
The assistance to be given by the appel
late judges should relieve what Chief Judge
Nathan Cayton describes as an "acute
emergency" But the appellate judges, of
course, cannot take over the burden of
the work of the ten Municipal Court
judges. The Court of Appeals has its own
docket to attend to, and at best its judges
can give but temporary and limited
assistance to the judges of the lower court.
This means that If there is to be any
lasting relief from intolerable congestion,
it will have to come primarily from the
efforts of the judges of the Municipal
Court. And in this connection it is inter-
esting to note that careful record of
performance is to be kept during the
month that the appellate judges will sit
in jury courts. With other things, this
record will show the number of cases
actually tried, the number tried by each
judge and the time spent on trials by
each Judge.
1t is highly desirable that the Municipal
Court should continue to keep a record
of this sort after the appellate judges
return 70 their own duties. For this is
the only way to ascertain whether the
troubles of the lower court are due to
an excess of work or, as some believe, to
. disinclination on the part of some of
the judges to do their share of the work.
Until the fact as to this is established
there is scant chance that Congress will
provide the three additional judges which
the Municipal Court wants.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
A Sound Investment

President Trumans request to Congress
for two-year extension of the Federal
aid highway program is reasonable one,
in the light of the unprecedented traffic
load enviSioned for the Nations highway
system during that period. When the
original program, authorizing $500,000,O00
yearly assistance to the States during the
first three postwar years, was enacted in
1914 no accurate estimate of postwar
traffic needs was available Furthermore,
many of the projects which the Govern
ment had agreed to help finance have been
held up by material shortages and high
prices. The program Jagged so much in
fact, that the authorization was extended
to June 80, 1949.
The highway improvement program still
is far behind schedule, although much
headWay has been made in the past two
years. Complicating the problem is the
extraordinary increase in traffic as new
car production gains momentum. The
traffic load on the Nations highway system
has more than doubled since 194O Speak
ers at the recent conference here of the
American Road Builders Association said
that nearly eighty thousand miles of roads
are urgently in need of repair or recon-
struction. Approximately fourteen thou
sand miles of main highways are carrying
twice the traffic load they were built to
handle.
Without Federal funds to .latch State
outlayS, it is certain that the highway
system would deteriorate even further.
especially in the areas of heavy traffic
near towns and cities. Such deteriora-
ton is menace to safety, deterrent to
trade and threat to national security.
The Federal Government has a proper
stake in an adequate system of highways.
Its investment in roads through the
Federal-aid program is sound one from
every angle.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Guided Missile Progress

Although successful tests have been
made of an electronically controlled w
rocket, Army, Navy and Air Force experts
agree that the time Is still far on when
guided missiles can be regarded as
serious factor in war. The "push-button"
control of German-type va Rocket at
the White Sands, New Mexico, proving
ground, as announced there last week,
undoubtedly is significant step forward.
But Army officials here tempered the an
nouncement with cautionary comment
that this was the first of many steps that
must be taken before push warfare
techniques are reality.
A further indication of the slow tempo
of guided missile research is the decision
of the Navy to suspend reconstruction of
the battleship Kentucky and the battle
cruiser Hawaii. These big ships were being
converted into guided missile prototype
craft under appropriations authorized last
year. Secretary of the Navy Sullivan ex-
planned that the development of guided
missiles of the type contemplated for use
on such large ships has not progressed
far enough to enable the Navy to proceed
WILL SI11p OCSlSQ dllu COl1ot4
The Navy is going ahead, however, with
construction of guided-missile sub
marine. officials pointed out that guided
missiles which would be used on sub
mersible are of different type from the
large rockets or other controlled missiles
which capital ships eventually will be
armed. The drone plane, controlled elec-
ironically by mother" plane or by
ground crew, is one type of guided missile
that has proved successful in numerous
tests. Small drones of this design pre-
sumably could be launched and controlled
from an under-sea craft The Navy, quite
properly, is not releasing any details about
the proposed guided missile submarine
The mere fact that a V-2 Rocket has
been steered successfully by radio impulses
sent from a ground station suggests that
the day surely will come when 1t will be
possible to launch a huge, long-range
rocket and direct 1t accurately to given
target beyond the horizon. The thought
of such radio-harnessed weapon in an
atomic age is enough to give one the
creeps. There is some comfort in the
assurance that these weapons are yet
long way off. There still Is time for the
nations of the world to take effective
action to guarantee that no such weapons
ever will be used.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Speech ut Gettysburg

Firm as the strokes by ,ohtch he hered
Rails In the Middle West,
So were his pen-strokes ON the iooTds
From, his torestHke strength OF breast.
They olittered not he had learned pssl
Upon q shoDePs pine; -
Deep terror and sincerity gsr
Stood tall TN every line. g.
He spoke Nth humble lips. The words
Became an ascending fdme
Building shaft of honor to
The glory of his name. r
ROSE MYRA PHILLLRS.
Evening star., 1948-02-11

commenced in 1911, but he already was
well-known from coast to coast when he
joined the Evening Mail in that year.
Thenceforward, he followed his routine to
the end, happy in his position, happy in
his opportunity to serve large public
and, most notably, happy in his home.
He died of cancer and his family has
asked his friends to remember him in
terms of aid to the campaign against
cancer
Evening star., 1948-02-11
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKN SERVICE.
O. What proportion of the sales of a modern
drugstore Is for medicine and drugs?-G. A. P.
A. In the 1889 Census of Business stores
with annual sales of $4,000 or more reported
that prescriptions comprised 9.8 per cent Of
all sales, and drugs, medicines, chemicals and
compounds, 24.3 per cent. Drug sundries, rub
1913 per cent
@. Is there simple way to prevent eyeglasses
from becoming steamy?-L. N
! A. Foggy or steamy lenses can be prevented
by rubbing thin film of soft soap on both
sides of the lenses and wiping them clear with
a clean, dry cloth. This suggestion comes
from the Public Health Bureau Of the Amer
ican Optometric Association.
@. What is the source of the quotation II
winter comes, can spring be far behind"
B. @.
A. The words, 20 wind, if winter comes can
spring be far behind?" are from Shelleys
Ode to the West Wind" PIT. v.
@. Who were the 1947 winners of the Nober
Prizes?-F. E. R.
A. They were as follows: Andre Glide. Of
France, literature; Sir Edward Appleton OF
Britain, physics Sir Robert Robinson Of
Britain, chemistry The joint award in medi-
DR.. Gerty T. Cori. The Peace Prize for 1947
was awarded to the American Friends (Quak-
ers) Service Committee and the British So
ciety of Friends Service Council for humans
tartan work Co-wnner Of the prize for medi-
cine was DR. Bernardo Houssay OF Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
@. How much money has the United States
spent on atomic research?-L. L. B.
A. Chairman of the Atomic Energy Com
mission, David E. Lilienthal, recently stated
that the United States had spent about $780,
900 on atomic research and will probably
double this amount in the next several years.
@. Are animals that have been bred In cap
tivity as dangerous as those captured in the
wild state?-W. B. r.
A. Naturalists believe that the most danger
Gus animals of all are those born IN captivity.
Wild animals that have been caught develop
strong fear of man, while those bred IN cap
tiyity are familiar with humans. Consequently
they are more ready to attack.
Evening star., 1948-02-11

Oddly enough, Bizonia, which sounds
like a fluid to remove gravy from the
tie, is itself strange new spot on the
Old World map
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the |
writer, although it is permissible for a
Driter knoaon to The Star to use a
nom de plunae. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-02-11

Our thoughts are with the million
American alley cats 1t is proposed to send
to rat-infested Europe, as Europe is full
of half bricks in the handy throwing size.
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Questions and Answers

reader get the to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening star Informa ton
9ureau. 316 street NE. Washington 2. d. C..
Evening star., 1948-02-11
Ceiling for Veterans Benefits

In your editorial of February S, Veterans
Get What They Ask" am inclined to believe
you are trying to mislead the public in your
figures You state trainee on the job training
may earn up to $4,000 year. disagree with
this statement. You failed to mention that
the Veterans Administration states that no
trainee may receive more in wages and sub
sistence than third-class journeyman.
I suggest you check with the VA before you
publish facts and figures
MERLE T. HOUCH.
Editors Note: The editorial stated that the
House bill would amend existing law so as to
permit married veteran with two children to
earn as much as $4,000 year before becoming
ineligible for on -the-job training benefits.
To the Editor of The Star:
Congratulations on your editorial, Veterans
Get What They Ask" in the February edition
of The Star. Your simple presentation of the
facts sets out the problem OF Government aid
to the veteran in bold relief.
AS a student veteran. I want to thank you
again for your presentation of the facts.
Let us hope that Congress modides the bills
SO recently rammed through our Federal Legis-
lature. GEORGE ]. PADUDA, Jr.
FdNOIlHX L "a oy~AS
To the Editor Of The Star
With no apologies for procrastination. can
see possible advantages in the congressional
delays in tax reduction, and the projection OF
the Marshall Plan into European affairs. The
time worn adage as to letter-writing seems
apropos If you wait awhile, most letters will
answer themselves"
If we wait awhile, possibly the isolation OF
George Washington will mitigate our fervor
about Americanizing Europe, and the penuri-
business of Thomas Jefferson will modify our
views of resorting to the public treasury for
everything. Time may wear away some OF the
rough surfaces of the political crystalization
in Washington, and the lapse of time may
give us sounder visions Of expediency. For
example some new candidate for the presidency
may come forward with new platform, limit
ed to one plank, owing to the scarcity OF build
ing material. The one-plank aspirant may
reason that the no-income voters deserve
larger government bestowment than those who
are better off, and are chargeable with income
taxes, so his one plank may be: If voter
pays no income tax and gets no benefit OF
the $40 reduction, favor paying him $50 on
election day"
The voters who pay no income taxes greatly
outnumber those whose incomes subject them
to taxation. GEORGE MASON DILLARD.
Forks Union, Va.
Evening star., 1948-02-11

If this isn't the new ice age it will do
for preview. !
Evening star., 1948-02-11

of constructive cast in their careers
"The foremost fact is that sex offenders
form no set type, physically or mentally.
Usually they are of average intelligence. Many
sex delinquents however, manifest all the ear
marks of personal inferiority and inadequacy
AS a rule, there is nothing british about them
externally. The sex offender is not bulging-
eyed, disheveled creature, more ape than man.
The reverse is more the typical picture, if there
be any,
Problem Is Widespread.
Although the foregoing profile indicates what
the average offender is like, psychiatrists en-
phasize that perversons of one kind or another
are found in every stratum of society, ire
spective of wealth, background, education, etc.
In fact, when it is realized that according
to Professor Kinsey, as reported in his recent
book Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
that one out of every three American males
has had some adolescent homosexual expert
ence, it is evident that sexual deviations from
the accepted norm are present among all
sections of society.
What does cause such prohibited behavior
cannot however. be connected with any single
factor. Treatment of large number OF these
perverts does indicate that the causes OF the
perversion are many and varied and that ire
ouently the cause may be found in events
reaching back into early childhood which must
be unearthed by the psychiatrist before the
individual can be helped. Experience with
these cases has led the psychiatrist to the con-
clusion that despite the outrageous character
of the offenders antisocial activity, there Is
in fact no conscious criminal intent motiy ating
such activity.
From the foregoing summary Of thspsychia-
Evening star., 1948-10-29

same from females neither coy Or
repressed."
. Here's a request with a good
neighbor theme - photographer,
feminine, would exchange corre-
spondence with interesting males.
Canada? Mexico?" You tell us,
madame. Which was it? Or both?
And another designed to set the
good policy back as far
as the above request advanced it.
Mature male who still retains a
sense of humor despite IA years
residence in tropical South America
invites feminine correspondence"
Another unusual collection item.
Psychologist, feminine, and with
zest for living, temporarily immersed
in research, seeks to regain emo
tional equilibrium by correspondence
with professional man." Food for
her files?
Her masculine counterpart adver-
tised thusly-"Idealistic young psy-
chologist of affectionate disposition
invites correspondence with young
woman"
And perhaps the most unusual of
the collections plea from a wom-
an for a pen pal of the same sex!
Lonely woman artist, desires cor
respondence with refined woman
appreciating good music"
And the most cautious of the lot.
Would attractive woman of Euro
pean culture write stimulating, un-
entangling letters?" Doesn't the
gentleman believe American women
'can also write 'unentangling" let
tiers?
Then there are the challenging
requests, the Il .dare you" variety,
such as Bored young male defies
you interesting females to interest
HIM" Or Writer will correspond
with woman who has anything orig
inal to say on the Modern Woman,
Lost Sex theme"
And reading between the lines,
Evening star., 1948-10-29
For Forgotten Years

cence. The inner worlds of 6 to
IL year-olds is hard to reach.
They are elusive and at time baf.
fling. But many parents will be re-
lieved to learn that what they re-
garded as abnormal or bad" be-
havior Is merely "6-year-oldness,"
or "7'' or "8" and so on.
These and other conclusions are
offered by Clara Lambert, for IL
years director of teacher educa.
ton at the Play Schools Association,
in the latest Public Affairs pamph-
let. Understand Your Child-Ages
to H."
Her suggestions, Mrs. Lambert as
serts, are to be used, not as infal-
lible guides for on-the-spot emer-
gencies, but for long-term guidance
in helping the child to develop fully.
Know what to expect, but don't
expect the impossible, she cautions.
Knowing what to expect beforehand
helps a parent be prepared. too, for
questions about sex, "shockers," tall
tales, lies or stealing.
"Shockers" are best handled with
humor and light touch. And when
a child lies, ne may be afraid OF
punishment or of losing your love.
When he wants to play pretend
games" go along with him. In this
way you can point out to him the
difference between fact and fancy
and he'll even have fun doing it.
Stealing is usually brought about
because there is not enough adven-
ture in your child's life. Give him
more things to do and more atten-
tion.
Keep the avenues of communica-
tion open, by talking things over
with each other, by reading stories
to him.
Encourage dramatic play, even
though it is often a noisy, dirty,
highly emotional activity, for it is
/ through play that children work
out their own problems. Share ex-
periences with your child. The girl
who helps her mother in. the kitchen
or in the garden is actually getting
richer play material than the girl
with a room full of, dolls. Expert
ence shared with parents is the
fiber of play. Toys are merely tools.
Your children want rules and
regulations, but they want the
rubber band" type that can be
stretched a little but not broken.
You must know how to compromise
gracefully, be firm without rancor,
be fair, and even look the other
way sometimes to sidestep an un-
important issue.
Mrs Lambert rounds out her pic
ture of the child from to IL with
a portrait of a child in each of
these years.
The story Of each age and what
it means in terms of the child's
need for a special friend, for books
and pets, for group activity and
for gang. and for information
about life, is told Interestingly and
well by Mrs. Lambert.
The pamphlet may be secured
for 20 cents from the Public Affairs
Committee, Inc, % East Thirty
eighth street, New York Is, NY.
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Agony Column Pursues Pen Pals

there are also the sad ones. "Attor-
ney bored with own troubles and
those of others seeks escape through
correspondence" Attractive busi-
ness girl, below par hearing. not
deafened to finer things, welcomes
correspondence from seasoned sir" :"
Refined lady whose family has just
become grown, invites the corre-
spondence OF other widows (widow-
ers, too on the subject of adjust
ment to life without a family"
Naughty or nice, silly or sad, the
personals" are often the most in
teresting reading in any periodical,
little peeks into the private thoughts
and hopes of those around us who
help to people this big. odd world.
Give 'em a look some time.
Evening star., 1948-10-29
WhyGrow
Old?
MAKING SLIP COVER:
SHOWER CURTAIN?
By Josephine Lowman

A letter from a recent mail bag
seemed quite sad to me. The
writer said, Il need your leaf1et
Woman of Fifty and anything else
you may have which might help a
woman of so become accustomed to
living alone with her husband now
that her only child is married"
This letter points poignantly and
dramatically to the mistake SO
many young wives make. It Is Sc
easy to become completely absorbed
in ones children, to allow close
companionship between husband
and wife to deteriorate because o:
the demands of motherhood, so that
by the time the child or children
leave home the woman finds her.
self lonely and bored and otter
feels that life is over.
Her husband may seem almost
like strange man so far as COM
mon interest and the habit OF
spending leisure together with hel
are concerned.
This Is one of the main reasons
for feminine unhappiness at middle
age, unhappiness which often lead
to poor health, melancholia anc
packs doctors Offices with womer
vino have nothing organically wrong
with them. What a blight in the
prime of life!
If I were just starting out ir
marriage I would avoid this mis-.
take, thinking Of my children a.
only leased to me for few short
years. If found myself in the sit.
uation indicated by this letter,
would begin a search for myself a!
an individual and would hope tt
find my husband again in tn,
process.
would make myself as attrac'
tive physically and mentally as
could. I would become well in
formed. I would exercise my mint
as well as my body. I would lool
at the next 20 years with eagerness
wondering how I could spend then
most richly. I would find joy il
the carefree companionship will
my husband which had been i'm
possible during the busy year
when the children were little.
would be gay and would look bacl
at the. years of my girlhood, ant
young womanhood to discover tai
ents and interests which have beer
undeveloped. In other words,
would develop vibrant interests.
I also would fit some of m,
thoughts and interests into thos,
of my husband. I would spoil him
since the child is no longer there
to spoil. There was a sentence o.
two in this readers letter which
seemed to indicate that hers hat
been a happy family group as {
whole. Therefore, I predict sh'
will win through to vibrant year
with her husband. He probabl,
| will not know what Is happening
but will wager he will like it!
Evening star., 1948-10-29
Fashion
Notes

For sheer evening drama fashion
experts predict American women
will wear small. feathered hats with
elaborate ball gowns-the fashion
idea spreading to these shores from
Paris. Bare-Shouldered gowns top
ped with tiny evening hats of satin,
velvet, lame and bejeweled feathers
will be worn during the 1948-49
season when full evening formality
will be in full bloom. Where fash
ion has her beginnings and end is as
interesting to people who work with
fashion as 1t is with women who are
lin" fashion. Lucie Noel, petite,
electric, and more than charming
Paris fashion editor of the New York
Herald Tribune, told us this trend
originated at the Bal Des Voilettes
when all the women wore exotic
headpieceS, wells and other head
adornments. The idea caught on in
Paris, and at last years opening
of the Metropolitan Opera glamor-
GUS Gladys Swarthout and Lily
Pons were seen wearing evening
costumes with tiny hats. Miss Noel
also limited that there would be
perhaps strong Spanish influence
in the spring fashions, as already
one leading French couturier is now
visiting that country. 'Tis but a
rumor, ladies, so don't run for the
mantillas, toreador hats and fringed
black velvet boleros. Wait and
see!
Miss Noel mentioned that a big
portion of business now going on in
France is coming via invisible ex-
porting" This takes place when
many tourists spot items they like
and purchase them to take home
With the change in the exchange
value of the franc many more tour
lists have been able to do this.
X X X
Tweeds and more of them are
being spotted at the various foot
ball games here in Washington
Women spectators who still don't
know that you don't get decked out
IN your finest frills to watch a pig
skin classic-take note!
Dress up that close fitting little
hat, be it a beret, bonnet, turban,
cloche. or toque, with an individual
piece of real or costume jewelry.-
E. S.