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Evening star., 1955-11-04
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
By THOMAS R. HENRY
Normal Thinking Hormone Studied

ever, that It Is essential TO
the brains full functioning.
The National Heart Insti-
tuts researchers happened to
notice early in their experi-.
ments that both serotonin and
reserpine exert the same sort
Of sedatiye effects ON mice.
Earlier experiments had shown
that reserpins had the ability
to prolong. or potentiate, the
effects In the body Of certain
other drugs. such as ethyl
alcohol. Serotonin had exactly
the same effects.
Tested on Dogs
The theory that reserpine
acts by triggering the release
Of serotonin was first tested
on dogs. A pronounced In
crease In the production Of q
substance known to result
from the breakdown Of sero-
tonin In the body was found
to result from reserpine In
jections In these animals.
They found that serotonin in
the brain normally exists In
9 bound form. This suppose
tion was strengthened by the
fact that an engine known to
be involved In the regulation
Of free serotonin In the body
also was found in the brain.
The present theory Is that
reserpine Is q general sero-
tonin releaser." The sub-
stance Is released both from
the intestine and the blood
platelets by injections. The
experiments. says q Public
Health Service report, appear
to substantiate an older specu-
lation that serotonin is In
volved in the biochemistry Of
normal mental or0cesSeg
Evening star., 1955-11-04
November Wind

November mind. displeased the
sOdg the leaDeS
Lie on the ground, si1eepS up
the lot once more,
Makes q fresh case: i1tpGtiently
retrieDes
And thT0fps again Ike dice
Gcross a floor.
Stiil ftisGppedsed she drives the
helpless flock
against the thicket OF a
priuet hedge,
Piles UP a mound to iDindapdrd
0f a rock,
Sends Others In a spiral OF
q ledge.
Those not tmpnied on barbs of
moody needs
Haddle together aDhen she
lets them fall.
To curl betDeen the stalks OF
standing reeds,
or cr0tCd the shelter of a
fence or irdll.
She pietos the stre,Dn disorder
OF the place
Asad tDnndsrs OF. still NTH a
troubled face.
james l. Montague
Evening star., 1955-11-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Most Of them do well II they
survive for 10 years.
Our Lily Belle, the robin
raised by hand. came back to
the yard every spring for eight
years.
The recognition Of one par
ticular bird is o sort Of trick
Of memory. based on some Pc
culiar mark or coloration, or
even Just on a sort Of psychic
recognition.
Those who do not pay this
kind of attention to birds will
not understand 1t In the least.
We know one watcher who
put red nail polish on the claws
of q hand-raised robin, but
this is mostly unnecessary.
Very close attention TO de-
tails viii always reveal some
mark or other by which the
bird may be recognized.
Then there are habits.
Lily Belle came back In
springtime to the very same
horizontal branch of the maple
by the garage.
There she sat. and looked
for raisins.
When someone came out,
she would sidle along the
branch in a way no other bird
did.
A robin is a strong, capable
bird, and If fortune is with It,
1t may live a long time.
It must run the same risks
as the rest of creation, Of
course, and these are getting
more and more and worse and
worse. in a sense.
Our robin red-breast, as 1t
is sometimes called, has the
protection of q great deal Of
publicity In its favor.
The migratory bird laws give
robins real help, especially in
the South, where they band
together by the hundreds Of
thousands each spring before
flying North.
Game wardens then are
alerted, and the courts deal
rather heavily with anyone
caught shooting robins for pot
pie.
Until passage Of this law In
1914. this beautiful bird was
held ito be Q game bird, and
could be killed on sight.
Robins like raisins, bread
and cocoanut cake. as q special
treat.
Seedless raisins, sprinkled ut
the same place In the lawn
everyday, win attract the robin
and other raisin eaters, which
include some Of our most
beautiful and attractive birds,
such as cardinals, niocking-
birds and catbirds.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Mild Celebration

Yorktown Day has come and
gone and I have reason To be-
heve that 1t is not universally
celebrated by any means.
October 10 was the anni-
versary OF the British sur
render at Yorktown, va. on
the same date in 1871. The
peace treaty didn't get around
to being signed until 1888 but
this ended the Revolutionary
War in American victory as
we know. Independence!
Many places claim to be
the cradles or birthpIaces Of
American independence. No
doubt each has some basis.
But Il 50, Yorktown is Cat
least) the slap by the midwife
that really brought the giant
infant around. 1t consum-
mated the birth.
a mild but well-planned
celebration was held at york;
town on October 10. Maybe
it's better not to oyerdo these
things. but the event should
at least be remembered. SO
1t was.
The heavy cruiser Albany
was In the harbor. Visitors
we're ferried aboard. In town
q parade was held as Army,
Navy and Marine units
marched. Rear Admirals An
DIRE Jubelin Of France and
I. n. Kiland, USN, reviewed q
parade to Victory Monument,
Many national and other
civic organizations took part.
A wreath was laid at the
monument. Miss Gertrude S.
Carraway. president general
OF the OAR. gave q forceful
address denouncing commu-
Ilisnn and advocating vigilance.
Solemn prayers were said.
All the while, colorful uni
forms Of yesterday were also
TO be een-American. French,
British, HeSsian - by some
1000 spectators. Flags OF then,
and now waved; the Marseil-
laise and Star Spangled Ban
ner were played, and Rear
Admiral Libby's flagship Al
bany rocked the air with q
2l-gun salute,
These things. 1t would seem.
were fitting.
Gerald A. Howell.
Williamsburg. Va.
Evening star., 1955-11-04

@. Who designed the United
States flag In its present form?
-E. NICK.
A. Capt. Samuel Chester
Reid. When the admission Of
new States raised the ques-
tion OF altering the nag in
1918, Representative Peter
Wendoyer asked Capt. Reid to
produce q workable design. He
proposed IS stripes In honor Of
the IS original colonies. and q
star for every State, the stars
to be arranged In rows for
military use. Mrs. Reid made
q model Of this design and 1t
was accepted by Congress on
April 4. 1918. In the presence
Of her husband, Mrs. Reid
handed the nag she had made
to President Monroe. Later 1t
was hoisted over the United
States Capitol. Reid died In
1851 and was buried In an un-
marked grave In Greenwood
Cemetery In Brooklyn.
@. When was the original
organ in the Mormon Taber-
nacle ct Salt Lake City, Utah.
built? F. j. q.
A. Work on the organ was
begun In 1856 by Joseph
Ridges, an Austrian immigrant.
Timber for the pipes had to be
hauled by oxen a distance Of
800 miles, and glue was made
from buffalo hides. Rebuilt
several times, the present organ
has ii 900 pipes--some Of them
original ones-and Is one OF
the worlds finest. 1t Is tuned
daily. The tabernacle which
houses this great instrument Is
renowned for Its remarkable
acoustics. People standing at
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Diplomatic Incident

A 1948 Packard, bearing
diplomatic tag 1860 which is
assigned to the Legation Of
the Rumanian Peoples Repub-
lie, parked late Wednesday
afternoon in Bancroft place
NV, with such total disre-
gard of the rights Of the citi-
zens of this Peoples Republic
as to bar all ingress to Ban
croft place from the Twenty
fourth street intersection. Its
back wheels almost projected
into Twenty-fourth street it
self. and there the traffic block
remained for hours.
Was this deviation from
the Communist dogma Of pro-
letarian equality under law?
Or was 1t only another example
of the arrogant abuse in
Washington OF the special
privilege with which diplo.
matte tags are invested? !
vote AYE" to both questions.
Arthur Krock
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Crime Marches On

A detective left his car un-
locked and a fisherman of du-
bious character was caught in
the act of ransacking the glove
compartment. Who is to
blame2 Surely. we have not
become so naive through loss
of contact with the sidewalk
during the past decade OF mo-
toring that we expect each
passerhy to live up to our
standards Of propriety and to
keep hands of of our posses
EionS.
It shows clearly the mud
died, detached thinking of the
average person today toward
the values to be applied to spe-
ciflc instances of aggression.
Several murder trials were held
the past few weeks and each
one was decided upon emo
tional factors. In each Of those
trials the defendant was de-
cidedly an aggressor.
A week ago q young man lost
his life because the aggressor
decided, through emotional
stress. that he must be elim-
mated. Three men yoked d
respectable businessman In
the center of the city--the
victim dying shortly after
wards of q heart attack. II
anyone can justify TO himself
any act he commits. BY emo
tionaI standards-the poor
dumb public is going to suffer
the pangs OF sustained fright
eventually. not knowing what
to expect next.
sAnaass1.nsE n RmAssaasa4
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Of the Wild

Are they trying to drive me
completely out OF my mind?
It isn't enough that / have
100 different things to worry
about. I have to put up with
this. tool
What am / talking about2
That crazy. loud, weird noise
or alarm that they sound. al
most every day In Washing
ton. + assume it's an air.
raid warning or something
like that. Now I work lii ali
Office where my responsible
ties are numerous and at
times quite exasperating. II
don't mind q little talking.
moving around, etc. That's
only natural. but this crazy
alarm is just too much. It's
driving me battyl Every time
I hear 1t I want to stick my
head under the desk, but that
doesn't help either. It's not
that I'm not patriotic or any
thing like that. Don't mis-
understand. It's just that |
know what the sound sounds
like, so why keep 1t up? I'm
not the kind Of guy that gets
excited easily. I'm usually
calm. cool. collected. That
Is, | was until this fantastic
noise. Now I'm 4 nervous
wreck. / 60 around kicking
dogs and telling eood-looking
women where to 60. Please
help me. Tell them to stop
that awful sound. ! don't
want to be transformed into
q mad dog. / want to be the
sweet. kind, lovable person my
mother always wanted me to
be. Can anything be done be-
fore they take me away2
M. 8.
a &# M&
wonder II the civil de-
Tense people In Washington
ever heard OF the boy who
cried. wolf" too often? II
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Uncle's 5 Aching Back

DOCTORS are worried about
the stopped posture Of Amer
leans. A few more years car
rying foreigners on their
aching backs and Americans
will be walking on ell foursl
The Federal debt is $500
billion, 80 this years foreign
aid Of SIS billion means
they're picking the pockets Of
generations vet unborn.
Out Of 1876 million stoops,
only one man, j. Bracken
Lee, couraReously announced
he won't pay another tax TO
support foreigners. Gov. Lee
should receive the Congress-
sional Medal Of Honor, but
when the great humanitarians
finish with him. he'll only be
eligible for the Purple Heart.
Elizabeth Lippitt.
San Francisco
Evening star., 1955-11-04
1CheerfuIness, at Geneva

Secretary of State Dulles appears to
have surprised everybody by being cheer
full at Geneva. Since the cheerfulness
was reserved and only relative in terms
of his usual cautious reaction to most
dealings with the Soviet Union, 1t may be
iustified. It was summed up in the Sec
retary's statement that "as result of
constructive thinking on both sides EAST
and West) we can see realizable vision
of security in Europe"
Mr.. Dulles did not amplify this OPP
timiStic comment, but one may surmiSe
that it was based more upon strategic
Improvement In the Western Big Three
conference position than upon concrete
tactical gains. In the first place, the
Western Foreign Ministers have taken
the Geneva session leaving the Soviet
representative in the role of counter
puncher. Holding firmly to It's avowed
position that German unity can be
achieved only through genuinely free
elections, the West came forward early
with proposal for European security
that would be protective for the Soviet
Union as well as for the rest of the con-
tinent. And trading upon Communist
boasts that East Germany has become an
"early paradise" the Western ministers
Soviet unwillingness to let the Germans
themselves vote on the question. On the
subject of promoting contacts and ex-
changes between peoples" the West like
wise took the lead with 15-point pro-
gram that, vaulted over and beyond the
formalities of diplomatic relationships
and offered, in effect, the normal relation
ship that exists between peaceful nations.
And finally, all of the Vests proposals
complied scrupulously with the three
point agenda that had been set up during
the summit" conference last summer for
this later meeting.
In countering all of this, Soviet For
eign Minister Molotov has been forced
on the defensive. He has paid lip service
to German unity, but he has attempted
to push it into the background. He has
cIamored for European security, but he
has sought it by attempting to destroy all
western alliances and drive American
forces back across the Atlantic Ocean. He
1ld6 ldFUEEQ bIl6 lUEl "a C1tiIl111dtuik htJCA-
national barriers, but he wishes to open
the official channels only and he has
strayed as far away as an implied bid for
a lifting of the China coastal blockade.
Some of his maneuvering has taken him
outside the precise limits OF the confer
ence agenda and could leave him vulner-
able to charge of forgetting about the
ttsiinnnnitD directive and the spotliqhted
spirit Of Geneva"
with all this, It would be unrealistic
to feel that any substantial Western vic
tory has been won, or win be. during the
present meetings. MIR. Molotov has been
an adroit negotiator over the years.
Neither he nor his government Is re-
stricted to the same degree as the West
by considerations of public opinion.
Nevertheless, the West Is in position of.
some fiexibility at Geneva today and It
may suffice to keep the door open to
another round Of talks at later time.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Sabotage Technique

It is exasperating to read
your deceptive editorial, Sab
otage Technique"
Obviously the writer has no
union affiliation, nor has he
ever served as a member of q
negotiation committee for
wages and conditions.
Through the many decades
Of striving. labor has never
gotten anything which 1t
didn't have to fight for, work
for or earn. Even those who
write snide articles against
labor would be working many
more hours for much less
wages were 1t not for organized
labor. Their gains are directly
traceable to the achievement
Of labor unions and the large
membership which, through
the years. has made endless
sacrifices to gain ia more hu-
name working system.
Many employers use the un-
fair tactics Of stalling during
negotiation and carry on end
less sessions with no intention
in. mind to grant better wages,
hours or conditions to their
employees. Therefore, in many
cases the employees are driven
to use economic pressure to
force them to bargain in good
faith. The employees are driven
to this only because negotia-
tions have been stalled, days
into weeks. weeks into months.
and all sorts Of foul tactics
used to place labor In an un-
popular position to gain public
sympathy.
II the Taft-Hartley Act is
intended for the welfare OF
employees and employers alike.
then 1t should grant labor the
right to use economic pressure.
Just as 1t grants the right TO
employers to stall and not
bargain In good faith.
It might be wen for anti
unionist writer's to develop
their Americanism a little more
and thus acquire understands
ing that the ideals of this
Nation and It's traditions are
born in the right to q fair
forum. Condemning labor
unions Is not the kind Of treat
inent millions Of patriotic
union men deserve. It en-
cclrages employers TO use ,ln-
fatr tactics. Monty Morris.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Hes Had It

Let's not attack taxes: let's
all get on the beam and scream
for more taxes
Some one suggested THAT
since the District Is trying to
figure new taxes TO balance
the budget, that the District
take q financial bite out Of
Marylanders who work In the
District and live In Maryland.
But that's not enough. Let Vir-
ginia take q bite out OF those
living in Maryland who work
In Virginia. at the Rentagon
and other places, the same as
Maryland does to those living
In Virginia and working in
Maryland. Then let the Dis
trict take q bite out Of those
living in Virginia and work
ing in the District and let
Virginia get q rake-Of from
those who live in the District
and work In Virginia. Are you
following me?
Then let the District place
toll gates at its end Of all
bridges crossing the Potomac;
let Virginia place toll gates on
All roads leading from the Dis
trict and Maryland, and let
Maryland place toll gates on
all roads leading into Mary
land. In addition, I suggest
that the District. Virginia and
Maryland require that Ill
motor vehicles entering their
areas carry plates for each
jurisdiction, and that all three
localities tar airplanes flying
overhead.
And when that Is Ill accom-
plished. ! suggest that the
Russians drop an atom bomb
and blow the whole blamed
mess TO kingdom comet
More Taxasg
Evening star., 1955-11-04
"ARGoNNE PLACE.
Dear sir:

Dear sir:
For 10 years or more, a
male robin, a bit lighter in
color than sthe average, has
been nesting, feeding and fly
ing in my area.
This bird was quite bold.
In particular, it liked to swoop
down on a neighborhood cat.
q mottled black and gray ami
NAL Of dubious moral habits.
"The cat rarely tried to
strike the robin. and gen.
orally withdrew quickly when
the bird appeared.
However, just a few weeks
ago the bird swooped down
upon the cat and the latter
struck upward quickly with the
paw.
''He hit the bird, which fell
to the ground. Before ! could
rescue 1t. the cat had COM
pleted the murder.
" $50
Since the tragedy occurred
only a little while before the
robin would have flown South
on his annual migration, the
incident affected me very
deeply.
Il told it to a woman living
nearby.
Instead OF sympathizing.
she at once raised q question
about the whole affair.
According to her, q robins
life span averages only five
years.
"She said that either my
memory was ct fault, or ] had
mistaken q succession Of robins
for the same bird.
Otherwise, she said, the
robin killed by the cat would,
roughly speaking, have been
about 200 years Of age in terms
OF q human.
Il wonder whether there is
any reliable data about the life
span Of q robin, since / have
checked carefully and am cer-
tain that the bird in question
was more than 10 years old.
Perhaps you can throw
some light on the matter.
Sincerely, L. r."
Oficials at the bird house In
the National Geological Park
say q robin can live from 10
to Is years.
This, OF course. II 1t In ok
tremely fortunate.
Provided ID can weather
storms. and get enough to eat,
and not die from cold or sleet.
and does not mix It up too
closely with cars. cats. dogs
and poisons, 1t may live that
long.
Our personal opinion Is that
only . few robins reach Is
years.
Evening star., 1955-11-04

There may be q normal
thinking" hormone.
This possibility is being
tested by National Heart In
stitute scientists, who are
using an instrument which
reveals q 10 millionth Of q
grain Of the material in o
gram Of brain tissue.
It has been known for some
years that Q syndronae quite
similar to that Of schizo-
phrenia, or dementia praecox.
could be produced temporarily
In otherwise normal persons
by means Of . drug. 1ysergic
acid. It also has been known
that another drug. reserpins.
often causes dramatic tenn
porary recoveries In schizo-
phrenia victims.
sedative Effects Noted
Apparently these two drugs
are having exactly the opposite
effect on something. Now
Drs. A. r. Pletscher, p. A.
Shore and 3. B. Brodie Of the
National Heart Institute staff
believe they have located this
something" It is the semi
hormone serotonin. It occurs
throughout the body tissues.
It Is fairly abundant in the
brain where. however. it may
be bound chemically with
other substances 20 that it Is
not available for Its normal
functions.
The present findings are
that reserpine releases this
bound serotonin. Lysergic
acid tends to tighten It's chem
ical bonds. The exact role
Of serotonin, however, has not
yet been determined. The re-
search tends to establish. how
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Beyond Call Of Duty

We would like TO publicly
express our gratitude to Ar
lington Hospital for the help
and interest It has given our
youngster. who Is experiment.
ing In hacteriology.
We are proud To live ia d
community where the busy
men and women Of Arlington
Hospital can take the time to
help youngsters further their
interest In science.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. C. ETintz.
Evening star., 1955-11-04

one end OF the building can
hear . pin drop at the other
end, $50 feet away.
@. Is there . way to remove
q tight ring from ones finger
without having the ring cut?-
D. S.
A. Following Is a method
that can be tried. Take q piece
Of heavy string or wool, about
o yard long, slip it under the
ring toward the back Of the
hand and wind one end tightly
around the finger, over and
past the knuckle. Then take
the other end and start nn-
winding the string, starting
from the bottom. The string
acts a. q lever In moving the
ring upward and on the finger.
Q. How does . boy become q
Smokey Bear Junior Forest
Ranser2--W. r.
A. He should write q letter
to Smokey Bear Headquarters.
Washington 25, D. c. In re-
turn he will receive. free of
charge, q Smokey Bear Junior
Forest Ranger kit containing
an Identification card, Smokey
stamps. q Smokey bookmark
and a Junior Forest Ranger
certificate.
@. How many commercial
television stations are operat-
ing in the United States?---
P. l.. p.
A. As Of September 80, 1855,
authorizations had been issued
for 58l commercial television
stations. OF these. 473 were
In operation; l08 were yet
under construction.
Evening star., 1955-11-04

we ever do have an air raid,
the people Of the District will
pay just about as little atten-
ton TO the siren as they do
now to its almost daily wall
ing for long periods OF time.
Robert A. Geier.
Evening star., 1955-11-04

fauver strategists are reported currently
as planning primary entries only In the
States where each appears to have clear
edge There is, of course, chance Of
miscalculation in any of these, but the
political gold" in the California ballot
boxes seems to be the most tempting as
of now
Evening star., 1955-11-04
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. AL
letters are subject to conden-
sation.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERvIt

-. reader by mail
b. I return postage - y " Westminster .
Evening star., 1955-11-04

one end OF the building can
hear . pin drop at the other
end, $50 feet away.
Evening star., 1955-11-04

I wonder II the civil de-
Tense people In Washington
ever heard OF the boy who
cried. 'Wclf' too often? II
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-14

DISIlRIII NUlVIBEh IFIFIEE
 Warren Christianson .... ' William W. Knight 28 M. s. Mitrovitch ...... l Fred Van Horn ......... 1
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-09-14
.ut large

JUNEAU jP) Three members of the legislature, headed by senate president James Nolan of Wrangell, led in the early returns today for division at large seats in the constitutional convention.
 The leaders for the seven At large seats, with all of Sitka, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Peters burg and Haines precincts in- cluded in the 27 precincts re ported, were:
 Nolan 1483. Rep. Dora Sween ey 1886; Rep. Burke Riley 1922 Douglas Gray 1163, R. E- Rob ertson 113O, B. D. Stewart 1126. and J. s. MacKinnon, Jr 1924.
 Candidates closest to the top seven were: ex-Sen. Frank Per atrovich 992 and Lauris Park Ter 907.