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Evening star., 1955-05-02
By the Associated Press

Opponents of the Bricker
amendment to limit the treaty
power looked to Secretary Of
State Dulles today to line the
administration up solidly on
their side.
Some of them had voiced sus-
picions that the administration
might be trying to compromise
the controversial issue when the
White House intervened to call
off Mr.. Dulles appearance before
a Senate Judiciary Subcomnlit-
tee at the start of its hearings
last Wednesday.
Since then, however. both
President Eisenhower and Mr..
Dulles have spoken in opposition
to the proposed Constitution
change, sponsored by Senator
Bricker, Republican, Of Ohio and
rejected by the Senate last year
after six weeks Of debate.
After Chairman Kefauver,
Democrat, of Tennessee, said he
might have to suspend the sub
committees hearings until the
administration was ready to
present its views, Mr.. Dulles
sent word he would be on hand
this afternoon to testify.
First, however. the subcom-
mlttee plans to hear from Frank
Holman, a past president of the
American Bar Association and a
staunch advocate of the Bricker
amendment.
Senator Bricker said last week
he had conferred with Mr..
Dulles and Attorney General
Brownell and told newsmen
that, while he hadn't reached
any agreement with the admin
istration. he was confident
something can be worked out"
But in news conference state
ments neither Mr.. Eisenhower
nor Mr.. Dulles gave any indica-
ton that a compromise was in
the wind.
II have not changed my mind
one iota," Mr.. Eisenhower said
when asked if the postponement
of Mr.. Dulles testimony meant
a compromise was under con-
sideration.
The President said he would
not go beyond agreeing to an
amendment that simply provided
any treaty or executive agree
/ ment in conflict with the Consti-
j tuition should have no force or
effect.
This is provided for in Senator
Bricker's amendment. But a
second section says that no
| treaty or executive agreement
shall be effective as domestic law
except through legislation valid
| in the absence of such an agree
ment.
| Senator Bricker contends this
part of his amendment is nee
essary to prevent the treaty
making power from being used
for Federal encroachment on
basic constitutional rights and
on legislative fields reserved to
| the States.
Opponents argue that 1t would
make treaty provisions affecting
domestic affairs enforceable only
if the States gave their assent by
Evening star., 1955-05-02
G.U.Head toSee
Medical Board

The president of Georgetown
University will meet, probably
this week, with the National
Board of Medical Examiners on
the boards refusal to certify 81
seniors in the university's medi-
cal school for licenses.
The Star disclosed last Friday
that the board had denied certi-
fication after the 81 seniors
about half of this years gradual
ing class-had scored unusually
high marks in examinations
given by the board in February.
The Rev. Edward B. Bum,
president of the university, called
the boards action a "great in
justice" and requested the meet
ing with the board.
Examinations are required for
licenses to practice medicine.
Passing grades on the exams
given by the board-on purely
voluntary basis-are accepted in
most States and the District
as basis for granting licenses.
All States and the District, how
ever, give their own examina-
tions for licenses, so that no
student is required to take the
national board examinations.
The board refused to certify
the marks earned by the George
town students because, it said,
the students had an unfair ad-
vantage in taking the tests.
Yesterday the board concluded
its annual meeting in Phila-
delphia. DR.. John Hubbard,
executive secretary of the board,
said the case of the George
town seniors was considered, but
would not disclose what action
is planned until after the meet
ing with Father Bum.
The Rev. Thomas P. O'Don-
nell, regent of the Georgetown
Medical School, said the STU
dents graduating status will not
be aeffcted by the boards action
in any case.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Roll and Phone
Strikes in 50th Duy

ATLANTA, Ga, May 2 (P.-
Widespread railroad and tele-
phone strikes in the South con-
tinued into the 50th day today
with no immediate prospects Of
settlement in sight.
Negotiators planned to meet
again in Washington on the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
strike. No sessions were sched-
uled in Atlanta on the Southern
Bell Telephone Co. walkout.
Service to about 1900 tele-
phone customers was disrupted
in the Atlanta area yesterday in
six instances of cable damage.
Otherwise little damage was re-
ported in either strike yesterday
after sporadic dynamitings and
cable cuttings Saturday.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Kentucky & Indiana
Line Tied Up Again

LOUISVILLE, KY, May / (P.
The Kentucky & Indiana Ter
minal Railroad was tied up again
today for lack of crews despite
court orders temporarily halting
picketing of the line.
The three lines which own
the railroad and use it's tracks
also were unable to deliver or
pick up freight here. They are
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
the Monon Route and the South
ern Railway.
Carroll w. Ashby, president of
the K. & l.. said he hoped to
move at least two or three trains
tomorrow with crews made up
of supervisor personnel. Nor
mally. he noted, his line has so
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Mother of Is Honored
By Interfuith Group

NEW YORK, May 2 (R.-
Mrs. Emory Landon Harrison of
Johnston City. Tenn, was named
yesterday as Honor Mother Of
the year 1855" by the Interfaith
Movement, Inc.
Mrs Harrison. mother Of Is
boys ranging from 3 weeks to 81
years-believed to be the largest
all-boy family in the Nation
was presented with plaque by
Sidney o. Raphael, president Of
the Interfaith Movement.
The Harrison family is here on
a four-day visit sponsored by q
clothing manufacturing sales
firm.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Smirking Gang Member
Held in SIoying of Boy

NEW YORK. May 2 (P.-A
smirking. cynical youth gang
member was held today in the
Staying of a 15-year-old model
boy whom he mistook for a mem
ber Of a rival gang.
Frank tTarzan) Santana. II.
was charged with homicide in
the death of William Blanken-
ship. jr.. an honor student and
high school football star.
The killing broke the slain
boys father, William Blanken-
ship, sr., a civic leader and
fighter against juvenile crime.
Mr.. Blankenship. a research
chemist, said:
We're going to take the boy
to Pennsylvania-where he was
born in the Blue Poconos-and
we're going to put him into clean
dirt"
"We're Whipped"
Then we're going to leave this
city. We're whipped. We've
been caught and crushed"
A group of teen-age girls
cheered young Santana as he
was taken to a police station
yesterday for fingerprinting and
photographing.
II love you, Tarzan," shouted
one of the girls.
Santana grinned and raised his
handcuffed hands like a prize
fighter.
Police said young Blankenship
was cut down by a bullet from
a foreign made automatic fired
by Santana Saturday night in
the Bronx. Young Blankenship
was on his way to the movies
with a friend.
Police quoted Santana as say
ing he thought the BlankenShip
boy was a member of the
Golden Guineas." a gang feud-
ing with his "Navajos" over the
use of a similar "uniform"-a
black-and-yellow Upper jacket
with a picture of an Indian on
the back.
Santana also claimed group
of Golden Guineas" ganged up
on him last week. just because
he was wearing such a jacket.
police said.
Santana was arrested early
yesterday after questioning by
police of some 40 teen-agers in
the Bronx.
Surrounded by TOughs
Police told this story:
Saturday night, young Blank
enship. member of a family of
four sons, received permission to
go to the movies and set out with
a friend.
Not far from his home, at an
empty lot in the North Bronx,
the two were surrounded by a
group OF tough-looking teen
ayers. Some of them were on
bicycles and many wore the black
Upper jackets with yellow trim
ming.
Are you a member of the
Golden Guineas?" one of the
gang shouted at young Blanken-
ship. The boy denied it. .
Points Automatic
Then, a youth known only as
"Superman,' 14-year-old leader
of the gang. pulled an Italian
automatic and pointed the
weapon at Blankenship.
Don't point that gun at me" !"
said Blankenship.
"Superman" started to put the
weapon away. but Santana
seized it and fired at Blanken-
ship. The bullet went through
the boys left arm. penetrated
his chest and hit his heart. He
t died instantly.
Evening star., 1955-05-02
Bricker reoty Plan Foes
Look to Dulles for Help

passing implementing legisla-
tion.. They contend this would
seriously hamper the conduct Of
foreign affairs.
Evening star., 1955-03-31
Big Purge Launched
To Weed Out Tagging
Soviet Farm Bosses

MOSCOW, Mar. 81 tP.-Big
purge of collective farm bosses is
under way in Soviet Russia. In
a grass roots drive to step up
food production. Communist
Party agents have started weed
ing out overseers deemed ineffi-
cient or corrupt.
Tens of thousands of particu-
larry qualified workers in tine
Communist Party and other or
ganiZatlons are being sought ont
to take over the direction of
collective farms, especially those
that are tagging behind.
Pravda and the Moscow radio
Joined forces today to publicize
this campaign. headed by Com
munist Party Boss Nikita s.
Khrushchev. to get more out of
the vast lands from the fertile
black earth <of the Ukraine to
Siberia's pine barrens. The "a
dio and the Communist Party
newspaper gave it a big play.
A speech by Mr.. Khruschev
provided the peg. On a barn
Evening star., 1955-03-31

tutes and other establishments 2
The party chief also warned
tractor operators and farmers
they must make maximum use Of
their machinery. Any one who
damages or treats tractors and
other implements negligently. he
said. should. be punished the
same as any one damaging grow
ing crops.
The new farm manager pro-
gram is the latest in a series Of
urgent moves by Soviet authori-
ties to increase farm output.
Thousands of city youths were
sent to Siberia and the eastern
republics last year to pillow up
virgin areas and grow grain.
Farmers everywhere have been
repeatedly exhorted to greater
efforts. particularly in the grow
ing of corn. Mr.. KruShchev has
urged Russian farmers to adopt
an Iowa-like corn-hog program
aimed at better utilization of
grain.
There also have been frequent
strong criticisms of shortcomings
of farm ministry bureaucrats and
ministers responsible for the pro-
duction of farm machinery.
Evening star., 1955-03-31
Lamb 10 Take Stand
In Fec Hearing

Edward o. Lamb, the pub
Usher broadcaster whose ap.
plication for renewal of hi,
Erie tPa.) license has been the
subject Of seven-long hearing
before the Federal Communica-
tions Commission. will take the
witness stand tomorrow.
Mr.. Lamb was asked to appear
by FFC attorneys to clear UP
what they call "confusions" in
the record. The FEC is looking
into charges that Mr.. Lamb, on
a previous application. misrepre-
sented alleged Communist as
sociations during the 30s.
Russell Morton Brown. Mr..
Lambs attorney. has contended
that Mr.. Lambs record is that
of a typical labor lawyer" and
of "a liberal in the best sense OF
the word"
Evening star., 1955-03-31

storming trip through the coun-
tryside, he delivered the speech
before farmers and Communist
Party workers in the Voronezh
region yesterday. 1t carried an
ominous tone and a warning
the purge was just beginning
Pravda gave it three-quarters
of a page. The Moscow radio
broadcast the speech all morning
to newspapers all over the U S.
S. r.
Mr.. Khrushchev said the plan
was aimed at ousting the ineffi-
cient and corrupt.
(He did not say what fate
awaited the ex-managers. But
the continuing demand for
manpower on Soviet farms
suggests they may stay on the
land in subordinate jobs.)
Will Make Selections
He reported his party central
committee and the Council of
Ministers, led by Premier Mar
shal Nikolai Bulganin, have
agreed to:
Select and recommend for
the posts Of chairmen of collect
i've farms-especially for farms
that are tagging behind--several
tens of thousands Of particularly
experienced workers of party and
local government organizations
and enterprises, research inSti-
Evening star., 1955-03-31
NoiI-Driving Device
Prevents Hitting Finger

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N. Y.
"A pencil-shaped tool with
nozzle at one end and a plunger-
type handle at the other has
been developed by a Rockville
Centre concern to make driving
small nails or brads a pleasure.
The nail is held in place by a
magnet in the nozzle. Then the
handle is pulled a couple Of
times to create a lever action
that rams the nail all the way in
and countersinks it. No more
banged-up fingers. the manufac-
turer says.
Evening star., 1955-03-31
Beatrice Lille coIIopses

LONDON, Mar. 81 R.-Bea-
trice Lille, Sc, veteran comedi-
enne, collapsed ON the stage Of
the Globe Theater last night
shortly after her show began.
She recovered sufficiently, how
ever, to 60 on in a later act. She
was reported working of" a
bout of influenza.
Evening star., 1955-03-31
-Fire-Fiehting Vehicles

Civil Defense Offices in the
British Isles now have 5000 new
special re-fighting vehicles,
1000 of which were delivered
within recent months,
Evening star., 1955-03-31
Tourists Set Record

HONOLULU.-A record 80, 900
tourists visited the Hawaiian Is
lands during 1854 and spent
some $50 million. At least 105,-
600 are expected this year.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
This and That

had never been spanked What. rever2
Well. hardly eyerl
AS he grew up, he developed some
slight interest In outdoor sports. These
included throwing stones at black cats,
running. and football.
AS far as Jones can recall, he never
hit cat, for which he is presently
glad.
He was good at sprinting. This was
the day Of Bernie Wefers. the great
hundred yard sprinter. All the neigh
borhood small fry tried TO run hun-
dred In less than 10 seconds. too.
Templeton Jones ran 80 fast that his
feet got ahead Of his legs, and he in
variably fell down.
II it had not been for his feet. Jones
always said. he could have done It.
We get down to one particular day.
long ago. when Templeton Jones and
his brothers were At school.
Unknown to the children, the body
Of an old friend OF tic family had been
brought from Union Station To the
Jones home, where 1t lay in state until
connection for New York city could
be arranged
The invariable crepe was placed on
the front door, beneath the round
white china puIler. Clso electrical bells
III those days.1
The oldest boy came home. and broke
into tears as he went UP the stairs.
The second boy did the same.
The shock was Q real one. since 70
Evening star., 1955-01-08

Templeton Jones was somewhat dis
turbed, as he went around town during
the holidays, to see that many this
Christmastide had placed long pieces
Of greenery tied with ribbon Just below
their door bells.
Younger persons will not know what
this reminds Jones Of. but oIdsters win
recognize it instantly.
It simply was that in the old days
crepe was so placed ct front doors II
there had been death In the family.
Usually the streamer was Of black.
This mute testimonial Of departed
life gradually was left out Of the city
scene. Before Il vanished. 1t had taken
the form Of flowers.
The piece Of crepe at the door
usually meant that the body was in
the house.
Blinds were pulled down. giving the
house 4 blank and hitting look, most
thought.
To Templeton Jones. 1t brought back
memories. at once sad and comical.
from the past
Young Temp Jones, at 10 years Of
age, was 3 sensitive. small person of
great curiosity, as befitted one whose
activities. by reason Of i'll health since
birth. had been mostly mental.
He was the rtint Of the family. as
he was called in Whispered conversa-
tons.
he was the small. gentle one. who
Evening star., 1955-01-08

some day and began to be afraid that
this was the time"
There is still another question raised
by this incident If Mrs. Mesta thought
that Mrs. Malone walked out intentionally,
why should she have been resentful7
This is a hard one to answer, because
Mrs. Mesta made the headlines some seven
years ago when she walked out on speech
being made by Lady Astor before the
Women's National Farm and Garden AS
sociation. Lady Astor had said some Snide
things about American women, and Mrs.
Mesta explained that she was .tired OF
listening to that woman criticize American
women"
What is the difference lto terminate
this discussion) between walking out on =
speech by Lady Astor criticizing American
women and walking out on 4 speech by
Senator Neuberger criticizing Vice President
Nixon? Well. let's leave that to Hamlet.
Evening star., 1955-01-08

Postmaster General Summerfield was
quoted in The Star that the "only
possible solution to huge losses in-
Cured in handling the Nations mail
is in seeking increased postal rates
tfirst class) at the present session Of
Congress.
Mr.. Summerfeld made this state
ment in announcing discontinuance Of
the silly djunkn mail deliveries Of trash
to householder, patron, or boxholder,"
which was transparent smoke screen"
to obscure the real reason for the
postal deficit.
Mr.. Summerfield should come out
and tell the public frankly that what
is actually breaking the Post ONCE
is the practically free delivery of maga-
zines containing q large percentage Of
liquor and tobacco ads. Is he afraid
OF the big magazine publishers who
load down the fnailman's back with
liquor and tobacco advertising as priv
iiegedn second -class matter, while first
class mail Is taxed so heavily and the
parcel post rates are putting many
legitimate concerns that sell by mail
out Of business? Why not cut out
underwriting liquor and tobacco ads
at the taxpayers expense?
Orion Osborne.
Evening star., 1955-01-08
TO Boo Or Not to Boo

Did the wife of Republican Senator
George Malone boo speech by Democratic
Senator Richard Neuberger at a gathering
Of the Women's National Press Club? This
Is indeed a question-but only one OF q
number Of questions raised by the accounts
OF a set-to between Mrs. Malone and Mrs.
Perle Mesta.
The usually reliable Associated Press
said fatty that Mrs. Malone "booed' before
walking out on the Neuberger speech and
into a tiff with Mrs. Mesta. But the AP
reporter did not personally hear the boo,
and no authority was cited by him for the
fact that 1t was uttered Star Columnist
Doris Fleeson's account was more detailed.
she wrote that Mrs. Malone uttered loud
and defiant boo, clearly heard over the
general burst of handclapping" (for Senator
Neuberger). This positive picture fades q
bit, however, as one turns to the report Of
correspondent for the New York Herald
Tribune. He quotes Mrs. Mesta as saying
81 guess she booed" And the picture was
turned upside down when he got Mrs.
Malone on the phone Il did not boo" said
Mrs. Malone. Il would not be so discourte-
GUS nearly dropped dead when my hus-
band read the newspaper stories to me-
Well. did Mrs. Malone have spat with
Mrs. Mesta?
Here, again, the evidence Is conflicting
and confusing. There Is no doubt about It
In the minds, or In the reports. OF Miss Flee
son and the AP writer, But the Herald
Tribune again has to 60 on on . tangent
Of its own. Asked by the Herald Tribune
reporter If she had exchanged words with
Mrs. Mesta, Mrs Malone answered: That's
not So" And Mrs. MeSta said: - did not
demonstrate with her about her actions"
Well, then., did Mrs, Mesta think that
Mrs. Malone had deliberately walked out,
and. If so, did she approve Or disapprove2
Once more. the evidence is less than
crystal clear. That Herald Tribune re-
porter quotes Mrs Mesta as saying: DO 4
think her walking out was intentional?
Well, II some one walked out on you while
you were making d speech. what would yon
think?s (If the reporter said what ne would
think, he did not bother to record It for,
his readers.l But Miss Fleeson laid 1t right
on the line. She wrote that. later, Mrs
Mesta confded; My brother told me once.
my big mouth would get me into . flst night
Evening star., 1955-01-08
BY Charles E. TrdceweH

the young minds II meant they knew
not whom.
Mother thought Of Templeton, on
his way somewhere. He was usually
the dawdler.
awe must catch him. said mother.
Poor little Templeton. he win BE-
scared to death
One brother Che would be called b
sibling. In the inhuman jargon q
psychology was dispatched down one
street. and the second brother down
another.
'Warn him. I cried mother, as they
departed. sTell him 1t Is Just poor
old Mr. O'connor. and that be nusr,t
worry"
The whole household envisioned
poor little Templeton Jones crying his
heart out. as he came up the steps.
1T was 3 foolish thing to do" said
mother Father shouldn't have done
II.
Just then the bell was pulled. yiecr-
ousIy. Then 1t was pulled second
time. then q third. then q fourth
The family rushed 10 the doorway,
and opened the door wide.
There was little Temp Jones; he
hadn't wept q tear, and he was not
perturbed. His blond hair was un-.
ruined.
aWho put this on our door7' ne
asked. indicating the black drapery.
what are we going to have for
iunch2 I'm hungry
Evening star., 1955-01-08
Mountain Woman Of
the South

There ii me cGdsnce Of old poetry
III words that gGH from her HsletteTed
tongue,
The artiess svllablss that once iDers
sung
By bard and plouptDsau N q century
When England. AoiDertng on ldsd and
sea,
Opened her petals like d rose Gnd AumC
The perfume OF her genius on tbs
Young
1nd Old Worlds as lasting legacg.
There q q poetry Of skill and grace
IN hands niouinO IN rhythm az ne loom.
Wearing mountain norman iCccg-
ing old,
old patterns tis aefU times. patterns that
Today NTH yesterday and pronifse
room
sor an ttat nspsr. far tomoyrops hoi6.
Frances Can
Evening star., 1955-01-08
MeKeIdin's Tax Dilemma

Governor McKeldin's plea for higher
taxes to meet Maryland's deficit Of nearly
$50 million would have been received with
more grace by the taxpayers of that State If
they had not remembered certain campaign
promises of the Governor back in 1850.
During his whirlwind drive for votes that
year he said some things about taxes in
general and the sales tax in particular that
cannot easily be reconciled with his tax
message to the General Assembly.
For example, before taking over the
responsibilities of the gubernatorial Office,
he denounced his opponent Mr.. Lane, for
sponsoring the sales tax in Maryland, say
ing: 1.-THE sales tax Is bad thing. It is
wicked thing In another speech he
pledged himself to reduce all taxes, includ-
Ing sales taxes. He declared he was opposed
to the sales tax ION principlep because it
was IAN unfair, unequal tax bearing most
heavily on those least able to pay"
Now the Governor must be trying to
forget such campaign talk. He has asked
the Assembly for so per cent increases in
both the State income tax and the sales
tax, with withholding system similar to
that used by the Federal Government. He
would raise the wicked" sales tax from two
to three cents on dollar sales and the income
tax from to per cent. The only tax-relief
proposal to be found in the message is one
to increase the income tax exemption for
dependents from $500 to $1,000 In an effort
to win support for the program Mr. Nc
Keldin said that the cost to the individual
taxpayer would be but small percentage
Of what the average Marylander spent in
happy preparations for the giving Of gifts
in the recent holiday season.
That may be. true. But the prospect of
higher income and sales taxes under an
administration that had promised lower
taxes is anything but happy one for those
who thought that campaign promises were
something more than oratory. Nevertheless.
Marylanders must face the harsh fact that
more revenues must be raised to pay the
cost Of running the State. It is certain that
Governor McKeldin would have avoided
facing up to the tax problem If possible.
But the big deficit cannot be ignored either
by the Governor or the Legislature.