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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23

1t is somewhat iro1tcal that
while the apparent unavail-
ability for denomination Of
President Eisenhower seems to
have improved Democratic
prospects for the 1856 cam
paign, this Is by no means true
Of Adlai Stevenson. The Ste
venson star, at first very bright.
indeed, has undeniahly shed
some Of its 'brilliance. AS .
convention candidate he has
lost some Of his speed.
According to those who have
most recently talked with him,
he Is neither as good humored
nor as optimistic as before.
The reasons are clear. In the
first place. those best informed
say that MIR. Stevenson q
month ago felt sure Mr.. Eisen-
hover intended to run. In the
second place. he was convinced
he could more easily defeat him
than ANY other Democrat.
Other presidential aspirants In
his own party were convinced
no one could defeat Mr.. Essen
hover In 1856 and were en-
tirely willing that Stevenson
should take what they regarded
as the inevitable licking again.
Picture Suddenly Changed
Mr.. Stevenson, In his intel
ilectual, thoughtful way, had
given the situation deep study
and reasoned that IL the cam
paign could be kept on a high
plane" he could outtalk the
President and win. In brief he
had laid down what he felt was
q sound strategy. checked it
with his learned friends, and
was feeling very secure about
1t. Well, the Presidents heart
attack changed all that. It
made the Democratic nomina-
ton much more desirable than
before. Instead Of an apparent
willingness to let the good
Adlai have 1t, aspirants began
TO appear all over the place.
Governor Hartman Of New
York became practically an
open candidate.
His friend and agent. Car
mine DeSapio. astute leader
Of the new Tammany, hoped
out to the West Coast in
search Of Hartman delegates.
Senator Estes -Kefauver's
friends opened UP headquar-
tiers for him In Washington
and that great friend of the
people" began preparations
for entering primaries in
various States. Other fayorite
sons were mentioned in a
number Of States. Instead of
the great demand for Steven
son scheduled to develop. the
result Of the Presidents elm
nation was to make it clear
that he was far from an over
whelmmg party choice.
AL Of this has discouraged
Mr.. Stevenson. He has de-
veloped an unfortunate dis
position to whine a little. At
bottom he Is no fighter and
it is now plain he has got to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
Routine News?

Is juvenile gangsterism becoming so
common In this country that 1t Is losing
its news value? The question Is prompted
by the treatment given a murder story
last Thursday by an outstanding news
paper, the New York Times. The Ave-
paragraph account Of the crime told how
q 16-year old high school boy was chased
through the streets of Brooklyn to his
home by gang of teen-agers, who
stabbed him to death with pocketknife
as he tried to get in his door. The item,
carried under a small-type head, APP
peared on page "a 1.-THE last page) Of the
Times edition delivered in Washington.
The sparse account OF the vicious
attack related how the student, "appar-
emily not gang member" and with a
good record at the school, sought to halt
q fight between members Of rival teen
age gangs outside the school yard. One
Of the gangs turned on him and pursued
him several blocks to his home, where he
desperately tried to get in the locked door.
When an aunt finally responded to his
cries and knocks he was slumped against
a wall, bleeding from knife wounds. He
died before he arrived at hospital.
Police, 1t was added, brought In several
dozen members Of juvenile gangs in the
Bedford Stuyvesant section for ques-
tioning."
The New York Staying occurred while
police in Chicago still were hunting the
brutal killers Of three young boys, whose
battered bodies were found this week In
q roadside ditch. One theory on which
the Chicago authorities are working Is
that the boys. were slain by . teen-age
gang, OF which Chicago has an unwanted
quota. The New York papers gave some
prominence to the Chicago story when it
broke. But does 1t take triple murder
nowadays to arouse people to the gravity
OF this juvenile terrorism which stalks
the streets Of too many American cities?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23

that far and foul destination
was not himself at all. When
''he came to himself" he knew
that the unworthy self with
which he had travelled was not
his true self. But that intro
duction always involves q
frank admission Of the filthy
rags which cover that other
real self that is indestructible,
which may have been "smoth-
cred for years. deceived by
dupes, supplanted by spurious
selves that have wrested away
its peace. robbed 1t of its power
to reign. but have never quite
killed 1t. !"
Any reputable psychiatrist
will bear witness to the fact
that those who come with dis
cords that have been spelling
LIES music viii turn In any
direction rather than honestly
consent to be introduced to
themselves.
Christina Rosetti was pray
ing that God would harden her
against her coward. false self,
which cried out for ease and
rest and Joy. Listen!
Myself. arch traitor to myselt.
Ny holloipest friend, my dead
Hest foe.
Ny clog. lohateper road / 90:
Yet one there Is can curb
myself,
Can roll the strangiing load
from me.
Break OF the yoke and set me
free"
She was crying out: 20 God.
/ want to meet my real self"
A great college president
was suggesting that the secret
as to the best mirror in which
to see reflected ones own de-
fects and failings. when he
kept repeating to every new
class, Stay persistently in the
presel,:e Of the best, in each
great realm Of values" That
will help as we meet others on
the higher levels to meet our
selves.
It Is q sure instinct that all
great religions set man at LIES
central task. graphing with
himself. James the Apostle
states the direst danger of
meeting ones self in any kind
of q mirror with its inscrip-
ton. Behold the man." when
he says solemnly: "If any man
be o nearer Of the word, and
not q doer. he is like unto q
beholding his natural face in
a glass: for he beholdeth him
self and goeth his way and
straightaway forgetteth what
manner Of man he is"
Blessed Is the man who,
having met himself, haunted
by q divine discomfort, goes on
to perfection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
THE GAME or POLITICS
BY FRANK R. KENT
Stevenson Unhappy Over Outlook

tight to get Q nomination
which he expected would be
his as soon as he announced
he would accept. He 10, 30 1t
Is said, greatly distressed ut
the Truman and Hartman at
titudes. Nor 10 he happy about
the rough persistence Of Sem
ator Kefauver In his advocacy
Of the presidential primaries.
which Stevenson does not want
to enter.
stevenson Won't Withdraw
None Of this means that Mr..
Stevenson is going to with
draw. He already has gone
too far for that and he is
still the most likely nominee.
The first of the highly eulo-
CYSTIC articles In the great
national magazines made its
appearance q few days ago.
Others painting a picture even
more noble are on the way.
The "hig buildup" planned
months ago has started. But
that will not prevent Steven
son from being distressed over
present developments, unsure
about his strategy and quite
averse to the demagogic cam
. paign his friends now tell
him he must make. His main
objection to it Is that he does
not do it convincingiy. For
one thing. II he wants to hold
the convention strength he
had four years ago, he has got
to abase himself again before
the big labor bosses. Further.
he has to ingratiate himself
with the radical farm leaders.
with the Negro leaders, and
finally with the extreme left
wing leaders Of the Americans
for Democratic Action.
It Is true Mr.. Stevenson
did all these things four years
ago. They involved q certain
loss Of self-respect-
larry his rather degrading
surrender to the labor boss
demands on the Taft Hartley
Act. Actually he surren-
dered to the group pressure
all along the line. It availed
him nothing. Nevertheless he
will do it again next year. not
because he does not dislike
dernagoguery on vital issues
but because his rivals have
already gone the limit ewith
these pressure groups. And II
the good Adlai does not equal
them In fervency he hasn't q
chance to be renominated. The
truth is that these groups
particularly the labor bosses
own the Democratic Party
and no one can be nominated
who does not recognize and
acquiesce in this ownership.
In 1852 Stevenson went up
against this pressure and did
acquiesce. This time, for a
while, he thought he could
avoid another acquiescence.
Recent developments have dis
sipated that hope. An honest
intellectual at heart. this
makes him unhappy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
states IAN men are created

states "All men are created
equal"
w. X. w.
Under the heading "Ill at
Ease Overseas" q letter from
the mother Of an overseas
serviceman alleges all sorts Of
bad conditions. which, If UNI
answered. may cause needless
worry to other mothers. OBJ
viously it is quite unlikely that
the mother can have any first-
hand information Of what she
writes about.
There are some stations
where conditions are, unavoid-
ably, less than ideal and occa-
sionally things are "snafu"
Just as they are in civilian life.
Tours at isolated undesirable
stations are usually short and
many volunteer for such sta
tons due to distance from top
brass" and military formality,
because they like to fish or
hunt, or for reasons Of their
own.
In the tropics 1t takes q few
months for the human cooling
system to adjust itself. There
after there Is no undue dis
comfort, except for those who
unduly indulge In alcohol and
heating foods. II the. station
is In o cold climate, IL Is no
worse than In the United
States.
A. for air mailing packages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
Worth the Effort

In the interest Of public safety, the
proposal for Maryland automobile in
spection law merits revival at the short
session Of the General Assembly next Feb
ruary. That session is restricted to fiscal
matters. An effort will be made to con-
vince the Legislature that State
operated inspection system, involving
fees, could qualify for consideration as .
"fiscar proposal. In the past the inspec-
ton plan has failed to get very far at
Annapolis.
However, Frank Small, jr., State
Commissioner Of Motor Vehicles, told
the Montgomery County Traffic Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
Army Cares for Its Own

The mother Of a boy over
seas. who signs herself Mrs.
C. Y. H., complains about
Army conditions in the Pacific
and raps the Pentagon for
imposing q poundage limit on
airmail packages.
How does she know about
all these things she complains
about? Has she made a recent
trip TO Okinawa, Two Jima.
Guam. or Formosa2 When she
complains about shortages OF
supplies let her remember that
many vital supplies are sent
by air. That. I presume, is
one OF the major reasons why
she Is not permitted to send
more than two pounds Of un-
necessary gifts, food, etc. by
air. Which would she rather
do, fill her son with cookies
now. and when he is In need
Of plasma have none? Or
would she rather let her son
rely on Army chow, and have
plasma and medical supplies
when needed?
Her thoughtlessness is very
well demonstrated In the'state-
ment that the people are sub
human" In the Pacific. To
call the people of these con-
quered islands subhuman is
beyond comprehension. Some
Of the finest people ] have
met are japanese, Okinawans.
Taiwanese and Guamanians.
Mrs. G. Y. H. has set herself
up rs o Judge Of people she
knows nothing about.
] recommend this mother
read our Constitution, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23

ing the home. and picking up
the frame, expecting to see a
picture, found himself gazing
at his own face, and then read
the words written below. Be
hold the manp He was star
tied into serious self-scrutiny
and genuine self examination.
For the first time that COM
bination Of mirror and inscrip-
ton. Behold the man. led
that gazer to meet himself.
A mirror never tells the truth
to US about others. 1t never
divulges to others what it
sees In us. It just tells the
truth about ourselves to our
selves. And. no matter what
other instruments we may have
for investigating the universe.
without a mirror we are lost.
It is q familiar psychological
trick to get one interested in a
!. score Of perplexing problems
growing out Of all sorts of out
side relationships and yet for
get. even as he may pose as an
expert In solving the worlds
problems. that he carries his
principal problem around with
him. Moody, the great evan
gelist, often used to say that
he had had more trouble with
himself than with any other
man he had ever met.
The prodigal son started
back home from the far coun-
try Of hogs and harlots and
riotous living when at last a
voice as loud as conscience
said to him: "Son. meet your
self" He knew then that the
thing that had dragged him to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
Meet Yourself
By FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain. United states Senate

. souvenir. q picture frame he
had found on q battlefield in
France. It had once contained
q picture Of Jesus, and bore
engraved on the frame the
Latin words: ''Ecce homo. -
Behold the man! A member
Of the family had a circular
mirror which happened to ex-
actly At the frame. and so
inserted a looking glass in 1t.
Sometime later a friend. visit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
FiFTY,.YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

rive here this evening. -.
The big schooner Helen A.
Taft. with about 1900 tons Of
ice aboard. is at sea bound
here and should arrive within
the next day or two. The
schooners william C. Tanner.
Estelle Phinney and Henry
wilmington are to bring car
goes Of ice here within the
next two weeks. and it is
understood that q vessel or two
more win be chartered to bring
ice here before the season
closes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23

A measure adopted by Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt q half
q century ago raised q lot Of
controversy In and out of the
Government career service. In
an editorial Q week, The Star
attacked the proposal as url-
fair, and several groups repre-
senting Federal employees pro-
tested 1t. The measure was
reported In The Star on Oc-
tober II. 1905. President
Roosevelt has authorized the
issuance Of the most far
reaching civil service amend
ment of many years." The Stay
said. TT is nothing more nor
less than the right to instant
removal Of an employe by the
head Of q department when
the inefficiency or misconduct
OF the employee comes under
the head of the department.
It is believed that the effect of
the order will be to cause
the strictest discipline In the
Government service and carry
terror in the hearts Of the in
efficient. Under the latitude
conferred in the amendment
the head Of a department
would have little trouble in
acquainting himself personally
with the inefIlciency or mis-
conduct Of any employee, and
he is then authorized to chop
OF a head without giving any
notice to the employe or per-
hitting any defense to charges.
as heretofore. 7. The amend
ment was discussed by the
cabinet at its meeting today
and approved unanimously.
-. There are suggestions that
the order will lead to the old
method Of political interces-
sion, which may result In
keeping inefficient men with
pull in Office and bringing
about the dismissal Of those
without present pull Of any
sort, but the President evil
IDENTIFY believes that cabinet
officers will, use their great
power in this direction with
judgment and sense. There is
a fear that the amendment
will reach hundreds Of men
who have grown old In the
Government service and who
are recognized as lacking that
degree Of efficiency that would
be theirs with fewer years
hanging over them. y. The
secrecy Of the whole thing will
enable the ak to fall upon
heads and clip them of with
out the facts ever becoming
known outside the depart.
ment. (. !"
Ice Schooners
A late summer kept the
Maine to washington ice
schooners busy on the Potomac
and the coast in 1905. 1.-THE
lingering Of the warm summer
weather late in the fan has
caused q very heavy consump-
ton Of ice in the past two
weeks and will cause cargoes
Of the cooling material to be
brought here much later in
the season than was expected"
The Star said on October 5.
1905. "The big four-masted
schooner Edwin B. Hunt, with
q cargo Of about 1.A00 tons
Of Ice aboard. Is coming up
the river In tow Of the tug
Z. v. McCauley, and win ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry iDrtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-03

NEW National Capital Planning Commission sketch
zeckendo Southwest plan It that wide south
between Seventh and Ninth streets Such mall would Deo the
existing marked A. eliminate Jefferson High
School marked the existing Railroad tracks marked
beneath the mall permit the
National Air Museum the Tenth street site The sketch also shows
no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-03

Tenopins Defect U. Of Va. Basketball
Teom, 67-55. Pose ALI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-03
Smoker Charged
With Negligence
In Apartment Fire

A 27-year-old clerk today was
charged with negligently setting
Ia fire which routed a score of
tenants from an apartment
house in the 500 block of F street
NE.
Admitted to D. C. General
Hospital suffering from smoke
inhalation was Raymond Hansen,
who lives In the front apartment
on the third floor at 500 F street
NE.
According to police. Mr.. Han
sen started the blaze. which was
confined to his apartment. by
dropping a lighted cigarette on
his bed.
Aroused by the smoke, police
reported, Mr.. Hansen ran
through the building warning
other residents. He returned to
his room but was overcome by
smoke as he entered. He was
carried out by f1remen.
In another blaze today, Mrs.
Helen johnson. A. colored. Of
SOB Twenty-fourth street NV.
broke her leg when she leaped to
the ground to escape flames
threatening the second floor of
her home. The fire was confined
to the first floor. however. Mrs.
johnson was admitted to Emer-
gency Hospital. where her con-
ldition was described as "satis-
factory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-03
Transit Bidders
Win Extension

A week end extension - I'M
It'll 8 am. Monday 49, has been
granted by the District Public
Utilities Commission for transit
applicants headed by DR.. John
r. Steelman to provide further
information on their financial
Iabilit. to take over the dying
Capital Transit Co. franchise
next August Is.
The extension was granted late
yesterday in q conference with
II. William Stempil, counsel for
the Washington Rapid Transit
System. and Marshall Diggs,
lawyer associate Of DR.. Steelman
After the conference. Mr.,
lStempil said he would be ac-
companied on Monday by DR.,
ISteelman and would present in
formation on the companyis
underwriting and management
plans.
Chairman George E. c. Hayes
Iof the commission has said the
agency hopes, within a week OF
10 days, to be able to announce
the date of a public hearing on
the transit applications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-03
Montgomery Formers
Warn on Mixed Schools

sacrifice DR.. Norris and his
educational standards on the
altar Of this indignation issue, I"
he declared, adding, 81 hope this
opinion has no foundation in the
facts" He did not identify the
board member or members to
whom he referred.
Other speakers included Her.
bert Mertz. jr., and Everette
Severe, president and treasurer,
respectively. of the county chap
ter of the Maryland Petition
Committee: Robert M. Furniss,
jr.. attorney for the committee,
and Roy Coffman, acting chair
man Of 1--WE, the People" Both
groups oppose indignation.
Unitarian Minister Speaks
The Rev. John Baker. minister
of the Unitarian Church of
Montgomery County, called inte-
grafton of teachers an admins
trative matter" that should be
determined by DR.. Norris.
The NAACP has argued that
white school teachers lacking
certification have been hired,
while certified Negro teachers
have been unable to obtain en-
plosment in Montgomery County
schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-03

The Montgomery County Farm
Bureau called anew last night for
a gradual plan Of migrating the
county schools, warning that "if
Indignation comes suddenly, 1t
will be resisted with every force
at our command" unless Negro
pupils are spread out uniformly
over the entire school system.
o. w Anderson. Farm Bureau
president, speaking at the Sec
Iond Of two hearings on the in
tegration program before the
Board Of Education at Wheaton
High School, said upcounty resi-
dents will not tolerate" lowering
Iof school standards in the deseg-
Iregation process.
They will demand. said Mr.
Anderson. that oral and written
examinations be given teacher
applicants. He said tests given
by the Southern Association OF
Colleges and Secondary Schools
showed that Negro teacher can
didates Jagged behind white can
didates in educational achieve
ment.
School Board Rejected Plan
Mr.. Anderson was a member
Of the Advisory Committee on
Indignation which early this year
recommended a 12-year program
for migrating county schools
The policy was rejected by the
school board. which began inte-
grafton in the down-county area
this fall.
Last nights session was sched-
uled to hear protests against any
hiring Of Negro teachers for all
white schools. 1t came as an
aftermath of session on No
vember IA. when the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People and other
groups urged DR.. Forbes H.
Norris. superintendent Of schools,
to drop a ban on hiring of any
new Negro teachers during the
current school year.
Sentiment at the meeting last
night was nearly evenly divided,
with the loudest applause going
to a speaker who raped ex-
tremists on both sides Of the
indignation question and pleaded
that the issue be viewed "in the
context" Of overall school prob
lens.
Standards Seen Sacrificed
John H. Pratt, Chevy Chase
attorney, praised the boards
Indignation program, but raped
that segment Of the board
which repeatedly had something
to do with the presentations of
November a."
There is a strong and wide
spread opinion that they would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-03
Parking Lot Protest
Meeting Set Monday

A mass meeting Of citizens
protesting construction Of q So
car parking lot adjoining a pro-
posed apartment building will
be held at 8 pm. Monday In the
Brightwood School, Thirteenth
and Nicholson streets NV.
The meeting. sponsored by the
newly formed Upper Sixteenth
Street Association. will discuss
means Of defeating a request by
Morris Pollin & Son to the
Board of Zoning Adjustment for
permission to build parking
lot in the area bounded by Four
tenth and Sixteenth streets
and Fort Stevens drive and Rit-
tenhouse street.