davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22

used solely for public purposes
and not q cent was received by
him or disbursed by the trustee
Of the fund for any personal
purpose in behalf Of the Sena-
tor. then he has violated no
law and no political code Of
today.
But this is not saying any
Of the items enumerated above
should be condoned. Legisla-
ton to prohibit campaign con-
tributions either before or after
elections is very much in order.
Already corporations and labor
unions are forbidden to con-
tribute to campaigns but indi-
viduals should likewise be pro-
hibited from making any cam
paign contributions. The Fed
eral Government should appro-
pirate q limited sum Of money
for the campaigns of all parties
and for all candidates for cleo
ton to the Senate and House,
giving due regard to States with
larger voting populations than
others. The primary campaigns
should be financed by the State
governments.
Only in this way can Amer
lean public servants be spared
the embarrassment of cam
paign obligation. Only in this
way can Presidents be kept
from appointing as ambassadors
or ministers abroad or high
officials at home persons who
have contributed or whose fam
lilies have contributed relatively
large sums for campaign pur-
poses. Republican and Demo-
cratic Presidents have made
such appointments. Then and
then only will American politics
be cleaned up as it should have
been long ago.
Now whether or not Sena-
tor Nixon should withdraw
or whether Gen. Eisenhower
should let him withdraw If he
offers to do so. is a problem
Of this particular campaign and
its strategy. But If the Cali
fornia Senator Is condemned,
everybody else in Congress who
has received income or cam,
paign contributions either be-
fore or after elections from out
side sources-that is from in
dividuals or businesses with leg
islation before Congress-should
disqualify themselves from ever
voting on such issues in Con-
gress. And this will never be
done. So it would seem tragic
to single out Senator Nixon and
condemn him for doing what is
considered proper in both par
ties by most members Of Con-
gress.
Reproduction Rishts Reserved.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22

diaries showing his appoint
ments, telephone calls, etc. This
would help to establish the ex-
tent of his contacts with those
who helped him and with
Government departments which
handled their type of work. His
executive decisions (the equiv
alent of q Senator's voting
record) would also be analysed.
The contributors themselves
would be thoroughly checked
with respect to their activities
and the manner in which Fed
eral action might affect their
affairs.
Senator Nixon has said he
did not pay income tax on the
$4,000 expended in his behalf
and this the curbstone lawyers
suggest is q correct position.
Campaign funds, which the Nix
on subsidy resembles, are gifts
to the donee. They are not
taxable and by ancient custom
what is left over, If any. is the
donee's personal property. This
is the lure that has brought
many office-seekers into politics;
it is what hard-bitten politicians
mean when they describe an
aspirant as running for the
purse"
The Fulbright Committee, one
of the best. recommended
following its RFC probe, that
members Of Congress make pub
lie their sources of income.
Congress acted as If it didn't
hear very well; had they APP
proved the suggestion. Gen.
Eisenhower and a great party
would not now be embarrassed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22
Thomas L. Stokes:

It is risky in the midst Of
conflict, either in war or a ma
tional political campaign. to
single out one particular battle
or development as the "break"
that would bring eventual VIC
tory. Analysis and reflection
afterward, sometimes long af-
terward, must determine that.
But among the almost phe-
nomenal series Of breaks in the
presidential campaign that
tumbled On one another in the
last 10 days. dazzling in their
nature and rapidity. may be
the one that would swing the
closely fought election six weeks
hence.
There was one widely publi-
cized break against the Demo-
Gratis. That was the indorse-
ment Of Gen. Eisenhower by
Gov. James F. Byrnes Of South
Carolina. It is doubtful, how
ever, that this will have the
substantial effect in the South
that some Republicans are
hopefully anticipating. To one
who knows something Of South
ern politics and reactions Of
Southern people, the plea Of
the now embittered one-time
star in the New Deal-Fair Deal
galaxy seemed to be drowned
cut by the repeated and noisy
approval for Gov. Stevenson at
Richmond, Va. It was the Demo-
cratic candidates first 1orme4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22

mond audience when Gov.
Stevenson brought it up.
AS the Stevenson encourage
left New England it got news
of another break which may
have an important effect be-
cause it intrudes upon the CAM
paign note struck by Gen.
Eisenhower so insistently-
what he calls "the mess in WASH
ington." This was the reve-
lation Of the expense account
with which Senator Richard M.
Nixon had been endowed by a
group of affluent businessmen
representing oil, insurance and
real estate among other interests
that have q stake in legislation
in Washington.
The general was caught in q
real dilemma. Important news
papers supporting the Republic
can ticket have demanded that
Senator Nixon withdraw from it.
a hitherto unprecedented step in
American politics. That course
would be an admission by the
general that he had erred in
his first decision about high
officials who would be q part
of his administration, If elected.
It would, too. be a confession OF
error in judgment by the dele
gates from all parts Of the
country at the Chicago con-
vention representing the party's
rank and file. though anybody
familiar with convention pro-
cesses knows how little dele
gates actually have to do with
selection Of a Vice Presidential
candidate in either major party.
If Senator Nixon remains on
the ticket, Democrats here
after will concentrate their fire
on him as the man who might
become President, If the ticket
were elected. as did the man who
now occupies the White House.
While the Nixon situation
dramatizes q problem often dis
cussed, which is what might be
termed an inadequate living
wage" for our members Of
Congress in view of all the de-
mands made upon them, yet few
would agree that a secret ex-
pense fund provided by one
economic group in our society
is the way to meet that prob
lem. The Nixon episode also
dramatizes the haphazard man
ner of choosing a Vice Presi-
Dental candidate who might
become President - as seven
have in our history-and per-
haps may have a salutary eff
feet on future conventions that
tons of words of warning
through the years never have
accomplished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22
Dovid Lowrence:
Nixon Case Is Healthy for Politics
Present Controversy Should Lead to Revision Of Laws
That Govern Contributions to Political Campaign

Democratic campaign Of Frank
lin D. Roosevelt with gifts and
loans totaling hundreds OF
thousands of dollars.
5. Many members Of the
Senate and House. including the
Vice President. accept fees for
speaking engagements as well
as travel expenses from organ
izations which have legislation
pending in Congress. Some Of
these fees are far in excess Of
normal fees on the lecture tours
Of other prominent men.
6. Many members Of the
Senate and House regularly re-
ceive fees from private law
partnerships while they are
serving in Congress and though
the srevenue is not derived from
cases involving claims against
the Federal Government, many
of the members participate in
cases in State and local courts.
Some members do local work
regularly for certain labor
unions and some do it for
certain corporations. In either
event, 1t is supplemental income
of considerable size.
Z. Many members Of the State
Legislatures are in the direct
pay of either labor unions or
corporations-so much so that
the American Federation of
Labor a few years ago offered
publicly to supplement the
salaries of members of State
Legislatures because so many of
them derived income from
corporations opposed to labor's
interests.
8. Some members Of Congress
have speaking engagements
thrown their way by Govern
ment departments who know
their sympathies on certain
public policies on which
speeches are sought by private
organizations.
8. When the Democratic
National Chairman, Stephen
Mitchell, was quoted the other
as saying no man should 60 to
Congress who couldn't afford to
pay his own expenses. he was
saying in effect that only mil
lionaires should be elected.
There are several millionaires
in both parties in the Senate
and they pay large sums an
nually for expenses incurred
by them for causes in which
they are interested.
None Of the foregoing set of
circumstances involves any vi
olation of Federal law. Nor is
it considered morally wrong &C
cording to our present day po-
litical code. If, as Senator
Nixon asserts, the fund was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22
John q. HenX
Strenqth in Crisis Is Vests Ally
CEDs Conclusion That Greatest Threat to Free World
Is Economic and Political Instability Is Sound One

political ones. With the aid Of
Marshall Plan money, most Of
the West European countries
were beginning to see, economic
daylight when the requirement
of shifting from civilian produc-
ton back to ornaments landed
upon them. The old problem of
lacking dollar reserves and the
inflationary pressures that are
intensified by a half-war effort
returned to plague them. To-
day they are struggling to turn
their production and employ
ment lines upward after lag
ging in the first part of the year.
On the political scene the
danger of outright Communist
political effectiveness has been
trailing of, in some cases rather
sharply. A recent State Depart
ment estimate of Communist
Party strength in 10 countries
Of Western Europe-Belgium,
Denmark, France, Western Ger
many, Greece, Italy, Luxen1-
bourg, Netherlands. Norway and
the United Kingdom-showS a
decline from SO million in 1916
to 2.5 million in 1851. drop OF
about "a per cent. Approx
mately 100000 of this loss was
recorded in Italy between 1948
and 1851 when the party rolls
fell from 2.3 million to IL mil
lion, still the largest outside OF
the Communist bloc itself.
While all the fringes that are
vulnerable to Communist pres
sure are important, there Is no
disputing that Western Europe
is most important of all and for
q variety Of reasons.
= Aside from the cultural and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22
Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

Therel be brief in the Eisenhower crusade while
inspectors audit
accounts.
Adlai Stevenson he'll making wsecracks about the
Republican Party Democrats contend that Adas wit eneat
ingsome of them flashes Of through prison bars.
through Missouri urging youth to his
SADIE oncebefore the front Office Of
blanks.
Stevenson the Republicans haven't been happy since
the Mckinley Democrats usual progressive
they've been unhappy only since Truman.
Democratic presidential nominee he wants to hear
all the facts before passing judgment Richard Nixon
literary best-seler will include
poor Richards Almanack"
reports cost-of- living
broken all except
the Democrats play when they call 1t prosperity.
Navy targets
the every
problem except how to keep alive long enough to watch it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22

1t Must Be CALLING to Eisenhower
Senator Nixon Would Not Have Been Chosen at Convention
If G. O. P Officials Had Known About Cash Gifts to Him

a Nixon nomination would de-
ter Gov. Stevenson from run
ming or II he ran, give them q
tailor-made antagonist against
him.
These political explanations
are Of little use to Gen. Eisen-
hover at this point.
While they await the generals
decision, Democrats are let
ting the story run its course
without their aid. save for an
occasional slight needle from
National Chairman Mitchell
and others. They are. however.
doing some investigating of
their own. Somewhat wryly
they admit they know how since
they ran the current crop of
investigations.
Counsel for one Of the pres
emily famous inquisitions out
lines somewhat as follows the
course he would pursue had his
employers. for example, dis
covered that an important Tru-
man appointee was being SUBJ
Sidized by Walter Reuther and
other labor leaders:
The appointee would be asked
for a statement Of his net worth.
Such a statement was required
of all Internal Revenue officials
by the King Committee.
He would be asked for q re-
port Of his expenditures to be
checked against his bank &C
count, receipted bills. cancelled
checks, etc. This is the method
which trapped the. high-living
former collector, Bolich, who is
now under indictment.
The appointee's staff would be
required to produce records and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22
Doris FIeeson:

Senator Richard Nixon would
not today be second man in the
Eisenhower moral crusade had
it been known at Chicago that
private persons were endowing
him from a continuing fund
neither he nor they reported to
the income tax authorities.
No politician would dream of
disputing that statement and in
it lies the measure of Gen.
Eisenhower's embarrassment.
The general has said in many
ways and many places that
mere legality was not to him the
test of a public official. His
promise has always been to ap-
ply the more sensitive litmus Of
morality and ethics; he has
pledged himself to abolish the
shady and the secret.
It must be CALLING to him that
the Nixon story was flooding
his train as he was saying to an
enthusiastic Des Moines audi
ence: 81 know something Of
picking top men and women for
top jobs"
Actually the General did not
pick Senator Nixon. Republican
strategists impulsively placed
the relatively unknown young
Senator potentially within one
heartbeat Of the Presidency be-
cause:
Mr.. Nixon had pressed the
Hiss case into the courts; the
Democrats white hope, Gov.
Stevenson, in reply to questions
from the first Hiss trial judge,
had stated that during their
association in the State De-
partment Hiss reputation was
good. Republicans figured that
Evening star., 1952-08-03

Mr.. Walker also stocked a pond
belonging to A. B. Fleming of Nokes-
vile, Va. A general farmer, Mr.. Flem-
ing also will use this supplementary
water source to irrigate crops.
There are more than a million
man-made ponds in the United
States, most of them built in the last
Is years. They usually run from "
to acres in SIZE In the last five
years, the Fish and Wildlife Service
has stocked 10000 ponds year.
And fishing not only provides the
farmer with sport, but offers him a
valuable food supply. An acre pond
brings forth from 200 to 800 pounds
Of fish year.
Evening star., 1952-08-03
BY Meredith S. Buel

fore a pond is stocked, it should
rtilized with a mixture of cotton
meal and commercial fertilizer.
promotes growth of a low form
ant life in which insects lay eggs.
feed off of the eggs and larvae.
years time, the fish are usually
enough to catch, depending on
.r fertilization. Bass at full ma
' weigh about 3 pounds; blue
% of a pound. An acre pond
YES 100 bass and 1000 bluegills.
ratio is. balanced as bass feed
le bluegills.
element is high when the fish
pulls into a farm. The owner.
1t farmers and children rush out,
to see in miniature what some
will battle their rod or bamboo
the fish-stocking trip pictured
nth, no one was more eager to
At his future catch than 8-year-
Bryant Franklin Smith. His
father, J. Bryant Smith, owns a
:esque 212-acre dairy farm at
tilly, Va.
hatchery superintendent meas
out 125 bass and 1880 bluegillS
Mr.. Smiths 1A-acre pond.
count is determined by the
lisplacing a certain amount OF
in a fiuid-ounce measuring cup.
Smith, president of the Chan
rolunteer Fire Department, built
md primarily for fire protection.
pond is located so that a 500
lose can reach any building on
ace," he said. His 150-year-old
al home once was owned by the
lmily.
Smith built the pond in about
k, the deepest part measuring
7la feet. Cost was between
nd $500. A flash storm file 1t
bout 2 million gallons of water.
las a natural watershed of more
acres. The pond is so situated
Evening star., 1952-08-03

that the water will run down into it.
A built-up earthen dam keeps the
water in. Two pipes in the dam pro-
vide spillway which takes the over
flow. An upright pipe at the deepest
point connected to a drainpipe helps
to maintain the normal water level.
The pond is clean enough for SWIM
ming. Grass on the watershed and
along the waters edge keeps soil from
going into the pond during rain. The
clear blue water attracts water fowl
and other birds.
Mr. Smith has two other ponds
which he uses to water his livestock
Evening star., 1952-06-24
Lights Suddenly Fail

Lights went out in an Isle Of
Jersey church just as the con-
Igregation started the hymn. Lead
Kindly Light"
Evening star., 1952-06-24
BY the Assoeioted Press

PHOENIX, Ariz., June 24.-Sen.
ator Russell, candidate for thu
Democratic presidential nomina.
tion, last night advocated Govern.
ment seizure of the strike-bount
steel industry under authority o.
the 1910 Selective Service Act.
Senator Russell, who arrived
here by private plane for a rount
of political appearances today
said seizure would be legal under
a provision of the law dealing with
industries involved in defense pro.
duction.
Calls Defense Main Issue.
President Truman's seizure oi
the steel mills was ruled illegal by
the Supreme Court on June 2
Immediately $4,000 CIO stee.
workers struck. Mr.. Truman has
asked Congress to empower him
with seizure authority. but ha,
been told to use the Taft Hartley
Act to end the strike.
Senator Russell stressed the i'm.
portance of the defense program
'"The American people have 60
to push this arms program" h,
asserted. Its the main issue be.
fore the country"
The Georgian, who is chairman
of the Senate Armed Forces Com
mittee. also said in an interview
with the Arizona Republic:
/. He would get at least 30t
votes on the first ballot at tn.
Democratic National Convention
Evening star., 1952-06-24
Russell Fovors Seizing Steel
Under Authority of Draft Act

and would pick up strength on
later counts. 1t takes GIG to nomi-
nate.
Rules Out Kefauver.
2. 1T is not at all possible" for
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, ot
Tennessee, to get the Democratic
presidential nomination. He did
not enlarge on the statement.
3. He can win move votes than
any Republican candidate if he
can get the Democratic nomina-
ton. He said he could carry the
entire South and two border
States, Oklahoma and Kentucky
This would mean LAG electoral
votes.
4. There is plenty of room in
the Democratic Party to get to-
gether on civil rights"
S. He is not interested in the
vice presidency.
Evening star., 1952-06-24
John Dupuy's Wife Wins
Increase in Allowance
By the Assoeiofed Press

PITTSBURGH, June 24.-The
|estranged wife of John Dupuy
Santa Barbara (CalifJ heir to a
patent medicine fortune, had hel
living allowance boosted $425 yes
terday to a total of $975 month
The increase was ordered by
Judge Samuel A. Weiss who said
Mr.. Dupuy's fortune has increased
from the $671 1893 to 1861 900.
Mrs. Dupuy told the court hel
38-year-old husband is an in
competent alcoholic. Dupuy, fight
ing for removal of a court -ordered
guardianship, contends he hasn't
had a drink for three years. He
hunts big game and writes maya
zine articles based on his expert
IenceS.
Evening star., 1952-06-24

with the outgrowth Of the State
Republican Convention which
threw support to Gov. McKeldin,
regarded as an Eisenhower advo-
cate.
Carroll Heads Committee.
Chairman of the committee Is
Louis D. Carroll, Baltimore in
surance broker, who was quoted
extensively in the Saturday news
release.
One Of the members is H. Grady
Gore, whose campaign Mr.. Mezger
handled in an unsuccessful bid for
the Republican nomination to the
Senate in the May S primary.
Mr.. Gore said he had been un-
aware that the committee had
even considered distributing the
tabloid Headlines"
Evening star., 1952-06-24
3 Farm Advisers Named
TO Aid Senator Russell
By the Assoeiatad Press

Appointment of a three-man
Russell for President agriculture
advisory committee was announced
yesterday by Senator johnson
Democrat, Of Colorado, national
campaign manager for the Geor-
gia Senator.
Senator johnson said those who
will aid Senator Russell are L. Y.
Ballentine, North Carolina COM
missioner of agriculture; c. A.
Cobb, editor and publisher Of the
Southern Ruralist at Atlanta, and
Joseph H. Francis, Morgan. Utah,
rancher.
The fact that these men are
lending Senator Russell their sup
port is additional proof. if any
were needed, that Senator Russell
is the best friend the American
farmer has," said Senator John
SON
Evening star., 1952-06-24
Hamilton Says DriscoI|
Tries 10 Lure Votes
From Taft With Jobs
BY the Associofed Press

A supporter of Senator Taft of
Ohio yesterday accused Gov
Driscoll of New Jersey of dang
ling" State appointments before
presidential nominating delegates
in an effort to WOO them away
from Senator. Taft.
John D. M. Hamilton, Eastern
manager of Senator Taft's cam
paign, said Gov. Driscon is using
State appointments in efforts to
persuade delegates to support
Gen. Eisenhower.
Even the most hardened poll
tician hesitates to trade off pub
lie prosecutors and judges for the
votes Of delegates" Mr.. Hamilton
said.
Calls 1t an Old Trick.
Russell E. Watson, jr., execu-
tive assistant to Gov. Driscoll, re-
piled in Trenton, N. j.:
"Mr. Hamilton is using one o1
the oldest tricks in the politicaI
bag. Knowing that form@ sup
porters of Senator Taft are leav-
ing him in droves because of the
lsteamroller tactics used in Texas
Louisiana and other States, Mr.
Hamilton is trying to divert at
tention.
"The record of Gov. Driscoll's
administration and the integrity
|of his appointments is proof
enough of the falsity of this
charge. One hundred men o1
John Hamliton's ilk cannot de-
tract from that record"
Primary Won by Eisenhower.
Senator Taft claims nine of New
Jerseys 38 delegates. Gen. Eisen-
hover won the State preference
primary by a large margin after
Senator Taft had tried to with.
draw his name, saying that Gov
Driscoll broke a promise to remain
neutral.
Gov. Driscoll has called a meet
ing of the New Jersey delegation
for Friday and Mr.. Hamilton said
he expected high pressure meth
ods" to be used against Taft sup
porterS.
Evening star., 1952-06-24
Stevenson May Get
Most Of Indiana Is
Democratic Delegates
BY the Associcied Press

INDIANAPOLIS. June 24.-The
bulk of Indiana's 26-vote dele
CATION to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention appeared today
to be available to help Gov. Adlai
E. Stevenson of Illinois win the
party's presidential nomination.
Twenty-Five full-vote delegates
were named last night in IL sepa-
rate congressional district cau-
cuses. Eight half-vote delegates
were to be formally chosen to-
day in a State convention. There
are 80 delegates with a total Of
26 votes. None is pledged or
formally instructed for any candi-
date,
The convention prepared to
nominate Gov. Henry F Schricker,
a strong Stevenson backer, for
United States Senator. The
party's No. vote-getter in In
diana since 1910. he will oppose
Republican Senator Jenner in the
November election.
Charles Skillen, State Demo.
cratic chairman. said his survey
OF the delegates showed they are
l"generally favorable, if not unani-
mously" for Gov. Stevenson. All
are "uninstructed," he said.
An unofficial Associated Press
survey showed Is votes in favor of
Gov. Stevenson: one for Senator
IKefauver of Tennessee; six unde-
Icided, and four unavailable or not
stating a preference.
Gov. Schricker controls the
State committee and probably
could deliver most of the 26 votes
lat Chicago. The State committee
Ia month ago pumped publicly for
Gov. Stevenson. 1t secretly chose
eight at-large delegates yesterday.
each with one-half vote. All
eight are reported to favor Gov.
Stevenson, and needed only formal
convention ratification today.
Senator Kefauver spent several
hours visiting the Indiana Demo-
Gratis yesterday. He said later he
would get "some" Indiana votes
If Gov. Stevenson is a candidate
and "a substantial number" If the
Governor is not a contender.