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Evening star., 1949-11-09
PsychoonoIyzine Machine
To Halt Errors DEVELOPED
Apparatus to Aid in Interviews
Giving Clues to Mental Processes
By Thomas X. Henry

Development of \ psychoanalyzing ma
chine has just been announced here by q
Harvard professor and a Boston psychia-
trist.
1t is q highly complicated apparatus de-
signed to analyze-not. Of course, to inter-
pret-the speech of patients during PSYCHE
atric interviews and in word association
tests. The latter constitute the well-known
procedure of probing the unconscious in
which patient is asked to respond to q
word spoken by a psychiatrist and unusual
or delayed responses give clues to mental
processes. To the word blue" for example,
normal and quick response would be
SKY If somewhat delayed response was
'shoes" it might afford a valuable dag.
nostic clue.
firing for interviewer.
In the case of a psychiatric interview
patient is encouraged to talk freely about
life problems When the speaker begins to
hesitate and stumble over words it indicates
that a sore subject has been reached and
that in this field may lie some of the mental
difficulties.
In the past. according to the report Of
Drs. Marcel Verzeane of Harvard University
Medical School and Jacob E. Finesinger' Of
the Massachusetts, General Hospital, time
lapses have been recorded by the interviews
ing psychiatrist with a stop watch while
at the same time he was trying to keep
track Of half dozen other elements in the
interview This gave rise to many errors,
due partly to the psychiatrist's own reac-
ton time and his fatigue after long inter-
view. Some of the phenomena to be OBJ
served were quite subtle and firing for the
interviewer.
Errors Eliminated.
Many of the errors will be eliminated
by the new automatic analyzer for the
study of speech in interaction and free
association" the two psychiatrists say in
their report to the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. 1t is
complex affair of microphones. amplihers,
electromagnetic counters. electrical circuits
and relays. 1t appears to be another of the
mechanical brains designed for a special
purpose, of the type which now Is appear
ing in many fields.
It records and co-ordinates into pattern
the duration of patients speech. the fire.
quency and length Of delays, the total times
of silence and several other factors. The
psychiatrist need no longer pay attention
to these but can study the record at leisure
after the interview. He can devote his time
to observation of more subtle aspects of ths
PATIENTS behavior
Evening star., 1949-11-09

pensions. The ultimate Of the youth pref
erence trend could be a small segment Of
citizens carrying a vast army OF pensioned
unemployed.
The logical way to reduce debt and taxes
is through a program Of all-out employment.
In the wilderness Of national economics,
venture to suggest the establishment Of joint
business Government groups. at local and
national levels, planning and instituting pro-
grams for maximum employment as the
reasonable method Of reducing debt and
taxes and improving the general welfare.
EARL r. JONES.
Evening star., 1949-11-09

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
toriter, although 1t Is permissible for
,Driter knoUn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Agrees That Minor Government Employees
Are Neglected and Alienated.

Agrees That Minor Government Employees
Are Neglected and Alienated.
To the Editor Of The Star:
Government employe. "E. j." complains
Of being assigned insufficient work in return
for his pay, and he deplores the enervating
results.
Not all Of us by any means spend each
day in ''enervating and unconstructive idle
ness" However. as lower grade clerk for
over a year, can certify that E. Us letter
reflects very real situation in Government
clerical work today. situation which needs
expert attention badly. This Is lack of in
terest on the part of the worker, with i'm
paired efficiency, and this is direct result
Of very little sense of responsibility by
management to the lower grade personnel.
As an example. in my agency, which the
Hoover Commission on Organization of the
Executive Branch Of the Government men
toned as having high employe turnover"
there is no orientation for the new employe
and there Is no training, systematic or
otherwise, throughout the year. As for han
ding of personnel difficulties, the unof1icial
personnel policy is: Ignore the problem
until the employe quits; he can't take it
forever.
My advice to E. j. is: Ask for transfer
There are plenty of spots in Government,
do believe, where he can work eight hours
a day.
My advice to management is In the name
OF common sense, why not try using the
brains of your lower grade personnel for the
good OF the service, instead of trying to
ALLEVIATE your personnel by neglect?
There was play running in New York
last season, in which one of the lines went
as follows: "Cynicism is the curse Of minor
Government employees" Written by former
Government employe, have no doubt.
GOVERNMENT WORKER.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Questions and Answers

reader get the answer to any question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 316 Eye ST. ne. Washington 2, D. c.
Please nclose three t3I cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. At what age is a member of Congress
eligible for pension and how much does he
receive?-. P.
A. Any member of Congress may elect to
contribute per cent Of his basic salary to
retirement fund. and after years of serv-
ice, having attained the age of 81, will be
entitled to receive an amount equal to 21a
per cent Of his regular salary. This Is In &C.
cordance with the Congressional Reorganiza-
ton Act of August 2, 1916.
O. What margin is required when stock IL
purchased?-J. A. T. s4s~ =
A. AS general rule. with some exceptions.
the Federal Reserve Board requires q mar
gin of so per cent Of the market value as
deposit for the purchase Of stock.
@. How far can a mole dig a tunnel in a
single night?-R. A. E. =. y.
A. In a single night this little animal.
which is only about six inches long, has been
known to dig IS yards. To do the work equal
to that Of a mole. a man would have to dig
tunnel wide enough to allow the passage Of
his body and 81 miles long in single night.
Q. How high is the tower of the Hoover
Library at Palo Alto. Calif?-J. T. S.
A. The building housing Hoover Library on
War. Revolution and Peace is surmounted
by tower 285 feet high.
@. What are the names of the Negroes who
played with the Dodgers in the World Series?
j. B.
A. The Negro members of the Brooklyn
Dodgers are: Inf1elder Jackie Robinson,
Pitcher Don NeWcombe and Catcher Roy
Campanella. These all played on the team
d1,rie %bo N@r1l Carin
O. When and where was the game OF Cam
asia invented and who compiled the official
rules?-L. A. c.
A. The origin of the game has been traced
to Buenos Aires, Argentina. where, about
seven years ago. variations of rummy were
introduced to make the game more exciting.
The new version was named Tres Colorado
(Red Trey) Carried over to Uruguay this
version was changed further and the new
game called Canasta (Basket). In 1916 an
American businessman from Chicago. Ralph
Michaels, learned the game in Argentina and
brought it to the United States. To standard.
ize play Josef1na Artayeta de Viel. Argen.
tine card authority. was commissioned to
compile standard set of rules and play.
These were first published in 1s4s as ."The
Official Rules and Play" Canasta gained
its first foothold in this country at the
Regency Club of New York, and this club
also has published official regulations and
rules.
80
@. Is there a special nickname given to
those servicemen who sailed up into the
Arctic regions in the course of their war
service?-J. McB.
A. The nickname "Bluenose" is often ap-
piled to those who cruised beyond the
Arctic Circle. ,.~t-er.t
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Sees United States
Now . "Grabocracy"

To the Editor of The Star:
Many millions of our citizens regard the
United States as democracy while few
dispute the point and say the United States
is a republic.
The millions and the few are wrong! We
are neither-we are q "grabocracy'!
Every one is on the grab, trying to grab
all he can. and devil take the other guy!
John L. Lewis tries to grab the limelight
for himself and his coal miners. and ''the
hell with people who might die this winter
for lack of coal"
Phil Murray, chieftain Of the steelworkers'
union snatches at John LIS grab for pub
licity and says, Goal and the national econ
omy be damned. I've got to be the big thing
in this picture
And as these two labor rivals grab for
the limelight and power at the expense of
you and Of me, "umsteen" other pressure
groups hunt ways and means of dipping into
the Federal Treasury to grab theirs?
In summary-"The hell with you and the
other guy, all want is what want, and
don't care what 1t costs the other guy"
Climaxing this summary is the man in
the White House who will go along with
any Of the grabbers, just so he thinks he
can grab the 1852 nomination.
FLATFOOT
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Program Of All Out Employment
Urged To Reduce Debt and Taxes

Reduction Of the national debt and taxes
can only result from productive labor. yet
most of the programs for such reduction ap-
pear to seek it through narrowing rather
than broadening employment.
The general tendency to staff and operate
with youth results in a vast body Of po-
tential producers walking the streets seeking
Evening star., 1949-11-09
To the Editor of The Star:


AS a result of the recent tragic crash of
an Eastern Airlines DC-4 and q Lockheed
P-38 costing the lives Of S. people, we now
are being offered a variety Of proposals and
suggestions aimed at preventing the recur-
renee Of any such disasters in the future.
The concern expressed by our public leaders
and officials is certainly commendable, and
any intelligent idea should be carefully con-
sidered.
Collisions like that of last Tuesday could
be prevented by enecting two simple
measures:
l. To have all air trafhc-civilian and
military-use the same radio frequency while
within the control zone Of an airport.
2. Require all commercial and military
airplanes to station crew members at van
tage points from which they can see all
other aircraft In the vicinity and report
their presence to the pilot. This would
necessitate installation Of plexiglass obser-
vation bubbles" through which vision is
afforded above and to the rear
NJ r. cRoWDER.
Evening star., 1949-11-09
Further Reactions to Crash
At National Airport Last Week
TO the Editor Of The Star:

ruftnef heactl0nS 10 Crash
At National Airport Last Week
To the Editor Of The Star:
The CAA once again has demonstrated
its inability to handle air trafnc control with
anything approaching the degree OF safety
that is demanded by the travelling public.
After the crash between the Eastern air.
liner and the Navy fighter plane q few
months ago, it cried that it should be given
authority to control military air tratic. They
did have control Of the military plane which
caused such lamentable disaster the other
day It has since again cried to be given
the power to regulate military air traffic,
Doesn't it SEEM in view of the record, that
the CAA' should be abolished entirely and its
duties turned over to the armed forces
from whence most Of its help is recruited.
or a new agency designated to handle this
very important duty?
ALLEN L. THOMPSON.
Evening star., 1949-11-09

@. Is there a special nickname given to
those servicemen who sailed up into the
Arctic regions in the course of their war
service?-J McB .~-.
A. The nickname "Bluenose" is often ap-
piled to those who cruised beyond the
Arctic Circle. .~t.s~.t
Evening star., 1949-11-09

@. What margin is required when stock IL
purchased?-J. A. T. t>4 e
A. AS general rule with some exceptions,
the Federal Reserve Board requires q mar
gin of so per cent Of the market value as
a deposit for the purchase of stock
Evening star., 1949-11-09

Q. How high is the tower of the Hoover
Library at Palo Alto, Calif?-J. T. S.
A. The building housing Hoover Library on
War. Revolution and Peace is surmounted
by tower 285 feet high
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22
HOME AND THE CHILD

Juvenile delinquency almost always
can be traced to the lack of proper train
ing in the home. When Key West had it's
wave of juvenile delinquency three orafour
years ago, with it's swamp gang" and
other units with similar designations, an
investigation showed that, with few ex-
ceptions, the boys had been permitted to
do much as they pleased.
Richard A. Chappell, federal chief of
probation in the United States courts, said
yesterday that, since the war, Juvenile
delinquency has dropped off, and he at
tributes the reason for the decrease to the
'fact that fathers are back from the war
and fewer mothers are working"
Adults should not Judge the mentality
of a boy by their own standards. Normal
boys don't think like normal men, and if
the boys are free from the checks that
should be exercised in their homelife over
their impulses to do wrong, they expand
their delinquency until it becomes so glar-
ing they are arrested and taken before
juvenile judges. And what applies to boys
applies also to girls.
However, in the completely of modern
life, all the blame for straying boys and
girls should not be placed on their parents.
AS The Citizen remarked recently, social
ed comic magazines had been found to be
the reason for juvenile delinquency in it's
worst form. On several occasions boys in
jured other boys or killed them because
thax hoI how Oil ilnr otc ~
violence had been committed.
But clamps throughout the country
have been screwed down so tightly on the
"cOmics," they have toned down their
strips or pages of what is termed adven-
ture. With public sentiment reused against
those magazines. juvenile delinquency
should show further decreases, and will
show them, if parents supervise more the
pursuits followed by their children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22
LEAVES ESTATE TO u. S.

The people of the United States are
fast developing an itching palm insofar as
the Government is concerned and most of
the individuals, together with the various
agencies on lesser governmental levels,
look to the Federal Government for cash
or it's equivalent
With this general introduction, we
call attention to the fact that Joseph Irwin
Lowthorpe, veteran of World War l.
who recently died in his home state of
North Carolina, left all of his estate, real
and personal, to the United States of
America.
Mr.. LoWthorpe, who was unmarried,
spent much of his time, since the first
World War, in government hospitals. In
his will, he explained that the Govern
ment had been good" to him, that what
he possessed came from the Government
and that, after funeral expenses and other
obligations had been met, what he had
left should go back to the Government
In connection with the thinking that
motivated this World War veteran to re-
turn to the Federal Government some of
the benefits he had received we call at
tention to the fact that there is no law,
legal or moral, which prevents citizen
of a country from attempting to do some
thing for his country. Maybe, if somehow
we could get the idea scattered around
that the government depends on the peo-
pie, some of the fundamental issues that
perplex the Americans would be solved
without so much debate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22
NO SPIRITUAL BANKRUPTCY

Every once i'm while some divine, of
some church or another, comes out with a
solemn warning that the United States is
spiritually bankrupt"
These declarations are easily made
and sometimes received as evidence of
moral degradation. AS matter of fact
-ihsy- represent nothing but the half-baked
Conclusion Of a man without much opti-
=nism and, we suspect, little faith.
- The argument is advanced that this
spiritual bankruptcy istO be seen in
sssae failure of millions of people to belong
80 any organized religion" which means
- church. 49,
The critics of humanity, general do
Tot imagine that it might be possible for
go churches to improve their service to
saaankind and thus gain greater support
They calmly assume that the churches
Are above reproof and that any individual
= ho fails to support a-church organization
- hound for hell-fire. ~".
- The Key West Citizen certainly be-
lieVes in organized religion and readily
advises its readers to join. and support the
. church Of their choice. At the same time,
wGnnnot condemn. off-hand, every man
: aIatwOman who, for reasons of their own,
faFfIo follow our advice.
The contest between various faiths is
nd1-withOut effect upon people, who of
land unfortunately y conclude that
cfAArsh leaders are more interested in
ctlrch success than in the advancement
of1eiigious ideals. They think, and some
tiprs with correctness. that the message
ofutsod would reach more men if some of
The churches were less interested in ma
tcsisl things.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22
EDISON DAY

Next February 18th, the birthday of
THpmas Alva Edison will be observed on
q nationwide scale, as it has in past years
I've emphasis is to be placed upon COM
mwHtty recognition of the inventors great
Contributions to human betterment and
III manner of civic and service organiza-
tidlA-will play a leading part.
The achievements Of Edison are too
wei known TO need repeating. Foremost
aTuOng them were his successful expert
meHts in the science of electricity, which
pruvided the groundwork on which the
whole vast power industry was built, and
Which have revslutionized the living and
working habits of the American people
Edison Day thus becomes tribute to one
&C the greatest public benefactors the
waTld has ever known.
But there is more to ii than this. Ed-
.oh Day must be seen as celebration of
the greatest force for progress that exists
the freedom of the individual to ex-
plore. TO create. TO fail and to succeed. all
without coercion or domination by gov
eminent. Can anyone believe that the cleo
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

dumb, and blind dope? It would
appear so.
"You are there, Monsieur" his
anxious voice came into my ear.
eyes, I'm here" told him.
what about Goldie >. mean
Zara?"
81 am sorry" he said. "It is inn
possible to tell you over this
telephone. But you Will come
yes?"
"All right, Barone." I said. 81
guess 1 can come. il you insist.
II insist, and I also beg of you,
Monsieu7t" he broke in on me.
"Okay, okay," I stopped him.
whats your apartment number,
and foor?"
ut is the basement rear, Mon
Sieur Barnes" he said.
ID IDING uptown in the cab !
N tried hard to figure out a rea.
son, if any, why Barone should
want to see me about Goldielocks.
And I did lot of thinking. too,
about his injured leg. Had it been
an accident, how bad, and all that
sort of thing.
A couple Of blocks this side of
my intended destination l paid
off. the cabby, paused on the side
walk to light a cigarette, and TO
look around.
From force of habit I stuck my
hand under my jacket front and
made sure my gun was resting
loose and free in the holster. And
then / started walking up the
street. Baroness building wasn't
much to look at.
The south side Of the building
was fitted snug to the wall OF the
next, but there was passage
way to the rear on the other side.
The glow from the light that was
over Baroness door shed enough
glow across the end to silhouette
anything, or anyone, who might
be in the alley. And couldn't
see single silhouette.
And right out OF nowhere .
million tiny things came sweep
ing straight, into my eyes. Even
as I went Blind I knew it was
a cloud of pepper. And even as
I ducked and CROPPED for my gun,
I knew it was too late. Some
thing hit me terrific clip on the
top of my poor head. My legs
went out from under me, and all
the colored comets in the heavens
played tag around my scrambled
brains.
Time passed, of course. and
forward movement continued,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22
CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals will be receiv,
ed by the City Commission oil
The City of Key West, Florida, a,
the. City Clerks Office, City Hall
Key West, Florida, up to 800
PM, Monday, February T., l949
such proposals to be opened al
a regular meeting of said City
Commission to. be held at said
time and date in the Commission
Chambers in the City Hall, Key
West, Florida, for the sale of the
following personal property:
l. International Stake truck,
year l94l.
2. Buick truck. year 1893.
subject to the following condi-
tons:
Each proposal for the Interna-
tional Stake truck must be en-
closed in sealed envelope and
marked on the outside, Proposal
for International Stake Truck"
Each proposal for the Buick
truck must be enclosed in a seal
ed envelope and marked on the
outside, Proposal for Buick
Truck" 'Gt
Each proposal must be accom-
panied by a bank draft or bank
cashiers check. payable 10 The
City of Key West. Florida, in an
amount not less than twenty per
centum (20ft) of the amount bid.
Drafts and checks will be re-
turned promptly to bidders
whose proposals are rejected. The
draft or check of the successful
bidder will be applied on ac-
count of the amount bid and the
balance of the purchase price
must be paid to the ,+sal& City
within. 'twenty-feur ga hours
after acceptance of such bid.
The successful bidder or bid.
ders must cause said trucks to be
removed not later than February
Is, 1949, from the City Halfprem-
ises. - -,
The said City Commission re.
serves the right to reject any and
all proposals or waive any infor-
mality in any bid or proposal.
Dated at Key West;e Florida,
this 2lst day of january A. D.
l949. :
VICTOR LOWE,
jan22,1t City: Clerk
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22
TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES
know Amer:ca)

1799-John Hiram Lathrop, the
first president of the University
of Missouri, in l84l, president OF
the Universities of Wisconsin and
Indiana, born in Sherburne, N.
Y. Died Aug. 2, 1866.
l802-Richard Upjohn, noted
New York architect, who did at
least one mission church a year
free, a founder of the American
Institute of Architects, 1857. born
in England. Died Aug. II, 1878.
l849-(100 years ago. Terence
v. Powderly, machinist, Scran-
ton, Pa, mayor, head of, in its
day, powerful Knights of Labor,
commissioner of immigration,
born in Carbondale, Pa. Died
June "a, 1924.
l850-Robert S. Brookings, ST
Louis business man, retiring at
As to devote life to social pur-
poses, founder of famed inStitu-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22

trio industry, which is Edison's monument,
would have reached its present stage of
growth and public service had govern
menu controlled it from the beginning?
Government initiates, but it never creates
Government takes no chances that it can
avoid.
Edison was in the great tradition of
this country. 1t is tradition that those
who are seeking to socialize and regiment
our energies and resources would destroy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-22
IN THE COUNTY JUDGES COURT
IN AND FOR MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. IN PROBATE.
BENJAMIN GOLDBERG,
deceased.

BENJAMIN GOLDBERG,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To All Creditors and All Persons
Having Claims or Demands Against
Said Estate:
You. and each of you, are hereby
notified and required to present
any claims and demands which you,
or either of you, may havfrafainst
the estate of Benjamin Goldberg.
deceased late of Monroe County.
Florida, to Honorable Raymond
Lord, County Judge Of Monroe
County. and file the same in his
office in the County Courthouse in
Monroe County, Florida, within
eight calendar months from the
date of the first publication hereof
Said claims or demands to contain
the legal address OF the. claimant
and to be sworn to and presented
as aforesaid. or same will be
barred. See Section 100 of the 1898
Probate Act.
Dated January goth. A. p. ISA9
CATCHINGS THERREL
AS Administrator OF the Estate Of
Benjamin Goldberg. deceased.
COPELAND, THERREL
g. BAISDES.
Attorneys for Administrator.
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