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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-09-27

Three types Of loans are per.
Missile: Cd to purchase, con-
struct or improve a home; ~ to
buy farm, farm land, livestock,
farm machinery and other farm
supplies and equipment; and %
to buy business Of otherwise en-
able a veteran to undertake or
expand legitimate business ven
turs.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-09-27

dozen other hobbies, perhaps we
can supply you with fresh ideas
to carry you through the winter
There will be q special display
Of these books through October.
Come in and see them.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-09-27
WISE SAYINGS

Men meet mountains never"
Fish and visitors stink after
three days
After crosses and losses men
crow humber and wiser"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-09-27

Although the Boston Literary
and Historical Society's sponsor
ship of Matilda Birch, Gladys
Marine Fuller, and Carmen Full
Ter, at New England Mutual Hall,
Sunday, Nov. 9, is q long way of,
yet, be sure that you do not get
absent minded and make any
other date for that afternoon. I
will have something more to say
about those performers as the
time Of performance draws near
er.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-09-27

How many persons have Oct.
10 marked on their calendars
for that Windsor Cricket Club
Dance to the strains of Isaac Eliot
and his Band, Of New York City?
Ritz Plaza Ballroom. If it is not
on your schedule be sure to put
it there.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-09-27

II seems unnecessary to try to
boost the Ellisons, who are to
appear in concert, at 18th Bap-
fist Church, Sunday, Oct. 5, aus
pieces of the Flower Club. But
l have to give you q reminder
of the date. You all know how
good they are. Henry, with his
rich baritone, continuing to grow
richer as he natures; Ruth, with
her heart reaching mszzo So
prano, and the two singing to-
gether in duos just won't quit.
Keep the date in mind.
The Committee of Arrange
msnts, under the leadership Of
Lillian Harrison, chairman,
wishes to announce the follow
ing artists will appear on the
Testimonial for Dorothy Richard
son, Tuesday, Oct. Il, in Union
Methodist Church: Ella France
Jones, Blanche DiEgs, Florence
Heggie Taylor, Geraldine Robert,
Dorothy Gatherwright, Mildred
jenkins, Eleanor Trent Wallace,
Angelyne DeVauEhan, Rolline
Teresa Evans, Marion Williams,
Ina Payne Braithwaite, Gladys
Perdue, Atty. Matthew ". Bull
lock, Elwyn Barrow, Laymon
Hunter, Irving Hunter, Ernest G.
o'Banyoun, and the Greater Bos-
ton Male Chorus.
Evening star., 1952-03-30

more primaries, but In only few or
them is the write-in technique likely
to be put to test.
The stage is set for a write-in con.
test In Massachusetts, on April 20.
Bay State voters will have their first
chance since 1886 to express. a presi-
Dental preference In the primary.
and there are reports stickers may
be used to paste names on the ballot.
In Maryland two Republican groups
have asked for court ruling. OPEN
ing the door to write-in ballots. The
Democrats In Maryland will choose
between Senator Kefauver-the only
name printed on the ballot--and al,
uninstructed delegation.
Illinois Has Tough Low
There is nothing to prevent write
ins in the Illinois primary on April 8.
but the law does not make it easy.
The voter not only must spell out
the name correctly, but also must put
Q cross in square in front of the
name. Senator Taft and Mr.. Stassen
are on the preference ballot, which
is not binding on the so district dele
gates to be elected. Senator Taft is
believed to be favored by most Of the
81 candidates for district delegates.
Ten at-large delegates will be named
later in convention.
The primaries In New Jersey on
April Is. In Pennsylvania on April %.
and in Oregon on May is will throw
no light ON the write-in strength of
Gen. Eisenhower. because his name
will be on the ballots in those States.
In New Jersey, Senator Taft finds
himself in contest he tried to avoid.
He announced his withdrawal ten
days ago, but the court ruled his
name could not be taken on the
ballot.
The national leaders for Eisen.
hover have had q basic policy of
not going into favorite- son territory.
This would keep them from taking q
hand against Senator Taft In Ohio
on May s, or against Gov. Warren
in California on June 8. But these
national leaders did nothing to pro-
mote the amazing Eisenhower write.
in in Minnesota, because they re.
garded it as favorite-son territory for
Mr.. Stassen.
Evening star., 1952-03-30

en- opportunity to get together with
traders from 40 to so nations and
work out deals that would take
months by mail or cable correspond.
ence.
In Mr.. Lush's opinion, the United
States Is, overlooking a good bet in
not sending a strong delegation. The
way to crack the iron curtain, he
believes, is to start from the bottom.
not from the top. But he wasn't in
clined to buck Mr.. Acheson's pointed
suggestion and he Cancelled his plans
for attending.
Even il they are not officially rep-
resented, some Of our Allies in Europe
who have been hard hit economically
by the blockade in East-West trade
are sure to be watching the confer.
ence closely.
The pinch that the Soviet bloc has
been feeling is not limited to the Red
side Of the iron curtain. and no real
recovery is likely in Europe until
trade across it can be revived and
expanded.
The Soviet propagandists can be
expected to make the most Of this in
their effort to split the North Atlantic
powers. But the Russian record of
relations with neighboring states Is
not one to give other European coun-
tries much confidence in Soviet be-
nevolence. The Red satellites are
close enough to present an object les
son in what Russia means by eco-
nomic cooperation.
Evening star., 1952-03-30

an occidental custom. Among Him
dus, similar day Of hoaxes is OBJ
served on March 81, at the close OF
an eight-day feast. A favorite gag
is to make an appointment for the
victim with q man who is certain
not to be home at the time specified.
Apprentices Are Victims
Apprentices and such gullible fry
are special objects Of attention on
April !, both here and abroad. A
plumber may send his lad back to
the shop for q left-handed pipe
wrench. and then send him back
again with the admonition. II said
lett-hGnded, you jerk!" It's all good.
clean fun and costs the plumber
nothing; like as not, the two extra
trips will go on the customers bill.
One dificulty about sending the
sucker of for pipe wrench is that
he has some vague idea of what the
tive tricksters specify an item with q
non-descriptive name.
A printer. for example, may send
his devil after an italic spaceband-
land get back here in hurry with
it." OF course, there is no such thing
as an italic spaceband, and If there
were, it would be about four inches
long and would weigh half an ounce.
But the unsuspecting apprentice
goes to the stockroom. and Is sent to
o nearby printshop to borrow one.
There, he is sent to another printery.
and another. until he is on the point
Of blowing up. Finally. q, sympa-
thetic printer is sure to give him the
elusive spaceband. Inevitably, it turns
out to be a worn-out gear-segment
from q Miehle press or Linotype ma
chine. weighing all of SO pounds. And
unless the apprentices boss is Of an
unusually Christian turn Of mind. the
boy may have to take it back where
he got it with the admonition. II
said italic. you jerk!"
On at least one occasion, though,
April FOOLS Day was useful. or so
the legend goes. Francis. Duke Of
Lorraine. and his Duchess were in
Evening star., 1952-03-30

Allies have good reason TO set II In
motion. at very early date. to be
ready for the day when an agreed
upon successor viii be needed.
As far as unofhcial nominations are
concerned. the list includes two dis
tinguiShed non-Americans. One II
British Field Marshal Viscount Mont
gomery, Gen. Eisenhower's deputy
commander. The other Is French
Gen. Alphonse-Pierre Juin, who
heads important Allied forces In
key sector Of NATO's defense set-up.
Gen. 0ruenther-whoSe views on the
matter presumably are shared by
his chief ct SHAPES represented
as being strongly In favor Of having
the North Atlantic Council agree on
either Of these men to I'LL the Eisen-
hover vacancy whenever 1t occurs.
His main reason for this Is said to be
q firm personal conviction that the
appointment of q European would
have q wholesome and highly signifi-
cant psychological effect.
Be that a. it may, however. 1t seems
unlikely In the extreme that the
council will call upon Britain or
France to submit o candidate for
confirmation ~ Gen. Eisenhower's
successor.
Simple Reasoning
The reasoning here is certainly
simple and persuasive. enough. In
the first place, although Europeans
In due course will constitute the over
whelming bulk Of NATO's ground
armies, the United States at present
wholly apart from its air and naval
contribution-leads every other MEM
ber of the alliance in the number
of men actively committed to land
defense under SHAPE. Further, in
addition to economic aid. our coun-
try is supplying the Atlantic COM
munity with massive military assist
ance in the form Of finished weapons.
In the circumstances, leaving aside
our own public opinion, it is UNDER
standable why opinion among our
Allies-who naturally want our Con-
gress to maintain lively interest in
the great and historic enterprise
takes dim view Of proposals to name
a non-American as supreme COM
mander at this time.
Accordingly, there can be little
doubt that the NATO Council. one
of these days. will ask the President
Of the United States to nominate an
Evening star., 1952-03-30

Communist countries against restric.
tions on the export Of strategic mate-
rails to the Soviet bloc. They were
out to confuse and weaken the Vests
unity Of purpose. And IL they really
wanted to improve trade, why not
take the matter up through the
United Nations Economic and Social
Council. established for just such Q
purpose?
There was little disposition to
doubt that the conference had been
cooked up to aid Soviet propaganda,
but not all the continental govern
ments agreed with Mr.. Acheson's
tactics. There was considerable sup
port for the viewpoint that sending
qualified businessmen who could pre-
sent the Vests position would be o
more effective way Of countering Rus
sian propaganda where it could do
the most harm-with the large nom
Communist delegations from India
and other Asiatic countries.
In the United States most Of the
prominent business leaders, union
heads ana university professors, in
cluding Marshall Field. former Sec
retary Of the Treasury Henry Nor
genthau, William Green Of the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor and Jacob
Potofsky Of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers. promptly rejected Or.
Lange's invitations.
Mr.. Green called the conference
transparent trick and said Russia was,
merely trying to get aid for her SO re-
" pressed war economy.
Businessmen's Attitude
A dozen businessmen made plans to
attend. but only one. S. Beryl Lush. a
Philadelphia importer. was willing to
be quoted.
The conference, he said. would pre-
sent export-import men with gold
Evening star., 1952-03-30
By WiIIion, Il. Harrison

with the winds Of American pres
idential politics blowing as hard as
they are in the outskirts Of Paris
through the corridors Of SHAPE.
Supreme Headquarters Of the Allied
Powers In Europe-the 14-nation
North Atlantic Council must now
reckon with Q momentous question
that may have to be answered within
the next few weeks.
The question. Of course, revolves
around this possibility ("probability"
would perhaps be q sounder world:
That General Of the Army Dwight
D. Eisenhower. hearing at long last
a clear-cut Republican call to polit-
ical duty, may soon ask to be re-
lieved Of his responsibilities as SUI
preme commander Of the military
forces Of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. In that case it need
hardly be added, . successor win
have to be named without delay. for
the post is far too important to be
left vacant while inter -allied agree.
ment is. sought on choosing man
to NIL it.
Led by Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther.
Gen. Esenhower's chief Of staff,
numerous candidates have already
been nominated In the newspapers
and other unoficial quarters. As for
the members Of the North Atlantic
Council-which is made UP Of top
ranking ministers who must do the
final choosing In their capacity as
NATO's chief directorS-it IL more
than likely that they are even now
asking both themselves and each
other which one Of the laymen's
nominees should be selected. Their
procedure in that respect probably
will be an informal sounding-out
process until an all-around agree
ment II reached and full-dress &C.
tion can be taken.
No Formal Procedure
Actually, nothing in the Atlantic
Pact itself. or in related administra-
tive arrangements, defines . precise
formal course to be followed In nam
ing Q head man for SHAPE. Since
NATO's forces have had only one
supreme commander up to now, the
eouncil-when the time comes to
designate . succeSsor-win thus be
lacking . predetermined or firmly es-
tablished formula for dealing with
Q replacement problem that 1t has
never had to deal with before. In
all probability. however, 1t viii be
able to handle the situation with lit
tie or no difficulty by resorting to
pretty much the same procedure as
marked its selection Of Gen. EiSen-
hover.
In that instance, after Informally
sounding out each other. the member
nations acted as follows: Cd Agreed
that the supreme commander should
be an American; ca approached the
President Of the United States to
flnd out. on the quiet. whether Gen.
Eisenhower would be available; CD
made formal request. after having
been told Of the generals willing
ness to serve, that Mr. Truman nom
mate somebody. and a. unanimous
ly confirmed the nomination, in
full-dress manner, at the councils
Brussels meeting in 1880 In view
of the "I-Like-Ike" Republican, boom
and his favorable response to it, q
similar process may well be in its
initial stage right now. At any rate
events plainly suggest that the NATO
Evening star., 1952-03-30
BY chorIes 6. Brooks

nelS Of local narcotics trafic. Most
authorities feel the school helped.
But it was not the complete answer.
Ofdcials believed that an expan-
sion Of the narcotics squad to, say.
10 men would have had much more
far-reaching effect, not only in the
dope field but In other crime areas.
This is because dope addiction tends
to breed crime. AddictS 60 broke
buying narcotics, then turn to steal
ing. Many Shoplifters. for instance.
are found to be addicts. But penal
ties for shoplifters are light, and adj
diets among them are never kept
out OF circulation very long, When
they are released their need Of dope
drives them to increasingly serious
crimes.
Federal Boekstop
The Federal Bureau Of Narcotics
also recognizes the inadeQuacy Of
the District narcotics squad. It keeps
four of its agents working In the
Districts many as are kept in all
the New England States Pinning
these men in the District leaves only
seven other men to cover all Of
Maryland. Virginia, West Virginia
and North Carolina.
Nor does Washington stand up
we'll in comparison with some other.
more successful cities in combating
the narcotics menace. New Orleans,
a city Of $4,000 compared to the
Districts 100000, has q. 10-man
squad. Los Angeles, with popula-
ton Of 100000 and m excellent
narcotics record. employs 28 men to
fight peddlers and addicts.
What few more agents and sup.
porting legislation can do. however.
is illustrated best in an example
closer to home. Baltimore (popula-
tion 950.000), where the illegal dope
trade was worse than the Districts
q year ago, now has force Of eight
persons. These men deal with
nothing but narcotics. They have
no other laws to enforce. Last June.
about the same time the squad was
Evening star., 1952-03-30
Dope Squad Needs More Than Honesty

expanded to its present size, the
Maryland State Legislature passed
much needed legislation. Mandatory
sentences were stipulated for mar
cotics law violators, offenders were
refused parole, and possession OF
equipment used to administer dope
was prohibited.
Within six months Baltimore was
wiped almost clean of dope peddlers.
They all came to the District, where
dope was said to be almost as easy
to buy as cigarettes.
Why can't narcotics traffic here be
stopped?
The Federal Bureau Of Narcotics
has been pushing Congress for years
to pass laws for the District similar
to those enacted in Maryland. They
feel such laws would go far In re-
ducing dope peddling. The local po-
lice also are working on the problem.
Recently Police Supt. Mai. Robert v.
Murray got together with the cor
poration counsel's Office and drew up
q set of proposed changes in District
narcotics laws.
IsoIotion of Addicts
These proposals were submitted to
the Federal Bureau of Narcotics for
review, but the bureau suggested inn
provements The Federal unit in
sists that providing isolation for adj
diets is one of the main requirements
for stamping out narcotics trade. 1t
suggests that special ward be set
aside at Gallinger Hospital for adj
diets, and that legislation make it
mandatory for addicts to 60 there or
to the Public Health Narcotics Hos
pital at Lexington, KY.
Besides laws with teeth in them.
the men fighting narcotics traffic
need more support from the people
in the community, who stand to gain
most from the reduction in crime and
In the other evils Of addiction. Fed
eral officials hope that the current
wave Of shock and indignation over
the revelations of Senator Neely's
District subcommittee can somehow.
be translated into effective pressure
for the needed reforms. as
Evening star., 1952-03-30

nor Senator Taft is on the ballot.
but supporters Of both are urging
their adherents to spell out "Eisen-
hover" or Taft" on their ballots.
The outcome of this Nebraska
spelling bee is more vital to Senator
Taft, because another setback for
him on top of what happened in New
Hampshire and Minnesota would be
q serious blow. In Nebraska Senator
Taft has the advantage Of organiza-
ton backing, just as Gen. Eisenhower
had the State leaders with him in
New Hampshire. But, for that rea-
son, Senator Taft must do well there.
If Gen. Eisenhower should top him
in write-in votes it would reflect
Evening star., 1952-03-30

peasants. they made their way to
freedom on April 1. The sentries
had been notified that the ill-clad
rustics were really the noted prison
ers, but the guards just winked
knowingly at the informer and
laughed, April ,fish. my old!"
Such crude stratagem probably.
would not work today. But the au-
thorities In New York might do well
to double the guard come Tuesday,
Just in case the eminent bank robber.
Mr.. Willie Sutton. tries to bring his.
tory up to date.
Evening star., 1952-03-30

It has come as shock to many
Washingtonians that the District.
superficially a clean and beautiful
place, actually is the Nations black
est center of illegal narcotics traffic.
This description of the Capital comes
from key Federal narcotics officials
who point out that shock alone
or even wedding out police collusion
with dope peddlers-won't clean up
the situation.
Besides honest police, these offi-
cialS say. there are two other basic
needs: (D A larger narcotic squad
in the District and (2) more strin-
gent laws for dealing with addicts.
They hope that public indignation
will not subSide before Congress
passes appropriations and legislation
to make these improvements.
Until recently the District Police
Departments narcotics squad con-
sisted Of only two men. Now it has
i've PERSONS lieutenant, q SER
geant, . precinct detective, private
and one civilian clerk. Working with
the present force are q number Of
undercover men. usually rockies, who
locate peddlers and make purchases
designed to obtain evidence for con-
victing peddlers. These undercover
men are constantly changing. AS
soon as one is recognized by a ped
dler or an addict he loses his value.
HondfuI Of SideIines
This small squad would have its
hands full If 1t did nothing except
enforce the drug acts. But it must
also enforce laws covering the prac-
tice Of healing arts, pharmacy,
dentistry. podiatry and optometry.
In addition it works with the Fed
eral Security Agency in the en-
forcement Of the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetics Act and is charged
with enforcement Of the Nurses Reg
istration Act.
Last fall the Police Department
sought to strengthen its operations
against illegal narcotics operators by
setting up much-publicized dope
school," designed to acquaint the en-
tire force with addicts and the chan.
Evening star., 1952-03-30

"Call Mr.. Parrott at co. 9649" or
Return Mr.. Lyons call. AID. 9518."
Obviously, the caller won't get to
first base. II the lion house keeper
doesn't Krowl at him. Mr.. Lion him
self will.
But such is the way Of the human
race on April /. And the telephone
gag is only . relatively late develop
ment Of an old custom that got its
start in medieval France-no one Is
quite sure how or why. Back in the
old DAYS, the fellow who got fooled
really had to work: there were no
electronic marvels to help him make
q fool Of himself without effort.
Hunting the Gowk'
The April Fool tradition Of sweat.
toll and tears probably reached its
apex in 18th century Scotland. where
on April / custom known IS Hunt
ing the Gowk" sprang up. An un-
suspecting gillie-preferably one who
could not read--would be given
note and asked to deliver it to q
GdI I1CA - Ak44AC VA ~ &W0ys - AAS
farmer would read the note (which
said, Hunt the gowk another mile'o
and would tell the messenger, II
Gamma help ye, laddie. Gae over tae
MacTayish's. And MacTavish would
send him to MACPHERSON. and Mac
Pherson would send him to Campbell.
and Campbell would send him to
Macintosh, and 50 1t would 60 until
Cd the gillie dropped dead from
exhaustion, (2) he caught on, or
CD some kind-hearted soul put him
wise. .'Gowk,p incidentally, was the
Scottish word for cuckoo.
In France, they called the dupe
poisson d'avril," or April fish--fish
In the sense Of sucker" The act Of
playing an April ] trick on unlucky
Pierre was known as giving him an
April fish. In Germany the word for
the victim as 'sAprilnarr" April fool.
Just like our word-and the hoax was
known as sending him to April.
But April Fools Day Is not strictly
Evening star., 1952-03-30
BY J. A. o,Leory

grass-roots groundswell beyond the
control Of organization leaders.
A victory in Wisconsin also is inn
portant for Senator Taft if he is to
regain the ground lost in recent
weeks. But there will be no test of
the write-in trend in the Badger
State. Oficials have said write-in
viii invalidate q ballot there.
Gen. Eisenhower's name is not on
the Wisconsin ballot. and the back
ers of Harold E. Stassen and Gov.
Warren Of California are falling
over each other trying to win the
favor Of the generals friends. Some
Evening star., 1952-03-30
April Fool
Mr.. Lyon and Mr.. Porrott Viii Be Busy
Answering the Telephone Next Tuesday
By WilIionf Hines

Short Of having the telephone
company disconnect the phones tenn
porarily. there is probably nothing
that can be done to keep CO. 9649
and AID. 9518 from ringing all day
next Tuesday.
A combination Of circumstances
makes this prediction virtually GER
tain Of fulflllment. First. Tuesday Is
April Fools Day; second, these num-
bers are the phones. respectively. Of
the bird and lion houses at the Ma
tional Geological Park. They prob
ably will be ringing from dawn to
dusk rs o result Of hundreds Of
messages left on desks around town: