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Evening star., 1955-06-01
WOMAN'S ATTEMPT
TO LEAP OFF BRIDGE
HALTED IN MIDAjR

Two policemen, alerted by
radio, grabbed a woman vir-
tually In midair as she at
tempted to leap from the
Eleventh street bridge early
today.
The 29-year-old Bowie.
Md, housewife is in District
General Hospital for mental
observation.
Pvts. Joseph w. Proulx
and Charles B. Chase were
cruising in a scout car when
the police radio dispatcher
received an anonymous tel
ephone call that the woman
was driving toward the
bridge to attempt suicide.
The police car pulled in
behind her car on the bridge
approach and by the time
she had stopped both men
were out Of their scout car
and running.
They reached her Just as
she cleared the railing, one
Of them said.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
DOROTHY THOMPSON

The National Humane So
ciety has called my attention
to certain projects that are
under way in some elementary
and high schools, the extern
sion of which has numerous
advocates. i,
To teach children and
youths proper nutrition, live
animals are brought into
classrooms-white rats, chick
ems, guinea pigs, rabbits-and
the children are instructed to
feed them on diets deficient
in certain vitamins, minerals,
ETC., and see how they sicken
and die. while others, fed
properly, thrive.
These demonstrations vary
In time. Some are arranged to
continue six or eight weeks.
Some books of directions spec
ify that the animals should
be killed at the end Of four
weeks, since by then many viii
die. There is also q problem
Of garbage" disposal.
It is hoped that by such
demonstrations the children
will learn to spend their lunch
money for milk instead Of
candyl
Now, I am not going to argue
whether that may or may not
be the result. Children, being
highly imaginative creatures.
do not always draw the ex-
pected conclusions from their
learning. What does concern
me is the effect upon the child's
emotional development Of being
encouraged to indulge in the
slow torture Of helpless crea-
lures, and the suppression of
his protective instincts.
] am not O sentimentalist. !
have never Joined the anti
vivisectionists. Carefully con-
trolled scientific experiments
made upon animals have con-
tributed immeasurably to the
knowledge that has made 1t
Evening star., 1955-06-01

newspaper, made this COM
ment: Never before have 50
many people come to one place
to hear in so short a space Of
time as o week the Word of
God. It can truly be called
the phenomenon Of the mid
century-one which is all the
more remarkable because fif-
teen months ago 1t would have
seemed impossible. 1t may
not be too much to hope that
1t may be the start Of a spirit
ual renaissance"
Billy Graham is not the
usual sort of evangelist who
depends on elocution and ges-
lures to win his audience. He
talks in simple, easy-to-under-
stand sentences. He doesn't
preach about questions OF
politics and economics, as do
some clergymen who justify
their digressions into such sub
jects by arguing always that
some moral issue Is involved.
Billy Graham doesn't talk
politics at all. He talks about
the Bible in terms that mean
something to the individual.
He has q good voice and an
easy manner. It is, after all,
the thought he expresses that
counts most--not his method
of delivery. He has learned how
to teach people the meaning Of
the things that Jesus said CEN
turies ago and which remain
a basis for guidance in human
affairs today.
There is no doubt that the
people Of Europe are hungry
for a deeper understanding of
Gods influence in their lives.
They are shell-shocked by wars
and frightened by threats of
more wars. They are searching
for a means Of living which
shall bring satisfaction and
peace Of mind. They 60 to hear
Billy Graham because they
think he can give them a cue
to a way of life that will be
better than what they have
experienced. So he appeals,
not to the emotions of his lis
teners, but to their common
sense and their instructive re-
spect for the spiritual power
that has changed the lives Of
many persons.
Always at the end of the
meetings Billy Graham asks
those who are willing to make
a commitment for a better
life-he calls it a decision for
Christ" - to step forward.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
: Pupils Taught Nutrition (ond Brutality
BY Starving Little Animals in Glass

possible to wipe out many
scourges Of both humans and
animals.
But what is being done in
the classrooms is not scientific
experimentation, and it adds
nothing to knowledge. The
teachers know in advance the
results Of the mistreatment,
and so will many intelligent
children. It is, therefore, syste-
matte training in cruelty and
indifference to suffering.
Very often a child's first real
love Is for an animal, as an
infants most beloved toys are
representations Of animals, to
be cuddled. Children are given
pets in order to nurture affec-
tionate and protective feelings.
Many children are more sensi-
tive to the suffering Of animals
than to that of humans. They
become humane by stages.
The nurturing Of protective
feelings, to the exclusion Of
the counterfeelings of aggres-
sion and callousness, is the
most important element In
educating a child to be good
to do as he would be done by.
to mind the sufferings Of
others, to be considerate, help.
full and altruistic.
I am concerned for the effect
Of such q manner Of learning
upon the child, as a. human
soul, in which social and hui
name potentialities and i'm
pulses continually struggle
with anti-social, egotistic and
aggressive impulses.
Our children may be suf-
fering from malnutrition, de-
spite their high average caloric
intake. But what society Is
suffering from. and children,
as members Of 1t, are suffering
from In far more serious
degree. Is the extraordinary
brutality, asgressiveness and
callousness Of feeling that re-
Evening star., 1955-06-01

TOKYO, June (R.-Indo-
nesian Prime Minister Sas-
troamidjojo and his wife toured
the big Red Chinese industrial
center at Anshan, Manchuria.
Tuesday, Peiping radio reported
today. A broadcast heard in
Tokyo said the Indonesians saw
three automatic blast furnaces
built in the last three years and
another nearing completion"
Evening star., 1955-06-01

According to sources close to
Evening star., 1955-07-21
Guzo Accord
Held Possible

GAIA, Egypt, July 81 P1.-
Mai. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, U. N,
truce chief in Palestine, told
newsmen last night there is
nothing to prevent agreement"
in the current Egyptian-Israeli
talks to reduce tension in the
troubled GAIA strip.
Gen. Burns, who had just
presided at the eighth meeting
between the two sides since June
%, added that the atmosphere
today was friendly but diff
cult" He declined to elaborate.
Gen. Burns said the parties
are getting closer each time we
meet" He said he was more
optimistic now, although some
conflicts still had to be recon-
ciled.
It was learned, meanwhile,
that the sides have agreed to
permit their senior officers to
meet on border problems and
have. arranged for them to keep
in telephone contact.
JERUSALEM, July 81 (P.-
An Israeli military spokesman
said a Syrian outpost today di-
rected rifle and automatic fire
at an Israeli border patrol at
Hagovrim village in Upper
Galilee, hitting several buildings
but causing no casualties.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
Congress Asked to Pay
Claims Against Napoleon

The clamor became so great
lover the years that in 1885 Con-
gress passed a law conferring
upon the Court of Claims juris-
diction to hear the complaints
and give advisory opinions to
Congress. Gu. OF claims Jotaling
Originally about $35 million, the
court reported favorably in about
lone-fifth, amounting to 81 mil
lion and Congress before it tired
Iof that procedure, appropriated
81 million for payments.
Never Forgotten
Many were left unpaid, al
Though the claims were verified
lin proceedings before the Court
of Claims. Time sped on and the
claims remained unsettled. But
they we're never quite forgotten
and periodically through the
years the claimants have ap-
Ipealed to Congress.
The main appeal at yesterdays s
Evening star., 1955-07-21

hearing was by Robert 3. Ely ID
of Philadelphia. representing the
Insurance Co. of North America
AS long ago as 1910. Bayard
Henry of the same company was
making the same plea and get
ting nowhere.
Mr. Ely argued eloquently to
have Congress shunt the whole
matter TO the Court of Claims.
1t was, he said. a constitutional
right of the claimants to have
their day in court. And 1t was
not. he told skeptical members
OF the subcommittee, a matter
of compassion" but zone of the
highest obligation" of Govern
ment to see that claims aggre-
eating So million were finally
resolved.
Among the interested listeners
were descendants of William B.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
BY CECIL HOLLAND

A 154-year-old shadow of the
Napoleonic wars is again hover
ing over the Capitol.
The occasion is the pilgrimage.
almost an annual thing, OF
American claimants for damages
for spoilation committed by
French privateers on the high
seas before July 81. 1901.
The claimants. individuals and
two Pennsylvania INSURANCE.
companies. are urging passage
of legislation that would author
ize the United States Court OF
Claims finally to adjudicate their
claims.
They pressed their plea at a
quiet hearing yesterday before a
House judiciary subcommittee
at which bit of history almost
forgotten was intermingled with
legal reaSonings on why the
legislation should or should not
be approved.
Claims Dropped
In the turbulence of Napol-
cons era. French privateers
preyed on American vessels
Claims were made against the
French and the French in turn
countered with claims Of their
own. BY the Treaty of Septem-
Der 80, 1900, the French re-
leased their claims of treaty
violations by Americans and the
United States dropped its claims
Almost since then claimants
have been clamoring for redress
from the United States Govern
ment, asserting that in relin-
gushing the claims by the 1906
Treaty the Government had de-
prived them of their property
without just compensation within
the meaning of the Fifth amend
ment.
Evening star., 1955-07-21

Wilson of Alexandria. whose Is
ships plying the Caribbean lost
Icargoes to the French privateers.
They included NJ. e. Dyson of
I45l1 Elm street. Chevy Chase,
Md: Mrs. Thomas Swami of
Colton's Point. st. Marys Coun-
ty. Md: William A. Dyson Of
White Plains, Md. Mrs. Mar
Evening star., 1955-07-21

that heard the plea. the fun
committee voted to table the bill.
This left in doubt what future
course the claimants could take,
If they should return to Con-
lgress next year the committee,
under its rules. could reject their
Evening star., 1955-07-21

pleas on the grounds that the
matter already had been con.
sidered.
But this Is no indication the
claimants will not return. The
claims have been pressed for
generations.
Evening star., 1955-07-21

|garet Swami Of 1904 @ street
NV; Robert A. Peak Of Hyatts-
vile. Md, and Miss Ann Mueller
of Greensboro. N. c.
Mr.. Dyson said his family had
claims totaling $185.000 from
losses sustained by the early
Evening star., 1955-07-21

Alexandra merchant and trader,
Their hopes and those of other
claimants of getting action on
the legislation were dashed by
the full House Judiciary Com
|mittee today. On the recon-
Imendation of the subcommittee
Evening star., 1955-07-21
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The Nome nugget., 1955-01-26
Convict Loses Arm In Attempt to Escape From State Penitentiary

WALLA WALLA, Wash, R- Tower guards, opening fire after a warning shot, blasted two es- caping convicts from makeshift, bedspring ladder Monday night at the Washington State Peniten- tiary
 Wounded by slugs from guards guns in seven-shot volley were Vertis Barrett, 28, and Rody Erb, 23. A companion in the escape at tempt, James Singletary, q, was not hit.
 A bullet shattered Barrett's left arm and late Monday night prison doctors amputated to save the prisoners life. The three convicts, who have all been involved in three previ- fOus escapes or attempted break outs, were nabbed by yard guards as they tried to flee back to their cells.
The Nome nugget., 1955-01-26
James Nolan Chosen Senate President
 And Wendell Kay Speaker of House

JUNEAU, R-Here are thumb nail sketches of the two Demo cratS who were chosen Monday to handle the gavels during the 22nd Legislature, President of the Sen ate James Nolan of Wrangell and Speaker of the House Wendell Kay of Anchorage.
 Nolan is Wrangell drugstore operator who long has been active in Democratic affairs. He gener- ally is rated as a conservative member of the party.
 Nolan is starting his second term in the Senate after having served two terms in the House, where he was speaker in the spe- cial session of 1949. His first love in the Senate has been service on the Finance Committee, the group which has a big load in trimming appropriation requests to keep the budget in balance.
 His friends say that his first choice this session was to step into the chairmanship of the Fiji nance Committee rather than to seek the presidency.
 Presidency Second Choice
 His choice by the Democrats for the presidency was virtually a "Draft Jim" move. Reliable sources said he actually cast his
The Nome nugget., 1955-01-26
Paraguay Government Suppresses Plot Against President StrOeSSner

ALUNCION, Paraguay R-The Paraguay government announced Tuesday it had discovered and suppressed a plot against Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, President for less than year.
 Stroessner successfully stage managed a revolution against the constitutional president, Dr. Fred erico Chaves, last April, and him. self took the presidency Aug. IS.
 Paraguay has undergone more than 100 revolutions, and only two of it's Presidents have served their full terms without resorting to absolute dictatorship.
 The plot / against Strongman Stroessner, 41, was blamed on pr. Eulogio Estigarribia, former lead CT of the Colorado Party, the only party permitted in this small na- tion of 100000. Estigarribia was recently expelled from the party.
 The government charged that EStigarribia was aided by some civilians, retired army officers, two officials of the military acad- mey and group of cadets in the graduating class of the academy.
 At least some of these were re- ported under, arrest.
The Nome nugget., 1955-01-26

vote for Sen. Howard Lyng for the presidency at the Democratic caucus that decided the outcome.
 Nolan has been a resident of Alaska for 35 years and is known for his rich Irish tenor upon occa- sion as well as for his drug-dis- pensing and his political activity
 He has served on the South eastern Alaska Democratic Divi- ional Committee most of the time since 1880, with a couple of terms as division chairman.
 Kay a Vote-Getter
 Wendell Kay, the new speaker of the House, is an Anchorage at torney who has a record of never having lost an election race since he came to Alaska in 1947.
 He is starting his third term in the House. In the 1852 election he was the only Democratic member of the House to survive the Third Division Republican landslide and he did it on a narrow squeak.
 He won by seven votes in race that ended in a recount while he waited in Juneau to take his seat.
 Kay originally came north as executive director for the Alaska Housing Authority. After a year at that, he started practicing law
The Nome nugget., 1955-01-26
300 Planes of 7th Fleet Conduct Show of Strength North of FOrmOSa

TAIPEH, Formosa, R-The English language China News re- ported some 300 planes of the US. 7th Fleet conducted maneu- vers north of Formosa yesterday.
 The newspaper, quoting what it called reliable sources, said the air show was considered here to be a "show of strength to tell off the Reds"
 Nationalist four engine bomb CTS attacked Yikiangshan Island through a curtain of anti-aircraft fire in the predawn darkness to- day and caused extensive damage, official reports said.
 Other bombers ranging more than 30 miles northeast in the Yu- shan Island area sank a 1,500-ton Chinese Red warShip, the reports said.
 A defense ministry communique said the warship was the target of eight 500-pound bombs, most of which hit their mark"
 The ministry also reported a flicker of action in the Quemoy area-notable only for the fact 1t was the first action there in a week The ministry said Red ar tillery on Tateng fired three shells at Quemoy but caused no damage. Tateng is a tiny island between Quemoy and the Red mainland.
The Nome nugget., 1955-01-26

at AnchOrage. He was graduated from the Northwestern University law school in 1888 and practiced at Centralia, H., before needing the advice 'Go north, young man, go north"
 Nolan's List of Problems
 On the problems facing the leg islature, President Nolan lists these three as topping the list in importance: action on the dwin- ding Employment Security Fund; 7; framing of budget that can care for the territory's school needs and still cover other responsibili- ties; and bill for reorganization of the territorial government.
 Of the budget he says: That's tough one"
 Kay described the statehood convention bill as 'the one I am most interested in," but added:
 "There are many problems, in cluding reorganization and the serious financial problem of mak- ing ends meet between the budget and the territory's income"
 On the relations between the office of the Republican governor and the Democratic-con legislature, he says:
 'I see no reason why the rela- tions should not be good"
 Time will tell on that point.
The Nome nugget., 1955-01-26

It takes about 800 pounds of steel for refrigerator, stove, dishwasher and cabinet sink in a modern kitchen.
The Nome nugget., 1955-01-26

Fine Job Printing al The Nugget
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-09-16
"World's Most Famous Beach
DaytOna Beach, Florida

numerical value of 81. The word
"Binah," meaning understand
ing" has the .same numerical
value. Hence, Rabbi Yaabetz, in
his Siddur, suggesting the month
of Elul for repentance points out
that through understanding comes
repentance, as it is written land
understanding with their heart,
return, and be healed" isaiah
6:1W.
It has been the custom among
many of the pious. in past genera
tions. TO fast during the days from
Rosh Chodesh Elul 1.-THE first of
Elul) until the end of Yom Kip
pur. period of 40 days. This. too.
was in memory Of the 40 days
which Moses remained on Mount
Sinai TO receive the Ten Com
mandments.
There also have been individ-
uals who, because of their piety,
made it a practice not to engage
in secular conversation from Rosh
Chodesh Elul until the end of
Yom Kippur. This practice was
based on the belief that there is
nothing better for the publication
of the soul than avoiding idel
talk. Also, by keeping from idle
talk, the individual can concen-
trate so much better on his pray
erS.
It is customary for the rabbi
to deliver a special exposition
on the Sabbath preceding Rosh
Hashanah. The tradition for this
custom is based on the belief
that. when a rabbi or sage SER
monies before the people. their
sins are forgiven. Also. when the
congregation responds Amen" to
his words. God Immediately des-
troYs the adverse decree.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-09-16
Rosh HaShonah Customs

ments, he assembled Mount Sinai
for a second time to obtain a
second set of the tablets, and re-
manned on the mountain until
Yom Kippur.
Thus has arisen the custom OF
blowing the Shofar at the conclu-
sion of the morning services dur
inq the month of Elul. TO recall
the 40 days spent by Moses on
Mount Sinai.
An interesting sidelight is that
the word Elul in Hebrew has the
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(continued from Page s5)

For an entire month preceding
Rosh Hashanah, it is customary
to prepare for the New Year. The
month of Elul is dedicated as a
month for T'shuvah, repentance.
Tradition has it that the month OF
Elul is an ideal time for repen-
tanve. A legend tells us that, af-
ter Israel had committed the sin
of bowling down to the Golden
Calf, and Moses had broken the
first set of the Ten Command
Evening star., 1955-02-10
Rape Trial Of Floyd
Is SET for March u

The rape trialoof Robert Clark
Floyd will be held March % in
Fairfax Circuit Court without a
jury.
Floyd, 42-year-old ex-convict
who is charged with assaulting
an .11-year-old girl at her Lake
Barefoot home two months ago,
stated at a hearing yesterday
that he preferred to be tried by
the court without jury. He was
advised that the penalty for a
rape conviction is five years to
death.
Yesterdays hearing was on a
motion by John Alexander,
court-appointed defense attor-
ney. for a mental study of Floyd.
He asked that Floyd be sent to
the State hospital at Marion,
Va, for mental observation be-
fore trial.
Floyd said he had been suffer-
ing severe headaches for six
months. In reply to a question,
he said he could not read or
write and couldn't remmeber 60
ing to school very much.
Judge Paul Brown denied Mr..
Alexander's petition. The judge
commented that Floyd evidently
had little or no education, but he
saw no reason to doubt his
SANITY.
Evening star., 1955-02-10
MiIIionin Highways
Urqed in Fairfax Master Plan

A new road claSsed as a Sec
onoary parkway is proposed along
Holmes Run, Lemon road. Edsall
road and Little Hunting Greek
1t begins at the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway. which
the Government plans to build
along the Potomac River on the
northern side of the county. and
extends south to Route / near
Little Hunting Creek.
Six other new secondary roads
with 100-foot rights-of-way are
proposed, and major improve
ments are recommended for more
than three dozen existing Sec
ondary roads.
The problem is that Fairfax
County has no assurance it ever
can expect to see all the high
ways its planners recommend.
Fairfax has no highway program
of its own, having voted by ref
erendum more than 20 years ago
to leave all road construction up
to the State under the so-called
Byrd road plan. There is no way
the county can step out of the
State roads program in the alb
sence of enabling legislation.
Evening star., 1955-02-10
Need of Juvenile Court
Splits County Delegates

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 10 (Specian
Difference of opinion among
Prince Georges delegates on a
proposal for a full-time juvenile
court for their county came to
light today in the wake of
discussion with hackers of that
idea.
Delegate Hervey G. Machen,
Democrat, said he believed a
third trial magistrate may be
necessary to handle an increas-
ing lower court case load in his
county. But he leans toward the
present system of letting trial
magistrates hear juvenile cases.
Taking an opposite view Was
Delegate Ernest A. Loveless, jr..
who said he thinks a separate
juvenile court, such as the one
in Montgomery County, is the
best way to handle juvenile de-
linquents and criminals.
Evening star., 1955-02-10
Underground Storage
OF Natural Gas Asked
In Maryland Bill
By . Star siaft Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 10. - The
Washington Gas Light Co. would
have the authority to store
natural gas in huge underground
reservoirs in Maryland, under a
bill before the State Legislature
today.
The company sought the same
legislative authority without sue
cess a year ago. Recently it an
nounced that it has been max
ing exploratory drillings in
search of natural underground
storage reservoir in Southern
Prince Georges County.
The bill introduced here yes
terday by Senators H. Winship
Wheatley, jr., Democrat Of
Prince Georges, and Edward S.
Northrop, Democrat, of Mont
gomery, would give gas storage
companies the right to acquire,
by condemnation if necessary.
lands at. least 500 feet below the
surface for reservoirs.
The bill requires an order and
hearing from the Maryland Pub
lie Service Commission before
any storage company could con-
denim land for an underground
reservoir