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Evening star., 1954-10-17

helulu SCdrLeQ 10 WOrK as q SZU-a.
month bank Office boy. He took high
school courses at night and supple
mented his income as a $2.50-a-day
gravedigger. When he was IS, he
prepared a seven-minute speech for
delivery at an Epworth League
meeting and promptly forgot all but
the first two minutes Of it. Undis-
mayed, he asked for another chance
and Immediately enrolled in q pub
lic-speaking course. Later, the school
hired him ASA teacher and he
became known as "the boy orator"
In 1852. the Governor Joined
forces with an articulate pharma-
cology professor at the University
Of Maryland and published book
called "The Art Of Eloquence."
Eyes" the book concludes in the
section on public Office, "to get
elected to Office, speak out-make
them laugh and make them cry"
Mr.. McKeldin may have had q
secret cry himself this summer.
Embarrassed Anne Arundel County
library aides discovered that an au-
tographed copy Of 1.-THE Art, etc.,
was on sale at the library for IS
cents. Original selling price was
81.
Last year, the Governor coined
q 50 word that also hit the wire
services. He described President
Truman as among a "quizzical quar-
tet of quidnuncs" who claimed lead
ership of the Democratic Party.
photographers rushed into the
breach and explained that quid-
nunc is lone who is curious to
know everything that is going on;
q gossip"
He hasn't called Curley Byrd one
of those yet, but those close to the
Maryland scene are certain that If
Teddy McKeldin Is going to win
again. he Ia going TO need Q lot
Of the right words-and fast.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
By Phil Yeoqer and John Stork

By Phil Yeoger and John Stark
compared to old views of the matter.
For centuries the gallows at Tyburn,
and even those in American jails,
dangled the bodies OF men. women
and even children whose criminal
acts were solely the result of men,
tai sickness.
But in those days the law said
that any one not reduced to the level
of a wild beast" was not legally
insane. That is, any one not
raving maniac could not set up in
sanity, as defense to crime.
However, with the development of
science came the knowledge that in
sanity need not be total seizure Of
the person by some overpowering
force-that it might be much more
complex matter of delicate adjust
ment within the mind, body and
spirit.
The "right-wrong" test developed
in England when the House Of Lords
decided the M'Naghten case in 1843.
It has had the happy facility Of
being a reasonable and easy yard
stick with which a jury can work.
Still, almost from the beginning, it
was recognized as inadequate by
itself; hence the modification by the
Irresistible impulse" test in more
recent years.
Other Considerations
Now we find important American
courts saying that the "right-wrong"
and irresistible impulse" tests are
no longer sufficient because they do
not take into account other forms
of mental illness characterized by
brooding and reflection :" etc.
1t is important to recognize that
the new concept has been evolved
thus far only in Federal law, and
that the larger area of criminal law
responsibility rests with the States.
Nevertheless. because it is Federal
law involved, and particularly if the
Monte Durham theory should be
given the sanction of the United
States Supreme Court. the spread
of this new look" in criminal law
is apt to be swifter than If 1t had
been adopted by any given State.
These new definitions, admittedly,
have opened the lid to Pandora's
box of legal problems. The basic
Evening star., 1954-10-17

United States criminal law is in
the process of getting itself new
look. AS with the fiat fashions OF
Dior, there is grave question
whether the new style will survive,
but there is no question that the
legal designers are giving it the
attention it merits.
Actually, this budding trend is
the problem child of two profess
sions, medical as we'll as legal. and
its essence can be distilled into one
query:
HoU crazy must person be 10
escape the consequences of his crime
on the grounds of mental abnor-
nality?
OF course, this is an oversimpli-
fication. But until a few months
ago the answer to this question
might have been phrased pretty
clearly insane" Now. however, it
seems to be slightly batty"-at
least in Federal Jurisdictions.
Just few days ago, for example,
Federal Judge Henry A. Schwein-
haut directed the acquittal Of
burglar who claimed amnesia as
his defense. The judge said he was
convinced the defendant was mot
mentally responsible" although he
was equally sure the man was not
and never had been insane.
In setting out this definition of
excusable mental deficiency. Judge
Schweinhaut was only interpreting
(and perhaps extending) real
milestone decision handed down
last summer by the U. S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Colum-
bia. In this affair known as the
Monte Durham case, the court de-
cided that jury might excuse
man for his crime if it believed the
crime resulted from any mental de-
feet at the time of its commission.
Two General Tests
Prior to this decision, there were
two generally accepted legal tests
for criminal insanity:
/. Was the accused at the time Of
the crime able to distinguish right
from wrong?
2. Was the accused at the time Of
the crime motivated by an irresisti-
bic impulse which paralyzed his
will and his judgment?
These tests are extremely liberal
Evening star., 1954-10-17
The Insanity Rule: Where Will 1t End?

one is: Have we reached the point
where the ease of the insanity plea
may nullify the effectiveness Of our
criminal codes? But to answer this
question, it is necessary to consider
a lot Of related ones, such as:
o Will the new definitions Of,
insanity spur criminally inclined
persons to more crime on the theory
that they now have an easy "out"
if caught?
. Will not the difference in opinion
among psychiatric experts cause
confusion as to what is or is not
proper evidence of insanity? This
is not a new problem. but it may
now be intensified.
. Since psychiatry is a flexible.
complex and inexact science. can
juries make just decisions based on
evidence as yet tenuous and in
conclusive?
o Can the various legal jurisdic-
tions reach any kind Of uniformity
on the more complex tests? Only
a few days ago man who had COM
mitted a crime in Washington one
day and another in Baltimore the
next. was found not guilty in Wash
ignton due to insanity but was
handed a 15-year sentence in Balti-'
more. This sort Of thing might
mushroom under the new Federal
concept of insanity tests.
o Might the new rulings have any
retroactive aspects? Undoubtedly
they would not. but lot of folks
already in jail might create frror
on the grounds that they were just
as insane as people now being ac-
quilted, and endeavor to reopen their
cases.
. If the law absolves people Of their
criminal acts on grounds Of insanity,
must it not then commit them for
corrective treatment with a result
ing major influx on already crowded
mental institutions?
Finally, there is an inescapable
question to which all these others
lead:
Where will the liberal trend Of in
sanity tests be likely to stop?
If we say that not being mentally
responsible" is a sanity test, may it
not be reasoned that no one "in his
right mind" would commit a crime
to begin with?
Evening star., 1954-10-17
By WiIIiom Columbus Davis

Asseeiats Professor Of Losin American History
George Washington University
these in the world market for as
much as the traffic would bear.
The inevitable happened. Pro-
ducers sharply curtailed their OUT
put. On top Of this came two years
of drought.
AS result, Argentina found her
self no longer able to supply either
her foreign customers or those
at home. Meatless days were de-
creed-in the land with the worlds
highest per capita meat consump-
ton. Black bread replaced white,
and the government actually turned
to importing wheat.
Moreover. Argentina demanded
such high price for the beef she
could export that for a time Eng
land, her best customer, refused to
buy. Peron was forced to take a
step backward and give the farmers
break. Argentines are again eat
ing white bread.
resource deficiency
Not only was the Peronista meth
cd Of financing industrialization fall
lacious, but the program was UNDER
taken without due consideration of
Argentina's natural resources. Thus
far the country appears seriously
deficient in number of raw mate
rails essential to industrial develop
ment such as was visioned.
In recent months the administra-
ton has been faced with another
ton in high places. A large part Of
the money that was supposed to go
for industrialization is alleged to
have ended up in grafters' pockets.
Much of it also was invested in
Improbable enterprises, or in wild
schemes such as the highly pub
licized atomic energy project. which
even PeroniSta members Of Congress
now term q fiasco.
In his relations with labor, his
strongest arm Of political support.
Peron has also found himself in hot
water. For several years he held
labor tightly within his grasp. This
was done through the influence Of
his dynamic wife Evita, and also by
decreeing one pay raise after an
other, plus increased vacations and
other benefits-all at the employers
expense.
But wage increases hardly kept
pace with the rapidly rising cost Of
living. In his attempt to keep prices
down and, at the same time, grant
labor's numerous demands. Peron
almost squeezed industry out Of ex-
istence.
Evita is dead, and her husband
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Bad Times Change Peron's Anti-U. S. Tune

Announcement Of the contract
signed october by Henry j. Kaiser
and Juan D. Peron focuses attention
on the new economic policy Of the
Argentine dictator. Although there
have been rumors that some prom
inent United States industrialists
were about to invest in Argentina,
this is the first concrete evidence of
the effectiveness of Peron'S recent
overtures to those he formerly termed
Yankee imperialists.
Relations between the United
States and observation-disclosures
rather cool-have been especially
strained throughout most of the
Peron era. Indeed, his rise to power
was due in considerable measure to
his success in selling Argentines on
the idea that he was their knight in
shining armor who was defending
them against a dragon known as
Yankee imperialism"
Although at times he has toned
down his "cold war" against the
United States (once SO effectively
that he was granted a sizable loan
which he subsequently appeared to
consider a gift), Peron has usually
tried to make Uncle Sam the scape-
goat for the many economic ills that
have beset Argentina under his mis-
management His accusations reach
ed a kind Of climax in May, 1853,
as a result of the serious crisis he
faced at that time.
A few weeks later, however, he
began to soft-pedal his denuncia-
tions of North Americans and to
indicate that he would like to culti-
vate their friendship. This about
face conceded with DR.. Milton
Eisenhower visit to Buenos Aires
that July.
Economic Woes
To understand the reasons for
this reversal, one must look at the
Argentine economic picture over
the past decade and consider the
present plight Of this once-rich
South American republic. Before
the advent Of Peron, Argentina en-
joyed a stable economy and a pros
perity based on its position as one
Of the greatest cattle and grain
producing countries of the world.
In 1916. however. Peron intro
duced "f1ve-year plan" which
aimed at creating economic inde-
pendence" by quickly Transforming
agricultural Argentina into an in
dustrial state of the first order. To
pay for this great transformation,
the cattle and wheat barons, who
for so long had ruled the country.
were forced to sell their products
to the government at ruinous prices,
while the government In turn sold
Evening star., 1954-10-17

has now reached the point Of having
to refuse substantial wage boosts.
The result Is serious labor unrest
with riots and other disorders.
Workers Migrate
The labor problem has been fur
ther complicated by great migra-
ton of workers from the rural areas
into the cities in search Of industrial
Jobs. This has created unemploy-
ment in Buenos Aires and other CEN
ters, while leaving a shortage of
labor on the farms.
Recently the government began a
back-to-the-farm movement, which
is consistent with its present policy
of lending hand to agriculture
while keeping an eye on the indus
trial goal. It is also an effort to
relieve dangerous situation in the
capital.
There are some interesting paral-
lels between the Peronista expert
ment in Argentina and that of
Lenin in Russia. Although the
methods have differed, the prin-
ciple is the same. Both schemes
were based on supporting indus
trialization by forcing farmers and
cattle producers to turn over their
surpluses to the government. Both
schemes backfired. Also each coun-
try tried to industrialize without
the aid of foreign capital. Lenin
soon decided, however, that some
foreign capital was essential. Peron
has apparently come to the same
conclusion.
Realism vs.. NotionoIism
In recent years many a Latin
American government has been torn
between nationalism and realism.
On the one hand is q strong spirit
Of nationalism which cries out
against foreign-owned enterprise
within the country. Opposed to
this is the realism by some far
sighted individuals that foreign
capital and know-how are essential
to develop the nations resources.
Nowhere In Latin America has
nationalism been more pronounced
than in Argentina. No Latin Ameri-
can ruler has been more outspoken
in his denunciation of the United
States than Juan Peron. It might.
therefore. seem that the Argentine
dictator would have difficulty recon-
Cling his present policy.
But Peronistas have an explana-
tion. Peron, they claim. has tanned"
the foreign capitalists. BY assert
ing Argentine economic independ-
ence, they say. he has made 1t
respected by international interests.
Their cooperation with foreign. in
vestors is now possible-on reason
able terms, Of course.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
The Accreditotion Mix-Up

Undaunted, DR.. Byrd has plunged
into the gubernatorial campaign
with both feet. Last week, he was
engaged in the interesting political
exercise of attempting to pin on his
opponent, Gov. Theodore r. Nickel
din, the blame for a mix-up about
accreditation at the university DR..
Byrd headed for 18 years.
If the university leaves something
to be desired in the minds of accred-
itation officials, it stands in other
respects as a monument to DR..
Byrd's aggressiveness. 1t was a
broken-down, privately owned COW
college when he was hired as foot
ball coach in 1911 and is now one
of the biggest-and most far-fung
institutions of higher education in
the world. Most of it's growth is
traceable to Curley's amazing abil-
1ty to wheedle appropriations out
of even the most hostile State Leg
islatures.
Sports always had emphasis
some critics say "over-emphasis"-
at College Park when Curley was in
the saddle. The football team ranked
No. / nationally last year. This
year, by contrast, it is well down the
list. Charging this decline up to
the absence Of DR.. Byrd from the
Maryland campus, however. would
be stretching cauSe-and-effect be-
yOnd the breaking poiY1t
A Voried coreer
The son Of a crab shipper at
Crisfeld. Md, where he was born
February IL. 1889, the Democratic
candidate had a somewhat varied
career before going to College Park
to coach. He attended the school
then known as the Maryland Agri-
cultural College-and pursued fur
ther studies at Georgetown, George
Washington and Western Maryland.
It was not this schooling that made
him a doctor" however; he owes
that title to three honorary degrees.
For q while, In 1910. DR.. Byrd
was athletic director at Western
High School In Washington. About
that time. he started writing sports
for The Star-a sideline he con-
tinued until he became Marylande
president in 1885. Old-timers on
The Stars sports staff recall Curley
as fervid and colorful writer who
sometimes turned in copy that
needed little touching UP. A
classic example was his howery ac-
count Of a football game, complete
in every detail except the final
score.
The present status Of Harry Cliff
ton Byrd. it seems. is closely paral-
lei to that Of his sports story. Well
composed and smooth in every
respect, only one thing is missing
the final score. That will be pro-
vided by Maryland's voters on No
vembex 2.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to take this means of
expressing our appreciation to all
those who assisted at the time of
the loss of our beloved father,
brother and grandfather, Charles
W. Pelow. We especially wish to
thank the Rev. L. G. Miller for
his consoling words, the pall-bear-
erS, Neideckers, nurses at Winnes
Nursing Home, Fremont, Drs.
Monahan and Wilson, those who
sent flowers, cards and all who
helped in any way.
Goldie Dorr
Olive Pelow
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rice
and family.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
CARD OF THANKS

We sincerely thank all neigh
bors, friends and relatives for
their kindness and sympathy in
the recent bereavement of our
husband, father, son and brother.
We especially thank Pastor Braun
and Neidecker funeral home for
services rendered.
Mrs. Earl Christensen and child
rem, Mrs. James Gibbons, Mrs.
James Fowler, Howard Christensen
and John RadlOff.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
THANKS TO VOTERS

l wish to take this opportunity
to thank all residents of Ottawa
County who supported my candi-
dacy for county commissioner in
Tuesdays primaries, and hope you
will continue to support me in the
general election this fall.
LEWIS r. HOLLAND
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

Will the two boys from Erie Gar
den please return my fishing
rod, reel and tackle box with sup
plies? This glass rod with cork
grip and Pflueger Reel was
Xmas present from my dad. No
questions asked. Billy Fulton, Gil
West Third ST., Port Clinton.
13-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

WOODRUFFS R.O.P. Sired Chicks.
Hatching Monday and Thursday
each Wek. Started chicks ready
for delivery now. Also complete
line of DeKalb Hybrid Chix.
Phone 5-2313 Lindsey, Ohio. 7-tf
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

USED SEWING MACHINES. Used
Portable $49.50; Used Electric
Console $3.50 Each Machine
Fully Guaranteed. Singer Sewing
| Machine Co., 214 S. Front St., Phi.
FE. 2-8331, Fremont, o. 13-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

TWO BEDROOM modern home,
sun-porch, garage attached. 5 mi.
S.W. of Port Clinton on Fremont
Rd. Chester Herringshaw, Phone
1885. 11-3tp
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
WANTED

Girls white shoe Roller SKATES,
size 7. Mrs. Ed. Snyder, Phone
8545. 13-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

l New Light Weight Boys Road
master Bike equipped with new
LOHMAN DIESEL Bike Engine.
WAYNE RILEY CAR WASH, Tiff
fin, Ohio. 12-1tp
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
FOR SALE

100 used motors, all sizes from
$500 up. Also all types of belts
and pulleys. MULLIGAN GAS &
ELECTRIC, OAK HARBOR, PHI.
1921. If
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

16-FOOT LYMAN, % hp. Johnson
Motor and Trailer, $3.50. Call
1924 13-1tnc
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

MOTORCYCLES Harley-Davidson
new or used. Cushman motor
scooters. Open daily to 6. FIRE.
mont Cycle Sales, 224 Lime ST.,
Fremont, o. 134tp
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

New WELL PUMPS 20% Dis
count. Langholz Machine Works.
Paul Langholz, Oak Harbor. 124t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

CUB SCOUT UNIFORM. Complete
with shirt, trousers, belt and neck
erchief $500. Billy Fulton, Phone
2-4953. 13-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
ACHING MUSCLES

Relieve pains of tired. sore, aching mus.
eies with sTAN6Ack, tablets or powders.
S!AN6Ack acts fast to bring comfortino
relief. because the STANHAck formula
combines several prescription tyne In.
gradients for fest relief Of pain.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
FOR SALE

CAFE With D-2 beer and wine
license. Fully equipped kitchen
and bar. Good Investment. Locat-
ed in Port Clinton. Box 390-E.
loft
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

Come and see our newly reno
waited used goods department.
Used washers, refrigerators, heat
ers, furniture, stoves, gas & elec-
tric ranges, chrome dinette sets,
sewing machines and clothes dry
ers. MULLIGAN GAS & ELEC-
TRIO, OAK HARBOR, PHONE
d321 If
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

Used Baldwin Aerosonic Spinet
PIANO $400. Piano is three years
old-excellent tone. 80 Months to
pay. Factory Financed. Meggitts,
127 E. Market ST., Sandusky, o.
11-3t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

BABY CHICKS Matched Mondays
and Thursdays. Hy-Lines, White
Rocks, New Hampshires, Leghorns
and most other breeds. ORDER
CARLY. NEUHAUSER HATCH
CRIES, INC. 311 Bidwell Ave-,
Fremont, OAu. Phone Federal 9
8041. 52-26t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
Wanted To Buy

WANT TO BUY, from owner;
strictly modern cottage, prefer
Catawba Island area" John Wiss-
Ter, ATS Oak Street, Marion, 0.
loft
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

USED MOTORS 3 HIP. and up.
Priced to sell. Also New Scott
Atwater BAIL-A-MATTC. New and
used boats. Sandpiper Court, Rt.
163 East Port Clinton, O. 13-1t
USED ROW BOATS. Phone 23117,
Port Clinton, o. 13-1tp
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
FOR SALE

Single and two cylinder COM
preSSorS that can be converted
into portable air compressors. i.
$500 and up. While they last
These are bargains. MULLIGAN
GAS & ELECTRIC, OAK HARBOR,
PHONE 4321. If
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

USED MOTOR; two phase, 3 hip.
motor, in good condition. Can be
seen at cid Port Theatre building.
Louis Kuebler. 13-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

Used Clothes dryers while they
last. $4,000 up. Only left. Null
LIGAN GAS & ELECTRIC, OAK
HARBOR, PHONE 4321. If
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

CHOICE LOT AT PUT-IN-BAY, O.,
250'x350' - approximately three
acres. Sewer, water and electricity
to road. Reply to Box 390DB, Of
tawa County News, Port Clinton,
Ohio. 2-tfx
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

Used SPINET PIANO, Excellent
Tone. SO" high $250.OO. MEG
GIFTS, 127 E. Market ST., San
duSky, O. 13-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

FOR REPAIR or recovering of
your upholstered furniture pieces,
call Phillips Upholstering Service,
424 East Second street, Port Clin-
TAM Phone Tab. 9-tf
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

We carry a complete stock of
water pump parts and belts. We
also service all makes of pumps.
MULLIGAN GAS & ELECTRIC
CO., OAK HARBOR, PHONE 1921.
If
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

6-month old PUPPY, tiny cute,
smart, to give away to good home.
Call 8161. 13-1tp
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

USED APPLIANCES 5 Gu. Ft.
Westinghouse Refrigerator $55, 6
Gu. Ft. Frigidaire Refrigerator
SIS, Globe Electric Range S85,
Standard Electric Range $25. Ohio
Edison Co., 131 Madison Street.
Phone 2-2341. l3-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

HOUSE TO RENT Factory eX-
ecutive moving to this community
desires to rent three-bedroom
house in city or nearby. Response
Bile. Three adults and one child
aged Z. Write Box 390-C. 9-tf
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

BABY PARAKEETS all colors,
finger-trained; cages 1898 and up;
supplies. Perry House, opposite
Camp Perry main gate. Phone
2335O. 11-lt
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07
HELP WANTED

KITCHEN personnel, experienced
in making salads, for summer po-
sition at Cliff House Beach Club.
Call 1861. 12-1t
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-05-07

FOR RENT

3 room furnished APARTMENT.
Perry House across from Main
Gate at Camp Perry. Phone 23350.
11-1t