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Evening star., 1949-12-07
By the kssoeiofed Press

Fifteen States and the District
of Columbia have acted recently
to crack down on sex fiends.
A member of Congress wants
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton to help protect children from
sex crimes.
Thirty-thrte States have not
done anything of late to deal with
sex slayers, perverts and other
sexual abnormals.
An Associated Press survey Of
the 48 States and the District fol-
lowed a recent wave Of rape, sex
murders and weird crimes. It
showed that of the 80 States
which have taken no recent &C
ton, at least IL. plan no steps IN
the immediate future.
In other States, initial or furth-
er action to fight sex crime Is ex-
pected.
During single week end last
month, police were facing sexual
outrages in New York. Pittsburgh,
Newport News, Va; Detroit
(where the News has offered $40
600 in rewards for solving eight
Michigan sex Killings, Los An
geles, Twin Falls, Idaho, and
Huron. Calf.
FBI Reports Increase.
The FBI has reported an in
crease of 1.3 per cent in rape
throughout the Nation for the first
half of 1949, compared with the
same period last year.
The bureau added that their
statistics deal only with "rapes
known to police" and show that
such crimes have increased so per
cent in 10 years.
Many of the recent crimes in
volve little children as victims.
Representative Chelf, Democrat.
Of Kentucky, said recently that he
will try to make it a Federal Of
tense to molest child. He said
that he believed such action would
be as effective at curbing degen-
crates who prey on children as
the Lindbergh anti-kidnaping law
has been in controlling kidnapping.
williams Calls for Action.
Mr.. Chelf said he had been
shocked to read horrible accounts
of the ever-increasing brutal slay-
, ings of this Nations children" F"
He said, Apparently the State
laws are insufficient.
Gov. G. Mennen Williams OF
Michigan has said that the sex
crime situation must be solved:
'it is not a problem that can
wait"
In several States efforts are be-
ing made to have the sex offender
treated as a mental case, subject
to care by physicians, rather than
to cold, impersonal. penal SEN
tences with no rehabilitation
chances.
Gov. Earl Warren of California
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Many States Tightening Laws
Aoojnst Rise in Sex Crimes

recently Endorsed q budget request
of the Department OF Correction
for 10000 900 for a mental hos
|pital for the criminally insane.
particularly sex cases. He said,
however, he felt there were ade-
Quate laws to deal with sex Of
tenders If they were enforced.
More Psychiatrists Needed.
Judge Adrian Bonnelly, vet
eran member of the Philadelphia
Court of Common Pleas. told the
Associated Press: eve don't need
new laws - we need more
trained psychiatrists. Whether a
boy is abnormal or anti-social is
q strictly medical problem. 3"
Judge Bonnelly. 60, added that
he didn't think there were any
more sex crimes now than when
he was a boy.
Nowadays. there are simply
more detailed police records, he
added.
Here is the situation in some
representative States and the Dis
trict of Columbia:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Jones-Miller law, effective
since July, 1948, made certain sex
crimes felonies. District police
say that a more efficient reporting
of rape cases began a year ago.
They believe this may account for
what looks like a startling in
crease in the number of such
crimes committed.
Maryland Failed to Act.
MARYLAND The 1949 Gen.
eral Assembly failed to act on
recommendations made by COM
mission to study the growth OF
sex crimes. It did. however, ap-
propriate for the initial plans for
| a special institution for sex Of
TENDERS.
VIRGNIA-Rape is punishable
by death; there has been no re-
cent legislative effort in connec-
ton with sex crimes. Observers do
not forsee any action in the jan
uary session.
WEST VIRGINIA - There has
been no sex crime action recently,
and none is foreseen.
Observation-Disclosures was
no sex crime legislation last ses-
sion. A commission plans to pre-
sent as yet unformulated recon-
|mendations for consideration in
1850. Police report no pronounced
trend in sex crimes.
Study Underway:
MICHIGAN Legislators took
no action last session or any prev
ious laws, but a 20-person COM
mission is studying sex deviates.
Harry Toy. Detroit police COM
missioner, wants to put special
35-man squad on morals cases.
State police reported 6o8 rape
cases for the first six months of
1949. There were 1,167 during
1948.
CALIFORNIAN two-year- old
law requires a person convicted of
a sex crime to tell police if he
moves. Gov. Warren refused to
Il put sex crime legislation on the
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or parole is prohibited until the
inmate has recovered.
PENNSYLVANIA-Gov. James
H. Duff vetoed revised State
penal code which increased fines
and prison sentences for sex
offenses, but it will be reintroduced
in 1851. The 1949 Senate passed
resolution directing a study be
made of criminal procedure.
NEW YORK-No positive &C
ton was taken by legislators in
1949. One bill died in committee.
Senator Thomas C. Desmond, Re-
publican, of Newburgh says he
will introduce a bill in the 1850
session Ito take sex offenders out
Evening star., 1949-12-07

agenda of a special session of The
assembly. He said there are ade-
quate laws now If enforced. In
Los Angeles, child molestation
rose from 73 in 1948 to 122 IN
1949. Other crimes against chill
dren dropped during the same
period from 285 to 233.
CONNECTICUT The Legisla-
tive Council is now working on
proposed sex laws. They Will pro-
vide for medical treatment Of "ag-
gressive sexual deviates" instead
of Jail terms. 1t is expected the
plan will be introduced in the 1851
session.
DELAWARE-Of two 1949 laws,
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one made it mandatory for tne
court to heed mercy recommends
tions of a jury in some cases in
volving girl under Z. The second
makes optional. rather than man.
datory, the imposition Of penalty
in a charge of lewdly playing with
a girl under 16.
Jersey Appoints Commission.
NEW JERSEY-A commission
was appointed by the 1949 Legis-
lature to study sex crimes and
recommend action. A law passed
requires that sex convicts found
abnormally mentally i'll be COM
mitted to institutions. Probation
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granted a divorce from Noshion
Hughes, a truck driver. Alleging
cruelty, she claimed he beat her
three times in the last two years.
They were married July 7, 1909,
in Glasgow, KY. Eleven Of their
Is children are living. Mrs. Hughes
waived alimony.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Mother Of Is, Married
40 Years, Divorced
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Dec. IA couple
was divorced yesterday after 40
years of marriage and Is children.
Mrs. Jennie Belle Hughes was
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of circulation until they are no
longer dangerous. The State
Correction Department reported
that for the first 10 months of
1948 sex offenses, based on finger
print records, totaled 1871. Total
for the same period in 1949, 1,753.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

A strand Of glass fiber IS times
finer than a human hair may be
stronger than steel.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
COLLEGE Station

Mt Nebo AME Church, Rev. S.
E. Mitcham, pastor, had as guest
speaker Sunday Rev J. r. Thomp-
son..Mrs Minnie Thomas of Chic
ago visited her brother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Flowers Il.
E. Gilkey and Robert Sims are i'll.
-, Banner offering class of the
Pilgrim Rest Sunday School was
class no. 7. Mrs. A. M. Bankhead
is teacher. 50 candidates will be
baptised Sunday Rev. r. Key is
pastor The home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Chapman was destroy
ed by fire The PTA meeting
was nicely attended. Money raised
was $608 Leo Bragg is president.
-. Pleasant Hill CINE Church clos
ed its building fund drive Sunday
night. Mrs. Matte Williamson
raised the highest amount of
money, $3847 Total amount rais-
ed was slo307. Bev C. J. Pullam
is pastor
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
Gould

Under the alert guidance of its
youthful principal, Lewis H. Hurd,
much progress can be seen in the
Improvement of Gould hi school
All teachers hold a Bachelor De-
gree and have done some graduate
study. More buildings have been
added to the school. Five students
are expected to receive their d.
plomas May 9th. Other activities
of the school for this season are
the senior play, "Premiers For
Two. the basketball banquets, and
the prom.
The Senior play of the Nevada
County Training School was pre-
sented very successfully at Wash
ington High School, Texarkana,
May goth.
Instead of this play being pre-
sented at Nevada County Train
ing School May 10th. The date Is
Nav 18th. Don't miss seeing The
Unexpected Guest
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was by Rev. ]. S. Washington,
Presiding Elder of the Prescott
District. Music was furnished by
Mt Zion Choir. Rev, j M. Petit
grew of St. Louis preached in the
afternoon session after having been
introduced by Bishop Luther Ste
ward, Presiding Bishop of the 9th
Episcopal District. Other who par
tieipated We're Rev j. W. Huneh-
inton and Rev, p. T. Turner Bis
hop l.. Stewart delivered the even
ing message. The annual address
was made by the District Presi-
dent Mrs. Arletta Scott, Friday
and the conference sermon by Rev.
II. S. Colman of Hot Springs. Mrs.
S. A. Berks also made an address.
The evening sermon was deliver
ed by Rev. M. ], Bufford OF FL
Dorado. Money raised during the
meeting was $2,l3792. Mrs. A.
Scott, Dist, Pres. WINS; Rev, r,
Ward, host pastor; Rev. c. |, Bull
lock. P. E.; Bishop L. Stewart,
Presiding BishopaasRev. T. ],
Rhone, pastor OF New Light CM
f Church, Nashville preached at
Mt. Zion Sunday evening, April
rs.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
BATESVIlLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Sims and
Misses Jackie Ruth and Florine
Williams of Tunica, Miss. and Mrs.
Pecolia Green of Jonesboro were
week end guests of Mr.. Sims
and Mrs. Green's sister, Mrs. Ada
Canady and Mrs. Essie Martin.
While here Mr.. and Mrs Sims and
Mrs. Green with their sisters were
accompanied by J. S, Kanerdy and
Preston Dooms to Newport to Wis
it Mansfield Sims Mr. and Mrs.
Reams and nephew, Timothy Jones
and Geroy Waugh of Little Rock
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c,
Waugh. Miss Marietta Waugh OF
San Francisco who has been the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
c. c. Waugh, before returning to
her home April 9th, went to
Little Rock to spend a few days
with her brothers, Geroy and
Maurice and sister. Mrs. Ophelia
Reams -. Hinston C. Rucker, Mis-
ses Anita Brown and Ida McCurn
spent Easter holidays with their
parents. They returned to ACP
Academy at. Cotton Plant to pre-
pare for graduation from the hi
school May 27th...M Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe Sims of Sikeston. Mo. ac-
complained by Mr. and Mrs Boston
were guests of Mr.. Sims parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lacy Gravens Mrs.
Callie Cravens and son Lacy jr.
went to Little Rock to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Willie Rave Murchison.
Sunday afternoon an hour of
enjoyable, religious songs were
sung by the Bethlehem Baptist
choir Rev. F. S. Thomas is pas
or...-..The Gospel Feast Prayer
Band met in the home of Mrs
Estella Vaughn Wednesday The
Bible Glass met in the home of
Mrs. Pearl Lena Billingsby... Mrs.
Mia Sloane is on the sick list.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
WESSON

Benjamin Cobbs of AMIN Col
lege was the week end guest of
his wife, Mrs Annie Mae Cobbs....
Mrs. Geneva Peone and daughter,
Ida p Boone, were the guests of
Mrs. Selma Henry in Parkdale re-
Gently. Mrs. Henry is a daughter
of Mrs. Boone. Alvin Nunley,
Mossie May Weather of Stock
land, Calf were called to attend
funeral services of their father. -.
Ozatee Reed was the guest of her
sister, Mrs. d. L. Browning -. MIR.
ana Mrs. Benjamin Cobbs are the
proud parents of baby girl born
April 24th
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
PORTLAND
Mrs. Ros e GIBSON

The famous Truevine Singers
rendered a program Sunday night
at the Drawn Temple Baptist
Church, Miss Joe Bowie raised
S429 and Miss Shirley May Clip
son raised $5l5. Total amount was
$42.84 Mrs.L. Asham has moved
to this city Armas Brown and
Acker Wilders from Monroe visit
ed here Saturday Mrs. Odessie
Hampton, daughter and niece from
Pine Bluff visited her sister, Blan-
chic Bowen MIR and Mrs. Milton
Bowden returned home after
spending several months away.
Mrs. Sallie B. Adams, Ethel Clip
son, Mrs. Flora Walker, and Mrs.
Lille Gipson visited sick friends
Tuesday.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06

Halno of Houston sang for Band
No 2, Mrs. Mary Neal, president,
Tuesday night, Rev. r, l.. Lily
preached for Band No |, Mrs. F.
Rice, president. Bro. Fred Harris
was in charge of the programs the
remaining of the week ,..4.,,. Mrs,
Joe Woods has been moved from
the hospital and improving from a
recent illness .-a...5 Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Hemphill, 949 Chestnut St,
are the proud parents of a son
born April l4th --,=--. Jabae Draper
of Los Angeles visited his brother
and cousin z5... Mrs. Willie Mae
Neves and Huston Neal are on the
sick list ......s Rev. l.. A. Fields.
pastor, sang at Williams Chapel in
memory Of Mrs, Alabama TidWell
Of Curtis, Arkansas.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06

~ -
A big family-size Rhubarb Short
cake is crowned Queen Of the
spring and early summer desserts.
For the regal quality, the golden
flecks of grated orange rind give
delicate flavor and highlight the
rosy rhubarb. Baked Rhubarb holds
its shape beautifully. Try it with
the Glossy Whipped Cream!
Stewed Rhubarb
J. pound rhubarb (about cups,
diced
II cup karo Syrup, Red Label
"A cup sugar
Ia teaspoons grated orange rind
Wash rhubarb and cut into L
inch lengths. Combine Karo and
sugar in 2-quart saucepan over
medium heat. Add rhubarb and
orange rind to hot syrup and bring
to boil. Cover and simmer about
5 minutes without stirring. Remove
from heat. Chill Serves 4.
Baked Rhubarb
Follow recipe for Stewed Rhu-
barb, placing ingredients in 2-quart
casserole. Cover and bake In hot
oven (400' F. about 40 minutes or
until tender. Remove from heat.
Chill. Serves a.
Rhubarb Shortcake
Use either Stewed or Baked Rhu-
barb. Make your favorite recipe
for rich biscuit dough, adding ! X
teaspoons grated orange rind with
the liquid. Pat out into one large
round. y inch thick. Bake In hot
oven (400' F) 20 to rs minutes
until golden brown. Split. Use half
of rhubarh for filling and reuainder
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06

Circle No. OF Laffef(
Church met in the home of
Mrs. Gent Watkins Tuesday
The KS and D Club of Ben
AME Church met at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Rueker, I1
Friday night .Meadames Anna
Dean Finley and Mildred Brown
attended the Beauticians Conven-
ton at Pine Bluff recently. M4
Finley was guest of Mr.. andy
Otis Sales of Little Rock M.
and Mrs. Junior Warren of Little
Rock We're guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Johnson Mrs. Maude
Kanerdy has been called to Ham,
burg because of the illness of her
father4...J. S. kanerdy went to
Hamburg to visit his wife and her
father.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06

for top. Serve in wedges with
Glossy Whipped Cream. Serves
to 6.
Strawberry-Rhubar Shortcake
Follow recipe for Rhubarb Short
cake. substituting l cup crushed or
whole strawberries for l cup rhu-
barb. Delightfully."- different! And
this is an excellent way to stretch
those strawberries, too.
Glossy Whipped Cream
Combine "a cup light corn syrup
and u cup heavy cream. Beat to
desired consistency with rotary
beater.
Strawberry and Pineapple Jelly
"a cups strawberry juice
cups pineapple juice
boxes powdered pectin
(2h ounces each)
4 " cups sugar
cups light corn syrup
To prepare juices, wash, drain
and hull about 2 quarts fully ripe
Strawberries. Crush thoroughly
Place In jelly bag and squeeze out
juice. Pare one fully ripe medium
sized pineapple; remove eyes and
core. Chop fine. Place in jelly bag
and squeeze out juice. Measure
juices and combine in large kettle.
Add powdered pectin, mix well and
bring to a boil over high heat, stir
ring constantly. When mixture
bois hard, pour In sugar and corn
syrup, stirring constantly. Continue
stirring and bring to a full rolling
boil, boil Va minute. Remove from
heat: skim. Pour into hot, steril
lied glasses. Paraffin. Makes II
glasses l6 fluid ounces eachl.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06

these proposals are completely
carried out will international ar
bitration attain the full scope OF
its beneficent possibilities and the
curse of war be finally banished
from the world j. E. Esslemont,
BAHIA eu'llah and the New Era"
tTO be eentinued)
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
ROSSTON

Miss K. Scott spent the week end
IN Texarkana. Charles Hicks has
returned to Gray after spending a
few weeks with his wife......Ihe
New Harrison Grove faculty pre-
sented play Thursday, April 28th,
Mr.. Morris, Oak Grove District
4 veteran instructor, made the aa-
dress at Vesper Services Sunday
afternoon The Oak Grove Ele-
mentary teachers COVE a party
Tuesday at the net auditorium.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
Mon G IL

Mcneil hi school held its first
closing program for l949 Friday
night, April Goth, sponsored by
Mrs, Pansy Goode. Miss Peggle
Ann Williams was crowned Queen
having raised $4,000 Other con-
testants and their reports were as
follows: Lucinda Jones, $3.50
Eddie Mae Hamilton. 5000, Mel
vim Dean Phillis, $8.71, Lurle Dor
rough, $500, Else Monk. 1892,
Dorthy borough, S225. Total
$95.28.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
WRIGHTSVIuuE

The Twin City Union Quartet
Singers rendered a program Sum-
day at Capers Chapel. Proceeds
will 60 toward the building fund of
the church. The public is invited
to attend another program rem
dered by the same quartet at the
Church of the Living God, May
IS at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Rosie Scott
is sponsor. Rev. Elisah Hines, pas
tor.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
toilette

The Saith session of the Woman's
Missionary Mass Meeting of the
Washington District Southwest
Arkansas Conference CINE Church
WAS ae'a q. ~ f..'e'ssa'A Z ) Mt. Zion 1
ME Church April 2l-22 with Rev.
c. I. Bullock. Presiding Elder. The
morning session was conducted by
Rev. r. D. Denmon, A. Jones, w.
R. Briggs, w. M Brown, P. F.
Jones, and J. c. Briggs. Sermon
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06


THE Four King Gospel Singers
of Camden will sing at the St
Peter AME Church Sunday. Rev
Watson r tie pastor -. There will
be a m4se Ell program at the
Church of God in Christ Sunday,
May 10Th sponsored by Sister
Estella Page. The Miller Five
Gospel Singers will furnish the
music - Commencement Exercises
will be held at Sweet Home Junior
hi school May oath at 8 p. Ill.,,
Dock HugnN of Stephens was shot
recently,
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
OAKLAND, CALF.
Mrs. Mary Neal

NTS- NHdTy NtHT
William Chapel AME chi,.-~,s.
held its 3rd quarterly conference,
April Oath. At II p. m. the presid-
in elder, DIR. l. II. Hunt brought
the message and at 3 D. m. the
pastor, Rev. L. A. Fled preached.
Monday night, Mrs Lille Mae
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06

with justice and reason, instead Of
by appeal to the ordeal of battle
In a letter to the Secretary of
the Mohonk Conference on inter-
national Arbitration. in August
1911, Abdu'l-Baha said:
about fifty years ago in the
Book of Aqdas, BAHIA 'u'llah COM
manded people to establish univer-
sal peace and summoned all ma
lions to the divine banquet of in
ternational arbitration, so that the
questions of boundaries, of ma
tional honor and property, and OF
vital interest between nations
might be settled by an arbitral
court of justice, and that no ma
ton would dare to refuse to a
bide by the decisions thus arrived
at. II any quarrel arise between
two nations it must be adJudicat-
ed by the international court and
be arbitrated and decided upon
like the judgement rendered by
the Judge between two individuals.
If at any time any nation dares to
break such a decision, all the other
nations must arise to put down
this rebellion.
Again, in one of His Paris talks
in 1911, he said:
"A supreme tribunal shall he
established by the peoples and h.
ernments of every nation, com bs-
ed of members elected from nCh
country and government. -he
members of this council shall as
ssn,n,e9 unity. All dIspaiSs -
an international character shaln
submitted to this court, its won
being to arrange by arbitration
everything which otherwise would
be a cause of war The mission
of this tribunal would be to pre-
vent war
During the quarter of a century
preceding the establishment OF the
League of Nations permanent
Court of Arbitration was estab-
lished at The Hague Q00U and
many arbitration treaties were
signed, but most of these fell fan
short of the comprehensive pro-
posals of Bahaullah. No arbi'ra
ton treaty was made between two
great powers in which all matters
of dispute were included Dli-
ferences affecting vital interests
honor and independence were
specifically excepted Not only so,
but effective guarantees that ma
ton would abide by the terms
of the treaties into which they
had entered were lacking. In the
Bahai proposals, on the other
hand. questions of boundaries, of
nations honor and the vital inter-
est are expressly included, and
agreements will have the supreme
guarantee Of the World-League OF
Nations behind them. Only when
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
The Way To Peace
Continued from last week
International Arbitration

Bahsu'llah also advocated the
establishment Of an International
court Of arbitration, so that diff
ferences arising between nations
might be settled in accordance
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06

NO uidt IL ! II z y
could ru In him
'sorne other way.
What they tried to
do was to make
him out either a
rascal or a fool. or
both. Marks story
shows how Jesus
took 1t.
The first cues.
tion tn ey asked
sounded perfectly
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
Jesus And Critics
Lesson for May 8. 1919

Turing JESUS last week, his
- enemies were firing at point
blank range. They were dead set to
kin him: but they did not want to
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06
WILLISVILLE

The Miller Five Gospel Singers
rendered a program at Krendlck
Chapel Baptist Church Sunday, A
mount of money raised was $500.
Arkansas State press., 1949-05-06

fair. where did you get your au-
thority?" As we saw last week.
Jesus had assumed simply trem.
endous authority. Wasn't 1t fair
10 ask him where he got 1T
The trouble was that the men
Who asked the questions didn't
want to know. They only wanted
- heckls Jesus.
The world Ii full Of lust such
DEMONSTRATING shoppers as
these. They do not like II when
. man succeeds. They partic-
ularly do not like II when man
sncceeds without their help.
WHO Il this fellow anyway
Where did he get his startr what
family does he have. where IL his
diplomat" Jesus never answered
this question, because he knew why
they asked 1t. mark 1l:27-33.)
u 8AG8
IN JESUS TIME you could not
Z vote either for more taxes. or
less. You paid what the Roman
soldier at your door said to pay.
and you were thankful not to be
poked In the ribs with his sword
while you were fishing up the mon.
~. But no one dared to complain.
Tia Romans had some deep dank
dungeons for people who com.
plained about high taxes. So the
next question Jesus enemies asked
him was about taxes. or tribute.
which means the same thing. They
thought they had Jesus on a spot
where whatever he said would put
him In the wrong. Suppose he said: I
Eyes. pay taxes by all means.
Then they would snarl: Boot.
Ticker OF the Romans! Traitor to
yomealIptSS,.' But if Jesus said
mo, don't pay tsxrsp-snen they
would howl: 'Treasonl Police. IA
rest this man who defies the En-
perorl'' Jesus answer was mas
terpiece, because he not only did
not dodge the hot question, he did
not leave the questioners leg to
stand on. mark l2;lD.