davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

Regarding the current ques-
ton of fares for school chill
dren on buses. I would like to
suggest that a common-sense
solution would be for the Dis
trict to buy from the transit
company a SUFFICIENT number
of buses to attach one or
more to each school to be
operated exactly In the way
school buses are operated in
rural areas throughout the
United States.
The school buses would car
ny only children and teachers
and operate only in the morn
ing and afternoon to take
children to and from school.
AS in rural areas, no fare
would be charged.
This plan would At in with
the idea that the streetcars
and buses would never be
brought back in Washington.
Instead of them. the Public
Utilities Commission could as
sign taxicabs to follow exactly
the same routes, carry the
same route numbers, make
the same stops and charge
the same fare as buses have
been doing.
The public should demand
that the Public Utilities Com
mission Immediately issue adj
ditional taxi driver licenses
and lower the rate to 20 cents
for cabs assigned to bus
routes.
The cabs would profit and
the public would be well
served.
The day of the transit bus,
like the old-fashioned street.
car. is gone forever,
VnL.w q RnWAKT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
Old Buryine Ground

The gray stones tilt or topple
on each mound
And Queen Anne's lace en-
braces this old spot
Where clinoing ivy creeps
along the ground
And pine trees whisper DER
each burial plot.
No,c, progress pushes past
these mossy slabs.
Hlegible and dulled BY pass
ing years. .@.
And eUery roaring automobile
jabs
The silence and then quick
IN disappears.
Nei0 roads are Ditdl In a mod
ern age ...-
Where hioh-poWered Dehi-
Giles intest the land {.
Stark contrast to the ancient
horSe-dTdtDn stage
That cut Its Maroon SWGth
through mud and sand.
The fen forgotten dead on this
old hill
Must knoW that progress neUer
could stand still.
Catherine Williams Deqver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
Mental Illness

The bill curbing phony in
sanity pleas Is an excellent
thing but it will not decrease
the too large population OF
this country's mental institu-
lions to any extent.
What is needed is a whole
new system of Jurisprudence
regarding the insane" or
mentally ILL.," In this coun-
try, where every legal safe
guard is taken to see that a
man accused of a crime gets
a fair trial, no adequate legal
safeguards are provided to
protect the man who is accused
Of insanity, although he may
be falsely and mistakenly ac-
cused of such.
Thus, social misfits. people
with obscure physical diseases,
the INDECENT, the inadequate,
the senile. the feebleminded
and other unfortunates can
be put away in mental in
situations (which although
they masquerade as hospitals
are in reality PRISONS by the
simple and easy legal expe-
dent OF declaring them in
sane.
Here in America, where we
take great pride in the fact
that a man accused of a
crime is considered innocent
until proven guilty. we should
feel a great shame that the
man accused Of insanity gets
the reverse treatment. He is
considered insane until he
can prove otherwise, and every
obstacle is put in his way
to prevent him from doing 1t.
In attacking the increasingly
perplexing problem, Of mental
Illness" we could make a good
beginning by a thorough re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

Coz When he insists on re-
failing what his wife said to
him the day before.
Co When he tells his latest
joke. R.
VIII. We will never make q
business Of disputing what a
customer says.
Ia When he says, politely,
tits a nice day. isn't it?" we
will not reply. "Oh. have seen
better"
(b) When he makes q point
Of insisting that 1t is hot, we
will not say. at once and as
quickly as possible. "Oh.
don't know"
(cl When he knocks the
management of the transit
company, we will not quickly
assert, Jaw, what else can they
do?'
CD Nor will We. if possible,
reply. to a plain statement
that the bus drivers are at
fault. TITS that man Wolf
SON."
TX. We will not make any
remarks tending to run down
any individual or group as to
race, creed or color.
x. We will, in other words,
try our individual and collec-
tive best to realize that we are
hosts. In our cabs, and that
our patrons are our guests, and
should be treated with the
same courtesy we reserve for
our own friends In our own
homes. t.
Temple Jones presented this
code to us with some pride.
We could see he thought
we'll Of it. After reading it
through we felt compelled to
praise it. in essence, but said
we thought the cab drivers
might not like it. in particu-
lar.
why not?" asked Jones.
We tried to explain to him
that taxicab drivers rather
prided themselves on being
the only free men left in the
world.
They are free, we went on.
to say what they think, and
in our increasingly economic
world, it is a very great free
dom. indeed.
But they should be po-
lite" insisted Jones.
They are" we quickly re-
torted, "but in their own way.
You can't coerce a taxicap
driver"
Heavens. no." grinned
Templeton Jones. st wouldn't
dream of trying to coerce 'em.
All I am trying to do is to get
them to quit talking so much"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
Fur Hot in Ring Again?

Adlai and Averill in cahoots.
Tammany has me quaking
in my boots.
Estes Kefauver's the man I
like,
II he's not running I'll vote
for Ike.
Jimmy Walker "Rememberer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

A code of ethics for taxicab
drivers?
Why not?
Templeton Jones, a victim Of
the transit strike, found one
young man who evidently had
evolved his own rules and reg
ulations.
"Sir." asked the driver,
where do you want to go?"
Chevy Chase Circle" gasped
Jones. tioored for once in his
life.
I'VE are on our way. sir"
replied the driver.
Templeton Jones has been
so used to being growled at by
taxicab men that his heart
leaped up at the courtesy of
the young fellow from Florida,
Florida" the man said. is
basically a swamp, sir. 1t is
not many feet above sea level.
THE houses are one story,
sir, and are held to the ground
by a steel plate in the roof,
over and through which steel
chains are anchored to the
concrete base, sir"
Jones was pleased no end.
This. he thought, is the way
every cabbie should be.
So when he got home, he
drew up his own idea Of a
taxicab code, which he pre-
sents for the consideration OF
the Woodworking men who
have helped to make travel
around town possible.
Jones Code of Taxi Ethics.
I. We will endeavor at all
times to be polite. courteous
and helpful.
II. We will always greet the
patron with good morning, +"
or good afternoon as the
time warrants.
III. We will not grippe, or
begin a piteous tale about how
far it is to the District line,
and if we were not compelled
to haul you at this time we
could make a fortune down.
town.
~. We will not brag.
This means that we will at
no time tell the patron how
much we make or don't make.
v. We will never complain
about how many assessments
We have to pay, nor say, in
effect, when I get home, my
wife asks. how much did you
make, and I say $25. but that
amt what I get to keep" etc.
VI. We will not talk all the
time. but give the guy a break.
VII. We will not refuse to
talk: -.
(a) When the patron wants
to tell about his new home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

@. Why do women do most
of the pearl diving in Japan?
&C. S. w. ,'.....
A. The "amas" Of Japan are
considered to be the best pearl
divers in the world. These
women. aged IA years and
over, are said to have greater
lung capacities and endurance
that men pearl divers. and
have made descents Of 100 feet
without artificial breathing
apparatus. In general, women
are better adapted to the
rigors of long dimensions in
water than most men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

@. Who directs the All
Club work throughout the
country?-E. C. P.
A. Each State has q State
club leader and assistants
working under q director of
extension. In counties the
work is directed and super
vised by county extension
agents. while specially trained
volunteer local leaders super
wise the work of local clubs.
The State headquarters are at
the State agricultural colleges,
and the national headquarters
in the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

even tried to cast dry fly. They wouldn't
know what to do with such heightened
gadget If they had one. But even so, the
chances are that they will not turn
thumbs down on the President If he runs
again. For it is a good and warming
thing for man to want to teach his son,
or his grandson, how to fish. And who
can tell? Young David, when grandfather
is not lookingg may even decide someday
to try his luck with the lowly worm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
Does He Sleep Well?

President Juan Peron Of Argentina
now seems to have gone on the offensive
again, but 1t Is not clear whether this
is sign of recovered strength or of
desperation. The situation down there
continues to be obscure, and it is perhaps
tenser than at any time since the abor-
tive revolt against him in June-so much
tenser, In fact, that he may well be reck-
oning with the possibility of another
uprising
In any event, Peron's conduct today
differs markedly from his conduct i'm
mediately after the unsuccessful June
rebellion. His first reaction to that event
"a chastened reaction that lasted for
several weeks-was to maneuver himself
into the background. The Argentine
press and radio suddenly ceased to lavish
publicity on him; his fulminations
against the Catholic Church came to an
abrupt end; and he himself extended an
''open hand" to the opposition parties
and appealed to them for political truce
and peaceful "coexistence." Indeed, his
action along this line made it appear
that he had grown quite insure of him
self and that behind-th forces
tnotably the army had moved into the
situation to put bride on his dictatorial
excuses.
But now, by way of contrast, Peron
operating both directly and through his
nderlingS-apparently has decided to
return to policy Of toughness. Con-
fronted with the fact that his chief OPP
position party has rebuffed his truce bid
on the ground that there can be no paci
fication without liberty" he seems to have
reactivated the strong-arm elements Of
his PeroniSta following, and these ele-
ments-armed with blackjacks and the
like-are roaming the streets again to
mete out punishment to dissenters. And
at the same time, although he has
paraded himself as Catholic In q coun-
try that is overwhelmingly Catholic, 1t
looks as though he has renewed his war
against the clergy and the church In
Argentina.
The question still remains, however,
whether all this reflects sense of self
confident personal power or the worries
Of weakness-the kind of feeling that
might lead an ambitious man to resort
to desperate measures in an effort to
shore up his position. The news from
Argentina is too cloudy and incomplete
to provide clear answer. But there can
be no doubt that the country-with its
intermittent disorders and rioting-con-
tinues to be FESTIVE in way and to
degree that ought to trouble whatever
dreams Peron may have in the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
POW Code

The committee which drafted the
new code for American prisoners Of war
has tried to make the best of bad sit
uation.
Their code sets forth six principles
to govern the conduct of servicemen,
especially those who may be captured
by the enemy. These principles are lofty
In tone, and it may be desirable, in view
Of our Korean experience, to- hold up
some such standard as this. But the
code does not bear much relation to
reality.
The soldier is told that he must never
surrender of his own free will. According
to the code, military unit, when isolated,
cut off or surrounded, must continue to
fight until relieved, or able to rejoin
friendly forces by breaking out or by
evading the enemy" But what of unit
that is hopelessly trapped? Is it supposed
to fight to the last man?
Article of the code contains loop
hole. 1t says: when questioned, should
! become prisoner of war, am bound
to give only name, rank service number
and date of birth. will evade answering
further questions to the utmost of my
ability" This seems to recognize that,
under duress, a prisoner might not be
able to resist answering further questions.
But when one reads the supporting ma
terial in the report he is not so sure.
This material speaks of the name, rank,
number and date Of birth information
as the Spartan Code" and then says that
the soldier should make this his first line
of resistance to his interrogators. But
the following also appears:
However in the fact of experience,
1t is recognized that the. POW may be
subjected to an extreme Of coercion beyond
his ability to resist. II in his battle with
the interrogation he Is driven from his first
line Of resistance (the Spartan Code>, he
must be trained for resistance in success
sve positions. And. to stand on the final
line to the end-no disclosure of vital in
formation and above all no disloyalty in
word or deed to his country. his service
or his comrades.
II this says anything 1t says that the
prisoner may not be able to. resist CO.
ercion at the first line, but that never
theless he must resist 1t at the last line
and 1t hardly makes sense.
To repeat, code such as this is
useful in that 1t sets a standard for men
to aim at. 1t lays foundation for pun
ishing those who collaborate with the
enemy under little or no coercion. But
1t is not going to be Of much help to the
CT Of the future who falls into the hands
Of barbarous foe.
According to this report, SO per cent
Of the Americans who were captured
during the Korean war died In captivity.
This CHASTITY death tolp-the worst since
the Revolutionary War-resulted from
starvation, disease, the cold, and brutality.
When to this Is added the factor of
deliberate, calculated torture, there is
hardly any man who can hold out against
1t. And it will be sad thing If any
youngster who may break down in enemy
hands in some future war is to be stig-
matted, under this code, as betrayer
of the faith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

view of the existing phony
legal procedures whereby
almost anyone can be de-
clared insane. Since this
verdict carries severe penalties
and a maximum sentence OF
life Imprisonment. 1t should
not be given as lightly and
carelessly as the present sys-
tenn permits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used ~
letters carry tcriteTs' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

r seadsr can man As;ua Sastn y x5ip
Pieassin cios oostSss " - " ~ "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
By the Associated Press

william H. Taylor has won a
new nearing before a Govern
lnent loyalty panel which had
found reasonable doubt" as to
the loyalty of the international
Monetary Fund official.
The International Organiza-
lions Employees Loyalty Board
confirmed yesterday it has
agreed to reopen the case to
hear. new evidence which Mr..
Taylor's lawyer. Byron N. Scott,
Gays ne wishes to present.
Hall Fairbanks, secretary of
the board said it is possible the
reopened hearing could lead to
q change in the adverse finding
on Mr.. Taylor handed down
June 20.
October Hearing Due
MIR. Scott did not disclose what
new evidence he wished to
present. The board said date
in October was being considered.
MIR, Taylor. a naturalized
citizen who was born a Canadian,
has been before grand juries and
congressional committees m
executive session since 1947.
He has never been indicted or
called on to testify in public
congressional hearings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
District to Begin
Anti-Rubies Shots
For Dogs Monday

Free anti-rabies vaccination
for District dogs will begin next
Monday.
Shots will be given Mondays,
Wednesday and Fridays until
September 9 from 2 to 4 pm.
ct the following clinics:
Northwest section: Addison
School, 3246 P street; Adams
School. Nineteenth and Califor-
mia streets; Alice Deal High
School. Fort drive and Nebraska
avenue; Polk School. Seventh
and p streets; Upshur Street
Hospital, Fourteenth and Upshur
streets, and Whittier School,
Fifth and Sheridan street.
Southeast Section: Kramer
Junior High School. Seventeenth
and @ streets; Stanton School,
School. Alabama avenue and
Naylor road.
Northeast section: Burroughs
school, Eighteenth and Monroe
streets; Circus grounds, Twenty
third street and Oklahoma ave-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
Loyalty Reheoring Won
By Monetary Fund Aide

Scott released a statement
from Mr.. Taylor saying:
Il am particularly glad that
this board. which as late as June
% said explicitly that ! had been
a member of a Soviet espionage
ring. has decided I'd reconsider
the issues. The findings do
not justify any such statement
that / committed criminal acts
tori that there is reasonable
doubt of my loyalty" :.
Accused by Miss Bentley
The charges against Mr.. Tay-
lor. who heads the Middle East
desk of the Monetary Fund,
an agency of the United Ma
tons, arose principally from
testimony by ex-Communist Eliz-I
abeth Bentley. She has testi-I
fed to congressional commit
tees concerning Soviet espionage
in Washington during World
War II.
Il have never taken the Fifth
Amendment against self-in-
crimination) nor refused to tes-
tify or give information to any
Investigator, committee. grand
jury or loyalty board, nor have
I ever given Government docu-I
ments to unauthorized persons. ;"
Mr.. Tayior's statement said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19
U. S. July Deficit
S2,6l7,000,000
BY the Associated Pres.

The Government slid $2,617.-
100000 in the red during July.
the first month of the new fiscal
year, the Treasury has disclosed.
The Government operates
heavily in the red during the
summer. fall. and most of the
winter, because tax receipts are
concentrated in the spring.
Spending. on the other hand, is
spread evenly over the whole
year.
The July deficit was more
than the $2.408, 100000 officially
predicted for the full fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-19

niue. and Merritt School. Fiftieth
and Hayes streets.
Southwest section: District
Pound, South Capitol and ]
streets.
The announcement said dogs
should be brought as early as
possible after the opening Of
the clinics and said they must
be leashed. In case Of rain dur
ing the scheduled hours. the
proclamation added. the clinics
will be postponed until the next
scheduled date.
The Arizona post., 1955-11-04

men will be Ralph M. de Rose
and Kenneth H. Peterson, Tue
son representatives.
Ralph M. de Rose, a Tucson
Helser representative, has liv-
ed in Arizona for 9 years. A
now-retired Air Force major,
de Rose studied Engineering
at Union College. He and his
wife reside at 1881 Gale AL
tar.
Kenneth H. Peterson, is a
retired Army officer Lt.
COLI, has been with the Hell
ser Company since 1854. He
has lived in Tucson since mid
1853. Peterson graduated from
the University of South Dako-
ia in Engineering. He attend
ed the Command and General
Staff School in Fort Leaven-
worth during his m ilit ary
service. He lives with his wife
at 1926 E. Waverly.
Because of limited seating
facilities, persons desiring to
attend the interesting Forum
are invited to contact either
Mr.. de Rose at 6-5587 or Mr..
Peterson at 6-7536. There is
no admission charge.
The Arizona post., 1955-11-04
investments To
Be Discussed

Two executives of ]. Henry
Helser & Co., western Invest
ment Managers, will make ad-
dresses during the firms
First Annual International
Forum on professional man.
agement of securities, at 8
pm. next Wednesday at the
Santa Rita. Ben C. Bowie, the
vice-president of the Com
pany, will talk on What
Should You Expect From In
vestment Management"
Kenneth McCubbins, manager
of the company's head office
(Which serves clients in 81 u.
S. and Is foreign countries)
will discuss "Investability
and Your State" Co-chair-
The Arizona post., 1955-11-04

ing their services to this pro-
ject.
Following is the schedule of
Town Hall lectures:
November 14-THE ROOTS
OF THE COLD WAR -
The current EastWeSt
struggle and it's origin in
Russian aspirations, older
than Communism. Speaker:
N. ID. HOughtOn, Ph.D.
November 2I-UNES CO
AND ITS PROGRAM -
an analysis of the purposes
and actions of the United
Nations Educational, Social
and Cultural Organization,
with particular reference to
it's accomplishments and
current objections to the
organizations act iviti e S.
Speaker: S. N. Elpern.
November 28-OUR LOYAL
TY AND SECURITY PRO
GRAMS a report on the
structure of security and
loyalty checks erected by
Presidents Truman and Eli
senhOwer, with a tentative
evaluatiOn of the results
achieved. Speaker: Bernard
Hennessy, Ph.D.
December 5-SHOULD THE
U. S. RECOGNIZE RED
The Arizona post., 1955-11-04
Series Of
Lectures To
Be Offered

Community Center an
nounces a new lecture-dis-
cussion series which prom
ises to attract much COM
munity interest. The series
is to be known as Town
Hall-1955 and will fea-
ture guest-lecturers from
the political science depart
ment of the University of
Arizona. Topics will in
clude timely and signifi-
cant problems that face
Americans.
Samuel Elpern, former lee
turer in political science at the
UA is to be moderator of the
S series S and will also deliver
many of the lectures. Mr.. FL
perm is presently doing post
graduate work.
The Town Hall series is free
and open to the public. The
guest-lecturers are volunteer
The Arizona post., 1955-11-04

"The Fifth Season" and Ram
Shackle Inn.
Jr. Kadimah Players
Well meet again Sunday at
2 pm. at the Center, to con-
tinue our casting. BY JAN
uary, we hope to pre- e n t
"Bambi" by Felix Salter.
TRYOUTS
Monday night, Nov. IA, at
7:3O pm. we will cast "Snafu",
at the Center. This is a de-
lightful Broadway com e d y
and the kind of show that it's
a pleasure to take part in.
There are 18 roles, all types,
and many are suitable for teen
ayers. No previous dramatic
experience is necessary, and
you'll certainly enjoy work
ing with our organization.
Also, there is a world of oppor-
tunity to learn stage craft,
working with our technical
advisor, Claiming Smith, who
will also be at tryouts to meet
VOL.
The Arizona post., 1955-11-04

on the island, much to the con-
.sternation of the good Rev
erend, whose greatest desire
is to save the soul of "poor"
Sadie Thompson.
However, he does succeed
in converting Sadie but that is
far from the end of the play.
What follows could best be
summed up in the words of
DR.. McPhail (Al StermanO
"All men have secret pass
ages, in which lurk hidden de-
SireS".
See Rain. You'll KIN o w
why we call it, "The Shock
Drama of The Year.. It's the
one play that CO n t in u e S to
startle audiences since 1922.
You may still get tickets by
calling Anita S C h u I'm a n at
6-1654, or at the box office be-
fore shoWtime.
The Association
Calling all Kadimah Play
The Arizona post., 1955-11-04
Play Opens Saturday

The big three days are here,
Nov. 5, 6, and 8, and Kadimah
Players will again step before
the footlights; this time with
our most pretentious produc-
ton, Rain, the immortal
Somerset Vaughan story.
The story concerns a prosti-
tute, Miss S a die Thompson
(Sy JUS teri, who due to a
storm, finds herself forced to
spend many days, in the COM
pany of a Reverend (Julian
TuthilD. Sadie makes an i'm
mediate hit with the marines
The Arizona post., 1955-11-04
: !; ! 1 \; 4 l. ING

ers, We are ready to meet.
Please be at the Center, Sun
day, Nov. 13 at $3.50 pm. of
ficers will be elected and the
constitution will be discussed.
Congratulations
They certainly should be of
fered to two fin e Kadimah
personalities, Harmon Wiener
and Judy Kuropatkin, who
are now appearing in Stage
Door, at Tues High
School. You've seen Judy in
our productions of, "Mumbo
jun b o., and John Loves
Mary. Harmon was cast in