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Evening star., 1950-08-20
SobeIF's Wife Arrives At
Mothers ArIinqton Home

Morton Sobell's wife, Helen
Levitov Gurewitz Sobell. arrived
at National Airport at 1920 am.
yesterday, and headed Immediately
to the home Of her mother and
brother. Joseph Levitov in Ar
lington.
Mr.. Levitov operates the Lee
market on the same premises,
2135 Lee highway.
He reluctantly admitted to re-
porters that his sister was staying
there. He refused, however. to ask
Mrs. Sobell whether she would be
willing to discuss the charges
against her husband.
Mr.. Levitov first said his sister
was too fatigued by her plane trip
from Dallas. Tex, to talk. Later
he said she was "disinclined" to
talk with reporters.
The storekeeper indicated that
his sister plans to leave soon by
inviting reporters to come back
for an interview tomorrow. She'll
be gone by then" he added.
Evening star., 1950-08-20
Order for Removal
OF SobeII 10 n. Y.
Expected Tomorrow
BY The Assoeicssd Press

LAREDO, Tex. Aug. 19.-Mor-
ton Sobell, American radar expert
charged with telling defense Sc
crets to Russia. stayed under close
watch in jail today while his wife
and two children left Texas by
plane. She arrived in Washington
today. 4
Sobell was permitted no visitors.
Since he was lodged in the Webb
County jail early yesterday, he
has been visited only by his wife
and a newspaper photographer
who was allowed to take o. picture
today. Sobell wouldn't talk.
Mrs. Sobell took her husband
fresh clothing and cigarettes yes
terday. He was spruced up in the
new clothes today decided con-
trast to the rumpled. unshaven
man who was hustled into Laredo
from Mexico under cover Of dark
ness.
Arrested in Mexico.
Sobell, 80. of Russian descent,
ran to Mexico when the FBI
began seizing suspects in the
Klaus Fuchs spy ring.
A Mexican government official
said last night Sobell was ar
rested In Mexico and turned over
to the FBI at the United States
border. Specific details of the ar
rest and transfer were kept an
official secret.
Sobell Is held under 500. 900
bond. A Federal order for his re-
moval to- New York is expected
tomorrow or Tuesday.
Sobell, eighth American charged
with giving defense information
to Russia, waived removal pro-
ceedings. United States District
Attorney Bryan Odem Of Houston
will file a removal application
with Federal Judge James Alfred
Of Corpus Christi when he gets
report from United States Com
missioner Frank Y. Hill of Laredo
on SobelPs waiver.
Evening star., 1950-06-11
Who Pays for the Schools?

On June there appeared in The Star
a letter to the Editor entitled Arlington
School Costs" The letter attempted to
justify the high cost of school construc-
ton in Arlington County. and to support
the high-cost program.
y Just to keep the record straight for
other people who may have read that
letter. it Is pointed out that great many
persons who belong to organizations such
as that OF the writer of the above letter.
who are continuing the propaganda for
these high-cost schools and other expend-
ltures by way Of bond issues. do not
themselves pay any taxes in Arlington
County, Of any kind.
1t seems to me that it is entirely wrong
that these people who come to live tenn
porarily in Arlington County, and who
claim tax exemption under the act of
Congress. should use their influence to
place tremendous debt on the people of
Arlington County, knowing that when
they leave the county they will leave this
debt for the residents to pay.
OF the 5000 people who voted in Airing
ton County in 1948 for that bond issue.
not less than so per cent are no longer
residents Of this county.
1t would seem to me that the lust thing
to DO. in the case of military personnel
who claim to be assigned here by reason
OF military orders and who pay no taxes.
would be for Congress- either to remove
the exemption or give Arlington County
a subsidy based on the number OF pupils
Evening star., 1950-06-11
Hospital Names

The name of Gallinger Hospital
should be changed to some such title as
District Of Columbia General Hospital.
Gallinger although the name honors
worthy person. in no way Identifies the
hospital with the District, is puzzling to
all who are not completely familiar with
the District government organization.
Another less important reason is that
the present name has been associated
with various Investigations which have
prejudiced people against the institu-
ton without complete justice. A new
name would eliminate that prejudice
against what is in many respects a great
public hospital.
The name of the Washington Home
for IncurableS should obviously be
changed, because it is Immediately sug-
gestive of complete hopelessness on the
part Of those caring for patients and in
the minds of the patients themselves.
So fine an institution should be given
a name that in some way indicated the
real work of care and protection that
it gives the people who go there OF
all places, this one should reflect as
much cheer as it is humanity possible
to do, in the light of the suffering that
cannot be eliminated. At least a pleas
ant name should tighten the mental
burden.
Mrs Rransou Gilbert McVlwee
Evening star., 1950-06-11
Should We Drop Crime Strips?

The other evening sat on the porch
reading your paper when began to hear
the Bang. Bang" of youngsters across
the street. This wasn't particularly dis
turbing, for youngsters must develop their
vocal chords in some manner, but I
thought would watch them expound
their imaginations. One chap was NOV
ing across lawn on his stomach, holding
his steel gun ahead of him. as another
slyly moved along the edge of a house
keeping his revolver tight against himself.
From behind bush fellow peered down
his gun sight to take careful aim at one
of the approachers.
Suddenly it brought to mind an iden-
tical scene in basic training about 10
years ago. It would be so easy for these
children to have real guns in their hands,
not playing with the police, in five to
ten years.
would like to make suggestion to
assist the cleansing the minds OF young
sters a bit. Let's start with the comics.
Evening star., 1950-06-11
The Reach of Hobeos Corpus

District Court Judge Edward A. Tamm can
hardly be condemned if he is deriving some quiet
satisfaction from one of the opinions announced
by the Supreme Court at the close of its term
Monday.
The case involved an application by twenty
one Germans to test the validity of their arrest
and conviction by American military authorities
on charges of violating the laws of war. The
Germans were accused of continuing, after the
German surrender, to spy on American forces
and report to Japanese authorities in China.
Judge Tamm rejected the application hold
ing that the case did not come within the terri
torial jurisdiction of his court. The Court of
Appeals reversed him, and wrote some expansive
new law in the process A Supreme Court ma
jority, with Justice Jackson as its spokesman,
reversed the Court of Appeals, and in the process
administered something of verbal spanking to
that tribunal. But Justice Jackson did not go
unscathed. Three members of the high court
dissented and in an opinion by Justice Black they
were sharply critical of Justice Jackson's con-
illusions.
The real VI snner. however, was Judge Tam4
Evening star., 1950-06-11

tuarial computations. but the judge
thought he was trying to make them
mean more than they really did It was
like the pricking Of a numerical balloon
which hot legal breath had vastly inflated
when the judge quietly interpolated:
But two and two, you know, do not
always make four. You could scarcely
say that two candles plus two tons of
coal make four" This pertinent COM
ment suggests the weakness of democ-
racy. Even though a democratic form
OF government may be admitted as the
nearest approach to perfect order it,
nevertheless. is compelled to add to-
gether Judas and John. as if one and
one always make two. That is, it gives
the ignoramus. the lawbreaker, the moral
leper and the scoundrel the same voice in
the affairs of state as a man of intelli-
gence and integrity to whom the whole
community looks up with respect.
1t is this assumption, that the acme
of democracy is simply to make sure that
all noses are counted, that leads George
Gissing to make one of his characters
blurt out: II hate the very word ma
jority. 1t is the few, the very few, that
Evening star., 1950-06-11
Freedom for What We Like

The French Minister of Information is re-
ported to have submitted legislation to the
National Assembly as a cure for some of the
ailments of the French press AS described the
legislation seems to follow a pattern widely
discussed in other European countries and even
in the United States. The French approach
is to establish under the auspices of government,
a supreme body charged with discipline of the
press. It's powers would no doubt extend to
licensing journalists who meet standards held
desirable and to Furnishing by withdrawal or
Withholding licenses, those who do not.
The same sort of idea has been advanced
in Holland. Britain's Royal Commission on the
Press, after an extensive examination of press
performance in Britain, suggested something of
the same sort of thing year ago-although the
disciplinary functions of the proposed press
commission were implied rather than defined
Two or more years ago the Commission on Free
dom of the Press, under the craftsmanship of
Robert NJ HutchinS of the University of Chicago,
suggested commiSSion-wholly independent of
Government-to appraiSe and report period
ically upon the performance of the press. No
disciplinary function would be assigned, though
the idea of discipline is inescapable
1t seems to The Star that the error of this
approach lies in the fact that the remedies
proposed can be more dangerous than the ills
that are suffered. free press means freedom
for the worst, we'll as for the best of its
practitioners. AS soon as some policing auth
ority is set up to discipline the press, press
freedom is lost and it would only be matter
of time before freedom was guaranteed only to
those newspapers and newspapermen who hap
pened to meet the standards favored by the
policing authority, which in the end would mean
Government control of the press
The French undoubtedly wish to do some
thing about the Communist press The same
sentiment was found in Holland. In Britain
the Labor Government was actuated by what it
considered to be the hostility Of the conservative
press. The thought of reprisal was evident
In this country the Hutchins commission was
disturbed by monopolistic trends, one-paper
cities, inadequacy and inaccuracies of news cover
age 1t felt that a non-government commission,
by appeals to public opinion, might produce
desirable reforms.
While such proposals may be designed as
benefcient. they can be dangerous They claim
to strengthen freedom. But too often the free
dom that is desired is for the things we like.
with denial of freedom for the things we do not
like. That means destruction of freedom. and
as all freedoms are closely tied together, the
fall of one can bring others down with it. If
the French journalists feel as their British
contemporaries feel they will give the proposed
legislation for policing the press a cold eye
and have no part of it. ?.
Evening star., 1950-06-11
Harry O. Glenn.

Bitter, Gertrude Bell, Mildred Dyre,
George G. Smith, c. w. Heaton, DR.. A. v.
Parsons, William E. Dyre and w. T. Lam
bert were in the receiving line. Among
those present from Washington were
Ex-senator j. B. Henderson, Marcia
Staples, Prof. and Mrs. H. o. Townsend,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Danforth, Lawrence
Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs. @. M. Davis.
The Star Of June Is, 1900 contained
a tWo-column advertisement of the
Lansburgh Furniture
Odds ond Ends Co., 1925 F street NV.
At lonsbureh's headed: THE Great
Odds and Ends Sale"
and continuing: You can recognize at
glance what bargains these are and
that they are not to be passed over
lightly. We must make room for new
goods arriving and are not hesitating to
make deep sacrifices" The offerings
included: 80 very large porch rockers,
$3.65 each; % arm chairs to match.
$3.65: 81 oak dropleaf dining tables.
$3.15; 9 oak chiffoniers, S12.65; IS
slightly marred tabourettes, IS cents
rs go-carts, $315; Is solid oak SWELL
AASAAs "0oAAcooAa&os @o'oOS OAAC oOAI0
hogany dresser. $21.25; one cylinder
bookcase. $1465; white enamel and brass
beds. $4.85; Brussels and velvet has
socks. 20 cents.
In The Star of June Is, 1900, the fol-
lowing paragraph was quoted. doubtless
with approval, from the
Century Riding Chicago Post: THE
Condemned century road race is
something to be dis
couraged. 1t demonstrates nothing but
the imbecility Of few cycling enthusi-
asts. is Of no value to any one, and is
uninteresting to all except those who
may take part in 1t. Furthermore, it is
decidedly harmful to the majority OF
riders. Fortunately. this sort Of riding
is going out of favor. Few people arc
now consumed with an ambition to wear
century bars upon their breasts, the
majority being content to use the BIZ
cycle as 1t should be used-for recreation.
It is to be hoped that year or so more
will see the century race so fallen in
public estimation that it will not pay any
one to get one upE
Evening star., 1950-06-11
Holiday Accidents

It is almost unbelievable to me that any
thinking person could take exception to
or critic in the least your recent edi-
torial. Memorial Day Massacre"
read your editorial, and in view of
the steadily increasing death toll due to
traffic accidents, thought it was not only
timely but clear and understandable II
the accidents which caused the death of
800 OF our citizens were analyzed, it is
safe to assume that 95 per cent and pos.
sibly all Of them could have been avoided.
think we would also find that most of
the accidents were caused by two things:
drunken and reckless driving.
No, am not prohibitionist! But in
my opinion any driver who attempts,
under present traffic conditions, to drive
car when drunk Is potential murderer
and should be SO regarded and treated
as such by the law.
Harry o. Glenn.
Evening star., 1950-06-11

bit Of steel and iron work will be made
to speak message of a great Nations
gratitude toward those who succored 1t
IN the days of its extremity"
In the society column of The Star for
June Is. 1900, it was announced that;
Alice Madeline Nickel
MISS Mckelden den of this city received
Honored the degree of master of
arts in Greek and
mathematics from the University of
pennsylvania, June l3. Last year she
was graduated from Columbian Uni
versity with the highest honors. winning
both the Greek and mathematics medals
and scholarship at the University OF
pennsylvania. This year. the young.
est member of her class. she passed the
most brilliant examinations"
The Star for June 13. 1900, reported:
Prof Frederick Starr, head of the de-
partment of anthropology at
RussIo the University of Chicago,
In Chino addressed the students on
the Chinese question, assert
ing that the dowager was justified in her
action and that a protectorate estab-
nsned by the powers would be failure.
He said: The Dowager Empress
should not be criticized for her attitude
toward the missionaries. The Boxers are
new organization. formed to do away
with conditions which have become in
tolerable. The party of the Empress will
succeed eventually, because any scheme
to deter her by coalition of the powers.
such as proposed at present. will be a
failure. If control passes from China's
hands. 1t will drift into Russias'" DR..
Starr thought 1t possible that Russia
actually may seize China"
More than 200 guests attended a re-
ception at the Takoma Park Club and
Library Association club
Tokomo Park house on Carroll avenue,
Reception Takoma Park, on the eve
ming Of June Is. 1900. and
The Star next day chronicled the fact,
explaining that: This is the first affair
Of its kind given by the club since It's or
ganization, and its success was gratify-
ing to the officers and members" Mrs.
8. 8. Shedd. Mrs. Guilford Spencer, Eliza
Evening star., 1950-06-11
From Hollywood to Jail

Screen Writers Dalton Trumbo and John
Howard Lawson have started to serve sentences
OF one year each in Jail.
They did not go quietly On the contrary
they emptied the bag of propaganda tricks in
the hope of confusing the issue.
Lawson denounced "a Government that i'm
prisons writer's for their opinions" For good
measure, he threw in the observation that they
were being sent to Jail as part of the plan of
big business and its political henchmen in Wash
ington to start third war"
At press conference in New York, before
coming to Washington to begin the jail term,
Trumbo said: eve go to prison firm in our
convictions We could not have done otherwise
than we did in good conscience We are defend
ing the Bill of Rights and the secrecy of the
ballot"
The Communist Daily Worker has been tear
ing its journalistic hair. 1t claimed that the
monopoly powers which control the movies were
sending Lawson to jail because che is one of the
leading figures among those who feel that the
screen should be used for humane rather than
destructive purposes" And it charged that the
two men were being victimized because OF their
refusal to sell their brains to Jewbaters Negro
1ynchers and warmongerS"
There is not word of truth in all of this
clamor. These men are being Jailed for one
thing and one only They refused to tell a
congressional committee whether they were Com
munists and for that they were tried and found
guilty of contempt.
Opinions of honest men may differ as to
whether congressional committee should in
quire into any ones political affiliations But the
Supreme Court has held that the committee had
a right to ask the question, and that Trurnbo and
Lawson were required to answer or suffer the
penalty for contempt. That is all there is to
this case. The Hollywood writer's may cry perse-
cution from the housetops, but the fact remains
that they are being punished for contempt of
Congress-not for their political affiliations, their
thoughts, their writings or anything else. On
this point, 1t is worth while to keep the record
straight
Evening star., 1950-06-11
Letters to The Star
A pseudonyn, is permissible only
1Ohen letter carries correct name
and address of 1Uriter Please be brief

Your paper has done a wonderful job of
keeping really comical strips. and featur-
ing educational features and top car
toons. With the elimination of three of
your strips all of the blood and thunder"
would be gone. They are Little Orphan
Annie, Kerry Drake and Johnny Hazard.
True enough, each of these strips show
that crime does not pay, but let's not
overlook the recent statement of the
leader Of 15-year gang who said:
I'VE get our ideas from the comic strips,
and avoid the mistakes made of the
characters" They are ll-drawn strips
and, frankly, read them regularly, but
do think it would be of more advantage
to the mind of the children If they were
deleted. 1t would certainly be a note of
praise from clergymen and PTA groups
that one Of our country's leading news
papers re-establishes "comical comic
strips"
Evening star., 1950-06-11
Spires Of the Spirit
On Counting Noses

Uncle Sam has Just about completed
the 1850 numerical picture OF his rapidly
growing family. Each decade. every
man. woman and child, to the least and
the last, is lined up to be included in
this vast portrait of those who find a
home under the Stars and Stripes.
OF course. the census is chiefly con-
cerned with quantitative calculations
such as "how many" and "how much?"
But, while the result of such test as
applied to all the people is intensely in
teresting and suggestive in its revelations
the paramount questions have to do with
what is back of mere statistics. This
modern Book of Numbers is not divinely
inspired.
Now, political questions in a democ
'acy are settled by counting noses, and
the majority wins: the ayes have 1t. In
the Soviet system. the people may be
counted, but they do not count. The
decisions are made by little Self-per-
petuating clique who have seized power
In real democracy, all the people agree
to accept the will of the majority as
present arrangement, with the under
standing that the minority is given every
opportunity by persuasion to become the
majority. But this method of counting
noses raises the question as to what is
back Of the noses. The strength Of a
democracy depends not just on the right
to vote. but on informed and intelligent
voters. AS the years pile up. even loyal
Democrat finds his once firm faith in
numbers weakening. He begins to ques-
ton the validity of arithmetic, statistics
and maiOritieS OF course he still ar y
cepts them for what they are worth:
but he is more and more concerned with
what is back of them. A blind loyalty
to cash-register type of democracy is
deadening. One comes to realize that
there are instances where two and two
do not make four.
case involving an insurance policy
was being argued before a court. A
lawyer was reeling of mountains Of &C
Evening star., 1950-06-11
Compromise Drive Plan

The compromise fund drive plan proposed
by the Washington Heart Association is worth
careful consideration by the citizens and groups
that are trying to find solution to the multi
plicity of money-raising campaigns in Wash
ington. But it would be mistake to adopt any
compromise before all hope of an overall con-
solidation of drives is gone.
There should be no abandonment of the
efforts to obtain from national headquarters OF
the so-called independent agencies definite
agreement to allow local branches to participate
in united fund campaign of the type that has
proved so successful in Detroit Local representa-
tives of the independents have no authority to
change national policy. The plea for co-opera-
ton therefore should be carried to the high
commands of the holdoutS, with view to
securing definite rulings from the national bodies
If this approach fails to produce satisfactory
results, the time for compromise proposals Will
be at hand The alternative suggested by the
Heart Association is not new one. 1t calls for
two main fund drives each year, instead of the
one advocated under the omnibus plan One
would be conducted by the Community Chest
and one by a group of health organizations, in
cluding the Red Cross. Among the health groups
which would pool their fund efforts would be
the Heart Association, the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis, the American Cancer
Society, the Arthritis and Rheumatism Founda-
tion and the District Society for Crippled Chill
dren. The arthritiS organization already has
agreed to join forces with other health groups,
provided a majority of them sign up.
Two drives instead of the two dozen held
here each year would give Federal departments,
business firms and the public welcome relief from
the irksome succession of appeals. But one
drive for all would be better still And Detroit
has furnished proof that one drive is not only
sensible but feasible.