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Evening star., 1955-01-10
Dorothy Ihonpson-
Thoughts on the Sheppard Case
Brutal Murder involving Nice People Attracts
Unusually Wide Interest Social Phenomenon

better-class suburbs, restricted
against vulgar intruders and
protected by coming laws, play
golf and bridge, and are proud
of their children whose diets
are carefully planned and
whose teeth are invariably
Strengthened.
The word they oftenest use
TO describe their standards is
nice" They cultivate "nice"
people-not interesting. of
strong character, or powerful
opinions. but those who con-
form to the established social
pattern.
Their mentality was thus
expressed: "Dr. Sam might
have killed her, but he'd have
done it in a nicer way"
The case was, therefore, a
social phenomenon. A british,
crime occurred in that stratum
of society inhibited by consld-
erations apart from what is
only" morally right or wrong
The doctors career, reputation.
future, community standing
and that of his brothers, their
families, and the hospital in
which they were his co-practi-
tioners. There seemed no mo-
tive strong enough to risk all
these. certainly not passing at
fairs with other women.
Accepting the jury's verdict.
we still do not know what ac-
cumulation Of circumstances
turned the respectable Or.
Jekyll into the bushy- haired
monster. Mr.. Hyde. But as
suming that there were such
unknown factors, it is argu-
able that this was the only
sort Of crime a man so inhib-
tied would commit: Not cali
culated, in cold blood, but one
that could be committed, II, at
all, only by one possessed"
the condition sweeping away
Evening star., 1955-01-10

yielded to his evaporation
that day to make 4 denuncia-
tory comment about Gen.
zwicker-.or. II he had later
withdrawn it but insisted that
there was q cover-up for which
the general was not to blame
the Wisconsin Senator would
have been on sounder ground.
For the facts he sought so
desperately were bound to
justify his sideif he could
have been patient.
Likewise II the Department
Of the Army had told all the
facts last January that 1t now
tells the public there would
have been no Mccarthy
Army" row as the headlines
called it nor any sensational
hearings on the television
which cost the Eisenhower ad-
ministration so many votes in
various election contests last
autumn.
Senator McCarthy's idea all
along was that 1t was, better
for q Republican Senator to
expose weaknesses in q Repub-
lican administration than to
.et the Democrats have a field
day-swhich is what may hap
pen now.
For the Democrats are still
resentful that they lost votes
In the 1852 election because
Of the charge that they had
been soft" on Communists in
Government and now the
Democrats viii point to the
handling Of the Peress case as
an example Of how careless. II
not soft" the Eisenhower ad-
ministration has been In han
ding q Communist issue.
What Is most difncult to
understand is why somebody
in the red tape list Of 81 Of
ficers In the Army-now dis
closed to have had some part
in handling the Peress case
didn't raise cain when he saw
a notation on the application
Of Or. Peress declaring that he
refused to answer questions
Evening star., 1955-01-10

about membership in subver-
siye organizations.
The new Army report shows
that on April %, 1858, 1t.
Col. Ronald F. ThomasS chief
Of the counterintelligepce di-
vision, reported that there was
adverse data on Peress and q
letter about it was sent to the
surgeon general Of the Army
and to the chief Of the intelli-
gence division Of the Army
General Staff.
This letter said that there
was Sufficient evidence Of dis
loyal and subversive tenden-
cies to warrant removal Of
Peress from the service" /" It
took several months for that
letter to be acted upon and the
delay Is. Of course, indefensi-
bic. Even when Gen. zwicker
on October 81. 1858. wrote to
the commander Of the First
Army that the retention Of DR..
Peress was clearly not con-
sistent with the interest Of ma
tional security" nothing was
done for several months. SEN
ator Mccarthy got into the
fray In January. 1854, and de-
manded that Major Peress be
court-martialed and his ''hon-
orabie discharge" held up.
It now is revealed that a de-
cision to ignore the Senate
committees request and give
an honorable discharge" to
Major Pefess was made by
John q. Adams, counsellor OF
the Army, and 1t. Gen. Walter
L. Weible. deputy chief Of staff
for operations and administers
tion. This was an action "cori-
temptuous" OF the Senate. It
is perhaps the most fragrant
case Of disregard Of a legisla-
tive committee by an executive
Official that has been recorded
In q long time. One wonders
what the Senate viii do now
to ''yindicate It's honor" for it
is plain that one Of its COM
mittees was given the rum
around"
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Evening star., 1955-01-10
Constontne Brown
importance Of the Middle East
Visit of Turkeys Prime Minister to lruqls Viewed
As Move TO Line Up Ntul Areo With the West
Constantine Brown

The visit Of Turkeys Prime
Minister Menderes to lIraq is
being followed with more than
ordinary interest by, the State
Department and the Pentagon.
With q staff Of experts and
technicians he is quietly try
ing to expand and consolidate
the chain of Arab countries
which are directly or indirectly
threatened by the Communist
ogre.
Three important Moham-
medan states-Tllrkey. Tran
and Pakistan--are definitely
lined up on the side Of the
United States in the event Of
Communist aggression. The
other Middle Eastern countries
are sympathetic to the anti
Red cause but for various rea-
sons have refused to link
themselves with the Western
defense system.
One Of the reasons for the
Arab reluctance to line up
with the West Is the growing
nationalist sentiment in North
Africa--hence the Arab hos
tility to the French and to q
lesser degree to the British.
Another reason Is the contin-
uing Israel-Arab conflict and
the suspicion by a number Of
Middle Eastern countries that
our friendship with France
and Britain might handicap
our good intentions toward
complete economic and polit-
ical independence of the Mid
die Eastern area. But no.
where from the shores Of the
Eastern Mediterranean to Ka-
rachi has communism really
taken root.
The Turks. who have proven
themselves our steadfast allies
in the cold war struggle
against Communist encroach-
ments all over the world, have
taken it upon themselves to
gather in the loose ends Of
the Moslem countries and tie
them up In regional alliances.
In time Of need this would be
Of vital Importance to the
free world.
The Turks were appalled, by
our short-sighted policy to-
ward Iran In the conflict be-
tween that country and Great
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Dorothy Thompson

The most significant thing
about the Sheppard case, with
its tragic repercussions, was
the interest it evoked from
people who rarely follow de-
tails Of homicide trials.
These feel that homicide
occurs only among people who
"have no background" 1t can
happen among "the spoiled
rich,' or among the "unedue
Gated slum poor" Otherwise it
is committed only by psyche
paths" 1t does not. they think.
happen in the solid middle
class" ~
The middle class is conceived
as the truly representative one,
the creator and guardian of
the national morals. Although
its standards may fall short
Of transcendental ideals, they
must uphold respectability. the
irresistible virtue. Adultery, if
practiced, must. be discreet;
excessive drinking must not
reveal itself by public dis
orderly conduct; divorces are
arranged by collusion, to avoid
scandal.
In politics, the tendency is
the middle way" and every
thing is distrusted that "over-
reaches the norm"
Engaged in business or the
professions. it's members are
conscious Of appearances and
cultivate public relations"
with the right people, not
only on their own behalf but
for the reputation of their
firms. offices. and colleges.
They go in for gracious liv-
ing"--not splendid, exquisite,
comfortable, or cozy living
according to the prevailing
degrees of good taste"
They are neither rich nor
idle. They expend more con-
centrated effort than manual
workers. But, they live In the
Evening star., 1955-01-10

with Yom Kippur, the Day
Of Atonement. It was said that
the overwhelming majority Of
American Jews are Of the
orthodox or conservative faith
and observe this rite.
1t would appear therefore
that the Republicans are
squeezed during the first week
Of September between the ma
tional holiday. Labor Day,
which Is Monday. September
3. in 1856, and sundown
Wednesday, September 8. All
Of the second week in Septern-
Der is embraced within the 10
days Of repentance.
Unless Republicans can be
re-assured on this point. 1t
would appear to fix their first
possible September, 1855 date
as Monday. September II, or
making an allowance for
travel time Tuesday, Septem-
Der Is.
Democrats decided that It
would at the very least not be
tactful to meet during the
first part Of September and
the Jewish authorities con-
suited agree with them.
The fact that Republicans
propose to re-nominate Pres
ident Eisenhower does make it
possible for them to run @
very short campaign. Their
candidate viii necessarily be
In the public eve up to that
point.
They are indeed by design
creating conditions which will
make 1t impossible for the
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Doris Fleeson-
On Q. O. P. Convention Plans
Doris Fleeson-
Analysis of Tentotive September Date Suggests Party
IS Greeting Situation nsurnq on Eisenhower Droft

The major parties have be-
gun to compete with one an
other In the effort to wiring
maximum advantage from
their new look" presidential
nominating conventions and
campaigns.
Democrats tentatively an
nolnced last Friday that they
would open their 1866 con-
vention Monday, August 81.
This is about five weeks later
than usual but carries on the
custom Of q Monday opening
by which delegate travel need
not break into the previous
work week.
A Republican subcommittee
met next day and tentatively
approved a September. 1856,
convention to meet the week
following Labor Day. n their
timetable stands 1t viii be the
first time since 1883 that they
win hold their convention
after the Democrats.
Democrats who had care
fully canvassed the 1856 cal
endar before they set their
own date are raising the ques-
ton Of whether Republicans
can make their date stand
because it runs into a period
Of historic Jewish religious
observances.
Jewish religious authorities
confirm the following sched-
ule:
In 1856. their ten days Of
repentance" win begin at sun
down Wednesday. September
5. with Rosh Hashana. the
Jewish New Year, and con-
@lude Sunday. September l6.
Evening star., 1955-01-10

all calculations, q crazy"
crime, an assault not only on q
person but on the whole COM
pick Of restraints that normally
controlled his behavior.
Motive. always pertinent, was
never adequately established. ]
wondered whether DR.. Sam
ever wanted to be an osteo-
path and join his older BROTH
ers' established practice. May
be he had dreamed OF being
an actor or a professional
baseball player. But wouldn't
they say. Don't be a fool.
Sam. your place is all prepared
for you"? I wondered whether,
at %, he had really wanted to
marry Marilyn "a fitting"
marriage and an excellent
choice" ! wondered, even,
whether he fell asleep on the
sofa that night out Of physical
exhaustion or sheer boredom.
And / wondered what dreams
had disturbed that sleep, to be
translated (if the jury's ver-
dict is correctl into action that
had the character of dream
or nightmare" accompanied by
hallucinations and followed by
Mortified amazement at what
II" could mot possibly have
done enough If one as
sumes there was only one "I."
Would the crime not indi-
cate that inhibitions imposed
by respectability, reputation,
career, and nicenesS are, Of
themselves. insufficient to con-
troll the primitive urges that
lurk below the surface of civil
ization?
When such q man blows up,
he really blows up. The victim
has become a symbol rather
than q person. The symbol,
perhaps. of ones own life,
which one dreams OF shatter-
ing to bits.
dselessed By the Bell Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1955-01-10

tor Of the University Of Penn
sylvania Museum. said a joint
expedition Of Egypt's Depart
ment of Antiquities and the
University Museum will start
'excavating the site In q few
weeks.
The main temple Of Ptah--
chief divinity Of ancient Egypt
was excavated early in this,
century. but some Of its satellite
buildings remain 10 be un-
earthed. One of the expeditions
objectives viii be the embalm-
Evening star., 1955-01-10

from Lexington to Memphis.
Tenn, then westward. And II
need be, she said. she'll work
along the way,
Mrs. Wilkens said the dog
doesn't mind walking, but that
she carries it with her on the
horse a good part Of the way.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Life in the U. S.
Life in the u. S.
.'HoIdup' sJust
Two Friends
Making Bet
BY the AsseeiGted Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, jan. TO-
A passing motorist reported a
service station was being robbed
last night, and an off-duty po-
liceman. hearing the police
broadcast. rushed unarmed to
the scene.
Seeing the attendant with his
hands up, Policeman r. E. Albee
hurled a brick through the vim
dow and ordered the bandit to
surrender. Then came the sur
prise.
The unidentified attendant
said no robbery was taking place.
This fellow bet me couldn't
hold my hands straight up for
Is minutes" he said. Il was
just trying to win a bet"
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Prison Network. Smashed

BOSTON (P1-The grape
vine' at State Prison was back
to the old word ; of : mouth
method today since authorities
smashed UP the secret radio
network.
Prison officials disclosed last
night they confiscated more
than a dozen small receiving
and transmitting sets which
the inmates were using to COM
municate with each other.
The sets were built with radio
and electrical equipment which
inmates are permitted to keep
In their cells. authorities said.
Five inmates repeatedly were
placed in solitary confinement
is connection with the radio
network.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
u. s. Scientists 10 Help
Unearih Egyptian Shrine
BY ihs Assoeioisd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. TO-
Egyptian and American ARCH
aeologists are joining forces to
explore a long hurried part of the
temple of the great god. Ptah.
at Memphis. capital Of ancient
Egypt, it has been announced
here.
DR.. Froelich g. Rainey, direc-
Evening star., 1955-01-10
One Ideo OF q Vacation

LEXINGTON. KY. tR.--
From coast to coast on horse
back because II never had a
vacation before that's the
aim Of Mrs. Annie Wilkens,
So, who reached Lexington
yesterday.
Mrs. Wilkens. riding q O.
year-old horse and accompa-
MED by year-old dog. said
she left her home near Lewis
ton. Me-. November z and is
headed for Los Angeles.
She said she plans to go
Evening star., 1955-01-10

history Of the last war. After
Pearl Harbor, when we were
caught unprepared for war.
We fought on two fronts with
out the industrial help Of any
outside country. Moreover. it
was America alone which pro-
vided the bulk of the arna-
ment, from planes to machine
guns. and the food and cloth
ing for all our allies including
the vast and unequipped Soviet
armies.
The industrial plants and
raw materials Of France. Bel
giun. Holland, Czechoslovakia,
ETC.. were in Maxi hands. Brit
ain was fighting with its back
to the wall and could produce
only a small proportion Of
the needs Of her armies and
beleaguered civilian popula-
tion. The unimportant Soviet
industrial plants had been de-
stroyed or had fallen to the
enemy. All the U. S. s. r. was
able to offer was manpower,
which had to be supplied from
boots to tanks by the United
States.
Our ground, naval and air
forces were lighting bitter bat
ties across the Atlantic and in
the Pacific and at the same
time we were providing more
than 10 per cent of the mill
tary needs Of all our allies and
associates.
The same Western Europe.
which we now declare OF such
Importance to our security
that without her industrial
help we could not easily sur.
vive, depended for four solid
years on the products of the
American factories and our
vast tfllable lands.
Our industrial potential has
not lessened. Quite the con-
trary. Thus. say many Amer.
ican war planners. in the pos
sible showdown with the COM
munists we need stout hearts
and determined allies more
than potential foreign indus
trial output and know-how.
And events in the last few
years show that. with the pos
sible exception Of Britain, We
are more likely to find those
stout hearts in the Middle
East than in Western Europe,
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Blood Donotion Drive

The Georgetown Lions Club
will sponsor a blood donation
campaign for the Red Cross from
IL to s pm. Thursday in the
st. Luke's Methodist Church,
Wisconsin avenue and Calvert
street NV. About 80 persons
have volunteered blood for that
date.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Alarm Is Not Enough

KANSAS CITY (R.-Fran-
els R, Applegate. owner Of a
sporting goods store, had an
intercommunication system
rigged up as a burglar alarm,
and it worked--partly.
His father-in-law, C. r.
Perry, II. lives in an apart
ment over the store. At 3 am.
yesterday he was awakened by
voices coming over the inter-
com. He went downstairs,
looked in the store, but didn't
see any one and went back to
bed.
In the morning Mr.. Apple
gate discovered $1,657 worth
Of shotguns and rifles missing
and a 400-pound safe lying in
the. back yard. The thieves
had rolled the safe out the
back door and left 1t there.
Evening star., 1955-01-10
Get Clothing From D. c.

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (R.-Three
hundred pounds Of clothing.
donated by the National Presby-
terian Church of Washington.
D. c., has arrived to be dis
tributed among needy Koreans.
The clothing was distributed by
the Chugwon-ni Presbyterian
Church
Evening star., 1955-01-10

ing house Of Apis. a sacred BUN
worshipped in the temple BY
Memphians thousands Of years
ago, DIR. Rainey said.
Evening star., 1955-01-10

Irregular Checking Accounts
Especial Checking Accounts
sSavines Accounts
sChfistmas Savings Clubs
sTravelers Checks
ssafe Deposit Boxes
sNisht Depository
sTrst Services
sPersonal . Loans
sBusiness Loans
sCollsferal Loans
sAutomobile Loans
sInsurancc Loans .
eHome Improvement
& Modefnization Loans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-23
zeckendorf 10 Show
Biq Model Of Project

William Zeckendorf, reversing
an earlier stand. has agreed to
build a 3,000-square-foot exhibit
Of his proposed Southwest re-
development project for a
washington Futurama" display
here in May.
The display. illustrating vari-
Gus Washington area industries
and depicting future develop
ment projects, will be held for
two weeks beginning May 2 on
all floors of the Hecht Co. store.
A few weeks ago. Mr.. Geek
endorf told the store he would
not participate because of the
Indebtedness of his project.
arising from controversies with
the National Capital Planning
Commission over its details.
Since then, the two groups
have intensified efforts to get
together. and President Eisen-
hover has asked George A. Gar
rett, president of the Federal
City Council, to try to mediate
the differences. r.. ~
The decision to participate in
the May display was announced
at a luncheon meeting yester-
day at which Hecht officials
discussed the show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-23
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO R CUSDA,--Salable hogs
1000 very uneven; bulk sales butchers
-o-T5 higher: some early sales light
weights 90 higher: market closing
SLOW; with advance largely lost and a
lew hundred head late only about steady
with Tuesdays best time; sows steady
t to e higher 1nd extremes up more; bulk
loads and lots choice No. | and 2's
1S.15-1S.50; letter price for around q
double deck; short deck 215 lib 1850:
latter price a new high since January
-: 240-290Q ID 1851 so: instances
1915 or slightly above for some mostly
choice No. 2's $40 ID butchers early;
300-300 ID l6,00-16.75; bulk choice
sows $50 ID and lighter 15.O0-l5.75:
larger lots 100000 lb. l400-150O.
. Salable cattle 1000; salable calves
200; all classes active; -slanghter steers
and bulls strong to fully 25 higher:
other classes strong: high choice and
prime steers 29.00-34 90: top "a 90 for
two loads; bulk choice steers and year.
lings 25.00-2S50: good to low choice
grades 21.O0-24.50; high utility to low
good steers 10 00-20.50; a few loads
and lots choice and prime heifers $50
$3.50: bulk good and choice heifers
s0;9o.@5; CO commercial to low good
mercial cows IL. 75-15.50 few good
young cows VI, to 1900: bulk Gamers
and cutters lO.5O-130 90; a few light
and shelly Gamers 9.00-10.25; utility
and commercial bulls IA so II 90; bulk
good and choice vealers 22.00-27 90:
utility and commercial l2,00-2l 90:
few. good to low choice feeding steers
and yearlings 19.5022 rs: two loads
medium replacement steers 1928 and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-23
Marines Successfully TEST
Air.to-Air Guided Missile
BY the A.seeiossd Press

Ell TORO. Calf, Mar. a.
The Marine Corps has an
nounced that it has successfully
fired an air-to-air guided mis-
sile it says can destroy all types
of aircraft in any type of
weather.
A spokesman at the Marine
Corps Air Station at FL Toro
said yesterday the missile. the
Sparrow. was fired from a Doug
las Skyknight all-weather Jet
fighter attached to FL Toro's
all-weather Fighter Squadron
542.
The Sparrow is guided to en-
envy aircraft by use Of q guild
ance system shat can literally
see through the Clouds" the
announcement said. The Spar
row is fired after a fighter plane
picks up the enemy on airborne
radar. it said.
No details were given as to
when the Sparrow was fired or
what target was used. and the
guidance system was not ex-
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-23

84.000-mile system.
Attractive system literature
has been prepared to supplant
pamphlets of the various COM
panies. Tours will be planned
and priced by processing offices
in 20 leading cities, including
Washington. They will be super
vised from system headquarters
here.
General Jaynea returned yes
terdey from the systems annual
meeting at Edgewater Park, Miss,
where r. c. Hoffman, jr., presi-
dent of the Caroline railways at
Raleigh, N. c., was reelected
board chairman and C. A. Jessup,
vice president of Virginia Trail
ways, was elected to the new
position of vice chairman of the
board. All officers were re-
elected.
Late in 1854 two new COM
panies became members of the
system. The Reading Transport
tation Co. became the Reading
railways and the Consolidated
Bus Lines became Consolidated
railways. The system moved its
headquarters to Washington from
Chicago and elected General
Jaynes president at the end of
March, 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-23
Foreign Exchange

exchange rates follow, Great Britain in
dollars, others In cents unchanged un-
less otherwise noted: Canadian dollar
in New York open market, ! 25-32 per
cent premium or l01 7SB
Europe - Great Bri ain, pound,
go 81; 30-day futures, 2.79; 60-day.
2.7Sll; 90-day. 2.7S 1892: Belgium,
franc, 1857, up .00B: France. franc,
.2S4s; Western Germany, deutsche mark.
23.85; Holland, guilder. 26.31; Italy.
Ira 1874; Portugal, escudo $50;
Sweden, krona. 1894: Switzerland. franc.
free, 23.33S4; Denmark. krone, 1880.
Latin America--Argentina. free. 7.24:
Brazil, free, 1.25: Mexico, sol; Vene-
zuela. bolivar 5000.