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Evening star., 1953-11-17
Shooting Victims
Condition Critical

Miss Elsie w. Lemke. wounded
by a bandits bullet Saturday
night. remained in critical con-
dition at Casualty Hospital
today.
The suspect charged with the
shooting. Wilbert Albert Green.
colored, 25. of the 800 block of
Second street S.W.. is being held
under $4,000 bond.
Miss Lemke of 211 Delaware
street S.W., an aide to Senator
Johnson, Democrat. of Colorado.
was shot in the lower abdomen
The bandit snatched her purse
Police say he has confessed the
robbery and the shooting.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Drowning Of 3 Stirs Virginia
To Study All Movable Bridges

their car ran off the fog-covered
Barrets Ferry drawbridge. The
span had been opened to let a
cabin cruiser pass underneath.
The three deaths caused Gov.
Battle to call on the Highway De-
partment to provide a foolproof
safeguard against similar draw
bridge accidents.
Investigators said evidence in
dicated the bridge was opened
without the safety barriers first
having been closed to stop traffic
They were unable to determine a
definite reason why the barriers
were not closed. The drawbridge
attendant insisted he had thrown
the switch to lower the safety
rails.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
z Youths Convicted
On Weapons Charge;
Arrested With Cana

Two teen-agers were con-
victed yesterday of possessing
prohibited weapons and disor-
derly conduct after their arrest
with a gang in Stanton Park
NE. last month.
The cases of Robert L. Min
son, Is, of the 100 block of
Seventh street NE, and ThaleS
Morgan. 18, of the 600 block of
Acker street NE, both colored,
were referred to the probation
office. pending sentencing on
December 81 by Judge Andrew
j. Howard, jr.
Earlier, Assistant Unite d
States Attorney Kenneth D.
Wood dropped the same charges
against Robert Norman Baker,
smith, 10, colored, of the 1900
block of Taylor street NV, after
the Navy Informed him he al
ready had enlisted at the time
of his arrest.
FL In All Arrested.
The three were arrested on
October 5, with 18 others, most
of whom were under Is. Park
police sized number of knives
and daggers. They said Baker,
smith had a 12-inch hunting
knife in his possession, Morgan,
a switchblade knife, and Minson,
a 12-inch dagger.
In court yesterday, Morgan
and Minson denied the charges
and declared they were merely
passing by the spot where the
gang was congregated and were
not even acquainted with the
youths. The pair testified in their
own defense and said they ad-
mitted at headquarters that the
weapons were theirs only be-
cause police told them they could
not go home until they had con-
fessed.
Wanted to Go Home.
The defendants said they were
kept at headquarters from about
8 pm. until 2::30 am. and ad-
mitted owning the weapons so
they could go home.
Park Police Sergt. Albert Krue-
ger testified the youths said they
had the weapons to defend them
selves from another neighbor-
hood gang, although they de-
clared they were not really a
gang.
The officer said several of them
said they had been attacked by
another gang a couple of days
before their arrest.
Evening star., 1953-11-17

ter, Mary Upperman, 18, a senior
at George Mason High School. A
child answering the description
had been seen earlier trotting by
the school. Mary said.
At about the time she found
the boy in a back yard in the
1000 block of West Green
wich street, his red tri-
cycle, on which he had begun
his jaunt. was found beside a
railroad siding a few hundred
feet from the Smith home at 300
Fulton avenue.
Mrs. Latrell said Chris was
tired out otherwise unperturbed.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
False Fire Alarm Brings
Apparatus 10 Willard Hotel

A false alarm sent firemen tc
the Willard Hotel at 7:15 am
today.
Smoke reported pouring from
a seventh floor window turned
out to be an open steam valve
according to police. 1t was re-
ported by occupants of the Ma
tional Press Building across the
street.
Early morning traffic on F
street was tied up by fire equip
ment.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Youths Diet of Crime on TV and in Comics
Nurtures Delinquency, Murray Says

area and fourth in population in
the District, and yet we rank
seventh in the number of juve-
nile crimes committed" he
pointed out.
However, there is room for
improvement. We still have chill
dren from IL to IA years old
roaming the streets of the area
at all hours of the night. Many
of the parents are aware of this
fact but do nothing about it. /"
William G. Drew conducted
the meeting in the Ryland Meth
odist Church, Branch avenue
and S street Sc.
Evening star., 1953-11-17

Police Chlef Robert V. Murray
last night sharply criticized
comic books, movies and tele-
vision programs hat feed young
people of today "a steady diet
of violent crime"
Chief Murray, addressing a
joint meeting of the Shepherd
Park Citizens Association and
the Alexander r. Shepherd
School PTA, blamed the public
media as one of the causes Of
juvenile delinquency.
He cited one night of tele-
vision during which 18 violent
crimes were portrayed.
"To children who watch those
programs. he declared. crimes
of violence become common
place."
Forming background for
Chief Murray's remarks was the
consciousness of his audience
that only a few blocks away
three boys were savagely beaten
by a gang of youths Saturday
night. It was noted that, at the
last meeting of the citizens as
sociation, 80 members were
present. Last night, about 200
persons crowded into the audi
torium of Marjorie Webster
School.
Priority on Prevention.
Chief Murray emphasized that
the law enforcement officer en-
gagged in crime prevention is the
officer of the future. He said it
is necessary that a policeman's
first desire should be to aid young
people, instead of breeding fear
and dis strust.
1.-THE boys who want to be
helped, I'm all for helping" the
chief declared. But the ones
who insist on brazen disregard
for property and personal rights
should be dealt with severely"
Disclaiming that he was an
expert on juvenile delinquency.
Chief Murray quoted from a
paper presented in September to
the International Chiefs of Po-
lice by their juvenile delinquency
committee. The chief cited what
they considered the principal
causes for juvenile delinquency:
/. Parental delinquency. Chief
Murray said there is no deterrent
to juvenile delinquency that
could compare to "a good whole
some American home, where the
parents are willing to subjugate
their own desires for the growth
of their children"
Role of Religion.
2. Lack of church attendance.
Chief Murray said there is a
great need for a revival of the
religious and moral aspects of
life.
8. The media of public ex-
preston, which put the empha-
sis on sex and crime. Chief
Murray said some programs
spend SO per cent Of the time
explaining how a crime is COM
mitted and l per cent on the
neral that crime doesn't pay.
Mrs. Bernard j. Berliner, pres
ident of the Alexander R. Shep-
herd PTA, presented Chief Muir
ray with a framed copy of the
PTA's Parents Bill of Respon-
sibilities."
Mrs. Clarence w. Gran
ford was presented with an
orchid for the idea of having
such a code and for her part
in writing it.
The group. recognizing that
more than 1000 children live
in the Shepherd Park area and
lack recreation facilities. resolved
to request the Commissioners to
provide a field house, drinking
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Less of a Problem
In Fort Davis Area

The juvenile delinquency prob
lem in the Fort Davis area is
not as serious as in other sec
tions of the District, on the basis
of population and size, Police
1t. William L. Sadtler of No. IA
precinct told the Fort Davis
Citizens Association last night.
"The 14th precinct of which
Fort Davis is a part, is third in
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Two Detectives
Denoted for
Acts
Ploinclothesmen Roy
And KIopfer Ousted
From Morals Squad

Two Morals Division plain
clothesmen have been trans
ferred to precinct beats, after
being officially reprimanded for
actions during off-duty hours.
The men, Pvts. Wyatt j. Roy
and Charles Klopfer, were moved
to the uniformed force yesterday,
after Investigations of their con-
duct in separate instances.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
moved Pvt. Roy to the No. 4 pre-
cinct and Pvt. Klopfer to No.
precinct. after Deputy Chief
Clarence H. Lutz recommended
they be relieved of their duties
in his division.
Action was taken against OFF,
Ger Roy, who is colored, after
police received information he
had become intoxicated in a
Baltimore tavern on November /.
Taken by Police.
According to Deputy Chief
Howard V. Covell, the officer
passed out and was taken to a
precinct station there, but no
charges were placed against him.
An investigation into Officer
Klopfer's conduct began after
the detectives blackjack turned
up in the possession of a man
arrested on an assault charge.
The man. Joseph M. Schneider.
25, was charged with aSsaulting a
Fort Meade (Md.) soldier here
last month. Pvt. Klopfer ad-
mitted it was his blackjack that
was found in Schneider's hip
! pocket after his arrest.
Taken in Auto.
Inspector Lutz said the two
men agreed that Schneider took
i the blackjack without the detec-
tive's knowledge while the two
we're riding in an automobile.
Schneider's case has been con-
tinued until next Friday. He is
now in Jail, where he was serv-
ing six months on a charge Of
leaving the scene of an accident.
The Morals Division chief de-
clared that Pvt. Klopfer was
reprimanded because of his
association with a man of this
type.
Inspector Covell pointed out
no charges have been placed
against either of the two police
men.
Pvt. Roy, referred to by the
underworld as THE Street
Cleaner" repeatedly was once
the object of $4,000 fund
raised by gamblers to get the
policeman to cease his efforts
against lawbreakers.
Lutz Heard RumOr.
The money was to be used as
an expense fund to fight Pvt.
Roy, according to the report.
This rumor was reported last
June by Inspector Lutz, who told
of a harassment campaign, in
Guiding death threats, being
waged by Washington racketeers
against Pvt. Roy. then described
as one of the police departments
best and busiest undercover
men.
A District grand jury last
month refused to indict Pvt. Roy
on perjury charges. It's inves-
tigation had Stemmed from the
Municipal Court trial in July Of
a man who had been accused Of
assaulting Pvt. Roy and was
brought to trial on a simple
assault charge.
Conflicting testimony was
given at the trial. 1t centered
around the time and circum-
stances under which Pvt. Roy
had arrested the man. Judge
Andrew j. Howard. jr., became
incensed during the course Of
the testimony, with the result
that the grand jury was asked
to investigate whether perjury
had been committed.
The officers work in the
morals division was mainly in
gambling cases. Pvt. Klopfer
was primarily assigned to per-
version and prostitution VIOLA
tionS.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Defense OfficioI Quits

Nathaniel H. Goodrich. deputy
general counsel of the Defense
Department. has resigned to be-
come Washington counsel for
the American Jewish Committee.
Evening star., 1953-11-17

fountain and full-time, year.
around recreation facilities.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Searles Silent.

The three judge court noted
that in arguments the lawyers
raised the point that their cli-
entS' properties were to be taken
while other commercial proper
ties on Fourth street we're not.
But this point was not ruled
upon, the court pointed out,
since it was not a part of the
suit before it.
RIA Director John r. Searles,
jr.. advised of the businessmen S
action. had no immediate COM
ment. He said he wanted to
learn more facts about the legal
situation before making any
statement.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
This and That

some time or other, does not have to
face up to it. We do not mean so much
the individual crisis in a life, but
rather the errant thought. 1t is good
for any one to consider, now and then,
the subjects of disease, death and de-
struction. Few persons can escape, in
this modern day (after several CEN
turies' of what we thought was civiliza-
tlon) but certainly such matters are
not good sleeping companions.
Books have been written, too. on the
subject of sleep, and every single one
of them insists on leaving behind the
cares of the day, if one wishes to sleep
well.
There are scores of books on relaxa-
ton, which may be called the mechan-
les of sleep. Make the limbs float, as
they say. let them be without weight.
In this manner the tensed muscles can
be relaxed. One goes over the entire
body, section by section, in thought,
letting them sink down through the
bed. A whole school of relaxation has
been built on this theory and practice.
1t is all prelude to sleep. It calls for
physical relaxing, but at the same time
it hopes for mental relaxation, too.
The correlation between mind and
body is plainly shown, in many cases.
by the fact that such physical relaxa-
ton puts the patient to sleep, thereby
demonstrating that it has put his mind
at ease, too.
The mind must be tricked a bit.
If one thinks furiously," as our poor
correspondent says he does, he must
compel the mind to take up other
Evening star., 1953-10-26
By Charles E. TroceweN

thoughts. in the hope that they will so
bore him, before he gets through, that
he will either fall asleep, through sheer
exhaustion, or will be willing to turn
his thoughts to other subjects.
At first, this will mean returning to
the Oppressive thoughts, but if he keeps
on, by sheer insistence (they once
called it will power) he will find that
the sad thoughts are much diluted.
X
At first the whole process may strike
the earnest one as slightly on the silly
side. But just perSevere. Think up
some combination of a few pleasant
words. Sunshine and happiness will
do, if nothing better strikes you. Just
repeat it mentally, time after time,
even ticking off the repetitions on fin
gers, or on a knotted string kept for
the purpose, as Coue taught, a la
rosary. In the end. the pleasant idea
may overcome the unpleasant. If it
does not, then start it all over again.
Vary it with whole sentences, from the
Psalms, or from any inspirational lit
erature. Along with mankind's litera-
ture of destruction there has been a
whole library of uplifting books, in all
races, religions and creeds. A man
might chase depressing thoughts very
we'll with nothing more than some SEN
tenceS from Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus,
Lucretius. or Seneca, those great pa
gans. 1t doesn't make much difference,
because we told you it is a trick, at
least at first. Then it may develop
into a habit Of mind, very uplifting
of the soul to God. It can be done, if
one tries, and it is worth trying.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
On LINKING Past and Present

Your October IA editorial indorsing
the commercially firm action taken by
the British government in averting a
Communist coup in British Guiana
parallels the policy of the United States
State Department, which also declared
itself "gratified" by the firm action;
the editorial also undoubtedly gave
expression to the views of all but few
Americans but one of them, James H.
Heller, hastens to criticize such policies
in his letter printed on october 10. For
one reason or another, each time a
Communist-insplred revolution is the
topic of discussion, the vocal disSidentS
seem able to find some analogy between
the event and Americas struggle for
independence. There is no analogy
whatever.
Unlike current efforts to overthrow
established governments, the American
Revolution was not an innovating ex-
pertinent, but rather it was a cam
paign to restore colonial prerogatives.
In the words of Edmund Burke, loyal
Englishman of those times, it was, "a
revolution not made, but prevented"
The American Colonies had been self
governing from their inception. When
a designing king, inspired by inept
advisers, sought to impose upon Amer
lea powers of taxation and administra-
tion never before asserted, the Colonies
reluctantly refused to accept such new
forms of tyranny. and declared their
independence. Those stalwart patriots
were conservatives, steadfastly resisting
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Drought Domuqe

Within the last two weeks I have
noted that through the newspapers and
through local garden clubs advice is
being given to people not to water their
trees and shrubbery as it will start
growth and result in winter killing.
1t has been some years since the need
OF plants for water before the soil
freezes has been as great as it is this
fall. Due to the prolonged drought,
many trees and shrubs are in urgent
need of water. Much more damage is
likely to result this winter if shrubs
go into the winter without moisture in
their tissues than can result from
watering them at this time. Nearly all
deciduous plants have either lost their
leaves or have already laid down the
abSciSSion layer, so that there lis very
little likelihood of growth resulting
from watering. Since winter injury is
very largely matter of desiccation, it
is obvious that plants should not go into
the winter so low in moisture content
as they are at this time. People who
have water available will be wise to
irrigate their plants thoroughly before
the soil freezes unless we get ample
rainfall in the interim.
Ross c. Thompson.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Coal Industry Sick

Secretary of Interior McKay's talk
before the National Coal Association,
bituminouS coal producers group, as
reported in The Star of October 20, is,
in my estimation, just so much non-
sense. Mr.. Mckay knows, or should
know, and I am sure the National
Coal Association does know, why the
coal industry is a sick industry. The
malady can be fully described in just
five words: To wit, priced out of the
market.
No industry demonstrates more
forcibly or shows more glaringly the
curse of industry wide bargaining than
does the coal industry. BY law, coal
miners can make exorbitant wage and
welfare contribution demands that the
operators must accept or else (and
the "else" means that there just won't
be any coal mined) until coal miners
wage is $18 plus per day with every
ton of coal mined taxed 40 cents as
welfare fund contribution. And, mind
you, the day doesn't start when the
miner reaches the diggings, but from
portal to portal. that is from the time
he starts into the mine until he comes
out of the mine at the end of the shift.
There is scant wonder that the coal
industry is sick Indeed it is sick be-
yond any full recovery. And why?
Because in the last 25 years it has lost
the market for house heating purposes,
and in more recent years it has lost
the railroads, two of its largest GUS
toners
Indeed it would seem beyond COM
prehension why any one should worry
about how many coal miners are I'M
employed. They have brought it upon
themselves, so let them abide the con-
sequences.
AS to the promised fight in the COM
ing session of Congress to curtail i'm
ports of residual fuel OIL am against
that, too Why put the tank lines out
of business and the marine workers
out of jobs? If they can give us fuel
oil cheaper than the National Coal AS
sociation can give us coal, they should
by all means not be hampered in their
efforts.
H. X. Long.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Calling Israel to Account

Your editorial, Calling Israel to Ac-
count" is a detailed summary OF the
reasons given by Mr.. Dulles for sus-
pension of economic aid to Israel.
You list a series of incidents OF
alleged Israeli defiance of U. N. orders.
from which you conclude that the State
Department action was justified and
imply that Israel has blocked peace
full settlement of the Arab-Israeh sltu-
alton.
You do not mention that the Arab
states have been in defiance of U. N.
orders since the original resolution for
partition of Palestine in 1948, which
resulted in the establishment of the
State of Israel. The Arab states still
refuse to recognize the legal existence of
the State of Israel. still maintain they
are at war with Israel, have, since 1948,
maintained an illegal blockade of Israel
in defiance of an order of the Security
Council, dated September 1. 1851,
which called upon Egypt to terminate
it's illegal blockade of Israel and have
persistently refused to enter into ne
gotiations with Israel, which Mr.. Dulles
told Congress on March 18, 1858, was
an essential element in improving con-
ditions in the Middle East. Nor do you
mention the many violations of Israel's
borders by her Arab neighbors without
protest on the part of Mr.. Dulles.
It would thus seem that the sus-
pension of United States economic aid
on the ground that U. N. orders are
being violated is recent decision OF
Mr.. Dulles and applicable to the only
true ally of the United States in the
Middle East. William C.. Levy.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
"T Street.

II SCfeeG.
Dear Sir:
"What can one do about Oppressive
thought at night?
II am all right until go to bed, and
then I start thinking furiously about
disease, death and destruction, and all
the mean things people have said to me-
"I go over and over them all, night
after night, and end up by getting little
sleep and soaring myself almost to
death.
"I have tried a complete physical
and am told nothing is the matter with
me except myself. It rs all me, the in
escapable me
please help me.
very truly, M. D."
What can be done about Oppressive
thoughts at any time?
There is nothing to do except change
them.
Night only allows better opportunity,
that is all.
This correspondent is fortunate.
Some persons have such trains of
thoughts all the time!
How can the thought be changed?
That is the difficulty.
There have been books written a.
plenty on this very subject.
There are whole religions (those who
do not belong to them call them cults)
devoted to changing harmful thought
to good thought.
Still the trouble remains, for it is a
personal matter with each person in
volved.
Probably there is no one who, at
Evening star., 1953-10-26
First Harvest. "

made a great discovery, how to buy
votes legally with public funds, and
applied it to win elections year after
year. Under the disguise of necessary
aid, farmers and others were showered
with Government checks. Republicans
would not dare offer farmers less, and
to promise more would have been too
ridiculous. So for 20 weary years the
Republicans could say nothing but
me, too."
When all warehouses and caves are
full of surplus food, bought with billions
of Government dollars, the wheat, but
ter, eggs and other products can be
destroyed, but we'll still have the sad
prospect of going on forever burdened
with that huge excrescence on our
backs.
The farmers are not so much to be
blamed. Any other group with such an
advantage would probably try to hold
on to it. If the party in power does not
support high farm prices, farmers will
Evening star., 1953-10-26

and eleven cars shortly after loaded passenger
train had gone over the same stretch Of track,
was committed by a group Of "armed Jor-
danians" and that it constituted an extremely
serious violation" of the Arab-Israeli armistice.
It is this type of irresponsible and ill-con-
Sidered violence that has been cited as pro-
voking Israeli attacks on three Jordan villages.
With the Security Council due to study this
whole explosive Arab Israeli problem this week.
it is surely an appropriate time for the govern
ments and the people on both sides to control
their passions and their conduct