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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
BY q stoff Correspondent Of Tn. stor


PHILADELPHIA. Jan. o.
Owners and representatives Of
the IL National Football League
teams. gathering day ahead Of
schedule. disposed of their tele-
vision problem last night and
heard Bob Snyder report on the
Canadian Leagues chances Of
signing American stars.
On the TV question the league
voted to rewrite Article 10 of its
constitution to conform with
ruling handed down last fall by
Federal Judge Allan K. Grim Of
the United States District Court
for Eastern Pennsylvania. Be-
cause Washington and Balti-
more, and the Chicago Bears and
Cardinals are within a 75-mile
radius of each other, the decree
will not affect the TV schedules
in effect in the three cities.
Attorneys Clarity Things.
Some owners had talked Of
appealing the decision to a
higher court in an effort to get
a more favorable ruling. but not
after hearing eight attorneys
clarity the issue. The battery Of
legal talent included Milton King
and Bernard Nordlinger OF
Washington.
Snyder. former Los Angeles
Rams coach who later switched
to the Calgary Stampeders in
Canada. summarized his trip to
the East-West game where he
talked to American college SEN
Tors who have been contacted by
Canadian clubs.
About 20 men. Snyder said.
have been invited to play north
of the border. All seemed in
-terested in playing in Canada.
he said. They (the American
collegians) wanted to know
about money, the tax structure
and playing and living condi-
tions in Canada Snyder added.
Snyder. a quarterback for the
Chicago Bears and Ohio Univer-
sity during his playing days. said
each Canadian team has a IL
player negotiation list for Amer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Ben Hogan Heads Field of SO
Starting Thunderbird Journey

Little. another ex-National
champion.
Jimmy Demaret of Kiamesha
Lake, N. Y, seeks his second VIC
tory here. He won the 1853 In
augural. at 50 holes. with a IS
under-par score of 201.
Dutch Harrison of Ardmore,
Okla, top pro at the recent Bing
Crosby and San Diego tourna-
ment, also was highly regarded.
Others in the pro field were
Julius Boros, Lloyd Mangrum.
Tommy Bolt, Cary Middlecoff,
(See THUNDERBIRD, Pig. CO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28

Joe Kuharich, was saying: You know now
these draft meetings go. Like a lottery.
If you're lucky. you might come up with
half dozen players who will help you"
Lambeau studied the one who was talk
ing. with him and said, "Your paper :.
It doesn't hit the streets in Washington
until noon, or later?"
Something like that" was the reply
"Well" Curly said, IT guess can tell
you the two players we want most. If the
other coaches and club owners knew we
wanted then-lke as if it appeared in print
before our draft meeting-wed have tougher
going Chances are we won't get either,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28

hit 70, q day
when most Of
the courses
h e re W e re
c | o S e d o r
too soggy to
e n c GU r a g e
much play.
Golfers are
20 o k ng for
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and new he
roes a nd the
average clu b
me m b e r ap-
parently W a S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Temptation Too Greet!
By MerrelI WhittIesey

Gene Littler's decision to turn
pro golfer was one of the chief
topics of conversation on a win
ter day when the temperature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
Ssar SfoH Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, JAN 28.-ThS the train coming
up from Washington the National Football Leagues
draft of coeganS Curly Lambeau sitting in drawing
with such RedSkin aides Wayne Mner Herman Ball and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-28

(See FIGHT. Page C-s0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Not Paved With Gold

I'm America the streets are paved
with gold" This was a popular con-
ception in Europe in my youth.
The streets in Washington, however,
seem paved with glass and Uttered
with rubbish. The difference between
youthful belief and mature observa-
ton is startling. now live on Cap
itol Hill. Everywhere outside the Cap
itol Plaza one finds the streets SPAR
king with glass from broken liquor
bottles, window panes. occasional auto
glass, and once in while silver-backed
glass from mirrors. Adults and chill
dren alike are responsible. and the
latter seem to delight in further
smashing glass containers on the side
walks. I have seen a child drop a
piece of candy into a litter of broken
glass and then calmly pick it up and
eat it.
I have visited several of the capital
cities of Europe for lengthy periods.
The capital city of a European country
is matter of pride to the people and
every effort is made to keep it clean
as well as attractive. Washington is a
beautiful city with magnificent build
ings and vistaS. It is visited by tens
of thousands of children annually.
What will their impression and that
Of millions of other visitors be Of the
Capital of the United States?
Why not try to keep Washington
clean and attractive-and safe?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

well, Mr.. Toscanini has announced his retire.
ment as leader Of the National Broadcasting
Company Symphony Orchestra. And with his
retirement there are signs that the orchestra
itself-assembled II years ago especially for
Mr.. Toscanini-will be disbanded at the end Of
its spring season. It would be fitting, perhaps,
If this should be so.
It is doubtful If any career in music has
been more dramatic than that Of this son of
a poor Italian tailor And when he brought a
hostile South American audience to standing
ovation for his first performance with the baton
Che was then 19) he established the mood of
near worship that has been accorded him ever
since by those who love music. It was not sur
priSing then that tears were being shed by
those who sensed, as the maestro walked slowly
of the stage of Carnegie Hall last Sunday
afternoon, that they had listened for the last
time to this combination of great artist and
particularly talented, company.
Mr.. Toscaninis letter of goodbye to my
orchestra" dated on his birthday, March Is,
and repeatedly signed after nearly fortnight
of doubts and self-questioning not an
nounce his future plans or reveal whether he
expects ever again to mount a podium It is
fortunate now that the record libraries have
imprisoned" his genius for the ages yet to
come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
This and That

a good thing. especially in firms where
intellectual work is done.
All. hem.
The need for it seems to be based
solidly on human nature.
It is the old problem of the windup.
While there are few persons who
seem to be able to jump into prob
lem with all legs and arms going
at once. as a tomcat fights. most
humans need the old on your mark,
get set, go!
They find that taking time out. even
before they have begun, helps them
get going for the day.
Others need this relaxation, or at
least so they think, couple of hours
after they begin.
Hence there may be a steady process
sion Of coffee drinkers, and if you look
at it in slightly jaundiced eye, you
cannot be blamed.
There is more to it, however.
The major belief is that employe
relations is a major business. all in
itself. and that the hands need a bit
of careful handling.
If they do not get the "break"
openly, they will take it undercover.
Undercover work is not confined to
the Commies.
It is part Of the way human beings
are. Many years ago they called it
soldering" on the job. That was q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
BY Charles E. TroceweH

pretty bad slur on our brave fighting
men, so that nowadays the word has
gone out the window. along with
buggy" meaning vehicle, etc.
The thing itself Is a very real thing.
as any honest person can tell you, II
you inquire.
It had its inception, perhaps, in
school days, when boys read about Dick
Merriwell under cover of the geography
book.
The lady who goes down the hall
to the restroom. smokes a cigarette
there, and takes two or three times
as much time about it as she should.
And it is perfectly possible to kill
time by looking flercely into space, as
If in deep thought, when all the time
the brain Is perfect blank. Oh, sure.
sure, it has been done millions and
millions Of times. And some persons
are geniuses at spending four times as
much time getting rubber band as
another might require to change an
empire.
So the now celebrated coffee break"
seems to have a legitimate place; it
is, at least. honest and aboveboard.
The problem of length is sometimes
established by edict, but perhaps the
best way is to leave it to the social
conscience Of the individual.
Templeton Jones, ashamed OF his
coffee chasm" of 10 minutes. viii not
do that again. his boss may feel sure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Court Speed-Up

The continued speed-up in the handling of
civil cases in the United States District Court
is gratifying to those who have experienced
frustrating delays there in the past. More civil
cases were disposed of last month than in any
previous month of the courts history This was
the result of fine cooperation among the
judges in Chief Judge Laws drive to reduce the
time-lag between the filing of case and its
settlement. But much more progress must be
made before litigants can expect reasonably ex-
peditious consideration of their cases by the
busy Federal court.
It is now possible for civil case to come
to trial in about 81 months. Only few months
ago there was a spread of about 81 months
between filing and disposition of case. Such
delays are unfair to litigants and impair the
orderly administration of justice. After two
years witness memory may become faulty or
he may become unavailable altogether. Slug
giSh machinery of justice tends to bring dis
credit on the courts and to breed diSreSpect for
the processes of the law.
April opened with 1858 civil cases awaiting
trial-a heavy load for the judges to carry. BY
contrast, happily, only 402 criminal cases we're
listed for trial. In order to catch up with the
criminal docket, Chief Judge Laws has assigned
fifth judge to assist in trying criminal cases.
This is good news, for it is particularly impor-
tant to keep the criminal cases moving steadily
through the court. Prompt justice is as much a
deterrent of crime as certainty of detection and
vigorous prosecution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Solution to 'MuscIe-FIexino'
Jonas Clifton.

The pictures of the results Of the
H-bomb tests and your clear-headed
editorial Revolt Of the Mind" gave no
hint that the tests were April Fools
Day jokes, but it seems to me that we
might as well view them as such. The
editorial points out what I would call
the inertia of mankind. This inertia
coupled with the Sterility of govern
mentS, determines in my mind that
nothing will be done in time to avert
an atomic war. Blind hatred on both
sides Of the Iron Curtain is so deep and
unreasoned that as soon as war begins
Gas it wild, each side twill blow the
devils to bits"
An additional reason why I believe
this to be my fate land yours is that
the solution to all this muscle hexing
is so simple. If we or our governments
had any real desire to solve this prob
lem it would take no more than a
couple of months to get a program I'M
der way.
There are probably several ways the
job could be done. A simple one, and
one which would have little effect on
our daily lives would be to organize
a world disarmament commission that
would report to the United Nations. Di-
vide the world up into a half dozen or
so disarmament districts and select by
any means desired two commissioners
from each. Free the commissioners
from any ties with their governments
and salary them for life. Give them
the power to tax all governments in
proportion to their ability to make war
determined by the commissioners.
Give them the job of developing an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

Some interesting thoughts for the Amer
lean business and political communities might
come from a careful reading of the Conserva-
tive Party budget just submitted to the British
Parliament.
For the principal innovation in the tax pro-
gram proposed by Chancellor Of Exchequer
Butler is series of revisions openly designed to
encourage industrial investment and to expand
and modernize Britain'S production facilities.
Mr. Butler explained: I'VE shall not long con-
tinue to compete successfully in the export field
with these, our principal rivals Omitted States
and West Germany, unless our plant and
equipment are completely up to date
The competition for trade around the world
has become increasingly stiff in the past two
years. The revival of West Germany in partic-
ular and, to lesser extent, Of Japan has in
tenSified the scramble for markets. Britain
needs its share of these markets and the Con-
sentative Party is being frank in its determine
ton to help British industry reach and main
tain level of productive efficiency that will
permit it to compete effectively.
President Eisenhower also has recon-
mended tax concessions as means Of encour-
aging private investment in industry and, sep
arately, he has proposed liberalizing our own
policies bearing upon international trade. They
are recommendations that appear to be in the
national interest. It would be unfortunate now
If the administrations blueprint should be
disregarded for political or otherwise selfish
reasons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

When Templeton Jones looked at his
watch, he was amazed to see his coffee
break" had taken one hour and 10
minutes.
II won't let that happen again." he
said to himself. with a cross between
contrition and chagrin. which makes
a very heady mixture. indeed.
Just as he had finished a cup, and
got up to go. another friend had come
along and said, "Oh. keep your seat a
minute or two"
Being very friendly person at heart,
Templeton Jones had remained seated,
until more time had elapsed than he
allowed for such things.
*
Fifteen minutes
That is coffee break"
Anything more. is coffee chaSm,"
according to jones'
He thinks rules should be drawn up
for this modern business innovation.
Many firms have tackled the problem
There is always some one in top brass
to announce. as if from the godhead,
that no more such monkeying with
working time shall be allowed.
What do the boys and girls do. then?
Why. they simply go around the
block, instead of to the company
cafeteria.
So. in time. the great one succumbs,
and revokes his harsh order. to general
tittering.
The time out for coffee is probably
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Case of Theodore Kuqhun

Relman NORM, Associated Press staff
writer. had piece in The Sunday
Star for April 4, headed, HAS Nc
Carthy Reached Crossroads in His
Career?" Among other things, this
writer summarized the case of Theo-
dore Kaghan.
urge readers of The Star to tele-
phone the Senate Permanent Subcom-
mittee on InvestigationS-NA. 8-3120-
and ask for copy of Part of the
Hearings on Estate Department Infor-
nation ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Gen.
ters." Here in only 80 pages they will
find the sworn testimony of Kaghan
and others. Having read this, let them
judge for themselves whether the sum-
mary prepared by Relman NORM and
published by The Star was fair.
Edward j. HeffrOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Ritual
By Gould Lincoln

I will tollop my lope
To the top of the mountain
And time my footsteps
To match his otOn;
But tDhat shall I do
If he tells me to leGve him,
That he Ddnts to reach
The mountain alone?
Yet Dhile I follotp
Perhaps he tDiH call me
To tDitness a tree
And bright red bird ..
/ mill nod my head slotDly.
Afraid of intrusion,
And not euen iohisper
His name or a tDOrd.
And then he tDiH knoiD It.
Somehow he iDiu knoD that
ri tolloto GltDdys
And liue By the sign
OF his shddotD across
The toDering mountain,
Content to be tolloicin0 -.
That ritual mine.
Honnoh Kahn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Dr.. Elmer S. Newton

He would have laughed aloud to hear him
self bracketed with Socrates and Plato, but
Dr. Elmer S. Newton really was their sort of
educator Without belittling curriculums. he
taught by being just as he learned by doing
The Greek conception Of pedagogy had no
better exemplar in Washington in his time
Back Of him was little college in the Pelham
hills of his native Massachusetts-the Amherst
of Julius Hawley Seelye. He belonged to the
same tradition as Calvin Coolidge, Dwight
Morrow, Henry Clay Folger and Harlan Fiske
Stone The classics meant liUing to him, not
merely books. He served the humanities and
was humane. Hundreds of anecdotes are told
of his kindly interest in his pupils. They were
as near and dear to him as though they all had
been of his own flesh and blood.
1t is difficult to write about Dr. Newton
without seeming to exaggerate. His knowledge
of knowledge, for instance, was strictly per-
sonal possession-a wealth which he had in
vented out of the resources Of his own nature
be divided and shared without limitation. With
rare skill motivated by still less common
devotion, he set boys or girls brain afire
for the good fruits of study. The same observa-
ton might be made about his heart-there was
an electric contagion between him and his
junior contemporaries. Four generations of
them passed through Western High School dur
ing his tenure as an instructor and as principal.
Each individual in that army of his benefi-
Charles has treasured memories of him. West
ern, 1t is safe to say, has been and win remain
a reflection Of his talents his philosophy of
service and, above all, his love of the school as
q school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

adequate disarmament system that is
agreeable to the governments of the
world. And finally give them the job of
making the system work. It is as simple
as that.
Yet, feel sure, we will not do it.
Governments are not designed to deal
with problems of this sort: they are
designed to control their citizens and
make war on others. We, the people,
are too busy living to deal with this
problem.
Personally, have enjoyed the life
have lived and I thank God for it.
Now if you will excuse me, I'm off to
enjoy whatever there is remaining for
for me. Joseph J. Remington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
An Appropriate Investigation

There are records in the Police Department
OF more cases of pure heroism, where the
policemen did not use firearms in the appre-
henSion of suspected criminals, than there are
OF policemen who were too quick on the trigger.
And the police force which errs more in tardy
resort to firearms than in their precipitate
use, is well-diSciplined body of men,
That is what Police Chief Murray had in
mind in his order cautioning his men on use
OF service revolvers and his attempt to spell
out conditions under which such use is justified
The order followed the tragic incident last week
when young Marine, apparently guilty of
nothing more serious in the beginning than a
traffic violation-but evidently thrown into a
panic by pursuing police-waS shot and killed.
In his attempt to escape, he raced his car
through streets at high speed, wrecked the
vehicle and refused to heed the police warnings
to halt when he attempted to escape on foot
The police, at the time, were on the lookout
for suspected holdup man.
In deciding to bring this case before
grand jury, United States Attorney Rover has
followed the wise course. Whether the police
men were justified in killing a man can be
decided only by a careful review of all the
available facts. That will now take place. This
procedure should be automatic in all such
cases. It is not difficult to understand the
policeman's point of view in certain circum-
stances. But in all circumstances the death of
a'citizen at the hands of the police is a serious
thing, and only the courts are appropriately
equipped to decide the right or the wrong of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Letters to The Star

ent administration is trying its hardest
not to afford one.
Mr.. Acheson feels that limited
war is the only kind we can fight in
this hydrogen age. And the hydrogen
age is pretty old for its time, say the
same people who think "it's later than
you think is obsolete.
Mr.. Acheson neglected to mention in
his critique some of the elements that
would prevent war. People just won't
be scared that way. The threat of
peace is enough to make any H-bomb
radiationless.
Jonas Clifton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08

that the committee was handicapped
without him.
A really bright young man, or even
a dull old man, should have been able
to tie up lot of loose ends in that
space of time. If Mr.. Mccarthy, Mr..
Cohn and Mr.. Schine were all killed
in a motor accident, the committee
should be able to carry on just as
efficiently as before, provided, of course.
that it is well-run committee in the
first place. w. T. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Goodbye to Ny Orchestra

Millions of Americans must regretfully feel
that friend and welcome guest has left their
homes. For Arturo Toscanini, Incompatible
conductor of one of the worlds great orches-
tras, has been friend and guest-by way of
radio and televiSion-in the homes of millions
of American music lovers. At 81 and after
career that has been as spectacular as the most
vivid passages Of the tlne music he knew so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Investigators Inefficient?

just how efficient a committee has
Senator Mccarthy Cor Mr.. Cohn been
running? At least as early as July,
1858, they knew that their draft-age
Mr.. Schine would soon be leaving them,
with or without an Army commission.
Yet. in November they still claimed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Acheson's Views

Former Secretary of State Dean
Acheson has again, just as he did in
1850. come forth with statements that
seem to actually invite Communists to
continue their aggressive tactics OF
"war-by- proxy in other parts Of the
free world. He has. in effect, assured
Communists in advance that the United
States would, as it did in Korea,
continue to fight this type OF war on
Communist terms; that only in event
of an "all-out" attack upon the United
States would we resort to strategic
atom bombing"
We should be grateful to Mr.. Acheson
for breaking his "self imposed" silence
in order to make this attack upon the
doctrine of massive retaliation" He
has reminded us that the left-wing
element of the Democratic Party which
he represents has not changed it's
concept of an appropriate national
foreign policy by one iota and that
it still believes in the day-to-day
wavering, timid and uncertain approach
which contributed to the Korean fiasco
with it's 100000 American casualties.
Those of us who do not agree with
all the policies of this administration
might be willing to admit that the
present fortnight approach to foreign
policy, with it's open admission of
calculated risks for all, is healthy
contrast to that of the Truman
Acheson administration.
If we are to continue our policy of
freedom for those behind the Iron
Curtain we should all be willing to
assume a share of the risk involved
not blandly and -bloodedly con-
denim our young men to fight endless
wars while Russia, without losing a
man, sits on the sidelines with some
of our own. misguided politicians and
shouts Lets you and him fight"
Lila SOnnemann.
Dean Acheson pleads for collective
security through free world coalition
as against isolationisrn. Needed in a
hurry is great statesman to convince
the H-bomb to give up its isolationism.
Mr.. Acheson Aays the United States
cannot seize the initiative in aggres-
sion; that we should retaliate in case
someone else starts war. India should
be chosen as an intermediary, providing
potential enemy doesn't steal the
copyright of Mr.. Acheson's idea.
The former Secretary of State says
we cannot afford another Korea. At
the expense Of the recession, the pres