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Evening star., 1954-11-01
Good Case to Watch

man named Maurice Jones was ac-
quilted Of houSebreaking last Friday, his
defense being that at the time Of the Of
Tense he was of llnsound mind within the
meaning of the new insanity test prescribed
by the United States Court Of Appeals in
the Monte Durham case. That was the
ruling which discarded the old tests
whether an accused knew the difference
between right and wrong or whether his
mental condition was such as to subject
him to an irresistible impulse. The new
test is whether the offense was the product
of, or caused by, a mental disease or defect,
whatever those terms may mean.
Jones was held to be of unsound mind
in June, 1852. In March, 1858, he was re-
ported to have regained his sanity. In
June, 1858, he was again found to be of
unsound mind. But on last August IL he
was found to be of sound mind in the sense
of being competent to stand trial and assist
in his own defense.
Testimony at the trial, given by psy-
chiatrist from st. ElizabethS, was that
Jones had the mentality of an eight-year-
old. In response to a question put by the
judge, however, the psychiatrist testified
that Jones' mental condition at the time
of the housebreaking was not such as to
have caused him to commit the crime.
Nevertheless, the jury acquitted him.
What now? The prosecutor has indi-
Gated that he feels he may have to dismiss
three other indictments against Jones.
The trial judge has said that he will COM
nit the man to st. Elizabeths, in accordance
with an amendment of the Durham deci-
sion handed down by the appellate court.
AS near as one can tell from the rather
murky language of the amendment, the
trial judge was more or less instructed by
the Court of Appeals to commit Jones. But
if the Governments own psychiatric expert
believes him to be of sound mind, by what
right, really, is he to be committed? st.
Elizabeths is not penal institution, and
if Jones is of sound mind he has no busi-
ness being there. In all probability he will
not be-and should not be-held there for
long. There is every reason to expect that
within week or so he will be back on the
streets. And, in that event, the people OF
Washington will have a very legitimate in
terest in keeping an eye on his future be-
havior.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
He Cut His Teeth on q Campaign Button

there, President Mckinley came to the
funeral. We kids were in the front line
Of gapers viewing the solemn process
sion. AS the youngest of the flock.
was held aloft on somebody's shoulders
and told, Look at that cab!" (Oh those
dolorous, black, incloSed horse-drawn
cabs filing along Meridian streetD
President McKinley's In that cab!" All
we saw of the President was his hand
resting at the edge Of the vehicles glass
window. remember it as a pursey,
thickish. white hand. But I'd seen the
President. That was something to re-
member.
Six months later black bordered
newspapers announced President Nc
Kinley's death and we grieved. Then
T. r. took over and it was like breeze
freshening the country. T. r. busted
the trusts" T. r. had organized the
first volunteer cavalry, the Rough
Riders, who'd routed the Spanish from
the Caribbean. Even the foot soldiers
of that, era wore the popular broad
brimmed Rough Rider" hat. When the
soldiers who were to go to Cuba raised
the dust marching down Meridian street
our family was right there thrilling to
the triumphant shout of Remember
the Maine and to hell with Spain!"
which made "hell' not swearing. Again
as the soldiers hats sailed into the air
they yelled. II scream Chickamauga!"
It sounded like "ice cream Chicka-
mauga" and was relished and echoed to
child. Years later when stood on
San Juan Hill in Santiago de Cuba.
laid my hand on cannon still standing
there and heard again that delicious
ice cream" cry and saw the soldiers
hats fly into the air.
All this is enmeshed in my childhood
memories of Theodore Roosevelt, the
explosive "Deelighted" Teddy who could
sway crowds with his oratory and excite
them with his pounding fists, his great
teeth biting the air and his cleaning
eyeglasses stabbing into auditoriums
like bright headlights. Personal appear
arces were most important then when
we had neither radio nor television. The
Evening star., 1954-11-01
TB-An UnsoIved Problem
(See editorial: Tuberculosis
StGtiSticS.")

(See editorial: Tuberculosis
Statistics.")
Apparently from the current reports
in the press there is a controversy as
to the increased number of beds needed
to combat pulmonary tuberculosis, and
also the method Of treatment-home
clinic care versus disqualification.
BY all rights it should not be neces-
sary to recite the dangers of tuber-
culosis. No longer scourge perhaps,
but still mammoth problem, when one
considers the remarkable advances in
the diagnosis, management and control
of tuberculosis. it is not too surprising
to find that those ill-acquainted with
its continuing prevalence and thera-
peutic tribulations should consider the
fight won, when indeed we are at the
very height of battle. Misconceptions
about tuberculosis are not unusual
they recur with the seaSonS-but sell
dom do they cause the damage which
they now threaten to produce in WASH
ington.
It is contended that additional beds
for patients with tuberculosis are no
longer needed in Washington. During
35 years of medical practice devoted
largely to the management of tubercu-
losis. have never seen the day when
adequate beds were available in the
city for the care of tuberculosis. More
over, there has been no decrease in the
. incidence Of TB in the District.
There is an argument that patients
are no longer waiting for admission to
tuberculosis beds, but only a few
months ago there were in the neighbor-
hood of 300 patients awaiting hospi-
talization. Only'a few of these patients
have been admitted to hospitals. What
has happened to the rest?
The adequacy of home management
for the patient with tuberculosis has
been proposed as justification for
abandoning the building of the 300-bed
unit at the D. C. General Hospital. The
reasons for this opinion are difficult
to appreciate, if they exist. Certainly
without exception such opinion is COM
pletely opposed to the expressed opin-
ion of every authority in the country
and abroad.
know of no studies which have been
made in which it has been shown that
home and clinic treatment are as good
as hospital treatment. True, in various
sections of the country home-care pro-
grams are being tried as experiments.
To date, as result Of such expert
ments, all that has been proven is that
home-care treatment of tuberculosis is
only poor substitute when hospital
beds are not available-that it can
work only as an adjunct to post-hos-
pital treatment. Shall we experiment
with the lives of our citizens? Shall we
follow the so-called new trends" Of
TB treatment when there are $500
cases of tuberculosis in our city?
Washington is confronted with one
of the most serious tuberculosis prob
lens in the country. believe the con-
troversial home-care theory of treating
the TB patient presents danger to the
community.
J. winthrop Peabody, Sr, NJ d.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
This and That /.
BY Charles E. TroceweH

chess board instead, board arranged,
by preference. with beautifully carved
men.
Sincerely, w. A. G."
When we showed this letter to Jones.
he laughed loudly.
u tried moccasinS once" he recalled
Knowing the old fellow, we waited.
Jones is not the kind of man you can
hurry
After grinning broadly, he began to
talk:
II had the idea few years ago.
IF the Indians could wear EN-,
could, or at least that was what /
thought.
$50 got the catalog of large house
that handles such things, and ordered
a. pair.
'They were the real thing, as far as
I know. with thongs and all, no heels,
no modern airs about them. just good
sturdy moccasins the same as Leather
stockings were.
"I tried them on, and they fitted
Then did an hours walking in
them. and the next morning wished !
hadn't"
Templeton Jones smiled in recollec-
tiOn.
The past has always played a large
part in his life. It is not something
new In his life, as it is with many, this
talking about old times.
He sees better than most the bad
part Of old times, but probably realizes
better than many the good part. too.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
G. o. P. Job Control Plan

Your editorial comment on Sherman
Adams scheme for placing Republic
cans in jobs both within and without
the Civil Service Of the Federal Gov
ernment is, to speak mildly, inadequate.
In nearly quarter century Of my Gov
ernment employment. no such direct
blow has been aimed at the Civil Serv-
ice and morale of Government workers
as Mr.. Adams brazen scheme with its
accompanying charts agen-
cies of the United States to report to
a private organization-the Republican
National Committee. Preposterous and
illegal-but also politically amateurish.
it seems to be the product of desper-
alton. Every civil servant is made
uneasy and insecure.
The Presidents reported approval of
this scheme is incredible in the light
of his reported statements. If, in fact,
he did approve, it is unbelievable that
he was aware of the implications. It
is no new thing for President to be
misled by willy subordinates who do not
understand national government
Thomas NJ. Woodward.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
Nixon's Left-Winoers

The intent Of this letter Is to con-
gratulate you upon the editorial '.Mister
Nixon's Left Wingers." You have sure
laid the finger on another jester.
Surely some one should take this man
to task. How can any one use such in
nuendo as he puts forth to further his
own political ambition?
Even in his heyeiay ex-Presi-
dent Truman never took an entire
party and limited that they were Red
or subversive. He directed his words
at individuals and perhaps pairs or
hgureheads, but never the entire Re-
publican Party as has Nixon.
I am an American. born such. My
grandfather served in the Union Army.
MY father was in the Spanish American
War. was in the United States Regu-
lars in 1917. My brother served in the
Evening star., 1954-11-01
Apothetic Voters

There has been much concern over
the possible apathy Of voters on elec-
ton day. There has been so much New
Deal influence in the Republican Party
that large segment of voters feel it
makes little difference who wins. The
Republicans have let the Democrats
put them on the defensive when they
had no reason to go on the defensive.
To put it mildly. the Republicans have
lacked fortitude. Both parties have
greatly underestimated the intelligence
Of the average voter.
The Republicans have had more on
which to take the offensive than they
have ever had. Instead. they go on the
immediate defensive over perfectly
good and sound statement by Wilson.
They have Wilson. in effect, make an
apology to labor leaders who do not
control the labor vote and represent
system which has completely taken the
laboring mans freedom away from him.
They went on the defensive over Nc
Carthy and thereby demonstrated to
a lot of people that they lacked back
bone. Now they are busy with the de-
fensive over unemployment. Is it any
wonder there is apathy among voters?
There are no clearly defined difference
spelled out except on petty selfish in
terest issues.
BY all rights neither party deserves
to win. There is one thing to think
about. The Democrats have made un-
employment a main issue. This is an
insult to the voters intelligence. Any
one with grain of sense knows that
we have gone, to great extent, from
a wartime economy to a somewhat
peaceful economy. Every one should
know that by any measurable standards
we have very small number of unem-
ployed during the transition. When the
Democrats promote this phony issue it
means just one thing. They figure that
the American people are dumb enough
and selfish enough to want to sell out
the future Of our kids and possibly their
lives. for little phony security and
high living. In other words, they figure
Americans like wartime economy in
the form of war, WPA, or even
more top-heavy government.
The Republicans in turn figure peo-
pie are so dumb and selfish they might
go for the Democrats unemployment
farce. T.. h.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
Unknown Threshold

More than a bladed undutatton
WeGDes IN the st1trtDdys OF the sun.
Bright forms are armed NTH Fremont
tton,
And ioalk the tense Uays they haue
tDOn.
To them a day is customary,
or night In subterrdnedn hills
Where roots OF grass and mint ana
berry
Lean on million dsUelIers' sfIls.
What tDe mag see are ipdptpg ddtstes:
But In them eyes are keen and bright.
Beyond steps stumbling through their
ntGzes,
A irorId Hues out its day and night.
Doniel Smythe
Evening star., 1954-11-01

night my father took me to hear +. r.
the rafters Of indianapolis old Tomlin-
son Hall shook with gleeful enthusiasm.
When we surged into the hall it was an
eerie feeling to be waited along by the
crowd with my feet of the floor. But
I chung to my fathers hand and he
found seat high up and on one side
Of the stage not too far from the speak
ers' platform and I sat on his lap. There
were other dignitaries on the stage but
they faded to zeros when T. r. got
under way.
Later when I attended the day
nursery benefit dances for childrens at
Tomlinson Hall. every time danced
across in front of the stage, I'd look up
Evening star., 1954-11-01

that he got crowds excited and created
the illusion that every Republican with
vote was behind him. Then, when
these voters were in the voting booth,
damped down by sober reason, they
discounted T. RS bombast. My father
felt the man deserved hearty backing
at all times.
Between my fathers Republicanism
and my mothers interest in "votes for
women" some of us children always
squeezed into every political rally and
got to the front row Of every political
or patriotic parade and even funeral.
We lived in indianapolis. When Ben
jamin Harrison died and was buried
Evening star., 1954-11-01

and feel the bouyant presence Of the
man who was the youngest President
our Nation ever had. Through his
speeches and rugged personality T. r.
made profound impressions. Yet strange
and even autocratic as it seems to us
now, T. R. never granted press inter-
views. But for his day T. r. was the
spirit of youth. Perhaps that gave
parents courage to take the youngsters
to his rallies. The very word rally"
suited T. r., he had such mighty zest
for living that 1t reached out and en-
veloped even the brats in the audience.
A. Q.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
/ letters to The Star.

United States Air Force in World War
II, am Catholic and, to add to all
this, Democrat. And this man would
imply to the American public that the
Democrats are Red and subversive! Let
us hope that there are enough fair
minded people in the Republican Party
to give the lie back to him and the
others who would infer such things.
Paul p. O'D0Wd,
Secretary, Hyattsville District DEM
ocratic Club.
Evening star., 1954-11-01
To the Editor Of The Stor::

WHENEVER I see a fond parent
w trundling little child to politi-
cal meeting. even If it's squalling, ]
can't 60 along with the disgusted ones
who snort THAT kid ought to- be at
home in bed" For you see ! was just
that sort of brat and I'll never
forget the wonder Of it all.
My father was q staunch Republican
and an ardent admirer Of Teddy Roose-
velt. Dad said T. RS was such a dy-
manic personality that he simply elec-
trifled the atmosphere around him. The
only criticism my father made of his
idol was that T. r. was so emotional
Evening star., 1954-11-01

have nurtured such an idea more success
fully than the ill-advised effort to shroud
the move with Gestapo-like secrecy. There
is a lesson here In employe and public rela-
tions that the administration could profit
from In the future.
Evening star., 1954-11-01

Pen-nanaes may be used If letters carry
a0riters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
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Chairmen Named
For Observance OF
Brotherhood Week

Mrs. Eisenhower will be an
honorary chairman of the Dis
trict's observance of Brotherhood
Week which starts Sunday.
The National Conference of
Christians and Jews also listed
these other leaders in the annual
observance: District Commission
ers Samuel Spencer, Renah F.
Camalier and Brig. Gen. Louis w.
Prentiss, honorary co-chairman;
and Oscar L. Chapman, DR..
George r. Ellis and Aaron Gold
man, co-chairmen.
Rell to Head Dinner.
Daniel w. Bel. will be chair
man of dinner February Is at
the Mayflower Hotel.
Other leaders are advertising,
William E. Coyle; armed services
cooperation, Chaplains Charles
E. Brown. jr.. Luther F. Gerhart
and Ernest F. Pine; churches and
synogogues. Msgr. John K. Cart
wright, Rabbi David H. Panitz
and DR.. Albert P. Shirley; COM
munity organizations, Joseph A.
Kaufman. DR.. G.. Herbert Mar
shall and Harry L. Merrick; ed
ucation, DR.. Hurst r. Anderson,
DR.. Hobart M. Corning and Rev.
Ramon A. di Nardo.
Others Listed.
Also, government participation,
Secretary of Labor Mitchell;
labor. Glen F. Preller and Glenn
E. Watts: radio and television,
Leslie G. Aries. John S. Hayes,
Bryson Rash and Carleton D.
Smith: theaterS. George A.
Crouch. Orville Crouch and
Frank La Falce; and women
activities, Mrs. Bernard A.
Chandler. Mrs. Nat H. Levy and
Mrs. John F. Victory.
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LoSoIIe ROTC to Tour

Thirty senior ROTC cadets Of
LaSalle College. Philadelphia.
will begin a three-day tour of
Washington Wednesday. While
here the group will combine
sightseeing with a tour of De-
tense Department facilities.
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Mekeesport Lodge A
To Name 1855 Leaders

McKeesport, Pa. - A very
important monthly and an
nual session for the members
of CFU Lodge A is coming
up on Sunday, December u,
at the School Hall, 715 Shaw
Avenue, promptly at 2 PM.
At this meeting we have
many vital issues to discuss
and are faced with the elec.
ton of new officials for the
year ahead. 1t is the duty of
each and every member to
take an active part and help
us select a strong committee
which will work for the con.
tinued progress of our Lodge
during the coming year.
We also ask our members
to kindly take care of any
delinquent dues at this time
in order that our books may
be free of debt as we 60 into
the new year.
Paul Rupcic, Secy
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Lodge 437 Preparing
For Annual Elections

Bentleyville, Pa. All
members of CFU Lodge 437
are urged to attend, without
fail, the regular and annual
meeting scheduled for Sun
day, December 12, at the
Moose Hall. The session will
begin at the usual time.
Just as soon as we have
dispensed with the regular
order of business we intend
to swing right into the an
nual meeting and elect our
officials for the coming year.
It is imperative that the
majority of our members at
tend this meeting in order
that we may select those who
are best qualified to lead our
Society in 1855.
AS a final reminder we ask
all members to see to it that
their dues are paid up by De-
cember 25th, so that our
books may be in perfect or
der for the final audit.
August Jurkovic, Sec'y.
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Rochester Members To
Elect 1855 Leadership

Rochester, Pa. - Official
notice is hereby given all
members of abraham Lin.
coin" Lodge S5 that the reg.
ular monthly and annual
meetings will take place on
Sunday, December II, in the
st. Cecilia Church Ha ii
Rochester.
The monthly meeting will
be called to order at 100 Pm
sharp and be devoted to the
transaction of routine bust.
ness. The annual meeting will
follow in short order and take
up nominations and elections
of all necessary Lodge and
Nest officers. 1t is the duty
of every member to attend
and vote as he or she SEES fit
for the common good.
The Lodge will make its
Turkey Award the after
noon of December IL. Please
sell your share of tickets and
thus help benefit the Lodge
- your - treasury.
Margaret Zupcic, Pres
John r. Mikan, Sec'y.