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Evening star., 1954-09-10
Wotkins' Methods

Where now are your lamentations
and bleeding heart" editorials regard
ing congressional investigations? Why
do you not conjure up that old party
line about disliking the methods" the
one you have used so often and so ef-
fectively in the past in smearing Sen
ator Mccarthy?
You surely must realize that in any
court, jury. board of inquiry, dispute Of
any kind or even in athletic competi-
tion. the judges. jury members, inves-
tigating panel or umpires are required
to be non-partisan. This is basic not
only in law but in ethics.
What do you think Of the methods"
used by Watkins? If he is ignorant of
law, what do you think of his knowl-
edge of ethics? Do you believe that a
man can be biased and still be an inn
partial arbiter in any dispute or con-
test? If this is your belief, and as I
am bitterly anti Communist, must
try to become member of jury try
ing Communists. AS my convictions are
no bar, will have the pleasure Of help
ing convict few of them.
Edwin E. Schwien,
Brigadier General, Retired.
Evening star., 1954-09-10
BY Charles E. Trocewen

I'VE have q tree well over 10 feet
In diameter with small dishpan sunk
in the ground for water. There are
six turtles in residence at the moment.
One will eat out of our hands and we
have laughed to see one steal slice
Of tomato from another and run with 1t.
'The point of my letter is this: We
planned to release the turtles in the
woods in week or two. However, we
would like to keep one Of the females
to see the eggs and the young ones
hatch. Can you advise us? How long
will 1t take and could we llarbor them
over the winter in the tree well?
zone Of your articles caused my son
to return baby woodpecker to its
nest and for that thank you.
Sincerely. c. A. N"
=
The mother turtle might well be left
in the well, provided the earth In 1t is
soft and easily dug into, but she might
be kept In a terrarium for the winter.
This Is an aquarium, but without water,
using soft earth and sand mixed for
the bed. about to 6 inches of it, with
small pebbles and perhaps a small
branch Of tree stuck into it. The aim
being to initiate nature as well as it
can be done is small space. A shallow
pan Of water will have to be provided.
and the inmate or inmates must be fed
fresh meat, lettuce and other natural
foods. and given . chance to get plenty
Of sunshine, which Is good for their
shells.
Evening star., 1954-09-10
"RITcH1E. Md.

Dear Sir:
81 enjoy reading your articles every
day but especially the ones about
animals and birds. Since my husband
and I are buying q. home with acres,
most of which are wooded, we are in
close contact with nature.
lone day we will enjoy watching
the squirrels taking apples (Which are
not very good eating) from our trees.
and another day wen see two to three
terrapins pecking away at q meat bone
our dog has discarded.
Zone morning q terrapin was trying
to eat dog biscuit, but was soon dis
couraged, so I put out some bread.
Soon there were two enjoying the
bread. Is there anything else I could
put out for them? I like to have them
around.
1--WE also put out bread for the birds
in the winter. Blue jays. cardinals,
sparrows and the titmouSe all came
around. The bluejay will not eat the
bread on the ground but takes as much
as 6 pieces in his bill at one time and
flies to q nearby tree to eat.
what want to know is what to put
out during the summer? Also, what
bird book do you recommend to help
with identification Of different birds?
How or where do you learn to
identity birds with their calls or songs?
II you could help me with any Of these
questions. would be most grateful.
Yours sincerely. N. 6"
Evening star., 1954-09-10
Luwrence's Views on Teachers

David Lawrence's inference, Septen-
ber 6, that the paucity Of Negro teachers
in relation to white in certain North
instances of discrimination in those
States is a non sequitur. At best it is
half truth, for the distribution of the
Negro population throughout the coun-
try is in itself controlling factor.
While Mr.. Lawrence does make
reference to figures from Northern
States having relatively large Negro
population. he fails to tell us the whole
story by not comparing the number
of Negro teachers in each State with
the total Negro population Of that
State. II he did, he would find
larger number of Negro teachers in
those States with the largest Negro
population than In those whose Negro
population Is smaller. In other words.
the preponderance Of Negro teachers
in Southern States is due in great
measure simply to the fact that most
of our Negro population is still to be
found in the South.
OF course, there are other factors
to explain the number Of Negro teach
ers in any State or group of States one
may select. and to ignore this data
while advancing the notion that dis
elimination may be a serious factor
distorts Mr.. Lawrence's entire article.
He errs and also sheds crocodile tears
when he suggests that since few teach
ing opportunities seem to have been
available to Negroes in the North. inte-
grafton in the South will force them
out of jobs which they will not be able
Evening star., 1954-09-10
In Defense of Informers

Assistant Attorney General Warren Oh
ney III has made some appropriate COM
ments respecting the role of confidential In
formants in Federal law enforcement. In a
recent talk before the Michigan Association
of Prosecuting Attorneys, Mr.. Olney de-
clared that former Communists and others
who, in good faith, help the Government to
unmask and Illustrate the Red conspiracy
deserve praise, not cenSure, from fellow cit
izens. Without such help, he said, the coun-
terespionage task of the Federal Bureau OF
Investigation would be vastly more difficult.
Most of the criticism Of "informers"
has come, as might be expected, from the
Communists themselves. This is under
standable, for they have seen echelon after
echelon Of their party leaders arrested, con-
victed and sent to jail largely because Of
damaging testimony by one-time party
members. Some OF these TRAITORS" to the
party were planted there by the FBI under
its standardization system. Others were
members Of the party who became fed up
with communism and wished to atone for
past mistakes by aiding the FBI in its drive
on Red spies and plotters.
Mr.. Olney said the Government has no
apology to make for using former Commu-
nists and other confidential informants In
fghting the Red menace. AS FBI Director
Hoover has stated, these citizens deserve
the Nations respect and their neighbors'
fair-minded forgiveness for their past devo-
tion to communism"
Evening star., 1954-09-10
Security LoophoIe

An indication that the administration
will renew its efforts to obtain suitable wire
tap legislation is seen in Assistant Attorney
General William F. Tompkins' speech on the
subject this week before the Judicial Con-
ference Of the Third Judicial Circuit Mr..
Tompkins, head Of the Justice Departments
new Internal Security Division, stressed that
the Governments war on spies is being
handicapped by the inability of the depart
ment to use wire-tap evidence in Federal
trials.
Mr.. Tompkins has right to be con-
cerned, because he has been given the job
OF supervising the prosecution of espionage
and other security cases worked up by the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation. He told
the judges: "The national security is being
seriously jeopardized by reason of our In
ability to use as evidence any OF. the infor-
nation received as result of a wire tap,
including evidence stemming from an in
tercepted lead" This Is because of court
interpretations Of a clause Of the 1884 Fed
eral Communications Act banning intercept
ton and divulgence Of telephone conversa-
lions. Attorney General ErowneIl sought In
Evening star., 1954-09-10
Ludy Crying in q Hospital

All, tears Deu up and burst their bound.
and all
The sorro,D, sad unknown Is known
to me,
For are ne not related to the call
Through all the atoms of eternity7
Let pride 90 hGn0l Let pride 90 drotDn.
and cry.
And CRY as infants cry, the innocent.
oh tDeep for him; the staring eyes defy
Which cannot touch heart tohtch has
been rent.
The cons gire you ear; the ioorld
cannot.
Eternity knoUs fear; the world
gropes on
For lore or hate. to laugh or Deep.
but not
One syllable recalled utth comin0
darn.
Your Yight Is basic kin to humankind:
The bitter lot that you mere LETT behind.
Ronald Bouroes
Evening star., 1954-09-10
Letters to The Star.

to find In the North. He has assured.
among other things, that Negro
teachers win not be accepted In any
public schools Of the South in which
they are not now accepted and that
the Negro's quest for democracy In the
South viii continually be frustrated
and that he must therefore continue
his exodus to the North.
Whether or not integration win cause
any unemployment Of Negro teachers
remains to be seen. and only those who
are determined to make 1t by-product
OF integration may be wise enough to
foresee that 1t will indeed take place.
Rev. Charles e. Walden, Jr.
Evening star., 1954-09-10
Revealing Picture
Clarkson j. Beall.

The Stars September photo Of the
30-ton section Of the Two Jima statue
crossing Key Bridge, clearly in viola
ton Of the 20-ton gross limit sign in
the foreground, is documentary mas
terpiece. Congratulations to The Star
photographer for capturing a scene
well known to motorists who recognize
the hazards Of the highway freighters.
When, If ever, will the truckers grow
up> and obey the laws enforced upon
legitimate highway users?
And when, by the way, will the State
police abandon the double standard and
give speeding trucks and buses the
same treatment meted out to speed
ing drivers Of ordinary private auto
mobiles? Byron A. Sasscer.
Evening star., 1954-09-10
No Defense

Senator Mccarthy is trying to put
new and less offensive face on his conten-
ton that executive employees should come
to him and divulge information obtained
In the course of their employment.
He has not asked, he says, for classified
information, atomic bomb secrets, or any,
thing like that. What he has been talking
about, as he now puts it, is information
relative to graft, corruption, communism
and the like. Senator McCarthy's current
protestations cannot alter the fact, how
ever, that his appeal to the executive en-
ployeS was made in connection with his
attempt to use information from classified
FBI document. This was the spurious
letter" from ]. Edgar Hoover, based on
information in a confidential document,
and offered as evidence, ,/but rejected, dur
ing the Army Mccarthy hearing. It is on
this matter that the censure charge against
him is based, and he should be held strictly
to it.
The Senator is also contending that
he cannot defend himself because the Wat
kinS committee will not let him show what
other Senators may have done with re-
spect to getting information from executive
employees. II he cannot defend himself
because of this committee ruling, however,
1t Is because he has no defense.
If John Doe is brought before some
tribunal, accused of an offense, he cannot
defend himself by showing that Joe Doaks
was guilty at one time of the same thing.
Likewise, If Senator Mccarthy has issued
an improper appeal to executive employees,
or If he has made improper use of con-
fdential document, it is no defense of his
act to show that Senator or Senator B
may have done something similar in the
past.
Evening star., 1954-09-10
Come to the Fair

Harvest time is fair time, and dozens of
State and county fairs are being held this
fall, including the Maryland fair at
Timonium which is attracting thousands of
people daily. The fair habit, it seems, is in
the blood Of the American community. Our
ancestors brought it with them from the
Old World. James Truslow Adams says:
,"The happiest event in New Amsterdam was
the annual kermiss," and William W. Hen
ing quotes the charter of the city of Rich
mond, Virginia, as requiring: 1.-Two fairs
shall and may be annually kept and held,
on the second Thursday in May, and the
second Thursday in November, in every
year, each to continue for the space of two
days, for the sale and vending of all man
ner Of cattle, victuals, provisions, goods,
wares and merchandise whatsoever"
OF course, the fairs of 1854 differ in
many respects from those of, say, 1874, in
which latter year the Farmers Museum,
periodical carefully preserved In the New
York State Library at Albany, reproduced a
ground-plan Of the Poughkeepsie fair show
ing everything neatly departmentalized in a
farmers hall" a ladies home" manu-
facturers' lodge" Modern arrangements are
less rigid. For example, the activities. of
children are accepted on parity with those
OF adults, and the youngsters often carry
away the top prizes. The family is the basic
unit IN the rural regions, and this is plainly
demonstrated at such places as Timonium
plus Gaithersburg, Hagerstown, Frederick
and Fredericksburg, Upper Marlboro, La
Plata and Richmond (Which still conforms
to the ancient tradition in big way).
Perhaps someday the District may have
an annual fair giving the residents Of the
Nations Capital opportunities to emulate
their rural neighbors in their own particular
labors and productions.
Evening star., 1954-09-10

the world and the status quo. For,
truly, we in our time are witnessing
the banishment Of tyranny from the
minds Of men everywhere in the world,
and through intelligence, mankind is
becoming free-politically, economi-
cally and socially-and the world is be-
coming better place to live in by
leaps and bounds.
Oh yes. the peddlers of gloom and
frauds are having tough time of it.
being no longer as deeply or firmly en-
Evening star., 1954-09-10

vain to have the recent Congress plug this
loophole in our counterespionage system. It
Is to be hoped that the next Congress will
correct the defect, without rehashing the
old arguments about the underhandednes
of eavesdropping. What is wrong with
eavesdropping on enemy spies?
Evening star., 1954-09-10

trenched. Let them weep because they
cannot exert their mental tyranny any
more. As for me. am happy and free.
in love with life and in love with
truth. love the blue sky. the flowers.
the faithful dog and the soft purring
kitten. All my kindred-kindred Of the
noble dust.
Joseph Herman.
Evening star., 1954-09-10
Not Mad at Anybody

When hear the orthodoxies. the
pessimists. the blue-noses and their
fellow travellers cry out. bemoaning the
state Of affairs In the world. sco6 at
them and rejoice. for am in love with
Evening star., 1954-09-10

Pen-ndnsss may be used u letters carry
i0riters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject TO condensation.
Evening star., 1954-09-10
This and That

What to put out for birds?
Seeds, grains, bread, raisins, ground
beef. cantaloupe seeds, berries, water
melon seeds, grapes.
These will please many species dur
ing summertime.
AS for bird book, there are many
good ones, and the best. plan is to in
spect them in some good bookstore or
in public library, and take your time
about it.
AS for feeding tortoises, trial sys-
tenn is best. Put out something, and
see If the creatures eat it. In this way,
one soon arrives at a personal knowl-
edge of what they will and will not eat.
But they will eat almost anything.
As for learning to recognize bird
songs, this is best done by listening for
song nearby. then at once trying to
locate the bird, then identifying it,
either by the aid of some good book
or by asking some one who knows. The
latter is by far. the best way, provided
the person who knows" is around.
Too often he isn't, of course.
Another way is to first spot your
bird. then find out, one way or another,
what 1t is. then watch and wait for the
song.
SILVER SPRING, Md.
Dear Sir:
You have been q friend. indeed. to
me and to the turtles my son has coll
lected this summer. We have followed
your advice on feeding them.
go E
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a new sales gambit." And suddenly all the
big makers were going continental. Or perhaps
more accurately, going continental again
For from the earliest days Of the automo-
bile. France led the world not only IN mechan-
ical design but also IN elegance Of body work.
American millionaires bought French Pam
hards and de Dietrichs. If they bought
German Mercedes or British Rolls oyces,
these often were bodied in Paris or at least
had copies Of French bodywork mounted upon
their chassis. American car builders could do
no less, and the bodies on motor cars Of
Grandfather's day were continental in design.
Even the words in the catalogues were French.
like s'tonneau." coupe" and Limousine. Z
That lszs Issk
Bur after the Kaiser War, European body
design was forgotten and Detroit began stamp
ing out car bodies to please the tastes Of the
millions Bodies became more massive, with
high Waistlines and small windows. Hoods
became so large as to hide the front tenders
from the poor driver peering through slit Of
windshield. Tenders were hloated.
As World War swept away the continental
influence, so World War II seems to have
swept it back again.
Nowadays it 5 mostly an Italian influence,
for dozen tiny workshops in the suburbs OF
lew north Italian towns produce the sensi-
lively designed and precisely built motorcar
bodies which are influencing the world.
Descended from the sub Alpine armorers Of
the Middle Ages and the coach builders Of
post Renaissance times, the Italian body
builders have special kind Of know-how.
The great names are Farina. CHA. Vignale,
Bertone. Viotti. Zagato. Castagna Altogether
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SJEIN choIs WIN TONED dess9neE EuFlHu
seems to have fallen in love with the rakish-
ness of the new cars.
II all started with sports cars. The Anleri-
can car manufacturer took notice Of the sud-
den popularity Of the foreign sports car with
its continental lines Here. Z he thought, lis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-01

CARrOus1IgT-WRITER Ralph
stein Owsls Two Rails ROyecs, p
Rover. . 1901 WEIGH, = asalIassr
of ..S,,,rss Carr &c lIc world s y
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By Moi. Thomos N. Mol

Almost all OF the NaClonS
servicemen have q chance to use
q special Government savings
system which probably pays q
higher interest than any other
they could and.
The system - established by
Congress more than 30 years
ago-is open to all men in the
armed services except those In
the Coast Guard.
In the Army these accounts
are called soldiers deposits. In
the Air Force they're airmen's
deposits. In the Navy and Ma
rine Corps, savings deposits.
The purpose of the system Is
to give servicemen q chance to
build up a nest egg while In
uniform.
II you're q member Of the
armed forces, you may make
deposits In any even dollar
amount from IS on up. They
must be made in casino
checks, money orders or the like.
There is no way to have these
deposits made through reduce
tons from your pay.
To make the deposits in the
Army and Air Force all you
have to do is hand the cash over
to your personnel officer. In the
Navy and Marine Corps, your
disbursing officer will take care
of the deposits.
Interest After Six Months.
Although your deposits will
begin to earn interest imme-
diately at the rate Of 4 per cent
q year, you can't collect the in
terest until they have been in
your account for six months.
The 4 per cent interest Is
considerably higher than that
paid on United States Savings
Bonds and on savings accounts
at most banks or building and
loan associations.
Suppose you deposited 500 In
the service deposits. The interest
for one year would be 81. II you
invested the same amount in
savings bonds, the interest
would be about So, and 1t would
be about 50 on savings bank or
building and loan deposits.
Withdrawals Restricted.
There's only one drawback to
putting money into the service
deposit system. It isn't easy to
withdraw. The service deposits
can't be withdrawn unless one
Of these things happen:
/. You're transferred to mac
tive status, retired from service
or discharged, providing your
discharge was not the result Of
desertion. 0f you desert you
lose all right to your savings and
interest.)
2. You complete . three-year
period of any enlistment origi-
nally scheduled to run for more
than three years.
3. You die, in which case the
money viii go to the person you
have designated.
4. You're confronted with an
emergency that will endanger
the health and welfare Of your
self or your family unless you
have the money.
In some cases, Of course, the
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Report Cards Plus Talks
With teacher Favored

Report cards ought to be sup
plemented with parent-teacher
conferences, q group Of District
parents has decided.
A meeting sponsored by the
Whittier Elementary School PTA
on Wednesday night heard
speakers urge the conference
system for keeping parents post
ed on pupil progress.
In a poll, about 10 persons in
dorsed the use Of conferences,
plus an A-B-C-D grading system,
Another 40 favored conferences
and the Districts present salts
factory unsatisfactory grades,
Fifteen favored A-B-C-D report
cards alone.
The school system is consider
ing returning to alphabetical
grading.
Speakers at the Whittier meet
ing were DR.. Edwina Deans, Ar
lington public schools; DR.. Will
liam Gaumitz, Office of Educa-
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Veterans and Dr0ftees

fact that you can't get at your
deposit money too easily may be
an advantage. You have the as
surance that your money is Sc
cure and earning high interest
regularly. And 1t can't be spent,
withdrawn for frivolous reasons
or otherwise used up. until you
get out Of service.
The deposits and interest are
protected against forfeiture
through the sentence Of q court
martial. They're also exempt
from being attached for debt
but you may authorize the Gov
eminent to take care Of a Gov
eminent debt out Of them.
Interest on service deposits Is
subject to income tax. In re-
porting this interest as income
for tax purposes. you can either
report the amount as it comes
due each year, or wait until
you're actually paid in cash
for the total amount Of interest
earned.
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Virginia Mails &c, 900
Faulty Driver Permits
BY the Assoeicssd Press

RICHMOND, Mar. 19.-Some
10000 motorists have been given
new registration cards with the
wrong expiration date on them,
the State Division of Motor We
hicles said yesterday.
The division said duplicates
have been sent out. and the ad-
dresses asked to destroy the in
correct ones.
Mailed throughout the State.
these applications showed the
registration valid to April Is,
1854"
Commissioner G. H. Lamb said
proofreaders who went over the
cards missed the error until
40, 900 copies were run of. New
ones were printed and sent out
he said, with a note explaining
the mistake.
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Deaths Reported
0rom D. c. Bureau Of vital Statistics

urom D. 6. Bureau OF vital Statistical
Martina ?. Anderson, 81. Washington.
Lily 8. Gerry, so. 1929 18th st. nv.
Mary u. Walsh, 30. 213l Pennsylvania
sarsh Aans;on. 70. lat Adams st. NV.
Edward A. Jacobs. rs, SIT Quaekenbos
cssSsrine Long. 70, $40 Lebaum ct. ss.
Frank II. King. 73. 1b1b Rhode Island
cieisncs & Postcn. 70. Silver sprins. Nd.
James 8. Boyd. 90. 24o0 18th st, NV.
Leo B. Martin. 90, 1920 10th st. NV.
Jerome J. etenger. 30. Arlington, Va.
Ruth D. Bee. 50. 500 wisconsin ave.
Robert 3. Norman. "a. a1ae Connect
Katherine 8. Tran. 81. 172s 27th ct. a..
Daisy NJ. Hawn. SO. 1915 Kalorama I'd.
Infant Twins Lunceford. .so7 q st. s.w.
| Infant FARRELL. 1864 Park I'd. NV.
daSis B. cf smith. e. Washinsson a. "
| Lewis e Jones, 80. z Allen court s.w.
Nelson For6es. So: 20 s T st. nv,
| Jewell Green. 40, 241 4th 81. s.w.
| Alexander Crawford. ~, 70 P st. NV.
! 6heila A. Green. z. 735 New Jersey ave.
infant Gaines, 1904 Park pl. NV.
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ton; Mrs. D. Franklin Lady. a
parent, and Thomas Ferry. prin-
cipal Of Paul Junior High. 1t.
John Hare was the moderator.